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Alberta legislature begins spring session; budget to come March 16

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 politicians are returning to the legislature for a spring sitting that the government promises will feature new measures to maintain public services and create jobs.

Government house leader Brian Mason says there will also be help for families to save money on their power bills.

The session opens on Thursday with a speech from the throne which will outline the government’s goals and priorities.

Premier Rachel Notley’s NDP government also plans to introduce its flagship Bill 1 on Thursday.

Mason offered no specifics on the bill, saying details will be released when the legislation is introduced.

Finance Minister Joe Ceci is to deliver the budget on March 16.