Toews, Travis (Grande Prairie-Wapiti, UCP; President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance to May 31, 2022)
2030 emissions reduction plan (federal)
Clean fuel standard, incentive for zero-emission vehicles (IZEV) ... 1195 Green levy (excise tax) on fuel-inefficient vehicles expansion ... 616, 1195
Addiction and mental health strategy
Recovery-oriented system of care ... 68
Addiction treatment
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 68, 311
Agriculture
Investment attraction ... 66
Airlines
Investment in Alberta ... 66
Alberta 2030 (10-year postsecondary education strategy)
Alberta child and family benefit
Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis
Charitable gaming model, application in rural communities ... 1191-92
Alberta heritage savings trust fund
Investment performance ... 760 Reinvestment of surplus in fund ... 760 Transfers from general revenue fund ... 407
Alberta Investment Management Corporation
Investment performance, 2021 ... 760
Alpine Canada
Relationship with Invest Alberta Corporation ... 1195
Apprenticeship training
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 67 Program expansion ... 67
Appropriation Act, 2022 (Bill 7)
Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2022 (Bill 8)
Associate Minister of Status of Women
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 226
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Bills, government (procedure)
Time to enactment ... 223
Blue Ribbon Panel on Alberta's Finances
Recommendations on government spending ... 65, 273, 312
Budget 2022-2023
Assembly to acknowledge inflation rate and call on government to revise budget, request for emergency debate under Standing Order 42 (unanimous consent denied) ... 229 Balanced budget ... 68, 407, 411 Benefits cost-of-living indexing, government urged to reinstate (Motion Other than Government Motion 503: defeated) ... 251-52 Benefits cost-of-living indexing suspension continued ... 102-3, 614, 760, 847, 1260, 1477-78 Contingency fund ... 311 General remarks ... 106, 399 Operational expenses ... 65-66, 311 Per capita spending ... 311
Budget 2022-2023 Address
Address given (Government Motion 4: adjourned) ... 65-69
Budget process
Fiscal anchors ... 65, 68 Revenue/cost forecasts used, 2022-2023 ... 68, 723
Canada community-building fund (federal-provincial)
Funding from supplementary supply ... 274, 311
Canada pension plan
Alberta administration studied ... 201-2
Canadian Energy Centre
Activities ... 292 Funding, 2021-2022 ... 291-92
Canola
Processing facilities ... 66
Capital plan
Countercyclical funding (funding during economic downturn) ... 66
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 66
Carbon pricing (federal)
Rate ... 589 Rate increase ... 479
Caregivers (informal care by family members, etc.)
Programs and services, funding, 2022-2023 ... 68
Consolidated financial statements (government of Alberta)
2019-2020 statements, Auditor General's audit ... 930
Continuing care
Funding from supplementary supply ... 311
Corporate taxation, provincial
Relation to economic growth ... 402
Cost of living
Increase ... 75, 102-3, 105, 108, 220-22, 251, 399, 489, 760, 847, 981, 995, 1117-18, 1122, 1260, 1478, 1517
COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment
Funding from supplementary supply ... 273, 311 Health care resources ... 67-68
Daycare
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 105
Debts, private
Personal debt levels ... 847
Debts, public (provincial debt)
Debt level ... 251 Debt-to-GDP ratio ... 65, 273, 311 Provincial deficit, 2021-2022 ... 273, 312
Early learning and child care plan (federal-provincial program)
Federal-provincial agreement, funding from supplementary supply ... 274, 312
Economic development
Diversification ... 66, 946 Investment attraction ... 66
Economic recovery plan, provincial
Economy of Alberta
Forecasts and projections, 2022 ... 66, 68
Economy recovery plan, provincial
Edmonton (city)
Provincial support ... 1327
Education
Collegiate learning model ... 311
Educational curricula
Redesign, draft kindergarten to grade 6 curriculum, members' statements ... 226
Electric power prices
Rates ... 75, 1331 Transmission and distribution charges ... 284
Electric utility rebate program
Elizabeth II, Queen
Memorial tribute, Assembly address to King Charles III (Government Motion 32: carried) ... 1532
Emergency medical services (ambulances, etc.)
