Chair (Littlewood, Jessica)
Alberta Federation of Labour
Presentation on Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act, February 11, 2016, written response to questions ... EA91
Conflicts of Interest Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Conflicts of Interest Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Submission by MLA Rick Fraser ... EA147 Summary of submissions ... EA91
Constituency associations
Disclosure of donations, stakeholder recommendations ... EA278 Limit on funds received from party, committee recommendation, motion read ... EA414
Election Act review
Committee research, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA149
Election Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Invitations ... EA93 Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA93 Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton, Mr. Gibson's requested fees ... EA147 Invitations to Parkland Institute, Public Interest Alberta, Dr. Ian Urquhart, and Fair Vote Canada Edmonton chapter, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA89
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Definition of contribution to include discounted services, committee recommendation on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA324, 325 Definition of contribution to include discounted services, committee recommendation on (Cyr: carried as amended), amendment to strike out "so that" and insert "to provide that nonvoluntary services be included in the definition of contribution," motion on (Cooper: carried) ... EA325 Section 17, individual contribution limits ... EA225 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA222, 330, 332, 333, 366, 401, 402, 410, 434-35 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA330, 332, 333, 366 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated), subamendment on constituency association contribution limit of $1,000 to a maximum of three constituency associations, motion on (Clark: withdrawn) ... EA330 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated), subamendment to include a contribution limit of $1,000 per constituency association to a maximum of $3,000, motion on (Clark: withdrawn) ... EA332, 333, 366 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated), subamendment to include a contribution limit of $1,000 per constituency association to a maximum of $3,000, motion on (Clark: withdrawn), motion to adjourn debate (Loyola: carried) ... EA333 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add limit of $1,000 for constituency associations, motion on (Sucha: carried) ... EA410, 434-35 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add limit of $1,000 for constituency associations, motion on (Sucha: carried), subamendment to add limit of $3,000 per year for registered parties, motion on (Cyr: defeated), point of order raised ... EA410 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to include constituency association contribution limit of $1,000, motion on (Starke: defeated) ... EA401, 402 Section 40, loans, committee recommendation of restriction to financial institutions, motion on (Cyr: withdrawn) ... EA222 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA397 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to lower loan guarantee limit to 0.5 per cent of party's campaign spending limit, motion on (Swann: defeated) ... EA397 Sections 42 and 43, financial reporting requirements, penalties for failure to file, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA426-27
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA216, 218, 219, 222, 225, 227, 229-30, 234, 237, 238, 243, 245, 248, 260, 270, 273, 277, 278, 281, 282, 287, 293, 297, 298, 300, 306, 307, 310, 316, 324, 331, 351, 352, 366, 369, 400, 410, 434, 474, 475, 476, 483 Committee deliberation procedure ... EA185, 305, 352, 414-15 Committee deliberation procedure, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA185 Committee research, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA149
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Committee procedure ... EA86 Invitations ... EA93 Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA93 Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton, Mr. Gibson's requested fees ... EA147 Invitations to Parkland Institute, Public Interest Alberta, Dr. Ian Urquhart, and Fair Vote Canada Edmonton chapter, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA89
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review - Report
Minority reports ... EA495
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review summary of issues and recommendations (research document)
Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special
Amendments to agenda ... EA305 Chair's impartiality ... EA338 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised, motion that chair leave the chair (Cooper: carried) ... EA444 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised (not proceeded with), chair's ruling ... EA443 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised (not proceeded with), chair's ruling, request for explanation of chair's ruling ... EA443, 444 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended) ... EA419, 420, 473, 496-98, 500 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended), point of order raised (remarks withdrawn) ... EA501 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended ), amendment to include Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA496, 497, 498 Committee mandate extension request ... EA229, 418-19, 496 Committee mandate extension request, Government House Leader's remarks ... EA498 Committee procedure ... EA80-81, 115 Committee procedure, acknowledgement of arrivals and departures of participants ... EA427 Committee procedure, deferred motions ... EA385, 476, 483, 494 Committee procedure, distribution of motions ... EA387-88 Committee procedure, language used ... EA255, 284, 289, 291, 299, 307, 310, 369, 400, 401, 402, 405 Committee procedure, language used, point of order raised ... EA410 Committee procedure, lunch break ... EA385 Committee procedure, meeting extension past designated time ... EA336 Committee procedure, notice of new motions ... EA413, 414, 426 Committee procedure, written responses to questions ... EA129 Committee procedure during consideration of main estimates ... EA82 Committee schedule ... EA186 Committee timeline ... EA86, 87, 94, 293 Committee to be exempted from SO 59.01(11) and chair to transmit this request to Government House Leader with copies to all House leaders, motion for (Cortes-Vargas: carried unanimously) ... EA82 Meeting extension past scheduled time ... EA437 Meeting extension past scheduled time, point of privilege raised (deferred) ... EA474 Meeting extension past scheduled time, point of privilege raised (not proceeded with), chair's ruling ... EA473 Minutes for July 27 meeting, amendment ... EA270 Photographing committee meetings not permitted ... EA387, 400, 403-4 Videoconferencing, first session ... EA128
Ethics Commissioner's office
Presentation on Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on invitation for (Loyola: carried) ... EA93
Fair Vote Canada, Edmonton chapter
Presentation on election legislation, motion to invite (Nielsen: carried) ... EA89
Fraser, Rick (Member for Calgary-South East)
Written submission on Conflicts of Interest Act ... EA147
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Information and Privacy Commissioner's memo ... EA95
Health Information Act
Information and Privacy Commissioner's memo ... EA95
Labour Relations Board
Participation in hearings on whistle-blower reprisals proposed, motion to request written response on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA184
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Oath of allegiance, amendment of (proposed) ... EA81 Oath of allegiance, Parliamentary Counsel to provide further advice on feasibility of amendment, motion on (Swann: defeated) ... EA82
Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General
Presentation on Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on invitation for (Loyola: carried) ... EA93
Motions (procedure)
Parliamentary Counsel assistance with drafting ... EA270 Projecting and viewing on screen ... EA187 Recorded votes, point of order raised, request for explanation ... EA437
Parkland Institute
Presentation on election legislation, motion to invite (Nielsen: carried) ... EA89
Political advertising
Definition, committee recommendation of clarification in EFCDA to exclude sharing of political views on social media (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA355 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.) ... EA248 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation for contribution limit, motion on (van Dijken: withdrawn) ... EA485-86 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on financial disclosure of contributions, motion on (Nielsen: withdrawn) ... EA475-76 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation to change word "charge" to "cost" in EFCDA section 44.1(g), motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA248 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee research ... EA361, 362 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), contribution limits ... EA248 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), registration and reporting requirements, committee recommendation, motion on (Nielsen: carried as amended) ... EA476 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), stakeholder recommendations ... EA248 Third-party advertising outside election periods ... EA120
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Contributions by third-party groups (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), stakeholder recommendations ... EA229 Disclosure of donations, stakeholder recommendations ... EA278 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation on per-candidate limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA298, 300 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation on per-candidate limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to change limit from $40,000 to $70,000 for southern constituencies and from $50,000 to $80,000 for the four most northern constituencies (Renaud: carried) ... EA300 Financial reporting requirements not met, committee recommendation that registration deposit not be refunded, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA428 Late filing of financial statements, candidate liability, stakeholder recommendations ... EA277 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA392 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add provision for statutory declaration in place of financial statements for candidates who are acclaimed, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA392 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add provision for statutory declaration in place of financial statements for candidates who are acclaimed, motion on (Cyr: carried), request to withdraw amendment (unanimous consent denied) ... EA395 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add provision for statutory declaration in place of financial statements for candidates who are acclaimed, motion on (Cyr: carried), subamendment to add "and has not incurred expenses above $100, not including the registration deposit, or received any contributions" (Malkinson: carried) ... EA392 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA282 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include 30-day consultation, motion on (Yao: defeated) ... EA293 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include public engagement sessions, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA291 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include referendum, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA287 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), point of order raised ... EA282
Political parties
Contributions by third-party groups (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), prohibition on ... EA229 Disclosure of donations, stakeholder recommendations ... EA278 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA282 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include 30-day consultation, motion on (Yao: defeated) ... EA293 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include public engagement sessions, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA291 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include referendum, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA287 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), point of order raised ... EA282
Political party leadership campaigns
Contributions, disposition of surpluses, committee recommendation to accept Chief Electoral Officer's recommendation, motion on (Swann: carried), motion to adjourn debate (Nielsen: carried) ... EA226-27 Loans, committee recommendation of restriction to financial institutions, motion on (Cyr: withdrawn) ... EA222 Spending limit, committee recommendation of 15 per cent of party's campaign spending limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA316
Privilege
Breach of members' rights (meeting extension past scheduled time), chair's ruling ... EA473 Breach of members' rights (meeting extension past scheduled time), point of privilege raised (deferred) ... EA474
Public Interest Alberta
Presentation on election legislation, motion to invite (Nielsen: carried) ... EA89
Public Interest Commissioner
Direct disclosure to, motion on committee recommendation (van Dijken: carried) ... EA105 Power to delegate authority, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA208
Public Interest Commissioner's office
Annual report contents, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA137 Participation in committee meetings ... EA95
Public Interest Commissioner's office - Investigations/inquiries
Commissioner's access to information ... EA172 Commissioner's access to information, committee recommendation, motion on (Miller: carried) ... EA172 Commissioner's decision not to investigate/cease an investigation, reporting to complainant and affected department, public entity or office of the Legislature, committee recommendation, motion on (Swann: withdrawn) ... EA179 Own motion investigations by commissioner and chief or designated officer ... EA176 Timeline on disclosure acknowledgement and decision to investigate, committee recommendations, motion on (Sucha: carried) ... EA169
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Crossjurisdictional comparison, committee research ... EA171-72 Definition of disclosure ... EA183 Definition of wrongdoing as danger to life, health, or safety ... EA144-45 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA151, 156, 159, 210 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement that parallels Ontario and federal legislation, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA213 Provisions for sharing of health information, Information and Privacy Commissioner memo ... EA95 Reprisal against whistle-blowers under act, remedies proposed ... EA130 Scope and application, clarification on members and ministers, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA144 Scope and application, inclusion of private sector proposed ... EA140
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA97, 99, 103-5, 130, 140-41, 144, 151, 156, 162, 165, 172, 176, 179, 181-84, 199, 206, 210, 212, 213, 214, 215 Committee deliberation procedure ... EA91, 94, 97, 99, 100, 103, 137-38, 151 Committee deliberation procedure, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA140 Committee procedure, viewing motions on screen ... EA187 Committee research ... EA96, 151 Public Interest Commissioner's briefing ... EA96
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Anonymous presentation, motion to meet in camera (Starke: carried) ... EA91 Anonymous submitter to be invited for in camera oral presentation, motion on (Aheer: carried) ... EA84 Committee to invite further presentations ... EA79
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Anonymous submission discussed in camera, motion on (Malkinson: carried) ... EA83-84 Committee to accept and include submissions received by March 31, 2016, unless otherwise directed by committee, motion for (van Dijken: carried) ... EA77 Late submission by Alberta Civil Liberties Research Centre ... EA80 Miscellaneous submission 12 excluded from review process, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA83 Miscellaneous submissions 1 through 11 excluded from review, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA77-78 Submissions received by March 31, 2016, to be anonymized and posted to external committee website, motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA78 Summary of submissions ... EA77, 95, 137-38
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Report
Appending of motions passed in Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review proposed ... EA495 Draft report approved as distributed, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA418 Minority reports ... EA502 Report finalization ... EA418
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review summary of issues and recommendations (research document)
Research staff to prepare, motion for (Starke: carried) ... EA81
Taxation
Tax credits for political donations, committee recommendation of adoption of federal regime, motion on (Swann: defeated) ... EA260
Urquhart, Dr. Ian (University of Alberta)
Presentation on Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, written responses to questions ... EA184 Presentation on election legislation, motion to invite (Nielsen: carried) ... EA89
Whistle-blowing
Confidentiality protection ... EA137 Confidentiality protection, committee recommendations ... EA192 Public disclosure procedure ... EA131, 132 Remedies/rewards for whistle-blowers ... EA170
Clark, Greg (Calgary-Elbow, AP)
Bow Valley College Faculty Association
Conflicts of Interest Act
Constituency associations
Annual filing of financial statements, committee recommendation for, motion on (van Dijken: carried) ... EA278-79 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA274, 275 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended), amendment to add "or constituency associations," motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA274 Loan guarantees by corporations and unions ... EA236
Election Act review
Committee research, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA148-49
Election Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton, Mr. Gibson's requested fees ... EA147
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Consolidation with Election Act and modernization, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA262, 357 Consolidation with Election Act and modernization, stakeholder recommendations ... EA262 Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA262, 307, 308-9, 311, 318, 493 Crossjurisdictional comparison, committee research ... EA252 Definition of contribution to exclude individuals given paid time off to volunteer, committee recommendation, motion on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA218 Definition of contribution to include discounted services, committee recommendation on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA217 Section 17, individual contribution limits ... EA117, 224-25 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA220, 221-22, 327, 328-32, 364-67, 370, 372-73, 400, 405, 406, 408, 410-13, 436, 450, 453-55, 461, 464, 466-67 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment on individual limit amounts, motion on (Starke: defeated on amended motion) ... EA461, 464 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment on individual limit amounts, motion on (Starke: defeated on amended motion), subamendment on limits for persons seeking nomination, motion on (Nixon: carried) ... EA464 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA328-32, 330, 331-32, 364-66, 367, 370, 372-73 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated), subamendment on constituency association contribution limit of $1,000 to a maximum of three constituency associations, motion on (Clark: withdrawn) ... EA328-29, 330 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated), subamendment to change additional contribution limit for constituency associations from $2,000 to $1,000 per association , motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA367, 370, 372-73 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated), subamendment to include a contribution limit of $1,000 per constituency association to a maximum of $3,000, motion on (Clark: withdrawn) ... EA330, 331-32, 364-66, 367 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add limit of $1,000 for constituency associations, motion on (Sucha: carried) ... EA405, 406, 408, 410-11, 412, 413 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add limit of $1,000 for constituency associations, motion on (Sucha: carried), subamendment to add limit of $3,000 per year for registered parties, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA406, 408 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add limit of $1,000 for constituency associations, motion on (Sucha: carried), subamendment to add limit of $3,000 per year for registered parties, motion on (Cyr: defeated), point of order raised ... EA410-11 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to include constituency association contribution limit of $1,000, motion on (Starke: defeated) ... EA400 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to include constituency association contribution limit of $1,000, motion on (Starke: defeated), subamendment to replace "an additional aggregate limit" with "including a limit," motion on (Sucha: withdrawn) ... EA400 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to make limit aggregate for political parties, candidates, persons seeking nomination, leadership campaigns, and constituency associations (one-bucket system), motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA436, 450, 453, 454-55 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to reduce amount to $2,300 and double during election periods (two-bucket system) (Cyr: defeated) ... EA221-22, 327 Section 17, individual contribution limits, donations by individuals on behalf of others ... EA227 Section 17, individual contribution limits, stakeholder recommendations ... EA227 Section 40, loans, committee recommendation of restriction to financial institutions, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA230 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation that guarantees be considered contributions valued at the amount of the loan multiplied by the prime rate (Cyr: defeated) ... EA232, 233-34 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation to limit to guarantees by individuals, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA236 Sections 42 and 43, financial reporting requirements, penalties for failure to file, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA426-27
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA217, 218, 220-27, 230, 232-39, 241-42, 245-47, 249-55, 259-62, 264, 270-72, 274, 275, 277-79, 284-85, 287-88, 290, 294, 296-300, 302, 307-9, 311, 314, 316, 318, 320, 322-23, 327-32, 335, 354-57, 364-67, 370, 372-73, 377, 378, 380, 383-84, 389, 392-93, 400, 405, 406, 408, 410-14, 426-29, 436, 450, 453-55, 461, 464, 466-67, 469, 477-79, 481, 482, 488-89, 491, 493 Committee deliberation procedure ... EA414-15, 429 Committee deliberation procedure, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA185, 186 Committee research, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA148-49
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton, Mr. Gibson's requested fees ... EA147
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review - Report
Electoral boundaries
Population variances permitted ... EA122
Employment - Former ministers
Postemployment restrictions, penalties ... EA345 Postemployment restrictions, stakeholder recommendations ... EA345
Employment - Members of the Legislative Assembly
Restrictions, definition of Crown agency ... EA346
Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special
Adjournment of meeting, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA469 Amendments to agenda ... EA305 Chair's impartiality ... EA305, 336-37, 338 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised ... EA441-42 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised, motion that chair leave the chair (Cooper: carried), point of order raised ... EA444 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended) ... EA419, 420, 421, 423, 425, 473, 496-500 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended ), amendment to include Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA423, 425, 496-99 Committee mandate extension request ... EA229, 419, 496 Committee mandate extension request, motion on (Clark: carried as amended) ... EA266-67, 267-68 Committee mandate extension request, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA87-88 Committee mandate extension request, motion on (Clark: carried as amended), amendment that date be determined by September 16, 2016 (Clark: carried) ... EA268 Committee procedure, language used ... EA255, 400 Committee procedure, language used, member's withdrawal of remarks ... EA255 Committee procedure, meeting extension past designated time ... EA336 Committee procedure, notice of new motions ... EA414, 426 Committee procedure, speaking order ... EA328 Committee timeline ... EA86-87, 93, 94 Meeting extension past scheduled time, point of privilege raised ... EA470 Meeting extension past scheduled time, point of privilege raised (not proceeded with), chair's ruling ... EA474
Ethics Commissioner's office
Presentation on Conflicts of Interest Act ... EA344, 345
Fair Vote Canada, Edmonton chapter
Presentation on Election Act ... EA125-26
Fraser, Rick (Member for Calgary-South East)
Presentation on Conflicts of Interest Act ... EA346 Presentation on Conflicts of Interest Act, motion to invite (Clark: carried) ... EA147
Gifts and benefits
Acceptance by members from lobbyists, stakeholder recommendations ... EA344
Government advertising
Committee recommendation of ban during general elections except as required by government business, similar to Ontario process, motion on (Cortes-Vargas: adjourned) ... EA237 Funding ... EA249-50
Hamilton, Arthur (lawyer)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA117
Lobbyists Act review
General remarks ... EA344
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Oath of allegiance, amendment of (proposed) ... EA81
Motions (committee)
Adjournment of meeting (Clark: defeated) ... EA469 Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review, committee recommendation on individual contribution limits of $4,000 per year with no variation during election periods (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment on individual limit amounts (Starke: defeated on amended motion) ... EA461-65
Municipalities
Inclusion in PIDA proposed ... EA138, 143
Parkland Institute
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA128
Political action committees
Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA479
Political advertising
Definition, committee recommendation of clarification in EFCDA to exclude sharing of political views on social media (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA238-39, 354-55, 356 Definition, relation to cost of production ... EA239 Social media production costs ... EA247 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.) ... EA308, 359-60 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on financial disclosure of contributions, motion on (Nielsen: withdrawn) ... EA241-42 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on reporting requirements during election period, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA488-89, 491, 493 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on reporting requirements during election period, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended), amendment to remove weekly reporting requirement, motion on (Renaud: carried) ... EA491 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation to change word "charge" to "cost" in EFCDA section 44.1(g), motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA245-47 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), registration and reporting requirements, committee recommendation, motion on (Nielsen: carried as amended) ... EA477-78, 479, 481, 482 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), registration and reporting requirements, committee recommendation, motion on (Nielsen: carried as amended), amendment to provide for legal review of motion, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA482 Types of advertising (issue-based, election, etc.) ... EA488-89
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation on per-candidate limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA251-55, 298, 299-300, 302 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation on per-candidate limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to change limit from $40,000 to $70,000 for southern constituencies and from $50,000 to $80,000 for the four most northern constituencies (Renaud: carried) ... EA298, 299-300, 302 Expenses incurred before election period, stakeholder recommendations ... EA270-71 Financial reporting requirements, failure to report campaign deficit as trigger for report to Speaker, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA427 Financial reporting requirements not met, committee recommendation that registration deposit not be refunded, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA427-28 Financial reporting requirements not met by elected candidates, committee recommendation on penalty, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA428 Late filing of financial statements, candidate liability, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA277 Late filing of financial statements, candidate liability, stakeholder recommendations ... EA277 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation of 10-day late filing period with automatic fines, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA271, 272 Loan guarantees by corporations and unions ... EA236 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA320, 322-23, 378, 383-84, 389, 392-93 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add provision for statutory declaration in place of financial statements for candidates who are acclaimed, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA389, 392-93 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add provision for statutory declaration in place of financial statements for candidates who are acclaimed, motion on (Cyr: carried), subamendment to add "and has not incurred any expenses or received any contributions" (Malkinson: withdrawn) ... EA389 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add provision for statutory declaration in place of financial statements for candidates who are acclaimed, motion on (Cyr: carried), subamendment to add "and has not incurred expenses above $100, not including the registration deposit, or received any contributions" (Malkinson: carried) ... EA392-93 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to replace "15 per cent" with "20 per cent," motion on (Renaud: carried) ... EA380 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), motion to adjourn debate (Clark: carried) ... EA323 Preregistration, committee recommendation for (Cyr: carried) ... EA264 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses) ... EA254 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA284-85 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include 30-day consultation, motion on (Yao: defeated) ... EA294 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include public engagement sessions, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA290 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include referendum, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA287-88 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), motion to rescind (Jansen: defeated) ... EA335
Political participation
General remarks ... EA122
Political parties
Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA249-50, 307, 308-9, 311, 314 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to increase limit to $1.40 per elector, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA314 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to replace "60 cents" with "80 cents," motion on (S. Anderson: carried) ... EA307, 308-9, 311 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA274, 275 Loan guarantees by corporations and unions ... EA236 Public funding, committee recommendation against per-vote subsidy, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA259 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses) ... EA254 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA284-85 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include 30-day consultation, motion on (Yao: defeated) ... EA294 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include public engagement sessions, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA290 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include referendum, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA287-88 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), motion to rescind (Jansen: defeated) ... EA335 Transfer of funds between parties, committee recommendation to disallow, motion on (Renaud: withdrawn) ... EA296-97
Political party leadership campaigns
Contribution limit, committee recommendation that it be the same as for contributions to political parties, motion on (Clark: adjourned debate on amended motion) ... EA223, 224 Contribution limit, committee recommendation that it be the same as for contributions to political parties, motion on (Clark: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to include time period of application of limit (Nielsen: carried) ... EA224 Contributions, disposition of surpluses, committee recommendation to accept Chief Electoral Officer's recommendation, motion on (Swann: carried) ... EA226 Contributions, disposition of surpluses, stakeholder recommendations ... EA225-26 Contributions, stakeholder recommendations ... EA222-23 Loan guarantees, committee recommendation that leadership contestants be permitted to guarantee up to 20 per cent of campaign spending, motion on (Miller: withdrawn) ... EA235 Loan guarantees by corporations and unions ... EA236 Loans, committee recommendation of restriction to financial institutions, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA230 Spending limit, committee recommendation of 15 per cent of party's campaign spending limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA316, 318 Spending limit, committee recommendation of 15 per cent of party's campaign spending limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to change "candidate" to "contestant," motion on (S. Anderson: carried) ... EA316
Privilege
Breach of members' rights (meeting extension past scheduled time) ... EA470 Breach of members' rights (meeting extension past scheduled time), chair's ruling ... EA474
Proportional representation (provincial elections)
Stakeholder recommendations ... EA128
Public Interest Alberta
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA122
Public Interest Commissioner
Direct disclosure to ... EA104, 132 Direct disclosure to, following internal disclosure ... EA163 Power to delegate authority, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA207 Power to delegate authority, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to insert phrase "similar to the provisions found in section 61 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act" (Clark: carried) ... EA207 Powers to exempt ... EA104, 179
Public Interest Commissioner's office
Annual report contents ... EA135, 136 Annual report contents, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA136 Co-location with Ombudsman's office ... EA203 Legal counsel for whistle-blowers ... EA181-82 Records management ... EA204, 208
Public Interest Commissioner's office - Investigations/inquiries
Commissioner's access to health information ... EA208 Commissioner's access to health information, impact of professional codes of conduct and ethics ... EA198-99, 200-201 Commissioner's access to health information, notification of disclosure of personal information ... EA200-201 Commissioner's access to health information, notification of disclosure of personal information, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA201-2 Commissioner's access to information ... EA169, 171-72 Commissioner's access to information protected by solicitor-client privilege ... EA173 Commissioner's access to information protected by solicitor-client privilege, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: withdrawn) ... EA173, 174 Commissioner's access to information protected by solicitor-client privilege, protection from waiver, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA174, 214 Frivolous or vexatious complaints ... EA193 Own motion investigations by commissioner and chief or designated officer ... EA105, 106-8 Procedural fairness and natural justice, stakeholder recommendations ... EA196, 197-98 Procedures, stakeholder recommendations ... EA191 Review of decisions ... EA176 Timeline on disclosure acknowledgement and decision to investigate ... EA167, 168-69 Timeline on disclosure acknowledgement and decision to investigate, committee recommendations, motion on (Sucha: carried) ... EA169-70
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA98, 101-2, 109-11, 190, 194 Crossjurisdictional comparison, committee research ... EA143, 155, 159 Definition of employee, committee recommendation not to change ... EA187-88 Definition of gross mismanagement as act or omission that is deliberate and shows a reckless or wilful disregard for the management of significant government resources, committee recommendation, motion on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA214 Definition of gross mismanagement as act or omission that is deliberate and shows a reckless or wilful disregard for the management of significant government resources, committee recommendation, motion on (Cyr: carried as amended), amendment to remove "significant," motion on (Dach: carried) ... EA214 Definition of whistle-blower or whistle-blowing ... EA183 Definition of wrongdoing ... EA138 Definition of wrongdoing, stakeholder recommendations ... EA190 Definition of wrongdoing as danger to life, health, or safety ... EA138, 145 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement ... EA138, 145 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA145, 147, 155, 157, 159, 209-11 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement that parallels Ontario and federal legislation, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA211-12 Provisions for actions in good faith ... EA192-94 Provisions for nondisclosure agreements ... EA202-3 Reprisal against whistle-blowers under act, remedies proposed ... EA109-11, 109-12, 113 Review of act every 5 years ... EA206 Scope and application ... EA97-98 Scope and application, clarification on members and ministers ... EA143-44 Scope and application, clarification on members and ministers, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA143 Scope and application, inclusion of contracted and delegated service providers to government ... EA97-99 Scope and application, inclusion of contracted and delegated service providers to government, motion on committee recommendation (Renaud: carried) ... EA100, 101-2 Scope and application, inclusion of private sector proposed ... EA98-99, 130, 188 Scope and application, inclusion of private sector proposed, committee recommendation for no change, motion on (van Dijken: carried) ... EA141-42 Section 3(2), application of act only to wrongdoings that occur after coming into force of act ... EA191 Section 5(2)(f), chief or designated officer's obligation to report alleged illegal conduct to law enforcement of Justice and Solicitor General ministry ... EA192
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA96-102, 104-13, 130-34, 136-45, 147, 155, 157, 159, 160, 162, 163, 165, 167-74, 176, 178, 179, 181-83, 187-89, 190-204, 206-12, 214 Committee deliberation procedure ... EA91, 93, 94, 97, 99, 137-38 Committee deliberation procedure, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA139-40 Committee research ... EA108
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Alberta Medical Association submission ... EA198-99, 200-201, 208 Anonymous submission invitation discussed in camera, motion for (Clark: carried) ... EA80 Service Alberta ministry submission ... EA198-99, 200-201 Summary of submissions ... EA137-39
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions: Service Alberta ministry submission
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Report
Appending of motions passed in Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review proposed ... EA496 Draft report ... EA418
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Regulation (Alberta Regulation 71/2013)
Regulation 1(2), definitions of "employee," "medical staff," and "professional staff" ... EA188 Regulation 1(2), definitions to explicitly include physicians in alternative relationship plans, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA188-89 Regulation 1(2), definitions to explicitly include physicians in alternative relationship plans proposed ... EA188
Public Service Act
Conflict-of-interest provisions ... EA344
Taxation
Tax credits for political donations, committee recommendation of adoption of federal regime, motion on (Swann: defeated) ... EA260-61
Whistle-blowing
Disclosure procedures ... EA96 Disclosure procedures, chief or designated officer access to documents or other evidence ... EA195 Disclosure procedures, mechanism following internal investigations, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: defeated) ... EA165 Disclosure procedures, mechanism following internal investigations, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: defeated), amendment to use term "review" rather than "appeal," motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA165 Disclosure procedures, reports after internal investigations ... EA194 Internal disclosure to supervisors ... EA159, 160 Internal disclosure to supervisors, employee protection under PIDA, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA160, 162 Protection of whistle-blowers, reverse onus on reprisals ... EA178 Public disclosure procedure ... EA131-32 Public disclosure procedure, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA133-34 Remedies/rewards for whistle-blowers ... EA170 Reprisal against whistle-blowers ... EA182
Connolly, Michael R.D. (Calgary-Hawkwood, ND)
Election Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton ... EA147
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA412 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add limit of $1,000 for constituency associations, motion on (Sucha: carried) ... EA412 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA397, 432-33, 434 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "or 20 per cent of a registered candidate's spending limit," motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA432-33 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "single" before "registered candidate" and replace "or" with "and," motion on (Connolly: carried) ... EA434
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton ... EA147
Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special
Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended) ... EA419-20
Fair Vote Canada, Edmonton chapter
Presentation on Election Act ... EA125
Motions (procedure)
Withdrawal of motions ... EA377
Political advertising
Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.) ... EA360-62 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee research ... EA361-62
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to replace "15 per cent" with "20 per cent," motion on (Renaud: carried) ... EA379-80 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include referendum, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA287
Political parties
Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include referendum, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA287
Political party leadership campaigns
Loan guarantees, committee recommendation that leadership contestants be permitted to guarantee up to 20 per cent of campaign spending, motion on (Miller: withdrawn) ... EA377
Proportional representation (provincial elections)
Stakeholder recommendations ... EA125
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA79 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA152 Scope and application, inclusion of private sector proposed ... EA131 Scope and application, inclusion of private sector proposed, committee recommendation for no change, motion on (van Dijken: carried) ... EA142
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Summary of submissions ... EA79
Coolahan, Craig (Calgary-Klein, ND)
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Definition of contribution to include discounted services, committee recommendation on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA217
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA217
Cooper, Nathan (Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, W)
Constituency associations
Annual filing of financial statements, committee recommendation for, motion on (van Dijken: carried) ... EA280 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA273-74 Late filing of financial statements, stakeholder recommendations ... EA272-73 Spending during election period ... EA281
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA310, 451 Definition of contribution to exclude individuals given paid time off to volunteer, committee recommendation, motion on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA325 Definition of contribution to include discounted services, committee recommendation on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA323, 324 Definition of contribution to include discounted services, committee recommendation on (Cyr: carried as amended), amendment to strike out "so that" and insert "to provide that nonvoluntary services be included in the definition of contribution," motion on (Cooper: carried) ... EA324 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA331, 449, 451, 461, 468 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment on individual limit amounts, motion on (Starke: defeated on amended motion) ... EA461 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA331 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated), subamendment to include a contribution limit of $1,000 per constituency association to a maximum of $3,000, motion on (Clark: withdrawn) ... EA331 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to make limit aggregate for political parties, candidates, persons seeking nomination, leadership campaigns, and constituency associations (one-bucket system), motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA449, 451 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA333
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA270, 272-74, 280-83, 286-87, 303-4, 310, 313-14, 317, 319-20, 323-25, 331, 333, 336, 449, 451, 461, 468, 476, 479, 481, 485, 490
Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special
Chair's impartiality ... EA338 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised ... EA441 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised, motion that chair leave the chair (Cooper: carried) ... EA444 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended) ... EA496, 498-99 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended ), amendment to include Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA496, 498-99 Committee mandate extension request, Government House Leader's remarks ... EA498 Committee procedure, language used, member's withdrawal of remarks ... EA310 Meeting extension past scheduled time, point of privilege raised (deferred) ... EA469-70
Political action committees
General remarks ... EA490
Political advertising
Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.) ... EA317 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation for prohibition of union and corporate donations to, motion on (van Dijken: carried as amended) ... EA485 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on reporting requirements during election period, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA490 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), registration and reporting requirements, committee recommendation, motion on (Nielsen: carried as amended) ... EA476, 479, 481
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Expenses incurred before election period, stakeholder recommendations ... EA270, 281 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried), amendment to add "for each person running for nomination," motion on (S. Anderson: carried as amended) ... EA319-20 Preregistration ... EA270 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA282-83 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include referendum, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA286-87 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), motion to rescind (Jansen: defeated) ... EA336
Political parties
Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA310, 313-14 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add after "inflation" the words "or an amount equivalent to the yearly average spent on government advertising based on the three previous fiscal years, whichever is higher," motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA313 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to increase limit to $1.40 per elector, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA313-14 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to increase limit to $1.40 per elector, motion on (Cyr: defeated), request for unanimous consent to consider (granted) ... EA313-14 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to replace "60 cents" with "80 cents," motion on (S. Anderson: carried) ... EA310 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA273-74 Late filing of financial statements, stakeholder recommendations ... EA272-73 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA282-83 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include referendum, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA286-87 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), motion to rescind (Jansen: defeated) ... EA336
Political party leadership campaigns
Spending limit, committee recommendation of 15 per cent of party's campaign spending limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA317
Privilege
Breach of members' rights (meeting extension past scheduled time), point of privilege raised (deferred) ... EA469-70
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Report
Appending of motions passed in Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review proposed ... EA496
Cortes-Vargas, Estefania (Strathcona-Sherwood Park, ND)
Conflicts of Interest Act
Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA345
Election Act review
Committee research, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA148
Election Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton, Mr. Gibson's requested fees declined, motion on (Cortes-Vargas: carried) ... EA147
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA246, 248, 319, 487 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA325-26, 332, 453, 454-55, 457, 458 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA332 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated), subamendment to include a contribution limit of $1,000 per constituency association to a maximum of $3,000, motion on (Clark: withdrawn) ... EA332 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to make limit aggregate for political parties, candidates, persons seeking nomination, leadership campaigns, and constituency associations (one-bucket system), motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA453, 454-55, 457, 458 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to make limit aggregate for political parties, candidates, persons seeking nomination, leadership campaigns, and constituency associations (one-bucket system), motion on (Loyola: carried as amended), subamendment to add third parties, motion on (van Dijken: carried) ... EA458 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to reduce amount to $2,300 and double during election periods (two-bucket system) (Cyr: defeated) ... EA325-26 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA333 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation to limit to guarantees by individuals, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA236 Sections 42 and 43, financial reporting requirements, penalties for failure to file, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA427
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA233, 236, 237, 239, 246-49, 258, 283, 290, 316, 319, 325-26, 332, 333, 427, 429-30, 453-55, 457, 458, 477, 478, 480, 487 Committee deliberation procedure, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA185, 186 Committee research, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA148
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton, Mr. Gibson's requested fees declined, motion on (Cortes-Vargas: carried) ... EA147
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Comparison between stakeholder and public submissions ... EA85
Employment - Former ministers
Postemployment restrictions (cooling-off period), exemptions ... EA344
Employment - Members of the Legislative Assembly
Restrictions, definition of Crown agency ... EA348
Employment - Senior political staff
Postemployment restrictions (cooling-off period), exemptions ... EA344
Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special
Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended) ... EA421, 424, 497, 498-99, 501 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended), point of order raised (remarks withdrawn) ... EA501 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended ), amendment to include Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA424, 497, 498-99 Committee mandate extension request, Government House Leader's remarks ... EA498 Committee mandate extension request, motion on (Clark: carried as amended) ... EA267 Committee mandate extension request, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA87-88 Committee procedure during consideration of main estimates ... EA82 Committee timeline ... EA94 Committee to be exempted from SO 59.01(11) and chair to transmit this request to Government House Leader with copies to all House leaders, motion for (Cortes-Vargas: carried unanimously) ... EA82
Ethics Commissioner's office
Presentation on Conflicts of Interest Act ... EA344, 345
Fraser, Rick (Member for Calgary-South East)
Presentation on Conflicts of Interest Act ... EA348
Government advertising
Committee recommendation of ban during general elections except as required by government business, similar to Ontario process, motion on (Cortes-Vargas: adjourned) ... EA236-37 Committee recommendation of ban during general elections except as required by government business, similar to Ontario process, motion on (Cortes-Vargas: adjourned), motion to adjourn debate (Cortes-Vargas: carried) ... EA237
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Oath of allegiance, Parliamentary Counsel to provide further advice on feasibility of amendment, motion on (Swann: defeated) ... EA81
Political advertising
Definition, committee recommendation of clarification in EFCDA to exclude sharing of political views on social media (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA239 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.) ... EA457 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on reporting requirements during election period, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA487 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation to change word "charge" to "cost" in EFCDA section 44.1(g), motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA246, 247 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), contributions from other third parties ... EA248 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), registration and reporting requirements, committee recommendation, motion on (Nielsen: carried as amended) ... EA477, 478, 479, 480 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), registration and reporting requirements, committee recommendation, motion on (Nielsen: carried as amended), amendment to provide for quarterly reporting requirement, motion on (Nixon: carried) ... EA480 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), stakeholder recommendations ... EA429-30
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Financial reporting requirements not met by elected candidates, committee recommendation on penalty, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA429 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA283 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include public engagement sessions, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA290
Political parties
Public funding, committee recommendation against per-vote subsidy, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA258 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA283 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include public engagement sessions, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA290
Political party leadership campaigns
Spending limit, committee recommendation of 15 per cent of party's campaign spending limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA316, 319 Spending limit, committee recommendation of 15 per cent of party's campaign spending limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to change "candidate" to "contestant," motion on (S. Anderson: carried) ... EA316
Public Interest Commissioner
Direct disclosure to ... EA103 Powers to exempt ... EA179
Public Interest Commissioner's office
Annual report contents ... EA96-97 Legal counsel for whistle-blowers ... EA182 Privilege and protection from giving evidence, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA181
Public Interest Commissioner's office - Investigations/inquiries
Commissioner's access to information protected by solicitor-client privilege, protection from waiver, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA174 Commissioner's access to information protected by solicitor-client privilege, protection from waiver, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried), motion to adjourn debate (Cortes-Vargas: carried) ... EA174 Own motion investigations by commissioner and chief or designated officer ... EA106 Timeline on disclosure acknowledgement and decision to investigate ... EA168, 169
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA146, 151-52, 154, 158 Scope and application, inclusion of contracted and delegated service providers to government, motion on committee recommendation (Renaud: carried) ... EA100, 101
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA96-97, 99-101, 103, 106, 133, 140, 146, 151-52, 154, 158, 164, 168-69, 174, 179, 181, 182 Committee deliberation procedure ... EA94, 99, 138-39 Committee deliberation procedure, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA140
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Committee to invite further presentations ... EA79
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Anonymous submission invitation, motion for (Cortes-Vargas: carried) ... EA80 Summary of submissions ... EA138-39
Whistle-blowing
Disclosure procedures ... EA96 Disclosure procedures, mechanism following internal investigations, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: defeated) ... EA164 Public disclosure procedure ... EA133 Reprisal against whistle-blowers, mechanisms for damages, remedies, and restitution through Labour Relations Board, motion on (Nielsen: carried) motion to adjourn debate (Cortes-Vargas: carried) ... EA179
Cyr, Scott J. (Bonnyville-Cold Lake, W)
Bow Valley College Faculty Association
Conflicts of Interest Act
Definition of direct associate ... EA345
Constituency associations
Annual filing of financial statements, committee recommendation for, motion on (van Dijken: carried) ... EA279 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA273, 274-76 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended), amendment to add "or constituency associations," motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA274-75 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended), amendment to replace "automatic" with "at the discretion of the Chief Electoral Officer," motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA275-76 Limit on funds received from party, committee recommendation, motion read ... EA414 Third-party nonmonetary contributions (staff time, supplies, etc.) ... EA119
Election Act review
Committee research, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA149
Election Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton ... EA93
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Consolidation with Election Act and modernization, stakeholder recommendations ... EA363-64 Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA307-8, 309, 320 Definition of contribution to exclude individuals given paid time off to volunteer, committee recommendation, motion on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA218 Definition of contribution to include discounted services, committee recommendation on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA216-17, 323-24 Definition of contribution to include discounted services, stakeholder recommendations ... EA216 Section 17, individual contribution limits ... EA119 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA219-22, 325, 332, 366, 369, 371, 401, 403, 405-6, 410, 411, 451-53, 456, 467 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA332, 366, 369, 371 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated), subamendment to change additional contribution limit for constituency associations from $2,000 to $1,000 per association , motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA369, 371 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "for registered parties" after "$4,000" with additional contribution limits per constituency association and during campaign period, motion on (van Dijken: defeated), subamendment to include a contribution limit of $1,000 per constituency association to a maximum of $3,000, motion on (Clark: withdrawn) ... EA332, 366 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add limit of $1,000 for constituency associations, motion on (Sucha: carried) ... EA403, 405-6, 410, 411 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add limit of $1,000 for constituency associations, motion on (Sucha: carried), subamendment to add limit of $3,000 per year for registered parties, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA405-6, 410, 411 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to include constituency association contribution limit of $1,000, motion on (Starke: defeated) ... EA401 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to make limit aggregate for political parties, candidates, persons seeking nomination, leadership campaigns, and constituency associations (one-bucket system), motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA451-52, 453, 456 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to reduce amount to $2,300 and double during election periods (two-bucket system) (Cyr: defeated) ... EA220-22, 325 Section 40, loans, committee recommendation of restriction to financial institutions, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA230-31 Section 40, loans, committee recommendation of restriction to financial institutions, motion on (Cyr: withdrawn) ... EA222 Section 40, loans, committee recommendation that loans by corporations or unions be disallowed (Cyr: withdrawn) ... EA231 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA333, 396-97, 398, 430, 431-32, 433 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to add "or 20 per cent of a registered candidate's spending limit," motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA432 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion), amendment to lower loan guarantee limit to 0.5 per cent of party's campaign spending limit, motion on (Swann: defeated) ... EA398, 430 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation that guarantees be considered contributions valued at the amount of the loan multiplied by the prime rate (Cyr: defeated) ... EA231, 232-33, 234
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ... EA363-64 Committee deliberation ... EA216-22, 224, 226, 230-35, 237, 238, 240, 241, 243-46, 249-53, 256-59, 263-66, 273-76, 279, 282, 283-84, 287, 289-90, 293, 295-97, 300-303, 307-9, 313, 315, 316-18, 320, 323-25, 332, 333, 335, 353-56, 358, 363-64, 366, 369, 371, 381-84, 388-89, 391, 394-98, 401, 405-6, 410, 414, 430-33, 445, 451-53, 456, 467, 477, 481, 483, 485, 487, 489-90, 492-93, 494-95 Committee deliberation procedure ... EA305 Committee deliberation procedure, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA185 Committee research ... EA85 Committee research, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA149
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Oral presentations
Committee procedure ... EA85-86 Invitations to Lorne Gibson and Arthur Hamilton ... EA93
Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special
Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised, Speaker's ruling requested, motion ruled out of order ... EA439-40 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended) ... EA419, 420, 421-22, 424, 497, 499 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended ), amendment to include Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA424, 497, 499 Committee procedure, deferred motions ... EA483 Committee procedure, language used ... EA284 Committee procedure, notice of new motions ... EA448-49 Committee timeline ... EA85-86, 293 Meeting extension past scheduled time, point of privilege raised ... EA471 Photographing committee meetings not permitted ... EA403-4
Ethics Commissioner's office
Presentation on Conflicts of Interest Act ... EA345
Fair Vote Canada, Edmonton chapter
Presentation on Election Act ... EA126
Gifts and benefits
Acceptance by members from lobbyists, stakeholder recommendations ... EA341, 342
Government advertising
Committee consideration before September 28, 2016, motion read ... EA494
Hamilton, Arthur (lawyer)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA117
Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General
Presentation on Conflicts of Interest Act ... EA341, 342
Political advertising
Definition, committee recommendation of clarification in EFCDA to exclude sharing of political views on social media (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA238, 354, 355, 356, 483 Social media production costs ... EA246 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation for prohibition of union and corporate donations to, motion on (van Dijken: carried as amended) ... EA485 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation for prohibition of union and corporate donations to, motion on (van Dijken: carried as amended), amendment to add "registered" before "third parties," motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA485 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on financial disclosure of contributions, motion on (Nielsen: withdrawn) ... EA240, 241, 243-44 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on financial disclosure of contributions, motion on (Nielsen: withdrawn), addition of word "political" (Dach: defeated) ... EA243 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on financial disclosure of contributions, motion on (Nielsen: withdrawn), amendment on reporting frequency, motion on (Cyr: withdrawn) ... EA245 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on penalties for offences, motion read ... EA494-95 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on reporting requirements during election period, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA487, 489-90, 492-93 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation to change word "charge" to "cost" in EFCDA section 44.1(g), motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA246 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee research ... EA361, 363 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), registration and reporting requirements, committee recommendation, motion on (Nielsen: carried as amended) ... EA477, 481 Third-party advertising outside election periods ... EA120
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Election campaign spending limit ... EA123 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation on per-candidate limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA251-53, 300-301 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation on per-candidate limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to change limit from $40,000 to $70,000 for southern constituencies and from $50,000 to $80,000 for the four most northern constituencies (Renaud: carried) ... EA300-301 Expenses incurred before election period, stakeholder recommendations ... EA266 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA320, 381-82, 384, 388-89, 391 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add provision for statutory declaration in place of financial statements for candidates spending less than $3,000, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA381-82, 383 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add provision for statutory declaration in place of financial statements for candidates who are acclaimed, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA384, 388-89, 391, 394-95 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add provision for statutory declaration in place of financial statements for candidates who are acclaimed, motion on (Cyr: carried), request to withdraw amendment (unanimous consent denied) ... EA394-95 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add provision for statutory declaration in place of financial statements for candidates who are acclaimed, motion on (Cyr: carried), subamendment to add "and has not incurred any expenses or received any contributions" (Malkinson: withdrawn) ... EA388-89 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to add provision for statutory declaration in place of financial statements for candidates who are acclaimed, motion on (Cyr: carried), subamendment to add "and has not incurred expenses above $100, not including the registration deposit, or received any contributions" (Malkinson: carried) ... EA391 Preregistration, committee recommendation for (Cyr: carried) ... EA263-64, 265, 358 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA282, 283-84, 295-96 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), adjournment of debate, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA289 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include 30-day consultation, motion on (Yao: defeated) ... EA293 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include public engagement sessions, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA289-90 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include referendum, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA287 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), motion to rescind (Jansen: defeated) ... EA335 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), point of order raised ... EA282 Third-party nonmonetary contributions (staff time, supplies, etc.) ... EA119
Political parties
Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA249, 307-9, 313, 315 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha), motion to adjourn debate (Cyr: carried) ... EA250 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to increase limit to $1.40 per elector, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA313, 315 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), amendment to replace "60 cents" with "80 cents," motion on (S. Anderson: carried) ... EA307-8, 309 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA273, 274-76 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended), amendment to replace "automatic" with "at the discretion of the Chief Electoral Officer," motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA275-76 Public funding, committee recommendation against per-vote subsidy, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA257, 258-59 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA282, 283-84, 295-96 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), adjournment of debate, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA289 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include 30-day consultation, motion on (Yao: defeated) ... EA293 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include public engagement sessions, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA289-90 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), amendment to include referendum, motion on (van Dijken: defeated) ... EA287 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), motion to rescind (Jansen: defeated) ... EA335 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), point of order raised ... EA282 Third-party nonmonetary contributions (staff time, supplies, etc.) ... EA119 Transfer of funds between parties, committee recommendation to disallow, motion on (Renaud: withdrawn) ... EA296-97
Political party leadership campaigns
Contributions, disposition of surpluses, committee recommendation to accept Chief Electoral Officer's recommendation, motion on (Swann: carried) ... EA226, 353 Contributions, solicitation outside campaign period ... EA224 Loan guarantees, committee recommendation that leadership contestants be permitted to guarantee up to 20 per cent of campaign spending, motion on (Miller: withdrawn) ... EA234-35 Loans, committee recommendation of restriction to financial institutions, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA230-31 Loans, committee recommendation of restriction to financial institutions, motion on (Cyr: withdrawn) ... EA222 Loans, committee recommendation that loans by corporations or unions be disallowed (Cyr: withdrawn) ... EA231 Spending limit, committee recommendation of 15 per cent of party's campaign spending limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA316-17, 318 Spending limit, committee recommendation of 15 per cent of party's campaign spending limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), motion to adjourn debate (Cyr: carried) ... EA256 Third-party nonmonetary contributions (staff time, supplies, etc.) ... EA119
Private interest of member, direct associate, or family member
Direct associates' financial disclosure requirements, stakeholder recommendations ... EA341, 342
Privilege
Breach of members' rights (meeting extension past scheduled time) ... EA471
Proportional representation (provincial elections)
Stakeholder recommendations ... EA126
Public Interest Alberta
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA123
Public Interest Commissioner
Public Interest Commissioner's office
Legal counsel for whistle-blowers ... EA182 Mandate ... EA158 Records management, committee recommendation that policy be consistent with other legislative offices, motion on (Swann: carried) ... EA204
Public Interest Commissioner's office - Investigations/inquiries
Commissioner's access to health information, impact of professional codes of conduct and ethics ... EA198, 199-200 Commissioner's access to information ... EA171-72 Commissioner's access to information protected by solicitor-client privilege, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: withdrawn) ... EA173, 174 Commissioner's access to information protected by solicitor-client privilege, protection from waiver, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA215 Investigations, recommendation, compliance with ... EA157-58 Procedural fairness and natural justice, stakeholder recommendations ... EA196 Timeline on disclosure acknowledgement and decision to investigate ... EA166
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Crossjurisdictional comparison, committee research ... EA156 Definition of gross mismanagement as act or omission that is deliberate and shows a reckless or wilful disregard for the management of significant government resources, committee recommendation, motion on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA213, 214 Definition of gross mismanagement as act or omission that is deliberate and shows a reckless or wilful disregard for the management of significant government resources, committee recommendation, motion on (Cyr: carried as amended), amendment to remove "significant," motion on (Dach: carried) ... EA214 Definition of whistle-blower or whistle-blowing ... EA183 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA146, 153-54, 156, 157-58, 208, 209, 211 Provisions for actions in good faith ... EA193 Section 5(2)(f), chief or designated officer's obligation to report alleged illegal conduct to law enforcement of Justice and Solicitor General ministry, committee recommendation on clarification, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA192
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA132, 146, 153-54, 156-58, 160-62, 164, 166, 171-74, 177, 178, 180-83, 189, 190, 192-96, 198-200, 204-6, 208, 209, 211-15
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Alberta Medical Association submission ... EA198, 199-200 Miscellaneous submission 12 excluded from review process, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA83 Service Alberta ministry submission ... EA198, 199-200
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions: Service Alberta ministry submission
Recommendations on PIDA ... EA196
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Report
Draft report ... EA418 Report finalization ... EA418 Report finalization by chair ... EA503 Report finalization by chair, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA502
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Regulation (Alberta Regulation 71/2013)
Regulation 1(2), definitions to explicitly include physicians in alternative relationship plans, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA189, 190
Social media
Political fundraising through ... EA117
Urquhart, Dr. Ian (University of Alberta)
Presentation on Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA119, 120
Whistle-blowing
Disclosure procedures, chief or designated officer access to documents or other evidence ... EA194-95, 195 Disclosure procedures, mechanism following internal investigations, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: defeated) ... EA164 Disclosure procedures, mechanism following internal investigations, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: defeated), amendment to use term "review" rather than "appeal," motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA164 Internal disclosure to supervisors ... EA160 Internal disclosure to supervisors, employee protection under PIDA, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA161-62 Protection of whistle-blowers ... EA177 Public disclosure procedure ... EA132 Reporting alleged wrongdoing of chief or designated officer, committee recommendation to clarify obligation, motion on (Sucha: carried) ... EA205-6 Reprisal against whistle-blowers, mechanisms for damages, remedies, and restitution ... EA178 Reprisal against whistle-blowers, mechanisms for damages, remedies, and restitution through Labour Relations Board, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA178, 215
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