Ramotar, Mr. Jay (Deputy Minister, Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation)
Alberta Children's Hospital , Calgary
New facility of ... PA130
Alberta municipal infrastructure program
General remarks ... PA130
Alberta municipal water/wastewater partnership
Alberta Research Council
Green certification award ... PA129
Alberta traffic safety plan
Anthony Henday Drive , Edmonton
General remarks ... PA129 Public/private partnership: Maintenance component ... PA135
Architecture and the disabled
Provincial initiatives re ... PA129
Automobile seat belts
Performance measures re wearing of ... PA132
Bow River Irrigation District
Headworks upgrading ... PA129
Building Owners and Managers Association
Green certification awards ... PA129
Buses - Inspection
Harmonization of weights and measures ... PA136
Calgary (City)
Grants from transportation fund to ... PA130
Capital projects
Auditor General's recommendations re capital grants, follow-up on ... PA131 Capital grant program ... PA130 Cost overruns ... PA136 Environmental standards for ... PA129 Federal funding for ... PA130 New projects ... PA130 Public/private partnerships: Auditor General's recommendations re definition of ... PA135 Public/private partnerships: Criteria for selection ... PA137 Public/private partnerships: Innovation by private contractor ... PA137
Capital projects , Municipal
Federal funding for municipal infrastructure ... PA130
City transportation fund
General remarks ... PA130
Courts - Calgary
New courthouse ... PA129-30 New courthouse, public/private partnership ... PA135
Deerfoot Trail , Calgary
Improvements to ... PA132 Traffic safety ... PA137
Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology
Government reorganization re infrastructure, impact of ... PA129
Dept. of Education
Government reorganization re infrastructure, impact of ... PA129
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Government reorganization re infrastructure, impact of ... PA129
Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation
Appearance before committee ... PA129-38 Auditor General's recommendations re capital grants to MĂ©tis settlements ... PA131 Auditor General's recommendations re public/private partnership definition ... PA135 Auditor General's recommendations re security of buildings ... PA129 Budget ... PA129-30 Budget: Contract overruns ... PA136 Business plan ... PA136 Government reorganization re ... PA129 Overview of mandate and programs ... PA129-30 Performance measures re traffic safety ... PA132 Staff: Achievement bonuses ... PA133-36 Staff: Achievement bonuses, member's request for information re criteria for ... PA135 Staff: Statistics re ... PA130
Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security
Sheriffs, increase in ... PA131
Drunk driving
Performance measures re ... PA132
Edmonton (City)
Grants from transportation fund ... PA130
Energy conservation
Green certification award for government buildings ... PA129
Highway 2
As future freeway ... PA132
Highway 9
As future freeway ... PA132
Highway 16
As future freeway ... PA132
Highway 63 - Fort McMurray south
Highway 619
Funding for road construction ... PA130
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
McDougall Centre , Calgary
Green certification award ... PA129
MĂ©tis settlements
Auditor General's recommendations re capital grants, follow-up on ... PA131 Auditor General's recommendations re capital grants for ... PA131
Municipal governments - Finance
Infrastructure, provincial funding re ... PA130
New deal for Canada's communities (Federal program)
Funding for municipal infrastructure ... PA130
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
New apprenticeship centre ... PA130
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Public contracts
Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation's contract overruns ... PA136
Public service - Alberta
Achievement bonuses ... PA133-36 Achievement bonuses: Criteria for, member's request for information re ... PA135
Public transit
Assistance to low-income families re ... PA130
Public transit - Finance
Per capita grant funding ... PA130
Road construction
Cost overruns of ... PA136 Freeway corridor management plan ... PA132 Freeways, toll fees on ... PA132 Funding re per capita grants ... PA130 Grants under city transportation fund ... PA130 Prioritizing of, member's request for information re criteria for ... PA133 Resource road program ... PA130 Safety improvements, criteria for ... PA137
