Notley open to talks on child care panel as legislature sitting wraps up

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley speaks during an interview in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday December 6, 2016. Notley is in B.C. doing a series of one-on-one media interviews after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau approved the $6.8-billion Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project last week. The project will nearly triple the capacity of the pipeline that carries crude oil from near Edmonton to the Vancouver area to be loaded on tankers and shipped overseas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says there is room to maneuver on opposition demands in order to rescue a fractious all-party panel exploring ways to keep kids safe in government care.

Notley says there are some elements of what the opposition wants that can be included.

The panel was announced by Notley after it was revealed a four-year-old girl died violently in government care two years ago.

Since then, little to nothing has been done to learn why or who is responsible.

The four leaders of Alberta’s opposition say they will boycott the panel unless there are changes, such as whistleblower protection for those who come forward.

Notley made her comments as the fall legislature sitting wrapped up.

The sitting saw the N-D-P government implement new legislation and rules to phase out coal-fired electricity in favour of greener solutions.