Sabir, Irfan (Calgary-McCall, ND; Minister of Human Services)
Aboriginal peoples
Workforce participation ... 713
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2015 (No. 2) (Bill 3)
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Bullying
Gay, lesbian, and transgender students ... 470 Prevention strategies ... 470
Calgary-Greenway (constituency)
Memorial tribute to former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar, members' statements ... 608 Parliamentary legacy of former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar ... 601-2
Child development
Funding, early childhood program ... 68-69
Child mental health services
Child protective services
Child intervention system, 5-point plan ... 601 Deaths of children in care, inquiries ... 279 Deaths of children in care, removal of publication ban ... 602, 603 Funding ... 65 Oversight ... 279
Daycare
24-hour service ... 468 Affordability ... 68, 328 New Democratic Party campaign platform ($25 per day cost) ... 468 Spaces ... 329
Employment training
Programs for aboriginal peoples ... 713
Family and community support services
Government accountability
Openness and transparency ... 601, 603
Human services
Support for front-line workers ... 344
Immigrants
Settlement services ... 602
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2)
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Members' Statements (current session)
Mr. Manmeet Singh Bhullar ... 608
Ministry of Human Services
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 60, 65, 66, 68, 73 Recent initiatives ... 601-2
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Aboriginal workforce participation ... 713 Addiction and mental health capital funding ... 346 Bullying prevention ... 470 Child care supports ... 328-29, 468 Child protective services ... 279 Family violence ... 420 Human services ... 344, 603-4 Legacy of former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar ... 601-2 Openness and transparency in government ... 601 PDD residential safety standards ... 469, 878-79 Support for low-income Albertans ... 466-67 Violence against women and girls ... 709
Persons with developmental disabilities
Refugees
Refugees from Afghanistan ... 608
Women and violence
Programs and services ... 709
Schmidt, Marlin (Edmonton-Gold Bar, ND)
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Canadian University College Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill Pr. 4)
CBC Edmonton
Turkey drive, members' statements ... 875
Concordia University College of Alberta Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill Pr. 5)
Committee ... 906 Committee, amendment A1 (degree programs) (Schmidt/McLean: carried) ... 906 Third reading ... 1076
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Edmonton-Decore (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 83
Edmonton-Gold Bar (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 1075
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
King's University College Amendment Act, 2015, The (Bill Pr. 1)
First reading ... 377 Committee ... 905 Committee, amendment A1 (degree, diploma, and certificate programs) (Schmidt: carried) ... 905 Third reading ... 1073-74
Long-term care facilities (nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
Members' Statements (current session)
CBC Radio Edmonton turkey drive ... 875 Terra Centre ... 473
Motions (current session)
Motion 19, standing order amendments (sitting time and sessional calendar; division bell timing; changes reflecting ministry name changes; estimates debate time and procedure; Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing to review morning sittings of the Assembly) (Mason: carried with amendments), amendment A1 (start time of 10 a.m.), motion to adjourn debate (Schmidt: carried) ... 365
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act (Bill 5)
Committee ... 794-95 Committee, amendment A6 (publication of physicians' median incomes by type of practice) (Swann: defeated) ... 794-95
Residential Tenancies (Safer Spaces for Victims of Domestic Violence) Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 204)
Committee ... 684-85 Committee, amendment A3 (statutory declaration requirement) (Pitt: withdrawn) ... 684-85
Service stations
Shell station award ... 556
Speech from the Throne
Addresses in reply, questions and comments ... 83, 84, 556
Standing Orders
Amendments (sitting time and sessional calendar, division bell timing, changes reflecting changes in ministries, estimates debate time and procedure, Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing to review morning sittings of the Assembly) (Government Motion 19: carried with amendments) ... 360, 361, 451 Amendments (sitting time and sessional calendar, division bell timing, changes reflecting changes in ministries, estimates debate time and procedure, Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing to review morning sittings of the Assembly) (Government Motion 19: carried with amendments), amendment A1 (morning sittings starting at 10 a.m.) (Cooper: carried with amendments), motion to adjourn debate (Schmidt: carried) ... 365
Strathmore-Brooks (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 84
Terra Child and Family Support Centre
Members' statements ... 473
Schneider, David A. (Little Bow, W)
Act to Implement Various Tax Measures and to Enact the Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act, An (Bill 4)
Act to Renew Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 1)
Committee ... 88 Committee, amendment A1 (retroactive provisions) (Cyr: defeated) ... 88
Act to Restore Fairness to Public Revenue, An (Bill 2)
Second reading ... 206-7, 226 Second reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Cooper: defeated) ... 226 Committee ... 249-50 Committee, amendment A1 (small-business effective tax rate) (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 249-50
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2015 (No. 2) (Bill 3)
Bridge maintenance and repair
Funding ... 169 Local road bridge program, funding from interim supply ... 169-70
Capital projects
Government announcements ... 344 Prioritization, publicly available information ("sunshine list") ... 344, 372-73, 494-95 Project management ... 344
Coalhurst (town)
Access road, funding for upgrade ... 170
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Provincial borrowing for capital projects ... 532 Provincial borrowing limit ... 503 Provincial credit rating ... 504
Election Act
Comparison with other jurisdictions' legislation ... 474
Election (Restrictions on Government Advertising) Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 203)
Second reading (carried unanimously) ... 474
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Second reading ... 745, 816-19, 1009, 1015-18 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship (referral amendment R1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 1009, 1015-18 Committee ... 1076-78 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried) ... 1076-78 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried), subamendment SA1 (small-business exemption) (Strankman: defeated) ... 1076-78 Third reading ... 1121-22 Third reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Jean: defeated) ... 1121-22 Economic Development and Trade minister's remarks ... 1122 Family farm provisions ... 818-19 Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour minister's remarks ... 1122 Petitions presented ... 1052 Stakeholder consultation ... 710-11 Workers' compensation provisions ... 818, 962-63
Fiscal policy
Government spending, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 503
Highway 23
Highway 519 intersection, funding for upgrade ... 170
Hope Christian school
Members' statements ... 399
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2)
Level of detail provided ... 112
Members' Statements (current session)
Hope Christian School ... 399
Ministry of Infrastructure
