NATO commanders plan to reduce his influence as the chairman of the provincial council by making the local government more effective.
VOA: standard.2010.05.28
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports is currently drafting the plan at the district and provincial level based on 500 maps of illiteracy rates and the number of illiterate individuals for all villages, districts and provinces.
The vagueness of the proposed federal rules did not stop the premier of Alberta, Ed Stelmach, from giving a defiant warning that he will stand up for the interests of Albertans (read oil industry) and will be examining the constitution to ensure that the federal government's proposed plan does not intrude on provincial jurisdiction.