MacDonald, Hugh (AL, Edmonton-Gold Bar)
Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act
Member's statement re ... 366-67
Affordable housing - Edmonton area
Regional strategy for ... 519
Agricultural workers
Inclusion under workplace safety laws ... 840 Inclusion under workplace safety laws (Motion 510: Swann) ... 1441-42
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Municipal Affairs dept. hosting expenses at ... 764
Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors
Letter re delisting of chiropractic services (SP547/09: Tabled) ... 1642
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Calgary, hearing re: Use of private investigators at ... 306
Alberta farm fuel benefit program
Alberta Gazette
Government hosting expenses, 2004-09 (SP219/09: Tabled) ... 702
Alberta Government Offices
Beijing office ... 1994 Perks of officers in ... 1994 Washington, D.C. office ... 1994
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Chiropractic services coverage, letter re (SP547/09: Tabled) ... 1642 Insured services, delisting of ... 643-44, 670
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Budget ... 1076-77 CEO (Dr. Stephen Duckett): Salary and bonus level of ... 1260 Creation of, auditing requirements re ... 245-47 Debt retirement by liquidation of restricted funds, letter re (SP533/09: Tabled) ... 1611 Deficit financing ... 1691 Deficit financing, letter to minister re (SP567/09: Tabled) ... 1732 Duplicate programs, review of ... 962 LPN to RN ratio change ... 962, 991 Manager layoffs in ... 962
Alberta Health Services Board
Consultant's contract overbilling ... 643-44 Consultant's contract overbilling: Invoices re (SP197/09: Tabled) ... 650 Divisional executive officer of (Paddy Meade), severance package ... 1698-99 Employment offer to Paddy Meade (SP199/09: Tabled) ... 650 General remarks ... 590, 643 Nurses hiring policy, CEO report on ... 1486 Nurses hiring policy, CEO report on (SP455/09: Tabled) ... 1493 Replacement of regional health authorities, costs: Member's statement re ... 1690-91 Transition to, Auditor General's comments on accounting processes during ... 1691
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Business plan, 2009-12 (SP123/09: Tabled) ... 402
Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Transfer of patients to community-based beds ... 1690 Transfer of patients to community-based beds: Letters re (SP557, 655, 672/09: Tabled) ... 1667, 1939, 1996 Transfer of patients to community-based beds, petitions presented re ... 1939
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Alberta Investment Management Corporation Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 56)
Second reading ... 1771-72 Committee ... 1918-21 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP652/09: Tabled) ... 1918
Alberta Land Stewardship Act (Bill 36)
Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act (Bill 32)
Alberta Research and Innovation Act (Bill 27)
Alberta Sustainability Fund
AltaLink Management Ltd.
Donation to PC annual convention ... 1813
Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton
Public-private partnership model (P3) for ... 277
Appeals Commission (Workers' compensation)
Achievement bonuses for members of, impact on independence of ... 488 General remarks ... 1541
Appropriation Act, 2009 (Bill 47)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2009 (Bill 21)
Auditor General
Employment training programs audit ... 237 Health Services Board transition, accounting provisions during ... 1691 Increased auditing requirements, funding for ... 245-47 Level of funding for, impact on effectiveness of ... 222-23 Mental health services comments ... 618-19 Postsecondary education institutions financial systems comments ... 731-32 Workplace safety programs auditing ... 222-23
Auditor General's office
Supplementary estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Debated ... 245-47
Bills, Government
Bill 19, six months hoist amendment at third reading ... 897 Bill 25, members absented themselves from Committee debate on ... 1168
Bitumen - Export
Job loss implications ... 562
Brand campaign for Alberta
Costs ... 1663 Findings from message testing groups re (SP319/09: Tabled) ... 1050 U.K. image used in documents for focus groups re (SP319/09: Tabled) ... 1050
Cabinetmakers
Labour market conditions re, federal website article re ... 75 Labour market conditions re, federal website article re: Copy tabled (SP32/09) ... 77 Recruitment of, from overseas ... 75
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
Horizon project, foreign workers fatalities at ... 815, 880-81, 1337-38 Horizon project, foreign workers fatalities at, letter re (SP53/09: Tabled) ... 162
Capacity assessment (Dependent adults)
Process for, member's statement re ... 366-67
Capital account
Discontinuation of ... 551
Capital Power Corporation
Donation to PC annual convention ... 1813
Capital projects
Public-private partnerships re: Impact of global economic situation on ... 277-78
Capital Region Board
Green TRIP program, letter re (SP548/09: Tabled) ... 1643
Capital Region Growth Plan
Ministerial statement re ... 518-19
Chief Electoral Officer
Appointment of returning officers, powers re ... 133, 600 Comments re 2008 election process ... 600 Conduct of, in Edmonton-Gold Bar during 2008 provincial election ... 2048 Conduct of, in Edmonton-Gold Bar during 2008 provincial election, letters re (SP154-155, 163, 190/09: Tabled) ... 553, 569, 621-22 Conduct of poll 74 in Edmonton-Gold Bar during 2008 provincial election, letter re (SP162/09: Tabled) ... 569 Conduct of poll 75 in Edmonton-Gold Bar during 2008 provincial election, letters re (SP150, 178-179, 190/09: Tabled) ... 521, 599, 621-22 Contract renewal, point of order re ... 140, 141
Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee, Select Special
Appointment of Brian Fjeldheim concurred in (Motion 21: Hancock/Zwozdesky) ... 2048 Establishment of (Motion 11: Hancock) ... 600-01
Child health benefits program
Chiropractic services
Inclusion under health care plan: Letter re (SP547/09: Tabled) ... 1642
Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund
Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Standing
Membership change for (official opposition member) (Motion 14: Hancock) ... 1031
Committee on the Economy, Standing
Referral of Bill 19 to (assembly of land for large infrastructure projects) ... 306, 336-37 Referral of Bill 19 to (assembly of land for large infrastructure projects) (second reading amendment) ... 627
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Chief Electoral Officer's contract renewal decision ... 133 Chief Electoral Officer's contract renewal decision, point of order re ... 140, 141 Chief Electoral Officer's report to, re 2008 election process ... 133
Committee on Public Accounts, Standing
Answers to questions raised during Nov. 5 meeting (SP28/09: Tabled) ... 52 Report presented (SP80/09: Tabled) ... 228
Committees, Cabinet policy
Community policing patrols, Volunteer
Member's statement re ... 76-77 Tax credits for patrolees ... 77
Conflict of interest
MLAs with pecuniary interest (Bill 25, Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009) ... 1168
Construction industry
Unemployment level in ... 49, 192 Use of foreign workers ... 49-50 Use of foreign workers, Employment and Immigration dept. website notice re (SP27/09: Tabled) ... 52
Corrections Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 58)
Credit Union Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 3)
Crown's Right of Recovery Act (Bill 48)
Davis, Jack (Former CEO, Calgary Health Region)
DDB Canada
Government advertising contracts ... 1663
Debts, Public (Provincial government)
Calculation method for ... 551
Dept. of Children and Youth Services
Accommodation expenses at Radisson hotel ... 1577 Accommodation expenses at Radisson hotel, letter re (SP583/09: Tabled) ... 1787
Dept. of Culture and Community Spirit
Response to questions raised at Nov. 5 meeting of Public Accounts committee (SP28/09: Tabled) ... 52
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Advertising budget ... 1761 Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 1761 Supplementary estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Debated ... 236-38 Website notice re overseas recruitment of construction workers (SP27/09: Tabled) ... 52
Dept. of Energy
Hosting expenses, 2004-08 (M23/09: Defeated) ... 826
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Hosting expenses, 2004-08 (M24/09: Defeated) ... 826-29
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Minister's resignation/dismissal ... 1691
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Capital Region New Upgrader-Related Property Tax Revenue Estimates (document) (SP92/09: Tabled) ... 260 Hosting expenses ... 764
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Hosting expenses, 2004-08 (M22/09: Defeated) ... 825-26 Hosting expenses, 2004-08 (M22/09: Defeated), letter from minister re (SP218/09: Tabled) ... 702
Dept. of Transportation
Supplementary estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Debated ... 245
Deputy Ministers (Provincial government)
Retreats of, cancellation ... 1994
Details of Grants, Supplies and Services ... by Payee (Blue books)
Hotel accommodation expenses (SP521/09: Tabled) ... 1578 Restaurant/caterer expenses (SP522/09: Tabled) ... 1578
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program: Alternative plan, member's statement re ... 520 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage ... 520, 670 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, letter from minister re (SP519/09: Tabled) ... 1578 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, revised plan (April 2009), opposition access to news conference re, privilege question re ... 823
Drugs, Prescription - Costs
Research paper re ... 520
East Central Health
Contract with J.L. Saunders & Associates (SP198/09: Tabled) ... 650
Edmonton-Gold Bar (Constituency)
Conduct of 2008 provincial election in, letters re (SP155-155, 163, 190/09: Tabled) ... 553, 569, 621-22 Conduct of poll 74 in, during 2008 provincial election, letter re (SP162/09: Tabled) ... 569 Conduct of poll 75 in, during 2008 provincial election, letters re (SP150, 178-179, 190/09: Tabled) ... 521, 599, 621-22
Edmonton Public School Board
Letter to, re school closure policy (SP578/09: Tabled) ... 1764 Night of Music, program from (SP90/09: Tabled) ... 260
Education - Finance
Cutbacks to ... 2066 Cutbacks to: Letters re (SP656, 671/09: Tabled) ... 1939, 1996
Education, Postsecondary
Cost of: Letter re (SP43/09: Tabled) ... 139
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 205)
Elections, Provincial
Conduct of, in Edmonton-Gold Bar during, letters re (SP154-155, 163, 190/09: Tabled) ... 553, 569, 621-22 Conduct of poll 74 in Edmonton-Gold Bar during, letter re (SP162/09: Tabled) ... 569 Conduct of poll 75 in Edmonton-Gold Bar during, letters re (SP150, 178-179, 190/09: Tabled) ... 521, 599, 621-22 Fixed dates for ... 600
Electoral Boundaries Commission
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 45)
Electric power lines - Construction
Funding of, by consumers ... 1514-15
Electric power lines, Underground
Investigation of feasibility of (Motion 504: Quest) ... 535-36
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
Provision of answers to questions posed during estimates process, impact of (not proceeded with) ... 1030
Employment assistance programs
Employment insurance program (Federal)
Application in Alberta ... 192, 1517 Application in Alberta, letters re (SP54, 568/09: Tabled) ... 162, 1732 Job skills training element ... 192 Temporary foreign workers' eligibility for ... 1203-04
Employment standards
Unpaid wages investigations, time limit on ... 910
Employment Standards (Reservist Leave) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 1)
Employment training programs
Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 28)
Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures)
Provision of answers to questions posed during, impact of: Emergency debate request re ... 1030
Executive Council
Hosting expenses, 2004-08 (M21/09: Defeated) ... 824-25 Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 458
Family Law Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 29)
Fatalities, Work-related
General remarks ... 840, 842 Impact of auditing of workplace safety programs on ... 222-23 Investigation of, admissibility of reports on ... 160, 185, 840, 1026-27 Member's statement re ... 185
Fiscal Responsibility Act (Bill 33)
Foreign workers, Temporary
Chinese workers at Horizon oil sands project, wages paid/owed to ... 815, 880-81, 910, 1337-38, 1397 Chinese workers at Horizon oil sands project, wages paid/owed to: Letter re (SP399/09: Tabled) ... 1344 Employment insurance eligibility ... 1203-04 General remarks ... 1338 Health care benefits, document re (SP91/09: Tabled) ... 260 Need for, during economic downturn ... 16-17, 49, 52, 75, 77, 393-94, 562, 1517 Treatment/safety of ... 1397
Friends of Medicare
Stop the Cuts rally, website notice re (SP558/09: Tabled) ... 1667
Gaming and Liquor Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 42)
Gas Utilities Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 35)
Gender reassignment surgery
Delisting from health care plan, letter re (SP332/09: Tabled) ... 1083
Geneva Health International Ltd.
Provincial use of to recruit foreign nurses ... 1761, 1908
Golf courses
Provincial grants to, Liberal opposition summary of (SP702/09: Tabled) ... 2075
Good Samaritan Care Centre
Funding for, member's statement re ... 1786
Government Accountability Office (United States)
Oil and gas leasing reassessment report (SP164/09: Tabled) ... 569 Oil and gas royalties reassessment report (SP180/09: Tabled) ... 599
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Achievement bonuses for members of, impact on independence of ... 488
Government Organization Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 9)
Government spending policy
Potential cuts to, Liberal opposition outline of (SP702/09: Tabled) ... 2075 Tightening of ... 2066
Health sciences personnel, Foreign
Health workforce planning
Homeless
Member's statement re ... 1568
Hospitality expenses, Government
General remarks ... 511, 764 By ministry, 2004-08 (SP149 & 219/09: Tabled) ... 521, 702
House of Refuge Mission, Edmonton
Closure, member's statement re ... 1568
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Immigrants
Employment opportunities for ... 17
Income Support program
Funding for ... 237 Level of ... 593
Industrial development - Industrial Heartland area
Property tax revenue estimates re (SP92/09: Tabled) ... 260
Interim supply (Main, Lottery Fund) estimates, 2009-10
International Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured on the Job
General remarks ... 842 Ministerial statement re ... 840
J.L. Saunders & Associates Inc.
Contract with Alberta Health Services, invoices re (SP197/09: Tabled) ... 650 Contract with East Central Health (SP198/09: Tabled) ... 650
Kennedy, Neil
Member's statement re ... 1425
Labour force recruitment, Overseas
Labour Relations Board
Achievement bonuses for members of, impact on independence of ... 488
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Second reading ... 626-28 Second reading: Amendment (to refer Bill to Standing Committee on the Economy) ... 627 Committee ... 685-87, 772-81, 784, 797-99, 801-04, 806 Committee: Amendment A4 (SP239/09: Tabled) ... 777 Committee: Amendment A5 (SP246/09: Tabled) ... 798 Committee: Amendment A6 (SP247/09: Tabled) ... 803 Third reading: Amendment (six months hoist) ... 897 Impact on rural property rights ... 306, 336 Referral to Standing Committee on the Economy ... 306, 336-37
Land purchases, Government
For large infrastructure projects ... 306, 336
Land-use plan - Edmonton area
Legislative Officers
Nonreceipt of achievement bonuses ... 787, 790-91
Licensed practical nurses
Lobbyists - Registration
Lobbyists re Bill 50, Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 ... 1813
Local Authorities Election (Finance and Contribution Disclosure) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Construction
Lottery Fund
Grant cheques from, presentation by opposition MLAs (M25/09: Defeated) ... 1052
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 43)
Medical care
Reform of ... 643-44 Reform of, costs re ... 321 Reform of, member's statement re ... 590, 670 Reform of, petitions tabled re (SP232, 241, 257, 454/09) ... 766, 796, 851, 1493
Medical care - Finance
Cutbacks to ... 2066 Cutbacks to, website notice of rally re (SP558/09: Tabled) ... 1667 General remarks ... 643-44 Member's statement re ... 1690-91
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Absenting themselves (pecuniary interest rules) ... 1168
Members' Statements (2009)
Achievement bonuses ... 786-87 Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act ... 366-67 Health care spending ... 1690-91 Health system restructuring ... 590, 670 House of Refuge Mission ... 1568 Neil Kennedy ... 1425 Prescription drug coverage ... 520 Volunteer community policing patrols ... 76-77 Workplace health and safety ... 185
Mental health services
Auditor General's comments re ... 618-19
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.
