28 Nov 2023 11:09 am
Alberta invokes sovereignty act, sets groundwork for Crown corporation to be 'generator of last resort'
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith invoked her signature sovereignty act legislation on Monday in a move that takes aim at Ottawa’s electricity regulations while also laying the groundwork for the creation of a new provincial Crown corporation that would become the province’s power “generator of last resort.”
“These measures are not something that we want to do. They are a plan to counteract the absurd, illogical, unscientific and unconstitutional interference in Alberta’s electrical grid by a federal government that simply doesn’t care what happens to our province,” Smith said.
“We refuse to meekly accept actions which are so plainly destructive to Alberta’s economy and to the very safety and security of Albertan citizens.”
The resolution asks the legislature for approval to take several actions in the coming months:
- Asks cabinet to order all provincial entities to refrain from enforcing or complying with the proposed electricity regulations, “to the extent legally permissible”
- Implement various reforms to Alberta’s electrical system to ensure grid affordability and reliability
- Study the feasibility of establishing a provincial Crown corporation that, if created, would not recognize the clean electricity regulations
- Urges the government to use “all legal means necessary” to oppose federal electricity regulations
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