Protesters gather at Alberta legislature Saturday for ‘Enough is Enough UCP’ protest [Video]

Hundreds of protesters gathered at the Alberta legislature Saturday to express their discontent with Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP government.

The demonstration was one of many in the province, with attendees representing a wide variety of issues including the LGBTQ2S+ community, education, health care, seniors and Albertans with disabilities.

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“I think the message that people want to send is that enough is enough when it comes to attacks on our public institutions on health care, education and even just quite frankly our democratic processes,” said Bradley Lafortune, executive director of public interest Alberta.

At the rally, demonstrators from different groups shared their concerns with several pieces of legislation the UCP government has introduced.

Those included Bill 22 – firing Alberta’s election commissioner in 2017 amid an investigation into the 2017 UCP leadership race – and the recently tabled Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, which would give the province more …