Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says there are changes that need to be made to Bill 1..Smith made it clear over the weekend on a Corus radio talk show that the Alberta Sovereignty Act (ASA) was not meant to give cabinet authority and special powers to rewrite laws behind closed doors without legislature approval which many claim is does.."You never get things 100% right all the time," Smith said on the radio.."I think there's some confusion on that, so we're working on some amendments to make it clear...there is some concern right now that it is written in a way that suggests that we would be able to unilaterally change statutes and we're not able to do that.".On Thursday, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development Brian Jean says Bill 1 is constitutional, and fully addresses his concerns raised in the past..“I’m tired of watching the federal government undermine our economic opportunities, and I know a lot of Albertans feel the same," Jean told the Western Standard in a email..READ MORE: Jean says Bill 1 is constitutional and Albertans will see it in action 'soon'."As a government, we are accountable to Albertans first. The Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act (ASA) will give us the chance to stand up to Ottawa and defend the interests of Albertans.".Alberta’s NDP released a statement on Sunday, and said it stands with investors, job creators and workers against the chaos created by "Danielle Smith’s job-killing Sovereignty Act" and will not support amendments to the legislation..The NDP stated, on Saturday, Smith finally admitted that her flagship bill is problematic and grants Cabinet sweeping powers to rewrite laws outside of the Legislative Assembly and behind closed doors, pledging to bring forward amendments..On Sunday, the Alberta NDP confirmed that the official opposition will not table or pass amendments to the ASA, encouraging the UCP government to withdraw the legislation..“This bill is beyond saving. It must be revoked. It must be stopped,” NDP Economic Development Critic Deron Bilous said. “I’m here today to make it clear that Alberta’s NDP will not support amendments to this legislation. We will not support undemocratic legislation that is already hurting our province’s economy and reputation.”."If there are any changes to statutes, it does have to come back to the legislature, so we're working on making sure that that gets clarified," Smith said on Saturday..The Western Standard reached out to the premier's office for comment, but one was not recieved.
