Hanson, David B. (Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul, UCP)
Alberta Medical Association
Exclusive representation of physicians ... 1045-46
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2020 (Bill 50)
Campgrounds, provincial
Sites accessible to persons with disabilities ... 116
Capital maintenance and renewal program
Funding for schools, 2020-2021 ... 2374
Constitutional Referendum Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 26)
Purpose and intent of bill ... 1666
Cormorants
Population management ... 1565
COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment
Funding from supplementary supply ... 3547
COVID-19 pandemic
Provincial response ... 3709
Drivers' licences
Road test administration ... 2825 Road test administration, members' statements ... 2708
Education finance
Funding, 2020-2021 ... 2374
Electric power prices
Government urged to work with electricity agencies and electric utilities to lower transmission and distribution costs for consumers (Motion Other than Government Motion 515: carried) ... 3819-20
Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020 (Bill 47)
Second reading ... 3433 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Irwin: defeated) ... 3433
Firearms
Federal regulations and jurisdiction (Government Motion 20: carried) ... 1073-74, 1226-28, 1274 Federal regulation and jurisdiction, members' statements ... 1663
Fiscal Planning and Transparency (Fixed Budget Period) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 4)
Second reading ... 874 Committee ... 1260
Fisheries management
Provincial strategy ... 1565
Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 2)
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 30)
Human Rights Day
Members' statements ... 3709
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Members' Statements (current session)
Alberta Medical Association and rural physicians ... 1045-46 Bill 32 provisions on union dues utilization ... 2041 Driver's licence road tests ... 2708 Federal firearms policies ... 1663 Human Rights Day and COVID-19 response ... 3709 Remembrance Day ... 2995
Ministry of Health
Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 ... 3547-48
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Bill 30 ... 1756 Driver's licence road tests ... 2825 Fisheries management ... 1565 Provincial parks ... 116 Referendum legislation ... 1666 Rural physicians ... 984 School re-entry plan and education funding ... 2373-74 Transportation infrastructure capital funding ... 2209
Parks, provincial
Closures ... 116 Service changes ... 116
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Funding from supplementary supply ... 3547-48
Physicians
Rural physicians, members' statements ... 1045-46 Rural physicians, recruitment and retention ... 984
Racism
Provincial response (Government Motion 24: carried as amended) ... 1598 Provincial response (Government Motion 24: carried as amended), amendment A1 (Police Act review advisory panel) (Deol: defeated) ... 1598
Referendums
Citizen-initiated referendums ... 1666
Remembrance Day
Members' statements ... 2995
Restoring Balance in Alberta's Workplaces Act (Bill 32)
Labour Relations Code amendments, union dues utilization provisions, members' statements ... 2041
School maintenance and repair
COVID-19 related upgrades ... 2374
Strategic transportation infrastructure program (STIP)
Funding, 2020-2021 ... 2209
Water/waste-water management
Capital funding, 2020-2021 ... 2209
Westray Law (federal)
Compliance and enforcement ... 3433
Hoffman, Sarah (Edmonton-Glenora, NDP)
Aboriginal children's education
Numbers of students ... 211
Alberta child and family benefit
Eligibility criteria ... 386-87
Alberta Distance Learning Centre
Alberta Federation of Labour
President's remarks on Bill 15 ... 906
Alberta Investment Attraction Act (Bill 33)
Committee ... 2340-41 Committee, amendment A1 (board of directors size, removal of loan guarantee and joint venture provisions) (Barnes/Fir: carried) ... 2340-41 Committee, amendment A1 (board of directors size, removal of loan guarantee and joint venture provisions) (Barnes/Fir: carried), subamendment SA1 (board of directors size increase struck out) (Hoffman/Bilous: defeated) ... 2340-41
Alberta Senate Election Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 27)
Second reading ... 1776-78 Election finances provisions ... 1777-78 Stakeholder consultation ... 1778
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Response to Bill 45 ... 3659
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2020 (Bill 50)
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Barbers
COVID-19 related safety protocols ... 738
Bitumen upgrading
Partial upgrading program (PUP) termination ... 49
Blood collection and preservation
Members' statements ... 2131
Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta's Finances
Bridge construction
Highway 3, Lethbridge, capital funding ... 3787
Budget 2020-2021
COVID-19 impact ... 205 General remarks ... 2668-69 Operational expense decrease ... 101-2, 114
Budget 2020-2021 (revised) debate
Budget process
Revenue/cost forecasts used, 2020-2021 ... 113-14, 205
Calgary board of education
Funding, 2020-2021 ... 115
Calgary-Buffalo (constituency)
Member's remarks on government legislation ... 1979
Canada emergency wage subsidy (federal program)
Canada-Texas Chamber of Commerce
Agent general to Houston appointment ... 2340
Canadian Blood Services
CEO's response to Bill 204 ... 2131
Capital maintenance and renewal program
Funding for schools, 2020-2021 ... 2348
Capital projects
Capital lapse, 2019-2020 ... 211 COVID-19 impact ... 211 Funding, 2020-2021 ... 49, 211 Job creation, 2020-2021 ... 211
Chamber (Legislative Assembly)
Members' permission to sit, speak, or vote from any seat to promote social distancing ... 205 Members' permission to sit in any seat to promote social distancing ... 337 Practices during COVID-19 pandemic ... 337
Child Care Licensing (Early Learning and Child Care) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 39)
Second reading ... 3272-74 Second reading, motion to not now read because Assembly is of the view that it does not adequately improve safety and further consultation is required (reasoned amendment RA1) (Irwin: defeated) ... 3272-74
Child mental health services
Child protective services
Front-line staff, COVID-19 related safety measures ... 387
Choice in Education Act, 2020 (Bill 15)
Second reading ... 1018-21, 1031, 1036, 1064-66 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Families and Communities committee (referral amendment REF1) (Hoffman: defeated) ... 1020-21, 1031 Second reading, motion to not now read because Assembly is of the view that the government's engagement document does not support bill contents (reasoned amendment RA1) (Irwin: defeated) ... 1064-66 Committee ... 1470-72, 1478-79 Committee, amendment A2 (alternative program application process) (Hoffman: defeated) ... 1470-72 Committee, amendment A3 (vocation-based charter schools) (Hoffman: defeated) ... 1478-79 Stakeholder consultation ... 1036, 1064-66 Stakeholder consultation, survey ... 1020, 1031
Class size (elementary and secondary schools)
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 2367, 2371 Maximum proposed ... 2492, 2821 Reporting requirements ... 853
Committee of Supply (government expenditures)
Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 debate ... 3481-84
Constitutional Referendum Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 26)
Second reading ... 1764-67 Referendum finance provisions ... 1764-66 Section 4, nonconstitutional referendums ... 1765
Continuing/extended care facilities
Staff work at multiple facilities ... 901
Corporate taxation, provincial
Rate ... 102, 114 Rate decrease ... 3115 Relation to economic growth ... 49, 1685
Corporations
Leased properties, requirements on opening hours ... 213
COVID-19
Alberta cases, publicly available information ... 3776-77 Deaths ... 337, 848 Multisystem inflammatory syndrome ... 853 Protective measures, industry-specific guidelines ... 738
COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment
Contact tracing ... 3777 Contact tracing apps ... 3217 Health care for uninsured persons ... 753 Testing ... 3079-80
COVID-19 pandemic
Affected persons, income support ... 162 Affected persons, paid leave ... 162 Affected persons, wage employees ... 145, 163 Legislative Assembly debate as urgent public matter ... 375-77, 385-87, 398-99, 848-54 Provincial response ... 3344-45 Provincial response, Assembly support for, emergency debate under Standing Order 30 ... 161-63 Provincial response, members' statements ... 3295 Provincial response, publicly available information ... 338 Provincial response, restrictions announced November 24, 2020 ... 3473
Critical Infrastructure Defence Act (Bill 1)
Cultural industries
Impact of COVID-19 related ban on large gatherings ... 211
Cypress-Medicine Hat (constituency)
Member's letter to the Premier on Alberta-Canada relations ... 1488-89
Day homes
Fatality inquiries, Mackenzy Woolfsmith ... 3272-74
Daycare
Access for essential services workers ... 385-86
Daycare centres
Province-wide closures ... 162-63 Provincial assistance ... 385
Daycare in private homes
Conditions on operation ... 386
Early childhood education
Kindergarten re-entry plan ... 853, 2203
Economic relaunch strategy
General remarks ... 738, 748 Personal safety protocols, members' statements ... 1433
Edmonton Catholic Schools
100 voices speech program ... 824
Edmonton-Glenora (constituency)
Edmonton medical lab hub
Project cancellation ... 49, 2669
Education
Distance learning ... 1036 English language learners ... 211
Education finance
Assembly to urge government to fund education per student at same levels as 2018-2019 and provide additional funding to school boards to address COVID-19 issues (Motion Other than Government Motion 513: defeated) ... 3321-22, 3327-28 Federal grant funding ... 3482-83, 3540, 3587, 3589 Funding, 2019-2020 ... 24, 49, 2610-11 Funding, 2020-2021 ... 115, 205-7, 258, 421, 902, 906-7, 1249, 1303, 1838-39, 1978-79, 2133, 2203, 2348, 2371, 2492, 2661, 3285-86, 3384, 3484, 3796, 3802 Funding, 2020-2021, bridge funding formula ... 210 Funding, 2020-2021, members' statements ... 99 Funding, 2020-2021, supplementary supply ... 3481-83 Funding for students with special needs ... 134, 209, 823-24, 1194-95, 1390, 1979, 2716 Funding for students with special needs, points of order on debate, remarks withdrawn ... 138 Funding model ... 24, 134, 206, 208, 852-54 High school year 4 and 5 funding ... 208-9 Learning support funding ... 208 Program unit funding (PUF) ... 209, 290, 376, 823, 906, 1390, 2710, 2716, 3079, 3272, 3587 Program unit funding (PUF), school board utilization ... 421 Voucher systems ... 1019
Education for children with special needs
Numbers of students ... 211 Support for learning at home ... 179, 258
Educational curricula
Advisory panel member's remarks on residential schools ... 3313 Redesign, working groups ... 3147-48
