MacDonald, Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar)
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re AIMCo ... PA156 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re internal control certification ... PA156 Statistics on ... PA156-57
Auditor General's Office
Appearance of AG before committee re April 2008 and October 2008 reports, preparation for ... PA156 Report (2008 October) re AIMCo ... PA156
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Budget: Revenue, member's request for information re grazing lands ... PA240 Budget: Writeoffs, member's request for information re ... PA240
Financial Administration Act
Application to writeoffs ... PA240
Grazing lands, Public
Revenue from, member's request for information re ... PA240
Reclamation of land
Abandonment of reclamation deposits for sand and gravel ... PA240
Sand and gravel pits
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re operators as directors of multiple companies ... PA239 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re royalties ... PA234-35 Leases ... PA236-37, 239 Public pit dispositions, Auditor General's lack of audit of ... PA237 Reclamation deposits, abandonment of ... PA240
MacDonald, Steve (Deputy Chief, Executive Council)
Agency Governance Secretariat
Executive Council
Appearance before committee ... PA229 Staff: Salaries ... PA229
Public Affairs Bureau
Staff: Salaries ... PA229
MacKay, Judy (Superintendent, Instructional Services, Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District)
Aboriginal children-Education
FNMI initiative re ... PA120
Aboriginal children-Education-Calgary Catholic Schools
Partnership re aboriginal pride ... PA122 Reports on performance of ... PA120
Boys and Girls Club, Calgary
Partnership with CCSD re homeless students ... PA126
Calgary Board of Education
Partnership with Catholic district re ESL programs ... PA122 Partnership with Catholic re homeless students ... PA126
Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District
Aboriginal students: Partnerships ... PA122 Aboriginal students: Reports on performance of ... PA120 Annual education report of ... PA120 Appearance before committee ... PA120, 122-23, 125-27 Curricula: Filipino bilingual language program ... PA125 Partnerships ... PA122-23, 126 Performance measures: Aboriginal students ... PA120 Performance measures: High school completion rates ... PA126 Special needs students: Inclusion model ... PA126 Special needs students: Testing wait lists ... PA125 Staff, certified: Guidance counsellors ... PA127 Staff, certified: Librarians, learning assistance, and fine arts ... PA127 Students: Diversity ... PA126
Catholic Family Service, Calgary
Dept. of Education
First Nations, MĂ©tis, and Inuit initiative ... PA120
Disabled children-Education-Calgary Catholic Schools
Wait lists for testing ... PA125
Education - Curricula
Religious components in Catholic schools ... PA126
Education - Curricula-Calgary Catholic Schools
English as a second language ... PA122 Filipino bilingual language program ... PA125 Partnerships with CBE, agencies, and postsecondary institutions ... PA122-23 Religious components ... PA126
English as a Second Language-Education-Calgary Catholic Schools
First Nations, MĂ©tis, and Inuit initiative
General remarks ... PA120
Foreign workers, Temporary
Children of: CCSD programs for ... PA125
High school completion-Calgary Catholic Schools
High school completion rates ... PA126
Immigrants
Social services of CCSD re ... PA125
Immigrants-Education
Children of foreign workers, CCSD programs for ... PA125 Partnership of CCSD and CBE with agencies serving ... PA122
Pharmacy-Education
Partnerships between SAID and CCSD re pharmacy program ... PA122-23
Postsecondary educational institutions
St. Anne Academic Centre, Calgary
Partnerships with CCSD re programs and student tracking ... PA122-23
St. Mary's University College
School counsellors-Calgary Catholic Schools
School libraries-Calgary Catholic Schools
Librarians and library assistants ... PA127
School psychologists-Calgary Catholic Schools
For testing students with special needs ... PA125
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Partnerships with CCSD re pharmacy program ... PA122-23
Student testing-Calgary Catholic Schools
Special needs diagnosis ... PA125
Universities and colleges
University of Calgary
Partnerships with CCSD re programs and student tracking ... PA122-23
Manning, Brian (Deputy Minister, Executive Council)
Agencies, boards, and commissions
Performance measures: Board training ... PA223 Statistics on board-governed organizations ... PA223
Agency Governance Secretariat
Alberta Government Offices
Review of locations ... PA225
Alberta Order of Excellence
Arts Day
Social media to promote ... PA224
Automobile drivers' licences-Ontario
Impact of social media on ... PA228
Board governance review task force
Climate change
Communications rebranding initiative re ... PA221
Dept. of Culture and Community Spirit
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Review of trade offices ... PA225
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Social media to promote ... PA224
Education
Communications rebranding initiative re ... PA221
Environment
Communications rebranding initiative re ... PA221
Executive Council
Annual report ... PA220 Appearance before committee ... PA219-30 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re IT central security office ... PA226-27 Budget ... PA220, 226 Budget: Expenditures ... PA221 Centralization of government functions ... PA221 Communications: Rebranding initiative ... PA221 Liabilities ... PA226 Liabilities, member's request for information re contingent liabilities ... PA229 Other jurisdictions: Performance measures ... PA221 Overview of ... PA219-20 PAB role of ... PA220-21 Performance measures: Board training ... PA223 Performance measures: Government communications, member's request for information ... PA227 Performance measures: Surveys on government communications ... PA221-22, 224, 226-27 Policy co-ordination office ... PA219-20 Staff: Bonuses ... PA229 Staff: Liabilities re vacation and overtime ... PA226 Staff: Salaries ... PA226, 229
Facebook
Other jurisdictions ... PA228 Use by Alberta government ... PA224, 228
Government departments
Communications services from PAB for ... PA219-20 Government reorganization re ... PA227 Job applications, electronic ... PA224 Performance measures re internal communications ... PA226 Website design, common ... PA220
Health care
Communications rebranding initiative re ... PA221
Information and communications technology
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re IT control framework: Central security office ... PA226-27 Centralization of ... PA220-21 Other jurisdictions: Central security offices ... PA226 Statistics on electronic job applications ... PA224 Wikis, use by governments of ... PA228
Lieutenant Governor's Office
McDougall Centre, Calgary
General remarks ... PA219
North American free trade agreement
Promotion of trade under ... PA225
Office of the Premier
Budget, underexpenditures ... PA226 Overview of ... PA219
Oil sands development
Communications rebranding initiative re ... PA221
Privacy legislation (Federal)
Impact of social media on ... PA228
Public Affairs Bureau
Budget: Office leases ... PA229 Budget: Rebranding initiative ... PA221 Budget: Underexpenditures ... PA226 Communications strategies of ... PA220-21 Governance by Premier's Office ... PA220-21 Government reorganization's impact on ... PA227 Overview of ... PA219-20 Performance measures ... PA221-22, 227 Social media ... PA224, 228 Staff: Government reorganization ... PA227 Staff: Salaries ... PA226, 229
Public Service Management Pension Plan
Budget surplus, member's request for information re ... PA228
Service Alberta
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re IT control framework: Central security office ... PA226-27 Other jurisdictions: Central security office ... PA226
Social media
Cost-benefit analysis ... PA228 Other jurisdictions ... PA228 Use by government departments ... PA224
Treasury Board
Centralization of functions of ... PA220-21 Chief internal auditors office ... PA227 Staff, chief internal auditors office ... PA227
Mason, Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood)
Aboriginal children-Education
Appearance before committee of school board serving aboriginal students, motion to approve (Passed) ... PA78-79
Aboriginal children-Education-Calgary Catholic Schools
Partnership re aboriginal pride ... PA123
Alberta Capital Finance Authority
Mandate as lending authority ... PA191
Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation
Government reorganization re ... PA191
Alberta Utilities Commission
Role of utilities advocate re ... PA84
Asset-backed commercial paper
Auditor General's Office
Appreciation for ... PA10 Report (2005 May): Long-term care and seniors programs ... PA10 Report (2008 April) re deferred maintenance ... PA70-71, 73-74 Report (2008 April) re IT control framework: Access to government information by external audit team ... PA165-66 Report (2008 October) re sand and gravel ... PA233
Autism spectrum disorders
Special education coding for ... PA107
Bishop O'Byrne High School, Calgary
Space utilization by community ... PA123
Bond rating agencies
ATB requirement for ratings from two agencies ... PA134-35
Building Confidence: Improving Accountability and Transparency in Alberta's Royalty System, 2008 (Valentine report)
Economic rent ... PA16-17 Economic rent, member's request for information re ... PA23 Recommendations: Minister's negotiations of royalty agreements ... PA20
Calgary, City of
Sharing of space with CCSD ... PA120, 123
Calgary Board of Education
Appearance before committee, proposal for ... PA64 Partnership with Catholic district re sharing of space ... PA123 Partnership with Catholic district re transportation ... PA123 Partnership with Catholic re physical education programs ... PA123
Calgary Police Services
Sheriffs' roles re ... PA56
Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District
Aboriginal students: Partnerships ... PA123 Appearance before committee, motion to approve (Passed) ... PA78 Appearance before committee, proposal for ... PA64 Class sizes ... PA123 Modular classrooms ... PA123 Partnerships ... PA123 Programs of choice (open courses) ... PA123 Religious components ... PA123 Staff, noncertified: Operations and maintenance ... PA118, 121 Transportation of students: Partnerships ... PA123 Utilization of space ... PA118, 120, 123
Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District-Finance
Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees
Guidelines re committee members' questions ... PA241
Capital projects
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re deferred maintenance ... PA70-71, 73-74 Funding for schools ... PA76 Public/private partnerships (P3s) re ACFA as lending authority ... PA191
Capital projects-Calgary Catholic Schools
Public/private partnerships (P3s) re schools ... PA118, 120-21
Casinos
Money laundering in, monitoring of ... PA59 Other jurisdictions ... PA59
Child care creating spaces initiative
Children at risk-Education-Calgary Catholic Schools
Partnerships re ... PA123
Class size (Grade school)-Calgary Catholic Schools
Climate change
Carbon sequestration projects, member's request for information re ... PA170
Committee on Public Accounts, Standing
Meetings: Out-of-session meetings, briefing before ... PA79 Meetings: Out-of-session meetings, motion to approve (Passed) ... PA64 Meetings: Out-of-session meetings, motion to approve appearance before committee of three school boards and ATB (Passed) ... PA78 Meetings: Out-of-session meetings, procedures for ... PA66 Meetings: Out-of-session meetings, themes for ... PA66 Meetings: Out-of-session meetings, timing of ... PA64 Point of order re questions by members ... PA241 Questions by members: CCPAC guidelines ... PA241 Questions by members: Number and order ... PA2, 79-80 Questions by members: On policy ... PA23 Questions by members: Partisanship ... PA241 Questions by members: Themes and topics ... PA80 Research subcommittee, motion to approve (Passed) ... PA2
