Leskiw, Genia (PC, Bonnyville-Cold Lake)
Aboriginal history and culture month
Recognition of (Motion 507: Calahasen) ... 950
Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
Member's statement re ... 97
Air quality - Cold Lake area
Air quality - Fort McMurray area
Alberta capital bonds
Issuing of (Motion 16: Evans) ... 1650-52
Alberta SuperNet
Campground reservation system on ... 925
Bills, Government
Bill 25, members absented themselves from Committee debate on ... 1167
Canadian armed forces
Trade credentials of, civilian recognition of (Motion 516: Cao) ... 1802
Capacity assessment (Dependent adults)
Challenge North 2009 conference, Cold Lake (April 2009)
Member's statement re ... 809
Cold Lake (City)
Dissolution into regional government status ... 727
Conflict of interest
MLAs with pecuniary interest (Bill 25, Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009) ... 1167
Dependent Adults Act
Replacement by Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act ... 97
Edmonton Institution (Maximum security prison)
Treatment of Landon Karas in, petition tabled re (SP373/09) ... 1261
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 205)
Executive Council
Main estimates 2009-10: Amendment to reduce hosting budget (SP204/09: Tabled) ... 662 Main estimates 2009-10: Amendment to reduce Public Affairs Bureau budget (SP203/09: Tabled) ... 662
Farm equipment - Transportation
Fines (Fish and wildlife infractions)
Disposition of revenue from ... 1339
Fish and wildlife officers
Effectiveness of ... 1339 Vehicle use policy for ... 1339
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Dissemination of, to aboriginal groups ... 1572
Hockey championships
Bantam B female hockey provincials, member's statement re ... 465
Hospitality expenses, Government
Reduction of, by amendment to Executive Council estimates (SP204/09: Tabled) ... 662
Human trafficking
Letter re (SP372/09: Tabled) ... 1261 Television panel on, report from (SP270/09: Tabled) ... 966
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Cold Lake heavy oil operation billion barrel milestone, member's statement re ... 1938 Cold Lake heavy oil operation Nabiye project ... 1938
Intermunicipal relations - Cold Lake area
Local Authorities Election (Finance and Contribution Disclosure) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Absenting themselves (pecuniary interest rules) ... 1167
Members' Statements (2009)
2009 bantam B female hockey provincials ... 465 Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act ... 97 Challenge North 2009 ... 809 Cold Lake heavy oil operations milestone ... 1938 Online campground reservations ... 925 Personal directives ... 152 Pochaiv maple leaf safe house ... 956 Supportive living units in Bonnyville-Cold Lake ... 649
Métis settlements
H1N1 flu vaccine for ... 1572 Long-term funding agreement ... 1397-98
Métis Settlements General Council
Long-term funding agreement ... 1397 Long-term funding agreement, performance measures ... 1397
Municipal Government (Municipal Auditor General) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 202)
Mushroom (Leccinum boreale)
As provincial emblem (Motion 502: Benito) ... 298-99
Oil sands development
Impact on aboriginal communities ... 156 Impact on communities, planning for ... 156
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat
Support for Cold Lake area ... 727
Olympic torch relay (Vancouver 2010 Olympics)
Alberta tour ... 1758 Alberta tour, cultural component ... 1758
Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver/Whistler (2010)
Alberta tourism potential re ... 1758
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Cold Lake city status ... 727 Farm equipment hauling ... 460 Fish and wildlife management ... 1339 Grade 3 achievement tests ... 1730 H1N1 influenza immunization for Aboriginal Albertans ... 1572 Métis settlements funding ... 1397-98 Oil sands air quality monitoring ... 2072-73 Personal directives ... 152 Support for communities in the oil sands ... 156 Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch relay ... 1758
Parks, Provincial
Campground reservations system, member's statement re ... 925
Personal directives
Member's statement re ... 152
Personal directives - Registry
Member's statement re ... 152
Personal Directives Act
Amendment to recognize outside of province directives ... 152
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Landon Karas treatment in Edmonton maximum security prison (SP373/09) ... 1261
Pochaiv maple leaf safe house project
Letter from ... 966 Letter from (SP372/09: Tabled) ... 1261 Member's statement re ... 956
Public Affairs Bureau
Reduction of budget of, by amendment to estimates (SP203/09: Tabled) ... 662
School (Enhanced Protection of Students and Teachers) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 206)
Student testing
Achievement tests, grade 3 students: Elimination of ... 1730 Achievement tests, grade 3 students: Elimination of (Motion 503: Leskiw) ... 416, 422-23, 1730
Supportive living facilities - Bonnyville-Cold Lake area
Member's statement re ... 649
Supportive living facilities, Affordable - Bonnyville-Cold Lake area
Member's statement re ... 649
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Committee: Members absented themselves from ... 1167
Trafficking of women
Member's statement re ... 956
Wild Rose Foundation
Grant for safe house in Ukraine from ... 956
Liepert, Hon. Ron (PC, Calgary-West)
