Fri Sep 2, 2022 – 5:37 pm EDT
EDMONTON, Alberta (LifeSiteNews) – In an unprecedented move, the Queen’s representative for Alberta, Lieutenant Governor Salma Lakhani, suggested she might try and stop Alberta Premier leadership candidate Danielle Smith’s Sovereignty Act on constitutional grounds.
Smith blasted Lakhani’s comments as “entirely inappropriate.”
On Thursday, Lakhani told reporters regarding Smith’s Sovereignty Act idea that “we will get the appropriate advice that we need, as to whether we can sign whether it’s against our constitution.”
“This is where we keep checks and balances,” Lakhani told reporters.
“I’m what I would call a constitutional fire extinguisher. We don’t have to use it a lot, but sometimes we do have to use it.”
Smith is currently considered the frontrunner in the race to lead Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party (UCP). The party is set to elect its new leader to replace Premier Jason Kenney in October, after he announced he would step down due to poor ratings.
She promised that if she becomes premier she will introduce the Alberta Sovereignty Act to deal with federal overreach, which she said will help make Alberta as independent from Ottawa as possible while staying in the Confederation.
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