Alberta and Saskatchewan seem to be inviting the federal government to bring them to court

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Three years ago, the legislative assembly of Alberta passed the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act. The aim was to solidify the general constitutional principle that provinces are not required to enforce federal law and create a framework for pushing back against federal laws or policies it deems unconstitutional or harmful on the basis that they interfere with provincial jurisdiction or the rights and freedoms of Albertans.

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Following the act’s introduction, Alberta made a number of moves that seemed to go even further in its quest to protect and expand its autonomy, such as enacting the provincial Firearms Act. These moves, as well as similar and more recent actions in Saskatchewan and a Sovereignty Act motion from Alberta, may now lead to a collision between Ottawa and various provinces in relation to the federal gun buyback program.

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Resistance to federal firearms policies by provincial governments is not new. But in recent years, it has re-emerged in provinces like Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick in relation to the federal government’s gun........

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