Benito, Carl (PC, Edmonton-Mill Woods)
Aboriginal peoples - Employment
Aboriginal peoples - Urban areas
Government programs for ... 1541-42
Aboriginal workforce planning
Alberta Building Code
Changes to, re high-intensity residential fires ... 87
Alberta Energy Research Institute
Oil sands tailings ponds reclamation research ... 1216
Alberta Personal Income Tax (Physical Activity Credit) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 206)
Alberta Research Council
Oil sands tailings ponds reclamation research ... 1216
Alberta Volunteer Service Medal Act (Bill 202)
Blind students
Provincial support/funding for, member's statement re ... 1056
College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
Temporary licence for internationally educated nurses ... 662 Upgrading programs for internationally educated nurses ... 662
Edmonton International Airport
Support for Port Alberta to locate at (Motion 504: Rogers) ... 638
Education - Curricula
Career and technology courses: Funding for ... 294 Career and technology courses: Rural areas ... 294
English as a Second Language
Firearms
Removal from streets ... 1983
Foreign workers, Temporary
Filipino workers, memorandum of understanding re: Member's statement re ... 1625
Health workforce planning
High-Intensity Residential Fires Working Group
Housing - Prices
Impact of building code changes re fire prevention initiatives on ... 87
Korean Emigration and Investment Fair
Alberta participation in ... 1783
Labour recruitment missions - South Korea
Maiden Speeches
General remarks ... 42-43
Medical care
Access to ... 17 Reform of (action plan re) ... 17
Members' Statements (2008)
Alberta-Philippines memorandum of understanding ... 1625 High-intensity residential fires ... 922 Support for the blind and visually impaired ... 1056
Municipal finance
Provincial funding for ... 1291
Nurses
Recruitment from overseas ... 168-69
Nurses, Foreign
Recruitment of ... 168-69 Restricted licences for ... 662
Nurses - Education
General remarks ... 662 Upgrading courses for foreign nurses ... 169, 662
Oil refineries
Increase to capacity of ... 1388
Oil sands tailings ponds
Reclamation of: Research into ... 1216
Oral Question Period (2008)
Career and technology studies ... 294 Education programs for immigrants ... 1092-93 Gasoline pricing ... 1387-88 High-intensity residential fires ... 87 Municipal financing ... 1291 Nursing shortage ... 662 Offender supervision ... 1983 Oil sands tailings management ... 1216 Overseas mission to Asia ... 1783-84 Public health system reform ... 17 Recruitment of foreign health care professionals ... 168-69 Seniors' housing ... 2016 Urban aboriginal strategy ... 1541-42
Patient navigator (Health system)
Port Alberta
Support for (Motion 504: Rogers) ... 638
Prisoners
Rehabilitation services for ... 1983
Property tax - Education levy
Transfer to municipalities ... 1291
Registered apprenticeship program (High schools)
Residential fires, High-intensity - Edmonton
MacEwan neighbourhood fire ... 87, 922
Residential fires, High-intensity - Prevention
General remarks ... 87 Member's statement re ... 922
Senior citizens - Housing
Provincial initiatives re ... 2016
Supportive living facilities
Affordable supportive living initiative ... 2016 Provincial initiatives re ... 2016 Seniors' lodges: Assistance program for ... 2016
Traffic Safety (Hand-Held Communication Devices) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 204)
University of Alberta. School of Energy and the Environment
Research projects into tailings ponds reclamation ... 1216
Berger, Evan (PC, Livingstone-Macleod)
Aboriginal peoples - Employment
Alberta Affordable Mortgage Protection Act (Bill 208)
Alberta Capital Finance Authority Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 29)
Alberta Geological Survey
Turtle Mountain rockfall monitoring system upgrade, member's statement re ... 286
Alberta Riparian Habitat Management Society
Assembly of First Nations
General assembly in Calgary ... 1985-86
Biofuels industry
Use of food crops as feedstock ... 329
Blood First Nation
Provincial support to ... 1511
Canadian Wheat Board
Alberta position on ... 907 Elections, 2008, member's statement re ... 2110 Final report on (SP627/08: Tabled) ... 2141
Capital projects
Cost escalations re, provision for ... 508 Deficit re ... 507
Capital projects - Finance
Employment and Immigration dept. project ... 360
Continuing/extended care facilities
Conversion to assisted living facility status ... 289
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 905-07
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Capital spending ... 360 Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 359-60
Dept. of Energy
Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 329-30 Revenue ... 329
Dept. of Infrastructure
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 506-08
Disaster relief
Southern Alberta flooding, 2008 ... 1150
Employment standards
Awareness campaign re ... 359
Energy industry - Research and development
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
Provincial government usage of ... 507
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Turtle Mountain rockfall monitoring system upgrade, member's statement re ... 286
Farm produce - Export
General remarks ... 906 WTO negotiations re ... 906
Film and Video Classification Act (Bill 18)
First Nations economic partnership initiative
Flood Risk Management Committee
Recommendations of ... 1150
Floods - Southern Alberta
Foreign workers, Temporary
Francophone Secretariat
Cité francophone project, funding for ... 360
Frank Slide Interpretive Centre
Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act (Bill 201)
Second reading ... 94-95 Committee ... 433
Informa Economics
An Open Market for CWB Grain (final report) (SP627/08: Tabled) ... 2141
Land Agents Licensing Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 9)
Members' Statements (2008)
Canadian Wheat Board elections ... 2110 My Wild Alberta website ... 1093-94 Riparian Habitat Management Society ... 2207-08 Turtle Mountain rockfall monitoring project ... 286
Mentally disabled
Funding for programs for ... 2017
Mentally disabled - Safety aspects
My Wild Alberta (Website)
Natural resources revenue
Oral Question Period (2008)
Assembly of First Nations general assembly ... 1985-86 First Nations economic development ... 1511 Long-term and continuing care ... 289 Persons with developmental disabilities ... 2017 Spring flooding ... 925, 1150
Piikani First Nation
Provincial support to ... 1511
Professional qualifications, Foreign
Assessment service for ... 359
Public buildings
General remarks ... 508 LEED standards for ... 507
Summer Temporary Employment Program
Supportive living facilities
Affordable supportive living initiative ... 289 Aging in place strategy ... 289 Assisted living facilities: Conversion of continuing care facilities to ... 289
Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 49)
Traffic Safety (Hand-Held Communication Devices) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 204)
Traffic Safety (Used Vehicle Inspection) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 205)
Turtle Mountain
Rockfall monitoring project upgrade, member's statement re ... 286
Unemployment - Aboriginal people
Utility corridors (roadways)
Workers' compensation
Appeal procedure for denied claims ... 360
Bhardwaj, Naresh (PC, Edmonton-Ellerslie)
Aga Khan Foundation Canada, Edmonton chapter
Alberta Aids to Daily Living
Alberta Personal Income Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 17)
Alberta Secretariat for Action on Homelessness
Alberta's Commission on Learning
Class size recommendations ... 294
Amber Alert (Missing child warning system)
Failure of warning system re ... 422-23
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Earned income exemption under, raising of ... 218 Employability incentives for recipients of ... 217-18
Automobiles, Used - Inspection
Legislation re (Bill 205) ... 401
Child care after/before school
Provincial assistance re ... 612
Class size (Grade school)
Climate Change and Emissions Management Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Construction workers, Female
Dept. of Education
Minister's comments re planning of new schools ... 250
Disabled children - Education - Finance
Policy review of: Member's statement re ... 1978 Policy review of: Minister's forum on ... 1978
Diwali (Festival of Lights)
Member's statement re ... 1579
Edmonton International Airport
Support for Port Alberta to locate at (Motion 504: Rogers) ... 638
Edmonton Police Service
Amber Alert warning failure ... 422-23
Education - Curricula
Career and technology courses: Funding for ... 399
Emergency public warning system
Failure of, re Amber alert warning ... 422-23
Hazardous substances in the home - Disposal
High school graduates
Transition to postsecondary education ... 399 Transition to postsecondary education: Incentives for ... 399
Homeless - Housing
Provincial initiatives re ... 529-30
ICE 2008 (Information technology conference)
Member's statement re ... 2017
Information and communications technology
Information and communications technology - Teaching
Decline in enrollment ... 2017
Intermunicipal relations - Edmonton area
Libraries
Aboriginal programs and resources ... 1354 Future direction of: MLA committee to review ... 1354 Immigrants/foreign workers resources ... 1354
Maguire, Mr. Jack
90th birthday, member's statement re ... 131
Medical profession - Supply
Members' Statements (2008)
24th annual World Partnership Walk ... 1015 Canadian Finals Rodeo ... 1786-87 Diwali ... 1579 ICE 2008 information technology conference ... 2017 Jack Maguire ... 131 Special education consultation ... 1978 Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan 2008 ... 894
Municipal development plans - Capital region
Referral to Capital Region Board ... 55
Nanotechnology - Research
Commercialization of, funding for ... 846
New Royalty Framework (2007)
Application to Suncor and Syncrude ... 85
Nutrition guidelines for children and youth
Oral Question Period (2008)
Aids to Daily Living program ... 1514 Apprenticeship training ... 661 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ... 217-18 Capital region municipal planning ... 55 Child care funding ... 612 Class sizes ... 294-95 Commercialization of nanotechnology ... 846 Community spirit program ... 897 Emergency public warning system ... 422-23 Hazardous household products ... 1429 High school completion ... 399 High school diploma examinations ... 1633 Homelessness initiatives ... 529-30 Library funding ... 1292 New royalty framework ... 85 Nutrition guidelines for children ... 1146 Physician recruitment ... 2133 Policing framework ... 477 Public library services ... 1354 Safe communities innovation fund ... 1827 School construction ... 250 Skilled workforce training programs ... 1987-88 Women in the trades ... 767 WorldSkills Calgary 2009 ... 929
Paint - Disposal
Government program for ... 1429
Paint - Recycling
Government program for ... 1429
Policing
Provincial framework for ... 477
Port Alberta
Support for (Motion 504: Rogers) ... 638
Public safety (From criminal activity)
Registered apprenticeship program (High schools)
Safe communities initiative
Safe communities innovation fund
Scholarships
Registered apprenticeship program scholarships ... 1987 Registered apprenticeship program scholarships for women ... 767
Schools
Daycare spaces in ... 612
Schools - Construction
Minister's comments re planning of ... 250
Schools - Maintenance and repair
Minister's comments re planning of ... 250
Suncor Inc.
Royalty agreement with government, renegotiation of ... 85
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Royalty agreement with government, renegotiation of ... 85
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (Alberta /British Columbia)
Impact on physician recruitment in Alberta ... 2133
Traffic Safety (Used Vehicle Inspection) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 205)
Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan 2008
Member's statement re ... 894
Women Building Futures
Provincial contribution to ... 767
World Partnership Walk, Edmonton (2008)
Member's statement re ... 1015
WorldSkills Calgary 2009 (Trades competition)
Equipment used at, donation to technical schools in Alberta ... 929 General remarks ... 929
Young Albertans' Advisory Council Act (Bill 207)
Bhullar, Manmeet Singh (PC, Calgary-Montrose)
Alberta Conservation Team
Alberta Evidence Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 30)
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Midwifery services coverage ... 425, 1353
Alberta Regulations
School/playground zone changes ... 1671
Alberta Social Housing Corporation
Cash balance ... 823 Operating funding ... 823
Apologies (Civil law)
Legal liability for, eliminated (Bill 30) ... 1324
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Earned income exemption under, raising of ... 1902 General remarks ... 1902-03
Bothwell, Blake
Member's statement re ... 1468
Calgary Inter-faith Food Bank
Food and fundraising campaign for ... 838
Campus Alberta
Strategic directions committee established (Bill 7) ... 348
Canadian Skills Competition, Calgary (May 2008) (Trades competition)
Member's statement re ... 1094
Careers in Manufacturing awards
Member's statement re ... 656-57
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Essay contest winner, member's statement re ... 164
Crack houses
Shutting down of ... 1290
Crime prevention
Member's statement re ... 1820
Cyclone - Myanmar (Burma)
Relief effort for (Calgary radiothon), member's statement re ... 796
Dept. of Housing and Urban Affairs
Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 823 Policy and urban affairs division, administrative costs ... 823
East Calgary health centre
Education
Innovations in, member's statement re ... 2183-84
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
First Nations Sacred Ceremonial Objects Repatriation Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 19)
Food banks - Calgary
Food and fundraising campaign for ... 838
GTEC (Government technology) awards
Alberta recipients, member's statement re ... 1849
Health care facilities - Calgary
High school graduates
Early graduation incentives, member's statement re ... 2183-84
Holmes, Rev. David
Member's statement re ... 1152
Homeless - Housing - East Calgary
Information and communications technology
General remarks ... 1849 Provincial strategy re ... 1849
International Day of the Midwife
Maiden Speeches
General remarks ... 29-30
Marijuana grow operations
Shutting down of ... 1290
Medical care
Reform of (action plan re) ... 1353-54
Members' Statements (2008)
Blake Bothwell ... 1468 Calgary Abbeydale volunteer awards ... 80 Canadian Skills Competition ... 1094 Careers in Manufacturing awards ... 656-57 Culture of innovation in education ... 2183-84 GTEC awards ... 1849 Myanmar relief effort ... 796 One Simple Act waste reduction program ... 1422 Registered apprenticeship program ... 2109-10 Reverend David Holmes ... 1152 Safe communities initiative ... 1820 Shinia Van ... 164 Walking Away Hunger campaign ... 838 WorldSkills trades competition ... 1741
Midwives and midwifery
Coverage by health care plan ... 425, 1353 General remarks ... 424-25
Nuclear power plants
Expert panel to review ... 2015
One Simple Act program (Environmental protection campaign)
Member's statement re ... 1422
Oral Question Period (2008)
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ... 1902-03 Calgary ring road ... 2182-83 Energy efficiency in new buildings ... 223 Health care coverage for midwifery ... 1353 Health services in Calgary ... 1829 Homelessness in east Calgary ... 2134 Legal aid ... 794-95 Midwifery services ... 424-25 Noise attenuation on Stoney Trail ... 585 Nuclear Power Expert Panel ... 2015 Safer communities and neighbourhoods initiative ... 1290 School and playground zones ... 1671
Peter Lougheed Centre (Calgary General Hospital)
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 7)
Postsecondary educational institutions
Research programs at: Legislation re (Bill 7) ... 348
Public buildings
Environmental impact of, reduction of ... 223 LEED standards for ... 223
Public service - Alberta
GTEC award recipients, member's statement re ... 1849
Registered apprenticeship program (High schools)
Ring roads - Calgary
Interchange at 17 Ave. S.E. ... 2182 Noise attenuation on ... 585 Southeast section ... 2183
Safe communities initiative
Member's statement re ... 1820
Safe communities innovation fund
Safer communities and neighbourhoods initiative
Scholarships
Registered apprenticeship program scholarships ... 2109-10
Skills/Compétences Canada
Speed limits, Municipal
School/playground zones designation ... 1671
Van, Shinia (Student)
Member's statement re ... 164
Volunteers - Calgary
Abbeydale community volunteers of the year, member's statement re ... 80
Walking Away Hunger campaign
Member's statement re ... 838
Waste management
Member's statement re ... 1422
Waste Reduction Week
Member's statement re ... 1422
Wood products, Albertan
Acceptability for LEED designed projects ... 223
WorldSkills Calgary 2009 (Trades competition)
General remarks ... 1094 Member's statement re ... 1741
Blackett, Hon. Lindsay (PC, Calgary-North West)
2005 Alberta centennial celebrations
Funding of Passchendaele movie from ... 496
Alberta Arts Day
Creation of ... 481 General remarks ... 1288
Alberta creative development initiative
Promotion of Alberta artists outside Alberta ... 2073
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Annual reports, 2001-2007 (SP14-19/08: Tabled) ... 24 Book publishing program ... 1147 Funding for ... 480, 491, 1288 General remarks ... 480, 1315, 2073
Alberta Historical Resources Foundation
Annual reports, 2001-2007 (SP26-31/08: Tabled) ... 24 Funding for ... 491
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Annual review, 2006-07 (SP112/08: Tabled) ... 402 Caseload ... 485 Educational programs ... 489 Location within Dept. of Culture and Community Spirit ... 488-89 Location within Justice dept. ... 488 New chief commissioner ... 485, 584, 1430, 1632 Remedial authority ... 489 Review of ... 344, 764, 1584-85, 1632, 1944 Role of ... 485
Alberta SuperNet
Alberta-made films availability on ... 494
Amusements Act
Replaced by Film and Video Classification Act (Bill 18, 2008) ... 848
Arena - Downtown Edmonton
Provincial involvement ... 766 Theatre in ... 766
Arlington Apartments, Edmonton
Loss of historic site designation ... 1387
Artists
Promotion of, outside Alberta ... 2073
Artists - Housing
General remarks ... 481, 493 Temporary rent caps re ... 493
Arts
Provincial ministers' meeting re, Quebec City, Alberta minister's presence at ... 1315
Auditor General
Community initiatives program auditing ... 1898
Bitumount, Alberta (Historic site)
Maintenance funding for ... 484
Blackfoot First Nations
Repatriation of ceremonial objects to (Bill 19) ... 848
Book Publishers Association of Alberta
Meeting with minister ... 482 Provincial support to ... 1147
Book publishing
Provincial support for ... 482, 1147
Brooks Aquaduct (Historic site)
Maintenance funding for ... 484
Building Canada Plan (Federal)
Alberta funds from ... 494
Canada Council for the Arts
Alberta Culture minister's meeting with ... 1315 General remarks ... 2073
Centennial legacies grant program
Passchendaele movie funding from ... 496, 1382
Charitable societies/nonprofit organizations
Casino revenue for, impact on Community Spirit funding ... 484 Corporate donations to, impact on Community Spirit funding for ... 484 Funding for ... 424, 480, 492, 1855-56 Funding for, to cover rent increases of ... 492
Citizenship courses
Provincial funding for ... 398
Community facility enhancement program
Community initiatives program
Community spirit program
General remarks ... 480, 483-84, 490, 492, 581, 897, 1856, 1985 Tax credit component ... 424, 480, 483-84, 490, 1856, 1985
Conflict of interest
Human Rights Commission location within Justice ministry ... 488
Constitution Act, 1982
Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Sexual orientation provisions ... 15-16
Cultural facilities - Construction
Cultural facilities - Finance
Cultural property, Indigenous
Repatriation of ceremonial objects to Blackfoot First Nations by Royal Alberta Museum ... 848
Culture policy (Spirit of Alberta)
Dept. of Culture and Community Spirit
Budget: Equipment fund ... 495, 496 Budget: Minister's office funding ... 495 Location of Human Rights Commission within ... 488-89 Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 479-96 Minister's attendance at provincial ministers' meeting re the arts ... 1315 Other initiatives program ... 486 Staffing ... 495
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Location of Human Rights Commission within ... 488
Discrimination - Prevention
Donating to charitable organizations
Federal Building, Edmonton
Film and Video Classification Act (Bill 18)
First reading ... 848 Second reading ... 1572 Third reading ... 1769
Film development grant program
Film industry
General remarks ... 494 Tax incentives for ... 491, 494
Films - Classification
Legislation re (Bill 18) ... 848
First Nations Sacred Ceremonial Objects Repatriation Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 19)
First reading ... 848 Second reading ... 967-68 Committee ... 1302 Third reading ... 1465
Gasoline - Prices
Impact on tourism ... 714
Government spending policy
Grande Prairie and Area Safe Communities
Lottery funding for ... 581
Historic sites
Funding for maintenance/upgrading at ... 480, 484 General remarks ... 480 Impact on attendance at, of gasoline prices ... 714 Meteorite impact crater, Whitecourt ... 1784
Historical Resources Fund
Annual reports, 2001-2007 (SP20-25/08: Tabled) ... 24
Horse breeding
Lottery funding for ... 2179
Horse Racing Alberta
Arrangements with United Horsemen of Alberta ... 1219 Funding ... 480 Loans to Balzac racing entertainment complex ... 1219
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act
Review of ... 489, 1632, 1781-82 Sexual orientation provisions in ... 15-16, 485-86, 489, 763-64, 846-47, 1584-85, 1632, 1782, 1944
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund
International Day of Tolerance
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 26)
Leitch Collieries (Historic site)
Maintenance funding for ... 484
Lottery Fund
Balzac racing entertainment complex funding ... 1219 Funds allocation ... 480, 581, 1665, 1668 Funds allocation: Political bias in ... 1898, 1940 Website of, posting of MCFP grant information on ... 847
Major community facilities program
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Distribution of lottery grant money ... 1898, 1940
Museums
Funding for maintenance/upgrading at ... 480 General remarks ... 480 Impact of gasoline prices on attendance at ... 714
Oral Question Period (2008)
Arlington Apartments ... 1387 Arts and culture funding ... 1288, 1315 Arts funding ... 1689 Book publishing industry ... 1147 Charitable donations ... 1985 Charitable tax credit ... 424 Chief commissioner of the Human Rights Commission ... 584 Citizenship education ... 398 Community development funding ... 1668 Community spirit program ... 897 Crime reduction and safe communities ... 581 Diversity and tolerance ... 1946-47 Downtown Edmonton arena ... 766 Funding for nonprofit agencies ... 1855-56 Government spending ... 1665 Human Rights Commissioner ... 1430 Impact of gasoline prices on tourism ... 714 Lottery funding ... 1898, 1940 Major community facilities program ... 847 Passchendaele ... 1382 Seniors' facilities ... 139 Sexual orientation ... 1584-85, 1632, 1781-82 Sexual orientation and human rights ... 15-16, 344, 763-64, 846-47, 1944 Snow Valley Ski Club funding ... 1667 Support for the arts ... 2073 Support for the horse-racing industry ... 2179 United Horsemen of Alberta Inc. ... 1219 Whitecourt woodlands meteorite impact crater ... 1784
Portrait Gallery of Canada
Funding for Alberta bid for ... 480, 487
Premier's citizenship awards
Premier's Council on Arts and Culture
Public safety (From criminal activity)
Queen's Golden Jubilee citizenship medal
Queen's Golden Jubilee scholarship for the visual and performing arts
Racing entertainment centres - Balzac
Horse Racing Alberta's loans to ... 1219
Royal Alberta Museum
Redevelopment of ... 487 Repatriation of ceremonial objects to Blackfoot First Nations (Bill 19) ... 848
Safe Harbour Society for Health and Housing, Red Deer
Lottery funding for ... 581
Seniors' centres
Financial support to ... 139
Slot machines in racing entertainment centres
Revenue from: Transferred to horse racing industry ... 480, 491, 2179
Snow Valley Ski Club
High-speed chairlift, provincial funding for ... 1667
Supplementary estimates
Estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 2097
Telus World of Science, Calgary
Terrace Building, Legislature grounds
Replacement by RAM history museum ... 487
Tourism
Impact of gasoline prices on ... 714
Turner Valley Gas Plant (Historic site)
Maintenance funding for ... 484
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
Maintenance funding for ... 484
United Horsemen of Alberta Inc.
Agreement with province re Balzac racing entertainment complex ... 1219
Videos - Classification
Legislation re (Bill 18) ... 848
Whitecourt woodlands meteorite impact crater
Designation as historic site ... 1784
Wild Rose Foundation
Annual reports, 2001-2007 (SP32-37/08: Tabled) ... 24 General remarks ... 1985
Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre)
2005 Alberta centennial celebrations
Funding of Passchendaele movie from ... 496
Access to the Future Fund
Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act (Bill 24)
Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario
Zapping Tenants (submetering report) (SP239/08: Tabled) ... 1066
Agriculture Statutes Repeal Act, 2008 (Bill 20)
Alberta - Economic conditions
Alberta Advisory Council on Women's Issues
Midwifery services recommendation ... 1378
Alberta Blue Cross Plan
Seniors' drug benefits ... 694
Alberta Cancer Board
Replacement by single provincial Health Services Board, letter re (SP333/08: Tabled) ... 1324
Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund
Alberta Capital Finance Authority Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 29)
Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 48)
Alberta Craft Council
Open house, member's statement re ... 1947-48
Alberta Enterprise Corporation Act (Bill 4)
Alberta Evidence Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 30)
Alberta Foodbank Network Association
Funding for, to provide fresh food ... 1515
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Book publishing program ... 482 Funding for ... 481, 490, 491
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
Casino deal with Edmonton arena developers ... 766
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Midwifery services coverage ... 419, 420, 693, 1378 Midwifery services coverage, petition presented re ... 478, 619, 1221, 1294 Seniors coverage ... 694, 2074 Smoking cessation products coverage under ... 698-99
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan - Premiums
Alberta Health Facilities Review Committee
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Impact on health facilities P3 projects ... 873
Alberta Health Services Board
Chief executive officer, role of, cost cutting element: Document re (SP643/08: Tabled) ... 2209 Letter re (SP/33308: Tabled) ... 1324
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
General remarks ... 924, 1896 Inflation-proofing of ... 868, 1896, 1987 Natural resources revenue investment in ... 868 Regular investment in ... 166-67, 868 Surplus funds investment in ... 167, 868 Tobacco company investments ... 869
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
General remarks ... 869 Pension funds management, impact of 2008 international financial crisis on ... 1854 Tobacco company investments, review of ... 869
Alberta Mental Health Board
Replacement by single provincial Health Services Board: Letter re (SP333/08: Tabled) ... 1324
Alberta Personal Income Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 17)
Alberta Personal Income Tax (Physical Activity Credit) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 206)
Alberta Securities Commission
Regulation of asset-backed commercial paper ... 582
Alberta seniors benefit program
General remarks ... 2074 Optical/dental benefits ... 304, 313, 2074 Review of cut-off levels re rent increases ... 1144
Alberta SuperNet
Public library access to ... 806
Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund
Public inquiry into administration of, petitions presented re ... 165, 257, 296, 400, 478, 618, 666, 718, 769, 796, 847-48, 904, 1024, 1065, 1094
Alberta Volunteer Service Medal Act (Bill 202)
Ambulance service
Funding for ... 693 Provincial governance of ... 693
Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton
Appropriation Act, 2008 (Bill 22)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2008 (Bill 5)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 51)
Arena - Downtown Edmonton
Casino in, revenue from to offset costs of ... 766 Community revitalization levy to pay for ... 766 Provincial involvement ... 766 Theatre in ... 766
Art Gallery of Alberta
Federal funding for ... 1738
Asset-backed commercial paper
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Benefits increase for ... 303 Clients of, access to rent supplement program ... 305 Indexing of benefits under ... 303 Paperwork requirements under ... 790
Auditor General
ATB, asset-backed commercial paper investments ... 1427 Mental health strategy, report on ... 694
Automobile drivers' licences
Application process for out-of-country arrivals ... 978, 1689, 1855 Suspension of: For nonpayment of maintenance orders ... 565
Automobile Insurance Rate Board
Hearings into premium levels ... 85, 874, 2138 Insurance companies' profit margin increase ... 472 Mandatory premiums review, website article re (SP46/08: Tabled) ... 81
Bail hearings
Attendance of crown prosecutors at, impact on remand centre populations ... 584
Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (Constituency)
Member for, elected as Speaker ... 1
Bills, Government
Bill 26, second reading amendment (right of association concerns) ... 1178
Blind students
Provincial support/funding for ... 229-30
Bon Ton Bakery
Fundraising for Terra child care space ... 1510
Book Publishers Association of Alberta
Proposal to province ... 482
Book publishing
Provincial support for ... 481, 482
Boyle Street Community Services
Budget 2008
2008-09 second quarter fiscal update ... 1896
Building Canada Plan (Federal)
Calgary Board of Education
Calgary Inter-faith Food Bank
Funding for, to provide fresh food ... 1515
Canadian Mental Health Association
Capital projects
Deficit re ... 881 Public/private partnerships re ... 249-50, 395, 870-73 Public/private partnerships re: Contracts for, public access to ... 871, 872
Capital projects - Maintenance and repair
Deferred projects costs ... 881
Capital region integrated growth management plan
Carbon dioxide sequestration
Funding for projects re ... 1987
Centennial legacies grant program
Passchendaele movie funding from ... 496
Charitable societies/nonprofit organizations
Casino revenue for, impact on Community Spirit funding ... 483, 484 Corporate donations to, impact on Community Spirit funding for ... 483, 484 Funding for ... 491, 492 Funding for, to cover rent increases of ... 491-92
Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 40)
Children and poverty
Elimination of, petition presented re ... 1545 General remarks ... 365, 1357
Children from broken marriages
Christian Labour Association of Canada
Civil service pensions
Early retirement provisions ... 885 Impact of 2008 international financial crisis on ... 1355-56, 1898 Potential unfunded liability ... 1355-56
Climate Change and Emissions Management Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Collective bargaining - Public service
Committee on Community Services, Standing
Members' list for (Motion 12: Hancock) ... 385-86
Committee on the Economy, Standing
Members' list for (Motion 12: Hancock) ... 385-86
Committee on Health, Standing
Members' list for (Motion 12: Hancock) ... 385-86
Committee on Public Safety and Services, Standing
Members' list for (Motion 12: Hancock) ... 385-86
Committee on Resources and Environment, Standing
Members' list for (Motion 12: Hancock) ... 385-86
Committees, Policy field
Consideration of public surveillance issue ... 571 Establishment of (Motion 8: Hancock) ... 65-68 Members' lists for (Motion 12: Hancock) ... 385-86
Community facility enhancement program
Community initiatives program
Connect Logistics Services
Liquor products warehousing, costs and handling issues ... 1214
Consumer protection
Re asset-backed commercial paper investments ... 582-83
Continuing/extended care facilities
McKinsey report on ... 2182 Rent increases in: Member's statement re ... 286-87 Rent increases in: Petition tabled re (SP83/08: Tabled) ... 287, 297
Continuing/extended care facilities - Standards
Accommodation standards ... 302-03 Enforcement of ... 304
Court of Queen's Bench Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 14)
Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Force
Cultural facilities - Finance
Culture policy (Spirit of Alberta)
Cybercrime
International centre for response to ... 571
CyberPol - The Global Centre for Securing Cyberspace Act (Bill Pr. 1, 2007)
Daycare centres
National plan principles re (Conservative government plan): Benefit clawbacks re ... 358-59 Spaces for ... 357, 358
Daycare centres - Finance
Dentures
Assistance to seniors re ... 304, 313
Dept. of Culture and Community Spirit
Budget: Equipment fund ... 495, 496 Budget: Minister's office funding ... 495 Creation of ... 481, 490 Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 481-87, 490-92, 494-96 Other initiatives program ... 486 Staffing ... 495
Dept. of Education
Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 229-32
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Dept. of Environment
Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 371-73
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 805-06
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Contracted employees salaries (Q1/08: Response tabled as SP566/08) ... 622-23 Cross-ministry efforts with Health and Wellness dept. ... 302-03, 312-13 Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 302-04, 312-14
Domestic violence - Prevention
Provincial initiatives re ... 570, 571
Donating to charitable organizations
Drugs, Prescription
Approval process re ... 303
Edmonton-Centre (Constituency)
Member for, nominated as Speaker ... 1
Edmonton Community Legal Centre
Edmonton Remand Centre
Increase in inmate numbers due to bail hearing changes ... 584
Elections, Provincial
Seat distribution outcome from 2008 election, letter re (SP160/08: Tabled) ... 666
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
Safety of oil sands tailings ponds (not proceeded with) ... 620 Temporary Standing Order amendments (not proceeded with) ... 24-25
Emergency Health Services Act (Bill 43)
Employment Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 34)
Employment standards
Compassionate leave ... 365 Maternity/parental leave benefits ... 365
Endicott, Marina (Writer)
Endowment funds, Public
Investment of natural resources revenue into ... 868 Investment of surplus funds into ... 167
Environmental impact assessments
Funding for monitoring of ... 372
Environmental law/regulations
Enforcement of ... 372 Inspectors for ... 372 Liberal opposition media/radio ads re (SP148-150/08: Tabled) ... 619 Public education re ... 373
Ethics Commissioner
New commissioner appointed (Motion 19: Hancock) ... 1518-19
Ethics Commissioner Search Committee, Select Special
Report of, recommending Neil Wilkinson, concurred in (Motion 19: Hancock) ... 1518-19
Family Law Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15)
Film and Video Classification Act (Bill 18)
Film development grant program
Film industry
Tax incentives for ... 481, 491
Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 31)
Financial Institutions Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 13)
Financial Investment and Planning Advisory Commission
First Nations Sacred Ceremonial Objects Repatriation Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 19)
Fiscal Responsibility Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 3)
Food banks
Nutritional impact of processed food from ... 1515 Support for ... 1357
Foothills Country Hospice
MLAs presentation of cheque to, article re (SP586/08: Tabled) ... 2018
Foreign workers, Temporary
General remarks ... 357 Housing for ... 364-65
Forest conservation - Wood Buffalo area
Letter re (SP69/08: Tabled) ... 224
Fort McMurray
Impact of oil sands expansion on ... 881
Francophone Secretariat
Cité francophone project, funding for ... 365
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Jack Mintz report on provincial savings plan request under ... 1824
Friends for World Development
Brochure re (SP89/08: Tabled) ... 349
Funeral Services Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 27)
Galleries (Legislative Assembly Chamber)
Closed captioning system in, for hearing impaired ... 530 Closed captioning system in, for hearing impaired: Member's statement re ... 709
Government attorneys
Bail hearing attendance: Impact on remand centre populations ... 584 Terms of employment/salaries improvement ... 1020
Government Organization Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Government programs
Benefits from, impact of clawbacks of ... 359
Government spending policy
Government vehicles
Emissions reduction initiatives for ... 1540
Greater Edmonton Foundation
Increased funding for seniors housing ... 1144
Greenhouse gas emissions
Reduction of: Monitoring/auditing re ... 372-73
Health Governance Transition Act (Bill 42)
Health Information Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 52)
Heating Oil and Propane Rebate Act (Bill 21)
Committee ... 1333-34 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP338/08: Tabled) ... 1334 Third reading ... 1453-54
Highway 2 - Morinville to Clyde corner
Highway 63 - Fort McMurray
Historic sites
Funding for maintenance/upgrading at ... 484
HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus)
Homeless and eviction prevention fund
Eligibility criteria ... 658
Horse racing
Lottery funding for ... 491
Hospitals - Calgary
New south Calgary hospital: Mental health beds in ... 2074
Hospitals - Emergency services
Paramedics wait times in ... 693
Housing - Fort McMurray
Public/private partnership re ... 873
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund
Hunter, Hope
Member's statement re ... 1015
Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act (Bill 201)
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Kearl Lake project, federal court decision re ... 371-72
Income Support program
Benefits, Retention of ... 359
Industrial development - Industrial Heartland area
Cumulative impact assessment of ... 372
Insurance, Automobile
Awards resulting from soft tissue injuries (pain and suffering): Cap on, court case re ... 874, 2139
Insurance, Automobile - Premiums
Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 11)
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Alberta insurance companies' profit margin adjustment ... 472
International Day of the Midwife
General remarks ... 420 Member's statement re ... 419
Investment of public funds
General remarks ... 869-70 Long-term policy re ... 924
Investments, Personal
Consumer protection re ... 582-83
Ironworkers union local 720
Pin and award banquet, program from (SP147/08: Tabled) ... 619
Jury Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 28)
Justice system
Access to, by women ... 566
Kiwanis Place (Seniors' residence)
New elevator for ... 2135
Labour laws and legislation
Changes to: Letters re (SP7, 39, 162, 191, 220, 238, 248, 283, 321/08: Tabled) ... 23, 59, 666, 904-05, 1024, 1066, 1096, 1222, 1295
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 26)
Land Agents Licensing Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 9)
Land Titles Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 36)
Learner benefits program
Adequacy of, letter re (SP161/08: Tabled) ... 666
Legislature Building
Disabled access to, member's statement re ... 709
Libraries
Future direction of: MLA committee to review ... 805, 806 Newcomers usage of ... 805
Light rail transit - Edmonton
Extension to Capital region ... 728 Funding for, from Building Canada Plan ... 728, 733-34
Liquor distribution network
Local Authorities Pension Board
Union representatives on, provision of information to ... 16
Local Authorities Pension Plan
Changes to, informing union representatives of ... 16 General remarks ... 885 Impact of 2008 global financial crisis on ... 1854 Public inquiry into administration of ... 885 Public inquiry into administration of, petitions presented re ... 165, 257, 296, 400, 478, 618, 666, 718, 769, 796, 847-48, 904, 1024, 1065, 1094
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Advocate for ... 303 Assessment of, by international consulting firm, letter re (SP333/08: Tabled) ... 1324
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Staffing
Shortages of: Letter re (SP190/08: Tabled) ... 904
Lottery Fund
Funds allocation: Political bias in ... 2019-20 Funds allocation: Political bias in, website blog entry re (SP587/08: Tabled) ... 2018
Low-income families
Provincial assistance to ... 2073-74
Maintenance (Domestic relations)
Funding for ... 571 General remarks ... 564-65
Maintenance Enforcement Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 18, 2004)
Interest payment provisions ... 565
Major community facilities program
Distribution of funds from ... 486, 491
Meat Inspection Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 32)
Medical care
Costs, initiatives to control ... 2209
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Distribution of lottery grant money ... 2019-20 Presentation of cheques re government programs, article re (SP586/08: Tabled) ... 2018
Members' Statements (2008)
Access to the Alberta Legislature ... 709 Alberta Craft Council open house ... 1947-48 Assistance for seniors ... 286-87 Hope Hunter ... 1015 International Day of the Midwife ... 419 Midwifery services ... 1378 Tribute to Alberta writers ... 2208 World AIDS Day ... 2139
Mental health services
Funding for ... 693-94 General remarks ... 304, 2074 Provincial strategy re: Auditor General's report on ... 694 Provincial strategy re: Funding for ... 694
Mental health services - Prisoners
Mental health services agencies (Nonprofit)
Midwives and midwifery
Coverage by health care plan ... 419, 420, 692-93, 1378 Coverage by health care plan: Petition presented re ... 478, 619, 1221, 1294 Coverage by health care plan: Petition tabled re (SP282/08) ... 1222 General remarks ... 420 Member's statement re ... 419, 1378
Mines and Minerals (New Royalty Framework) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 47)
Ministers (Provincial government)
Vehicles used by: Fuel efficiency standards for ... 1540
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 25)
Municipal Government Act
Amendment to allow daycare spaces in buildings ... 357
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 16)
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 41)
Municipal sustainability initiative
Public library funding under ... 806
Nanton and area food bank
Natural resources revenue
General remarks ... 616, 1896 Investing of, in endowment funds ... 868 Investing of, in Heritage Fund ... 868
New Royalty Framework (2007)
Royalty projections in, documents based on (M3/08: Defeated) ... 624
Norwegian Government Petroleum Fund
Nuclear power plants
Expert panel to review: Documents re appointment of (M15/08: Defeated) ... 1392-94 Expert panel to review: Report ... 1394
Nurses - Employment
Impact of lack of daycare on ... 357
Official Opposition
Arts policy ... 481, 482 Media releases re environmental laws (SP148/08: Tabled) ... 619 Radio ads re environmental laws, financial accounting for ... 1635 Radio ads re environmental laws, script and purchase order for (SP149-150/08: Tabled) ... 619
Oil sands development
Kearl Lake project, federal court decision re ... 371-72 Strategic plan completion for ... 881 Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Radke report on ... 734, 882
Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat
Oil sands tailings ponds - Safety aspects
Request for emergency debate re ... 620
Ontario Health Coalition
Report on P3 projects ... 395
Oral Question Period (2008)
Alberta Treasury Branches ... 1382 Anthony Henday Drive interchanges ... 842-43, 901-02 Anthony Henday Drive noise levels ... 929-30 Arts and culture funding ... 1288 Asset-backed commercial paper ... 582-83 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ... 790 Automobile insurance ... 85, 472, 2138-39 Building Canada infrastructure funding ... 1738-39 Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund ... 1316-17 CART services in the Legislative Assembly ... 530 Climate change initiatives ... 1987 Continuing care strategy ... 2182 Crown prosecutors ... 1020 Downtown Edmonton arena ... 766 Driver licensing ... 1689 Edmonton Remand Centre ... 584 Financial Investment and Planning Advisory Commission ... 616 Food banks ... 1515 Funding for human services agencies ... 1510 Government pension plans ... 1355-56 Heritage Savings Trust Fund ... 166-67 Homeless and eviction prevention fund ... 658 International drivers' licences ... 978, 1855 Kiwanis Place seniors' residence ... 2135 Local Authorities Pension Plan ... 16, 1854 Lottery funding ... 1898 Midwifery services ... 420 Ministerial vehicle fleet ... 1540 National securities regulation ... 2055 Payday loan industry ... 1629 Provincial fiscal strategy ... 2014-15, 2052 Provincial savings policy ... 1317-18 Provincial savings strategy ... 1896, 1939-40 Public-private partnerships ... 395 Public-private project funding ... 249-50 Rental properties ... 1059-60 Report on financial and investment policies ... 1824 Savings and investments ... 924 Seniors' housing ... 1144 Sexual orientation ... 1584-85, 1632, 1781-82 Support for food banks ... 1357 Support for low-income Albertans ... 2073-74 Third-party advertising ... 1822 Treasury Branches board of directors ... 1475-76 Treasury Branches investments ... 1426-27 Warehousing of liquor products ... 1214 Women's equality ... 713 Workplace safety ... 2207
Oral Question Period (Parliamentary procedure)
Rotation of questions/35-second rule ... 60
ParaMed Home Health Care
Letter re (SP190/08: Tabled) ... 904
Parliamentary democracy
Standing Order amendment motion ... 24-25
Payday loan companies
Provincial regulation of ... 1629
Payday loans - Interest rates
Cap on ... 1629 Cap on (Motion 511: Blakeman) ... 1713-14, 1718-19 Cap on, for low-income families on assistance ... 1629
Pensions
Impact of global financial crisis on ... 2074
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2008)
Child poverty elimination ... 1545 Midwifery coverage by health care plan ... 478, 619, 1221, 1294 Public inquiry into public pension plans ... 165, 257, 296, 400, 478, 618, 666, 718, 769, 796, 847-48, 904, 1024, 1065, 1094
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2008)
Midwifery funding (SP282/08) ... 1222
Pharmacy and Drug Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 44)
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 1635 Explanation of Speaker's ruling ... 60, 888 Factual accuracy ... 2019-20 Inflammatory language ... 402, 1636 Insulting language ... 722
Political advertising, Third-party
Control/elimination of ... 1822
Political parties
Donations to, by Ethics Commissioner appointee ... 1518-19
Portrait Gallery of Canada
Funding for Alberta bid for ... 486
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 7)
Second reading ... 1038 Third reading ... 1446
Proceeds of crime
Funding of victims programs with ... 566
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Donations to, by Ethics Commissioner appointee ... 1518-19
Property tax - Education levy
Authority for, return to school boards ... 231-32 Seniors' tax relief re ... 230
Public inquiries
Administration of public pension plans (LAPP, PSPP, and ATRF), petitions presented re ... 165, 257, 296, 400, 478, 618, 666, 718, 769, 796, 847-48, 904, 1024, 1065, 1094
Public service - Alberta
Hiring freeze on ... 2015
Public Service Pension Plan
Public inquiry into administration of, petitions presented re ... 165, 257, 296, 400, 478, 618, 666, 718, 769, 796, 847-48, 904, 1024, 1065, 1094
Public transit
Federal funding for ... 1739 Incentive program re (Green TRIP), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... 1987
Queen's Golden Jubilee citizenship medal
Queen's Golden Jubilee scholarship for the visual and performing arts
Rail service, High-speed - Edmonton-Calgary
Land purchases in downtown Edmonton and Calgary re ... 727-28 Report ... 728
Regional health authorities
Changes to governance of ... 694 Changes to governance of: Letter re (SP333/08: Tabled) ... 1324 Funding for ... 700 Mental health services ... 694 Seniors' programs ... 700
Remand centres
Impact of bail hearing changes on populations in ... 584
Rental housing
Heating costs of, transferred to tenants ... 1059-60
Right of association (labour unions)
Protection of (2r amendment to Bill 26) ... 1178
Road construction
Long range planning re ... 727
Roads - Maintenance and repair
General remarks ... 734 Privatization of: Fee-for-service contracts re ... 726-27
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Projections of value of, documents used to (M3/08: Defeated) ... 624
Safe Alternatives in Childbirth
Safe drug injection site, Edmonton
School resource officers (police)
Schools - Architectural design
Standardization of ... 872
Schools - Closure
General remarks ... 231-32 Impact on municipal land-use improvement efforts in core areas ... 231
Securities - Law and legislation
National harmonization of (passport system) ... 873, 2055 National harmonization of (passport system): Quebec position on ... 2055 Single national regulator for ... 2055
Securities Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 38)
Security Services and Investigators Act (Bill 10)
Senior citizens
Government programs: Cross-ministry initiatives re ... 302-03, 312-13 Government programs: Member's statement re ... 286-87 Government programs: Restoration of funding for, letter re (SP90/08: Tabled) ... 349
Senior citizens - Housing
Affordable options re ... 2182 Edmonton-Centre subsidized housing ... 1144 Inclusion of telephone service in fees for ... 312-13 Provincial initiatives re ... 1144
Senior citizens - Medical care
Seniors' advocate (Proposal)
Seniors' apartment buildings
Seniors' self-contained housing program
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Reduction of, by time served in a remand centre ... 584
Single mothers
Employment requirements ... 365 Legal liabilities, assistance for ... 365
Smoking - Treatment
Quit smoking products for, coverage under health care plan ... 698-99
Social housing
Rent supplement program: AISH recipients access to ... 305
Social services agencies (Non-profit)
Standing Orders
Amendments to May 21, 2008 orders (Motion 23: Renner) ... 2116-18 SOs 32 and 68 amendments (Motion 15: Hancock/Zwozdesky) ... 889 Temporary amendments to, request for emergency debate re ... 24-25 Temporary amendments to (Motion 8: Hancock) ... 65-68
Statistics Bureau Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 45)
Stratacon Inc.
Rental housing submetering service ... 1059-60
Suncor Inc.
Royalty agreement with government, renegotiation of: Attendees at meetings re (M4/08: Response tabled as SP330/08) ... 624-25, 935
Supportive living facilities
Assisted living facilities: Advocate for ... 303
Supreme Court of Canada
Delwin Vriend case ... 1584 Minor injury claims cap in auto insurance case ... 874, 2139
Surplus, Budgetary
Climate change initiatives funding from ... 1987 Endowment funds investment ... 167 General remarks ... 882, 883, 1317, 1896 Henday Drive interchanges funding with ... 843 Heritage Fund investment ... 167, 868
Surveillance, Public
Policy re ... 571 Policy re, consideration by policy field committee ... 571
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Royalty agreement with government, renegotiation of: Attendees at meetings re (M4/08: Response tabled as SP330/08) ... 624-25, 935
Tax incentives
For charitable donations ... 482-84 For film and television creation ... 481, 491
Taxation
40% increase in, in future ... 1940, 2015
Teachers' Pension Plan
Unfunded liability, funding for ... 886, 1356
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 12)
Terra - centre for pregnant & parenting teens
Staffing/salaries issues ... 1510
Terrace Building, Legislature grounds
Replacement by RAM history museum ... 487
Tobacco companies
Heritage Fund investment in ... 869
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 1)
Transportation
As barrier to employment ... 358
Transportation - Industrial Heartland area
Travel Alberta Act (Bill 2)
Treasury Branches
Asset-backed commercial paper investments ... 1382, 1427, 1476 Board of directors: Banking services provided to ... 1476 Board of directors: Qualifications of ... 1475 Executives' bonuses ... 1382, 1427 Former CEO decision re performance targets ... 1427 Impact of 2008 global financial crisis on ... 1427, 1475-76
Turner Valley Gas Plant (Historic site)
Maintenance funding for ... 496
United Church of Canada
Position statement on child well-being initiative (SP424/08: Tabled) ... 1546
Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 50)
Wages - Non-profit social services agencies employees
Discrepancy compared to public service employees ... 622 Increase to ... 1510
Weed Control Act (Bill 23)
Wilkinson, Neil R. (Ethics Commissioner)
Report recommending appointment of, concurred in (Motion 19: Hancock) ... 1518-19
Workers' compensation
Claims procedures for, letter re (SP98/08: Tabled) ... 401
Workers' Compensation Board
Doerksen/Friedman reports on (2003) ... 365
Workplace certification (Labour laws)
General remarks ... 1024 Letters re (SP39/08: Tabled) ... 59
Workplace safety
General remarks ... 2207 Inspectors for ... 2207 Joint health and safety committees for ... 2207
World AIDS Day
Member's statement re ... 2139
Writers (authors)
Member's statement re ... 2208
Young Men's Christian Association of Edmonton Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill Pr. 1)
Zoos - Standards
Enforcement of, documents re (M17/08: Defeated) ... 1395-96
Zyban (Drug)
Coverage under health care plan ... 698
Boutilier, Guy C. (PC, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo)
Film and Video Classification Act (Bill 18)
Government Organization Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Oil sands tailings ponds
Waterfowl deaths on ... 341-42
Oral Question Period (2008)
Syncrude response to waterfowl deaths ... 341-42
Rodeo
As Alberta's official sport (Motion 514: Taft) ... 2042
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Tailings ponds, waterfowl deaths on ... 341-42
Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill)
Alberta Personal Income Tax (Physical Activity Credit) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 206)
Alberta Volunteer Service Medal Act (Bill 202)
Automobile seat belts
In commercial buses ... 860
Automobiles - Seizure
For highway racing offences (Motion 503: Johnston/Brown) ... 445
Capital projects - Calgary
Planning organization for (Motion 509: Fawcett) ... 1410-11
Civil service pensions
Interprovincial jurisdiction issues, legislation re (Bill 34) ... 1361
Commercial buses - Safety aspects
Committee on Private Bills, Standing
Petition presented ... 586 Report presented ... 666, 980
Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 599-601
Dept. of Education
Supplementary estimates 2007-08, No. 2: Passed ... 125
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Supplementary estimates 2007-08, No. 2: Passed ... 125
Dept. of Energy
Supplementary estimates 2007-08, No. 2: Passed ... 125
Dept. of Environment
Supplementary estimates 2007-08, No. 2: Passed ... 125
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Supplementary estimates 2007-08, No. 2: Passed ... 125
Dept. of Housing and Urban Affairs
Supplementary estimates 2007-08, No. 2: Passed ... 125
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 310
Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 859-61
Dept. of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 541
Dept. of Transportation
Supplementary estimates 2007-08, No. 2: Passed ... 125
Education, Postsecondary
Access to: New spaces to improve ... 600
Election Statutes (Fixed Election Dates) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 203)
Employment Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 34)
Family and community support services program
Funding ... 928 General remarks ... 928
Financial Institutions Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 13)
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Biological diversity in ... 541
Funeral Services Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 27)
Health sciences personnel - Education
Health sciences personnel - Supply
High school graduates
Transition to postsecondary education ... 601
Highway racing
Seizure of vehicles involved in (Motion 503: Johnston/Brown) ... 445
Hunting
Open spaces pilot project re ... 220-21
Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act (Bill 201)
Second reading ... 97 Committee ... 431-32
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 26)
Land titles - Registration
Searchable pending registration queue re, legislation re (Bill 36) ... 1361
Land Titles Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 36)
First reading ... 1361 Second reading ... 1420 Third reading ... 1727
Members' Statements (2008)
Anniversary of VE Day ... 585 Gala de reconnaissance ... 1544-45 Off-highway vehicle use ... 1057 St. George's Day ... 164-65
Métis hunting/fishing rights
Provincial agreement re, 2004: Replacement of ... 1476
Mount Royal College
Degree granting status: Costs ... 599
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 41)
Committee: Amendment A1 (SP585/08: Tabled) ... 2003
Off-highway vehicles
Damage done by: Member's statement re ... 1057
Open spaces (Big-game hunting pilot project)
General remarks ... 220-21 Hunting for habitat component ... 221 Recreational access management program (RAMP) component ... 221
Oral Question Period (2008)
Family and community support services ... 928 Métis hunting rights ... 1476 Open spaces pilot project ... 220-21 Water for Life strategy ... 1942
Photo radar (Traffic safety)
Use on provincial highways ... 860
Point of Order
Division bell interval ... 888
Protection for Persons in Care Act
Public lands - McLean Creek area
Use of off-highway vehicles on: Member's statement re ... 1057
St. George's Day
Member's statement re ... 164-65
Sheriffs
Traffic safety enforcement function ... 859
Speed limits
Enforcement of, speed tolerances aspects ... 860
Speeding (Automobiles)
Prevention of ... 860 Safety implications ... 859-60
Supplementary estimates
Estimates 2007-08, No. 2: Passed ... 125
Supreme Court of Canada
Powley decision (Métis hunting/fishing rights) ... 1476
Traffic Safety Act
Amendment re seizure of vehicles involved in highway racing (Motion 503: Johnston/Brown) ... 445
Victory in Europe Day
63rd Anniversary of, member's statement re ... 585
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Watershed planning and advisory councils
Young Men's Christian Association of Edmonton Statutes Amendment Act, 2008
Petition presented ... 586 Recommendation to proceed, with amendments (SP208/08: Tabled) ... 980 Standing Orders 90-94 complied with ... 666
Young Men's Christian Association of Edmonton Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill Pr. 1)
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