Alejandra Pulido-Guzman

Lethbridge Herald

Tensions were high during the afternoon and evening session of the Legislative Assembly Monday as the Government of Alberta introduced and passed Bill 2, Back to School Act.

Third reading of Bill 2 was passed at 2 a.m. after multiple division votes, high tension, and exhaustion from those in attendance.

Members of the NDP caucus did all they could to delay the passing of Bill 2 and used all the tools in their belts to make sure Albertans knew how against it they were, but in the end, the UCP caucus had more members voting on each motion, each division vote and each reading.

Bill 2 was introduced by Minister of Finance Nate Horner, in the afternoon session of the Legislative Assembly Monday. During the first reading he said the Back-to-School A

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