Road construction - Calgary
Grants under city transportation fund ... PA130
Road construction - Edmonton
Grants under city transportation fund ... PA130
Road construction - Northern Alberta
Highway improvements ... PA129 Long-term transportation strategy ... PA136
Road construction - Rural areas
Funding under rural transportation grant program ... PA130
Roads - Maintenance and repair
Royal Alberta Museum
General remarks ... PA130
Rural transportation grant program
Funding through ... PA130
Schools - Construction
Public/private partnerships, criteria for ... PA137
Service Alberta
Government reorganization re air and vehicle services ... PA129
Sheriffs
Increase in hiring of ... PA131
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Swan Hills Treatment Centre
Operational funding for ... PA130
Traffic safety
McDermid report on ... PA131 Performance measures re ... PA132 Safety improvements, criteria for ... PA137 Sheriffs, increase in hiring of ... PA131 Speed limits in construction zones ... PA129 Speed limits when passing emergency vehicles ... PA129
Traffic safety - Calgary
Impact of traffic growth on ... PA137
Traffic safety - Northern Alberta
Highway improvements ... PA129
Traffic Safety Amendment Act , 2005
Safety measures in ... PA129
Transportation , Urban - Calgary
Provincial funds under city transportation fund ... PA130
Transportation , Urban - Edmonton
Provincial funds under city transportation fund ... PA130
Trucking industry
Oversize/overweight permits ... PA129
Trucks - Inspection
Harmonization of weights and measures ... PA136
Trucks - Inspection - Alberta/B.C. border
Joint inspection station ... PA136
Water resources development
Water treatment plants - Finance
Funding for ... PA130 Public/private partnerships, criteria for ... PA137
Rault, Ms Faye (Assistant Deputy Minister, Dept. of Agriculture and Food)
Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Alberta farm fuel benefit program
Auditor General's recommendations re database of participants ... PA273 Dept. of Finance's role re administration of program ... PA273
Dept. of Agriculture , Food , and Rural Development
Appearance before committee ... PA273, 280-81 Budget: Farm fuel program ... PA273 Performance measures: Assistance programs ... PA281 Performance measures: Environmental farm plans ... PA280
Dept. of Finance and Treasury
Farm fuel program, administration of ... PA273
Environmental Farm Plan Company
Farms
Performance measures re assistance programs ... PA281
Renner, Hon. Rob (Minister of Environment)
Aboriginal peoples
Dept. of Environment consultations with ... PA40 Dept. of Sustainable Resource consultations with ... PA40
Advisory Committee on Water Use Practice and Policy
Air quality
Dept. of Environment's partnership with CASA re air monitoring ... PA39
Alberta Environment Support and Emergency Response Team
Clean Air Strategic Alliance
Partnership re comprehensive air monitoring ... PA39
Climate Change and Emissions Management Act
Revision of regulations re ... PA40
CN Rail
Lake Wabamun train derailment ... PA39
Contaminated sites
Auditor General's recommendations re information systems ... PA42 FOIP requests for information re ... PA42
Dept. of Energy
Auditor General's recommendations re reports on SREM initiatives ... PA40
Dept. of Environment
Appearance before committee ... PA39-40, 42-43, 46, 48 Auditor General's recommendations re contaminated sites ... PA42 Auditor General's recommendations re drinking water ... PA43, 48 Auditor General's recommendations re information technology requirements (EMS system) ... PA42 Budget: Underfunding issues ... PA48 Contaminated sites and land purchases, FOIP requests re ... PA42 Cross-ministry initiatives ... PA40 Overview of mandate and programs ... PA39-40 Performance measures: Surveys ... PA40 Staff: Shortages ... PA48
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Contaminated site reclamation (Whyte Avenue, Edmonton), member's request for information re ... PA46
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Auditor General's recommendations re SREM initiatives ... PA40 Cross-ministry initiatives: First Nations consultations ... PA40
Drinking water