Election Commissioner's office investigations/inquiries
2017 UCP and third-party organization financial contributions ... 1765-66
Emergency debate under Standing Order 30 (current session)
COVID-19, provincial response ... 161-63
Emergency Management Amendment Act, 2020 (No. 2) (Bill 13)
Committee ... 583-84 Section 6, declaration of local emergency extension from 7 to 90 days during pandemic ... 583-84 Stakeholder consultation ... 584
Emergency motions under Standing Order 42 (current session)
Education-sector layoffs (not proceeded with) ... 297-98
Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020 (Bill 47)
Second reading ... 3452, 3457-59, 3626-27 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Irwin: defeated) ... 3452, 3457-59 Second reading, motion to not now read because the Assembly is of the view that the proposed legislation will not ensure worker safety (reasoned amendment RA1) (Hoffman: defeated) ... 3626-27 Occupational Health and Safety Act amendments ... 3452, 3457, 3626-27 Workers' Compensation Act amendments ... 3457-58
Environmental protection
General remarks ... 1407-8 Monitoring, AER exemptions, notification of other jurisdictions ... 1912-13
Estimates of Supply (government expenditures)
Main estimates 2020-2021 (revised) procedure ... 214
Farmers' markets
Reopening ... 738 Reopening, members' statements ... 748
Filipino community
Members' statements ... 1047
Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 44)
Second reading ... 3115-17 ATB Financial Act amendments ... 3116-17 Credit Union Act amendments ... 3116 Local Authorities Capital Financing Act amendments, airport authority loan provisions ... 3115-16 Local Authorities Capital Financing Act amendments, operational loan provisions ... 3116
Financing Alberta's Strategic Transportation Act (Bill 43)
Second reading ... 3158-60 Committee ... 3687-89 Committee, amendment A2 (act expiry) (Dang: defeated) ... 3687-89 Third reading ... 3786-87 Definition of new infrastructure ... 3158, 3160, 3786 Penalty provisions, fines ... 3159
Fiscal plan 2019-2023
Revenue forecasts ... 206
Fiscal Planning and Transparency (Fixed Budget Period) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 4)
Second reading ... 1040-42 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Hoffman: defeated) ... 1041-42 Committee ... 1314-15 Committee, amendment A1 (main estimates tabling following an election) (Phillips: defeated) ... 1314-15
Forests (Growing Alberta's Forest Sector) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 40)
Genocide Remembrance, Condemnation and Prevention Month Act (Bill 205)
Geothermal Resource Development Act (Bill 36)
Second reading ... 2758-60 Section 19, entry on land ... 2759
Government accountability
Financial reporting, Auditor General's report ... 3115
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Appointment process ... 2340
Government communications
COVID-19 information and updates, multilingual ... 211
Government of Canada
Equalization and transfer payments, Assembly to urge government to raise Albertans' awareness of costs (Motion Other than Government Motion 507: carried) ... 1920-21
Government policies
General remarks ... 2819 Impact on youth, members' statements ... 1138
Government services, public
Regional collaborative service delivery ... 2348 Regional collaborative services delivery ... 206, 852-53
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Hairstylists
COVID-19 related safety protocols ... 738
Health care
Provincial history ... 1863
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 30)
Second reading ... 1863-65, 2313-15, 2320 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Public Health Act Review Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Dang: defeated) ... 2313-15, 2320 Committee ... 2525 Committee, amendment A6 (labour workforce plan) (Hoffman/Shepherd: defeated) ... 2525 Alberta Health Care Insurance Act amendments ... 1864, 2314-15 Private health service delivery provisions ... 1863-64, 2314
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (No. 2) (Bill 46)
Second reading ... 3344-46, 3350, 3462-64 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Families and Communities Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Eggen: defeated) ... 3462-64 Committee ... 3832-33, 3854-55 Committee, amendment A2 (authorized health information users) (Shepherd: defeated) ... 3832-33 Committee, amendment A4 (privacy impact assessments) (Shepherd: defeated) ... 3854-55 ABC Benefits Corporation Act amendments ... 3464 Health Information Act amendments ... 3345-46, 3462-64 Health Professions Act amendments ... 3464
High school completion
Graduation 2020 ... 848 Graduation 2020, MLAs' participation in ceremonies ... 1138, 1141, 1195 Provisions for grade 12 students following class cancellation ... 145
Home-care services
COVID-19 related delays ... 162
Home education during COVID-19 pandemic
Children with disabilities ... 285 Helpline ... 850-51 Parent and student resources ... 206 Student access to technology (computers, etc.) ... 377, 737, 848-50 Students with special needs ... 851-52
Homeless shelters
Service delivery during COVID-19 pandemic ... 162
Homelessness
Housing first model ... 398
Hospital construction
New hospital, southwest Edmonton ... 3350
Human trafficking
Language surrounding ... 565 Victim supports ... 560
Immigrants
Lapsed work permits ... 302-3
Income tax, provincial (personal income tax)
