With the next phase of the federal plastics ban about to take effect, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith now says it's an example of a situation where her new sovereignty act might be applied.
"They declared plastic straws toxic for one reason and one reason only, because they want to intervene in our area of jurisdiction and they do this again and again and again and that's why we're challenging them in court," Smith said in the legislature Monday.
Plastics are extremely slow to break down and some have been shown to have adverse effects on the health of humans and wildlife. Smith, who owns a restaurant, said on her radio show that she gives kids four paper straws with their root beer floats. But most affected businesses have already been moving toward alternatives – a decision hastened by the ban.Bubble tea is a slushy drink that comes with chunky toppings such as tapioca pearls or lychee jelly – served with an extra wide straw to allow the toppings to be slurped up."That wet cardboard taste, so that's a No. 1 thing everyone is asking us not to carry – paper straws – but to have another alternative," said Royaltea owner Lindsay Do.
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