1024226 Alberta Ltd.
Contract to recruit AHSB board members ... 1694
Abortion
Delisting of, from health care plan ... 1026
Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre
Allegations of abuse to clients of ... 70, 104, 131-32 Allegations of abuse to clients of: Investigation of, by Calgary Police Service ... 104, 132, 157 Home treatment component, safety issues ... 157, 514 Treatment methods of ... 157, 514 Treatment methods of, comments from parents re ... 553
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Drug treatment programs ... 157 Funding provided to Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre ... 70
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Health minister's comments re cost of health care in speech to ... 1988 Health minister's comments re single-payer system for health care in speech to ... 1931
Alberta Blue Cross Plan
Premiums' increase, relation to private health insurance premiums ... 186, 255, 614, 645-46 Privatization of ... 645-46 Seniors' drug benefits ... 98
Alberta Cancer Board
Replacement by single provincial Health Services Board ... 1660
Alberta Children's Hospital
Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors
Annual report, 2007-08 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP475/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings) Annual report, 2008-09 (SP624/09) ... 1816
Alberta College of Combined Laboratory and X-Ray Technologists
Annual report, 2008 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP473/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings), 534
Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists
Annual report, 2008 (SP170/09: Tabled) ... 569
Alberta College of Medical Laboratory Technologists
Annual report, 2008 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP479/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
Alberta College of Occupational Therapists
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP712/09: Tabled) ... 2075
Alberta College of Optometrists
Annual report, 2008 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP482/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
Alberta College of Pharmacists
Annual report, 2008-09 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP487/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings) Consultations with province re phase two of the pharmaceutical strategy ... 1932
Alberta College of Social Workers
Annual report, 2008 (SP171/09: Tabled) ... 569
Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Annual report, 2008 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP480/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
Alberta Dental Association and College
Annual report, 2008 (SP77/09: Tabled) ... 194
Alberta Fire Code
Application to homes used in substance abuse treatment programs ... 157
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Abortion services delisting from ... 1026 Avastin drug coverage ... 253, 270 Chiropractic services coverage, delisting of ... 617-18, 1401 Delisting services from, referral to policy field committee prior to ... 1026 Gender reassignment surgery delisting from ... 614, 617-18, 619, 641-42 Gender reassignment surgery delisting from, court challenge re ... 619 Insured services, delisting of ... 619, 641-42, 643-44, 646, 673, 1988 Insured services, delisting of: Expert panel to review ... 642 Midwifery services coverage ... 252 Physical therapy, delisting of ... 646
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan - Premiums
Alberta Health Facilities Review Committee
Annual report, 2007-08 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP476/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings) Annual report, 2008-09 (SP711/09: Tabled) ... 2075
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Ambulance dispatch service administration ... 16, 1025 Ambulance service administration ... 16, 259, 1025 Budget ... 960, 1076-77, 1125-26, 1127, 1177-78, 1200, 1487, 1906 Budget, increase to ... 1988 Capital project planning (review) ... 71, 616 Capital reserve fund ... 1042 Cataract surgery funding ... 465 CEO (Dr. Stephen Duckett) ... 320 CEO (Dr. Stephen Duckett): Salary and bonus level of ... 1260 Collective agreement for nurses ... 642 Cytology lab centralization decision ... 515 Deficit financing ... 1906 Deficit financing, H1N1 flu pandemic costs element ... 1863 Didsbury hospital helipad closure, role in ... 1864 Drug purchasing in bulk ... 1863 Duplicate programs, review of ... 642, 675, 960, 962, 1026, 1200, 1201 East Calgary health centre completion ... 648 Flu vaccine clinics (H1N1) ... 1536, 1540 Flu vaccine clinics (seasonal) in seniors' lodges ... 1536, 1540 Flu vaccine clinics (H1N1), staffing of ... 1570 General remarks ... 1079 H1N1 flu outbreak planning ... 809, 811, 906 H1N1 flu vaccine dissemination, revised plan for ... 1656, 1659, 1660, 1662 H1N1 pandemic ethics framework ... 1603-04, 1724-25 Health facilities administration costs reduction ... 1858 Health services delisting decision ... 619 Hospitals/long-term care facilities closure ... 1182 Leasing out public health facilities to private doctors' groups, documents re ... 1484 LPN to RN ratio change ... 962, 991 Manager layoffs in ... 962 Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute management ... 645, 794, 817 Medical records disposal incident, investigation of ... 1337 Mental health services provision ... 694 Nursing recruitment ... 1906 Physician hiring policy ... 812, 844 Strategic direction 2009-12 (SP275/09: Tabled) ... 966 Trans fat in restaurant food policy, extension province-wide ... 428 Wait-list information currency ... 928
Alberta Health Services Board
Avastin drug coverage recommendation ... 253 Communications services ... 329 Community health councils' creation ... 1336 Consultant's contract overbilling ... 644 Creation of, reasons for ... 641 Divisional executive officer of (Paddy Meade), severance package ... 1699 Financial statements ... 562 Funding provided to Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre ... 70 General remarks ... 987, 1603 Health professional on ... 987, 1694 Laser surgery requirements in Calgary decision ... 1417 Member of (Tony Franceschini), conflict-of-interest of, resignation re ... 674 Members of: Recruitment process, political bias in ... 1694, 1731, 1732 Members of: Recruitment process, political bias in: Letters re (SP587/09: Tabled) ... 1787 Members of: Remuneration level ... 516 Nurses hiring policy ... 1420-21 Nurses hiring policy, CEO report on ... 1486 Obstetrical services in Banff, statement re temporary cancellation of ... 220 Replacement of regional health authorities ... 1906 Replacement of regional health authorities, public consultations re, 2007-09 (M6/09: Defeated) ... 705
Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
General remarks ... 1488 Transfer of patients to community-based beds ... 1573, 1858, 2036 Transfer of patients to community-based beds, implementation team re ... 1573
