Premier Jason Kenney is currently attending the National Governors Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C. While in D.C. the Premier has been kept busy responding to a cross-border supply chain issue taking place at the border crossing in Coutts, where a truck blockade has closed the border.

Alberta's Legislative Assembly will convene next month to begin the final full year of legislative sittings before next year's general election.

Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson conducted her first cabinet shuffle since her leadership win on October 30. As expected, there was a large number of changes made to reflect the re-set on the PC government.

This week saw the return of students to in class learning while testing capacity for COVID-19 was greatly reduced.

While COVID-19 and rising cases continue to dominate the news and provincial politics in Alberta, we wanted to start off the year with a look ahead to some of the other key stories and themes you can expect in 2022.

The Omicron variant has once again pushed the COVID-19 pandemic to the forefront in our province, with the government adjusting plans and moving to expand booster dose access and distributing rapid tests to Albertans.

Over the past two weeks, the UCP government has made a series of major announcements related to investment in the province.

New city councils have been sworn in across the province, with former Edmonton city councillor and federal Liberal MP…

Sir John A. Macdonald –Cabinet Maker; this is how Macdonald modestly described his role. He is also famously quoted as saying to the effect if I was sent better wood; I would make a better cabinet.

Matt Solberg, Michael Solberg, and Keith McLaughlin join Monte as Partners in the growing firm