Alberta Legislature to resume for fall sitting
Posted Nov 17, 2014 12:08 pm.
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The PC Government is promising cooled down debates at the Alberta Legislature.
The fall sitting resumes Monday afternoon at 3 p.m., with a speech from the throne.
There are nine bills on the agenda, and the Tories say they won’t let verbal clashes stall discussions.
Government House Leader and Justice Minister Jonathan Denis says everyone is guilty, even him, of getting too heated during Question Period.
“Premier Prentice has indicated that he wants a new level of decorum in the Legislature, and I’m prepared to put that forward, and I know the other three house leaders are prepared to do so as well,” he said. “All three of them really seem to be on point with this; in that, we’re doing the people’s business and let’s just maybe take the temperature down a bit.”
There are two major pieces of legislation on the agenda: Bill 2 zeroes in on ending entitlements, and promises to “hold government to account by enforcing the highest ethical standards,” while Bill 1 will “hit the reset button on property rights in Alberta”, aiming to have landowner concerns better heard.
Other debates will include amendments to the Condominium Property Act, The Personal Information Protection Act, and changes to the Horse Racing Alberta Act.
