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[See also Employment and training programs - Taber; Land-use planning - Taber (municipal district); ]
Transfer of tax recovery land to ... Knight 600; Pastoor 600

General remarks ... Speaker, The 201
Newspaper articles ... Blakeman 397; Speaker, The 397
Requirements ... Anderson 396, 397; Blakeman 396; Speaker, The 396, 397
Speaker's ruling ... Speaker, The 390

First reading ... Blakeman 1105-6

See Alberta police integrated information initiative;

Changes to ... McQueen 180; Snelgrove 180

See Income tax, provincial;

See Property tax;

[See also Fuel tax; Income tax, provincial; Property tax; Revenue; ]
Auditor General remarks re ... Mason 163-64; Snelgrove 164
Liberal Party position ... Swann 30
ND Party position ... Mason 1164
Policy development ... Snelgrove 960; Taft 960
Provincial strategy ... Anderson 1199, 1463-64; Hinman 1096, 1358-59; Liepert 1199; Mason 40, 163-64; Redford 1358-59; Snelgrove 163-64, 1096; Taylor 1166; Xiao 188
Registry fees as ... MacDonald 64; Snelgrove 64

See Property tax;

Alternatives to in rural areas ... Danyluk 1549-50
Availability ... Blakeman 1548; Danyluk 1655, 1675; Denis 1639; Fawcett 1690; Hehr 1313; Taylor 1655
Need for increase, letter on (SP616/11: tabled) ... Taylor 1662

See Tuberculosis management (livestock industries); Tuberculosis testing and treatment program (public health);

See Class size initiative;

Advocacy for students/schools, department response to ... Chase 909-10
Awards, member's statement on ... Sarich 597
Excellence in teaching awards, programs from semifinalist celebrations (SP278/11: tabled) ... Sarich 766
Number of positions ... Chase 751; Hancock 735-36, 751, 758-59, 834; Hehr 735-36, 758, 834; Lukaszuk 1292; Marz 1292
Provincial strategy ... Speech from the Throne 3

Opportunities for new graduates ... Hancock 892; Hehr 892, 1045; Weadick 1045
Regional training of (proposed) ... Hehr 1045; Weadick 1045
Rural practicum program, member's statement on ... McQueen 54

See Wages - Teachers;

See Alberta Teachers' Association;

See Research and development;

[See also Alberta Innovates; ]
Action plan (Bringing Technology to Market) ... Weadick 553-54
Initiatives ... Snelgrove 58; Speech from the Throne 3
Initiatives on clean energy ... Speech from the Throne 4
Innovation services (voucher program) ... Weadick 149-50
Innovation services re (voucher program) ... Weadick 479; Woo-Paw 149
Timeline on fusion energy ... Allred 66; Weadick 66

See Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology;

See Fuel tax;

Siting of transmission towers ... Fawcett 429; Goudreau 429, 454
Siting of transmission towers, member's statement on ... Bhullar 420-21

See Film and television industry;

Applications for permanent residency ... Bhardwaj 360; Lukaszuk 360; Woo-Paw 387
Federal program, review of ... Amery 15; Lukaszuk 15
Members' statements ... Chase 1193
Oil sands workers, e-mail to Minister of Employment and Immigration on (SP244/11: tabled) ... Chase 674
Payment to subcontracted Chinese workers ... Lukaszuk 694; Quest 694
Replacement of unionized oil sands workers ... Chase 1193

Impact of XL Foods closure on ... Cao 695; Lukaszuk 695

See School achievement tests;

See Temporary foreign workers;

See Energy industry - International investment: Asian investment in Alberta companies;

Artstrek program, letter to Culture and Community Services minister on (SP567/11: tabled) ... Blakeman 1523

Funding ... Blakeman 531

Citadel Theatre, funding from supplementary supply ... Hehr 1531; Klimchuk 1259; MacDonald 1529
Citadel Theatre renovations ... Blackett 518

Play (SP472/11: tabled) ... Chase 1150

See Air quality - Monitoring: Three Creeks area emissions and odours;

See Speech from the Throne;

See Trade, investment, and labour mobility agreement (Alberta-British Columbia);

See Health Insurance Premiums (Health Card Donor Declaration) Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 201); Organ and tissue donation;

See Seniors - Housing: Affordable housing;

Expansion ... Snelgrove 58
Pathology services transfer ... Elniski 1604; Forsyth 1228, 1604; Horne 1228, 1604; Redford 1194-95
Pathology services transfer, member's statement on ... Boutilier 1231
Pathology services transfer, physician advocacy re ... Anderson 1569, 1673; Forsyth 1194-95, 1563, 1700; Hinman 1252; Redford 1194-95
Pathology services transfer, physician advocacy re, letter from Dr. Wright ... Forsyth 1483
Pathology services transfer, physician advocacy re, member's statement on ... Forsyth 1448
Pathology services transfer, physician departure re ... Anderson 1490; Boutilier 1248; Forsyth 1515, 1563, 1564; Hinman 1565

[See also Hospitality industries; ]
Factors influencing ... Blackett 525; Blakeman 531; Chase 49; Fritz 49; Rodney 8; Stelmach 613
Promotion ... Ady 1047; Chase 49; Fritz 49; Kang 1047; Rodney 588; Speech from the Throne 5
Promotion of internal tourism ... Hayden 1393-94; Rodney 1392

Potential ... Drysdale 25

See Dept. of Tourism, Parks and Recreation;

See Dept. of Tourism, Parks and Recreation;

See Agreement on internal trade; International trade;

Harmonization of professional designations under ... Notley 314; Rogers 416

See International offices;

Role in apprenticeship training ... Blakeman 38

[See also Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers; ]
Forecast demand ... McQueen 634; Weadick 634
Recruitment from other provinces ... Lukaszuk 634; McQueen 634
Verification of certification ... Bhardwaj 14
Verification of certification, phone line re ... Weadick 14

See Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board; Apprenticeship training; WorldSkills Trades Competition;

Alcohol related ... Anderson 1578; Benito 229; Calahasen 469; Denis 1578
Highway 63 incidents ... Kang 394; Ouellette 394
Statistics ... Anderson 1687; Danyluk 1674; Denis 1637; Marz 1685-86; Rodney 1636
Statistics, newspaper article on (SP620/11: tabled) ... Denis 1638, 1662, 1690; Fawcett 1690-91

Members' statements ... Drysdale 1149

Reports on impaired driving accidents ... Danyluk 1442; Swann 1692
Research ... Danyluk 1437

[See also Distracted driving; Police officers: Traffic collision involvement; ]
Discussion during PC leadership campaign ... Anderson 1691, 1692; Horner 1691-92
Impact of alcohol use ... Amery 225; Chase 226; Xiao 226
Injuries, statistics on ... Denis 1637
Provincial strategy ... Anderson 1675-76; Danyluk 1337
Research ... Anderson 1440; Hinman 1333; Marz 1631-32; McFarland 1333; Swann 1692

Provisions re destruction of expired motor vehicle insurance cards ... Allred 182; Ouellette 182
Statutory consent provisions ... Anderson 933

General remarks ... Forsyth 1315, 1693

Implementation issues ... Taylor 1315
Proclamation ... Allred 838-39; Ouellette 838-39

