
Geoff Sigalet - What Is The Alberta Sovereignty Act?
The Curious Task
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The Provincial NDP in Alberta Doesn't Like It in the Provincial Legislature
You've written that courts have previously opined that it's great if provinces and the federal government get along but there's no obligation actually or constitutional really layer, if you will, that forces them to do so. Can you just elaborate a bit more on that? You know, when we're talking about executive power, legislative power, the way the constitution set up, there's always of course judicial review in the judicial system. And what's interesting about that is that in the modern period that has become more common. In the older Canadian federalism jurisprudence it was pretty strict they were not in favor of cooperative federalism. It doesn't matter if the other side wants it or
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