Alberta’s premier-designate wants ‘greater’ provincial autonomy, but is it her 1st priority?
‘s Mercedes Stephenson.
Smith had campaigned on a promise that, should she win the UCP leadership, she would introduce a bill in the Alberta legislature this fall that would give Alberta the power to ignore federal laws and court rulings deemed not in the province’s interest. “We would become a laughing stock, with the lieutenant-governor doing her job, which is to ensure that the rule of law and the constitution is respected,” Kenney said, appearing on his provincewide radio show on CHED and CHQR in August.Should Smith keep her promise to introduce the bill before the end of fall, she’d have to do so within the next two months. But she told Stephenson it’s not her first legislative priority.
“I hope that we can make some really quick changes to help getting more local decision-making, more local control, more support, more support for our front line. That would be our first priority.”She added that once she’s in the legislature, her intention would also be to “change the Human Rights , as well as to also bring in the Sovereignty Act.”
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