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A lb e rta H an sard page and issue num ber inform ation (26th Leg. / 3rd Sess. 2007)

Issue No. D ate Pages

1 (Throne Speech) ...... M arch 7 aft ...... 1 -5 2 ...... M arch 8 aft ...... 7-37 3 ...... M arch 12 aft ...... 39-66 4 ...... M arch 12 eve ...... 67-81 4 (Suppl .Est. 2006-07 no.2) ..... M arch 13 aft...... 83-117 5 (Interim Est. 2007-08) ...... M arch 14 aft ...... 119-52 6 (Interim Est. 2007-08) ...... M arch 15 aft ...... 153-84 7 ...... M arch 19 aft ...... 185-218 8 ...... M arch 20 aft ...... 219-52 9 ...... M arch 21 aft ...... 253-86 10 ...... M arch 22 aft ...... 287-320 [Constituency week] 11...... April 2 aft ...... 321-57 12...... April 3 aft ...... 359-95 13...... April 4 aft ...... 397-430 14...... April 5 aft ...... 431-63 15...... April 10 aft ...... 465-98 16...... April 11 aft ...... 499-532 17...... April 12 aft ...... 533-60 18...... April 16 aft ...... 561-94 19...... April 17 aft ...... 595-631 20...... April 18 aft ...... 633-66 21 (Budget Address) ...... April 19 aft ...... 667-84 [Constituency week] 22...... April 30 aft ...... 685-719 23...... M ay 1 aft ...... 721-57 24 (Main Est. 2007-08 start) .... M ay 2 aft ...... 759-96 25...... M ay 3 aft ...... 797-830 26...... M ay 7 aft ...... 831-65 27...... M ay 8 aft ...... 867-900 28...... M ay 8 eve ...... 901-20 28...... M ay 9 aft ...... 921-57 29 (All-night sitting) ...... M ay 9 eve ...... 959-1044 29...... M ay 10 aft ...... 1045-70 30...... M ay 14 aft ...... 1071-1107 31...... M ay 14 eve ...... 1109-26 31...... M ay 15 aft ...... 1127-58 32...... M ay 15 eve ...... 1159-77 32...... M ay 16 aft ...... 1179-1213 33...... M ay 16 eve ...... 1215-33 33...... M ay 17 aft ...... 1235-67 [Constituency week] 34...... M ay 28 aft ...... 1269-1303 35...... M ay 28 eve ...... 1305-26 35...... M ay 29 aft ...... 1327-61 36...... M ay 29 eve ...... 1363-82

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36...... M ay 30 aft ...... 1383-1415 37...... M ay 30 eve ...... 1417-35 37...... M ay 31 aft ...... 1437-73 38...... June 4 aft ...... 1475-1511 39...... June 4 eve ...... 1513-30 39...... June 5 aft ...... 1531-61 40...... June 5 eve ...... 1563-77 40...... June 6 aft...... 1579-1609 41...... June 7 aft ...... 1611-46 42...... June 11 aft ...... 1647-80 43...... June 12 aft...... 1681-1716 44...... June 13 aft ...... 1717-51 45 (Sum m er recess) ...... June 14 aft ...... 1753-78

...... Spring sittings: 45 days; 11 evenings

46...... Nov. 5 aft...... 1779-1813 47 ...... Nov. 6 aft ...... 1815-48 48...... Nov. 7 aft ...... 1849-83 49...... Nov. 8 aft...... 1885-1918 50 ...... Nov. 13 aft ...... 1919-52 51 ...... Nov. 14 aft ...... 1953-88 52...... Nov. 15 aft...... 1989-2022 53 ...... Nov. 19 aft ...... 2023-58 54 ...... Nov. 20 aft ...... 2059-95 55...... Nov. 21 aft...... 2097-2131 56 (Suppl. Supply 2007-08) ...... Nov. 22 aft ...... 2133-68 57...... Nov. 26 aft...... 2169-2205 58 ...... Nov. 27 aft ...... 2207-43 59 ...... Nov. 28 aft ...... 2245-77 60...... Nov. 29 aft...... 2279-2315 61 ...... Dec. 3 aft ...... 2317-51 62 ...... Dec. 3 eve ...... 2353-76 62...... Dec. 4 aft...... 2377-2410 63 (All-night sitting) ...... Dec. 4 eve...... 2411-2517

...... Fall sittings: 17 days; 2 evenings

...... Total: 62 days; 13 evening 2007 Hansard Subject Index 1

4-D human atlas project (Federal/provincial) Aboriginal children Member's statement re ... Rodney 1328 General remarks ... Eggen 2061 4-H clubs Aboriginal children–Education Highway clean-up campaign ... Stelmach 2283 Funding for ... Melchin 1192 Member's statement re ... Prins 2135 General remarks ... Eggen 137 23rd Avenue/ Trail intersection, Aboriginal children, Welfare of See Roads–Edmonton, 23rd Avenue/Calgary Trail See Child welfare, Aboriginal children intersection: Upgrading Aboriginal consultation re environmental issues 100th anniversary, Legislative Assembly See Environmental protection, Partnerships re See Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 100th (intergovernmental/ aboriginal), funding for anniversary Aboriginal consultation strategy 211 (Telephone help line) General remarks ... Boutilier 1426, 1458 Affordable housing calls ... Blakeman 802; Evans 803 Aboriginal Consulting Services Association of Alberta 911 emergency response telephone system Family violence program pamphlet (SP946/07: Tabled) Provincial system for ... Blakeman 1149 ... Backs 2210 2005 resource rebates Aboriginal Day, National See Resource rebates from budget surplus (2005) See National Aboriginal Day 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver/Whistler Aboriginal diabetes treatment See Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver/Whistler See Diabetes–Treatment, Aboriginal programs re (2010) Aboriginal economic development A-Channel (Television station) General remarks ... Boutilier 437, 2178; Elsalhy 437; Strike at See Strikes and lockouts–A-Channel Johnson 2178 employees Aboriginal employment training AAA Cattle Company Ltd. See Employment training programs, Aboriginal Feedlot, Didsbury area, waste discharge from ... Morton peoples 1655; Swann 1655 Aboriginal Film & Television Festival, International Feedlot, Didsbury area, waste discharge from: Photos of See International Aboriginal Film & Television (SP602/07: Tabled) ... Swann 1659 Festival AADAC Aboriginal gambling See Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission See Gambling–Aboriginal reserves AAHTF Aboriginal gang-related crime–Hobbema See Alberta Affordable Housing Task Force See Gang-related crime, Aboriginal–Hobbema AAMDC Aboriginal health care workers–Training See Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and See Health sciences personnel–Education, Aboriginal Counties students AARN Aboriginal high school completion See College and Association of Registered Nurses of See High school completion, Aboriginal students Alberta Aboriginal labour force development ABA See Aboriginal workforce action plan See Alberta Beekeepers Association Aboriginal land claims Abandoned well sites General remarks ... Boutilier 1462 See Well sites, Abandoned Aboriginal land-use studies ABC Developmental Learning Centres Pty. Ltd. See Traditional land-use studies (First Nations lands) Purchase of Alberta daycare centres ... Pannu 1998; Aboriginal litigation against Alberta, funding to deal Tarchuk 1998 with Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, See Alberta, Aboriginal litigation against, funding to Department of deal with See Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Aboriginal long-term care staff Development See Continuing/extended care facilities–Employees, Aboriginal apprenticeship training Aboriginal staffing See Apprenticeship training, Aboriginal people Aboriginal mental health Aboriginal Business Hall of Fame See Mental health services–Aboriginal peoples Induction of Chief Victor Buffalo into ... Johnson 154 Aboriginal off-reserve housing Aboriginal businesses See under Aboriginal peoples–Housing General remarks ... Backs 673; Boutilier 673 Aboriginal peoples Aboriginal Centennial Initiative General remarks ... Backs 1756 See Alberta Centennial 2005: Aboriginal Centennial Aboriginal peoples–Education Initiative [See also Education, Postsecondary, Aboriginal Aboriginal child prostitutes students] See Prostitutes, Juvenile, Aboriginal children General remarks ... Evans 1168; Stelmach 327 Aboriginal child welfare Aboriginal peoples–Employment See Child welfare, Aboriginal children General remarks ... Boutilier 1461, 2178; Evans 1570; Johnson 2178; Stelmach 2323 2 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Aboriginal peoples–Employment (Continued) ABSA On Industrial Heartland projects ... Backs 2175; See Alberta Boilers Safety Association Stelmach 2175 Absolute reduction of industrial greenhouse gas Aboriginal peoples–Health care emissions General remarks ... Bonko 1464; Boutilier 1464–65 See Greenhouse gas emissions, Hard caps (absolute Aboriginal peoples–Housing reduction) for industry re Off-reserve housing, funding for ... Bonko 839; Boutilier Abuse of children 839, 1430, 1448; Danyluk 102, 104, 839, 911, See Child abuse 1143–44, 1447–48, 2106; Eggen 113; Miller, B. 1143; Abusers, Spousal Mitzel 2099; Strang 910; Taylor 103; VanderBurg See Spousal abusers 1429, 1447–48 Academy of Learning career and business college Aboriginal peoples–Self-government Information package from (SP549/07: Tabled) ... Tougas General remarks ... Boutilier 1426, 1458 1487 Aboriginal peoples/energy industry issues Accelerated capital cost allowance program (Alberta) See Energy industry–Crown lands, Aboriginal issues See Capital cost allowance program (Alberta) re Accelerated capital cost allowance program (Federal) Aboriginal police services See Capital cost allowance program (Federal) Funding for ... Calahasen 1336; Lindsay 1336; Oberg Access plans for forest areas 684 See Forest land use zones (Recreational access plans) Aboriginal police services–Lesser Slave Lake area Access Roads Edmonton Ltd. General remarks ... Calahasen 1335–36; Lindsay Letter re P3 contract for Henday Drive southeast portion, 1335–36 response to (SP343/07: Tabled) ... Chase 800 Aboriginal/provincial relations Letter re P3 contract for Henday Drive southeast portion General remarks ... Boutilier 1426 (SP265/07: Tabled) ... Ouellette 645 Aboriginal quality of life Access to information law See Quality of life, Aboriginal peoples See Freedom of Information and Protection of Aboriginal registered apprenticeship training Privacy Act See Registered apprenticeship program (High Access to the Future Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 13) schools), Aboriginal students First Reading ... Rodney 50 Aboriginal Relations, Dept. of International, Second Reading ... Rodney 460–61; Tougas 461 Intergovernmental and Committee ... Hancock 1873; Hinman 1872–73; Miller, See Dept. of International, Intergovernmental and B. 1871; Pannu 1871–72 Aboriginal Relations Third reading ... Chase 2474; Eggen 2474; Horner Aboriginal reserves 2474; Rodney 2474; Tougas 2474 RCMP patrols on ... Lindsay 1309, 1310 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Aboriginal role models (Outside of House sittings) General remarks ... Backs 673; Boutilier 673 Access to the Future Fund Aboriginal scholarships Administration of ... Horner 98, 192–93; Tougas 97, See Scholarships, Aboriginal students 192, 1320 Aboriginal self-government Annual report ... Horner 1321 See Aboriginal peoples–Self-government General remarks ... Horner 106–07, 1320, 1321, 1761; Aboriginal skills development program Tougas 1320, 1321, 1761 See Employment training programs, Aboriginal Inclusion of equipment donations in matching formula ... peoples Horner 1320; Tougas 1320 Aboriginal student dropouts Legislation re (Bill 13) ... Rodney 50 See School dropouts, Aboriginal students Accessibility of buildings to the disabled Aboriginal student testing See Architecture and the disabled See Student testing, Achievement tests: Aboriginal Accessible housing students See Disabled–Housing Aboriginal tourism Accidents, Traffic–Prevention See Tourism, Aboriginal See Traffic accidents–Prevention Aboriginal women Accommodation, Student Member's statement re ... Calahasen 923–24 See Student housing Spokeswoman for, Muriel Stanley Venne ... Mason Accommodation allowance for Members of the 2135–36 Legislative Assembly Aboriginal workforce action plan See Members of the Legislative Assembly, General remarks ... Evans 1168; Speech from the Accommodation allowance increase Throne 2; Stelmach 14 Accountability of ministers Aboriginal youth apprenticeship training See Ministers (Provincial government), See Youth apprenticeship program, Aboriginal Accountability of students ACES Aboriginal youth suicide See Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Prevention strategy ... Melchin 1192 2007 Hansard Subject Index 3

ACFA Advocate, Children's See Alberta Capital Finance Authority See Children's Advocate Achievement tests Advocate, Farmers' See Student testing, Achievement tests See Farmers' Advocate Acid rain Advocate, Mental Health Patient Impact of ... Eggen 1225, 1226 See Mental Health Patient Advocate Acquired immune deficiency syndrome Advocate, Seniors' (Proposal) See AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) See Seniors' advocate (Proposal) Action on homelessness, Alberta Secretariat for (PC Advocate for autistic children proposal) See Autism spectrum disorder, Advocate/ombudsman See Alberta secretariat for action on homelessness re (PC proposal) AEDA Actions (Law) See Alberta Economic Development Authority Limitation period re (Alberta vs other jurisdictions) ... AEMA Brown 122 See Alberta Emergency Management Agency Limitation period re (recovery of land possession) ... AERI Brown 122 See Alberta Energy Research Institute ACTRA AESO See Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and See Alberta Electric System Operator Radio Artists AEUB Acute care See Alberta Energy and Utilities Board See Medical care Affordability review of postsecondary education Addiction Awareness Week, National See Education, Postsecondary, Access to, See National Addiction Awareness Week affordability review to improve Addictions treatment Affordable housing See Substance abuse–Treatment See Social housing Addictions treatment for youth Affordable housing for students See Substance abuse–Treatment–Youth See Student housing, Affordability of Addictive gambling Affordable Housing Program, /Alberta See Gambling, Compulsive See Canada/Alberta Affordable Housing Program Adjournment of the Legislature Affordable Housing Task Force See Legislative Assembly of Alberta–Adjournment See Alberta Affordable Housing Task Force Adolescent psychiatric care Affordable housing trust (Federal) See Mental health services–Children General remarks ... Miller, B. 1143 Adoption Awareness Week Afghanistan Member's statement re ... Ducharme 2025 Canadian forces' service in, statement re ... Speaker, The Adoption web site, Provincial 1 General remarks ... Ducharme 2025 AFL Adult learning See Alberta Federation of Labour See Education, Postsecondary AFSC Adults in care–Protection See Agriculture Financial Services Corporation See Social services recipients–Protection After/before school care Advanced education See Child care after/before school See Education, Postsecondary Ag societies Advanced education–Finance See Agricultural societies See Education, Postsecondary–Finance Aga Khan Development Network Advanced Education and Technology, Dept. of Member's statement re ... Backs 1238 See Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology Aga Khan Foundation Canada Advanced Education department General remarks ... Zwozdesky 1384–85 See Dept. of Advanced Education Age of voting in provincial elections Advanced technology See Voting age (Provincial elections) See Research and development Age of working Advertising, Government See Children–Employment See Government advertising Age verification of cattle Advisory Board on Services for Persons with See Cattle, Age verification system re Disabilities, Edmonton Agencies, boards, and commissions, Government See Edmonton Advisory Board on Services for See Government agencies, boards, and commissions Persons with Disabilities Agencies, Non-profit children's services Advisory Council on Alberta-Ukraine Relations See Children's services agencies (Non-profit) General remarks ... Boutilier 1430; Zwozdesky 1430 Agencies, Non-profit social services Advisory Council on Women's Issues, Alberta See Social services agencies (Non-profit) See Alberta Advisory Council on Women's Issues Agencies, boards, and commissions, Government See Government agencies, boards, and commissions 4 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Aging, Alberta Council on Agricultural value-added production (Continued) See Alberta Council on Aging Fibre road map study re ... Brown 475–76; Horner 475, Aging in place program 2177; Morton 476 See under Supportive living facilities General remarks ... Groeneveld 1261, 1262; MacDonald AGLC 1267; Rogers 1180; Stelmach 42 See Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Performance measures re ... Strang 1421 Agri-environmental strategy Agricultural workers General remarks ... Groeneveld 1261, 1417 Inclusion under workers' compensation and labour laws Agricultural biofuels industry ... Chase 294–95; Danyluk 130; Evans 1551; See Biofuels industry Groeneveld 130; MacDonald 130; Martin 1550; Agricultural competitiveness initiative Stelmach 294–95 See Agriculture competitiveness initiative Strategy to recruit ... Oberg 684 Agricultural diversification Agricultural workforce strategy General remarks ... MacDonald 1267 See Agriculture workforce strategy Agricultural equipment Agriculture See Farm implements Financial services for ... Groeneveld 1262, 1266, 1417 Agricultural exports General remarks ... Groeneveld 1261–62, 1417 See Farm produce–Export Government assistance programs ... Eggen 114; Agricultural growth strategy Groeneveld 42–43, 99–100, 1262, 2179; Mitzel 42; See Agriculture growth strategy Pastoor 2179 Agricultural land Agriculture–Environmental aspects Energy industry entry onto, compensation re ... Stelmach General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 4; Stelmach 13 13 Impact of biofuels industry on ... Haley 1640; Knight Agriculture–Research 1641 Funding for ... Oberg 683 Impact of industry on ... MacDonald 1643 General remarks ... Groeneveld 729–30, 1262; Horner Protection for ... Mason 895 475; Johnson 729–30; Morton 476; Speech from the Protection for, under land-use framework ... Bonko Throne 4 1630; Danyluk 1636; Eggen 1636 Agriculture, forestry and the environment, Institute for Agricultural land–Edmonton area (Proposed) Loss of ... Swann 535 See Institute for agriculture, forestry and the Agricultural Operation Practices Act environment (Proposed) Confined feeding operations provisions ... Abbott 603; Agriculture and Food, Dept. of Groeneveld 603; Morton 603 See Dept. of Agriculture and Food Agricultural Products Marketing Council Agriculture competitiveness initiative See Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing General remarks ... Groeneveld 1334–35, 1418; Prins Council 1334–35 Agricultural programs Agriculture Financial Services Corporation See Alberta farm fuel benefit program; Alberta farm Annual report, 2006-07 (SP695/07: Tabled) ... recovery program; Canada-Alberta Farm Water Groeneveld 1818 Program; Canadian agriculture income stabilization CAIS program administration ... Coutts 767; program; Farm Fuel Distribution Allowance Groeneveld 767; MacDonald 98 Agricultural Safety Week, Canadian CAIS program changes ... Groeneveld 2107 See Canadian Agricultural Safety Week Employee computer security awareness in ... MacDonald Agricultural societies 1266 General remarks ... Groeneveld 1419; Haley 1418 General remarks ... Groeneveld 1266 Agricultural Societies, Alberta Association of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Dept. of See Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies See Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Agricultural Societies Act Development Section 33 continuation (loan guarantees) (Motion 20: Agriculture growth strategy Groeneveld) ... Blakeman 1140–41; Groeneveld General remarks ... Groeneveld 1261, 1417 1140–41; MacDonald 1140 Agriculture income stabilization program, Canadian Section 33 continuation (loan guarantees) (Motion 20: See Canadian agriculture income stabilization Groeneveld): Answers to questions during debate program (SP495/07: Tabled) ... Groeneveld 1330 Agriculture workforce strategy Agricultural subsidies General remarks ... Groeneveld 1262, 1417 Reduction of, through World Trade Organization Agrifood exports agreement ... Boutilier 2034 See Farm produce–Export Agricultural tourism Agrifood production See Tourism, Agricultural See Food industry and trade Agricultural value-added production Agrium Inc. [See also Food industry and trade] Fluoride emissions, Industrial Heartland area ... Swann 1218 2007 Hansard Subject Index 5

Agrivalue Processing Business Incubator Airports–Grande Prairie Member's statement re ... Rogers 1180 General remarks ... Graydon 1406 AGT Airshed working group See Alberta Government Telephones General remarks ... Renner 2141 AHCIP Airsheds See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Monitoring of ... Calahasen 2141; Renner 2141 AHCIP–Premiums AISH See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums See Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped AHFMR AISI See Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical See Alberta initiative for school improvement Research Al-Pac AHFSER See Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. See Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and Alaska permanent fund Engineering Research General remarks ... Knight 813; MacDonald 815 AHSTF Alaska royalty structure See Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund See Royalty structure (Energy resources)–Alaska AHSTF, Standing Committee on Alberta See Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Aboriginal litigation against, funding to deal with ... Fund, Standing Stevens 1305, 1431 Aides, Health care Alberta–Economic conditions See Health care aides General remarks ... Cao 1613; Miller, B. 1169; Speech Aides for special needs students from the Throne 2 See Special needs aides in high schools Alberta–Economic policy AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) [See also Budget Address] Member's statement re ... Blakeman 2282; Cenaiko 20-year strategic plan ... Dunford 109 2247 Alternate policy report re (Taming the Tempest) Aids to Daily Living (SP626/07: Tabled) ... Agnihotri 1694 See Alberta Aids to Daily Living Downturn in, planning for ... Hinman 1481; Mason AIMCO 1536; Oberg 1537; Snelgrove 1536; Stelmach 1481; See Alberta Investment Management Corporation Taft 1535 AIMS General remarks ... Mason 1388; Miller, R. 1786; See International trade, Alberta marketing strategy Oberg 1539; Pannu 174–75; Snelgrove 1536, 1786; re (AIMS) Speech from the Throne 2; Stelmach 1388; Taft Air Liquide Canada Inc. 1535–36 General remarks ... Evans 1553 Impact on other provinces ... Backs 1241; Oberg 1241 Air pollution Slowing down of [See also development, See under Greenhouse gas emissions Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Slow Air quality down of]; Blakeman 643; Chase 638; Danyluk 1638; Consideration of, under land-use framework ... Bonko Eggen 1109–10, 1634–35; Hinman 828; Martin 142, 1634; Renner 1634 1546, 1637; Mason 1388; Morton 1635; Stelmach Monitoring of ... Eggen 1126 638, 1388 Strategy re ... Calahasen 2141; Renner 1119, 2141 Alberta–Energy policy Air quality–Fort McMurray area See Energy strategy Monitoring of, studies re ... Renner 1217 Alberta–Environmental policy Air quality–Industrial Heartland area General remarks ... Knight 224; Renner 224; Swann General remarks ... Blakeman 2166; Swann 1218, 1222 224 Air quality–Standards Alberta 2005 resource rebates General remarks ... Swann 1377 See Resource rebates from budget surplus (2005) Letter re (SP675/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 1782 Alberta Act Air tankers (Water bombers) Amendment of, to recognize municipal government level Upgrading of ... Morton 1451 ... Pastoor 1148 Upgrading of bases for (Fort McMurray and Springbank Alberta Advisory Council on Women's Issues bases) ... Morton 1451 General remarks ... Blakeman 11; Mather 17; Stelmach Aircraft, Government 17 See Government aircraft Midwifery services coverage under health care plan Aircraft, Government chartered recommendation ... Blakeman 794, 833 See Government chartered aircraft Alberta Affordable Housing Task Force Airdrie road access General remarks ... Danyluk 46, 1143; Mason 895; See Highway 2–Airdrie area, Overpass/underpass at, Pastoor 1151; Speech from the Throne 2 congestion re Report ... Blakeman 874, 1149–50; Chase 769, 838, Airports 1271, 1482; Danyluk 104, 126, 227–28, 298, 369, Funding for ... Ouellette 1405; Prins 1405 402, 439, 507, 538, 542, 566, 600, 604, 638, 639, 6 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Alberta Affordable Housing Task Force (Continued) Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies Report (Continued) ... Danyluk (Continued) 769–70, Review of provincial funding formula for smaller 801, 802, 874, 876, 877, 893, 896–97, 931, 1055, societies ... Groeneveld 806 1142, 1244, 1482, 1692, 2029, 2216; Eggen 113; Alberta Association of Architects Elsalhy 876; Evans 507, 764; Fritz 1787; Martin Annual report, 2006 (SP368/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 142, 227–28, 296, 439, 541, 604, 641–42, 877, 897, 843; Evans 843 930, 1244, 1553, 1554, 1888; Mason 436, 504, 538, Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police 600–01, 870, 895, 1388, 1723, 2028; Melchin 2030; Recommendations re Law Enforcement Review Board ... Miller, B. 507, 764, 1142, 1169, 1170, 1390, Johnston 1483; Lindsay 1483 2140–41; Miller, R. 875, 1275; Mitzel 2099; Pannu Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties 1055; Pastoor 929, 2030; Snelgrove 369, 875, 930; Minister's remarks to, re cumulative impact assessment Stelmach 296, 402, 436, 504, 566, 600–01, 641–42, processes ... Renner 293; Swann 293 1182, 2028; Taft 566, 801–02, 1182; Taylor 103, Position on municipal sustainability report ... Danyluk 126, 296, 402, 600 643, 673, 894; DeLong 673; Lukaszuk 643; Stelmach Report: Copies available of, email re (SP377/07: Tabled) 565, 1077 ... Miller, R. 879 Surface rights review task force report ... Morton 263 Report: Government response to, letter re (SP317/07: TILMA agreement, discussions with province re ... Tabled) ... Martin 724–25 Bonko 1460; Boutilier 441, 1460, 1461; Stelmach Report: Home ownership assistance program 329 recommendation ... Danyluk 1618; Miller, B. 1618 Alberta Association of Registered Nurses Report: Letter re (SP882/07: Tabled) ... Martin 2100 See College and Association of Registered Nurses of Report: Off-reserve housing recommendation ... Bonko Alberta 839; Boutilier 839 Alberta Association of Registered Occupational Report: Referral to Managing Growth Pressures policy Therapists field committee ... Hancock 730–31; Martin 698, 730 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP244/07: Tabled) ... Hancock Report: Rent control recommendation [See also Rent 564 control]; Chase 696–97; Danyluk 690; Martin Alberta Association of Services for Children and 641–42; Mason 690, 870; Stelmach 641–42; Taylor Families 690 Staff recruitment and retention report ... Mather 822; Report: Rent control recommendation, letter re Tarchuk 824 (SP843/07: Tabled) ... Martin 2035; Mason 2035 Staff recruitment and retention survey (SP73/07: Tabled) Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council ... Mather 156 Annual reports, 2003-07 (SP425-428/07: Tabled) ... Alberta at the Smithsonian (Exhibit) Groeneveld 1074 Funding for ... Goudreau 1468 Alberta Aids to Daily Living General remarks ... Bonko 1458; Boutilier 1426, 1458 Benefits for youth transitioning from children's services Alberta Automobile Insurance Board ... Melchin 1194 Annual report, 2006 (SP585/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Disabled seniors assistance ... Brown 2386; Melchin 1591; Oberg 1591 2386 Alberta Automobile Insurance Rate Board Funding for ... Melchin 1152–53 See Automobile Insurance Rate Board General remarks ... Melchin 1572; Snelgrove 2280 Alberta badlands Home care component ... Melchin 1081 See Badlands–Alberta Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Alberta Beef Producers Alberta drug strategy ... Hancock 1959 Concerns re food traceability system ... Mitzel 1420 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP76/07: Tabled) ... Cenaiko Alberta Beekeepers Association 188 Role re bee die-off situation ... Groeneveld 1443 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP863/07: Tabled) ... Cenaiko Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute 2062 General remarks ... Morton 1389, 1452 Drug abuse awareness programs for youth ... Hancock Alberta biodiversity monitoring project 2068; Liepert 1198 Funding for ... Knight 809 Drug treatment programs ... Hancock 2067, 2326–27 General remarks ... Morton 1389–90, 1451, 1452, 1643; Drug treatment programs, funding for ... Snelgrove 2150 Oberle 1408; Strang 1389–90 Former executive director's fraud charges ... Blakeman Alberta Blue Cross Plan 2148 Drug benefits, petitions presented to add Elaprase Funding for ... Blakeman 2148, 2166; Snelgrove 2149, coverage ... Bonko 361, 400 2150 Seniors' dental benefits ... Melchin 1156 Member's statement re ... Cenaiko 761 Seniors' drug benefits ... Melchin 1152 Role re drug courts ... Cenaiko 878; Stevens 878 Alberta Boilers Safety Association Staff salary increase funding ... Hancock 2069 Annual report, 2006 (SP530/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Tobacco reduction programs ... Cenaiko 1439 1386; Danyluk 1386 Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute Annual report, 2005-06 (SP97/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Funding increase for, news release re (SP887/07: 231; Horner 231 Tabled) ... Hancock 2100 General remarks ... Evans 1175 2007 Hansard Subject Index 7

Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute (Continued) Alberta Capital Region Alliance General remarks ... Hancock 1229 Failure of ... Blakeman 1146; Stelmach 565; Taft 565 Member's statement re ... Jablonski 2097–98 General remarks ... Stelmach 1077 Alberta Boot Company Alberta Centennial 2005: Aboriginal Centennial General remarks ... Oberg 681–82, 684 Initiative Alberta Brain Injury Network Final report (SP548/07: Tabled) ... Boutilier 1487 General remarks ... Melchin 1572; Pastoor 1193 Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Alberta/British Columbia joint cabinet meeting, April Funding for ... Horner 1343 2006 Alberta Centennial World Cup Cross Country Interprovincial trade agreement from See Trade, competition, Canmore (December 2005) Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Funding for ... Goudreau 1423 (Alberta /British Columbia) Alberta Clipper pipeline Pine beetle control discussions ... Morton 601; Prins General remarks ... Mason 42, 1113, 1584; Stelmach 601 42, 1584 Rail service to Port of Prince Rupert discussion at ... Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors Stelmach 403 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1012/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Alberta/British Columbia joint cabinet meeting, May The 2293; Hancock 2293 2007 Alberta College of Art and Design General remarks ... Boutilier 1242; Johnston 1242; Downtown facility development ... Chase 1323 Stelmach 1240 Funding ... Chase 135; Goudreau 1468 TILMA agreement discussion at ... Boutilier 1241–42, Alberta College of Combined Laboratory and X-Ray 1427; Johnston 1241–42 Technologists Alberta/British Columbia Trade, Investment and Annual report, 2006 (SP371/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Labour Mobility Agreement 843; Hancock 843 See Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agreement (Alberta /British Columbia) Technologists Alberta Building Code Annual report, 2006 (SP372/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Improvements to ... Renner 1381; Swann 1381 843; Hancock 843 Alberta Building Officials Association Alberta College of Medical Laboratory Technologists General remarks ... Cenaiko 832 Annual report, 2006 (SP670/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Alberta Building Trades Council 1768; Hancock 1768 Press release re union labour for CNRL Horizon project Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (SP525/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1386 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1027/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Alberta-Canada Co-operation on Immigration The 2293; Hancock 2293 See Canada-Alberta Co-operation on Immigration Alberta College of Optometrists Alberta-Canada Farm Water Program Annual report, 2006 (SP669/06: Tabled) ... Clerk, The See Canada-Alberta Farm Water Program 1768; Hancock 1768 Alberta-Canada Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund Alberta College of Pharmacists See Canada-Alberta Municipal Rural Infrastructure Annual report, 2006-07 (SP667/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Fund The 1768; Hancock 1768 Alberta Cancer Board Regulation of pharmacists' competence to prescribe Annual report, 2005-06 (SP119/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, drugs ... Hancock 330; Jablonski 323, 330 The 266; Hancock 266 Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1011/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, See College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta The 2293; Hancock 2293 Alberta College of Social Workers Colorectal cancer screening program ... Hancock 407 Annual report, 2005 (SP128/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Coverage of Avastin drug treatment, letters re 266; Hancock 266 (SP178/07: Tabled) ... Mason 400 Annual report, 2006 (SP246/07: Tabled) ... Hancock Funding ... Hancock 774 564 Funding for treatment, Calgary vs Edmonton ... Hancock Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and 791–92; Taylor 791 Audiologists Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund Annual report, 2005 and 2006 (SP129 & 668/07: Tabled) Financial statements, 2006-07 (SP817/07: Tabled) ...... Clerk, The 266, 1768; Hancock 266, 1768 Clerk, The 2002; Oberg 2002 Alberta Connects (Government information initiative) General remarks ... Blakeman 406–07; Haley 915; General remarks ... Backs 1608; Stelmach 1600 Hancock 406–07, 917 Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 36) Alberta Capital Finance Authority First Reading ... Rogers 834 Annual report, 2006 (SP818/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Second reading ... Chase 1831–32; Martin 1831; 2002; Oberg 2002 Miller, R. 1828–31, 1828–1831; Rogers 1828, 1832 Borrowing of seniors' housing authorities from ... Marz Committee ... Chase 1945–46; Eggen 1873–74; 1184; Oberg 1184 Hancock 1874; Hinman 1873; MacDonald 1945; Liabilities of ... Oberg 1375 Martin 1944–46; Miller, R. 1873–74, 1944; Rogers 1873, 1943–46 8 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 36) Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides Safety (Continued) Association Third reading ... Eggen 2478–79; Miller, R. 2478; Annual report, 2006-07 (SP694/07: Tabled) ... Danyluk Rogers 2478 1817 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Alberta Emergency Management Agency (Outside of House sittings) [See also under former name Emergency Alberta Council of Disability Services Management Alberta] General remarks ... Elsalhy 762 General remarks ... Danyluk 1150, 2179; Rogers 2179 Alberta Council of Women's Shelters Legislation re (Bill 30) ... Prins 468 Programs from fundraisers for (SP718-719/07: Tabled) Alberta Endangered Species Conservation Committee ... Backs 1852 See Endangered Species Conservation Committee Seniors' shelters report ... Pastoor 1198 Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Statistics report ... Mather 46, 823; Tarchuk 46 Appeal process for decisions by ... Johnson 1997; Women's shelters comments ... Mather 2141, 2142 Knight 1997 Alberta Council on Aging Approval process change ... MacDonald 1632 Joint report on seniors' centres funding ... Melchin 2215; Approval process for transmission lines, based on public VanderBurg 2215 convenience/need ... Knight 1889; MacDonald 1889 Joint report on seniors' centres funding (SP954 & Bitumen export limits ... Mason 1115 959/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 2210; Melchin 2210; Bitumen upgrader, Edmonton area, application review ... VanderBurg 2210 Knight 599; Renner 600; Stelmach 599–600; Taft Alberta Court of Appeal 599 See Court of Appeal Board members' resignation from ... Knight 2137, 2139; Alberta creative development initiative MacDonald 2137; Mason 2138–39; Stevens 2138 (Federal/provincial) Coal-bed methane mineral rights decision ... Doerksen News release re (SP449/07: Tabled) ... Goudreau 1130 731; Knight 731 Timeline for applications to ... Blakeman 1471; Coal-bed methane production comments ... MacDonald Goudreau 1471 1623 Alberta Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Electricity transmission line (240 kV), Pincher Creek to Force Lethbridge, hearing re ... Knight 440 See Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Force Calgary, Energy dept.'s letter re ... Knight 2320–21; Alberta Dental Association and College Stelmach 2320–21; Taft 2320–21 Annual report, 2006 (SP130/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to 266; Hancock 266 Calgary, hearing re ... Ady 195; Eggen 1227, 1619, Radiation health and safety program annual report, 2005 1922; Knight 195, 228, 672, 1619; Lund 228; (SP302/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 697; Evans 697 MacDonald 813, 814, 816, 817, 1785, 1850, 1856, Radiation health and safety program annual report, 2006 1889; Mason 672 (SP714/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1818–19; Evans Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to 1818–19 Calgary, hearing re: Letter re resumption of (SP252/07: Alberta Diabetes Institute Tabled) ... MacDonald 598 Member's statement re ... Rogers 1954–55 Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Official opening, program from (SP762/07: Tabled) ... Calgary, hearing re: Petitions for public inquiry re use Backs 1965 of private investigators at ... MacDonald 1852, 1922, Provincial funding for ... Boutilier 1964; Hancock 1956, 2034, 2136, 2209 1964; VanderBurg 1964 Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Alberta Disabilities Forum (Document) Calgary, hearing re: Public inquiry re use of private General remarks ... Pannu 1559 investigators at ... Knight 2139; Mason 2138–39; Alberta Disaster Services Stevens 2138 See Emergency Management Alberta Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Alberta Drug Strategy Calgary, hearing re: Security measures re, letter re General remarks ... Hancock 1959 (SP698/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1818 Alberta Economic Development Authority Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Activity report, 2005-06 (SP306/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Calgary, hearing re: Use of private investigators at ... The 698; Evans 698 Elsalhy 2137; Knight 2104, 2137–38, 2139; Lindsay Alberta Electric System Operator 2137; MacDonald 2104, 2137–38, 2208; Mason General remarks ... Knight 1118, 2252; MacDonald 2138–39; Stevens 2137, 2138–39 670, 2252 Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Power supply forecast, southern Alberta ... Knight 727 Calgary, hearing re: Use of private investigators at, Review of purchasing practices of ... Knight 1078; email advising of contract re (SP918/07: Tabled) ... Oberle 1078 Pannu 2145 Wind power production, cap on ... Knight 439, 1633 Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Calgary, hearing re: Use of private investigators at, Alberta electronic health record letters re (SP699, 722, 768/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald See Medical records, Electronic 1818, 1852, 1965 2007 Hansard Subject Index 9

Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (Continued) Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (Continued) Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Voyageur project (Suncor) hearings: Cost to prepare Calgary, hearing re: Use of private investigators at, Member for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo for Perras report on ... Mason 2138; Stevens 2138 (Q15/07: Response tabled as SP684/07) ... Clerk, The Electricity transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to 1790; MacDonald 1660; Renner 1790 Calgary, informing landowners re ... Knight 1644; Voyageur project (Suncor) hearings: Northern Lights MacDonald 1643 Health Region intervention in ... Eggen 1226; Electricity transmission line, Alberta/Montana, hearing Hancock 1226 re ... Eggen 45; Knight 727; Stelmach 45–46 Voyageur project (Suncor) hearings: Wood Buffalo Electricity transmission lines, cost sharing regional municipality intervention in ... Cheffins 1890; recommendation re ... Knight 814, 815; MacDonald Knight 1890 812, 816 Workload ... Knight 818, 1117, 1223; MacDonald 816 Electricity transmission lines, regulating of ... Knight Alberta Energy Research Institute 544, 571, 605; MacDonald 544, 605; Mitzel 571 Carbon dioxide pipeline feasibility study ... Renner Former chairman, retirement of, member's statement re 2140 ... Graydon 288–89 Carbon storage research ... Renner 1126, 2140 Funding for ... Knight 809, 810, 1400; Strang 1399 Funding for ... Horner 1319, 2177; Tougas 2177 General remarks ... Marz 1719 Oil sands energy requirements projects ... Knight 803 Government interference in decisions of ... Knight Wind power study ... Knight 1112 2320–21; Stelmach 2320–21; Taft 2320–21 Alberta Environmental Appeal Board Industrial Heartland projects approval ... Knight 1227 See Environmental Appeal Board Information letter IL93 re energy industry activity in Alberta Equalized Assessment Panel southwest Alberta ... Coutts 192; Knight 192 Report and Recommendations ... on Equalized Landowners to hire legal representatives for hearings at Assessment in Alberta (SP395/07: Tabled) ... Chase ... Abbott 929; Evans 475, 929; Johnson 1997; 924 Knight 1997; MacDonald 475, 1643 Alberta (Exhibit) Landowners to hire legal representatives for hearings at, See Alberta at the Smithsonian (Exhibit) Compensation increase for ... Knight 228; Lund 228 Alberta farm fuel benefit program Letter from landowner re (SP844/07: Tabled) ... Martin [See also Farm Fuel Distribution Allowance] 2035; Mason 2035 Auditor General's remarks re ... Groeneveld 1263–64, Marie Lake energy development project decision ... 1265, 1392, 1765, 1892; MacDonald 1262–63, Knight 331; Swann 331 1264–65, 1266, 1764–65; Marz 1392; Miller, R. New chair appointed to ... Knight 2138; Stelmach 2321 1891–92; Oberg 1892 Nuclear power plants hearings ... Knight 763, 1398; Taft Internal audit of ... Groeneveld 1392 763 Minister of Agriculture's participation in ... Groeneveld Policing of energy company reclamation efforts ... 1264; MacDonald 1263 Knight 1400, 1401 Alberta Farm Fuel Tax Act Public advocacy role ... Knight 571; Mitzel 571 Tax exempt fuel user (TEFU) under ... Oberg 1892 Public hearings, letter re (SP280/07: Tabled) ... Swann Alberta farm recovery program 678 General remarks ... Groeneveld 1786, 1927, 1960, 2107, Public hearings process ... Johnson 1997; Knight 1997; 2179; Hayden 1785–86; VanderBurg 2107 Swann 1222 Alberta Farm Safety Week Report ... MacDonald 1586 General remarks ... Prins 120 Separation into two boards ... Knight 571, 605, 810, Alberta Federation of Labour 1117, 1223, 1397, 1635; Mason 1117; Mitzel 570–71 Employment of children in licensed premises, reaction to Separation into two boards: Contract with consultant for ... Mason 190; Stelmach 190 advice re ... Knight 2027–28, 2066; MacDonald Temporary foreign workers, report on ... Evans 2284; 2027–28, 2066; Stelmach 2027 Miller, B. 2283–84; Snelgrove 2284 Separation into two boards: Legislation re (Bill 46) ... Alberta film and television awards Knight 810, 818, 1766–67 Member's statement re ... Zwozdesky 722–23 Sherritt coal mine/coal gasification project, review of ... Program from (SP292/07: Tabled) ... Agnihotri 697 Johnson 130; Knight 130 Alberta film development grant program Sour gas wells, approval of ... Eggen 1927–28; See Film development grant program Groeneveld 1929; Knight 1927–28, 1929; Swann Alberta Food Bank Network Association 1928–29 Annual report, 2006 (SP514/07: Tabled) ... Bonko 1331 Supply/demand outlook report ... Knight 1633, 1639; Alberta Forest Products Association MacDonald 1631–32; Renner 1632 Forest industry sustainability discussions with province Surface rights decisions ... Hinman 827 ... Morton 1822 Transfer of authority of, to Independent System Operator Forest reclamation agreement ... Renner 1232 ... Knight 544, 605, 815, 816, 818; MacDonald 544, Forestry revenues report ... Bonko 262; Morton 262; 605, 813, 814, 816, 817 VanderBurg 1641 Utility rate increases applications ... Stelmach 871; Taft General remarks ... Morton 1410 871 10 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Alberta Forestry Research Institute Alberta Government Offices (Continued) Wood debris value-added products research ... Horner Washington, D.C. office: Role re energy trade ... 295 Boutilier 2252; Knight 812, 2140; Lukaszuk 2252; Alberta forestry sustainability committee MacDonald 810–11, 2140 Establishment of ... Morton 1822 Alberta Government Telephones Alberta Foster Parent Association Repeal of legislation re (Bill 11) ... Dunford 597–98 General remarks ... Tarchuk 820, 1207, 1539, 1577, Alberta Grain Commission 2064 Annual report of ... MacDonald 1266 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Role of ... Groeneveld 1267; MacDonald 1266 Alberta Liberal policy for ... Agnihotri 1467 Alberta Hansard Budget increase ... Agnihotri 1466, 1467, 1725; Blues availability ... Deputy Chair 1343, 1345 Goudreau 260, 769, 1422, 1466, 1467–68, 1725; Alberta Health Benefits Review Committee Johnson 769 See Health Benefits Review Committee General remarks ... Goudreau 2383 Alberta Health Care Insurance Act One grant per organization policy ... Blakeman 1471 Cost of administering (Q33/06: Response tabled as Program evaluation of ... Goudreau 1468, 1471 SP101/07) ... Hancock 265; Stevens 265 Alberta Funeral Service Association Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Funerals: An Informaion Guide (booklet) (SP478/07: Claims verification, legislation re (Bill 5) ... Rodney 24 Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1272 Complex decongestive therapy (breast cancer treatment Grieving: "Our Time" (booklet) (SP479/07: Tabled) ... condition) coverage under, petition presented re Elsalhy 1272 ... Pannu 1440 Yours, Mine and Our Children's Grief: A Parent's Guide Fraud incidents under ... Hinman 920 (booklet) (SP479/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1272 Health card of, availability through private registry Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission offices ... Hancock 919; VanderBurg 919 Alberta server intervention program (Liquor sales in Health card of, improvement for use as proof of identity licensed premises) ... Johnston 1586; Lindsay 1586 ... Chase 134; Snelgrove 1368 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP75 & 237/07: Tabled) ... Health card of, organ donor section ... Hancock 694 Clerk, The 156, 545; Lindsay 156, 545 Health card of, security aspects ... Miller, R. 1367; Annual report, 2006-07 (SP758/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Snelgrove 1368 The 1930–31; Lindsay 1930–31 Jaw injuries coverage, letter re (SP857/07: Tabled) ... Employment of children in licensed premises, approval Martin 2036 of ... Mason 190; Stelmach 190, 225 Midwifery coverage ... Blakeman 2166 Employment of children in licensed premises, approval Midwifery coverage, letter re (SP872/07: Tabled) ... of, email re (SP79/07: Tabled) ... Martin 188 Blakeman 2063 Employment of underage musicians in licensed Midwifery coverage, member's statement re ... Blakeman premises, approval of ... Agnihotri 1468; Goudreau 833 1469 Opting out of, legislation re (Bill 5) ... Rodney 24 General remarks ... Elsalhy 1315–16; Lindsay 1308, Statistical supplement, 2006-07 (SP978/07: Tabled) ... 1309, 1316 Hancock 2249 Inspection of liquor violations at Palace Casino ... Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums Lindsay 1484–85; Martin 1484 Accounts in arrears, payments to collection agencies re Online casinos policy ... Elsalhy 436–37; Lindsay 437 (Q34/06: Response tabled as SP101/07) ... Hancock Round-table on violence in licensed premises, report on 265; Stevens 265 See Alberta Roundtable on Violence In and Around Cost of administering, including subsidies and collection Licensed Premises, Report of arrears (Q34/06: Response tabled as SP101/07) ... Alberta Gaming Research Institute Hancock 265; Stevens 265 Funding for ... Lindsay 1309, 2158 Cost of administering (Q33/06: Response tabled as Alberta Government Offices SP101/07) ... Hancock 265; Stevens 265 Beijing office ... Boutilier 1428 Elimination of ... Blakeman 793–94; Evans 2174; General remarks ... Boutilier 1426–27, 1458 Hinman 920; Miller, B. 2174; Pannu 176 Ottawa office, creation of ... Boutilier 1427; Strang Elimination of, letter re (SP215/07: Tabled) ... Martin 1427 502 Performance measures re ... Bonko 1458–59; Boutilier Elimination of, petition presented re ... Martin 1130 1459–60 General remarks ... Hancock 2249 Potential locations for (BRIC countries) ... Bonko 1458; Replacement of, with income tax deduction ... Haley Boutilier 1428, 1458 915 Review of ... Boutilier 1427, 1428, 1429, 1458 Seniors' premiums ... Melchin 841, 1152 Role of ... Boutilier 1428; Haley 1428 Alberta Health Facilities Review Committee Seoul, Korea office ... Bonko 1458–59; Boutilier 1460 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP559/07: Tabled) ... Washington, D.C. office ... Boutilier 1459 Zwozdesky 1534 Washington, D.C. office: New head of ... Boutilier 2252 Auditor General's comments re ... Blakeman 729; Washington, D.C. office: New representative for ... Hancock 729 Boutilier 2140; MacDonald 2140 2007 Hansard Subject Index 11

Alberta Health Facilities Review Committee (Continued) Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund (Continued) Elimination of / review of ... Blakeman 729; Hancock Tobacco company investments ... Blakeman 406; 729, 778–79; Pastoor 778 Hancock 406; Miller, R. 1372, 1442; Oberg 1373, Pembina Village seniors facility, Evansburg, report on ... 1375, 1442, 1651; Taft 1651 Blakeman 729, 770; Hancock 729, 770, 779, 1138 Tobacco company investments: Legislation eliminating Role in monitoring patient safety in hospitals ... (Bill 222) ... Miller, R. 1896 Stelmach 326; Taft 326 Tobacco company investments: Value of (Q4/07: Alberta Health Link Response tabled as SP311/07) ... Clerk, The 698; See Health Link Alberta Miller, R. 573; Oberg 698 Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Transfer of funds from, to General Revenue ... Miller, R. Annual report, 2007 (SP687/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1370, 2161–62 1790; Horner 1790 Venture capital funding ... Oberg 2384; VanderBurg Endowment fund financial statement, 2006-07 2384 (SP820/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 2002; Oberg 2002 Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Standing Funding for ... Snelgrove 1786 Committee on Programs and financial highlights, 2005-06 (SP95/07: See Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Tabled) ... Clerk, The 231; Horner 231 Fund, Standing Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund (Tobacco Engineering Research Investment Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill Endowment fund financial statement, 2006-07 222) (SP822/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 2002; Oberg 2002 First reading ... Miller, R. 1896 Ingenuity Inside, 2006-07 annual report (SP825/07: Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund Tabled) ... Clerk, The 2002; Horner 2002 Financial statements, 2006-07 (SP821/07: Tabled) ... Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Clerk, The 2002; Oberg 2002 Alberta investments ... Oberg 2384; VanderBurg 2384 Funding for ... Horner 1343 Allocation of natural resources revenue to, legislation re Alberta home ownership assistance program (Bill 201) ... Taft 25 General remarks ... Danyluk 1618; Miller, B. 1618 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP831/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Alberta Hospital, Edmonton The 2002; Johnston 2002 Food services upgrade ... Snelgrove 2150 Decrease in value of ... Miller, R. 2180; Oberg 2180 Funding model for ... Brown 917; Hancock 919 Ethical investments by ... Miller, R. 1373, 1374; Oberg Alberta Hospital, Ponoka 1373, 1375, 1442 Funding model for ... Brown 917; Hancock 919 First quarter update, 2007-08 (SP832/07: Tabled) ... Alberta Housing Act Clerk, The 2002; Johnston 2002 General remarks ... Danyluk 1151 General remarks ... MacDonald 171; Miller, R. 1370; Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission Oberg 682, 1371; Ouellette 1167 Disabled Remand Centre inmates' facilities complaints ... Inflation proofing of ... Miller, R. 1372, 2161; Oberg Goudreau 263 682, 1371, 1373, 2180 French language use at Suncor worksite, investigation of Inflation proofing of, excerpt from the AHSTF Act re ... Evans 15; Goudreau 15 (SP325/07: Tabled) ... Haley 771; Oberg 771 Funding for ... Goudreau 1422, 1466 Investment of new royalty revenues into ... Agnihotri Racism prevention involvement ... Shariff 255 1887; Stelmach 1783 Religious headwear bans in sports cases ... Stelmach Overseas investments ... Oberg 2384; VanderBurg 2211; Taft 2211 2384 Staffing ... Agnihotri 1472; Goudreau 1472 Resource revenue deposit into ... Miller, R. 2102–03, Alberta Ingenuity Fund 2180; Oberg 2180; Stelmach 2102–03 Annual report, 2003-04 (SP575/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Second-quarter update, 2006-07 (SP45/07: Tabled) ... The 1535; Horner 1535 Clerk, The 26; Johnson 26 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP96/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Second-quarter update, 2007-08 (SP888/07: Tabled) ... 231; Horner 231 Johnston 2100 General remarks ... Horner 1320 Surplus investment in (Motion 504: Hinman) ... Tri-annual report, 2000-03 (SP576/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Agnihotri 592–93; DeLong 593; Hinman 588–89, The 1535; Horner 1535 593–94; MacDonald 590–91; Martin 591–92; Mitzel Triennial report, 2003-06 (SP826/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, 589–90; Rogers 592 The 2002; Horner 2002 Surplus revenue deposit into ... Eggen 2155; Miller, R. Water research funding ... Horner 1319, 1341 1370, 1372, 1786, 2161; Oberg 684, 1373; Snelgrove Alberta initiative for school improvement 1786, 2109, 2147, 2162 Funding for ... Liepert 1249, 1253–54; Mather 1253; Third-quarter update, 2006-07 (SP47/07: Tabled) ... Oberg 683 Oberg 26 General remarks ... Liepert 1360; Martin 1359 Timberland asset class investment loss ... Miller, R. Alberta international marketing strategy 605–06, 639, 671, 1389; Oberg 605–06, 639, 1389; See International trade, Alberta marketing strategy Snelgrove 671; Stelmach 671 re (AIMS) 12 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Alberta Investment Management Corporation Alberta Liberal Party (Continued) Creation of, as crown corporation, legislation re (Bill 22) Donation request from Beaver waste management ... Oberg 223 commission ... Hancock 1695; Mason 1723; Stelmach General remarks ... Oberg 682 1687–88, 1994; VanderBurg 1687–88 Government investments, management of ... Miller, R. Donation request from Beaver waste management 1372, 1374; Oberg 1371, 1373; Snelgrove 2162 commission, letter re (SP618/07: Tabled) ... Hancock Government investments, regulations re ... Oberg 606 1693; Stelmach 1693 Head office location in Edmonton ... Oberg 1376 Donations to ... Mason 2171 Head office location in Edmonton, letter re (SP253/07: Donations to, from oil companies ... Mason 1816–17, Tabled) ... MacDonald 598 1890 Organization and Governance Review report (SP99/07: Fundraising dinner tickets sale to a municipality ... Tabled) ... Clerk, The 231; Oberg 231 Stelmach 1479 Alberta Investment Management Corporation Act (Bill Heritage Trust Fund policy ... Miller, R. 2102 22) Housing policy ... Stelmach 566; Taft 566 First Reading ... Oberg 223 Alberta Lottery Fund Second Reading ... Boutilier 624; Eggen 430; Elsalhy See Lottery Fund 623–24; Haley 428; MacDonald 429–30; Miller, R. Alberta Medical Association 426–28; Oberg 411, 625; Pannu 624–25 Amended agreement re fees ... Abbott 89; Blakeman 96, Committee ... Backs 651, 653–54; Chase 650–51; 110; Graydon 640–41; Griffiths 635; Hancock 89–90, Eggen 630–31; MacDonald 629–30; Mason 651; 95, 96, 102, 108, 111, 128, 640–41, 692, 774, 885; Miller, R. 631, 649, 652–53; Oberg 630–31; Oberle Hinman 101; Swann 107 631; Pannu 653; Pastoor 651; Pham 651; Renner Amended agreement re fees: Clinical stabilization 650; Taylor 650; Tougas 651–52 initiative in ... Abbott 89; Blakeman 776; Graydon Committee: Amendment A1 (SP264/07: Tabled) ... 640; Hancock 89, 96, 102, 108, 111, 640, 774, 777, Johnson 631; MacDonald 630 916 Committee: Amendment A1 (Division on) 631 Alberta Mental Health Board Committee: Amendment A2 (SP273/07: Tabled) ... Annual report, 2005-06 (SP123/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Amery 662; Miller, R. 649 The 266; Hancock 266 Third Reading ... Chase 665; Oberg 665; Renner 665 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1015/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 20 April, 2007 The 2293; Hancock 2293 (Outside of House sittings) Funding ... Blakeman 788; Hancock 774, 786, 790, 885 General remarks ... MacDonald 171; Miller, R. 606, General remarks ... Rodney 870 1372; Oberg 606 Mental health services, value of, 2002-07 (Q5/07: Letter re (SP253/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 598 Response tabled as SP260/07) ... Hancock 598; Alberta Irrigation Projects Association Martin 573 General remarks ... Hinman 762 Mental health strategy ... Blakeman 789; Hancock 792, Alberta Judicial Council 2066 See Judicial Council (Alberta) Psychiatrists, number of, 2002-07 (Q6/07: Response Alberta Justices of the Peace Compensation tabled as SP261/07) ... Hancock 599; Martin 573 Commission Alberta Mental Health Patient Advocate Salary increase recommendation ... Stevens 1305 See Mental Health Patient Advocate Alberta Lake Management Society Alberta monitoring for health program General remarks ... Brown 1533 Diabetes supplies funding under ... Hancock 1390–91; Alberta Land Surveyors' Association Jablonski 1390–91 98th annual general meeting (SP711/07: Tabled) ... Alberta/Montana tie line Clerk, The 1818; Evans 1818 See Electric power lines, Tie line with Montana (500 Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams kV) General remarks ... Lindsay 1310 Alberta Mortgage and Housing Corporation Alberta Law Foundation General remarks ... Haley 907–08 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP744/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association The 1897; Stevens 1897 Awards ceremony, member's statement re ... Pastoor Alberta Legislature Grounds: Self-guided Tour 1237–38 (Brochure) General remarks ... DeLong 1815; Zwozdesky 722 Copy tabled (SP156/07) ... Speaker, The 332 Alberta Motor Association Foundation for Traffic Alberta Liberal Party Safety Bob Maskell's seeking of nomination for election as Report on traffic collisions, injuries, and fatalities ... Liberal candidate, news article re (SP234/07: Tabled) Brown 1279 ... Mason 544 Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation Candidate elected in Calgary-Elbow constituency ... See Alberta Capital Finance Authority Chase 1726; Ouellette 1726 Alberta Museum, Royal Climate change policy, member's statement re ... Swann See Royal Alberta Museum 636 2007 Hansard Subject Index 13

Alberta Music Festival Association Alberta Regulations (Continued) General remarks ... DeLong 260; Goudreau 260 Reduction of, legislation re (Bill 213) ... Backs 1623 Alberta Needs Students (report) Reduction of, petition presented re ... Backs 1888 See Students' Union, Alberta Referral to policy field committees See Committees, Needs Students (report) (SP57/07: Tabled) Policy field (all-party), Establishment of (Motion 15: Alberta Netcare (Electronic health system) Hancock ) [See also Medical records, Electronic] Review of ... Backs 1760; Griffiths 905; Snelgrove General remarks ... Cao 692; Hancock 692 906, 1760 Alberta Opticians Association Alberta Regulatory Review Secretariat Annual report, 2006 (SP1016/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The See Regulatory Review Secretariat 2293; Hancock 2293 Alberta relationship threat assessment initiative Alberta Order of Excellence Funding for ... Lindsay 46 Council for ... Stelmach 1592 Member's statement re ... Jablonski 1920 Funding for ... Miller, R. 1597; Stelmach 1594, 1598 Alberta Research Council General remarks ... Stelmach 1598 Bioeconomic-supporting research projects ... Morton Inductee into, member's statement re ... Lougheed 688 1621 Inductees into, member's statement re ... Graydon 596 Member's statement re ... Johnson 2281–82 Alberta Outfitters Association Wood debris value-added products research ... Horner Involvement with tourism development projects ... 295 Goudreau 1424; Strang 1423 Alberta Residential Tenancies Advisory Committee Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. Report to, re rent control experience in Ontario Agreement with landowners to grow trees ... (SP642/07: Tabled) ... Snelgrove 1767 VanderBurg 1410 Alberta Response Model (Child welfare) Alberta pension plan (Proposed) General remarks ... Mather 826; Tarchuk 825, 826, General remarks ... Hinman 1721, 2066 1204 Review of ... Oberg 684; Stelmach 2066 Alberta Roundtable on Violence In and Around Alberta Personal Income Tax Amendment Act, 2007 Licensed Premises (Bill 35) Report ... Johnston 1585–86; Lindsay 1585–86 First Reading ... Rogers 834 Report: Minimum drink price recommendation ... Second reading ... Chase 1835–36; MacDonald Tougas 2197 1836–38; Martin 1834–35; Miller, R. 1833–34; Alberta royalty tax credit

Rogers 1832–33, 1838; Taylor 1835 CO2 projects, letter re (SP721/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald Committee ... Chase 1941–43; Cheffins 1943; 1852 MacDonald 1941; Miller, R. 1942–43; Rogers Elimination of ... Knight 811, 1401; MacDonald 810, 1940–43 2164; Strang 1401 Third reading ... Eggen 2477–78; Miller, R. 2477; Alberta School Boards Association Rogers 2477 Application of lobbyist legislation to ... Liepert 674; Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 VanderBurg 674 (Outside of House sittings) Centennial of, member's statement re ... Flaherty 2135 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Edwin Parr awards ... Liepert 2031 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207, 2001) Role re teachers' pension plan liability ... Liepert 327; Proclamation of ... Backs 259; Oberg 259 Zwozdesky 327 Alberta Prion Research Institute Student allergies procedures, review of ... Liepert 1257 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP98/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Foundation 231; Horner 231 Awards of ... Hinman 101; Horner 106 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP827/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Alberta Science, Research and Technology Authority The 2002; Horner 2002 General remarks ... Horner 1319, 1341 Alberta Psychologists, College of Alberta secretariat for action on homelessness (PC See College of Alberta Psychologists proposal) Alberta Quality Council, Campus General remarks ... Danyluk 1926, 2217, 2250; Fritz See Campus Alberta Quality Council 1787, 2033, 2142; Martin 1888; Miller, B. 2250; Alberta Recreation Corridors Coordinating Committee Stelmach 2321; Taylor 1787, 2065, 2321 (2006) Alberta Securities Commission General remarks ... Goudreau 1424; Strang 1423 Annual report, 2007 (SP816/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Alberta Registries 2002; Oberg 2002 Budget for ... Miller, R. 1367; Snelgrove 1368 Auditor General's recommendations re ... Miller, R. Input of car insurance data into database of ... Lindsay 1370; Oberg 1371 569; Lukaszuk 569; Snelgrove 569; Stevens 569 Alberta Seniors Advisory Council Alberta Regulations See Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta Impact of TILMA agreement on ... Boutilier 841; Alberta seniors benefit program Lukaszuk 841; Snelgrove 1760 Benefits increase, funding for ... Oberg 683 MLA task force to review, elimination of ... Snelgrove Benefits increase, funding for, underspending of ... 1760 Melchin 1557; Pannu 1557 14 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Alberta seniors benefit program (Continued) Alberta Teachers' Association (Continued) Dental benefits ... Blakeman 1155; Melchin 1152, 1156, Letter to, re unfunded pension liability funding from 1158, 1537, 1572, 2250; Pastoor 1157, 2250 province ... Eggen 799; Flaherty 731, 1251; Liepert Dental benefits, increased funding for ... Oberg 683 689, 731, 1252; Taft 689 Edmonton's rebate of property tax to seniors through ... Letter to, re unfunded pension liability funding from Melchin 1540 province: Copy tabled (SP319/07) ... Flaherty 732 General remarks ... Backs 1205; Brown 2386; Hancock Minister of Education's letter to president of (SP387/07: 2386–87; Melchin 1152, 1537, 1556, 1560, 1572, Tabled) ... Liepert 879 1652, 2250, 2386; Pannu 1559; Pastoor 2250 New teacher induction ceremony, program from Housing benefits ... Melchin 841, 1653 (SP751/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 1930 Letter re (SP871/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 2063 Role re teachers' pension plan liability ... Eggen Optical benefits ... Melchin 1152, 1537, 1572 1336–37, 1358; Flaherty 1480; Liepert 327, Optical benefits, increased funding for ... Oberg 683 1185, 1250,1252, 1277, 1336–37, 1359, 1360, 1480, Reinstatement of universal optical/dental benefits ... 1566, 1686, 1724,1893–94; Lougheed 1563–64; Pannu 467 Martin 1359–60; Miller, R. 1185; Snelgrove 1185; Special-needs assistance component See Low-income VanderBurg 1276–77; Zwozdesky 327 seniors, Special-needs assistance Special mediator for Parkland teachers' strike, news Alberta serious incident response team (Proposed) release re (SP71/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 156 General remarks ... Lindsay 1309 Alberta Teachers' Pension Plan Alberta server intervention program (Liquor sales in See Teachers' Pension Plan licensed premises) Alberta Teachers' Retirement Fund (Administrator) See Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, See Teachers' Pension Plan Alberta server intervention program (Liquor Alberta traffic safety board sales in licensed premises) See Alberta Transportation Safety Board Alberta Social Housing Corporation Alberta Transportation Safety Board Funding for upgrading projects in Shaganappi Village, Driver's licence suspension powers ... Ouellette 473 Calgary ... Blakeman 2166; Fritz 2167 Drunk driving offences' evidence, legislation re (Bill 49) Alberta Society for Pension Reform ... Johnston 2062 Legal action against government ... Miller, R. 1375; Funding for ... Ouellette 1159, 1402, 1543 Oberg 1375 Alberta Trappers Association Alberta Society of Engineering Technology Donation of beaver pelt mace rest cover to Assembly, Professionals Speaker's statement re ... Speaker, The 1953 Legislation re (Bill 39) ... Dunford 1271 Alberta Treasury Branches Act Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Continuation of (Motion 14: Oberg) ... Elsalhy 373–74; Foundation Hinman 374; Martin 373; Miller, R. 372–73; Oberg Funding for ... Abbott 49; Goudreau 1422, 1466 371–72, 374 Alberta Sport Plan Alberta-Ukraine Relations, Advisory Council on See Sports, Plan for See Advisory Council on Alberta-Ukraine Relations Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Red Deer Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Inductees, member's statement re ... Abbott 1477–78 Consultation with, re new remand centre design ... Alberta Strategic Tourism Marketing Council Elsalhy 164; Lindsay 164 See Strategic Tourism Marketing Council Alberta University Students, Council of Alberta Summer Games See Council of Alberta University Students Funding for ... Goudreau 1422, 1423, 1466; Strang Alberta Urban Municipalities Association 1423 Annual convention, member's statement re ... Cao 2328 Alberta SuperNet Annual convention, resolutions from ... Danyluk 2253; General remarks ... Evans 2176; Lougheed 1720; Marz Renner 2253; Taylor 2253 49; Snelgrove 1364 Consultation with, re Alberta/B.C. trade agreement ... Telehealth programs via ... Lukaszuk 1851 Bonko 1460; Boutilier 441, 1460, 1461; Martin 360 Alberta support and emergency response team Crime/policing discussions ... Elsalhy 641, 1310; General remarks ... Renner 1232, 1382; Swann 1377; Hinman 2383; Lindsay 641, 1311, 2383 VanderBurg 1231 Position on municipal sustainability report ... Danyluk Alberta Sustainability Fund 643, 673, 894; DeLong 673; Lukaszuk 643; Stelmach Disaster emergency assistance ... Snelgrove 2109, 2147 565, 1077 General remarks ... Hinman 1481; Martin 1548; Miller, Racism prevention involvement ... Shariff 255 R. 132; Oberg 1539; Ouellette 1167, 1547; Snelgrove Alberta utilities commission 1536; Stelmach 1481, 1784 Advertisment for chair of (SP749/07: Tabled) ... Pine beetle control funding from ... Bonko 601; Morton MacDonald 1930 601, 1407, 1408, 1451; Oberg 684; Oberle 1407; Advertisment for senior officials of (SP750/07: Tabled) Prins 601 ... MacDonald 1930 Alberta Teachers' Association Creation from former Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Annual report, 2005 (SP162/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The (Bill 46) ... Knight 810, 818, 1117, 1223, 1397, 333; Liepert 333 1766–67 2007 Hansard Subject Index 15

Alberta utilities commission (Continued) Alberta Utilities Commission Act (Bill 46) (Continued) Creation from former Alberta Energy and Utilities Committee: Amendment A1J (SP1096/07: Tabled), Board: Contract with consultant for advice re ... Knight division on 2416–17 2027–28, 2066; MacDonald 2027–28, 2066; Stelmach Committee: Amendment A1K (SP1097/07: Tabled), 2027 division on 2417 Hearing/appeal processes ... Knight 1856–57, 2214; Committee: Amendment A1L (SP1098/07: Tabled), MacDonald 1850, 1856–57, 1888–89; Prins 2214 division on 2417 Alberta Utilities Commission Act (Bill 46) Committee: Amendment A1M (SP1099/07: Tabled), First Reading ... Knight 1766–67 division on 2417–18 Second reading ... Abbott 2079, 2092; Backs 2360; Committee: Amendment A1N (SP1100/07: Tabled), Blakeman 2073, 2075; Boutilier 2073–74, 2079; division on 2418 Chase 2071–73, 2082–85, 2094; Cheffins 2092–94, Committee: Amendment A1O (SP1101/07: Tabled), 2358–60; Eggen 2075–77, 2081; Elsalhy 2085, 2091, division on 2418 2094, 2354–55; Hinman 2080–81, 2094, 2354, Committee: Amendment A1O (SP1101/07: Tabled), 2360; Knight 2004–06; Lukaszuk 2092; Lund 2085, division on 2418 2094, 2353–54; MacDonald 2006–08, 2075–79, Committee: Amendment A1P (SP1102/07: Tabled), 2357–58, 2360; Martin 2081–82, 2356; Mason division on 2418 2078, 2084–85, 2091, 2094; Mather 2095; Prins Committee: Amendment A1Q (SP1103/07: Tabled), 2074–76; Snelgrove 2093–94; Taft 2085–92; division on 2418–19 VanderBurg 2008–09 Committee: Amendment A1R (SP1104/07: Tabled), Second reading: Amendment A1 (referral to Resources division on 2419 and Environment standing committee) ... Eggen 2076 Committee: Amendment A1S (SP1105/07: Tabled), Second reading: Time allocation on (Motion 37: division on 2419 Hancock/Renner) ... Hancock 2353; Renner 2353 Committee: Amendment A1T (SP1106/07: Tabled), Second reading: Hoist amendment ... Blakeman 2355; division on 2419–20 Elsalhy 2355 Committee: Amendment A1U (SP1107/07: Tabled), Second reading: Hoist amendment, division on 2361 division on 2420 Second reading: Division on 2361 Committee: Amendment A1V (SP1108/07: Tabled), Committee ... Backs 2419; Chair 2412–16, 2420–21; division on 2420 Deputy Chair 2417–20; Graydon 2409–11; Johnson Committee: Amendment A1W (SP1109/07: Tabled), 2396–97; Lund 2402–03; MacDonald 2361, division on 2420 2363–65, 2394–96, 2411–12; Martin 2406–08; Mason Committee: Amendment A1X (SP1110/07: Tabled), 2400–02; Mather 2409; McFarland 2405–06; division on 2420–21 Miller, B. 2398–2400; Pannu 2397–98; Pastoor Committee: Division on 2421 2403–05; Prins 2408–09; Renner 2413–15; Third reading ... Chase 2428; Hancock 2426; Hinman VanderBurg 2361–63, 2394 2427–28; Knight 2421, 2423, 2426; MacDonald Committee: Amendments and background paper 2423–27; Mason 2425–27; Oberle 2428; Snelgrove (SP943-44/07: Tabled) ... Knight 2209 2428–29 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP1059/07: Tabled) ... Third reading: Time allocation on (Motion 39: Hancock) VanderBurg 2361 ... Hancock 2422; Miller, R. 2422 Committee: Time allocation on (Motion 38: Hancock) ... Third reading: Time allocation on (Motion 39: Blakeman 2393; Hancock 2393 Hancock), division on 2422–23 Committee: Time allocation on (Motion 38: Hancock), Third reading: Amendment, recommittal to Committee, division re 2393 motion for (MacDonald) ... MacDonald 2423 Committee: Amendment A1A (SP1087/07: Tabled), Third reading: Amendment, recommittal to Committee, division on 2412 motion for (MacDonald) - division on 2429 Committee: Amendment A1B (SP1088/07: Tabled), Third reading: Division on 2429 division on 2412–13 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Committee: Amendment A1C (SP1089/07: Tabled), (Outside of House sittings) division on 2413 Advertising re (SP1054/07: Tabled) ... Chase 2330 Committee: Amendment A1D (SP1090/07: Tabled), Alberta Wilderness Association letter re (SP1035/07: division on 2413 Tabled) ... MacDonald 2329 Committee: Amendment A1E (SP1091/07: Tabled), Amending of ... Knight 2214; MacDonald 1925; Prins division on 2413–14 2214; Stelmach 1925 Committee: Amendment A1F (SP1092/07: Tabled), Amendments to (SP999/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald division on 2414–15 2292 Committee: Amendment A1G (SP1093/07: Tabled), Calgary city council letter re (SP861/07: Tabled) ... division on 2415 MacDonald 2036 Committee: Amendment A1H (SP1094/07: Tabled), Closure of debate on, letter re (SP996/07: Tabled) ... division on 2416 Blakeman 2292 Committee: Amendment A1I (SP1095/07: Tabled), Draft regulations release, request for (SP998/07: Tabled) division on 2416 ... MacDonald 2292 16 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Alberta Utilities Commission Act (Bill 46) (Continued) Alberta Works (Employment training program) Flyers re (SP734, 932/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1896, General remarks ... Evans 1170, 1171–72, 2328; Miller, 2181 B. 1169 General remarks ... Agnihotri 1955; Blakeman 2165; Income support element See Income Support program Knight 810, 818, 1889; MacDonald 1785, 1888–89, Phone information line for rent increase inquiries ... 1925–26, 1930; Stelmach 1925–26, 2321; Taft 2321 Chase 931, 1335; Evans 835, 872, 876–77, 931, Impact on property rights of landowners ... Knight 1856; 1335; Martin 876–77; Taft 871–72, 925 MacDonald 1856, 1925–26; Stelmach 1925–26 Regional offices for rent increase inquiries ... Evans Impact on public nuclear energy discussions ... Knight 835, 872, 877, 1448; Miller, B. 1448 2032; Swann 2032 Alberta's Commission on Learning Letter re (SP673/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1782 Class size recommendations ... Eggen 136, 1727; Letter re (SP764/07: Tabled) ... Mason 1965 Flaherty 1686; Liepert 137, 1253, 1259, 1567, 1686, Letter re (SP1083/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 2390–91 1727 Letters re (SP934, 975/07: Tabled) ... Pastoor 2181, Kindergarten recommendations ... Eggen 474; Flaherty 2248 476; Liepert 474, 476, 1201 Letters re (SP1003-1004, 1075/07: Tabled) ... Pannu Alberta's Dramatic Crude Oil Growth in an 2292, 2390 Environment of Conventional Crude Oil Decline Letters re (SP1043, 1071-1073/07: Tabled) ... Eggen (Government document) 2330, 2390 Copy tabled (SP362/07) ... MacDonald 842 Letters re (SP1064-65/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 2389 Alberta's Promise Member's statement re ... Eggen 1922; MacDonald Annual report, 2006 (SP494/07: Tabled) ... Stelmach 1850, 2208; VanderBurg 1920–21 1330 New Democrat opposition proposed amendments to Annual report, 2007 (SP928/07: Tabled) ... Hancock (SP1074/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 2390 2180; Stelmach 2180 Official Opposition press release re (SP678/07: Tabled) Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission ... MacDonald 1782 See Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Petition tabled re (SP763/07: Tabled) ... Mason 1965 Alcohol prices in licensed premises Sale of water provisions under ... MacDonald 1959; See Drink prices in licensed premises Renner 1959 Alcohol retail, Private Time allocation on debate of ... Hancock 2249; Taft See Liquor stores, Private 2249 Alcohol sale and consumption Website exerpt re (SP770/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald See Liquor industry 1966 Alcohol sales in licensed premises, training program for Alberta Veterinary Medical Association See Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, Annual report, 2006 (SP309/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Alberta server intervention program (Liquor sales 698; Evans 698 in licensed premises) Rediation protection program annual report, 2005 Alcoholic beverage pricing in licensed premises (SP301/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 697; Evans 697 See Drink prices in licensed premises, Minimum Rediation protection program annual report, 2006 prices establishment (Motion 514: Tougas) (SP713/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1818; Evans 1818 Alcoholism–Prevention Alberta Victims of Crime Consultation report See Substance abuse–Prevention General remarks ... Elsalhy 1313; Lindsay 1313 Alcoholism–Treatment Alberta Water and Environmental Science Building, See Substance abuse–Treatment University of Lethbridge Alcoholism–Treatment–Youth See University of Lethbridge, Water and See Substance abuse–Treatment–Youth Environmental Science Building ALERT Alberta Water Council See Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams Public consultations re Water for Life strategy ... Renner Alex Community Health Centre, Calgary 1118–19; Speech from the Throne 3 Hospital discharge program ... Cao 1823; Fritz 1823 Review of provincial water conservation policies ... Alexander First Nation Renner 90 Internet gambling plans ... Elsalhy 436–37; Lindsay Alberta Water Quality Awareness Day 437; Stevens 437 Member's statement re ... Brown 1533 Alexis First Nation Alberta Wilderness Association Affordable housing projects ... Boutilier 1448; Danyluk Letter re opposition to Bill 46, Alberta Utilities 1447–48; VanderBurg 1447–48 Commission Act (SP1035/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald Alexis First Nation Reserve 2329 Road maintenance on ... Boutilier 196; Ouellette 196; Prairie grasslands exchange concerns ... Brown 1963; VanderBurg 196 Morton 1963 All Party* Agreement (re Assembly sitting times, etc.) Alberta Wind Energy Corporation Copy tabled (SP3/07) ... Hancock 25 Wind power contribution to power grid ... Knight 1633 Implementation of (Motions 12 and 15: Hancock) ... Alberta Winter Games Blakeman 75, 76; Hancock 74, 75, 607; Hinman 77, Funding for ... Goudreau 1422, 1423, 1466; Strang 1423 615; Martin 615 2007 Hansard Subject Index 17

All-party committee to review child protection services Ambassador of France to Canada See Children–Protective services, All-party Letter to Alberta on occasion of 90th anniversary of committee to review Battle of Vimy Ridge ... Speaker, The 433 All-party committee to review political leadership Amber Alert (Child abduction warning system) campaign contributions Members' statement re ... Hayden 1991 See Political parties, Leadership campaigns, Ambulance operators dispute, Flagstaff county legislation re contributions to: All-party committee See Collective bargaining–Flagstaff ambulance to review operators All-party committees Ambulance red alerts See Committees, Policy field (all-party) See Hospitals–Emergency services, Red alerts re All-party council on carbon emissions and climate Ambulance service change (Proposed) Designation as essential service ... Blakeman 160; Evans See Council on carbon emissions and climate change, 160 All-party (Proposed) General remarks ... Blakeman 2067; Hancock 2067 All-terrain vehicles Pilot projects re See under Peace Country Health and See Off-highway vehicles Palliser Health Region Allergies in schoolchildren Responsibility for, decision re ... Blakeman 506; See Schoolchildren with anaphylaxis Hancock 506 Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Transfer of responsibility for, to health regions, Artists cancellation of ... Blakeman 160, 793, 2067; Hancock Article re (SP431/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1074 2067 Card re showing of Canadian films (SP1037/07: Tabled) Ambulance service–Finance ... Blakeman 2329 General remarks ... Blakeman 793, 2067; Danyluk 908; Alliance pipeline Haley 907; Hancock 2067; Oberg 683 Impact of ... Knight 1116 Ambulatory learning centre, Health sciences Alpha Gamma Delta (Sorority) See Edmonton Clinic CIP grant given to ... Goudreau 401; Taft 401 American tourists CIP grant given to, issue paper re (SP181/07: Tabled) ... See Tourists, American Goudreau 409 Ammolite (Gemstone) AltaLink Management Ltd. Official gemstone of Lethbridge, member's statement re Electric power line (500kV), Edmonton to Calgary ...... Pastoor 924 Knight 228; Lund 228; MacDonald 813 AMPIA Electric power line (500kV), Edmonton to Calgary: See Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association Government interference re ... Knight 2320–21; Amusement Rides Safety Association Stelmach 2320–21; Taft 2320–21 See Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides Electric power line (500kV), Edmonton to Calgary: Safety Association Letter re resumption of hearings re (SP252/07: Tabled) Anaphylaxis in schoolchildren ... MacDonald 598 See Schoolchildren with anaphylaxis Electric power line (500kV), Edmonton to Calgary: Andy Russell I'tai Sah Kòp wild-land park Public inquiry re ... Eggen 1619–20; Knight 1619–20 General remarks ... Chase 141 Official of, conflict of interest re provincial electricity Animal diseases transmission policy ... MacDonald 816–17; Stelmach Emergency response to (Bill 32) ... Groeneveld 670; 2321; Taft 2321 Mitzel 670 Alternate energy resources Animal Health Act (Bill 32) See Energy resources, Alternate/renewable First Reading ... Groeneveld 670; Mitzel 670 Alternate relationship plans Second Reading ... Groeneveld 755–56; MacDonald See Medical profession–Fees, Alternate relationship 756–57; Pastoor 1070; Prins 1070 plans Committee ... Bonko 1523–24; Chase 1523–25; Alternative capital financing office Groeneveld 1520–21, 1524–25; MacDonald See Treasury Board, Alternative capital financing 1521–22; Mitzel 1522–23 office Third Reading ... Groeneveld 1710; MacDonald Alternative funding methods for capital projects 1710–11; Mather 1711; Melchin 1710 See Capital projects, Alternative funding methods for Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 1757 Alzheimer's patient's death Amendment of, by Bill 47 ... Mitzel 2000; Prins 2000 See Bethany care centre, Edmonton, Alzheimer's General remarks ... Strang 1421 patient's death in Responses to questions during debate on (SP423-424/07: AMA Tabled) ... Groeneveld 1074 See Alberta Medical Association Animal health investigation committee (Dept. of AMA Foundation for Traffic Safety Agriculture and Food) See Alberta Motor Association Foundation for Disbanding of ... Groeneveld 1929; Swann 1929 Traffic Safety Animal Health, World Organisation for See World Organisation for Animal Health 18 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Animal wastes, energy from Antilitter campaign, province-wide See Biomass as energy source General remarks ... Stelmach 2283; Taft 2283 Animals, Treatment of Apache Canada Ltd. Penalties for, letter re (SP82/07: Tabled) ... Mather 188 Joint fundraising breakfast, program from (SP487/07: Annexation (Municipal) Tabled) ... Chase 1272 General remarks ... Danyluk 896; Mason 895 Apartment buildings Annual reports (Government agencies, boards, and Conversion to condominiums ... Chase 638, 696–97; commissions) Danyluk 369, 638, 910, 931, 1145, 1146, 1390, 1962, Referral to policy field committees See Committees, 2216; Evans 638; Jablonski 369; Martin 1637, Policy field (all-party), Establishment of (Motion 1962, 2106, 2216; Mason 727, 2028; Miller, B. 926, 15: Hancock ) 1390; Snelgrove 369, 727, 2106–07; Stelmach 638, , Edmonton 2028 Funding for ... Danyluk 908; Griffiths 1402; Haley Conversion to condominiums: Calgary-Varsity 907; Oberg 683; Ouellette 1160, 1402, 1544, 1545 constituency ... Chase 638; Danyluk 638; Evans General remarks ... Stelmach 1077 638; Stelmach 638 Intersection with 87th Avenue (overpass) ... Ouellette Conversion to condominiums: Legislation re notification 1895; Tougas 1895 time re (Bill 34) ... Snelgrove 727, 771; Stelmach Intersection with ... Elsalhy 2288; 1274 Ouellette 1895, 2288; Tougas 1895 Conversion to condominiums: Letter re (SP327/07: Noise attenuation issues ... Chase 1162; Elsalhy Tabled) ... Blakeman 771 678–79, 1658, 1659, 1694, 2287–88; Flaherty 542; Conversion to condominiums: Letter re (SP358/07: Ouellette 542, 2288 Tabled) ... Martin 842; Mason 842 Noise attenuation issues, petition presented re ... Elsalhy Conversion to condominiums: Letters re (SP256, 454/07: 2291 Tabled) ... Martin 598, 1130 Noise issues, The Woods area ... Elsalhy 1658 Conversion to condominiums: Moratorium on ... Noise issues, The Woods area: Petition presented re ... Danyluk 538, 604; Martin 604, 1888; Mason 538; Elsalhy 2291 Stelmach 538, 566, 600; Taft 566; Taylor 600 Northeast portion ... Ouellette 1724; Zwozdesky 1724 Conversion to condominiums: Petition presented re Northwest portion: Member's statement re ... Lukaszuk avoiding legislation re ... Taylor 2099 1781 Apartment fire, Fort McMurray Northwest portion: Public open house re ... Flaherty Impact of ... Danyluk 637–38; Hancock 637; Stelmach 542; Ouellette 542 637; Taft 637; Taylor 637–38 Northwest portion: Public/private partnership (P3) Impact of, emergency debate re ... Backs 648; Blakeman funding model for ... Lukaszuk 1781; Rodney 2247 647–48; Renner 648; Speaker, The 648–49 Northwest portion: Relocation of (noise/safety issues) ... APAS (postsecondary admission application system) Chase 1162; Flaherty 542; Ouellette 542 See Postsecondary educational institutions - Overpasses for southwest section of ... Elsalhy 2288; Admissions (enrollment), Application system (APAS) for Ouellette 2288 APEGGA Overpasses for southwest section of, letter re (SP603/07: See Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1659 and Geophysicists of Alberta Overpasses for southwest section of, petitions presented Appeal Procedures Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill re ... Elsalhy 122, 223, 834, 1658, 1766, 2291 19) Southeast portion: Completion of ... Ouellette 1999 First Reading ... Brown 131 Southeast portion: Public/private partnership (P3) Second Reading ... Brown 620–21; Elsalhy 621–22; funding model for ... Chase 159, 1160; Oberg 1373; Pannu 622 Ouellette 1160, 1161, 1165, 1402, 1544, 1724; Committee ... Brown 656–57; Elsalhy 656, 658; Pannu Rodney 2247; Stelmach 159, 1758; Zwozdesky 1724 657–58; Stevens 658 Southeast portion: Public/private partnership (P3) Committee: Amendment A1 (SP274/07: Tabled) ... funding model for, cost overrun payment re Amery 662; Pannu 657 (SP344/07:Tabled) ... Chase 800 Third Reading ... Brown 665–66; Tougas 666 Southeast portion: Public/private partnership (P3) Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 20 April, 2007 funding model for, letter from company re, response (Outside of House sittings) to (SP343/07: Tabled) ... Chase 800 Appeals Commission (Workers' compensation) Southeast portion: Public/private partnership (P3) Wait times for, letter re (SP883/07: Tabled) ... Martin funding model for, letter from company re (SP265/07: 2100 Tabled) ... Ouellette 645 Applewood Park Community Association, Calgary Southeast portion: Public/private partnership (P3) Wild Rose Foundation grants to ... Agnihotri 805, 1439, funding model for, public-sector comparator re ... 1472 Martin 1446 Application system for postsecondary institutions Southwest portion: Noise/safety issues, letters re (SP281, See Postsecondary educational institutions– 603, 624/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 678–79, 1659, 1694 Admissions (enrollment), Application system Southwest portion: Noise/safety issues, photos re (APAS) for (SP604/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1659 2007 Hansard Subject Index 19

Appointments, Government Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2007 (Bill See Government appointments 20) (Continued) Apprehension of children Second Reading (Continued) ...Miller, R. 233–34, 235, See Children–Protective services 236; Snelgrove 232 Apprenticeship, Canadian Council of Directors of Committee ... Chase 266–68; Mather 268–69; Miller, See Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship B. 269–70; Snelgrove 266, 268 Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board Third Reading ... Martin 302; Mather 299–301; Miller, See Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training R. 301–02; Snelgrove 299, 302 Board Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 23 March, 2007 Apprenticeship program, Registered (Outside of House sittings) See Registered apprenticeship program (High Response to questions during second reading of schools) (SP177/07: Tabled) ... Groeneveld 400 Apprenticeship training Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2007 (No. Aboriginal people ... Backs 673, 1209; Bonko 1461; 2) (Bill 56) Boutilier 673, 1895; Calahasen 1053; Horner 1053; First Reading ... Snelgrove 2209; Zwozdesky 2209 VanderBurg 1895 Second reading ... Abbott 2261; Backs 2265; Blakeman As alternative to temporary foreign workers importation 2262; Chase 2257–59, 2263; DeLong 2261; Flaherty ... Evans 408; Miller, B. 408 2260–61; Hancock 2257; MacDonald 2264–65; Equipment for ... Dunford 109; Horner 110 Pannu 2259; Pastoor 2261–62; Snelgrove 2257; General remarks ... Backs 1208; Calahasen 1053; Swann 2262–63 Eggen 1350; Evans 1052; Horner 98, 162, 1053, Committee ... Miller, R. 2308–10; Snelgrove 2308 1318, 1322, 1341, 1349; Liepert 1209; Martin 1348 Third reading ... Hancock 2471 Increase in spaces for ... Horner 1325; Tougas 97 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Increase in spaces for, letter re (SP137/07: Tabled) ... (Outside of House sittings) Mather 298 Aquatic centre, Grande Prairie Mobile delivery of ... Horner 110 See Recreation centre, Grande Prairie Apprenticeship training–Finance Aquatic ecosystem General remarks ... Hinman 100; Horner 101; See Water supply MacDonald 2163; Speech from the Throne 3; Tougas Aquifers 97 See Groundwater Apprenticeship training–Northern Alberta ARBI General remarks ... Horner 1322 See Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Appropriation Act, 2007 (Bill 43) Injured First Reading ... Snelgrove 1658 Arbroath, Declaration of Second Reading ... Abbott 1702; Bonko 1704; Eggen See Declaration of Arbroath (Scottish independence, 1704–06; Elsalhy 1700–02; Herard 1701; Lukaszuk 1320) 1706; MacDonald 1702–04; Mather 1706; Miller, B. Archbishop MacDonald high school, Edmonton 1698–1700; Snelgrove 1698; Zwozdesky 1706 Upgrading of ... Liepert 1857, 1859, 2152 Committee ... Agnihotri 1736–37; Blakeman 1731–33; Architects, Alberta Association of Haley 1729–31; MacDonald 1737–39; Martin See Alberta Association of Architects 1733–34; Miller, R. 1739–41; Pastoor 1734–36 Architecture and the disabled Committee: Division on 2314 General remarks ... Lougheed 1573; Melchin 1573 Third Reading ... Agnihotri 1768–69; Blakeman Armed forces, Canadian 1772–73; Boutilier 1770–71; Mason 1769–71; See Canadian armed forces Miller, R. 1772; Pannu 1771–72; Snelgrove 1768 Armed forces truck drivers Third Reading: Amendment A1 ... Mason 1769 See Truck drivers, Military Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 19 June, 2007 Armenian genocide (Outside of House sittings) Member's statement re ... Jablonski 668 Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2007 (Bill 25) Arming of campus security First Reading ... Snelgrove 187 See Postsecondary educational institutions–Security Second Reading ... MacDonald 238–39; Miller, R. aspects, Campus security, arming of 237–38; Snelgrove 237 ARPs Committee ... Chase 272–73, 275–77; Elsalhy 270–72; See Medical profession–Fees, Alternate relationship Mather 273–75; Miller, B. 277–79; Snelgrove 270 plans Third Reading ... Miller, R. 303; Snelgrove 302–03 Arrest warrants, Outstanding Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 23 March, 2007 Resolution of See Warrant apprehension units (Outside of House sittings) Arsenic in food chain–Fort Chipewyan Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2007 (Bill General remarks ... Blakeman 1216; Hancock 1217, 20) 1223, 2287; Swann 1222, 2287 First Reading ... Snelgrove 131 Reporting system re ... Eggen 2178; Renner 2178 Second Reading ... Agnihotri 235–37; Backs 234–35; Art and Design, Alberta College of DeLong 236; Flaherty 235; Groeneveld 240–41; See Alberta College of Art and Design MacDonald 234, 239–41; Martin 237; 20 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Art Gallery of Alberta Assisted living facilities Funding for ... Goudreau 1468 See Supportive living facilities, Assisted living ARTAMI facilities See Alberta relationship threat assessment initiative Associate Clinic, Pincher Creek ARTC See Pincher Creek Associate Clinic See Alberta royalty tax credit Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured Arts Funding ... Hancock 678; Melchin 678; Webber 678 Alberta Liberal policy for ... Agnihotri 1467 Association of Municipal Districts and Counties Celebration of, by Catholic school students, program See Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and from (SP345/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 800 Counties General remarks ... Agnihotri 1469 Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Provincial support for ... Agnihotri 672, 1467; Geophysicists of Alberta Goudreau 672; Stelmach 672; Zwozdesky 1328 Annual report, 2006 (SP391/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Support for, through tax credit increase ... Oberg 682 880; Evans 880 Arts–Finance Certification procedures vis-à-vis labour mobility issues Allocation of natural resources revenue to, legislation re ... Evans 838 (Bill 201) ... Taft 25 Legislation re (Bill 39) ... Dunford 1271 Endowment fund for ... Agnihotri 1467 Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta General remarks ... Agnihotri 1466–67, 1725, 2383–84; See College and Association of Registered Nurses of DeLong 260; Goudreau 260, 769, 1422, 1466, Alberta 1467–68, 1471, 1725, 2383–84; Johnson 768–69; Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Zwozdesky 1328 Evaluation of Mount Royal degree-granting application New funding initiative, news release re (SP449/07: ... Horner 1621, 2289–90; Taylor 2289; Tougas 1621 Tabled) ... Goudreau 1130 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Arts–Rural areas Applications for support to, 2004-06 (Q2/07: Response Member's statement re ... DeLong 255 tabled as SP299/07) ... Bonko 573; Clerk, The 697; Arts awards by Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Melchin 573, 697; Pastoor 573 See Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Arts awards Benefits for youth transitioning from children's services Arts, culture, and heritage dept. (Proposed) ... Melchin 1194; Tarchuk 1194 See Dept. of arts, culture, and heritage (Proposed) Benefits increase for ... Backs 1205; Blakeman 1155; Arts festival, Provincial Melchin 1152, 1192, 1559, 1572, 1893, 1997, Creation of ... Agnihotri 2383; Goudreau 2383 2029–30; Pastoor 328, 1997; Stelmach 328 Arts foundation Benefits increase for: Funding of, from uncollected See Alberta Foundation for the Arts resource revenue ... Melchin 1893; Pastoor 1893 Arts programs in schools Benefits increase for: Letter re (SP900/07: Tabled) ... See Education–Curricula, Fine arts programs Miller, R. 2108 ASERT Benefits increase for: Member's statement re ... Pastoor See Alberta support and emergency response team 1991 ASET Benefits, indexing of ... Blakeman 1155; Melchin See Alberta Society of Engineering Technology 1156–57, 1997; Pannu 1558; Pastoor 1997 Professionals Budget for, non-spending of ... Melchin 2387; Pastoor ASHC 2387 See Alberta Social Housing Corporation Clawback of benefits from, letter re (SP535/07: Tabled) Asian Heritage Month ... Taft 1440 General remarks ... Cao 1328 Cut-off level of eligibilty for ... Pannu 1559 Aspen Regional Health Authority Earned income exemption under, raising of ... Amery Annual report, 2005-06 (SP124/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, 2070; Cao 642; Melchin 642, 1157, 1560, 1997, The 266; Hancock 266 2030 ,2070; Pannu 1558; Pastoor 1991 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1017/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Employment for recipients of ... Melchin 1192, 1559, The 2293; Hancock 2293 1572, 2030, 2070, 2387 Assessing Officers, International Association of Funding for ... Blakeman 2149; Lougheed 1572; See International Association of Assessing Officers Melchin 765–66, 1558, 1572; Oberg 683–84; Assessment Pastoor 765–66 General remarks ... Danyluk 893; Stelmach 1183 Funding for, lapse of ... Blakeman 2149; Melchin Market value as basis for, impact on seniors ... Brown 1557–58 2386; Melchin 2386 Funding for, letter re (SP523/07: Tabled) ... Swann 1386 Minister's guidelines re, legislation re authority for (Bill General remarks ... Amery 2070; Mather 2171; Melchin 26) ... Danyluk 400 2070 Municipal Affairs manual re (SP414/07: Tabled) ... Health benefits ... Melchin 1152, 1559, 1572, 2030, Chase 1048 2070 Reports on (SP394-396/07: Tabled) ... Chase 924 Health benefits, separation from income support benefits Asset building as crime prevention component ... Melchin 1559; Pannu 1558 See Crime prevention, Asset building component 2007 Hansard Subject Index 21

Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Audit Services, Corporate Internal (Continued) See Corporate Internal Audit Services Letter re (SP766/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 1965 Auditor General Medical examination form questions ... Melchin 2387; Aboriginal child welfare programs comments ... Mather Pastoor 2387 2068 Rent costs assistance for recipients of ... Amery 2070; Agricultural aid delivery problems, comments re ... Blakeman 2149, 2166; Danyluk 2029; Evans 926; Groeneveld 2179; Pastoor 2179 Melchin 926, 2029–30, 2070; Pastoor 2029–30 Agriculture Financial Services Corporation employees' Rent costs assistance for recipients of, letter re computer security awareness comments ... MacDonald (SP852/07: Tabled) ... Mather 2035 1266 Rent costs assistance for recipients of, letter re Annual report, 2006-07: Royalty audit group (SP1067/07: Tabled) ... Mather 2390 staffing/processes ... Knight 1785; MacDonald 1785 ASTech awards Annual report, division into two reports ... Chase 134 See Alberta Science and Technology Leadership Annual reports, frequency of ... Mason 2284; Stelmach Foundation, Awards of 2284 At risk children–Education Boards of directors recruiting and training guidelines See Children at risk–Education recommendation (Motion 502, 2006: MacDonald) ... ATA Elsalhy 1599 See Alberta Teachers' Association Budget for ... Mason 2284; Stelmach 2284 ATB Financial Capital maintenance planning comments ... Chase 1825, See Treasury Branches 1859; DeLong 2325; Ouellette 1825; Snelgrove 904, ATCO learning centre, Royal Tyrrell Museum 1859; Zwozdesky 2325 See Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology, ATCO Community facility enhancement program grants learning centre at comments ... Agnihotri 571, 1472; Goudreau 571 Athabasca bridge, Fort McMurray area Community initiatives program audit ... Stelmach 401; See Bridges–Athabasca River–Fort McMurray area Taft 401 Athabasca River–Water levels Community initiatives program comments ... Agnihotri General remarks ... Eggen 1120, 1224–25; Mason 1472 1123, 1124; Renner 1124, 1125, 1225, 1382, 1995, Community initiatives program guidelines, consultation 2102, 2212; Stelmach 2102; Swann 2212; Taft 2102 re ... Goudreau 1082 Joint federal/provincial report on (SP59/07: Tabled) ... Contaminated sites cleanup costs comments ... Martin MacDonald 86 1121 Athabasca River–Water management Continuing care facility management investigation See Water resources development–Athabasca River (Seniors care programs): Report ... Backs 1205; Athabasca River basin Blakeman 52, 1622; Chase 1271; Hancock 778, In-stream flow targets for ... Renner 90, 2102 1622; Mason 2171; Melchin 54; Pannu 53, 467, 891; Management plan for ... Stelmach 2102; Taft 2102 Pastoor 778, 1154; Taft 40 Athabasca road, East Dept. of Agriculture computer use policy, report on ... See East Athabasca road Groeneveld 190; MacDonald 190 Athabasca (Town) Dept. of Education recommendations ... Liepert 1261; Heritage management plan, municipal award for ... MacDonald 1259–60 Cardinal 2134 Drugs administered to long-term care residents, Athabasca University comments re ... Blakeman 572; Hancock 572 Administration of nursing degree programs at Grant Energy resources stewardship comments ... Miller, B. MacEwan and Mount Royal colleges ... Horner 107 1781 Athletic facilities–Finance Environmental liability for energy exploration (clean-up See Sports facilities–Finance costs) remarks ... Mason 1113 Atomic Energy of Canada Limited Farm fuel rebate program comments ... Groeneveld Provision of reactors to the energy industry ... Stelmach 1263–64, 1265, 1392, 1765, 1892; MacDonald 763; Taft 763 1262–63, 1264–65, 1266; Marz 1392; Miller, R. Radioactive waste disposal methods ... Knight 764; Taft 1891–92; Oberg 1892 764 Forest firefighting funding method, comments re ... Attorney General Morton 1408, 1454 See Dept. of Justice and Attorney General Foster child deaths, comments re ... Tarchuk 2283 ATVs Health care funding reporting ... Hancock 917 See Off-highway vehicles Health Facilities Review Committee's enforcement of AUCC standards, comments re ... Blakeman 729; Hancock See Association of Universities and Colleges of 729 Canada Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 134 Audiologists, Alberta College of Speech-Language Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Pathologists and Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 See Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists Main estimates 2007-08: Tabled (SP284/07) ... and Audiologists Snelgrove 681 22 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Auditor General (Continued) Auditor General (Continued) Memo to, re Public Accounts' authority to call witnesses Securities Commission recommendations ... Miller, R. (SP291/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 697 1370; Oberg 1371 MLA promotional items budget, recommendation to Timberland investment loss, mention of ... Miller, R. review, Members Services order 1/07 re (SP680/07: 639, 671, 1389; Oberg 639, 1389; Snelgrove 671; Tabled) ... Speaker, The 1790 Stelmach 671 Natural Resources Conservation Board's ability to Auditor General Act manage confined feeding operations ... Bonko 2217; Exclusion of Market Surveillance Administrator from ... Morton 2217 Knight 1889; MacDonald 1889 Other initiatives program criteria, report on ... Agnihotri Auditor General (Federal) 1439; Stelmach 435; Taft 435 Agriculture income stabilization program, report on ... Payments made to individuals/corporations, review of ... Coutts 767; Groeneveld 767 Bonko 537; Stelmach 504, 537–38 Augustana campus Provincial parks' privatization, cost-effectiveness of, See University of Alberta. Augustana campus comments re ... Agnihotri 1468 AUMA Public Affairs Bureau secondments to government See Alberta Urban Municipalities Association departments, review of ... Stelmach 1596; Taft 1595 AUPE Public contracts' awarding process ... Hancock 1963; See Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Miller, R. 1963; Taft 1596 Aurora Underwriting Services Inc. Pulic contracts' awarding process, review of ... Stelmach Cancellation of licence of, in B.C. ... Miller, R. 2388; 599 Oberg 2388 Public/private partnership projects (P3s), report on ... Autism spectrum disorder Bonko 577; Chase 195; Ouellette 195; Snelgrove Adult services re ... Mather 1193 577; Stelmach 1758, 2381; Taft 1758 Advocate/ombudsman re ... Mather 1193 Reforestation programs' performance measures, Funding for services re ... Goudreau 728; Mather 728, comments re ... Bonko 1457; MacDonald 1628; 1193 Morton 1410, 1629; Strang 1409 Funding for services re, letter re (SP411/07: Tabled) ... Regional health authorities auditing ... Hancock 790 Mather 1048 Relations with government ... Mason 2284; Stelmach Funding for services re, letter re (SP439/07: Tabled) ... 2284–85 Pannu 1074 Reports of, referred to Legislative Offices committee General remarks ... Pastoor 1193 (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock 608 Member's statement re ... Mather 723 Reports of, referred to Public Accounts committee Multidisciplinary evaluation teams re ... Goudreau 728; (Motion 12: Hancock) ... Blakeman 75–76; Hancock Mather 727–28, 823, 1078–79, 1193; Tarchuk 73–75; Hinman 77–78; Martin 76–77 1078–79, 1196 Resource royalty holiday programs ... MacDonald 810, Multidisciplinary evaluation teams re, conflict of interest 1622 concerns re ... Mather 823 Resource royalty system comments ... Agnihotri 1887; Relationship development interventions treatment re ... Knight 811, 1788, 1853; MacDonald 817, 819, 2164; Mather 1078; Tarchuk 1078 Martin 1787–88; Mason 1784, 1854; Miller, R. Automobile accidents–Prevention 1786; Snelgrove 1786; Stelmach 1784, 1819–20, 1853, See Traffic accidents–Prevention 1854–55; Taft 1783, 1819–20, 1853 Automobile drivers' licences Resource royalty system reporting in Energy dept.'s Adaptation for use as passport substitute ... Brown annual reports, comments re ... Knight 1924, 2107–08; Snelgrove 2108 1957–58; Stelmach 1923–24; Taft 1923–24, 1956–58 Graduated licences, letter re (SP625/07: Tabled) ... Resource royalty system reports (2004 and 2005), Elsalhy 1694 discused with cabinet ... Knight 1853; Stelmach 1853, Graduated licences, review of ... Jablonski 473; 1993; Taft 1993 Ouellette 473 Resource royalty system reports (2004 and 2005), point Graduated licences, suspension of, following injury of order re ... Blakeman 1967; Brown 1967–68; collision ... Jablonski 473; Ouellette 473 Hancock 1966; Speaker, The 1968–69 Graduated licences, suspension of, following injury Resource royalty system reports (2004 and 2005), collision: Petitions presented re ... Jablonski 833; release of ... Knight 1957, 1958; Stelmach 1853–54, Lougheed 724, 1590, 1684 1924; Taft 1853–54, 1924, 1957, 1958 Automobile drivers' licences–Security aspects Resource royalty system reports (2004 and 2005), Fake licence problem ... Miller, R. 1367; Snelgrove tabling of ... Stelmach 1819–20; Taft 1819–20 1368 Restaurant food preparation audits, recommendations Photographs on, Hutterites exemption from ... from ... Hancock 1229 McFarland 1689–90; Stevens 1689–90 Review of Treasury Branch investment policy ... Miller, Automobile emissions R. 2215; Oberg 2215 See Vehicle emissions Royalty tax credit elimination recommendation ... Automobile insurance MacDonald 810 See Insurance, Automobile 2007 Hansard Subject Index 23

Automobile insurance–Premiums Banff Centre for Continuing Education See Insurance, Automobile–Premiums Audited financial statements, 2005-06 (SP190/07: Automobile Insurance Board Tabled) ... Clerk, The 409; Horner 409 See Alberta Automobile Insurance Board Donald Cameron Hall, funding for ... Horner 1319, Automobile Insurance Rate Board 1342 Chair's comments re patronage appointments to Funding for ... Goudreau 1468 government boards ... Miller, R. 2388; Oberg 2388 Banff Child Care Centre Hearings into premium levels ... Miller, R. 1371; Oberg Renovations, provincial grant for ... Mather 2324; 1372 Tarchuk 2324 Automobile rental companies Banff/Cochrane See Car rental companies Joint inter-community transportation system between, Automobile seat belts municipal award for ... Cardinal 2134 General remarks ... Chase 1166; Ouellette 1166 Barb Tarbox award of excellence and scholarship Paper re use of demerits to increase use of (SP570/07: See Smoking–Prevention, AADAC award of Tabled) ... Chase 1534 excellence and scholarship re (Barb Tarbox award) Automobiles, Environmentally friendly Barley–Marketing See Environmentally friendly automobiles Federal plebiscite re ... Groeneveld 472, 1267; Prins Automobiles, Government 472 See Government vehicles Federal plebiscite re, member's statement re ... Prins Aux Sable Canada L.P. 324 General remarks ... Evans 1553 Federal plebiscite re, provincial advertisements re ... Auxiliary hospitals Groeneveld 129; Mitzel 129 See Long-term care facilities (Nursing General remarks ... Groeneveld 472; Prins 472 homes/auxiliary hospitals) Barley–Research Avastin (Drug) General remarks ... Groeneveld 729–30; Johnson 729 Coverage under health plan ... Blakeman 793, 794; Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (Constituency) Hancock 794 10th anniversary of member for's position as Speaker ... Financial assistance re cost of, letters re (SP178, 192, Marz 534 196, 206/07: Tabled) ... Mason 400, 444, 468, 502 Barrier-free building design Aviation Hall of Fame, Canada's See Architecture and the disabled See Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame Bars Awards for municipal excellence See Licensed premises See Municipal excellence awards Base price for beef Awards of excellence, Canada See Beef–Prices, Base price See Canada awards of excellence , Vauxhall Academy of Awards of excellence, Premier's See Vauxhall Academy of Baseball See Premier's Awards of Excellence Basement suites Babysitting services, Private See Rental housing, Secondary suites See Daycare in private homes Bashaw (Town) Bachu, Dr. Stefan Supplying of water to Ferintosh (Bill 33) ... Prins 697 Nobel peace prize co-winner, members' statement re ... Battered children Johnson 2025 See Child abuse Badlands–Alberta Battered women–Housing Promotion as tourist attraction ... Goudreau 1422–23, [See also Women's shelters] 1466 General remarks ... Fritz 2142; Lindsay 2142; Mather Bail 2141–42 Attendance of crown prosecutors at hearings for, in lieu Second-stage housing ... Blakeman 802; Danyluk 46, of police ... Ducharme 1891; Stevens 1891 568, 802; Evans 802; Mather 46, 567–68, 823, 826; Baker Cancer Centre Tarchuk 567–68, 824 See Batterers Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay race See Spousal abusers Member's statement re ... Prins 669 Battle of Vimy Ridge (April 9, 1917) Ballots, Election (2004 election) See Vimy Ridge, Battle of (April 9, 1917) See Election ballots (2004 election) Battle River–Water levels Balwin school, Edmonton Fluctuation of ... Griffiths 2255; Renner 2255 Upgrading, funding for ... Oberg 683 Battle River Producer Car Group Balzac racing entertainment complex, water licence for Assistance to, to prevent closure of rail line 43.03 ... See Racing entertainment centres–Balzac; Water Chase 407; Ouellette 407 withdrawal from lakes, rivers–Red Deer River, Use Battle River School Division for racing entertainment complex in Balzac Centralization of maintenance ... Flaherty 2150; Liepert Ban on feed, Enhanced 2152 See Feed, Enhanced ban on, federal/provincial Battle River watershed funding re Plan for ... Renner 1382 24 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Battle River watershed (Continued) Beef–Export–United States Student environmental projects re, member's statement Restrictions on, due to E coli in hamburger ... re ... Johnson 869 Groeneveld 1821; Marz 1821 Battle River Watershed Alliance Beef–Prices Funding for ... Johnson 677; Renner 677 Base price ... Eggen 2254; Groeneveld 2254 Bazalgette school, Calgary Beef (hamburger) safety See Ian Bazalgette school, Calgary See Hamburger meat–Safety aspects Bear dogs Beef industry See Karelian dogs Impact of bovine tuberculosis case on ... Groeneveld Bears 1927; Hayden 1927 [See also headings beginning with Grizzly bear] Provincial assistance re ... Groeneveld 1927, 1960, Human contact issues ... DeLong 1189; Morton 1189 2179, 2254; Hayden 1927 Human contact issues, Isabelle Dube case ... DeLong Beef Producers, Alberta 1189; Morton 1189 See Alberta Beef Producers BearSmart program Beekeepers Association General remarks ... Morton 1189, 1688 See Alberta Beekeepers Association Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd. Beer parlours Sour gas leak, Stettler area ... Groeneveld 1929; Knight See Licensed premises 1929; Swann 1928–29 Bees Beaver pelt mace rest cover Die-off of ... Backs 1443; Groeneveld 1443 See Mace rest cover of beaver pelt Bees–Import–United States Beaver River Basin General remarks ... Backs 1443; Groeneveld 1443 Plan for ... Renner 1382 Before/after school care Beaver River Regional Waste Management Commission See Child care after/before school Donation requests to, from other PC leadership Behavioural improvement classes contenders ... Danyluk 1614–15; Snelgrove 1615; See Education–Curricula, Behavioural improvement Stelmach 1583, 1651; Taft 1583, 1614–15, 1651 classes Donation requests to, from other political parties ... Behaviourally disturbed Stelmach 1687–88; VanderBurg 1687–88 See Mentally disabled Donation to Alberta Liberal party ... Hancock 1695; Behaviourally disturbed children Mason 1723; Stelmach 1687–88, 1994; VanderBurg See Mentally disabled children 1687–88 Beijing office Donation to Alberta Liberal party, letter re (SP618/07: See Alberta Government Offices, Beijing office Tabled) ... Hancock 1693; Stelmach 1693 Bell Canada Donation to Premier's leadership campaign ... Danyluk Donation to Stollery children's hospital, member's 1535, 1615; Mason 1723; Oberg 1651; Snelgrove statement re ... Lukaszuk 1851 1535, 1542–43, 1615; Stelmach 1479–80, 1542, Funding for Olds College e-learning centre, member's 1582–83,1650–51, 1687–88, 1994; Taft 1479–80, statement re ... Marz 49 1535, 1582–83,1615, 1650–51; Taylor 1542; Benefits, Employment VanderBurg 1687–88 See Employment benefits Donation to Premier's leadership campaign referred to Benign Energy Canada Inc. Managing Growth Pressures committee, emergency Wind power contribution to power grid ... Knight 1633 motionre ... Blakeman 1659–60; Speaker, The 1660; Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society Taft 1659 General remarks ... Tougas 443 Independent inspection of, re leadership campaign Bergen, Mr. Henry donations ... Blakeman 1660; Danyluk 1615; Taft Member's statement re ... McFarland 634 1615 Best practices in education Inspection of ... Danyluk 1535; Taft 1535 See Education, Best practices development re Licence renewal ... Stelmach 1651; Taft 1651 Beth Israel congregation, Edmonton Minutes from Aug. 17 meeting of (SP545/07: Tabled) ... 100th anniversary gala, program from (SP179 & 747/07: Taft 1487; Taylor 1487 Tabled) ... Elsalhy 400, 1922–23 Public hearings re Ryley landfill ... Stelmach 189 Bethany care centre, Edmonton Beaverlodge hospital Alzheimer's patient's death in ... Hancock 892; Pannu See Hospitals–Beaverlodge 891 Because We Care (Safeway charitable donation Beverage containers–Recycling campaign) Reduction in ... Renner 1393; Rogers 1393 General remarks ... Agnihotri 121 Referral to policy field committee ... Renner 1232, 1393 Bee colony collapse disorder (Honey bees) Referral to policy field committee, report presented re See Colony collapse disorder (Honey bees) (SP772/07: Tabled) ... Ducharme 1992–93 Beef–Export Beverly Channel, Industrial Heartland area Federal regulations re ... Groeneveld 1617; Lund 1617 See Groundwater–Pollution, Beverly Channel, Industrial Heartland area 2007 Hansard Subject Index 25

BIC classes Bills, Government (2007) (Continued) See Education–Curricula, Behavioural improvement No. 5 Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 classes No. 6 Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2007 Bighorn wildlife recreation area No. 7 Private Vocational Schools Amendment Act, 2007 Protected status for, petition presented re ... Strang 2389 No. 8 Vital Statistics Act Biker gang crime No. 9 Tourism Levy Amendment Act, 2007 See Gang-related crime No. 10 Horned Cattle Purchases Act Repeal Act Bile duct cancer incidence–Fort Chipewyan No. 11 Telecommunications Act Repeal Act General remarks ... Boutilier 2179; Eggen 2179 No. 12 Income and Employment Supports Amendment Bill 17 (British Columbia, 2007) Act, 2007 See Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility No. 13 Access to the Future Amendment Act, 2007 Agreement (Alberta /British Columbia), British No. 14 Pandemic Response Statutes Amendment Act, Columbia legislation re (Bill 17, 2007) (SP148/07: 2007 Tabled) No. 15 Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Bill 20 (2006) Amendment Act, 2007 See Freedom of Information and Protection of No. 16 Police Amendment Act, 2007 Privacy Amendment Act, 2006 (Bill 20, 2006) No. 17 Limitation Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 Bill 29 (2006) No. 18 Judicature Amendment Act, 2007 See Environmental Protection and Enhancement No. 19 Appeal Procedures Statutes Amendment Act, Amendment Act, 2006 (Bill 29, 2006) 2007 Bill 202 (2005) No. 20 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2007 See Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act (Bill No. 21 Securities Amendment Act, 2007 202, 2005) No. 22 Alberta Investment Management Corporation Act Bill 205 (2006) No. 23 Unclaimed Personal Property and Vested See Continuing Care Standards Act (Bill 205, 2006) Property Act Bill 206 (2003) No. 24 Real Estate Amendment Act, 2007 See Traffic Safety (Seizure of Vehicles in Prostitution No. 25 Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2007 Related Offences) Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 206, No. 26 Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2007 2003) No. 27 Emblems of Alberta Amendment Act, 2007 Bill 207 (2001) No. 28 Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2007 See Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) No. 29 Farm Implement Amendment Act, 2007 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207, 2001) No. 30 Disaster Services Amendment Act, 2007 Bill forfeiture collection team (Dept. of Justice) No. 31 Mental Health Amendment Act, 2007 See Dept. of Justice and Attorney General, Bill No. 32 Animal Health Act forfeiture collection team, budget for No. 33 Town of Bashaw and Village of Ferintosh Water Bill of rights for long-term care residents Authorization Act See Continuing/extended care facilities residents, Bill No. 34 Tenancies Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 of rights for No. 35 Alberta Personal Income Tax Amendment Act, Bills 2007 Referral to policy field committees See Committees, No. 36 Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2007 Policy field (all-party), Establishment of (Motion 15: No. 37 Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 2007 Hancock ) No. 38 Government Organization Amendment Act, 2007 Bills, Government No. 39 Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Bill 1, referred to Standing Committee on Government Professions Amendment Act, 2007 Services ... Stelmach 1339 No. 40 Personal Directives Amendment Act, 2007 Bill 2, referred to Standing Committee on Government No. 41 Health Professions Statutes Amendment Act, Services ... Hancock 1394 2007 Bill 3, reasoned amendment at third reading ... Mason No. 42 Insurance Amendment Act, 2007 559 No. 43 Appropriation Act, 2007 Bill 31, referred to Standing Committee on Community No. 44 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 Services ... Hancock 1379 No. 45 Smoke-free Places (Tobacco Reduction) Bill 34, all-night discussion on 959–1044 Amendment Act, 2007 Bill 41, referred to Standing Committee on Community No. 46 Alberta Utilities Commission Act Services ... Hancock 1693 No. 47 Livestock Commerce and Animal Inspection Bill 43, amendment at third reading ... Mason 1769 Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 Bills, Government (2007) No. 48 Health Facilities Accountability Statutes Information about any of the following Bills may be Amendment Act, 2007 found by looking under the title of the Bill. No. 49 Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2007 No. 1 Lobbyists Act No. 50 Health Professions Statutes Amendment Act, No. 2 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 2007 (No.2) No. 3 Climate Change and Emissions Management No. 52 Corrections Amendment Act, 2007 Amendment Act, 2007 No. 53 Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2007 No. 4 Child Care Licensing Act No. 54 County of Westlock Water Authorization Act 26 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Bills, Government (2007) (Continued) Bioenergy industry No. 55 East Central Regional Water Authorization Act See Biofuels industry No. 56 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2007 Biofuels industry (No.2) Capital cost allowance for See Capital cost allowance No. 57 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 program (Alberta), For biofuel production (No. 2) Funding for ... Knight 809, 1112, 1586, 1633; Morton Bills, Private (2007) 1621; Rodney 1621 Information about any of the following Bills may be General remarks ... Knight 809, 1231, 1397; MacDonald found by looking under the title of the Bill. 819; Speech from the Throne 4; Stelmach 1654; Pr.1 CyberPol–The Global Centre for Securing Strang 1230 Cyberspace Act Impact on agricultural land ... Haley 1640; Knight 1641 Pr.2 Crest Leadership Centre Act Producer credits for ... Knight 809 Bills, Private members' public Research re ... Groeneveld 729 Bill 204, six month hoist amendment at second reading Symposium on, Edmonton ... Morton 295 ... Griffiths 582 Use of wood debris from logging for ... Horner 295; Bill 205, six month hoist amendment at second reading Morton 295, 770; Strang 295 ... Ducharme 853 Bioindustrial technology Bill 213, referred to Standing Committee on Government Funding for ... MacDonald 1267 Services ... Griffiths 2038 Biomass as energy source Called in Committee of the Whole, or referral to policy [See also Energy resources, Alternate/renewable] field committee (Motion 15: Hancock)...Hancock 607 General remarks ... Knight 224; MacDonald 1631 Bills, Private members' public (2007) Grande Prairie facility ... Knight 1113, 1115 Information about any of the following Bills may be Bishop Routhier school found by looking under the title of the Bill. Member's statement re ... Calahasen 2246 No. 201 Funding Alberta's Future Act Bison–Export–United States No. 202 Consumer Advocate Act Opening of border to over 30 months animals ... No. 203 Service Dogs Act Groeneveld 2033–34; VanderBurg 2033–34 No. 204 Emblems of Alberta (Franco-Albertan Bissell Centre, Edmonton Recognition) Amendment Act, 2007 / Loi Emergency funding for ... Danyluk 2249–50; Miller, B. Modificative de 2007 sur les emblèmes de l'Alberta 2249–50 (reconnaissance du fait franco-albertain) Eviction of homeless from public land adjacent to ... No. 205 Environmental Protection and Enhancement MacDonald 1279; Ouellette 1279 (Conservation and Reclamation) Amendment Act, Bitumen 2007 Mining of ... Knight 1110 No. 207 Child Care Accountability and Accessibility Act Upgrading ... Eggen 1109, 1111; Hinman 717; Knight No. 208 School (Restrictions on Fees and Fund-raising) 813, 1110, 1114, 1639, 1644; MacDonald 1133–34, Amendment Act, 2007 1643; Mason 1480–81, 1584; Stelmach 1133–34, No. 210 Gaming Planning Act 1480–81, 1584 No. 211 Planning for the Future of Communities Act Upgrading, CHOPS report on See Dept. of Energy, No. 212 Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand in the No. 213 Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Canadian Heavy Oil Industry (CHOPS report) Act Upgrading, environmental aspects ... Knight 1542; No. 214 Healthy Futures Act Lukaszuk 1542 No. 215 School (Canadian History Content) Amendment Upgrading in southern Alberta ... Backs 1638; Knight Act, 2007 1639 No. 216 Water Protection and Conservation Statutes Upgrading, research funding for ... Horner 1319 Amendment Act, 2007 Bitumen–Export No. 218 Freedom of Information and Protection of General remarks ... Eggen 1109, 1111, 1116–17; Privacy (Repeal of Ministerial Briefing Hinman 828; Knight 1110, 1112, 1114, 1116, 1542, Exemption) Amendment Act, 2007 1639; Lukaszuk 1542; MacDonald 1133–34, No. 222 Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund (Tobacco 1643–44; Mason 22, 42, 1113, 1480–81, 1584; Investment Elimination) Amendment Act, 2007 Stelmach 42, 1133–34, 1480–81, 1584 Biodiesel production Letter re (SP583/07: Tabled) ... Martin 1591 See Biofuels industry Limitation of ... Knight 1116; Mason 1113, 1115 Biodigesters in energy production NAFTA implications re ... Eggen 1116–17 See Biomass as energy source Bitumen–Royalties Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, Alberta [See also Oil sands development, Royalties paid re] See Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute General remarks ... Knight 810, 812, 813, 818; Biodiversity monitoring project, Alberta MacDonald 811, 812, 1444; Stelmach 1444 See Alberta biodiversity monitoring project Level of, for exported bitumen ... Knight 1644; Bioeconomy MacDonald 1643–44 General remarks ... Morton 1621; Rodney 1621 Bitumen development See Oil sands development 2007 Hansard Subject Index 27

Bitumen pipeline, Keystone Bone and Joint Health Institute, Alberta See Keystone bitumen pipeline See Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute Bitumen pipelines Bone and joint project Alberta Clipper pipeline ... Mason 42, 1584; Stelmach See Hip and knee surgery, Waiting lists for, reduction 42, 1584 of General remarks ... Backs 1638; Knight 1116; Mason Book publishing 1584; Stelmach 1584 Provincial support for ... Agnihotri 1725; Goudreau Bitumen upgraders–Industrial Heartland area 1725 [See also Industrial development–Industrial Border crossings–Canada/United States Heartland area] Coutts crossing safety fence location ... Danyluk 691; General remarks ... Knight 1639 Hinman 567, 691, 837; Stelmach 567, 837 Impact of new federal capital cost allowance on ... Security issues re ... Brown 2107–08; Snelgrove 2108 Doerksen 229; Knight 229; Oberg 229 Wild Horse crossing ... Ouellette 1403 Black Gold school division Bouncers in licensed premises, training of Student obesity intervention program ... Liepert 1198, See Licensed premises, Security/door staff training 1360 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Black History Month Compensation plans re ... Elsalhy 1050; Stelmach 1050 Member's statement re ... Rogers 84 Impact on cattle industry ... Groeneveld 93, 1262, Blackouts (Electricity shortage) 1418–19, 1617; Haley 1418; Lund 1617; Prins 93 See Electric power–Supply, Shortage of (blackouts) Bovine tuberculosis BLAST General remarks ... Groeneveld 1927; Hayden 1926–27 See Building leadership for action in schools today Impact on beef industry ... Groeneveld 1927; Hayden (BLAST) 1927 Blood-borne diseases Bow River See Hepatitis; HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) Water withdrawal from See Water withdrawal from Blue books lakes, rivers–Bow River See Details of Grants, Supplies and Services ... by Bow River–Water quality Payee (Blue books) See Water quality–Bow River Blue Cross Plan Bow River basin See Alberta Blue Cross Plan Moratorium on water licences in ... Hinman 762; Blue Quills First Nations College Renner 1124 Funding for ... Hinman 100–01 Bow River fishery Blue-ribbon panel on carbon capture and storage See Fish populations–Bow River See Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force Bow River weir project–Calgary (Federal/provincial) Funding for ... Cao 1619; Goudreau 1619 Bluewater school board, Ontario Bow Valley College Child mental health services program See Mental Downtown facility development ... Chase 1323 health services, Ontario school-based program for Expansion ... Horner 1322, 1323 Board Governance Review Task Force Funding ... Chase 135 General remarks ... Backs 1608; Elsalhy 1599; Hancock Bracco (John D.) junior high school 331; Rodney 1604; Stelmach 1240, 1592, 1593–94, See John D. Bracco junior high school 1604, 1685 Brain injured Boards, Government General remarks ... Lougheed 2320 See Government agencies, boards, and commissions Support services for ... Melchin 678, 1153, 1572; Boards of directors Pastoor 1193; Webber 678 Appeals from, modified court procedure re (Bill 19) ... Brain Injured, Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brown 131 See Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Guidelines for recruiting and training, recommended by Injured the Auditor General's report (Motion 502, 2006: Brain Injury Awareness Week MacDonald) ... Elsalhy 1599 General remarks ... Backs 1534 Training for ... Rodney 1604 Member's statement re ... Lougheed 1478 Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust Brain Injury Network Annual report, 2006 (SP373/07: Tabled) ... Mason 878 See Alberta Brain Injury Network Boardwalk Rental Communities Brain Injury Society, Northern Alberta Rental rates ... Martin 541; Mason 504, 872–73, See Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society 926–27; Snelgrove 927; Stelmach 504, 872–73 Brain surgery robot arm Bob Maskell & Associates Inc. See Project neuroArm (Surgical robot) See Maskell (Bob) & Associates Inc. Braking the economy Boilers Safety Association See Alberta–Economic policy, Slowing down of See Alberta Boilers Safety Association Brazil, Russia, India, China (BRIC countries) Bolger, Mr. Leonard See Alberta Government Offices, Potential locations Memorial tribute to, member's statement re ... Ducharme for (BRIC countries) 48 28 2007 Hansard Subject Index

The Breakfast Club pamphlet Bruce, Mr. Robert See Vegreville school snack program, The Breakfast See East Central Health, Bacterial infection to Robert Club pamphlet (SP513/07: Tabled) Bruce in St. Joseph's hospital, Vegreville, letter re Breakfast for Learning Alberta BSE Annual report, 2006 (SP511/07: Tabled) ... Chase See Bovine spongiform encephalopathy 1330–31 Budget Fuel up with Vegetables & Fruit handbook (SP512/07: 2006-07 second-quarter activity report (SP41/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1331 Tabled) ... Clerk, The 26; Oberg 26 Brentwood elementary school, Calgary 2006-07 second-quarter fiscal update (SP40/07: Tabled) Upgrading ... Chase 1825; Ouellette 1825 ... Clerk, The 26; Oberg 26 Bridges–Athabasca River–Fort McMurray area 2006-07 third-quarter budget report (SP46/07: Tabled) ... Upgrading of ... Ouellette 1548 Oberg 26 Bridges–Finance 2007-08 second-quarter fiscal update (SP906/07: General remarks ... Oberg 683 Tabled) ... Oberg 2108–09 Bridges–Smoky River–High Prairie area Fixed date for ... Hancock 139; Liepert 1253, 1261; Funding for ... Oberg 683; Ouellette 1160 Stelmach 1592, 1598 Bridges–Snake River–Cardston area Fixed date for (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock 607 Replacement of, for ranch access ... Hinman 567, 691, Impact of economic indicators on ... Cao 1856; Oberg 837; Renner 691; Stelmach 567, 837 1856 Bridges treatment program (Youth mental care) Impact of Finance minister's campaign donations non- General remarks ... Snelgrove 2280 disclosure on ... Mason 638; Stelmach 638 Briefing books, Ministerial, confidentiality of Impact of Finance minister's campaign donations non- See Ministers (Provincial government), Briefing disclosure on, point of privilege re ... Abbott 647; books, confidentiality of Martin 646; Mason 646; Oberg 645–46; Oberle British Columbia/Alberta Trade, Investment and 645-47; Snelgrove 647; Speaker, The 647, 679–80 Labour Mobility Agreement Impact of increased value of Canadian dollar on ... See Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Abbott 1538; Cao 1856; Knight 810; Mason Agreement (Alberta /British Columbia) 1536–37; Miller, R. 1370; Oberg 1371, 1537, British Gangmasters Licensing Authority 1538–39 See Gangmasters Licensing Authority (United Member's statement re ... Chase 696–97 Kingdom) Public input into 2008 budget ... Johnson 1728; Oberg Brochure, Government 1728 See Report to Albertans: The Alberta Government Quarterly reports ... Hinman 1481; Stelmach 1481 Plan (Brochure) Budget 2007 Broda committee Business plans 2007 (SP286/07: Tabled) ... Stelmach See Long-Term Care Review Advisory Committee 681 Broda report First Quarter Fiscal Update, 2007-08 (SP819/07: Tabled) See Long-Term Care Review Advisory Committee ... Clerk, The 2002; Oberg 2002 (1999), Final report Fiscal plan (SP287/07: Tabled) ... Oberg 681 Broker tax, Special General remarks ... Stelmach 1388 See Insurance brokers, Special–Taxation Budget Address Brokers of foreign worker importation [See also Alberta–Economic policy] Fees charged by ... Evans 1338; Miller, B. 1338 Motion 17: Oberg ... Oberg 681–84 General remarks ... Evans 1333, 1387–88, 1445; Budget debate MacDonald 1176–77; Mason 1333; Stelmach 1333 Motion 17: Oberg ... Abbott 736–37, 746; Backs Monitoring of ... Cao 1185; Evans 20, 1185–86, 745–46; Brown 739, 741–42, 744; Haley 742–45; 1337–38, 1964; Lukaszuk 20; Miller, B. 1337–38, Hinman 737–40; Mason 735–37; Miller, R. 740–42, 1964; Snelgrove 20 744–45; Taft 733–35 Prosecutions re ... Miller, B. 2283–84; Snelgrove 2284 Buffalo, Chief Victor Brokers of insurance Member's statement re ... Johnson 154 Disclosure of financial links with insurance companies Buffalo Hotel, Red Deer See Insurance companies, Financial links with Member's statement re ... Jablonski 2290–91 insurance brokers, disclosure of Building and Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Bronconnier, Mayor Dave (Labour force development strategy) See Mayor of Calgary General remarks ... Evans 603, 1051, 1168, 1657; Brooks Crop Diversification Centre Horner 1053, 1318 Funding for greenhouse at ... Ouellette 1160, 1402, Building Code, Alberta 1544 See Alberta Building Code Broughton, Wyatt Building design for the disabled Member's statement re ... Abbott 1683 See Architecture and the disabled Brown, Mr. Bert Building leadership for action in schools today (BLAST) Appointment to the senate, ministerial statement re ... Member's statement re ... Blakeman 323 Blakeman 634; Mason 634; Morton 634 2007 Hansard Subject Index 29

Building Officials Association, Alberta By-elections–Drumheller-Stettler constituency See Alberta Building Officials Association Debate between Offical Opposition Leader and Premier Building Safety Week re Balzac racing complex issue before ... Stelmach Member's statement re ... Cenaiko 832 1274; Taft 1274 Building Trades Council, Alberta PC candidate's statement re electricity deregulation ... See Alberta Building Trades Council Groeneveld 1654; Knight 1654; MacDonald 1654; Building trades schools–Construction Stelmach 1654 See Trades schools–Construction PC candidate's statement re electricity deregulation, Bullying–Prevention news article re (SP599/07: Tabled)...MacDonald 1658 Funding for ... Mather 822–23; Oberg 683; Pannu Release of information re Balzac racing complex issue 1202; Tarchuk 820, 1203 before ... Stelmach 1386–87; Taft 1274; Taylor General remarks ... Backs 1205; Flaherty 1197; Forsyth 1386–87 639–40; Jablonski 2142–43; Liepert 639–40, 2143; Bypass, Highway 4–Milk River area Mather 1196; Melchin 1192; Tarchuk 824, 826, See Highway 4–Milk River area, Bypass, funding for 1205–06 Bypass, Highway 43–Grande Prairie area Government programs re ... Lindsay 1309 See Highway 43–Grande Prairie area, Bypass Member's statement re ... Jablonski 1780; Rodney 2098 Bypass road, St. Albert Provincial helpline re ... Liepert 640, 2143 See West Regional Road, St. Albert Use of outside school agencies re ... Flaherty 2151 C. G. Paulgaard Farms Ltd. Websites re ... Liepert 2143 See Paulgaard (C.G.) Farms Ltd. Bullying, Online C5 forestry management plan General remarks ... Jablonski 2142–43; Liepert 2143 See Forest management agreements–Southwest Bullying Awareness Week, National Alberta See National Bullying Awareness Week Cabinet ministers Bullying Initiative, Prevention of Family Violence and See Ministers (Provincial government) See Prevention of Family Violence and Bullying Cafés Initiative See Restaurants Bursaries for daycare employees CAIS program See Daycare centres–Employees, Training of, See Canadian agriculture income stabilization bursaries re program Bursaries for medical school students Calendar, Parliamentary See Medical profession–Education, Bursary program See Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Sitting calendar; for Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Standing Orders Bursaries for out-of-school-care employees re procedure in: Amendments to (Motions 12 and See Child care after/before school–Employees, 15 re) Training of, bursaries re Calgary Bursaries for women's shelters employees Concerns re Alberta Utilities Commission Act, Bill 46 See Women's shelters–Employees, Training of, (SP861/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 2036 bursaries re Municipal excellence award for ... Cardinal 2134 Business services Calgary Apartment Association See Service sector Low-income units availability ... Fritz 2167 Businesses–Taxation Calgary Arts Academy See Corporations–Taxation Student play, program from (SP435/07: Tabled) ... Businesses, Aboriginal Chase 1074 See Aboriginal businesses Calgary Board of Education Busing of schoolchildren Balanced budget ... Liepert 1585 See Schoolchildren–Transportation Deficit ... Flaherty 1250, 1251 Butler, Stephanie Maintenance budget ... Flaherty 568–69; Liepert Murder of, inquiry into ... Elsalhy 471–72; Lindsay 568–69 471–72; Stevens 472 Priority list of construction projects (SP456/07: Tabled) Murder of, letters from vigil ceremony held for ... Chase 1130 (SP366/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 843 School busing funding review, request for ... Flaherty Button, Gordon 128; Liepert 128 See Ombudsman Surplus ... Liepert 1353 By-elections Calgary-Buffalo (Constituency) New school construction announcement before ... Mason Ethics Commissioner's report on allegations involving 1759; Stelmach 1759 (SP13/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The 26 By-elections–Calgary-Elbow constituency Calgary Catholic Board of Education Debate between Offical Opposition Leader and Premier ESL programming ... Flaherty 1200 re Balzac racing complex issue before ... Stelmach Kindergarten funding ... Flaherty 1200; Liepert 1201 1274; Taft 1274 School busing funding review, request for ... Flaherty Release of information re Balzac racing complex issue 128; Liepert 128 before ... Stelmach 1386–87; Taylor 1386–87 30 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Calgary Catholic Board of Education (Continued) Calgary Health Region (Continued) School funding plebiscite ... Flaherty 1276; Liepert New south Calgary hospital See Hospitals–Calgary, 1276 New south Calgary hospital School funding problems ... Eggen 1351 Operating room (surgery) capacity ... Brown 917; School modernization projects funding ... Liepert 2152 Hancock 919 Surplus ... Liepert 1353 Regionalization of sterilization equipment at High River Calgary Catholic Immigration Society hospital ... Hancock 363 Member's statement re ... Cao 761 Restaurant food handling warning ... Cao 1244; Hancock 1244 Provincial funding for ... Oberg 683; Rodney 1388–89; Staff shortages ... Taylor 782, 783 Stevens 1306, 1388–89, 1431 Staff sick leave level ... Blakeman 676; Hancock 676 Public/private funding of (P3) ... Martin 1548; Ouellette Calgary Herald (Newspaper) 1549 Natural resources revenues article (SP209/07: Tabled) ... Calgary-Elbow (Constituency) MacDonald 502, 575 By-election in, Chief Electoral Officer's report on Nuclear power article (SP392/07: Tabled) ... Hinman (SP970/07: Tabled) ... Rodney 2248 924 By-election in, debate between Premier and Official Offical Opposition spending plans article (SP349/07: Opposition Leader re Balzac racing complex issue Tabled) ... Miller, R. 800 during ... Stelmach 1274; Taft 1274 PC candidate for Drumheller-Stettler by-election's By-election in, won by Liberal candidate ... Chase 1726; comments re electricity deregulation, article re Ouellette 1726 (SP599/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1658 New member for, presented to Assembly ... Speaker, The Strike See Strikes and lockouts–Calgary Herald 1779; Taft 1779 employees Calgary Health Region Calgary Homeless Foundation Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1018/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, General remarks ... Cao 1823; Fritz 1823; Mason 436 The 2293; Hancock 2293 Calgary Immigrant Aid Society Brain injured programs funding ... Hancock 678; General remarks ... Amery 186 Webber 678 Calgary issues Cancer treatment services ... Brown 917; Hancock General remarks ... Chase 1585; Horner 1721; Liepert 791–92, 919; Taylor 791 1585; Melchin 1585; Morton 1585; Stelmach 1721; Capital maintenance project funding ... Snelgrove 2150 Taft 1721 Colorectal cancer screening program ... Hancock 407 Calgary Legal Guidance Community health centre, southeast Calgary ... Cao General remarks ... Stevens 1433 539; Hancock 539 Calgary-Mackay (Constituency) Contracting practices for consultants' services ... Member for, as Alberta representantive in Washington ... Hancock 1963; Miller, R. 1962–63 Boutilier 2140, 2252; MacDonald 2140 Electronic heath records system ... Hancock 783, 918; Member for, resignation from Assembly ... Speaker, The Taylor 782–83 2281 Emergency services capacity ... Hancock 689; Taft Calgary mayor 688–89 See Mayor of Calgary Emergency services capacity, public inquiry re ... Calgary-Montrose (Constituency) Hancock 689; Taft 689 Ethics Commissioner's report on allegations involving Emergency wait times/ambulance wait times in ... (SP12/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The 25–26 Blakeman 2067; Hancock 566, 2067 Calgary Olympic Development Association Funding for ... Brown 296–97, 916–17; Hancock Capital renewal project funding ... Goudreau 1422, 296–97, 774, 792–93, 918, 919; Oberg 728, 768; 1466 Snelgrove 725; Taylor 768, 792 Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra General remarks ... Taylor 781–82 ImaginAsian concert, program from (SP436/07: Tabled) Holy Cross Centre contract termination ... Hancock ... Chase 1074 470–71; Mason 470–71; Pannu 507–08; Stelmach Calgary Police Service 470 Organized crime cases See Integrated Response to Holy Cross Centre monitoring... Blakeman 52; Hancock Organized Crime 40, 52, 53, 88–89, 366–67; Pannu 53; Shariff Calgary Public Library 366–67; Stelmach 41 Award for services to the disabled ... Lougheed 2320 Home care program changes, letter re (SP150/07: Calgary Public School Board Tabled) ... Chase 324–25 See Calgary Board of Education Long-term care services ... Brown 917 Calgary Regional Partnership Medical tests, automated system for ... Hancock 692 General remarks ... Morton 1627, 1631 Meeting with Public Accounts committee, letter re and Calgary Remand Centre response to (SP239/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 564 Funding for ... Elsalhy 2159 Mental health services, funding for ... Brown 297, 917; Calgary Stampeder Football Club Hancock 297, 792, 919; Taylor 792 Joint fundraising breakfast, program from (SP487/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1272 2007 Hansard Subject Index 31

Calgary Urban Project Society Camrose Composite High School Joint fundraising breakfast, program from (SP487/07: Upgrading of ... Liepert 2165 Tabled) ... Chase 1272 Camrose Fire Department Calgary-Varsity (Constituency) Centennial, member's statement re ... Johnson 723–24 Birthday congratulations to member for ... Speaker, The Camrose recreational/wellness centre 2176 See Edgeworth Centre, Camrose Letter to Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing re Camrose sport development centre his comments to member for (SP378/07: Tabled) ... See Edgeworth Centre, Camrose Chase 879 Canada–Economic conditions Members' statement re member for ... Oberle 1955 Impact of Alberta economic growth on ... Backs 1241; Call centres Boutilier 1789; Johnson 1789; Oberg 1241 See Health Link Alberta Canada/Alberta Affordable Housing Program CALM General remarks ... Danyluk 911, 2216; Haley 907; See Education–Curricula, Career and life Miller, B. 1143; Strang 910 management course Grants to Holy Cross Manor, Calgary ... Danyluk Calmar area dairy farm location 225–26, 295–96; Stelmach 261, 295–96; Taylor See Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental 225–26, 261, 295–96 aspects, Calmar/Devon dairy farm location Grants to Holy Cross Manor, Calgary: Response to Cameras, Traffic surveillance questions re (SP272/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 645; See Traffic surveillance cameras Danyluk 645 Campaign funds, Electoral Sale of properties built under, return of grant money due See Electoral campaign funds to ... Danyluk 298; Jablonski 297–98 Campbell, Mr. Gary C. Canada-Alberta Co-operation on Immigration See Corporate Internal Audit Services, Gary C. Annex re temporary foreign workers ... Evans 1079, Campbell (VP of Alberta PC party) as public 1333, 1445, 1549–50, 1551, 1690 member of Federal letter to health professionals in the U.K. under ... Campgrounds, Provincial Evans 1553, 1569 Fees in ... Eggen 194; Goudreau 194 General remarks ... Cao 1079; Eggen 1073; Evans Increase in numbers of ... Goudreau 1424; VanderBurg 1079, 1185; Miller, B. 1174; Stelmach 1076 1424 Canada-Alberta Farm Water Program Campgrounds, Roadside Provincial funding for ... Groeneveld 1262, 1417 Closure of ... Goudreau 1424; VanderBurg 1424 Canada-Alberta Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund Camping, Random–Public lands Funding for Taber water treatment plant ... Hinman 567; Fort McMurray area ... Bonko 1454; Morton 1456 Stelmach 567 General remarks ... Bonko 1454; Haley 1640; Morton Canada awards of excellence 1454; Strang 1409 General remarks ... Elsalhy 2281; Snelgrove 2280 Campus Alberta Canada Council for the Arts [See also Postsecondary educational institutions, Role Co-sponsor of Alberta creative development initiative ... of] Goudreau 1471 Access for NAIT's Grande Prairie campus through ... Canada ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Change Horner 1820, 1825 (Federal) General remarks ... Chase 1325; Dunford 2251; Horner Alberta share ... Stelmach 367–68 93, 112, 191, 262, 297, 1053, 1318, 1320, 1322, 1324, Report ... Renner 2387 1325, 1341, 1342, 1345, 1589, 1721, 1825, 2248, Canada Health Transfer (Federal government) 2251, 2290; Speech from the Throne 3 Increase in, for Alberta ... Miller, R. 162; Oberg 162 Campus Alberta Quality Council Canada Millenium Scholarship Foundation Degree program approval process ... Horner 1621 General remarks ... Horner 1349 Campus Calgary Report on tax credits for students ... Horner 1343; Additional instruction spaces ... Horner 1621; Tougas Pannu 1342, 1344 1621 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Campus Calgary Digital Library Pamphlet on affordable housing (SP977/07: Tabled) ... Funding for ... Horner 1322; Tougas 1321 Backs 2249 Campus security Sponsorship of net zero energy house, Edmonton ... See Postsecondary educational institutions–Security MacDonald 2025 aspects Campus security officers, Arming of Funding for ... Goudreau 1469 See Postsecondary educational institutions–Security Canada Pension Plan aspects, Campus security, arming of Unfunded liability ... Hinman 2066; Oberg 2066 CAMRIF Canada Public Health Agency See Canada-Alberta Municipal Rural Infrastructure See Public Health Agency of Canada Fund Canada Safeway Ltd. Camrose-Battle River School Division Charitable donations, member's statement re ... Agnihotri See Battle River School Division 121 32 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Canada Social Transfer (Federal government) Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems Increase in, for Alberta ... Miller, R. 162; Oberg 162 Funding for ... Evans 2175 Canada Transportation Act Funding for, member's statement re ... Mitzel 1780–81 Amendment (Federal Bill C-44) See Transportation Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship Amendment Act (Federal Bill C-44) Civilian recognition of military trade credentials ... Canada Winter Games, Whitehorse (March 2007) Horner 225 Member's statement re ... Abbott 49 Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Canadarms (space equipment) General remarks ... Jablonski 1439 General remarks ... Rodney 2061 Canadian Diabetes Association Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame Administration of Alberta monitoring for health program Member's statement re ... Johnson 2389 ... Hancock 1390 Canadian Agricultural Safety Week Canadian Energy Research Institute Member's statement re ... Prins 120 General remarks ... VanderBurg 870 Canadian agriculture income stabilization program Canadian Federation of Independent Business Administration of Alberta farm recovery program Documents in support of Bill 213, Regulatory through ... Groeneveld 1786, 1927, 2107; VanderBurg Accountability and Transparency Act (SP672, 846/07: 2107 Tabled) ... Backs 1782, 2035 Administrative improvement of ... Coutts 767; Letter re proposed child care regulations (SP948/07: Groeneveld 767 Tabled) ... Backs 2210 Bovine tuberculosis cases, assistance re ... Groeneveld Canadian Food Inspection Agency 1927 Ban on seed potato exports to U.S. ... Groeneveld 2000 Changes to ... Groeneveld 2107; VanderBurg 2107 Bovine tuberculosis case, investigation of ... Groeneveld Conflict of interest in administration of ... Coutts 767; 1927 Groeneveld 767 E coli in exported beef situation ... Groeneveld 1821; Federal Auditor General's report on ... Coutts 767; Marz 1821 Groeneveld 767 Feed ban enhancement (specified risk materials removal) Federal contribution to ... Groeneveld 42–43, 100; ... Groeneveld 1617 MacDonald 98; Mitzel 42 Olymel pork plant, Red Deer, situation ... Groeneveld General remarks ... Eggen 114; Groeneveld 99–100, 1959, 2065; Mason 2065; Prins 1959; Stelmach 1417, 2107; Hinman 100; Stelmach 835; Taft 835; 2065 VanderBurg 2107 Risk assessment re importing honeybees from the U.S. Honeybee coverage ... Groeneveld 1443 ... Groeneveld 1443 Low seeded acres benefit ... Groeneveld 1656 Canadian Forces Base, Suffield Overpayments from ... Coutts 767; Groeneveld 100, Member's statement re ... Mitzel 1477 767; MacDonald 98 Canadian Forest Service Payments made to Minister of Municipal Affairs and Advantages of forest fires ... Bonko 677; Morton 677 Housing from ... MacDonald 98 Alberta consultation with, re pine beetle control ... Producer savings account component ... Groeneveld 42, Morton 601, 770 100; Mitzel 42 Canadian history–Teaching Reference margins adjustment in ... Groeneveld 100, Legislation re (Bill 215) ... Cao 1922 102, 437; Hinman 100; MacDonald 98; VanderBurg Letter re (Bill 215) ... Chase 2330 437 Canadian Housing Observer Seed potato growers' compensation re potato cyst Report on average rents across Canada (SP379/07: nematode infestation ... Groeneveld 2000 Tabled) ... Elsalhy 879 Canadian armed forces The Canadian Institute Service in Afghanistan, statement re ... Speaker, The 1 Oil sands conference, Minister of Finance's speaking Trade credentials of, civilian recognition of ... Cao 225; notes to (SP1031/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 2293; Horner 225; Ouellette 225 Oberg 2293 Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing Canadian intergovernmental relations Pamphlet from (SP609/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1659 See Interprovincial relations Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Canadian Judicial Council Dinner and awards ceremony, program from (SP474/07: Guidelines re circumstantial evidence ... Stevens 470; Tabled) ... Miller, R. 1247 Taylor 470 Forest reclamation agreement ... Renner 1232 Canadian Labour Congress Royalty system comments ... MacDonald 640, 1180; Statement re International Day for the Elimination of Stelmach 640 Racial Discrimination (SP118/07: Tabled) ... Eggen Canadian badlands 266 See Badlands–Alberta Canadian Mental Health Association Canadian Cattle Identification Agency Sponsor of Celebrate Mental Health Awards ... Miller, R. Cattle age verification system ... Groeneveld 2034 842 Food chain traceability system ... Groeneveld 1421 Canadian Mental Health Commission Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Children's mental health focus ... Hancock 2066–67 Report on gasoline pricing ... Elsalhy 1245; Snelgrove 1245 2007 Hansard Subject Index 33

Canadian Multiculturalism Day Canamex highway General remarks ... Backs 1756 See North-south trade corridor Canadian National Vimy Memorial Cancer–Treatment General remarks ... Marz 466; Taft 433 Assistance to Marlene Stallard re, letter of appreciation Canadian Natural Resources Limited (SP182/07: Tabled) ... Chase 409 Bonnyville upgrader construction delay ... Ducharme Cancer–Treatment–Calgary 193; Knight 193 General remarks ... Brown 917; Hancock 791–92, 919; Horizon project, collective labour agreement at, impact Taylor 791 of Supreme Court decision on ... Evans 1652; Mason New west campus facility for ... Hancock 919 1652 Cancer–Treatment–Finance Horizon project, foreign workers fatalities at ... Bonko Performance measures re ... Haley 915 1445; Evans 691, 1445; Miller, B. 691, 1080 Cancer Board Horizon project, safety issues at ... Evans 1079–80; See Alberta Cancer Board Miller, B. 1079–80 Cancer drug (Avastin) Horizon project, safety requirements: Meeting notes re See Avastin (Drug) (SP293/07: Tabled) ... Miller, B. 697 Cancer in construction workers Horizon project, union labour for, press release re Workers' Compensation Board coverage of ... (SP525/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1386 MacDonald 1177 Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Cancer incidence–Fort Chipewyan Nuclear projects approval ... Knight 1640, 2031, 2032 General remarks ... Blakeman 1216; Boutilier 2179; Nuclear projects monitoring ... Knight 840 Eggen 2178, 2179; Hancock 1217, 1223, 1930, 2178; Canadian Oil Sands Trust Swann 1222 Royalty payout details ... MacDonald 1180–81 Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund, Alberta Canadian Panel on Violence against Women See Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund Elder victims statistics ... Pastoor 1198 Cancer screening, Colorectal Canadian Payday Loan Association See Colorectal cancer screening Request for regulations re payday loan companies ... Canmore Golf and Club Miller, R. 1365 Extension of lease of ... Bonko 1456–57; MacDonald Canadian Petroleum Discovery Centre 1628; Morton 1629 General remarks ... Rogers 1649 Canmore Nordic Centre Canadian Rockies public school division Funding for ... Blakeman 2167 Joint Banff/Cochrane community transportation system, Canmore (Town) municipal award for ... Cardinal 2134 Involvement in sale of land in Wind Valley wildlife Canadian Transportation Agency (Federal) corridor area ... Bonko 1280; Morton 1280 Rail transport of grain in northern Alberta ... Groeneveld Canola–Export–China 1133 Impact of Chinese tariffs on ... Boutilier 2144; Canadian Western Bank Groeneveld 2144; Prins 2144 Impact of TILMA agreement on ... Miller, R. 1376; Canola industry Oberg 1376 Report on policy issues re (SP778/07: Tabled) ... Backs Canadian Wheat Board 2001 Alberta position on ... Chase 135; Eggen 114; Cap on bitumen exports Groeneveld 190; MacDonald 190, 1267 See Bitumen–Export, Limitation of Alberta position on, role of Alberta Grain Commission Capelle Associates Inc. in ... Groeneveld 1267; MacDonald 1266 Alberta Investment Management Organization and Federal plebiscite re barley marketing by ... Groeneveld Governance Review report (SP99/07: Tabled) ... 472; Prins 472 Clerk, The 231; Oberg 231 Federal plebiscite re barley marketing by: Eligible voters Capital account for (Q11/07: Response tabled as SP388/07) ... Eggen See Centennial Capital Plan 843; Groeneveld 879 Capital cost allowance program (Alberta) Federal plebiscite re barley marketing by: Member's For biofuel production ... Oberg 682 statement re ... Prins 324 For clean energy generation ... Oberg 682 Federal plebiscite re barley marketing by: Provincial Capital cost allowance program (Federal) advertisements re ... Groeneveld 129; Mitzel 129 For manufacturers, impact on upgrader projects ... Website re See Save My CWB (Website) Doerksen 229; Knight 229; Oberg 229 Canadian Wind Energy Association For oil sands developments, impact of phase out of ... Wind trend forecasting, study re ... Knight 440 Doerksen 229; Knight 229; Mason 1076; Miller, R. Canadian Women's Open (Golf tournament, Edmonton, 264; Oberg 229, 264, 682; Stelmach 1076 2007) Capital Finance Authority Souvenir program from (SP976/07: Tabled) ... Backs See Alberta Capital Finance Authority 2249 Capital fund Canadian Work Skills competition See Centennial Capital Plan Member's statement re ... Herard 1649–50 Capital gains tax Exemption for small business and farmers ... Oberg 682 34 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Capital Health Capital projects (Continued) Aboriginal training positions ... Hancock 1228–29 Public/private partnerships re: Poem re ... Chase 84–85 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP125/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Public/private partnerships re: Public sector comparators The 266; Hancock 266 for ... Eggen 1544; Martin 1548–49; Ouellette Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1019/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, 1545–46 The 2293; Hancock 2293 Surplus funding for ... Oberg 684; Snelgrove 1786, Cancer treatment services ... Hancock 791; Taylor 791 1994, 2109, 2147 Capital maintenance project funding ... Snelgrove 2150 Capital projects–Calgary Colorectal cancer screening program ... Hancock 407 Funding for ... Cheffins 1788–89; Hancock 1789; Diabetes research ... Hancock 789 Horner 1789; Ouellette 1788–89 Electronic health records system ... Hancock 783, 918 Capital projects–Maintenance and repair Emergency wait times/ambulance wait times in ... Auditor General's comments re ... Chase 1825, 1859; Hancock 566; Mason 566 DeLong 2325; Ouellette 1825; Snelgrove 904, 1859; Emergency wait times/ambulance wait times in: Report Zwozdesky 2325 on (SP257/07: Tabled) ... Mason 598 Deferred projects costs ... Martin 1548; Ouellette 1547, Full-capacity protocol (emergency rooms) ... Blakeman 1549 2067; Hancock 566–67, 890, 2067; Mason 566 Funding for ... Haley 903; Oberg 684; Ouellette 1163; Funding for ... Brown 296–97, 917; Hancock 296–97, Stelmach 1441, 2102, 2173; Taft 1441, 2173 774, 792–93, 919; Taylor 792 General remarks ... Chase 1825; Ouellette 1825 General remarks ... Stelmach 364 Investment of new royalty revenues into ... Stelmach Health Link phone line See Health Link Alberta 1783 Meeting with Public Accounts committee: Letter Surplus funding for ... Snelgrove 1786, 1859, 2109, requesting, response to (SP279/07: Tabled) ... 2147; Zwozdesky 2325 MacDonald 678 Capital projects–Rural areas Meeting with Public Accounts committee: Letter Funding for ... Abbott 2175–76; Evans 2175–76 requesting (SP239/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 564 Capital projects, Municipal Mental health services funding ... Brown 917; Hancock Compensation claims re, legislation re (Bill 26) ... 919 Danyluk 400 Restaurant health inspection reports, posting of on Funding for ... Chase 1160–61, 1163–64, 1166; Danyluk Internet ... Backs 1228; Hancock 1229, 1244 2326; Martin 2325–26; Oberg 683; Ouellette 1159, Capital Plan 1163, 1164, 1402, 1543–44, 1546; Pastoor 1148, See Centennial Capital Plan 1151 Capital plan, long-term Funding not forthcoming for, summary of (SP458/07: See Capital projects, Planning for Tabled) ... Chase 1181 Capital projects Funding priorities, letters re (SP568/07: Tabled) ... Allocation of natural resources revenue to, legislation re Chase 1534 (Bill 201) ... Taft 25 Capital projects, Municipal–Calgary Alternative funding methods for ... Miller, R. 1364–65; Funding for ... Cao 1588; Chase 1163; Danyluk Snelgrove 901, 1364; Speech from the Throne 3 767–68; Oberg 728, 768; Ouellette 1588; Rodney Co-ordination of, with municipal plans ... Snelgrove 904 728; Snelgrove 725; Stelmach 1387; Taylor 767–68, Cost control measures re ... Oberg 684 1387 Cost increases, funding for ... Horner 2382; Miller, R. Capital projects, Municipal–Edmonton 1370; Oberg 683, 1371; Stelmach 2382; Tougas 2382 Funding for ... Chase 1162, 1163 Deficit re ... Chase 1160; Martin 1546, 1548; Ouellette Capital projects, Municipal–Fort McMurray 1547 Funding for See Fort McMurray, Impact of oil sands Funding for ... Martin 1547; Oberg 683; Ouellette expansion on 1401–02, 1403, 1543, 1544; Stelmach 1441, 1784 Capital projects, Municipal–Jasper Investment of new royalty revenues into ... Agnihotri Funding for ... Chase 1160 1887; Stelmach 1783 Capital projects, Municipal–Lesser Slave River Planning for ... Chase 1165–66; DeLong 2325; Griffiths Funding for ... Chase 1161 1403, 1404; Haley 903; Ouellette 1403, 1404; Capital projects, Municipal–Longview Snelgrove 901, 902; Speech from the Throne 3; Funding for ... Chase 1161 Zwozdesky 2325 Capital projects, Municipal–St. Albert Planning for, inflation issues ... Chase 1166; Eggen Funding for ... Chase 1162 1544; Haley 903; Ouellette 1167, 1545 Capital projects, Municipal–Taber Provincial funding for (Capital plan) See Centennial Funding for ... Chase 1162 Capital Plan Capital Region Alliance, Alberta Public/private partnerships re ... Chase 129, 159, 195, See Alberta Capital Region Alliance 1162, 1165–66; Liepert 129; Martin 2288; Miller, R. Capital region integrated growth management plan 1365, 1370, 1372; Oberg 1371, 1373; Ouellette [See also Intermunicipal relations–Edmonton area] 129, 195,1161, 1163, 2288; Snelgrove 901, 902, General remarks ... Bonko 1721–22; Danyluk 1961; 1364, 2380–81; Stelmach 159, 2381; Taft 2380–81; Lukaszuk 1723; Ouellette 1724; Stelmach 1721–22, VanderBurg 902 1723; Zwozdesky 1724 2007 Hansard Subject Index 35

Capital region municipal planning Carbon tax See Intermunicipal relations–Edmonton area General remarks ... Knight 1117; Mason 1076, 1123; CAPP Renner 1124; Stelmach 1076 See Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Carbon tax–Quebec Captioning, Real-time General remarks ... MacDonald 1632 Member's statement re ... Lougheed 1719–20 Cardston-Taber-Warner (Constituency) Car accidents–Prevention Issues in ... Hinman 567, 2257, 2383; Lindsay 2383; See Traffic accidents–Prevention Stelmach 567, 2383 Car emissions Career and life management course See Vehicle emissions See Education–Curricula, Career and life Car insurance management course See Insurance, Automobile Career and technology courses funding Car insurance–Premiums See Education–Curricula, Career and technology See Insurance, Automobile–Premiums courses, funding for Car rental companies Career development department Liability re renters having stolen identity ... Miller, R. See Dept. of Human Resources and Employment 1373, 1374; Oberg 1374 Career development programs Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force See Employment training programs (Federal/provincial) Career education General remarks ... Eggen 367; Knight 818, 1117, See Vocational education 1398, 1633; Prins 290 Caregivers, Personal Carbon credits See Personal care attendants See Emission control credits Caregivers, Personal–Salaries Carbon dioxide emissions See Wages–Personal care attendants [See also Greenhouse gas emissions] Caregivers for the developmentally disabled

CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project, Weyburn, report See Mental health facilities–Employees (SP116/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 266 Caregivers for the disabled, respite care for Impact of logging on ... Renner 1231–32; Strang 1230 See Disabled, Caregivers for, respite care for, letter Reduction in ... Eggen 18, 367–68, 694–95; Renner 18, re (SP87/07: Tabled) 193–94, 368, 694–95, 1219, 1381; Stelmach Cargill, Incorporated 367–68; Swann 193, 636, 1380–81 General remarks ... Eggen 2254; Groeneveld 2254 Reduction in, Joffre carbon capture and storage project, Involvement in biofuel industry ... MacDonald 819 member's statement re ... Prins 289–90 Caribou Carbon dioxide emissions credits purchase Impact of pine beetle infection on ... Morton 1896; See Emission control credits, Purchase of, to achieve Strang 1896 intensity targets Caribou–Little Smoky watershed Carbon dioxide pipelines Impact of industrial development on ... Bonko 1457 Feasibility study re ... Renner 2140 Caribou habitat General remarks ... Eggen 18, 367–68; Mason 1124; Preservation of ... Knight 1401 Renner 18, 368, 1126; Stelmach 367–68 Carleton University Carbon dioxide projects Study on community safety and crime prevention See Royalty credit program re, letter re (SP721/07: Tabled) Federal/Provincial/Terrritorial Working Group of ... MacDonald 1852 Community Safety and Crime Prevention, A Carbon dioxide sequestering in gas recovery Portrait of Sustainable Crime Prevention (study) See Gas recovery methods, Carbon dioxide CARNA sequestering See College and Association of Registered Nurses of Carbon dioxide sequestering in oil recovery Alberta See Oil recovery methods, Carbon dioxide Carnegie, James (Ninth Earl of Southesk, Scotland) sequestering Aboriginal artifacts acquired by, purchased by Royal Carbon dioxide sequestration Alberta Museum: Member's statement re ... Ducharme Funding for research re ... Brown 1397–98; Horner 1047–48 1319, 1341; Knight 1398 Cars, Environmentally friendly General remarks ... Brown 2140; DeLong 2387; Eggen See Environmentally friendly automobiles 18, 368; Johnson 2025; Knight 818, 1633; MacDonald Cars, Government 811, 816, 1632; Mason 1124–25; Renner 18, 368, See Government vehicles 1124, 1125–26, 2140, 2387; Swann 636 Carson-Pegasus Provincial Park Carbon emissions and climate change, All-party council Upgrades to ... Goudreau 1425; VanderBurg 1424 on (Proposed) CASA See Council on carbon emissions and climate change, See Clean Air Strategic Alliance All-party (Proposed) Case-by-case provincial contracting system (human Carbon sequestration services agencies) See Carbon dioxide sequestration See Social services agencies (Non-profit), Case-by- case provincial contracting system re 36 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Casework practice model, champion sites pilot project CEMA re See Cumulative Environmental Impact Association See Child welfare workers, Casework practice model, Centennial Capital Plan champion sites pilot project re General remarks ... Martin 1548; Ouellette 1167, 1547; Casinos Snelgrove 1536 First Nations' casinos See Gambling–Aboriginal Surplus funding for ... Horner 1322 reserves Centennial centre for interdisciplinary science Responsible gambling information centres in ... Lindsay (University of Alberta) (Proposed) 1316 Funding for ... Horner 1319, 1342; Tougas 1321 Revenue from ... Goudreau 1469 Centennial Education Savings Plan Revenue from, to Métis settlements ... Haley 1428 See Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Castor area grass fire Centennial hospital, Ponoka See Grass fire–Castor area See Alberta Hospital, Ponoka Catholic Social Services Centennial interpretive centres Annual report, 2006 (SP595/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1624 Funding for ... Blakeman 2167 Cattle The Centennial Series: Legislative Assembly of Alberta Age verification system re ... Groeneveld 2034; (Historical reference books) VanderBurg 2034 Copy tabled (SP527/07) ... Speaker, The 1386 Cattle–Export–United States Launch ceremony for ... Speaker, The 1383 Opening of border to over 30 months animals ... Member's statement re ... Marz 1383–84 Boutilier 2034; Groeneveld 2033–34; VanderBurg Speaker's statement re ... Speaker, The 1383 2033–34 Centennial World Cup Cross Country competition, Opening of border to under 30 months animals ... Canmore (December 2005) Groeneveld 93, 1419; Haley 1418; Mitzel 1420 See Alberta Centennial World Cup Cross Country Cattle feed ban, Enhanced competition, Canmore (December 2005) See Feed, Enhanced ban on, federal/provincial Central Alberta Refugee Effort funding re Newletter (SP735/07: Tabled) ... Agnihotri 1896 Cattle Identification Agency, Canadian Centre for Chinese studies (University of Alberta) See Canadian Cattle Identification Agency See China Institute (University of Alberta) Cattle risk materials Centre for Equal Justice, Edmonton See Specified risk material (Cattle parts) See Edmonton Centre for Equal Justice Cattlemen Action Legal Foundation Centre for interdisciplinary science (University of See Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Foundation Alberta) (U.S.) See Centennial centre for interdisciplinary science Caucus funding (University of Alberta) (Proposed) Discrepancies in ... Hinman 15; Speaker, The 15; Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canadian Stelmach 15 See Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives For research work ... Speaker, The 617 Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems, Canadian Caucus policy committees (PC party) See Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems General remarks ... Blakeman 613; Hancock 611; Centre for Urban and Community Studies (University Hinman 615–16 of Toronto) CAUS Article on rent control in Alberta (SP475/07: Tabled) ... See Council of Alberta University Students Pannu 1247 Cavanagh, Councillor Terry (Edmonton city council) A Century of Democracy (Historical reference work re Member's statement re ... MacDonald 1478 MLAs in Alberta) CBM development Member's statement re ... Marz 1384 See Coal-bed methane extraction Cereal grains and oilseed farming CCD See Grains and oilseed farming See Colony collapse disorder (Honey bees) Certified General Accountants Association of Alberta CCIA Annual report, 2006-07 (SP757/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, See Canadian Cattle Identification Agency The 1930; Evans 1930 CCIS Annual report, 2006 (SP308/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The See Calgary Catholic Immigration Society 698; Evans 698 Celebrate Mental Health Awards, 2007 CEU funding Progam from (SP365/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 842 See High school education–Finance, Credit Cellular telephones enrollment unit funding Use while driving, ban on ... Chase 1166; Ouellette CFB, Suffield 1167; Stelmach 2282; Taft 2282 See Canadian Forces Base, Suffield Use while driving, ban on: Legislation re ... Stelmach CFEP 2282 See Community facility enhancement program Use while driving, student's letter re (SP994/07: Tabled) CFIA ... Taft 2291 See Canadian Food Inspection Agency 2007 Hansard Subject Index 37

CFIB Chief Electoral Officer (Continued) See Canadian Federation of Independent Business Ballot irregularities during 2004 provincial election CFOs (Confined feeding operations) reported to ... Agnihotri 1600; Stelmach 1606 See Livestock industry, Intensive Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 134 CFOs (Confined feeding operations)–Environmental Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 aspects Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 See Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental Main estimates 2007-08: Tabled (SP284/07) ... aspects Snelgrove 681 CFSAs Report on by-elections in Calgary-Elbow and See Child and family services authorities Drumheller-Stettler (SP970/07: Tabled) ... Chair–Rulings and statements Rodney 2248 Committee of Supply procedure ... Chair 1167 Reports of, referred to Legislative Offices committee Decorum ... Chair 491 (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock 608 Chalmers, Shelby Chief Medical Examiner's office Member's statement re ... Calahasen 1887 See Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Champion sites pilot project Chiefs of Police, Alberta Association of See Child welfare workers, Casework practice model, See Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police champion sites pilot project re Child abduction warning system Chandler, Mr. Kevan See Amber Alert (Child abduction warning system) See Farm fatalities, Death of Kevan Chandler, letter Child abuse–Prevention re (SP650/07: Tabled) General remarks ... Mather 823 Change fatigue among staff Child and family services authorities See Dept. of Children's Services, Staff change fatigue Aboriginal co-chairs for ... Tarchuk 1204 Change of Name Act Funding for ... Tarchuk 820 Consolidation into Vital Statistics Act, legislation re Youth transition services ... Melchin 1192 (Bill 8) ... VanderBurg 24 Child and Youth Advocate Changing Together (Immigrant women's program) Annual report ... Mather 828 General remarks ... Evans 1171, 1569; Jablonski 2171 Budget ... Mather 823 Charitable donations Transfer to legislature officer status ... Mather 163; See Donating to charitable organizations Tarchuk 163 Charitable Gaming in Alberta: 2006-07 in Review Child and Youth Health, Institute of Human Copy tabled (SP759/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1931; Development, Lindsay 1931 See Institute of Human Development, Child and Charitable giving, Community spirit program for Youth Health See Community spirit program for charitable giving Child and youth support program Charitable societies/nonprofit organizations General remarks ... Stelmach 2064 Definition of ... Blakeman 1657; Snelgrove 1657 Child Care Accountability and Accessibility Act (Bill Funding for ... Blakeman 1150; Mather 177 207) Funding for, economic impact of ... Goudreau 1423, First Reading ... Mather 290 1465 Second Reading ... Abbott 1089; Brown 1090; Chase Lottery funds for ... Blakeman 1614 855–56, 1088; Flaherty 1084, 1090; Groeneveld Member's statement re ... Blakeman 1614, 1683 1086–87; Jablonski 858, 1084; Johnston 856–57, Policy framework for government, development of ... 1091; Liepert 1088; Martin 1090–91; Mason 857; Danyluk 893, 1142 Mather 854–55, 1089–90, 1092–93; Miller, B. Staffing issues ... Blakeman 1656–57; Danyluk 1657; 1087–88; Miller, R. 1085–86, 1088–89; Pannu 1085; Evans 1657; Snelgrove 1657 Prins 1092; Renner 1090; Rogers 855; Swann Charlebois Consulting Ltd. 857–58; Tougas 1091–92 Contracts with Calgary Health Region ... Hancock 1963; Second Reading: Amendment to refer Bill to Miller, R. 1962–63 Community Services standing committee ... Abbott Charter of Rights 1395; Blakeman 1339; Elsalhy 1395; Miller, B. See Constitution Act, 1982, Charter of Rights and 1088; Speaker, The 1396 Freedoms Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada Chartered aircraft, Government Federal child care funding, non-reporting provinces re ... See Government chartered aircraft Mather 1138; Tarchuk 1138 Chattels Child care after/before school See Property, Personal Provincial assistance re ... Brown 1576; Mather Cheffins, Mr. Craig 176–77, 767, 821, 1199, 1334; Pannu 161, 175; New member for Calgary-Elbow, presented to Assembly Tarchuk 161, 226, 767, 822, 1200–01, 1334, 1577 ... Speaker, The 1779; Taft 1779 Child care after/before school–Employees Chief Electoral Officer General remarks ... Mather 1200, 1334; Tarchuk 1334 Annual report, 2005 (SP117/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The Training of, bursaries re ... Tarchuk 1201 266 Child care after/before school–Rural areas General remarks ... Mather 1199 38 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Child care bursary program Child welfare–Finance See Daycare centres–Employees, Training of, General remarks ... Mather 1781; Oberg 683 bursaries re Child welfare, Regionalization of Child care centres See Child and family services authorities See Daycare centres Child welfare recipients Child Care Licensing Act (Bill 4) Death of, in foster care ... Mather 2283; Tarchuk 2283 First Reading ... Tarchuk 24 Death of, in foster care, member's statement re ... Mather Second Reading ... Agnihotri 168; Mather 166–68; 1781 Pannu 168–69; Tarchuk 166 Child welfare workers Committee ... Chase 283; Eggen 282–83; Flaherty Caseloads ... Mather 822, 826 281–82; Mather 280–81; Tarchuk 279–80 Casework practice model, champion sites pilot project re Third Reading ... Jablonski 392; Pannu 391–92; ... Mather 822, 825, 826, 2064; Tarchuk 823–24, Pastoor 392–93; Swann 391; Tarchuk 390–91, 393 825–26, 2064 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 20 April, 2007 Compassion fatigue in ... Evans 1764; Mather 1764 (Outside of House sittings) General remarks ... Tarchuk 1199; VanderBurg 1206 Funding for implementation of ... Mather 821 Increase in numbers of ... Mather 2064; Tarchuk 2064 General remarks ... Mather 1483; Tarchuk 822 Child welfare workers–Safety aspects Regulations under ... Jablonski 1960–61; Mather 2324; General remarks ... Evans 1764; Lindsay 1764; Mather Tarchuk 1960–61, 2324 1722, 1763–64; Tarchuk 1722–23 Regulations under: Letters re (SP780, 869, 889-890, Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act 948-950, 980-982/07: Tabled) ... Mather 2001, 2063, Role in contributing to repeated child abuse incidents ... 2100–01, 2210, 2257 Mather 823 Regulations under: Letters re (SP896/07: Tabled) ... Childhood obesity Cheffins 2101; Mather 2101 See Obesity in children Child Day, National Children–Employment See National Child Day General remarks ... Evans 196, 259–60, 1553; Martin Child health benefits program 1550; Miller, B. 195–96; Prins 259–60 Benefits threshold increase ... Evans 1391; Jablonski In licensed premises ... Evans 196; Mason 190, 224–25; 1391 Miller, B. 195–96; Stelmach 190, 224–25 Diabetes supplies funding under ... Evans 1391; In licensed premises, email re (SP79/07: Tabled) ... Jablonski 1391 Martin 188 Child health care In restaurants ... Evans 196, 259–60; Mason 224–25; See Children–Health care Miller, B. 195; Prins 259–60; Stelmach 224–25 Child-in-need In restaurants, monitoring of ... Evans 260; Prins 260 See Child welfare recipients Letters pro and con (SP644-645/07: Tabled) ... Chase Child intervention services 1767 Funding for ... Mather 822; Melchin 1192; Pannu Children–Food services 1208; Tarchuk 820, 1208 See School nutrition programs Child labour Children–Health care See Children–Employment General remarks ... Stelmach 2063 Child obesity Children–Physical fitness See Obesity in children [See also Physical fitness–Teaching] Child poverty Federal tax credits for ... Backs 1228 See Children and poverty Children–Protective services Child prostitution All-party committee to review ... Mather 163; Tarchuk See under Protection of Children Involved in 163 Prostitution Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 15) General remarks ... Mather 2068; Tarchuk 2068 Child psychiatric care Children and Families, Alberta Association of Services See Mental health services–Children for Child safety See Alberta Association of Services for Children and See Children–Protective services Families Child sex abuse Children and poverty See Child abuse Aboriginal children ... Mather 2068; Tarchuk 2068 Child support General remarks ... Miller, B. 836; Stelmach 836 See Maintenance (Domestic relations) Children and Youth Forum, Edmonton (May 2007) Child welfare See Uniting for Children and Youth Forum, Aboriginal children [See also Delegated First Nations Edmonton (May 2007) agencies (Child welfare)]; Mather 822, 2068; Pannu Children at risk–Education 1203; Tarchuk 1204, 2068 Kindergarten programs for, funding for ... Liepert 874; General remarks ... Mather 2064; Tarchuk 824, 2064 Oberg 683 Métis children ... Calahasen 1991 Children at risk, Welfare of Youth in transition from See Youth in transition from See Child welfare the child care system 2007 Hansard Subject Index 39

Children in care CHR See Child welfare recipients See Calgary Health Region Children Involved in Prostitution Act Christenson Developments Ltd. See Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Aging in place housing ... Lougheed 1575; Melchin Act 1575 Children with anaphylaxis in schools Christian Labour Association of Canada See Schoolchildren with anaphylaxis Labour agreement with Canadian Natural Resources Children with developmental disabilities Limited ... Evans 1652; Mason 1652 See Mentally disabled children Christian schools Children's Advocate See Private schools Role of ... Mather 828 Christian schools–Finance Children's mental health services See Private schools–Finance See Mental health services–Children Christmas for Darfur: Troops on the Ground Children's rights See Genocide–Sudan, Green ribbons and brochures Member's statement re ... Eggen 2061; Rogers 2060 campaign re (SP991/07: Tabled) Children's Services, Dept. of Chronic disease management See Dept. of Children's Services Self-management ... Speech from the Throne 3 Children's services agencies (Non-profit) Chronic wasting disease Co-ordination of ... Mather 825 General remarks ... Morton 1276 Government contracts with ... Mather 825 Human risk re ... DeLong 476; Morton 477 Staff safety issues ... Mather 826 Chronic wasting disease–Control Staffing problems ... Mather 176 By hunting ... DeLong 476; Morton 476–77, 1276, Staffing problems, funding re ... Snelgrove 2109 2154 Staffing problems, survey of (SP73/07: Tabled) ... Chronic wasting disease–Prevention Mather 156 By eliminating game farms ... Bonko 2153, 2154; Children's services authorities Morton 2154 See Child and family services authorities Funding for ... Bonko 2154; Morton 2153 Children's Services, Dept. of CHT See Dept. of Children's Services See Canada Health Transfer (Federal government) Children's Services web site Chumir health centre, Calgary See Adoption web site, Provincial See Sheldon M. Chumir health centre, Calgary China Institute (University of Alberta) CIA office Provincial funding for ... Horner 98, 106–07; Pannu See Corporate Internal Audit Services 105; Tougas 97 Cigarette smoking–Health aspects China trade See Smoking–Health aspects See International trade–China Cigarette smoking–Prevention Chinese contractor See Smoking–Prevention See Canadian Natural Resources Limited, Horizon Cigarettes–Taxation project, safety issues at See Tobacco–Taxation Chinese foreign workers' deaths CIP See Foreign workers, Temporary, Death of, on the See Community initiatives program job Citadel Theatre, Edmonton Chinese studies, Centre for (University of Alberta) Provincial funding for ... Blakeman 1470, 1471; See China Institute (University of Alberta) Goudreau 1471 Chinook Regional Health Authority Cities, Small Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1020/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, See Small cities The 2293; Hancock 2293 Cities and towns Continuing/extended care programs ... Pastoor 1153 See Municipalities Chiropractors, Alberta College and Association of Cities of the Future awards See Alberta College and Association of Chiropractors See North American Cities of the Future awards Chiropractors of Alberta, College of Citizens' assembly on electoral reform (Alberta) See College of Chiropractors of Alberta (Proposed) Choice Matters; Marketing Choice for Alberta General remarks ... Martin 1601, 1603; Stelmach 1603; Producers Taft 1990 Advertising costs re (Q35/06:Response tabled as Citizenship Commission SP50/07) ... Groeneveld 51 See Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Choosing Child Care (Booklet) Commission Copy tabled (SP163/07) ... Tarchuk 361 Citizenship documentation CHOPS report For military children born overseas, letter re (SP335/07: See Dept. of Energy, Cold Heavy Oil Production with Tabled) ... Backs 772 Sand in the Canadian Heavy Oil Industry (CHOPS Citizenship medal, Queen's Golden Jubilee report) See Queen's Golden Jubilee citizenship medal 40 2007 Hansard Subject Index

City centre education project Clear-cut logging See Edmonton Public School Board, City centre See Logging, Clear-cut education project Clear-cut logging–Southwest Alberta City Farm Edmonton See Logging, Clear-cut–Southwest Alberta General remarks ... Backs 1211 Climate change Program from launch of (SP628/07: Tabled) ... Backs Alberta plan for ... DeLong 2387; Eggen 694; Jablonski 1694 606; Mason 125; Renner 125, 606, 694, 1119, 1232, Video information re ... Elsalhy 2001 1381, 2387; Speech from the Throne 3; Stelmach City hall, Wetaskiwin 125; Swann 1377, 1380 See Courthouse–Wetaskiwin, Centennial status and Alberta plan for: Funding re ... Renner 1411; Strang conversion to new city hall, member's statement re 1411 City transit Alberta plan for: Impact of federal climate change See Public transit reduction plan on ... Mason 1122–23; Renner Civil law 1123–24,1413 Public education re ... Stevens 1432; Strang 1431 Alberta plan for: Update of ... Renner 2218 Civil law–Finance Federal plan to reduce ... Eggen 695, 1117; Knight General remarks ... Stevens 1305 1117; Mason 1122–23; Renner 695, 1123–24, 1413 Civil mediation General remarks ... Brown 1397–98, 2140; Cao 1232; See Mediation (Legal process) Elsalhy 1720; Renner 193–94, 1219, 1233, 1381, Civil service–Alberta 1391, 2140; Stelmach 161, 1391; Swann 160–61, 193, See Public service–Alberta 289, 535, 1379, 1391 Civil service pensions Impact on water supplies ... Eggen 1623; Swann 1218 Administration of ... Oberg 682 Impact on wildlife habitat ... Johnson 931–32; Morton Investment losses in, reimbursement funding for ... 931–32 Hinman 101 Letter re (SP138/07: Tabled) ... Mather 298 Legal action against government re ... Miller, R. 1375; Member's statement re ... Chase 466–67; Coutts 1755; Oberg 1375 Rodney 501; Swann 85, 635–36 Unfunded liability reduction ... Oberg 684 Mitigation of, by forest companies ... Morton 1246; Unfunded liability reduction: Projected costs of (Q1/07: VanderBurg 1246 Response tabled as SP310/07) ... Clerk, The 698; Relation to land-use strategy ... Bonko 1634 Miller, R. 572; Oberg 698 Climate change–Law and legislation CKUA Radio General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 3 80th anniversary, member's statement re ... Blakeman Climate change–Public consultations 2098 Aboriginal groups, consultation with ... Renner 126 CLAC General remarks ... Jablonski 606; Johnston 125–26; See Christian Labour Association of Canada Renner 125–26, 606, 766, 1119, 1232, 1379, 1391, Claresholm hospital 1859; Rodney 501; Stelmach 1391; Swann See Hospitals–Claresholm 1391; Zwozdesky 766 Class size (Grade school) Climate change, All-party council on carbon emissions Reduction of ... Mason 2025 and (Proposed) Reduction of: Funding for ... Abbott 1565; Agnihotri See Council on carbon emissions and climate change, 1255; Eggen 136, 1351, 1727; Flaherty 1258, 1686, All-party (Proposed) 1724; Liepert 137, 1249, 1253, 1259, 1352, 1566–67, Climate Change, Canada ecoTrust for Clean Air and 1686, 1724, 1727; Mather 1253; Oberg 683 (Federal) Reduction of: In rural areas ... Abbott 1566; Liepert See Canada ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate 1566–67 Change (Federal) Class size (Universities) Climate Change, Intergovernmental Panel on General remarks ... Horner 1345; Pannu 1344 See Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change CLC Climate Change and Emissions Management See Canadian Labour Congress Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 3) Clean Air and Climate Change, Canada ecoTrust for First Reading ... Renner 23 (Federal) Second Reading ... Agnihotri 311–12; Bonko 244–45; See Canada ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Brown 380–82; Cao 377; Coutts 378–79; Eggen Change (Federal) 244, 376–77, 382; Elsalhy 374–76; Johnson 376–77; Clean air legislation (Federal) Lund 377; MacDonald 246–48; Martin 377–78; See Greenhouse gas emissions, Federal plan to reduce Mason 312–13; Mather 313–14; Miller, B. Clean Air Strategic Alliance 314–15; Miller, R. 310–11; Pannu 245–46; Partnership of Environment dept. with ... Renner 1119 Renner 241–42; Swann 242–44, 378, 380; Taylor Vehicle emission reduction initiatives ... Renner 2218 381–82; Tougas 379–80 Clean coal Committee ... Blakeman 450–51, 512–13; Chase See Coal energy, Clean 482–83, 485–87, 489; Eggen 448–50, 484–90; Clean energy projects, capital cost allowance re Elsalhy 451, 487, 512, 517; Lund 489; MacDonald See Capital cost allowance program (Alberta), For 447–48,452–53; Mason 452, 515, 517; clean energy generation 2007 Hansard Subject Index 41

Climate Change and Emissions Management CN Rail (Continued) Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 3) (Continued) Grain transportation capacity in northern Alberta ... Committee (Continued) ... Mather 447, 483; Miller, R. Graydon 1133; Griffiths 1278; Groeneveld 1133; 513–14, 516; Oberle 514–16; Pastoor 516–17; Ouellette 1278 Renner 445–47; Swann 481, 485, 487–88 Joint discussions re Edmonton to Prince Rupert rail Committee: Amendment A1 (SP195/07: Tabled) ... service ... Evans 403 Eggen 449; Lougheed 453 Service levels in Alberta ... Ouellette 1727; Strang Committee: Amendment A2 (SP203/07: Tabled) ... 1727 Eggen 485; Johnson 498 Train derailment, Lake Wabamun, report on ... Blakeman Committee: Amendment A3 (SP204/07: Tabled) ... 1149 Eggen 486; Johnson 498 CNRL Committee: Amendment A4 (SP205/07: Tabled) ... See Canadian Natural Resources Limited

Eggen 487; Johnson 498 CO2 emissions Committee: Amendment A5 (SP221/07: Tabled) ... See Carbon dioxide emissions

Abbott 526; Swann 511 CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project, Weyburn, report Committee: Amendment A6 (SP222/07: Tabled) ... See Carbon dioxide emissions, CO2 Monitoring and Abbott 526; Swann 514 Storage Project,Weyburn, report(SP116/07: Tabled)

Third Reading ... Blakeman 558, 559; Eggen 555–56, CO2 pipelines 559–60; Hancock 555; MacDonald 557–58; See Carbon dioxide pipelines

Martin 618; Mason 557, 558–59; Renner 555, 620; CO2 sequestering Swann 618, 619–20; Tougas 556–57 See Carbon dioxide sequestration; Gas recovery Third reading: Reasoned amendment ... Mason 559 methods, Carbon dioxide sequestering; Oil recovery Third reading: Reasoned amendment, division on 619 methods, Carbon dioxide sequestering Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 20 April, 2007 Coaches, Volunteer sport (Outside of House sittings) See Volunteer sport coaches Cost of complying with ... Prins 1412–13; Renner 1413 Coal General remarks ... Eggen 49, 367; Elsalhy 1599; Value-adding re ... Knight 1633 Johnston 125; Knight 1398; MacDonald 1632; Coal–Export Mason 1122–23; Renner 125, 193, 1381, 1391, 1411, Promotion of ... Knight 1230; Strang 1230 1858, 2387; Stelmach 45, 87, 161, 367; Strang 290, Coal–Royalties 1399, 1411; Swann 1391 General remarks ... Knight 1400; Strang 1399 Impact of federal climate change reduction plan on ... Coal, Electrogeneration from Mason 1122–23 See Electric power, Coal-produced Climate Change and Emissions Management Fund Coal-bed methane General remarks ... Renner 23, 1413 General remarks ... Knight 1112, 1114 Climate Change Central Coal-bed methane–Royalties Energy conservation programs ... Knight 1233 General remarks ... Knight 1221; MacDonald 1220, General remarks ... Eggen 1119; Swann 1381 1623 Member's statement re ... Coutts 1755 Coal-bed methane extraction Progress report, 2006 (SP597/07: Tabled) ... Coutts Animal/human health issues re ... Knight 1221; 1658 MacDonald 1220; Renner 1221; Swann 1222 Climate change summit, Bali (December 2007) Clean-up costs re ... Mason 1113 See United Nations summit on climate change, Bali Groundwater pollution issues ... Griffiths 2255; (December 2007) MacDonald 1220–21; Renner 43, 726, 1118, 1221, Climb and run for wilderness (Fund-raising event) 1232, 1379–80, 2255; Strang 1230; Swann 43, 535, Member's statement re ... Rodney 722 726, 1222, 1379 Clinical stabilization initiative in amended agreement re Mineral rights re ... Doerksen 731; Knight 731 physicians fees Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee on: Report ... See Alberta Medical Association, Amended Renner 726 agreement re fees: Clinical stabilization initiative in Coal-bed methane extraction–Environmental aspects Clinics, Medical Cumulative impact assessment re ... Renner 1378 See Medical clinics General remarks ... Knight 1221; MacDonald 1220 Clipper pipeline Coal bed methane extraction–Horseshoe Canyon area See Alberta Clipper pipeline Impact of ... Knight 1221 Closure Coal-bed methane extraction–Rumsey ecological area See Schools–Closure; Time allocation motions General remarks ... Agnihotri 92; Goudreau 46, 92; (Parliamentary practice) Johnston 46; Swann 43 Clubs Coal energy, Near zero emission See Licensed premises General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 4 CMHC Coal energy, Clean See Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Initiatives re, funding for ... Horner 1319; Knight 809 CN Rail Research into ... Knight 1230; Strang 1230 Closure of rail line 43.03, Camrose to Alliance ... Chase 407; Ouellette 407 42 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Coal-fired electric power Collective bargaining–Flagstaff ambulance operators See Electric power, Coal-produced General remarks ... Blakeman 160; Evans 160; Coal-fired electric power–Environmental aspects Stelmach 160 See Electric power, Coal-produced–Environmental Collective bargaining–Nurses aspects Impact of funding for physician's services on ... Haley Coal gasification 914; Hancock 916 General remarks ... Knight 1114–15, 1230, 1400, 1633; Collective bargaining–Teachers Renner 1126; Strang 1399 General remarks ... Liepert 1355–56; Martin 1355 Coal gasification–Tofield area Impact of education funding on ... Abbott 874; Eggen Sherritt Dodds-Round Hill project, environmental 1351, 1684; Flaherty 227, 804, 1188, 1276, 1724; aspects ... Eggen 1636; Johnson 129–30, 2285; Knight Liepert 227, 804, 874, 1188–89, 1251, 1276, 1352, 130, 2285; Renner 130, 2285 1686, 1724; Mason 1536–37; Mather 1252; Sherritt Dodds-Round Hill project, environmental Miller, R. 1685–86; Oberg 1537; Stelmach 1685–86 aspects: Letter re (SP77/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 188 Impact of teachers' unfunded pension funding on ... Sherritt Dodds-Round Hill project, environmental Eggen 799, 1336–37, 1894; Flaherty 731, 1251, aspects: Petition presented to discontinue ... Eggen 1480; Liepert 689, 731, 1252, 1277, 1336–37, 1480, 222–23 1894; Taft 689; VanderBurg 1277 Sherritt Dodds-Round Hill project, use of Impact of teachers' unfunded pension funding on: Letter wastewater ... Eggen 1636; Renner 2285 to ATA re (SP319/07: Tabled) ... Flaherty 732 Coal mines and mining–Tofield area Impact of teachers' unfunded pension liability five-year Sherritt Dodds-Round Hill project, environmental agreement on ... Flaherty 2031; Jablonski 2030; aspects ... Johnson 129–30; Knight 130; Renner 130 Liepert 2029, 2030, 2031; Lukaszuk 2029, 2172; Coaldale Community Food Bank Association Mason 2025; Stelmach 2024; Taylor 2024 Member for Lethbridge-East's donation of half of College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta salary increase to, letter re (SP933/07: Tabled) ... Annual report, 2005-06 (SP131/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Pastoor 2181 The 266; Hancock 266 Coalition of Seniors Advocates Position on TILMA agreement ... Boutilier 365, 1244 Letter re seniors' exemption from education property tax College faculty (SP951/07: Tabled) ... Taft 2210 See University teachers Cochrane College of Alberta Dental Assistants See Banff/Cochrane Annual report, 2006 (SP1025/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The CODA 2293; Hancock 2293 See Calgary Olympic Development Association College of Alberta Denturists Code of ethics Annual report, 2006 (SP1026/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The See Political ethics 2293; Hancock 2293 Coding of disabled students for funding purposes College of Alberta Professional Forest Technologists See Disabled children–Education–Finance, Coding Annual report, 2006 (SP492/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The system re 1272; Evans 1272 COI Act Review Committee, Select Special College of Alberta Psychologists See Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Annual report, 2005-06 (SP132/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Select Special The 266; Hancock 266 Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand in the Canadian Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1028/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Heavy Oil Industry (CHOPS report) The 2293; Hancock 2293 See Dept. of Energy, Cold Heavy Oil Production with College of Art and Design, Alberta Sand in the Canadian Heavy Oil Industry (CHOPS See Alberta College of Art and Design report) College of Chiropractors of Alberta Cold Lake/Beaver River basin Annual review, 2006 (SP120/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The See Beaver River Basin 266; Hancock 266 Collective bargaining Radiation health administrative organization annual First-contract certification legislation ... Blakeman 2063, report, 2005-06 (SP300/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 2101; Eggen 2292; Elsalhy 2145; Evans 1553, 1555, 697; Evans 697 1824; Martin 723, 1552, 1555; Mather 2329; Radiation health administrative organization annual Miller, B. 1824; Pannu 2257 report, 2006-07 (SP712/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The First-contract certification legislation: Member's 1818; Evans 1818 statement re ... Martin 669–70, 1992, 2389 College of Combined Laboratory and X-Ray First-contract certification legislation: Petition presented Technologists, Alberta re ... Mason 724 See Alberta College of Combined Laboratory and X- Information office re See Office of statistics and Ray Technologists information (Proposed) College of Dental Technologists of Alberta Supreme Court decision re ... Evans 1652, 1824; Mason Annual report, 2005-06 (SP247/07: Tabled) ... Hancock 1652; Miller, B. 1823–24; Stelmach 1652 564 Collective bargaining–Correctional officers Letter re (SP902/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 2108 2007 Hansard Subject Index 43

College of Dietitians of Alberta Commission on Legislative Democracy (New Annual report, 2005-06 (SP133/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Brunswick) The 266; Hancock 266 General remarks ... Martin 1601 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1029/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Commission to review Alberta's fiscal policy The 2293; Hancock 2293 See Financial investment and planning commission College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (Proposed) Annual report, 2006 (SP573/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Commissioner on continuing care (Proposed) 1534; Hancock 1534 General remarks ... Hancock 778; Pastoor 778 College of Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Commissions, Government Technologists, Alberta See Government agencies, boards, and commissions See Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Committee, Oil sands ministerial strategy Therapeutic Technologists See Oil sands development, Timing/scope of new College of Medical Laboratory Technologists, Alberta projects (growth issues): Radke committee re See Alberta College of Medical Laboratory Committee of Supply Technologists Calendar of discussions, spring 2007, final copy College of Optometrists (SP457/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1131; Hancock 1131 See Alberta College of Optometrists Calendar of discussions, spring 2007 (SP313/07: Tabled) College of Pharmacists, Alberta ... Hancock 724, 733; Shariff 733 See Alberta College of Pharmacists Cross-ministry discussion rules ... Blakeman 1191; College of Physical Therapists of Alberta Chair 1191; Melchin 1191; Pastoor 1191 Annual report, 2004-05 and 2005-06 (SP369-370/07: Evening sitting of, June 5 (Motion 26: Hancock) ... Tabled) ... Clerk, The 843; Hancock 843 Blakeman 1472; Hancock 1472 College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta Evening sittings of, May 8 and 9 (Motion 19 as Accreditation process for immigrant doctors ... Evans amended: Hancock) ... Hancock 880; Mason 880–81; 2385; Hancock 2385 Renner 880; Speaker, The 880 Independence of, letter re impact of Bill 41 on General remarks ... Hancock 25, 75 (SP929/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 2180 Hours of sitting ... Elsalhy 1599; Stelmach 1598, 1600 Radiation health administrative organization annual Interim estimates (Main, Legisl. Offices and Lottery report, 2005-06 (SP303/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 698; Fund) 2007-08 considered for two days (Motion 11: Evans 698 Snelgrove) ... Snelgrove 95 Radiation health administrative organization annual Interim estimates (Main, Legisl. Offices and Lottery report, 2006-07 (SP715/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Fund) 2007-08 referred to (Motion 10: Snelgrove) ... 1819; Evans 1819 Snelgrove 95 College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Alberta Main and Legislative Offices estimates 2007-08 referred Annual report, 2006 (SP574/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The to (Motion 16: Snelgrove) ... Snelgrove 681 1534; Hancock 1534 Motion to resolve into (Motion 4: Snelgrove) ... College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta Snelgrove 27 Annual report, 2006 (SP121/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Opposition officials on floor of House during ... Chair 266; Hancock 266 884 College of Social Workers, Alberta Opposition officials on floor of House during: Request See Alberta College of Social Workers for information re ... Speaker, The 843 College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Opposition officials on floor of House during: Rules re Audiologists, Alberta ... Chair 881; Eggen 881; Hancock 881 See Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists Standing Order changes re ... Chair 772–73, 808–09 and Audiologists Standing Order changes re (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Colleges Blakeman 614–15; Hancock 608–10, 612, 613; See Universities and colleges Hinman 616; Martin 615 Collisions, Traffic–Prevention Supplementary estimates 2006-07 (No. 2) considered for See Traffic accidents–Prevention one day (Motion 6: Snelgrove) ... Snelgrove 27 Colony collapse disorder (Honey bees) Supplementary estimates 2006-07 (No. 2) referred to General remarks ... Coutts 808; Groeneveld 808, 1443 (Motion 5: Snelgrove) ... Snelgrove 27 Colorectal cancer screening Supplementary estimates 2007-08 considered for one Program for ... Hancock 407, 917, 1223 day (Motion 33: Snelgrove) ... Snelgrove 2109 Commercial fisheries Supplementary estimates 2007-08 referred to (Motion See Fisheries, Commercial 32: Snelgrove) ... Snelgrove 2109 Commercial motor vehicles–Inspection Committee of the Whole Assembly See Trucks–Inspection Evening sitting on June 4 in (Motion 25: Hancock) ... Commercialization of technology Blakeman 1450; Hancock 1449–50; Martin 1450 See Technology commercialization Motion to resolve into (Motion 9: Hancock) ... Hancock Commission on Learning, Alberta's 27 See Alberta's Commission on Learning 44 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing (Continued) Standing Report presented (reappointment of Information and Members' list tabled (SP2/07) (Motion 3: Hancock) ... Privacy Commissioner) (SP773/07: Tabled) ... Rodney Hancock 5 2000 Motion to appoint (Motion 2: Hancock) ... Hancock 5 Reports of officers referred to (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Report presented (SP842/07: Tabled) ... Johnston 2034 Hancock 608 Timberland investment loss, non-discussion of ... Miller, Committee on Managing Growth Pressures, Standing R. 639; Oberg 639 Establishment of (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock 607 Committee on Community Services, Standing Appointment of members to (Motion 18: Hancock) ... Establishment of (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock 607 Blakeman 680; Hancock 680 Appointment of members to (Motion 18: Hancock) ... Affordable Housing Task Force report, emergency Blakeman 680; Hancock 680 motion to refer to ...Hancock 730–31; Martin 698, 730 Membership change (Motion 30: Zwozdesky/Hancock) Beaver waste management commission's donation to ... Hancock 2004; Zwozdesky 2004 Premier's leadership campaign, emergency motion to Bill 31, Mental Health Amendment Act, 2007, referred refer to ... Blakeman 1659–60; Speaker, The 1660; to (Motion 24: Hancock ) ... Abbott 1473; Blakeman Taft 1659 1473; Hancock 1472–73 Committee on Members' Services, Special Standing Bill 31, Mental Health Amendment Act, 2007, referred Caucus funding decisions ... Speaker, The 15, 617 to ... Stelmach 1598 Caucus radio ads funding from caucus budgets, Bill 31, Mental Health Amendment Act, 2007, report consideration of ... Speaker, The 1695 presented re (SP690/07: Tabled) ... Marz 1817 Meeting of, April 4, 2007: Letter re (SP158/07: Tabled) Bill 41, Health Professions Statutes Amendment Act, ... Speaker, The 332–33 2007, referred to under Stdg. Order 74.1(1)(a) ... Members' indemnities increase decision ... Stelmach 328 Hancock 1693 Members' indemnities increase decision, letter and Bill 41, Health Professions Statutes Amendment Act, factsheet re (SP157/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The 332 2007, report presented and concurred in (SP691/07: Members' Services order no. 1/07 (constituency services Tabled)... Marz 1817 amendment order no. 19) (SP680/07: Tabled) ... Bill 207, Child Care Accountability and Accessibility Speaker,The 1790 Act, proposal to refer to ... Miller, B. 1088 Members' Services order no. 6/07 (transportation Committee on Government Services, Standing amendment order no. 9) (SP880/07: Tabled) ... Establishment of (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock 607 Speaker, The 2071 Appointment of members to (Motion 18: Hancock) ... Members' Services order no.1/06 (members' allowances Blakeman 680; Hancock 680 amendment order no. 13) (SP8/07: Tabled) ... Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, referred to (Motion 21: Speaker, The 25 Stelmach/Stevens) ... Blakeman 1339–40; Martin Members' Services order nos. 2-3/07 (constituency 1340; Stelmach 1339; Stevens 1339 services amendment orders no. 20-21) (SP876-877/07: Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, referred to ... Martin 1601; Tabled) ... Speaker, The 2071 Stelmach 1598 Members' Services order nos. 4-5/07 (members' Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, report presented re (SP688/07: allowances amendment orders no. 14-15) (SP878- Tabled) ... Cenaiko 1817 879/07:Tabled) ... Speaker, The 2071 Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, report debated by Committee of Members' Services order nos.2 & 3/06 (constituency the Whole ... Cenaiko 1985; Chair 1985; Elsalhy services amendment orders no. 17-18) (SP9-10/07: 1987; Hancock 1986 Tabled)... Speaker, The 25 Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Membership change (Motion 7: Hancock) ... Hancock referred to (Motion 23: Hancock) ... Brown 1396; 27 Elsalhy 1394–95; Hancock 1394; Martin 1395–96 Committee on Natural Resources, Standing (House of Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Commons) referred to ... Martin 1601; Stelmach 1598 Report on oil sands development (SP1006/07: Tabled) ... Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Backs 2292 report presented re (SP689/07: Tabled)...Cenaiko 1817 Committee on Private Bills, Standing Bill 213, Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Members' list tabled (SP2/07) (Motion 3: Hancock) ... Act, referred to under Stdg. Order 74.2 ...Griffiths 2038 Hancock 5 Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing Motion to appoint (Motion 2: Hancock) ... Hancock 5 Auditor General's reporting to ... Mason 2284; Stelmach Petitions presented ... DeLong 324 2285 Report presented ... DeLong 361, 871, 1533 Ethics Commissioner' annual report, 2006-07, referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders ... Speaker, The 1790 and Printing, Standing Members' list tabled (SP2/07) (Motion 3: Hancock) ... Members' list tabled (SP2/07) (Motion 3: Hancock) ... Hancock 5 Hancock 5 Motion to appoint (Motion 2: Hancock) ... Hancock 5 Membership change (Motion 31: Zwozdesky/Hancock) Report concurred in (reappointment of Information and ... Hancock 2004; Zwozdesky 2004 Privacy Commissioner) (Motion 34: Hancock/ Motion to appoint (Motion 2: Hancock) ... Hancock 5 Renner) ... Hancock 2071; Renner 2071 Review of Standing Orders changes ... Speaker, The 617 2007 Hansard Subject Index 45

Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders Committees, Policy field (all-party) (Continued) and Printing, Standing (Continued) General remarks ... Blakeman 76; Elsalhy 1394, 1395, Review of Standing Orders changes (Motion 15: 1599; Hancock 25, 75; Martin 698, 1395, 1601; Hancock) ... Hancock 610–11, 612–13 Miller, R. 1597–98; Stelmach 229, 1592, 1595, 1598 Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Referral of Lobbyists Act (Bill 1) to, proposal for ... Authority to call witnesses, memo to Auditor General re Liepert 674; VanderBurg 674 (SP291/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 697 Referral of unethical donations to leadership campaigns Capital and Calgary health region to meet with, letter re to, suggestion for ... Stelmach 1650; Taft 1650 and Calgary response to (SP239/07: Tabled) ... Committees, Select standing MacDonald 564 Appointment of (Motion 2: Hancock) ... Hancock 5 Capital Health to meet with, letter re (SP279/07: Tabled) General remarks ... Speaker, The 2285 ... MacDonald 678 Members' lists for (SP2/07) (Motion 3: Hancock) ... Deputy Ministers to meet with, letter re (SP460/07: Hancock 5 Tabled) ... MacDonald 1182 Substitute members on (Motion 12: Hancock) ... East Central Health to meet with, letter re (SP536/07: Blakeman 75–76; Hancock 73–75; Hinman 77–78; Tabled) ... MacDonald 1440 Martin 76–77 Increased mandate for ... Chase 134 Commonwealth Day Members' list tabled (SP2/07) (Motion 3: Hancock) ... Statement re ... Speaker, The 48 Hancock 5 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Minister of Education nonappearance at ... Mason 764; Annual meeting, Winnipeg, summer 2008 ... Speaker, Stelmach 764 The 617 Minister of Education nonappearance at, agenda item re Bursaries, member's statement re ... Shariff 1384 (SP336/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 772 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Alberta Motion to appoint (Motion 2: Hancock) ... Hancock 5 branch Mount Royal College to meet with, letter requesting Annual report, 2006 (In Legislative Assembly Office, (SP561/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1534 Annual report, 2006) ... Speaker, The 1768 Northern Lights health region to meet with, letter re , Edmonton (SP537/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1440 Funding for ... Goudreau 1469 Report presented (SP70/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 156 Communications from government Standing Orders change re (Motion 12: Hancock) ... See Government communications Blakeman 76; Hancock 74, 75; Hinman 78 Communications technology Standing Orders change re (Motion 15: Hancock) ... See Information and communications technology Blakeman 613, 614; Hancock 607 Communities to meet with, letter requesting See Municipalities (SP562/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1534 Community clinics Committee on Resources and Environment, Standing See Community health centres Establishment of (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock 607 Community colleges, Comprehensive Appointment of members to (Motion 18: Hancock) ... Role of ... Doerksen 1825; Horner 1825 Blakeman 680; Hancock 680 Community corrections programs Beverage container recycling system, intent to refer to ... General remarks ... Lindsay 1309 Martin 1121; Renner 1232, 1393 Community Development, Dept. of Beverage container recycling system referred to, report See Dept. of Community Development presented re (SP772/07: Tabled)... Ducharme 1992–93 Community Development, Dept. of Bill 46, Alberta Utilities Commission Act, amendment See Dept. of Community Development proposed to refer to ... Eggen 2076 Community development facilitators Committee to review child protection services General remarks ... Danyluk 893, 1142 See Children–Protective services, All-party Community development master agreement (Edson, committee to review Hinton, Yellowhead County) Committee to review resource royalties Member's statement re ... Strang 534 See Royalty Review Panel Community education Committee to review the Conflicts of Interest Act, Select General remarks ... Horner 1318, 1341; Speech from the Special Throne 3 See Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Community facilities program, Major Select Special See Major community facilities program Committees, PC caucus policy Community facility enhancement program See Caucus policy committees (PC party) General remarks ... Agnihotri 1927; Goudreau 1927 Committees, Policy field (all-party) Grant applications awarded without matching funds, [See also Government openness] 1998-2005 (Q23/06: Response tabled as SP143/07) ... Appointment of members to (Motion 18: Hancock ) ... Clerk, The 299; Goudreau 299 Blakeman 680; Hancock 680 Grant applications process ... Agnihotri 571, 805, 1439, Caucus funding for research re ... Speaker, The 617 1472; Goudreau 571; Snelgrove 805 Establishment of (Motion 15: Hancock ) ... Backs 617; Grant applications, rejected, 1998-2005 (Q22/06: Blakeman 614; Hancock 608, 611–12; Hinman 616; Response tabled as SP142/07) ... Clerk, The 299; Martin 615 Goudreau 299 46 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Community facility enhancement program (Continued) Community Services, Standing Committee on Grant maximums ... Goudreau 1426; Haley 1425 See Committee on Community Services, Standing Community health centres Community spirit fund General remarks ... Cao 1233; Martin 884 Creation of ... Speech from the Throne 3 Community health centres–Calgary Community spirit program for charitable giving Southeast centre ... Cao 539; Hancock 539 General remarks ... Snelgrove 1657; Speech from the Community health centres–Fort McMurray Throne 3 Funding for ... Hancock 774, 1226 MLA committee to establish ... Goudreau 769, 1422; General remarks ... Backs 1228; Eggen 1226 Johnson 769; Speech from the Throne 3 Community health centres–Torrington Seniors' centres matching donations ... Melchin 2215; Member's statement re ... Marz 1850–51 VanderBurg 2215 Community initiatives program Workbook for (SP623/07: Tabled) ... Goudreau 1694 Audit of, by Auditor General ... Stelmach 401; Taft 401 Community support services program Banff Child Care Centre renovations grant ... Mather See Family and community support services program 2324; Tarchuk 2324 Community Supports, Dept. of Seniors and General remarks ... Agnihotri 1927; Goudreau 1927 See Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports Grants awarded ... Agnihotri 1472 Community treatment orders Grants awarded without matching funds ... Agnihotri See Mentally disabled, Community treatment orders 365, 438, 696, 805–06, 1134–35, 1439; Goudreau 365, for 401, 434–36, 438, 696, 806, 1082, 1134–35; Lukaszuk Community wellness centres 1270; Mitzel 1081–82; Snelgrove 805; Stelmach 401, See under Community health centres 434; Taft 401, 434; Tougas 435 Compassion fatigue Grants awarded without matching funds, 1998-2005 See under Child welfare workers; Social workers (Q20/06: Response tabled as SP140/07) ... Clerk, The Compassionate Friends of Edmonton Society 299; Goudreau 299 Member's statement re ... Miller, R. 1438 Grants awarded without matching funds, information re Compassionate leave (SP180-181/07: Tabled) ... Goudreau 409 See Employment standards, Compassionate leave Grants awarded without matching funds, point of order Competition Bureau (Federal) re ... Agnihotri 371; Blakeman 370; Hancock 369–70; Gasoline price increases investigations ... Elsalhy 1245; Speaker, The 370–71 Snelgrove 1245 Grants awarded without matching funds, review of ... Competitiveness initiative, Agriculture Goudreau 435, 438 See Agriculture competitiveness initiative Grants rejected, 1998-2005 (Q21/06: Response tabled as Complainant protection SP141/07) ... Clerk, The 299; Goudreau 299 See Whistle-blower protection Guidelines ... Goudreau 1082 Complex decongestive therapy (Breast cancer treatment Guidelines, consultation with Auditor General re ... condition) Goudreau 1082 Coverage under health care plan: Petition presented re ... Guidelines, copy tabled (SP450/07) ... Goudreau 1130 Pannu 1440 Member's statement re ... Lukaszuk 1270 Comprehensive community colleges Political influence in granting process re ... Goudreau See Community colleges, Comprehensive 365, 401; Taft 401, 435 Compton Petroleum Corporation Community justice Gas well drilling, Calgary area ... Eggen 1928; Knight Funding for ... Lindsay 1309 1928; MacDonald 1643 Community mental health services Seismic activity in Willow Creek area ... Morton 192 General remarks ... Blakeman 785–86, 789; Hancock Compulsive gambling 294, 786, 789, 886 See Gambling, Compulsive Staffing ... Melchin 1559–60; Pannu 1559 Computer-aided crime Community policing See Cybercrime See Police, Neighbourhood patrols Computer skills–Teaching Community Safety and Crime Prevention, See Computers in schools, Standardized instruction Federal/Provincial/Terrritorial Working Group of on See Federal/Provincial/Terrritorial Working Group Computers, Government of Community Safety and Crime Prevention Compatability of ... Snelgrove 904, 1364, 1368 Community schools Computers, Government–Security aspects General remarks ... Flaherty 257; Liepert 260, 1356; General remarks ... Groeneveld 190; MacDonald 190 Martin 1355, 1356–57; Mather 360; Miller, B. 260; Computers in schools Stelmach 257–58 Funding for ... Liepert 1249 Petitions presented re ... Mason 502 Standardized instruction on ... Liepert 1210–11; Pham Public/private arrangements re building of ... Flaherty 1210 577 Concise Encyclopedia of Economics Community schools–Edmonton-Ellerslie constituency Rent control article ... Mason 1133; Snelgrove 1133 Petitions presented re ... Agnihotri 1922 Rent control article (SP441/07: Tabled) ... Snelgrove 1080 2007 Hansard Subject Index 47

Condominiums Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 2) Conversion of apartments to See Apartment buildings, (Continued) Conversion to condominiums Committee: Amendment A2 (division on) 2273 Personal real estate transactions re (SP243/07: Tabled) ... Third reading ... Brown 2471; Eggen 2472; Taft Elsalhy 564 2471–72 Property tax for See Property tax, On condominiums Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Confined feeding operations (Outside of House sittings) See Livestock industry, Intensive General remarks ... Stelmach 1723, 2213 Confined feeding operations–Environmental aspects Referral to Government Services standing committee, See Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental comment re ... Martin 1601; Stelmach 1598 aspects Report from Government Services standing committee Conflict of interest re, presented (SP689/07: Tabled) ... Cenaiko 1817 Agriculture income stabilization program administration Conflicts of Interest Review Panel of 1996 (Tupper ... Coutts 767; Groeneveld 767 report) Kellan Fluckiger and electric power transmission General remarks ... Blakeman 1339 projects ... Knight 2320–21; MacDonald 816–17; Conoco-Phillips, Inc. Stelmach 2320–21; Taft 2320–21 Reclamation of caribou habitat ... Knight 1401 Minister of Finance's soliciting of campaign donations Conservation of energy while preparing the budget...Mason 638; Stelmach 638 See Energy conservation Minister of Sustainable Resource Development's Conservation of fish acceptance of political donations from forestry See Fish conservation company ... Cheffins 2216; Morton 2216 Conservation of forests Multidisciplinary team members evaluating autism ... See Forest conservation Mather 823 Conservation of the environment Pharmacists prescribing and dispensing drugs ... See Environmental protection Hancock 330; Jablonski 330 Conservation of water Review of ... Chase 135 See Water conservation Royalty Review Panel members ... Mason 158; Oberg Conservation of watersheds 41, 565; Stelmach 13, 41, 87, 158, 565–66; See Watershed conservation Taft 13, 41,86–87, 565 Conservation of wildlife Conflict of interest commissioner See Wildlife conservation See Ethics Commissioner Conservation officers Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select See Fish and wildlife officers Special Conservation offset (Public lands) General remarks ... Elsalhy 1394; Martin 1394 General remarks ... Agnihotri 2213; Morton 2213 Recommendations ... Brown 645 Conservative leadership campaign donations to Premier Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 See Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, [See also Government openness] Leadership campaign contributions to Premier, General remarks ... Stelmach 229, 469 from Royalty Review Panel members Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 2) Constituency boundaries–Alberta First Reading ... Brown 645 See Electoral boundaries–Alberta Second Reading ... Backs 1043; Brown 795–96; Miller, Constituency weeks (Parliamentary calendar) B. 1041–42, 1041–43; Pannu 1042–43 Establishment of (Motions 12 and 15: Hancock) ... Second Reading: Referral to Government Services Blakeman 76, 614; Hancock 73, 75, 607, 612; standing committee (Motion 23: Hancock) ... Hinman 77, 616; Martin 77 Brown 1396; Elsalhy 1394–95; Hancock 1394; Constitution Act, 1982 Martin 1395–96 Charter of Rights and Freedoms ... Elsalhy 674–75; Committee ... Agnihotri 2241; Backs 2274; Brown Stevens 674 2239–40, 2270–71; Chase 2268–69, 2271–73; Eggen Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Applicability to 2242–43; Elsalhy 2238–42, 2269–70, 2272–73; temporary foreign workers' visas...MacDonald 1176 Hancock 2273; MacDonald 2271–72; Mason 2274; Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Collective bargaining Pannu 2270; Pastoor 2271; Swann 2273–74; Taft rights included under ... Evans 1652, 1824; Mason 2239–42 1652; Miller, B. 1823–24; Stelmach 1652 Committee: Amendment A1A (SP964/07: Tabled) ... Charter of Rights and Freedoms: Member's statement re Cenaiko 2238; Elsalhy 2238; Hayden 2243 anniversary of ... Miller, B. 597 Committee: Amendment A1B (SP965/07: Tabled) ... Opting out provisions (drivers' licence photo exemption Cenaiko 2239; Elsalhy 2239; Hayden 2243 issue) ... Stevens 1690 Committee: Amendment A1C (SP966/07: Tabled) ... Constitution Act, 2007 Cenaiko 2240; Elsalhy 2240; Hayden 2243 House of Commons seating formula change, ministerial Committee: Amendment A1D (SP967/07: Tabled) ... statement re ... Backs 1991; Boutilier 675; Mason Cenaiko 2242; Elsalhy 2242; Hayden 2243 1990–91; Stelmach 1990; Taft 1990 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP990/07: Tabled) ... Abbott 2277; Elsalhy 2269 48 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Construction Owners Association of Alberta Container terminal–Edmonton Workplace Respect Hand Book (SP464/07: Tabled) ... Development of ... Backs 403; Evans 403; Stelmach Backs 1182 403 Construction Sector Council New CP terminal in south Edmonton ... Ouellette 1278 Graph of oil sands investment levels (SP470/07: Tabled) Container terminal, Prince Rupert ... Backs 1247 See under Port of Prince Rupert Construction trades Container terminals–Grande Prairie area Employment levels: Impact of Industrial Heartland Provincial land provided for ... Chase 407, 602–03; projects on ... Backs 2175; Stelmach 2175 Ouellette 408, 602–03 Employment levels: Relation to immigration policy ... Contaminated sites Stelmach 2175 Cleanup of ... Abbott 163; Danyluk 163; Martin 1121; Employment of foreign workers ... Backs 2323; Renner 1121–22, 1382; Swann 107, 1382 Stelmach 2323 Cleanup of: Member's statement re ... Swann 1650 Workforce strategy re ... Stelmach 2175 Contaminated sites–Calgary Construction workers' cancers Cleanup of ... Cao 329; Renner 329 See Cancer in construction workers Contaminated soil–Lynnview Ridge, Calgary Construction workers' strikes Cleanup of ... Cao 329; Renner 329, 1122 See Strikes and lockouts–Construction workers Continental free trade Consular corps–Alberta See North American free trade agreement Alberta relations with ... Boutilier 1657; Cao 1657 Continuing care commissioner Consulate, Italian See Commissioner on continuing care (Proposed) Closure of ... Boutilier 2217; Lukaszuk 2207–08, 2217 Continuing Care Health Service and Accommodation Closure of: Minister's letter re (SP958/07: Tabled) ... Standards, MLA Task Force on Boutilier 2210 See Continuing/extended care facilities, MLA Closure of: Petition presented re ... Lukaszuk 2209 committee to review (2005) Consultant contracts Continuing Care Standards Act (Bill 205, 2006) See Public contracts for consultants General remarks ... Pastoor 778 Consultation strategy, Aboriginal Continuing education See Aboriginal consultation strategy General remarks ... Eggen 1350 Consulting Engineers of Alberta Continuing/extended care facilities 2006-07 awards program (SP490/07: Tabled) ... Chase Auditor General's review of: Report ... Backs 1205; 1272 Blakeman 52; Chase 1271; Hancock 778; Mason Annual report, 2006-07 (SP517/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, 2171; Melchin 54; Pannu 53, 467, 891; Pastoor 778; The 1331; Evans 1331 Taft 40 Consumer Advocate Act (Bill 202) Commissioner for (proposal) See Commissioner on First Reading ... Elsalhy 25 continuing care (Proposed) Second Reading ... Agnihotri 198–99; Blakeman Consolidation under Seniors dept. ... Hancock 788; 206–07; Chase 205–06; Coutts 208–09; Dunford Pastoor 788 201; Eggen 208; Elsalhy 197–98, 209; Griffiths Conversion to assisted living facility status ... Hancock 202–03; Johnston 199–200; MacDonald 201–02; 892, 1587, 1690; Jablonski 1587; Melchin 1587, Martin 198; Pastoor 203–04; Snelgrove 204–05; 1691, 1763; Pannu 891, 1690–91, 1763; Pastoor 788 Swann 207; Taylor 200–01; VanderBurg 208 Conversion to assisted living facility status: Letter re Second Reading: Divison on 209–10 (SP935/07: Tabled) ... Pastoor 2181 General remarks ... Elsalhy 1245, 2157; Miller, R. Conversion to assisted living facility status: Member's 1365; Snelgrove 2157 statement re ... Pannu 222 Consumer advocate (Proposed) General remarks ... Blakeman 572; Bonko 140; General remarks ... Elsalhy 2157–58; Snelgrove Hancock 470–71, 572; Mason 470–71; Melchin 2157–58 1154–55; Pastoor 1153; Speech from the Throne 3; Legislation re (Bill 202) ... Elsalhy 25 Stelmach 41–42, 470 Consumer affairs department Health impacts of policies re ... Hancock 1542; Pastoor See Dept. of Government Services 1542 Consumer protection Independent commissioner for (proposal) See Advocate for, establishment of (Bill 202) ... Elsalhy 25 Commissioner on continuing care (Proposed) Re gasoline price increases ... Elsalhy 1245; Snelgrove MLA committee to review (2005): Report ... Chase 1245 1271; Pastoor 1154 General remarks ... Miller, R. 1365; Snelgrove 1363 Multicultural provisions in ... Agnihotri 2069–70; Re insurance contracts ... Miller, R. 1373 Blakeman 789; Hancock 789, 2069–70 Re insurance contracts, legislation re (Bill 42) ... Rodney Numbers of, 2001-06 (Q9/07: Response tabled as 1693 SP637/07) ... Clerk, The 1729; Eggen 843–44; Re private vocational schools, legislation re (Bill 8) ... Hancock 843–44, 1729; Pannu 843 Webber 24 Privatization of See Continuing/extended care facilities, Conversion to assisted living facility status Residents' committees in ... Hancock 778; Pastoor 778 2007 Hansard Subject Index 49

Continuing/extended care facilities (Continued) Corporate Internal Audit Services (Continued) Training for operators of ... Pastoor 1153 Transfer to Treasury Board ... Miller, R. 1364; Treatment of residents in, letter re (SP865/07: Tabled) ... Snelgrove 1364, 1366; Stelmach 1592; Taft 1593 Eggen 2063 Corporations–Registration Use of health care professionals in ... Hancock 539 Impact of TILMA agreement on ... Bonko 1459 Waiting lists for ... Hancock 892; Pannu 891 Corporations–Taxation Continuing/extended care facilities–Calgary General remarks ... Mason 1958 General remarks ... DeLong 1242–43; Hancock 1243 Legislation re (Bill 36) ... Rogers 834 Continuing/extended care facilities–Edmonton Reduction of ... Mason 2103; Stelmach 2103 Polish facility ... Blakeman 788–89 Return of provincial tax to originating communities ... Continuing/extended care facilities–Employees Hinman 1275 Aboriginal staffing ... Backs 1205 Correctional institutions Continuing/extended care facilities–Finance General remarks ... Lindsay 1308, 1309 General remarks ... Hancock 778; Miller, R. 132; Rehabilitation programs in See Prisoners, Pannu 467 Rehabilitation services for Continuing/extended care facilities–Fort McMurray Correctional institutions–Safety aspects Construction of ... Hancock 2106; Pastoor 2106 Legislation re (Bill 52) ... Johnston 2136 Continuing/extended care facilities–Slave Lake Correctional personnel Petitions tabled re (SP697, 864/07) ... Calahasen 1818, Increase in number of ... Lindsay 1309 2063 Operation of municipal lock-up facilites, legislation re ... Continuing/extended care facilities–Standards Lindsay 122 Enforcement of ... Hancock 778; Melchin 1154, 1587; Reclassification issues, letter re (SP1047/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 891; Pastoor 778, 1154, 1587 Elsalhy 2330 General remarks ... Blakeman 729, 1622; Hancock 91, Correctional personnel–Collective bargaining 367, 729, 777–78, 892, 1228, 1622; Melchin 54, 1154, See Collective bargaining–Correctional officers 1587; Pannu 53, 891; Pastoor 91, 777, 778, 1153, Correctional personnel–Edmonton 1587; Speech from the Throne 3; Stelmach 41, 292; Consultation with, re new Remand Centre design ... Taft 40, 292 Elsalhy 164; Lindsay 164 Continuing/extended care facilities residents Correctional personnel–Salaries Bill of rights for ... Blakeman 572; Hancock 572; See Wages–Correctional personnel Melchin 1587; Pastoor 1587 Correctional personnel–Training Drugs administered to ... Blakeman 572; Hancock 572 Centre of excellence re See Police and peace officer Health requirements of ... Melchin 1155 college Contracted children's services agencies (Non-profit) Corrections Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 52) See Children's services agencies (Non-profit) First reading ... Johnston 2136 Contracted social services agencies (Non-profit) Second reading ... Cenaiko 2277, 2372 See Social services agencies (Non-profit) Committee ... Blakeman 2436; Bonko 2435, 2438, Contracts, Government 2440; Elsalhy 2434–35, 2437–41; Johnston 2438–40; See Public contracts Miller, B. 2435–36, 2439; Miller, R. 2436 Contracts, Insurance Committee: Amendment A1 (SP1112/07: Tabled) ... See Insurance contracts Elsalhy 2435 Contracts for government consultants Committee: Amendment A2 (SP1113/07: Tabled) ... See Public contracts for consultants Elsalhy 2438 Control of pests in the honey industry Committee: Amendment A3 (SP1114/07: Tabled) ... See Pest control in the honey industry Elsalhy 2439 Controller, Office of the Third reading ... Chase 2485; Cheffins 2484; Elsalhy See Office of the Controller 2483–84; Johnston 2483; Miller, R. 2485–86; Pannu Coroner's inquiries 2485 See Fatality inquiries Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Corporate communications office (Outside of House sittings) See Executive Council, Corporate communications General remarks ... Elsalhy 2385 division Corrections programs, Community Corporate farms See Community corrections programs See Livestock industry, Intensive Corridors, Strategic economic Corporate income tax See Strategic economic corridors (Highway See Corporations–Taxation construction) Corporate Internal Audit Services Corridors for wildlife–Wind Valley (Canmore area) Gary C. Campbell (VP for Alberta PC party) as public See Wildlife corridors–Wind Valley (Canmore area) member of ... Bonko 1486; Boutilier 1486–87; Coulee Pictures Stelmach 599; Taft 599 General remarks ... Pastoor 1237–38 Reports from, inaccessibility of ... Miller, R. 1364, 1365 Council of Alberta University Students Role of ... Snelgrove 902 Postsecondary education funding concerns ... Horner 806–07; Zwozdesky 190–91 50 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Council of Alberta University Students (Continued) Coutts border crossing safety fence Student housing and rent increases concerns ... Danyluk See Border crossings–Canada/United States, Coutts 806, 1055; Horner 806–07 crossing safety fence location Council of the Federation Cow-calf producers Letter from Prime Minister to, re equalization formula ... Provincial assistance to ... Eggen 2155, 2254; Stelmach 158 Groeneveld 2254 Council on Aging, Alberta CP Rail See Alberta Council on Aging New container terminal in south Edmonton See Council on carbon emissions and climate change, Container terminal–Edmonton, New CP terminal All-party (Proposed) in south Edmonton General remarks ... Swann 636 Ogden rail yards, Calgary: Toxic materials runoff from Council on Municipal Sustainability, Minister's ... Cao 329; Renner 329 See Minister's Council on Municipal Sustainability CPA Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities See Commonwealth Parliamentary Association See Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with CPP Disabilities See Canada Pension Plan Counsellors, School/guidance Creative development initiative (Federal/provincial) See School counsellors See Alberta creative development initiative County of Strathcona (Federal/provincial) See Strathcona (County) Credential creep issue County of Westlock See Nurses–Education, Credential creep issue re See Westlock (County) Credentials, Foreign employment County of Westlock Water Authorization Act (Bill 54) See Professional qualifications, Foreign First reading ... Renner 2136 Credit enrollment unit funding Second reading ... Eggen 2233; Renner 2231–33; See High school education–Finance, Credit Swann 2232–33 enrollment unit funding Committee ... Miller, B. 2368–69; Renner 2367–68 Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation Third reading ... Renner 2511; Taft 2511 Annual report, 2006 (SP823/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 2002; Oberg 2002 (Outside of House sittings) Credit unions General remarks ... Stelmach 2212; Swann 2212 Impact of TILMA agreement on ... Miller, R. 1376; Court cases, Mega Oberg 1376 Additional prosecutors for ... Stevens 1305 Credits, Emission control Court of Appeal See Emission control credits Drivers' licence photos exemption decision ... Crest Leadership Centre Act McFarland 1689–90; Stevens 1689–90 Petition presented re ... DeLong 324 Jurisdiction re vexatious litigant applications, legislation SO94(1)(b) re advertising, waived ... DeLong 361 re (Bill 18) ... Stevens 122 Recommendation to not proceed with ... DeLong 871 Process re appeals from boards/tribunals, modification of Crest Leadership Centre Act (Bill Pr. 2) (Bill 19) ... Brown 131 First Reading ... Marz 670 Court of Queen's Bench CRHA Jurisdiction re vexatious litigant applications, legislation See Calgary Health Region re (Bill 18) ... Stevens 122 Cribbage championships Court proceedings, Video conferencing of Cremona team, Alberta-Northwest Territories provincial See Video conferencing of court proceedings champions, member's statement re ... Marz 221–22 Court services–Finance Crime, Gang-related General remarks ... Elsalhy 1306; Stevens 1305 See Gang-related crime Courthouse–Wetaskiwin Crime, Gang-related aboriginal–Hobbema Centennial status and conversion to new city hall, See Gang-related crime, Aboriginal–Hobbema member's statement re ... Johnson 2134 reserve Courts Crime, Internet Independence of ... Boutilier 675; Elsalhy 674–75; See Cybercrime Stevens 674–75 Crime database Information management system upgrade for, funding Integrated (cross jurisdictional) database ... Lindsay 569, for ... Stevens 1305, 1431 1317 Courts–Calgary Integrated (cross jurisdictional) database, funding for ... New courthouse See Calgary Courts Centre Lindsay 1309, 1311, 1315, 1928; Oberg 683 Courts–Security aspects Crime prevention Funding for ... Lindsay 1309 Asset building component ... Elsalhy 1314; Lindsay General remarks ... Lindsay 1315 1314-15 Courts–Staff Funding for ... Elsalhy 2158; Lindsay 1309, 2158 Increase in ... Stevens 1305 General remarks ... Agnihotri 173; Cenaiko 1855; Jablonski 1893; Lindsay 1308, 1314, 1893; Mason 1048; Stevens 1855 2007 Hansard Subject Index 51

Crime prevention (Continued) Cross Cancer Institute Member's statement re ... Lukaszuk 1236–37 See W. W. Cross Cancer Institute Role of communities in ... DeLong 1892; Jablonski Cross-country ski championships 1893, 1928; Lindsay 1893, 1928; Stevens 1892 2005 World Cup event in Alberta See Alberta Volunteer groups role in ... Johnston 543–44; Lindsay Centennial World Cup Cross Country competition, 543–44 Canmore (December 2005) Crime prevention–Edmonton Cross-ministry supply debates Impact of low funding on ... Agnihotri 1538; Lindsay See Committee of Supply, Standing Order changes re 1538 (Motion 15: Hancock) Crime prevention–St. Paul Crowfoot, Chief Funding for ... Elsalhy 641; Lindsay 641 General remarks ... Mather 1650 Crime Prevention Week Crown contracts Member's statement re ... Lukaszuk 1236–37 See Public contracts Crime reduction Crown contracts for consultants General remarks ... Stevens 1307 See Public contracts for consultants Integrated strategy for ... Lindsay 1315; Speech from the Crown counsel Throne 4 See Government attorneys Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Force Crown leases Arrest warrants, outstanding, recommendation for See Oil and gas leases resolution of ... Lindsay 1893 Crown Mineral Disposition Review Committee Chair of, compensation for ... Elsalhy 1306 General remarks ... Knight 474 Drug treatment courts recommendation ... Cheffins Crown prosecutors 2107; Stevens 2107 See Government attorneys Establishment of ... Speech from the Throne 4 Crowsnest Pass Food Bank Final report ... Brown 2068; DeLong 1892; Hancock Member for Lethbridge-East's donation of half of salary 1959, 2066, 2067, 2069; Jablonski 2066; Lindsay 1928, increase to, letter re(SP1055/07:Tabled)...Pastoor 2330 2068; Martin 1858; Rodney 2069; Stevens 1858, 1892 Crowsnest Pass highway Final report and government response to ... Cenaiko See Highway 3–Crowsnest Pass area 1855; Elsalhy 2158; Lindsay 2158; Stevens 1855 Crude, Synthetic–Royalties Final report recommendations, funding for implementing See Bitumen–Royalties; Oil sands development, ... Elsalhy 2033; Lindsay 2033 Royalties paid re Funding for task force's work ... Elsalhy 1306; Stevens Cruelty to animals 1306, 1431 See Animals, Treatment of General remarks ... Chase 1271; Elsalhy 1314, 1689; Crump, Mr. Melvin Forsyth 2026; Lindsay 1315; Stelmach 1600; Stevens Member's statement re ... Cao 399 1432, 1689; Strang 1431 Crystal Meth Task Force Mandatory youth drug treatment, recommendation for Report ... Cheffins 2107; DeLong 1959; Elsalhy 2033; extension of ... Hancock 2327 Hancock 473, 1053, 1959, 2067; Lindsay 2033; Purpose of ... Elsalhy 1306; Stevens 1307 Mather 472–73, 823, 1053; Stevens 2107; Tarchuk Repeat offender recommendations ... Ducharme 1891; 472–73 Stevens 1891 Crystal methamphetamine drug abuse–Prevention Criminal Code (Federal) General remarks ... Hancock 473; Mather 473; Tarchuk Internet gambling provisions ... Elsalhy 436–37; 473 Lindsay 437; Stevens 437 Crystal methamphetamine drug abuse–Treatment Criminal information database General remarks ... Hancock 473; Mather 472–73; See Crime database Tarchuk 472–73 Criminal justice system CSI (Class size initiative) Funding for ... Stevens 1305 See Class size (Grade school) General remarks ... Stevens 1305 CSR, Vegreville hospital Public education re ... Stevens 1432; Strang 1431 See St. Joseph's General Hospital, Vegreville, Criminals Sterilization procedures Treatment programs for ... Cenaiko 1855; Stevens 1855 CST A Crisis of Human Capital (Report) See Canada Social Transfer (Federal government) Copy tabled (SP241/07) ... Mather 564 CTOs Crop insurance program See Mentally disabled, Community treatment orders [See also under Grains and oilseed farming] for Seeding failure, coverage of input costs re ... Groeneveld CTS courses 1656; Marz 1656 See under Education–Curricula, Career and Spring price endorsement option ... Groeneveld 1417; technology courses Mitzel 1420 Cuff report Unseeded acreage benefit under ... Groeneveld 1656 See Natural Resources Conservation Board, Cuff Cross border security–Canada/United States report on See Border crossings–Canada/United States, Security issues re 52 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Cultural capital of Canada, Edmonton named as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month See Edmonton, Named cultural capital of Canada Member's statement re ... Jablonski 1439 Cultural policy Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Canadian General remarks ... Agnihotri 1467; Goudreau 1422, See Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1467, 1468, 1471 Cystic fibrosis screening program Cultural symbols of distinction See Newborn cystic fibrosis screening program See Symbols of distinction, Cultural D-Day anniversary Culture Member's statement re ... Brown 1590 General remarks ... Agnihotri 1469; Goudreau 1422 Daily physical activity in schools Culture–Finance See Physical fitness–Teaching, Daily mandatory General remarks ... Blakeman 1470; Goudreau 1422 activities Impact on communities ... Goudreau 1465 Dairy containers–Recycling Culture, Dept. of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and General remarks ... Renner 1232; VanderBurg 1231 See Dept. of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture Reduction in ... Renner 1393; Rogers 1393 Cumulative Environmental Impact Association Dairy products, Unpasteurized General remarks ... Eggen 1225 Letters re availability of (SP1009, 1048, 1080/07: Cumulative impact assessments Tabled) ... Elsalhy 2292, 2330, 2390 See Environmental impact assessments, Cumulative Damage deposits assessments Interest due on ... Shariff 159; Snelgrove 159 CUPS Dams See Calgary Urban Project Society General remarks ... Backs 798; Hinman 762, 828 Curb the Danger (Impaired driver program) DARE program Member's statement re ... Forsyth 2026 See Drug abuse resistance education program Curling championships Darfur, Sudan Canadian university women's champions, member's See Genocide–Sudan statement re ... Marz 398–99 Database of criminal information Ford World Men's Championship winners (Glenn See Crime database Howard team), member's statement re...Zwozdesky 563 David Thompson Regional Health Authority Lethbridge events, member's statement re ... Dunford Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1021/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, 361 The 2293; Hancock 2293 Optimist International champions, member's statement re Mental health services funding ... Brown 917 ... Coutts 501 Provision of support for mentally ill housing project ... Provincial men's championship winners (Kevin Martin Jablonski 1614 team) ... Abbott 20–21 Torrington community wellness centre participation ... Wheelchair championship ... Johnston 85, 723 Marz 1851 Curricula Davidson, Chancellor Richard See Education–Curricula General remarks ... Pastoor 1582 CWD Member's statement re ... Dunford 1582 See Chronic wasting disease Day homes, Private Cyber bullying See Daycare in private homes See Bullying, Online Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured on the Cybercrime Job, International International centre for response to (Bill Pr. 1) ... See International Day of Mourning for Workers Cenaiko 670 Killed and Injured on the Job CyberPol - The Global Centre for Securing Cyberspace Daycare centres Act At Legislature Building ... Blakeman 1613 Petition presented re ... DeLong 324 Booklet re choosing of See Choosing Child Care SO94(1)(b) re advertising, waived ... DeLong 361 (Booklet) Consideration deferred ... DeLong 871 Five-point plan re ... Backs 1205; Pannu 1204; Tarchuk Recommendation to proceed with amendments ... 226, 766–67, 820, 822, 1203, 1206, 1576–77, 1998, DeLong 1533 2323, 2386 CyberPol - The Global Centre for Securing Cyberspace General remarks ... Blakeman 12; Mather 821 Act (Bill Pr. 1) In hospitals See Hospitals, Daycare spaces in First Reading ... Cenaiko 670 Letters re (SP104, 168, 270-271, 551, 854/07: Tabled) ... Second Reading ... Backs 1709; Cenaiko 1706; DeLong Mather 265, 362, 645, 1487, 2035 1706; Elsalhy 1706–08; Mather 1708–09 Letters re (SP646/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1767 Committee ... Blakeman 1742–44; Cenaiko 1742; Member's statement re ... Mather 2319 DeLong 1742, 1744–45; Eggen 1746; MacDonald Municipal involvement in ... Mather 226, 767; Tarchuk 1744–45; Oberle 1744–45; Stevens 2218–19 226, 767 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP639 & 963/07: Tabled) National plan principles re (revised Conservative ... DeLong 1742, 2218; Haley 1746; Hayden 2225 government plan) ... Jablonski 226; Mather 226, 821; Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park Trapping ban in vicinity of, petition presented re ... Pannu 161; Tarchuk 226 Mitzel 1684 Spaces for, legislation re (Bill 207) ... Mather 290 2007 Hansard Subject Index 53

Daycare centres (Continued) DDB Canada Subsidies re ... Pannu 1202; Stelmach 2064; Tarchuk Government advertising contracts ... Stelmach 1596 820, 1203, 1206, 1576–77 Debt, Farm Subsidies re: Impact of rent increases on ... Pannu 1202 See Farm debt Subsidies re: Letter re (SP754/07: Tabled) ... Mather Debts, Public (Provincial government) 1930 General remarks ... Stelmach 1783, 1784 Daycare centres–Bow Valley area Incursion of, re P3 school projects ... Stelmach 2381; Waiting lists for, news article re (SP847/07: Tabled) ... Taft 2381 Pannu 2035 Debts, Student Daycare centres–Employees See Student financial aid General remarks ... Tarchuk 2324 Declaration of Arbroath (Scottish independence, 1320) Incentives for ... Mather 1200; Pannu 1203–04 Member's statement re ... DeLong 443 Incentives for: Federal funds for ... Pannu 1204; Dedicated revenue Tarchuk 1204 See under Revenue Member's statement re ... Mather 1329 Deep well flooding with groundwater Salaries of ... Blakeman 12; Mather 176; Pannu [See under Gas recovery methods; Oil recovery 1203–04, 1541; Pastoor 328; Stelmach 328; methods] Tarchuk 820,1541, 1576–77, 1998 Deer–Alberta/Saskatchewan border area Salaries of: Letters re (SP197-198, 213, 232, 461/07: Culling of, due to CWD threat ... Bonko 2153; Tabled) ... Mather 468, 502, 544, 1182 Calahasen 1276; DeLong 476; Morton 476–77, Shortage of ... Brown 1576; Mather 226, 821; Tarchuk 1276, 2154 820, 822, 1203, 1576–77 Deer–Populations Training of, bursaries re ... Mather 821; Tarchuk 1576, General remarks ... Mitzel 1589; Morton 1589 1998 Impact on crops ... Mitzel 2388; Morton 2388 Daycare centres–Finance Deer–Populations–Northern Alberta Federal funding ... Pannu 1998; Tarchuk 767, 1998 Impact on crops ... Calahasen 1276; Morton 1276 Federal funding, accounting for ... Mather 1138; Pannu Deer hunting 1204; Tarchuk 1138, 1204, 1208 Expansion of weekend seasons for ... Mitzel 1589; General remarks ... Agnihotri 174; Chase 135; Morton 1589, 2154 Jablonski 226; Mather 226, 766–67, 821, 2323–24; Extension of season for ... Morton 1276 Pannu 161, 175, 1204, 1540–41, 2386; Tarchuk 161, Role in wildlife management ... Mitzel 2388; Morton 226, 766–67, 820, 1540–41, 1576–77, 2323–24, 2386 2388 Letter re (SP81/07: Tabled) ... Mather 188 Sunday hunting ... Mitzel 1589–90; Morton 1590 Daycare centres–Grande Prairie Deerfoot Trail, Calgary Shortage of ... Blakeman 111; Hancock 112 Maintenance projects on ... Cao 130; Ouellette 130–31 Daycare centres–Licensing Noise attenuation along ... Cao 2286; Ouellette 2286 Legislation re (Bill 4) ... Tarchuk 24 Peigan/Glenmore Trails intersections improvement ... Regulations re ... Jablonski 1960–61, 2323; Mather Chase 1999; Ouellette 1999 2324;Pannu 2386; Tarchuk 1960–61, 2323, 2324, 2386 Post and cable barrier safety system at north end of ... Regulations re: Letters re (SP727, 767, 780, 854, 869, Cao 873; Chase 1999; Ouellette 873 889-890, 948-950, 980-982, 1039/07: Tabled) ... Upgrades/safety improvements to ... Cao 873; Chase Mather 1860, 1965, 2001, 2035, 2063, 2100–01,2210, 1999; Ouellette 873, 1999 2257, 2329 Deficit financing Regulations re: Letters re (SP896/07: Tabled) ... Cheffins General remarks ... Elsalhy 2160; Miller, R. 1786; 2101; Mather 2101 Oberg 684; Snelgrove 1786, 2160 Regulations re: Petition tabled re (SP868/07) ... Mather Degree-granting programs 2063 See under Postsecondary educational institutions Daycare centres–Rural areas Delegated First Nations agencies (Child welfare) General remarks ... Mather 821; Tarchuk 822 [See also Child welfare, Aboriginal children] Daycare centres–Standards General remarks ... Tarchuk 1204 Cost increase due to ... Mather 1483–84; Tarchuk 1484 Delong (Judge Manfred) report General remarks ... Pannu 2386; Tarchuk 2323, 2386 See Motta, Vincenzo Dominic, Death of: Report of Letter re (SP897/07: Tabled) ... Cheffins 2101; Mather inquiry into 2101 Demerit points (Driver's record) Letter re (SP941/07: Tabled) ... Chase 2181 Use of, to increase usage of seat belts, paper re Letters re (SP753, 854/07: Tabled) ... Mather 1930, (SP570/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1534 2035 Democracy, Parliamentary Review of ... Mather 1483–84; Tarchuk 1484 See Parliamentary democracy Daycare in family members' homes Democratic reform in the Legislature Aboriginal children ... Tarchuk 1204 See Standing Orders, Amendments to General remarks ... Tarchuk 822, 1203, 1207 Democratic renewal Daycare in private homes See Electoral reform General remarks ... Tarchuk 822 54 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Democratic Renewal Secretariat (Ontario) Dept. of Agriculture and Food (Continued) General remarks ... Martin 1601 Balzac racing complex water licence, director's decision Demographic planning commission (Proposed) re ... Doerksen 90; Renner 87, 90; Stelmach 87, 123, General remarks ... Melchin 1156, 1158, 1537–38, 1273–74 1560; Pastoor 1157 Budget ... Groeneveld 1262 Demong, Dr. Thaddeus Competitiveness initiative steering group See Member's statement re ... Rodney 323 Agriculture competitiveness initiative Dental Assistants, College of Alberta Computer use policy ... Groeneveld 190; MacDonald See College of Alberta Dental Assistants 190 Dental Association and College Email posted on SaveMy CWB website (SP85/07: See Alberta Dental Association and College Tabled), letter requesting minister's apology re Dental benefits for seniors (SP89/07:Tabled) ... MacDonald 231 See under Alberta seniors benefit program Email posted on SaveMy CWB website (SP85/07: Dental Hygienists of Alberta, College of Registered Tabled), minister's response to (SP100/07: Tabled) ... See College of Registered Dental Hygienists of Groeneveld 265 Alberta Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 135 Departments, Government Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 See Government departments Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Groeneveld Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development 1261–67, 1417–21; Haley 1418; MacDonald 1262–67; Annual report, 2005-06 (SP15/07: Tabled) ... Boutilier Mitzel 1420; Strang 1421 26; Clerk, The 26 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Dept. of Advanced Education Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during Annual report, 2005-06 (SP16/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The (SP496, 589/07: Tabled) ... Groeneveld 1330, 1623 26; Horner 26 Minister's participation in farm fuel distribution Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology allowance program ... Groeneveld 1264; Annual report, 2005-06 (SP16/07: Tabled) ... Horner 26 MacDonald 1263 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP794/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Program support funding ... MacDonald 1266–67 The 2002; Horner 26, 2002 Regional offices of, closure ... Groeneveld 2179; Former minister ... Chase 135 Pastoor 2179 Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 135; Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Debated ... Tougas 170 Eggen 114; Groeneveld 99–100, 101–02; Hinman Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 100; MacDonald 98 Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 1323, 1325; Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Passed ... Eggen 1350; Horner 1318–26, 1340–50; Martin Mitzel 114 1348–49; Pannu 1342–47; Tougas 1319–25 Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP17/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during 26; Groeneveld 26 (SP612/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1659; Horner 1659 Dept. of Agriculture (United States) Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Debated ... Ban on import of seed potatoes infested wtth potato cyst Blakeman 111; Dunford 109–10; Hinman 100–01; nematode ... Groeneveld 1999–2000; Prins 1999–2000 Horner 97–98, 101, 106–07, 110, 112; Pannu Delisting of Olymel pork processing plant, Red Deer ... 104–05; Tougas 97 Groeneveld 1959, 2065; Mason 2065; Prins 1959; Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Passed ... Stelmach 2065 Mitzel 114 Dept. of arts, culture, and heritage (Proposed) Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Horner General remarks ... Agnihotri 2384; Goudreau 2384 2156–57; MacDonald 2163; Snelgrove 2164; Tougas Dept. of Children's Services 2156–57 Adoption web site See Adoption web site, Provincial Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP18/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Dept. of Agriculture and Food 26; Tarchuk 26 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP795/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Annual report, 2006-07 (SP796/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 2002; Groeneveld 2002 The 2002; Tarchuk 2002 Balzac racing complex: Briefing note re ... Stelmach Budget ... Melchin 1192; Tarchuk 827 1274; Taft 1274 Deputy minister's office budget ... Mather 828 Balzac racing complex: Documents re (SP500-501/07: Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 135; Tabled) ... MacDonald 1330 Mather 176–77; Pannu 175 Balzac racing complex: Documents re (SP503/07: Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Tabled) ... Taylor 1330 Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion ... Balzac racing complex: Former minister's involvement Backs 1204–05, 1208–09, 1211; Flaherty 1195, with ... Groeneveld 1332; MacDonald 1332; Stelmach 1197, 1200; Liepert 1194, 1197–98, 1201–02, 1207, 1273; Taft 1273 1209–11; Mather 1193, 1195–96, 1199–1202; Balzac racing complex: Former minister's involvement Melchin 1191–92, 1194–95, 1199, 1207; Pannu with, point of order re...Horner 1280–81; Speaker, The 1202–04, 1207–08; 1281 2007 Hansard Subject Index 55

Dept. of Children's Services (Continued) Dept. of Education (Continued) Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion Minister's letter re Parkland school teachers' strike ... (Continued) ... Pastoor 1192–93, 1197–98, 1201, Liepert 16 1211; Pham 1210; Tarchuk 1194, 1196, 1198–1201, Minister's nonappearance at Public Accounts committee 1203–08, 1212; VanderBurg 1206–07, 1209 meeting ... Mason 764; Stelmach 764 Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Brown 1576; Minister's nonappearance at Public Accounts committee Mather 820–26, 828; Tarchuk 819–20, 822–27, meeting, agenda item re (SP336/07: Tabled) ... 1576–77 MacDonald 772 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Return of school capital funding to ... Chase 1160; Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during Martin 1547; Ouellette 1549 (SP476, 540/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1247, 1440; Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Reconciliation Tarchuk 1247, 1440 of adjusted gross amounts...Flaherty 102;Snelgrove 102 Minister's office budget ... Mather 828 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Backs Occupational health and safety code in ... Evans 1764; 2165; Blakeman 2166; Eggen 2155; Flaherty 2150–51; Mather 1722, 1763–64; Tarchuk 1722 Liepert 2151–52, 2156, 2165; MacDonald 2163 Purpose of ... Evans 1171 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 Staff change fatigue ... Mather 824–25; Tarchuk 825, System improvement and reporting division: Expenses 826 of (Q32/06: Response tabled as SP295/07) ... Staff, hiring of new ... Mather 825 Clerk, The 697; Liepert 697 Staff recognition ... VanderBurg 1206 System improvement and reporting division: Staff turnover ... Mather 825 Performance measures re (Q31/06: Response tabled as Dept. of Community Development SP294/07) ... Clerk, The 697; Liepert 697 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP19/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Dept. of Employment, Immigration and Industry 26; Goudreau 26 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP798/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Dept. of Economic Development The 2002; Evans 2002 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP20/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Health workforce planning, funding for ... Blakeman 26; Evans 26 775; Hancock 775 Dept. of Education Homeless and eviction fund management ... Danyluk Annual report, 2004-05, excerpt from (SP363/07: 910, 1144; Miller, B. 1143 Tabled) ... Flaherty 842 Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP21/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Brown 1569, 1571; 26; Liepert 26 Dunford 1567–68; Evans 1167–68, 1170–76, Annual report, 2006-07 (SP797/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, 1549–55, 1567–71; Lougheed 1569–70; MacDonald The 2002; Liepert 2002 1176–77; Martin 1550–55; Miller, B. 1168–75 Auditor General's recommendations re ... Liepert 1261; Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 MacDonald 1259–60 Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during Budget process, relation to school boards' processes ... (SP516/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1331; Evans 1331 Liepert 1253, 1261; MacDonald 1259–60; Mather Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during 1253 (SP592/07: Tabled) ... Evans 1623; Hancock 1623 Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Bonko 140; Staff ... Evans 1168 Chase 140–41; Eggen 135–37; Liepert 137; Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... MacDonald 170–72; Miller, R. 141–42; Pastoor 137 MacDonald 2163 Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion ... Dept. of Energy Backs 1204–05, 1208–09, 1211; Flaherty 1195, Annual report, 2005-06 (SP22/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1197, 1200; Liepert 1194, 1197–98, 1201–02, 1207, 26; Knight 26 1209–11; Mather 1193, 1195–96, 1199–1202; Annual report, 2006-07 (SP799/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Melchin 1191–92, 1194–95, 1199, 1207; Pannu The 2002; Knight 2002 1202–04, 1207–08; Pastoor 1192–93, 1197–98, Annual reports, royalty revenue reporting in ... Knight 1201, 1211; Pham 1210; Tarchuk 1194, 1196, 1198, 1924, 1957–58, 2139–40; MacDonald 2139–40; 1201, 1203–08, 1212; VanderBurg 1206–07, 1209 Stelmach 1923–24; Taft 1923–24, 1956–58 Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Abbott 1565–66; Annual reports, royalty revenue reporting in: Agnihotri 1254–55; Dunford 1564–65; Eggen Accountability for ... Stelmach 1923–24; Taft 1923 1351–53, 1357–58; Flaherty 1250–51, 1257–59, Annual reports, royalty revenue reporting in: Point of 1261; Liepert 1249–57, 1259–61, 1350, 1352–60, Order re ... Blakeman 1967–68; Brown 1968–69; 1563–67; Lougheed 1563–64, 1567; MacDonald Hancock 1966; Speaker, The 1968–69 1256–57, 1259–60; Martin 1354–57, 1359–60;Mather Annual reports, royalty revenue reporting in: Premier's 1252–53; Renner 1563 knowledge of ... Stelmach 1923; Taft 1923 Main estimates 2007-08: Division on 1644 Annual reports, royalty revenue reporting in: Premier's Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 knowledge of, news report re (SP783/07: Tabled) ... Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during Miller,R. 1923; Taft 1923 (SP578-579/07:Tabled)...Clerk, The 1535; Liepert 1535 Annual reports, royalty revenue reporting in (SP752/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 1930 56 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Dept. of Energy (Continued) Dept. of Energy (Continued) Cold Heavy Oil Production with Sand in the Canadian Royalty revenue collection, management of ... Agnihotri Heavy Oil Industry (CHOPS report) ... Knight 1644; 1887 MacDonald 1643 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Blakeman Contract with consultant re AEUB division ... Knight 2165–66; MacDonald 2163–64 2027–28, 2066; MacDonald 2027–28, 2066; Stelmach Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 2027 Dept. of Environment Electricity branch director's (Kellan Fluckiger) letter to Annual report, 2005-06 (SP23/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The EUB re AltaLink transmission line application ... 26; Renner 26 Knight 2320–21; Stelmach 2320–21; Taft 2320–21 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP800/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Electricity branch director's (Kellan Fluckiger) payments The 2002; Renner 2002 from Mana Energy (SP859-860/07: Tabled) ... Budget adequacy ... Agnihotri 695; Eggen 1119, 1120, MacDonald 2036 1126; Goudreau 695; Renner 294, 474, 1118, 1120, Former ministers' briefings on royalty revenue 1121,1377,1411; Swann 107,294,474,535, 1377, 1378 appropriateness ... Stelmach 1819; Taft 1819 Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Bonko 140; Former ministers' comments on royalty revenue Chase 141 appropriateness ... Knight 2140; MacDonald 2140 Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Former ministers' comments on royalty revenue Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion ... appropriateness, speech re (SP921/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1227–28, 1638–39; Blakeman 1215–16, 1224; MacDonald 2145 Bonko 1625–27, 1629–30, 1633–34; Cao 1232–33; Heavy oil production in Alberta, 2002 report on ... Danyluk 1627, 1630–31, 1636–38, 1640–42; Eggen MacDonald 1133; Stelmach 1133 1224–27, 1634–36; Haley 1640; Hancock 1215–17, Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 1219,1223, 1226, 1228–29; Knight 1215, 1221–23, Joint blue-ribbon panel on carbon capture and storage 1227,1230–31, 1233, 1627–28, 1632–33, 1635, See Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force 1639–41, 1644; MacDonald 1220–21, 1628–29, (Federal/provincial) 1631–32, 1643–44; Martin 1637; Morton 1624–25, Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion ... 1627, 1629, 1631, 1635, 1641–43; Renner 1215, Backs 1227–28, 1638–39; Blakeman 1215–16, 1224; 1217, 1219–25, 1231–33, 1631–32, 1634, 1636; Bonko 1625–27, 1629–30, 1633–34; Cao 1232–33; Strang 1229–30; Swann 1217–19, 1222; VanderBurg Danyluk 1627, 1630–31, 1636–38, 1640–42; Eggen 1231, 1641–42 1224–27, 1634–36; Haley 1640; Hancock 1215–17, Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion, 1219, 1223, 1226, 1228–29; Knight 1215, 1221–23, responses to questions during (SP543 & 683/07: 1227,1230–31, 1233, 1627–28, 1632–33, 1635, Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1440, 1790; Hancock 1440; 1639–41, 1644; MacDonald 1220–21, 1628–29, Renner 1440, 1790 1631–32, 1643–44; Martin 1637; Morton 1624–25, Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Eggen 1119–20, 1627, 1629, 1631, 1635, 1641–43; Renner 1215, 1126; Haley 1413–14; Martin 1121; Mason 1122–25; 1217, 1219–25, 1231–33, 1631–32, 1634, 1636; Prins 1412–13; Renner 1118–26, 1377–82, 1411–15; Strang 1229–30; Swann 1217–19, 1222; VanderBurg Strang 1411; Swann 1377–82; VanderBurg 1412 1231, 1641–42 Main estimates 2007-08: Division on 1645 Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Brown 1397–98, Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 1400; Eggen 1109–12, 1116–17; Hinman 827–29; Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during Knight 808–16, 818, 1109–18, 1397–1401; (SP542/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1440; Renner 1440 MacDonald 810–19; Mason 1113–15, 1117; Strang Monitoring function ... Eggen 1119; Renner 1120, 1399, 1401 1121, 1377–78; Swann 1377 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Oil sands environmental management division ... Renner Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during 1118, 1120, 2102 (SP477, 493, 533, 613, 664/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Role of ... Renner 1379, 1762; Swann 1378–79, 1762 1247,1272, 1386, 1659, 1768; Knight 1247, 1272, Staffing ... Renner 1118, 1411 1386, 1659, 1768 Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Debated ... Minister's knowledge of use of private investigators at Swann 107 EUB hearing ... Knight 2139; Mason 2138–39; Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Blakeman Stevens 2138 2165 Minister's misleading statements, point of privilege re ... Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 Blakeman 1791–92; Knight 1792–93; Speaker, The Water Management Framework ... for the Lower 1793 Athabasca River (joint report on) (SP59/07: Tabled)... Minister's resignation ... Knight 1783, 2137–38; Martin 86 MacDonald 2137–38; Mason 1784; Stelmach Dept. of Finance 1783–84, 1994; Taft 1782–83, 1994 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP25/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Production Audit Group, staffing level ... Knight 1785; 26; Oberg 26 MacDonald 1785 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP802/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Royalty rate increase comments ... Knight 1788, 1853; The 2002; Oberg 2002 MacDonald 1785, 2164; Martin 1787–88; Stelmach Annual report, mention of timberland investment loss in 1785, 1819, 1853, 1924, 1993; Taft 1819, 1853, ... Miller, R. 639, 671; Oberg 639; Stelmach 671 1924,1993 2007 Hansard Subject Index 57

Dept. of Finance (Continued) Dept. of Health and Wellness (Continued) Balzac racing entertainment centre, memos re Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion (SP503/07: Tabled) ... Taylor 1330 (Continued) ... Strang 1229–30; Swann 1217–19, Expense and equipment/inventory purchases, decrease in 1222; VanderBurg 1231 ... Miller, R. 1370; Oberg 1371 Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion, Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Miller, R. 133 responses to questions during (SP481, 543/07: Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1440; Hancock 1272, 1440; Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Miller, R. 1370–76; Renner 1440 Oberg 1370–76 Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Blakeman Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 774–77, 779–81, 784–86, 788–90, 793–94; Brown Minister of, Ethics Commissioner's report into 916–17; Haley 914–15; Hancock 773–94, 882–90, allegations re (SP421/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The 892, 914–19; Hinman 919–20; Martin 882, 884–85; 1073–74 Mason 886–89; Pannu 890–91; Pastoor 777–78, Minister's comments to Royalty Review Panel ... Mason 786–88; Taylor 781–83, 790–92; VanderBurg 918–19 2251; Oberg 2251 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Minister's leadership campaign donation from Beaver Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during regional waste management commission ... Snelgrove (SP442-447, 472/07: Tabled) ... Hancock 1130, 1247 1615; Taft 1615 Minister of, Ethics Commissioner's report into Minister's leadership campaign donors, receipt of CIP allegations re (SP421/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The grants ... Agnihotri 365; Goudreau 365 1073–74 Minister's PC leadership campaign, donations from Minister's leadership campaign donation from Beaver Royalty Review Panel members re ... Oberg 41; regional waste management commission ... Danyluk Speaker,The 14; Stelmach 14, 41; Taft 14, 41 1615; Taft 1615 Minister's PC leadership campaign, ongoing donation Minister's leadership campaign donors, receipt of CIP solicitation ... Mason 638; Stelmach 638 grants by ... Agnihotri 365; Goudreau 365 Minister's PC leadership campaign, ongoing donation Minister's override of self-regulating professions See solicitation: Point of privilege re... Abbott 647; Martin under Health Professions Statutes Amendment 646; Mason 646; Oberg 645–46; Oberle 646–47; Act, 2007(Bill 41) Snelgrove 647; Speaker, The 647, 679–80 Minister's override of self-regulating professions: Letter Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Debated ... re (SP929/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 2180 Hinman 101 Monitoring and enforcement branch, restoration of ... Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Passed ... Blakeman 790; Hancock 790; Stelmach 363; Taft Mitzel 114 363 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Eggen Return of capital funding to ... Chase 1160 2155; Elsalhy 2160; MacDonald 2162–63; Miller, R. Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Debated ... 2160–62; Snelgrove 2160, 2162 Blakeman 96, 110–11; Eggen 112–13; Hancock Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 95–96, 102, 108–09, 111–12; Hinman 101; Swann Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans (Federal) 107–08 Water Management Framework ... for the Lower Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Passed ... Athabasca River (joint report on) (SP59/07: Tabled)... Mitzel 114 Martin 86 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Blakeman Dept. of Gaming 2147–48, 2166; Snelgrove 2149–50 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP26/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 26; Lindsay 26 Dept. of housing (Proposed) Dept. of Government Services General remarks ... Pastoor 1151 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP27/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Implementation of rent regulation ... Mason 870 26; Snelgrove 26 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Dept. of Health and Wellness Annual report, 2005-06 (SP30/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Annual report, 2005-06, sections I and II (SP28-29/07: 26; Evans 26 Tabled) ... Clerk, The 26; Hancock 26 Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation Annual report, 2006-07, sections I and II (SP803-804/07: Annual report, 2005-06, excerpt re Henday Drive cost Tabled) ... Clerk, The 2002; Hancock 2002 overrun (SP344/07: Tabled) ... Chase 800 Budget ... Hancock 773–74 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP31/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Business plan ... Hancock 773 26; Ouellette 26 Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 134; Annual report, 2006-07 (SP805/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Pannu 175–76; Pastoor 138 The 2002; Ouellette 2002 Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Documents from, re Balzac racing complex (SP498- Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion ... 499/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1330 Backs 1227–28; Blakeman 1215–16, 1224; Cao Former minister's involvement with Balzac racing 1232–33; Eggen 1224–27; Hancock 1215–17, 1219, complex ... Groeneveld 1332; MacDonald 1332; 1223,1226, 1228–29; Knight 1215, 1221–23, Stelmach 1273, 1331; Taft 1273 1227, 1230–31, 1233; MacDonald 1220–21; Funds transferred to other departments ... Blakeman Renner 1215, 1217, 1219–25, 1231-33; 2148; Elsalhy 2159 58 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation (Continued) Dept. of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Continued) Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Miller, R. 141 Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 141; Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Martin 142 Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 1160–66; Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Eggen 1544–45; Graydon 1405–06; Griffiths Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion ... 1402–04; Martin 1546–49; Ouellette 1159–67, Backs 1638–39; Bonko 1625–27, 1629–30, 1633–34; 1401–07,1543–49; Pastoor 1167; Prins 1403–05 Danyluk 1627, 1630–31, 1636–38, 1640–42; Eggen Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 1634–36; Haley 1640; Knight 1627–28, 1632–33, Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during 1635,1639–41, 1644; MacDonald 1628–29, (SP577, 588/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1535, 1591; 1631–32, 1643–44; Martin 1637; Morton 1624–25, Ouellette 1535, 1591 1627, 1629, 1631, 1635, 1641–43; Renner 1631–32, Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Debated ... 1634, 1636; VanderBurg 1641–42 MacDonald 99 Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion, Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Passed ... responses to questions during (SP692/07: Tabled) ... Mitzel 114 Danyluk 1817 Dept. of Innovation and Science Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Blakeman Annual report, 2005-06 (SP32/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1146–47, 1149–50; Brown 909; Chase 1144–45; 26; Horner 26 Danyluk 892–98, 900, 906–14, 1141–51; Eggen Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations 898–900; Griffiths 912–13; Haley 907–08; Martin Annual report, 2005-06 (SP33/07: Tabled) ... Boutilier 897–98; Mason 893–96; Miller, B. 1142–43; Pastoor 26; Clerk, The 26 1147–49, 1151–52; Rogers 911–12; Strang 910–11; Dept. of International, Intergovernmental and VanderBurg 906–07 Aboriginal Relations Main estimates 2007-08: Division on 1645 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP806/07: Tabled) ... Boutilier Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 2002; Clerk, The 2002 Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 (SP528, 544/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1386, 1440; Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Blakeman Danyluk 1386, 1440 1462–63; Bonko 1458–61, 1464–65; Boutilier Minister's comments to Member for Calgary-Varsity, 1426–30,1458–65; Haley 1428; Strang 1427; letter from member re (SP378/07: Tabled) ... Chase VanderBurg 1429–30; Zwozdesky 1430 879 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Minister's meeting with landlords re rent increases ... Staffing ... Boutilier 1427 Blakeman 874; Chase 931; Danyluk 839–40, 871, Dept. of Justice and Attorney General 874, 931; Hancock 881, 882; Martin 882; Annual report, 2005-06 (SP34/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Snelgrove 1075; Stelmach 1049; Taft 871, 1049, 1075 26; Stevens 26 Minister's meeting with tenants re rent increases ... Annual report, 2006-07 (SP807/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Danyluk 871; Taft 871 The 2002; Stevens 2002 Minister's payments received under CAIS program ... Bill forfeiture collection team, budget for ... Stevens MacDonald 98 1306, 1431 Performance measures ... Danyluk 913; Griffiths 913 Court services division funding ... Elsalhy 1306; Stevens Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Debated ... 1305 Danyluk 102, 104; Eggen 113; Hinman 101; Taylor Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 103–04 Legal services division funding ... Stevens 1305, 1431 Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Passed ... Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Elsalhy 1306–08; Mitzel 114 Herard 1434–35; Stevens 1305–08, 1431–35; Strang Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Blakeman 1431–32; VanderBurg 1433 2166; Bonko 2167; Eggen 2154–55; Snelgrove 2155 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during Dept. of National Defence (Federal) (SP586-587/07: Tabled) ... Stevens 1591 Military trade credentials of military personnel, Alberta Minister's knowledge of use of private investigators at recognition of ... Horner 225 EUB hearing ... Elsalhy 2137; Stevens 2137 Dept. of Natural Resources (Federal) Staffing ... Stevens 1306 Joint blue-ribbon panel on carbon capture and storage Strategic leadership team, budget for ... Stevens 1306 See Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force Dept. of Municipal Affairs (Federal/provincial) Annual report, 2005-06 (SP35/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Website article about geothermal energy (SP385/07: 26; Danyluk 26 Tabled) ... Backs 879 Dept. of Municipal Affairs and Housing Dept. of Restructuring and Government Efficiency Annual report, 2006-07 (SP693/07: Tabled) ... Danyluk Annual report, 2005-06 (SP36/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1817 26; Snelgrove 26 Business plan ... Danyluk 893, 1141–42 Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports Detailed Assessment Audit Manual See Assessment, Annual report, 2005-06 (SP37/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Municipal Affairs manual re (SP414/07: Tabled) 26; Melchin 26 High-growth expertise in ... Haley 1604 2007 Hansard Subject Index 59

Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports (Continued) Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development (Continued) Annual report, 2006-07 (SP808/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion The 2002; Melchin 2002 (Continued) .. Knight 1627–28, 1632–33, 1635, Budget ... Melchin 1192 1639–41, 1644; MacDonald 1628–29, 1631–32, Budget, underspending in ... Melchin 1557–58; Pannu 1643–44; Martin 1637; Morton 1624–25, 1627, 1557 1629, 1631, 1635, 1641–43; Renner 1631–32, 1634, Consolidation of seniors continuing care facilities under 1636; VanderBurg 1641–42 ... Hancock 788; Pastoor 788 Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Bonko 1452–57; Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Bonko 140; Morton 1451–57; Oberle 1407–08; Strang 1409; Pannu 175; Pastoor 138 VanderBurg 1410–11 Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion ... Minister's campaign pledge re saving of 30% of natural Backs 1204–05, 1208–09, 1211; Flaherty 1195, resources revenue (SP7/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 25 1197, 1200; Liepert 1194, 1197–98, 1201–02, 1207, Minister's leadership campaign donation from Beaver 1209–11; Mather 1193, 1195–96, 1199–1202; regional waste management commission ... Danyluk Melchin 1191–92, 1194–95, 1199, 1207; Pannu 1614–15; Taft 1614 1202–04, 1207–08; Pastoor 1192–93, 1197–98, 1201, Minister's leadership campaign donation from Spray 1211; Pham 1210; Tarchuk 1194, 1196, Lake Sawmills ... Cheffins 2216; Morton 2216 1198–1201, 1203–08, 1212; VanderBurg 1206–07, Minister's leadership campaign donors, receipt of CIP 1209 grants by ... Agnihotri 365; Goudreau 365 Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Blakeman Staff working alone, safety issues ... Bonko 1455 1155–56; Brown 1573–74; Lougheed 1572–73, Staffing ... Bonko 1454–55; Morton 1456 1575; Melchin 1152–58, 1555–61, 1571–76; Pannu Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Proposed ... 1556–61; Pastoor 1153–54, 1157–58 Swann 107 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Bonko Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during 2152–53; Morton 2153–54 (SP532, 665/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1386, 1768; Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 Melchin 1386, 1768 Dept. of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Blakeman Annual report, 2006-07 (SP812/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, 2148–49 The 2002; Goudreau 2002 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed ... 2168 "Culture" as last element in the dept.'s name ... Agnihotri Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security 1469; Goudreau 1470 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP38/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Agnihotri 174; 26; Lindsay 26 Chase 141 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP810/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 The 2002; Lindsay 26, 2002 Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Agnihotri 1466–69, Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 1471–72; Blakeman 1470–71; Goudreau 1422–26, Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 1316–17; 1465–72; Haley 1425; Strang 1423; VanderBurg 1424 Elsalhy 1309–16; Lindsay 1308–18; Pastoor 1318 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during (SP636/07: Tabled)...Clerk, The 1729; Goudreau 1729 (SP629/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1694; Lindsay 1694 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Blakeman Minister's knowledge of use of private investigators at 2166–67; Bonko 2167–68 EUB hearing ... Elsalhy 2137; Lindsay 2137 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Backs Deputy Chair–Rulings and statements 2165; Elsalhy 2158–60; Lindsay 2158–60, 2165 Dress code in the Chamber ... Deputy Chair 1633 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 Speaking order ... Deputy Chair 96, 99 Dept. of status of women Deputy Ministers See Status of women department (Alberta) Appearance at Public Accounts committee See Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development Committee on Public Accounts, Standing, Deputy Annual report, 2005-06 (SP39/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Ministers to meet with, letter re(SP460/07: Tabled) 26; Morton 26 Post-employment cooling off period, legislation re (Bill Annual report, 2006-07 (SP811/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, 2) ... Brown 645 The 2002; Morton 2002 Deputy Premier (Former) Budget ... Morton 1407, 1451 Involvement with racing entertainment centre Emergency funds ... Morton 1407 development in Balzac...Stelmach 503;Taft 503;Taylor Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 141 1332 Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Deputy Speaker–Rulings and statements Main estimates 2007-08: Cross-ministry discussion ... Decorum ... Deputy Speaker 591, 900 Backs 1638–39; Bonko 1625–27, 1629–30, 1633–34; Parliamentary language ... Deputy Speaker 2307 Danyluk 1627, 1630–31, 1636–38, 1640–42; Eggen Presentation to the pages ... Deputy Speaker 1757 1634–36; Haley 1640; Referring to a Member by name ... Deputy Speaker 1069 Relevance ... Deputy Speaker 2357 60 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Derbies, Fishing Direct Energy Business Services See Fishing derbies Brochure mailed to customers, postage costs re ... Deregulation MacDonald 815, 816 See Electric utilities–Regulations, Deregulation Directional drilling under Métis settlement lands Detailed Assessment Audit Manual See Drilling industry–Métis settlement areas, See Assessment, Municipal Affairs manual re Directional drilling under, from outside (SP414/07: Tabled) settlement lands Details of Grants, Supplies and Services ... by Payee Directives, Personal (Blue books) See Personal directives General remarks ... Agnihotri 1606; Chase 134; Directors of Apprenticeship, Canadian Council of Stelmach 1607 See Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship Posting on government website ... Stelmach 14, 638 Disability Arts Festival Public release of, letter re (SP188/07: Tabled) ... Program from (SP1052/07: Tabled) ... Chase 2330 MacDonald 409 Disability link phone Development permits, Municipal See Disabled, Programs for: Telephone information See Municipal development permits line re Developmental Disabilities Provincial Board, Disability Services, Alberta Council of Persons with See Alberta Council of Disability Services See Persons with Developmental Disabilities Disabled Provincial Board Caregivers for, respite care for, letter re (SP87/07: Developmentally disabled Tabled) ... Blakeman 231 See Mentally disabled Edmonton mayor's awards for services to, program Developmentally disabled, Caregivers for (SP534/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1440 See Mental health facilities–Employees Employees working with, remuneration for See Developmentally disabled, Community services for Wages–Disabled facility employees See Community mental health services Funding for programs for ... Melchin 765–66; Pannu Developmentally disabled children 1557; Pastoor 765–66 See Mentally disabled children Government policies for ... Melchin 1152–53; Speech Devon area dairy farm location from the Throne 3 See Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental Member's statement re ... Pastoor 2328 aspects, Calmar/Devon dairy farm location Programs for ... Lougheed 1572; Melchin 1572; Pannu DFNAs 1556–57 See Delegated First Nations agencies (Child welfare) Programs for: Co-ordination of ... Pastoor 1192–93 Diabetes–Research Programs for: Telephone information line re ... Tarchuk General remarks ... Backs 1965; Boutilier 1964; 1194 Hancock 789, 1964; VanderBurg 1964 Quality of life issues re ... Lougheed 1572–73; Melchin Member's statement re ... Rogers 1954–55 1573 Diabetes–Supplies Transfer from hospital care to community-based Funding for ... Evans 1391; Hancock 1390–91; supports ... Blakeman 1156 Jablonski 1390–91 Disabled–Education Diabetes–Treatment Postsecondary education ... Horner 2325; Pastoor 2325 Aboriginal programs re ... Bonko 1464; Boutilier 1464, Disabled–Employment 1964; VanderBurg 1964 Federal/provincial programs re ... Lougheed 1570 Diabetes Association, Canadian General remarks ... Chase 2208–09; DeLong 2209; See Canadian Diabetes Association Evans 1570–71; Lougheed 1569–70, 1572–73; Diabetes Day, World Melchin 1573; Pastoor 2328 See World Diabetes Day Member's statement re ... Lougheed 923, 1954 Diabetes Institute, Alberta Provincial assistance re ... Evans 928; Lougheed 928; See Alberta Diabetes Institute Melchin 1157, 1572, 2324–25; Pastoor 2324–25; Dialysis treatment, Mobile Snelgrove 928–29 General remarks ... Hancock 919; VanderBurg 918–19 Tax credits re ... Evans 1570; Lougheed 1570 Dietitians of Alberta, College of Disabled–Housing See College of Dietitians of Alberta Availability/affordability of ... Blakeman 1277; Chase Digital Library, Campus Calgary 2326; Danyluk 1277, 1620; Evans 1277; Mather See Campus Calgary Digital Library 1620,2171; Ouellette 2326; Stelmach 2172–73; Dinosaur tracks interpretive centre, Grande Prairie Taft 2172–73 Development of ... Goudreau 1424 Availability/affordability of: Letter re (SP852/07: Dinosaur trail Tabled) ... Mather 2035 Development of, throughout Alberta ... Goudreau 1424; Funding for, from deferred Lieutenant Governor's Strang 1423 residence ... Chase 2326; Ouellette 2326 Diploma exams Government programs for ... Lougheed 1575; Melchin See Student testing, Diploma exams 1575 2007 Hansard Subject Index 61

Disabled–Housing (Continued) Discrimination Residential access modification program for ... Melchin General remarks ... Miller, B. 597 1572 Disease management, Chronic Short-term vs long-term housing ... Lougheed 1575; See Chronic disease management Melchin 1575 Disease prevention Disabled and building design General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 3 See Architecture and the disabled Diseases, Animal Disabled children See Animal diseases Government programs for ... Evans 928, 1171; Flaherty Diseases, Livestock 1195; Mather 825, 1078–79; Tarchuk 826, 1078–79, See Livestock diseases 1196 Disposable income for lodge residents Government programs for: Funding for ... Haley 903; See Supportive living facilities, Seniors' lodges: Mather 1193; Tarchuk 820, 1194 Residents in, disposable income for Government programs for: Letters re (SP321, 401, Dispositions of public land 433/07: Tabled) ... Mather 732–33, 925, 1074 See Public lands, Dispositions of Disabled children–Education Dispute resolution (Intermunicipal relations) At home See Home education, For special needs See Intermunicipal relations, Dispute resolution children process General remarks ... Pastoor 1193 Dispute resolution (Justice system) Disabled children–Education–Finance General remarks ... Stevens 1433 Coding system re ... Abbott 1566; Agnihotri 1255; Dispute resolution (Landlord and tenant) Flaherty 1195, 1197, 1258; Liepert 1197, 1256, See Residential tenancies dispute resolution service 1566; Pastoor 1201 Disputes Inquiry Board General remarks ... Agnihotri 1255; Flaherty 1258; Flagstaff county ambulance operators dispute ... Liepert 1194, 1249, 1259; Melchin 1192; Oberg 683 Blakeman 160; Evans 160; Stelmach 160 Disabled inmates of remand centres Parkland school division teachers' strike ... Flaherty 88; See Inmates of remand centres, Disabled Stelmach 88 Disabled Persons, International Day of Distance education See International Day of Disabled Persons For disability services workers ... Pastoor 1158 Disabled persons' council General remarks ... Liepert 1210 See Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with For Parkland school division students ... Liepert 16 Disabilities Distance health services Disabled seniors See Telehealth services Government programs for ... Brown 2386; Hancock Distinction, Cultural symbols of 2386–87; Melchin 2386 See Symbols of distinction, Cultural Home modification programs for ... Melchin 2386 District energy (urban waste heat utilization) Disabled Skiing, Canadian Association for General remarks ... Knight 1115; Mason 1115 See Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing Diversification Disabled women General remarks ... Agnihotri 1725; Goudreau 1725; Abuse of, government programs re See Domestic Horner 1341; Knight 1542; Lukaszuk 1542; violence–Prevention, Government programs re: Snelgrove 2160; Speech from the Throne 4; Stelmach For disabled women 1133–34, 1441 Disaster preparedness Diversification in agriculture See Emergency planning; Public health emergency See Agricultural diversification services Diversion of water Disaster relief See Water diversion Flooding in central and southern Alberta ... Amery Dividend cheques (Resource rebates) 1653–54; Blakeman 2166; Danyluk 1654 See Resource rebates from budget surplus (2005) Funding for ... Snelgrove 2109, 2147 Division 8 designation (Foreign workers for major Disaster Services Alberta projects) See Emergency Management Alberta See Labour Relations Code, Division 8 provision Disaster Services Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 30) (Foreign workers for major projects) First Reading ... Prins 468 Division bells (Recorded votes) Second Reading ... Backs 1715; Bonko 1713–14; Interval time for (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock 607 Danyluk 1715; Elsalhy 1714–15; Johnson 1713; Division (Recorded vote) (2007) Mather 1715 Bill 1 (CoW subamendment B1 ), Lobbyists Act 2017 Committee ... Blakeman 1746; Prins 1746 Bill 2 (CoW amendment A2), Conflicts of Interest Third Reading ... Prins 1747 Amendment Act, 2007 2273 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 1757 Bill 3 (3r reasoned amendment), Climate Change and Disasters, environmental, management of Emissions Management Amendment Act, 2007 619 See Alberta support and emergency response team Bill 16 (CoW amendment A1), Police Amendment Act, Discovery Wildlife Park 2007 524 Review of (SP848/07: Tabled) ... Bonko 2035 62 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Division (Recorded vote) (2007) (Continued) Division (Recorded vote) (2007) (Continued) Bill 22 (CoW amendment A1), Alberta Investment Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1R), Alberta Utilities Management Corporation Act 631 Commission Act 2419 Bill 26 (CoW amendment A1), Municipal Government Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1S), Alberta Utilities Amendment Act, 2007 1520 Commission Act 2419 Bill 34 (2r), Tenancies Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1T), Alberta Utilities 968 Commission Act 2419–20 Bill 34 (3r), Tenancies Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1U), Alberta Utilities 1069–70 Commission Act 2420 Bill 34 (CoW amendment A1), Tenancies Statutes Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1V), Alberta Utilities Amendment Act, 2007 994–95 Commission Act 2420 Bill 34 (CoW amendment A2), Tenancies Statutes Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1W), Alberta Utilities Amendment Act, 2007 1017 Commission Act 2420 Bill 34 (CoW amendment A3), Tenancies Statutes Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1X), Alberta Utilities Amendment Act, 2007 1026 Commission Act 2420–21 Bill 34 (CoW amendment A6, subamendment A1), Bill 46 (CoW), Alberta Utilities Commission Act 2421 Tenancies Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 1040 Bill 46 (3r amendment, recommittal to Committee), Bill 34 (CoW amendment A6), Tenancies Statutes Alberta Utilities Commission Act 2429 Amendment Act, 2007 1040 Bill 46 (3r), Alberta Utilities Commission Act 2429 Bill 34 (CoW), Tenancies Statutes Amendment Act, Bill 56 (CoW), Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) 2007 1041 Act, 2007 (No. 2) 2314 Bill 41 (3r), Health Professions Statutes Amendment Bill 201 (2r), Funding Alberta's Future Act 66 Act, 2007 2497 Bill 202 (2r), Consumer Advocate Act 209–10 Bill 46 (2r), Alberta Utilities Commission Act 2361 Bill 204 (2r hoist amendment), Emblems of Alberta Bill 46 (2r hoist amendment), Alberta Utilities (Franco-Albertan Recognition) Amendment Act, 2007 Commission Act 2361 583 Bill 46 (CoW) time allocation motion, Alberta Utilities Bill 205 (2r hoist amendment), Environmental Protection Commission Act 2393 and Enhancement (Conservation and Reclamation) Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1A), Alberta Utilities Amendment Act, 2007 853–54 Commission Act 2412 Bill 208 (2r), School (Restrictions on Fees and Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1B), Alberta Utilities Fundraising) Amendment Act, 2007 1289 Commission Act 2412–13 Bill 211 (2r), Planning for the Future of Communities Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1C), Alberta Utilities Act 1665 Commission Act 2413 Bill 214 (2r), Healthy Futures Act 2339 Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1D), Alberta Utilities Emergency debate under Standing Order 30 (Royalty Commission Act 2413 revenues) 1795 Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1E), Alberta Utilities Estimates, Dept. of Education 1644 Commission Act 2414 Estimates, Dept. of Environment 1645 Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1F), Alberta Utilities Estimates, Dept. of Municipal Affairs and Housing Commission Act 2415 1645 Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1G), Alberta Utilities Estimates, Executive Council 1645 Commission Act 2415 Motion 36, time allocation on government motion 35 Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1H), Alberta Utilities 2299–2300 Commission Act 2416 Motion 39, time allocation on Bill 46 2422–23 Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1I), Alberta Utilities Motion 514, Alcoholic beverage pricing 2205 Commission Act 2416 Dixon, Mr. Arthur (Former MLA) Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1J), Alberta Utilities Tribute to ... Speaker, The 7 Commission Act 2417 DNA-based census of grizzly bears Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1K), Alberta Utilities See Grizzly bears–Populations, DNA-based census of Commission Act 2417 Doctor for a day program, Fort McMurray Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1L), Alberta Utilities See Medical profession–Fort McMurray, Relief of, by Commission Act 2417 stand in doctor for a day program Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1M), Alberta Utilities Doctors–Rural areas Commission Act 2417–18 See Medical profession–Rural areas Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1N), Alberta Utilities Doctors–Supply Commission Act 2418 See Medical profession–Supply Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1O), Alberta Utilities Doctors, Family Commission Act 2418 See Family physicians Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1P), Alberta Utilities Doctors, Training of Commission Act 2418 See Medical profession–Education Bill 46 (CoW amendment A1Q), Alberta Utilities Doctors' fees Commission Act 2418–19 See Medical profession–Fees 2007 Hansard Subject Index 63

Dodds-Round Hill coal gasification project Downtown campus concept See Coal gasification–Tofield area, Sherritt Dodds- See Urban campus concept Round Hill project, environmental aspects Downturn in Alberta economy Dogs, Bear See Alberta–Economic policy, Downturn in, planning See Karelian dogs for Dogs, Service Drayton Valley Catholic high school See Service dogs See Holy Trinity high school, Drayton Valley Dollar, Canadian Dreamspeakers Film Festival Impact on agricultural sales ... Groeneveld 1786 See International Aboriginal Film & Television Impact on Alberta budget ... Abbott 1538–39; Cao Festival 1856; Knight 810; Martin 1546, 1548; Mason Drilling industry 1536–37; Miller, R. 1370; Oberg 1371, 1537, Retention of workforce in ... Haley 1640; Knight 1641 1538–39, 1856; Ouellette 1547 Drilling industry–Eastern Slopes area Impact on forest product exports ... Morton 1822, 1826, Moratorium on ... Coutts 192; Knight 192 2324; VanderBurg 1822 Drilling industry–Métis settlement areas Impact on manufacturing sector ... Cao 2327–28; Evans Directional drilling under, from outside the settlement 2327–28 lands ... Bonko 1461 Domestic violence Drilling industry, Gas well Booklet re (SP925/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2145 See Gas well drilling industry General remarks ... Blakeman 12; Danyluk 46; Evans Drilling industry, Gas well–Tomahawk area 11; Jablonski 1920; Lindsay 46; Mather 46; Pannu See Gas well drilling industry–Tomahawk area 12; Tarchuk 46 Drink containers–Recycling Housing for victims of See Battered women–Housing, See Beverage containers–Recycling Second-stage housing Drink prices in licensed premises Public awareness and education campaign re ... Minimum prices establishment (Motion 514: Tougas) ... Jablonski 1780 Blakeman 2204; Brown 2201–02; Chase 2202–03; Response team re See Alberta relationship threat Graydon 2198–99; Griffiths 2203–04; Oberle 2200; assessment initiative Pannu 2200–01; Taylor 2199–2200; Tougas Domestic violence–Legal aspects 2197–98, 2202, 2204–05 Family violence prosecutors ... Stevens 1305, 1431 Drinking water Funding for ... Oberg 684 Quality of ... Prins 1135; Renner 1135 Domestic violence–Prevention Quality of: Member's statement re ... MacDonald 500 Government programs re ... Backs 1205; Lindsay 1309; Quality of: Performance measures re ... Renner 1412; Mather 1196; Melchin 1192; Pastoor 1198, 1211; Strang 1411 Tarchuk 826, 1198–99 Drinking water–County of Westlock Government programs re: For disabled women ... Intermunicipal delivery within, legislation re (Bill 54) ... Pastoor 1198 Renner 2136 Government programs re: Funding for ... Haley 903; Drinking water–East Central Alberta Mather 822–23; Oberg 683; Pannu 1202; Tarchuk Intermunicipal delivery within, legislation re (Bill 55) ... 820 Hayden 2136–37 Member's statement re ... Agnihotri 186–87; Jablonski Drivers' licences, Automobile 1780; Pastoor 21 See Automobile drivers' licences United Nations study re (SP6/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 25 Driving records, Electronic (Truck drivers) Domestic violence courts See Truck drivers, Driving records of, electronic See Family courts Driving under the influence of alcohol–Prevention Domtar Inc. See Drunk driving–Prevention Edmonton plant site cleanup ... Martin 1121; Renner Driving without insurance, cost of claims re 1122 See Insurance, Automobile, Driving without, cost of Donating to charitable organizations claims re General remarks ... Johnson 1992 Drug abuse–Prevention Tax credits for ... Goudreau 769; Johnson 769, 1992; See Substance abuse–Prevention Oberg 682; Speech from the Throne 3 Drug abuse–Treatment Donation of organs and tissue See Substance abuse–Treatment See Organ and tissue donation Drug abuse–Treatment–Youth Donations to party leadership campaigns See Substance abuse–Treatment–Youth See Political parties, Leadership campaigns, Drug Abuse Commission legislation re contributions to See Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Donations to political parties Drug abuse resistance education program See Political parties, Donations to General remarks ... Flaherty 1197; Mather 1196 Donations to postsecondary institutions, matching of Drug benefit plan See Access to the Future Fund See under Alberta Blue Cross Plan Downhill skiing competition–Lake Louise Drug benefits, Seniors See World Cup downhill skiing competition–Lake See Alberta Blue Cross Plan, Seniors' drug benefits Louise 64 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Drug courts Dumps–Ryley General remarks ... Cenaiko 878; Cheffins 2107; See Sanitary landfills–Ryley Stevens 878, 1855, 2107 Dumps–Thorhild Drug dealers See Sanitary landfills–Thorhild Apprehension of ... Brown 2068; Hancock 2069; Dunluce Crime Council Lindsay 2068 General remarks ... Lukaszuk 1237 Drug Strategy, Alberta Dunn, Mr. Fred See Alberta Drug Strategy See Auditor General Drug strategy re mental health services E coli in exported beef situation See Mental health services, Drug strategy re See Hamburger meat–Safety aspects, E coli in Drugs, Prescription exported beef situation Information network re See Pharmaceutical Health workforce planning information network General remarks ... Hancock 775 ND opposition pharmacare program See Earl of Southesk Pharmaceutical savings agency (Proposal) See Carnegie, James (Ninth Earl of Southesk, New drug approval process, national harmonization of ... Scotland) Blakeman 793 Early childhood education Provincial pharmacare program ... Blakeman 793; For high-needs students See Children at Hancock 773, 790, 888, 889; Stelmach 2173; Taft risk–Education, Kindergarten programs for 2173 Full-day programs ... Eggen 474, 1357–58; Flaherty Drugs, Prescription–Costs 1200; Liepert 474, 476, 1358; Martin 1355; Assistance re rising costs ... Blakeman 2166; Oberg Stelmach 1685; Taft 1685 683 Funding ... Flaherty 476, 2151; Liepert 476, 1249; General remarks ... Evans 1187–88; Hancock 888; Oberg 683 Mason 887; Pannu 1187 Funding: Letter re (SP853/07: Tabled) ... Mather 2035 Impact on seniors ... Melchin 1561; Pannu 1560 Funding: Liberal opposition policy re ... Liepert 1393 Reduction of, through bulk (national) purchasing ... General remarks ... Liepert 1201, 1249; Mather 1199 Blakeman 793; Evans 1187–88; Hancock 888, Junior kindergarten (prekindergarten) ... Eggen 474, 889–90; Mason 888; Pannu 1187 1357–58; Flaherty 696, 1200; Liepert 474, 476; Responses to questions during Question Period re MacDonald 1260; Mather 1199 (SP473/07: Tabled) ... Hancock 1247 Junior kindergarten (prekindergarten): Funding for ... Drumheller MacDonald 1385 Awareness of water withdrawal from Red Deer River ... Early childhood education–Calgary Haley 1413; Renner 87, 90, 404, 1414; Stelmach 87; Catholic school board programs ... Flaherty 1200; Swann 90, 404; Taft 87 Liepert 1201 Drumheller high school Early childhood education–Staffing Upgrades to ... Liepert 1259 Training for, email and letter to the editor re (SP412/07: Drumheller-Stettler (Constituency) Tabled) ... Mather 1048 By-election in, Chief Electoral Officer's report on Earth Day (SP970/07: Tabled) ... Rodney 2248 General remarks ... Elsalhy 635; Swann 635, 636 By-election in, debate between Premier and Official East Athabasca road Opposition Leader re Balzac racing complex issue Construction of ... Chase 1164; Ouellette 1165 during ... Stelmach 1274; Taft 1274 East Central Health By-election in, PC candidate's statement re electricity Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1022/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, deregulation ... Groeneveld 1654; Knight 1654; The 2293; Hancock 2293 MacDonald 1654; Stelmach 1654 Audit of St. Joseph's hospital, Vegreville, sterilization By-election in, PC candidate's statement re electricity procedures ... Blakeman 258; Hancock 258, 259; deregulation: News article re (SP599/07: Tabled) ... Mason 255, 258 MacDonald 1658 Bacterial infection in St. Joseph's hospital, Vegreville ... Former member for, involvement with Balzac racing Stelmach 327, 363; Taft 327, 363 entertainment centre ... Stelmach 503; Taft 503; Bacterial infection in St. Joseph's hospital, Vegreville: Taylor 1332 Ministerial statement re ... Blakeman 254; Hancock New member for, presented to Assembly ... Speaker, The 254 1779; Stelmach 1779 Bacterial infection in St. Joseph's hospital, Vegreville: Drunk driving Public inquiry re ... Hancock 259, 292–93; Mason Transportation Safety Board evidence re, legislation re 255, 259, 292–93; Stelmach 293 (Bill 49) ... Johnston 2062 Bacterial infection in St. Joseph's hospital, Vegreville: Drunk driving–Prevention Spread of through staff rotations ... Blakeman 291; General remarks ... Chase 1166; Ouellette 1166–67 Hancock 291–92 Member's statement re ... Forsyth 2026 Bacterial infection to Robert Bruce in St. Joseph's Dube, Isabelle hospital, Vegreville, letter re ... Hancock 325; See Bears, Human contact issues, Isabelle Dube case Stelmach 325–26; Taft 325–26 2007 Hansard Subject Index 65

East Central Health (Continued) Economic Development, Dept. of Bacterial infection to Robert Bruce in St. Joseph's See Dept. of Economic Development hospital, Vegreville, letter re (SP154/07: Tabled) ... Economic development (Value-added industries) Taft 332 See Industrial development (Value-added industries) Meeting with Public Accounts committee, letter re Economic diversification (SP536/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1440 See Diversification East Central Regional Water Authorization Act (Bill 55) Economic growth First reading ... Hayden 2136–37 General remarks ... Blakeman 873; Bonko 1626; Cao Second reading ... Backs 2236–37; Eggen 2235; 120; Chase 638; Danyluk 604, 638, 690, 695, 768, Hayden 2234; Jablonski 2237–38; Miller, R. 1142; Eggen 1623; Evans 364, 507, 1168; Goudreau 2237–38; Renner 2235–36; Swann 2234–38; Taft 695; Haley 1604–05; Knight 193; Mason 1958; 2237–38 Mather 563, 1271; Miller, B. 364, 1169; Morton 43, Committee ... Cheffins 2370–71; Martin 2369–70; 676, 1451, 1625, 1627; Oberg 681–82, 684; Prins 2370; Renner 2369 Snelgrove 602, 1364, 1958–59; Speech from the Third reading ... Chase 2509–11; Elsalhy 2511; Hayden Throne 2; Stelmach 87, 158, 600, 638, 836, 1441, 2509, 2511; Renner 2509 1481, 1605; Taft 87, 158, 1441; Tarchuk 827; Taylor Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 807; Zwozdesky 602 (Outside of House sittings) Impact on seniors ... Brown 1573–74; Melchin 1574 Easter Seals McQueen Residence Impact on the environment ... Lukaszuk 1995; Mason Staffing decrease, letter re (SP330/07: Tabled) ... Miller, 290; Renner 1995; Stelmach 539–40; Swann 535, B. 771 539–40,635 Eastern Irrigation District Impact on water supplies ... Griffiths 2139; Haley 1604; Sale of water to other users ... Renner 1857; Swann Mason 1123, 1124; Renner 1125, 2139; Speech from 1857 the Throne 3; Stelmach 539–40; Swann 289, Eastern Slopes area 293–94,539–40 See Drilling industry–Eastern Slopes area, Letter re (SP560/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 1534 Moratorium on; Energy industry–Eastern Planning for ... Danyluk 893; Griffiths 905; Haley 903; Slopes area; Industrial development–Eastern Snelgrove 901 Slopes area; Water quality–Eastern Slopes area Planning for: Legislation to enable (Bill 211) ... Miller, Eateries B. 1238; Taylor 1238 See Restaurants Provincial long-term funding arrangement re ... Speech Echocardiography telehealth outreach program from the Throne 4 See Stollery Children's Hospital, Echocardiography Economic growth–Central Alberta telehealth outreach program, member's Member's statement re ... Doerksen 256 statement re Economic growth–Edmonton area ecoENERGY Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force Impact of ... Backs 125; Danyluk 125, 126–27; (Federal/provincial) Lukaszuk 126–27; Ouellette 125 See Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force Economic growth–Northern Alberta (Federal/provincial) Funding re impact of ... Oberg 683 Ecology Economic policy–Alberta See Environmental protection See Alberta–Economic policy Economic corridors, Strategic Economist (Magazine) See Strategic economic corridors (Highway Clever Red-necks (article) ... Dunford 1564 construction) Ecotourism Economic development Development of ... Goudreau 1424; Strang 1423 Co-ordination of ... Speech from the Throne 2 ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Change (Federal) Economic development, Aboriginal See Canada ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate See Aboriginal economic development Change (Federal) Economic Development, Dept. of Edgewater Court apartment fire, Fort McMurray See Dept. of Economic Development See Apartment fire, Fort McMurray Economic development, Rural Edgeworth Centre, Camrose See Rural economic development General remarks ... Johnson 359–60, 1329 Economic development and the environment Member's statement re ... Johnson 1887 General remarks ... Agnihotri 92; Bonko 1634; Edible oil tariffs–China Ducharme 404; Goudreau 43, 46, 92; Haley 1640; Impact on Alberta canola imports ... Boutilier 2144; Johnston 46; Knight 331, 404; Lukaszuk 1995; Groeneveld 2144; Prins 2144 Morton 43, 1641; Renner 43, 293–94, 330–31, 1634, Edmonton 1995; Stelmach 43, 293, 404–05, 539–40; Swann 43, Awarded fDi magazine Cities of the Future award, 289, 293–94, 330–31, 539–40 member's statement re ... Lukaszuk 1072 Member's statement re ... Chase 466–67; Swann 85, Named cultural capital of Canada ... Agnihotri 2383 535 Portable rent supplement program ... Taylor 103 Economic Development Authority, Alberta Rebate of portion of seniors' property taxes ... Melchin See Alberta Economic Development Authority 1540 66 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Edmonton (Continued) Edmonton infrastructure priorities Salute to Excellence, program from (SP656/07: Tabled) See Capital projects, Municipal–Edmonton, Funding ... Miller, R. 1768 for Edmonton Advisory Board on Services for Persons with Edmonton-Manning (Constituency) Disabilities Awards dinner program (SP881/07: Tabled) ... Backs Mayor's awards presentation, program from (SP534/07: 2100 Tabled) ... Backs 1440 Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers Edmonton Airports Authority News release and program from Global Gallery (SP850- Annual report, 2006 (SP346/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 851/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 2035 800 Edmonton Negev gala concert Edmonton Apartment Association Program from (SP748/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1923 Memo re rent increases ... Mason 726 Edmonton Police Service Memo re rent increases (SP314/07: Tabled) ... Mason Curb the Danger impaired driver program See Curb the 724 Danger (Impaired driver program) Edmonton-Castle Downs (Constituency) Eviction of homeless from public land adjacent to Bissell Member for's meeting with Maskell & Associates, bill Centre ... MacDonald 1279; Ouellette 1279 for ... Bonko 504, 538; Liepert 504, 538 Funding for ... Agnihotri 1538; Lindsay 1538 Edmonton Catholic School District Increase in number of divisions, impact on service levels Budget shortfall ... Eggen 1684, 1726; Hancock 1695; ... Agnihotri 1538; Lindsay 1538 Stelmach 1685, 1726; Taft 1685 Organized crime cases See Integrated Response to Budget shortfall: Impact on students, staff and parents: Organized Crime Report (SP621/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 1694 Stephanie Butler murder investigation ... Elsalhy 472; Budget shortfall: News release re (SP620/07: Tabled) ... Stevens 472 Miller, R. 1693 Edmonton Protocol (Diabetes treatment) Deficit ... Flaherty 1250 General remarks ... Rogers 1955 Full-time kindergarten program funding ... Stelmach Edmonton Public School Board 1685; Taft 1685 Alternative programs, impact on school cloures ... Priority list of construction projects (SP456/07: Tabled) Liepert 1257 ... Chase 1130 Budget ... Eggen 1726; Flaherty 1724; Liepert 1724; Teacher awards (SP619/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 1693 Stelmach 1726 Three Year Strategic Education Plan 2007-2010 City centre education project ... Eggen 1358; Martin (SP622/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 1694 1356–57, 1359 Edmonton Centre for Equal Justice Deficit ... Flaherty 1250 General remarks ... Stevens 1432, 1433 Funding, letter re (SP590/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald Edmonton Clinic 1623 Funding for ... Horner 1322; Oberg 683 Kindergarten programs ... Eggen 474; Liepert 474; General remarks ... Horner 2156, 2157; Jablonski MacDonald 171 2380; Snelgrove 2164 New school requirement ... Eggen 136 Edmonton Community Action Committee on Elder Priority list of construction projects (SP456/07: Tabled) Abuse ... Chase 1130 Pamphlets from (SP866/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2063 School closure decisions ... Liepert 298, 1257, 1356; Edmonton Concert Hall Foundation MacDonald 1256; Martin 1359; Miller, B. 298 Provincial funding for ... Blakeman 1470 School closure policy, petitions presented re ... Mason Edmonton Economic Development Corporation 502; Miller, B. 265, 298 Annual report, 2006 (SP109/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. School modernization projects funding ... Liepert 2152 265 Surplus ... Liepert 1353; Martin 1354 Container shipping to Prince Rupert, involvement in ... Edmonton regional health authority Evans 403 See Capital Health General remarks ... Lukaszuk 1072 Edmonton Remand Centre Edmonton-Ellerslie (Constituency) Facilities for disabled inmates in ... Elsalhy 263; Naming of member for ... Speaker, The 371 Lindsay 263 Edmonton Garrison Military Family Resource Centre Facilities for disabled inmates in: Response to questions Benefit for, program (SP361/07: Tabled) ... Backs 842 re (SP467/07: Tabled) ... Lindsay 1246 Benefit for, program (SP894/07: Tabled) ... Bonko 2101 New facility for ... Elsalhy 2158–59, 2385; Lindsay Edmonton General Hospital 1315, 2159 Culturally specific long-term care units ... Blakeman New facility for: Cost increases re ... Elsalhy 1822–23, 789; Hancock 789 2158–59; Lindsay 1822–23, 2159; Ouellette 1823; Seniors physical therapy outpatient programs, letter re Stelmach 2382; Tougas 2382 (SP947/07: Tabled) ... Martin 2210 New facility for: Facilities for disabled inmates of ... Edmonton: Going from Good to Great Elsalhy 263; Lindsay 263 See Edmonton Economic Development Corporation, New facility for: Funding for ... Lindsay 1309, 1312–13; Annual report, 2006 (SP109/07: Tabled) Oberg 683; Ouellette 1160, 1402, 1544 2007 Hansard Subject Index 67

Edmonton Remand Centre (Continued) Education–Curricula (Continued) New facility for: Petitions presented re location of ... Fine arts programs ... Goudreau 1468 Backs 265; Elsalhy 444, 636 Funding for implementation of ... Liepert 1249 New facility for: Safety concerns re ... Elsalhy 164; Involvement of teachers in ... Liepert 1201; Pastoor Lindsay 164 1201 Upgrades to ... Elsalhy 2159; Lindsay 2159 Justice system module ... Stevens 1432 Edmonton river valley parkland Education–Curricula–Macao See River Valley Alliance, Edmonton, Park system Member's statement re ... Lukaszuk 1921 proposal Education–Finance Edmonton-Rutherford (Constituency) [See also School boards, Funding] Excellence in Teaching awards to teachers in, member's General remarks ... Abbott 874, 1565; Agnihotri 1254; statement re ... Miller, R. 1129 Chase 140–41; Eggen 135–36, 1277–78, 1351, Edmonton Seniors Safe House 1726-27; Flaherty 88, 227, 696, 804, 1251, 1276, General remarks ... Melchin 1199 1392–93, 1994; Liepert 88, 227, 804, 874, 1201–02, Edmonton separate school board 1242,1249, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1276, 1278, 1356, See Edmonton Catholic School District 1392–93, 1566, 1727, 1994; MacDonald 170–72, Edmonton Social Planning Council 1260; Martin 1356, 1357; Mather 1252; Oberg 683; Report on social assistance levels ... Miller, B. 764; Taft Snelgrove 1536, 1994; Stelmach 88, 1441–42, 1726; 537 Taft 1441, 1536 Edmonton Sun (Newspaper) Letters re (SP328, 705, 779/07: Tabled) ... Mather 771, Former MLA's contract, article re ... Liepert 504 1818, 2001 Former MLA's contract, article re (SP220/07: Tabled) ... Letters re (SP550/07: Tabled) ... Flaherty 1487 Liepert 511 Member's statement re ... Eggen 1684 Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Program unit funding ... Flaherty 102, 1195, 1258; Provincial funding for ... Blakeman 1470 Liepert 1194 Signature magazine (May/June issue) (SP567/07: Program unit funding: Extension to grade 3 ... Flaherty Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1534 1195, 1258; Liepert 1197; Mather 1195 Edmonton Telephones Review of ... Liepert 128 Repeal of legislation re (Bill 11) ... Dunford 597–98 Role in teachers' strikes ... Flaherty 88; Liepert 88 Edmonton's Food Bank User fees ... Flaherty 644, 696, 2254; Liepert 644, 2254 Annual report, 2006 (SP507/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1330 User fees: Legislation to eliminate (Bill 208) ... Flaherty Plant a Row Grow a Row pamphlet (SP508/07: Tabled) 291 ... Backs 1330 User fees: Petition presented to eliminate ... MacDonald Plant a Row Grow a Row program ... Abbott 1532 2061 Edson community development master agreement Education–Finance–Calgary See Community development master agreement General remarks ... Oberg 728, 768; Snelgrove 725; (Edson, Hinton, Yellowhead County) Taylor 768 Educating Tomorrow's Workforce (Labour force Education–Finance–Rural areas development strategy) General remarks ... Abbott 1566 See Building and Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Education, Community (Labour force development strategy) See Community education Education Education, Continuing Best practices development re ... Eggen 1358; Martin See Continuing education 1359 Education, Dept. of General remarks ... Dunford 1564; Liepert 1250; See Dept. of Education Speech from the Throne 2, 3 Education, Environmental Grade inflation in Alberta's system, memo re (SP611/07: See Environmental protection, Public information re Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1659; Liepert 1659 Education, Online Member's statement re ... Flaherty 696 See Distance education Education–Curricula Education, Postsecondary Behavioural improvement classes ... Flaherty 1258 Aboriginal students [See also Aboriginal peoples– Canadian history courses See Canadian Education]; Boutilier 1895; VanderBurg 1895 history–Teaching Access to ... Speech from the Throne 3 Career and life management course: Sexually transmitted Access to: Affordability review to improve ... Danyluk diseases awareness component ... Liepert 47 806; Horner 92–93, 162–63, 191, 332, 406, 806–07, Career and technology courses ... Flaherty 2151; Liepert 1318, 1324, 1325, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1347, 1207, 1209; VanderBurg 1206 1761; Pannu 92, 806–07, 1342; Stelmach 331–32; Career and technology courses: Funding for ... Liepert Tougas 331–32 874, 1249 Access to: Legislation re (Bill 13) ... Rodney 50 Career and technology courses: Letter re (SP988/07: Access to: New spaces to improve ... Chase 1323, 1325; Tabled) ... Miller, B. 2257 Hinman 100; Horner 97, 101, 112, 262, 406, 807, Drug abuse awareness programs ... Flaherty 1197; 1319, 1324, 1325–26, 1343–44, 1345, 1348, 1349, Liepert 1198 1761; Pannu 262, 1342, 1345 68 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Education, Postsecondary (Continued) Elder Abuse Awareness Day, World General remarks ... Griffiths 162–63; Horner 162–63, See World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 191, 1341; Zwozdesky 190–91 Elders (Aboriginal society) Needs analysis re ... Horner 1324, 1341, 1342, 1348, General remarks ... Mather 1650 1621 Election Act Public Interest Alberta report on (SP112/07: Tabled) ... Voting age under, lowering to 16 (Motion 510: Chase) ... Pannu 266 Chase 1675–76, 1680; Elsalhy 1679–80; Flaherty Quality of ... Horner 1346, 1347; Pannu 1344, 1346 1676–77; Liepert 1677; Miller, B. 1678–79; Pannu Education, Postsecondary–Finance 1677–78; Rogers 1676 Allocation of natural resources revenue to, legislation re Election ballots (2004 election) (Bill 201) ... Taft 25 Irregularities in ... Agnihotri 1600; Stelmach 1606 Calgary funding levels ... Oberg 728, 768; Snelgrove Election contributions 725; Taylor 768 See Electoral campaign funds Calgary vs Edmonton funding levels ... Brown 405; Election finances Horner 405 See Political parties, Donations to General remarks ... Blakeman 111; Chase 135; Eggen Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act 1350; Hinman 100–01; Horner 97, 262, 1318, 1342, General remarks ... Elsalhy 799 1346,1347, 1589, 1761–62; Oberg 683; Pannu Leadership campaign contributions provisions (Motion 261–62, 1344; Snelgrove 1536; Speech from the 508: Mason) ... Abbott 1297–98; Agnihotri 1298–99; Throne 3; Tougas 97,170, 1319, 1588–89, 1761 Blakeman 1301–02; Doerksen 1299–1300; Review of ... Horner 1324, 1341 Jablonski 1302–03; MacDonald 1300–01; Mason Education, Preschool 1296–97, 1303; Rodney 1301; Snelgrove 1303 See Early childhood education Elections, Federal Education, Special–Finance Fixed dates for ... Martin 1601 See Disabled children–Education–Finance Elections, Provincial Education, Vocational Age of voting in See Voting age (Provincial elections) See Vocational education Fixed dates for ... Agnihotri 174; Chase 1921; Stelmach Education at a distance 1602; Taft 1990 See Distance education General remarks ... Chase 1921 Education at home Elections, Provincial–Manitoba See Home education General remarks ... Speaker, The 808, 1301 Education levy Elections, Provincial–Prince Edward Island See Property tax–Education levy General remarks ... Speaker, The 808, 1299, 1301 Education Savings Plan, Alberta Centennial Electoral boundaries–Alberta See Alberta Centennial Education Savings Plan Redistribution of ... Taft 1990 Education tax credit increase Electoral campaign funds See Tax incentives, Education tax credit increase Limit on ... Blakeman 1613 Education using laptop computers Electoral Officer See Laptop computers as learning tool in schools See Chief Electoral Officer Education Week Electoral reform General remarks ... Flaherty 696 General remarks ... Martin 1601–02, 1603; Stelmach Member's statement re ... Jablonski 688 1602; Taft 1990 Edwin Parr awards Electoral reform, Citizens' assembly on (Alberta) See Alberta School Boards Association, Edwin Parr (Proposed) awards See Citizens' assembly on electoral reform (Alberta) EEDC (Proposed) See Edmonton Economic Development Corporation Electors age re provincial elections EHR (Electronic health records) See Voting age (Provincial elections) See Medical records, Electronic Electric high-speed rail service–Edmonton-Calgary EIAs See Rail service, High-speed–Edmonton-Calgary See Environmental impact assessments Electric power Elaprase (Drug) Demand for ... Knight 1633; MacDonald 1632 Addition to drug benefit list, petitions presented re ... Electric power–Export Bonko 361, 400, 444 Consultant's advice re ... Knight 2066; MacDonald Elbow River watershed 2066 Impact of logging in Kananaskis Country on ... Eggen General remarks ... Eggen 45, 1112; Haley 727; Knight 2142; Morton 2142 727, 2252; MacDonald 816, 2251–52, 2257; Mason Preservation of ... Renner 1055–56; Swann 1055–56 672; Stelmach 45 Elder abuse Electric power–Prices General remarks ... Melchin 1199, 1207; Pastoor 1198; General remarks ... Agnihotri 174; Knight 813–14, Tarchuk 1199; VanderBurg 1206 1112, 1586; MacDonald 230, 670, 812, 814, 817, Pamphlets re (SP866/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2063 1586; Stelmach 230; Strang 1399 2007 Hansard Subject Index 69

Electric power–Prices (Continued) Electric power lines–Construction (Continued) Impact of new electricity transmission regulation on ... General remarks ... Coutts 439; Eggen 1619–20; Knight Knight 544; MacDonald 544 439, 1619–20 Impact on manufacturing sector ... Cao 2328; Evans Provincial involvement in, press release requesting 2328 former Premier's testimony re (SP55/07: Tabled) ... Increases in, to farmers ... Groeneveld 1765; MacDonald 51 MacDonald 1266, 1765 Public input into ... Eggen 1227 Increases in, to farmers: News release re (SP90/07: Electric power lines–Edmonton to Calgary (500 kV) Tabled) ... MacDonald 231 Construction of, hearings re ... Ady 195; Eggen 1227, PC candidate's statement re, in Drumheller by-election 1922; Knight 195, 228, 672, 1619; Lund 228; campaign ... Groeneveld 1654; Knight 1654; MacDonald 813, 814, 816, 817, 1643; Mason 672 MacDonald 1654; Stelmach 1654 Construction of, hearings re: Postponement of ... Knight Regulated option re, letter re (SP904/07: Tabled) ... 228; Lund 228 MacDonald 2108 Construction of, hearings re: Resumption of, letter re Variable pricing depending on production method ... (SP252/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 598 Eggen 1111 Construction of, impact on affected landowners ... Ady Electric power–Supply 195; Eggen 1619; Knight 195, 228, 1619–20; Lund General remarks ... Knight 672, 727, 814, 1230, 1586; 228; MacDonald 813, 814, 1643 MacDonald 230, 670, 816, 817, 1586; Mason 672; Construction of, public inquiry into ... Eggen 1619–20; Stelmach 230; Strang 1229 Knight 1619–20 Shortage of (blackouts) ... MacDonald 817, 2384; Construction of, public inquiry into: Petitions presented Stelmach 2384 re ... MacDonald 1852, 1922, 1956, 2034, 2136 Electric power, Coal-produced Costs of, letter re (SP84/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 188 Flue gas emissions from, capture and reuse of ... General remarks ... Eggen 1112; Knight 1113, 1114; VanderBurg 1412 MacDonald 812–13 General remarks ... Eggen 1112; Knight 1230; Stelmach Electric power lines–Genesee to Langdon 230; Strang 1229 See Electric power lines–Edmonton to Calgary Electric power, Coal-produced–Environmental aspects (500kV) Emission standards, funding for ... Renner 1412; Electric power lines–Pincher Creek to Lethbridge (240 VanderBurg 1412 kV) General remarks ... Eggen 45, 49; Johnson 2285; General remarks ... Coutts 439; Knight 439–40 Knight 2285; Mason 672; Stelmach 45; Swann 1381 Electric power lines–Regulations Electric power, Coal-produced–Taxation April 11, 2007 regulation (OC173/2007) ... Knight 605, General remarks ... Knight 815; MacDonald 814 815, 816, 818; MacDonald 605, 813, 814, 816, 817 Electric power lines April 11, 2007 regulation (OC173/2007): Role of Kellan Approval process for ... MacDonald 1632, 1889 Fluckiger in ... Knight 544; MacDonald 544, 816–17 Approval process for: Public input into ... Johnson General remarks ... Knight 815–16 1997; Knight 1997 Electric power lines–Safety aspects Burying of ... Haley 727; Hinman 829; Knight 727 General remarks ... Miller, B. 1174 General remarks ... Eggen 1112; Knight 814; Electric power outages MacDonald 230, 2384; Stelmach 230, 2384 See Electric power–Supply, Shortage of (blackouts) Manual reclosing of circuit breakers on ... Miller, B. Electric power plants 1174 Siting of ... Knight 1400; Strang 1399 Manual reclosing of circuit breakers on: Letter re Electric power system (SP538/07: Tabled) ... Miller, B. 1440 General remarks ... Eggen 1111–12; Knight 809, 1112, Siting of ... Hinman 829 1114 Siting of: Funding for local intervenors re ... VanderBurg Value-added strategy re ... Knight 809 1920–21 Electric System Operator, Alberta Siting of: Letters re (SP1071-1072/07: Tabled) ... Eggen See Alberta Electric System Operator 2390 Electric utilities–Regulations Tie line with Montana (500 kV) ... Eggen 45, 1112; Deregulation ... Groeneveld 1654; Knight 815, 1112, Haley 727; Knight 727, 1114, 2252; MacDonald 1586, 1654; MacDonald 812, 814, 815, 816–17, 1266, 2252, 2257; Stelmach 45 1586, 1654, 2384; Mason 1117; Stelmach 1654, 2384 Tie line with Montana (500 kV): Environmental aspects Deregulation: Cessation of ... MacDonald 230; ... Eggen 45; Stelmach 45 Stelmach 230 Tie line with Montana (500 kV): Hearings re ... Eggen Deregulation: Letter to now Premier re (SP67/07: 45; Stelmach 45–46 Tabled) ... MacDonald 131 Electric power lines–Construction Deregulation: Member's statement re ... MacDonald 670 Compensation to landowners re ... Knight 816; Deregulation: PC candidate for Drumheller-Stettler by- MacDonald 816; VanderBurg 1410 election comments re ... MacDonald 1654 Costs of ... Eggen 1112; Knight 814, 815, 1889; Deregulation: PC candidate for Drumheller-Stettler by- MacDonald 812, 816, 1888 election comments re, news article re (SP599/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1658 70 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Electric utilities–Regulations (Continued) Emblems of Alberta Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 27) Deregulation: Premier's pledge to review ... MacDonald (Continued) 670 Committee ... Abbott 655; Chase 654; Goudreau 654; Deregulation: RKS Research and Consulting report on Herard 654; Pannu 654–55 (SP677/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1782 Third Reading ... Goudreau 664; Pastoor 664–65; Electric Utilities Act Renner 664 General remarks ... Knight 816, 1112, 1117–18; Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 20 April, 2007 MacDonald 812 (Outside of House sittings) Electricity blackouts Emblems of Alberta (Franco-Albertan Recognition) See Electric power–Supply, Shortage of (blackouts) Amendment Act, 2007 / Loi modificative de 2007 sur les Electricity meters emblèmes de l'Alberta (reconnaissance du fait franco- Reading of ... Knight 1231; Strang 1230 albertain) (Bill 204) Electricity system First Reading ... Oberle 231 See Electric power system Second Reading ... Abbott 347–48; Agnihotri 579, 583; Electricity transmission regulation Bonko 581, 583; Brown 345; Cao 349–50, 579; See Electric power lines–Regulations, April 11, 2007 Chase 344; Ducharme 348–49, 583; Griffiths 582; regulation: Role of Kellan Fluckiger in Herard 579–80; MacDonald 581–82, 583; Electrification associations Martin 345–46; Mather 347, 581; Oberle 343–44, See Rural electrification associations 582–83; Pannu 580–81, 583; Zwozdesky 346–47 Electrogeneration from coal Emergency debates under Standing Order 30 See Electric power, Coal-produced Holy Cross Long Term Care Centre conditions (not Electronic driving records (Truck drivers) proceeded with) ... Blakeman 51–52; Hancock 52–53; See Truck drivers, Driving records of, electronic Melchin 54; Pannu 53; Speaker, The 54 Electronic health cards Impacts of apartment fire in Fort McMurray (not General remarks ... Backs 2028; Hancock 2029 proceeded with) ... Backs 648; Blakeman 647–48; Electronic health records Renner 648; Speaker, The 648–49 See Medical records, Electronic Parkland teachers' labour dispute (not proceeded with) ... Electronic medical records, Regional Eggen 164–65; Evans 165; Flaherty 165; Speaker, See Regional Shared Information Program The 165–66 (Electronic medical records) Royalty revenues (proceeded with) ... Abbott 1800–02; Electronic processing of traffic tickets Blakeman 1799–1800; Boutilier 1798–99; Brown See Traffic tickets, Electronic processing of 1810–11; Chase 1808–09; Dunford 1809–10; Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides Safety Eggen 1811–12; Evans 1803–04; Hancock Association 1793–94; Hinman 1802–03; Horner 1805–06; Knight See Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides 1796–97; Lukaszuk 1812–13; MacDonald 1797–98; Safety Association Martin 1806–07; Mason 1793, 1795–96; Renner Elinor Lake land sale 1807–08; Speaker, The 1794–95; Taft 1804–05; See Public lands–Elinor Lake area, Sale of Taylor 1810 Elizabeth II Highway Emergency Management Act See Queen Elizabeth II Highway New name for Disaster Services Act ... Prins 468 Elk–Populations Emergency Management Agency, Alberta Impact on crops ... Mitzel 2388; Morton 2388 See Alberta Emergency Management Agency Elk hunting Emergency Management Alberta Role in wildlife management ... Mitzel 2388; Morton [See also under new name Alberta Emergency 2388 Management Agency] Elk hunting–Suffield Block Disaster preparedness planning (Fort McMurray General remarks ... Mitzel 2388; Morton 2388 apartment fire) ... Danyluk 637 Elk Island National Park Flood preparedness planning ... Danyluk 506–07 [See also Parks, National] Funding for ... Blakeman 1147 Day fee increase, impact of ... Eggen 194 Emergency motions under Standing Order 42 Ellerslie elementary school Donation by Beaver waste commission to Premier's Upgrading of ... Agnihotri 2286; Liepert 2286 leadership campaign, referral to Managing Growth EMA Pressures committee ... Blakeman 1659–60; See Emergency Management Alberta Speaker, The 1660; Taft 1659 Email posted on Save My CWB website Referral of Affordable Housing Task Force report to See Save My CWB (Website), Email posted on policy field committee...Hancock 730–31; Martin 698 Emblems of Alberta Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 27) Emergency planning First Reading ... Goudreau 467 Federal involvement ... Danyluk 1150 Second Reading ... Agnihotri 552–53; Blakeman 554; Flood management plans ... Renner 1485 DeLong 553–54; Goudreau 552; Lukaszuk 554–55; Fort McMurray apartment fire ... Danyluk 637–38; McFarland 555 Stelmach 637; Taylor 637 Second Reading: Six month hoist ... Griffiths 582 Fort McMurray apartment fire: Emergency debate re ... Second Reading: Six month hoist, division on 583 Backs 648; Renner 648 2007 Hansard Subject Index 71

Emergency planning (Continued) Employment credentials, Foreign Fort McMurray flooding potential ... Renner 648 See Professional qualifications, Foreign Funding for ... Blakeman 1146–47, 1149; Danyluk Employment department 1150; Pastoor 1151 See Dept. of Human Resources and Employment General remarks ... Blakeman 1149; Danyluk 893, Employment of children 1142, 2179; Elsalhy 1315; Lindsay 1315; Renner See Children–Employment 1232; Rogers 2179; VanderBurg 1231 Employment Pension Plans Act Member's statement re ... Prins 833 Review of ... Oberg 682 Public communications re ... Stelmach 1593 Employment standards Emergency Preparedness Week Agricultural workers, application to ... Chase 294–95; General remarks ... Prins 833 Danyluk 130; Evans 1551; Groeneveld 130; Emergency response team, Environmental MacDonald 130; Martin 1550; Stelmach 294–95 See Alberta support and emergency response team Children working in restaurants ... Evans 260 Emergency response telephone system, Provincial Compassionate leave ... Evans 1174, 1551; Martin See 911 emergency response telephone system, 1552; Miller, B. 1173 Provincial system for Compassionate leave: Letters re (SP235/07: Tabled) ... Emergency response to animal diseases Martin 544–55 See Animal diseases, Emergency response to (Bill 32) Foreign workers, application to ... Cao 1185; Danyluk Emergency services (Hospitals) 124; Evans 20, 408, 691, 1185, 1243, 1551; Miller, B. See Hospitals–Emergency services 408 ,1243 Emergency services (Public health) Inspectors for ... Evans 1168, 1173; Miller, B. 1172 See Public health emergency services Oil sands industries ... Evans 15; Goudreau 15; Mason Emergency shelter workers–Salaries 14–15; Stelmach 14–15 See Wages–Emergency shelter workers Review of ... Evans 2174; Miller, B. 2174 Emergency shelters Employment Standards Code See Womens' shelters Employee termination provisions ... Evans 15 Emergency winter homeless shelter, Calgary Review of (2005), release of ... Evans 196, 1173, 1551, See Foothills Shelter, Calgary 1553, 1690; Martin 1550, 1552; Miller, B. 196, 1173, Emergency winter homeless shelters 1690 See Homeless–Housing, Emergency winter shelters Employment training programs Emission control credits Aboriginal peoples ... Backs 673; Boutilier 673; Federal credits, reinvestment in Alberta ... Eggen 695; Calahasen 1053; Evans 1168; Horner 1053; Martin Johnson 1859; Mason 1123; Renner 695, 1859; 1552; Speech from the Throne 2; Stelmach 327 Stelmach 1076 Funding for ... Speech from the Throne 3 Forestry practices ... Morton 1642; VanderBurg 1642 General remarks ... Calahasen 1053; Evans 571, 1168, General remarks ... Renner 1124, 1413 1170; Horner 1053; Stelmach 537 Purchase of, to achieve intensity targets ... Eggen 695; Enbridge Inc. Renner 23, 695; Stelmach 161 Alberta Clipper pipeline See Alberta Clipper pipeline Emissions, Vehicle Gateway pipeline to west coast, aboriginal opportunities See Vehicle emissions re ... Boutilier 2178; Johnson 2178 Emissions of greenhouse gases Line 4 extension pipeline (Edmonton to Hardisty) ... See Greenhouse gas emissions Hinman 828 Emissions of greenhouse gases, Intensity targets for Encana Corporation See Greenhouse gas emissions, Intensity targets for Donation to Premier's leadership campaign ... Mason industry re 1533 Emissions trading Earnings for first quarter, 2007 ... Mason 1442; Oberg See Emission control credits 1442 EmployAbilities (Nonprofit group) Endangered plant species General remarks ... Lougheed 923 Identification of ... Johnson 932; Morton 932 Employee/employer relations Endangered Species Conservation Committee See Labour relations General remarks ... Morton 932 Employer/employee relations Endangered wildlife species See Labour relations Funding for recovery plans re ... Strang 1409 Employers' Forum on Disability General remarks ... Bonko 1457; Morton 1627 General remarks ... Lougheed 1954 Identification of ... Johnson 932; Morton 932 Employment, Immigration and Industry, Dept. of Impact of energy industry on ... Brown 1400; Knight See Dept. of Employment, Immigration and Industry 1400–01 Employment agencies for foreign worker importation Protection of, letters re (SP510/07: Tabled) ... Chase See Brokers of foreign worker importation 1330 Employment benefits Separate legislation re ... Strang 1409 Prorating of, for part-time employment ... Evans 2174; Endowment fund for postsecondary education Miller, B. 2174 See Access to the Future Fund 72 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Endowment fund for the arts Energy industry–Crown lands See Arts–Finance, Endowment fund for Aboriginal issues re ... Bonko 1461; Boutilier 1462 Endowment fund for the humanities General remarks ... Bonko 1453 See Humanities, Endowment fund for Energy industry–Eastern Slopes area Endowment fund for the social sciences General remarks ... Coutts 191–92; Knight 192; Morton See Social sciences–Research, Endowment funding 192 for Moratorium on, letter re (SP275/07: Tabled) ... Eggen Endowment funds, Public 671 General remarks ... Oberg 1371 Energy industry–Environmental aspects Investment of new royalty revenues into ... Stelmach Clean-up costs re ... Groeneveld 2179; Knight 1114; 1783 Mason 1113; Pastoor 2179 Energy, Department of Expertise in, representation on Royalty Review Panel ... See Dept. of Energy Stelmach 13; Taft 13 Energy, District General remarks ... Bonko 1626–27; Coutts 191–92; See District energy (urban waste heat utilization) Knight 192, 1117; Morton 192; Speech from the Energy Alberta Corporation Throne 4 Nuclear power production in Alberta, proposal for ... Energy industry–Marie Lake area Eggen 2031; Knight 2031 Impact on lake water quality ... Bonko 1187, 1583–84; Nuclear power production in Alberta: Proposal for, letter Ducharme 404, 1584–85; Knight 331, 404, 474, re (SP776/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 2001 1584; Morton 570, 1187, 1583, 1585; Renner Energy and Utilities Board 330–31,473–74, 1187, 1583; Stelmach 404–05, 570, See Alberta Energy and Utilities Board 1584, 1585; Swann 330–31, 473–74, 569–70 Energy Board, National Impact on lake water quality: Letter re (SP212, 240/07: See National Energy Board (Federal) Tabled) ... Swann 502, 564 Energy conservation Energy Innovation Fund Gasoline consumption reduction method re ... Elsalhy General remarks ... Knight 809, 1230; Renner 1378, 1245; Snelgrove 1245 1412 General remarks ... Cao 1232; Knight 809, 810, 1233; Energy Innovation Network (Industry/government Swann 107 research collaboration) Personal initiatives re ... Speech from the Throne 3, 4; General remarks ... Ducharme 48 Swann 636 Energy policy Energy efficiency See Energy strategy General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 4; Swann Energy policy, Integrated 636 See Energy strategy, Integrated (Renewable/ Incentives for ... Renner 1232, 1381; Strang 1230; nonrenewable resource development) Swann 1381 Energy research Member's statement re ... Elsalhy 635 Funding for ... Horner 1319; Knight 809; Oberg 683 Energy industry General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 4 Aboriginal opportunities in ... Backs 673; Boutilier 673 Energy Research Institute, Alberta Activity in protected areas ... Agnihotri 92, 228; See Alberta Energy Research Institute Goudreau 43, 46, 92, 228; Johnston 46; Morton 43; Energy Research Institute, Canadian Stelmach 43; Swann 43 See Canadian Energy Research Institute Developments under lake beds ... Stelmach 570; Swann Energy resources 569–70 Stewardship of, member's statement re ... Miller, B. Future of, member's statement re ... Elsalhy 1720 1781 General remarks ... Cao 1232; Knight 1117, 1233; Energy resources, Alternate/renewable Morton 1625 [See also Biomass as energy source; Geothermal Impact on the landscape ... Eggen 1635; Knight 1635 power; Solar power; Water power; Wind power] Impact on wildlife ... Bonko 1457; Brown 1400; Knight Funding for research re ... Horner 1341, 2177; Tougas 1400–01 2177 Investment in ... Knight 1397 General remarks ... Backs 803, 2291; Blakeman 2165; Major projects by: Public input into ... Eggen 1227; Brown 2140; Eggen 1111, 2032; Hinman 828; Knight 1227 Knight 224, 803, 809, 1112–13, 1230, 1231, 1397, Major projects by: Regional hearings for ... MacDonald 1586, 1633; MacDonald 1631–32; Renner 1632; 1632 Speech from the Throne 4; Stelmach 230; Swann 85, Use of water supplies ... Bonko 1634; Renner 1222 107, 224, 636, 1380–81 Value-adding/upgrading in ... Eggen 1109; Knight 809, Incentives for ... Hinman 828 1110, 1114, 1117, 1227, 1542; Lukaszuk 1542; Member's statement re ... Backs 798 Mason 1113; Speech from the Throne 4; Stelmach 42 Provincial support for (Motion 502: Lukaszuk) ... Chase Value-adding/upgrading in: Funding for ... Horner 1319 217–18; Eggen 216–17; Hinman 213–14; Johnson Value-adding/upgrading in: Impact of projects delays on 217; Knight 215–16; Lukaszuk 212–13, 218; ... Ducharme 193; Knight 193 MacDonald 214–15 Use of forest products for ... Morton 1246 2007 Hansard Subject Index 73

Energy Resources Conservation Board English as a Second Language (Continued) Reconstitution of ... Knight 1117, 1223, 1397, 1767 General remarks ... Evans 1168; Liepert 1211; Reconstitution of: Advertisment for chair of (SP749/07: MacDonald 1177; Pham 1210 Tabled) ... MacDonald 1930 Enhanced ban on feed Reconstitution of: Contract with consultant for advice re See Feed, Enhanced ban on, federal/provincial ... Knight 2027–28, 2066; MacDonald 2027–28, funding re 2066; Stelmach 2027 Enhanced gas recovery methods Energy revenue See Gas recovery methods See Natural resources revenue Enhanced oil recovery methods Energy Solutions Alberta (Website) See Oil recovery methods Geothermal energy in home construction article Enmax Corporation (SP524/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1386 Letter to, re manual reclosing of high voltage circuit Energy strategy breakers (SP538/07: Tabled) ... Miller, B. 1440 Alberta-made strategy: Member's statement re ... Mason Lighting maintenance contract for Deerfoot Trail ... 22 Ouellette 130–31 Alberta-made strategy (Motion 506: Mason) ... Agnihotri Power plant construction, Calgary area ... Haley 727; 863–64; Chase 862–63; Griffiths 859–60; Johnston Knight 727, 814, 1114, 1400; MacDonald 813; 864; Knight 861–62; MacDonald 860–61; Mason Strang 1399 858–59, 864–65; Rogers 863 Wind power contribution to power grid ... Knight 1633 Energy strategy, Integrated (Renewable/ nonrenewable Enterprise services budget (Service Alberta) resource development) See Service Alberta, Enterprise services budget Funding for ... Knight 809–10 Enterprise Universal Incorporated General remarks ... Knight 224, 439, 809–10, 811, 1110, Affordable housing grant to, for Holy Cross Manor ... 1116, 1233; Speech from the Throne 4 Danyluk 225–26, 507–08; Pannu 507–08; Taylor Energy supply–Research 225–26 Funding for ... Knight 809 Affordable housing grant to, for Holy Cross Manor: EnergyINet Repayment of, if project fails ... Danyluk 226, See Energy Innovation Network (Industry/ 295–96; Stelmach 261, 295–96; Taylor 225–26, 261, government research collaboration) 295–96 Enforcement services Affordable housing grant to, for Holy Cross Manor: [See also Fish and wildlife officers; Peace officers; Repayment of, if project fails, response to Police; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Sheriffs] questions re SP272/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 645; Co-ordination of ... Chase 1316–17; Lindsay 1317 Danyluk 645 Enfranchisement of women Environment, Dept. of See Women–Right to vote See Dept. of Environment Engineering, Environmental Environment, Institute for agriculture, forestry and the See Environmental technology (Proposed) Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions See Institute for agriculture, forestry and the Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 39) environment (Proposed) First Reading ... Dunford 1271 Environment, Standing Committee on Resources and Second Reading ... Backs 1528; Chase 1528; Dunford See Committee on Resources and Environment, 1396; Elsalhy 1528–29; Lukaszuk 1396–97; Standing MacDonald 1528; Miller, B. 1527–28 Environment-agri strategy Committee ... Chase 1530 See Agri-environmental strategy Third Reading ... Dunford 1709; Miller, B. 1709–10 Environment and economic development Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 1757 See Economic development and the environment Engineering Research, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Environment and Economy, Institute for Sustainable Science and Energy, See Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and See Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment Engineering Research and Economy (U of C) Engineering Technology Professionals, Alberta Society Environment Week of Member's statement re ... Strang 1581 See Alberta Society of Engineering Technology Environmental Appeal Board Professionals Strathmore wastewaster discharge into Bow River, Engineers' association temporary permit for ... DeLong 194; Renner See Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists 194–95 ,1380 and Geophysicists of Alberta Water licence for Balzac racing entertainment complex English as a Second Language ... Doerksen 90; Renner 87, 90, 2105; Stelmach 87, Calgary Catholic programs for ... Flaherty 1200 123; Swann 2105 Extension to private schools, funding for ... Flaherty Environmental disasters, management of 1258; Liepert 1249, 1256, 1257, 1354 See Alberta support and emergency response team Funding for ... Evans 1549, 2323; Flaherty 1258; Environmental education Liepert 874, 1249, 1259 See Environmental protection, Public information re 74 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Environmental emergencies Environmental protection (Continued) See Emergency planning Monitoring of ... Eggen 1119; Renner 1120 Environmental emergency planning Partnerships re (intergovernmental/ aboriginal), funding Response team re See Alberta support and emergency for ... Renner 1378; Swann 1377 response team Provision for, under land-use framework ... Bonko 1634; Environmental engineering Renner 1634 See Environmental technology Public information re ... Eggen 1227; Renner 766, Environmental enhancement and protection fund 1120–21, 1379; Zwozdesky 766 See Environmental Protection and Enhancement Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act Fund Review of Industrial Heartland developments under ... Environmental health award Blakeman 1224 See Lac La Biche Watershed Steering Committee, Review of North Saskatchewan River water withdrawal Environmental health award application under ... Renner 600 Environmental health impact assessments Environmental Protection and Enhancement See Health impact assessments of industrial Amendment Act, 2006 (Bill 29, 2006) development General remarks ... Swann 1382, 1650, 1762 Environmental impact assessments Environmental Protection and Enhancement Balzac racing entertainment complex water (Conservation and Reclamation) Amendment Act, 2007 requirements, studies/reports on (M8/07: Response (Bill 205) tabled as SP685/07) ... Chase 1661; Clerk, The First Reading ... Strang 290 1790; Renner 1661, 1790; Swann 1661 Second Reading ... Abbott 586–87; Agnihotri 587; Biodiversity monitoring project assistance with ... Bonko 588, 711; Brown 711–12; Cao 707–08; Chase Morton 1390; Strang 1390 708–09, 853; Coutts 852; Ducharme 852–53; Cumulative assessments ... Bonko 1455; Calahasen Eggen 851–52; Graydon 709–10; Martin 587–88; 2141; Eggen 1225, 1226; Lukaszuk 1995; Renner Mather 712; Prins 851; Renner 710–11; Rogers 293–94,695, 1118, 1219, 1223–24, 1225, 1378, 712–13, 850–51; Strang 853; Swann 585–86, 853; 1379, 1411, 1634,1995, 2102, 2141, 2175, 2285; VanderBurg 584–85 Stelmach 2102, 2381; Swann 289, 293–94, 535, Second reading: Hoist amendment ... Ducharme 853 1218, 1222, 1378–79, 2026; Taft 2102, 2381 General remarks ... Renner 1232; Strang 1230 Cumulative assessments: Bitumen upgraders in Environmental Protection and Enhancement Fund Industrial Heartland area See Industrial General remarks ... Morton 1454 development–Industrial Heartland area, Environmental Protection Commission Cumulativeimpact assessment of Report on Lake Wabamun train derailment ... Blakeman Cumulative assessments: Funding for ... Renner 1378, 1149 1380, 1411; Swann 1380 Environmental Protection Security Fund Energy industry development in Marie Lake area ... Annual report, 2006-07 (SP686/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Bonko 1187, 1583; Morton 1583; Renner 1187, The 1790; Renner 1790 1583 Environmental research Energy industry development in Marie Lake area: General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 4 Petition presented re ... Bonko 1583, 1590, 1684; Environmental Science Building, University of Stelmach 1585 Lethbridge General remarks ... Renner 1378 See University of Lethbridge, Water and Oil sands projects ... Knight 1114; Morton 1452, 1456; Environmental Science Building Renner 1118, 2102; Stelmach 2102; Taft 2102 Environmental sustainability Ryley landfill project ... Stelmach 1239; Swann 1239 See Economic development and the environment Sherritt coal mine/coal gasification project ... Renner Environmental sustainability of agriculture 130 See Agriculture–Environmental aspects Environmental impact of Petro-Canada refinery fire Environmental SWAT team See Petro-Canada, Refinery fire, , See Alberta support and emergency response team environmental impact Environmental technology Environmental law General remarks ... Cao 1232; DeLong 2387; Renner Strengthening of ... Renner 766; Zwozdesky 766 1124, 1233, 1859, 2387 Environmental policy–Alberta Environmentally friendly automobiles See Alberta–Environmental policy Incentives for ... Renner 1232; Strang 1230 Environmental protection Use in government vehicle fleet ... Elsalhy 2218; Expertise in, representation on Royalty Review Panel ... Renner 2218 Stelmach 13; Taft 13 EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts Funding for ... Bonko 140 Provincial funding for ... Blakeman 1470; Goudreau General remarks ... Bonko 1634; Knight 224; 1471 Renner 224, 766, 1119; Speech from the Throne 2, 3; EPCOR Group of Companies Swann 85, 224; Zwozdesky 766 Joint Genesee 3 power plant with TransAlta Utilities ... Initiatives re, funding for ... Knight 809 Knight 1230, 2285 Member's statement re ... Chase 466–67; Strang 1581 2007 Hansard Subject Index 75

EPCOR Group of Companies (Continued) Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures) Joint Keephills 3 power plant with TransAlta Utilities ... (Continued) Knight 1230, 2285 Main and Legislative Offices estimates 2007-08 referred Power, water and waste-water plants for Dodds-Round to Committee of Supply (Motion 16: Snelgrove) ... Hill coal gasification project ... Johnson 2285; Knight Snelgrove 681 2285; Renner 2285 Main and Legislative Offices estimates 2007-08 Epidemic response services transmitted to Assembly (SP284-285/07: Tabled) ... [See also Public health emergency services] Snelgrove 681; Speaker, The 681 General remarks ... Blakeman 1149; Danyluk 1142 Procedural changes re (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock Legislation re (Bill 14) ... Jablonski 50 607 Equalization payments Supplementary estimates 2006-07 (No. 2) considered for Exclusion of nonrenewable resources from ... Boutilier one day (Motion 6: Snelgrove) ... Snelgrove 27 43; Hinman 158–59; Lukaszuk 43; Miller, R. 47–48, Supplementary estimates 2006-07 (No. 2) referred to 162; Morton 48, 162; Oberg 44, 47–48, 162; Committee of Supply (Motion 5: Snelgrove) ... Stelmach 43, 158–59 Snelgrove 27 Exclusion of nonrenewable resources from: Letter from Supplementary estimates 2006-07 (No. 2) transmitted to Prime Minister re (SP51/07: Tabled) ... Boutilier 51; Assembly (SP48/07: Tabled) ... Snelgrove 26; Danyluk 51 Speaker, The 26 General remarks ... Stelmach 1051 Supplementary estimates 2007-08 considered for one O'Brien report on ... Oberg 44, 47 day (Motion 33: Snelgrove) ... Snelgrove 2109 Sunset clause for ... Hinman 159; Stelmach 159 Supplementary estimates 2007-08 referred to Committee Equalized Assessment Panel, Alberta of Supply (Motion 32: Snelgrove) ... Snelgrove 2109 See Alberta Equalized Assessment Panel Supplementary estimates 2007-08 transmitted to Equine industry Assembly (SP907/07: Tabled) ... Deputy Speaker [See also Horse breeding] 2108; Oberg 2108–09; Snelgrove 2108–09 General remarks ... Backs 1608 Ethane Training programs for ... Backs 1211; Liepert 1209 Extraction of, from throughput of pipelines ... Knight Equipment, Farm 811, 1116, 1644; MacDonald 811; Mason 1114, 1115 See Farm implements Ethane–Royalties Ernest Manning high school, Calgary Reductions in ... Knight 811–12; MacDonald 810–11 Roof repairs ... Chase 1825; Flaherty 568–69; Liepert Ethanol 568–69; Ouellette 1825 Producer credits for ... Knight 809 Ernst & Young Ethanol-fuelled automobiles Review of Alberta lottery retailers' winnings ... Elsalhy See Environmentally friendly automobiles 1483, 1540; Lindsay 1483, 1540 Ethanol in fuels Erosion, Water-related–Control General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 4 See Water-related erosion–Control Ethical investments by Alberta Heritage Savings Trust ESL Fund See English as a Second Language See Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Ethical ESO investments by See Edmonton Symphony Orchestra Ethics, Political Esquao Awards See Political ethics Member's statement re ... Calahasen 923–24 Ethics Commissioner Essential service designation (Ambulance operators) Annual report, 2005-06 (SP11/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, See Ambulance service, Designation as essential The 25 service Annual report, 2006-07 (SP682/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures) The 1790 Main estimates for individual departments are listed Ballot irregularities during 2004 provincial election under the department name. Procedural aspects are reported to ... Agnihotri 1600; Stelmach 1606 listed below. Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 134–35 Department designated by ND opposition, minister's Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 nonappearance at meeting for ... Mason 765; Lobbyist registry administration ... Stelmach 5 Stelmach 765 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Interim estimates (Main, Legisl. Offices and Lottery Main estimates 2007-08: Tabled (SP284/07) ... Fund) 2007-08 considered for two days (Motion 11: Snelgrove 681 Snelgrove) ... Snelgrove 95 Members' leadership campaign contributions, review of Interim estimates (Main, Legisl. Offices and Lottery ... Speaker, The 14 Fund) 2007-08 referred to Committee of Supply Report on allegations involving the Member for Calgary- (Motion 10: Snelgrove) ... Snelgrove 95 Buffalo (SP13/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The 26 Interim estimates (Main, Legisl. Offices and Lottery Report on allegations involving the Member for Calgary- Fund) 2007-08 transmitted to Assembly (SP63/07: Montrose (SP12/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The 25–26 Tabled) ... Snelgrove 95; Speaker, The 95 Report on allegations involving the Premier, and Ministers of Finance, and Health and Wellness ... Pannu 1136; Snelgrove 1136 76 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Ethics Commissioner (Continued) Exports Report on allegations involving the Premier, and General remarks ... Boutilier 1427, 1458 Ministers of Finance, and Health and Wellness Extended care facilities (SP421/07:Tabled) ... Speaker, The 1073–74, 1136 See Continuing/extended care facilities Reports of, referred to Legislative Offices committee Review of (1999) See Long-Term Care Review (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock 608 Advisory Committee (1999) Evening sittings Extended care residents See under Legislative Assembly of Alberta See Continuing/extended care facilities residents Eviction prevention fund Exxon Mobil Corporation See Homeless and eviction prevention fund Bitumen pipeline, Alberta to Houston ... Mason 1584; Examination of students Stelmach 1584 See Student testing Workplace safety program ... Evans 1173 Excellence in Teaching Awards Fabrication shop, Tofield 2007 awards winners, member's statement re ... Ady 399 See Steel fabrication plant, Tofield Award given to Don Steenwinkel, member's statement re Factory farms ... Rogers 1073 See Livestock industry, Intensive Edmonton-Rutherford constituency winners, member's Factory farms–Environmental aspects statement re ... Miller, R. 1129 See Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental General remarks ... Liepert 2031 aspects Program from ceremony re (SP329/07: Tabled) ... Faculty, University Miller, R. 771 See University teachers Program from ceremony re (SP422/07: Tabled) ... Faculty/student ratio Liepert 1074 See Class size (Universities) Exchanges, Student Fair Trading Act See Student exchanges Application to foreign worker importation brokers ... Executive Council Evans 1185, 1333, 1337; Snelgrove 20 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP24/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Fairs 26; Stelmach 26 Funding for ... Doerksen 806; Goudreau 806, 1422, Annual report, 2006-07 (SP801/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, 1466; Groeneveld 806 The 2002; Stelmach 2002 Fairview Health Complex Budget ... Stelmach 1592, 1593; Taft 1593 Roof repair funding ... Snelgrove 2150 Cash held as assets by ... Miller, R. 1597 Fall session timetable, 2007 Corporate communications division ... Stelmach 1592, See Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Fall session 1594; Taft 1593, 1595 timetable, 2007 Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Falun Gong–China Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Agnihotri 1600–01, Alberta actions re (Q29/06: Response tabled as 1605–06; Backs 1608; Elsalhy 1598–99; Haley SP236/07) ... Boutilier 545; Clerk, The 545 1604–05; Martin 1601–04; Miller, R. 1597–98, 1604; Harvesting organs from, member's statement re ... Rodney 1604; Stelmach 1592–1600, 1602–09; Taft Agnihotri 48–49 1593–1597; Webber 1607 Family and Community Support Services Association Main estimates 2007-08: Division on 1645 Member's statement re ... Mather 1532–33 Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Family and community support services program Policy co-ordination office ... Stelmach 1592, 1593 Funding for ... Haley 903; Tarchuk 820, 827, 1577 Role of ... Stelmach 1592 General remarks ... Mather 176, 823, 1720; Tarchuk Salaries ... Stelmach 1597; Taft 1597 824, 1200 Staffing ... Taft 1593 Out-of-school care program funding ... Mather 1199; Strategic communications office ... Eggen 2154, Tarchuk 161, 226, 822, 1200–01, 1334 2155–56; Snelgrove 2155–56; Stelmach 1592, 1594; Review of ... Mather 822, 823, 1334; Tarchuk 822, Taft 1593, 1594–95 824, 1200, 1334, 1577 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Eggen Seniors' centres funding ... Melchin 2215; VanderBurg 2154–56; Snelgrove 2155–56 2215 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 Special needs education funding ... Liepert 1194 Exemptions from taxation Family and social services department See Tax exemptions See Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Exercise facility fees, elimination of Family Court Task Force, Unified See Physical fitness–Teaching, Elimination of facility See Unified Family Court Task Force fees re Family courts Exhibitions General remarks ... Stevens 1855 See Fairs Implementation of (Motion 511: Chase) ... Bonko 1915; Expander Energy Inc. Calahasen 1916; Chase 1911–12, 1917; Eggen Wood debris conversion to hydrogen fuel ... Horner 295 1915–16; Griffiths 1916–17; Miller, B. 1916; Webber Export highway 1915 See North-south trade corridor 2007 Hansard Subject Index 77

Family courts (Continued) Farm Implement Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 29) Implementation of (Motion 511 amendment) ... Johnston (Continued) 1912–13; Mather 1913–14; Miller, B. 1914–15 Second Reading ... Abbott 1396, 1527; Backs 1526; Teacher's letter re (SP572/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1534 Chase 1526–27; Eggen 1526; MacDonald 1525–26 Family day homes Committee ... Abbott 1529; Chase 1529 See Daycare in private homes Third Reading ... Abbott 1710; MacDonald 1710 Family farm Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 1757 General remarks ... Eggen 114 Responses to questions re (SP598/07: Tabled) ... Abbott Family law 1658 General remarks ... Stevens 1434 Farm implements Family medicine network, Rural Leasing of, legislation re (Bill 29) ... Abbott 468 See Rural family medicine network Farm input costs Family member child care General remarks ... Groeneveld 1266 See Daycare in family members' homes Farm produce–Export Family physicians General remarks ... Groeneveld 1261, 1417 General remarks ... Hancock 777; Pastoor 777 Farm produce–Processing Incentives to ... Blakeman 777 See Food industry and trade Signing bonus for ... Blakeman 1691; Hancock 1691 Farm recovery program, Alberta Family physicians–Supply See Alberta farm recovery program General remarks ... Hancock 776; Martin 882 Farm safety Family services authorities General remarks ... Groeneveld 1265, 1419–20 See Child and family services authorities Member's statement re ... Prins 120; Rodney 1683–84 Family shelters Standards for ... Swann 1767 See Women's shelters Farm Safety Week, Alberta Family shelters–Finance See Alberta Farm Safety Week See Women's shelters–Finance Farm Water Program, Canada-Alberta Family Support for Children with Disabilities Act See Canada-Alberta Farm Water Program Amendment of (Bill 57) ... Stevens 2329 Farm worker day Family supports for children with disabilities Letter re (SP627/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 1694 See Disabled children, Government programs for Letter re (SP651/07: Tabled) ... Swann 1767 Family violence Farm workers See Domestic violence See Agricultural workers Family violence–Legal aspects Farmers See Domestic violence–Legal aspects Capital gains tax exemption for See Capital gains tax, Family Violence and Bullying Initiative, Prevention of Exemption for small business and farmers See Prevention of Family Violence and Bullying Impact of interprovincial trade agreement (TILMA) on Initiative ... Martin 330, 360; Stelmach 330 Family Violence Prevention Month Representation on Royalty Review Panel ... Stelmach General remarks ... Jablonski 1780 12–13; Taft 12–13 Proclamation of, program from (SP706/07: Tabled) ... Farmers' Advocate Backs 1818 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP429/07: Tabled) ... Famine/genocide, Ukrainian, 1932-33 Groeneveld 1074 See Ukrainian famine/genocide, 1932-33 General remarks ... Groeneveld 1929, 2179 Famous Five statue, Ottawa Reduced funding for ... MacDonald 1266 Model of, for Legislature rotunda, member's statement re Seismic activity compensation claims, resolution of ... Mather 2060 disputes re ... Morton 505 Farm, Family Farming See Family farm See Agriculture; Family farm Farm debt Farmland Member's statement re ... MacDonald 399 See Agricultural land Farm electricity costs Farms See Electric power–Prices, Increases in, to farmers Number of ... Groeneveld 1265–66 Farm fatalities FASD Death of Kevan Chandler, letter re (SP650/07: Tabled) See Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder ... Swann 1767 Fatal Accidents Act Farm fuel benefit program Section 8, review of (SP742/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The See Alberta farm fuel benefit program 1897; Stevens 1897 Farm Fuel Distribution Allowance Fatalities, Work-related [See also Alberta farm fuel benefit program] General remarks ... Evans 603, 1174; Miller, B. 603, General remarks ... MacDonald 1262, 1264 1172 Farm Implement Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 29) Fatalities, Farm First Reading ... Abbott 468 See Farm fatalities 78 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Fatality inquiries Female MLAs elected Alzheimer's patient's death, Bethany care centre ... See Members of the Legislative Assembly, First Hancock 892 female MLAs elected, 90th anniversary of, Foster children's deaths ... Tarchuk 2283 ministerial statement re Stephanie Butler murder ... Elsalhy 472; Stevens 472 Fences, Snow Vince Motta case ... Hancock 689; Taft 688–89 See Snow fencing/ridging on highways Fathers Ferintosh (Village) Member's statement re ... Doerksen 1754–55 Receipt of water from Bashaw (Bill 33) ... Prins 697 Favouritism, Political Festivals, Arts See Political influence See Arts festival, Provincial FCM National Conference Festivals, Music See Federation of Canadian Municipalities National See Music festivals Conference Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder FCSS Services to adults with ... Melchin 1727–28; Pastoor See Family and community support services program 1727–28; Tarchuk 1728 fDi (Magazine) Services to children with ... Mather 1196; Melchin See Foreign Direct Investment (Magazine) 1192; Tarchuk 820, 826, 1196 Federal elections Fetal echocardiography telehealth outreach program See Elections, Federal See Stollery Children's Hospital, Echocardiography Federal/provincial fiscal relations telehealth outreach program, member's statement General remarks ... Mason 1076; Stelmach 1076 Fibre killed by pine beetles, utilization of Per capita funding formula for, member's statement re ... See Timber killed by pine beetles, Utilization of Cao 120 Fibre roadmap Federal/provincial relations See Agricultural value-added production; Timber, General remarks ... Boutilier 1426 Value-added processing re Federal/Provincial/Terrritorial Working Group of Fiddler, Doreen Community Safety and Crime Prevention See Rent control, Rent increases, Doreen Fiddler case A Portrait of Sustainable Crime Prevention (study) ... Field Crop Development Centre, Lacombe Elsalhy 1314 Barley research programs ... Groeneveld 729–30; Federation of Canadian Municipalities Johnson 729 General remarks ... Boutilier 1486; DeLong 1486 Film and television awards Legitimacy of municipal government level, discussions See Alberta film and television awards re ... Pastoor 1148 Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta Federation of Canadian Municipalities National Calendar brochure (SP787/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 2001 Conference Film development grant program Member's statement re ... Cao 1613 Increase in funding for ... Agnihotri 1468; Goudreau Federation of Independent Business 1425–26, 1468, 1469–70; Haley 1425; Zwozdesky 723 See Canadian Federation of Independent Business Film industry Federation of Labour, Alberta Funding for ... Agnihotri 1468, 1725, 2383; Goudreau See Alberta Federation of Labour 1425–25, 1468, 1469–70, 1471, 1725, 2383 Fedoration, Ms Sarah (Teacher) General remarks ... Blakeman 1470; Haley 1425; Member's statement re ... Miller, R. 1129 Zwozdesky 722 Feed Member's statement re ... DeLong 1815 Enhanced ban on, federal/provincial funding re ... Tax incentives for ... Agnihotri 2383; Goudreau 2383 Groeneveld 93, 1262, 1421, 1617; Lund 1617; Prins Films, Alberta made 93 Distribution across Alberta ... Pastoor 1238 Feeder Associations Guarantee Act Films, Canadian Section 2 continuation (loan guarantees) (Motion 20: Increased exposure for, letter re (SP1037/07: Tabled) ... Groeneveld) ... Blakeman 1140–41; Groeneveld Blakeman 2329 1140–41; MacDonald 1140 Finance, Dept. of Section 2 continuation (loan guarantees) (Motion 20: See Dept. of Finance Groeneveld): Responses to questions during Financial aid, Student debate (SP495/07: Tabled) ... Groeneveld 1330 See Student financial aid Feedlots Financial contributions to charitable organizations CAIS reference margin initiative, eligibility for ... See Donating to charitable organizations Groeneveld 437; VanderBurg 437 Financial institutions Waste discharge from ... Morton 1655; Swann 1655 Impact of TILMA agreement on ... Miller, R. 1376; Fees, User Oberg 1376 See Education–Finance, User fees; Off-highway Incentives for ... Miller, R. 1376; Oberg 1376 vehicles, Trails for, fees re; Postsecondary Financial investment and planning commission educational institutions–Fees; Surface rights–Fees (Proposed) General remarks ... Oberg 682, 1371, 1373, 1375, 1442; Stelmach 2103 2007 Hansard Subject Index 79

Financial investment and planning commission First Nations children–Education (Proposed) (Continued) See Aboriginal children–Education Heritage Fund use for venture capital funding, First Nations diabetes treatment consideration of ... Oberg 2384 See Diabetes–Treatment, Aboriginal programs re Financial management–Alberta First Nations economic development See Alberta–Economic policy See Aboriginal economic development Financial Management and Administrative Services First Nations' gaming policy (LAO) See Gambling–Aboriginal reserves Liberal caucus radio ads re environmental laws: Memo First Nations gang-related crime–Hobbema approving expenditures re (SP616/07: Tabled) ... See Gang-related crime, Aboriginal–Hobbema Blakeman 1693, 1694; Speaker, The 1695 reserve Financial management and planning department First Nations health care See Dept. of Finance See Aboriginal peoples–Health care Financial services sector First Nations labour force development See Financial institutions See Aboriginal workforce action plan Fines (TILMA trade agreement violations) First Nations land-use studies Legislation re (Bill 38) ... Blakeman 1463; Boutilier See Traditional land-use studies (First Nations lands) 1459, 1463 First Nations long-term care staff Fines (Traffic violations) See Continuing/extended care facilities–Employees, Revenue from, transferred to municipalities ... Lindsay Aboriginal staffing 1311, 1538, 2033 First Nations mental health Service charges for payment of ... Miller, R. 438–39; See Mental health services–Aboriginal peoples Snelgrove 438–39 First Nations police services Fire in Fort McMurray apartment building See Aboriginal police services See Apartment fire, Fort McMurray First Nations quality of life Fire Services Advisory Committee See Quality of life, Aboriginal peoples Legal actions against firefighters, study of ... Danyluk First Nations reserves 604 See Aboriginal reserves Firefighters First Nations role models General remarks ... Johnson 724 See Aboriginal role models Firefighters, Forest First Nations self-government See Forest firefighters See Aboriginal peoples–Self-government; Métis Firefighters, Volunteer settlements, Self-reliance of See Volunteer firefighters First Nations student dropouts Firefighters/fire departments See School dropouts, Aboriginal students Legal actions against, by insurance companies ... First Nations students testing Danyluk 604; Lukaszuk 604; Miller, R. 1373; Oberg See Student testing, Achievement tests: Aboriginal 1374 students Fires, Forest First responder radio communications system See Forest fires See Radio communications system (first responder FireSmart program (Forest fire prevention) system) General remarks ... Morton 1541 Fiscal policy, Provincial Indication of advantages of forest fires ... Bonko 677; See Alberta–Economic policy Morton 677 Fiscal Responsibility Act Firewall issues (Federal/provincial relations) Amendment to allow public debt ... Stelmach 2381; Taft General remarks ... Boutilier 674, 675; Elsalhy 675; 2381 Morton 602; Taylor 673–74 Limit on resource revenue transfer to general revenue ... First-contract certification legislation, member's Hancock 1893 statement re Fiscal sustainability fund See Collective bargaining, First-contract certification See Alberta Sustainability Fund legislation, member's statement re Fiscal Terms Report for Alberta Energy (Wood First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Showcase Mackenzie) Information package re (SP207/07: Tabled) ... Taft 502 See Wood Mackenzie, Study of Alberta royalty Organization of ... Liepert 503; Stelmach 503; Taft 503 regime First Nations apprenticeship training Fish, Winterkill of See Apprenticeship training, Aboriginal people See Winterkill of fish First Nations businesses Fish and wildlife officers See Aboriginal businesses Adequate funding for ... VanderBurg 1410–11 First Nations child prostitutes Enforcement of off-road vehicle use on public lands ... See Prostitutes, Juvenile, Aboriginal children Morton 1454 First Nations children General remarks ... Chase 141 See Aboriginal children Increase in numbers of, in provincial parks ... Goudreau 1422, 1425, 1466 Numbers of ... Chase 1317; Oberle 1407–08 80 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Fish conservation Floods–Control Impact of Métis hunting/fishing rights on ... Brown 366; Funding for ... Oberg 684 Morton 366 Floods–Fort McMurray Fish Creek Provincial Park Emergency planning for ... Renner 648 [See also Parks, Provincial] Floods–Northern Alberta User fees for ... Forsyth 91; Goudreau 91 General remarks ... Danyluk 506–07; Oberle 441, Fish management 506–07; Renner 441 General remarks ... Strang 1409 Floods–Pine beetle affected areas Fish management–Pigeon Lake General remarks ... Morton 264; Oberle 263–64 General remarks ... Abbott 765; Morton 765 Flow-through shares Fish populations–Bow River See Tax incentives, Flow-through shares Decrease in ... DeLong 2253; Morton 2253 Flu shots Fish stocking–Bow River See under Immunization General remarks ... DeLong 2253; Morton 2253 Fluckiger, Mr. Kellan Fisheries, Commercial See Dept. of Energy, Electricity branch director's Reduction in, compensation program re ... Bonko 1455; (Kellan Fluckiger) letter to EUB re AltaLink Morton 1456 transmission line application; Dept. of Energy, Fisheries and Oceans (Federal), Dept. of Electricity branch director's (Kellan Fluckiger) See Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans (Federal) payments from Mana Energy (SP859-860/07: Fisheries department Tabled); Electric power lines–Regulations, April See Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development 11, 2007 regulation: Role of Kellan Fluckiger in Fisheries revitalization program Flue gas emissions (Coal-fired power plants) General remarks ... Oberle 1408 Capture and reuse of ... Renner 1412; VanderBurg 1412 Fishing, Industrial FLUZ See Fisheries, Commercial See Forest land use zones (Recreational access plans) Fishing, Salvage FMAs See Salvage fishing See Forest management agreements Fishing, Sport FOIP Act Tradition re (Motion 515: Mitzel) ... Bonko 2344–45; See Freedom of Information and Protection of Brown 2345; Cenaiko 2349–50; Chase 2345–46, Privacy Act 2346–47; Elsalhy 2350–51; Forsyth 2347; Jablonski Folklife Festival, Washington, D.C., Alberta exhibit at 2347; Lund 2346, 2350; Miller, R. 2347–48; Mitzel See Alberta at the Smithsonian (Exhibit) 2344, 2351; Morton 2348–49; Snelgrove 2346 FOMP Fishing derbies See Forest operations monitoring program (FOMP) Impact on fish populations ... Bonko 1455; Morton Food–Prices 1456 Impact of biofuel industry on ... Knight 1641 Fixed election dates Food, Dept. of Agriculture and See Elections, Federal, Fixed dates for; Elections, See Dept. of Agriculture and Food Provincial, Fixed dates for Food and Agricultural Sciences Alberta, Institute for Fixed sitting dates for the Legislative Assembly of See Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences Alberta Alberta See Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Sitting calendar; Food and Rural Development department Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Standing Orders See Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural re procedure in: Amendments to (Motions 12 and Development 15 re) Food assistance rates Fjeldheim, Mr. Brian See Income Support program, Food assistance rates See Chief Electoral Officer Food Bank, Edmonton's Flagging system for repeat offenders See Edmonton's Food Bank See Repeat offenders, Flagging system re Food Bank, Kainai Flagstaff county ambulance operators dispute See Kainai Food Bank, Standoff, Alberta See Collective bargaining–Flagstaff ambulance Food bank, Lethbridge operators See Interfaith Food Bank, Lethbridge Flaring of natural gas Food Bank Association, Coaldale Community Reduction of ... Knight 1398 See Coaldale Community Food Bank Association Floods Food Bank Network Association, Alberta Preparedness for ... Danyluk 506–07; Forsyth 1485; See Alberta Food Bank Network Association Oberle 440–41, 506–07; Renner 440–41, 1485 Food banks Preparedness for, federal/provincial co-operation re ... General remarks ... Abbott 1532 Danyluk 1150 Impact of rent increases on usage of ... Agnihotri 1336; Risk mapping re ... Renner 440 Danyluk 1336; Mason 1388; Stelmach 1388 Floods–Central/southern Alberta Food chain traceability programs Disaster relief re ... Amery 1653–54; Blakeman 2166; [See also Food safety] Danyluk 1654 Funding for ... Groeneveld 1262, 1421 2007 Hansard Subject Index 81

Food chain traceability programs (Continued) Foreign workers, Temporary (Continued) General remarks ... Groeneveld 1262, 1927; Mitzel Letter re (SP136/07: Tabled) ... Martin 298 1420; Strang 1421 Letter re (SP227/07: Tabled) ... Backs 536 Food establishments Member's statement re ... Eggen 1073 See Restaurants Recruitment practices re See Brokers of foreign Food handler health issues worker importation See Restaurants–Inspections, Food safety/food Reduction in number of (Motion 509: Agnihotri) ... handler health issues Abbott 1507; Agnihotri 1504–05, 1510–11; Cao Food industry and trade 1509; Chase 1506; DeLong 1510; Mather 1508; General remarks ... Rogers 1180 Miller, B. 1505–06; Pannu 1509–10; Pham 1508–09; Impact of biofuels industry on ... Haley 1640; Knight Renner 1506; Rodney 1506–07 1641 Replacement of trade union members ... Evans 692, Food insecurity 1243; Martin 1552–53; Mason 14, 22; Miller, B. See Hunger 692, 1243; Stelmach 14–15 Food Inspection Agency, Canadian Replacement of trade union members, letter re See Canadian Food Inspection Agency (SP193/07: Tabled) ... Mason 444 Food production For steel manufacturing facility, Tofield ... Backs See Agriculture 1051–52; Evans 1051–52,1054; MacDonald 879,1054 Food safety Treatment of: Armando Garcia case ... Danyluk 124, [See also Food chain traceability programs] 130; MacDonald 130,131; Miller, B. 124; E coli in beef ... Groeneveld 1821; Marz 1821 Snelgrove 124 General remarks ... Groeneveld 2065; Mason 2065; Treatment of: Armando Garcia case, employment Stelmach 2065 contract of (SP69/07: Tabled) ... Miller, B. 131 Impact of food handler health on ... Cao 1244; Hancock Treatment/safety of ... Backs 2322–23; Bonko 1445; 1244 Danyluk 130; Evans 20, 408, 1079–80, 1243, 1333, Food sales in schools 1337-38, 1387–88, 1445, 1551, 1963–64, 2284, Ban on junk food ... Flaherty 2254; Liepert 2254 2322–23; Groeneveld 130; Lukaszuk 20; MacDonald Food traceability programs 130, 1387–88; Mason 1333; Miller, B. 124, 408, See Food chain traceability programs 1079–80, 1243, 1337–38, 1963–64, 2283–84; Foot patrols Snelgrove 20, 124, 1964, 2284; Stelmach 1333, 2323 See Police, Neighbourhood patrols Treatment/safety of, news article re (SP1041/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2329 Cancer treatment services ... Brown 917 Work visas for, applicability of Charter of Rights to ... Expansion of ... Hancock 689, 782; Taylor 782 MacDonald 1176 Operating room capacity increase ... Brown 917 Work visas for, denied ... Evans 1388; MacDonald Foothills Shelter, Calgary 1388 Opening of ... Fritz 2032; Taylor 2064 Workplace safety issues re ... Evans 691–92; Miller, B. Footner Forest Products Ltd. 691–92 High Level mill closure ... Abbott 2324; Evans 2324; Foreign workers, Temporary–Housing Morton 2324 General remarks ... Pastoor 1151 Foreign Direct Investment (Magazine) Foreign workers, Temporary–Taxation Cities of the Future awards, given to Edmonton ... General remarks ... Backs 1241; Oberg 1241 Lukaszuk 1072 Forest and Prairie Protection Act Foreign employment credentials Amendment of ... Stevens 1658 See Professional qualifications, Foreign Forest conservation Foreign investments General remarks ... Morton 927, 1392, 1451; Strang See Investments, Foreign 927 Foreign offices, Albertan Forest firefighters See Alberta Government Offices Loan to other provinces ... Bonko 1454; Mitzel 1541; Foreign students Morton 1456, 1541 See Students, Foreign (Postsecondary) Forest fires Foreign trade Advantages/disadvantages of ... Bonko 602, 677; See International trade Morton 602, 677, 927, 2143 Foreign workers, Temporary As pine bark beetle control measure ... Bonko 601, 677, Agricultural jobs for ... Danyluk 130; Groeneveld 130; 1457; Morton 602, 677–78, 927 MacDonald 130 Burnt out areas from, reforestation of See Reforestation Death of, on the job ... Backs 2322; Bonko 1445; Evans on burnt-out areas 691, 1445, 2322; Mason 687; Miller, B. 687, 691,1080 Phone reporting line re ... Morton 1541 General remarks ... Bonko 1444–45, 1461; Boutilier Forest fires–Control 1427, 1461–62; Cao 1079; Evans 363, 1079, 1080, Funding for ... Bonko 1452, 2153; Morton 1407, 1408, 1168,1176, 1445, 1549, 1553, 1690; Horner 1349; 1451, 1454, 2153; Oberg 684; Oberle 1407; MacDonald 1176–77, 2163; Martin 1348; Miller, B. Snelgrove 2162 1174 82 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Forest fires–Control (Continued) Forestry and the environment institute Funding for, Auditor General's comments re ... Morton See Institute for agriculture, forestry and the 1408, 1454 environment (Proposed) General remarks ... Mitzel 1541; Morton 1541 Forestry competitiveness paper Forest fires–Crowsnest Pass area General remarks ... Morton 262 Lost Creek fire, 2004 ... Morton 677 Forestry department Forest fires–Eastern Slopes See Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development General remarks ... Morton 677 Forestry land use zones (Recreational access plans) Forest fires–Fort McMurray area See Forest land use zones (Recreational access plans) General remarks ... Mitzel 1541; Morton 1541 Forestry research Forest fires–Kananaskis Country Funding for ... Oberg 683 Pine bark beetle control method ... Bonko 677; Morton General remarks ... Horner 475; Morton 476; Speech 677–78 from the Throne 4 Forest fires–Prevention Forestry Research Institute Contribution to forest vulnerability ... Morton 262 See Alberta Forestry Research Institute Forest harvesting Forestry sustainability committee, Alberta See Logging See Alberta forestry sustainability committee Forest industries Fort Air Partnership Competitiveness/sustainability ... Abbott 2324; Bonko Air monitoring, Industrial Heartland area ... Renner 262, 1826; Evans 2324; Morton 262, 1245–46, 1410, 1220 1621, 1642, 1822, 1826, 2324; Rodney 1621; Fort Chipewyan health issues VanderBurg 1245–46, 1641–42, 1822 See Health issues–Fort Chipewyan Competitiveness/sustainability, special committee to Fort George and Buckingham House (Historic site) review ... Morton 2324 [See also Historic sites] Diversification in ... Morton 1246; VanderBurg 1246 Exhibit improvement funding ... Goudreau 1422, 1466 Value-added processing See Timber, Value-added Fort Macleod Santa Claus parade processing re Member's statement re ... Coutts 2282 Forest land use zones (Recreational access plans) Fort McMurray General remarks ... Morton 1410, 1454, 1627, 1962 Impact of oil sands expansion on ... Blakeman 1215, Forest management 1216; Eggen 1225–26; Hancock 1216–17, 1226; Impact of biofuel industry on (hybrid trees) ... Knight MacDonald 1632; Snelgrove 602, 902; Speech from 1641 the Throne 3; Stelmach 1605, 2173; Swann 535; Forest management agreements Taft 2173; Zwozdesky 602 Hydrological assessment of watersheds requirement ... Impact of oil sands expansion on: Funding for ... Chase Cheffins 2143; Eggen 2142; Morton 264, 2142, 2143 1164; Snelgrove 2109; Speech from the Throne 3; Revision of cutting sequence under, re pine beetle Stelmach 2027, 2101; Taylor 2027 eradication ... Morton 16 Impact of oil sands expansion on: Funding for, from West Fraser agreement, Hinton area ... Eggen 1391–92; uncollected resource revenues ... Cheffins 1890; Morton 1391–92; Strang 1409 Danyluk 1890; Stelmach 2101; Taft 2101 Wood debris from timber harvesting, disposal Impact of oil sands expansion on: Meeting with mayor requirement under ... Eggen 1391–92; Morton 295, re, July 27, 1999, documentation from (M7/07: 1391–92 Defeated) ... Chase 1660–61; Ouellette 1660 Forest management agreements–Southwest Alberta Impact of oil sands expansion on: Member's statement re Co-ordination with provincial land-use framework ...... Mason 22 Morton 127–28 Fort McMurray apartment fire General remarks ... Morton 127–28; Rodney 127 See Apartment fire, Fort McMurray Forest operations monitoring program (FOMP) Fort McMurray area bridge Reforestation monitoring ... Morton 1410 See Bridges–Athabasca River–Fort McMurray area Forest products–Export Fort McMurray health authority Impact of Canadian dollar on ... Morton 1822; See Northern Lights Health Region VanderBurg 1822 Fort McMurray stand-in doctors program Forest protection See Medical profession–Fort McMurray, Relief of, by See Forest conservation stand in doctor for a day program Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta Fort McMurray teachers allowance Pine beetle management activiities, provincial funding See Teachers–Fort McMurray, Northern allowance for ... Morton 1451 payments to Forest Service, Canadian Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (Constituency) See Canadian Forest Service Member for, cost of preparing for EUB hearings into Forest sustainability Voyageur project (Q15/07: Response tabled as See Forest conservation SP684) ... Clerk, The 1790; MacDonald 1660; Forest Technologists, College of Alberta Professional Renner 1790 See College of Alberta Professional Forest Fort McMurray Youth Housing Needs Report Technologists See Homeless–Fort McMurray, Report on youth housing needs (SP858/07: Tabled) 2007 Hansard Subject Index 83

Forum on children and youth, Edmonton (May 2007) Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act See Uniting for Children and Youth Forum, (Continued) Edmonton (May 2007) CIP program information request under ... Agnihotri Forum on Disability, Employers' 365; Goudreau 365 See Employers' Forum on Disability Costs of requests under ... Chase 135 Foster care Employment Standards Code review request under ... Funding for ... Brown 1576; Mather 821; Tarchuk 820, Evans 1690; Miller, B. 1690 1207, 1577 Lottery funding for horse racing industry request under, General remarks ... Mather 297, 366, 821–22, 2064; document re (SP654/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman Tarchuk 297, 366, 822, 1207, 2064; VanderBurg 1767–68; Taft 1767–68 1206 Premier's leadership campaign donations disclosure Letter re (SP167/07: Tabled) ... Mather 362 under ... Stelmach 1583; Taft 1582–83 Report on ... Mather 2283; Tarchuk 2283 Requests under ... Agnihotri 1606; Snelgrove 1363 Foster children Requests under, answered within 30 days, 2001-06 Death of, member's statement re ... Mather 1781 (Q12/07: Response tabled as SP541/07) ... Clerk, The Deaths of ... Mather 2283; Tarchuk 2283 1440; Miller, R. 1082; Snelgrove 1440 Housing of, in hotels ... Mather 297, 1539, 2064; Zoo standards compliance information request under ... Tarchuk 297, 1539, 2064 Bonko 2000; Morton 2000 Foster children–Finance Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy General remarks ... Mather 1083 Amendment Act, 2006 (Bill 20, 2006) Foster Parent Association, Alberta General remarks ... Agnihotri 1605–06, 1955; Elsalhy See Alberta Foster Parent Association 1599; Miller, R. 229, 1364, 1365; Snelgrove 1366; Foster parents Stelmach 229, 1600 Campaign to attract, costs of (M6/07: Defeated) ... Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Mather 1083–84; Tarchuk 1083 (Repeal of Ministerial Briefing Exemption) Amendment Member's statement re ... Mather 155 Act, 2007 (Bill 218) Shortage of ... Mather 366, 1539; Tarchuk 366, 1539 First reading ... Agnihotri 1888 Foundation for the Arts, Alberta Freeway traffic noise attenuation See Alberta Foundation for the Arts See Noise attenuation along freeways Foundation for Traffic Safety, Alberta Motor French ambassador to Canada Association See Ambassador of France to Canada See Alberta Motor Association Foundation for French language Traffic Safety Use in Legislative Assembly ... Speaker, The 27 Framework on land-use French language use at Suncor See Land-use framework See Suncor Inc., Dismissal of employee over language Franchise, Women's issues See Women–Right to vote FRIAA Francis Winspear Centre for Music See Forest Resource Improvement Association of Provincial funding for ... Blakeman 1470–71; Goudreau Alberta 1471 Friends of Edmonton Society Francophone Secretariat See Compassionate Friends of Edmonton Society Funding for ... Goudreau 1422, 1466 FSCD Fraud awareness programs for seniors See Disabled children, Government programs for See Senior citizens, Fraud awareness programs for Fuel, Low-carbon Free trade–Continental North America See Low-carbon fuel See North American free trade agreement Fuel tax Free trade highway See Gasoline–Taxation See North-south trade corridor Fuel Tax Act Free votes (Parliamentary procedure) General remarks ... MacDonald 1262 Temporary rent regulations ... Stelmach 1183; Taft Fuel up with Vegetables & Fruit handbook 1183 See Breakfast for Learning Alberta, Fuel up with Freedom of information Vegetables & Fruit handbook (SP512/07: Tabled) See Government information, Access to Fuels, Ethanol content Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act See Ethanol in fuels Amendments to ... Miller, B. 1365 Full-capacity protocol (emergency rooms) Annual report, 2005-06 (SP518/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, See Capital Health, Full-capacity protocol The 1331; Snelgrove 1331 (emergency rooms); Hospitals–Emergency services, Balzac water transfer information request under ... Chase Full-capacity protocol in 1661; Ouellette 223; Renner 1661; Stelmach 1331, Fund-raising, School 1386–87, 1441; Taft 223, 503, 1440–41; See School councils, Fund-raising activities Taylor 1331, 1386–87 Funding Alberta's Future Act (Bill 201) Balzac water transfer information request under, First Reading ... Taft 25 correspondence re (SP521/07: Tabled) ... Taylor 1385 84 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Funding Alberta's Future Act (Bill 201) (Continued) Gaming Research Institute Second Reading ... Blakeman 61–62; Bonko 65; Elsalhy See Alberta Gaming Research Institute 63–64; Hancock 60–61; Mason 57–58; Miller, R. Gang-related crime 58–59; Mitzel 62–63; Rodney 64–65; Rogers 56–57, General remarks ... Jablonski 1928; Lindsay 1928 65–66; Taft 55–56; Taylor 59–60 Investigation of ... Lindsay 1893, 1928 Second Reading: Division on 66 Gang-related crime, Aboriginal–Hobbema reserve General remarks ... Miller, R. 132 General remarks ... Johnson 1128 Funding Alberta's Future (pamphlet) Gangmasters Licensing Authority (United Kingdom) See Official Opposition, Funding Alberta's Future Monitoring of foreign workers brokers ... Miller, B. (pamphlet) (SP347/07: Tabled) 1964; Snelgrove 1964 Funeral Service Association, Alberta Garbage dumps–Ryley See Alberta Funeral Service Association See Sanitary landfills–Ryley Funerals: An Informaion Guide (booklet) Garbage dumps–Thorhild See Alberta Funeral Service Association, Funerals: See Sanitary landfills–Thorhild An Informaion Guide (booklet) Garcia, Mr. Armando Future Fund, Access to the See Foreign workers, Temporary, Treatment of: See Access to the Future Fund Armando Garcia case Gaetz Apartments, Red Deer Gardasil (Vaccine) Member's statement re ... Jablonski 1815 Government funding of, letters re (SP58/07: Tabled) ... Gambling–Aboriginal reserves Martin 86 [See also Grey Eagle Casino] Gartke, Nate General remarks ... Elsalhy 436–37; Lindsay 437; Member's statement re ... Rogers 1532 Stevens 437 Gas, Natural Revenue from ... Haley 1428 In nonviable formations, utilization of ... Hinman 827 Gambling, Compulsive Upgrading of See Energy industry, Value- Level of revenue from ... Elsalhy 1316 adding/upgrading in Research into ... Elsalhy 2158; Lindsay 2158 Use as power source in oil sands production ... Backs Gambling industry 798, 803; Brown 1398; Hinman 827; Knight 1111, See Gaming industry 1397; Mason 1113, 1115 Gambling information centres Volatiles in, as feedstock for petrochemical industry ... See Casinos, Responsible gambling information Knight 1116; Mason 1114, 1115 centres in Gas, Natural–Export Gambling on the Internet General remarks ... Cao 1232; Eggen 1116–17; Hinman See Internet (Computer network), Gambling on 828; Knight 1114, 1116, 1233; Mason 1113 Gambling Research Conference 2007 (Banff) NAFTA implications re ... Eggen 1116–17 Documents from (SP258/07: Tabled) ... Backs 598 Gas, Natural–Prices Game conservation Forecast for ... Eggen 1545; Knight 810; Oberg 682; See Wildlife conservation Ouellette 1546 Game farming General remarks ... Agnihotri 174; Knight 1116 Elimination of ... Bonko 2153, 2154; Morton 2154 Provincial rebate re See Natural gas rebates Game ranching Gas, Natural–Royalties See Game farming General remarks ... Knight 1116; Mason 1113 Gaming, Dept. of Henry hub price as basis for ... Knight 818; MacDonald See Dept. of Gaming 817–18, 1623 Gaming and Liquor Act Level of ... Stelmach 1759; Taylor 1759 Enforcement of, by sheriffs ... Lindsay 1317 On gas used for oil sands production ... Hinman 827 Gaming and Liquor Commission Gas, Natural–Supply See Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission General remarks ... Knight 1114, 1116; Mason 1113, Gaming industry 1114, 1115 All-party review of, legislation re (Bill 210) ... Tougas Gas co-ops 800 See Rural gas co-ops Charitable Gaming in Alberta: 2006-07 in Review Gas emissions, Greenhouse (SP759/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1931; Lindsay 1931 See Greenhouse gas emissions General remarks ... Elsalhy 1316; Lindsay 1308, 1316 Gas emissions, Greenhouse Revenue from ... Elsalhy 1316, 2158 See Greenhouse gas emissions Gaming Planning Act (Bill 210) Gas emitters regulation, Specified First Reading ... Tougas 800 See Specified gas emitters regulation Second Reading ... Abbott 1491–92; Agnihotri Gas flaring 1291–92; Blakeman 1294–95; Chase 1490–91; See Flaring of natural gas DeLong 1296; Goudreau 1294; Lukaszuk 1494; Gas in coal extraction MacDonald 1293–94; Mather 1489–90; Mitzel See Coal-bed methane extraction 1290–91; Pannu 1490; Rodney 1292–93; Snelgrove Gas in water 1493–94; Taylor 1492–93; Tougas 1289–90, 1494–95 See Methane in water 2007 Hansard Subject Index 85

Gas industry General Accountants Association of Alberta, Certified Decline of ... Knight 812 See Certified General Accountants Association of General remarks ... Hinman 827 Alberta Gas leases General Revenue Fund See Oil and gas leases Details of grants, supplies and services, 2005-06 Gas pipelines–Mackenzie Valley to Alberta (SP44/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 26; Snelgrove 26 General remarks ... Backs 803; Knight 803; Mason Grants to Edmond Lefebvre (Q29/06: Response tabled as 1114, 1115 SP298/07) ... Clerk, The 697; Morton 697 Gas plants Grants to Jean Henry Paul (Q28/06: Response tabled as See Gas industry SP297/07) ... Clerk, The 697; Morton 697 Gas recovery methods Grants to Miles Maskalyk (Q27/06: Response tabled as Carbon dioxide sequestering ... Knight 1633; Renner SP296/07) ... Clerk, The 697; Morton 697 1412, 2140 Genesee to Langdon electric power line Gas revenue See Electric power lines–Edmonton to Calgary (500 See Natural resources revenue kV) Gas stations, Contaminated Genocide–Sudan See Contaminated sites Green ribbons and brochures campaign re (SP991/07: Gas well drilling industry Tabled) ... Swann 2291 In vicinity of urban areas ... Knight 1644; MacDonald Member's statement re ... Swann 1851 1643 Genome Alberta Gas well drilling industry–Eastern Slopes area Funding for, re pine beetle control research ... Hinman Letter re (SP1073/07) ... Eggen 2390 101; Horner 101, 106; Pannu 105 Petition tabled re (SP648/07) ... Swann 1767 Geologists' association Gas well drilling industry–Safety aspects See Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists General remarks ... Eggen 1927–28; Groeneveld 1929; and Geophysicists of Alberta Knight 1927–28, 1929; Swann 1928–29 Geophysicists' association Gas well drilling industry–Tomahawk area See Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists Letter re (SP884/07) ... Eggen 2100 and Geophysicists of Alberta Petition presented re ... Swann 1658 Geothermal power Petition tabled re (SP649/07: Tabled) ... Swann 1767 [See also Energy resources, Alternate/renewable] Gas wells, Abandoned General remarks ... Backs 1638–39; Eggen 2032; See Well sites, Abandoned Hinman 828; Knight 1639; Swann 636 Gasification of coal Publications re (SP384-385, 524, 845/07: Tabled) ... See Coal gasification Backs 879, 1386, 2035 Gasoline–Prices Use as power source in new Wetaskiwin city hall ... Impact of Petro-Canada refinery fire on ... Knight 19; Johnson 2134 VanderBurg 19 Use as power source in oil sands production ... Backs Increases in ... Elsalhy 1245; Snelgrove 1245 803, 2291; Knight 803 Increases in, letter re (SP552/07: Tabled) ... Mather Use as power source in oil sands production, articles re 1487 (SP350-353/07: Tabled) ... Backs 800 Gasoline–Taxation Use as power source in oil sands production, member's Provincial tax ... Knight 19 statement re ... Backs 798 Revenue from, transferred to municipalities ... Oberg German, Sandra 728; Ouellette 1588 Member's statement re ... Lougheed 1719–20 Gasoline consumption GES device Use of prices to control ... Elsalhy 1245; Snelgrove See Gastroparesis device 1245 Getting it Right (report on property assessment process) Gasoline storage sites remediation program Copy tabled (SP396/07) ... Chase 924 See Tank site remediation program (2006) GGC Consultants Incorporated Gastroparesis device Fairness audit of bids for northeast Calgary ring road P3 Coverage under health care plan ... Chase 222 project (SP547/07: Tabled) ... Ouellette 1487 Coverage under health care plan, article re (SP93/07: Gibson, Mr. Harold Tabled) ... Chase 231 Member's statement re ... VanderBurg 534–35 Member's statement re ... Chase 222 Gift Lake Métis Settlement Gateway pipeline Girls peewee hockey championship winners ... See under Enbridge Inc. Calahasen 597 Gauthier, Shane (Author) Gilliece, Father Bernie See Patches the Beaver: Welcome to Harmony Woods 75th birthday party, program from (SP565/07: Tabled) ... (Children's book) Backs 1534 GEN Manufacturing Ltd. Give the Gift of Life (Card and pin) General remarks ... McFarland 634 General remarks ... Shariff 733 Gender/women's studies courses Give Your Other Vote to the Sister: A Woman's Journey See High school education–Curricula, into the Great War (Biography) Gender/women's studies courses General remarks ... Lindsay 1579; Speaker, The 1579 86 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Giving to charitable organizations Good Samaritan residence, Medicine Hat See Donating to charitable organizations Facilities for MS patients, letter re (SP1057/07: Tabled) Glaciers ... Pastoor 2330 Decline of ... Mason 1123, 1124; Renner 1125 Good Samaritan Society Glass Houses: A Critical Analysis of Democracy in the Recreation program funding cuts ... Melchin 191; Legislative Assembly of Alberta (University paper) Pastoor 191 Copy tabled (SP655/07) ... Miller, R. 1768 Goodwill Industries of Alberta Glenbow Ranch provincial park Member's statement re ... DeLong 2209 [See also Parks, Provincial] GOPAC Development of ... Brown 1620–21; Goudreau See Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against 1620–21 Corruption Harvie family contribution to ... Goudreau 1621 Gophers–Control Glencoe Resources Ltd. General remarks ... Groeneveld 930–31; Marz 930–31 Joffre carbon capture and storage project ... Prins Governing 289–90 General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 2 Glenmore Trail intersection Government advertising See Deerfoot Trail, Calgary, Peigan/Glenmore Trails Agencies of record re See DDB Canada; Highwood intersections improvement Communications Ltd. Global Centre for Securing Cyberspace Act Agencies of record re, assignment process re ... Taft See CyberPol - The Global Centre for Securing 1596 Cyberspace Act Allocation of costs re ... Stelmach 1597; Taft 1596 Global Gallery General remarks ... Stelmach 1595–96; Taft 1595 See Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers, Government agencies, boards, and commissions News release and program from Global Gallery Annual reports, referral to policy field committees See (SP850-851/07: Tabled) Committees, Policy field (all-party), Establishment Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against of (Motion 15: Hancock ) Corruption Governance of, review of ... Hancock 729, 790; Speech Webpage re (SP455/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1130 from the Throne 2 Global warming Governance of, review of, task force re See Board See Climate change Governance Review Task Force GNG PC party members on ... Agnihotri 1955 See Great Northern Grain Terminals Ltd. Political appointments to ... Miller, R. 2388; Oberg Gogo, Dr. John (Former MLA) 2388 Member's statement re ... Dunford 1582; Pastoor 1582 Solicitation of political funds from ... Blakeman 1660; Golden Hills school division Danyluk 1535; Snelgrove 1535; Stelmach 1479, School closure plans ... Flaherty 1132, 1258; Liepert 1583; Taft 1479, 1535, 1583 1132, 1259 Government aircraft Golden Jubilee citizenship medal Manifests for, posted on government website [See also See Queen's Golden Jubilee citizenship medal Government openness]; Miller, R. 1365; Stelmach Golf and Curling Club, Canmore 229, 469, 1592, 1606 See Canmore Golf and Curling Club Number of ... Miller, R. 1365; Snelgrove 1366 Golf courses Government appointments Provincial grants to ... Liepert 1260; MacDonald 99, Guidelines for ... Agnihotri 1240; Stelmach 1240 171, 1260 PC party supporters' appointments ... Agnihotri 1189, Provincial grants to: Letters re (SP60, 590/07: Tabled) ... 1240; Goudreau 1189; Stelmach 1240 MacDonald 86, 1623 Government attorneys Provincial grants to: Member's statement re ... Bail hearing attendance, in lieu of police ... Ducharme MacDonald 1385 1891; Stevens 1891 Provincial grants to: Spreadsheet re (SP519/07: Tabled) Bail hearing attendance, in lieu of police: Wetaskiwin ... MacDonald 1385 pilot project re ... Stevens 1891 Golf courses–Taber Increase in numbers of ... Elsalhy 1306, 1308; Stevens Premier's leadership campaign fundraiser at ... Hinman 1305, 1307, 1308, 1431, 1434 2383; Stelmach 2383 Prosecution of family violence cases ... Stevens 1305, Premier's leadership campaign fundraiser at, 1431 advertisement re (SP979/07: Tabled) ... Hinman 2257 Workload ... Johnston 875; Stevens 875–76 Golf tournament Government automobiles See Canadian Women's Open (Golf tournament, See Government vehicles Edmonton, 2007) Government bills Good health initiative See Bills, Government (2007) See Pincher Creek Associate Clinic, Good health Government cars initiative, member's statement re See Government vehicles Good Samaritan Pembina Village, Evansburg Government chartered aircraft Conditions in ... Blakeman 729, 770; Hancock 729, Policy on usage of ... Miller, R. 1365; Snelgrove 1366 770–71, 779, 1138; VanderBurg 1137–38 2007 Hansard Subject Index 87

Government communications Government of Alberta (Continued) General remarks ... Stelmach 1592–93 Website, posting of ministerial expenses on ... Hancock Performance measures re ... Backs 1608; Stelmach 1282; Miller, R. 1282; Stelmach 229, 1592, 1606 1608 Government openness Government computers [See also Committees, Policy field (all-party); See Computers, Government Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007; Government computers–Security aspects Government aircraft, Manifests for, posted on See Computers, Government–Security aspects govenrment website; Lobbyists Act (Bill 1); Government contracts Ministers (Provincial government), Expenses of, See Public contracts posting on government website] Government contracts for consultants General remarks ... Agnihotri 672, 805, 1240, 1606; See Public contracts for consultants Bonko 127, 1926, 2000; Boutilier 127, 469, 1486, Government debt, Provincial 1657, 1926; Chase 135, 696, 1478; Elsalhy 799, See Debts, Public (Provincial government) 1599; Goudreau 405, 672; Horner 192; Lindsay Government departments 1483; MacDonald 405, 817, 2162–63; Martin 361, Communications (public announcements) function in ... 1601; Mason 402, 638; Mather 163; Miller, R. 132, Stelmach 1594, 1596, 1597; Taft 1594–95 229, 671, 1365, 1389; Snelgrove 805; Speech from Movement to rural areas ... Brown 1571; Evans 1571 the Throne 2; Stelmach 13–14, 41, 229, 401, 402, Shared services among ... Snelgrove 1363–64 405, 435, 469, 537, 538, 565–66, 599, 601, 638, Shared services among, budget for ... Miller, R. 1367; 672, 1387, 1606, 1685, 1688, 1723; Taft 13–14, Snelgrove 1368 41, 401, 435, 565, 599, 1183; Tarchuk 163; Tougas Government Efficiency department 192 See Dept. of Restructuring and Government Government Organization Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill Efficiency 38) Government employees–Alberta First Reading ... DeLong 834 See Public service–Alberta Second reading ... Cheffins 1882–83; DeLong 1879–80, Government Fees and Charges Review Act 1883; Eggen 1880–82; Miller, R. 1880; Pastoor 1882 Letter from Minister of Finance re (SP402/07: Tabled) ... Committee ... Agnihotri 2459–60; Backs 2460–61; MacDonald 925 Bonko 2456–57, 2513; Boutilier 2514; Chase Government information 2274–75, 2461–62, 2515; Cheffins 2515; DeLong Access to ... Agnihotri 1605–06; Elsalhy 1599; Miller, 2275–76, 2512–13; Hancock 2462–64; Horner R. 229, 1365; Snelgrove 1363, 1366; Stelmach 229, 2463–65; Martin 2514–15; Pannu 2458–59; Taft 1600, 1606 2462–65, 2513–14; Taylor 2457–58 Government investment Third reading ... Boutilier 2516; DeLong 2516; Miller, See Investment of public funds R. 2516 Government lawyers Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 See Government attorneys (Outside of House sittings) Government legal services Documents tabled re (SP1125-1126/07) ... Miller, R. Funding ... Stevens 1305, 1431 2516 Government liabilities General remarks ... Boutilier 1459, 1463, 1486 General remarks ... Miller, R. 1375; Oberg 1375 Government payments made to individuals, companies Government loan guarantees See Details of Grants, Supplies and Services ... by See Loan guarantees, Government Payee (Blue books) Government loans Government procurement See Loans, Government See Purchases, Government Government motions Government programs See Resolutions (2007) Co-ordination of ... Snelgrove 906 Government of Alberta Cutbacks to, re increased value of Canadian dollar ... Business plan, 2007-08 See Budget 2007, Business Abbott 1538; Oberg 1538–39 plans 2007 (SP286/07: Tabled) Health impact assessments of, legislation re (Bill 214) ... Consolidated financial statements, 2006-07 (SP815/07: Blakeman 1767 Tabled) ... Clerk, The 2002; Oberg 2002 Managing expectations re ... Griffiths 905; Miller, R. Fiscal plan, 2007-08 See Budget 2007, Fiscal plan 1369; Snelgrove 1369 (SP287/07: Tabled) Performance measures for ... Griffiths 905; Haley 903; Website ... Stelmach 1592, 1595, 1606 Snelgrove 906 Website, Alberta lobbyist registry accessible on ... Review of ... Haley 903; Oberg 684; Snelgrove 901, Stelmach 5, 469 904 Website, blue books (government grants) accessible on Government programs–Calgary ... Stelmach 14, 469, 638 Funding for ... Stelmach 1607; Webber 1607 Website, posting of government aircraft manifests on ... Government programs–Edmonton Miller, R. 1365; Stelmach 229, 469, 1592, 1606 Funding for ... Stelmach 1607 Website, posting of major community facilities grant Government purchasing recipients on ... Agnihotri 1927; Goudreau 1927 See Purchases, Government 88 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Government radio communications system (first Grande Prairie hospital responder system) See Hospitals–Grande Prairie, New hospital See Radio communications system (first responder Grande Prairie public school district system) Budget ... Flaherty 1686; Liepert 1686–87 Government report card Grande Prairie recreation centre Member's statement re ... Chase 1478 See Recreation centre, Grande Prairie Government Services, Dept. of Grande Prairie Regional College See Dept. of Government Services Northern allowance for employees of ... Horner 2157; Government Services, Standing Committee on Miller, R. 2157 See Committee on Government Services, Standing Role of ... Horner 1825 Government spending policy Grande Prairie regional hospital General remarks ... Griffiths 905; Hinman 1785; See Queen Elizabeth II hospital, Grande Prairie MacDonald 811; Miller, R. 1786; Oberg 683–84; Grande Prairie Residential Society Snelgrove 901, 906, 1536, 1786; Speech from the Award for services to the disabled ... Lougheed 2320 Throne 2, 3; Taft 1536 Grandparents' rights In-year increases discontinued ... Oberg 684 Article re (SP86/07: Tabled) ... Chase 188 Government task forces Granny suites See Task forces, Government See Rental housing, Secondary suites Government transparency Grant MacEwan Community College See Government openness Degree granting programs ... Horner 2290 Government vehicles Nursing degree program [See also Nurses–Education]; Emissions reduction in ... Elsalhy 2217–18; Renner Chase 1323; Horner 161, 1324; Tougas 97 2217–18 Nursing degree program, funding for ... Blakeman 111; Funding for ... Miller, R. 1365, 1366; Snelgrove 1366 Dunford 109; Hinman 100; Horner 107; Pannu 105 Graduated drivers' licences Robbins health learning centre ... Blakeman 111; See Automobile drivers' licences, Graduated licences Horner 1319, 1322, 1342, 1346 Graduates, High school Student housing ... Stelmach 1239; Tougas 1239 See High school graduates Ukrainian resource and development centre ... Cenaiko Graham report 1270 See Unified Family Court Task Force, Report Grants to postsecondary institutions Grain–Transportation See Postsecondary educational institutions, Provincial By rail ... Graydon 1133; Griffiths 1278; Groeneveld grants to 1133; Oberg 1278; Ouellette 1278 Grants to students Grain Commission See Student grants See Alberta Grain Commission Grass fire–Castor area Grain terminals–Prince Rupert Member's statement re ... Griffiths 2098 Alberta loan to See Ridley Grain Ltd., Alberta loan to Grasslands Grains and oilseed farming Industrial development in, letter re (SP1082/07: Tabled) Federal funding support for ... MacDonald 98 ... Chase 2390 Grande Cache Coal Corporation Gravel pits Tailings, disposal of ... Knight 1400; Strang 1399 Reclamation of ... Johnson 44–45; Renner 44–45 Grande Cache Institution (Federal) Grazing lands, Public Transfer of Edmonton Remand Centre inmates to ... General remarks ... MacDonald 1628 Lindsay 1309 Performance measures re ... Strang 1409 Grande Prairie Great Kids of Alberta Impact of economic growth on ... Stelmach 158; Taft Awards, member's statement re ... Johnston 20 158 Great Northern Grain Terminals Ltd. Grande Prairie airport Complaint to Canadian Transportation Agency re rail See Airports–Grande Prairie service for grain hauling ... Groeneveld 1133 Grande Prairie biomass facility Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools See Biomass as energy source, Grande Prairie facility Deficit ... Flaherty 1250 Grande Prairie bypass Green light radar, Speed on See Highway 43–Grande Prairie area, Bypass See Photo radar (Traffic safety), Speed on green light Grande Prairie container terminal radar See Container terminals–Grande Prairie area Green power Grande Prairie employees' northern allowance See Energy resources, Alternate/renewable See Public service–Alberta, Northern allowance for Greenhouse effect Grande Prairie employees See Climate change Grande Prairie health authority Greenhouse gas emissions See Peace Country Health [See also Carbon dioxide emissions; Nitrogen oxide Grande Prairie health services emissions] See Medical care–Grande Prairie Community initiative re ... Elsalhy 635 2007 Hansard Subject Index 89

Greenhouse gas emissions (Continued) Groundwater (Continued) Control of, through moratorium on oil sands Inventory/mapping of, Highway 2 corridor ... Renner development, member's statement re ... Mason 290 2255 Federal plan to reduce ... Eggen 695, 1117; Knight Quality of ... Prins 1135; Renner 1135 1117; Mason 1122–23; Renner 695, 1123–24 Study of ... Oberg 683 General remarks ... Brown 1398; Knight 1398 Testing of ... Renner 726, 1232, 1380; Strang 1230; Hard caps (absolute reduction) for industry re ... Eggen Swann 1222, 1377, 1379 18, 45, 694–95; Elsalhy 1599; Knight 1117; Mason Use for deep well flooding, AUMA resolution re ... 1122–23; Renner 18, 193–94, 694–95, 766, Renner 2253; Taylor 2253 1123–24; Stelmach 45, 1391, 1584; Swann 193, Groundwater–Industrial Heartland area 1391; Zwozdesky 766 Inventory/mapping of ... Blakeman 1224; Renner 2212; Health impact of ... Eggen 1225 Swann 2212 Intensity targets for industry re ... Eggen 18, 45, 367; Groundwater–Pollution Elsalhy 1599; Johnston 125–26; Mason 1122–23; Beverly Channel, Industrial Heartland area ... Renner Renner 18, 125–26, 193–94, 766, 1123, 1124; Speech 2212; Swann 2212 from The Throne 3; Stelmach 45, 87, 367, 1391; Coal bed methane drilling impact on ... Griffiths 2255; Swann 193, 1391; Zwozdesky 766 MacDonald 1220–21; Renner 43, 726, 1118, 1221, Intensity targets for industry re: Legislation re (Bill 3) ... 2255; Strang 1230; Swann 43, 535, 726 Renner 23 Coal bed methane drilling impact on: Independent Intensity targets for industry re: Letter re (SP251/07: review of ... Swann 726 Tabled) ... Chase 598 Groundwater–Ryley area Intensity targets for industry re: Member's statement re Impact of landfill project on ... Stelmach 1239; Swann ... Eggen 49–50 1239 Monitoring of ... Eggen 1126; Renner 1377–78 Groundwater–Supplies Reduction of ... Brown 2140; Coutts 1755; DeLong General remarks ... Griffiths 2255; Renner 2255 2387; Johnson 1858–59, 2285; Knight 818; Renner Growth, Economic 1219, 1858–59, 2140, 2285, 2387 See Economic growth Greenhouse gas emissions–Law and legislation Growth, Economic–Central Alberta General remarks ... Eggen 49–50; Speech from the See Economic growth–Central Alberta Throne 3 Growth, Economic–Edmonton area Greenhouse gas emissions–Measurement See Economic growth–Edmonton area General remarks ... Stelmach 161 Growth management plan, Capital region integrated game, 2007 See Capital region integrated growth management Member's statement re ... Rodney 2172 plan Grey Eagle Casino Growth Pressures, Standing Committee on Managing [See also Gambling–Aboriginal reserves] See Committee on Managing Growth Pressures, Impact on Calgary ring road ... Cheffins 1998, 2380; Standing Ouellette 1998 Growth strategy, Agricultural Grieving: "Our Time" (booklet) See Agriculture growth strategy See Alberta Funeral Service Association, Grieving: Growth Strategy Secretariat (Agriculture) "Our Time" (booklet) Funding increase for ... MacDonald 1267 Grizzly bear hunting Guaranteed income program [See also headings beginning Bears] Proposal for ... Haley 903; Miller, R. 1369; Snelgrove Suspension of ... Bonko 1137, 1455, 1894; Morton 1369 1137, 1688, 1894 Guardian Angels (Crime prevention volunteer group) Grizzly bears–Populations Presence in Alberta ... Johnston 543–44; Lindsay DNA-based census of ... Bonko 1137; Morton 1137, 543–44 1688, 1894 Guidance counsellors General remarks ... Bonko 1455, 1457, 1688; Morton See School counsellors 1688 Guide and Assistance Dog Society, Western Grizzly bears–Protection See Western Guide and Assistance Dog Society General remarks ... Bonko 1688, 1894; Morton 1688, Guide dogs 1894 See Service dogs Letters re (SP510/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1330 Guided tour group visas Ground squirrels–Control See Tour group visas See Gophers–Control Guides, Hunting Groundwater See Hunting guides Impact of confined feeding operations on ... Renner Gunter, Dr. Bill 1136; Swann 1135–36 Nobel peace prize co-winner, members' statement re ... Inventory/mapping of ... Chase 141; Griffiths 2255; Johnson 2025, 2281 Renner 1135, 2255; Swann 107, 289, 1377 GuZoo Inventory/mapping of, funding for ... Knight 809; See Kneehill Animal Control and Rehabilitation Renner 1118, 1120, 1378, 1412 Centre Ltd. 90 2007 Hansard Subject Index

H. W. Pickup junior high school Health Appeal Board Construction of ... Abbott 1566 See Public Health Appeal Board Half marathon, World Health authorities, Regional See World half marathon See Regional health authorities Hamburger meat–Safety aspects Health benefits and public assistance E coli in exported beef situation ... Groeneveld 1821; See Public assistance, Health benefits Marz 1821 Health benefits program, Children Hamilton, Mr. Don See Child health benefits program See Ethics Commissioner Health Benefits Review Committee Hamptons school, Calgary General remarks ... Snelgrove 2280 Renovations to ... Eggen 136; Liepert 137, 1762; Health campus, South Calgary Webber 1762 See Hospitals–Calgary, New south Calgary hospital Handicapped Health care See Disabled See Medical care Handicapped, Assured Income for the Severely Health care, Aboriginal See Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped See Aboriginal peoples–Health care Hansard Blues Health care, Primary See Alberta Hansard, Blues availability See Medical care, Primary Hansen, Mr. Rick Health care, Private Induction into Canada's Walk of Fame ... Lougheed See Medical care, Private 1649 Health care aides Hansen Foundation High school curriculum for See High school See Rick Hansen Foundation education–Curricula, Health care aide courses Happy Creek Estates housing project, Hinton Member's statement re ... Calahasen 2171 Funding for ... Danyluk 2105; Strang 2105 Health care at a distance Hard caps on industrial greenhouse gas emissions See Telehealth services See Greenhouse gas emissions, Hard caps (absolute Health care card, organ donor section reduction) for industry re See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan, Health card Hardin, Zelma of, organ donor section See Royal Alexandra Hospital, Patient's contraction Health care card, use as photo ID of superbug in, letter re (SP149/07: Tabled) See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan, Health card Harper, Rt. Hon. Stephen of, improvement for use as proof of identity See Prime Minister of Canada (Stephen Harper) Health care centre, northeast Edmonton Harvesting of organs–China See Northeast Community Health Centre, Edmonton See Organ harvesting–China Health care facilities Harvesting of timber Daycare spaces in See Hospitals, Daycare spaces in See Logging Safe operation of, legislation re (Bill 48) ... Hancock Harvie family 1965 See Glenbow Ranch provincial park, Harvie family Health care facilities–Calgary contribution to Funding for ... Hancock 782 Harvie Passage project, Calgary Health care facilities–Construction See Bow River weir project–Calgary Funding for ... Hancock 774 Hayden, Mr. Jack Funding plans for, 2004-07 (M3/07: Defeated) ... New member for Drumheller-Stettler, presented to Blakeman 578; Hancock 578; Mather 578 Assembly ... Speaker, The 1779; Stelmach 1779 Health care facilities–Inspection Hazard preparedness Petitions presented re ... Eggen 1130; Mason 1073 See Emergency planning Health care facilities–Maintenance and repair Hazardous waste treatment plant, Swan Hills Funding for ... Blakeman 2148; Snelgrove 2149 See Swan Hills Treatment Centre Health care for children Head injured See Children–Health care See Brain injured Health Care Insurance Plan Head-on Highway See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan See Highway 63 Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (Historic site) See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums [See also Historic sites] Health care staffing Theatre presentation funding ... Goudreau 1422, 1466 See Health workforce planning Head Start program Health care workers General remarks ... Eggen 1357; Liepert 1249 See Health sciences personnel Health, Public Health care workers–Education See Public health See Health sciences personnel–Education Health and Wellness, Dept. of Health care workers–Supply See Dept. of Health and Wellness See Health sciences personnel–Supply; Health workforce planning 2007 Hansard Subject Index 91

Health centres, Community Health Professions Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill See Community health centres 41) Health Disciplines Board First Reading ... Hancock 1693 Annual report, 2005 (SP122/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Referred to Community Services committee, pursuant to 266; Hancock 266 SO74.1(1)(a) ... Hancock 1693 Annual report, 2006 (SP1013/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Report from Community Services committee, presented 2293; Hancock 2293 and concurred in (SP691/07: Tabled) ... Marz 1817 Recommendation re midwifery coverage under health Second reading ... Blakeman 1981–83; Elsalhy plan ... Blakeman 794 1984–85; Hancock 1979–81, 2112; Martin 1983–84; Health employer innovation fund (Proposed) Miller, B. 2110; Pastoor 2110–12; Swann 2109–10 General remarks ... Backs 1227–28; Blakeman 780–81, Committee ... Blakeman 2448–50; Hancock 2447–48, 784; Hancock 781, 784 2451; Pastoor 2450–51 Health employer innovation fund (Saskatchewan) Committee: Amendment A1 (parts A,D,F,G) General remarks ... Blakeman 676; Hancock 676 (SP1120/07: Tabled) ... Brown 2465; Hancock 2447 Health facilities Committee: Amendment A1 (parts B,E) (SP1121/07: See Health care facilities Tabled) ... Brown 2465; Hancock 2447 Health Facilities Accountability Statutes Amendment Committee: Amendment A1 (part C) (SP1122/07: Act, 2007 (Bill 48) Tabled) ... Brown 2465; Hancock 2447 First reading ... Hancock 1965 Third reading ... Backs 2495–96; Blakeman 2496; Second reading ... Hancock 2297–98; Martin 2372; Chase 2494–95; Hancock 2492, 2496–97; Martin Pastoor 2371–72 2495; Mather 2492–93; Pastoor 2496; Zwozdesky Committee ... Agnihotri 2455–56; Blakeman 2453–55; 2493–94 Hancock 2451–54; Pannu 2455 Third reading: Division on 2497 Committee: Amendment A1 (parts A-H,K-M) Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 (SP1123/07: Tabled) ... Brown 2465; Hancock 2452 (Outside of House sittings) Committee: Amendment A1 (parts I-J) (SP1124/07: General remarks ... Hancock 2144, 2255 Tabled) ... Brown 2465; Hancock 2452 Letter re (SP929/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 2180 Third reading ... Blakeman 2507; Chase 2508–09; Letter re (SP1078/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 2390 Hancock 2507; Martin 2507; Pastoor 2508–09 Health Professions Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 (No.2) (Bill 50) (Outside of House sittings) First reading ... Jablonski 2100 General remarks ... Hancock 2144, 2255 Second reading ... Agnihotri 2226–27; Blakeman 2225; Health Facilities Review Committee Jablonski 2225; Martin 2226; Miller, R. 2227; See Alberta Health Facilities Review Committee Pastoor 2226; Swann 2225–26 Health impact assessments of government programs Committee ... Blakeman 2430; Jablonski 2430 Legislation re (Bill 214) ... Blakeman 1767 Third reading ... Blakeman 2480; Jablonski 2480; Health impact assessments of industrial development Martin 2480; Renner 2480 General remarks ... Blakeman 1216, 1930; Eggen 1226; Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Hancock 108–09, 1217, 1219, 1930; Swann 107–08, (Outside of House sittings) 1218, 1222 Health promotion Health Information Act See Preventive medical services Access to health records provisions ... Blakeman 788 Health Quality Council Health Information Act Review Committee, Select Bacterial infection in St. Joseph's hospital, Vegreville, Special investigation of ... Blakeman 257, 258; Hancock 257, Reconstitution of ... Blakeman 785; Hancock 785 259,291, 293, 570, 2255; Mason 292, 293, 324; Health innovation fund (Proposed) Stelmach 326, 363, 364; Taft 326 See Health employer innovation fund (Proposed) Data collection re hospital-acquired infections ... Health insurance, Private Hancock 1485 See Insurance, Health (Private) Recommendation for accountability of health facilities ... Health issues–Fort Chipewyan Hancock 1965 Investigations re ... Blakeman 1216, 1929–30; Boutilier Health records, Electronic 2179; Eggen 2178–79; Hancock 1217, 1223, 1930, See Medical records, Electronic 2178; Renner 1929, 2178; Swann 1222 Health Research Innovation Centre (University of Health Link Alberta Calgary) General remarks ... Blakeman 2067; Hancock 689, 883, See University of Calgary, Health Research 890, 2067 Innovation Centre Provision of restaurant health inspection reports via ... Health Research Innovation Facility (University of Backs 1228 Alberta) Health plan See University of Alberta, Health Research See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Innovation Facility Health Professions Act Health sciences ambulatory learning centre (University Amended by Bill 41 ... Hancock 1693 General remarks ... Dunford 109; Hancock 330; of Alberta) Jablonski 323 See Edmonton Clinic 92 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Health Sciences Centre, University of Alberta Health workforce planning (Continued) See Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre General remarks (Continued) ... Horner 94, 97, 107, Health sciences personnel 110, 112, 297, 510, 693, 2290; Jablonski 323; Martin [See also Nurses] 128, 882, 884–85, 1550–51; Speech from the Throne Impact of funding cuts on ... Mason 364; Stelmach 364 3; Stelmach 470 Liability protection for, re skills assessment of out-of- Hospital experience program for immigrant doctors province health professionals: Legislation re (Bill 50) component ... Hancock 1338 ... Jablonski 2100 Report on ... Horner 1349; Martin 1349; Pannu 1347 Recruitment ... Blakeman 776, 785; Hancock 775, 776, Summit on ... Hancock 676 777, 883 Wellness issues component ... Blakeman 676; Hancock Recruitment from overseas ... Blakeman 776; Hancock 676 775, 776, 883–84 Workplace injury prevention component, funding for ... Retention/replacement of older workers ... Blakeman Snelgrove 2150 784, 785; Hancock 785 Healthy food sales in schools Retention strategies for ... Blakeman 780–81, 785; See Food sales in schools, Ban on junk food Hancock 781, 785, 883 Healthy forest initiative (Proposed) Scope of practice ... Hancock 108, 111–12, 775, 781, General remarks ... Bonko 602; Morton 262, 602 889; Horner 110, 1350; Mason 887; Swann 107 Healthy Futures Act (Bill 214) Workplace wellness of ... Blakeman 676; Hancock 676, First Reading ... Blakeman 1767 775, 883 Second reading ... Agnihotri 2337–38; Blakeman Health sciences personnel–Education 2186–87, 2338–39; Chase 2189–90; Cheffins Aboriginal students ... Hancock 1228–29 2194–95; Coutts 2197; Flaherty 2193; Forsyth 2338; Programs for ... Ady 17, 161–62; Blakeman 93–94, Hayden 2192–93; Herard 2190–91; Martin 2188–89; 111,776; Evans 17–18; Hancock 93–94, 112, 128, McFarland 2193–94; Pastoor 2191–92; Rodney 781, 883; Horner 94, 112, 161–62; Martin 883 2187–88; Rogers 2195–96; Taylor 2196–97 Programs for, in Calgary ... Hancock 783–84; Taylor Second reading: Division on 2339 783 Healthy work environments Rural programs for ... Blakeman 111 See Workplace health Health sciences personnel–Saskatchewan Heartland development Retention programs for See Health employer See Industrial development–Industrial Heartland innovation fund (Saskatchewan) area Health sciences personnel–Supply Heat, District General remarks ... Ady 161–62; Blakeman 775; See District energy (urban waste heat utilization) Hancock 775, 781, 783, 883, 1790, 2069; Horner Heavy oil (synthetic crude) 161–62, 1348, 1349; Martin 882, 884, 1349; Pannu See Bitumen 1347; Rodney 2069; Taylor 783 Heavy oil (synthetic crude) sands development Health sciences personnel–Utilization See Oil sands development General remarks ... Cao 539; Hancock 539 Helmets for ATV operators Health services at a distance See under Off-highway vehicles See Telehealth services Hemp Health services for schoolchildren Research into uses for ... Johnson 2282 See Student health initiative Henday Drive Health status maintenance See Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton See Preventive medical services Henry hub gas price Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 5) See Gas, Natural–Royalties, Henry hub price as basis First Reading ... Rodney 24 for Second Reading ... Blakeman 316–17; Rodney 315, 317 Hepatitis Committee ... Blakeman 628; Eggen 628–29 Provincial strategy re ... Blakeman 440; Hancock 440 Third Reading ... Hancock 1777; Martin 1777; Mather Hepatitis A 1777; Rodney 1777 Public health aspects, re restaurant food handler ... Cao Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 19 June, 2007 1244; Hancock 1244 (Outside of House sittings) Hepatitis B and C Health Transfer Hospital-acquired, legal liability re ... Blakeman 1485, See Canada Health Transfer (Federal government) 2255; Hancock 1485, 2255 Health workforce Heritage facilities See Health sciences personnel See Historic sites Health workforce planning Heritage Family Services General remarks ... Ady 17; Blakeman 93–94, 774–75, General remarks ... Jablonski 1815 779; Evans 17–18, 1168, 1553, 1569, 1996; Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Hancock 93–94, 112, 128, 367, 539, 693, 773, 776, See Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical 777, 781, 794, 883–84, 885, 886, 887–88, 889, 1228, Research 1691, 1996, 2069; 2007 Hansard Subject Index 93

Heritage Foundation for Science and Engineering High-security drivers' licences Research See Automobile drivers' licences, Adaptation for use See Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and as passport substitute Engineering Research High-speed rail service–Edmonton-Calgary Heritage Savings Trust Fund See Rail service, High-speed–Edmonton-Calgary See Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund High technology Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Standing Committee on See Research and development See Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust A Higher Duty (Historical reference work re Speakers in Fund, Standing Alberta) Heritage Scholarship Fund Member's statement re ... Marz 1384 See Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund Highway 1 High Cost of Rent Contol See Trans-Canada Highway See Rent control, Articles re (SP418-419/07: Tabled) Highway 2–Edmonton to Calgary High Island natural area See Queen Elizabeth II Highway–Edmonton to [See also Natural areas] Calgary Webcam installation in, impact of ... Agnihotri 510; Highway 3 Goudreau 510 Twinning ... Chase 2176; Ouellette 505, 2176; Pastoor High-needs students–Education 505 See Children at risk–Education Twinning: Funding for, from uncollected resource High Park elementary school, Edmonton revenues ... Stelmach 1820; Taft 1820 Closure ... Liepert 260, 298; Miller, B. 260, 298 Twinning: Letter re (SP956/07: Tabled) ... Chase 2210 Closure, letter re (SP105/07: Tabled) ... Miller, B. 265 Highway 3–Crowsnest Pass area Closure, letter re (SP107/07: Tabled) ... Chase 265 Relocation of ... Ouellette 505 Closure, letter re (SP108/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 265 Highway 4–Milk River area Closure, letter re (SP111/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 266 Bypass ... Hinman 2213 Closure, letter re (SP115/07: Tabled) ... Bonko 266 Bypass, funding for ... Oberg 683; Ouellette 1160, 1406 Closure, member's statement re ... Miller, B. 255–56 Bypass, Premier's involvement in ... Hinman 2383; High Prairie hospital Stelmach 2383 See Hospitals–High Prairie, New hospital, scope of Highway 9–Drumheller area High River hospital Twinning ... Ouellette 1999 See Hospitals–High River Highway 9–Strathmore area High school completion Interchange See Trans-Canada Highway, Interchange Aboriginal students ... Eggen 137 at Highway 9 (Strathmore), funding for General remarks ... Eggen 136–37, 1353, 1357; Flaherty Highway 13–Camrose area east 2151; Liepert 137, 1249, 1354; Speech from the Impact of grain trucking on ... Chase 407; Ouellette Throne 3 407 Symposium on ... Liepert 1354 Impact of grain trucking on, email re (SP183/07: Tabled) High school education–Curricula ... Chase 409 Gender/women's studies courses ... Pastoor 1211 Upgrading of (rut and fill) ... Griffiths 877; Ouellette Health care aide courses ... Hancock 1229 877 Health care career awareness ... Blakeman 784; Highway 19 Hancock 784–85 Snow fences along ... Ouellette 1996; Rogers 1996 Vocational/trades courses ... Backs 538–39, 1208–09; Twinning ... Ouellette 1996; Rogers 1996 Flaherty 2151; Liepert 538–39, 1207, 1209; Highway 21– area VanderBurg 1206 Twinning ... Ouellette 1165, 1999 High school education–Finance Highway 28 Credit enrollment unit funding ... Liepert 1253; Mather Twinning ... Martin 1547; Ouellette 1548 1253 Highway 28A High school graduates Widening of ... Backs 125; Ouellette 125 Competitiveness of ... Liepert 1201, 1207 Highway 41 Numbers of: Transition to postsecondary education ... Development as trade corridor ... Ouellette 1403 Backs 1211; Liepert 1211 Highway 43–Grande Prairie area High schools–Camrose Bypass (highway 43X) ... Chase 2176; Graydon See Camrose Composite High School 505–06, 1406; Ouellette 506, 1406, 2176; Stelmach High schools–Drumheller 1820; Taft 158 See Drumheller high school Highway 43–Grande Prairie to B.C. border High schools–Hussar Twinning ... Graydon 506, 1405; Ouellette 506 See Hussar high school Highway 43–Grande Prairie to Edmonton High schools–Lethbridge Twinning ... Ouellette 1999 New west Lethbridge high school See West Lethbridge Highway 43–Mayerthorpe to Sangudo Centre Twinning ... Graydon 506; Ouellette 506 High schools–Whitecourt Highway 63 See Whitecourt high school Collision history document (SP225/07: Tabled) ... Ouellette 536 94 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Highway 63 (Continued) Hobbema Community Cadet Corps Passing lanes for ... Chase 508; Ouellette 508 General remarks ... Lindsay 1314 Twinning ... Chase 508, 1164, 2176; Graydon 1405; Member's statement re ... Johnson 1128 Johnston 508; Lindsay 508; Martin 1547; Ouellette Hockey Alberta 508, 1164–65, 1548, 1999, 2176; Stelmach 2173 Centennial celebration, member's statement re ... Webber Highway 766 2319 Maintenance on ... Marz 408; Ouellette 408 Hockey championships Highway 779 Camrose Kodiacs Alberta Junior Hockey League and Twinning ... Ouellette 1160 Doyle Cup champions, member's statements re ... Highway 791 Johnson 563, 1179–80 Maintenance on ... Marz 408; Ouellette 408 Memorial Cup final, member's Highway 881 statement re ... Mitzel 1271 Upgrading of ... Ouellette 1165, 1548, 2176; Stelmach Medicine Hat Tigers WHL champions, member's 2173 statement re ... Mitzel 1128 Highway construction–Finance Native provincials winners, member's statement re ... See Road construction–Finance Calahasen 597 Highway corridors, Strategic SAIT women's and men's teams ACAC champions ... See Strategic economic corridors (Highway Johnston 597 construction) Telus Cup midget hockey championship ... Jablonski Highway maintenance 1129 See Roads–Maintenance and repair Warner girls hockey school finalist in Kraft Hockeyville Highway overpasses–Airdrie area 2007, member's statement re ... Hinman 121 See Highway 2–Airdrie area, Overpass/underpass at, World men's hockey champions (Team Canada), congestion re member's statement re...Johnston 1073; Tougas 1072 Highway safety World women's hockey champions (Team Canada), See Traffic safety member's statement re ... DeLong 500 Highways, Multilane Hockeyville 2007 See Roads, Multilane See Kraft Hockeyville 2007 Highwood Communications Ltd. Hodgins, Mr. Dave (Director) Government advertising contracts ... Stelmach 1596; See Alberta Emergency Management Agency Taft 1596 Hog industry, Large-scale Hijabs See Livestock industry, Intensive See Religious headwear Hog industry, Large-scale–Environmental aspects Hinton community development master agreement See Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental See Community development master agreement aspects (Edson, Hinton, Yellowhead County) Hokkaido, Japan, twinning arrangement Hip and knee surgery See Twinning of cities, provinces, etc., Hokkaido, Waiting lists for, reduction of ... Backs 1228, 2028; Japan Hancock 509, 886, 1229, 2028, 2100; Jablonski Holland 2097; Zwozdesky 509 See Netherlands Historic Dunvegan (Historic site) Holocaust Memorial Day Exhibit improvement funding ... Goudreau 1422, 1466 See Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) Historic sites Holy Cross Long Term Care [See also Fort George and Buckingham House Assisted living section See Holy Cross Manor (Historic site); Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Incorporated (Historic site); (Historic site); Health and safety issues in ... Hancock 40, 88–89, Stephansson House (Historic site)] 366–67, 470–71, 892; Mason 88–89, 470–71; Pannu General remarks ... Abbott 1237 222, 507–08, 891; Shariff 366–67; Stelmach 40–42, Historic sites–Finance 292, 470; Taft 40, 292; Taylor 41 Economic impact of ... Goudreau 1423, 1465 Health and safety issues in: Public inquiry into ... Increase in ... Goudreau 1422, 1466 Stelmach 41; Taylor 41 History, Canadian–Teaching Health and safety issues in: Request for emergency See Canadian history–Teaching debate re ... Blakeman 51–52; Hancock 52–53; HIV/AIDS Awareness Week Melchin 54; Pannu 53–54; Speaker, The 54 General remarks ... Blakeman 2282; Cenaiko 2247 Premier's comments re, letter re (SP153/07: Tabled) ... HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) Blakeman 325 Hospital-acquired, legal liability re ... Blakeman 1485; Termination of contract for, by Calgary Health Region ... Hancock 1485 Danyluk 508; Hancock 470–71, 892; Mason 470–71; Member's statement re ... Blakeman 2282; Cenaiko Pannu 507–08; Stelmach 470 2247 Holy Cross Manor Incorporated Provincial strategy re ... Blakeman 440, 2327; Hancock Afforable housing grants to ... Danyluk 225–26, 440, 2327 507–08; Pannu 507–08; Taylor 225–26 2007 Hansard Subject Index 95

Holy Cross Manor Incorporated (Continued) Homeless (Continued) Afforable housing grants to, repayment with interest if Programs for ... Danyluk 2249–50; DeLong 2033; Fritz project fails clause ... Danyluk 226, 295–96; Stelmach 2033, 2064; Mason 1958, 2103; Miller, B. 261, 295–96; Taylor 225–26, 261, 295–96 2249–50; Stelmach 2064–65, 2103, 2321; Taylor Afforable housing grants to, repayment with interest if 2064-65, 2321 project fails clause: Response to questions re Programs for, investment of new royalty revenues into ... (SP272/07:Tabled) ... Clerk, The 645; Danyluk 645 Agnihotri 1887 Afforable housing unit rents ... Danyluk 507–08; Pannu Homeless–Fort McMurray 507–08 Funding for programs for ... Stelmach 2101 Assisted living unit rents ... Melchin 842; Pastoor 842 Report on youth housing needs (SP858/07: Tabled) ... Health and safety issues in ... Hancock 40, 91, 892; Taylor 2036 Pannu 891; Pastoor 91; Stelmach 40, 41–42; Taft Homeless–Housing 40; Taylor 41 Emergency winter shelters ... Blakeman 1149; Danyluk Political connections of shareholder of ... Hancock 2069, 2105, 2249–50; DeLong 2032–33; Fritz 88–89; Mason 88–89 2032–33; Martin 897, 2068–69; Stelmach 2321; Voting shareholders of (SP64/07: Tabled) ... Martin Taylor 2321 131; Mason 131 Funding for ... Amery 1056; Blakeman 1149, 2166; Holy Spirit school division Danyluk 801, 802, 876, 896, 898, 1056, 1143, 1151, Joint high school in west Lethbridge See West 1275, 1692, 2069, 2105; Eggen 900; Fritz 1787; Lethbridge Centre Martin 2069; Miller, B. 1143; Snelgrove 725; Holy Trinity high school, Drayton Valley Stelmach 871, 2321; Taylor 2321 Construction of ... Abbott 1566 General remarks ... Cao 1823; Danyluk 104, 402, 507, Home care program 566, 639, 1824, 2249–50; Fritz 1823, 2064; Funding increase for ... Backs 1228; Blakeman MacDonald 1279; Martin 1824; Mason 436; Miller, 1995–96; Hancock 1996 B. 1390, 2249–50; Ouellette 1279; Speech from the General remarks ... Bonko 140; Brown 2386; Hancock Throne 2; Stelmach 402, 436, 764, 1131, 1133, 1081, 2386–87; Melchin 1081, 1537; Pastoor 1081; 2064–65,2321–22;Taft 566;Taylor 402,2064–65,2321 Swann 107 Hospital discharge pilot project for homeless with Health impacts of policies re ... Hancock 1542; Pastoor medical needs ... Cao 1823; Fritz 1823 1542 Letter re (SP91/07: Tabled) ... Backs 231 Letter re (SP786/07: Tabled) ... Pastoor 2001 Letter re (SP899/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 2108 Removal of funding cap from ... DeLong 1243; Letter re (SP1051/07: Tabled) ... Chase 2330 Hancock 1243 Transitional housing ... Blakeman 1149–50; Danyluk Staffing shortages for ... Backs 1228; Hancock 1228 876, 896, 898, 1144, 1146, 1150, 2250; Fritz 2141; Staffing shortages for, letter re (SP432/07: Tabled) ... Martin 897; Miller, B. 1143, 2141, 2250 Backs 1074 Youth shelters ... Mason 2103; Stelmach 2103 Home care program–Calgary Homeless–Housing–Fort McMurray Changes to, letter re (SP150/07: Tabled) ... Chase Transitional housing funding ... Stelmach 2101 324–25 Homeless–Housing–Red Deer Home care program–Edmonton General remarks ... Jablonski 1815 Caregivers for disabled adults, letter re (SP152/07: Homeless and eviction prevention fund Tabled) ... Blakeman 325 Fort McMurray clients funding ... Stelmach 2101 Home education General remarks ... Blakeman 1277, 1447, 2166; Bonko For special needs children ... Pastoor 1198 2167; Brown 909; Chase 769, 1144, 1335; Danyluk General remarks ... Liepert 1209–10; VanderBurg 1209 801, 876, 896, 898, 910, 1056, 1144, 1145, 1275, Home ownership assistance program 1447, 1926, 1962, 2029, 2069, 2217; Evans 764, 769, See Alberta home ownership assistance program 802, 835, 838, 841, 876–77, 931, 1170, 1172, 1275, Home-schooling 1277, 1335, 1390, 1448, 1549, 1554; Fritz 2064; See Home education Martin 876–77, 930, 1553–54, 1554, 1962; Mason Homeless 2028; Miller, B. 764, 1143, 1390, 1448; Miller, R. Asian dinner for, Calgary, member's statement re ... Cao 1275; Mitzel 2099; Pannu 1439; Snelgrove 930; 1328 Stelmach 836, 871, 1049, 2028, 2103 General remarks ... Martin 142 Temporary foreign workers not eligible for ... Evans Letter re (SP882/07: Tabled) ... Martin 2100 1168 Letter re (SP886/07: Tabled) ... Agnihotri 2100 Terms of reference for ... Evans 1653 Letter re (SP895/07: Tabled) ... Cheffins 2101; Mather Homeless Awareness Calgary 2101 Homeless awareness week program pamphlet Letters re (SP704, 726, 736, 781, 870, 983/07: Tabled) ... (SP488/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1272 Mather 1818, 1860, 1896, 2001, 2063, 2257 Homeless childrens' shelters Letters re (SP875/07: Tabled) ... Chase 2071 See Homeless–Housing, Youth shelters Official Opposition strategy re ... Taylor 2321 Homeless shelters Outreach programs for ... Danyluk 102, 104; Eggen See Homeless–Housing 113; Hinman 101; Taylor 103–04 96 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Homelessness Hospital-acquired infections–Prevention Elimination of ... Jablonski 1780; Martin 1888 Funding for ... Snelgrove 2149–50 General remarks ... Chase 1144 General remarks ... Blakeman 790, 2255; Hancock 790, Homelessness, Alberta secretariat for action on (PC 2255 proposal) Hospital beds See Alberta secretariat for action on homelessness Funding for, from uncollected resource revenues ... (PC proposal) Blakeman 1789; Hancock 1789–90 Homeowner grant program for seniors (City of General remarks ... Hancock 890; Mason 567; Stelmach Edmonton) 567 See Seniors' homeowner grant program (City of Hospital beds–Calgary Edmonton) Shortages of ... Hancock 782, 791; Taylor 782, 791 Honey–Food safety aspects Hospital discharge pilot project for homeless with General remarks ... Coutts 808; Groeneveld 808 medical needs Honey bees See Homeless–Housing, Hospital discharge pilot See Bees project for homeless with medical needs Horizon oil sands project Hospital experience for immigrant doctors See under Canadian Natural Resources Limited See Immigrant doctors, Hospital experience for, while Horned Cattle Purchases Act Repeal Act (Bill 10) qualifying First Reading ... Mitzel 50 Hospitality Industry, Workforce Strategy for Alberta's Second Reading ... Brown 422; Groeneveld 421; Tourism and MacDonald 421; Martin 421; Miller, R. 421; Mitzel See Tourism, Workforce strategy for (SP555/07: 420–21, 422; Pastoor 422 Tabled) Committee ... Chase 497; Mitzel 497 Hospitals Third Reading ... Blakeman 1778; Lund 1778; Mitzel Daycare spaces in ... Blakeman 780, 781, 784; Hancock 1778 781, 784 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 19 June, 2007 Patient lift devices in ... Hancock 781, 785 (Outside of House sittings) Patient lift devices in, funding for ... Snelgrove 2150 Horse breeding Sterilization equipment for ... Hancock 363; Mason [See also Equine industry] 364; Stelmach 362–63, 364; Taft 362–63 General remarks ... Groeneveld 1420; Haley 1418 Hospitals–Beaverlodge Lottery funding for ... Agnihotri 1468 General remarks ... Graydon 1406 Horse Lake First Nation Petition presented re ... Graydon 400 Aboriginal policing agreement ... Calahasen 1335–36; Petition tabled re (SP189/07) ... Graydon 409 Lindsay 1335–36 Hospitals–Calgary Horse racing General remarks ... Hancock 782, 791; Taylor 782, 791 General remarks ... Groeneveld 1420; Haley 1418; New south Calgary hospital ... Ady 17, 161; Blakeman Taylor 1331 18, 1789; Cheffins 1789; Hancock 17, 782, 791, 919, Lottery funding for ... Agnihotri 1468; Goudreau 1469; 1789; Stelmach 18; Taylor 782 Liepert 1209; Stelmach 1685, 1758–59, 2063; Taft New south Calgary hospital: Funding for ... Oberg 683, 1685, 1758–59, 2063 728 Lottery funding for, document re (SP654/07: Tabled) ... New south Calgary hospital: Member's statement re ... Blakeman 1767–68; Taft 1767–68 Taylor 21 Horse Racing Alberta New south Calgary hospital: Petition presented re ... Annual report, 2005 (SP238/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Swann 122 545; Lindsay 545 New south Calgary hospital: Public/private funding of ... Annual report, 2006 (SP638/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Chase 129; Ouellette 129 1729; Lindsay 1729 Hospitals–Claresholm CEO's article re Balzac racing entertainment centre Sterilization equipment for ... Hancock 363; Mason (SP78/07: Tabled) ... Taft 188 364; Stelmach 362–63, 364; Taft 362–63 Horse racing entertainment centres–Balzac Hospitals–Emergency services See Racing entertainment centres–Balzac [See also Urgent medical care] Horsemen of Alberta Inc. Capacity of ... Hancock 566–67; Mason 566–67; See United Horsemen of Alberta Inc. Stelmach 566–67 Horseshoe Canyon Full-capacity protocol in ... Hancock 890 Industrial development in, impact on groundwater General remarks ... Mason 886–87 supplies ... Knight 1221; Renner 43; Swann 43 Paramedics wait times in ... Blakeman 2067; Hancock Horseshoe Lands, Bow Valley 566–67, 2067; Mason 566–67 Development of, letter re (SP211/07: Tabled) ... Swann Paramedics wait times in, report on (SP257/07: Tabled) 502 ... Mason 598 Hospital-acquired infections Red alerts re ... Blakeman 2067; Hancock 566–67, Data collection re ... Blakeman 1485; Hancock 1485 2067; Mason 566–67; Stelmach 566–67;Taylor 790–91 Legal liability re ... Blakeman 257, 1485, 2255; Reducing visits to ... Stelmach 567 Hancock 257, 1485, 2255; Stelmach 257 2007 Hansard Subject Index 97

Hospitals–Emergency services (Continued) House of Commons (Canada) Waiting times in ... Hancock 566–67, 791; Mason 364, Additional members for Alberta, ministerial statement re 566; Stelmach 364; Taylor 791 ... Backs 1991; Mason 1990–91; Stelmach 1990; Waiting times in, letter re (SP702/07: Tabled) ... Taft 1990 Blakeman 1818 House of Commons Committee on Natural Resources, Hospitals–Emergency services–Calgary Standing Capacity of ... DeLong 1242–43; Hancock 689, 791, See Committee on Natural Resources, Standing 1243; Taft 688–89; Taylor 790–91 (House of Commons) Capacity of, public inquiry into ... Hancock 689; Taft House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality (U.S.) 689 See United States House Subcommittee on Energy Death of Jordan Johanson in ... Hancock 689; Taft and Air Quality 688–89 Housing–Fort McMurray Medication rooms upgrading, funding for ... Snelgrove General remarks ... Hancock 1226 2150 Housing–Prices Hospitals–Emergency services–Edmonton Impact of ... Danyluk 1617–18; Evans 1618; Martin Paramedic wait times in ... Hancock 566; Mason 566 1687; Miller, B. 1617–18; Stelmach 1687 Paramedic wait times in, report on (SP257/07: Tabled) ... Housing–Supply Mason 598 General remarks ... Snelgrove 1656 Hospitals–Grande Prairie Housing, Dept. of Municipal Affairs and New hospital ... Blakeman 367; Stelmach 367, 1820 See Dept. of Municipal Affairs and Housing New hospital, funding for ... Hancock 774 Housing, Student Hospitals–High Prairie See Student housing New hospital, scope of ... Calahasen 2287; Hancock Housing authorities, Nonprofit 2287 Exemption from property tax (Motion 513: Elsalhy) ... Hospitals–High River Abbott 2052–53; Agnihotri 2053–54; Cheffins 2056; Regional centre for sterilizing equipment ... Hancock DeLong 2056–57; Dunford 2054; Elsalhy 2051–52, 363 2057–58; Martin 2053; Mitzel 2055–56; Pastoor Hospitals–Medicine Hat 2057; Taylor 2054–55 See Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Provincial funding for ... Blakeman 1150; Danyluk Hospitals–Standards 1151 Patient safety issues re ... Blakeman 254, 257, 291; Housing authorities, Seniors' Hancock 291, 325, 326, 570, 2255; Martin 570; Borrowing power ... Marz 1184; Oberg 1184 Mason 255, 292, 324, 326; Stelmach 257, 291, 292, Housing Day, National 325–26, 326; Taft 292, 325–26 See National Housing Day Patient safety issues re, member's statement re ... Mason Housing department (Proposed) 324 See Dept. of housing (Proposed) Patient safety issues re, monitoring of ... Hancock 326; Housing First program, New York City Mason 326; Stelmach 326, 363; Taft 326, 363 General remarks ... Cao 1823; Danyluk 1824; Fritz Patient safety issues re, petition for public inquiry into ... 1787, 1823; Jablonski 2290; Taylor 2321 Mason 326 Housing secretariat (ND proposal) Patient safety issues re, petitions presented re ... Eggen General remarks ... Martin 897–98, 898 1130; Mason 1073 Housing secretariat (PC proposal) Hospitals–Sterilization procedures See Alberta secretariat for action on homelessness Letters re (SP230-231/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 544 (PC proposal) Role in blood-borne disease prevention ... Blakeman A Housing Symposium: Affordable Housing for 440, 2255; Hancock 440, 570, 2255; Martin 570 Albertans (1998) Hospitals, Auxiliary General remarks ... Danyluk 600; Stelmach 600; Taylor See Long-term care facilities (Nursing 600, 923 homes/auxiliary hospitals) Report from (SP254/07: Tabled) ... Taylor 598 Hospitals, Private Housing Task Force General remarks ... Mason 889 See Alberta Affordable Housing Task Force Hospitals Act How Rent Contol Killed Affordable Housing in Amendment by Bill 48 ... Hancock 1965 Winnipeg Hotel room tax See Rent control, Articles re (SP418-419/07: Tabled) Conversion to a tourism levy See Tourism levy HPV vaccination Hotel stays by foster children See Immunization, For humanpapilloma virus See Foster children, Housing of, in hotels HRIC (University of Calgary) Hours of labour See University of Calgary, Health Research Working alone regulation ... Miller, B. 1173 Innovation Centre Working alone regulation, forestry staff ... Bonko 1455 HRIF (University of Alberta) House leaders' agreement See University of Alberta, Health Research See All Party* Agreement (re Assembly sitting times, Innovation Facility etc.) 98 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Huang, John Hunter's syndrome (Disease) See Holy Cross Manor Incorporated, Political Drug for, coverage under health care plan, petitions connections of shareholder of presented re ... Bonko 361, 400, 444 Hub Oil Company Ltd. Hunting Calgary plant fire: Cleanup efforts ... Cao 329; Renner As control method for chronic wasting disease in deer ... 329, 1762; Swann 1762 DeLong 476; Morton 476–77 Risk management plan ... Renner 1762; Swann 1762 Role in wildlife management ... Mitzel 2388; Morton Hudec, Jan 2388 General remarks ... Ady 2177; DeLong 2380 Tradition re (Motion 515: Mitzel) ... Bonko 2344–45; Member's statement re ... Webber 2208 Brown 2345; Cenaiko 2349–50; Chase 2345–46, Hulchanski, Professor David (author) 2346-47; Elsalhy 2350–51; Forsyth 2347; Jablonski See Centre for Urban and Community Studies (U of 2347; Lund 2346, 2350; Miller, R. 2347–48; T), Article on rent control in Alberta (SP475/07: Mitzel 2344,2351; Morton 2348–49; Snelgrove 2346 Tabled) Hunting–Regulations Human atlas project For nonresidents ... Griffiths 1445–46; Morton 1482; See 4-D human atlas project (Federal/provincial) Prins 1482 Human Development, Child and Youth Health, Institute Hunting guides of Nonresidents as ... Morton 1445–46 See Institute of Human Development, Child and Hunting tourism Youth Health General remarks ... Griffiths 1445–46; Morton Human immunodeficiency virus 1445–46, 1482; Prins 1482 See HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) Hussar high school Human papillomavirus vaccination Closure ... Flaherty 1258; Liepert 1259 See Immunization, For humanpapilloma virus HUTF Human potential See Hydrocarbon Upgrading Task Force Utilization of, member's statement re ... Pham 322–23 Hutterites A Human Resource Crisis in the Disability Services Drivers' licence photo exemption for ... McFarland Field (Report) 1689–90; Stevens 1689–90 General remarks ... Pastoor 1158 Hybrid automobiles Human Resources and Employment, Dept. of See Environmentally friendly automobiles See Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Hybrid trees Human rights See Forest management, Impact of biofuel industry Member's statement re ... Miller, B. 597; Pham 322–23 on (hybrid trees) Human rights–China Hydro and Electric Energy Act Alberta actions re (Q29/06: Response tabled as Amendment by Bill 46, Alberta Utilities Commission SP236/07) ... Boutilier 545; Clerk, The 545 Act ... Knight 1889; MacDonald 1889 Human Rights and Citizenship Commission Hydro power See Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship See Water power Commission Hydrocarbon resources Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act See Energy resources Violation of section 3, re email posted on Save My CWB Hydrocarbon Upgrading Task Force website ... Goudreau 405; MacDonald 405; General remarks ... Knight 1115, 1116, 1117, 1230; Stelmach 405 MacDonald 812 Human services Hydrogen sulphide emissions See Social services General remarks ... Calahasen 2141; Renner 2141 Human tissue donation Impact on animal/human health ... Eggen 1227; Knight See Organ and tissue donation 1227 Human trafficking Hydrological assessment of watersheds in pine beetle Member's statement re ... Jablonski 2171 infested areas Humanities See Watersheds–Pine beetle infected areas, Endowment fund for ... Agnihotri 1467 Hydrological assessment of Hunger I-CAN (Innoventures Canada) Member's statement re ... Chase 1816 General remarks ... Johnson 2282 Hunger Awareness Day, National Ian Bazalgette school, Calgary See National Hunger Awareness Day Upgrading, funding for ... Oberg 683 Hunger in schoolchildren IBM Corporation See School nutrition programs Aboriginal business opportunities ... Boutilier 2178; Hunt, Mr. Joshua John Johnson 2178 See under Petitions Tabled in the Legislative ICE teams Assembly (2007) See Integrated child exploitation teams Hunter report ICT See Royalty Review Panel, Our Fair Share (report) See Information and communications technology 2007 Hansard Subject Index 99

Idaho State Legislature Immigrants–Housing Motion re withdrawal from security and prosperity General remarks ... Agnihotri 1336; Evans 1336 partnership (SSP) agreement, passed (SP526/07: Immigrants of Distinction Awards Tabled) ... Mason 1386 Member's statement re ... Amery 186 Identification, Personal Immigration Cross-ministry initiatives re ... Miller, R. 1367; Alberta-made policy re ... Cao 1079; Eggen 1073; Snelgrove 1368 Evans 20, 363–64, 1079, 1080, 1168, 1176; Theft of ... Stevens 1689 MacDonald 1176, 1177; Miller, B. 1080; Oberg 684 Theft of, involvement of perpetrators of in accident As alternative to temporary foreign workers ... Evans claims against car rental companies, liability issues re... 408; Miller, B. 408 Miller, R. 1373, 1374; Oberg 1374 Co-ordination of ... Speech from the Throne 2 Identification card for voters Funding for progams re ... Evans 1168, 1549–50; See Voter identification cards MacDonald 2163 Identification cards, Personal New agreement re See Canada-Alberta Co-operation See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan, Health card on Immigration of, improvement for use as proof of identity Provincial nominee program ... Backs 2322–23; Brown Identity theft 1569; Cao 1079; Evans 20, 363–64, 1079, 1168, See Identification, Personal, Theft of 1175–76,1185, 1549, 1553, 1569, 2284, 2322–23; IDs Hancock 776; Miller, B. 363–64, 1174–75, 2284 See Irrigation districts Provincial nominee program, expansion of (Motion 509: IFASA Agnihotri) ... Abbott 1507; Agnihotri 1504–05, See Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences 1510–11; Cao 1509; Chase 1506; DeLong 1510; Alberta Mather 1508; Miller, B. 1505–06; Pannu 1509–10; IIBA Pham 1508–09; Renner 1506; Rodney 1506–07 See Independent Insurance Brokers of Alberta Immigration, Alberta-Canada Co-operation on IL93 (AEUB information letter) See Canada-Alberta Co-operation on Immigration See Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Information Immigration and Industry, Dept. of Employment, letter IL93 re energy industry activity in See Dept. of Employment, Immigration and Industry southwest Alberta Immunization Illiteracy Funding for ... Oberg 683 See Literacy For humanpapilloma virus ... Blakeman 793, 794; ImaginAsian concert Hancock 794 See Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, ImaginAsian For influenza, member's statement re ... Calahasen 1851 concert, program from (SP436/07: Tabled) For mumps ... Ducharme 1824; Hancock 1824 IMG (International medical graduate program) Impaired driving–Prevention See Immigrant doctors, Residency program for See Drunk driving–Prevention Immigrant doctors Ltd. Accreditation process for ... Evans 2385; Haley Cleanup of contaminated site, Lynnview Ridge, Calgary 914–15; Hancock 916, 2385; Hinman 919–20; ... Cao 329; Renner 329 McFarland 2384–85 Implements, Farm Co-ordinator for ... Blakeman 779 See Farm implements General remarks ... Blakeman 776, 779, 780; Hancock In-stream flow needs 780, 889 See Rivers–Water levels Hospital experience for, while qualifying ... Hancock In-stream flow needs–Athabasca River 1338; McFarland 1338 See Athabasca River–Water levels Residency program for ... Blakeman 779, 780; Griffiths In-stream flow needs–North Saskatchewan River 635; Hancock 780, 916, 1338, 2385; McFarland See North Saskatchewan River–Water levels 1338 Incentive for school improvement Immigrant qualifications assessment service See Alberta initiative for school improvement See Professional qualifications, Foreign, Assessment Income and Employment Supports Amendment Act, service 2007 (Bill 12) Immigrant women First Reading ... Brown 50; Evans 50 Government programs for ... Evans 1171 Second Reading ... Brown 422–23; Eggen 459; Mather Immigrant workers, Temporary 458–59; Miller, B. 423–24; Pastoor 424–25 See Foreign workers, Temporary Committee ... Brown 494; Chase 495–96; Eggen 495; Immigrants Mather 494–95; Miller, B. 493–94 Internship program for (Motion 501: Cao) ... Agnihotri Third Reading ... Evans 1775; Martin 1775–76; Miller, 69–70; Cao 67, 73; Chase 71–72; Evans 72–73; R. 1775 Herard 68–69; Martin 69; Miller, B. 67–68; Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 19 June, 2007 Rogers 70–71 (Outside of House sittings) Immigrants–Employment Income splitting (seniors' pensions) Barriers to ... Evans 364; Miller, B. 364 See Pension income splitting Industrial Heartland projects ... Stelmach 2175 100 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Income Support program Industrial development–Industrial Heartland area Benefit increase ... Evans 537, 764, 1168; Miller, B. [See also Bitumen upgraders–Industrial Heartland 764, 1169; Stelmach 537; Taft 537 area] Co-ordination of, with other low-income programs ... Carbon dioxide pipeline from ... Brown 2140; Renner Haley 903; Miller, R. 1369; Snelgrove 1369 2140 Diabetes supplies funding under ... Evans 1391 Carbon dioxide supply source ... Brown 2140; Renner Emergency housing support ... Blakeman 1246; Evans 2140 638, 769, 802, 1170, 1246, 1335, 1336; Construction aspects ... Backs 2175; Stelmach 2175 Miller, B. 1169 Cumulative impact assessment of ... Backs 2175; Emergency housing support, letter re and response Blakeman 1224; Bonko 1634; Danyluk 2175; Eggen (SP331/07: Tabled) ... Chase 771, 879 1226; Knight 599; Lukaszuk 1995; Renner 600, Food assistance rates ... Chase 1816 1118, 1219, 1225, 1378, 1634, 1995, 2102, 2175, Funding for ... Haley 903; Oberg 684 2212, 2285; Stelmach 599, 2102, 2381; Swann General remarks ... Evans 1170, 1549, 2174 1218–19, 1379, 2212; Taft 599, 2102, 2381 Income tax, Corporate Environmental impact of ... Backs 2175; Blakeman See Corporations–Taxation 1224; Knight 1227; Renner 1220, 2175; Stelmach Income tax, Provincial 540; Swann 540 Legislation re (Bill 35) ... Rogers 834 General remarks ... Blakeman 1146 Of foreign workers See Foreign workers, Health impact of ... Eggen 1226; Hancock 1219; Temporary–Taxation Stelmach 540; Swann 107–08, 540, 1218, 1222 Percentage of revenue from, transfer to municipalities ... Impact on water supplies ... Backs 2175; Blakeman Mason 894 1146, 1224; Bonko 1630; Danyluk 2175; Eggen Return of, to originating communities ... Hinman 1275 1126, 1224–25, 1636; Knight 1639; Renner 1225, Surplus funds to reduce (Motion 504: Hinman) ... 1636, 2102, 2212; Stelmach 2212; Swann 1218, 2212 Agnihotri 592–93; DeLong 593; Hinman 588–89, Regional impact of ... Backs 125; Bonko 1077, 2138; 593–94; MacDonald 590–91; Martin 591–92; Danyluk 125, 126–27, 695; Evans 1618; Fritz 2138; Mitzel 589–90; Rogers 592 Lukaszuk 126–27, 695; Ouellette 125; Snelgrove Transfer of percentage to municipalities ... Hinman 467 1364, 2138; Stelmach 565, 1077–78, 1131–32, 1605; Income trusts Taft 565, 1131–32 Impact on provincial revenues ... Miller, R. 1373; Oberg Waste treatment ... Blakeman 1224 1373–74 Workplace safety issues ... Evans 1551 Independent commissioner for continuing care facilities Industrial development–Public lands See Commissioner on continuing care (Proposed) See Public lands, Industrial activity on Independent Insurance Brokers of Alberta Industrial development (Value-added industries) Financial links with insurance companies, policy re General remarks ... Horner 1341; Morton 1621; Rodney disclosure of ... Miller, R. 1373 1621; Snelgrove 2160 Independent schools Industrial emissions (greenhouse gases) See Private schools See Greenhouse gas emissions Independent schools–Finance Industrial emissions (greenhouse gases), Intensity See Private schools–Finance targets for Independent System Operator (Electricity industry) See Greenhouse gas emissions, Intensity targets for Transfer of authority to, from Energy and Utilities Board industry re ... Knight 544, 605, 815, 816, 818; MacDonald Industrial fatalities 544, 605, 813, 814, 816, 817 See Fatalities, Work-related Indexing of AISH benefits Industrial Heartland area transportation See Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped, See Transportation–Industrial Heartland area Benefits, indexing of Industrial Heartland development Indian Graves area See Industrial development–Industrial Heartland See Public lands–Indian Graves area area Indian Regional Council, Lesser Slave Lake Industrial Heartland growth issues See Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council See Intermunicipal relations–Edmonton area Industrial development Industrial Heartland upgraders Impact on agricultural land ... MacDonald 1643 See Bitumen upgraders–Industrial Heartland area Public input into ... Eggen 1227; Renner 1220 Industrial safety Industrial development–Eastern Slopes area See Workplace safety Moratorium on ... Eggen 675–76; Morton 675–76 Industry, Dept. of Employment, Immigration and Moratorium on, letter re (SP275/07: Tabled) ... Eggen See Dept. of Employment, Immigration and Industry 671 Infections, Hospital-acquired Industrial development–Environmental impact See Hospital-acquired infections General remarks ... Johnson 1858–59; Lukaszuk 1995; Infiltrate, Project Renner 1858–59, 1995 See Project Infiltrate Industrial development–Health aspects Inflation issues in capital planning Study re ... Blakeman 642–43; Hancock 643 See Capital projects, Planning for, inflation issues 2007 Hansard Subject Index 101

Influence, Political Innovation fund for mental health services See Political influence See Mental health innovation fund Influenza shots Innoventures Canada See under Immunization See I-CAN (Innoventures Canada) Information, Office of statistics and Input costs, Farm See Office of statistics and information (Proposed) See Farm input costs Information and communications technology Inquests Research into ... Speech from the Throne 4 See Fatality inquiries Research into, funding for ... Horner 1319, 2177; Oberg Institute for agriculture, forestry and the environment 683 (Proposed) Information and Privacy Commissioner General remarks ... Groeneveld 1262, 1417; Speech Annual report, 2005-06 (SP259/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, from the Throne 4 The 598 Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences Alberta Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 135 Research projects ... Groeneveld 729–30 Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Institute for Nanotechnology, National Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 See National Institute for Nanotechnology Main estimates 2007-08: Tabled (SP284/07) ... Institute for Research on Public Policy Snelgrove 681 Daycare policy comparison between Alberta and B.C. Medical records contracts, review of ... Hancock 787 (report) ... Pannu 175 Reappointment of, concurred in (Motion 34: Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Hancock/Renner) ... Hancock 2071; Renner 2071 Economy (U of C) Reappointment of, recommendation re (SP773/07: Provincial funding for ... Chase 1323; Horner 1323, Tabled) ... Rodney 2000 2382; Stelmach 2382; Tougas 2382 Reports of, referred to Legislative Offices committee Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock 608 Health Ruling on release of information re contracts for Reports and strategic plan of (SP169-172/07: Tabled) ... consultants ... Bonko 1926; Boutilier 1926 Backs 362 Information management services (Government Instructors, Medical department) See Medical profession–Education, Instructors for See Dept. of Government Services Insurance, Automobile Information technology in schools Awards resulting from soft tissue injuries (pain and See Computers in schools suffering): Cap on, letter re (SP53/07: Tabled) ... Information technology system for police Agnihotri 51 See Crime database, Integrated (cross jurisdictional) Driving without, cost of claims re ... Lukaszuk 569; database Stevens 569 Infrastructure Verification of, by police agencies ... Lindsay 569; See Capital projects Lukaszuk 569; Snelgrove 569 Infrastructure, Municipal Insurance, Automobile–Premiums See Capital projects, Municipal Raising of, regulations re ... Elsalhy 1051; Stelmach Infrastructure debt 871, 1051; Taft 871 See Capital projects, Deficit re Insurance, Health (Private) Infrastructure dept. Abandonment of government plans to increase: Petition See Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation presented re ... MacDonald 2099 Ingenuity Fund Insurance Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 42) See Alberta Ingenuity Fund First Reading ... Rodney 1693 Initiative for school improvement Insurance brokers See Alberta initiative for school improvement Disclosure of financial links with insurance companies Injury reduction See Insurance companies, Financial link with General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 3 insurance brokers, disclosure of Inmates Insurance brokers, Special–Taxation See Prisoners General remarks ... Miller, R. 1374; Oberg 1375 Inmates of remand centres, Disabled Insurance Brokers of Alberta, Independent Facilities for ... Elsalhy 263; Goudreau 263; Lindsay See Independent Insurance Brokers of Alberta 263 Insurance companies Facilities for, response to questions re (SP467/07: Financial links with insurance brokers, disclosure of ... Tabled) ... Lindsay 1246 Miller, R. 1373; Oberg 1374 Innisfail highway interchange upgrade funding Legal actions against firefighters/fire departments ... See Queen Elizabeth II Highway–Innisfail area, Danyluk 604; Lukaszuk 604; Miller, R. 1373; Oberg Interchange upgrade funding 1374 Innovation and Science, Dept. of Regulation of ... Miller, R. 2388; Oberg 2388 See Dept. of Innovation and Science Insurance contracts Innovation fund for health employers (Proposed) Legislation re (Bill 42) ... Rodney 1693 See Health employer innovation fund (Proposed) 102 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Integrated child exploitation teams Intermunicipal relations (Continued) General remarks ... Lindsay 1310; Pastoor 1318 Funding for joint projects re ... Oberg 683 Integrated energy policy General remarks ... Blakeman 1146; Bonko 1630, 1721; See Energy strategy, Integrated (Renewable/ Chase 1162; Danyluk 125, 126, 227, 404, 474–75, nonrenewable resource development) 643, 807–08, 837, 894, 896, 907, 909–10, 912, 914, Integrated land management on public lands (ILM) 1054–55, 1147, 1149, 1627, 1631, 1637; Griffiths [See also Land-use framework] 913; Lukaszuk 474–75, 643, 1054; Mason 894, General remarks ... Morton 43, 1452, 2214; Swann 43 895; Morton 568, 1631; Stelmach 565, 568, 1183, Integrated Response to Organized Crime 1609, 1721; Swann 404; Taft 565, 1183; Taylor 807 General remarks ... Lindsay 1310, 2068; Stevens 1305 Letter re (SP375/07: Tabled) ... Mather 879 Intensity targets for industrial greenhouse gas emissions Member's statement re ... Cardinal 2134; Strang 534 See Greenhouse gas emissions, Intensity targets for Intermunicipal relations–Edmonton area industry re [See also Capital region integrated growth Intensive livestock operations management plan] See Livestock industry, Intensive General remarks ... Blakeman 1146; Bonko 1077, Intensive livestock operations–Environmental aspects 1721–22; Danyluk 643, 1147, 1961; Lukaszuk 643; See Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental Martin 1637; Stelmach 1077–78, 1131–32, 1183, aspects 1721–22; Taft 1131–32, 1183; Taylor 1961 Interbasin transfer of water Relation to Industrial Heartland upgrader projects ... See Water diversion Backs 125; Bonko 1077, 2138; Danyluk 125, Interdisciplinary science, Centennial centre for 126–27, 695; Evans 1618; Fritz 2138; Lukaszuk (University of Alberta) 126–27, 695; Ouellette 125; Snelgrove 2138; See Centennial centre for interdisciplinary science Stelmach 565, 1077–78, 1131–32, 1605; Taft 565, (University of Alberta) (Proposed) 1131–32 Interfaith Food Bank, Lethbridge Internal Audit Services, Corporate Member for Lethbridge-East's donation of half of salary See Corporate Internal Audit Services increase to, letter re (SP440 & 785/07: Tabled) ... Internal trade Pastoor 1074, 2001 See Interprovincial trade, Internal trade agreement Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Relations, Dept. of International, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal International, Relations, Dept. of See Dept. of International, Intergovernmental and See Dept. of International, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Relations Aboriginal Relations Intergovernmental fiscal relations International Aboriginal Film & Television Festival See Federal/provincial fiscal relations; Provincial/ Member's statement re ... Calahasen 1477 municipal fiscal relations International and Intergovernmental Relations, Dept. of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change See Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Report, Alberta's co-winners of 2007 Nobel peace prize Relations for contributions to ... Johnson 2025 International Association of Assessing Officers Report, member's statement re ... Rodney 501 Standard on Assessment Appeal (SP394/07: Tabled) ... Intergovernmental relations Chase 924 See Federal/provincial relations; Intermunicipal International border crossings–Canada/United States relations; Interprovincial relations See Border crossings–Canada/United States Intergovernmental Relations dept. International Business Machines See Dept. of International and Intergovernmental See IBM Corporation Relations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Interim supply (Main, Legislative Offices, Lottery Discrimination Fund) estimates, 2007-08 General remarks ... Eggen 266 Estimates debated ... Agnihotri 173–74; Bonko 139–40; Member's statement re ... Agnihotri 256; Shariff 255 Boutilier 173; Chase 134–35, 140–41; DeLong International Day of Disabled Persons 138–39; Eggen 135–37; Hancock 139; Liepert General remarks ... Lougheed 2320; Melchin 2325; 137; MacDonald 170–72; Martin 142; Mather Pannu 2330; Pastoor 2324 176–77; Miller, R. 132–33, 141–42; Pannu 174–76; Member's statement re ... Pastoor 2328 Pastoor 137–38; Snelgrove 131–34, 172; Tougas 170 Program from (SP1042/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2330 General remarks ... Bonko 139–40; DeLong 138–39; International Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Hancock 139 Injured on the Job Intermodal port–Grande Prairie area General remarks ... Martin 723 See Container terminals–Grande Prairie area Independent member's statement re (SP322/07: Tabled) Intermodal yard, south Edmonton ... Backs 733 See Container terminal–Edmonton, New CP terminal Ministerial statement re ... Evans 687; Mason 687; in south Edmonton Miller, B. 687 Intermunicipal relations Ministerial statement re: Response to, by Alliance Dispute resolution process ... Danyluk 90–91; Doerksen member and independent member denied...Backs 733; 90 Deputy Speaker 688 2007 Hansard Subject Index 103

International Forum on Water Policy, Rosenberg Investing in Our Future (Radke report) See Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy See Oil sands development, Timing/scope of new International marketing strategy projects (growth issues): Radke report on See International trade, Alberta marketing strategy Investment and planning commission, Financial re (AIMS) (Proposed) International medical graduates See Financial investment and planning commission See Immigrant doctors (Proposed) International Museum Day Investment Management Corporation, Alberta Member's statement re ... Abbott 1237 See Alberta Investment Management Corporation International relations Investment of public funds General remarks ... Boutilier 1657; Cao 1657 General remarks ... MacDonald 171; Oberg 682 International School of Macao Use of surplus for ... Oberg 684 Member's statement re ... Lukaszuk 1921 Investments, Foreign International students General remarks ... Backs 1241; Oberg 1241 See Students, Foreign (Postsecondary) Ipsos-Reid International trade Rent control poll ... Mason 1132; Stelmach 1131, 1132; Alberta marketing strategy re (AIMS) ... Boutilier 1458 Taft 1131 General remarks ... Boutilier 1426–27, 1458 IROC Promotion of, by Alberta foreign offices ... Boutilier See Integrated Response to Organized Crime 1428; Haley 1428 Irrigation districts International trade–China General remarks ... Groeneveld 1419; Haley 1418 General remarks ... Backs 403; Boutilier 1429; Evans Sale of water to other users ... Renner 1857; Swann 403; Stelmach 403 1857 International trade–Netherlands Irrigation Districts Act General remarks ... Boutilier 1761; Oberg 1761; Plebiscite provisions ... Groeneveld 1536; Snelgrove VanderBurg 1760–61 1536; Taylor 1536 International trade–United States Irrigation Projects Association, Alberta General remarks ... Boutilier 1426, 1458, 2252; See Alberta Irrigation Projects Association Lukaszuk 2252 Isabella's Renaissance (Play) International Union of Operating Engineers See Calgary Arts Academy, Student play, program Long-service awards program (SP937/07: Tabled) ... from (SP435/07: Tabled) Backs 2181 ISEEE building International Women's Day See Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment General remarks ... Mather 16; Pannu 25 and Economy (U of C) Member's statement re ... Pastoor 21 ISO Ministerial statement re ... Blakeman 11–12; Evans 11; See Independent System Operator (Electricity Hinman 12; Pannu 12 industry) International WorldSkills Competition, Japan I'tai Sah Kòp wild-land park News article re (SP1070/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2390 See Andy Russell I'tai Sah Kòp wild-land park Internet (Computer network) Italian consulate Assembly proceedings streamed on ... Speaker, The 477 See Consulate, Italian Bullying activities on See Bullying, Online Ivanhoe Cambridge Crime committed on See Cybercrime Partner in Balzac racing entertainment complex ... Gambling on ... Elsalhy 436–37; Lindsay 437; Stevens Ouellette 224; Stelmach 87–88; Taft 87–88 437 Japan WorldSkills Competition Government information on See under Government of See International WorldSkills Competition, Japan Alberta, Website Jasper infrastructure priorities Posting of restaurant inspection reports on ... Backs See Capital projects, Municipal–Jasper, Funding for 1228; Hancock 1229, 1244 Jasper National Park Internship program for immigrants [See also Parks, National] See Immigrants, Internship program for 100th anniversary ... Goudreau 1424; Strang 1423 Interprovincial relations Jaw injuries coverage General remarks ... Boutilier 1426, 1458 See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan, Jaw injuries Interprovincial trade coverage, letter re (SP857/07: Tabled) Alberta/British Columbia agreement See Trade, Jim Shewchuk award ceremony Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (Alberta Program from (SP249/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 564 /British Columbia) JIMS Internal trade agreement ... Stelmach 1275 See Justice information management system (JIMS) Interprovincial water rights Joffre carbon capture and storage project See Water rights, Interprovincial See Carbon dioxide emissions, Reduction in, Joffre Inuit Education Showcase carbon capture and storage project, member's See First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education statement re Showcase 104 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Johanson, Jordan Justices of the Peace Compensation Commission, See Hospitals–Emergency services–Calgary, Death of Alberta Jordan Johanson in See Alberta Justices of the Peace Compensation John D. Bracco junior high school Commission Storybook Love (play), program from (SP485/07: Juvenile prostitutes Tabled) ... Backs 1272 See Prostitutes, Juvenile Joint Health Institute, Alberta Bone and Juvenile prostitution See Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute Initiatives re See under Protection of Children JPs–Salaries Involved in Prostitution Amendment Act, 2007 See Wages–Justices of the peace (Bill 15) Jubilee auditoria Kaasa Theatre, Edmonton See Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium; Southern Provincial funding for ... Blakeman 1470, 1471 Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Kainai Food Bank, Standoff, Alberta Judges, Part-time Member for Lethbridge-East's donation of half of salary Legislation re (Bill 28) ... Stevens 467–68 increase to, letter re (SP973/07:Tabled) ..Pastoor 2248 Judges, Provincial Court Kakwa area Appointment process ... Elsalhy 675; Stevens 675 Protected status for, petition presented re ... Strang 2389 Judicature Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 18) Kamiyubetsu, Japan First Reading ... Stevens 122 See Whitecourt, Town of, Twinning with Second Reading ... Blakeman 530–31; Elsalhy 529–30; Kamiyubetsu, Japan Pannu 531; Stevens 528–29, 532 Kananaskis Country Committee ... Brown 1750–51, 1774; Pannu 1774; [See also under Forest fires; Logging; Parks, Stevens 1750, 1774 Provincial; Pine beetles; Water quality; Water Committee: Amendment A1 (SP641, 671/07: Tabled) ... supply] Brown 1750, 1751, 1774; Haley 1775; Stevens 1750 Logging practices in ... Chase 400; Morton 332; Rodney Third Reading ... Fritz 1776; Stevens 1776; Tougas 332 1776 Logging practices in, letters re (SP184-185, 226/07: Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 19 June, 2007 Tabled) ... Chase 409, 536 (Outside of House sittings) Kare, Project Judicial advisory committees (Federal) See Project Kare Changes to ... Elsalhy 675; Stevens 675 Karelian dogs Judicial Council, Canadian General remarks ... Morton 1189, 1688 See Canadian Judicial Council Keephills 3 power plant Judicial Council (Alberta) See TransAlta Utilities Corporation, Joint Keephills 3 Provincial Court judges selection process ... Stevens 675 power plant with EPCOR Judicial power Keith, Dr. David Independence of ... Boutilier 675; Elsalhy 674–75; Nobel peace prize co-winner, members' statement re ... Stevens 674–75 Johnson 2025 Judicial system Kelsey Drama Club See Justice system General remarks ... DeLong 255 Junior kindergarten Kennedale school, Edmonton See Early childhood education, Junior kindergarten Liberal opposition visit to ... Elsalhy 1309; Lindsay (prekindergarten) 1310 Junk food sales in schools Kentwood Place, Red Deer See Food sales in schools, Ban on junk food Member's statement re ... Jablonski 1614 Juno awards–Calgary (2008) Kerby Rotary House, Calgary Provincial funding for ... Goudreau 1468 General remarks ... Melchin 1199 Justice, Administration of Keyano College See Justice system Fort McMurray staff northern allowance ... Horner Justice and Attorney General, Dept. of 2156, 2157; Miller, R. 2157; Tougas 2156, 2157 See Dept. of Justice and Attorney General Sport and wellness centre ... Horner 1322 Justice information management system (JIMS) Keystone bitumen pipeline Funding for ... Stevens 1305, 1431 General remarks ... Mason 1113 Justice system National Energy Board hearings re ... Knight 1542; Access to, funding for ... Stevens 1305 Lukaszuk 1542; Mason 1480–81; Stelmach 1480–81 General remarks ... DeLong 1892; Stevens 1432, 1892 Keystone wildlife preserve Public confidence in ... Stevens 1434; VanderBurg Establishment of, petitions presented re ... Bonko 2035, 1433 2062 Public education re ... Stevens 1432 Khalsa day Justices of the peace–Salaries See Vaisakhi Day (Sikh celebration) See Wages–Justices of the peace Kidnapped children warning system See Amber Alert (Child abduction warning system) 2007 Hansard Subject Index 105

Kin child care Labour force development strategy See Daycare in family members' homes See Building and Educating Tomorrow's Workforce Kindergarten (Labour force development strategy) See Early childhood education Labour force planning Klein, Mr. Ralph (Former premier) Aboriginal peoples See Aboriginal workforce action See Electric power lines–Construction, Provincial plan involvement in, press release requesting former Agricultural workers See Agricultural workers, Premier's testimony re (SP55/07: Tabled); Strategy to recruit Lake–North-central Alberta, Naming of, after Co-ordination of ... Speech from the Throne 2 former premier Ralph Klein General remarks ... Boutilier 1427 Klein campus project funding Housing component ... Agnihotri 1336; Evans 507, See Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Ralph 1336, 1618; Miller, B. 507, 1618 Klein campus project funding Labour laws and legislation Kneehill Animal Control and Rehabilitation Centre Ltd. Coverage of agricultural workers ... Chase 294–95; Review of (SP849/07: Tabled) ... Bonko 2035 Danyluk 130; Groeneveld 130; MacDonald 130; Kneehill water co-operative Stelmach 294–95 Waterline of, extension to Balzac complex ... Haley General remarks ... Evans 15; Goudreau 15; Martin 1413; Renner 1414 723 Kneehill water pipeline Impact of TILMA agreement on ... Blakeman 1462; See Water pipelines–Beiseker/Irricana/Acme Bonko 1464; Boutilier 1463 KNM Corporation Letters re (SP873, 898, 915, 930, 971, 997, 1038, Steel plant, Tofield: Foreign workers at ... Backs 1063/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 2063, 2101, 2137, 1051–52; Evans 1051–52, 1054; MacDonald 1054 2180, 2248, 2292, 2329, 2389 Know newsletter Letters re (SP874, 903, 905, 920, 922, 931, 953, 1000, See University elementary school, Calgary, Know the 1036, 1066/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 2063, 2108, Bow newsletter 2145, 2180, 2210, 2292, 2329, 2390 Knowledge, Advanced Letters re (SP885, 923, 938, 957, 992, 1058, 1086/07: See Education, Postsecondary Tabled) ... Agnihotri 2100, 2145, 2180, 2210, 2291, Knowledge, Advanced–Finance 2330, 2391 See Education, Postsecondary–Finance Letters re (SP892/07: Tabled) ... Miller, B. 2101 Knowledge-based economy Letters re (SP893, 919, 955, 1008, 1046, 1081/07: See Research and development Tabled) ... Elsalhy 2101, 2145, 2210, 2292, 2330, 2390 Knowledge industry Letters re (SP916/07: Tabled) ... Martin 2137 See Research and development Letters re (SP939, 1002/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 2180, Korea office 2292 See Alberta Government Offices, Seoul, Korea office Letters re (SP984/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 2257 Korris, Taddes (Speaker's page) Letters re (SP995/07: Tabled) ... Taft 2291–92 Member's statement re ... Lukaszuk 669 Letters re (SP1010, 1040, 1068/07: Tabled) ... Mather Kowalski, Hon. Ken (Speaker of the Legislative 2292, 2329, 2390 Assembly) Letters re (SP1125-1126/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 2516 Tribute to, on 10th anniversary as Speaker, member's Member's statement re ... Martin 669–70, 1992 statement re ... Marz 534 Reform of, member's statement re ... Martin 2389 KPA Advisory Services Ltd. Review of ... Evans 1652; Martin 1552; Mason 1652; Alberta Investment Management Organization and Stelmach 14–15, 1652 Governance Review report (SP99/07: Tabled) ... Labour mobility Clerk, The 231; Oberg 231 General remarks ... Backs 539; Bonko 1464; Boutilier KPMG consulting 127, 539, 841, 1463–64, 1465; Coutts 838–39; Canadian Wheat Board plebiscite on barley marketing, Dunford 1568; Evans 838–39, 1168, 1175, 1568; assembling of eligible voters for (Q11/07: Response Stelmach 45 tabled as SP388/07) ... Eggen 843; Groeneveld 879 Labour mobility–Pacific northwest area Kraft Hockeyville 2007 General remarks ... Coutts 838–39; Evans 838–39 Warner girls hockey school finalist in, member's Labour Mobility Agreement, Alberta/British Columbia statement re ... Hinman 121; Mitzel 85 See Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Laboratories, Medical–Finance Agreement (Alberta /British Columbia) General remarks ... Oberg 683 Labour peace (teachers) Laboratory and X-Ray Technologists, Alberta College See Collective bargaining–Teachers, Impact of of Combined teachers' unfunded pension liability five-year See Alberta College of Combined Laboratory and X- agreement on Ray Technologists Labour Relations Board Labour, Hours of (Night shifts) Decision re Allen Scott during Shaw Conference Centre See Hours of labour, Working alone regulation strike ... Martin 1616 Labour department Report on ... Backs 1608 See Dept. of Human Resources and Employment 106 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Labour Relations Code Land claims, Aboriginal Division 8 provision (Foreign workers for major See Aboriginal land claims projects) ... Evans 1652; Mason 1652 Land management on public lands Review of ... Evans 1823–24; Miller, B. 1823–24 See Integrated land management on public lands Labour-sponsored venture capital funds (ILM) See Small business, Venture capital for, labour- Land possession sponsored, tax break re Limitation period for recovery of (Bill 17) ... Brown 122 Labour strife Land reclamation See Strikes and lockouts See Reclamation of land Labour supply Land sales for mineral extraction–Marie Lake area Shortages ... Boutilier 1427; Evans 363–64, 1168; See Mineral rights–Marie Lake area Miller, B. 363–64, 1169 Land Surveyors' Association, Alberta Shortages, employment of children to solve ... Evans See Alberta Land Surveyors' Association 196, 259–60; Mason 190; Miller, B. 195–96; Prins Land titles–Registration 259; Stelmach 190 Budget for ... Miller, R. 1367 Shortages, employment of children to solve, email re Performance measures re ... Miller, R. 1367 (SP79/07: Tabled) ... Martin 188 Security concerns re ... Miller, R. 1365 Shortages, employment of the disabled to solve ... Staff training re ... Snelgrove 542 Lougheed 923 Volume of ... Miller, R. 1366; Snelgrove 1366 Labour training programs Wait times re ... Rogers 542; Snelgrove 542–43 See Employment training programs Land-use framework Labour unions [See also Integrated land management on public Assistance to foreign workers ... Evans 1333; Mason lands (ILM); Natural areas, Industrial development 1333; Stelmach 1333 in; Parks, Provincial, Policy review of] Member's statement re ... Martin 723 Agricultural land protection under ... Danyluk 1636; Lac La Biche–Water quality Eggen 1636 See Water quality–Lac La Biche Air quality considerations under ... Bonko 1634; Renner Lac La Biche Watershed Steering Committee 1634 Environmental health award, member's statement re ... Biodiversity monitoring project assistance with ... Ducharme 1614 Morton 1390; Strang 1390 Lacombe Field Crop Development Centre Climate change considerations under ... Bonko 1634 See Field Crop Development Centre, Lacombe Co-ordination with southwest Alberta forest Lake–North-central Alberta management plan ... Morton 127–28 Naming of, after former premier Ralph Klein ... Emergency zone creation (dangerous developments in MacDonald 1628 vicinity of built up areas) ... MacDonald 1643 Lake Management Society, Alberta Environmental considerations under ... Bonko 1634; See Alberta Lake Management Society Renner 1634 Lake Wabamun train derailment General remarks ... Abbott 1962; Agnihotri 2213–14; See Spills (Pollution)–Lake Wabamun, CN train Bonko 1280, 1452–53, 1454, 1457, 1626, 1633–34; derailment: Report on Danyluk 895, 914, 1631; Eggen 675–76, 1634–35; Lakeland College Goudreau 43, 91; Haley 1640; Johnston 568; Knight campus ... Horner 1319, 1322, 1342 809, 1401, 1644; MacDonald 1632, 1643; Martin Sign language program: Funding for ... Horner 1446; 1637; Morton 43, 194, 568, 675–76, 927, 1134, 1280, Tougas 1446 1408–09, 1451, 1455, 1625, 1627, 1631, 1635, 1641, Sign language program: Letter re funding for (SP459/07: 1962, 1963, 2213–14; Oberle 1407; Renner 43, 1119, Tabled) ... Miller, R. 1181–82 1631; Speech from the Throne 3; Stelmach 43, 539, Lakeland County 568; Swann 43, 107 Study of Lac La Biche watershed ... Ducharme 1614 Impact on agriculture ... Groeneveld 1420; Haley 1418 Lakeside Packers–Employees–Strike Inclusion of energy industry in discussion re ... Bonko See Strikes and lockouts–Lakeside Packers employees 1626; Knight 1627; Morton 1627 Land agents Municipal co-operation re ... Bonko 1629, 1630; Martin Choice of, by landowners ... Abbott 929; Evans 475, 1637 929; MacDonald 475, 1643 Public consultations re ... Eggen 1635; Johnson Land agents–Fees 1333–34; Knight 1635; Morton 732, 1333–34, General remarks ... Abbott 929; Evans 929 1451–52,1454, 1455, 1635, 1962; Stelmach 1600; Land agents–Licensing Strang 732 General remarks ... Evans 475; Knight 475; MacDonald Setbacks from rivers (logging purposes) inclusion in ... 475 Bonko 1630, 1633, 1634; Renner 1631 Provincial Court decision re (Raymond Strom case) ... Land-use planning Evans 475; Knight 475; MacDonald 475 General remarks ... Stelmach 565; Swann 535; Taft 565 Land Agents Licensing Act Land-use planning–Edmonton area Changes to ... Abbott 929; Evans 929 General remarks ... Bonko 1722; Stelmach 565, 1722; Industry vs. landowner imbalance ... Evans 475; Knight Taft 565 475; MacDonald 475, 1643 2007 Hansard Subject Index 107

Land-use planning–Environmental aspects Law Enforcement Review Board See Sustainable resource and environmental Caseload ... Johnston 1483, 1765; Lindsay 1483, 1765 management (cross-ministry initiative) New chairperson ... Johnston 1483, 1765; Lindsay Land-use studies (First Nations lands) 1483, 1765 See Traditional land-use studies (First Nations lands) Law enforcement services Landfills, Sanitary–Ryley See Enforcement services See Sanitary landfills–Ryley Law Foundation, Alberta Landfills, Sanitary–Thorhild See Alberta Law Foundation See Sanitary landfills–Thorhild Law Information Centres (LInC) Landlord and tenant General remarks ... Stevens 1432 Alternate dispute resolution service for See Residential Law Society of Alberta tenancies dispute resolution service Annual report, 2006 (SP743/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Landlord and Tenant Advisory Board 1897; Stevens 1897 General remarks ... Snelgrove 1075, 1080; Stelmach Pro bono Alberta program ... Stevens 1434 1075, 1131; Taft 1075, 1131 Lawsuits from patients at St. Joseph's hospital, Landlord/tenant body (for rent review) (Proposed) Vegreville Role of ... Martin 1080; Mason 1132; Snelgrove 1075, See St. Joseph's General Hospital, Vegreville, 1080; Stelmach 1075, 1131, 1132; Taft 1075, 1131 Bacterial infection situation in, lawsuits re Landlords Lawsuits re hospital-acquired infections Minister of housing's meeting with, re rent increases ... See Hospital-acquired infections, Legal liability re Blakeman 874; Danyluk 839–40, 874; Miller, B. Lawyers, Government 926; Snelgrove 1075; Stelmach 1049; Taft 1049, 1075 See Government attorneys Rent increase approval mechanism for ... Elsalhy 1050; Leader of the Official Opposition Stelmach 1050–51 See Official Opposition Leader Website listing re ... Bonko 1722; Stelmach 1131; Taft Leadership campaign donations, PC party 1075, 1131, 1721 See under Progressive Conservative Association of Landlords, Small-scale Alberta Exemption from property tax (Motion 513: Elsalhy) ... Leadership campaign donations, political parties Abbott 2052–53; Agnihotri 2053–54; Cheffins 2056; See Political parties, Leadership campaigns, DeLong 2056–57; Dunford 2054; Elsalhy 2051–52, legislation re contributions to 2057–58; Martin 2053; Mitzel 2055–56; Pastoor Leadership campaigns, legislation re 2057; Taylor 2054–55 See Political parties, Leadership campaigns, Lands department legislation re See Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development Leadership development, Rural community and Lang, Mr. Laurie See Rural community and leadership development Member's statement re ... Backs 1992 Learning Language, Parliamentary See Education See Parliamentary language Learning, Alberta's Commission on Laptop computers as learning tool in schools See Alberta's Commission on Learning Pilot project re ... Liepert 1211 Learning, Lifelong Large-scale livestock production See Continuing education See Livestock industry, Intensive A Learning Alberta review Large-scale livestock production–Environmental aspects Costs of (Q24/06: Response tabled as SP144/07) ... See Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental Clerk, The 299; Horner 299 aspects Report ... Horner 92, 106, 406, 1347, 2325; Pannu 92; Larviciding program (Mosquitos) Pastoor 2325 See Mosquito control programs Learning, Alberta's Commission on Laurier Heights school students See Alberta's Commission on Learning Questions to Assembly ... Stelmach 2282–83; Taft Learning at a distance 2282–83 See Distance education Lavesta Area Group (Landowners) Learning dept. Presentation to hearings re electric power line between See Dept. of Advanced Education; Dept. of Education Edmonton and Calgary ... Chase 1921; MacDonald Learning disabled children–Education–Finance 2027; Stelmach 2027 See Disabled children–Education–Finance Law, Civil Learning online See Civil law See Distance education Law, Environmental Learning using laptop computers See Environmental law See Laptop computers as learning tool in schools Law, Family Leases, Oil and gas See Family law See Oil and gas leases Law enforcement personnel relay race Leduc No. 1 oil discovery See Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay race 60th anniversary, member's statement re ... Rogers 1649 108 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Lefebvre, Paul Legislative Assembly of Alberta (Continued) Details re government grant to (Q29/06: Response tabled Standing Orders re procedure in: Amendments to as SP298/07) ... Clerk, The 697; Morton 697 (Motion 12: Hancock) ... Blakeman 75–76; Hancock Legal actions 73–75; Hinman 77–78; Martin 76–77 See Actions (Law) Standing Orders re procedure in: Amendments to, Legal aid Speaker's statement re ... Speaker, The 86 Federal funding for ... Stevens 1433 Standing Orders re procedure in: Amendments to Motion Funding for ... Stevens 1433–34; VanderBurg 1433 12 re, and further adoption of House Leaders' Letter re (SP61/07: Tabled) ... Agnihotri 86 Agreement re (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Backs Legal Aid Society of Alberta 616–17; Blakeman 613–15; Hancock 606–13; Hinman Funding for ... Stevens 1305, 1431 615–16; Martin 615 General remarks ... Stevens 1434 Standing Orders re procedure in: Amendments to Motion Legal Education Network of Alberta, Public 12 re, and further adoption of House Leaders' See Public Legal Education Network of Alberta Agreement re, Speaker's statement re ... Legal information centres Speaker, The 617–18 See Law Information Centres (LInC) Third session, spring 2007, statistics ... Speaker, The Legal liability re hospital-acquired infections 1765–66 See Hospital-acquired infections, Legal liability re Legislative Assembly of Alberta–Adjournment Legal Profession Act Summer recess (Motion 28: Hancock) ... Hancock 1697 Amendment of (Bill 57) ... Stevens 2329 Legislative Assembly Office Legal services to government Annual report, 2006 (Includes CPA Alberta branch See Government legal services annual report) (SP663/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The Legislative Assembly Act 1768 Definition of recognized political party ... Hancock 25; Financial Management and Administrative Services Hinman 77 branch See Financial Management and Legislative Assembly of Alberta Administrative Services (LAO) 100th anniversary ... Speaker, The 1 Legislative Democracy, New Brunswick Commission on Democracy in, paper re See Glass Houses: A Critical See Commission on Legislative Democracy (New Analysis of Democracy in the Legislative Assembly Brunswick) of Alberta (University paper) Legislative Officers Evening sitting for Committee of Supply, June 5 See Auditor General; Chief Electoral Officer; Ethics (Motion 26:Hancock)...Blakeman 1472;Hancock 1472 Commissioner; Information and Privacy Evening sitting for Committee of the Whole, June 4 Commissioner; Ombudsman (Motion 25: Hancock) ... Blakeman 1450; Hancock Legislative Offices, Standing Committee on 1449–50; Martin 1450 See Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing Evening sittings for Committee of Supply, May 8 and 9 Legislature Building (Motion 19 as amended: Hancock) ... Hancock 880; Afforable housing protest at, speech given (SP410/07: Mason 880–81; Renner 880; Speaker, The 880 Tabled) ... Martin 1048 Evening sittings on Dec. 3, 4, and 5 (Motion 35: Legislature Grounds: Self-guided Tour (Brochure) Hancock) ... Blakeman 2294–96; Bonko 2307; See Alberta Legislature Grounds: Self-guided Tour DeLong 2303–04; Elsalhy 2304–06; Hancock (Brochure) 2293–94, 2306; Jablonski 2306–07; Lukaszuk Leitch report on tourism 2301–02; MacDonald 2300–01, 2304; Martin 2296; See Tourism, Leitch report on Miller, R. 2302–03, 2304, 2307; Snelgrove 2306; Lesser Slave Lake Indian Regional Council VanderBurg 2297, 2304 Aboriginal policing agreement ... Calahasen 1335–36; Evening sittings on Dec. 3, 4, and 5 (Motion 35: Lindsay 1335–36 Hancock), time allocation motion re (Motion 36) ... Lesser Slave River infrastructure projects Blakeman 2299; Hancock 2299 See Capital projects, Municipal–Lesser Slave River, Fall session timetable, 2007 ... Hancock 2249; Taft Funding for 2249 Lethbridge College Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 134; 50th anniversary, member's statement re ... Dunford Miller, R. 133 1816 Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Degree-granting authority ... Dunford 2251; Horner Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 2251 Proceedings of, streamed on Internet ... Speaker, The Fire alarm system upgrades, funding for ... Horner 2156 477 Mumps outbreak at ... Ducharme 1824; Hancock 1824 Sitting calendar ... Elsalhy 1598–99; Hancock 612; Lethbridge-East (Constituency) Stelmach 1592, 1598 Member for's donation of half of salary increase to food Sitting calendar, conducive to family life ... Blakeman banks, letters re (SP440, 785, 933, 973, 1055, 1084/07: 613; Hancock 611; Stelmach 17 Tabled)... Pastoor 1074, 2001, 2181, 2248, 2330, 2391 Sitting calendar, copy tabled ... Hinman 77 Lethbridge Food Bank Sitting calendar, copy tabled (SP3/07) ... Hancock 25 See Interfaith Food Bank, Lethbridge 2007 Hansard Subject Index 109

Lethbridge high school (joint-use facility) Licenses, Water See West Lethbridge Centre See Water licences Lethbridge Legal Guidance Lieutenant Governor of Alberta General remarks ... Stevens 1433–34 Arts awards, member's statement re ... Zwozdesky Lethbridge official gemstone 1328–29 See Ammolite (Gemstone) Attendance in the House for Royal Assent June 14, Lethbridge Public Library 2007: Suspension of Routine re (Motion 29: Hancock) West Lethbridge Centre branch ... Dunford 1851 ... Hancock 1697 Lethbridge Public No. 51 school division Entrance of ... Lieutenant Governor 1–2 Joint high school in west Lethbridge See West Naming of accessible housing complex after ... Chase Lethbridge Centre 2326; Ouellette 2326 Lethbridge regional health authority New official residence, deferral of ... Chase 2326; See Chinook Regional Health Authority Ouellette 2326 Liabilities, Government Transmittal of 2006-07 supplementary estimates See Government liabilities (SP48/07: Tabled) ... Oberg 26; Snelgrove 26; Liability, Vicarious Speaker,The 26 See Vicarious liability Transmittal of 2007-08 interim supply estimates Liability protection for health professionals (SP63/07: Tabled) ... Snelgrove 95; Speaker, The 95 See Health sciences personnel, Liability protection Transmittal of 2007-08 main and Legislative Offices for, re skills assessment of out-of-province health estimates (SP284-285/07: Tabled) ... Snelgrove 681; professionals: Legislation re (Bill 50) Speaker, The 681 Liberal opposition Transmittal of 2007-08 supplementary estimates See Official Opposition (SP907/07: Tabled) ... Deputy Speaker 2108; Oberg Liberal Party of Alberta 2108–09; Snelgrove 2108–09 See Alberta Liberal Party Lieutenant Governors of Alberta Libertas (Newsletter) Historical reference work re See On Behalf of the Copy of v.17, issue 2 (SP1079/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy Crown (Historical reference work re Lieutenant 2390 Governors in Alberta) Librarian-teachers Life sciences research See Teacher-librarians Funding for ... Horner 1319; Oberg 683 Libraries General remarks ... Morton 1621; Rodney 1621; Speech General remarks ... Danyluk 893, 1142 from the Throne 4 Libraries–Finance Lifelong learning General remarks ... Danyluk 908; Haley 907; Pastoor See Continuing education 1151 Lifesaving Society Libraries Act Member's statement re ... Marz 21 100th anniversary of, member's statement re ... DeLong Lifetime capital gains tax exemption 154 See Capital gains tax, Exemption for small business Licensed practical nurses and farmers Sick leave taken by, 2002-06 (Q8/07: Response tabled as Lifting devices for patients, funding for SP263/07) ... Hancock 599; Martin 573 See Hospitals, Patient lift devices in, funding for Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta, College of Light rail transit See College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta Funding for ... Eggen 1545; Ouellette 1546 Licensed premises Planning for ... Griffiths 1402, 1404; Stelmach 1605 Drink prices in See Drink prices in licensed premises Light rail transit–Calgary Employment of children in ... Mason 190, 224–25; Provincial funding for ... Cao 1588; Danyluk 767–68, Stelmach 190, 224–25 1081; Herard 1081; Ouellette 1588; Snelgrove 725; Employment of children in, email re (SP79/07: Tabled) Stelmach 1721; Taft 725, 1721; Taylor 767–68 ... Martin 188 Light rail transit–Edmonton Employment of underage musicians in ... Agnihotri Provincial funding for ... Miller, R. 133 1468; Goudreau 1469 Limitation Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 17) Liquor sales in, training program for See Alberta First Reading ... Brown 122 Gaming and Liquor Commission, Alberta server Second Reading ... Abbott 526–27, 528; Brown 526; intervention program (Liquor sales in licensed Elsalhy 527; Miller, R. 528; Pannu 527 premises) Committee ... Blakeman 1750; Brown 1750 Security/door staff training ... Johnston 1585–86; Committee: Amendment A1 (SP640/07: Tabled) ... Lindsay 1585–86 Brown 1750, 1751 Violence in, prevention of ... Johnston 1585–86; Third Reading ... Brown 1776; Fritz 1776; Tougas Lindsay 1585–86 1776 Violence in, prevention of: Public awareness campaign Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 19 June, 2007 re ... Johnston 1586; Lindsay 1586 (Outside of House sittings) Violence in, prevention of: Round-table sessions report LInC on See Alberta Roundtable on Violence In and See Law Information Centres (LInC) Around Licensed Premises 110 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Line 4 extension pipeline (Edmonton to Hardisty) Livestock Identification Services Ltd. See Enbridge Inc., Line 4 extension pipeline Chief Operating Officer's report, 2006-07 (SP696/07: (Edmonton to Hardisty) Tabled) ... Groeneveld 1818 Liquor Act Manager's report, 2005-06 (SP49/07: Tabled) ... See Gaming and Liquor Act Groeneveld 51 Liquor Commission Livestock industry, Intensive See Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Regulations changes re ... Groeneveld 1135; Morton Liquor distribution network 1136; Renner 1136; Swann 1135–36 General remarks ... Elsalhy 1316; Lindsay 1316 Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental aspects Liquor industry Buffer zone to locate away from water bodies, petition General remarks ... Lindsay 1308 presented re ... Abbott 564, 603, 799 Liquor prices in licensed premises Calmar/Devon dairy farm location ... Abbott 603; See Drink prices in licensed premises Groeneveld 603; Morton 603 Liquor rooms General remarks ... Bonko 1457, 1633–34, 2217; See Licensed premises Danyluk 1636; Eggen 1636; Elsalhy 1050; Liquor sales in licensed premises, training program for Groeneveld 1655; Morton 1136, 1655, 2217; Renner See Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, 1136; Stelmach 1050–51; Swann 1135–36, 1655 Alberta server intervention program (Liquor sales Livestock industry, Intensive–Waste disposal in licensed premises) See Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental Liquor stores, Private aspects Consolidation of ownership in ... Elsalhy 1316; Lindsay Livestock markets–Inspection 1316 Legislation re (Bill 47) ... Mitzel 2000; Prins 2000 Literacy Livestock sales General remarks ... Backs 1209, 2390; Horner 1341; Security interest disclosure for, legislation re (Bill 47) ... Speech from the Throne 3 Mitzel 2000; Prins 2000 Litigants, Vexatious Living allowance element (Postsecondary students) See Vexatious litigants See Student financial aid, Living allowance element Litigants, Un- or self-represented Living Legends (First Peoples' dance and music See Self-representation in court program) Litter on streets, removal of Program from (SP481/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1272 See Antilitter campaign, province-wide Living wage Littering See Wages–Living wage Student's letter re (SP993/07: Tabled) ... Taft 2291 Lloyd Women's Clinic Little Smoky area Infection concerns in ... Mason 326 Protected status for, petition presented re ... Strang 2389 Lloydminster campus, Lakeland College Little Smoky caribou See Lakeland College, Lloydminster campus See Caribou–Little Smoky watershed Loan guarantees, Government Livestock Amount of defaults re ... Miller, R. 1375; Oberg 1376 Impact of coal-bed methane extraction process on ... Continuation of statutory enactments re (Motion 20: Knight 1221; MacDonald 1220; Renner 1221; Groeneveld) ... Blakeman 1140–41; Groeneveld Swann 1222 1140–41; MacDonald 1140 Impact of sour gas emissions on ... Groeneveld 1929; Loans, Government Knight 1227, 1929; Swann 1928–29 Amount of defaults re ... Miller, R. 1375; Oberg 1376 Livestock, Treatment of Loans, Student See Animals, Treatment of See Student financial aid Livestock Commerce and Animal Inspection Statutes Lobbyists–Registration Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 47) Accessibility of information re, on government website First reading ... Mitzel 2000; Prins 2000 ... Hinman 2213; Stelmach 5, 2213 Second reading ... MacDonald 2376; Mitzel 2375–76 General remarks ... Martin 1601; Speech from the Committee ... Miller, R. 2430; Mitzel 2430 Throne 2; Stelmach 14, 402, 469 Third reading ... Blakeman 2481; Martin 2481; Mitzel Legislation re (Bill 1) ... Stelmach 5 2481 Operation of, financial statements re ... Snelgrove 1366 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 School board trustees ... Agnihotri 1254; Liepert 674, (Outside of House sittings) 1255; VanderBurg 674 Livestock diseases Lobbyists Act (Bill 1) Emergency response to (Bill 32) ... Groeneveld 670; [See also Government openness] Mitzel 670 First Reading ... Stelmach 5 Livestock Diseases Act Second Reading ... Agnihotri 303–04; Blakeman Replacement by Animal Health Act (Bill 32) ... 307–09; Chase 285–86; Elsalhy 284–85; Martin Groeneveld 670; Mitzel 670 304–05; Mason 309–10; Mather 306–07; Miller, B. Livestock Identification and Commerce Act 305–06; Miller, R. 307; Pannu 251–52; Stelmach Amendment of, by Bill 47 ... Mitzel 2000; Prins 2000 232; Taft 248–49 2007 Hansard Subject Index 111

Lobbyists Act (Bill 1) (Continued) Lobbyists Act (Bill 1) (Continued) Second Reading: Referral to Government Services Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 committee (Motion 21: Stelmach/Stevens) ... (Outside of House sittings) Blakeman 1339–40; Martin 1340; Stelmach 1339; General remarks ... Hinman 2213; Liepert 674; Speech Stevens 1339 from the Throne 2; Stelmach 229, 638, 2213; Second Reading: Report from Government Services Taft 565; VanderBurg 674 standing committee, presented (SP688/07: Tabled) Referral to Government Services standing committee, ... Cenaiko 1817 comment re ... Martin 1601; Stelmach 1598 Committee ... Agnihotri 2221, 2224; Blakeman 1987, Referral to policy field committee, proposal for ... 2009–10, 2018–19, 2022, 2119, 2121–25, 2219–22; Liepert 674; VanderBurg 674 Bonko 2020–22; Cenaiko 1985–86; Cheffins Lock-up facilities, Police 2125–27; Eggen 2124; Elsalhy 1987–88, 2012–18, See Police lock-up facilities 2021–22, 2117–20,2125, 2129–30, 2223; Hancock Lockouts 1986–87, 2015–16, 2020–21, 2121, 2124, 2220; See Strikes and lockouts Hinman 2012–13; Lukaszuk 2019–20; MacDonald Lodge assistance program 2011–12, 2016; Martin 2118–19, 2222, 2224; Miller, See Supportive living facilities, Seniors' lodges: B. 2012–14, 2021, 2119, 2123–24; Miller, R. Assistance program for 2130–31, 2222, 2224; Oberle 2019; Pannu 2015–17, Lodge residents' disposable income 2020; Pastoor 2011, 2120, 2127–29, 2223; Snelgrove See Supportive living facilities, Seniors' lodges: 2019; Swann 2221; Taylor 2221, 2223–24; Residents in, disposable income for VanderBurg 2123 Lodges Committee: Amendment A1 (SP771/07: Tabled) ... See Supportive living facilities, Seniors' lodges Abbott 1988; Cenaiko 1986 Logbooks, Electronic (Truck drivers) Committee: Amendment A1(Part A), subamendment A1 See Truck drivers, Driving records of, electronic (SP833/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 2010; Shariff 2022 Logging Committee: Amendment A1(Part B), subamendment B1 As pine bark beetle control measure ... Bonko 262, 602, (SP835/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 2014; Shariff 2022 1457, 2154; Morton 16, 262, 264, 332, 602, 1409–10; Committee: Amendment A1(Part B) (SP836/07: Tabled) Rodney 332; Strang 1409 ... Cenaiko 2017; Shariff 2022 As pine bark beetle control measure, impact on carbon Committee: Amendment A1(Part C), subamendment C1 dioxide emissions ... Renner 1231–32; Strang 1230 (SP837/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 2019; Shariff 2022 As pine bark beetle control measure, letters re (SP184- Committee: Amendment A1(Part C) (SP838/07: Tabled) 185/07: Tabled) ... Chase 409 ... Cenaiko 2021; Shariff 2022 As pine bark beetle/forest fire prevention measure ... Committee: Amendment A1(Part D) (SP839/07: Tabled) Morton 2142, 2143–44 ... Cenaiko 2021; Shariff 2022 Impact on carbon dioxide emissions ... Strang 1230 Committee: Amendment A1(Part E) (SP840/07: Tabled) In watersheds ... Cheffins 2143; Eggen 2142; Morton ... Cenaiko 2022; Shariff 2022 2142, 2143 Committee: Amendment A1(Part F) (SP841/07: Tabled) Maintenance of setbacks from rivers, etc. during ...... Cenaiko 2022; Shariff 2022 Bonko 1630, 1633, 1634; Renner 1631 Committee: Amendment A1(Part G) (SP909/07: Tabled) Logging–Crowsnest Pass (Mt. Tecumseh area) ... Cenaiko 2117; Haley 2131 General remarks ... Cheffins 2143; Morton 2143 Committee: Amendment A1(Part H) (SP910/07: Tabled) Logging, Clear-cut ... Cenaiko 2119; Haley 2131 Cessation of ... Morton 224; Renner 224; Swann 224 Committee: Amendment A1(Part I) (SP911/07: Tabled) Logging, Clear-cut–Kananaskis Country ... Cenaiko 2120; Haley 2131 Cessation of ... Chase 400 Committee: Amendment A1(Part J) (SP912/07: Tabled) Cessation of, petition presented re ... Eggen 1888 ... Cenaiko 2120; Haley 2131 General remarks ... Cheffins 2143, 2215–16; Eggen Committee: Amendment A1(Part K) (SP913/07: Tabled) 2142; Morton 332, 1134, 2142, 2143, 2215–16; ... Cenaiko 2120; Haley 2131 Renner 1055–56; Rodney 332, 1134; Swann 1055–56 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP914/07: Tabled) ... Letter re (SP452/07: Tabled) ... Swann 1130 Haley 2131; Hancock 2121 Letters re (SP184-185, 226/07: Tabled) ... Chase 409, Committee: Amendment A3 (SP960/07: Tabled) ... 536 Blakeman 2219; Hayden 2225 Tag-a-tree event re (SP438/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1074 Committee: Amendment A4 (SP961/07: Tabled) ... Logging, Clear-cut–Southwest Alberta Blakeman 2221; Hayden 2225 General remarks ... Chase 1585; Cheffins 2143; Morton Committee: Amendment A5 (SP962/07: Tabled) ... 127, 1585, 2143; Rodney 127 Elsalhy 2223; Hayden 2225 Logging industry Third reading ... Agnihotri 2469–70; Chase 2467; Impact of TILMA agreement on ... Boutilier 1427; Eggen 2468–69; Elsalhy 2470–71; Hancock 2470; Strang 1427 MacDonald 2467–68; Martin 2466–67; Stelmach Logging slash 2465–66; Taft 2466 See Wood debris from timber harvesting Third reading: Amendment A1R (recommittal to Committee) ... Martin 2467 112 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Loi modificative de 2007 sur les emblèmes de l'Alberta Lottery Fund (Continued) (reconnaissance du fait franco-albertain) Interim estimates 2007-08 procedural motions are See Emblems of Alberta (Franco-Albertan entered under Estimates of Supply. Recognition) Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 204) Other initiatives program See Other initiatives Long-term capital plan program (Lottery funds) See Capital projects, Planning for Website information re ... Agnihotri 1471–72, 1606; Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary Goudreau 1472 hospitals) Lottery retailers–Alberta Assessment criteria for admission to ... Hancock 787; Review of activities of ... Elsalhy 1316, 1482–83, 1540; Pastoor 787 Lindsay 1482–83, 1540 Fee increase, lawsuit re ... Melchin 1561; Pannu 1561 Review of activities of, release of reports on ... Elsalhy Fee increase, letter re (SP974/07: Tabled) ... Pastoor 1482–83, 1540; Lindsay 1482–83, 1540 2248 Lougheed House (Historic site) Funding for ... Melchin 1154; Pastoor 1153 [See also Historic sites] Funding for, from uncollected resource revenues ... Member's statement re ... Cenaiko 1816 Blakeman 1790; Hancock 1790 Louise McKinney park, Edmonton Funding for, underspending of ... Melchin 1557, 1558; Shumka stage in ... Zwozdesky 1755 Pannu 1557 Lounges General remarks ... Hancock 917–18, 919, 1587; See Licensed premises Jablonski 1587; Lougheed 1575; Melchin 1153, Love Consulting Inc. 1154–55, 1575; Pastoor 1157 See Rod Love Consulting Inc. Multicultural provisions in ... Agnihotri 2069–70; Low-carbon fuel Hancock 2069–70 Member's statement re ... Elsalhy 1720 Private vs public facilities ... Pannu 1561 Low-income children Removal from regional health authorities supervision ... See Children and poverty Haley 915; Hancock 917–18 Low-income families Short-term vs long-term patients in ... Lougheed 1575; Co-ordination of programs for ... Haley 903; Miller, R. Melchin 1575 1369; Snelgrove 1369 Supply of ... DeLong 1242–43; Hancock 1243 Level of support for ... Evans 537, 2174; Mason 1958; Transfer of residents in, to community-based facilities ... Miller, B. 835–36, 2174; Stelmach 537, 835–36; Taft Pannu 1560; Pastoor 1157 537 Transfer of responsibility for, to Seniors dept. ... Melchin Microcredit for, re security deposits and first month's 1154; Pastoor 1154 rent ... Danyluk 566; Taft 566 Waiting lists re ... Pannu 1561 Low-income health benefits program (Children) Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary See Child health benefits program hospitals)–Calgary Low-income housing General remarks ... Brown 917; Hancock 919 See Social housing Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary Low-income seniors hospitals)–South-east Edmonton Provincial/municipal assistance to, member's statement Multicultural provisions in, petition presented re ... re ... VanderBurg 1755–56 Agnihotri 1922 Special-needs assistance ... Melchin 160, 1537, 1542, Long-Term Care Review Advisory Committee (1999) 1556, 1572, 1574, 1585 Final report ... Blakeman 572; Hancock 572, 919, 1243 Special-needs assistance, Edmonton use of to rebate Longview infrastructure projects property tax ... Melchin 1574 See Capital projects, Municipal–Longview, Funding Special-needs assistance, exclusion of dental benefits for from ... Blakeman 1155 Lost Creek forest fire LPNs See Forest fires–Crowsnest Pass area, Lost Creek See Licensed practical nurses fire, 2004 LRT Lottery commission See Light rail transit See Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission LRT–Calgary Lottery Fund See Light rail transit–Calgary Bow River weir project funding ... Cao 1619; Goudreau LRT–Edmonton 1619 See Light rail transit–Edmonton Funds allocation ... Goudreau 1422, 1466, 1467; Lumber–Export Lindsay 1309 Diversification of markets for ... Strang 1409 Grants awarded from, member's statement re ... Lumber–Export–United States Agnihotri 1439 See Softwoods–Export–United States Grants to golf courses See under Golf courses, Lynnview Ridge, Calgary Provincial grants to Cleanup of contaminated soil from See Contaminated Interim estimates 2007-08 See Interim supply (Main, soil–Lynnview Ridge, Calgary, Cleanup of Legislative offices, Lottery fund) estimates, 2007-08 2007 Hansard Subject Index 113

MacAdams, Roberta (Second woman MLA in Alberta) The Mantle of Leadership (Historical reference work re Ministerial statement re ... Blakeman 1612–13; Evans Premiers in Alberta) 1612; Pannu 1613 Member's statement re ... Marz 1384 Speaker's statement re ... Speaker, The 1579 Manufacturing Macao International School Impact of Canadian dollar on ... Cao 2327–28; Evans See International School of Macao 2327–28 MacDonald, Tara, law Impact of electricity rates on ... Cao 2327–28; Evans See Hours of labour, Working alone regulation 2327–28 Mace rest cover of beaver pelt Impact of new federal capital cost allowance on ... Donation to Assembly, Speaker's statement re ... Doerksen 229; Knight 229; Oberg 229 Speaker, The 1953 Provincial assistance to ... Cao 2328; Evans 2328 Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre Manure as fuel See Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre See Biomass as energy source Mackenzie Valley pipeline Maple Sugar Festival, Calgary See Gas pipelines–Mackenzie Valley to Alberta Member's statement re ... Cao 222 MacPherson, Mr. Lorne Mar, Mr. Gary Member's statement re ... DeLong 1815 See Calgary-Mackay (Constituency) Mactaggart Art Collection Marathon, World half Government matching funds for ... Horner 106–07; See World half marathon Pannu 105; Tougas 97, 192 Mardiros, Mrs. Betty Mad cow disease Member's statement re ... Mason 536 See Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Mardon, Dr. Austin Maiden Speeches (Parliamentary procedure) Member's statement re ... Lougheed 2281 General remarks ... Cheffins 2125–27 Marie Lake–Water quality Maintenance (Domestic relations) See Water quality–Marie Lake Caseload ... Elsalhy 1307; Stevens 1305–06, 1308, Market Surveillance Administrator (Electricity 1431, 1432–33 industry) Co-operation with other jurisdictions re ... Elsalhy General remarks ... Knight 1118, 1857 1307–08; Stevens 1308 Not subject to Auditor General Act ... Knight 1889; Funding ... Elsalhy 1306, 1307; Stevens 1306, 1308, MacDonald 1889 1431 Review of Alberta Electric System Operator ... Knight Funding for information system upgrade re ... Stevens 1078; Oberle 1078 1306 Market value assessment, impact on seniors Staff attitude towards clients ... Stevens 1432–33; Strang See Assessment, Market value as basis for, impact on 1431–32 seniors Major community facilities program Marlborough elementary school, Calgary Calgary Bow River weir project funding ... Cao 1619; Roof repairs ... Flaherty 569; Liepert 569 Goudreau 1619 Martin, Mr. Kevin Cultural facilities funding ... Goudreau 1471 See Curling championships, Provincial men's Eligibility of exhibitions/fairs under ... Doerksen 806; championship winners (Kevin Martin team) Goudreau 806 Masala Journey (Asian Heritage Month) Funding for ... Goudreau 1422, 1423, 1466; Oberg 683 Program from (SP356/07: Tabled) ... Chase 842 General remarks ... Agnihotri 695–96, 805, 1467, 1927; MASH sector Blakeman 1470; Goudreau 695–96, 1423, 1426, See under Municipal finance; Postsecondary 1927; Snelgrove 805; Strang 1423 educational institutions; Regional health Oversubscription of ... Goudreau 1426; Haley 1425 authorities; School boards Posting of recipients of, on government website ... Maskalyk, Miles Agnihotri 1927; Goudreau 1927 Details re government grant to (Q27/06: Response tabled Mana Energy Group Limited as SP296/07) ... Clerk, The 697; Morton 697 Contract with government re AEUB division ... Knight Maskell, Mr. Bob (Former MLA) 2027–28; MacDonald 2027–28; Stelmach 2027 Member's statement re ... Calahasen 535 Payments to Kellan Fluckiger, Dept. of Energy (SP859- News article re his seeking the nomination for election 860/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 2036 as a Liberal candidate (SP234/07: Tabled)...Mason 544 Management Pension Plan, Public Service Maskell (Bob) & Associates Inc. See Public Service Management Pension Plan Former MLA's government contract ... Agnihotri 1189; Managing Growth Pressures, Standing Committee on Bonko 504, 537–38, 1486; Boutilier 469, 1486–87; See Committee on Managing Growth Pressures, Goudreau 1189; Liepert 503–04, 538; Stelmach Standing 469–70, 503–04, 537–38, 565–66, 599; Taft 469, 503, Manitoba election 537,565, 599 See Elections, Provincial–Manitoba Former MLA's government contract: Invoices re Manning high school, Calgary (SP208/07: Tabled) ... Taft 502 See Ernest Manning high school, Calgary Former MLA's government contract: Newspaper article re ... Liepert 504 114 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Maskell (Bob) & Associates Inc. (Continued) Meager geothermal project Former MLA's government contract: Newspaper article See Western GeoPower Corp., Meager geothermal re (SP220/07: Tabled) ... Liepert 511 project, description (SP384/07: Tabled) Former MLA's government contract: Point of order re Meals on Wheels questions re ... Blakeman 545; Hancock 545–46; Donations to, from Canada Safeway ... Agnihotri 121 Speaker,The 546 Meals on Wheels, Calgary Former MLA's government contract: Release of details Fundraiser for, program from (SP437/07: Tabled) ... re ... Boutilier 1926 Chase 1074 Meeting with Member for Edmonton-Castle Downs, bill Meals on Wheels, Edmonton for ... Bonko 504, 538; Liepert 504, 538 Member's statement re ... Blakeman 1180 Receipt of registration fee from aboriginal children re Measuring Up, Progress Report on the Government of conference attendance ... Liepert 503; Stelmach 503; Alberta Business Plan Taft 503 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP814/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Mass transit The 2002; Oberg 2002 See Public transit Meat packing industry Masters in Chambers Pension Plan CAIS reference margin initiative, eligibility for ... See Provincial Judges and Masters in Chambers Groeneveld 437; VanderBurg 437 Pension Plan Disclosure of financial records to Commons committee Masters [summer] Games, Edmonton (July 2005) review of beef pricing re BSE situation ... Chase 1221 See World Masters [summer] Games, Edmonton General remarks ... Groeneveld 1419; Haley 1418 (July 2005) Media access to the Premier Matching donations to postsecondary institutions See Office of the Premier, Media access to See Access to the Future Fund Mediation (Labour relations) May Day Parkland school division teachers' strike ... Flaherty 88; Member's statement re ... Martin 723 Stelmach 88 Mayor of Calgary Mediation (Legal process) Open letter to citizens (SP520/07: Tabled) ... Taylor Funding for ... Stevens 1433; VanderBurg 1433 1385 Medical Association, Alberta Position on provincial/municipal funding ... Danyluk See Alberta Medical Association 1075, 1081; Herard 1080–81; Oberg 728; Rodney Medical care 728; Stelmach 725, 1075, 1183, 1387; Taft 725, Cost effectiveness of ... Cao 692; Hancock 692 1075, 1183; Taylor 1387 General remarks ... Hancock 887–88, 1229; Mason McClellan, Mrs. Shirley 886, 889; Speech from the Throne 3 See Deputy Premier (Former), Involvement with Innovations in ... Hancock 888; Mason 886 racing entertainment centre development in Balzac Letter re (SP268/07: Tabled) ... Backs 645 McClung Goes Green (Energy efficiency initiative) Letters re (SP229, 277, 702/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman Member's statement re ... Elsalhy 635 544, 678, 1818 Newletter article re (SP269/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 645 Restructuring (third way option) ... Mason 886 McCrank, Mr. Neil (QC) Medical care–Finance Member's statement re ... Graydon 288–89 [See also Regional health authorities, Funding] McDermid report Effective use of ... Haley 915; Hancock 917 See Traffic safety, McDermid report on General remarks ... Agnihotri 173; Blakeman 1789–90; MCFP Cao 692; Eggen 112; Graydon 640–41; Hancock See Major community facilities program 640–41, 919, 1789–90; Oberg 683; Snelgrove 1536; McIntyre Collegium Stelmach 292; Taft 292; Taylor 791 Paper on nuclear power plants for Alberta ... Backs 2291 Implications of underfunding ... Mason 324, 326, 364; McKinney, Louise (Former MLA) Stelmach 326, 363, 364; Taft 363 First female MLA in Alberta and British Empire ... Medical care–Finance–Calgary Blakeman 1613; Evans 1612; Speaker, The 1579 General remarks ... Brown 916–17; Hancock 918; McMahon Stadium, Calgary Oberg 728, 768; Snelgrove 725; Taylor 768 Funding for ... Goudreau 1469 Medical care–Fort McMurray McPherson, Dr. Gary Funding for ... Speech from the Throne 3 Member's statement re ... Lougheed 688 Impact of apartment fire on ... Hancock 637; Taft 637 McQueen Residence Impact of apartment fire on, emergency debate re ... See Easter Seals McQueen Residence Blakeman 647 MD of Northern Lights No. 22 Medical care–Grande Prairie See Municipal District of Northern Lights No. 22 General remarks ... Blakeman 110–11, 367; Hancock MD of Rocky View 111, 367; Stelmach 367 See Municipal District of Rocky View Medical care–Northern Alberta MD of Willow Creek No. 26 Funding for ... Oberg 683 See Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 General remarks ... Blakeman 1216; Hancock 1216–17 MDTs (Autism evaluation) Medical care–Standards of practice See Autism spectrum disorder, Multidisciplinary General remarks ... Pastoor 138 evaluation teams re Legislation re (Bill 41) ... Hancock 1693 2007 Hansard Subject Index 115

Medical care, Aboriginal Medical profession–Education (Continued) See Aboriginal peoples–Health care Undergraduate programs: Selection criteria for ... Horner Medical care, Primary 510; Lougheed 510 General remarks ... Backs 1228; Blakeman 96, 776; Undergraduate programs: Service contracts for students Graydon 641; Hancock 102, 108, 112, 539, 641, 776, in ... Horner 510; Lougheed 510 781, 782, 883, 885, 886, 890, 916, 1691; Martin Medical profession–Fees 884; Speech from the Throne 3 Alternate relationship plans ... Hancock 774, 916 Inclusion of midwifery services under ... Blakeman 833 Amended agreement re ... Abbott 89; Blakeman 96, Member's statement re ... Coutts 359 110; Graydon 640–41; Hancock 89–90, 95, 96, 102, Team-based care ... Hancock 1229, 2028, 2029, 2290 108, 111, 128, 640–41, 692, 774, 885; Hinman 101; Team-based care: Member's statement re ... Jablonski Swann 107 2380 Amended agreement re: Clinical stabilization initiative Medical care, Private in ... Abbott 89; Blakeman 96, 111, 776; Graydon [See also Hospitals, Private] 640; Hancock 89, 96, 102, 108, 640, 774, 777, 916 General remarks ... Hancock 471, 887–88, 889; Mason Amended agreement re: Funding for ... Oberg 683 471, 886, 889; Pannu 890 Funding for, from uncollected resource revenues ... Medical clinics Blakeman 1790; Hancock 1790 Wait times in, penalties for ... Backs 2029; Hancock General remarks ... Dunford 110; Haley 914; Hancock 2029 915–16, 2249 Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Technologists, Medical profession–Fort McMurray Alberta College of Relief of, by stand in doctor for a day program ... See Alberta College of Medical Diagnostic and Blakeman 96, 110; Hancock 96, 102, 108, 111, 1226; Therapeutic Technologists Swann 108 Medical educators Medical profession–Grande Prairie See Medical profession–Education, Instructors for Shortage of ... Blakeman 110; Hancock 111 Medical Examiner's office Medical profession–Rural areas See Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Action plan re ... Blakeman 776, 1692; Griffiths 635; Medical graduate program, International Hancock 777, 916; Horner 510 See Immigrant doctors, Residency program for Family medicine training program re See Rural family Medical insurance, Private medicine network See Insurance, Health (Private) General remarks ... Blakeman 1692; Ducharme 2290; Medical laboratories–Finance Hancock 883, 2290; Horner 1692 See Laboratories, Medical–Finance Impact of amended fee agreement on recruitment of ... Medical Laboratory Technologists, Alberta College of Abbott 89; Hancock 89–90 See Alberta College of Medical Laboratory Medical profession–Supply Technologists General remarks ... Abbott 89; Blakeman 779, 1691–92; Medical profession Brown 297; Cao 539; Ducharme 2290; Evans 2290; Practicing in public/private health systems ... Mason Graydon 640; Haley 914; Hancock 89–90, 539, 640, 886 693, 776, 883, 916, 1691, 2249, 2290; Horner 297, Scope of practice issue ... Hancock 108; Swann 107 693, 1348, 1692, 2290; Martin 882, 1349; Pannu Medical profession–Australia 1347; Tougas 693 National standardization of qualifications of ... Haley Member's statement re ... Griffiths 635 914–15 Medical Profession Act Medical profession–Education Amended by Bill 41 ... Hancock 1693 Bursary program for students ... Horner 510 Medical records, Electronic Cost of, reduction of ... Horner 693; Tougas 693 [See also Alberta Netcare (Electronic health system)] General remarks ... Ady 17; Evans 17–18; Hancock Accuracy of ... Blakeman 788; Hancock 789 112, 128, 693, 916; Horner 112 Funding for ... Haley 915; Hancock 915–16, 918 Incentives for students from a rural background ... General remarks ... Blakeman 785; Cao 692; Hancock Blakeman 777; Hancock 777 692, 777, 783, 785, 888, 918, 2029; Taylor 782–83 Instructors for ... Blakeman 1692; Horner 97, 693, Installation in physicians' offices (POSP) program ... 1692; Tougas 693 Hancock 692, 783, 915–16 Outside Alberta educated students, incentives to return ... Installation in physicians' offices (POSP) program: Ducharme 2290; Evans 2290; Haley 914–15; Funding for ... Blakeman 96; Hancock 89, 96, 102, 774 Hancock 112, 693, 916 Opting out of ... Hancock 787; Pastoor 786 Residency program enrollments ... Horner 693; Tougas Use for research purposes ... Hancock 789 693 Medical records, Electronic–Security aspects Rural family medicine training program re See Rural [See also Pan-Canadian privacy and confidentiality family medicine network framework (Medical records)] U of C programs for, funding for ... Brown 297; Horner Access given to third parties, letter re (SP617/07: 297 Tabled) ... Blakeman 1693 Undergraduate programs: Expansion of ... Ducharme General remarks ... Blakeman 785, 788; Hancock 787, 2290; Griffiths 635; Horner 162, 693, 2290 789; Pastoor 786 116 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Medical research foundation Members of the Legislative Assembly (Continued) See Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Former MLA (Bob Maskell), government contract for: Research Copy tabled (SP199/07) ... Taft 468 Medical residents Former MLA (Bob Maskell), government contract for: General remarks ... Hancock 916 Invoices re (SP208/07: Tabled) ... Taft 502 Student loan debt load ... Horner 510; Tougas 693 Former MLA (Bob Maskell), government contract for: Training in rural areas ... Blakeman 1692; Horner 1692 Newspaper article re ... Liepert 504 Medical school selection criteria Former MLA (Bob Maskell), government contract for: See Medical profession–Education, Undergraduate Newspaper article re (SP220/07: Tabled)...Liepert 511 programs: Selection criteria for Former MLA (Bob Maskell), government contract for: Medical students' bursaries Release of details re ... Boutilier 1926 See Medical profession–Education, Bursary program Former MLA (Walter Paskowski), involvement in sale for students of public land in Grande Prairie area ... Chase 602; Medical students' service contracts Ouellette 602 See Medical profession–Education, Undergraduate Historical reference work re See A Century of programs: Service contracts for students in Democracy (Historical reference work re MLAs Medical technology in Alberta) Member's statement re ... Rodney 1328 Leadership campaign contributions, review of by Ethics Medicare premiums Commissioner ... Speaker, The 14 See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums MLA promotional items budget, Members Services Medication order 1/07 re (SP680/07:Tabled...Speaker, The 1790 See Drugs, Prescription Naming of See Naming of a member (Parliamentary Medication–Costs procedure) See Drugs, Prescription–Costs New member for Calgary-Elbow, presented to Assembly Medicine Hat ... Speaker, The 1779; Taft 1779 Member's statement re ... Taft 2099 New member for Drumheller-Stettler, presented to Medicine Hat and District Food Bank Assembly ... Speaker, The 1779; Stelmach 1779 Member for Lethbridge-East's donation of half of salary Private members, role of, member's statement re ... increase to, letter re(SP1084/07:Tabled)...Pastoor 2391 Jablonski 256 Medicine Hat health region Report on payments to (SP42/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The See Palliser Health Region 26; Oberg 26 Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Salary increase for ... Pastoor 328; Stelmach 328 Renovations funding ... Oberg 683 Salary increase for: Donation to charitable cause ... MEG Energy Corporation Pastoor 328, 1074, 2001, 2330, 2391; Stelmach 328 Steam line rupture, letter re (SP591,600/07: Tabled) ... Salary increase for: Letter and factsheet re (SP157/07: MacDonald 1623, 1658–59 Tabled) ... Speaker, The 333 Mega court cases Transition allowance for, on leaving office ... Stelmach See Court cases, Mega 469–70; Taft 469 MEGlobal Tribute to former members ... Speaker, The 7 Joffre carbon capture and storage project ... Prins Members' Services, Special Standing Committee on 289–90 See Committee on Members' Services, Special Members' apologies to the House Standing General remarks ... Agnihotri 397; Blakeman 1969; Taft Members' Statements (2007) 1969 4-D human atlas project ... Rodney 1328 Members of Parliament 23rd annual World Partnership Walk ... Zwozdesky Additional Alberta members, ministerial statement re ... 1384–85 Backs 1991; Mason 1990–91; Stelmach 1990; Taft 90th anniversary of 4-H ... Prins 2135 1990 2007 Canada Winter Games ... Abbott 49 Members of the Legislative Assembly 2007 Winter Special Olympics ... Amery 49 Accommodation allowance increase ... Danyluk 801; Access to affordable and nutritious food ... Chase 1816 Stelmach 925; Taft 801, 925 Adoption Awareness Week ... Ducharme 2025 Anniversary congratulations to ... Speaker, The 808 Affordable housing ... Martin 1888; Mather 2171; Birthday congratulations to ... Speaker, The 48, 221, Pannu 1439–40; Taylor 923 2176 Affordable student housing ... Pannu 1329 Discussions with school boards ... Liepert 674; Aga Khan Development Network ... Backs 1238 VanderBurg 674 Agrivalue Processing Business Incubator ... Rogers Electoral anniversary of several members ... Pannu 53; 1180 Speaker, The 48, 84, 221, 1754, 2133–34 Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute ... Jablonski First female MLAs elected, 90th anniversary of, 2097–98 ministerial statement re ... Blakeman 1612–13; Evans Alberta Diabetes Institute ... Rogers 1954–55 1612; Pannu 1613 Alberta film and television awards ... Zwozdesky 722–23 Former MLA (Bob Maskell), government contract for ... Alberta film industry ... DeLong 1815 Bonko 504, 1486; Boutilier 469, 1486–87; Liepert Alberta Liberal affordable housing policy ... Taft 832 503–04; Stelmach 469–70, 503–04; Taft 469, 503 2007 Hansard Subject Index 117

Members' Statements (2007) (Continued) Members' Statements (2007) (Continued) Alberta Order of Excellence inductees ... Graydon 596 Canadian Work Skills competition ... Herard 1649–50 Alberta relationship threat assessment and management Caregivers for the developmentally disabled ... Elsalhy initiative ... Jablonski 1920 762; Pastoor 761 Alberta Research Council ... Johnson 2281–82 Caring for the Battle River watershed ... Johnson 869 Alberta Urban Municipalities Association ... Cao 2328 Castor area grass fire ... Griffiths 2098 Alberta Utilities Commission Act ... Eggen 1922; Centennial of the Libraries Act ... DeLong 154 MacDonald 1850, 2208; VanderBurg 1920–21 The Centennial Series (Historical reference books) ... Alberta Water Quality Awareness Day ... Brown 1533 Marz 1383–84 Alberta's social infrastructure ... Mather 1270–71 CFB Suffield ... Mitzel 1477 Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission ... Cenaiko 761 Chancellor Richard Davidson/Dr. John Gogo/Dr. Terry All-night debate on Bill 34 ... Chase 1129–30 Royer ... Dunford 1582 Amber Alert ... Hayden 1991 Chief Victor Buffalo ... Johnson 154 AMPIA Awards ... Pastoor 1237–38 Child care ... Mather 2319 Anniversary of Canadian Charter of Rights and Child care professsionals ... Mather 1329 Freedoms ... Miller, B. 597 Children in care ... Mather 1781 Anthony Henday Drive ... Lukaszuk 1781 Children's rights ... Eggen 2061 Archbishop Richard Smith ... Lukaszuk 799 Cities of the future awards for Edmonton ... Lukaszuk Armenian genocide ... Jablonski 668 1072 Arts vibrancy in rural Alberta ... DeLong 255 CKUA radio network anniversary ... Blakeman 2098 Asian dinner for the homeless ... Cao 1328 Climate change ... Coutts 1755; Rodney 501; Swann Assistance for low-income seniors ... VanderBurg 85, 635–36 1755–56 Climb and run for wilderness ... Rodney 722 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ... Commonwealth Parliamentary Association bursaries ... Pastoor 1991 Shariff 1384 Augustana campus library groundbreaking ... Johnson Community development master agreement ... Strang 833 534 Dr. Austin Mardon ... Lougheed 2281 Community initiatives program ... Lukaszuk 1270 Autism spectrum disorder ... Mather 723 Community policing ... Mason 1048 Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay race ... Prins 669 Compassionate Friends of Edmonton Society ... Miller, Barrie and Richard Vickery ... Marz 2060 R. 1438 The Battle of Vimy Ridge ... Backs 442–43; Boutilier Conflict in Darfur, Sudan ... Swann 1851–52 443; Brown 442; Johnston 442; Marz 466; Pastoor Contaminated sites cleanup ... Swann 1650 442; Zwozdesky 466 Continuing care accommodations ... Pannu 222 Bell Canada partnership with Olds College ... Marz 49 Contributions to NASA space program ... Rodney Bessie Roffey ... Calahasen 360 2060–61 Betty Mardiros ... Mason 536 Councillor Terry Cavanagh ... MacDonald 1478 Dr. Bill Gunter, Dr. Stefan Bachu, Dr. David Keith ... Cremona cribbage champions ... Marz 221–22 Johnson 2025 Crime Prevention Week ... Lukaszuk 1236–37 Bishop Routhier school ... Calahasen 2246 Curb the danger impaired driver program ... Forsyth Black History Month ... Rogers 84 2026 Bob Maskell ... Calahasen 535 Curling events in Lethbridge ... Dunford 361 Brain Injury Awareness Week ... Lougheed 1478 Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month ... Jablonski 1439 Dr. Bruce Naylor ... Dunford 636 D-Day anniversary ... Brown 1590 Buffalo Hotel Housing First project ... Jablonski Edgeworth Centre ... Johnson 1887 2290–91 Edmonton Meals on Wheels ... Blakeman 1180 Building leadership for action in schools today ... Education curriculum in Macao ... Lukaszuk 1921 Blakeman 323 Education funding ... Eggen 1684 Building Safety Week ... Cenaiko 832 Education Week ... Jablonski 688 Calendar of special events ... Speaker, The 563–64 Electricity deregulation ... MacDonald 670 Calgary Catholic Immigration Society ... Cao 761 Emergency preparedness ... Prins 833 Calgary Maple Sugar Festival ... Cao 222 Employment for persons with disabilities ... Lougheed Calgary ring road ... Cheffins 2380 923, 1954 Camrose Fire Department centennial ... Johnson 723–24 Environment Week ... Strang 1581 hockey team ... Johnson 563, Environmental sustainability ... Swann 535 1179–80 Esquao awards for aboriginal women ... Calahasen Camrose Wild Rose sports arena ... Johnson 359–60 923–24 Canada Safeway charitable donations ... Agnihotri 121 Ethics in government ... Agnihotri 1955; Chase 1921 Canadian Agricultural Safety Week ... Prins 120 Excellence in Teaching awards ... Ady 399 Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems ... Excellence in Teaching awards for Don Steenwinkel ... Mitzel 1780–81 Rogers 1073 Canadian university women's curling champions ... Marz Excellence in Teaching awards for Edmonton- 398–99 Rutherford teachers ... Miller, R. 1129 118 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Members' Statements (2007) (Continued) Members' Statements (2007) (Continued) Family and Community Support Services Association ... Lac La Biche Watershed Steering Committee ... Mather 1532–33 Ducharme 1614 Family violence and bullying ... Jablonski 1780 Laurie Lang ... Backs 1992 Famous Five maquette ... Mather 2060 Leduc No. 1 oil discovery ... Rogers 1649 Farm debt ... MacDonald 399 Leonard Bolger ... Ducharme 48 Farm safety ... Rodney 1683–84 Lethbridge College ... Dunford 1816 Federal barley plebiscite ... Prins 324 Liberation of Holland ... Prins 798 Federation of Canadian Municipalities conference ... Lieutenant Governor of Alberta arts awards ... Cao 1613 Zwozdesky 1328–29 Fetal and pediatric echocardiography, telehealth outreach Lifesaving Society ... Marz 21 program ... Lukaszuk 1851 Live organ harvesting ... Agnihotri 48–49 First contract arbitration ... Martin 669–70 Lottery grants ... Agnihotri 1439 Flu immunization ... Calahasen 1851 Lougheed House historic site ... Cenaiko 1816 Ford world men's curling championship ... Zwozdesky Low-carbon fuel ... Elsalhy 1720 563 May Day ... Martin 723 Fort Macleod Santa Claus parade ... Coutts 2282 McClung Goes Green ... Elsalhy 635 Foster parents ... Mather 155 MD of Northern Lights/Peace River partnership ... Funding for nonprofit human services agencies ... Oberle 187 Mather 1955 Medicine Hat ... Taft 2099 Gaetz Apartments, Michener Centre ... Jablonski 1815 Medicine Hat Tigers ... Mitzel 1128, 1271 Dr. Gary McPherson ... Lougheed 688 Melvin Crump ... Cao 399 Geothermal power ... Backs 798 Members' statements ... Oberle 1955 Goodwill Industries of Alberta ... DeLong 2209 Mental health ... Mather 501 Government report card ... Chase 1478 Mental Health Week ... Rodney 870 Government task forces ... Chase 1271 Métis Week ... Calahasen 1991–92 Grant MacEwan Griffins team ... Rogers 155 Midwifery services ... Blakeman 833 Grants to golf courses ... MacDonald 1385 Millwoods Cultural and Recreational Facility Great Kids awards ... Johnston 20 Association ... Mather 290; Zwozdesky 186 Greenhouse gas intensity targets ... Eggen 49–50 Mini World Cup of Soccer ... Mather 596–97 Grey Cup ... Rodney 2172 Minister's awards for municipal excellence ... Cardinal Groundwater storage ... Hinman 762 2134 Growth pressures in central Alberta ... Doerksen 256 Minister's seniors' service awards ... VanderBurg Growth pressures in Fort McMurray ... Mason 22 1581–82 Harold Gibson ... VanderBurg 534–35 Mulitculturalism ... Backs 1756 Health care aides ... Calahasen 2171 Multiple sclerosis ... Agnihotri 1047 Henry Bergen ... McFarland 634 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month ... Lougheed 1237 High Park elementary school ... Miller, B. 255–56 Multiple sclerosis carnation campaign ... DeLong HIV/AIDS awareness ... Blakeman 2282; Cenaiko 2247 798–99 Hobbema Cadet Corps ... Johnson 1128 Municipal financing ... Hinman 467 Hockey Alberta centennial ... Webber 2319 Municipal safety award for Slave Lake ... Calahasen Hospital construction in south Calgary ... Taylor 21 1072 Human trafficking ... Jablonski 2171 Muriel Stanley Venne ... Mason 2135–36 Immigrants of distinction awards ... Amery 186 Nate Gartke ... Rogers 1532 International Aboriginal Film & Television Festival ... National Addictions Awareness Week ... Cenaiko 2061 Calahasen 1477 National Bullying Awareness Week ... Rodney 2098–99 International Day for the Elimination of Racial National Child Day ... Rogers 2060 Discrimination ... Shariff 255 National Housing Day ... Mitzel 2099 International Day of Disabled Persons ... Pastoor 2328 National Hunger Awareness Day ... Abbott 1532 International Museum Day ... Abbott 1237 National Nursing Week ... Ducharme 832 International Women's Day ... Pastoor 21 National Philanthropy Day ... Johnson 1992 Italian consulate ... Lukaszuk 2207–08 National Social Work Week ... Shariff 186 Jan Hudec ... Webber 2208 National Soil Conservation Week ... Mitzel 562 Jeff Toews ... Graydon 1047 National Victims of Crime Awareness Week ... Forsyth Joffre carbon capture and storage project ... Prins 669 289–90 Native hockey provincials ... Calahasen 597 Private John George Pattison, Vimy Ridge Victoria Mr. Neil McCrank, QC ... Graydon 288–89 Cross holder ... Shariff 466 New Royalty Framework ... Hinman 2247–48 Dr. John Gogo ... Pastoor 1582 Newborn metabolic screening program ... Griffiths 596 Kentwood Place ... Jablonski 1614 North Saskatchewan River water quality ... MacDonald Labour law reform ... Martin 2389 500 Labour relations ... Martin 1992 Nuclear power ... Backs 2291; VanderBurg 870–71 2007 Hansard Subject Index 119

Members' Statements (2007) (Continued) Members' Statements (2007) (Continued) Official gemstone of Lethbridge: Ammolite ... Pastoor Shamsher Singh Sandhu ... Shariff 1684 924 Shauna Seneca ... Tougas 443 Oil sands multistakeholder consultation ... Swann 2026 Shelby Chalmers ... Calahasen 1887–88 Opportunities for new Canadians ... Pham 322–23 Sheriff highway patrol ... Johnston 1129 Optimist International curling championship ... Coutts Social workers ... Mather 1720 501 Society of St. Vincent de Paul ... Brown 2379 Organ and tissue donation ... Fritz 696 Southesk collection of aboriginal artifacts ... Ducharme P3 or not P3 (poem) ... Chase 84–85 1047–48 Parents Empowering Parents ... Mather 1047 Spinal cord injury initiatives ... Lougheed 1648–49 Parks and protected areas ... Agnihotri 1756 Sports Hall of Fame and Museum inductees ... Abbott Parliamentary democracy ... Backs 155–56 1477–78 Patches the Beaver book launch ... Calahasen 1649 Standards of practice for pharmacists ... Jablonski 323 Patient safety in hospitals ... Mason 324 Stavely Indoor Professional Rodeo ... Coutts 923 Per capita federal funding ... Cao 120 Stewardship of energy resources ... Miller, B. 1781 Physician supply ... Griffiths 635 Stoney Trail project P3 award ... Rodney 2247 Pincher Creek, Alberta ... Coutts 1438–39 Support for seniors ... Pastoor 2246–47 Pine beetle control in Kananaskis Country ... Chase 400 Supportive living project in Jasper ... Strang 688 Police Week ... Johnston 1181 Surface rights compensation ... Marz 1719 Political party donations ... Mason 2171–72 Sustainability of social programs ... Mather 563 Political party trust accounts ... Elsalhy 799 Sustainable environment advocacy ... Chase 466–67 Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Taddes Korris, Speaker's page ... Lukaszuk 669 Disabilities awards of excellence ... Lougheed Tartan Day ... DeLong 443 2319–20 Teachers' unfunded pension liability ... Eggen 799; Primary health care networks ... Jablonski 2380 Hinman 1720–21; Lukaszuk 2172 Primary health care renewal initiatives ... Coutts 359 Team Canada world hockey champions ... Johnston Project neuroArm surgical robot ... Ady 1046–47 1073; Tougas 1072 Provincial budget ... Chase 696–97 Television production in Hardisty ... Griffiths 869 Provincial education system ... Flaherty 696 Telus Cup midget hockey championship ... Jablonski Provincial men's curling championship ... Abbott 20–21 1129 Provincial skills competition ... Herard 1238 Temporary foreign workers ... Eggen 1073 Provincial taxation ... Hinman 1181 Temporary moratorium on oil sands development ... Queen's golden jubilee citizenship medals ... Prins 1384 Mason 290 Racial discrimination ... Agnihotri 256 Temporary rent regulation ... Mason 870; Mather Red Deer College Kings volleyball team ... Doerksen 84 869–70 Registered apprenticeship program ... Cao 2026 Dr. Thaddeus Demong ... Rodney 323 Remembrance Day 2007 ... Bonko 1887; Brown Torrington community wellness centre ... Marz 1850–51 1886–87; Cao 1921; Hinman 1956 Trade, Investment, Labour, and Mobility Agreement ... Les Rendez-vous de la francophonie ... Ducharme 221 Martin 360–61 Respect for seniors ... Mather 1650 Tribute to fathers ... Doerksen 1754–55 Restoration of old Wetaskiwin courthouse ... Johnson Tribute to the Hon. Ken Kowalski, 10th anniversary as 2134 Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ... Marz 534 Reynolds-Alberta Museum ... Johnson 1682–83 Trojan girls wrestling team / Gastroparesis ... Chase 222 River Valley Alliance ... Lougheed 500 U of A Augustana faculty convocation ... Johnson Riverdale net zero energy house ... MacDonald 2025–26 1329–30 Dr. Robert Stollery, CM ... Lukaszuk 155 U of A Pandas volleyball team ... Taft 121 Role of private members ... Jablonski 256 Ukrainian famine/genocide ... Cao 2208 Royal Alberta Museum 40th anniversary ... Rogers 2320 Ukrainian Foundation for College Education ... Cenaiko Royal Society of Canada fellowships ... Miller, B. 1270 2134–35 Ukrainian Shumka Dancers ... Zwozdesky 1755 Royalty program ... MacDonald 1180–81 University of Lethbridge ... Dunford 1780 Royalty revenues ... Agnihotri 1887; MacDonald Vaisakhi 2007 ... Agnihotri 535–36 1622–23; Mason 1816–17 Vauxhall Academy of Baseball ... McFarland 121 Royalty review ... Mason 1533 Violence against women ... Agnihotri 186–87, 2247 St. George's Day ... Brown 761 Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute ... SAIT women's and men's hockey teams ... Johnston 597 Chase 2208–09 Sandra German ... Lougheed 1719–20 Volunteer organizations ... Blakeman 1614, 1683 School Boards Association centennial ... Flaherty 2135 Volunteerism ... Blakeman 562–63; Webber 635 School closures ... Mather 360 Warner girls hockey school ... Hinman 121; Mitzel 85 School construction in Lethbridge ... Pastoor 1385 Water management ... Eggen 1623; Swann 289 Seniors' benefits ... Pannu 467 West Lethbridge Centre ... Dunford 1851 Seniors' Week 2007 ... VanderBurg 1532 Wetaskiwin area tourism ... Johnson 2389 Service dogs ... Mather 187 120 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Members' Statements (2007) (Continued) Mental Health Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 31) Wetaskiwin Sports Hall of Fame inductees ... Johnson (Continued) 289 Third reading (Continued) ... Mather 2499–2500; Miller, Wheelchair curling champions ... Johnston 85, 723 R. 2505–06; Rodney 2503; Taylor 2503–04 World Cup competitions ... DeLong 2380 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day ... VanderBurg (Outside of House sittings) 1719 General remarks ... Hancock 108, 885–86; Martin 884 World No Tobacco Day ... Cenaiko 1439 Letter re (SP278/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 678 World women's hockey championship ... DeLong 500 Referral to Community Services standing committee, Wyatt Broughton ... Abbott 1683 comment re ... Stelmach 1598 Yom ha-Shoah, Holocaust Memorial Day ... Lukaszuk Mental Health Association, Canadian 562 See Canadian Mental Health Association Youth Emergency Shelter ... Elsalhy 1590 Mental Health Awards, 2007 Youth Secretariat ... Rogers 922–23 See Celebrate Mental Health Awards, 2007 Members' Statements (Parliamentary procedure) Mental Health Board General remarks ... Oberle 1932; Speaker, The 1932 See Alberta Mental Health Board Member's statement re ... Oberle 1955 Mental health facilities–Employees Members' withdrawal of remarks General remarks ... Brown 1574; Melchin 1192, Allegations against Minister of Employment, 1574–75; Pastoor 1158 Immigration and Industry ... Taft 1139 Member's statement re ... Elsalhy 762; Pastoor 761 Caucus whip duties ... Elsalhy 2305 Shortage of ... Hancock 2069; Rodney 2069 Parliamentary language ... Bonko 2307 Mental health facilities–Employees–Salaries Question re CIP grant payments ... Agnihotri 371, 397; See Wages–Mental health facility employees Speaker, The 371, 397 Mental health innovation fund Questions re Energy dept.'s annual reports accuracy ... General remarks ... Blakeman 786, 788; Hancock 786, Blakeman 1969; Taft 1969 885 Memorial at Vimy Ridge Mental Health Patient Advocate See Canadian National Vimy Memorial Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1014/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Mental Health Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 31) The 2293; Evans 1772; Hancock 2293 First Reading ... Abbott 598 Mental health research Second Reading ... Abbott 747, 1070; Agnihotri Information package re (SP630/07: Tabled) ... Backs 753–54; Blakeman 747–50; Elsalhy 752–53; 1729 Flaherty 1070; MacDonald 754; McFarland 751–52; Mental health services Pannu 750–51 Contracted by RHAs and Mental Health Board, 2002-07: Second Reading: Referral to Community Services Value of (Q5/07: Response tabled as SP260/07) ... committee (Motion 24: Hancock) ... Abbott 1473; Hancock 598; Martin 573 Blakeman 1473; Hancock 1472–73 Drug strategy re ... Speech from the Throne 3 Second Reading: Report from Community Services For youth transitioning from children's services ... standing committee, presented (SP690/07: Tabled) ... Tarchuk 1194 Marz 1817 General remarks ... Blakeman 785–86; Hancock 108, Committee ... Backs 2444–46; Blakeman 2442–44; 885–86, 1959, 2066–67; Jablonski 2066–67; Melchin Hancock 2312, 2443–44; Marz 2310–12; Mather 1158, 1560; Speech from the Throne 3; Swann 107 2313–15; Miller, B. 2445; Pastoor 2445–46; Impact of staff shortages on ... Hancock 2069; Martin VanderBurg 2446–47 884; Rodney 2069 Committee: Amendment A1(parts A-L) (SP1032/07: Legislation re (Bill 31) ... Abbott 598 Tabled) ... Marz 2310, 2314, 2315 Member's statement re ... Rodney 870 Committee: Amendment A1 subamendments (parts Ontario school-based program for ... Hancock 2067, A,C,G-K) (SP1033/07: Tabled) ... Hancock 2312; 2068 Marz 2314, 2315 Performance measures re ... Lougheed 1575; Melchin Committee: Amendment A1 subamendments (parts A,G- 1576 K) (SP1115/07: Tabled) ... Brown 2465; Chair 2442 Mental health services–Aboriginal peoples Committee: Amendment A1 subamendment (part C) General remarks ... Hancock 885 (SP1116/07: Tabled) ... Brown 2465; Chair 2442 Mental health services–Calgary Committee: Amendment A1 (parts A-B,D-K) Funding for ... Brown 297, 917; Hancock 297, 792, (SP1117/07: Tabled) ... Brown 2465; Deputy Chair 919; Taylor 792 2447 Mental health services–Children Committee: Amendment A1 (part C) (SP1118/07: General remarks ... Blakeman 788; Hancock 108, 786, Tabled) ... Brown 2465; Deputy Chair 2447 885, 2066–67; Jablonski 2066–67; Mather 825 Committee: Amendment A1 (part L) (SP1119/07: Mental health services–Finance Tabled) ... Brown 2465; Deputy Chair 2447 General remarks ... Blakeman 786, 788; Brown 917; Third reading ... Abbott 2497–98, 2507; Backs Hancock 774, 786, 789, 792, 885, 919; Pastoor 786 2504–05; Blakeman 2498–99; Chase 2501–02; Performance measures re ... Haley 915 Elsalhy 2502–03; Hancock 2506–07; Martin 2499; 2007 Hansard Subject Index 121

Mental health services–Grande Prairie Methamphetamine drug abuse–Treatment Funding for ... Blakeman 367; Hancock 367; Stelmach See Crystal methamphetamine drug 367 abuse–Treatment Mental health services, Community-based Methane–Export See Community mental health services General remarks ... Knight 1114; Mason 1114 Mental Health Week Methane extraction, Coal bed Member's statement re ... Rodney 870 See Coal-bed methane extraction Mental illness Methane in water Definition of ... Hancock 787; Pastoor 786 General remarks ... Knight 1221, 1223; MacDonald Mentally disabled 1220; Prins 1135; Renner 1135, 1221, 1379; Applications for support to, 2004-06 (Q2/07: Response Swann 1222,1379 tabled as SP299/07) ... Clerk, The 697; Melchin 573, Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (Bacteria) 697; Pastoor 573 Preventive measures re ... Hancock 368; Rogers 368 Community treatment orders for ... Blakeman 785; Vegreville hospital case ... Mason 255 Hancock 294, 786, 789, 885–86; Lougheed 294 Vegreville hospital case: Deaths from ... Hancock 291; Community treatment orders for: Legislation re (Bill 31) Stelmach 291; Taft 291 ... Abbott 598; Hancock 108, 294; Lougheed 294 Vegreville hospital case: Deaths from, letter re Community treatment orders for: Legislation re (Bill 31), (SP147/07: Tabled) ... Mason 324 referred to Community Services committee Vegreville hospital case: Letters/investigations re ... (Motion 24:Hancock) ... Abbott 1473; Blakeman Hancock 325; Stelmach 325; Taft 325 1473; Hancock 1472–73 Vegreville hospital case: Spread of, to other hospitals ... Funding for programs for ... Lougheed 1572; Melchin Blakeman 291; Hancock 291–92 44, 191, 765–66, 1153, 1560, 1572, 1788; Oberg Vegreville hospital case: Testing re ... Blakeman 257, 684; Pannu 1559; Pastoor 44, 191, 765–66, 1157–58 258; Hancock 257, 258, 291, 292, 293; Stelmach 257 Funding for programs for: Letter re (SP782/07: Tabled) Métis–Education ... Mather 2001 General remarks ... Stelmach 327 Funding for programs for: Letter re (SP917/07: Tabled) Métis and Inuit Education Showcase ... Pannu 2145 See First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Funding for programs for: Letter re (SP1050/07: Tabled) Showcase ... Chase 2330 Métis child welfare Involuntary admission of: Legislation re (Bill 31) ... See Child welfare, Métis children Abbott 598 Métis children Involuntary admission of: Letter re (SP278/07: Tabled) See Aboriginal children ... Blakeman 678 Métis children–Education Member's statement re ... Mather 501 See Aboriginal children–Education Supports for ... Melchin 1194–95 Métis high school completion Supports for: Letter re (SP434/07: Tabled) ... Mather See High school completion, Aboriginal students 1074 Métis hunting/fishing rights Mentally disabled–Education Petition presented re ... Calahasen 2291 Assistance programs for ... Pastoor 1158 Petition presented re (not in order) ... Cardinal 2248; Mentally disabled–Housing Danyluk 2248 Kentwood Place, Red Deer ... Jablonski 1614 Provincial agreement re, 2004: MLA 2006 task force on Rental accommodation for, letter re (SP315/07: Tabled) ... Boutilier 365 ... Chase 724 Provincial agreement re, 2004: Replacement of ... Bonko Mentally disabled children 1457; Boutilier 365–66; Brown 365–66; Mason Funding for programs for ... Mather 823 2322; Morton 366; Stelmach 2322; Strang 1427 Programs for ... Mather 825 Métis labour force development Mentors for students See Aboriginal workforce action plan See Student mentors Métis Nation of Alberta Association MEP (maintenance enforcement program) Consultations with, re Métis hunting/fishing rights ... See Maintenance (Domestic relations) Boutilier 365–66; Brown 365–66; Mason 2322; Mercury–Emissions Stelmach 2322 Reduction of ... Renner 1412; VanderBurg 1412 Consultations with, re Métis hunting/fishing rights: Metabolic screening program Petition presented re ... Calahasen 2291 See Newborn metabolic screening program General remarks ... Calahasen 1991 Meter reading Native education policy review ... Eggen 137 See Electricity meters, Reading of Métis ombudsman Metering, Net See Ombudsman (Métis settlements) See Net metering (Electricity) Métis quality of life Methamphetamine drug abuse–Prevention See Quality of life, Aboriginal peoples See Crystal methamphetamine drug Métis settlements abuse–Prevention Funding for ... Bonko 1464, 1465; Boutilier 1426, 1429, 1458, 1465; Haley 1428; Stelmach 2322 122 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Métis settlements (Continued) Mill Woods Cultural and Recreational Facility Funding for: Cessation of, in 2007 ... Bonko 1464; Association Boutilier 1429 Member's statement re ... Mather 290; Zwozdesky 186 Funding for: Government trust fund ... Haley 1428 Millenium Scholarship Foundation, Canada General remarks ... Boutilier 1426; Calahasen 1991 See Canada Millenium Scholarship Foundation Historical research efforts re, government study of Milner Power Inc. (SP1044/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 2330 Grande Cache electric power plant ... Knight 1400; Mineral rights of See Mineral rights–Métis settlement Strang 1399 areas Mineral Disposition Review Committee, Crown Self-reliance of ... Boutilier 1429, 1458, 1465; Haley See Crown Mineral Disposition Review Committee 1428 Mineral industry Self-reliance of: Workplan for ... Boutilier 1429 See Mines and mineral industry Métis Settlements Appeal Tribunal Mineral rights Annual reports, 2005 and 2006 (SP338-339/07: Tabled) Coal-bed methane ... Doerksen 731; Knight 731 ... Boutilier 772; Clerk, The 772 Notification of sale of, to surface owners ... Hinman Métis Settlements General Council 827–28 Consultations with, re Métis hunting/fishing rights ... Sale of, for under lake bed areas ... Stelmach 570; Boutilier 365–66; Brown 365–66 Swann 570 Métis Settlements ombudsman Mineral rights–Marie Lake area See Ombudsman (Métis Settlements) Sale of ... Bonko 1583; Ducharme 404, 1584; Knight Métis Week 404, 474, 1584; Morton 1583; Swann 474 Member's statement re ... Calahasen 1991–92 Mineral rights–Métis settlement areas Mexico/U.S./Canada free trade Interference with, through directional drilling ... Bonko See North American free trade agreement 1461 MFRC Mines and mineral industry See Edmonton Garrison Military Family Resource Tax incentives for ... Oberg 2384; VanderBurg 2384 Centre Mini World Cup of Soccer winners MGB See Soccer championships, Mini World Cup winners, See Municipal Government Board member's statement re Michener Centre Minimum drink prices in licensed premises See Michener Services See Drink prices in licensed premises, Minimum Michener Services prices establishment (Motion 514: Tougas) Letter re (SP940/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 2181 Minimum wage Microcredit for low-income families' rental housing See Wages–Minimum wage See Low-income families, Microcredit for, re security Minimum wage earners deposits and first month's rent See Low-income families Midwest Property Management Ltd. Minister of ... Letter to residents re cost of heat payments (SP593/07: For entries relating to ministers of departments see under Tabled) ... Martin 1623 the name of the relevant department Midwives and midwifery Ministerial accountability General remarks ... Hancock 889; Mason 889 See Ministers (Provincial government), Inclusion under health care plan ... Blakeman 794, 2166; Accountability of Hancock 794 Ministerial briefing books, confidentiality of Inclusion under health care plan: Letter re (SP872/07: See Ministers (Provincial government), Briefing Tabled) ... Blakeman 2063 books, confidentiality of Inclusion under health care plan: Member's statement re Ministerial Statements (2007) ... Blakeman 833 90th anniversary of the election of the first female MLAs Military Family Resource Centre ... Blakeman 1612–13; Evans 1612; Pannu 1613 See Edmonton Garrison Military Family Resource Appointment of Alberta senator ... Blakeman 634; Centre Mason 634; Morton 634 Military forces, Canadian The Battle of Vimy Ridge ... Hinman 434; Mason 434; See Canadian armed forces Stelmach 433; Taft 433–34 Military truck drivers House of Commons seating formula ... Backs 1991; See Truck drivers, Military Mason 1990–91; Stelmach 1990; Taft 1990 Milk containers–Recycling International Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and See Dairy containers–Recycling Injured on the Job ... Evans 687; Mason 687; Miller, Milk products, Unpasteurized B. 687 See Dairy products, Unpasteurized International Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Milk River bypass funding Injured on the Job, response by Alliance and See Highway 4–Milk River area, Bypass, funding for Independent members denied ... Deputy Speaker 688 Mill rates (Education funding) International Women's Day ... Evans 11 See Property tax–Education levy Premier's awards of excellence ... Elsalhy 2280–81; Martin 2281; Snelgrove 2280 2007 Hansard Subject Index 123

Ministerial Statements (2007) (Continued) MLA committee to establish the community spirit St. Joseph's General Hospital ... Blakeman 254; program for charitable giving Hancock 254; Mason 255 See Community spirit program for charitable giving, Student achievement tests ... Flaherty 2379; Liepert MLA committee to establish 2378–79 MLA Policing Review Committee: Report Teachers' unfunded pension liability ... Mason 2025; See Police, MLA committee review of: Report Stelmach 2024; Taylor 2024 MLA Regulatory Review Steering Committee Minister's awards for municipal excellence See Alberta Regulations, MLA task force to review See Municipal excellence awards MLA report on victims of crime consultation Minister's Council on Municipal Sustainability See Alberta Victims of Crime Consultation report General remarks ... Danyluk 893, 1142, 1147, 1627; MLA Task Force on Continuing Care Health Service Strang 534 and Accommodation Standards Regional governance discussions ... Danyluk 125, 126, See Continuing/extended care facilities, MLA 894, 1637 committee to review (2005) Regional governance discussions: Letter re (SP375/07: MLAs Tabled) ... Mather 879 See Members of the Legislative Assembly Report ... Danyluk 227, 404, 673, 807, 1054–55, MNAA 1148–49; DeLong 673; Lukaszuk 1054; See Métis Nation of Alberta Association Stelmach 565 Mobile apprenticeship training Report: Municipal taxation recommendation ... Abbott See Apprenticeship training, Mobile delivery of 1186; Danyluk 227, 643, 673, 1186, 1190; DeLong Mobile dialysis treatment 673; Hinman 436, 1077, 1181; Lukaszuk 226–27, See Dialysis treatment, Mobile 643; Pastoor 1147–48; Stelmach 436, 1077 Mobile telephones Ministers (Provincial government) See Cellular telephones Accountability of ... Stelmach 764–65 Mobility of labour Briefing books, confidentiality of ... Agnihotri 1605–06, See Labour mobility 1955; Elsalhy 1599; Miller, R. 229, 1365; Molesting of children Stelmach 229 See Child abuse Briefing books, confidentiality of: Legislation re (Bill Monarch Place, Red Deer 218) ... Agnihotri 1888 Sale of ... Danyluk 1390; Miller, B. 1390 Characteristics of ... Chase 1478 Sale of, petition tabled for inquiry into (SP146/07: Dismissal of ... Stelmach 1783; Taft 1782–83 Tabled) ... Jablonski 324 Expenses of, Dec. 15, 2006- Mar. 1, 2007 (M4/07: Monitoring and enforcement branch, Dept. of Health Accepted) ... Hancock 1282; Miller, R. 1281–82 and Wellness Expenses of, posting on government website [See also See Dept. of Health and Wellness, Monitoring and Government openness]; Hancock 1282; Miller, R. enforcement branch, restoration of 1282; Stelmach 229, 1592, 1606 Monitoring for health program, Alberta Number of ... Agnihotri 1606; Hinman 15; MacDonald See Alberta monitoring for health program 170 Monitoring of hospital standards Post-employment cooling off period, legislation re (Bill See Hospitals–Standards, Patient safety issues re, 2) ... Brown 645 monitoring of Women as ... Mather 16–17; Stelmach 17 Montana tie line (electric power) Minister's seniors' service awards See Electric power lines, Tie line with Montana (500 Member's statement re ... VanderBurg 1581–82 kV) Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 44) Moratorium on drilling activity in Eastern Slopes area First Reading ... Stevens 1658 See Drilling industry–Eastern Slopes area, Second Reading ... Hancock 1706 Moratorium on Committee ... Deputy Chair 1742 Moratorium on oil sands projects Third Reading ... Hancock 1746 See Oil sands development, Timing/scope of new Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 1757 projects, moratorium on Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (No. 2) Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Alberta (Bill 57) See Alberta Mortgage and Housing Corporation First reading ... Stevens 2329 Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canada Second reading ... Hancock 2421–22; Shariff 2465 See Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Committee ... Deputy Chair 2512 Mortgage fraud Third reading ... Renner 2516; Stevens 2516 Additional prosecutors re ... Stevens 1305 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 1757 Mortgages, Reverse Mission apartment building, Calgary Awareness programs for seniors re ... Melchin 1207; Rent increases in ... Mason 1274; Stelmach 1274 VanderBurg 1206 Missions, Trade Mosquito control programs See Trade missions Funding for ... Hancock 438; Mitzel 438 MLA Committee on Métis Harvesting Mother Nature is Looking After Me! (Brochure) See Métis hunting/fishing rights, Provincial Copy tabled (SP415/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1048 agreement re, 2004: MLA 2006 task force on 124 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Mothers of Alberta Multi-stakeholder Advisory Committee on coal-bed See Famous Five statue, Ottawa, Model of, for methane extraction Legislature rotunda, member's statement re See Coal-bed methane extraction, Multi-stakeholder Motion Picture Industries Association Advisory Committee on See Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association Multi-Stakeholder Committee, Oil Sands Motion picture industry See Oil Sands Multi-Stakeholder Committee See Film industry Multicultural long-term care facilities, petition Motions, Debatable presented re See Resolutions (2007) See Long-term care facilities (Nursing Motions for Returns (Parliamentary procedure) homes/auxiliary hospitals)–South-east Edmonton, Amendment to procedure re (Motion 12: Hancock) ... Multicultural provisions in, petition presented re Blakeman 76; Hancock 74 Multiculturalism Day, Canadian Amendment to procedure re (Motion 15: Hancock) ... See Canadian Multiculturalism Day Blakeman 614; Hancock 607 Multiculturalsim Motions other than Government Motions Member's statement re ... Backs 1756 See Resolutions (2007) Multidisciplinary teams (Autism evaluation) Motions under Standing Order 30 See Autism spectrum disorder, Multidisciplinary See Emergency debates under Standing Order 30 evaluation teams re Motions under Standing Order 42 Multilane highways See Emergency motions under Standing Order 42 See Roads, Multilane Motor Vehicle Accident Claims Fund Multiple sclerosis Claims against, by car renters with stolen identity, Member's statement re ... Agnihotri 1047 liability issues re... Miller, R. 1373, 1374; Oberg 1374 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month General remarks ... Stevens 569 Member's statement re ... DeLong 798–99; Lougheed Motor vehicle accidents–Prevention 1237 See Traffic accidents–Prevention Multiple Sclerosis Society Motor vehicles, Commercial–Inspection General remarks ... Lougheed 1237 See Trucks–Inspection Member's statement re ... DeLong 798–99 Motor vehicles, Environmentally friendly Multiple unit residential buildings (MURBs) program See Environmentally friendly automobiles (1981) Motta, Vincenzo Dominic General remarks ... Jablonski 1337; Oberg 1337 Death of: Report of inquiry into ... Hancock 689; Taft Mumps shots for adults 688–89 See under Immunization Mount Royal College Municipal Affairs and Housing, Dept. of Degree granting status ... Chase 1323; Horner 161, See Dept. of Municipal Affairs and Housing 1324, 1621, 1721, 2289–90; Stelmach 1721; Taft Municipal Affairs, Dept. of 1721; Taylor 2289; Tougas 1621 See Dept. of Municipal Affairs Degree granting status: Name change following ... Municipal assessment Horner 2290; Taylor 2289 See Assessment Downtown facility development ... Chase 1323 Municipal capital projects Funding ... Chase 135 See Capital projects, Municipal General remarks ... Ady 1618; Horner 1323, 1325, 1618 Municipal daycare projects Letter to, requesting appearance before Public Accounts See Daycare centres, Municipal involvement in committee (SP561/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1534 Municipal development permits Library upgrade ... Cheffins 1789; Horner 1621, 1789, General remarks ... Brown 909 2289; Taylor 2289; Tougas 1621 Municipal District of Northern Lights No. 22 Lincoln Park campus and learning centre ... Horner Partnership with town of Peace River, member's 1618 statement re ... Oberle 187 Nursing degree program [See also Nurses–Education]; Municipal District of Rocky View Blakeman 111; Chase 1323; Horner 107, 109, 161, Balzac racing entertainment complex water 297, 1324, 1346, 1348, 1618; Pannu 105, 1347; requirements, studies/reports re (M8/07: Response Tougas 97 tabled asSP685/07) ... Chase 1661; Clerk, The 1790; Nursing degree program: Funding for ... Hinman 100 Renner 1661, 1790; Swann 1661 Mountain pine beetles–Control Deal with province re water licence for Balzac racing See Pine beetles–Control entertainment complex ... Groeneveld 223, 1536; Moving picture industry Haley 1413, 1414; Horner 1281–82; Ouellette See Film industry 223–24; Renner 224, 503, 1414; Snelgrove 1536; MRSA Stelmach 189, 223, 503, 1331–32; Taft 188, 223–24, See Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus 502–03; Taylor 1331–32, 1536 (Bacteria) Deal with province re water licence for Balzac racing MS Society entertainment complex, document re (SP500/07: See Multiple Sclerosis Society Tabled) ... MacDonald 1330 2007 Hansard Subject Index 125

Municipal District of Rocky View (Continued) Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 26) Memo re water licence for Balzac racing entertainment (Continued) complex ... Danyluk 90–91; Doerksen 90; Renner Third Reading ... Danyluk 1710 90, 189; Stelmach 88; Taft 87–88, 189 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 1757 Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 Appeal mechanism changes: Reports re (SP394-396/07: Seismic activity in ... Morton 192 Tabled) ... Chase 924 Municipal Districts and Counties, Alberta Association of Government assessment manual re (SP414/07: Tabled) See Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and ... Chase 1048 Counties Municipal Government Board Municipal excellence awards General remarks ... Danyluk 893, 1142, 1627 Member's statement re ... Cardinal 2134 Municipal planning commissions Municipal finance General remarks ... Danyluk 894; Mason 894 Provincial funding for [See also Provincial/municipal Municipal/provincial fiscal relations fiscal relations]; Abbott 1764; Cao 1540, 2328; See Provincial/municipal fiscal relations Danyluk 474–75, 894–95, 907, 908, 1142, 1149, 1540, Municipal/provincial relations 1764, 1961, 2326; Haley 907; Hinman 436, See Provincial/municipal relations 1076–77, 1181, 1274–75, 1481, 1652–53; Lukaszuk Municipal relations 474–75; Martin 2325–26; Mason 894; Oberg See Intermunicipal relations 683; Pastoor 1148; Speech from the Throne 4; Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, Canada-Alberta Stelmach 436, 1077, 1183, 1275, 1387, 1481, See Canada-Alberta Municipal Rural Infrastructure 1652–53, 1721; Taft 1183; Taylor 1961; VanderBurg Fund 906–07 Municipal safety award Provincial funding for: From uncollected resource Given to the town of Slave Lake, member's statement re revenues ... Cheffins 1890; Danyluk 1890; Taylor 1961 ... Calahasen 1072 Provincial funding for: Leader of the Official Municipal sustainability initiative Opposition's news article re (SP737/07: Tabled) ... Funding from ... Abbott 1764; Blakeman 1146; Bonko Pannu 1896 2138; Brown 909; Danyluk 691, 695, 768, 801, 802, Provincial funding for: Member's statement re ... 805,837, 895, 896, 898, 909–10, 911, 912, 1081, Hinman 467 1145, 1147, 1151, 1390, 1540, 1620, 1627, 1631, Provincial funding for: Reporting/ accounting 1637, 1763, 1764, 1926, 1961, 2253; DeLong 805; requirements re ... Danyluk 914; Griffiths 912–13 Fritz 2138; Griffiths 913; Herard 1080–81; Hinman Provincial funding for: To enable compliance with 691, 836–37; Lukaszuk 1763; Marz 1926; Miller, B. interprovincial trade agreement (TILMA) ... Bonko 1143; Mitzel 2099; Oberg 683; Pastoor 1148; 45; Stelmach 45 Renner 691; Rogers 912; Stelmach 837, 1075; Municipal finance–Calgary Taylor 1961; VanderBurg 906 Provincial funding for ... Danyluk 728, 767–68, 1075, Funding from: For Fort McMurray projects ... Stelmach 1081; Herard 1080–81; Oberg 728, 768; Renner 2101 728; Rodney 728; Snelgrove 725; Stelmach 1074–75, Funding from: For Métis settlements ... Stelmach 2322 1183, 1387; Taft 725, 1074–75, 1183; Taylor Funding from: For West Yellowhead constituency 767–68, 1387 projects ... Danyluk 2106 Municipal Government Act Funding from: Review of ... Calahasen 2256; Renner Amendment to provide for regional planning ... 2256 Blakeman 1146 Municipal Sustainability, Minister's Council on Firefighters provisions ... Danyluk 604; Lukaszuk 604 See Minister's Council on Municipal Sustainability General remarks ... Danyluk 1149, 1637; Pastoor 1148; Municipal taxation Stelmach 540 See Taxation, Municipal Land-use and water objectives under ... Bonko 1630 Municipal taxation–Edmonton area Natural areas protection authority under ... Danyluk See Taxation, Municipal–Edmonton area 2253; Taylor 2253 Municipal transit Regional service commissions provisions ... Danyluk See Public transit 807–08; Taylor 807 Municipal water monitoring program Municipal Government Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 26) General remarks ... VanderBurg 1231 First Reading ... Danyluk 400 Municipal zoning Second Reading ... Danyluk 1190–91, 1361; Martin See Zoning, Municipal 1361; Taylor 1360–61 Municipalities Committee ... Chase 1518–20; Danyluk 1516–19; General remarks ... Danyluk 893, 894; Eggen 899; Eggen 1517–18, 1520; Elsalhy 1518–19; Taylor Mason 893; Pastoor 1148 1516–18 Impact of Alberta/B.C. trade agreement (TILMA) on ... Committee: Amendment A1 (SP556/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 1462; Bonko 329, 1459, 1460; Boutilier Taylor 1516 441, 841, 1460, 1461; Jablonski 441; Lukaszuk Committee: Amendment A1 (division on) 1520 841;Martin 330, 360; Pastoor 1148; Stelmach 329–30 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP557/07: Tabled) ... Issues involving ... Danyluk 2253; Renner 2253; Taylor Eggen 1520 2253 126 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Municipalities (Continued) National Defence, Dept. of (Federal) Role in crime reduction and safe communities ... DeLong See Dept. of National Defence (Federal) 1892; Jablonski 1893, 1928; Lindsay 1893, 1928; National Energy Board (Federal) Stevens 1892 Keystone bitumen pipeline hearings ... Knight 1542; Munnky Krunchers (Fund-raising group) Lukaszuk 1542; Mason 1480–81; Stelmach 1480–81 Member's statement re ... Agnihotri 1047 National energy program MURBs Comparison with Royalty Review Panel ... Mason 1821; See Multiple unit residential buildings (MURBs) Stelmach 1821 program (1981) National Housing Day Murdered/missing women General remarks ... Elsalhy 2136; Fritz 2140; Miller, B. See Women, Murdered/missing 2140; Rogers 2104 Museum, Royal Alberta Member's statement re ... Mitzel 2099 See Royal Alberta Museum National Hunger Awareness Day Museum Day, International Member's statement re ... Abbott 1532 See International Museum Day National Institute for Nanotechnology Museums General remarks ... Horner 2177; Speech from the Member's statement re ... Abbott 1237 Throne 4 Museums–Finance National Nursing Week Increase in ... Goudreau 1422, 1466 Member's statement re ... Ducharme 832 MUSH sector National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week See under Municipal finance; Postsecondary Card and pin re ... Shariff 733 educational institutions; Regional health General remarks ... Fritz 696; Rogers 693 authorities; School boards National Philanthropy Day Music festivals Member's statement re ... Johnson 1992 Provincial support to ... DeLong 260; Goudreau 260 National regulator (securities) Mustard Seed Street Ministry See Securities–Law and legislation, Single national Operation of Foothills Shelter in Calgary ... Fritz 2032; regulator for Taylor 2064 National Social Work Week NADC Member's statement re ... Shariff 186 See Northern Alberta Development Council National Soil Conservation Week NAFTA General remarks ... McFarland 634 See North American free trade agreement Member's statement re ... Mitzel 562 NAIT National Victims of Crime Awareness Week See Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Member's statement re ... Forsyth 669 Naming of a member (Parliamentary procedure) National Volunteer Week Member for Edmonton-Ellerslie (re CIP grant payments Member's statement re ... Webber 635 question) ... Speaker, The 371, 397 Native children, Welfare of Naming policy for colleges with degree-granting status See Child welfare, Aboriginal children See Postsecondary educational institutions, Degree- Native land claims granting programs, name change policy following See Aboriginal land claims creation of Native land-use studies Nanotechnology–Research See Traditional land-use studies (First Nations lands) Funding for ... Horner 1319, 1341; Oberg 683 Native peoples–Policing General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 4 See Aboriginal police services Nanotechnology, National Institute for Native prairie grasslands–Preservation See National Institute for Nanotechnology See Prairie grasslands–Preservation NASA Native self-government See National Aeronautics and Space Administration See Aboriginal peoples–Self-government National Aboriginal Day Natural areas General remarks ... Backs 1756 [See also High Island natural area; Special places] National Addiction Awareness Week Industrial development in [See also Land-use Member's statement re ... Cenaiko 2061 framework]; Agnihotri 92; Goudreau 43, 46, 92; National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnston 46; Morton 43; Stelmach 43; Swann 43 Albertans' contributions to space program of, member's Natural areas–Urban areas statement re ... Rodney 2060–61 Protection of ... Danyluk 2253; Taylor 2253 National Bullying Awareness Week Natural gas–Prices General remarks ... Jablonski 2142 See Gas, Natural–Prices Member's statement re ... Rodney 2098 Natural gas–Royalties National Centre for Upgrading Technology See Gas, Natural–Royalties An Integrated Energy Solution presentation (SP985/07: Natural gas flaring Tabled) ... MacDonald 2257 See Flaring of natural gas National Child Day Natural gas in coal Member's statement re ... Rogers 2060 See Coal-bed methane extraction 2007 Hansard Subject Index 127

Natural gas industry Natural resources revenue (Continued) See Gas industry Collection of appropriate amount of (Continued) ... Natural gas pipelines–Mackenzie Valley to Alberta Stelmach 640, 1783, 1784, 1785, 1819–20, 1820–21, See Gas pipelines–Mackenzie Valley to Alberta 1853–54, 1854–55, 1923, 1993, 2174–75; Taft Natural Gas Price Protection Act 1782–83, 1819–20, 1853–54, 1923, 1957, 1958, District heat offsets under ... Knight 1115 1993, 1994, 2101; Taylor 1787, 1961 Natural gas rebates Collection of appropriate amount of: Auditor General's Conversion to green fund for energy efficiency ... comments re ... Agnihotri 1887; Mason 1784; MacDonald 98–99; Swann 636 Stelmach 1784; Taft 1783 Funding for ... Eggen 1544–45; Ouellette 1160, 1402, Collection of appropriate amount of: Emergency debate 1544, 1546 on legislation re ... Abbott 1800–02; Blakeman General remarks ... Stelmach 871; Taft 871 1799–1800; Boutilier 1798–99; Brown 1810–11; Transfer of unused portion to public transit funding ... Chase 1808–09; Dunford 1809–10; Eggen 1811–12; MacDonald 98–99 Evans 1803–04; Hancock 1793–94; Hinman Transfer of unused portion to regional water systems 1802–03; Horner 1805–06; Knight 1796–97; funding ... MacDonald 99 Lukaszuk 1812–13; MacDonald 1797–98; Martin Natural gas vehicles (NGVs) 1806–07; Mason 1793, 1795–96; Renner 1807–08; See Environmentally friendly automobiles Speaker, The 1794–95; Taft 1804–05; Taylor 1810 Natural resource information system Collection of appropriate amount of: Energy dept.'s Funding for ... Morton 1452 comments re ... MacDonald 1785; Stelmach Natural Resources, Standing Committee on (House of 1785, 1819; Taft 1819 Commons) Collection of appropriate amount of: Member's See Committee on Natural Resources, Standing statement re ... Agnihotri 1887; Mason 1816–17 (House of Commons) Collection of appropriate amount of: Premier's Natural Resources Canada knowledge re ... Stelmach 1783–84; Taft 1783–84 See Dept. of Natural Resources (Federal) Decrease in ... Miller, R. 1786; Snelgrove 1786 Natural Resources Conservation Board Exclusion from equalization payments ... Boutilier 43; Confined feeding operations regulation ... Bonko 1457, Hinman 158–59; Lukaszuk 43; Miller, R. 47–48, 1633–34; Elsalhy 1050; Groeneveld 1135; Morton 162; Morton 48, 162; Oberg 44, 47–48, 162; 1136,1655; Stelmach 1050–51; Swann 1136, 1655 Stelmach 43,158–59 Confined feeding operations regulation: Auditor Exclusion from equalization payments: Letter from General's comments re ... Bonko 2217; Morton 2217 Prime Minister re (SP51/07: Tabled) ... Boutilier 51; Cuff report on ... Morton 1136; Swann 1136 Danyluk 51 Dairy farm application, Calmar/Devon area ... Abbott General remarks ... Eggen 1109, 1117; Knight 809, 603; Morton 603 810, 812, 1397, 1993–94; Stelmach 1924, 1993; Natural Resources Defense Council (U.S.) Taft 1536,1993 General remarks ... Elsalhy 1720 Impact of increased value of Canadian dollar on ... Natural resources revenue Abbott 1538; Knight 810; Mason 1537; Oberg Allocation of 30% to Heritage Fund, legislation re (Bill 1537, 1538–39 201) ... Miller, R. 132; Taft 25 Member's statement re ... MacDonald 1622–23 Allocation of 30% to infrastructure spending ... Chase News article re (SP209/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 502, 1165–66 575 Allocation of percentage of, to municipalities ... Mason Saving of 30% of, campaign pledge of Minister of 894 Sustainable Resource Development ... Miller, R. 2103 Allocation to Heritage Fund ... Miller, R. 2102–03, Saving of 30% of, campaign pledge of Minister of 2180; Oberg 2180; Stelmach 2102–03 Sustainable Resource Development, on web page Allocation to infrastructure, postsecondary education, (SP7/07:Tabled) Miller, R. 25 and the arts, legislation re (Bill 201) ... Miller, R. 132; Saving of 30% of, Liberal opposition plan re ... Miller, Taft 25 R. 2161–62; Snelgrove 2162 Allocation to provincial budget, limit on ... Hancock Utilization of ... Mather 2171; Miller, R. 19, 1375, 1893 1376; Oberg 19, 1376; Snelgrove 19 Allocation to provincial budget, limit on (Bill 24, 2006) Natural resources revenue–Texas ... Oberg 19 Level of ... Knight 671–72, 694, 730; MacDonald 640, Collection of appropriate amount of ... Blakeman 671, 694, 730, 1048; Stelmach 640 1789–90; Chase 1825; Cheffins 1788–89, 1890; Nature reserves Danyluk 1890; Elsalhy 1823; Hancock 1789, 1893; See Natural areas Knight 671–72, 694, 730, 1783, 1785, 1788, 1853, Naylor, Dr. Bruce 1889–90, 1890, 1893, 1957, 1958, 2139–40; Liepert Memorial tribute to, member's statement re ... Dunford 1890; MacDonald 640, 671, 694, 730, 1785, 1889, 636 2139–40; Martin 1787–88; Mason 1784, 1820–21, NCUT 1854, 1890, 1958, 2174–75; Miller, R. 1786, 1856, See National Centre for Upgrading Technology 1891; Oberg 682; Pastoor 1892, 1997; Snelgrove NEB 1786, 1856; See National Energy Board (Federal) 128 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Needs analysis re postsecondary education NINT See Education, Postsecondary, Needs analysis re See National Institute for Nanotechnology Neighbourhood patrols Nitrogen oxide emissions See Police, Neighbourhood patrols [See also Greenhouse gas emissions] Nellie McClung program (Oliver school, Edmonton) Monitoring of ... Eggen 1126 BLAST team, Member's statement re ... Blakeman 323 Reduction of ... Eggen 694–95; Renner 694–95 Net billing (Electricity) Nobel peace prize, 2007 General remarks ... Knight 1113 Alberta co-winners for contributions to combatting Net metering (Electricity) global warming, member's statement re...Johnson 2025 General remarks ... Eggen 1111; Hinman 828; Knight Noise attenuation along freeways 1113, 1231 General remarks ... Cao 2286; Elsalhy 678–79, 1658, Net zero energy house, Riverdale, Edmonton 1659, 1694, 2287–88; Flaherty 542; Ouellette 542, Member's statement re ... MacDonald 2025–26 2286, 2288 Netcare (Electronic health system) Nominal sum disposals projects (parks) See Alberta Netcare (Electronic health system) See Parks, Provincial, Funding for: Nominal sum Netherlands disposals projects Liberation of, member's statement re ... Prins 798 Nonprofit organizations Prime Minister of, visit to Alberta ... Boutilier 1657, See Charitable societies/nonprofit organizations 1761; Cao 1657; VanderBurg 1760 Nonrenewable/ renewable resource development Netherlands trade See Energy strategy, Integrated (Renewable/ See International trade–Netherlands nonrenewable resource development) NeuroArm (Surgical robot) Nonrenewable resources revenue See Project neuroArm (Surgical robot) See Natural resources revenue Neuropathic pain Nonresident hunting regulations Coverage of drug treatment for ... Blakeman 793, 794; See Hunting–Regulations, For nonresidents Hancock 794 Nonsmoking initiatives New Brunswick Commission on Legislative Democracy See Smoking–Prevention See Commission on Legislative Democracy (New Norlien Foundation Brunswick) Mental health programs conference sponsor ... Hancock New Democrat Opposition 2067 Designation of department for estimates debate, Norris, Mr. Mark (Former MLA) minister's nonappearance at...Mason 765;Stelmach 765 See Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver/Whistler Pharmaceutical savings plan See Pharmaceutical (2010), Alberta potential ambassador/co-ordinator savings agency (Proposal) to (Mark Norris) Proposed amendments to Bill 46 (SP1074/07: Tabled) ... North American Cities of the Future awards Eggen 2390 Awarded to Edmonton, member's statement re ... New drug approval process Lukaszuk 1072 See Drugs, Prescription, New drug approval process, North American Electric Reliability Corporation national harmonization of Alberta winter electric power supply ... MacDonald The New Royalty Framework (2007) 2384; Stelmach 2384 See Royalty structure (Energy resources), New North American free trade agreement Royalty Framework (2007) Disadvantages of ... Blakeman 1462; Boutilier 1463, New York City Housing First program 1464 See Housing First program, New York City Export continuation provisions ... Eggen 1116–17 New Zealand pharmaceutical agency North Battleford water supply contamination situation See Pharmaceutical Management Agency (New General remarks ... MacDonald 500 Zealand) North Edmonton Seniors Association Newborn cystic fibrosis screening program Open house program (SP945/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2210 Member's statement re ... Jablonski 1439 North Saskatchewan River–Water levels Newborn metabolic screening program Study of ... Renner 1225, 1382, 2212 Member's statement re ... Griffiths 596 North Saskatchewan River–Water quality Newman Theological College See Water quality–North Saskatchewan River Provincial purchase of property of, for Henday Drive North Saskatchewan River valley parkland northwest leg ... Flaherty 542; Ouellette 542 See River Valley Alliance, Edmonton, Park system Nexen Canada Inc. proposal Royalty payout status ... MacDonald 1181 North Saskatchewan River, withdrawal of water from NGVs See Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers–North See Environmentally friendly automobiles Saskatchewan River Night shift staffing North-south trade corridor See Hours of labour, Working alone regulation Completion of ... Chase 2176; Graydon 505–06, 1405; Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell novel) Ouellette 506, 1406, 2176 Copy tabled (SP784/07) ... Bonko 2001 Funding for ... Ouellette 1160, 1402, 1544 2007 Hansard Subject Index 129

Northeast Calgary ring road Northern Lights Health Region (Continued) See Ring roads–Calgary, Northeast section as Shadow population See Shadow population (Non- public/private partnership (P3) projects ratepayers)–Northern Alberta Northeast Capital Industrial Association Staff shortages ... Blakeman 1216; Hancock 1216–17 Position on mandatory regional planning ... Bonko 1077; Northern Lights Municipal District No. 22 Stelmach 1077 See Municipal District of Northern Lights No. 22 Northeast Community Health Centre, Edmonton Northern River Basins Study General remarks ... Mason 888–89 General remarks ... Renner 1217 Northeast Edmonton Area Study Northgate Choralaires Recommendations (SP936/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2181 Spring concert program (SP360/07: Tabled) ... Backs Northeast Zone Sports Council 842 Awards banquet program (SP867/07: Tabled) ... Backs Norwegian Government Petroleum Fund 2063 General remarks ... Knight 813, 815; MacDonald Northern Alberta Brain Injury Society 814–15 Dinner/fundraiser, program from (SP761/07: Tabled) ... Norwest, Mr. Henry Louis (Veteran) Backs 1965 Website article re (SP739/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1897 Kick-off breakfast program (SP564/07: Tabled) ... Backs Not-for-profit organizations 1534 See Charitable societies/nonprofit organizations Northern Alberta Development Council Notwithstanding clause Annual report, 2005-06 (SP307/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, See Constitution Act, 1982, Opting out provisions The 698; Evans 698 Nova Chemicals Corporation Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Joffre carbon capture and storage project ... Prins Apprenticeship program crowding, letter re (SP137/07: 289–90 Tabled) ... Mather 298 Water usage ... Bonko 1634

Centre for apprenticeship technologies ... Horner 1322 NOx emissions Enrollment line-ups ... Eggen 1350; Horner 1350 See Greenhouse gas emissions; Nitrogen oxide Equipment donation offers to ... Tougas 1320 emissions Grande Prairie campus ... Horner 1825 NRCan Grande Prairie campus: Funding for, from uncollected Joint blue-ribbon panel on carbon capture and storage resource revenues ... Horner 1820; Stelmach 1820; See Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force Taft 1820 (Federal/provincial) Ralph Klein campus project funding ... Horner 1322; NRCB Tougas 1321 See Natural Resources Conservation Board Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Nuclear fuel recycling General remarks ... Blakeman 1470 General remarks ... Knight 1399 Rental rate reductions ... Goudreau 1468 Nuclear power Northern Development, Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and General remarks ... Eggen 2031–32; Knight 2031–32; See Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Swann 2032 Development Letter re (SP776/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 2001 Northern Gateway school division Member's statement re ... Backs 2291; VanderBurg Whitecourt high school upgrading ... Snelgrove 902; 870–71 VanderBurg 902 News article re (SP392/07: Tabled) ... Hinman 924 Northern Lakes College Public discussions re ... Knight 1640, 2032; Swann Housing issues for students at ... Calahasen 2103–04; 2032 Danyluk 2103–04 Public funding for ... Knight 2032; Swann 2032 Northern Lights Health Region Use as power source in oil sands production ... Backs Annual report, 2005-06 (SP126/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, 798, 1638; Brown 1398; Knight 763, 1115–16, 1398, The 266; Hancock 266 1399, 1639–40; Mason 1115; Stelmach 763; Taft 763 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1023/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Use as power source in oil sands production: Reports on The 2293; Hancock 2293 (SP1005-1006/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2292 Community clinics, Fort McMurray ... Backs 1228; Nuclear power plants Eggen 1226; Hancock 774, 1226 Opposition to, petition presented re ... Oberle 2136 Funding for ... Backs 1228; Griffiths 635; Hancock Use of water supplies ... Renner 579; Taft 579 774, 1226, 1229 Nuclear power plants–Security aspects General remarks ... Blakeman 1216; Eggen 1226; General remarks ... Elsalhy 1315; Knight 840; Lindsay Hancock 1216–17 763, 1315; McFarland 840; Taft 763; VanderBurg Intervention in EUB hearings re Voyageur project ... 870–71 Eggen 1226; Hancock 1226 Nuclear power plants–Waste disposal Meeting with Public Accounts committee, letter re General remarks ... Brown 1398; Knight 764, 1399; (SP537/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1440 Taft 763–64; VanderBurg 870 Northern allowance for health staff ... Backs 1228; Nuclear Safety Commission, Canadian Hancock 774, 1226 See Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission 130 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Nurse practitioners OECD General remarks ... Dunford 109–10; Hancock 889; See Organization for Economic Co-operation and Mason 889 Development Nurses Off-highway vehicles [See also Health sciences personnel] Damage done by ... Abbott 1688–89; Bonko 1453; Member's statement re ... Ducharme 832 Eggen 1635; Morton 1409, 1410, 1454, 1625, 1627, Sick leave taken by, 2002-06 (Q7/07: Response tabled as 1688–89; Strang 1409 SP262/07) ... Hancock 599; Martin 573 Designated areas for ... Abbott 1962; Bonko 1453, Workplace wellness of ... Blakeman 676, 781; Hancock 1626; Morton 1627, 1962 676, 775, 781, 883; Martin 882, 884 General remarks ... Lindsay 1317 Nurses–Education Helmet and operating legislation re, petition presented re [See also Grant MacEwan Community College, ... Coutts 122 Nursing degree progam; Mount Royal College, Helmet use on, by children ... Stelmach 2211; Taft 2211 Nursingdegree progam] Helmet use on, mandatory for children ... Bonko Credential creep issue re ... Dunford 109–10; Horner 2070–71; Hancock 2071; Ouellette 2070–71 110 Monitoring of use of ... Bonko 1453; Morton 1454 General remarks ... Ady 17, 161–62; Dunford 161–62; Prevention of accidents on, as means of reducing Evans 17–18; Hancock 128, 883; Horner 107, 112; emergency room visits ... Stelmach 567 Martin 882 Trails for, fees re ... Morton 732; Strang 732 Nurses–Grande Prairie Off-reserve housing Employment of, impact of lack of daycare on ... See under Aboriginal peoples–Housing Blakeman 111; Hancock 112 Off-stream water storage Nurses–Supply See Reservoirs General remarks ... Hancock 776, 1790; Horner 1348; Offenders Martin 1349; Pannu 1347 See Prisoners Nurses, Licensed practical Offenders, Repeat See Licensed practical nurses See Repeat offenders Nurses, Psychiatric Office of statistics and information (Proposed) See Psychiatric nurses General remarks ... Evans 1168, 1170 Nurses, Respiratory Office of the Chief Medical Examiner See Respiratory nurses Funding for equipment upgrades ... Stevens 1306 Nursing homes Funding increase for ... Stevens 1305, 1431 See Long-term care facilities (Nursing Office of the Controller homes/auxiliary hospitals) Budget increase ... Miller, R. 1364; Snelgrove 1364, Nursing Homes Act 1366 Amendment by Bill 48 ... Hancock 1965 General remarks ... Snelgrove 901, 902 Nursing Week, National Office of the Premier See National Nursing Week Budget increase ... Stelmach 1685; Taft 1685 Nutrition guidelines for children and youth Congratulations to new Premier ... Backs 10; Evans 10; Letter re (SP724/07: Tabled) ... Mather 1860 Hinman 10; Johnson 10–11; Marz 10; Mason 9–10; Nutrition programs in schools Shariff 10; Speaker, The 1; Taft 9; Zwozdesky 11 See School nutrition programs Congratulations to new Premier: Response to ... Nutritious food sales in schools Stelmach 11 See Food sales in schools, Ban on junk food Debate with Official Opposition Leader re Balzac racing Obesity complex issue ... Stelmach 189, 1274; Taft 189, 1274 Reduction of ... Hancock 1964; VanderBurg 1964 Ethics Commissioner's report into allegations re Obesity in children (SP421/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The 1073–74 Reduction of ... Eggen 1358; Flaherty 1197, 2254; Former premier (Ralph Klein), naming of lake after ... Liepert 1198, 1360, 2254; Martin 1359 MacDonald 1628 O'Brien report General remarks ... Boutilier 173; Snelgrove 172 See Equalization payments, O'Brien report on Media access to ... Elsalhy 1599; Stelmach 1076, 1600; Occupational health and safety code in Children's Taft 1075–76 Services dept. Premier's activities in Cardston-Taber-Warner See Dept. of Children's Services, Occupational health constituency ... Hinman 2257, 2383; Stelmach 2383 and safety code in Premier's award of excellence from AUMA ... Cao 2328 Occupational safety Premier's awareness of St. Joseph's Hospital infection See Workplace safety situation...Stelmach 257, 291, 325; Taft 257, 291, 325 Occupational Therapists, Alberta Association of Premier's comments re Alberta public service ... Registered Stelmach 1854; Taft 1854 See Alberta Association of Registered Occupational Premier's comments re Holy Cross hospital, letter re Therapists (SP153/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 325 Occupational Therapists, Alberta College of Premier's comments re tuition fees returning to See Alberta College of Occupational Therapists legislation, from regulation ... Tougas 1324 2007 Hansard Subject Index 131

Office of the Premier (Continued) Official Opposition (Continued) Premier's knowledge of Energy dept.'s annual reports' Radio ads re environmental laws, financial accounting royalty revenue reporting...Stelmach 1923; Taft 1923 for: News release re (SP601/07: Tabled) ... Premier's leadership campaign donation from Beaver Blakeman 1659 regional waste management commission ... Danyluk Radio ads re environmental laws, financial accounting 1535,1615; Mason 1723; Oberg 1651; Snelgrove for: Point of order re ... Blakeman 1694–95; Hancock 1535, 1542–43, 1615; Stelmach 1479–80, 1542, 1695; Snelgrove 1695; Speaker, The 1695–96 1582–83,1650–51, 1687–88, 1723, 1994; Taft Royalty structure policy, media releases/speech re 1479–80, 1535, 1582–83, 1615, 1650–51; Taylor (SP791-793/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 2002; Taft 2002 1542; VanderBurg 1687–88 Spending policy (SP738/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 1896–97 Premier's leadership campaign donation from Beaver Surplus policy See Surplus, Budgetary, Official regional waste management commission, emergency Opposition plan for motion to refer to Managing Growth Pressures Official Opposition Leader committee ... Blakeman 1659–60; Speaker, The 1660; Comments re royalty change ... Miller, R. 1856; Taft 1659 Stelmach 1853 Premier's leadership campaign donors ... Chase 1478; Debate with Premier re Balzac racing complex issue ... Hinman 2383; Mason 1533; Pannu 1136; Snelgrove Stelmach 189, 1274; Taft 189, 1274 1136; Stelmach 2383 News article re municipal infrastucture funding formula Premier's leadership campaign donors: Membership on (SP737/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 1896 Royalty Review Panel ... Stelmach 13–14, 41; Taft Offsets, Emission 13–14, 41 See Emission control credits Premier's leadership campaign donors: Point of order on Ogden rail yard contamination comments re ... Hancock 2391; Hinman 2392; See CP Rail, Ogden rail yards, Calgary: Toxic Speaker,The 2392 materials runoff from Premier's leadership campaign donors: Receipt of CIP OIE grants ... Agnihotri 365; Goudreau 365 See World Organisation for Animal Health Premier's leadership campaign pledge re teachers' Oil pension fund unfunded liability (SP88/07: Tabled) ... Upgrading of See Energy industry, Value- Flaherty 231 adding/upgrading in Premier's leadership campaign pledge to review Oil–Export electricity deregulation ... MacDonald 670 General remarks ... Cao 1232; Hinman 828; Knight Premier's meetings, list of ... Hinman 2213; Stelmach 1233 2213 Oil–Export–United States Premier's role ... Agnihotri 1606; Stelmach 1592 Increase in value of due to rise in Canadian dollar ... Premier's television address, cost of ... Eggen 2154 Abbott 1538; Mason 1537; Oberg 1537, 1538–39 Royalty collection level appropriateness, Premier's Oil–Prices knowledge of ... Stelmach 1783–84; Taft 1783–84 Forecast for ... Knight 810; Oberg 682 Teachers' unfunded pension liability, Premier's statement General remarks ... Hinman 1925; Stelmach 1925 re ... Mason 2025; Stelmach 2024; Taylor 2024 Impact on Alberta budget ... Oberg 1856 Officers of the Legislature Oil and gas leases See Auditor General; Chief Electoral Officer; Ethics General remarks ... Knight 1627, 1633; MacDonald Commissioner; Information and Privacy 1632; Morton 1627 Commissioner; Ombudsman Moratorium on sale of ... Hinman 828 Official Opposition Revenue from, decline of ... Knight 1399–1400; Strang Bill 46, Alberta Utilities Commission Act, press release 1399 re (SP678/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1782 Oil-field contractors/Aboriginal peoples issues Bill 46, Alberta Utilities Commission Act, proposed See Energy industry–Crown lands, Aboriginal issues amendments (SP952, 987/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald re 2210, 2257 Oil industry Education funding policy ... Liepert 1392–93 Decline of ... Knight 812 Funding Alberta's Future (pamphlet and background Oil recovery methods information re) (SP347-349/07: Tabled) ... Miller, Carbon dioxide sequestering ... Knight 1398, 1633; R. 800 Mason 1124–25; Renner 1412, 2140 Homelessness strategy ... Taylor 2321 Carbon dioxide sequestering: Joffre carbon capture and Housing policy ... Taft 801 storage project ... Prins 289–90 Housing policy: Member's statement re ... Taft 832 Flooding of wells with groundwater ... Renner 2253; Radio ads re environmental laws, financial accounting Taylor 2253 for ... Stelmach 1607, 1651, 1685, 1688, 2320, 2321, Improvement of ... Knight 812 2382; Taft 2320 Oil revenue Radio ads re environmental laws, financial accounting See Natural resources revenue for: Accounting memo re (SP616/07: Tabled) ... Oil sands development Blakeman 1693, 1694; Speaker, The 1695 Energy sources for See under Geothermal power; Nuclear power; Water power 132 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Oil sands development (Continued) Oil sands development (Continued) Foreign workers for See Foreign workers, Temporary Value-added opportunities ... Knight 813; MacDonald General remarks ... Knight 810, 1397; Snelgrove 602; 1133–34; Stelmach 1133–34 Zwozdesky 602 Water issues re ... Eggen 1110, 1224–25, 1623; Growth issues re, Fort McMurray area ... Blakeman MacDonald 86; Mason 1123, 1124; Renner 1124 1215, 1216; Hancock 1216–17; MacDonald 1632; Workforce issues ... Griffiths 905 Snelgrove 602, 902; Stelmach 1605; Swann 535; Oil sands development–Environmental aspects Zwozdesky 602 Clean-up costs re ... Knight 1114; Mason 1113 Growth issues re, Fort McMurray area: Funding for See Cumulative effects assessment of ... Blakeman 1215–16; Fort McMurray, Impact of oil sands expansion on: Bonko 1455; Eggen 1225; Lukaszuk 1995; Renner Funding for 1118, 1411, 1995; Stelmach 2102, 2381; Swann 535, Impact of phase out of accelerated capital cost allowance 2026; Taft 2102, 2381 on ... Doerksen 229; Knight 229; Miller, R. 264; General remarks ... Blakeman 2166; Ducharme 404; Oberg 229, 264 Eggen 1120; Knight 331, 404; Morton 1452; Renner Impact on Alberta and Canadian economies ... Boutilier 330–31, 1118, 1120, 1217; Stelmach 404–05; Swann 1789; Johnson 1789 330–31, 2026 Investment in ... Mason 1442; Oberg 1442 Programs to reduce ... Eggen 367–68; Renner 368; Investment level in (SP470/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1247 Stelmach 367–68 Labour supply problems in ... Mason 14, 22; Stelmach Studies re ... Blakeman 1215–16; Renner 1217 14–15 Oil sands development–Health aspects Royal Dutch Shell investment in ... Boutilier 1761; General remarks ... Blakeman 1215–16; Boutilier 2179, VanderBurg 1761 2286–87; Eggen 1225–26, 2178–79; Hancock 1217, Royalties paid re [See also Bitumen–Royalties]; 1223, 1226, 2178, 2287; Renner 2178, 2287; Swann MacDonald 671, 811, 812, 1623; Mason 1076, 1854; 1222, 2286–87 Stelmach 1076, 1759, 1854; Taylor 1759 Oil sands development–Royalties Royalties paid re: Value of reduction of, 1997-2006 See Bitumen–Royalties; Oils sands development, (Q3/07: Defeated) ... Knight 574–75; MacDonald Royalties paid re 573–75 Oil sands development–Security aspects Single-window oversight and regulation of ... General remarks ... Lindsay 1315 MacDonald 1632 Oil sands development–Waste disposal Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues) ... Tailings ponds, monitoring of ... Renner 1217 Blakeman 1215; Eggen 1109–10, 1119–20, 1225; Tailings ponds, reclamation of ... Brown 1398; Eggen Griffiths 905; Haley 903; Hinman 828; MacDonald 1120; Knight 1399; Swann 2026 1632; Martin 1546; Morton 1452; Oberle 1407; Oil sands environmental management division Snelgrove 901–02, 906; Swann 2026; VanderBurg See Dept. of Environment, Oil sands environmental 902 management division Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Industry Oil sands ministerial strategy involvement with... Eggen 1119–20; Renner 1120–21 See Oil sands development, Timing/scope of new Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): projects (growth issues) Moratorium on ... Eggen 49; Mason 22, 1139; Oil sands ministerial strategy committee Stelmach 1134 See Oil sands development, Timing/scope of new Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): projects (growth issues): Radke committee re Moratorium on, member's statement re ... Mason 290 Oil Sands Multi-Stakeholder Committee Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Radke General remarks ... Knight 1890; Speech from the committee re ... Renner 1118 Throne 3 Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Radke Recommendations ... Taft 2102 report on ... Blakeman 1146, 1216; Bonko 1077, 1455, Recommendations: Member's statement re ... Swann 2138; Chase 1164; Danyluk 876; Haley 903; 2026 Hancock 1216, 1226; Knight 1890; Liepert 2152; Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat Morton 1456;Renner 1379, 2102; Snelgrove 602, 901, General remarks ... Snelgrove 602, 901–02, 906; Speech 902, 906, 2138; Stelmach 2102; Swann 1379; Taft from the Throne 3; VanderBurg 902; Zwozdesky 2101–02; Zwozdesky 602 602 Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Oil Sands Underground Mining (OSUM) Corporation Secretariat for See Oil Sands Sustainable Seismic testing under Marie Lake ... Ducharme 404, DevelopmentSecretariat 1584; Knight 404, 1584; Stelmach 404–05 Timing/scope of new projects (growth issues): Slow Oil wells, Abandoned down of [See also Alberta–Economic policy, See Well sites, Abandoned Slowing down of]; Danyluk 1637; Eggen Oilseed farming 1634–35; Martin 1637; Mason 1123; Morton See Grains and oilseed farming 1635; Renner 293–94, 1219; Stelmach 2101, Oldman River basin 2382; Swann 293–94; Taft 2101; Tougas 2382 Moratorium on water licences in ... Renner 1124; Swann Use of natural gas supplies ... Backs 798, 803; Hinman 1381 827; Knight 1111; Mason 1113, 1115 2007 Hansard Subject Index 133

Oldman River basin committee Online education services Report ... Morton 127 See Distance education Oldman River dam Ontario Democratic Renewal Secretariat General remarks ... Hinman 293 See Democratic Renewal Secretariat (Ontario) Olds College Ontario school-based program for child mental health Chinese projects, facilitation of by Alberta foreign services offices ... Boutilier 1428 See Mental health services, Ontario school-based Community learning campus ... Horner 1319, 1342 program for E-learning centre, Bell Canada funding for, member's Ontario school closure policy statement re ... Marz 49 See Schools–Closure–Ontario Equine centre ... Horner 1322 Ontario women in skilled trades program Support for Balzac equine centre ... Groeneveld 1332; See Women in the trades, Ontario program for Haley 1413; MacDonald 1332; Stelmach 1332; Openness, Government Taylor 1332 See Government openness Olymel Operating Engineers, International Union of Red Deer pork processing plant ... Groeneveld 1959–60, See International Union of Operating Engineers 2065; Mason 2065; Prins 1959–60; Stelmach 2065 Opposition, Official Olympic Development Association, Calgary See Official Opposition See Calgary Olympic Development Association Opposition officials on floor of House during estimates Olympic Park, Canada See Committee of Supply, Opposition officials on See Canada Olympic Park floor of House during Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver/Whistler (2010) Optical/dental benefits for seniors Alberta potential ambassador/co-ordinator to (Mark See under Alberta seniors benefit program Norris) ... Agnihotri 1189, 1240; Goudreau 1189; Opticians Association, Alberta Stelmach 1240 See Alberta Opticians Association Alberta tourism potential re ... Ady 2177; DeLong 2380; Opting out provisions Webber 2208 See Constitution Act, 1982, Opting out provisions Ombudman for autistic children Optometrists, Alberta College of See Autism spectrum disorder, Advocate/ombudsman See Alberta College of Optometrists re OQP Ombudman for regional health authorities See Oral Question Period (2007); Oral Question See Regional health authorities, Ombudsmen's Period (Parliamentary procedure) services Oral Question Period (2007) Ombudsman Aboriginal children's services ... Mather 2068; Tarchuk Annual report, 2005-06 (SP14 & 681/07: Tabled) ... 2068 Speaker, The 26, 1790 Aboriginal economic development ... Boutilier 2178; Child protection services jurisdiction ... Tarchuk 163 Johnson 2178 Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Chase 134; Aboriginal housing program ... Boutilier 1448; Danyluk Pastoor 137 1447–48; VanderBurg 1447–48 Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Aboriginal training and employment ... Backs 673; Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Boutilier 673 Main estimates 2007-08: Tabled (SP284/07) ... Access to the Future Fund ... Horner 192–93; Tougas Snelgrove 681 192 Reports of, referred to Legislative Offices committee Addictions and mental health treatment ... Hancock (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Hancock 608 2069; Rodney 2069 Ombudsman for continuing care clients Affordability of postsecondary education ... Danyluk See Commissioner on continuing care (Proposed) 806; Horner 191, 332, 806–07; Pannu 806–07; Ombudsman (Métis settlements) Stelmach 331–32; Tougas 331–32; Zwozdesky 190–91 Funding for ... Bonko 1461 Affordable accessible housing ... Blakeman 1277; On Behalf of the Crown (Historical reference work re Danyluk 1277, 1620; Evans 1277; Mather 1620 Lieutenant Governors in Alberta) Affordable housing ... Blakeman 802, 1246; Cao 1692, Member's statement re ... Marz 1384 1823; Chase 638, 769, 1481–82, 2326; Danyluk 126, On-line gambling 369,402, 439, 507, 541–42, 566, 600, 604, 638, 639, See Internet (Computer network), Gambling on 768, 769–70, 801–03, 1244, 1246, 1275, 1390, On-line waiting list registry 1482, 1617–18, 1687, 1692, 1961–62, 2216; Evans See Surgery waiting lists, Website re 507, 638, 764, 769, 802–03, 1246, 1275, 1390, On-stream water storage 1481–82, 1618; Fritz 1787, 1823, 2140–41; Hancock See Dams 730–31; Jablonski 369, 639; Martin 439, 541–42, One grant per institution policy (Arts funding) 604, 641–42, 730, 768, 1244–45, 1655–56, 1687, See Alberta Foundation for the Arts, One grant per 1961–62, 2216; Mason 504, 600–01, 726–27, organization policy 802–03, 1184, 1240–41, 1274, 2028; Miller, B. 507, Online bullying 764, 1390, 1617–18, 2140–41; Miller, R. 1275–76; See Bullying, Online Ouellette 2326; 134 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Affordable housing (Continued) ... Snelgrove 369, AltaLink electricity transmission line ... Eggen 725–26, 726–27, 801–03, 1241, 1245, 1276, 1656, 1619–20; Knight 1619–20 1787; Stelmach 402, 504–05, 566, 600–01, 638, Ambulance operators' labour dispute ... Blakeman 160; 641–42, 764, 835, 1131, 1182, 1184, 1240, Evans 160; Stelmach 160 1274, 1687, 2026–27, 2028, 2172–73; Taft Ambulance services ... Blakeman 2067; Hancock 2067 566, 801–02,834–35, 1131, 1182, 2172–73; Taylor Anthony Henday drive intersections ... Ouellette 1895; 126, 402, 600, 725–26, 1787, 2026–27 Tougas 1895 Affordable housing for AISH recipients ... Danyluk Anthony Henday ring road ... Elsalhy 2287–88; 2029; Melchin 2029–30; Pastoor 2029–30 Ouellette 2288 Affordable housing for rural Alberta ... Danyluk 1926; Apprenticeship training ... Boutilier 1895; Horner Marz 1926 1894–95; VanderBurg 1894–95 Affordable housing for seniors ... Chase 1653; Evans Arts funding ... Agnihotri 1725, 2383–84; Goudreau 1653; Melchin 1653 769, 1725, 2383–84; Johnson 768–69 Affordable housing for smaller communities ... Danyluk Assistance for student housing ... Danyluk 1055; Horner 2104–05; Rogers 2104–05 1055; Pannu 1055; Snelgrove 1055 Affordable housing for students ... Calahasen 2103–04; Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured ... Danyluk 2103–04 Hancock 678; Melchin 678; Webber 678 Affordable housing grant program ... Danyluk 298; Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ... Amery Jablonski 297–98 2070; Cao 642; Melchin 642, 1997, 2070, 2387; Affordable housing in Calgary ... Cao 2216–17; Pastoor 1997, 2387 Danyluk 840, 2216–17; Evans 841; Liepert 840; Auditor General ... Mason 2284; Stelmach 2284–85 Swann 840 Autism spectrum disorder ... Goudreau 728; Mather Affordable housing in Fort McMurray ... Stelmach 727–28 2173; Taft 2173 Barley marketing ... Groeneveld 129, 472; Mitzel 129; Affordable housing in West Yellowhead ... Danyluk Prins 472 2105–06; Strang 2105 Barley research ... Groeneveld 729–30; Johnson 729 Affordable housing projects ... Danyluk 1444; Doerksen Bear encounters ... DeLong 1189; Morton 1189 1444 Bee colony collapse disorder ... Coutts 808; Groeneveld Affordable housing solutions ... Martin 1080; Snelgrove 808 1080 Beef export regulations ... Groeneveld 1617; Lund 1617 Affordable Housing Task Force report ... Danyluk Beef safety ... Groeneveld 1821; Marz 1821 227–28; Martin 227–28, 296; Stelmach 296 Biodiversity monitoring project ... Morton 1389–90; Affordable transportation for seniors ... Mather Strang 1389–90 1651–52; Melchin 1651–52 Biodiversity opportunities ... Morton 1621; Rodney Agricultural assistance ... Groeneveld 42–43, 2179; 1621 Mitzel 42; Pastoor 2179 Bitumen exports ... Mason 1584; Stelmach 1584 Agricultural income stabilization program ... Coutts Blood-borne and sexually transmitted diseases ... 767;Groeneveld 437,767, 2107;VanderBurg 437, 2107 Blakeman 440, 2327; Hancock 440, 2327 Agriculture competitiveness initiative ... Groeneveld Bovine tuberculosis ... Groeneveld 1927; Hayden 1334–35; Prins 1334–35 1926–27 Air quality ... Calahasen 2141; Renner 2141 Bow River fishery ... DeLong 2253; Morton 2253 Alberta/B.C. joint cabinet meeting ... Boutilier 1241–42; Budget consultation ... Johnson 1728; Oberg 1728 Johnston 1241–42 Bullying ... Forsyth 639–40; Jablonski 2142–43; Alberta Clipper pipeline proposal ... Mason 42; Liepert 639–40, 2143 Stelmach 42 C5 forestry management plan ... Morton 127–28; Alberta Diabetes Institute ... Boutilier 1964; Hancock Rodney 127 1964; VanderBurg 1964 Calgary Bow River weir project ... Cao 1619; Goudreau Alberta farm recovery plan ... Groeneveld 1786; Hayden 1619 1785–86 Calgary concerns ... Chase 1585; Horner 1721; Liepert Alberta/Montana electricity transmission line ... Eggen 1585; Melchin 1585; Morton 1585; Stelmach 1721; 45; Stelmach 45–46 Taft 1721 Alberta office in Washington ... Boutilier 2252; Calgary courthouse ... Rodney 1388–89; Stevens Lukaszuk 2252 1388–89 Alberta Utilities Commission Act ... Knight 1856–57, Calgary industrial sites cleanup ... Cao 329; Renner 329 1889; MacDonald 1856–57, 1888–89, 1925–26, 1959; Calgary infrastructure funding ... Cao 1588; Cheffins Renner 1959; Stelmach 1925–26 1788–89; Hancock 1789; Horner 1789; Ouellette Alberta Utilities Commission Act amendments ... Knight 1588, 1788–89 2214; Prins 2214 Calgary municipal funding ... Danyluk 767–68, 1075, All-terrain vehicle safety ... Bonko 2070–71; Hancock 1081; Herard 1080–81; Oberg 728, 768; Renner 2071; Ouellette 2070–71 728; Rodney 728; Snelgrove 725; Stelmach 1074–75, Alliance-Camrose rail line 43.03 ... Chase 407; 1387; Taft 725, 1074–75; Taylor 767–68, 1387 Ouellette 407–08 2007 Hansard Subject Index 135

Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Calgary northeast ring road ... Chase 369; Ouellette 369 Community treatment orders ... Hancock 294; Lougheed Calgary ring road ... Martin 1446; Ouellette 1446 294 Capital cost allowance program ... Doerksen 229; Computer use policy in agriculture department ... Knight 229; Miller, R. 264; Oberg 229, 264 Groeneveld 190; MacDonald 190 Capital cost overruns ... Horner 2382; Stelmach 2382; Condominium conversions ... Danyluk 538; Martin Tougas 2382 2106; Mason 538; Snelgrove 2106–07; Stelmach 538 Capital infrastructure planning ... DeLong 2325; Confined feeding operations ... Bonko 2217; Groeneveld Zwozdesky 2325 1135, 1655; Morton 1136, 1655, 2217; Renner 1136; Capital investment in Alberta ... Backs 1241; Oberg Swann 1135–36, 1655 1241 Contaminated sites cleanup ... Abbott 163; Danyluk 163 Capital region municipal planning ... Bonko 1077, Continuing care needs in Fort McMurray ... Hancock 1721–22; Danyluk 1723; Lukaszuk 1723; Stelmach 2106; Pastoor 2106 1077–78, 1131–32, 1721–22, 1723; Taft 1131–32 Continuing care standards ... Blakeman 729, 1622; Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration ... Brown Hancock 729, 1622 2140; Renner 2140 Contracted human services agencies ... Mather 1960; Carbon dioxide emissions ... Eggen 18; Renner 18, Tarchuk 1960 193–94; Swann 193 Contribution to Premier's leadership campaign ... Cardston-Taber-Warner constituency issues ... Hinman Danyluk 1535; Oberg 1651; Snelgrove 1535; 567; Stelmach 567 Stelmach 1582–83, 1650–51; Taft 1535, 1582–83, Cardston-Taber-Warner issues ... Hinman 2383; Lindsay 1650–51 2383; Stelmach 2383 Contributions to leadership campaign ... Danyluk Career transition for military personnel ... Cao 225; 1614–15; Snelgrove 1615; Taft 1614–15 Horner 225; Ouellette 225 Contributions to Premier's leadership campaign ... Caucus funding ... Hinman 15; Stelmach 15 Snelgrove 1542–43; Stelmach 1479–80; Taft Child and Youth Advocate ... Mather 163; Tarchuk 163 1479–80; Taylor 1542 Child care ... Mather 2323–24; Tarchuk 2323–24 Corrections officer salaries ... Elsalhy 2385; Lindsay Child care funding ... Jablonski 226; Mather 226; 2385 Pannu 161, 1540–41, 1998; Tarchuk 161, 226, Crime reduction and safe communities ... Cenaiko 1855; 1540–41, 1998 DeLong 1892; Elsalhy 2033; Jablonski 1893; Child care licensing regulation ... Jablonski 1960–61, Lindsay 1893, 2033; Stevens 1855, 1892 2323; Tarchuk 1960–61, 2323 Criminal justice system ... Johnston 1654–55; Lindsay Child care licensing regulations ... Jablonski 1960–61; 1655; Stevens 1654 Tarchuk 1960–61 Crop insurance for seeding ... Groeneveld 1656; Marz Child care review ... Mather 1483–84; Tarchuk 1484 1656 Child hunger ... Stelmach 2063–64; Taft 2063–64 Crown land adjacent to Bissell Centre ... MacDonald Childhood obesity ... Flaherty 2254; Liepert 2254 1279; Ouellette 1279 Children in care ... Mather 2283; Tarchuk 2283 Crown prosecutors ... Johnston 875; Stevens 875–76 Children's services ... Mather 2064; Tarchuk 2064 Crystal methamphetamine ... Hancock 473; Mather Chronic wasting disease control ... DeLong 476; Morton 472–73; Tarchuk 472–73 476–77 Cultural diversity in seniors' care ... Agnihotri 2069–70; Climate change ... DeLong 2387; Eggen 367–68, Hancock 2069–70 694–95; Mason 125; Renner 125, 368, 694–95, 1391, Daycare funding ... Pannu 2386; Tarchuk 2386 2387; Stelmach 125, 161, 367–68, 1391; Swann Deer and elk hunting ... Mitzel 2388; Morton 2388 160–61, 1391 Deer overpopulation ... Calahasen 1276; Mitzel Climate change consultation ... Jablonski 606; Renner 1589–90; Morton 1276, 1589–90 606 Deerfoot Trail improvements ... Cao 873; Ouellette 873 Climate change public consultation ... Johnston 125–26; Deerfoot trail maintenance ... Cao 130; Ouellette Renner 125–26, 766; Zwozdesky 766 130–31 CNRL Bonnyville upgrader project delay ... Ducharme Deerfoot trail safety ... Chase 1999; Ouellette 1999 193; Knight 193 Deferred infrastructure maintenance ... Chase 1825, Commercial vehicle inspection ... Chase 1726; Ouellette 1859; Liepert 1859; Ouellette 1825; Snelgrove 1859 1726 Deferred school infrastructure maintenance ... Flaherty Community facility enhancement program ... Agnihotri 1994; Liepert 1994; Snelgrove 1994 571; Goudreau 571 Department of Energy consultant ... Knight 2027–28, Community grant programs ... Agnihotri 1927; 2066; MacDonald 2027–28, 2066; Stelmach 2027 Goudreau 1927 Designated assisted living facilities ... Hancock 1690; Community initiatives program ... Agnihotri 365, 438, Melchin 1691; Pannu 1690–91 805–06, 1134–35; Goudreau 365, 401, 434–35, 438, Diabetes supplies ... Evans 1391; Hancock 1390–91; 806, 1082, 1134–35; Mitzel 1081–82; Snelgrove 805; Jablonski 1390–91 Stelmach 401, 434; Taft 401, 434 Disabled inmates at remand centres ... Elsalhy 263; Community initiatives program grant ... Goudreau Goudreau 263; Lindsay 263 435–36; Tougas 435 Disaster services ... Amery 1653–54; Danyluk 1654 136 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Disclosure of leadership campaign contributions ... Employment of children ... Evans 196, 259–60; Mason Jablonski 837; Mason 638; Pannu 1136; Snelgrove 190, 224–25; Miller, B. 195–96; Prins 259–60; 1136; Stelmach 638, 837–38 Stelmach 190, 224–25 Disputes about seismic activity ... McFarland 505; Employment standards ... Evans 15; Goudreau 15; Morton 505 Mason 14–15; Stelmach 14–15 Dodds-Round Hill coal gasification project ... Johnson Employment standards review ... Evans 1690; Miller, B. 129–30, 2285; Knight 130, 2285; Renner 130, 2285 1690 Donations to leadership campaigns ... Mason 402–03; Endangered species ... Johnson 931–32; Morton Stelmach 402–03 931–32 Driver's licence photos ... McFarland 1689–90; Stevens Energy and Utilities Board ... Knight 571, 2104, 1689–90 2320–2321; MacDonald 2104; Mitzel 570–71; Drug abuse treatment and prevention ... Brown Stelmach 2320–2321; Taft 2320–2321 2067–68; Hancock 2067–68; Lindsay 2068 Energy efficiency in government vehicles ... Elsalhy Drug treatment courts ... Cenaiko 878; Cheffins 2107; 2217–18; Renner 2217–18 Stevens 878, 2107 Energy regulatory hearings ... Johnson 1997; Knight E-mail from a government computer ... Goudreau 405; 1997 Groeneveld 441; MacDonald 405, 441; Stelmach Enhanced feed ban for cattle ... Groeneveld 93; Prins 405 93 Early childhood education ... Eggen 474; Flaherty 476; Enmax electricity transmission line ... Haley 727; Liepert 474, 476 Knight 727 Economic strategy ... Hinman 1481; Snelgrove 1536; Environmental management of industrial projects ... Stelmach 1481; Taft 1535–36 Lukaszuk 1995; Renner 1995 Edible oil tariffs ... Boutilier 2144; Groeneveld 2144; Environmental policy ... Knight 224; Renner 224; Prins 2144 Swann 224 Edmonton Remand Centre ... Elsalhy 164, 1822–23; Environmental sustainability ... Stelmach 539–40; Lindsay 164, 1822–23; Ouellette 1823 Swann 539–40 Edmonton ring road ... Ouellette 1724; Zwozdesky 1724 Ethics in government ... Hinman 2213; Stelmach 2213 Education funding ... Eggen 1277–78, 1726–27; Fall session timetable ... Hancock 2249; Taft 2249 Flaherty 227, 804, 1276, 1392–93, 1686, 1724; Family violence ... Danyluk 46; Lindsay 46; Mather Liepert 227, 804, 1276, 1278, 1392–93, 1686–87, 46; Tarchuk 46 1724, 1727; Stelmach 1685, 1726; Taft 1685 Farm fuel rebate program ... Groeneveld 1392, 1765, Elbow River watershed ... Renner 1055–56; Swann 1892; MacDonald 1764–65; Marz 1392; Miller, R. 1055–56 1891–92; Oberg 1892 Election finances ... Mason 1723; Stelmach 1723 Farm worker exemptions from labour legislation ... Electric System Operator review ... Knight 1078; Oberle Chase 294–95; Stelmach 294–95 1078 Federal child care funding ... Mather 1138; Tarchuk Electrical power system ... MacDonald 230; Stelmach 1138 230 Federal equalization formula ... Hinman 158–59; Miller, Electricity deregulation ... Groeneveld 1654; Knight R. 162; Morton 162; Oberg 162; Stelmach 158–59 1654; MacDonald 1654; Stelmach 1654 Federal equalization payments ... Boutilier 43; Lukaszuk Electricity exports ... Knight 2252; MacDonald 43; Miller, R. 47–48; Morton 48; Oberg 44, 47–48; 2251–52 Stelmach 43 Electricity generation and demand ... Knight 1586; Federal/provincial fiscal relations ... Mason 1076; MacDonald 1586 Stelmach 1076 Electricity line between Edmonton and Calgary ... Ady Federal/provincial relations ... Boutilier 674; Taylor 195; Knight 195, 228, 672; Lund 228; Mason 672 673–74 Electricity transmission ... MacDonald 2384; Stelmach Fetal alcohol syndrome disorder ... Melchin 1727–28; 2384 Pastoor 1727–28; Tarchuk 1728 Electricity transmission regulation ... Knight 544, 605; Fibre road map study ... Brown 475–76; Horner 475; MacDonald 544, 605 Morton 476 Electronic driver reporting and enforcement ... Backs Financial support for renters ... Evans 835; Stelmach 1890–91; Ouellette 1891 835; Taft 835 Electronic health records ... Cao 692; Hancock 692 Fishery management at Pigeon Lake ... Abbott 765; Emergency health services ... Hancock 689; Taft Morton 765 688–89 Flood preparedness ... Forsyth 1485; Oberle 440–41; Emergency hospital services ... Hancock 566–67; Renner 440–41, 1485 Mason 566–67; Stelmach 566–67 Food safety in restaurants ... Cao 1244; Hancock 1244 Emergency housing ... Danyluk 2069; Martin 2068–69 Foreign qualifications ... Evans 2385; Hancock 2385; Emergency preparedness ... Danyluk 2179; Rogers McFarland 2384–85 2179 Foreign-trained physicians ... Hancock 1338; Employment for persons with disabilities ... Evans 928; McFarland 1338 Lougheed 928; Snelgrove 928–29 Foreign workers ... Evans 20; Lukaszuk 20; Snelgrove 20 2007 Hansard Subject Index 137

Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Forest fires ... Mitzel 1541; Morton 1541 Health care standards ... Stelmach 292; Taft 292 Forest industry sustainability ... Bonko 1826; Morton Health care workforce supply ... Ady 161–62; Horner 1245–46, 1822, 1826; VanderBurg 1245–46, 1822 161–62 Forest products industry sustainability ... Abbott 2324; Health facility in High Prairie ... Calahasen 2287; Evans 2324; Morton 2324 Hancock 2287 Forest protection in Kananaskis Country ... Morton 332; Health issues in Fort Chipewyan ... Boutilier 2179; Rodney 332 Eggen 2178–79; Hancock 2178; Renner 2178 Forest sustainability ... Morton 927; Strang 927 Health regions board governance ... Hancock 331; Foster care ... Mather 297; Tarchuk 297 VanderBurg 331 Foster care delivery ... Mather 366; Tarchuk 366 Health system pressures in Grande Prairie ... Blakeman Foster care system ... Mather 1539; Tarchuk 1539 367; Hancock 367; Stelmach 367 Free vote on temporary rent regulation ... Stelmach Health workforce strategy ... Blakeman 93–94; Hancock 1183; Taft 1183 93–94, 128; Horner 94; Martin 128 Freehold mineral rights ... Doerksen 731; Knight 731 Health workforce wellness ... Blakeman 676; Hancock Funding for persons with developmental disabilities ... 676 Melchin 44; Pastoor 44 Heavy oil upgrading capacity ... MacDonald 1133–34; Funding for the Calgary Health Region ... Brown Stelmach 1133–34 296–97; Hancock 296–97; Horner 297 Heritage Savings Trust Fund ... Miller, R. 2102–03, Gang-related crime ... Jablonski 1928; Lindsay 1928 2180; Oberg 2180; Stelmach 2102–03 Gasoline prices ... Elsalhy 1245; Snelgrove 1245 Heritage Savings Trust Fund timberland investment ... Glenbow Ranch provincial park ... Brown 1620–21; Miller, R. 1389; Oberg 1389 Goudreau 1620–21 High Island natural area webcams ... Agnihotri 510; Good Samaritan Pembina Village ... Blakeman 770; Goudreau 510 Hancock 770–71, 1138; VanderBurg 1137–38 High-security drivers' licences ... Brown 2107–08; Government appointments ... Agnihotri 1240; Stelmach Snelgrove 2108 1240 Highway 13 ... Griffiths 877; Ouellette 877 Government contract with former MLA ... Bonko 504, Highway bypass project in Grande Prairie ... Stelmach 1486; Boutilier 1486–87; Liepert 503–04; Stelmach 158; Taft 158 503–04; Taft 503 Highway construction ... Chase 2176; Ouellette 2176 Government contracting policies ... Bonko 537–38; Highway construction and maintenance ... Cao Boutilier 469; Liepert 538; Stelmach 469–70, 1998–1999; Ouellette 1996, 1998–99; Rogers 1996 537–38; Taft 469, 537 Highway maintenance ... McFarland 230; Ouellette Government employment contracts ... Bonko 1926; 230 Boutilier 1926; Hancock 1963; Miller, R. 1962–63 Holy Cross Care Centre ... Danyluk 225–26, 295–96, Government intiatives ... Danyluk 1763; Lukaszuk 1763 507–08; Hancock 40, 88–89, 91, 366–67, 470–71; Government policy ... Mason 1388; Stelmach 1388 Mason 88–89, 470–71; Pannu 507–08; Pastoor Graduated drivers' licences ... Jablonski 473; Ouellette 91; Shariff 366–67; Stelmach 40–42, 261, 295–96, 473 470; Taft 40; Taylor 41, 225–26, 261, 295–96 Grande Prairie land sale ... Chase 602–03; Ouellette Homeless and eviction fund ... Evans 876–77; Martin 602–03 876–77 Gravel pit reclamation ... Johnson 44–45; Renner Homeless and eviction prevention fund ... Martin 930; 44–45 Snelgrove 930 Greenhouse gas emissions ... Johnson 1858–59; Renner Homeless children ... Mason 2103; Stelmach 2103 1858–59 Homelessness ... Mason 436; Stelmach 436 Grizzly bear management ... Bonko 1688, 1894; Morton Homelessness initiatives ... Fritz 2064; Stelmach 1688, 1894 2064–65, 2321–22; Taylor 2064–65, 2321 Ground ambulance services ... Blakeman 506; Hancock Honeybee die-off ... Backs 1443; Groeneveld 1443 506 Horse-racing industry ... Stelmach 1758–59; Taft Groundwater quality ... Prins 1135; Renner 1135 1758–59 Groundwater stewardship ... Griffiths 2255; Renner Hospital-aquired infections ... Blakeman 1485; Hancock 726, 2255; Swann 726 1485 Guardian Angels security organization ... Johnston Hospital construction in south Calgary ... Ady 17; 543–44; Lindsay 543–44 Blakeman 18; Evans 17–18; Hancock 17; Stelmach Health care accessibility ... Backs 2028–29; Hancock 18 2028–29 Hub Oil contaminated site cleanup ... Renner 1762; Health care aides ... Blakeman 1995–96; Evans 1996; Swann 1762 Hancock 1996 Hydroelectric power ... Backs 803; Knight 803 Health care funding ... Blakeman 1789–90; Graydon Impacts of apartment fire in Fort McMurray ... Danyluk 640–41; Hancock 640–41, 1789–90; Mason 364; 637–38; Hancock 637; Stelmach 637; Taft 637; Stelmach 364 Taylor 637–38 Health care service wait times ... Hancock 509; Incentives for property developers ... Danyluk 1188; Zwozdesky 508–09 Jablonski 1188, 1337; Oberg 1188, 1337; Snelgrove 1188 138 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Industrial development in Alberta's Heartland area ... Long-term care funding ... Hancock 1081; Melchin Backs 2175; Danyluk 2175; Knight 599; Renner 1081; Pastoor 1081 600, 2175; Stelmach 599–600, 2175; Taft 599–600 Lottery retailer practices ... Elsalhy 1482–83, 1540; Industrial development in Fort McMurray area ... Renner Lindsay 1482–83, 1540 2102; Stelmach 2101–02; Taft 2101–02 Low-income support programs ... Evans 2174; Miller, Industrial development in the Eastern Slopes ... Eggen B. 2174 675–76; Morton 675–76 Maintenance of secondary highways ... Marz 408; Industrial projects in Alberta's Heartland area ... Backs Ouellette 408 125; Danyluk 125; Ouellette 125 Major community facilities program ... Agnihotri Infection prevention and control in hospitals ... 695–96; Goudreau 695–96 Blakeman 2255; Hancock 2255 Media access to Premier's office ... Stelmach 1076; Taft Infrastructure maintenance ... Chase 1186; Ouellette 1075–76 1186 Medical safety standards ... Hancock 326; Mason 326; Insurance industry regulation ... Miller, R. 2388; Oberg Stelmach 326 2388 Medical school selection criteria ... Horner 510; Integrated land-use management strategy ... Goudreau Lougheed 510 43; Morton 43; Renner 43; Stelmach 43; Swann 43 Mental health services ... Hancock 2066–67; Jablonski Internal royalty review ... Knight 509–10; MacDonald 2066–67 509; Oberg 509 Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus ... Hancock International trade ... Boutilier 1657–58; Cao 1657 368; Rogers 368 Internet gaming ... Boutilier 437; Elsalhy 436–37; Métis hunting rights ... Boutilier 365–66; Brown Lindsay 437; Stevens 437 365–66; Mason 2322; Morton 366; Stelmach 2322 Investments in tobacco companies ... Hancock 1442; Minimum wage ... Cao 571–72; Evans 571–72 Miller, R. 1442; Oberg 1442 Ministerial accountability ... Mason 1784; Stelmach Italian consulate ... Boutilier 2217; Lukaszuk 2217 1784 Judicial system ... Boutilier 675; Elsalhy 674–75; Ministerial appearances before committees ... Mason Stevens 674–75 764–65; Stelmach 764–65 Keystone pipeline project ... Knight 1542; Lukaszuk Minister's Council on Municipal Sustainability ... 1542; Mason 1480–81; Stelmach 1480–81 Danyluk 673; DeLong 673 Labour Relations Code ... Evans 1823–24; Miller, B. Monitoring of health delivery ... Stelmach 363; Taft 363 1823–24 Mosquito larviciding program ... Hancock 438; Mitzel Land agents ... Abbott 929; Evans 929 438 Land Titles wait times ... Rogers 542; Snelgrove Mount Royal College ... Ady 1618; Horner 1618, 542–43 2289–90; Taylor 2289 Land-use development framework ... Agnihotri Mountain pine beetle ... Morton 16; Strang 16 2213–14; Johnston 568; Morton 568, 2213–14; Mountain pine beetle control ... Bonko 601–02, 677; Stelmach 568 Morton 601–02, 677–78, 770, 1725–26, 1896; Oberle Land-use framework consultation ... Johnson 1333–34; 1725; Prins 601; Strang 770, 1895–96 Morton 732, 1333–34; Strang 732 Mountain pine beetle effect on timber harvesting ... Large agricultural operations near waterways ... Abbott Bonko 262; Morton 262 603; Groeneveld 603; Morton 603 Mountain pine beetle effect on watershed ... Morton Law Enforcement Review Board ... Johnston 1483, 264; Oberle 263–64 1765; Lindsay 1483, 1765 Mumps vaccination for adults ... Ducharme 1824; Lesser Slave Lake aboriginal policing ... Calahasen Hancock 1824–25 1335–36; Lindsay 1335–36 Municipal financing ... Hinman 1274–75; Stelmach Licensing of land agents ... Evans 475; Knight 475; 1275 MacDonald 475 Municipal funding ... Danyluk 2326; Hinman 1076–77; Liquid strychnine ... Groeneveld 930–31; Marz 930–31 Martin 2325–26; Stelmach 1077 Litigation against firefighters ... Danyluk 604; Lukaszuk Municipal growth pressures in the capital region ... 604 Danyluk 126–27; Lukaszuk 126–27 Lobbying government ... Liepert 674; VanderBurg 674 Municipal planning ... Stelmach 1183; Taft 1183 Local government issues ... Danyluk 2253; Renner Municipal sustainability initiative funding ... Abbott 2253; Taylor 2253 1764; Danyluk 691, 837, 1764; Hinman 691, Logging in Kananaskis Country ... Eggen 2142; Morton 836–37; Renner 691; Stelmach 837 1134, 2142; Rodney 1134 Municipal taxation ... Abbott 1186, 1190; Danyluk 643, Logging in watersheds ... Cheffins 2143, 2215–16; 1186–87, 1190; Hinman 1652–53; Lukaszuk 643; Morton 2143–44, 2215–16 Stelmach 1652–53 Long-term and continuing care ... Hancock 1587; Municipal waste-water infrastructure assistance ... Jablonski 1587; Melchin 1587 Groeneveld 223; Stelmach 223; Taft 223 Long-term care ... Blakeman 572; Hancock 572 New Royalty Framework ... DeLong 1786–87; Hinman Long-term care facilities ... Melchin 1763; Pannu 1763 1784–85, 1925; Knight 1787, 1890, 2251, 2256, 2382; 2007 Hansard Subject Index 139

Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) New Royalty Framework (Continued) ... Mason Petro-Canada refinery fire ... Knight 19; Renner 19; 1820–21, 1854, 1890, 1924, 2174–75, 2212–13, VanderBurg 19 2250–51, 2382; Miller, R. 2256; Oberg 2213, 2251; Physician supply ... Abbott 89; Blakeman 1691–92; Stelmach 1784–85, 1820–21, 1854–55, 1924–25, Cao 539; Ducharme 2290; Evans 2290; Hancock 2174–75, 2212–13, 2382; Taylor 1787 89–90, 539, 693, 1691, 2290; Horner 693, 1692, Noise attenuation along freeways ... Cao 2286; 2290; Tougas 693 Ouellette 2286 Police funding ... Elsalhy 641; Lindsay 641 Nonrenewable resource revenues ... Miller, R. 19; Police officer supply ... Coutts 1929; Lindsay 1929; Oberg 19; Snelgrove 19 Martin 1858; Stevens 1858 Nonresident hunting regulations ... Griffiths 1445–46; Police services ... Agnihotri 1538; Lindsay 1538 Morton 1445–46, 1482; Prins 1482 Political party donations ... Stelmach 1687–88; North-south trade corridor ... Graydon 505–06; VanderBurg 1687–88 Ouellette 506 Postsecondary education affordability ... Horner Northeast Calgary ring road ... Ouellette 1137; Pham 1761–62; Tougas 1761 1136–37 Postsecondary education costs ... Horner 92–93; Pannu Northwest Anthony Henday ring road ... Flaherty 542; 92–93 Ouellette 542 Postsecondary education funding ... Horner 262, 1589; Not-for-profit sector ... Blakeman 1656–57; Danyluk Pannu 261–62; Tougas 1588–89 1657; Evans 1657; Snelgrove 1657 Postsecondary education funding in Calgary ... Brown Nuclear power ... Eggen 2031–32; Knight 763–64, 840, 405; Horner 405 2031–32; Lindsay 763; McFarland 840; Renner 763; Postsecondary opportunities ... Griffiths 162–63; Horner Stelmach 763; Swann 2032; Taft 763–64 162–63 Off-highway vehicle restrictions ... Abbott 1962; Morton Potato cyst nematode ... Groeneveld 1999–2000; Prins 1962 1999–2000 Off-highway vehicle use ... Abbott 1688–89; Morton Poverty ... Evans 537; Stelmach 536–37; Taft 536–37 1688–89 Prairie grasslands land exchange ... Brown 1963; Off-reserve housing ... Bonko 839; Boutilier 839; Morton 1963 Danyluk 839 Prescription drug coverage ... Evans 1187–88; Pannu Oil and gas activity in Rumsey natural area ... Agnihotri 1187 92; Goudreau 46, 92; Johnston 46 Private registry service fees ... Miller, R. 438–39; Oil and gas activity in the Eastern Slopes ... Coutts Snelgrove 438–39 191–92; Knight 192; Morton 192 Property tax increases ... Cao 1539–40; Danyluk Oil sands development ... Boutilier 1789; Johnson 1539–40; Melchin 1540 1789; Snelgrove 602; Zwozdesky 602 Property taxes for condominiums ... Danyluk 1691; Oil sands royalty structure ... Boutilier 2140; Knight Johnson 1691 2139–40; MacDonald 2139–40 Protection for persons in care ... Melchin 1587; Pastoor Olymel pork processing plant ... Groeneveld 1959–60, 1587 2065; Mason 2065; Prins 1959–60; Stelmach 2065 Protection of Children Abusing Drugs legislation ... Opening of U.S. border to live cattle ... Boutilier 2034; Hancock 2326–27; Marz 2326–27 Groeneveld 2033–34; VanderBurg 2033–34 Provincial fiscal policies ... Miller, R. 1786; Snelgrove Openness and transparency in government ... Miller, R. 1786 229; Oberg 565; Stelmach 229, 565–66, 599; Provincial labour legislation ... Evans 1652; Mason Taft 565, 599 1652; Stelmach 1652 Operation of traffic on multilane highways ... Lindsay Provincial labour supply ... Evans 363–64; Miller, B. 2289; Lukaszuk 2288–89; Ouellette 2289 363–64 Organ and tissue donation ... Hancock 693–94; Rogers Provincial Olympic co-ordinator ... Agnihotri 1189; 693–94 Goudreau 1189 Other initiatives program ... Stelmach 435; Taft 435 Provincial park user fees ... Forsyth 91–92; Goudreau Out of school care ... Mather 1334; Tarchuk 1334 91–92 Outbreak of infectious syphilis ... Hancock 47; Provincial parks and protected areas ... Agnihotri 228; Jablonski 46–47; Liepert 47 Goudreau 228 Pacific northwest labour mobility ... Coutts 838–39; Provincial tax regime ... Hinman 436; Stelmach 436 Evans 838–39 Public/private partnerships ... Chase 129, 159, 195; Palace Casino labour dispute ... Lindsay 1484–85; Liepert 129; Martin 2288; Ouellette 129, 195, 2288; Martin 1484 Snelgrove 2380–81; Stelmach 159, 2381; Taft PDD funding ... Melchin 191; Pastoor 191 2380–81 Peace and police officer training centre ... Coutts Public/private partnerships for school construction ... 327–28; Lindsay 328 Liepert 1588, 1762; Martin 1588; Mason 1759–60; Peace officer roles and responsibilities ... Johnston 804; Stelmach 1758, 1759–60; Taft 1758; Webber 1762 Lindsay 804 Quality of life in Alberta ... Mason 1958; Snelgrove Pension plans ... Hinman 2065–66; Oberg 2066; 1958–59 Stelmach 2065–66 140 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Questions from Laurier Heights school students ... Roles and mandates for postsecondary education ... Stelmach 2282–83; Taft 2282–83 Doerksen 1825; Horner 1825–26 Racing entertainment centre project ... Danyluk 404; Roles and responsibilities for advanced education ... Groeneveld 1332–33; MacDonald 1332; Ouellette Dunford 2251; Horner 2251 189, 223–24; Renner 224, 404, 503; Stelmach 157, Royal Alberta Museum renovations ... Agnihotri 672; 188–89, 404, 470, 503, 1441; Stevens 470; Swann Goudreau 672; Stelmach 672 403–04; Taft 157, 188–89, 223–24, 502–03, 1440–41; Royalty framework advertising ... Miller, R. 1855–56; Taylor 470 Snelgrove 1855–56 Rail transport of grain ... Graydon 1133; Groeneveld Royalty rates ... MacDonald 1444; Stelmach 1444 1133 Royalty revenues ... Cheffins 1890; Danyluk 1890; Railway safety ... Ouellette 1727; Strang 1727 Hancock 1893; Horner 1820; Knight 671–72, 694, Recruiting foreign workers ... Cao 1185; Evans 730, 1783, 1785, 1788, 1853, 1889–90, 1893, 1924, 1185–86 1957–58, 1993–94; Liepert 1890; MacDonald 640, Recycling ... Renner 1393; Rogers 1393 671,694, 730, 1785, 1889; Martin 1787–88; Melchin Red Deer River water transfer ... Danyluk 90–91; 1893; Pastoor 1892–93; Stelmach 640, 1783–84, Doerksen 90; Renner 87, 90, 157; Stelmach 87–88, 1785, 1819–20, 1853–54, 1923–24, 1993–94; Taft 123–24, 157, 1273–74, 1331–32, 1386–87; Swann 90; 1782–84, 1819–20, 1853–54, 1923–24, 1956–58, Taft 87–88, 123–24, 157, 1273–74; Taylor 1331–32, 1993–94 1386–87 Royalty review ... Mason 158, 1442; Oberg 158, Regional health authority budgets ... Blakeman 2144; 1442–43; Stelmach 158 Hancock 2144–45 Royalty Review Panel ... Oberg 13, 41; Stelmach Regional municipal funding ... Danyluk 474–75, 1961; 12–14, 41, 87; Taft 12–14, 41, 86–87 Lukaszuk 474–75; Taylor 1961 Rural Alberta's development fund ... Abbott 471, Regional municipal planning ... Bonko 2138; Danyluk 2175–76; Evans 471, 2175–76 807–08; Fritz 2138; Snelgrove 2138; Taylor 807 Rural school closures ... Flaherty 1132; Liepert 1132 Regional municipal planning and development ... Ryley landfill project ... Renner 189; Stelmach 189, Danyluk 695, 1054–55; Lukaszuk 695, 1054; 1239; Swann 1239; Taft 189 Stelmach 565; Taft 565 Safety at postsecondary institutions ... Horner 605; Regional taxation issues ... Danyluk 227; Lukaszuk Lindsay 605; Rodney 605 226–27 Safety of human services workers ... Evans 1764; Registries database access ... Lindsay 569; Lukaszuk Lindsay 1764; Mather 1722, 1763–64; Tarchuk 569; Snelgrove 569; Stevens 569 1722–23 Regulatory reform ... Backs 1760; Snelgrove 1760 Safety of temporary foreign workers ... Evans 691–92, Removal of home care ceiling ... DeLong 1242–43; 1079–80; Miller, B. 691–92, 1079–80 Hancock 1243 St. Albert west regional road ... Flaherty 368–69; Rent regulation ... Danyluk 1824; Martin 1824 Ouellette 368–69 Rent regulations ... Shariff 159; Snelgrove 159 St. Joseph's general hospital ... Blakeman 257–58, Rent supplement programs ... Amery 1056; Danyluk 291–92; Hancock 257–59, 291–93, 325, 570; Martin 925, 928, 1050, 1056; Evans 926, 928; Mather 570; Mason 258–59, 292–93; Stelmach 257–58, 927–28; Melchin 926, 1056; Miller, B. 926; Stelmach 291–93, 325–26, 327; Taft 291, 325–26, 327 925; Taft 925–26, 1050 School board deficits ... Abbott 874; Liepert 874 Rental increases ... Miller, R. 875; Snelgrove 875 School closures ... Flaherty 257; Liepert 260, 298; Rental starts ... Mason 926–27; Snelgrove 927; Miller, B. 260, 298; Stelmach 257–58 Stelmach 927 School construction ... Liepert 1441; Stelmach Renter assistance ... Agnihotri 1336, 1618–19; Chase 1441–42; Taft 1441 1335;Danyluk 1335, 1336, 1618–19;Evans 1335, 1336 School construction and renovation ... Ady 1052; Liepert Renter assistance programs ... Blakeman 1447; Danyluk 1052, 1857; Rodney 1857 1447; Evans 1447, 1448; Miller, B. 1448 School construction in Edmonton-Ellerslie ... Agnihotri Repeat offenders ... Ducharme 1891; Stevens 1891 2285–86; Liepert 2285–86 Report of premier's task force on crystal meth ... DeLong School infrastructure in Calgary ... Flaherty 568–69; 1959; Hancock 1959 Liepert 568–69 Research and development funding ... Horner 2177; School nutrition programs ... Flaherty 1242; Liepert Tougas 2177 1242 Resource development in Marie Lake area ... Bonko School security ... Elsalhy 1689; Lindsay 1689; Stevens 1187, 1583–84; Ducharme 404, 1584–85; Knight 331, 1689 404, 474, 1584; Morton 1187, 1583, 1585; School transportation in Calgary ... Flaherty 643–44; Renner 330–31, 473–74, 1187, 1583; Stelmach Liepert 644 404–05, 1584, 1585; Swann 330–31, 473–74 Secondary suites ... Ady 675; Amery 644; Danyluk 644, Resource development under lake beds ... Morton 570; 675, 805; DeLong 805 Stelmach 570; Swann 569–70 Security in schools ... Elsalhy 543; Liepert 543; Road maintenance on Alexis reserve ... Boutilier 196; Lindsay 543 Ouellette 196; VanderBurg 196 2007 Hansard Subject Index 141

Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Seniors' benefits ... Brown 2386; Hancock 2386–87; Support for the developmentally disabled ... Melchin Melchin 2386 765–66; Pastoor 765–66 Seniors' housing authorities ... Marz 1184; Oberg 1184 Support for the homeless ... Danyluk 2249–50; Miller, Seniors' property taxes ... Melchin 160; Zwozdesky 160 B. 2249–50 Sign language interpreter program ... Horner 1446; Supports for disabled persons ... Horner 2325; Melchin Tougas 1446 2324–25; Pastoor 2324–25 Skilled workforce training programs ... Calahasen 1053; Surface rights compensation ... Marz 262–63; Morton Horner 1053 263 Smoke-free places legislation ... Hancock 1443–44; Sustainable water management ... Renner 2212; Johnston 1443–44 Stelmach 2212; Swann 2212 Soccer ban on religious headgear ... Stelmach 2211; Taft Taser use by law enforcement personnel ... Mason 2211 1994–95; Stelmach 1994–95 Softwood lumber trade agreement ... Boutilier 541; Tax deductions ... Backs 259; Oberg 259 Morton 541; VanderBurg 541 Teacher recruitment and retention ... Griffiths 2031; Softwood lumber trade dispute ... Boutilier 407; Morton Liepert 2031 407; Strang 407 Teachers' labour dispute ... Flaherty 15–16, 88; Liepert Solicitor General staff college ... Johnston 403; Lindsay 15–16, 88; Stelmach 88 403 Teachers' salary negotiations ... Flaherty 1188; Liepert Sour gas well safety ... Eggen 1927–28; Groeneveld 1188–89, 1686;Miller, R. 1685–86;Stelmach 1685–86 1929; Knight 1927–28, 1929; Swann 1928–29 Teachers' unfunded pension liability ... Eggen 1336–37, Southwest Calgary ring road ... Cheffins 1997–98; 1893–94; Flaherty 731, 1480, 2030–31; Jablonski Ouellette 1998 2030; Liepert 327, 689, 731, 1185, 1277, 1336–37, Speed limit enforcement ... Brown 1279; Lindsay 1279; 1480,1893–94, 2029, 2030–31; Lukaszuk 2029; Ouellette 1279–80 Miller, R. 1185; Snelgrove 1185; Taft 689; Spring flooding ... Danyluk 506–07; Oberle 506–07 VanderBurg 1276–77; Zwozdesky 326–27 Spring grizzly bear hunt ... Bonko 1137; Morton 1137 Teachers' unfunded pension plan task force ... Liepert Staffing of human services agencies ... Abbott 1788; 1616; Martin 1616 Mather 1821–22; Melchin 1788; Tarchuk 1788, Temporary foreign workers ... Backs 2322–23; Bonko 1821–22 1444–45; Boutilier 1244; Cao 1079; Danyluk 124, Standards of practice for pharmacists ... Hancock 330; 130; Evans 408, 1079, 1243, 1333, 1337–38, Jablonski 330 1387–88, 1445, 1963–64, 2284, 2322–23; Groeneveld Steamfitter-pipefitter red seal exams ... Horner 541; 130; MacDonald 130, 1387–88; Mason 1333; Miller, Tougas 540–41 B. 124, 408, 1243, 1337–38, 1963–64, 2283–84; Steel fabrication plant in Tofield ... Backs 1051–52; Snelgrove 1964, 2284; Stelmach 124, 1333, 1387, Evans 1051–52, 1054; MacDonald 1054 2323 Stephanie Butler homicide ... Elsalhy 471–72; Lindsay Temporary rent guidelines ... Stelmach 1759; Taylor 471–72; Stevens 472 1759 Sterilization equipment for hospitals ... Hancock 363; Temporary rent regulation ... Agnihotri 837, 877–78; Stelmach 362–63; Taft 362–63 Blakeman 873–74, 929–30; Chase 838, 931; Danyluk Strength of Canadian dollar ... Abbott 1538–39; Cao 690–91, 838, 839–40, 841, 871, 874, 876, 877–78, 1856, 2327–28; Evans 2327–28; Mason 1536–37; 929, 931; Elsalhy 876, 1050–51; Evans 838, 872, 930, Oberg 1537, 1538–39, 1856 931; Martin 839–40; Mason 690–91, 836, 872–73, Student accommodation costs ... Danyluk 1240; 1051, 1132–33; Melchin 841–42; Pastoor 841–42, Stelmach 1239; Tougas 1239–40 929; Snelgrove 690, 840, 876, 1075, 1133; Stelmach Student transportation ... Flaherty 128; Liepert 128 836, 837, 871–73, 1049–51, 1075, 1132–33; Taft Support for child care ... Mather 766–67; Tarchuk 871–72, 1049–50, 1075; Taylor 690, 872 766–67 Timberland investment loss ... Miller, R. 605–06, 639, Support for cow-calf producers ... Eggen 2254; 671; Oberg 605–06, 639;Snelgrove 671; Stelmach 671 Groeneveld 2254 Tobacco reduction ... Blakeman 406–07; Hancock Support for exhibitions and fairs ... Doerksen 806; 406–07 Goudreau 806; Groeneveld 806 Tourism industry ... Agnihotri 1056; Goudreau Support for familities with autistic children ... Mather 1056–57 1078–79; Tarchuk 1078–79 Tourism promotion ... Ady 2177; Strang 2176–77 Support for low-income Albertans ... Miller, B. 835–36; Toxin screening ... Blakeman 642–43; Hancock 643 Pastoor 328; Stelmach 328–29, 835–36 Trade corridors to Prince Rupert ... Griffiths 1278; Support for music festivals ... DeLong 260; Goudreau Oberg 1278–79; Ouellette 1278 260 Trade, investment, and labour mobility agreement ... Support for seniors ... Backs 1616–17; Groeneveld Abbott 364–65; Bonko 45, 127, 329; Boutilier 127, 1616–17; Hancock 1542; Jablonski 1537; Melchin 364–65, 441, 841, 1486; DeLong 1486; Jablonski 1537–38, 1541–42, 2250; Pastoor 1541–42, 2250 441; Lukaszuk 841; Martin 330; Stelmach 45, 329–30 Support for seniors' centres ... Melchin 2215; Trade route to Prince Rupert ... Backs 403; Evans 403; VanderBurg 2215 Stelmach 403 142 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Oral Question Period (2007) (Continued) Oral Question Period (Parliamentary procedure) Trade with the Netherlands ... Boutilier 1761; Oberg Amended start time for (Motion 12: Hancock) ... 1761; VanderBurg 1760–61 Blakeman 76; Hancock 74–75 Treasury Branches investments ... Miller, R. 2214–15; Amended start time for (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Oberg 2211, 2214–15; Stelmach 2212; Taft 2211–12 Hancock 607 Tuition fees for postsecondary education ... Horner 406; Changes to ... Blakeman 614; Hinman 616 Pannu 406 Statement re time limit on questions/answers in ... Twinning of Highway 3 ... Ouellette 505; Pastoor 505 Speaker, The 122–23 Twinning of Highway 63 ... Chase 508; Johnston 508; Order of Canada Lindsay 508; Ouellette 508 Awarded to Dr. Austin Mardon ... Lougheed 2281 Urban campus partnership ... Horner 1621; Tougas Awarded to Mr. Henry Bergen ... McFarland 634 1621 Order of Excellence Use of private investigators by EUB ... Elsalhy 2137; See Alberta Order of Excellence Knight 2137–39; Lindsay 2137; MacDonald Orders in Council 2137–38; Mason 2138–39; Stevens 2137–38 OC173/2007 (April 11, 2007) re electric power lines See User fees in provincial parks ... Eggen 194; Goudreau Electric power lines–Regulations, April 11, 194; Morton 194 2007 regulation (OC173/2007) Venture capital funding ... Oberg 2384; VanderBurg Organ and tissue donation 2384 Card and pin re ... Shariff 733 Violence in licensed premises ... Johnston 1585–86; General remarks ... Hancock 693–94; Rogers 693–94 Lindsay 1585–86 Member's statement re ... Fritz 696 Vocational education ... Backs 538–39; Boutilier 539; Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week, National Horner 539; Liepert 538–39 See National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Waste-water discharge into Bow River ... DeLong 194; Week Renner 194–95 Organ donor card Water licence transfer ... Renner 2105; Swann 2105 See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan, Health card Water management ... Griffiths 2139; Jablonski 261; of, organ donor section Renner 261, 293–94, 1857–58, 2139, 2381; Stelmach Organ harvesting–China 293, 2381; Swann 293–94, 1857–58; Taft 2381 From Falun Gong members, member's statement re ... Water management and erosion control program ... Agnihotri 48–49 Calahasen 2256; Renner 2256 Organ transplantation Water quality in Fort Chipewyan ... Blakeman 1929–30; See Transplantation of organs Boutilier 2286–87; Hancock 1930, 2287; Renner Organization for Economic Co-operation and 1929, 2287; Swann 2286–87 Development Water storage ... Hinman 293; Renner 293; Stelmach International student achievement test results ... Flaherty 293 2379; Liepert 2378–79 Watershed management ... Johnson 676–77; Renner Organized crime 677; Stelmach 2102; Taft 2102 General remarks ... Lindsay 1310, 1311, 1315 West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ... Eggen 1391–92; Morton Human trafficking offences ... Jablonski 2171 1391–92 Private registry office infiltration ... Miller, R. 1366–67; Western Irrigation District ... Groeneveld 1536, 1615; Snelgrove 1367–68 Snelgrove 1536, 1616; Taft 1615–16; Taylor 1536 Organized crime–Prevention Wind power generation ... Coutts 439–40; Knight Funding for ... Lindsay 1309, 1893, 1928, 2068 439–40 Organized crime, Gang-related Wind Valley wildlife corridor ... Bonko 1280; Morton See Gang-related crime 1280 Organized crime, Gang-related aboriginal–Hobbema Winter emergency shelters ... DeLong 2032–33; Fritz See Gang-related crime, Aboriginal–Hobbema 2032–33 reserve Winterkill of fish stock ... Calahasen 540; Morton 540 Organized Crime, Integrated Response to Women's issues ... Mather 16–17; Stelmach 17 See Integrated Response to Organized Crime Women's shelters ... Danyluk 568; Fritz 2142; Lindsay Orphan underground storage site remediation program 2142; Mather 567–68, 2141–42; Tarchuk 567–68 See Tank site remediation program (2006) Wood debris from timber harvesting ... Horner 295; Orphaned well sites Morton 295; Strang 295 See Well sites, Abandoned Workplace health and safety ... Evans 603–04; Miller, Orwell, George (Novelist) B. 603–04 See Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell novel) Youth addictions treatment programs ... Hancock 1053; OSUM corporation Mather 1052–53; Tarchuk 1052 See Oil Sands Underground Mining (OSUM) Youth apprenticeship program ... Calahasen 1446–47; Corporation Liepert 1447 Other initiatives program (Lottery funds) Zoo standards ... Bonko 2000; Morton 2000 Accessibility of information re ... Stelmach 435; Taft Oral Question Period (Parliamentary procedure) 435 Amended start time for ... Speaker, The 86 Auditor General's recommendation re ... Agnihotri 1439 2007 Hansard Subject Index 143

Other initiatives program (Lottery funds) (Continued) Palliser Health Region Calgary Bow River weir project funding ... Goudreau Ambulance service transfer to, pilot project re, report on 1619 ... Blakeman 793 Calgary theatre funding ... Blakeman 1471 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP1024/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Western Guide and Assistance Dog Society grant request The 2293; Hancock 2293 from ... Goudreau 435; Tougas 435 Pan-Canadian privacy and confidentiality framework Ottawa office (Medical records) See Alberta Government Offices, Ottawa office, [See also Medical records, Electronic–Security creation of aspects] Our Fair Share: Report of the Alberta Royalty Review General remarks ... Blakeman 785 Panel Pandemic response services See Royalty Review Panel, Our Fair Share (report) See Epidemic response services Out of school care Pandemic Response Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill See Child care after/before school 14) Outfitters Association, Alberta First Reading ... Jablonski 50 See Alberta Outfitters Association Second Reading ... Blakeman 461–63; Jablonski 445 Overpasses, Highway–Airdrie area Committee ... Blakeman 1775 See Highway 2–Airdrie area, Overpass/underpass at, Third Reading ... Blakeman 1776; Jablonski 1776; congestion re Renner 1776 Overseas offices, Albertan Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 19 June, 2007 See Alberta Government Offices (Outside of House sittings) P3 capital project financing PAO See Capital projects, Public/private partnerships re See Personnel Administration Office P3s Paperny Films Inc. See Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton, Northwest General remarks ... Griffiths 869 portion: Public/private partnership (P3) funding Paproski, Dr. Kenneth (Former MLA) model for; Hospitals–Calgary, New south Calgary Tribute to ... Speaker, The 7 hospital: Public/private funding of; Parks, PARA Provincial, Campground spaces in, P3 opportunities See Professional Association of Residents of Alberta re; Police and peace officer college, Funding for, as Parazynski, Mr. Scott P3 project; Ring roads–Calgary, Northeast section Space walk by ... Rodney 2060 as public/private partnership (P3) project; Road Parent councils construction–Finance, Public/private partnerships See School councils re; Schools–Construction, Public/private projects Parent fund-raising (Education) re; Schools–Maintenance and repair, Funding for, See School councils, Fund-raising activities public/private projects; Student housing, P3 Parent Link Centres funding model for; Urban campus concept, General remarks ... Tarchuk 827 P3 opportunity for Parents Empowering Parents Pacific Northwest Economic Region General remarks ... Mather 823, 1052–53; Tarchuk Labour mobility within ... Coutts 838–39; Evans 1052 838–39 Member's statement re ... Mather 1047 Packing industry, Meat Park Lake Provincial Park See Meat packing industry [See also Parks, Provincial] Pages (Legislative Assembly) Letter re condition of (SP1085/07: Tabled) ... Pastoor Biographies re (SP56 & 710/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The 2391 51, 1818 Parkland County/Stony Plain/Spruce Grove Letter to Speaker on their retirement ... Huygen 1757; Joint anti-drug unit with RCMP, municipal award for ... Speaker, The 1757 Cardinal 2134 Presentation of gifts to, on last day of session ... Deputy Parkland Institute Speaker 2516; Speaker, The 2516 Sustainable communities conference highlights Presentation of gifts to retiring pages ... Deputy Speaker (SP856/07: Tabled) ... Chase 2036 1757–58 Parkland school board Pain, Neuropathic Teachers' strike ... Flaherty 16, 88; Liepert 16, 88; See Neuropathic pain Stelmach 88 Pain and suffering awards cap (Automobile insurance) Teachers' strike: ATA news release re (SP71/07: Tabled) See Insurance, Automobile, Awards resulting from ... Eggen 156 soft tissue injuries (pain and suffering): Cap on Teachers' strike: Letter re (SP72/07: Tabled) ... Eggen Palace Casino 156 Employees' strike at See Strikes and lockouts–Palace Teachers' strike: Resignation of trustee over ... Flaherty Casino employees 16; Liepert 16 Liquor violations at ... Lindsay 1484–85; Martin 1484 Parkland school division teachers' strike Liquor violations at, photograph of (SP553/07: Tabled) See Strikes and lockouts–Teachers, Parkland school ... Martin 1487 division labour dispute 144 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Parks, National Parliamentary language [See also Elk Island National Park; Jasper National General remarks ... Blakeman 1931, 1967; Bonko 2307; Park; Waterton National Park] Brown 1931, 1967–68; Deputy Speaker 2307; Forest management/pine beetle control in ... Morton Hancock 1966; Speaker, The 1931–32, 1957, 1725–26; Oberle 1725 1968–69 Parks, Provincial Parr, Edwin awards [See also Fish Creek Provincial Park; Glenbow See Alberta School Boards Association, Edwin Parr Ranch provincial park; Kananaskis Country; Park awards Lake Provincial Park] Part-time employees' safety 75th anniversary of ... Goudreau 1422, 1424, 1466; See Workplace safety, Part-time employees Strang 1423 Part-time employment benefits Campground spaces in, P3 opportunities re ... Goudreau See Employment benefits, Prorating of, for part-time 1425; VanderBurg 1424 employment Conservation of ... Agnihotri 228, 2213; Goudreau 228; Part-time judges Morton 2213–14 See Judges, Part-time Conservation of: Member's statement re ... Agnihotri Part-time postsecondary students 1756 See Students, Postsecondary, Part-time studies Funding for ... Blakeman 2166, 2167; Bonko 2167–68; Parties, Political Chase 141 See Political parties Funding for: Economic impact of ... Goudreau 1423, Paskowski, Mr. Walter (Former MLA) 1465 See Public lands, Sale of, re Grande Prairie container Funding for: Nominal sum disposals projects ... terminal: Involvement of former MLA in Agnihotri 1467; Goudreau 1468 Passport approach to securities regulation General remarks ... Goudreau 1425 See Securities–Law and legislation, National Letter re (SP901/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 2108 harmonization of (passport system) Maintenance upgrades for ... Agnihotri 1467; Blakeman Passport requirements, Canadian 2166, 2167; Chase 141; Goudreau 1422, 1466, 1469 Impact on tourism ... Ady 2177; Strang 2176–77 New park designations ... Agnihotri 1467; Goudreau Passport substitute 1469 See Automobile drivers' licences, Adaptation for use Policy review of [See also Land-use framework]; as passport substitute Agnihotri 92; Goudreau 91, 92, 1422 Patches the Beaver: Welcome to Harmony Woods Private operators' contracts, Auditor General's (Children's book) recommendation re ... Agnihotri 1468 Member's statement re ... Calahasen 1649 Staffing increase for ... Goudreau 1425; Haley 1425 Pathway and river cleanup campaign, Calgary User fees in ... Eggen 194; Forsyth 91; Goudreau 91, Volunteer guide for (SP357/07: Tabled) ... Chase 842 194; Morton 194 Pathways to Housing program, New York City Parks, Recreation and Culture, Dept. of Tourism, General remarks ... Fritz 1787 See Dept. of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture Patient capacity (Health system) Parks and Wildlife Foundation See Hospital beds See Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Patient safety in hospitals Foundation See Hospitals–Standards, Patient safety in, member's Parks Canada statement re Alberta consultation with, re pine beetle control ... Patient wait times guarantees trust (Federal) Bonko 601, 677; Morton 601, 677–78 See Waiting lists (Medical care), Reduction of, federal Forest management policy ... Morton 1726 funding for Parks department Patronage See Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development Appointments to government agencies, boards and Parliamentarians Against Corruption, Global commissions ... Miller, R. 2388; Oberg 2388 Organization of Former MLA (Bob Maskell), government contract for ... See Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Bonko 537–38; Boutilier 469; Liepert 538; Stelmach Corruption 469, 503–04, 537–38, 565–66, 599;Taft 469, 503, 537, Parliamentary Association, Commonwealth 565, 599 See Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Former MLA (Bob Maskell), government contract for, Parliamentary calendar release of details re ... Boutilier 1926 See Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Sitting calendar; General remarks ... Elsalhy 1599 Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Standing Orders Pattison, Private John George (50th Battalion, Alberta re procedure in: Amendments to (Motions 12 and regiment, CEF) 15 re) Vimy Ridge Victoria Cross holder, member's statement Parliamentary Counsel re ... Shariff 466 Reference to during Question Period ... Miller, R. 1276; Paul, Jean Henry Speaker, The 1280 Details re government grant to (Q28/06: Response tabled Parliamentary democracy as SP297/07) ... Clerk, The 697; Morton 697 Member's statement re ... Backs 155–56 2007 Hansard Subject Index 145

Paulgaard (C.G.) Farms Ltd. Pediatric care Government payment to (SP68/07: Tabled) ... See Children–Health care MacDonald 131 Pediatric echocardiography telehealth outreach Payday Loan Association, Canadian program See Canadian Payday Loan Association See Stollery Children's Hospital, Echocardiography Payday loan companies telehealth outreach program, member's statement re Provincial regulation of ... Miller, R. 1365; Snelgrove Pediatric psychiatric care 1366 See Mental health services–Children Payments made to individuals, companies, by Peigan Trail intersection government See Deerfoot Trail, Calgary, Peigan/Glenmore Trails See Details of Grants, Supplies and Services ... by intersections improvement Payee (Blue books) Pembina Institute for Sustainable Development PC leadership campaign donations to Premier Carbon sequestration comments ... Renner 2140 See Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, Groundwater report ... Renner 726; Swann 726 Leadership campaign contributions to Premier, Land sales for industrial development, report on ... from Royalty Review Panel members Hinman 828 PCHAD Progress indicators for environmental sustainability ... See Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act Swann 1218 PCNs (Primary care networks) Royalty review, criteria for transparency of ... Mason See Medical care, Primary, Team-based care 158; Stelmach 158 PDD Board Pembina Village, Evansburg See Persons with Developmental Disabilities See Good Samaritan Pembina Village, Evansburg Provincial Board Penalties PDD community boards See Fines (Traffic violations) See Persons with developmental disabilities Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary community boards Funding for ... Goudreau 1469 PDD persons Pension income splitting See Mentally disabled General remarks ... Oberg 682 PDD programs Pension Plan, Canada See Mental health services See Canada Pension Plan Peace Air Pension plan (Proposed), Alberta Cessation of business ... Graydon 1406 See Alberta pension plan (Proposed) Peace Country Health Pension Plan, Public Service Management Ambulance service transfer to, pilot project re, report on See Public Service Management Pension Plan ... Blakeman 506, 793; Hancock 506 Pension Plan, Teachers' Annual report, 2005-06 (SP127/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, See Teachers' Pension Plan The 266; Hancock 266 Pension Reform, Alberta Society for Capital maintenance project funding ... Snelgrove 2150 See Alberta Society for Pension Reform Funding ... Blakeman 367; Hancock 367, 774; Stelmach Pensions, Civil service 367 See Civil service pensions Mental health services funding ... Blakeman 367; Pensions, Private-sector Hancock 367, 885; Stelmach 367 Review of legislation re ... Oberg 682 Shadow population See Shadow population (Non- PEP ratepayers)–Northern Alberta See Parents Empowering Parents Peace Hills Trust Per capita funding formula General remarks ... Johnson 154 See Federal/provincial fiscal relations, Per capita Peace Officer Act funding formula for, member's statement re General remarks ... Johnston 804 Perras, Mr. Justice Del Peace officer college See Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Electricity See Police and peace officer college transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Calgary, Peace officers hearing re: Use of private investigators at, Perras Access to criminal information database See Crime report on database, Integrated (cross jurisdictional) database Personal care attendants Highway traffic safety duties ... Johnston 804; Lindsay General remarks ... Hancock 776, 784, 883, 886, 889, 804 1228; Taylor 783 Incidents involving, provincial body to investigate See Injured on the job, workers' compensation for ... Alberta serious incident response team (Proposed) Blakeman 1996; Evans 1996 Role of ... Johnston 804; Lindsay 804 Personal care attendants–Salaries Peace officers–Training See Wages–Personal care attendants Centre of excellence re See Police and peace officer Personal directives college Legislation re (Bill 40) ... Ady 1272 Peace River (Town) Personal directives–Registry Partnership with MD of Northern Lights, member's General remarks ... Ady 1272 statement re ... Oberle 187 146 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Personal Directives Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 40) Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2007) First Reading ... Ady 1272 (Continued) Second reading ... Eggen 1878; Jablonski 1876, 1879; Anthony Henday Drive overpasses/ interchanges in Miller, B. 1877–78; Pastoor 1876–77; Swann southwest Edmonton ... Elsalhy 122, 223, 834, 1658, 1878–79 1766, 2291 Committee ... Blakeman 2115; Elsalhy 2115–16; Community schools in Edmonton-Ellerslie area ... Jablonski 2112–13, 2114, 2116; Martin 2116; Miller, Agnihotri 1922 B. 2114–15; Pastoor 2114, 2116–17 Complex decongestive therapy coverage under health Committee: Amendment A1 (SP908/07: Tabled) ... care plan ... Pannu 1440 Haley 2131; Pastoor 2114 Confined feeding operations, buffer zone from water Third reading ... Ady 2479; Blakeman 2479–80; Renner bodies ... Abbott 564, 799 2479 Elaprase drug addition to drug benefit list ... Bonko 361, Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 400, 444 (Outside of House sittings) First contract legislation ... Mason 724 Personal energy conservation initiatives Graduated drivers' licence, suspension following injury See Energy conservation, Personal initiatives re collisions ... Jablonski 833; Lougheed 724, 1590, Personal Information Protection Act Review 1684 Committee, Select Special Health care premiums elimination ... Martin 1130 Membership change (Motion 8: Hancock) ... Hancock Health facilities inspections and patient safety issues ... 27 Eggen 1130; Mason 1073 Report presented (SP760/07: Tabled) ... Ady 1956 Helmet and operating legislation for all-terrain vehicle Personal property operators ... Coutts 122 See Property, Personal Italian consulate closure ... Lukaszuk 2209 Personnel Administration Office Keystone wildlife preserve, establishment of ... Bonko Budget ... Snelgrove 1364 2035, 2062 General remarks ... Miller, R. 1367; Snelgrove 1363, Logging cessation in Kananaskis Country ... Eggen 1368 1888 Persons in care–Protection Marie Lake seismic testing, environmental impact See Social services recipients–Protection assessment of...Bonko 1583, 1590, 1684;Stelmach 1585 Persons with developmental disabilities Métis harvesting ... Calahasen 2291; Cardinal 2248 See Mentally disabled Multicultural long-term care facility for south-east Persons with Developmental Disabilities Central Region Edmonton ... Agnihotri 1922 Community Board Municipal taxation powers ... Hinman 1487 General remarks ... Snelgrove 2280 New Edmonton remand centre location ... Backs 265; Persons with developmental disabilities community Elsalhy 444, 636 boards New hospital for Beaverlodge ... Graydon 400 General remarks ... Brown 1574 Nuclear power plant, opposition to ... Oberle 2136 Persons with developmental disabilities programs Private health insurance abandonment ... MacDonald See Mental health services 2099 Persons with Developmental Disabilities Provincial Protected area designation for Kakwa, Little Smoky, and Board Bughorn areas ... Strang 2389 Elimination of ... Brown 1574; Pastoor 1158 Public inquiry into AEUB's use of private investigators Persons with Disabilities, Edmonton Advisory Board on at hearing by ... MacDonald 1852, 1922, 1956, 2034, Services for 2136, 2209 See Edmonton Advisory Board on Services for Public inquiry into patient safety in hospitals, petition Persons with Disabilities initiated re ... Mason 326 Pest control Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Act (Bill Products for ... Groeneveld 931; Marz 931 213), passage of ... Backs 1888, 2034 Pest control in the honey industry Remuneration for employees working with persons with General remarks ... Coutts 808; Groeneveld 808 developmental disabilities ... Pastoor 1766 Pest Management Regulatory Agency (Federal) Remuneration for employees working with the disabled Strychnine as pest control, study re ... Groeneveld ... Blakeman 1817, 1852, 1922, 1956, 2034, 2062, 930–31 2099,2136; Elsalhy 444, 501, 564, 762, 1181, 1533, (Calgary General Hospital) 1728, 1766, 1781–82, 1964–65, 2062, 2172; Pastoor Expansion of ... Hancock 782; Taylor 782 762, 1073 Petitions for Private Bills (2007) Rent increase control ... Backs 361, 502, 724, 762, 800; Crest Leadership Centre Act ... DeLong 324 Eggen 1271, 1685; Martin 1658, 1728–29; Pannu CyberPol - The Global Centre for Securing Cyberspace 1728 Act ... DeLong 324 Rent increase limit/condo conversion prevention ... Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2007) Taylor 2099 Anthony Henday Drive noise attenuation, The Woods Rental costs assistance for low-income/disabled ... area ... Elsalhy 1658, 2291 Blakeman 1766; Bonko 1533–34, 1684; Elsalhy 444, 878, 924, 1238, 1487, 1590, 1684, 1728, 1766, 1817, 2007 Hansard Subject Index 147

Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2007) Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2007) (Continued) (Continued) Rental costs assistance for low-income/disabled Trial in adult court of accused killer of Joshua John Hunt (Continued) ... Elsalhy (Continued) 1922, 2136, 2172, (SP5, 62, 83, 92, 114, 139, 155, 173, 187, 218, 228, 2209; Miller, B. 1684; Miller, R. 1766 242/07)... Backs 25, 86, 188, 231, 266, 298, 332, 362, Royalty review report, discarding of ... Hinman 1852, 409, 502, 536, 564 1965, 2062 Trial in adult court of accused killer of Joshua John Hunt School closure policy of Edmonton Public School Board (SP282, 707/07) ... Backs 679, 1818 ... Mason 502; Miller, B. 265, 298 Walleye restocking in Pigeon Lake (SP1034/07) ... School closure policy, provincial ... Mason 502 Abbott 2329 School fees elimination ... MacDonald 2061 Petro-Canada Sherritt Dodds-Round Hill coal gasification project, Refinery fire, Strathcona County ... Knight 19; Renner prevention of ... Eggen 222–23 19; VanderBurg 19 Smoke-free Places (Tobacco Reduction) Amendment Refinery fire, Strathcona County: Environmental impact Act, 2007 (Bill 45), passage of ... Blakeman 1956, ... Renner 19; VanderBurg 19 2034; Chase 2035; Cheffins 2034; Doerksen 1956; Petrochemical industry Dunford 1852, 2209; Elsalhy 2035; Flaherty 2062; General remarks ... Eggen 1109; Knight 1110, 1397 Griffiths 2061; Hinman 1965; Jablonski 2034; Natural gas volatiles as feedstock for ... Knight 1116; Johnson 1956; Lukaszuk 1852; Martin 1956; Miller, Mason 1114, 1115 B. 2062; Mitzel 1956; Oberle 2061; Prins 1888; Preservation of ... Knight 811–12; Mason 1480–81; Rodney 2061; Rogers 1852; Swann 2034 Stelmach 1481 Smoke-free Places (Tobacco Reduction) Amendment Petroleum–Prices Act, 2007 (Bill 45), passage of (not in order to be See Oil–Prices presented) ... Lund 1817; VanderBurg 1782 Petroleum Economics Limited Social housing costs ... Bonko 636; Elsalhy 636 Comparative royalty regimes report ... MacDonald Sour gas wells, Tomahawk area ... Swann 1658, 1767 814–15 South Calgary hospital construction ... Swann 122 Comparative royalty regimes report (SP337/07: Tabled) Trapping ban in vicinity of Cypress Hills Interprovincial ... MacDonald 772 Park ... Mitzel 1684 Petroleum industry Trial in adult court of accused killer of Joshua John Hunt See Oil industry (not in order to be presented) ... Backs 122 Petroleum Producers, Canadian Association of Tsuu T'ina First Nation agreement re southwest Calgary See Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers ring road ... Cheffins 2062 Petroleum Tank Management Association of Alberta Unpasteurized dairy products, consumer access to ... Annual report, 2006 (SP529/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Elsalhy 2035 1386; Danyluk 1386 Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2007) Pharmac Alberta Utilities Commission Act, Bill 46, opposition to See Pharmaceutical Management Agency (New (SP763/07) ... Mason 1965 Zealand) Daycare regulations changes (SP868/07) ... Mather Pharmacare 2063 See Drugs, Prescription, Provincial pharmacare Extended care beds for Slave Lake (SP697, 864/07) ... program Calahasen 1818, 2063 Pharmaceutical information network Monarch Place, Red Deer, sale: Request for inquiry into General remarks ... Hancock 692, 783 (SP146/07) ... Jablonski 324 Pharmaceutical Management Agency (New Zealand) New hospital for Beaverlodge (SP189/07) ... Graydon General remarks ... Hancock 888; Mason 887, 889 409 Pharmaceutical savings agency (Proposal) Rent control (SP289/07) ... Martin 697 General remarks ... Evans 1187; Mason 887, 888; Rent increase assistance for low-income/disabled Pannu 1187 (SP634/07) ... Miller, B. 1729 Pharmaceutical strategy Rent increase assistance for low-income/disabled See Drugs, Prescription, Provincial pharmacare (SP1049/07) ... Chase 2330 program Rent increases (SP608/07) ... Pannu 1659 Pharmaceutical strategy re mental health services School construction in Calgary-North West constituency See Mental health services, Drug strategy re (SP614/07) ... Melchin 1693 Pharmaceuticals Smoke-free Places (Tobacco Reduction) Amendment See Drugs, Prescription Act, 2007 (Bill 45) ... Cao 1896 Pharmaceuticals–Costs Sour gas well drilling on the Eastern Slopes (SP648/07) See Drugs, Prescription–Costs ... Swann 1767 Pharmacists Trial in adult court of accused killer of Joshua John Hunt Standards of practice (prescribing medication) change ...... Backs 22 Hancock 330; Jablonski 330 Standards of practice (prescribing medication) change: Member's statement re ... Jablonski 323 148 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Pharmacists, Alberta College of Pine beetles See Alberta College of Pharmacists General remarks ... Morton 1585, 2142, 2143 Philanthropy Day, National Impact on flooding in affected areas ... Morton 264; See National Philanthropy Day Oberle 263–64 Phone information lines Impact on forestry sustainability ... Bonko 1826; Morton See 211 (Telephone help line); 911 emergency 1245–46, 1822, 1826; VanderBurg 1642, 1822 response telephone system, Provincial system Studies on the effects of (M5/07: Defeated) ... Bonko for; Alberta Works (Employment training 1082–83; Morton 1083 program), Phone information line for rent increase Pine beetles–Control inquiries; Bullying–Prevention, Provincial By forest burns ... Bonko 2154; Morton 2154 helpline re; Disabled, Programs for: Telephone Cold weather impact on ... Bonko 1452; Morton information line re; Forest fires, Phone reporting 1453–54 line re; Health Link Alberta Consultation with other governments re ... Bonko 601; Phostoxin (Pest control product) Morton 601; Prins 601 General remarks ... Groeneveld 931 Documents and studies re (SP448/07: Tabled) ... Morton Photo ID card 1130 See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan, Health card Emergency funding for ... Bonko 601; Morton 601, of, improvement for use as proof of identity; Voter 1407, 1408, 1451; Oberle 1407; Prins 601 identification cards Federal funding for ... Bonko 1452; Morton 1453 Photo radar (Traffic safety) Funding for ... Bonko 1452, 2153, 2154; Morton 1826, Demerit points for infractions caught by ... Miller, R. 2153–54; Oberg 684; Snelgrove 2162 1371; Oberg 1372 General remarks ... Bonko 262, 601–02, 677, 1457; General remarks ... Miller, R. 1371; Oberg 1372 Morton 16, 262, 264, 601–02, 677–78, 770, 927, Speed on green light radar ... Ouellette 1279–80 1451, 1453, 1642, 1725–26, 1895–96;Oberle 263–64, Physical fitness–Teaching 1725; Prins 601; Strang 16, 770, 1895–96 [See also Children–Physical fitness] Impact on carbon dioxide emissions ... Renner 1231–32; Daily mandatory activities ... Flaherty 1197; Liepert Strang 1230 1198, 1360 Research on (Genome Alberta), funding for ... Hinman Elimination of facility fees re ... Flaherty 2254; Liepert 101; Horner 101, 106; Pannu 105 2254 Summit on ... Morton 16 Physical Therapists of Alberta, College of Pine beetles–Control–Grande Prairie area See College of Physical Therapists of Alberta Funding for ... Bonko 1826; Morton 1826 Physician assistants Pine beetles–Control–Kananaskis Country General remarks ... Hancock 889 General remarks ... Bonko 2153; Morton 332, 677–78, Physicians–Rural areas 1134, 1725; Oberle 1725; Rodney 332 See Medical profession–Rural areas Letters re (SP184-185/07: Tabled) ... Chase 409 Physicians–Supply Member's statement re ... Chase 400 See Medical profession–Supply Pine beetles–Control–Waterton National Park Physicians, Family General remarks ... Morton 1725; Oberle 1725 See Family physicians Pine beetles–Control–Willmore Wilderness Park Physicians, Training of General remarks ... Morton 1896; Strang 1896 See Medical profession–Education PIPA Review Committee, Select Special Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta See Personal Information Protection Act Review See College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta Committee, Select Special Physicians office system program (POSP) Pipefitter red seal exams See Medical records, Electronic, Installation in See Steamfitter-pipefitter red seal exams physicians' offices (POSP) program, funding for Pipeline, Keystone Physicians services See Keystone bitumen pipeline See Medical profession–Fees Pipelines–Security aspects Pickup junior high school General remarks ... Lindsay 1315 See H. W. Pickup junior high school Pipelines, Carbon dioxide Pigeon Lake fish management See Carbon dioxide pipelines See Fish management–Pigeon Lake Pipelines, Gas PIN See Gas pipelines See Pharmaceutical information network Pipelines, Gas–Mackenzie Valley to Alberta Pincher Creek Associate Clinic See Gas pipelines–Mackenzie Valley to Alberta Good health initiative, member's statement re ... Coutts Pipelines,Water–Bashaw to Ferintosh 359 See Water pipelines–Bashaw to Ferintosh Pincher Creek (Town) Pipelines,Water–Beiseker/Irricana/Acme Member's statement re ... Coutts 1438–39 See Water pipelines–Beiseker/Irricana/Acme Pine beetle killed timber, utilization of Piper Creek Foundation, Red Deer See Timber killed by pine beetles, Utilization of Affordable housing project ... Danyluk 1444; Doerksen 1444 2007 Hansard Subject Index 149

Planning, Economic–Alberta Point of Order (Continued) See Alberta–Economic policy Explanation of Speaker's ruling ... Oberle 1698; Planning, Land-use Speaker, The 1698 See Land-use planning Factual accuracy ... Abbott 1395; Blakeman 2002–03, Planning, Regional 2073, 2180–81; Boutilier 1139, 2073–74, 2146–47; See Intermunicipal relations Hancock 2003, 2181; Knight 2003; Lukaszuk 2003; Planning for growth, legislation re Speaker, The 1139–40, 1395, 1396, 2003–04, 2074, See Economic growth, Planning for, legislation to 2147, 2181 enable (Bill 211) False allegations ... Blakeman 1488, 2295; Boutilier Planning for the Future of Communities Act (Bill 211) 1488; Hancock 2295; Speaker, The 1488, 2295 First Reading ... Miller, B. 1238; Taylor 1238 Imputing motives ... Backs 1449; Blakeman 1449, Second Reading ... Abbott 1499–1500; Agnihotri 1463; Boutilier 991, 1463; Deputy Chair 991, 1463; 1496–97; Chase 1500–01; Danyluk 1497–98; DeLong Horner 1280–81, 1830; MacDonald 991; Mason 1139; 1504, 1662; Johnston 1664; Lund 1501–02; Mather Miller, R. 1830; Speaker, The 1139, 1281, 1449, 1830 1498–99; Miller, B. 1665; Pannu 1503–04; Snelgrove Insulting language ... Abbott 2079; Deputy Speaker 1496; Taft 1663–64; Taylor 1495–96; Tougas 1502–03 2079–80; MacDonald 2079; Mason 2079 Second Reading: Division on 1665 Interrupting a member ... Abbott 1696; Blakeman 1696; General remarks ... Bonko 1629, 1630, 1721; Brown 1696–97; Speaker, The 1697 MacDonald 1643; Stelmach 1721 Members' Statements ... Oberle 1932; Speaker, The Plant a Row Grow a Row program 1932 See under Edmonton's Food Bank Ministerial responsibilities ... Blakeman 2146; Hancock Plant species, Endangered 2146; Speaker, The 2146 See Endangered plant species Order of business ... Chair 882; Hancock 882; Martin Plastic milk containers–Recycling 882 See Dairy containers–Recycling Parliamentary language ... Blakeman 1931, 1967; Brown Plebiscites, Federal 1931, 1967–68; Hancock 1966; Speaker, The Barley marketing choice ... Groeneveld 472; Prins 472 1931–32, 1968–69 Barley marketing choice: Member's statement re ... Prins Preambles to supplementary questions ... Blakeman 94; 324 Speaker, The 94–95 Barley marketing choice: Provincial advertisements re ... Projected government business ... Martin 409–10; Groeneveld 129; Mitzel 129 Renner 410; Speaker, The 410; VanderBurg 410 Plebiscites, Provincial Question and comment period ... Abbott 2074; Deputy School board funding ... Eggen 1278; Flaherty 1276; Speaker 2304; Speaker, The 2074; VanderBurg 2304 Liepert 1252, 1276, 1278, 1994 Referring to a member by name ... Abbott 1298; Brown Western Irrigation District plebiscite to transfer water 1297–98; Shariff 1298 licence to racing entertainment complex in Balzac ... Referring to newspaper articles ... Hancock 511; Mason Groeneveld 1536; Snelgrove 1536; Taylor 1536 511; Speaker, The 511 PLENA Reflections on members ... Agnihotri 371; Blakeman See Public Legal Education Network of Alberta 370; Hancock 369–70; Speaker, The 370–71 PNWER Relevance ... Blakeman 2354; Chase 2511; Deputy See Pacific Northwest Economic Region Chair 108; Deputy Speaker 301, 1066, 2354; Poems Dunford 108; Hancock 300–01, 2511; Herard Concerning P3s ... Chase 84–85 1065–66; Lund 2354; Mather 301; Speaker, The 2511 Remembrance Day poem read by student ... Speaker, Separating amendments ... Blakeman 2415–16; Chair The 1885; Stewart 1885 2415–16; Hancock 2416; Knight 2415–16 Point of Order Tabling a government report ... Martin 1827; Renner Allegations against a member ... Abbott 1063; Blakeman 1827; Speaker, The 1827 545, 1694–95; Cenaiko 1063; Deputy Speaker 1063, Police 2301, 2303, 2305–06; Elsalhy 2305; Evans 1138–39; Access to criminal information database See Crime Hancock 545–46, 1695, 2391; Hinman 2392; database, Integrated (cross jurisdictional) database Jablonski 2302–03; Liepert 1248; Lukaszuk 2301; Campus security involvement ... Horner 605; Rodney Lund 2486; MacDonald 241, 2301; Miller, R. 1063, 605 1247–48, 2303, 2486; Oberle 2200, 2305; Shariff Domestic violence cases ... Lindsay 46; Mather 46 241, 2200; Snelgrove 1695; Speaker, The 546, 1139, General remarks ... Lindsay 1308 1248, 1695–96, 2392, 2486; Taft 1139; Taylor 2200 Incidents involving, provincial body to investigate See Allegations against members ... Blakeman 2204; Elsalhy Alberta serious incident response team (Proposed) 1248; Lukaszuk 1299; Oberle 2204; Shariff 2204; Incidents involving, provincial body to investigate: Snelgrove 1248–49; Speaker, The 1249, 1299 Legislation re (Bill 16) ... Lindsay 122 Clarification ... Chair 809; MacDonald 809 Increase in numbers of ... Coutts 1929; Elsalhy Committee proceedings ... Chair 891–92; Danyluk 891; 1306–07; Lindsay 1893, 1928, 1929; Martin 1858; Hancock 891–92; Martin 891–92; Mason 891 Stevens 1858 Division bell interval ... Abbott 2414; Backs 2414; Letter from consitutent re (SP471/07: Tabled) ... Eggen Blakeman 2414; Chair 2414; Hancock 2414 1247 150 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Police (Continued) Policy co-ordination office Member's statement re ... Johnston 1181 See Executive Council, Policy co-ordination office MLA committee review of: Report ... Coutts 327–28; Policy committees, PC caucus Lindsay 328 See Caucus policy committees (PC party) Neighbourhood patrols ... Agnihotri 1538; Forsyth Policy field committees 2026; Lindsay 1538 See Committee on Community Services, Standing; Neighbourhood patrols: Member's statement re ... Mason Committee on Government Services, Standing; 1048 Committee on Managing Growth Pressures, Recruitment/retention problems, round-table on ... Standing; Committee on Resources and Coutts 1929; Lindsay 1929 Environment, Standing; Committees, Policy field Relay race challenge participation See Baker to Vegas (all-party) Challenge Cup Relay race Polish long-term care facility, Edmonton Taser usage, guidelines for ... Mason 1995; Stelmach See Continuing/extended care facilities–Edmonton, 1995 Polish facility Police–Edmonton Political donations See Edmonton Police Service See Political parties, Donations to Police–Finance Political donations to party leadership campaigns General remarks ... Agnihotri 1538; Elsalhy 472, 641, See Political parties, Leadership campaigns, 1310, 1311, 2033, 2159; Hinman 2383; Lindsay 472, legislation re contributions to 543,641, 1308–09, 1311, 1538, 1893, 1928, 2033, Political ethics 2159, 2383; Mason 1048; Oberg 683 General remarks ... Hinman 2213; Stelmach 2213 Police–Rural areas Member's statement re ... Agnihotri 1955; Chase 1921 Funding for ... Elsalhy 1310; Lindsay 1310 Political favouritism Police–Training See Political influence Centre of excellence re See Police and peace officer Political influence college CIP granting process ... Agnihotri 365; Goudreau 365, Police Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 16) 401; Taft 401 First Reading ... Lindsay 122 General remarks ... Agnihotri 1606 Second Reading ... Blakeman 456; Eggen 457–58; Political parties Elsalhy 453–55; Lindsay 393; Mather 456–57; Donations to ... Hinman 2213; Martin 2288, 2389; Miller, B. 455–56 Mason 1533, 1816–17, 1890, 1924; Ouellette 2288; Committee ... Abbott 522–23; Agnihotri 520–21; Stelmach 1687–88, 2213; VanderBurg 1687–88 Blakeman 519–20; Elsalhy 517–19, 524–25; Griffiths Donations to: Legislation re ... Mason 1723; Stelmach 521; Hinman 525–26; Lindsay 492–93; Miller, R. 1723 523; Pannu 521–24; Pastoor 524; Swann 525 Donations to: Member's statement re ... Mason 2171 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP223/07: Tabled) ... Donations to: Point of Order on comments re ... Hancock Abbott 526; Elsalhy 518 2391; Hinman 2392; Speaker, The 2392 Committee: Amendment A1 (division on) 524 Leadership campaigns: Contributions to ... Cheffins Committee: Amendment A2 (SP224/07: Tabled) ... 2216; Hinman 2383; Morton 2216; Stelmach 1650, Abbott 526; Elsalhy 524 2383; Taft 1650 Third Reading ... Cenaiko 664; Elsalhy 663; Lindsay Leadership campaigns: Legislation re ... Martin 1601; 663; Mason 663–64; Renner 663 Stelmach 1602 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 20 April, 2007 Leadership campaigns: Legislation re contributions to ... (Outside of House sittings) Jablonski 837; Pannu 1136; Snelgrove 1136; Police and peace officer college Stelmach 837–38, 1650, 1688, 1723 Funding for ... Elsalhy 1312 Leadership campaigns: Legislation re contributions to, Funding for, as P3 project ... Elsalhy 1313; Lindsay all-party committee to review ... Pannu 1136; 1312–13 Snelgrove 1136 General remarks ... Coutts 327–28; Lindsay 328, 1315, Leadership campaigns: Legislation re contributions to 1929 (Motion 508: Mason) ... Abbott 1297–98; Agnihotri Police lock-up facilities 1298–99; Blakeman 1301–02; Doerksen 1299–1300; Transfer to provincial control, legislation re (Bill 16) ... Jablonski 1302–03; MacDonald 1300–01; Mason Lindsay 122 1296–97, 1303; Rodney 1301; Snelgrove 1303 Police officers in schools Recognition of, in Legislative Assembly ... Hancock 25; See School resource officers (police) Hinman 77–78 Police Service, Edmonton Trust funds activity reporting, member's statement re ... See Edmonton Police Service Elsalhy 799 Police services, Aboriginal Ponoka hospital See Aboriginal police services See Alberta Hospital, Ponoka Police Week Poon McKenzie Architects Member's statement re ... Johnston 1181 Chinese projects, facilitation of by Alberta foreign Policy Alternatives, Canadian Centre for offices ... Boutilier 1428 See Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives 2007 Hansard Subject Index 151

Poor children Postsecondary educational institutions (Continued) See Children and poverty Disabled students accessibility issues re, letter re Population–Canada (SP1045/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 2330 As basis for federal per capita spending formula, Donations of equipment to ... Horner 193; Tougas 192 member's statement re ... Cao 120 Facilities for undergraduate students ... Horner 191; Population–Edmonton Zwozdesky 191 Impact on city services ... Lukaszuk 126 Financial statements consolidated with government Pork–Export–United States statements ... Snelgrove 1366 Prevention of, from Olymel pork plant in Red Deer ... Provincial funding for, to enable compliance with Groeneveld 1959–60, 2065; Mason 2065; Prins interprovincial trade agreement (TILMA) ...Bonko 45; 1959–60; Stelmach 2065 Stelmach 45 Pork industry Provincial grants to ... Horner 1343; Pannu 1342 Provincial assistance to ... Groeneveld 1960; Prins Role of [See also Campus Alberta]; Dunford 2251; 1960 Horner 97–98, 112, 191, 262, 1318, 1322, 1324, Port of Prince Rupert 1341, 1344, 1345, 1347, 1621, 2251, 2290; Speech Alberta access to, joint initiatives re (Q27/06: Response from the Throne 3 tabled as SP102/07) ... Evans 265; Stevens 265 Role of: Framework document re, letters of support for Alberta initiatives re ... Griffiths 1278; Oberg 1278; from student associations (SP969/07: Tabled) ... Ouellette 1278, 1403 Horner 2248 Container terminal at, Alberta involvement in ... Backs Role of: Framework document re (SP968/07: Tabled) ... 403; Evans 403; Stelmach 403 Horner 2248 Portable dialysis treatment Role of: Review of ... Doerksen 1825; Horner 1825–26 See Dialysis treatment, Mobile Turning away of students ... Horner 1343–44, 1347–48, Portage College 1349; Martin 1348; Pannu 1342, 1344–45, 1346–47 Cold Lake campus ... Horner 1322 Postsecondary educational institutions–Admissions A Portrait of Sustainable Crime Prevention (study) (enrollment) See Federal/Provincial/Terrritorial Working Group Application system (APAS) for ... Horner 1325, 1348, of Community Safety and Crime Prevention, A 1349 Portrait of Sustainable Crime Prevention (study) Requirements/standards for ... Horner 1345, 1349; POSP (Physicians office system program) Pannu 1345 See Medical records, Electronic, Installation in Postsecondary educational institutions–Calgary physicians' offices (POSP) program General remarks ... Cheffins 1789; Horner 1721, 1789; Possession of land Stelmach 1721; Taft 1721 See Land possession Postsecondary educational institutions–Fees Post-secondary Learning Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 6) Mandatory fees ... Horner 93; Pannu 93 First Reading ... Dunford 24; Rodney 24 Postsecondary educational institutions–Maintenance Second Reading ... Dunford 411–12; Pannu 413–15; and repair Taylor 412–13 Funding for ... Horner 1322–23, 1341, 2156, 2157; Committee ... Dunford 497; Taylor 497 Tougas 1322, 2156, 2157 Third Reading ... Dunford 666; Lukaszuk 666; Tougas Postsecondary educational institutions–Security aspects 666 Campus security, arming of ... Lindsay 605; Rodney Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 20 April, 2007 605 (Outside of House sittings) General remarks ... Horner 605; Lindsay 605; Rodney Postsecondary education 605 See Education, Postsecondary Postsecondary students Postsecondary education–Finance See Students, Postsecondary See Education, Postsecondary–Finance Potable water Postsecondary education for the disabled See Drinking water See Disabled–Education, Postsecondary education Potato cyst nematode Postsecondary educational institutions Presence in seed potato fields ... Groeneveld Audited financial statements, 2004-05 (SP190/07: 1999–2000; Prins 1999–2000 Tabled) ... Clerk, The 409; Horner 409 Poultry industry Audited financial statements (SP1030/07: Tabled) ... Impact of supply management on ... Groeneveld 1419; Clerk, The 2293; Horner 2293 Haley 1418 Board members of, length of term, legislation re (Bill 6) Poverty ... Rodney 24 General remarks ... Evans 537; Stelmach 536–37; Taft Capital project funding for ... Horner 1319, 1322, 1342, 536–37 1343, 1345, 1347, 1349; Tougas 1321–22 International assistance program re ... Backs 1238 Degree-granting programs ... Horner 1346 Poverty and children Degree-granting programs: Approval processes re (Bill See Children and poverty 6) ... Rodney 24 Power, Coal-produced Degree-granting programs: Name change policy See Electric power, Coal-produced following creation of ... Horner 2290; Taylor 2290 152 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Power, Coal-produced–Environmental aspects PricewaterhouseCoopers See Electric power, Coal-produced–Environmental Conference on forest industry sustainability, May 2007 aspects ... Morton 1245–46 Power blackouts Public-sector comparator to Calgary northeast ring road See Electric power–Supply, Shortage of (blackouts) P3 project (SP546/07: Tabled) ... Ouellette 1487 Power lines Primary care networks See Electric power lines See Medical care, Primary, Team-based care Power plants, Electric Primary health care See Electric power plants See Medical care, Primary Power plants, Nuclear Prime Minister of Canada (Stephen Harper) See Nuclear power plants General remarks ... Boutilier 674; Taylor 674 Power wall displays re tobacco products Judicial advisory committee changes ... Elsalhy 675; See Tobacco–Marketing, Power wall displays re, Stevens 675 member's statement re Prime Minister of the Netherlands Powley decision (Métis hunting/fishing rights) See Netherlands, Prime Minister of, visit to Alberta See Supreme Court of Canada, Powley decision Prince Edward Island election (Métis hunting/fishing rights) See Elections, Provincial–Prince Edward Island Prairie grasslands–Preservation Prince Edward Island review of proportional General remarks ... Brown 1963; Morton 1963 representation Prairie grasslands–Southern Alberta See Proportional representation, Consideration of, in Hays area parcel, conversion to potato production ... other provinces Brown 1963; Morton 1963 Prince Rupert grain terminal loan Precious minerals industry See Ridley Grain Ltd., Alberta loan to See Mines and mineral industry Prince Rupert port Premier's Awards of Excellence See Port of Prince Rupert Ministerial statement re ... Elsalhy 2280–81; Martin Prince Rupert trade corridor 2281; Snelgrove 2280 See Rail service–Edmonton to Prince Rupert Premiers' conferences Prion Research Institute, Alberta See Council of the Federation See Alberta Prion Research Institute Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Prisoners Disabilities Legislation re (Bill 52) ... Lindsay 2136 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP635/07: Tabled) ... Lougheed Rehabilitation services for ... Lindsay 1308, 1314 1729 Privacy Act Awards of excellence, member's statement re ... See Freedom of Information and Protection of Lougheed 2319–20 Privacy Act General remarks ... Lougheed 1954; Melchin 1572 Privacy Commissioner Premiers of North-West Territories and Alberta See Information and Privacy Commissioner Historical reference work re See The Mantle of Privacy services (Government department) Leadership (Historical reference work re See Dept. of Government Services Premiers in Alberta) Private Bills Premier's Office See Bills, Private (2007) See Office of the Premier Private Bills, Standing Committee on Premier's Task Force on Crystal Meth See Committee on Private Bills, Standing See Crystal Meth Task Force Private day homes Premiums, Medicare See Daycare in private homes See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums Private health insurance Preschool programs See Insurance, Health (Private) See Early childhood education Private hospitals Prescription drugs See Hospitals, Private See Drugs, Prescription Private investigators–Training Prescription drugs–Costs Centre of excellence re See Police and peace officer See Drugs, Prescription–Costs college Prevention of disease Private investigators at AEUB hearing See Disease prevention See Alberta Energy and Utilities Board, Electricity Prevention of Family Violence and Bullying Initiative transmission line (500 kV), Edmonton to Calgary, Member's statement re ... Jablonski 1780 hearing re: Use of private investigators at Preventive medical services Private liquor stores General remarks ... Backs 1228; Cao 1233; Coutts 359; See Liquor stores, Private Eggen 112; Hancock 108, 109, 694, 886, 887–88, Private medical care 889, 1226, 1229; Mason 889; Pannu 890–91; Speech See Medical care, Private from the Throne 3; Swann 107 Private members Preventive social service program See under Members of the Legislative Assembly See Family and community support services program 2007 Hansard Subject Index 153

Private members' bills Professional Association of Residents of Alberta See Bills, Private members' public (2007) Signing bonus for family physicians suggestion ... Private members' motions Blakeman 1691; Hancock 1691 See Resolutions (2007) Professional qualifications, Foreign Private pensions Assessment service for ... Blakeman 779, 780; Evans See Pensions, Private-sector 364, 1168, 1175, 1176, 2385; Hancock 776, 780, 883, Private registry offices 916, 2385; MacDonald 1176; Mason 889; McFarland See Registry offices, Private 2384–85; Miller, B. 364, 1175 Private schools–Finance Assessment service for, joint Alberta/B.C. office for ... For ESL programs ... Flaherty 1258; Liepert 1249, Evans 838, 1243 1256, 1257, 1354 Professions General remarks ... Agnihotri 1255; Eggen 1353; Performance measures re ... Dunford 1568; Evans 1568 Liepert 1210, 1249, 1256, 1257, 1354; MacDonald Professor/student ratio 1257; Oberg 683 See Class size (Universities) Private-sector pensions Professors See Pensions, Private-sector See University teachers Private vocational schools Professors, Medical Licensing of, legislation re (Bill 7) ... Webber 24 See Medical profession–Education, Instructors for Private Vocational Schools Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill Program unit funding (Education) 7) See Education–Finance, Program unit funding First Reading ... Webber 24 Progress indicators (environmental sustainability) Second Reading ... MacDonald 460; Miller, B. 459–60; General remarks ... Swann 1218 Pannu 394–95; Tougas 394; Webber 393–94, 460 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Committee ... Chase 1844–45; Eggen 1845–46; Candidates for executive committee elections, list of MacDonald 1845; Webber 1843–44, 1846 (SP65/07: Tabled) ... Martin 131; Mason 131 Third reading ... Agnihotri 1933–34; Chase 1933; Donations to ... Mason 2171 Eggen 1934; Webber 1932–35; Zwozdesky 1934 Donations to, from oil companies ... Mason 1816–17, Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 1890 (Outside of House sittings) Female candidates, recruitment of ... Stelmach 17 General remarks ... Horner 541 Leadership campaign ... Stelmach 1602 Privatization of long-term care facilities Leadership campaign contributions, disclosure of ... See Continuing/extended care facilities, Conversion to Cheffins 2216; Mason 402–03, 638; Morton 2216; assisted living facility status Stelmach 402–03, 638 Privilege Leadership campaign contributions to contenders, from Finance minister's solicitation of campaign donations Beaver regional waste management commission ... while preparing the budget ... Oberg 638 Danyluk 1535, 1614–15; Mason 1723; Oberg 1651; Misleading the House (Minister of Energy) ... Blakeman Snelgrove 1535, 1615; Stelmach 1479–80, 1542, 1791–92, 1826–27; Knight 1792–93, 1827; Speaker, 1583, 1651, 1687–88, 1723, 1994; Taft 1479–80, The 1793, 1826–27, 1860–61 1535, 1583, 1614–15, 1651; Taylor 1542; Reflections on a member (Minister of Finance) ... Abbott VanderBurg 1687–88 647; Martin 646; Mason 646; Oberg 645–46; Oberle Leadership campaign contributions to Premier, from 646–47; Snelgrove 647; Speaker, The 647, 679–80 Royalty Review Panel members ... Speaker, The 41; Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing, Stelmach 13–14, 41; Taft 13–14, 41 Standing Committee on Trust funds activity reporting, member's statement re ... See Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Elsalhy 799 Orders and Printing, Standing Vice-president (finance, Gary C. Campbell) of, as public Probation officers member of Corporate Internal Audit Services ... Increase in numbers of ... Lindsay 1309 Stelmach 599; Taft 599 Problem gambling Progressive Conservative caucus See Gambling, Compulsive Purchase of radio ads with caucus funds ... Oberle 1698; Process equipment manufacturing facility, Tofield Speaker, The 1696 See Steel fabrication plant, Tofield Project Infiltrate Procurement, Government General remarks ... Stevens 1305 See Purchases, Government Project Kare Producer credits for biofuels General remarks ... Lindsay 1310; Stevens 1305 See Biofuels industry, Producer credits for Project neuroArm (Surgical robot) Producer savings account (CAIS) Member's statement re ... Ady 1046–47 See Canadian agriculture income stabilization Property, Personal program, Producer savings account component Repository and claims system for, legislation re (Bill 23) Production Audit Group staffing level ... Oberg 361 See Dept. of Energy, Production Audit Group, Property, Real staffing level Illegal activities on, legislation re (Bill 212) ... Johnston 1239 154 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Property rights Prostitutes, Murdered/missing Impact of Bill 46, Alberta Utilities Commission Act, on See Women, Murdered/missing ... Knight 1856; MacDonald 1856, 1925–26; Pannu Prostitution 2390; Stelmach 1925–26 Transition programs away from, funded from proceeds Property tax from convictions under Bill 203, 2003: Letter re Affect of new municipal taxes on ... Abbott 1186; (SP80/07:Tabled) ... Blakeman 188 Danyluk 1186–87 Prostitution, Juvenile Capping of, for seniors ... Brown 2386; Melchin 2386 Initiatives re See under Protection of Children General remarks ... Danyluk 893, 1142; Pastoor 1147; Involved in Prostitution Act Stelmach 1275 Protected areas On condominiums ... Danyluk 1691; Johnson 1691 Conservation of, member's statement re ... Agnihotri On rental housing ... Cao 1539; Oberg 1188 1756 On student residences ... Danyluk 1240; Tougas 1240 For wildlife protection ... Morton 927; Strang 927 Surplus funds to reduce (Motion 504: Hinman) ... Funding for ... Blakeman 2166, 2167 Agnihotri 592–93; DeLong 593; Hinman 588–89, General remarks ... Goudreau 1425 593–94; MacDonald 590–91; Martin 591–92; Mitzel Industrial development in ... Agnihotri 228; Chase 141; 589–90; Rogers 592 Eggen 675–76, 1225; Goudreau 228; Morton Property tax–Calgary 675–76 General remarks ... Cao 1539–40; Danyluk 1539–40 Protection for People in Care Act Property tax–Edmonton Bacterial infection in St. Joseph's hospital, Vegreville, General remarks ... Danyluk 1961; Taylor 1961 investigation under ... Hancock 325; Stelmach 325–26; Property tax–Education levy Taft 325–26 General remarks ... Chase 1145; Liepert 1253; Mather Bacterial infection in St. Joseph's hospital, Vegreville, 1252; Taylor 2024 investigation under: Report on (SP154/07: Tabled) ... Nonprofit organizations/campus residences exemption Taft 332 from (Motion 513: Elsalhy) ... Abbott 2052–53; Elder abuse reporting requirement ... VanderBurg 1719 Agnihotri 2053–54; Cheffins 2056; DeLong 2056–57; General remarks ... Brown 1574 Dunford 2054; Elsalhy 2051–52, 2057–58; Martin Protection for persons in care 2053; Mitzel 2055–56; Pastoor 2057; Taylor See Social services recipients–Protection 2054–55 Protection of Children Abusing Drugs Act (Bill 202, Seniors' tax relief re ... Brown 1574; Cao 1540; 2005) Danyluk 1691; Melchin 160, 841, 1152, 1537, 1540, General remarks ... Hancock 1959; Mather 823, 1052; 1574; Pannu 467; VanderBurg 1755; Zwozdesky 160 Tarchuk 1052 Seniors' tax relief re: Deferral program for ... Brown Member's statement re ... Jablonski 256 1574; Melchin 1574 Parents self-help group re ... Mather 823, 1047, 1052; Seniors' tax relief re: Edmonton rebate program re ... Tarchuk 1052 Melchin 1574 Review of ... Hancock 2326–27; Marz 2326–27 Seniors' tax relief re: Letter re (SP661/07: Tabled) ... Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act Elsalhy 1768 Application in rural areas ... Mather 824; Tarchuk 825 Seniors' tax relief re: Letter re (SP951/07: Tabled) ... Children apprehended under: Rate of recidivism of Taft 2210 (Q16/07: Response tabled as SP666/07) ... Clerk, The Seniors' tax relief re (Motion 505: Amery) ... Amery 1768; Mather 1660; Tarchuk 1768 713; Bonko 715–16; Chase 716–17; Eggen 715; Children apprehended under: Services to ... Hancock Flaherty 714–15; Mather 716; Miller, R. 718–19; 2068; Mather 823; Pannu 1202–03, 1208; Tarchuk Morton 716; Rodney 717–18; Strang 719; Zwozdesky 824, 1203, 1208 713–14, 719 Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Transfer to municipalities ... Danyluk 895, 909; Mason Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 15) 894 First Reading ... Forsyth 51 Proportional representation Second Reading ... Chase 479–80; Forsyth 477; Martin Consideration of, in other provinces ... Martin 1601, 478–79; Mather 478 1603; Stelmach 1602, 1603 Committee ... Forsyth 660–61; Mason 661–62; Mather General remarks ... Martin 1601, 1603; Stelmach 1602; 659–60 Taft 1990 Third Reading ... Forsyth 666 Prosecutors, Government Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 20 April, 2007 See Government attorneys (Outside of House sittings) Prostitutes, Juvenile Protection of Privacy Act Aboriginal children ... Pannu 1203, 1208; Tarchuk See Freedom of Information and Protection of 1208 Privacy Act General remarks ... Mather 1196 Protection officers Numbers of ... Pannu 1208; Tarchuk 1208 See Sheriffs Recidivism rate after apprehension of (Q16/07: Protection services for children Response tabed as SP666/07) ... Clerk, The 1768; See Children–Protective services Mather 1660; Tarchuk 1768 Services to ... Mather 823; Tarchuk 824 2007 Hansard Subject Index 155

Protocol Office Provincial parks Funding for ... Miller, R. 1597; Stelmach 1598 See Parks, Provincial General remarks ... Stelmach 1592, 1594, 1598 Provincial Safe Visitation Initiative Province of Alberta General remarks ... Jablonski 1780 See Alberta Provincial skills competition Province-wide smoking ban See Skills competition, Provincial See Smoking–Prevention, Province-wide smoking ban Provincial taxation re See Taxation, Provincial Provincial/aboriginal relations Psychiatric nurses See Aboriginal/provincial relations General remarks ... Hancock 885 Provincial campgrounds Psychiatric services See Campgrounds, Provincial See Mental health services Provincial Court Act Psychiatric services–Finance Amendment of (Bill 57) ... Stevens 2329 See Mental health services–Finance Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 28) Psychiatric services, Children First Reading ... Stevens 467–68 See Mental health services–Children Second Reading ... Blakeman 547; Hancock 547–48; Psychiatric services, Children MacDonald 547; Martin 547; Stevens 546–47 See Mental health services–Children Committee ... Eggen 627–28; Elsalhy 626–27; Stevens Psychiatrists 626 Contracted by RHAs and Mental Health Board, 2002-07: Third Reading ... Miller, B. 662–63; Stevens 662 Value of (Q6/07: Response tabled as SP261/07) ... Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 20 April, 2007 Hancock 599; Martin 573 (Outside of House sittings) Psychiatrists–Supply Provincial Court judges General remarks ... Hancock 885; Martin 884 See Judges, Provincial Court Psychologists, College of Alberta Provincial Court Nominating Committee See College of Alberta Psychologists Judicial selection process ... Stevens 675 Public Accounts, Standing Committee on Provincial Court of Alberta See Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Jurisdiction re vexatious litigant applications, legislation Public Affairs Bureau re (Bill 18) ... Stevens 122 Budget increase ... Hancock 1695; Stelmach 1685; Taft Staff increase for ... Stevens 1305, 1431 1685 Provincial debt Canvass of public opinion re rent control ... Elsalhy 876; See Debts, Public (Provincial government) Snelgrove 876 Provincial elections General remarks ... Elsalhy 1599; Martin 1603–04; See Elections, Provincial Stelmach 1592–93, 1595–96, 1597; Taft 1593, Provincial fiscal policy 1594–95, 1596 See Alberta–Economic policy Public opinion surveying ... Backs 1608; Elsalhy 1599; Provincial income tax Stelmach 1600 See Income tax, Provincial Review of, 2005, report on ... Miller, R. 1604; Stelmach Provincial Judges and Masters in Chambers Pension 1604 Plan Public assistance Annual report, 2005/06 (SP43/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Funding for ... Miller, B. 836; Oberg 683; Stelmach 26; Oberg 26 836, 1388 Provincial Laboratory of Public Health Funding for: Member's statement re ... Mather 563 STD testing ... Hancock 2327 General remarks ... Evans 1172; Miller, B. 1169, Provincial/municipal fiscal relations 1170–71, 1172; Stelmach 2172–73; Taft 2172–73 [See also Municipal finance, Provincial funding for] Health benefits ... Evans 1170; Miller, B. 1169 General remarks ... Danyluk 908, 911, 912, 1075, 1149; Member's statement re ... Mather 1270–71, 2171 Haley 907; Hinman 436; Mason 894; Pastoor 1151; Public contracts Stelmach 436, 1074–75; Taft 1074–75 All-party committee report on ... Stelmach 261 Member's statement re ... Hinman 467, 1181 Awarding of, to former MLA Bob Maskell ... Bonko Provincial/municipal relations 504, 537–38; Boutilier 469; Liepert 503–04, 538; General remarks ... Danyluk 893, 894, 1142, 2253; Stelmach 469–70, 503–04, 537–38, 599; Taft 469, Renner 2253; Snelgrove 904; Taylor 2253 503, 537, 599 Provincial Museum of Alberta Awarding of, to former MLA Bob Maskell: Copy tabled See under new name Royal Alberta Museum (SP199/07) ... Taft 468 Provincial nominee program Awarding of, to former MLA Bob Maskell: Invoices re See Immigration, Provincial nominee program (SP208/07) ... Taft 502 Provincial Offences Procedure Act Awarding of, to former MLA Bob Maskell: Point of Amendment of (Bill 57) ... Stevens 2329 order re questions re ... Blakeman 545; Hancock Provincial oil sands strategy 545–46; Speaker, The 546 See Oil sands development, Timing/scope of new Awarding of, to former MLA Bob Maskell: Release of projects (growth issues) details re ... Boutilier 1926 156 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Public contracts (Continued) Public lands (Continued) Clause in, re repayment of funds if project fails ... Industrial activity on, offset system for See Danyluk 296; Stelmach 261, 296; Taylor 261, 296 Conservation offset (Public lands) Policy re ... Speech from the Throne 2 Random camping on See Camping, Random–Public Public contracts for consultants lands Awarding of ... Hancock 1963; Miller, R. 1369, 1372, Sale of ... MacDonald 1628; Morton 1629 1962–63; Oberg 1373; Snelgrove 1369; Stelmach Sale of, for a dollar ... Chase 602–03; Ouellette 602–03 1597; Taft 1596 Sale of, for a dollar, for affordable housing ... Snelgrove Dept. of Energy consultant ... Knight 2027–28, 2066; 726; Taylor 726 MacDonald 2027–28, 2066; Stelmach 2027 Sale of, for a dollar, for homeless housing ... MacDonald Release of details re ... Bonko 1926; Boutilier 1926 1279; Ouellette 1279 Public debt, Provincial Sale of, re Grande Prairie container terminal: See Debts, Public (Provincial government) Involvement of former MLA in ... Chase 602; Public education Ouellette 602 See Education Use of off-highway vehicles on ... Abbott 1688–89; Public education–Finance Eggen 1635; Lindsay 1317; Morton 1409, 1410, See Education–Finance 1454, 1625, 1627, 1688–89; Strang 1409 Public Guardian's office Public lands–Edmonton Funding ... Melchin 1153 Adjacent to Bissell Centre, eviction of homeless from ... General remarks ... Snelgrove 2280 MacDonald 1279; Ouellette 1279 Services for youth transitioning from children's services Public lands–Elinor Lake area ... Tarchuk 1194 Sale of ... MacDonald 1628; Morton 1629 Public health Public lands–Fort McMurray Reporting of issues re, legislation for (Bill 41) ... Sale of, for housing ... Stelmach 2173; Taft 2173 Hancock 1693 Public lands–Indian Graves area Public Health Act Use of off-highway vehicles on ... Abbott 1688–89; Adverse impact of industrial development on water Eggen 1635; Morton 1409, 1410, 1454, 1625, supplies, provision re ... Blakeman 1224 1688–89 Food safety and hygiene requirements ... Cao 1244; Public lands–Security aspects Hancock 1244 General remarks ... Chase 1317; Lindsay 1317 Public Health Agency of Canada Public lands–Yellowhead corridor Report on MRSA superbug incidence ... Hancock 368 Tourism and recreation developments on ... Morton Public Health Appeal Board 1409; Strang 1409, 1423 Annual report, 2006 (SP245/07: Tabled) ... Hancock Public lands department 564 See Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development Public health emergency services Public Legal Education Network of Alberta [See also Epidemic response services] General remarks ... Stevens 1432 General remarks ... Danyluk 1142; Hancock 889 Public opinion surveying Public health laboratories–Finance See Public Affairs Bureau, Public opinion surveying See Laboratories, Medical–Finance Public Policy, Institute for Research on Public housing See Institute for Research on Public Policy See Social housing Public/private partnerships Public Inquiries Act See Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton, Northwest Inquiry into AEUB spying practices ... MacDonald portion: Public/private partnership (P3) funding 1852, 1922, 1956, 2034, 2136, 2209 model for; Capital projects, Public/private Public Interest Alberta partnerships re; Hospitals–Calgary, New south Cost of living survey, report on ... Miller, B. 1170 Calgary hospital: Public/private funding of; Parks, Long-term vs continuing care for seniors article ... Provincial, Campground spaces in, P3 Hancock 1587 opportunities re; Police and peace officer college, Postsecondary education report (Where to From Here ...) Funding for, as P3 project; Ring roads–Calgary, ... Horner 262; Pannu 261–62 Northeast section as public/private partnership Postsecondary education report (Where to From Here ...) (P3) project; Road construction–Finance, (SP112/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 266 Public/private partnerships re; Schools– Public investment Construction, Public/private projects re; See Investment of public funds Schools–Maintenance and repair, Funding for, Public lands public/private projects; Student housing, P3 Dispositions of ... Morton 1452 funding model for; Urban campus concept, P3 Grazing usage See Grazing lands, Public opportunity for Industrial activity on ... Agnihotri 2213–14; Bonko Public safety (Building/fire codes) 1453, 1455, 1626; Eggen 1225, 1634–35; Haley 1640; General remarks ... Danyluk 893, 1142 Morton 1408–09, 1452, 1456, 1625, 1641, 2213–14; Public safety (From criminal activity) Oberle 1407 Funding for ... Lindsay 1308 2007 Hansard Subject Index 157

Public safety (From criminal activity) (Continued) Publishing, Book General remarks ... Agnihotri 1538; Cenaiko 1855; See Book publishing Ducharme 1891; Elsalhy 1310; Jablonski 1928; PUF funding (Education) Johnston 543–44; Lindsay 543–44, 1308, 1538, See Education–Finance, Program unit funding 1655, 1928; Mason 1048; Oberg 682, 683; Speech Pupil/teacher ratio (Grade school) from the Throne 2, 3–4; Stevens 1305, 1307, 1431, See Class size (Grade school) 1855, 1891 Purchases, Government Legislation re (Bill 212) ... Johnston 1239 Co-ordination of ... Haley 903; Snelgrove 905 Public-sector comparator for Calgary ring road P3 PWSS project See Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation See Ring roads–Calgary, Northeast section as QE II highway–Edmonton to Calgary public/private partnership (P3) project, public- See Queen Elizabeth II Highway–Edmonton to sector comparator re Calgary Public sector comparators to P3 projects costs Quality Council, Campus Alberta See Capital projects, Public/private partnerships re, See Campus Alberta Quality Council public sector comparators for Quality of life Public service–Alberta Aboriginal peoples ... Speech from the Throne 3 Disabled employees ... Lougheed 928; Snelgrove General remarks ... Agnihotri 92; Bonko 1626; 928–29, 1369 Goudreau 91, 260, 1422, 1423, 1465, 1467; Horner Future planning for ... Snelgrove 1363, 1364 93; Johnson 1992; Lougheed 1572; Mason 1958; General remarks ... Snelgrove 1363; Stelmach 1607 Mather 1084; Morton 43, 568, 1454, 1625; Oberg Internship program for new immigrants (Motion 501: 681; Rodney 870; Snelgrove 1958–59; Speech from Cao) ... Agnihotri 69–70; Cao 67, 73; Chase 71–72; the Throne 2, 3; Stelmach 296, 537, 601, 1783, 1784, Evans 72–73; Herard 68–69; Martin 69; Miller, 2173; Webber 635 B. 67–68; Rogers 70–71 Impact of energy industry expansion on ... Ducharme Male/female ratio in senior management ... Miller, R. 404; Eggen 1225–26; Hancock 1226; Knight 404; 1369; Snelgrove 1369 Stelmach 404–05; Taft 87 Ministerial statement re ... Elsalhy 2280–81; Martin Impact of energy industry expansion on, member's 2281; Snelgrove 2280 statement re ... Mason 22 Northern allowance for Grande Prairie employees ... Performance measures re ... Griffiths 905; Melchin Miller, B. 1367; Snelgrove 1368 1997; Pastoor 1997; Snelgrove 905–06 Performance measures re ... Miller, B. 1367; Snelgrove Quality of life–Industrial Heartland area 1368 General remarks ... Hancock 1219 Premier's remarks re ... Stelmach 1854; Taft 1854 Queen Elizabeth II Highway–Airdrie area Student work experience programs by ... Snelgrove Overpass/underpass at, congestion re ... Haley 1604; 1368 Stelmach 1605 Training opportunities for ... Miller, B. 1367 Queen Elizabeth II Highway–Edmonton to Calgary Public service–Alberta–Salaries Maintenance on, letter re (SP214/07: Tabled) ... Mather See Wages–Public service 502 Public Service Act Speeding problem on ... Martin 1546–47; Ouellette Amendment of ... Stevens 1658 1547 Public Service Management Pension Plan Queen Elizabeth II Highway–Edmonton to Nisku Unfunded liability ... Hinman 101; Miller, R. 141 Snow fences along ... Ouellette 1996; Rogers 1996 Public service pensions Queen Elizabeth II Highway–Innisfail area See Civil service pensions Interchange upgrade funding ... Ouellette 1160 Public transit Queen Elizabeth II hospital, Grande Prairie General remarks ... Griffiths 913 Conversion to community health centre ... Blakeman Planning for ... Stelmach 1605 367; Stelmach 367 Public transit–Finance Emergency department upgrade, funding for ... General remarks ... Oberg 683 Snelgrove 2150 Use of unused natural gas rebates funding for ... Funding for ... Graydon 1406; Oberg 683 MacDonald 98–99 Queen's Golden Jubilee citizenship medal Public Trustee Awarding of, member's statement re ... Prins 1384 Budget ... Stevens 1305, 1431 Question Period Public utilities–Rates See Oral Question Period (2007); Oral Question Rate increase regulations ... Stelmach 871; Taft 871 Period (Parliamentary procedure) Public works Questions, Written See Capital projects Amendment to procedure re ... Speaker, The 86 Public works, Municipal Amendment to procedure re (Motion 12: Hancock) ... See Capital projects, Municipal Blakeman 76; Hancock 74 Public works, supply and services department Amendment to procedure re (Motion 15: Hancock) ... See Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation Blakeman 614; Hancock 607 158 2007 Hansard Subject Index

R-CALF Radio ads re environmental laws See Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Foundation See under Official Opposition (U.S.) Radio communications system (first responder system) Rabobank (Netherlands) General remarks ... Lindsay 1311, 1315, 1317, 1928; Establishment in Alberta ... Oberg 1761; VanderBurg Snelgrove 904 1761 Radioactive wastes Race discrimination See Nuclear power plants–Waste disposal Letter re (SP708/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1818 Radisson school, Calgary Race discrimination–Prevention General remarks ... Liepert 137 Member's statement re ... Agnihotri 256; Shariff 255 Radke committee Racial Discrimination, International Day for the See Oil sands development, Timing/scope of new Elimination of projects (growth issues): Radke committee re See International Day for the Elimination of Racial Radke report Discrimination See Oil sands development, Timing/scope of new Racing entertainment centres projects (growth issues): Radke report on Slot machines in See Slot machines in racing RAH entertainment centres See Royal Alexandra Hospital Racing entertainment centres–Balzac Rail line 43.03 closure [See also Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers–Red See Rail service–Alliance to Camrose, Line 43.03, Deer River, Use for racing entertainment closure of centre inBalzac] Rail service–Alberta Debate between Official Opposition Leader and Premier General remarks ... Ouellette 1727; Strang 1727 re ... Stelmach 189, 1274; Taft 189, 1274 Rail service–Alliance to Camrose Departmental memos re (SP503/07: Tabled) ... Taylor Line 43.03, closure of ... Chase 407; Ouellette 407–08 1330 Rail service–Edmonton to Prince Rupert FOIP request re See Freedom of Information and Upgrading of ... Backs 403; Griffiths 1278; Ouellette Protection of Privacy Act, Balzac water transfer 1278; Stelmach 403 information request under, correspondence re Rail service–Northern Alberta (SP521/07: Tabled) Grain hauling capacity ... Graydon 1133; Griffiths Former deputy premier's involvement with ... Stelmach 1278; Groeneveld 1133; Ouellette 1278 503; Taft 503 Rail service, High-speed–Edmonton-Calgary General remarks ... Haley 1413–14; Renner 2105; General remarks ... Miller, R. 141 Swann 2105 Motion 507: Taft ... Bonko 1106; Brown 1106; Chase Horse Racing Alberta CEO's journal article re (SP78/07: 1105; Johnston 1106; Lukaszuk 1102–03; Martin Tabled) ... Taft 188 1103; Miller, R. 1104–05; Rodney 1103–04; Taft Project evaluation report (SP502/07: Tabled) ... 1100–02, 1103, 1107 MacDonald 1330 Rail transport of grain Provincial agreement with promoters of ... Danyluk 404; See Grain–Transportation, By rail Eggen 1623; Groeneveld 223, 1332–33, 1536, 1615; Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act MacDonald 577, 1332; Ouellette 189, 223–24; (U.S. Senate Bill S.953) Renner 189, 224, 404, 503, 2105; Snelgrove 1536, General remarks ... Ouellette 1727; Strang 1727 1616; Stelmach 87–88, 157, 188–89, 223, 404, 470, Ralph Klein campus project funding 503, 1273–74, 1331–32, 1386–87, 1441; Stevens See Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Ralph 470; Swann 403–04, 2105; Taft 87–88, 157, 188–89, Klein campus project funding 223–24, 502–03, 1273–74, 1440–41, 1615–16; RAM Taylor 470, 1331–32, 1386–87, 1536 See Royal Alberta Museum Studies, reports on (M8/07: Response tabled as RAM program SP685/07) ... Chase 1661; Clerk, The 1790; Renner See Disabled–Housing, Residential access 1661,1790; Swann 1661 modification program for The Racing Journal (Website edition) Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Foundation (U.S.) Horse Racing Alberta CEO's journal article re Balzac Court challenges re Canadian beef imports ... Boutilier racing entertainment centre (SP78/07: Tabled) ... 2034; VanderBurg 2034 Taft 188 Random camping–Public lands Racism See Camping, Random–Public lands See Race discrimination Rangeland, Public Racism–Prevention See Grazing lands, Public See Race discrimination–Prevention RAP Radiation therapy services See Registered apprenticeship program (High Wait time reduction for, federal funding re ... Hancock schools) 509; Zwozdesky 508–09 Rapid transit Radio ads See Public transit See under Progressive Conservative caucus Raw dairy products See Dairy products, Unpasteurized 2007 Hansard Subject Index 159

RCMP Recreation centre, Grande Prairie See Royal Canadian Mounted Police Construction of ... Stelmach 1820; Taft 1820 RDI treatment Recreation Corridors Coordinating Committee (2006) See Autism spectrum disorder, Relationship See Alberta Recreation Corridors Coordinating development interventions treatment re Committee (2006) Reading recovery program Recreational access plans for forest areas General remarks ... Liepert 1356, 1357; Martin 1355, See Forest land use zones (Recreational access plans) 1357; Mather 1253 Recreational fishing Letter re (SP463/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1182 See Fishing, Sport Reinstatement of ... Backs 1209; Liepert 1209 Recreational trails Real estate Funding for development of ... Goudreau 1424; Strang See Property, Real 1423 Real Estate Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 24) Recycling of beverage containers First Reading ... Rogers 231 See Beverage containers–Recycling Second reading ... Agnihotri 1936–37; Chase 1937; Recycling of dairy containers Eggen 1937; Miller, R. 1937–38; Rogers 1917–18, See Dairy containers–Recycling 1938 Recycling of lagoon water Committee ... Agnihotri 1947–48; Chase 1951, 2267; See Sewage, Untreated–Recycling, Use of recycled MacDonald 1949–50; Martin 1950; Pannu 2267; lagoon water by petrochemical industry Rogers 1946, 1948–51, 2267 Recycling of nuclear fuel Third reading ... Agnihotri 2476; Rogers 2475–77 See Nuclear fuel recycling Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Recycling of water (Outside of House sittings) See Water–Recycling Real-time captioning Recycling (Waste, etc.) See Captioning, Real-time Provincial program for ... Renner 224; Swann 224, 636 REAs Usage of system for, referral to Resources and See Rural electrification associations Environment policy field committee ... Martin 1121 Rebates, Alberta 2005 resource Red alerts, Ambulance See Resource rebates from budget surplus (2005) See Hospitals–Emergency services, Red alerts re Reclamation of land Red Deer College Abandoned well sites ... Brown 1400; Knight 1114, Trades expansion project ... Horner 1322 1230–31, 1401; Strang 1230, 1401 Red Deer River Energy industry activity ... Groeneveld 2179; Pastoor Water withdrawal from See Water withdrawal from 2179 lakes, rivers–Red Deer River Funding for research re ... Knight 809 Red Deer River–Water levels General remarks ... Cao 1233; Martin 1121; Renner Studies re (M8/07: Response tabled as SP685/07) ... 1121–22, 1232, 1382; Strang 1230; Swann 1219, Chase 1661; Clerk, The 1790; Renner 1661, 1790; 1382, 1650 Swann 1661 Gravel pit, Camrose county ... Johnson 44–45; Renner Red Deer River basin–Water supply 44–45 See Water supply–Red Deer River basin Oil sands area ... Brown 1398; Eggen 1225; Knight Red-light cameras 1399; Swann 2026 See Traffic surveillance cameras Reclamation of land–Standards Red seal exams for steamfitters-pipefitters Review of, legislation re (Bill 205) ... Strang 290 See Steamfitter-pipefitter red seal exams Recorded vote Red tape act See Division (Recorded vote) (2007) See Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Act Records management services (Government (Bill 213) department) Redistribution of seats in Alberta See Dept. of Government Services See Electoral boundaries–Alberta, Redistribution of Recovery of oil Reduction of injuries See Oil recovery methods See Injury reduction Recreation Reference margin initiative (CAIS program) See Sports See Canadian agriculture income stabilization Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation program, Reference margins adjustment in See Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Referendum, Federal Foundation Abolition of Senate ... Mason 1991 Recreation and Culture, Dept. of Tourism, Parks, Refinery fire, Strathcona County See Dept. of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture See Petro-Canada, Refinery fire, Strathcona County Recreation areas Reforestation General remarks ... Goudreau 1425; Mason 895 General remarks ... Knight 1635; Morton 927, 1134; Policy review of ... Goudreau 1422 Renner 1231–32; Strang 1409 Recreation centre, Camrose Monitoring of See Forest operations monitoring See Edgeworth Centre, Camrose program (FOMP) 160 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Reforestation (Continued) Regional health authorities (Continued) Performance measures for, Auditor General's comments Seniors' transportation initiatives ... Mather 1652; re ... Bonko 1457; MacDonald 1628; Morton 1410, Melchin 1652 1629; Strang 1409 Sour gas leaks, notification re ... Knight 1929; Swann Reforestation–Southwest Alberta 1929 General remarks ... Morton 127 Workforce retention initiatives ... Hancock 676 Reforestation on burnt-out areas Regional Health Authorities Act General remarks ... VanderBurg 1410 Amendment by Bill 48 ... Hancock 1965 Reform, Electoral Regional health authority–Calgary See Electoral reform See Calgary Health Region Regional agricultural offices closure Regional health authority–Edmonton See Dept. of Agriculture and Food, Regional offices See Capital Health of, closure Regional health authority no. 1 Regional economic development See Chinook Regional Health Authority See Rural economic development Regional health authority no. 2 Regional governance See Palliser Health Region See Intermunicipal relations Regional health authority no. 3 Regional health authorities See Calgary Health Region Ambulance services ... Blakeman 2067; Hancock 2067 Regional health authority no. 4 Auditing of, by Auditor General ... Hancock 790 See David Thompson Regional Health Authority Best practices determination ... Hancock 790 Regional health authority no. 5 Board governance review ... Hancock 331, 729, 779, See East Central Health 790, 917; VanderBurg 331 Regional health authority no. 6 Cancer services, performance measures re ... Haley 915; See Capital Health Hancock 917 Regional health authority no. 7 Financial statements consolidated with government See Aspen Regional Health Authority statements ... Snelgrove 1366 Regional health authority no. 8 Funding [See also Medical care–Finance]; Backs 1227; See Peace Country Health Blakeman 2144; Hancock 774, 792–93, 2144–45; Regional health authority no. 9 Oberg 683; Pastoor 138 See Northern Lights Health Region Funding: Performance measures re ... Haley 915; Regional hearings re major energy projects Hancock 917 See Energy industry, Major projects by, regional Funding: To enable compliance with interprovincial hearings for trade agreement (TILMA) ... Bonko 45; Stelmach 45 Regional planning Health impact assessment capability re industrial See Intermunicipal relations development ... Hancock 108–09, 1219; Swann Regional planning commissions (Former) 107, 1218 General remarks ... Danyluk 1630–31 Home care programs ... Hancock 1081, 2386–87; Regional service commissions Pastoor 1081 Monitoring of ... Danyluk 807–08; Taylor 807 Hospital-acquired infections, data collection re ... Regional Shared Information Program (Electronic Hancock 1485 medical records) Impact of interprovincial trade agreement (TILMA) on General remarks ... Hancock 783, 918 ... Bonko 45; Boutilier 1460; Martin 330, 360; Regional sport development centre, Camrose Stelmach 45, 330 See Edgeworth Centre, Camrose Long-term care facilities' operation, relinquishing of ... Regional taxation–Edmonton area Haley 915; Hancock 917–18 See Taxation, Regional–Edmonton area Mental health services ... Blakeman 786, 788, 789; Regional Waste Management Commission, Beaver Hancock 774, 786, 789, 790, 885 River Mental health services: Performance measures re ... See Beaver River Regional Waste Management Haley 915; Hancock 917 Commission Mental health services: Value of 2002-07 (Q5/07: Regional water treatment plants Response tabled as SP260/07) ... Hancock 598; See Water treatment plants, Regional Martin 573 Regionalization of children's services Monitoring of, by provincial government ... Blakeman See Child and family services authorities 790; Hancock 790 Registered apprenticeship program (High schools) Ombudsmen's services ... Hancock 778 Aboriginal students ... Bonko 1461; Boutilier 1461–62, Psychiatrists, number of, 2002-07 (Q6/07: Response 1895; VanderBurg 1895 tabled as SP261/07) ... Hancock 599; Martin 573 General remarks ... Backs 538–39; Evans 1052; Horner Restaurant food handling procedures ... Cao 1244; 1895; Liepert 539; VanderBurg 1894–95 Hancock 1244 Member's statement re ... Cao 2026 Review of ... Blakeman 789; Hancock 789–90 Scholarships for See Scholarships, Registered Roles and responsibilities, legislation re (Bill 48) ... apprenticeship program scholarships Hancock 1965 2007 Hansard Subject Index 161

Registered education savings plan (Federal) Religious schools–Finance Provincial contribution to ... Oberg 683 See Private schools–Finance Registered nurses Relocation allowance for Members of the Legislative See Nurses Assembly Registered nurses–Education See Members of the Legislative Assembly, Transition See Nurses–Education allowance for, on leaving office Registered nurses–Supply Remand centre inmates, Disabled See Nurses–Supply See Inmates of remand centres, Disabled Registered Nurses of Alberta, College and Association of Remand centres See College and Association of Registered Nurses of Facilities for disabled inmates in ... Elsalhy 263; Alberta Goudreau 263; Lindsay 263 Registries Facilities for disabled inmates in: Response to questions See Alberta Registries re (SP467/07: Tabled) ... Lindsay 1246 Registry of personal directives Overcrowding in ... Lindsay 1309 See Personal directives–Registry Remand centres–Construction–Edmonton Registry offices, Private See Edmonton Remand Centre, New facility for Fees ... Miller, R. 438–39, 1365; Snelgrove 438–39, Remedial education (Elementary) 1366 PUF funding for ... Flaherty 1258 General remarks ... Snelgrove 1363 Remedial reading program Health care cards availability through ... Hancock 919; See Reading recovery program VanderBurg 919 Remembrance Day 2007 Registry offices, Private–Security aspects Member's statement re ... Bonko 1887; Brown 1886–87; General remarks ... Miller, R. 1366–67; Snelgrove Cao 1921; Hinman 1956 1367–68 Student's poem re ... Speaker, The 1885; Stewart 1885 Regulated power prices Les Rendez-vous de la francophonie, 2007 See Electric power–Prices, Regulated option re, letter Member's statement re ... Ducharme 221 re (SP904/07: Tabled) Renewable energy resources Regulations See Energy resources, Alternate/renewable See Alberta Regulations Renewable/nonrenewable resource development Referral to policy field committees See Committees, See Energy strategy, Integrated (Renewable/ Policy field (all-party), Establishment of (Motion nonrenewable resource development) 15: Hancock ) Renewed funding framework (Education) Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Act (Bill See School boards, Funding: Renewed funding 213) framework First Reading ... Backs 1623 Rent assistance program Second reading ... Agnihotri 2037–38; Backs 1902–04, See Income Support program, Emergency housing 2040–41; Cao 1909–10; Chase 1905; DeLong support 1909; Doerksen 1910–11; Eggen 1911; Elsalhy Rent control 2039–40; Griffiths 2038–39; Hinman 1905–06; All-night debate of Bill 34 re (Tenancies Statutes Lund 2036–37; Miller, B. 1907; Mitzel 1907–08; Amendment Act, 2007), member's statement re ... Rogers 1904–05; Taylor 2040; Tougas 1908–09; Chase 1129–30 Webber 1906–07 Article re (SP475/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 1247 Second reading: Amendment (referral to Government Articles re (SP418-419/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1049 Services committee) ... Griffiths 2038 Consideration of, by Managing Growth Pressures policy CFIB documents in support of (SP672, 846/07: Tabled) field committee ... Martin 698 ... Backs 1782, 2035 Free vote on ... Stelmach 1183; Taft 1183 Petitions presented re ... Backs 1888, 2034 General remarks ... Agnihotri 837, 1336, 1955; Regulatory reform Blakeman 930, 1246, 1447, 2149, 2166; Bonko 2167; See Alberta Regulations, Review of Brown 909; Chase 696–97, 838, 931, 1335, 1482, Regulatory Review Secretariat 1585, 1653; Danyluk 126, 439, 542, 604, 639, General remarks ... Snelgrove 1760 690–91,768, 802, 838, 839–41, 876, 897, 900, 929, Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured, Association for the 931, 1144, 1145, 1244, 1335, 1336, 1447, 1482, 1638, See Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain 1824, 1962, 2216; Eggen 899, 2155; Elsalhy 876, Injured 1050–51; Evans 872, 930, 931, 1246, 1447; Haley Relationship development interventions treatment 907; Jablonski 639; Martin 439, 542, 604, See Autism spectrum disorder, Relationship 641–42, 768, 839–40, 877, 897, 930, 1080, 1244–45, development interventions treatment re 1247, 1553, 1554, 1655–56, 1687, 1824,1888, 1962, Relationship threat assessment initiative, Alberta 2216; Mason 600–01, 690–91, 836, 872–73,896, See Alberta relationship threat assessment initiative 927, 1051, 1132–33, 1184, 1241, 1274, 1388, 2028, Religious headwear 2171; Melchin 841–42, 1585, 1653, 2030; Miller, Sports regulations re ... Stelmach 2211; Taft 2211 B. 836,1143, 1169; Miller, R. 875, 1371; Oberg Religious schools 1372; Pannu 467, 1329; Pastoor 841–42, 929, 2030; See Private schools 162 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Rent control (Continued) Rent increases (Continued) General remarks (Continued) ... Snelgrove 725, General remarks (Continued) ... Danyluk 439,541, 600, 801–02, 840, 875, 876, 930, 1075, 1080, 1133, 1188, 638, 690, 801, 803, 838, 839–41, 874, 876, 877–78, 1241, 1245, 1656, 1787; Stelmach 600–01, 641–42, 900, 925, 1447, 1687; Eggen 113, 899, 2154–55; 835, 836, 837, 871–73, 925, 927, 1049–51, 1075, Elsalhy 876; Evans 638, 802–03, 835, 838, 841, 926, 1131, 1132–33, 1184, 1388, 1687, 1759, 2027, 2028; 928, 930; Hancock 730; Liepert 840; Martin 142, Taft 801–02, 832, 834–35, 871–72, 925, 1049–50, 439, 541, 839–40, 1080, 1554, 1655–56, 1687, 1888; 1075, 1131; Taylor 126, 600, 690, 725, 872, 1759, Mason 504, 690, 726–27, 730, 802–03, 836, 1787, 2027 872–73, 927, 1051, 1184, 1240–41, 1274, 1388; Letter from Doreen Fiddler re (SP354/07: Tabled) ... Mather 927–28; Melchin 841–42, 926; Miller, B. Mason 829; Mather 829 835–36, 926, 1169; Miller, R. 875; Pannu 467, Letter re (SP233/07: Tabled) ... Mather 544 1202; Pastoor 841–42; Snelgrove 725, 726–27, 803, Letter re (SP554/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 1488 875, 876, 927, 1080, 1241, 1656; Stelmach 504, Letters re (SP165, 276, 504-505/07: Tabled) ... 566, 638, 835–37, 872–73, 925, 927, 1051, 1184, Blakeman 362, 678, 1330 1240, 1274, 1388, 1687; Swann 840; Taft 566, 801, Letters re (SP191, 255, 607, 843, 1007/07: Tabled) ... 834–35, 925–26; Taylor 725, 872 Martin 444, 598, 1659, 2035, 2292 Impact on AISH recipients ... Amery 1056; Backs 1205; Letters re (SP210/07: Tabled) ... Swann 502 Blakeman 930, 2149, 2166; Chase 638; Danyluk Letters re (SP389, 397-398/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 879, 638, 929, 1056; Evans 638, 926, 930; Martin 142; 924–25 Melchin 926, 1056; Miller, B. 926; Miller, R. 875; Letters re (SP399, 594/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 925, 1623 Pastoor 929; Snelgrove 875 Letters re (SP632/07: Tabled) ... Martin 1729; Mason Impact on AISH recipients: Letter re (SP523/07: Tabled) 1729 ... Swann 1386 Liberal policy re ... Taft 832 Impact on disabled ... Agnihotri 878; Blakeman 1277; Member's statement re ... Chase 1129–30; Mason 870; Chase 638; Danyluk 635, 878, 1277; Evans 635, Mather 869–70; Taylor 923 1277 Petition tabled re (SP289/07) ... Martin 697 Impact on payment of daycare expenses ... Pannu 1202 Petitions presented re ... Backs 361, 502, 724, 762, 800; Impact on seniors ... Agnihotri 877–78, 1618–19; Amery Bonko 636; Eggen 1271, 1685; Elsalhy 444, 636; 1056; Backs 1617; Blakeman 929–30, 1156; Chase Martin 1658, 1728–29; Pannu 1728 638,1585, 1653; Danyluk 638, 841, 877–78, 1056, Poll results re ... Mason 1132; Stelmach 1131, 1132; 1618–19; Evans 638, 930, 1653; Groeneveld 1617; Taft 1131 Melchin 841–42, 1056, 1585, 1653; Pannu 467; Public opinion poll re ... Elsalhy 876; Snelgrove 876 Pastoor 841–42 Rent control–Ontario Impact on seniors: Member's statement re ... Pannu Report on, to Alberta Residential Tenancies Advisory 1439–40 Committee (SP642/07: Tabled) ... Snelgrove 1767 Impact on student housing ... Danyluk 806, 1055, 1240; Rent increases Horner 806–07, 1055, 1318; Pannu 806–07, 1055, Assistance programs re ... [See also Homeless and 1329; Snelgrove 1055; Stelmach 1239–40; Tougas eviction prevention fund; Social housing, Rent 1239–40 supplement program] Agnihotri 1618–19; Amery Letter re (SP632/07: Tabled) ... Martin 1729; Mason 1056; Blakeman 1246, 1447; Chase 141, 1335, 1729 1481–82; Danyluk 925, 929, 1056, 1335, 1447, 1482, Letter re (SP766/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 1965 1618–19; Evans 926, 928, 930, 1246, 1335, 1447, Letter re (SP1077/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 2390 1448, 1481–82; Jablonski 1337; Martin 930, 1687; Letters re (SP193, 657-658/07: Tabled) ... Mason 444, Mason 1184; Mather 927–28; Melchin 841–42, 926, 1768 1585; Miller, B. 926, 1448; Oberg 1337; Snelgrove Letters re (SP255, 359, 430, 469, 631/07: Tabled) ... 930, 1656; Stelmach 1050, 1051, 1131, 1132, 1184, Martin 598, 842, 1074, 1247, 1729 1274, 1687; Taft 925–26 Letters re (SP316, 647/07: Tabled) ... Chase 724, 1767 Assistance re, for low-income/disabled: Petition tabled Letters re (SP318, 341, 364, 393/07: Tabled) ... re (SP634/07) ... Miller, B. 1729 Agnihotri 732, 800, 842, 924 Assistance re, for low-income/disabled: Petition tabled Letters re (SP320, 374, 462, 484, 506/07: Tabled) ... re (SP1049/07) ... Chase 2330 Mather 732, 879, 1182, 1272, 1330 Assistance re, for low-income/disabled: Petitions Letters re (SP326-327, 482, 633, 674, 720/07: Tabled) ... presented re ... Blakeman 1766; Bonko 1533–34, 1684; Blakeman 771, 1272, 1729, 1782, 1852 Elsalhy 444, 878, 924, 1238, 1487, 1590, 1684, 1728, Letters re (SP334, 340/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 772, 800 1766, 1817, 1922, 2136, 2209; MacDonald 2172; Letters re (SP381-383, 390, 659-660/07: Tabled) ... Miller,B. 1684; Miller, R. 1766 Elsalhy 879, 1768 Doreen Fiddler case ... Danyluk 803; Evans 802–03; Letters re (SP926-927/07: Tabled) ... Miller, B. 2145 Mason 802–03 Limited to 10% per year, petition presented re ... Taylor General remarks ... Agnihotri 837, 877–78, 1955; 2099 Blakeman 873–74, 929–30, 1447; Bonko 1722; Limited to one a year ... Blakeman 874; Chase 697, Brown 909; Chase 638, 838, 1144; 1144; Danyluk 126, 690, 874, 896, 910, 1146; 2007 Hansard Subject Index 163

Rent increases (Continued) Rents Limited to one a year (Continued) ... Mason 690; Cross Alberta comparison (SP380/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy Snelgrove 690, 801, 875; Stelmach 566; Taft 566, 879 832; Taylor 126, 690 Cross Canada comparison (SP379/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy Limited to one a year: Legislation re (Bill 34) ... 879 Snelgrove 771 Letter re (SP453/07: Tabled) ... Martin 1130 Limited to one a year: Legislation re, letter re (SP324/07: Repeat offenders Tabled) ... Blakeman 733 Flagging system re ... Ducharme 1891; Stevens 1891 Petition tabled re (SP608/07) ... Pannu 1659 Initiatives re ... Ducharme 1891; Stevens 1891 Public opinion surveying re, by Public Affairs Bureau ... Replacement workers Elsalhy 1599 General remarks ... Blakeman 2063, 2248; Elsalhy Referral to policy field committee See Committee on 2330;Evans 1824;Mather 2293, 2390; Miller, B. 1824 Managing Growth Pressures, Standing, Referral of Legislation re ... Martin 1992, 2389 Affordable Housing Task Force report to Report card on government Rent increases–Calgary See Government report card General remarks ... Danyluk 839, 840; Evans 841; Report to Albertans: The Alberta Government Plan Liepert 840; Martin 839–40; Snelgrove 840; Swann (Brochure) 840 Cost of ... Stelmach 362–63, 1607; Taft 362–63; Rent review body Webber 1607 See Landlord/tenant body (for rent review) General remarks ... Stelmach 1594, 1600, 1607, 1608; (Proposed) Webber 1607 Rent supplement program Reporting of public health issues, legislation re See Edmonton, Portable rent supplement program; See Public health, Reporting of issues re, legislation Social housing, Rent supplement program for (Bill 41) Rental car companies Representation, Proportional See Car rental companies See Proportional representation Rental housing Representation of self in court General remarks ... Danyluk 1637; Martin 1637; Mason See Self-representation in court 1241; Snelgrove 1241; Stelmach 2103 Request for emergency debate Impact of rent controls on building of ... Danyluk See Emergency debates under Standing Order 30 690–91, 768, 900, 1335, 1482; Martin 768; Mason Research and development 690–91, 726–27, 896, 927, 2028; Snelgrove 725, Funding for ... Horner 1318–19, 1341, 2177; Oberg 726–27,802, 1188, 1245, 2106–07; Stelmach 642, 683; Tougas 2177 927, 1759, 2028; Taft 802; Taylor 690, 725 General remarks ... Ducharme 48; Horner 106; Pannu Incentives for ... Danyluk 1188; Jablonski 1188, 1337; 105; Speech from the Throne 4; Stelmach 331, 1441, Miller, R. 1376; Oberg 1188, 1337, 1376; Snelgrove 1685–86 1188; Stelmach 1182; Taft 1182 Member's statement re ... Johnson 2281–82 Increase in supply ... Blakeman 2166; Cao 1692; Reserves, Aboriginal Danyluk 839, 840, 874, 929, 1447, 1656, 1692, 2216; See Aboriginal reserves Jablonski 1188; Martin 1656, 1687, 2216; Mason Reserves, Gambling on 836; Oberg 1188; Pastoor 929; Snelgrove 876, See Gambling–Aboriginal reserves 1188,1656; Stelmach 835, 836, 837, 872, 1049, 1131, Reservoirs 1182, 1183, 1687, 1759; Taft 1182; Taylor 872, 1759 General remarks ... Haley 1604; Hinman 762; Jablonski Legislation re (Bill 34) ... Snelgrove 771 261; Renner 261, 293, 1125; Stelmach 1605 Secondary suites [See also Social housing]; Ady 675; Residency program for international medical graduates Amery 644; Danyluk 644, 675, 768, 802, 805, 908, See Immigrant doctors, Residency program for 929, 1144, 1145, 1188, 1637, 1692; DeLong Residential access modification program 805; Mason 836; Pastoor 1151; Taylor 1787 See Disabled–Housing, Residential access Secondary suites: Use for postsecondary student modification program for accommodation ... Danyluk 806, 1240; Horner 807 Residential Tenancies Act Secondary suites: Use for seniors' accommodation ... Damage deposit requirements under ... Shariff 159; Danyluk 1148; Pastoor 1147 Snelgrove 159 Rental Market Report (CMHC) Rental property safety requirement addition, letter re Alberta statistics (SP380/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 879 (SP74/07: Tabled) ... Agnihotri 156 Alberta statistics (SP417/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1049 Residential Tenancies Advisory Committee, Alberta Rental properties See Alberta Residential Tenancies Advisory Conversion to condominiums See Apartment Committee buildings, Conversion to condominiums Residential tenancies dispute resolution service Rental properties–Safety aspects General remarks ... Stelmach 1075; Taft 1075 Legislative requirement for, letter re (SP74/07: Tabled) Residents, Medical ... Agnihotri 156 See Medical residents Renters' tax credits Residents' committees General remarks ... Backs 1617; Groeneveld 1617; See Continuing/extended care facilities, Residents' Miller, R. 1376; Oberg 1376 committees in 164 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Residents of continuing care facilities Resolutions (2007) (Continued) See Continuing/extended care facilities residents No. 37 Time allocation on Bill 46 (2r) 2353 Resolutions (2007) No. 38 Time allocation on Bill 46 (CoW) 2393 No. 1 Speech from the Throne, motion to consider 5 No. 39 Time allocation on Bill 46 (3r) 2422 No. 2 Select standing committees, motion to appoint 5 No. 501 Internship positions for immigrants 67–73 No. 3 Select standing committees, members' lists moved No. 502 Support for alternative energy technologies 5 212–18 No. 4 Committee of Supply, motion to resolve into 27 No. 503 Teachers' unfunded pension liability 350–57 No. 5 Supplementary estimates 2006-07 (No. 2) referred No. 504 Distribution of budget surplus 588–94 to Committee of Supply 27 No. 505 Property taxes for seniors 713–19 No. 6 Supplementary estimates 2006-07 (No. 2) No. 506 Made-in-Alberta energy policy 858–65 considered for one day 27 No. 507 High-speed rail system 1100–07 No. 7 Members' Services committee membership change No. 508 Disclosure of political donations 1296–1303 27 No. 509 Skilled worker immigration program 1504–11 No. 8 Personal Information Protection Act Review No. 510 Minimum age of electors 1675–80 Committee membership change 27 No. 511 Unified family court 1911–17 No. 9 Committee of the Whole, motion to resolve into No. 513 Educational property taxes 2051–58 27 No. 515 Hunting and fishing tradition 2344–51 No. 10 Interim supply estimates (Main, Legisl. Offices Committee of Supply (Interim supply estimates 2007-08) and Lottery Fund) 2007-08 referred to Committee of 131–42, 170–78 Supply 95 Committee of Supply (Main estimates) 773–95, 808–29, No. 11 Interim supply estimates (Main, Legisl. Offices 882–900, 901–20, 1109–26, 1141–58, 1159–77, and Lottery Fund) 2007-08 to be considered for two 1191–1212, 1215–33, 1249–67, 1305–26, 1340–60, days 95 1363–82, 1397–1415, 1417–35, 1451–72, 1543–61, No. 12 Standing Orders amendment (revised sitting 1563–77, 1591–1609, 1624–46 times) 73–78 Committee of Supply (Supplementary estimates 2006- No. 13 Speech from the Throne, Address in reply 07, No. 2) 95–114 engrossed 390 Speech from the Throne debate 27–37, 78–81, 114–17, No. 14 Alberta Treasury Branches Act continuation 142–52, 178–84, 249–51, 317–20, 383–90 371–74 Resource development, First Nations/energy industry No. 15 Standing Orders amendments 606–17 issues No. 16 Main and Legislative Offices estimates, 2007-08, See Energy industry–Crown lands, Aboriginal issues referred to Committee of Supply 681 re No. 17 Budget Address 681–84 Resource development department No. 17 Budget debate 733–46 See Dept. of Energy No. 18 Policy field standing committees 680 Resource development department, Sustainable No. 19 (as amended) Evening sittings on May 8 and 9 See Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development 880–81 Resource officers in schools (police) No. 20 Continuation of statutory enactments 1140–41 See School resource officers (police) No. 21 Referral of Bill 1 to Government Services Resource rebates from budget surplus (2005) committee 1339–40 Costs to administer (Q14/07: Response tabled as No. 23 Referral of Bill 2 to Government Services SP466/07) ... Clerk, The 1182; Miller, R. 1082; Oberg committee 1394–96 1182 No. 24 Referral of Bill 31 to Community Services Costs to recover cheques sent to non-qualified recipients Committee 1472–73 (Q13/07: Response tabled as SP465/07) ... Clerk, The No. 25 Evening sitting on June 4 1449–50 1182; Miller, R. 1082; Oberg 1182 No. 26 Evening sitting on June 5 1472 Resource road program funding No. 28 Adjournment of session (summer recess) 1697 See Road construction, Resource road program, No. 29 Suspension of the Routine (for Royal Assent) funding for 1697 Resource royalty review No. 30 Committee on Community Services membership See Royalty Review Panel change 2004 Resources and Environment, Standing Committee on No. 31 Committee on Privileges and Elections See Committee on Resources and Environment, membership change 2004 Standing No. 32 Supplementary estimates 2007-08 referred to RESP Committee of Supply 2109 See Registered education savings plan (Federal) No. 33 Supplementary estimates 2007-08 considered for Respiratory nurses one day 2109 General remarks ... Hancock 889 No. 34 Reappointment of Information and Privacy Respite programs (Disabled persons' families) Commissioner 2071 General remarks ... Blakeman 1156 No. 35 Evening sittings on December 3, 4, and 5 Responsible gambling information centres 2293–97, 2300–08 See Casinos, Responsible gambling information No. 36 Time allocation on government motion 35 centres in 2298–2300 2007 Hansard Subject Index 165

Restaurants Ring roads Employment of children in ... Evans 196, 260; Mason Planning for ... Stelmach 1605 224–25;Miller, B. 195;Prins 259–60;Stelmach 224–25 Reduction of ... Griffiths 1402, 1404; Ouellette 1404 Employment of children in, monitoring of ... Evans Ring roads–Calgary 259–60; Prins 260 Funding for ... Danyluk 908; Griffiths 1402; Haley Restaurants–Inspections 907; Oberg 683, 728; Ouellette 1160, 1402, 1544, Food safety/food handler health issues ... Cao 1244; 1545 Hancock 1244 Northeast and northwest sections ... Cao 873, 1999; Posting of reports on, on Internet ... Backs 1228; Ouellette 873, 1999 Hancock 1229, 1244 Northeast section, access points to ... Chase 369; Restorative justice Ouellette 369, 1137; Pham 1136–37 See Community justice Northeast section as public/private partnership (P3) Restructuring and Government Efficiency, Dept. of project ... Chase 195; Eggen 1544; Ouellette 195, See Dept. of Restructuring and Government 1161, 1163, 1165, 1545–46; Snelgrove 901 Efficiency Northeast section as public/private partnership (P3) Retirement pensions, Civil service project: Award for, member's statement re ... See Civil service pensions Rodney 2247 Retirement pensions, Private Northeast section as public/private partnership (P3) See Pensions, Private-sector project: Public-sector comparator re ... Martin 1446; Revenue Oberg 1371; Ouellette 1446 Dedicated revenue, decrease in ... Miller, R. 1374–75; Northeast section as public/private partnership (P3) Oberg 1375 project: Public-sector comparator re (SP546/07: Forecasting of, policy re ... Stelmach 1481 Tabled) ... Ouellette 1487 General remarks ... Oberg 682 Northeast section: Noise concerns re ... Ouellette 1137; Revenue sharing Pham 1137 See Federal/provincial fiscal relations; Provincial/ Northeast section: Public consultations re ... Chase 369, municipal fiscal relations 2176; Ouellette 369, 2176 Reverse mortgages Northeast section: Public consultations re, letter re See Mortgages, Reverse (SP580/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1591 Rexall Place, Edmonton Southwest section, land aquisition for, from Tsuu T'ina Funding for ... Goudreau 1469 nation ... Chase 369; Cheffins 1788, 1997–98; Reynolds-Alberta Museum Ouellette 369, 1788–89, 1998 Member's statement re ... Johnson 1682–83, 2389 Southwest section, land aquisition for, from Tsuu T'ina Showin' Off (vintage car exhibition) ... Johnson 1683 nation: Member's statement re ... Cheffins 2380 RHAs Southwest section, land aquisition for, from Tsuu T'ina See Regional health authorities nation: Petition presented re ... Cheffins 2062 Richardson's ground squirrels–Control Ring roads–Edmonton See Gophers–Control See Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton Richmond, B.C., RCMP youth program Ring roads–Grande Prairie See Royal Canadian Mounted Police–Richmond, See Highway 43–Grande Prairie area, Bypass B.C., Asset building with youth program (highway 43X) Rick Hansen Foundation Risk management fund Alberta funding to, member's statement re ... Lougheed Coverage of legal liability re civil service pensions law 1648–49 suit ... Miller, R. 1375; Oberg 1375 Ridges, Snow Risk management procedures See Snow fencing/ridging on highways General remarks ... Snelgrove 901, 902 Ridley Grain Ltd. Risk services, Public health Alberta loan to ... Griffiths 1278; Oberg 1278–79 See Epidemic response services Right of property River Valley Alliance, Edmonton See Property rights Park system proposal, member's statement re ... Right to strike Lougheed 500 General remarks ... Blakeman 160, 2137, 2329; Elsalhy River valleys–Alberta 2210; Evans 160; Martin 2389 Provincial funding for ... Agnihotri 1467 Right to strike–Teachers Riverdale net zero energy house Relation to funding for teachers' pension liability ... See Net zero energy house, Riverdale, Edmonton Eggen 799 Rivers–Water levels Right to vote–Women General remarks ... Renner 1636 See Women–Right to vote RKS Research and Consulting Rights of the child Report on successful deregulated energy markets See Children's rights (SP677/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1782 Rights of the Child, United Nations Convention on Road construction See United Nations Convention on the Rights of the General remarks ... Cao 1998–99; Chase 2176; Child Ouellette 1998–99, 2176 166 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Road construction (Continued) Role models, Aboriginal Map of planned projects ... Snelgrove 904 See Aboriginal role models Municipal bidding on ... Ouellette 1403, 1404; Prins Roles and responsibilities (postsecondary educational 1403–04 institutions) Resource road program, funding for ... Chase 1161; See Postsecondary educational institutions, Role of Graydon 1406; Oberg 683; Ouellette 1406 Roles and responsibilities (provincial/ municipal Road construction–Finance relations) council General remarks ... Oberg 683; Ouellette 1159, 1160, See Minister's Council on Municipal Sustainability 1401–02, 1544, 1999 Rolls Royce plc Public/private partnerships re ... Chase 1164, 1895; General remarks ... Knight 544; MacDonald 544 Rodney 2247; Tougas 1895 Ronald McDonald House, Calgary Road construction–Fort McMurray area Grand opening pamphlet (SP151/07: Tabled) ... Chase General remarks ... Chase 1164; Ouellette 1164–65 325 Road construction–Industrial Heartland area Roots of empathy project (Bullying prevention) General remarks ... Chase 1164; Ouellette 1165 General remarks ... Tarchuk 1206 Road construction–St. Albert Rosebud Theatre Western bypass road See West Regional Road, St. Member's statement re ... DeLong 255 Albert Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy Road noise attenuation along freeways Report ... to the Ministry of Environment, Province of See Noise attenuation along freeways Alberta ... Boutilier 1139; Renner 261, 1136; Swann Road safety 293, 294, 726, 1135–36, 1379 See Traffic safety Report ... to the Ministry of Environment, Province of Roads–Edmonton Alberta: Member's statement re ... Swann 289 23rd Avenue/Calgary Trail intersection: Upgrading ... Round-table on police recruitment/retention problems Miller, R. 133 See Police, Recruitment/retention problems, round- Roads–Maintenance and repair table on Alexis First Nation Reserve See Alexis First Nation Round-tables on climate change Reserve, Road maintenance on See Climate change–Public consultations Funding for ... Chase 1161; Martin 1546, 1547; Roundtable on Violence In and Around Licensed Ouellette 1159, 1161, 1163, 1402, 1543, 1547, 1549 Premises General remarks ... Cao 1999; Chase 1166, 1186; See Alberta Roundtable on Violence In and Around Ouellette 1167, 1186, 1996, 1999; Rogers 1996 Licensed Premises Potholes and lane marking repairs ... McFarland 230; Royal Alberta Museum Ouellette 230 40th anniversary ... Rogers 2320 Secondary roads ... Marz 408; Ouellette 408 Aboriginal artifacts acquisition (Southesk collection) ... Roads–Urban areas Ducharme 1047–48; Rogers 2320 Upgrading of ... Eggen 1545 Renovations ... Agnihotri 672, 1469; Goudreau 672, Roads, Multilane 1471; Ouellette 1160, 1402, 1544; Stelmach 672, Right-hand lane usage ... Lindsay 2289; Lukaszuk 2382; Tougas 2382 2288–89; Ouellette 2289 Royal Alexandra Hospital Roadside campgrounds Patient's contraction of superbug in, letter re (SP149/07: See Campgrounds, Roadside Tabled) ... Martin 324 Robbins health learning centre Royal Assent See Grant MacEwan Community College, Robbins June 14, 2007, suspension of Routine to allow (Motion health learning centre 29: Hancock) ... Hancock 1697 Rocky View Municipal District Royal Canadian Mounted Police See Municipal District of Rocky View First Nations communities patrols ... Lindsay 1309, Rockyford elementary school 1310 Closure ... Flaherty 1132, 1258; Liepert 1132, 1259 Foreign worker screening ... Evans 1388; MacDonald Rockyview General Hospital 1388 Capacity ... Taylor 21 Interim provision of police services to Lesser Slave Lake Expansion of ... Hancock 689, 782; Taylor 782 Indian Regional Council ... Lindsay 1336 Rod Love Consulting Inc. Joint anti-drug unit with Stony Plain and Spruce Grove Government contracts with ... Hancock 1963; Miller, R. ... Cardinal 2134 1962–63; Taft 1596 Knowledge of use of private investigators at EUB Government contracts with: Release of details re, hearing ... Elsalhy 2137; Lindsay 2137 Information and Privacy Commissioner's ruling re ... Organized crime cases See Integrated Response to Bonko 1926; Boutilier 1926 Organized Crime Rodeo–Stavely Provincial funding for ... Elsalhy 1310, 1311; Lindsay See Stavely Indoor Pro Rodeo 472, 1308–09, 1310, 1311, 1312 Roffey, Mrs. Bessie Traffic safety enforcement function ... Chase 508, 1317; Member's statement re ... Calahasen 360 Johnston 508; Lindsay 508, 1318 2007 Hansard Subject Index 167

Royal Canadian Mounted Police–Richmond, B.C. Royalty Review Panel (Continued) Asset building with youth program ... Elsalhy 1314 Our Fair Share (report): Comments re collection of Royal Dutch Shell plc appropriate level of resource revenue ... Agnihotri Investment in Alberta oil sands ... Boutilier 1761; 1887; Knight 1853, 2139–40; MacDonald 2139–40; VanderBurg 1761 Miller, R. 1786; Snelgrove 1786; Stelmach 1819, Royal Society of Canada 1853; Taft 1819, 1853 Induction of new fellows, member's statement re ... Our Fair Share (report): Letter re (SP700/07: Tabled) ... Miller, B. 2134–35 Blakeman 1818 Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology Our Fair Share (report): Letters re (SP676, 725/07: ATCO learning centre at ... Dunford 636 Tabled) ... Mather 1782, 1860 Gallery renovation funding ... Goudreau 1422, 1466; Our Fair Share (report): Petition presented to discard ... Strang 1423 Hinman 1852, 1965, 2062 General remarks ... Dunford 636 Panelists' donations to Premier's leadership campaign ... Royalties Stelmach 13–14, 41; Taft 13–14, 41 See Bitumen–Royalties; Coal–Royalties; Coal-bed Presentation to, by Official Opposition energy critic methane–Royalties; Gas, Natural–Royalties; (SP789/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 2001–02; Taft 2001 Timber–Royalties Presentation to, by Official Opposition energy critic: Royalty Framework (2007) Website confirmation of (SP790/07: Tabled) ... See Royalty structure (Energy resources), New Blakeman 2002; Taft 2002 Royalty Framework (2007) Royalty structure (Energy resources) Royalty holidays Auditor General's comments re ... MacDonald 817, 819, See Royalty structure (Energy resources), 1622; Stelmach 1924; Taft 1924 Exemptions re (royalty holidays) Changes to ... Mason 22 Royalty revenue Comparison of Alberta vs foreign countries royalty See Natural resources revenue levels, report (SP337/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 772 Royalty Review 2006: A List of Consultant Studies and Draft government report of October 2004 re ... Knight Software 1889; MacDonald 1889 Copy tabled ... Knight 730; MacDonald 730 Draft government report of October 2004 re: Tabling of Copy tabled (SP250/07) ... Clerk, The 564; Knight 564 ... Knight 1889; MacDonald 1889 Copy tabled (SP250/07): Response from Minister of Draft government report of October 2004 re: Tabling of Energy re (SP413/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1048 (SP733/07) ... MacDonald 1896 Wood Mackenzie report listed in, censored sections ... Energy dept.'s annual reports' coverage of ... Knight Knight 694; MacDonald 694 1924; Stelmach 1923–24, 1993; Taft 1923–24, 1993 Royalty Review Panel Exemptions re (royalty holidays) ... Knight 812; [See also Royalty structure (Energy resources)] MacDonald 810–11; Mason 1854; Stelmach 1854 Conflict of interest of panel members ... Mason 158; Former Energy minister's speech re ... Knight 2140; Oberg 13, 565; Stelmach 13, 41, 87, 158, 565–66; MacDonald 2140 Taft 13, 41, 86–87, 565 Former Energy minister's speech re (SP921/07: Tabled) Consideration of draft 2004 government report on oil ... MacDonald 2145 sands royalty structure ... Knight 1889–90; General remarks ... Eggen 1109; Hancock 1790; MacDonald 1889 Hinman 1925; Knight 810, 1110, 1115, 1221, Consideration of impact of capital cost allowance phase 2139–40; MacDonald 817, 1444, 2139–40; Mason out on oil sand companies ... Doerksen 229; Miller, R. 1076,1113, 1537, 1958, 2171; Oberg 1537; 264; Oberg 229, 264 Stelmach 1076, 1444, 1759; Taylor 1759 General remarks ... Chase 1271; Knight 671, 694; Member's statement re ... MacDonald 1180–81, MacDonald 817; Mason 1113, 1442, 1533, 1537; 1622–23; Mason 1533 Oberg 509, 682, 1442–43, 1537; Snelgrove 1856; New Royalty Framework (2007) ... Blakeman 2165; Speech from the Throne 4; Stelmach 640, 1133–34, DeLong 1786–87; Hinman 1784–85, 1924; Knight 1600 1787, 1890, 1958, 2251, 2256, 2382; MacDonald Makeup of panel ... Stelmach 12–13; Taft 12–13 2163–64; Mason 1820–21, 1854, 1890, 1924, Minister of Finance responsible for, panelists' donations 2174–75, 2250–51, 2382; Miller, R. 1786, 2256; to leadership campaign of ... Oberg 41; Speaker, The Oberg 2251; Snelgrove 1786, 1856; Stelmach 1783, 14; Stelmach 14, 41; Taft 14, 41 1784–85, 1819, 1820–21, 1854–55, 1924–25, 1993, Minister of Finance's comments to ... Mason 2251; 2174–75, 2382 Oberg 2251 New Royalty Framework (2007): Advertising costs re ... Our Fair Share (report) ... Knight 1958, 2256; Mason Miller, R. 1855–56; Snelgrove 1855–56 1816, 1820–21; Miller, R. 2256; Stelmach 1819, New Royalty Framework (2007): Changes to ... Mason 1820–21,1854, 1925 2212–13; Oberg 2213; Stelmach 2212–13 Our Fair Share (report): Chart comparing Alberta and New Royalty Framework (2007): Investment of funds other countries royalty share (SP723/07: Tabled) ... from ... Stelmach 1783–84 Mason 852 New Royalty Framework (2007): Member's statement re ... Hinman 2247–48; Mason 1816–17 168 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Royalty structure (Energy resources) (Continued) Rural electrification associations New Royalty Framework (2007): Petition presented re ... Continuation of loan guarantees for (Motion 20: Hinman 1852, 1965, 2062 Groeneveld) ... Blakeman 1140–41; Groeneveld Official Opposition policy re, media releases/speech re 1140–41; MacDonald 1140 (SP791-793/07: Tabled)...Blakeman 2002; Taft 2002 Rural Electrification Loan Act Review of [See also Royalty Review Panel]; Eggen Sections 3 and 36 continuation (loan guarantees) 1117; Hancock 1790; Knight 509–10, 809, 811, 818, (Motion 20: Groeneveld) ... Blakeman 1140–41; 1110 ,1117, 1401, 1958, 2139; MacDonald 509, 810, Groeneveld 1140–41; MacDonald 1140 817; Mason 158, 1442, 1480, 2251; Oberg 509, Sections 3 and 36 continuation (loan guarantees) 1442–43, 2251; Snelgrove 1856; Stelmach 158, (Motion 20: Groeneveld): Responses to questions 1076, 1444, 1480, 1600, 1759, 1783, 1784, 1819, during debate (SP495/07: Tabled) ... Groeneveld 1330 1924, 1993 Rural Electrification Long-term Financing Act Review of, 2006, documentation re (M1/07: Defeated) ... Section 2 continuation (loan guarantees) (Motion 20: Knight 576; MacDonald 575–76 Groeneveld) ... Blakeman 1140–41; Groeneveld Review of: Opposition leader's comments re ... Miller, R. 1140–41; MacDonald 1140 1856; Stelmach 1853 Section 2 continuation (loan guarantees) (Motion 20: Review of: Public meetings re ... Mason 158; Oberg Groeneveld): Responses to questions during debate 158; Stelmach 158 (SP495/07: Tabled) ... Groeneveld 1330 Royalty structure (Energy resources)–Alaska Rural family medicine network General remarks ... Knight 2382; Mason 2174–75, General remarks ... Evans 1568; Griffiths 635 2382; Stelmach 2174–75, 2382 Rural gas co-ops Royalty structure (Energy resources)–Newfoundland Continuation of loan guarantees for (Motion 20: General remarks ... Mason 1924; Stelmach 1924 Groeneveld) ... Blakeman 1140–41; Groeneveld Royalty tax credit 1140–41; MacDonald 1140 See Alberta royalty tax credit Rural Infrastructure Fund, Canada-Alberta Municipal Royer, Dr. Terry See Canada-Alberta Municipal Rural Infrastructure Member's statement re ... Dunford 1582 Fund RSHIP Rural physician action plan See Regional Shared Information Program See Medical profession–Rural areas, Action plan re (Electronic medical records) Rural school closures RTDRS See Schools–Closure–Rural areas See Residential tenancies dispute resolution service Rural/urban relations Rumsey natural area See Urban/rural relations Industrial activity in ... Agnihotri 92; Chase 141; Rural Utilities Act Goudreau 43, 46, 92; Johnston 46; Morton 43; Sections 32 and 33 continuation (loan guarantees) Stelmach 43; Swann 43 (Motion 20: Groeneveld) ... Blakeman 1140–41; Rural affordable supportive living projects Groeneveld 1140–41; MacDonald 1140 See Supportive living facilities–Rural areas Sections 32 and 33 continuation (loan guarantees) Rural Alberta's Development Fund (Motion 20: Groeneveld): Responses to questions Balzac racing entertainment centre funding from ... during debate (SP495/07: Tabled) ... Groeneveld 1330 Stelmach 503; Taft 503; Taylor 1331, 1332 Russell I'tai Sah Kòp wild-land park General remarks ... Abbott 471, 2175–76; Evans 471, See Andy Russell I'tai Sah Kòp wild-land park 1568, 1569, 1571, 2175–76 Ryley landfill Medical internship positions funding ... Hancock 2290 See Sanitary landfills–Ryley Unmanned Vehicle Systems centre funding ... Mitzel Sabrina's Law (Ontario) 1780–81 See Schoolchildren with anaphylaxis, Legislation re Rural community and leadership development Sacred Heart Community Health Centre, McLennan General remarks ... MacDonald 1266 Roof repair funding ... Snelgrove 2150 Rural Development department Saddledome, Calgary See Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural See Pengrowth Saddledome, Calgary Development Safe communities secretariat Rural development project fund Proposal for ... Stevens 1855 See Rural Alberta's Development Fund Safe Communities Task Force Rural economic development See Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Addition of hunting tourism to ... Morton 1446 Force General remarks ... Evans 1168; Groeneveld 1263; Safe Visitation Initiative, Provincial Stelmach 1609 See Provincial Safe Visitation Initiative Government strategy re ... Brown 1569, 1571; Dunford Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act (Bill 212) 1567–68; Evans 1568, 1569, 1571; Flaherty 1132; First Reading ... Johnston 1239 Liepert 1132 Second Reading ... Backs 1671–72; Bonko 1900; Performance measures re ... Brown 1571; Evans 1571 Calahasen 1670–71; Cao 1898–99; Chase 1669–70; Dunford 1901–02; Elsalhy 1666–67; 2007 Hansard Subject Index 169

Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act (Bill 212) St. Joseph's General Hospital, Vegreville (Continued) (Continued) Bacterial infection situation in: Premier's awareness of ... Second Reading (Continued) ... Johnson 1674–75; Hancock 325; Stelmach 325–26; Taft 325–26 Johnston 1665–66, 1902; Martin 1667–68; Mason Bacterial infection situation in: Public information 1900; Mather 1900–01; Miller, B. 1673–74; Mitzel session re ... Blakeman 292; Stelmach 292, 327, 363; 1668–69; Rogers 1672–73 Taft 327, 363 Committee ... Agnihotri 2047; Backs 2045–46; Cao Bacterial infection situation in: Public inquiry re ... 2046–47; Chase 2182–83; Cheffins 2045, 2183; Hancock 259, 292–93, 570; Martin 570; Mason 255, DeLong 2049–50; Ducharme 2047–48; Elsalhy 259, 292–93, 324; Stelmach 293 2048–51; Flaherty 2185; Forsyth 2042–43; Johnston Bacterial infection situation in: Public inquiry re, letter 2041–42, 2185–86; Martin 2050; Mather 2042; requesting (SP135/07: Tabled) ... Mason 298 Mitzel 2044–45; Pannu 2043–44; Pastoor 2043; Bacterial infection situation in: Public inquiry re, petition Rodney 2184–85 re ... Mason 326 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP862 & 942/07: Tabled) Bacterial infection situation in: Spread of, to other ... Brown 2186; Johnston 2041, 2186 hospitals ... Blakeman 291; Hancock 291–92 Third reading ... Agnihotri 2334–35; Chase 2332–33; Bacterial infection situation in: Testing re ... Blakeman Eggen 2333; Jablonski 2335–36; Johnson 2333–34; 257, 258; Hancock 257, 258, 291, 292, 293, 570; Johnston 2331, 2337; Miller, B. 2336; Stevens Martin 570; Stelmach 257 2331–32 Board of management appointed for ... Hancock 254, Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 258; Mason 255 (Outside of House sittings) Emergency room patient safety at ... Blakeman 258; General remarks ... Stevens 1892 Hancock 258 Memo re early committee reading of (SP756/07: Tabled) Sterilization procedures ... Blakeman 257, 258, 790; ... Speaker, The 1930 Hancock 257, 258, 291, 292, 293, 326, 790; Mason Safety, Farm 255, 258, 326; Stelmach 257, 326; Taft 291 See Farm safety Sterilization procedures: Use by other health Safety, Public professionals ... Hancock 291; Taft 291 See Public safety (Building/fire codes); Public safety SAIT (From criminal activity) See Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Safety, Workplace Salaries–Daycare centre employees See Workplace safety See Daycare centres–Employees, Salaries of Safety Codes Council SALT Annual report, 2006 (SP531/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The See Seniors' Action and Liason Team 1386; Danyluk 1386 Salute to Excellence (City of Edmonton) Safety Week, Canadian Agricultural See Edmonton, Salute to Excellence, program from See Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (SP656/07: Tabled) Safeway Ltd. Salvage fishing See Canada Safeway Ltd. General remarks ... Calahasen 540; Morton 540 SAGE Samson Cree nation See Seniors Association of Greater Edmonton General remarks ... Johnson 154 St. Albert bypass road Sandhu, Mr. Shamsher Singh See West Regional Road, St. Albert Member's statement re ... Shariff 1684 St. Albert infrastructure priorities Translations into Punjabi of national anthem and Alberta See Capital projects, Municipal–St. Albert, Funding centennial song (SP615/07: Tabled) ... Shariff 1693 for Sanitary landfills St. George's Day Siting of ... Renner 1232; VanderBurg 1231 Member's statement re ... Brown 761 Sanitary landfills–Ryley St. Joseph's General Hospital, Vegreville Environmental concerns re ... Stelmach 1239; Swann Bacterial infection situation in ... Blakeman 790, 2255; 1239 Hancock 326, 790, 2255; Mason 324, 326, 364; General remarks ... Stelmach 189; Taft 189 Stelmach 292, 326, 364; Taft 292 Sanitary landfills–Thorhild Bacterial infection situation in: Correspondence re General remarks ... Stelmach 540; Swann 540 (SP154/07: Tabled) ... Taft 332 Santa Claus parade, Fort Macleod Bacterial infection situation in: Deaths from ... Blakeman See Fort Macleod Santa Claus parade 291; Hancock 291; Stelmach 291; Taft 291 Saskatchewan water rights Bacterial infection situation in: Deaths from, letter re See Water rights, Interprovincial, Alberta- (SP147/07: Tabled) ... Mason 324 Saskatchewan river flows Bacterial infection situation in: Lawsuits re ... Blakeman Savage, Mr. Alf (Chair) 257, 1485, 2255; Hancock 257, 1485, 2255; See under Automobile Insurance Rate Board Stelmach 257 Save My CWB (Website) Bacterial infection situation in: Ministerial statement re Email posted on (SP85/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 188 ... Blakeman 254; Hancock 254; Mason 255 Email posted on ... Goudreau 405; Groeneveld 190, 441; MacDonald 190, 405, 441, 1266; Stelmach 405 170 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Save My CWB (Website) (Continued) School boards (Continued) Email posted on (SP85/07: Tabled): Letter requesting Funding for disabled students ... Melchin 1192 Minister's apology re (SP89/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald Funding: From uncollected resource revenues ... Cheffins 231 1890; Liepert 1890 Email posted on (SP85/07: Tabled): Minister's Funding: Letter re (SP652/07: Tabled) ... Swann 1767 response to (SP100/07: Tabled) ... Groeneveld 265 Funding: Letters re (SP522/07: Tabled) ... Pastoor 1385 Email posted on: Senders apology for ... Groeneveld Funding: Member's statement re ... Eggen 1684 441; MacDonald 441 Funding: Renewed funding framework ... Flaherty Email posted on (SP85/07: Tabled): Deputy Minister's 1393; Liepert 1393 apology re (SP200/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 468 General remarks ... Flaherty 2135; Mather 1252; Saving Lives on Alberta's Roads (McDermid report) Stelmach 88 See Traffic safety, McDermid report on Healthy eating promotion programs ... Flaherty 2254; Savings account (CAIS) Liepert 2254 See Canadian agriculture income stabilization Impact of interprovincial trade agreement (TILMA) on program, Producer savings account component ... Bonko 45; Boutilier 1460; Martin 330, 360; Schizophrenia Stelmach 330 General remarks ... Lougheed 2281 Independence of ... Taylor 2024 Schizophrenia Society of Alberta. Red Deer chapter Maintenance planning ... Liepert 2152 Support for mentally ill housing project ... Jablonski Provincial funding for, to enable compliance with 1614 interprovincial trade agreement (TILMA) ... Schmidt, Mr. Dallas Wilbur (Former MLA) Bonko 45; Stelmach 45 Memorial tribute to ... Speaker, The 2169 Role of ... Flaherty 2031; Liepert 1353–54, 2031 Scholarship Fund Surpluses, access to ... Abbott 874; Agnihotri 1254; See Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund Eggen 1352–53; Flaherty 1188, 1250; Liepert 874, Scholarships 1188–89, 1251, 1261, 1352, 1353–54 Aboriginal students ... Haley 1428 Surpluses, document re (SP386/07: Tabled) ... Liepert Funding for ... Horner 1343; Oberg 683 879 General remarks ... Horner 1341 Teachers' unfunded pension liability negotiations, role in Registered apprenticeship program scholarships ... Cao ... Flaherty 2030–31, 2135; Liepert 2029, 2030–31; 2026; Horner 1895 Lukaszuk 2029 Registered apprenticeship program scholarships: Trustees on, registration as lobbyists See School Program from annual celebration re (SP679/07:Tabled) trustees, Registration as lobbyists ... Miller, R. 1790 School Boards Association School Act See Alberta School Boards Association Amendment of (Bill 57) ... Stevens 2329 School buses Plebiscite provisions ... Liepert 1276, 1994 Use of seat belts in ... Stelmach 2283; Taft 2282 School closure provisions ... Liepert 1360; Martin Use of seat belts in: Student's letter re (SP993/07: 1355, 1356, 1359 Tabled) ... Taft 2291 School at the Legislature (Educational program) School cafeterias Report card, 2005-06 (SP219/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, Provincial funding for ... Eggen 2155; Liepert 2156 The 502 School (Canadian History Content) Amendment Act, School boards 2007 (Bill 215) Audited financial statements, 2005-06, sections 1-3 First reading ... Cao 1922 (SP828-830/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 2002; Second reading ... Bonko 2340; Cao 2339–40; Chase Liepert 2002 2341–42; Eggen 2343–44; Jablonski 2344; Liepert Budget process ... Liepert 1253, 1261; MacDonald 2342–43; Strang 2340–41 1259–60; Mather 1253 Letter re (SP1053/07: Tabled) ... Chase 2330 Contribution to Premier's golf tournament fundraiser in School councils Taber ... Hinman 2257 Fund-raising activities, legislation to eliminate (Bill 208) Deficit financing ... Abbott 874; Flaherty 804; Liepert ... Flaherty 291 804, 874, 1261; MacDonald 1260 School counsellors Deficit financing: Alberta Education annual report General remarks ... Eggen 136; Flaherty 1197, 1200; excerpt re (SP363/07: Tabled) ... Flaherty 842 Liepert 1197, 1201; Mather 1196 Financial statements, 2004-05, sections 1-3 (SP159- School design 161/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 333; Liepert 333 See Schools–Architectural design Financial statements consolidated with government School dropouts statements ... Snelgrove 1366 Aboriginal students ... Backs 673; Boutilier 673 Financial statements, interim ... MacDonald 1260 General remarks ... Liepert 1356; Martin 1355, 1357 Funding [See also Education–Finance]; Agnihotri Relation to school board funding ... Mather 1253 1254; Chase 1859; Eggen 1336, 1351, 1894; Flaherty School fees 88, 476, 1250, 1686, 1724, 1994; Liepert 88, 476, See Education–Finance, User fees 1249,1251–52, 1255, 1336, 1686–87, 1724, 1859, School fund-raising 1894, 1994; Mather 1252; Snelgrove 1994; Stelmach See School councils, Fund-raising activities 88, 1685; Taft 1685 2007 Hansard Subject Index 171

School health services Schools–Closure–Rural areas See Student Health Initiative General remarks ... Dunford 1567–68; Evans 1568; School improvement, Alberta initiative for Flaherty 1132; Liepert 1132 See Alberta initiative for school improvement Schools–Construction School librarians Alternative funding of ... Liepert 1563; Renner 1563 See Teacher-librarians Funding for ... Agnihotri 173; Eggen 136, 1351; School nutrition programs Flaherty 1251, 1393, 1724; Liepert 137, 1249, 1250, General remarks ... Eggen 1358; Flaherty 1242, 2254; 1252, 1255, 1393, 1441, 1724; Martin 1547; Oberg Liepert 1242, 1260, 1358, 2254; MacDonald 1260; 683; Ouellette 1549; Snelgrove 1536; Stelmach 1441; Mather 1199, 1253; Stelmach 2063–64; Taft Taft 1441, 1536 2063–64 General remarks ... Ady 1052; Liepert 128, 129, 1052, Liberal opposition policy re ... Liepert 1393; Taft 2064 1252, 1257, 1352, 1857; Martin 1355; Rodney 1857 Pamphlets re (SP511-513/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1330–31 Grouping of, for cost efficiencies ... Snelgrove 904 School resource officers (police) Priority list re (SP456/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1130 General remarks ... Elsalhy 543; Liepert 543; Lindsay Public/private projects re ... Ady 1052; Backs 2165; 543 Bonko 140; Chase 129, 140; Eggen 136, 1353, 2155; School (Restrictions on Fees and Fundraising) Flaherty 1251, 2151; Liepert 129, 137, 1052, 1252, Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 208) 1354, 1563, 1588, 1762, 1857, 2152, 2165; Martin First Reading ... Flaherty 291 1548,1588; Mason 1759–60; Renner 1563; Second Reading ... Ady 1096–97; Agnihotri 1283–84; Rodney 1857; Stelmach 1758, 1759–60; Taft 1758; Bonko 1099; Chase 1097–98; Ducharme 1284–85; Webber 1762 Eggen 1288; Elsalhy 1282–83; Flaherty 1093–94, Public/private projects re: Cost increases re ... Snelgrove 1288–89; Johnson 1285–86; Liepert 1094–95; 2380–81; Taft 2380 Lougheed 1098–99; Lukaszuk 1286–87; MacDonald Public/private projects re: Incursion of public debt re ... 1287–88; Martin 1100; Mather 1095–96; Oberle Stelmach 2381; Taft 2381 1099–1100; Tougas 1285 Public/private projects re: Public sector comparator for Second Reading: Division on 1289 ... Mason 1760; Stelmach 1760 General remarks ... Flaherty 696; Liepert 644 Public/private projects re: Supporting documentation re School tax (M2/07: Defeated) ... Bonko 577; Flaherty See Property tax–Education levy 576–58; MacDonald 577; Snelgrove 576–57 School transportation–Calgary Template for ... Liepert 1762; Stelmach 1758, 1760 See Schoolchildren–Transportation–Calgary Schools–Construction– trustees General remarks ... Chase 1585; Flaherty 128, 644, General remarks ... Flaherty 2135 1251; Liepert 128, 644, 1585 Registration as lobbyists ... Agnihotri 1254; Liepert Schools–Construction–Calgary-North West constituency 674, 1255; VanderBurg 674 Petition tabled re (SP614/07) ... Melchin 1693 Schoolchildren–Food services Schools–Construction–Drayton Valley-Calmar See School nutrition programs constituency Schoolchildren–Transportation General remarks ... Abbott 1566 Cost increase for ... Stelmach 1685; Taft 1685 Schools–Construction–Edmonton-Ellerslie constituency Funding for ... Abbott 1566; Liepert 1249, 1566 General remarks ... Agnihotri 1254, 2285–86; Liepert General remarks ... Agnihotri 1255; Chase 140–41; 1255, 2285–86 Liepert 1210; VanderBurg 1209 Schools–Construction–Lethbridge Schoolchildren–Transportation–Calgary West side school See West Lethbridge Centre Funding increase for ... Flaherty 102, 128, 643–44; Schools–Curricula Liepert 128, 644 See Education–Curricula Schoolchildren with anaphylaxis Schools–Maintenance and repair Legislation re ... Liepert 1257; MacDonald 1256–57 Funding for ... Agnihotri 173, 1254–55; Backs 2165; Schools–Architectural design Chase 1825, 1859; Eggen 1351, 1353, 1726–27, Standardization of ... Liepert 1210; VanderBurg 1209 2155; Flaherty 102, 227, 568–69, 1251, 1994, Schools–Closure 2150; Liepert 227, 568–69, 1249, 1250, 1255, 1352, Appeal process re ... Liepert 298; Miller, B. 298 1354, 1727, 1762, 1857, 1859, 1994, 2151–52, 2156, Edmonton Public School Board policy re, petition 2165; Oberg 683; Ouellette 1825; Rodney 1857; presented re ... Mason 502; Miller, B. 265, 298 Snelgrove 1994; Stelmach 1726; Webber 1762 General remarks ... Eggen 1358; Flaherty 257, Funding for: Alternative methods ... Liepert 569, 1255 1258–59; Liepert 260, 298, 1257, 1352, 1356, 1357, Funding for: Public/private projects ... Snelgrove 902; 1360; MacDonald 1256; Martin 1355, 1356, 1359; VanderBurg 902 Mason 2025; Miller, B. 260, 298; Stelmach 257–58 General remarks ... Liepert 1052 Member's statement re ... Mather 360; Miller, B. Letter re (SP775/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 2001 255–56 Schools–Maintenance and repair–Calgary Petition presented re ... Mason 502 Funding for ... Flaherty 568–69, 1994; Liepert 568–69, Schools–Closure–Ontario 1994; Snelgrove 1994 Policy re ... Martin 1355, 1356, 1359 172 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Schools–Rockyford Secretariat for action on homelessness (PC proposal) See Rockyford elementary school See Alberta secretariat for action on homelessness Schools–Security aspects (PC proposal) Funding for ... Elsalhy 1689; Lindsay 1689; Stevens Secretariat for oil sands development 1689 See Oil Sands Sustainable Development Secretariat General remarks ... Elsalhy 543, 1689; Flaherty 1197; Secretariat for safe communities Liepert 543, 1198; Lindsay 543, 1689; Stevens 1689 See Safe communities secretariat Schools–Utilization Secretariat for Treasury Board General remarks ... Eggen 1358; MacDonald 1256 See Treasury Board Secretariat Schools, Community Securing Cyberspace Act, Cyberpol - The Global Centre See Community schools for Schools, Private See CyberPol - The Global Centre for Securing See Private schools Cyberspace Act Schools, Private–Finance Securing tomorrow's prosperity (Alberta economic See Private schools–Finance strategy) Schools, Technology in General remarks ... Morton 1621 See Computers in schools Securities–Law and legislation Schools for tomorrow action plan National harmonization of (passport system) ... Miller, General remarks ... Flaherty 1393; Liepert 1393 R. 1371; Oberg 1372 Science, Dept. of Innovation and National harmonization of (passport system): Legislation See Dept. of Innovation and Science re (Bill 21) ... Pham 187 Science, Research and Information Technology, Single national regulator for ... Miller, R. 1371; Oberg Minister responsible for 1371–72 See Dept. of Innovation and Science Securities Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 21) Science Alberta Foundation First Reading ... Pham 187 General remarks ... Hinman 101; Horner 106 Second Reading ... Martin 426; Miller, R. 425–26; Science and Engineering Research, Alberta Heritage Pham 410–11 Foundation for Committee ... Chase 491–92; Elsalhy 490–91; Martin See Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and 491 Engineering Research Third Reading ... Agnihotri 548–49; Knight 551; Science and technology MacDonald 550–51, 552; Martin 549–50, 552; See Research and development Melchin 551–52; Pham 548 Scope of practice (health science personnel) Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 20 April, 2007 See Health sciences personnel, Scope of practice (Outside of House sittings) Scope of practice (physicians) Securities Commission See Medical profession, Scope of practice issue See Alberta Securities Commission Scott, Mr. Allan Security, Public See Teachers' Pension Plan, Unfunded liability: Task See Public safety (Building/fire codes); Public safety force to review, Allan Scott's membership on (From criminal activity) Screening program for cystic fibrosis Security and prosperity partnership (SSP) agreement See Newborn cystic fibrosis screening program See Idaho State Legislature, Motion re withdrawal Screening program for newborns from security and prosperity partnership (SSP) See Newborn metabolic screening program agreement, passed (SP526/07: Tabled) Scripps National Spelling Bee, Washington, D.C. (May Security deposits 2007) See Damage deposits Alberta semifinalist at ... Dunford 1564; Liepert 1565 Security guards–Training Alberta semifinalist at: Member's statement re ... of excellence re See Police and peace officer 1532 college Seat belt usage in school buses Security in postsecondary institutions See School buses, Use of seat belts in See Postsecondary institutions–Security aspects Seat belts, Automobile Security in schools See Automobile seat belts See Schools–Security aspects Seat redistribution Security planning See Electoral boundaries–Alberta, Redistribution of See Emergency planning Second-stage housing for women Seed potatoes See Battered women–Housing, Second-stage housing Infestation by potato cyst nematode ... Groeneveld Secondary oil recovery methods 1999–2000; Prins 1999–2000 See Oil recovery methods Seeding failure, insurance re Secondary road maintenance See Crop insurance program, Seeding failure, See Roads–Maintenance and repair, Secondary roads coverage of input costs re Secondary suites Seeds of empathy project (Immigrant children bullying See Rental housing, Secondary suites prevention) General remarks ... Tarchuk 1206 2007 Hansard Subject Index 173

Seismic activity Senior citizens Compensation to landowners re, resolution of disputes Fraud awareness programs for ... Melchin 1207; over ... McFarland 505; Morton 505 VanderBurg 1206 Seismic activity–Lake Wabamun Government programs ... Backs 1616–17; Brown 2386; Refusal of application for ... Ducharme 1584–85; Groeneveld 1616–17; Hancock 572, 1542, 2386–87; Morton 1585 Jablonski 1537; Melchin 1152–53, 1156, 1537–38, Seismic activity–Marie Lake area 1541–42, 1585, 2250, 2386; Pastoor 1541–42, 2250 Environmental impact assessment of, petition presented Government programs: Funding for ... Pannu 467 re ... Bonko 1583, 1590, 1684; Stelmach 1585 Government programs: Funding for, lapse of ... Melchin Impact on water quality ... Agnihotri 1659; Bonko 1558 1187, 1627; Ducharme 404, 1584–85; Knight 331, Impact of economic growth on See Economic growth, 404, 474; Morton 570, 1187, 1585; Renner Impact on seniors 330–31, 473–74, 1187; Stelmach 404–05, 570, 1585; Increase in numbers of, planning for ... Jablonski 1537; Swann 330–31, 473–74, 569–70 Melchin 1537–38 Impact on water quality: Letter re (SP400/07: Tabled) ... Involvement with children ... Backs 1616; Groeneveld Mather 925 1616 Impact on water quality: Letter re (SP584/07: Tabled) ... Member's statement re ... Mather 1650; VanderBurg Agnihotri 1591 1532 Impact on water quality: Letters re (SP212, 240/07: Support programs for ... Melchin 2250; Pastoor Tabled) ... Swann 502, 564 2246–47, 2250 Impact on water quality: Letters re (SP266-267/07: Transfer from hospital care to community-based Tabled) ... Eggen 645 supports ... Blakeman 1156 Impact on water quality: Public consultation re ... Bonko Senior citizens–Dental care 1583–84; Stelmach 1584 Benefits re See Alberta seniors benefit program, Letter re (SP643/07: Tabled) ... Hancock 1767; Oberle Reinstatement of universal optical/dental benefits 1767 Senior citizens–Housing Public opinion surveying re, by Public Affairs Bureau ... Government programs for ... Chase 1653; Evans 1653; Elsalhy 1599 Jablonski 1537; Lougheed 1575; Melchin 1153, Seismic activity–Utikuma Lake area 1537, 1575, 1653 Environmental impact of, letters re (SP605-606/07: Health impacts of policies re ... Hancock 1542; Pastoor Tabled) ... Agnihotri 1659 1542 Select Special Conflicts of Interest Act Review In secondary suites ... Danyluk 1148; Pastoor 1147 Committee Sweat-equity credit system re ... Backs 1617; See Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Groeneveld 1617 Select Special West Yellowhead projects ... Strang 910–11 Select Special Personal Information Protection Act Senior citizens–Medical care Review Committee General remarks ... Pannu 890–91 See Personal Information Protection Act Review Senior citizens–Transportation Committee, Select Special General remarks ... Mather 1651–52; Melchin 1651–52 Select standing committees Senior citizens' lodges See Committees, Select standing See Supportive living facilities, Seniors' lodges Self-government, Aboriginal Senior citizens' lodges' assistance program See Aboriginal peoples–Self-government See Supportive living facilities, Seniors' lodges: Self-government, Métis Assistance program for See Métis settlements, Self-reliance of Senior community centres Self-management of chronic diseases General remarks ... Pastoor 2247 See Chronic disease management, Self-management Seniors, Low-income Self-representation in court See Low-income seniors Assistance re ... Stevens 1432 Seniors' Action and Liason Team Senate Letter re Bill 46, Alberta Utilities Commission Act Abolishment of ... Backs 1991; Mason 634 (SP1043/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 2330 Abolishment of: Federal referendum re ... Mason 1991 Letter re impact of rent increases on seniors (SP554/07: Reform of ... Backs 1991; Blakeman 634; Morton 634 Tabled) ... Pannu 1488 Senators Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta Appointment of Alberta nominee for (Bert Brown) ... Annual report, 2006-07 (SP891/07: Tabled) ... Boutilier 674 VanderBurg 2101 Appointment of Alberta nominee for (Bert General remarks ... Melchin 1538, 1652; VanderBurg Brown)::Ministerial statement re ... Blakeman 634; 1532 Mason 634; Morton 634 Joint report on seniors' centres funding ... Melchin 2215; Seneca, Mrs. Shauna VanderBurg 2215 Member's statement re ... Tougas 443 Joint report on seniors' centres funding (SP954 & 959/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 2210; Melchin 2210; VanderBurg 2210 174 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Seniors' advocate (Proposal) Service Alberta (Continued) General remarks ... Pannu 175 Annual report, 2006-07 (SP809/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Letter re (SP1076/07: Tabled) ... Pannu 2390 The 2002; Snelgrove 2002 Seniors and Community Supports, Dept. of Budget ... Snelgrove 1363 See Dept. of Seniors and Community Supports Enterprise services budget ... Miller, R. 1367; Snelgrove Seniors Association of Greater Edmonton 1368 Awards dinner program (SP774/07: Tabled) ... Mason Foreign worker importation investigation ... Evans 1338 2001 Gasoline price increases, investigation of ... Elsalhy Seniors benefit program 1245; Snelgrove 1245 See Alberta seniors benefit program Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Miller, R. 133 Seniors' centres Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Financial support to ... Melchin 2215; VanderBurg Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Miller, R. 1364–67, 2215 1369; Snelgrove 1363–69 Seniors' drug benefits Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 See Alberta Blue Cross Plan, Seniors' drug benefits Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during Seniors' homeowner grant program (City of Edmonton) (SP596/07: Tabled)...Clerk, The 1624; Snelgrove General remarks ... VanderBurg 1755 1624 Seniors' housing authorities Questions to, re rent increases ... Danyluk 840, 841 See Housing authorities, Seniors' Role of ... Snelgrove 1363 Seniors in continuing care Supplementary estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Debated ... See Continuing/extended care facilities residents MacDonald 98–99 Seniors' issues Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Elsalhy Letter re (SP52/07: Tabled) ... Taylor 51 2157–58; Snelgrove 2157–58 Member's statement re ... Pannu 467 Supplementary estimates 2007-08: Passed 2168 Seniors' lodges Traffic fines payment, fees charged for ... Miller, R. See Supportive living facilities, Seniors' lodges 438–39; Snelgrove 438–39 Seniors' lodges assistance program Service contracts for medical students See Supportive living facilities, Seniors' lodges: See Medical profession–Education, Undergraduate Assistance program for programs: Service contracts for students in Seniors' pensions, income splitting re Service dogs See Pension income splitting Member's statement re ... Mather 187 Seniors' service awards, Minister's Service Dogs Act (Bill 203) See Minister's seniors' service awards First Reading ... Lougheed 156 Seniors' shelters Second Reading ... Backs 334–35; Blakeman 211; Cao General remarks ... Melchin 1199; Pastoor 1198 339; Cenaiko 340; Chase 334; Coutts 341–42; Seniors' Week 2007 DeLong 340–41; Forsyth 212, 333; Hinman General remarks ... Backs 1616; Jablonski 1537; 337–38; Jablonski 337; Johnson 342; Johnston Pastoor 1541 338–39; Lougheed 210–11, 343; Martin 336; Mather Member's statement re ... VanderBurg 1532 336–37; Pastoor 339–40; Rogers 342–43; Seniors with disabilities Webber 335–36 See Disabled seniors Committee ... Brown 705–06; Cao 702–03; Chase Sentences (Criminal procedure) 700–01; Doerksen 704–05; Herard 702; For young offenders ... Johnston 1654; Stevens 1654 Lougheed 699–701, 706–07; Martin 700; Mather For young offenders: Federal changes to ... Stevens 700, 703; Miller, R. 700, 704; Mitzel 703–04; 1654 Prins 705; Rodney 706; Rogers 701; Strang 702 Seoul, Korea office Committee: Amendment A1 (SP312/07: Tabled) ... See Alberta Government Offices, Seoul, Korea office Lougheed 699; Rodney 707 Sequestration of carbon dioxide Third Reading ... Agnihotri 845; Brown 848; Chase See Carbon dioxide sequestration 848; Eggen 846; Hinman 849; Lougheed 844–45, Sequestration of flue gases 850; Marz 846; Rogers 849–50; Strang 848–49; See Electric power, Coal-produced, Flue gas Zwozdesky 846–47 emissions from, capture and reuse of Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 1 June, 2007 Serious incident response team (Proposed) (Outside of House sittings) See Alberta serious incident response team Service sector (Proposed) Training programs for ... Backs 1211; Liepert 1209 Server intervention program (Liquor sales in licensed Service stations, Contaminated premises) See Contaminated sites See Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission, Services for Children and Families, Alberta Association Alberta server intervention program (Liquor sales of in licensed premises) See Alberta Association of Services for Children and Service Alberta Families Air and vehicle services budget increase ... Miller, R. Settlement ponds, reclamation of See Oil sands development–Waste disposal, Tailings 1365; Snelgrove 1366 ponds, reclamation of 2007 Hansard Subject Index 175

Sewage, Treated Sheriffs (Continued) Use in industrial manufacturing ... Eggen 1636; Renner Knowledge of use of private investigators at EUB 1636, 2285 hearing ... Elsalhy 2137; Lindsay 2137 Sewage, Treated–Strathmore Operation of municipal lock-up facilites, legislation re ... Disposal into Bow River ... DeLong 194; Renner Lindsay 122 194–95, 1380; Swann 1380 Reclassification issues ... Elsalhy 2160; Lindsay 2160 Sewage, Untreated–Recycling Reclassification issues: Letter re (SP1047/07: Tabled) ... Use of recycled lagoon water by petrochemical industry Elsalhy 2330 ... Stelmach 1605 Replacement of commissionaires ... Backs 2165; Sewage disposal plants–Balzac area Lindsay 2165 Funding for racing entertainment centre project ... Role of ... Elsalhy 1311; Lindsay 1312, 1317–18, 1893 Groeneveld 223; Taft 223 Surveillance teams to investigate organized/gang-related Funding for racing entertainment centre project: crime ... Lindsay 1893, 1928, 2160 Documents re (SP501/07: Tabled) ...MacDonald 1330 Traffic safety enforcement function ... Chase 508, 1317; Sewage disposal plants–Finance Elsalhy 1312; Johnston 508; Lindsay 508, 1279, General remarks ... Chase 1160–61, 1162; Hinman 1309, 1310, 1317–18; Stevens 1432 1275; Oberg 683; Ouellette 1159, 1161; Renner Traffic safety enforcement function: Funding for ... 1119; Stelmach 1275 Lindsay 1309; Oberg 684 Sewage disposal plants–Fort McMurray Traffic safety enforcement function: Letter re (SP367/07: Funding for ... MacDonald 99; Oberg 683; Speech from Tabled) ... Pastoor 843 the Throne 3 Traffic safety enforcement function: Member's statement Sewage disposal plants, Regional re ... Johnston 1129 General remarks ... Chase 1162 Warrant apprehension duties ... Elsalhy 2159; Lindsay Sex abuse of children 1309, 1311, 1893, 1928, 1929, 2160 See Child abuse Sheriffs–Training Sexual assault centres–Finance General remarks ... Chase 1317; Elsalhy 1312; Lindsay General remarks ... Elsalhy 1313; Jablonski 1780; 1312, 1317 Tarchuk 1199 Sherritt International Corporation Sexually exploited children Coal mine/coal gasification project, Tofield area ... See Prostitutes, Juvenile Johnson 129–30, 2285; Knight 130, 2285; Renner Sexually transmitted diseases 130, 2285 High school awareness campaign re ... Jablonski 47; Coal mine/coal gasification project, Tofield area: Letter Liepert 47 re (SP77/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 188 Provincial strategy re ... Blakeman 440, 1216, 2327; Coal mine/coal gasification project, Tofield area: Hancock 440, 1217, 2327 Petition presented to discontinue ... Eggen 222–23 SFI (Supports for independence program) Shewchuk award ceremony See Income Support program See Jim Shewchuk award ceremony Shadow population (Non-ratepayers)–Northern Alberta Shewchuk, Dr. Myron Funding for health services for ... Backs 1228; Hancock See St. Joseph's General Hospital, Vegreville, 774, 1229 Bacterial infection situation in: Deaths from, letter Shared services among government departments re (SP147/07: Tabled) See Government departments, Shared services among SHIP Shaw Conference Centre See Student Health Initiative Strike at See Strikes and lockouts–Shaw Conference Shumka Dancers Centre employees See Ukrainian Shumka Dancers Sheldon M. Chumir health centre, Calgary Shumka stage General remarks ... Taylor 782 See Louise McKinney park, Edmonton, Shumka Shell Canada Limited stage in Views on royalty system changes ... Oberg 565; Sign language program, Lakeland College Stelmach 565; Taft 565 See Lakeland College, Sign language program: Letter Shelter-in-place protocol (Emergency planning) re funding for (SP459/07: Tabled) General remarks ... Prins 833 Siksika Nation Shelters Water supply contamination from upstream treated See Homeless–Housing wastewater discharge ... DeLong 194; Renner 194–95 Shelters, Seniors' Single national regulator (securities) See Seniors' shelters See Securities–Law and legislation, Single national Shelters, Women's regulator for See Women's shelters Single-parent families Shelters, Women's–Finance Public assistance for ... Evans 537; Stelmach 537; Taft See Women's shelters–Finance 537 Sheriffs Funding for ... Elsalhy 2159; Lindsay 2159–60 176 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Sitting calendar for the Legislative Assembly Smoke-free Places (Tobacco Reduction) Amendment See Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Sitting calendar; Act, 2007 (Bill 45) Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Standing Orders First Reading ... Hancock 1692–93 re procedure in: Amendments to (Motions 12 and Second Reading ... Blakeman 1747–48; Brown 1749; 15 re) Hancock 1747; Hinman 1749; MacDonald 1750; Skiing competition–Lake Louise Martin 1748–49; Pastoor 1749; Swann 1750 See World Cup downhill skiing competition–Lake Committee ... Blakeman 1862–65; Hancock 1861–62, Louise 1864–65, 1867; Hinman 1866; Miller, R. 1868; Skilled workers, Mobility of Pannu 1865–68; Pastoor 1864, 1866, 1868; Swann See Labour mobility 1867–68 Skills competition, Canadian Work Committee: Amendment A1 (SP728/07: Tabled) ... See Canadian Work Skills competition Blakeman 1863 Skills competition, Provincial Committee: Amendment A2 (SP729/07: Tabled) ... General remarks ... Herard 1649; Liepert 1209 Blakeman 1864 Member's statement re ... Herard 1238 Third reading ... Backs 1973–74; Blakeman 1970, 1975; Skills development Cao 1972; Elsalhy 1974–75; Flaherty 1972; Forsyth See Employment training programs 1973; Hancock 1969–70, 1976; Johnson 1970; Skills development, Aboriginal Lukaszuk 1975; Mather 1972–73; Pannu 1970–71; See Employment training programs, Aboriginal Pastoor 1973; Zwozdesky 1971–72 peoples Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Slash from logging (Outside of House sittings) See Wood debris from timber harvesting Petition tabled re (SP732/07) ... Cao 1896 Slave Lake Municipal Library Petitions presented re ... Blakeman 1956, 2034; Chase Fundraiser for ... Calahasen 1887 2035; Cheffins 2034; Doerksen 1956; Dunford Slave Lake (Town) 1852, 2209; Elsalhy 2035; Flaherty 2062; Griffiths Municipal safety award to, member's statement re ... 2061; Hinman 1965; Jablonski 2034; Johnson 1956; Calahasen 1072 Lukaszuk 1852; Martin 1956; Miller, B. 2062; Mitzel Slave River rapids hydro power potential 1956; Oberle 2061; Prins 1888; Rodney 2061; See Water power, Slave River rapids, harnessing of Rogers 1852; Swann 2034 Slavery Petitions presented re (not in order) ... Lund 1817; See Human trafficking VanderBurg 1782 Slot machines in racing entertainment centres Smoking–Health aspects Revenue from: Transferred to horse racing industry ... Costs of ... Hancock 1442, 1444; Johnston 1444; Goudreau 1469; Stelmach 1758; Taft 1758 Miller, R. 1442 Revenue from: Transferred to lottery fund ... Lindsay Smoking–Prevention 1309 AADAC award of excellence and scholarship re (Barb Small business Tarbox award) ... Cenaiko 1439 Capital gains tax exemption for See Capital gains tax, General remarks ... Blakeman 406; Hancock 406, 1442, Exemption for small business and farmers 1444; Miller, R. 1442; Oberg 683 Venture capital for ... Horner 2177; Oberg 2384; Legislation re, letter re (SP54/07: Tabled) ... Agnihotri Tougas 2177; VanderBurg 2384 51 Venture capital for, labour-sponsored, tax break re ... Member's statement re ... Cenaiko 1439 Backs 259; Oberg 259 Province-wide smoking ban re ... Blakeman 406–07, Small business–Taxation 794; Hancock 406–07, 794; Miller, R. 1442 Increase in tax credits ... Oberg 682 Province-wide smoking ban re: Legislation re (Bill 45) Small cities ... Hancock 1443–44, 1692–93; Johnston 1443–44 Impact of ... Doerksen 256 Province-wide smoking ban re: Letter re (SP563/07: Small class size initiative Tabled) ... Mather 1534 See Class size (Grade school), Reduction of, funding Smoking in public places for Ban on: Legislation re (Bill 45) ... Hancock 1443–44, Small-scale landlords 1692–93 See Landlords, Small-scale Smoking in the workplace Smart cards Ban on: Legislation re (Bill 45) ... Hancock 1443–44, See Electronic health cards 1692–93 Smith, Mr. Murray Snack food sales in schools Government contracts with, release of details re, See Food sales in schools, Ban on junk food Information and Privacy Commissioner's ruling re ... Snake River ranch Bonko 1926; Boutilier 1926 Road connection to ... Hinman 567, 691, 837; Renner Smith, Archbishop Richard 691; Stelmach 567, 837 Member's statement re ... Lukaszuk 799 Snamprogetti Ltd. Smithsonian Institution Hydrotreatment plants, Fort McMurray ... Boutilier Folklife Festival: Alberta exhibit at See Alberta at the 2217 Smithsonian (Exhibit) 2007 Hansard Subject Index 177

SNC Lavalin Inc. Social housing (Continued) Electric power tie-line with Montana ... Haley 727; Letter re (SP248/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 564 Knight 727 Letter re (SP483/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 1272 Snow fencing/ridging on highways Letter re (SP703/07: Tabled) ... Mather 1818 General remarks ... Ouellette 1996; Rogers 1996 Letters re (SP569, 581, 875/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1534, Sobeys Inc. 1591, 2071 Employment of the disabled ... Evans 1570 Liberal opposition plan for ... Danyluk 801; Taft 801 Soccer championships Liberal opposition plan for: Member's statement re ... Mini World Cup winners, member's statement re ... Taft 832 Mather 596–97 Member's statement re ... Martin 1888; Mitzel 2099; Soccer regulations Taylor 923 Religious headwear ban ... Stelmach 2211; Taft 2211 Microcredit re security deposits/first month's rent re See Social assistance Low-income families, Microcredit for, re security See Public assistance deposits and first month's rent Social Care Facilities Review Committee Municipal involvement ... Eggen 899–900 Annual report, 2005-06 (SP283/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Petitions presented re ... Bonko 636; Elsalhy 636 The 679; Tarchuk 679 Planning for ... Stelmach 1605 Social housing Public debate on ... Stelmach 925; Taft 925 [See also Rental housing, Secondary suites] Public opinion surveying re, by Public Affairs Bureau ... CMHC pamphlet re (SP977/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2249 Elsalhy 1599 Definition of ... Danyluk 1244; Martin 1244–45; Rent supplement program ... Blakeman 1150; Bonko Snelgrove 1245 2167; Danyluk 102, 104, 541, 639, 801, 802, 803, 874, For domestic violence victims ... Danyluk 46, 568; 876, 878, 896, 898, 900, 908, 910, 911, 929, 1050, Mather 46, 568 1145, 1151, 1244, 1447, 1687, 1692, 1763, 1824, Federal funding for ... Danyluk 102, 1444; Doerksen 1926, 1962, 2069, 2216, 2217; Eggen 113, 2154–55; 1444; Eggen 113; Hinman 101 Evans 1170, 1482; Fritz 2064, 2142, 2167; Hinman For AISH recipients See Assured Income for the 101; Martin 541, 897, 930; Melchin 842; Miller, B. Severely Handicapped, Rent costs assistance for 1143, 1170; Mitzel 2099; Snelgrove 2155–56; recipients of Stelmach 1049, 1274, 2026–27; Strang 910; Funding for ... Amery 1056; Blakeman 2166; Bonko Taft 1050; Taylor 103, 2026–27 2167; Cao 1692; Chase 1144–45; Danyluk 104, 639, Rent supplement program in Fort McMurray ... 801,802, 805, 839, 840, 874, 876, 893, 896, 898, Blakeman 1150; Stelmach 2101 908–09, 910, 911, 1056, 1143–44, 1145, 1275, 1336, Rent supplement program in West Yellowhead 1447, 1618, 1692, 1763, 1824, 1961–62, 2069, 2105, constituency ... Danyluk 2105; Strang 2105 2216–17, 2253; DeLong 805; Eggen 113, 899; Rent supplement program: Letter re (SP1001/07: Tabled) Elsalhy 876; Evans 877; Fritz 1787, 2141; Haley ... Miller, B. 2292 907–08; Lukaszuk 1763; Martin 897, 898, 1961–62; Rent supplement program: Student qualification for ... Miller, B. 1143, 2141; Mitzel 2099; Oberg Danyluk 2104 683; Pastoor 1151; Snelgrove 725–26; Stelmach Unhealthy conditions in ... Blakeman 1246; Danyluk 835,836, 837, 871, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1131, 1132, 1246; Evans 1246 1182, 1183, 1274, 1605, 1687, 1721; Strang 911, Unity Centre letters re (SP113, 185, 194, 201-202, 2105; Taft 1721; Taylor 103–04, 725–26 217/07: Tabled) ... Backs 266, 409, 444, 468, 502 Funding for, from surplus ... Snelgrove 2109 Social housing–Calgary General remarks ... Agnihotri 1606; Blakeman 802; Funding for ... Cao 1692, 2216–17; Chase 1145; Chase 638, 769, 2330; Danyluk 46, 126, 298, 369, Danyluk 1145, 1692, 2216–17; Stelmach 1721; Taft 402, 507, 541–42, 566, 768–70, 801–03, 893, 1142, 1721 1144, 2216; Eggen 898–99; Evans 507, 638, 764, Social housing–Fort McMurray 769, 802–03, 1168, 1170; Fritz 1787, 2140–41; Funding for ... Danyluk 876, 898, 1145; Speech from the Hancock 730–31; Jablonski 298, 369; Martin Throne 3; Stelmach 2027, 2101, 2173; Taft 2173; 541–42, 730, 768, 897, 1554, 1637, 2216; Mason Taylor 2027 436, 504, 726–27, 802–03, 895–96, 1048, 1184, Impact of apartment fire on ... Danyluk 637–38; 1240–41, 2028; Mather 826; Miller, B. 507, 764, Hancock 637; Stelmach 637; Taft 637; Taylor 1142–43, 1169, 2140–41; Pastoor 1151; Snelgrove 637–38 69, 726–27, 801–03, 1241, 1787; Speech from the Impact of apartment fire on: Emergency debate re ... Throne 2; Stelmach 402, 436, 504–05, 566, 638, 764, Blakeman 647 1131, 1182, 1184, 1240, 2026–27, 2028, 2103, Social housing–Northern Alberta 2172–73; Taft 566, 801–02, 1131, 1182, 2172–73; Funding for ... Oberg 683 Tarchuk 826–27; Taylor 103–04, 126, 402, 1787, Social housing–Red Deer 2026–27 Funding for ... Danyluk 1390; Evans 1390; Miller, B. Government grants re ... Danyluk 225–26; Taylor 1390 225–26 General remarks ... Jablonski 369 Legislature protest re, speech given at (SP410/07: Monarch Place sale, petition tabled for inquiry into Tabled) ... Martin 1048 (SP146/07: Tabled) ... Jablonski 324 178 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Social housing–Rural areas Softwoods–Export–United States (Continued) Funding for ... Calahasen 2104; Danyluk 914, 1926, Framework agreement re, April 27, 2006: Export 2104–05; Griffiths 913; Marz 1926; Rogers 2104–05 restrictions in (tax/quota system) ... Bonko 1457; Social housing–West Yellowhead constituency Boutilier 407, 1427; Morton 1822, 1826 Funding for ... Danyluk 2105–06; Strang 910, 2105–06 Soil Conservation Week Social Housing Corporation See National Soil Conservation Week See Alberta Social Housing Corporation Soil, Contaminated–Lynnview Ridge, Calgary Social Planning Council, Edmonton See Contaminated soil–Lynnview Ridge, Calgary See Edmonton Social Planning Council Solar Energy Society of Canada Inc. Social sciences–Research Sponsorship of Edmonton net zero energy house ... Endowment funding for ... Agnihotri 1467 MacDonald 2025 Social services Solar power Member's statement re ... Mather 1532–33 [See also Energy resources, Alternate/renewable] Social services–Finance General remarks ... Eggen 1111, 2032; Hinman 828; Funding from uncollected resource revenues ... Knight Swann 636 1893; Pastoor 1892–93 Soldiers, Canadian General remarks ... Mather 1781 See Canadian armed forces Social services–Staffing Solicitor General and Public Security, Dept. of General remarks ... Mather 176; Pastoor 138 See Dept. of Solicitor General and Public Security Social services agencies (Non-profit) Solicitor General Staff College Case-by-case provincial contracting system re ... Mather Illness of recruits in ... Johnston 403; Lindsay 403 1960; Tarchuk 1960 Solution gas flaring Employees of, salaries for ... Mather 1821, 1955, 1960; See Flaring of natural gas Pastoor 328; Stelmach 328; Tarchuk 1821, 1960 Sour gas emissions Employees of, salaries for: Funding re ... Abbott 1788; See Hydrogen sulphide emissions Blakeman 2148; MacDonald 2163; Melchin 1788; Sour gas well drilling industry Snelgrove 2109, 2147, 2149; Tarchuk 1788 See Gas well drilling industry Funding for ... Blakeman 562–63; Mather 1533, South Calgary health campus 1821–22,1960; Melchin 1788; Tarchuk 1821–22, 1960 See Hospitals–Calgary, New south Calgary hospital Funding for: Member's statement re ... Mather 1955 South Saskatchewan River basin Social services department Affect on Industrial Heartland projects ... Renner 2102 See Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Cumulative impact assessment re ... Renner 1378 Social services recipients–Protection Overuse of ... Eggen 1120; Mason 1124; Renner 1124, General remarks ... Brown 1574; Melchin 1153, 1575 1414, 1858, 2105; Swann 535, 1381, 1857–58 Social Transfer (Federal government) Plan for ... Griffiths 2139; Renner 1382, 2139; Taft See Canada Social Transfer (Federal government) 2102 Social Work Week, National Southeast Edmonton ring road See National Social Work Week See Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton Social workers Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Caseloads ... Mather 823 Downtown facility development ... Chase 1323 Compassion fatigue in ... Evans 1764; Mather 1764 Equipment donation offers to ... Tougas 1320 Hiring of new workers ... Mather 825 Funding ... Chase 135; Tougas 170 Member's statement re ... Mather 1720 Trades and technology complex funding ... Cheffins Social workers–Safety aspects 1789; Horner 1322, 1789, 2382; Stelmach 2382; General remarks ... Evans 1764; Lindsay 1764; Mather Tougas 1321, 2382 826, 1722, 1763–64; Tarchuk 1722 Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Social workers–Salaries General remarks ... Blakeman 1470 See Wages–Social workers Rental rate reductions ... Goudreau 1468 Social Workers, Alberta College of Southesk, Earl of See Alberta College of Social Workers See Carnegie, James (Ninth Earl of Southesk, Society for Pension Reform, Alberta Scotland)

See Alberta Society for Pension Reform SOx emissions Society of St. Vincent de Paul See Greenhouse gas emissions; Sulphur dioxide Member's statement re ... Brown 2379 emissions Soetaert, Mr. Arthur (Former MLA) Soybeans–Import–China Tribute to ... Speaker, The 7 Tariffs on, impact on import of Alberta canola ... Soft tissue injury awards cap (Automobile insurance) Boutilier 2144; Groeneveld 2144; Prins 2144 See Insurance, Automobile, Awards resulting from Spanglet, Mr. Sam soft tissue injuries (pain and suffering): Cap on See Royalty Review Panel, Conflict of interest of Softwoods–Export–United States panel members Countervail duties re, return to producers ... Strang 1427 Speaker Framework agreement re, April 27, 2006 ... Boutilier 10th anniversary as Speaker, member's statement re ... 407, 541, 1427; Morton 262, 407, 541, 1246, 1642; Marz 534 Strang 407; VanderBurg 541 28th electoral anniversary of ... Marz 2134 2007 Hansard Subject Index 179

Speaker–Rulings Speaker–Statements (Continued) Criticizing a committee ... Speaker, The 2285 Opposition officials on the floor of the House during Decision of the Ethics Commissioner ... Speaker, The estimates, request for information re ... Speaker, 1136 The 843 Decisions of Members' Services Committee ... Speaker, Oral Question Period ... Speaker, The 122–23 The 15 Prince Edward Island election results ... Speaker, The Decisions of the Assembly ... Speaker, The 1396 1299, 1301 Decorum ... Speaker, The 1796 Private members' business from Nov.5/07, completion of Hypothetical questions ... Speaker, The 1925, 1959 debate re on Nov.8/07 ... Speaker, The 1898 Interjections by a member ... Speaker, The 1726 Provincial elections in other provinces ... Speaker, The Legal decisions ... Speaker, The 1337 808 Matters referred to Ethics Commissioner ... Speaker, The Remembrance Day poem, student's reading of ... 14 Speaker, The 1885 Oral Question Period rules ... Speaker, The 19, 402, Roberta MacAdams ... Speaker, The 1579 1280, 1889 Spring session statistics ... Speaker, The 1765–66 Parliamentary language ... Speaker, The 1957 Tablings ... Speaker, The 1897–98 Preambles to supplementary questions ... Speaker, The Speakers of the North-West Territories and Alberta 88 Historical reference work re See A Higher Duty Questions about legislation ... Speaker, The 470 (Historical reference work re Speakers in Alberta) Reference to a deity ... Speaker, The 806 Special Areas Trust Account Referral of Bills to a policy field committee ... Speaker, Financial statements, 2006 (SP731/07: Tabled) ... The 1340 Danyluk 1896 Referring to a member by name ... Shariff 2262 Special broker tax Referring to the absence of a member ... Speaker, The See Insurance brokers, Special–Taxation 769 Special constables Relevance ... Speaker, The 2296–97 See Peace officers Tabling cited documents ... Speaker, The 510–11, 932, Special constables–Training 1859–60, 2391 Centre of excellence re See Police and peace officer Tabling Committee of Supply responses ... Speaker, The college 1394 Special education–Finance Tabling documents ... Speaker, The 879–80 See Disabled children–Education–Finance Use of laptop in the Chamber ... Speaker, The 2218 Special insurance brokers–Taxation Speaker–Statements See Insurance brokers, Special–Taxation 2007 session statistics ... Speaker, The 2516–17 Special needs, Persons with All-night sitting ... Speaker, The 2486–87 See Disabled; Disabled children; Mentally disabled; Amendments to Standing Orders ... Speaker, The 86, Mentally disabled children 617–18 Special needs aides in high schools Anniversary congratulations to members ... Speaker, The Funding for ... Liepert 1201–02; Mather 1201, 1253 808 Special needs assistance (Seniors) The Battle of Vimy Ridge ... Speaker, The 432–33 See Low-income seniors, Special-needs assistance Birthday congratulations to members ... Speaker, The Special Olympics, Calgary (March 2007) 48, 221, 2176 See Winter Special Olympics, Calgary (March 2007) Calendar of special events ... Speaker, The 563–64, 772, Special places 1543 [See also Natural areas] Canadian forces' service in Afghanistan ... Speaker, The Energy industry activity in ... Goudreau 46, 92 1 General remarks ... Goudreau 1425; Haley 1425; The Centennial Series book launch ... Speaker, The Morton 927 1330 Special waste treatment centre The Centennial Series books (four volumes) ... Speaker, See Swan Hills Treatment Centre The 1383 Species at risk Commonwealth Day 2007 message ... Speaker, The 48 See Endangered plant species; Endangered wildlife Electoral anniversary of several members ... Speaker, species The 48, 84, 221, 1754, 2133–34 Specified gas emitters regulation Gary Mar, MLA for Calgary-Mackay, resignation of ... Intensity targets under ... Renner 23; Speech from the Speaker, The 2281 Throne 3 Gavel-to-gavel streaming of Assembly proceedings ... Intensity targets under: Draft copy (SP4/07: Tabled) ... Speaker, The 477 Hancock 25; Renner 25 Gift of mace rest to the Legislative Assembly ... Speaker, Specified risk material (Cattle parts) The 1953 Disposal of ... Groeneveld 1617; Lund 1617 Length of Progressive Conservative government in Federal regulations re ... Groeneveld 1617; Lund 1617 Alberta ... Speaker, The 1758 Research into, federal/provincial funding for ... Manitoba election results ... Speaker, The 1301 Groeneveld 93; Prins 93 New Premier, welcome to ... Speaker, The 1 180 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Speech from the Throne Sports Hall of Fame, Wetaskiwin and County Address given ... Lieutenant Governor 2–4 See Wetaskiwin and County Sports Hall of Fame Address in reply, engrossed (Motion 13: Stelmach) ... Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Red Deer Stelmach 390 See Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Red Copy tabled (SP1/07) ... Speaker, The 5 Deer Debate ... Abbott 143–44, 152; Agnihotri 183–84; Spousal abusers Backs 80–81; Blakeman 115–17; Boutilier 146–47, Community programs for ... Backs 1205 385; Brown 386–88; Cao 114–15; Cenaiko Counselling for ... Mather 823 317–18; Chase 144–47; Ducharme 27–29; Spray Lake Sawmills Elsalhy 383–85; Hinman 78–80; Johnson 147–48; Forest management plan ... Chase 400 Johnston 29–31; Lindsay 184; MacDonald 181–83, Logging practices ... Bonko 1634; Cheffins 2215–16; 184; Martin 150–52; Mason 35–37; Mather 318–20; Eggen 2142; Morton 2142, 2215–16 Miller, R. 249–51; Oberle 151; Pannu 180–81; Spring price endorsement option (Crop insurance) Pastoor 148–50; Snelgrove 384–85, 390; Strang See Crop insurance program, Spring price 385–86; Swann 178–80, 386, 388; Taft 31–35; Taylor endorsement option 388–90; VanderBurg 152 Spruce Grove Motion to consider (Motion 1: Stelmach) ... Stelmach 5 See Parkland County/Stony Plain/Spruce Grove Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, Alberta SREM initiative College of See Sustainable resource and environmental See Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists management (cross-ministry initiative) and Audiologists SRM Speed limits See Specified risk material (Cattle parts) Enforcement of ... Brown 1279; Lindsay 1279; SSP (security and prosperity partnership agreement) Ouellette 1279–80 See Idaho State Legislature, Motion re withdrawal Speed on green light radar from security and prosperity partnership (SSP) See Photo radar (Traffic safety), Speed on green light agreement, passed (SP526/07: Tabled) radar Stabilization fund Spelling Bee, Washington, D.C. (May 2007) See Alberta Sustainability Fund See Scripps National Spelling Bee, Washington, D.C. Stalking (May 2007) Inclusion in definition of domestic violence ... Tarchuk Spending policy, Government 1198–99 See Government spending policy Response team re See Alberta relationship threat Spills (Pollution) assessment initiative Cleanup re ... Swann 1650 Stallard, Mrs. Marlene Spills (Pollution)–Lake Wabamun See Cancer–Treatment, Assistance to Marlene CN train derailment: Report on ... Blakeman 1149 Stallard re, letter of appreciation (SP182/07:Tabled) Spinal cord injuries–Research Stand in doctors program, Fort McMurray Funding for, member's statement re ... Lougheed See Medical profession–Fort McMurray, Relief of, by 1648–49 stand in doctor for a day program Spirit fund, Community Standard on Assessment Appeal (Report) See Community spirit fund See International Association of Assessing Officers, Spirit program for charitable giving, Community Standard on Assessment Appeal (SP394/07:Tabled) See Community spirit program for charitable giving Standing committees Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation See Committees, Select standing See Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Standing Orders Foundation Amendment to (sitting times, calendar of sittings, and Sport development centre, Camrose order of business) (Motion 12: Hancock) ... See Edgeworth Centre, Camrose Blakeman 75–76; Hancock 73–75; Hinman 77–78; Sport fishing Martin 76–77 See Fishing, Sport Amendment to (sitting times, calendar of sittings, and Sports order of business) (Motion 12: Hancock): Speaker's Awards banquet re, program from (SP867/07: Tabled) ... statement re ... Speaker, The 86 Backs 2063 Amendment to Motion 12 re, and adoption of the House Plan for ... Agnihotri 1467 Leaders' Agreement (Motion 15: Hancock) ... Backs Provincial support for ... Abbott 49; Agnihotri 1467; 616–17; Blakeman 613–15; Hancock 606–13, 617; Goudreau 1422, 1423, 1426; Haley 1425; Strang Hinman 615–16; Martin 615 1423 Amendment to Motion 12 re, and adoption of the House Provincial support for: Economic impact of ... Goudreau Leaders' Agreement (Motion 15:Hancock): Speaker's 1423, 1465 statement re ... Speaker, The 617–18 Sports facilities–Finance Amendments to ... Chase 135; Martin 1601; Stelmach General remarks ... Agnihotri 1467; Goudreau 1422, 1602 1466, 1469 Application to Committee of Supply ... Chair 772–73, 808–09 2007 Hansard Subject Index 181

Standing Orders (Continued) Stoney Trail ring road SO 30 motion See Emergency debates under Standing See Ring roads–Calgary Order 30 Stony Plain SO 42 motion See Emergency motions under See Parkland County/Stony Plain/Spruce Grove Standing Order 42 Stony Plain Road Standing Orders and Printing, Standing Committee on Intersection with Anthony Henday Drive See Anthony See Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Henday Drive, Edmonton, Intersection with Stony Orders and Printing, Standing Plain Road Standing policy committees Storage of water See Caucus policy committees (PC party) See Water storage Statistics and information, Office of Storybook Love (Play) See Office of statistics and information (Proposed) Program from school production of (SP485/07: Tabled) Statistics Canada ... Backs 1272 Population report ... Cao 120; Lukaszuk 126 Strategic communications office Status of women department (Alberta) See Executive Council, Strategic communications General remarks ... Pastoor 1211 office Statutory enactments' continuation (Motion 20: Strategic economic corridors (Highway construction) Groeneveld) Funding for ... Ouellette 1160, 1402, 1544 [See under Agricultural Societies Act; Feeder Strategic Tourism Marketing Council Associations Guarantee Act; Rural Electrification General remarks ... Goudreau 1056, 1469 Loan Act; Rural Electrification Long-term Strategic tourism marketing plan Financing Act; Rural Utilities Act] General remarks ... Goudreau 1423 Stavely Indoor Pro Rodeo Strategy for the Prevention of Family Violence and Member's statement re ... Coutts 923 Bullying STDs See Prevention of Family Violence and Bullying See Sexually transmitted diseases Initiative Steamfitter-pipefitter red seal exams Strategy West Inc. Cancellation of ... Horner 541; Tougas 540–41 Oil sands growth assessment ... Blakeman 1215 Steel fabrication plant, Tofield Strathcona (County) Foreign workers employment at ... Backs 1051–52; New urban development ... Danyluk 1637; Martin Evans 1051–52, 1054; MacDonald 1054 1637; Mason 894 Plans for (SP376/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 879 Strathcona county development Steel industry–Alberta See Industrial development–Industrial Heartland Impact of foreign companies on ... Evans 1054; area MacDonald 1054 Strathcona county upgraders Steenwinkel, Mr. Don See Bitumen upgraders–Industrial Heartland area Received excellence in teaching award, member's Strathmore interchange funding statement re ... Rogers 1073 See Trans-Canada Highway, Interchange at Highway Steering group on agriculture competitiveness 9 (Strathmore), funding for See Agriculture competitiveness initiative Strathmore wastewater Stelmach, Hon. Ed (Premier) See Sewage, Treated–Strathmore See under Office of the Premier Streets, Urban Stephanie Butler See Roads–Urban areas See Butler, Stephanie Strike, Right to Stephansson House (Historic site) See Right to strike [See also Historic sites] Strikes and lockouts Exhibit improvement funding ... Goudreau 1422, 1466 Replacement workers during See Replacement Sterilization equipment for hospitals workers See Hospitals, Sterilization equipment for Strikes and lockouts–A-Channel employees Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change General remarks ... Martin 669, 723 General remarks ... Swann 636, 1380 Strikes and lockouts–Calgary Herald employees Stewardship of energy resources General remarks ... Martin 670 See Energy resources, Stewardship of Strikes and lockouts–Construction workers STMC General remarks ... Martin 2389 See Strategic Tourism Marketing Council Strikes and lockouts–Lakeside Packers employees Stocking of fish–Bow River General remarks ... Martin 669, 723, 1550, 1552, 1992, See Fish stocking–Bow River 2389 Stollery, Dr. Robert (CM) Strikes and lockouts–Palace Casino employees Member's statement re ... Lukaszuk 155 General remarks ... Lindsay 1484; Martin 669, 723, Stollery Children's Hospital 1484, 1552, 1992 Echocardiography telehealth outreach program, Letter re (SP216/07: Tabled) ... Martin 502 member's statement re ... Lukaszuk 1851 182 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Strikes and lockouts–Shaw Conference Centre Student housing (Continued) employees Costs: Impact of rent increases on ... Danyluk 1240; General remarks ... Martin 669 Pannu 1329; Stelmach 1239–40; Tougas 1239–40 Strikes and lockouts–Teachers Costs: Member's statement re ... Pannu 1329 Impact of education funding on ... Abbott 874; Liepert Exemption from property tax (Motion 513: Elsalhy) ... 874 Abbott 2052–53; Agnihotri 2053–54; Cheffins 2056; Parkland school division labour dispute ... Flaherty DeLong 2056–57; Dunford 2054; Elsalhy 2051–52, 15–16, 88, 227; Liepert 15–16, 88, 1252; Stelmach 2057–58; Martin 2053; Mitzel 2055–56; Pastoor 88 2057; Taylor 2054–55 Parkland school division labour dispute: ATA news General remarks ... Horner 1341 release re (SP71/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 156 P3 funding model for ... Horner 1324 Parkland school division labour dispute: Letter re Student housing–Calgary (SP72/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 156 Downtown area ... Chase 1323 Parkland school division labour dispute: Minister's letter Student housing–Town of Slave Lake re ... Liepert 16 Affordability of ... Calahasen 2103–04; Danyluk Parkland school division labour dispute: Online 2103–04 education services for students during ... Liepert 16 Student mentors Parkland school division labour dispute: Request for General remarks ... Liepert 1198, 1354 emergency debate re (not proceeded with) ... Eggen Student/professor ratio 164–65;Evans 165;Flaherty 165;Speaker, The 165–66 See Class size (Universities) Strom, Raymond Student residences–Taxation See Land agents–Licensing, Provincial Court decision See Property tax, On student residences re (Raymond Strom case) Student/teacher ratio (Grade school) Strong, Mr. Bryan (Former MLA) See Class size (Grade school) Tribute to ... Speaker, The 7 Student testing Strychnine as pesticide Achievement tests ... Liepert 1211; Pham 1210 Discontinuation of ... Groeneveld 930–31; Marz Achievement tests: Aboriginal students ... Flaherty 930–31 1258 Stuart Olson Inc. Achievement tests: Grade 3 tests elimination ... Flaherty Contractor for new Edmonton remand centre ... Ouellette 1258; Liepert 1259 1823 Achievement tests: International standing of Alberta Student accommodation students, ministerial statement re ... Flaherty 2379; See Student housing Liepert 2378–79 Student exchanges Achievement tests: International standing of Alberta Provincial funding for ... Boutilier 1430; VanderBurg students, news article re (SP1069/07: Tabled) ... 1429 Backs 2390 Student financial aid Diploma exams ... Lougheed 1567 Changes to qualifying requirements ... Horner 1318, General remarks ... Lougheed 1567 1324, 1325, 1341, 1345, 1347 Students, Foreign (Postsecondary) Funding for ... Oberg 683 Encouragement to stay in Alberta ... Evans 1569 General remarks ... Horner 1318, 1319, 1325, 1343, Students, Postsecondary 1344, 1346; Pannu 1343; Tougas 1324 Part-time studies ... Eggen 1350; Horner 1350 Living allowance element ... Horner 92–93, 807, 1055, Students First (Publication) 1318, 1324, 1325, 1341, 1347; Pannu 92, 1055, Copy tabled (SP288/07) ... Liepert 697 1329; Stelmach 1239; Tougas 1239, 1325 General remarks ... Jablonski 688 Loan and loan relief payments, 2000-05 (Q25/06: Students turned away from postsecondary institutions Response tabled as SP145/07) ... Clerk, The 299; See Postsecondary educational institutions, Turning Horner 299 away of students Loan interest rates reduction ... Horner 92; Pannu 92 Students' Union, University of Alberta Loan limit increase ... Horner 1318, 1341 See University of Alberta Students' Union Loan relief program ... Horner 1324, 1343, 1344, 1345, Stumpage rates 1346, 1347; Pannu 1344, 1346; Tougas 1324 See Timber–Royalties Loan relief program for medical residents ... Horner 510 development Qualifying requirements for ... Horner 106; Pannu 105 See Industrial development–Industrial Heartland Underspending of funding for ... Horner 1347; Pannu area 1346; Tougas 1324 Sturgeon county upgraders Student grants See Bitumen upgraders–Industrial Heartland area General remarks ... Pannu 1342 Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality (U.S.) Student Health Initiative See United States House Subcommittee on Energy Funding for ... Liepert 1249–50, 1352; Melchin 1192 and Air Quality Student housing Subsidies, Agricultural Affordability of ... Calahasen 2103–04; Danyluk See Agricultural subsidies 2103–04 2007 Hansard Subject Index 183

Subsidies for daycare Suncor Inc. (Continued) See Daycare centres, Subsidies re Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... Knight 812, Subsidized housing 813; MacDonald 811, 812, 1444; Stelmach 1444 See Social housing Voyageur project hearings by EUB, cost of preparing Substance abuse–Prevention Member for Fort McMurray for (Q15/07: Response General remarks ... Brown 2068; Hancock 2068, 2069; tabled as SP684/07) ... Clerk, The 1790; MacDonald Mason 1048; Rodney 2069 1660; Renner 1790 Member's statement re ... Cenaiko 2061 Voyageur project hearings by EUB, Wood Buffalo Ontario school-based program for ... Hancock 2068 mayor's intervention in ... Cheffins 1890 Substance abuse–Prevention–Youth Sunday hunting General remarks ... Flaherty 1197; Liepert 1198; See Deer hunting, Sunday hunting Mather 1195–96 Sunset clause for equalization payments Substance abuse–Treatment See Equalization payments, Sunset clause for Drug courts role in See Drug courts Superbug (MRSA) General remarks ... Brown 2067–68; Cheffins 2107; See Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus Hancock 2067–68; Stevens 2107 (Bacteria) Impact of staff shortages on ... Hancock 2069; Rodney SuperNet 2069 See Alberta SuperNet Member's statement re ... Cenaiko 761, 2061 Supplementary estimates Substance abuse–Treatment–Youth Amount of detail in ... Blakeman 2148, 2166–67 Detox/residential services re ... Hancock 1053, Procedural motions are entered under Estimates of 2326–27; Marz 2326–27; Mather 823, 1052–53; Supply (Government expenditures) Tarchuk 1052 Estimates 2006-07, No. 2: Debated ... Blakeman 96, Detox/residential services re: Letter re (SP164/07: 110–11; Danyluk 102, 104; Dunford 109–10; Eggen Tabled) ... Agnihotri 361 112–14; Flaherty 102; Groeneveld 99–100, 101–02; General remarks ... DeLong 1959; Hancock 1959 Hancock 95–96, 102, 108–09, 111–12; Hinman Mandatory programs for ... Hancock 2068; Jablonski 100–01; Horner 97–98, 101, 106–07, 110, 112; 256 MacDonald 98–99; Pannu 104–05; Snelgrove 102; Sudan–Politics and government Swann 107–08; Taylor 103–04; Tougas 97 Member's statement re ... Swann 1851–52 Estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Backs 2164–65; Suffrage, Women's Blakeman 2147–49, 2165–67; Bonko 2152–54, See Women–Right to vote 2167–68; Eggen 2154–56; Elsalhy 2157–60; Suicide among aboriginal youth Flaherty 2150–51; Fritz 2167; Hancock 2147; See Aboriginal youth suicide Horner 2156–57; Liepert 2151–52, 2156, 2165; Suits (Law) Lindsay 2158–60, 2165; MacDonald 2162–64; See Actions (Law) Miller, R. 2157, 2158, 2160–62; Morton 2153–54; Sulphur dioxide emissions Snelgrove 2147, 2149–50, 2155–56, 2157–58, 2160, Monitoring of ... Eggen 1126 2162, 2164; Tougas 2156–57 Reduction of ... Eggen 694–95; Renner 694–95 Estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Chair 2168 Summer Games, Alberta General remarks ... Hinman 100; Horner 97; Miller, R. See Alberta Summer Games 2160–61; Pannu 104; Snelgrove 2162; Taylor 103; Summer Games, Western Canada Tougas 97 See Western Canada Summer Games, Strathcona Supply management in agriculture County (August 2007) General remarks ... Groeneveld 1419; Haley 1418 Summer villages Supportive living facilities Enhancement of emergency response capabilities, Aging in place facilities ... Lougheed 1575; Melchin legislation re (Bill 30) ... Prins 468 1575 Provincial funding for ... Chase 1161, 1162; Ouellette Aging in place program, performance measure re ... 1161, 1163 Melchin 1561; Pannu 1560 Summit on climate change, Bali (December 2007) Assisted living facilities ... Hancock 40, 88–89, 91; See United Nations summit on climate change, Bali Mason 88–89; Pastoor 91; Taft 40; Taylor 41 (December 2007) Assisted living facilities: Conversion of continuing care Summit on health workforce planning facilities to ... Hancock 1587, 1690; Jablonski See Health workforce planning, Summit on 1587;Melchin 1587, 1691, 1763;Pannu 1690–91, 1763 Summit on mountain pine beetle control Assisted living facilities: Conversion of continuing care See Pine beetles–Control, Summit on facilities to, member's statement re ... Pannu 222 Suncor Inc. Assisted living facilities: Funding for, from uncollected Dismissal of employee over language issues ... Evans resource revenues ... Hancock 1893; Pastoor 1893 15; Goudreau 15; Mason 15 Assisted living facility, Jasper: Member's statement re ... Earnings for first quarter, 2007 ... Mason 1442; Oberg Strang 688 1442 Funding for ... Pastoor 1153 Royalty agreement with government, renegotiation of ... Funding for, from uncollected resource revenues ... Hinman 1784–85, 2248; Knight 2256; Miller, R. Hancock 1893; Pastoor 1893 2256; Stelmach 1784–85 184 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Supportive living facilities (Continued) Surplus, Budgetary (Continued) Funding for, underspending of ... Melchin 1557; Pannu General remarks (Continued) ... Oberg 682, 684, 1370, 1557 1376; Snelgrove 904, 1536, 1786, 2147; Taft 1535, General remarks ... Melchin 1153; Pannu 891 2381 Numbers of, 2001-07 (Q10/07: Response tabled as Heritage Fund investment ... Miller, R. 1370, 1372; SP420/07)...Clerk, The 1049;Melchin 1049;Pannu 843 Oberg 1373; Snelgrove 2147 Seniors' lodges: Assistance program for ... Oberg 683 Heritage Fund investment/personal tax relief with Seniors' lodges: Funding for ... Pannu 1559 (Motion 504: Hinman) ... Agnihotri 592–93; DeLong Seniors' lodges: Residents in, disposable income for ... 593; Hinman 588–89, 593–94; MacDonald 590–91; Melchin 2250; Pastoor 2250 Martin 591–92; Mitzel 589–90; Rogers 592 Supportive living facilities–Rural areas Hospital funding with ... Blakeman 18; Stelmach 18 Funding ... Blakeman 2148–49 Management policy for (allocation strategy) ... Miller, R. Supportive living facilities–Staffing 132; Oberg 682; Speech from the Throne 4; Stelmach Medical training of ... Hancock 787; Pastoor 786–87 1441 Planning for ... Blakeman 1156 Municipal funding from ... Hinman 436, 1181; Stelmach Shortage of ... Blakeman 1155–56 436 Supportive living facilities–Taber Official Opposition plan for ... Miller, R. 2161 Assisted living facilities ... Stelmach 837 Postsecondary education funding with ... Horner 1322, Supreme Court of Canada 1761; Tougas 1321 Aboriginal land claim consultations ruling ... Boutilier Teachers' unfunded pension funding from ... Hinman 1462 1721 Appeal of Alberta Court of Appeal decision re drivers' Surpluses of school boards licence photo exemption to ... Stevens 1690 See School boards, Surpluses, access to Collective bargaining rights decision ... Evans 1652, Suspended drivers' licences 1824; Mason 1652; Miller, B. 1823–24; Stelmach 1652 See Automobile drivers' licences, Suspension of Deaf peoples' rights to government service in sign Sustainability fund language ... Horner 1446; Tougas 1446 See Alberta Sustainability Fund Métis rights decisions ... Calahasen 1991 Sustainability initiative, Municipal Powley decision (Métis hunting/fishing rights) ... See Municipal sustainability initiative Boutilier 365–66; Brown 365–66; Mason 2322; Sustainability of forests Stelmach 2322 See Forest conservation Surface rights Sustainable economic development General remarks ... Hinman 827 See Economic development and the environment Surface rights–Fees Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy, AAMDC task force report on See Alberta Association Institute for of Municipal Districts and Counties, Surface rights See Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment review task force report and Economy (U of C) Adjustment to ... MacDonald 819; Marz 262–63; Sustainable forests Morton 263 See Forest conservation Committee to review ... Marz 263; Morton 263 Sustainable resource and environmental management General remarks ... Stelmach 13 (cross-ministry initiative) Review of, member's statement re ... Marz 1719 General remarks ... Renner 1378; Swann 1378 Surface Rights Board Sustainable Resource Development, Dept. of General remarks ... Groeneveld 2179; Marz 1719; See Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development Morton 263 Sutherland, Dr. Garnette (team leader) Seismic activity compensation claims, resolution of See Project neuroArm (Surgical robot) disputes re ... McFarland 505; Morton 505 Swan Hills Treatment Centre Surgery wait times Operational funding for ... Ouellette 1160, 1402, 1544 Letter re (SP765/07: Tabled) ... Martin 1965 Swan Hills waste treatment plant Surgery waiting lists See Swan Hills Treatment Centre Website re ... Mason 886 SWAT team, Environmental Surgery waiting lists–Calgary See Alberta support and emergency response team General remarks ... Brown 917; Hancock 919 Sweat-equity credits for seniors Surgical robot See Senior citizens–Housing, Sweat-equity credit See Project neuroArm (Surgical robot) system re Surplus, Budgetary Symbols of distinction, Cultural Access to the Future Fund contribution from ... Horner Legislation re (Bill 27) ... Goudreau 467 1320, 1321; Tougas 1321 Symposium on high school completion Canmore Nordic Centre funding with ... Blakeman 2167 See High school completion, Symposium on Deferred maintenance funding with ... Haley 903; Syncrude Canada Ltd. Snelgrove 904, 1859, 1994; Zwozdesky 2325 Aboriginal employees of ... Boutilier 673 General remarks ... Liepert 1687, 2151, 2152; Mason Royalty agreement with government, renegotiation of ... 1536; Miller, R. 1376, 1786, 2102, 2160, 2161; Hinman 1784–85, 2248; Knight 2256; Miller, R. 2256; Stelmach 1784–85 2007 Hansard Subject Index 185

Syncrude Canada Ltd. (Continued) Task force on board governance Royalty payout status ... MacDonald 1180–81 See Board Governance Review Task Force Royalty structure change, to bitumen rate ... Knight 812, Task force on carbon capture and storage 813; MacDonald 811, 812, 1444; Stelmach 1444 See Carbon Capture and Storage Task Force Synthetic crude–Royalties (Federal/provincial) See Bitumen–Royalties; Oil sands development, Task force on carbon sequestration, federal/provincial Royalties paid re See Canada ecoTrust for Clean Air and Climate Syphilis outbreak Change (Federal) General remarks ... Blakeman 440; Hancock 47, 440; Task Force on Continuing Care Health Service and Jablonski 46–47; Liepert 47 Accommodation Standards, MLA High school awareness campaign re ... Jablonski 47; See Continuing/extended care facilities, MLA Liepert 47 committee to review (2005) Public awareness campaign re ... Hancock 47 Task Force on Crime Reduction and Safe Communities System improvement and reporting division (Dept. of See Crime Reduction and Safe Communities Task Education) Force See under Dept. of Education, System improvement Task force on crystal meth and reporting division See Crystal Meth Task Force Taber golf course fundraiser Task force on teachers' unfunded pension plan See Golf courses–Taber, Premier's leadership See Teachers' Pension Plan, Unfunded liability: Task campaign fundraiser at force to review Taber infrastructure priorities Task force re value-added and technology See Capital projects, Municipal–Taber, Funding for commercialization Taber water treatment plant See Value-added and Technology Commercialization See Water treatment plants–Taber Task Force Tabling returns and reports (Parliamentary procedure) Task force report on surface rights review Notes/newspaper articles quoted during OQP ... See Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Blakeman 1897; Hancock 1897–98; Mason 1898; Counties, Surface rights review task force report Speaker, The 1897–98 Task forces, Government Tailings ponds, reclamation of Cost of ... Agnihotri 1606; Stelmach 1606 See Oil sands development–Waste disposal, Tailings Member's statement re ... Chase 1271 ponds, reclamation of Taverns TAMI See Licensed premises See Alberta relationship threat assessment initiative Tax deductions Taming the Tempest: An Alternate Development See Tax incentives Strategy for Alberta (Report) Tax exempt fuel user (TEFU) See Alberta–Economic policy, Alternate policy report See Alberta Fuel Tax Act, Tax exempt fuel user re (Taming the Tempest) (SP626/07: Tabled) (TEFU) under Tank site remediation program (2006) Tax exemptions General remarks ... Abbott 163; Danyluk 163; Renner Low-income earners ... Stelmach 537 1122 Tax incentives Tap water For charitable donations ... Goudreau 769; Johnson See Drinking water 769, 1992; Oberg 682; Speech from the Throne 3 Tar sands development Education tax credit increase ... Oberg 682 See Oil sands development For employment of the disabled ... Evans 1570; Tara MacDonald law Lougheed 1570 See Hours of labour, Working alone regulation Film/TV production companies ... Agnihotri 2383; Tarbox award of excellence and scholarship Goudreau 2383 See Smoking–Prevention, AADAC award of Flow-through shares ... Oberg 2384; VanderBurg 2384 excellence and scholarship re (Barb Tarbox award) General remarks ... Oberg 682, 1376 Target investment program (Municipal funding) For health care premiums ... Haley 915 General remarks ... Abbott 1764; Danyluk 1764 For labour-sponsored venture capital funds ... Backs Tartan Day 259; Oberg 259 Member's statement re ... DeLong 443 Personal credits, indexing of ... Oberg 682 Tasers (Electroshock weapons) For personal wellness activities ... Backs 1228 Use by law enforcement personnel ... Mason 1994–95; For postsecondary students ... Horner 1318, 1341, 1343, Stelmach 1994–95 1345; Pannu 1342, 1344 Use by law enforcement personnel: Review of ... Mason For rental housing/apartments construction ... Danyluk 1995; Stelmach 1995 2253; Jablonski 1188, 1337; Miller, R. 1376; Oberg Task Force, Unified Family Court 1188,1337, 1376; Snelgrove 1188; Stelmach 1182; See Unified Family Court Task Force Taft 1182; Taylor 2253 Task Force on Affordable Housing For renters ... Backs 1617; Groeneveld 1617; Haley See Alberta Affordable Housing Task Force 907; Miller, R. 1376; Oberg 1376 186 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Tax incentives (Continued) Teachers (Continued) Surplus funds to provide (Motion 504: Hinman) ... Suggestions re unfunded pension liability ... Abbott Agnihotri 592–93; DeLong 593; Hinman 588–89, 1565 593–94; MacDonald 590–91; Martin 591–92; Mitzel Working conditions ... VanderBurg 1206 589–90; Rogers 592 Teachers–Collective bargaining For trades people's tools ... Backs 259; Oberg 259 See Collective bargaining–Teachers For volunteer coaches ... Backs 259; Oberg 259 Teachers–Fort McMurray Tax law enforcement Northern allowance payments to ... Blakeman 2166; See Taxation–Law and legislation, Enforcement of Flaherty 2150; Liepert 2152; MacDonald 2163; Tax on income, Provincial Snelgrove 2147 See Income tax, Provincial Teachers–Northern Alberta Tax revenue, Provincial Retention of ... Liepert 1564; Lougheed 1563 General remarks ... Oberg 682 Teachers–Right to strike Tax revenue sharing See Right to strike–Teachers See Federal/provincial fiscal relations; Provincial/ Teachers–Salaries municipal fiscal relations See Wages–Teachers Taxation Teachers–Supply General remarks ... Danyluk 914; Griffiths 913 General remarks ... Liepert 1564; Lougheed 1564 Taxation–Law and legislation Teachers, Training of Enforcement of ... Oberg 682 Funding for ... Liepert 1249 Taxation, Municipal Teachers' Association General remarks ... Danyluk 895; Hinman 467, 1077, See Alberta Teachers' Association 1181; Mason 894; Stelmach 1077 Teachers' Pension Plan Petition presented re ... Hinman 1487 Unfunded liability ... Abbott 1565–66; Eggen 1336–37, Recommendations of the Council on Municipal 1358; Flaherty 227, 696, 1480, 2151; Liepert 227, Sustainability on ... Abbott 1186; Danyluk 643, 673, 327,1250, 1336–37, 1359, 1360, 1480, 1564, 1686, 1148,1186–87, 1190; DeLong 673; Hinman 436, 1724; Lougheed 1563–64; Martin 1359–60; Miller, 1077; Lukaszuk 643; Pastoor 1147–48; Stelmach R. 141–42, 1686; Stelmach 1726; Zwozdesky 436, 1077 326–27 Taxation, Municipal–Edmonton area Unfunded liability: Funding for ... Eggen 799, 1893–94; New powers re ... Danyluk 227; Lukaszuk 226–27 Flaherty 731, 1251; Liepert 689, 731, 1185, 1249, Taxation, Provincial 1277, 1352, 1393, 1893–94; Miller, R. 1185; Oberg General remarks ... Hinman 436, 1077, 1181; Oberg 683, 684; Snelgrove 1185; Taft 689; VanderBurg 682; Pannu 174; Stelmach 436, 1077 1276–77 Increase in, to offset increased value of Canadian dollar Unfunded liability: Funding for, impact on bargaining ... Abbott 1539; Oberg 1539 negotiations ... Eggen 799, 1894; Flaherty 731, 1251, Taxation, Regional–Edmonton area 1480; Liepert 689, 731, 1252, 1277, 1480, 1894; Taft New powers re ... Danyluk 227, 474–75; Lukaszuk 689; VanderBurg 1277 226–27, 474–75 Unfunded liability: Funding for, impact on bargaining Teacher-librarians negotiations, letter to ATA re ... Flaherty 1251; General remarks ... Eggen 136 Liepert 1252 Teacher/student ratio (Grade school) Unfunded liability: Funding for, impact on bargaining See Class size (Grade school) negotiations, letter to ATA re (SP319/07: Tabled) ... Teacher/student ratio (Universities) Flaherty 732 See Class size (Universities) Unfunded liability: Funding for, member's statement re Teachers ... Eggen 799; Lukaszuk 2172 Attitude of ... Eggen 1353; Liepert 1352, 1564; Unfunded liability: Letter re (SP166/07: Tabled) ... Lougheed 1563–64 Blakeman 362 General remarks ... Dunford 1565 Unfunded liability: Letter re (SP341/07: Tabled) ... Hiring of, funding for ... Liepert 874 MacDonald 800 Member's statement re ... Ady 399 Unfunded liability: Letter re (SP468/07: Tabled) ... Mobility of ... Abbott 1566 Blakeman 1246; Taft 1246 New teacher induction ceremony, program from Unfunded liability: Letter re (SP522/07: Tabled) ... (SP751/07: Tabled) ... Miller, R. 1930 Pastoor 1385 Recruitment and retention of ... Griffiths 2031; Liepert Unfunded liability: Letters re (SP328, 653/07: Tabled) ... 2031 Mather 771, 1767 Recruitment and retention of: Role of unfunded pension Unfunded liability: Letters re (SP550/07: Tabled) ... liability five-year agreement in ... Griffiths 2031; Flaherty 1487 Liepert 2031 Unfunded liability: Letters re (SP566, 582/07: Tabled) ... Removal of ... Abbott 1565–66 Eggen 1534, 1591 Retention of: Funding for ... Liepert 1249; Oberg 683 Unfunded liability: Member's statement re ... Hinman Retention of: Role of unfunded pension liability in ... 1720–21 Abbott 1566; Liepert 1250, 1564; Lougheed 1563 2007 Hansard Subject Index 187

Teachers' Pension Plan (Continued) Technology Commercialization Task Force Unfunded liability: Negotiations re (Motion 503 as See Value-added and Technology Commercialization amended: Flaherty) ... Abbott 356; Chase 355; Eggen Task Force 352; Flaherty 350–51, 357; Hinman 354–55; Liepert Technology in schools 354; Miller, R. 352–54, 1185; Pastoor 357; Rodney See Computers in schools 355–56; Snelgrove 356–57; Taylor 2024; Zwozdesky Teenage prostitutes 351, 352 See Prostitutes, Juvenile Unfunded liability: Premier's leadership campaign Teenage prostitution pledge re (SP88/07: Tabled) ... Flaherty 231 Initiatives re See Protection of Children Involved in Unfunded liability: Provincial assumption of ... Flaherty Prostitution Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 15) 2030–31; Hinman 2065–66; Jablonski 2030; Liepert TEFU (tax exempt fuel user) 2029, 2030–31; Lukaszuk 2029, 2172; Oberg 2066; See Alberta Fuel Tax Act, Tax exempt fuel user Stelmach 2065–66 (TEFU) under Unfunded liability: Provincial assumption of, Premier's Telecommunications Act Repeal Act (Bill 11) statement re ... Mason 2025; Stelmach 2024; Taylor First Reading ... Dunford 597–98 2024 Second reading ... Dunford 1917; Elsalhy 1977–78; Unfunded liability: Provincial payment of (Bill 53) ... Miller, R. 1978–79 Liepert 2100 Committee ... Amery 2267; Chase 2267; Pannu 2267 Unfunded liability: Task force to review ... Eggen 1337, Third reading ... Dunford 2473; Graydon 2473; Miller, 1358; Flaherty 1251, 1480; Liepert 689, 1250, 1252, R. 2473 1277, 1337, 1360, 1480, 1566; VanderBurg 1277 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Unfunded liability: Task force to review, Allan Scott's (Outside of House sittings) membership on ... Liepert 1616; Martin 1616 Telehealth services Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 53) General remarks ... Hancock 883, 890 First reading ... Liepert 2100 Telephone information lines Second reading ... Danyluk 2230; Horner 2229; Liepert See 211 (Telephone help line); 911 emergency 2227; Martin 2230–31; Miller, R. 2227–31; Renner response telephone system, Provincial system for; 2227; Zwozdesky 2231 Alberta Works (Employment training program), Committee ... Cheffins 2366; Liepert 2367; MacDonald Phone information line for rent increase 2367; Martin 2367 inquiries; Bullying–Prevention, Provincial helpline Third reading ... Backs 2492; Chase 2490–91; Flaherty re; Disabled, Programs for: Telephone information 2489–90; Hinman 2489; Liepert 2489, 2492; Martin line re; Forest fires, Phone reporting line re; Health 2490–92; Oberle 2490; Snelgrove 2491–92 Link Alberta Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Telephones, Cellular (Outside of House sittings) See Cellular telephones Teachers' Retirement Fund (Administrator) Television awards See Teachers' Pension Plan See Alberta film and television awards Teachers' strike, Parkland school division Television production–Hardisty See Strikes and lockouts–Teachers, Parkland school Member's statement re ... Griffiths 869 division labour dispute Temporary foreign workers Team-based medical care See Foreign workers, Temporary See Medical care, Primary, Team-based care Tenancies dispute resolution service Team Canada (hockey) See Residential tenancies dispute resolution service See Hockey championships, World men's hockey Tenancies Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 34) champions (Team Canada), member's statement re First Reading ... Snelgrove 771 Technical schools Second Reading ... Abbott 962; Agnihotri 961–62, Audited financial statements, 2005-06 (SP190/07: 967–68; Backs 942–44; Bonko 946, 955–57; Boutilier Tabled) ... Clerk, The 409; Horner 409 68, 935–37, 964, 968; Chase 936–38, 962, 964, Technological research 966; DeLong 954; Eggen 946–49; Elsalhy 964–67; See Research and development Flaherty 967–68, 968; Groeneveld 953; Hinman Technology, Dept. of Advanced Education and 959–61; Lindsay 940, 960; Magnus 960; Martin See Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology 949–51; Mason 932–34, 953, 961–63, 962–63; Technology, Environmental Miller, B. 963–64; Miller, R. 944–46, 954; Pannu See Environmental technology 938–40; Pastoor 951–55; Snelgrove 829, 932, Technology, Medical 940, 942, 946, 948–49, 967; Swann 951–53; Taft See Medical technology 940–42; Taylor 934–35; Webber 949 Technology commercialization Second Reading (Division on) 968 Agricultural applications, funding for ... MacDonald Committee ... Agnihotri 985–86, 1001, 1022, 1037; 1267 Backs 977; Blakeman 973–76, 999–1000, 1018–20, Funding for ... Horner 1319, 1341, 2177; Oberg 683 1026–28; Bonko 1031–32; Boutilier 973, 990–91; General remarks ... Horner 1341; Speech from the Chase 977–79, 995–96, 1006, 1016, 1020–21; Throne 4; Stelmach 331 Eggen 986–88, 998–99, 1021, 1030–31, 1038–39; 188 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Tenancies Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 34) Terrorist attacks–Prevention (Continued) Foreign worker screening re ... Evans 1388; MacDonald Committee (Continued) ... Elsalhy 980–83, 1001–03, 1388 1017, 1028; Flaherty 970–71; Herard 1037–38; General remarks ... Elsalhy 1315; Lindsay 1315 Hinman 979–80, 1003–04, 1022–23, 1027; Tertiary oil recovery methods Knight 1031; Lindsay 1010; Lund 999; MacDonald See Oil recovery methods 988–90, 1007–08, 1016–17, 1023–25; Martin Testing of students 983–85, 996–98, 1010–11, 1020, 1028–29, 1034–35, See Student testing 1040; Mason 971–73, 991–92, 1004–05, 1012–13, Texas royalty revenues 1025–27, 1029–30, 1037; Miller, B. 969–70, 1017–18; See Natural resources revenue–Texas Miller, R. 992–94, 1015, 1035–36; Oberle Textbooks 1000–01, 1006–09, 1018; Pannu 976–77, 1033–34, Funding for ... Mather 1253 1039–40; Pastoor 1009–12; Pham 1032–33; Rogers Replacement by laptops, pilot project re See Laptop 1037; Snelgrove 968–69, 1011, 1015–17, 1019, computers as learning tool in schools 1027–28, 1028, 1030, 1036–37, 1040; Swann Theatres–Calgary 1027; Taft 1039; Tougas 1015–16; Zwozdesky Provincial funding for ... Blakeman 1471 1013–14 Theatres–Edmonton Committee: Amendment A1 (SP403/07: Tabled ) ... Provincial funding for ... Blakeman 1470 Abbott 1041; Miller, B. 970 Theatres–Finance Committee: Amendment A1 (Division on) 994–95 General remarks ... Goudreau 1471 Committee: Amendment A2 (SP404/07: Tabled) ... One provincial grant per organization policy ... Abbott 1041; Martin 997; Mason 997 Blakeman 1471 Committee: Amendment A2 (Division on) 1017 Theft of personal identity Committee: Amendment A3 (SP405/07: Tabled) ... See Identification, Personal, Theft of Abbott 1041; Miller, B. 1017 Third way (Alberta health care reform) Committee: Amendment A3 (Division on) 1026 See Medical care, Restructuring (third way option) Committee: Amendment A4 (SP406/07: Tabled) ... Thorhild landfill Abbott 1041; Blakeman 1026 See Sanitary landfills–Thorhild Committee: Amendment A5 (SP407/07: Tabled) ... Thorlakson lot, Airdrie area, waste discharge from Abbott 1041; Blakeman 1028; Elsalhy 1028 See Feedlots, Waste discharge from Committee: Amendment A6 (SP409/07: Tabled) ... Thorsby elementary school Abbott 1041; Mason 1029 Replacement of ... Abbott 1566 Committee: Amendment A6 (Division on) 1040 Throne Speech Committee: Amendment A6, subamendment A1 See Speech from the Throne (SP408/07: Tabled) ... Abbott 1041; Miller, R. 1035 Tickets, Traffic Committee: Amendment A6, subamendment A1 See Traffic tickets (Division on) 1040 TILMA Committee (Division on) 1041 See Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Third Reading ... Ady 1065; Cenaiko 1062–65; Eggen Agreement (Alberta /British Columbia) 1060, 1062; Flaherty 1065–66; Herard 1061; Timber Martin 1059–61; Mather 1061–62, 1064; Miller, R. Value-added processing re ... Morton 1410, 2324; 1057–59; Pannu 1066–67; Pastoor 1069; Snelgrove Stelmach 42; Strang 1409 1057; Taft 1068–69 Value-added processing re: Fibre road map study of ... Third Reading (Division on) 1069–70 Brown 475–76; Horner 475, 2177; Morton 476 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 1 June, 2007 Timber–Royalties (Outside of House sittings) General remarks ... Morton 1826 All-night debate on (May 9, 2007) 959–1044 Timber harvesting All-night debate on, member's statement re ... Chase See Logging 1129–30 Timber harvesting, wood debris from General remarks ... Martin 2106; Mason 1388; Pastoor See Wood debris from timber harvesting 1151; Snelgrove 840, 875, 930, 2106–07; Stelmach Timber killed by pine beetles 872, 1049, 1274 Utilization of ... Brown 476; Morton 476, 770, Letter re (SP393/07: Tabled) ... Agnihotri 924 1409–10, 1621, 1642, 1896; Rodney 1621; Letter re (SP593/07: Tabled) ... Martin 1623 Strang 770, 1409, 1896 Royal Assent schedule re ... Miller, R. 1275–76; Timberland investment loss Snelgrove 1276 See Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Timing for discussion at second, committee, and third Timberland asset class investment loss readings ... Hancock 880; Mason 881 Time allocation debate (Parliamentary practice) Terrorist attacks Bill 20 (2006), Freedom of Information and Protection On nuclear power plants ... Elsalhy 1315; Lindsay 763, of Privacy Amendment Act, 2006 ... Elsalhy 1599 1315; Taft 763; VanderBurg 870–71 Bill 46, Alberta Utilities Commission Act, letter re (SP996/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 2292 Fall 2007 session bills ... Hancock 2249 2007 Hansard Subject Index 189

Time allocation motions (Parliamentary practice) Tofield fabrication shop On Bill 46 (2r), Alberta Utilities Commission Act See Steel fabrication plant, Tofield (Motion 37: Hancock/Renner) ... Hancock 2353; Tom Baker Cancer Centre Renner 2353 General remarks ... Brown 917; Hancock 792 On Bill 46 (CoW), Alberta Utilities Commission Act Tonbridge Power Inc. (Motion 38: Hancock) ... Hancock 2393 Documents re Alberta/Montana electricity tie line ... On Bill 46 (CoW), Alberta Utilities Commission Act Knight 2252; MacDonald 2252 (Motion 38: Hancock): Division on 2393 Documents re Alberta/Montana electricity tie line: Copy On Bill 46 (3r), Alberta Utilities Commission Act tabled (SP986/07) ... MacDonald 2257 (Motion 39: Hancock) ... Hancock 2422–23; Miller, Tools R. 2422 Provincial income tax deduction for (Bill 207, 2001) ... On Bill 46 (3r), Alberta Utilities Commission Act Backs 259; Oberg 259 (Motion 39: Hancock): Division on 2422–23 Tornado–Stony Plain area, 2007 On government motion 35 regarding evening sittings for Disaster relief re ... Amery 1653–54; Danyluk 1654 Dec. 3, 4, and 5 (Motion 36: Hancock) ... Blakeman Torrington community wellness centre 2299; Hancock 2299 See Community health centres–Torrington On government motion 35 regarding evening sittings for Total Group (France) Dec. 3, 4, and 5 (Motion 36: Hancock): Division on Investment in Alberta oil sands ... Evans 1168, 1553 2299–2300 Tour group visas Time-share company, Canmore General remarks ... Boutilier 1657–58; Cao 1657 Purchase of land in Wind Valley wildlife corridor ... Tourism Bonko 1280; Morton 1280 General remarks ... Agnihotri 174, 1056, 1756; Boutilier Timoney report 1657–58; Cao 1657; Goudreau 1056–57, 1422, 1423, See Water quality–Fort Chipewyan, Impact on 1465; Speech from the Throne 4 human/wildlife health, Timoney report on Impact of TILMA agreement on ... Boutilier 1427; Tissue donation Strang 1427 See Organ and tissue donation Leitch report on ... Agnihotri 1056, 1468; Goudreau Tobacco–Marketing 1056–57, 1469 Power wall displays re ... Blakeman 323, 406, 794; Policy for ... Agnihotri 1469 Hancock 406 Workforce strategy for (SP555/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Power wall displays re, ban on: Legislation re (Bill 45) 1488; Evans 1488 ... Hancock 1443, 1692–93 Tourism–Marketing Restrictions on: Legislation re (Bill 45) ... Hancock Funding for ... Goudreau 1422, 1466 1443, 1692–93 General remarks ... Ady 2177; Goudreau 1423–24; Tobacco–Taxation Strang 1423, 2176–77 Increase in ... Oberg 683 Tourism–Wetaskiwin area Legislation re (Bill 37) ... Oberg 834; Snelgrove 834 General remarks ... Johnson 1683 Tobacco companies Member's statement re ... Johnson 2389 Heritage Fund investment in ... Blakeman 406; Hancock Tourism–Yellowhead corridor 406; Miller, R. 1372, 1442; Oberg 1373, 1375, 1442, Development of ... Morton 1409; Strang 1409, 1423 1651; Taft 1651 Tourism, Aboriginal Heritage Fund investment in: Legislation eliminating General remarks ... Goudreau 1424; Strang 1423 (Bill 222) ... Miller, R. 1896 Tourism, Agricultural Heritage Fund investment in: Value of (Q4/07: Response General remarks ... Agnihotri 1469; Goudreau 1469 tabled as SP311/07) ... Clerk, The 698; Miller, R. Tourism, Ecological 573; Oberg 698 See Ecotourism Tobacco reduction strategy Tourism, Hunting See Smoking–Prevention See Hunting tourism Tobacco smoking–Health aspects Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture, Dept. of See Smoking–Health aspects See Dept. of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 37) Tourism levy First Reading ... Oberg 834; Snelgrove 834 General remarks ... Goudreau 1466, 1469 Second reading ... Chase 1841–42; Eggen 1840; Tourism Levy Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 9) Elsalhy 1842–43; MacDonald 1841; Miller, R. First Reading ... Oberg 50 1838–40; Snelgrove 1838 Second Reading ... Danyluk 419; MacDonald 419–20; Committee ... Eggen 1874; Miller, R. 1875; Pastoor Martin 419; Miller, R. 418–19; Oberg 417–18; 1874–75; Swann 1874 Pastoor 420; Renner 417–18 Third reading ... Blakeman 1976; Oberg 1918, 1976; Committee ... Backs 2266; Blakeman 2266; MacDonald Pannu 1976–77; Pastoor 1977 2266; Oberg 2265–66 Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP989/07: Tabled) ... (Outside of House sittings) Abbott 2277; Oberg 2265 Toews, Mr. Jeff Third reading ... Chase 2472–73; Hancock 2472; Death in Mexico, member's statement re ... Graydon Miller, R. 2473; Oberg 2472 1047 190 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Tourism Levy Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 9) (Continued) Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 (Alberta /British Columbia) (Continued) (Outside of House sittings) Impact on business sector ... Blakeman 1462; Bonko Tourism Marketing Council 1459; Boutilier 841; Lukaszuk 841 See Strategic Tourism Marketing Council Impact on labour groups ... Blakeman 1462; Bonko Tourists, American 1464; Boutilier 1244, 1463, 1465; Evans 1243; Miller, Numbers of ... Ady 2177; Strang 2176–77 B. 1243 Town of Bashaw and Village of Ferintosh Water Impact on logging industry ... Boutilier 1427; Strang Authorization Act (Bill 33) 1427 First Reading ... Prins 697 Impact on municipalities ... Blakeman 1462; Bonko Second Reading ... Backs 1044, 1212; Bonko 1044; 329, 1459, 1460; Boutilier 441, 841, 1460, 1461, Deputy Speaker 1267; MacDonald 830; Pannu 1486; DeLong 1486; Jablonski 441; Lukaszuk 841; 1212–13; Prins 829–30; Swann 1043–44 Martin 360; Pastoor 1148; Stelmach 329 Committee ... Chase 1514–16; Eggen 1514–15; Lund Impact on tourism industry ... Boutilier 1427; Strang 1515; Mitzel 1515; Prins 1513–14, 1516 1427 Third Reading ... Bonko 1712–13; Johnson 1711; News release re (SP355/07: Tabled) ... Boutilier 842 MacDonald 1712; Mather 1712; Prins 1711 Public consultation re, prior to implementation ... Abbott Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 1757 364–65; Bonko 1460; Boutilier 364–65, 441, 1244, General remarks ... MacDonald 1220–21; Prins 1412; 1460, 1461, 1465; Evans 1243; Jablonski 441; Renner 1413, 1414 Martin 330; Miller, B. 1243; Stelmach 330 Towns Public consultation re, prior to implementation: See Municipalities Member's statement re ... Martin 360–61 Toxin screening program Public release of information re ... Bonko 329, 1459; General remarks ... Blakeman 642–43; Hancock 643 Martin 330; Stelmach 329–30 Traceability programs, Food chain Training standards recognition under ... Abbott 1566; See Food chain traceability programs Blakeman 1462; Bonko 127, 1464; Boutilier 127, Trade 1463 See International trade; Interprovincial trade Trade missions Trade–China General remarks ... Bonko 1458–59 See International trade–China Trade missions–Ukraine Trade–Netherlands General remarks ... Boutilier 1430; Zwozdesky 1430 See International trade–Netherlands Trade offices, Overseas Trade corridor See Alberta Government Offices See North-south trade corridor Trade unions Trade corridor–Eastern Alberta See Labour unions General remarks ... Griffiths 1402–03; Ouellette 1403 Trades competition Trade corridor to Prince Rupert See Canadian Work Skills competition; International See Rail service–Edmonton to Prince Rupert WorldSkills Competition, Japan; Skills competition, Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Provincial; WorldSkills Calgary 2009 (Trades (Alberta /British Columbia) competition) Alberta legislation re ... Abbott 364–65; Boutilier Trades courses 364–65; Martin 330; Stelmach 330 See High school education–Curricula, Vocational/ Alberta withdrawal from ... Bonko 1460 trades courses British Columbia legislation re (Bill 17, 2007) Trades schools–Construction (SP148/07: Tabled) ... Martin 324 General remarks ... Backs 539; Horner 539 Discussion at joint Alberta/B.C. cabinet meeting ... Tradespeople Boutilier 1242, 1427, 1459, 1460; Johnston 1242 Movement between jurisdictions See Labour mobility Discussion in Alberta legislature ... Blakeman 1462–63, Tradespeople–Training 1488; Bonko 45, 127, 329, 1459, 1464; Boutilier See Apprenticeship training 1459, 1461, 1463, 1465, 1486; Stelmach 45, 329 Traditional land-use studies (First Nations lands) Fines for noncompliance with ... Blakeman 1463; General remarks ... Boutilier 1426, 1458 Boutilier 1459, 1463 Traffic accidents–Calgary Funding/consultation with MUSH sector re ... Bonko 45; Statistics re (SP788/07: Tabled) ... Chase 2001; Elsalhy Boutilier 1460; Martin 330, 360; Stelmach 45, 330 2001 General remarks ... Abbott 365; Blakeman 1462–63; Traffic accidents–Prevention Bonko 127, 1459, 1460; Boutilier 127, 365, 841, As means of reducing emergency room visits ... 1427, 1461, 1463–64, 1486; DeLong 1486; Dunford Stelmach 567 1568; Evans 838, 1168, 1175, 1568; Stelmach 1608; Traffic fines Strang 1423 See Fines (Traffic violations) Impact on Alberta financial institutions ... Miller, R. Traffic noise attenuation 1376; Oberg 1376 See Noise attenuation along freeways Impact on Alberta regulations ... Bonko 329; Boutilier Traffic safety 841; Lukaszuk 841; Snelgrove 1760; Stelmach 329 Enforcement of ... Herard 1434 2007 Hansard Subject Index 191

Traffic safety (Continued) TransAlta Utilities Corporation (Continued) Enforcement of, on Highway 63 ... Chase 508; Johnston Joint Keephills 3 power plant with EPCOR ... Knight 508; Lindsay 508 1230, 2285 General remarks ... Brown 1279; Chase 1166, 1186; Wind power contribution to power grid ... Knight 1633 Elsalhy 1312; Lindsay 1279, 1309; Ouellette 1159, Transfer of technology 1167, 1186, 1279–80, 1402, 1404, 1543 See Technology commercialization Letter re (SP662/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1768 Transfer payments to provinces McDermid report on ... Chase 1166, 1999; Evans See Canada Health Transfer (Federal government); 1173–74; Miller, B. 1173; Ouellette 1999 Canada Social Transfer (Federal government) Traffic Safety Act Transient population Amendment re drivers' licence photos exemption ... See Shadow population (Non-ratepayers)–Northern Stevens 1690 Alberta Enforcement of ... Strang 1431 Transit, Public Enforcement of, by sheriffs ... Lindsay 1317 See Public transit Helmet provisions for children on off-road vehicles ... Transition allowance for Members of the Legislative Ouellette 2071 Assembly Right-hand lane usage on multilane highways, provision See Members of the Legislative Assembly, Transition for ... Lindsay 2289; Lukaszuk 2289; Ouellette 2289 allowance for, on leaving office Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 49) Transition assistance program for WTO agriculture First reading ... Johnston 2062 agreements (Proposed) Second reading ... Cheffins 2373; Elsalhy 2374–75; See World Trade Organization, Agriculture Johnston 2372–73; Martin 2373–74 agreements, provincial transition assistance Committee ... Blakeman 2432; Bonko 2433–34; Mason programs for (proposed) 2432–33; Miller, R. 2431–32; Pastoor 2432 Transition from the child care system, Youth in Committee: Amendment A1 (SP1111/07: Tabled) ... See Youth in transition from the child care system Miller, R. 2432 Transitional housing for the homeless Third reading ... Chase 2481–82; Johnston 2481; See Homeless–Housing, Transitional housing Martin 2482–83; Ouellette 2482 Transitional housing for the homeless in Fort Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 McMurray (Outside of House sittings) See Homeless–Housing–Fort McMurray, Transitional Traffic safety board housing funding See Alberta Transportation Safety Board Transitional housing for women Traffic Safety (Seizure of Vehicles in Prostitution See Battered women–Housing, Second-stage housing Related Offences) Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 206, 2003) Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies Letter re (SP80/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 188 See Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Chronic Traffic sheriffs wasting disease See Peace officers, Highway traffic safety duties; Transmission lines Sheriffs, Traffic safety enforcement function See Electric power lines Traffic surveillance cameras Transmission regulation, Electricity Legislation re (Bill 49) ... Johnston 2062 See Electric power lines–Regulations, April 11, 2007 Traffic tickets regulation (OC173/2007), role of Kellan Fluckiger in Electronic processing of ... Herard 1434–35; Stevens Transmission system 1432, 1435 See Electric power lines Increase in number of, impact on court staffing ... Transparency, Government Elsalhy 1306; Stevens 1305, 1431, 1432 See Government openness Traffic violations Transplantation of organs Faster handling of ... Stevens 1432; Strang 1431 General remarks ... Fritz 696; Hancock 693–94; Rogers Trafficking in human beings 693–94 See Human trafficking Measures to prevent ... Hancock 693–94; Rogers Trails, Recreational 693–94 See Recreational trails Transportation Train service, High-speed–Edmonton-Calgary Planning for ... Haley 1604; Stelmach 1605 See Rail service, Electric high-speed–Edmonton- Transportation–Industrial Heartland area Calgary General remarks ... Ouellette 1724; Zwozdesky 1724 Training, Apprenticeship Transportation–Northeast Edmonton See Apprenticeship training General remarks ... Backs 125; Danyluk 125; Ouellette Training programs, Labour 125 See Employment training programs Transportation Agency, Canadian (Federal) Trans-Canada Highway See Canadian Transportation Agency (Federal) Interchange at Highway 9 (Strathmore), funding for ... Transportation Amendment Act (Federal Bill C-44) Ouellette 1160 Railway service improvements under ... Ouellette 1727; TransAlta Utilities Corporation Strang 1727 Joint Genesee 3 power plant with EPCOR ... Knight 1230, 2285 192 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Transportation dept. Treasury Branches (Continued) See Dept. of Infrastructure and Transportation Investment policy: Role of provincial government in ... Transportation of schoolchildren Oberg 2211; Stelmach 2212; Taft 2211–12 See Schoolchildren–Transportation Treasury department (Financial management and Transportation Safety Board, Alberta planning) See Alberta Transportation Safety Board See Dept. of Finance Transtrue Vehicle Safety Inc. Treated sewage–Strathmore Contractor for commercial vehicle inspection program ... See Sewage, Treated–Strathmore Chase 1726; Ouellette 1726 Treatment and crime prevention Trappers Association, Alberta See Criminals, Treatment programs for See Alberta Trappers Association Tribal police services Trapping–Cypress Hills area See Aboriginal police services Petition presented re ... Mitzel 1684 Trilateral physician agreement Travel Alberta See Medical profession–Fees, Amended agreement re General remarks ... Goudreau 1423 Triticale (Grain)–Research Governance structure, changes to ... Agnihotri 1468–69 General remarks ... Groeneveld 729 Travel promotion Troy, Father Michael See Tourism–Marketing 90th birthday / 60th anniversary of ordination, program Treasury Board from dinner for (SP777/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2001 Alternative capital financing office ... Miller, R. 1364; Truck drivers Snelgrove 901, 902, 1364; VanderBurg 902 Driving records of, electronic ... Backs 1890–91; Annual report, 2006-07 (SP813/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, Ouellette 1891 The 2002; Snelgrove 2002 Driving records of, electronic: Documentation re Directives/minutes, availability of ... MacDonald (SP740-741/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1897 2162–63; Snelgrove 2164 Truck drivers, Military Interim estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Miller, R. Transition to civilian occupation ... Cao 225; Ouellette 132–33; Snelgrove 133–34 225 Interim estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Johnson 178 Trucks–Inspection Main estimates 2007-08: Debated ... Griffiths 905; General remarks ... Chase 1726; Ouellette 1726 Haley 903; Snelgrove 901–06; VanderBurg 902 Trucks–Inspection–Alberta/B.C. border Main estimates 2007-08: Passed ... Shariff 1646 Joint inspection station ... Boutilier 1464; Stelmach Main estimates 2007-08: Responses to questions during 1608–09 (SP497, 596/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1624; Trucks, Government Snelgrove 1330, 1624 See Government vehicles Meeting minutes, November 14, 2007 (SP1062/07: TSEs (Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies) Tabled) ... Blakeman 2389; Taft 2389 See Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Chronic Review of government programs ... Oberg 684 wasting disease Role of ... Snelgrove 901 Tsuu T'ina First Nation Spending management and planning office ... Snelgrove Appeal of water licence transfer from WID to Balzac 902 megamall ... Renner 2105; Swann 2105 Staffing ... Miller, R. 1364; Snelgrove 1364 Casino See Grey Eagle Casino Strategic capital planning office ... Miller, R. 1364; Transfer of land re southwest Calgary ring road ... Chase Snelgrove 901, 902, 1364 369; Cheffins 1788, 1997–98; Ouellette 369, Transfer of Corporate Internal Audit Services to ... 1788–89, 1998 Miller, R. 1364; Snelgrove 1364; Stelmach 1592; Transfer of land re southwest Calgary ring road: Taft 1593 Member's statement re ... Cheffins 2380 Treasury Board Secretariat Transfer of land re southwest Calgary ring road: Petition General remarks ... Snelgrove 901 presented re ... Cheffins 2062 Treasury Branches Tuition fees Annual report, 2007 (SP824/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The General remarks ... Agnihotri 173; Horner 92, 807, 2002; Oberg 2002 1326, 1761; Pannu 93; Tougas 1761 Continuation of (Motion 14: Oberg) ... Elsalhy 373–74; Increases in ... Horner 191; Zwozdesky 190–91 Hinman 374; Martin 373; Miller, R. 372–73; Oberg Increases in, funding to limit to inflation rate ... Horner 371–72, 374 1341, 1343; Oberg 683 Impact of TILMA agreement on ... Miller, R. 1376; Policy re ... Horner 332, 406, 1325; Pannu 406; Oberg 1376 Stelmach 331–32; Tougas 331–32 Investment in U.S. subprime mortgages ... Miller, R. Policy re, in legislation vs. regulation ... Horner 191, 2214–15; Oberg 2211, 2214–15; Stelmach 2212; 1324–25; Tougas 1324; Zwozdesky 191 Taft 2211 Reduction of ... Horner 262; Pannu 262 Investment policy ... Miller, R. 2214–15; Oberg Report re, by U of A Students' Union (SP57/07: Tabled) 2214–15 ... Pannu 85 Investment policy: Review of, by Auditor General ... Tupper report on conflicts of interest Miller, R. 2214–15; Oberg 2214–15 see Conflicts of Interest Review Panel of 1996 (Tupper report) 2007 Hansard Subject Index 193

Turbans Underground water–Pollution See Religious headwear See Groundwater–Pollution TUS Underpasses, Highway–Airdrie area See Traditional land-use studies (First Nations lands) See Highway 2–Airdrie area, Overpass/underpass at, Tweedy, Mr. Mike congestion re Initiator of Kentwood Place, Red Deer ... Jablonski Unified Family Court Task Force 1614 Report ... Bonko 1915; Calahasen 1916; Chase Twilight Homes Foundation, Red Deer 1911–12, 1917; Eggen 1915–16; Griffiths 1916–17; Affordable housing project ... Danyluk 1444; Doerksen Johnston 1912–13; Mather 1913–14; Miller, B. 1444 1914–15, 1916; Webber 1915 Twinning of cities, provinces, etc. Unified family courts General remarks ... Boutilier 1430 See Family courts Hokkaido, Japan ... VanderBurg 1429 Uniform Law Conference of Canada Tyson Foods, Inc. Personal property claim system recommendation ... General remarks ... Martin 1550, 1552, 1992 Oberg 361 Involvement in biofuel industry ... MacDonald 819 Unions, Labour U of A See Labour unions See University of Alberta United Horsemen of Alberta Inc. U of C Agreement with province re Balzac racing entertainment See University of Calgary complex ... Stelmach 157, 188, 1273–74; Taft 157, U of L 1273–74 See University of Lethbridge Partner in Balzac racing entertainment complex ... Chase U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 1661; Stelmach 87–88; Taft 87–88 See Dept. of Agriculture (United States) United Kingdom Gangmasters Licensing Authority U. S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality See Gangmasters Licensing Authority (United See United States House Subcommittee on Energy Kingdom) and Air Quality United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child U. S. Natural Resources Defense Council General remarks ... Eggen 2061; Mather 2064; Rogers See Natural Resources Defense Council (U.S.) 2060; Taft 2063 Ukraine Relations, Advisory Council on Alberta- United Nations study on violence against women See Advisory Council on Alberta-Ukraine Relations See Domestic violence, United Nations study re Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village (SP6/07: Tabled) Housing of rural Alberta's development fund's offices in United Nations summit on climate change, Bali ... Evans 2176 (December 2007) Ukrainian famine/genocide, 1932-33 General remarks ... DeLong 2387; Renner 2387 Member's statement re ... Cao 2208 United Nurses of Alberta Ukrainian Foundation for College Education Letter to East Central health region re public confidence Member's statement re ... Cenaiko 1270 in it ... Stelmach 363; Taft 363 Ukrainian resource and development centre United States Dept. of Agriculture See Grant MacEwan Community College, Ukrainian See Dept. of Agriculture (United States) resource and development centre United States House Subcommittee on Energy and Air Ukrainian Shumka Dancers Quality Member's statement re ... Zwozdesky 1755 Alberta submission to (SP362/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald Red Boots, Ballet and Bubbly gala, program from 842 (SP746/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1922 United States Natural Resources Defense Council UN summit on climate change, Bali (December 2007) See Natural Resources Defense Council (U.S.) See United Nations summit on climate change, Bali Uniting for Children and Youth Forum, Edmonton (December 2007) (May 2007) Unclaimed Personal Property and Vested Property Act General remarks ... Rogers 922 (Bill 23) Unity Centre of North East Edmonton First Reading ... Oberg 361 Letter re homeless housing needs (SP91: Tabled) ... Second reading ... Chase 1938–39; Eggen 1940; Miller, Backs 231 R. 1939–40; Oberg 1938; Renner 1938 Letters re affordable housing needs (SP113, 185, 194, Committee ... Chase 2268; Elsalhy 2366; Oberg 201-202, 217/07: Tabled) ... Backs 266, 409, 444, 2365–66; Pannu 2268 468, 502 Committee: Amendment A1 (SP1060/07: Tabled) ... Rent control, petition presented re ... Backs 724, 800 Oberg 2365 Universal organ donor card Third reading ... Hancock 2475; Miller, R. 2475; Oberg See Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan, Health card 2475 of, organ donor section Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Universities and colleges (Outside of House sittings) Audited financial statements, 2004-05 and 2005-06 Underground storage tanks remediation program (SP190/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 409; Horner 409 See Tank site remediation program (2006) Province-wide needs analysis for ... Horner 1589 194 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Universities and colleges (Continued) University of Calgary (Continued) Research projects, funding for ... Horner 1589; Tougas Letter to, requesting appearance before Public Accounts 1588–89 committee (SP562/07: Tabled) ... MacDonald 1534 Universities and Colleges of Canada, Association of Maintenance funding for ... Chase 1323; Tougas 1322 See Association of Universities and Colleges of Medical school spaces increase ... Hancock 783–84; Canada Horner 2290; Taylor 783 University elementary school, Calgary Physician training programs, funding for ... Brown 297; Know the Bow newsletter (SP509/07: Tabled) ... Chase Horner 297 1330 Radiation health administration organization annual Letters re endangered species protection (SP510/07: report, 2005-06 (SP305/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 698; Tabled) ... Chase 1330 Evans 698 University of Alberta Radiation health administration organization annual Celebration of Teaching & Learning ceremony, program report, 2006-07 (SP717/07: Tabled) ...Clerk, The 1819; from (SP110/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 266 Evans 1819 Centennial centre for interdisciplinary science See Veterinary Medicine faculty: Funding for ... Horner Centennial centre for interdisciplinary science 1319, 1342 (University of Alberta) (Proposed) Veterinary Medicine faculty: Involvement in Balzac China Institute See China Institute (University of racetrack ... Haley 1413 Alberta) University of Lethbridge Donations to, matching grant for ... Hinman 101; 40th anniversary, member's statement re ... Dunford Horner 101, 106–07; Pannu 105 1780 Funding level ... Brown 405; Chase 1323; Horner 405, Mumps outbreak at ... Ducharme 1824; Hancock 1824 1323, 1324, 1589; Tougas 1588–89 Safety system upgrades, funding for ... Horner 2156 Health Research Innovation Facility, additional funding Water and Environmental Science Building ... Dunford for ... Tougas 1321 1780 Medical school spaces increase ... Horner 2290 Water and Environmental Science Building: Funding for Power plant upgrade, funding for ... Horner 2156–57; ... Horner 1322 MacDonald 2163; Snelgrove 2164; Tougas 2156–57 University of Toronto Radiation health administrative organization annual Centre for Urban and Community Studies See Centre report, 2005-06 (SP304/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The 698; for Urban and Community Studies (University of Evans 698 Toronto) Radiation health administrative organization annual University participation rate report, 2006-07 (SP716/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The See High school graduates, Numbers of: Transition to 1819; Evans 1819 postsecondary education Student residences, property tax on ... Danyluk 1240; University Students, Council of Alberta Tougas 1240 See Council of Alberta University Students University of Alberta. Augustana campus University teachers Convocation ceremony, member's statement re ... Number of ... Pannu 1346 Johnson 1329–30 Recruitment of ... Horner 262; Pannu 262 Library/forum construction ... Johnson 1329 Unmanned Vehicle Systems, Canadian Centre for Library groundbreaking ceremony, member's statement See Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems re ... Johnson 833 Unparliamentary language University of Alberta health sciences ambulatory See Parliamentary language learning centre Unpasteurized dairy products See Edmonton Clinic See Dairy products, Unpasteurized University of Alberta Hospital Unrepresented litigants See Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre See Self-representation in court University of Alberta Students' Union Unseeded acreage benefit Alberta Needs Students (report) (SP57/07: Tabled) ... See Crop insurance program, Unseeded acreage Pannu 85 benefit under University of Calgary Untreated sewage–Recycling Digital library See Campus Calgary Digital Library See Sewage, Untreated–Recycling Donations to, matching grant for ... Hinman 101; Upgrader Alley developments Horner 101 See Industrial development–Industrial Heartland Downtown facility development ... Chase 1323 area Funding ... Chase 135 Upgraders, Bitumen–Industrial Heartland area Funding level ... Brown 405; Chase 1323; Horner 405, See Bitumen upgraders–Industrial Heartland area 1323, 1324 Upgrading Technology, National Centre for Health Research Innovation Centre, funding for ... See National Centre for Upgrading Technology Horner 1319, 1322, 1342; Tougas 1321 Urban and Community Studies, Centre for (University ISEEE building See Institute for Sustainable Energy, of Toronto) Environment and Economy (U of C) See Centre for Urban and Community Studies (University of Toronto) 2007 Hansard Subject Index 195

Urban campus concept Value-adding re coal General remarks ... Chase 1323, 1325; Horner See Coal, Value-adding re 1323–24, 1621; Tougas 1621 Value-adding re electricity system P3 opportunity for ... Horner 1325 See Electric power system, Value-added strategy re Urban Municipalities Association Value-adding re oil and gas See Alberta Urban Municipalities Association See Energy industry, Value-adding/upgrading in Urban roads Value-adding re oil sands products See Roads–Urban areas See Oil sands development, Value-added Urban/rural relations opportunities General remarks ... Backs 1608; Danyluk 895, 896; Vancouver International Airport Mason 894, 895; Stelmach 1608, 1609 Taser incident in ... Mason 1994; Stelmach 1994 Urban sprawl Vancouver/Whistler Olympic Winter Games (2010) General remarks ... Bonko 1626, 1630; Danyluk 914, See Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver/Whistler 1627, 1636, 1637; Griffiths 913, 1402, 1404; Martin (2010) 1637; Morton 1627; Ouellette 1403 Varsity apartment complex, Calgary Urban transit Rent increases in ... Chase 1481–82; Danyluk 1482; See Public transit Evans 1481–82 Urgent medical care Vauxhall Academy of Baseball [See also Hospitals–Emergency services] General remarks ... Dunford 1567 General remarks ... Hancock 890; Mason 886–87, Member's statement re ... McFarland 121 888–89 Vegreville hospital Urgent medical care centre, northeast Edmonton See St. Joseph's General Hospital, Vegreville See Northeast Community Health Centre, Edmonton Vegreville school snack program USDA The Breakfast Club pamphlet (SP513/07: Tabled) ... See Dept. of Agriculture (United States) Chase 1331 User fees Vehicle emissions See Education–Finance, User fees; Off-highway Reduction of ... Elsalhy 2217–18; Renner 2217–18 vehicles, Trails for, fees re; Postsecondary Vehicle safety educational institutions–Fees; Surface rights–Fees See Traffic safety Utilities Vehicles, Commercial–Inspection See Public utilities See Trucks–Inspection Utilities Board Vehicles, Environmentally friendly See Alberta Energy and Utilities Board See Environmentally friendly automobiles Utilities commission Vehicles, Government See Alberta utilities commission See Government vehicles Utilities Consumer Advocate Vehicles, Off-highway General remarks ... Knight 1118; Miller, R. 1365; See Off-highway vehicles Snelgrove 1363, 1366 Venne, Muriel Stanley Member's statement re ... VanderBurg 1920–21 Member's statement re ... Mason 2135–36 Transfer to Alberta utilities commission ... Knight 1857 Venture capital Utilities department See Small business, Venture capital for See Dept. of Energy Veterinary Medical Association, Alberta Utility rate increases See Alberta Veterinary Medical Association See Public utilities–Rates, Rate increase regulations Veterinary Medicine faculty (University of Calgary) Utilization formula for schools See University of Calgary, Veterinary Medicine See Schools–Utilization faculty Vaccination Vexatious litigants See Immunization Legislation re (Bill 18) ... Stevens 122 Vaisakhi Day (Sikh celebration) Vibrant Communities Calgary Statement re ... