Chair (Cenaiko, Harvey)
Air travel by MLAs on noncommercial flights
Exemption for in-province travel, proposal for ... GS158-59 Recommendation for, motion to accept (Passed) ... GS158-59
Commercial entities-No exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act
Amendment to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re prescribed provincial entity, exclusion from exemption by regulations: Motion to approve (Passed) ... GS138-39
Committee of the Whole Assembly
Procedures re final report on Bill 1, Lobbyists Act ... GS165-66
Committee on Community Services, Standing
Committee on Government Services, Standing
Meetings: In camera meeting re submissions, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS105-8 Policy field committees: Coordination of communications ... GS29-31, 33-34 Procedures and processes of ... GS3-4, 165-66 Timeline for review of acts ... GS3-6, 11-12, 26-27
Committees, Policy field (all-party)
Coordination of communications ... GS29-31, 33-34 Procedures and processes ... GS3-4 Reports: Review by Committee of the Whole Assembly ... GS165-66
Conflicts of Interest Act
Application of act to MLAs on boards of nonprofit organizations ... GS110-11
Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special (2005)
Public input to ... GS4-5
Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 Review
Committee procedures and processes ... GS3-4 Other jurisdictions: Cross-jurisdictional analysis ... GS35-36 Public hearings: Location ... GS45-46 Public hearings: Statistics on requests to present ... GS44-45 Public hearings: Time allotments for ... GS45-48 Public hearings: Written submissions, acceptance of new submissions ... GS43-44 Timelines ... GS3-6, 11-12, 26-27
Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 Review-Communications plan
Advertising ... GS5-6 Advertising: Coordination with other policy field committees ... GS29-31, 33-34 Advertising: Newspaper advertising of public hearings in daily newspapers, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS30-31 Advertising: No paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS7-9 Advertising: No paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to rescind (Passed) ... GS29-30 News release: Final report announcement ... GS179-80 News release: Preparation of draft, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS8-11 News release: Request for submissions, motion to approve preparation of (Passed) ... GS8-11 Policy field committees: Coordination of communications ... GS29-31, 33-34 Stakeholders: Draft letter to, motion to approve revised (Passed) ... GS31-32 Website (external): Availability of materials ... GS8-10
Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 Review-Final report
Committee of the Whole Assembly, consideration of report by ... GS165-66 Draft report, preparation of ... GS146-47, 162-63 News release re ... GS179-80
Consultant lobbyists
Nonprofit organizations, use by ... GS103-4
Cooling-off periods
Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, not to apply to MLAs re ... GS160-61 Other jurisdictions ... GS159-60 Other jurisdictions: Remuneration for former staff ... GS159-60 Recommendation for 12 months for former deputy ministers, former senior policy officials, and former senior political staff, motion to rescind (Passed) ... GS170-71 Recommendation for 12 months for former ministers, former deputy ministers, former senior policy officials, and former senior political staff, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS159-60 Remuneration as compensation for lobbying prohibition ... GS159-60
Crown-controlled commercial entities-No exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act
Amendment to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re prescribed provincial entity, exclusion from exemption by regulations: Motion to approve (Passed) ... GS138-39
Definitions-Communicate
Amendment re regulatory power to define "to communicate," motion to approve (Passed) ... GS152-53
Dept. of Environment
Application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to use of multistakeholder groups by ... GS126-27
Dual role prohibition for lobbyists
Amendment to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re exemption for advisory committees and for Ethics Commissioner's powers re exemptions, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS126-30 Communications initiated by government, act not to apply to ... GS126-27 Exemption from prohibition: Ethics Commissioner's powers re, proposal for ... GS129-30 Multistakeholder advisory committees: Impact on ... GS126-30 Payment, proposal for revision re ... GS126-27
Ethics Commissioner
Appreciation for ... GS180-81 Powers: Exemption from dual role prohibition for lobbyists, proposal for ... GS129-30
Fees for lobbyist registration, Waiver of
Amendment re waiver of fees for online registration through regulation, motion for (Passed) ... GS130-31 Electronic filing: Electronic v paper filing ... GS130-31
Former assistant deputy ministers-Cooling-off periods
Remuneration as compensation for prohibition ... GS159-60
Former deputy ministers-Cooling-off periods
Other jurisdictions: Remuneration as compensation for ... GS159-60 Recommendation for 6 months, retention of ... GS170-71 Recommendation for 12 months, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS159-60 Recommendation for 12 months, motion to rescind (Passed) ... GS170-71 Remuneration as compensation for prohibition ... GS159-60
Former Members of the Legislative Assembly
Former ministers-Cooling-off periods
Recommendation for 12 months, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS159-60
Former senior officials-Cooling-off periods
Other jurisdictions: Remuneration as compensation for ... GS159-60 Recommendation for 6 months, retention of ... GS170-71 Recommendation for 12 months, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS159-60 Recommendation for 12 months, motion to rescind (Passed) ... GS170-71 Remuneration as compensation for prohibition ... GS159-60
Former senior political staff-Cooling-off periods
Recommendation for 6 months, retention of ... GS170-71 Recommendation for 12 months, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS159-60 Recommendation for 12 months, motion to rescind (Passed) ... GS170-71
Legislative Assembly Office
Lobbying
Amendment re regulatory power to define "to communicate," motion to approve (Passed) ... GS152-53 Definitions: Lobbying to influence funding ... GS40-41
Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act (Quebec)
Threshold of lobbying activity under ... GS113-15
Lobbyists Act
Administrative burden of ... GS113-14 Clarity of, proposal for increase in ... GS76-77
Lobbyists Act Review
Other jurisdictions: Cross-jurisdictional analysis ... GS35-36, 112-13 Public hearings: Location ... GS45-46 Public hearings: Time allotments for ... GS45-48 Public hearings: Written submissions, acceptance of new submissions at ... GS43-44 Timelines ... GS3-6, 11-12, 26-27
Lobbyists Act Review-Communications plan
Advertising ... GS5-6 Advertising: Coordination with other policy field committees ... GS29-31, 33-34 Advertising: Newspapers, advertising of public hearings in daily newspapers, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS30-31 Advertising: Newspapers, no advertising in, motion to rescind (Passed) ... GS29-30 Advertising: Newspapers, no paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS7-9 News release: Final report announcement ... GS179-80 News release: Request for submissions, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS8-9 Policy field committees, coordination of communications by ... GS29-31, 33-34 Stakeholders: Draft letter to, motion to approve revised (Passed) ... GS31-32 Website (external): Availability of materials ... GS9-10
Lobbyists Act Review-Final report
Draft report: Availability to public of ... GS165-66 Draft report: Format and appendices ... GS166-67 Draft report: Motion to accept revised report (Passed) ... GS173-77 Draft report: Preparation of ... GS145-46 Final report, motion to approve revised (Passed) ... GS177-78 Flow chart re application of act, motion to approve inclusion in final report (Passed) ... GS165-66 News release ... GS179-80 Notice to stakeholders ... GS166-67 Procedures re consideration of ... GS165-66
Lobbyists Act Review-Future review
Review in two years, proposal for ... GS143-44
Lobbyists Act Review-Oral/written submissions
Notice to stakeholders re availability of final report ... GS166-67 Overview of: For-profit vs. not-for-profit organizations, submissions from ... GS38-39
Lobbyists Act-Public education
Education campaign re act, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS176-77 Flow chart re application of act ... GS165-66 Re definitions ... GS42-43
Lobbyists Act-Regulations
Draft amendment (row 14) to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re definition of "to communicate," motion to approve (Passed) ... GS152-53 Government procedures re changes to ... GS137-38 Prescribed provincial entities list ... GS121-22, 124-25, 136-37
Members of Legislative Assembly
Application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to ... GS110-12
Municipalities
As prescribed provincial entities, exemption as ... GS119-20
Nonprofit organizations
Administrative burden re lobbyists registry system ... GS113-14 Application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to: MLAs on boards of ... GS110-11 Definitions: Not-for-profit organizations ... GS39-41 Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, proposal for ... GS40-41 Government funding for ... GS39-40 Public concerns re Bill 1, Lobbyists Act ... GS39-41 Types of ... GS113-14 Use of consultant lobbyists ... GS103-4 Written submissions by: Identification of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, proposal for ... GS38-40
Offences and penalties-Fines
Amendment re change to maximum under Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, of $25,000 for first offence and $100,000 for subsequent offences, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS131-33
Offences and penalties-Prohibition on lobbying
Amendment re prohibition on lobbying for two years, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS132-33
Organization lobbyists
Amendment re definition as volunteer who receives a payment and lobbies at least 100 hours or whose lobbying with other lobbyists totals at least 100 hours annually: Motion to delete "volunteer" (Passed) ... GS155-56, 164-65 Draft amendments (row 2) to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re definition of organization lobbyist, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS150-51 Other jurisdictions: Thresholds ... GS113-15 Threshold, use of a ... GS114-15 Threshold, use of a: Motion to approve (Passed) ... GS114-17 Threshold, use of a: Motion to approve 12 days as (Passed) ... GS122-23 Use of, by nonprofit organizations ... GS113-14
Postsecondary institutions-Alberta-Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act
Existing provisions re ... GS121-22 Impact of lobbyists on policies re ... GS62-63
Postsecondary institutions-Alberta-Finance
Prescribed provincial entities
Public office holders
Communications initiated by government, Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, not to apply to ... GS126-27
Registrar for lobbyists registry system
Dual role prohibition for lobbyists, proposal for powers re ... GS129-30
Registry system for lobbyists-Reports
Electronic filing ... GS118-19 Electronic filing: Electronic vs. paper filing ... GS130-31
Registry system for lobbyists-Reports on anticipatory lobbying
Existing provisions re: Motion to approve (Passed) ... GS140-42
Regulations
Government procedures re changes to ... GS137-38
Reverse onus on government to report lobbying
Future review of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to include reverse onus, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS143-44
School boards-Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act
Amendment to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re exemption from act for school board members and individuals or officers or employees of boards, motion to approve (Agreed) ... GS119-20
Volunteers
Amendment re definition of organization lobbyist as volunteer in an organization who receives a payment and who lobbies at least 100 hours or whose lobbying with other lobbyists totals at least 100 hours annually: Motion to delete "volunteer" (Passed) ... GS155-56, 164-65 Application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to MLAs as ... GS110-11 Definition of lobbyist: Paid v unpaid ... GS164-65
Chiasson, Ms Cindy (Executive Director, Environmental Law Centre)
Dept. of Environment
Lobbying by ELC of ... GS64-66 Oral presentation by ELC re ... GS64-66
Dual role prohibition for lobbyists
Associated persons: Revision re, proposal for ... GS64-65 Proposal for revision of ... GS64-66
Dual role prohibition for lobbyists-Oral/written submissions
Oral presentation by ELC re ... GS64-66
Lobbyists Act Review-Oral/written submissions received
Environmental Law Centre ... GS64-66
Clark, Ms Phyllis (Alberta Universities)
Alberta Universities Association
Oral presentation on Lobbyists Act by ... GS96-100
Lobbyists Act
Administrative burden of ... GS97-99 Government openness under ... GS98-100
Lobbyists Act Review-Oral/written submissions received
Alberta Universities Association ... GS96-100
Lobbyists Registration Act (Federal)
Administrative burden of ... GS98-99 Organizations and individuals registered with ... GS97-98
Postsecondary institutions-Alberta-Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act
Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, proposal for ... GS96-97 Oral presentation by Alberta Universities re ... GS96-100
Postsecondary institutions-Alberta-Finance
Administrative costs in ... GS98-99
Registry system for lobbyists
Administrative burden of ... GS98-99
Universities-Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act
Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, proposal for ... GS96-97 Oral presentation by Alberta Universities re ... GS96-100 Transparency of ... GS98-100
Universities-Finance
Administrative burden of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re costs ... GS98-99
University of Alberta-Finance
Administrative costs in ... GS98-99
Coutts, David (PC, Livingstone-Macleod)
Committee on Government Services, Standing
Meetings: In camera meeting re submissions, motion to approve (Passed) ... GS107-8 Policy field committees: Coordination of communications ... GS33-34
Committees, Policy field (all-party)
Coordination of communications ... GS33-34
Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 Review-Communications plan
Advertising: Coordination with other policy field committees ... GS33-34 Policy field committees: Coordination of communications ... GS33-34
Cooling-off periods
Recommendation for 12 months for former deputy ministers, former senior policy officials, and former senior political staff, motion to rescind (Passed) ... GS169-70
Cross-ministry initiatives
Impact of cooling-off period on committee members for ... GS169-70
Former deputy ministers-Cooling-off periods
Recommendation for 12 months, motion to rescind (Passed) ... GS169-70
Former executive assistants to ministers-Cooling-off periods
As committee members for cross-ministry initiatives ... GS169-70
Former senior officials-Cooling-off periods
Recommendation for 12 months, motion to rescind (Passed) ... GS169-70
Former senior political staff-Cooling-off periods
Recommendation for 12 months, motion to rescind (Passed) ... GS169-70
Improper influence to further private interests
Application of Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, to activities normally engaged in by MLAs ... GS23-24
Lobbyists Act Review-Communications plan
Advertising: Coordination with other policy field committees ... GS33-34 Policy field committees, coordination of communications by ... GS33-34
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