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2) ... 111-12
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Capital plan ... 372-73 Farm and ranch worker legislation consultation ... 710-11 Infrastructure capital funding ... 344, 532 Infrastructure priorities and municipal funding ... 494-95 Rural transportation infrastructure ... 169-70 Workers' compensation for farm and ranch workers ... 962-63
Petitions presented (current session)
Bill 6, Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, ... 1052
Property tax
Linear property assessment ... 495
Roads construction
Access road, funding for upgrade ... 170
School construction
Prioritization, publicly available information ("sunshine list") ... 372-73
Small business
Provincial tax rate, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 249-50
Swan Hills Treatment Centre
Workers' compensation
Education and Culture and Tourism minister's remarks ... 962 Premier's remarks ... 962
Schreiner, Kim (Red Deer-North, ND)
Aboriginal women and violence
Missing and murdered women, Walking with Our Sisters exhibit, members' statements ... 127
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Committee ... 1090-91 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried) ... 1090-91 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried), subamendment SA2 (private insurance provisions) (Starke: defeated) ... 1090-91
Habitat for Humanity
Members' statements ... 300
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Members' Statements (current session)
Habitat for Humanity ... 300 Permolex International zero-waste facility ... 435 Walking with Our Sisters ... 127
Ministry of Aboriginal Relations
Minister's participation in Walking with Our Sisters exhibit on missing and murdered aboriginal women ... 127
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Queen Elizabeth II highway congestion ... 346
Permolex International LLP
Zero-waste facility, members' statements ... 435
Public transit
Central Alberta service ... 486 General remarks ... 486 Regional service feasibility study (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: carried) ... 486
Queen Elizabeth II highway
Shepherd, David (Edmonton-Centre, ND)
Act to Restore Fairness to Public Revenue, An (Bill 2)
Alberta Human Rights Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 7)
Alcohol retail sales
Regulations for licensed establishments ... 896-97
Bike Month
Members' statements ... 164-65
Boyle Street Community Services
Streetworks program ... 587
Condominium property regulation (Alberta Regulation 168/2000)
Corporate taxation
Flat-tax rate ... 185 Progressive tax proposed ... 185-86
Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees
Election of Ms Jabbour, Member for Peace River ... 4
Edmonton (city)
Heroes of 107th Avenue project, members' statements ... 340
Edmonton-Centre (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 164-65, 888
Edmonton live music (ELM) initiative
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Committee ... 1092 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried) ... 1092 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried), subamendment SA2 (private insurance provisions) (Starke: defeated) ... 1092
Film and television industry
Market development ... 545
Gaming and liquor regulation (Alberta Regulation 143/1996)
Amendment to extend hours of liquor sale in live music venues (Motion Other than Government Motion 507: carried) ... 895-97, 902-3
Health promotion
High-risk behaviour, harm reduction policies (Motion Other than Government Motion 505: carried) ... 587
Homeless persons
Transgender and gender-variant persons ... 702
Income tax, provincial (personal income tax)
Flat-tax rate ... 185 Progressive tax proposed ... 185-86
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2)
Comparison with previous years ... 185
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Members' Statements (current session)
Bike Month ... 164-65 Heroes of 107th Avenue project ... 340
Music industry
Live music venues, supports for (Motion Other than Government Motion 507: carried) ... 895-97, 902-3
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Condominium Property Act regulations ... 962 Film and television industry ... 545
Residential Tenancies (Safer Spaces for Victims of Domestic Violence) Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 204)
Second reading ... 482 Third reading ... 888
Rosary Hall, Edmonton Repeal Act (Bill Pr. 3)
First reading ... 377 Third reading ... 1075
Standing Orders
Amendments (sitting time and sessional calendar, division bell timing, changes reflecting changes in ministries, estimates debate time and procedure, Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing to review morning sittings of the Assembly) (Government Motion 19: carried with amendments) ... 455 Amendments (sitting time and sessional calendar, division bell timing, changes reflecting changes in ministries, estimates debate time and procedure, Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing to review morning sittings of the Assembly) (Government Motion 19: carried with amendments), amendment A3 (estimates debate time and procedure coming into force date) (Shepherd/McPherson: carried) ... 455
Taxation
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 185-86
Sigurdson, Lori (Edmonton-Riverview, ND; Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education to October 22, 2015; Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour; Minister of Advanced Education from October 22, 2015)
Energy industries
Job creation and retention ... 393 Job losses ... 169 Support for ... 397 Youth employment ... 397
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
First reading ... 501 Second reading ... 619-20 Family farm provisions ... 644, 667 Family farm provisions, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 542-43 Public information, Premier's remarks on ... 709 Regulatory provisions, farm machinery ... 669 Stakeholder consultation ... 542-43, 544-45, 644-45, 648, 710-11, 712, 880-81 Stakeholder consultation, public meetings ... 670-71, 709
Farm safety
Education ... 668-69 Farm workers' exclusion from legislation ... 429-30
Farm Safety Advisory Council
Farm workers
Workers' compensation coverage ... 66, 429
Government contracts
Public relations firm hosting Grande Prairie meeting ... 665
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2)
Estimates debate ... 64-66
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Job creation
Grant program ... 346-47, 393 Grant program eligibility criteria ... 343
Minimum wage
Impact on employment rate ... 100, 233, 282-83, 500 Increase ... 48, 100, 235-36, 283, 326-27, 345, 397, 546
Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education (ministry to October 22, 2015)
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 64-65
Ministry of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 66
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Family farms and Bill 6 ... 667 Farm and ranch safety ... 542-43 Farm and ranch worker legislation ... 644-45 Farm and ranch worker legislation consultation ... 544-45, 648, 670-71, 709-11, 880-81 Farm safety ... 668-69 Farm worker labour protection and safety ... 429-30 Government policies ... 167, 345, 712 Infrastructure capital funding ... 343 Injured temporary foreign worker ... 234 International postsecondary students ... 602 Job creation ... 393, 395 Job creation and retention ... 169-71 Job-creation grant program ... 346-47 Minimum wage ... 48, 100, 233, 235-36, 326-27 Minimum wage increase ... 500, 546 Nonprofit organization employee wages ... 283 Postsecondary education accessibility ... 236-37 Postsecondary education funding ... 421 Provincial fiscal policies ... 282-83 Public consultation ... 665 Syrian refugees ... 398 Youth employment ... 397
Postsecondary educational institutions
Postsecondary educational institutions admissions (enrolment)
Postsecondary students
International student recruitment ... 602
Public service
Cost of ... 395 Size of ... 395
Refugees
Resettlement in Alberta ... 398
Restaurants Canada
Response to proposed minimum wage increase ... 233
Tuition and fees, postsecondary
International student tuition ... 602 Market modifiers (differential tuition for professional programs) ... 64-65 Two-year freeze ... 421
Unemployment
Northern unemployment ... 347 Provincial response ... 167, 171
Smith, Mark W. (Drayton Valley-Devon, W)
Act to Implement Various Tax Measures and to Enact the Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act, An (Bill 4)
Committee ... 841-43, 852-53 Committee, amendment A6 (penalty provisions) (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 841-43 Committee, amendment A7 (publication of projected consolidated cash balance) (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 852-53
Act to Renew Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 1)
Second reading ... 35 Committee ... 89 Committee, amendment A1 (retroactive provisions) (Cyr: defeated) ... 89
Act to Restore Fairness to Public Revenue, An (Bill 2)
Second reading ... 185-86, 224-25 Second reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Cooper: defeated) ... 224-25 Third reading ... 264
Alberta School Boards Association
Spending on team-building activities ... 468
Appropriation Act, 2015 (Bill 9)
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2015 (No. 2) (Bill 3)
Budget process
Balanced/deficit budgets ... 622-23
Corporate taxation
Progressive tax proposed ... 185
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Drayton Valley-Devon (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 28, 829-30 Overview ... 28
Education
Provincial framework (Inspiring Education) ... 46, 232
Election (Restrictions on Government Advertising) Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 203)
Second reading (carried unanimously) ... 474
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Second reading ... 829-31, 977-80 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship (referral amendment R1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 977-80 Committee ... 1054-56, 1083-84 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried) ... 1054-56, 1083-84 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried), subamendment SA2 (private insurance provisions) (Starke: defeated) ... 1083-84 Third reading ... 1125 Third reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Jean: defeated) ... 1125 Family farm provisions ... 831 Members' statements ... 1052 Stakeholder consultation ... 882
Fiscal policy
General remarks ... 186 Government spending ... 623-25 Members' statements ... 398
Income tax, provincial (personal income tax)
Progressive tax proposed ... 185
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Members' Statements (current session)
Farm and ranch worker legislation ... 1052 Provincial fiscal policies ... 398
Ministry of Education
Main estimates 2015-2016, amendment A2 (minister's office budget reduction) (Smith: defeated) ... 610
Northern Lights school division No. 61
Response to Lac La Biche Catholic school construction ... 442
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Education funding ... 168-69 Education system ... 46 Government policies ... 882 Inspiring Education framework ... 232 Public education collective bargaining legislation ... 858 Public School Boards' Association of Alberta ... 442, 711-12 School board associations' spending ... 468
Political advertising
Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.) ... 35
Political parties
Contributions by special-interest groups ... 35
Public Education Collective Bargaining Act (Bill 8)
Second reading ... 723-25, 728 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Families and Communities Committee (referral amendment RA1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 723-25, 728 Committee ... 989-92, 996 Committee, amendment A1 (teachers' employer bargaining association establishment) (Eggen: carried) ... 989-92 Committee, amendment A3 (teachers' employer bargaining association exemptions from Financial Administration Act, Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act, Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act, Auditor General Act) (Clark: defeated) ... 996 Third reading ... 1001-2 Referral to committee proposed ... 858 School board responses ... 858, 991-92, 1001-2 Stakeholder consultation ... 723-24, 724-25
Public School Boards' Association of Alberta
Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act (Bill 5)
Second reading ... 654-55 Committee ... 784-85, 788 Committee, amendment A2 (teachers' threshold) (Smith: carried) ... 784-85 Committee, amendment A4 (committee reports on compensation disclosure) (Jansen: carried as amended) ... 788 Education authority threshold provision ... 655
Royalty structure (energy resources)
School boards and districts
Student participation on (Motion Other than Government Motion 503: carried unanimously) ... 411
Schools
Catholic school proposal ... 442
Speech from the Throne
Addresses in reply, maiden speeches ... 28-29
Standing Orders
Amendments (sitting time and sessional calendar, division bell timing, changes reflecting changes in ministries, estimates debate time and procedure, Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing to review morning sittings of the Assembly) (Government Motion 19: carried with amendments) ... 364-65
Student testing (elementary and secondary)
Student learning assessments pilot project cost, 2010 to 2015 (Written Question 6: accepted) ... 675
Speaker, The (Wanner, Robert E.)
4-H clubs
General remarks ... 809 Steer sales ... 308
Aboriginal peoples
Relationship with provincial government ... 8
Act to Implement Various Tax Measures and to Enact the Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act, An (Bill 4)
Second reading, points of order on debate ... 506, 518
Act to Renew Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 1)
Anticipation of debate, point of order on ... 22 Anticipation of debate, Speaker's statement on ... 49-50
Act to Restore Fairness to Public Revenue, An (Bill 2)
Second reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Cooper: defeated) ... 216 Second reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Cooper: defeated), point of order raised ... 216
Affordable supportive living initiative
Funding, point of order on debate ... 350 Funding, point of order on debate, member's withdrawal of remarks ... 105
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Performance measures, point of order on debate ... 332
Alberta Human Rights Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 7)
Second reading, point of order on debate ... 698
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2015 (No. 2) (Bill 3)
Third reading, member's withdrawal of remarks ... 182
Assuring Alberta's Fiscal Future Act (Bill 201)
Second reading, point of order on debate ... 129, 135
Auditor General's office
Main estimates 2015-2016 transmitted to the Assembly ... 333
Bills, government (procedure)
Second reading, content of speeches ... 820
Bills, private members' public (procedure)
Second reading, content of speeches ... 820
Bills, private (procedure)
Second reading, content of speeches ... 820
Budget 2015-2016 debate
Debate participants (Government Motion 13), questions and comments ... 458
Calgary-Foothills (constituency)
Presentation of new member to the Assembly ... 291
Calgary-Greenway (constituency)
Death of MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar ... 591 Memorial tribute to former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar, ministerial statement, responses ... 599
Calgary-Varsity (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 707
Carbon levy
Point of order on debate ... 573
Chamber (Legislative Assembly)
Cellphone use in ... 737 Members' entrance and exit procedure ... 435
Chief Electoral Officer's office
Main estimates 2015-2016 transmitted to the Assembly ... 333
Child and Youth Advocate's office
Main estimates 2015-2016 transmitted to the Assembly ... 333
Children
Introduction in the Assembly ... 12
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
Dr. W.J. David McNeil, ministerial statement, responses ... 1041, 1042
Climate change strategy
Energy company response, point of order on debate ... 781
Committees of the Legislative Assembly
General remarks ... 449 Oral Question Period questions to chairs ... 650
Daycare centres
Inclusion in new government buildings (Motion Other than Government Motion 502: carried), point of order on debate ... 316
Deputy Chair of Committees
Election ... 5 Election, Speaker's statement ... 21-22 Election of Mr. Feehan, Member for Edmonton-Rutherford ... 6
Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees
Election (Restrictions on Government Advertising) Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 203)
Second reading, motion that bill be withdrawn and subject matter referred to the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee (referral amendment A1) (Gray: carried), Speaker's remarks on interpretation ... 408
Elections, provincial
15th anniversary of elected member, Speaker's statement ... 22 2015 election, Speaker's remarks ... 9
Electric power plants
Coal-fired facilities retirement, cost of, point of order on debate ... 717, 781-82
Emergency debate under Standing Order 30
Provincial economic situation, request for debate (not proceeded with), Speaker's ruling ... 968
Energy industries
Job losses, point of order on debate ... 350
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Second reading, point of order on debate ... 819-20, 947 Second reading, point of order on debate (withdrawn) ... 970 Anticipation of debate, point of order on ... 535, 539 Stakeholder consultation, points of order on debate ... 674, 781, 965, 966
Estimates of Supply (government expenditures)
Main and Legislative Assembly offices estimates 2015-2016 transmitted to the Assembly ... 333
Ethics Commissioner's office
Main estimates 2015-2016 transmitted to the Assembly ... 333
Executive Council
Public access to ministers, Speaker's ruling on reference to nonmember ... 440
Faraone, Constable Ezio
25th anniversary of death, Speaker's statement on ... 273
God Save the Queen
Performed by Robert Clark and Royal Canadian Artillery Band ... 8-9
House leaders
Agreement on oral question and members' statement rotation ... 12-13
Hunting
Changes to regulations, point of order on debate ... 242
Information and Privacy Commissioner's office
Main estimates 2015-2016 transmitted to the Assembly ... 333
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Introduction of Visitors (visiting dignitaries)
Family of former MLA Elmer Elsworth Borstad ... 291 Family of former MLA Frank Appleby ... 11 Family of former MLA Harry Keith Everitt ... 291 Family of former MLA John Gogo ... 11 Family of former MLA Norman Weiss ... 11 Family of former MLA Stewart Alden McCrae ... 291 Former Premier Dave Hancock and family ... 273 Former Speaker Mr. Gene Zwozdesky ... 1039
Job creation
Programs, point of order on debate ... 350
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
All-party co-operation ... 3, 9 Decorum ... 546, 707, 878 Decorum, Speaker's rulings ... 446, 961 Exhibits (props) use by members ... 174
Legislative Assembly Office
Main estimates 2015-2016 transmitted to the Assembly ... 333 Staff ... 14
Legislative offices
Main estimates 2015-2016 transmitted to the Assembly ... 333
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Entrance into the Chamber ... 7 Installation ... 6 Transmittal of 2015-2016 main and Legislative Assembly offices estimates ... 333
Magna Carta
800th anniversary of signing ... 8 Speaker's statements ... 705
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Former MLA Elmer Elsworth Borstad, memorial tribute ... 291 Former MLA Frank Pierpoint Appleby, memorial tribute ... 11 Former MLA Harry Keith Everitt, memorial tribute ... 291 Former MLA John Albert Gogo, memorial tribute ... 11 Former MLA Norman Allen Weiss, memorial tribute ... 11 Former MLA Stewart Alden McCrae, memorial tribute ... 291 Former MLA Weslyn Melva Mather, memorial tribute ... 595 Members' passing notes to each other in the Assembly ... 219-20 Reference in Assembly by name ... 48 Reference in Assembly to absence, point of order on ... 180, 781 Statistics, 29th Legislature ... 9
Members' Statements (procedure)
Rotation of statements, Speaker's statement ... 12-13
Minimum wage
Impact on employment rate, point of order on debate ... 534
Ministerial Statements (procedure)
Ministerial Statements (current session)
Former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar, memorial tribute, responses ... 599 Dr. W.J. David McNeil, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, responses ... 1041, 1042
Ministry of Environment and Parks
Minister's book preface, point of order on debate ... 242, 288
Ministry of Executive Council
Ministers' office budgets, point of order on debate ... 650, 674-75
New Democratic Party
Announcement for fundraiser referencing meeting with Executive Council members, Speaker's ruling on reference to nonmember ... 440
Notices of Motions (procedure)
Statement of complete motions ... 651
O Canada
Performed by Robert Clark and Royal Canadian Artillery Band ... 7
Ombudsman's office
Main estimates 2015-2016 transmitted to the Assembly ... 333
Oral Question Period (procedure)
Additional time allotted for first OQP ... 13 Addressing the Speaker ... 295 Communication between participants, Bhullar phenomenon ... 606 Ministers' supplementary responses ... 348 Preambles to supplementary questions ... 13, 123, 345, 391, 395, 421, 430, 493 Questions to committee chairs ... 650 Rotation of questions, Speaker's statement ... 12-13 Speaker's leniency on questions ... 493 Time allotted ... 773 Time allotted, 35-second rule ... 13 Time allotted, Speaker's rulings on ... 777, 780-81
Pages (Legislative Assembly)
General remarks ... 5 Recognition, Speaker's statement on ... 288-89
Points of order (current session)
Allegations against a member or members ... 332, 350 Anticipation ... 22, 535, 539 Anticipation, Speaker's statement on ... 49-50 Factual accuracy ... 947 Factual accuracy, member's withdrawal of remarks ... 182 Imputing falsehoods against a member ... 241-42, 288 Imputing motives ... 129, 288, 316, 506 Insulting language ... 242 Interrupting a member ... 965 Items previously decided ... 650, 674-75 Language creating disorder ... 242, 350-51, 534, 819-20 Maintaining order in the Assembly ... 965 Parliamentary language ... 674, 717, 781-82, 966 Referring to a member by name ... 573 Referring to the absence of a member or members ... 180, 781 Reflections on nonmembers ... 241-42, 288 Relevance (withdrawn) ... 970 Repetition ... 355 Speaking twice in a debate ... 518 Tabling cited documents ... 534
Privilege (procedure)
General remarks ... 400 Obstructing a member in performance of duty (Budget Address remarks about Executive Council, MLA, and political staff compensation), procedure in absence of Minister of Treasury Board and Finance ... 351
Privilege (current session)
Obstructing a member in performance of duty (Budget Address remarks about Executive Council, MLA, and political staff compensation) ... 353, 355 Obstructing a member in performance of duty (Budget Address remarks about Executive Council, MLA, and political staff compensation), point of order on debate ... 355 Obstructing a member in performance of duty (Budget Address remarks about Executive Council, MLA, and political staff compensation), Speaker's ruling (no prima facie question of privilege found) ... 400-401
Public Interest Commissioner's office
Main estimates 2015-2016 transmitted to the Assembly ... 333
Royal Canadian Artillery Band
History ... 7 Performance of God Save the Queen ... 8-9 Performance of O Canada ... 7
Speaker, The
Member acknowledgement on entering and leaving the Chamber ... 5
Speaker's rulings
Decorum ... 446, 961 Intemperate language ... 431 Questions and comments under Standing Order 29(2)(a) ... 747-48 Reference to nonmembers ... 440 Request for emergency debate on provincial economic situation ... 968 Timing in question period ... 777, 780-81
Speaker's statements
15th anniversary of elected member ... 22 Anticipation ... 49-50 Death of Constable Ezio Faraone, 25th anniversary ... 273 Election of Deputy Chair of Committees ... 21-22 Former MLA Elmer Elsworth Borstad, memorial tribute ... 291 Former MLA Frank Pierpoint Appleby, memorial tribute ... 11 Former MLA Harry Keith Everitt, memorial tribute ... 291 Former MLA John Albert Gogo, memorial tribute ... 11 Former MLA Norman Allen Weiss, memorial tribute ... 11 Former MLA Stewart Alden McCrae, memorial tribute ... 291 Former MLA Weslyn Melva Mather, memorial tribute ... 595 Magna Carta ... 705 Remarks following election ... 3 Rotation of questions and members' statements ... 12-13
Standing Orders
SO 23(l), offending the practices and precedents of the Assembly ... 129, 135 SO 29(2)(a), questions asked under ... 362-63, 550, 720 SO 29(2)(a), questions asked under, Speaker's rulings ... 747-48
Tabling Returns and Reports (procedure)
Temporary accommodation allowance (for MLAs)
Members' expense claims, questions disallowed ... 1045
Voting in the Assembly
Securing of the doors during ... 5
Woodall, Constable Daniel (Edmonton police officer killed on duty)
Memorial tribute ... 3, 39, 41
Speech from the Throne
Act to Renew Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 1)
Act to Restore Fairness to Public Revenue, An (Bill 2)
Alberta history
Legislative history ... 8
Energy industries
Interjurisdictional partnerships ... 8 Sustainability ... 8
Energy resources
Provincial jurisdiction ... 8
Hospital maintenance and repair
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Statistics, 29th Legislature ... 8
Oil prices
Budgetary implications ... 8
Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta
United Farmers of Alberta
Women and violence
Murdered and missing women ... 7
Starke, Dr. Richard (Vermilion-Lloydminster, PC)
4-H clubs
General remarks ... 739 Steer sales ... 307
Act to Implement Various Tax Measures and to Enact the Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act, An (Bill 4)
Committee ... 764-67 Committee, amendment A4 (borrowing for operational expenses) (Starke: defeated) ... 764, 765-66
Act to Restore Fairness to Public Revenue, An (Bill 2)
Second reading ... 192-93, 201, 217-18 Second reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Cooper: defeated) ... 217-18 Committee ... 250, 252 Committee, amendment A2 (implementation date) (Starke: defeated) ... 250 Committee, amendment A3 (personal income tax) (Starke: defeated) ... 252 Third reading ... 266-68 Bill to come into force on January 1, 2015 ... 192 Personal income tax calculation, section 6.1(2) ... 192-93
Affordable supportive living initiative
Funding ... 67 Funding, point of order on debate ... 105
Agriculture
Awareness events, Open Farm Days ... 308 Members' statements ... 238-39
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Performance measures, point of order on debate ... 332
Alberta heritage savings trust fund
Comparison with other sovereign wealth funds ... 132 Fund utilization ... 132-33
Alberta Human Rights Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 7)
Second reading, point of order on debate ... 698
Alberta Local Food Act (Bill 202)
Alberta regulations
Education and Culture and Tourism minister's remarks ... 740
Appropriation Act, 2015 (Bill 9)
Second reading ... 615-17 Committee, point of order on debate ... 626
Assuring Alberta's Fiscal Future Act (Bill 201)
Second reading ... 132-33 Second reading, point of order on debate ... 129
Bills, government (procedure)
Amendments, consideration of ... 266-67
Budget 2015-2016 debate
Debate participants (Government Motion 13) ... 549
Campgrounds, provincial
Camping and cottage lease fees ... 67
Carbon levy
Impact on rural communities ... 615
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
Dr. W.J. David McNeil, ministerial statement, responses ... 1041-42
Climate change strategy
Methane reduction component ... 567 Review ... 495
Corporate taxation
Increase ... 268 Revenue forecast ... 250
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Provincial borrowing ... 764
Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees
Election, nomination of Member for Calgary-Lougheed ... 4
Drought
Assistance to farmers and ranchers ... 296
Elections, provincial
2015 election 6-month anniversary, members' statements ... 524-25
Electric power plants
Coal-fired facilities retirement, cost of, point of order on debate ... 717
Energy industries
Job losses ... 170, 495 Members' statements ... 330
Energy industries and environment
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Second reading ... 738-41, 932-34 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship (referral amendment R1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 932-34 Committee ... 1061-62, 1079-80, 1098-1100, 1105-6 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried) ... 1061-62, 1079-80 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried), subamendment SA2 (private insurance provisions) (Starke: defeated) ... 1079-80 Committee, amendment A2 (Employment Standards Code, Labour Relations Code application) (Drysdale: defeated) ... 1098-1100 Committee, amendment A7 (time of coming into force) (Starke: defeated) ... 1105-6 Third reading ... 1119-21 Third reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Jean: defeated) ... 1119-21 Agriculture and Forestry minister's remarks ... 775 Anticipation of debate, point of order on ... 535 Family farm provisions ... 672 Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour minister's remarks ... 1099 Members' statements ... 672 Public information ... 775, 932-33 Regulatory provisions, Education and Culture and Tourism minister's remarks ... 740 Regulatory provisions, farm machinery ... 669 Stakeholder consultation ... 740, 775 Workers' compensation provisions ... 879-80
Eye diseases
Retinal diseases, bevacizumab used for ... 396
Farm Safety Advisory Council
Fiscal policy
Government spending ... 615-16
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Technology development ... 171
Gross domestic product
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 267
Health care
Local decision-making ... 47
Health care finance
Funding, point of order on debate ... 378
Hutterite colonies
Bill 6 application to ... 933
Income tax, provincial (personal income tax)
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2)
Estimates debate ... 66-68 Level of detail provided ... 66-67 Time allotted for consideration ... 66
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Introduction of Visitors (visiting dignitaries)
Former MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Jacquie Fenske ... 1039
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
All-party co-operation ... 266-67 German remarks ... 1099
Members' Statements (current session)
Bill 6 opposition ... 672 Energy policies ... 330 Provincial election 6-month anniversary ... 524-25 Rural issues ... 238-39
Ministerial Statements (current session)
Dr. W.J. David McNeil, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, responses ... 1041-42
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (new ministry from October 22, 2015)
Ministry of Education
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 67
Ministry of Environment and Parks
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 67 Minister's book preface, point of order on debate ... 241-42
Ministry of Executive Council
Ministers' office budgets ... 617
Ministry of Health
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 67
Ministry of Human Services
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 67
Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education (ministry to October 22, 2015)
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 67
Ministry of Seniors
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 67
Ministry of Transportation
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 67
Opposition caucuses
Proposal of amendments to bills ... 266-67
Oral Question Period (procedure)
Rule change to accommodate tribute to former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar ... 604
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Agricultural policies ... 296 Air quality in Alberta ... 567 Drug treatment for retinal conditions ... 396 Economic diversification ... 445-46 Energy industry environmental issues ... 495 Farm and ranch worker legislation ... 775 Farm safety ... 668-69 Health care decision-making ... 47 Job creation and retention ... 170-71 Midwifery services ... 604-5 Rural economic development ... 234-35 Workers' compensation for farm workers ... 879-80
Parks, provincial
Provincial plan (plan for parks) ... 616
Pipeline construction
Provincial strategy, point of order on debate ... 378
Points of order (current session)
Allegations against a member or members ... 332, 378 Anticipation ... 535 Imputing falsehoods against a member ... 241-42 Imputing motives ... 129 Insulting language ... 626 Parliamentary language ... 717 Reflections on nonmembers ... 241-42
Privilege (current session)
Obstructing a member in performance of duty (Budget Address remarks about Executive Council, MLA, and political staff compensation) ... 354
Public Education Collective Bargaining Act (Bill 8)
Committee ... 994-95 Committee, amendment A2 (collective agreements requiring increases in funding) (Jansen: defeated) ... 994-95
Revenue
Government capacity to generate ... 267
Rural development
General remarks ... 615 Public input on ... 235
Rural economic development action plan
Rural health care
Rural health services review (2014-2015) ... 47, 616
Small business
Provincial tax rate, impact on seniors ... 268
Speaker, The
Election, nomination of Member for Calgary-Lougheed ... 1-2
Standing Orders
SO 23(l), offending the practices and precedents of the Assembly ... 129
Summer temporary employment program (STEP)
Tourism
Culinary tourism ... 308 Provincial framework ... 616 Remember to Breathe advertising campaign ... 567
Tourism levy
Transfer to general revenue ... 616-17
Trans-Pacific partnership (trade agreement)
Provincial response ... 296
Unemployment
Provincial response ... 171
Vermilion-Lloydminster (constituency)
Woodall, Constable Daniel (Edmonton police officer killed on duty)
Memorial tribute ... 4, 47
Stier, Pat (Livingstone-Macleod, W)
Act to Implement Various Tax Measures and to Enact the Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act, An (Bill 4)
Second reading ... 507-8, 521-22 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment A1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 521-22 Penalty provisions, lack of ... 507
Agriculture
Members' statements ... 770-71
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Centralization of services ... 445
Alberta Land Stewardship Act (Bill 36, 2009)
General remarks ... 142 Landowner appeal provisions ... 142 Landowner compensation provisions ... 142 Repeal proposed ... 124
Carbon Capture and Storage Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 (Bill 24, 2010)
Pore space ownership provisions ... 142, 143
Castle special management area
Land-use consultation ... 530, 715 Timber allocation cancellation ... 530
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Debt-servicing costs ... 507-8 Provincial credit rating ... 507-8
Emergency medical services (ambulances, etc.)
Ambulances decommissioned ... 1047-48 Centralization of services ... 445 Southern Alberta service ... 1047-48
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Second reading ... 809-11, 1013-15 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship (referral amendment R1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 1013-15 Family farm provisions ... 810 Stakeholder consultation ... 714-15
Fiscal policy
General remarks ... 955 Government spending ... 507-8, 955
Flood damage mitigation
Calgary and area ... 530 Springbank reservoir project, public consultation ... 530
Freehold lands
Landowner property rights ... 124 Surface rights legislation review (Motion Other than Government Motion 501: carried) ... 142-43
Government policies
Consultation policies ... 714-15 Consultation policies, Executive Council members' remarks ... 1014-15 Members' statements ... 714-15, 955
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Members' Statements (current session)
Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance
Main estimates 2015-2016 debate, amendment A6 (minister's office budget reduction) (Stier: defeated) ... 611
Municipal sustainability initiative
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Emergency medical services in Willow Creek ... 1047-48 Landowner property rights ... 124 Linear property assessment and taxation ... 323-24 Municipal sustainability initiative funding ... 44-45 Public consultation on land use ... 530 Rural emergency medical services ... 445
Property tax
Linear property assessment ... 323-24
Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act (Bill 5)
Responsible Energy Development Act (Bill 2, 2012)
General remarks ... 142 Landowner appeal provisions ... 124, 143 Landowner compensation provisions ... 143
Rural communities
Linear property tax revenue use ... 323-24
Rural health care
Emergency medical services (ambulances, etc.) ... 445
Surface Rights Act
Provisions for corporate bankruptcies (section 36) ... 142
Taxation
Provincial strategy ... 955
Willow Creek municipal district
Emergency medical services (ambulances, etc.) ... 1047-48
Strankman, Rick (Drumheller-Stettler, W)
Act to Restore Fairness to Public Revenue, An (Bill 2)
Second reading ... 192, 209, 212-14, 221 Second reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Cooper: defeated) ... 221 Third reading ... 262
Agricultural insurance
Crop insurance program ... 57
Agriculture
Small producers ... 577 Urban farming, health and safety standards ... 576-77
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Loans, funding for ... 57
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency
Alberta Local Food Act (Bill 202)
Second reading ... 303-4 Committee ... 576-77 Third reading ... 892-93 Application to public sector ... 304 Stakeholder consultation ... 304 Use of word "agriculture" ... 576
Bridge maintenance and repair
Castle special management area
Timber allocation cancellation ... 420
Consort hospital and care centre
Drought
Impact on agriculture ... 57
Drumheller-Stettler (constituency)
Education finance
Funding for rural and remote schools ... 58
Election (Restrictions on Government Advertising) Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 203)
First reading ... 349 Second reading (carried unanimously) ... 404-5, 409, 476-77 Second reading, motion that bill be withdrawn and subject matter referred to the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee (referral amendment A1) (Gray: carried) ... 409 Second reading (carried unanimously), point of order on debate ... 477 General remarks ... 424
Electric power
Microgeneration regulation and policy review (Motion Other than Government Motion 506: carried) ... 690 Transmission cost ... 690
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Second reading ... 740-43, 977, 980-81, 1019-21 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship (referral amendment R1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 977, 980-81, 1019-21 Second reading, time allocation on debate ... 1043 Committee ... 1063-64, 1102-3 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried) ... 1063-64 Committee, amendment A1 (application to paid farm workers) (Babcock: carried), subamendment SA1 (small-business exemption) (Strankman: defeated) ... 1063-64 Committee, amendment A4 (Labour Relations Code exemptions) (Strankman: defeated) ... 1102-3 Third reading ... 1117-18, 1121 Third reading, motion that bill not be now read (6-month hoist amendment) (Jean: defeated) ... 1117-18, 1121 Comparison with other jurisdictions' legislation ... 741-42, 977 Members' statements ... 524, 954 Petitions presented ... 1052 Public information ... 954 Regulatory provisions ... 743 Stakeholder consultation ... 742-43, 960-61, 1043 Stakeholder consultation, public meetings ... 666-67
Farm produce
Market development ... 304 Market development, funding for ... 56 Marketing boards ... 577
Food safety
Local food market ... 576
Forestry division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Health facilities
Capital funding, information technology ... 58
Hospitals
Acute-care beds ... 57-58
Hutterite colonies
Bill 6 application to ... 954
Income tax, provincial (personal income tax)
Flat-tax rate ... 192 Increase, impact on seniors ... 262
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 1)
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2)
Comparison with previous years ... 56 Estimates debate ... 56-58
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Interparty co-operation, members' statements ... 424
Livestock industry
Traceability programs ... 576, 892-93 Traceability programs, funding for ... 56
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Reference in Assembly to absence, point of order on ... 180
Members' Statements (current session)
Co-operation in the Legislative Assembly on Bill 6 ... 954 Farm and ranch worker legislation ... 524 Interparty co-operation ... 424 Official Opposition ... 331
Minimum wage
Impact on employment rate ... 78, 80
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 56-57
Ministry of Education
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 58
Ministry of Health
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 57-58
Ministry of Transportation
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 58
Official Opposition
Members' statements ... 331
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Farm and ranch worker legislation ... 960-61, 1043 Farm and ranch worker legislation consultation ... 666-67 Forest fire fighting contracting ... 126 Highway safety ... 470 Spray Lake Sawmills ... 420
Petitions presented (current session)
Bill 6, Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act, ... 1052
Points of order (current session)
Imputing motives ... 477 Referring to the absence of a member or members ... 180
Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act (Bill 5)
Residential Tenancies (Safer Spaces for Victims of Domestic Violence) Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 204)
Committee ... 685 Committee, amendment A3 (statutory declaration requirement) (Pitt: withdrawn) ... 685
Rural bridge construction
Rural bridge maintenance and repair
Rural hospitals
Acute-care beds ... 57-58
Speech from the Throne
Addresses in reply, questions and comments ... 78, 80
Traffic safety
Regulatory review proposed ... 470
Wildfire prevention and control
Firefighting contracts ... 126
Wildlife predator compensation program
Sucha, Graham (Calgary-Shaw, ND)
Alberta Local Food Act (Bill 202)
Alcohol retail sales
Regulations for licensed establishments ... 902
Bullying
Gay, lesbian, and transgender students ... 470 Prevention strategies ... 469-70
Calgary-Shaw (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 557-58 Overview ... 557-58
Daycare centres
Inclusion in new government buildings (Motion Other than Government Motion 502: carried) ... 318
Gaming and liquor regulation (Alberta Regulation 143/1996)
Amendment to extend hours of liquor sale in live music venues (Motion Other than Government Motion 507: carried) ... 902
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Members' Statements (current session)
Music industry
Live music venues, supports for (Motion Other than Government Motion 507: carried) ... 902
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Bullying prevention ... 469-70
Public Education Collective Bargaining Act (Bill 8)
Second reading ... 718, 726-27 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Families and Communities Committee (referral amendment RA1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 726-27 Committee ... 992 Committee, amendment A1 (teachers' employer bargaining association establishment) (Eggen: carried) ... 992 Third reading ... 1003 School board responses ... 1003 Stakeholder consultation ... 726-27
Restaurants
Local food purchase ... 312-13
Speech from the Throne
Addresses in reply, maiden speeches ... 557-58 Addresses in reply, questions and comments ... 558
Swann, Dr. David (Calgary-Mountain View, AL)
Aboriginal peoples
Relationship with provincial government ... 82
Act to Implement Various Tax Measures and to Enact the Fiscal Planning and Transparency Act, An (Bill 4)
Act to Renew Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 1)
Committee ... 156 Committee, amendment A4 (individual donation limit) (Clark: defeated) ... 156
Act to Restore Fairness to Public Revenue, An (Bill 2)
Second reading ... 187-89 Committee ... 246 Committee, amendment A1 (small-business effective tax rate) (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 246 Third reading ... 268
Alberta Dental Association and College
Alberta heritage savings trust fund
Comparison with other sovereign wealth funds ... 138 Fund utilization ... 137-38, 512, 553
Alberta Human Rights Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 7)
Second reading ... 700-701 Committee ... 907-8 Committee, amendment A1 (provisions on aboriginal heritage) (Swann: defeated) ... 907-8
Alberta Local Food Act (Bill 202)
Second reading ... 401-2 Committee ... 580 Regulatory provisions ... 580
AltaLink
Agreement on upstream flow on Bow and Elbow rivers ... 16
Appropriation Act, 2015 (Bill 9)
Assisted dying
Members' statements ... 446-47
Assuring Alberta's Fiscal Future Act (Bill 201)
ATB Financial
Loans to small and medium-sized businesses ... 553
Budget 2015-2016
Expert input into ... 81 Timeline ... 62, 81
Budget 2015-2016 debate
Debate participants (Government Motion 13) ... 552-54
Budget documents
Consolidated financial statements ... 513
Budget process
Review of efficiencies ... 554
Calgary-Greenway (constituency)
Memorial tribute to former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar, ministerial statement, responses ... 599
Calgary-Mountain View (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 80-81, 802
Cancer diagnosis and treatment
Screening programs ... 69
Capital projects
Job creation ... 553 Prioritization ... 553 Prioritization, publicly available information ("sunshine list") ... 553
Child development
Early childhood mapping project ... 69 Funding, early childhood program ... 68
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
Dr. W.J. David McNeil, ministerial statement, responses ... 1042
Climate change strategy
Clean technology incentives ... 636
Corporate taxation
Collection of taxes administered by province ... 325 Collection of taxes in arrears ... 325 Collection of taxes in arrears, Auditor General's recommendations ... 188 Impact on employment rate ... 554 Increase ... 82 Provincial tax rate ... 187-89
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Debt repayment ... 512, 554, 636 Debt-servicing costs ... 512 Provincial borrowing for operational funding ... 512
Dentists
Fees for services, publication of ... 878
Divisions (procedure)
Division bells in Committee of Supply ... 909
Drought damage mitigation
Members' statements ... 96
Election (Restrictions on Government Advertising) Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 203)
Second reading (carried unanimously) ... 410 Second reading, motion that bill be withdrawn and subject matter referred to the Select Special Ethics and Accountability Committee (referral amendment A1) (Gray: carried) ... 410
Emergency medical services (ambulances, etc.)
First responder scope of practice ... 495-96 Interfacility transfer of patients ... 496 Naloxone administration by first responders ... 644
Energy industries and environment
Technology development ... 554
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6)
Second reading ... 801-3, 809, 1009-11 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship (referral amendment R1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 1009-11 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship (referral amendment R1) (Cooper: defeated), point of order on debate ... 1010 Stakeholder consultation ... 802-3 Workers' compensation provisions ... 1011
Ethics Commissioner
Former commissioner's acceptance of honoraria ... 99
Farm safety
Deaths, Kevan Chandler ... 801, 802 Farm workers' exclusion from legislation ... 429 Injuries, Philippa Thomas ... 801
Farm workers
Children ... 801 Labour protection ... 429 Workers' compensation coverage ... 429
Fentanyl use
Reduction strategy ... 644
Fiscal policy
Government savings ... 511-12 Long-term plan ... 187-88 Progressive Conservative governments ... 268
Flood damage mitigation
Calgary and area ... 15-16, 63 Members' statements ... 96 Upstream mitigation ... 15-16 Upstream mitigation, funding for ... 63
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Appointment process ... 99 Review ... 99
Government policies
General remarks ... 81-82
Gross domestic product
Corporate profits ... 268
Health promotion
High-risk behaviour, harm reduction policies (Motion Other than Government Motion 505: carried) ... 589
Human rights
Members' statements ... 865
Immunization of children
Mandatory information to parents proposed ... 233
Inn from the Cold (homeless shelter)
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2)
Estimates debate ... 62-63, 68-69 Time allotted for consideration ... 62
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
... 12, 39, 95, 368, 426, 437-38, 492, 596, 663, 770, 855, 1040
Introduction of Visitors (visiting dignitaries)
Family of former MLA Weslyn Melva Mather ... 595
Job creation
Grant program ... 371 Local food production ... 402
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
All-party co-operation ... 81-82
Medical laboratories
DynaLife services ... 541 DynaLife services, Health Quality Council of Alberta review ... 541 Public funding and operation proposed ... 541
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Former MLA Weslyn Melva Mather, memorial tribute ... 595
Members' Statements (current session)
Flood and drought damage mitigation ... 96 Former MLA Weslyn Melva Mather, memorial tribute ... 595 Human rights ... 865 Physician-assisted dying ... 446-47
Mennonites
Kanadier Mennonite farm workers ... 801
Ministerial Statements (current session)
Constable Daniel Woodall, responses ... 41 Former MLA Manmeet Singh Bhullar, memorial tribute, responses ... 599 Global violence and Syrian refugees, responses ... 463-64 Truth and reconciliation, responses ... 118-19 Dr. W.J. David McNeil, Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, responses ... 1042
Ministry of Environment and Parks
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 63
Ministry of Health
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 62-63
Ministry of Human Services
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 68-69 Staff morale, corporate surveys ... 69
Ministry of Infrastructure
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 63
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 63
Nonrenewable natural resource revenue
Office of the Premier
Former Premier Dave Hancock, QC, tribute to, ministerial statement, responses ... 277
Opioid use
Reduction strategy ... 644
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Affordable housing ... 773-74 Childhood immunization ... 233 Corporate tax collection ... 325 Dental care costs ... 878 Emergency medical services ... 495-96 Farm worker labour protection and safety ... 429 Flood damage mitigation on the Bow and Elbow rivers ... 15-16 Job creation and retention ... 371 Medical laboratory services ... 541 Opioid use ... 644 Public appointment process ... 99
Points of order (current session)
Primary care networks
Funding ... 69, 496 Implementation strategy ... 62-63
Property tax
Linear property assessment ... 636
Protection Against Family Violence Act (Bill 19, 1998)
Public Education Collective Bargaining Act (Bill 8)
Second reading ... 724, 726 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Families and Communities Committee (referral amendment RA1) (Cooper: defeated) ... 724, 726
Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act (Bill 5)
Committee ... 792-93 Committee, amendment A6 (publication of physicians' median incomes by type of practice) (Swann: defeated) ... 792-93
Refugees
Refugees of the war in Syria, ministerial statement, responses ... 463-64
Registry services
Fees, cancellation of proposed increases ... 187
Residential Tenancies (Safer Spaces for Victims of Domestic Violence) Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 204)
Respect for Communities Act (Bill C-2, federal)
Impact on harm reduction strategies ... 644
Revenue
Sources of revenue ... 554
Royalty structure (energy resources)
School boards and districts
Student participation on (Motion Other than Government Motion 503: carried unanimously) ... 413
Small business
Provincial tax rate ... 187-88, 636 Provincial tax rate, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 246 Red tape reduction proposed ... 188 Support for ... 82, 552-53, 554
Speech from the Throne
Addresses in reply ... 80-82
Standing Orders
Time allotted for budget debates ... 62
Taxation
Alcohol tax ... 512 Tax credits ... 553-54 Tobacco products tax ... 512
Terrorist attacks
Ministerial statement, responses ... 463-64
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Final report, ministerial statement, responses ... 118-19 Report recommendations ... 118-19
United Nations universal declaration of human rights
Victims of Domestic Violence Act (Bill 214, 1996)
Woodall, Constable Daniel (Edmonton police officer killed on duty)
Ministerial statement, responses ... 41
Sweet, Heather (Edmonton-Manning, ND)
Agriculture
Awareness events, Open Farm Days ... 310
Alberta Hospital Edmonton
Members' statements ... 874-75
Alberta Local Food Act (Bill 202)
Child protective services
Committee on Families and Communities, Standing
Report presented on 2015-2016 main estimates and business plans, amendments tabled for ministries of Education and Service Alberta ... 609 Report presented on 2015-2016 main estimates and business plans for ministries of Culture and Tourism, Education, Health, Human Services, Justice and Solicitor General, Seniors, Service Alberta, and Status of Women ... 609
Edmonton-Manning (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 886
Estimates of Supply (government expenditures)
Main and Legislative Assembly offices estimates 2015-2016 debate, Committee on Families and Communities report presented and amendments tabled ... 609
Family and community support services
Farm produce
Direct sale to consumers ... 310
Human services
Support for front-line workers ... 344
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2)
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Members' Statements (current session)
Alberta Hospital Edmonton ... 874-75 Slovenian Canadian Association 50th anniversary ... 127
Ministry of Education
Main estimates 2015-2016 debate in Committee on Families and Communities, amendment tabled (amendment A2) ... 609 Main estimates 2015-2016 debate in Committee on Families and Communities, report presented ... 609
Ministry of Health
Main estimates 2015-2016 debate in Committee on Families and Communities, report presented ... 609
Ministry of Human Services
Interim supply estimates 2015-2016 (no. 2), debate ... 65 Main estimates 2015-2016 debate in Committee on Families and Communities, report presented ... 609
Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General
Main estimates 2015-2016 debate in Committee on Families and Communities, report presented ... 609
Ministry of Seniors
Main estimates 2015-2016 debate in Committee on Families and Communities, report presented ... 609
Ministry of Service Alberta
Main estimates 2015-2016 debate in Committee on Families and Communities, amendment tabled ... 609 Main estimates 2015-2016 debate in Committee on Families and Communities, report presented ... 609
Ministry of Status of Women
Main estimates 2015-2016 debate in Committee on Families and Communities, report presented ... 609
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Reports presented by standing and special committees
Families and Communities Committee report on 2015-2016 main estimates and business plan for ministries of Culture and Tourism, Education, Health, Human Services, Justice and Solicitor General, Seniors, Service Alberta, and Status of Women ... 609 Families and Communities Committee report on 2015-2016 main estimates and business plans, amendments tabled for ministries of Education and Service Alberta ... 609
Residential Tenancies (Safer Spaces for Victims of Domestic Violence) Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 204)
Slovenian Canadian Association of Edmonton
50th anniversary, members' statements ... 127
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