Sandhu, Peter (PC, Edmonton-Manning)
Alberta - Economic policy
Stimulus packages ... 908
Alberta Building Code
Stucco exterior wallcoverings regulation ... 1203
Alberta capital bonds
Issuing of (Motion 16: Evans) ... 1652-53
Alberta Fire Code
Heat detectors requirement for attached garages ... 393
Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Transfer of patients to community-based beds ... 1573 Transfer of patients to community-based beds, implementation team re ... 1573 Transfer of patients to community-based beds, petitions presented re ... 2044
Canada in Brief (Booklet)
Copy tabled (SP466/09: Tabled) ... 1523
Community mental health services
Construction industry - Edmonton
Impact of LRT system expansion on ... 908
Consumer protection
Re construction methods deficiencies ... 1203
Edmonton Public School Board
Provincial funding for ... 567
Edmonton's Food Bank
Sikh community fundraiser for ... 1666
Fusion North East Edmonton
Research report (SP642/09: Tabled) ... 1916
Give a kid a lunch program
Member's statement re ... 786
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Anniversary of birth of, member's statement re ... 1665-66
Guru's Word (Booklet)
Copy tabled (SP467/09: Tabled) ... 1523
Heat detectors
Requirement for attached garages ... 393
Home building industry
Review of methods used by ... 1203
Kirkness school, Edmonton
25th anniversary, program from (SP216/09: Tabled) ... 702
Light rail transit - Edmonton
Federal/provincial funding for ... 907-08
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Guru Nanak Dev Healing Garden in ... 1666
Members' Statements (2009)
Anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak ... 1665-66 Give a kid a lunch program ... 786 Nagar Kirtan ... 1198 Organ donation ... 692 Saint Michael's Extended Care Centre Society ... 1777 St. Michael's Extended Care Centre Society ... 1777 Vaisakhi Day ... 612 Vehicular axle weight restrictions ... 640
Nagar Kirtan (Sikh religious parade)
Member's statement re ... 1198 Program from (SP371/09: Tabled) ... 1261
National Organ Donor Week
Member's statement re ... 692
North Edmonton Seniors Association
Remembrance Day tea and tribute, program from (SP643/09: Tabled) ... 1916
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Alberta Hospital Edmonton ... 1573 Building construction review ... 1203 Carbon monoxide alarms ... 965 Education property tax ... 567 Heat detectors for garages ... 393 Public transit funding ... 907-08
Organ and tissue donation
Member's statement re ... 692 News article re (SP217/09: Tabled) ... 702
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Alberta Hospital acute care beds, retention of ... 2044
Property tax - Education levy
Transfer to municipalities ... 567
Public transit - Finance
Edmonton LRT expansion/upgrade ... 907-08
St. Michael's Extended Care Centre Society
Member's statement re ... 1777
Sikh community, Edmonton
Food Bank fundraiser ... 1666
Stucco exterior wallcovering - Safety aspects
Traffic Safety Act
Truck axle weight restrictions, allowance for weight shifts ... 640
Trucks
Axle weight restrictions, member's statement re ... 640
Unity Centre of North East Edmonton
Child lunch program, member's statement re ... 786 Silent auction and pub night, program from (SP644/09: Tabled) ... 1916
Vaisakhi Day (Sikh celebration)
Member's statement re ... 612
Sarich, Janice (PC, Edmonton-Decore)
Alberta capital bonds
Issuing of (Motion 16: Evans) ... 1584-86
Alberta Federation of Labour
Report on working conditions for foreign workers ... 1343
Alberta initiative for school improvement
Conference, 2009: Member's statement re ... 8
Alberta SuperNet
Royal Tyrrell Museum usage of ... 641
Brokers of foreign worker importation
Canadian Hospice Palliative Support Association
Canadian Museums Association
Distance learning award to Royal Tyrell Museum, member's statement re ... 641
Developmentally disabled
Community treatment orders for ... 1487 Families of, support services for ... 1487 Provincial programs for ... 1487
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program ... 1862-63
Drugs, Prescription - Costs
Reduction of, through bulk (western provinces) purchasing ... 1862-63
Education
Student input into, review (SP579/09: Tabled) ... 1764
Elder abuse
Member's statement re ... 1522
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Excellence in Teaching Awards
2009 finalists: Member's statement re ... 1261 2009 finalists: Program from dinner re (SP431/09: Tabled) ... 1426 2009 semifinalists: Edmonton and Calgary programs for (SP255/09: Tabled) ... 851 2009 semifinalists: Member's statement re ... 519-20 Nominations for, member's statement re ... 1600
Fair Trading Act
Foreign worker employment brokers' fees, elimination of ... 1343
Foreign workers, Temporary
Need for, during economic downturn ... 13 Treatment/safety of ... 1343
H1N1 influenza virus
Preparations for ... 1637
Hospitals - Emergency services
H1N1 flu patients in ... 1637
Influenza assessment centres
General remarks ... 1637 Relationship to primary care networks ... 1637
Inspiring Education: A Dialogue with Albertans
Institute of Public Administration of Canada
New public servant award ... 1185
International Education Week
Member's statement re ... 1777
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 13
Keller, Jennifer
Member's statement re ... 1185
Lago Lindo Community League
25th anniversary, member's statement re ... 1392-93
Land-use framework
Relation to oil sands development strategy ... 47-48
Lower Athabasca land-use region
Application of oil sands development strategy in ... 48
Medical care, Primary
Networks for, relationship to influenza assessment centres ... 1637
Members' Statements (2009)
Alberta initiative for school improvement ... 8 Education leadership recognition awards ... 1905 Excellence in teaching award semifinalists ... 519-20 Excellence in teaching awards ... 1261, 1600 International Education Week ... 1777 Jennifer Keller ... 1185 Lago Lindo Community League ... 1392-93 Matthew Rice ... 1723 National Hospice Palliative Care Week ... 925 Northern student teacher bursary ... 1929 Premier's awards of excellence ... 1544 Royal Tyrrell Museum education award ... 640 Student engagement initiative media award ... 840 Ukrainian Youth Association / Verkhovyna Song and Dance Ensemble ... 152 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day ... 1522
Minister's education leadership recognition awards
Member's statement re ... 1905 Programs from (SP640, 685/09: Tabled) ... 1915-16, 2045
Minister's Student Advisory Council on Education
National Hospice Palliative Care Week
Member's statement re ... 925
Northern Alberta Development Council
Student teacher bursary, member's statement re ... 1929
Nurses
As treatment providers during H1N1 flu pandemic ... 1637
Oil sands development
Strategy re ... 47-48 Strategy re: Relation to land-use framework ... 47-48
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness ... 1637 Mental health services ... 1487 Oil sands development strategy ... 47-48 Pharmaceutical strategy ... 1862-63 Temporary foreign workers ... 13, 1343
Palliative health care
Member's statement re ... 925
Personal Information Protection Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 54)
Premier's Awards of Excellence
Member's statement re ... 1544
Public service - Alberta
Premier's awards of excellence to, member's statement re ... 1544
Rice, Matthew
Life saving award to, member's statement re ... 1723
Royal Life Saving Society Canada
M.G. Griffiths certificate awarded ... 1723
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology
Distance learning program award, member's statement re ... 641
School (Enhanced Protection of Students and Teachers) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 206)
School superintendents
Leadership recognition awards for, member's statement re ... 1905
School trustees
Leadership recognition awards for, member's statement re ... 1905
Speak Out (Alberta student engagement initiative)
Annual review, 2008-09 (SP579/09: Tabled) ... 1764 Member's statement re ... 840 Public service announcement on, media award for ... 840
Student teachers - Northern Alberta
Bursary program for, member's statement re ... 1929
Ukrainian Youth Association, Edmonton branch
Member's statement re ... 152
Verkhovyna Ukrainian Song and Dance Ensemble
Member's statement re ... 152
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Member's statement re ... 1522
Sergeant at Arms (Hodgson, Brian)
Galleries (Legislative Assembly Chamber)
Sherman, Dr. Raj (PC, Edmonton-Meadowlark)
Aboriginal history and culture month
Recognition of (Motion 507: Calahasen) ... 950-51
Alberta Electric System Operator
Underground electric power line in the Heartland area feasibility study ... 1811
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Avastin drug coverage ... 725
Alberta Utilities Commission
Power line routes siting ... 1811
Alberta Works (Employment training program)
Continuation of support for, petition tabled re (SP701/09) ... 2075
Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton
Northwest portion: Stony Plain Road intersection, tree removal from ... 698-99
Avastin (Drug)
Coverage under health care plan ... 725
Canadian Patient Safety Week
Member's statement re ... 1857
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Member's statement re ... 725
Colorectal cancer screening
Developmentally disabled
Community treatment orders for, legislation re (Bill 59) ... 1666
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 205)
Electric power lines - Construction - Industrial Heartland area
Electric power lines, Underground
Feasibility studies re ... 1811 General remarks ... 1811
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness (proceeded with) ... 1677-78
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
Food Allergy Awareness Week
Member's statement re ... 957
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Dissemination of ... 1678 Dissemination of, prioritization of ... 1678 Supply of ... 1678
H1N1 influenza virus
Preparations for ... 1677 Preparations for, emergency debate on (proceeded with) ... 1677-78
Health Quality Council
It's OK to Ask (patient guide) ... 1857
Hospitals - Emergency services
H1N1 flu patients in ... 1678
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Industrial development - Industrial Heartland area
Electricity requirements ... 1811
Influenza assessment centres
Local Authorities Election (Finance and Contribution Disclosure) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 203)
Members' Statements (2009)
Canadian Patient Safety Week ... 1857 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month ... 725 Family Doctor Week ... 1545-46 Food Allergy Awareness Week ... 957 National Nutrition Month ... 343 Westend Seniors Activity Centre ... 671
Mental Health Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 59)
Mental Health Patient Advocate
Authority to access records, legislation re (Bill 59) ... 1666
Mental health review panels
Legislation re (Bill 59) ... 1666
National Nutrition Month
Member's statement re ... 343
Nutrition guidelines for children and youth
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Anthony Henday Drive ... 698-99 Personal directives ... 338-39 Underground electricity transmission lines ... 1811
Personal directives - Registry
General remarks ... 338 Online registration ... 338
Personal Directives Act
Public education re ... 338
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Alberta Works learners' program continuation (SP701/09) ... 2075
School (Enhanced Protection of Students and Teachers) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 206)
Stantec Inc.
Underground electric power line feasibility study ... 1811
Westend Seniors Activity Centre
Member's statement re ... 671
Snelgrove, Hon. Lloyd (PC, Vermilion-Lloydminster)
Administrator of the Province of Alberta
Transmittal of 2009-10 main and Legislative Assembly offices estimates (SP156-157/09: Tabled) ... 554
Alberta - Economic policy
Elimination of boom/bust cycles ... 790, 1993 General remarks ... 317, 696, 790 Stimulus packages ... 1045
Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 37)
Alberta farm recovery program
Alberta Government Offices
Beijing office ... 1994 Perks of officers in ... 1994 Washington, D.C. office ... 1994
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Precision Drilling investment ... 842-43 Precision Drilling investment: Business partnership between principals of, altered documents re ... 842-43
Alberta Investment Management Corporation Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 56)
Alberta Sustainability Fund
General remarks ... 317, 790 H1N1 flu pandemic costs funding from ... 1863
AltaLink Management Ltd.
Donation to PC annual convention ... 1813
Appropriation Act, 2009 (Bill 47)
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2009 (Bill 22)
First reading ... 344 Second reading ... 380 Third reading ... 471
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2009 (Bill 21)
First reading ... 283 Second reading ... 377 Third reading ... 468, 469, 470
Auditor General
General remarks ... 318 Increased auditing requirements, funding for ... 229 Level of funding for, impact on effectiveness of ... 219-20, 227, 315 Mental health services comments ... 618-19 Resource royalty system audit ... 227
Bitumen - Royalties
General remarks ... 1073, 1127 Revenue from, comparison with gambling revenue ... 1127
Brand campaign for Alberta
Budget 2009
Answers to questions raised during ... 1019-20 Business plans 2009 (SP158/09: Tabled) ... 554 Process re ... 1019-20 Second quarter fiscal update (SP709/09: Tabled) ... 2075
Building Canada Plan (Federal)
Alberta funds from ... 1517
Calgary Courts Centre
Opening event for, solicitation of political donations at: Point of Order re ... 347
Canada - Economic policy
Stimulus funding for Alberta ... 1517
Canada Health Transfer (Federal government)
Canadian Oil Sands Trust
Royalties paid by ... 1073
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Capital Power Corporation
Donation to PC annual convention ... 1813
Capital projects - Construction
Capital projects, Municipal - Fort McMurray
Carbon Capture and Storage Funding Act (Bill 14)
Children and poverty
Funding for programs re ... 2039
Cold Lake (City)
Dissolution into regional government status ... 727-28
Collective agreements - Public sector employees
Maintenance of current agreements ... 317 Renegotiation of future agreements due to global economic situation ... 317
Collective bargaining
Impact of global economic situation on ... 318
Committee of Supply
Interim estimates (Main and Lottery Fund) 2009-10 considered for two days (Motion 8: Snelgrove) ... 165 Interim estimates (Main and Lottery Fund) 2009-10 referred to (Motion 7: Snelgrove) ... 165 Legislative Offices estimates 2009-10 referred to (Motion 12: Snelgrove) ... 554 Supplementary estimates 2008-09 (No. 2) considered for one day (Motion 6: Snelgrove) ... 165 Supplementary estimates 2008-09 (No. 2) referred to (Motion 5: Snelgrove) ... 164
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Comments of members on, re Auditor General's office funding ... 219-20
Committees, Standing and policy field
Main estimates 2009-10 referred to (Motion 12: Snelgrove) ... 554
Conflict of interest
AIMCo investment in Precision Drilling ... 842-43
DDB Canada
Government advertising contracts ... 1663
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Interim estimates 2009-10: Debated ... 313-14
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Interim estimates 2009-10: Debated ... 314-15
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Former minister's solicitation of political donations at Calgary Courts Centre opening: Point of Order re ... 347
Dept. of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Achievement bonuses for senior staff ... 494
Deputy Ministers (Provincial government)
Retreats of, cancellation ... 1994
Dollar, Canadian
Impact on Alberta budget ... 321
Domestic violence
Funding for programs re ... 2038-39
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, revised plan (April 2009), opposition access to news conference re, privilege question re ... 822
Emergency planning
H1N1 flu pandemic, funding for ... 1863
Employment assistance programs
For economic downturn layoffs, funding for ... 229
Employment training programs
For economic downturn layoffs ... 229
Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures)
Interim estimates (Main and Lottery Fund) 2009-10 considered for two days (Motion 8: Snelgrove) ... 165 Interim estimates 2009-10 referred to Committee of Supply (Motion 7: Snelgrove) ... 165 Interim estimates, 2009-10 transmitted to Assembly (SP65/09: Tabled) ... 164 Main and Legislative Assembly offices estimates, 2009-10: Transmitted to Assembly (SP156-157/09: Tabled) ... 554 Main and Legislative Assembly offices estimates, 2009-10: Referred to Committee of Supply and PFCs (Motion 12: Snelgrove) ... 554 Supplementary estimates 2008-09 (No. 2) considered for one day (Motion 6: Snelgrove) ... 165 Supplementary estimates 2008-09 No. 2 referred to Committee of Supply (Motion 5: Snelgrove) ... 164 Supplementary estimates, 2008-09 (No. 2) transmitted to Assembly (SP64/09: Tabled) ... 164
Fiscal Responsibility Act (Bill 33)
Fort McMurray
Impact of oil sands expansion on: Funding to alleviate ... 229, 1259, 1907, 2067
Fort McMurray community development plan
Transportation dept. component ... 229
Gaming industry
Revenue from, comparison with oil sands royalty revenue ... 1127
Government aircraft
Family member accompanying member on, policy re ... 1400 Usage by government MLAs to return from PC fundraiser ... 1399-1400, 1418
Government departments
Cross-ministry initiatives ... 317 Reduction in number of ... 1994 Review of role of ... 316
Government spending policy
H1N1 influenza virus
Costs of combatting ... 1863 Costs of combatting, budgeting for ... 1863
Health Quality Council
Infection control systems review ... 220
Highwood Communications Ltd.
Hospitals
Infection control systems, auditing of ... 220
Hospitals - Construction
Operational costs after ... 71-72
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Kearl Lake project, upgrading of bitumen from ... 1259
Interim supply (Main, Lottery Fund) estimates, 2009-10
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 1576
Knowledge infrastructure program (Federal/provincial postsecondary funding)
Land-use framework
Relation to oil sands development strategy ... 71
Legislative Assembly Office
Main estimates 2009-10: Referred to Committee of Supply (Motion 12: Snelgrove) ... 554
Legislative Officers
Nonreceipt of achievement bonuses ... 791
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Transmittal of 2008-09 supplementary estimates (No. 2) (SP64/09: Tabled) ... 164 Transmittal of 2009-10 interim estimates (SP65/09: Tabled) ... 164
Lobbyists - Registration
Lobbyists re Bill 50, Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 ... 1813
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Fort McMurray
Health minister's and Premier's comments re ... 1636
Medical care - Finance
Cutbacks to ... 2066 General remarks ... 696
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Report on payments to, 2008-09 (SP710/09: Tabled) ... 2075
Mental health services
Auditor General's comments re ... 618-19
Ministerial Statements (2009)
Oil sands development strategy ... 41
Ministers (Provincial government)
Reduction in number of ... 1994 Travel and accommodation expenses ... 1576 Vehicles used by: Allowance for, elimination of ... 492
Municipal sustainability initiative
Myers Norris Penny LLP
Review of achievement bonuses for senior government officials ... 791
Natural resources revenue
Elimination of reliance on ... 790 General remarks ... 321-23, 696
New Royalty Framework (2007)
Office of the Premier
Premier's television address, costs ... 1663 Senior executives in, salary level ... 1864
Oil sands development
General remarks ... 45, 1259 Impact on aboriginal communities ... 41 Impact on communities, planning for ... 41, 156 Strategy re ... 45, 71, 156 Strategy re: Ministerial statement re ... 41 Strategy re: Relation to land-use framework ... 71
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat
Support for Cold Lake area ... 727-28
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Achievement bonuses ... 492, 494, 791 AIMCo governance ... 842-43 Alberta Treasury Branches ... 1395 Auditor General office funding ... 219-20 Budget debate process ... 1019-20 Cold Lake city status ... 727-28 Domestic violence ... 2038-39 Executive salaries and travel expenses ... 1864 Federal economic stimulus funding ... 1517 Federal health transfer payments ... 696 Federal infrastructure funding ... 1044-45 Funding for Fort McMurray area ... 2067 Government accommodation expenses ... 1576 Government aircraft ... 1399-1400, 1418 Government benefits definition of spouse ... 758 Government expenses ... 1994-95 Government spending ... 1907-08 Government spending relative to GDP ... 1993 H1N1 influenza immunization costs ... 1863 Imperial Oil Kearl Lake project ... 1259 Lobbying government ... 1813 Long-term care in Fort McMurray ... 1636 Mental health services ... 618-19 Oil sands development strategy ... 45, 71 Oil sands royalties ... 1073, 1127 Peter Lougheed Centre renovations ... 71-72 Provincial budget ... 2066 Provincial fiscal strategy ... 790 Provincial marketing costs ... 1663 Provincial spending ... 1864-65 Red Deer riverbank erosion at Sundre ... 1206 Support for communities in the oil sands ... 156 Syncrude royalty agreement ... 227
Parks, Provincial
Upgrading, funding for ... 494
Peter Lougheed Centre (Calgary General Hospital)
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 1083-84, 1404 Allegations against a member (comments re Calgary Courts Centre opening celebration) ... 347 Insulting language ... 1028
Political parties
Donations to, influence on public policy decisions ... 1813
Precision Drilling Corporation
AIMCo investment in ... 842-43 AIMCo investment in: Business partnership between principals of ... 842-43 AIMCo investment in: Business partnership between principals of, altered documents re ... 842-43
Privilege
Obstructing a member in performance of duty (exclusion from government news conference) ... 822
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Annual convention of, donation by AltaLink to ... 1813 Solicitation of donations to, at opening of Calgary Courts Centre: Point of Order re ... 347
Public Affairs Bureau
Marketing budget ... 1663
Public service - Alberta
Employees' benefit package, definition of spouse in ... 758 Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 492, 791 Senior officials' achievement bonuses: Suspension of ... 492
Recreation facilities
Federal funding for ... 1517
Red Deer River - Sundre area
Riverbank erosion ... 1206
Revenue
Decline in ... 321 General remarks ... 322
R.K. Heli-ski Panorama Incorporated
Business partners in ... 842-43
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Resource royalty collection system, audit by Auditor General ... 227
Safe communities innovation fund
Safer communities and neighbourhoods initiative
Supplementary estimates
Estimates 2008-09, No. 2: Debated ... 229-31 General remarks ... 230-31
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... 227, 1073, 1127
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 39)
Travel at public expense
General remarks ... 1576 Increase in ... 1864
Treasury Board
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP612/09: Tabled) ... 1787
Treasury Branches
Asset-backed commercial paper investments ... 1395 Investment losses ... 1395 Senior officials' bonuses ... 1395
Womens' shelters
Access to, by women without children ... 2038
Speaker, The (Kowalski, Hon. Kenneth R.)