First reading ... Danyluk 1204
Second reading ... Anderson 1308-10, 1314-16, 1330, 1334; Blakeman 1310-12, 1332, 1334; Boutilier 1331-33; Chase 1323-24, 1336; Danyluk 1238, 1328-29, 1331, 1337; Forsyth 1315-17; Hancock 1313-14; Hehr 1312-14; Hinman 1309, 1325-27, 1329, 1333-34; Horner 1324, 1327; Kang 1306-8; Mason 1311, 1317; McFarland 1333-34; Notley 1335-36; Olson 1329-31; Swann 1327-29; Taylor 1314-15
Committee ... Anderson 1440-42, 1675-77; Blakeman 1443, 1545-47, 1548-49; Boutilier 1642; Chase 1557-59, 1634, 1641; Danyluk 1437-40, 1442, 1444, 1549-50, 1559-60, 1674-75, 1677-78; Denis 1637-39; Forsyth 1553-55, 1635, 1639-41, 1678-79; Hancock 1446, 1558; Hehr 1560-61; Hinman 1444-46, 1550-52; Kang 1438-39; Leskiw 1552-53; MacDonald 1673-74; Marz 1631-32; Mason 1556-57; Olson 1547-48, 1555-57, 1634-35, 1635-36; Rodney 1636-37; Taft 1442-43, 1443-44, 1632-33, 1633-34
Committee, amendment A1 (formatting change) (carried) ... Danyluk 1438; Taft 1438
Committee, amendment A2 (time limit on proceedings) (defeated) ... Blakeman 1443; Danyluk 1444; Taft 1443-44
Committee, amendment A1,A2 (SP545, 546/11: tabled) ... Brown 1446
Committee, amendment A3 (time limit on disqualification) (defeated) ... Chase 1634; Forsyth 1635; Olson 1634-35; Taft 1633-34
Committee, amendment A3 (SP607/11: tabled) ... Quest 1650
Committee, reporting of bill, division on 1679
Third reading ... Anderson 1686-88, 1691; Boutilier 1698; Danyluk 1685, 1694-95, 1698-99; DeLong 1695; Denis 1688, 1690; Fawcett 1689-91; Forsyth 1693-94; Hancock 1685; Hehr 1695-96; Horner 1691-92; Marz 1685-86; Notley 1696-98; Swann 1692-93; Taft 1698
Third reading, division 1699
Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 8 Dec. 2011 (outside of House sitting)
Constitutional issues ... Olson 1330; Taft 1633-34
General remarks ... Anderson 1424-25, 1598-99; Denis 1598; Hancock 1589; Redford 1599, 1656; Taft 1633; Taylor 1449, 1656
Implementation issues ... Anderson 1441-42, 1677; Blakeman 1310-12, 1548-49; Chase 1323-24, 1559, 1641; Danyluk 1442, 1550, 1559, 1656; Forsyth 1316-17, 1554; Hancock 1313-14; Hehr 1312-14; Hinman 1325-27, 1329, 1551-52; Marz 1632; Mason 1556-57; Notley 1335-36; Redford 1715; Rodney 1656; Sherman 1715; Swann 1328, 1329
Implementation issues, impact on hospitality industries ... Anderson 1687; Danyluk 1655, 1656; Rodney 1656; Taylor 1655
Implementation issues, police resources ... Anderson 1688; Forsyth 1639-40, 1693-94; Hancock 1685; Hehr 1695-96; MacDonald 1673; Notley 1697
Implementation issues, rural areas ... Anderson 1334, 1441-42, 1687; Blakeman 1334, 1546, 1548; Chase 1557-59; Danyluk 1442; Hinman 1327; McFarland 1334; Olson 1555
Letters and e-mails on (SP552, 597/11: tabled) ... Taft 1607; Taylor 1458
Penalty provisions ... Anderson 1308-9; Blakeman 1310-11, 1546-47; Chase 1324; Danyluk 1550; Forsyth 1553-55; Hehr 1312-13, 1560-61; Hinman 1326, 1327, 1446, 1552; Horner 1327; Kang 1307-8; Leskiw 1552-53; Mason 1317, 1556; Notley 1335; Olson 1548, 1555, 1556
Penalty provisions, .05 vs. .08 blood-alcohol level ... Anderson 1441, 1578, 1676, 1687-88; Blakeman 1332, 1546-47; Boutilier 1331, 1642, 1655, 1698; Danyluk 1328-29, 1331, 1437, 1439-40, 1442, 1674-75; DeLong 1695; Denis 1578, 1637-38, 1690; Fawcett 1689-90; Forsyth 1553-54, 1640-41, 1678; Hancock 1526-27, 1685; Hehr 1560-61, 1695-96; Hinman 1445, 1551; Kang 1438-39; Marz 1632, 1686; Notley 1335, 1697; Olson 1330; Redford 1655; Rodney 1636; Swann 1329, 1692-93; Taft 1443
Penalty provisions, .05 vs. .08 blood-alcohol level, petition presented on ... Hehr 1661
Penalty provisions, administrative vs. criminal ... Notley 1697; Olson 1634-36
Penalty provisions, application of Oakes test of proportionality to ... Hehr 1560-61
Police response to bill, messages on (SP618/11: tabled) ... Denis 1662
Public consultation (proposed) ... Anderson 1314-15, 1676-77, 1688; Boutilier 1450-51, 1642, 1698; Danyluk 1451, 1674; Forsyth 1640-41, 1678; MacDonald 1674; Taylor 1314-15
Public response to bill ... Anderson 1676-77; Blakeman 1334, 1545-46; Boutilier 1331-32; Denis 1637, 1639, 1690; Hinman 1334; Horner 1692; MacDonald 1673; Marz 1686
Public response to bill, messages on (SP583,616,617/11: tabled) ... Blakeman 1583; Taylor 1662
Regulations re number of passengers permitted under provisional drivers' licences ... Blakeman 1310
Time allocation on debate ... Boutilier 1642
Time allocation on debate (Government Motion 33: carried) ... Hancock 1665; MacDonald 1665
Time allocation on debate (Government Motion 33: carried), division 1666

See Apprenticeship training;

See Canada health transfer (federal government);

See Legislative Assembly (Transition Allowance) Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 202);

See Chronic wasting disease;

General remarks ... Hinman 1575; Morton 1575

See Motor vehicles; Public transportation; Taxis; Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 26): Implementation issues, rural areas;

See Dept. of Transportation;

Impact of diesel fuel supply on ... Liepert 151; Prins 151

See Alberta Transportation Safety Board;