Alberta Medical Association
Agreement re fees ... 319 Surgery cutbacks comments ... 1178
Alberta Mental Health Board
Contracted mental health services, 2006-08 (Q3/09: Response tabled as SP183/09) ... 599 Replacement by single provincial Health Services Board ... 694, 2036
Alberta Opticians Association
Annual report, 2008 (SP625/09: Tabled) ... 1816
Alberta Pharmacists Association
Consultations with province re phase two of the pharmaceutical strategy ... 1932
Ambulance service
Provincial governance of ... 10, 16, 252, 256, 259-60, 307, 339, 395-96, 491, 641, 1025 Provincial governance of, dispatch service re ... 16, 1025
Ambulance service, Aerial
Impact of provincial governance of ambulance system on ... 16
Antiviral drugs for influenza
Supplies/administering of ... 1727
Auditor General
Government computer network security breach, report of ... 1336 Mental health services comments ... 327-28, 694 Recommendations ... 327-28
Automobile drivers' licences
Loss of, due to inability to get cataract surgery ... 465
Avastin (Drug)
Coverage under health care plan ... 253, 270
Boyden Global Executive Search
Calgary office managing director (Brent Shervey), recruitment of Health Services Board members ... 1694, 1731, 1732 Calgary office managing director (Brent Shervey), recruitment of Health Services Board members, letter re (SP587/09: Tabled) ... 1787
Boyle McCauley Health Centre
H1N1 flu vaccine dissemination through ... 1781
Boyle Street Community Services
H1N1 flu vaccine dissemination through ... 1781
Calgary Flames Hockey Club
H1N1 flu vaccinations for ... 1781
Calgary Herald (Newspaper)
Website article re Minister of Health's comments re Lougheed Centre expansion (SP33/09: Tabled) ... 77
Calgary Police Service
Investigation of Adolescent Recovery Centre allegations ... 104, 132, 157
Canadian Accreditation Council of Human Services
Accreditation of Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre ... 70
Canadian Association of Retired Persons
Comments re seniors' pharmaceutical plan ... 461
Canadian Medical Association
President's remarks re political comments re H1N1 flu vaccination program ... 2068 President's remarks re political comments re H1N1 flu vaccination program, copy tabled (SP698/09) ... 2074
Canadian Mental Health Association
Provincial funding for ... 1020
Cancer drugs
Funding increase for ... 566
Cataract surgery
Contracting out to private clinics ... 465 Wait times for, reduction of ... 465
Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury, Ponoka
Chief Medical Officer of Health
H1N1 flu outbreak, advice re ... 809, 957-58, 988, 992, 1075, 1536, 1537, 1656, 1659, 1723, 1724, 1727, 1779 New officer ... 319 Role of, legislation re (Bill 7) ... 18
Chinook Regional Health Authority
Long-term and assisted living facilities ... 328
Collective agreements - Nurses
College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
Annual report, 2007-08 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP478/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
College of Alberta Dental Assistants
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP713/09: Tabled) ... 2075
College of Alberta Denturists
Annual report, 2008 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP481/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
College of Alberta Psychologists
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP714/09: Tabled) ... 2075
College of Dietitians of Alberta
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP622/09: Tabled) ... 1816
College of Hearing Aid Practitioners of Alberta
Annual report, 2007-08 (SP79/09: Tabled) ... 194 Annual report, 2008-09 (SP715/09: Tabled) ... 2075
College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta
Annual report, 2008 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP474/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
College of Physical Therapists of Alberta
Annual report, 2008 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP477/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
Accreditation process for immigrant doctors ... 1132, 1255
College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Alberta
Annual report, 2008 (SP623/09: Tabled) ... 1816
College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta
Annual report, 2008 (SP78/09: Tabled) ... 194 Annual report, 2009 (SP716/09: Tabled) ... 2075
Committees, Standing and policy field
Delisting of medically necessary health services, referral to ... 1026
Community health centres - Okotoks
Community health councils
Community mental health services
Computers, Government - Security aspects
Hackers' breach of ... 1336
Conflict of interest
Alberta Health Services Board member (Tony Franceschini) ... 674
Continuing/extended care facilities
Alternative financing models for, concerns re ... 1340 Ambulance visits to, tracking of ... 1696 Conversion to assisted living facility status ... 491 General remarks ... 329-30
Continuing/extended care facilities - Hinton
Conversion to assisted living facility status ... 491
Criminals
Medical treatment for, recovery of costs of ... 1205, 1340-41 Medical treatment for, recovery of costs of: Legislation re (Bill 48) ... 1049
Crown's Right of Recovery Act (Bill 48)
First reading ... 1049 Second reading ... 1706 Committee ... 1897-99 Third reading ... 1899 General remarks ... 1811
Cytology lab services, Centralized
David Thompson health region
Davis, Jack (Former CEO, Calgary Health Region)
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Annual report, 2008-09, Sections I and II (SP599-600/09: Tabled) ... 1787 Budget ... 641 H1N1 flu monitoring information ... 811 Minister's authority re public health standards (Bill 7) ... 18 Minister's comments re hospital construction, apology for ... 72 Minister's comments re hospital construction, news article re (SP33/09: Tabled) ... 77 Minister's comments re single-payer system for health care ... 1931 Minister's election campaign manager, executive search contract awarded to ... 1694 Minister's resignation/dismissal ... 1657, 1723 Minister's salary decrease ... 642 Seniors pharmacare program: Letters received by the ministries of Seniors, Health, and the Premier re (M3/09: Defeated) ... 703
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Seniors pharmacare program: Letters received by the ministries of Seniors, Health, and the Premier re (M3/09: Defeated) ... 703
Developmentally disabled
Community treatment orders for ... 1487, 1488 Families of, support services for ... 1488 Provincial programs for ... 1020, 1205, 1488
Discrimination - Sex
Gender reassignment surgery coverage removal ... 614, 619
Drug Program Act (Bill 34)
First reading ... 882 Second reading ... 979-80 Third reading ... 1524
Drugs, Prescription
National pharmaceutical strategy for ... 1863 Provincial pharmacare program ... 252, 552, 614, 1863 Provincial pharmacare program: Legislation re (Bill 34) ... 882 Provincial pharmacare program: Phase two concerns (pharmacists compensation) ... 1932 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage ... 12, 44, 98, 186, 461-62, 646, 1128 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, impact of global economic conditions on ... 552 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, letters received by the ministries of Seniors, Health, and the Premier (M3/09: Defeated) ... 703 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, modifications to ... 552, 646 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, revised plan (April 2009) ... 787-88, 789, 791, 792 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, revised plan (April 2009), opposition access to news conference re ... 789, 792, 795 For rare diseases ... 615
Drugs, Prescription - Costs
Reduction of, through bulk (western provinces) purchasing ... 1863
East Calgary health centre
Edmonton Police Service
H1N1 vaccine for police officers, request for ... 1781
Elk antler velvet-Health aspects
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness (proceeded with) ... 1670-71
Emergency Health Services Act
Emergency Health Services Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 62)
Emergency medical technicians
Expanded role of ... 339, 395-96 Reporting requirements re gunshot and stab wounds ... 1129 Sharing of observations with police investigators, legislation re (Bill 62) ... 1866 As treatment providers during H1N1 flu pandemic ... 1727
Emergency patients
Diversion to nonhospital facilities ... 339, 396
Family physicians - Supply
Fifth Estate, The (
Allegations of abuse at Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre ... 70, 104, 131-32
Foothills Medical Centre
Expansion of, funding for ... 69 Surgery cutbacks ... 1178
Gender reassignment surgery
Delisting from health care plan ... 614, 615, 617-18, 619, 641-42 Delisting from health care plan, court challenge re ... 619
Government departments
Reduction in number of ... 2066
Government Emergency Operations Centre
H1N1 flu pandemic procedures administration ... 906
Government spending policy
Gunshot wounds
Reporting requirements ... 1129
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Declining of ... 1670 Dissemination of ... 1536, 1537, 1539, 1570, 1634, 1658, 1659, 1692, 1725, 1929, 1987, 2068 Dissemination of, adequacy of immunization clinics for ... 1537, 1570, 1655-56, 1727, 1779 Dissemination of, by physicians and pharmacists ... 1536, 1570, 1659, 1995, 2068 Dissemination of, in Lethbridge ... 1602 Dissemination of, in Ontario/Manitoba ... 1670 Dissemination of, in postsecondary institutions ... 1540 Dissemination of, in rural areas ... 1539, 1659, 1724 Dissemination of, ministerial statement re ... 1535-36 Dissemination of, political comments re ... 2068 Dissemination of, political comments re: Copy tabled (SP698/09) ... 2074 Dissemination of, prioritization of ... 1662, 1670, 1723-24, 1779 Dissemination of, prioritization of: Ministerial statement re ... 1655-56 Dissemination of, to aboriginal groups ... 1603, 1659, 1670, 1724 Dissemination of, to cancer patients ... 1660 Dissemination of, to emergency responders ... 1781, 1812 Dissemination of, to general public ... 1779 Dissemination of, to government MLAs ... 1570 Dissemination of, to health care workers ... 1659, 1692 Dissemination of, to hockey players ... 1781 Dissemination of, to homeless people ... 1606, 1659, 1670, 1692, 1781 Dissemination of, to school-age children ... 1659, 1995 Dissemination of, to seniors ... 1540, 1602, 1637-38, 1659, 1696, 1779, 1995 Statement on Alberta Liberal website re (SP559/09: Tabled) ... 1700 Supply of ... 1670, 1779
H1N1 influenza virus
Costs of combatting ... 1863 Costs of combatting, budgeting for ... 1863 Death of adult female from ... 1075 Estimates of mortality due to ... 1639 Hospital bed availability for victims of ... 1570, 1601 Hospitalization/death rate due to ... 1929, 1987 Hospitalization of student with, public information re ... 957-58 Preparations for ... 809, 811, 906, 1075, 1537, 1539, 1570, 1601, 1634, 1637, 1657-58, 1662, 1670, 1929, 1987 Preparations for, emergency debate on (proceeded with) ... 1670-71 Preparations for, ethics framework re ... 1603-04, 1639, 1724-25, 1781 Public information re ... 988, 992, 1075
Health care facilities
Administrative cost reductions in ... 1858 Leasing out to doctors' groups ... 1484
Health care facilities - Calgary
Funding for ... 69-70 General remarks ... 68, 71
Health care facilities - Construction
Health care facilities - Finance
Health care facilities - Fort Saskatchewan
Leasing out to private doctors' groups ... 1484
Health Disciplines Board
Annual report, 2007 (SP169/09: Tabled) ... 569 Annual report, 2008 (SP565/09: Tabled) ... 1701
Health Information Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 52)
Health Link Alberta
Provision of H1N1 flu information ... 809, 906
Health Professions Act
Personal care aides inclusion under ... 1181-82
Health Quality Council
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP626/09: Tabled) ... 1816
Health sciences personnel
Reporting requirements re gunshot and stab wounds ... 1129 Utilization of, in health care system ... 1201, 1420-21
Health sciences personnel - Rural areas
Health workforce planning
Hip and knee surgery
Coverage under health care plan ... 673
Homeless - Housing
Developmentally disabled individuals ... 1020
Hope Mission, Edmonton
H1N1 flu vaccine dissemination through ... 1781
Hospitals
Leasing out to doctors' groups ... 1484 Overcrowding in ... 1079 Pastoral/chaplaincy services in ... 1780, 1815 Reporting requirements re gunshot and stab wounds ... 1129 Ward closures due to staff shortages, 2006-09 (Q6/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP470/09) ... 26 Oct./09 reported in Votes and Proceedings
Hospitals - Calgary
New south Calgary hospital ... 68, 69, 99, 320 New south Calgary hospital, mental health services in ... 675, 730
Hospitals - Didsbury
Helipad closure at ... 1864
Hospitals - Emergency services
Congestion in ... 252, 256 Deaths of patients in ... 252, 256 Deaths of patients in, news article re (SP95/09: Tabled) ... 260 General remarks ... 252, 256, 1807-08 H1N1 flu patients in ... 809, 1635, 1637, 1808 Wait times in ... 397, 491, 550, 1127, 1340 Wait times in, posting on wait-list registry ... 397
Hospitals - Emergency services - United Kingdom
Hospitals - Grande Prairie
Hospitals - Intensive care units
H1N1 flu patients in ... 1778
Hospitals - Peace Country area
Hospitals - Rural areas
Closure/downgrading of ... 1178, 1182, 1201 Locating of doctors' offices in unused sections of ... 1182
Immigrant doctors
Accreditation process for ... 1132, 1255 General remarks ... 330 Recruitment of ... 812
Influenza assessment centres
General remarks ... 1637, 1727, 1929 Relationship to primary care networks ... 1637
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Medical records disposal incident, investigation of ... 1337
Insurance, Health (Private)
Insurance, Health (Private) - Premiums
Interim supply (Main, Lottery Fund) estimates, 2009-10
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 552
Investment of public funds
Tobacco company investments ... 1424
Lethbridge Regional Hospital
Cytology lab closure ... 491
Licensed practical nurses
Licensed practical nurses - Education
Refresher courses for ... 876
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Conversions to assisted living facilities ... 1542 Conversions to assisted living facility, 2001-08 (M7/09: Response tabled as SP325/09) ... 1050 Conversions to designated assisted living facilities ... 1601-02 Costs for residents in (Q1/09: Response tabled as SP182/09) ... 599 First-bed policy for placement in ... 98, 277 General remarks ... 320, 328, 329-30 Number and type of, 2007-08 (Q12/09: Response tabled as SP282/09) ... 997 Subsidies/operating expenditures of, 2003-08 (Q10/09: Response tabled as SP277/09) ... 966
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Central Alberta
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Construction
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Fees
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Fort McMurray
Health minister's and Premier's comments re ... 1636
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Rural areas
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Staffing
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals), Private - Fees
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Delays in opening ... 644-45, 674, 794, 817 Letter re completion of (SP248/09: Tabled) ... 819 Utilization plans and vacancies in (M1/09: Response tabled as SP283/09) ... 997
McKinsey & Company
Health consultancy services to Alberta ... 427-28
Medical care
Access problems re ... 1079 Equitable levels of care across province ... 330 Reform of ... 252, 328, 641-42, 643-44, 1127, 1336, 1340, 1484, 1906, 1929, 1931, 1988 Reform of (action plan re) ... 328, 397, 987-88, 1020 Reform of (action plan re): Copy tabled (SP276/09) ... 966 Reform of, letter from U of A faculty of medicine department heads re ... 1340 Reform of, performance measures re ... 320-21
Medical care, Cost of
General remarks ... 319 Recovery of, from convicted criminals ... 1205, 1340-41 Recovery of, from convicted criminals: Legislation re (Bill 48) ... 1049, 1340
Medical care, Primary
General remarks ... 320, 1572-73 Networks for, relationship to influenza assessment centres ... 1637
Medical equipment - Finance
Medical profession
H1N1 flu vaccine dissemination ... 1536, 1570, 1659, 1995, 2068 Number of physicians, 2005-08 (Q5/09: Response tabled as SP202/09) ... 650 Prescription of medication by phone during H1N1 pandemic ... 1637, 1727 Recruitment of, freeze on ... 812, 844, 960, 993
Medical profession - Fees
Medical profession - Rural areas
Action plan re ... 1131 Action plan re, use as model for rural pharmacists ... 1932 General remarks ... 1131-32, 1182, 1201, 1573 Integrated community clerkship program re ... 1573 Locating of offices of, in underused hospitals ... 1182
Medical profession - Supply
General remarks ... 330, 812, 844 Hiring freeze impact on ... 812 Impact on flu vaccination program ... 1634
Medical profession, Retired
Use of, during H1N1 influenza epidemic ... 1634
Medical records - Disposal
Investigation of improper disposal ... 1337
Medical records, Electronic
Medical records, Electronic - Security aspects
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Government members' H1N1 flu vaccinations ... 1570
Members' withdrawal of remarks
Parliamentary language ... 187
Mental health innovation fund
Mental Health Patient Advocate
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP627/09: Tabled) ... 1816
Mental health services - Children
Mental health services - Finance
Mental health services - Prisoners
Mental health services - Standards
Métis settlements
H1N1 flu vaccine for ... 1662
Midwives and midwifery
Coverage by health care plan ... 252 Increase in number of midwives, 2008-09 (M20/09: Response tabled as SP326/09) ... 1050
Mineral Springs hospital, Banff
Obstetrical services, temporary cancellation of ... 220-21, 252
Ministerial Statements (2009)
H1N1 influenza immunization ... 1655-56 H1N1 influenza vaccination program ... 1535-36
Ministers (Provincial government)
Reduction in number of ... 2066
Nurses
Presence in seniors facilities, when needed ... 1638 Ratio to LPNs, change to ... 962, 991, 1076-77 Re-alignment of role of ... 330, 1486 As treatment providers during H1N1 flu pandemic ... 1637, 1727
Nurses - Education
General remarks ... 876 Retraining programs ... 876
Nurses, Foreign
Recruitment of, funding for ... 876
Nurses, Retired
Use of, during H1N1 influenza epidemic ... 1634
Obstetrical services - Rural areas
Office of the Premier
Seniors pharmacare program: Letters received by the ministries of Seniors, Health, and the Premier re (M3/09: Defeated) ... 703
Official Opposition
Statement on website of, re H1N1 flu shots (SP559/09: Tabled) ... 1700
Ombudsman
Out-of-country health services report ... 1254
Opposition (Parliamentary procedure)
Denial of access of, to announcement re seniors drug coverage changes ... 789
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Access to medical services ... 1079 Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre ... 70, 104, 131-32, 157, 514 Alberta Health Services ... 960, 962 Alberta Health Services capital reserve ... 1042 Alberta Hospital Edmonton ... 1573 Ambulance services ... 16, 259-60, 307, 339, 395-96 Blue Cross coverage ... 255 Blue Cross premiums ... 186-87, 614, 645-46 Calgary Rockyview hospital laser equipment ... 1603 Cataract surgery wait times ... 465 Centralized cytology lab service ... 491, 515 Chiropractic services ... 1401 Civil recovery of health costs ... 1205, 1340-41 Community Health Councils ... 1336 Continuing care for seniors ... 1601-02 Continuing care review ... 595-96 Delisting of medical services ... 617-18, 643-44, 646 Didsbury hospital helipad closure ... 1864 Drug coverage for Avastin ... 253 East Calgary health centre ... 647-48 Elective surgery ... 1336 Electronic health records ... 1336-37 Elk antler velvet ... 553 Emergency hospital services ... 1807-08 Emergency room wait times ... 397 Emergency wait times ... 491 Gender reassignment surgery ... 614, 615, 619 Government House news conference ... 789, 795 H1N1 influenza hospital admissions ... 1778, 1929 H1N1 influenza immunization ... 1539, 1540, 1659, 1692, 1723, 1779 H1N1 influenza immunization costs ... 1863 H1N1 influenza immunization for first responders ... 1812 H1N1 influenza immunization for high-risk Albertans ... 1659, 1662, 1724 H1N1 influenza immunization for homeless people ... 1781 H1N1 influenza immunization for seniors ... 1995 H1N1 influenza immunization for the homeless ... 1606 H1N1 influenza immunization program ... 2068 H1N1 influenza pandemic planning ... 906, 1537, 1570, 1601, 1657-58, 1987 H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness ... 1634, 1637 H1N1 influenza vaccination ... 1570 H1N1 influenza virus ... 957-58 H1N1 influenza virus exposure ... 988, 992 H1N1 influenza virus in humans ... 1075 H1N1 pandemic ethics framework ... 1603-04, 1639, 1724-25 H1N1 preparedness in seniors' living facilities ... 1637-38, 1696 Health and Wellness executive search contract ... 1694, 1731-32 Health Board senior executive contracts ... 1699 Health budget ... 562 Health care privatization ... 136 Health care reform ... 1931, 1988 Health care spending ... 10, 673 Health facility administrative cost savings ... 1858 Health promotion and disease control ... 428-29 Health services board remuneration ... 516 Health services budget for nurses ... 1076-77 Health services in the Calgary region ... 68 Health system reform ... 1907 Health system restructuring ... 252, 641, 987-88, 1127, 1178-79, 1340 Hospital services in Banff ... 220-21 Influenza antiviral drugs ... 1727 Integrated ambulance services ... 1025 International medical graduates ... 1255 Investments in tobacco companies ... 1424, 1811 Laser surgery in Calgary ... 1417 Long-term care ... 98, 224, 256, 277, 1542 Long-term care accommodation rates ... 758 Long-term care for rural seniors ... 370, 1602 Long-term care funding ... 550, 565-66 Long-term care in Fort McMurray ... 1636 Mandatory disclosure of gunshot and stab wounds ... 1129 Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute ... 644-45, 674, 794, 817 McKinsey & Company consulting firm ... 427-28 Medical tent at Stollery children's hospital ... 1660 Medically necessary abortions ... 1025-26 Mental health funding ... 675 Mental health innovation fund ... 2036, 2065-66 Mental health services ... 694-95, 730-31, 814, 1020, 1487-88 Nurses' contract ... 642 Nursing education ... 876 Nursing recruitment ... 1906 Nursing shortage ... 991, 1420-21, 1602-03, 1635-36 Nursing vacancies ... 1486 Nursing workforce ... 2036-37 Obstetric services in rural Alberta ... 252 Out-of-country health services ... 1254 Pastoral care in health facilities ... 1780, 1815 Personal care aides ... 1181-82 Peter Lougheed Centre ... 1487 Peter Lougheed Centre renovations ... 68, 69-70, 71, 72 Pharmaceutical benefit for seniors ... 12 Pharmaceutical strategy ... 1863, 1932 Physician supply ... 812, 844, 993, 1572-73 President and CEO of Alberta Health Services ... 1260 Provincial budget ... 2066 Provincial health facilities ... 1484 Royal Alexandra hospital surgery reductions ... 1125-26 Rural family physician recruitment ... 1131-32 Rural health care facilities ... 1182 Rural hospitals ... 1178, 1201 Rural physician recruitment ... 1182 Safety of secondary suites ... 158 Seniors' pharmaceutical plan ... 44, 98, 461-62, 552, 787-88, 789, 791, 792, 1128 South Calgary health campus ... 99 Spinal cord injury rehabilitation services ... 1605 Staffing of long-term care centres ... 1078 Strathcona County Health Centre ... 616 Support for the Peace Country ... 1204 Surgery reductions ... 1177-78, 1200 Swine flu pandemic planning ... 809 Swine flu surveillance measures ... 811 Temporary medical tent ... 958 Wait-list registry ... 928
Out-of-country Health Services Appeal Panel
Consideration of cases in Ombudsman's report ... 1254
Out-of-country Health Services Committee
Ombudsman's report on ... 1254
Peace Country
Government programs in ... 1204
Personal care aides
Inclusion under Health Professions Act ... 1181-82
Personal care aides - Standards
Peter Lougheed Centre (Calgary General Hospital)
Emergency room expansion ... 70 Expansion of ... 68, 69-70, 71, 72, 99, 648, 1487 Expansion of: News article re Minister's comments re (SP33/09: Tabled) ... 77 Surgery cutbacks ... 1178
Pharmacists
Enhanced role of, in health care delivery ... 1932 Enhanced role of, in health care delivery: Transition fund for ... 1932 H1N1 flu vaccine dissemination ... 1536, 1570, 1659, 1995, 2068 Revenue/compensation concerns of ... 1932
Pharmacists - Rural areas
Revenue/compensation concerns of ... 1932
Physical therapy
Delisting of, from health care plan ... 646
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 968 Factual accuracy ... 77, 553 Parliamentary language ... 797, 819
Political influence on public policy decisions
Preventive medical services
Property tax - St. Albert
Impact of ambulance service transfer to province on ... 1025
Prostate surgery - Calgary
Psychiatrists
Contracted by RHAs, 2006-08: Number of (Q13/09: Response tabled as SP278/09) ... 528, 966
Public Health Act
Section 73 (Penalty), review of, re secondary suite infractions ... 158
Public Health Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 7)
First reading ... 18 Second reading ... 437-38 Third reading ... 900 General remarks ... 319, 958
Public Health Appeal Board
Annual report, 2008 (SP76/09: Tabled) ... 194
Public health system
General remarks ... 958 New model for, legislation re (Bill 7) ... 18
Public health system - Standards
Regulations re, transferred to Minister of Health and Wellness (Bill 7) ... 18
Queen Elizabeth II hospital, Grande Prairie
Radiology services - Cochrane
General remarks ... 68, 136
Regional health authorities
Contracted mental health services, 2006-08 (Q3/09: Response tabled as SP183/09) ... 599 Deficit financing ... 562 Psychiatrists contracted by, 2006-08: Number of (Q13/09: Response tabled as SP278/09) ... 528, 966 Replacement by Health Services Board ... 1906 Replacement by Health Services Board, public consultations re, 2007-09 (M6/09: Defeated) ... 705
Relenza (Antiviral drug)
Supplies/administering of ... 1727
Rental housing
Secondary suites, safety aspects ... 158
Rockyview General Hospital
Expansion of, funding for ... 69 GreenLight laser equipment usage ... 1603 Urology centre, leasing out to private doctors' groups ... 1484
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Cancer surgery reductions ... 1178-79 Cancer surgery reductions, letter re (SP340/09: Tabled) ... 1134 Hospital privileges for dean of Medicine and Dentistry (U of A) at ... 993 Pastoral care clergyman in, termination of ... 1780 Pastoral care services in ... 1815 Surgery reductions ... 1125-26, 1127, 1177-78
Safe communities initiative
Safer communities and neighbourhoods initiative
School boards
H1N1 flu virus information, dissemination of ... 988, 992
Schools
Closure due to H1N1 flu virus outbreak ... 958, 992
Seasonal influenza vaccine
Dissemination of ... 2068
Senior citizens - Housing
Registered nurses in, when needed ... 1638
Seniors in hospital beds (waiting for long-term care beds)
Sheldon M. Chumir health centre, Calgary
24 hour operation of ... 1807, 1906 Expansion of, funding for ... 69
Spinal cord injuries
Rehabilitation services for ... 1605
Stab wounds
Reporting requirements ... 1129
Stantec Inc.
