The Alberta Legislature’s spring sitting concluded Thursday, with Government House Leader Jason Nixon saying the government completed over 90% of its platform..The UCP government had 375 platform commitments which they came close to achieving through 137 bills..“We’ve passed unprecedented amounts of legislation,” Nixon said Thursday..“Frankly, I'm out of legislation today.”.The decision to trigger an early summer recess came one week after Premier Jason Kenney announced he will be resigning as UCP leader. A leadership race has already begun. .Two bills were still on the order paper when the House rose for summer recess — Bill 23, Professional Governance Act, and Bill 19, Condominium Property Amendment Act..Nixon said the bills require more work and were unlikely to pass even if the House waited to break until its scheduled date of June 9..Meanwhile, there’s a need to get MLAs back into their communities this summer, especially following two years of COVID-19, he said..Nixon declined to comment on expectations for the fall session. There will be a new premier and new planning required, he said..His instructions from the current premier are to complete the existing platform, Nixon said..NDP House Leader Christina Gray said the past 13 weeks of the session were a “total failure for the UCP.”.“They've been entirely engrossed in their own internal drama, and they have failed to address the single most important issue facing Albertans today,” she said Thursday..“And that issue, of course, is the punishing monthly bills that Albertans are struggling to pay.”.Speaker Nathan Cooper said the House sat for about 218 hours, which is the equivalent of watching "Gone With The Wind" 53 times..Cooper also offered MLAs a “special thank-you” from Legislative Assembly staff because no sitting went past midnight. That’s a first since 2014–15, he said..There were 1,742,987 words transcribed by Hansard staff..The House is adjourned until October 31.
