Early polls show her rising and now leading among UCP loyalists — the only ones who will matter in the vote Oct. 6.
There can’t be an honest conversation about her plan without clarity about the risk of federal reprisal.Bill C-69, for instance, is a blunt-force attack on Alberta’s constitutional rights. If the Supreme Court overturns theAdvertisement 3When Smith promises to simply cancel enforcement of federal laws hostile to Alberta, she can say Quebec does that all the time and we should, too.
According to Smith, Alberta would also need its own pension plan, as well as a collection system for provincial income tax. Again, Quebec already does those things.Similarly, the province couldn’t somehow extricate itself from the equalization dilemma. It’s not a payment the province makes, but a federal calculation based on the revenue-generating ability of provinces.
The province has also collected $500 million in fiscal stabilization payments for the economic downturn in 2015-17. If federal laws are overruled, it will be much harder to negotiate any of these matters with Ottawa. The feds might even neglect to make their payments. They can play hardball with Alberta at no political cost.Candidate Travis Toews
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