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 68
Emergency motions under Standing Order 42 (current session)
Budget 2022 and inflation, request for debate (unanimous consent denied) ... 229 Insurance company profits and premium costs (unanimous consent denied) ... 624
Employment and income support programs
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 311
Employment opportunities
Workforce re-entry ... 67-69
Employment skills and training
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 310-11 Programs ... 67
Energy industries
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards ... 67
Energy policies, federal
Provincial response ... 479
Energy policies, provincial
General remarks ... 66-67
Estimates of Supply (government expenditures)
Main estimates 2022-2023 transmitted and tabled ... 65
Film and television industry
Investment in Alberta ... 66
Financial Innovation Act (Bill 13)
Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 2)
First reading ... 110 Second reading ... 312-13, 489 Committee ... 702-3 Third reading ... 715, 723-24 Alberta Corporate Tax Act amendments ... 313, 703, 723 Alberta Health Care Insurance Act amendments ... 313 Alberta Personal Income Tax Act amendments ... 313, 703 Emissions Management and Climate Resilience Act amendments ... 313 Financial Administration Act amendments ... 313 Fuel Tax Act amendments ... 313 Public Transit and Green Infrastructure Project Act amendments ... 313 Tobacco Tax Act Amendments ... 313 Tourism Levy Act amendments, provisions for online marketplaces ... 312-13
Fiscal plan 2019-2023
Operational expenses ... 273
Fiscal policies
Government spending ... 407
Fiscal stabilization program (federal)
Food industry and trade
Investment attraction ... 66
Forest industries
Industry development ... 66
Fuel tax
Collection stoppage ... 75, 105, 252, 274, 312, 401, 530-31, 584, 589, 995, 1207
Government agencies, boards, and commissions
Compensation freeze termination ... 702
Government of Canada
Equalization and transfer payments ... 997 Equalization program ... 587
Health care capacity issues
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 1327 Funding from supplementary supply ... 273-74, 415
Health care finance
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 67-68
Health Sciences Association of Alberta
Contract negotiations with AHS ... 584-85
Hospital capacity issues
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 67-68, 310 Intensive care unit capacity, funding, 2022-2023 ... 311
Housing
Consumer costs, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 67
Hydrogen centre of excellence
Establishment ... 66, 982
Hydrogen industry
Investment attraction ... 66 Investment in Alberta ... 66
Income tax, provincial (personal income tax)
After-tax income ... 67 Cost-of-living indexing termination ... 102-3, 108, 220-21, 308, 614, 981, 1260, 1477 Cost-of-living indexing termination, government urged to reinstate (Motion Other than Government Motion 503: defeated) ... 251-52 Rates, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 105, 274, 312
Inflation, monetary
Finance minister's remarks ... 995-96 General remarks ... 67 Rates ... 589, 614 Sources ... 489
Information and Privacy Commissioner's office
Staff compensation, funding from supplementary supply ... 274, 311-12 Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 debate ... 273-74
Insurance Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 16)
Insurance (Enhancing Driver Affordability and Care) Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 41, 2020)
Insurance industry
Alberta superintendent of insurance annual report, 2021 ... 583, 614, 616 Lobbying activities ... 981 Premium costs ... 479, 584, 590, 981, 1198-99, 1260, 1478 Profits ... 1073-74 Request for emergency debate under Standing Order 42 (unanimous consent denied) ... 624
Internet
Rural high-speed service, funding, 2022-2023 ... 66
Introduction of Visitors (visiting dignitaries)
Family of Minister of Finance ... 991
Invest Alberta Corporation
Job creation
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 310-11 Statistics ... 66
Liquefied natural gas
Export market development ... 616
Mines and mining
Minerals refineries ... 66
Ministry of Advanced Education
Main estimates 2022-2023 ... 311
Ministry of Children's Services
Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 ... 312 Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 debate ... 273-74
Ministry of Culture and Status of Women
Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 ... 311-12, 415 Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 debate ... 273-74, 290
Ministry of Education
Main estimates 2022-2023 ... 311
Ministry of Energy
Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 ... 312, 415 Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 debate ... 273-74, 284, 291-92
Ministry of Health
Main estimates 2022-2023 ... 310 Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 ... 311, 415 Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 debate ... 273-74
Ministry of Labour and Immigration
Main estimates 2022-2023 ... 310-11
Ministry of Municipal Affairs
Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 ... 311, 415 Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 debate ... 273-74
Motor vehicles
Electric vehicles, federal incentive ... 1195
Natural gas rebate program
Nonrenewable natural resource revenue
Forecasts and projections, 2022-2023 ... 68
Nurses
Rural nurses, recruitment and retention ... 68
Office of the Premier
Intergovernmental relations mandate ... 1421 Premier's leadership ... 246 Staff political activity, fall 2021 ... 77 Staff turnover ... 221
Offices of the Legislative Assembly
Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022 ... 311-12
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
AGLC charitable gaming model and rural Alberta ... 1191-92 AIMCo and heritage savings trust fund performance ... 760 Automobile and trucking industry insurance costs ... 200 Budget 2022 ... 399 Budget 2022 and cost of living ... 75, 102-3, 105-6, 108 Canada pension plan ... 201-2 Corporate taxation and investment attraction ... 402 Cost of living and wage growth ... 981, 1117-18 Culture and Status of Women Budget 2022-2023 ... 226 Disability service provider funding ... 1484 Education concerns in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood ... 226 Election recall, citizen initiative, and labour relations legislation ... 223 Electric power prices and utility rebate timeline ... 1330-31 Electric utility rebate and provincial fuel tax suspension ... 401 Fair Deal Panel recommendation ... 997 Federal and provincial energy policies ... 479 Federal emissions reduction plan ... 616 Federal equalization program ... 587 Federal-provincial relations ... 403, 1421 Federal-provincial relations and constitutional reform ... 1483 Financial Innovation Act ... 1061 Fuel prices ... 531-32, 584 Gasoline prices ... 1188, 1207 Government policies ... 1478 Government policies and cost of living ... 220, 590, 614, 692, 760, 847, 995, 1260, 1517 Government policies and young adults ... 1122 Greenhouse gas emission reduction strategies ... 1195 Health care system capacity ... 1327 Health care worker wages and cost of living ... 221-22 Health Sciences Association contract negotiations ... 584-85 Hydrogen strategy ... 982 Inflation ... 589 Insurance company profits and premium costs ... 583-84, 614, 616-17 Insurance premium costs ... 479, 981 Insurance premium tax revenue ... 915-16 Invest Alberta ... 1195 Isurance premium costs ... 1477-78 Keystone XL pipeline provincial equity ... 1521 Marked fuel prices ... 588 Minimum wage for youth ... 996 Natural gas rebate timeline ... 1481 Personal income tax and benefit deindexation ... 308 Personal income tax and benefit deindexation, insurance premium costs ... 1477-78 Postsecondary education funding ... 1479 Premier's leadership ... 246 Premier's office staff ... 221 Premier's office staff political activity ... 77 Provincial fiscal policies ... 407 Provincial support for Edmonton ... 1327 Rail transportation ... 483 School fees and property tax education levy ... 101 Technology industry development ... 223 Technology industry development and tax credits ... 589-90 Utility costs ... 356-57, 429 Utility rebate program ... 103 Utility rebate timeline ... 843-44, 1188
Palliative care
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 68
Parliament of Canada
House of Commons seat distribution ... 403
Persons with disabilities
Service providers, funding ... 1484
Petrochemicals industries
Investment attraction ... 66 Investment in Alberta ... 66
Physicians
Rural education supplement and integrated doctor experience (RESIDE) program, funding, 2022-2023 ... 68 Rural physicians, recruitment and retention ... 68
Pipeline construction
Coastal GasLink project ... 66 Enbridge line 3 replacement project ... 66 Keyera liquids line project ... 66 NOVA Gas Transmission line project ... 66 Pembina Peace expansion project ... 66 Trans Mountain expansion project ... 66
Pipelines (oil and gas)
Capacity ... 66-67 TC Energy Keystone XL, provincial equity ... 1521
Population of Alberta
Out-migration of young people ... 1122
Postsecondary educational institution finance
Funding ... 1479 Funding, 2022-2023 ... 67, 411
Railroads
Commodity transportation ... 483
Red Deer regional hospital centre
Capital funding, 2022-2023 ... 68
Red tape reduction
Provincial targets ... 66
Rental housing
Renter costs, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 67
School fees (elementary and secondary)
Seniors' benefit program
Client benefits, indexation suspension ... 102
Student financial aid (postsecondary students)
Bursaries for low-income students ... 67 Funding, 2022-2023 ... 311 Low-income supports, funding, 2022-2023 ... 105
Supplementary supply estimates 2021-2022
Consideration in Committee of Supply for three hours on March 21, 2022 (Government Motion 14: carried) ... 230 Estimates debate ... 273-74, 284, 290-92 Estimates transmitted and tabled ... 229-30 Referral to Committee of Supply (Government Motion 13: carried) ... 230
Surgery procedures
Alberta surgical initiative, funding from supplementary supply ... 273-74
Tax credits
