Canadian senators in southern Alberta for working tour

A team of Canadian senators will be in Alberta visiting some of the province's most important industries.

Senators from across Canada are in southern Alberta for a four-day working tour of the region.

A white hat ceremony is expected to take place in Calgary on Friday, as the city welcomes them to the province.

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Senators will spend the four days engaging with key industry leaders, and connect with local leadership in Calgary, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, according to a press release from Alberta Senator Daryl Fridhandler, the tour host.

“Senators will benefit from this trip because experiencing Alberta on the ground ensures the province’s concerns are built into the national perspective, strengthening both Alberta and the federation it proudly anchors.”

The tour will include site visits to the Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited national operations centre in Calgary and the Travers Solar Farm, the largest solar energy project in Canada.

Senators will also visit a Cavendish potato processing facility near Lethbridge, conventional oil battery operations near Taber and stop at Big Marble Farms, a major greenhouse operation near Medicine Hat.

Senators will see presentations from energy industry professionals and Indigenous leadership from the Tsuut’ina Nation.

Fridhandler says this trip will ensure senators from other areas have a more well-informed perspective on how their policy work might impact Alberta and its concerns as a part of the Canadian Federation.

“Alberta is Canada’s energy and agriculture powerhouse and a critical export gateway. When Parliamentarians invest time on the ground engaged in a candid, face-to-face two-way dialogue, they reaffirm that every province— regardless of population—shapes the national agenda.”