There will be afternoon sittings of the Legislature Monday through Thursday. Up for Second Reading are Bill 11 (Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act), Bill 12 (Consumer Protection (Life Leases) Amendment Act), Bill 13 (Real Property Governance Act), Bill 18 (Provincial Priorities Act), Bill 17 (Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence Act), and Bill 16 (Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act). There are three committee meetings this week. The Standing Committee on Families and Communities will meet today at 9:00 am. Tomorrow at 8:00 am, there is a meeting of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. The Select Special Ethics Commissioner and Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee will convene on Wednesday at 8:00 am.
Alberta will be allowed to accept more international students at its post-secondary institutions despite new federal regulations designed to cut back. The province's allotment of student permits will increase by 10%, while Ontario and British Columbia are having their numbers reduced by 18% and 41%, respectively. With the increase, almost 12% of Alberta’s student population will be made up of international students.
Alberta has yet to receive funding from the National Trade Corridors Fund for nine proposals aimed at improving highways across the province. The Fund has favoured other regions over Alberta. Despite the federal program’s objectives to enhance transportation systems, Alberta's submissions, totalling $685 million, have remained unanswered since 2022. It seems that when Steven Guilbeault said he wouldn’t be investing in any more roads, that only applied to Alberta.
