The Speech from the Throne: What's next for Alberta?

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This is a free episode of The Gunn Show with Sheila Gunn Reid. To get first access to new, ad-free episodes, which air Wednesdays @ 9 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. MT, become a subscriber to RebelNews+. This episode originally aired on November 1, 2023.

Monday, the Alberta legislature returned for the fall sitting and Premier Danielle Smith used her Throne speech to lay out her agenda.

Alberta Bill One will make the government take any tax hikes to the people for approval through a referendum.

I am excited for session today!

Bill 1 of this legislature is the ‘Alberta Taxpayer Protection Amendment Act’ which will protect families and businesses from future income tax increases they do not support. pic.twitter.com/Rg77InLNxR

— Danielle Smith (@ABDanielleSmith) October 31, 2023

Bill Three seeks to build on Alberta's recovery-centric approach to the opioid crisis.

The Alberta government has introduced updated legislation that it says would help make sure anyone who contributed to the opioid addiction crisis is held responsible.https://t.co/Jn9f7qY42i

— Global Edmonton (@GlobalEdmonton) October 31, 2023

Absent from the Throne speech was any mention of the Alberta government withdrawing from the Canada Pension Plan and taking up to 50% of the fund upon exit.

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre wants Alberta to stay in the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), though he understands why they would leave amid tensions boiling over with the federal government.

MORE: https://t.co/gSQDGpLpCp pic.twitter.com/OrQS87XUlu

— Rebel News Canada (@RebelNews_CA) October 24, 2023

Joining me tonight to share his predictions for the coming legislative session in Alberta is the Western Standard's Cory Morgan.