The Alberta government is expected to introduce back-to-work legislation that would send thousands of striking teachers back to classrooms after more than three weeks off the job.

Bill 2, the Back to School Act, is set to be introduced later Monday afternoon by Finance Minister Nate Horner, according to the legislative order paper .

The document also sets out a number of measures the government can take to accelerate the the bill’s passage, including holding evening sittings and limiting debates to one hour at each step of the legislative process.

The legislature resumes its daily business at 1:30 p.m. on Monday with the bill expected to come between then and 3 p.m.

More than 51,000 teachers have been on strike across the province since Oct. 6, with the two sides remaining unable to

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