By Geoffrey Sigalet and Jesse Hartery

Geoffrey Sigalet is the Director of the UBC Centre for Constitutional Law and Legal Studies and an Assistant Professor of Political Science at UBC Okanagan. Jesse Hartery is a lawyer and an incoming Ph.D. candidate at Melbourne Law School in Australia.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speaks at a press conference after the Speech from the Throne in Edmonton, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. Jason Franson/The Canadian Press.

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The Alberta Sovereignty Act appears to be constitutional

Despite all the uproar, the Act as written appears to be constitutional and consistent with our constitutional tradition, in which federalism is a foundational principle that does not entail central domination.

Geoffrey Sigalet and Jesse Hartery - December 1, 2022