Auditor General's recommendations re ... PA43, 48 Auditor General's recommendations re certification of water treatment operators ... PA40 Funding for programs ... PA48
Drinking water - Marlboro
Implementation of plans for ... PA43
Environmental emergency planning
Response team re ... PA39
Environmental Protection Commission
Recommendations re response to environmental incidents ... PA39
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Requests re contaminated sites and land purchases ... PA42
Greenhouse gas emissions
Emissions trading regimes ... PA48 Large emitters, mandatory reporting of ... PA39
ME First! (Municipal Energy Efficiency Assistance) program
Interest-free loans re energy savings initiatives ... PA46
Spills (Pollution) - Lake Wabamun
CN train derailment: Cleanup procedures ... PA39
Sustainable resource environmental management initiatives
Auditor General's recommendations re reports on SREMs ... PA40
Water for Life , Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Auditor General's recommendations re ... PA43 Funding for programs ... PA48 General remarks ... PA39-40
Water resources development - South Saskatchewan River basin
Water treatment plants
Training and certification of operators for ... PA40
Watershed planning and advisory councils
Reynolds, Mr. Robert H. (Senior Parliamentary Counsel)
CDI College
Appearance before committee: Invitation to appear, motion for (Defeated) ... PA295
Committee on Public Accounts , Standing
Mandate of: Scope to include any government funded organization, as issue ... PA295
Educational institutions , For-profit
Committee's power to call witnesses: Memo from Parliamentary Counsel on ... PA295
House Leaders' Agreement (March 7 , 2007)
Committees' power to call witnesses, Parliamentary Counsel's memo re section 4(f) ... PA295
Parliamentary Counsel
Memo on committee's power to call witnesses re for-profit postsecondary institutions ... PA295
Standing Orders
Standing Order 69 re power to call witnesses, legal opinion re ... PA296
Rhiness, Mr. Brian (Assistant Deputy Minister, Dept. of Agriculture and Food)
Dept. of Agriculture , Food , and Rural Development
Appearance before committee ... PA276-77
Ivermectin (Livestock pharmaceutical)
Approval and production of generic form of ... PA276-77
Pharmaceuticals , Livestock
Approval and production of generic forms of ... PA276-77
Tilmicosin (Livestock pharmaceutical)
Approval and production of generic forms ... PA276-77
Veterinary pharmaceuticals
Approval and production of generic drugs ... PA276-77
Roberts, Mr. Richard (Vice-President Administrative Services, Mount Royal College)
Bursaries - Mount Royal College
Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation
Auditor General's recommendations re deferred maintenance in postsecondary institutions ... PA209, 219
Laboratories , University and college - Mount Royal College
Libraries , University and college - Mount Royal College
Expansion to support degree programs ... PA209
Mount Royal College
Appearance before committee ... PA209-12, 214-15, 217-19, 221 Auditor General's recommendations re internal and information technology controls ... PA215 Governance: Planning and accountability ... PA214 Governance: Transition planning re new programs ... PA209 Laboratories: Expansion to support degree programs ... PA209 Libraries: Expansion to support degree programs ... PA209 Overview of mission and programs ... PA209 Programs: Baccalaureate degrees, funding requirements ... PA221 Programs: Baccalaureate degrees, new ... PA209 Programs: Continuing education ... PA209 Research projects ... PA214 Staff: Recruitment and retention of ... PA210-11 Students: Statistics on ... PA209
Mount Royal College - Affordability
Mount Royal College - Finance
Accountability ... PA211 Auditor General's recommendations re deferred maintenance ... PA209, 219 Auditor General's recommendations re internal and information technology controls ... PA211, 215 Budget ... PA209 Budget: Information technology, upgrades ... PA209, 215 Budget: Reserve appropriation ... PA209, 217 Business plan ... PA209-11 Capital projects: Laboratories ... PA209 Capital projects: Library expansion ... PA209 Capital projects: Parkade ... PA209 Capital projects: Student centre expansion ... PA209 Expenses: Information technology renewal ... PA209 Expenses: Salaries and benefits ... PA209-10 Expenses: Supplies and services ... PA209 Funding: Degree programs ... PA221 Funding: Endowments ... PA212 Funding: Grants ... PA209, 221 Funding: Performance measures ... PA211 Fundraising ... PA212 Governance ... PA211 Revenue ... PA209 Revenue: Future employers, from ... PA212 Value for money ... PA211
