Sabir, Irfan (Calgary-McCall, NDP; Minister of Community and Social Services)
Act to Combat Poverty and Fight for Albertans with Disabilities, An (Bill 26)
First reading ... 1923 Second reading ... 2078-79 Committee ... 2200-2201, 2209 Committee, amendment A1 (employment exemptions) (Sabir/Renaud: carried) ... 2200-2201 Committee, amendment A1 (employment exemptions) (Sabir/Renaud: carried), subamendment A1-SA1 (client bill of rights, stakeholder consultation provisions) (McPherson: defeated) ... 2209 Third reading ... 2220 Bill cosponsors ... 2078 Stakeholder consultation ... 2078
Act to Strengthen Financial Security for Persons with Disabilities, An (Bill 5)
Advocate for Persons with Disabilities
Appointment of Tony Flores ... 1713 Funding ... 148 Mandate ... 1936
Alberta Serious Incident Response Team
Policy on public release of information ... 524
Alberta Supports
New centres, funding from supplementary supply ... 145
Alberta Works
Client complaints ... 1771
Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services
Grant funding from supplementary supply ... 137, 139
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Client benefit suspension ... 1086 Client benefits ... 361 Funding ... 177 Funding from supplementary supply ... 137, 148
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (Discretionary Trust) Amendment Act, 2017 (Bill 211, 2017)
Carbon levy
Exemptions ... 1024 Impact on nonprofit organization costs ... 288
Court of Queen's Bench
Judge appointments ... 602
Courts, provincial
Prosecution delays, charges stayed as a result of ... 601-2
Crime
Calgary area crime ... 2074 Edmonton area crime ... 2074
Crown prosecution service
Practice protocol (triage system) ... 601-2 Staff, full-time equivalents (FTEs) ... 602
Disability Employment Awareness Month
First provincial proclamation ... 1615
Economy of Alberta
Current fiscal position, economic indicators ... 148, 573
Employment and income support program
Caseload forecasts ... 145 Client numbers ... 573 Funding from supplementary supply ... 143-48 General remarks ... 143
Family and community safety program
Funding from supplementary supply ... 137
Family support for children with disabilities program (FSCD)
Client satisfaction ... 1024 Family supports, funding from supplementary supply ... 137, 139 Funding ... 1024
Fatality inquiries
Death of Betty Anne Gagnon ... 574-75
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons
Support for homeless youth ... 177=-178
Government ministries
Internship programs ... 1936
Government services, public
Staff communication with MLA constituency offices ... 1873
Homeless persons
Permanent supportive housing, Edmonton ... 1710-11 Programs and services ... 1023-24 Programs and services for ... 177
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
... 108, 190, 1019, 1656, 1704, 1768, 1868-69, 1912-13, 2033-34, 2066, 2088, 2142, 2227, 2238, 2249-50, 2309, 2360, 2388
Minimum wage
Increase, impact on social service costs ... 152
Ministry of Community and Social Services
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Accessibility initiatives ... 1345 Advocate for Persons with Disabilities ... 1713 Alberta Works ... 1771 Carbon levy and nonprofit organizations ... 288 Domestic and gender-based violence prevention ... 1776-77 Economic indicators ... 573 Family support for children with disabilities ... 1024 Government services communication with MLA offices ... 1708, 1873 Homelessness initiatives ... 1023-24 Justice system delays ... 601-2 PDD administrative review ... 574-75 PDD program review ... 1773-74 Persons with disabilities' workforce participation ... 1615 Police release of information on serious incidents ... 524 Rimbey area fatal highway crash ... 806 Services for persons with disabilities ... 1936 Social service delivery ... 114 Social supports in Edmonton ... 1710-11 Support for vulnerable Albertans ... 177-78 Supportive living accommodations for rural seniors ... 1505 Urban crime rates ... 2074
Persons with developmental disabilities program
Funding ... 177 Funding from supplementary supply ... 137, 139, 149, 151-52 Review ... 361, 574-75, 1773-74 Review, funding from supplementary supply ... 147 Service delivery costs ... 114 Stakeholder consultation ... 1936
Persons with disabilities
Access barrier removal initiatives ... 1345 Housing ... 177 Workforce participation ... 1615, 1936
Social programs
Edmonton services, funding for ... 1710
Social service agencies
Operational expenses ... 114, 152
Supplementary supply estimates 2017-2018
Supportive living accommodations
Wat-lists in rural areas, Zoe Bleau's situation ... 1505
Traffic fatalities
Rimbey area motor vehicle crash, December 13, 2017, charges laid ... 806
Violence against women
Prevention strategies ... 1776
Youth shelters
Guidelines for LGBTQ clients ... 177-78
Schmidt, Marlin (Edmonton-Gold Bar, NDP; Minister of Advanced Education)
Act to Enable Clean Energy Improvements, An (Bill 10)
Act to Improve the Affordability and Accessibility of Post-secondary Education, An (Bill 19)
First reading ... 1621 Second reading ... 1667-68, 1670, 1700 Second reading, points of order on debate ... 1701 Second reading, points of order on debate, member's withdrawal of comments ... 1723 Second reading, points of order on debate, request for member to leave the Chamber ... 1701 Committee ... 1724, 1726, 1828-34 Committee, amendment A1 (mandatory noninstructional fees) (Schmidt: carried) ... 1828-31 Third reading ... 1845, 1854-55, 1861-62, 2004-5 Grant MacEwan University and Mount Royal University governance provisions ... 1726, 2004 Mandatory noninstructional fee provisions ... 1832-33, 1845, 2004 Provisions for collaboration between universities and non degree-granting institutions ... 1726 Regulation development ... 1833 Section 47, postsecondary institution sectors ... 1668 Section 48, comprehensive academic and research universities sector role ... 1724 Stakeholder consultation ... 1829-30, 1845
Alberta College of Art and Design
Undergraduate university designation ... 2004
Amazon
Second headquarters ... 704 Second headquarters request for a proposal ... 316
Anti-racism Advisory Council
Athabasca University
Mandate ... 1724 Sustainability ... 2195 Sustainability, Coates report ... 874-75
Calgary board of education
Budget 2018-2019 ... 545 Carbon levy costs ... 545 Full-day kindergarten, funding for ... 545 Reserve fund utilization ... 2236 School construction project management costs ... 2236
Calgary City Teachers' Convention
Presentation by Dr. David Suzuki ... 546
Calgary Economic Development
CEO's remarks on technology sector ... 316
Carbon levy
Economic impact ... 1102 Impact on education costs ... 577 Impact on postsecondary institution costs ... 1670, 2005 Rate ... 1063
Charter schools
Funding ... 576 Transportation funding, northeast Calgary ... 576
Climate change
Scientific evidence ... 1063
Corporate taxation, provincial
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 1102 Tax rate ... 1063, 1065
Council of Alberta University Students
Digital media industry
Gender inequality ... 1295
Economy of Alberta
Current fiscal position, economic indicators ... 315
Edmonton Pride Week
United Conservative Party breakfast event ... 1518-19
Educational curricula
Diversity-related content ... 2316 Redesign, resignation of social studies working group member ... 2317-18 Social studies curriculum redesign ... 2317-18
Election Commissioner
Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried) ... 697-98 Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried), amendment A1 (public posting of Election Commissioner's compensation) (van Dijken: defeated) ... 697-98
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 16)
Second reading ... 1120-22 Second reading, points of order on debate ... 1120 Associated party provisions ... 1121-22
Employment and training programs
Energy industries
Competitiveness ... 1063 Environmental and ethical standards, public awareness initiatives ... 546
Grande Prairie Regional College
Polytechnic university designation ... 1726, 2004
Growth and Diversification Act (Bill 2)
Second reading ... 315-17, 321, 704-5, 1062-63, 1065-66, 1102-3, 1166-67 Second reading, motion to refer subject matter of bill to the Resource Stewardship Committee (reasoned amendment RA1) (Panda: defeated) ... 315-17, 321 Second reading, motion to not now read because government should pursue other supports for business (reasoned amendment) (Cooper: defeated) ... 1062-65, 1102-3, 1166-67 Second reading, point of order raised, remarks withdrawn ... 315 Second reading, points of order on debate ... 1067 Second reading, points of order on debate, remarks withdrawn ... 1065-66 Committee ... 1253-55, 1295 Committee, amendment A3 (interactive digital media tax credit diversity enhanced credit) (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 1295 Third reading ... 1492-93, 1518-19 Third reading, motion to not now read (3-month hoist amendment HA1) (McIver) ... 1518-19 Stakeholder consultation ... 1518-19 Talent Advisory Council on Technology provisions ... 321, 1492
H.A. Kostach school, Smoky Lake
Income tax, provincial (personal income tax)
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 1102
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
... 9, 282, 363-64, 377, 595, 1072, 1124, 1190, 1407, 1423, 1608, 1768, 1814, 1933, 2186, 2238
Introduction of Visitors (visiting dignitaries)
Ambassador of France to Canada, Vancouver consulate representatives, and the honorary consul of France in Edmonton ... 2227
Labour force planning
Technology sector ... 1504
Leap Manifesto (federal New Democratic Party document)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Members' withdrawal of remarks ... 1723
Mental health services
Services for postsecondary students ... 417
Methanex Corporation
Medicine Hat plant ... 1063
Ministry of Advanced Education
Minister's remarks ... 1861-62 Minister's remarks on University of Alberta president's compensation ... 289-90
Oral Question Period (procedure)
Questions on government policy ... 546
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Anti energy industry advocacy in Alberta ... 545-46 Athabasca University ... 874-75, 2195 Calgary board of education, construction project management costs ... 2236 Charter school funding ... 576 Executive compensation review ... 1548 H.A. Kostash school in Smoky Lake ... 2235 Postsecondary education concerns ... 289-90, 625 Postsecondary education funding ... 1276 Postsecondary educational finances ... 547 Postsecondary sexual abuse and assault policies ... 1991 Postsecondary tuition ... 1759 Racism and hate crime prevention ... 2316 Red Deer College ... 252 School board finances ... 545 Social studies curriculum redesign ... 2317-18 Support for postsecondary students ... 1128 Supports for postsecondary students ... 417 University of Alberta honorary degree awards ... 625-26, 732 Workforce education and training ... 1504
Points of order (current session)
False allegations ... 1120 Imputing motives ... 1065-66 Insulting language ... 1701 Insulting language, member's withdrawal of comments ... 1723 Insulting language, request for member to leave the Chamber ... 1701 Language creating disorder ... 1067
Postsecondary educational institution finance
Postsecondary educational institutions
Certificate programs ... 289 Executive compensation ... 547 Governance, board of governor appointments ... 1668 Private career colleges ... 1854-55 Sexual abuse and assault policies ... 1991 Technology program space increase ... 1492 Technology program space increase, allocation ... 321 Technology program space increase, funding for ... 316-17
Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act (Bill 12)
Protecting Choice for Women Accessing Health Care Act (Bill 9)
Committee ... 910 Committee, amendment A1 (access zone increase) (Drever: carried) ... 910
Racism
Antiracism strategy ... 2316
Red Deer College
Polytechnic university designation ... 252, 1726
Siksika First Nation
2018 flood, provincial response ... 666
Student financial aid (postsecondary students)
Loans ... 1854-55 Scholarships for technology and emerging sectors ... 321, 1492
Student unions
Fees, UCP motion on ... 1128 Role ... 1128
Summer temporary employment program (STEP)
Program reinstatement ... 2005
Tax credits
Alberta investor tax credit (AITC) ... 1254-55, 1492, 1518 Capital investment tax credit (CITC) ... 1255, 1492-93 Capital investment tax credit (CITC), projects approved ... 1254 Enhanced credits for inclusive and diverse workforce policies ... 1254-55 Interactive digital media tax credit (IDMTC) ... 315-16, 1255, 1492, 1518 Other jurisdictions ... 1255, 1519 Performance measures ... 1166-67
Tuition and fees, postsecondary
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 1128 International student tuition ... 547, 1276 Review ... 1667 Tuition freeze ... 417, 547, 1759
United Conservative Party
2018 convention ... 910 Merger agreement between Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties ... 1121
University of Alberta
Honorary degree award to Dr. David Suzuki ... 545-46, 625-26, 732 President's compensation, Advanced Education minister's remarks ... 698
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Strategic plan and investment strategy ... 1493
Schneider, David A. (Little Bow, UCP)
Act to Empower Utility Consumers, An (Bill 14)
Act to Enable Clean Energy Improvements, An (Bill 10)
Second reading ... 766-68, 1242-44 Second reading, motion to not now read because of insufficient detail in bill (reasoned amendment) (McIver: defeated) ... 1242-44 Alberta Real Estate Association response ... 1244 Regulation development ... 766-67 RMA position ... 768 Stakeholder consultation ... 766-68 Technical briefings ... 768, 1242
Act to Recognize AMA Representation Rights, An (Bill 24)
Second reading ... 1806-8 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Families and Communities Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Pitt: defeated) ... 1806-8 Stakeholder consultation ... 1807
Act to Renew Local Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 23)
Second reading ... 2018-20 Second reading, motion to refer subject matter of bill to the Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Pitt: defeated) ... 2018-20 Advance poll provisions ... 2020 Campaign financing and disclosure provisions ... 2019-20 Campaign period reduction under act ... 2020 Retroactive clause ... 2020 Third-party advertising provisions ... 2019 Voter eligibility provisions ... 2020
Act to Secure Alberta's Electricity Future, An (Bill 13)
Second reading ... 815-16 Committee ... 1330-32 Committee, amendment A2 (ISO payments to capacity market participants) (Panda: defeated) ... 1330-32 Third reading ... 1588-90 Third reading, motion to not now read (3-month hoist amendment HA) (Cooper: defeated) ... 1588-90
AgriStability program (Growing Forward 2, federal-provincial program)
Alberta Chambers of Commerce
Response to Bill 1 ... 237
Alberta Electric System Operator
Alberta first responder radio communications system
Alberta Underground Infrastructure Notification System Consultation Act (Bill 211)
First reading ... 2196 Motion to refer bill to Resource Stewardship Committee (Schneider: carried) ... 2196
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2018 (Bill 3)
Bighorn backcountry
Land management plan ... 2237 Land management plan, members' statements ... 1945
Bitumen upgrading
Partial upgrading program ... 237
Budget process
Interim supply use ... 297
Carbon levy
Impact on agricultural costs ... 722 Implementation ... 1589 Rebate for families, small business, coal industry, First Nations, etc. ... 721
City Charters Fiscal Framework Act (Bill 32)
Second reading ... 2301-2 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment) (McIver: defeated) ... 2301-3
Climate leadership plan, provincial
Relation to pipeline approval ... 410
Coal
Carbon levy on ... 411 Use in rural areas ... 410-11
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Election Commissioner search minority report ... 888-89
Crime
Rural crime (federal Private Member's Motion M-167) ... 109
Crime prevention
Rural crime ... 538 Rural crime, members' statements ... 109 Rural crime, provincial-RCMP initiative ... 109, 409
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Disaster recovery program
Economy of Alberta
Current fiscal position, economic indicators ... 410
Election Commissioner
Appointment of Lorne Gibson ... 1510 Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried) ... 888-90 Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried), amendment A2 (term of office) (Aheer: defeated) ... 888-90 Disclosure of compensation ... 1509-10 Job posting ... 888-89
Electric utilities
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs) ... 1331
Elk
Habitat lost to wildfire ... 151
Employment Standards (Firefighter Leave) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 201)
Alberta's Economic Future Committee report presented to the Assembly, motion to concur in report (adjourned) ... 1790-91
Energy Diversification Act (Bill 1)
Second reading ... 236-38 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Pitt: defeated) ... 236-38 Stakeholder consultation ... 236-37
Floods
2018 floods, provincial response ... 735
Government departments
Program development ... 236
Government of Canada
Equalization and transfer payments ... 538
Grazing leases
Fire-affected ranchers ... 151
Home heating
Coal use, rural areas ... 721-22
Interim supply estimates 2018-2019
Level of detail provided ... 296-98
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Legislative Assembly Office
Interim supply estimates 2018-2019 ... 296-97 Interim supply estimates 2018-2019, point of order raised ... 297
Legislative policy committees
Debate on committee reports, point of order raised ... 297
Members' Statements (current session)
Bighorn area land use ... 1945 Off-highway vehicle users' backcountry access ... 1424 Official Opposition and government policies ... 538-39 Rail transportation backlog ... 878 Rural crime prevention ... 109 World War I armistice centenary ... 1869
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
In-year savings, 2017-2018 ... 137 Risk management ... 151 Supplementary supply estimates 2017-2018 debate ... 138, 150-51, 153-54
Ministry of Environment and Parks
Minister's remarks on oil sands advisory group selection process ... 410
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Supplementary supply estimates 2017-2018 debate ... 137-38, 153-54
Off-highway vehicles
Use on public land, members' statements ... 1424
Oil sands advisory group (former)
Co-chair's pipeline opposition ... 410
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Aerospace industry promotion ... 1274 Bighorn area land use ... 2237 Caribou range plans ... 198-99 Mountain pine beetle control and wildfire prevention ... 1760-61 Physician locum services in rural Alberta ... 386 Southern Alberta flooding ... 666 Spring flooding ... 735
Physicians
Access, Vulcan ... 386 Rural physician action plan ... 1807 Rural physicians, recruitment and retention ... 1806-7
Pine beetle control
Federal-provincial-municipal co-operation (Motion Other than Government Motion 506: carried) ... 1796-97 General remarks ... 138 Jasper townsite area ... 1760 Management strategy ... 154
Pipeline construction
Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project opposition, provincial response ... 409-10
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act (Bill 12)
Property assessed clean energy program (PACE)
Eligibility criteria ... 1242-43 Other jurisdictions ... 1243
Public utilities
Provincial policies on co-operatives (Motion Other than Government Motion 507: carried) ... 2115-16
Railroads
Commodity transportation capacity, members' statements ... 878
Remembrance Day
World War I armistice centenary, members' statements ... 1869
Reports presented by standing and special committees
Alberta's Economic Future Committee report on Bill 201, Employment Standards (Firefighter Leave) Amendment Act, 2018, motion to concur in report (adjourned) ... 1790-91
Siksika First Nation
2013 flood recovery, federal funding ... 735
Speech from the Throne
Addresses in reply ... 409--411 Addresses in reply, questions and comments ... 411
Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 18)
Third reading ... 1509-10 Election Commissioner provisions ... 1509-10
Sundre & District Aquaplex
Carbon levy costs ... 721
Supplementary supply estimates 2017-2018
Supporting Alberta's Local Food Sector Act (Bill 7)
Second reading ... 534-36 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment RA1) (Schneider: defeated) ... 536 Definition of "agricultural product" ... 534-35 Section 5, local food council provisions ... 535-36 Section 6, certification program ... 535
Tax credits
Capital investment tax credit (CITC) approved ... 1274
United Conservative Party
Policies, members' statements ... 539-40
Wildfire, Kenow (2017)
Communications system ... 153
Wildfire, southeastern Alberta (2017)
Compensation arrangements ... 150-51
Wildfire prevention and control
Aircraft, new technology ... 138, 1274 Aircraft deployment ... 154 Aircraft inventory ... 138 Communications co-ordination ... 137-38, 153-54 Funding from supplementary supply ... 137, 153 Jasper townsite area ... 1760-61 Preparedness, wildfire simulation ... 153
Schreiner, Kim (Red Deer-North, NDP)
Act to Improve the Affordability and Accessibility of Post-secondary Education, An (Bill 19)
Act to Secure Alberta's Electricity Future, An (Bill 13)
Second reading ... 810-11 Third reading ... 1575-76 Penalty provisions ... 811 Utility asset disposition provisions ... 811
Addiction treatment
Detoxification beds, Red Deer ... 397
Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre
Members' statements ... 1878
Climate leadership plan, provincial
Community facility enhancement program
Red Deer projects, members' statements ... 2360
Community initiatives program
Red Deer projects, members' statements ... 2360
Crime prevention
Rural crime, provincial-RCMP initiative ... 397
Emergency medical services (ambulances, etc.)
