Alberta Sovereignty Within A United Canada Act

• Alberta government asks prosecutors to reconsider laying charges in self-defence cases

  Premier Danielle Smith's government is urging Crown prosecutors to reconsider charging someone who acts to defend themselves or others in their own homes.

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  Dec 2, 2025
  
• Danielle Smith says she’s found unprecedented common ground with Mark Carney

  'I found more common ground with the prime minister when I met with him yesterday than I have in any meeting with a prime minister,' Danielle Smith said of Mark Carney.

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  Sep 11, 2025
  
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• First Nation to push ahead with legal challenge of Alberta government’s sovereignty act

  The First Nation filed a statement of claim in 2022, but lawyer Robert Hladun says the community put it on pause, hoping for consultation and a resolution with government.

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  May 15, 2025
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• 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
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• 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