The Alberta government has announced the creation of a class size and complexity cabinet committee to help address concerns about the province’s school system.

Premier Danielle Smith made the announcement Friday, standing alongside Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.

Both of them will be on the committee along with the Minister of Mental Health and Addiction, the Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services and the Minister of Child and Family Services.

A number of officials from various school boards around the province and the Alberta Teachers Association will also be included on the 11-person task force.

The announcement comes less than two weeks after Alberta’s UCP government forced teachers to return to work following a three-week-long strike that was prompted by t

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