Winding up for Sovereignty Act, Smith echoes long history of Alberta government protests, writes DonBraid: yyc ableg abpoli cdnpoli
In recent clarifications, she’s said that Alberta will not defy Supreme Court rulings. The province would only take action in areas considered to be exclusively provincial under the Constitution.
That’s a big order because so many departments deal routinely with the feds — energy, justice, jobs, children’s services , finance, on and on.Article content In 1978, newly arrived from Ottawa and Montreal, I went to a Western Premiers’ meeting in Yorkton, Sask. That was the prelude to real crisis. After the Pierre Trudeau Liberals introduced the NEP, Lougheed cut oil shipments to the rest of Canada, first by 60,000 barrels a day, then a further 60,000. A planned third reduction didn’t happen because the feds bent and negotiations started.