Interactive digital media tax credit (IDMTC) termination ... 589-90
Taxation, provincial
Insurance premium tax ... 915-16 Provincial policy ... 274
Technology industries
Industry development ... 223, 589-90 Investment in Alberta ... 66
Technology Innovation and Alberta Venture Fund Act (Bill 203)
Tuition and fees, postsecondary
Ukraine
Russian military action, provincial response, funding from supplementary supply ... 274, 290, 311-12, 415
United Nurses of Alberta
Collective agreement ... 68
Universal broadband fund (federal)
University of Alberta hospital
Brain centre, neurosciences intensive care unit, capital funding, 2022-2023 ... 68
University of Calgary. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 67, 311
Wages
Gender equality ... 1118 Growth, comparison with other jurisdictions ... 981, 1118
Toor, Devinder (Calgary-Falconridge, UCP)
Alberta at work initiative
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 847
Carbon pricing (federal)
Rate increase ... 479 Rate increase, provincial response (Government Motion 18: carried) ... 498-99
Charter schools
Funding, 2022-2023, members' statements ... 349
Child mental health services
School-based services ... 405
Economic recovery plan, provincial
Education (Reforming Teacher Profession Discipline) Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 15)
Members' statements ... 1116
Elizabeth II, Queen
Memorial tribute, Assembly address to King Charles III (Government Motion 32: carried) ... 1537
Energy policies
North American security ... 479
Energy policies, federal
Provincial response ... 479
Fuel prices
Members' statements ... 100
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Logistics and warehousing industry
Industry development ... 1423
Members' Statements (current session)
Charter school funding ... 349 Security infrastructure program ... 1323 Sikh community ... 1416 Sikh Heritage Month ... 684 Teacher certification and Bill 15 ... 1116 Utility and fuel costs ... 100
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Culture-related school bullying and discrimination ... 405 Economic recovery and job creation ... 1422-23 Economic recovery plan ... 847-48 Federal and provincial energy policies ... 479 Security infrastructure program ... 149-50
Postsecondary educational institution finance
Public utilities
Consumer prices, members' statements ... 100
Schools
Culture-related bullying and discrimination ... 405
Security infrastructure program (communities at risk)
Eligibility criteria ... 149-50 Members' statements ... 1323
Sikh community
Members' statements ... 1416
Sikh Heritage Month
Members' statements ... 684
Turton, Searle (Spruce Grove-Stony Plain, UCP; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy)
Alberta at work initiative
Alberta Junior Hockey League
2022 championships ... 1045 2022 championships, members' statements ... 1323-24
Alberta technology and innovation strategy
Balancing Pool
Members' statements ... 755-56
Brooks Bandits hockey team
2022 AJHL championship winner ... 1323-24
Budget 2022-2023
Balanced budget ... 114 Members' statements ... 114
Camrose Eagles hockey club
2022 AJHL championship game ... 1323
Daycare
Fees ... 1063 Funding, 2022-2023 ... 1063
Education finance
Funding for students with special needs ... 535
Electricity Statutes (Modernizing Alberta's Electricity Grid) Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 22)
Second reading ... 1045 Balancing Pool provisions ... 1045 Energy storage provisions ... 1045 Self-supply with export provisions ... 1045
GovLab.ai (artificial intelligence laboratory)
Health care finance
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 114 Members' statements ... 779
Health Professions (Protecting Women and Girls) Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 10)
Inclusive child care program (federal-provincial)
Funding, 2022-2023 ... 1063
Introduction of Guests (school groups, individuals)
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Remarks in Japanese ... 193
Members' Statements (current session)
Alberta Junior Hockey League 2022 championship ... 1323-24 Alberta's sister relationship with Hokkaido, Japan ... 193 Balancing Pool ... 755-56 Budget 2022 ... 114 Health care funding ... 779
Mental health services
Services for seniors ... 247
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Health care technology training and commercialization, funding ... 995
Oral Question Period (current session topics)
Artificial intelligence lab ... 1119-20 Child care ... 1063 Education concerns ... 535 Seniors' supports in Spruce Grove-Stony Plain ... 247 Technology innovation and industry development ... 995-96
Public's Right to Know Act (Bill 9)
Revenue
Corporate tax revenue ... 114
Seniors' housing
Capital funding, 2022-2023 ... 247 Partnerships with nonprofit organizations ... 247
Spruce Grove composite high school
Teachers
Recruitment and retention ... 535
Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 5)
Twinning of cities and provinces
Alberta's sister relationship with Hokkaido, Japan, members' statements ... 193
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