Macdonald, Derek (participant, Calgary public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service feasibility
Downtown-to-downtown service ... EF346-47 Timeliness of project ... EF347
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
MacGregor, Ian (Chairman, North West Upgrading Inc.)
Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission
Mandate re bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF32
Bitumen - Export - United States
Carbon taxes ... EF27 Public response ... EF27
Bitumen - Upgrading - Economic aspects
Business economics ... EF31-32 CO*sub*2@sub@ by-products ... EF26, 27, 30 Incentive programs for upgraders (proposed) ... EF30
Bitumen - Upgrading - Environmental aspects
Spills, comparison of bitumen with upgraded products ... EF27
Bitumen - Upgrading - Products
Processing by-products (CO*sub*2,@sub@ coke) ... EF26, 27, 30
Bitumen - Upgrading - Refineries
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program
Contract management ... EF26-27 Contract management, request for proposals ... EF26, 28 History ... EF26-27
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Economic aspects
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Environmental aspects
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Royalties
Government revenue forecasts ... EF28, 32
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
Feedstock for Sturgeon refinery ... EF26, 29
Carbon capture and storage
Bitumen upgrading applications ... EF27-28, 30
Carbon tax
Provincial strategy ... EF30
Carbon tax - United States
Public acceptance ... EF27
Coke
By-product of bitumen upgrading ... EF26
Diesel fuel
Business economics ... EF26, 27, 31 Markets ... EF27 Prices ... EF27 Refineries, production processes ... EF26 Supply shortages ... EF27 Transportation ... EF27, 30
Diesel fuel - Environmental aspects
Spills, comparison with bitumen ... EF27 Vehicle emissions ... EF28
Energy industry - Mexico
Exports of Mayan crude ... EF27
Energy industry - United States
Bakken oil formation, impact ... EF27, 28 Impact of production increase ... EF27, 28
Gas - United States
Impact of production increase ... EF28
Hydraulic fracturing
Use of bitumen upgrading by-products (CO*sub*2@sub@) ... EF27
North West Redwater Partnership
Partnership, CNRL and North West Upgrading ... EF26, 29, 32
North West Upgrading Inc.
Bitumen processing ... EF26 Business environment ... EF32-33 Diesel fuel, as upgraded product ... EF26 Feedstock, hydrogen, gasification or natural gas ... EF26 Partnerships ... EF33 Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF25-33 Processing agreement ... EF26 Provincial contract ... EF26, 28 Provincial contract, confidentiality ... EF28-29, 32 Provincial contract, cost-of-service ... EF26-27 Provincial contract, financial aspects ... EF26-27, 28-29, 32 Provincial contract, phase 2 (proposed) ... EF31 Refinery, phases 1, 2, and 3 ... EF26, 31, 32 Regulatory approvals ... EF27 Staff ... EF31, 33 Staff, chairman ... EF25-26, 33
Oil
Enhanced recovery ... EF26, 27
Oil - Royalties
Provincial strategy ... EF26
Oil - Saskatchewan
Enhanced recovery, pilot projects ... EF30
Pipelines
Bitumen transport ... EF27 Diesel fuel exports ... EF27, 30
Pipelines - Construction
Kinder-Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline, expansion (proposed) ... EF30 Need for increased capacity ... EF27, 30, 31 TransCanada Keystone XL project ... EF30 West-east pipeline (proposed) ... EF30
Pipelines - Environmental aspects
Public response ... EF27 Spills, comparison of bitumen with upgraded products ... EF27 Spills, comparison of pipelines with railways ... EF31
Railroads
Transportation of diesel fuel ... EF30, 31
Railroads - Environmental aspects
Transportation of upgraded bitumen, spills ... EF31
Synthetic crude
Business economics ... EF31 Refinery production, processes ... EF26
Macovei-Benczur, Sebastian (participant, Edmonton public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service feasibility
Cargo shipping (proposed) ... EF381-82 Impacts, socioeconomic ... EF382 Train speed ... EF380
High-speed rail service feasibility - Environmental aspects
Comparison to other modes of transportation ... EF381
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Economic analysis, job creation ... EF381 Funding sources, stocks and bonds ... EF381 Funding sources, subsidies ... EF382
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Railroads
General remarks ... EF380
Mason, Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood)
Agency Governance Secretariat
Government restructuring ... EF159
Calgary Police Service
Premier's security services ... EF159, 160
Deputy Premier's office
Government restructuring ... EF159
Estimates of supply, main
Committee consideration, point of order on combined time for questions and answers ... EF153
Executive Council
Government restructuring ... EF159 Main estimates 2013-2014 debate ... EF153, 159-60
Government departments
Politicization of communications ... EF159, 160
Office of the Premier
Premier's security services ... EF159, 160
Opposition caucuses
Public identification of ... EF159
Public service
Corporate human resources ... EF159
Massolin, Dr. Philip (Manager, Research Services, from July 11, 2012; previously Committee Research Co-ordinator; Legislative Assembly Office)
Amtrak Corp.