CEO of, as Alberta Health Services Board member ... 674
STARS (Air ambulance system)
Impact of provincial governance of ambulance system on ... 16
Stollery Children's Hospital
Emergency room expansion ... 1660 Emergency treatment tent: Reassignment to H1N1 flu victims ... 1570, 1660 Emergency treatment tent: Replacement of ... 958
Strathcona County Health Centre
Substance abuse - Treatment
Convicted criminals requiring, recovery of costs of from ... 1205, 1340-41 Funding for ... 675
Substance abuse - Treatment - Youth
General remarks ... 132 Private centres for ... 70, 104, 514
Supportive living facilities
Assisted living facilities ... 98 Assisted living facilities: Conversion of continuing care facilities to ... 491, 1542 Assisted living facilities: Conversion of long-term care facilities to, 2001-08 (M7/09: Response tabled as SP325/09) ... 1050 Assisted living facilities: Strathmore ... 566 Designated assisted living facilities ... 328 Designated assisted living facilities: Conversion of long-term care facilities to ... 1601-02 Designated assisted living facilities: Costs per month, 2003-08 (Q2/09: Defeated) ... 523 Designated assisted living facilities: Tracking of ambulance visits to ... 1602 Long-term care beds inclusion in ... 566
Surgery waiting lists
Web site re, currency of information on ... 928 Web site re, posting of emergency room wait times on ... 397
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... 255
Tamiflu (Antiviral drug)
Supplies/administering of ... 1727
Tobacco companies
Provincial investment in ... 1424, 1811 Recovery of tobacco-related health care costs from, legislation re (Bill 48) ... 1049
Trans fats in restaurant food
Calgary ban on, extension to rest of province/country ... 428 Calgary ban on, extension to rest of province/country, letter to federal minister re (SP126/09: Tabled) ... 437
Transport Canada
Role in heliport closure at Didsbury hospital ... 1864
United Nurses of Alberta
Collective agreement with province ... 642 Surgery cutbacks comments ... 1178
University of Alberta. Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Incoming dean of, hospital privileges ... 993 Letter from department heads in, re health care reforms ... 1340
Vision 2020; Health Care for Today and the Future
General remarks ... 252, 991, 1178 Health workforce initiatives ... 1201
Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre
Surgery cutbacks ... 1178
Wellness initiative (Proposed)
World Health Organization
CWD infected animals' exclusion from human food chain ... 553 H1N1 (swine flu) alert level raised ... 906
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 37)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Alberta Investment Management Corporation Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 56)
Alberta Land Stewardship Act (Bill 36)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Alberta Personal Income Tax Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 40)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act (Bill 32)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Alberta Research and Innovation Act (Bill 27)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Animal Health Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 24)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Appropriation Act, 2009 (Bill 47)
Royal Assent ... 26 May, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2009 (Bill 22)
Royal Assent ... 23 March, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2009 (Bill 21)
Royal Assent ... 23 March, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Beverly Anne Cormier Adoption Termination Act (Bill Pr. 1)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Carbon Capture and Storage Funding Act (Bill 14)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Caritas Health Group Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill Pr. 2)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Civil Enforcement Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 20)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Corrections Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 58)
Court of Queen's Bench Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 57)
Credit Union Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 3)
Royal Assent ... 20 April, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Crown's Right of Recovery Act (Bill 48)
Drug Program Act (Bill 34)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Dunvegan Hydro Development Act (Bill 15)
Royal Assent ... 20 April, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 205)
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 45)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Emergency Health Services Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 62)
Employment Standards (Reservist Leave) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 1)
Royal Assent ... 20 April, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 28)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Family Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 29)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Feeder Associations Guarantee Act (Bill 8)
Royal Assent ... 20 April, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Les Filles de la Sagesse Act Repeal Act (Bill Pr. 3)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Fiscal Responsibility Act (Bill 33)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 11)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Gaming and Liquor Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 42)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Gas Utilities Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 35)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Government Organization Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 9)
Royal Assent ... 26 May, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Gunshot and Stab Wound Mandatory Disclosure Act (Bill 46)
Health Information Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 52)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Health Professions Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 60)
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Justice of the Peace Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 13)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Royal Assent ... 26 May, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Les Filles de la Sagesse Act Repeal Act (Bill Pr. 3)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Entrance of ... 1 Opening remarks ... 1 Speech from the Throne ... 1-5
Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 2)
Royal Assent ... 20 April, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Local Authorities Election (Finance and Contribution Disclosure) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Royal Assent ... 26 May, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 5)
Royal Assent ... 20 April, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 43)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Mental Health Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 59)
Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 51)
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 23)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 49)
Peace Officer Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 16)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 54)
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 4)
Royal Assent ... 26 May, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Professional Corporations Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 53)
Protection for Persons in Care Act (Bill 41)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 6)
Royal Assent ... 26 May, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Provincial Offences Procedure Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 61)
Public Health Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 7)
Royal Assent ... 26 May, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Rules of Court Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 31)
Securities Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 17)
Royal Assent ... 26 May, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Senatorial Selection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 55)
Supportive Living Accommodation Licensing Act (Bill 10)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Surface Rights Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 12)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 39)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Tourism Levy Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 38)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 18)
Royal Assent ... 20 April, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 30)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Wildlife Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 26)
Royal Assent ... 4 June, 2009 (Outside of House sitting)
Lindsay, Hon. Fred (PC, Stony Plain)
Adolph, Lorraine
Death in Alberta hospital, letter re (SP453/09: Tabled) ... 1493
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP668/09: Tabled) ... 1996 Charitable Gaming in Review, 2008-09 (SP669/09: Tabled) ... 1996
Alberta Hate Crimes Committee
Hate crime team in Solicitor General dept. recommendation ... 1991
Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams
Alberta Security and Strategic Intelligence Support Team
Alberta Serious Incident Response Team
Investigation of taser incidents ... 814
Amber Alert (Child abduction warning system)
