Nielsen, Christian E. (Edmonton-Decore, ND)
Alberta Human Rights Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 7)
Alberta Local Food Act (Bill 202)
Second reading ... 403 Third reading ... 894-95
ATB Financial
Loans to small and medium-sized businesses ... 496
Bethesda Bible College Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill Pr. 2)
Edmonton-Decore (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 83 Overview ... 83
Emeralds Show and Dance Band
Members' statements ... 524
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Second reading ... 939 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship (referral amendment R1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 939 Committee ... 1094 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried) ... 1094 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried), subamendment SA3 (private insurance provision for small farms) (Hunter: defeated) ... 1094
Grey Cup
Western final, members' statements ... 548
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
... 390, 462, 491, 523-24, 562, 596, 639, 662, 706, 883, 1039
Members' Statements (current session)
The Emeralds Show and Dance Band ... 524 Grey Cup western final ... 548
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Small-business assistance ... 496
Speech from the Throne
Addresses in reply, maiden speeches ... 82-83
Summer temporary employment program (STEP)
Nixon, Jason (Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, W)
Act to Renew Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 1)
Second reading ... 31-32, 34 Committee ... 89, 152-54, 156 Committee, amendment A1 (retroactive provisions) (Cyr: defeated) ... 89 Committee, amendment A3 (loan payments and guarantees) (Nixon: carried) ... 152-53, 154 Committee, amendment A3 (loan payments and guarantees) (Nixon: carried), subamendment SA1 (limits on loan payments) (Ganley: carried unanimously) ... 154 Committee, amendment A4 (individual donation limit) (Clark: defeated) ... 156 Third reading (carried unanimously) ... 157-58 Implementation effective 15 June 2015 ... 31, 34 Official Opposition position ... 31 Penalty provisions ... 32
Act to Restore Fairness to Public Revenue, An (Bill 2)
Second reading ... 192, 202, 206, 219 Second reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Cooper: defeated) ... 219 Committee ... 248 Committee, amendment A1 (small-business effective tax rate) (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 248 Third reading ... 261
Agriculture
Regulation ... 577 Technology development ... 577-78
Alberta Local Food Act (Bill 202)
Committee ... 574, 577-78 Committee, amendment A1 (bill purpose, advisory committee, reporting, local food awareness week, proclamation) (Cortes-Vargas: carried) ... 574
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2015 (No. 2) (Bill 3)
Bott, Catriona, Jana, and Dara
Members' statements ... 301
Corporate taxation
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 261 Revenue, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 192
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Provincial borrowing for operational funding ... 556
Drumheller (town)
Flood damage mitigation ... 102
Edmonton-Whitemud (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 180
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Second reading ... 740-41, 824-26, 828, 830-33, 941, 975-77, 979, 985, 1013, 1024, 1028 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship (referral amendment R1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 941, 975-77, 979, 985, 1013, 1024, 1028 Second reading, time allocation on debate (Government Motion 26: carried) ... 1029 Committee ... 1062-63, 1065, 1080-81, 1095-96, 1107 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried) ... 1062-63, 1065, 1080, 1081 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried), subamendment SA1 (small-business exemption) (Strankman: defeated) ... 1065 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried), subamendment SA2 (private insurance provisions) (Starke: defeated) ... 1080, 1081 Committee, amendment A7 (time of coming into force) (Starke: defeated) ... 1107 Third reading ... 1125-26 Third reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Jean: defeated) ... 1125-26 Family farm provisions ... 668, 825-26, 830-31 Municipal Affairs minister's remarks ... 985 Public information ... 975-76 Stakeholder consultation ... 832-33, 1045-46 Stakeholder consultation, public meetings ... 668
Executive Council
Public access to ministers ... 440, 465
Flood damage mitigation
Medicine Hat projects ... 102 Project funding ... 102 Provincial strategy ... 101-2 Sundre projects ... 102
Government accountability
Grande Prairie-Smoky (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 556
Health promotion
High-risk behaviour, harm reduction policies (Motion Other than Government Motion 505: carried) ... 587-89
Income tax, provincial (personal income tax)
Increase ... 261 Increase, impact on seniors ... 261 Provincial revenue, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 192
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2)
Time allotted for consideration ... 182
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Living Faith Bible College Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill Pr. 7)
First reading ... 377 Third reading ... 1076
Members' Statements (current session)
Catriona, Jana, and Dara Bott ... 301
Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General
Appearance before Public Accounts Committee proposed ... 645
New Democratic Party
Announcement for fundraiser referencing meeting with Executive Council members ... 440
Office of the Premier
Premier's Calgary office staff appointment ... 465 Staff appointments ... 395-96
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Family farms and Bill 6 ... 668 Farm and ranch worker legislation ... 1045-46 Flood damage mitigation ... 101-2 Public access to Executive Council members ... 440 Public access to Executive Council members, Premier's Calgary office appointment ... 465 Public service senior appointments ... 395-96 Rocky Mountain House hospital ... 545-46 Tobacco recovery lawsuit ... 645
Political parties
Loan guarantees by corporations or unions ... 32
Privilege (current session)
Obstructing a member in performance of duty (Budget Address remarks about Executive Council, MLA, and political staff compensation) ... 354-55
Public Affairs Bureau
Management appointments ... 395-96
Public service
Senior management appointments ... 395-96
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (constituency)
Rocky Mountain House health centre
New facility, timeline on ... 545-46
Speech from the Throne
Addresses in reply, maiden speeches ... 558-60 Addresses in reply, questions and comments ... 180, 556, 560
Tobacco industry
Provincial lawsuit, law firm selection ... 645
Notley, Rachel (Edmonton-Strathcona, ND; Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations to October 22, 2015; Premier)
Aboriginal peoples
Relationship with provincial government ... 98 Representation on government committees ... 328
Aboriginal women and violence
Federal-provincial-territorial justice framework ... 117 Missing and murdered women ... 117 Missing and murdered women, inquiry proposed ... 167
Aboriginal youth
Employment supports ... 167
Act to Renew Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 1)
Third reading (carried unanimously) ... 158 Official Opposition amendments ... 278-79
Act to Restore Fairness to Public Revenue, An (Bill 2)
Public consultation proposed ... 278
Alberta Energy Regulator
Mandate ... 294 Review ... 165
Alberta government offices
Washington, DC, energy industry advocacy role ... 98
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Alberta Human Rights Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 7)
ATB Financial
Loans to small and medium-sized businesses ... 959
Bills, government (procedure)
Time allotted for debate ... 278
Bitumen export
Unprocessed bitumen ... 18
Budget documents
Preview by opposition caucuses (budget lock-up) ... 293-94
Calgary cancer centre
Funding ... 343 Project status ... 121
Calgary-Greenway (constituency)
Memorial tribute to former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar, ministerial statement ... 597 Parliamentary legacy of former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar ... 602
Canadian energy strategy
Council of the Federation discussions ... 166, 428
Capital plan
Dodge report recommendations ... 121
Capital projects
Job creation ... 466 Prioritization, publicly available information ("sunshine list") ... 342, 343
Carbon levy
Funds spent in Alberta ... 279 General remarks ... 465, 540, 880, 956 Impact on industry costs ... 959 Impact on small business ... 600 Increase ... 278 Rebate for families, small business, coal industry, First Nations, etc. ... 957 Revenue utilization ... 641-42, 876, 957-58
Constituency offices
Staffing process, new NDP MLAs ... 281-82
Corporate taxation
Collection of taxes administered by province ... 325 Collection of taxes in arrears ... 325 Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 120, 165 Impact on employment rate ... 466, 493-94 Increase ... 15, 120, 126 Revenue forecast ... 15
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Debt repayment ... 343 General remarks ... 293, 341-42, 419 Provincial borrowing limit ... 343 Provincial credit rating ... 293, 341-42
Edmonton Transit System
General remarks ... 121 Light rail transit expansion, funding for ... 121
Education
Provincial framework (Inspiring Education) ... 232
Electric power plants
Coal-fired facilities retirement ... 464, 642
Energy industries and environment
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Second reading, time allocation on debate ... 1043 Family farm provisions ... 642-43, 857, 957 Ministers' responses to questions ... 1045 Public information ... 857, 877, 957, 1043 Regulatory provisions ... 957, 1044 Stakeholder consultation ... 540-41, 642-43, 857, 859-60, 877, 880, 882, 1043 Workers' compensation provisions ... 857, 877, 879-80, 957, 962-63
Estimates of Supply (government expenditures)
Debate time and procedure, 2015-2016 main estimates of supply ... 293-94
Ethics Commissioner
Former commissioner's acceptance of honoraria ... 99
Executive Council
Meeting with Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers ... 43-44 Public access to ministers ... 465
Farm safety
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 858 Farm workers' exclusion from legislation ... 429
Farm workers
Labour protection ... 429
Federal Public Building
Naming in honour of former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar proposed ... 602
Government accountability
Audit of previous government proposed ... 14-15 Mechanisms for transparency ... 15
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Appointment process ... 99 Review ... 99
Government caucus
Relations with staff ... 281
Health care
Long-term planning ... 280
Human services
Front-line workers' perception of former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar ... 603
Humanitarian aid
International initiatives ... 600
Income tax, provincial (personal income tax)
Progressive tax proposed ... 120
International trade
Market development ... 284 Trade with Asia-Pacific region ... 284
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Introduction of Visitors (visiting dignitaries)
Advocates for missing and murdered aboriginal women ... 115 Calgary mayor and chief of staff ... 163
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative processes ... 370
Meat export
United States mandatory country of origin labelling ... 236
Minister responsible for the status of women
Funding ... 123 Mandate letter proposed ... 123
Ministerial Statements (current session)
Constable Daniel Woodall ... 40 Former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar, memorial tribute ... 597 Global violence and Syrian refugees ... 462 Truth and reconciliation ... 116-17
Ministry of Energy
Minister's chief of staff ... 18
Ministry of Environment and Parks
Minister's book preface ... 231-32 Minister's previous work for NDP ... 232
Ministry of international and intergovernmental relations (ministry to October 22, 2015)
Ministry of women
Role of Human Services ministry ... 123
Municipal finance
Official Opposition 10-10 plan ... 13 Taxation as revenue source ... 13
Nonrenewable natural resource revenue
Office of the Premier
Former Premier Dave Hancock, QC, tribute to, ministerial statement ... 275-76 Premier's attendance at Constable Woodall's funeral ... 40 Premier's Calgary office staff appointment ... 465-66
Oil sands development
Provincial strategy ... 324-25
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Aboriginal relations ... 98-99, 328 Budget document preview by opposition ... 293-94 Calgary cancer centre ... 121 Carbon tax ... 465, 641-42, 876, 957-58 Climate change strategy ... 1044, 1046-47 Constituency office administration ... 281-82 Corporate tax collection ... 325 Corporate taxes ... 126 Energy industry ... 374 Energy industry environmental issues ... 540 Energy policies ... 278-80, 427-28 Environment minister ... 231-32 Farm and ranch worker legislation ... 540-41, 857-60, 877, 957, 1043-45 Farm and ranch worker legislation consultation ... 642-43 Farm worker labour protection and safety ... 429 Government accountability ... 14-15 Government policies ... 43-44, 165-67, 231, 284, 294, 429, 882, 955-56 Government revenue forecasts ... 341 Health care system ... 280 Human services ... 603 Infrastructure capital funding ... 342, 343 Inspiring Education framework ... 232 International humanitarian aid ... 600-601 Job creation ... 391-92 Job creation and retention ... 369, 371-72, 417-19, 464, 466, 493-94, 539-40, 875-76, 959 Legacy of former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar ... 602 Legislative procedures ... 370 Legislative process ... 278-80 Mandatory country of origin labelling ... 236 Market access for energy resources ... 98 Medicine Hat town hall meeting ... 879 Minimum wage ... 167-68, 232 Oil sands development ... 324-25 Pipeline development ... 18, 41-42, 97-98, 120-21, 166 Promotion of Alberta's energy industry ... 418 Provincial budget ... 14, 292-93, 371, 392 Provincial budget timeline ... 42 Provincial debt ... 293, 341-43, 419 Provincial fiscal policies ... 97, 599-600 Public access to Executive Council members, Premier's Calgary office appointment ... 465-66 Public appointment process ... 99 Public consultation ... 877-78, 880 Public service senior appointments ... 396 Public transit ... 121 Refugee resettlement ... 494 Resource industry environmental issues ... 541 Royalty review ... 417 Rural economic development ... 235 Small-business tax ... 428 Status of women ... 123 Tax policy ... 13, 15, 120 Victorian Order of Nurses ... 643 Workers' compensation for farm and ranch workers ... 962-63 Workers' compensation for farm workers ... 879-80
Pipeline construction
Approval process ... 120 Enbridge Northern Gateway project ... 42 Kinder Morgan project ... 42 Provincial strategy ... 41-42, 97-98, 120, 325, 374, 418, 428 TransCanada Energy East project ... 42, 418 TransCanada Energy East project, Premier's discussions with New Brunswick Premier ... 166 TransCanada Keystone XL project ... 18, 42, 97 TransCanada Keystone XL project, advocacy for ... 98, 418
Political parties
Contributions of services by corporations or unions ... 166
Premier's Advisory Committee on the Economy
Aboriginal representation ... 328
Public Affairs Bureau
Management appointments ... 396
Public Education Collective Bargaining Act (Bill 8)
Stakeholder consultation ... 877
Railroads
Transportation of oil and gas ... 18
Refugees
Refugees from Afghanistan ... 600 Refugees of the war in Syria, ministerial statement ... 462 Resettlement in Alberta ... 494, 601
Renewable/alternative energy sources
Environment minister's announcement ... 278
Restaurants Canada
Response to proposed minimum wage increase ... 232-33
Revenue
Forecasts, 2015-2016 ... 97 Long-term forecast ... 341, 419
Royal Dutch Shell
Carmon Creek project cancellation ... 369
Royalty structure (energy resources)
Sexual orientation
Inclusion in human rights legislation ... 907
Small business
Provincial tax rate ... 168, 428
Specified gas emitters regulation (Alberta Regulation 139/2007)
Speech from the Throne
Consideration on June 16, 2015, motion on (Notley: carried) ... 10
Summer temporary employment program (STEP)
Taxation
Locomotive fuel tax ... 493-94 Lowering of taxes, policy on ... 120 Progressive tax, forecast revenue from ... 15 Progressive tax, impact on take-home pay ... 15 Provincial strategy ... 294, 599-600, 956 Sales tax, provincial strategy ... 13, 341
Temporary foreign workers
Job-creation grant program eligibility ... 391
Terrorist attacks
Ministerial statement ... 462
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Unemployment
Group layoff notices ... 539 Increase ... 876
United Nations climate summit
Premier's attendance ... 541
United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples
General remarks ... 98 Recommendations ... 328
Victorian Order of Nurses
Woodall, Constable Daniel (Edmonton police officer killed on duty)
Ministerial statement ... 40
Workers' compensation
Education and Culture and Tourism minister's remarks ... 962 Premier's remarks ... 962, 1044
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