By Charles Lefebvre

New government to be sworn in April 30

Apr 17, 2019 | 3:41 PM

EDMONTON, AB — Premier-designate Jason Kenney has announced the new provincial government will officially be sworn in on April 30.

Kenney made the announcement during a press conference in Edmonton, one day after the United Conservative Party was elected with a majority in the provincial election.

The new provincial cabinet will also be revealed that day.

The next session of the Alberta legislature will commence in May.

During the press conference, Kenney also confirmed the first bill his government will introduce will be a bill to scrap the province’s carbon tax.

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Kenney adds the province’s primary focus is ensuring the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion is built, and working with allies that support responsible natural resource development across Canada

“These include other provincial governments, First Nations, communities large and small, and millions of Canadians who understand how important energy and resource development are to our economy and our future,” Kenney said in a news release. “Together with these allies we will fight the Trudeau government’s offshore tanker ban, Bill C-48, and its no-more-pipelines bill, C-69. In fact, I am sending a letter today to Senator Tkachuk, Chair of the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications to request the opportunity to formally articulate our incoming government’s position that bill C-48 presents a grave threat to the economic interests of Alberta and this great province. In our fight to get our resources to market, we will win, because there are far more Canadians with us than against us.”

Kenney adds his government would enact the “turn off the taps” legislation if the Government of British Columbia continues to obstruct the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion.