Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre)
2005 Alberta centennial celebrations
Projects re ... 786 Projects re: Funding for ... 789, 793
Aboriginal people and the judicial system
Agriculture
Lottery funds for ... 1238
Agriculture Financial Services Corporation
Insurance benefits criteria: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 560
Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Gambling addiction programs ... 1240
Alberta Blue Cross Benefits Corporation
Change in tax-exempt status: Impact on premium rate ... 1304 Change in tax-exempt status: Implications of ... 1304
Alberta Blue Cross Plan
Seniors' drug benefits ... 1304
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act (Bill 1)
Alberta Corporate Service Centre
Performance measures: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 562
Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 27)
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Sour gas health study recommendation ... 293
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Lottery funding ... 786-87 One grant per organization policy ... 789-90, 793
Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
Contract management policies, Auditor General's comment re ... 1238 Edmonton rock club liquor licence ... 580-81, 1243-44 Edmonton rock club liquor licence: Response to MLA re ... 1243-44
Alberta Gaming Research Council
Studies on gambling-related crime ... 1240
Alberta Gaming Research Institute
Studies on gambling-related crime ... 1240
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan
Seniors' extended health benefits ... 1304
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan-Premiums
Seniors' premiums ... 726, 1308 Seniors' premiums: Elimination of ... 508, 1304
Alberta Health Facilities Review Committee
Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Alberta Long Term Care Association
Alberta Place hotel
Dispute with adjacent rock club ... 1243-44
Alberta Registries
Business resumption planning: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 562 Systems upgrading: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 562
Alberta royalty tax credit
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 561
Alberta Scene (Arts festival, Ottawa)
Centennial funding for ... 793
Alberta seniors benefit program
General remarks ... 1308 Impact of Blue Cross tax exempt status change on ... 1304 Income thresholds for ... 388 Market-basket measure as basis for ... 388 Percentage of seniors eligible for ... 1307 Reinstatement of benefits ... 806 Reinstatement of universal optical/dental benefits ... 295, 500-01, 703, 1304, 1305 Reinstatement of universal optical/dental benefits: Emergency debate motion re ... 509 Reinstatement of universal optical/dental benefits: Statement re ... 507-08
Alberta SuperNet
Amortization payments re ... 1045 Connection charges ... 595, 673, 764-65, 1045-46 Costs ... 1045-46 General remarks ... 1294, 1394-95 Government facilities access to ... 1046 Health facilities access to ... 1046, 1047 Libraries access to ... 786, 789, 1045-46, 1047 Municipal government offices' connection to ... 595, 765, 1045-46, 1047 Operation/maintenance costs: Provincial agreement re ... 1364-65 Performance measures ... 1046-47 School access to ... 1045-46, 1047 Seniors' dept. connection to, charges re ... 1308 Testing of completed components: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 563 Wireless technology usage ... 595, 1046, 1047
Alberta Teachers' Association
Letter to, re auto insurance rate freeze (SP170/04: Tabled) ... 603
Alberta Works (Employment training program)
Alberta's Commission on Learning
Report (Every child learns; Every child succeeds): Letters re (SP78-79/04: Tabled) ... 199
Amber Alert (Child abduction warning system)
Saddle Lake abduction situation ... 799
Ambulance service
Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions ... 1017-18
Appropriation Act, 2004 (Bill 32)
Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2004 (Bill 24)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2004 (Bill 14)
Architects Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 3)
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Long-term care bed subsidies for ... 537-38 Market-basket measure as basis for ... 388
Auditor General
Agriculture dept. recommendations ... 559-60 Alberta Corporate Service Centre comments ... 562 Business resumption planning recommendations (Q51/04: Accepted) ... 866 Children's Services contract awarding recommendations (Q47/04: Accepted) ... 864-65 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... 560 Economic Development dept. recommendations ... 560 Energy dept. recommendations ... 560-61 Environment dept. recommendations ... 561 Gaming and Liquor Commission contract management comments ... 1238 Gaming dept. recommendations ... 1238 Government Services dept. recommendations ... 562 Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... 560 Human Resources and Employment dept. recommendations ... 562-63 Innovation and Science dept. recommendations ... 563 International and Intergovernmental Relations dept. recommendations ... 563-64 Parks' management by private operators recommendation (Q86/04: Accepted) ... 1329 Parks/protected areas operating alternatives recommendation (Q85/04: Accepted) ... 1328 Police review report comments ... 351 Powers of ... 210 Royalty reduction programs evaluation recommendation ... 560-61 Social housing recommendations (Q50/04: Response tabled as SP277/04) ... 866 Solicitor General dept. recommendations ... 564, 567-68 Sustainable Resource dept. recommendations ... 568 Transportation dept. recommendations ... 568-69
Automobile driver examiners
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 569
Automobiles-Registration
Access to information re ... 1417
Avalanche awareness and safety
Provincial funding for ... 790
Axia NetMedia Corporation
Bethany Care Centre, Calgary
Black Creek Heritage Rangeland Trails Act (Bill 2)
Blind Persons' Rights Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 4)
Second reading ... 59-60 Committee ... 247 Third reading ... 334
Blood Samples Act (Bill 204)
Blue Cross Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 8)
Calgary Health Region
Ophthalmology chief, Concerns re: Letter re (SP329/04: Tabled) ... 1326
Canadian Association of Retired Persons
Canadian Avalanche Association
Canadian Institute for Health Information
Cancer-Treatment
Letter re (SP293/04: Tabled) ... 1174
Capital Health
Information technology services costs (M48/04: Defeated) ... 1179
Capital projects, Municipal
Casinos-Construction
Final approval for (Q75/04: Defeated) ... 1023
Castle-Crown wilderness area
Cathedral Close Apartments, Edmonton
Caucus policy committees (PC party)
Centennial legacies grant program
Central North Correctional Centre (Ontario)
Charitable societies, nonprofit organizations
Child and family services authorities
Business plans: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 560
Child welfare
Aboriginal children: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 560
Child Welfare Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 21)
Second reading ... 511 Third reading ... 643
Chinchaga wilderness
Designation as protected area ... 790
Citizens' assembly on electoral reform (Alberta) (Proposed)
As amendment to Bill 22, Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 ... 650 General remarks ... 1319
Coal bed methane extraction
Coalition of Seniors Advocates
Cocaine addiction-Treatment
Committee on Justice and Government Services, Standing Policy
Budget ... 1126 Interim estimates amendment to reduce funding for (SP164/04: Tabled) ... 569
Committee on Public Accounts, Standing
Meetings of ... 560-61 Ministerial travel expenses, Reporting of, to committee ... 49
Community capacity initiatives (Arts, sports, library grants)
Community facility enhancement program
General remarks ... 793, 1237, 1238 One grant per organization policy ... 790
Community initiatives program
Community service by offenders
Performance measures re ... 1073
Companies Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 35)
Conflict of interest
Chief of ophthalmology in Calgary Health Region: Letter re (SP329/04: Tabled) ... 1326 Provincial returning officers' political party connections ... 1361
Contaminated sites
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 561
Correctional institutions
Black market for cigarettes in ... 1070 Closure of ... 1071 Closure of (Q35/04: Defeated) ... 729-30 Drug-related deaths of inmates in (Q32/04: Accepted) ... 476 Harm reduction strategy in ... 1071 Phone policy for inmates in ... 1069, 1071 Programs for inmates in: Performance measures re ... 1072-73 Smoking ban in ... 1070
Correctional institutions, Private
Correctional Services MLA Review Committee
Court of Queen's Bench-Edmonton
Courts
Streamlining of ... 1127 Streamlining of: Reports/consultation papers re (M58/04: Accepted) ... 1181-82
Courts-Calgary
New courthouse: Budget for ... 1126 New courthouse: Judiciary's input into design of ... 1145 New courthouse, Public/private funding of: Cost increase re ... 1145 New courthouse: Security features ... 1146
Credit cards, Government
Expenses charged to, by ministers and executive assistants for each government dept. (M26/04: Accepted as amended) ... 1028
Criminal Injuries Review Board
Crystal methamphetamine (Drug)
Illegal labs for ... 1126 Treatment options re ... 445-46
Damage deposits
Homeless shelter clients saving for ... 1308
Daysland library
Alberta SuperNet connection costs ... 1046
Deaf
Captioning service in Assembly galleries for ... 1303
Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Information technology services costs (M56/04: Defeated; Replaced by M10/04) ... 1181 Property theft in (Q80/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728
Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 559-60 Performance measures, Auditor General's recommendations re ... 559-60 Property theft in (Q28/04: Accepted as amended; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728
Dept. of Children's Services
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 560 Contract awarding procedures (Q47/04: Accepted) ... 864-65 Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 910-12 Information technology contract tendering policy (M206/04: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 560 Property theft in (Q65/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728
Dept. of Community Development
Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 785-87, 789-91, 793-94 Information technology contract tendering policy (M77: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Information technology services costs (M73/04: Defeated; Replaced by M10/04) ... 1186 Minister's trip to India, January 2004 (M79/04: Accepted) ... 1187 Minister's trip to India, January 2004 (M119/04: Defeated) ... 1335 Property theft in (Q64/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728
Dept. of Economic Development
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 560 Credit card statements for departmental staff (M41/04: Defeated; Replaced by M24/04) ... 1176 Information technology contract tendering policy (M50: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 560 Performance measures: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 560 Property theft in (Q29/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728 Trade director's charge at Four Seasons restaurant: Purpose of (Q67/04: Accepted) ... 1327
Dept. of Energy
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 560-61 Information technology contract tendering policy (M63: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 560-61 Minister's out-of-province travel expenses (M23/04: Accepted as amended) ... 874-76 Minister's travel expenses ... 632
Dept. of Environment
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 561 Credit card statements for departmental staff (M40/04: Defeated; Replaced by M24/04) ... 1175 Information technology contract tendering policy (M51: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 561
Dept. of Gaming
Business plan ... 1237 Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 1236-41, 1243-44 Information technology contract tendering policy (M125: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Information technology services costs (M72/04: Defeated; Replaced by M10/04) ... 1186 Property theft in (Q63/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728 Staffing ... 1237 Strategic services ... 1236 Support services ... 1236
Dept. of Government Services
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 562 Business resumption planning: Auditor General's recommendations re (Q51/04: Accepted) ... 866 Information technology contract tendering policy (M54: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 562
Dept. of Health and Wellness
Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 560 Minister's flight to Camrose ... 1013 Property theft in (Q81/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728
Dept. of Human Resources and Employment
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 562 Bonuses paid to senior staff (M66/04: Defeated; Replaced by M34/04; Response tabled as SP372/04) ... 1183-84 Contract management system: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 562 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 562-63
Dept. of Infrastructure
Information technology contract tendering policy (M144: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Property theft in (Q46/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728
Dept. of Innovation and Science
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 563 Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 1045-47 Information technology contract tendering policy (M106: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 563 Property theft in (Q72/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728
Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 563 Information technology services costs (M14/04: Defeated) ... 737, 741 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 563-64
Dept. of Justice and Attorney General
Business plan ... 1126 Court Services division: Budget ... 1126 Credit card statements for departmental staff (M135/04: Defeated; Replaced by M24/04) ... 1336 Credit card statements for minister and executive assistant (M27/04: Defeated; replaced by M26/04) ... 1029 Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 1125-27, 1134-35 Information technology contract tendering policy (M76: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Information technology services costs (M71/04: Defeated; Replaced by M10/04) ... 1185 Interim estimates 2004-05: Amendment to reduce, re SPC on Justice and Government Services (SP164/04: Tabled) ... 569 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 569-70 Maintenance Enforcement division: Budget ... 1126 Property theft in (Q62/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728 Strategic Services division: Budget ... 1125
Dept. of Learning
Information technology contract tendering policy (M107: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Property theft in (Q73/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Information technology contract tendering policy (M145: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Property theft in (Q34/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728
Dept. of Seniors
Budget ... 703 Credit card statements for departmental staff (M30/04: Defeated; replaced by M24/04) ... 1029 Credit card statements for minister and executive assistant (M28/04: Defeated; replaced by M26/04) ... 1029 Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 1303-05, 1307-08 Information technology contract tendering policy (M74: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Information technology services costs (M70/04: Defeated; Replaced by M10/04) ... 1184 Performance measures ... 1307 Property theft in (Q61/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728 Shelter intake survey, 2002-04: Costs (Q36/04: Accepted) ... 730 Social housing management: Auditor General's recommendations re (Q50/04: Response tabled as SP277/04) ... 866 Staff ... 1307 SuperNet connection charges ... 1308
Dept. of Solicitor General
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 564, 567-68 Credit card statements for minister and executive assistant (M29/04: Defeated; replaced by M26/04) ... 1029 Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 1066-75 Information technology contract tendering policy (M124: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Information technology services costs (M122/04: Defeated; Replaced by M10/04) ... 1335 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 564, 567-68 Performance measures ... 1072-73 Property theft in (Q60/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728 Victims of sexual assault, assistance to ... 911
Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 568 Contract awarding guidelines: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 568 Credit card statements for departmental staff (M42/04: Defeated; Replaced by M24/04) ... 1177-78 Information technology services costs (M15/04: Defeated) ... 741-42 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 568
Dept. of Transportation
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 568-69 Information technology contract tendering policy (M127: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Interim estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 568-69 Property theft in (Q30/04: Accepted as an amendment to Q28/04; Response tabled as SP370/04) ... 728
Deputy ministers (Provincial government)
Fraud charges against ... 730
Disabled Adults Transportation Service
Domestic violence-Legal aspects
Police investigations ... 793
Economic development and the environment
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 561
Edmonton City Centre Airport
Edmonton-Decore (Future constituency)
Returning officer for, Political party connection of ... 1361
Edmonton Remand Centre
Homeless/gang members presence in ... 1068 Move of long term residents of, to Fort Saskatchewan ... 193, 1068 Overcrowding ... 192-93, 1067-68, 1069 Smoking policy in ... 193
Edmonton-Riverview (Constituency)
Member for's auto insurance premium quotes (SP323/04: Tabled) ... 1300
Education-Finance
Funding through general revenue (Motion 501: Griffiths) ... 100-01
Elder abuse
Investigative body re ... 508 Shelters for abused seniors ... 1308
Elder Advocates of Alberta
General remarks ... 295 Long-term care rates concerns ... 461 Reports of nursing home patients' deaths, Investigation of ... 14
Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 22)
Electric power-Prices
Impact on seniors ... 501 Impact on seniors: Financial assistance required due to (M80/04: Accepted as amended; Response tabled as SP341/04) ... 1187 Letters re (SP169 & 178/04: Tabled) ... 603, 641
Electric utilities-Regulations
Deregulation: Impact on seniors ... 1305
Emergency motions under Standing Order 40
Ministerial travel expenses ... 642 Seniors' benefits ... 509
Emergency planning
Business resumption aspects: Auditor General's recommendations re (Q51/04: Accepted) ... 866 Sour gas well emissions ... 293
Emergency services personnel-Safety measures
Traffic Safety Act regulation changes re: Letter re (SP258/04: Tabled) ... 992
Endangered Species Conservation Committee
Environmental Defence Canada
Report on Alberta wildlife protection measures ... 1102
Executive Council
Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... 561 Expenses for travel ... 49, 210, 632, 1421 Expenses for travel: Letter requesting information re ... 328 Expenses for travel: Motion under Standing Order 40 re ... 642 Expenses for travel: Reporting of ... 858-59, 940-41, 1421 Expenses for travel: Reporting of, to Public Accounts committee ... 49 Flights on government aircraft: Public access to manifests re ... 1013 Flights on government aircraft: Reimbursement for, by Tory party ... 1252-53 Information technology tendering policy (M52/04: Defeated; Replaced by M16/04) ... 1180 Travel plans, Publicizing of ... 210
Extended care facilities
Food services in ... 461 Patient safety issues re ... 508 Room type rate differences ... 537-38
Extended care facilities-Fees
Extended care facilities-Inspection
Extended care facilities-Standards
Extended care facilities residents
Prescription drug usage, review of ... 835
Families Allied to Influence Responsible Eldercare
Long-term care rates concerns ... 461 Reports of nursing home patients' deaths, Investigation of ... 14
Fatality inquiries
Reginald McLeod inquiry: Implementation of recommendations from (Q32/04: Accepted) ... 476 Seniors' fatalities investigations ... 14-15 Senior's fatality due to burns ... 14-15
Film and television industry
Film development grant program
Firewall issues (Federal/provincial relations)
Forest Reserves Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 13)
Committee ... 400 General remarks ... 790
Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre
Housing of provincial Remand Centre overflow in ... 193, 1068
Four Seasons restaurant, Edmonton
Trade director's charge to: Purpose of (Q67/04: Accepted) ... 1327
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Exemptions for Executive Council travel details ... 49 General remarks ... 1421
Fuel Tax Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 23)
Galleries (Legislative Assembly Chamber)
Captioning service in, for hearing impaired ... 1303
Galloway, Corporal James (RCMP)
Death of: Statement re ... 253
Gambling, Compulsive-Treatment
Funding for ... 1240 General remarks ... 1241
Gambling-Aboriginal reserves
Job creation aspect ... 1241 Jurisdiction re ... 1237 Revenue from, distribution of ... 1237 Revenue from, transfer to province ... 1237
Gambling in America: Costs and Benefits (Publication)
Gang members
Presence in Edmonton Remand Centre ... 1068
Gas, Natural-Prices
Impact on seniors: Financial assistance required due to (M80/04: Accepted as amended; Response tabled as SP341/04) ... 1187
Gas recovery methods
Carbon dioxide sequestering: Research ... 1056
Global Public Affairs Institute
Lobbying of Alberta government ... 1100-01
Government accountability
Government aircraft
General remarks ... 1055-56 Premier's trip to Fox Harb'r resort, Nova Scotia, on: Reimbursement of costs of, by Tory party ... 1252 Public accessibility of manifests for ... 1013 Public accessibility of manifests for: Tabling (SP264/04) and point of order re ... 1020
Government departments
Information technology tendering policy (M16/04: Accepted as amended; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43
Government Organization Act
Compliance of intergovernmental agreements systems with ... 563-64
Government programs
Lottery funds for ... 1238
Governor General's award for drama
GPC International
Lobbying of Alberta government ... 1100-01
Grandparents' rights
Applications for access rights: Statistics re (Q33/04: Defeated) ... 355
Gun control (Federal)
Registry for (Motion 15: Hancock) ... 698-99
Highways Development and Protection Act (Bill 31)
Committee ... 1382 Third reading ... 1398
Hill & Knowlton Canada
Lobbying of Alberta government ... 1100-01
Historic sites
Lottery funding for ... 786
Hockey
Lottery funding for ... 786
Homeless
Presence in Edmonton Remand Centre ... 1068
Homeless-Housing
Fee charging for ... 1308 General remarks ... 905, 1307 Shelter intake survey ... 1308 Shelter intake survey, 2002-04: Costs (Q36/04: Accepted) ... 730 Transfer payments to municipalities re ... 905
Homeless-Housing-Lloydminster
Horse breeding
Lottery funding for ... 1240
Horse Racing Alberta
Annual report ... 1236, 1240 Revenues transferred to: Accounting statements re ... 1236, 1240 Revenues transferred to: Accounting statements re (M75/04: Defeated) ... 1186
Hospitals-Construction
Public/private partnerships re: Seniors' concerns re ... 1304
Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund
Hydrogen sulphide emissions-Health aspects
Il Pasticcio Trattoria restaurant, Edmonton
Premier's deputy chief of staff's dinner at (Q76/04: Defeated) ... 1024
Imagis (Integrated management information system)
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 563
Income and Employment Supports Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 6)
Income Trusts Liability Act (Bill 34)
Insurance, Automobile-Premiums
Freezing of: Letter re (SP170/04: Tabled) ... 603 Increase in: Impact on seniors ... 501, 1304, 1305 Letter re (SP169/04: Tabled) ... 603 Member for Edmonton-Riverview's premium (SP323/04: Tabled) ... 1300
Insurance, Malpractice-Midwives
Integrated resource management (Public lands)
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 561
Intergovernmental agreements
Systems for, compliance with Auditor General's comments re ... 563-64
Interim supply (Main, Offices of the Legislative Assembly, and Lottery Fund) estimates, 2004-05
Estimates debated ... 559-64, 567-70 Estimates debated: Amendment (SP164/04: Tabled) ... 569 General remarks ... 559, 568
International Midwives Day
General remarks ... 1170 Recognition of ... 1259
International Women's Day
Internet (Computer network)
Crimes against children on ... 1126 Gambling on ... 1241 Provision of access to, through SuperNet ... 673
Jubilee Lodge Nursing Home
Death of resident at, due to burns ... 14-15, 871 Inspection of (Q59/04: Accepted) ... 871-72
Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 10)
Justice system
Federal/provincial relations re ... 1127
Kerby Centre
Abused seniors' shelter at ... 1308
Kneehill Animal Control and Rehabilitation Centre Ltd.
Letter re (SP378/04) ... 1422 Renewal of permit for ... 1321 Zoocheck Canada report on (SP330/04: Tabled) ... 1326
Law Enforcement Review Board
Special constables accountability to (Motion 503: Abbott) ... 490
Legislature Grounds
Letter re (SP294/04: Tabled) ... 1174
Libraries, Government law
Libraries-Finance
Funding for SuperNet connection fees ... 786, 789 General remarks ... 786, 790
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Official residence, disposition of ... 51
Liquor sales
Revenue from, for drug addiction treatment programs ... 445
Lottery boards, Community
Lottery Fund
Funds allocation ... 1237-38 Funds allocation: "Other initiatives" ... 1237 Funds allocation: Studies re (Q49/04: Defeated) ... 865-66 Performance measures re ... 1238 Public awareness campaign re ... 1237 Support services budget for ... 1236
Low-income seniors
Long-term care bed subsidies for ... 537-38 Special-needs assistance ... 1304, 1307
Low-income seniors-Housing
Maintenance (Domestic relations)
Computer system ... 1126 General remarks ... 1126 Staffing ... 1126 Staffing: Office space for ... 1126
Maintenance Enforcement Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 18)
Mediation (Legal process)
Mediation and Restorative Justice Centre, Edmonton
Medical care, Private
Seniors' concerns re ... 1304
Medical care-Finance
Impact on seniors ... 1304 As percentage of gross domestic product ... 1304 Seniors' group document re (SP199/04: Tabled) ... 710
Medical records, Electronic
Costs, for each health region (M53/04: Defeated) ... 1180
Medicine Hat Remand Centre
Phone policy in ... 1071 Young offender unit, Closure of ... 1071
Members' Statements (2004)
Comprehensive arts ticketing service ... 1298-99 Government accountability ... 1420-21 Seniors' benefits ... 507-08
Mental health services-Calgary
Survey results re ... 793
Mental health services-Finance
Mentally disabled
Presence in Edmonton Remand Centre ... 1068
Mentally disabled-Housing
Government programs for ... 1308
Mentally disabled-Transportation
Survey results re ... 794
Metis Settlements Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 30)
Michener Centre
Transfer of board of ... 793
Ministerial Statements (2004)
RCMP Corporal James Galloway ... 253
Minors' Property Act (Bill 20)
Morgex Insurance Group Ltd.
Letter to ATA re car insurance rate freeze (SP170/04: Tabled) ... 603
Motions for Returns (Parliamentary practice)
Amendment of MR14 ... 737, 741 Amendment of MR16 ... 743 Amendment of MR19 (House leaders' agreement re) ... 873-74 Amendment of MR23 (House leaders' agreement re) ... 874-76 Procedure for: House leaders' agreement re MRs 18, 19 and 23 ... 872-76
Multicultural Health Brokers Co-operative
Municipal finance
Government grants: Police services ... 1067
Municipal government offices
National avalanche centre (Proposed)
National Public Relations
Lobbying of Alberta government ... 1100-01
Natural resources revenue
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 561
NorQuest College
Meetings with Alberta government ... 1100
Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Renovations: Funding for ... 785
Northern Lights Health Region
Information technology services costs (M78/04: Defeated) ... 1187
Office of the Premier
Deputy chief of staff's dinner (Q76/04: Defeated) ... 1024 Information technology contract costs (M18: Defeated) ... 872-73 Information technology contract tendering policy (M17: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Premier's travel expenses ... 210 Premier's travel expenses: Letter requesting information re ... 328 Premier's travel plans, Publicizing of ... 210 Premier's trip to Fox Harb'r resort, Nova Scotia, 2002: Cost of, reimbursed by Tory party ... 1252 Premier's trip to India, January 2004: Cost of ... 940-41 Premier's trip to India, January 2004: Cost of (M118/04: Defeated) ... 1334 Premier's trip to India, January 2004: Cost of, reimbursed by Tory party ... 1252 Premier's trip to Mexico, September 2002: Reimbursement of costs of, by Tory party ... 1253 Premier's trip to southwest U.S. ... 1013
Oil recovery methods
Carbon dioxide sequestering: Research ... 1056
One Voice seniors network
Oral Question Period (2004)
Access to motor vehicle information database ... 1417 Alberta SuperNet ... 1364-65, 1394-95 Amber Alert program ... 799 Ambulance services ... 1017-18 Appointment of returning officers ... 1361 Auditor General's powers ... 210 Calgary courthouse ... 1145-46 Captive wildlife standards ... 1321 Coal bed methane development ... 1213-14 Correctional services ... 802 Corrections review report ... 762-63 Crossroads program ... 1216 Drug abuse treatment ... 445-46 Edmonton Remand Centre ... 192-93 Electoral reform ... 1319 Executive Council travel ... 1252-53 Government aircraft ... 1013, 1055-56 Government expense claims ... 49, 210, 328, 632, 858-59, 940-41 Granting of liquor licences ... 580-81 Inspection of long-term care facilities ... 835 Lieutenant Governor's residence ... 51 Lobbying government ... 1100-01 Long-term care accomodation rates ... 461 Long-term care beds ... 537-538 Long-term care facilities ... 74, 76-77, 114 Midwifery services ... 1170 Police services ... 721-22 Programs for homeless people ... 905 Protection for persons in care ... 14-15 Reviews by Solicitor General's department ... 351 Senior's benefits ... 500-01, 702-03, 726 Seniors' benefits program ... 388 Sour gas well emissions ... 293 SuperNet ... 595, 673, 1294 SuperNet service costs ... 764 Victims of crime fund ... 421 VLT payout rates ... 423 Water storage ... 1393 Water use for enhanced oil recovery ... 1056-57 Wildlife protection ... 1102-03
Palliser Health Region
Information technology services costs (M55/04: Defeated) ... 1180
Parking lot companies
Access to motor vehicle data base for driver information ... 1417
Parks, Provincial
Educational programs in ... 785 Private operators' contracts, Auditor General's recommendation re (Q86/04: Accepted) ... 1329 Service delivery alternatives' effectiveness, Auditor General's recommendation re (Q85/04: Accepted) ... 1328
Peace Country Health
Information technology services costs (M57/04: Defeated) ... 1181
Persons with developmental disabilities community boards
Calgary board: Survey results re ... 793
Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2004)
Long-term care rate increases ... 55-56
Photoradar (Traffic safety)
Use on provincial highways ... 721
Point of Order
Allegations against a member ... 298, 426 Allegations against members ... 877 Amendment to Motion for Return 14 ... 737 Decorum ... 624 Factual accuracy (Aircraft manifest copies' availability) ... 1020-21 False allegations ... 715 Improper inferences ... 160 Insulting language ... 1219 Notice of motion under Standing Order 40 ... 453 Offending the practices of the Assembly ... 642 Parliamentary language ... 158, 545 Preambles to supplementary questions ... 297
Police
Civilian oversight body for ... 721 Domestic violence cases' procedures ... 793 MLA committee review of: Report ... 351, 567-68, 867 MLA committee review of: Report, Provincial response to ... 721-22
Police, Provincial
Establishment of: Reports/analyses re (M22/04: Defeated) ... 480
Police, Regional
Communities being considered for (Q54/04: Accepted as amended) ... 867-68
Police-Standards
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 564, 567-68
Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day
Prevention of Youth Tobacco Use Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 9)
Prisoners
Drug-related deaths of (Q32/04: Accepted) ... 476
Privilege
Inflammatory language ... 1423
Probation
Performance measures re ... 1072-73 Supervison standards re (reporting frequency) ... 763
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Reimbursement for Executive Council travel expenses ... 1252-53
Property tax
Impact on seniors ... 1308 Letter re (SP169/04: Tabled) ... 603
Property tax-Education levy
Elimination of (Motion 501: Griffiths) ... 100-01 Seniors' exemption from ... 1304, 1305, 1308
Proportional representation
Prostitution
Crossroads program re ... 1216
Protected areas
Operation alternatives' effectiveness, Auditor General's recommendation re (Q85/04: Accepted) ... 1328
Protection for Persons in Care Act
General remarks ... 74, 77, 508 MLA committee to review: Report ... 15, 114, 793
Protective vests (Corrections officers)
Provincial Archives of Alberta
Provincial Court of Alberta
Provincial Court of Alberta-Edmonton
Provincial Museum of Alberta
Public Affairs Bureau
Information technology contract tendering policy (M126: Accepted as an amendment to M16/04; Response tabled as SP371/04) ... 742-43 Staff salaries and bonuses (M46/04: Defeated; Replaced by M34/04; Response tabled as SP372/04) ... 1178-79
Public safety (From criminal activity)
Public service-Alberta
Employees charged with fraud (Q37/04: Defeated) ... 730
Public Trustee Act (Bill 19)
Second reading ... 441 Committee ... 498 Third reading ... 629-30
Pumphouse Theatres Society, Calgary
Ticketing service: Statement re ... 1298-99
Questions, Written (Parliamentary practice)
Amendment of Q28/04 ... 728
Racing entertainment centres-Calgary
Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2004)
General remarks ... 15-16, 216, 295, 353, 424, 680, 806, 863, 1019, 1259, 1324
Red Deer Remand Centre
Phone policy in ... 1071 Young offender unit, Closure of ... 1071
Regional health authorities
Ambulance service transfer to ... 1017-18 Business plans: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 560 Long-term care facilities' standards ... 15, 74, 76-77
Registry offices, Private
Signs re consent to release of car registration data to War Amps ... 1417
Rehabilitation of criminals
Performance measures re ... 1072
Remand centres-Construction
Residential Tenancies Act (Bill 16)
Committee ... 403-05, 436-39 Third reading ... 520-22 Amendment and subamendment (SP121/04: Tabled) ... 436
Returning officers (Provincial elections)
Political party connections ... 1361
Rossdale flats, Edmonton
Letter re historic status of (SP294/04: Tabled) ... 1174
Round-table on Family Violence and Bullying, Calgary (May 2004)
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Death of member of, Corporal James Galloway: Statement re ... 253
Royalty structure (Energy resources)
Reduction programs evaluation: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 561
Saddle Lake reserve
Child abduction case on ... 799
Senatorial Selection Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 7)
Senior citizens
Government programs ... 702-03, 726 Government programs: Comparison with other provincial programs ... 1307-08 Government programs: Document re (SP199/04: Tabled) ... 710 Government programs: Involuntary separation question re ... 1305 Government programs: Letter re (SP169/04: Tabled) ... 603
Senior citizens-Housing
General remarks ... 1308 Monitoring of management of: Auditor General's recommendations re (Q50/04: Response tabled as SP277/04) ... 866 Renters' assistance grant ... 1304
Senior citizens-Medical care
Seniors Action and Liason Team
General remarks ... 295, 702, 1304 Health care and seniors' programs funding: Document re (SP199/04: Tabled) ... 710
Sentences, Conditional (Criminal procedure)
Prisoners free under: Electronic surveillance of ... 762, 1070, 1071
Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton
Sheraton Suites hotel, Calgary
Government official's stay in (Q48/04: Accepted) ... 1021
Social housing
Funding for: "Other grants" re ... 1307 Monitoring of management of: Auditor General's recommendations re (Q50/04: Response tabled as SP277/04) ... 866
Social housing-Remote/northern areas
Social services recipients-Protection
Society for the Retired and Semi-Retired
Abused seniors' shelter ... 1308
Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Renovations: Funding for ... 785
Special constables
Funding for ... 1067 Training/accountability of (Motion 503: Abbott) ... 490
Supports for independence program
Market-basket measure as basis for ... 388
Sustainable Development Co-ordinating Council
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 561
Ticket service (Arts groups)-Calgary
Traffic Safety Act
Regulations re emergency/construction personnel on highways: Letter re (SP258/04: Tabled) ... 992
Trails, Recreational
As centennial project ... 786
Travel at public expense
Government aircraft use by cabinet ministers: Public access to manifests re ... 1013 Minister of Energy's expenses ... 632 Minister of Energy's expenses (M23/04: Accepted as amended) ... 874-76 Motion under Standing Order 40 re ... 642 Release of details re ... 49, 632, 858-59, 940-41, 1421 Release of details re: Federal guidelines re (SP235/04: Tabled) ... 859, 873, 874 Release of details re government backbench members' travel expenses (Motion 19/04: Accepted as amended) ... 873-74 Reporting of ministerial expenses to Public Accounts committee ... 49
Vertigo Theatre, Calgary
Lottery funding for ... 1237
Victims of sexual assault
Assistance programs ... 911
Video gambling machines
Payout rates signage ... 423 Responsible gaming features ... 423 Revenue from ... 1237 Study of ... 423, 1241
Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute
PDD services survey ... 793
Voting in provincial elections
Under 30 voter participation ... 1319
The War Amps
Key tag identification program: Access to motor vehicle data base for ... 1417
Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability
Water storage
Evaporation issue ... 1393 General remarks ... 1393
Water supply
General remarks ... 1393 Use by energy industry ... 1056-57
Water Valley Community Association
Electricity charges to community centre and heritage building: Letter re (SP178/04: Tabled) ... 641
Womanspace Resource Centre, Lethbridge
Women and Non-Standard Work: A Grassroots Approach (Report)
Copy tabled (SP146/04) ... 508
Workers' Compensation Board
Claim management system: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 562-63
Writers Guild of Alberta
General remarks ... 15-16
Zoocheck Canada Inc.
Report on Kneehill Animal Control centre (GuZoo) (SP330/04: Tabled) ... 1326
Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry)
2005 Alberta centennial celebrations
General remarks ... 583 Projects re: Funding for ... 1262
Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 17)
Alberta Building Code
Stucco siding code, compliance with ... 1086
Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Act (Bill 1)
Alberta Corporate Service Centre
Performance measures: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 813
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Compensation to customers disconnected from utilities in error (Q88/04: Accepted) ... 1329 Service quality benchmarks for gas/electricity providers (Q70/04: Accepted) ... 1327
Alberta Registries
Management plan: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 813
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Sustaining Prosperity Together (report on provincial/municipal relations) ... 1082
Alberta's Commission on Learning
Report (Every child learns; Every child succeeds): Class size recommendation (Q87/04: Accepted) ... 1329
Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2004 (Bill 14)
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Transit allowances component ... 1082
Auditor General
Alberta Corporate Service Centre comments ... 813 Business resumption planning recommendations ... 813 Construction grant terms, Recommendation to formally accept (Q53/04: Accepted) ... 867 Construction grants, Recommendation for payment through consolidated cash investment trust fund (Q58/04: Accepted) ... 871 Construction grants, Recommendation re cost-effectiveness of (Q57/04: Accepted) ... 870-71 Construction grants, Recommendation re monitoring of (Q55/04: Accepted) ... 868-69 Driver examination procedure, Monitoring of ... 928 Learning dept. grant processes recommendation (Q84/04: Accepted) ... 1328 Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... 1086 Registry renewal initiative comments ... 813 Safety Codes Council/DAOs financial statement recommendations ... 1086 Transportation dept. recommendations ... 928 Tuition fee effectiveness recommendation (Q82/04: Accepted) ... 1328 Tuition fee policy compliance (Q83/04: Accepted) ... 1328
Automobile driver examiners
Auditor General's recommendations re ... 928
Automobile driver training
Fee increases re drivers' licensing changes ... 812-13 General remarks ... 929 Retraining ... 931
Automobile drivers' licences
Automobile drivers' tests
Out-of-country drivers ... 928 Re-testing ... 931 Re-testing frequency ... 929 Road tests ... 929
Automobile drivers' tests-Fees
Automobile licence plates
Recall of plates with BSE prefix: Costs (Q52/04: Accepted) ... 867
Automobiles, Modified
Insurance aspects re ... 813
Aviation fuel-Taxation
Impact on transportation costs ... 928
Banff National Park
School property tax rate in ... 1083
Banister Research & Consulting Inc.
Client satisfaction survey for Transportation dept. ... 638
Black Creek Heritage Rangeland Trails Act (Bill 2)
Blood Samples Act (Bill 204)
Borealis Infrastructure Management Inc.
Bid for southeast Henday Drive P3 project ... 449-50
Bovine spongiform encephalitis
Impact on elk industry (Q4/04: Response tabled as SP310/04) ... 355
Bow Valley high school, Cochrane
Calgary Health Region
New hospital in southeast Calgary: Cost analysis re (M117/04: Defeated) ... 1334 New hospital in southeast Calgary: Location within sour gas well emergency planning area ... 329 New hospital in southeast Calgary: P3 funding for ... 329, 708, 1262
Capital projects
Aging of ... 258, 765, 1261, 1265 Aging of: Statement re ... 583 Alternative arrangements re: Advisory committee of experts re ... 1265 Equipment/inventory purchases for: Funding ... 1261 Public/private partnerships re ... 215, 449-50, 539-40, 579, 707-08, 765-66, 925, 1261, 1262, 1265-66, 1273 Public/private partnerships re: Reports on (M105/04: Defeated) ... 1334
Capital projects, Municipal
Capital projects, Municipal-Finance
Capital projects-Maintenance and repair
Child Welfare Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 21)
Chinook Regional Health Authority
Information technology costs (M11/04: Defeated) ... 614
Class size (Grade school)
Commission on Learning's recommendations re (Q87/04: Accepted) ... 1329
Coal bed methane extraction-Crowsnest Pass area
Relocation of Highway 3 re ... 1147
Conflict of interest
New Calgary courthouse, Public/private funding of (M104/04: Defeated) ... 1333-34
Consolidated Cash Investment Trust Fund
Payment of construction grants through (Q58/04: Accepted) ... 871
Continuing education
Funding for facilities for ... 1261
Courts-Calgary
New courthouse: Legal fees re ... 1265 New courthouse, Public/private funding of ... 707-08, 766, 1262, 1264, 1265 New courthouse, Public/private funding of: Potential conflict of interest re (M104/04: Defeated) ... 1333-34
Culverts-Hamelin Creek
Construction details/costs ... 1362, 1416
Debts, Public (Provincial government)
Delegated administrative organizations
Financial statements reporting, Auditor General's recommendations re ... 1086
Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Applied research and forage associations grants (M43/04: Response tabled as SP314/04) ... 356 Credit card statements for minister and executive assistant (M139/04: Defeated; Replaced by M26/04) ... 1337 Restructuring of (Q15/04: Response tabled as SP312/04) ... 355
Dept. of Children's Services
Credit card statements for departmental staff (M136/04: Defeated; Replaced by M24/04) ... 1336 Credit card statements for minister and executive assistant (M141/04: Defeated; Replaced by M26/04) ... 1337 Information technology services costs (M146/04: Defeated; Replaced by M10/04) ... 1338
Dept. of Energy
Credit card statements for minister and executive assistant (M140/04: Defeated; Replaced by M26/04) ... 1337 Minister's travel expenses (M3/04: Defeated) ... 608-09
Dept. of Finance
Credit card statements for minister and executive assistant (M159/04: Defeated; Replaced by M26/04) ... 1341
Dept. of Government Services
Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 812-13
Dept. of Infrastructure
Amortization of capital assets ... 1262 Budget ... 1261 Business plan ... 258, 1261 Construction grants, Cost-effectiveness of (Q57/04: Accepted) ... 870-71 Construction grants, Monitoring of (Q55/04: Accepted) ... 868-69 Construction grants, Payment through consolidated cash investment trust fund (Q58/04: Accepted) ... 871 Construction grants terms, Requirement to formally accept (Q53/04: Accepted) ... 867 Credit card statements for minister and executive assistant (M160/04: Defeated; Replaced by M26/04) ... 1341 Deputy Minister's office budget ... 1262 Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 1261-66, 1272-73 Information technology services costs ... 1262 Information technology services costs (M123/04: Defeated; Replaced by M10/04) ... 1335 Minister's office budget ... 1262 Performance measures ... 1273 Revenues ... 1264 Shared support services ... 1262 Strategic services ... 1262 Support services ... 1261-62
Dept. of Innovation and Science
Credit card statements for departmental staff (M138/04: Defeated; Replaced by M24/04) ... 1336 Credit card statements for minister and executive assistant (M142/04: Defeated; Replaced by M26/04) ... 1337
Dept. of Learning
Credit card statements for departmental staff (M137/04: Defeated; Replaced by M24/04) ... 1336 Credit card statements for minister and executive assistant (M143/04: Defeated; Replaced by M26/04) ... 1337-38 Grant processes improvement, Auditor General's recommendation re (Q84/04: Accepted) ... 1328
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Business plan ... 1086 Credit card statements for departmental staff (M100/04: Defeated; Replaced by M24/04) ... 1332 Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 1082-83, 1085-87 Performance measures ... 1086 Revenue from premiums, fees, licences ... 1086 Support services (Equipment purchases) ... 1083
Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Assessment Services branch
Operating expenses increase ... 1083
Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Local Government Services division
Divisional support increase ... 1083 Performance measures ... 1086
Dept. of Revenue
Credit card statements for departmental staff (M101/04: Defeated; Replaced by M24/04) ... 1332
Dept. of Transportation
Business plan ... 925, 928 Capital investment ... 924-25 Client satisfaction survey for ... 638 Client satisfaction survey for: Copy tabled (SP184/04) ... 678-79 Credit card statements for departmental staff (M102/04: Defeated; Replaced by M24/04) ... 1333 Deputy Minister's office: Budget ... 925 Edmonton/Fort McMurray rail link, Dept. role in ... 931 Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 924-26, 928-29, 931, 933 Information technology services costs (M103/04: Defeated; Replaced by M10/04) ... 1333 Minister's office: Budget ... 925 Performance measures ... 928 Staff salaries/bonuses ... 925
Disaster relief
Forest fires, 2003 ... 1086 General remarks ... 1086
Drunk driving
General remarks ... 331 Performance measures re ... 928
Edmonton Public School Board
New schools requirement ... 1273 Statement re ... 197
Edmonton Transit System
Free passes to AISH recipients ... 1082
Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 22)
Electric power line companies
Service quality benchmarks for (Q70/04: Accepted) ... 1327
Electric power lines
Policy re: Documents re (M153/04: Defeated) ... 1340
Electric utilities
Compensation (from EUB) to customers disconnected from utilities in error (Q88/04: Accepted) ... 1329 Service quality benchmarks for (Q70/04: Accepted) ... 1327
Electric utilities-Regulations
Deregulation ... 1340 Deregulation: Business models for (M161/04: Defeated) ... 1341 Deregulation: Documentation re (M155/04: Defeated) ... 1340 Deregulation: Government/TransAlta correspondence re (M156/04: Defeated) ... 1340 Deregulation: Impact on small business, measurement of (M157/04: Defeated) ... 1341 Deregulation: Reports on (M158/04: Defeated) ... 1341
Elk industry
Government assistance to, re BSE situation (Q4/04: Response tabled as SP310/04) ... 355
Emergency Management Alberta
Equipment purchases ... 1086 Performance measures ... 1086
Emergency planning
Business resumption aspects: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 813 Equipment purchases ... 1083 Federal/provincial co-ordination re ... 1086-87 Funding for ... 1086 Performance measures re ... 1086 Sour gas well infrastructure ... 1086
Emergency planning-Rural areas
Communication equipment compatibility ... 1087
Executive Council
Expenses for travel: Letter requesting information re (SP82/04: Tabled) ... 217 Flights on government aircraft ... 1265
Executive Council (Ontario)
Expenses for travel: Policy re (SP83/04: Tabled) ... 217
Family Support for Children With Disabilities Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 5)
Federal Building
General remarks ... 1272-73 Public/private partnership re renovation of ... 1273
Feeder Associations Guarantee Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 28)
Financial Administration Act
Treasury Board directive 14/98 under (SP331/04: Tabled) ... 1327
Forage associations
Grants to (M43/04: Response tabled as SP314/04) ... 356
Forest fires-Crowsnest Pass area (2003)
Fuel Tax Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 23)
Gas utilities
Compensation, from EUB, to customers disconnected from utilities in error (Q88/04: Accepted) ... 1329 Service quality benchmarks for (Q70/04: Accepted) ... 1327
Gas well drilling industry-Calgary area
Gas well drilling industry-Security aspects
Government aircraft
Bill-back process re departmental flights on ... 1263, 1264 Charging of non-government personnel for travel on ... 117, 153-54 Cost-effectiveness of, performance measures re ... 1273 Depreciation of ... 1265 General remarks ... 1265 Getty family travel on ... 153 Revenue from ... 1264-65 Use in transporting municipal officials to Premier's dinner ... 117, 153-54 Use in transporting municipal officials to Premier's dinner: Passenger manifest re (SP63/04: Tabled) ... 157
Government departments
Information technology services costs (M10/04: Accepted as amended) ... 610-12
Grid West
New name for Regional Transmission Organization West: News release re (SP285/04: Tabled) ... 1106
Gun control (Federal)
Registry for (Motion 15: Hancock) ... 696
Hampton school, Calgary
P3 model for financing of ... 1265
Highway 2-Maintenance and repair
Privatization of ... 1265
Highway 3-Crowsnest Pass area
Highway 4-Milk River area
Twinning of ... 1363-64, 1392 Twinning of: Petition tabled re (SP348/04: Tabled) ... 1370 Twinning of: Report on (SP347/04: Tabled) ... 1370 Twinning of: Statement re ... 1369-70
Highway construction workers-Safety aspects
Highways Development and Protection Act (Bill 31)
Hockey championships
U of A Golden Bears undefeated season: Recognition of ... 82
Hospitals-Calgary
New south Calgary hospital: Cost analysis re (M117/04: Defeated) ... 1334 New south Calgary hospital: Location within sour gas well emergency planning area ... 329 New south Calgary hospital: Public/private funding of ... 329, 708, 1262
Hospitals-Construction-Australia
Port Macquarie hospital: P3 funding for ... 539-40
Hospitals-Construction-United Kingdom
Cumberland hospital: P3 funding for ... 540, 1265
Hospitals-Maintenance and repair
Performance measures ... 1273
Hydrogen sulphide emissions-Health aspects-Calgary area
Income and Employment Supports Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 6)
Income Trusts Liability Act (Bill 34)
Interim supply (Main, Offices of the Legislative Assembly, and Lottery Fund) estimates, 2004-05
Jasper National Park
School property tax rate in ... 1083
KeyNotes (Newsletter)
Edmonton Public new school construction article ... 1273
Lottery Fund
Funds allocation: Transportation dept. projects ... 925
ME First! (Municipal Energy Efficiency Assistance) program
Members' corrections
Report on P3 funding for hospitals ... 579, 583
Members' Statements (2004)
Edmonton Public School Board ... 197 Municipal funding ... 1147-48 Neglect of infrastructure ... 583 Rail link to Fort McMurray ... 840 Traffic safety ... 331 Twinning of Highway 4 ... 1369-70
Military Family Resource Centre
Motions for Returns (Parliamentary practice)
Amendment of MR10 ... 611, 612
Municipal Debenture Interest Rebate Program
Municipal finance
Federal contributions to ... 52, 1082 Federal contributions to: Committee to review ... 52 General remarks ... 52, 1082-83, 1085-86 Government grants ... 1083, 1148 Government grants: Police services ... 1082, 1083 Government grants: Special transportation services ... 390, 926, 928, 1083 Statement re ... 1147-48
Municipal Government Board
Operating expense increase ... 1083 Performance measures ... 1086
Natural gas rebates
Amount distributed in January 2004 (Q56/04: Accepted) ... 869 Funding for ... 1262
North/south trade corridor
Twinning of Highway 4, Milk River area ... 1363-64
O'Brien Engineering and Surveys Ltd.
Design for Highway 4 bypass, Milk River ... 1370, 1392
Office of the Premier
Premier's dinner, Transportation of municipal officials to ... 117, 153-54 Premier's dinner, Transportation of municipal officials to: Passenger manifest re (SP63/04: Tabled) ... 157 Premier's travel expenses: Letter requesting information re (SP82/04: Tabled) ... 217
Oil, Crown-owned
Marketing of: Reviews of (M152/04: Defeated) ... 1339
Oral Question Period (2004)
Accessible specialized transportation services ... 390 Aging provincial infrastructure ... 258 Anthony Henday ring road ... 861 Calgary ring road ... 1257 Edmonton ring road ... 725-26 Edmonton southeast ring road ... 449-50 Government aircraft ... 117, 153-54 Hamelin Creek culvert project ... 1362, 1416 Highway 3 ... 834, 989, 1146-47 Highway maintenance ... 79-80 Highway safety ... 1061 Intermodal traffic safety ... 465 Long-standing WCB claims review ... 504 Municipal financing ... 52 Private/public partnership projects ... 707-08 Private/public partnerships ... 215, 765-66 Private/public partnerships for hospital construction ... 539-40, 579, 583, 676 Southeast Calgary hospital ... 329 Stucco wall systems ... 904 Transportation department survey ... 638, 678-79 Twinning of Highway 4 ... 1363-64, 1392
Parkland Institute
Highway maintenance privatization study ... 928
Parks, National
School property tax rate in ... 1083
Personnel Administration Office
Information technology contract tendering policy (M128/04: Defeated; Replaced by M16/04) ... 1335
Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2004)
Milk River highway bypass (SP348/04: Tabled) ... 1370
Petroleum tank sites remediation program
Point of Order
Amendment to Motion for Return 10, Admissibility of ... 611
Postsecondary educational institutions-Maintenance and repair
General remarks ... 258 Performance measures ... 1273
Prevention of Youth Tobacco Use Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 9)
Privacy, Right of
General remarks ... 813 Impact of emergency planning measures on ... 1085
Property tax-National parks
Property values-Calgary area
Impact of sour gas well emissions on ... 1086
Provincial/Municipal Council on Roles, Responsibilities and Resources in the 21st Century, Minister's
Provincial/municipal fiscal relations
Public buildings-Maintenance and repair
Environmental considerations ... 1273 General remarks ... 258 Performance measures ... 1273
Public safety (Building/fire codes)
Fees ... 1086 General remarks ... 1086 Performance measures ... 1086
Public utilities
Compensation, from EUB, to customers disconnected from utilities in error (Q88/04: Accepted) ... 1329 Performance reports (Q74/04: Accepted) ... 1327-28 Service quality benchmarks for (Q70/04: Accepted) ... 1327
Rail service-Edmonton/Fort McMurray
Provincial participation ... 931, 933 Statement re ... 840
Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2004)
General remarks ... 82, 468
Redwood Energy Ltd.
Well blowout details, Edson (M154/04: Defeated) ... 1340
Regional Transmission Organization West
Name change to Grid West: News release re (SP285/04: Tabled) ... 1106
Ring roads-Calgary
Public/private partnership funding model for southwest portion of ... 1257 Toll road for southwest portion ... 1257
Road construction-Finance
Federal funding ... 925 General remarks ... 925
Road construction-Rural areas
Roads-Edmonton/Fort McMurray
Roads-Maintenance and repair
General remarks ... 79 Parkland Institute study re privatization of ... 928 Performance measures re ... 928 Public/private partnerships re ... 80, 1265
Safety Codes Act
Administering of, Performance measures re ... 1086
Safety Codes (Barrier-free Design and Access) Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 201)
Second reading ... 88 Committee ... 358-59
Safety Codes Council
Financial statements reporting, Auditor General's recommendations re ... 1086
Sattelite surveillance (Emergency measures)
Schools-Construction-Calgary
Schools-Construction-Edmonton
Schools-Maintenance and repair
Performance measures ... 1273
Senatorial Selection Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 7)
Second reading ... 162, 164 Committee ... 280
Seniors' issues
Newsletter re (SP53/04: Tabled) ... 122
Sisters of Charity of St. Louis of Medicine Hat Statutes Repeal Act (Bill Pr. 2)
First reading ... 584-85 Second reading ... 781 Committee ... 781-82 Third reading ... 819
Small business
Impact of electricity deregulation on: Measurement of (M157/04: Defeated) ... 1341
Special transportation services-Rural areas
Speed limits-Highway construction sites
Steel-Prices
Impact on bridge construction costs ... 925 Impact on capital projects' costs ... 1265
Strategic economic corridors (Highway construction)
Streets Improvement Program
Strikes and lockouts-CN Rail employees
Impact on truck safety ... 465
Stucco siding-Regulations
Thickness regulation, compliance with ... 904, 1086
Terrorist attacks-Prevention
Impact on personal privacy ... 1085 Re sour gas facilities ... 1086
Toll roads-Calgary
Southwest ring road designation as ... 1257
Traffic safety
General remarks ... 928 Independent review of ... 331 Statement re ... 331
Traffic Safety Act
Regulations re emergency/construction personnel on highways ... 1061
TransAlta Utilities Corporation
Correspondence with government re electricity deregulation (M156/04: Defeated) ... 1340
Transportation, Urban-Finance
Travel at public expense
General remarks ... 153-54 Government aircraft passenger manifest re (SP63/04: Tabled) ... 157 Minister of Energy's expenses (M3/04: Defeated) ... 608-09 Transportation of municipal officials to Premier's dinner ... 117
Treasury Board
Directive 14/98 under Financial Administration Act (SP331/04: Tabled) ... 1327 Minutes of meetings, Jan. 1 to Feb. 17, 2004 (M120/04: Defeated) ... 1335
Trucking industry-Safety aspects
General remarks ... 465 Performance measures ... 928 During strike situations ... 931
Tuition fees
Auditor General's recommendation re compliance with (Q83/04: Accepted) ... 1328 Auditor General's recommendation re effectiveness of (Q82/04: Accepted) ... 1328
U of A Golden Bears hockey team
Undefeated season: Recognition of ... 82
Water resources development
Whistle-blower protection
Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 26, 2002)
Workers' Compensation Board
Long standing claims issue ... 504 Treatment facilities, Edmonton: Taxation of ... 1082
Boutilier, Hon. Guy C. (PC, Fort McMurray)
Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties
Education property tax discussions ... 1091 General remarks ... 52 Police funding discussions ... 724, 803
Alberta Building Code
Stucco siding code, compliance with ... 904
Alberta Capital Finance Authority
Municipal debenture borrowing from ... 1087
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Sour gas well hearings (Compton Petroleum), Calgary area ... 291, 350 Sour gas well protocols ... 292, 1088
Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation
Interest-free loans for municipal energy conservation initiatives ... 1091
Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
Education property tax discussions ... 1091 General remarks ... 52, 1084 Police funding discussions ... 724
Alberta's Commission on Learning
Report (Every child learns; Every child succeeds) ... 704, 1084
Amber Alert (Child abduction warning system)
Saddle Lake abduction situation ... 799, 1088
ASSET (Assessment Shared Service Environment)
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped
Transit allowances component ... 293
Auditor General
Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... 1088
Banff National Park
School property tax rate in ... 802, 1083
Bovine spongiform encephalitis
Impact on cattle industry ... 1367
Calgary Regional Partnership
Capital projects, Municipal-Finance
Committee on National Security and Defence, Senate
National Emergencies: Canada's Fragile Front Lines (Report) ... 832
Delegated administrative organizations
Financial statements reporting, Auditor General's recommendations re ... 1088
Dept. of Infrastructure
Supplementary estimates 2003-04, No.2: Debated ... 186
Dept. of Innovation and Science
Supplementary estimates 2003-04, No.2: Debated ... 184-85
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Credit card statements for departmental staff (M100/04: Defeated; Replaced by M24/04) ... 1332 Estimates 2004-05: Debated ... 1081, 1083-85, 1087-91 Performance measures ... 1088 Revenue from lottery fund ... 1087 Revenue from premiums, fees, licences ... 1088 Support services (Equipment purchases) ... 1085
Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Local Government Services division
Divisional support increase ... 1084 Performance measures ... 1088
Education-Finance
Funding through general revenue (Motion 501: Griffiths) ... 1090-91 General remarks ... 1084
Emergency Management Alberta
Forest fires-Crowsnest Pass area (2003)
Gas well drilling industry-Calgary area
Gas well drilling industry-Security aspects
Gasoline-Taxation
Federal revenue from, transferred to municipalities ... 52-53 Federal revenue from, transferred to municipalities: Committee to review ... 52 Revenue from, transferred to municipalities ... 52-53
Government aircraft
Charging of non-government personnel for travel on ... 117 Use in transporting municipal officials to Premier's dinner ... 117
Heisler (Village)
Connection to SuperNet ... 595
Hydrogen sulphide emissions-Calgary area
Impact on property values ... 291
Hydrogen sulphide emissions-Health aspects
Hydrogen sulphide emissions-Health aspects-Calgary area
Hydrogen sulphide emissions-Safety aspects
Hydrogen sulphide leak-Caroline area
Jasper National Park
School property tax rate in ... 802, 1083
Landslide monitoring equipment-Turtle Mountain
Lottery Fund
Funds allocation: Municipal sponsorship program ... 1087
Low-income families
Transit assistance for ... 293
ME First! (Municipal Energy Efficiency Assistance) program
Municipal Debenture Interest Rebate Program
Municipal finance
Federal contributions to ... 52 Federal contributions to: Committee to review ... 52-53 General remarks ... 52, 1090 Government grants ... 1085, 1087 Government grants: Police services ... 724, 1084, 1085, 1087 Government grants: Special transportation services ... 390, 1085
Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 46, 2003)
Municipal Government Board
Appeal system ... 1081, 1088 General remarks ... 1088 Operating expense increase ... 1084
Municipal government offices
Municipal sponsorship program
Lottery funding for ... 1087
Office of the Premier
Premier's dinner, Transportation of municipal officials to ... 117
Oral Question Period (2004)
Accessible specialized transportation services ... 390 Amber Alert program ... 799 Ambulance services ... 1018 Calgary regional partnership ... 1418 Education property tax rate ... 802 Emergency preparedness ... 832-33 Farm assessment and taxation report ... 1367 Funding for policing ... 724 Gasoline taxes ... 52-53 Government aircraft ... 117 Ground ambulance services ... 835-36 Low-income Albertans ... 293 Municipal financing ... 52 Provincial tax policy ... 704 Sour gas well emissions ... 291, 292, 294, 350 Stucco wall systems ... 904 SuperNet ... 541, 578, 595
Parks, National
School property tax rate in ... 802, 1083
Petroleum tank sites remediation program
Privacy, Right of
Impact of emergency planning measures on ... 1085, 1087
Property tax-Calgary area
Impact of sour gas well emissions on ... 291
Property tax-Education levy
Elimination of (Motion 501: Griffiths) ... 1090 General remarks ... 1083-84, 1090-91 Reduction in ... 704
Property tax-National parks
Property values-Calgary area
Impact of sour gas well emissions on ... 291
Provincial/Municipal Council on Roles, Responsibilities and Resources in the 21st Century, Minister's
Provincial/municipal fiscal relations
Public safety (Building/fire codes)
Fees ... 1088 General remarks ... 1081 Permitting system fees ... 1088
Public transit
Assistance to low-income families re ... 293
Regional health authorities
Regional municipal partnerships
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Saddle Lake child abduction case ... 799, 1088
Rural economic development
MLA committee to review: Report ... 578
Saddle Lake reserve
Child abduction case on ... 799
Safety Codes Council
Annual report, 2002 (SP94/04: Tabled) ... 296 Financial statements reporting, Auditor General's recommendations re ... 1088
Sattelite surveillance (Emergency measures)
Special Areas Trust Account
2003 financial statements (SP318/04: Tabled) ... 1299
Special transportation services-Rural areas
Stucco siding-Regulations
Thickness regulation, compliance with ... 904, 1088
Subdivision of land
Off-site road levies for: Legislation re (Bill 46, 2003) ... 1084
Supplementary estimates, 2003-04 (No. 2)
Terrorist attacks-Prevention
Impact on personal privacy ... 1085, 1087
Travel at public expense
Transportation of municipal officials to Premier's dinner ... 117
Broda, Dave (PC, Redwater)
2005 Alberta centennial celebrations
Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan-Premiums
Elimination of (Motion 505: Taft/Massey) ... 750-51
Arctic Winter Games, Fort McMurray (February-March 2004)
Avian influenza
Industry protection measures re ... 804 Transmission to humans ... 804
Breast cancer-Research
Snowmobile rally fundraiser for: Statement re ... 120-21
Canada Pension Plan Credits Statutes Amendment Act, 2004 (Bill 203)
Chicken industry
Protective measures re avian flu ... 804
Chickens-Export
Impact of avian flu on ... 804
Curling championships
Smoky Lake firefighters' Canadian championships winners: Recognition of ... 863
Extended care facilities-Standards
General remarks ... 77-78
Hockey game, World's longest
Edmonton Garrison attempt: Recognition of ... 295-96
Members' Statements (2004)
Snowmobile rally for breast cancer research ... 120-21
Nursing homes-Standards
General remarks ... 77-78
Oral Question Period (2004)
Avian influenza ... 804 Centennial project funding ... 1419 Long-term care facilities ... 77-78
Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2004)
Regional health authorities
Long-term care facilities' standards ... 77-78
Snowmobile rally fundraiser for breast cancer
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