Barnes, Drew (Cypress-Medicine Hat; UCP to May 13, 2021; Ind. from May 14, 2021)
30th Legislature
Government record, members' statements ... 6060
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 ... 4911
Alberta Health Services (authority)
Employee mandatory COVID-19 vaccination ... 6055
Alberta in Canada
Provincial position ... 5382
Alberta Investment Attraction Act (Bill 33)
Committee ... 2227-28 Committee, amendment A1 (board of directors size, removal of loan guarantee and joint venture provisions) (Barnes/Fir: carried) ... 2227-28
Amazon Web Services
Investment in Alberta ... 6287
Bills, private members' public (procedure)
Bill 206, Property Rights Statutes Amendment Act, 2020, sponsorship transfer from Member for Cypress-Medicine Hat to Member for Brooks-Medicine Hat (unanimous consent granted) ... 3308
Budget 2021-2022
Second-quarter fiscal update ... 6767
Canada pension plan
Alberta administration studied ... 5594
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Chief medical officer of health
Role during public health emergencies ... 5819, 5875-76 Work during COVID-19 pandemic ... 6055
Child mental health services
Services for children affected by COVID-19 ... 5885
Citizen Initiative Act (Bill 51)
Committee ... 5169, 5172-73, 5178-79, 5183, 5185 Committee, amendment A4 (petition signature thresholds) (Loewen: defeated) ... 5169, 5172-73 Committee, amendment A7 (time before unsuccessful proposal can be reconsidered) (Barnes: defeated) ... 5178-79 Committee, amendment A9 (time for petition signature collection) (Barnes: defeated) ... 5183, 5185
Corporate taxation, provincial
Payment deferral ... 329 Rate ... 1301
Corporations
Federal assistance ... 329 Provincial assistance, members' statements ... 329
Cost of Public Services Transparency Act (Bill 209)
COVID-19 pandemic
Legislative Assembly debate on matters arising since May 2020 debate ... 5875-76, 5881-82, 5885 Provincial response ... 5139-40, 5819-20 Provincial response, points of order on debate ... 5825
COVID-19 Related Measures Act (Bill 70)
COVID-19 vaccines
Federal public service mandatory disclosure, request for emergency debate under Standing Order 42 (unanimous consent denied) ... 5651 Proof of vaccination, federal-provincial passport ... 5820
Cypress-Medicine Hat (constituency)
Member's recusal from Bill 206 debate ... 3314
Debts, public (national debt)
Members' statements ... 2947
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Economic development
Investment attraction ... 6288 Members' statements ... 1301
Economic recovery plan, provincial
Economic relaunch strategy
COVID-19 second wave preparation ... 854
Economy of Alberta
Current fiscal position, members' statements ... 6771-72
Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (No. 2) (Bill 81)
Committee ... 6823, 6906-7 Committee, amendment A2 (section 5, membership payments) (Dang: defeated) ... 6823, 6906-7 Third reading ... 6914-15, 6931-32 Third reading, motion to not read because Assembly is of the view that bill fails to require consent for party membership purchase (reasoned amendment RA1) (Aheer: defeated) ... 6914-15, 6931-32 Chief Electoral Officer interpretation bulletin ... 6915 Political contribution provisions ... 6519-20 Political party registration provisions ... 6914 Third-party advertising provisions ... 6915
Electoral Divisions (Calgary-Bhullar-McCall) Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 87)
Electricity Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 86)
Second reading ... 6451 Ministerial powers under act ... 6451
Emergency management
Public health emergency end date ... 457
Emergency medical services (ambulances, etc.)
HALO medical rescue helicopter service, members' statements ... 1046, 4266
Emergency motions under Standing Order 42 (current session)
Federal public service COVID-19 vaccine mandate, request for debate (unanimous consent denied) ... 5651
Energy policies, federal
Members' statements ... 2657 Provincial response ... 6771-72
Executive Council
Members' Edmonton Federal Building gathering on June 1, 2021 ... 5381 Members' Edmonton Federal Building gathering on June 1, 2021, point of privilege raised ... 5241-42 Ministers' and staff members' workplace conduct ... 6060
Firearms
Federal regulation and jurisdiction ... 1662-63
Freedom of expression
Right to peaceful assembly ... 37
Freedom of speech
Members' statements ... 3937
Freehold lands
Landowner rights ... 5594
Government of Canada
Equalization and transfer payments ... 4911-12 Equalization and transfer payments, Assembly to urge government to raise Albertans' awareness of costs (Motion Other than Government Motion 507: carried) ... 1922-23 Equalization program ... 6767 Equalization program, provincial referendum question (Government Motion 83: carried) ... 5263-64 Equalization program, provincial referendum question (Government Motion 83: carried), points of order on debate, remarks withdrawn ... 5264 Equalization program, provincial referendum results recognition (Government Motion 101: carried) ... 6219-21
Hospital capacity issues
Beds for COVID-19 patients ... 5820
Hydrogen industry
Industry development ... 6288
Immunization
Provincial policy ... 457
Income tax, provincial (personal income tax)
Cost-of-living indexing termination ... 6767 Rates ... 4589
Infrastructure blockades
Provincial response (Government Motion 7: carried unanimously) ... 37-39
Interprovincial/territorial relations
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Reference to by name in the Assembly, points of order, remarks withdrawn ... 5264, 5409 Role, members' statements ... 5445
Members' Statements (current session)
Business innovation and government policies ... 1301 Federal energy policies ... 2657 Firearms policies ... 1662-63 Freedom of speech ... 3937 HALO medical rescue helicopter funding ... 1046, 4266 Members of the Legislative Assembly's role ... 5445 National debt ... 2947 Oil and gas transportation ... 1751 Police services ... 2491 Provincial economy and federal-provincial relations ... 6771-72 Support for businesses affected by COVID-19 ... 329 Teck Resources Frontier mine project cancellation ... 53 UCP government ... 6060
Mental health services
Funding, 2021-2022 ... 5885
Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation (ministry from August 25, 2020)
COVID-19 pandemic response ... 5885
Northern Petrochemical Corporation
New facility in Greenview municipality ... 6287-88
Office of the Premier
Premier's leadership ... 5381
Oil Tanker Moratorium Act (federal Bill C-48)
Provincial response ... 4911
Open for summer (COVID-19 reopening plan)
Oral Question Period (procedure)
Supplementary questions, points of order ... 5825
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Alberta in Canada ... 5594 Bill 10 and individual rights ... 457 COVID-19 related restrictions, Premier's remarks on Alberta separatism ... 5381-82 COVID-19 response ... 6055 COVID-19 response and Premier's leadership ... 5819-20 COVID-19 response and provincial reopening plan ... 5139-40 Economic development and investment attraction ... 6287-88 Economic recovery plan and tax policies ... 4589 Election finances legislation ... 6519-20 Fair Deal Panel report ... 2826-27 Federal-provincial relations ... 4911-12 Provincial debt and fiscal policy ... 4265-66 Provincial fiscal update and policies ... 6767
Parliamentary democracy
Westminster system ... 3937
Petrochemicals diversification program
Pipeline construction
TC Energy Keystone XL project ... 4911
Pipelines (oil and gas)
Members' statements ... 1751
Points of order (current session)
Language creating disorder ... 6524 Oral Question Period supplementary questions ... 5825 Referring to a member by name, remarks withdrawn ... 5264, 5409
Police
Provincial force proposal, members' statements ... 2491 Provincial police force feasibility study ... 5594 Provincial police force proposal ... 38
Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act (Bill 72)
Committee ... 5354 Committee, amendment A1 (inclusion of refined fuels) (Loyola/Ganley: defeated) ... 5354
Private members' business
Point of privilege raised ... 2960
Privilege (current session)
Misleading the House (Premier's and Health minister's remarks on June 1, 2021, Executive Council member gathering) ... 5241-42 Private members' business (Monday afternoon motion debates) ... 2960
Property Rights Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 206)
First reading ... 2827 Member for Cypress-Medicine Hat's recusal from debate ... 3314 Sponsorship transfer from Member for Cypress-Medicine Hat to Member for Brooks-Medicine Hat (unanimous consent granted) ... 3308
Public Health Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 66)
Committee ... 5091-93, 5339, 5341 Committee, amendment A1 (chief medical officer of health appearances before committee during public health emergencies) (Barnes: defeated) ... 5093 Committee, amendment A2 (replacement of "report or test" with "test") (Loewen: defeated) ... 5339 Committee, amendment A3 (removal of section 10, validation of orders) (Loewen: defeated) ... 5341 Chief medical officer of health provisions ... 5092-93 Public health orders provisions ... 5092 Recovery of expenses provisions ... 5092 Repeal of ministerial powers ... 5091-92
Public Health (Emergency Powers) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 10)
Relation to individual rights ... 457
Recall Act (Bill 52)
Committee ... 5407, 5409-10, 5414, 5417-18, 5421-22 Committee, amendment A1 (MLA recall vote) (Loewen: defeated) ... 5407, 5409-10 Committee, amendment A3 (signature threshold) (Dang: defeated) ... 5414 Committee, amendment A5 (signature collection time frame) (Barnes: defeated) ... 5417-18 Committee, amendment A7 (time frame for recall petitions) (Barnes: defeated) ... 5421-22 Committee, points of order on debate, remarks withdrawn ... 5409 Third reading ... 5546-47
Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2021 (No. 2) (Bill 80)
Restrictions exemption program (REP)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Provincial assistance ... 4589
Small business
Provincial assistance ... 5885
Tankers
Members' statements ... 1751
Taxation, provincial
Provincial sales tax ... 4589
Teck Resources Limited
Frontier mine project, Aboriginal community support ... 53 Frontier mine project cancellation, members' statements ... 53
United Conservative Party
2019 election platform (Alberta Strong and Free) ... 5594 2021 annual general meeting processes ... 6520 2021 annual general meeting processes, points of order on debate ... 6524
Workers' compensation
Employer premiums, payment deferral ... 329
Bilous, Deron (Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview, NDP)
Advanced Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 74)
Third reading ... 6426-27 Post-secondary Learning Act amendments, minister's advisory council on higher education and skills ... 6427
Alberta Enterprise Corporation
Funding from supplementary supply ... 3501 Recapitalization, 2020-2021 ... 1757
Alberta Housing Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 78)
Second reading ... 6335-36, 6587, 6591-93 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Families and Communities Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Sweet: defeated) ... 6587, 6591-93 Second reading, points of order on debate ... 6591 Committee ... 6833 Committee, amendment A1 (prohibition on money transfers from corporation) (Gray/L. Sigurdson: defeated) ... 6833 Third reading ... 6839-40 Public-private partnership (P3) provisions ... 6592
Alberta Investment Attraction Act (Bill 33)
Second reading ... 1927-29 Second reading, points of order on debate ... 1936 Committee ... 2228-30 Committee, amendment A1 (board of directors size, removal of loan guarantee and joint venture provisions) (Barnes/Fir: carried) ... 2228-30, 2340 Committee, amendment A1 (board of directors size, removal of loan guarantee and joint venture provisions) (Barnes/Fir: carried), subamendment SA1 (board of directors size increase struck out) (Hoffman/Bilous: defeated) ... 2340 Committee, amendment A2 (quarterly reporting) (Shepherd/Bilous: defeated) ... 2342 Section 3(6)(a), loan provisions ... 1929
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Alberta Municipalities
Response to Bill 52 ... 4639 Response to Bill 56 ... 5584
Alberta petrochemicals incentive program
Alberta Senate Election Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 27)
Election finances provisions ... 1852
Amazon
Second headquarters request for a proposal ... 1928, 2229-30
Appropriation Act, 2021 (Bill 60)
Arts Professions Recognition Act (Bill 75)
Bitumen upgrading
Partial upgrading ... 5447
Budget 2020-2021 (revised)
First-quarter fiscal update, special debate ... 2592-94, 2598 Second-quarter fiscal update, economic assumptions ... 3484-86
Budget 2021-2022
Contingency fund ... 4272
Budget process
Balanced/deficit budgets ... 4060 Revenue/cost forecasts used, 2020-2021 ... 2206 Supplementary supply use ... 4060
Builders' Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act (Bill 37)
Second reading ... 2830-3831 Adjudication process provisions ... 2831 Prompt-payment provisions ... 2830-31 Prompt-payment provisions, interest on late payments ... 2831
Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 84)
Second reading ... 6394-97 Committee ... 6626-27 Corporate opportunity waiver provisions ... 6394-96, 6626-27 Shareholder approval threshold provisions ... 6395 Shareholder notice of meetings ... 6395 Stakeholder consultation ... 6395 Tme limit for corporate revival after dissolution ... 6396-97
Canada emergency commercial rent assistance program (federal-provincial)
Alberta participation ... 1530-31 Eligibility criteria ... 1532 Funding, 2020-2021 ... 3486 Program evaluation ... 4080
Canada pension plan
Alberta administration studied ... 1852-53
Canada-Texas Chamber of Commerce
Agent general to Houston appointment ... 1928-29
Canadian Energy Centre
Activities ... 5035 Funding, 2020-2021 ... 4060 Funding, 2021-2022 ... 4182-83
Canadian free trade agreement
Capital projects
Funding, 2021-2022 ... 4272 Projects funded ... 1485
Child Care Licensing (Early Learning and Child Care) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 39)
Committee ... 3414-15 Committee, amendment A2 (definition of "child care") (Renaud/Pancholi: defeated) ... 3414-15
Class size (elementary and secondary schools)
Coal mines and mining
Changes to restrictions for foothills area, points of order on debate ... 1841
College of Alberta School Superintendents Act (Bill 55)
Commercial Tenancies Protection Act (Bill 23)
Second reading ... 1530-32 Government information to tenants on bill ... 1531 Section 3, protection from remedies ... 1531 Section 4, no payment of late fees or penalties in emergency ... 1530-31 Section 5, prohibition on rent increases in emergency ... 1531 Section 6, payment plans ... 1531 Section 10, regulations ... 1531
Committee on Private Bills and Private Members' Public Bills, Standing
Report on Bill 203, Pension Protection Act, presented to the Assembly with recommendation that bill not proceed (concurred in), request to rescind concurrence vote (unanimous consent denied) ... 1840
Consolidated financial statements 2019-2020 (government of Alberta)
Constitutional Referendum Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 26)
Second reading ... 1851-53 Nonconstitutional referendum provisions, Lieutenant Governor in Council authority ... 1852 Provisions for holding referendum in conjunction with elections under Local Authorities Election Act ... 1851 Referendum finance provisions ... 1852 Third-party advertising provisions ... 1852
Corporate taxation, provincial
Corporations
Provincial assistance ... 1532
COVID-19 pandemic
Commendation of public response, government urged to pursue prudent policies (Government Motion 42: carried) ... 2628-30 Scenario modelling ... 3484
COVID-19 Related Measures Act (Bill 70)
Second reading ... 5358-59, 5486, 5489-90 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Families and Communities Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Hoffman: defeated) ... 5486, 5489-90 Retroactive enactment ... 5486
Daycare
Funding, 2021-2022 ... 3978
Daycare centres
Accreditation, program termination ... 3414-15
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Debt-to-GDP ratio ... 4060 Provincial credit rating ... 2629
Disaster recovery program
Economic recovery plan, provincial
Consideration of women's issues ... 3978 Diversification strategy ... 2804, 2820, 4272 Sector strategies ... 3998
Economy of Alberta
Gross domestic product (GDP), growth, 2018 ... 2598
Edmonton (city)
Downtown revitalization plan ... 5593
Edmonton Federal Building
Living wall removal ... 3415
Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 68)
Second reading ... 5027-29, 5031-32 Education Act amendments, eligibility criteria for trustees in francophone regional school authorities ... 5028 Election Act amendments, provisions for MLAs to express opinions on referendums ... 5027-28, 5031-32
Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (No. 2) (Bill 81)
Second reading ... 6575-76 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Families and Communities Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Nielsen: defeated) ... 6575-76 Committee ... 6816-17 Committee, amendment A1 (nomination contestant contribution provisions, third-party advertiser provisions) (Madu: carried) ... 6816-17 Constituency association reporting provisions ... 6576 Third-party activities provisions ... 6576 Third-party activities provisions, payment of membership fees ... 6575-76
Energy industries
Advocacy for ... 6056 Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards ... 2594
Enhanced COVID-19 business benefit program
Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, 2020 (Bill 47)
Second reading ... 3198-99 Committee ... 3767 Committee, amendment A1 (joint health and safety committee meeting times) (Gray: defeated) ... 3767 Occupational Health and Safety Act amendments ... 3198-99 Schedule 1, Heroes' Compensation Act ... 3198 Workers' Compensation Act amendments ... 3198-99
Financing Alberta's Strategic Transportation Act (Bill 43)
Committee ... 3723-25, 3732-33 Committee, amendment A4 (referendum on toll roads and bridges) (Nielsen: defeated) ... 3732-33 Stakeholder consultation ... 3724-25
Fiscal policy, provincial
Flood damage mitigation
Fort McMurray project ... 6056
Forest products
Canada-U.S. softwood lumber negotiations ... 3426 Export market development ... 3427
Forests (Growing Alberta's Forest Sector) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 40)
Committee ... 3426-27 Stakeholder consultation, Aboriginal people ... 3426 Timber permit provisions ... 3426 Timber quota provisions ... 3427
Freedom to Care Act (Bill 58)
Second reading ... 4687-88 Committee ... 5501-2, 5504-5 Committee, amendment A2 (definition of "volunteer") (Goehring: defeated) ... 5501-2 Committee, amendment A3 (limit on exemptions) (Goehring: defeated) ... 5504-5 Exemption for nonprofit organizations ... 4687-88
Geothermal Resource Development Act (Bill 36)
Second reading ... 3122-23 Committee ... 3293 Committee, amendment A1 (bill review period) (Ganley: defeated) ... 3292 Committee, amendment A3 (dispute resolution by Surface Rights Board) (Bilous/Ganley: defeated) ... 3293
Government ministries
Ministerial orders, January 1, 2019, to October 19, 2020 (Motion for a Return 5: withdrawn) ... 3575
Government of Canada
Equalization and transfer payments, Assembly to urge government to raise Albertans' awareness of costs (Motion Other than Government Motion 507: carried), member's speech curtailed by Speaker ... 1921 Equalization and transfer payments, Assembly to urge government to raise Albertans' awareness of costs (Motion Other than Government Motion 507: carried), points of order on debate ... 1921, 1927
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Funding, 2021-2022 ... 6056
Health care
Fort McMurray services ... 6056
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 30)
Second reading ... 2191-93, 2222 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Public Health Act Review Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Dang: defeated) ... 2191-93, 2222 Third reading ... 2565-66 Third reading, motion to not now read because the Assembly is of the view that the government has not consulted sufficiently on the amended bill (reasoned amendment RA1) (Ceci: defeated) ... 2565-66
Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 65)
Second reading ... 4816 Committee ... 5066-67, 5073-74 Committee, amendment A1 (ministerial discretion on insurer fines) (Carson/Shepherd: defeated) ... 5066-67, 5073-74 Third reading ... 5364-66 Crown's Right of Recovery Act amendments ... 4816, 5365-66 Health Professions Act amendments ... 4816 Pharmacy and Drug Act amendments ... 4816
Hotel industry
Provincial assistance ... 6690
Hydrogen industry
Ministerial statement, response ... 6049-50
Infosys Limited
Calgary head office ... 5119
Infrastructure Accountability Act (Bill 73)
Second reading ... 5677-79, 6203-4 Second reading, motion to not now read (6-month hoist amendment HA1) (Eggen/Nielsen: defeated) ... 6203-4 Committee ... 6826-28 Committee, amendment A5 (criteria established by Lieutenant Governor in Council) (Ganley/Dang: defeated) ... 6826-28 Third reading ... 6873-74 Section 4, criteria for capital planning submissions ... 5677-79
Innovation employment grant program
General remarks ... 3987-88 Program development ... 2612
Insurance (Enhancing Driver Affordability and Care) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 41)
Invest Alberta (Economic Development, Trade and Tourism ministry)
Investment and growth fund
Projects funded to October 26, 2021 (Written Question 5: accepted) ... 6546
Irrigation Districts Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 54)
Jobs now program (federal-provincial)
Funding from supplementary supply ... 4079-80, 4082 Grants approved (Written Question 4: defeated) ... 6546
Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 38)
Committee ... 3232-34 Jury Act amendments ... 3233 Police Act amendments, First Nations policing provisions ... 3232 Provincial Offences Procedure Act amendments ... 3233-34 Queen's Counsel Act amendments ... 3233 Referendum Act amendments ... 3233 Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act amendments ... 3233
Labour force planning
Skilled labour recruitment and retention ... 5733
Labour Mobility Act (Bill 49)
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Local Authorities Election Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 29)
Second reading ... 1793-96 Election finances provisions ... 1794-95 Election financing provisions, disposition of surplus campaign funds ... 1794
Local Measures Statutes Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 56)
Second reading ... 4439-41, 4449, 4452-53, 4662-63 Second reading, motion to not now read (6-month hoist amendment HA1) (Eggen/Gray: defeated) ... 4662-63 Second reading, motion to not now read because the Assembly is of the view that municipalities cannot sustain the proposed funding reduction (reasoned amendment RA1) (Sweet: defeated) ... 4449, 4452-53 Third reading ... 5584 Alberta 911 Act amendments ... 4441, 4449, 4663 Local Government Fiscal Framework Act amendments ... 4439-41, 4452-53, 4662-63, 5584
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Allegations against, points of order ... 1841, 6591 Former MLA Ty Lund, memorial tribute, ministerial statement, response ... 4278 Imputing motives to, points of order ... 1921, 5121
Members' Statements (current session)
Economic development ... 2605 Economic diversification ... 1483 Holodomor Memorial Day ... 3376, 6439 Job creation ... 5053 Rural sustainability ... 5444 Support for small businesses affected by COVID-19 ... 5663 Technology industry development ... 5375-76, 6074
Mineral Resource Development Act (Bill 82)
Ministerial Statements (current session)
Former MLA Ty Lund, response ... 4278 Hydrogen industry, response ... 6049-50
Ministry of Advanced Education
Ministry of Energy
Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 debate ... 3485-86 Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 (No. 2) debate ... 4060
Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation (ministry from August 25, 2020)
Main estimates 2021-2022 ... 4183 Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 debate ... 3486-87, 3501 Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 (No. 2) debate ... 4060-63, 4080
Ministry of Labour and Immigration
Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 debate ... 3487 Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 (No. 2) debate ... 4079-80, 4082
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 debate ... 3485
Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance
Minister's performance ... 3218-19 Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 debate ... 3486
Minor injury regulation (Alberta Regulation 123/2004)
Section 4, determination of minor injury ... 3021-22
Mphasis Ltd.
Canadian headquarters in Calgary ... 5217-18
Municipal finance
Funding, 2021-2022 ... 6284
Municipal Government (Restoring Tax Accountability) Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 77)
Committee ... 6349-50 Third reading ... 6670-71 Provincial education requisition credit (PERC) extension provisions ... 6671
New Democratic Party of Alberta
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Bitumen upgrading ... 5447 Disaster recovery program funding ... 6520-21 Economic diversification ... 2206-7, 2820 Economic recovery and child care funding ... 3978 Economic recovery and job creation ... 4020 Edmonton downtown core revitalization ... 5593 Enhanced COVID-19 business benefit program ... 3998, 4174 Financial reporting by government ... 3143-44 Fort McMurray concerns ... 6056 Hotel and tourism industry supports ... 6690 Innovation and technology sectors ... 2612 Job creation ... 5382 Keystone XL pipeline provincial spending ... 3382-83 Mphasis Canadian headquarters in Calgary ... 5217-18 Municipal funding ... 6284 Petrochemicals incentive program ... 1886-87 Provincial fiscal policies and financial reporting ... 3144-45, 3218-19 Restriction exemption program implementation grant ... 6212-13 Support for small and medium-sized businesses ... 4910-11 Support for small businesses affected by COVID-19 ... 3714-15, 3924-25, 4284, 4520-21 Technology industry development ... 1510-11, 1756-57, 3987-88, 5745 Tourism industry support ... 5140
Pension Protection Act (Bill 203)
Private Bills and Private Members' Public Bills Committee report presented to the Assembly with recommendation that bill not proceed (concurred in), request to rescind concurrence vote (unanimous consent denied) ... 1840
Petrochemicals diversification program
Funding, 2020-2021 ... 1887
Pipelines (oil and gas)
TC Energy Keystone XL, provincial costs to date ... 3382-83
Points of order (current session)
Police
Provincial police force proposal ... 6575
Postsecondary education
McKinsey and Company report ... 6427
Postsecondary educational institution finance
Postsecondary educational institutions
Research and innovation role ... 6426-27
Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act (Bill 12, 2018)
Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act (Bill 72)
Protecting Alberta Industry from Theft Act, 2020 (Bill 25)
Public health orders
Restrictions announced April 6, 2021 ... 4284
Public Lands Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 64)
Second reading ... 4478-80, 4650-51, 4861-62 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Sabir: defeated) ... 4650-51, 4861-62 Committee ... 4890-92, 4898-4900 Committee, amendment A1 (public reporting on collected fees) (Loyola: defeated) ... 4890-92 Committee, amendment A2 (fees collected for public land use more than 24 hours) (Sabir/Schmidt: defeated) ... 4898-4900
Recall Act (Bill 52)
Second reading ... 4638-39, 4854-55 Second reading, points of order on debate ... 4639 MLA recall provisions ... 4638-39 Municipal representative recall provisions ... 4639 School trustee recall provisions ... 4639
Red Deer-South (constituency)
Member's remarks on Quebec ... 1921
Red tape reduction
General remarks ... 5691 Provincial strategy ... 1520
Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2020 (Bill 22)
Second reading ... 1656-57 Business Corporations Act amendments ... 1656 Energy Efficiency Alberta dissolution provisions ... 1656 Ministerial powers under act ... 1656-57 Oil Sands Conservation Act amendments, removal of cabinet approval requirement for applications ... 1656
Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2021 (Bill 62)
Second reading ... 5011-13, 5017 Third reading ... 5372-73 Third reading, motion to recommit bill to Committee of the Whole to reconsider section 1, Alberta Utilities Commission Act (recommittal amendment REC1) (Sweet: defeated) ... 5372-73 Builders' Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act amendments ... 5012 Business Corporations Act amendments ... 5012 Employment Standards Code amendments ... 5012 Fatal Accidents Act amendments ... 5013 General remarks ... 5028 Omnibus bill ... 5011-12 Real Estate Act amendments ... 5013
Red Tape Reduction Implementation Act, 2021 (No. 2) (Bill 80)
Second reading ... 6570-71, 6679-80 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Renaud: defeated) ... 6570-71 Income and Employment Supports Act amendments ... 6570-71 Omnibus bill ... 6570
Referendums
Wording of questions ... 1852
Reports presented by standing and special committees (procedure)
Request to rescind concurrence vote (unanimous consent denied) ... 1840
Reports presented by standing and special committees (current session)
Private Bills and Private Members' Public Bills Committee report on Bill 203, Pension Protection Act, with recommendation that bill not proceed (concurred in), request to rescind concurrence vote (unanimous consent denied) ... 1840
Restoring Balance in Alberta's Workplaces Act (Bill 32)
Second reading ... 2156-58 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Loyola: defeated) ... 2156-58 Third reading ... 2571-72 Third reading, time allocation (Government Motion 36: carried) ... 2578-79 Employment Standards Code amendments, exemptions and variances ... 2572 Employment Standards Code amendments, holiday pay provisions ... 2572 Employment Standards Code amendments, minimum wage exemption provisions ... 2157-58 Employment Standards Code amendments, overtime averaging arrangement provisions ... 2156-57, 2572 Employment Standards Code amendments, rest period provisions ... 2572 Employment Standards Code amendments, temporary layoff provisions ... 2572 Employment Standards Code amendments, termination pay provisions ... 2156-57, 2571-72 Employment Standards Code amendments, youth employment provisions ... 2157 Labour Relations Code amendments ... 2156-57, 2571-72 Labour Relations Code amendments, points of order on debate ... 1840-41 Stakeholder consultation ... 2156-57
Restrictions exemption program (REP)
Implementation grant program for businesses ... 6212-13
Rural communities
Sustainability, members' statements ... 5444
Rural Municipalities of Alberta
Response to Bill 52 ... 4639 Response to Bill 56 ... 5584
Site rehabilitation program (oil and gas site closures)
Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act (Bill 67)
Second reading ... 5118-19 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Alberta's Economic Future Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Bilous/Dach: defeated) ... 5119 Second reading, points of order on debate ... 5121 Committee ... 5281-82 Committee, amendment A1 (board of skilled trades membership) (Eggen/Gray: defeated) ... 5281-82
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
Small and medium-sized enterprises relaunch grant program
Small business
Provincial assistance, members' statements ... 5663
Strategic Aviation Advisory Council Act (Bill 201)
Third reading ... 1520-21 Stakeholder consultation ... 1520
Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021
Supplementary supply estimates 2020-2021 (No. 2)
Tax credits
Alberta investor tax credit (AITC) ... 1510 Capital investment tax credit (CITC) ... 1928 Interactive digital media tax credit (IDMTC) termination ... 2812, 2991 Repeal ... 3127, 3987-88
Tax Statutes (Creating Jobs and Driving Innovation) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 35)
Second reading ... 2803-4, 2812, 2844, 2846-47, 2991, 3126-28 Second reading, motion to not now read and to refer subject matter to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Gray: defeated) ... 2846-47, 2991 Second reading, motion to not now read because the Assembly is of the view that a corporate income tax rate reduction is an ineffective strategy for job creation (reasoned amendment RA1) (Loyola: defeated) ... 3126-28 Corporate tax rate provisions ... 2803-4, 2844, 2991, 3127-28 Innovation employment grant provisions ... 3127
Technology industries
Industry development ... 1510-11, 1756-57, 1928, 2612, 2629, 3127-28, 3501, 3987-88, 4181-82, 4271-72, 5745 Industry development (Motion Other than Government Motion 514: carried) ... 3579-80, 3585 Industry development, members' statements ... 6074 Members' statements ... 5375-76
Tourism
COVID-19 impact ... 6690 Destination marketing organizations, funding from supplementary supply ... 4062-63 Industry support ... 5140 Travel voucher incentive, other jurisdictions ... 4651
Travel Alberta
Funding, 2021-2022 ... 4062
United Nations
COP 26 climate change conference ... 6056
Utility payment deferral program
Provincial loans ... 3486
Video game industry
Industry development ... 2812
Vital Statistics (Protecting Albertans from Convicted Sex Offenders) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 28)
Second reading, points of order on debate ... 1857
Workers' compensation
Employer premiums, payment deferral ... 3487
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