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By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News In a historic vote, an umbrella organization representing chiefs from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 has called on the Legislative Assembly to hold a vote of non-confidence in Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP. The vote was unanimous at the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs (AOTC) Feb. 26 meeting at River Cree Resort in Enoch. It\u2019s the first time the AOTC has voted non-confidence in a government. \u201cA responsible government requires independent democratic oversight and a transparent legislative process. The UCP has obstructed and failed to meet these basic requirements to govern,\u201d reads an AOTC news release. The chiefs are calling for UCP, NDP and independent MLAs to \u201cofficially and expeditiously\u201d hold a vote of non-confidence in the government in the… <\/p>\n

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By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News In a historic vote, an umbrella organization representing chiefs from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 has called on the Legislative Assembly to hold a vote of non-confidence in Premier Danielle Smith and the UCP. The vote was unanimous at the Assembly of Treaty Chiefs (AOTC) Feb. 26 meeting at River Cree Resort in Enoch. It\u2019s the first time the AOTC has voted non-confidence in a government. \u201cA responsible government requires independent democratic oversight and a transparent legislative process. The UCP has obstructed and failed to meet these basic requirements to govern,\u201d reads an AOTC news release. The chiefs are calling for UCP, NDP and independent MLAs to \u201cofficially and expeditiously\u201d hold a vote of non-confidence in the government in the... <\/p>\n

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