Backs, Dan (L, Edmonton-Manning)
Aboriginal peoples-Employment
Access to the Future Act (Bill 1)
Agrology Profession Act (Bill 17)
Alberta Adult Health Benefit (Human Resources program)
Alberta Children and Youth Initiative
Alberta Federation of Labour
Workplace fatalities, report and factsheet re (SP412-413/05: Tabled) ... 1315
Alberta Ingenuity Fund
Increase in value of (Motion 503: Knight) ... 346, 513
Alberta Resource Rebate Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 43)
Alberta Science and Research Authority Amendment Act 2005 (Bill 4)
Alberta Works (Employment training program)
Learner assistance allowances ... 1131
Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton
Public/private partnership funding model for southeast portion of: Loan interest rate comparison re (M32/05: Response tabled as SP511/05) ... 1162
Appeals Commission (Workers' compensation)
Funding transfer to minister's budget ... 950 General remarks ... 1131 Waiting times at ... 950
Apprenticeship and Industry Training Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 57)
Apprenticeship training
Aboriginal people ... 279, 411 General remarks ... 279 Letters re (SP431, 435, 444, 463/05: Tabled) ... 1396, 1452, 1508, 1528
Appropriation Act, 2005 (Bill 41)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 51)
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Benefits increase ... 889
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 29)
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 16)
Canadian College International Institute
Monitoring report on, 2004 (SP445/05: Tabled) ... 1508
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Report on workplace injuries in Canada ... 1122
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Horizon oil sands project: Foreign workers at ... 121-22, 2048
Capital projects
Public/private partnerships re: List of all potential projects (M33/05: Response tabled as SP512/05) ... 1163
Caucus policy committees (PC party)
Celanese Canada Inc.
Edmonton plant closure ... 1443
Children-Employment
Age restriction re ... 1779
Christian Labour Association of Canada
Actions of Labour Relations Board in advancing interests of ... 2009, 2048 General remarks ... 1170 Use of foreign workers in oil sands projects ... 411, 2048
City of Lloydminster Act (Bill 3)
Clean energy technology
Provincial incentives for (royalty reductions) (Motion 504: Swann) ... 673-74
Collective bargaining
First-contract certification legislation ... 1625
Collective bargaining-Health authorities
Committees, Select standing
Conflict of interest
WCB/Ana Gutierrez case ... 1169
Construction trades
Employment levels: Alberta government web site article on (SP355/05: Tabled) ... 957 Employment levels: Dorothy Paquette run for, Edmonton - Fort McMurray ... 652 Employment levels: Relation to foreign worker hiring ... 121-22, 279, 318, 361, 411, 571, 1132 Employment levels: Stats Can report on (SP268 & 286/05: Tabled) ... 536, 622
Dept. of Human Resources and Employment
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1130-32 Minister's resignation ... 2009 Research and development funding ... 1131 Supplementary estimates, 2004-05: Debated ... 278-81
Dept. of Innovation and Science
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1375-76 Performance measures ... 1376
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 889-90
Drug use in the workplace
Random testing for ... 45 Random testing for: Report on ... 45
Edmonton Eskimo Football Club
2005 Grey Cup contenders: Statement re ... 1888 2005 Grey Cup contenders: T-shirt and thunderstick from (no SP number: Tabled) ... 1920
Edmonton Social Planning Council
Information sheet (social determinants of health) (SP396/05: Tabled) ... 1206
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
Long-term care funding (Not proceeded with) ... 1718
Employment standards
Bathroom/coffee breaks inclusion in ... 1625
Employment training programs
English as a Second Language
Enron Canada Corporation
Electricity price manipulation scheme (Project Stanley): Frontier Economics report re (SP8/05: Tabled) ... 27
Extended care facilities-Finance
Emergency debate on (Not proceeded with) ... 1718
Extended care facilities-Staffing
Fair Trading Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 6)
Fatalities, Work-related
Day of mourning re ... 1118 Federation of Labour report and factsheet re (SP412-413/05: Tabled) ... 1315
Football championships
Edmonton Eskimos Grey Cup contenders and champions ... 1888
Foreign workers, Temporary
Alberta/federal government memorandum re (M24/05: Defeated) ... 823, 825, 989 Ban on: Petitions presented re ... 294, 326, 418, 463, 491, 536, 621, 652, 745-46, 775, 806, 858, 957, 984, 1033, 1128, 1132, 1153, 1205, 1314, 1396, 1451-52, 1507, 1528, 1578, 1607, 1630, 1674, 1715, 1745, 1788, 1836, 1970, 2016 General remarks ... 121-22, 279, 318, 360-61, 411, 571, 1132, 1443 Language training for ... 1131 Letters re (SP116, 136, 168, 208, 243, 255, 269, 287, 424, 431, 435/05: Tabled) ... 171, 211, 295, 370, 463, 492, 536, 622, 1342, 1396, 1452 Letters re (SP444, 463, 492, 505/05: Tabled) ... 1508, 1528, 1579, 1608 Treaty 8 First Nations resolution and letter re (SP134-135/05: Tabled) ... 211
Foster children
Requirement to work ... 1779
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Frontier Economics Inc.
Report on Project Stanley (SP8/05: Tabled) ... 27
Group homes-Standards
Locating of homes ... 646
Highway 881
Extension to Alberta/Saskatchewan border, employment opportunities of ... 1131
Horse racing
Lottery funding for ... 849, 856
Insurance Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 34)
Labour laws and legislation
Labour Relations (Regional Health Authorities Restructuring) Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 27, 2003)
Labour Relations Board
Advancing of interests of Christian Labour Association ... 2009, 2048 Chair/vice-chairs of, firing of ... 2049 Involvement in drafting Bill 27, 2003 (health authorities bargaining restructuring) ... 2008-09, 2048-49
Labour Relations Code
Division 8 provision (Foreign workers for major projects) ... 121-22 Division 8 provision (Foreign workers for major projects): Labour Relations Board involvement in ... 2048 Review of: MLA committee re: Report (M43/05: Defeated) ... 1170-71
Labour supply
Alberta labour force statistics ... 279 Alberta labour force statistics (Web site article) (SP355/05: Tabled) ... 957 Strategy re ... 279, 1131-32
Labour unions
Impact on, of division 8 designation re foreign workers ... 121-22 Organizing activities (Salting) ... 1170
Lakeside Packers
Brooks packing plant: Complaints re working conditions in ... 1625
Legislative Assembly Chamber
VE Day address by Armed Forces' representative on floor of (Motion 20: Hancock) ... 1111
Maiden Speeches (Parliamentary procedure)
Market enhancement recovery funds
McLennan Ross LLP (Legal counsel)
Information about partner in (SP823/05: Tabled) ... 2056 Involvement in drafting Bill 27, 2003 amendments ... 2048
Mega Project Excellence: Preparing for Alberta's Legacy, An Action Plan (Report)
Members' apologies to the House
Members' Statements (2005)
Cattle rustling ... 1258 Dorothy Pacquette ... 652 Edmonton Eskimos ... 1888 Legislature committees structure ... 733-34 Remembrance Day ... 1629
Mentally disabled-Housing
Group homes, locating of ... 646
Merit Contractors Association
Ministerial Statements (2005)
National Day of Mourning ... 1118
Ministers (Provincial government)
Random drug tests for ... 45
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 28)
Second reading ... 473 Third reading ... 891
National Day of Mourning (Work-related injuries/deaths)
National Institute for Nanotechnology
Oil recovery methods
Carbon dioxide sequestering: Research ... 1376
Oral Question Period (2005)
Capital region petrochemical workers ... 1443 Employment of children ... 1779 Foreign and non-union workers ... 121-122 Group homes ... 646 Labour Relations Board ... 2008-09, 2048-49 Lakeside Packers labour dispute ... 1625 Minimum wage ... 164, 612-13 Oil sands employment ... 571 Physiotherapy services ... 292 Social assistance rates ... 849, 856 Standing policy committee ... 737-38 Stony Plain youth justice committee ... 1076 Support for low-income Albertans ... 1198 Temporary foreign workers ... 318, 360-61, 411 Workers' compensation appeals ... 950 Workplace drug testing ... 45 Workplace safety ... 1122
Pacquette, Dorothy
Run from Fort McMurray to Edmonton: Statement re ... 652
Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 8)
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2005)
Temporary foreign workers for oil sands construction projects, ban on ... 294, 326, 418, 463, 491, 536, 621, 652, 745-46, 775, 806, 858, 957, 984, 1033, 1128, 1153, 1205, 1314, 1396, 1451, 1507, 1528, 1578, 1607, 1630, 1674, 1715, 1745, 1788, 1836, 1970, 2016
Petrochemical industry-Edmonton area
Employees laid off at, employment in Fort McMurray ... 1443 Ethane supply for ... 1443
Petroleos de Venezuela
Former employees of, recruited for Alberta oil sands employment ... 411
Police Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 36)
Progressive Contractors Association of Canada
Public assistance
Health/utility benefits ... 278 Increase to ... 849, 856, 1198 Market-basket measure as basis for ... 849 Personal income exemption increase ... 849 Review of ... 1198
Public service-Alberta
Employees on minimum wage ... 1130 Succession planning for ... 1131
Racing entertainment centres (Horse racetracks)
Real Estate Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 31)
Research and development
Chairs for, establishment of ... 1376 Funding for ... 1376 General remarks ... 1375-76 Public awareness of ... 1376 Recruitment of scientists for ... 1376
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 10)
Second reading ... 468 Third reading ... 1513
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) (Bill 44)
Road construction-Northern Alberta
Employment opportunities in ... 1131
Roads-Northern Alberta
Impact on aboriginal employment possibilities ... 281, 1131
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Reduction incentives for clean energy technology development (Motion 504: Swann) ... 673-74
Science
Public awareness of ... 1376
Smoke-free Places Act (Bill 201)
Smoking in the workplace
Ban on: Letter re (SP167/05: Tabled) ... 295
Strikes and lockouts-Lakeside Packers employees
Strikes and lockouts-Oil sands employees
Summer Temporary Employment Program
Suncor Inc.
Employee strike action at ... 1132 Memo re temporary foreign workers ... 360-61
Surplus, Budgetary
AISH increase with ... 889 Public assistance increase with ... 849
Tar sands development
Employment opportunities in ... 279, 571, 1131, 1132 Employment opportunities in: Dorothy Paquette run for, Edmonton - Fort McMurray ... 652 Expansion projects: Labour code exemption re (foreign workers) ... 121-22, 279, 318, 360-61, 411, 1443
Tar sands development-Research
Tar sands development-Safety aspects
Tax incentives
Northern residence tax deduction ... 571
Treaty 8 First Nations
Resolution and letter re hiring temporary foreign workers (SP134-135/05: Tabled) ... 211
Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 12)
Victory in Europe Day
60th Anniversary of: Armed Forces representatives addressed the Assembly in the Chamber (Motion 20: Hancock) ... 1111
Wages-Food service employees
Wages-Minimum wage
Increase to ... 164, 612-13, 1130 Increase to: Exceptions for food service and youth employees ... 613 Public sector employees on ... 1130
Wages-Public service employees
Indexing of, to average weekly earnings index (Motion 512: Griffiths/Snelgrove) ... 1937-38
Winter roads
To facilitate travel to employment opportunities ... 1131
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 15)
Second reading ... 588-590, 591, 593, 595 Committee ... 1649-53, 1657, 1659-61 Third reading ... 1870-71 Amendment A2 (SP537/05: Tabled) ... 1657 Amendment A3 (SP538/05: Tabled) ... 1659 Amendments (SP383/05: Tabled) ... 1154 General remarks ... 1169 Public consultation re: Letter requesting (SP348/05: Tabled) ... 908
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) (Bill 50)
Workers' Compensation Board
Ana Gutierrez case: Correspondence re (M42/05: Defeated) ... 1169 Long standing claims issue ... 950 Provision of physiotherapy services ... 292
Workplace safety inspections
Young adults-Employment
Provincial initiatives re ... 1130-31
Youth Connections (Employment service)
Youth justice committees-Stony Plain
Resignation of members of ... 1076
Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre)
2005 Alberta centennial celebrations
Commonwealth Stadium concert re, payment of artists at ... 1477 Funding for ... 1477 Legacy of ... 1477
Aboriginal peoples-Employment
Access to the Future Act (Bill 1)
Access to the Future Fund
Age Care Ltd.
Board of directors ... 460 Partnership with Calgary health region re long-term care facilities ... 460
Alberta 75th anniversary celebrations
Alberta Alliance Party
Member of, participation in Question Period ... 54
Alberta Association of Former MLAs Act (Bill 47)
Alberta Association of Sexual Assault Centres
Core services for survivors ... 1060
Alberta Blue Cross Plan
Nongroup benefits, provincial funding for ... 1464
Alberta Cancer Board
Funding increase for ... 1028
Alberta Centennial Medal Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 58)
Alberta Council of Women's Shelters
Shelter statistics ... 1061
Alberta Disability Strategy
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
CT scans coverage ... 366 Midwifery coverage ... 1146 Podiatry coverage ... 1463, 1471
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan-Premiums
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Ethical investments by ... 82 Investment in tobacco companies ... 82-83 Investment in tobacco companies: List of (SP35/05: Tabled) ... 93
Alberta Medical Association
Letter supporting Bill 201, Smoke-free Places Act (SP204/05: Tabled) ... 370
Alberta Personal Income Tax Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 20)
Alberta Pharmaceutical Savings Commission Act (Bill 206)
Alberta Resource Rebate Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 43)
Alberta Scene (Arts festival, Ottawa)
Alberta Securities Commission
Chairman, Opposition Leaders comments re, law firm letter re (SP721/05: Tabled) ... 1919 Influencing regulatory activity case: Auditor General's report on investigation of, release to media, point of privilege re ... 1633-35 Influencing regulatory activity case: Emergency debate under SO 30 re ... 1084 Influencing regulatory activity case: Former Treasurer's (Jim Dinning) involvement: Court documents re (SP812/05: Tabled) ... 2055 Influencing regulatory activity case: Independent investigation of ... 986 Operations of, memo to William Code re (SP811/05: Tabled) ... 2055 Zi Corporation (formerly Multi-Corp) investigation: Letter re (SP722/05: Tabled) ... 1919
Alberta seniors benefit program
Dental benefits ... 881 Optical benefits ... 881
Alberta SuperNet
Monitoring of contracts re ... 754 School access to ... 760
Alberta Works (Employment training program)
General remarks ... 1139 Learner assistance allowances ... 1139, 1140
Ambulance service
Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions: Cancellation of ... 482, 754, 1463 Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions: Cancellation of, provincial assistance re ... 482 Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions: Discovery projects re ... 483 Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions: Emergency motion under SO40 re ... 28 Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions: Impact of joint ambulance/fire services on ... 482-83 Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions: Red Deer news release re (SP126/05: Tabled) ... 210
Ambulance service-Finance
Use of surplus funds for ... 1463
Ambulance service-Medicine Hat
Joint fire/ambulance service ... 482-83
Ambulance service-Red Deer
News release re (SP126/05: Tabled) ... 210
Animal Protection Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 22)
Aon Consulting Inc.
Private health insurance in Alberta, study of ... 1839
Applewood Park Community Association, Calgary
Wild Rose Foundation grants to: Association's letter re (SP459/05: Tabled) ... 1528 Wild Rose Foundation grants to: Point of order re ... 1452-53, 1454
Appropriation Act, 2005 (Bill 41)
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2005 (Bill 30)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 51)
ArtStart program
Recognition of Safeway contribution to ... 252
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Benefit levels, formula for ... 880 Benefit levels, market-basket measurement formula for ... 880 Supplementary benefits to personal income support ... 881
Auditor General
Government employees' information technology security awareness recommendation ... 754 Long-term care facility management investigation (Seniors care programs): Report ... 1387, 1460 Securities Commission enforcement processes, release to news media of report on, point of privilege re ... 1633-35 Suggestive references to, in Legislative Assembly ... 985-86
Axia NetMedia Corporation
Alberta Supernet contract ... 754
Battered women
Government programs for ... 1139
Bell West
Alberta SuperNet contract ... 754
Bennett Jones LLP
Letter to Opposition Leader re comments concerning Chair of Securities Commission (SP721/05: Tabled) ... 1919
Bethany Long Term Care Centre, Camrose
Resident of, hunger strike re conditions in ... 1121, 1577
Bingo halls
Amendment to retain smoking in ... 119
Bullying-Prevention
Provincial initiatives re: For gay/lesbian youth ... 1060-61
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 56)
Calgary Health Region
Hip/knee surgery contract with Health Resource Centre ... 244-45 Partnership with Age Care Ltd. re long-term care facilities ... 460
Calgary-Mountain View (Constituency)
Calgary Vietnamese Caodaist Cultural Society
Wild Rose grants transferred to: Community association's letter re (SP459/05: Tabled) ... 1528 Wild Rose grants transferred to: Point of order re ... 1452-53, 1454
Camp Firefly (Anti-bullying initiative)
Canada/Alberta Affordable Housing Program
Canada Health Act
General remarks ... 1463 Physician access to both public and private health systems provisions ... 1622
Canada Safeway Ltd.
Oliver, Edmonton, store support for ArtStart program ... 252
Cancer-Treatment
Funding increase for ... 1028
Capital Health
Hospital capital upgrades ... 1839 Physiotherapy service cuts ... 163
Capital projects, Medical
Caritas Health Group
School lunch program: Statement re ... 2015
Casinos
Amendment to retain smoking in ... 119
Caucus policy committees (PC party)
Charitable societies, nonprofit organizations
Insurance costs for ... 964-65 Support for people on social assistance ... 1139
Child abuse
Victims of, services to ... 1060
Child welfare
Early childhood intervention programs ... 1462
City of Edmonton Archives
Historical projects: Statement re ... 745
Civil marriage commissioners
Exemption from performing same-sex marriages, letter re (SP632/05: Tabled) ... 1745
Closure debate (Parliamentary procedure)
Collective bargaining
First-contract certification legislation ... 647
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
Investigation of complaints against physicians: Letter re (SP113/05: Tabled) ... 171
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Referral of comments in Legislature re Auditor General to ... 986
Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing, Standing
Referral of comments in Legislature re Auditor General to ... 986
Committee on Public Accounts, Standing
Changes to operation of ... 625 Changes to operation of, eight motions to amend SO50 re (SP673/05: Tabled) ... 1837 Report, 2004 (SP111/05: Tabled) ... 625
Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special
Membership change for (Motion 24: Hancock) ... 1638
Construction trades
Employment levels: Relation to foreign worker hiring ... 1140
Consumer protection
Auto insurance rates ... 964-65
Crystal methamphetamine (Drug)
Safe injection site re: Letter (SP180/05: Tabled) ... 327
CT scans (Medical imaging procedure)
Coverage under health care plan ... 366 Private clinic provision of ... 365-66 Safety aspects ... 365-66
Daycare centres
National plan principles re ... 1061
Daycare centres-Finance
National program for: Alberta participation ... 1059 Resource rebate funds use for, letters re (SP675-676/05: Tabled) ... 1837
Debate (Parliamentary procedure)
Dept. of Advanced Education
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 865-67 Separation from Dept. of Learning, costs re ... 865
Dept. of Children's Services
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1059-61
Dept. of Community Development
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1476-77
Dept. of Economic Development
Supplementary estimates, 2004-05: Debated ... 281
Dept. of Education
Separation from Dept. of Learning, costs re ... 865
Dept. of Finance
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 964-65 Minister of, comments re ... 986
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Credit or recovery budget amounts ... 273 Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1459-64, 1469-70, 1471 Health information protection budget ... 617 Supplementary estimates, 2004-05: Debated ... 272-74 Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1839-41
Dept. of Human Resources and Employment
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1138-40
Dept. of Learning
Separation into depts. of Education and Advanced Education, costs re ... 865
Dept. of Restructuring and Government Efficiency
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 880-81
Dept. of Solicitor General
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1436-37
Domestic violence
General remarks ... 1527 Provincial initiatives re: Funding for ... 1061 Provincial initiatives re: Impact of provision of, on health care demand ... 1462
Drayton Valley-Calmar (Constituency)
Notice of privilege re actions by Member for (Not proceeded with) ... 1614-15, 1633
Drugs, Prescription
National plan for ... 1463-64 Public vs private development of ... 1470
Drugs, Prescription-Costs
Eastwood Public Health Centre
Surplus funding for ... 1839
Edmonton Art Gallery
Private donation to ... 1476 Provincial support ... 1476
Edmonton Community Loan Fund Society
Pamphlet (SP524/05: Tabled) ... 1632
Edmonton Folk Festival
Provincial funding for ... 1477
Edmonton-Rutherford (Constituency)
Notice of privilege re actions by Member for Drayton Valley-Calmar against (Not proceeded with) ... 1614-15, 1633
Education
Impact of provision of, on health care demand ... 1462
Education, Postsecondary
Access to, new spaces to improve ... 866
Education, Postsecondary-Finance
Capital spending ... 865 General remarks ... 865-67 Letter re (SP311/05: Tabled) ... 700
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
Alberta visit, May 2005: Special Legislature sitting for (Motion 16: Hancock) ... 597
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
Long-term care facility standards (proceeded with) ... 1398-99, 1404-05 Securities Commission, loss of investor confidence in (not proceeded with) ... 1084
Emergency medical response services-Calgary
Contingency plan for ... 644
Emergency motions under Standing Order 40
Ambulance services funding ... 28
Employment Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 35)
English as a Second Language
Epidemic response services-Calgary
Contingency plan for ... 644
Expert Advisory Panel to Review Publically Funded Health Services
Extended care facilities
Auditor General's review of: Report ... 1387, 1460, 1577 Conditions in ... 1469, 1577 General remarks ... 1460, 1839 MLA committee to review (2005): Report ... 1839 Redesignation to assisted living status ... 1460, 1463
Extended care facilities, Private
Extended care facilities-Fees
Extended care facilities-Finance
Extended care facilities-Inspection
Extended care facilities-Regulations
Extended care facilities-Staffing
Extended care facilities-Standards
Extendicare Inc.
Lobbying of government ... 1569
Fabry disease
Enzyme replacement therapy for, provincial assistance re ... 290
Fair Trading (Telemarketing) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 205)
Family and community support services program
Funding for, using resource rebate funds, letters re (SP675-676/05: Tabled) ... 1837
Family Law Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 5)
Fatality Inquiries Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 24)
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder affected adults-Housing
Film industry
Film distribution problems: Letter re (SP178/05: Tabled) ... 327
Foreign workers, Temporary
General remarks ... 1140 Letters re (SP205/05: Tabled) ... 370
Freedom of Expression Committee (Book and Periodical Council)
General remarks ... 25-26
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
General remarks ... 1140 Liberal opposition requests under, re government aircraft manifest information ... 53
Friends of Medicare
Co-sponsor of alternative Calgary health care conference (Weighing the Evidence) ... 1459
Government aircraft
Release of flight logs/manifests for ... 52-53
Government information systems
Grant MacEwan Community College
Health care learning centre: Funding for ... 867
Health Care Protection Act (Bill 11, 2000)
Advertising campaign re ... 1666
Health Information Act Review Committee, Select Special
Final report, 2004 (SP200/05: Tabled) ... 1471 Second committee, need for ... 1471
Health Resource Centre, Calgary
General remarks ... 205 Hip/knee surgery contract with Calgary health region ... 244-45 Wait times at ... 244-45
Health sciences personnel-Education
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 7)
Second reading ... 371-72 Third reading ... 637
Health workforce planning
Heart-Surgery
Coronary artery bypass grafting procedure, intensive home care for patients waiting for ... 273 Funding for ... 272 Wait times for ... 273
Herceptin (Cancer therapy)
Funding for, letters re (SP546-547/05: Tabled) ... 1674
Highway 63
Upgrading of ... 1140 Upgrading of: Letter re (SP237/05: Tabled) ... 463
Hospital beds-Rural areas
Hospitals-Calgary
New south Calgary hospital: Funding for ... 272 New south Calgary hospital: Public/private funding of ... 272
Hospitals-Construction
Funding for: Letters re (SP544-545/05: Tabled) ... 1674
Hospitals-Emergency services
Hospitals-Fort Saskatchewan
Hospitals-Strathcona County
Surplus funding for ... 1839
Hospitals-Vulcan
Reconversion to active-care use: Letter re (SP114/05: Tabled) ... 171
Hotel Room Tax (Tourism Levy) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 21)
Housing
Impact of provision of, on health care demand ... 1462
IBM Canada Ltd.