Nurses - Education - Mount Royal College
Degree programs at ... PA209
Postsecondary educational institutions - Finance
Auditor General's recommendation (2007) re deferred maintenance ... PA219
Research and development - Mount Royal College
Research projects ... PA214
Scholarships - Mount Royal College
Student financial aid - Mount Royal College
Scholarships and bursaries ... PA212
Tuition fees
Increase in: Restricted to Alberta CPI ... PA217-18
Tuition fees - Mount Royal College
Robertson, Mr. Grant (Assistant Deputy Minister, Dept. of Finance and Treasury)
Dept. of Finance and Treasury
Appearance before committee ... PA108, 112-13 Budget: Deficits ... PA112 Budget: Revenue forecasts ... PA108, 112 Budget: Revenue from nonrenewable resources ... PA112
Energy industry
Government revenue from sale/lease of public lands to ... PA108
Financial industry
Forecasts of oil and gas prices ... PA112
Fiscal Responsibility Act
Budget deficits not permitted under ... PA112
Public lands
Sale of: Revenue from ... PA108
Tax incentives
Comparison of taxes in other jurisdictions re ... PA113
Taxation
Review commissions ... PA113
Taxation - United States
Comparison of Alberta and Canada's taxation with ... PA113
Rodney, Dave (PC, Calgary-Lougheed)
Access to the Future Fund
Grant MacEwan College's contract management practices re ... PA226-27
Agencies , boards , and commissions
Auditor General's audit of ... PA18
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Appearance before committee in June 2006 ... PA2 Auditor General's recommendations re contract management ... PA18, 105-6 Auditor General's recommendations re criminal record checks ... PA106
Alberta Bone & Joint Health Institute
Waiting lists for hip and knee surgery, reduction of ... PA193
Alberta Motor Association
Partnership with Capital health re traffic accidents ... PA180
Aspen Regional Health Authority
Interregional co-operation with East Central health re mobile MRI ... PA147
Auditor General
Appreciation for ... PA18 Committee orientation by ... PA10 Reports from ... PA18
Building and Educating Tomorrow's Workforce (Labour force development strategy)
Consultation and development of strategy ... PA120
Calgary Board of Education
Appearance before committee, proposed ... PA23
Calgary Catholic School District
Appearance before committee, proposed ... PA23
Calgary Health Region
Appearance before committee, motion for request to appear September 12, 2007 (Passed) ... PA23-24 Campus, north: Planning for ... PA193 Communications, member's request for information re informing public ... PA193-94 Planning by, long-term ... PA193 Public expectations of ... PA193
Calgary Health Region - Finance
Financial information: Availability ... PA23-24
Canada-Alberta Co-operation on Immigration
General remarks ... PA120
Canadian Association of University Business Officers
Comparison of universities ... PA244
Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees conference , Alberta (2009)
Joint hosting of conference by committee and Auditor General ... PA76
Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees conference , Niagara-on-the-Lake (2005)
Capital Health
Appearance before committee, motion for request to appear September 12, 2007 (Passed) ... PA23-24 Demographics: Impact of ... PA180 Interregional co-operation: Northern Lights health region ... PA158 Interregional co-operation: Telehealth services ... PA158 Partnerships with municipalities ... PA180 Partnerships with other agencies ... PA180 Preventive medical services ... PA180
Capital Health - Finance
Financial information: Release dates ... PA24
Climate change round-table , Calgary (2007)
Committee on Public Accounts , Standing
Agencies, boards, and commissions appearance before ... PA2 Agencies, boards, and commissions appearance before: Process for selection of entities to appear ... PA2, 10, 23 Agencies, boards, and commissions appearance before: Suggested entities to appear ... PA23-24 Appearance before committee, motion to invite Capital health and Calgary health to appear September 12, 2007 (Passed) ... PA23-24 Auditor General's orientation meeting for ... PA10 Meetings during session: Schedule ... PA25 Meetings outside of session: Dates to be set in September and October 2007 for appearances of agencies, boards, and commissions in the morning and afternoon as needed, motion to approve amended motion (Passed) ... PA2 Meetings outside of session: Schedule ... PA25 Members: Number of members re organizational dynamics ... PA30 Questions by members: Order and rotation from prepared list, motion for chair to start speaking list after call to order (Passed) ... PA7-8 Questions by members: Preambles to questions ... PA7 Steering subcommittees, CCAF on ... PA30-31
Community health centres - Northern Lights Health Region
New centres, plans for ... PA158
Continuing/extended care facilities - East Central Health Region
Continuing care plan re ... PA147
Dept. of Education
School boards: Corrective actions re audits of ... PA73 School boards: Monitoring of external audits of ... PA73
Dept. of Environment
Performance measures: Surveys ... PA42 Public education re environmental awareness ... PA41
Dept. of Finance and Treasury
Auditor General's recommendations re contract management by AADAC ... PA105-6 Contract management controls ... PA105-6 Ethical investments by, member's request for information re ... PA113
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Infrastructure, baseline assessments of needs ... PA147
Dept. of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Auditor General's recommendations re ASHC capitalization policy ... PA288 Budget ... PA288 Government reorganization re ... PA288 Internal controls ... PA288 Performance measures ... PA288
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Auditor General's recommendations re controls over information systems ... PA318-19
Diagnostic imaging services
Interregional co-operation re mobile MRI ... PA147
Diagnostic imaging services - Aspen Regional Health Authority
Interregional co-operation with East Central health re mobile MRI ... PA147
Diagnostic imaging services - East Central Health Region
Interregional co-operation with Aspen re mobile MRI ... PA147
Drugs , Prescription - Northern Lights Health Region
Electronic health record information re ... PA158
Dunn , Mr. Fred
Appreciation for ... PA18
East Central Health Region
Capital projects ... PA147 Interregional co-operation: Diagnostic imaging ... PA147
East Central Health Region - Finance
Value for money: Contracted service providers ... PA147 Value for money: Cooperation with other RHAs ... PA147
Edmonton Catholic School District
Accumulated operating deficit ... PA73 Appearance before committee, proposed ... PA23
Edmonton Public School Board
Appearance before committee, Proposed ... PA23
Education - Curricula
Environmental awareness programs ... PA41
English as a Second Language
General remarks ... PA120
Falls prevention - Capital Health
Initiatives re seniors ... PA180
Floods - Southern Alberta
Compensation re ... PA288
Foothills Hospital , Calgary
Emergency department ... PA193
Grant MacEwan College - Finance
Auditor General's recommendations (2006) re contract management practices ... PA226-27 Fundraising by ... PA226 Fundraising by: Matching donations ... PA226-27
Health care facilities - Calgary Health Region
North campus, planning of ... PA193
Health care facilities - East Central Health Region
Health care facilities - Northern Lights Health Region
Alternate methods of health care delivery ... PA158 Community health centres ... PA158 Existing facilities ... PA158
Hip and knee surgery - Calgary Health Region
Waiting lists for, reduction of ... PA193
Hospitals - Emergency services - Calgary Health Region
Overcapacity protocols re bed shortages ... PA193 Staff, increase in ... PA193
Hospitals - Emergency services - Northern Lights Health Region
Space for, expansion of ... PA158
Immigrants
Integration of services for ... PA120 Promotional activities abroad for recruitment of ... PA116, 120
Immigration
Provincial nominee program ... PA120
Labour supply
Shortages of skilled workers ... PA120
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Capital Health
Falls prevention initiative ... PA180-81
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - East Central Health Region
Continuing care plan re transition of beds for other uses ... PA147
Magnetic resonance imaging
Interregional co-operation re mobile MRI ... PA147