Ministerial Statements (2009)
Capital region municipal planning ... 518-19
Ministers (Provincial government)
Reduction in number of ... 1994, 2066 Travel and accommodation expenses ... 1576-77
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 49)
Myers Norris Penny LLP
Review of achievement bonuses for senior government officials ... 787, 790
National Farmers Union
Farm Crisis and the Cattle Sector (report) (SP107/09: Tabled) ... 312
Natural resources revenue
New Royalty Framework (2007)
Nurses - Employment
AHS CEO report on (SP455/09: Tabled) ... 1493 Impact of budget cuts on ... 1076-77, 1486
Occupational health and safety code, 2009
Inclusion of joint worksite health and safety committees in ... 1026-27
Office of the Premier
Premier's television address, costs ... 1663 Senior executives in, salary level ... 1864 Senior executives in, salary level: Spreadsheet re (SP650/09: Tabled) ... 1916
Oil and gas leases - United States
Report on (SP164/09: Tabled) ... 569
Oil sands companies
Workplace health and safety committees for ... 842
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Achievement bonuses ... 458, 488, 790-91 Alberta Health Services ... 962 Assembly of land for large infrastructure projects ... 306, 336-37 Cabinet policy committees ... 1730 Contentious WCB claims ... 1541 Delisting of medical services ... 643-44 Electricity transmission system upgrades ... 1514-15 Employment and immigration spending ... 1761 Employment insurance benefit program ... 192 Employment strategies ... 1908 Employment supports ... 562, 592-93 Executive salaries and travel expenses ... 1864 Fiscal responsibility legislation ... 551 Government accommodation expenses ... 1576-77 Government expenses ... 1994 Government hosting expenses ... 511 Health Board senior executive contracts ... 1698-99 Health services budget for nurses ... 1076-77 Infrastructure costs ... 277-78 Lobbying government ... 1813 Mental health services ... 618-19 Municipal Affairs hosting expenses ... 764-65 Nursing shortage ... 990-91 Nursing vacancies ... 1486 Postsecondary institution endowment funds ... 731-32 President and CEO of Alberta Health Services ... 1260 Provincial budget ... 2066 Provincial marketing costs ... 1663 Recruitment of foreign workers ... 75 Returning officer appointments ... 133 Temporary foreign workers ... 16-17, 49, 393-94, 815, 880-81, 910, 1203-04, 1337-38, 1397 Worker recruitment hosting expenses ... 1023-24 Workers' Compensation Board investments ... 258 Workforce employment services ... 1516-17 Workplace health and safety ... 160, 222-23, 842, 1026-27
Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 54)
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Alberta Hospital acute care beds, retention of ... 1939 Good Samaritan Care Centre construction funding ... 1786
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Bill 50, Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (SP520/09: Tabled) ... 1578 Health care system changes (SP232, 241, 257, 454/09) ... 766, 796, 851, 1493
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 968-69 Factual accuracy ... 553 Parliamentary titles ... 1242 Provocative language ... 163 Questions about legislative committee proceedings ... 140 Relevance ... 1585
Political parties
Donations to, influence on public policy decisions ... 1813
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 4)
Committee ... 681 Third reading ... 914
Postsecondary educational institutions
Endowment funds investments, Auditor General's comments re ... 731-32
Privilege
Obstructing a member in performance of duty (exclusion from government news conference) ... 823
Professional Corporations Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 53)
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Annual convention of, donation by AltaLink to ... 1813 Selection of returning officers for provincial elections ... 133
Property rights - Rural areas
Property tax - Industrial Heartland area
Estimates of (SP92/09: Tabled) ... 260
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 6)
Public Affairs Bureau
Marketing budget ... 1663
Public service - Alberta
Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 488, 790-91 Senior officials' achievement bonuses: Member's statement re ... 786-87 Senior officials' achievement bonuses: Report on (SP242/09: Tabled) ... 796
Public transit
Incentive program re (Green TRIP), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Letter re (SP548/09: Tabled) ... 1643
Public transit - Edmonton area
Intermunicipal network in ... 519
Radisson Hotel Edmonton
Child and Youth Services dept. expenses at ... 1577 Child and Youth Services dept. expenses at: Letter re (SP583/09: Tabled) ... 1787
Regional health authorities
Replacement by Health Services Board, costs: Member's statement re ... 1690-91
Returning officers (Provincial elections)
Appointment process ... 133, 600 Appointment process for 2007 by-elections ... 133
Royalty structure (Energy resources) - United States
Report on (SP180/09: Tabled) ... 599
School (Enhanced Protection of Students and Teachers) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 206)
School boards
Surpluses, use for funding education programs ... 2066
Schools - Closure
EPSB policy re, letter re (SP578/09: Tabled) ... 1764
Schools - Construction
Public-private projects re: Impact of global economic situation on ... 277-78
Securities Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 17)
Senatorial Selection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 55)
Speaker (Canadian House of Commons)
Visit to Alberta Assembly ... 402
SSEC Canada Ltd.
Employees at Horizon oil sands project, wages paid/owed to ... 815, 880-81, 910, 1337-38, 1397 Employees at Horizon oil sands project, wages paid/owed to: Letter re (SP399/09: Tabled) ... 1344
Surgery waiting lists
Reduction of, presentation re, by new AHS CEO (SP377/09: Tabled) ... 1262
Tax incentives
For volunteer community policing patrolees ... 77
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Committee: Members absented themselves from ... 1168
Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 30)
Treasury Branches
Asset-backed commercial paper investments ... 247 Auditing of management of ... 247
Tuition fees
Cost of, letter re (SP43/09: Tabled) ... 139
United States - Economic conditions
Vision 2020; Health Care for Today and the Future
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 26, 2002)
Workers' Compensation Board
Contentious/long-standing claims review ... 1541 Investment portfolio ... 258 Letter re (SP108/09: Tabled) ... 312
Workplace heath and safety committees
Mandatory nature of ... 185, 840, 842, 1026-27 Mandatory nature of, letter re (SP256/09: Tabled) ... 851
Workplace safety
General remarks ... 160, 840, 842 Impact of auditing of workplace safety programs on ... 222-23 Member's statement re ... 185
Young adults - Employment
Impact of global financial situation on ... 592
Marz, Richard (PC, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills)
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Didsbury hospital helipad closure, role in ... 1864
Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act (Bill 32)
Alberta TrailNet Society
Adjacent landowner access to trails issue ... 550-51, 619-20 Adjacent landowner access to trails issue, liability insurance re ... 620
Alberta Utilities Commission
Power line routes compensation rate ... 1421 Wind turbine siting guidelines ... 1079
Amber Alert (Child abduction warning system)
Crown's Right of Recovery Act (Bill 48)
Committee: Amendment A1 (SP630 & 639/09: Tabled) ... 1899
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 205)
Committee: Amendment A1 (SP365 & 439/09: Tabled) ... 1222
Electric power lines - Construction
Compensation to landowners affected by ... 1337, 1421 General remarks ... 1337
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Committee: Amendment A1 (SP651, 663, 681, 682/09: Tabled) ... 1984 Committee: Subamendment SA1 (SP664/09: Tabled) ... 1984
Energy industry - Security aspects
Health sciences personnel - Rural areas
Hospitals - Didsbury
Helipad closure at ... 1864
Hospitals - Rural areas
Closure/downgrading of ... 1201
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Insurance, Liability
For TrailNet trail access ... 620
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Land titles - Registration
Transfer of, in Alberta TrailNet situations ... 620
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 43)
Medical profession - Rural areas
Members' Statements (2009)
Olds College Fine Arts & Multi Media Centre ... 219
Oil sands development - Security aspects
Olds College
Bell e-Learning Centre ... 219 Community Learning Centre ... 219 Fine Arts & Multi Media Centre, member's statement re ... 219
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Access to Alberta TrailNet land ... 550-51, 619-20 Amber Alert program ... 307-08 Big Prairie Road bridge ... 2069 Didsbury hospital helipad closure ... 1864 Electricity transmission lines ... 1337, 1421 Rural hospitals ... 1201 Security of provincial energy resources ... 136 SuperNet ... 494-95 Wind power generation ... 1079
Pipelines - Security aspects
Bombing incident, B.C./Alberta border ... 136 General remarks ... 136
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 1157
Professional Corporations Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 53)
