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Province of Alberta The 29th Legislature Fourth Session Alberta Hansard Monday afternoon, November 26, 2018 Day 53 The Honourable Robert E. Wanner, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 29th Legislature Fourth Session Wanner, Hon. Robert E., Medicine Hat (NDP), Speaker Jabbour, Deborah C., Peace River (NDP), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Sweet, Heather, Edmonton-Manning (NDP), Deputy Chair of Committees Aheer, Leela Sharon, Chestermere-Rocky View (UCP), Littlewood, Jessica, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (NDP) Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition Loewen, Todd, Grande Prairie-Smoky (UCP) Anderson, Hon. Shaye, Leduc-Beaumont (NDP) Loyola, Rod, Edmonton-Ellerslie (NDP) Anderson, Wayne, Highwood (UCP) Luff, Robyn, Calgary-East (Ind) Babcock, Erin D., Stony Plain (NDP) Malkinson, Hon. Brian, Calgary-Currie (NDP) Barnes, Drew, Cypress-Medicine Hat (UCP) Mason, Hon. Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (NDP), Bilous, Hon. Deron, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (NDP) Government House Leader Carlier, Hon. Oneil, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (NDP) McCuaig-Boyd, Hon. Margaret, Carson, Jonathon, Edmonton-Meadowlark (NDP) Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (NDP) Ceci, Hon. Joe, Calgary-Fort (NDP) McIver, Ric, Calgary-Hays (UCP), Clark, Greg, Calgary-Elbow (AP), Official Opposition Whip Alberta Party Opposition House Leader McKitrick, Annie, Sherwood Park (NDP) Connolly, Michael R.D., Calgary-Hawkwood (NDP) McLean, Stephanie V., Calgary-Varsity (NDP) Coolahan, Craig, Calgary-Klein (NDP) McPherson, Karen M., Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill (AP) Cooper, Nathan, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (UCP) Miller, Barb, Red Deer-South (NDP) Cortes-Vargas, Estefania, Strathcona-Sherwood Park (NDP), Miranda, Hon. Ricardo, Calgary-Cross (NDP) Government Whip Nielsen, Christian E., Edmonton-Decore (NDP) Cyr, Scott J., Bonnyville-Cold Lake (UCP) Nixon, Jason, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (UCP), Dach, Lorne, Edmonton-McClung (NDP) Official Opposition House Leader Dang, Thomas, Edmonton-South West (NDP) Notley, Hon. Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (NDP), Dreeshen, Devin, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (UCP) Premier Drever, Deborah, Calgary-Bow (NDP) Orr, Ronald, Lacombe-Ponoka (UCP) Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (UCP) Panda, Prasad, Calgary-Foothills (UCP) Eggen, Hon. David, Edmonton-Calder (NDP) Payne, Brandy, Calgary-Acadia (NDP) Ellis, Mike, Calgary-West (UCP) Phillips, Hon. Shannon, Lethbridge-West (NDP) Feehan, Hon. Richard, Edmonton-Rutherford (NDP), Piquette, Colin, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater (NDP) Deputy Government House Leader Pitt, Angela D., Airdrie (UCP), Fildebrandt, Derek Gerhard, Strathmore-Brooks (FCP) Official Opposition Deputy House Leader Fitzpatrick, Maria M., Lethbridge-East (NDP) Renaud, Marie F., St. Albert (NDP) Fraser, Rick, Calgary-South East (AP) Rosendahl, Eric, West Yellowhead (NDP) Ganley, Hon. Kathleen T., Calgary-Buffalo (NDP), Sabir, Hon. Irfan, Calgary-McCall (NDP) Deputy Government House Leader Schmidt, Hon. Marlin, Edmonton-Gold Bar (NDP) Gill, Prab, Calgary-Greenway (Ind) Schneider, David A., Little Bow (UCP) Goehring, Nicole, Edmonton-Castle Downs (NDP) Schreiner, Kim, Red Deer-North (NDP) Goodridge, Laila, Fort McMurray-Conklin (UCP) Shepherd, David, Edmonton-Centre (NDP) Gotfried, Richard, Calgary-Fish Creek (UCP) Sigurdson, Hon. Lori, Edmonton-Riverview (NDP) Gray, Hon. Christina, Edmonton-Mill Woods (NDP) Hanson, David B., Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills (UCP) Smith, Mark W., Drayton Valley-Devon (UCP) Hinkley, Bruce, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (NDP) Starke, Dr. Richard, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC) Hoffman, Hon. Sarah, Edmonton-Glenora (NDP) Stier, Pat, Livingstone-Macleod (UCP) Horne, Trevor A.R., Spruce Grove-St. Albert (NDP) Strankman, Rick, Drumheller-Stettler (UCP) Hunter, Grant R., Cardston-Taber-Warner (UCP), Sucha, Graham, Calgary-Shaw (NDP) Official Opposition Deputy Whip Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Jansen, Hon. Sandra, Calgary-North West (NDP) Taylor, Wes, Battle River-Wainwright (UCP) Kazim, Anam, Calgary-Glenmore (NDP) Turner, Dr. A. Robert, Edmonton-Whitemud (NDP) Kenney, Hon. Jason, PC, Calgary-Lougheed (UCP), van Dijken, Glenn, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (UCP) Leader of the Official Opposition Westhead, Cameron, Banff-Cochrane (NDP), Kleinsteuber, Jamie, Calgary-Northern Hills (NDP) Deputy Government Whip Larivee, Hon. Danielle, Lesser Slave Lake (NDP), Woollard, Denise, Edmonton-Mill Creek (NDP) Deputy Government House Leader Yao, Tany, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (UCP) Party standings: New Democratic: 53 United Conservative: 26 Alberta Party: 3 Alberta Liberal: 1 Freedom Conservative: 1 Independent: 2 Progressive Conservative: 1 Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly Shannon Dean, Law Clerk and Executive Philip Massolin, Manager of Research and Brian G. Hodgson, Sergeant-at-Arms Director of House Services, and Acting Committee Services Chris Caughell, Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Clerk, Procedure Nancy Robert, Research Officer Stephanie LeBlanc, Senior Parliamentary Tom Bell, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Counsel Janet Schwegel, Managing Editor of Paul Link, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Alberta Hansard Trafton Koenig, Parliamentary Counsel Executive Council Rachel Notley Premier, President of Executive Council Sarah Hoffman Deputy Premier, Minister of Health Shaye Anderson Minister of Municipal Affairs Deron Bilous Minister of Economic Development and Trade Oneil Carlier Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Joe Ceci President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance David Eggen Minister of Education Richard Feehan Minister of Indigenous Relations Kathleen T. Ganley Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Christina Gray Minister of Labour, Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal Sandra Jansen Minister of Infrastructure Danielle Larivee Minister of Children’s Services and Status of Women Brian Malkinson Minister of Service Alberta Brian Mason Minister of Transportation Margaret McCuaig-Boyd Minister of Energy Ricardo Miranda Minister of Culture and Tourism Shannon Phillips Minister of Environment and Parks, Minister Responsible for the Climate Change Office Irfan Sabir Minister of Community and Social Services Marlin Schmidt Minister of Advanced Education Lori Sigurdson Minister of Seniors and Housing Parliamentary Secretaries Jessica Littlewood Economic Development and Trade for Small Business Annie McKitrick Education 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. Sucha Chair: Ms Goehring Chair: Mr. Shepherd Chair: Mr. Coolahan Deputy Chair: Mr. van Dijken Deputy Chair: Mr. Smith Deputy Chair: Mr. Deputy Chair: Mrs. Schreiner Malkinson Carson Littlewood Drever Orr Cyr Luff Connolly McPherson Ellis Renaud Aheer McKitrick Dang McPherson Coolahan Piquette Fraser Shepherd Gill Pitt Ellis Turner Dach Schneider Hinkley Swann Horne van Dijken Horne Kleinsteuber Woollard Fitzpatrick Starke Luff Woollard Littlewood Gotfried Taylor McKitrick Yao Miller Horne Special Standing Committee Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Standing Committee on on Members’ Services Private Bills Privileges and Elections, Public Accounts Chair: Mr. Wanner Chair: Ms Kazim Standing Orders and Chair: Mr. Cyr Printing Deputy Chair: Cortes-Vargas Deputy Chair: Connolly Deputy Chair: Mr. Dach Chair: Ms Fitzpatrick Babcock Nixon Anderson, W. Orr Barnes Malkinson Deputy Chair: Ms Babcock Cooper Piquette Babcock Rosendahl Carson Miller Dang Pitt Drever Stier Carson Loyola Clark Nielsen Drever Westhead Drysdale Strankman Coolahan Miller Gotfried Panda McIver Hinkley Sucha Cooper Nielsen Hunter Renaud Kleinsteuber Taylor Goehring Nixon Littlewood Turner McKitrick Gotfried Pitt Luff Hanson van Dijken Kazim Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship Chair: Loyola Deputy Chair: Mr. Drysdale Babcock Loewen Clark Malkinson Dang Nielsen Fildebrandt Panda Hanson Rosendahl Kazim Schreiner Kleinsteuber November 26, 2018 Alberta Hansard 2087 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Ms Ganley: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. It’s truly my Title: Monday, November 26, 2018 1:30 p.m. pleasure and honour to introduce the hard-working and dedicated 1:30 p.m. Monday, November 26, 2018 sheriffs and commissionaires that work around the clock to ensure the safety of all members in this Assembly as well as the public. I’ll [The Speaker in the chair] ask them to rise as I call their names. I’ll begin with the sheriffs: Sheriff Munib Malik, Sheriff Keith Taylor, Sheriff Jared Carbert, Prayers Sheriff Lisa Goertzen, Sheriff Mark Howell, Sheriff Chris Bijelic, Sheriff Sheldon Denis, Sheriff James Filgate, and Sergeant Warren The Speaker: Good afternoon. Posch. I’d also like the commissionaires to rise as I call their names: Hon. members, let us pray or reflect, each in our own way. Jean Paul Grimard, Jin Kim, and Bhuwan Ponta. Please join me in Yesterday marked the International Day for the Elimination of extending the traditional warm welcome of the House. Violence against Women. May we take a moment to reflect on how The Speaker: Welcome, and thank you for your service. we as family members, as community leaders, and as legislators can The hon. Member for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville. take a stand against violence against women. May we collectively set the best possible example for our children, our grandchildren, Ms Littlewood: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is a pleasure for me to and young Canadians in educating them that