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DiracSpike · 03-19-2019, 05:14 PM

Here's the direct quote from Kenney on a YouTube vid about his greater "Fight Back" strategy:

"Not waiting for renegotiation but immediately, by triggering the 1998 Quebec Secession reference of thr supreme court of Canada which says that if a province holds a referendum on a constitutional amendment with a clear question and a clear majority voting in favor, it imposes on the Crown a binding obligation to negotiate that amendment in good faith with the province. I would be prepared, in principle, to hold a referendum in Alberta on Section 36 of the constitution, equalization. That would impose on the Federal Government an obligation to sit down and discuss with us the terms of equalization."

The link to the video is here, I've posted it before but I think in the Federal politics thread. It's a good source for people wondering about the UCP approach to pipelines and resource defense, highlight points include supporting pro-development First Nations monetarily and attacking these environmental NGOs by suing them for defamation and reporting them to the CRA : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxH8Sz2vSGQ

So it looks like this is possible and what Kenney is saying goes around with what MBates is saying. Now, what part of equalization will they talk about with the Federal government? Certainly it's not as easy as just not giving a cartoon sized cheque to Ottawa. Is opening up the constitution a good idea? Will it help get pipelines built? All relevant and important questions but it does look like this is possible so let's move past that.

03-19-2019, 05:14 PM	#3254
DiracSpike First Line Centre Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: BELTLINE Exp:	Here's the direct quote from Kenney on a YouTube vid about his greater "Fight Back" strategy: "Not waiting for renegotiation but immediately, by triggering the 1998 Quebec Secession reference of thr supreme court of Canada which says that if a province holds a referendum on a constitutional amendment with a clear question and a clear majority voting in favor, it imposes on the Crown a binding obligation to negotiate that amendment in good faith with the province. I would be prepared, in principle, to hold a referendum in Alberta on Section 36 of the constitution, equalization. That would impose on the Federal Government an obligation to sit down and discuss with us the terms of equalization." The link to the video is here, I've posted it before but I think in the Federal politics thread. It's a good source for people wondering about the UCP approach to pipelines and resource defense, highlight points include supporting pro-development First Nations monetarily and attacking these environmental NGOs by suing them for defamation and reporting them to the CRA : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxH8Sz2vSGQ So it looks like this is possible and what Kenney is saying goes around with what MBates is saying. Now, what part of equalization will they talk about with the Federal government? Certainly it's not as easy as just not giving a cartoon sized cheque to Ottawa. Is opening up the constitution a good idea? Will it help get pipelines built? All relevant and important questions but it does look like this is possible so let's move past that.