Community paramedic services ... 397
Energy Diversification Act (Bill 1)
Government achievements
Members' statements ... 1277
International Women's Day
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Long Term Care Information Act (Bill 203)
Members' Statements (current session)
Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre ... 1878 Community grants in Red Deer ... 2360 Government achievements ... 1277 Red Deer College degree-granting status ... 283 Red Deer community activities ... 626
Opioid use
Prevention and mitigation strategies ... 397
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Red Deer justice centre construction ... 2038 School bus safety ... 2366-67
Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act (Bill 12)
Public utilities
Provincial policies on co-operatives (Motion Other than Government Motion 507: carried) ... 2112-13, 2118
Red Deer College
Polytechnic university designation ... 397, 1722 Polytechnic university designation proposal, members' statements ... 283
Red Deer regional hospital centre
Services provided ... 397
Revenue
Nonrenewable natural resource revenue, reliance on ... 397-98
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
School construction
New schools, Red Deer ... 397
School nutrition programs
Schoolchildren's transportation
United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples
Volunteers
Local activities, Red Deer, members' statements ... 626
Shepherd, David (Edmonton-Centre, NDP)
Act to Control and Regulate Cannabis, An
Restrictions on cannabis use under act ... 1162
Act to Improve the Affordability and Accessibility of Post-secondary Education, An (Bill 19)
Second reading ... 1679-80 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Nixon: defeated) ... 1679-80 Third reading ... 1852, 1855-57 Provisions for colleges to become universities ... 1852
Active transportation
Government promotion (Motion Other than Government Motion 508: carried) ... 2271-74
Anti-racism Advisory Council
Business Link Business Service Centre
Services for immigrants, members' statements ... 367-68
Cannabis
Children's exposure to at home ... 1162-63 Retail sale, employee qualifications ... 1160-61 Retail sale, SellSafe employee training ... 1160
Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing
Election Commissioner search procedure ... 712 Report recommending appointment of Lorne Gibson as Election Commissioner presented in the Assembly ... 481 Report recommending reappointment of the hon. Marguerite Trussler as Ethics Commissioner presented in the Assembly ... 1879
Daycare
Affordability, $25-a-day rate ... 659
Early learning and child care centres
Members' statements ... 659
Edmonton-Centre (constituency)
Member's memorial tribute to his father, members' statements ... 1824 Member's personal and family history ... 1144, 2381
Educational curricula
Diversity-related content ... 2316
Election Commissioner
Appointment of Lorne Gibson ... 1111-12 Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried) ... 693-94, 710, 712, 715-16, 990-91 Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried), amendment A1 (public posting of Election Commissioner's compensation) (van Dijken: defeated) ... 693-94, 710, 712, 715-16 Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried), amendment A3 (term of office and hours) (Pitt: defeated) ... 990-91 Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried), points of order on debate ... 991 Legislative Offices Committee report recommending appointment of Lorne Gibson presented in the Assembly ... 481 Mandate ... 1111-12
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 16)
Emergency motions under Standing Order 42 (current session)
Paris agreement on climate change implementation (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 1957-58
Ethics Commissioner
Legislative Offices Committee report recommending reappointment of the hon. Marguerite Trussler presented ... 1879
Executive Council
Female ministers, former MLA's remarks ... 1506
Gaming and Liquor Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 6)
Committee ... 1160-63 Committee, amendment A1 (qualified employees, ministerial discretion on) (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 1160-61 Provisions for retail sale in locations where things other than cannabis and accessories are sold ... 1162 Provisions for you-brew operations ... 1163
Gay-straight alliances in schools
Official Opposition members' remarks ... 1002
Government of Canada
Equalization and transfer payments ... 1144
HIV/AIDS
Members' statements ... 2239
Homeless persons
Permanent supportive housing, Edmonton ... 1710-11
Immigrants
Settlement and integration, members' statements ... 373-74
International Decade for People of African Descent
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Introduction of Visitors (visiting dignitaries)
Member of Parliament for the Kampala woman constituency in the Republic of Uganda ... 167
Long Term Care Information Act (Bill 203)
Members' Statements (current session)
Early learning and child care centres ... 659 HIV/AIDS awareness ... 2239-40 Member's tribute to his father ... 1824 Support for immigrants ... 373-74 United Conservative Party policies ... 1020
Mental Health Services Protection Act (Bill 30)
Committee ... 2354-55 Committee, amendment A2 (coming-into-force date) (Yao: defeated) ... 2354-55 Third reading ... 2380-82
National Energy Board
Pipeline assessments, inclusion of upstream and downstream emissions criteria, Assembly to urge the government to demand prohibition (Motion Other than Government Motion 505: defeated) ... 1236-37
Opioid use
Supervised consumption sites ... 1002
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Access to health services and social supports ... 1002 Business Link support for immigrant entrepreneurs ... 367-68 Racism and hate crime prevention ... 2316 Social supports in Edmonton ... 1710-11 Women's political participation ... 1506
Paris agreement on climate change
Implementation, emergency motion under Standing Order 42 (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 1957-58
Peace River (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 2380-81
Pipeline construction
Enbridge Northern Gateway project cancellation ... 1144-45 Premier's advocacy for ... 1145
Points of order (current session)
Postsecondary educational institution finance
Postsecondary educational institutions
Boards of governors, student representation ... 1855
Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act (Bill 12)
Protecting Choice for Women Accessing Health Care Act (Bill 9)
Racism
Antiracism strategy ... 2316
Red Deer College
Polytechnic university designation ... 1852
Reports presented by standing and special committees
Legislative Offices Committee report recommending appointment of Lorne Gibson as Election Commissioner ... 481 Legislative Offices Committee report recommending reappointment of the hon. Marguerite Trussler as Ethics Commissioner ... 1879
Social programs
Edmonton services, funding for ... 1710
Societies (Preventing the Promotion of Hate) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 206)
United Conservative Party
Merger agreement between Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties ... 1113 Policies, members' statements ... 1020
Women
Political participation ... 1506
Sigurdson, Lori (Edmonton-Riverview, NDP; Minister of Seniors and Housing)
Beaverhill Pioneer Lodge, Lamont
Carbon levy
Impact on nonprofit organization costs ... 289 Impact on seniors' housing costs ... 116
Government services, public
Staff communication with MLA constituency offices ... 1708
Heartland Housing Foundation
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Affordable housing ... 343 Carbon levy and nonprofit organizations ... 289 Carbon levy and seniors ... 116 Carbon levy rebates for seniors ... 340 Government services communication with MLA offices ... 1708 Seniors' housing ... 803 Support for seniors ... 827-28 Support for vulnerable Albertans ... 178
Seniors' home adaptation and repair program (SHARP)
Seniors' housing
New spaces, cost of ... 803 Public-private partnerships (P3) ... 803 Rent calculation, inclusion of carbon levy rebate in income ... 340
Smith, Mark W. (Drayton Valley-Devon, UCP)
Act to Enable Clean Energy Improvements, An (Bill 10)
Second reading ... 1052-54 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment REF) (Nixon: defeated) ... 1052-54 Third reading ... 1563-65
Act to Improve the Affordability and Accessibility of Post-secondary Education, An (Bill 19)
Second reading ... 1691-93 Committee ... 1829, 1831, 1833-34 Committee, amendment A1 (mandatory noninstructional fees) (Schmidt: carried) ... 1829, 1831 International student tuition and fee provisions ... 1693 Regulation development ... 1833 Stakeholder consultation ... 1829
Act to Recognize AMA Representation Rights, An (Bill 24)
Second reading ... 1969-70, 1972-73 Committee ... 2062 Committee, amendment A1 (publicly available information prior to AMA agreement amendments) (Hunter: defeated) ... 2061-62 Stakeholder consultation ... 1972
Act to Renew Local Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 23)
Act to Secure Alberta's Electricity Future, An (Bill 13)
Second reading ... 953-55 Second reading, motion to refer subject matter of bill to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment) (Pitt: defeated) ... 953-55 Third reading ... 1582-84 Third reading, motion to recommit bill to Committee of the Whole to reconsider sections 2 and 3 (recommittal amendment REC) (Nixon: defeated) ... 1582-84 Provisions for gas retailers ... 1583-84
Act to Strengthen and Protect Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 32, 2017)
Chief Electoral Officer's input ... 1115
Alberta Electric System Operator
Renewable electricity program evaluation ... 954-55
Alberta Taxpayer Protection Act
Alberta Taxpayer Protection (Carbon Tax Referendum) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 202)
Alberta Teachers' Association
Resolution on news media reporting of aggregate student achievement testing ... 664, 732-33
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2018 (Bill 4)
Calgary board of education
Budget 2018-2019 ... 545 Carbon levy costs ... 545 Full-day kindergarten, funding for ... 545
Cannabis
Legal age of consumption ... 678
Castle wildland provincial park
Class size initiative (elementary and secondary schools)
Auditor General's report ... 227-28
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Provincial deficit ... 227
Drayton Valley-Devon
Member's personal and family history ... 1692-93
Education finance
Funding for enrolment growth ... 1131 Funding for students with special needs ... 1874
Educational curricula
Agriculture-related content ... 1940 Mathematics instruction ... 1027, 1341, 1758 Redesign, draft curriculum ... 1549-50, 1940 Redesign, draft curriculum for kindergarten to grade 4 ... 2094 Redesign, mathematics ... 1550 Redesign, resignation of social studies working group member ... 2317 Redesign participants ... 423 Social studies curriculum redesign ... 2317-18 Working group nondisclosure agreements ... 804 Working groups, presenters to ... 804
Election Commissioner
Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried) ... 700 Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried), amendment A1 (public posting of Election Commissioner's compensation) (van Dijken: defeated) ... 700 Mandate ... 1114
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 16)
Electric power
Import from Montana coal-fired facilities (Written Question 4: defeated) ... 2104-5 Technology development ... 1583
Electric utilities
Distribution fees and levies, prohibition if no electricity is used, cap on administration fees (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: defeated) ... 1046-47
Employment Standards (Firefighter Leave) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 201)
Second reading ... 211-12 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral motion REF1) (Littlewood: carried) ... 211-12
Energy Diversification Act (Bill 1)
Committee ... 1282-83 Committee, amendment A1 (section 4, reporting provisions for minister and Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission) (Panda: defeated) ... 1282-83
Energy policies, federal
Members' statements ... 481
Gaming and Liquor Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 6)
Second reading ... 678-79 Provisions for retail sale in locations where things other than cannabis and accessories are sold ... 678 Section 90.12, provisions for cannabis sale in existing businesses ... 678
Gas utilities
Distribution fees and levies, prohibition if no gas is used, cap on administration fees (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: defeated) ... 1046-47
Humans Helping Humans Housing Foundation, Drayton Valley
Members' statements ... 1985
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Leader of the Official Opposition
Political fundraising, points of order on debate ... 971
Livingstone-Porcupine Hills recreation management plan
Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 11)
Second reading ... 969-71 Second reading, points of order on debate ... 971 Reporting provisions ... 970-71
Members' Statements (current session)
Carbon levy ... 66 Catholic education ... 998 Federal energy policies ... 481 Humans Helping Humans foundation in Drayton Valley ... 1985 Trans Mountain pipeline public purchase ... 1416
Ministry of Education
Supplementary supply estimates 2017-2018, transfer from expense to capital investment ... 227-28
Municipal finance
Cannabis excise tax revenue ... 1713
Municipalities
Small communities, impact of cannabis legalization ... 1713
Northern Lights Gas Co-op
Service disruptions ... 1584
Oil
Imported oil, federal regulations ... 481
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Backcountry land use ... 1414-15 Bighorn area land use ... 2394-95 Cannabis legalization and smaller municipalities ... 1713 Carbon levy and education costs ... 254-55, 1191-92, 2147-48 Education for students with special needs ... 1874 Education funding ... 1131 Educational curriculum redesign ... 1549-50, 1940 Educational curriculum redesign participants ... 423 Educational curriculum review working groups ... 804 Energy policies, Bighorn area land use ... 2394-95 Kindergarten to grade 4 draft curriculum ... 2094 Mathematics education ... 1027, 1341 Provincial achievement tests ... 1822, 1914 School board finances ... 545 Social studies curriculum redesign ... 2317-18 Student achievement in mathematics ... 1758 Student test results reporting ... 664 Teachers' Association resolution on news media ... 732-33
Physicians
Service agreement ... 1969
Pipelines (oil and gas)
Trans Mountain public purchase, members' statements ... 1416
Points of order (current session)
Postsecondary educational institution finance
Postsecondary educational institutions
Governance, board of governor appointments ... 1692
School maintenance and repair
Funding from supplementary supply ... 227
Schoolchildren's transportation
Senatorial Selection Act
Lapse of act through sunset clause ... 1486
Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
SO 52.04 amendment to permit legislative policy committees to undertake hearings or inquiries while considering matters referred by the Assembly (Motion Other than Government Motion 501: referred to committee) ... 216
Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 18)
Student testing (elementary and secondary)
Provincial achievement tests (PATs), grade 6 mathematics ... 1341, 1822 Provincial achievement tests (PATs), grade 9 mathematics ... 1027, 1341, 1758, 1822 Provincial achievement tests (PATs), passing scores for acceptable grade ... 1758, 1822, 1914 Public reporting of aggregate results ... 664
Supporting Alberta's Local Food Sector Act (Bill 7)
Second reading ... 679-80 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment RA1) (Schneider: defeated) ... 679-80 Committee ... 1303 Committee, amendment A2 (section 5, local food council appointments) (Strankman: defeated) ... 1303 Section 5, local food council provisions ... 680 Part 2, organic agricultural products ... 679-80 Section 6, certification program ... 680 Section 20, regulations ... 680
Teachers
Contract negotiations ... 1131 Mathematics training ... 1341
United Conservative Party
Merger agreement between Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties ... 1115
Water conservation
Protection of headwater regions ... 1414-15
World Catholic Education Day
Members' statements ... 998
Speaker, The (Wanner, Robert E.)
