Alberta Premier Daniel Smith says those seeking an independence referendum should not have gatekeepers like the courts in their way.
Smith appeared on her radio show today for the first time since her government proposed legislation that would halt the ongoing court case over the issue.
She says giving Justice Secretary Mickey Emery powers over referendum issues supports democracy.
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Smith says the courts “seem to want to approve the ones they like and delay the ones they don't.”
It comes a day after Alberta Judge Colin Feasby said the separatist issue was contrary to the Charter and the province's referendum law.
Feasby said Smith's proposed mid-game rule change legislation was undemocratic in a ruling by Smith's United Conservative government on Friday.
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