New Far-Right Alberta Premier Vows To Defy Ottawa

Reuters reports:

Alberta’s incoming premier has set the stage for a showdown with Canada’s federal government and push back against federal laws which is likely to set the oil-rich province on a collision course with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Danielle Smith, 51, was chosen by members to lead Alberta’s ruling United Conservative Party (UCP) on Thursday, just seven months ahead of the next provincial election.

“No longer will Alberta ask permission from Ottawa to be prosperous and free. We will not have our resources landlocked or our energy phased out of existence by a virtue-signalling prime minister,” she said. Smith campaigned on an “Alberta First” slogan and has promised to introduce the Alberta Sovereignty Act, which would allow the province to refuse to enforce specific federal laws it does not like.

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