Redford, Hon. Alison M. (PC, Calgary-Elbow)
Alberta
Aboriginal litigation against, funding to deal with ... 554
Alberta Capital Finance Authority Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 29)
Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 48)
Alberta Law Foundation
Annual report, 2008 (SP309/08: Tabled) (intersessional deposit) ... 14 Oct./08 reported in Votes and Proceedings Financial statements, 2007-08 (SP310/08: Tabled) (intersessional deposit) ... 14 Oct./08 reported in Votes and Proceedings
Alberta Personal Income Tax (Physical Activity Credit) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 206)
Alberta relationship threat assessment initiative
Apologies (Civil law)
Copies of materials re (M21/08: Response tabled as SP634/08) ... 1552, 2184
Automobile drivers' licences
Suspension of: Due to repeat drunk driving convictions ... 563-64 Suspension of: For nonpayment of maintenance orders ... 565
Automobiles - Seizure
General remarks ... 557 For highway racing offences (Motion 503: Johnston/Brown) ... 473 For illegal drug transporting ... 557 For transporting firearms without registered owner being present ... 473, 557
Bail hearings
Attendance of crown prosecutors at, impact on remand centre populations ... 584 Bail packages and prolific offenders, pilot projects re ... 1583 Federal role in ... 1583, 1586 Procedures re ... 556, 562, 1064, 1583 Repeat offender status information ... 556
Battered women
Access to legal aid ... 788
Capital projects
Public/private partnerships re: Cost of government legal services re (M18/08: Response tabled as SP633/08) ... 2184
Chief Medical Examiner's Office
Funding increase for ... 554
Child support recalculation program
Legislation re (Bill 15) ... 770
Children from broken marriages
Access to ... 565 Access to: Legal fees re ... 1355
Children's legal representation
Climate Change and Emissions Management Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Constitution Act, 1982
Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Access to a lawyer in family law cases included in ... 788 Opting out provisions (sniffer dogs in schools court decision) ... 528
Correctional institutions
Addicted prisoners in ... 561-62
County of St. Paul
Municipal election in, voting of nonpermanent residents in ... 901
Court of Queen's Bench Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 14)
First reading ... 770 Second reading ... 992, 1049 Third reading ... 1454
Crime prevention - First Nations communities
Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Force
Aboriginal crime prevention initiatives ... 617 Funding for ... 553 General remarks ... 553, 554, 555, 562 Report ... 427, 472, 569 Western Canadian gang prevention initiative ... 564
Criminal Injuries Review Board
Limitation periods in sexual assault cases ... 1150
Criminal Trial Lawyers Association
Cybercrime
International centre for response to ... 564, 571-72
CyberPol - The Global Centre for Securing Cyberspace Act (Bill Pr. 1, 2007)
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Annual report, 2007-08 (SP383/08: Tabled) ... 1433 Court services branch ... 553-54 Criminal justice branch ... 553 Legal services branch ... 554 Legal services branch: Costs of increasing capacity of (M18/08: Response tabled as SP633/08) ... 2184 Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 553-72 Main estimates, 2008-09: Responses to questions during (SP216/08: Tabled) ... 981
Documentation of Child Access Exchange Act (Bill 211)
Domestic violence - Legal aspects
General remarks ... 568 Training for police/court workers ... 568
Domestic violence - Prevention
Effect of access to legal aid on ... 788 Provincial initiatives re ... 571 Provincial initiatives re: Impact on justice system ... 1826
Drugs, Illegal
Transporting of, seizure of cars involved in ... 557
Drugs in schools
Use of dogs to detect, Supreme Court ruling on ... 426, 527-28
Drunk driving
Prosecution of ... 557, 563-64 Public education re ... 564 Repeat offenders re, dangerous offender status for ... 563
Edmonton Drug Treatment and Community Restoration Court
Clients from, and funding for, 2005-08 (Q24/08: Response tabled as SP638/08) ... 1550, 2184 Graduates from, percentage of reoffenders, 2005-08 (Q22/08: Response tabled as SP636/08) ... 1548, 2184
Edmonton Remand Centre
Increase in inmate numbers due to bail hearing changes ... 584
Elections, Municipal
Nonpermanent residents voting in, court decision re ... 901
Family courts
Federal/provincial jurisdictional disputes re ... 1355 General remarks ... 555, 569, 614
Family law, Collaborative
Family Law Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15)
First reading ... 770 Second reading ... 992, 1050 Third reading ... 1455
Fines (Traffic violations)
Collection of overdue fines ... 1541 Processing of, funding for ... 553, 560
Firearms
Restrictions on transport of ... 473, 557
Gang-related crime
Compensation to victims of ... 1291-92 General remarks ... 557, 1586 Prosecution of ... 564 Prosecution of: Western Canadian initiative re ... 564
Gang-related crime, Aboriginal
Government attorneys
Bail hearing attendance ... 553, 556, 562, 1064 Bail hearing attendance: Impact on remand centre populations ... 584 Caseloads ... 560 Caseloads, file management system for ... 563 General remarks ... 563 Increase in numbers of ... 472, 553, 555, 556, 560, 562, 1059, 1064 Recruitment for rural areas ... 567 Terms of employment/salaries improvement ... 560, 563, 1020
Government attorneys, Female
Gun control (Federal)
Registry for, elimination of ... 1828
Highway racing
Seizure of vehicles involved in (Motion 503: Johnston/Brown) ... 473
Hobbema reserve
Crime incidence on, preventive measures re ... 617
Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act (Bill 201)
Insurance, Automobile - Premiums
Raising of ... 85 Raising of, court appeal ... 85
Integrated child exploitation teams
Internet (Computer network)
Crimes against children on: Provincial initiatives re ... 564, 572
Judges, Provincial Court
Increase in numbers of ... 553, 568, 1059 Support system for ... 570
Jury Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 28)
First reading ... 1323 Third reading ... 1574
Jury duty
Exclusion of offenders from, legislation re (Bill 28) ... 1323
Justice information management system (JIMS)
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 26)
Law Information Centres (LInC)
Law Society of Alberta
Annual report, 2007 (SP632/08: Tabled) ... 2184 Legal aid discussion with province ... 788, 792, 795 Pro bono program ... 559
Legal Aid Society of Alberta
Funding for, 2005-08 (Q23/08: Response tabled as SP637/08) ... 1549, 2184 General remarks ... 792, 795
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Declaration re election of Speaker ... 1
Maiden Speeches
General remarks ... 40-42
Maintenance (Domestic relations)
Funding for ... 554 General remarks ... 565, 902
Marijuana grow operations
Lock down of houses used for, legislation re ... 843
Masters in chambers
Legislation re (Bill 14) ... 770
Mediation (Legal process)
Family law issues ... 1355
Mediation (Legal process) - Rural areas
Mental health services
Funding for ... 553 Impact on justice system ... 1825, 1826
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 25)
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 53)
First reading ... 2081 Second reading ... 2121 Third reading ... 2188
Oil sands tailings ponds
Monitoring of (self-monitoring) ... 420 Waterfowl deaths on: Anonymous tip re ... 392 Winding down of: Public inquiry into ... 420
Oral Question Period (2008)
Automobile insurance ... 85 Bail system ... 1583 Collaborative family law ... 1023 Compensation for victims of crime ... 1291-92 Crime and safe communities ... 1586 Crime in First Nations communities ... 617 Crime legislation ... 1828 Crime reduction and safe communities ... 427, 472 Crown prosecutors ... 1020 Edmonton Remand Centre ... 584 Family justice issues ... 1355 Firearms regulation ... 473 Justice system ... 1059, 1063-64, 1784 Legal aid ... 788, 792-93, 794-95, 844 Maintenance enforcement program ... 902 Monitoring of oil sands tailings ponds ... 420 Pathways to Housing program ... 1824 Proceeds of crime ... 843 Random dog searches ... 426, 527-28 Safe communities initiative ... 1825-26 Safe communities innovation fund ... 1827 Traffic tickets ... 1541 Unified family court ... 614 Victims of crime fund ... 1150 Voting by nonpermanent residents ... 901 Whistle-blower protection ... 392
Pathways to Housing program, Calgary
Persons with Developmental Disabilities Community Governance Act
Miscellaneous amendments to (Bill 25) ... 1095
Point of Order
Factual accuracy ... 1185
Police Act
Miscellaneous amendments to (Bill 25) ... 1095
Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities Act
Miscellaneous amendments to (Bill 25) ... 1095
Prisoners, Mentally disabled
Probation officers
Increase in numbers of ... 553
Proceeds of crime
Legislation re (proposed) ... 557, 843
Public inquiries
Oil sands tailings ponds, winding down of ... 420
Public safety (From criminal activity)
Rapid exit housing program, Edmonton
Impact on justice system ... 1826
Remand centres
General remarks ... 562, 570 Impact of bail hearing changes on populations in ... 584
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Involvement in Internet child pornography investigations ... 556
Rules of Court
Amendments re family court issues ... 1355 Revised version of ... 555, 567 Revised version of: Impact on court accessibility (M19/08: Defeated) ... 1551 Revised version of: Impact on court accessibility (M20/08: Defeated) ... 1551
Safe communities initiative
Safe communities innovation fund
Safe Communities Secretariat
School (Enhanced Protection of Students and Teachers) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 210)
School resource officers (police)
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Reduction of, by time served in a remand centre ... 584, 1586
Sentences, Conditional (Criminal procedure)
Sexual assault crimes
Limitation periods re ... 1150
Substance abuse - Treatment
Succession laws
Review of ... 558 Review of: Materials supporting (M22/08: Response tabled as SP634/08) ... 1552 Review of: Materials supporting (M22/08: Response tabled as SP635/08) ... 2184
Supreme Court of Canada
Access to a lawyer in family law cases decision ... 788 Drug-sniffing dogs decision ... 426, 527-28
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Tailings ponds, waterfowl deaths on ... 420
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (Alberta /British Columbia)
Cost of government legal services re (M18/08: Response tabled as SP633/08) ... 2184 Impact on legal system ... 558
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 1)
Traffic safety
General remarks ... 556-57 McDermid report on ... 557
Traffic Safety Act
Amendment re seizure of vehicles involved in highway racing (Motion 503: Johnston/Brown) ... 473 Automobile seizure provisions ... 557
Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 49)
Tsuu T'ina First Nation
Model sentencing court at ... 558
Unified Family Court Task Force
Victims of crime
Assistance programs ... 1291-92 Compensation for, from profits of crime, legislation re (Bill 50) ... 1830
Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act
Implementation of ... 1291
Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 50)
