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The Alberta legislature will stay closed until after the May long weekend, citing concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a letter from the legislature’s Speaker.
The house was set to open for the spring sitting Monday after being suspended for two weeks. But a Wednesday memo from the Speaker Nathan Cooper says the assembly will remain closed until May 25 at 10 a.m. because of “ongoing health concerns arising from the pandemic,” and both the government and opposition house leaders were consulted.
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Cooper said his office and the legislative assembly have been working on how to hold meetings remotely.
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