Alberta premier defends new bill that would grant sweeping powers over local governments | Bill 20
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- Опубликовано: 29 апр 2024
- Alberta’s premier is defending legislation that would give her government more power over municipal affairs.
The organization representing Alberta's cities, towns and villages says a bill that would grant the province sweeping new powers over local governments is creating an atmosphere of fear.
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All levels of governments are out of control and need to be held accountable for our tax dollars.....
Except the dictatorship of Danielle ofc. This bill was designed to punish Edmonton and Calgary
Certainly the provincial government is out of control and power mad.
@damudurathnayake281 the liberals are authoritarians
Please correct me if I'm wrong. Didn't Justin bypass the provincial governments and go directly to the municipalities?
@@damudurathnayake281
How and why ?
remember when calgary city council voted for themselves to get a 12 percent raise in 2020?
The mo*ching conservative way
So you are saying this sort of thing would be a reason for the provincial government to step in and overthrow the will of local voters? If local voters are angered by this, it's up to them to change their local leaders, not the provincial government. Some competing candidates in the next city election could have as part of their platform tax cuts and salary rollbacks brought in by the current government. There is no need for the provincial government to step into this type of thing at all.
with federal ways they can get that raise every april with no vote...better? duhhhh
at least a pay raise isnt passing a bill that lets you take bribes of whatever size you decide for yourself is ok as a 'gift'
@@jasonm2477 ohh like federal politicans do..stop kidding yourself i.... there ALL crooks
I hate council voting....they never vote for what the ppl want ...its always for themselves.
Then vote them out.
@@tamagotchidoctor5207 Problem is all those NIMBYs that hold the entire city council hostage. Makes effectively governing from a municipal level impossible.
@@tamagotchidoctor5207 yes, don't just give government some authority to "remove council if it's in the publics interest"
that, unfortunately is ANY politician
In a democracy it is the vote that brings accountability to elected officials, not other elected officials. This woman is a dangerous autocrat.
Dig into Scytl voting systems before you go on thinking our municipalities had honest and fair elections.
Nope ! The ndp running Calgary and Edmonton are acting like activists . Time to shut them down .
Exactly! @@graphicsfxcgy
She’s turning Alberta in to Florida.
Florida has the most sensible laws in all North America. Alberta is already the Texas of Canada.
she’s turned alberta into an oil company
...... alberta has been that far before she took office lol@@josephpicano1692
@@lled23 nope..alberta is canadas alberta were not the usa and never will be dummy
It is now Alabama North !
Who asked for this? Where is the referendum seeking public opinion for such sweeping legislation?
Albertans asked for this during the last election and the one before that. Conservatives have always valued Canada's constitution which dictates that municipalities aren't recognized as it's own level of govenrment. The province could technically enforce this without even passing it Thanks to the precident already set by confederation.
We need less government!
Much, much less.
How much capitalism do you want, though?
@@shootist279 Who does what? Do you want the province handling garbage, streets, building/plumbing permits etc.?
if you consolidate all power in one woman you will have problems. Doesn't matter who that one person is. Power corrupts.
@@coolioso808 All of it. Its great! best system of commerce we've ever had. Should de-regulate it extensively so it stays that way, one way to do that is to shrink government.
Or do you think "food comes from the store"
Absolute hypocrisy. Ms. Smith was outraged when she felt the Federal Government was telling the Providence 's what to do. But no problem for her to tell Municipalities and Local Government's what to do.
It is not. Municipalities are a creation by the Province. Provinces are not a creation of the Federal government and are independant from the Federal Government.
@@lesliebland4476- What are you talking about? This is Canada!
@@wally7856it's also an authoritarian policy. Anyone who tries to deny that, is a liar
@@wally7856 "Province's are not the creation of the federal government" Um that's not how making a nation works Conservitard.
Not at all the same thing. Stop smear mongering if you dont know basic stuff. Municipalities are not recognized in the constitution of canada as a level of government. Powers are divided between the federal and the provinces. The province is simply following precident.
Tale as old as time: "these new powers will only be used in a limited capacity." - Chancellor Palpatine et alt
Exactly!
They are not new powers, where do you think cities get their authority from..... the province.
Cities and municipalities exist at the whim of the province, they have no intrinsic constitutional powers whatsoever. Bill 20 simply defines what rights the province will exercise over lower forms of govt. other than the blanket rights the province already has.
I love democracy
Al* . Alt is a character that you don't put as much time into.
