While the Legislature remains adjourned until the end of October, the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing will meet on Tuesday at 9:00 am for a Review of Standing Order 29.1 (Interventions).
Alberta will begin increasing funding to the office of the Chief Firearms Officer to expedite firearm sale and transfer applications. The government will invest an additional $700,000 this year, $7 million next year, and $5.2 million in the following year to hire 40 new positions under Chief Firearms Officer Terri Bryant. Applications for transfers and new licenses processed in eastern Canada have been backlogged up to 10 months.
Alberta will also intervene in a constitutional challenge against the federal government for labelling plastics as a toxic substance. Premier Jason Kenney noted that labelling plastics as toxic substances negatively impacts Alberta’s petrochemical industry and could create uncertainty for investors.
