Alberta Opposition New Democrats accused UCP government of ramming through four contentious bills
’s government was set Wednesday to cap off the spring legislature sitting by passing bills slammed by critics as an undemocratic power grab.
Municipal leaders have said the changes don’t provide guardrails to prevent the province from strong-arm municipal decision-making. The NDP said the government ran roughshod over the democratic process by using motions to limit debate time to one hour at each debate stage. Government house leader Joseph Schow defended the use of time limits, saying the Opposition has neither supported the bills nor offered constructive criticism.A final bill, expected to get the red stamp from UCP legislators later Wednesday, would pave the way for Smith to restructure the public health-care system and create four new governing bureaucracies that report to Health Minister Adriana LaGrange.
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