Indexation termination ... 102
Information and communications technology
Funding, 2020-2021 ... 210
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Insurance (Enhancing Driver Affordability and Care) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 41)
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Job creation
Provincial strategy ... 48-49 Provincial strategy (blueprint for jobs) ... 103, 211
Kachur, Dr. Jerry
Members' statements ... 1484
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
COVID-19 response ... 337 Sitting during COVID-19 pandemic ... 433, 583
Local Authorities Election Amendment Act, 2020 (No. 2) (Bill 45)
Long-term care facilities (nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Private facilities ... 1864-65 Staff work at multiple facilities ... 901 Visitor restrictions during COVID-19 pandemic ... 319
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Allegations against, points of order, remarks withdrawn ... 138
Members' Statements (current session)
Blood donation system ... 2131 Canada emergency wage subsidy and education funding ... 902, 979 COVID-19 in schools ... 3214 COVID-19 response ... 3295 Dr. Jerry Kachur ... 1484 Economic relaunch and personal safety ... 1433 Education budget 2020-2021 ... 99 Education-sector layoffs ... 285 Farmers' market reopening ... 748-49 Filipino community ... 1047 Government policies and youth ... 1138 Home education ... 267 Official Opposition school re-entry plan ... 2356 School re-entry plan and class sizes ... 2367 School re-entry plan and education funding ... 3796 School reopening ... 2818 University of Alberta H.T. Coutts library, Dr. Jerry Kachur ... 1484
Ministerial Statements (current session)
Seniors' Week, response ... 901-2
Ministry of Children's Services
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Ministry of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women
Budget 2020-2021 debate ... 211 Business plan, 2019-2023, outcome 1 on economic growth and job creation ... 211
Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism (ministry from April 30, 2019, to August 24, 2020)
Budget 2020-2021 debate ... 213
Ministry of Education
Budget 2020-2021 debate ... 206-11 COVID-19 response ... 375-77, 848-54 Minister's letter to school boards on graduation ceremonies ... 1141 Minister's performance ... 285 Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 ... 3587-89 Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 debate ... 3481-84
Ministry of Environment and Parks
Budget 2020-2021 debate ... 210-11 COVID-19 response ... 398-99
Ministry of Health
Budget 2020-2021 debate ... 205-6
Ministry of Infrastructure
Budget 2020-2021 debate ... 211, 213-14 Business plan 2019-2023, outcome 1 on innovative, adaptive, and responsible infrastructure solutions ... 211
Ministry of Service Alberta
Budget 2020-2021 debate ... 210 Business plan 2019-2023, outcome 3 on accessible services ... 210
Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance
Budget 2020-2021 debate ... 205
Minor injury regulation (Alberta Regulation 123/2004)
Mobile-home sites
Shared amenities (roads, playgrounds, etc.) ... 434 Utility and submetering fees ... 434
Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 3)
Second reading ... 433-35 Committee ... 661-62, 668-69 Committee, amendment A6 (section 4, coming-into-force date, struck out) (Schmidt: defeated) ... 661-62 Coming-into-force date ... 435 Ministerial powers under act, rent waiver or deferral ... 435 Opposition amendments proposed ... 583 Section 3, dispute resolution service ... 434 Transfer of applications from court to RTDRS under act ... 435
Motor vehicle registration and transfer
Renewal date extension ... 210
National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Recommendations, acknowledgement of genocide ... 3313
New Democratic Party
Alberta's Future website ... 2669
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Northwest Territories
Notification of Alberta environmental monitoring ... 1912-13
Office of the Premier
Premier's public announcements on COVID-19 pandemic ... 3394-95 Premier's speech writer's remarks on residential schools ... 3313 Staff travel expenses ... 114
Official Opposition
Alternative school re-entry plan ... 2348, 2367, 2371 Alternative school re-entry plan, members' statements ... 2356
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Budget 2020 ... 101-2, 113-14 Calgary public schools budget 2020-2021 ... 115 Canada emergency wage subsidy and education funding ... 906-7 Corporate taxation and job creation ... 1685 COVID-19 cases in schools ... 2874-75, 2904-5, 3092 COVID-19 contact tracing apps ... 3217 COVID-19 in schools ... 3217-18, 3845 COVID-19 protective measures and teachers ... 3559 COVID-19 related health care for uninsured persons ... 753 COVID-19 response and education funding ... 3285-86 COVID-19 statistics and contact tracing ... 3776-77 Education funding ... 24, 421, 1978-979, 3384 Education funding for students with special needs ... 134, 823-24, 1390, 2716 Education-sector layoffs ... 290, 334, 455-56 Education-sector layoffs, MLAs' participation in graduation ceremonies ... 1194-95 Educational curriculum working groups ... 3148-49 Educational funding ... 1249 Environmental monitoring notifications ... 1912-13 Fair Deal Panel ... 1488-89 Kindergarten COVID-19 related safety measures ... 2203 Kindergarten to grade 12 class cancellation ... 145, 178-79 MLAs' participation in graduation ceremonies ... 1141 Provincial diploma examination exemptions ... 3067 Public-sector layoffs ... 102-3 School attendance and funding ... 3540 School class closures ... 3473 School class closures and student mental health supports ... 258 School class size ... 2821 School COVID-19 response and education funding ... 2661 School re-entry plan ... 682-83, 2492, 2610-11 School re-entry plan and education funding ... 1303, 1838-39, 2133, 2278, 2348, 2371, 3802 School re-entry plan and student achievement ... 3715 Society for Safe and Caring Schools & Communities ... 1330-31
