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Province of Alberta The 30th Legislature Second Session Alberta Hansard Wednesday afternoon, March 18, 2020 Day 10 The Honourable Nathan M. Cooper, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 30th Legislature Second Session Cooper, Hon. Nathan M., Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (UCP), Speaker Pitt, Angela D., Airdrie-East (UCP), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Milliken, Nicholas, Calgary-Currie (UCP), Deputy Chair of Committees Aheer, Hon. Leela Sharon, Chestermere-Strathmore (UCP) Nally, Hon. Dale, Morinville-St. Albert (UCP) Allard, Tracy L., Grande Prairie (UCP) Neudorf, Nathan T., Lethbridge-East (UCP) Amery, Mickey K., Calgary-Cross (UCP) Nicolaides, Hon. Demetrios, Calgary-Bow (UCP) Armstrong-Homeniuk, Jackie, Nielsen, Christian E., Edmonton-Decore (NDP) Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (UCP) Nixon, Hon. Jason, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre Barnes, Drew, Cypress-Medicine Hat (UCP) (UCP), Government House Leader Bilous, Deron, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (NDP), Nixon, Jeremy P., Calgary-Klein (UCP) Official Opposition Deputy House Leader Carson, Jonathon, Edmonton-West Henday (NDP) Notley, Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (NDP), Leader of the Official Opposition Ceci, Joe, Calgary-Buffalo (NDP) Copping, Hon. Jason C., Calgary-Varsity (UCP) Orr, Ronald, Lacombe-Ponoka (UCP) Dach, Lorne, Edmonton-McClung (NDP) Pancholi, Rakhi, Edmonton-Whitemud (NDP) Dang, Thomas, Edmonton-South (NDP) Panda, Hon. Prasad, Calgary-Edgemont (UCP) Deol, Jasvir, Edmonton-Meadows (NDP) Phillips, Shannon, Lethbridge-West (NDP) Dreeshen, Hon. Devin, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (UCP) Pon, Hon. Josephine, Calgary-Beddington (UCP) Eggen, David, Edmonton-North West (NDP), Rehn, Pat, Lesser Slave Lake (UCP) Official Opposition Whip Reid, Roger W., Livingstone-Macleod (UCP) Ellis, Mike, Calgary-West (UCP), Renaud, Marie F., St. Albert (NDP) Government Whip Rosin, Miranda D., Banff-Kananaskis (UCP) Feehan, Richard, Edmonton-Rutherford (NDP) Rowswell, Garth, Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright (UCP) Fir, Hon. Tanya, Calgary-Peigan (UCP) Rutherford, Brad, Leduc-Beaumont (UCP) Ganley, Kathleen T., Calgary-Mountain View (NDP) Sabir, Irfan, Calgary-McCall (NDP) Official Opposition Deputy House Leader Savage, Hon. Sonya, Calgary-North West (UCP), Getson, Shane C., Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland (UCP) Deputy Government House Leader Glasgo, Michaela L., Brooks-Medicine Hat (UCP) Sawhney, Hon. Rajan, Calgary-North East (UCP) Glubish, Hon. Nate, Strathcona-Sherwood Park (UCP) Schmidt, Marlin, Edmonton-Gold Bar (NDP) Goehring, Nicole, Edmonton-Castle Downs (NDP) Goodridge, Laila, Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche (UCP) Schow, Joseph R., Cardston-Siksika (UCP), Deputy Government Whip Gotfried, Richard, Calgary-Fish Creek (UCP) Gray, Christina, Edmonton-Mill Woods (NDP) Schulz, Hon. Rebecca, Calgary-Shaw (UCP) Official Opposition Deputy House Leader Schweitzer, Hon. Doug, Calgary-Elbow (UCP), Guthrie, Peter F., Airdrie-Cochrane (UCP) Deputy Government House Leader Hanson, David B., Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul (UCP) Shandro, Hon. Tyler, Calgary-Acadia (UCP) Hoffman, Sarah, Edmonton-Glenora (NDP) Shepherd, David, Edmonton-City Centre (NDP) Horner, Nate S., Drumheller-Stettler (UCP) Sigurdson, Lori, Edmonton-Riverview (NDP) Hunter, Hon. Grant R., Taber-Warner (UCP) Sigurdson, R.J., Highwood (UCP) Irwin, Janis, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (NDP), Singh, Peter, Calgary-East (UCP) Official Opposition Deputy Whip Smith, Mark W., Drayton Valley-Devon (UCP) Issik, Whitney, Calgary-Glenmore (UCP) Stephan, Jason, Red Deer-South (UCP) Jones, Matt, Calgary-South East (UCP) Sweet, Heather, Edmonton-Manning (NDP), Kenney, Hon. Jason, PC, Calgary-Lougheed (UCP), Official Opposition House Leader Premier Toews, Hon. Travis, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (UCP) LaGrange, Hon. Adriana, Red Deer-North (UCP) Toor, Devinder, Calgary-Falconridge (UCP) Loewen, Todd, Central Peace-Notley (UCP) Turton, Searle, Spruce Grove-Stony Plain (UCP) Long, Martin M., West Yellowhead (UCP) van Dijken, Glenn, Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock (UCP) Lovely, Jacqueline, Camrose (UCP) Walker, Jordan, Sherwood Park (UCP) Loyola, Rod, Edmonton-Ellerslie (NDP) Williams, Dan D.A., Peace River (UCP) Luan, Hon. Jason, Calgary-Foothills (UCP) Wilson, Hon. Rick D., Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin (UCP) Madu, Hon. Kaycee, Edmonton-South West (UCP) Yao, Tany, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (UCP) McIver, Hon. Ric, Calgary-Hays (UCP), Deputy Government House Leader Yaseen, Muhammad, Calgary-North (UCP) Party standings: United Conservative: 63 New Democrat: 24 Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly Shannon Dean, Clerk Philip Massolin, Clerk of Committees and Amanda LeBlanc, Deputy Editor of Alberta Teri Cherkewich, Law Clerk Research Services Hansard Stephanie LeBlanc, Clerk Assistant and Nancy Robert, Research Officer Chris Caughell, Sergeant-at-Arms Senior Parliamentary Counsel Janet Schwegel, Director of Parliamentary Tom Bell, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Trafton Koenig, Parliamentary Counsel Programs Paul Link, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Executive Council Jason Kenney Premier, President of Executive Council, Minister of Intergovernmental Relations Leela Aheer Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women Jason Copping Minister of Labour and Immigration Devin Dreeshen Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Tanya Fir Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism Nate Glubish Minister of Service Alberta Grant Hunter Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction Adriana LaGrange Minister of Education Jason Luan Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Kaycee Madu Minister of Municipal Affairs Ric McIver Minister of Transportation Dale Nally Associate Minister of Natural Gas Demetrios Nicolaides Minister of Advanced Education Jason Nixon Minister of Environment and Parks Prasad Panda Minister of Infrastructure Josephine Pon Minister of Seniors and Housing Sonya Savage Minister of Energy Rajan Sawhney Minister of Community and Social Services Rebecca Schulz Minister of Children’s Services Doug Schweitzer Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro Minister of Health Travis Toews President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Rick Wilson Minister of Indigenous Relations Parliamentary Secretaries Laila Goodridge Parliamentary Secretary Responsible for Alberta’s Francophonie Muhammad Yaseen Parliamentary Secretary of Immigration STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on the Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Alberta’s Economic Future Families and Communities Legislative Offices Trust Fund Chair: Mr. Neudorf Chair: Ms Goodridge Chair: Mr. Schow Chair: Mr. Orr Deputy Chair: Ms Goehring Deputy Chair: Ms Sigurdson Deputy Chair: Mr. Sigurdson Deputy Chair: Mr. Getson Allard Amery Gray Allard Armstrong-Homeniuk Carson Lovely Eggen Barnes Ganley Nixon, Jeremy Glasgo Bilous Glasgo Rutherford Jones Dang Guthrie Schmidt Loyola Horner Neudorf Shepherd Nielsen Irwin Nixon, Jeremy Sweet Singh Reid Pancholi van Dijken Rutherford Walker Stephan Yao Toor Special Standing Committee Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Standing Committee on on Members’ Services Private Bills and Private Privileges and Elections, Public Accounts Chair: Mr. Cooper Members’ Public Bills Standing Orders and Chair: Ms Phillips Printing Deputy Chair: Mr. Ellis Chair: Mr. Ellis Deputy Chair: Mr. Gotfried Deputy Chair: Mr. Schow Chair: Mr. Smith Dang Barnes Deputy Chair: Mr. Schow Deol Glasgo Dach Ganley Horner Armstrong-Homeniuk Guthrie Goehring Irwin Carson Hoffman Goodridge Neudorf Deol Reid Long Nielsen Ganley Renaud Neudorf Nixon, Jeremy Issik Rosin Walker Pancholi Jones Rowswell Williams Sigurdson, L. Lovely Stephan Sigurdson, R.J. Loyola Toor Rehn Reid Renaud Turton Yao Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship Chair: Mr. Hanson Deputy Chair: Member Ceci Dach Feehan Getson Loewen Rehn Rosin Sabir Singh Smith Yaseen March 18, 2020 Alberta Hansard 251 A Legislative Assembly of Alberta Thank you. Title: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 1:30 p.m. The Speaker: Next on my list is the hon. Member for Edmonton- 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 18, 2020 McClung, followed by the Member for Calgary-Klein, followed by the Member for Edmonton-Rutherford. [The Speaker in the chair] COVID-19 and Indigenous Communities head: Prayers Mr. Feehan: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have heard concerns from The Speaker: Lord, the God of righteousness and truth, grant to indigenous communities about their inclusion in the response to the our Queen and to her government, to Members of the Legislative COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve heard the Premier and minister saying Assembly, and to all in positions of responsibility the guidance of that he was impressed by the preparations done by indigenous Your spirit. May they never lead the province wrongly through love communities for the coronavirus pandemic, following a conference of power or desire to please but, laying aside all private interests call. While it was encouraging to hear that indigenous communities are and prejudices, keep in mind their responsibility to seek to improve taking all the steps necessary, it becomes more and more urgent for the condition of all. Amen. indigenous communities to receive updates on what exactly the Please be seated. provincial plan is to enable them to best combat this pandemic. Unfortunately, so far we have heard little from the government on head: Members’ Statements what specific steps they are planning to adequately support our indigenous communities. From what we understand from the Minister The Speaker: