Over its four years in office, the previous NDP government faced a grand total of two legal challenges — one over gay-straight alliances in schools and another over its policy to place extra costs on out-of-province beer. over so-called "turn off the taps" legislation, as part of a pipeline dispute, never materialized because the bill never became law. Government responseA spokesperson for Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer was asked if the government had records about how many legal challenges were ongoing and how many were faced by past governments. "It is not uncommon for special interests to pursue court challenges when they fail to directly persuade voters." Former Alberta Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Kathleen Ganley, said the government should know how many legal challenges it's facing.

Source: CBC News August 04, 2020 11:26 UTC