Shepherd, David (Edmonton-Centre, ND)
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Section 17, individual contribution limits ... EA128, 129
Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special
Videoconferencing, first session ... EA128
Parkland Institute
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA128, 129
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA145
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA145
Starke, Dr. Richard (Vermilion-Lloydminster, PC)
Constituency associations
Annual filing of financial statements, committee recommendation for, motion on (van Dijken: carried) ... EA279
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA311, 335, 430, 462, 474-75 Section 17, individual contribution limits ... EA118 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA326-27, 364-65, 368, 370-71, 374, 401-5, 409, 412, 435, 450-52, 454, 460-63, 465-66 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) ... EA460-62, 462-63 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), amendment on limits for persons seeking nomination ... EA462 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) ... EA364-65, 368, 370-71 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) ... EA368, 370-71 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) ... EA364-65 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) ... EA402-3, 404-5, 409, 412, 435 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) ... EA409 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) ... EA374, 401 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) ... 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) ... EA450-51, 452, 454 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) ... EA326-27 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA399, 430-31, 432, 433-34 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 add "single" before "registered candidate" and replace "or" with "and," motion on (Connolly: carried) ... EA434 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) ... EA399, 430-31 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), motion to adjourn debate (Starke: carried) ... EA399 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
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA232, 238, 250, 256, 258, 260-62, 264, 279, 294-95, 301-2, 306, 311, 314, 315, 320, 321, 326-27, 335, 352-56, 364-65, 368, 370-71, 374-76, 378-80, 382, 389-90, 393-96, 399, 401-5, 409, 412, 428, 430-35, 445, 450-51, 454, 460-63, 465-66, 474-75, 480, 482, 483, 486, 487-88, 491-92, 494 Committee deliberation procedure ... EA352
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review - Report
Minority reports ... EA495
Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special
Adjournment of meeting, motion on (Starke: defeated) ... EA445 Chair's impartiality ... EA337 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised ... EA439-40 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised, Speaker's ruling requested, motion ruled out of order ... EA445, 447 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised, Speaker's ruling requested, motion ruled out of order, point of order raised ... EA447-48 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised (not proceeded with), chair's ruling, request for explanation of chair's ruling ... EA443 Committee mandate, recommendation of appointment of new committee to review Election Act and Conflicts of Interest Act, motion on (Clark: carried as amended) ... EA420, 421, 422-23, 498-501 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) ... EA422-23, 498-99 Committee mandate extension request, Government House Leader's remarks ... EA498 Committee mandate extension request, motion on (Clark: carried as amended) ... EA267 Committee procedure, deferred motions ... EA483 Committee procedure, lunch break ... EA385 Committee procedure during consideration of main estimates ... EA82 Committee schedule ... EA186 Meeting extension past scheduled time ... EA437 Meeting extension past scheduled time, point of privilege raised ... EA471, 472
Hamilton, Arthur (lawyer)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA118
Harper v. Attorney General of Canada [2004] SCR 827
General remarks ... EA487
Motions (procedure)
Recorded votes, point of order raised ... EA437 Recorded votes, point of order raised, request for explanation ... EA437
Political action committees
Committee research ... EA363 Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA474-75
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 Definition, committee recommendation of clarification in EFCDA to exclude sharing of political views on social media (Cyr: carried as amended), amendment to strike "of any kind," motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA355 Issues-based advertising, committee recommendation on, motion read ... EA494 Legal case law ... EA487 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.) ... EA351-52, 474-75 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation for contribution limit, motion on (van Dijken: withdrawn) ... EA486 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on reporting requirements during election period, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA487-88, 491-92 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 research ... EA362-63 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), registration and reporting requirements, committee recommendation, motion on (Nielsen: carried as amended) ... EA480, 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 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
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation on per-candidate limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA250, 301-2 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) ... EA301-2 Financial reporting requirements not met by elected candidates, committee recommendation on penalty, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA428 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA256, 321, 378, 389-90, 393-94, 395-96 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) ... EA320 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) ... EA382 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) ... EA389-90, 393-94 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) ... EA389-90 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) ... EA393-94 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 Preregistration, committee recommendation for (Cyr: carried) ... EA264 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA294-95 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), motion to rescind (Jansen: defeated) ... EA335
Political parties
Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA306, 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) ... EA306, 311 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) ... EA294-95 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried), motion to rescind (Jansen: defeated) ... EA335 Spending outside of election period ... EA311
Political party leadership campaigns
Contributions, disposition of surpluses, committee recommendation to accept Chief Electoral Officer's recommendation, motion on (Swann: carried) ... EA353 Loan guarantees, committee recommendation that leadership contestants be permitted to guarantee up to 20 per cent of campaign spending, motion on (Miller: withdrawn) ... EA375, 376
Privilege
Breach of members' rights (meeting extension past scheduled time) ... EA471, 472 Chair's impartiality ... EA439-40
Public Interest Commissioner
Direct disclosure to ... EA132 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
Annual report contents ... EA135, 136 Annual report contents, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA136 Privilege and protection from giving evidence, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA181
Public Interest Commissioner's office - Investigations/inquiries
Own motion investigations by commissioner and chief or designated officer ... EA106
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Crossjurisdictional comparison, committee research ... EA158 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA154, 158 Reprisal against whistle-blowers under act, remedies proposed ... EA112 Scope and application, inclusion of contracted and delegated service providers to government, motion on committee recommendation (Renaud: carried) ... EA100
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA100, 106, 111, 112, 132, 135-37, 154, 158, 161, 163-64, 170, 180, 181 Committee deliberation procedure, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA139-40
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Service Alberta ministry submission ... EA100, 111 Submissions received by March 31, 2016, to be anonymized and posted to external committee website, motion on (Starke: carried) ... EA78
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Report
Appending of motions passed in Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review proposed ... EA495 Report finalization by chair, motion on (Cyr: carried) ... EA502-3
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 Tax credits for political donations, committee recommendation of same level as for charitable donations (Starke: withdrawn) ... EA261-62
Whistle-blowing
Confidentiality protection ... EA137 Disclosure procedures, mechanism following internal investigations ... EA163 Disclosure procedures, mechanism following internal investigations, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: defeated) ... EA163-64 Internal disclosure to supervisors, employee protection under PIDA, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA161 Public disclosure procedure ... EA132 Remedies/rewards for whistle-blowers ... EA170
Sucha, Graham (Calgary-Shaw, ND)
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Crown corporation status ... EA92
Bow Valley College Faculty Association
Recommendations on PIDA ... EA199
Chartered Professional Accountants of Alberta
Preparation of guides to financial statements for political parties, candidates, and constituency associations, stakeholder recommendation ... EA281
Chief Electoral Officer's office
Guides to preparation of financial statements ... EA281
Conflicts of Interest Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Comparison between stakeholder and public submissions ... EA92 Summary of submissions ... EA92
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) ... EA275 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended), amendment to add "or constituency associations," motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA275
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
Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA222, 278, 306-7, 314-15 Definition of contribution to include discounted services, committee recommendation on (Cyr: carried as amended) ... EA217-18 Definition of contribution to include discounted services, committee recommendation on (Cyr: adjourned), motion to adjourn debate (Sucha: carried) ... EA218 Definition of contribution to include discounted services, stakeholder recommendations ... EA216 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) ... EA219-22, 329, 367, 370, 371, 374, 399-402, 409-10, 412, 451, 456, 468-69 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) ... EA329, 367, 370, 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 on constituency association contribution limit of $1,000 to a maximum of three constituency associations, motion on (Clark: withdrawn) ... EA329 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) ... EA370, 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) ... EA367 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) ... EA402, 409-10, 412 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) ... EA409-10 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) ... EA399-401 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) ... EA399-401 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, 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) ... EA220-21, 222 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA398-99 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) ... EA398-99 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
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA216-22, 225, 231, 249, 250-56, 264-65, 275, 278, 280, 281, 292, 297-300, 303, 306-9, 313-17, 319-22, 329, 355, 367, 370, 371, 374, 378, 379, 389, 392, 394, 398-400, 401, 402, 409-10, 412, 451, 456, 468-69, 491 Committee deliberation procedure, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA186
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
Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special
Chair's impartiality ... EA337-38 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised ... EA440-41 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised (not proceeded with), chair's ruling, request for explanation of chair's ruling ... EA443-44 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) ... EA499 Committee mandate extension request ... EA229 Committee mandate extension request, motion on (Clark: carried as amended) ... EA267 Committee procedure ... EA80 Committee timeline ... EA94 Meeting extension past scheduled time ... EA468-69 Meeting extension past scheduled time, point of privilege raised ... EA470-71
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.) ... EA309 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on reporting requirements during election period, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA491
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation on per-candidate limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA250-55, 297-99, 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) ... EA298-99, 300 Late filing of financial statements, candidate liability, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA278 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA256, 319, 320-22, 378, 389, 392, 394 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) ... EA320 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, 394 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, 394 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 Preregistration, committee recommendation for (Cyr: carried) ... EA264-65 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA292
Political parties
Election campaign spending limit ... EA249 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA249, 306-9, 313-15 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) ... EA314-15 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) ... 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) ... EA306-7, 308, 309 Late filing of financial statements, committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried as amended) ... EA275 Public funding, rebate program (partial refund of campaign expenses), committee recommendation, motion on (Loyola: carried) ... EA292
Political party leadership campaigns
Spending limit, committee recommendation of 15 per cent of party's campaign spending limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA256, 316-17, 319
Privilege
Breach of members' rights (meeting extension past scheduled time) ... EA470-71
Public Interest Commissioner
Direct disclosure to, following internal disclosure ... EA163 Power to delegate authority ... EA206 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
Public Interest Commissioner's office
Client referrals to other entities (nonjurisdictional complaints) ... EA152 Co-location with Ombudsman's office ... EA203 Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EA203 Education and awareness initiatives ... EA194 Records management ... EA204 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 ... EA199 Timeline on disclosure acknowledgement and decision to investigate ... EA166, 167-68 Timeline on disclosure acknowledgement and decision to investigate, committee recommendations, motion on (Sucha: carried) ... EA169, 170
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Comparison with Ombudsman Act ... EA206 Crossjurisdictional comparison, committee research ... EA166 Definition of employee, committee recommendation not to change ... EA188 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA152, 157 Provisions for actions in good faith ... EA194 Scope and application, inclusion of private sector proposed ... EA188 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 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 ... EA131, 133, 152, 157, 159-61, 163, 164, 166-70, 179, 188, 191, 192, 194-96, 203-7 Committee deliberation procedure ... EA94
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Alberta Medical Association submission ... EA199 Service Alberta ministry submission ... EA199
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Report
Report finalization by chair ... EA502
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Regulation (Alberta Regulation 71/2013)
Regulation 1(2), definitions to explicitly include physicians in alternative relationship plans proposed ... EA188
Whistle-blowing
Disclosure procedures, mechanism following internal investigations, committee recommendation, motion on (Starke: defeated) ... EA164 Internal disclosure to supervisors ... EA159-60 Internal disclosure to supervisors, employee protection under PIDA, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA161 Public disclosure procedure ... EA131 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 Whistle-blower contact information ... EA195
Swann, Dr. David (Calgary-Mountain View, AL)
Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act
Definition of public entity ... EA144
Bow Valley College Faculty Association
Recommendations on PIDA ... EA198
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Definition of contribution to include discounted services, stakeholder recommendations ... EA216 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA220, 330, 365, 406-7, 413 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, 365 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, 365 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 (Swann: defeated) ... EA331 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) ... EA406-7, 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), motion to adjourn debate (Swann: carried) ... EA413 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) ... EA406-7 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 Section 17, individual contribution limits, donations by individuals on behalf of others ... EA227 Section 17, individual contribution limits, stakeholder recommendations ... EA227 Section 41, loan guarantees, committee recommendation of limit of 5 per cent of campaign spending limit, motion on (Cyr: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA333, 397-98, 430, 432 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) ... EA397-98, 430
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA216, 220, 226, 227, 240, 255, 256, 259-61, 313, 330, 331, 333, 356, 365, 375, 377, 381, 397, 398, 406-7, 413, 428, 430, 432 Committee deliberation procedure, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA185
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review summary of issues and recommendations (research document)
Employment - Members of the Legislative Assembly
Restrictions, definition of Crown agency ... EA347-49
Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special
Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised ... EA442 Chair's impartiality, point of privilege raised (not proceeded with), chair's ruling, request for explanation of chair's ruling ... EA443
Ethics Commissioner's office
Presentation on Conflicts of Interest Act ... EA344
Fair Vote Canada, Edmonton chapter
Presentation on Election Act ... EA124
Fraser, Rick (Member for Calgary-South East)
Presentation on Conflicts of Interest Act ... EA347-48, 349
Government advertising
Committee recommendation of ban during general elections except as required by government business, similar to Ontario process, motion on (Cortes-Vargas: adjourned), motion to withdraw and consider under Election Act (Swann: carried) ... EA377
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Codes of conduct ... EA344 Postemployment restrictions (cooling-off period), stakeholder recommendations ... EA341, 344
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Oath of allegiance, amendment of (proposed) ... EA81, 82 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 ... EA341
Municipalities
Inclusion in PIDA proposed ... EA144
Political advertising
Definition, committee recommendation of clarification in EFCDA to exclude sharing of political views on social media (Cyr: carried as amended), motion to adjourn debate (Swann: carried) ... EA356 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.) ... EA360 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), committee recommendation on financial disclosure of contributions, motion on (Nielsen: withdrawn) ... EA240 Third-party advertising (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.), definition ... EA240
Political candidates (provincial elections)
Contributions by third-party groups (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.) ... EA120 Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation on per-candidate limit, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), motion to adjourn debate (Swann: carried) ... EA255 Financial reporting requirements not met, committee recommendation that registration deposit not be refunded, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA428 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA256, 381 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) ... EA381 Nomination campaign spending limit, committee recommendation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended), motion to adjourn debate (Swann: carried) ... EA256
Political parties
Election campaign spending limit, committee recommendation of 60 cents per registered elector indexed to inflation, motion on (Sucha: carried as amended) ... EA313 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 Public funding, stakeholder recommendations ... EA85
Political party leadership campaigns
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) ... EA375
Proportional representation (provincial elections)
Stakeholder recommendations ... EA123, 124
Public Interest Alberta
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA123
Public Interest Commissioner's office
Legal counsel for whistle-blowers ... EA182 Mandate ... EA156 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 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 Procedural fairness and natural justice, stakeholder recommendations ... EA197 Timeline on disclosure acknowledgement and decision to investigate ... EA166-67
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Definition of whistle-blower or whistle-blowing ... EA183-84 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA145, 146, 156, 209, 210 Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement that parallels Ontario and federal legislation, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA212 Provisions for nondisclosure agreements ... EA202 Scope and application, clarification on members and ministers, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA143-44 Scope and application, clarification on members and ministers, motion on (Clark: carried), amendment to include members (Swann: carried) ... EA143-44
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
Committee deliberation ... EA143-46, 156, 166, 167, 175, 176, 178-79, 182-84, 197, 198, 202, 204, 209-12 Committee deliberation procedure, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA139
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions
Alberta Medical Association submission ... EA198 Service Alberta ministry submission ... EA198 Summary of submissions ... EA79
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Public/stakeholder input - Written submissions: Service Alberta ministry submission
Recommendations on PIDA ... EA197
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review - Report
Taxation
Tax credits for political donations, committee recommendation of adoption of federal regime, motion on (Swann: defeated) ... EA260, 261 Tax credits for political donations, stakeholder recommendations ... EA259-60
Urquhart, Dr. Ian (University of Alberta)
Presentation on Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... EA120
Whistle-blowing
Internal disclosure to supervisors, employee protection under PIDA, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA162 Protection of whistle-blowers ... EA176 Reprisal against whistle-blowers ... EA182-83 Reprisal against whistle-blowers, mechanisms for damages, remedies, and restitution through Labour Relations Board, motion on (Nielsen: carried) ... EA178-79
Workplace health and safety
Legislation, inclusion of bullying/harassment ... EA79
Sweet, Heather (Edmonton-Manning, ND)
Public Interest Commissioner's office
Client referrals to other entities (nonjurisdictional complaints) ... EA155-56
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act
Definition of wrongdoing as gross mismanagement, committee recommendation, motion on (Clark: defeated) ... EA152-53, 155-56
Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act review
Whistle-blowing
Internal disclosure to supervisors, employee protection under PIDA, motion on (Clark: carried) ... EA161
Szabo, Andrea (Legal Counsel, Parliamentary Counsel's Office, Legislative Assembly Office)
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Crossjurisdictional comparison ... EA485 Section 17, individual contribution limits, committee recommendation of $4,000 per year, motion on (Nielsen: adjourned on amended motion) ... EA458, 459 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) ... EA458, 459 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
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Harper v. Attorney General of Canada [2004] SCR 827
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