Plenty of bills focused on rural Alberta issues [Video]

Legislation around property rights, gun ownership, tourism and parental involvement in education should spark the interest of rural Albertans, the UCP’s government house leader speculated in announcing plans for this week’s reconvened session of the legislature.

But pleasing people who live beyond the province’s cities is not driving his party’s fall agenda, Joseph Schow said in advance of politicians’ return to the floor of the house this week.

“We don’t necessarily distinguish between rural and urban Alberta. We govern for everyone,” Schow told reporters.

“So as a rural politician, I definitely know the interests of my constituency down south, and I trust that MLAs know the interests of their own,” said the member for Cardston-Siksika.