Act to Enable Clean Energy Improvements, An (Bill 10)
Second reading, points of order on debate ... 975 Third reading, points of order on debate ... 1563
Act to Enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to Make Consequential Amendments to Other Acts, An (federal Bill C-69)
Provincial response, emergency motion under Standing Order 42, request for debate (unanimous consent denied) ... 1716, 1763
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Administration expenses, points of order on debate ... 592 Administration expenses, points of order on debate, clarification ... 592
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms
Retirement of Gareth Scott, Speaker's statements ... 1405
Bighorn backcountry
Land management plan, point of clarification on Speaker's remarks ... 2153 Land management plan, points of order on debate ... 2198
Bills, government (procedure)
Adjournment of debate in second reading ... 981
Calgary board of education
Carbon levy costs, points of order on debate ... 549
Calgary-Lougheed (constituency)
Presentation of new member the Hon. Jason Kenney ... 1
Carbon levy
Impact on seniors' expenses, points of order on debate ... 391 Rate, points of order on debate ... 119 Revenue utilization, points of order on debate ... 591
Chamber (Legislative Assembly)
Dress code, member's encouraged to wear hockey jerseys on April 12, 2018, as tribute to Humboldt Broncos hockey team ... 503 Electronic device use ... 258 Electronic device use during emergency system testing ... 2186
Climate change
Members' statements, point of order ... 293
Climate leadership plan, provincial
Plan evaluation, point of order on debate ... 1825
Committees of the Legislative Assembly
Questions in the Assembly on proceedings, clarification ... 2372
Commonwealth Day
Message from the Queen, Speaker's statement ... 7
Crime prevention
Rural crime, points of order on debate ... 180
Debts, private
Federal mortgage rules, points of order on debate ... 2323
Election Commissioner
Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried), points of order on debate ... 883
Elections, provincial
2019 election, points of order on debate, member's apology ... 2402
Electric power prices
Regulated rate cap, Speaker's ruling ... 1272
Emergency debate under Standing Order 30 (procedure)
Brevity ... 1827 Debate procedure ... 450 Permission for members to bring beverages into the Chamber ... 1624
Emergency debate under Standing Order 30 (current session)
Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline construction suspension, request for debate (proceeded with) ... 449-50 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline construction suspension, request for debate (proceeded with), points of order on debate ... 449 Liability for energy industry environmental damage, request for debate (not proceeded with) ... 1827 Liability for energy industry environmental damage, request for debate (not proceeded with), point of order on debate ... 1826 Oil price differentials, request for emergency debate (proceeded with) ... 2049 Provincial support for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (not proceeded with) ... 1351 Trans Mountain pipeline expansion completion, request for debate (not proceeded with) ... 1349-51 Trans Mountain pipeline expansion completion, request for debate (proceeded with) ... 1623
Emergency medical services (ambulances, etc.)
Air ambulance (medevac service), Peace River service, Peace River, points of order on debate ... 1279-80
Emergency motions under Standing Order 42 (procedure)
Members permitted to bring refreshments into the Chamber during debate ... 630 Speaking to urgency ... 2261
Emergency motions under Standing Order 42 (current session)
Energy policies, request for debate (unanimous consent denied), point of order on debate ... 2262 Federal Bill C-69, request for debate (unanimous consent denied) ... 1716, 1763 Journey to Freedom Day recognition, request for debate (unanimous consent granted) ... 628 Statistics Canada request for personal financial information (unanimous consent denied) ... 1880
Employment Standards (Firefighter Leave) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 201)
Alberta's Economic Future Committee report presented to the Assembly, request to speak to concurrence motion, Speaker's ruling ... 1620
Energy policies, provincial
Emergency motion under Standing Order 42 (unanimous consent denied), point of order on debate ... 2262
Estimates of Supply (government expenditures)
Main estimates 2018-2019 transmitted and tabled ... 345
Famous Five
Legislature Building exhibit ... 5
Fiscal policy
Official Opposition policies, points of order on debate ... 669
Flag of Alberta
50th anniversary, Speaker's statement ... 657, 1405
Fort McMurray-Conklin (constituency)
Presentation of new member Laila Goodridge ... 1605
God Save the Queen
Performed by R.J. Chambers and the Royal Canadian Artillery Band ... 5
Government contracts
Premier's former chief of staff's executive adviser contract with Energy and Finance ministries, points of order on debate ... 1280, 1348, 1407
Government ministries
Financial reporting changes, clarification requested on Speaker's remarks ... 2372
Government policies
Ministers' remarks on, points of order on debate ... 1622
Governor General of Canada
Presentation to the Speaker ... 1071 Speaker's greeting ... 1069-70
Grain
Distribution system, NDP convention resolution on, points of order on debate ... 1715, 1763
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (constituency)
Presentation of new member Devin Dreeshen ... 1605
International Women's Day
Introduction of Guests (procedure)
Brevity ... 2399 Brevity, point of order ... 2323
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
... 333, 469, 503, 1072, 1983, 2065, 2185, 2227, 2307-8, 2387, 2398-99
Introduction of Visitors (visiting dignitaries)
Advocate and educator on aboriginal issues Lewis Cardinal ... 1208 Family of former MLA Alfred Macyk ... 1543 Family of former MLA Garth Alphonse Turcott ... 7-8 Family of former MLA Mary Jean LeMessurier ... 189 Family of former MLA staff member Gordon Munk ... 1606 Family of former MLA staff member Jacqueline Marie Breault ... 1606 Family of former MLA Thomas W. Chambers ... 1606 Former MLA Blake Pedersen and partner Angela Kolody ... 1606
Journey to Freedom Day
Recognition, emergency motion under Standing Order 42, request for debate (unanimous consent granted) ... 628
Leader of the Official Opposition
Political fundraising, points of order on debate ... 971
Legislative Assembly of Alberta adjournment
2018 spring session adjournment pursuant to ... 1603-4 Fall sitting 2018 adjournment pursuant to Government Motion 31 ... 2403
Legislative Assembly Office
Former staff member Gordon Munk, memorial tribute, Speaker's statements ... 1605 Former staff member Jacqueline Marie Breault, memorial tribute, Speaker's statements ... 1605
Legislative procedure
Accepting a member's word, Speaker's ruling ... 2037 Accepting a member's word, Speaker's statement ... 2067 Addressing remarks through the chair ... 109-10, 290, 883, 2036 Addressing remarks through the chair, points of clarification ... 2047-48 General remarks ... 732 Improper inferences ... 2037 Language creating disorder, points of order ... 1010 Members not to pass between the chair and the member speaking, the table, or the Mace, point of order ... 1563 Members to remain seated while Speaker is standing ... 1351 Parliamentary language ... 2036-37 Parliamentary language, points of clarification ... 2047 Questions about a previous responsibility ... 2036 Reference in debate to members' absence from Chamber ... 883 Relevance of debate ... 1445
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Entrance into the Chamber ... 1
Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 11)
Second reading, points of order on debate ... 971
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Centennial of election of first female representatives ... 5-6 Compensation, proposal to reduce until provincial budget is balanced, points of order on debate ... 628 Compensation, proposal to reduce until provincial budget is balanced, question ruled out of order ... 620 Former MLA Alfred Macyk, memorial tribute, Speaker's statement ... 1543 Former MLA Garth Alphonse Turcott, memorial tribute ... 7 Former MLA Mary Jean LeMessurier, memorial tribute ... 189 Former MLA Thomas W. Chambers, memorial tribute ... 1605 Members' 10th anniversary of election, Speaker's statement ... 7 Reference by name in the Assembly ... 109 References to other members in the Assembly ... 290
Members' Statements (procedure)
Rotation of questions ... 2200
Members' Statements (procedure)
Interruptions ... 200 Rotation of statements, Speaker's statements ... 9-10, 1610 Statement contents, point of order ... 293
Ministry of Environment and Parks
Minister's appearance at National Energy Board pipeline hearings, points of order on debate ... 2046 Minister's appearance at National Energy Board pipeline hearings, Speaker's comments on questions on government policy ... 2035-36 Minister's appearance at National Energy Board pipeline hearings, Speaker's comments on questions on government policy, clarification ... 2046-47 Minister's contacts with Dan Woynillowicz, points of order on debate ... 390 Minister's contacts with Dan Woynillowicz, points of order on debate, clarification ... 390 Minister's position on the energy industry, points of order on debate ... 2077
Mr. Speaker's MLA for a Day program
Speaker's statement ... 167
North Saskatchewan regional plan (land-use framework)
Stakeholder consultation, member's withdrawal of remarks ... 1200 Stakeholder consultation, point of privilege raised (misleading the House) ... 261, 294 Stakeholder consultation, point of privilege raised (misleading the House), Speaker's ruling ... 313-14
O Canada
Performed by Jinting Zhao ... 2087 Performed by R.J. Chambers and Royal Canadian Artillery Band ... 1
Oil prices
Alberta differentials on global prices, emergency debate under Standing Order 30, request for emergency debate (proceeded with) ... 2049 Alberta differentials on global prices, points of order on debate ... 2100 Alberta differentials on global prices, Speaker's comments on parliamentary language ... 2036-37 Alberta differentials on global prices, Speaker's comments on parliamentary language, clarification ... 2047-48 Alberta differentials on global prices, Speaker's rulings ... 2193
Opioid use
Deaths, Speaker's ruling on preambles ... 1820
Oral Question Period (procedure)
Content of questions ... 383-84, 480, 1008 Improper questions ... 2255 Insisting on answers, Speaker's ruling ... 2193 Interruptions, points of order ... 391 Points of order during OQP, point of clarification ... 2200 Preambles to questions ... 287, 514, 522-23, 542, 824, 1133, 1411, 2038 Preambles to questions, point of clarification ... 2153 Preambles to questions, Speaker's rulings ... 1272, 1820 Preambles to supplementary questions ... 542, 875 Purpose of Oral Question Period ... 384-85, 1599 Questions about a previous responsibility ... 2036 Questions of a personal nature ... 2040 Questions of a personal nature, clarification ... 2048 Questions outside government responsibility, points of order ... 669 Questions referring to matters on Order Paper ... 620 Rotation of questions ... 2200 Rotation of questions, Speaker's statements ... 9-10, 1610 Supplementary questions ... 291, 1613 Supplementary questions, points of order ... 549 Timing, 35-second convention ... 1198
Pages (Legislative Assembly)
Recognition, Speaker's statement ... 1335
Parliamentary Counsel
Senior counsel appointment ... 56
Pipeline construction
Enbridge Northern Gateway project cancellation, points of order on debate ... 2046 Enbridge Northern Gateway project cancellation, points of order on debate, clarification ... 2046-47 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline construction suspension, request for emergency debate under Standing Order 30 (unanimous consent granted) ... 449-50 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline construction suspension, request for emergency debate under Standing Order 30, points of order on debate ... 449 Opposition, Speaker's comment on questions of a personal nature, points of clarification ... 2048 Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, provincial financial support, request for emergency debate under Standing Order 30 (not proceeded with) ... 1351 Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project completion, request for emergency debate under Standing Order 30 (not proceeded with) ... 1349-51
Points of clarification (current session)
Addressing remarks through the chair ... 2047-48 Gestures ... 592 Language creating disorder (point of order upheld) ... 2241 Parliamentary language ... 2047 Points of order during Oral Question Period ... 2200 Preambles ... 2153 Preambles, clarificataion ... 2372 Questions about a previous responsibility ... 2046-47 Questions about legislative committee proceedings, clarification ... 2372 Questions of a personal nature ... 2048 Remarks off the record ... 592 Restrictions on oral questions ... 390 Statements during tablings ... 2200
Points of order (procedure)
Factual accuracy ... 2323 Procedure, points of order on ... 628 Timing, points of order ... 2261, 2322
Points of order (current session)
Addressing questions through the chair ... 1622 Allegations against a member or members ... 591, 1280, 2261, 2322 Allegations against a member or members, remarks withdrawn ... 2324 Allegations against a nonmember or nonmembers ... 1348, 1407 Anticipation ... 628 Brevity ... 2323 Decorum ... 1563 Gestures ... 592 Gestures, clarification ... 592 Gestures by members ... 1202 Imputing motives ... 392, 426, 883 Imputing motives, member's apology ... 2402 Insulting language ... 1555 Language creating disorder ... 1010, 1279-80, 2100, 2198, 2241 Language creating disorder, clarification ... 2241 Members' statements ... 293 Parliamentary language ... 975, 2242 Points of order ... 2261, 2322 Points of order (topic) ... 628 Points of order withdrawn ... 1201 Questions about a previous responsibility ... 2046, 2078 Questions about a previous responsibility, clarification ... 2046-47 Questions outside government responsibility ... 669 Questions outside ministerial responsibility ... 1715, 1763, 1825 Relevance ... 971, 1826 Remarks off the record ... 119, 180, 391, 592 Remarks off the record, clarification ... 592 Restrictions on oral questions ... 390 Restrictions on oral questions, clarification ... 390 Standing Order 30 motions ... 449 Supplementary questions ... 549, 1622
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Laws and legislation, point of privilege raised on Municipal Affairs and Transportation ministers' remarks during debate and point of order discussion (obstructing a member in performance of duty) ... 2327, 2372 Laws and legislation, point of privilege raised on Municipal Affairs and Transportation ministers' remarks during debate and point of order discussion (obstructing a member in performance of duty), guidance to Speaker on procedure ... 2324 Laws and legislation, points of order during debate ... 2241 Laws and legislation, points of order during debate, clarification ... 2241
Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act (Bill 12)
Bill status, points of order on debate ... 1010
Privilege (procedure)
Obstructing a member in performance of duty (Municicipal Affairs and Transportation ministers' remarks in Oral Question Period, December 3, 2018), guidance to the speaker ... 2324
Privilege (current session)
Misleading the House (Environment and Parks minister's responses to oral questions, March 19, 2018) ... 261, 294 Misleading the House (Environment and Parks minister's responses to oral questions, March 19, 2018), Speaker's ruling ... 313-14 Obstructing a member in performance of duty (Municipal Affairs and Transportation ministers' remarks in Oral Question Period, December 3, 2018) ... 2327, 2372
Reports presented by standing and special committees
Alberta's Economic Future Committee report on Bill 201, Employment Standards (Firefighter Leave) Amendment Act, 2018, request to speak to concurrence motion, Speaker's ruling ... 1620
Rolling stock
Federal phase-out of jacketed CPC-1232 oil tanker railcars, Speaker's ruling on debate ... 2037
Royal Canadian Artillery Band
General remarks ... 1 Performance of The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Handel) ... 1069
School construction
Project prioritization, points of order on debate ... 392, 426
Speaker's rulings
Accepting a member's word ... 2037 Debate on committee reports ... 1620 Explanations of reasons for decisions under Standing Order 13(2), clarification ... 2048 Insisting on answers ... 2193 Preambles ... 1272, 1820
Speaker's statements
Accepting a member's word ... 2067 Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms' Retirement ... 1405 Commonwealth Day message from the Queen ... 7 Flag of Alberta 50th anniversary ... 657, 1405 Former MLA Alfred Macyk, memorial tribute ... 1543 Former MLA Garth Alphonse Turcotte, memorial tribute ... 7 Former MLA Mary Jean LeMessurier, memorial tribute ... 189 Former MLA Thomas W. Chambers, memorial tribute ... 1605 Gordon Munk, memorial tribute ... 1605 Jacqueline Marie Breault, memorial tribute ... 1605 Members' 10th anniversary of election ... 7 Mr. Speaker's MLA for a Day program ... 167 Mourning victims of the Humboldt bus crash ... 503 Page recognition ... 1335 Rotation of questions and members' statements ... 9-10, 1610 Statements during tablings ... 2240
Speech from the Throne
Speech tabled in the Assembly ... 5
Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
SO 20(2)(a), question-and-comment period ... 696 SO 52.04 amendment to permit legislative policy committees to undertake hearings or inquiries while considering matters referred by the Assembly (Motion Other than Government Motion 501: referred to committee), motion to refer to Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing Committee (Fitzpatrick: carried), Speaker's ruling ... 313-14
Statistics Canada
Request for personal financial data, request for emergency debate under Standing Order 42 (unanimous consent denied) ... 1880
Surgery procedures
Wait times, points of order on debate ... 1622
Tabling Returns and Reports (procedure)
Points of order ... 2322 Points of order, remarks withdrawn ... 2324 Statements during tablings, point of clarification ... 2200 Statements during tablings, Speaker's statement ... 2240
Tabling Returns and Reports (procedure)
Time-sharing (real estate)
Consumer protection, points of order on debate ... 1555
Speech from the Throne
Aboriginal children
Removal from families and communities ('60s scoop) ... 4
Aboriginal communities
Climate leadership plan participation ... 4
Affordable housing
Aboriginal people living off-reserve ... 4 Funding ... 4
Bitumen upgrading
Partial upgrading program ... 3
Budget
Plan to balance by 2023-2024 ... 3-4
Budget 2017-2018
Third-quarter fiscal update ... 4
Calgary Transit
Light rail transit green line, capital funding ... 2
Capital projects
Countercyclical funding (funding during economic downturn), Dodge report recommendations ... 2 Job creation ... 2
Child protective services
Aboriginal children ... 4-5
Coal workforce transition fund
Crime prevention
Rural crime, provincial-RCMP initiative ... 4
Early learning and child care centres
Provincial pilot program ... 4-5
Economy of Alberta
Current fiscal position ... 5 Current fiscal position, economic indicators ... 2-3 Recovery ... 2, 4-5
Edmonton Police Service
Officers injured on duty, Const. Mike Chernyk ... 2
Educational curricula
Redesign, aboriginal participation ... 4
Electric power
Capacity market system ... 3 Export of surplus power ... 2
Electric power industry
Diversification, laws and legislation ... 3 Job creation ... 3
Electric power plants
Coal-fired facilities retirement ... 3
Energy Diversification Act (Bill 1)
Energy Diversification Advisory Committee
Firefighters
Firefighters killed on duty, James Hargrave ... 2
Fiscal policy
Government spending ... 3-4
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons
Support for homeless youth ... 4
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Executive compensation ... 4
Grande Prairie Regional College
Polytechnic university designation ... 3
Growth and Diversification Act (Bill 2)
Hospital construction
New hospital, southwest Edmonton ... 2
International trade
Export market development, diversification ... 2
International Women's Day
Interprovincial/territorial trade
Trade with British Columbia ... 2
Ministerial Panel on Child Intervention
Opioid use
Prevention and mitigation strategies ... 4 Supervised consumption sites ... 4
Persons with developmental disabilities program
Petrochemicals diversification program
Phase 1 ... 3 Phase 2 ... 3
Pipeline construction
General remarks ... 5 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project opposition, British Columbia ... 2 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project opposition, provincial response ... 2
Political parties
Contribution limits ... 4 Spending limits ... 4
Postsecondary educational institutions
Access, affordability ... 3
Public service
Executive benefits ... 4 Executive compensation ... 4 Negotiated contract agreements ... 4
Red Deer College
Polytechnic university designation ... 3
Renewable/alternative energy industries
Diversification ... 3 Diversification, laws and legislation ... 3
Renewable/alternative energy sources
Revenue
Nonrenewable natural resource revenue, reliance on ... 3
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
School nutrition programs
Seniors
Programs and services, funding for ... 4
Supreme Court of Canada
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin ... 2
Tax credits
Alberta investor tax credit (AITC) ... 3 Capital investment tax credit (CITC) ... 3 Family employment tax credit ... 4 Interactive digital media tax credit (IDMTC) ... 3
Tuition and fees, postsecondary
Tuition cap proposed ... 3 Tuition freeze ... 3
United Nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples
Water quality
Drinking water, aboriginal communities ... 4
Starke, Dr. Richard (Vermilion-Lloydminster, PC)
Act for Strong Families Building Stronger Communities, An (Bill 22)
Committee ... 2171-73 Committee, amendment A3 (guiding principles, addition of family as the basic unit of society) (Starke: defeated) ... 2171-73
Act to Combat Poverty and Fight for Albertans with Disabilities, An (Bill 26)
Second reading ... 2082-83 Stakeholder consultation ... 2082
Act to Enable Clean Energy Improvements, An (Bill 10)
Third reading, points of order on debate ... 1563
Act to Improve the Affordability and Accessibility of Post-secondary Education, An (Bill 19)
Committee ... 1720-22 Third reading ... 1859-61 Third reading, points of order on debate ... 1861
Alberta Pork
Quality assurance program ... 1305-6
Animals
Bonds with humans, members' statements ... 998
Appropriation Act, 2018 (Bill 15)
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Client benefits ... 781 Interaction with other income support programs ... 2082
Carbon levy
Revenue utilization ... 842
Continuing/extended care facilities
New spaces ... 941 Public-private partnerships (P3) ... 941
Crime prevention
Rural crime, provincial-RCMP initiative ... 60 Rural crime strategy ... 1938, 1944
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Debt-to-GDP ratio ... 781
Eagle Spirit Energy corridor
General remarks ... 84, 508
Elections, provincial
2015 election anniversary, members' statements ... 1201
Emergency debate under Standing Order 30 (current session)
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion completion ... 1633-34
Energy industries
Diversification ... 1634
Energy resources
Transportation by rail ... 508
Fuel
Tax revenue utilization ... 842
Government services, public
Staff communication with MLA constituency offices ... 1708, 1872-73
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Agricultural methane reduction ... 2364 Methane emission reduction strategies ... 730 Methane regulations, federal ... 730
HIV/AIDS treatment
Adherence and community engagement (ACE) program ... 368
Horse racing
Preakness Stakes, Baltimore ... 1201
Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team
Bus crash, ministerial statement, responses ... 437-38
Hydraulic fracturing
General remarks ... 1634
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Legislative procedure
Members not to pass between the chair and the member speaking, the table, or the Mace, point of order ... 1563
Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 11)
Second reading ... 654-55 Reporting provisions ... 654
Long-term care facilities (nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals)
New spaces ... 940-41 New spaces, cost per bed ... 941
Members' Statements (current session)
Human-animal bond ... 998 Pharmacy funding framework ... 344 Provincial election third anniversary reflection ... 1200 Retrospective by the Member for Vermilion-Lloydminster ... 2229 Robert Sallows ... 1753
Mental Health Services Protection Act (Bill 30)
Second reading ... 2278-81 Committee ... 2347, 2355-56 Committee, amendment A1 (definition of "counselling relationship") (Hoffman: carried) ... 2347 Committee, amendment A3 (notice of routine inspections) (Starke: carried) ... 2355-56
Ministerial Statements (current session)
Humboldt Broncos bus crash, responses ... 437-38 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline update, responses ... 1268
Ministry of Advanced Education
Minister's remarks ... 1860
Multiple sclerosis
Health Canada approved drugs ... 1340 Research ... 1340
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Agricultural methane emission reduction ... 2364 Diabetes support in schools ... 2042 Government services communication with MLA offices ... 1708, 1872-73 Long-term and continuing care beds ... 940-41 Methane reduction strategies ... 730 Multiple sclerosis research and treatment ... 1340 Pharmacy funding framework ... 252-53, 368, 1128 Rural crime prevention ... 60 Rural crime strategy ... 1938, 1944 Tourists from Germany ... 2190 Trans Mountain pipeline alternatives ... 508 Trans Mountain pipeline public purchase agreements ... 1548-49
Organ and tissue donation
Petrochemicals diversification program
General remarks ... 1634
Pets
Bonds with humans ... 998
Pharmacists
Funding framework ... 252-53, 368, 1128 Funding framework, members' statements ... 344
Pipeline construction
Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project alternatives ... 508 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project support (Government Motion 2: carried as amended unanimously) ... 83-84 Opposition, provincial response, production reduction proposed ... 84
Pipelines (oil and gas)
Trans Mountain public purchase agreements ... 1548-49
Points of order (current session)
Decorum ... 1563 Insulting language ... 1861 Insulting language, remarks withdrawn ... 1861 Relevance ... 1861 Relevance, remarks withdrawn ... 1861
Postsecondary educational institution finance
Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act (Bill 12)
Revenue
Resolution to urge government to ensure that revenue from fees, levies, specific taxes, and fines be used for programs and services requiring them (Motion Other than Government Motion 503: defeated) ... 841-42, 845-46
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sallows, Robert
Members' statements ... 1753
Standing Orders of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
SO 7(7), daily Routine conclusion (Government Motion 18: carried) ... 905-6
Student financial aid (postsecondary students)
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 1721
Supporting Alberta's Local Food Sector Act (Bill 7)
Committee ... 1305-6, 1309-11 Committee, amendment A3 (section 6, consultation on certification regulations) (Strankman: defeated) ... 1305-6 Section 13, inspections and investigations, biosecurity issues ... 1310-11
Tobacco
Tax revenue utilization ... 842
Tobacco use
Reduction strategies, laws and legislation ... 654-55
Tourism
Tourists from Germany ... 2190
Tourism levy
Revenue transferred to general revenue ... 781, 842
Vermilion-Lloydminster (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 998 Member's retirement from politics ... 2190 Member's retrospective, member's statement ... 2229
Violent and serious crime
Shooting of German tourist near Morley ... 2190
Stier, Pat (Livingstone-Macleod, UCP)
Act to Enable Clean Energy Improvements, An (Bill 10)
Second reading ... 643-44, 767-68, 1183-86 Second reading, motion to not now read because of insufficient detail in bill (reasoned amendment) (McIver: defeated) ... 1183-86 Committee ... 1374-75 Committee, amendment A1 (municipal bylaws, municipal tax notices, terminology changes, petitions, complaint restrictions) (Larivee: carried) ... 1374-75 Third reading ... 1557-59 Regulation development ... 643-44 RMA position ... 768 Stakeholder consultation ... 1557-59 Technical briefings ... 768, 1374-75, 1558
Act to Renew Local Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 23)
Second reading ... 1811-12, 1974-75 Committee ... 2177-78 Committee, amendment A2 (advertising contributions from groups) (Cooper: defeated) ... 2177-78 Ban on campaigning at polling stations under act ... 1811-12 Campaign financing and disclosure provisions ... 1811, 1975 Campaign period reduction under act ... 1811 Enforcement provisions ... 1811 Retroactive clause ... 1811, 1975 Voter eligibility provisions ... 1812
Act to Secure Alberta's Electricity Future, An (Bill 13)
Third reading ... 1587-88 Third reading, motion to not now read (3-month hoist amendment HA) (Cooper: defeated) ... 1587-88
Alberta Emergency Management Agency
Funding from supplementary supply ... 133
Carbon levy
Impact on agricultural costs ... 1097
City Charters Fiscal Framework Act (Bill 32)
Second reading ... 2283-84 Committee ... 2340-44 Third reading ... 2357 Funding framework, impact of provincial revenue on ... 2341-42
City of Calgary charter, 2018 regulation (Alberta Regulation 40/2018)
City of Edmonton charter, 2018 regulation (Alberta Regulation 39/2018)
Disaster recovery program
2016 wildfires, funding from supplementary supply ... 133 Funding from supplementary supply ... 133
Emergency Management Amendment Act (Bill 8)
Emergency medical services (ambulances, etc.)
Rural service ... 510-11 Rural service, members' statements ... 471
Energy Diversification Act (Bill 1)
Energy Diversification Advisory Committee
Energy industries
Investment in Alberta ... 1526
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Introduction of Visitors (visiting dignitaries)
Former MLA Dave Coutts and grandson Graham Morrison ... 1071-72
Livingstone-Porcupine Hills recreation management plan
Members' Statements (current session)
Humility in politics ... 1994 Off-highway vehicle users' public land access ... 1345 Rural emergency medical services ... 471 Rural infrastructure project approval ... 819
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Business plan 2018-2021 ... 1646 Supplementary supply estimates 2017-2018 debate ... 132-33
Municipal sustainability initiative
Funding ... 1712 Funding from supplementary supply ... 133 General remarks ... 2340
Municipalities
Land reserves ... 2344 Rural capital project approval process ... 805 Rural capital project approval process, members' statements ... 819
Off-highway vehicles
Use on public land, members' statements ... 1345
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Livingstone-Porcupine Hills recreation management plan ... 477-78 Municipal sustainability initiative funding ... 1712 Property assessed clean energy program ... 1415 Rural emergency medical services ... 510-11 Rural infrastructure project approval ... 805
Petrochemical feedstock infrastructure program
Provincial loan guarantee component ... 1527
Politicians
Humility, members' statements ... 1994
Property assessed clean energy program (PACE)
Royalty structure (energy resources)
Royalty reduction programs ... 1527
Supplementary supply estimates 2017-2018
Estimates debate ... 132-33 Estimates debate procedure, ministers' schedule ... 132-33
Supporting Alberta's Local Food Sector Act (Bill 7)
Second reading ... 536, 1097-98 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment RA1) (Schneider: defeated) ... 536 Section 4, local food week ... 1097 Section 5, local food council provisions ... 1097 Part 2, organic agricultural products ... 1097-98 Regulation development ... 1097-98
Tax credits
Municipal and school board election campaign donation credits proposed ... 1811
United Conservative Party
Strankman, Rick (Drumheller-Stettler, UCP)
Act to Amend the Criminal Code, the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and Other Acts and to Make Consequential Amendments to Other Acts (federal Bill C-75)
Criminal Code penalty provision amendments ... 1550
Act to Enable Clean Energy Improvements, An (Bill 10)
Second reading ... 1049-50 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment REF) (Nixon: defeated) ... 1049-50 Stakeholder consultation ... 1049-50
Act to Improve the Affordability and Accessibility of Post-secondary Education, An (Bill 19)
Third reading ... 2000-2001 International student tuition and fee provisions ... 2001 Mandatory noninstructional fee provisions ... 2000-2001
Act to Secure Alberta's Electricity Future, An (Bill 13)
Third reading ... 1576, 1580-82 Third reading, motion to recommit bill to Committee of the Whole to reconsider sections 2 and 3 (recommittal amendment REC) (Nixon: defeated) ... 1580-82
Agricultural societies
Funding, members' statements ... 334-35
Agriculture
Unharvested 2017 crops ... 135-36
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Funding from interim supply ... 135-36
Agriculture income support program
Funding from supplementary supply ... 136
AgriRecovery program (Growing Forward 2, federal-provincial program)
AgriStability program (Growing Forward 2, federal-provincial program)
Funding from supplementary supply ... 135
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
Board structure changes ... 671 Name change to Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission ... 671
Appropriation Act, 2018 (Bill 15)
Budget 2018-2019 debate
Debate participants (Government Motion 13: adjourned), questions and comments ... 354-55, 1734
Budget process
Revenue/cost forecasts used ... 780
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Labelling and certification standards ... 492-93
Canadian Grain Commission
Wheat varietal classification changes ... 1600
Cannabis
Interprovincial trafficking ... 671
Carbon levy
Impact on agricultural costs ... 1197-98 Impact on consumer prices ... 937 Impact on postsecondary institution costs ... 2001 Impact on vulnerable Albertans, members' statements ... 937 Rate ... 779 Revenue utilization ... 779
Committee on Resource Stewardship, Standing
Recommendation on adverse possession, March 2016 ... 1035
Courts, provincial
Penalties for failure to appear ... 1550
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Debt-servicing costs ... 779 Provincial credit rating ... 780
Economic development
Competitiveness, comparison with Saskatchewan ... 354-55 Investment attraction ... 779-80
EDP Renewables North America
Sharp Hills wind project ... 2072-73
Election Commissioner
Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried) ... 693 Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried), amendment A1 (public posting of Election Commissioner's compensation) (van Dijken: defeated) ... 693
Electric power prices
Regulated rate cap ... 1581
Elk
Population management, Suffield area ... 733-34
Employment Standards (Firefighter Leave) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 201)
Second reading ... 210 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral motion REF1) (Littlewood: carried) ... 210 Alberta's Economic Future Committee report presented to the Assembly, motion to concur in report (adjourned) ... 1786-87
Energy Efficiency Alberta
Residential programs, rural services, members' statements ... 169
Energy policies, provincial
Members' statements ... 1995
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act
Regulation development ... 826
Ethics Commissioner's office
Farmer's Day
Members' statements ... 1337
Fiscal policy
Comparison with Saskatchewan ... 354-55 Government borrowing ... 1581
Floods, southern Alberta (2018)
Provincial response ... 624
Fort McMurray-Conklin (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 1734
Gaming and Liquor Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 6)
Second reading ... 670-71, 1012 Provisions for retailers' blending or infusing of liquor products (section 73) ... 671 Provisions for you-brew operations ... 671 Restriction on commercial on-site cannabis consumption ... 671 Section 86, provisions for wine, cider, and beer fermentation in licensed premises or adults' residences ... 671
Grain
Distribution system, NDP convention resolution on ... 1711 Distribution system, NDP convention resolution on, points of order on debate ... 1715
Grain transportation
Rail transportation capacity ... 525-26
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Joint Governance of Public Sector Pension Plans Act (Bill 27)
Second reading ... 2132-34 Committee ... 2292 Committee, amendment A3 (board of governor appointments) (Barnes: defeated) ... 2292 Stakeholder consultation ... 2133
Land Statutes (Abolition of Adverse Possession) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 204)
Second reading ... 1034-35 Second reading, motion to not read a second time because of Alberta Law Reform Institute concurrent review (reasoned amendment RA1) (Turner: carried) ... 1034-35
Legislative procedure
Language and decorum, members' statements ... 503-4
Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 11)
Second reading ... 967, 971-73 Definition of lobbying to include grassroots communication ... 972-73 Reporting provisions ... 973 Restrictions on gift giving under act ... 972
Members' Statements (current session)
Agricultural society funding ... 334-35 Carbon levy and vulnerable Albertans ... 937 Decorum and civility in the Assembly ... 503-4 Energy efficiency programs in rural Alberta ... 169 Energy policies ... 1995 Farmer's Day ... 1337
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Supplementary supply estimates 2017-2018 debate ... 135-36
Neonicotinoids
Federal ban proposed ... 2237
New Democratic Party
2018 convention resolutions ... 1711
Oral Question Period (procedure)
Responses to questions ... 504
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Agricultural concerns ... 2236-37 Carbon levy and agricultural costs ... 1197-98 Caribou range plans ... 199 Farm and ranch worker safety regulations ... 826 Flood recovery and mitigation ... 624 Grain marketing, storage, and handling ... 1711 Grain rail transportation backlog ... 525-26 Rural crime reduction ... 1432, 1550 Sharp Hills wind project ... 2072-73 Suffield elk herd and grazing land ... 733-34 Tow truck driver safety ... 2367 Wheat varietal classification changes ... 1600
Pipeline construction
General remarks ... 1995 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project suspension ... 780
Points of order (current session)
Questions outside ministerial responsibility ... 1715
Railroads
Oil and gas transportation ... 1995
Reports presented by standing and special committees
Alberta's Economic Future Committee report on Bill 201, Employment Standards (Firefighter Leave) Amendment Act, 2018, motion to concur in report (adjourned) ... 1786-87
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sentences (criminal procedure)
Repeat offenders ... 1432
Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 18)
Committee ... 1389, 1396 Election Commissioner provisions ... 1396
Strychnine
Federal ban proposed ... 2236
Supplementary supply estimates 2017-2018
Supporting Alberta's Local Food Sector Act (Bill 7)
Second reading ... 492-96 Committee ... 1299-1300, 1302, 1304 Committee, amendment A1 (section 3, application of act) (Strankman: defeated) ... 1299-1300 Committee, amendment A2 (section 5, local food council appointments) (Strankman: defeated) ... 1302 Committee, amendment A3 (section 6, consultation on certification regulations) (Strankman: defeated) ... 1304 Third reading ... 1365-67 Application to honey producers ... 495-96 Definition of "agricultural product" ... 495-96 Section 3, application of act ... 493 Section 5, local food council provisions ... 493 Part 2, organic agricultural products ... 492-93, 1365 Section 6, certification program ... 493-94 Stakeholder consultation ... 1366
Tuberculosis management (livestock industries)
Tuberculosis found in cow imported from B.C. ... 2236
Wildfire, southeastern Alberta (2017)
Grassland destruction ... 733-34
Sucha, Graham (Calgary-Shaw, NDP)
Aboriginal communities
Climate leadership plan participation ... 328
Act for Strong Families Building Stronger Communities, An (Bill 22)
Second reading ... 1742-43 Committee ... 2008-9, 2160-61, 2165-66, 2168 Committee, amendment A1 (obligation to report abuse) (Ellis: carried) ... 2008-9 Committee, amendment A2 (review of act) (Fraser/Clark: carried), subamendment A2-SA1 (Child and Youth Advocate inclusion in review committees) (McIver: defeated) ... 2160-61 Committee, amendment A2 (review of act) (Fraser/Clark: carried), subamendment A2-SA2 (public reviews) (McIver: defeated) ... 2165-66, 2168
Calgary Highlanders reserve infantry unit
Calgary-Shaw (constituency)
Electoral boundary changes ... 329
Child abuse
Abandonment and neglect ... 1413
Child protective services
Aboriginal children ... 328
Climate change
Members' statements ... 291-92
Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing
Report of 2018-2019 estimates debate: Advanced Education, Agriculture and Forestry, Culture and Tourism, Economic Development and Trade, Executive Council, Infrastructure, Labour ... 606-7
Debts, private
Federal mortgage rules ... 2313
Economy of Alberta
Current fiscal position, economic indicators ... 328
Emergency debate under Standing Order 30 (current session)
Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline construction suspension ... 466-67
Employment and training programs
Employment Standards (Firefighter Leave) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 201)
Alberta's Economic Future Committee report presented to the Assembly ... 1620
Family Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 28)
Fish Creek provincial park
Capital funding ... 328 Human-wildlife interactions ... 1943
Foster care
Caregiver support ... 600
Government ministries
Budgetary efficiencies ... 1130 Hospitality expenses ... 1130
Hospital construction
Angel cradle (safe places to leave infants) provision in new facilities, petition presented to the Assembly ... 1418
Hospitals
Angel cradles (safe places to leave infants) ... 1413 Angel cradles (safe places to leave infants), petition presented to the Assembly ... 1418
International Women's Day
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Introduction of Visitors (visiting dignitaries)
Pacific NorthWest Economic Region representatives ... 1123
Kinship care
Caregiver support ... 600
Lacombe, Father Albert
Calgary legacy, members' statements ... 568
Legislative procedure
Language and decorum ... 329
Members' Statements (current session)
Climate change ... 291-92 Father Albert Lacombe's legacy ... 568 NDP and pipeline development ... 480-81 School construction in south Calgary ... 1769 University of Calgary Dinos ... 726 Water fluoridation in Calgary ... 2370
Mental Health Services Protection Act (Bill 30)
Ministerial Panel on Child Intervention
New Democratic Party
Position on pipeline construction, members' statements ... 480-81
North American free trade agreement
Official Opposition
Members' positions on climate change ... 291-92
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Calgary southwest ring road construction concerns ... 384-85 Child abandonment and neglect ... 1413 Employment supports ... 1553 Federal mortgage rates ... 2313 Foster and kinship care supports ... 600 Government spending ... 1130 Postsecondary education concerns ... 625 Steel and aluminum tariffs ... 1500 Urban wildlife management ... 1943
Peace River (constituency)
Member's personal and family history ... 2380
Petitions presented to the Legislative Assembly (current session)
Angel cradles (safe places to leave infants) in new hospitals ... 1418
Petrochemicals diversification program
Pipeline construction
Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline construction suspension, emergency debate under Standing Order 30 ... 466-67
Postsecondary educational institution finance
Funding, 2018-2019 ... 625 Operational funding grants ... 625
Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act (Bill 12)
Reports presented by standing and special committees
Alberta's Economic Future Committee report on Bill 201, Employment Standards (Firefighter Leave) Amendment Act, 2018 ... 1620
Ring road, Calgary
Southwest portion construction concerns ... 384-85
St. Mary's University
Collaboration with aboriginal communities ... 328 Women's provincial basketball championship ... 327-28
School construction
New schools, south Calgary, members' statements ... 1769
Societies (Preventing the Promotion of Hate) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 206)
Speech from the Throne
Addresses in reply ... 327-30 Addresses in reply, questions and comments ... 276-77
Summer temporary employment program (STEP)
Program reinstatement ... 1553
Supporting Alberta's Local Food Sector Act (Bill 7)
Committee ... 1301 Committee, amendment A1 (section 3, application of act) (Strankman: defeated) ... 1301 Third reading ... 1367 Stakeholder consultation, Agriculture and Forestry minister's remarks ... 1368
University of Calgary
Dinos sports teams, members' statements ... 726
Water fluoridation
Calgary policies, members' statements ... 2370
Wildlife
Urban wildlife management ... 1943
World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
First Calgarian women's world champion ... 329 First Sikh world champion ... 329
Swann, Dr. David (Calgary-Mountain View, AL)
Aboriginal children
Removal from families and communities ('60s scoop), provincial apology, ministerial statement, responses ... 1210-11
Act for Strong Families Building Stronger Communities, An (Bill 22)
Act to Enable Clean Energy Improvements, An (Bill 10)
Second reading ... 1054 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment REF) (Nixon: defeated) ... 1054
Act to Improve the Affordability and Accessibility of Post-secondary Education, An (Bill 19)
Second reading ... 1675-76 International student tuition and fee provisions ... 1675 Mandatory noninstructional fee provisions ... 1675
Act to Protect Patients, An (Bill 21)
Committee ... 1730, 1838-41 Committee, amendment A1 (section 7, removal of ability to reapply to practice in Alberta) (McPherson: defeated) ... 1730 Committee, amendment A4 (evidence of physical or psychological injury or harm in complaints alleging sexual abuse or sexual misconduct) (Swann: carried) ... 1838 Committee, amendment A5 (section 7, extension of time before individual can reapply to practice in Alberta to 5 years after completion of sentence) (Goodridge: defeated) ... 1839-40 Committee, amendment A6 (lifetime ban on practising for individuals convicted under Criminal Code) (Aheer: defeated) ... 1841
Act to Recognize AMA Representation Rights, An (Bill 24)
Second reading ... 1887-88 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Families and Communities Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Pitt: defeated) ... 1887-88
Act to Regulate Political Action Committees, An (Bill 214, 2017)
Act to Renew Local Democracy in Alberta, An (Bill 23)
Second reading ... 1979-80 Second reading, motion to refer subject matter of bill to the Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Pitt: defeated) ... 1979-80
Act to Secure Alberta's Electricity Future, An (Bill 13)
Second reading ... 855-56 Third reading ... 1591 Third reading, motion to not now read (3-month hoist amendment HA) (Cooper: defeated) ... 1591
Act to Strengthen Financial Security for Persons with Disabilities, An (Bill 5)
Second reading ... 486 Committee ... 1362-63 Committee, amendment A2 (section 12(1), determinants of income) (McPherson: defeated) ... 1363
Alberta College of Art and Design
Undergraduate university designation ... 1675
Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission
Risk management, Auditor General's report ... 241
Alberta Recycling Management Authority
Alberta Taxpayer Protection Act
Alberta Taxpayer Protection (Carbon Tax Referendum) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 202)
Alberta Used Oil Management Association
Amalgamation with the Alberta Recycling Management Authority ... 474
Amazon
Second headquarters request for a proposal ... 325
Appropriation Act, 2018 (Bill 15)
Assisted dying
Access to services ... 2317
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Chronic wasting disease regulations ... 178
Cannabis
Legal age of consumption ... 674 Legalization in Canada, members' statements ... 1595
Carbon levy
Revenue utilization ... 553
Chief Medical Examiner's office
Departure of four pathologists from Calgary office ... 572
Chronic wasting disease
Members' statements ... 178-79
Corporations
Provincial subsidies ... 241
Courts, provincial
Prosecution delays, charges stayed as a result of ... 999
Covenant Health
Assisted dying policy ... 2317
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Borrowing during economic downturn (countercyclical spending) ... 688 Debt-servicing costs ... 689
Dental services
Free and low-cost services ... 663
Dentists
Fees for service ... 662 Fees for service, online posting of ... 663
Economic development
Diversification, University of Calgary School of Public Policy report ... 325
Election Commissioner
Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried) ... 887-88 Appointment of Lorne Gibson (Government Motion 16: carried), amendment A2 (term of office) (Aheer: defeated) ... 887-88 Mandate ... 1116
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 16)
Second reading ... 1115-16 Associated party provisions ... 1116
Electric power
Capacity market system ... 856
Electric power prices
Regulated rate cap ... 1591
Electric utilities
Penalties for service breaches ... 856 Power purchase arrangements (PPAs) ... 856
Emergency debate under Standing Order 30 (current session)
Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline construction suspension ... 461-62 Liability for energy industry environmental damage, request for debate (not proceeded with) ... 1825-26 Trans Mountain pipeline expansion completion ... 1636-37
Emergency medical services (ambulances, etc.)
Members' statements ... 415 Paramedics' scope of practice ... 195 Paramedics' wait times in hospitals ... 1660 Response to medical incident at Morley, April 4, 2018 ... 415 Staff wait times in hospital emergency rooms ... 194-95, 382 Volunteer services ... 202
Emergency motions under Standing Order 42 (current session)
Paris agreement on climate change implementation (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 1950-52
Employment standards
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... 1076
Employment Standards (Firefighter Leave) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 201)
Energy Diversification Act (Bill 1)
Second reading ... 240-41 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Pitt: defeated) ... 240-41 Preamble ... 242 Section 4(1), Energy minister reporting to Executive Council ... 241 Section 4(2), Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission reporting to Energy minister ... 241
Energy Diversification Advisory Committee
Energy Efficiency Alberta
Energy industries
Environmental and ethical standards, polluter pay principle ... 82 Job losses ... 2314
Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act
Gaming and Liquor Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 6)
Second reading ... 674-75 Committee ... 1160 Committee, amendment A1 (qualified employees, ministerial discretion on) (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 1160 Product naming and branding provisions ... 674 Provisions for retailers' blending or infusing of liquor products (section 73) ... 674 Provisions for you-brew operations ... 674 Restriction on commercial on-site cannabis consumption ... 674 Restrictions on cannabis vendor advertising and signage ... 674 Section 86, provisions for wine, cider, and beer fermentation in licensed premises or adults' residences ... 674 Unsaleable product disposition provisions ... 674
Gas utilities
Penalties for service breaches ... 856
Government departments
Program development ... 241-42
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Technology commercialization ... 1636-37
Growth and Diversification Act (Bill 2)
Second reading ... 324-25 Second reading, motion to refer subject matter of bill to the Resource Stewardship Committee (reasoned amendment RA1) (Panda: defeated) ... 324-25 Section 7, diversity and inclusion program ... 325 Talent Advisory Council on Technology provisions ... 325
Health care finance
Cost efficiencies ... 688 Funding, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 1988
Hillview Park condominiums, Fort McMurray
Hospital emergency services
Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team
Bus crash, ministerial statement, responses ... 437
Impaired driving
Cannabis use and driving ... 674-75
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
... 8, 334, 377-78, 469, 615, 867, 1019, 1052, 1123, 1593, 1595-96, 1607, 1703, 1867, 1934, 2249
Justice services
Aboriginal offenders ... 999
Justice system
Members' statements ... 999
Land Statutes (Abolition of Adverse Possession) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 204)
Second reading ... 1036 Second reading, motion to not read a second time because of Alberta Law Reform Institute concurrent review (reasoned amendment RA1) (Turner: carried) ... 1036
Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 11)
Committee ... 1157-58 Lobbyist registration provisions ... 1158 Reporting provisions ... 1157-58
Long Term Care Information Act (Bill 203)
Lower Athabasca regional plan (land-use framework)
Environmental protection provisions ... 13
Members' Statements (current session)
Cannabis legalization ... 1595 Chronic wasting disease ... 178-79 Emergency medical service delays ... 415 Justice system concerns ... 999
Mental health services
Services for aboriginal people ... 1746, 1748
Mental Health Services Protection Act (Bill 30)
Ministerial Panel on Child Intervention
Ministerial Statements (current session)
Humboldt Broncos bus crash, responses ... 437 '60s scoop apology, responses ... 1210-11
Oil sands development
Greenhouse gas emissions, public reporting on ... 1271 Reclamation liabilities, Auditor General's report ... 13
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Dental services ... 662-63 Emergency medical services ... 194-95 Emergency medical worker wait times in hospitals ... 1660 Energy-sector unemployment ... 2314 Health care budget ... 1988 Health facility policies on assisted dying ... 2317 Hillview Park condominiums in Fort McMurray ... 1501 Hospital emergency room wait times ... 382 Liability for energy industry environmental damage ... 1818 Medical examiner positions in Calgary ... 572 Oil sands development concerns ... 13 Recycling ... 474-75 Tobacco reduction and industry lobbyists ... 872, 1081 Trans Mountain pipeline public purchase ... 1271 Workplace safety and employment standards ... 1075-76
Paris agreement on climate change
Greenhouse gas reduction targets ... 82 Implementation, emergency motion under Standing Order 42 (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 1950-52
Petitions presented to the Legislative Assembly (current session)
Wildlife rehabilitation site access to all species ... 20, 118
Physicians
Compensation, specialists ... 1887
Pine beetle control
Federal-provincial-municipal co-operation (Motion Other than Government Motion 506: carried) ... 1796
Pipeline construction
Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project, Parkland Institute report ... 82 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project support (Government Motion 2: carried as amended unanimously) ... 81-83 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project support (Government Motion 2: carried as amended unanimously), amendment A2 to include annual reporting on oil sands development, motion on (Swann: defeated) ... 81-83 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline construction suspension, emergency debate under Standing Order 30 ... 461-62
Pipelines (oil and gas)
Federal jurisdiction over interprovincial lines ... 461 Trans Mountain public purchase ... 1271 Trans Mountain public purchase proposal ... 461-62
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Laws and legislation ... 1115-16 Municipal election advertising ... 1979
Political candidates
Registration requirements ... 1980
Postsecondary educational institution finance
Financial reporting of business subsidies ... 325
Postsecondary educational institutions
Technology program space increase ... 324-25
Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act (Bill 12)
Protecting Choice for Women Accessing Health Care Act (Bill 9)
Second reading ... 785-86 Third reading ... 1354-55 Third reading, motion to recommit bill to Committee of the Whole (Fildebrandt: defeated) ... 1354-55 Comparison with other jurisdictions' legislation ... 785
Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act
Request to Families and Communities Committee to review ... 2296-97
Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act
Referral to Families and Communities Committee (Government Motion 30: carried) ... 2297
Reclamation of land
Provincial liability ... 1818
Recycling
Provincial strategy ... 474-75
Societies (Preventing the Promotion of Hate) Amendment Act, 2018 (Bill 206)
Specified gas emitters regulation (Alberta Regulation 139/2007)
Student financial aid (postsecondary students)
Scholarships for technology and emerging sectors ... 324-25
Tailings management framework
Tax credits
Alberta investor tax credit (AITC) ... 324-25 Capital investment tax credit (CITC) ... 324-25 Interactive digital media tax credit (IDMTC) ... 324
Taxation, provincial
Provincial sales tax ... 688-89
Tobacco and Smoking Reduction Act
Tuition and fees, postsecondary
Wildlife conservation
Rehabilitation centre access to all species, petition presented to the Legislative Assembly ... 20, 118
Sweet, Heather (Edmonton-Manning, NDP)
Bitumen upgrading
Partial upgrading program ... 184-85
Christmas
Members' statements ... 2361
Edmonton-Manning (constituency)
Agricultural activity, members' statements ... 1496-97 Job fair ... 44 Member's personal and family history ... 1358-59, 2361
Energy Diversification Act (Bill 1)
Second reading ... 184-85, 303 Second reading, motion to refer bill to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Pitt: defeated) ... 303 Stakeholder consultation ... 303
Energy Diversification Advisory Committee
Report ... 184 Stakeholder consultation ... 303
Government policies
Members' statements ... 1656
Highway 38
Vinca bridge upgrade for heavy haul loads ... 1415-16
International Women's Day
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Introduction of Visitors (visiting dignitaries)
Former MLA Blake Pedersen and partner Angela Kolody ... 1606
Joint Governance of Public Sector Pension Plans Act (Bill 27)
May Day
Members' statements ... 658
Members' Statements (current session)
Agriculture in Edmonton-Manning ... 1496-97 Christmas memories ... 2361 May Day ... 658 Multiple sclerosis ... 937 Official Opposition and government policies ... 1656 Social Work Week ... 108-9
Mental Health Services Protection Act (Bill 30)
Committee ... 2354 Committee, amendment A2 (coming-into-force date) (Yao: defeated) ... 2354
Multiple sclerosis
Members' statements ... 937
Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month
General remarks ... 937k
Official Opposition
Policies, members' statements ... 1656
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Mountain pine beetle control and wildfire prevention ... 1659-60 North Saskatchewan heavy load river crossing ... 1415-16
Pine beetle control
Federal-provincial-municipal co-operation (Motion Other than Government Motion 506: carried) ... 1793, 1798 Management strategy ... 1659-60
Pipeline construction
Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project ... 44 Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion project opposition, provincial response ... 44
Protecting Choice for Women Accessing Health Care Act (Bill 9)
Social Work Week
Members' statements ... 108-9
Speech from the Throne
Address moved and seconded ... 43-44
Wildfire prevention and control
Pine beetle affected communities ... 1660
Women Building Futures skilled trades program
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