Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Chief Electoral Officer
Collection of elector e-mail addresses, committee recommendation to so empower, motion on (Ceci: carried) ...
Ceci DA190; Horner DA190
Decisions, appeal process ...
Resler DA30-31
Recommendations on timing of election procedure changes ...
Robert DA180
Term of office ...
Williams, L. DA152
Chief Electoral Officer's office
Ability to give binding legal opinions proposed ...
Schow DA169-70; Terrazzano DA170
Annual report, 2018-2019 ...
Ceci DA152; Williams, L. DA152
Annual report, 2018-2019, recommendations ...
Resler DA30, 36; Sweet DA36
Disclosure of matters referred for prosecution, Chief Electoral Officer's recommendations ...
Kaye DA40; Resler DA31, 40; Sweet DA40
Enumeration report, 2018 ...
Pancholi DA33, 38-39; Resler DA30, 33, 38-39
General election report, 2019 ...
Resler DA31, 36; Sweet DA36
Information to political parties and candidates ...
Resler DA39-40; Sigurdson, R.J. DA39
Invitation for technical briefing on Election Act
See Election Act: Technical briefings by Justice and Solicitor General ministry and Elections Alberta
Invitation for technical briefing on Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act
See Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act: Technical briefings by Justice and Solicitor General ministry and Elections Alberta
Personal information collection, committee recommendation that Justice and Solicitor General minister consult with Chief Electoral Officer on 2019 general election report recommendations, motion on (Smith: carried as amended) ...
Chair DA199; Dang DA199; Horner DA199; Pancholi DA198-99; Smith DA198
Personal information collection, committee recommendation that Justice and Solicitor General minister consult with Chief Electoral Officer on 2019 general election report recommendations, motion on (Smith: carried as amended), amendment to add "Information and Privacy Commissioner," motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ...
Pancholi DA198
Personal information collection, committee recommendation that Justice and Solicitor General minister consult with Chief Electoral Officer on 2019 general election report recommendations, motion on (Smith: carried as amended), amendment to exclude removal of contact information from electoral lists, motion on (Dang: carried unanimously) ...
Dang DA199; Horner DA199
Personal information collection, committee recommendation that Justice and Solicitor General minister consult with Chief Electoral Officer on 2019 general election report recommendations, motion on (Smith: carried as amended), amendment to exclude removal of contact information from electoral lists, motion on (Dang: carried unanimously), recorded vote ...
DA199
Personal information collection, committee recommendation that political parties be required to submit privacy policies before accessing electors' data, motion on (Sweet: carried) ...
Chair DA200; Sweet DA200
Chief Electoral Officer's office investigations/inquiries
Decisions, advisory publication proposed ...
Ceci DA166; Livingstone DA166; Sigurdson, R.J. DA166
Timelines ...
Dang DA154; Livingstone DA154, 166; Sigurdson, R.J. DA166
Citizens' initiative referendums
Binding versus advisory result of vote ...
Renwick, A. DA63-64
Calgary referendum on Olympics bid ...
Terrazzano DA67, 69-70
Committee research scan ...
Amato DA88
Costs ...
Nixon, Jeremy DA69; Sweet DA68; Terrazzano DA68-69
Crossjurisdictional comparison ...
Robert DA88
Crossjurisdictional comparison to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ...
Chair DA10; Dang DA10; Pancholi DA10; Rutherford DA10; Sweet DA10
Crossjurisdictional comparison to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: defeated), amendment to add legislative measures prohibiting or designed to prevent citizen initiatives that could advance separatist objectives or erode constitutional norms, democratic fairness, and transparency, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ...
Chair DA10; Dang DA10; Rutherford DA10; Sweet DA10
Crossjurisdictional comparison to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: defeated), amendment to add legislative measures prohibiting or designed to prevent citizen initiatives that could advance separatist objectives or erode constitutional norms, democratic fairness, and transparency, motion on (Sweet: defeated), recorded vote ...
DA10
Crossjurisdictional comparison to be prepared by research services, motion on (Pancholi: defeated), recorded vote ...
DA10
General remarks ...
Thomas DA182
Other jurisdictions, Belgium ...
Renwick, A. DA64-65
Other jurisdictions, British Columbia ...
Goodridge DA68; Nixon, Jeremy DA69; Renwick, A. DA65; Sigurdson, R.J. DA70; Sweet DA68; Terrazzano DA67-70
Other jurisdictions, New Zealand ...
Renwick, A. DA63-64
Other jurisdictions, Switzerland ...
