Critical Infrastructure Defence Act
The Critical Infrastructure Defence Act (Bill 1) (the Act), is a bill in Alberta, Canada introduced into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on February 25, 2020. It received royal assent and was passed into law on June 17, 2020. The bill seeks to legally define infrastructure and create offences and penalties for those who enter, destroy, or obstruct infrastructure. The bill has drawn criticism for targeting Indigenous groups and some believe that it violates aspects of the "Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms".
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Alberta, Canada
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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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Indigenous
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Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Critical Infrastructure Defence Act
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