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Definition as tobaccolike product proposed ... Hoffman 2108; Swann 2108

See Beef: Earls Restaurants sourcing;

Calgary schools See Campus Pre-school, Calgary
Full-day kindergarten cost (Written Question 2: accepted) ... Smith 774
Funding ... Eggen 776-77

See Child mental health services;

See Health promotion;

See Nepal: 2015 earthquake;

Immunization services ... Luff 1943

See East Calgary health centre;

See Environmental protection;

Aboriginal peoples, funding for See First Nations development fund
Chambers of commerce news release ... Bilous 658; McIver 658
Corporations' letter to Premier on ... Jean 109-10; Notley 109-10
Diversification ... Aheer 222-23, 753-54, 756; Barnes 212; Bilous 67, 743, 1061; Carlier 323; Carson 191; Ceci 148, 601-3, 1058; Cooper 223, 620; Dang 1182; Fildebrandt 759-60, 1058; Gotfried 734-35, 743; Hinkley 198; Jabbour 449-50; Kleinsteuber 214; Loyola 188; MacIntyre 1749; Malkinson 676; McIver 173, 688, 1047; McKitrick 44; McPherson 331; Miller 193; Nielsen 1060-61; Notley 173; Panda 1360-61; Payne 19; Piquette 43; Pitt 101-2; Rosendahl 215-16; Sabir 373; Schneider 676; Schreiner 206; Speech from the Throne 2-4; Starke 67, 147, 754-56; Swann 598; Turner 214, 372; Westhead 14
General remarks ... Kazim 189
Government role ... Aheer 753-54, 756; Loewen 1924; MacIntyre 1924-25; Starke 755-56
Investment attraction ... Bilous 1061, 1698-99; Hunter 1698; Jean 2402-3; Nielsen 1061; Notley 2403
Investment attraction, points of order on debate ... Carlier 2410-11; Cooper 2410; Speaker, The 2411
Members' statements ... Gotfried 2400
Other jurisdictions See Newfoundland and Labrador: Economic development
Small business See Small business

See Regional economic development; Rural development;

See Rural development;

See Ministry of Economic Development and Trade;

See Investing in a Diversified Alberta Economy Act (Bill 30); Promoting Job Creation and Diversification Act (Bill 1);

See Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing;

See Premier's Advisory Committee on the Economy;

See Investing in a Diversified Alberta Economy Act (Bill 30);

Current fiscal position [See also Oil prices];Ceci 2055, 2107, 2112-13; Ellis 2112-13; Jean 2051; McIver 2107; Notley 2051; Starke 2055

Strathcona-Sherwood Park (constituency) See Strathcona-Sherwood Park (constituency): Tourism

Branding See Make Something Edmonton
Foreign trade zone designation See International trade: Foreign trade zones (FTZs)
Hospitals, capital funding See Hospital construction: Edmonton hospitals, capital funding
Municipal sustainability initiative funding ... Gill 744; Larivee 744
Services for homeless GLBTQ youth See Gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender persons: Homeless youth services, members' statements
Tourism ... Shepherd 625-26
Volunteers, Fort McMurray and area wildfire relief efforts ... Carson 920-21

Member's personal and family history ... Goehring 199-201, 1241; Nielsen 200-201
Overview ... Goehring 199-200

Financial reporting ... Shepherd 2355-56; Starke 2428-29
Member's personal and family history ... Loyola 51; Shepherd 49-51
Overview ... Shepherd 49-51

See Annunciation Catholic church, Edmonton;

Member's personal and family history ... Cooper 525; Fildebrandt 188; Loyola 186-88, 523; MacIntyre 280
Overview ... Loyola 187
Schools See St. Clement elementary/junior high school, Edmonton

Members' statements ... Shepherd 885

Community activities, members' statements ... Sweet 871

See Highway 63;

Member's personal and family history ... Connolly 98; Hoffman 97-98
Overview ... Hoffman 97

Member's personal and family history ... Schmidt 1201-2

Direct international flights ... Gotfried 626

Member's nomination and election as Deputy Chair of Committees See Deputy Chair of Committees
Member's personal and family history ... Sweet 335-36
Overview ... Shepherd 336; Sweet 336

Aboriginal cultural heritage preservation ... Dach 1445
Low-income families ... Dach 17
Member's personal and family history ... Dach 16-18
Overview ... Dach 17
Seniors' housing ... Dach 17
Summer festival, members' statements ... Dach 1445
Youth engagement ... Dach 18; Hinkley 18

Constituent communications ... Carson 192; Drever 192
Member's personal and family history ... Carson 190-91, 193; Hinkley 196-97; Nielsen 193
Overview ... Carson 190-91

Member's personal and family history ... Woollard 21-22, 548, 1246
Overview ... Woollard 20-21
Schools ... Schreiner 22; Woollard 22

See Edmonton Emergency Relief Services Society;

See Castle Downs Family YMCA;

See Capital Region Board;

Member's personal and family history ... Sigurdson 282-84
Overview ... Sigurdson 283

Member's personal and family history ... Feehan 98-99
Overview ... Feehan 99

Members' statements ... Goehring 2113

[See also St. Clement elementary/junior high school, Edmonton; ]
Capacity issues ... Dang 22; Schreiner 22; Woollard 22
School construction See School construction: New schools in southwest Edmonton, members' statements

Members' statements ... Goehring 302-3

See Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton;

Constituent communications ... Anderson, S. 23-24; Dang 24
Member's personal and family history ... Dang 22
Overview ... Dang 22
Schools ... Dang 22
Volunteers, members' statements ... Dang 517

