Bikman, Gary (W, Cardston-Taber-Warner)
Auditor General
Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... LO28
Auditor General, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO59-60 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as submitted (Bikman: carried) ... LO100 Staff ... LO59 Staff compensation ... LO59
Budget 2012-13
First-quarter update, compliance with Government Accountability Act ... LO28
Chief Electoral Officer - Investigations/inquiries
Katz donation to Progressive Conservative Party ... LO67 Referrals for prosecution ... LO80
Chief Electoral Officer, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO67, 73, 76, 80 Budget estimates 2013-14, debate, rotation of questions ... LO71 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as amended (Wilson: carried) ... LO101 Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... LO23
Child and Youth Advocate, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO90-91 Budget estimates 2013-14, potential impact of 2 per cent increase ... LO90 Staff ... LO90
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Meeting procedure, motion to extend meeting time (Eggen: carried) ... LO70 Meeting procedure, question rotation ... LO71 Presentation to committee, motion to extend meeting time until MLAs have completed questions (Eggen: carried) ... LO70 Teleconferencing permitted for the life of the Legislature, motion on (Rogers: carried unanimously) ... LO2
Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 (Bill 7)
Investigation disclosure provisions ... LO76
Elections, provincial
Telephone campaigning ... LO23
Ethics Commissioner, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as submitted (Quadri: carried) ... LO101
Government accountability
Financial reporting ... LO59
Government Accountability Act
Reporting provisions ... LO28
Information and Privacy Commissioner, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as submitted (Bikman: carried) ... LO102, 103
Officers of the Legislature
Presentation to committee, invitation for, motion on (Bikman: carried) ... LO10
Ombudsman
Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... LO18
Ombudsman - Investigations/inquiries
Alternative complaint resolution process ... LO51 Complaints review process ... LO51 Frivolous complaints ... LO51 Jurisdictional issues ... LO51 Timeline on resolution ... LO51-52
Ombudsman's office
Appearance before committee re 2011-12 annual report, 2012/13-2014-15 business plan, and 2013-14 budget request, questions and comments ... LO51-52 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as submitted (McDonald: carried) ... LO100 Independence of office ... LO51 Performance measures ... LO18
Blakeman, Laurie (AL, Edmonton-Centre)
Auditor General
Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... LO28
Auditor General, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as submitted (Bikman: carried) ... LO100 Budget estimates 2014-15, debate ... LO122, 125 Budget estimates 2014-15, motion to approve as submitted (Blakeman: carried unanimously) ... LO172-73 Funding ... LO125 Furniture and equipment expenses ... LO124 Independent peer review, 2011-12 audit ... LO5 Performance measures ... LO28 Travel expenses ... LO125
Audits
Attest audits ... LO122 Systems audits, number of ... LO122
In camera meetings of the committee
Discussion of annual compensation review of, motion on (Jablonski: carried) ... LO116
Chief Electoral Officer - Investigations/inquiries
Administrative penalties/letters of censure issued ... LO68 Disclosure of illegal donations, Chief Electoral Officer recommendations ... LO24
Chief Electoral Officer, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO68, 73, 77, 78, 79 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as amended (Wilson: carried) ... LO101 Budget estimates 2014-15, debate ... LO168-69, 170-71, 172 Motion to take 30-minute break for food during discussion (Blakeman: defeated) ... LO73 Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... LO22, 24 Staff compensation ... LO170-71 Supplementary funding request, 2013-14 ... LO115
Child and Youth Advocate
Access to information ... LO140
Child and Youth Advocate - Investigations/inquiries
General remarks ... LO42 Reports ... LO42
Child and Youth Advocate, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, cost of transition to independent office ... LO89 Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO89-90 Budget estimates 2013-14, potential impact of 2 per cent increase ... LO89-90 Budget estimates 2014-15, debate ... LO136, 140, 143 Mandate ... LO43 Presentation to committee, motion to extend discussion time (Eggen: carried) ... LO129, 130 Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... LO42, 43 Rescheduling of presentation, motion on (Brown: defeated) ... LO80-81 Staff compensation ... LO143 Staff qualifications ... LO143
Child and Youth Advocate Act
Amendment to section 9(4) (limits on Child and Youth Advocate's investigative authority for youth over age 17) ... LO44-45 Amendment to section 17 proposed (Child and Youth Advocate ability to give evidence) ... LO44 Amendments (proposed) ... LO44-45
Child mental health services
Programs and services ... LO136
Children
Deaths and serious injuries of children and youth, investigations ... LO136 Programs and services, outcomes-based ... LO43 Visible minorities, Child and Youth Advocate's office information on issues ... LO137
Children - Protective services