Renwick, A. DA64-65; Sigurdson, R.J. DA64-65
Other jurisdictions, United States ...
Ceci DA63; Dang DA62-63; Nixon, Jeremy DA62; Pancholi DA62; Renwick, A. DA64-65; Rutherford DA60, 63; Sigurdson, R.J. DA60-61; Smith DA61; Sweet DA61; Terrazzano DA68, 70; Zoch DA59-63
Procedure ...
Renwick, A. DA64
Procedure, parliamentary review ...
Renwick, A. DA64-65; Sigurdson, R.J. DA64-65
Procedure, use of citizens' assemblies ...
Ceci DA65; Pancholi DA66; Renwick, A. DA65-66; Smith DA66, 70; Terrazzano DA70
Protection of minority rights ...
Dang DA64; Horner DA67; Nixon, Jeremy DA65; Pancholi DA69; Renwick, A. DA64-65; Terrazzano DA67, 69; Zoch DA60
Public participant recommendations ...
Andrus DA96-97; Cote DA95; Dang DA95, 97; Horner DA95-96; Lavender DA96; Rutherford DA97; Smith DA97; Sweet DA96; von Stackelberg DA93
Restrictions ...
Goodridge DA68; Nixon, Jeremy DA65; Pancholi DA68-69; Renwick, A. DA63, 65-66; Terrazzano DA67-69; Zoch DA60
Signature collection ...
Renwick, A. DA63
Signature thresholds ...
Goodridge DA68; Horner DA67-68; Nixon, Jeremy DA65; Pancholi DA69; Renwick, A. DA65; Sigurdson, R.J. DA70; Sweet DA68-70; Terrazzano DA67-70
Timing ...
Ceci DA63, 65; Renwick, A. DA65; Zoch DA63
University College London research
See University College London Independent Commission on Referendums
Citizens' initiatives
Academic commentary on referendums, citizen initiatives, and election recall legislation, international academic commentary, research services to prepare summary, motion on (Dang: carried) ...
Allard DA23; Dang DA23; Smith DA23
Advertising
See Nonpartisan advertising by third parties (corporations, unions, advocacy groups, etc.)
Committee research scan ...
Amato DA88
Laws and legislation, crossjurisdictional comparison ...
Amato DA88-89; Robert DA88
Public participant recommendations ...
Blain DA100; Ceci DA99; Cote DA94-95; Dang DA95-96, 98, 100-102; Horner DA95, 98; Jackson DA101-2; Kliparchuk DA100-101; Lavender DA96; Marciano DA97-98; Pancholi DA99-100; Rathgeber DA99; Sigurdson, R.J. DA96, 102; Smith DA95, 101; Sweet DA96; von Stackelberg DA93
Citizens' initiatives review
[ See also
Democratic accountability review; ]
Committee deliberation ...
Ceci DA107, 109, 113, 119-20, 123-24; Chair DA107, 109-10, 112, 114-16, 118-21, 123; Dang DA105-13, 115-23; Feehan DA105, 107-11, 114, 118-19, 121; Fir DA106, 122-23; Goodridge DA105-8, 111-12, 114, 116, 118, 120-22; Hillier DA112, 114-15, 119, 121; Horner DA105, 110, 114, 116, 118, 120-23; LeBlanc DA121-22; Nixon, Jeremy DA108, 113, 116, 120; Pancholi DA104-9, 111-12, 114-17, 119-23; Renwick, P. DA122; Resler DA112-13, 115-18; Robert DA111, 114, 116, 118-19, 121, 124; Roth DA119; Rutherford DA113, 117-18, 124; Sigurdson, R.J. DA105, 107, 110-11, 113, 116-17; Smith DA105, 107-11, 121-22
Committee deliberation, points of order on debate ...
Dang DA108
Committee deliberation, points of order on debate, remarks withdrawn ...
Chair DA108; Smith DA108
Committee deliberation procedure
See Democratic Accountability Committee, Select Special: Deliberation procedure
Committee deliberation to commence only after research documents requested at July 13 and 22, 2020, committee meetings have been received and made available to committee members, motion on (Sweet: defeated) ...
Chair DA85-86; Horner DA85-86; Massolin DA85-86; Smith DA86; Sweet DA85-86
Draft report to be prepared by research services and final report to be approved by chair and deputy chair after review by committee members, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ...
Chair DA149; Dang DA149; Goodridge DA148-49; Robert DA149
Final report ...
Chair DA177
Minority report ...
