The provincial government introduced legislation on Thursday that would treat most goods that meet the regulatory requirements in other Canadian jurisdictions as cleared in Alberta, too. (The Logic)

Talking point: Alberta’s Bill 21 stems from the pan-Canadian “mutual recognition agreement” for goods that will take effect June 30—a move that one estimate says could boost Canada’s real GDP by up to 3.8 per cent. The deal excludes food, alcohol, cannabis, tobacco and other province-specific exceptions. In Alberta, industrial pressure vessels used in the oilsands are on the list of exceptions. So are gift cards, as the province forbids those with expiry dates. Alberta is the second-last province to table a bill. (Newfoundland and Labrador and the territories have not yet done so.) In a briefing provincial officials gave reporters on the condition they not be named, they said they had waited to learn from the experience of others.

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