Anyone that thinks that a politician is going to help you. lol. You should sue your brain for nonsupport. I was born in this country and I am still waiting. Smith should be focusing on helping Albertans keep more money in their pockets. But, that will never happen because these types of politicians use distractions to keep the simple minded focused on the negative.
This is about the mayor of Calgary accepting federal money to rezone residential property
And Sohi’s love relationship with Trudeau
And why is that a provincial matter? Oh right it isn't.
Well, that's not how anything works, but...
@@nhlpa17 When cities make side deals with the Feds, completely undermining the sovereignty of their province and any agreements being negotiated, it's a problem. Trudeau has been side-stepping provincial authorities and bribing city council.
Dictator. Authoritarian. Ideologue. Wow, no freedoms in Alberta because Danny is going to smack you down if she doesn't like what you do or say.
though I am not sure I agree with the bill... what freedoms are being removed? The Provincial government already has the ability to dissolve the municipal governments without this bill, this is intended to make it more targeted and transparent. Key word "intended", I am mostly concerned with the unintended consequences.
Is that you Rachel
Wacko!
Don’t forget she up on stage with Tucker Carlson. Lunatic fringe.
Im guessing you were fine with the police cracking down on the ottawa protests a couple years ago
While I agree politicians need leashes, I disagree with having politicians put leashes on politicians.
they forgot who pays them that's long gone
@alblankenship7472 they definitely need to be reminded that's for sure. I suggest that they all pick up history books, it really doesn't matter from where. And read what happens when the lawmakers are reminded
This from a Premier that is against the Federal Government involvement in Alberta. HYPOCRITE
Thats how fascists roll
@@bonbonvegabon
It appears that the Liberal Government set the precedent by bypassing the provincial government and going directly to the municipalities.
Please correct me if I'm wrong?
Yes and we Albertan's appreciate it.
@@bonbonvegabon you are the fascist you claim others to be!
@@bonbonvegabon explain what you think fascist means.
"We won't use the unilateral power we gave ourselves very often, just when we deem it necessary"......what a load of crap that is.
"We want absolute power without checks and balances, but we PROMISE to just use it for YOU :)"
Power in the wrong hands risk not being used “sparingly”….
So she wants more power over those below her and wants to disregard the power above her. Sounds like a power trip to me
Desantis in dress and Alberta is Florida
trudeau troll
Sounds like conservative fascism to me
@@salvvilona9078 wahhhhh freedumbbbbbbbb
@@2XLBlazer You know perfectly.Well that trudeau's took canada to the brink of disaster
Imagine the Federal Government being able to remove Danielle Smith when it seems the province’s vision does not align with the Nation’s.
Let voters decide who to keep or not in the municipal elections. Period
This bill is to prevent Justin Trudeau from bi-passing Provincial authority and autonomy and go straight to the municipalities. I stand with Daniel Smith !
Thank you!!!! Me too I stand with Daniel smith
No, this is just allowing her to remove an elected member because she wants to.
Give one example of bypassing, and why can't the federal government do things for it's ridings and municipalities? That's been done since the country was formed.
Will you feel the same when this power passes to an NDP government?
Central control is only acceptable when "my" preferred Government does it. Definition of big Government lol.
so she'd obviously be in favor of this style of bill for the federal government over provincial governments.
Why bother having a municipal government if the province is going to supersede and get rid of bylaws they don't approve of?
They already can, this does not change it, just makes it transparent.
It goes against the voters and makes the provincial government less transparent and dictators.
the clowns are in charge of the circus
For as long as the masters allowed them.
Been this way since the beginning of time. Any normies are to busy taking vacations or grabbing the latest gadgets, or having weekends off from our hard lives.
Trudeau has been in charge of the circus for 8 years.
She’s not fit for Alberta’s leadership. It is a threat to democracy. She scares me. 😢
Better get to your safe space.
Better go back to you coloring books and safe spaces then princess.
Wait till poilievre gets in lol
@@phiddler1 When Poilievre democratically wins an election with double the Liberal vote share? Yes, we are ready.
we found one of those liberal supporters lol
So would this set precedent for the federal government to do the same? Because that is an extremely terrifying idea
The federal government already does.......
What do you mean by "the same"? The relations are very different.
I mean having the next level of government attempt to have more additional powers over the other. That’s all.
@@canadiansfor2Athat’s false
@jumbome7420 No more pipelines bill and ban on single use plastic, and the list goes on and on.
