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Recommendations on agreements between public agencies and municipalities of Alberta and government of Canada ... Elmeligi 1256
Recommendations on provincial pension plan ... Gray 555; Kasawski 281; Schmidt 277
Recommendations on provincial police service ... Al-Guneid 1219; Ellingson 1452; Haji 989; Hayter 1095; Hoyle 980-81, 1449

Purpose and intent ... de Jonge 1313; Deol 737; Ellingson 480; Lunty 1311; Sabir 485, 742; Sawhney 1312; Schmidt 367; Shepherd 739; Yaseen 479, 807
Registration practices report ... Ellingson 480-81; Sabir 485
Section 15, fairness for newcomers office See Fairness for newcomers office

First reading ... Schow 1848-49
Second reading ... Arcand-Paul 2142-43; Armstrong-Homeniuk 1937-38; Elmeligi 1938-39; Goehring 1935-37; Johnson 2090-91; Pancholi 2088-90; Petrovic 1939-40; Schmidt 2091-92, 2140-42; Schow 1934-35, 2143-44; Williams 1940
Second reading, points of order on debate ... Acting Speaker (van Dijken) 2092, 2142-43; Arcand-Paul 2143; Deputy Speaker 1937; Sabir 2142-43; Schow 2092; Shepherd 1937, 2092; Williams 1937, 2142-43
Second reading, division ... 2144
Committee ... Elmeligi 2151-52; Hayter 2150-51
Committee, clauses agreed to, division ... 2152
Third reading ... Goehring 2313; Gray 2312-13; Schow 2311-13
Third reading, hoist amendment HA1 (Gray: defeated) ... Goehring 2313; Gray 2312-13; Schow 2313
Third reading, hoist amendment HA1 (Gray: defeated), division ... 2313-14
Third reading, division ... 2314
Royal Assent ... 5 December 2024 (outside of House sitting)
Bill wording ... Goehring 1935-36; Pancholi 2089-90
Coming into force ... Schow 1935
Regulation development ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 1938; Elmeligi 1939; Petrovic 1940; Schow 1934-35
Section 2, application ... Goehring 1936; Petrovic 1940; Schow 1935
Section 3, policies ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 1937-38; Pancholi 2089; Petrovic 1940; Schow 1934-35, 2143
Section 4, reporting requirements ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 1938; Goehring 1936; Pancholi 2089-90; Schmidt 2141; Schow 1934
Section 7, regulations ... Pancholi 2089
Stakeholder consultation ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 1937; Goehring 1936-37; Pancholi 2090; Schow 1934

Establishment ... Chapman 733; Haji 366; Sabir 742; Sawhney 368
Funding, 2022-2023 ... Schmidt 367
Grants approved ... Schmidt 367
Responsibilities ... Ellingson 481; Eremenko 369; Haji 366, 731; Kayande 810; Sawhney 368; Shepherd 739; Wright, P. 809; Yaseen 479, 807
Review of registration practices ... Schmidt 367
Staff, full-time equivalents (FTEs) ... Schmidt 367

See Competition Act (federal);

Census information ... Eremenko 1297
Composition ... Batten 1191-92; Dyck 1192; Pancholi 1193-94; Sabir 1195
General remarks ... Dyck 1190; McDougall 1188; Stephan 1194; van Dijken 1804-5; Wiebe 1296
Members' statements ... Cyr 684-85; de Jonge 1754; Stephan 331
Recognition of children's best interests ... Batten 1192; Pancholi 1193-94; Sabir 1195; Stephan 1194
Recognition of parental and guardian rights (Motion Other than Government Motion 510: carried) ... Dyck 1190-91, 1196; Sabir 1195
Recognition of parental and guardian rights (Motion Other than Government Motion 510: carried), amendment A1 (Batten: defeated) ... Batten 1191-92; Dyck 1192; Pancholi 1193-94; Stephan 1194-95; Wiebe 1192-93
Recognition of parental and guardian rights, Motion Other than Government Motion 510 (2024) ... Ellingson 2172
Role in child development ... Boitchenko 1298; Cyr 1299; de Jonge 2177; Dyck 1190-91, 1196; Eremenko 1297; Pancholi 1194; Stephan 1194-95; Tejada 2186; Wiebe 1192-93, 1296

See Committee on Families and Communities, Standing;

Family resource networks See Family resource networks
Funding, members' statements ... Renaud 2010-11
Members' statements ... Lovely 2851
Service providers ... Eremenko 1297

Provincial strategy ... Amery 1203; Sabir 1203
Provincial strategy, members' statements ... Stephan 1048
Provincial strategy, points of order on debate ... Amery 1209; Gray 1209; Speaker, The (Cooper) 1209

Aboriginal communities ... Petrovic 931; Turton 931
Child mental health supports ... Turton 3255; Wright, J. 3254
Funding ... Petrovic 930; Rowswell 1663; Turton 930-31, 1663
General remarks ... Eremenko 1297; Ip 1186; Turton 1186

See Ministry of Children and Family Services;

See Women's shelters;

Child and family assessment ... Pancholi 1187
Child and Youth Advocate's recommendations ... Ip 1187; Renaud 1183
Eligibility criteria ... Pancholi 1425
Funding, members' statements ... Kasawski 2577
Staff training ... Ip 1186
Wait-list ... Batten 1588; Haji 3203; Ip 2794; Nixon 1588, 2102, 2794, 3201, 3203-4; Pancholi 3201; Renaud 1182-83, 2101-2
Wait-list, members' statements ... Renaud 1778

See Domestic violence;

Members' statements ... Hayter 255

General remarks ... Hayter 1829
Irene Parlby ... Johnson 61, 2090

See AgriRecovery (federal-provincial program);

See AgriStability (federal-provincial program);

Firearm ownership and use ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 1804
Members' statements ... Hunter 46

See Agribusiness; Agriculture;

See Agricultural societies;

See Sheriffs branch;

See Family and community support services;

Ruling on federal plastics regulation (Responsible Plastic Use Coalition v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change)) See Plastics: Federal regulations, federal court ruling

See Government of Canada;

General remarks ... Brar 1948; Haji 2070

See AgriStability (federal-provincial program);

See AgriRecovery (federal-provincial program);

Tax revenue sharing ... Cyr 1256; Smith 1665-66; Wright, J. 1258

See Canada health transfer (federal);

Discount for seniors proposed ... Horner 539; Kayande 539
Postsecondary education See Tuition and fees, postsecondary
Registry services See Registry services
Trail fees See Kananaskis Country: Conservation pass fees

See Addiction treatment;

See Opioid use;

See Diwali;

Incident at Vancouver Lapu-Lapu festival, members' statements ... Lovely 2984; Tejada 2984

Economic value ... Lovely 36
International film production ... Singh 709
Proposed U.S. tariffs on foreign-made films ... Ceci 3333; Fir 3333; Jones 3333
Provincial support ... Ceci 3333; Dyck 3131; Fir 2016, 3131, 3333; Jones 3333; Lovely 2016
Provincial tax credits See Tax credits
Small productions ... Ellingson 1044

Amendments, laws and legislation See Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 10)

See Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance;

See Student financial aid (postsecondary students);

Crown corporation See ATB Financial

Regulation of ... Kayande 1097-98; McDougall 1099

First reading ... Horner 673
Second reading ... Brar 872; Ceci 974-75; Dach 709-11; Dyck 971-72; Eggen 904-5; Goehring 713-15; Haji 871-72; Horner 705-6; Hoyle 868-69; Hunter 869-71; Jones 711-12, 869-70, 900; Kasawski 712-13; Loyola 1003-5; Metz 715-16; Phillips 970-71; Schmidt 706-8; Shepherd 899-901; Singh 708-9; Wright, P. 972-74
Committee ... Chapman 1006-8; Cyr 1008-9; Ip 1005-6
Committee, points of order on debate ... Chair 1009; Cyr 1009; Eggen 1009
Third reading ... Ellingson 1044-45; Glubish 1045-46; Horner 1043; Kayande 1046
Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 1508
Correction of committee report ... Cyr 1012; Deputy Speaker 1012-13
Section 1, amendments to Alberta Corporate Tax Act ... Horner 706
Section 2, amendments to Alberta Personal Income Tax Act, addition of division 4.03, attraction bonus ... Chapman 1007; Dyck 972; Ellingson 1045; Goehring 714-15; Horner 705; Hoyle 868; Hunter 870; Phillips 970; Schmidt 706; Shepherd 899; Singh 709; Smith 685-86; Wright, P. 973
Section 3, amendments to Film and Television Tax Credit Act ... Ceci 975; Ellingson 1044; Goehring 713; Horner 706, 1043; Hunter 870; Singh 709
Section 4, amendments to Investing in a Diversified Alberta Economy Act ... Dyck 971-72; Ellingson 1044; Horner 706, 1043; Hunter 871
Section 5, amendments to Land Titles Act ... Chapman 1006; Ellingson 1045; Horner 706, 1043; Hunter 870; Ip 1006
Section 6, amendments to Sustainable Fiscal Planning and Reporting Act ... Ceci 975; Chapman 1006-7; Dyck 972; Horner 706; Hoyle 868; Hunter 870-71; Ip 1006
Section 7, amendments to Tobacco Tax Act ... Dyck 972; Horner 706, 1043; Hunter 871
Stakeholder consultation ... Wright, P. 973-74

First reading ... Horner 1868
Second reading ... Batten 1945; Eggen 1945-46; Ellingson 1941-43; Hoffman 1943-45; Horner 1940-41; Hoyle 2198-99; Nicolaides 2201; Sabir 2200-2201; Yaseen 2199-2200
Second reading, division ... 2201
Committee ... Chair 2314; Ellingson 2314-15; Gray 2314; Haji 2316; Kayande 2315-16
Committee, request to sever vote into block A (sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 10) and block B (sections 4, 5, and 9) ... Chair 2314; Gray 2314
Committee, amendment A1 (amending section 2(11)(a) in proposed section 44.2) (Ellingson: defeated) ... Ellingson 2314-15; Kayande 2315-16
Committee, amendment A2 (amending section 4(3)(a)(i) in proposed section 34.1, replacing section 5(20)) (Haji: defeated) ... Haji 2316
Committee, block A (sections 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 10) agreed to ... Chair 2316
Committee, block B (sections 4, 5, and 9) agreed to unanimously, division ... 2316-17
Third reading ... Brar 2388-89; Chapman 2337; Dach 2383-84; Ellingson 2367; Elmeligi 2367-68; Eremenko 2387-88; Ganley 2379-80; Getson 2383; Haji 2336-37; Hayter 2385-86; Horner 2336; Loyola 2382-83; Pitt 2382-83; Sabir 2368; Schmidt 2385; Shepherd 2368-69; Sweet 2380-81; Wright, P. 2386-87
Third reading, division ... 2389
Royal Assent ... 5 December 2024 (outside of House sitting)
Section 2, amendments to Alberta Personal Income Tax Act ... Batten 1945; Eggen 1945-46; Ellingson 1891-92; Horner 1891-92, 1941; Hoyle 2198-99; Sabir 2201
Section 3, amendments to Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Act ... Horner 1941; Hoyle 2199; Sabir 2200
Section 4, amendments to ATB Financial Act ... Sabir 2200; Yaseen 2200
Section 5, amendments to Credit Union Act ... Ellingson 1942; Hoffman 1943-44; Horner 1940-41; Sabir 2200; Yaseen 2199-2200
Section 6, amendments to Fuel Tax Act ... Eggen 1946; Ellingson 1941; Hoffman 1943-44; Horner 1941; Hoyle 2198
Section 8, amendments to Income and Employment Supports Act ... Horner 1941; Hoyle 2199; Sabir 2200
Section 9, amendments to Land Titles Act ... Yaseen 2200
Section 10, amendments to Seniors Benefit Act ... Horner 1941; Hoyle 2199; Sabir 2200
Stakeholder consultation ... Ellingson 1942; Hoffman 1943-44; Horner 1941; Yaseen 2200

First reading ... Horner 2478
Second reading ... Batten 2696-97; Ellingson 2693-94; Ganley 3046-48; Haji 3048-49; Horner 2692-93; Schmidt 2694-96; Sigurdson, L. 2697-98
Committee ... Horner 3234-35; Sabir 3232-35; Stephan 3231-32
Committee, amendment A1 (striking section 7) (Sabir: defeated) ... Sabir 3233
Committee, amendment A1 (striking section 7) (Sabir: defeated), division ... 3233
Committee, amendment A2 (amending section 7, striking subsections (2), (4), and (5)) (Sabir: defeated) ... Sabir 3234
Committee, amendment A2 (amending section 7, striking subsections (2), (4), and (5)) (Sabir: defeated), division ... 3234
Committee, amendment A3 (amending section 7(5)) (Horner: carried) ... Horner 3234-35; Sabir 3235
Committee, amendment A3 (amending section 7(5)) (Horner: carried), division ... 3235
Third reading ... Horner 3322; Renaud 3322-24; Schmidt 3324-25
Royal Assent ... 15 May 2025 (outside of House sitting)
Section 7, amendments to Legal Profession Act ... Amery 2853, 2855; Arcand-Paul 2855; Horner 3235; Sabir 2852-53, 3233-35

Training programs, funding, members' statements ... Yao 2452-53

Canadian ownership, statistics ... Johnson 1794
Federal buyback program ... Amery 1234; Cyr 1234, 2082
Federal regulation ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 1803-4; Dyck 1793; Getson 1800; Johnson 1794; Lovely 1798; Rowswell 1796; Smith 1790
Federal restrictions, legal challenges, Alberta participation ... Amery 1074
Ownership and use, proposed protections under Alberta Bill of Rights ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 1803-4; Cyr 2082; Dyck 1792-93; Getson 1800-1801; Johnson 1794; Lovely 1798; Pancholi 1827; Petrovic 1795; Rowswell 1796; Sabir 1791; Smith 1790; van Dijken 1805; Williams 1793; Wright, J. 1799

See First responders; Wildfire prevention and control;

See Wildfires;

See Wildfire prevention and control;

See Aboriginal children;

Federal funding ... Sawhney 1214

See Aboriginal communities;

See Aboriginal consultation;

Projects funded ... Boitchenko 249

See Ministry of Indigenous Relations;

See Aboriginal peoples;

Compensation for dependants, laws and legislation See Heroes' Compensation Act
Mental health grants ... Johnson 1390; Jones 1390
Support programs, members' statements ... Sinclair 1384-85
Volunteer services during provincial emergencies See Emergency management: Auxiliary workforce program proposed (Motion Other than Government Motion 516: carried)
Workforce development ... Sweet 2004

Balanced budgets ... Speech from the Throne 9
Legislated requirements ... Dyck 2076; Horner 633, 635, 2076; Kayande 864; Lovely 858

Consolidated reporting ... Horner 706

General remarks ... Lunty 38; Stephan 616
Government spending ... Wright, J. 2117

General remarks ... Horner 633-34
Government spending ... Hunter 870
Government spending growth ... Guthrie 3255; Horner 3255
Members' statements ... Singh 477

Roles and authorities ... Ellis 1815; Elmeligi 1815; Loewen 1815
Rural crime duties See Rural Alberta provincial integrated defence (RAPID) response

Capital projects ... Elmeligi 1354; Schulz 1354
Funding, 2024-2025 ... Horner 856
Program funding ... Horner 634
Spring preparation ... Elmeligi 1353-54; Schulz 1354

Co-ordinating agency See Alberta Emergency Management Agency

Emergency response, Calgary ... Brar 1639; Ceci 1514; Tejada 1638

Funding ... Fir 474; Schmidt 474; Wilson 474

See First Nations development fund;

See Aboriginal peoples;

See Aboriginal children;

See Aboriginal communities;

See Ministry of Indigenous Relations;

See Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;

Funding ... Dyck 170; Gray 1780; Nixon 85, 170-71; Renaud 85; Smith 1780
Members' statements ... Boitchenko 110-11
Usage statistics ... Deol 3465; Eggen 1945; Gray 1780; Hoyle 439, 2198; Nixon 3465; Pancholi 1828; Sabir 146; Smith 1780

See Agribusiness;

See Agriculture;

Section 30, food handlers, hygiene and health ... Batten 2028

Compliance and enforcement ... Johnson 2059; Sigurdson, R.J. 1855, 2066; Sweet 1967, 2058

Final report recommendations ... Batten 2027-29, 2223; Goehring 1907-8; Guthrie 1856; Jones 2223; Schmidt 2225; Sigurdson, L. 2227; Tejada 2192-93

Capital project prioritization ... Elmeligi 361

Establishment ... Brar 1314; de Jonge 1314; Lunty 1311; Sawhney 1312
Mandate ... Dyck 2993; Yaseen 2993

First reading ... Dyck 111
Second reading ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 370; Boitchenko 481; Brar 483-84; Dyck 364-65, 485-86; Ellingson 480-81; Eremenko 368-69; Haji 366; Ip 482; Lovely 484-85; Sabir 485; Sawhney 367-68; Schmidt 366-67; Singh 482-83; Yaseen 479-80
Committee ... Bouchard 736-37; Chapman 733-34; Deol 737-38; Dyck 730-31, 742; Getson 740-41; Haji 731-32; Kasawski 735-36; McDougall 734-35; Rowswell 738; Sabir 741- 742; Shepherd 739-40; Wiebe 732-33
Third reading ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 810; Brar 806-7; Dyck 805-6, 811-12; Kayande 810-11; Wright, J. 811; Wright, P. 808-9; Yaseen 807-8
Third reading, division ... 812
Royal Assent ... 28 March 2024 (outside of House sitting)
Bill development ... Dyck 811-12
Public consultation ... Bouchard 737; Brar 807; Chapman 734; Deol 737; Dyck 742; Rowswell 738; Wright, P. 809
Purpose and intent ... Chapman 733
Section 2, advisory committee ... Boitchenko 481; Brar 484; Dyck 364-65; Ellingson 480; Haji 328-29, 366; Ip 482; Lovely 485; Sabir 485; Singh 483; Yaseen 329, 479
Section 3, mandate ... Boitchenko 481; Bouchard 736; Brar 807; Chapman 734; Deol 737; Dyck 730; Ellingson 480; Eremenko 369; Getson 741; Haji 366, 731; Kasawski 736; Lovely 485; McDougall 735; Rowswell 738; Sawhney 368; Shepherd 739; Singh 483; Wiebe 732-33; Wright, J. 811; Wright, P. 809; Yaseen 808
Section 5, appointment of members ... Bouchard 737; Brar 484, 807; Chapman 734; Dyck 365, 731; Ellingson 481; Eremenko 368; Getson 741; Ip 482; Kasawski 736; Kayande 810; Rowswell 738; Sawhney 368; Singh 483; Wiebe 732; Wright, P. 809; Yaseen 479, 808
Section 6, remuneration and expense ... Eremenko 369
Section 7, report ... Brar 807; Dyck 730-31; Ellingson 481; Yaseen 479

General remarks ... Dyck 365; Singh 483; Wiebe 732

See Temporary foreign workers (federal program);

Amendments, laws and legislation See Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 21)
Section 37, offences and penalties ... Getson 663

See Wildfire prevention and control;

See Wildfires;

Educational curriculum content See Educational curricula: Forestry content
Logging activity, Kananaskis Country ... Elmeligi 417-18; Loewen 417-18
Sustainability ... Dyck 212; Loewen 2294; Wiebe 2294

Exports to the United States ... Sweet 1968

See Ministry of Forestry and Parks;

Transportation concerns ... Dach 1502; Dreeshen 1502

2016 wildfire See Wildfire, Fort McMurray (2016)
2024 wildfire See Wildfire, Fort McMurray (2024)
Downtown land expropriation ... Jean 1803
Population growth ... Jean 1802-3

General remarks ... Jean 612, 965; Rowswell 964-65

Caregiver compensation ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 2580-81; Turton 2580-81
Caregiver supports ... Turton 1770
Placement with extended family See Kinship care

See Alberta Foundation for the Arts;

Funding ... Hoyle 51-52; Sawhney 51-52

Members' statements ... Armstrong-Homeniuk 3076

Members' statements ... Renaud 764
Provincial policies, consultation ... Fir 386-87; Renaud 386-87

See Journée internationale de la Francophonie, la;

Funding ... Renaud 644

See Journée internationale de la Francophonie, la;

See Francophone Albertans;

General remarks ... Loyola 1684

General remarks ... Al-Guneid 177; de Jonge 94; Getson 1801; Hunter 1835-36; McDougall 1796-97; Sinclair 1819
Proposed protections under Alberta Bill of Rights ... Dyck 1792; Getson 1801-2; Hunter 1836; McDougall 1797; Petrovic 1795; Sinclair 1819-20; Smith 1790; Wright, J. 1799
Right to peaceful assembly ... Wright, J. 1799

Access to government records, electronic records ... Renaud 2156
Access to government records, exceptions to disclosure ... Elmeligi 2037-38; Ganley 2154-55; Guthrie 3394; Hoyle 2154; Ip 3334; Nally 2035, 3334, 3394; Renaud 2156; Sabir 2036-37, 2061-62
Access to government records, investigations or inquiries See Information and Privacy Commissioner's office investigations/inquiries
Access to government records, laws and legislation See Access to Information Act (Bill 34, 2024), Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Access to government records, laws and legislation, comparison with other jurisdictions ... Nally 2035-36; Renaud 2155
Access to government records, timelines for requests ... Nally 2035; Renaud 2156; Sabir 2036
General remarks ... Ganley 2154

Application ... Glubish 2060
Compliance, Information and Privacy Commissioner's report ... Ip 3334; Nally 3334
History ... Johnson 1104
Information requests under act ... Elmeligi 2038
Repeal and replacement, division into two acts ... Glubish 2061; Ip 2063, 2232
Repeal and replacement, laws and legislation See Access to Information Act (Bill 34, 2024), Protection of Privacy Act (Bill 33, 2024)

See Land titles;

Landowner rights ... Jean 1802-3
Landowner rights, review committee See Committee on Real Property Rights, Select Special (2021-2022)

See Commercial vehicles;

Funding ... Fir 644, 773; Lunty 773

2024-2028 plan ... Fir 1325-26; Lunty 1325-26

See Family support for children with disabilities program;

Collection stoppage extension ... Chapman 309-10; Cyr 33; Dach 190; de Jonge 312; Elmeligi 187; Ganley 163; Getson 188-89; Horner 156, 539; Hunter 161; Ip 161; Kayande 159-60, 309, 539; Renaud 310; Schow 336; Singh 31-32; Speech from the Throne 7; Wiebe 162; Wright, J. 32
Rate ... Dach 848, 934; Horner 848, 934; Notley 910-11; Phillips 861; Smith 910-11
Revenue utilization ... Cyr 935; Horner 935

Amendments, laws and legislation See Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (No. 2) (Bill 32), Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 (Bill 4)

See Sheriffs branch;

See Aboriginal business investment fund;

See Alberta heritage savings trust fund;

See Alberta media fund;

See Alberta teachers' retirement fund;

See First Nations development fund;

See General revenue fund;

See Technology innovation and emissions reduction (TIER) fund;