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Academic programs See Postsecondary educational institutions: Early childhood development programs

Flexible options (proposed) ... Dobson EF656
Social benefits ... Rempel, B. EF654

Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559
Report on pension governance See Alberta Pension Governance Research Project: Final Report (Eaton, Nielson, and Milton)

Funding ... Hancock EF460; Hehr EF460

Presentation on Bill 10 ... Eggen EF666; Hunter EF663-64, 666-68; Kubinec EF666-67

See Environmental protection;

See Alberta Economic Dashboard;

Industry development, provincial strategy on See Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education: Industry development branch
Investment incentives ... Hancock EF449
Policy alignment ... Hancock EF466; Kennedy-Glans EF464, 469
Provincial strategy, impact of results-based budgeting ... Hancock EF467; Rogers EF467
Regional development, funding for ... Hancock EF455; Pedersen EF455
Regional development alliances See Regional economic development alliances
Results-based budgeting panels ... Kennedy-Glans EF464
Statistical information See Alberta Economic Dashboard

See Alberta Economic Development Authority;

Collective bargaining agreements ... Farbrother EF623
Employee pension plan participation See Public service pension plan, Special forces pension plan
Employee pension plans, defined benefit [See also Local authorities pension plan; Special forces pension plan];Farbrother EF615-16
Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... Stevens, Brad EF623
Funding of firefighters' supplementary pension plan See Firefighters - Pensions - Edmonton: Supplementary pension plan
Labour force planning, collaboration on ... Farbrother EF621
Presentation on Bill 9 ... Eggen EF622-23, 632; Farbrother EF615-16, 619, 621-24; Fox EF621-22; Kennedy-Glans EF620-21; Rowe EF624; Sarich EF619-20
Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559

General remarks ... Fafard EF700

Capital funding ... Bilous EF423; McIver EF423

Officer recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... Farbrother EF624; Rowe EF624

Deferred maintenance assessment ... Bilous EF423

Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... McChesney EF765

Capital plan, funding for ... McIver EF410

See eCampus Alberta;

See Postsecondary education;

Agricultural content ... Donovan EF392; Krips EF392-93
Apprenticeship dual credits See Registered apprenticeship program
Export potential ... Dallas EF522; Fox EF522
Workforce requirement forecasts ... Lukaszuk EF512; Rogers EF512

International relations strategy, crossministry co-ordination See International economic relations: Crossministry co-ordination

See Alberta centennial education savings plan;

See Schools;

Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... Chapman EF707-8; Kostiuk EF709; Rowe EF708; Shymka EF712

See Teachers;

General remarks ... Donovan EF396; Olson EF396

Green energy sources, suppliers for public buildings ... McIver EF410-11

See Cervid farming;

Market for ... Swann EF398

Crisis communication, contracted services See Government communications: Sole-source contracts

Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... Derkson EF692; Eggen EF692, 693; Fox EF695; Marchuk EF757; Mast EF789-90; Mulholland EF692-93, 693; Stratichuk EF695

Public vs. private sector ... Eggen EF696; Stratichuk EF696

Early retirement, impact on knowledge transfer ... Derkson EF691-92
Recruitment and retention, impact of pensions on ... Rosychuk EF641

See Labour Relations Code;

See Ministry of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour;

See Workplace health and safety;

Barriers to employment ... Lukaszuk EF506
Labour market development ... Lukaszuk EF511, 515; Notley EF515; Rogers EF510-11
Underemployed populations ... Bikman EF500; Lukaszuk EF497, 498, 511, 513; Quadri EF513; Rogers EF511
Underemployed populations, funding for ... Lukaszuk EF515, 516; Notley EF515, 516

See International trade - European Union: Comprehensive economic and trade agreement, impact on labour mobility;

