NDP 'heavy lifting' done as legislature eyes March 8 return

Albertans can expect a shorter spring session than usual, if predictions by NDP house leader Brian Mason are anything to go by. 
The 2018 legislature calendar appeared online Monday, indicating a March 8 start for the sitting. 
That’s a week later than last year, but Mason said Monday the timing is fairly standard.
Legislation says spring session can begin as early as the second Tuesday in February. The government works out when to kick it off by weighing its legislative agenda,