NDP leader Rachel Notley will be sitting out this week’s session of the Legislature after coming down with COVID-19..Notley took to Twitter Monday to announce she will be isolating at home after testing positive..Monday’s order paper for the third session of the 30th legislature said Notley would be introducing Bill 201 Eastern Slopes Protection Act..According to the NDP, the act would “ban coal mining in category 1 and 2 lands, place a moratorium in categories 3 and 4 until the government legislates regional land-use plans, and put a stop to Premier Jason Kenney’s threat to scrap Alberta’s most beautiful and distinct landscapes with open-pit mining.”.Energy Minister Sonya Savage said at a Friday press conference all coal-related exploration and development will be suspended and “no new activity will be allowed” in the Eastern Slopes..Private Members’ Bills typically propose legislation that allows the opposition parties to promote their policies. Most Private Members’ Bills do not get past second reading because they don’t have the backing of the governing party..Notley took the opportunity to remind Albertans to get their “first, second, and booster doses.”.According to the Government of Alberta, fully vaccinated individuals (2 doses or 1 dose Janssen) must isolate a minimum of five days or until symptoms resolve, whichever is longer, starting the first day of symptoms or positive test..Amber Gosselin is a Western Standard reporter..agosselin@westernstandardonline.com
NDP leader Rachel Notley will be sitting out this week’s session of the Legislature after coming down with COVID-19..Notley took to Twitter Monday to announce she will be isolating at home after testing positive..Monday’s order paper for the third session of the 30th legislature said Notley would be introducing Bill 201 Eastern Slopes Protection Act..According to the NDP, the act would “ban coal mining in category 1 and 2 lands, place a moratorium in categories 3 and 4 until the government legislates regional land-use plans, and put a stop to Premier Jason Kenney’s threat to scrap Alberta’s most beautiful and distinct landscapes with open-pit mining.”.Energy Minister Sonya Savage said at a Friday press conference all coal-related exploration and development will be suspended and “no new activity will be allowed” in the Eastern Slopes..Private Members’ Bills typically propose legislation that allows the opposition parties to promote their policies. Most Private Members’ Bills do not get past second reading because they don’t have the backing of the governing party..Notley took the opportunity to remind Albertans to get their “first, second, and booster doses.”.According to the Government of Alberta, fully vaccinated individuals (2 doses or 1 dose Janssen) must isolate a minimum of five days or until symptoms resolve, whichever is longer, starting the first day of symptoms or positive test..Amber Gosselin is a Western Standard reporter..agosselin@westernstandardonline.com