Parks, provincial
Closures ... 211 Closures due to COVID-19 ... 399
Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Provincial inventory ... 387
Philippine Heritage Month (provincial)
Philippines
Independence Day ... 1047
Physicians
Compensation ... 2313-14 Compensation framework ... 2320 Recruitment and retention ... 1920
Points of order (current session)
Allegations against a member or members, remarks withdrawn ... 138 Referring to the absence of a member or members, remarks withdrawn ... 3851
Police
Provincial-municipal police funding model ... 102
Political demonstrations
Antimask demonstrations ... 3832
Postsecondary educational institution finance
Private schools
Funding, 2020-2021 ... 210
Property tax
Education levy, revenue forecasts ... 206 Education levy, uncollected energy company taxes ... 206 Rates, Calgary ... 102
Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Act (Bill 8)
Second reading ... 559-60, 565-66 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Families and Communities Committee (Renaud: defeated) ... 559-60, 565-66 Committee ... 600-603, 671 Committee, amendment A1 (section 22, coming-into-force date, "December 31, 2020" replaced with "July 1, 2020") (Hoffman/Ganley: carried unanimously) ... 601-3, 671 Bill title ... 601 Civil warrant process under act ... 559 Definitions ... 560, 565-66, 601 Enforcement ... 560 Implementation, funding for ... 560 Labour exploitation provisions ... 560 Section 3(2), factors court may consider, treatment of pets ... 560 Section 18, power of court to award damages ... 560 Stakeholder consultation ... 560, 565
Provincial education requisition program
Forecast deductions ... 206
Public Health (Emergency Powers) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 10)
Second reading ... 319, 337-39 Committee ... 356-57 Committee, amendment A1 (sunset clause, public disclosure, and limits on ministerial orders) (Shepherd: defeated) ... 356-57 Ministerial powers under act ... 584, 3463 Penalty provisions ... 338 Purpose and intent ... 337-39
Red Deer-South (constituency)
Member's remarks on Quebec ... 1920-21
Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2020 (No. 2) (Bill 48)
Second reading ... 3393-95 Committee ... 3862-63 Modernized Municipal Government Act amendments (inclusionary housing) ... 3862-63 Municipal Government Act amendments ... 3393-94, 3862-63 New Home Buyer Protect Act amendments ... 3862-63 Omnibus bill ... 3393-94, 3863
Residential tenancy dispute resolution service
Eligibility criteria, limit on claims ... 434, 669 Funding, 2020-2021 ... 434-35 Waiver of fees ... 662
Responsible Energy Development Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 7)
Committee ... 1406-8 Application to multijurisdictional projects ... 1407 Sections 5 and 6, Executive Council regulation-making powers under act ... 1407
Restoring Balance in Alberta's Workplaces Act (Bill 32)
Second reading ... 2014-16, 2066, 2155, 2160, 2298-2301, 2306-7 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Loyola: defeated) ... 2155, 2160, 2298-2301, 2306-7 Committee ... 2482-83, 2510-12, 2534 Committee, amendment A2 (termination pay provisions) (Gray/Sweet: defeated) ... 2482-83 Committee, amendment A3 (statutory holiday pay calculation) (Ganley/Gray: defeated) ... 2510-12 Committee, amendment A5 (rest periods) (Hoffman/Gray: defeated) ... 2534 Employment Standards Code amendments, minimum wage exemption provisions ... 2015 Employment Standards Code amendments, overtime averaging arrangement provisions ... 2015 Employment Standards Code amendments, termination pay provisions ... 2014 Employment Standards Code amendments, youth employment provisions ... 2015, 2160 Labour Relations Code amendments ... 2014-15, 2155, 2299-2301 Labour Relations Code amendments, union dues utilization provisions ... 2015-16, 2299-2300
Road construction
Funding, toll roads ... 3079
Rural Municipalities of Alberta
Response to Bill 45 ... 3659
School boards and districts
Enrolment. 2020-2021 ... 1483-84, 3588 Layoff of educational assistants, substitute teachers, bus drivers, and support staff ... 290, 334, 338, 375-77, 421, 455-56, 1066, 1138, 1194-95, 1979, 2710, 2716, 3588 Layoff of educational assistants, substitute teachers, bus drivers, and support staff, members' statements ... 285 Layoff of educational assistants, substitute teachers, bus drivers, and support staff, motion for emergency debate under Standing Order 42 (unanimous consent denied) ... 297-98 Regional collaborative service delivery (RCSD) ... 3587-88 Revenue from premiums, fees, and licences ... 208 Staff, full-time equivalents (FTEs) ... 3482-83
School fees (elementary and secondary)
School nutrition programs
Continuation during COVID-19 related school closures ... 179, 377
Schoolchildren's transportation
Funding, 2020-2021 ... 208, 852
Schools
