Overview
- The second session of Alberta’s 31st legislature opens Oct. 23 with a throne speech, and the government expects to table at least 15 bills after passing 55 in the first session.
- Legislation will complete the rollout of new health agencies, including Acute Care Alberta and Primary Care Alberta, as part of a broader health-system reorganization.
- Public safety measures include amendments to establish the Alberta Sheriffs Police Service to expand provincial law-enforcement capacity.
- The agenda features the Justice Statutes Amendment Act to curb oversized local ballots by limiting candidate numbers, along with proposed citizenship markers on provincial IDs and driver’s licences.
- Government leaders say they are prepared to use all available legal tools, including the notwithstanding clause, to defend controversial bills such as Bill 27, and they are monitoring the teacher strike with back-to-work action left open if necessary.