Saltvold, Jim (participant, Red Deer public meeting on high-speed rail)
Airlines
Service optimization ... EF359
Alberta High-Speed Rail (2005) Inc.
Buses
Service optimization ... EF359
High-speed rail service feasibility
Impact on other provincial projects (opportunity cost) ... EF358, 359-60 Long-term planning ... EF358-59 Timeliness of project ... EF358
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Cost-benefit analysis, comparison to other modes of transportation ... EF359 Funding sources, electronic toll roads (proposed) ... EF359 Private operation, feasibility of ... EF358-59 Public ownership (proposed) ... EF358
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Impact on rural areas ... EF359
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Highway 2
Electronic toll roads (proposed) ... EF359
Sandhu, Peter (Ind. from May 14; previously PC; Edmonton-Manning)
IHS CERA
Report on bitumen upgrading economics, submission of ... EF61
Value Creation Inc.
Written submission from, proposal for additional ... EF60
Sarich, Janice (PC, Edmonton-Decore)
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF301
Alberta Chambers of Commerce
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF244
Alberta High-Speed Rail (2005) Inc.
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF323
Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF301
Amtrak Corp.
Presentation on high-speed rail (proposed) ... EF251
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program review - Report by committee
Report, draft, motion to approve changes to wording of recommendations for final report (Dorward: carried) ... EF204-5
Bombardier
General remarks ... EF371 Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF314-15
Calgary
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF289
Calgary Economic Development
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF244
Canadian National Railway
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF274-75
Canadian Pacific Railway
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF275
Canadian Rail Research Laboratory
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF314-15
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Panel presentations, name tags for committee members (proposed) ... EF303
CPCS
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF274-75
Economic diversification
Tourism, parks and recreation as ... EF103
Edmonton
Land annexation (proposed) ... EF289 Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF289
Edmonton Economic Development Corporation
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF244
Estimates of supply, main
Schedule, motion to accept proposed (Luan: carried), recorded vote ... EF88, 89, 90
High-speed rail service feasibility
Highway 2, impact on ... EF355 Impact on urban densification ... EF289 Integration with local/regional transit systems (multimodal transit) ... EF352 Long-term planning ... EF375 Potential corridors beyond Edmonton-Calgary ... EF298 Reports, updating of ... EF221, 226 Safety issues ... EF341-42 Timeliness of project ... EF361 Transportation of vehicles (proposed) ... EF355 Urban public transportation systems, as requirement ... EF236, 244
High-speed rail service feasibility - Design and construction
At-grade/elevated/below ground construction ... EF323 Engineering issues, cold-weather ... EF362, 371 Infrastructure needs ... EF323 Staged development, connection of economic/transportation hubs ... EF244
High-speed rail service feasibility - Environmental aspects
Comparison to other modes of transportation ... EF315 Electric power use ... EF368
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Economic analysis ... EF235, 274-75 Fare analysis ... EF338 Funding sources ... EF364 Funding sources, toll roads (proposed) ... EF364 Private operation, feasibility of ... EF323 Public ownership (proposed) ... EF342
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Impact on rural areas ... EF352, 361 Land acquisition ... EF235, 244 Land acquisition, compensation for ... EF355 Land acquisition, cost of ... EF345 Route alignment options, greenfield routes ... EF274-75 Route alignment options, highway 2, alignment with ... EF371 Route alignment options, highway 2, east of ... EF362 Route alignment options, highway 2, west of ... EF365 Route alignment options, track sharing with freight operations ... EF314, 352 Route alignment options, track sharing with railway operations ... EF341-42
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Locations for oral presentations ... EF210 Oral presentations, guidance to stakeholders ... EF212, 226 Oral presentations, preparation of schedule for review, motion to approve (Bhardwaj: carried) ... EF213 Public meeting, Calgary ... EF337-38, 341-42 Public meeting, Edmonton ... EF371, 375 Public meeting, Red Deer ... EF352, 355, 360-61, 362, 364, 365, 368 Public meetings (proposed) ... EF326 Public meetings (proposed), advertising ... EF330 Written submissions, request for ... EF213
High-speed rail service feasibility - Red Deer
Connection with high-speed rail service, potential for ... EF301 Terminal location, proposed ... EF352
High-speed rail service feasibility - Review
Committee to study feasibility of high-speed rail transit system to be built in phases, motion to amend to replace "between Edmonton and Calgary" with "in phases" (Pastoor: carried) ... EF210 Scope of review, framework vs. feasibility study ... EF226 Written submissions ... EF329 Written submissions, public availability of ... EF329 Written submissions, unsolicited ... EF330
High-speed rail service feasibility - Stakeholder presentations
Stakeholder panels, aboriginal and environmental issues ... EF224 Stakeholder panels, committee guidance to stakeholders ... EF213 Stakeholder panels, railway infrastructure and engineering, committee to invite Magnovate Technologies and Alberta High-Speed Rail (2005) Inc. to make presentations on February 5, 2014, motion to approve (Hehr: carried) ... EF250-51 Stakeholder panels, technology ... EF224, 225 Stakeholder panels list, revision to ... EF251 Stakeholders, draft list, preparation for review by December 6, motion to approve (Sarich: carried) ... EF210, 212, 213
