Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview)
Access to the Future Act (Bill 1)
Administrator of the Province of Alberta
Role in Edmonton-Castle Downs election determination: Letter to the Speaker re (SP4/05: Tabled) ... 26 Role of, authority for: Letter to the Speaker re (SP4/05: Tabled) ... 26
Alberta Act (Federal government)
Amendment of, re municipal government authority ... 1321
Alberta Electric System Operator
Electricity price manipulation scheme concerns ... 360, 796, 899
Alberta Government Offices
Washington, D.C. office ... 1621
Alberta Health Care Insurance Act
Notwithstanding provision addition to ... 1665
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan-Premiums
Elimination of ... 766 General remarks ... 766
Alberta Health Facilities Review Committee
Long-term care facilities inspection ... 1386
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Role in provincial same-sex marriage strategy ... 317
Alberta Securities Commission
Board of, suspension ... 1072 Chairman/commissioners of, MLA participation in nominating candidates ... 1568, 1597 Chairman's ties with former employer ... 1736-37, 1961 Director of enforcement's breach of code of ethics/conflict of interest/insider trading ... 1665 Director of enforcement's breach of code of ethics/conflict of interest/insider trading: Action taken re ... 2047 Director of enforcement's breach of code of ethics/conflict of interest/insider trading: Auditor General's info. re ... 2047 Executive director's tenure ... 1665 Firing of director of administrative services (Grahame Newton) ... 974, 1144 Human resource issues in ... 570-71, 975 Influencing regulatory activity case ... 410, 453, 528, 570-71, 612, 690, 974-75, 1024, 1073, 1118-19, 1144, 1597, 1880-81 Influencing regulatory activity case: Letter from Diane Urquhart re ... 690 Influencing regulatory activity case: Auditor General's authority challenged re, emergency debate re ... 1315-16 Influencing regulatory activity case: Auditor General's investigation of ... 898-99, 1304-05, 1332-33 Influencing regulatory activity case: Auditor General's investigation of, appropriateness of ... 947-48 Influencing regulatory activity case: Auditor General's investigation of, restrictions on ... 1118-19, 1144 Influencing regulatory activity case: Auditor General's report on (2005) ... 1664-65, 1880-81, 1909 Influencing regulatory activity case: Chief Internal Auditor's office investigation of ... 1024 Influencing regulatory activity case: Chronology of events re ... 1880 Influencing regulatory activity case: Emergency debate under SO 30 re ... 1082 Influencing regulatory activity case: Forensic audit re ... 975, 1144 Influencing regulatory activity case: Former Treasurer's/chief of staff involvement ... 2047 Influencing regulatory activity case: Former Treasurer's (Jim Dinning) involvement ... 2046-47 Influencing regulatory activity case: Former Treasurer's (Jim Dinning) involvement: Court documents re (SP812/05: Tabled) ... 2055 Influencing regulatory activity case: Independent investigation of ... 690, 947-48, 1144 Influencing regulatory activity case: Ministerial involvement ... 1880-81, 1909-10, 1961, 2047 Influencing regulatory activity case: Ministerial/MLA/senior officials' involvement, legislation re ... 2047 Influencing regulatory activity case: Report on ... 410, 528, 898, 1305 Influencing regulatory activity case: Retention of files re ... 1332 Interim chairman ... 1333, 1961 KPMG hired for forensic audit of employee e-mails ... 948, 975 Letter from staff at, to Minister of Finance ... 1072 Members of, appointment process ... 453, 1880 New chairman of, search committee for ... 453, 1568 Operations of, memo to William Code re (SP811/05: Tabled) ... 2055 RCMP investigation of chairman/exec. director's e-mails ... 948 Securities violations, review of investigation into ... 453 Walton International land sales without filing a prospectus ... 2007-08 Zi Corporation equity purchase by Lancer funds, investigation of ... 1909 Zi Corporation (formerly Multi-Corp) investigation ... 1827, 1881, 2008 Zi Corporation (formerly Multi-Corp) investigation: Letter re (SP722/05: Tabled) ... 1919
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
2004 convention, invitees to (Q38/05: Accepted) ... 1747
Ambulance service
Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions: Cancellation of ... 17, 243-44, 1323 Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions: Cancellation of, provincial assistance re ... 17, 243 Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions: Cancellation of, provincial assistance re (Q5/05: Response tabled as SP627/05) ... 658 Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions: Costs ... 17 Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions: Documents re (M19/05: Response tabled as SP807) ... 820
Ambulance service-Rural areas
Costs, provincial assistance re ... 243
Animal Keepers Act (Bill 32)
Aon Consulting Inc.
Private health insurance in Alberta, study of ... 1665
Applewood Park Community Association, Calgary
Wild Rose Foundation grants to ... 1442, 1497 Wild Rose Foundation grants to: Association's letter re (SP459/05: Tabled) ... 1528 Wild Rose Foundation grants to: Auditor General's review of ... 1526, 1597-98 Wild Rose Foundation grants to: Political interference re ... 1597
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Benefits increase: Letter re (SP176/05: Tabled) ... 327
Audit Committee
Public members on ... 1102
Auditor General
Charlebois Consulting Ltd. contracts, investigation of ... 642-43 Internal audit function centralization, comments re ... 1102 Long-term care facility management investigation (Seniors care programs): Report ... 1386, 1707 Securities Commission director of enforcement, information on action taken re ... 2047 Securities Commission enforcement processes, 2005 report on ... 1664-65, 1880 Securities Commission enforcement processes, investigation of ... 898-99, 1144, 1304-05, 1332-33 Securities Commission enforcement processes, investigation of, appropriateness of ... 947-48 Securities Commission enforcement processes, investigation of, Auditor General's report on ... 1909 Securities Commission enforcement processes, investigation of, authority to challenged, emergency debate re ... 1144, 1315-16 Wild Rose Foundation grants' auditing ... 1497, 1526, 1597-98
Automobile Insurance Rate Board
Announcement on rate reductions ... 454
Basketball championships
U o A Golden Bears Canada West champions ... 620
Beef-Export
Diversification of markets for ... 15
Bon Ton Bakery Ltd.
Healthy Choices pamphlet (SP6/05: Tabled) ... 27
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Impact on cattle industry ... 15
British Columbia Securities Commission
Procedures re land sales ... 2008
Budget debate
Motion 19: McClellan ... 776-80
Calgary-Montrose (Constituency)
Member for's role in Calgary ward 10 municipal election investigation ... 1249 Member for's role re transfer of Wild Rose grants to Vietnamese cultural society ... 1442
Calgary Vietnamese Caodaist Cultural Society
Wild Rose grants transferred to ... 1442, 1497
Canadian International Development Agency
Alberta partnership with, for foreign aid projects ... 1497, 1526, 1597
Capital Health
Surplus funding for ... 1621
Capital projects
Surplus spending on ... 1621
Capital projects, Municipal-Finance
Federal funding ... 1323 Fort McMurray projects ... 200, 527 General remarks ... 200 Vetting of projects with provincial government ... 848
Cattle-Export-United States
Alternatives to ... 15 Montana court injunction (2005) to keep border closed ... 15
Cattle-Marketing
Diversification of markets for ... 15
Centennial medallions
Presentation to Members of the Legislative Assembly ... 3
Centre for Chinese studies (Proposed)
Chief Internal Auditor's office
Public members in, PC party membership ... 1024, 1102 Role in Securities Commission investigation ... 1024
Child and family services authorities
Employee health premium costs ... 766
City of Lloydminster Act (Bill 3)
Civil Marriage Act (Federal) (Bill C-38)
Collective bargaining-Health authorities
Labour Relations Board involvement in ... 2008 Labour Relations Board involvement in: News reports/emails re (SP799-780/05: Tabled) ... 2017 Labour Relations Board involvement in: Public inquiry into ... 2008
Committee on Energy and Sustainable Development, Standing Policy
Municipal infrastructure funding discussion ... 527
Competition Bureau (Federal)
Enron electricity price manipulation scheme investigation ... 18, 286
Conflict of interest
Labour Relations Board's involvement in drafting collective bargaining legislation (Bill 27, 2003) ... 2008 MLA nomination of candidates for ASC commissioners ... 1597 Securities Commission appointments, MLA involvement in ... 1880 Securities Commission chair/interim chair issue ... 1961
Consumer protection
Auto insurance rates ... 454
Dept. of Advanced Education
Dept. of Finance
Minister of, comments re ... 410
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Budget target ... 1621 Contracts awarded to Charlebois Consulting Ltd. ... 642-43
Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Credit card statements for deputy minister (M15/05: Response tabled as SP826/05) ... 815 Credit card statements for minister and executive assistant (M16/05: Response tabled as SP827/05) ... 817 Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1321-23 Minister's business expenses (M14/05: Response tabled as SP825/05) ... 815
Dept. of Restructuring and Government Efficiency
Ambulance services restructuring, role in ... 244 Cost of establishing ... 244 Role of ... 244
Dept. of Solicitor General
Communications branch ... 1435 Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1434-35
Disaster relief
Disaster recovery program expenditures (M44/05: Accepted) ... 1748
Eastwood Public Health Centre
Surplus funding for ... 1621
Edmonton-Castle Downs (Constituency)
Role of Administrator of the province in legal decision re electoral results in: Letter to the Speaker re (SP4/05: Tabled) ... 26
Edmonton Eskimo Football Club
2005 Grey Cup victors: Statement re ... 1908
Education, Postsecondary-Finance
Surplus spending on ... 1621
Election Act
All-party committee review of: Letter re (SP5/05: Tabled) ... 27
Elections, Municipal-Calgary
Ward 10 election process: Cost of investigation of (Q30/05: Response tabled as SP806/05) ... 1158 Ward 10 election process: Public inspection re ... 1248
Electric utilities-Regulations
Deregulation ... 118-19, 796 Deregulation: Public inquiry into ... 18
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
Securities Commission, loss of investor confidence in (not proceeded with) ... 1082 Securities Commission challenge of Auditor General's authority (not proceeded with) ... 1315-16
Emergency medical technicians
Impact of ambulance service transfer to regional health authorities on ... 17
Engage Energy Canada, L.P.
Former executive of ... 118
Enron Canada Corporation
Discussions with Alberta Energy ... 285-86 Discussions with Alberta Energy, documents re given to Competition Bureau ... 286 Electricity price manipulation scheme (Project Stanley): Public inquiry re ... 18, 118-19, 360, 796, 1195-96
Ethics Commissioner
Directives to premier's chief of staff, publication of ... 643 MLA nominating of ASC commissioner candidates, review of ... 1597
Executive Council
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1101-02
Extended care facilities
Auditor General's review of: Report ... 1386 MLA committee to review (2005): Report ... 1707
Extended care facilities-Inspection
Extended care facilities-Staffing
Shortage of: Re nursing hours per patient ... 1706-07
Federal Bureau of Investigation (U.S.)
Access to Canadian health records held by U.S. companies ... 482
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (U.S.)
Enron collusion with other electricity suppliers: Testimony re ... 1195
Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 37)
Football championships
Edmonton Eskimos Grey Cup contenders and champions ... 1908
Fort McMurray
Impact of oil sands expansion on ... 200, 527
Gas, Natural-Royalties
Rebate for gas used as feedstock for nitrogen fertilizer: Letter re (SP174/05: Tabled) ... 327
Government aircraft
Reduction in number of ... 41 Release of flight logs/manifests for ... 42 Rod Love's trip to Fort McMurray on ... 82 Use for Tory leadership campaign purposes ... 41
Government corporate identity
Government spending policy
Health sciences ambulatory learning centre (University of Alberta)
Surplus spending on ... 1621
Highwood Communications Ltd.
Government advertising contract ... 1102
Hip and knee surgery
Private health insurance for ... 1665
Hockey championships
U of A Golden Bears 2005 University Cup winners ... 620 U of A Pandas Canada West title winners ... 620
Homeless-Housing
Presence of children in ... 1778
Hospitals-Fort McMurray
Upgrading of, due to oil sands expansion ... 200
Hospitals-Fort Saskatchewan
Surplus funding for ... 1622
Hospitals-Strathcona County
Surplus funding for ... 1622
IBM Canada Ltd.
Processing of Alberta health records, security implications ... 482
Information and Privacy Commissioner (Alberta)
Investigation of privacy issues from loss of Alberta health records ... 482
Information and Privacy Commissioner (B.C.)
Ruling on impact of USA PRIVACY Act on Canadian health records ... 482 Ruling on impact of USA PRIVACY Act on Canadian health records (SP247/05: Tabled) ... 491
Insurance, Automobile-Premiums
Reductions in ... 454 Reductions in: Political influence re ... 454
Insurance, Health (Private)
Alberta plan for ... 1665
Intelligence agencies-United States
Access to Canadian health records held by U.S. companies ... 482
Kelley Charlebois Consulting Ltd.
Contracts with Dept. of Health and Wellness ... 642-43
Korea War Veterans Day
Recognition of date of, July 27 (Motion 21: Hancock) ... 1112
KPMG consulting
Alberta Securities Commission employees' e-mails, forensic audit of ... 948, 975
Labour Relations (Regional Health Authorities Restructuring) Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 27, 2003)
Labour Relations Board involvement in drafting ... 2008 Labour Relations Board involvement in drafting: News reports/emails re (SP799-780/05: Tabled) ... 2017 Labour Relations Board involvement in drafting: Public inquiry ... 2008
Labour Relations Board
Involvement in drafting Bill 27, 2003 (health authorities bargaining restructuring) ... 2008 Involvement in drafting Bill 27, 2003 (health authorities bargaining restructuring): News reports/emails re (SP779-780/05: Tabled) ... 2017 Involvement in drafting Bill 27, 2003 (health authorities bargaining restructuring): Public inquiry into ... 2008
Lakeland College
Surplus spending for programs at ... 1621
Lancer Group
Purchase of equity in Zi Corporation, Securities Commission investigation of ... 1909
Legislative Assembly Chamber
VE Day address by Armed Forces' representative on floor of ... 1302-03
Legislature Annex Building
Legislature grounds
Power plant on, disposition of ... 1518 Upgrading of ... 1518
Light rail transit-Finance
Provincial funding ... 1323
Livestock industry, Intensive
Municipal control over location of ... 1321
Love, Rod
Tobacco industry ties, influence on smoke-free legislation changes ... 690 Trip to Fort McMurray on government aircraft ... 82
Mactaggart Art Collection
Market Surveillance Administrator (Electricity industry)
Background of ... 118-19 Enron's price manipulation scheme, inquiry into ... 18, 118-19, 360, 796 TransAlta price manipulation scheme, inquiry into ... 360, 796, 899
Marriage
Definition of: Alberta legal action re ... 317 Definition of: Alberta legal action re, payment of costs re ... 317
Meat packing plants
Building of: Infrastructure support for ... 15 Cap on slaughter capacity for large plants ... 15 Independent ownership of ... 15
Medical care
Restructuring (third way option) ... 482
Medical care-Finance
Surplus funding for ... 1621
Medical care-Utilization
Premier's remarks re ... 1706
Medical profession
Practicing in public/private health systems ... 1665
Medical records
Outsourcing management of ... 482
Medical records-Access issues
Access by outside intelligence agencies ... 482
Medical records-Confidentiality
Missing health records situation ... 482 U.S. access to information re ... 482
Members' apologies to the House
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Centennial medallions presented to ... 3 Relationship with Wild Rose Foundation ... 1598 Securities Commission appointments, involvement in ... 1880
Members' Statements (2005)
U of A sports achievements ... 620
Members' withdrawal of remarks
Regarding Member for Calgary-Montrose ... 1454, 1456 Regarding Minister of Finance ... 421, 985
Midwives and midwifery
Financial support for: Letter re (SP175/05: Tabled) ... 327
Ministerial Statements (2005)
Border closure to Canadian beef ... 15 Centennial medallions ... 3 Edmonton Eskimos ... 1908 Mactaggart Art Collection ... 947 Yom ha-Shoah, Holocaust Memorial Day ... 1248
Ministers (Provincial government)
Securities Commission, influencing of ... 1880
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 28)
Municipal governments
Autonomy of ... 848-49 Legislative authority ... 1321 Role of ... 1321
Natural resources revenue
Use for budget purposes ... 1621
Nitrogen fertilizer
Natural gas as feedstock for, royalty rebate for: Letter re (SP174/05: Tabled) ... 327
Ombudsperson (Long-term care residents)
Oral Question Period (2005)
Ambulance services ... 17, 19, 202, 243-44 Applewood Park Community Association ... 1442, 1497, 1526 Automobile insurance rates ... 454 Budget process ... 160 Budget surplus expenditures ... 1621-22 Calgary Ward 10 election ... 1248-49 Capital health outpatient residence ... 1960-61 Children in poverty ... 1778 Confidentiality of health records ... 482 Continuing care funding ... 1706-07 Definition of marriage ... 317 Electricity deregulation ... 118 Electricity marketing ... 796, 899 Enron activities in Alberta ... 285-286, 360, 1195-96 Government aircraft ... 41-42, 82 Growth pressures in Fort McMurray ... 527 Health care insurance privatization ... 1665 Health care premiums ... 766 Health care utilization ... 1706 Health Facilities Review Committee ... 1386 Impacts of oil sands expansion ... 200 Inquiry into deaths of RCMP officers ... 41 Kelley Charlebois Consulting Ltd. ... 642-43 Labour Relations Board ... 2008 Legislature environs ... 1518 Market surveillance administrator review of Enron ... 18, 118-19 Municipal infrastructure program ... 848-49 Nutrition programs for schools ... 1778-79 Nutrition programs in schools ... 1827 Office of the Chief Internal Auditor ... 1024 Protection of children abusing drugs legislation ... 737 Restructuring and Government Efficiency ... 244 Rod Love Consulting Inc. ... 643 Securities Commission ... 410, 453, 528, 570-71, 612, 690, 898-99, 947-48, 974-75, 1024, 1072-73, 1118-19, 1144, 1304-05, 1332-33, 1568, 1597, 1664-65, 1880-81, 1909-10, 1961, 2046-47 Securities Commission chairman ... 1736-37 Securities Commission investigation ... 1827 Smoke-free places legislation ... 690 Walton International Group Inc. ... 2007-08 Wild Rose Foundation grants ... 1597-98
Petroleum tank sites remediation program
Police
Challenges performing duties of ... 41
Political ethics
Breach of, by Securities Commission director of enforcement ... 1665
Principal Group Ltd.
Public inquiry into collapse of ... 18
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Payment of legal fees re provincial same-sex marriage strategy by ... 317
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act (Bill 202)
Expediting passage of ... 737
Provincial/municipal fiscal relations
Public Affairs Bureau
Advertising budget ... 1102 Relation to departmental communications divisions ... 1435 Staffing ... 1101 Web site for government members only ... 1101
Public contracts
Awarding of, to former ministerial aides ... 642-43
Public records-Confidentiality
Public transit-Finance
Federal funding ... 1323 Provincial funding ... 1323
Rail service-Edmonton/Fort McMurray
Lobbyist for, fees paid to ... 643 Lobbyist for, use of government aircraft ... 82
Red Deer College
Trade centre, spending of provincial surplus on ... 1621
Regional health authorities
Ambulance service transfer to: Cancellation of ... 17, 243-44 Ambulance service transfer to: Cancellation of, provincial assistance re ... 17, 243 Ambulance service transfer to: Costs ... 17 Employee health premium costs ... 766
Regional planning commissions
Rod Love Consulting Inc.
Government contracts with ... 643
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alberta Securities Commission case, IMET unit investigation of ... 1332 Alberta Securities Commission chairman/exec. director's e-mails, investigation of ... 948 Drug raid, Mayerthorpe area: Provincial inquiry into ... 41
Rural economic development
Infrastructure support for small packing plants ... 15
Same-sex marriage-Law and legislation
School boards
Employee health premium costs ... 766
School nutrition programs
General remarks ... 1778-79, 1827 Opposition Leader's letter to government ministers re (SP813/05: Tabled) ... 2055
Schools-Construction-Fort McMurray
Increase in, due to oil sands expansion ... 200
Sewage disposal plants-Fort McMurray
Upgrading of, due to oil sands expansion ... 200
Smoke-free Places Act (Bill 201)
Snohomish Public Utility District, Washington State (U.S.)
Investigation of Enron price fixing ... 119
Softwoods-Export-United States
Countervail duties re ... 1621
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Surplus spending on ... 1621
Terrace Building, Edmonton
Tobacco companies
Influence on smoke-free legislation changes ... 690
Traffic accidents-Prevention
TransAlta Utilities Corporation
Donations to provincial PC party ... 1196 Electricity price manipulation activities ... 360, 796, 899, 1195-96
University of Alberta
Mactaggart Art Collection ... 947 Sports teams achievements ... 620
University of Lethbridge
Water and Environmental Science building, spending of provincial surplus on ... 1621
USA PATRIOT Act
Impact on access to Canadian medical records ... 482 Impact on access to Canadian medical records (SP247/05: Tabled) ... 491
Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 12)
Victory in Europe Day
60th Anniversary of: Armed Forces representatives addressed the Assembly in the Chamber ... 1302-03
Volleyball championships
U of A Golden Bears national men's title winners ... 620
Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre
Outpatient residence, replacement with private run hotel facility ... 1960-61
Walton International Group Inc.
Land sales without filing prospectus with Securities Commission ... 2007-08
Welwyn Resources Ltd.
Oil well drilling activity, Lubicon Lake area ... 643
Western Standard (News magazine)
Article about Alberta Securities Commission ... 1827, 1880
Whistle-blower protection
Wild Rose Foundation
Drinking water project, Vietnam, grants for ... 1442, 1497 Drinking water project, Vietnam, grants for: Auditor General's review of ... 1526, 1597-98 Drinking water project, Vietnam, grants for: Community association's letter re (SP459/05: Tabled) ... 1528 Drinking water project, Vietnam, grants for: Political interference re ... 1597 Relationship between MLAs and ... 1598
World Trade Organization
Doha round of negotiations: Federal/provincial discussions re ... 1621
Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)
Zi Corporation
Purchase of equity in by Lancer funds, Securities Commission investigation of ... 1909 Securities Commission investigation of ... 1827, 1880-81 Securities Commission investigation of: Letter re (SP722/05: Tabled) ... 1919
Tarchuk, Janis (PC, Banff-Cochrane)
Alberta Centennial World Cup Cross Country competition, Canmore (December 2005)
Alberta Securities Commission
Influencing regulatory activity case: Auditor General's report on (2005) (SP520/05: Tabled) ... 1632
Alberta Social Housing Corporation
Transfer of land to Fort McMurray: Auditor General's report on (SP519/05: Tabled) ... 1632
Auditor General
Annual report, 2003-04 (SP158/05: Tabled) ... 295 Annual report, 2004-05 (SP518/05: Tabled) ... 1632 BSE compensation programs auditing: Report on (SP157/05: Tabled) ... 295 Fort McMurray land sale process, Auditor General's report on (SP518/05: Tabled) ... 1632 Long-term care facility management investigation (Seniors care programs): Report (SP417/05: Tabled) ... 1342 Securities Commission enforcement processes, investigation of, Auditor General's report on (SP520/05: Tabled) ... 1632 Suggestive references to, in Legislative Assembly ... 987
Auditor General and Information and Privacy Commissioner Search Committee, Select Special
Report, part 1 (Auditor General appointment) concurred in (Motion 23, 2002) ... 987
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Impact on cattle industry ... 461
Bow Valley Community Foundation Act (Bill Pr. 1)
First reading ... 653 Second reading ... 1508 Third reading ... 1556
Cardinal, Douglas (Architect)
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award recipient ... 1606
Cattle-Export-United States
Montana court injunction (2005) to keep border closed ... 461 Montana court injunction (2005) to keep border closed: Web site re ... 461
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Chair's comments re Auditor General ... 987
Cross-country ski championships
Haywood Canada Cup champion (Sara Renner) ... 773
Downhill ski championships
World Cup champion (Thomas Grandi) ... 773
Extended care facilities
Auditor General's review of: Report (SP417/05: Tabled) ... 1342
Fjeldheim, Brian (Retired Chief Electoral Officer)
Ghost-Waiparous recreation area
Access management plan for ... 1252 Management of use of ... 1252
High school credits
Fine arts credit requirement (Motion 505: Herard) ... 829-30
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards
Members' Statements (2005)
Brian Fjeldheim ... 2054 Centennial World Cup ... 1888 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta arts awards ... 1606 Sara Renner / Thomas Grandi ... 733 Sue Moleski ... 620-21 www.opentheborder.com ... 461
Murrell, John (Playwright)
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Award recipient ... 1606
Off-highway vehicles
Access to Ghost-Waiporous recreation area ... 1252
Oral Question Period (2005)
Ghost-Waiparous access management ... 1252
Senior citizens
Government programs: Auditor General's review of, Report (SP417/05: Tabled) ... 1342
Speaker-Rulings and statements
Referring to an officer of the Legislature ... 987
Taylor, Dave (L, Calgary-Currie)
Access to the Future Act (Bill 1)
Access to the Future Fund
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 54)
Committee ... 1979 Third reading ... 2029
Alberta Centennial Medal Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 58)
Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer
Mount Royal College issue ... 862
Alberta Federation of Labour
News release re LRB involvement in drafting collective bargaining legislation (SP781/05: Tabled) ... 2017
Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund
Alberta Resource Rebate Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 43)
Alberta seniors benefit program
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
2004 convention, invitees to (Q38/05: Accepted) ... 1747
Alberta's Commission on Learning
Postsecondary system independent review recommendation ... 1254
Animal Keepers Act (Bill 32)
Animal Protection Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 22)
Apprenticeship training-Finance
Equipment funding ... 276
Appropriation Act, 2005 (Bill 41)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 51)
Assessment
Market value as basis for: Statement re ... 461-62
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Degree-granting accreditation procedure, documentation re (M50/05: Defeated) ... 1921
Automobiles-Seizure
For prostitution-related offences: Legislation re (Bill 206, 2003) ... 456-57
Bruderheim Elementary School
Calgary Board of Education
Western Canada high school restoration funding ... 1572
Campus Alberta Quality Council
Degree program approval process, documentation re (M50/05: Defeated) ... 1921
Capital projects, Municipal-Finance
Fort McMurray projects: Statement re ... 535
Certified Management Accountants of Alberta
Letter re Mount Royal College's degree-granting request (SP391/05: Tabled) ... 1206
Citizens' assembly on electoral reform (Alberta) (Proposed)
Legislation re (Bill 217) ... 2016
Collective bargaining-Health authorities
Labour Relations Board involvement in: News reports/emails re (SP799-780/05: Tabled) ... 2017 Labour Relations Board involvement in: Public inquiry into, news release re (SPSP781/05: Tabled) ... 2017
Commission on advanced education (Proposed)
Review of public postsecondary education system (Motion 509: Pannu/Mason) ... 1548-49
Construction trades
Employment levels: Relation to foreign worker hiring ... 248
Council of Alberta University Students
A Plan for Alberta's Universities (SP206/05: Tabled) ... 370
Crystal methamphetamine (Drug)
Manufacturing of (illegal meth labs): Firefighting training re (SP186/05: Tabled) ... 327
Daycare centres-Campuses
Waiting lists for ... 1831
Dept. of Advanced Education
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 861-63, 870 Interim estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 261 Supplementary estimates, 2004-05: Debated ... 276-77 Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1791-92
Dept. of Children's Services
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1057
Dept. of Energy
Discussions with Enron, correspondence re (M47/05: Defeated) ... 1749 Service contracts costs, 2003-05 (Q41/05: Defeated) ... 1748
Dept. of Government Services
Relation to Dept. of Restructuring and Government Efficiency ... 757
Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation
Interim estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 261
Dept. of Restructuring and Government Efficiency
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 757-58 Relation to Dept. of Government Services ... 757 School closures for efficiency reasons ... 287
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 882-83
Disaster relief
Disaster recovery program expenditures (M44/05: Accepted) ... 1748
Education, Postsecondary
Access to, affordability review to improve ... 20, 261, 649, 798, 1202-03, 1624, 1835 Access to, by low-income students ... 1830-31 Access to, by low-income students, statement re ... 1835 Access to, new spaces to improve ... 862, 1791, 1792 Commission to review (Motion 509: Pannu/Mason) ... 1548-49 Independent review of ... 1202, 1254
Education, Postsecondary-Calgary
Access to, new spaces to improve ... 1791, 1792
Education, Postsecondary-Finance
Capital spending ... 861-62 Funding envelopes ... 862 General remarks ... 261, 766-67, 861-63, 870 University of Alberta report on (SP187/05: Tabled) ... 327
Education-Finance
University of Alberta report on (SP187/05: Tabled) ... 327
Election (Electoral Reform) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 217)
Elections, Municipal-Calgary
Ward 10 election process: Public inquiry re ... 1333-34 Ward 10 election process: Public inspection re ... 1333-34
Elections, Provincial
Fixed dates for: Legislation re (Bill 217) ... 2016 Reform of: Legislation re (Bill 217) ... 2016
Electric power-Prices
Impact on universities ... 261
Electric utilities-Regulations
Deregulation: Energy dept. correspondence with Enron Canada re (M47/05: Defeated) ... 1749
Enron Canada Corporation
Discussions with Alberta Energy, correspondence re (M47/05: Defeated) ... 1749
Environmental law
Enforcement of ... 1045 Enforcement of, staffing re ... 1045
Fair Trading (Telemarketing) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 205)
Foreign workers, Temporary
Ban on: Petitions presented re ... 369, 462-63 General remarks ... 248
Fort McMurray
Impact of oil sands expansion on ... 535
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Enron/Energy dept. correspondence re electicity deregulation request under ... 1749
George C. King Tower, Calgary
Security concerns ... 616
Grant MacEwan Community College
Degree-granting programs, funding for ... 1791 Degree-granting programs, transferability of ... 1791
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 7)
Hospitals-Calgary
Capital upgrades to ... 1309 New south Calgary hospital ... 1309
Hotel Room Tax (Tourism Levy) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 21)
Housing-Fort McMurray
Impact of population increase on ... 535
Insurance, Automobile-Premiums
Rebates under $50, number of (Q8/05: Defeated) ... 660
Interim supply (Main, Legisl. Offices, and Lottery Fund) estimates, 2005-06
International Day of Mourning (Workplace fatalities)
Labour Relations (Regional Health Authorities Restructuring) Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 27, 2003)
Labour Relations Board involvement in drafting: News reports/emails re (SP799-780/05: Tabled) ... 2017 Labour Relations Board involvement in drafting: Public inquiry, news release (SP781/05: Tabled) ... 2017
Labour Relations Board
Involvement in drafting Bill 27, 2003 (health authorities bargaining restructuring): News reports/emails re (SP779-780/05: Tabled) ... 2017 Involvement in drafting Bill 27, 2003 (health authorities bargaining restructuring): Public inquiry into, news release re (SP781/05: Tabled) ... 2017
Maiden Speeches (Parliamentary procedure)
Mayor's Luncheon for Business & the Arts, Calgary
Medical care
Restructuring (third way option) ... 649
Medical profession-Education
Accessibility of ... 1965
Medical residents
Payback of student loans ... 1965
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Government members only web site, address for (SP379/05: Tabled) ... 1128
Members' Statements (2005)
Affordability of postsecondary education ... 1835 Infrastructure spending ... 535 Market value assessments ... 461-62 Mayor's Luncheon for Business & the Arts ... 983 Pride Rainbow project ... 651
Microsoft Corporation
School software licences purchase by provincial government ... 286-87, 322-23
Mount Royal College
Capacity of ... 862 Request for university status ... 483 Request for university status: CMAA letter re (SP391/05: Tabled) ... 1205 University transfer programs ... 862
Murdoch Manor, Calgary
Security concerns ... 616
Oral Question Period (2005)
Access to postsecondary education ... 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 ... 201-02, 247-48, 979-80 Calgary hospitals ... 1309 Calgary Ward 10 election ... 1333-34 Mount Royal College ... 483 Postsecondary education costs ... 361 Postsecondary education funding ... 766-67 Postsecondary education review ... 1202-03, 1254, 1624 School construction in Calgary ... 1572 Security in seniors' apartment buildings ... 616 Seizure of vehicles in prostitution-related offences ... 456-57 Software licences for schools ... 286-287, 322-23 Student finance system ... 697, 798
Peter Lougheed Centre (Calgary General Hospital)
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2005)
Temporary foreign workers for oil sands construction projects, ban on ... 369, 462-63 Tuition fee assistance to students ... 210
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 9)
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 55)
Postsecondary educational institutions
Accreditation of degree-granting institutions, documentation re (M50/05: Defeated) ... 1921 Upgrading of, funding for ... 1791
Postsecondary educational institutions-Finance
Performance envelope funds ... 276
Provincial/municipal fiscal relations
Public Affairs Bureau
Web site for government members only, address of (SP379/05: Tabled) ... 1128
Railway (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 13)
Reclamation of land
Energy industry sites ... 1045
Report on Alberta's Legacy Act (Bill 203)
Rockyview General Hospital
School boards
Funding for restoration of aging schools ... 1572
School nutrition programs
Opposition Leader's letter to government ministers re (SP813/05: Tabled) ... 2055
Schools
Restoration of, funding for ... 1572
Schools-Construction-Calgary
Senior citizens-Housing
Security concerns re ... 616
Seniors' apartment buildings-Security aspects-Calgary
Sessional publications (Legislative Assembly)
Sheldon M. Chumir health centre, Calgary
Smoke-free Places Act (Bill 201)
Statistics Canada
Research paper on tuition fees (SP750/05: Tabled) ... 1970
Strathearn Elementary and Junior High School, Edmonton
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 Dollar value for students attending private institutions, 2000-04 (Q21/05: Response tabled as SP475/05) ... 813 Dollar value under student loan program, 2000-04 (Q20/05: Response tabled as SP474/05) ... 813 General remarks ... 20, 276, 277, 649, 697, 862, 1831, 1835 Loan remission funding ... 276 Loan remission policy re ... 798, 862 Maximum allowable loans, number of (Q26/05: Response tabled as SP477/05) ... 1157 Provincial loan policy ... 361 Provincial loan policy: Report re (SP206/05: Tabled) ... 370 Relief benefits/completion payments dollar value, 2000-2004 (private vocational schools attendance) (Q11/05: Response tabled as SP473/05) ... 662 Relief benefits/completion payments dollar value, 2000-2004 (public institutions attendance) (Q10/05: Response tabled as SP472/05) ... 662 Repayment systems for, reports/studies (M31/05: Response tabled as SP481/05) ... 1161 Supplemental assistance from students' unions ... 649, 697
Student Financial Assistance Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 14)
Sun Microsystems Inc.
Ontario deal with, for school software licences ... 287, 323
Supplementary estimates, 2004-05
Surplus, Budgetary
Postsecondary education funding with ... 1791
Tar sands development
Employment opportunities in ... 201-02 Expansion projects: Labour code exemption re (foreign workers) ... 248
Traffic Safety (Seizure of Vehicles in Prostitution Related Offences) Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 206, 2003)
Tuition fees
Documentation re (M28/05: Defeated) ... 1160 General remarks ... 1203, 1830 Increase in, for 2005-06 school year, covered by provincial government ... 20, 361, 862, 1202 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, 862, 1202 Provincial assistance re: Petition presented re ... 210 Review of ... 20, 361 Stats Can research paper on (SP750/05: Tabled) ... 1970
Universities and colleges
College degrees, transferability of ... 1791
Universities and colleges-Finance
Deficit financing ... 261 Impact of utility cost increase on ... 261
Universities and colleges-Maintenance and repair
University of Calgary
Digital library project ... 1791 Mount Royal College transfer students ... 862 Schulich donation to Faculty of Engineering, matching provincial contribution re ... 1791
University of Phoenix
Accredited degree programs in Alberta: Documentation re, including PCAB documents (M30/05: Defeated) ... 1160
Veterinary medical school (University of Calgary)
Curriculum development funding ... 276
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Water resources development
Water treatment plants-Fort McMurray
Western Canada high school, Calgary
Tougas, Maurice (L, Edmonton-Meadowlark)
Aboriginal economic development
Aboriginal issues
First ministers' meeting re, Kelowna, November 2005 ... 1781 General remarks ... 837-38, 844, 1781
Aboriginal peoples-Urban areas
Aboriginal peoples-Urban areas-Edmonton
Access to the Future Act (Bill 1)
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Drilling applications on Lubicon claimed lands, review of ... 838, 1502-03
Alberta Fish and Game Association
Provincial consultations with, re Métis hunting/fishing rights ... 43
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
Disciplinary board hearings in camera ... 1287-88
Alberta Gaming Research Institute
Funding for ... 487, 534, 1288 Research done by, interference in ... 487, 534 Study on compulsive gambling revenue ... 487, 1888
Alberta Lotteries and Gaming Summit (1998)
Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Appropriation Act, 2005 (Bill 41)
Bigstone Cree Nation
Pamphlet on concerns re forest management agreement on lands of (SP705/05: Tabled) ... 1891
Bingo halls
Revenue decrease from ... 1799
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2005 (No.2) (Bill 56)
Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Ltd.
Casino licences
Application for, public hearing re ... 1288
Casinos
Cashless technology in ... 2052 General remarks ... 1279, 1889 Limit on number of ... 1280, 1712-13 Use as provincial revenue generator ... 1279
Celebrations casino, Edmonton
Licence application, public hearing re ... 1288
Charitable societies, nonprofit organizations
Gaming revenue for ... 1279
Community facility enhancement program
Construction trades
Employment levels: Relation to foreign worker hiring ... 838
Criminal Notoriety Act (Bill 46)
Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Estimates, 2005-06: Amount of detail in ... 837 Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 837-38, 844 Funding details ... 837
Dept. of Gaming
Budget: Other initiatives item ... 1284 Business plan ... 1279 Estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1279-81, 1284, 1287-88 General remarks ... 1279 Supplementary estimates, 2005-06: Debated ... 1798-99
Disaster relief fund (Proposed)
Earthquakes-Pakistan
Alberta disaster relief for 2005 quake ... 1798-99
Edmonton Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee
Electric power, Coal-produced
Electric power, Natural gas-produced
Electric utilities-Regulations
Deregulation: Statement re ... 1127
Energy industry
Aboriginal opportunities in ... 1781
Energy industry-Crown lands
Energy industry-Crown lands-Sawn Lake area
Oil well drilling before approvals for ... 1600
Fatality Inquiries Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 24)
First Nations development fund
Revenue decrease ... 1799
Foreign workers, Temporary
Forest management agreements
Bigstone Cree lands, pamphlet on concerns re (SP705/05: Tabled) ... 1891
Fort McMurray
Impact of oil sands expansion on ... 838
Gambling, Compulsive
Level of revenue from ... 487 Statement re ... 1888-89
Gambling-Aboriginal reserves
Gambling-Moral/legal issues
Gaming industry
Future of ... 1279-80 General remarks ... 1279 Revenue from ... 1279-80 Revenue from, relation to oil/gas revenues ... 1279
Gaming industry-British Columbia
Gaming industry-Nova Scotia
Policy re, report on ... 1280
Gas, Natural-Royalties
From disputed aboriginal lands ... 1503
Global Gaming Expo, Las Vegas (September 2005)
Minister of Gaming's attendance at ... 2052
Housing-Fort McMurray
Impact of population increase on ... 838
Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, U.S. (2005)
Alberta disaster relief for ... 1798-99
Insurance Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 34)
Library cards
Fees: Elimination of, in tribute to Hon. Lois Hole (Motion 502: Agnihotri) ... 188
Lottery Fund
Capital grants to major fairs from ... 534 Disaster relief funding ... 1798-99 Race track gaming revenues to ... 770-71, 901, 976
Maiden Speeches (Parliamentary procedure)
Maternal Tort Liability Act (Bill 45)
Members' Statements (2005)
CKUA Radio ... 907 Electricity deregulation ... 1127 Problem gambling ... 1888-89
Métis hunting/fishing rights
Provincial agreement re, 2004 ... 43, 165, 323, 838, 1124-25, 1574 Provincial agreement re, 2004: Letters re (SP102 & 199/05: Tabled) ... 128, 328 Provincial agreement re, 2004: Petition tabled re (SP797/05) ... 2017
Métis hunting/fishing rights-Ontario
Provincial agreement re ... 165
Métis Settlements General Council
Funding for, ends 2007 ... 837
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 28)
National Addictions Awareness Week
Natural resources revenue
Relation to gaming revenues ... 1279
Northern Alberta Development Council
Oil-Royalties
From disputed aboriginal lands ... 1503, 1600 Relation to gaming revenues ... 1279
Oral Question Period (2005)
Aboriginal issues ... 1781 Casino construction ... 1712-13 First Nations land claims ... 1502-03 Gaming Research Institute ... 534 Gaming technology ... 2052 Horse-racing industry ... 901, 976 Horse-racing renewal program ... 770-71 Lubicon Band land claim ... 1600 Métis hunting rights ... 43, 165, 323, 1124-25, 1574 Problem gambling ... 487 Wild Rose Foundation grants ... 457
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2005)
Métis harvesting agreement, opposition to (SP797/05: Tabled) ... 2017
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act (Bill 202)
Real Estate Amendment Act, 2005 (Bill 31)
Slot machines in casinos
Cashless technology for ... 2052 Revenue from ... 1281
Slot machines in racing entertainment centres
Revenue from, transferred to horse-racing industry ... 901, 976
Smoke-free Places Act (Bill 201)
Southern Alberta Bowhunters Association
Concerns re Métis hunting agreement: Letter re (SP199/05: Tabled) ... 328
Supreme Court of Canada
Powley decision (Métis hunting/fishing rights) ... 165, 323, 838
Surplus, Budgetary
Aboriginal issues funding with ... 1781
Tar sands development
Expansion projects: Labour code exemption re (foreign workers) ... 838
Video gambling machines
Cap on number of ... 1281 General remarks ... 1888-89 Responsible gaming features ... 1281
Video gambling machines-Nova Scotia
Cap on number of ... 1280
Wild Rose Foundation
Grants procedures ... 457
Wildlife conservation
Impact of Métis hunting rights on ... 165, 323
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) (Bill 50)
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