Administrator of the Province of Alberta
Role in Edmonton-Castle Downs election determination: Letter to the Speaker re (SP4/05: Tabled) ... 26 Transmittal of 2009-10 main and Legislative Assembly offices estimates (SP156-157/09: Tabled) ... 554
Bills, Government
Bill 25, members absenting themselves from second reading debate on, discussion of ... 971 Bill 52, reinstated to 2008 session status and referred again to Standing Committee on Health ... 437
Bills, Private members' public (Parliamentary procedure)
Sequence of consideration, Speaker's statement re ... 1940
By-elections, Provincial
Calgary-Glenmore by-election, presentation of new member for ... 1533
Calgary Courts Centre
Opening event for, solicitation of political donations at: Point of Order re ... 346-49
Calgary-Egmont (Constituency)
Member for, letter re resignation from Health standing committee (SP535/09: Tabled) ... 1611
Calgary-Foothills (Constituency)
Member for, letter re resignation from standing committees (SP508/09: Tabled) ... 1546
Calgary-Glenmore (Constituency)
Presentation of new Member for ... 1533
Calgary-Mountain View (Constituency)
Recognition of member for ... 6
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Televising of Assembly proceedings from Chamber floor in 2000 ... 997, 1027-28
Chichak, Catherine (Former MLA)
Memorial tribute to ... 543
Chief Electoral Officer
Annual report, 2007 (SP16/09: Tabled) ... 19-20 Contract renewal, point of order re ... 140, 141 Report on results of Calgary-Glenmore by-election ... 1533
Chief Electoral Officer Search Committee, Select Special
Member for Calgary-Foothills resignation from, letter re (SP508/09: Tabled) ... 1546
Children's Services Review Committee Act (Bill 209)
Memo re early consideration of second reading of (SP661/09: Tabled) ... 1940
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
Birthday congratulations to ... 882
Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Standing
Membership change for (ND Opposition member resignation) (SP30/09: Tabled) ... 52
Committee on Community Services, Standing
Bill 202, Municipal Government (Municipal Auditor General) Amendment Act, 2009, referred to ... 407-08
Committee on the Economy, Standing
Membership change for (ND Opposition member resignation) (SP30/09: Tabled) ... 52
Committee on Health, Standing
Resignation of member from, letter re (SP535/09: Tabled) ... 1611
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Chief Electoral Officer's contract renewal decision, point of order re ... 140, 141 Comments of members on, re Auditor General's office funding ... 369 Member for Calgary-Foothills resignation from, letter re (SP508/09: Tabled) ... 1546
Committee on Members' Services, Special Standing
Members' Services orders, 1/09 to 5/09 (SP10-14/09: Tabled) ... 19
Committee on Public Safety and Services, Standing
Membership change for (ND Opposition member resignation) (SP30/09: Tabled) ... 52
Committee on Resources and Environment, Standing
Member for Calgary-Foothills resignation from, letter re (SP508/09: Tabled) ... 1546
Committees, Standing and policy field
ND Opposition members' resignation from, memos re ... 20 ND Opposition members' resignation from, memos re (SP30/09: Tabled) ... 52
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, 1512-13 MLAs absenting themselves from debate due to pecuniary interest: Private interest interpretation ... 1513 MLAs with pecuniary interest (Bill 25, Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009) ... 971, 995 MLAs with pecuniary interest (Bill 43, Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009), letter from Ethics Commissioner re (SP363/09: Tabled) ... 1206-07, 1209
Conflicts of Interest Act
Ethics Commissioner's quick guide for members re (SP509/09: Tabled) ... 1547 Principles for ... 1513
Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special (2005-06)
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Former minister's solicitation of political donations at Calgary Courts Centre opening: Point of Order re ... 346-49 Meeting with Ethics Commissioner re Conflicts of Interest Act ... 1513
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, revised plan (April 2009), opposition access to news conference re, privilege question re ... 823-24
Dushenski, Nick (Former MLA)
Memorial tribute to ... 65
Edmonton
Gift of centennial stained-glass window to Legislative Assembly ... 1599
Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (Constituency)
Condolences to member for ... 546 Naming of member for ... 1264-65
Edmonton-Riverview (Constituency)
Recognition of member for ... 6
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness (proceeded with) ... 1668 Provision of answers to questions posed during estimates process, impact of (not proceeded with) ... 1029, 1031
Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures)
Interim estimates, 2009-10 transmitted to Assembly (SP65/09: Tabled) ... 164 Main and Legislative Assembly offices estimates, 2009-10: Transmitted to Assembly (SP156-157/09: Tabled) ... 554 Provision of answers to questions posed during, impact of: Emergency debate request re ... 1029, 1031 Supplementary estimates, 2008-09 (No. 2) transmitted to Assembly (SP64/09: Tabled) ... 164
Ethics Commissioner
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP511/09: Tabled) ... 1547 Conflict of interest, quick guide for members re (SP509/09: Tabled) ... 1547 MLAs absenting themselves from debate due to pecuniary interest (Bill 25), letter to Speaker re (SP280/09: Tabled) ... 995-96 MLAs absenting themselves from debate due to pecuniary interest (Bill 43), letter to Speaker re (SP363/09: Tabled) ... 1206-07, 1209 MLAs absenting themselves from debate due to pecuniary interest: Meeting with caucuses re/overview of private interest interpretation ... 1513 MLAs absenting themselves from debate due to pecuniary interest, motion to refer issue to ... 972 MLAs absenting themselves from debate due to pecuniary interest (Bill 43), point of privilege re ... 1496-97, 1512-13
H1N1 influenza virus
Preparations for, emergency debate on (proceeded with) ... 1668
Hanson, Alice (Former MLA)
Memorial tribute to ... 65
Legislation
Amending of, via Henry VIII clause ... 522
Legislative Assembly Chamber
Centennial stained-glass window gift unveiled in ... 1599 Stranger on the floor of (Speaker, Canadian House of Commons) ... 311 Television camera on the floor of ... 997, 1027-28
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Fall sittings calendar (SP507/09: Tabled) ... 1546 Rights of, point of privilege re ... 503, 521-22 Rights of, point of privilege re, written submissions re (SP151/09: Tabled) ... 521
Legislative Assembly Office
Annual report, 2008 (Includes CPA Alberta branch annual report) (SP660/09: Tabled) ... 1940
Lesser Slave Lake (Constituency)
Member of, 20th electoral anniversary and presentation of 20-year Mace pin to ... 485
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Transmittal of 2008-09 supplementary estimates (No. 2) (SP64/09: Tabled) ... 164 Transmittal of 2009-10 interim estimates (SP65/09: Tabled) ... 164
Mack, William (Bill) (Former MLA)
Memorial tribute to ... 95
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 43)
Conflict of interest issue re, advice from Ethics Commissioner: Point of privilege re ... 1496-97, 1512-13 Conflict of interest issue re, letters from Ethics Commissioner re (SP363/09: Tabled) ... 1209 Conflict of interest issue re, Speaker's statement re ... 1206-07
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Absenting themselves (pecuniary interest rules) ... 971, 995-96, 1206-07, 1209 Anniversary (electoral) of several members ... 183, 249, 367, 561 Anniversary (5th electoral) of several members ... 1903, 1905, 1913 Anniversary (8th electoral) of several members ... 366 Anniversary (12th electoral) of several members ... 334 Anniversary (20th electoral) of two members ... 485 Anniversary (wedding) of a member ... 518, 1816, 2076 Birthday congratulations to a member ... 367, 1535 Condolences to a member ... 546 Identification of, on the Chamber seating plan ... 1547 Memorial tribute to former members ... 65, 95, 543 Presentation of new Member for Calgary-Glenmore ... 1533
Members' Statements (2009)
Saint Michael's Extended Care Centre Society ... 1777
Ministerial Statements (2009)
Recognition of 30 years of service, Hon. Ken Kowalski, Speaker, Member for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock ... 1905
Ministers (Provincial government)
Salary levels for, Members' Services order 1/09 re (SP10/09: Tabled) ... 19
Municipal Government (Municipal Auditor General) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 202)
Second reading: Amendment (referral to Standing Committee on Community Services) ... 407-08
Naming of a member (Parliamentary procedure)
Member for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (parliamentary language) ... 1264-65
New Democrat Opposition
Resignation from committees, memos to Speaker re ... 20 Resignation from committees, memos to Speaker re (SP30/09: Tabled) ... 52
Office of the Premier
Premier's role in H1N1 flu shots for Calgary Flames, point of order re ... 1702-03
Official Opposition Leader
Recognition of old and new leaders of ... 6
Ombudsman
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP512/09: Tabled) ... 1547 Annual report, 2008-09 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP497/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
Oral Question Period (Parliamentary procedure)
Alberta/Manitoba comparison re ... 161 Revised rotation of questions, re by-election and independent member ... 1536 Revised rotation of questions, re by-election and independent member: Copy tabled (SP506/09) ... 1546
Pages (Legislative Assembly)
Biographies of, 27th Legislature, Second Session, Fall 2009 (SP510/09: Tabled) ... 1547 Biographies of, 27th Legislature, Second Session, Spring 2009 (SP15/09: Tabled) ... 19
Parliamentary Counsel
Meeting with Ethics Commissioner re Conflicts of Interest Act ... 1513
Parliamentary language
General remarks ... 187, 797, 819, 968 Premier and Member for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood ... 1263-65
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 404, 969, 1084, 1404, 1652 Allegations against a member (comments re Calgary Courts Centre opening celebration) ... 346-49 Allegations against members ... 1085 Clarification ... 141 Explanation of Speaker's ruling ... 1872 Factual accuracy ... 553, 1405-06 Imputing motives ... 1702-03, 1998 Insulting language ... 1028 Parliamentary language ... 797, 819, 968 Parliamentary language (Premier and Member for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood) ... 1263-65 Provocative language ... 163-64 Questions about legislative committee proceedings ... 140
Premier of Prince Edward Island
Privilege
Ethics Commissioner advice on conflicts of interest ... 1496-97, 1512-13 Obstructing a member in performance of duty (exclusion from government news conference) ... 823-24 Rights of the Assembly ... 503, 521-22 Rights of the Assembly, written submissions re (SP151/09: Tabled) ... 521
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Solicitation of donations to, at opening of Calgary Courts Centre: Point of Order re ... 346-49
Richard, Ed (Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms)
Rocky Mountain House (Constituency)
Member of, 20th electoral anniversary and presentation of 20-year Mace pin to ... 485
St. Michael's Extended Care Centre Society
Member's statement re ... 1777
School (Enhanced Protection of Students and Teachers) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 206)
Memo requesting early consideration for third reading of (SP638/09: Tabled) ... 1866
School at the Legislature (Educational program)
Report card, 2007-08 (SP263/09: Tabled) ... 882
Semple, William C. (Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms)
Retirement of, statement re ... 1333
Speaker
Recognition of 30 years of service of Hon. Ken Kowalski, Member for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock ... 1905
Speaker (Canadian House of Commons)
Visit to Alberta Assembly ... 311, 389
Speaker - Rulings
Anticipation ... 464, 989 Go Green initiative ... 1641 Legal opinions ... 261 Members absenting themselves (pecuniary interest) ... 971, 995-96 Moving the previous question ... 1871 Oral Question Period rules ... 1641 Parliamentary language ... 187 Question-and-Comment period ... 1868 Questions about a legislative committee ... 369 Questions about a previous responsibility ... 130, 340 Questions about legislation ... 275 Questions about political party activity ... 1394 Quoting documents ... 261 Referring to a nonmember ... 148-49 Tabling documents ... 433 Use of electronic devices in the Chamber ... 303-04
Speaker - Statements
Alberta and Manitoba Question Period comparison ... 161 Anniversary (electoral) of some Members ... 183, 249, 367, 561 Anniversary (5th electoral) of some Members ... 1903, 1905, 1913 Anniversary (8th electoral) of some Members ... 366 Anniversary (12th electoral) of some Members ... 334 Anniversary (20th electoral) of some Members ... 485 Anniversary (wedding) of a Member ... 518, 1816, 2076 Assembly sitting statistics for second session, 2009 ... 2076-77 Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Ed Richard, retirement ... 2033 Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, William C. Semple, retirement ... 1333 Average length of service of Members ... 334 Bill 43 and potential conflicts of interest ... 1206-07 Birthday congratulations to a member ... 367, 1535 Birthday congratulations to the Clerk ... 882 Calendar of special events ... 138, 194, 569, 966-67, 1733 Centennial window unveiling ... 1599 Condolences to a member ... 546 Congratulations to Member for Calgary-Lougheed on assent of Mount Everest ... 1125 Identification of members on the seating plan ... 1547 Member for Calgary-Mountain View, recognition of ... 6 Member for Edmonton-Riverview, recognition of ... 6 Members absenting themselves (pecuniary interest) ... 971, 995-96 Memorial tribute to former members ... 65, 95 Premiers of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, introduction of ... 1 Private members' public Bills ... 1940 Rotation of questions in OQP due to by-election and independent member ... 1536 St. Patrick's Day acknowledgment ... 427 Speaker of the House of Commons, visit to Alberta ... 311, 389 Tabling documents ... 457 Television cameras on the Chamber floor ... 997, 1027-28 Use of electronic devices in the Chamber ... 311
Speech from the Throne
Copy tabled (SP1/09) ... 6
Tabling returns and reports (Parliamentary procedure)
Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 25)
Second reading: Members absenting themselves from, discussion of ... 971 Second reading: Members absenting themselves from, motion to refer to Ethics Commissioner ... 972 Second reading: Members absenting themselves from, Ethics Commissioner's letter re (SP280/09: Tabled) ... 995, 997
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 18)
Amending power transfer to executive branch, point of privilege re ... 503, 521-22
Van Binsbergen, Duco (Former MLA)
Memorial tribute to ... 543
Speech from the Throne
Aboriginal consultation policy (Land and resource issues) (2005)
Aboriginal peoples - Employment
Alberta - Economic conditions
Alberta - Economic policy
Alberta Enterprise Corporation
Foreign investment in technology commercialization, leverage of ... 4
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan - Premiums
Alberta Livestock and Meat Strategy
Alberta Research and Innovation Act (Bill 27)
Alberta Sustainability Fund
Alberta Works (Employment training program)
Ambulance service - Rural areas
Automobiles - Modification
By gang members, legislation re ... 5
Biofuels industry
Use of forest products as feedstock ... 2
Building and Educating Tomorrow's Workforce (Labour force development strategy)
Capital projects
20-year strategic capital plan ... 2 General remarks ... 3
Carbon Capture and Storage Funding Act (Bill 14)
Carbon dioxide sequestration
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Child care after/before school - Accreditation
Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Force
Drug programs benefit Act (Proposed)
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program ... 4
Education, Postsecondary - Finance
Courses supporting next generation economy skills ... 4
Employment assistance programs
For the disabled ... 5 For economic downturn layoffs ... 5
Employment Standards (Reservist Leave) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 1)
Employment training programs
For economic downturn layoffs ... 5
Energy efficiency for consumers
General remarks ... 3 Rebate program re ... 3
Energy industry
Competitiveness review of ... 2 Value-adding/upgrading in ... 2
Energy industry - Environmental aspects
Energy resources - Export
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
Enforcement services (police, etc.)