Highway 41
Transportation/utility corridor (proposed) ... EF244
Light rail transit - Calgary
Connection to high-speed rail system, potential for ... EF301
Light rail transit - Edmonton
Connection to high-speed rail system, potential for ... EF289, 301
Light rail transit - Fort McMurray
Magnovate Technologies
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF323
Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Main estimates 2013-2014 and business plan consideration ... EF101-3 Results-based budgeting ... EF102
Ministry of Transportation
50-year transportation strategy ... EF221, 244 Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF221
Off-road vehicles
Tourism development ... EF101
Public transit
Multimodal systems ... EF360
Public transit - Fort McMurray
Connection to high-speed rail system, potential for ... EF301
Recreation
Physical activity promotion (Active Alberta) ... EF102
Red Deer
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF301
Siemens Canada
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF314
Siemiatycki, Dr. Matti (associate professor, University of Toronto)
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF235-36
Sports
Funding for elite athletes (Podium Alberta) ... EF102
Trails
Legislation (proposed) ... EF101
Transportation - Mountain View county
Regional planning ... EF368
Transportation Economics & Management Systems, Inc. (TEMS)
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF274-75
Transportation/utility corridors
Van Horne Institute
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF274-75
Wood Buffalo, regional municipality of
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF298
Saskiw, Shayne (W, Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills)
Committee on Public Accounts, Standing
Meetings during estimates consideration ... EF85, 88
Estimates of supply, main
Committee consideration, concurrent meetings ... EF85 Schedule, motion to accept proposed (Luan: carried), recorded vote ... EF85, 88 Time allotted per ministry, motion to accept proposed (Bhardwaj: carried), recorded vote ... EF85, 87
Sawchuk, Karen (Committee Clerk)
Amtrak Corp.
Presentation on high-speed rail (proposed) ... EF251, 252
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program review
Background presentations by Ministry of Energy and North West Upgrading, motion on timeline for (Jansen: carried) ... EF15 Research support ... EF14-15
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program review - Public input
Oral presentations, selection of stakeholders for ... EF14-15 Written submissions, deadline extension ... EF36 Written submissions, invitations to stakeholders for ... EF36 Written submissions, invitations to stakeholders for, motion on (Bhardwaj: carried) ... EF14-15 Written submissions, public availability, motion to post on external committee website (McDonald: carried) ... EF37
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Administrative support ... EF3 Panel presentations, name tags for committee members (proposed) ... EF303
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Public meetings (proposed), advertising ... EF328 Public meetings (proposed), dates ... EF329
High-speed rail service feasibility - Review
Written submissions, unsolicited ... EF330
High-speed rail service feasibility - Stakeholder presentations
Stakeholder panels, railway infrastructure and engineering, committee to invite Magnovate Technologies and Alberta High-Speed Rail (2005) Inc. to make presentations on February 5, 2014, motion to approve (Hehr: carried) ... EF250, 251 Stakeholder panels list, revision to ... EF251-52
SNC Lavalin
Presentation on high-speed rail (proposed) ... EF251
Value Creation Inc.
Cancellation of presentation by ... EF62 Written submission from, proposal for additional ... EF62
Schmal, John (participant, Calgary public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service - United States - California
High-speed rail service feasibility
Operation by existing railway companies (proposed) ... EF334
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Cost-benefit analysis, urban vs. rural ... EF335 Private operation, feasibility of ... EF333-34, 335
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Route alignment options, greenfield routes ... EF334
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Light rail transit - Calgary
Connection to high-speed rail system, prebuild ... EF335
Railroads
Passenger service, Edmonton to Calgary ... EF333
Schmidt, Marty (participant, Red Deer public meeting on high-speed rail)
Freehold land
Rights of way, air space ... EF366
High-speed rail service feasibility
Long-term planning, risk analysis ... EF366
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Route alignment options ... EF366
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Public meeting, Red Deer ... EF366
Scholz, Peter (participant, Calgary public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service feasibility
Feasibility studies, 2004 and 2010 ... EF338 Implementation proposal ... EF338 Timeliness of project ... EF338
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Public investment vs. road infrastructure investment ... EF339
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Transportation
Provincial long-term plan ... EF338
Sendall, Richard (Senior Vice-president, Strategy and Government Relations, MEG Energy)
Bitumen - Upgrading - Economic aspects
Price differentials, light/heavy oil (bitumen bubble) ... EF74 Transportation economics ... EF74
Bitumen - Upgrading - Refineries
Cancellation of projects ... EF74
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Economic aspects