Committee: Amendment A1 (SP665/09: Tabled) ... 1984
Provincial Offences Procedure Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 61)
Committee: Amendment A1 (SP666/09: Tabled) ... 1984
Recreational trails
Access of adjacent landowners to ... 550-51
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Amber Alert issuing ... 307
School (Enhanced Protection of Students and Teachers) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 206)
Surface rights
Compensation, committee to review (Motion 512, 2008: Marz) ... 1421
Surface Rights Board
Appeal mechanism for transmission line compensation claims ... 1421
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Committee ... 1168 Third reading ... 1447
Terrorist attacks - Prevention
Trans Canada Trail
Adjacent landowner access to trails issue ... 550-51
Transport Canada
Role in heliport closure at Didsbury hospital ... 1864
Wildlife Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 26)
Wind turbines
Siting issues re ... 1079
Wind turbines - Health aspects
Siting issues re ... 1079
Mason, Brian (NDP, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood)
Alberta - Economic conditions
Alberta - Economic policy
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Health minister's comments re single-payer system for health care in speech to ... 1931
Alberta Building Code
Stucco exterior wallcoverings regulation ... 1043
Alberta capital bonds
Issuing of (Motion 16: Evans) ... 1612-13
Alberta Electric System Operator
Transmission system capacity forecasts ... 1907 Transmission system capacity forecasts, report on (SP648/09: Tabled) ... 1916
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Chiropractic services coverage, delisting of ... 615, 642 Chiropractic services coverage, petition presented re ... 850 Complex decongestive therapy coverage, petition presented re ... 303, 1866 Gender reassignment surgery delisting from ... 615, 642 Insured services, delisting of ... 614-15, 642-43, 673 Insured services, delisting of: Member's statement re ... 51 Laboratory services, delisting of ... 642 Physical therapy, delisting of ... 642
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Budget ... 1127 Flu vaccine given to Calgary Flames players, investigation of ... 1693 H1N1 flu outbreak planning ... 811
Alberta Health Services Board
Financial statements ... 593 Replacement of regional health authorities, public consultations re, 2007-09 (M6/09: Defeated) ... 705
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Transfer of patients to community-based beds ... 1989 Transfer of patients to community-based beds, petitions presented re ... 1866, 1915, 1938, 1996
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Precision Drilling investment ... 727
Alberta Investment Management Corporation Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 56)
Alberta Land Stewardship Act (Bill 36)
Committee ... 1382-84 Committee: Amendment A7 (SP417/09: Tabled) ... 1382 Committee: Amendment A9 (SP419/09: Tabled) ... 1383 Third reading ... 1506-07
Alberta Lymphedema Association
Calgary clinic closure, documents re (SP101/09: Tabled) ... 283 Petition from ... 303
Alberta Mental Health Board
Contracted mental health services, 2006-08 (Q3/09: Response tabled as SP183/09) ... 522
Alberta new home warranty program
Length of warranty under ... 1043
Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act (Bill 32)
Alberta Research and Innovation Act (Bill 27)
Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association
Position on bitumen upgrading ... 1200
Appropriation Act, 2009 (Bill 47)
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2009 (Bill 22)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2009 (Bill 21)
Auditor General
Government computer network security breach, report of ... 1336 H1N1 pandemic planning investigation ... 1725 Level of funding for, impact on effectiveness of ... 369 Long-term care facilities staffing shortages ... 376
Bills, Government
Bill 44, reasoned amendment at second reading ... 1163
Black History Month
Ministerial statement re ... 67
Brand campaign for Alberta
Money spent in the U.S. on, 2007-09 (Q14/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP499/09) ... 523
Bruce Power
Nuclear power plant proposal for Peace River, letters to government re (M15/09: Defeated) ... 713
Calgary Flames Hockey Club
Donations to PC party ... 1693 H1N1 flu vaccinations for ... 1693, 1757
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Involvement with H1N1 influenza virus in Alberta pig herd ... 1074
Capital projects - Construction
During global economic crisis ... 393
Capital projects - Finance
Motion 501: Doerksen ... 178-79
Capital projects, Municipal - Finance
Federal/provincial funds ... 155
Car rental companies
Vicarious liability cap ... 1485
Carbon dioxide emissions
Hard caps (absolute reduction) for industry re ... 42, 45 Reduction in: Government research re (M19/09: Defeated) ... 716
Carbon dioxide sequestration
Funding for projects re ... 265, 1988-89, 2067 General remarks ... 131 Letters from business re (M14/09: Defeated) ... 712
Cattle - Prices
Impact of packer ownership of cattle on ... 372-73
Chief Electoral Officer
Appointment of returning officers, powers re ... 69, 99 Comments re 2008 election process ... 98-99 Recommendations re violations of Election Act ... 99
Child and Youth Advocate
Annual reports, deletions from, documents re (SP128/09: Tabled) ... 437
Chiropractic services
Inclusion under health care plan ... 615, 642 Inclusion under health care plan: Petition presented re ... 850
Civil service pensions
Investment of funds in ... 727
CN Pensioners' Association
Letter re seniors' drug benefits (SP88/09: Tabled) ... 260
Coalbed Methane/Natural Gas in Coal Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Committee
Final report (M8/09: Response tabled as SP458/09) ... 534
College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
Nursing shortages ... 1633
Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Standing
Membership change for (official opposition member) (Motion 14: Hancock) ... 1032
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Comments of members on, re Auditor General's office funding ... 369
Community schools - Edmonton
Preservation of inner city schools, petition tabled re (SP707/09) ... 2075
Complex decongestive therapy
Coverage under health care plan, petition presented re ... 303, 1866
Computers, Government - Security aspects
Hackers' breach of ... 1336
Condominiums - Construction
Review of methods in ... 1043
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 ... 1496-97
Consumer protection
Re construction methods deficiencies ... 1043
Copeman Healthcare Centre
Council of the Federation
Internal trade agreement, copy of 2009 amendment to (M9/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP472/09) ... 534
Crown's Right of Recovery Act (Bill 48)
Committee ... 1898-99 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP630 & 639/09: Tabled) ... 1844 Third reading ... 1900
Dept. of Energy
Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 459
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Deficit ... 593 H1N1 flu monitoring information ... 810-11 Minister's comments re single-payer system for health care ... 1931 Minister's resignation/dismissal ... 1757 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
Long-term care reduction draft report (SP620/09: Tabled) ... 1816 Seniors pharmacare program: Letters received by the ministries of Seniors, Health, and the Premier re (M3/09: Defeated) ... 703
Dept. of Service Alberta
Information requests processed by, wait times for (Q4/09: Response tabled as SP459/09) ... 404
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 459
Disabled children - Education
Task force to review special needs education in Edmonton, petition tabled re (SP140/09) ... 468
Drug Program Act (Bill 34)
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage ... 642 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, letter re (SP88/09: Tabled) ... 260 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, member's statement re ... 251 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, revised plan (April 2009), opposition access to news conference re ... 789 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, revised plan (April 2009), opposition access to news conference re, privilege question re ... 822-23
Education - Curricula
Exemptions from, on religious/ethical grounds ... 875, 905-06, 927, 959, 988-89 Exemptions from, on religious/ethical grounds: Member's statement re ... 1018 Exemptions from, on religious/ethical grounds: Petitions presented re ... 1492
Edwards, E. Murray (Calgary Flames chairman)
Donations to PC party ... 1693
Election Act
Prosecution of violations of ... 99
Elections, Provincial
2008 election preparations ... 69
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 45)
Electric power lines - Construction
Assembly of land for ... 275 Funding of, by consumers ... 1519, 1915 General remarks ... 1907, 1989 Report on, prepared for UCA ... 1907 Report on, prepared for UCA: Copy tabled (SP648/09) ... 1916
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness (proceeded with) ... 1667, 1668-69
Employment assistance programs
For economic downturn layoffs ... 11, 393
Energy industry
Provincial assistance to ... 265
Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 28)
Enhance Energy Inc.
