Haley, Carol (PC, Airdrie-Chestermere)
2005 Alberta centennial celebrations
Airdrie celebrations: Statement re ... 1786 General remarks ... 1
Alberta Association of Former MLAs Act (Bill 47)
Amendment A1 (SP716 & 767/05: Tabled) ... 2005 Amendment A2 (SP768/05: Tabled) ... 2005 Amendment A3 (SP769/05: Tabled) ... 2005 Amendment A4 (SP770/05: Tabled) ... 2005 Amendment A5 (SP771/05: Tabled) ... 2005
Alberta Film Commission Advisory Council
Appropriation Act, 2005 (Bill 41)
Avian influenza
Industry protection measures re ... 1780
Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (Constituency)
Member for, elected as Speaker ... 1
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Calgary-McCall (Constituency)
Member for, elected as Deputy Chair of Committees, on second ballot ... 4
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Avian flu test results announcements ... 1780
Cattle-Export-United States
Montana court injunction (2005) to keep border closed ... 417
Cattle-Import-United States
Montana court injunction (2005) to keep border closed, impact on ... 417
Caucus policy committees (PC party)
Centennial medallions
Presentation to Airdrie-Chestermere constitutents ... 1786
Century Farm & Ranch awards
Jones Hereford ranch, statement re ... 1786
Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Passed ... 1852
Dept. of Children's Services
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Passed ... 1852
Dept. of Community Development
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Passed ... 1852
Dept. of Environment
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Passed ... 1852
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Passed ... 1852
Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Passed ... 1852
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Passed ... 1852
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Passed ... 1852
Dept. of Solicitor General
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Passed ... 1852
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Passed ... 1852
Deputy Chair
Election of, on second ballot ... 4
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
Alberta visit, May 2005 ... 1786
Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures)
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06 tabled (SP696/05) ... 1852
Excellence in Teaching Awards
Family Law Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 5)
Amendment (Minister of Justice) (SP235, 272, 295/05: Tabled) ... 636 Subamendment (SP294/05: Tabled) ... 636
Film development grant program
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Members' Statements (2005)
Centennial events in Airdrie ... 1786 Positive influence on teachers ... 1504-05
Mosquito control programs
Oral Question Period (2005)
Avian influenza ... 1780 Border closure to U.S. cattle ... 417 Film development program ... 322 Tracking and tracing system for Alberta beef ... 1599-1600 West Nile virus ... 1120
Oral Question Period (Parliamentary procedure)
Government members' role in ... 57-58 Rotation of questions and answers: Submissions on ... 57-58
Poultry industry
Protective measures re avian flu ... 1780
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act (Bill 202)
Second reading ... 332-33 Amendment (SP332/05: Tabled) ... 790
Smoke-free Places Act (Bill 201)
Speaker
Election of ... 1 Role of ... 1
Wagner, Eva
100th birthday gold medal ... 1786
Wellness fund (Proposed)
Motion 501: Blakeman ... 70
West Nile virus
Control methods for ... 1120
Wild waterfowl
Detection of avian flu in ... 1780 Handling of, re avian flu risk ... 1780
Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC (PC, Edmonton-Whitemud)
2005 Alberta centennial celebrations
Gifts to Canadians nation-wide (scholarships and artwork) ... 1738
Aboriginal health careers bursary
Access Growth Fund (Postsecondary education)
Access to the Future Act (Bill 1)
Second reading ... 150-52, 222, 224, 391 Committee ... 728, 732-33, 1064, 1066-69 Third reading ... 1237, 1242 Amendment A1 (SP271 & 313/05: Tabled) ... 868, 870-71 Amendment A3 (SP344 & 367/05: Tabled) ... 1064 Cap on contributions to ... 870-71 General remarks ... 864, 868, 871, 1079, 1738, 2014
Access to the Future Fund
General remarks ... 20, 859, 865, 867-68, 869, 870-71, 1078-79, 1790, 1791, 1792, 1795 Role re centre for Chinese studies ... 946-47
Administrative Procedures Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 23)
Advancing futures bursary program
Alberta Alliance Party
Member of, participation in Question Period ... 56, 57
Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board
Annual report, 2003-04 (SP292/05: Tabled) ... 623 Annual report, 2004-05 (SP733/05: Tabled) ... 1920 Ratio of journeymen to apprentices, review of ... 980
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan
Children born before 2005 exclusion from ... 47-48 General remarks ... 277, 278, 859
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 54)
Alberta Centennial Medal Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 58)
Alberta Centennial Scholarship Program
Nation-wide program ... 1738
Alberta College of Art and Design
Downtown campus site ... 796-97 Infrastructure needs ... 796
Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer
General remarks ... 1796 Mount Royal College issue ... 864
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and Engineering Research
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund
Alberta-North; Northern Alberta Post-Secondary Institution Society
Alberta Personal Income Tax Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) (Bill 40)
Second reading ... 1244 Third reading ... 1557
Alberta Resource Rebate Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 43)
Alberta Securities Commission
Commissioners of, dismissal ... 1250 Influencing regulatory activity case: Auditor General's authority challenged re, emergency debate re ... 1316-17 Influencing regulatory activity case: Auditor General's investigation of ... 1197, 1250-51, 1304-05 Influencing regulatory activity case: Emergency debate under SO 30 re ... 1084 Influencing regulatory activity case: Report on ... 1305 Interim chairman ... 1250, 1304
Alberta SuperNet
Distance education delivery via ... 1883
Alberta Treasury Branch Financial
Subsidiary companies' control processes, Auditor General's recommendation re (Q36/05: Response tabled as SP648/05) ... 1788
Alberta's Commission on Learning
Postsecondary system independent review recommendation ... 1254
Alexander Rutherford Scholarships for High School Achievement
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) ... 1161-62
Applewood Park Community Association, Calgary
Wild Rose Foundation grants to: Point of order re ... 1453
Apprenticeship and Industry Training Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 57)
First reading ... 1890 Second reading ... 1953 Committee ... 1980 Third reading ... 2031
Apprenticeship training-Finance
Equipment funding ... 277 General remarks ... 860
Apprenticeship training-Northern Alberta
Apprenticeship training-Rural areas
Provincial assistance re ... 1883
Appropriation Act, 2005 (Bill 41)
Second reading ... 1554 Third reading ... 1614 Unanimous consent to introduce denied ... 1485
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2005 (Bill 30)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2005 (Bill 27)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 51)
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Degree-granting accreditation procedure ... 1791 Degree-granting accreditation procedure, documentation re (M50/05: Defeated) ... 1921-22
Athabasca University
General remarks ... 981, 1793, 1795 Mount Royal College transfer students ... 864
Auditor General
Securities Commission enforcement processes, investigation of ... 1197, 1250-51, 1304-05 Securities Commission enforcement processes, investigation of, authority to challenged, emergency debate re ... 1316-17 Suggestive references to, in Legislative Assembly ... 984-85 Treasury Branches' control processes comments (Q36/05: Response tabled as SP648/05) ... 1788
Banff Centre for Continuing Education
Audited financial statements, 2003-04 (SP291/05: Tabled) ... 623 Audited financial statements, 2004-05 (SP732/05: Tabled) ... 1920
Bills, Private members' public
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 56)
Calgary Vietnamese Caodaist Cultural Society
Wild Rose grants transferred to: Point of order re ... 1453
Campus Alberta Quality Council
Annual report, 2004-05 (SP701/05: Tabled) ... 1891 Degree program approval process ... 851, 1168, 1790, 1791, 1796 Degree program approval process, documentation re (M50/05: Defeated) ... 1921-22 Minutes of meetings of (M38/05: Defeated) ... 1166-67
Canada Health Act
Discussions with federal officials re ... 1308
Canada Health and Social Transfer (Federal government)
Impact of Alberta's health care restructuring on ... 1308
Capital projects, Municipal-Finance
Centre for Chinese studies (Proposed)
Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee, Select Special
Motion to appoint (Motion 25: Hancock/Zwozdesky) ... 1943
Citizens' initiative referenda
Columbia College
Letters, memos re (M40/05: Defeated) ... 1167-68
Commission on advanced education (Proposed)
Review of public postsecondary education system (Motion 509: Pannu/Mason) ... 1549-51
Committee of Supply
Motion to resolve into (Motion 5: McClellan/Hancock) ... 75 Schedule of debate (SP315/05: Tabled) ... 746
Committee of the Whole Assembly
Motion to resolve into (Motion 4: Hancock) ... 75
Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Standing
Members' list presented (SP2/05: Tabled) ... 11 Motion to appoint ... 11
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Members' list presented (SP2/05: Tabled) ... 11 Motion to appoint ... 11 Referral of comments in Legislature re Auditor General to ... 985
Committee on Members' Services, Special Standing
Coverage of Members of the Legislative Assembly from the Alberta Risk Management Fund review, referred to (Motion 10: Hancock/Stevens) ... 106 Members' list presented (SP2/05: Tabled) ... 11 Motion to appoint ... 11
Committee on Private Bills, Standing
Members' list presented (SP2/05: Tabled) ... 11 Motion to appoint ... 11
Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing, Standing
Members list presented (SP2/05: Tabled) ... 11 Motion to appoint ... 11 Referral of comments in Legislature re Auditor General to ... 985
Committee on Public Accounts, Standing
Changes to operation of ... 1784 Members list presented (SP2/05: Tabled) ... 11 Motion to appoint ... 11
Community learning centres
Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special
Membership change for (Motion 24: Hancock) ... 1638
Construction trades
Employment levels: Relation to foreign worker hiring ... 248
Criminal Notoriety Act (Bill 46)
Daycare centres-Campuses
Waiting lists for ... 1831
Daycare centres-Finance
National program for: Alberta participation ... 1831
Dept. of Advanced Education
Annual report, 2004-05 (SP563/05: Tabled) ... 1675 Budget target ... 1621 Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 859-61, 863-65, 867-71, 875 Estimates, 2005-06: Responses to questions during (SP429/05: Tabled) ... 1396 Separation from Dept. of Learning, costs re ... 869 Supplementary estimates, 2004-05: Debated ... 276-78 Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1789-98
Dept. of Education
Separation from Dept. of Learning, costs re ... 869
Dept. of Energy
Communications contracts expenditures, 2003-04 (Q16/05: Defeated) ... 811-12
Dept. of Finance
Minister of, comments re ... 420, 985
Dept. of Learning
Separation into depts. of Education and Advanced Education, costs re ... 869
DeVry Institute of Technology
Academic programs, approval of ... 1166, 1168
Direct Energy Business Services
Energy savings partnership with University of Calgary ... 696-97
Distance education
General remarks ... 981 Vocational courses ... 1883
eCampusAlberta (Distance education)
Education, Postsecondary
Aboriginal students ... 1624 Access to, affordability review to improve ... 20, 48, 320, 361, 483, 649, 697, 798, 860, 863, 865, 981-82, 1123, 1202-03, 1571, 1574, 1624, 1795-96, 1830 Access to, affordability review to improve: Conference on results of ... 1571 Access to, by low-income students ... 1830-31 Access to, new spaces to improve ... 48, 859, 863, 864, 870, 981, 1790, 1791, 1792-93, 1794 Commission to review (Motion 509: Pannu/Mason) ... 1549-51 General remarks ... 859 Independent review of ... 1202, 1254 Legislation re (Bill 9) ... 92
Education, Postsecondary-Calgary
Education, Postsecondary-Finance
Education, Postsecondary-Rural areas
Education-Finance
User fees: Total revenue from, 2000-04 (Q15/05: Defeated) ... 810
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) ... 1397-98 Long-term care funding (Not proceeded with) ... 1718 Securities Commission, loss of investor confidence in (not proceeded with) ... 1084 Securities Commission challenge of Auditor General's authority (not proceeded with) ... 1316-17
Energy efficiency (Buildings)
Direct Energy/U of C partnership re ... 696-97
English as a Second Language
Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures)
General remarks ... 56 Schedule of debate (SP315/05: Tabled) ... 746 Supplementary estimates, 2005-06 considered for three days (Schedule of debate) (SP541/05: Tabled) ... 1674
Extended care facilities-Finance
Emergency debate on (Not proceeded with) ... 1718
Extended care facilities-Standards
Emergency debate under SO30 re (proceeded with) ... 1397-98
Foreign workers, Temporary
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Government spending policy
Grande Prairie Regional College
Portable trailers, funding to replace ... 1791, 1794
Grant MacEwan Community College
Capital expenditures ... 1571 Degree-granting programs, funding for ... 1790, 1796 Degree-granting programs, transferability of ... 1791, 1796 Health care learning centre: Funding for ... 871
Great Kids of Alberta
Awards: Recognition of ... 169
Health sciences ambulatory learning centre (University of Alberta)
General remarks ... 869 Surplus spending on ... 1621
High school education-Curricula
Vocational/trades courses ... 1883
High school graduates
Numbers of ... 1797, 1798 Numbers of: Transition to postsecondary education ... 1797, 1798
Hospitals-Calgary
New south Calgary hospital ... 797
Interim supply (Main, Legisl. Offices, and Lottery Fund) estimates, 2005-06
International education
Provincial action plan re: Brochure (SP542/05) ... 1674 Student brochure re (SP543/05) ... 1674
Justice of the Peace Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 48)
Korea War Veterans Day
Recognition of date of, July 27 (Motion 21: Hancock) ... 1111-12
Lakeland College
Sherwood Park campus ... 1574 Sherwood Park campus: Role in postsecondary education system ... 1574 Surplus spending for programs at ... 1621
Legislative Assembly Chamber
VE Day address by Armed Forces' representative on floor of ... 1302 VE Day address by Armed Forces' representative on floor of (Motion 20: Hancock) ... 1110
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Special sitting of, for Royal visit (Motion 16: Hancock) ... 597
Legislative Assembly of Alberta-Adjournment
Fall sittings (Motion 26: Hancock) ... 2057 Spring recess (Motion 6: Hancock) ... 75 Summer recess (Motion 7: Hancock) ... 75
Lethbridge Community College
Cousins building upgrading, funding for ... 1795 Increased funding for ... 1123
Lois Hole digital library (Proposed)
Lois Hole humanities and social sciences scholarship (Proposed)
Louise McKinney Post-Secondary Scholarships
Mactaggart Art Collection
Magnetic resonance imaging clinics, Private
Relation to Canada Health Act ... 1308
Medical care
Restructuring (third way option) ... 1308
Medical care, Private
General remarks ... 1308 Influence of health symposium on ... 1308
Medical profession-Education
Accessibility of ... 1965
Medical profession-Rural areas
Medical residents
Payback of student loans ... 1965
Members' Statements
Amendment to Standing Orders re (Motion 17: Hancock/Stevens) ... 624
Members' withdrawal of remarks
Regarding Minister of Finance ... 985
Microsoft Corporation
School software licences purchase by provincial government ... 286-87
Ministerial Statements (2005)
Mactaggart Art Collection ... 946-47
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 52)
MLA Post-secondary Funding Review Committee (2000)
Motions other than Government Motions
Amendment to Standing Orders re (Motion 17: Hancock/Stevens) ... 624
Mount Royal College
Capacity of ... 864 Capital expenditures ... 1571 Infrastructure needs ... 796 Request for university status ... 24, 483, 851, 860, 864 University transfer programs ... 864
Natural resources revenue
Use for budget purposes ... 868
New Democrat Opposition
Role in Question Period ... 56
NorQuest College
English as a Second Language courses ... 871
Northern Alberta Development Council
Bursary programs ... 1883 Bursary programs: Northern student supplement ... 1883 Youth apprenticeship program ... 982, 1882
Northern Lakes College
Role in postsecondary education system ... 1574, 1795
Office of the Premier
Premier's travel to Ottawa, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada, November 2005: Centennial gifts to Canadians announced during ... 1738
Official Opposition
Role in Question Period ... 56-57
Olds College
Community learning campus, funding for ... 1790
Oral Question Period (2005)
Access to postsecondary education ... 981-82, 1830-31 Access to the Future Fund ... 1078-79 Accessibility of medical education ... 1965 Advanced education tuition costs ... 20 Affordability of postsecondary education ... 649 Apprenticeship training ... 201-202, 248, 980 Budget expenditures ... 796-97 Budget surplus expenditures ... 1621 Centennial Education Savings Plan ... 47-48 Centennial gifts to Canadians ... 1738 Electoral reform ... 1251 Energy efficiency at the University of Calgary ... 696-97 Health care privatization ... 1308 Lakeland College ... 1574 Mount Royal College ... 24, 483, 851 Police recruitment and training centre ... 1123 Postsecondary education costs ... 361 Postsecondary education federal funding ... 1306-07 Postsecondary education review ... 1202-03, 1254, 1571, 1624 Postsecondary opportunities for youth ... 1882-83 Private postsecondary institutions ... 2014 Private vocational schools ... 1602-03 Protection of children abusing drugs legislation ... 737 Public Accounts committee ... 1784 Second-language instruction ... 1604 Securities Commission ... 1197, 1250-51, 1304-05 Services for immigrants ... 1833 Software licences for schools ... 287 Student finance system ... 697, 798 Student loan program ... 1830 Student loans ... 320
Oral Question Period (Parliamentary procedure)
Alliance member's participation in ... 56, 57 Official opposition role in ... 56-57 Rotation of questions and answers: Submissions on ... 56-57 Third opposition party's role in ... 56 Time limit on questions and answers ... 56
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 420, 985 Citing documents ... 1580 False allegations ... 1411 Imputing motives ... 1035 Items previously decided ... 1292 Question and comment period ... 141 Reflections on a member ... 1455 Reflections on nonmembers ... 1453 Urgency of questions ... 700
Police-Training
Centre of excellence re ... 1123
Portage College
Role in postsecondary education system ... 1574
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 9)
First reading ... 92 Second reading ... 240-41, 379 Committee ... 1691-1700 Third reading ... 1806 Amendment (SP597/05: Tabled) ... 1691 General remarks ... 2014
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 55)
Postsecondary educational institutions
Accreditation of degree-granting institutions, documentation re (M50/05: Defeated) ... 1921-22 Upgrading of, funding for ... 1790, 1791, 1792, 1794
Postsecondary educational institutions, Private
Postsecondary educational institutions-Admissions (enrollment)
Postsecondary educational institutions-Calgary- Maintenance and repair
Postsecondary educational institutions-Finance
General remarks ... 859 Performance envelope funds ... 277, 278, 861 Private-sector funding ... 868
Private Colleges Accreditation Board
Minutes of meetings of (M38/05: Defeated) ... 1166-67
Private non-profit colleges
Private vocational schools
Privilege
Auditor General's investigation of Securities Commission enforcement processes, comments re ... 984-85 Minister of Finance, comments re ... 420
Professional qualifications, Foreign
Projected Government Business (Parliamentary procedure)
For the week of March 14, 2005 (SP99/05: Tabled) ... 128
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act (Bill 202)
Expediting passage of ... 737
Real Estate Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 31)
Recall of elected representatives
Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure)
Amendment to Standing Orders re (Motion 17: Hancock/Stevens) ... 624
Red Deer College
Trade centre, spending of provincial surplus on ... 1621
Registered apprenticeship program (High schools)
General remarks ... 982 Scholarships for ... 981
Registered education savings plan (Federal)
Provincial contribution to ... 47-48 Provincial contribution to: Legislation re (Bill 54) ... 1890
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 10)
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) (Bill 44)
Resource rebates from budget surplus (2005)
Risk management fund
Review, Coverage of Members of the Legislative Assembly under: Referred to Members' Services committee (Motion 10: Hancock/Stevens) ... 106
Scholarships
Funding for ... 860, 864, 869 Rural/northern students ... 1883 U of C/Direct Energy scholarship ... 696-97
School councils
Fund-raising activities: Revenues from (Q15/05: Defeated) ... 810
Securities-Law and legislation
National harmonization of ... 1197
Securities Act
Amendment re Securities Commission enforcement process investigation ... 1250
Securities regulator, National
Smoke-free Places Act (Bill 201)
Second reading on same day as first reading, motion for, denied ... 59
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Aerospace centre at Calgary airport ... 796 Infrastructure needs ... 796 Surplus spending on ... 1621
Speaker
Congratulations to ... 56
Speaker-Rulings and statements
Referring to an officer of the Legislature ... 984-85
Speech from the Throne
Address in reply, engrossed (Motion 15: Klein/Hancock) ... 436 Debate ... 157-58
Standing Orders
Amendments to, re Members' Statements and Recognitions (Motion 17: Hancock/Stevens) ... 624-25
Stettler Regional Water Authorization Act (Bill 11)
Stray Animals Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 33)
Student financial aid
Appeals of loan awards, 2000-04 (Q27/05: Response tabled as SP478/05) ... 1157-58, 1578 Default rates, 1994-95 to 2003-04 (Q25/05: Response tabled as SP476/05) ... 1155-56, 1578 Default rates, 2000-2003 (Q1/05: Response tabled as SP468/05) ... 653-54, 1578 Default rates of private vocational school students ... 1602 Defaults: Value of, 2000-2003 (Q2/05: Response tabled as SP469/05) ... 655-56, 1578 Dollar value, 2001-03 (Q4/05: Response tabled as SP471/05) ... 657-58, 1578 Dollar value for students attending private institutions, 2000-04 (Q21/05: Response tabled as SP475/05) ... 813, 1578 Dollar value under student loan program, 2000-04 (Q20/05: Response tabled as SP474/05) ... 813, 1578 Federal loan limit increase ... 320 Federal loans ... 361 General remarks ... 20, 48, 277-78, 649, 697, 860, 864-65, 1796, 1797, 1831, 1965 Loan interest rates ... 1830 Loan remission funding ... 277-78, 860, 864, 1795-96, 1797 Loan remission policy re ... 697, 798, 864, 1830 Maximum allowable loans, number of (Q26/05: Response tabled as SP477/05) ... 1157, 1578 Number of students receiving, 2000-2004 (Q3/05: Response tabled as SP470) ... 656-57, 1578 Provincial loan policy ... 320, 361, 1830 Relief benefits/completion payments dollar value, 2000-2004 (private vocational schools attendance) (Q11/05: Response tabled as SP473/05) ... 662, 1578 Relief benefits/completion payments dollar value, 2000-2004 (public institutions attendance) (Q10/05: Response tabled as SP472/05) ... 661-62, 1578 Repayment systems for, reports/studies (M31/05: Response tabled as SP481/05) ... 1161, 1578 Supplemental assistance from students' unions ... 649, 697
Student Financial Assistance Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 14)
Student unions
Establishment of, in private vocational schools ... 1602-03
Sun Microsystems Inc.
Ontario deal with, for school software licences ... 287
Supplementary estimates, 2004-05
Tar sands development
Employment opportunities in ... 201-02 Expansion projects: Labour code exemption re (foreign workers) ... 248
Technical schools
Audited financial statements, 2002-03 (SP291/05: Tabled) ... 623 Audited financial statements, 2003-04 (SP732/05: Tabled) ... 1920 Governance structure, academic council model, legislation re (Bill 55) ... 1890
Trades
Designation of: Legislation re (Bill 57) ... 1890
Tuition fees
Documentation re (M28/05: Defeated) ... 1160 Federal funding to be used for ... 1306-07 General remarks ... 1203, 1795, 1797, 1830 Increase in, for 2005-06 school year, covered by provincial government ... 20, 48, 320, 361, 860, 865, 1202-03, 1307, 1795, 2014 Increase in, for 2006-07 school year ... 1624 Increase in, over last few years ... 649, 697 For medical students ... 1965 Provincial assistance re, after 2005-06 rebate program ... 361, 865, 1202 Reduction of ... 1795, 1798 Review of ... 20, 48, 320, 361, 798
Universities and colleges
Audited financial statements, 2003 and 2004 (SP291/05: Tabled) ... 623 Audited financial statements, 2004 and 2005 (SP732/05: Tabled) ... 1920 College degrees, transferability of ... 1790, 1791, 1794, 1796 Governance structure, academic council model, legislation re (Bill 55) ... 1890 Private-sector driven instruction in ... 868 Quality of instruction in ... 871-72
Universities and colleges-Accreditation
National standards for ... 1791
Universities and colleges-Maintenance and repair
University of Alberta
Bay building purchase, to accommodate learning transition facility ... 1790, 1794 Health research innovation centre at ... 869 Mactaggart Art Collection ... 946-47
University of Calgary
Digital library project ... 797, 1792 Energy savings partnership with Direct Energy ... 696-97 Health research innovation centre at ... 869 Infrastructure needs ... 796-97 Mount Royal College transfer students ... 864 Schulich donation to Faculty of Engineering, matching provincial contribution re ... 1790, 1791, 1792
University of Lethbridge
Water and Environmental Science building, spending of provincial surplus on ... 1621, 1790, 1794
University of Phoenix
Accredited degree programs in Alberta: Approval of ... 1166-67 Accredited degree programs in Alberta: Documentation re (M3/05: Response tabled as SP480/05) ... 663, 1578 Accredited degree programs in Alberta: Documentation re, including PCAB documents (M30/05: Defeated) ... 1160-61 Accredited degree programs in Alberta: Letter of approval re (M2/05: Response tabled as SP479/05) ... 663, 1578
Unleashing Innovation in Health Systems symposium (Calgary, May 3-5, 2005)
Utilities Consumer Advocate Advisory Council
Recommendations to the Utilities Consumer Advocate on Retail Energy Options for Electricity ("draft" report, Feb. 23,2005): Point of Order ... 1035
Veterinary medical school (University of Calgary)
Curriculum development funding ... 277 Funding for ... 1790, 1794
Victory in Europe Day
60th Anniversary of: Armed Forces representatives addressed the Assembly in the Chamber ... 1302 60th Anniversary of: Armed Forces representatives addressed the Assembly in the Chamber (Motion 20: Hancock) ... 1110
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Wild Rose Foundation
Drinking water project, Vietnam, grants for: Point of order re ... 1453
Herard, Denis (PC, Calgary-Egmont)
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan
Children born before 2005 exclusion from ... 47-48
Alberta Resource Rebate Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 43)
Basketball championships
Lord Beaverbrook Lords 4A high school champions ... 325
Cancer-Research
Dr. Stuart Kauffman's research ... 1151
Dept. of Education
Minister's visits to all school boards ... 165-66
Extended care facilities-Standards
Improvement of (Motion 507: Mason) ... 1176-77
High school credits
Fine arts credit requirement (Motion 505: Herard) ... 827-28, 834-35
Informatics Circle of Research Excellence
Members' Statements (2005)
Alberta's research environment ... 1151
Oral Question Period (2005)
Centennial Education Savings Plan ... 47-48 Road safety ... 458 School board consultations ... 165-166
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act (Bill 202)
Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2005)
Roads-Maintenance and repair
Impact on traffic safety ... 458
School boards
Education minister's visits to ... 165-66
Traffic accidents-Prevention
Traffic safety
McDermid report on ... 458
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 15)
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) (Bill 50)
Hinman, Paul (AAP, Cardston-Taber-Warner)
2005 Alberta centennial celebrations
Access to the Future Act (Bill 1)
Agriculture
Government assistance programs: Federal involvement ... 1851
Agriculture Research and Innovation Strategic Framework
Alberta Aids to Daily Living
Staff assistance under ... 888
Alberta Alliance Party
Caucus research and secretarial funding request ... 262 Member of, participation in Question Period ... 55-56
Alberta Association of Former MLAs Act (Bill 47)
Alberta Capital Finance Authority
Loan interest rate ... 900
Alberta Centennial Medal Act (Bill 2)
Alberta Centennial Scholarship Program
Nation-wide program ... 1805
Alberta Government Offices
Washington, D.C. office: Role in resolving border closure to Canadian cattle issue ... 739
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Personal health cards for, security aspects ... 970
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan-Premiums
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Use to reduce long-term mortgage interest rates ... 971
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Investigation of complaints re Bishop Henry's remarks ... 572, 1153
Alberta Resource Rebate Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 43)
Alberta seniors benefit program
Booklet re, complexity of ... 888
Alberta SuperNet
Municipal government offices' connection to ... 761-62 Rural homes access to ... 841
Alberta Teachers' Association
Collective bargaining model for teachers, study of ... 1273
Animal Keepers Act (Bill 32)
Animal Protection Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 22)
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2005 (Bill 30)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 51)
Assessment
Market value as basis for: Impact on seniors ... 888
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Earned income exemption under, raising of ... 888
Basketball championships
Cardston Lady Cougars 3A provincial champions ... 956-57 Raymond Comets 4A provincial champions ... 956-57
Beef-Export
Diversification of markets for ... 1017, 1217
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Impact on cattle industry ... 48-49, 262, 1217 Impact on slaughter plants regulations ... 762 Testing re ... 1017, 1218 U.S. cow infected ... 262, 1217
British Columbia regulations
Budget debate
Motion 19: McClellan ... 782-83
Canadian agriculture income stabilization program
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
BSE tests approval ... 1218
Canadian Wheat Board
Market choice addition to ... 1217 Value-added products removal from ... 1217
Cancer-Treatment -Southern Alberta
Capital projects, Municipal-Finance
Carbon dioxide projects
Tax incentives for research into ... 1911
Cattle-Export-United States
Contingency plan (2004) re continued border closure ... 1017 Montana court injunction (2005) to keep border closed ... 17, 262, 739, 1217 Promotion of ... 1017
Cellular telephones in automobiles
Legislation re (Motion 506: Chase) ... 1005-06
Centre for Chinese studies (Proposed)
Chinook Regional Health Authority
Specialized medical services in ... 1468, 1845
Chronic wasting disease-United States
Citizens' initiative referenda
Civil Marriage Act (Federal) (Bill C-38)
Clean energy technology
Provincial tax incentives for research into ... 1911
Coal bed methane extraction
Tax incentives for research into ... 1911
Collective bargaining-Teachers
Province-wide bargaining ... 1273
Committee of Supply
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06 referred to (Motion 22: McClellan) ... 1679-80
Committee on Members' Services, Special Standing
Alberta Alliance member's request at ... 262
Constitution Act, 1982
Alberta definition of marriage inclusion in ... 1738 Charter of Rights and Freedoms ... 1738 Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Same-sex marriage issue ... 1153 Opting out provisions (same-sex marriage issue) ... 245-46, 1714 Property rights inclusion in ... 1738
Constitutional Referendum Act
Property rights referendum during federal election ... 1738
Consumer protection
Re electricity/gas prices ... 1074, 1426 General remarks ... 1425
Corporations-Taxation
General remarks ... 412 Reduction in ... 970
Crop insurance program
General remarks ... 1216 Payouts to renters of land ... 1217 Premiums for ... 1216 Snowed under crop coverage ... 1216 Spring price endorsement option ... 1216
Crystal methamphetamine (Drug)
Dogs as sniffers re, in schools ... 1272
Daycare centres
National plan principles re ... 1714
Daycare centres-Finance
National program for: Alberta participation ... 1444
Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 841-42 Funding details ... 841
Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1216-19 Interim estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 262-63 Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1851-52
Dept. of Economic Development
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1017
Dept. of Education
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1272-73 Interim estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 263
Dept. of Finance
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 970-71
Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans (Federal government)
Bridges over waterways, construction approval process ... 1804-05
Dept. of Government Services
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1425-26
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1468 Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1844-45
Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1804-05
Dept. of Restructuring and Government Efficiency
Elimination of ... 1599 Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 761-62 Role of ... 970
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 888
Drug abuse resistance education program
Drugs, Prescription-Costs
Drugs in schools
Use of dogs to detect ... 1272
Edmonton Eskimo Football Club
2005 Grey Cup victors: Statement re ... 1909
Education-Curricula-Rural areas
Elections, Federal
Referenda on property rights and Alberta definition of marriage during ... 1714, 1738
Electric power, Coal-produced
Research into: Tax incentives for ... 1911
Electric utilities-Regulations
Deregulation ... 1425-26 Deregulation: Petition presented re ... 1970
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
Alberta visit, May 2005: Special Legislature sitting for (Motion 16: Hancock) ... 597
Energy resources, Alternate
General remarks ... 1426 Research into: Tax incentives for ... 1426, 1911
Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures)
Supplementary estimates, 2005-06 referred to Committee of Supply (Motion 22: McClellan) ... 1679-80
Extended care facilities-Standards
Improvement of (Motion 507: Mason) ... 1177-78
Farm input costs
Tax portion impact on ... 1218
Federal/provincial fiscal relations
Federal/provincial relations
General remarks ... 1444 Statement re ... 1714
Feedlots
Tax incentives re ... 1852
Feedlots-Waste disposal
Biomass reactor for, tax incentives re ... 1851-52
Football championships
Edmonton Eskimos Grey Cup contenders and champions ... 1909 Raymond Comets tier 1 provincial champions, Statement re ... 2055
Foreclosure-Farms
BSE related situations ... 49
Francophone schools
Provincial funding of ... 1805
Gas, Natural-Prices
Impact on seniors ... 888
Health facilities, Private
Henry, Frederick B., Roman Catholic Bishop of Calgary
Remarks about definition of marriage ... 572, 1153
High school education-Curricula
Vocational/trades courses: Use of ticketed journeymen in ... 1272
Highway 2-Dunvegan bridge area
Highway 501-Cardston east
Hospitals-Emergency services
Hotel Room Tax (Tourism Levy) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 21)
Income tax, Provincial
Decrease in ... 264 Personal exemption level ... 412 Provincial vs federal collection of ... 1444
Insurance, Automobile-Premiums
Six percent cut to ... 970
Insurance, Health (Private)
Alberta plan for ... 1845
Interim supply (Main, Legisl. Offices, and Lottery Fund) estimates, 2005-06
Irrigation
Upgrading of infrastructure re ... 1216
Legislative Assembly Chamber
VE Day address by Armed Forces' representative on floor of ... 1303
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Special sitting of, for Royal visit (Motion 16: Hancock) ... 597
Lethbridge Regional Hospital
Mactaggart Art Collection
Maiden Speeches (Parliamentary procedure)
Marriage
Definition of ... 245-46, 572 Definition of: Alberta legal action re ... 245-46 Definition of: Citizens' initiative legislation re ... 1251 Definition of: Referendum on Alberta definition in next federal election ... 1714, 1738 Definition of: Referendum on Alberta definition in next federal election, response to question re (SP668/05: Tabled) ... 1738 Definition of: Statement re ... 1153 Pro traditional marriage rally, Mill Woods ... 1153
Marriage Amendment Act, 2000 (Alberta Bill 202, 2000)
Meat packing industry
Profit margins ... 1217 Provincial incentives to ... 971, 1017
Medical profession
Recruitment of (Motion 508: Danyluk) ... 1367
Medical profession-Rural areas
General remarks ... 1468 Recruitment for (Motion 508: Danyluk) ... 1367
Members' apologies to the House
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Members' Statements (2005)
Definition of marriage ... 1153 Federal/provincial relations ... 1714 Raymond Comets/Cardston Lady Cougars ... 956-57
Métis hunting/fishing rights
Provincial agreement re, 2004 ... 841-42
Milk River (Town)
Access to Alberta SuperNet ... 761-62 Loan rate from Capital Finance Authority ... 900
Ministerial Statements (2005)
Border closure to Canadian beef ... 16 Edmonton Eskimos ... 1909 Mactaggart Art Collection ... 947 Yom ha-Shoah, Holocaust Memorial Day ... 1248
Ministers (Provincial government)
Mortgages-Interest rates
Reduction by Heritage Fund monies ... 971
Net metering (Electricity)
North American free trade agreement
Sale of electricity under ... 1425 Sale of water under ... 1425
Northern Alberta Development Council
Bursary programs ... 841 Youth apprenticeship program ... 1272
Oil recovery methods
Carbon dioxide sequestering: Research into, tax incentives re ... 1911
Oral Question Period (2005)
Beef slaughter facilities ... 48-49 Border closure to Canadian cattle ... 739 Clean energy incentives ... 1911 Constitutional referendums ... 1738 Definition of marriage ... 245-46, 572 Electoral reform ... 1251 Electricity marketing ... 1074 Federal/provincial relations ... 1444 Government efficiency ... 1599 Infrastructure spending ... 900 Taxation policy ... 412
Oral Question Period (Parliamentary procedure)
Alliance member's participation in ... 55-56 Rotation of questions and answers: Submissions on ... 55-56
Passchendaele (Film)
Provincial funding for ... 1805
Petitions
Property rights inclusion in Canadian constitution ... 1738
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2005)
Re-regulation of electric utilities ... 1970
Property rights
Inclusion in Canadian constitution, referendum re ... 1738
Property tax-Education levy
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act (Bill 202)
Public service-Alberta
Decrease in ... 970 Increase in, freeze on ... 1599
Recall of elected representatives
Referendum, Federal
Definition of marriage ... 1714, 1738 Property rights ... 1738
Regional health authorities
Medical specialists in smaller regions ... 1845
Registered apprenticeship program (High schools)
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 10)
Resource rebates from budget surplus (2005)
Road construction
Contracting procedure re ... 1804 Secondary road program ... 1804
Road construction-Finance
Public/private partnerships re ... 1804 Trust fund for ... 1804
Rural economic development
Government strategy re ... 1017
Same-sex marriage-Law and legislation
Schools-Closure-Rural areas
Schools-Milk River
Utilization formula's impact on ... 263
Schools-Utilization
Change to formula for ... 263 Community group use of, as part of formula re ... 1272
Senior citizens
Benefits vs. family assistance to ... 888 Government programs ... 888
Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation
Small business
Regulations re, review of ... 762
Smoke-free Places Act (Bill 201)
Stettler Regional Water Authorization Act (Bill 11)
Stray Animals Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 33)
Student Financial Assistance Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 14)
Supreme Court of Canada
Definition of marriage decision ... 1153
Taber Safe Haven (Women's shelter)
Tax incentives
Agribusinesses ... 1851 Alternate energy research ... 1426, 1911 Clean energy research ... 1911 Energy industry incentives ... 1017
Taxation
General remarks ... 412 Reduction in ... 970-71
Teachers
Rewards for excellence ... 1273
Traffic Safety Act
Amendments re hand-held cell phone use while driving (Motion 506: Chase) ... 1005-06
University of Alberta
Mactaggart Art Collection ... 947
Utilities Consumer Advocate
Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 12)
Victory in Europe Day
60th Anniversary of: Armed Forces representatives addressed the Assembly in the Chamber ... 1303
Wages-Public service employees
Indexing of, to average weekly earnings index (Motion 512: Griffiths/Snelgrove) ... 1940-41
Waiting lists (Medical care)
Warner hockey school for girls
Wildlife damage
Provincial programs re ... 1216
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) (Bill 50)
Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)
Horner, Hon. Doug (PC, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert)
Agricultural policy framework (Federal/provincial)
Agricultural wastes
Conversion to fuel source ... 1222
Agriculture-Environmental aspects
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Advertising costs ... 1211 Annual report, 2003-04 (SP66/05: Tabled) ... 94 Annual report, 2004-05 (SP587 & 664/05: Tabled) ... 1675, 1789 CAIS program ... 122, 298, 367, 488 General remarks ... 1220, 1221 Role of ... 1210-11
Agriculture ministers' meeting (Federal/provincial/territorial), Alberta (July 2005)
CAIS program discussions ... 1215 General remarks ... 119, 122
Agriculture Research and Innovation Strategic Framework
Agriculture service boards
Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council
Annual report, 2002-03 (SP665/05: Tabled) ... 1789
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Representation on Rural Development Strategy Task Force ... 1221
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Coal-bed methane well drilling requirements ... 1075
Alberta Government Offices
Ottawa office ... 1211 Washington, D.C. office: Role in resolving border closure to Canadian cattle issue ... 42-43, 291, 740, 1211
Alberta Ingenuity Fund
Increase in value of (Motion 503: Knight) ... 512-13
Alberta Opportunity Company
Alberta Research Council Inc.
Level 3 lab for animal health, joint project re ... 1885 Manure utilzation system, joint project re ... 1389
Alberta veterinary surveillance network
American Meat Institute (U.S.)
Animal Keepers Act (Bill 32)
Animal Protection Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 22)
Antidumping laws (International trade)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 51)
Auditor General
BSE compensation programs auditing ... 299
Automobile licence plates
Sale of, portion of to Wild Rose Ag. Producers ... 953
Avian influenza
Industry protection measures re ... 1780
Beef-Marketing
Farm gate sales ... 48 Federal funding for ... 258, 296 Market retention and development fund for ... 296, 300 Provincial funding for ... 298, 1849
Beef processing
Concentration of, in few companies ... 1209-10 General remarks ... 48, 296, 1211 Provincial assistance re ... 1214
Biodigesters
Conversion of agricultural wastes to fuel source ... 1222
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Compensation plans re ... 296, 1207, 1210, 1849 Compensation plans re: Auditor General investigation of ... 299 Compensation plans re: Federal funding for ... 258, 296, 1210 Human/animal risk of ... 250, 288, 319 Impact on cattle industry ... 42-43, 46, 48-49, 119, 289, 296, 298, 417, 1390, 1599-1600, 1607 Impact on crop production ... 695 Live testing for ... 300 New assistance programs re (2005) ... 46, 258, 296 Research into ... 258, 1211 Testing re ... 1207, 1220 Testing re, to expedite exports ... 296, 298-99, 300, 1216, 1599-1600 Testing standards re, harmonization with U.S. standards ... 414, 417 U.S. cow infected ... 1220
Calf set-aside program (Canada/Alberta)
Canada Beef Export Federation
Canadian agriculture income stabilization program
Administration costs ... 1851 Changes to ... 1624-25, 1849 Claims under, impacts on ... 1207 Equity loss advance component ... 298 General remarks ... 49, 119-20, 122, 296, 297-98, 367, 488, 695, 1211-12, 1219-20, 1850, 1851 Overpayments ... 1850-51 Recalculation of reference margins, pilot project re ... 1624-25
Canadian Beef Export Federation
Canadian Cattle Identification Agency
Age verification system for slaughter cattle ... 1600
Canadian Cattlemen for Fair Trade
NAFTA challenge re U.S. border closure to Canadian cattle ... 289, 290-91, 301
Canadian Cattlemen's Association
Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre
National surveillance program for avian flu ... 1780
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Alberta level 3 lab approval ... 1885 Avian flu test results announcements ... 1780 BSE tests approval ... 414, 417, 1220
Canadian Wheat Board
Market choice addition to ... 1221, 1222
Cargill, Incorporated
Relation to Ranchers Own ... 1210
Cattle
Age verification system re ... 298-99, 1600, 1849 Age verification system re: Press release re (SP496/05: Tabled) ... 1607
Cattle-Export-United States
Alternatives to ... 46 Contingency plan (2004) re continued border closure ... 43, 46, 48, 119, 1390 Current assistance plans re border reopening ... 46 Montana court injunction (2005) to keep border closed ... 42-43, 289, 290-91, 301, 417, 739-40, 1207, 1210, 1220, 1498, 1849 Montana court injunction (2005) to keep border closed: Appeal of ... 949 Montana court injunction (2005) to keep border closed: Appeal of, participation of federal PC party in ... 949, 1215 Montana court injunction (2005) to keep border closed: Appeal of, under NAFTA ... 289, 290-91, 301
Cattle-Import-United States
Montana court injunction (2005) to keep border closed, impact on ... 417
Cattle-Marketing
Diversification of markets for ... 46
Cattle-Prices
General remarks ... 1499 Minimum floor price ... 42
Cattle carcass quality feedback program
Cattle rustling-Prevention
Chronic wasting disease
Elk and deer testing for ... 250 Human/animal risk of ... 250, 288, 319 Presence on game farms ... 456 Research into ... 1211
Climate change
Kyoto protocol on ... 1222 Kyoto protocol on: Carbon credit plan re ... 1334-35
Coal bed methane extraction
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Crop insurance program
Claims under, impacts on ... 1207 Deductible for ... 1214 General remarks ... 1214, 1850 Payouts to renters of land ... 1219 Per-acre funding for payouts re ... 1214 Premiums for ... 1219 Production insurance coverage ... 1570 Snowed under crop coverage ... 1219 Spring price endorsement option ... 695, 979, 1211, 1214, 1219, 1570, 1624, 1850
Deer
Testing of, for chronic wasting disease ... 250
Deer-Alberta/Saskatchewan border area
Culling of, due to CWD threat ... 250
Deer ranching
Impact of chronic wasting disease on ... 456
Dept. of Agriculture (United States)
Position on Montana court injunction re border closure to Canadian cattle ... 289, 290, 417, 739-40, 949
Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Annual report, 2003-04 (SP40/05: Tabled) ... 93 Annual report, 2004-05 (SP564/05: Tabled) ... 1675 Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1206-12, 1214-16, 1219-23 Interim estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 258 Rural offices closure ... 298 Supplementary estimates, 2004-05: Debated ... 296-301 Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1849-51
Dept. of Health (Federal)
Draft report on CWD in wild game animals ... 456
Drought
Compensation plans re ... 296, 301
Electric utilities-Regulations
Elk
Testing of, for chronic wasting disease ... 250
Elk antler velvet-Health aspects
Elk ranching
Impact of chronic wasting disease on ... 456
Energy resources, Alternate
Farm Fuel Distribution Allowance
Farm Implement Board
Annual report, 2004 (SP293/05: Tabled) ... 623
Farm income disaster program (Alberta)
Farm Income Payment Program (Federal)
Alberta participation ... 488
Farm manure-Recycling
Pilot project re ... 1389
Farm produce-Export
Antidumping rules re ... 293, 614
Fed cattle set-aside program
Feedlots-Waste disposal
Joint research project re ... 1389
Food industry and trade
General remarks ... 1222 Provincial support programs re ... 296, 298, 1214 Research re ... 296
Food safety
Chronic wasting disease infected deer, served for human consumption, news article re (SP290/05: Tabled) ... 623 Chronic wasting disease threat to ... 250, 288 General remarks ... 48, 1222
Foreclosure-Farms
BSE related situations ... 49
Game farming
Chronic wasting disease issue in ... 250, 288, 456 Federal/provincial compensation to ... 258 Public inquiry re ... 319
Grain-Prices
Provincial assistance program re ... 488, 1624-25 Provincial assistance re ... 1222
Grazing lands, Public
Revenue from oil and gas leases on ... 1449
Highland Feeders Limited
Joint manure utilization system project ... 1222, 1389
Hogs-Export-United States
Antidumping duties on ... 293, 614
Horse racing
Lottery funding for ... 954
Interim supply (Main, Legisl. Offices, and Lottery Fund) estimates, 2005-06
Estimates debated ... 258
International trade-United States
International Trade Commission (U.S.)
Pork/hog import duties investigation ... 293, 614
Irrigation
Upgrading of infrastructure re ... 1219
Johne's disease
Detection and control program for ... 1885
Livestock brands-Inspection
Role in cattle rustling prevention ... 1121-22
Livestock Identification Services Ltd.
General remarks ... 1122 Manager's report and financial statements, 2004-05 (SP666/05: Tabled) ... 1789
Livestock industry, Intensive
Public education re ... 1222
Methane from manure as fuel source
Municipal governments
Agriculture infrastructure, provincial assistance re ... 1849
National Cattlemen's Beef Association (U.S.)
National Meat Association (U.S.)
Net income stabilization account (Farm income program)
Net metering (Electricity)
Motion 510: Marz ... 1767
North American free trade agreement
Border closure to cattle challenge under ... 289, 290-91, 301
Oral Question Period (2005)
Agricultural assistance ... 122, 488, 979, 1624-25 Agricultural income stabilization program ... 119-20, 367 Agricultural research initiatives ... 1389-90 Animal health suveillance ... 1885 Avian influenza ... 1780 Beef marketing ... 1498-99 Beef recovery strategy ... 46 Beef slaughter facilities ... 48-49 Border closure to Canadian cattle ... 42-43, 290-91, 739-40, 949 Border closure to U.S. cattle ... 417 BSE testing ... 414 Capital health outpatient residence ... 1960 Cattle rustling ... 1121-22 Coal-bed methane ... 1075 Crop insurance ... 1570 Crop production insurance changes ... 695 Diversified livestock industry ... 456 Environmental protection ... 1391 Game farming ... 250, 288, 319 Government efficiency ... 954 Kyoto climate change agreement ... 1334-35 Leaseholders on agricultural public land ... 1449 Live hog exports ... 614 North American trade ... 289 Pork exports ... 293 Tracking and tracing system for Alberta beef ... 1599-1600 Wild Rose Agricultural Producers ... 953
Peace Country Tender Beef Co-op Ltd.
Pork-Export-United States
Antidumping duties on ... 293
Poultry industry
Protective measures re avian flu ... 1780
Prion research (BSE control)
Rancher's Beef
Provincial assistance to ... 1210
Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Foundation (U.S.)
Rural Development Strategy Task Force
General remarks ... 1222 Report ... 1221
Rural economic development
Senate (United States)
Position on Montana court injunction re border closure to Canadian cattle ... 42-43
Smoke-free Places Act (Bill 201)
Soils
Carbon absorption properties ... 1334-35
Specified risk material (Cattle parts)
Stray Animals Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 33)
First reading ... 370 Second reading ... 543, 546 Committee ... 560-62 Third reading ... 943
Student Financial Assistance Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 14)
Sunterra Quality Food Markets Inc.
Packing plant, provincial assistance to ... 1210
University of Alberta
Level 3 lab for animal health, joint project re ... 1885
Veterinary medical school (University of Calgary)
Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre
Outpatient residence, replacement with private run hotel facility ... 1960
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Wild Rose Agricultural Producers
Provincial funding for ... 953
Wild waterfowl
Detection of avian flu in ... 1780
World Organisation for Animal Health
BSE testing standards ... 414
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
2005 Alberta centennial celebrations
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
Address to Legislative Assembly ... 1617-18
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