EDMONTON - Premiers and Cabinet ministers from the governments of Alberta and British Columbia will discuss significant areas of collaboration between the two provinces when they gather at Government House in Edmonton on May 18.

This will be the fifth annual joint Cabinet meeting under the 2003 Alberta-British Columbia Protocol of Cooperation. Alberta and B.C. Cabinet ministers will discuss a wide range of issues and potential agreements.

Alberta and British Columbia have a combined population of about eight million people, or almost one-quarter of the total population of Canada. Three of the six largest cities in Canada are in Alberta and British Columbia. The two provinces produce almost $400 billion worth of goods and services per year, or more than one-quarter of all goods and services in Canada.

British Columbia Ministers attending:
* Premier Gordon Campbell
* John van Dongen, Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations
* Murray Coell, Minister of Advanced Education and Minister for Research and Technology
* Colin Hansen, Minister of Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative and the Olympics
* Richard Neufeld, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
* Barry Penner, Minister of Environment
* Carole Taylor, Minister of Finance
* Rich Coleman, Minister of Forests and Range and Minister responsible for Housing
* George Abbott, Minister of Health
* John Les, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General


Alberta Ministers attending:
* Premier Ed Stelmach
* Lloyd Snelgrove, President of Treasury Board
* Iris Evans, Minister of Employment, Immigration and Industry
* Mel Knight, Minister of Energy
* Dave Hancock, Minister of Health and Wellness
* Ray Danyluk, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
* Ron Liepert, Minister of Education
* Rob Renner, Minister of Environment
* Luke Ouellette, Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation
* Guy Boutilier, Minister of International, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Relations
* Ted Morton, Minister of Sustainable Resource Development
* Hector Goudreau, Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture