The Alberta government will introduce back-to-work legislation for striking teachers on Monday, though exactly when schools will reopen remains unclear.

Premier Danielle Smith confirmed the date during a Thursday news conference ahead of the start of a new legislative session and throne speech later in the afternoon.

“We know that this is that this strike is causing harm to kids. We know it’s causing harm to teachers, since there isn’t a strike fund, and we want to be able to end it for the sake of both frontline teachers as well as students and their families,” she said.

Smith added Bill 2 — the Back to School Act — would have to go through the established legislative steps before coming into force but couldn’t say when that would happen.

“I don’t know how quickly it will go through t

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