Federal funding, matching grants ... Bikman EF500; Lukaszuk EF500

Amendments to act before proclamation ... Kennedy-Glans EF650; Linton EF648-49
Application to publicly funded pension plans ... Jones EF730; Murray EF645; Pastoor EF645; Prefontaine EF573; Walker, G. EF646
Conversion of defined benefit to target benefit pension, impact on accrued benefits ... McGowan EF675; Roberts EF631; Sarich EF675
Conversion of defined benefit to target benefit pension, provisions for ... Eggen EF576, 700, 710; Fafard EF700; Hunter EF663; Kaminski EF670; Matthews, S. EF647; McGowan EF672-74; Moffatt EF701; Morton EF690; Pollard EF710; Prefontaine EF572-73, 576-77; Solomon EF752
General remarks ... Linton EF648
Governance provisions, plan administrator ... Kaminski EF670-71
Joint sponsorship of pension plans, provisions for ... Kaminski EF670
Pension plans governed by ... Prefontaine EF568, 572
Retirement benefit changes approved by superintendent, provisions for ... Kaminski EF670; Mancini EF722
Section 20 (restrictions on amendments to reduce benefits) ... Prefontaine EF578; Sarich EF578
Section 20 (restrictions on amendments to reduce benefits), proposed amendments See Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10): Conversion of defined benefit to defined contribution/target benefit pension, provisions for changes to accrued benefits
Stakeholder consultation ... Matthews, S. EF646-47

Draft regulations ... Chair EF677; Kaminski EF677; McGowan EF676; Sarich EF676
Draft regulations, plan conversion rules ... Bilous EF821-22; Kaminski EF676; Kulicki EF821; Linton EF648; McGowan EF675-76; Prefontaine EF576-77; Sarich EF675-76
General remarks ... Groch EF611
Overview ... Groch EF606
Provision for adverse deviations (PFAD) ... Solomon EF753
Scope ... Smith, G. EF671
Stakeholder consent provisions ... Ambrose EF711; Askin EF761; Dorward EF711; Kaminski EF676; McGowan EF675-76; Sarich EF675-76; Shevalier EF764; Sweet EF697-98
Stakeholder consent provisions, Treasury Board and Finance minister's remarks on ... McGowan EF673

AAMDC position ... Whaley EF618
Application to publicly funded pension plans ... Kaminski EF676; McGowan EF673; Smith, G. EF671-72
Bill development and progress ... Fox EF635; Gilmour EF567; Jones EF729-30; Kennedy-Glans EF633-34
Bill development and progress, impact of delay ... Kennedy-Glans EF822; Kulicki EF822
Bill development and progress, stakeholder awareness of ... LeFort EF723; Sarich EF723
Bill development and progress, stakeholder participation ... Raz EF725
Changes proposed under act ... Eggen EF576; Gold EF593; Kennedy-Glans EF603; Leech EF603; McGowan EF625; Mcinnis EF724-25; Prefontaine EF576-77; Rivard EF609
Changes proposed under act, impact on younger workers (intergenerational fairness) ... Askin EF761
Comparison with British Columbia's pension legislation ... Leder EF647-48; Matthews, S. EF650
Comparison with New Brunswick's pension legislation ... Mazerolle EF657
Comparison with other jurisdictions' pension legislation ... Eggen EF609; Gold EF591; Wolpert EF609
Conversion of defined benefit to defined contribution/target benefit pension, provisions for changes to accrued benefits ... Askin EF760-61; Eggen EF609, 723; Fox EF579; Gold EF591; Hunter EF663; Kaminski EF670; Kulicki EF821; LeFort EF723; Linton EF648-49; Mancini EF722; McGowan EF673, 674, 675; Prefontaine EF573, 578, 579-80; Rivard EF607, 609; Roberts EF631; Sarich EF578, 675; Smith, G. EF673; Warnock EF669; Wolpert EF607, 609
Governance provisions, plan administrator ... Kaminski EF670-71
Joint sponsorship of pension plans, provisions for ... Kaminski EF670
Minister's letter to committee ... Massolin EF558
Opposition, demonstrations against ... Moore, T. EF737
Overview ... Eggen EF695; Gilmour EF567; Hunter EF666-67; Marchuk EF757; Prefontaine EF572-73, 573; Scott, M. EF695; Westhead EF804; Wolpert EF606-7
Provisions for specified multi-employer pension plans ... Linton EF648-49
Public education ... Kennedy-Glans EF634; Matthews, K. EF720
Public response ... Ballermann EF634; Kennedy-Glans EF633; McGowan EF625
Public response, confusion with Bill 9 ... Rivard EF610; Rogers EF610
Referral to committee after second reading ... Chair EF555, 715; Charpentier-Westblom EF734; Eggen EF575; Rempel, B. EF654; Roberts EF630
Referral to committee after second reading, committee procedure See Bills, government (procedure)
Solvency deficiency funding requirements, proposed changes for specified multi-employer pension plans ... Solomon EF752
Solvency deficiency funding requirements, proposed changes for specified multi-employer pension plans, alternatives to legislation See Multi-employer pension plans
Support for bill ... Eggen EF666; Hunter EF663-64, 666-67; Kennedy-Glans EF649-50; Matthews, S. EF650; Moffatt EF700-701
Support for bill, multi-employer pension plans ... McGowan EF674
Unchanged aspect of legislation ... Eggen EF576; Prefontaine EF572-73, 576

See Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed) - Regulations;

Committee mandate ... Ballermann EF634; Hehr EF633; Smith, G. EF633
Committee research, direction from working group ... Bilous EF831; Kennedy-Glans EF831; Massolin EF831
Consideration of aging and retirement trends ... Wilson, D. EF689
Draft proposed timeline document, motion to accept (Rogers: carried) ... Rogers EF564
Stakeholder consultation ... Eggen EF576; Groch EF610; Kennedy-Glans EF610, 650; Linton EF648; Matthews, S. EF646-47, 647, 650; McGowan EF675; Prefontaine EF577; Rempel, B. EF653-54; Sarich EF675
Stakeholder consultation, further (proposed) ... Giesler EF703; Linton EF649; Sarich EF649; Sorensen, W. EF686
Stakeholder consultation, oral presentations See Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Oral presentations
Stakeholder consultation, release of stakeholder list ... Fox EF580; Prefontaine EF580
Stakeholder consultation, written submissions See Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review - Written submissions
Stakeholder consultations, Treasury Board and Finance minister's remarks on ... McGowan EF673
Timeline ... Chair EF543-44, 556-57; Dean, S. EF556; Eggen EF556, 557; Kubinec EF557; Massolin EF556-57; Sarich EF543, 556-57; Sawchuk EF557
Timeline, summer schedule ... Chair EF561, 564; Rogers EF561; Sawchuk EF564; Stier EF564

Additional oral presentations, media advisory ... Sorensen, R. EF832
Association newsletters ... Pastoor EF564; Sales EF564
Communications plan ... Sales EF562
Community newsletters, advertising in ... Chair EF563-64; Dean, S. EF563; Sales EF563-64
Draft plan, motion to accept as revised (Quadri: carried) ... Quadri EF564
Media relations (press releases, etc.) ... Chair EF563; Dean, S. EF563; Sales EF562, 563; Sarich EF563
Newspaper advertisements ... Chair EF562-63; Kubinec EF562; Pastoor EF562; Sales EF562-63
Newspaper columns, advertising in ... Chair EF563; Pastoor EF563; Rogers EF563; Sales EF563; Sarich EF563
Social media use ... Kubinec EF562; Sales EF562