Both of which the courts agree with the province's..
Literally the definition of government over reach
Municipal government has no rights under the charter of rights and freedoms look it up
Funny how it's not OK when it's federal overreach, but OK in this case.
I didn’t vote for the Calgary mayor, or re zoning, or allowing non Canadians vote.
Its to bad non of that matters.
@@raysteel6317yes it does
@@Earthlybeing396 If it mattered, why is it the way it is?
Kind of didn’t agree with it until Calgary passed a motion to allow non-Canadian citizens to vote. I`m all about it now.
None . No cannot be allowed to vote unless they are paying same tax
Sounds pretty scary to me - Danielle is very controlling- she needs to go !!!
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The insanity of Calgary's mayor is the perfect example of the need for this legislation!
Shut up, Alan
No it isn't, vote the mayor out.
It is the sole reason for this legislation.
@@tamagotchidoctor5207 Vote when exactly? When the damage has already been done and these crooks made off with all our tax money in the form of a pension? 4 years is already to long for these clowns to control our lives. That weasel looking witch Gondick needs to be removed NOW.
It might be part of the excuse. It is not the reason. The reason has to do with the UCP’s reckless, immoral and undemocratic version of governing.
She just wants power in Calgary and Edmonton - that she lost.
Precisely.
I wonder what she'll do when the Canadian Military eventually has to step in and restore law and order in Alberta.
Smith is overstepping.
So here's a bit of an inside scoop from the provincial government perspective...
Calgary's mayor is the primary reason why this idea has been proposed in the legislature. Edmonton's mayor isn't off the hook either...
The province doesn't want to get too involved in municipal issues, it's busy enough. This is just to be used when bribery or sheet stupidity seem to be at play...
For example is when the federal government had proposed possibly buying edmonton's river valley, and turning those into federal land...terrible idea that our city council didn't outright reject
This bill would allow the province to step on and prevent that from happening
Smith made it easier to make 'election contributions' to her own coffers. That kinda deflates the whole idea that she is fighting corruption.
I agree the province should be able to stop nonsense like this. And if the municipalities want to pass laws allowing public drug consumption etc or anything that undermines public safety the province should be able to override it.
Trudeau has the potential to do the funniest thing possible and evoke the federal power of disallowance on this proposed law. It's in the constitution and within federal jurisdiction, so I'm sure Danielle won't mind.
And Alberta could borrow the notwithstanding clause in response. That would be even funnier.
@@jeffhedrich3551 could borrow it? What does that even mean? They can apply the notwithstanding clause to the law but it can only save provisions which violate specific Charter rights - none of which are relevant in this context. Maybe retake your Grade 10 civics class.
Accountability, yeah right. Sounds too much like south of the border. And promises, promises!
Rightly or not, without drastic changes to the Constitution, the existence & extent of powers of cities & towns is entirely at the whim of provincial governments.
Remember the emergencies act? I do...
Well your name sure fits you !
Do you have anything but a whataboutism?
Bill 20 sounds great! Boot out the corrupt unless the corrupt are in control 😅
Lol. And you trust her to be the one to police? She wants control over pensions, police, spending, municipal governments and don't forget she legalized bribery for alberta politicians. Me thinks corruption starts with her.
@@camd5348sure as hell can't trust the liberals or ndps
Smith, who is constantly saying the federal government is overreaching in their power and blocking their attempts... NOW she wants to amplify her level of control (far more than the federal governments) and use it against the cities...
Hint, the corrupt ARE in control. A non corrupt government wouldn't even float this bill.
@Michael-to8qd really dude? not even close to the same thing
So would you be okay if federal government did that on provinces if provincial governments don’t do anything wrong they got nothing to worry about right?
Creeping authoritarianism.🙄🇨🇦
"Which government is responsible for municipalities? local governments are legally subordinate to provincial governments, the only sources of authority and revenue available to municipalities are those that are specifically granted by provincial legislation. Municipal governments are responsible for areas such as parks, community water systems, local police, roadways and parking. They receive authority for these areas from the provincial governments."
so wouldn't that make this redundant?
@@canadaclub8920 not at all.
Here we go again. More UCP Smith poor policy in order to provide them more control. This follows on the heels of the disastrous Alberta Pension support and other foibles. I come to expect this from this government.
If you don’t like what Alberta is doing, move back to Ontario
Being that foreign nations are interfering in our elections, this is now neccessary. Thank mass immigration and how we give foreigners the right to vote in our elections.
So the Federal government should do this with provinces too right? The PM should be able to remove a Premier?
You know you have to apply for citizenship after already meeting the criteria and it often takes over a decade before you get your ceremony...
@@babyrakesthen you should start to learn how Canada Gov and Province Gov work.😀
They can not vote you know right?
@@babyrakes Canadians should be able to demand a referendum to remove a corrupt P.M., yes, definitely.
If council members aren't doing anything wrong, they have nothing to worry about, right?
So would you be okay if federal government did that on provinces if provincial governments don’t do anything wrong they got nothing to worry about right?
Right
YA ! Also if your not hiding anything we should be allowed to search your house right ! Council Members doing what they were voted in to do as long as Das Smith likes it if not to bad right ?
If they aren't doing anything the UCP doesn't want them to do, they have nothing to worry about... IFTFY.
I love how lefties lose it when I use the same rationale they use pushing their draconian policies. Drizzle drizzle.
Well this is in response to the Feds saying they would go around the province which is an even greater breach of jurisdiction.
Feds are now saying they'll legalize hard drugs in TO, going around the province. The Feds are out of control.
The federal government doesn't need to go around the provinces to legalize any drugs - both drugs and criminal law are solely a federal jurisdiction. Also, in terms of democratic values, you can't compare giving money directly to municipalities with unilaterally giving the Premier of Alberta the power to fire city Mayors and Councilors at their will.
I seriously doubt that's the reason.... the Alberta is actually working with the Federal Government........time to wake up
Huh? Federal government is responsible for crime and Toronto filed to the federal government to allow them to decriminalize the Toronto government wants it and they are asking for permission this isn’t federal government forcing Toronto government to do anything.
@@conwaysmith9167 No, no, at the taxpayers' will. The City of Edmonton has failed in so many ways and the taxpayers aren't able to do anything about it right now.
I beg you, get some help.
This is hypocritical nonsense. You can't tell Trudeau to stay in his lane and then jump into municipal politics where you don't belong.
Stick to your existing mandate/job, please, and leave municipal politics to each municipality.
I say that as a Calgarian who can hardly wait to get rid of our mayor... that was an election mistake that will be corrected by another election.
If the premiere can tell the municipalities what to do then the feds can do the same to the premieres. Seems fair right daniel.
So I assume she would be OK with the Feds passing a similar bill to remove provincial politicians and override legislation.
I wonder how she would feel if the federal government claimed the same power over legally elected provincial governments.
In BC this happened in the past history. The province stepped in and cancelled the city of South Vancouver and incorporated it into City of Vancouver. Reason being ongoing city counsellor corruption. Turned out fine.
Didn't a guy named adolph say it would only be a last resort.....
No. He didn't speak English, so I don't see how he could have 🤡
I believe the term Adolph used was "final solution" and not "last resort." There IS a world of difference.
Well at least they are consulting the municipalities before passing into law. NDP couldn’t be bothered with consulting those directly affected by their laws.
If city/town councils deal directly with Ottawa and act in ways that are contrary to economic and welfare of a province, then any premier should have power to nullify them.
If Alberta wants to rewrite the rules of the constitution then instead just leave. Go. Frell Off. Makes much more sense to me
Shes almost like trudeau wanting to do the same with premiere and municipal leaders.
Thats going to bite you in the back side.
The local councils are the worst to deal with as a business owner
We need this to weed out the corruption!
You trust Danielle Smith? 😆😅🤣😂
Smith needs to provide actual evidence that this Bill is needed.
Edmonton and Calgary
Yes and you can add the required interventions in Chestermere and the Summer Village of Crystal Springs. Thank you Danielle Smith, for stepping in when the city of Edmonton was unable to deal with the encampments. Currently the mayor of Wetaskiwin is out of control and should be dealt with also. Calgary and Edmonton are our highest priorities, but there are plenty of examples why this legislation is required.
Dude it’s right infront of you if you can’t see that then you are a problem within your self
@@sirrdapo1882
Please give me one piece of evidence.
Don't need it Tucker told her to and that's right from Putin himself !
More powers for big government. Perfect.
But why is this being passed, what are these local politicians doing that would make it so that the province would think it could get away with this?
How the hell is this allowed!!?? Kick this threat to democracy out!!
So, Notley and Gondek are champions of democracy?
For sure. Her government is looking for extreme power anyway possible
@MrMrdave1966 That's funny. I don't remember her government trying to pass any BILLS secretly. That would allow residents of BC to vote in Alberta elections, "in order to ensure democracy." Nor do I recall any time she inappropriately used the Calgary Police Service to illegally interfere in Charter protected practices like voting and protesting.
Tucker country.
u don't live in a democracy to begin with
You know what’s ironic? This is the same premier who is so dead set against the federal government having too much control over provincial affairs.
Is this because Premier Smith expects to have to aggressively manage municipal infrastructure such as water supply directly? Catastrophic drought is a real possibility. She might be preparing the groundwork for a War Measures Act type of approach to an anticipated water shortage crisis.
There will come a time where Alberta's current unfit premier will not be premier. I hope that at that time it will not take too long to fix everything which they have broken and which only adds to the suffering of Albertans. ⚖
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If she get her way there will never be another election her and pp will make sure of that
What is wrong with Daniel smith she doing an excellent job
@Grow up kid 😂VinceCianchetti
@@momtur4875 She is probably the most honest politician Canada has, she is trying to save Alberta so I believe you are mistaken big time.
Provinces have say over themselves and the municipalities within them. It's how our governments (3 of them) have always been structured. Need an example? Quebec.
Can you say Dictatorship, the Dragon Lady and Trump together, she the Grand Imperial Pooba of Canada and he the USA
This Canadian agrees
Go away Rachel
Dictator.
Horrible idea. Dont give govt more power.
This sounds like something Trudeau would want to put forth!
The municipalities have no rights under the charter
Go after the one responsible for the bag fee at take out restaurants
Really? Thats your biggest concern about society right now? The food cost itself should be your focus, not the 15 cent bag bro
I remember when St.Albert council voted themselves a 30% raise a little over 2 years ago
Need new rules for municipalities. Not provincial government dictatorship.
Still don't want Men in Women's Bathrooms Danielle. There was story on City News that you were OK with it but the Women of Alberta are not OK with it. Still waiting for a response.
How can lunacy be defended
Think back in history to this type of behavior by a "politician". Who do you think it was?
What a stupid bill. Crying because they don't want the federal government interfering all the time. Then hypocritically thinks they can be dictator to the cities. Ridiculous.
Local counsel is out of control.
Ridiculous bylaws, ridiculous power grabs etc.
After watching the fiasco with the Calgary mayor sidestepping to provincial government and attempting to accept federal funds I agree 100% with this move we voted in a provincial government for a reason, and municipality should not be able to make side deals with the feds. This is a provincial issue and it should remain that way.
It’s already extreme !!!!
Extremely crooked
Extremely expensive
Extremely wrong !!!!!
Yes, it's why Canada needs to vote trudeau out.
Calgary municipal government council is trying to grant voting rights to non citizens. This is how election interference happens. Anybody ever talk about that?
Change the properties taxes Edmonton back to 6% from New 8.9%
That's a local decision. Don't like that, vote for someone in the next city election who will change it.
and Calgary while your at it ;)
If the federal government does not understand,How to administer the country, then do not blame a chief minister to bring the ducks in line.
the mayor of edmonton makes more money than our premier. Why is that possible?
Why wasn't this discussed in more detail publicly.
Might not be the best idea as it stands right now. What happened to ' municipalities working TOGETHER with the province.'.. etc
Also, more auditing in the municipal arena..
Be careful Danielle with the word Fairness no one is on fire for that word after the proposed federal budget.
DS, another wanna be dictator.
Wasn't she on the Board of Ed council who were dissolved by the provincial government because their inability to get along? This irony is too much!!
Imagine if Ottawa legislated these powers against the provinces…🙄
The provincial govt should be able to stop local govt when their actions are against the constitution.
The ones yelling the loudest have the most to hide. Danielle knows what her gov needs to do to bring back accountability.
Which municipal by-laws are being targeted? What's the perceived problems with which local laws?
Go Danielle go!
If Trudeau is done with his bills we’re done anyway and nobody cares.
😢
... what problem is Bill 20 solving?
Technically it's more aligned with the constitution of Canada as municipal govenrments are not actually recognized as a level of governance in Canada. They dont even need this bill to enforce it its just a technicality. The municipalities have always been provincial jurisdiction.
All sounds to familiar with the Trudeau crew
Danielle is taking back Alberta.
Ridiculous
Please remove gondyke.
Anything that has the words "sweeping power" and "government" in the same sentence or RUclips title is a BAAAAADDDD idea!!!!!!!
She’s is and will never be transparent