{"id":9916,"date":"2019-11-22T21:19:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T05:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9916"},"modified":"2020-01-18T15:41:34","modified_gmt":"2020-01-18T23:41:34","slug":"ucps-shutdown-of-conscience-rights-bill-cant-mask-firing-of-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=9916","title":{"rendered":"UCP’s shutdown of conscience rights bill can’t mask firing of commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Edmonton Journal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keith  Gerein<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n For Albertans dismayed at the political cynicism on display \nduring the breakneck passage of Bill 22, it was gratifying to see an \notherwise disheartening week at the legislature end with one small act \nof democratic redemption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Like finding a precious keepsake that survived a fire, the rejection of Bill 207<\/a> by a legislature committee Thursday night restored at least some faith that not all is lost with Alberta\u2019s politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such an outcome was vital, not just for stopping legislation that could have done real harm to patients in the name of imagined threats to \u201cconscience rights,\u201d but also for the process which actually saw UCP and NDP MLAs engage in a (mostly) thoughtful discussion and come to a commendable conclusion. . .[Full text<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Edmonton Journal Keith  Gerein For Albertans dismayed at the political cynicism on display during the breakneck passage of Bill 22, it was gratifying to see an otherwise disheartening week at the legislature end with one small act of democratic redemption. 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