Alberta bill targeting blockade protesters passed into law

An Alberta bill that implements tougher punishments on protesters who set up blockades along or near "essential infrastructure" has been granted royal assent and passed into law.  Bill 1,the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, allows the government to levy heavy fines and possibly imprison anyone unlawfully interfering with infrastructure including pipelines, highways, utilities and oil and gas production facilities. "The Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, would protect essential infrast