COVID-19 cases ... 2904-5, 3092, 3217-18, 3384, 3589, 3845 COVID-19 cases, members' statements ... 3214 COVID-19 cases, points of order on debate, remarks withdrawn ... 3851 COVID-19 outbreaks ... 2874-75 COVID-19 related safety measures ... 2203, 2661 Province-wide class cancellation ... 145, 178-79 Province-wide class cancellation, impact on student achievement ... 3715 Province-wide class cancellation, members' statements ... 267 Province-wide grades 7 to 12 class cancellation, November 2020 ... 3473, 3484, 3540, 3559 Re-entry plan ... 682-83, 852, 854, 1303, 2203, 2348, 2371, 2492, 2610-11, 3285-86, 3481-82, 3715, 3802 Re-entry plan, members' statements ... 2367, 3796 Re-entry plan costs ... 1838-39, 2133, 2278 Reopening, members' statements ... 2818 Revenue from fundraising gifts and donations ... 208 Students registered ... 2661
Seniors
COVID-19 impact ... 901-2
Seniors' benefit program
Prescription drug benefit ... 1865
Seniors' Week
Ministerial statements, response ... 901-2
Sexual offences
Support for survivors ... 1897
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
COVID-19 impact ... 162 Provincial assistance ... 213
Society for Safe and Caring Schools & Communities
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Speech from the Throne
Addresses in reply ... 48-50
Strategic Aviation Advisory Council Act (Bill 201)
Second reading ... 920 Section 4, duties of council ... 920 Section 6, appointment of members ... 920 Stakeholder consultation ... 920
Student financial aid (postsecondary students)
Loans, interest rate increase ... 1138
Student testing (elementary and secondary students)
Provincial diploma examination exemptions ... 3067
Summer temporary employment program (STEP)
Supportive living accommodations
Lodges, COVID-19 related safety measures ... 319
Tax credits
Interactive digital media tax credit (IDMTC) termination ... 49
Tax Statutes (Creating Jobs and Driving Innovation) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 35)
Second reading ... 2667-69, 2676-77, 2754-55, 2867-69, 3078-80, 3271-72, 3364-65 Second reading, motion to not now read (6-month hoist amendment HA1) (Irwin: defeated) ... 3271-72, 3364-65 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Gray: defeated) ... 2867-69 Second reading, motion to not now read a second time because the Assembly is of the view that a corporate income tax rate reduction is an ineffective strategy for job creation (reasoned amendment RA1) (Loyola: defeated) ... 3078-80 Corporate tax rate provisions ... 2667-68, 2676-77, 2754, 2867-68, 3272, 3364-65
Teachers
COVID-19 impact ... 258 Number of positions ... 205, 3285-86 Permission to work from home during school closures ... 3559
Technology innovation and emissions reduction (TIER) levy and fund
Revenue utilization ... 210-11
Temporary foreign workers (federal program)
Human trafficking situations ... 560
Tenancies Statutes (Emergency Provisions) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 11)
Tevie Miller heritage school, Edmonton
Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act review
Stakeholder consultation ... 1091
Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 19)
Trades (skilled labour)
Recognition of contribution ... 49
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Report recommendations, acknowledgement of genocide ... 3313
Tuition and fees, postsecondary
United Conservative Party
2019 election platform (Alberta Strong and Free) ... 102, 1407
University of Alberta
H.T. Coutts library, members' statements ... 1484
Utility Payment Deferral Program Act (Bill 14)
Second reading ... 730, 737-38, 741 Committee ... 764 Section 1(b), deferral period of March 18 to June 18, 2020 ... 737 Section 28, immunity for the Crown ... 738
Victims of Crime (Strengthening Public Safety) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 16)
Second reading ... 1285-86 Second reading, motion to not now read because the Assembly is of the view that additional consultation is required (reasoned amendment RA1) (Ganley: defeated) ... 1285-86 Elimination of injury and witness-to-homicide benefits under act ... 1286
Vital Statistics (Protecting Albertans from Convicted Sex Offenders) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 28)
Voluntary Blood Donations Act
Comparison with other jurisdictions' legislation ... 2381
Voluntary Blood Donations Repeal Act (Bill 204)
Horner, Nate S. (Drumheller-Stettler, UCP)
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Resolutions on electric power prices ... 2200
Automobile Insurance Advisory Committee
Boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement
Budget 2020-2021
First-quarter fiscal update, special debate ... 2598
Canada emergency commercial rent assistance program (federal-provincial)
Provincial participation ... 1386
Capital plan
Maintenance and renewal ... 679-80
Commercial Tenancies Protection Act (Bill 23)
Stakeholder consultation ... 1386
Committee of Supply (government expenditures)
Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 debate ... 3500
Constitutional Referendum Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 26)
Second reading ... 1849 Section 4, nonconstitutional referendums ... 1849
Corporate taxation, provincial
Corporations
Leased properties, renter protections ... 1386 Provincial assistance ... 273-74
COVID-19
Protective measures, long-term ... 2762
COVID-19 pandemic
Community response, members' statements ... 2762 Provincial response ... 748 Provincial response, restrictions announced November 24, 2020 ... 3475
Critical Infrastructure Defence Act (Bill 1)
Members' statements ... 1918
Debts, private
Loan payment deferral ... 274, 1201 Mortgage payment deferral ... 274
Economic policies, federal
Members' statements ... 3469
Economic recovery plan, provincial
Economic relaunch strategy
Stage 2 gathering restrictions, outdoor events ... 1617
Economy of Alberta
Current fiscal position, members' statements ... 1432-33
Electric power prices
Government urged to work with electricity agencies and electric utilities to lower transmission and distribution costs for consumers (Motion Other than Government Motion 515: carried) ... 3815-16, 3820-21 Transmission and distribution charges, members' statements ... 2200
Employment Standards Code
Amendment to ban unpaid internships proposed (Motion Other than Government Motion 509: defeated) ... 2396
Fair Deal Panel
Report ... 821 Report, members' statements ... 988
Financing Alberta's Strategic Transportation Act (Bill 43)
Firearms
Federal regulations and jurisdiction (Government Motion 20: carried) ... 1073-74
Fiscal policies, provincial
Government spending ... 1433
Fiscal stabilization program (federal)
Alberta receipts ... 3803
Food industry and trade
Food-processing plant safety during COVID-19 pandemic ... 336-37
Forests (Growing Alberta's Forest Sector) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 40)
Second reading ... 2787-88 Section 2, preamble, "security of access to sustainable timber supply" ... 2787 Timber dues provisions ... 2787-88 Timber quota provisions ... 2388
Freedom of expression
Right to peaceful assembly ... 1918
Geothermal Resource Development Act (Bill 36)
Government of Canada
Equalization and transfer payments ... 988, 3803
Great reset (economic policy)
Prime Minister's remarks ... 3469
Harmony Beef
Packing plant closure due to COVID-19 presence ... 336
Hockey
Junior hockey, members' statements ... 2945-46
Hospital emergency services
Human trafficking
Education and awareness initiatives ... 644
Insurance (Enhancing Driver Affordability and Care) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 41)
Second reading ... 3020-21 Usage-based insurance provisions ... 3021
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Investing in Canada infrastructure program (federal-provincial)
Irrigation
Capital projects, members' statements ... 748
Law enforcement
Voluntary civilian corps proposed (Motion Other than Government Motion 505: carried) ... 1524-25
Members' Statements (current session)
Anti-Semitism and the BDS movement ... 1883-84 Bill 1 and lawful protests ... 1918 Bill 32 provisions on union dues utilization ... 2367 COVID-19 response and economic recovery ... 2762 Electricity transmission and distribution charges ... 2200 Fair Deal Panel report ... 988 Federal economic and energy policies ... 3469 Irrigation infrastructure and economic recovery ... 748 Junior hockey ... 2945-46 Keystone XL pipeline provincial equity ... 449 Provincial fiscal position ... 1432-33 Royal Canadian Legion poppy campaign ... 3060-61
Ministry of Environment and Parks
Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 debate ... 3500
Minor injury regulation (Alberta Regulation 123/2004)
Section 4, determination of minor injury ... 3021
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Capital projects and economic recovery ... 679-80 Commercial tenancies ... 1386 COVID-19 protective measures ... 3475 Economic recovery ... 1200-1201 Economic relaunch stage 2 gathering restrictions ... 1617 Fair Deal Panel report, citizen's initiative referendum legislation ... 821-22 Federal fiscal stabilization and equalization programs ... 3803 Food processing plant safety ... 336-37 Human trafficking ... 643-44 Investing in Canada infrastructure program ... 2821-22 Keystone XL pipeline project ... 1913 Municipal assessment review ... 2661-62 Rural physicians ... 71-72 Support for business ... 273-74
Physicians
Compensation framework ... 71-72 Rural physicians ... 71-72
Pipeline construction
TC Energy Keystone XL project ... 1913
Pipelines (oil and gas)
TC Energy Keystone XL, provincial equity, members' statements ... 449
Property tax
Assessment review ... 2661-62 Education levy, payment deferral for business ... 1201
Protecting Survivors of Human Trafficking Act (Bill 8)
Railroads
Oil transportation contract cancellation ... 2598
Referendums
Laws and legislation ... 822
Restoring Balance in Alberta's Workplaces Act (Bill 32)
Labour Relations Code amendments, union dues utilization provisions, members' statements ... 2367
Road maintenance and repair
Pothole repair, funding, 2020-2021 ... 680
Rodeo
COVID-19 related safety measures ... 1617 Recognition of cultural importance (Motion Other than Government Motion 502: carried) ... 928
Royal Canadian Legion
Poppy campaign, members' statements ... 3060-61
Schools
Province-wide grades 7 to 12 class cancellation, November 2020 ... 3475
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Provincial assistance ... 274
Technology industries
Industry development (Motion Other than Government Motion 514: carried) ... 3580-81
Technology innovation and emissions reduction (TIER) levy and fund
Fund utilization ... 3500
Voluntary Blood Donations Repeal Act (Bill 204)
Workers' compensation
Employer premiums, payment deferral ... 1201 Employer premiums, provincial payment of half of value ... 1201
Hunter, Grant R. (Taber-Warner, UCP; Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction)
Alberta Senate Election Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 27)
