# Who’s the boss? Albertans to vote on whether provincial laws should trump federal ones

https://mins.news/en/item/72501

- CBC News, 2026-09-24 12:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-referendum-geoffrey-sigalet-gerard-kennedy-primacy-9.7355753?cmp=rss

> Canada’s federal-primacy rule currently means federal law prevails when it conflicts with provincial legislation. Alberta’s government wants to change that through a question included in October’s referendum.