By rdnewsNOW staff

FALL SESSION STARTS TUESDAY

Provincial government to introduce bills on farm safety, greenhouse gas emissions

Oct 7, 2019 | 11:15 AM

EDMONTON – Alberta’s government house leader says new rules will be introduced this fall on farm safety and reducing large-scale greenhouse gas emissions.

Jason Nixon says the bills will be among 17 pieces of legislation to be introduced over the coming weeks.

Politicians return to the legislature Tuesday. The fall sitting will be dominated by the release of the provincial budget on Oct. 24.

Premier Jason Kenney has said there will be restraint in the budget, as his government works to fulfil its promise to end the recent run of multibillion-dollar budget deficits within four years. But Kenney said the cuts won’t be as deep or as drastic as the 20 per cent clawbacks under former premier Ralph Klein in the early 1990s.

The first bill of the fall session would establish the Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation, giving Indigenous Albertans opportunities to partner in critical natural resource projects.

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Government also plans to expedite the introduction of Clare’s Law, which would enable the disclosure of criminal records of potentially abusive partners.

The Technology, Innovation and Emissions Reduction program, according to the government, will address the province’s large emitters.

“From legislation that will protect victims of domestic violence to unprecedented investment in the success of our Indigenous communities, to bringing decorum back to the people’s House, Albertans can expect big things from this government,” said Nixon.

(With file from The Canadian Press, Government of Alberta media release)