opinion

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally were unpersuasive in their arguments for sorting people by citizenship.

The Alberta government on Monday announced that it will start adding what is known as a citizenship marker to driver’s licences next fall when people renew their permits or apply for a new one.

The letters CAN – indicating the holder is a certified Canadian citizen – will appear on licences and on the provincial identification cards issued to people who don’t drive. As well, the new cards will carry the holder’s Alberta health-care registration number.

On the surface, this seems like a practical idea: an all-in-one government card that could eliminate the need for most Albertans to carry multiple IDs in their wallets. If only the governm

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