Michael Taube: What Danielle Smith's Support of the Alberta Sovereignty Act Really Entails

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : With respect to the Alberta sovereignty act, which was described as a "cornerstone," it would "provide Alberta's Legislature with the authority to refuse enforcement of any specific Act of Parliament or federal court ruling that Alberta's elected body deemed to be a federal intrusion into an area of provincial jurisdiction, or unfairly prejudicial to the interests of Albertans."
47% : With respect to federal laws about "possession of firearms, carbon taxes or restrictions over health care delivery, the Alberta government would have the unilateral authority to refuse enforcement."
47% : On July 20, she said the act would be used to "empower the Alberta Legislature to refuse enforcement of any specific Federal Government law or policy that violates Alberta's provincial rights under s.92 of the Constitution or the Charter of Rights and Freedoms of Albertans."

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