Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has invoked the province’s Sovereignty Act for the first time in the legislation’s history, pushing back at the federal government’s proposed clean electricity regulations. Heather Yourex-West explains how Smith intends to try to get around Ottawa’s plans, and how the federal government is reacting.
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