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Podcast: The Rodgers Brief
Episode: Alberta Sovereignty and Saskatchewan First - Legal Analysis of New Approaches to Canadian Federalism
Description: Alberta and Saskatchewan have each introduced legislation that aims to assert their respective Provincial jurisdictions in the face of what they say are ongoing and frequent Federal intrusions. Neither Province is explicitly trying to change the wording of the divisions of powers sections of the Canadian Constitution, yet each in their own way is trying to take power over key resource development decisions.
Alberta's approach is less formal, with an emphasis on acting quickly. Saskatchewan is looking to set up a new quasi-judicial body, the credibility of which would perhaps give its findings similar weight to that of...