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See Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta;

See Golf - Pigeon Lake;

See Child abuse;

See Information and communications technology;

See Irrigation districts;

[See also Homeless management information system; ]
Renewal, temporary loss of photo identification ... Fawcett 391; Klimchuk 391-92

See Incremental ethane extraction program;

See University of Lethbridge: iGEM award, member's statement on;

See Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations (ministry to October 12, 2011);

See Literacy;

See International Labour Organization;

Immigrants of distinction masquerade gala program, March 18, 2011 (SP174/11: tabled) ... Hinman 483

See Temporary foreign workers;

Access to subsidized housing ... Denis 1047-48; Woo-Paw 1047-48
Contributions of ... Sherman 1161
Experiences ... Sherman 1157-59
Federal regulations re ... Lukaszuk 15
From Africa, challenges faced by ... Mason 63
From Asia ... Woo-Paw 193
From United States ... DeLong 725; Lukaszuk 726
Health services for spouses ... Cao 1660; Horne 1660
Health services, refugees' access to ... Mason 63
Programs and services [See also Catholic Social Services: Members' statements];Blackett 449; Blakeman 444, 449; Chase 98, 180-81, 909; Lukaszuk 98, 181, 449; Mason 63; Notley 139, 848; Taylor 445

Funding for nonprofit service organizations ... Blackett 450; Johnston 450

Employment in nonprofit organizations ... Woo-Paw 54
EthniCity Catering employment of immigrant women ... Woo-Paw 54
Recognition of credentials ... Anderson 867-68; DeLong 725; Lukaszuk 481, 725; Sandhu 480-81
Recognition of credentials, member's statement on ... Doerksen 1390
Wellesley Institute and Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives March 2011 report re (SP175/11: tabled) ... Lukaszuk 483

Educational services ... Pastoor 849-50

ESL initiatives ... Woo-Paw 8

Federal regulations ... Amery 15; Chase 180-81; Lukaszuk 181
Provincial nominee program ... Bhardwaj 360, 1362; Chase 909; Dallas 1362; Lukaszuk 360
Provincial nominee program, member's statement on ... Woo-Paw 387
Provincial strategy ... Blackett 33

See Dept. of Employment and Immigration (ministry to October 12, 2011);

Funding for ... Zwozdesky 641

[See also British Columbia: Impaired driving legislation; Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 26); ]
Accidents, Grande Prairie incident ... Anderson 1440, 1441
Accidents, human impacts ... Denis 1637; Taft 1442-43
Accidents, news media reports of ... Kang 1438
Accidents, statistics on ... Kang 1438-39
Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research position paper on blood alcohol concentrations (SP530/11: tabled) ... Blakeman 1366; Swann 1366
Attitude changes toward ... Taft 1443
Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators report on alcohol-crash problem in Canada (SP590/11: tabled) ... Marz 1607
Education programs ... Chase 1323-24; Danyluk 1674-75, 1694-95; Forsyth 1640, 1693, 1694; MacDonald 1673; Marz 1685; Redford 1656; Rodney 1636; Swann 1692; Taylor 1656
Enforcement of legislation ... Anderson 1441; Boutilier 1331-33; Hinman 1445
Enforcement of legislation, convictions and licence suspensions ... Danyluk 1549, 1552; Forsyth 1555, 1639-40, 1678, 1693; Hinman 1552
Federal-provincial-territorial discussions ... Forsyth 1554, 1679; Olson 1556
Government November 21, 2011, press release ... Hinman 1325
Legislation ... Danyluk 1560; Leskiw 1553; Olson 1329-30
Legislation, blood-alcohol levels cited in, other jurisdictions ... Denis 1637, 1638; Rodney 1636
Legislation, blood-alcohol levels cited in, other jurisdictions, table on (SP619/11: tabled) ... Denis 1662
Members' statements ... Leskiw 1513; Taylor 1449
Newspaper article ... Anderson 1687
Newspaper article on RCMP statistics (SP621/11: tabled) ... Denis 1662
Newspaper article, reference to pending court case in ... Anderson 1688; Denis 1688
Prevention strategies ... Anderson 1520, 1578; Boutilier 1450-51; Danyluk 1437-38, 1442, 1450-51, 1520; Denis 1578; Forsyth 1554
Repeat offenders ... Blakeman 1549; Danyluk 1337, 1437-38, 1439-40, 1550; Denis 1637; Forsyth 1640-41, 1678; Hinman 1551; Olson 1555, 1556
Repeat offenders, ignition interlock use for ... Amery 225, 469; Danyluk 1238, 1442, 1550, 1674; Denis 1638; Hinman 1551, 1552; Kang 1307
Research ... Anderson 1330, 1440; Danyluk 1331, 1437-38; Hinman 1327; Marz 1631-32; McFarland 1333; Notley 1335; Olson 1329-30; Swann 1327, 1328, 1692
Roadside screening ... Anderson 1308-9; Danyluk 1438, 1549, 1674-75; Denis 1638; Forsyth 1554, 1694; Kang 1306
Roadside screening, breathalyzer reliability ... Anderson 1308, 1441, 1687; Danyluk 1675; Forsyth 1640, 1694; Mason 1556; Olson 1557
Roadside screening, checkstops ... Anderson 1308, 1676, 1687, 1688; Forsyth 1315-16, 1639, 1678, 1694; Hehr 1312-14
Roadside screening, refusal of breathalyzers ... Kang 1307
Statistics ... Danyluk 1238, 1677-78; Hinman 1444-45; Kang 1306-7
Youth education ... Forsyth 1553-54

Penalties for ... Taylor 1315

[See also Well sites, abandoned; ]
Letter from Minister of Finance and Enterprise re calculation of construction costs (SP130/11: tabled) ... MacDonald 398
Use of Korean steel fabrication at Kearl Lake project ... MacDonald 157, 186; Snelgrove 157

See Alberta initiative for school improvement;

Caseloads, forecasts for ... Chase 98-99; Hehr 100; Lukaszuk 98-100; MacDonald 100
Funding from supplementary supply ... Notley 307
General remarks ... Notley 848
Readiness to return to work ... Chase 101; Lukaszuk 101
Unemployment benefits ... Swann 124

See Corporations - Taxation;

[See also Taxation; ]
Basic personal exemption ... Anderson 162; Snelgrove 162
Child tax benefits ... Benito 1386; Hancock 1386-87
Flat tax rate ... Chase 909
Political tax credits ... Blakeman 1584-85; MacDonald 1574; Oberle 1585; Olson 1574
Provincial strategy ... Mason 163; Snelgrove 163
Revenue from ... Snelgrove 57
Tax credits for arts and culture (proposed) ... Blackett 119; Rodney 119
Tax credits for charitable donations ... Klimchuk 1384; Redford 1154
Tax credits for low-income families ... Benito 1386-87; Hancock 1386-87
Voter deduction (proposed) ... Swann 30

[See also Ethane; ]
Alberta Competitiveness Council recommendations ... Blakeman 1151
Alberta Gazette entry re order in council (SP483/11: tabled) ... Blakeman 1151; Sherman 1151
Energy dept. communications with corporations ... Hehr 1140, 1657; Morton 1140, 1657; Redford 1139-40, 1178; Sherman 1139-40, 1177-78
Energy dept. communications with Williams Energy (SP478/11: tabled) ... Blakeman 1151; Sherman 1151
Energy dept. news release announcing creation of Alberta Competitiveness Council (SP479/11: tabled) ... Blakeman 1151; Sherman 1151
Funds disbursed ... Hehr 1178; Morton 1140, 1178
General remarks ... Liepert 544; Prins 544
Letter to Energy minister on (SP586/11: tabled) ... Hehr 1583

See Members of the Legislative Assembly: Independent members, Wikipedia articles re (SP137, 138/11: tabled);

See Private schools;

See Alberta Electric System Operator;

See Agriculture - India; Farm produce - Export - India;

See Corporations - India; Energy resources - Export - India; International trade - Asia - India;

See Education - India; Postsecondary educational institutions - India;

See Water quality - India;

See Nonprofit/charitable organizations - India;

Approval process ... Anderson 1080; Blakeman 970; Chase 1115-16; Kang 853; Mason 1009-10; Notley 495, 825-26, 1114; Renner 496, 497; Taylor 497
Environmental aspects ... Blakeman 148; Knight 148; Speech from the Throne 4
Land-use prior to land-use framework completion ... Blakeman 69, 504, 569; Knight 69, 569; Notley 502-3; Renner 477, 503-4; VanderBurg 477
Value-added industries ... Snelgrove 58, 165-66; Taylor 165-66

See Electric power lines - Industrial Heartland; Environmental protection - Industrial Heartland; Water quality - Industrial Heartland;

Response to Bill 50 ... Anderson 1425

See Workplace health and safety;

Blood-borne pathogens, public education re ... Taft 448; Zwozdesky 448

Budgetary implications ... MacDonald 764; Snelgrove 764

Data security, encryption of portable devices ... Blakeman 682
Government IT services ... Blackett 519-20; Blakeman 520; Kang 839; Klimchuk 839; MacDonald 169-70; Snelgrove 170, 839
Government IT services, funding from supplementary supply ... Ady 109; Chase 106, 109; Klimchuk 106
Health care system costs ... Hinman 367; MacDonald 367, 434
Privacy breaches ... Kang 668; Klimchuk 668

Appointment of Jill Clayton (Government Motion 30: carried) ... Hancock 1527
Order F2005-007, re disclosure under Maintenance Enforcement Act ... MacDonald 1024-25
Oversight of information collection by law enforcement agencies [See also Missing Persons Act (Bill 8): Committee, amendment A1 (FOIP coverage)];Blakeman 13; Oberle 13
Paramountcy clause use ... Horner 1519; Notley 1519
Report on electronic health records ... Horne 1603; Taft 1602-3
Report on information access ... Horner 1519; Notley 1519
Report on ministerial e-mail management (SP560/11: tabled) ... Blackett 1523
Report on use of paramountcy clauses to override FOIP act (SP559/11: tabled) ... Blackett 1523
Response to Bill 8, Missing Persons Act ... Blakeman 1028
Review of Bill 7, Corrections Amendment Act, 2011 ... Oberle 802
Role in FOIP Act implementation ... Kang 47; Klimchuk 47-48

Annual report 2010-11 (SP492/11: tabled) ... Speaker, The 1187
Funding from interim supply See Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2011 (Bill 13)
Main estimates 2011-12 passed ... Deputy Chair (Mr. Mitzel) 787; Redford 789

Appointment of members (Government Motion 17: carried) ... Renner 1111-12; Zwozdesky 1111-12
Report dated November 28, 2011 (SP533/11: tabled) ... Mitzel 1391

See Dept. of Service Alberta;

[See also Capital projects; ]
Accessibility ... Dallas 779; Danyluk 779
Accommodation review ... Dallas 778; Danyluk 778
Documentation on status ... Allred 285; Danyluk 768, 772-73, 784; Kang 772, 784; Liepert 285; Lukaszuk 1274
Operational costs ... Dallas 778; Danyluk 779
Provincial strategy ... Anderson 437-38; Benito 308-9; Hinman 435
Safety issues re buried infrastructure ... Allred 454

See Dept. of Infrastructure;

See Municipal sustainability initiative;

Transfer to Dept. of Culture and Community Services ... Klimchuk 1259

See Wills and Succession Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 14);

See Alberta initiative for school improvement;

[See also Edmonton public school board: Report on inner-city schools; ]
Renewal, discussion paper on (SP5/11: tabled) ... Fawcett 19
Renewal, member's statement on ... Fawcett 8-9

See Fatality Inquiries Act;

General remarks ... Woo-Paw 1572

Annual report 2010 (SP65/11: tabled) ... Lukaszuk 243

See Alberta Law Reform Institute;

Provisions re destruction of expired motor vehicle insurance cards ... Allred 182; Ouellette 182

Donations re Slave Lake area wildfire ... Calahasen 1193

See Child abuse;