First reading ... 1830 Second reading ... 1883 Third reading ... 2068
Violent crime
Co-operation with federal government re ... 1586
Whistle-blower protection
Young offenders
Federal actions re ... 1586
Youth Criminal Justice Act (Federal)
Youth justice committees - Hobbema reserve
Renner, Hon. Rob (PC, Medicine Hat)
Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act (Bill 24)
First reading: Referred to Standing Committee on Health ... 1095
Agriculture Financial Services Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 33)
Air quality - Fort McMurray area
Air quality - North Calgary area
Impact of asphalt plant on ... 1472
Alberta - Economic conditions
Impact of 2008 global financial crisis on ... 1987
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Resolution re granting water licences for deep well flooding projects ... 250-51
Alberta Building Code
Changes to, re grey water recycling ... 2055
Alberta Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council
Alberta Conservation Team
Alberta Construction Association
Waste reduction initiatives ... 171, 384
Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 48)
Alberta Enterprise Corporation Act (Bill 4)
Alberta farm fuel benefit program
Administration of applications to, 1997-2008 (M16/08: Accepted) ... 1394
Alberta Personal Income Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 17)
Alberta Research Council
Gas contamination of water wells report ... 53
Alberta support and emergency response team
Fort McMurray staff, letter re (SP123/08: Tabled) ... 479 Otauwau River oil pipeline spill ... 396 Placement in rural areas ... 1943 Waterfowl deaths on oil sands tailings ponds situation ... 341-42
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Resolution re granting water licences for deep well flooding projects ... 250-51
Alberta Used Oil Management Association
Alberta Water Council
Alberta's Water Management System: Policy Issues and Gaps (report) ... 761 General remarks ... 1942, 2055 Intrabasin water movement recommendation ... 1856, 1980-81 Review of water allocation method ... 1778 Water for Life: Recommendations for Renewal (report) ... 173, 789 Wetlands policy consideration ... 2178
Alberta Water Research Institute
Alberta's Environment Conference, Edmonton (April, 2008)
Cumulative impact assessments ... 173 Waste production levels in Alberta ... 171
AMEC Earth & Environmental
Alberta water use data report ... 133
Asphalt plant - North Calgary
Emission issues re ... 1472
Athabasca River basin
Cumulative effects research in ... 368 Groundwater mapping in ... 1015-16, 1061-62 Management plan for ... 172, 370
Auditor General
Drinking water inspection, concerns re ... 380
Automobiles - Emission control systems
Anti-tampering legislation re ... 790, 1213
Beverage containers - Deposit rates
Beverage containers - Recycling
Decline in ... 380 General remarks ... 1472 Referral to policy field committee ... 171, 380, 1472
Bills, Government
Bill 23, referred to Standing Committee on Resources and Environment ... 1095 Bill 24, referred to Standing Committee on Health ... 1095 Bill 26, committee, time allocation on (Motion 18: Hancock/Renner) ... 1223
Biodiesel fuel
Research re use in cold climates ... 368
Bitumen
Upgrading: Carbon dioxide emissions reduction in ... 2009
Canada ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Change (Federal)
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
Canadian Forces Base Suffield National Wildlife Area
Gas well drilling in ... 221
Canadian Oil Sands Trust
Syncrude reclamation security figures ... 470
Car Heaven Alberta (Vehicle emission reduction program)
Carbon dioxide sequestration
Funding for projects re ... 1987, 2009, 2057 General remarks ... 222, 384 Liability issues ... 2057 Usefulness in oil sands applications ... 2009, 2057
Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 40)
Child support recalculation program
Legislation re (Bill 15) ... 770
Clean Air Strategic Alliance
Hydrogen sulphide elimination project ... 1088-89 Public meetings ... 1318 Review of clean air strategy ... 367, 1089 Vehicle emissions reduction recommendations ... 790
Clean air strategy (Alberta)
Climate change
Alberta plan for ... 172, 288, 367, 371 Alberta plan for: Advertising campaign re ... 288, 290, 397, 1088 Alberta plan for: Impact of new U.S. plans on ... 1946 Alberta plan for: Staffing component ... 368
Climate Change and Emissions Management Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 8)
Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund
Delegated authority to oversee, legislation re (Bill 8) ... 348 Levy on polluters to create ... 367, 371, 384, 1946 Role of ... 795
Climate Change Central
Car Heaven Alberta program ... 789-90 Delivery of consumer incentives re environmental protection ... 376 General remarks ... 368
Climate Registry (nonprofit organization)
Alberta membership in ... 2074
CN Rail
Train derailment, Lake Wabamun: Cleanup costs re ... 469, 523 Train derailment, Lake Wabamun: Legal actions re ... 379
Coal-bed methane extraction
Carbon dioxide sequestering method for ... 2057 Groundwater pollution issues ... 53
Coal-bed methane extraction - East Central Alberta
Cumulative effects assessment of ... 173
Coal gasification - Tofield area
Sherritt Dodds-Round Hill project: Cumulative effects study re ... 368
Committee on Health, Standing
Bill 24, Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act, referred to ... 1095
Committee on Resources and Environment, Standing
Bill 23, Weed Control Act, referred to ... 1095
Congenital syphilis
Public education campaign re, cancellation of: Advice to the minister document re (SP545/08: Tabled) ... 1904