Passes for low-income residents ... Horne 1231; Sabir 1238; Shepherd 1238

Member's personal and family history ... Turner 370-72, 1252-53
Member's recusal from Bill 35 debate See Fair Elections Financing Act (Bill 35): Member's recusal from debate under section 2(2) of Conflicts of Interest Act

General remarks ... Eggen 54-55; Luff 56, 1863; Speech from the Throne 4
Innovation ... Clark 787; Swann 788
Lifelong learning See Adult learning
Members' statements ... Sweet 1570-71; van Dijken 1571
Parental choice ... Eggen 659-60, 1698, 2406; Hoffman 712, 2106-7; Jean 2106-7; Smith 659, 712, 776, 1698, 2406
Parental choice (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: carried unanimously) ... Clark 787-88; Cooper 784; Eggen 784-85; Luff 631-32; Malkinson 786-87; McIver 630-31, 789-90; McKitrick 789; Rodney 785-86; Smith 788-89; Swann 788
Parental choice (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: carried unanimously), amendment (Luff: withdrawn by unanimous consent) ... Cooper 637; Eggen 634-35; Luff 632, 634; Mason 783; Smith 635-36; Starke 636-37
Parental choice (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: carried unanimously), amendment (Luff: withdrawn by unanimous consent), point of order on debate ... Carlier 632; McIver 633; Rodney 632-33; Smith 632; Speaker, The 633; Starke 632
Parental choice (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: carried unanimously), amendment (Luff: withdrawn by unanimous consent), point of order on debate, clarification ... McIver 633-34; Speaker, The 633-34; Starke 633
Parental choice (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: carried unanimously), amendment (Luff: withdrawn by unanimous consent), Speaker's ruling ... Speaker, The 639
Parental choice (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: carried unanimously), amendment (Luff: withdrawn by unanimous consent), Speaker's ruling, clarification ... Bilous 639; Clark 639-40; Cooper 639; Speaker, The 640
Parental choice (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: carried unanimously), debate time to exclude time spent on withdrawn amendment (unanimous consent granted) ... Mason 783; McIver 789
Parental choice (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: carried unanimously), division ... 790
Parental choice (Motion Other than Government Motion 504: carried unanimously), statement by member ... McIver 653
Parental choice, members' statements ... Schneider 839; Smith 666
Regional collaborative service delivery See Government services, public: Regional collaborative services delivery

See Separate schools;

See Adult learning;

See Postsecondary education;

See Early childhood education;

Carbon levy impact on costs See Carbon levy: Impact on education costs
Equity of opportunity funding ... Smith 159
Funding ... Bilous 32; Carson 191; Ceci 59, 244, 601; Clark 726; Dang 22-23; Eggen 54, 659-60; Hoffman 712; Littlewood 12; Loyola 187; Malkinson 679; McPherson 32; Payne 19; Smith 659, 712; Speech from the Throne 3
Funding, impact of private and separate schools (Written Question 4: defeated) ... Cooper 777; Eggen 776-77; McIver 777; Smith 775-78
Funding, impact of private and separate schools (Written Question 4: defeated), division ... 778
Funding, impact of private and separate schools (Written Question 4: defeated), point of order withdrawn ... Cooper 777; Mason 777; Speaker, The 777
Funding for aboriginal students ... Carson 151; Eggen 151-52, 1010; Luff 1010
Funding for English language learners ... Carson 151; Eggen 151-52
Funding for front-line workers ... Ceci 662; Jansen 661-62
Funding from supplementary supply See Ministry of Education: Supplementary supply estimates 2015-2016
Revenue from school fees, fundraising, donations, and gifts in kind (Written Question 8: accepted) ... Smith 774
School fees See School fees (elementary and secondary)

See School boards and districts;

See Ministry of Advanced Education; Ministry of Education;

General remarks ... Cyr 1634; Jean 656-57; McIver 709; Notley 656-57, 709
Municipal collection timeline ... Larivee 31; McIver 31
Seniors' deferral program See Property tax: Seniors' property tax deferral program
Tax rate ... Ceci 1380-81; Cyr 744; Eggen 744; Larivee 744; Panda 1380-81

See Alberta centennial education savings plan;

Aboriginal content ... Dach 17; Eggen 1010; Luff 1010
Career and technology studies ... Eggen 462; Sucha 462
English as a second language registration and funding (Written Question 7: accepted) ... Smith 774
English as a second language schools See Almadina Language Charter Academy, Calgary
Mathematics, members' statements ... Luff 2496
Microsociety program, members' statements ... Schreiner 2177
Online survey ... Clark 2333-34; Eggen 2334
Review, expert working group ... Eggen 2406; Smith 2406
Review, members' statements ... Connolly 1990
Review, stakeholder consultation ... Eggen 1655-56; Hinkley 1655-56
Secondary/postsecondary dual credit program ... Eggen 54-55, 462; Sucha 462
Skilled trades, teacher certification See Teacher certification: Bridge to teacher certification program for skilled trades

See School boards and districts;

See Schools;

See Postsecondary educational institutions;

See School psychology;

See Teachers;

See Famous Five;

See Employment insurance program (federal);

See Senior abuse and neglect;

General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 3

See Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special;

Amendments, laws and legislation See Fair Elections Financing Act (Bill 35)
Legislative Offices Committee, annual report 2015-2016 presented to the Assembly ... Shepherd 1571

General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 3

See Ethics and Accountability Committee, Select Special;