Government impact on industry ... EF74 New projects ... EF75-76 Public- and private-sector development ... EF74
Energy industry - United States
Bakken oil formation, impact ... EF74
Pipelines - Construction
Economic impacts ... EF74
In Situ Oil Sands Alliance
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF74-76
Sennema, John (Manager of Land and Economic Development, City of Red Deer)
High-speed rail service feasibility - Red Deer
Connection with high-speed rail service, potential for ... EF301-2
Red Deer - Transportation
Regional transit system ... EF300
Shelly, Neil (Executive Director, Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association)
Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF49-55
Bitumen
Prices for non-upgraded bitumen ... EF50
Bitumen - Export
Environmental regulations as nontariff trade barriers ... EF50-51
Bitumen - Export - China
Refineries ... EF50 Supply and demand ... EF50
Bitumen - Export - United States
Environmental regulations ... EF50-51
Bitumen - Royalties
Impact on industry development ... EF51, 52
Bitumen - Upgrading
Bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program, alternatives to (proposed) ... EF52 Forecasts, statistics ... EF49 History ... EF49
Bitumen - Upgrading - Economic aspects
Incentive programs for upgraders (proposed) ... EF52, 53 Labour and capital costs ... EF53 Price differentials, light/heavy oil (bitumen bubble) ... EF49-50 Risks for upgrader operators, member's request for information ... EF54
Bitumen - Upgrading - Environmental aspects
Environmental leadership potential ... EF50 Regulatory approvals ... EF52 Water use ... EF54, 55
Bitumen - Upgrading - Products
Local markets ... EF51-52 Western Canadian select (bitumen with diluent) ... EF50
Bitumen - Upgrading - Refineries
Cancellation of projects ... EF49, 51, 53 Capacity for non-upgraded bitumen ... EF50 Existing refineries ... EF50
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Economic aspects
Benefits ... EF50 Diversification ... EF51 Economic competitiveness ... EF52 Market diversification ... EF50
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Environmental aspects
Risks, regulatory approvals ... EF52
Bridges - Highway 63
Heavy-haul corridor (proposed) ... EF52
Carbon capture and storage
Enhance Energy, pilot project ... EF50 Shell Quest, pilot project ... EF50
Conference Board of Canada
Bitumen upgrading, forecasts ... EF49
Energy industry - Strathcona area
Development planning ... EF49
Energy industry - United States
Refineries, capacity for non-upgraded bitumen ... EF50 Refineries, supply and demand ... EF50
Energy resources - Export
Market diversification ... EF50
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Bitumen upgrading, forecasts ... EF49
Enhance Energy Inc.
Carbon capture and storage ... EF50
Gas
Liquids market (ethane) ... EF51
Gas - United States
Incentive programs ... EF54
International trade
Nontariff trade barriers ... EF50-51
National Energy Board
Bitumen upgrading, forecasts ... EF49
North West Upgrading Inc.
Capital and labour costs ... EF53
Oil sands development
Economic forecasts ... EF49
Petrochemical industry - Strathcona area
Facilities, statistics ... EF49 Industry development ... EF51
Pipelines
Capacity for upgraded/non-upgraded bitumen products ... EF50, 54
Pipelines - Construction
West-east pipeline (proposed) ... EF50
Sherman, Dr. Raj (AL, Edmonton-Meadowlark)
Alberta Energy Company (former)
Re-creation of (proposed) ... EF72
Alberta Federation of Labour
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF70-72
Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF52-53
Bitumen - Export - China
Supply and demand ... EF58
Bitumen - Upgrading - Economic aspects
Business economics ... EF22 CO*sub*2@sub@ by-products ... EF30 Incentive programs for upgraders (proposed) ... EF53 Price differentials, light/heavy oil (bitumen bubble) ... EF22, 72 Transportation economics ... EF70-71
Bitumen - Upgrading - Environmental aspects
Environmental levies, member's request for information ... EF75
Bitumen - Upgrading - Products
Processing by-products (CO*sub*2,@sub@ coke) ... EF30 Western Canadian select (bitumen with diluent) ... EF70
Bitumen - Upgrading - Refineries
Locations in other provinces, member's request for information ... EF23, 59
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program
Development planning ... EF70-71 Development planning, member's request for information ... EF58
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Economic aspects
Benefits, jobs generated ... EF22 New projects ... EF22, 71 Public and private investment ... EF72 Public- and private-sector development ... EF76
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Environmental aspects
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Royalties
Government revenue forecasts ... EF22, 30, 52
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program review - Report by committee
Committee procedures ... EF82
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF58-59
Carbon capture and storage
Bitumen upgrading applications ... EF30 Provincial strategy ... EF79
Carbon tax
Provincial strategy ... EF30 Provincial strategy, member's request for information ... EF71 Revenue ... EF79
Carbon tax - British Columbia
Diesel fuel
Business economics ... EF22 Markets ... EF53 Refineries ... EF53 Transportation ... EF30
Energy industry
Canadian energy corridor (proposed) ... EF52
Energy industry - Northern Alberta
Alberta energy corridor (proposed) ... EF52
Energy industry - United States
Impact of production increase ... EF58
Government of Canada
Equalization and transfer payments, member's request for information ... EF23
Highway 16
Energy corridor (proposed) ... EF52
Highway 43
Energy corridor (proposed) ... EF52
Hydrocarbon Upgrading Task Force
Goals for energy strategy ... EF22
Ministry of Energy
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF21-23
North West Upgrading Inc.
