Dallas, Cal (PC, Red Deer-South; Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations)
Aboriginal peoples - Consultation
Pipeline construction ... EF538
Agreement on internal trade
Dispute resolution process ... EF536 General remarks ... EF529, 537
Alberta Council for Global Cooperation
Alberta government offices
Administration by chief assistant deputy minister ... EF524 Co-location with Canadian embassies and consulates ... EF531 Decision-making on locations ... EF524-25, 531-32, 537 Funding ... EF525 New offices, funding for ... EF531-32 Performance measures and indicators ... EF527, 528, 531
Alberta government offices - Brazil
Alberta government offices - Canada
Alberta government offices - China
Beijing office ... EF525 Decision-making on locations ... EF531 Guangzhou office ... EF520, 531 Performance measures and indicators ... EF528 Shanghai office ... EF520
Alberta government offices - Germany
Alberta government offices - India
Alberta government offices - Japan
Co-location with Canadian embassies and trade offices ... EF531 Performance measures and indicators ... EF528
Alberta government offices - Singapore
Decision-making on location ... EF525
Alberta government offices - United Kingdom
Alberta government offices - United States
California office, funding for ... EF520, 531 Chicago office ... EF525, 531 Washington, D.C., office, policy advocacy role ... EF525
Alberta International Trade Review
Publication schedule ... EF526
Alcohol - Retail sales
Private service delivery, impact on interprovincial/territorial trade ... EF533
Arts and culture - China
Shen Yun Performing Arts performances ... EF523
Beef - Export - Korea
Tariff elimination ... EF528
Beef - Export - United States
Mandatory country of origin labelling (MCOOL) ... EF529-30
Beer
Interprovincial trade barriers ... EF539-40
Building Alberta plan
Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations mandate ... EF520
Business enterprises
Programs and services ... EF535
Business enterprises - Medicine Hat
Export enterprises ... EF535
Canada health transfer (federal government)
General remarks ... EF534
Canada social transfer (federal government)
General remarks ... EF534
Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance
Technology sharing ... EF538
Carbon capture and storage
Technology development ... EF538
Carbon levy
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EF539 General remarks ... EF538
Conferences
Corporate participation ... EF527 Funding ... EF527
Disclosure of information
Requests under FOIP ... EF524
Distilling industries
Interprovincial trade barriers ... EF539-40
Education - Curricula
Export potential ... EF522
Energy industry
International technology sharing agreements ... EF524-25
Energy industry - Environmental aspects
Clean and alternative technology development ... EF538 Public perception, provincial advocacy on ... EF538
Energy resources - Export
General remarks ... EF522
Environmental protection
Provincial strategy ... EF538
Environmental technologies
Environmental technologies - Export - China
Market potential ... EF529
Equalization program (federal government)
Transfer payments ... EF534
Exports
Performance measures and indicators ... EF531 Valuation factors ... EF528
Farm produce - Export
Market development ... EF522 Value-added products ... EF522
Federal-provincial-territorial relations
Fiscal arrangements working group ... EF434 Health care innovation group ... EF434 Impact of change of premiership ... EF534 Internal trade barriers ... EF529, 532, 537 Provincial strategy ... EF520
Fiscal policy
Federal-provincial-territorial working group ... EF434
Fuel quality directives - European Union
Government aircraft
Auditor General report ... EF530
Greenhouse gas emissions
Reduction strategy ... EF538
Health care
Federal-provincial-territorial working group ... EF434
Intergovernmental relations branch, Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Intergovernmental strategy
International economic relations
Crossministry co-ordination ... EF524, 526 Executive staff ... EF526 Performance measures and indicators ... EF521-22 Performance measures and indicators, satisfaction surveys ... EF530-31 Results-based budgeting ... EF520 Trade disputes, performance measures on ... EF523, 535-36
International economic relations - China
Provincial strategy ... EF523
International investment
Impact on exports ... EF535 Investment delegation and event hosting ... EF528-29
International investment - Asia
Investment in Alberta ... EF522
International investment - Laws and legislation
Changes to Investment Canada Act ... EF534
International relations branch, Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations
International trade
Corporate programs and services ... EF535 Event hosting, performance measures and indicators ... EF527 Market access initiative ... EF520, 535 Market development, corporations' role in ... EF529 Market diversification ... EF520, 521, 522, 523 Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations mandate ... EF520 Small and medium enterprise export council ... EF521, 526 Small and medium enterprises, initiatives on ... EF522, 527 Small and medium enterprises, minister's presentations to ... EF522, 527 Trade delegation and event hosting ... EF528-29
International trade - Asia
Relationship-building aspects ... EF528-29
International trade - European Union
Comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA) ... EF528, 537
International trade - United States
Land-use framework
General remarks ... EF538
Medical technology - Export
Market development ... EF522
Ministry of Energy
Mandate re European Union fuel quality directive ... EF526
Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Associate minister ... EF519-20 Associate minister, performance measures re ... EF523 Associate minister, trade missions ... EF522 Associate minister's office, funding for ... EF523 Business plan, goals ... EF521-22, 538 Business plan, performance measures and indicators ... EF520, 521-22, 523, 527, 530-31, 535-36 Business plan, performance measures and indicators, satisfaction surveys ... EF530-31, 535 Business plan, priority initiatives ... EF522 Chief assistant deputy minister ... EF521, 524 Chief assistant deputy minister, compensation ... EF524 Client relations management system ... EF520 Communications, funding for ... EF524 Consultant contracts ... EF536 Corporate services ... EF524 Corporate services, joint agreement with Ministry of Aboriginal Relations ... EF524 Dedicated revenue initiative ... EF520 Deputy minister responsibilities ... EF521 Event hosting, performance measures and indicators ... EF527 Funding increase ... EF520, 521, 527 Main estimates 2014-2015 debate ... EF519-40 Ministerial correspondence ... EF524 Minister's presentations to small and medium-sized businesses ... EF522, 527 Minister's travel to Quebec ... EF534 Overview ... EF519-20 Results-based budgeting ... EF520 Staff introduction ... EF519 Travel budget, Premier's international expenses ... EF532
New West Partnership
Addition of provinces (proposed) ... EF536 Comparison to TILMA ... EF540 Dispute resolution process ... EF540 General remarks ... EF529 Procurement threshold provisions ... EF539 Scope ... EF539
North American free trade agreement
Office of the Premier
Premier Hancock's meetings with other Premiers ... EF534 Premier Redford's travel to South Africa ... EF532 Premier's domestic travel expenses, budgetary allocation from Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance ... EF532 Premier's international travel expenses, budgetary allocation from Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations ... EF532
Oil sands development
Technology sharing ... EF538
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region
Related travel costs ... EF536
Pipelines - Construction
Enbridge line 9 project ... EF533 Environmental approval process ... EF538 Keystone XL project ... EF533-34 Northern Gateway project ... EF533 Trans Mountain-Kinder Morgan project ... EF533 TransCanada pipeline to Saint John, New Brunswick ... EF533
Pipelines - Construction - Quebec
Alberta-Quebec co-operation on ... EF534
Public Affairs Bureau
Staff assigned to ministries ... EF524
Renewable energy sources
Technology development ... EF538
Social workers - British Columbia
Labour mobility, dispute resolution ... EF535-36
Trade missions
Alternative communication methods ... EF528-29 Corporate participation ... EF527 Funding ... EF527, 530 Interprovincial missions, funding for ... EF536 Performance measures and indicators ... EF527 Planning ... EF526
Trade missions - China
Minister's travel to Chengdu, discussions on environmental technologies ... EF529
Trade policy
Results-based budgeting ... EF520
Trade shows
Performance measures and indicators ... EF527
Trans-Pacific partnership
Provincial trade with members ... EF537-38
Travel at public expense
Expense disclosure ... EF536 Premier's and ministers' travel, allocations by ministry ... EF532 Provincial policy ... EF530
Trucking industry
Interprovincial agreements ... EF539
Wineries - British Columbia
World Economic Forum
Event cancellation ... EF526
World Trade Organization
Country of origin labelling hearings ... EF529-30
Dean, Deborah (participant, Calgary public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Local authorities pension plan
Unfunded liabilities, retirement of ... EF750
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service - Pensions
Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), possibility of accelerated retirements due to ... EF750-51
Public service pension plan
Cost-of-living indexing ... EF750 Proposed changes ... EF750 Sustainability, evidence on ... EF750 Unfunded liabilities, retirement of ... EF750
University of Calgary
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF750-51 Pension plans, retirement age, age 60/90 points (proposed), possibility of accelerated retirements due to ... EF750-51
Dean, Shannon (Senior Parliamentary Counsel/Director of House Services)
Alberta Federation of Labour
Presentation on Bill 10 (proposed) ... EF560
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Presentation on Bill 10 (proposed) ... EF560
Bills, government (procedure)
Referral to committee after second reading ... EF555, 556
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Teleconferencing availability at public meetings ... EF564
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Communications
Community newsletters ... EF563 Media relations (press releases, etc.) ... EF563
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Additional presentations ... EF826 Additional presentations, motion to invite Treasury Board and Finance senior officials (Kubinec: carried) ... EF828 Expert panels ... EF556
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Written submissions
High-speed rail service feasibility - Report recommendations
2, long-term transportation infrastructure strategic plan development including light rail transit expansion and regional transportation system development, motion on (Kubinec: carried) ... EF548
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Communications
Media relations (press releases, etc.) ... EF563
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Written submissions
Transportation
Long-term strategic infrastructure plan, committee recommendation 2, plan development including light rail transit expansion and regional transportation system development, motion on (Kubinec: carried) ... EF548
DeCillia, Melanie (participant, Lethbridge public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Health care personnel
Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF773-74
Health Sciences Association of Alberta
Contract negotiations ... EF774
Local authorities pension plan
Component of collective bargaining agreement ... EF774 Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits, online calculator results ... EF774 Sustainability, evidence on ... EF774
Pensions - Laws and legislation
Impact on collective bargaining ... EF774
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service - Pensions
Treasury Board and Finance minister as sole trustee ... EF774
Retirement income
Impact of career changes ... EF773
Defreitas, Patricia (participant, Calgary public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Local authorities pension plan
Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits ... EF754
Nursing attendants
Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF754-55
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Dempsey, Mike (participant, Edmonton public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Member consultation ... EF712
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Edmonton ... EF712
Public service
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF712
Public service - Pensions
Cost-of-living indexing ... EF712 Existing retirees ... EF712 Governance change before plan redesign (proposed) ... EF712 Retirement benefits earned after 2015, Treasury Board and Finance minister's remarks on ... EF712 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed) ... EF712 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), possibility of accelerated retirements due to ... EF712
Public Service Employee Relations Act
Arbitral and nonarbitral items (section 30) ... EF712
Derkson, Noland (participant, Edmonton public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Cost of living
General remarks ... EF692
Emergency medical technicians
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF692
Emergency services (first responders)
Early retirement, impact on knowledge transfer ... EF691-92
Local authorities pension plan
Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits, meeting with pension expert (proposed) ... EF692
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service - Pensions
Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed) ... EF692 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), possibility of accelerated retirements due to ... EF691-92
Dobson, Derek (CEO, Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Pension Plan; Expert Panel, Bill 9)
CAAT pension plan (Ontario)
Canada pension plan
Coverage expansion (proposed) ... EF655
Defined benefit pension plans
Conversion to defined contribution plans ... EF655 Economic benefits ... EF655-57 Patient capital aspect ... EF655, 657
Defined contribution pension plans
Comparison to defined benefit plans ... EF655
Early retirement
Flexible options (proposed) ... EF656
Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology Pension Plan
Presentation on bills 9 and 10 ... EF655-57
Pensions
Contribution rates, fixed contributions ... EF655, 656 Economic benefits ... EF655 Research reports ... EF655 Risk calculation, comparison with public-sector pensions ... EF656 Worker coverage ... EF655
Pooled registered pension plans
General remarks ... EF655
Public service - Pensions
Contribution rates ... EF656 Cost-of-living indexing ... EF656 Current financial position, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EF657 Defined benefit plans, cost of conversion to defined contribution plans ... EF655-56 Defined benefit plans, economic benefits ... EF655-57 Disclosure of risk-free costs (proposed) ... EF655 Early retirement provisions ... EF656 Funding policy ... EF656 Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF656, 657 Risk calculation, comparison with private-sector pensions ... EF656
Public service - Pensions - Ontario
Research reports ... EF655
Revenue
Pensions as deferred taxes ... EF657
Society of Actuaries
Report on pensions ... EF655
Target benefit pension plans
Federal consultation paper ... EF655
Donovan, Ian (W, Little Bow)
Agricultural Products Marketing Council
Reporting to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ... EF404-5
Agricultural societies
Funding ... EF404 Role in flood recovery ... EF404
Agriculture
Economic significance ... EF395 Public education ... EF394-95 Public education, open farm days ... EF392
Agriculture - Environmental aspects
Irrigation and farm water, funding for ... EF404
Agriculture and food innovation fund
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Flood recovery role ... EF391
AgriStability program (federal)
Alberta Grains Council
Reporting to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ... EF404-5
Alberta heritage savings trust fund
Fund utilization ... EF396
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency
Operational funding ... EF395 Programs, advertising of ... EF396
Beef - Export - United States
Mandatory country of origin labelling (MCOOL) ... EF393-94
Blackie District Agricultural Society
Role in flood recovery ... EF404
Bow River
Water diversion ... EF391
Bow River irrigation district
Infrastructure planning ... EF391 Water licences ... EF404
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Inspection of federally regulated plants ... EF394
Canadian Pacific Railway
Premier's and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development's meeting with representatives ... EF389, 390
Champion Petfoods
General remarks ... EF396
CN Rail
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development's meeting with representative ... EF389
Diesel fuel
Agricultural tax exemption ... EF395
Disaster recovery program
Agricultural programs ... EF390
Education - Curricula
Agricultural content ... EF392
Egg Processing Innovations Cooperative
General remarks ... EF396
Farm fuel rebate program
Eligibility criteria ... EF395
Food safety
Inspection system ... EF394-95 Inspection system, Cuff report ... EF394 Inspection system, federally inspected plants ... EF394 Inspection system, provincially inspected plants ... EF394-95
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Information sessions for members ... EF404-5 Reporting to ministers ... EF404-5
Grain - Export
Port access ... EF390 Prince Rupert terminal, funding for ... EF396 Rail transportation backlog ... EF389-90 Rail transportation backlog, federal response ... EF390
High River
Floodway relocation ... EF391
Internet - Rural areas
Final mile strategy, funding for ... EF395-96
Irrigation
Flood damage to systems ... EF391 Funding ... EF391 Infrastructure rehabilitation grants ... EF404 Technology innovation ... EF404
Legislative policy committees
Presentations by agricultural service groups (proposed) ... EF404-5
Little Bow River
Water diversion ... EF391
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Agencies governing ... EF404-5 Main estimates 2014-2015 debate ... EF389-96, 404-5 Minister's meetings with CN Rail and Canadian Pacific Railways representatives ... EF389, 390 Staff response to questions ... EF389
Office of the Premier
Premier Hancock's meeting with Canadian Pacific Railway representatives ... EF389, 390
Pulse Canada
Federal five-year funding ... EF389
Railroads - Rolling stock
Government-owned cars ... EF390
World Trade Organization
Country of origin labelling hearings ... EF393-94
Dorward, David C. (PC, Edmonton-Gold Bar)
Alberta Summer Games
General remarks ... EF493
Alberta Winter Games
General remarks ... EF493
Auditor General, office of the
Canada health transfer (federal government)
General remarks ... EF534
Canada social transfer (federal government)
General remarks ... EF534
Castle-Crown wilderness area
Management plan, co-operation with federal parks (proposed) ... EF490
Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed)
Conversion of defined benefit to target benefit pension, consent provisions ... EF711
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Edmonton ... EF711
Equalization program (federal government)
Transfer payments ... EF534
Federal-provincial-territorial relations
Impact of change of premiership ... EF534
Federal Public Building
Space utilization ... EF425-26 Space utilization, point of order raised ... EF426
Fiscal policy
Federal-provincial-territorial working group ... EF434
Government communications
Sole-source contracts, point of order raised ... EF438
Health care
Federal-provincial-territorial working group ... EF434
Housing - Fort McMurray
Parsons Creek land development, revenue from land sale ... EF429-30
Infrastructure - Construction
Public-private partnerships (P3), comparison to government-led construction ... EF426
Kananaskis Country
Golf courses (proposed) ... EF490
Ministry of Health
Associate Minister of Wellness ... EF493
Ministry of Infrastructure
Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Main estimates 2014-2015 debate ... EF533-34
Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Office of the Premier
Premier Hancock's meetings with other Premiers ... EF534
Physical activity
Participation, initiatives on ... EF493
Pipelines - Construction
Enbridge line 9 project ... EF533 Keystone XL project ... EF533 Northern Gateway project ... EF533 Trans Mountain-Kinder Morgan project ... EF533 TransCanada pipeline to Saint John, New Brunswick ... EF533
Podium Alberta
Funding criteria, review of ... EF490
Primary care networks
Wellness programs ... EF493
Program for export market development (federal, former program)
General remarks ... EF533
Public lands
Revenue from sale ... EF429
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public service - Pensions
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EF586 Contribution rates ... EF585 Contribution rates, threshold of tolerance ... EF708 Unfunded liabilities ... EF585 Unfunded liability, future, potential for ... EF585 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed), effect on individual plan member ... EF713
Recreational facilities
Development, provincial strategy on ... EF489-90
Saville Community Sports Centre
Sports facilities
Development, provincial strategy on ... EF489-90
Swan Hills Treatment Centre
Tourism
Information, mobile service delivery ... EF489
Trails
Trans Canada Trail, funding for ... EF489
Dreger, Roxann (participant, Grande Prairie public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Local authorities pension plan
Cost-of-living indexing ... EF735 Sustainability reviews, member participation in ... EF735
Nurses
Mentorship role ... EF735 Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF735
Pensions
Worker coverage ... EF735
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Grande Prairie ... EF735
Retirement income
General remarks ... EF735
Drover, Stephen (participant, Fort McMurray public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Cost of living - Fort McMurray
Impact on pension needs ... EF724
Defined benefit pension plans
Conversion to defined contribution plans ... EF724 Universal coverage (proposed) ... EF724
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Fort McMurray ... EF724
Pensions
Member benefits ... EF724
Registered retirement savings plans
General remarks ... EF724
Durbeniuk, Mike (participant, Medicine Hat public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Alberta Colleges & Institutes Faculties Association
Pension reform participation ... EF794
Local authorities pension plan
Contribution cap (proposed) ... EF794 Contribution rates ... EF794 Contribution rates, changes over time ... EF795 Cost-of-living indexing ... EF794 Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF794 Members' response to Bill 9 ... EF794 Opting out, potential for ... EF794 Sustainability, evidence on, research (proposed) ... EF795 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points (proposed) ... EF794
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Bill development and progress, stakeholder participation ... EF794
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Medicine Hat ... EF794-95
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Written submissions
Public service
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... EF794 Relations with government, trust ... EF794, 795
Public service - Pensions
Joint sponsorship (proposed) ... EF794 Opting out, potential for ... EF794 Proposed changes, impact on younger workers (intergenerational fairness) ... EF794 Unreduced pension, age 60/90 points, impact on younger workers ... EF794 Unreduced retirement age. age 60/90 points, impact on employee health ... EF794
Retirement
Delays, impact on employee health ... EF794 Delays, impact on younger employees ... EF794
Special forces pension plan
Plan design, different costing estimates ... EF794
Dzura, Andrianne (participant, Fort McMurray public meeting on bills 9 and 10)
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Public service pension investment management, accountability ... EF726
Canadian Union of Public Employees (Alberta division)
General remarks ... EF726
Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Fort McMurray ... EF726
Local authorities pension plan
Proposed changes, impact on retirement benefits (municipal employees) ... EF726
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
General remarks ... EF726
Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9) review - Oral presentations
Public meeting, Fort McMurray ... EF726
Retirement income
Single- vs. double-income families ... EF726
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