Though the legislature remains on break, there are several Committee meetings this week. The Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund will meet today at 10:00 am to discuss the Fund’s Q1 report. On Tuesday, at 9:00 am, there will be a meeting of the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future to discuss the Personal Information Protection Act. Finally, on Thursday at 1:00 pm, there will be a meeting of the Standing Committee of Legislative Offices, but no agenda is available yet.
This is the last week Albertans can fill up without paying fuel tax. The Province announced a partial reinstatement of the tax beginning October 1st. A 4.5 cents per litre tax will apply at the pumps for the next three months, which Finance Minister Jason Nixon says will result in a revenue of $30 million per month for the Province.
An announcement is expected imminently on the fate of the ArriveCan app. The app has been plagued by problems including privacy issues and glitches which result in travellers receiving unnecessary quarantine notices. Our petition to abolish the app forever is nearing 50,000 signatures. Please sign and share it with your friends so we can get over the finish line and get the government to scrap the app.