Carbon capture project, provincial funding for ... 1989
Enumeration process (Provincial elections)
2008 election deficiencies in ... 69
Environmental impact assessments
Thorhild landfill, petition tabled re (SP676/09) ... 1997
Ethics Commissioner
MLAs absenting themselves from debate due to pecuniary interest (Bill 43), point of privilege re ... 1496-97
Families
Impact of government policies on ... 2066-67
Family farm
Statistics on numbers of (SP120/09: Tabled) ... 377
Feeder Associations Guarantee Act (Bill 8)
Food Banks Canada
HungerCount 2009 report (SP621/09: Tabled) ... 1816
Food safety
H1N1 virus in pigs issue ... 1074-75
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Gaming and Liquor Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 42)
Gender reassignment surgery
Delisting from health care plan ... 615, 642 Delisting from health care plan, letters re (SP201/09: Tabled) ... 650
Goods and services tax (Federal government)
Government accountability
Government openness
General remarks ... 789 Member's statement re ... 902-03
Government Organization Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 9)
Government policies
Member's statement re ... 1915
Government spending policy
Gunshot and Stab Wound Mandatory Disclosure Act (Bill 46)
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Dissemination of ... 1757 Dissemination of, adequacy of immunization clinics for ... 1656-57, 1659, 1669 Dissemination of, in Ontario/Manitoba ... 1669 Dissemination of, letters re ... 1656-57, 1669 Dissemination of, prioritization of ... 1659, 1669 Dissemination of, prioritization of: Ministerial statement re ... 1656-57 Dissemination of, to aboriginal groups ... 1572 Dissemination of, to hockey players ... 1693, 1757 Dissemination of, to homeless people ... 1571 Supply of ... 1669
Health Information Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 52)
Health Link Alberta
Provision of H1N1 flu information ... 811
Hip and knee surgery
Coverage under health care plan ... 673
Hog industry
Impact of H1N1 influenza virus on ... 1074-75
Home building industry
Review of methods used by ... 1043
Hospitals - Emergency services
Congestion in ... 256, 265 Deaths of patients in ... 256 General remarks ... 256 H1N1 flu patients in ... 1635 Wait times in ... 1127
Hotchkiss, Harley (Calgary Flames team governor)
Donations to PC party ... 1693
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Kearl Lake project, upgrading of bitumen from ... 1254-55
Influenza assessment centres
Insurance, Automobile - Premiums
Raising of ... 1488-89 Raising of, court appeal ... 1488
Insurance, Health (Private)
Interim supply (Main, Lottery Fund) estimates, 2009-10
Estimates 2009-10: Debated ... 264-65
Interprovincial trade
Internal trade agreement, copy of 2009 amendment to (M9/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP472/09) ... 534
Investment of public funds
As factor in economic growth in December 2008, Statistic Canada chart re ... 155 Political involvement in ... 727
Laboratories, Medical
Delisting of services of ... 642
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Second reading ... 630-32 Committee ... 743-44, 746-48, 751, 801, 805 Committee: Subamendment SA1 to amendment A1 (SP223/09: Tabled) ... 743 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP229/09: Tabled) ... 751 Impact on rural property rights ... 221, 275, 305 Withdrawal of ... 275
Land purchases, Government
For large infrastructure projects ... 221, 275, 305
Libin, Alvin (Calgary Flames owner)
Donations to PC party ... 1693
Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 2)
Second reading ... 213-14 Committee ... 577, 579 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP174/09: Tabled) ... 579
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Conversions to assisted living facility, 2001-08 (M7/09: Response tabled as SP325/09) ... 534 Costs for residents in (Q1/09: Response tabled as SP182/09) ... 522 Member's statement re ... 375-76 Number and type of, 2007-08 (Q12/09: Response tabled as SP282/09) ... 522-23 Seniors and Community Supports report on reducing (SP620/09: Tabled) ... 1816 Subsidies/operating expenditures of, 2003-08 (Q10/09: Response tabled as SP277/09) ... 522
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) - Staffing
Shortages of ... 376 Shortages of: Reports re (SP73, 89, 109, 127, 222, 240, 285, 331/09: Tabled) ... 193, 260, 312, 437, 734, 796, 1019, 1083
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals), Private - Fees
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 5)
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 43)
Second reading ... 1156-58 Conflict of interest issue re, advice from Ethics Commissioner: Point of privilege re ... 1496-97
Markin, Allan (Calgary Flames owner)
Donations to PC party ... 1693
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Utilization plans and vacancies in (M1/09: Response tabled as SP283/09) ... 533
Meat packing industry
Cattle ownership by, impact on cattle prices ... 372-73
Medical profession
Number of physicians, 2005-08 (Q5/09: Response tabled as SP202/09) ... 522
Medical records - Disposal
Investigation of improper disposal ... 1336
Medical records, Electronic - Security aspects
Members' Statements (2009)
Delisting of health services ... 51 Government accountability ... 902-03 Government policies ... 1915 Long-term care ... 375-76 Nursing shortage ... 1633 Parental choice in education ... 1018 Seniors' pharmaceutical plan ... 251 Water management ... 498
Members' withdrawal of remarks
General remarks ... 1157 Parliamentary language ... 1265
Mental health services
General remarks ... 694-95 Report on ... 694-95, 903 RHA contracted services, 2006-08 (Q3/09: Response tabled as SP183/09) ... 522
Midwives and midwifery
Increase in number of midwives, 2008-09 (M20/09: Response tabled as SP326/09) ... 534
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.
Ministerial Statements (2009)
Black History Month ... 67 H1N1 influenza immunization ... 1656-57 Holocaust Memorial Day ... 724 Oil sands development strategy ... 42 Recognition of 30 years of service, Hon. Ken Kowalski, Speaker, Member for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock ... 1904
Ministers (Provincial government)
Foreign travel plans, approval protocols for (M5/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP471/09) ... 533
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 49)
Natural resources revenue
New Royalty Framework (2007)
Nuclear power plants
Bruce Power proposal, letters to government re (M15/09: Defeated) ... 713 Expert panel to review: Report ... 488, 843 General remarks ... 488 Public consultations re ... 843 Public consultations re, online workbook re (SP259/09: Tabled) ... 851
Nuclear power plants - Environmental aspects
Nuclear power plants - Saskatchewan
Public consultations re, report on (SP524/09: Tabled) ... 1578
Obama, Barack (U.S. President)
Meat packer owned cattle comment ... 373
Office of the Premier
Premier's comments on parental choice in education issue ... 875, 905, 927 Premier's role in H1N1 flu shots for Calgary Flames ... 1693 Premier's role in H1N1 flu shots for Calgary Flames, point of order re ... 1703 Seniors pharmacare program: Letters received by the ministries of Seniors, Health, and the Premier re (M3/09: Defeated) ... 703
Oil recovery methods
Carbon dioxide sequestering ... 2067
Oil sands development
Impact on aboriginal communities ... 42 Impact on communities, planning for ... 42 Strategy re ... 44-45 Strategy re: Ministerial statement re ... 42 Strategy re: Performance measures re ... 45 Value-added opportunities ... 45
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Emissions, self-monitoring of ... 337 General remarks ... 42, 337 Report on (SP675/09: Tabled) ... 1997
Oil sands tailings ponds
Reclamation of ... 42, 45 Seepage from, into surrounding water courses ... 498 Seepage from, into surrounding water courses: Report on (SP675/09: Tabled) ... 1997
Opposition (Parliamentary procedure)
Denial of access of, to announcement re seniors drug coverage changes ... 789
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Achievement bonuses ... 459 AIMCo investments ... 727 Alberta job losses ... 429, 546-47 Alberta Treasury Branches ... 1395 Assembly of land for large infrastructure projects ... 221, 275, 305 Auditor General office funding ... 369 Automobile insurance rates ... 1488-89 Bitumen exports ... 1200-01, 1254-55, 1859 Chief Electoral Officer ... 98-99 Delisting of medical services ... 614-15, 642-43 Election commitments ... 187 Electricity transmission system ... 1907 Electricity transmission system upgrades ... 1519 Electronic health records ... 1336-37 Global economic downturn ... 11 Government accountability ... 1418-19 Government House news conference ... 789 H1N1 influenza immunization ... 1757 H1N1 influenza immunization for high-risk Albertans ... 1571-72, 1658-59 H1N1 influenza immunization for hockey teams ... 1693 H1N1 influenza pandemic planning ... 1725 H1N1 influenza virus in pig herd ... 1074-75 Health care funding ... 1988-89 Health care reform ... 1778-79, 1930-31 Health care spending ... 673 Health system restructuring ... 1127, 1178-79 Long-term and continuing care ... 1809 Long-term care ... 256 Long-term care accommodation rates ... 758-59 Meat packer owned cattle ... 372-73 Mental health services ... 694-95 New home warranty ... 1043 Nuclear power ... 488 Nuclear power consultation ... 843 Nursing shortage ... 1602-03, 1635-36 Nursing workforce ... 2036-37 Oil sands development strategy ... 44-45 Parental choice in education ... 875, 905-06, 927, 959, 988-89 Provincial budget ... 562-63, 593 Provincial economic strategy ... 154-55, 392-93 Public health system reform ... 1538 Release of partially treated waste water at Suncor site ... 337 Resource revenues ... 131 Returning officer appointments ... 69 Support for Alberta families ... 2066-67 Swine flu surveillance measures ... 810-11 Taser deaths ... 1021 Vehicle vicarious liability ... 1485
Parliamentary language
Premier and Member for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood ... 1263-65
Pembina Institute for Sustainable Development
Electrical energy production in Alberta, report on ... 488
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Alberta Hospital acute care beds, retention of ... 1915, 1938, 1996 Chiropractic services coverage under health care plan ... 850 Complex decongestive therapy coverage by health care plan ... 303, 1866 Parental choice in education (Bill 44), opposition to ... 1492
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Inner city Edmonton community schools preservation (SP707/09) ... 2075 Task force to review special needs education in Edmonton (SP140/09) ... 468 Waste Management Inc.'s landfill, Thorhild county (SP676/09) ... 1997
Physical therapy
Delisting of, from health care plan ... 642 Website article re (SP200/09: Tabled) ... 650
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 1157 Allegations against members ... 1084-85 Factual accuracy ... 1404 Imputing motives ... 1703, 1997 Parliamentary language (Premier and Member for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood) ... 1263-65 Referring to a member by name ... 1316 Relevance ... 2008, 2009 Reporting Bills from committee ... 1390
Political influence on public policy decisions
Political parties
Donations to, influence on public policy decisions ... 1693
Pork - Export
Impact of H1N1 virus on ... 1074-75
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 4)
Precision Drilling Corporation
AIMCo investment in ... 727
Privilege
Ethics Commissioner advice on conflicts of interest ... 1496-97 Obstructing a member in performance of duty (exclusion from government news conference) ... 822-23
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Donations to, from Calgary Flames hockey club ... 1693 Selection of returning officers for provincial elections ... 69, 99 Vice-president of, as legal representative in vicarious liability cap for car rental companies case ... 1485
Property rights - Rural areas
Protection for Persons in Care Act (Bill 41)
Psychiatrists
Contracted by RHAs, 2006-08: Number of (Q13/09: Response tabled as SP278/09) ... 527
Public Affairs Bureau
Job descriptions for positions in (M4/09: Response tabled as SP581/09) ... 704
Public Health Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 7)
Committee ... 866-69 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP261/09: Tabled) ... 867
Public service - Alberta
Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 459
Public transit
Incentive program re (Green TRIP), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... 131, 265 Incentive program re (Green TRIP), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions: Proposals/objectives re (M18/09: Defeated) ... 715
Reclamation of land
Oil sands tailings ponds ... 42, 45
Regional health authorities
Contracted mental health services, 2006-08 (Q3/09: Response tabled as SP183/09) ... 522 Psychiatrists contracted by, 2006-08: Number of (Q13/09: Response tabled as SP278/09) ... 527 Replacement by Health Services Board, public consultations re, 2007-09 (M6/09: Defeated) ... 705
Returning officers (Provincial elections)
Appointment process ... 69 Appointment process, legislation change re ... 69, 99
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Cancer surgery reductions ... 1178-79 Surgery reductions ... 1127
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Sanitary landfills - Thorhild
Environmental impact, petition tabled re (SP676/09) ... 1997
Securities Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 17)
Senatorial Selection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 55)
Seniors in hospital beds (waiting for long-term care beds)
Speaker
30 year mace pin presented to ... 1905 Recognition of 30 years of service of Hon. Ken Kowalski, Member for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock ... 1904
Stabilization funding (Federal)
Alberta request for ... 1200
Statistics Canada
Canadian Economic Accounts, fourth quarter 2008 ... 155 Family farms data (SP120/09: Tabled) ... 377 Labour force survey (SP176/09: Tabled) ... 599
Stucco exterior wallcovering - Safety aspects
Suncor Inc.
Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... 187 Untreated sewage leak from, into Athabasca River ... 337
Supportive Living Accommodation Licensing Act (Bill 10)
Supportive living facilities
Assisted living facilities: Conversion of long-term care facilities to, 2001-08 (M7/09: Response tabled as SP325/09) ... 534 Assisted living facilities: Reports/plans re creation of, 2007-09 (M2/09: Defeated) ... 534, 703 Designated assisted living facilities: Costs per month, 2003-08 (Q2/09: Defeated) ... 523 Subsidies/operating expenditures of, 2003-08 (Q11/09: Response tabled as SP350/09) ... 526
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... 187
Tasers (Electroshock weapons)
Banning of ... 1021 Deaths due to usage of ... 1021
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Committee ... 1169 Third reading ... 1448
Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 39)
Tourism - Marketing
Usage of British beach scene for, letter re (SP260/09: Tabled) ... 851
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 18)
Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 30)
Treasury Branches
Investment losses ... 1395 Senior officials' bonuses ... 1395
Truck Renting and Leasing Association
Meeting with Finance minister re vicarious liability cap for car rental companies ... 1485
Unemployment
Impact of economic slowdown on ... 264, 392-93, 429, 546-47 Labour force survey data re (SP176/09: Tabled) ... 599
Utilities Consumer Advocate
Electric power grid condition, report on ... 1907 Electric power grid condition, report on: Copy tabled (SP648/09) ... 1916
Waste Management Inc.
Thorhild landfill, EIA for: Petition tabled re (SP676/09) ... 1997
Water quality
Impact of oil sands tailings ponds leakage on ... 498
Water quality - Athabasca River
Impact of oil sands development on ... 498 Impact of untreated sewage leak on ... 337
Water resources development
Member's statement re ... 498
Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)
Ministerial statement re ... 724
McFarland, Barry (PC, Little Bow)
4-H Premier's award
Member's statement re ... 1082
Alberta farm recovery program
Alberta Health Services Board
Members of: Remuneration level ... 516
Alberta Investment Management Corporation Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 56)
Committee: Amendment A1 (SP652/09: Tabled) ... 1923
Alberta Order of Excellence
Inductee into, member's statement re ... 1483
Alberta SuperNet
School access to ... 1609
Bergen, Henry
Alberta Order of Excellence recipient, member's statement re ... 1483
Bitumen - Royalties
Bitumen royalty-in-kind policy, legislation re (Bill 28) ... 467
Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 45)
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Committee: Amendment A1 (SP651, 663, 681, 682/09: Tabled) ... 1923
Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 28)
First reading ... 467 Second reading ... 769-70
Energy strategy
Legislation re (Bill 28) ... 467
Gas Utilities Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 35)
First reading ... 591 Second reading ... 854, 1345 Third reading ... 1524
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta, NWT & Nunavut
Heart Month
Member's statement re ... 76
International Space Station
Vulcan high school live satellite hookup with, member's statement re ... 1609 Vulcan high school video link to, member's statement re ... 612
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 43)
Members' Statements (2009)
Heart Month ... 76 Henry Bergen ... 1483 International Space Station live satellite hookup ... 1609 Rosie Templeton ... 1082 Video link to International Space Station ... 612
National Energy Board
NOVA Gas Transmission ruling, legislation re (Bill 35) ... 591
NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.
TransCanada pipeline system segment, provincial legislation re NEB ruling re (Bill 35) ... 591
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Abandoned gas lines on deeded land ... 103-04 Education funding formulas ... 1576 Farm recovery plan payouts ... 397-98 Financial support for refugees ... 1256 Health services board remuneration ... 516
Pipelines, Abandoned
Landowner's liability for ... 103-04 Reclamation activity re, landowner's involvement ... 103
Refugees
Federal/provincial financial support for ... 1256
School boards
Funding cutbacks to ... 1576
Senatorial Selection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 55)
Templeton, Rosie (Premier's award winner)
Member's statement re ... 1082
Well sites, Orphaned
Funding for reclamation of, legislation to include large facilities in (Bill 28) ... 467
McQueen, Diana (PC, Drayton Valley-Calmar)
Aboriginal history and culture month
Recognition of (Motion 507: Calahasen) ... 952
Alberta - Economic policy
Alberta Electric System Operator
Transmission system upgrade decision ... 1543
Alberta Emergency Management Agency
Wildfire control assistance ... 960
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Registry offices access to personal information data in ... 1698
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency
Role re impact of COOL regulation on Alberta meat exports ... 462
Alberta Prevention of Bullying Youth Committee
Alberta Rhodiola Rosea Growers Organization
Thorsby plant opening, member's statement re ... 1857
Alberta SuperNet
Public library access to ... 674
Alberta Utilities Commission
Power line routes siting ... 1543
Alberta Water Council
Water for Life recommendations ... 1938
Ambulance service
Impact of collective bargaining changes on ... 493
ATCO Electric
Hybrid bucket truck, member's statement re ... 613
Beverage containers - Recycling
Bio-Mile project, Drayton Valley
Biofuels industry
Joint Drayton Valley/German group project in ... 1205 Use of forest products as feedstock ... 1205, 1568
Biotechnology
Promotion of Alberta companies in ... 1205
Bitumen
Upgrading: Impact of 2008 global financial crisis on ... 45
Blue Rapids recreation area
Building Leadership for Action in Schools Today
Drayton Valley team, member's statement re ... 520-21
Bullying in schools - Prevention
General remarks ... 1022 Websites re ... 1022
Calahasen, Stella
Dream Catcher book, member's statement re ... 1914
Canada ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Change (Federal)
Capital projects - Finance
Motion 501: Doerksen ... 179-80
Capital projects, Municipal - Finance
Carbon dioxide sequestration
Funding for projects re ... 2034
Chemistry 30 - Examinations
Children's Wish Foundation of Canada
Member's statement re ... 1491
Climate change
Member's statement re ... 2034
Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation
Member's statement re ... 1019
Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund
Levy on polluters to create ... 1019
Collective bargaining - Ambulance attendants
Collective bargaining - Health care workers
Integration of paramedics into ... 492-93
Consumer protection
Re dishonest home renovation contractors ... 187
Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Force
Dept. of Aboriginal Relations
Communications budget ... 764
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Wildfire control assistance role ... 960
District energy (urban waste heat utilization)
Edmonton waste heat transfer to Strathcona County ... 1568, 2034
Drayton Valley Energy Campus
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program ... 552 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, impact of global economic conditions on ... 552 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, modifications to ... 552
Eagle Point provincial park
Education - Curricula
Career and technology courses ... 1343-44
Electric power lines - Construction
Funding of, by consumers ... 1543 General remarks ... 1395, 1543
Electric power lines, Underground
Investigation of feasibility of (Motion 504: Quest) ... 538-39
Energy efficiency for consumers
Rebate program re: Member's statement re ... 590
Energy industry
Junior companies in, incentives for, job creation aspects ... 222
Environment Week
Member's statement re ... 1425
Fair Trading Act
Home renovation contractors, prepaid ... 187
Farm produce - United States
Country of origin label regulation for ... 462-63
First Nations development fund
Hobbema reserve
Gang violence on, prevention of ... 876
Home renovation contractors
Consumer protection re ... 187
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 12, 45, 552
International Women's Day
Member's statement re ... 250-51
Keyera Energy Ltd.