Deaths and serious injuries of children receiving government services ... LO42 Deaths and serious injuries of children receiving government services, Child and Youth Advocate access to information ... LO140 Deaths of children in care, publication ban on names ... LO42
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Budget ... LO3 In camera meetings ... LO116 Mandate ... LO7 Meeting procedure, motion to extend meeting time (Eggen: carried) ... LO70 Meeting procedure, motion to reschedule Child and Youth Advocate and Information and Privacy Commissioner budget presentations (Brown: defeated) ... LO80-81 Meeting procedure, written copies of oral presentations ... LO4 Meeting schedule ... LO97, 103 Motion to take 30-minute break for food during discussion with Chief Electoral Officer (Blakeman: defeated) ... LO73 Presentation to committee, motion to extend meeting time until MLAs have completed questions (Eggen: carried) ... LO70 Teleconferencing permitted for the life of the Legislature ... LO1 Teleconferencing permitted for the life of the Legislature, motion on (Rogers: carried unanimously) ... LO2
Conferences
Council on Government Ethics Laws 2012 ... LO5 Council on Government Ethics Laws 2012 delegates' report ... LO117-18 Council on Government Ethics Laws 2013 ... LO117
Constituency associations
Financial reporting ... LO172 Financial reporting, nil reports ... LO115 Financial reporting, quarterly requirement ... LO73, 115 Financial reporting, quarterly requirement, cost of implementation ... LO172
Election Accountability Amendment Act, 2012 (Bill 7)
Amendments not recommended by Chief Electoral Officer ... LO73 Budgetary implications ... LO77 Time limits on investigation and reporting of offences ... LO78
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Investigations and prosecutions under act ... LO22
Elections, provincial
Chief Electoral Officer recommendations ... LO77 Electronic voting (proposed) ... LO172 Special ballots ... LO171 Telephone campaigning ... LO24
Employment - Former ministers/Leader of the Official Opposition
Cooling-off period ... LO38 Cooling-off period, exemptions ... LO38 Cooling-off period, exemptions, question read into record ... LO40
Ethics Commissioner
Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... LO38, 40
Ethics Commissioner, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO83-85
Government accountability
Performance measures ... LO28
Health Information Act
Information collection provisions ... LO33
Immigrant children
Child and Youth Advocate's office information on issues ... LO137
Immigrant youth
Child and Youth Advocate's office information on issues ... LO137
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Input on proposed legislation ... LO96 Input on proposed legislation, confidentiality of ... LO96
Information and Privacy Commissioner - Investigations/inquiries
Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... LO33-34 Staff complement, litigator ... LO162
Information and Privacy Commissioner, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO96 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as submitted (Bikman: carried) ... LO102 Budget estimates 2014-15, debate ... LO162-63 Budget estimates 2014-15, motion to approve as submitted (Blakeman: carried) ... LO176 Caseload ... LO162-63 Performance measures ... LO162-63 Rescheduling of presentation, motion on (Brown: defeated) ... LO80-81 Staff qualifications ... LO162 Staff qualifications, legal expertise ... LO162
Legal services
Information and Privacy Commissioner's office litigator, funding for ... LO162
Lobbyists
Reporting criteria, federal ... LO84-85
Officers of the Legislature
Annual compensation review ... LO116 Annual compensation review, motion to adopt June 11, 2008, compensation strategy and advise officers of salary entitlement (Blakeman: carried unanimously) ... LO117 Annual compensation review, motion to move in camera (Jablonski: carried) ... LO116 Funding ... LO125 Shared information technology systems ... LO140 Terms of office, position classifications, and compensation ... LO4
Ombudsman
Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... LO16-17
Ombudsman - Investigations/inquiries
Jurisdictional issues ... LO16 Requests from Legislative Offices Committee ... LO16 Requests from ministers ... LO16 Requests from rural communities ... LO18
Ombudsman's office
Annual report ... LO17 Appearance before committee re 2012-13 annual report and 2014-15 budget request ... LO148-49 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as submitted (McDonald: carried) ... LO99 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as submitted, amendment to limit to 2 per cent increase (DeLong: withdrawn) ... LO97-98 Mandate ... LO16 Staff ... LO16
Performance - Measurement
Auditor General mandate ... LO28
Personal information
Consent to use, permission forms ... LO33
Personal information protection
Access by police and other authorities ... LO33 Accuracy, question read into record ... LO34 Privacy breaches ... LO33 Privacy impact assessments, legislative requirements for ... LO96 Research uses of information, question read into record ... LO34 Use of information ... LO33
Personal Information Protection Act
Information collection provisions ... LO33
Political parties
Financial reporting, quarterly requirement ... LO73 Fundraiser ticket purchases, Chief Electoral Officer investigation of ... LO68