Expropriation of land for [See also Land Assembly Project Area Amendment Act, 2011 (Bill 23)];Hayden 1416, 1419; Kang 1417; Swann 1418, 1419; Taft 1416
Planning, history of ... Hancock 1424; Hinman 1424

Handgun and pistol use, member's statement on ... Calahasen 697

Annual report 2010-11 ... Clerk, The 1187; Hayden 1187

[See also International trade: Trade missions; ]
Funding ... MacDonald 168-69; Snelgrove 169
Provincially leased or owned aircraft use (Motion for a Return 2/11: accepted) ... Kang 462
Provincially leased or owned aircraft use (Motion for a Return 2/11: response tabled as SP317/11) ... Clerk, The 819; Snelgrove 819

Consultants, cost of ... MacDonald 170; Snelgrove 170
Funding ... MacDonald 168; Snelgrove 168
Funding from interim supply See Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2011 (Bill 13)
Interdepartmental budgetary transfers, role in ... MacDonald 904-5
Main estimates 2011-12, debate bate took place in the Standing Committee on Public Safety and Services. See https://docs.assembly.ab.ca/LADDAR_files/docs/committees/ps/legislature_27/session_4/20110321_1830_01_ps.pdf
Main estimates 2011-12, debate, committee report ... Drysdale 787
Main estimates 2011-12 passed ... Deputy Chair (Mr. Mitzel) 788; Redford 789
Main estimates 2011-12, minister's response to question (SP252, 335/11: tabled) ... MacDonald 841; Snelgrove 697
Meetings re supplementary estimates, public availability of minutes ... MacDonald 306
Supplementary estimates 2010-11, transfer of capital investment passed ... Deputy Chair (Mr. Mitzel) 109-10; Quest 110
Supplementary estimates 2011-12, transfer of capital investment passed ... Chair 1278; Quest 1278

CIBC report on provincial borrowing (SP29/11: tabled) ... MacDonald 119, 122, 144-45; Snelgrove 119, 144-45
Financial reporting ... MacDonald 145; Snelgrove 145
Financial reporting, Auditor General recommendations on ... Snelgrove 803
General remarks ... Boutilier 1420; Snelgrove 154
Senior executive bonuses ... MacDonald 172; Snelgrove 172

See Dept. of Finance and Enterprise (ministry to October 12, 2011);

See Community centres - Calgary;

Enterprising Spirit: Creating Value and Social Good conference ... Woo-Paw 1203
Social enterprise initiatives and awards ... Woo-Paw 54

See Schools - Trochu;

See Bigstone Cree First Nation;

[See also Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta: Benefit trust plan; ]
Government contracts ... Hehr 1599-1600; Olson 1452-53, 1575-76, 1599-1600; Taft 1452-53, 1575-76
Investigation under Conflicts of Interest Act ... MacDonald 1450, 1460, 1572
Oversight of ... Hehr 1599-1600; Olson 1599-1600
Provision of allowance to former Premier and spouse ... MacDonald 1662-63

See Chronic wasting disease;

See Environmental disasters - Japan;

Negotiations re Calgary ring road land access ... Danyluk 1294-95; Kang 182-83, 303, 638, 1294-95; Ouellette 48, 182-83, 638; Rodney 48

General remarks ... Prins 797

Departure of program director ... Anderson 347, 355; Hinman 352; Notley 349; Stelmach 354, 422; Swann 344-45, 354, 422; Taylor 362; Zwozdesky 355
Departure of program director, e-mail re (SP151/11: tabled) ... Blakeman 430

Cap on ... Fawcett 265; Weadick 265
Differential fees in professional faculties ... Mason 1163
Increases in ... Chase 842; Notley 1366; Taft 476; Weadick 476
Liberal Party position ... Swann 29
Mandatory noninstructional fees ... Allred 514; Blackett 1365; Chase 245, 842; Fawcett 265; Mason 1163; Taft 268-69, 476-77; Weadick 265, 268-69, 476-77, 514, 1198, 1365; Woo-Paw 1197-98
Provincial strategy ... Mason 41

See Museums and heritage sites: Land remediation;

First reading ... Johnston 516
Petition presented ... Brown 304
Petition presented, compliance with standing orders ... Brown 262
Standing Committee on Private Bills report and recommendation not to proceed (carried) ... Brown 840

Alberta-Heilongjiang relationship ... Doerksen 836
Asian partnerships ... Evans 132; Weadick 553
Calgary-Jaipur relationship ... Bhardwaj 194

See Social media;

[See also Community centres - Two Hills; Corporations - Two Hills; ]
Delayed construction projects ... Taylor 1612

[See also Health care system - Health Quality Council review: Minister of Health and Wellness's letter of direction; ]
Members' statements ... Woo-Paw 960-61