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Indigenous People and Parliament P. 24 Moving Forward Together
Canadian eview V olume 39, No. 2 Moving Forward Together: Indigenous People and Parliament p. 24 The Mace currently in use in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was made in 1906 and used for the first time in March of that year at the opening of the First Session of the First Legislative Assembly. Purchased from Ryrie Bros. Ltd. of Toronto at a cost of $340.00, it is made of heavy gold-plated brass and is about four feet long. The head consists of a Royal Crown with the arches surmounted by a Maltese cross and bears the Royal Coat-of-Arms on the top indicating the Royal Authority. Each side is decorated with a sheaf of wheat, representing the province’s agricultural wealth, a beaver representing Canada and the monogram E.R. VII, representing the sovereign at the time, Edward VII. The shaft and base are ornamented with a shamrock, thistle and rose intertwined. A Latin inscription around the Royal Coat of Arms reads in English, “Edward the Seventh, by the Grace of God of British Isles and Lands beyond the sea which are under British rule, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India”. Monique Lovett Manager of Interparliamentary Relations and Protocol Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Courtesy of British Columbia Legislative Library Stick Talking BC Legislature, The Canadian Parliamentary Review was founded in 1978 to inform Canadian legislators about activities of the federal, provincial and territorial branches of the Canadian Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and to promote the study of and interest in Canadian parliamentary institutions. -
Alberta Counsel Newsletter Issue 99 2020
THE ISSUE Alberta’s Premier Review of 99 NEWS Politics and Government Vitality JANUARY/2020 from UNPRECEDENTED DECADE IN ALBERTA POLITICS Jim Prentice, although victorious, renounced his seat right after the provincial election, sending Calgary Lougheed voters to the polls for the 3rd time in roughly one year. In the September 3, 2015 by-election they elected Prassad Panda of the COMES TO AN END Wildrose Party. Tragedy struck in the fall of 2015 with the unfortunate death of former Cabinet Minister Manmeet Bhullar. Robert Reynolds, Q.C. He was killed in a traffic accident on Highway 2 around Red Deer when he attempted to help a motorist during a snowstorm and was struck himself. His successor in Calgary-Greenway was Prab Gill who ran as a PC, but would ultimately become an Independent amidst accusations of participating in voter irregularity. How amazing were the 2010s in Alberta politics? The decade saw the demise of the Progressive Conservative Party, which had governed Alberta from 1971 – 2015. It saw the first NDP government in the province’s history, which also turned out to Undoubtedly the biggest political move during the period was the creation of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from the merger of the PC and Wildrose parties. Jason Kenney won the leadership by defeating Wildrose Leader Brian Jean and now Senior Editor: Pascal Ryffel be the only one-term government since Alberta entered Confederation and became a province in 1905. There were 6 Minister of Justice Doug Schweitzer. The resignation of long-time PC and then UCP MLA Dave Rodney led to Kenney Publisher: Alberta Counsel premiers in the decade (Stelmach, Redford, Hancock, Prentice, Notley and Kenney). -
AB Today – Daily Report February 15, 2019
AB Today – Daily Report February 15, 2019 Quotation of the day “The NDP promised to get big money out of politics. But they have done the opposite.” UCP Leader Jason Kenney says he will institute a $30,000 limit on how much a donor can contribute to a political action committee, if elected premier. Today in AB On the schedule The legislature will reconvene on March 18 for the government’s final throne speech before the spring election. Kenney announces slew of democratic reform promises ahead of UCP election readiness convention UCP Leader Jason Kenney committed Thursday to install a series of new democratic reforms and campaign finance rules, if elected premier. With an eye to letting voters “fire liars,” Kenney says he would enact legislation allowing recall petitions so voters can “fire their MLA in between elections if they have lost the public’s trust.” Kenney’s rhetoric on the proposed change targets Premier Rachel Notley and her introduction of a carbon tax, which was not explicitly laid out in her 2015 campaign platform. Kenney has said Notley enacted the tax without a mandate and called it “the biggest lie in Alberta political history.” British Columbia is the only jurisdiction in Canada with recall legislation, where it has been in place since 1991. However, no MLA has ever successfully been removed as the result of a recall campaign (one stepped down under the pressure from a recall petition). Like B.C.’s law, Kenney’s proposal would require 40 per cent of voters in a riding to sign a petition in order to remove their MLA. -
AB Today – Daily Report January 18, 2019
AB Today – Daily Report January 18, 2019 Quotation of the day “It didn’t get a lot of coverage, but Albertans deserve to know that ‘user fees’ on infrastructure can mean one thing and one thing only: tolls.” Premier Rachel Notley warns UCP Leader Jason Kenney plans to introduce infrastructure tolls on bridges and roads. Today in AB On the schedule The Legislature will reconvene on March 18 for the government’s final throne speech before the spring election. Today’s events January 18 at 10 a.m. – Edmonton Education Minister David Eggen, Indigenous Relations Minister Richard Feehan and Government House Leader Brian Mason will be at Ben Calf Robe school to announce plans to give every junior high and high school in the province a copy of the Canadian Geographic Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada. January 18 at 1 p.m. – Edmonton NDP MLA Lorne Dach will speak at the official opening of the Edmonton Veterans Service Centre. Premier Rachel Notley accuses UCP of plotting mass infrastructure tolls Premier Rachel Notley is warning Albertans that UCP Leader Jason Kenney has plans to unleash a spree of road and bridge tolls across the province in order to fund new infrastructure. While addressing an audience of energy industry stakeholders in Edmonton Thursday, Notley pointed to a November speech Kenney made to the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce where he said new infrastructure projects could be paid for via user fees. “It didn’t get a lot of coverage, but Albertans need to know that ‘user fees’ on infrastructure can mean one thing and one thing only: tolls.” “I will say ‘no’ every time to tolls,” Notley said, admonishing the revenue-generation proposal. -
British Columbians by Simplifying the Law and Making It Easier to Comply with Legal Requirements
Legislative Reports Implementation Act, 2016 which gives effect to budget initiatives, and the Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act which requires all food and beverage products marketed as “organic” to be certified under a provincial or national certification program by 2018. In addition, the Legislature adopted the Miscellaneous Statutes (Signed Statements) Amendment Act, 2016 which replaces the need for sworn statements with a simple, signed statement where appropriate. This legislation intends to reduce costs, delays and inconvenience for British Columbians by simplifying the law and making it easier to comply with legal requirements. Nineteen private members’ bills were also introduced during this spring sitting. British Columbia Government Motion Speech from the Throne Following two days of debate, on April 14, 2016, the Legislative Assembly adopted, on division, a The Fifth Session of the 40th Parliament opened on government motion expressing support for the Trans- February 9, 2016, with the presentation of the Speech Pacific Partnership (TPP) and urging the federal from the Throne by Lieutenant Governor Judith government to implement it. The TPP is a trade Guichon. The Speech outlined government’s plan to agreement signed by 12 Pacific Rim countries, including diversify the province’s economy by the expansion of Canada, on February 4, 2016, after seven years of new Asia-Pacific markets for energy and technology, negotiations. The federal government has announced particularly the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG). that it will consult with Canadians, and will support a During Address in Reply debate, Official Opposition House of Commons committee study of the TPP, prior Members expressed concern about the viability of to seeking a debate and vote in the House on ratification the LNG industry, the adverse impact of government of the agreement. -
2018 Election Report Card: Will the Trudeau Government Deliver on Its Raised Expectations?
2018 ELECTION REPORT CARD: WILL THE TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT DELIVER ON ITS RAISED EXPECTATIONS? By Shane Mackenzie & Jesse Robichaud Three years on from 2015 – campaign strategists are turning their attention to the 2019 federal election. For Prime Minister Trudeau’s incumbent Liberals, the strategic path to re-election will look different than the party’s vault from third place to a resounding pan-Canadian victory last time. The Way Things Were The promise of hope and renewed confidence in government was palpable when voters turned out en masse to elect MPs from Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party. The mere idea that “better is always possible!” gained traction with an electorate whose expectations had been steadily managed downward by the Harper government’s “no nonsense” decade at the helm. A previously struggling Liberal voter base came to life when the party’s candidates and their leader framed their platform of “real change” promises as a return to openness, evidence-based policy, climate action, large-scale investment, reconciliation, equality, support for families, and diversity. The Way Things Are No good deed goes unpunished, and for Trudeau there will undoubtedly be a political price to pay for raising the bar for what voters should expect from their government. Indeed, the success standard set for Trudeau is higher than in some past elections. And he set it himself. Once the bar has been raised, it’s impossible to lower it again – and it’s also harder to clear it consistently, as we have seen with issues like electoral reform, climate policy, pipelines, and relations with provincial governments. -
Report on the Review of the Child and Youth Advocate Act
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on Legislative Oces Report on the Review of the Child and Youth Advocate Act Twenty-Ninth Legislature Third Session June 2017 Standing Committee on Legislative Offices 3rd Floor – Federal Building 9820 107 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1E7 780.644.8621 [email protected] STANDING COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE OFFICES June 2017 To the Honourable Robert E. Wanner Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta The Standing Committee on Legislative Offices has the honour to submit its report relating to its review of the Child and Youth Advocate Act for consideration by the Legislative Assembly. Sincerely, (original signed by) David Shepherd, MLA Chair, Standing Committee on Legislative Offices TABLE OF CONTENTS MEMBERS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE OFFICES ........................................... 3 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 5 2.0 COMMITTEE MANDATE........................................................................................................................ 6 3.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 7 4.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................................... 8 5.0 CONSULTATION AND REVIEW PROCESS ........................................................................................ -
Legislative Assembly of Alberta the 29Th Legislature Second Session
Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 29th Legislature Second Session Standing Committee on Families and Communities Ministry of Service Alberta Consideration of Main Estimates Wednesday, May 4, 2016 3:30 p.m. Transcript No. 29-2-4 Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 29th Legislature Second Session Standing Committee on Families and Communities Goehring, Nicole, Edmonton-Castle Downs (ND), Chair Smith, Mark W., Drayton Valley-Devon (W), Deputy Chair Dach, Lorne, Edmonton-McClung (ND)* Drever, Deborah, Calgary-Bow (ND) Ellis, Mike, Calgary-West (PC)** Gill, Prab, Calgary-Greenway (PC)*** Hinkley, Bruce, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (ND) Horne, Trevor A.R., Spruce Grove-St. Albert (ND) Jansen, Sandra, Calgary-North West (PC) Luff, Robyn, Calgary-East (ND) McPherson, Karen M., Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill (ND) Orr, Ronald, Lacombe-Ponoka (W) Pitt, Angela D., Airdrie (W) Rodney, Dave, Calgary-Lougheed (PC) Shepherd, David, Edmonton-Centre (ND) Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Westhead, Cameron, Banff-Cochrane (ND) Yao, Tany, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (W) * substitution for Karen McPherson ** substitution for Sandra Jansen *** substitution for Dave Rodney Also in Attendance Anderson, Wayne, Highwood (W) Cyr, Scott J., Bonnyville-Cold Lake (W) Turner, Dr. A. Robert, Edmonton-Whitemud (ND) Support Staff Robert H. Reynolds, QC Clerk Shannon Dean Senior Parliamentary Counsel/ Director of House Services Philip Massolin Manager of Research Services Stephanie LeBlanc Legal Research Officer Sarah Amato Research Officer Nancy Robert Research Officer Corinne Dacyshyn Committee Clerk Jody Rempel Committee Clerk Aaron Roth Committee Clerk Karen Sawchuk Committee Clerk Rhonda Sorensen Manager of Corporate Communications and Broadcast Services Jeanette Dotimas Communications Consultant Tracey Sales Communications Consultant Janet Schwegel Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Transcript produced by Alberta Hansard Standing Committee on Families and Communities Participants Ministry of Service Alberta Hon. -
Auditor General Search Committee
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Select Special Auditor General Search Committee Report of the Committee Twenty-Ninth Legislature Third Session December 2017 COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Auditor General Search Committee 3rd Floor, Federal Building 9820 ‐ 107 Street Edmonton AB T5K 1E7 780.644.8621 [email protected] LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of ALBERTA SELECT SPECIAL AUDITOR GENERAL SEARCH COMMITTEE CHAIR: MEMBERS: DAVID SHEPHERD, MLA SCOTT CYR, MLA JAMIE KLEINSTEUBER, MLA GLENN van DIJKEN, MLA Edmonton-Centre Bonnyville-Cold Lake Calgary-Northern Hills Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock DEPUTY CHAIR: PRAB GILL, MLA JESSICA LITTLEWOOD, MLA DENISE WOOLLARD, MLA Calgary-Greenway Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Edmonton-Mill Creek BRIAN MALKINSON, MLA Calgary-Currie TREVOR HORNE, MLA Spruce Grove-St. Albert December 2017 To the Honourable Robert Wanner Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta The Select Special Auditor General Search Committee has the honour to submit its report containing the recommendation of a candidate to the position of Auditor General for consideration by the Legislative Assembly. Sincerely, [Original signed by Chair] David Shepherd, MLA Chair, Select Special Auditor General Search Committee c. Robert H. Reynolds, QC Clerk of the Legislative Assembly SELECT SPECIAL AUDITOR GENERAL SEARCH COMMITTEE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP Chair: Mr. David Shepherd, MLA Edmonton‐Centre (NDP) Deputy Chair: Mr. Brian Malkinson, MLA Calgary‐Currie (NDP) Members: Mr. Scott Cyr, MLA Bonnyville‐Cold Lake (UCP) Mr. Prab Gill, MLA Calgary‐Greenway (UCP) Mr. Trevor Horne, MLA Spruce Grove‐St. Albert (NDP) Mr. Jamie Kleinsteuber, MLA Calgary‐Northern Hills (NDP) Mrs. Jessica Littlewood, MLA Fort Saskatchewan‐Vegreville (NDP) Mr. Glenn van Dijken, MLA Barrhead‐Morinville‐Westlock (UCP) Ms Denise Woollard, MLA Edmonton‐Mill Creek (NDP) December 2017 Report of the Select Special Auditor General Search Committee COMMITTEE MANDATE Government Motion 23 June 1, 2017 Be it resolved that: 1. -
Report on the Reappointment of the Child and Youth Advocate
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on Legislative Oces Report on the Reappointment of the Child and Youth Advocate December 2017 Standing Committee on Legislative Offices 3rd Floor – Federal Building 9820 107 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1E7 780.644.8621 [email protected] STANDING COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE OFFICES December 2017 To the Honourable Robert E. Wanner Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta The Standing Committee on Legislative Offices has the honour to submit its report relating to the recommendation for the reappointment of the Child and Youth Advocate for consideration by the Legislative Assembly. Sincerely, (orignal signed by) David Shepherd, MLA Chair, Standing Committee on Legislative Offices Membership of the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices Chair: David Shepherd, MLA Edmonton‐Centre (ND) Deputy Chair: Brian Malkinson, MLA Calgary‐Currie (ND) Members: Leela Sharon Aheer, MLA* Chestermere‐Rocky View (UC) Prab Gill, MLA Calgary‐Greenway (UC) Trevor A.R. Horne, MLA Spruce Grove‐St. Albert (ND) Jamie Kleinsteuber, MLA Calgary‐Northern Hills (ND) Jessica Littlewood, MLA Fort Saskatchewan‐Vegreville (ND) Jason Nixon, MLA Rimbey‐Rocky Mountain House‐Sundre (UC) Angela D. Pitt, MLA Airdrie (UC) Glenn van Dijken, MLA Barrhead‐Morinville‐Westlock (UC) Denise Woollard, MLA Edmonton‐Mill Creek (ND) * Substitution for Jason Nixon, MLA, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre, pursuant to Standing Order 56(2.1-2.4) on December 1, 2017. Standing Committee on Legislative Offices: Report on the Reappointment of the Child and Youth Advocate – December 2017 At its Friday, December 1, 2017, meeting the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices considered the reappointment of the Child and Youth Advocate. -
Alberta Hansard
Province of Alberta The 29th Legislature Second Session Alberta Hansard Tuesday morning, April 12, 2016 Day 13 The Honourable Robert E. Wanner, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 29th Legislature Second Session Wanner, Hon. Robert E., Medicine Hat (ND), Speaker Jabbour, Deborah C., Peace River (ND), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Sweet, Heather, Edmonton-Manning (ND), Deputy Chair of Committees Aheer, Leela Sharon, Chestermere-Rocky View (W) Loyola, Rod, Edmonton-Ellerslie (ND) Anderson, Shaye, Leduc-Beaumont (ND) Luff, Robyn, Calgary-East (ND) Anderson, Wayne, Highwood (W) MacIntyre, Donald, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (W) Babcock, Erin D., Stony Plain (ND) Malkinson, Brian, Calgary-Currie (ND) Barnes, Drew, Cypress-Medicine Hat (W) Mason, Hon. Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (ND), Bilous, Hon. Deron, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (ND), Government House Leader Deputy Government House Leader McCuaig-Boyd, Hon. Margaret, Carlier, Hon. Oneil, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (ND), Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (ND) Deputy Government House Leader McIver, Ric, Calgary-Hays (PC), Carson, Jonathon, Edmonton-Meadowlark (ND) Leader of the Progressive Conservative Opposition Ceci, Hon. Joe, Calgary-Fort (ND) McKitrick, Annie, Sherwood Park (ND) Clark, Greg, Calgary-Elbow (AP) McLean, Hon. Stephanie V., Calgary-Varsity (ND) Connolly, Michael R.D., Calgary-Hawkwood (ND) McPherson, Karen M., Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill (ND) Coolahan, Craig, Calgary-Klein (ND) Miller, Barb, Red Deer-South (ND) Cooper, Nathan, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (W), Miranda, Hon. Ricardo, Calgary-Cross (ND) Official Opposition House Leader Nielsen, Christian E., Edmonton-Decore (ND) Cortes-Vargas, Estefania, Strathcona-Sherwood Park (ND), Nixon, Jason, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (W), Government Whip Official Opposition Whip Cyr, Scott J., Bonnyville-Cold Lake (W), Notley, Hon. -
AB Today – Daily Report December 6, 2018
AB Today – Daily Report December 6, 2018 Quotation of the day “We find this whole situation very sad. I do suspect it seems to have triggered something in Mr. Gill. At the end of the day, I hate to say it, it’s sour grapes. He’s very frustrated with where he ended up, but the spot he finds himself in is his own fault.” UCP House Leader Jason Nixon responds to former party member Prab Gill’s accusations that his former party plays “crooked and racist nomination politics.” Today in AB On the schedule House business is scheduled to resume at 9 a.m. for the last day of the fall legislative session. The House passed the remainder of the government’s fall legislation Wednesday — leaving nothing on the order paper but private members’ bills. With little to debate, MLAs may not sit for the full legislative day. The Lieutenant Governor will likely grant Royal Assent to recently-passed bills. Wednesday’s debates and proceedings The government got a move on legislation Wednesday, passing five bills at third reading: ● Bill 22, An Act for Strong Families Building Stronger Communities; ● Bill 23, An Act to Renew Local Democracy in Alberta; ● Bill 27, Joint Governance of Public Sector Pension Plans Act; ● Bill 30, the Mental Health Services Protection Act; and ● Bill 32, City Charters Fiscal Framework Act. In the House Culture and Tourism Minister Ricardo Miranda and NDP Sherwood Park MLA Annie McKitrick raised the Franco-Albertan flag at the Federal Building on Wednesday. McKitrick posted a blog celebrating francophones in Alberta and expressing her shock at Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s slashing of his province’s French Language Services Commissioner and planned French-language university.