Second reading ... 1826-27 Election finances provisions ... 1826-27 Third-party advertising provisions ... 1826
Cargill Canada
COVID-19 outbreak ... 1122
Choice in Education Act, 2020 (Bill 15)
Second reading ... 1060-61 Second reading, motion to not now read because Assembly is of the view that the government's engagement document does not support bill contents (reasoned amendment RA1) (Irwin: defeated) ... 1060-61
Firearms
Federal regulations and jurisdiction (Government Motion 20: carried) ... 1395
Fiscal Planning and Transparency (Fixed Budget Period) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 4)
Food sale
Home-prepared food, regulations ... 1512-13
Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 2)
First reading ... 30 Second reading ... 857-58, 1009 Second reading, points of order on debate ... 1006 Committee, amendment A1 (section 10, coming-into-force date) (McIver/Hunter: carried) ... 1238 Third reading ... 1365, 1369-70 Changes to gaming and liquor licensing requirements ... 857, 1365 Changes to restrictions on alcohol consumption in public parks ... 857-58, 1365 Clarification of language regarding liquor as raffle prizes ... 858 Removal of references to prohibition area in Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Act ... 857 Removal of requirement for vote on first application for liquor licence ... 857
Insurance (Enhancing Driver Affordability and Care) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 41)
Second reading ... 3172 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Sabir/Dach: defeated) ... 3172 Third reading ... 3701
Motor vehicle registration and transfer
Reflective licence plate introduction ... 3884
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Bill 22 Companies Act amendments ... 1440-41 COVID-19 and workplace safety ... 1122 Home-prepared food sale ... 1512-13 Red tape reduction ... 1389 Seniors' benefit program enrolment, personal identification cards ... 2693 Support for small businesses affected by COVID-19 ... 887
Parliamentary debate
Items previously decided, points of order ... 1006 Relevance of debate ... 1006
Personal information
ID cards, red tape reduction ... 2693
Points of clarification (current session)
Imputing motives ... 3077
Points of order (current session)
Imputing motives, clarification ... 3077 Items previously decided ... 1006 Relevance ... 1006
Red tape reduction
Government targets ... 2050 Other jurisdictions ... 3665 Provincial assistance programs ... 887 Provincial strategy ... 1512-13, 2693, 3884-85 Reduction targets ... 1389
Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2020 (Bill 22)
First reading ... 1301-2 Second reading ... 1591-92 Third reading ... 2050-51 General remarks ... 1389 Section 1, Business Corporations Act amendments ... 1591-92 Section 2, Companies Act amendments ... 1440-41, 1591-92 Section 3, Emergency Management Act amendments ... 1591 Sections 5 to 8, dissolution of Energy Efficiency Alberta ... 1592, 2051 Section 9, Marketing of Agricultural Products Act amendments ... 1591 Section 10, Mines and Minerals Act amendments, ministerial powers under act ... 1591 Section 10, Mines and Minerals Act amendments, removal of cabinet approval requirement for mineral recovery ... 2051 Section 11, Municipal Government Act amendments ... 1591 Section 12, Oil Sands Conservation Act amendments ... 1591 Section 12, Oil Sands Conservation Act amendments, removal of cabinet approval requirement for applications ... 2051 Section 13, Partnership Act amendments ... 1591-92 Section 14, Public Lands Act amendments ... 1592 Section 15, Recreation Development Act repeal ... 1592 Section 16, Safety Codes Act amendments ... 1591 Section 17, Surface Rights Act amendments ... 1592 Section 18, Vital Statistics Act amendments ... 1591 Section 19, Wills and Succession Act amendments ... 1592
Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2020 (No. 2) (Bill 48)
First reading ... 3096 Second reading ... 3247-48, 3251-52 Committee ... 3665-66, 3668-69, 3674 Committee, amendment A1 (development permit and subdivision approval application timelines) (Ceci: defeated) ... 3674 Third reading ... 3869-70, 3884-85 Alberta Centennial Medal Act amendments ... 3247 Animal Health Act amendments ... 3247, 3666 Child, Youth and Family enhancement Act amendments ... 3247, 3666 Historical Resources Act amendments ... 3247 Land and Property Rights Tribunal Act ... 3248 Maintenance Enforcement Act amendments ... 3248 Municipal Government Act amendments ... 3247, 3665-66, 3869-70 New Home Buyer Protect Act amendments ... 3247 Omnibus bill ... 3668 Post-secondary Learning Act amendments ... 3248 Professional and Occupational Associations Registration Act amendments ... 3248 Stakeholder consultation ... 3674 Wills and Succession Act amendments ... 3248
Seniors' benefit program
Enrolment process ... 2693
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Government survey ... 887
Tax Statutes (Creating Jobs and Driving Innovation) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 35)
Second reading ... 3076-78, 3082, 3133-34 Second reading, points of order on debate, clarification ... 3077 Second reading, motion to not now read a second time because the Assembly is of the view that a corporate income tax rate reduction is an ineffective strategy for job creation (reasoned amendment RA1) (Loyola: defeated) ... 3076-78, 3082, 3133-34 Corporate tax rate provisions ... 3133
Workplace health and safety
Provincial regulations ... 1122
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