Pastoor, Bridget Brennan (AL, Lethbridge-East)
Aboriginal peoples - Housing
Off-reserve housing ... 877
Ag Expo, Lethbridge
Member's statement re ... 281
Agricultural land
Preservation of ... 1573-74 Protection for, under land-use framework ... 1574
Agriculture
Government assistance programs ... 1910
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council
Sponsorship of PC party annual convention ... 1992
Alberta Blue Cross Plan
Premiums' increase, relation to private health insurance premiums ... 186, 645-46 Privatization of ... 645 Seniors' drug benefits ... 329
Alberta Building Code
High-intensity fire prevention additions ... 1421-22
Alberta capital bonds
Issuing of (Motion 16: Evans) ... 1615
Alberta farm fuel benefit program
Alberta Government Offices
Washington, D.C. office ... 545-46 Washington, D.C. office: Lobbyists contracted by ... 546, 991-92
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Cytology lab centralization decision ... 515 General remarks ... 328-29
Alberta Health Services Board
Communications services ... 328-29 General remarks ... 328-29 Replacement of regional health authorities, public consultations re, 2007-09 (M6/09: Defeated) ... 705
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
List of investments by ... 1811 Tobacco company investments ... 1810-11
Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Transfer of patients to community-based beds, petitions presented re ... 1939
Alberta Land Stewardship Act (Bill 36)
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency
Grants to supply management entities ... 1992
Alberta Livestock Information System
Funding for ... 313 Mandatory age verification element ... 313
Alberta Milk
Sponsorship of PC party annual convention ... 1992
Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act (Bill 32)
Alberta seniors benefit program
Unspent funding in ... 2070
Alberta Turkey Producers Board
Provincial grants to ... 1992
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Education property tax resolution (2004) ... 617 Municipal councillors terms of office suggestion ... 257
Assessment
Complaint and appeal process re ... 1129-30
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Benefits, indexing of ... 2070 Mental health issues clients' access to ... 2038 Unspent funding in ... 2069-70
Auditor General
Food safety programs auditing ... 313 General remarks ... 318 Level of funding for, impact on effectiveness of ... 313
Canadian Association of Retired Persons
Comments re seniors' pharmaceutical plan ... 461
Carbon Capture and Storage Funding Act (Bill 14)
Second reading ... 885-87 Committee ... 1114-16 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP336/09: Tabled) ... 1115
Cargill, Incorporated
Provincial grants to ... 1910
Caribou - Populations
Reports/memos re, 2004-09 (M11/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP490/09) ... 710
Child abuse
Charges commenced under legislation re (Q9/09: Accepted) ... 526
City Centre Airport, Edmonton
Member's statement re ... 733-34
Collective bargaining
Impact of global economic situation on ... 318
Committee of Supply
Estimates consideration in standing committees, reports on: Presented to ... 1033 Standing committees reports to, re estimates consideration ... 1033
Committee on Community Services, Standing
Bill 202, Municipal Government (Municipal Auditor General) Amendment Act, 2009, referred to ... 408
Committee on Health, Standing
Estimates debate in, report presented re ... 1033
Community Development Advisory Board, Fort McMurray
Continuing care strategy
Excerpt from (SP119/09: Tabled) ... 377 General remarks ... 98, 370, 595-96
Continuing/extended care facilities
Ambulance visits to, tracking of ... 1696 General remarks ... 329
Continuing/extended care facilities - Fees
Changes to accommodation fees ... 1762
Corrections Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 58)
Crown's Right of Recovery Act (Bill 48)
Cytology lab services, Centralized
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Interim estimates 2009-10: Debated ... 313
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Main estimates 2009-10: Amendment A12 (defeated) (SP303/09: Tabled) ... 1034 Seniors pharmacare program: Letters received by the ministries of Seniors, Health, and the Premier re (M3/09: Defeated) ... 703-04
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Main estimates 2009-10: Amendment A18 (hosting expenses) (defeated) (SP309/09: Tabled) ... 1035 Seniors pharmacare program: Letters received by the ministries of Seniors, Health, and the Premier re (M3/09: Defeated) ... 703-04
Dept. of Transportation
Supplementary estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Debated ... 242-44
Drug Program Act (Bill 34)
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage ... 12, 44, 186, 329, 461, 646 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, letters received by the ministries of Seniors, Health, and the Premier (M3/09: Defeated) ... 703-04 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, revised plan (April 2009), opposition access to news conference re ... 795
Electric power lines, Underground
Investigation of feasibility of (Motion 504: Quest) ... 539
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness (proceeded with) ... 1687
Emergency Health Services Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 62)
Emergency medical technicians
Expanded role of ... 339, 395-96 Expanded role of, member's statement re ... 400
Emergency patients
Diversion to nonhospital facilities ... 339, 396, 400
Employment Standards (Reservist Leave) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 1)
Employment training programs
For economic downturn layoffs ... 877
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
Fiscal Responsibility Act (Bill 33)
Third reading ... 1527 General remarks ... 931
Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 11)
Flexahopper Plastics Ltd.
Member's statement re ... 757
Foreign workers, Temporary
Complaints by, re working conditions (M10/09: Response tabled as SP461/09) ... 707-08
Fort McMurray
Impact of oil sands expansion on: Funding to alleviate ... 243-44
Fort McMurray community development plan
As P3 project ... 243 Transportation dept. component ... 243-44
Gaming and Liquor Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 42)
Good Samaritan Care Centre
Funding for, member's statement re ... 1786
Grizzly bears - Populations
Reports/memos re, 2004-09 (M11/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP490/09) ... 710
H1N1 influenza virus
Preparations for ... 1687 Preparations for, emergency debate on (proceeded with) ... 1687
Hail and crop insurance program
Health Information Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 52)
Health Professions Act
Personal care aides inclusion under ... 1181
Hospitality expenses, Government
Reduction of, by amendment A18 to Seniors and Community Supports dept. estimates (defeated) (SP309/09: Tabled) ... 1035
Hospitals
Pastoral/chaplaincy services in ... 1779-80
Hospitals - Emergency services
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Committee ... 1301 Letters re (SP457/09: Tabled) ... 1493
Insurance, Health (Private) - Premiums
Comparison with Blue Cross premiums ... 186, 645-46
Interim supply (Main, Lottery Fund) estimates, 2009-10
Internet (Computer network)
Crimes against children on: Provincial initiatives re ... 526
Investment of public funds
Justice of the Peace Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 13)
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Land-use framework
Application to agricultural land ... 1574
Lethbridge and District Exhibition
Member's statement re ... 281
Lethbridge Food Bank Society
Member for Lethbridge-East's donation of half of salary increase to, letter re (SP689/09: Tabled) ... 2046
Lethbridge Regional Hospital
Cytology lab closure ... 491
Lethbridge Salvation Army Food Bank
Member for Lethbridge-East's donation of half of salary increase to, letter re (SP378/09: Tabled) ... 1262
Lethbridge-West (Constituency)
Aboriginal name for Member for ... 281
Lifestyle Options Ltd.
Whitemud seniors' residence fire ... 1421-22
Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 2)
Local Authorities Election Act
Local Authorities Election (Finance and Contribution Disclosure) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
First-bed policy for placement in ... 98, 277 General remarks ... 329
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) - Rural areas
Low-speed vehicles
Use on roads (Motion 505: Elniski) ... 718-19
Marketing of Agricultural Products Act
Supply management organizations under, sponsorship of PC party annual meeting ... 1935, 1992
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 43)
Massage therapists
Skills upgrading process for, petition presented re ... 1732, 1866
Members' Statements (2009)
Edmonton City Centre Airport ... 733-34 Emergency medical services ... 400 Flexahopper Plastics Ltd. ... 757 Lethbridge and District Exhibition ... 281
Mental health agencies - Employees
Mental health services
Eligibility requirements changes ... 1861
Mental health services - Finance
Municipal councillors
Terms of office, extension of ... 257 Terms of office, extension of: News article re (SP105/09: Tabled) ... 284
Municipal finance
Provincial funding for ... 617
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 49)
Municipal Government (Municipal Auditor General) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 202)
Second reading ... 287-88, 406, 408 Second reading: Amendment (referral to Standing Committee on Community Services) ... 408
Municipal Government Board
Assessment appeal process ... 1129-30
Municipal sustainability initiative
General remarks ... 617 Reduction in ... 700
Mushroom (Leccinum boreale)
As provincial emblem (Motion 502: Benito) ... 300
National Emergency Preparedness Week
North American Seed Fair, Lethbridge
Member's statement re ... 281
Nurses
Presence in seniors facilities, when needed ... 1638
Office of the Premier
Seniors pharmacare program: Letters received by the ministries of Seniors, Health, and the Premier re (M3/09: Defeated) ... 703-04
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Advocate for seniors ... 1075-76 Agricultural assistance ... 1910 Agriculture supply management sponsors ... 1935, 1992 Alberta office in Washington ... 545-46 Ambulance services ... 339, 395-96 Assured income for the severely handicapped ... 2069-70 Blue Cross premiums ... 186, 645-46 Centralized cytology lab service ... 491, 515 Continuing care fee structure ... 1762 Continuing care review ... 595-96 Conversion of agricultural land ... 1573-74 Education property tax ... 617 Elective surgery ... 1336 Emergency preparedness ... 931 Energy conservation ... 911-12 Extending municipal council terms of office ... 257 Fire safety in seniors' facilities ... 1421-22 Government House news conference ... 795 H1N1 preparedness in seniors' living facilities ... 1637-38, 1696 Health care privatization ... 136 Homelessness ... 877 Investments in tobacco companies ... 1810-11 Lobbyists ... 991-92 Long-term care ... 98, 277 Long-term care for rural seniors ... 370, 1602 Long-term care funding ... 565-66 Municipal Government Board appeals ... 1129-30 Municipal sustainability initiative ... 700 Pastoral care in health facilities ... 1779-80 PDD community board funding ... 2037-38 PDD funding ... 1860-61 Personal care aides ... 1181 Persons with developmental disabilities funding ... 732 Pharmaceutical benefit for seniors ... 12 Police and peace officer training centre ... 762-63 Protection of persons in care ... 992-93 Seniors' pharmaceutical plan ... 44, 461-62