Medical profession - Supply - Northern Lights Health Region
Recruitment and retention of ... PA158
Medical records , Electronic - Northern Lights Health Region
Implementation of ... PA158
Mount Royal College
Governance: Planning and accountability ... PA211 Performance measures ... PA211
Mount Royal College - Finance
Accountability ... PA211-12 Auditor General's recommendations re internal and information technology controls ... PA211 Business plan ... PA211 Funding: Performance measures ... PA211 Governance ... PA211-12 Value for money ... PA211-12
Municipalities
Partnerships with RHAs re preventive health initiatives ... PA180
Northern Alberta Development Council
Appearance before committee in June 2006 ... PA2
Northern Lights Health Region
Interregional co-operation: Capital health ... PA158 Interregional co-operation: Telehealth services, provision by Capital health ... PA158 Partnerships with private sector ... PA158 Staff: Recruitment and retention of ... PA158 Staff: Vacancy and turnover rates ... PA158
Northern Lights Health Region - Finance
Budget: Travel costs ... PA158 Value for money ... PA158
Obesity - Incidence/prevention - Capital Health
Population - Capital Health
Demographics, impact of ... PA180
Preventive medical services - Capital Health
Public accounts committees , Other provincial
Steering committees as subcommittees to set priorities ... PA30-31
Public contracts
Dept. of Finance and Treasury's contract management controls ... PA105-6 Dept. of Finance and Treasury's policies re credit checks and criminal records ... PA105-6
Public contracts - East Central Health Region
Contracts with service providers: Value for money ... PA147
Public contracts - Grant MacEwan College
Auditor General's recommendations (2006) re contract management ... PA226-27
Regional health authorities
Appearance before committee: Proposal for ... PA23-24
Regional health authorities - Finance
Financial information: Release dates ... PA24 Interregional co-operation: Value for money ... PA147, 158
Regional health authorities - Rural areas
Infrastructure priorities ... PA147 Interregional co-operation re value for money ... PA158 Interregional co-operation to improve value for money ... PA147
Regional shared health information program - East Central Health Region
Implementation of ... PA147
Robbins Health Learning Centre , Edmonton
Auditor General's recommendation re contract management by Grant MacEwan College ... PA226-27
Rockyview General Hospital , Calgary
Emergency department ... PA193
School Act
External audit of school boards under ... PA73
School boards
Appearance before committee: Proposal for ... PA23
School boards - Finance
Audit of: External auditors ... PA73 Auditor General's recommendations re budgets: Accumulated operating deficits ... PA73 Auditor General's recommendations re budgets: Budgeting process ... PA73 Auditor General's recommendations re budgets: Use of realistic assumptions ... PA73 Budgets: Deficits ... PA73
Service Alberta
Partnership with Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports ... PA318
Smoking - Prevention - Capital Health
Decrease in rate of smokers ... PA180
Social housing
Performance measures re ... PA288
Steady as you go program
Falls prevention initiative ... PA180
Surgical centres - Calgary Health Region
Hip and knee surgery, reduction of waiting lists ... PA193
Telehealth services
Critical care line and urgent care lines, provision by Capital health ... PA158
Telehealth services - Capital Health
Critical care line and urgent care lines ... PA158
Telehealth services - Northern Lights Health Region
Critical care line and urgent care lines, provision by Capital health ... PA158
Universities and colleges
Cooperation re purchasing ... PA244
University of Alberta
Information technology ... PA244 Performance measures: Report card ... PA244 Staff: Academic faculty ... PA244 Staff: Administration ... PA244 Staff: Support staff ... PA244-45
University of Alberta - Finance
Expenses: Salaries and benefits ... PA244 Governance: Funding task force ... PA244 Governance: Internal audits ... PA244 Performance measures ... PA244 Value for money, member's request for information re ... PA244-45
Waiting lists (Medical care)
Waiting lists for hip and knee surgery, reduction of ... PA193
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