Feehan, Richard (Edmonton-Rutherford, NDP)
Citizens' initiatives review
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on legislative or policy proposals only, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA105 Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on proposals within the jurisdiction of the Alberta Legislative or outside the jurisdiction of the Alberta Legislature with a more stringent process for approval, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA107 Government advertising prohibition during petition canvassing period, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: withdrawn) ... DA114 Petition signature requirement of 10 per cent of eligible voters in each electoral division, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried as amended) ... DA110 Petition signature requirement of 10 per cent of eligible voters in each electoral division, motion on (Feehan/Sweet), amendment to replace 10 per cent with regional signature thresholds between 5 and 25 per cent, motion on (Smith: carried) ... DA110-11 Petitions on legislative proposals to include a draft bill, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried) ... DA121 Prohibition of petitions for constitutional amendments, motion on (Dang: carried as amended), amendment to prohibit petitions related only to sections 1 to 35.1 of the Constitution Act of 1982, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried) ... DA108-9 Prohibition on contributions from corporations and individuals not residing in Alberta, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried as amended) ... DA118-19
Election recall review, committee recommendations
Financial contributions from individuals, corporations, or unions not resident in Alberta prohibited, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: ruled out of order) ... DA130 Municipal elected officials and school trustees be subject to recall legislation similar to that for MLAs, motion on (Turton/R.J. Sigurdson: carried) ... DA142 Municipal elected officials and school trustees not included in recall legislation, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ... DA140 Petition signature threshold formula, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ... DA125-26 Petition signature threshold of a minimum of 40 per cent and collection period of 90 days (Fir: carried) ... DA127 Petition signature verification procedure similar to political party registration, motion on (Feehan: carried) ... DA128 Petition signatures to be collected only from individuals eligible to vote in election in which the member to whom the petition relates was elected, motion on (Feehan: carried) ... DA131 Petition signature threshold a maximum of 40 per cent of registered electors and collection period of 90 days ... DA146 Recall vote by secret ballot, successful vote simple majority of voters followed by by-election, motion on (Horner: carried) ... DA137
Motions (procedure)
Motions ruled out of order ... DA130
Fir, Tanya (Calgary-Peigan, UCP; Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism to August 24, 2020)
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA167
Citizens' initiatives review
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on proposals within the jurisdiction of the Alberta Legislative or outside the jurisdiction of the Alberta Legislature with a more stringent process for approval, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA106
Citizens' initiatives review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Posting redacted copies on committee external website, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried), amendment to replace "submitter's contact information" with "submitter's name and location" and to also post the summary of written submissions, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA89-90
Communications planning
Virtual public meetings on election recall and citizens' initiatives and on election legislation, communications services to advertise through no-cost and low-cost options, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA57
Election Act
Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in annual report 2018-2019, appendix S, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA189 Combination with Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act proposed ... DA167 Compliance and enforcement ... DA156 Residency requirement provision, committee recommendation of 90 days, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA200 Residency requirement provision, committee recommendation of 90 days, motion on (Fir), amendment to require consultation with Chief Electoral Officer, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ... DA200-201
Election Act review, public/stakeholder input
Summary of issues and recommendations to be prepared by research services, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA180
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
Chief Electoral Officer recommendations in annual report 2018-2019, appendix S, committee recommendation to accept, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA189 Compliance and enforcement ... DA156
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review
Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act review, public/stakeholder input
Summary of issues and recommendations to be prepared by research services, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA180
Election recall
Other jurisdictions, United States ... DA72 Recall criteria ... DA72
Election recall review, committee recommendations
Petition signature threshold of a minimum of 40 per cent and collection period of 90 days (Fir: carried) ... DA126 Prohibition of more than one petition regarding a specific MLA at one time, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA131
Election recall review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Posting redacted copies on committee external website, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried), amendment to replace "submitter's contact information" with "submitter's name and location" and to also post the summary of written submissions, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA89-90
Giorno, Guy (partner, Fasken)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA175
National Conference of State Legislatures
Presentation on election recall legislation ... DA72
O'Connor, Ryan (Zayouna law firm)
Presentation on Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act ... DA156
Political advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Funding for election advertising, committee recommendation to limit contributions to Alberta residents, motion on (Fir: carried) ... DA209
Voting in provincial elections
Voter identification requirements ... DA175
French, Joel (Executive Director, Public Interest Alberta; Participant, Virtual Public Meeting on Election Legislation)
Election Act review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Electoral politics
Proportional representation, public/stakeholder recommendations ... DA184-85
French, Joel (participant, virtual public meeting on election legislation)
Presentation on Election Act ... DA184-85
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