Sponsorship of Pathways Career Fair in Drayton Valley ... 1344
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Land purchases, Government
Compensation to landowner re ... 306
Land-use framework
Relation to Plan for Parks ... 695
Libraries
Co-operation with postsecondary libraries ... 674 New vision for ... 674
Low-income seniors
Special-needs assistance, increase to ... 563 Special-needs assistance, threshold increase re ... 563
Mathematics 30 - Examinations
Multiple choice questions only on ... 1640 Scheduling of ... 1640
Members' Statements (2009)
Alberta Rhodiola Rosea Growers Organization ... 1857 ATCO Electric hybrid bucket truck ... 613 Building leadership for action in schools today ... 520-21 Children's Wish Foundation of Canada ... 1491 Climate change ... 2034 Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation ... 1019 Drayton Valley Pathways Career Fair ... 1343-44 Energy efficiency incentives ... 590 Environment Week ... 1425 International Women's Day ... 250-51 Julie Mulligan ... 957 Milk and liquid cream container recycling ... 1393 Stella Calahasen ... 1914 Waste Reduction Week ... 1568 Water for life strategy ... 1937-38
Milk containers - Recycling
Member's statement re ... 1393
Mulligan, Julie
Member's statement re ... 957
Oil sands development
General remarks ... 45 Impact of 2008 global financial crisis on ... 45 Strategy re ... 45
One Simple Act program (Environmental protection campaign)
Oprah (Television program)
Bullied student's appearance on ... 1022 Promotion of student program re bullying ... 1022
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Aboriginal Relations communications budget ... 764 Bargaining unit for paramedics ... 492-93 Bullying prevention ... 1022 Country of origin labelling ... 462-63 Crime reduction and prevention strategy ... 876-77 Electricity transmission lines ... 1395 Electricity transmission upgrades ... 1543 First Nations development fund grants ... 517 Grade 12 diploma exams ... 1640 Health care registration services ... 1698 Home renovation contractors ... 187 Incentive programs for oil and gas industry ... 222 Infrastructure spending ... 12 International biotech conference ... 1205 Landowner compensation for government-acquired land ... 306 Library services ... 674 Oil sands development strategy ... 45 Pigeon Lake fishery ... 277 Plan for parks ... 695 Seniors' benefits ... 563 Seniors' pharmaceutical plan ... 552 Wildfire assistance ... 960-61
Parks, Provincial
New plan for ... 695 New plan for: Relation to land-use framework ... 695
Pathways Career Fair - Drayton Valley
Public safety (From criminal activity)
Registry offices, Private - Security aspects
Health care insurance data availability ... 1698
Research and development
Promotion of, international liaisons re ... 1205
Rhodiola rosea (Herb)
Member's statement re ... 1857
Safe Communities Secretariat
School boards
Bullying prevention initiatives ... 1022
Science 30 - Examinations
Multiple choice questions only on ... 1640
Senior citizens
Government programs, funding for ... 563
Smoking - Prevention
Drayton Valley BLAST program for ... 520-21
Student testing
Diploma exams (multiple choice answers only, for math and science exams) ... 1640
Supportive living facilities, Affordable
United Nations Climate Change Conference, Copenhagen (December 2009)
Walleye fishing licence, Special - Pigeon Lake
Waste management
Member's statement re ... 1568
Waste Reduction Week
Member's statement re ... 1568
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Renewed strategy: Action plan re ... 1938 Renewed strategy: Member's statement re ... 1937-38
Water resources development
Well sites, Orphaned
Funding for reclamation of, job creation aspects ... 222
Whitefish fishery - Pigeon Lake
Wildfires - Aboriginal reserves
Control of, mutual agreement re ... 961
Mitzel, Len (PC, Cypress-Medicine Hat)
Alberta capital bonds
Issuing of (Motion 16: Evans) ... 1582-84
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Ambulance dispatch service administration ... 1577 Creation of, auditing requirements re ... 246
Ambulance service
Provincial governance of, dispatch service re: Petition tabled re moving dispatch from Medicine Hat to Calgary (SP514/09) ... 1577
Animal Health Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 24)
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2009 (Bill 22)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2009 (Bill 21)
Auditor General
Increased auditing requirements, funding for ... 246 Report, April 2009 (SP215/09: Tabled) ... 702
Auditor General's office
Supplementary estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Debated ... 246 Supplementary estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Passed ... 247
Border crossings - Canada/United States
Wild Horse crossing as 24-hour operation ... 1073
Calgary-Varsity (Constituency)
Items tabled by, member's statement re ... 1198
Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee, Select Special
Report recommending Brian Fjeldheim presented (SP653/09: Tabled) ... 1938
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Supplementary estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Passed ... 247
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Supplementary estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Passed ... 247
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Supplementary estimates 2008-09, No. 2 (equipment and inventory) transferred from ... 247
Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security
Supplementary estimates 2008-09, No. 2 (equipment and inventory) transferred to ... 247
Dept. of Transportation
Supplementary estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Passed ... 247
Diversification in agriculture
Drinking water - Standards
Funding to achieve ... 597
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program: Phase two concerns (pharmacists compensation) ... 1932
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 205)
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Fish and wildlife officers
Wildlife management role, legislation re (Bill 26) ... 303
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Dissemination of, in rural areas ... 1659 Dissemination of, to school-age children ... 1659 Dissemination of, to seniors ... 1659
International trade - United States
Life leases
Legislation re (Bill 208) ... 1208
Life Leases Act (Bill 208)
Local Authorities Election (Finance and Contribution Disclosure) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Members' Statements (2009)
Pacific Northwest Economic Region ... 808 Ports-to-Plains trade corridor ... 1073 Tablings ... 1198
Municipal Government (Municipal Auditor General) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 202)
Ombudsman
Out-of-country health services report, copy tabled (SP370/09) ... 1261
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Agricultural research and development ... 373 Drinking water quality ... 597-98 H1N1 influenza immunization ... 1659 Pharmaceutical strategy ... 1932
Out-of-country Health Services Committee
Ombudsman's report on, copy tabled (SP370/09) ... 1261
Pacific Northwest Economic Region
General remarks ... 1073 Member's statement re ... 808
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Ambulance dispatch service move from Medicine Hat to Calgary (SP514/09) ... 1577
Pharmacists
Enhanced role of, in health care delivery ... 1932 Enhanced role of, in health care delivery: Transition fund for ... 1932 Revenue/compensation concerns of ... 1932
Pharmacists - Rural areas
Revenue/compensation concerns of ... 1932
Point of Order
Member's statements ... 650 Parliamentary language ... 1226 Question-and-comment period ... 1618 Speakers list ... 1684
Ports-to-Plains trade corridor (U.S.)