Construction industry - Waste disposal/recycling
Contaminated sites
Cleanup of ... 220, 382 Cleanup of: Responsibility for ... 1943
Contaminated soil - Lynnview Ridge, Calgary
Court of Queen's Bench Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 14)
Cumulative Environmental Management Association
First Nations participants withdrawal from ... 1900 Review of ... 367, 1900
Demolition industry - Waste disposal/recycling
Dept. of Environment
Annual report, 2007-08 (SP376/08: Tabled) ... 1433 Cross-ministry initiatives re alternate energy sources ... 377 Main estimates, 2008-09: Responses to questions during (SP195/08: Tabled) ... 905 Main estimates 2008-09: Debated ... 367-84 Staffing ... 367, 368
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Inspectors in ... 421 Inspectors in: Letter from minister re (SP123/08: Tabled) ... 479
Disaster relief
Southern Alberta flooding, 2008 ... 1150
Drinking water
Inspection, Auditor General's concerns re ... 380
Drinking water - First Nations reserves
Provincial technical assistance re ... 383, 1983
Drinking water - Standards
Drinking water - Testing
Publication of results, on the Internet ... 383, 1942, 1982
Economic development and the environment
Electric power, Coal-produced
Carbon dioxide emissions reduction in, funding for ... 2009 General remarks ... 136
Electric power lines
Tie line with Montana (500 kV) ... 394
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
Electric power plants
Emission reduction costs ... 795
Electronic waste - Recycling
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
Gasoline prices (not proceeded with) ... 933
Emergency planning
Hotline for environmental emergencies ... 395, 420 Oil pipeline spill, Otauwau River ... 396
Encana Corporation
Disruption of Rosebud area water well ... 53 Funding of ARC report on gas contamination of water wells ... 53
Energy Innovation Fund
Oil sands reclamation research funding ... 367
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
Cross-ministry initiatives re ... 377 General remarks ... 1946 U.S. plan for ... 1946 Use in place of nuclear energy ... 132
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Pipeline inspections ... 924 Sour gas drilling/pipeline, Eastern Slopes area, application for ... 1780
Environmental Appeal Board
Caseload, funding for ... 380 Strathmore wastewaster discharge into Bow River ... 123
Environmental impact assessments
500 kV electric power transmission lines ... 374, 392-93, 394 Asphalt plants ... 1472 Cumulative assessments ... 173, 367, 369-70, 371, 373, 374-75, 1090, 1318 Cumulative assessments: Staffing component ... 368 Funding for monitoring of ... 372, 374 General remarks ... 367, 374, 375
Environmental law/regulations
Enforcement of ... 368, 372 Enforcement of (self-monitoring) ... 340, 341, 378, 392, 395 Inspectors for ... 372-73, 374, 378, 379, 421 Inspectors for, letter from minister re (SP123/08: Tabled) ... 479 Public education re ... 373
Environmental protection
Consumer incentives re ... 376 Funding for ... 220 Personal responsibility for ... 376 Provincial initiatives re ... 172 Regulations improvement for ... 924
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Amendment Act, 2006 (Bill 29, 2006)
Environmental Protection Security Fund
Annual report, 2007-08 (SP327/08: Tabled) ... 1295 General remarks ... 523-24
Environmental technology
Development of ... 1946 General remarks ... 172, 377
Ethics Commissioner Search Committee, Select Special
Appointment of (Motion 14: Hancock/Renner) ... 753
ExxonMobil Corporation
Application of Alberta environmental laws to ... 392, 420
Family Law Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 15)
Flood risk co-ordination centre
Flood Risk Management Committee
Recommendations of ... 926
Floods
Preparedness for ... 925, 1150 Provincial assistance re ... 925 Risk mapping re ... 925
Floods - Southern Alberta
Foreign workers, Temporary
Treatment/safety of: Documentation re (M14/08: Defeated) ... 1392 Treatment/safety of: Special advisory offices re ... 1392
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Oil sands issues information shared with federal government (Kostuch request) ... 577-78
Gas industry
Reclamation requirements, funding of ... 382
Gas pipelines - Eastern Slopes area
Environmental aspects ... 1780
Gas well drilling industry - Eastern Slopes
Gas well drilling industry - Environmental aspects
Impact on water supplies ... 1780
Gas well drilling industry - Safety aspects
Gas well drilling industry - Suffield National Wildlife Area
Gasoline - Prices
Request for emergency debate on ... 933
Greenhouse gas emissions
Intensity targets for industry re ... 172 North American harmonization of regulations re ... 1946 Reduction of ... 222, 795, 2074 Reduction of: Monitoring/auditing re ... 372-73 Reduction of: North American cap and trade system for ... 1946
Grey water - Recycling
Addition of, to building code ... 2055
Groundwater
Inventory/mapping of ... 53, 370, 761, 1941 Inventory/mapping of: Athabasca river basin (oil sands area) ... 1015-16, 1061-62 Inventory/mapping of: Athabasca river basin (oil sands area), response to questions re (SP329/08: Tabled) ... 1295 Inventory/mapping of: Funding for ... 367 Inventory/mapping of: Staffing component ... 368 Monitoring of ... 383 Quality of ... 53, 1941 Testing of ... 53 Testing of, independent committee re ... 53 Use by oil industry ... 250-51
Groundwater - Oil sands areas
Protection of quality of ... 1941
Hazardous substances - Disposal
Hazardous substances in the home - Disposal
Herbicide-fertilizer combination products
Hospital wards
Closure of, 2006-07 (Q7/08: Defeated) ... 935
Hub Oil Company Ltd.
