Alberta NDP Leader Would Consider Resurrecting Controversial Legislation to Regulate Farms

A farm tractor and baler sit in a hay field on a misty morning near Cremona, Alberta, on Aug. 30, 2016. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

With just a few days before the Alberta government drops the writ for an election, Alberta NDP leader Rachel Notley said if elected, she would consider resurrecting Bill 6, a controversial bill that was put in place in 2016 to regulate farms and ranches. The bill was later repealed by the United Conservative Party (UCP) government.

Notley said at a news conference on April 27, “There is no question that we remain concerned about safety for farm workers all across the province.”