Transcripts

Rosebud race track environmental approval ... Elmeligi 1557; Schulz 1557

Bail system reform ... Amery 229, 384-85, 679; Bouchard 385; Ellis 976, 1338, 1448; Long 229; Lovely 1013; Petrovic 1093; Sinclair 679, 1451
Bail system reform, members' statements ... Sinclair 378-79
Criminal Code provisions ... Ellis 89

Disposition of power purchase arrangements ... Ellis 618

Members' statements ... Brar 201

Aboriginal communities ... Elmeligi 41
Affordable housing ... Elmeligi 42, 2220; Nixon 2220
Constituency priorities ... Elmeligi 42, 405, 1009
Housing costs ... Elmeligi 1178-79
Member's personal and family history ... Elmeligi 42-43
Overview ... Elmeligi 41-42
Tourism development ... Elmeligi 188
Wildfire prevention and control, members' statements ... Elmeligi 445

Crown corporation See ATB Financial

Member's visit ... Kasawski 1372-73

General remarks ... Metz 1879
Incidence in Canada ... Metz 1879

See Meat industry and trade;

Grassy Mountain coal project ... Al-Guneid 2345-46; Elmeligi 600-601, 643, 686, 880-81, 1146-47; Jean 600-601, 643, 703-4, 880-81, 2345-46, 2821, 2827; Loewen 686; McIver 2827; Miyashiro 2826-27; Pancholi 2821; Schmidt 703-4; Schulz 686
Grassy Mountain coal project, members' statements ... Rowswell 2011
Grassy Mountain coal project, petitions presented to the Assembly ... Miyashiro 2910
Grassy Mountain coal project, points of order on debate ... Gray 2828-29; Schow 2828; Speaker, The (Cooper) 2829

See Employment and income support programs: Barriers to full employment program;

Establishment ... Dyck 655, 943; Elmeligi 812; Loewen 488; Sinclair 649

See Foreign Credentials Advisory Committee Act, 2022 (Ontario, Bill 6);

See COVID-19 Emergency Response Act (federal Bill C-13, 2020);

See Bail: Bail system reform;

See Competition Act (federal);

See Impact Assessment Act (federal);

See Bail: Bail system reform;

See Sex Offender Information Registration Act (federal);

See Fossil Fuel Advertising Act (federal Bill C-372, 2024);

See Alberta Bill of Rights;

Adjournment of debate, second motion to adjourn ... Deputy Speaker 306-7
Bill 8, Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, second reading, motion to adjourn debate (defeated) ... 305
Bill 8, Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2023, second reading, request to waive SO 28 and adjourn debate ... Deputy Speaker 307; Schow 307
Bill 10, Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, correction of committee report ... Cyr 1012; Deputy Speaker 1012-13
Bill 16, Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, second reading, motion to adjourn debate (defeated) ... 1129
Bill 32, Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2), committee, request to sever vote on sections of bill ... Chair 2314; Gray 2314
Bill 55, Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, second reading, motion to adjourn debate (defeated) ... 3245
Divisions See Divisions (recorded votes) (current session)
Interventions ... Acting Speaker (van Dijken) 275, 1948; Hoffman 275, 1948; Speaker, The (Cooper) 1018, 1377
Omnibus bills ... Chapman 1249-50; Eggen 1252; Sabir 1253
Relevance of debate ... Chair 2054; Deputy Chair 894-95; Deputy Speaker 2799, 2801; Ganley 2054; Schmidt 2799; Speaker, The (Cooper) 440
Speaking rotation ... Speaker, The (Cooper) 1533

Bill 1 See Alberta Taxpayer Protection Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 1)
Bill 2 See Alberta Pension Protection Act (Bill 2, 2023)
Bill 3 See Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 3)
Bill 4 See Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 4)
Bill 5 See Public Sector Employers Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 5)
Bill 6 See Public Health Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 6)
Bill 7 See Engineering and Geoscience Professions Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 7)
Bill 8 See Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 8)
Bill 9 See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 9)
Bill 10 See Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 10)
Bill 11 See Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 11)
Bill 12 See Consumer Protection (Life Leases) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 12)
Bill 13 See Real Property Governance Act (Bill 13, 2024)
Bill 14 See Appropriation Act, 2024 (Bill 14)
Bill 15 See Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2024 (Bill 15)
Bill 16 See Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 16)
Bill 17 See Canadian Centre of Recovery Excellence Act (Bill 17, 2024)
Bill 18 See Provincial Priorities Act (Bill 18, 2024)
Bill 19 See Utilities Affordability Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 19)
Bill 20 See Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 20)
Bill 21 See Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 21)
Bill 22 See Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 22)
Bill 24 See Alberta Bill of Rights Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 24)
Bill 25 See Early Learning and Child Care Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 25)
Bill 26 See Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2) (Bill 26)
Bill 27 See Education Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 27)
Bill 28 See Meat Inspection Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 28)
Bill 29 See Fairness and Safety in Sport Act (Bill 29, 2024)
Bill 30 See Service Alberta Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 30)
Bill 31 See Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 31)
Bill 32 See Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2) (Bill 32)
Bill 33 See Protection of Privacy Act (Bill 33, 2024)
Bill 34 See Access to Information Act (Bill 34, 2024)
Bill 35 See All-seasons Resorts Act (Bill 35, 2024)
Bill 36 See Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 36)
Bill 37 See Mental Health Services Protection Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 37)
Bill 38 See Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 38)
Bill 39 See Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 39)
Bill 40 See Professional Governance Act (Bill 40, 2025)
Bill 41 See Wildlife Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 41)
Bill 42 See Appropriation Act, 2025 (Bill 42)
Bill 43 See Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2025 (Bill 43)
Bill 44 See Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 44)
Bill 45 See Critical Infrastructure Defence Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 45)
Bill 46 See Information and Privacy Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 46)
Bill 47 See Automobile Insurance Act (Bill 47, 2025)
Bill 48 See iGaming Alberta Act (Bill 48, 2025)
Bill 49 See Public Safety and Emergency Services Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 49)
Bill 50 See Municipal Affairs Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 50)
Bill 51 See Education Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 51)
Bill 52 See Energy and Utilities Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 52)
Bill 53 See Compassionate Intervention Act (Bill 53, 2025)
Bill 54 See Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 54)
Bill 55 See Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 55)

Bill 45 See Public Sector Services Continuation Act (Bill 45, 2013)
Bill 46 See Public Service Salary Restraint Act (Bill 46, 2013)

Bill 9 See Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9)
Bill 10 See Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10)
Bill 13 See Condominium Property Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 13)

Bill 6 See Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch Workers Act (Bill 6, 2015)
Bill 7 (Alberta Human Rights Amendment Act, 2015) See Alberta Human Rights Act: 2015 amendments

Bill 34 (Electric Utilities Amendment Act, 2016) See Electric Utilities Act: 2016 amendments

Bill 7 (An Act to Enhance Post-secondary Academic Bargaining) See Labour Relations Code: 2017 amendments, Post-secondary Learning Act: 2017 amendments

Bill 30 See Mental Health Services Protection Act

Bill 8 (Education Amendment Act, 2019) See Education Act: 2019 amendments
Bill 11 See Fair Registration Practices Act
Bill 21 (Ensuring Fiscal Sustainability Act, 2019) See Alberta Health Care Insurance Act: 2019 amendments

Bill 1 See Critical Infrastructure Defence Act
Bill 3 (Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Amendment Act, 2020) See Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act: 2020 amendments
Bill 10 (Public Health (Emergency Powers) Amendment Act, 2020) See Public Health Act: 2020 amendments
Bill 11 (Tenancies Statutes (Emergency Provisions) Amendment Act, 2020) See Mobile Home Sites Tenancies Act: 2020 amendments
Bill 15 (Choice in Education Act, 2020) See Education Act: 2020 amendments
Bill 20 (Real Estate Amendment Act, 2020) See Real Estate Act: 2020 amendments
Bill 28 (Vital Statistics (Protecting Albertans from Convicted Sex Offenders) Amendment Act, 2020) See Vital Statistics Act: 2020 amendments
Bill 37 (Builders' Lien (Prompt Payment) Amendment Act, 2020) See Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act: 2020 amendments
Bill 38 (Justice Statutes Amendment Act, 2020) See Police Act: 2020 amendments
Bill 39 (Child Care Licensing (Early Learning and Child Care) Amendment Act, 2020) See Early Learning and Child Care Act: 2020 amendments

Bill 53 (Service Alberta Statutes (Virtual Meetings) Amendment Act, 2021) See Societies Act: 2021 amendments
Bill 61 (Vital Statistics Amendment Act, 2021) See Vital Statistics Act: 2021 amendments
Bill 66 (Public Health Amendment Act, 2021) See Public Health Act: 2021 amendments
Bill 67 See Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act
Bill 84 (Business Corporations Amendment Act, 2021) See Business Corporations Act: 2021 amendments

