Alberta Sovereignty Within A United Canada Act

• Inflation and investment: Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek looks back at 2022

  Gondek said she is committed to the council's downtown revitalization strategy to create a vibrant urban centre in the middle of the city.

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  Dec 30, 2022
  
• Treaty 6 Nation sues Alberta government over sovereignty act

  Onion Lake Cree Nation has taken legal action against the Alberta government over the province's sovereignty act.

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  Dec 19, 2022
  
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• Alberta’s Crown prosecutors to determine charges under federal Firearms Act: Shandro

  Shandro's announcement comes after the province passed Bill 1, the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, on Dec. 8.

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  Dec 15, 2022
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• Smith’s comments comparing Ottawa’s treatment of Alberta to Indigenous experience prompts criticism

  Premier Danielle Smith's comments Tuesday compared Alberta's relationship with Ottawa to what Indigenous people have experienced under the Indian Act.

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  Dec 14, 2022
• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith does not respect Treaty 6 rights, say chiefs

  Danielle Smith met with Treaty 6 representatives for the first time Wednesday — a meeting the chiefs said was scheduled before the transfer of provincial leadership in October.

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  Dec 14, 2022
• Alberta’s Sovereignty Act undermines municipal governance, says Calgary mayor

  After the Alberta legislature passed the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act early morning Thursday, Calgary politicians have voiced concerns about the new bill.

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  Dec 9, 2022
• Alberta passes sovereignty act, but first strips out sweeping powers to cabinet

  The bill was introduced just over a week ago by Smith to resist what the UCP calls federal intrusion in areas of provincial authority under the Constitution.

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  Dec 7, 2022
• Treaty Chiefs demand sovereignty bills be withdrawn by Alta., Sask. governments

  The Assembly of First Nations, Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and the G4 in Treaty 7 Territory demand Bill 1 and Bill 88 be withdrawn by Alberta and Saskatchewan.

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  Dec 7, 2022
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• ‘Bumbling and stumbling’: UCP caucus votes to propose changes to Alberta sovereignty act

  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative caucus says it has voted to propose two changes aimed at fixing concerns to its sovereignty bill.

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  Dec 5, 2022
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• Opposition organization holds anti-sovereignty act protest at legislature

  “The act is far worse than anyone could have predicted... As a community, we have a responsibility to mobilize against this undemocratic power grab by Premier Smith.”

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  Dec 4, 2022