Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government says it is planning to introduce legislation that would allow it to ignore international agreements signed by Ottawa.

The future legislation is listed in a new mandate letter Smith issued this week to the government’s intergovernmental relations ministry, which the premier heads.

The letter says it’s about protecting “Alberta’s authority,” and Smith’s office added in a statement that it’s also an issue of due process.

Sam Blackett, Smith’s press secretary, said as it stands the federal government isn’t required to consult Alberta on signing international accords, even if they include commitments that fall under provincial jurisdiction, such as health care.

“Alberta seeks to clarify that international agreements entered into by the federal gov

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