Latest posts tagged with #Section33 on Bluesky
9/9 The conversation between the courts and the legislature has turned into a confrontation.
Smith's message is clear: #Section33 is no longer a nuclear option—it is a check on "ideological" rulings.
Matthew Black Edmonton Journal
edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
2/9 The "gradual softening" on the clause hardened into policy.
In a year-end interview, Smith defended her recent use of #Section33 to force striking teachers back to work and shield #GenderIdentity laws.
👉 Her justification? The judiciary may no longer reflect the "values" of the province. 👈
2/9 The ATA "will pursue all legal alternatives to challenge Bill 2's egregious assault" on bargaining rights.
Union strategy is two-fold: a legal challenge, & a public one.
Perhaps a repeat of Ontario's 2022 public outcry which prompted the province to repeal a similar bill.
#ATA #Section33
2/9 The teachers' union was defiant in its early morning statement, warning: "This fight has just begun."
The #ATA "will pursue all legal alternatives to challenge Bill 2's egregious assault on the collective bargaining rights of teachers and, by extension, all workers."
#Section33 #Bill2 #ableg
4/8 Critically, #Bill2 also strips the union of its right to "collectively bargain local conditions" with individual school boards.
This normal part of Alberta #LabourRelations, Climenhaga notes, is now banned until the imposed contract expires in August 2028.
#Section33 #CollectiveBargaining
3/8 This was not a legal requirement, Wesley argues.
"The province already had the power to legislate an end to a strike... By adding Section 33, the government didn’t suddenly create authority it lacked; it attempted to place that authority beyond immediate judicial scrutiny."
#Section33
Could the government be using the notorious Section 33—the notwithstanding clause—to silence unions and override our fundamental rights?
#Section33 #NotwithstandingClause #LabourRights #UnionFreedom
Danielle Smith’s recent stance on challenging federal authority and the courts. Her aggressive language suggests she is intentionally fueling tensions, possibly related to a looming referendum on separatism.
#DanielleSmith #AlbertaPolitics #GreaterAlberta #CApolitics #Section33 #Separatism
5/10
In response, #Ontario and #Alberta have filed their own arguments supporting a province's sovereign right to use the clause.
While Ontario's filing notes it "does not support" Bill 21, it fiercely defends Quebec's authority to pass it and invoke #Section33.
#Federalism
