With the spring sitting set to wrap up this week, Alberta’s United Conservative Party government is passing motions to limit debate to one hour at each stage for the bills.
WATCH ABOVE : Alberta's cities and towns have begun fighting back against proposed provincial legislation. Bill 20 would give the province sweeping powers to get more involved in municipal affairs. As the group that represent municipalities ponders legal action, the premier stands firm that civic matters are ultimately provincial jurisdiction.
Three of the bills have been characterized by critics, including rural municipal leaders, as an authoritarian power grab. “The consequences people will feel, and the more they feel the consequences, the more they will probably care about the fact that it was jammed through in a way that has made Alberta probably the least democratic jurisdiction in the Commonwealth,” said Notley.
Government house leader Joseph Schow dismissed the Opposition’s concerns, saying the NDP doesn’t want to offer input on the bills and just wants them scrapped.The government used its majority in the house to reject a string of amendments proposed later Tuesday by the NDP.“This isn’t the House of Commons, we’re not gonna give at least 40 hours of debate again. We’re not going to let them hold it up,” he said.
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