Hamilton, Arthur (Partner, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Presenter on Elections Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act)
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Section 2(b), freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression ... EA116-17 Section 3, right to vote and run in elections ... EA116-17
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Section 17, individual contribution limits ... EA116, 117, 118
Hamilton, Arthur (lawyer)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA115-18 Written submission on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA116
Harper v. Attorney General of Canada [2004] SCR 827
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Contributions by third-party groups (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.) ... EA116-17
Political parties
Contributions by third-party groups (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), prohibition on ... EA116-17
Social media
Political fundraising through ... EA117-18
Hanson, David B. (Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills, W)
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) ... EA436 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 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA431, 433
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
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) ... EA425 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) ... EA425
Motions (procedure)
Recorded votes, point of order raised, request for explanation ... EA437
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Financial reporting requirements not met by elected candidates, committee recommendation on penalty, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA429
Harrison, Dr. Trevor (Director, Parkland Institute; Presenter, Election Legislation)
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Section 17, individual contribution limits ... EA127, 128, 129
Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special
Committee procedure, written responses to questions ... EA129
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Term limit proposed ... EA127
Parkland Institute
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA126-29
Political advertising
Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), spending limit proposed ... EA127
Proportional representation (provincial elections)
Stakeholder recommendations ... EA127-29
Hermiston, Sandy (General Counsel, Public Interest Commissioner's Office)
Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act
Definition of public entity ... EA144
Municipalities
Inclusion in PIDA proposed ... EA144
Public Interest Commissioner
Direct disclosure to, following internal disclosure ... EA163 Direct disclosure to, review standards similar to judicial review proposed ... EA163 Powers to exempt ... EA180
Public Interest Commissioner's office
Privilege and protection from giving evidence ... EA181
Public Interest Commissioner's office - Investigations/inquiries
Commissioner's access to information ... EA172 Commissioner's access to information protected by solicitor-client privilege ... EA172-73 Commissioner's access to information protected by solicitor-client privilege, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: withdrawn) ... EA173-74 Commissioner's access to information protected by solicitor-client privilege, protection from waiver, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA174 Review of decisions ... EA176 Timeline on disclosure acknowledgement and decision to investigate, committee recommendations, motion on (Sucha: carried) ... EA169
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA98 Definition of disclosure ... EA183 Definition of whistle-blower or whistle-blowing ... EA183 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA145, 152 Reprisal against whistle-blowers under act, remedies proposed ... EA109 Scope and application ... EA98 Scope and application, clarification on members and ministers ... EA143-44 Scope and application, inclusion of contracted and delegated service providers to government ... EA98 Scope and application, inclusion of private sector proposed ... EA98
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
Whistle-blowing
Confidentiality protection ... EA137 Disclosure procedures, mechanism following internal investigations, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: defeated) ... EA164-65 Disclosure procedures, mechanism following internal investigations, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: defeated), amendment to use term "review" rather than "appeal," motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA164-65 Protection of whistle-blowers ... EA177 Reprisal against whistle-blowers ... EA182 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
Horne, Trevor A.R. (Spruce Grove-St. Albert, ND)
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA392
Political candidates (provincial elections)
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), subamendment to add "and has not incurred expenses above $100, not including the registration deposit, or received any contributions" (Malkinson: carried) ... EA392
Hourihan, Peter (Ombudsman; Public Interest Commissioner)
Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act
Definition of public entity ... EA144
Bow Valley College Faculty Association
Municipalities
Inclusion in PIDA proposed ... EA143, 144
Ombudsman's office
Own motion investigations ... EA106
Ombudsman's office - Investigations/inquiries
Implementation of recommendations, authority for ... EA176
Public Interest Commissioner
Direct disclosure to ... EA103, 104, 132 Direct disclosure to, following internal disclosure ... EA163 Direct disclosure to, motion on committee recommendation (van Dijken: carried) ... EA104 Direct disclosure to, review standards similar to judicial review proposed ... EA163 Power to delegate authority ... EA206-7 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, 179-81
Public Interest Commissioner's office
Annual report contents ... EA134-36, 136 Annual report contents, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA136 Client referrals to other entities (nonjurisdictional complaints) ... EA155-56 Co-location with Ombudsman's office ... EA203-4 Code of conduct ... EA106 Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EA203-4 Education and awareness initiatives ... EA194 Legal counsel for whistle-blowers ... EA182 Mandate ... EA156, 158 Privilege and protection from giving evidence, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA181 Records management ... EA204, 208 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 ... 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 ... EA201 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, 170-72 Commissioner's access to information protected by solicitor-client privilege, protection from waiver, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA214-15 Commissioner's decision not to investigate/cease an investigation ... EA175 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 Frivolous or vexatious complaints ... EA192-93 Implementation of recommendations, authority for ... EA175-76 Investigations, recommendation, compliance with ... EA158 Own motion investigations by commissioner and chief or designated officer ... EA105-6, 107-8 Procedural fairness and natural justice, stakeholder recommendations ... EA196-98 Procedures, stakeholder recommendations ... EA191 Timeline on disclosure acknowledgement and decision to investigate ... EA166-69
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Comparison with Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ... EA207 Comparison with Ombudsman Act ... EA206-7 Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA98, 190-91, 193 Crossjurisdictional comparison, committee research ... EA143, 155, 166, 182 Definition of disclosure ... EA183 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) ... EA213-14 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) ... EA213-14 Definition of whistle-blower or whistle-blowing ... EA183-84 Definition of wrongdoing, stakeholder recommendations ... EA190-91 Definition of wrongdoing as danger to life, health, or safety ... EA145 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement ... EA145 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA145, 146, 151-56, 157-58, 159, 208-10 Provisions for actions in good faith ... EA192-93, 194 Provisions for nondisclosure agreements ... EA202-3 Reprisal against whistle-blowers under act, remedies proposed ... EA108-9, 110, 113 Review of act every 5 years ... EA206 Scope and application ... EA97-98 Scope and application, clarification on members and ministers, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA143-44 Scope and application, inclusion of contracted and delegated service providers to government ... EA97-98, 98 Scope and application, inclusion of contracted and delegated service providers to government, motion on committee recommendation (Renaud: carried) ... EA100 Scope and application, inclusion of private sector proposed ... EA98 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 ... EA191
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions: Service Alberta ministry submission
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Report
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 Regulation 1(2), definitions to explicitly include physicians in alternative relationship plans proposed ... EA188
Whistle-blowing
Disclosure procedures, chief or designated officer access to documents or other evidence ... EA194-95 Disclosure procedures, mechanism following internal investigations, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: defeated) ... EA164, 165 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 ... EA159-60 Internal disclosure to supervisors, employee protection under PIDA, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA161-62 Protection of whistle-blowers ... EA176 Protection of whistle-blowers, reverse onus on reprisals ... EA177-78 Public disclosure procedure ... EA131-32 Public disclosure procedure, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA133 Remedies/rewards for whistle-blowers ... EA170 Reporting alleged wrongdoing of chief or designated officer ... EA204-5 Reporting alleged wrongdoing of chief or designated officer, committee recommendation to clarify obligation, motion on (Sucha: carried) ... EA205-6 Reprisal against whistle-blowers ... EA182-83 Reprisal against whistle-blowers, mechanisms for damages, remedies, and restitution ... EA178 Whistle-blower contact information ... EA195-96
Hunter, Grant R. (Cardston-Taber-Warner, W)
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Definition of contribution to include discounted services, committee recommendation on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA217 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA219
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA217, 219, 223, 224, 226, 235, 240, 242, 245, 249, 251, 253, 256-58, 260, 264
Political advertising
Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on financial disclosure of contributions, motion on (Nielsen: withdrawn) ... EA240, 242 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
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation on per-candidate limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA251, 253 Preregistration, committee recommendation for (Cyr: carried) ... EA264
Political parties
Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA249 Public funding, committee recommendation against per-vote subsidy, motion on (Cyr: defeated) ... EA257-58
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) ... EA224 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) ... EA223 Contributions, disposition of surpluses, committee recommendation to accept Chief Electoral Officer's recommendation, motion on (Swann: carried) ... EA226 Loan guarantees, committee recommendation that leadership contestants be permitted to guarantee up to 20 per cent of campaign spending, motion on (Miller: withdrawn), motion to adjourn debate (Hunter: carried) ... EA235
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
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
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
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
Taxation
Tax credits for political donations, committee recommendation of adoption of federal regime, motion on (Swann: defeated) ... EA260
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