MacDonald, Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar)
4-H clubs
Safety education programs ... 248
Agricultural workers
Inclusion under employment standards provisions ... 354 Inclusion under workplace safety laws ... 248
Agriculture Financial Services Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 33)
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Loan limit increase ... 414
Agriculture Statutes Repeal Act, 2008 (Bill 20)
Second reading ... 1047 Third reading ... 1503
Alberta - Economic conditions
Impact of 2008 global financial crisis on ... 1942
Alberta at the Smithsonian (Exhibit)
Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 48)
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Calgary, hearing re: Petition for public inquiry re use of private investigators at ... 59, 140
Alberta Evidence Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 30)
Alberta farm fuel benefit program
Administration of applications to, 1997-2008 (M16/08: Accepted) ... 1394-95 Auditor General's remarks re ... 414, 1394-95 General remarks ... 414
Alberta Federation of Labour
Temporary foreign workers' rights protection ... 1392
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Diabetes supplies coverage, letter re (SP164/08: Tabled) ... 666 Doctors opting out of ... 1626-27 Insured services, delisting of ... 2201 Out-of-province health services, payments for ... 2180 Out-of-province health services, payments for: Chart of (SP628/08: Tabled) ... 2184
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan - Premiums
Alberta Health Services Board
Bylaws of (SP550/08: Tabled) ... 1904 Capital Health representation on ... 1319, 1984 Chief executive officer, role of, cost cutting element ... 2200-01 Chief executive officer, role of, cost cutting element: Document re (SP643/08: Tabled) ... 2209 Code-of-conduct/conflict-of-interest rules for ... 1942-43, 2105 Deputy Minister of Health's appointment as divisional executive officer of ... 1380 Friends of Medicare representation on ... 1984 Funding for ... 1431 General remarks ... 1316, 1319-20, 1851 Jim Saunders (COO, corporate services), business background of ... 2072, 2105 Jim Saunders (COO, corporate services), contract of concluded ... 2139 Legal status ... 1316, 1358-59 Member of (Jim Clifford): Marketing background of ... 1983 Member of (Jim Clifford): Marketing background of, website article re (SP583/08: Tabled) ... 1988 Members of: Appointment vs election ... 1984 Members of: Business background of ... 1983 Members of: Recruitment process, political bias in ... 2010 Memorandum of understanding on governance ... 1315-16, 1358 Mission statement ... 1626 Mission statement and organizational chart for (SP457/08: Tabled) ... 1674 Office location ... 1942 Office location, website page re (SP549/08: Tabled) ... 1904 Office space costs ... 1899
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Impact of 2008 international financial crisis on ... 1289 Public meeting in Edmonton (Oct. 16/08) re: Questions re global financial crisis during ... 1289 U.S. equity investments ... 1289
Alberta Personal Income Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 17)
Alberta Reduced Tillage LINKAGES
Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers
Provincial training centre, member's statement re ... 2071
Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Funding for Podium Alberta ... 547-48
Alberta Sustainability Fund
Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund
Public inquiry into administration of, petitions presented re ... 165, 297, 348, 618, 666, 718, 848, 904, 1065, 1094, 1152, 1323, 1360
Alberta Utilities Commission
Approval of TransCanada PipeLine project across Lubicon land: Letter re (SP345/08: Tabled) ... 1362
Alberta Volunteer Service Medal Act (Bill 202)
Angus, Mr. Sasha
Audit of credit card transactions of ... 668, 679
Animal cruelty investigations
Review of legislation re (Motion 507: Johnston) ... 952-53
Annual Alberta Labour Market Review (2007)
Landed immigrant figures in ... 351
Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton
Noise attenuation issues ... 526-27 Northwest portion: 137 Ave. interchange, completion of ... 2077-78 Northwest portion: Public/private partnership (P3) funding model for ... 2015, 2059, 2078 Public/private partnership model (P3) for ... 510-11 Quality of transitions between sections ... 511
Appropriation Act, 2008 (Bill 22)
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2008 (Bill 6)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2008 (Bill 5)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 51)
Asset-backed commercial paper
Treasury Branch investment in ... 1898
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Benefits: Impact of inflation on ... 1215 Indexing of benefits under ... 2015
Auditor General
Deferred maintenance backlog comments ... 500 Farm fuel rebate program comments ... 414, 1394-95 Mental health strategy, report on ... 1780-81 Victims of crime fund auditing ... 862
Beef industry
Competitiveness/sustainability, letter re (SP117/08: Tabled) ... 428
Bills, Government
Bill 26, committee, time allocation on (Motion 18: Hancock/Renner) ... 1223-24
Bissell Centre, Edmonton
Retirement of Ele Gibson from, member's statement re ... 838
Bitumen
Use of hydrogen from coal to upgrade ... 765
Bitumen - Export
Job loss implications ... 476
Bitumen pipelines
Job loss implications ... 476
Bovar Inc.
Swan Hills Treatment Centre sale to government ... 1825
Boyden Global Executive Search
Calgary office managing director (Brent Shervey), recruitment of Health Services Board members ... 2010
Brokers of foreign worker importation
Budget 2008
2008-09 second quarter fiscal update ... 1898
Building and Educating Tomorrow's Workforce (Labour force development strategy)
Building Canada Plan (Federal)
Calgary Catholic Board of Education
New school construction (P3 projects) ... 1633
Calgary-Fort (Constituency)
Member for, elected as Deputy Speaker ... 3
Canada Health Act
Principles based on ... 1626
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Horizon project, foreign workers fatalities at ... 612 Horizon project, foreign workers fatalities at, report on ... 83
Capiliano school
Member's statement re ... 1468
Capital Health
Board of, termination: Impact on wait times ... 1687-89 Former chair of, appointed Ethics Commissioner ... 1518 Representation on new Health Services Board ... 1319, 1984 Surplus, disposition of after creation of Health Services Board ... 1319-20
Capital projects
Cost escalations re, provision for ... 498-99 Deficit re ... 498, 500 Emergent projects, funding for ... 501-02 Physical condition of ... 499-500 Prioritization of ... 498 Public/private partnerships re ... 498
Capital projects - Finance
Capital projects - Maintenance and repair
Auditor General's comments re ... 500 General remarks ... 499, 500
Casinos - Security aspects
Chair of Committees
Election of, on second ballot ... 3
Civil service pensions
Impact of investment in derivative instruments on ... 1290
Climate change
Alberta plan for: Advertising campaign re ... 670
Climate Change and Emissions Management Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Coal - Royalties
Differentiation in, depending on the end use of the coal ... 765
Committee on Members' Services, Special Standing
Establishment of MLA salary levels ... 1215
Committee on Public Accounts, Standing
Report on 2007 activities (SP140/08: Tabled) ... 587
Committees, Policy field
Establishment of (Motion 8: Hancock) ... 72, 75-78
CommonHealth (U.S. communications corporation)
Community leagues - Edmonton
Funding for STEP students for ... 930-31
Conflict of interest
Alberta Health Services Board's rules re ... 1942-43, 2105 Deputy Minister of Health's appointment as divisional officer of Health Services Board ... 1380
Corporate Internal Audit Services
Court of Queen's Bench Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 14)
Dairy products, Unpasteurized
Petition presented re ... 1065
David Thompson Brigade
Member's statement re ... 532
Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 604
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Grants, monitoring of ... 414 Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 414-15
Dept. of Economic Development (former)
Audit of former minister's (Mark Norris) credit card transactions ... 668
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Deficit financing ... 1582-83 Deputy Minister of: Appointment to Health Services Board ... 1380 Deputy Minister of: Severance package ... 1380 Discussions with Swiss officials re private sector role in health care, document re (SP570/08: Tabled) ... 1949 Final report - study tour of Sweden, document re (SP571/08: Tabled) ... 1949 Health Policy Framework, February 2006 (SP440/08: Tabled) ... 1634 Minister's campaign manager's involvement in selection of Health Services Board applicants ... 2010
Dept. of Infrastructure
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 498-502, 509-11 Other revenue ... 510 Revenue from premiums, fees, licences ... 510 Split with Transportation dept., accounting for in budget ... 509-10
Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security
Information technology budget ... 862 Internal audit budget ... 862 Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 861-63
Dept. of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 546-48 Main estimates, 2008-09: Reflection of split in dept. in ... 546
Deputy Speaker
Election of, on second ballot ... 3
Derivative instruments (Investments)
Purchase by civil service pension plans ... 1290
Details of Grants, Supplies and Services ... by Payee (Blue books)
Posting on government website ... 680
Diabetes - Supplies
Coverage by health care plan, letter re (SP164/08: Tabled) ... 666
Disaster relief
Agricultural claims ... 415
East Central Health (former RHA)
Alberta Health Services Board incorporation under ... 1316, 1358
Edmonton-Gold Bar (Constituency)
Financial information from 2008 provincial election, letter acknowledging receipt of (SP569/08: Tabled) ... 1949
Edmonton International Airport
Support for Port Alberta to locate at (Motion 504: Rogers) ... 635-36
Edmonton Police Service
Constable Douglas Brown case, petition tabled re (SP538/08) ... 1858
Education - Finance
User fees, petition presented to eliminate ... 400, 586, 718, 1323
Election Statutes (Fixed Election Dates) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 203)
Elections, Provincial
Third-party ads during (Albertans for Change) ... 670
Electric power, Coal-produced
Electric power - Supply
Shortage of (blackouts) ... 902-03
Electric power lines - Edmonton to Calgary (500 kV)
AEUB hearings re, use of private investigators at. petition presented re ... 59, 140
Electric power plants
IEA article re (SP263/08: Tabled) ... 1153
Electric utilities - Regulations
Emergency Health Services Act (Bill 43)
Employment opportunities
Reduction in, from bitumen export ... 476
Employment Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 34)
Second reading ... 1464 Committee ... 1650
Employment standards
Agricultural workers, application to ... 354 Compassionate leave ... 354 Enforcement of ... 361 General remarks ... 354 Vacation time, increase for ... 354
Employment Standards Code
Foreign workers, application to ... 353, 354, 1058, 1392 Review of (2005), implementation of ... 354 Unpaid wages claims, time limit on ... 715-16
English as an Additional Language
EPCOR Group of Companies
Comment re power failure possibility ... 902-03
Ethics Commissioner
New commissioner appointed (Motion 19: Hancock) ... 1518 Referral of conflict of interest re appointment of Deputy Minister of Health to Health Services Board to ... 1380
Ethics Commissioner Search Committee, Select Special
Report of, recommending Neil Wilkinson, concurred in (Motion 19: Hancock) ... 1518
Executive Council
Budget increase ... 669, 670, 680 External audits done for ... 679 Main estimates 2008-09: Amount of detail in ... 681 Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 668-72, 679-81
Fatalities, Work-related
Due to cell phone use in automobiles ... 353 General remarks ... 55 Investigation of, filing of reports on ... 353 Investigation of, timeline re ... 248 Plaque on Legislature grounds re, moving of ... 355
Financial Administration Act
Incorporation of Health Services Board under ... 1358-59
Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 31)
Financial Institutions Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 13)
Second reading ... 912 Committee ... 959
Fiscal Responsibility Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 3)
Foreign workers, Temporary
Accreditation of credentials of ... 604 Cancellation of program for ... 1942 Death of, on the job ... 83, 612 Filipino workers, memorandum of understanding re ... 1391 General remarks ... 19, 352, 425, 476, 1391 Layoff of ... 1941 Trade certification requirements ... 664 Treatment of: Armando Garcia case ... 354 Treatment/safety of ... 83-84, 1058 Treatment/safety of: Documentation re (M14/08: Defeated) ... 1391-92 Treatment/safety of: Employment standards officers re ... 353 Treatment/safety of: Special advisory offices re ... 1391 Unpaid wages claims, time limit on ... 716
Forest Heights school, Edmonton
Forest industries - Employees
Unemployed workers, retraining of ... 19, 352
Francophone Secretariat
Cité francophone project, funding for ... 360-61
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Impact of Bill 45, Statistics Bureau Amendment Act, 2008, on: Letter re (SP539/08: Tabled) ... 1858
Friends of Medicare
Representation on Alberta Health Services Board ... 1984
Gas, Natural - Prices
Forecasting of ... 668 Henry hub price as basis for royalty calculation ... 331
Gas, Natural - Royalties
Based on Henry hub price ... 331
General Electric Company
Nuclear power promotion in Alberta, role in ... 296
Gibson, Ele
Member's statement re ... 838
Government Organization Act
Reorganization of health system under ... 1358
Government Organization Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Second reading ... 1462-63 Committee ... 1647-50 Committee: Amendment (SP446/08: Tabled) ... 1647
Government programs
Communications with the public re ... 671
Gravel pit - Edmonton
Qualico pit creation: Prevention of, petition presented re ... 140, 400, 618
Hazardous substances - Disposal
Health care facilities
Physical condition of ... 500
Health Governance Transition Act (Bill 42)
Health Professions Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 46)
Health Resource Centre, Calgary
Former employee of, position in Alberta Health Services ... 2072
Heart - Surgery
Wait times for ... 1687-89, 1734 Wait times for: Website article re (SP461/08: Tabled) ... 1695
Heating Oil and Propane Rebate Act (Bill 21)
High Prairie Health Complex
Syringe reuse at ... 1538 Syringe reuse at: Ministerial statement re ... 1534
Hospital-acquired infections - Prevention
Hospitals
Closure of ... 2201 Conversion to private facilities ... 1670 New provincial organizational scheme for ... 1539
Hospitals, Private
Promotion of, by Health Services Board employee ... 2072
HRG Health Resource Group Inc.
Contract for insured surgical services (SP609/08: Tabled) ... 2081 Shareholder of, position in Alberta Health Services ... 2072 Shareholder of, position in Alberta Health Services: Document re (SP608/08: Tabled) ... 2081
Hydrogen from coal
Use in bitumen upgrading ... 765
Immigrants
Trades qualifications of ... 351
Immigration
Provincial nominee program ... 425 Provincial nominee program: Reports re expansion of (M13/08: Defeated) ... 1391
Income Support program
Benefits ... 362 Benefits: Indexing of ... 362 General remarks ... 362
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Letter from, re impact of Statistics Bureau Amendment Act, 2008 on (SP539/08: Tabled) ... 1858 Letter to, re impact of Statistics Bureau Amendment Act, 2008 on (SP531/08: Tabled) ... 1817
Insurance, Health (Private)
Abandonment of government plans to increase: Petition presented re ... 428, 904 Relaxation of rules re ... 1626
Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 11)
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 1942
Keystone bitumen pipeline
Job loss implications ... 476
Labour laws and legislation
Changes to: Letters re (SP44, 55, 71, 80, 85, 91, 99, 118, 141, 157, 163, 170, 185, 192, 237, 249, 264, 293/08: Tabled) ... 81, 140, 224-25, 257, 297, 349, 401, 428, 587, 620, 666, 719, 849, 905, 1066, 1096, 1153, 1222
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 26)
Second reading ... 1155-57, 1159-61, 1163, 1168-69, 1182-84, 1187-88 Committee ... 1231-32, 1234-35, 1257-58, 1260-61, 1263 Committee: Time allocation re (Motion 18: Hancock/Renner) ... 1223-24 Committee: Amendment A3 (SP300/08: Tabled) ... 1258 Committee: Amendment A4 (SP301/08: Tabled) ... 1260 Third reading ... 1274, 1277-79 General remarks ... 1222
Labour Relations Code
Amendment of, legislation re ... 1058 Review of ... 351 Review of (2002): MLA committee re ... 351
Lamont Health Care Centre
Land Agents Licensing Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 9)
Lethbridge-East (Constituency)
Member for, nominated as Deputy Speaker ... 3
Light rail transit - Calgary
Funding for, from Building Canada Plan ... 219
Light rail transit - Edmonton
Funding for, from Building Canada Plan ... 219
Lobbyists - Registration
New Ethics Commissioner appointment, implications to ... 1518
Local Authorities Pension Plan
Derivative instruments investments ... 1290 Investment return decrease of, letter re (SP540/08: Tabled) ... 1858 Public inquiry into administration of, petitions presented re ... 165, 297, 348, 618, 666, 718, 848, 904, 1065, 1094, 1152, 1323, 1360
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Low-income families
Provincial assistance to: Impact of inflation on ... 1215
Lubicon Lake Band
Land claimed by, TransCanada PipeLine project on: Letter re (SP345/08: Tabled) ... 1362
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
McDougall Centre, Calgary
Opposition members' access to ... 670
Medical care
Costs, initiatives to control ... 2200-01, 2209 Patient-focused care model ... 1511 Patient-focused care model: Articles re (SP417-418/08: Tabled) ... 1516 Reform of ... 1380, 1539, 1626-27, 2200-01 Reform of: Flyer concerning public rally re (SP6/08: Tabled) ... 23
Medical care, Private
Communications strategy re ... 1983 Documents from discussions with Swiss and Swedish officials re (SP570-571/08: Tabled) ... 1949 General remarks ... 1511, 1539, 1626, 1634, 2139, 2201 Promotion of, by Health Services Board employee ... 2072, 2105 Quotation by AHSB chief operating officer re ... 2072 Quotation by AHSB chief operating officer re (SP607/08: Tabled) ... 2081
Medical devices, Single-use
Monitoring of usage of ... 1534
Medical profession
Opting out of health care plan ... 1626-27
Members' Statements (2008)
50th anniversary of Capilano school ... 1468 Carpenters and Allied Workers Training Centre ... 2071 David Thompson Brigade ... 532 Ele Gibson ... 838 Ron Macdonald ... 1350-51 Women Building Futures ... 922-23
Mental health services
General remarks ... 1780-81 Provincial strategy re: Auditor General's report on ... 1780-81
Mentally disabled - Housing
Mines and Minerals (New Royalty Framework) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 47)
Ministerial Statements (2008)
National Day of Mourning ... 246 Syringe reuse at High Prairie Health Complex ... 1534
Ministers (Provincial government)
Salary levels for, setting of ... 1215 Vehicles used by: List of ... 680
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 16)
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 41)
National Day of Mourning
Ministerial statement re ... 246 Poster re (SP79/08: Tabled) ... 257
Natural resources revenue
New Royalty Framework (2007)
Norris, Mr. Mark (Former MLA)
Audit of government credit card transactions of ... 668, 679
Nuclear power plants
Expert panel to review: Documents re appointment of (M15/08: Defeated) ... 1393 IEA article re (SP263/08: Tabled) ... 1153
Nuclear power plants- Peace River area
Occupational diseases
Fatalities due to, investigation of ... 353
Occupational diseases - Prevention
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Amendment to include mandatory workplace health and safety committees ... 612
Occupational health and safety officers
Occupational health and safety research
Office of Statistics and Information
Impact on FOIP Act, letter from Privacy Commissioner re (SP539/08: Tabled) ... 1858
Office of the Premier
Budget increase for ... 680
Oil - Prices
Forecasting of ... 668 Impact on New Royalty Framework ... 841-42
Oil sands development
Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Slow down of ... 476
Oil sands tailings ponds
Waterfowl deaths on ... 345
Olympic athletes
Provincial support to ... 547-48
Oral Question Period (2008)
Alberta Health Services Board ... 1942-43, 1983-84, 2010 Anthony Henday Drive 137th Avenue interchange ... 2077-78 Anthony Henday Drive public-private partnership ... 2015, 2059 Cardiac surgery wait times ... 1687-89 Coal royalties ... 765 Electricity supply ... 902-03 Farm worker safety ... 248 Federal infrastructure funding ... 219, 293-94, 579-80, 1145-46 Health care funding ... 1511 Health Services Board ... 1315-16, 1319-20, 1358-59 Health Services Board chair ... 1380 Health system restructuring ... 1539, 1582-83, 1626-27, 2072, 2105, 2131, 2139, 2200-01 Heritage Savings Trust Fund investments ... 1289 Hospital funding ... 1431, 1476 Infection prevention and control standards ... 1538 Joint worksite health and safety committees ... 612 Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute ... 1851 Mental health services ... 1780-81 Nuclear power ... 296 Oil royalties price cap ... 841-42 Out-of-province health services ... 2180 Pension plan investments ... 1290 Provincial nominee program ... 425 Provincial spending ... 1898-99 Public-private partnerships for school construction ... 1632-33 Public transportation ... 137 Safety of temporary foreign workers ... 83-84 Student temporary employment program ... 930-31 Support for low-income Albertans ... 1215 Surgery wait times ... 1734 Swan Hills waste treatment facility cleanup ... 1825 Temporary foreign workers ... 19, 476, 664, 1058, 1941-42 Traffic noise on Anthony Henday drive ... 526-27 Unpaid wages ... 715-16 Wait times for long-term care ... 1669-70 Wapiti Gravel Suppliers ... 1827 Waterfowl mortality rates in tailings ponds ... 345 Workplace safety ... 55
Parks, Regional - Edmonton area
River valley park: Provincial funding for ... 548
Peace Country Health
Surgery wait times in (SP535/08: Tabled) ... 1830-31 Surgery wait times increase ... 1734
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2008)
Gravel pit, Edmonton, opposition to ... 140, 400, 618 Private health insurance abandonment ... 428 Public inquiry into AEUB's use of private investigators at hearing by ... 59, 140 Public inquiry into public pension plans ... 165, 297, 348, 618, 666, 718, 848, 904, 1065, 1094, 1152, 1323 Remuneration for employees working with the disabled ... 59, 165, 586 Rental costs assistance for low-income/disabled ... 215, 348, 666 School fees elimination ... 400, 586, 718, 1323 Unpasteurized dairy products, consumer access to ... 1065
Pharmacy and Drug Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 44)
Podium Alberta
Athlete training assistance ... 547-48
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 1324-25 Clarification ... 1647 Distribution of bills ... 1696 Factual accuracy ... 76, 415, 1185 Insulting language ... 849 Question-and-comment period ... 1495 Questions about detail ... 1832
Police
Number of, per capita, formula for ... 861-62
Political parties
Donations to, by Ethics Commissioner appointee ... 1518
Port Alberta
Support for (Motion 504: Rogers) ... 635-36
Portrait Gallery of Canada
Funding for Alberta bid for ... 670
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 7)
Postsecondary educational institutions
Physical condition of ... 499
Premier's Council for Economic Strategy
Privacy legislation
Enforcement of, letter re public inquiry into (SP40/08: Tabled) ... 59
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Donations to, by Ethics Commissioner appointee ... 1518
Public Affairs Bureau
Budget increase ... 669 Climate change initiatives, advertising campaign for ... 670 Communication services, client satisfaction with ... 670-71 General remarks ... 670 Privatized health care, communications strategy re ... 1983
Public assistance
Impact of inflation on ... 1215
Public health system
Dismissal of doctors in ... 1538
Public inquiries
Administration of public pension plans (LAPP, PSPP, and ATRF), petitions presented re ... 165, 297, 348, 618, 666, 718, 848, 904, 1065, 1094, 1152, 1323, 1360 Privacy legislation enforcement, letter re (SP40/08: Tabled) ... 59
Public Inquiries Act
Inquiry into AEUB spying practices, petition re ... 59, 140
Public Service Pension Plan
Derivative instruments investments ... 1290 Public inquiry into administration of, petitions presented re ... 165, 297, 348, 618, 666, 718, 848, 904, 1065, 1094, 1152, 1323, 1360
Public transit
Tax credits as incentive to use ... 137
Public transit - Calgary
Federal funding for ... 293-94, 501 Public/private partnership (P3) projects, federal funding for ... 294
Public transit - Capital region
Federal funding for ... 293-94, 501 Public/private partnership (P3) projects, federal funding for ... 294
Rail service, High-speed - Edmonton-Calgary
Regional health authorities
Changes to governance of ... 1315-16, 1358-59, 1380, 1431, 1734, 2131 Changes to governance of: Cost-benefit analysis ... 1583 Changes to governance of: Costs ... 1899 Changes to governance of: Minister's letter re (SP439/08: Tabled) ... 1634
Regional Health Authorities Act
Reorganization of health system under ... 1358
Rent increases
Assistance re, for low-income/disabled: Petition presented re ... 215, 348
Roads - Maintenance and repair
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Cost of, per officer ... 861 Provincial funding for ... 861 Replacement by provincial sheriffs ... 861
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Alberta Royalty Review: Results & Competitiveness Assessment (report) (SP70/08: Tabled) ... 224 Performance measures ... 322
Rural Alberta's Development Fund
St. Joseph's General Hospital, Vegreville
Bacterial infection situation in ... 1534 General remarks ... 2131
Schools - Construction
Public/private projects re ... 1632-33
Schools - Construction - Abbotsford, B.C.
Public/private project, website article re (SP584/08: Tabled) ... 1988
Security Services and Investigators Act (Bill 10)
Senior citizens
Government programs: Impact of inflation on ... 1215
Senior citizens - Employment
Sheriffs
Cost of, per officer ... 861 Role of ... 861
Standing Orders
Temporary amendments to (Motion 8: Hancock) ... 72, 75-78
Statistics Bureau Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 45)
Second reading ... 1816-17 Committee ... 1974 Letter re, from Privacy Commissioner (SP539/08: Tabled) ... 1858 Letter re, to Privacy Commissioner (SP531/08: Tabled) ... 1817
Steam fitter-pipefitter apprenticeship program
Red seal exam re, security breach ... 604 Reduction from four years to three years ... 604
Summer Temporary Employment Program
Suncor Inc.
Annual report, 2007: Pages 20, 25, and 26 from (SP156/08: Tabled) ... 620
Surgery wait times
Increase in ... 1734 In Peace Country health region (SP535/08: Tabled) ... 1830-31
Swan Hills Treatment Centre
Decommissioning/cleanup of ... 1825 Funding for ... 510
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Tailings ponds, waterfowl deaths on ... 345
Tackling Investment Challenges in Power Generation (IEA article)
Excerpt from (SP263/08: Tabled) ... 1153
Tax incentives
For public transit usage ... 137
Time allocation motions (Parliamentary practice)
Bill 26 (CoW), Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2008 (Motion 18: Hancock/Renner) ... 1223-24
Tourism - Marketing
Funding for ... 547 General remarks ... 669 International marketing efforts ... 546-47
Tourism levy
Use to develop new tourist attractions ... 547
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 1)
Committee ... 916-18, 964-65 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP207/08: Tabled) ... 965
Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 49)
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.
North Central Corridor project across Lubicon territory: Letter re (SP345/08: Tabled) ... 1362 Slave River electricity generating system ... 331
Travel Alberta International Inc.
International marketing agreements ... 547
Treasury Branches
Asset-backed commercial paper investments ... 1898 Loans written off, 1998-2008, letter requesting details re (SP358/08: Tabled) ... 1389
Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act (Bill 37)
Unemployed workers
Recruitment to Alberta ... 352
Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 50)
Wages
Unpaid wages, time limit on claims re ... 715-16
Wages - Disabled facility employees
Waiting lists (Medical care)
Website article re (SP462/08: Tabled) ... 1695
Wapiti Gravel Suppliers Ltd.
Government contract with ... 1827
Water power
Slave River rapids, harnessing of ... 331
Welders - Health and safety aspects
Wilkinson, Neil R. (Ethics Commissioner)
Report recommending appointment of, concurred in (Motion 19: Hancock) ... 1518
Women Building Futures
Member's statement re ... 922-23
Workers' compensation
Appeal procedure for denied claims ... 362
Workers' Compensation Board
Workplace certification (Labour laws)
Letters re (SP44/08: Tabled) ... 81
Workplace Health and Safety division
Horizon oil sands project deaths, report on investigation into ... 83
Workplace safety
Funding for ... 353 Improvement of ... 55 Inclusion of agricultural workers under ... 248 Inspectors for ... 55, 353 Joint health and safety committees for ... 612 Ministerial statement re ... 246
Young Men's Christian Association of Edmonton Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill Pr. 1)
Second reading ... 1078 Committee ... 1122 Committee: Amendment (SP/25808: Tabled) ... 1122 Third reading ... 1267-68
Marz, Richard (PC, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills)
Alberta Affordable Mortgage Protection Act (Bill 208)
Alberta Personal Income Tax (Physical Activity Credit) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 206)
Alberta Volunteer Service Medal Act (Bill 202)
Beef - Export
Diversification of ... 1741
Beef industry
Competitiveness/sustainability ... 1740-41
Bills, Private members' public
Bill 203, six month hoist amendment at second reading ... 444
Children - Physical fitness
Tax credit re (Bill 206) ... 587
Chinook's Edge School Division
Bell e-Learning Centre at Olds College, member's statement re ... 1322
Chronic wasting disease - Control
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
Physicians in rural areas, incentives for ... 15
Deer - Alberta/Saskatchewan border area
Culling of, due to CWD threat ... 52-53 Disposal of, following cull ... 52-53
Election Statutes (Fixed Election Dates) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 203)
Second reading ... 443-44 Second reading: Six month hoist amendment ... 444
Farm produce - United States
Country of origin label regulation for ... 1740-41
Gasoline - Prices
Impact on tourism ... 975
Gasoline - Taxation
Provincial tax: Reduction of ... 975
Government Committee Reviewing Labour Relations in the Construction Industry
Final report (SP245/08: Tabled) ... 1096
Groundwater - Oil sands areas
Protection of quality of ... 1941
Hockey championships
Junior B provincial hockey champions, member's statement re ... 21-22
Hunting
As control method for chronic wasting disease in deer ... 53
Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act (Bill 201)
Second reading ... 100 Committee ... 441
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 26)
Labour Relations Board
Consultation with, re labour relations in the construction industry ... 1096
Livestock industry
Competitiveness/sustainability ... 1740-41
Medical profession - Rural areas
Members' Statements (2008)
Bell e-Learning Centre ... 1322 Junior B provincial hockey championships ... 21-22 Reach for the Top provincial competition ... 57-58 Royal Canadian Army Cadets ... 657
Oil sands development
Impact on groundwater ... 1941
Olds College
Bell e-Learning Centre, member's statement re ... 1322
Oral Question Period (2008)
Chronic wasting disease control ... 52-53 Country of origin labelling ... 1740-41 Gasoline pricing ... 975 Groundwater quality ... 1941 Physician supply in rural Alberta ... 15
Pork
Competitiveness/sustainability ... 1740-41
Pork - Export
Diversification of ... 1741
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 7)
Committee: Amendment A1 (SP259/08: Tabled) ... 1139 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP260/08: Tabled) ... 1139
Reach for the Top (Provincial competition)
Member's statement re ... 57-58
Royal Canadian Army Cadets
20th anniversary in Didsbury, member's statement re ... 657
Security Services and Investigators Act (Bill 10)
South Saskatchewan River basin
Surface rights
Compensation, committee to review (Motion 512: Marz) ... 1875, 1880
Tax incentives
For children's physical activity costs, legislation re (Bill 206) ... 587
Tourism
Impact of gasoline prices on ... 975
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 1)
Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act (Bill 37)
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Young Men's Christian Association of Edmonton Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill Pr. 1)
Committee: Amendment (SP/25808: Tabled) ... 1139
Mason, Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood)
Aboriginal peoples
Government programs for, funding for ... 117
Aboriginal women's issues
Provincial initiatives re ... 613-14
Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act (Bill 24)
Second reading ... 1570-71 Committee ... 1807-09 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP530/08: Tabled) ... 1807
Agriculture Statutes Repeal Act, 2008 (Bill 20)
Alberta - Economic conditions
Impact of 2008 global financial crisis on ... 1896
Alberta - Economic policy
Member's statement re ... 1979
Alberta Blue Cross Plan
Seniors' drug benefits ... 690-91
Alberta Capital Finance Authority Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 29)
Alberta Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council
Accelerating Carbon Capture and Storage in Alberta. interim report (SP614/08: Tabled) ... 2081
Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 48)
Alberta Enterprise Corporation Act (Bill 4)
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Billing statements, online access to (Motion 510: DeLong) ... 1565-66 Insured services, delisting of ... 692 Insured services, delisting of: Mention of, during election process ... 15 User fees under, increase in ... 57
Alberta Health Services Board
Determination of long-term care patients placement ... 903 Former premier (Ralph Klein) as applicant for member of ... 2052 Information technology consistency requirement ... 877 Member of (Tony Franceschini): Conflict-of-interest of ... 1981 Members of: Business background of ... 1981 Members of: Recruitment process, political bias in ... 2052-53 Testing of High Prairie patients following syringe reuse incident ... 1627, 1666-67, 1670
Alberta Personal Income Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 17)
Alberta Utilities Commission
Approval of TransCanada PipeLine project across Lubicon land ... 1356 Approval of TransCanada PipeLine project across Lubicon land: UN letter re (SP346/08: Tabled) ... 1362
Apartment buildings
Conversion to condominiums: Moratorium on ... 117
Appropriation Act, 2008 (Bill 22)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 51)
Asset-backed commercial paper
Treasury Branch investment in ... 897
Auditor General
Climate change plan, comments on lack of measurements for ... 1286, 1314-15 Government computer network security breach, report of ... 1353 IT control framework across government, recommendation re ... 458
Automobile Insurance Rate Board
Hearings into premium levels ... 610
Automobiles - Seizure
For highway racing offences (Motion 503: Johnston/Brown) ... 447-48
BA Energy Inc.
Heartland upgrader, shelving of ... 1821
Bitumen
Upgrading ... 1686-87 Upgrading: Suspension of projects re ... 1821
Boyden Global Executive Search
Calgary office managing director (Brent Shervey), recruitment of Health Services Board members ... 2052
Carbon dioxide emissions
General remarks ... 2199 Hard caps (absolute reduction) for industry re ... 321 From oil sands operations, impact on exports ... 1315
Carbon dioxide sequestration
Documents re (SP612-613/08: Tabled) ... 2081 Funding for projects re ... 2010 General remarks ... 321 News story re ... 2010
Chief Information Officers' Council
Cross government information technology control framework ... 459
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Acting chief (Dr. Predy), action re comment on public health officials' resignation ... 1779, 1823
Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 40)
Child and Youth Advocate
Annual reports ... 1509 Quarterly reports ... 1471, 1509 Quarterly reports, 2006-08 (SP366/08: Tabled) ... 1432 Quarterly reports: Arrangement with opposition parties to discuss ... 1509, 1515-16 Quarterly reports: Arrangement with opposition parties to discuss, privilege question re ... 1517, 1546
Climate change
Alberta plan for: Advertising campaign re ... 341, 924 Alberta plan for: Auditor General's report on ... 1286, 1314-15
Climate Change and Emissions Management Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Collective bargaining
First-contract certification legislation ... 355-56
Collective bargaining - Building trades
Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing, Standing
Referral of privilege motion to, re misleading the House ... 1546
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (United Nations)
Letter re pipeline through Lubicon-claimed territory ... 1356
Committees, Policy field
Establishment of (Motion 8: Hancock) ... 70-72, 77
Computers, Government - Security aspects
Hackers breach of ... 1353
Conflict of interest
Alberta Health Services Board member (Tony Franceschini) ... 1981
Congenital syphilis
Increase in cases of ... 1734-35, 1778-79, 1822-23 Public education campaign re, cancellation of ... 1734-35, 1823, 1981, 2072-73 Public education campaign re, cancellation of: Documents re (SP611/08: Tabled) ... 2081 Public education campaign re, cancellation of: Public inquiry re ... 2132-33, 2177
Consumption tax, Provincial
Replacement of provincial income tax with (Motion 501: Griffiths) ... 112
Copeman Healthcare Centre
General remarks ... 692 Services provided by ... 50-51
Cumulative Environmental Management Association
Review of, draft copy (SP548/08: Tabled) ... 1904
Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 597-99
Dept. of Children and Youth Services
Minister, firing of ... 1425, 1471 Minister, resignation of ... 1509
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 355-56
Dept. of Energy
Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 320-21
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 875-76
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 690-92 Minister's campaign manager's involvement in selection of Health Services Board applicants ... 2052
Dept. of Service Alberta
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 457-59 Motor vehicle registrations, revenue from ... 457, 458
Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 857-59
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Drugs, Prescription - Costs
Reduction of, through bulk (national) purchasing ... 690, 691
DynaLife DX
Former president of, as CEO of Alberta Health Services Board ... 903
Economic development and the environment
Edmonton Remand Centre
New facility for ... 859 Overcrowding in ... 859
Edmonton-Strathcona (Federal riding)
Election of NDP member for, October 14, 2008 ... 1314
Election Statutes (Fixed Election Dates) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 203)
Elections, Provincial
Campaign platforms during ... 15 Third-party ads during (Albertans for Change) ... 674
Electric power, Coal-produced
Electric power, Coal-produced - Health aspects
Electric power - Prices
Impact of electricity exports on ... 249
Electric power lines - Construction
Electric power lines - Edmonton to Calgary (500 kV)
Construction of, environmental impact assessment of ... 392-93
Electric power lines (500 kV) - Environmental aspects
Impact assessments re, elimination of ... 392-93
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
Gasoline prices (not proceeded with) ... 933 Safety of oil sands tailings ponds (not proceeded with) ... 620
Emergency Health Services Act (Bill 43)
Employment Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 34)
Employment standards
Children under 15 ... 355
Encana Corporation
Quarterly dividend increase ... 133
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Pipeline inspections ... 924
Environmental impact assessments
500 kV electric power transmission lines ... 392-93 Cumulative assessments ... 248
Environmental law/regulations
Enforcement of (self-monitoring) ... 341 Inspectors for ... 421-21
Ethane
Extraction of, from throughput of pipelines ... 320
Executive Council
Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 673-75
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Report on P3 projects ... 504-05
Financial Investment and Planning Advisory Commission
First Nations development fund
First Nations Sacred Ceremonial Objects Repatriation Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 19)
Fiscal Responsibility Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 3)
Foreign workers, Temporary
Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre
Housing of Edmonton Remand Centre overflow in ... 859
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Royalty information provision prevented under ... 1850-51 Syphilis outbreak awareness campaign cancellation request under ... 2133 Syphilis outbreak awareness campaign cancellation request under, documents re (SP611/08: Tabled) ... 2081
Fundamentals of Nursing (Textbook)
Excerpt from, re syringe re-use (SP452/08: Tabled) ... 1674
Funeral Services Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 27)
Gambling - Aboriginal reserves
Gas, Natural
Use as power source in oil sands production ... 320
Gas, Natural - Export
Relation to natural gas supply ... 320
Gas, Natural - Supply
Relation to natural gas export ... 320
Gasoline - Prices
General remarks ... 973 Request for emergency debate on ... 933
Government departments
Communications (public announcements) function in ... 673 Public opinion surveying ... 673
Government Organization Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 35)
Green energy fund (proposed)
Greenhouse gas emissions
From oil sands operations, impact on exports ... 1315 Reduction of: Measurement of ... 1286
Health
Personal responsibility for ... 1734
Health Governance Transition Act (Bill 42)
High Prairie Health Complex
Highway racing
Seizure of vehicles involved in (Motion 503: Johnston/Brown) ... 447-48
Hip and knee surgery
Waiting lists for, reduction of ... 692
Homeless and eviction prevention fund
Funding for ... 117-18 General remarks ... 459
Hospital-acquired infections - Prevention
Hospitals - Beaverlodge
New hospital for ... 2103
Hospitals - Standards
Member's statement re ... 1673
Hours of labour
Working alone regulation ... 355
Houston, Dr. Stan
Comments re public health officials' resignation ... 1779, 1823
Income Support program
Benefits: Market-basket measure for ... 355
Income tax, Provincial
Replacement of, with consumption tax (Motion 501: Griffiths) ... 112
Industrial development - Industrial Heartland area
Cumulative impact assessment of ... 248
Information and communications technology (cross-government initiative)
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Royalty information secrecy comments ... 1850-51
Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
Provincial funding for ... 613
Insurance, Automobile
Awards resulting from soft tissue injuries (pain and suffering): Cap on ... 610 Public plan re ... 611
Insurance, Automobile - Premiums
Insurance Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 11)
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
International Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured on the Job
Member's statement re ... 214
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 1896
Keystone bitumen pipeline
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 26)
Second reading ... 1159, 1161-64, 1181, 1183, 1186-88, 1190-91, 1193-95, 1197, 1199, 1203 Committee ... 1238-40, 1242-44, 1246, 1251, 1262 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP299/08: Tabled) ... 1251 Third reading ... 1269-71, 1274
Labour unions
Member's statement re ... 400
Land Agents Licensing Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 9)
Land Titles Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 36)
Land-use framework
Impact on economic growth ... 841 Ministerial statement re ... 2199
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Staffing
Lubicon Lake Band
Land claimed by, TransCanada PipeLine project on ... 1356 Land claimed by, TransCanada PipeLine project on: UN letter re (SP346/08: Tabled) ... 1362
May Day
Member's statement re ... 400
Medical care
Access to ... 50-51 Reform of (action plan re) ... 14-15, 57
Medical care, Private
General remarks ... 50-51, 57, 692 Member's statement re ... 903 Mention of, during election process ... 15, 903
Medical care - Rural areas
Medical devices, Single-use
Monitoring of usage of ... 1535
Medical profession - Fees
Medical records, Electronic
Compatibility of systems re ... 877
Members' apologies
General remarks ... 2187 Provision of incorrect information ... 1515, 1517, 1546
Members' Statements (2008)
Bitumen export ... 1821 E. R. Ward Neale ... 1057 Fiscal responsibility ... 1979 Health care privatization ... 903 Health care standards ... 1673 International Day of Mourning ... 214 May Day ... 400 Poverty reduction ... 1360 Twelve Days of Christmas redux ... 2110
Members' withdrawal of remarks
Minister's speaking engagement ... 1153
Mines and Minerals (New Royalty Framework) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 47)
Ministerial Statements (2008)
Land-use framework ... 2199 National Day of Mourning ... 246-47
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 16)
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 41)
Second reading ... 1813 Third reading ... 2046
National Day of Mourning
Ministerial statement re ... 246-47
National Energy Board (Federal)
Bitumen pipeline permits ... 1821
Natural resources revenue
Collection of appropriate amount of ... 133, 167 General remarks ... 1896-97
Neale, Mr. E. R. Ward
Member's statement re ... 1057
New Royalty Framework (2007)
Application to Suncor and Syncrude ... 217, 1940-41 General remarks ... 1979 Provision of information re, prevented ... 1850-51 Reaction to oil price changes ... 133, 320 Royalty holiday, five-year (shallow drilling) ... 1979
Norwegian Government Petroleum Fund
Nuclear power plants
Export of electricity produced by ... 249 General remarks ... 658-59, 2199
Office of the Premier
Former premier (Ralph Klein), application for membership on Alberta Health Services Board ... 2052 Premier's apology re infection control lapse in High Prairie ... 1581, 1627
Oil - Prices
Forecasting of ... 167 Impact on New Royalty Framework ... 133, 320
Oil sands development
Natural gas supplies usage ... 320 Strategic plan completion for ... 875 Sustainability of ... 321
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Carbon dioxide emissions reduction in ... 2010 Cumulative effects assessment of ... 248 Total E & P's plans re (SP145/08: Tabled) ... 619 U.S./world reaction to Alberta situation ... 1315
Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat
Oil sands tailings ponds
Monitoring of (self-monitoring) ... 341 Provincial inspectors at ... 420-21 Reclamation of ... 470-71, 524 Technology to clean up ... 470-71 Technology to clean up, diagram re (SP146/08: Tabled) ... 619 Total E & P's plans re (SP145/08: Tabled) ... 619 Waterfowl deaths on ... 341, 420-21, 524
Oil sands tailings ponds - Safety aspects
Request for emergency debate re ... 620
Oil sands tailings ponds - Security aspects
General remarks ... 524 Threat assessment report re ... 524
Opposition (Parliamentary procedure)
Meeting with Child and Youth Advocate, minister's offer re ... 1509, 1515-16
Oral Question Period (2008)
Aboriginal women's issues ... 613-14 Access to medical services ... 50-51 Alberta Health Services Board ... 1981, 2052-53 Alberta Treasury Branch investments ... 896-97 Automobile insurance ... 610-11 Beaverlodge hospital ... 2103 Bitumen exports ... 2201 Bitumen royalties ... 217 Carbon capture and storage in the oil sands ... 2010 Climate change ... 1286, 1314-15 Compliance with environmental regulations ... 341 Congenital syphilis outbreak ... 1734-35, 1778-79, 1822-23, 2072-73, 2132-33, 2177 Donations to political parties ... 579 Draft land-use framework ... 841 Electricity exports ... 248-49 Gasoline pricing ... 973 Government information network security ... 1353 Infection prevention and control standards ... 1536-37 Justice system ... 1058-59 Lieutenant Governor's residence ... 1087, 1144-45, 1212-13 Long-term care ... 82-83 Lubicon Lake Band land claim ... 1356 Monitoring health care standards ... 1580-81 Natural gas prices ... 1016-17 Nuclear power ... 658-59 Oil price forecasting ... 167 Oil sands bitumen export ... 1686-87 Paramountcy provision to royalty information ... 1850-51 Pipeline leaks ... 924-25 Police funding ... 1380 Protection of children in care ... 1425, 1471, 1509, 1515-16 Public health system reform ... 14-15, 57 Reclamation of oil sands tailings ponds ... 470-71 Renter assistance ... 288-89 Role of provincial sheriffs ... 1736 Royalty revenues ... 133, 1896-97 Security of oil sands tailings ponds ... 524 Sustainable resource development inspectors ... 420-21 Syncrude royalty agreement ... 1940-41 Syringe reuse ... 1666-67, 1670 Syringe reuse at High Prairie Health Complex ... 1627 Traffic tickets ... 1541 Transmission line application process ... 392-93
Payday loans - Interest rates
Cap on (Motion 511: Blakeman) ... 1716-17
Petro-Canada
Fort Hills upgrader delay ... 1821
Poems/songs
Twelve Days of Christmas redux ... 2110
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 2187 Committee of Supply procedure ... 234 Division bell interval ... 887-88 Explanation of Speaker's ruling ... 1192-3 Factual accuracy ... 76, 1153-54, 1279 Imputing motives ... 1153, 1193-94 Inflammatory language ... 403 Questions about detail ... 1832-33 Referring to a nonmember ... 1989 Referring to the absence of members ... 1495 Reflections on a Member ... 428-29 Relevance ... 71
Police
Increase in numbers of ... 857-58
Police - Calgary
Increase in numbers of ... 1380
Political advertising, Third-party
Control/elimination of ... 579, 674
Political parties
Donations to ... 674 Donations to, from unions and corporations, elimination of ... 579 Leadership campaigns: Contributions to ... 674-75
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 7)
Poverty
Member's statement re ... 1360
Premier's Advisory Council on Health
Recommendations (A Framework for Reform) ... 14-15, 57, 692
Premier's Council for Economic Strategy
Privilege
Length of evening sitting ... 1266 Misleading the House ... 1517, 1546
Public Affairs Bureau
Budget ... 673 Budget increase ... 675 Climate change initiatives, advertising campaign for ... 341 Public opinion surveying ... 673-74 Staffing ... 673
Public inquiries
Cancellation of congenital syphilis awareness campaign ... 2132
Public records - Confidentiality
Public safety (From criminal activity)
Racing entertainment centres - Balzac
Reclamation of land
General remarks ... 2199 Oil sands tailings ponds ... 470-71, 524
Regional health authorities
Changes to governance of ... 690 Changes to governance of: Member's statement re ... 903
Registry offices, Private
Motor vehicle registrations, revenue from ... 457, 458
Registry offices, Private - Security aspects
Motor vehicle registrations ... 457
Rental housing
Eviction of tenants from, landlord's use of loophole re ... 458
Research and development
General remarks ... 599 Tax credits for ... 875-76
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Community relations ... 858 Provincial funding for ... 858
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Royalty structure (Energy resources) - Alaska
St. Joseph's General Hospital, Vegreville
Schools - Construction
Public/private projects re ... 505
Securities Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 38)
Security Services and Investigators Act (Bill 10)
Shell Canada Limited
Scotford upgrader delay ... 1821
Sheriffs
Role of ... 858 Traffic safety enforcement function ... 858
South Saskatchewan River basin
Spills (Pollution) - Otauwau River
Pipeline oil leak into ... 924
Standing Orders
SOs 32 and 68 amendments (Motion 15: Hancock/Zwozdesky) ... 887-89 Temporary amendments to (Motion 8: Hancock) ... 70-72, 77
Stantec Inc.
CEO of, as Alberta Health Services Board member ... 1981
Student financial aid
General remarks ... 598 Living allowance element ... 598
Students Finance Board
Student representation on ... 598
Suncor Inc.
Royalty agreement with government, renegotiation of ... 217 Voyageur project delay ... 1821
Surface rights
Compensation, committee to review (Motion 512: Marz) ... 1876-77
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Royalty agreement with government, renegotiation of ... 1940-41, 1979 Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... 1940-41 Tailings ponds, waterfowl deaths on ... 341, 420-21, 524
Syringes, Medical
Reuse of ... 1667, 1981 Reuse of, testing re ... 1666-67, 1670 Reuse of, textbook excerpt re (SP452/08: Tabled) ... 1674
Tax incentives
For scientific research and development ... 875-76
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 12)
Committee ... 959 Third reading ... 987
Total E & P Canada Ltd.
Joslyn oil sands mine, environmental mitigation plans re (booklet) (SP145/08: Tabled) ... 619
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 1)
Traffic Safety Act
Amendment re seizure of vehicles involved in highway racing (Motion 503: Johnston/Brown) ... 447-48
Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 49)
TransAlta Utilities Corporation
Electricity exports proposal ... 248
TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.
North Central Corridor project across Lubicon territory ... 1356 North Central Corridor project across Lubicon territory: UN letter re (SP346/08: Tabled) ... 1362
Treasury Board
Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 875-76
Treasury Branches
Asset-backed commercial paper investments ... 897 Investment in U.S. subprime mortgages ... 896-97
Twelve Days of Christmas redux (song)
Member's statement re ... 2110
Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day Act (Bill 37)
Utilities Consumer Advocate
Funding for, from utility companies ... 458 Performance measures re ... 458
Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 50)
Waiting lists (Medical care)
Water resources development - Southern Alberta
Western Irrigation District
Legal settlement ... 117 Provision of water to Balzac racing entertainment complex ... 117
Workplace safety
Funding for ... 117, 214 Member's statement re ... 214 Ministerial statement re ... 246-47
Young Men's Christian Association of Edmonton Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill Pr. 1)
Youth assessment centre - High Prairie
Injuries to clients in ... 1425
McFarland, Barry (PC, Little Bow)
Agricultural Operation Practices (Confined Feeding Operations Approvals) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 212)
Alberta Affordable Mortgage Protection Act (Bill 208)
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Representation in Building Canada project funding decisions ... 2206
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Representation in Building Canada project funding decisions ... 2206
Building Canada Plan (Federal)
Alberta funds from ... 2206
Gasoline - Taxation
Provincial tax ... 579 Provincial tax: Reduction of ... 579
Livestock industry, Intensive
Legislation re (Bill 212) ... 1988
Oral Question Period (2008)
Building Canada infrastructure funding ... 2206 Fuel tax ... 579 Supply of diesel fuel ... 2077
Surface rights
Compensation, committee to review (Motion 512: Marz) ... 1879
McQueen, Diana (PC, Drayton Valley-Calmar)
4-H clubs
Ambassador program ... 903
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Ambulance service administration ... 1059
Alberta Livestock and Meat Strategy
Alberta's Environment Conference, Edmonton (April, 2008)
Ambulance service
Provincial governance of ... 1059
Ambulance service - Rural areas
Impact on, of provincial governance of ... 1059
Beef - Export
Diversification of ... 2183
Beverage containers - Deposit rates
Beverage containers - Recycling
Member's statement re ... 1469
Biofuels industry
Use of forest products as feedstock ... 254
Campus Alberta
Role of educational consortia in ... 2108
Charitable societies/nonprofit organizations
Community spirit program
Tax credit component ... 424
Daycare centres - Employees
Salaries of ... 611 Shortage of ... 611
Daycare centres - Finance
Dept. of Aboriginal Relations
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Culture and Community Spirit
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer from (passed) ... 2097
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Housing and Urban Affairs
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Infrastructure
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Transfer from (passed) ... 2097
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Service Alberta
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2097
Dept. of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Transfer to (passed) ... 2097
Dept. of Transportation
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2097
Diesel fuel - Import
During times of shortage in local supplies ... 1320
Disabled children - Education
Cross-ministry initiatives re ... 398-99
Disabled children - Education - Finance
Domestic violence - Prevention
Member's statement re ... 1777 Telephone information line re ... 1777
Donating to charitable organizations
Educational consortia
Relation to Campus Alberta ... 2108
Electronic waste - Recycling
Emerald awards (Environmental leadership)
Member's statement re ... 1220
Energy conservation
General remarks ... 1350 Member's statement re ... 131
Energy efficiency
General remarks ... 1350 Promotion of (Motion 515: McQueen) ... 2159, 2165
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
Provincial government usage of ... 131
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Sour oil/gas drilling approval process ... 900
Family Violence Prevention Month
Member's statement re ... 1777
Farm produce - Export
Diversification of ... 2183
Farm produce - United States
Country of origin label regulation for: Member's statement re ... 2183
Food safety
In meat processing facilities ... 1287-88
Forest industries
Competitiveness/sustainability ... 254
Gas well drilling industry - Safety aspects
Gas well drilling industry - Urban areas
Greenhouse gas emissions
Reduction of: From government operations ... 131
Land-use framework
Impact on local governments ... 842 Regional councils for ... 842 Regional plans for ... 842
Legislative Assembly Office
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2097
Listeria infections
Occurrence in provincial meat processing facilities ... 1288
Macintosh, Mr. Rob
Member's statement re ... 1220
Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Toronto plant, recall of meat from ... 1287-88
Meat - Inspection
In provincial facilities ... 1287-88
Members' Statements (2008)
Amber Thomas ... 80-81 Beverage container recycling program ... 1469 Brittany Miller ... 903 Country of origin labelling ... 2183 Emerald awards ... 1220 Energy conservation ... 131 Family Violence Prevention Month ... 1777 Minister for the day program ... 1142-43 Project Porchlight ... 1350 Simple acts for holiday season ... 2209 Waste Reduction Week ... 1377-78 Water for Life strategy ... 1948
Milk containers - Recycling
Member's statement re ... 1469
Miller, Ms Brittany (4-H ambassador)
Member's statement re ... 903
Minister for a day program (Environment department)
Oil refineries
Increase to capacity of ... 1320
One Simple Act program (Environmental protection campaign)
General remarks ... 1143, 1350 Member's statement re ... 2209
Oral Question Period (2008)
Advanced Education service regions ... 2108 Bingo revenue ... 1740 Charitable tax credit ... 424 Child care funding ... 611 Core school designs ... 1585 Draft land-use framework ... 842 Drayton Valley OSB mill ... 254 Ground ambulance services ... 1059 Lodge assistance program ... 1022 Provincial meat inspection ... 1287-88 Safe communities initiative ... 1825 Sour oil and gas development ... 900 Special-needs student funding ... 398-99 Special walleye licence ... 346 Supply of diesel fuel ... 1320
Paint - Disposal
Government program for ... 131
Paralympic Summer Games, Beijing (2008)
Alberta athlete at, member's statement re ... 80-81
Pembina Educational Consortium
Service region responsibility ... 2108
Portable/modular classrooms
Postsecondary educational institutions
Role of ... 2108 Service region boundaries of ... 2108
Project Porchlight
Member's statement re ... 1350
Public safety (From criminal activity)
Safe communities initiative
Schools - Architectural design
LEED standards for ... 1585 Standardization of ... 1585
Simple acts for holiday season
Member's statement re ... 2209
Slot machines in bingo halls
Special needs aides in schools
Substance abuse - Treatment
Impact on justice system ... 1825
Supplementary estimates
Estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2097
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ...
Supportive living facilities
Seniors' lodges: Assistance program for ... 1022 Seniors' lodges: Eligible resident in, definition of ... 1022
Tax incentives
For charitable donations ... 424
Thomas, Amber
Member's statement re ... 80-81
Traffic Safety (Used Vehicle Inspection) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 205)
Committee ... 1553 Committee: Bill dropped (the Chair left the Chair) ... 1553
Walleye fishing licence, Special
Waste management
General remarks ... 131 Member's statement re ... 1377-78 Strategy for ... 1378
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Member's statement re ... 1948 Relation to land-use framework ... 842 Renewal of ... 1948
Water resources development
Weyerhaeuser Company
Drayton Valley OSB mill closure ... 254
Wildlife identification number
Required for special walleye fishing licence ... 346
World Trade Organization
Country of origin labelling issue, use of dispute settlement process to resolve ... 2183
Young Albertans' Advisory Council Act (Bill 207)
Mitzel, Len (PC, Cypress-Medicine Hat)
Aboriginal policy framework
Relation to First Nations protocol agreement ... 973
Aboriginal/provincial relations
Protocol agreement re, May 22, 2008 ... 973
Agriculture
Government assistance programs ... 792
Alberta Personal Income Tax (Physical Activity Credit) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 206)
Calgary-Fort (Constituency)
Member for, elected as Deputy Speaker ... 2
Chair of Committees
Election of, on second ballot ... 2
Chief Electoral Officer
General election of March 2008: Report on (SP313/08: Tabled) (intersessional deposit) ... 14 Oct./08 reported in Votes and Proceedings
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Report recommending reappointment of Ombudsman presented (SP413/08: Tabled) ... 1516
Cypress-Medicine Hat (Constituency)
Member for, elected as Deputy Chair ... 2 Member for, nominated as Deputy Speaker ... 2
Dept. of Aboriginal Relations
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Culture and Community Spirit
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer from (passed) ... 2098
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Housing and Urban Affairs
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Infrastructure
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Transfer from (passed) ... 2098
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Service Alberta
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ... 2098
Dept. of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Transfer to (passed) ... 2098
Dept. of Transportation
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2098
Deputy Speaker
Election of, on second ballot ... 2
Earl, Chief Gordon (Medicine Hat Police)
Economic development
Cross-border alliances re ... 841
Edmonton International Airport
Support for Port Alberta to locate at (Motion 504: Rogers) ... 637-38
Elections, Provincial
General election of March 2008, report on (SP313/08: Tabled) (intersessional deposit) ... 14 Oct./08 reported in Votes and Proceedings
Finlay, Mr. William T.
Member's statement re ... 656
Finlay Bridge, Medicine Hat
100th anniversary, member's statement re ... 656
Fishing, Sport
Historical role of, legislation to recognize (Bill 201) ... 59
Hunting
Historical role of, legislation to recognize (Bill 201) ... 59 Sunday hunting ... 1690
Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act (Bill 201)
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 26)
Land agents
Choice of, by landowners: Legislation re (Bill 9) ... 479
Land Agents Licensing Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 9)
Legislative Assembly Office
Supplementary estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2098
Members' Statements (2008)
Finlay Bridge ... 656 Medicine Hat police chief Gordon Earl ... 1378-79
North American free trade agreement
Water rationing to oil sands companies in contravention of ... 219
Oil sands development
Water rationing re ... 219
Ombudsman
Reappointment of, report recommending (SP413/08: Tabled) ... 1516
Oral Question Period (2008)
Agricultural fertilizers and chemicals ... 792 Carbon monoxide alarms ... 89 Highway 61 ... 1627 Pacific Northwest Economic Region ... 841 Protocol agreement with First Nations ... 973 Sunday hunting ... 1690 Water management ... 219
Pacific Northwest Economic Region
Payday loans - Interest rates
Cap on (Motion 511: Blakeman) ... 1715-16
Point of Order
Factual accuracy ... 1185 Question-and-comment period ... 1495 Referring to the absence of members ... 1495
Port Alberta
Support for (Motion 504: Rogers) ... 637-38
South Saskatchewan River basin
Supplementary estimates
Estimates 2008-09: Passed ... 2098
Supplementary estimates 2008-09 and transfer to: Passed ...
Trapping
Historical role of, legislation to recognize (Bill 201) ... 59
Water licences
Allocation of, legal aspects ... 219 Allocation of unused portions ... 219
Water rationing
Implications for oil sands companies ... 219
Water resources development
Water resources development - Southern Alberta
Weed Control Act (Bill 23)
First reading ... 1095 Second reading ... 1572 Committee ... 1724-25 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP467/08: Tabled) ... 1724, 1726
Weeds - Control
Legislation re (Bill 23) ... 1095
Morton, Hon. F.L. (PC, Foothills-Rockyview)
Air tankers (Water bombers)
Upgrading of ... 772 Upgrading of bases for ... 772
Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Alberta biodiversity monitoring project
Alberta Forest Products Association
Forest industry sustainability discussions with province ... 254
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan - Premiums
Elimination of: Impact on forestry companies ... 781
Alberta Sustainability Fund
Pine beetle control funded through ... 771 Wildfire control funded through ... 771
Amalgamation, Municipal
As effect of draft land-use framework ... 841
Angling - Regulations
Barbless-only angling ... 782
Auditor General
NRCB enforcement of confined feeding operation regulations ... 777 Sole-source contracts in Sustainable Resource Development dept., comments re ... 784
Biofuels industry
Use of forest products as feedstock ... 254
Bird habitat
Impact of oil sands development on, report re ... 2178, 2181
Bow Corridor Ecosystem Advisory Group
Involvement with Stone Creek Properties resort, Canmore ... 88
Calgary Regional Partnership
Canadian Boreal Initiative
Canadian Forces Base Suffield National Wildlife Area
Gas well drilling in ... 221
Canadian Standards Association
Forest industry certification standards ... 781 Forest industry certification standards, advertising of ... 781-82
Capital region integrated growth management plan
Chronic wasting disease
Presence on game farms ... 778, 788
Chronic wasting disease - Control
Clean air strategy (Alberta)
Climate change
Alberta plan for: Advertising campaign re ... 342
Coal exploration - Caw Ridge
Impact on wildlife ... 1779
Community Development Trust (Federal fund)
Application in Alberta ... 290
Cumulative Environmental Management Association
Protective green zones creation, recommendation re ... 132
Debts, Public (Provincial government)
Deer - Alberta/Saskatchewan border area
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Annual report, 2007-08 (SP388/08: Tabled) ... 1433 Inspectors in ... 421 Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 771-84 New online and software tools ... 616-17 Role of ... 132
Eastern Slopes
Impact of land-use plan on ... 776
Economic development and the environment
Economic development and the environment - Northeastern Alberta
Election Statutes (Fixed Election Dates) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 203)
Endangered wildlife species
Energy industry - Eastern Slopes area
Suspension of, pending land-use plan ... 134
Energy industry - Marie Lake area
Impact of land-use framework on ... 775
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Coal mining permit, Caw Ridge area ... 1779 Cumulative environmental effects, consideration of ... 840 Sour gas drilling/pipeline, Eastern Slopes area, application for ... 1780
Energy strategy
Co-ordination with land-use framework ... 2203-04
Environmental impact assessments
Coal mining on Caw Ridge ... 1779 Cumulative assessments ... 840
Environmental law/regulations
Environmental protection - Caw Ridge area
Impact of coal exploration/mining on ... 1779
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
Amendment to comply with land-use framework ... 898
Expert Scientific Panel on Chronic Wasting Disease in Canadian Wildlife
FireSmart program (Forest fire prevention)
Fish and wildlife officers
Hunting regulations enforcement ... 1781 Presence in provincial parks ... 790
Fishing derbies
Impact on fish populations ... 767-68 Regulatory changes re ... 768
Forest industries
Competitiveness/sustainability ... 254-55, 290, 774-75, 780-82, 1688 Competitiveness/sustainability: Impact of health premium cancellation on ... 781
Forest industries - Certification
Forest Industry Sustainability Committee
Forest land use zones (Recreational access plans)
Forest management - Crowsnest Pass area
Forest management agreements
General remarks ... 774, 776 Renewal requirements (active sawmills) ... 781
Forests Act
Amendment to comply with land-use framework ... 898
Game farming
Chronic wasting disease issue in ... 778, 788 General remarks ... 783
Gas pipelines - Eastern Slopes area
Environmental aspects ... 1780
Gas well drilling industry - Eastern Slopes
Gas well drilling industry - Safety aspects
Gas well drilling industry - Suffield National Wildlife Area
Ghost-Waiparous recreation area
Off-highway vehicle access to ... 790 Off-highway vehicle access to: Cost of repairing damage caused by ... 791
Grande Cache Coal Corporation
Coal exploration on Caw Ridge ... 1779
Gravel pit - Leduc county
Land-use framework application to ... 1021
Gravel pit - Smoky Lake county
Land-use framework application to ... 1021
Grazing reserves, Provincial
Reconstruction projects on ... 772
Grizzly Bear Recovery Team
Grizzly bears
Designation as endangered species ... 1291, 1628
Grizzly bears - Populations
Grizzly bears - Protection
Hospice - Highwood/Foothills-Rocky View constituencies
Hunting
As control method for chronic wasting disease in deer ... 53, 778, 2107, 2109 Draws and licences for, available online ... 616 Open spaces pilot project re ... 221 Sunday hunting ... 1690
Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act (Bill 201)
Industrial development
Impact of land-use framework on ... 843
Industrial development - Eastern Slopes
Impact of land-use framework on ... 776, 1780
Industrial development - Industrial Heartland area
Cumulative impact assessment of ... 779
Industrial development - Southwest Alberta
Cumulative impact assessment of ... 779
Integrated land management on public lands (ILM)
Intermunicipal relations
Impact of draft land-use framework on ... 898-99
Intermunicipal relations - Calgary area
Intermunicipal relations - Edmonton area
Land conservation offsets
Land trusts
Conservation aspects ... 844
Land-use framework
Application to gravel pits ... 1021 Application to private lands (partnerships re) ... 844 Co-ordination with energy strategy ... 2203-04 Co-ordination with oil sands strategy ... 2203-04 Consultation with First Nations re ... 1691 Cumulative environmental effects aspect ... 771, 773, 779, 898 Enforcement of ... 2203 Funding to enable compliance with ... 898-99, 1691 General remarks ... 134, 424, 474-75, 771, 773-74, 783, 784, 1691, 2178, 2201-04 Impact on conservation/environmental protection ... 775-76, 844, 898 Impact on economic growth ... 839-41, 843 Impact on energy industry ... 843, 1780, 2203 Impact on industrial development ... 843 Impact on industrial development on the Eastern Slopes ... 776, 1780 Impact on intermunicipal development plans ... 898-99 Impact on local governments ... 842 Implementation of ... 778-79, 840, 843, 1691, 2202-03 Inclusion of grizzly bear habitat in ... 223, 775, 1149 Inclusion of wildlife habitat conservation in ... 342, 775, 1148-49, 2181 Metropolitan (Edmonton/Calgary) plans for, implications of ... 899 Ministerial statement re ... 2198-99 Monitoring/enforcement of ... 840 Reclamation planning inclusion in ... 976 Recreational access to Eastern Slopes inclusion in ... 791 Regional councils for ... 842, 2202-03 Regional plans for ... 840-41, 842, 899-90, 2202, 2203 Regional plans for (northeast Alberta) ... 900 Reports/studies re (M6/08: Defeated) ... 1099 Watershed protection aspects ... 134, 773, 776, 840, 899-90, 2204
Land-use information database
Livestock industry, Intensive
Investigation of complaints re, reports/studies on (M7/08: Defeated) ... 1099
Livestock industry, Intensive - Environmental aspects
Enforcement of regulations re ... 777-78
Logging, Clear-cut - Kananaskis Country
Logging, Clear-cut - Provincial parks areas
Lottery Fund
Funds allocation: Political bias in ... 1849-50
Lower Athabasca land-use region
Major community facilities program
Distribution of funds from ... 1849-50
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Distribution of lottery grant money ... 1849-50
Métis hunting/fishing rights
Provincial agreement re, 2004: Replacement of ... 779-80, 1476
Mineral rights
Impact of land-use framework on ... 775
Mineral rights - Marie Lake area
Sale of, impact of land-use framework on ... 775
Ministerial Statements (2008)
Municipal Government Act
Amendment to comply with land-use framework ... 898 Section 631, land-use planning and intermunicipal development, amendment of ... 898 Section 632, environmental issues and intermunicipal development, amendment of ... 898
Natural Resources Conservation Board
Confined feeding operations regulation ... 777-78
Nominal sum disposals (tax recovery lands)
Off-highway vehicles
Damage done by ... 790-91 Designated areas for ... 791 Exclusion from grizzly bear habitat areas ... 223 Trails for ... 791
Oil sands development
Impact on birds ... 2178, 2181 Impact on wildlife habitat ... 2178 Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Slow down of ... 774, 782
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Cumulative effects assessment of ... 2181 General remarks ... 132, 419, 2178
Oil Sands Multi-Stakeholder Committee
Oil sands strategy
Co-ordination with land-use framework ... 2203-04
Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat
Oil sands tailings ponds
Provincial inspectors at ... 421 Reclamation of ... 976, 2181 Reclamation of: Cleanup costs, security posted for ... 469 Waterfowl deaths on ... 340, 342, 343, 345, 419, 421 Waterfowl deaths on: Anonymous tip re ... 340
Open spaces (Big-game hunting pilot project)
General remarks ... 221, 783 Hunting for habitat component ... 221 Recreational access management program (RAMP) component ... 221, 783
Oral Question Period (2008)
Calgary water supply ... 134 Camping in parks and protected areas ... 526 Canmore resort development ... 88 Caw Ridge coal exploration ... 1779 Chronic wasting disease ... 2105, 2107, 2109 Chronic wasting disease control ... 52-53 Clear-cutting in parks ... 138 Community development trust fund ... 290 Competitive fishing events ... 767-68 Crowsnest Pass forest health ... 2204 Draft land-use framework ... 839-44, 1691 Drayton Valley OSB mill ... 254-55 Endangered species ... 1148-49 Energy efficiency in new buildings ... 223 Environmentally sustainable oil sands development ... 419 Fire prevention ... 615 Forest industry sustainability ... 1688 Forest management practices ... 474 Game ranching industry ... 788 Grizzly bear management ... 1291, 1628 Grizzly bear protection ... 222-23 Hunter education and training ... 1781 Impact of oil sands development on migratory birds ... 2181 Intermunicipal development plans ... 898-99 Land-use framework ... 424, 474-75, 2201-04 Land-use management of gravel pits ... 1021 Lottery funding ... 1849 Métis hunting rights ... 1476 Metropolitan regional planning ... 899-900 Mountain pine beetle ... 1021-22 Mountain pine beetle control ... 2078, 2107-08 Off-highway vehicle use in parks and protected areas ... 791 Oil sands development ... 132 Open spaces pilot project ... 221 Protection of wildlife ... 342 Reclamation of oil sands tailings ponds ... 470, 976 Safety of sour gas wells ... 1780 Softwood lumber surge penalty ... 2177-78 Special walleye licence ... 346 Suffield national wildlife area ... 221 Sunday hunting ... 1690 Sustainable development in northeastern Alberta ... 900 Sustainable development in the oil sands ... 2178 Sustainable resource development innovations ... 616-17 Sustainable resource development inspectors ... 421 Timber production monitoring ... 88-89 Unruly behaviour in parks and protected areas ... 790 Water quality of Athabasca River ... 343 Waterfowl deaths in oil sands tailings pond ... 340 Waterfowl mortality rates in tailings ponds ... 345 Wildfire season ... 1672 Wildfires in Thorhild County ... 793, 795 Wildlife predation on livestock ... 1538
Parks, Provincial
Camping in off-limits areas of ... 526 Co-ordination with land-use framework ... 776 Logging practices in ... 138 Unruly behaviour in ... 790 Use of off-highway vehicles in ... 791
Pembina Institute for Sustainable Development
Oil sands tailings ponds reclamation, study of ... 976
Pine beetles
Impact on forestry sustainability: Federal fund to mitigate ... 290
Pine beetles - Control - Crowsnest Pass area
Pine beetles - Control - Kananaskis Country
Private lands
Application of land-use framework to ... 844
Protected areas
Camping in off-limits areas of ... 526 Co-ordination with land-use framework ... 776 Unruly behaviour in ... 790 Use of off-highway vehicles in ... 791
Protected areas - Elbow Valley watershed
Public Affairs Bureau
Climate change initiatives, advertising campaign for ... 342
Public buildings
Environmental impact of, reduction of ... 223 LEED standards for ... 223
Public contracts
Sole-source contracts, Auditor General's comments re ... 784
Public lands
Public communication method re ... 617 Sale of ... 783-84 Unruly behaviour on ... 790
Public lands - Indian Graves area
Use of off-highway vehicles on ... 790, 791
Public lands - McLean Creek area
Unruly behaviour on ... 790 Use of off-highway vehicles on ... 791
Public Lands Act
Amendment to comply with land-use framework ... 898
Reclamation of land
Oil sands tailings ponds ... 976, 2181 Oil sands tailings ponds: Cleanup costs, security posted for ... 470
Red Deer River land-use region
Reforestation
General remarks ... 88, 89
Respect the land (Facebook page)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Presence in provincial parks ... 790
Rural sprawl
Impact of land-use framework on ... 779
Sawmills, Small
Measurement of timber supplies ... 88-89, 780
Seismic activity - Marie Lake area
Seismic activity - Water bodies
Impact of, evidence re (Q16/08: Defeated) ... 1098
Sheriffs
Hunting regulation enforcement function ... 1781 Presence in provincial parks ... 790
Softwoods - Export - United States
Framework agreement re, April 27, 2006 ... 781 Framework agreement re, April 27, 2006: Surge penalty for exceeding quotas ... 2177-78
South Saskatchewan land-use region
Spills (Pollution) - Athabasca River
Stone Creek Properties Inc.
Village at Silvertip resort, Canmore, impacts of ... 88
Supplementary estimates
Estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 2090-91
Supreme Court of Canada
Powley decision (Métis hunting/fishing rights) ... 780, 1476
Surface Rights Board and Land Compensation Board
Annual report, 2007 (SP410/08: Tabled) ... 1479
Sustainable resource and environmental management (cross-ministry initiative)
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Tailings ponds, cleanup costs, security posted for ... 470 Tailings ponds, waterfowl deaths on ... 340, 342, 343, 345, 419, 421
Timber
Volume of, delivered to sawmills, measurement of ... 88-89, 780
Tradeable development credits (conservation)
Trans Canada Trail
Clear-cut logging along ... 138
Treasury Board
President of: Comments on regional planning ... 840-41
Urban growth
Impact of land-use framework on ... 779
Walleye fishing licence, Special
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
General remarks ... 424, 2178, 2181 Relation to land-use framework ... 773, 840, 842, 2204 Wetlands mapping software in support of ... 617
Water quality - Athabasca River
Impact of oil sands tailings ponds leakage on ... 343
Water resources development
Impact of land-use framework on ... 773, 840, 842
Water resources development - Southern Alberta
Impact of land-use framework on ... 899-90
Watershed planning and advisory councils
Wetlands
Identification and mapping software re ... 616-17
Weyerhaeuser Company
Drayton Valley OSB mill closure ... 254-55
Wildfires - Control
Educational materials re ... 615 Funding for ... 772 General remarks ... 474, 795, 1672
Wildfires - Thorhild County
Control procedures ... 793, 795
Wildlife - Canmore area
Impact of development of ... 88
Wildlife damage to livestock
Lyster report on ... 1538 Provincial programs re ... 1538
Wildlife identification number
Required for special walleye fishing licence ... 346
William A. Switzer Provincial Park
Logging practices in ... 138
Wolves - Rocky Mountain House area
Study re (biological fence concept) ... 775
Wood products, Albertan
Acceptability for LEED designed projects ... 223
Zoos - Standards
Enforcement of, documents re (M17/08: Defeated) ... 1395
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