Alberta

Its not uncommon for new CEOs (Twitter's Elon Musk), political parties (UCP), GMs ( Oilers, Elks) to  replace some of the old guard with new faces. Such is the case of Premier Danielle Smith's decision to replace Alberta's chief medical officer, Dr. Denna Hinshaw with DR. Mark Joffe who served as vice-president and medical director of Cancer Care Alberta before this appointment.

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• The Legislature won't be sitting due to a scheduled constituency week. Sittings will resume on Tuesday, May 24th, after the long weekend.
• The Select Special Information and Privacy Commissioner Search Committee meets twice this week. The first meeting is this morning from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. On Wednesday, the Committee meets at the same time. No agenda has been posted for either meeting yet.
• The results of the United Conservative Party leadership race are expected on Wednesday. Jason Kenney, whose leadership is up for review, has vowed to remain at the helm of the party as long as he receives 50%+1.

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Two Edmonton pastors have been convicted of six counts of obstructing a public health inspector in March and June of 2021. A sentencing hearing is set for May 25 and because the Public Health Act increased penalties in 2021 first-time violators face a maximum fine of $100,000 and $500,000 for subsequent offences.

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• After a two-week hiatus, the Legislature will be sitting for morning, afternoon, and evening sessions Tuesday and Wednesday, but only for morning and afternoon sessions on Thursday. When business gets underway on Tuesday, the Assembly will consider Bill 2, the Financial Statutes Amendment Act (2022) and Bill 10, the Health Professions (Protecting Women and Girls) Amendment Act (2022).
• Committees will be busy this week. On Tuesday, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts will meet to consider the Ministry of Municipal Affairs Annual Report as well as the Committee’s own annual report. On Thursday, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm, the Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Public Bills will meet to discuss Bill 204 (the Anti-Racism Act) as well as Bill 205 (the Human Tissue and Organ Donation (Mandatory Referral) Amendment Act, 2022). Finally, the Select Special Information and Privacy Commissioner Search Committee will meet on Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. No agenda has been posted for this meeting yet.
• A bounty on wild pigs is now available in Alberta. The government is paying $75 dollars per boar, as well as asking Albertans to report any sightings or signs of the animals. The bounty program will be administered by participating municipalities. So far, Stettler County and the Municipal District of Peace have signed on. 

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