Environmental impact assessments
Cumulative assessments ... 3
Environmental technology
Development of, legislation re (Bill 14) ... 3
Forest industries
Competitiveness/sustainability ... 2-3 Impact of global financial situation on ... 2 Value-added opportunities in ... 2
Forest Industry Sustainability Committee
Gathering for Success (International aboriginal economic development symposium, Banff, 2009)
Greenhouse gas emissions
National harmonization of regulations re ... 3 Reduction of ... 3
Health workforce planning
Healthy pine strategy (Pine beetle control)
Industrial development - Industrial Heartland area
Cumulative impact assessment of ... 3
Inspiring Education: A Dialogue with Albertans
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 2, 3, 5
International relations - United States
International trade - United States
Investments, Foreign
Technology commercialization projects ... 4
Land-use framework
Cumulative environmental effects aspect ... 3 General remarks ... 3
Livestock industry
Competitiveness/sustainability ... 3
Logging
As pine bark beetle control/wildfire control method ... 3
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Medical care - Rural areas
Medical research - Finance
Mental health services - Children
Military reservists
Job security for, legislation re (Bill 1) ... 5
Municipal finance
Provincial funding for ... 4
Municipal sustainability initiative
Natural resources revenue
New Royalty Framework (2007)
Oil sands development
General remarks ... 2 Impact on communities, planning for ... 2
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Cumulative effects assessment of ... 3 General remarks ... 2
Oil sands development - Research
Protection for Persons in Care Act (Bill 41)
Public Health Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 7)
Public safety (From criminal activity)
Research and development
General remarks ... 2, 3-4
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Contract negotiations re ... 5
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
Federal legal changes re ... 5
Substance abuse - Treatment
Supportive Living Accommodation Licensing Act (Bill 10)
Supportive living facilities
General remarks ... 5 Legislation re (Bill 10) ... 5
Technology commercialization
Connector service re ... 4 General remarks ... 4 Innovation services re ... 4
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (Alberta/British Columbia)
Vision 2020; Health Care for Today and the Future
General remarks ... 4 Health workforce initiatives ... 4
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Water resources development
Wildfires - Control
Logging as method for ... 3
WorldSkills Calgary 2009 (Trades competition)
Stelmach, Hon. Ed (PC, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville)
Aboriginal/provincial relations
Protocol agreement re, May 22, 2008 ... 187
Agricultural boards and commissions
Service fees of, refundability ... 1042-43
Agricultural value-added production
Agricultural workers
Inclusion under workers' compensation ... 305 Inclusion under workplace safety laws ... 274, 305, 841-42 Inclusion under workplace safety laws, influence of political donations on ... 274, 305 Right to unionize ... 512
Air quality - Fort McMurray area
Alberta - Economic conditions
Alberta - Economic policy
Elimination of boom/bust cycles ... 153, 757, 1200 General remarks ... 11, 129-30, 304, 336, 393, 545, 561-62, 757, 1483-84 Stimulus packages ... 9-10, 11, 154-55, 393 Three-point plan ... 9, 10
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Provincial infrastructure spending consultations ... 155
Alberta Blue Cross Plan
Premiums' increase, relation to private health insurance premiums ... 613-14
Alberta Building Code
Condominium construction application ... 1930 New home construction application ... 1930 Stucco exterior wallcoverings regulation ... 1043
Alberta Children's Hospital
Alberta Electric System Operator
Transmission system capacity forecasts ... 1907
Alberta Emergency Management Agency
H1N1 flu pandemic role ... 1777
Alberta farm fuel benefit program
Alberta Federation of Rural Electrification Associations
Presentation re Bill 50 (electric power lines construction) ... 1538
Alberta Geothermal Energy Association
Presentation re Bill 50 (electric power lines construction) ... 1538
Alberta Government Offices
Washington, D.C. office ... 546 Washington, D.C. office: Lobbyists contracted by ... 546
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan - Premiums
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Budget ... 1177, 1905-06 Budget, increase to ... 1692, 1989 Capital project planning (review) ... 671 Capital reserve fund ... 1042 Creation of, Auditor General's report on ... 1905 Deficit financing ... 1692, 1905-06 Executives of, salaries ... 1859 Flu vaccine given to Calgary Flames players, investigation of ... 1693 Flu vaccine given to Calgary Flames players, senior official fired over ... 1724 General remarks ... 758 H1N1 flu vaccine dissemination, revised plan for ... 1658 Health facilities administration costs reduction ... 1857 Leasing out public health facilities to private doctors' groups, documents re ... 1484 Mental health services provision ... 1693 Physician hiring policy ... 810 Wait-list information currency ... 758
Alberta Health Services Board
Alberta Hospital Edmonton patient transfers to community-based facilities ... 1536-37 Cancer treatment services ... 592 Financial statements ... 562, 591, 593 General remarks ... 672 Laser surgery requirements in Calgary decision ... 1417 Replacement of regional health authorities ... 1905-06
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Phoenix program for pedophiles ... 1930 Transfer of patients to community-based beds ... 1536-37, 1693, 1930 Transfer of patients to community-based beds, implementation team re ... 1536-37, 1693, 1930
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Code of conduct rules of ... 842 Precision Drilling investment ... 727, 842 Value of funds managed by ... 304
Alberta Milk
Sponsorship of PC party annual convention ... 2035
Alberta new home warranty program
Length of warranty under ... 1043
Alberta Sustainability Fund
Deposit of provincial surpluses into ... 130 General remarks ... 9, 10, 11, 153, 336, 1200 Use during global financial crisis ... 129, 274, 304, 547, 1808, 2037, 2066, 2067
Alberta Teachers' Association
Education funding comments ... 2036
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Provincial infrastructure spending consultations ... 155
Alberta Utilities Commission
Power line requirements decision ... 1635
Alberta's Promise
Annual report, 2008 (SP69/09: Tabled) ... 193
AltaLink Management Ltd.
