Alberta Premier Notley launches first major trade tour

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Alberta Premier Notley launches first major trade tour

Despite a collapse in oil prices and gloomy economic forecasts, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is embarking on her first major trip to drum up foreign investment and let investors know her province’s economy is open for business.

During the week-long trip, Ms. Notley will speak with business groups in Montreal, New York and Toronto. She will also sit down with Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne on Thursday. Ms. Notley says she will emphasize Alberta’s “stability” under her four-month-old NDP government and the province’s prospects as a responsible energy producer.

“It’s about ensuring that we can assure those investors, either in the U.S. or Eastern Canada, that Alberta remains a good place to invest in terms of return on their investment and the stability of our economy,” Ms. Notley told media on Thursday after a speech in Calgary.

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Alberta Premier Notley launches first major trade tour - The Globe and Mail