What was touted initially as the Alberta Sovereignty Act was finally tabled in the provincial legislature this week under a more elaborate title the Alberta Sovereignty Within A United Canada Act. That wording might sound familiar.
The Public Order Emergency Commission has spent six weeks hearing from residents, police, politicians and protesters about what happened last winter, when thousands of people opposed to COVID-19 public health measures took over a portion of the downtown.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s decision to invoke the notwithstanding clause for the second time has prompted a public debate that cuts right to the heart of the Constitution.