
Guilbeault Says Ottawa Won’t Challenge Alberta’s ‘Symbolic’ Use of Sovereignty Act
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government has no plans to challenge Alberta’s “symbolic” use of its new sovereignty act in response to Ottawa’s Clean Electricity Regulations (CER). “Premier [Danielle] Smith said herself yesterday that the sovereignty act is a largely symbolic gesture. You don’t take someone to court for something that’s symbolic,” Mr. Guilbeault told reporters in Ottawa on Nov. 28. Ms. Smith invoked the “Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act” on Nov. 27 in response to the federal government’s proposed requirements for achieving a net-zero electricity grid by 2035. The regulations would require the province to significantly modify its power grid, because three-quarters of its power generation comes from natural gas....
