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https://www.westernstandard.news/opinion/morgan-bring-on-right-to-work-legislation/68607
“Let’s indulge Old Gil.
Dare them to have over 300,000 union members walk off the job. Let them show the millions of Albertans who pay the bills for these members just how entitled and belligerent the unions are.
That sort of walkout would set the stage perfectly for Premier Danielle Smith to table and pass right-to-work legislation. Let those who want to work choose to work. All of Alberta will be better for it, and Gil will suddenly have to actually serve his members rather than blow dollars with self-serving protests.
Business and investment will move to Alberta while entitled union types will flee.
It’s all win.”
“In Alberta, though, we can change the balance of power. The province can follow in the footsteps of 27 American states and embrace right-to-work legislation.
The right to organize with a union is an important one. The right to choose not to participate in a union must be entrenched, though. ...
Former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Thomas Lukaszuk is being accused of failing to deliver after disavowing a referendum despite successfully exceeding the signature threshold for his Citizens’ Initiative Petition.
Lukaszuk’s surprise announcement that he was not seeking to hold a referendum sparked concerns from constitutional lawyers and, alternatively, praise from the Alberta independence movement.
Constitutional Lawyer Keith Wilson suggested that Lukaszuk misled the 456,365 signatories of his petition that he presented to Elections Alberta on Tuesday.
“Thomas: tell the truth. Your petition calls for a referendum. Here is the legal application you signed. Did you lie to your supporters to get their signatures?” Wilson wrote in a post to X, attaching a copy of Lukaszuk’s petition application filed with Elections Alberta.
The petition, which the Chief Electoral Office received on June 5, 2025, is characterized as a legislative or policy proposal, not a constitutional referendum proposal.
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