General remarks ... 307-08 Impact of upgraded emergency public warning system on ... 931
Automobile drivers' licences
Suspension of: For drunk driving offences ... 1023 Suspension of: For repeated drunk driving offences ... 1023
Bitternose, Cory (Repeat sex offender)
Presence on high-risk offender registries ... 811
Body armour (Police equipment)
Casinos
Pooling/distribution of revenues from, for charities ... 1728, 1759, 1762 Pooling/distribution of revenues from, for charities: MLA committee to review ... 1728, 1759, 1762
Committee on Public Safety and Services, Standing
Responses to questions asked during estimates of Solicitor General and Public Security in (SP580/09) ... 1764
Committees, Standing and policy field
Casino revenue pooling for charities referral to ... 1728, 1759
Corrections Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 58)
Criminal Intelligence Service Alberta
Organization of western Canada conference on gang and organized crime ... 1127
Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP608/09: Tabled) ... 1787 Hate crime team under, recommendation for ... 1991 Main estimates 2009-10: Responses to questions asked during (SP580/09: Tabled) ... 1764 Minister's trip to Las Vegas gaming conference ... 726-27 Victims services branch status report, 2007-08 (SP87/09: Tabled) ... 229
Domestic violence
Funding for programs re ... 2038
Domestic violence - Legal aspects
Training for police/court workers ... 1909
Domestic violence - Prevention
Drunk driving
Prosecution of (24-hour licence suspension) ... 1023
Edmonton Police Service
Independent oversight mechanism for ... 792 Police officer supply ... 1543-44
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness (proceeded with) ... 1681
Emergency public warning system
Energy industry - Security aspects
Fish and wildlife officers
Presence in provincial parks ... 1183
Fugitive apprehension sheriff support teams
Gaming and Liquor Act
Scanning of driver's licences in licensed premises under ... 2041
Gaming conference, Las Vegas (November 2008)
Grande Prairie Young Offender Centre
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Dissemination of, prioritization of ... 1681 Dissemination of, to emergency responders ... 1811-12
H1N1 influenza virus
Preparations for, emergency debate on (proceeded with) ... 1681
Hate crime
Policing, prevention, and prosecution re ... 1991
High-risk offender registry (Alberta)
Horse Racing Alberta
Annual report, 2008 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP483/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Letter re (SP465/09: Tabled) ... 1523
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Driver's licence scanning in licensed premises comments ... 2041
Integrated child exploitation teams
Integrated Response to Organized Crime
Integrated Threat and Risk Assessment Centre
Internet (Computer network)
Crimes against children on: Provincial initiatives re ... 306-07, 991
Off-highway vehicles
Usage in provincial parks ... 1183
Oil sands development - Security aspects
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Alberta law enforcement response team ... 991 All-terrain vehicles in parks and protected areas ... 1183 Amber Alert program ... 307-08 Camping in provincial parks and recreation areas ... 1261 Charitable gaming consultation ... 1728, 1759, 1762 Collection of personal information in licensed premises ... 2041 Crime prevention initiatives ... 1183 Domestic violence ... 2038 Earned remission for convicted criminals ... 2041 Edmonton crime rate ... 256 Emergency public warning system ... 931 Family violence ... 1909 Gaming conference ... 726-27, 761 Gang violence ... 255 Gangs and organized crime ... 1127-28, 1910 Grande Prairie Young Offender Centre ... 699-700 H1N1 influenza immunization for first responders ... 1811-12 Hate crimes ... 1991 High-risk offender website ... 811 Highway safety and maintenance ... 254 Highway traffic enforcement ... 1023 Online exploitation of children ... 306-07 Oversight of police conduct ... 791-92 Police and peace officer training centre ... 762-63 Police officer supply ... 1543-44 RCMP traffic enforcement duties ... 14-15 Security of provincial energy resources ... 136 Taser deaths ... 1021 Taser testing ... 793-94, 1490-91 Taser use by law enforcement personnel ... 74, 813-14 Triprovincial high-security remand centre ... 398-99 Vehicular accident statistics ... 813
Organized crime - Prevention
Parks, Provincial
Liquor ban in ... 1183 Use of off-highway vehicles in ... 1183
Peace Officer Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 16)
Pipelines - Security aspects
Bombing incident, B.C./Alberta border ... 136 General remarks ... 136
Police and peace officer college
Funding for, as P3 project ... 762-63
Police, Auxiliary
Uniforms/titles for, differentiation from sworn police: Legislation re (Bill 16) ... 106
Privacy, Right of
Conflict with release of personal information in licensed premises ... 2041
Probation officers
General remarks ... 699 Increase in numbers of ... 256, 1183
Provincial Policing Standards Manual
Crime investigations standards ... 1991
Public safety (From criminal activity) - Edmonton
Remand centres
Triprovincial centre for gang members ... 398
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Amber Alert issuing ... 307 Annual report, 2008-09 (SP667/09: Tabled) ... 1996 Replacement by provincial sheriffs ... 15 Tasers used by, guidelines for ... 1491 Tasers used by, testing of ... 1490 Traffic enforcement duties ... 14-15, 1023 Traffic enforcement duties, in vicinity of provincial parks ... 1183 Traffic enforcement duties, on long weekends ... 1261
Safer communities and neighbourhoods initiative
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Remissions granted for, federal/provincial differences in ... 2041
Sex Offender Information Registration Act (Federal)
Sex offender registry (Federal)
Sex offender registry (Ontario)
Adoption as model by Alberta ... 811
Sheriffs
Traffic enforcement duties, in vicinity of provincial parks ... 1183 Traffic safety enforcement function ... 14-15, 1023 Traffic safety enforcement function, effectiveness of ... 813 Traffic safety enforcement function, effectiveness of: Performance measures re ... 813 Traffic safety enforcement function, on long weekends ... 1261
Speeding (Automobiles)
Safety implications ... 1023
Tasers (Electroshock weapons)
Tasers (Electroshock weapons) - Testing
Terrorist attacks - Prevention
Traffic safety
Enforcement of ... 254, 813, 1023 Enforcement of, four pilot projects re ... 14-15 Enforcement of, on long weekends ... 1261
Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 30)
Trilateral premiers' meeting, Vancouver (March 2009)
Regional remand centre discussion ... 398-99
Victims of Crime Fund
Domestic violence programs funding from ... 2038
Lukaszuk, Thomas A. (PC, Edmonton-Castle Downs)
Affidavits (Legal proceeding)
Filing of, by police, in lieu of personal appearance in court: Legislation re (Bill 61) ... 1666
Alberta capital bonds
Issuing of (Motion 16: Evans) ... 1592-93
Alberta Secretariat for Action on Homelessness
A Plan for Alberta: Ending Homelessness in 10 Years ... 431
Carbon Capture and Storage Funding Act (Bill 14)
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Hosting expenses, 2004-08 (M24/09: Defeated) ... 828
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness (proceeded with) ... 1685
Firefighters
Exemption from litigation, legislation re (Bill 49) ... 1426
Foreign workers, Temporary
Complaints by, re working conditions (M10/09: Response tabled as SP461/09) ... 707
Glenrose rehabilitation hospital
Fundraiser, member's statement re ... 1665
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Dissemination of, adequacy of immunization clinics for ... 1685 Dissemination of, political comments re ... 1685 Dissemination of, to aboriginal groups ... 1685 Dissemination of, to emergency responders ... 1685 Dissemination of, to homeless people ... 1685
H1N1 influenza virus
Preparations for, emergency debate on (proceeded with) ... 1685 Public information re ... 1685
Habitat for Humanity
Funding for, member's statement re ... 872-73
Homeless - Housing
Role of shelters in ... 431
Homeless - Housing - Calgary
Municipal 10-year plan for ... 431
Homeless - Housing - Edmonton
Municipal 10-year plan for ... 431
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Input into firefighters litigation exemption ... 1426
Local Authorities Election (Finance and Contribution Disclosure) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Low-speed vehicles
Use on roads (Motion 505: Elniski) ... 719
Members' Statements (2009)
Glenrose rehabilitation hospital fundraiser ... 1665 Habitat for Humanity funding ... 872-73
Métis settlements
H1N1 flu vaccine for ... 1685
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 49)
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Homelessness initiatives ... 431
Provincial Offences Procedure Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 61)
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Traffic Safety Act
Amendment to allow low-speed vehicles on roads (Motion 505: Elniski) ... 719
Lund, Ty (PC, Rocky Mountain House)
Alberta capital bonds
Issuing of (Motion 16: Evans) ... 1623
Alberta Research and Innovation Act (Bill 27)
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Members' Statements (2009)
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Red Deer riverbank erosion at Sundre ... 1206
Red Deer River - Sundre area
Riverbank erosion ... 1206
Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta
Seniors' Week
Member's statement re ... 1425
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