Alberta tables bill aimed at blocking funding deals between Ottawa, cities

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith makes her way to the podium to introduce legislation addressing agreements between the federal government and provincial entities in Edmonton on April 10. Alberta would have the power to declare funding deals between its municipalities and the federal government invalid under proposed legislation Premier Danielle Smith said is designed to stop Ottawa from subverting provincial priorities.

The proposed act is Ms. Smith’s latest legislative attempt to stymie programs, plans, and policies she considers counter to her government’s goals. “We all need to be pulling in the same direction when it comes to housing, and putting up new roadblocks to delivering funding to get more homes built will not help us solve the housing crisis Albertans are facing,” the statement said.

Edmonton mayor Amarjeet Sohi criticized Alberta’s proposal as an “unnecessary complexity” that will stifle economic growth. He said the capital city has more than 40 agreements with the federal government, ranging from $2-million to more than $200-million, the majority of which are related to infrastructure.

He added that federal funding is necessary to fill gaps, sometimes as a result of provincial cuts, and that the proposed legislation will likely create “more hoops to jump through” for cities to access the funding they need.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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