First reading ... Smith 92
Second reading ... Clark 120-21; Cooper 121; Cyr 131; Gray 130-31; Hunter 127-28; Littlewood 123-24; Loewen 122-23; Loyola 126-27; Miller 125-26; Nielsen 121-22; Panda 124-25; Smith 119, 303-4; Starke 129-30; Sucha 128-29; Swann 126
Second reading, division ... 304
Second reading, division, point of order on ... Cooper 305; Speaker, The 305; Starke 304-5
Second reading, points of order on debate ... Carlier 122, 127; Cooper 127; Smith 122; Speaker, The 122, 127, 132; Starke 132
Second reading, points of order on debate, remarks withdrawn ... Loyola 127
Second reading, request to allow debate past 5 p.m. (unanimous consent denied) ... Starke 132
General remarks ... Jansen 109

See Recall Act (Bill 208, 2010);

By-elections See By-elections, federal

Campaign financing ... Swann 1638
Female candidates, promotion of ... Babcock 2108; Larivee 2108

British Columbia election, Albertans' participation in ... Jean 2403; Notley 2403
By-elections See Calgary-Greenway (constituency): By-election
Government spending announcements during ... Cooper 161; Mason 36; Schneider 36
Manitoba election See Manitoba: Provincial election
Members' anniversaries of election, speaker's statements ... Speaker, The 1936
Tie votes ... Kazim 190; Schneider 201; Westhead 190

See Chief Electoral Officer's office;

Early appointment of commission, laws and legislation See Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 7)
Funding, supplementary supply request See Supplementary supply estimates 2016-2017
Membership ... Drysdale 1986; Ganley 1986
Membership, points of order on debate ... Cooper 1992; Drysdale 1992; Mason 1991; Rodney 1991-92; Speaker, The 1992
Membership, points of order on debate, member's apology ... Drysdale 1992
Population data used ... Ganley 586

First reading ... Ganley 518
Second reading ... Carlier 684; Clark 683-84; Ganley 585-86; Hinkley 649; McIver 683; McKitrick 650-51; Nixon 682; Stier 684; van Dijken 649-50
Committee ... Cooper 822; Ganley 821-22; Hinkley 820; Mason 823-24; McKitrick 822; Starke 820-23
Committee, amendment A1 (use of additional census information) (Starke: defeated) ... Cooper 822; Ganley 821-22, 902; Mason 823-24; McKitrick 822; Starke 820-23
Third reading ... Cyr 903; Ganley 902
Royal Assent ... 27 May 2016 (outside of House sitting)

See Chief Electoral Officer's office;

Capacity market system ... Aheer 2570; Barnes 2553-54; Gotfried 2277; Hoffman 2028; Jean 2028; Luff 2554; MacIntyre 1985, 2255; McCuaig-Boyd 1985, 2255, 2277
Export of surplus power ... Panda 1753
Hydroelectric power See Hydroelectric power
Import from British Columbia ... Hoffman 1814-15; Jean 1766, 1814-15; Notley 1766
Members' statements ... MacIntyre 1813
Microgeneration ... van Dijken 1291
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs) [See also Balancing Pool];Aheer 2570-71, 2596; Clark 440, 864, 1602, 2595-96; Fraser 91; Gotfried 919, 1934-35, 1955-56; Hoffman 271-72, 1932, 1934-35, 2028, 2035; Jean 84, 271, 294, 1562-63, 1599-1600, 1864-65, 1981, 2028, 2052, 2252; MacIntyre 219, 232, 273, 1749, 1887, 1932, 2438; McCuaig-Boyd 273, 440, 919, 1378, 1602, 2594; McIver 1888; Notley 84, 232, 294, 1563, 1600, 1864-65, 1887-88, 1981, 2052, 2252; Phillips 91, 864-65; Rodney 2034-35; Schneider 2438; Swann 1378
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs), members' statements ... Fraser 1598
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs), points of order on debate ... Cooper 1939; Mason 1939; Speaker, The 1939
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs), points of order raised ... Bilous 1607; Cooper 1607; Rodney 1607; Speaker, The 1607
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs), provincial lawsuit ... Bilous 1568; Fraser 1817, 1891-92; Gill 1695; Gotfried 1652-53, 1868; Hoffman 1652-53, 1814-15, 1891-92, 1932; Jean 1563, 1651, 1814-15, 2576; MacIntyre 1887, 1932, 2527-28; McCuaig-Boyd 1868; McIver 1651-52; Notley 1563, 1651-52, 1695, 1887, 2576; Panda 1568; Phillips 1817; Starke 1716
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs), provincial lawsuit, advertising on See Government advertising: Provincial lawsuit on power purchase arrangements
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs), provincial lawsuit, legal counsel ... Ellis 1603, 1656-57, 1984-85; Fraser 1891-92; Gill 1695; Hoffman 1603-4, 1656-57, 1892, 1984-85; Notley 1695
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs), provincial lawsuit, points of order on debate ... Rodney 1660
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs), provincial lawsuit, points of order on debate, remarks withdrawn ... Hoffman 1660
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs), provincial lawsuit, Speaker's ruling (sub judice rule) ... Speaker, The 1651
Power purchase arrangements (PPAs), Speaker's ruling ... Speaker, The 1563, 1599-1600
Private ownership ... Gotfried 2051
Renewable/alternative sources ... Fraser 1058-59; McCuaig-Boyd 1059

See Cogeneration of electric power and heat;

Alberta-British Columbia lines ... Jean 1766, 1864; Notley 1766, 1864
Funding ... Hoffman 1815; Jean 1815

