Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he's 'not looking for a fight' after the Alberta government tabled controversial legislation Premier Danielle Smith said would tell Ottawa to 'butt out' of the province's jurisdiction.
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Trudeau says Ottawa 'not looking for a fight' on Alberta Sovereignty ActThe exceptional powers of bypassing the Alberta legislature \u0027is causing a lot of eyebrows to raise in Alberta,\u0027 the Prime Minister said.
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Ottawa ‘not looking for a fight’ over Alberta sovereignty bill, Trudeau says | Globalnews.caSpeaking on his way into a caucus meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Trudeau said the proposed 'exceptional powers' in the bill are 'causing a lot of eyebrows to raise in Alberta.'
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Trudeau says Ottawa 'not looking for a fight' on Alberta Sovereignty ActThe exceptional powers of bypassing the Alberta legislature \u0027is causing a lot of eyebrows to raise in Alberta,\u0027 the Prime Minister said.
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Trudeau says 'not looking for a fight' on Alberta Sovereignty ActThe exceptional powers of bypassing the Alberta legislature \u0027is causing a lot of eyebrows to raise in Alberta,\u0027 the Prime Minister said.
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