Donation to PC annual convention ... 1778, 1808-09, 1858 Electric power line (500kV), Edmonton to Calgary ... 1778
Ambulance service
Provincial governance of ... 10
Appeals Commission (Workers' compensation)
Achievement bonuses for members of, impact on independence of ... 488
Aspen Institute
Alberta carbon reduction initiative, recognition of ... 513
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Benefits increase ... 562
ATCO Electric
Power line between Edmonton and Calgary construction ... 1778
Auditor General
Alberta Health Services creation from nine regional boards, Oct. '09 report on ... 1905 General remarks ... 562 H1N1 pandemic planning investigation ... 1724, 1725 Level of funding for, impact on effectiveness of ... 369 Mental health services comments ... 726 Recommendations ... 726 Resource royalty system comments ... 186, 726 Resource royalty system reporting, former Auditor General's report on ... 186, 726
Beef - Export - United States
Biofuels industry
General remarks ... 1515 Provincial assistance to ... 392
Brand campaign for Alberta
Funding for ... 1514 Money spent in the U.S. on, 2007-09 (Q14/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP499/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
Budget 2008
2008-09 third quarter fiscal update ... 153
Calgary Flames Hockey Club
Donations to PC party ... 1693 H1N1 flu vaccinations for ... 1693, 1724
Canada Health Transfer (Federal government)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Involvement with H1N1 influenza virus in Alberta pig herd ... 1075
Canadian Wind Energy Association
Presentation re Bill 50 (electric power lines construction) ... 1538
Cancer drugs
Funding increase for ... 592
Capital account
General remarks ... 153, 336 Use during global financial crisis ... 274
Capital projects - Construction
Capital projects - Finance
Capital projects - Maintenance and repair
During global economic crisis ... 393
Capital projects, Municipal - Finance
Federal/provincial funds ... 155
Car rental companies
Vicarious liability cap ... 1485
Carbon dioxide sequestration
Chief Electoral Officer
Appointment of returning officers, powers re ... 68-69, 99 Comments re 2008 election process ... 99 Contract renewal ... 69 Recommendations re violations of Election Act ... 99
Chief Medical Officer of Health
Child and family services authorities
Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 511-12
Child welfare recipients
Deaths of: Public inquiry into ... 274 Funding for ... 511-12
Civil service pensions
Investment of funds in ... 727
Climate change
Canadian policy on ... 1516
Collective agreements - Public sector employees
Renegotiation of future agreements due to global economic situation ... 458
Committee on the Economy, Standing
Referral of Bill 19 to (assembly of land for large infrastructure projects) ... 336-37
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Chief Electoral Officer's contract renewal decision ... 69 Chief Electoral Officer's report to, re 2008 election process ... 68 Comments of members on, re Auditor General's office funding ... 369
Committee on Resources and Environment, Standing
Hearings, indirectly, on Bill 50 (electric power lines construction) ... 1537-38, 1571
Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton
As location for H1N1 flu vaccination clinic ... 1723
Community mental health services
Condominiums - Construction
Conflict of interest
Achievement bonus pool management by deputy minister of Executive Council ... 488 AIMCo investment in Precision Drilling ... 842
Construction industry
Unemployment level in ... 392, 513
Consumer protection
Re construction methods deficiencies ... 1043, 1930 Re energy contract costs ... 1988
Council of the Federation
Internal trade agreement, copy of 2009 amendment to (M9/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP472/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
Court of Appeal
Sour gas well licensing procedures decision ... 1725-26
Daycare centres
Spaces for, funding increase re ... 562
Daycare in family members' homes
Aboriginal children ... 274
Debts, Public (Provincial government)
Dept. of Energy
Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 459
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Achievement bonuses for Deputy Minister and senior staff, withholding of ... 591-92 Budget ... 592 Deficit ... 562, 591-92, 593 H1N1 flu monitoring information ... 811 Minister's comments re hospital construction, apology for ... 72-73 Minister's resignation/dismissal ... 1657-58, 1691-93, 1723-24
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 459
Deputy Ministers (Provincial government)
Dollar, Canadian
Impact on Alberta budget ... 2067
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program ... 613-14 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage ... 97
Drugs, Prescription - Costs
Reduction of, through bulk (western provinces) purchasing ... 673
Economic development and the environment
Education, Postsecondary
Cost of: Impact of global economic situation on ... 368
Edwards, E. Murray (Calgary Flames chairman)
Donations to PC party ... 1693
Election Act
Prosecution of violations of ... 99
Elections, Provincial
2008 election preparations ... 68-69
Electric power, Coal-produced
Carbon emissions from ... 512, 1516
Electric power lines - Construction
Assembly of land for ... 275 Funding of, by consumers ... 1514-15, 1537, 1571, 1778 General remarks ... 1571, 1635, 1778, 1808-09, 1859, 1907 Public/committee hearings re ... 1537-38, 1571, 1635 Report on, prepared for UCA ... 1907
Electric power lines - Construction - Edmonton to Calgary (HVDC)
Electric power lines - Construction - United States
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Electric utilities - Regulations
Employment assistance programs
Employment insurance program (Federal)
Application in Alberta ... 391
Employment Standards (Reservist Leave) Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 1)
First reading ... 6 Second reading ... 93 Third reading ... 583
Employment training programs
Energy, Clean
International discussions on, impact on Alberta ... 1516
Energy contracts, Residential
General remarks ... 1988 Opt-out clauses in ... 1988
Energy industry
Impact of sour gas well licensing court decision on ... 1725-26 Provincial assistance to ... 10, 392
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
General remarks ... 1988, 2067 Job creation aspects ... 512
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Sour gas well licensing procedures, Appeal Court decision re ... 1725-26
Enhance Energy Inc.
Carbon capture project, provincial funding for ... 1989
Enmax Corporation
Presentation re Bill 50 (electric power lines construction) ... 1538, 1571
Enumeration process (Provincial elections)
2008 election deficiencies in ... 69
Environmental technology
Development of ... 44, 45, 392 Development of (green economy) ... 513
EPCOR Group of Companies
Presentation re Bill 50 (electric power lines construction) ... 1538
Ethanol production
Provincial assistance to ... 392
Executive Council
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP597/09: Tabled) ... 1787 Deputy Minister's achievement bonuses ... 487-88 Hosting expenses, 2004-08 (M21/09: Defeated) ... 824 Main estimates 2009-10: Debated ... 650-68 Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 458-59, 2037
Families
Impact of government policies on ... 2067
Farm fatalities - Investigation
Farm produce - United States
Country of origin label regulation for ... 1043
Federal/provincial fiscal relations
Fiscal Responsibility Act
Folkstone Place residences, Stony Plain
Construction quality concerns re ... 1930
Food safety
H1N1 virus in pigs issue ... 1075
Foothills-Rocky View (Constituency)
PC Constituency Association in, proposal to annual PC convention re Bill 50 ... 1571
Foreign workers, Temporary
Need for, during economic downturn ... 562
Forest industries
Competitiveness/sustainability ... 392 Value-added opportunities in ... 11
Fort McMurray
Impact of oil sands expansion on: Funding to alleviate ... 43
Foster care
Funding for ... 511-12 Public inquiry into ... 274
Foster children
Deaths of ... 274 Injured Calgary child case ... 274
Foster children, Aboriginal
Free votes (Parliamentary procedure)
Parental choice in education (Bill 44) ... 1254
Gas well drilling industry - Safety aspects
Protected area zones around sour gas wells, court decision re ... 1725-26
Goods and services tax (Federal government)
Government accountability
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Achievement bonuses for members of, impact on independence of ... 488 Governance standards for ... 842
Government aircraft
Usage by government MLAs to return from PC fundraiser ... 1394
Government communications
Government departments
Reduction in number of ... 2066
Government spending policy
Greenhouse gas emissions
North American harmonization of regulations re ... 44 Reduction of ... 44, 512-13
Groundwater
Use in oil sands development ... 44
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Dissemination of ... 1658-59, 1691-92 Dissemination of, adequacy of immunization clinics for ... 1537, 1570, 1659 Dissemination of, prioritization of ... 1659, 1723-24, 1777 Dissemination of, prioritization of: Political influence on ... 1777 Dissemination of, to health care workers ... 1658, 1692 Dissemination of, to hockey players ... 1693, 1724 Dissemination of, to homeless people ... 1571 Supply of ... 1725, 1777, 1778 Wastage of ... 1723
H1N1 influenza virus
Appearance in central Alberta pig herd ... 1074-75 Hospitalization/death rate due to ... 1929 Preparations for ... 809, 811, 1537, 1570, 1634, 1657-58, 1658-59, 1725, 1777 Preparations for, Auditor General's investigation of ... 1724, 1725
Health care facilities
Administrative cost reductions in ... 1857 Leasing out to doctors' groups ... 1484, 1514
Health care facilities - Construction
Funding for ... 1042 General remarks ... 67-68 LEED standards for ... 671 Review of ... 671
Health care facilities - Fort Saskatchewan
General remarks ... 671, 1514 Leasing out to private doctors' groups ... 1484, 1514
Health sciences personnel
Health care reform suggestions invited from ... 1692
Hip and knee surgery
Coverage under health care plan ... 673
Hog industry
Impact of H1N1 influenza virus on ... 1075
Home building industry
Inspection process re ... 1930 Review of methods used by ... 1043, 1930
Homeless and eviction prevention fund
Hospital beds
Capacity of, for H1N1 flu victims ... 1634, 1658, 1778 Reduction in number of since 1989 ... 1693
Hospitality expenses, Government
Hospitals
Leasing out to doctors' groups ... 1484 Overcrowding in ... 873-74
Hospitals - Emergency services
General remarks ... 1807-08 H1N1 flu patients in ... 1808 Stollery Children's Hospital ... 613
Hospitals - Grande Prairie
New hospital, funding for ... 671
Hotchkiss, Harley (Calgary Flames team governor)
Donations to PC party ... 1693
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act
Parental rights amendment to allow exemption from public education curriculum ... 875, 904, 905, 1041-42, 1199
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Kearl Lake project, upgrading of bitumen from ... 1254-55
Income Support program
Housing component ... 905 Level of ... 593
Independent Power Producers Society of Alberta
Presentation re Bill 50 (electric power lines construction) ... 1538
Industrial development (Value-added industries)
Electricity requirements ... 1571
Industrial development - Industrial Heartland area
Cumulative impact assessment of ... 1201 Electricity requirements ... 1571
Insurance, Health (Private)
Insurance, Health (Private) - Premiums
Comparison with Blue Cross premiums ... 613-14
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 9-10, 11, 129-30, 368-69, 391, 393, 545, 1484, 2066
Interprovincial trade
Internal trade agreement, copy of 2009 amendment to (M9/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP472/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
Investment of public funds
Decline in value of ... 129 Political involvement in ... 727
Labour Relations Board
Achievement bonuses for members of, impact on independence of ... 488
Labour Relations Code
Inclusion of farm workers under ... 305
Labour unions
Agricultural workers' right to membership in ... 512
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Impact on rural property rights ... 275, 305, 336 Referral to Standing Committee on the Economy ... 336-37 Withdrawal of ... 275
Land purchases, Government
For large infrastructure projects ... 275, 305, 336
Libin, Alvin (Calgary Flames owner)
Donations to PC party ... 1693
Lobbyists - Registration
Lobbyists re Bill 50, Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 ... 1778, 1808-09, 1858
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
First-bed policy for placement in ... 98
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Construction
Lottery boards, Community
Lottery Fund
Funds allocation: Political bias in ... 428
Low-income families
Impact of global economic situation on ... 368-69
Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (Bill 43)
Markin, Allan (Calgary Flames owner)
Donations to PC party ... 1693
Maryland legislature (U.S.A.)
Anti oil sands legislation, Alberta lobbying to remove ... 546
Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
McKinsey & Company
Health consultancy services to Alberta ... 427
Medical care
Accountability of policy decision making re ... 672 General remarks ... 10, 758, 1514 Reform of ... 1179, 1419, 1483, 1538, 1692-93, 1905-06, 1930-31 Reform of, pause in ... 1779 Reform of, public input into ... 1779 Reform of, suggestions invited from health care professionals ... 1692
Medical care - Finance
Cutbacks to ... 2066, 2067 Deficit in ... 10 General remarks ... 153, 592, 613, 614-15, 643, 673, 758, 873-74, 1177, 1419, 1931, 1989, 2035 Increase in ... 562 User fees ... 1930-31
Medical profession
Recruitment of, freeze on ... 810
Medical profession - Education
Medical profession - Fees
Medical profession - Supply
General remarks ... 810, 873-74 Hiring freeze impact on ... 810 Impact on flu vaccination program ... 1634
Medical profession, Retired
Use of, during H1N1 influenza epidemic ... 1658
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Involvement in lottery granting process ... 428
Mental health innovation fund
General remarks ... 2036 Unspent money in ... 2065
Mental health services
Auditor General's comments re ... 726
Mental health services - Finance
Military reservists
Job security for, legislation re (Bill 1) ... 6
Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.
Ministerial Statements (2009)
Recognition of 30 years of service, Hon. Ken Kowalski, Speaker, Member for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock ... 1903-04
Ministers (Provincial government)
Foreign travel plans, approval protocols for (M5/09: Response tabled as intersessional deposit SP471/09) ... 26 Oct./09 (reported in Votes and Proceedings) Involvement in lottery granting process ... 428 Reduction in number of ... 2066 Salary levels for ... 1859, 2037
Minnesota legislature (U.S.A.)
Low carbon fuel standards, Alberta lobbying re ... 546
National Geographic (Magazine)
Canadian Oil Boom: Scraping Bottom (article) ... 513
Natural resources revenue
Elimination of reliance on ... 153, 757, 1200 General remarks ... 2067
New Democrat Opposition
Budget increase request ... 459
New Royalty Framework (2007)
Northeast Community Health Centre, Edmonton
Diminished role of ... 1808
Nurses - Supply
General remarks ... 873-74 Impact on flu vaccination program ... 1634
Nurses, Retired
Use of, during H1N1 influenza epidemic ... 1658
Obama, Barack (U.S. President)
Support for carbon capture and storage ... 513
Obstetrical services - Rural areas
Office of the Premier
Premier's comments on parental choice in education issue ... 875, 905 Premier's leadership campaign donors, comments re ... 275, 305, 1042-43 Premier's role in H1N1 flu pandemic planning ... 1658 Premier's role in H1N1 flu shots for Calgary Flames ... 1693 Premier's role in information release re Suncor pollution charges ... 367-68 Premier's salary level ... 1859 Senior executives in, salary level ... 2037
Oil recovery methods
Carbon dioxide sequestering ... 2067
Oil sands companies
Workplace health and safety committees for ... 842
Oil sands development
Electricity requirements ... 1571 General remarks ... 187 Strategy re ... 43-45 Strategy re: Performance measures re ... 43, 45 Use of groundwater supplies ... 44 Value-added opportunities ... 11, 45, 1417, 1859
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Emissions, government monitoring of ... 335 Emissions, self-monitoring of ... 335-37 General remarks ... 335-37
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Accountability for health care system decisions ... 672 Achievement bonuses ... 457-59, 487-88, 511-12 Agriculture supply management sponsors ... 2035 AIMCo governance ... 842 AIMCo investments ... 727 Alberta Health Services capital reserve ... 1042 Alberta Hospital Edmonton ... 1536-37, 1930 Alberta job losses ... 391, 547 Alberta office in Washington ... 546 Alberta Treasury Branches ... 1395 Assembly of land for large infrastructure projects ... 275, 305, 336-37 Auditor General office funding ... 369 Auditor General recommendations ... 726 Bitumen exports ... 392, 1200-01, 1254-55, 1859 Bitumen upgrading ... 1417-18 Blue Cross premiums ... 613-14 Carbon capture and storage ... 512-13 Chief Electoral Officer ... 99 Children's emergency health services ... 613 Clean energy ... 1516 Critical electricity transmission infrastructure ... 1537-38, 1571 Delisting of medical services ... 614-15, 642-43 Disclosure of information on environmental charges ... 367-68 Education funding ... 2036 Effects of economic downturn ... 368-69 Election commitments ... 187 Electricity transmission lines ... 1635, 1778 Electricity transmission system ... 1907 Electricity transmission system upgrades ... 1514-15 Emergency hospital services ... 1807-08 Employment supports ... 562, 592-93 Farm-related accidents and fatalities ... 274-75 Farm worker safety ... 305 Federal financial aid ... 1200 Fiscal responsibility ... 545, 561-62 Funding for cancer care ... 592 Global economic downturn ... 9-10, 11 Government accountability ... 1418-19 Government aircraft ... 1394 Government benefits definition of spouse ... 758 Government communications ... 1513-14 Government hosting expenses ... 511 Government spending ... 2037 H1N1 influenza hospital admissions ... 1778, 1929 H1N1 influenza immunization ... 1658, 1691-92, 1723-24 H1N1 influenza immunization for high-risk Albertans ... 1571, 1658-59, 1724 H1N1 influenza immunization for hockey teams ... 1693 H1N1 influenza pandemic planning ... 1537, 1570, 1657-58, 1725, 1777 H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness ... 1634 H1N1 influenza vaccination ... 1570 H1N1 influenza vaccine ... 1692 H1N1 influenza virus in pig herd ... 1075 Health budget ... 562 Health care facilities capital projects ... 671 Health care funding ... 1989 Health care reform ... 1779, 1930-31 Health care restructuring ... 1692-93 Health care spending ... 10, 673 Health facility administrative cost savings ... 1857-58 Health system reform ... 1905-06 Health system restructuring ... 1178-79 Hospital capacity ... 873-74 Income support for housing ... 905 Labour protection for paid farm workers ... 512, 841-42 Laser surgery in Calgary ... 1417 Lobbying government ... 1808-09, 1858 Long-term and continuing care ... 1809 Long-term care ... 98 Long-term electricity contracts ... 1988 Lottery grants ... 428 Marketing of agricultural products ... 1042-43 McKinsey & Company consulting firm ... 427 Mental health innovation fund ... 2036, 2065 New home construction and inspection ... 1930 New home warranty ... 1043 Obstetric services in rural Alberta ... 252 Oil royalty agreement ... 154, 185-86 Oil sands development strategy ... 43-44, 45 Oil sands royalties ... 1073-74 Parental choice in education ... 875, 904, 905, 1041-42, 1199, 1253-54, 1393-94 Peter Lougheed Centre renovations ... 67-68, 72-73 Physician supply ... 810 Protection of children in care ... 253, 274 Provincial borrowing ... 273-74, 304 Provincial budget ... 563, 593, 1483-84, 2066 Provincial deficit ... 591-92 Provincial economic strategy ... 153, 154-55, 393 Provincial fiscal policies ... 129-30, 304, 336, 757 Provincial health facilities ... 1484, 1514 Provincial sales tax ... 672-73 Provincial spending ... 1859-60 Public education funding ... 1808 Public health system reform ... 1538 Release of partially treated waste water at Suncor site ... 335-36, 337 Returning officer appointments ... 68-69 Royalty reporting ... 186 Seniors' pharmaceutical plan ... 97 Sour gas well licensing ... 1725-26 Support for Alberta families ... 2067 Support for the oil and gas sector ... 392 Surgery reductions ... 1177, 1199-1200 Swine flu pandemic planning ... 809 Swine flu surveillance measures ... 811 Vehicle vicarious liability ... 1485 Victims restitution and compensation ... 1394 Wait-list registry ... 758 Workplace health and safety ... 842
Peter Lougheed Centre (Calgary General Hospital)
Expansion of ... 67-68, 72-73 Expansion of: Use during H1N1 influenza epidemic ... 1634
Petrochemical industry
Usage of upgraded bitumen products ... 1201
Political influence on public policy decisions
Pork - Export
Impact of H1N1 virus on ... 1075
Precision Drilling Corporation
AIMCo investment in ... 727, 842 AIMCo investment in: Business partnership between principals of ... 842
Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities
Annual report, 2008-09 (SP560/09: Tabled) ... 1700
Privilege
Premier's leadership campaign donors, comments re ... 275
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Annual convention of, donation by agriculture supply management organizations to ... 2035 Annual convention of, donation by AltaLink to ... 1778, 1808-09, 1858 Annual convention of, resolution re Bill 50 proposed at ... 1571 Calgary fundraiser, government MLA's use of government aircraft to return from ... 1394 Donations to, from Calgary Flames hockey club ... 1693 Selection of returning officers for provincial elections ... 68-69, 99 Vice-president of, as legal representative in vicarious liability cap for car rental companies case ... 1485
Property rights - Rural areas
Prostate surgery - Calgary
Public Affairs Bureau
Budget ... 1514 Job descriptions for positions in (M4/09: Response tabled as SP581/09) ... 1764 Role in information release re Suncor pollution charges ... 367-68
Public service - Alberta
Employees' benefit package, definition of spouse in ... 758 Retention (non layoff) of ... 592, 593 Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 457-58, 459, 487, 488, 561, 1808, 2037 Senior officials' achievement bonuses: Suspension of ... 458, 459, 487, 488, 511, 512, 591-92, 1808, 2037
Radiation therapy services - Lethbridge
Radiation therapy services - Red Deer
Recreation facilities - Cochrane
Lottery grant for, timing of announcement re ... 428
Referendum, Provincial
Provincial sales tax ... 672
Regional health authorities
Deficit financing ... 562 Replacement by Health Services Board ... 1905-06
Returning officers (Provincial elections)
Appointment process ... 68-69 Appointment process, legislation change re ... 68, 69, 99
Revenue
Value-for-money audit of ... 562
Roads - Maintenance and repair
Rockyview General Hospital
Urology centre, leasing out to private doctors' groups ... 1484, 1514
Royal Alexandra Hospital
Cancer surgery reductions ... 1178-79 Surgery reductions ... 1177
Royalty Review Panel
Royalty reporting comments ... 186
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
General remarks ... 187 Junior oil and gas companies ... 1418-19 Reporting on, to public ... 186 Reporting on, to public: Auditor General's comments re ... 186, 726 Reporting on, to public: Former Auditor General's report on ... 186, 726
School Act
Curriculum exemptions provisions ... 1253
School boards
Surpluses, use for funding education programs ... 2036, 2066
Senior citizens
Government programs, funding for ... 562 Impact of global economic situation on ... 368
Senior citizens - Housing
Sheldon M. Chumir health centre, Calgary
24 hour operation of ... 1807
Sierra Club
Presentation re Bill 50 (electric power lines construction) ... 1538
Social housing
Rent supplement program ... 905
Speaker
30 year mace pin presented to ... 1905 Recognition of 30 years of service of Hon. Ken Kowalski, Member for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock ... 1903-04
Speech from the Throne
Address in reply, engrossed (Motion 9: Stelmach/Zwozdesky) ... 326 Motion to consider (Motion 1: Stelmach) ... 6
Stabilization funding (Federal)
Alberta request for ... 1200
Stampede Grandstand, Calgary
As location for H1N1 flu vaccination clinic ... 1723, 1724
Stollery Children's Hospital
Emergency room expansion ... 613 Emergency treatment tent ... 613 Emergency treatment tent: Reassignment to H1N1 flu victims ... 1692
Stucco exterior wallcovering - Safety aspects
Suncor Inc.
Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... 185-86, 187 Untreated sewage leak from, into Athabasca River ... 335-37 Untreated sewage leak from, into Athabasca River: Timing of charges re ... 336, 367-68
Supply management in agriculture
Organizations re, sponsorship of PC party annual meeting ... 2035
Supportive living facilities
Assisted living facilities ... 98
Supreme Court of Canada
Farm workers' right to unionize decision ... 512
Surgery waiting lists
Web site re, currency of information on ... 758
Surplus, Budgetary
Deposit into Alberta Sustainability Fund ... 130 Loss of ... 304
Teachers' Pension Plan
Unfunded liability, funding for ... 458
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
United States - Economic conditions
Utilities Consumer Advocate
Electric power grid condition, report on ... 1907
Victims, Murdered
Compensation to families of, in unsolved cases ... 1394
Victims of Crime Fund
Unsolved murder cases, compensation to families from ... 1394
Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act
Unsolved murder cases, compensation to families re ... 1394
Water power
Run-of-the-river projects (in-stream power generation) ... 1515
Water quality - Athabasca River
Impact of oil sands development on ... 43 Impact of untreated sewage leak on ... 335-37
Western Governors Association
Electric power line construction discussion ... 1635 Environmental issues discussion at ... 1516
Western Premiers' Conference
Environmental issues discussion at ... 1516
Workers' Compensation Board
Agricultural workers' coverage under ... 305
Workplace heath and safety committees
Mandatory nature of ... 842
Young adults - Employment
Impact of global financial situation on ... 592
Stevens, Hon. Ron, QC (PC, Calgary-Glenmore) (Resigned as MLA effective May 15, 2009)
Alberta Government Offices
Washington, D.C. office: Lobbyists contracted by ... 991-92
Alberta's Promise
Annual report, 2008 (SP69/09: Tabled) ... 193
Calgary Courts Centre
Opening event for, solicitation of political donations at ... 276, 340 Opening event for, solicitation of political donations at: Point of Order re ... 346
Chief Electoral Officer
Appointment of returning officers, powers re ... 101-02, 130, 133
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Chief Electoral Officer's contract renewal decision ... 133
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Main estimates 2009-10: Responses to questions during (SP333/09: Tabled) ... 1083
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Former minister's solicitation of political donations at Calgary Courts Centre opening ... 276, 340 Former minister's solicitation of political donations at Calgary Courts Centre opening: Point of Order re ... 346
Employment opportunities
Creation of, through western economic partnership ... 429
Exports - Asia Pacific area
Western trilateral co-operation re ... 429
Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 2)
Second reading ... 93-94 Third reading ... 609
Natural resources - Export
Western trilateral co-operation re ... 429
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Lobbyists ... 991-92 Opening of Calgary Courts Centre ... 276, 340 Returning officer appointments ... 101-02, 133 Trilateral Premiers' meeting ... 429
Point of Order
Allegations against a member (comments re Calgary Courts Centre opening celebration) ... 346
Political parties
Donations to, influence on public policy decisions ... 276, 340
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Selection of returning officers for provincial elections ... 101-02, 130, 133 Solicitation of donations to, at opening of Calgary Courts Centre ... 276, 340 Solicitation of donations to, at opening of Calgary Courts Centre: Point of Order re ... 346
Returning officers (Provincial elections)
Appointment process ... 101-02, 130, 133 Appointment process for 2007 by-elections ... 133
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (Alberta/British Columbia)
Legislation re (Bill 18) ... 161
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 18)
Trade offices, Overseas
Co-operation with B.C. and Saskatchewan re ... 429
Trilateral premiers' meeting, Vancouver (March 2009)
Initiatives discussed at ... 429
Western economic partnership (Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan)
Wilkins, David (former U.S. ambassador)
Swann, Dr. David (AL, Calgary-Mountain View)
Agricultural workers
Inclusion under workplace safety laws ... 788, 841 Inclusion under workplace safety laws (Motion 510: Swann) ... 1439-40, 1445
Alberta - Economic conditions
Alberta - Economic policy
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Replacement by single provincial Health Services Board ... 1656, 1785
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Health minister's comments re cost of health care in speech to ... 1987-88
Alberta Blue Cross Plan
Premiums' increase, relation to private health insurance premiums ... 613-14 Seniors' drug benefits ... 98
Alberta Building Code
Condominium construction application ... 1930 New home construction application ... 1930
Alberta Cancer Board
Replacement by single provincial Health Services Board ... 1656, 1785
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Chiropractic services coverage, delisting of ... 1400-01 Chiropractic services coverage, letter re (SP273/09: Tabled) ... 966 Gender reassignment surgery delisting from ... 641-42 Insured services, delisting of ... 641-42, 672, 757, 1988 Insured services, delisting of: Expert panel to review ... 641-42 Seniors' coverage, letter re (SP343/09: Tabled) ... 1134
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Budget ... 960, 1125-26, 1905-06 Budget, increase to ... 1988 Capital project planning (review) ... 671 Capital reserve fund ... 1042 Creation of, Auditor General's report on ... 1905 Deficit financing ... 1692, 1905-06 Duplicate programs, review of ... 642 Flu vaccine given to Calgary Flames players, senior official fired over ... 1724 General remarks ... 758 H1N1 flu outbreak planning ... 809 Health facilities administration costs reduction ... 1857-58 Leasing out public health facilities to private doctors' groups, documents re ... 1484 Mental health services provision ... 694 Nursing recruitment ... 1906 Physician hiring policy ... 810, 812, 844 Trans fat in restaurant food policy, extension province-wide ... 428 Wait-list information currency ... 758, 928
Alberta Health Services Board
Alberta Hospital Edmonton patient transfers to community-based facilities ... 1536-37 Cancer treatment services ... 592 Community health councils' creation ... 1336 Creation of, reasons for ... 641 Financial statements ... 562, 591 General remarks ... 672, 987 Health professional on ... 987 Laser surgery requirements in Calgary decision ... 1417 Nurses hiring policy ... 1420-21 Replacement of regional health authorities ... 1785, 1905-06
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Alberta Hospital, Edmonton
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Membership on board of Precision Drilling ... 693 Precision Drilling investment ... 693, 725-26 Precision Drilling investment: E-mail re ... 1402
Alberta Land Stewardship Act (Bill 36)
Committee ... 1378-82 Committee: Amendment A6 (SP416/09: Tabled) ... 1380
Alberta Medical Association
Surgery cutbacks comments ... 1178
Alberta Mental Health Board
Replacement by single provincial Health Services Board ... 694
Alberta Milk
Sponsorship of PC party annual convention ... 2035
Alberta Teachers' Association
Education funding comments ... 2035-36 Position on parental choice in education legislation ... 925
Ambulance service
Provincial governance of ... 10, 307
Auditor General
Alberta Health Services creation from nine regional boards, Oct. '09 report on ... 1905 H1N1 pandemic planning investigation ... 1724 Level of funding for, impact on effectiveness of ... 219-20 Mental health services comments ... 694, 726, 987, 1020 Recommendations ... 726 Resource royalty system comments ... 186, 726 Resource royalty system reporting, former Auditor General's report on ... 186, 726
Bills, Government
Bill 19, six months hoist amendment at third reading ... 897
Bitumen - Royalties
Bitumen royalty-in-kind policy ... 1418
Brand campaign for Alberta
Budget 2008
2008-09 third quarter fiscal update ... 153
Calgary Flames Hockey Club
Canadian Mental Health Association
Provincial funding for ... 1020
Canadian Oil Sands Trust
Release re Syncrude royalty change agreement ... 185, 186
Capital projects - Construction
During global economic crisis ... 391, 392
Capital projects - Finance
Chiropractic services
Inclusion under health care plan ... 1400-01 Inclusion under health care plan: Letter re (SP273/09: Tabled) ... 966
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Comments of members on, re Auditor General's office funding ... 219-20
Community health councils
Community mental health services
Condominiums - Construction
Review of methods in ... 1930
Conflict of interest
Achievement bonus pool management by deputy minister of Executive Council ... 488 AIMCo investment in Precision Drilling ... 693
Construction industry
Unemployment level in ... 392
Consumer protection
Re construction methods deficiencies ... 1930
Continuing care strategy
Official Opposition public meetings re ... 1600-01
David Thompson health region
Hospital closures in ... 1178
Davis, Jack (Former CEO, Calgary Health Region)
Severance package/pension, email/news article re (SP3/09: Tabled) ... 19
Dept. of Education
Minister's comments about funding levels ... 2035-36
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Deputy Ministers (Provincial government)
Developmentally disabled
Provincial programs for ... 1020
Drug Program Act (Bill 34)
Drugs, Prescription
Provincial pharmacare program ... 613-14 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage ... 97-98, 457, 1128 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, letters re (SP5-6/09: Tabled) ... 19 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, letters re (SP36-37/09: Tabled) ... 106-07 Provincial pharmacare program: Seniors' coverage, revised plan (April 2009) ... 787-88
Economic development and the environment
Motion 2 (1992) ... 44 Policy document re (1999) ... 41, 44
Education, Postsecondary
Cost of: Letter re (SP43/09: Tabled) ... 139
Electric power lines - Construction
General remarks ... 1808-09 Letters re (SP619/09: Tabled) ... 1816
Electric power lines - Construction - Edmonton to Calgary (HVDC)
Letters re (SP619/09: Tabled) ... 1816
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50)
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30
H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness (proceeded with) ... 1675-76 Provision of answers to questions posed during estimates process, impact of (not proceeded with) ... 1030
Employment assistance programs
For economic downturn layoffs ... 9-10, 391
Employment insurance program (Federal)
Application in Alberta ... 391
Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures)
Provision of answers to questions posed during, impact of: Emergency debate request re ... 1030
Executive Council
Deputy Minister's achievement bonuses ... 487-88 Main estimates 2009-10: Amendments A7 to A8 (defeated) (SP298-299/09: Tabled) ... 1034 Main estimates 2009-10: Debated ... 651-57
Family physicians - Supply
Fiscal Responsibility Act
Folkstone Place residences, Stony Plain
Construction quality concerns re ... 1930
Foothills Medical Centre
Surgery cutbacks ... 1178
Free votes (Parliamentary procedure)
Parental choice in education (Bill 44) ... 1253-54
Gender reassignment surgery
Delisting from health care plan ... 641-42
Government communications
Government departments
Reduction in number of ... 2066
Government spending policy
Groundwater
Use in oil sands development ... 44
H1N1 influenza vaccine
Dissemination of ... 1634, 1658, 1691-92, 1755-56, 1785, 1929, 1987 Dissemination of, adequacy of immunization clinics for ... 1537, 1569-70, 1656, 1675 Dissemination of, adequacy of immunization clinics for: Photographs of Westmount clinic (SP523/09: Tabled) ... 1578 Dissemination of, in rural areas ... 1724 Dissemination of, letters re ... 1675 Dissemination of, prioritization of ... 1723-24, 1777 Dissemination of, prioritization of: Ministerial statement re ... 1656 Dissemination of, prioritization of: Political influence on ... 1777 Dissemination of, to aboriginal groups ... 1756 Dissemination of, to government MLAs ... 1570 Dissemination of, to health care workers ... 1658, 1692 Dissemination of, to hockey players ... 1724, 1755-56 Wastage of ... 1723
H1N1 influenza virus
Hospital bed availability for victims of ... 1570, 1601 Hospitalization/death rate due to ... 1929, 1987 Hospitalization due to, First Nations numbers of ... 1756 Hospitalization of student with, public information re ... 957-58 Preparations for ... 809, 1537, 1570, 1601, 1634, 1656, 1657-58, 1777, 1929, 1987 Preparations for, Auditor General's investigation of ... 1724 Preparations for, emergency debate on (proceeded with) ... 1675-76 Preparations for, ethics framework re ... 1675 Preparations for, member's statement re ... 841 Public information re ... 988, 1675
Health care facilities
Administrative cost reductions in ... 1857-58 Leasing out to doctors' groups ... 1484, 1514
Health care facilities - Calgary
Health care facilities - Construction
Health care facilities - Finance
Health care facilities - Fort Saskatchewan
General remarks ... 671 Leasing out to private doctors' groups ... 1484, 1514
Health Information Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 52)
Health sciences personnel
Utilization of, in health care system ... 219
Highwood Communications Ltd.
Home building industry
Inspection process re ... 1930 Review of methods used by ... 1930
Homeless - Housing
Developmentally disabled individuals ... 1020
Horse racing
Lottery funding for ... 561
Hospitals
Impact of influx of swine flu patients on ... 841 Infection control systems, auditing of ... 220 Leasing out to doctors' groups ... 1484 Overcrowding in ... 873-74 Pastoral/chaplaincy services in ... 1815
Hospitals - Calgary
New south Calgary hospital ... 68
Hospitals - Emergency services
Congestion in ... 252 Deaths of patients in ... 252 General remarks ... 252, 1807-08 H1N1 flu patients in ... 809, 841, 1675, 1808 Stollery Children's Hospital ... 613 Wait times in ... 397 Wait times in, posting on wait-list registry ... 397
Hospitals - Grande Prairie
New hospital, funding for ... 671
Hospitals - Intensive care units
H1N1 flu patients in ... 1778
Hospitals - Rural areas
Closure/downgrading of ... 1178
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act
Parental rights amendment to allow exemption from public education curriculum ... 925-26, 1041-42, 1126, 1199
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 44)
Immigrant doctors
Accreditation process for, email re (SP4/09: Tabled) ... 19
Immunization
Schedule for, delayed ... 1755
Influenza assessment centres
Insurance, Health (Private) - Premiums
Comparison with Blue Cross premiums ... 613-14
Interim supply (Main, Lottery Fund) estimates, 2009-10
Estimates 2009-10: Debated ... 318-20
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 9-10, 129, 391
Investment of public funds
Decline in value of ... 129 Political involvement in ... 725-26
Land Assembly Project Area Act (Bill 19)
Third reading ... 897-98 Third reading: Amendment (six months hoist) ... 897
Lobbyists - Registration
Lobbyists re Bill 50, Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 ... 1808-09, 1858
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Conversions to designated assisted living facilities ... 1601-02 First-bed policy for placement in ... 1601 General remarks ... 1785 Official Opposition public meetings re ... 1600-01
McKinsey & Company
Health consultancy services to Alberta ... 427-28
Medical care
Accountability of policy decision making re ... 672 Official Opposition public meetings on, member's statement re ... 1600-01 Reform of ... 641-42, 1336, 1483, 1484, 1656, 1692-93, 1905-06, 1929, 1987-88 Reform of (action plan re) ... 987 Reform of, member's statement re ... 1600-01, 1785 Reform of, Official Opposition policy on: Member's statement re ... 219 Reform of, performance measures re ... 252, 320
Medical profession
Consultations with, re health care system ... 219 Recruitment of, freeze on ... 810, 812, 844, 960 Utilization of, in health care system ... 219
Medical profession - Education
Medical profession - Supply
Medical profession, Retired
Use of, during H1N1 influenza epidemic ... 1634, 1658
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Government members' H1N1 flu vaccinations ... 1570
Members' Statements (2009)
Health system reform ... 219 Mental health services ... 987 Public consultation on health care ... 1600-01 Public health care in Alberta ... 1785 Swine flu pandemic planning ... 841
Mental health innovation fund
General remarks ... 2036 Unspent money in ... 2065
Mental health services
Auditor General's comments re ... 694, 726, 987, 1020 General remarks ... 1020 Member's statement re ... 987
Mental health services - Finance
Mental health services - Standards
Mineral Springs hospital, Banff
Obstetrical services, temporary cancellation of ... 220, 252 Obstetrical services, temporary cancellation of: Letters re (SP93-94/09: Tabled) ... 260
Ministerial Statements (2009)
H1N1 influenza immunization ... 1656 Oil sands development strategy ... 41 Recognition of 30 years of service, Hon. Ken Kowalski, Speaker, Member for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock ... 1904
Ministers (Provincial government)
Reduction in number of ... 2066
Natural resources revenue
Elimination of reliance on ... 153, 757
New Royalty Framework (2007)
Northeast Community Health Centre, Edmonton
Diminished role of ... 1807
Nurses - Employment
General remarks ... 1906 Impact of budget cuts on ... 1420
Nurses, Retired
Use of, during H1N1 influenza epidemic ... 1634, 1658
Obstetrical services - Rural areas
Office of the Premier
Premier's role in H1N1 flu pandemic planning ... 1658
Official Opposition
Public meetings on health care, member's statement re ... 1600-01
Oil sands development
Impact on aboriginal communities ... 41 Impact on communities, planning for ... 41 Strategy re ... 43-44 Strategy re: Ministerial statement re ... 41 Strategy re: Performance measures re ... 41, 43 Use of groundwater supplies ... 44
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Emissions, government monitoring of ... 335 Emissions, self-monitoring of ... 335-36 General remarks ... 41, 335-36
Ombudsman
Out-of-country health services report ... 1254
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Accountability for health care system decisions ... 672 Achievement bonuses ... 457-58, 487-88 Agriculture supply management sponsors ... 2035 AIMCo investments ... 725-26 Alberta Health Services ... 960 Alberta Health Services capital reserve ... 1042 Alberta Hospital Edmonton ... 1536-37 Alberta job losses ... 391 Ambulance services ... 307 Auditor General office funding ... 219-20 Auditor General recommendations ... 726 Bitumen upgrading ... 1417-18 Blue Cross premiums ... 613-14 Budget debate process ... 1019-20 Children's emergency health services ... 613 Chiropractic services ... 1400-01 Community Health Councils ... 1336 Continuing care for seniors ... 1601-02 Debate on Bill 44 ... 1335 Education funding ... 2035-36 Emergency hospital services ... 1807-08 Emergency room wait times ... 397 Fiscal responsibility ... 545, 561-62 Funding for cancer care ... 592 Global economic downturn ... 9-10 Government benefits definition of spouse ... 758 Government communications ... 1513-14 H1N1 influenza hospital admissions ... 1777-78, 1929 H1N1 influenza immunization ... 1658, 1691-92, 1723-24, 1755-56 H1N1 influenza immunization for Aboriginal Albertans ... 1756 H1N1 influenza immunization for high-risk Albertans ... 1724 H1N1 influenza pandemic planning ... 1537, 1570, 1601, 1657-58, 1777, 1987 H1N1 influenza pandemic preparedness ... 1634 H1N1 influenza vaccination ... 1569-70 H1N1 influenza vaccine ... 1692 H1N1 influenza virus ... 957-58 H1N1 influenza virus exposure ... 988 Health budget ... 562 Health care facilities capital projects ... 671 Health care reform ... 1987-88 Health care restructuring ... 1692-93 Health care spending ... 10 Health facility administrative cost savings ... 1857-58 Health promotion and disease control ... 428 Health services in the Calgary region ... 68 Health system reform ... 1905-06 Health system restructuring ... 252, 641, 987 Hospital capacity ... 873-74 Hospital services in Banff ... 220 Labour protection for paid farm workers ... 788, 841 Laser surgery in Calgary ... 1417 Lobbying government ... 1808-09, 1858 McKinsey & Company consulting firm ... 427-28 Mental health innovation fund ... 2036, 2065 Mental health services ... 694, 1020 New home construction and inspection ... 1930 Nursing recruitment ... 1906 Nursing shortage ... 1420 Obstetric services in rural Alberta ... 252 Oil royalty agreement ... 153-54, 185-86 Oil sands development strategy ... 43-44 Out-of-country health services ... 1254 Parental choice in education ... 925-26, 1041-42, 1126, 1199, 1253-54, 1393-94 Pastoral care in health facilities ... 1815 Peter Lougheed Centre renovations ... 67-68 Physician supply ... 810, 812, 844 Precision Drilling Corporation ... 693 Provincial budget ... 1483-84, 2066 Provincial deficit ... 591-92 Provincial economic strategy ... 153 Provincial fiscal policies ... 129, 304, 757 Provincial health facilities ... 1484, 1514 Public education funding ... 1808 Release of partially treated waste water at Suncor site ... 335-36 Royal Alexandra hospital surgery reductions ... 1125-26 Royalty reporting ... 186 Rural hospitals ... 1178 Seniors' pharmaceutical plan ... 97-98, 787-88, 1128 Support for the oil and gas sector ... 391-92 Surgery reductions ... 1177-78, 1199-1200 Swine flu pandemic planning ... 809 Wait-list registry ... 758, 928
Out-of-country Health Services Appeal Panel
Consideration of cases in Ombudsman's report ... 1254
Out-of-country Health Services Committee
Ombudsman's report on ... 1254
Peter Lougheed Centre (Calgary General Hospital)
Expansion of ... 67-68 Expansion of: Use during H1N1 influenza epidemic ... 1634 Surgery cutbacks ... 1178
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2009)
Bill 44, Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act, 2009 (SP375/09: Tabled) ... 1262
Political influence on public policy decisions
Precision Drilling Corporation
AIMCo investment in ... 693, 725-26 AIMCo investment in: E-mail re ... 1402 AIMCo membership on board of ... 693
Preventive medical services
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Annual convention of, donation by agriculture supply management organizations to ... 2035 Annual convention of, donation by AltaLink to ... 1808-09, 1858
Prostate surgery - Calgary
Public Health Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 7)
Public service - Alberta
Employees' benefit package, definition of spouse in ... 758 Senior officials' achievement bonuses ... 457-58, 487, 561, 1808 Senior officials' achievement bonuses: Suspension of ... 458, 487, 591-92
Radiology services - Cochrane
General remarks ... 68 Removal of, letter from mayor re (SP42/09: Tabled) ... 139
Regional health authorities
Deficit financing ... 562 Replacement by Health Services Board ... 1785, 1905-06
Revenue
Value-for-money audit of ... 562
Rockyview General Hospital
Urology centre, leasing out to private doctors' groups ... 1484, 1514
Royalty Review Panel
Royalty reporting comments ... 186
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Reporting on, to public ... 186 Reporting on, to public: Auditor General's comments re ... 186, 726 Reporting on, to public: Former Auditor General's report on ... 186, 726
School Act
Curriculum exemptions provisions ... 1253
School boards
H1N1 flu virus information, dissemination of ... 988 Surpluses, use for funding education programs ... 2036
School trustees
Education minister's speech to ... 2035-36
Schools
Closure due to H1N1 flu virus outbreak ... 958
Seniors in hospital beds (waiting for long-term care beds)
Sheldon Chumir Foundation for Ethics in Leadership
Position on parental choice in education legislation ... 925
Sheldon M. Chumir health centre, Calgary
Speaker
30 year mace pin presented to ... 1905 Recognition of 30 years of service of Hon. Ken Kowalski, Member for Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock ... 1904
Stollery Children's Hospital
Emergency room expansion ... 613 Emergency treatment tent ... 613 Emergency treatment tent: Reassignment to H1N1 flu victims ... 1570, 1692
Suncor Inc.
Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... 185-86 Untreated sewage leak from, into Athabasca River ... 335-36 Untreated sewage leak from, into Athabasca River: Timing of charges re ... 336
Supply management in agriculture
Organizations re, sponsorship of PC party annual meeting ... 2035
Supportive living facilities
Designated assisted living facilities: Conversion of long-term care facilities to ... 1601-02 Designated assisted living facilities: Tracking of ambulance visits to ... 1602
Surgery waiting lists
Web site re, currency of information on ... 758, 928 Web site re, posting of emergency room wait times on ... 397
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... 153-54, 185-86
Trans fats in restaurant food
Calgary ban on, extension to rest of province/country ... 428
Tuition fees
Cost of, letter re (SP43/09: Tabled) ... 139
Unemployment
Impact of economic slowdown on ... 391, 392
University of Calgary. School of Public Policy
Quotation from Edmonton to Calgary power line study (SP619/09: Tabled) ... 1816
Vision 2020; Health Care for Today and the Future
Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre
Surgery cutbacks ... 1178
Water quality - Athabasca River
Impact of untreated sewage leak on ... 335-36
Well drilling industry
Letter re (SP318/09: Tabled) ... 1050
Workers' Compensation Board
E-mail re (SP426/09: Tabled) ... 1401
World Health Organization
H1N1 (swine flu) alert level raised ... 841
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