Public Interest Commissioner, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO107 Budget estimates 2014-15, debate ... LO148-49
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act (Bill 4)
General remarks ... LO148
Voting registers
Quality of voter lists ... LO79 Removal of names from lists ... LO169
Youth
Outcomes-based service delivery ... LO43 Visible minorities, Child and Youth Advocate's office information on issues ... LO137
Youth - Mental health services
Programs and services ... LO136
Brown, Dr. Neil, QC (PC, Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill)
Auditor General
Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... LO27
Auditor General, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO56-57 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as submitted (Bikman: carried) ... LO100 Budget estimates 2014-15, debate ... LO122-23, 125-26, 127 Budget surpluses/deficits ... LO125 Capital assets, amortization ... LO126 Capital investment, computer hardware and software ... LO125-26 Staff compensation ... LO122-23, 127 Staff compensation, performance recognition ... LO123
Audits
Systems audits, topic selection process ... LO56
In camera meetings of the committee
Motion on committee consideration of 2013-14 budget requests (Brown: carried) ... LO98
Chief Electoral Officer - Investigations/inquiries
General remarks ... LO72 Referrals for prosecution ... LO72
Chief Electoral Officer, office of the
Budget, postelection years ... LO75 Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO66-67, 72, 75, 78 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve (Wilson: carried), amendment of amount to $6,333,000 including amortization (Brown: carried) ... LO101 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as amended (Wilson: carried) ... LO101 Budget estimates 2014-15, debate ... LO168, 171-72 Budget forecasts vs. actuals ... LO75 Contract services ... LO168 Presentation to committee, questions and comments ... LO22 Staff compensation ... LO168 Supplies and services ... LO168 Travel expenses ... LO168
Child and Youth Advocate, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO88-89 Budget estimates 2014-15, debate ... LO133, 139 Budget estimates 2014-15, motion to approve (Quadri: carried), amendment to recommend increased funding (Eggen: defeated) ... LO174-75 Budget estimates 2014-15, motion to approve as submitted (Quadri: carried) ... LO174-75 Mandate ... LO88-89 Presentation to committee, motion to extend discussion time (Eggen: carried) ... LO130 Rescheduling of presentation, motion on (Brown: defeated) ... LO80-81 Staff compensation ... LO139
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
In camera meetings, motion on (Brown: carried) ... LO98 Meeting procedure, motion to extend meeting time (Eggen: carried) ... LO70 Meeting procedure, motion to reschedule Child and Youth Advocate and Information and Privacy Commissioner budget presentations (Brown: defeated) ... LO80-81 Meeting procedure, timeline on discussion, point of order raised ... LO80 Meeting schedule ... LO97, 103 Presentation to committee, motion to extend meeting time until MLAs have completed questions (Eggen: carried) ... LO70
Elections, provincial
Judicial recounts, payments ... LO111
Ethics Commissioner
Expiry of Mr. Wilkinson's term ... LO153
Ethics Commissioner, office of the
Budget estimates 2014-15, debate ... LO153, 157 Operating expenses ... LO153 Staff compensation ... LO153
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act review
Budgetary implications ... LO95
Health Information Act review
Budgetary implications ... LO95
Information and communications technology
Informational and Privacy Commissioner's office expertise ... LO95
Information and Privacy Commissioner, office of the
Budget estimates 2013-14, debate ... LO95 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as submitted (Bikman: carried) ... LO102 Budget estimates 2014-15, debate ... LO161, 163 Contracting of legal services ... LO163 Rescheduling of presentation, motion on (Brown: defeated) ... LO80-81 Staff compensation ... LO163 Staff qualifications, legal expertise ... LO163
Legal services
Children and youth services ... LO88-89
Officers of the Legislature
2013-14 budget request, committee deliberations, motion to go in camera (Brown: carried) ... LO98 Independence and integrity, remarks in the Assembly ... LO157 Presentation to committee, invitation for ... LO10
Ombudsman's office
Appearance before committee re 2011-12 annual report, 2012/13-2014-15 business plan, and 2013-14 budget request, questions and comments ... LO49 Appearance before committee re 2012-13 annual report and 2014-15 budget request ... LO149-50 Budget estimates 2013-14, motion to approve as submitted (McDonald: carried) ... LO99-100 Contracting of legal services ... LO149 Mandate ... LO49 Staff ... LO49 Staff compensation ... LO149
Political parties
Fundraiser ticket purchases, Chief Electoral Officer investigation of ... LO66-67
Public Interest Commissioner
Ombudsman appointment as, motion on (Brown: carried) ... LO106
Public Interest Commissioner, office of the
Budget estimates 2014-15, debate ... LO149-50
Public service
Pension plans, liabilities re defined benefit plan ... LO27, 57 Pension plans, system audit of ... LO56-57 Pensions, funding for ... LO163
Returning officers (provincial elections)
Recruitment and training ... LO168
Voting registers
Quality of voter lists ... LO22, 78
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