See Land-use framework; Lower Athabasca region land-use plan;

See Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations (ministry to October 12, 2011);

See Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2011 (Bill 13);
Estimates of Supply (government expenditures)

[See also Calgary International Airport; ]
Rent paid to federal government ... Kang 16; Ouellette 16

See Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations (ministry to October 12, 2011);

See Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: Members' statements;

[See also Ministerial Statements (current session): International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; ]
General remarks ... Blackett 449; Blakeman 449

Members' statements ... Calahasen 1357

Members' statements ... Leskiw 1133

Members' statements ... Evans 1573

Role in enhancing Asian partnerships ... Weadick 553

Forced labour convention (No. 29) ... Lukaszuk 815; Rogers 815

Appointments ... Chase 1293; Dallas 1293
Role ... Boutilier 555; Hinman 560

Representative appointment ... Chase 1145-46; Dallas 1146; Hinman 1173; Mason 1164

Advocacy role ... Chase 1146; Dallas 1146
General remarks ... MacDonald 169; Snelgrove 169; Stelmach 614
Interim envoy ... Dallas 1196; Rodney 1196
Role in promotion of trade ... Anderson 867-68

Alberta-China projects ... Weadick 553-54

Alberta export awards, member's statement on ... Cao 1652
General remarks ... Allred 190-91; MacDonald 157; Snelgrove 157
Infrastructure needed ... Redford 1156; Speech from the Throne 2
Initiatives ... Bhardwaj 193-94; MacDonald 164; Snelgrove 164; Speech from the Throne 3; Xiao 188
Market diversification ... Bhullar 26; Blackett 33; Blakeman 39; Denis 36-37; Drysdale 24-25; Redford 1154; Speech from the Throne 2
Promotion, role of elected officials in ... Bhullar 559; Lund 559
Trade missions ... Hinman 559-60, 871
Western transportation ministers' advocacy ... Campbell 51; Ouellette 51

[See also Asia Advisory Council Act (Bill 1); ]
General remarks ... Hehr 864; Mason 191; Taft 862-63, 1064-65; Zwozdesky 1063-64
Initiatives ... Bhardwaj 193-94; Danyluk 192; Evans 132-33; MacDonald 186; Mason 191-92; Speech from the Throne 2, 5; Zwozdesky 1064
Trade missions ... Boutilier 555-56; Taylor 872

Initiatives ... Danyluk 193; Evans 132-33, 836; Mason 193; Speech from the Throne 2; Woo-Paw 193
Initiatives on agriculture ... Doerksen 836; Hayden 836
Potential ... Woo-Paw 192-93

Initiatives ... Danyluk 193; Mason 193; Speech from the Throne 2
Premier's trade mission ... Bhardwaj 194-95; Bhullar 558; Danyluk 192; Evans 132, 194; Horner 194; Mason 192; Sandhu 188
Premier's trade mission, invitation of opposition MLAs ... Bhardwaj 195; Mason 195

Initiatives ... Speech from the Throne 2

[See also Imperial Oil: Use of Korean steel fabrication at Kearl Lake project; ]
Initiatives ... Speech from the Throne 2

Comprehensive economic and trade agreement ... Chase 1364-65; Dallas 1365; Evans 693-94; Rodney 693-94
Impact of free trade ... Mason 41

Economic significance ... Allred 191; Mason 191; Speech from the Throne 2
Factors influencing ... Redford 1154; Zwozdesky 1064
Initiatives ... Evans 133

Members' statements ... Woo-Paw 1606

[See also Ministerial Statements (current session): International Women's Day; ]
Centennial ... Blakeman 234; Leskiw 326; Snelgrove 234

General remarks ... Woo-Paw 1714

Radiation exposure from wireless devices ... Allred 17; Hancock 17
Rural access [See also Alberta SuperNet];Bhullar 1199; Rogers 1199; Speech from the Throne 3
Use in child abuse ... Brown 592; Redford 591; VanderBurg 590

