BILL 46 ANOTHER STEP BACK FOR DEMOCRACY IN ALBERTA

Despite the fact that many Albertans have never heard of it, provincial Bill 46, the Alberta Utilities Commission Act, impacts the rights of all Albertans by reducing the public’s capacity to participate in corporate projects that will ultimately impact our common natural resources such as air, water and land.

The bill was introduced by the Stelmach Conservatives on the last day of the spring sitting of the legislature and it will be brought forward for second and third readings as early as Nov 5, 2007, when the current session resumes for the fall.

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