Continuing/extended care facilities
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re ... PA10
Courts-Security aspects
Court security plan ... PA56 Use of sheriffs ... PA59
Daycare centres-Employees
Salaries of ... PA215-16 Salaries of, member's request for information re performance measures ... PA218 Salaries of, member's request for information re wage top-up funds ... PA218 Training of, bursaries re ... PA215-16
Daycare centres-Finance
Audit of payment of wage top-ups ... PA216 Average rates per month/day ... PA215 Federal funding, accounting for ... PA213
Daycare centres-Standards
Accreditation program ... PA215
Dept. of Children and Youth Services
Budget: Underexpenditure ... PA213
Dept. of Education
Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re deferred maintenance ... PA70-71, 73-74 Capital projects re public/private partnerships (P3s) ... PA118, 120-21 Capital projects re public/private partnerships (P3s): Operation and maintenance ... PA118, 120-21 Students with disabilities: Review of services re ... PA107-8 Students with disabilities: Special education coding ... PA107
Dept. of Energy
Performance measures: Economic rent ... PA16-17 Performance measures: Economic rent, member's request for information re ... PA23 Recommendation in Valentine report re royalty negotiations ... PA20
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Auditor General's recommendations (2005 May) re standards in long-term care and supportive living ... PA10 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re standards in long-term care and supportive living ... PA10
Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation
Public/private partnerships (P3 schools) ... PA118 Public/private partnerships (P3 schools) re operation and maintenance ... PA118, 120-21
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Auditor General's recommendations (2005 May) re standards in long-term care and supportive living ... PA10 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re standards in long-term care and supportive living ... PA10
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re environmental risks of CFOs, member's request for information re ... PA239-40 Oil sands branch ... PA238
Disabled children-Education
Coding criteria for identification of ... PA107 Individual program plans, requirement for ... PA107-8 Provincial standards re ... PA107 Severe disabilities review ... PA107-8
Disabled children-Education-Edmonton Public Schools
Individualized program planning ... PA108 Severe disabilities review ... PA107-8
Dominion Bond Rating Service
Edmonton Catholic School District
Appearance before committee, proposal for ... PA64
Edmonton Police Services
Sheriffs' roles re ... PA56
Edmonton Public Schools
Appearance before committee, motion to approve (Passed) ... PA78 Appearance before committee, proposal for ... PA64 In camera meetings of school board ... PA100 Closure of schools: Process for ... PA100, 102, 104 Neighbourhood schools, attendance at ... PA102 Open boundaries (programs of choice) ... PA102 Students: Special needs ... PA107
Edmonton Public Schools-Finance
Budget: Revenue ... PA102
Education - Curricula
Religious components in Catholic schools ... PA123
Education - Curricula-Calgary Catholic Schools
Partnerships with CBE, agencies, and postsecondary institutions ... PA123 Physical education programs ... PA123 Religious components ... PA123
Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.
Contract with Auditor General re wireless security review ... PA165-66
Environmental impact assessments
Role of oil sands branch re ... PA238
Financial Transactions Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
Monitoring to detect money laundering ... PA59
Fish conservation
Environmental impact assessments re ... PA238
Forest industries
Disturbance fees, member's request for information re ... PA233
Forest management
Disturbance fees, assessment process for ... PA233
Government departments
Auditor General's systems audits re IT security and control ... PA165-66, 168
Guidelines for Public Accounts Committees in Canada
Guidelines re lines of questioning ... PA241
Home education-Livingstone Range Schools
Infrequent use of ... PA149
Information and communications technology
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re IT control framework: Access to government information by external audit team ... PA165-66 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re IT control framework: Hackers in insecure websites ... PA165-66, 168 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re IT control framework: Qualifications of audit team ... PA165-66 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re IT control framework: Wireless technology ... PA165-66
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re IT control framework and co-ordination with ... PA168
Legislative Assembly
Debate on Auditor General's recommendations (2005 May) re long-term care facilities ... PA10
Liquor industry
Supply chain review ... PA61
Liquor stores, Private
Consolidation of ownership of ... PA61 Consolidation of ownership of, member's request for information re ... PA63
Livestock industry, Intensive-Environmental aspects
Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re: Follow-up ... PA239-40 Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re: NRCB, member's request for information re ... PA239-40
Livingstone Range School Division No. 68
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Auditor General's recommendations (2005 May) re ... PA10 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re ... PA10 Staff shortages ... PA10
Municipal Government Act
Provisions re in camera meetings ... PA100
Municipalities
Lending authority of ACFA re ... PA191
Natural Resources Conservation Board
Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re CFOs: Follow-up ... PA239-40 Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re CFOs, member's request for information re ... PA239-40
Natural resources revenue
Performance measures re economic rent ... PA16-17 Performance measures re economic rent, member's request for information re ... PA23
Oil sands development
Environmental impact assessments conducted by industry ... PA238 Oil sands branch's mandate re ... PA238
Peace Officer Act
Duties of sheriffs under ... PA56
Portable/modular classrooms
In Calgary Catholic School District ... PA123
Postsecondary educational institutions-Finance
Condition index ... PA70-71 Lending authority of ACFA re ... PA191
Privacy, Government
Auditor General's investigation re IT security and access of hackers ... PA165-66, 168
Reclamation of land
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re reclamation of gravel pits ... PA236 Disturbance fees, member's request for information re ... PA233
Regional health authorities
Appearance before committee (2007) ... PA64 Auditor General's recommendations (2005 May) re standards in long-term care and supportive living ... PA10 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re standards in long-term care and supportive living ... PA10 Lending authority of ACFA re ... PA191
Rivers
Environmental impact assessments re oil sands ... PA238
Roads-Maintenance and repair
Condition index, compared to schools ... PA70-71
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Costs re ... PA59 Sheriffs' roles re ... PA56
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re royalty regime reports ... PA16 Cap on royalties after price reaches $120 a barrel, member's request for information re ... PA23 Performance measures re economic rent ... PA16-17 Performance measures re economic rent, member's request for information re ... PA23 Recommendation (Valentine report) for Minister's negotiations re ... PA20
St. Albert the Great School, Calgary
Overcrowding at ... PA123
St. Basil School, Calgary
Overcrowding at ... PA123
St. Joan of Arc School, Calgary
Overcrowding at ... PA123
Sand and gravel pits
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re environmental inspections ... PA236 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re management of ... PA233 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re royalties ... PA236 Disturbance fees: Self-assessment of ... PA233 Inspections and audits, backlog of ... PA233 Leases ... PA236
School boards
Annual reports ... PA79 Appearance before committee, motion to approve Calgary Catholic School District, Edmonton Public Schools, and a rural school division (Passed) ... PA78 Appearance before committee, proposal for ... PA64 In camera meetings of ... PA100
School boards - Finance
Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re deferred maintenance ... PA70-71, 73-74 Capital projects re public/private partnerships (P3s) ... PA118 Capital projects re public/private partnerships (P3s): Operation and maintenance ... PA120-21
School boards - Rural areas
Appearance before committee of a board serving aboriginal students, motion to approve (Passed) ... PA78-79
School custodians-Calgary Catholic Schools
Schoolchildren-Transportation-Calgary Board of Education
Partnership with CCSD re transportation ... PA123
Schoolchildren-Transportation-Calgary Catholic Schools
Schoolchildren-Transportation-Livingstone Range Schools
Schools - Closure
Impact of deferred maintenance on ... PA70-71, 74 Process for ... PA100, 102, 104 Retention in place of new schools ... PA76
Schools - Closure-Edmonton Public Schools
Schools - Closure-Livingstone Range Schools
Schools - Maintenance and repair
Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re deferred maintenance ... PA70-71, 73-74 Impact on school closures ... PA70-71, 74 Operation and maintenance of P3 schools ... PA120-21
Schools - Maintenance and repair-Calgary Catholic Schools
Service Alberta
Annual reports, proposal for revisions to ... PA86-87 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re IT control framework: External auditors ... PA165-66 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re IT control framework: Hackers in insecure websites ... PA165-66, 168 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re IT control framework: Wireless technology ... PA165-66 Performance measures: Outcomes ... PA86-87
Sheriffs
Cost effectiveness of ... PA56, 59 Cost effectiveness of, member's request for information re ... PA59 Duties of ... PA56, 59 Statistics on, member's request for information re ... PA59 Traffic safety enforcement ... PA56, 59
Slot machines
Money laundering by using ... PA59 Other jurisdictions ... PA59
Stach & Liu
Contract with Auditor General re website security ... PA165-66
Supportive living facilities
Auditor General's recommendations (2005 May) re standards ... PA10 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re standards ... PA10
Teachers
Use of individual program plans for students with special needs ... PA107-8
Treasury Board
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re deferred maintenance ... PA70-71, 73-74
Treasury Branches
Alberta focus of ... PA133 Appreciation for ... PA133 Branches and agencies ... PA133
Treasury Branches - Finances
Asset-backed commercial paper: Frozen liquidity ... PA133-35 Asset-backed commercial paper: Potential losses ... PA133 Asset-backed commercial paper: Risk management ... PA134-37 Auditor General's recommendations re ... PA134-35 Auditor General's recommendations re chief risk officer ... PA136-37 Auditor General's recommendations re risk management ... PA140 Auditor General's recommendations re role of asset liability committee (ALCO) ... PA135 Bond rating agencies, use of ... PA134-35, 136-37 Impact of subprime mortgage loans on ... PA134-35 Investment funds ... PA135 Liquidity risk ... PA133-35 Mortgages: Risk management ... PA133 Security of deposits, loans, and mortgages ... PA140
United Way of Calgary
Partnerships with CCSD ... PA123
Utilities Consumer Advocate
Wetlands
Environmental impact assessments re oil sands ... PA238
Wildlife
Environmental impact assessments re oil sands ... PA238
Young Men's Christian Association, Calgary
Sharing of space with other entities ... PA123
Massolin, Dr. Philip (Committee Research Co-ordinator, Legislative Assembly Office)
Auditor General's Office
Appearance of AG before committee re April 2008 and October 2008 reports, preparation for ... PA157
Committee on Public Accounts, Standing
Meetings: Out-of-session meetings, briefing before ... PA80 Research subcommittee ... PA80 Research subcommittee, motion to approve (Passed) ... PA2 Research support ... PA2, 80, 95, 157
Committees, Policy field (All-party)
Matheson, Rod (Assistant Deputy Minister, Dept. of Finance and Enterprise)
Alberta Capital Finance Authority
Mandate as lending authority ... PA191
Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Increase in ... PA189 Valuation adjustment due to losses ... PA189
Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund
Valuation adjustments due to losses ... PA189
Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund
Capital projects
Public/private partnerships (P3s) re ACFA as lending authority ... PA191
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Appearance before committee ... PA189, 191
Municipalities
Lending authority of ACFA re ... PA191
Postsecondary educational institutions-Finance
Lending authority of ACFA re ... PA191
Regional health authorities
Lending authority of ACFA re ... PA191
McCook, Brian (Chair, Audit Committee, ATB Financial)
Treasury Branches
Appearance before committee of ... PA138
Treasury Branches - Finances
Audit committee ... PA138 Auditor General's recommendations re ... PA138 Auditor General's recommendations re risk management ... PA138 Committees: Audit committee ... PA138 Committees: Credit and risk committee ... PA138
McGhan, Eric (Deputy Minister, Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development)
Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute
Auditor General's Office
Report (2008 October) re sand and gravel ... PA233
Biodiversity
Statistics on species in Alberta ... PA232
Chronic wasting disease
Incidence of ... PA232 Testing program re ... PA232
Chronic wasting disease-Saskatchewan
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Appearance before committee ... PA231-36, 238-40 Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re environmental risks of CFOs, member's request for information re ... PA240 Budget ... PA232 Budget: Forest fire control ... PA233 Budget: Net operating result, member's request for information re ... PA233 Budget: Overexpenditure ... PA232 Budget: Revenue from softwood lumber tax ... PA238 Budget: Writeoffs, member's request for information re ... PA240 Oil sands branch ... PA231-32, 238 Overview of ... PA231-32 Trust funds, management of ... PA236
Environmental impact assessments
Role of oil sands branch re ... PA238
Financial Administration Act
Application to writeoffs ... PA240
Fish and wildlife officers
Fish conservation
Environmental impact assessments re ... PA238
Forest fires
Forest closures re ... PA232-33 Funding re ... PA232 Hydrology study re impact of ... PA239 Statistics on ... PA232
Forest industries
Disturbance fees, member's request for information re ... PA233 Funding from softwood lumber tax, prohibition on ... PA238 Report from FISC re support for ... PA238 Statistics on ... PA232
Forest Industry Sustainability Committee
Forest management
Disturbance fees, assessment process for ... PA233-34
Forests Act
Regulations for timber management fees ... PA233
General revenue fund
Funds from softwood lumber export taxes ... PA238
Livestock
Impact of wolf control program on ... PA235
Livestock industry, Intensive-Environmental aspects
Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re: NRCB, member's request for information re ... PA240
Natural Resources Conservation Board
Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re CFOs, member's request for information re ... PA240
Oil sands development
Environmental impact assessments conducted by industry ... PA238 Oil sands branch's mandate re ... PA231-32, 238
Pine beetles
Forest hydrology study re impact of ... PA239
Reclamation of land
Abandonment of reclamation deposits for sand and gravel ... PA235, 240 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re reclamation of gravel pits ... PA236 Disturbance fees, member's request for information re ... PA233
Rivers
Environmental impact assessments re oil sands ... PA238
Sand and gravel pits
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re environmental inspections ... PA235, 236 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re management of ... PA233 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re operators as directors of multiple companies ... PA239 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 October) re royalties ... PA234, 236 Disturbance fees: Management of trust funds ... PA236 Disturbance fees: Self-assessment of ... PA233 Leases ... PA236, 239 Reclamation deposits, abandonment of ... PA235, 240
Softwood Lumber Export Tax
Timber Management Regulation
Timber damage assessments ... PA233
Wetlands
Environmental impact assessments re oil sands ... PA238
White-tailed deer
Chronic wasting disease ... PA232
Wildlife
Environmental impact assessments re oil sands ... PA238
Wolves-Control
Sterilization and cull programs ... PA235
Woodland caribou
Impact of wolf control on ... PA235
McKillop, Jim (Chief Financial Officer, ATB Financial)
Treasury Branches - Finances
Asset-backed commercial paper: Potential losses ... PA138, 142 Asset-backed commercial paper: Risk management ... PA133, 138 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re enterprise risk management ... PA133-34 Auditor General's recommendations re business rules and operating procedures ... PA142 Auditor General's recommendations re chief risk officer ... PA133-34 Auditor General's recommendations re internal controls for fair-value calculations of investments ... PA138 Auditor General's recommendations re risk management ... PA141 Auditor General's recommendations re securitization policy ... PA136 Investment funds ... PA136 Mutual funds ... PA136 Mutual funds: Money-market funds ... PA142 Security of deposits, loans, and mortgages ... PA141
McQueen, Diana (PC, Drayton Valley-Calmar)
Calgary Board of Education
Partnership with Livingstone Range division re alternate delivery of programs ... PA154
Education - Curricula - Livingstone Range Schools
Alternate delivery methods ... PA154
High school completion-Livingstone Range Schools
High school completion rates ... PA153-54
Livingstone Range School Division No. 68
Choice of programs and schools ... PA153-54 High school programming: Alternate delivery ... PA154 Learning support teams ... PA153-54 Long-term planning ... PA153-54 Parent communication ... PA153-54 Partnerships: Alternate delivery of high school programs ... PA154 Performance measures: High school completion rates ... PA153-54 Staff, certified: Professional development ... PA154 Students: Declining enrolment ... PA154 Technology as learning support ... PA153-54
Teachers - Livingstone Range Schools
Professional development ... PA154
Meade, Paddy (Deputy Minister, Dept. of Health and Wellness)
Aboriginal peoples-Health
Federal/provincial relations re funding ... PA45 Performance measures re ... PA47 Wellness initiatives ... PA45
Aboriginal peoples-Postsecondary education
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re ... PA40 Budget underexpenditures ... PA47 PCHAD initiatives ... PA47-48
Alberta Cancer Board
Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re ... PA40 Budget ... PA40 Funding for prevention initiatives ... PA40
Alberta Mental Health Board
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re mental health plan ... PA40-41
Alberta Netcare (Electronic health system)
Alberta Provincial Stroke Strategy
Alberta rural physician action plan
Performance measures re ... PA45
Calgary Health Region
Budget shortfall ... PA42-43 Comparison with Capital health re funding ... PA42 Demographics, impact of ... PA42-43 Funding formula re ... PA42-44 Infrastructure needs ... PA44 Staff shortages ... PA43-44 Survey by HQC re ... PA42, 46-47
Canada Health Act
Not applicable to long-term care ... PA48
Cancer Prevention Legacy Act
Funding for initiatives ... PA40
Capital Health
Comparison with Calgary health re funding ... PA42 Tertiary care in ... PA42
Capital projects-Calgary
Funding for health care facilities ... PA44
Capital projects-Grande Prairie
Funding for long-term care facilities ... PA48
Careers: the Next Generation
Public awareness of careers ... PA45
Chronic disease management
Value for dollar re ... PA46
Colorectal screening program
Continuing/extended care facilities
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re ... PA40-41, 41, 48
Coronary artery bypass surgery
CT scans (Medical imaging procedure)
Cystic fibrosis
Newborn metabolic screening program ... PA40
David Thompson Regional Health Authority
Health care specialists in ... PA46
Demographics
Impact on funding of RHAs ... PA42-43 Impact on suicide rates ... PA44-45
Dept. of Aboriginal Relations
Wellness initiatives ... PA45
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Career information for high school students ... PA45
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Accountability of ... PA43 Accountability of RHAs to ... PA43, 47 Appearance before committee ... PA39-48 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations ... PA40 Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re ... PA40-41 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re standards in long-term care and supportive living ... PA40-41, 48 Budget ... PA39-40 Business plan ... PA40, 45 Business plan: Long-term care facilities ... PA48 Business plan: Primary care networks ... PA45-46 Capital projects ... PA40 Funding formula for RHAs ... PA41-44 Overview of ... PA39-41 Performance measures: Primary care networks ... PA45-46 Performance measures: Rural physician action plan ... PA45 Performance measures: Special populations ... PA47 Performance measures: Suicide rates ... PA44-45 Performance measures: Survey by HQC ... PA42, 46-47 Report on health policy framework (What We Heard) ... PA40
Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re standards in long-term care and supportive living ... PA40-41, 48 Business plan re long-term care facilities ... PA48
Diabetes-Prevention/treatment
Aboriginal programs re ... PA45 Mobile diabetes screening ... PA45
Diagnostic imaging services
Funding for equipment ... PA40
Health care aides
Increase in scope of practice of ... PA43
Health Link Alberta
Public awareness campaign ... PA47 Stroke information ... PA40
Health Quality Council of Alberta
Health workforce planning
Aboriginal health providers ... PA45 General remarks ... PA43-44 Medical specialists ... PA46 Provincial nominee program ... PA40
Health workforce planning-Rural areas
Rural physician action plan ... PA45
Healthy active children initiative
Home care program
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re ... PA40-41
Hospitals-Calgary
New south Calgary hospital ... PA42-43
Hospitals-Emergency services
Immigrant doctors
Residency program for ... PA40
Immigrants
Performance measures re health care services for ... PA47
Immigration
Provincial nominee program, statistics on ... PA40
Licensed practical nurses
Increase in scope of practice of ... PA43 Mediated settlement ... PA40
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re ... PA40-41, 48 Planning for capital projects ... PA48
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)-Grande Prairie area
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re ... PA48
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical care, Primary
Statistics on ... PA40 Team-based care: Funding for ... PA40, 43-44 Team-based care: Performance measures ... PA45-46 Value for dollar ... PA46
Medical profession
Compensation for ... PA40, 45 Specialists ... PA46
Medical profession-Education
Aboriginal students, initiatives re ... PA45 Specialists ... PA46
Medical profession-Rural areas
Rural physician action plan ... PA45
Medical records, Electronic
Funding for ... PA40, 44 General remarks ... PA46 Incompatibility of ... PA44 Physicians' offices (POSP) program ... PA40, 44 Statistics re ... PA40
Mental health innovation fund
Mental health services
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re ... PA40-41 Funding for mental health plan ... PA47
Mental health services-Children
Newborn metabolic screening program
Nunee health committee, Fort McMurray
Peace Country Health Region
Long-term care facilities ... PA48
Pharmaceutical information network
Pharmacists
Standards of practice (prescribing medication) change ... PA43
Prostate cancer-Treatment
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act
Funding for initiatives re ... PA47-48
Regional health authorities
Accountability of ... PA43, 47 Accountability re specific populations ... PA47 Auditor General's recommendations (2006-07) re ... PA40 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re mental health ... PA40-41 Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re standards in long-term care and supportive living ... PA40-41, 48 Budget ... PA39-40, 42 Comparison of funding of Calgary Health and Capital Health ... PA42 Demographics, impact of ... PA42-45 Funding for mental health services ... PA40-41 Funding formula for ... PA41-44 Immunization services ... PA40 Staff shortages ... PA43-44 Stroke centres ... PA40
Regional Health Authorities Act
Status of Health Quality Council under ... PA40
Sheldon M. Chumir Health Centre, Calgary
Suicide prevention
Reduction in suicide rates, member's request for information re ... PA44-45
Supportive living facilities
Auditor General's recommendations (2008 April) re standards ... PA40-41, 48
What We Heard (Report)
Health policy framework ... PA40
Meanwell, Dick (Director, Dept. of Education)
Dept. of Education
Appearance before committee ... PA74 Budget: Deferred maintenance ... PA74 Budget: Modular classrooms ... PA74
Portable/modular classrooms
General remarks ... PA74 Provincial budget for ... PA74
Schools
Modular classrooms ... PA74 School infrastructure renewal project ... PA74
Miller, Linda (Assistant Deputy Mnister, Dept. of Health and Wellness)
Medical records, Electronic
Funding for ... PA44 Physicians' offices (POSP) program ... PA44
Pharmaceutical information network
Miller, Lucy (Chief Superintendent, Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District)
Aboriginal children-Education-Calgary Catholic Schools
Partnership re aboriginal pride ... PA122-23 Self-identification for funding purposes ... PA119-20
Alberta's Commission on Learning
Class size guidelines ... PA125 Kindergarten recommendations ... PA125
Bow Valley College
Partnerships with CCSD ... PA122
Boys and Girls Club, Calgary
Partnership with CCSD re homeless students ... PA126
Bullying-Prevention-Calgary Catholic Schools
Performance measures re ... PA117
Calgary Board of Education
Multicultural education survey by CEAE ... PA124 Partnership with Catholic district re ESL programs ... PA122 Partnership with Catholic district re sharing of space ... PA123 Partnership with Catholic district re transportation ... PA123 Partnership with Catholic re homeless students ... PA126 Partnership with Catholic re physical education programs ... PA124
Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District
Aboriginal students: Partnerships ... PA122-23 Aboriginal students: Self-identification for funding purposes ... PA119-20 Annual education report of ... PA124 Appearance before committee ... PA112-15, 117-20, 122-27 Class sizes ... PA125 Communications re optional fees ... PA120 Curricula: Filipino bilingual language program ... PA124 Curricula: Fine arts programs ... PA127 ESL programs ... PA125 Kindergarten and preschool programs ... PA125 Multicultural education survey by CEAE ... PA124 Overview of ... PA113-15 Partnerships ... PA122-24, 126 Performance measures: Accountability pillars ... PA114, 124 Performance measures: High school completion rates ... PA118, 126 Performance measures: Safe and caring schools ... PA117 Programs of choice (open courses) ... PA118, 124, 127 Religious components ... PA123-24, 126 School councils ... PA120 Special needs students: Funding ... PA119 Special needs students: Inclusion model ... PA126 Special needs students: Testing wait lists ... PA125 Staff, certified: Librarians, learning assistance, and fine arts ... PA127 Staff, noncertified: Operations and maintenance ... PA118 Students: Diversity ... PA113, 118-19, 122, 124, 126 Students: Safe and caring schools ... PA117 Transportation of students: Partnerships ... PA123 Utilization of space ... PA118, 123 Utilization of space: Preschool programs ... PA125
Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District-Finance
Audit by independent auditor of ... PA116-17 Audit committee ... PA113 Auditor General's recommendations re budget processes ... PA115 Auditor General's recommendations re internal controls ... PA116-17 Budget ... PA113 Budget: Revenue ... PA119 Capital projects re P3 schools ... PA118 Funding for kindergarten ... PA125 School-generated funds: Casinos ... PA119
Capital projects-Calgary Catholic Schools
Public/private partnerships (P3s) re schools ... PA118
Casinos
As fundraiser for CCSD schools, Bishop Henry's statement re ... PA119
Catholic Family Service, Calgary
Catholic Immigration Society
Partnership with CCSD ... PA119
Children at risk-Education-Calgary Catholic Schools
Partnerships re ... PA123
Class size (Grade school)
ACOL guidelines ... PA125
Class size (Grade school)-Calgary Catholic Schools
Coalition for Equal Access to Education
Survey on multicultural education ... PA124
Dept. of Education
Capital projects re public/private partnerships (P3s) ... PA118 Capital projects re public/private partnerships (P3s): Operation and maintenance ... PA118 Funding for special education ... PA119 Students with disabilities: Review of services re ... PA119
Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation
Public/private partnerships (P3 schools) ... PA118 Public/private partnerships (P3 schools) re operation and maintenance ... PA118
Disabled children-Education
Disabled children-Education-Calgary Catholic Schools
Wait lists for testing ... PA125
Early childhood education
ACOL guidelines for class sizes ... PA125
Early childhood education-Calgary Catholic Schools
ESL programs for preschoolers ... PA125 Full-time kindergarten program funding ... PA125 Junior kindergarten (prekindergarten) ... PA125
Edmonton Catholic School District
Multicultural education survey by CEAE ... PA124
Edmonton Public Schools
Multicultural education survey by CEAE ... PA124
Education - Curricula
Religious components in Catholic schools ... PA123-24, 126
Education - Curricula-Calgary Catholic Schools
English as a second language ... PA122 Filipino bilingual language program ... PA124 Fine arts programs ... PA127 Partnerships with CBE, agencies, and postsecondary institutions ... PA122-24 Physical education programs ... PA124 Religious components ... PA123-26, 125
English as a Second Language-Education-Calgary Catholic Schools
Fees
Fees for noninstructional school services ... PA120
Foreign workers, Temporary
Children of: CCSD programs for ... PA124
High school completion-Calgary Catholic Schools
High school completion rates ... PA126 Measurement of completion rates ... PA118 Student diversity and ... PA118
Immigrants
Social services of CCSD re ... PA124
Immigrants-Education
Children of foreign workers, CCSD programs for ... PA124 Multicultural education survey of urban schools by CEAE ... PA124 Partnership of CCSD and CBE with agencies serving ... PA122
Postsecondary educational institutions
Partnerships with CCSD g ... PA122
St. Albert the Great School, Calgary
Overcrowding at ... PA123
St. Anne Academic Centre, Calgary
Partnerships with CCSD re programs and student tracking ... PA122
St. Mary's University College
Partnerships with CCSD ... PA122
School boards - Finance
Capital projects re public/private partnerships (P3s) ... PA118
School councils-Calgary Catholic Schools
School custodians-Calgary Catholic Schools
School libraries-Calgary Catholic Schools
Librarians and library assistants ... PA127
School psychologists-Calgary Catholic Schools
For testing students with special needs ... PA125
Schoolchildren-Transportation-Calgary Board of Education
Partnership with CCSD re transportation ... PA123
Schoolchildren-Transportation-Calgary Catholic Schools
Schools - Maintenance and repair-Calgary Catholic Schools
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Partnerships with CCSD re pharmacy program ... PA122
Student testing-Calgary Catholic Schools
Diploma exams ... PA118 Special needs diagnosis ... PA125
Universities and colleges
University of Calgary
Partnerships with CCSD re programs and student tracking ... PA122
Monteith, Glenn (Assistant Deputy Minister, Dept. of Health and Wellness)
Chronic disease management
Value for dollar re ... PA46
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Appearance before committee ... PA46 Business plan: Primary care networks ... PA46 Performance measures: Primary care networks ... PA46
Medical care, Primary
Team-based care: Performance measures ... PA46 Value for dollar ... PA46
Mowat, Dave (President and Chief Executive Officer, ATB Financial)
Alberta Treasury Branches Act
Regulations re liquidity requirements ... PA134
Asset-backed commercial paper
Bond rating agencies ... PA131, 135 Pan Canadian (Crawford) committee to restructure ... PA131, 142-43
Banks-Canada
Mortgages held by ... PA130
Banks-United States
Mortgages held by ... PA130
Bond rating agencies
ATB requirement for ratings from two agencies ... PA135, 141
Dominion Bond Rating Service
KPMG
As auditor of ATB ... PA133
Pan Canadian Investors Committee
Appeal to SCOC re ABCP restructuring, failure of ... PA131 Restructuring of ABCP debt ... PA131, 142-43
Supreme Court of Canada
Refusal to hear appeal on ABCP restructuring ... PA131
Treasury Branches - Finances
Alberta focus of ... PA130-33 Asset-backed commercial paper: Frozen liquidity ... PA133, 135, 137 Asset-backed commercial paper: Potential losses ... PA131, 133, 140, 142-43 Asset-backed commercial paper: Risk management ... PA131-33, 135, 137-38 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re enterprise risk management ... PA132-33 Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re enterprise risk management, member's request for information ... PA141 Auditor General's recommendations re ... PA131, 135-36 Auditor General's recommendations re business rules and operating procedures ... PA140-41 Auditor General's recommendations re business rules and operating procedures, member's request for information ... PA141 Auditor General's recommendations re chief risk officer ... PA131, 137 Auditor General's recommendations re risk management ... PA132, 136, 140-41 Auditor General's recommendations re role of asset liability committee (ALCO) ... PA135 Auditor General's recommendations re securitization policy ... PA136 Auditor General's recommendations re variable pay program ... PA130-32, 139 Auditor General's recommendations re variable pay program, member's request for information ... PA140-41 Bond rating agencies, use of ... PA135, 141 Budget ... PA130-31 Committees: Audit committee ... PA137 Equity ... PA132 Impact of economic climate on ... PA130, 132, 136 Impact of subprime mortgage loans on ... PA130, 135, 138 Investment funds ... PA135 Liquidity risk ... PA133-36, 134 Liquidity risk: Member's request for information re ... PA134 Mortgages: Risk management ... PA132-34, 138 Mortgages: Risk management, member's request for information re variable-rate mortgages ... PA134 Mutual funds ... PA135 Mutual funds: Money-market funds ... PA133, 140, 142 Provincial ownership ... PA132 Security of deposits, loans, and mortgages ... PA140-41 Transparency and openness re ... PA131
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