Additional presentations (proposed) ... Bilous EF823, 824, 825, 827; Chair EF612, 823-24, 825, 826; Dean, S. EF826; Fox EF826; Hehr EF826; Kennedy-Glans EF651-52, 826; Kubinec EF825; Luan EF827; Massolin EF826; Pastoor EF827; Rogers EF826; Sarich EF612, 649, 651, 825, 826-27; Sawchuk EF651-52
Additional presentations, media advisory ... Sorensen, R. EF832
Additional presentations, motion to invite Building Trades of Alberta (Fox: carried) ... Fox EF828; Rogers EF828
Additional presentations, motion to invite Treasury Board and Finance senior officials (Kubinec: carried) ... Bilous EF829; Chair EF829-30; Dean, S. EF828; Fox EF829; Kennedy-Glans EF828-29; Kubinec EF828; Massolin EF828; Rogers EF829; Sarich EF829
Expert panels ... Dean, S. EF556; Eggen EF556
Expert panels, procedure ... Chair EF653
Expert panels, proposed participants ... Chair EF560; Eggen EF559-60; Fox EF560; Massolin EF558-59; Rogers EF561; Rowe EF560; Sarich EF560
Expert panels, recommendations ... Eggen EF778
Expert panels, time allocation ... Chair EF559; Eggen EF561; Massolin EF559; Sarich EF559, 560-61
Expert panels, working group to finalize panels and schedule ... Chair EF561
Expert panels, working group to finalize panels and schedule, motion on (Kubinec: carried) ... Chair EF562; Eggen EF562; Fox EF562; Kubinec EF561; Sarich EF561-62
Presentation by John Tackaberry, Building Trades of Alberta (proposed) See Building Trades of Alberta
Public meeting, Calgary ... Askin EF760-61; Cao EF770; Carew EF769-70; Chair EF745, 788; Connell EF754; Cote EF768; Dean, D. EF750-51; Ellefson EF770-71; Ennis EF768-69; Johnson, L. EF768; Kennedy-Glans EF764-65, 771; Marchuk EF757; Quadri EF768; Ruddy EF771; Sarich EF753, 757, 762; Shevalier EF764-65; Snell EF761-62; Solomon EF752-53; Walker, H. EF756-57; Zittlau EF752
Public meeting, Calgary, request to speak by unregistered attendee ... Bailie EF771; Chair EF771-72
Public meeting, Edmonton ... Ambrose EF710-11; Chair EF683, 687, 713; Chapman EF707-8; Dorward EF711; Eggen EF683, 686, 687, 689, 690, 694-95, 698, 700, 706, 707, 710-12; Fafard EF700; Giesler EF703; Kubinec EF687; MacDonald, S. EF690-91; Mackenzie, A. EF683; Morton EF689-90; Patrick EF711-12; Pollard EF710; Rogers EF690-91; Rowe EF708; Sarich EF689, 695, 698, 700, 703, 711, 712; Scott, M. EF694-95; Sharek EF686; Sweet EF697-98; Turner EF686-87; Veenstra EF707; Williams EF706; Wilson, D. EF689
Public meeting, Fort McMurray ... Broderick EF715-17; Chair EF715, 727; Drover EF724; Dzura EF726; Eggen EF717, 722, 723, 724; Fox EF722; Kubinec EF722; LeFort EF723; Lemke EF725; Mancini EF721-23; Mcinnis EF724-25; Raz EF725-26; Sarich EF716-17, 722, 723, 724
Public meeting, Grande Prairie ... Chair EF729, 742-43; Charpentier-Westblom EF734-35; Hughes EF738; Jones EF729-30; Kingsbury EF736-37; Leguerrier EF732-33; Lemke EF733; McDonald, E. EF742; Moore, T. EF737-38; Sarich EF730, 735, 738; Scott, K. EF741-42; Stier EF738; Tissington EF740-41
Public meeting, Lethbridge ... Chair EF773, 778-79
Public meeting, Lethbridge, attendee comportment ... Pastoor EF787
Public meeting, Medicine Hat ... Eggen EF791, 797; Mast EF789-91; Sarich EF790, 797; Stier EF791; Walker, S. EF796-97
Public meeting, Red Deer ... Chair EF801, 815; Eggen EF806-7; Le Blanc EF803; Reid, B. EF806-7; Westhead EF803-4, 814-15
Public meetings, cost of travel ... Kubinec EF682; Lemke EF682
Public meetings, interpretation of remarks ... Westhead EF814
Public meetings, interruptions ... Chair EF747, 757, 758
Public meetings, live streaming online ... Sales EF562
Public meetings, locations for ... Sales EF562; Sarich EF557
Public meetings, Medicine Hat ... Chair EF789, 800
Public meetings, participant demographics ... Kennedy-Glans EF821
Public meetings, participation by teleconferencing (proposed) ... Chair EF681-82; Lemke EF681-82; Luan EF682; Sawchuk EF681-82
Public meetings, procedure ... Chair EF699
Public meetings, purpose of ... Chair EF742, 787-88; Goertzen EF813; Luan EF778
Public meetings, schedule ... McDonald, E. EF681; Quadri EF680-81; Sarich EF681; Sawchuk EF681
Stakeholder panels ... Chair EF560; Eggen EF560; Fox EF560; Rogers EF561; Rowe EF560; Sarich EF560
Stakeholder panels, procedure ... Chair EF653
Stakeholder panels, proposed members ... Massolin EF558-59
Stakeholder panels, time allocation ... Eggen EF561; Sarich EF560-61
Stakeholder panels, working group to finalize panels and schedule ... Chair EF561
Stakeholder panels, working group to finalize panels and schedule, motion on (Kubinec: carried) ... Chair EF562; Eggen EF562; Fox EF562; Kubinec EF561; Sarich EF561-62
Summary of presentations ... Chair EF825; Kulicki EF821
Teleconferencing possibility See Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing: Teleconferencing availability at public meetings
Time allotment ... Chair EF559; Massolin EF559; Sarich EF559
Written materials received during stakeholder presentations posted to external website after meeting at which they are received ... Chair EF558
Written responses to questions ... Chair EF636

