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Premier Rachel Notley says nobody has more tasty beef than Alberta, but she urged a national roundtable to “move quickly” on a certification process in light of a controversy stirred up by a Canadian restaurant chain.

“There’s no place in the world where you can get more tasty beef than in Alberta,” the premier said Friday in a conference call from Washington, D.C. “I think most people know that and the brand is a strong one.”

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She said she hoped the national roundtable on certification of organic meat swiftly develops a certification process “that confirms what we all know to be true — that Alberta produces great beef, and that it’s the best meal you can order in any restaurant.”

Notley didn’t mention the Earls restaurant chain by name, but said that it’s important to support the agriculture industry, which is still doing well despite the economic downturn in the province caused by the collapse of oil prices.