Chair DA177; Pancholi DA177
Timeline ...
Chair DA8, 90
Citizens' initiatives review, committee recommendations
Campaign spending limits, motion on (Dang: carried) ...
Dang DA120; Goodridge DA120
Citizens' initiative success to be determined by Chief Electoral Officer, motion on (Fir: carried) ...
DA122-23; Dang DA123
Contribution surplus donation to charity, motion on (Ceci: carried) ...
Ceci DA119-20; Nixon, Jeremy DA120
Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on legislative or policy proposals only, motion on (Pancholi: defeated) ...
Dang DA105-6; Feehan DA105; Goodridge DA105; Horner DA105; Pancholi DA104-6; Sigurdson, R.J. DA105; Smith DA105
Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on legislative or policy proposals only, motion on (Pancholi: defeated), recorded vote ...
DA106
Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on proposals within the jurisdiction of the Alberta Legislative or outside the jurisdiction of the Alberta Legislature with a more stringent process for approval, motion on (Fir: carried) ...
Ceci DA107; Chair DA107; Dang DA106-7; Feehan DA107; Fir DA106; Goodridge DA106-7; Pancholi DA107; Sigurdson, R.J. DA107; Smith DA107
Enactment of legislation to allow petitions on proposals within the jurisdiction of the Alberta Legislative or outside the jurisdiction of the Alberta Legislature with a more stringent process for approval, motion on (Fir: carried), recorded vote ...
DA107
Financing, advertising, and disclosure rules consistent with Election Act and Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried) ...
Dang DA116; Nixon, Jeremy DA116
Government advertising prohibition during petition canvassing period, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: withdrawn) ...
Chair DA114-16; Dang DA116; Feehan DA114; Goodridge DA114; Hillier DA114-15; Horner DA114; Pancholi DA114-16; Resler DA115-16; Robert DA114, 116
Minimal filing fee for petitions (Ceci: carried) ...
Ceci DA123; Horner DA123
Petition signature collection from registered electors only, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried as amended) ...
Horner DA120; Nixon, Jeremy DA120
Petition signature collection from registered electors only, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried as amended), amendment to replace "a registered elector" with "an eligible elector," motion on (Pancholi: carried) ...
Dang DA120; Pancholi DA120
Petition signature collection limit of 90 days following approval, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ...
Dang DA113; Rutherford DA113
Petition signature requirement of 10 per cent of eligible voters in each electoral division, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried as amended) ...
Feehan DA110; Sweet DA110
Petition signature requirement of 10 per cent of eligible voters in each electoral division, motion on (Feehan/Sweet), amendment to replace 10 per cent with regional signature thresholds between 5 and 25 per cent, motion on (Smith: carried) ...
Chair DA112; Dang DA111-12; Feehan DA110-11; Goodridge DA111; Hillier DA112; Pancholi DA111-12; Resler DA112; Robert DA111; Sigurdson, R.J. DA111; Smith DA110-11
Petitions' inclusion of information on petitioner's residency, motion on (Pancholi: carried) ...
Goodridge DA112; Pancholi DA112
Petitions initiated by eligible voters only, motion on (Dang: carried) ...
Dang DA120; Nixon, Jeremy DA120
Petitions on legislative proposals to include a draft bill, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried) ...
Chair DA121; Dang DA121-22; Feehan DA121; Goodridge DA122; Hillier DA121; Horner DA121-22; LeBlanc DA121-22; Pancholi DA122; Renwick, P. DA122; Smith DA121-22; Sweet DA121
Petitions on legislative proposals to include a draft bill, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried), motion ruled to be in order ...
Chair DA122
Prohibition of petitions for constitutional amendments, motion on (Dang: carried as amended) ...
Dang DA107-9
Prohibition of petitions for constitutional amendments, motion on (Dang: carried as amended), amendment to prohibit petitions related only to sections 1 to 35.1 of the Constitution Act of 1982, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried) ...
Feehan DA108-9; Nixon, Jeremy DA108; Pancholi DA108-9; Smith DA108-9
Prohibition of petitions for constitutional amendments, motion on (Dang: carried as amended), amendment to prohibit petitions related only to sections 1 to 35.1 of the Constitution Act of 1982, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried), recorded vote ...
DA109
Prohibition on contributions from corporations and individuals not residing in Alberta, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried as amended) ...
Chair DA119; Dang DA119; Feehan DA118-19; Goodridge DA118; Hillier DA119; Robert DA119; Sweet DA118
Prohibition on contributions from corporations and individuals not residing in Alberta, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried as amended), addition of unions, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ...
Chair DA118-19; Goodridge DA118
Prohibition on contributions from corporations and individuals not residing in Alberta, motion on (Feehan/Sweet: carried as amended), recorded vote ...
DA119
Prohibition on third-party advertising on petitions, motion on (Dang: defeated) ...
Dang DA117; Pancholi DA117; Resler DA117; Rutherford DA117; Sigurdson, R.J. DA117
Prohibition on third-party advertising on petitions, motion on (Dang: defeated), recorded vote ...
DA117
Referendums held in conjunction with provincial general elections or as stand-alone votes only, motion on (Ceci: defeated) ...
Ceci DA123-24; Robert DA124; Rutherford DA124
Referendums held in conjunction with provincial general elections or as stand-alone votes only, motion on (Ceci: defeated), recorded vote ...
DA124
Registration requirement for third-party advertisers on petitions, motion on (Horner: carried) ...
Chair DA118; Dang DA118; Horner DA118; Resler DA118; Robert DA118; Rutherford DA118
Report on implications of policy proposal in petition before signature collection starts, motion on (Dang: defeated) ...
Chair DA109-10; Dang DA109-10; Horner DA109-10; Sigurdson, R.J. DA110
Requirement that petition canvassers be registered electors and be unpaid, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried as amended) ...
Ceci DA113; Chair DA114; Resler DA113; Sigurdson, R.J. DA113
Requirement that petition canvassers be registered electors and be unpaid, motion on (R.J. Sigurdson: carried as amended), amendment to replace "a registered elector" with "an eligible elector," motion on (Ceci: carried) ...
Ceci DA113; Nixon, Jeremy DA113
Successful initiatives to be referred to legislative committee or to Chief Electoral Officer for an initiative vote, motion on (Goodridge: carried) ...
Goodridge DA121; Pancholi DA121
Successful petitions on legislative proposals be referred to a standing committee, motion on (Pancholi: ruled out of order) ...
Chair DA123; Pancholi DA123
Citizens' initiatives review, public/stakeholder input
Citizens' initiatives review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Presenters
See Canadian Taxpayers Federation, National Conference of State Legislatures, University College London Independent Commission on Referendums
Procedure
See Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder oral presentations
Virtual public meeting ...
Chair DA91; Pancholi DA91
Virtual public meeting participants
See Andrus, Josh (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall), Blain, David (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall), Cote, Jennifer (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall), Jackson, Bruce (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall), Kliparchuk, Marcey (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall), Lavender, J.D. (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall), Marciano (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall), Rathgeber, Brent, QC (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall), von Stackelberg, Eric (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Citizens' initiatives review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Late submission to be included in review ...
Chair DA90
Posting on public website ...
Chair DA89; Massolin DA89
Posting redacted copies on committee external website, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried as amended) ...
Chair DA89; Nixon, Jeremy DA89
Posting redacted copies on committee external website, motion on (Jeremy Nixon: carried), amendment to replace "submitter's contact information" with "submitter's name and location" and to also post the summary of written submissions, motion on (Fir: carried) ...
Chair DA90; Dang DA90; Fir DA89-90
Procedure
See Democratic accountability review, public/stakeholder written submissions
Summary ...
Amato DA89; Robert DA87-88
Committee on Democratic Accountability
Committee on Democratic Accountability subcommittee
Communications planning
Advertising ...
Laurie DA44; Rutherford DA44
Virtual public meetings on election recall and citizens' initiatives and on election legislation ...
Chair DA57; Laurie DA57; Pancholi DA57
Virtual public meetings on election recall and citizens' initiatives and on election legislation, communications services to advertise through no-cost and low-cost options, motion on (Fir: carried) ...
Chair DA57; Dang DA57-58; Fir DA57; Horner DA57; Laurie DA57
Written submissions, communications services to solicit using no-cost and low-cost methods, motion on (Rutherford: carried) ...
Ceci DA44-45; Chair DA44-45; Kulicki DA45; Laurie DA45; Massolin DA44; Nixon, Jeremy DA45; Rutherford DA44-45; Sweet DA44-45
Conservative Party, United
Constituency associations
Cote, Jennifer (participant, virtual public meeting on citizens' initiatives and election recall)
Presentation on citizens' initiatives and election recall ...
Cote DA94-95; Dang DA95; Horner DA95; Sigurdson, R.J. DA95; Smith DA95; Sweet DA95
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