Calgary plant fire: Cleanup efforts ... 220
Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act (Bill 201)
Hydrogen sulphide - Fort McMurray area
Leakage from tailings ponds ... 1088-89
Hydrogen sulphide emissions - Fort McMurray area
Immigration
Provincial nominee program: Reports re expansion of (M13/08: Defeated) ... 1391
Industrial development - Industrial Heartland area
Intermunicipal relations - Edmonton area
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 1987
Irrigation - St. Mary/Milk Rivers watershed
Irrigation districts
Sale of water to user groups ... 381-82 Water storage in reservoirs ... 14
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 26)
Committee: Time allocation re (Motion 18: Hancock/Renner) ... 1223
Land-use framework
Cumulative environmental effects aspect ... 369 General remarks ... 367 Watershed protection aspects ... 134
Legislative Assembly of Alberta - Adjournment
Summer recess (Motion 17: Hancock/Renner) ... 1223
Masters in chambers
Legislation re (Bill 14) ... 770
Methane retrieval from garbage
Methane retrieval from garbage - Fort McMurray area
Provincial funding for ... 123
Milk containers - Recycling
Milk River Watershed Council
Water conservation efforts ... 173
Minable oil sands strategy
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 2) (Bill 53)
North American free trade agreement
Sale of water under ... 1981 Water rationing to oil sands companies in contravention of ... 219
Nuclear power plants
General remarks ... 132 Water requirements ... 132
Nuclear power plants- Waste disposal
Oil containers - Recycling
Oil pipelines - Otauwau River area
Spill, environmental impact ... 396
Oil recovery methods
Carbon dioxide sequestering ... 2057 Flooding of wells with groundwater ... 250-51
Oil refineries
Reclamation requirements, funding of ... 382
Oil refineries - Waste disposal
Deep injection of wastewater ... 2054 Deep injection of wastewater: Response to questions re (SP646/08: Tabled) ... 2210
Oil sands development
Federal/provincial information sharing re, inconsistencies in ... 577-78 Impact on groundwater ... 1941 Impact on wetlands ... 2178 Kearl Lake project, federal court decision re ... 132, 341, 578 Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Radke report on ... 123 Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Slow down of ... 369, 371, 375 Water rationing re ... 219
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Oil sands development - Health aspects
Oil Sands Multi-Stakeholder Committee
Reclamation costs, security re ... 469
Oil sands tailings ponds
Hydrogen sulphide leakage from ... 1088-89 Monitoring of ... 340, 341, 422 Monitoring of (self-monitoring) ... 340, 341, 392, 395, 420, 422, 523, 1016 Provincial inspectors at ... 421 Reclamation of ... 340-41, 470-71, 578, 657, 976, 1016 Reclamation of: Cleanup costs ... 523-24 Reclamation of: Cleanup costs, security posted for ... 469-70, 657-58 Reclamation of: Cleanup costs, security posted for: Minister's letter re (SP138/08: Tabled) ... 587 Reclamation of: Funding for ... 378-79 Reclamation of: Research into ... 378, 1216 Seepage from, into surrounding water courses ... 340, 343, 378, 580, 762, 895-96, 971-72, 1061-62, 2058 Seepage from, into surrounding water courses: Health impact of ... 343 Seepage from, into surrounding water courses: Independent report on ... 1015-16, 1212 Seepage from, into surrounding water courses: Response to questions re (SP328-329/08: Tabled) ... 1295 Technology to clean up ... 470-71 Waterfowl deaths on ... 341-42, 378, 395, 421, 422 Waterfowl deaths on: Anonymous tip re ... 395 Waterfowl deaths on: Minister's response to questions re (SP194/08: Tabled) ... 905 Waterfowl deaths on: Release of photos of ... 391
One Simple Act program (Environmental protection campaign)
Oral Question Period (2008)
Air quality ... 1213 Athabasca River water quality ... 2058 Beverage container recycling program ... 1472 Calgary asphalt plant ... 1472 Calgary water supply ... 134 Canmore resort development ... 88 Capital region municipal planning ... 581 Carbon capture and storage ... 2057 Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council ... 222 Carbon capture and storage in the oil sands ... 2009 Clean air strategy ... 1318-19 Climate change ... 288, 1946 Climate change and emissions management fund ... 795 Climate change initiatives ... 1987 Climate registry ... 2074 Compliance with environmental regulations ... 340-41 Construction and demolition waste disposal ... 1515 Contamination by oil sands tailings ponds ... 761-62, 971-72, 1015-16, 1212 Cumulative environment effects ... 173 Deep well flooding ... 250-51 Drinking water quality ... 1982-83 Effluent discharge into Athabasca River ... 895-96, 923 Environmental protection ... 220 Environmental protection security fund ... 523-24 Environmental responsibility ... 924 Environmental spills ... 1943 Environmentally friendly packaging ... 289-90, 397 Environmentally responsible packaging ... 2183 Groundwater quality ... 53, 1941 Hazardous household products ... 1429 Minable oil sands strategy presentation ... 577-78 Monitoring of oil sands tailings ponds ... 340, 392, 420, 422 Northern air quality ... 1086, 1088-90 Nuclear power ... 132 Oil refinery waste water ... 2054 Oil sands development ... 132 Oil sands tailings management ... 1216 Oil sands tailings pond leaks ... 580 Oil sands tailings ponds impact on groundwater ... 1061-62 One Simple Act program ... 1087 Pipeline leaks ... 924-25 Pipeline oil spill ... 396 Private septic systems ... 1783 Provincial environmental initiatives ... 172 Reclamation of oil sands tailings ponds ... 469-71, 523, 657-58, 976 Recycling ... 171 Resource development and environmental management ... 1900 Safety of sour gas wells ... 1780 Small business assistance ... 1429 Spring flooding ... 925, 1150 Suffield national wildlife area ... 221 Sustainable development in the oil sands ... 2178 Sustainable resource development inspectors ... 421 Syncrude response to waterfowl deaths ... 341-42 Transmission line application process ... 392-94 Vehicle emissions ... 789-90 Waste reduction ... 1384 Water allocation ... 1778 Water ecosystem stewardship ... 789 Water for Life strategy ... 1942, 2055 Water management ... 132-33, 173, 219-20 Water quality of Athabasca River ... 343, 979 Water transfers ... 1856, 1980-81 Waterfowl deaths in oil sands tailings pond ... 391 Waterfowl mortality rates in tailings ponds ... 395 Weed and feed ban ... 2016-17 Western irrigation district legal settlement ... 14 Wind power generation ... 136
Paint - Disposal
Government program for ... 1429
Paint - Recycling
Government program for ... 1429
Parliamentary assistants
Mandate letters for ... 380-81
Pembina Institute for Sustainable Development
Oil sands tailings ponds reclamation, study of ... 976
Penn West Energy Trust
Water licence application to withdraw groundwater ... 250
Pharmacy and Drug Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 44)
Point of Order
Factual accuracy ... 2020 Reflections on a Member ... 429
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 7)
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Cumulative Environmental Management Association, report on ... 1900
Public Affairs Bureau
Climate change initiatives, advertising campaign for ... 288
Public transit
Incentive program re (Green TRIP), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... 1987
Racing entertainment centres - Balzac
Reclamation of land
Audits re, funding for ... 367 Downstream oil and gas sector (refineries, etc.) ... 382 Industrial sites ... 220, 523 Oil sands operations: Certificates issued for ... 524 Oil sands operations: Funding for research re ... 367 Oil sands tailings ponds ... 340-41, 470-71, 578, 657, 976, 1016 Oil sands tailings ponds: All-party task force re ... 658 Oil sands tailings ponds: Cleanup costs ... 523-24 Oil sands tailings ponds: Cleanup costs, security posted for ... 469-70, 657-58 Oil sands tailings ponds: Cleanup costs, security posted for: Minister's letter re (SP138/08: Tabled) ... 587
Sanitary landfills, Regional
Sanitary landfills - Fort McMurray area
Septic systems, Private
Contamination of water courses, prevention of ... 1783
Sewage disposal plants, Regional
Sewage disposal plants - Strathmore
Sherritt International Corporation
Coal mine/coal gasification project, Tofield area: Cumulative effects study re ... 368
Siksika Nation
Water supply contamination from upstream treated wastewater discharge ... 122-23
Small business
Carbon footprint, assistance to reduce ... 1429
Solar power
Provincial incentives re ... 377 Use in place of nuclear energy ... 132
South Saskatchewan River basin
Speech from the Throne
Address in reply, engrossed (Motion 11: Stelmach) ... 444
Spills (Pollution)
Equipment for control/cleanup of ... 1943
Spills (Pollution) - Athabasca River
Spills (Pollution) - Lake Wabamun
CN train derailment: Cleanup costs re ... 469, 523 CN train derailment: Legal actions re ... 379
Spills (Pollution) - Otauwau River
Pipeline oil leak into ... 396
Standing Orders
Amendments to May 21, 2008 orders (Motion 23: Renner) ... 2112-14
Stone Creek Properties Inc.
Village at Silvertip resort, Canmore, impacts of ... 88
Strathmore (Town)
Provincial payment to, re wastewater treatment process ... 122-23, 367
Sulphur dioxide emissions
Suncor Inc.
Hazardous release, on-site pipe rupture ... 580 Hazardous release, on-site pipe rupture: Response to question re (SP171/08: Tabled) ... 719 Millennium upgrader discharge into Athabasca River ... 895-96, 923 Royalty agreement with government, renegotiation of: Attendees at meetings re (M4/08: Response tabled as SP330/08) ... 935 Tailings pond no. 1 (Tar Island pond): Reclamation of ... 657, 1016 Tailings pond no. 1 (Tar Island pond): Seepage from ... 971-72, 979, 1015-16, 1212 Tailings ponds seepage into surrounding water courses, independent report on ... 1015-16
Surplus, Budgetary
Climate change initiatives funding from ... 1987
Swan Hills Treatment Centre
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Aurora open pit mine, reclamation costs ... 523 Royalty agreement with government, renegotiation of: Attendees at meetings re (M4/08: Response tabled as SP330/08) ... 935 Sulphur dioxide emissions reduction ... 1090 Tailings ponds, cleanup costs, security posted for ... 470, 658 Tailings ponds, waterfowl deaths on ... 341-42, 378, 391, 392, 395, 420, 421, 422 Tailings ponds, waterfowl deaths on, minister's response to questions re (SP194/08: Tabled) ... 905
Tank site remediation program (2006)
Teachers' Pension Plan
Unfunded liability, funding for ... 117, 122
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 1)
Transparency International
Comments re ExxonMobil openness ... 420
Travel Alberta Act (Bill 2)
Tsuu T'ina First Nation
Asphalt plant shut down on ... 1472
University of Alberta. School of Energy and the Environment
Research projects into tailings ponds reclamation ... 378, 1216
Vehicle emissions sensing equipment, Roadside
Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 50)
Water Act
Rationing of water provisions under ... 219
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Application to nuclear power water requirements ... 132 Funding for ... 370 General remarks ... 133, 172, 173, 219-20, 367, 370, 371, 789, 1982 Renewal of ... 1941, 1942, 2055 Staffing for ... 368 Western Irrigation District funding under ... 14
Water licences
Allocation of ... 132-33, 173, 1778, 1981 Allocation of, FITFIR system re ... 1856, 1981 Allocation of, legal aspects ... 219 Allocation of, public review of ... 133, 1778, 1856 Allocation of unused portions ... 219-20 Deep well flooding projects ... 250-51 Racing entertainment complex in Balzac ... 14 Village of Silvertip resort, Canmore ... 88
Water quality
Impact of private septic systems on ... 1783
Water quality - Athabasca River
Water rationing
Implications for oil sands companies ... 219
Water resources development
Water resources development - Southern Alberta
Water storage - Milk River watershed
Water supply
Connection with groundwater, study of ... 761 Impact of gas pipelines on ... 1780 Use by energy industry ... 250-51, 369-70 Use by nuclear power industry ... 132
Water supply - Southern Alberta
Water transfers (intrabasin)
Water treatment plants, Regional
Water wells - Rosebud area
Contamination with methane gas ... 53
Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers - Athabasca River
Use for oil sands development ... 370
Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers - North Saskatchewan River
Use for bitumen upgraders, Edmonton area ... 369-70
Watershed planning and advisory councils
Weed Control Act (Bill 23)
First reading: Referred to Standing Committee on Resources and Environment ... 1095
Western Irrigation District
Wetlands
Impact of oil sands development on ... 2178 Policy re ... 2178
Wildlife habitat
Impact of oil sands development on ... 2178
Wind power
Approval times for new projects ... 136 General remarks ... 1946 Provincial incentives re ... 377 Use in place of nuclear power ... 132
Rodney, Dave (PC, Calgary-Lougheed)
Alberta
International perception of ... 651, 652
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Replacement by single provincial Health Services Board ... 762
Alberta Cancer Board
Replacement by single provincial Health Services Board ... 762
Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund
Alberta Conservation Team
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
Responsible gambling programs ... 1423
Alberta Health Services Board
Advisory councils to ... 762
Alberta Mental Health Board
Replacement by single provincial Health Services Board ... 762
Alberta Personal Income Tax (Physical Activity Credit) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 206)
Animal cruelty investigations
Review of legislation re (Motion 507: Johnston) ... 954-55
Auditor General
Mental health strategy, report on ... 51
Calgary Stampeders' Football Club
Grey Cup win, member's statement re ... 2017-18
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Relocation to Calgary, member's statement re ... 1624-25
Casinos
Responsible gambling information centres in ... 1423
Cassie Campbell Street Hockey Festival
Member's statement re ... 576-77
Charitable societies/nonprofit organizations
Children - Physical fitness
Promotion of ... 1148 Tax credit re (Bill 206) ... 587
Committee on Community Services, Standing
Bill 18, Film and Video Classification Act, referred to: Report on, presented and concurred in (SP403/08: Tabled) ... 1477
Dept. of Culture and Community Spirit
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 490 Other initiatives program: Calgary Grey Cup game, 2009, funding for ... 287
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 651-52
Dept. of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Main estimates, 2008-09: Debated ... 548-50
Discrimination - Prevention
Economic development and the environment
Film and Video Classification Act (Bill 18)
First reading; committee report presented and concurred in (SP403/08: Tabled) ... 1477 Second reading ... 1596
Fish and wildlife officers
Presence in provincial parks ... 714
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Gasoline - Prices
Impact on tourism ... 714
Grey Cup football game, Calgary (2009)
Member's statement re ... 287
Grey Cup football game, Montreal (2008)
Calgary Stampeders' win, Member's statement re ... 2017-18
Grizzly bears - Protection
Historic sites
Impact on attendance at, of gasoline prices ... 714
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
International Day of Tolerance
Interprovincial relations
Western provinces' relations ... 1017
Iris Court (Schizophrenics housing facility)
Land-use framework
Member's statement re draft framework ... 839
Members' Statements (2008)
Calgary Stampeders, Grey Cup Winners ... 2017-18 Canada's Sports Hall of Fame ... 1624-25 Cassie Campbell street hockey festival ... 576-77 Draft land-use framework ... 839 Grey Cup in Calgary 2009 ... 287 OH Ranch ... 2140 One Simple Act program ... 1085 Responsible Gambling Awareness Week ... 1423 Schizophrenia Society of Alberta ... 1284-85 Violence against women ... 2051
Mental health services
Provincial strategy re: Auditor General's report on ... 51 Transfer to health regions ... 51, 762
Mental Illness Awareness Week
Mentally disabled - Housing
Museums
Impact of gasoline prices on attendance at ... 714
Nature Conservancy
Conservation easements, OH Ranch area ... 2140
OH Ranch
Heritage rangeland designation, member's statement re ... 2140
Olympic athletes
Provincial support to ... 347
Olympic sports facilities
Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver/Whistler (2010)
Alberta tourism potential re ... 347 Cultural aspect: Alberta artists at ... 347
One Simple Act program (Environmental protection campaign)
Member's statement re ... 1085
Oral Question Period (2008)
Advisory councils to health boards ... 762 Canmore resort development ... 88 Diversity and tolerance ... 1946-47 Funding for nonprofit agencies ... 1855-56 Grizzly bear protection ... 222-23 Impact of gasoline prices on tourism ... 714 Physical activity target for children ... 1148 Provincial mental health plan ... 51 Tourism promotion ... 347 Unruly behaviour in parks and protected areas ... 790-91 Waste reduction ... 1383-84 Western provincial co-operation ... 1017
Parks, Provincial
Policing in ... 714 Temporary liquor ban in ... 714 Unruly behaviour in ... 790-91
Parks, Regional - Edmonton area
River valley park: Provincial funding for ... 549
Protected areas
Unruly behaviour in ... 790-91
Public lands
Unruly behaviour on ... 790-91
Public lands - McLean Creek area
Unruly behaviour on ... 790-91
Regional health authorities
Changes to governance of ... 762 Changes to governance of: Impact on rural health care provision ... 763 Mental health services ... 51
Responsible Gambling Awareness Week
Member's statement re ... 1423
Ronald McDonald House Southern Alberta
Member's statement re ... 576
Schizophrenia Society of Alberta
Sheriffs
Presence in provincial parks ... 791
Southern Alberta Land Trust Society
Conservation easements, OH Ranch area ... 2140
Sports
Alberta plan for ... 1148
Stone Creek Properties Inc.
Village at Silvertip resort, Canmore, impacts of ... 88
Tax incentives
For children's physical activity costs, legislation re (Bill 206) ... 587
Tourism
Impact of gasoline prices on ... 714 Investment in ... 88 Promotion of, during 2010 Winter Olympics ... 347
Tourism levy
Use to develop new tourist attractions ... 548
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (Alberta /British Columbia)
Other provinces interest in ... 652
Traffic Safety (Driver Disqualification and Seizure of Vehicles Arising from Drug Offences) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 209)
Traffic Safety (Hand-Held Communication Devices) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 204)
Travel Alberta
Stay tourism campaign ... 714
Violence against women
Member's statement re ... 2051
Water licences
Village of Silvertip resort, Canmore ... 88
Western Premiers' Conference
Environmental issues discussion at ... 1017
Wildlife - Canmore area
Impact of development of ... 88
Rogers, George (PC, Leduc-Beaumont-Devon)
Agricultural Societies Amendment Act, RSA 2000 c2(Supp)
Repeal of (Bill 20) ... 848
Agriculture Financial Services Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 33)
Committee ... 1621-22 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP437 & 485/08: Tabled) ... 1621
Agriculture Statutes Repeal Act, 2008 (Bill 20)
Alberta Affordable Mortgage Protection Act (Bill 208)
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Book publishing program ... 1147
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
Liquor sales to minors, inspections re ... 1687
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Third-quarter update (SP88/08: Tabled) ... 349
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Personal Income Tax (Physical Activity Credit) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 206)
Alberta Volunteer Service Medal Act (Bill 202)
Ambulance service
Provincial governance of: Impact on combined fire/EMS services ... 1061 Provincial governance of: Impact on volunteer services ... 1061
Ambulance service - Rural areas
Impact on, of provincial governance of ... 1061
Book Publishers Association of Alberta
Provincial support to ... 1147
Bullying, Online - Prevention
Bullying - Prevention
Member's statement re ... 1949
Calgary-Fort (Constituency)
Member for, elected as Deputy Speaker ... 2
Canadian Gold (Song)
Member's statement re ... 1293
Centennial legacies grant program
Alberta Online Encyclopedia project ... 1014
Chair of Committees
Election of, on second ballot ... 2
Cypress-Medicine Hat (Constituency)
Member for, nominated as Deputy Speaker ... 2
Deputy Speaker
Election of, on second ballot ... 2
Documentation of Child Access Exchange Act (Bill 211)
Edmonton International Airport
Support for Port Alberta to locate at (Motion 504: Rogers) ... 635, 641
Election Statutes (Fixed Election Dates) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 203)
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
Provincial government usage of ... 2205
Federal-Provincial Farm Assistance Act
Repeal of (Bill 20) ... 848
Gas Distribution Amendment Act
Repeal of (Bill 20) ... 848
Health Information Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 52)
First reading ... 2018 Second reading ... 2060
Heating Oil and Propane Rebate Act (Bill 21)
Heritage Community Foundation
Alberta Online Encyclopedia project ... 1014
Hockey championships
Beaumont Chiefs win in junior B championships semifinal game ... 79
Hockey Night in Canada (TV sports program)
New theme song for, member's statement re ... 1293
Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Heritage Act (Bill 201)
Intermunicipal relations - Edmonton area
Member's statement re ... 478
Internet (Computer network)
Child safety on, educational resources re ... 1949
Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 26)
Licensed premises
Liquor sales to minors in ... 1687
Liquor sales - Regulations
Sales to minors, monitoring of ... 1687
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Meat Inspection Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 32)
Medical records, Electronic
Legislation re (Bill 52) ... 2018
Medical records - Security aspects
Legislation re (Bill 52) ... 2018
Members' Statements (2008)
Alberta Online Encylopedia ... 1014-15 Beaumont Chiefs hockey team ... 79 Capital Region municipal planning ... 478 Foster Family Week ... 1421-22 Hockey Night in Canada theme song ... 1293 National Bullying Awareness Week ... 1949
National Bullying Awareness Week
Member's statement re ... 1949
Natural Gas Rebates Act
Repealed and replaced by Bill 21 ... 848
Oral Question Period (2008)
Book publishing industry ... 1146-47 Green power ... 2205 Ground ambulance services ... 1061 Liquor sales to minors ... 1687 Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute ... 393 Queen Elizabeth II highway repairs ... 525
Payday loans - Interest rates
Cap on (Motion 511: Blakeman) ... 1717
Port Alberta
Support for (Motion 504: Rogers) ... 635, 641
Queen Elizabeth II Highway - Edmonton to Leduc
Repairs to ... 525 Street lighting upgrades ... 525
Rodeo
As Alberta's official sport (Motion 514: Taft) ... 2042-43
School (Enhanced Protection of Students and Teachers) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 210)
Surface rights
Compensation, committee to review (Motion 512: Marz) ... 1876
Traffic Safety (Driver Disqualification and Seizure of Vehicles Arising from Drug Offences) Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 209)
Young Albertans' Advisory Council Act (Bill 207)
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