Capacity ... Fraser 1058-59; McCuaig-Boyd 1058-59
Coal-fired facilities, carbon levy application to See Carbon levy: Application to coal-fired electric power plants
Coal-fired facilities, clean-burning technology ... Aheer 1537; Gotfried 1555; Hoffman 1005; McCuaig-Boyd 1055; McIver 958, 1005, 1055, 1377-78; Notley 958; Phillips 1005, 1377-78; Smith 1952; van Dijken 1291
Coal-fired facilities, conversion to natural gas ... Phillips 958; Swann 958
Coal-fired facilities retirement ... Bilous 90, 230, 274, 318, 1007, 1318, 1868; Clark 440; Ellis 1750-51; Fraser 90, 1058-59, 1817, 1936, 2109; Gill 1933; Gotfried 175, 1007-8, 1555, 1819; Hanson 1318; Hoffman 271-72, 1378, 1815-16, 2027-28; Jean 84, 271, 294, 459, 721, 912, 1562, 1718, 1815, 1929, 2027-28, 2052; Loewen 2042-43; MacIntyre 219-20, 232, 273-74, 1748-49, 1887-88, 1926; McCuaig-Boyd 273, 1055, 1059, 1234, 1378; McIver 709, 958, 1005, 1055, 1377-78, 1719, 1767-68; Nixon 1925-26; Notley 84, 232, 294, 459, 912, 1562, 1718-19, 1767-68, 1887-88, 1929, 2052; Orr 1031; Panda 2039, 2043; Phillips 88-90, 175, 232, 440-41, 709, 958, 1005, 1238-39, 1377-78, 1817, 1819, 1933, 1936, 2109; Pitt 1954; Rodney 1547; Rosendahl 230, 317; Schneider 757, 1895-96, 1950-51; Smith 1238-39, 1868, 1952-53; Speech from the Throne 3; Starke 1716; Strankman 90; Swann 1234, 1378; Taylor 88, 441, 508, 2186; Turner 1816
Coal-fired facilities retirement, coal facilitator appointment ... Bilous 230; Rosendahl 230
Coal-fired facilities retirement, coal facilitator's report ... Gotfried 1868; Jean 1929; Loewen 1944-45; MacIntyre 1748, 1750; McCuaig-Boyd 1868; Nixon 1945; Notley 1929; Stier 1753-54
Coal-fired facilities retirement, comparison with other jurisdictions ... Hoffman 2106; Jean 2106
Coal-fired facilities retirement, government communication with affected communities ... Fraser 2058; Phillips 2058
Coal-fired facilities retirement, members' statements ... Horne 338; van Dijken 2114
Coal-fired facilities retirement, points of order on debate ... Carlier 1386; Cooper 1385-86; Mason 1385-86; Panda 1384-85; Phillips 1385; Rodney 1446; Speaker, The 1385-86, 1446; Starke 1385-86
Coal-fired facilities retirement, points of order on debate, member's apology ... Hoffman 1465
Coal-fired facilities retirement, transition payment to power companies ... Ceci 2053; Clark 2053; Jean 2252; Notley 2252
Gas-fired plants ... Gotfried 1867; McCuaig-Boyd 1867
Gas-fired plants, capital funding ... Gotfried 1935; Hoffman 1935
Gas-fired plants, incentives for ... Gotfried 2277; McCuaig-Boyd 2277

Carbon levy impact See Carbon levy: Impact on energy costs
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... Ellis 1751-52
Cost of Balancing Pool loan See Balancing Pool: Provincial loans
Cost of renewable/alternative energy See Renewable/alternative energy sources: Transition to, funding
Forecasts ... Jean 2252; Notley 2253; Phillips 958; Swann 958
General remarks ... MacIntyre 1748-49, 2594
Rate cap ... MacIntyre 2436; McCuaig-Boyd 1983; McIver 1930-31; Notley 1930-31; Sweet 1983
Rate riders ... Aheer 2596-97; Gotfried 2597-98
Rebates ... Gotfried 2597-98
Renewable/alternative energy costs ... MacIntyre 898; Phillips 898

Comparison with other jurisdictions ... MacIntyre 1813
Residential contracts, door-to-door sales ... Connolly 1869; Dach 2258; McLean 1869, 2258

Amendments, laws and legislation See Electric Utilities Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 34), Renewable Electricity Act (Bill 27)

First reading ... McCuaig-Boyd 2114
Second reading ... Aheer 2308-10, 2373-75; Barnes 2310; Clark 2305-8; Cooper 2311-12, 2431-33; Cyr 2438-39; MacIntyre 2304-5, 2375-76, 2436-38; McCuaig-Boyd 2302-3, 2440; Nixon 2433-36; Panda 2306-8; Rodney 2377-78; Schneider 2438; Stier 2435; Swann 2303-4; Turner 2312-13; van Dijken 2310-11
Second reading, motion to refer subject matter of bill to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Cooper: defeated) ... Aheer 2373-75; Cooper 2311-12; MacIntyre 2375-76; Turner 2312-13
Second reading, motion to refer subject matter of bill to Resource Stewardship Committee (referral amendment REF1) (Cooper: defeated), division ... 2377
Second reading, motion to not now read because bill does not adequately address and minimize adverse long-term financial implications of changes to the Electric Utilities Act with respect to debt financing (reasoned amendment RA1) (Rodney: defeated) ... Bilous 2378; Cooper 2431-33; Cyr 2438-39; MacIntyre 2436-38; Nixon 2433-36; Rodney 2377-78; Schneider 2438; Stier 2435
Second reading, motion to not now read because bill does not adequately address and minimize adverse long-term financial implications of changes to the Electric Utilities Act with respect to debt financing (reasoned amendment RA1) (Rodney: defeated), division ... 2439-40
Second reading, motion to not now read because bill does not adequately address and minimize adverse long-term financial implications of changes to the Electric Utilities Act with respect to debt financing (reasoned amendment RA1) (Rodney: defeated), points of order on debate ... Cyr 2437
Second reading, motion to not now read because bill does not adequately address and minimize adverse long-term financial implications of changes to the Electric Utilities Act with respect to debt financing (reasoned amendment RA1) (Rodney: defeated), points of order on debate, remarks withdrawn ... Schmidt 2437
Committee ... Cyr 2529; MacIntyre 2527-29
Third reading ... Aheer 2596-97; Clark 2595-96; Gotfried 2597-99; MacIntyre 2594-95; McCuaig-Boyd 2594
Third reading, motion to not now read (6-month hoist amendment HA) (Aheer: defeated) ... Aheer 2596-97; Gotfried 2597-99
Third reading, division ... 2599
Royal Assent ... 14 December 2016 (outside of House sitting)

See Renewable Electricity Act (Bill 27);

Review documentation, May 22, 2015, to March 7, 2016 (Motion for a Return 20: carried as amended) ... Barnes 1577-78, 1731-32; Clark 1579; Cooper 1579; Payne 1578
Review documentation, May 22, 2015, to March 7, 2016 (Motion for a Return 20: carried as amended), amendment to exclude confidential advice to minister (Payne: carried) ... Barnes 1578; Clark 1579; Cooper 1579; Payne 1578
Review documentation, May 22, 2015, to March 7, 2016 (Motion for a Return 20: carried as amended), amendment to exclude confidential advice to minister (Payne: carried), division ... 1580
Review documentation, May 22, 2015, to March 7, 2016 (Motion for a Return 20: carried as amended), division ... 1732
System compatibility See Health information: Clinical information systems

See Health information: Clinical information systems;

Commonwealth Day message ... Speaker, The 107

See Highway 2;

Population management ... Barnes 770-71; Phillips 770-71
Population management, Suffield area ... Barnes 1721; Nixon 1725; Phillips 1721, 1725

See Chronic wasting disease;

Licences ... Barnes 770-71; Phillips 770-71

See Refugees: Syrian refugee resettlement, members' statements;

See Educational curricula: English as a second language registration and funding (Written Question 7: accepted);

See Sherwood Park (hamlet): Accessible public facilities;

Members' statements ... Nielsen 1062
Walk of Fame application ... Nielsen 335; Turner 335

Deaths of children in care ... Aheer 1913; Clark 1908-9; Cooper 1900-1901; Feehan 1905-6; Larivee 1912-13; McIver 1907; Nixon 1909-10; Orr 1911-12; Pitt 1904-5; Renaud 1907-8; Rodney 1903-4; Sabir 1902-3; Shepherd 1910-11; Smith 1906-7; Swann 1901-2
Deaths of children in care, request for debate (proceeded with) ... Cooper 1898-99; Mason 1899-1900

[See also Alberta Emergency Management Agency; ]
Budgeting for ... Fildebrandt 1044
Evacuation procedures See Wildfire, Fort McMurray (2016): Emergency management, review of
Funding ... Carlier 798; Ceci 864; Fildebrandt 798, 1097; McIver 864
Planning ... Fraser 961; Larivee 961-62

See Alberta Emergency Management Agency;

Air ambulance service ... Hoffman 272; McIver 272
Dispatch service centralization in Calgary ... Barnes 33-34, 228-29, 391-92, 1305; Hoffman 34, 228-29, 232, 391-92, 1305; Nixon 1009, 1057; Panda 232; Payne 1009-10, 1057
Dispatch service centralization in Calgary, documents related to decision-making on (Motion for a Return 23: carried as amended) ... Barnes 2062-63; Carlier 2063; Cooper 2064
Dispatch service centralization in Calgary, documents related to decision-making on (Motion for a Return 23: carried as amended), amendment to exclude documents constituting confidential advice to the minister, motion on (Carlier/Hoffman: carried) ... Barnes 2063; Carlier 2063; Cooper 2064; Hoffman 2063
Dispatch service centralization in Calgary, documents related to decision-making on (Motion for a Return 23: carried as amended), amendment to exclude documents constituting confidential advice to the minister, motion on (Carlier/Hoffman: carried), division ... 2064-65
Dispatch service centralization in Calgary, members' statements ... Panda 232
Employee morale ... Hoffman 273; Swann 272
Essential services designation proposal [See also Act to Implement a Supreme Court Ruling Governing Essential Services, An (Bill 4): Committee, amendment A10 (essential services to include ambulance attendants) (McIver: defeated)];Fraser 413-14; Gray 415; Loyola 454; Yao 452
Interfacility transfer of nonemergency patients ... Barnes 1305; Hoffman 1305; Nixon 1057; Payne 1057
Paramedics, members' statements ... Fraser 2105
Posttraumatic stress disorder awareness, laws and legislation See Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day Act (Bill 206)
Posttraumatic stress disorder in front-line workers ... Payne 273; Swann 273
Public vs. private service delivery ... Fraser 350; Gray 415; Swann 350
Service centralization, documents related to decision-making on (Motion for a Return 23: carried as amended) ... Barnes 2065
Wait times ... Hoffman 272; Swann 272

See Hospital emergency services;

See Alberta College of Paramedics;

Select special child intervention review committee appointment (unanimous consent denied) ... Cooper 2342-43, 2489-90; Speaker, The 2343

See Sage grouse: Federal protection order;

Members' statements ... Rosendahl 818

See Edmonton Emergency Relief Services Society;

See Child protective services; Homelessness;

See Climate Leadership Implementation Act (Bill 20): Schedule 3;

See Act to Implement a Supreme Court Ruling Governing Essential Services, An (Bill 4);

See Workplace health and safety;

See Ministry of Human Services;

See Career Month;

See Workplace health and safety;

Eligibility criteria ... Anderson, S. 796; Bilous 963; Ceci 601; Fildebrandt 963; Gray 796; Kleinsteuber 214; Speech from the Throne 2
General remarks ... Schneider 757
Wildfire evacuees without coverage See Wildfire, Fort McMurray (2016): Services for evacuees, persons ineligible for employment insurance

See Ministry of Labour;

Review ... Coolahan 86; Gray 86

First reading ... Anderson, W. 2506; Stier 2506

Eligibility criteria ... Pitt 175-76; Sabir 175-76
Funding ... Ceci 601
Grande Prairie Regional College program See Grande Prairie Regional College: Transitional vocational program
Grants for employers ... Fildebrandt 142-43; Gray 143-44; Hunter 143-44
Participation rate ... Gray 144; Hunter 144; Rodney 274; Schmidt 274
Programs ... Kazim 189; Littlewood 12; Sabir 373; Speech from the Throne 2
Skill upgrading ... Bilous 88; Panda 88
Training for work program ... Ceci 601

See Emergency medical services (ambulances, etc.);

See Pipeline construction: Enbridge Northern Gateway project;

Medical assistance in dying See Assisted dying
Planning ... Clark 1332
Planning, members' statements ... Aheer 1374

Members' statements ... Clark 279
Palliative care See Palliative care
Provincial framework ... Clark 1331-32

Cost of electric power production See Electric power prices: Renewable/alternative energy costs

Efficiency program collaboration, memorandum of understanding with Ontario ... Bilous 1317
Efficiency programs ... Aheer 1405-6; Carson 2334; McIver 913; Nixon 1339-40; Notley 913; Phillips 913, 2334-35
Energy efficiency board ... Notley 1146; Swann 1146
Performance measures ... Phillips 1146; Swann 1146
Restaurant industry ... Orr 1429; Sucha 1428-29

General remarks ... McCuaig-Boyd 2278; McKitrick 2278

Funding ... Smith 1295
Mandate [See also Climate Leadership Implementation Act (Bill 20): Committee, amendment A1 (carbon levy revenue utilization) (MacIntyre: defeated); Climate Leadership Implementation Act (Bill 20): Committee, amendment A1 (carbon levy revenue utilization) (McIver/Fraser: defeated), Climate Leadership Implementation Act (Bill 20): Committee, amendment A3 (carbon levy revenue utilization) (Clark: defeated)];Anderson, S. 1354; Luff 57; Phillips 1163-64; Shepherd 1320-21; Speech from the Throne 3
Performance measures ... Dang 1316; Fraser 1315-16

Enactment, laws and legislation See Climate Leadership Implementation Act (Bill 20): Schedule 2

[See also Corporations; Small business; ]
Capital investment ... Jean 2576; Notley 2576
Clean technology ... Aheer 1708; Clark 1708; Dach 2390; Fraser 1817, 1998; Panda 2385-86; Phillips 1817; Taylor 1707
Competitiveness ... Aheer 1976-77, 2332-33; Cooper 1975-76; Cyr 2004-5; Hoffman 2333; Horne 1975-76; Jean 1929-30, 2402-3; Notley 1929-30, 2402-3; Orr 1705; Taylor 1974-75
Diversification [See also Renewable/alternative energy sources: Transition to];Aheer 319, 2322-23; Anderson, S. 321-22; Bilous 1698; Ceci 602; Hunter 1698; Malkinson 679; McCuaig-Boyd 2277-78; McKitrick 2277-78; Rosendahl 317
Diversification, points of order on debate ... Bilous 2280-81; Clark 2280; Speaker, The 2281
Environmental monitoring See Environmental monitoring
Environmental protection, comparison with other jurisdictions ... Aheer 2003; Loewen 2003; Yao 1859-60, 1999
Environmental protection, public perception ... Bilous 72-73, 1316-17; Carson 192; Coolahan 78; Jean 509; Luff 1318-19; McCuaig-Boyd 78; Notley 509; Orr 192; Pitt 102; Rosendahl 72; Speech from the Throne 2
Environmental protection, public perception, members' statements ... Loewen 1095
Fort McMurray See Oil sands development
Fort McMurray company executives, Premier's and Energy minister's meetings with ... Larivee 876; McCuaig-Boyd 883; Miller 883
Fort McMurray wildfire evacuation ... McCuaig-Boyd 816-17; Panda 816-17
Fort McMurray wildfire impact ... Aheer 813; Gill 815; McCuaig-Boyd 813, 815
Fort McMurray wildfire recovery ... Aheer 830-31, 865; Gill 815-16, 867; Hoffman 828, 830-31; Jean 862-63; Larivee 863, 867, 876; Mason 864; McCuaig-Boyd 815-17, 881-83; McIver 864; Miller 883; Panda 816-17, 881; Phillips 865-66
Fort McMurray wildfire response ... McCuaig-Boyd 883; Miller 883
Fort McMurray wildfire response, members' statements ... Strankman 871-72
Investment in ... Kazim 2500; McCuaig-Boyd 2500-2501
Investment promotion ... Coolahan 78; McCuaig-Boyd 78
Job creation ... Luff 1683
Job creation (Motion Other than Government Motion 502: carried) ... Aheer 318-19; Anderson, S. 321-22; Bilous 318; MacIntyre 320-21; McCuaig-Boyd 319-20; Panda 317-18; Rosendahl 316-17, 322
Job creation and retention [See also Renewable/alternative energy industries: Job creation];Clark 1293; Speech from the Throne 3
Job losses ... Hoffman 1378; Loewen 712; McIver 1378; Phillips 712
Job losses, support organizations for See Oil People Helping Oil People
Land reclamation See Reclamation of land
Licensee liability rating program ... Clark 1468; Notley 1468
Market access ... Aheer 223; Carson 191; Coolahan 77; McCuaig-Boyd 77; Pitt 102, 223; Speech from the Throne 2
Market development ... Ceci 602
Market development, international ... Bilous 72-73; Rosendahl 72
Market diversification ... Coolahan 104-5; Fitzpatrick 210-11; Horne 195-96; McIver 173; McKitrick 44; Notley 173; Speech from the Throne 3
Market diversification council See Resource Diversification Council of Alberta
Medicine Hat job losses ... Hoffman 270; Jean 270
Members' statements ... Aheer 226
Support for ... Aheer 442-43, 1678-79; Fildebrandt 60; Fraser 235; Hoffman 340, 437-39, 515; Jansen 1685; Jean 29, 293-94, 340, 437-39, 459-60, 509-10; Littlewood 12; Loewen 712, 1678; MacIntyre 37; McCuaig-Boyd 36-37, 235, 442-43; McIver 461; Notley 30, 294, 459-61, 509-10; Payne 19; Phillips 712; Starke 36; Stier 515
Support for, members' statements ... Stier 459
Support for, point of order on debate ... Cooper 469; Mason 469-70; Speaker, The 470; Starke 469
Support for small and medium-sized businesses ... McCuaig-Boyd 173; McIver 173
Technology innovation ... Hanson 1776-77, 1781; Loewen 1777
Value-added industrial area See Industrial Heartland
Value-added products ... McIver 1289
Value-added program See Petrochemicals diversification program

See Ministry of Energy;

General remarks ... Aheer 2333; Bilous 771; Gotfried 771; Hoffman 2333; MacIntyre 2383-84
Members' statements ... Gotfried 1143; Schneider 1895-96
Members' statements, point of order on debate ... Cooper 1898; Mason 1898; Speaker, The 1898
Ontario policies See Ontario: 5 per cent lifetime carbon reduction on gasoline, Ontario: Climate change strategy

Directive 075 See Oil field waste liability program

Bitumen See Bitumen
General remarks ... Gotfried 1556; Notley 1556
Prices See Oil prices

See Bitumen upgrading;

Sections 9(2)(b), (d), (15), (18), statute appearing on list of statutes to be repealed tabled as sessional paper 82/2016 not to be repealed (Government Motion 29: carried) ... Mason 2490

See Canadian energy strategy;

See Clean Energy Technology Centre;

See Act to Modernize Enforcement of Provincial Offences, An (Bill 9);

See Educational curricula: English as a second language registration and funding (Written Question 7: accepted);
Calgary schools See Almadina Language Charter Academy, Calgary

See Dickinsfield Amity House;

General remarks ... Bilous 72

Application to farm insurance inspectors See Agriculture Financial Services Corporation: Insurance programs, inspector safety standards
Communications with farm owners and ranchers ... Carlier 461; Swann 461
Correspondence from Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour ministry to Agriculture and Forestry ministry (Motion for a Return 29: defeated) ... Ceci 2283; Cooper 2283-84; Strankman 2283-84
Correspondence from Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour ministry to Agriculture and Forestry ministry (Motion for a Return 29: defeated), division ... 2284-85
Draft document (three-column document) (Motion for a Return 28: defeated) ... Ceci 2282; Strankman 2282-83
General remarks ... Fildebrandt 1654; MacIntyre 536; Phillips 1654-55; Swann 763
Implementation ... Babcock 567; Gray 567; Orr 793
Regulation development ... Carlier 1566; Nixon 1758-59; Strankman 1566
Stakeholder committee on ... Carlier 113; Drysdale 113
Stakeholder consultation on regulations ... Carlier 113, 231-32, 296-97, 746, 959; Drysdale 113; Gray 462; Hinkley 198; Jansen 231-32, 746; Strankman 296-97, 959; Swann 462
Stakeholder working groups ... Carlier 1216; Jean 1086-87; Notley 1086-87; Strankman 1216

Dividends to shareholders ... Hoffman 2028, 2035; Jean 1981, 2028; Notley 1981; Rodney 2035
Energy ministry communication with ... Hoffman 2031; MacIntyre 2031
Provincial lawsuit See Electric power: Power purchase arrangements (PPAs), provincial lawsuit against Enmax

See Alberta Enterprise Corporation;

[See also Small business; ]
Startup Canada awards ... Shepherd 1994

See Ministry of Environment and Parks;

See Emergency management;

See Energy industries: Environmental protection; Oil sands development: Environmental protection; Pipelines: Environmental protection, public perception;

Chief scientist ... Clark 1129-30; Cooper 1131; Loewen 1126-27; Phillips 1125, 1200; van Dijken 1130
Economic Development and Trade minister's remarks ... Rodney 1134-35; Swann 1135
Environment and Parks ministry oversight ... Ellis 512; Jansen 441-42; McIver 341, 390, 510-11; Notley 390; Phillips 341, 441-42, 511-12, 514, 516; Rodney 515-16; Starke 514
Funding ... Ellis 512-13; Phillips 512-13
Indigenous Wisdom Advisory Panel ... Fraser 1200-1201; McKitrick 1195-96; Phillips 1125-26, 1199-1200
Members' statements ... Gotfried 467
Science Advisory Panel ... Clark 1130, 1191-92; Cooper 1131; Loewen 1126-27; Phillips 1125, 1200; van Dijken 1130

See Act to Ensure Independent Environmental Monitoring, An (Bill 18);

[See also Climate change strategy; Greenhouse gas mitigation; ]
General remarks ... MacIntyre 2384; Taylor 1371
Lethbridge initiatives See Lethbridge (city): Environmental protection
Local initiatives ... Fitzpatrick 184; Phillips 184; Westhead 1218
Oil sands areas See Oil sands development: Environmental protection

Amendments, laws and legislation See Renewable Electricity Act (Bill 27)

Geothermal project See Geothermal energy: Epoch Energy project, members' statements

Centennial See Women: Right to vote in Alberta, centennial
General remarks ... Speaker, The 4

See Government of Canada: Equalization and transfer payments;

See Bon Accord Equinox Festival;

See Property tax;

See Municipalities: Environmental reserve easements;

See Educational curricula: English as a second language registration and funding (Written Question 7: accepted);

See Dickinsfield Amity House;

See Act to Implement a Supreme Court Ruling Governing Essential Services, An (Bill 4);

New commissioner ... Hoffman 1233; Hunter 1233

[See also Budget 2015-2016; Budget 2016-2017; ]
Estimates debate specific ministries and offices
Estimates debate procedure ... Chair 59, 139
Interim supply estimates See Interim supply estimates 2016-2017
Main and Legislative Assembly Office estimates 2016-2017 specific ministries
Main and Legislative Assembly Office estimates 2016-2017 transmitted ... Ceci 600; Speaker, The 600
Main and Legislative Assembly Office estimates 2016-2017 vote ... 949-50; Chair 949
Main and Legislative Assembly Office estimates 2016-2017 vote, division ... 949-50
Supplementary supply estimates See Supplementary supply estimates 2015-2016

Committee membership changes (Government Motion 2: carried) ... Bilous 8-9; Mason 8-9
Committee proceedings ... Clark 2354-55, 2360-62, 2364; Cyr 883-84; Fildebrandt 2358-59; Gotfried 2362; Gray 884; Hanson 2361-62, 2369-70; Littlewood 882-83, 2363-64; McIver 2367-68, 2370; Nixon 2353, 2364-67; Starke 882-83, 2356-57
Committee proceedings, point of clarification ... McIver 883; Speaker, The 883
Committee proceedings, points of order on debate ... Cooper 888; Mason 886-88; McIver 887-88; Speaker, The 886, 888, 891; Starke 886-87
General remarks ... Clark 2566; Nixon 2565
Legislation review ... Cooper 15; Littlewood 12; Nixon 284-85; Speech from the Throne 3
Mandate ... Gray 130-31; Loyola 187; Nielsen 122
Mandate expiry ... Clark 1865-66; Gray 1699, 1866; Notley 1865; Starke 1699
Mandate expiry, points of order on debate ... Clark 1702; Cooper 1702; Mason 1702; Speaker, The 1702-3, 1727
Meetings ... Cooper 161
Questions on committee proceedings ... Speaker, The 883, 891
Questions on committee proceedings, Speaker's ruling ... Mason 882; Speaker, The 882
Questions on committee proceedings ruled out of order ... Speaker, The 883; Starke 883
Recommendation on political party funding See Political parties: Subsidies, Ethics and Accountability Committee report recommendation

Reference in Assembly to, Speaker's ruling ... Speaker, The 162

Interim supply estimates 2016-2017 vote ... Chair 94
Main estimates 2016-2017 vote ... Chair 949
Main estimates 2016-2017 vote, division ... 949-50

Discussion in Assembly on matters referred to ... Deputy Speaker 103; Nixon 103
Discussion in Assembly on matters referred to, Speaker's rulings ... Speaker, The 30
Investigations of Premiers' activities ... Cooper 161-62
Tobacco lawsuit, law firm selection, review of See Tobacco industry: Provincial lawsuit, law firm selection, review of Ethics Commissioner's investigation

See International relief: Ethiopia, Rainbow for the Future project;

See Edmonton Transit Service;

See Muir, Leilani O'Malley;

See Legislative Assembly of Alberta: Evening sitting on March 14, 2016 (Government Motion 5: carried);

Safety awareness See Dig Safe Month

Attendance at AAMDC fall convention See Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties: Fall 2016 convention, cabinet ministers' attendance
Mandate letters from Premier ... MacIntyre 2528-29
Member salary penalty proposal See Fiscal Statutes Amendment Act, 2016 (Bill 10): Committee, amendment A2 (Executive Council salary penalty if debt-to-GDP ratio exceeds 15 per cent) (Fildebrandt: defeated)
Ministerial compensation ... Ceci 600
Ministers' political staff member contracts See Government departments: Political staff member contracts

See Ministry of Executive Council;

Landowner property rights ... Mason 1150; van Dijken 1150

Bassano facilities See Bassano health centre: Continuing/extended care facility, Newell Foundation proposal
Calgary facility See Kingsland Terrace continuing care centre

See Seniors' benefit program;

See Coal mines and mining; Energy industries;

Retinal diseases, bevacizumab used for ... Clark 77; Hoffman 77