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The fall sitting of the Alberta legislature starts Monday, promising another season of raucous debate and political nerdery. Here’s what to expect:

Legislation on health care, tuition

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Health Minister Sarah Hoffman said the province will introduce legislation aiming to better protect patients from sexual abuse by health-care providers.

The bill follows legislation in Ontario, which increased the list of sexual abuses that can lead to the mandatory revocation of a health professional’s licence.

Hoffman is also planning to sit down with Edmonton-Castle Downs backbench NDP MLA Nicole Goehring, who confirmed in September that she’s developing legislation to ban conversion therapy.

The controversial practice, which was prohibited in Manitoba and Ontario through legislation, is based on the unfounded idea that psychological or spiritual intervention can change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity.