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Alberta government wants power to remove municipal councillors, repeal bylaws it doesn't like (www.cbc.ca)
submitted 10 months ago by girlfreddy to c/canada
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A new bill would give the Alberta government more power over municipalities, including granting cabinet the power to remove councillors from office, and forcing councils to repeal bylaws the province doesn't like.

Bill 20, the Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment, was tabled in the legislature Thursday afternoon.

The bill would also allow the creation of municipal political parties, but it comes in the form of a pilot project only affecting Edmonton and Calgary.

Bill 20 proposes many other changes to the Local Authorities Election Act and the Municipal Government Act to reinforce the province's authority over municipalities.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Feels very undemocratic for cabinet to be able to remove democratically elected officials that they disagree with.

[–] zcd 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

The conservative rural voting block just can’t stand the cities voting anything to the left of “immigration bad, don’t say carbon, climate or anything gay”