Processing of Alberta health records, security implications ... 617
Information and Privacy Commissioner (B.C.)
Ruling on impact of USA PRIVACY Act on Canadian health records (SP247/05: Tabled) ... 491-92
Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
General remarks ... 92 Resolution by (SP34/05: Tabled) ... 93
Insurance, Automobile-Premiums
Impact on non-profit sector ... 964-65
Insurance, Health (Private)
Insurance Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 34)
International Day of the Midwife
International Literacy Day
Stars of Literacy 2005 program (SP525/05: Tabled) ... 1632
International Women's Day
Jazz City festival, Edmonton
Provincial funding for ... 1477
Justice of the Peace Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 48)
Labour Relations Code
Division 8 provision (Foreign workers for major projects) ... 1140
The Land Development Company
Letter of complaint to Walton International (SP785/05: Tabled) ... 2017
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Special sitting of, for Royal visit (Motion 16: Hancock) ... 597
Libraries, School
Purchase of books for, using donated resource rebate cheques, letter re (SP674/05: Tabled) ... 1837
Licensed premises
Amendment to retain smoking in ... 119
Lois Hole humanities and social sciences scholarship (Proposed)
Long-Term Care Review Advisory Committee (1999)
Louise McKinney Riverfront Park, Edmonton
Centennial funding for ... 1477
Medical care
Demand for, reduction of ... 1462 General remarks ... 1459 Premier's remarks re: Letter re (SP310/05: Tabled) ... 700 Restructuring (third way option) ... 205, 460, 1839, 1840, 1841 Restructuring (third way option): Advertising campaign re ... 1666 Restructuring (third way option): Public consultation re ... 1666
Medical care, Cost of
Public knowledge of, purpose of ... 1666, 1782
Medical care, Primary
General remarks ... 273, 1461 Local initiatives re ... 1462, 1469 Local initiatives re: Performance measures ... 1469 Midwives inclusion in ... 1462 Team-based care ... 1461
Medical care, Primary-Finance
Medical profession
Practicing in public/private health systems ... 1622 Recruitment of (Motion 508: Danyluk) ... 1362-63
Medical profession-Education
Medical profession-Fees
Alternative payment schemes ... 1469
Medical profession-Rural areas
Action plan re ... 1469, 1841 Recruitment for (Motion 508: Danyluk) ... 1362-63
Medical profession-Supply
Medical records
Outsourcing management of ... 617
Medical records, Electronic
Medical records-Confidentiality
Departmental budget for ... 617 General remarks ... 1471 Missing health records situation ... 617
Medical tests
Necessity for repeated tests, letter re (SP724/05: Tabled) ... 1919
Members' apologies to the House
Members' Statements
Amendment to Standing Orders re (Motion 17: Hancock/Stevens) ... 624-25
Members' Statements (2005)
Caritas Health Group school lunch program ... 2015 City of Edmonton Archives ... 745 Freedom to Read Week ... 25-26 International Women's Day ... 92 Marie Geddes ... 1577 Nursing Week ... 1395 Participation of women in politics ... 856 Women's Global Charter for Humanity ... 1527
Members' withdrawal of remarks
Regarding Member for Calgary-Montrose ... 1454, 1456
Mental Health Act
Change from danger model to a treatment model ... 903
Mental health innovation fund
Mental health services-Children
Mental health services-Funding
Microsoft Corporation
School software licences purchase by provincial government: Documents re (M27/05: Accepted) ... 1159
Midwifery Health Disciplines Committee
Consumer representative on ... 1146, 1462
Midwives and midwifery
Inclusion under health care plan ... 1146, 1462 Integration of midwifery services evaluation report ... 1146, 1462
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 52)
Motions other than Government Motions
Amendment to Standing Orders re (Motion 17: Hancock/Stevens) ... 624-25
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 28)
National Arts Centre, Ottawa
Alberta Scene arts festival ... 1477
New Democrat Opposition
Role in Question Period ... 54
NorQuest College
English as a Second Language courses ... 866
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Nurses, Licensed practical
Medication duties ... 1121
Nursing homes-Staffing
Shortages: Letter re (SP179/05: Tabled) ... 327 Shortages: Petition tabled re (SP489/05: Tabled) ... 1579
Office of the Premier
Former chief of staff (Steve West) severance package: E-mail re (SP125/05: Tabled) ... 210
Officers of the Legislative Assembly
Definition of, re Beauchesne 493 ... 986
Official Opposition
Role in Question Period ... 53-54
Ontario Securities Commission
Conflict of interest and disclosure guidelines (SP747/05: Tabled) ... 1970
Oral Question Period (2005)
Age Care Ltd. ... 460 CT scans ... 365-66 Fabry disease ... 290 Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder ... 769-70 For-profit health care ... 1569 Health care costs ... 1782 Health care operating costs ... 1915 Health care privatization ... 1666 Health care reform ... 205 Health care staffing ... 980-81 Health Resource Centre ... 244-245 Hospital space in Calgary ... 644-45 Investments in tobacco companies ... 82-83 Joint fire and ambulance services ... 482-83 Long-term care facility standards ... 1498 Long-term care standards ... 1121 Mental health strategy ... 903 Midwifery services ... 1146 Missing health records ... 617 Nonsmoking legislation ... 119 Physiotherapy insurance fees ... 954 Private health services ... 1622 Tobacco reduction strategy ... 1028 User fees in long-term care facilities ... 1387 Wellness initiatives ... 163
Oral Question Period (Parliamentary procedure)
Alliance member's participation in ... 54 Government members' role in ... 53--54 Official opposition role in ... 53-54 Preambles before supplementary questions ... 54 Rotation of questions and answers: 1986 precedent ... 54 Rotation of questions and answers: Submissions on ... 53-54 Third opposition party's role in ... 54 Time limit on questions and answers ... 54
Out is In project (Anti-bullying initiative)
Palliser Health Region
Ambulance service transfer to, discovery project re ... 483 Former medical officer of health situation, 2003 ... 26
Peace Country Health
Ambulance service transfer to, discovery project re ... 483
Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 8)
Peter Lougheed Centre (Calgary General Hospital)
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2005)
Nursing homes staffing improvement (SP489/05: Tabled) ... 1579
Pharmacy and Drug Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 38)
Pharmacy and Drug (Methamphetamine Limiting) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 204)
Physical therapy
Inclusion under health care plan ... 1463
Physical therapy-Fees
Set fees for traffic injury cases ... 954
Podiatry
Inclusion under health care plan ... 1463, 1471
Point of Order
Imputing motives ... 1482 Insulting language ... 493 Provoking debate ... 52-53 Referring to the absence of members ... 1489 Reflections on a member ... 1454-55, 1456 Reflections on nonmembers ... 1452-53, 1454 Relevance ... 237 Urgency of questions ... 700
Police
MLA committee review of: Report ... 1436
Police Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 36)
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 9)
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 55)
Postsecondary educational institutions-Finance
Private-sector funding ... 867
Premier's Advisory Council on Health
Recommendations (A Framework for Reform) ... 205
Preventive medical services
Prince of Wales Armouries Heritage Centre
Early Edmonton tax rolls on Archives web site ... 745 Map cataloguing project ... 745
Privilege
Auditor General's investigation of Securities Commission enforcement processes, comments re ... 985, 986 Contempt (Auditor General's report on Securities Commission enforcement processes, release to media) ... 1633-35 Notice of, re actions by Member for Drayton Valley-Calmar (Not proceeded with) ... 1614-15, 1633
Probation officers
Supervision of youth justice committees ... 1436-37
Professional qualifications, Foreign
Assessment service for ... 866
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act (Bill 202)
Letter re (SP181/05: Tabled) ... 327
Public assistance
Funding for, using resource rebate funds, letters re (SP675-676/05: Tabled) ... 1837 General remarks ... 1459 Increase to ... 1139, 1140 Medication copay allowance ... 1140
Public Health and Immunization Trust (Federal)
Rail service, High-speed-Edmonton/Calgary
Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure)
Amendment to Standing Orders re (Motion 17: Hancock/Stevens) ... 624-25
Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2005)
Regional health authorities
Ambulance service transfer to: Cancellation of ... 482 Ambulance service transfer to: Cancellation of, provincial assistance re ... 482 Ambulance service transfer to: Impact of joint ambulance/fire services on ... 482-83 Deficits, elimination of ... 273 Funding ... 272, 1840 General remarks ... 1459 Long-term care facilities' programs ... 1121 Mental health programs ... 1464
Replacement workers
Legislation re, proposed ... 1139
Report on Alberta's Legacy Act (Bill 203)
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 10)
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) (Bill 44)
Resource rebates from budget surplus (2005)
Letters re (SP633, 674-676, 723/05: Tabled) ... 1745, 1837, 1919
RespErate (Blood pressure device)
Web site article re (SP724/05: Tabled) ... 1919
Road construction-Northern Alberta
Employment opportunities in ... 1139
Roads-Northern Alberta
Impact on aboriginal employment possibilities ... 1139
Rockyview General Hospital
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alberta Securities Commission case ... 1919
Safe injection sites (Drugs)
Letter re (SP180/05: Tabled) ... 327
Same-sex marriage
Exemption of civil marriage commissioners from performing, letter re (SP632/05: Tabled) ... 1745
Senior citizens-Housing
Telephone/cable TV provision in rental rates for ... 881
Seniors' centres
Funding using resource rebate funds, letters re (SP675-676/05: Tabled) ... 1837
Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
Smoke-free Places Act (Bill 201)
Second reading ... 173-74 Alberta Medical Assoc. letter re (SP204/05: Tabled) ... 370 General remarks ... 119, 1028
Smoking-Prevention
General remarks ... 1028 Relation of provincial investment in tobacco companies to ... 82-83
Smoking in the workplace
Ban on ... 163 Ban on: Legislation re (Bill 201) ... 119
Social housing-Finance
Federal/provincial funding ... 881
Social services agencies (Non-profit)
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Speaker (Federal parliament)-Rulings and statements
Toews bill, March 2001 news media briefing re ... 1633-34, 1635
Speaker-Rulings and statements
Referring to an officer of the Legislature ... 985-86
Standing Orders
SO 50 (Public Accounts committee) amendments, eight motions re (SP673/05: Tabled) ... 1837
Stettler Regional Water Authorization Act (Bill 11)
Student financial aid
Appeals of loan awards, 2000-04 (Q27/05: Response tabled as SP478/05) ... 1157 Default rates, 1994-95 to 2003-04 (Q25/05: Response tabled as SP476/05) ... 1155-57 Maximum allowable loans, number of (Q26/05: Response tabled as SP477/05) ... 1157 Repayment systems for, reports/studies (M31/05: Response tabled as SP481/05) ... 1161
Substance abuse-Treatment
Impact of provision of, on health care demand ... 1462
Substance abuse-Treatment-Prisoners
Substance abuse-Treatment-Young offenders
Substance abuse-Treatment-Youth
Mandatory programs for: Letter re (SP181/05: Tabled) ... 327
Supplementary estimates, 2004-05
Supreme Court of Canada
Government fees decision (Eurig case) ... 754 Private health insurance ruling ... 1622
Surgery waiting lists
General remarks ... 273 Public vs private facilities ... 244-45
Surplus, Budgetary
Ambulance service funding ... 1463 Arts funding with ... 1477 Hospital funding with ... 1839, 1840 Postsecondary education funding with ... 866
Tar sands development
Expansion projects: Labour code exemption re (foreign workers), Letters re (SP205/05: Tabled) ... 370
Tobacco companies
Heritage Fund investment in ... 82-83 Heritage Fund investment in: List of (SP35/05: Tabled) ... 93
Travel Alberta Secretariat
Computer hardware, provincial funding for ... 281
Tuition fees
Documentation re (M28/05: Defeated) ... 1160 Remission of, for second year courses ... 867
United Nurses of Alberta
Nursing shortage comment ... 1840
Universities and colleges
Private-sector driven instruction in ... 867 Quality of instruction in ... 867
University of Phoenix
Accredited degree programs in Alberta: Documentation re, including PCAB documents (M30/05: Defeated) ... 1160-61
Unleashing Innovation in Health Systems symposium (Calgary, May 3-5, 2005)
General remarks ... 1459, 1471 Private health care system submissions ... 1622
USA PATRIOT Act
Impact on access to Canadian medical records (SP247/05: Tabled) ... 491-92
Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 12)
Victims of Crime Fund
Compensation to sexual assault victims from ... 965 Surplus ... 1436
Violence against women
Aboriginal women ... 92 Statement re ... 92
Wages-Minimum wage
Impact on health care demand ... 1462
Waiting lists (Medical care)
Walton International Group Inc.
Documents re (SP782-785/05: Tabled) ... 2017
Wild Rose Foundation
Drinking water project, Vietnam, grants for: Community association's letter re (SP459/05: Tabled) ... 1528 Drinking water project, Vietnam, grants for: Point of order re ... 1452-53, 1454
Winspear Foundation
Support for people on social assistance ... 1139
Women's Global Charter for Humanity
Womens' shelters
General remarks ... 881 Statistics re ... 1061
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 15)
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) (Bill 50)
World Trade Centre, Edmonton
Provincial contribution to ... 281
Youth Connections (Employment service)
Youth in transition from the justice system
Government programs for: Funding ... 1061
Youth justice committees
Probation officers' review of decisions by ... 1436-37
Youth justice committees-Stony Plain
Resignation of members of ... 1437
Zebra Child Protection Centre
Zi Corporation
Securities Commission investigation of: Letter re (SP722/05: Tabled) ... 1919
Bonko, Bill (L, Edmonton-Decore)
Agrology Profession Act (Bill 17)
Air tankers (Water bombers)
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Coal-bed methane well drilling requirements ... 1075 Drilling applications on Lubicon claimed lands, review of ... 843, 951 Guide 56, well licence application ... 951 Guide 56, well licence application (SP352/05: Tabled) ... 957 Informational letter IL2001-5 (well site preparation prior to licence issuing) ... 951 Informational letter IL2001-5 (well site preparation prior to licence issuing) (SP351/05: Tabled) ... 957
Alberta Government Offices
Washington, D.C. office ... 1187, 1189 Washington, D.C. office: Documents re (M20/05: Response tabled as SP744/05) ... 821 Washington, D.C. office: Role in resolving softwood lumber issue ... 929
Alberta Resource Rebate Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 43)
Alberta School Boards Association
Collective bargaining model for teachers, study of ... 1267
Alberta SuperNet
School access to: Total amount spent on (Q35/05: Response tabled as SP717/05) ... 1746
Alberta Wilderness Association
Big game farming ban, call for ... 250
Animal Protection Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 22)
Appeals Commission (Workers' compensation)
Apprenticeship and Industry Training Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 57)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2005 (Bill 27)
Arts
Role in provincial economy ... 1009
Auditor General
Sustainable resource development comments ... 1829
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 16)
Canadian Forest Products Ltd.
Hines Creek mill closure, impact of ... 123-24
Cellular telephones in automobiles
Legislation re (Motion 506: Chase) ... 1000-01
Chronic wasting disease
Elk and deer testing for ... 937 Human/animal risk of ... 250 Presence on game farms ... 250 Roadkill testing for ... 937
Coal bed methane extraction
Collective bargaining-Teachers
Province-wide bargaining ... 1267
Conflict of interest
Natural Resources Conservation Board advisors' appearance at appeals hearings ... 1252
Construction trades
Employment levels: Relation to foreign worker hiring ... 1266
Deer-Alberta/Saskatchewan border area
Culling of, due to CWD threat ... 250, 937
Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 843, 845
Dept. of Economic Development
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1008-10 Grants distributed by (M45/05: Defeated) ... 1748 Hosting expenses, 1992-2005 (Q39/05: Defeated) ... 1747 Performance measures ... 1009 Trade missions expenditures (Q13/05: Defeated) ... 808 Trade show expenditures (Q12/05: Defeated) ... 807
Dept. of Education
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1266-67 Supplementary estimates, 2004-05: Debated ... 309-10
Dept. of Human Resources and Employment
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1133-34
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Elimination of ... 1187 Estimates 2005-06: Debated ... 1187, 1189 Performance measures ... 1187, 1189
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1328-29
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Deputy Minister's and departmental official's credit card statements, 2003-04 (M13/05: Response tabled as SP738/05) ... 667 Deputy Minister's office budget ... 928 Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 927-30, 937-38 Fee revenues ... 928 Human resources budget ... 928 Lottery funding to ... 928 Minister's and executive assistant's credit card statements, 2003-04 (M12/05: Response tabled as SP737/05) ... 666-67 Minister's business expenses, 2003-04 (M11/05: Response tabled as SP736/05) ... 666 Minister's office budget ... 928 Property theft in (Q28/05: Response tabled as SP776/05) ... 1158 Staff salaries ... 928 Strategic corporate services budget ... 928 Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1847-48 Support services funding ... 928
Disabled Adults Transportation Service
Provincial funding for ... 1328
Economic development and the environment
Education-Curricula
Social studies courses ... 309
Education-Finance
Cutbacks ... 1267 General remarks ... 1266
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
Long-term care facility standards (proceeded with) ... 1407-08
Endangered Species Conservation Committee
Grizzly bear designation recommendation ... 957, 1396
Endangered wildlife species
Development management plans re (Q34/05: Accepted) ... 1746 Protection of ... 21, 929, 957, 1963
Energy industry
Use of water supplies ... 843
Energy industry-Crown lands
Aboriginal issues re ... 843, 845
Energy industry-Crown lands-Sawn Lake area
Oil well drilling before approvals for ... 902, 951
Energy industry-Environmental aspects
Reforestation activities ... 929
English as a Second Language
Environmental impact assessments
Well drilling, Lubicon Lake Band areas ... 843 Well drilling, Sawn Lake area ... 902
Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures)
Amount of detail in ... 928
Extended care facilities-Standards
Emergency debate under SO30 re (proceeded with) ... 1407-08 Improvement of (Motion 507: Mason) ... 1178
Fair Trading (Telemarketing) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 205)
Fatality Inquiries Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 24)
Film industry
General remarks ... 1009 Government budget for ... 1010 Tax incentives for ... 1009
Fire-Control
Winter conditions' effect on ... 1328-29
Fish and wildlife legislation
Fish and wildlife officers
Foreign workers, Temporary
Forest firefighters
Room and board rates for ... 618, 928
Forest fires-Control-Municipal areas
Assistance program re ... 929
Forest management agreements
Consultation on renewals of, with Treaty 8 First Nations, resolution re (SP634/05: Tabled) ... 1745 Reforestation requirements ... 929
Forest protection
Budget for, reports on (Q37/05: Accepted) ... 1747
Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta
Francis Winspear Centre for Music
Game farming
Chronic wasting disease issue in ... 250 Public inquiry re ... 250
Grazing lands, Public
Bison grazing on ... 1393, 1449 General remarks ... 930 Revenue from oil and gas leases on ... 1393, 1449
Great Kids of Alberta
Awards: Recognition of ... 418
Grizzly bear conservation
Grizzly bears
Designation as threatened species ... 21 Designation as threatened species: Petitions presented re ... 957, 1396 Development management plans re (Q34/05: Accepted) ... 1746 Feeding of, with roadkill ... 937
Grizzly bears-Populations
High school credits
Fine arts credit requirement (Motion 505: Herard) ... 832
High school education-Curricula
Vocational/trades courses ... 1266, 1267
Ice fishing
Impact on fish stocks ... 1848
Industrial development (Value-added industries)
Government budget for ... 1010
Integrated resource management (Public lands)
International trade
Provincial budget re ... 1009
Kneehill Animal Control and Rehabilitation Centre Ltd.
Pictures illustrating conditions in (SP242/05: Tabled) ... 463
Learning Resources Centre
Buy-down credit for school purchases at ... 309
Livestock industry, Intensive
Livestock industry, Intensive-Environmental aspects
Enforcement of legislation re ... 1252
Lottery Fund
Funds allocation to Sustainable Resources dept. ... 928
Lubicon Lake Band
Land claimed by, oil and gas activity on ... 843, 951
Maiden Speeches (Parliamentary procedure)
General remarks ... 78-79
Maternal Tort Liability Act (Bill 45)
Members' Statements (2005)
Royal Alexandra Hospital volunteers ... 1204-05
Métis hunting/fishing rights
Provincial agreement re, 2004 ... 928, 929
Minable oil sands strategy-Environmental aspects
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 28)
Natural Resources Conservation Board
Appeals process: NRCB advisors as representatives of companies during ... 1251-52 Board governance review report ... 1740 Confined feeding operations regulation ... 1252 Staffing levels ... 1740
Northern Alberta Development Council
Relationship with Sustainable Resource Development dept. ... 843
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Input into high school vocational/trades courses ... 1267
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Oil well drilling industry-Public lands
EUB permits required for ... 951, 957
Oral Question Period (2005)
Bison grazing on agricultural public land ... 1393 Canadian Forest Products Ltd. mill closure ... 123-124 Coal-bed methane ... 1075 Game farming ... 250 Grizzly bear hunt ... 21 Leaseholders on agricultural public land ... 1449 Minable oil sands strategy ... 1829 Mountain pine beetle ... 801-02 Mountain pine beetle control ... 740 Natural Resources Conservation Board ... 1740 Natural Resources Conservation Board appeals ... 1251-52 Oil well drilling on Crown land ... 902, 951 Parks and protected areas ... 167 Reforestation ... 1575 Room and board for forest firefighters ... 618 Sustainable resource management ... 1311-12 Wildlife conservation ... 1963
Peregrine falcons
Development management plans re (Q34/05: Accepted) ... 1746
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2005)
Confined feeding operations phase out ... 1674, 1715, 1745, 1969 Grizzly bear declaration as endangered species ... 957, 1396 Temporary foreign workers for oil sands construction projects, ban on ... 326, 419, 621, 652, 699
Pharmacy and Drug (Methamphetamine Limiting) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 204)
Police Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 36)
Public lands
General remarks ... 928, 1075 Industrial development on ... 928, 937 Sale of, freeze on ... 167
Public lands-Eastern Slopes
Public safety (Building/fire codes)
Public transit-Finance
Provincial funding ... 1328
Railway (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 13)
Second reading ... 422 Third reading ... 637
Real Estate Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 31)
Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2005)
Recreation
Role in provincial economy ... 1009
Reforestation
Energy industry lands ... 929 Timelines met re (Q19/05: Response tabled as SP775/05) ... 813
Reforestation on burnt-out areas
Registered apprenticeship program (High schools)
Report on Alberta's Legacy Act (Bill 203)
Research and development
Tax incentives for ... 1009
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 10)
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Volunteers at: Statement re ... 1204-05
Rural economic development
Government strategy re ... 123 Provincial budget re ... 1009
School trustees
Role of, re teacher bargaining process ... 1267
Schools-Utilization
Community group use of, as part of formula re ... 1266-67
Securities Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 19)
Small business
Venture capital for ... 1009
Softwoods-Export-United States
Countervail duties re ... 929
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Input into high school vocational/trades courses ... 1267
Sports
Role in provincial economy ... 1009
Student Financial Assistance Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 14)
Student testing
Achievement tests: Costs of administering, 2000-05 (Q40/05: Accepted) ... 1747
Surface Rights Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 53)
Tar sands development-Environmental aspects
Tax incentives
Film/TV production companies ... 1009 Investments in new technology companies ... 1009 Research and development projects ... 1009
Teachers
Numbers of, increase in: Funding for ... 309
Technology commercialization
Provincial initiative re ... 1009
Technology venture fund (Proposed)
Tourism
General remarks ... 1009 Government budget for ... 1010
Tourism-Marketing
Provincial budget re ... 1009
Trade missions
Expenditures re (Q13/05: Defeated) ... 808 Performance measures re ... 1009
Trade shows
Expenditures re (Q12/05: Defeated) ... 807
Traffic Safety Act
Amendments re hand-held cell phone use while driving (Motion 506: Chase) ... 1000-01
Treaty 8 First Nations
Resolution re consultation on forest management agreement renewals (SP634/05: Tabled) ... 1745
Ukraine-Politics and government
Democratic process: Recognition of ... 127
Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 12)
W. P. Wagner high school, Edmonton
Water supply
Use by energy industry ... 843
Workers' Compensation Board
Early return to work issue ... 1134
Workplace safety inspections
Youth Connections (Employment service)
Boutilier, Hon. Guy C. (PC, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo)
AAA Cattle Company
Feedlot expansion approval ... 1027
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Canadian Natural Resources pipeline leak ... 1448 Drilling applications on Lubicon claimed lands, review of ... 615, 902-03 Role in handling of chemical vapour pressure release by Shell chemical plant ... 162 Role of ... 1049 Standards for reclamation of abandoned well sites ... 166
Alberta Water Council
Water conservation planning ... 530
Alberta's Environment Conference 2005, Edmonton (April 20-22)
Auditor General
Fort McMurray land sale process, report on leaked to media, point of privilege re ... 1675-76 Performance measures comments ... 1037 Sustainable resource development comments ... 1829
Bow River Water Quality Task Force
Water quality recommendations ... 799
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, comments on ... 365, 485
Canadian Environmental Protection Act (Federal)
Amendments to, in federal budget legislation ... 485 Carbon dioxide classified as noxious gas under ... 1967
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Capital projects, Municipal-Finance
Fort McMurray projects ... 485
Carbon dioxide
Classification as noxious gas ... 1967
Clean Air Strategic Alliance
Climate change
General remarks ... 1832 Initiatives re ... 44-45 International conference on, Montreal, November 2005 ... 1832, 1914 Kyoto protocol on ... 485 Kyoto protocol on: Alberta alternative to ... 365, 1037, 1040, 1043, 1046, 1967-68 Technological developments re ... 21, 485, 1832
Climate Change and Emissions Management Act (Bill 37, 2003)
CN Rail
Train derailment, Lake Wabamum ... 1667-68
Co-energy electrical production
Garbage as energy source ... 1710-11
Coal bed methane extraction
Impact of ... 1202 Water recovery issues ... 1202
Coal bed methane extraction-Environmental aspects
Committee on Energy and Sustainable Development, Standing Policy
Municipal infrastructure funding discussion ... 485
Contaminated sites-Calgary
Contaminated soil-Lynnview Ridge, Calgary
Court of Appeal (Alberta)
AAA Cattle Company feedlot expansion ruling ... 1027
CP Rail
Ogden rail yards, Calgary: Toxic materials runoff from ... 1709
Custom Environmental Services Ltd.
Deep Well Oil & Gas Ltd.
Oil well drilling activity, Lubicon Lake area ... 902-03
Dept. of Energy
Communications contracts expenditures, 2003-04 (Q16/05: Defeated) ... 811 Contracted employees/consultants salaries, 2003-04 (M25/05: Response tabled as SP808/05) ... 990 Minister's noninternational trips details, 2003-04 (M26/05: Response tabled as SP735/05) ... 990-91
Dept. of Environment
Annual report, 2003-04 (SP45/05: Tabled) ... 93 Annual report, 2004-05 (SP570/05: Tabled) ... 1675 Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1036-37, 1039-40, 1042-49 Minister's role re hazardous materials spills ... 1668 Performance measures ... 1037, 1043 Staff ... 1045-46
Driedmeat Lake-Water levels
Drinking water-Stettler area
Allocation level for, in Bill 11 ... 978-79
Drinking water-Turner Valley area
Economic development and the environment
Edmonton Fire Rescue Service
Response to Custom Environmental Services Ltd. fire ... 1335-36
Electric power, Coal-produced
Research into ... 21 Standards for ... 1046
Electronic waste-Recycling
Fees for ... 1043 General remarks ... 1039
Emergency agencies (Fire, etc.)
Procedures at toxic waste site fires ... 1335-36
Emergency Management Alberta
Role in handling of chemical vapour pressure release by Shell chemical plant ... 162
Energy efficiency (Buildings)
Direct Energy/U of C partnership re ... 1037 Interest-free loans for ... 365
Energy industry
Use of water supplies, phase out of ... 978
Energy industry-Crown lands
Energy industry-Crown lands-Sawn Lake area
Oil well drilling before approvals for ... 849
Energy industry-Environmental aspects
Energy Innovation Network
Energy resources, Alternate
General remarks ... 1037, 1832, 1915 Provincial government usage of ... 22
Environmental impact assessments
AAA Cattle Company feedlot expansion ... 1027 Coal-bed methane extraction process ... 1202 Well drilling, Lubicon Lake Band areas ... 615
Environmental Protection Commission
Report on Lake Wabamum train derailment ... 1668
Environmental Protection Security Fund
Annual report, 2003-04 (SP139/04: Tabled) ... 211 Annual report, 2004-05 (SP810/04: Tabled) ... 2018
Environmental regulations
MacNichol report on ... 1049
Ethics Commissioner
Report into allegations re Minister of Environment and Fort McMurray land sale process, leak to media, point of privilege re ... 1675-76
Fires at hazardous waste sites
Fort McMurray
Impact of oil sands expansion on ... 201, 485 Impact of oil sands expansion on: Environmental aspects ... 1048
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Environmental information requests under ... 1036
Greenhouse gas emissions-Fort McMurray area
Groundwater-Contamination-Bow/Elbow Rivers watersheds
From pesticides/herbicides ... 800
Hazardous substances-Health aspects
Hazardous substances-Safety aspects
Herbicides in water sources
Hub Oil Company Ltd.
Calgary plant fire: Cleanup efforts ... 1710
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Cleanup of contaminated site, Lynnview Ridge, Calgary ... 529
Incineration
As electrical power generation method ... 1710-11
Integrated resource management (Public lands)
Big Lake basin ... 321 General remarks ... 1048-49
Library cards
Fees: Elimination of, in tribute to Hon. Lois Hole (Motion 502: Agnihotri) ... 188-89
Livestock industry, Intensive-Environmental aspects
Enforcement of legislation re ... 1027
ME First! (Municipal Energy Efficiency Assistance) program
Minable oil sands strategy-Environmental aspects
Mosquito control programs
Natural Resources Conservation Board
AAA Cattle Company feedlot expansion approval ... 1027 Role of ... 1049
North American free trade agreement
Sale of water under ... 530
North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance
Oil recovery methods
Carbon dioxide sequestering: Research ... 21 General remarks ... 1039-40
Oil well drilling industry-Public lands
Oral Question Period (2005)
AAA Cattle Company ... 1027 Battle River water strategy ... 618 Big Lake natural area ... 321 Bow and Elbow River watersheds ... 799-800 Canadian Natural Resources Limited pipeline leak ... 1448 Climate change ... 44-45, 365, 1832, 1967-68 Climate change technology ... 21-22 Coal-bed methane ... 1202 Contaminated sites cleanup in Calgary ... 1709-10 Custom Environmental Services Ltd. fire ... 1335-36, 1337-38 Energy Innovation Network ... 292 Fort McMurray infrastructure needs ... 485 Greenhouse gas emissions ... 485, 1914-15 Hazardous material spill at Wabamun Lake ... 1667-68 Impacts of oil sands expansion ... 201 Lynnview Ridge ... 84, 529-30 Minable oil sands strategy ... 1829, 1913-14, 1963-64 Oil well drilling on Crown land ... 615, 802-03, 849, 902-03 Reclamation of oil well sites ... 166 Red Deer River water transfer ... 1785 Shell chemical plant vapour release ... 162 Turner Valley gas plant historic site ... 1961-62 Waste management strategy ... 1710-11 Water strategy ... 530, 978-79 West Nile virus ... 1120-21
Pesticides in water sources
Petroleum tank sites remediation program
Point of Order
Insulting language ... 493
Pollution
Cleanup orders re, enforcement of ... 84
Privilege
Contempt (Release to media of three reports by Officers of the Assembly) ... 1675-76
Reclamation of land
Abandoned well sites ... 166 Energy industry sites ... 1046 Oil sands sites ... 1915
Refuse and refuse disposal
General remarks ... 1040 Provincial strategy re ... 1710-11
Rural economic development
Government strategy re ... 1785
Sewage disposal plants-Fort McMurray
Upgrading of, due to oil sands expansion ... 485
Shell Canada Limited
Chemical plant vapour pressure release, Fort Saskatchewan area ... 162
Spills (Pollution)-Lake Wabamum
CN train derailment ... 1667-68 CN train derailment: Bans on boating/usage of lake re, lifting of ... 1668 CN train derailment: Cleanup procedures ... 1668 CN train derailment: Environmental enforcement orders re ... 1668 CN train derailment: Minister's advisors re ... 1668
Stettler Regional Water Authorization Act (Bill 11)
Second reading ... 523 Allocation level in ... 978-79 General remarks ... 530
Strathcona County
Role in handling of chemical vapour pressure release by Shell chemical plant ... 162
Strathcona County Emergency Services
Response to Custom Environmental Services Ltd. fire ... 1335-36
Suncor Inc.
Greenhouse gas emissions reduction, comments on ... 365
Swan Hills Treatment Centre
Tar sands development-Environmental aspects
Turner Valley Gas Plant (Historic site)
Environmental cleanup of ... 1961-62
Universities and colleges
Climate change research ... 21
Water-Export
General remarks ... 530 Impact of NAFTA on ... 530
Water Act
Interbasin water transfers provisions ... 1785
Water conservation
General remarks ... 1047 Provincial plan for ... 1039-40
Water conservation-United States
Water diversion-North Saskatchewan/Battle River basins
Water diversion-Red Deer River basin/Special Areas
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Water licences
Intensive livestock operations approvals (AAA Cattle Company) ... 1027
Water quality-Bow/Elbow Rivers watersheds
Identification of contaminants to ... 799-800
Water quality-Sheep River
Impact of Turner Valley Gas Plant historic site on ... 1961-62
Water resources development
Infrastructure for ... 1043
Water resources development-Battle River
Water resources development-Big Lake basin
Water rights, Interprovincial
Water supply
Measurement of total provincial supply ... 530, 978, 1040 Use by energy industry, phase out of ... 978
Water treatment plants
Funding for ... 1043 General remarks ... 1046 Review of ... 978
Water treatment plants-Walkerton, Ont.
Water wells-Lake Wabamum
Testing of, re train derailment ... 1668
Watershed planning
General remarks ... 1047 Legislation re ... 530
Watershed planning and advisory councils
Wetlands
Provincial policy re ... 1040
Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill)
2005 Alberta centennial celebrations
Access to the Future Act (Bill 1)
Committee ... 1069 Amendment A3 (SP344 & 367/05: Tabled) ... 1069 Amendment A4 (SP368/05: Tabled) ... 1069 Amendment A5 (withdrawn) (SP369/05: Tabled) ... 1069 Amendment A6 (SP370/05: Tabled) ... 1069 Four amendments (SP371/05: Tabled) ... 1069
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
Alberta Association of Former MLAs Act (Bill 47)
Amendment A1 (SP716 & 767/05: Tabled) ... 1906
Alberta Government Offices
Washington, D.C. office: Representative's comments re Alaska wildlife refuge drilling ... 1188
Alberta's Commission on Learning
High school completion rate recommendation ... 123
Animal Protection Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 22)
Anne Frank exhibit, Calgary
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 29)
Automobiles-Registration
Registrations transferred from other provinces, timeliness of ... 1422
Bighorn sheep hunting
Under Métis hunting agreement ... 850
Bow Valley Community Foundation Act
Petition presented ... 326 Recommendation to proceed ... 1033 Standing Orders 85-89 complied with ... 369
Brooklynn Hannah George Rewega Right of Civil Action Act
Deferred until fall 2005 sitting ... 1033 Petition presented ... 326 Recommendation to proceed, with amendment ... 1788 Standing Orders 85-89 complied with ... 369
Brooklynn Hannah George Rewega Right of Civil Action Act (Bill Pr. 4)
Amendment (SP647/05: Tabled) ... 1788
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 16)
First reading ... 127 Second reading ... 423 Committee ... 1113-15 Third reading ... 1194 Amendment (SP377/05: Tabled) ... 1113 Proclamation of ... 1422
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 56)
First reading ... 1890 Second reading ... 1955 Committee ... 1980
Camrose Lutheran College Corporation Act
Petition presented ... 326 Recommendation to proceed, with amendment ... 1033 Standing Orders 85-89 complied with ... 369
Camrose Lutheran College Corporation Act (Bill Pr. 2)
Amendment (SP363/05: Tabled) ... 1033
Caribou (Porcupine herd)-Alaska/Canada
Impact of drilling activity on ... 1188
Chief Internal Auditor's office
Commission on advanced education (Proposed)
Review of public postsecondary education system (Motion 509: Pannu/Mason) ... 1552
Committee on Private Bills, Standing
Fees for petitions, recommendation to increase ... 1033 Report presented ... 369, 1033, 1788
Corporations-Law and legislation
Conversion to/from unlimited liability corporation, minority dissenting shareholders buyout (Bill 56) ... 1890 Harmonization with federal legislation: Bill 16 ... 127
Dept. of Advanced Education
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 874
Dept. of Community Development
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1482
Dept. of Government Services
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1422
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Estimates 2005-06: Debated ... 1188
Edmonton Art Gallery
Provincial support ... 1482
Education, Postsecondary
Access to, affordability review to improve ... 1571 Commission to review (Motion 509: Pannu/Mason) ... 1552
Education, Postsecondary-Finance
General remarks ... 874 Review of ... 1571
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
Long-term care facility standards (proceeded with) ... 1413
Employment Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 35)
Executive Council
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1106
Extended care facilities-Standards
Emergency debate under SO30 re (proceeded with) ... 1413
Fair Trading (Telemarketing) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 205)
Grant MacEwan Community College
Capital expenditures ... 1571
Groundwater-Contamination-Bow/Elbow Rivers watersheds
From pesticides/herbicides ... 800
Herbicides in water sources
Kneehill Animal Control and Rehabilitation Centre Ltd.
Renewal of permit for ... 533-34
Legislative Assembly Chamber
VE Day address by Armed Forces' representative on floor of (Motion 20: Hancock) ... 1110-11
Library cards
Fees: Elimination of, in tribute to Hon. Lois Hole (Motion 502: Agnihotri) ... 188
Maiden Speeches (Parliamentary procedure)
General remarks ... 66-67
Medicine Hat Community Foundation Amendment Act, 2005
Petition presented ... 326 Recommendation to proceed ... 1033 Standing Orders 85-89 complied with ... 369
Members' Statements (2005)
Allan Brown ... 535 Anne Frank memorial ... 1079-80 Canadian contribution to victory in Europe ... 1312 University of Calgary centennial projects ... 1744
Métis hunting/fishing rights
Provincial agreement re, 2004 ... 850
Mount Royal College
Capital expenditures ... 1571
Oral Question Period (2005)
Bow and Elbow River watersheds ... 799-800 GuZoo animal farm ... 533-34 High school completion rate ... 123 Métis hunting rights ... 850 Postsecondary education review ... 1571
Oral Question Period (Parliamentary procedure)
Government members' role in ... 58 Rotation of questions and answers: Submissions on ... 58
Pensions, Private-sector
Access to information re (Bill 35) ... 419
Pesticides in water sources
Petitions for Private Bills (2005)
Bow Valley Community Foundation Act ... 326 Brooklynn Hannah George Rewega Right of Civil Action Act ... 326 Camrose Lutheran College Corporation Act ... 326 Medicine Hat Community Foundation Amendment Act, 2005 ... 326
Petitions for Private Bills (Parliamentary procedure)
Fees for, recommendation to increase ... 1033
Point of Order
Clarification ... 1512 Improper questions ... 2056-57 Imputing motives ... 1482 Reading from documents ... 265 Relevance ... 1511
Provincial Museum of Alberta
Funding for upgrading ... 1482
Registry offices, Private
Standing Orders
SO 87(1) amendment, to increase fees for petitioning private bills ... 1033
Superintendent of Insurance
Private-sector pension funds security precautions: Legislation re (Bill 35) ... 419
Teachers
University of Calgary book about (My Most Memorable Teacher ...) ... 1744
University of Calgary
Centennial projects, statement re ... 1744 Research initiatives report (SP399/05: Tabled) ... 1259
Unlimited liability corporations
Incorporation of (Bill 16) ... 127, 1422
Victory in Europe Day
60th Anniversary of: Armed Forces representatives addressed the Assembly in the Chamber (Motion 20: Hancock) ... 1110-11 60th Anniversary of: Statement re ... 1312
Water quality
Source waters protection aspect ... 799
Water quality-Bow/Elbow Rivers watersheds
Identification of contaminants to ... 799-800
Wellness fund (Proposed)
Motion 501: Blakeman ... 73
Wildlife Act
Sale of animal parts regulations ... 850
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