Benito, Carl (PC, Edmonton-Mill Woods)
Alberta capital bonds
Issuing of (Motion 16: Evans) ... 1586-87
Arts
Provision of information re, by libraries ... 675
Automobile drivers' licences - Security aspects
Birth certificates - Security aspects
Capital Power Corporation
Impact of establishment of ... 1179
Carl Benito awards of excellence
Member's statement re ... 1856
Consumer protection
Identity theft awareness materials ... 1762
Domestic workers
Recruitment fees re, elimination of ... 929
Electric power - Prices
Impact of new company, Capital Power, on ... 1179
Employment standards
Laid off workers rules ... 964
Employment training programs
For economic downturn layoffs, provision of information re by libraries ... 675
EPCOR Group of Companies
Transfer of electricity generation facilities to new company, Capital Power ... 1179
Foreign workers, Temporary
Layoffs of ... 964, 1041 Member's statement re ... 1041
Gutierrez, Evelyn
Member's statement re ... 427
Insurance, Liability
For Search and rescue organizations ... 1540-41
Jackie Parker recreation area
Member's statement re ... 1987
Libraries
New vision for ... 675 Provision of arts and culture information ... 675 Provision of provincial career and employment training information ... 675 Services for First Nations peoples ... 675
Low-speed vehicles
Use on roads (Motion 505: Elniski) ... 721
Members' Statements (2009)
Edmonton-Mill Woods constituency awards ... 1856 Evelyn Gutierrez ... 427 Foreign workers ... 1041 Jackie Parker recreation area ... 1987
Mill Woods Cultural and Recreation Facility Association
Mushroom (Leccinum boreale)
As provincial emblem (Motion 502: Benito) ... 296-97, 300
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Capital Power Corporation ... 1179 Domestic worker recruitment fees ... 929 Identity theft ... 1762-63 Liability insurance for search and rescue organizations ... 1540-41 Library services ... 675 Minimum wage ... 259 Research and innovation funding ... 648 Temporary foreign workers ... 964
Reclamation of land
Usage of site-specific native grasses and forbs in (Motion 506: Berger) ... 836
Registry offices, Private - Security aspects
Investigation of ... 1763
Tax incentives
For scientific research and development ... 648
Traffic Safety Act
Amendment to allow low-speed vehicles on roads (Motion 505: Elniski) ... 721
Woodvale Community League
Berger, Evan (PC, Livingstone-Macleod)
Aboriginal children - Education
Aboriginal issues
Federal/provincial/territorial meting re ... 1913
Aboriginal peoples - Education
Aboriginal peoples - Employment
Alberta Native Plant Council
Canada - Economic policy
Stimulus funding for Alberta ... 1517
Credit Union Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 3)
First reading ... 17 Second reading ... 123-24 Committee ... 580 Third reading ... 609
Credit unions
Voting rules for, legislation re (Bill 3) ... 17
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 205)
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Employment training programs
Aboriginal peoples ... 1913
Feeder Associations Guarantee Act (Bill 8)
First Nations, MĂ©tis and Inuit Education Partnership Council
Establishment of ... 1913
Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 11)
Immunization
Member's statement re ... 849-50
Knowledge infrastructure program (Federal/provincial postsecondary funding)
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Medical care, Primary - Pincher Creek
Member's statement re ... 1632
Members' Statements (2009)
National Immunization Awareness Week ... 849-50 National Wildlife Week ... 561 Piikani First Nation housing project ... 1569 Pincher Creek primary care network ... 1632
Municipal sustainability initiative
Changes to ... 1424 Job creation aspects ... 1424
Mushroom (Leccinum boreale)
As provincial emblem ... 561 As provincial emblem (Motion 502: Benito) ... 299-300
National Immunization Awareness Week
Member's statement re ... 849-50
National Wildlife Week
Member's statement re ... 561
Natural habitat
Member's statement re ... 561
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Aboriginal education and employment ... 1913 Federal economic stimulus funding ... 1517 Municipal sustainability initiative ... 1424
Piikani First Nation
Housing project, member's statement re ... 1569
Reclamation of land
Usage of site-specific native grasses and forbs in (Motion 506: Berger) ... 832-33, 837
Recreation facilities
Federal funding for ... 1517
School (Enhanced Protection of Students and Teachers) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 206)
Senatorial Selection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 55)
Surface Rights Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 12)
First reading ... 19 Second reading ... 383 Third reading ... 1409
Surface Rights Board
Dispute resolution mechanism, legislation re (Bill 12) ... 19
Bhardwaj, Naresh (PC, Edmonton-Ellerslie)
Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
Alberta Building Code
Stucco exterior wallcoverings regulation ... 1021
Alberta capital bonds
Issuing of (Motion 16: Evans) ... 1594-95
Apprenticeship training
Exam results/client services computer system ... 812 Federal and provincial grants for ... 596-97, 1045-46 Red Seal program re ... 596
Asian Heritage Month
Member's statement re ... 986
Beverage containers - Recycling
Bills, Government
Bill 25, members absented themselves from Committee debate on ... 1168
Canadian Finals Rodeo, 2009
Canadian Medical Association
President's remarks re political comments re H1N1 flu vaccination program ... 2068
Capacity assessment (Dependent adults)
Careers: the Next Generation (Youth employment program)
Hilton Mierau awards, member's statement re ... 1124
Cellular telephones
Use while driving, ban on: Petition tabled re (SP434/09) ... 1427
Community initiatives program
Conflict of interest
MLAs with pecuniary interest (Bill 25, Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009) ... 1168
Consumer protection
Re construction methods deficiencies ... 1021
Curling championships
Brier Cup championship winners (Kevin Martin team), Member's statement re ... 391
Developmentally disabled
Provincial programs for ... 1933
Domestic violence - Legal aspects
Training for police/court workers ... 1909
Domestic violence - Prevention
Edmonton Northlands
Member's statement re ... 1806
Edmonton Public Library. Mill Woods branch
Provincial funding for ... 700
Education
Policy framework for innovation in (Motion 508: Bhullar) ... 1066-67
Education - Curricula
Career and technology studies program (health career courses) ... 1018-19
Education, Postsecondary
Access to: Affordability framework re ... 276-77
Educational Policy Institute
Tuition fees report ... 276
Employment assistance programs
For the disabled ... 12 For economic downturn layoffs ... 11 For immigrants ... 12
Employment training programs
Aboriginal peoples ... 12
Financial literacy, Personal - Teaching
General remarks ... 1180 National strategy re ... 1180
Food banks
Impact of milk container deposit system on ... 1574
Foster care
Member's statement re ... 301
Gang-related crime
Initiatives re ... 463 Summit re ... 463
Gangs
Recruitment activities, prevention of ... 463
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Dissemination of ... 2068 Dissemination of, political comments re ... 2068
Health sciences personnel - Education
High school prep courses ... 1018-19
High school completion framework
General remarks ... 1697 Member's statement re ... 1393
High school graduation
Early graduation, incentive for (Motion 508: Bhullar) ... 1066-67
Home building industry
Review of methods used by ... 1021
Homeless - Housing
Developmentally disabled individuals ... 1728-29
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 70, 224, 276
Irvine, Lori (Teacher)
Member's statement re ... 1124
Junior Achievement of Canada
Financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills teaching ... 1180
Krystofiak, Jena
Stay magazine picture of (SP456/09: Tabled) ... 1493
Libraries
Co-operation with schools ... 673 New vision for ... 673
Local Authorities Election (Finance and Contribution Disclosure) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Low-speed vehicles
Use on roads (Motion 505: Elniski) ... 720-21
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Absenting themselves (pecuniary interest rules) ... 1168
Members' Statements (2009)
Asian Heritage Month ... 986 Brier curling championship ... 391 Edmonton Northlands ... 1806 Foster parents ... 301 High school completion ... 1393 Lori Irvine ... 1124 O Ambassadors ... 96 Paving Health Pathways strategy ... 1018-19 Setting the Direction for Special Education ... 184 William Smolak ... 1124
Milk containers - Recycling
General remarks ... 1574 Impact on food banks ... 1574
Municipal sustainability initiative
Library funding from ... 700
O Ambassadors (School fundraising group for UN projects)
Member's statement re ... 96
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
General remarks ... 50 Reclamation requirements ... 50
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act ... 930, 1641 Apprenticeship, trade, and occupation management system ... 812 Apprenticeship training ... 596-97 Building construction review ... 1021 Community initiatives program ... 1608-09 Community spirit program ... 729-30 Deposit-refund system ... 1574 Edmonton crime rate ... 256-57 Edmonton public library Mill Woods branch ... 700 Employment supports ... 11 Family violence ... 1908-09 Financial literacy education ... 1180 Gang-related crime ... 463 H1N1 influenza immunization program ... 2068 High school completion for high-risk students ... 1697 Library services ... 673 Oil sands development strategy ... 50 Persons with developmental disabilities program ... 1933 Postsecondary education affordability ... 276-77 Research and innovation funding ... 224 Summer temporary employment program ... 70 Support for the homeless ... 1728-29 WorldSkills Calgary 2009 ... 1045-46, 1761
Organized crime - Prevention
Pathways to Housing program, Calgary
Paving Health Pathways: A Health Services Strategy
Persons with developmental disabilities community boards
Changes in funding provided to service providers ... 1933
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Ban on hand-held cellphones while driving (SP434/09) ... 1427
Postsecondary educational institutions
Research programs at ... 224 Role of ... 224
Postsecondary educational institutions - Maintenance and repair
Federal/provincial funding for ... 277
Public safety (From criminal activity) - Edmonton
Reclamation of land
Oil sands areas ... 50 Oil sands tailings ponds ... 50
Registered apprenticeship program (High schools)
Impact of WorldSkills competition on ... 1761
Research and development
Funding for ... 224 General remarks ... 224 Impact of global economic situation on ... 224
Roar of the Rings Canadian curling trials, 2009
Safe communities initiative
Safety Codes Council
Investigation of stucco exterior wallcovering safety ... 1021
Seasonal influenza vaccine
Dissemination of ... 2068
Setting the Direction for Special Education in Alberta Steering Committee
Member's statement re ... 184
Smolak, William (Teacher)
Member's statement re ... 1124
Stucco exterior wallcovering - Safety aspects
Student housing (Off-campus)
Student residences (On-campus)
Summer Temporary Employment Program
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Committee: Members absented themselves from ... 1168
Technology commercialization
Terra Centre for Pregnant and Parenting Teens
High school completion support ... 1697
Traffic Safety Act
Amendment to allow low-speed vehicles on roads (Motion 505: Elniski) ... 720-21
Tuition fees
Impact of global economic situation on ... 276-77
Unemployment
Impact of economic slowdown on ... 11
WorldSkills Calgary 2009 (Trades competition)
Equipment used at, donation to schools/postsecondaries in Alberta ... 1761 General remarks ... 1045-46, 1761
Young adults - Employment
Impact of global financial situation on ... 70
Youth techno entrepreneurship program
Bhullar, Manmeet Singh (PC, Calgary-Montrose)
Alberta Research and Innovation Act (Bill 27)
Alexander Rutherford Scholarships for High School Achievement
Calgary-Montrose constituency recipients, member's statement re ... 456-57
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Benefits increase ... 566-67 General remarks ... 567
Block Watch programs - Calgary
Member's statement re ... 42-43
Boy scout event, Marlborough Park, Calgary
Member's statement re ... 282
Calgary East Church of the Nazarene, Calgary
Community cleanup event ... 1492
Calgary Inter-faith Food Bank
Fundraising campaign for ... 1017
Calgary-Montrose (Constituency)
Member for, school visits, member's statement re ... 1344 Scholarship recipients in, member's statement re ... 456-57
Casinos
Pooling/distribution of revenues from, for charities ... 1762 Pooling/distribution of revenues from, for charities: Letters re (SP692-693/09: Tabled) ... 2046 Pooling/distribution of revenues from, for charities: MLA committee to review ... 1762 Pooling/distribution of revenues from, for charities: Petition presented re ... 2045
Chateau Estates, Calgary
Access road to, construction of ... 1990 Access road to, construction of: Petition presented re ... 2074
Colleges
With degree-granting programs, legislation re governance of (Bill 4) ... 17
The Doorway; Transitioning to Choice (Youth program)
Education
Policy framework for innovation in (Motion 508: Bhullar) ... 1065-66, 1070
Energy industry
Junior companies in, incentives for, job creation aspects ... 844
Food banks - Calgary
Fundraising campaign for ... 1017
Foster care
Cultural diversity in, member's statement re ... 376
Gordillo, Elaine
Member's statement re ... 42-43
Hansen, Gordon
Member's statement re ... 786
High school graduation
Early graduation, incentive for (Motion 508: Bhullar) ... 1065-66, 1070 Time allowed for ... 1026
Immigrant investor program (Federal)
Immigration
Provincial nominee program: Entrepreneur stream ... 1911
Jason Lang Scholarships
Calgary-Montrose constituency recipients, member's statement re ... 456-57
Louise McKinney Post-Secondary Scholarships
Calgary-Montrose constituency recipients, member's statement re ... 456-57
Marlborough Park Block Watch
Massage therapists
Skills upgrading process for, petition presented re ... 2074
Members' Statements (2009)
Calgary-Montrose Block Watch programs ... 42-43 Calgary-Montrose scholarship recipients ... 456-57 Calgary-Montrose school visits ... 1344 Calgary ring road ... 1657 The Doorway street youth transition program ... 1609-10 Foster care ... 376 Gordon Hansen ... 786 Marlborough Park Boy Scout event ... 282 Penbrooke Meadows community cleanup ... 1492 Southeast Calgary ring road P3 project ... 153 Walking Away Hunger campaign ... 1017
Mineral exploration
Tax incentives for ... 844
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Assured income for the severely handicapped ... 566-67 Calgary ring road ... 1657 Charitable gaming consultation ... 1762 Chateau Estates access road ... 1990 East Calgary transportation utility corridors ... 254-55 High school graduation ... 1026 Immigrant investor program ... 1911 Mineral exploration tax credit ... 844 Northeast Calgary ring road ... 794 Southeast Calgary ring road P3 project ... 158-59
Penbrooke Meadows community, Calgary
Community cleanup event in, member's statement re ... 1492
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Charitable gaming proceeds distribution ... 2045 Chateau Estates, Calgary, access road ... 2074 Massage therapists' qualifications upgrade process ... 2074
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 4)
First reading ... 17 Second reading ... 124 Third reading ... 912, 915
Postsecondary educational institutions
Role of, legislation re (Bill 4) ... 17
Ring roads - Calgary
Northeast/northwest sections opening: Member's statement re ... 1657 Northeast section ... 794 Southeast section: Member's statement re ... 153 Southeast section: P3 funding for ... 158-59
Ryan, Mary
Member's statement re ... 42-43
Scholarships
Calgary-Montrose constituency recipients, member's statement re ... 456-57
South American Pentecostal Church, Calgary
Community cleanup event ... 1492
Tax incentives
Flow-through shares ... 844 For mineral exploration ... 844
Transportation utility corridors
Use for pathways/green space ... 254-55
Transportation utility corridors - Calgary
Use for pathways/green space ... 254-55
Walking Away Hunger campaign
Member's statement re ... 1017
Blackett, Hon. Lindsay (PC, Calgary-North West)
Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre
Lottery funding for ... 620
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Annual report, 2007-08 (SP46/09: Tabled) ... 161 Annual report, 2008-09 (SP537/09: Tabled) ... 1642 Participation in the cultural component of 2010 Olympics ... 137, 1759
Alberta Historical Resources Foundation
Annual report, 2007-08 (SP48/09: Tabled) ... 161 Annual report, 2008-09 (SP538/09: Tabled) ... 1642
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Annual report, 2007-08 (SP70/09: Tabled) ... 193 Annual report, 2008-09 (SP541/09: Tabled) ... 1642 General remarks ... 495 Legislation re (Bill 44) ... 850 New chief commissioner ... 134, 495 Prosecution of teachers for teaching exempted students ... 926, 930, 961, 989 Review of ... 134
Alberta School Boards Association
Position on parental choice in education legislation ... 1199
Alberta SuperNet
Public library access to ... 675
Alberta Teachers' Association
Position on parental choice in education legislation ... 925, 1199
Arts
General remarks ... 137, 1638 Provision of information re, by libraries ... 675
Arts Days
General remarks ... 1490, 1638 Impact of global economic downturn on ... 1490 Promotion of, through public libraries ... 675, 1490 Promotion of, through schools ... 1490
Black History Month
Ministerial statement re ... 66-67
Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Position on parental choice in education legislation ... 1199
Charitable societies/nonprofit organizations
Funding for ... 564 Policy framework for government re ... 191
Community facility enhancement program
General remarks ... 731, 908 Transfer of major community facilities program applications to ... 567
Community initiatives program
Community sports organizations funding from ... 1133 General remarks ... 1608-09 International project funding component ... 908 Merging of Wild Rose grants into ... 564, 731, 908, 1133, 1609
Community spirit program
General remarks ... 729-30, 908, 1133 Grant distribution across province (SP213/09: Tabled) ... 702 List of recipients of (SP212/09: Tabled) ... 702 Tax credit component ... 564, 729
Community sports organizations
Provincial funding for ... 1133
Consumer protection
Re secondary ticket sales ... 189, 223
Culture policy (Spirit of Alberta)
Dept. of Culture and Community Spirit
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP592/09: Tabled) ... 1787 Main estimates 2009-10: Responses to questions during (SP398/09: Tabled) ... 1344
Discrimination
Effect of Bill 44 on ... 1396
Donating to charitable organizations
Ministerial statement re ... 1776
Edmonton Northlands
Horse racing activity ... 1860
Education - Curricula
Exemptions from, on religious/ethical grounds ... 647, 909, 925-27, 930, 959, 989, 1046, 1126, 1199, 1335-36, 1396, 1398-99
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
Cleanup requirements provisions ... 100
Fair Trading Act
Secondary ticket sales provisions ... 223
Film and Video Classification Act (Bill 18, 2008)
Ticket resale provisions ... 189, 223
Film development grant program
Freedom of expression
Amendment of section 3 of human rights legislation re ... 1046
Government spending policy
Historic Resources Fund
Annual report, 2007-08 (SP49/09: Tabled) ... 161 Annual report, 2008-09 (SP539/09: Tabled) ... 1642
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act
Definition of religion in ... 1020-21 Parental rights amendment to allow exemption from public education curriculum ... 647, 909, 925-27, 930, 959, 961, 989, 1020-21, 1126, 1199 Section 3 amendment re freedom of speech ... 1046 Sexual orientation provisions in ... 134-35, 647, 925, 930, 1046
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
First reading ... 850 Second reading ... 883-84 Committee ... 1283-84, 1306-07, 1315-16, 1323-24, 1328 Committee: Amendment A1A (SP391/09: Tabled) ... 1283 Committee: Amendment A1B (SP392/09: Tabled) ... 1284 Third reading ... 1460-61, 1474-75 General remarks ... 925-27, 930, 959, 961, 1020-21, 1046, 1126, 1199, 1335-36, 1396, 1398-99
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund
Human sexuality
Definition of, for curriculum purposes ... 1074
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Ministerial statement re ... 495
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 1490
Libraries
New vision for ... 675 Provision of arts and culture information ... 675, 1490
Lottery Fund
Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre funding ... 620 Grant cheques from, presentation by opposition MLAs (M25/09: Defeated) ... 1051
Major community facilities program
Discontinuation of ... 567
Members' withdrawal of remarks
Ministerial Statements (2009)
Black History Month ... 66-67 Holocaust Memorial Day ... 723-24 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ... 495 National Philanthropy Day ... 1776
National Philanthropy Day
Ministerial statement re ... 1776
Office of the Premier
Premier's comments on parental choice in education issue ... 927
Olympic torch relay (Vancouver 2010 Olympics)
Alberta tour, cultural component ... 1758-59
Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver/Whistler (2010)
Alberta tourism potential re ... 137 Cultural component ... 137
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre ... 620 Alberta Arts Days ... 1490 Arts and culture funding ... 1638 Community initiatives program ... 908, 1608-09 Community spirit program ... 729-30 Debate on Bill 44 ... 1335-36 Definition of human sexuality ... 1074 Definition of religion ... 1020-21 Film and television support ... 1911-12 Film development program ... 879 Horse-racing industry ... 1607 Library services ... 675 Major community facilities program ... 567 Nonprofit and voluntary sector initiative ... 191 Parental choice in education ... 909, 925-27, 930, 959, 961, 989, 1126, 1199, 1396, 1398-99 Protection of freedom of expression ... 1046 Public education exemptions ... 647 Secondary ticket sales ... 189, 223 Sexual orientation and human rights ... 134-35 Support for community sports organizations ... 1133 Support for the horse-racing industry ... 1860 Turner Valley gas plant ... 72, 100 Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch relay ... 1758-59 Vancouver 2010 Olympics ... 137 Wild Rose Foundation ... 564, 731
Point of Order
Parliamentary language ... 967 Referring to a member by name ... 1316
Race discrimination
Ministerial statement re ... 495-96
Reclamation of land
Cleanup costs funding requirements ... 100
Religion
Definition of, in human rights legislation ... 1020-21
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology
Online programming, access to through public libraries ... 675
School Act
Curriculum exemptions provisions ... 909, 926, 930
Schools
Provision of Arts Days information ... 1490
Secondary ticket sales
Ticketmaster Canada situation ... 189, 223
Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership
Input into freedom of speech amendment for human rights legislation ... 1046 Input into sexual orientation inclusion in human rights legislation ... 134 Position on parental choice in education legislation ... 925, 926
Slot machines in racing entertainment centres
Revenue from: Transferred to horse racing industry ... 1607
Supreme Court of Canada
Delwin Vriend case ... 135
Tourism
Promotion of, during 2010 Winter Olympics ... 137
Turner Valley Gas Plant (Historic site)
Leaks from: Cleanup of ... 72, 100
Wild Rose Foundation
Annual report, 2007-08 (SP47/09: Tabled) ... 161 Annual report, 2008-09 (SP540/09: Tabled) ... 1642 Grants from, suspended ... 564, 731, 908, 1609
Wild Roses (Television program)
Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)
Ministerial statement re ... 723-24
Blakeman, Laurie (AL, Edmonton-Centre)
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
Member's statement re ... 2034
Air quality - Monitoring
General remarks ... 1047-48, 1810 National index of readings from, for health purposes: Alberta participation in ... 845, 1048
Alberta
Future of, letter re (SP646/09: Tabled) ... 1916
Alberta Blue Cross Plan
Premiums' increase, email re (SP136/09: Tabled) ... 467
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Chiropractic services coverage, letter re (SP253/09: Tabled) ... 819 Chiropractic services coverage, letter re (SP273/09: Tabled) ... 966 Gender reassignment surgery delisting from ... 614 Seniors' coverage, letter re (SP343/09: Tabled) ... 1134
Alberta Health Services (authority)
CEO (Dr. Stephen Duckett): Letter re (SP517/09: Tabled) ... 1577 CEO (Dr. Stephen Duckett): Letter to (SP503/09: Tabled) ... 1546
Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Redevelopment of, letter re (SP518/09: Tabled) ... 1577 Transfer of patients to community-based beds: Letters re ... 1916 Transfer of patients to community-based beds: Letters re (SP531-532/09: Tabled) ... 1610 Transfer of patients to community-based beds, petitions presented re ... 1938-39
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Prosecution of teachers for teaching exempted students ... 926, 961
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Precision Drilling investment: E-mail re ... 1402
Alberta Land Stewardship Act (Bill 36)
Committee ... 1375-77, 1383 Committee: Amendment A8 (SP418/09: Tabled) ... 1383
Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act (Bill 32)
Alberta Research and Innovation Act (Bill 27)
Alberta Water Council
Intrabasin water movement recommendation ... 399 Water allocation consultations ... 434 Wetlands policy recommendations ... 1727
Appropriation Act, 2009 (Bill 47)
Arts administrators
Member's statement re ... 2065
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Benefits increase, letters re (SP210/09: Tabled) ... 680
Auditor General
Climate change fund accounting comments ... 156 Climate change plan comments ... 268-69, 813 Environment dept. recommendations ... 266-67, 268-69
Automobiles, Electric
Road legality of, letter re (SP505/09: Tabled) ... 1546
Black History Month
Ministerial statement re ... 67
Boyle McCauley Health Centre
H1N1 flu vaccine dissemination through ... 1781
Boyle Street Community Services
H1N1 flu vaccine dissemination through ... 1781
Buffalo gals (Group)
Member's statement re ... 1124
Calgary Courts Centre
Opening event for, solicitation of political donations at: Point of Order re ... 345-46
Calgary Flames Hockey Club
H1N1 flu vaccinations for ... 1781
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Primrose East bitumen spill ... 134
Carbon Capture and Storage Funding Act (Bill 14)
Carbon dioxide emissions
Hard caps (absolute reduction) for industry re ... 760, 1660-61 Reduction in ... 47, 760, 1338, 1661, 2068 Reduction in: Verification methods for ... 156
Carbon dioxide sequestration
Carbon pricing
General remarks ... 699 Jaccard report on ... 699
Catching My Breath (Documentary)
Member's statement re ... 1176
Central McDougall community, Edmonton
Revitalization of, member's statement re ... 335
Charitable societies/nonprofit organizations
Cheongju International Craft Biennale
Alberta participation at ... 2065 Alberta participation at, member's statement re ... 1335
Children and poverty
Funding for programs re ... 2039
Chiropractic services
Inclusion under health care plan: Letter re (SP253/09: Tabled) ... 819 Inclusion under health care plan: Letter re (SP273/09: Tabled) ... 966
Civil Enforcement Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 20)
Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund
Levy on polluters to create ... 156, 699 Verification of amounts owed to, Auditor General's comments re ... 156
Committee of Supply
Estimates consideration in standing committees, reports on: Presented to ... 1033 Standing committees reports to, re estimates consideration ... 1033 Supplementary estimates consideration, determining number of days for ... 164-65
Committee on Resources and Environment, Standing
Estimates debate in, report presented re ... 1033
Community facility enhancement program
Community initiatives program
Community sports organizations funding from ... 1133 International project funding component ... 908 Merging of Wild Rose grants into ... 908, 1133 Merging of Wild Rose grants into, member's statement re ... 808
Community sports organizations
Provincial funding for ... 1133
Concrete Theatre
Are We There Yet? production, member's statement re ... 1914
Condominium Property Act
Amendment re property management companies issues ... 788 Rental units percentage in condos, letter re (SP515/09: Tabled) ... 1577
Condominiums
Participation in energy efficiency rebate program ... 1259 Rental units percentage in, letter re (SP515/09: Tabled) ... 1577
Consumer protection
Re condo property management companies ... 788 Re secondary ticket sales ... 189, 223, 906-07
Contaminated sites
Cleanup of ... 72 Information system re, Auditor General's recommendations re ... 266
Corrections Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 58)
Crown's Right of Recovery Act (Bill 48)
Dept. of Environment
Approvals process, Auditor General's comments re ... 266 Auditor General's comments re ... 266-67, 268-69 Budget cuts ... 1398 Communications budget increase ... 564 Environmental monitoring budget decrease ... 564 Interim estimates 2009-10: Debated ... 265-66 Main estimates 2009-10: Amendment A6 (hosting expenses) (defeated) (SP297/09: Tabled) ... 1034 Role of ... 268
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Hosting expenses, 2004-08 (M24/09: Defeated) ... 827-28
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Former minister's solicitation of political donations at Calgary Courts Centre opening: Point of Order re ... 345-46
Diesel fuel
Usage as fracking agent, contamination issues re ... 517
Discrimination - Age
Seniors' drug plan ... 614
Discrimination - Sex
Gender reassignment surgery coverage removal ... 614
Domestic violence
Funding for programs re ... 2038-39
Donating to charitable organizations
Downtown Edmonton Community League
Consultation re Legislature Grounds redevelopment ... 676
Drinking water
Auditor General's concerns re ... 266-67
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage ... 614 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, letters re (SP36-37/09: Tabled) ... 106-07 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, letters re (SP210/09: Tabled) ... 680 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, revised plan (April 2009), opposition access to news conference re, privilege question re ... 821-22
Economic development and the environment
Edmonton-Centre (Constituency)
Report on issues in (SP210/09: Tabled) ... 680
Edmonton Northlands
Horse racing activity ... 1860
Edmonton Police Service
H1N1 vaccine for police officers, request for ... 1781
Education - Curricula
Exemptions from, on religious/ethical grounds ... 647, 926
Education - Finance
Cutbacks to: Letters re (SP645/09: Tabled) ... 1916
Education, Postsecondary
Cost of: Letter re (SP51/09: Tabled) ... 162
Education, Postsecondary - Finance
Letter re (SP51/09: Tabled) ... 162
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 205)
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 45)
Electric power, Coal-produced
Electric power lines - Construction - Southern Alberta
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Elk antler velvet-Health aspects
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness (proceeded with) ... 1667-68, 1676-77 Provision of answers to questions posed during estimates process, impact of (not proceeded with) ... 1028-29
Emergency Health Services Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 62)
Energy efficiency for consumers
Rebate program re ... 1259 Rebate program re: Application to condos ... 1259 Rebate program re: Inclusion of windows in ... 1259
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
Encouragement of, through feed-in tariffs ... 1338 General remarks ... 1695 Job creation aspects ... 1661, 1695 Targets for ... 760
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable - Ontario
Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 28)
Environmental Appeal Board
Crowsnest Pass water allocation appeal ... 1575
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
Cleanup requirements provisions ... 100
Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures)
Provision of answers to questions posed during, impact of: Emergency debate request re ... 1028-29 Supplementary estimates 2008-09 No. 2 referred to Committee of Supply (Motion 5: Snelgrove) ... 164-65
Exposure; Edmonton's Queer Arts and Culture Festival
Program (SP584/09: Tabled) ... 1787
Fair Trading Act
Secondary ticket sales provisions ... 189, 223, 906
Feeder Associations Guarantee Act (Bill 8)
Film and Video Classification Act (Bill 18, 2008)
Ticket resale provisions ... 189, 223
Film development grant program
Fiscal Responsibility Act (Bill 33)
Food industry and trade
Provincial funding for, usage for Balzac race track/mall project ... 460
Fracturing chemicals
Contamination of groundwater ... 517 Privacy of information re ... 517
French immersion programming
Funding for, letter re (SP516/09: Tabled) ... 1577
Game farming
Phasing out of, compensation re ... 553
Gaming and Liquor Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 42)
Gender reassignment surgery
Delisting from health care plan ... 614 Delisting from health care plan, letters re (SP210/09: Tabled) ... 680
Grandin school
H1N1 flu pandemic precautions ... 1677
Greater Edmonton Foundation Housing for Seniors
Member's statement re ... 129
Greenhouse gas emissions
Intensity targets for industry re ... 699, 812-13 North American harmonization of regulations re ... 47 Reduction of ... 699, 812-13, 1660-61, 2068 Reduction of: North American cap and trade system for ... 47
Grizzly bears
Designation as endangered species ... 1700
Grizzly bears - Protection
E-mail re (SP563/09: Tabled) ... 1700
Groundwater
Impact of fracturing chemicals on ... 517 Monitoring of ... 1184-85, 1398
Groundwater - Calling Lake area
Contamination by brine well site operation ... 338, 368
Groundwater - Oil sands areas
Monitoring of quality of ... 279
Groundwater - Pollution
Bitumen spill, Primrose East field near Cold Lake ... 134
Gunshot and Stab Wound Mandatory Disclosure Act (Bill 46)
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Dissemination of, letters re ... 1677 Dissemination of, letters re (SP562/09: Tabled) ... 1700 Dissemination of, to emergency responders ... 1781 Dissemination of, to hockey players ... 1781 Dissemination of, to homeless people ... 1677, 1780-81
H1N1 influenza virus
Hospital bed availability for victims of ... 1676 Preparations for ... 1676 Preparations for, emergency debate on (proceeded with) ... 1667-68, 1676-77 Preparations for, ethics framework re ... 1781
Health Information Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 52)
Health issues - Fort Chipewyan
Minister's meeting with residents re ... 279
Health Professions Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 60)
HIV Edmonton
AIDS awareness activities ... 2034
Hope Mission, Edmonton
H1N1 flu vaccine dissemination through ... 1781
Horse racing tracks - Rocky View MD
Waste-water disposal for Balzac project, funding re ... 460, 496
Hospital beds
Capacity of, for H1N1 flu victims ... 1676
Hospitality expenses, Government
Reduction of, by amendment A6 to Environment dept. estimates (defeated) (SP297/09: Tabled) ... 1034
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act
Definition of religion in ... 1020-21 Parental rights amendment to allow exemption from public education curriculum ... 647, 926, 961, 1020-21 Sexual orientation provisions in ... 647
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Second reading ... 1007--09, 1164-66 Committee ... 1284, 1294-96, 1314-15, 1320-22, 1325 Committee: Amendment SA1 (SP388/09: Tabled) ... 1295 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP393/09: Tabled) ... 1322 Committee: Amendment A3 (SP394/09: Tabled) ... 1325 Third reading ... 1461-63, 1471-72, 1476-77 General remarks ... 926, 961, 1020-21 Letter re ... 1401 Letters re (SP279, 376, 435-438/09: Tabled) ... 997, 1262, 1427 Petition tabled re (SP375/09: Tabled) ... 1262
Human sexuality
Definition of, for curriculum purposes ... 1074
Hydrogen sulphide emissions - Fort Mackay
Hydrogen sulphide emissions - Mildred Lake area
Income tax, Provincial
Revenue from, percentage transferred to municipalities, legislation re (Bill 204) ... 498
Industrial development
Contamination from, self-monitoring of by industry ... 338, 368, 497
Insulation in commercial buildings
Interim supply (Main, Lottery Fund) estimates, 2009-10
Estimates 2009-10: Debated ... 265-69
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Ministerial statement re ... 495-96
Irrigation districts
Sale of water to user groups ... 434
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Land-use framework
Regional planning boards under, integration with regional public utilities commissions ... 434 Relation to oil sands development strategy ... 71
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Rights of, point of privilege re ... 501-02
Life Leases Act (Bill 208)
Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 2)
Lottery boards, Community
Lottery Fund
Funds allocation: Political bias in ... 428 Grant cheques from, presentation by opposition MLAs (M25/09: Defeated) ... 1050-53
Major community facilities program
Discontinuation of ... 567
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 43)
Second reading ... 1152, 1155 Committee ... 1365-66 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP402/09: Tabled) ... 1365
McFall, Tom (Arts administrator)
Member's statement re ... 2065
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Involvement in lottery granting process ... 428
Members' Statements (2009)
AIDS awareness ... 2034 Arts administrators ... 2065 Buffalo gals ... 1124 Catching My Breath ... 1176 Cheongju International Craft Biennale ... 1335 Concrete Theatre ... 1914 Greater Edmonton Foundation ... 129 Legacy magazine ... 1856-57 Neighbourhood revitalization project ... 335 Water management ... 496-97 Wild Rose Foundation ... 808-09
Mental Health Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 59)
Second reading ... 1925 Third reading ... 2027
Mineral Springs hospital, Banff
Obstetrical services, temporary cancellation of: Letters re (SP93-94/09: Tabled) ... 260
Ministerial Statements (2009)
Black History Month ... 67 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination ... 495-96 National Philanthropy Day ... 1776
Ministers (Provincial government)
Involvement in lottery granting process ... 428 Vehicles used by: Low-emission vehicle requirement (Motion 513: Kang) ... 1562-63
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 23)
National Philanthropy Day
Ministerial statement re ... 1776
Neighbourhood revitalization project - Edmonton-Centre constituency
Member's statement re ... 335
Office of the Premier
Premier's role in information release re Suncor pollution charges ... 367
Oil sands development
Strategy re ... 71 Strategy re: Relation to land-use framework ... 71
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Emissions, government monitoring of ... 368 Emissions, government monitoring of, funding for ... 563-64 Emissions, self-monitoring of ... 368 General remarks ... 47, 279
Oil sands tailings ponds
Waterfowl deaths on ... 513
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Air quality ... 1047-48 Air quality monitoring ... 845 Alternative energy investment ... 1695 Carbon emissions reduction ... 47, 156 Carbon pricing ... 699 Cleanup of orphan wells ... 221-22 Climate change ... 759-60, 1660-61, 2068 Community initiatives program ... 908 Condominium property management ... 788 Definition of human sexuality ... 1074 Definition of religion ... 1020-21 Disclosure of information on environmental charges ... 367 Domestic violence ... 2038-39 Elk antler velvet ... 553 Energy efficiency ... 1338-39 Energy efficiency rebates ... 1259 Environmental monitoring and evaluation ... 563-64 Environmental monitoring and self-reporting ... 368 Film and television support ... 1911-12 Gender reassignment surgery ... 614 Greenhouse gas emissions ... 812-13 Groundwater contamination near Calling Lake ... 338 Groundwater monitoring ... 1184-85, 1398 H1N1 influenza immunization for homeless people ... 1780-81 Horse-racing industry ... 1607 Intrabasin water transfers ... 399 Legislature Grounds redevelopment ... 676 Lottery grants ... 428 Major community facilities program ... 567 Oil and gas industry fracturing chemicals ... 517 Oil sands area groundwater monitoring ... 279 Oil sands development strategy ... 71 Parental choice in education ... 926, 961 Primrose East bitumen spill ... 134 Provincial wetland policy ... 309-10 Public education exemptions ... 647 Secondary ticket sales ... 189, 223, 906-07 Sour gas levels at Mildred Lake ... 1489-90, 1810 Support for community sports organizations ... 1133 Support for the horse-racing industry ... 1860 Swan Hills treatment centre ... 12-13 Turner Valley gas plant ... 72, 99-100 Water allocation ... 1542-43, 1991 Water allocation in the Crowsnest Pass ... 1575 Water management ... 460 Water transfers ... 434, 490 Waterfowl deaths in oil sands tailings pond ... 513 Wetlands policy ... 1727
Peace Officer Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 16)
Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 54)
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Alberta Hospital acute care beds, retention of ... 1938-39 Turner Valley Gas Plant site cleanup ... 77
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Bill 44, Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (SP375/09: Tabled) ... 1262
Phair, Michael
AIDS awareness activities ... 2034
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 1403, 1652 Allegations against a member (comments re Calgary Courts Centre opening celebration) ... 345-46 Explanation of Speaker's ruling ... 1872 Insulting language ... 1028 Parliamentary language ... 967 Provocative language ... 162-63 Speakers list ... 1684
Political influence on public policy decisions
Precision Drilling Corporation
AIMCo investment in: E-mail re ... 1402
Privilege
Obstructing a member in performance of duty (exclusion from government news conference) ... 821-22 Rights of the Assembly ... 501-02
Professional Corporations Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 53)
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Solicitation of donations to, at opening of Calgary Courts Centre: Point of Order re ... 345-46
Property management companies (condos)
Consumer protection re ... 788
Protection for Persons in Care Act (Bill 41)
Provincial/municipal fiscal relations
Legislation re (Bill 204) ... 498
Provincial-Municipal Tax Sharing Act (Bill 204)
Public Affairs Bureau
Role in information release re Suncor pollution charges ... 367
Public service - Alberta
Senior officials in, vehicle usage, fuel efficiency standards for (Motion 513: Kang) ... 1562-63
Public utilities commissions, Regional
Queen Mary Park community, Edmonton
Revitalization of, member's statement re ... 335
Race discrimination
Ministerial statement re ... 495-96
Racing entertainment centres - Balzac
Radiology services - Cochrane
Removal of, letter from mayor re (SP42/09: Tabled) ... 139
Reclamation of land
Cleanup costs funding requirements ... 12-13, 100 Orphaned wells, cleanup costs responsibility ... 221-22 Usage of site-specific native grasses and forbs in (Motion 506: Berger) ... 833-34
Recreation facilities - Cochrane
Lottery grant for, timing of announcement re ... 428 Lottery grant for, timing of announcement re, documents re (SP125/09: Tabled) ... 436
Religion
Definition of, in human rights legislation ... 1020-21
Rent control
Letter re (SP52/09: Tabled) ... 162
Royal Lawn Bowling Club
Continuation on Legislature Grounds ... 676
School Act
Curriculum exemptions provisions ... 926
Secondary ticket sales
Ontario legislation prohibiting ... 906-07 Ticketmaster Canada situation ... 189, 223, 906-07
Senatorial Selection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 55)
Sexual orientation
Inclusion in Alberta human rights legislation ... 647
Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership
Dashed Dreams, New Realities (report) (SP545/09: Tabled) ... 1642 Position on parental choice in education legislation ... 926
Slot machines in racing entertainment centres
Revenue from: Transferred to horse racing industry ... 1607
Social housing
Rent supplement program, letter re (SP647/09: Tabled) ... 1916
South Saskatchewan River basin
Management of water in ... 434 Overuse of ... 497, 1543, 1575 Redesignation of subbasins in ... 399
Spills (Pollution) - Cold Lake area
Primrose East bitumen field ... 134
Stollery Children's Hospital
Emergency treatment tent: Letter re (SP504/09: Tabled) ... 1546
Suncor Inc.
Untreated sewage leak from, into Athabasca River ... 368 Untreated sewage leak from, into Athabasca River: Timing of charges re ... 367
Supplementary estimates
Determining number of days for ... 164-65
Supportive Living Accommodation Licensing Act (Bill 10)
Swan Hills Treatment Centre
Decommissioning/cleanup of ... 12-13
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Tailings ponds, waterfowl deaths on ... 513
Teachers
Liability of, re teaching exempted students ... 926, 961
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Tobacco companies
Recovery of tobacco-related health care costs from, legislation re (Bill 48): Letter re (SP585/09: Tabled) ... 1787
Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 39)
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 18)
Turner Valley Gas Plant (Historic site)
Leaks from: Cleanup of ... 72, 99-100 Leaks from: Cleanup of, petition presented re ... 77
Ukrainian Museum of Canada
Pamphlet re (SP546/09: Tabled) ... 1642
United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen (December 2009)
Victims of Crime Fund
Domestic violence programs funding from ... 2038
Ward Chemical Inc.
Brine well site, Calling Lake, contamination from ... 338, 368
Water Act
Definition of basin in ... 399 Water allocation priorities, specification in ... 490, 1575
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Water licences - Rocky View MD
Usage of allocated water under ... 460
Water quality
Preservation of, in transborder water flow ... 490
Water quality - Athabasca River
Impact of oil sands development on ... 279, 368, 497 Impact of untreated sewage leak on ... 368
Water resources development
Member's statement re ... 496-97
Water supply - Crowsnest Pass area
Water transfers (intrabasin)
Water well drilling
Auditor General's concerns re ... 267
Water wells
Impact of fracturing chemicals on ... 517
Well drilling industry
Letter re (SP318/09: Tabled) ... 1050
Well sites, Orphaned
Cost of reclamation of, responsibility for ... 221-22
Wetlands - Oil sands areas
Provincial policy re ... 310
Wild Rose Foundation
Grants from, suspended ... 908 Grants from, suspended: Letters re (SP210/09: Tabled) ... 680 Grants from, suspended: Member's statement re ... 808-09
Wildlife Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 26)
Women's shelters
Access to, by women without children ... 2038
Wood Buffalo Environmental Association
Air quality monitoring, Mildred Lake area ... 1810
Workers' Compensation Board
E-mail re (SP426/09: Tabled) ... 1401
World Health Organization
CWD infected animals' exclusion from human food chain ... 553
Boutilier, Guy C. (Ind. effective July 17, 2009, previously PC; Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo)
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Suncor expansion hearings: Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo MLA's intervention in ... 42
Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Transfer of patients to community-based beds, petitions presented re ... 2045, 2074
Ambulance service
Combining with fire services, petition presented re ... 1492
Appropriation Act, 2009 (Bill 47)
Calgary Flames Hockey Club
H1N1 flu vaccinations for ... 1723
Capital projects, Municipal - Fort McMurray
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Minister's comments on long-term care facilities for Fort McMurray ... 1757
Fire services
Combining with EMS services, petition presented re ... 1492
Fort McMurray
Impact of oil sands expansion on ... 42 Impact of oil sands expansion on: Funding to alleviate ... 1259, 1907, 2067
Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (Constituency)
Constituent concerns, member's statement re ... 1723
Government accountability
Government spending policy
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Dissemination of, to hockey players ... 1723
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Kearl Lake project, upgrading of bitumen from ... 1258-59
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Fort McMurray
Health minister's and Premier's comments re ... 1636, 1757
Members' Statements (2009)
Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo constituent concerns ... 1723 Ron Morgan ... 2043-44
Ministerial Statements (2009)
Oil sands development strategy ... 42 Recognition of 30 years of service, Hon. Ken Kowalski, Speaker, Member for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock ... 1904
Office of the Premier
Premier's comments on long-term care facilities for Fort McMurray ... 1757
Oil sands development
General remarks ... 1258-59 Strategy re: Ministerial statement re ... 42 Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Radke report on ... 1259
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Funding for Fort McMurray area ... 2067 Government accountability ... 1757-58 Government spending ... 1907-08 Imperial Oil Kearl Lake project ... 1258-59 Long-term care in Fort McMurray ... 1636
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Alberta Hospital acute care beds, retention of ... 2045, 2074 Municipal integrated fire and emergency medical services ... 1492
Speaker
Recognition of 30 years of service of Hon. Ken Kowalski, Member for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock ... 1904
Student testing
Achievement tests, grade 3 students: Elimination of (Motion 503: Leskiw) ... 418
Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill)
Access to the Future Fund
Renaissance fund component ... 616-17
Alberta Fire Code
Secondary suite regulations ... 258
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Cataract surgery funding ... 465
Alberta Personal Income Tax Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 40)
First reading ... 702 Second reading ... 856 Third reading ... 1407
Appropriation Act, 2009 (Bill 47)
Auditor General
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Automobile drivers' licences
Loss of, due to inability to get cataract surgery ... 465
Beverly Ann Cormier Adoption Termination Act
Petition presented ... 251 Recommendation to proceed ... 621 Standing Orders 90 to 94 complied with ... 303
Calgary Board of Education
School construction and maintenance funding ... 763
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
Whitehorse meeting: Climate change discussions ... 101
Caritas Health Group Statutes Amendment Act, 2009
Petition presented ... 251 Recommendation to proceed, with amendments (SP184/09: Tabled) ... 621 Standing Orders 90 to 94 complied with ... 303
Caritas Health Group Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill Pr. 2)
Cataract surgery
Contracting out to private clinics ... 465 Wait times for, reduction of ... 465
Chief Electoral Officer
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Climate change
Canadian policy on ... 101 U.S. policy on ... 101
Committee of Supply
Estimates consideration in standing committees, amounts voted on: Passed by ... 1036
Committee on Private Bills, Standing
Commonwealth Day
Member's statement re ... 282-83
Conference of the Parties
Copenhagen meeting, Alberta participation ... 101
Conflict of interest
MLAs absenting themselves from debate due to pecuniary interest (Bill 43, Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009), point of privilege on Ethics Commissioner's advice re ... 1497
Crown's Right of Recovery Act (Bill 48)
Darwin, Charles
Bicentennial of, member's statement re ... 8
Deerfoot Trail, Calgary
Congestion/safety issues on ... 1076
Dept. of Aboriginal Relations
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Children and Youth Services
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Culture and Community Spirit
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Education
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Energy
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Environment
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Housing and Urban Affairs
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Infrastructure
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Service Alberta
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Dept. of Transportation
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 205)
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness (proceeded with) ... 1681-82
Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures)
Main and Legislative Assembly offices estimates, 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Ethics Commissioner
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036 MLAs absenting themselves from debate due to pecuniary interest (Bill 43), point of privilege re ... 1497
Executive Council
Main estimates 2009-10: Debated ... 659-61 Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Les Filles de la Sagesse Act Repeal Act
Petition presented ... 251 Recommendation to proceed, with amendment (SP185/09: Tabled) ... 621 Standing Orders 90 to 94 complied with ... 303
Fiscal Responsibility Act (Bill 33)
Committee: Amendment A1 (SP284 & 334/09: Tabled) ... 1003
Glenbow Ranch provincial park
Grasslands
Establishment of provincial parks in ... 728
Greenhouse gas emissions
North American harmonization of regulations re ... 101 Reduction of: North American cap and trade system for ... 101
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Development of ... 1682 Dissemination of ... 1682 Dissemination of, prioritization of ... 1682 Supply of ... 1682
H1N1 influenza virus
Preparations for, emergency debate on (proceeded with) ... 1681-82
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Second reading ... 628-29 Committee ... 805-06 Committee: Amendment A5 (SP246/09: Tabled) ... 806 Committee: Amendment A6 (SP247/09: Tabled) ... 806 Third reading ... 898
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Rights of, point of privilege re ... 502
Legislative Assembly Office
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 43)
Conflict of interest issue re, advice from Ethics Commissioner: Point of privilege re ... 1497
Members' Statements (2009)
Charles Darwin's birthday bicentennial ... 8 Commonwealth Day ... 282-83 Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie ... 251 St. George's Day ... 787
Municipal finance
Provincial funding for ... 226
Municipal Government (Municipal Auditor General) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 202)
Mushroom (Leccinum boreale)
As provincial emblem (Motion 502: Benito) ... 297
Obama, Barack (U.S. President)
Climate change policy ... 101
Off-highway vehicles
Trails for ... 728 Usage in provincial parks ... 728
Ombudsman
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Access to the future fund ... 616-17 Cataract surgery wait times ... 465 Climate change policy ... 101 Deerfoot Trail traffic congestion ... 1076 Fire safety standards for secondary suites ... 258 Municipal taxation ... 226 Plan for parks ... 728 School capital construction ... 763 Vehicular accident statistics ... 813
Parks, Provincial
Establishment in grasslands regions ... 728 New plan for ... 728 Use of off-highway vehicles in ... 728
Petitions for Private Bills (2009)
Beverly Anne Cormier Adoption Termination Act ... 251 Caritas Health Group Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 ... 251 Les Filles de la Sagesse Act Repeal Act ... 251
Privilege
Ethics Commissioner advice on conflicts of interest ... 1497 Rights of the Assembly ... 502
Property tax - Education levy
Transfer to municipalities ... 226
Protection for Persons in Care Act (Bill 41)
First reading ... 766 Second reading ... 856 Third reading ... 1525
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 6)
Committee: Amendment A1 (SP196/09: Tabled) ... 638
Public Health Act
Secondary suite infractions, prosecution under ... 258
Les Rendez-vous de la Francophonie, 2009
Member's statement re ... 251
Rental housing
Secondary suites, fire safety aspects ... 258
Safety Codes Act
Secondary suite infractions, prosecution under ... 258
St. George's Day
Member's statement re ... 787
School (Enhanced Protection of Students and Teachers) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 206)
Schools - Construction - Calgary
Sheriffs
Traffic safety enforcement function, effectiveness of ... 813 Traffic safety enforcement function, effectiveness of: Performance measures re ... 813
Social services recipients - Protection
Legislation re (Bill 41) ... 766
Surface Rights Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 12)
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 18)
Committee: Amendment A2 (SP133 & 141/09: Tabled) ... 481 Committee: Amendment A3 (SP142 & 172/09: Tabled) ... 481 Amending power transfer to executive branch, point of privilege re ... 502
Traffic accidents
Statistics re, timely release of ... 813
Traffic Safety (Vehicles with Unlawfully Possessed Firearms) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 201)
Treasury Board
Main estimates 2009-10: Passed ... 1036
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