MacDonald, Hugh (AL, Edmonton-Gold Bar)
Affordable housing
Percentage occupied by low-income tenants (Q27/10: Defeated) ... 456-57
Agricultural workers
Inclusion under workers' compensation ... 840 Inclusion under workplace safety laws ... 840 Inclusion under workplace safety laws, reports re (M6/10: Accepted) ... 465
Alberta - Economic policy
Alberta Competitiveness Act (Bill 1)
Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 8)
Alberta farm fuel benefit program
Administration of ... 981 Renewal and verification of registration, Auditor General comments re ... 981
Alberta government offices - Washington, D.C.
Head of's children's tuition fees ... 420
Alberta Health Act (Bill 17)
Alberta Health Services (Authority)
Activity-based funding model, vacant positions related to (SP97/10: Tabled) ... 452 Centralization of services under, public input into ... 1083 Data collection and reporting ... 1641 Deficits inherited from former regional boards, retirement of ... 155 Governance of, accountability within ... 1212 Senior executive pensions ... 1084-85 Senior executive severance payments ... 98
Alberta heritage savings trust fund
Alberta hospital, Edmonton
Closure of acute psychiatric beds, letter re (SP291/10: Tabled) ... 980, 1480 Closure of psychiatric beds, letters re (SP269, 291/10: Tabled) ... 917, 980 Provincial strategy re, letters re (SP313/10: Tabled) ... 1064 Transfer of patients to community-based beds, letters re (SP92, 99, 115, 123, 145, 170, 342, 356/10: Tabled) ... 429, 452, 517, 553, 640, 729, 1154, 1209
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Externally managed assets, investment costs of ... 1807 Long-term investment strategies, documents re (M8/10: Defeated) ... 466-67 Performance relative to market ... 1807
Alberta Motor Association
Policy on ban on drivers' use of cellular phones ... 1016
Alberta Parks Act (Bill 29)
Alberta Society for Pension Reform
General remarks ... 718 Press release from (SP169/10: Tabled) ... 729
Alberta sustainability fund
Alberta Utilities Commission
Letter to, re Heartland electric power transmission project (SP4/10: Tabled) ... 16
AltaLink Management Ltd.
Heartland electric power line project, letter re (SP4/10: Tabled) ... 16
Appropriation Act, 2010 (Bill 15)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2010 (Bill 5)
Asset-backed commercial paper
Consultation document re (SP38/10: Tabled) ... 189 Documents prepared by Treasury Board re (M7/10: Defeated) ... 466
Auditor General
Former regional health authorities accumulated deficits comments ... 155 Informational bulletin re, by Ron Hicks (SP146/10: Tabled) ... 640 Occupational health and safety legislation compliance, deferral of audit re ... 787 Occupational health and safety legislation compliance, report on ... 786, 787-88, 808-09, 840 Renewal and verification of Alberta farm fuel benefit, comments re ... 981 Treasury Branches banking system problems, comments re ... 847-48 WCB certificates of recognition program, recommendations re ... 1147
Automobiles
Hands-free communications devices in ... 964
Biofuels - Environmental aspects
Biofuels - Import
Impact of tax structure on ... 981
Biofuels industry
Administration of renewable fuels standard ... 981 Removal of disincentives re ... 981
Bissell Centre, Edmonton
Centennial, member's statement re ... 202-03
Bitumen - Royalties
Disclosure of names of producers disputing valuations, letter re (SP413/10: Tabled) ... 1480
Calgary health region (Former authority)
Severance package/pension for former CEO ... 98, 1314-15
Calgary-Montrose (Constituency)
Proposed name change to Calgary-Greenway ... 949
Canada pension plan
Proposed reforms re, provincial response to ... 1746-47
Canadian Labour Congress
Canada pension plan campaign ... 1746
Cancer, Work-related
Coverage under workers' compensation ... 892 General remarks ... 840
Capital projects
20-year strategic plan ... 13, 113 Public-private partnerships re ... 146
Capital projects - Finance
Provincial funding for ... 146
Capital Region Board
Heartland electric power transmission project, letter re (SP4/10: Tabled) ... 16
Carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage - Environmental aspects
Provincial liability re ... 1719-20
Carbon capture and storage - Norway
Carbon capture and storage - United States
Carbon Capture and Storage Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 24)
Cataract surgery
Transfer from Gimbel Eye Centre to Royal Alexandra hospital, letter re (SP213/10: Tabled) ... 900
Cellular telephones in automobiles - Strathcona county
Committee on Public Accounts, Standing
Chair of, restriction on authority of, request for emergency debate re (not proceeded with) ... 766 Report on 2009 activities (SP96/10: Tabled) ... 452
Committees, Cabinet policy
Government members' appointment, letter re (SP51/10: Tabled) ... 246 Government members' appointment, point of order re ... 246 Government members on, appointment of ... 185, 204, 237-38, 302 Government members on, remuneration for ... 545, 757 Government members' remuneration, letter re (SP341/10: Tabled) ... 1154 Payment of chairs, letter re (SP314/10: Tabled) ... 1064
Construction industry
Employment levels in ... 444 Employment levels in, impact of outsourcing abroad on ... 444, 484, 672
Debts, Public (Provincial government)
Elimination of, timeline re ... 1401 General remarks ... 146 Provincial strategy re ... 1337-38
Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development
Administration of Alberta farm fuel benefit program ... 981
Dept. of Children and Youth Services
Funding cuts impact on front-line services, point of order re ... 642
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
External consultants expenditures (Q15/10: Accepted) ... 454
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Administration of Alberta farm fuel benefit program ... 981 External consultants expenditures (Q16/10: Accepted) ... 454
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Annual report ... 1315 Supplementary estimates 2009-10, debated ... 155-56
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Minister's title/role, poster re (SP292/10: Tabled) ... 980 Minister's trip to New York ... 637
Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security
Minister's trip to New York ... 637
Developmentally disabled
Service providers, letter re funding cuts to (SP41/10: Tabled) ... 213
Distracted driving
Causes of ... 964 Causes of, hands-free communications devices ... 1018
Edmonton public school board
School closures ... 13, 548 School closures, letters re (SP80, 168/10: Tabled) ... 401, 729 School closures, members' statements re ... 112-13, 357, 630
Education - Finance
Letters re (SP39, 40, 50, 59, 93/10: Tabled) ... 189, 213, 246, 312, 429 Use of education property tax for ... 514
Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 7)
Electoral Boundaries Commission
Final report, concurrence in (Motion 18: Hancock/Redford) ... 946-47 Final report, concurrence in (Motion 18: Hancock/Redford), questions and comments during ... 949, 955 Final report, concurrence in (Motion 18: Hancock/Redford), amendment A3 (electoral division name change from Calgary-Montrose to Calgary-Greenway) ... 949 Final report, concurrence in (Motion 18: Hancock/Redford), amendment A4 (electoral division name change from Calgary-North Hill to Calgary-Klein) ... 955 Government response to (allegations of government interference in) ... 1795-96
Electoral divisions
Number of ... 1794-95 Number of, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 946 Urban-rural balance ... 947
Electoral Divisions Act (Bill 28)
Electric power
Operating reserve ... 1475
Electric power - Prices - Ontario
Electric power lines - Construction
Heartland transmission project, letter re (SP4/10: Tabled) ... 16 Provincial strategy re ... 1475
Electric Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 50, 2009)
Impact on transmission costs ... 1475
Electric utilities - Regulations
Deregulation ... 1165 Deregulation, impact on retail prices ... 1474-75
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30 (Current session)
Public Accounts Committee chair, signing authority of (not proceeded with) ... 766
Employment and training programs
Employment Standards branch, Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Bee-Clean employees wages, review of ... 1007
Energy industry - Competitiveness review
Report (March 11, 2010) ... 444
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
EPCOR Group of Companies
Heartland electric power line project, letter re (SP4/10: Tabled) ... 16
Executive Council
Budget decrease for ... 56 Size of ... 946
Fatalities, Work-related
At businesses noncompliant with occupational health and safety legislation ... 788
Floods
Disaster recovery program, funding for ... 1337
Foreign workers, Temporary
Overtime wages payment to (Bee-Clean employees) ... 1007
Freehold lands
Legislation re, public input on ... 1223
Freehold Mineral Rights Tax Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 25)
Freehold Petroleum & Natural Gas Owners Association
Input into Bill 26 ... 1434
Fuel Tax Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 19)
Gas, Natural
Incentives for use ... 981
Gas, Natural - Prices
Decrease in ... 1436 General remarks ... 982 Impact on Alberta economy ... 56 Valuation forecasts 2010-20 (M3/10: Defeated) ... 461-63
Gimbel Eye Centre
Transfer of cataract surgery to Royal Alex, letter re (SP213/10: Tabled) ... 900
Government Organization Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 18)
Government spending policy
Greenhouse gas emissions
Reduction of, impact of natural gas use on ... 982
Homeless
Participation in electoral processes ... 1795-96
Hospital beds
Addition of ... 1315 Projected need for ... 1545 Statistics re ... 1625 Statistics re, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 1624 Statistics re, per capita ... 1315
Hospitals - Emergency services
Hospitals - Emergency services - Capacity issues
Emergency physicians' letter re ... 1544-45, 1551, 1553 Provincial strategy re ... 1214 Statistics re, collection and reporting of ... 1641 Statistics re, historical data ... 1641, 1695-96
Hospitals - Finance
Activity-based funding, vacant positions in Alberta Health Services related to (SP97/10: Tabled) ... 452
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Kearl Lake project, letter from Minister of Transportation re (SP282/10: Tabled) ... 946 Kearl Lake project, New York Times article re (SP283/10: Tabled) ... 946 Kearl Lake project production modules, import from S. Korea ... 444, 484, 672, 692, 941, 1025-26 Royalties paid by, deduction of Korean-made modules costs from ... 672, 941
Injuries, Work-related
Duration of WCB claims related to ... 1203
Insurance, Automobile
Premiums, impact of safety legislation on ... 1016
Insurance, Health (Private)
Insurance industry
Input into insurance related legislation ... 1016
International Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured on the Job
International trade - South Korea
Import of oil sands equipment from ... 941
Introduction of Guests (School groups, individuals) ...
Kidney Foundation of Canada
Fundraising events ... 1022
Legislative Assembly Act
Section 37, re cabinet policy committees ... 204, 238, 302
Local Authorities Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 9)
Local authorities pension plan
Member's statement re ... 718
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Waiting list length (Q10/10: Accepted) ... 455
Low-income families
Percentage in affordable housing (Q27/10: Defeated) ... 456-57
Manufacturing
Employment levels in, impact of outsourcing abroad on ... 444, 484, 672, 692
McCauley school, Edmonton
Meade, Paddy (Former Alberta Health Services executive officer)
Medical care - Private-sector delivery
Options: Your Guide to Private Medicine (Newspaper supplement) (SP81/10: Tabled) ... 401
Medical care system
5-year action plan re ... 1315 Newspaper article on history of medicare ... 1461 Public input re ... 1083 Reports re ... 1453, 1624-25
Medical care system - Capacity issues
Cost-benefit analysis of wait times ... 155
Medical care system - Finance
Public funding of, history of ... 1461-62
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Increase in number of ... 1338 Salaries/benefits of, independent commission to review (Motion 501: Pastoor) ... 229-30
Members' Statements (Current session)
Alessandro Simpatico ... 1022 Bissell Centre centennial ... 202-03 Occupational health and safety ... 840 Provincial savings strategy ... 1343 Public service pension plans ... 718 School closures ... 112-13, 357, 630
Mines and Minerals (Coalbed Methane) Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 26)
Committee ... 1434-35, 1436-37 Committee, amendment A1 (status of existing agreements) (SP409/10: Tabled) ... 1434-35 Minister's remarks re ... 1019 Public consultation re ... 1434-37
Ministerial Statements (Current session)
Holodomor Memorial Day ... 1334
Ministers (Provincial government)
Reduction in number of ... 56-57
Minister's Advisory Committee on Health
Report, public consultation re ... 1453
Natural resources revenue
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 1343 Decline in ... 1401
Norwood-Glenrose long-term care facility
Postponement of expansion of ... 1315
Nurses
Full- and part-time status, 2008-10 (Q36/10: Accepted) ... 458 Overtime hours worked, 2008-10 (Q37/10: Accepted) ... 459-60
Nurses - Supply
Provincial strategy re ... 1545
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Agricultural workers' inclusion under ... 840 Agricultural workers' inclusion under, reports re (M6/10: Accepted) ... 465 Compliance with ... 786, 787-88 Compliance with, release of list of noncomplying employers ... 786, 808-09, 840 Compliance with, repayment of WCB rebates given to noncomplying employers ... 788
Office of the Premier
Ministerial order 01/07, letter re (SP91/10: Tabled) ... 428-29
Oil - Prices
Impact on Alberta economy ... 56
Oil recovery methods
Carbon capture and storage used to enhance ... 1719 Technology re ... 1224
Ombudsman
Recommendations re out-of-province medical payments ... 1076
Opposition parties
Recognition of, requirements for ... 19
Options: Your Guide to Private Medicine (Newspaper supplement)
Copy tabled (SP81/10) ... 401
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
AIMCo investments ... 1807 Alberta Treasury Branches ... 847-48 Apprenticeship training, funding for ... 724-25 Bee-Clean Building Maintenance ... 1007 Cabinet policy committees ... 185, 204, 237-38, 302, 757 Canada pension plan ... 1746-47 Certificate of recognition workplace safety program ... 1147-48 Construction and manufacturing outsourcing ... 444, 484 Education property tax ... 513-14, 636 Electric power costs ... 1474-75 Emergency medical services wait times ... 1695-96 Employment supports ... 692 Government liabilities ... 115 Health care system manager termination benefits ... 1314-15 Injured worker WCB claim duration rates ... 1203 Manufacturing outsourcing for Kearl Lake project ... 941, 1025-26 Manufacturing outsourcing to Korea ... 672 Medical services statistics ... 1641 MLA remuneration ... 545 Occupational health and safety compliance ... 786, 787-88, 808-09 Private schools, funding for ... 420 Provincial borrowing ... 146 Provincial budget ... 56-57 Provincial deficit ... 1337-38, 1401 Residential addiction treatment funding ... 637 School closures ... 13 School utilization formula ... 548 Severance payments for senior executives ... 98 Workers' compensation for occupational cancers ... 892
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Statistics on hospital beds ... 1624
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (Current session)
Health care insurance ... 1479 Private health insurance prevention ... 1208
Points of order
Allegations against a member ... 642, 1737 Factual accuracy ... 246 Improper questions ... 1660 Questions about caucus matters ... 1663 Relevance ... 536
Political parties
Leadership campaign contributions ... 1026
Professional Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 2)
Property tax - Assessment
Property tax - Education levy
Amount collected from ... 636 General remarks ... 513-14, 630 Use to fund education ... 514
Public Interest Alberta
Seniors Care in Crisis (report) (SP27/10: Tabled) ... 91
Public lands
Sale of, provincial strategy re ... 1302-03
Public service - Alberta
Decrease in size of ... 1338 Severance payments to ... 98
Public service pension plan
Benefit changes, member's statement re ... 718
Putting People First (Report from public consultations re an Alberta Health Act)
Recommendations of ... 1461
Regional health authorities (Former)
Executives' termination benefits ... 1314-15
Roads - Construction - Montana
Imperial Oil involvement in ... 941
Royal Alexandra hospital
Cataract surgery at Gimbel Eye Centre transferred to, letter re (SP213/10: Tabled) ... 900 Letter to the editor re conditions ... 1138
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Decline in oil royalties ... 1401 Royalties on freehold titles ... 1224
Savings plan, Provincial
Comparison with other jurisdictions, member's statement re ... 1343
School boards
Anaphylaxis policy requirement (Motion 504: MacDonald) ... 467-68, 473 Anaphylaxis policy requirement, letter re (SP98/10: Tabled) ... 452
Schools - Closure - Edmonton
Securities Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 13)
Simpatico, Alessandro
Member's statement re ... 1022
Speaker - Rulings
Explanation of Question Period rotation statement (official party recognition) ... 19
Speech from the Throne
Debate (addresses in reply) ... 107-09 Debate (comments and questions during) ... 26, 103
Substance abuse - Treatment facilities
Supplementary estimates
Order of debate of ... 156
Surgery waiting lists
Reduction strategy re, cost-benefit analysis of ... 155 Wait times, targets for ... 1083
Traffic safety
Public education re ... 1016
Traffic safety - Quebec
Snow tire legislation, impact on traffic accident statistics ... 1016
Traffic safety - United States
Public awareness campaigns re ... 964
Traffic Safety (Distracted Driving) Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 16)
Second reading ... 964-65 Committee ... 1018-19, 1137-38 Definition of emergency vehicles under ... 964 Enforcement of ... 964 Exemption of emergency vehicles under ... 964 Exemption of hands-free communications devices under ... 1016 Penalties under ... 965 Penalties under, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 1137-38 Provision for regulations under ... 1137-38 Public education re ... 1016 Public input into ... 964, 1016
Travel at public expense
Minister of Justice and Solicitor General's trip to New York ... 637
Treasury Board
Documents prepared re asset-backed commercial paper (M7/10: Defeated) ... 466 External consultants expenditures (Q17/10: Accepted) ... 454
Treasury Branches
Banking system problems, Auditor General's comments re ... 847-48 Financial risk achievement notes, letter re (SP355/10: Tabled) ... 1209
Trucking industry
Natural gas use, incentives for ... 981, 982
Ukraine famine and genocide (Holodomor)
Ministerial statement re, response to ... 1334
University of Alberta
Bee-Clean employees, payment of overtime wages to ... 1007 Contracted cleaning staff, letter re (SP270/10: Tabled) ... 917
Wages - Teachers
Increase in, funding to cover ... 637
Workers' compensation
Agricultural workers' coverage under ... 840 Claim duration, statistics re ... 1203 Firefighters' cancer coverage under ... 892 Rebates of premiums for, given to employers not complying with occupational health and safety legislation ... 788, 840 Work-related cancer coverage under ... 892
Workers' Compensation (Firefighters) Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 201)
Workers' Compensation Board
Certificates of recognition program ... 1147-48 Certificates of recognition program, Auditor General recommendations re ... 1147 Collection of data on work-related injuries ... 1203
Workplace health and safety
Audit of compliance with legislation on, deferral of ... 787 Certificate of recognition (COR) re ... 788 Fraser Milner Casgrain, LLP, report re (SP332/10: Tabled) ... 1132 Impact of noncompliance with legislation on ... 786, 787-88, 808-09 Impact of noncompliance with legislation on, member's statement re ... 840
Workplace health and safety committees
Marz, Richard (PC, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills)
4-H clubs
Celebrations, member's statement re ... 1088
Alberta Beef Producers
Input into national levy on beef ... 1474
Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association
Input into national levy on beef ... 1474
Alberta Health Act (Bill 17)
Alberta health care insurance plan
Avastin (drug) coverage ... 692-93
Alberta Utilities Commission
Role in pricing of electric power ... 1125
AltaLink Management Ltd.
Minister of Energy discussions with re electric power line siting ... 1125
ATCO Ltd.
Minister of Energy discussions with re electric power line siting ... 1125
Beef industry
Nonrefundable $1 levy in cattle check-off ... 1474
Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency
Sources of funding for ... 1474
Cattle - Import
Application of national levy to ... 1474
Class size (Elementary school)
Decrease of, impact on achievement test results ... 240-41
Continuing/extended care facilities - Construction - Didsbury
Continuing/extended care facilities - Construction - Stettler
Continuing/extended care facilities - Finance
By Alberta capital bonds ... 61
Corporations
Policy re use of communications devices while driving ... 966
Disaster relief
Grasshopper infestations ... 274
Electoral divisions
Increase in number of ... 1510-11 Urban-rural balance ... 1511
Electoral Divisions Act (Bill 28)
Electric power lines - Construction
Landowner compensation for, dispute resolution process ... 1125
Health care facilities - Construction
Provincial funding for ... 61-62
Health charter
Establishment of (Bill 17) ... 1079-80
Highway 27
Highway 2 intersection upgrades ... 485
Introduction of Guests (School groups, individuals) ...
Local Authorities Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 9)
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Didsbury
General remarks ... 61-62
Mandatory Reporting of Child Pornography Act (Bill 202)
Members' Statements (Current session)
National 4-H Month ... 1088 Olds College partnerships ... 516
National 4-H Month
Member's statement re ... 1088
Olds College
Heavy equipment training program ... 516 Partnerships, member's statement re ... 516
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Avastin treatment for cancer ... 692-93 Beef and beef products, levy on ... 1474 Didsbury continuing care facility ... 1152-53 Didsbury long-term care ... 61-62 Electric power transmission line compensation ... 1125 Grasshopper control ... 274 Highway 27 interchange ... 485 Integrated traffic units ... 306 Provincial achievement tests ... 240-41
Points of order
Criticizing members ... 1562
Putting People First (Report from public consultations re an Alberta Health Act)
Public input into ... 1079
Queen Elizabeth II highway
Highway 27 intersection upgrade ... 485 Integrated traffic units location along ... 306
Radio communications system, Citizens' band
Use in motor vehicles ... 959
Search and rescue organizations
Seat belts
Legislation re, impact on compliance ... 997-98
Signage, Roadside
Driver distraction related to ... 997, 998
Student testing
Achievement tests, role of class size reduction in success in ... 240-41
Surface Rights Board
Criteria for landowner compensation ... 1125
Teachers
Hiring of, re class size initiative ... 240-41
Traffic accidents
Emergency responders' use of CB radios ... 959
Traffic safety
Integrated units re, location of ... 306
Traffic Safety (Distracted Driving) Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 16)
Second reading ... 959, 965-66 Committee ... 996-98 Enforcement of ... 996 Exemption of employment-related communications under ... 965-66 Exemption of two-way radio devices under ... 959, 996 Penalties under ... 966 Public compliance with ... 997-98 Public input into ... 959, 997
Mason, Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood)
Air Canada
Middle East flights, impact of Emirates airline request for additional Canadian flights on ... 1091
Airlines
Expansion of service to Alberta ... 1091 International open-skies policy ... 1091
Airlines - United Arab Emirates
Request for additional flights into Canada, provincial support for ... 1091
Alberta - Economic policy
Alberta Competitiveness Act (Bill 1)
Alberta health act (Proposed)
Alberta Health Act (Bill 17)
Alberta Health Services (Authority)
Administrative savings from creation of ... 1471 Centralization of services under ... 893 CEO of, future ... 1471 CEO of, performance review of ... 1400-01 Decision-making authority ... 893, 1079
Alberta Medical Association
Emergency medicine section, meetings with deputy minister and CEO of AHS ... 918 Emergency medicine section, recommendations re emergency services ... 918
Alberta Parks Act (Bill 29)
Second reading ... 1372-74, 1380 Opposition to ... 1373 Opposition to, petition presented re ... 1409
Alberta's Health Legislation: Moving Forward
Provincial strategy re ... 1693
Appropriation Act, 2010 (Bill 15)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2010 (Bill 5)
Auditor General
Occupational health and safety legislation compliance, report on ... 787
Biofuels - Environmental aspects
Comparison to petroleum fuels ... 983 Long-term impacts, research re ... 983
Biofuels industry
Removal of disincentives re ... 983 Use of agricultural land for ... 983 Use of agricultural waste products as feedstock for ... 984
Bitumen
Underground combustion recovery method re ... 843-44 Upgrading ... 204-05 Upgrading in U.S., expansion of capacity re ... 204-05 Upgrading in U.S., impact on employment ... 987
Bitumen pipelines
Job loss implications ... 204-05
Brand campaign for Alberta
Budget debate
Motion 5: Morton (debate participants) ... 70-72
Calgary-Mountain View (Constituency)
Member for, dismissal as medical officer of health ... 1638
Canada pension plan
Canadian Labour Congress letter re (SP376/10: Tabled) ... 1264 University of Calgary report re (SP333/10: Tabled) ... 1132
Canadian Food Grains Bank
Canadian Forces
Closure of United Arab Emirates base ... 1091
Canadian Labour Congress
Canada pension plan, letter re (SP376/10: Tabled) ... 1264
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society
Response to Alberta Parks Act (Bill 29) ... 1373
Cancer - Treatment
Radiation, wait times for ... 567 Wait times for ... 567
Cancer radiation treatment corridor (Lethbridge, Red Deer, Grande Prairie)
General remarks ... 1336 Initiatives re ... 1311, 1400-01 Wait times for, initiatives re ... 1311
Carbon capture and storage
Corporation plans re, public access to ... 1684, 1685 Funding for ... 1185 General remarks ... 543 Long-term planning re ... 1185-86 Proprietary technology re ... 1685
Carbon capture and storage - Environmental aspects
Provincial liability re ... 1270
Carbon Capture and Storage Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 24)
Carbon dioxide emissions
Reduction in, provincial strategy re ... 1189
Cataract surgery - Calgary
Cellular telephones in automobiles
Use while driving, ban on ... 273
Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company
40th anniversary, member's statement re ... 1318
Churchill Retirement Community
Fees charged for enhanced living options (document) (SP48/10: Tabled) ... 246
Committee on the Economy, Standing
Distracted driving offence, recommendation re ... 273
Committee on Health, Standing
FOIP Act review referred to (Motion 15: Hancock) ... 731
Conference Board of Canada
Website article on gas prices and drilling rates (SP140/10: Tabled) ... 608
Continuing/extended care facilities - Construction - Fort McMurray
Criminal Trial Lawyers Association
Cytology lab services, Centralized
Creation of ... 146-47 Creation of, minister's meetings with medical staff re ... 147 Online petition re (SP199/10: Tabled) ... 796
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Minister's accountability re emergency room wait times ... 973 Minister's travel expenses paid by Telus ... 1123
Distracted driving
Legislation recommendation re ... 273
East Edmonton health centre
Additional health care staff for, funding for ... 1257 Funding for ... 1257 Opening of, AHS website information re (SP309/10: Tabled) ... 1063 Opening of, timeline re ... 1025, 1244 Photograph re (SP310/10: Tabled) ... 1063 Services provided at ... 1025, 1257-58
Eastern irrigation district
Water sale, letter re (SP171/10: Tabled) ... 729
Eastwood public health clinic
Transfer to East Edmonton health centre ... 1257
L'Ă©cole Bellevue, Beaumont
Classrooms in community hall ... 809
Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (Constituency)
Member for, distribution of report to members without permission ... 249
Edmonton-Meadowlark (Constituency)
Member for ... 1638 Member for, as parliamentary assistant for Health and Wellness, communications re emergency services ... 1311
Edmonton Police Service
Tasering incident, investigation of ... 1676
Edmonton public school board
Implementation plan (SP61/10: Tabled) ... 312 School closures ... 311, 721-22
Education - Curricula
Oils sands emissions information in, letter re (SP28/10: Tabled) ... 122
Education - Finance
General remarks ... 311, 721-22 Letter re (SP113/10: Tabled) ... 517 User fees ... 40-41
Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 7)
Committee ... 536-37 Committee, amendment A3 (SP208/10: Tabled) ... 851 Committee, amendment A4 (SP209/10: Tabled) ... 854 Committee, amendment A5 (SP210/10: Tabled) ... 859
Electoral Boundaries Commission
Final report, concurrence in (Motion 18: Hancock/Redford), amendment A4 (electoral division name change from Calgary-North Hill to Calgary-Klein) ... 1234 Governance of ... 1233-34
Electoral divisions
Named for historical/political figures ... 1234 Urban-rural balance ... 1273-74
Electoral Divisions Act (Bill 28)
Electric utilities - Regulations
Emergency debates under Standing Order 30 (Current session)
Emergency medical services (not proceeded with) ... 918 Emergency medical services (proceeded with) ... 1326-27
Emergency Management Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 6)
Employment standards
Application to foreign workers, reports on (SP120/10: Tabled) ... 553
Energy industry - Competitiveness review
General remarks ... 421, 509 Member's statement re ... 179 Report (March 11, 2010) ... 445
Energy resources - Extraction
Technological innovations re ... 445, 479, 601
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Excelsior Energy application for underground combustion method of bitumen recovery ... 844 Hythe area gas well blowout, monitoring of ... 306
Environmental protection
Technology development ... 362, 378
Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
Prosecutions under ... 394 Syncrude prosecution under ... 362
Ethics, Political
Members' acceptance of gifts ... 1123
Excelsior Energy Limited
Hangingstone oil sands property, underground combustion recovery method at ... 843-44
Executive Council
General remarks ... 376-77 Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... 376-78
Federation of Alberta Naturalists
Response to Alberta Parks Act (Bill 29) ... 1373
Food - Prices
Impact of biofuels industry on ... 983
Foreign workers, Temporary
Treatment/safety of, reports on (SP120/10: Tabled) ... 553
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Access to information under ... 1684 Exemption of proprietary information from ... 1685 List of noncomplying employers with occupational health and safety legislation, release of under ... 787 Review of, referred to Standing Committee on Health (Motion 15: Hancock) ... 731
Freehold Mineral Rights Tax Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 25)
Fuel tax
Utilization of, provincial strategy re ... 984
Fuel Tax Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 19)
Gas, Natural - Prices
Relation to modified royalty regime ... 601
Gas well drilling industry
Drilling rates, website article re (SP140/10: Tabled) ... 608
Gas well drilling industry - Safety aspects
Hythe area gas well blowout ... 305-06 Sour gas (H 2S) well issues ... 305-06
Government caucus
Opposition allegations of intimidation within ... 1638 Suspension of Member for Edmonton-Meadowlark ... 1336, 1400-01
Government contracts
Health minister's travel expenses paid by Telus ... 1123
Government Organization Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 18)
Second reading ... 987 Elimination of Lieutenant Governor in Council override (Henry VIII clause) through ... 987
Government spending policy
Hay, Katherine
Memorial tribute to, member's statement re ... 794
Health advocate
General remarks ... 1081 Role of ... 1077
Health care facilities - Construction
Provincial funding for ... 118, 241
Health issues - Fort Chipewyan
Health Statutes (Canada Health Act Reaffirmation) Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 223)
Hospitals - Capacity issues
Performance measures re ... 1081
Hospitals - Emergency services
General remarks ... 1004, 1057-58 Mental health services available in ... 1245
Hospitals - Emergency services - Capacity issues
Access and standards, letter re (SP266/10: Tabled) ... 917 Additional acute-care beds to address ... 1081-82 Additional long-term care beds to address ... 1336 Consultation with stakeholders re ... 1336 Dept. of Health and Wellness parliamentary assistant e-mail re ... 1311 Emergency debate re (proceeded with) ... 1326-27 Emergency physicians' letter re ... 918 Letters re (SP267/10: Tabled) ... 917 Member's statement re ... 1000-01 New directives re ... 973, 1003 Overcapacity protocols, implementation of ... 973, 1336 Overcrowding ... 1003 Performance measures re ... 1147 Performance measures re, public reporting of ... 1003 Provincial strategy re ... 906-07, 938-39, 1147 Request for emergency debate re (not proceeded with) ... 918 Wait times directives ... 973, 1003
Hospitals - Emergency services - Capacity issues - Edmonton
Wait times, East Edmonton health centre opening to address ... 1025
Hunger, Global
Alberta farmer initiatives re ... 984
Infant mortality rates - Edmonton
Variations between communities ... 1257
Internal trade
Agreements on, impact on government autonomy in procurement policy ... 987
International trade
Agreements on, impact on large corporations ... 987
International trade - Abu Dhabi
Trade missions, relation to Alberta support for Emirates airline Canadian flights request ... 1091
International trade - India
Introduction of Guests (School groups, individuals) ...
Land reclamation and remediation
Oil sands tailings ponds ... 362
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Fall session 2010 ... 1803
Local Authorities Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 9)
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Differentiation from continuing care ... 1244-45 Provincial strategy re ... 1082 Supply of, letter re (SP198/10: Tabled) ... 795-96 Waiting list length, impact on hospital bed utilization ... 906-07
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Construction
General remarks ... 241-42, 906-07, 973 Postcards re (SP73, 114, 121, 172, 197/10: Tabled) ... 367, 517, 553, 729, 795
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Red Deer
Continuing operation of, petition presented re ... 916
Mayor of Calgary
Meeting with Premier re medical care system ... 1003
Mayor of Edmonton
Meeting with Premier re medical care system ... 1003
Medical care - Private-sector delivery
Medical care, Primary
Northeast Edmonton centre for ... 331, 1257
Medical care system
5-year action plan re ... 1401, 1693 5-year action plan re, public response to ... 1745 Community-based, provincial strategy re ... 1336 Governance of ... 893, 1079, 1081 Infrastructure, funding for ... 1311 Newspaper article by Danielle Smith re (SP411/10: Tabled) ... 1479 Performance measures for ... 1693 Prenatal care, initiatives re ... 1257 Provincial strategy re ... 118, 1311, 1400-01, 1638 Public input re ... 118, 1080-81 Public perceptions of ... 1803
Medical care system - Finance
5-year guaranteed plan re ... 118, 691 Public funding of, provincial strategy re ... 1239, 1693, 1745
Medical care system - Northeast Edmonton
Medical officers of health
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Distribution of report to, without permission ... 249 Gifts to ... 1123 Salaries/benefits of, independent commission to review (Motion 501: Pastoor) ... 230-31
Members' Statements (Current session)
Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company ... 1318 Competitiveness review of royalties ... 179 Emergency medical services ... 1000-01 Katharine Hay ... 794 Oil and gas royalties ... 552 School closures ... 311
Mental health services
Additional beds ... 1244 Emergency counselling ... 1245
Mental health services - Edmonton
Mines and Minerals (Coalbed Methane) Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 26)
Ministerial Statements (Current session)
Fallen Four in memoriam ... 301 Holodomor Memorial Day ... 1334 Loss of Polish leadership in plane crash ... 688-89
Ministers (Provincial government)
Minister's Advisory Committee on Health
Report, recommendations ... 118
Modified royalty framework (2010)
Municipalities
Autonomy, impact of free trade agreements on ... 987 Local procurement policies, impact of TILMA on ... 987 Revenue needs ... 984
Natural resources revenue
New Democratic opposition
Report by (Alberta's Health Care - What People Want) ... 1080 Report by (Alberta's Health Care - What People Want) (SP49/10: Tabled) ... 246, 1278-79 Report by (Alberta's Health Care - What People Want), distribution to members without permission ... 249
New royalty framework (2007)
North American free trade agreement
Impact on federal and provincial autonomy ... 987
Northeast community health centre, Edmonton
Staged, phased in approach to completion of ... 1057-58 Upgrading to original plan for ... 331
Nuclear power plants
Protest sign removal ... 755
Nurses - Supply
General remarks ... 938-39, 973 Reinstatement of former nurses ... 1003
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Compliance with ... 787 Compliance with, release of list of noncomplying employers ... 787
O'Connor, Dr. John (Fort Chipewyan physician)
Office of the Premier
Meetings with Calgary and Edmonton mayors re medical care system ... 1003 Premier's awareness of photos of waterfowl in tailings ponds ... 362, 367 Premier's trade mission to Abu Dhabi ... 1091 Premier's trade mission to India ... 1003
Oil Sands Conservation Act
Invoking of, re underground combustion recovery method for bitumen ... 844
Oil sands development - Environmental aspects
Emissions, information in school curriculum re, letter re (SP28/10: Tabled) ... 122 General remarks ... 378 Public image of ... 362, 378, 394
Oil sands tailings ponds
Dry tailings ponds ... 362 Elimination of ... 362 Impact on wildlife ... 394 Reclamation of ... 362, 378 Size of, documents re (SP60/10: Tabled) ... 312 Waterfowl deaths on ... 362, 394 Waterfowl deaths on, Premier's awareness of photos of ... 362, 367
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Alberta Health Services president and CEO ... 1471 Bitumen upgrading ... 204-05 Cancer services ... 567 Cataract surgery ... 690-91 Competitiveness review of oil and gas industry ... 421, 445 Cytology lab services, centralization of ... 146-47 Distracted driving ... 273 East Edmonton health centre ... 1025, 1057-58 Emergency medical services ... 906-07, 938-39, 973, 1003, 1123, 1311, 1336, 1400-01 Emergency medical services wait times ... 1147 Fall session encapsulation ... 1803 Fiscal accountability ... 12 Health care, public funding of ... 1693 Health care system governance ... 893 Legislature fall session encapsulation ... 1803 Long-term care funding ... 241-42 Member for Edmonton-Meadowlark ... 1638 Northeast Edmonton health services ... 331, 1257 Occupational health and safety compliance ... 787 Oil and gas revenues ... 509 Oil and gas royalties ... 479, 543, 601 Oil sands combustion technology ... 843-44 Oil sands tailings ponds ... 362, 394 Postsecondary education funding ... 184 Premier's mission to Abu Dhabi ... 1091 Provincial fiscal policy ... 40-41 Publicly funded health care ... 1745 School closures ... 721-22 School facilities in Beaumont ... 809 Signage on highway rights-of-way ... 755 Sour gas (H 2S) well safety ... 305-06 Surgery wait time reduction strategy ... 117-18 Telus consumer health platform ... 1123
Peace River (Constituency)
Member for, role in removal of antinuclear protest signs ... 755
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (Current session)
Alberta Parks Act (Bill 29), opposition to (petition not accepted) ... 1409 Valley Park Manor/Red Deer Nursing Home, petition to stop closure of (petition not accepted) ... 916
Points of order
Factual accuracy ... 1244 Improper questions ... 1658-59 Relevance ... 1705 Relevance, explanation of chair's ruling on ... 1508
Poland
Loss of leadership in plane crash, ministerial statement re, response to ... 688-89
Police
Chief of, authority re investigations ... 1233 Complaints against, dismissal of ... 1674-75, 1676, 1678 Complaints against, process for ... 1677-79 Role of ... 1678
Police Act
Complaints filed under, process re ... 1678
Police Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 27)
Second reading ... 1231-33 Third reading ... 1674-79 Third reading, amendment A2 (reasoned amendment) ... 1677-79 Letter to Minister of Justice re ... 1677-78
Postsecondary educational institutions - Admissions (enrolment)
Postsecondary educational institutions - British Columbia
Class action suit re parking fines ... 1072
Postsecondary educational institutions - Finance
Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 23)
Premier's Council for Economic Strategy
Recommendations from ... 378
Property tax
Municipal revenue from ... 984
Public Affairs Bureau
Communications function, contracting out of ... 377 General remarks ... 377
Public health system - Edmonton
Hiring of staff in ... 1257
Public utilities - Rates
General remarks ... 40-41
Putting People First (Report from public consultations re an Alberta Health Act)
Returning officers (Provincial elections)
Appointment process for ... 1234
Roads
Protest sign removal from highway rights-of-way ... 755
Royal Alexandra hospital
Wait times in, impact of east Edmonton health centre opening on ... 1025, 1244 Wait times in, impact of opening of northeast community health centre on ... 1057-58
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Drug raid, Mayerthorpe area, ministerial statement re memorial for fallen officers, response to ... 301
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
General remarks ... 421 Member's statement re ... 179, 552
Schools - Closure
General remarks ... 721-22 Member's statement re ... 311
Schools - Closure - Edmonton
General remarks ... 721-22 Implementation plan re (SP61/10: Tabled) ... 312
Schools - Construction - Beaumont
Provincial funding for ... 809
Sierra Club
Response to Alberta Parks Act (Bill 29) ... 1373
Small business
Impact of free trade agreements on ... 987
Speech from the Throne
Debate (addresses in reply) ... 133-35 Debate (comments and questions during) ... 199-200
Standing Order 30 motions
Memorandum re (SP285/10: Tabled) ... 946
Statutes (Law)
Amending of, via Henry VIII clause ... 987
Stewards of Alberta's Protected Areas Association
Response to Alberta Parks Act (Bill 29) ... 1373
Suncor Inc.
Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... 179, 552
Supportive living facilities
Assisted living facilities, conversion of continuing care facilities to ... 241-42 Assisted living facilities, document listing fees of (SP48/10: Tabled) ... 246
Supreme Court of Canada
Ruling on variability in constituency size ... 1509
Surgery waiting lists
Reduction strategy re, additional funding for ... 117-18
Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... 552 Tailings ponds waterfowl deaths, court case re ... 362
Telus Communications Company
Consumer medical records system ... 1123
Trade, investment, and labour mobility agreement (Alberta-British Columbia)
Impact on municipal procurement policies ... 987
Traffic Safety (Distracted Driving) Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 16)
Committee ... 1193, 1195 Activities included under, provision for regulations re ... 1193 Enforcement of ... 1195
Transportation, Municipal
Tuition and fees, Postsecondary
General remarks ... 41 Market modifiers element (noninstructional fees) ... 184
Ukraine famine and genocide (Holodomor)
Ministerial statement re, response to ... 1334
Ukrainian Famine and Genocide (Holodomor) Memorial Day
United Nurses of Alberta
Collective agreement ... 1311
University of Alberta
Provincial funding reduction to ... 184
Valley Park Manor, Red Deer
Continuing operation of, petition presented re ... 916
Water supply
Long-term forecasts for ... 1683-84
Witness Security Act (Bill 11)
Workers' Compensation (Firefighters) Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 201)
Workplace health and safety
Application to foreign workers, reports on (SP120/10: Tabled) ... 553 Impact of noncompliance with legislation on ... 787
W.W. Cross Cancer Institute
Increase in patient load ... 567
McFarland, Barry (PC, Little Bow)
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Hail insurance provision online by ... 44-45
Alberta Competitiveness Act (Bill 1)
Alberta Health Act (Bill 17)
Alberta Human Rights Act
Petition re (SP418/10: Tabled) ... 1480
Barons (Village)
Centennial of, member's statement re ... 598-99
Budget debate
Motion 5: Morton (comments and questions during) ... 72-73
Carmangay (Village)
Centennial of, member's statement re ... 476
Committee on Health, Standing
FOIP Act review, report presented re (SP336/10: Tabled) ... 1154
Elections, Municipal - Lethbridge
Death of alderman elect ... 1402
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Review of, report presented re (SP336/10: Tabled) ... 1154
Hail insurance program
Online purchase of through Agriculture Financial Services Corporation ... 44-45
Highway 529
Timeline on paving of, petition re (SP399/10: Tabled) ... 1408
Introduction of Guests (School groups, individuals) ...
Keho-Barons irrigation project
Local Authorities Election Act
Provisions for by-elections under ... 1402
Members' Statements (Current session)
Barons centennial ... 598-99 Carmangay centennial ... 476
Municipal Government Act
Provisions for by-elections under ... 1402
Municipalities
Council vacancies, procedures re by-elections ... 1402
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Hail insurance ... 44-45 Municipal by-elections ... 1402
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (Current session)
Paving of highway 529 from Little Bow provincial park intersection to highway 845 intersection (SP399/10: Tabled) ... 1408
Professional Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 2)
Committee, amendment A1 (SP109/10: Tabled) ... 492 Committee ... 492
Speech from the Throne
Debate (addresses in reply) ... 190-91
McQueen, Diana (PC, Drayton Valley-Calmar)
Alberta Act (1905)
Minority faith and language rights under ... 1805
Alberta Carbon Capture and Storage Development Council
Recommendations re pore space ownership ... 1717
Alberta Catholic School Trustees' Association
Alberta Competitiveness Act (Bill 1)
Alberta health act (Proposed)
Alberta Health Act (Bill 17)
Alberta Health Services (Authority)
Deficit, elimination of ... 57 Funding for ... 57
Alberta Junior Hockey League
Northern Classic outdoor game ... 1641-42
Alberta Taxpayer Protection Act
Provision for referendum on PST ... 1026
Bullying - Prevention
Member's statement re ... 1145
Canadian Constitution Act
Minority faith and language rights under ... 1805
Carbon capture and storage
Costs ... 1717-18 General remarks ... 670 Implementation of, worldwide interest in ... 1717, 1767 Pore space ownership ... 1717 Research re ... 1766-67
Carbon capture and storage - Environmental aspects
Long-term impacts ... 1767 Provincial liability re ... 1718 Safety of ... 1717-18
Carbon Capture and Storage Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 24)
Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security
Victims services branch memorandum of understanding with RCMP, member's statement re ... 1131
Drayton Valley Thunder junior A hockey club
EcoEnergy (Federal energy efficiency rebate program)
Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force ... 1717
Energy, Clean
International collaboration on ... 671 Provincial initiatives re ... 670-71
Girl Guides of Canada
Centennial, member's statement re ... 202
Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy (U of C)
Research on carbon capture and storage ... 1767
Introduction of Guests (School groups, individuals) ...
Leaders of Tomorrow awards
Wetaskiwin area winners, member's statement re ... 891
MacDonald Island park, Fort McMurray
Sports and recreation centre, funding for ... 1641
Mandatory Reporting of Child Pornography Act (Bill 202)
Medical care system
Provincial strategy re, communication to public re ... 58
Medical care system - Capacity issues
Access to, improvement of ... 57 Improvement in wait times ... 57
Medical care system - Finance
5-year guaranteed plan re ... 57-58
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Salaries/benefits of, independent commission to review (Motion 501: Pastoor) ... 230
Members' Statements (Current session)
Girl Guides of Canada centennial ... 202 Leaders of tomorrow awards ... 891 National Bullying Awareness Week ... 1145 Victims' services memorandum of understanding ... 1131
Minister's Advisory Committee on Health
Report, recommendations ... 58
National Bullying Awareness Week
Member's statement re ... 1145
National Volunteer Week
Member's statement re ... 891
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Alberta Junior Hockey League outdoor game ... 1641-42 Clean energy research ... 670-71 Health care budget ... 57-58 Provincial sales tax ... 1026 Separate school system ... 1805
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (Current session)
Motocross raceway development in Blue Rapids recreation area ... 945
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Memorandum of understanding with victims services branch ... 1131
Sales tax, Provincial
Provincial policy re ... 1026 Public input on ... 1026
School Act
Diversity provisions under ... 1805
Senior citizens
Care of, provincial strategy re ... 1620
Separate schools
Abolishment of, petition re ... 1805 Provincial policy re ... 1805
Speech from the Throne
Debate (addresses in reply) ... 75-76
Suncor community leisure centre, Fort McMurray
Technology commercialization
Connector service re ... 671 General remarks ... 671 Innovation services re (voucher program) ... 671
Victims of Crime Act
Implementation of ... 1131
Volunteers
Members' statements re ... 891
Volunteers - Fort McMurray
Participation in AJHA Northern Classic hockey game ... 1641-42
Workers' Compensation (Firefighters) Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 201)
Mitzel, Len (PC, Cypress-Medicine Hat)
Alberta Competitiveness Act (Bill 1)
Second reading ... 261-62 General remarks ... 357
Alberta Emergency Management Agency
Southern Alberta flood assistance ... 1406
Appropriation Act, 2010 (Bill 15)
Auditor General
New Auditor General appointment, report presented re (SP162/10: Tabled) ... 704 Report, April 2010 (SP177/10: Tabled) ... 763 Report entitled Results Analysis, Financial Statements, and Other Performance Information for the Year Ended March 31, 2010 (SP281/10: Tabled) ... 945-46 Report, October 2010 (SP280/10: Tabled) ... 945
Auditor General Search Committee, Select Special
Report presented, recommending appointment of Merwan N. Saher (SP162/10: Tabled) ... 704
By-elections, Provincial
Calgary-Glenmore by-election, report on (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP717/09) ... 4 Feb./10 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
Calgary-Glenmore (Constituency)
By-election, report on (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP717/09) ... 4 Feb./10 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
Canada Olympic Park Property Tax Exemption Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill Pr. 2)
Committee, amendment A1 (SP173/10: Tabled) ... 750
Chamber of the Americas
Member's statement re ... 507
Chief Electoral Officer
Annual report 2009 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP264/10) ... 13 Oct./10 (reported in Votes and Proceedings 25 Oct./10) Calgary-Glenmore by-election report (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP717/09) ... 4 Feb./10 (reported in Votes and Proceedings)
Community Foundation of Medicine Hat and Southeastern Alberta
Role in disaster relief ... 1032
Diplomatic service - Germany
Introduction in Legislature of ... 1031-32
Disaster relief
Review of program re ... 1029
Disaster relief - Grimma (Germany)
Fundraising exchange, member's statement re ... 1031-32
Disaster relief - Southern Alberta
Flood damage, June 2010 ... 1029
Floods - Irvine
Disaster relief, from Grimma (Germany) ... 1032
Floods - Medicine Hat
Disaster relief, from Grimma (Germany) ... 1031-32
Floods - Southern Alberta
Disaster recovery program ... 1029 Disaster recovery program, timeline on claim settlement ... 1406
Health Information Act
Privacy impact assessment requirement under, copy tabled (SP178/10) ... 763
Information and Privacy Commissioner
Health Information Act privacy impact assessment requirement, copy tabled (SP178/10) ... 763
International trade - United States
Introduction of Guests (School groups, individuals) ...
Introduction of Visitors (Visiting dignitaries)
Chamber of the Americas representatives ... 505 Former MLA and Speaker ... 505 Mayor of Bow Island and former MLA ... 629
LandLink Consulting Ltd.
Contract for southern Alberta disaster recovery program, performance measures re ... 1406 Contract for southern Alberta disaster recovery program, value of ... 1406
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Spanish remarks in ... 505
Medicine Hat College
Degree-granting programs ... 725 Education degree courses in arrangement with U of A, cancellation of ... 725
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Salaries/benefits of, independent commission to review (Motion 501: Pastoor) ... 228
Members' Statements (Current session)
Chamber of the Americas ... 507 Grimma-Alberta flood damage fundraising exchange ... 1031-32 Oral Question Period on Montana Access channel ... 805-06 Ports-to-Plains Alliance ... 356-57
Oral Question Period (Procedure)
Televised on Montana Access channel, member's statement re ... 805-06
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
Flood damage, disaster recovery program for ... 1029 Flood disaster relief, southern Alberta ... 1406 Medicine Hat College university transfer ... 725 Medicine Hat pain management clinic ... 1059
Pain management clinics - Medicine Hat
AHS contract renewal ... 1059 Contract with Alberta Health Services ... 1059 Contract with Alberta Health Services, petition tabled re (SP301/10) ... 1034
Parks, Provincial - Rocky Mountain areas
Inclusion in world heritage site designation ... 714
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (Current session)
Medicine Hat pain management clinic contract continuation (SP301/10) ... 1034
Points of order
Factual accuracy ... 1244
Ports-to-Plains Alliance (Canada/U.S. trade corridor)
Alberta participation ... 507 Alberta participation, member's statement re ... 356-57 Energy summit, Denver (April 2010) ... 357
Regional economic development alliances
Increased co-operation between ... 356
Research and development
Alberta-Texas universities co-operation re ... 356
Saxony (German province)
Twinning with Alberta, mutual disaster relief through ... 1031-32
Speech from the Throne
Debate (addresses in reply) ... 27
University of Alberta
Education degree courses in arrangement with Medicine Hat College, cancellation of ... 725
Wild Rose Foundation
Provision of matching funds for German disaster relief ... 1032
Willmore Wilderness Park Act
Retention of traditional land uses provisions in (Motion 507: Campbell) ... 714
Workers' Compensation (Firefighters) Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 201)
Morton, Hon. F.L. (PC, Foothills-Rockyview; Minister of Finance and Enterprise)
AgriFlex (Federal/provincial program)
Provincial funding for ... 51
Alberta - Economic conditions
Alberta - Economic policy
Elimination of boom/bust cycles ... 49, 944-45 General remarks ... 12
Alberta aids to daily living
Benefits maintained ... 50
Alberta capital bonds
General remarks ... 51, 482
Alberta Capital Finance Authority
Annual report 2009 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP224/10) ... 11 June/10 (reported in Votes and Proceedings 25 Oct./10)
Alberta Competitiveness Act (Bill 1)
Alberta Competitiveness Council
Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 8)
Alberta Economic Development Authority
Activity report 2009 (SP74/10: Tabled) ... 401 Policy input into budget 2010 ... 482 Policy input to province ... 482
Alberta Federation of Labour
Canada pension plan, report re ... 1205
Alberta Health Services (Authority)
Deficits inherited from former regional boards, retirement of ... 50 Funding for ... 50
Alberta heritage savings trust fund
Business plan 2010-13 (SP20/10: Tabled) ... 49 Impact of global economic recession on value of ... 206 Inflation-proofing of ... 206 Utilization of ... 49
Alberta Innovates
Research funding under ... 50
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Annual report 2009-10 (SP279/10: Tabled) ... 917 Externally managed assets, investment costs of ... 1807 Long-term investment strategies, documents re (M8/10: Defeated) ... 467 Performance relative to market ... 1807
Alberta Securities Act
Registration of securities sellers under ... 397-98 Restriction on incorporation of financial advisers under ... 397-98
Alberta Securities Commission
Annual report 2010 (SP276/10: Tabled) ... 917 General remarks ... 426 Incorporation model for financial advisers ... 397 Provincial strategy re ... 1129-30
Alberta seniors' benefit program
Benefits maintained ... 50 Optical/dental benefits maintained ... 50
Alberta sustainability fund
Alberta Taxpayer Protection Act
Provision for referendum on PST ... 1026
Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton
Appropriation Act, 2010 (Bill 15)
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Benefits maintained ... 50
Auditor General
Treasury Branches banking system problems, comments re ... 847-48
Automobile Insurance Rate Board
Annual report 2009 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP221/10) ... 2 June/10 (reported in Votes and Proceedings 25 Oct./10)
Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Federal)
Employee pension benefits protection under ... 307
Bitumen - Royalties
Bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) policy ... 50
Bridges - Athabasca River - Fort McMurray area
Budget 2009
Third-quarter fiscal update (SP13/10: Tabled) ... 48
Budget 2010
Fiscal plan 2010-11 (SP19/10: Tabled) ... 49 General remarks ... 51 Policy input into, from Alberta Economic Development Authority ... 482 Second-quarter fiscal update ... 1338 Second-quarter fiscal update (SP517/10: Tabled) ... 1811
Budget Address
Motion 5: Morton ... 49-51
Canada health transfer (Federal government)
Cutbacks to ... 50 Imbalance in payments made to Alberta ... 974, 1063
Canada pension plan
Proposed reforms re, provincial response to ... 1205, 1256, 1261, 1746 Provincial strategy re ... 1256
Canadian Labour Congress
Canada pension plan campaign ... 1746 Canada pension plan, report re ... 1205
Cancer radiation treatment corridor (Lethbridge, Red Deer, Grande Prairie)
Capital projects - Finance
Capital projects, Municipal - Construction
Provincial funding for ... 51
Carbon capture and storage
C.D. Howe Institute
Equalization payments research ... 396
Child welfare
Early childhood intervention programs ... 50
Children - Protective services
Competitiveness, Economic
General remarks ... 49, 51, 482 Impact of regulations on ... 327-28
Construction industry
Employment levels in ... 51 Employment levels in, impact of outsourcing abroad on ... 672
Corporations
International financial reporting standards for (Bill 13) ... 552 Regulations, impact on competitiveness of ... 1315 Taxes, impact on competitiveness of ... 1315
Corporations - Taxation
Review of ... 1315 Small business ... 1747
Council of the Federation
Pension reform discussions at August meeting of ... 898
Credit-rating organizations
Regulatory oversight framework for (Bill 13) ... 552
Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation
Annual report 2009 (SP277/10: Tabled) ... 917
Crime prevention
Initiatives re, funding for ... 50
Debts, Public (Provincial government)
Elimination of, timeline re ... 1338 General remarks ... 49, 51 Provincial strategy re ... 1337-38
Deficit financing
General remarks ... 50, 51, 602 Private-sector report on ... 444-45
Dept. of Finance (Federal)
Minister of Finance and Enterprise correspondence with re HST ... 1028
Dept. of Finance and Enterprise
Annual report 2009-10 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP246/10) ... 1 Oct./10 (reported in Votes and Proceedings 25 Oct./10) External consultants expenditures (Q16/10: Response tabled as SP428/10) ... 1649 Main estimates 2010-11, response to questions during (SP143/10: Tabled) ... 608 Minister's comments re government spending policy ... 276 Second-quarter fiscal update 2010-11 (SP517/10: Tabled) ... 1811 Second-quarter fiscal update 2010-11, public reporting of ... 1811
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Budget decrease for ... 50
Dept. of Service Alberta
Budget decrease for ... 50
Developmentally disabled
Funding for programs for ... 50
Education - Finance
General remarks ... 51 Use of education property tax for ... 514
Electric power - Prices
Impact on large industrial users ... 1093
Electric power lines - Construction
Funding of, by consumers ... 1093 Funding of, policy re ... 1093
Employment opportunities
Provincial initiatives re ... 51
Energy industry
Foreign ownership of ... 1089, 1122 General remarks ... 446
Energy industry - Competitiveness review
Energy resources, Alternate/renewable
Environmental law/regulations
Enforcement of, funding for ... 50
Environmental protection
Provincial initiatives re ... 50
Equalization payments (Federal)
Federal-provincial discussions re ... 1747 General remarks ... 396 Review of ... 396
Executive Council
Budget decrease for ... 50
Financial services industry
Incorporation of financial advisers as professional corporations ... 397-98
Financial services industry - Competitiveness review
Floods
Disaster recovery program, funding for ... 1337, 1338
Forest industries
Competitiveness/sustainability of, funding for initiatives re ... 51
Fort McMurray (City)
Impact of oil sands expansion on, funding to alleviate ... 326
Fraser Institute
Alberta ranking re investment climate ... 49-50 Equalization payments research ... 396
Frontier Centre for Public Policy
Equalization payments paper ... 396
Gang-related crime
Initiatives re, funding for ... 50
Gas, Natural - Prices
Decrease in ... 944-45 Impact on Alberta economy ... 49
Government spending policy
Grain and oil seed industries - Competitiveness review
Growing Forward: The New Agricultural Policy Framework (Federal/provincial)
Hospitals - Emergency services - Capacity issues
Canada health transfer to reduce wait times ... 1063
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Kearl Lake project production modules, import from S. Korea ... 672, 1025-26 Royalties paid by, deduction of Korean-made modules costs from ... 672, 941
Income tax, Provincial
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 1148
Income tax, Provincial - British Columbia
Institute for Public Sector Accountability
Alberta deficit report ... 444-45
International finance
Crisis in, 2008, impact on Alberta economy ... 49, 206
International trade - South Korea
Import of oil sands equipment from ... 941
Introduction of Guests (School groups, individuals) ...
Investments, International
In Alberta energy companies, impact of ... 1089, 1122 General remarks ... 1122
Land sales (Oil and gas exploration)
Land-use framework
Regional plans for ... 50
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Construction
Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) - Fort McMurray
Manufacturing
Employment levels in, impact of outsourcing abroad on ... 672
Manufacturing - Competitiveness review
Medical care system
5-year action plan re ... 1744
Medical care system - Finance
5-year guaranteed plan re ... 50 General remarks ... 51
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Increase in number of ... 1338 Pension plan annual report, year ended March 31, 2009 (SP316/10: Tabled) ... 1064 Pension plan annual report, year ended March 31, 2010 (SP317/10: Tabled) ... 1064
Milken Institute
Investment rankings ... 1129
Ministers (Provincial government)
Salary adjustments dependent on budget balancing ... 15
Modified royalty framework (2010)
Municipal sustainability initiative
Mutual funds
Federal rules re HST payment ... 1028
National Buyer/Seller Forum, Edmonton (March 2010)
Natural resources revenue
Nortel Networks
Collapse of, impact on Alberta employees' pensions ... 307
Northern Alberta Development Council
Annual report 2007-08 (SP43/10: Tabled) ... 213 Annual report 2008-09 (Tabled as intersessional deposit SP230/10) ... 14 July/10 (reported in Votes and Proceedings 25 Oct./10) Annual report 2009-10 (Tabled as intersessional document SP524/10) ... Jan. 10/11 (reported in Votes and Proceedings 22 Feb./11)
Oil - Prices
Impact on Alberta economy ... 49
Oil recovery methods
Carbon capture and storage used to enhance ... 50
Oral Question Period (Current session topics)
5-year health action plan ... 1744 AIMCo investments ... 1807 Alberta Economic Development Authority ... 482 Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund ... 206 Alberta Treasury Branches ... 847-48 Canada pension plan ... 1746 Canadian dollar value ... 1031 Children and Youth Services budget ... 666 Competitiveness review of key industries ... 1315 Competitiveness review of oil and gas industry, impact on employment ... 446 Education property tax ... 514, 636 Electric power costs for large industrial users ... 1093 Federal equalization payments ... 396 Federal transfer payments for health ... 974 Financial advisers, incorporation of ... 397-98 Fiscal accountability ... 12, 15 Government spending, legislated controls on ... 276 Harmonized sales tax payments by Albertans ... 1028 International investments in Alberta ... 1089, 1122 Long-term care in Fort McMurray ... 326 Manufacturing outsourcing for Kearl Lake project ... 941, 1025-26 Manufacturing outsourcing to Korea ... 672 Medical procedure wait times ... 1063 Natural gas prices ... 944-45 Nortel pension protection ... 307 Oil and gas land sale revenues ... 1005 Oil sands development ... 93-94 Pension reform ... 898, 1205, 1256, 1261 Professional corporations ... 515 Property taxes ... 606 Provincial deficit ... 444-45, 602, 1337-38 Provincial sales tax ... 1026 Provincial taxes ... 1148 Regulatory reform ... 327-28 Securities regulation ... 426-27, 1129-30 Small-business tax ... 1747
Pensions
Pan-Canadian reforms re ... 898
Pensions, Private-sector
Role in pension reform solution ... 898
Petrochemical industry
Competitiveness review of ... 1315
Police
Increase in numbers of ... 50
Political parties
Leadership campaign contributions ... 1026
Postsecondary educational institutions - Finance
Provincial funding for ... 51
Potash Corporation (Saskatchewan)
Professional corporations
Inclusion of investment companies/family trusts as shareholders ... 515
Professional Corporations Statutes Amendment Act, 2009 (Bill 53, 2009)
Cost of implementing ... 515
Property tax
Restrictions on determination of ... 1315
Property tax - Assessment
Property tax - Education levy
Amount collected from ... 636 General remarks ... 514, 606 Seniors' exemption from ... 50 Use to fund education ... 514
Public service - Alberta
Decrease in size of ... 50, 1338
Public transit
Incentive program re (GreenTRIP), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ... 50
Regulatory Review Secretariat
General remarks ... 327-28 Streamlining of regulations by ... 1315
Revenue
Impact of Canadian dollar exchange rate on ... 1031 Impact of natural gas prices on ... 944-45
Roads - Construction - Finance
Roads - Construction - Fort McMurray
Interchanges, funding for ... 51
Roads - Construction - Montana
Imperial Oil involvement in ... 941
Roads - Construction - Northern Alberta
Resource road program, funding for ... 51
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Safe communities initiative
Sales tax, Harmonized
Payment by Albertans of ... 1028
Sales tax, Provincial
Provincial policy re ... 1026
Schools - Closure - Edmonton
Schools - Construction
Provincial funding for ... 51
Schools - Construction - Fort McMurray
Provincial funding for ... 326
Securities - Law and legislation
National harmonization of (passport system) ... 426-27, 1129, 1130 Reform of, legislation re (Bill 13) ... 552 Single national regulator for ... 426-27 Single national regulator for, provincial strategy re ... 1129-30
Securities - Sales
National registration of securities salespeople ... 398
Securities Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 13)
First reading ... 552 Second reading ... 617 Third reading ... 877
Senior citizens
Retirement income, international ranking of ... 1205, 1256, 1261 Retirement income, review of ... 1205
Senior citizens - Housing
Funding for, by Alberta capital bonds ... 51
Shale gas - Cardium formation
Technological developments re ... 944-45
Shale gas - United States
Impact on natural gas prices ... 944
Small business
Impact of proposed CPP reforms on ... 1256 Taxes on, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 1747
Social housing
Rent support programs, decrease to ... 50
Steel industry - Alberta
Competition for, from outside Canada ... 672
Substance abuse - Treatment facilities
Superintendent of pensions
Intervention in Nortel pension issue ... 307
Supportive living facilities
Funding for ... 51 Funding for, by Alberta capital bonds ... 51
Technology commercialization
Trade, investment, and labour mobility agreement (Alberta-British Columbia)
Impact on financial advisers' mobility ... 398
Transfer payments to provinces
Alberta share in, letter re (SP289/10: Tabled) ... 980
Treasury Branches
Annual report 2010 (SP278/10: Tabled) ... 917 Banking system problems, Auditor General's comments re ... 847-48
Wages - Teachers
Increase in, funding to cover ... 602
Waste management
Sewage disposal plants, funding for ... 51
Water for life, Alberta's strategy for sustainability
Renewed strategy, funding for ... 50
Water/wastewater treatment plants
World Bank
Investor protection rankings ... 1129
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