The WGA also invites Canadian premiers (the leader of the provincial parliamentary party) of Western Canada to its annual conference.
The WGA addresses important policy and governance issues in the West, advances the role of the Western states in the federal system, and strengthens the social and economic fabric of the region.
WGA acts as a center of innovation and promotes shared development of solutions to regional problems.
The WGA takes up issues using six basic strategies: The current chair of the WGA is Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico and the vice chair is Republican Spencer Cox of Utah.
[2] The premiers of Canada's Western provinces are also typically invited to attend WGA meetings.