The Legislature is on break again until March 7th. When it convenes, it will discuss the Estimates for government ministries - essentially the budget. No bills aside from the symbolic Bill 1, the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Recognition Act, have yet been introduced. As always, we will provide a breakdown of estimates discussions for the next two weeks.
The Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future will meet on Wednesday at 9:00 am to discuss changes to the Lobbyists Act. The Committee will hear presentations from Suncor, Independent Power Producers, and Alberta Chambers of Commerce.
Following the invasion of Ukraine last week, Canada and many other countries around the world are pursuing a series of escalating sanctions against Russian oligarchs and banks, and on the export of goods to Russia. One thing Canada hasn't done, however, is block the importation of oil, gas, and other resources *from* Russia. Canada has imported billions of dollars of Russian oil in recent years, despite having our own massive reserves. We think Canada should stop buying Russian oil, and ship Alberta oil to eastern Canada instead. If you agree, sign our petition calling on the federal government to do exactly that!
