MarkFriesen Patriot & Proud Nationalist
@MarkFriesen08
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Anyone supporting @jasonkenney and his UCP can kindly F Off. Remember folks. He comes out of the CPC, parachuted into Alberta to con Albertans and to run a dictatorship and trample charter rights. Somehow you still trust the CPC? Wtf is wrong with you? And no I’m not being polite
I’m cutting from the Alberta Govt. website the key headline particulars in Bill 1. You all can then decide if this Bill is a violation of Charter Rights of expression or is in keeping with protections of others rights including businesses and the likes. BTW it was passed in 2020.
Before you read on, just remember not everything we see or read on the internet regardless of politics of source, right wing, left wing or in between is always accurate. Sometimes it requires each of us to do more homework to cut through potential errors, lies, half truths and distortions on the truth.
HERE IS THE CUT FROM ALBERTA GOVERNMENT TITLE PAGE OF BILL 1
Overview
Bill 1, the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act ,protects essential infrastructure from damage or interference caused by blockades, protests or similar activities, which can cause significant public safety, social, economic and environmental consequences.
The act builds on existing trespassing laws to create offences for trespassing on, destroying, damaging, and obstructing the use or operation of any essential infrastructure.
Key changes
The act:
legally defines essential infrastructure to include public and private infrastructure such as:
pipelines and related infrastructure
oil and gas production and refinery sites
utilities (electric, gas, and water)
telecommunication lines, towers, and equipment
highways
railways
mines
allows regulations to expand the definition of essential infrastructure in the future if necessary
creates offences for:
wilfully entering any essential infrastructure
wilfully destroying or damaging essential infrastructure
wilfully obstructing, interrupting or interfering with the construction, maintenance, use or operation of any essential infrastructure
gaining entry to any essential infrastructure under false pretenses
an individual or corporation to aid, counsel or direct the commission of an offence
introduces penalties similar to the Trespass to Premises Act and the Petty Trespass Act:
up to $10,000 for a first offence
up to $25,000 for subsequent offences, as well as possible prison time of up to 6 months
up to $200,000 for corporations that help or direct trespassers
Next steps
Bill 1 came into force on June 17, 2020.