Alberta says it will soon introduce legislation to prevent federal government employees from trespassing onto private land.
On March 1, House Leader Joseph Schow outlined the legislative agenda for the spring session which is expected to last one month. It will be the final sitting before the next provincial election on May 29.
One of the proposed bills to be introduced this session includes Bill 9, the Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, which will make amendments to the Trespass Act and Petty Trespass Act in order to prevent the entry of federal government agents onto privately owned land in Alberta without permission.
At a news conference on March 1, Schow said if federal employees “decide to trespass on private land, they will be charged.”…