Deputy government house leader Dan Williams inadvertently misspoke in giving notice of a government bill on Wednesday, forcing it to be delayed until the week after next

An inadvertent mispronunciation by Alberta’s deputy government house leader has temporarily stalled the province’s introduction of a new piece of legislation.

Early in Wednesday’s proceedings, Municipal Affairs Minister Dan Williams, also deputy government house leader, rose in the assembly to give oral notice of two bills — Bill 8, the Utilities Statutes Amendment Act, and Bill 9, Protecting Alberta’s Children Status Amendment Act.

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But, Williams misspoke relative to the latter bill, intending to say “statutes” but instead stating the word “status.”

Following question period Wednesday, Williams rose

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