Personal care aides
Inclusion under Health Professions Act ... 1181
Personal care aides - Standards
Persons with developmental disabilities community boards
Changes in funding provided to service providers ... 2037-38 Funding for ... 732
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Alberta Hospital acute care beds, retention of ... 1939 Good Samaritan Care Centre construction funding ... 1786 Massage therapists' qualifications upgrade process ... 1732, 1866
Police and peace officer college
Funding for, as P3 project ... 762-63
Political parties
Donations to, influence on public policy decisions ... 1935, 1992
Professional Corporations Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 53)
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Annual convention of, donation by agriculture supply management organizations to ... 1935, 1992
Property tax - Education levy
Increase in ... 617 Seniors' exemption from (Motion 518: Weadick) ... 1958
Prostitution, Juvenile
Perpetrators of, number of charges against (Q9/09: Accepted) ... 526
Protection for Persons in Care Act (Bill 41)
Committee ... 1387-89 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP421/09: Tabled) ... 1388 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP422/09: Tabled) ... 1388 Third reading ... 1525-26
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 6)
Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act
Charges commenced under (Q9/09: Response tabled as SP289/09) ... 526
Protection of Sexually Exploited Children Act
Charges commenced under (Q9/09: Response tabled as SP289/09) ... 526
Psychiatrists
Contracted by RHAs, 2006-08: Number of (Q13/09: Response tabled as SP278/09) ... 529
Public Health Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 7)
Committee ... 868 Third reading ... 900
Public inquiries
Elder abuse cases ... 993
Public safety, security, and environmental research institute (Proposed)
Radiology services - Cochrane
Regional health authorities
Psychiatrists contracted by, 2006-08: Number of (Q13/09: Response tabled as SP278/09) ... 529 Replacement by Health Services Board, public consultations re, 2007-09 (M6/09: Defeated) ... 705
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Pastoral care clergyman in, termination of ... 1780
Rules of Court Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 31)
School (Enhanced Protection of Students and Teachers) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 206)
Senatorial Selection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 55)
Second reading ... 1751 Committee ... 1851
Senior citizens - Housing
Fire safety initiatives in ... 1421-22 Registered nurses in, when needed ... 1638
Seniors' advocate (Proposal)
Seniors in hospital beds (waiting for long-term care beds)
General remarks ... 400 Value-for-money audit of ... 566
Sewage disposal plants - Fort McMurray
Solar panels
Manufacture in Edmonton ... 912
Student testing
Achievement tests, grade 3 students: Elimination of (Motion 503: Leskiw) ... 422
Supplementary estimates
Estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Debated ... 242-44
Supply management in agriculture
Organizations re, sponsorship of PC party annual meeting ... 1935, 1992
Supportive Living Accommodation Licensing Act (Bill 10)
Supportive living facilities
Assisted living facilities ... 329 Assisted living facilities: Accommodation benefit for seniors in ... 2070 Assisted living facilities: Funding for construction of ... 2070 Designated assisted living facilities ... 329 Designated assisted living facilities: Costs per month, 2003-08 (Q2/09: Defeated) ... 524 Designated assisted living facilities: Fees for ... 1762 Elder abuse cases in, investigation of ... 993 Long-term care beds inclusion in ... 566 Number in operation, 2006-08 (Q20/09: Defeated) ... 533 Subsidies/operating expenditures of, 2003-08 (Q11/09: Response tabled as SP350/09) ... 527
Supportive living facilities - Rural areas
Funding for, not spent ... 370
Tobacco companies
Provincial investment in ... 1810-11
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 18)
Committee ... 349, 446, 453-54, 472-73 Committee: Amendments A1A-A1D (SP129-132/09: Tabled) ... 446 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP133 & 141/09: Tabled) ... 453, 472
Traffic Safety Act
Amendment to allow low-speed vehicles on roads (Motion 505: Elniski) ... 718-19
Traffic Safety (Vehicles with Unlawfully Possessed Firearms) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 201)
Wildlife - Populations
Reports/memos re, 2004-09 (M11/09: Accepted) ... 710
Wildlife Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 26)
Wilkins, David (former U.S. ambassador)
Wolves - Populations
Reports/memos re, 2004-09 (M11/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP490/09) ... 710
Prins, Ray (PC, Lacombe-Ponoka)
Abattoirs, Mobile - Inspection
Auditor General's comments re ... 619 Transfer to Agriculture dept. ... 619
Agricultural boards and commissions
Service fees of, refundability ... 1184
Agricultural service boards
Co-ordination with Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development ... 701
Agriculture
Extension services re ... 701
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Alberta farm recovery program administration ... 551 Cattle price insurance program administration ... 1695
Alberta - Economic policy
Alberta Electric System Operator
Transmission system upgrade decision ... 1759
Alberta farm recovery program
Overpayments under ... 551
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency
New grant programs, administration of ... 795
Alberta Livestock and Meat Strategy
Alberta Livestock Information System
Mandatory age verification element ... 225, 342 Traceability component ... 342, 927
Alberta seniors benefit program
AlbertaRELM (Hunting/fishing licensing system)
Animal Health Act
Cattle age verification requirement under ... 225 Relation to livestock and meat strategy ... 342
Auditor General
Food safety programs auditing ... 619 Mobile abattoirs safety programs comments ... 619
Beef - Export
General remarks ... 1184 Importance of age verification of cattle to ... 225
Capital projects - Construction
During global economic crisis ... 461, 513
Cattle price insurance program
Committee on Resources and Environment, Standing
Estimates debate in, report presented re ... 1033 Report presented (SP697/09: Tabled) ... 2074
Corrections Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 58)
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Rural hub offices ... 701
Dept. of Energy
Role re oil sands development strategy ... 49
Electric power lines - Construction
General remarks ... 1759 Public/committee hearings re ... 1759
Electric power lines - Construction - Edmonton to Calgary (HVDC)
Electric power lines, Underground
Investigation of feasibility of (Motion 504: Quest) ... 540
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Energy, Clean
International discussions on, impact on Alberta ... 1516
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Oil sands development applications procedures ... 49
Fish and game clubs
Hunting/fishing promotion activities ... 2043
Food and Agriculture Organization
H1N1 (swine flu)-related trade restrictions statement ... 927
Food safety
Auditing of ... 619 H1N1 virus in pigs issue ... 927
Government spending policy
H1N1 influenza virus
Appearance in central Alberta pig herd ... 927
Hog industry
Impact of H1N1 influenza virus on ... 927
Hunting
Draws and licences for, available online ... 2043 Promotion of ... 2042-43
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 461, 1694-95
International Monetary Fund
Prediction for Alberta recovery from economic recession ... 461
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Livestock industry
Competitiveness/sustainability ... 1694-95 Competitiveness/sustainability, grant programs re ... 795
Maintenance (Domestic relations)
Collection from spouses on aboriginal reserves ... 1489 General remarks ... 1489
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 43)
Meat Inspection Amendment Act, 2008 (Bill 32, 2008)
Mobile abattoirs transfer to Agriculture dept. ... 619
Medical care, Primary
Member's statement re ... 734
Medical care, Primary - Lacombe
Walk-in medical centre ... 734
Members' Statements (2009)
Primary care networks ... 734 Psychology Month ... 137
Mental health services - Children
Municipal sustainability initiative
My Wild Alberta (Website)
Oil sands development
Strategy re ... 49 Strategy re: Energy ministry role re ... 49
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Agricultural support overpayments ... 551 Cattle age verification ... 225 Cattle price insurance program ... 1694-95 Clean energy ... 1516 Critical electricity transmission infrastructure ... 1759 H1N1 virus in central Alberta pig herd ... 927 Hunting and angling promotion ... 2042-43 Livestock and meat strategy ... 342, 795 Maintenance enforcement program ... 1489 Marketing of agricultural products ... 1184 Mobile meat processing facilities ... 619 Municipal sustainability initiative ... 513, 677-78 Oil sands development strategy ... 49 Provincial economic strategy ... 461 Rural extension and industry development ... 701 Seniors' issues and concerns ... 1809-10
Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 54)
Pork - Export
Impact of H1N1 virus on ... 927
Pork industry
Biosecurity measures in ... 927
Psychology Month
Member's statement re ... 137
Senior citizens - Medical care
Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta
Annual report, 2008-09 ... 1809
Supportive living facilities
University of Calgary. School of Public Policy
Edmonton to Calgary HVDC electric power line study ... 1759
Waterfowler Heritage Days
Western Governors Association
Environmental issues discussion at ... 1516
Western Premiers' Conference
Environmental issues discussion at ... 1516
World Health Organization
H1N1 (swine flu)-related trade restrictions statement ... 927
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