Committee procedure ... Smith, G. EF671

Report contents ... Chair EF727

Closing date ... Chair EF558; Dean, S. EF558; Eggen EF558; Massolin EF558; Rogers EF558; Sarich EF651; Sawchuk EF651
Closing date, acceptance of late submissions ... Rogers EF558
Closing date of August 15, motion on (Eggen: carried) ... Chair EF558; Eggen EF558; Rogers EF558
General remarks ... Sarich EF649
Late submissions ... Bilous EF823; Chair EF823; Kubinec EF823; Massolin EF823; Rogers EF823
Late submissions, motion to accept six submissions received (Fox: carried) ... Bilous EF823; Chair EF823; Fox EF823; Pastoor EF823; Rogers EF823
Posting to external website after August 15 ... Chair EF558
Requests for ... Kennedy-Glans EF651-52
Submissions received ... Chair EF753, 803; Solomon EF753
Summary of presentations ... Chair EF825

Compassionate care leave ... Hehr EF505; Lukaszuk EF505
Parental leave, comparison with other jurisdictions ... Hehr EF505; Lukaszuk EF505

Administrative fines, provisions for ... Lukaszuk EF510; Notley EF510
Compliance and enforcement ... Lukaszuk EF497-98, 509-10; Notley EF508-10
Compliance and enforcement, occupational health and safety officers See Workplace health and safety: Occupational health and safety officers
General remarks ... Lukaszuk EF496
Prosecutions, provisions for ... Lukaszuk EF510; Notley EF510
Review ... Hehr EF505; Lukaszuk EF497, 505, 517; Quadri EF517

Review ... Hehr EF505; Lukaszuk EF505, 517; Quadri EF517

Employer-sponsored programs, funding for ... Hehr EF506; Lukaszuk EF506, 511, 512, 515; Rogers EF511, 512
Provincial strategy ... Lukaszuk EF513; Quadri EF513

See Access to the future fund;

International investments See Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance
International technology sharing agreements ... Dallas EF524-25; Fox EF524
Technology development, venture capital fund See EnerTech Capital
Venture capital fund See 32 Degrees Capital Fund

Clean and alternative technology development ... Barnes EF538; Dallas EF538
Public perception, provincial advocacy on ... Barnes EF538; Dallas EF538; Rogers EF538
Technology development, venture capital fund See Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital

See Gas;

See Ministry of Energy;

General remarks ... Dallas EF522; Fox EF522

Green technology, venture capital fund ... Hancock EF453-54; Pedersen EF453

Postsecondary education See Postsecondary educational institutions - Admissions (enrolment): Student access, new spaces

Adult programs, funding for ... Hancock EF452-53; Johnston EF452-53; Pedersen EF452-53
Adult programs, transfer from Human Services to Innovation and Advanced Education ... Hancock EF452-53; Johnston EF452; Pedersen EF452-53

See Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education;

See Alberta Enterprise Corporation;

Funding ... Hancock EF455; Pedersen EF455
Provincial strategy ... Hancock EF448
Supports, funding for ... Hancock EF448-49
Technology start-ups, investment in See Alberta Enterprise Corporation
Tourism industry, provincial priority re ... Blakeman EF483

International relations strategy, crossministry co-ordination See International economic relations: Crossministry co-ordination
Mandate re advocacy See Energy industry - Environmental aspects: Public perception, provincial advocacy on

Crisis communication, contracted services See Government communications: Sole-source contracts

Provincial strategy ... Barnes EF538; Dallas EF538

See Postsecondary educational institutions - Admissions (enrolment): Student access, new spaces;

Development ... Dallas EF538

Market potential ... Dallas EF529; Swann EF529

See Egg Processing Innovations Cooperative;

See Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed);

See Edmonton public school board;

Transfer payments ... Dallas EF534; Dorward EF534

See English as a second language;

International relations strategy, crossministry co-ordination See International economic relations: Crossministry co-ordination
Mandate re advocacy See Energy industry - Environmental aspects: Public perception, provincial advocacy on

Debate procedure ... Chair EF387-88, 409, 431, 447, 473-74, 495, 519
Debate procedure, presentation of amendments ... Chair EF441, 533; Mason EF441
Debate procedure, reference to former ministers or Premiers ... Chair EF476; Strankman EF476
Debate procedure, reference to political campaigns ... Chair EF512-13; Lukaszuk EF512-13
Debate procedure, reference to political party names ... Chair EF432
Debate procedure, timing of question periods ... Anglin EF436; Chair EF436
Debate procedure, topic of questioning ... Chair EF418, 509; Notley EF509
Tabling of cited documents ... Blakeman EF474

Public-private partnership (P3) construction ... McIver EF417; Rogers EF425

Agency Governance Secretariat oversight See Agency Governance Secretariat
Business plan, goals ... Anglin EF435-36; Hancock EF432, 436
Business plan, performance measures and indicators ... Anglin EF433-34, 437, 444; Hancock EF434-35, 439, 444; Sarich EF443; Sherman EF438; Watson, P. EF443, 444
Cabinet co-ordination staff ... Hancock EF436
Communications staff ... Hancock EF434
Communications staff transfer to Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education ... Hancock EF456; Pedersen EF456
Contracted services ... Anglin EF433; Hancock EF434
Deputy minister's office staff ... Hancock EF436
Electronic document distribution system, funding reallocation ... Anglin EF435; Hancock EF434, 436, 440-41; Mason EF440
Funding ... Hancock EF439; Sherman EF438
Funding, impact of Premier Redford's resignation ... Anglin EF443-44; Hancock EF443-44
Funding increases ... Mason EF440
Hospitality, funding for ... Anglin EF433; Hancock EF434; Sherman EF438
Main estimates 2014-2015 debate ... Anglin EF433-37, 443-44; Hancock EF431-44; Mason EF439-41; Quadri EF441-42; Sarich EF443-45; Sherman EF437-38; Watson, P. EF439, 443-45
Main estimates 2014-2015 debate, amendment presented (reduction in operational expenses, Premier's office) ... Mason EF441
Main estimates 2014-2015 debate, procedure See Estimates of supply, main: Debate procedure
Operational expenses ... Anglin EF433; Hancock EF434
Operational expenses, amendment to main estimates presented ... Mason EF441
Policy co-ordination office, staff ... Hancock EF434, 436-37
Premier's office administration See Office of the Premier

Funding ... Donovan EF404; Olson EF404

Performance measures and indicators ... Dallas EF531; Mason EF531
Valuation factors ... Dallas EF528; Swann EF528

Land acquisition for high-speed rail (proposed) ... Fox EF549-50; Hehr EF549-50; Rogers EF550; Rowe EF549

See Continuing/extended care facilities;

Contract negotiations ... Urbina EF811
Privatization ... Eggen EF811; Urbina EF810-11

See Alberta abroad program;