Kyle Kasawski, Alberta NDP Critic for Municipal Affairs, issued the following statement on Bill 20: The Municipal Affairs Amendment Act: “Danielle Smith and the UCP have complained ad nauseum about overreach into provincial jurisdiction but when it comes to municipalities, Danielle Smith insists on being gatekeeper-in-chief. “Municipal councils from across Alberta have been very clear they do not want municipal political parties. They know best how to run their own affairs. What municipalities need are appropriate funds so that they can fix the crumbling infrastructure in their communities and to pay for the programs that Albertans deserve. “Citizens of municipalities elect local representatives to serve the best interests of their community, not because of what colour partisan flag they fly. Danielle Smith needs to realize that municipal councils are not a farm team for the UCP to carry out their wishes at the municipal level. “Municipal councillors have a duty to represent the citizens who elected them and they deserve a provincial government who supports them as a partner.”
@RachelNotley Are there really not at least 6 UCP MLA's who believe in democracy and can join up with the NDP and take this want to be dictatorship down?