Bill 5 See Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 5)
Bill 6 (Police Amendment Act, 2022) See Police Act: 2022 amendments
Bill 22 See Electricity Statutes (Modernizing Alberta's Electricity Grid) Amendment Act, 2022 (Bill 22)

Petitions See Petitions for private bills (current session)
Request to waive SO 77(1), proceed to third reading of bills Pr. 5 and Pr. 6 ... Schow 3517-18

Bill Pr. 1 See St. Joseph's College Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill Pr. 1)
Bill Pr. 2 See Community Foundation of Medicine Hat and Southeastern Alberta Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill Pr. 2)
Bill Pr. 3 See Providence Renewal Centre Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill Pr. 3)
Bill Pr. 4 See Rosebud School of the Arts Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill Pr. 4)
Bill Pr. 5 See Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta Act (Bill Pr. 5, 2025)
Bill Pr. 6 See Burman University Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill Pr. 6)

Bill 214 (2024), Eastern Slopes Protection Act, sponsorship transfer from Member for Edmonton-Strathcona to Member for Lethbridge-West (unanimous consent granted) ... Gray 2480
Divisions See Divisions (recorded votes) (current session)
Precedence of bills on the Order Paper, Speaker's statements ... Speaker, The (Cooper) 788
Request to waive SO 8(1), proceed to consideration of government business ... Amery 2246
Request to waive SO 8(1), proceed to consideration of Motion 520 ... Amery 2639
Request to waive SO 8(1), proceed to consideration of Motion 524 ... Amery 3340
Request to waive SO 9(1), proceed to third reading of Bill 203 ... Dyck 805
Speaking rotation ... Deputy Speaker 948-49; Eggen 948-49

Bill 201 See Alberta Health Care Insurance (Access Fees) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 201)
Bill 202 See Education (Class Size and Composition) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 202)
Bill 203 See Foreign Credential Advisory Committee Act (Bill 203, 2023)
Bill 204 See Municipal Government (National Urban Parks) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 204)
Bill 205 See Housing Statutes (Housing Security) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 205)
Bill 206 See Child and Youth Advocate (Parent and Guardian Liaison) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 206)
Bill 207 See Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education (Valuing Skilled Workers) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 207)
Bill 208 See Psycho-Educational Assessment Access Act (Bill 208, 2023)
Bill 209 See Reconciliation Implementation Act (Bill 209, 2024)
Bill 210 See Employment Standards (Protecting Workers' Tips) Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 210)
Bill 211 See Arts and Creative Economy Advisory Council Act (Bill 211, 2024)
Bill 212 See Organ and Tissue Donor Information Agreement Act (Bill 212, 2024)
Bill 213 See Cancer Care Delivery Standards Act (Bill 213, 2024)
Bill 214 See Eastern Slopes Protection Act (Bill 214, 2024)
Bill 215 See Prohibiting Ownership of Agricultural Lands (Pension Plans and Trust Corporations) Act (Bill 215, 2024)

Bill 208 See Life Leases Act (Bill 208, 2009)

Bill 201 (Electric Utilities (Transparency in Billing) Amendment Act, 2014) See Electric Utilities Act: 2014 amendments

Bill 203 See Pension Protection Act (Bill 203, 2020)
Bill 208 See Alberta Investment Management Corporation Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 208)
Bill 211 (Municipal Government (Firearms) Amendment Act, 2020) See Municipal Government Act: Section 74.1, firearms

Bill 213 See Traffic Safety (Maximum Speed Limit for Provincial Freeways) Amendment Act, 2021 (Bill 213)

Bill 208 See Municipal Government (Tourism Community Designation) Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 208)

Provincial nature strategy ... Elmeligi 1986, 2080; Schulz 1986, 2080

Feedstocks, agricultural waste ... Johnson 2707-8; Sigurdson, R.J. 2708
High River biodigester facility See Rimrock Renewables Ltd.

See Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons;

Development See Oil sands development
Royalty structure See Royalty structure (energy resources)

Expansion ... Dyck 2677; Jean 2677; Smith 2249
Provincial agent See Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission

General remarks ... Brar 1948, 2228

Members' statements ... Haji 622

School opening ... Chapman 2791; Long 2791, 2936; Lovely 2936; McIver 2791-92

See Infrastructure blockades;

Recommendations on management of capital assets ... Batten 1220-21; Brar 1223; Ceci 1226; Chapman 1161-62; Deol 1399; Guthrie 1102; Phillips 1103
Recommendations on municipal funding ... Phillips 1103

See Government agencies, boards, and commissions;

See School boards and districts;

Constituency priorities ... Cyr 63
Former MLAs ... Cyr 62-63
Infrastructure funding, members' statements ... Cyr 2786
Member's 5th anniversary of election, Speaker's statements ... Speaker, The (Cooper) 1857
Overview ... Cyr 62-63

See Publishers and publishing;

Border security ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 2613; Ellis 2433, 2435, 2609, 2613; Getson 2434-35; Wright, J. 2433, 2608-9
Border security, members' statements ... Lunty 2427-28
Highway 41 Wild Horse crossing (Alberta-Montana) upgrade ... Dreeshen 644; Wright, J. 644

Impact on beef industry ... McIver 2067

Screening practices ... Hayter 760; LaGrange 760

Craft breweries, members' statements ... Lunty 231-32

See Ombudsman's office investigations/inquiries;

Condition of bridges ... Dach 893

See Bitumen royalty in kind (BRIK) program;

2009 referendum on electoral reform ... Wright, P. 342
2011 harmonized sales tax referendum ... Wright, P. 342
Premier's Expert Task Force on Emergencies ... Wright, P. 1512
Year-round tourism development ... Schow 2206

Member's 5th anniversary of election, Speaker's statements ... Speaker, The (Cooper) 2009
Member's apology ... Smith 3

Members' statements ... Johnson 1922

Canadian chapters ... Shepherd 747-48

See Reclamation of land;

Members' statements ... Calahoo Stonehouse 2126

See Bovine spongiform encephalopathy;

Balanced budget ... Lovely 36
Contingency fund utilization ... Horner 835; Sweet 834-35
Mid-year fiscal update ... Boitchenko 448-49; Horner 448-49
Mid-year fiscal update, members' statements ... Dyck 444

Balanced budget ... Horner 634
Enabling legislation See Appropriation Act, 2024 (Bill 14)
Funding for inflation and population growth ... Chapman 897; Eggen 687; Ellingson 859-60; Goehring 888; Horner 687; Hunter 870; Kasawski 890; Kayande 864; Phillips 862; Sigurdson, L. 865; Tejada 860
General remarks ... Brar 872; Deol 894; Goehring 887-88; Horner 855-56; Ip 921; Kasawski 891; Lovely 858
Members' statements ... Dach 697; Lovely 671
Revenue estimates ... Kayande 864
Second-quarter fiscal update ... Dyck 2076-77; Ellingson 2294; Gray 2073-74; Horner 2076-77, 2294; Smith 2074
Surplus estimate ... Cyr 1008; Singh 708

See Government of Canada;

Address given (Government Motion 27: adjourned) ... Horner 632-35

Contingency fund ... Horner 2463
Deficit ... Guthrie 3255; Horner 2464, 3255
Deficit, points of order on debate ... Schow 3259; Sinclair 3259; Speaker, The (Cooper) 3259
Economic assumptions, tariffs on Canadian products ... Horner 2506; Sweet 2506
Government Motion 57 (Horner: adjourned), maiden speeches ... Miyashiro 2744-45
Members' statements ... Batten 2498; Boitchenko 2469; Calahoo Stonehouse 2477; Haji 2511
Northern Alberta infrastructure ... Calahoo Stonehouse 2475-76; Horner 2475-76

Address given (Government Motion 57: adjourned) ... Horner 2462-65
Decorum, Speaker's statements ... Speaker, The (Cooper) 2462

Water management project ... Schmidt 1433

See Prompt Payment and Construction Lien Act: 2020 amendments;

See Alberta building code;

Gay, lesbian, and transgender students ... Ellingson 2022
Pink Shirt Day, members' statements ... Hayter 594

Acronaires ... Johnson 60

Petition presented to the Assembly (petitioner Loren Agrey) ... Pitt 2589

First reading ... Johnson 2741
Private Bills Committee report recommending that bill proceed with amendments in the Assembly (report concurred in) ... Cyr 2994
Second reading ... Johnson 3472
Committee ... Johnson 3499-3500
Committee, amendment A1 (amending section 5) (Johnson: carried) ... Johnson 3500
Third reading ... Johnson 3518
Royal Assent ... 15 May 2025 (outside of House sitting)

See Wildfire prevention and control;

See Wildfires;

2021 amendments ... Glubish 2230

See Business Corporations Act: 2021 amendments;

Opportunity and prosperity scorecard (economic data and metrics) ... Fir 209; Jones 209; Petrovic 209; Wilson 209

See Small business;

See Schoolchildren's transportation;