Alberta participation, member's statement re ... 1073
South Saskatchewan River basin
Student testing
Achievement tests, grade 3 students: Elimination of (Motion 503: Leskiw) ... 416-17
Supplementary estimates
Estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Debated ... 246
Tabling returns and reports (Parliamentary procedure)
Member's statement re ... 1198
Water licences
Usage of allocated water under ... 598
Water treatment plants, Regional
Wildlife Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 26)
First reading ... 303 Second reading ... 736 Committee ... 1330-31 Committee: Amendment (SP397/09: Tabled) ... 1331 Third reading ... 1412-13
Wildlife management
Legislation re (Bill 26) ... 303
Morton, Hon. F.L. (PC, Foothills-Rockyview)
Alberta Endangered Species Conservation Committee (2002)
Biological status of species determination, method for ... 516
Alberta Government Offices
Washington, D.C. office: Tax incentive for pulp industry issue ... 960
Alberta Land Stewardship Act (Bill 36)
AlbertaRELM (Hunting/fishing licensing system)
Auditor General
Reforestation effectiveness reporting, comments re ... 729, 1078 Sand and gravel royalties comments ... 648, 700-01
Banff Gate Mountain Resort
Impact on wildlife corridor ... 493-94
Biofuels industry
Provincial assistance to ... 1047
Bow Habitat Station, Calgary
Educational role ... 1699
Caribou - Populations
Maintenance of ... 929-30 Reports/memos re, 2004-09 (M11/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP490/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings), 708
Committees, Standing and policy field
Bill 36, Alberta Land Stewardship Act, referral to ... 1258
Community Development Trust (Federal fund)
Application in Alberta ... 132, 1047
Conflict of interest
Surface Rights Board vice-chairs' political fundraising activities ... 1025, 1077-78
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP609/09: Tabled) ... 1787 Hosting expenses, 2004-08 (M22/09: Defeated) ... 825 Main estimates 2009-10: Responses to questions during (SP382/09: Tabled) ... 1262 Sand and gravel royalties auditing ... 700-01 Wildfire control assistance role ... 960-61, 990
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 205)
Electric power lines - Construction
Compensation to landowners affected by ... 1421 Funding of, by consumers ... 1519
Employment assistance programs
For economic downturn layoffs ... 132
Employment training programs
For economic downturn layoffs ... 132
Endangered wildlife species
Funding for ... 595 Grizzly bears ... 849, 1698, 1731 Grizzly bears, funding for ... 595
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Tailings ponds guidelines ... 47
Energy strategy
Relation to oil sands development strategy ... 47
FireSmart program (Forest fire prevention)
Fish and game clubs
Hunting/fishing promotion activities ... 2042-43
Fish and wildlife officers
Effectiveness of ... 1339 Presence in provincial parks ... 1133 Vehicle use policy for ... 1339
Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 11)
Fisheries, Commercial - Law and legislation
Violation of, sentencing options re ... 1339
Fishing, Sport
Promotion of ... 2042-43 Quotas on, impact on commercial fisheries ... 1399
Foothills Research Institute
Grizzly bear DNA population study ... 155
Forest Industry Sustainability Committee
FPInnovations
Provincial funding for ... 1047
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Achievement bonuses for members of, impact on independence of ... 489 Members of, political fundraising by ... 1077-78
Grizzly bear hunting
Moratorium on spring hunt ... 374, 849, 1698 Suspension of ... 374
Grizzly bears - Canmore area
Grizzly bears - Populations
DNA-based census of ... 155-56, 374-75, 516-17, 849, 1698 Reports/memos re, 2004-09 (M11/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP490/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings), 708
Grizzly bears - Protection
Healthy pine strategy (Pine beetle control)
Hunting
Draws and licences for, available online ... 2043 Promotion of ... 2042-43
International Organization for Standardization
Logging/reforestation standards, achievement by Alberta ... 1078-79
Land Compensation Board
Achievement bonuses for members of, impact on independence of ... 489
Land-use framework
Accountability features in ... 1258, 1339 Caribou habitat component ... 930 General remarks ... 1421 Grizzly bear habitat component ... 155, 375 Legislation re (Bill 36) ... 818-19 Relation to oil sands development strategy ... 47-48
Limitations Act
Application to sand and gravel royalty collection ... 648
Logging
ISO certification for methods of ... 1078-79
Lower Athabasca land-use region
Application of oil sands development strategy in ... 48 Wildlife protection areas designation ... 930
Ministers (Provincial government)
Vehicles used by: Low-emission vehicle requirement (Motion 513: Kang) ... 1564
My Wild Alberta (Website)
Natural Resources Conservation Board
Achievement bonuses for members of, impact on independence of ... 489
Off-highway vehicles
Usage in provincial parks ... 1133
Office of the Premier
Premier's dinner in Edmonton, membership of fundraising committee re ... 1025, 1077-78
Oil sands development
Strategy re ... 47-48 Strategy re: Relation to land-use framework ... 47-48
Oil sands tailings ponds
Reclamation of ... 47 Waterfowl deaths on ... 513
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Achievement bonuses ... 489 Banff Gate wildlife corridor ... 493-94 Bow Habitat Station ... 1699 Camping in provincial parks and recreation areas ... 1260 Caribou management ... 929-30 Commercial fishing quotas ... 1399 Electricity transmission lines ... 1421 Electricity transmission system upgrades ... 1519 Fish and wildlife management ... 1339 Forest industry sustainability ... 132, 1047 Fundraising dinner sales committee ... 1025, 1077-78 Grizzly bear management ... 155-56, 374-75, 849 Grizzly bear protection ... 516-17, 595, 1698, 1731 Hunting and angling promotion ... 2042-43 Land-use framework ... 1258 Land-use planning ... 1339 May long weekend campsite preparations ... 1133 Mountain pine beetle ... 1607-08 Mountain pine beetle control ... 395, 595, 1989-90 Oil sands development strategy ... 47-48 Pigeon Lake fishery ... 277 Recreational access management plan ... 133-34 Reforestation performance information ... 729 Sand and gravel royalties ... 648, 700-01 Timber harvesting and reforestation certification ... 1078-79 U.S. tax credit for pulp producers ... 959-60 Waterfowl deaths in oil sands tailings pond ... 513 Wildfire assistance ... 960-61
Parks Canada
Co-operation with pine beetle control efforts ... 595
Parks, National
Pine beetle control in ... 595
Parks, Provincial
Campgrounds in, prevention of vandalism in ... 1260 Pine beetle control in ... 595 Use of off-highway vehicles in ... 1133
Peace Officer Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 16)
Political influence on public policy decisions
Public service - Alberta
Senior officials in, vehicle usage, fuel efficiency standards for (Motion 513: Kang) ... 1564
Pulp industry - Canada
Impact of biofuel tax incentive for companies in U.S. on ... 959-60
Reclamation of land
Oil sands tailings ponds ... 47
Recreational access management program (Hunter access to private land)
Reforestation
After pine beetle infestation ... 1607, 1608 ISO certification of methods of ... 1078-79 Reporting on effectiveness of, Auditor General's comments re ... 729, 1078
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Traffic enforcement duties, in vicinity of provincial parks ... 1133
Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery
Sand and gravel - Royalties
Auditor General's comments re ... 648, 700-01
Senatorial Selection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 55)
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Fisheries violations ... 1339
Softwoods - Export - United States
Framework agreement re, April 27, 2006 ... 132
Stewardship commissioner (Land-use framework)
Reporting requirements ... 1258
Surface rights
Compensation, committee to review (Motion 512, 2008: Marz) ... 1421
Surface Rights Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 12)
First reading ... 19 General remarks ... 1421
Surface Rights Board
Achievement bonuses for members of, impact on independence of ... 489 Dispute resolution mechanism, legislation re (Bill 12) ... 19, 1421 Political fundraising by vice-chairs of ... 1025, 1077-78
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Tailings ponds, waterfowl deaths on ... 513
Tax incentives - United States
For black liquor use in pulp production, impact on Canadian industry ... 959-60
Walleye fishing licence, Special - Pigeon Lake
Waterfowler Heritage Days
Whitefish fishery - Pigeon Lake
Wildlife - Populations
Reports/memos re, 2004-09 (M11/09: Accepted) ... 708
Wildlife habitat - Canmore area
Willmore Wilderness Foundation
Wolves - Populations
Reports/memos re, 2004-09 (M11/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP490/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings), 708
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