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF30-31
Oil - Saskatchewan
Enhanced recovery, pilot projects ... EF30
Pipelines
Bitumen transport ... EF70-71 Diesel fuel exports ... EF30
Pipelines - Construction
Interjurisdictional approvals, member's request for information re upgraded bitumen ... EF52 Interjurisdictional co-ordination ... EF78-79 Kinder-Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline, expansion (proposed) ... EF30 Need for increased capacity ... EF30, 58, 74-75 Prioritization of proposed pipelines ... EF70-71 TransCanada Keystone XL project ... EF30 TransCanada Keystone XL project, economic impact ... EF74-75 TransCanada Keystone XL project, prioritization ... EF70-71 West-east pipeline (proposed) ... EF30, 70-71, 75
Pipelines - Environmental aspects
Approval process ... EF78-79 Safety and security, member's request for information ... EF75
Railroads
Transportation of diesel fuel ... EF30
Shell Canada Energy
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF78-79
In Situ Oil Sands Alliance
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF74-76
Synthetic crude
Business economics ... EF22, 70-71, 72 Pipeline capacity, comparison with bitumen ... EF70-71
Siemiatycki, Dr. Matti (Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Program in Planning, University of Toronto)
High-speed rail service - China
General remarks ... EF237
High-speed rail service - United States
Acela Express (U.S. Amtrak) ... EF233
High-speed rail service feasibility
City pairs, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EF232-33, 234, 235 Comparison with transportation by air ... EF233, 236 Comparison with transportation by auto ... EF233, 234 Comparison with transportation by bus ... EF233, 236 Comparison with transportation by conventional rail ... EF233 Consumer demand, forecasted ... EF232-33, 234, 235 Definition of high-speed rail ... EF235 Highway 2, impact on ... EF234-35 Impact on other modes of transportation ... EF233, 234, 236 Impact on other provincial projects (opportunity cost) ... EF234, 235-36, 237 Impact on tourism ... EF233, 237 Impacts, socioeconomic ... EF233, 234-35, 236 Motivation for ... EF232-35, 237-38 Report by GermĂ Bel ... EF232, 233, 234, 237 Research by Bent Flyvbjerg ... EF233 Research by University of California, Berkeley ... EF233 Safety issues ... EF236 Travel distance analysis ... EF232-33, 234 Travel time analysis ... EF234 Urban public transportation systems, as requirement ... EF232, 234-35
High-speed rail service feasibility - Design and construction
High-speed rail service feasibility - Environmental aspects
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Economic analysis ... EF234-38 Fare analysis ... EF234, 236 Funding sources, government ... EF233, 234, 235, 237 Funding sources, government, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EF233, 235 Operating costs ... EF233, 234, 235 Private funding ... EF233, 235
High-speed rail service feasibility - Fort McMurray
General remarks ... EF236 Highway 63, impact on ... EF236
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Land acquisition ... EF234, 235 Route alignment options, use of existing rail rights-of-way ... EF234
Highway 2
Traffic patterns ... EF232
HOT (high-occupancy toll) lanes
Opportunity cost ... EF237
HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) lanes
Opportunity cost ... EF237
Siemiatycki, Dr. Matti (associate professor, University of Toronto)
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF231-38
Transportation
Private/public investment ... EF233, 235
Silva, Dr. Emilson (Professor and Academic Director, Centre for Applied Business Research in Energy and the Environment, Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta)
Bitumen
Terminology, bitumen and crude oil ... EF66
Bitumen - Export - China
Refineries ... EF63 Refineries, capacity ... EF66
Bitumen - Upgrading - Economic aspects
Transportation economics ... EF66
Bitumen - Upgrading - Environmental aspects
Energy systems analysis ... EF63
Bitumen - Upgrading - Products
Transportation ... EF66 Western Canadian select (bitumen with diluent) ... EF66
Bitumen - Upgrading - Refineries
Existing refineries ... EF65
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Economic aspects
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Environmental aspects
Air pollution ... EF63 Risks, environmental ... EF63, 65
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Royalties
Government revenue forecasts ... EF66
Carbon capture and storage
Provincial strategy ... EF63
Diesel fuel - Environmental aspects
Carbon taxes, impact ... EF63
Energy industry
Canadian consumption of Alberta oil ... EF65
Energy industry - Mexico
Exports of Mayan crude ... EF65
Energy industry - United States
Eastern Canada's import of refined products from ... EF65 Refineries ... EF65 Refineries, supply and demand ... EF63
Gas - United States
Impact of production increase ... EF63
North West Upgrading Inc.
