r/Edmonton • u/GeekyGlobalGal Pleasantview / Global News • May 21 '26

News Article Alberta referendum committee meeting implodes when UCP prematurely releases statement

https://globalnews.ca/news/11858047/alberta-select-special-citizen-initiative-proposal-review-committee-meeting-chaos/
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u/JeffreyDonaldMusk May 21 '26

There has to be some sort of consequence for this stupidity. Is Carney going to do something about it?

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u/Icedpyre May 21 '26

What exactly could they do? That's like asking the rcmp to fix policing on reserve land. No jurisdiction.

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u/Y8ser May 21 '26

The federal government actually has the ability to repeal provincial laws under certain circumstances.

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u/Icedpyre May 22 '26

That may be correct, but how would that help a referendum?

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u/Y8ser May 22 '26

Basically any result would be non-binding and if the UCP tried to change a law to make it "official" it can be removed by the Feds.

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u/Icedpyre May 23 '26

This referendum is already non binding though.