| Critical Infrastructure Defence Act | |
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| Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
| Citation | Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, SA 2020, c C-32.7 |
| Enacted by | Alberta Legislature |
| Royal assent | June 17, 2020 |
| Effective | June 17, 2020 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | Bill 1, Legislature 30, Session 2 |
| Introduced by | Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta |
| First reading | February 25, 2020 |
| Second reading | May 27, 2020 (passed) |
| Third reading | May 28, 2020 |
| Status: In force | |
The Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, tabled as Bill 1, is a law introduced into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 2020 which seeks to legally define essential infrastructure and create offences and penalties for those who enter, destroy, or obstruct infrastructure. It was introduced on February 25, 2020, and received royal assent on June 17.[1]
The bill has drawn criticism for targeting Indigenous groups, and some believe that it violates aspects of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
- ^ "Bill 1: Critical Infrastructure Defence Act (Kenney)". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.