Presentation on high-speed rail (proposed) ... EF251
Bitumen - Upgrading - Economic aspects
Price differentials, light/heavy oil (bitumen bubble) ... EF81
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Economic aspects
Benefits ... EF81 Capital and labour costs ... EF81 Public- and private-sector development ... EF81
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Environmental aspects
Energy efficiency ... EF81 Risks, regulatory approvals ... EF81
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program review
Background briefing by research services, motion on (Rogers: carried) ... EF11 Research support ... EF8, 11, 81 Research support, summary of background research ... EF15
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program review - Public input
Oral presentations, overview of major issues ... EF80-81 Oral presentations by six groups with written submissions, and by Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association, Canadian Heavy Oil Association, and IOSA during week of February 25, motion on (Dorward: carried) ... EF38, 40 Stakeholder list, draft list, additions procedure ... EF14 Stakeholder list, draft list, motion to accept (Starke: carried) ... EF13 Written submissions, deadline extension ... EF35-36 Written submissions, invitations to stakeholders for, motion on (Bhardwaj: carried) ... EF15 Written submissions, public availability ... EF15, 36 Written submissions, summary (proposed) ... EF15
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program review - Report by committee
Committee procedures ... EF82-83 Minority reports, procedures ... EF202 Report, draft, motion to approve changes to wording of recommendations for final report (Dorward: carried) ... EF203-6 Report, draft, overview ... EF201-2
Bombardier
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF316-17
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Committees of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative policy committees, public input, late written submissions ... EF35
High-speed rail service - Norway
High-speed rail service - Sweden
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Oral presentations, preparation of schedule for review, motion to approve (Bhardwaj: carried) ... EF212-13 Public meetings (proposed) ... EF326-27 Written submissions, page limit ... EF224-25 Written submissions, request for ... EF212, 223
High-speed rail service feasibility - Review
Research support ... EF212, 213, 329 Research support, summary of issues ... EF252 Research support, summary of issues (proposed) ... EF213, 214
High-speed rail service feasibility - Stakeholder presentations
Stakeholder panels, aboriginal and environmental issues ... EF224 Stakeholder panels, committee guidance to stakeholders ... EF212-13, 224-25 Stakeholder panels, draft list ... EF223 Stakeholder panels, technology ... EF225 Stakeholder panels list, revision to ... EF251 Stakeholders, draft list ... EF213, 223 Stakeholders, draft list, preparation for review by December 6, motion to approve (Sarich: carried) ... EF212
IHS CERA
Report on bitumen upgrading economics, submission of ... EF62
Loram Maintenance of Way
Presentation on high-speed rail (proposed), invitation declined ... EF251
Pipelines - Construction
Economic impacts ... EF81
Standing Orders
Application to legislative policy committees, timeline for tabling of reports ... EF207
Value Creation Inc.
Written submission by, overview ... EF38
McAllister, Bruce (W, Chestermere-Rocky View)
Alberta Enterprise Corporation
Funding ... EF128 Funding, amendment to main estimates presented ... EF136
Campus Alberta
Administrative services ... EF128, 130, 132 Branding ... EF129 Disability-related employment supports ... EF129 Funding decrease ... EF129-30 Interinstitutional collaboration ... EF128-29, 130, 132 International partnerships ... EF129 International partnerships, funding for, amendment to main estimates presented ... EF136 Online learning ... EF128 Research and development ... EF132 Research and development, new professors ... EF129 Shared curriculum ... EF128 Student transfers ... EF128, 132
Capital plan
3-year capital plan ... EF132
Centennial education savings plan
Council of Alberta University Students
Comments by chair on funding decrease ... EF130
Deputy Premier's office
Government restructuring ... EF128
Higher Education Strategy Associates
Innovation and technology commercialization
Labour force planning
Skilled worker shortages ... EF144, 145 Workforce strategies, funding ... EF128
Ministry of Enterprise and Advanced Education
Communications, funding for, amendment to main estimates presented ... EF136 Corporate costs, funding for, amendment to main estimates presented ... EF136 Corporate services, funding for, amendment to main estimates presented ... EF136 Deputy minister's office, funding for, amendment to main estimates presented ... EF136 Goals and priorities ... EF130-31 Main estimates 2013-2014 debate ... EF127-33, 136, 144-46 Main estimates 2013-2014 debate, amendment presented ... EF136 Minister's office, funding for, amendment to main estimates presented ... EF136 Ministry support services ... EF128 Ministry support services, amendment to main estimates presented ... EF136 Operating expenses ... EF128
Postsecondary educational institutions
Postsecondary educational institutions - Admissions (enrolment)
Participation rates ... EF130
Postsecondary educational institutions - Finance
Public service
Staff reduction in management ... EF128
Student financial aid (postsecondary students)
Bursaries and grants ... EF131 Bursaries for rural students ... EF130-31 Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EF131 Funding ... EF131, 145 Grants for students from low-income families ... EF128, 131
Temporary foreign workers
Federal program ... EF144
Tuition and fees, postsecondary
University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
New radiation therapy program ... EF129
University of Calgary, Faculty of Engineering
Capital funding ... EF132
McCarthy, Leo (participant, Edmonton public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service feasibility
Comparison with other modes of transportation ... EF380 Comparison with transportation by auto ... EF379 Safety issues ... EF379-80
High-speed rail service feasibility - Design and construction
Engineering issues, cold-weather ... EF380 Engineering issues, magnetic levitation (Maglev) technology ... EF379-80
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
McCulloch, Ed (participant, Calgary public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service - China
General remarks ... EF335
High-speed rail service - France
New line construction ... EF335
High-speed rail service - United Kingdom
High-speed rail service - United States
Public investment ... EF335
High-speed rail service feasibility
Policy issues, economic stimulus ... EF336 Timeliness of project ... EF336
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Private operation, feasibility of ... EF336
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Land acquisition, cost of ... EF335
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
McDonald, Everett (PC, Grande Prairie-Smoky)
Agricultural societies
Programs and services ... EF197
Agriculture - Exports
Diversification and market development ... EF196 Transportation to market ... EF196
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Mandate re exports ... EF196
Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Economic aspects
New projects ... EF75-76 Public- and private-sector development ... EF76
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program review - Public input
Oral presentations by six groups with written submissions, and by Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association, Canadian Heavy Oil Association, and IOSA during week of February 25, motion on (Dorward: carried) ... EF40 Written submissions, deadline extension ... EF36 Written submissions, public availability, motion to post on external committee website (McDonald: carried) ... EF37
Campgrounds, provincial
Reservation system ... EF105
Canadian National Railway
Handling capacity ... EF196 Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF259
Energy industry - Regulations
Single regulator (proposed) ... EF75
Estimates of supply, main
Schedule, motion to accept proposed (Luan: carried), recorded vote ... EF90
High-speed rail service feasibility
Comparison with transportation by air ... EF220 Impact on other provincial projects (opportunity cost) ... EF237 Safety issues ... EF259
High-speed rail service feasibility - Design and construction
Infrastructure, tracks, and crossings ... EF259
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Fare analysis ... EF220 Funding sources, government ... EF258
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Transportation/utility corridors ... EF220
High-speed rail service feasibility - Review
Oral presentations on finance (proposed) ... EF211
HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) lanes
Opportunity cost ... EF237
IHS CERA
Report on bitumen upgrading economics, submission of ... EF61
International trade
Investment attraction ... EF196 Trade missions ... EF196
International trade - Kazakhstan
Livestock industry - Exports
Diversification ... EF196
Meat processing industry
Diversification ... EF196
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Goals and priorities ... EF195 Main estimates 2013-2014 debate ... EF195-97
Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Main estimates 2013-2014 and business plan consideration ... EF104-5
Ministry of Transportation
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF219-20
Off-road vehicles
Licence fees (proposed) ... EF105 Statistics ... EF105
Parks, provincial
Funding, capital expenses ... EF104-5
Pipelines - Construction
Enbridge Northern Gateway project ... EF75 Interjurisdictional co-ordination ... EF75 West-east pipeline (proposed) ... EF75
Pipelines - Construction - Ontario/Quebec
Enbridge Line 9 reversal ... EF75
Railroads - British Columbia
Prince Rupert terminals, handling capacity ... EF196
Siemiatycki, Dr. Matti (associate professor, University of Toronto)
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF237
In Situ Oil Sands Alliance
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF75-76
Trails
Legislation (proposed) ... EF105
Transportation
Private/public investment ... EF258
Transportation/utility corridors
Value Creation Inc.
Presentation by, proposal for ... EF40 Written submission from, proposal for additional ... EF60
WestJet
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF258
McGowan, Gil (President, Alberta Federation of Labour)
Alberta Energy Company (former)
History ... EF70 Re-creation of (proposed) ... EF72
Alberta Federation of Labour
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF67-72
Bitumen - Export - China
Refineries, coking capacity ... EF70
Bitumen - Upgrading
Forecasts, statistics ... EF68 Supply chain development ... EF68
Bitumen - Upgrading - Economic aspects
Business economics ... EF68 Price differentials, light/heavy oil (bitumen bubble) ... EF68, 69, 70, 71, 72 Transportation economics ... EF71
Bitumen - Upgrading - Products
Western Canadian select (bitumen with diluent) ... EF70, 71
Bitumen - Upgrading - Refineries
Existing refineries ... EF68
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program
Development planning ... EF69 History ... EF68 Project timing ... EF69 Report (Alberta's Value Added Oil Sands Opportunities) ... EF68-69 Report (Oil Sands Fiscal Regime Competitiveness Review) ... EF69
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Economic aspects
Benefits ... EF69, 71-72 Benefits, jobs generated ... EF68, 69 Capital and labour costs ... EF69, 72 New projects ... EF71 Public and private investment ... EF72 Public- and private-sector development ... EF69-70, 71-72 Risks, economic ... EF71-72
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Royalties
Government revenue forecasts ... EF68-69
Carbon tax
Provincial strategy ... EF69 Provincial strategy, member's request for information ... EF71
Energy industry
Timing of new projects ... EF72
Energy industry - United States
Refineries, coking capacity ... EF70
Oil sands development
Construction costs ... EF69, 72 New projects ... EF71
Petrochemical industry - Strathcona area
Public- vs. private-sector involvement ... EF70, 72
Pipelines
Bitumen transport ... EF71
Pipelines - Construction
Economic impacts on job creation ... EF68 Enbridge Northern Gateway project ... EF68, 70 Pipeline designs for upgraded or non-upgraded bitumen products ... EF70 Prioritization of proposed pipelines ... EF71 TransCanada Keystone XL project, economic impact ... EF68 TransCanada Keystone XL project, pipeline design ... EF70 TransCanada Keystone XL project, prioritization ... EF71 West-east pipeline (proposed) ... EF70-71
Synthetic crude
Business economics ... EF71, 72 Pipeline capacity, comparison with bitumen ... EF71 Prices ... EF69
McNaney, Mike (Vice-president of Environment, Fuel and Government Relations, WestJet)
Airlines
Infrastructure needs ... EF257
High-speed rail service feasibility
Comparison with transportation by air ... EF254 Impact on other modes of transportation ... EF254, 257, 259
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Transportation
Private/public investment ... EF257, 258
Transportation - Edmonton-Calgary
Volume of traffic ... EF259
Merali, Aziz (participant, Calgary public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service feasibility
Highway 2, impact on ... EF346
High-speed rail service feasibility - Design and construction
At-grade/elevated/below ground construction ... EF346
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Land acquisition, determination of land value ... EF346
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Public meeting, Calgary ... EF346
Highway 2
Traffic patterns ... EF346
Metcalf, Dr. Alexander (President, Transportation Economics & Management Systems)
Amtrak Corp.
Federal (U.S.) funding ... EF276
High-speed rail service - China
General remarks ... EF283
High-speed rail service feasibility
Comparison with transportation by air ... EF278 Comparison with transportation by auto ... EF279 Consumer demand, forecasted ... EF271, 276-77, 280-81 Consumer demand, impact of schedules on ... EF276 Highway 2, impact on ... EF273 Impact on other provincial projects (opportunity cost) ... EF272-73, 276-77, 283 Impacts, socioeconomic ... EF272-73 Potential corridors beyond Edmonton-Calgary ... EF277-78 Report by Oliver Wyman ... EF271 TEMS feasibility study (1982) ... EF271 TEMS report (2008) from 2006 study ... EF271, 280-81 Timeliness of project ... EF272 Van Horne Institute 1982-1984 study ... EF271, 272 Van Horne Institute 2004 study ... EF276
High-speed rail service feasibility - Design and construction
High-speed rail service feasibility - Environmental aspects
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Economic analysis ... EF271-72, 276-77, 281 Funding sources, federal government ... EF272 Funding sources, government ... EF271, 272 Funding sources, taxation ... EF272 Operating costs ... EF271 Public-private partnerships (P3) (proposed) ... EF271-72, 277, 280 Public-private partnerships (P3), Florida model ... EF271 Revenue analysis ... EF271
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Impact on rural areas ... EF283 Route alignment options, track sharing with freight operations ... EF276
Highway 2
Traffic patterns ... EF271
Railroads
Transportation of freight, growth from e-commerce ... EF284
Transportation Economics & Management Systems, Inc. (TEMS)
Miller, Greg (participant, Calgary public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service feasibility
Downtown-to-downtown service ... EF347
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Light rail transit - Calgary
Connection to high-speed rail system, potential for ... EF347
Moje, Richard (participant, Red Deer public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service feasibility
Comparison with transportation by auto ... EF367
High-speed rail service feasibility - Environmental aspects
Electric power use ... EF367
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Public meeting, Red Deer ... EF367
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