Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen said former premier Jason Kenney was wrong for opposing the Alberta Sovereignty Act (ASA). “And I wonder what he’s doing now,” said Dreeshen in a Monday interview on 630 CHED in Edmonton. .Dreeshen started off by saying it is “a weird time in Canadian politics, where we have a federal government so interested in coming into provincial jurisdiction.” With the ASA, he said he hopes it will be the end of that. While he supports the ASA, 630 CHED host Stacey Brotzel reminded him Kenney called the ASA illegal, cockamanie, and would turn Alberta into a banana republic. “I guess that’s politics, right?” said Brotzel. Kenney said in 2022 the ASA would make Alberta a laughing stock in the rest of Canada.READ MORE: Kenney attacks Smith's proposed Alberta Sovereignty Act“The proposal is for Alberta basically to ignore and violate the Constitution in a way that is unprecedented in Canadian history,” he said. “To not enforce the laws of the land, including federal laws, which include the Criminal Code, is nuts.”Alberta Premier Danielle Smith confirmed on Saturday her government will invoke the ASA against the Canadian government’s Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) on Monday. READ MORE: Smith says Alberta will invoke Sovereignty Act on Ottawa's electricity regs Smith said she will be making the motion in the Alberta Legislature on Monday before she flies off to Dubai for the United Nations COP28 Climate Change Conference. While Smith has been patient with the CER, she said she is done with the Canadian government’s interference and dealing with Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, who she called a maverick on the climate file..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Alberta Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dreeshen said former premier Jason Kenney was wrong for opposing the Alberta Sovereignty Act (ASA). “And I wonder what he’s doing now,” said Dreeshen in a Monday interview on 630 CHED in Edmonton. .Dreeshen started off by saying it is “a weird time in Canadian politics, where we have a federal government so interested in coming into provincial jurisdiction.” With the ASA, he said he hopes it will be the end of that. While he supports the ASA, 630 CHED host Stacey Brotzel reminded him Kenney called the ASA illegal, cockamanie, and would turn Alberta into a banana republic. “I guess that’s politics, right?” said Brotzel. Kenney said in 2022 the ASA would make Alberta a laughing stock in the rest of Canada.READ MORE: Kenney attacks Smith's proposed Alberta Sovereignty Act“The proposal is for Alberta basically to ignore and violate the Constitution in a way that is unprecedented in Canadian history,” he said. “To not enforce the laws of the land, including federal laws, which include the Criminal Code, is nuts.”Alberta Premier Danielle Smith confirmed on Saturday her government will invoke the ASA against the Canadian government’s Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) on Monday. READ MORE: Smith says Alberta will invoke Sovereignty Act on Ottawa's electricity regs Smith said she will be making the motion in the Alberta Legislature on Monday before she flies off to Dubai for the United Nations COP28 Climate Change Conference. While Smith has been patient with the CER, she said she is done with the Canadian government’s interference and dealing with Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault, who she called a maverick on the climate file..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.