The Legislature will not resume this week as originally planned. Speaker of the House, Nathan Cooper, received notice of Prorogation from the government, which ends the current session of the Legislature. The House will return to a new session, beginning with a Throne Speech, on November 29th at 3:00 pm.
Newly released data indicates that Albertans are experiencing the highest rates of food insecurity in Canada. More than 155,000 Albertans visited a food bank in March, a 73% increase in usage since 2019, and more than double the national rate. While we don’t have all the answers, destructive taxes that impact our food supply (ie. the carbon tax) are not helping.
Land transfer delays are ongoing and have now reached a four-month backlog. As property tax time approaches, this will create a significant headache as supplemental assessments and tax notices will be sent to the owners on file instead of to the new buyers. Last summer, Service Alberta said it had a plan in place to reduce delays. So far, this has not happened.