Refinery, phases 1, 2, and 3 ... EF66-67
Pipelines
Bitumen transport ... EF66
Pipelines - Construction
Economic impacts ... EF63, 65 Economic impacts on upgraders ... EF65-66 Enbridge Northern Gateway project ... EF65 Kinder-Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline, expansion (proposed) ... EF65 Need for increased capacity ... EF65 TransCanada Keystone XL project, market access ... EF65
Synthetic crude
Refinery production, existing ... EF66
University of Alberta
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF62-67
Sinclair, Tyrell (participant, Calgary public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service feasibility
Highway 2, impact on ... EF344
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Impact on rural areas ... EF344-45 Land acquisition, compensation for ... EF344-45 Land acquisition, cost of ... EF345
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Highway 2
Traffic patterns ... EF344
Skoreyko, Tom (participant, Red Deer public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service feasibility
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Smith, Danielle (W, Highwood)
Agency Governance Secretariat
Staff, full-time equivalents ... EF162
Alberta First Nations Energy Centre
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF9
Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission
Mandate re bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF32
Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association
Presentation by, proposal for ... EF39
Bitumen - Upgrading - Economic aspects
Price differentials, light/heavy oil (bitumen bubble) ... EF20
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program
Contract management, request for proposals ... EF20 Crown agent for bitumen ... EF21
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Economic aspects
New projects ... EF32 New projects, member's request for information ... EF23 Provincial strategy ... EF20
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program - Royalties
Government revenue forecasts ... EF20, 32
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) ... EF38-40 Stakeholder list, draft list ... EF9 Stakeholder list, draft list, additions procedure ... EF14 Stakeholder list, draft list, motion to accept (Starke: carried) ... EF14 Written submissions, deadline extension ... EF38
Campus Alberta
Interinstitutional collaboration ... EF154
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Recommendations for regulatory reform ... EF158
Canadian Heavy Oil Association
Presentation by, proposal for ... EF38-39
Coal mining - Regulations
Federal regulations ... EF153
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Members, free votes ... EF4 Members, partisanship ... EF4 Topic consideration, procedures, motion on (Olesen: carried) ... EF5
Committees of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative policy committees, mandate ... EF164
Early childhood education
Full-day kindergarten ... EF161, 164 Provincial strategy ... EF161
Electric power plants - Environmental aspects
Energy industry
Canadian energy strategy ... EF153 International investment in Alberta ... EF21 Provincial strategy ... EF153
Energy industry - Regulations
Federal regulations (proposed) ... EF153 Single regulator (proposed) ... EF153-54
Energy Resources Conservation Board
Continuation until single regulator ... EF153-54
Engineers India Ltd.
Presentation by, proposal for ... EF9
Estimates of supply, main
Committee consideration, point of order on combined time for questions and answers ... EF153
Executive Council
Business services ... EF157 Communications re mandate ... EF153 Goals and priorities ... EF155, 161, 164 Government restructuring ... EF155, 157 Legal services ... EF157 Main estimates 2013-2014 debate ... EF153-58, 161-62, 164 Main estimates 2013-2014 debate, amendment presented ... EF162 Results-based budgeting ... EF154 Staff, full-time equivalents ... EF162 Staff, severance pay ... EF156
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Alberta relations ... EF171
Government departments
Politicization of communications ... EF157
Government vehicles
Mandate of Ministry of Service Alberta ... EF157
International offices
Appointments of staff ... EF171 Mandate ... EF173-74 Operating expenses ... EF174 Relations with Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations ... EF173 Review ... EF171, 172, 173-74 Staff, senior officials ... EF181
International offices - Hong Kong
Representative ... EF181 Representative's hosting, member's request for information ... EF184
International offices - Washington, DC
Keystone XL pipeline, advocacy ... EF173 Mandate ... EF173-74 Operating expenses ... EF174 Representative ... EF173
International trade
Statistics (2011-12) ... EF172
International trade - Asia
Advisory council ... EF171
International trade - United States
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Ministry of Energy
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF20-21, 23
Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Auditor General's outstanding recommendations re performance measures ... EF171-72 Communications, website hits ... EF172 Corporate services ... EF181 Goals and priorities ... EF171 Government restructuring ... EF181 Main estimates 2013-2014 debate ... EF171-76, 181-82, 184 Ministerial working group ... EF181-82 Ministry support services ... EF181 Performance measures ... EF171-72, 181 Related party transactions, member's request for information ... EF182 Reports on markets and industries, member's request for information ... EF181 Results-based budgeting ... EF172 Shared ministry services ... EF181-82 Staff, full-time equivalents ... EF181
North West Redwater Partnership
Partnership, CNRL and North West Upgrading ... EF32
North West Upgrading Inc.
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF32 Provincial contract ... EF20 Provincial contract, confidentiality ... EF32 Provincial contract, financial aspects ... EF32 Refinery, phases 1, 2, and 3 ... EF32
Office of the Premier
Premier's advocacy for pipeline construction ... EF173, 175 Premier's security services ... EF157 Premier's travel ... EF174 Premier's travel, family members ... EF158 Staff, compensation ... EF157 Staff, full-time equivalents ... EF162
Officers of the Legislature
Opposition caucuses
Public identification of ... EF157
Physicians
Services agreement ... EF154
Pipelines - Construction
Advocacy, member's request for information ... EF181 Interjurisdictional co-ordination ... EF153, 175 TransCanada Keystone XL project ... EF153, 173, 175 West-east pipeline (proposed) ... EF153
Pipelines - Construction - Saskatchewan
Premier's advocacy ... EF175
Pipelines - Environmental aspects
Approval process ... EF163
Postsecondary education
International experience for graduates (externship program), member's request for information ... EF184
Postsecondary educational institutions
Public Affairs Bureau
Funding ... EF156, 157 Funding, amendment to main estimates presented ... EF162 Government restructuring ... EF156 Staff, full-time equivalents ... EF162
Public service
Corporate human resources ... EF156, 162 Integrated decision-making initiative ... EF155 Leadership initiative ... EF155 Performance measures re survey on senior leadership ... EF155 Renewal initiative (reaching our full potential) ... EF155, 164 Severance pay ... EF155, 156 Whistle-blower protection ... EF155-56
Public Service Commissioner's office
Staff, full-time equivalents ... EF162
Regulations - Nova Scotia
Regulatory Review Secretariat
Regulatory reform ... EF158 Staff, full-time equivalents ... EF162
Royalty structure (energy resources)
Aboriginal royalties ... EF20 Provincial strategy ... EF20
In Situ Oil Sands Alliance
Presentation by, proposal for ... EF38-39
South Saskatchewan regional plan (land-use framework)
Teedrum Inc.
Conditional agreement with province ... EF21 Presentation by, proposal for ... EF9, 39
Travel at public expense
Air travel rates, member's request for information ... EF184 Family travel policy ... EF157-58 Funding for air travel ... EF157 Olympics, travel plans ... EF182 Olympics, travel to London ... EF157-58, 184 Olympics, travel to Sochi, member's request for information ... EF184
Witnesses
Committee ability to summon ... EF3
Sorensen, Rhonda (Manager of Corporate Communications and Broadcast Services, Legislative Assembly Office)
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Public meetings (proposed), advertising ... EF328, 329
Starke, Dr. Richard (PC, Vermilion-Lloydminster; Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation from February 4, 2013)
Aboriginal peoples - Treaty 7 area
Tourism development ... EF104
Air travel
Economic competitiveness ... EF99
Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association
Labour market study ... EF105
Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation
Development initiatives program, suspension ... EF92 Funding ... EF92, 102 Grants, phasing out ... EF92
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program review - Public input
Stakeholder list, draft list, motion to accept (Starke: carried) ... EF13
Calgary International Airport
Passenger traffic, statistics ... EF99
Campgrounds, provincial
Reservation system ... EF105
Castle-Crown wilderness area
Designation as wildland park (proposed) ... EF100-101
Economic diversification
Tourism, parks and recreation as ... EF99
Edmonton International Airport
Passenger traffic, statistics ... EF99
Hospitality industry
Labour shortages ... EF105
Lower Athabasca regional plan (land-use framework)
Recommendations for new parks and recreation areas ... EF100
Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Communications, funding ... EF93, 103 Main estimates 2013-2014 and business plan consideration ... EF92-106 Mandate ... EF92 Operating expenses ... EF92 Results-based budgeting ... EF95-96, 102 Staff, reductions ... EF103
Municipalities
Municipal recreation/tourism grants ... EF92, 95-96
Off-road vehicles
Licence fees (proposed) ... EF105 Tourism development ... EF97, 101
Parks, provincial
Economic value ... EF92 Funding, capital expenses ... EF92, 104-5 Funding, operational expenses ... EF92 Revenue ... EF92 Visitors, statistics ... EF92
Parks, provincial - Maintenance and repair
Peter Lougheed provincial park
Visitor services ... EF100
Recreation
After-school recreation program ... EF99 Funding ... EF92 Physical activity promotion (Active Alberta) ... EF92, 102-3
South Saskatchewan regional plan (land-use framework)
Sports
Development initiatives program ... EF92 Funding for amateur sports ... EF92 Funding for elite athletes (Podium Alberta) ... EF92, 102
Sports (Canada)
Funding for elite athletes (Own the Podium) ... EF102
Tourism
Aboriginal partnerships, member's request for information ... EF104 Cost-benefit analysis ... EF105-6 Cost-benefit analysis, member's request for information ... EF104 Economic value ... EF92, 93 Funding ... EF92 Funding for research ... EF97 Labour force statistics ... EF92, 97, 103 Levy, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EF94 Levy, funding formula ... EF92, 93, 99 Revenue from tourists, member's request for information ... EF103 Visitors, statistics ... EF93, 95
Tourism - Marketing
Air access market, Alberta as ... EF97, 98 Funding, emerging markets ... EF98 Funding, federal ... EF106 Partnerships for ... EF98 Transfer to private operators (proposed) ... EF106
Tourism - Marketing - Canada
Tourism - Marketing - Canmore
Sports tourism pilot project ... EF95
Tourism - Marketing - China
Increase in promotions ... EF96 Partnerships for ... EF98
Tourism - Marketing - Colorado
Tourism - Marketing - Drumheller-Stettler
Tourism - Marketing - Germany
Air access market ... EF97 Partnerships for ... EF98 Tourism operators (Dertour Academy) ... EF94, 96
Tourism - Marketing - India
Air access market ... EF98 Funding ... EF98 Increase in promotions ... EF96
Tourism - Marketing - Japan
Air access market ... EF97, 98
Tourism - Marketing - Mexico
Tourism - Marketing - Netherlands
Air access market ... EF97, 98
Tourism - Marketing - Qatar
Air access market ... EF98
Tourism - Marketing - South America
Increase in promotions ... EF96
Tourism - Marketing - South Korea
Air access market ... EF97
Tourism - Marketing - United Arab Emirates
Air access market ... EF98
Tourism - Marketing - United States
Air access market ... EF97, 98 Funding for local tourism development ... EF106
Trails
Legislation (proposed) ... EF101, 105 Tourism development ... EF97
Trails - Canmore
New parking lot (Legacy Trail) ... EF103
Travel Alberta
Advertising campaign (Remember to Breathe) ... EF101 Awards ... EF92, 101 Budget 2012-13, overexpenditures, member's request for information ... EF95 Cost-benefit analysis ... EF94-95 Crown corporation, communications ... EF95 Crown corporation, provincial relations ... EF93 Funding ... EF92, 93, 95 Funding, sustainability fund ... EF99 Local tourism providers ... EF93, 94 Mandate ... EF92 Partnerships ... EF96, 100 Performance measures re visitor statistics ... EF93, 95 Revenue ... EF100
Travel at public expense
Cost-benefit analysis ... EF94-95 Olympics, travel plans ... EF94-95 Olympics, travel to London ... EF94
Stepovy, John (General Manager, Red Arrow Motorcoach)
High-speed rail service feasibility
Comparison with transportation by bus ... EF254 Impact on other modes of transportation ... EF254, 257, 260-61
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Economic analysis ... EF259
Transportation
Emerging technologies, Car2go ... EF259 Private/public investment ... EF257 Regional transportation systems ... EF260 Service to bedroom communities ... EF260
Transportation - Edmonton-Calgary
Stevens, Jay (Chief Financial Officer, Teedrum, Inc.)
North West Upgrading Inc.
Processing agreement ... EF48
Teedrum Inc.
Presentation on bitumen royalty-in-kind (BRIK) program ... EF48 Project (proposed) ... EF48
Stevenson, Jim (participant, Calgary public meeting on high-speed rail)
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Private operation, feasibility of ... EF342-43
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
Light rail transit - Calgary
Connection to high-speed rail system, potential for ... EF342-43
Stier, Pat (W, Livingstone-Macleod)
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF297
Alberta High-Speed Rail (2005) Inc.
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF324
Calgary
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF288
Calgary Regional Partnership
Promotion of regional rail system ... EF288
Canadian Rail Research Laboratory
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF308
Capital Region Board Transit Committee
Integrated regional transportation master plan ... EF289-90
CPCS
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF279
Edmonton
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF288-89
Edmonton Economic Development Corporation
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF246
High-speed rail service feasibility
Highway 2, impact on ... EF344 Impact on other modes of transportation ... EF260, 261 Impact on other provincial projects (opportunity cost) ... EF364 Potential corridors beyond Edmonton-Calgary ... EF302
High-speed rail service feasibility - Design and construction
Infrastructure, station location ... EF246 Land-capture/mass transit rail business model ... EF324 Staged development, connection of economic/transportation hubs ... EF246
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Cost of implementation ... EF340 Funding sources, taxation ... EF348 Private funding ... EF235
High-speed rail service feasibility - Land use
Impact on rural areas ... EF279, 297, 344-45 Impact on rural areas, CPCS report for AAMDC on ... EF279 Impact on rural road access ... EF340 Land acquisition, compensation for ... EF280, 344, 357 Land acquisition, provincial role in ... EF324 Land acquisition by expropriation ... EF340 Route alignment options ... EF279, 357 Route alignment options, Edmonton to Fort McMurray ... EF297-98 Transportation/utility corridors ... EF357
High-speed rail service feasibility - Public input
High-speed rail service feasibility - Red Deer
Terminal location, proposed ... EF297
High-speed rail service feasibility - Stakeholder presentations
Stakeholder panels, railway infrastructure and engineering, committee to invite Magnovate Technologies and Alberta High-Speed Rail (2005) Inc. to make presentations on February 5, 2014, motion to approve (Hehr: carried) ... EF250, 251 Stakeholder panels list, revision to ... EF251
Highway 2
Traffic patterns ... EF344
Light rail transit - Calgary
Connection to high-speed rail system, potential for ... EF288
Light rail transit - Edmonton
Connection to high-speed rail system, potential for ... EF288
Light rail transit - Fort McMurray
Magnovate Technologies
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF324
Red Arrow Motorcoach
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF260-61
Red Deer
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF297
Siemiatycki, Dr. Matti (associate professor, University of Toronto)
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF235
Transportation
Private/public investment ... EF235 Regional transportation systems ... EF260, 364 Service to bedroom communities ... EF260
Transportation - Edmonton-Calgary
Transportation Economics & Management Systems, Inc. (TEMS)
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF279
Transportation/utility corridors
Van Horne Institute
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF280
Wood Buffalo, regional municipality of
Land transfer for highway 69 ... EF302 Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF297-98, 302
Strankman, Rick (W, Drumheller-Stettler)
Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program review - Report by committee
Timeline for report from committee ... EF10
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Teleconferencing for 28th Legislature, motion on (Dorward: carried unanimously) ... EF2
Committees of the Legislative Assembly
Estimates of supply, main
Committee consideration, members' questions ... EF95 Schedule, motion to accept proposed (Luan: carried), recorded vote ... EF87, 90
High-speed rail service - China
High-speed rail service feasibility
City pairs, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EF218 Safety issues ... EF218
High-speed rail service feasibility - Environmental aspects
Energy requirements ... EF218
High-speed rail service feasibility - Finance
Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Communications, funding ... EF93 Main estimates 2013-2014 and business plan consideration ... EF93-98, 105-6 Main estimates 2013-2014 debate, amendment presented ... EF98 Minister's office, funding for, amendment to main estimates presented ... EF98 Results-based budgeting ... EF95-96
Ministry of Transportation
Presentation on high-speed rail ... EF218
Municipalities
Municipal recreation/tourism grants ... EF95
Off-road vehicles
Tourism development ... EF96
Tourism
Cost-benefit analysis ... EF105-6 Economic value ... EF93 Funding for research ... EF97 Labour force statistics ... EF96 Levy, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EF93 Levy, funding formula ... EF93 Visitors, statistics ... EF93, 95
Tourism - Marketing
Air access market, Alberta as ... EF97 Funding, federal ... EF106 Transfer to private operators (proposed) ... EF106
Tourism - Marketing - Canada
Tourism - Marketing - Canmore
Sports tourism pilot project ... EF95
Tourism - Marketing - China
Increase in promotions ... EF96
Tourism - Marketing - Colorado
Tourism - Marketing - Drumheller-Stettler
Tourism development ... EF96
Tourism - Marketing - Germany
Air access market ... EF97 Tourism operators (Dertour Academy) ... EF94, 96
Tourism - Marketing - India
Increase in promotions ... EF96
Tourism - Marketing - Japan
Air access market ... EF97
Tourism - Marketing - Netherlands
Air access market ... EF97
Tourism - Marketing - South America
Increase in promotions ... EF96
Tourism - Marketing - South Korea
Air access market ... EF97
Tourism - Marketing - United States
Air access market ... EF97 Funding for local tourism development ... EF106
Trails
Tourism development ... EF96
Travel Alberta
Budget 2012-13, overexpenditures, member's request for information ... EF95 Cost-benefit analysis ... EF94-95 Crown corporation, communications ... EF95 Crown corporation, provincial relations ... EF93 Funding ... EF93, 95 Funding, amendment to main estimates presented ... EF98 Local tourism providers ... EF93, 94 Partnerships ... EF96 Performance measures re visitor statistics ... EF93, 95
Travel at public expense
Cost-benefit analysis ... EF94-95 Olympics, travel plans ... EF94-95 Olympics, travel to London ... EF94
Swann, Dr. David (AL, Calgary-Mountain View)
Agricultural societies
Programs and services ... EF192
Agriculture - Exports
Antibiotics use as trade barrier ... EF193
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Testing for antibiotics in livestock ... EF192, 193
Farm safety
Deaths and serious incidents ... EF192 Education programs ... EF192
Farm Safety Advisory Council
Recommendations ... EF192
Farm workers
Child labour standards ... EF192 Workers' compensation coverage (proposed) ... EF192-93
Growing Forward 2 (federal-provincial-territorial initiative)
Hog industry
Traceability programs ... EF199
International trade
Nontariff trade barriers ... EF193
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Ministry of Human Services
Mandate re farm safety ... EF192
Wild Rose Agricultural Producers
Recommendations re farm safety ... EF193
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