EDMONTON—Alberta politics is officially back in action.

Alberta’s new premier, Jason Kenney, will return to the legislature on Tuesday triumphant after beating out the NDP in April’s provincial election — reducing them to a 24-seat Opposition caucus taking on the United Conservative 63-seat majority.

A lot is set to change for Alberta law after a throne speech is delivered by Alberta’s Lieutenant Governor on Wednesday.

The United Conservatives have been saying for months that their first piece of legislation will be the Carbon Tax Repeal Act, which will effectively scrap the Climate Leadership Plan brought in by Rachel Notley and her NDP government. Kenney has said the provincial carbon tax would be done with by May 30.

The spring legislative session is currently scheduled to sit from May 21 to Aug. 1, but UCP House Leader Jason Nixon said last week he hoped the dozen or so bills they want to pass will be rolled out in time for the Calgary Stampede on July 5. If not, they’ll take a break and then reconvene later that month.

Also on the government’s to-do list is scrapping the previous government’s Bill 6, which adds safety and health standards for the agricultural industry.

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However, Nixon, who also serves as minister of environment and parks, said they want to consult with stakeholders and “be making sure that we’re replacing it with some legislation that the industry supports.”

Another controversial move the government could make during this session is the proclamation of the Education Act, which effectively rolls back Bill 24. That bill was brought in by the NDP to prevent teachers from informing parents if their child is in a Gay-Straight Alliance, a club which lets LGBTQ students and their allies gather and build relationships.

The UCP’s pledge to scrap it received some support, but has also sparked province-wide protests from the LGBTQ community and students.

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Finally, Kenney has promised to legislate on slashing Alberta’s corporate tax rate from 12 per cent down to 11 per cent by July 1. By 2022, he’s pledged to reduce it to 8 per cent, making it the lowest provincial rate in Canada.

“As of Canada Day, Alberta will have the lowest business tax rate in Canada and by the time we get eight points, we will be 45-per-cent lower than the next highest tax rate in Canada, making this province a huge magnet for job-creating investment that will get our economy back to work,” he said last week.

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