“Fiscal responsibility matters. It’s been key to achieving our strong fiscal standing and will be essential for sustainable program delivery in the future. In Budget
Premier Smith is back after being gone on a short vacation before her meeting with the Prime Minister and fellow Premiers last week in Ottawa.
Premier Smith’s visit to Ottawa will be a key event to look out for this week, as provincial leaders gather to meet with Prime Minister Trudeau and negotiate healthcare funding for the provinces.
Having staked much of her political brand on standing up to Ottawa, Premier Smith’s first meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau at the first ministers’ meeting on February 7 will be a topic of much discussion.
Yesturday’s announcement that an independent review by the Alberta Public Service found no evidence of contact between staffers in the Premier’s office and the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service will likely keep driving the news this week.
On Friday, Speaker Nathan Cooper tweeted that he had received notice from the Government House Leader of the 2023 sessional calendar.
A new year means that we’re only 23 weeks from Alberta’s next provincial election, to be held on May 29, 2023, at the latest.
The next few weeks will be quiet in Alberta politics. While a few committees will meet this week, the session ended last week and isn’t scheduled to return until February.
What to Expect The Legislature will continue to sit this week for what will likely be the last full week before rising until the New
Premier Smith’s signature bill, the Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act, will see amendments this week to counter concerns about Cabinet being handed too much power.
