The Federal Court of Canada has granted Alberta status in four legal appeals against the Emergency Situations Act.
The court order will allow the Alberta government to intervene on unconstitutional and constitutional issues raised before the court, a provincial statement said late Friday afternoon.
This comes after Alberta Prime Minister Jason Kenny filed a request for a judicial review of the federal government’s use of the Emergency Act in February. Kenny has always been critical of the Emergency Situations Act, which cites the federal government in response to protests by convoys in Ottawa.
He called the act’s reference to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “disproportionate” and “unnecessary”, saying the province already had the necessary legislative tools to end the blockades. Earlier, Kenny cited the Provincial Critical Infrastructure and Defense Act (CIDA), a bill that allows law enforcement to fine and arrest those blocking critical infrastructure such as highways and railroads.
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“We will protect our province from the dangerous precedent set by the federal government in the senseless reference to the Emergency Situations Act. “Their decision to invoke the law violates the constitutionally guaranteed rights of Alberts and all Canadians,” Kenny said in an e-mail statement Friday.
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“It is our duty to do our utmost to protect the freedoms and freedoms of the Alberts from this kind of violation.
Critic of provincial justice Irfan Sabir sharply criticized the province’s statement, saying the government had failed to deal with the blockades. Questions have been raised about the fact that CIDA was not used during the Coutts border protest, much to the chagrin of truck drivers and residents on both sides of the border.
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The leader and council of the first nation, Athabasca Chipeuyang, had previously criticized the Alberta government’s response to protesters on the Coates border, saying the response would have been different if the protest had been organized by indigenous peoples.
“For 18 days (Kenny) refused to seek a court order to disperse it, and refused to use provincial authority to revoke commercial driver’s licenses and insurance held by people illegally blocking a large shopping mall,” Sabir said. in a statement sent by email on Friday.
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“Jason Kenny and the UCP have abandoned the rule of law. Alberts can’t trust UCP to protect our economy or fight extremism. “
770 CHQR asked Kenny’s office for comment, but did not receive a response in time for publication. This history will be updated if received.
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