Dear Premier Smith,
It wasn't that long ago that you were standing at the podium telling us that Bills 26, 27, and 29 were so well crafted that you were certain that they would prevail in scrutiny before the courts. Today, you stood up and told Albertans that these laws were so vital and important that you were going to invoke The Notwithstanding Clause (S33) to bring them into force.
What changed?
It wasn't the content of your hateful legislation - I read Bill 9 - it didn't do anything except add in the invocation of S33 to each of them. So, your legislation didn't change, nor did the intent behind that legislation. I don't think we need to kid ourselves about the intent either.
Was it your rabid base of TBAers getting restive because the court cases were taking longer than their pathetic attention spans? Or did you need another distraction from the blatant corruption and mismanagement that your government has been foisting on Alberta since you became Premier?
Frankly, I don't really care. You just abused S33 again - proving that your oh-so-heartfelt concerns about "parliamentary sovereignty" are little more than a power grab - one where you put yourself in the position of arbiter of who gets rights in this province, who gets their freedoms stripped from them, and who is considered a valid citizen of not only Alberta, but in fact Canada.
Fuck you, Danielle. Do the province two favours: retract Bill 9, and resign. Alberta deserves so much better than a wannabe dictator who sees Canada's Constitution and The Charter of Rights and Freedoms as an obstacle to be ignored.
- A Citizen of Canada
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