Saskatchewan and Alberta Ink Agreement toProtocol of Understanding • September 26th, 2022
Contract Type FiledSeptember 26th, 2022On September 9, 2008, the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta signed a historic “Protocol of Understanding” agreement. The agreement will encourage both provinces to share their expertise and work more closely in a number of areas including health, energy, education, the environment, agriculture, economic development, and transportation. In the press conference announcing the protocol, Premier Brad Wall of Saskatchewan said that one potential area that Alberta and Saskatchewan could better collaborate on was cancer research and treatment: “[T]here’s greater strength in a joint initiative, and we are going to pursue that.” Both premiers believe that the protocol will help drive success in services and economic development.