  ... Ady 719; Allred 259, 293, 505, 564, 1040-41, 1192, 1222, 1596; Amery 469, 471-72, 686; Anderson 142, 173-74, 563, 1176, 1191, 1380, 1482, 1572, 1596, 1633, 1713; Benito 231-32, 293, 351-52, 755, 830, 1120, 1175-76; Berger 539, 1547, 1629; Bhardwaj 7, 231, 471, 563, 686, 829, 1092; Bhullar 173, 629, 1287; Blackett 471, 564, 596, 1091; Blakeman 231, 419, 564, 1039, 1572; Boutilier 61, 720, 1091, 1139, 1222, 1288; Calahasen 44, 293, 351, 419; Campbell 315; Cao 419, 1120, 1355, 1571; Chase 385, 419, 685-86, 720, 888, 1512; Dallas 44, 351, 755, 1001; Danyluk 173, 316, 1192, 1511, 1545; DeLong 231, 315; Denis 111, 197, 316, 385, 539, 596, 807, 949, 1041, 1091, 1191, 1411, 1651; Deputy Chair (Mr. Mitzel) 799; Doerksen 385, 471, 595, 1139; Drysdale 7, 351, 1119, 1192, 1287-88, 1355, 1713; Elniski 61, 111, 352, 505, 540, 1120, 1138, 1176, 1221, 1355, 1596, 1651, 1713; Evans 43, 197, 807; Forsyth 142, 443, 887, 1176, 1447, 1545, 1566, 1651; Fritz 316, 663, 950, 1040, 1325; Goudreau 173, 231, 539, 949-50; Griffiths 43, 471, 1091, 1138, 1192, 1221; Hancock 197, 539, 629, 686, 949, 963, 1138, 1191-92, 1511, 1571; Hayden 43, 141, 419, 755, 1119; Hehr 7, 198, 789-90, 1512; Hinman 44, 198, 472, 974, 1222, 1298; Horne 315-16, 887, 888, 1041, 1176, 1222, 1379-80, 1447, 1511-12, 1571; Horner 111, 563, 1287, 1355, 1447, 1572; Jablonski 43, 141, 215, 259; Jacobs 396, 443; Johnson 111, 351, 419, 443, 539-40, 685, 719, 808, 829, 887, 899, 950, 973, 1287, 1355, 1595, 1667; Johnston 564, 887, 950; Kang 756, 1288; Klimchuk 141, 1040, 1355, 1595; Knight 386, 829, 974; Leskiw 197, 539, 595, 640, 1689; Liepert 111, 231, 829, 974; Lindsay 755; Lukaszuk 595, 1039-40, 1091, 1380; Lund 824-25, 962-63; MacDonald 315, 829, 1175, 1191, 1512-13, 1595; Marz 44, 316, 663, 687, 1040, 1545; Mason 232, 293-94, 316, 386, 540, 563-64, 829, 1092-93, 1139, 1572; McFarland 56, 443, 471, 1222; McQueen 173, 663, 755, 949, 974, 1356, 1545; Notley 197-98, 386, 540, 829-30, 1041, 1176, 1222, 1287, 1288, 1355-56, 1447, 1512, 1651; Oberle 44, 564, 729, 1092, 1120, 1372, 1593; Olson 443, 719, 807, 839, 974, 1136, 1138, 1191, 1192, 1512; Ouellette 141, 315, 800, 807, 950, 1119; Pastoor 385, 596; Prins 7, 44, 719, 973, 1092, 1138, 1591, 1595; Quest 141, 539, 950, 1135-36, 1139, 1355; Redford 1222; Renner 686, 1091; Rodney 111, 663, 1512; Rogers 7, 807; Sandhu 259, 443, 629; Sarich 471, 686-87, 1092, 1138-39, 1222, 1223, 1288, 1380, 1511, 1596; Sherman 259, 419-20, 443, 830, 1041, 1138, 1175, 1191, 1221, 1571, 1713; Snelgrove 663, 685, 807, 830, 839, 950; Speaker, The 61, 352, 1139, 1713; Stelmach 173, 443, 563, 595; Swann 385, 540, 564, 1092, 1447; Taft 173, 197, 231, 420, 629, 719, 756, 1138, 1447; Tarchuk 974, 1092; Taylor 111, 887-88, 1512; VanderBurg 44, 141, 315, 471, 505, 629, 808, 1138, 1175, 1447; Vandermeer 293, 595-96, 755, 1590-91; Weadick 259, 419, 471, 505, 629, 663, 973-74, 1040, 1119, 1192, 1222, 1380, 1713-14; Webber 43-44, 505, 808, 949, 1040; Woo-Paw 564, 755, 1713; Xiao 44, 61, 351, 539, 887, 973, 1040; Zwozdesky 293, 595, 974, 1119, 1287, 1379, 1511, 1595-96

Airdrie & District Agricultural Society president ... Hayden 973
Arctic explorer ... Rodney 685
British high commissioner to Canada ... Evans 315
CEO of the Canadian International Training & Education Corporation ... Hayden 61
Chinese ambassador to Canada and his wife ... Evans 973
Chinese consul general and diplomatic party ... Evans 973
Chinese minister counsellor from the embassy in Ottawa and party ... Evans 973
Consul general of Japan ... Evans 43
Consul general of Switzerland ... Weadick 1595
Consul general of the United Kingdom ... Evans 315
Executive vice-governor and consul general for Heilongjiang, China, and delegation ... Evans 807
Former cabinet minister and MLA for Athabasca-Redwater, and Travel Alberta representative ... Johnson 1379
Former cabinet minister and MLA for Calgary-Glenmore ... Hayden 973
Former cabinet minister and MLA for Calgary-Montrose ... Bhullar 1039
Former Governor of South Carolina ... Vandermeer 685
Former legislative assistant, Wetaskiwin-Camrose constituency ... Olson 43
Former Member for Calgary-West and Calgary board of education trustee ... Redford 1137
Former Member of Parliament for Peace River ... Vandermeer 685
Former minister of advanced education and MLA for Calgary-Egmont ... Denis 1138
Former MLA for Edmonton-Glenora and U.S. trade and investment director and colleague ... Mitzel 1511
Former MLA for Edmonton-Meadowlark ... Hancock 1651
Former MLA for Edmonton-Mill Woods, medical students, and seniors group ... Sherman 1379
Former MLA for Stony Plain ... Lindsay 685
Former MLA for Wetaskiwin-Camrose ... Olson 43
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada and colleague ... Speaker, The 719
Former U.S. ambassador to Canada and Speaker in South Carolina Legislature and colleague ... Knight 719
Leader of the Official Opposition's spouse ... Blakeman 1119
Manning awards nominees for northern Alberta, 2011 ... Lukaszuk 1039
Mayor of Slave Lake and reeve of municipal district of Lesser Slave River ... Griffiths 1221
Mayor of Strathcona county and visitors from France ... Quest 629
Member of Parliament for St. Albert ... Elniski 1039
Minister of Environment and chief of staff from Saskatchewan ... Renner 351
Mr. Speaker's MLA for a Day program participants ... Speaker, The 1039
MLAs' spouses and partners ... Prins 826; Speaker, The 887
Moroccan ambassador to Canada ... Lukaszuk 563
Premier's family ... Stelmach 1119
Redwater mayor and council members ... Johnson 973
Rick Hansen and party ... Stelmach 385
Royal Canadian Legion, Alberta-NWT Command representatives ... Speaker, The 1039
Solomon Islands government representatives ... Hayden 61
Stewardship Foundation director ... Vandermeer 685
Trade commissioner from Calgary ... Evans 315
Trinidad and Tobago government representatives ... Dallas 1511
Wildrose Party leader ... Hinman 1138

General remarks ... Morton 1296

See Alberta Investment Management Corporation;

Undeveloped or partially developed land ... Taylor 1612

Rehabilitation grants ... Snelgrove 59
Water sharing agreements, member's statement on ... Jacobs 112

Amendments ... Allred 1405; Marz 1408

See Private schools: Parental choice;

See Community centres - Edmonton: Belle Rive Jamatkhana and Centre, member's statement on;

See Information and communications technology;