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Alberta Premier’s address to the province

Press release from the Government of Alberta

My fellow Albertans

Tonight I wish to speak with you about the debate we are having in this province on the future of Alberta and Canada.

Last week, an Alberta judge released a decision finding that the citizen initiative petition organized by the group “Stay Free Alberta” on the issue of Alberta separation, is unconstitutional because, in the judge’s view, there was not adequate consultation done with a First Nation’s band about the potential effect of the petition on their treaty rights. This ruling fundamentally misinterprets the nature of the duty to consult, which was never meant to prevent citizens from making their voices heard through a democratic process.

Now, I want to be clear. I support Alberta remaining in Canada. That is how I would vote on separation in a provincial referendum. It is also the position of my government and caucus.

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Politics

‘Losing is not an option’: Forever Canadian petition leader intent on keeping Alberta in Canada

By David Boles, St Albert Gazette, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

If you ask Thomas Lukaszuk, there’s only one answer to the newest referendum question Albertans will be answering on October 19.

“We will win,” he said.

The former deputy premier of Alberta and the man leading the federalist Forever Canadian initiative responded to Premier Danielle Smith’s address to the province on Thursday night.

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Indigenous Nations, Politics

‘Carney is at a crossroads’ with First Nations, says AFN national chief

IndigiNews, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Prime Minister Mark Carney has earned a “mixed” report card over his first year in office, according to the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN).

Asked to grade the Liberal leader’s performance, Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak told IndigiNews he “is at a crossroads” if he wants to earn Indigenous people’s trust while also achieving his economic ambitions. 

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Politics

Mark Carney’s Political Tightrope

In addition to being a former candidate in our area, Jennifer Lash is a former senior advisor to Canada’s Minister of Environment with a lot of insight into what motivates the Liberal government.  So Cortes Currents recently asked her,  “Tell us a little bit about the tightrope that Mark Carney has been walking with separatism rising in Alberta and Quebec; environmentalists saying that we should be adapting faster; the rising cost of living, needs for more housing, more jobs; Trump’s economic tantrums, the need to just diversify Canada’s economy and the threat of recession.”

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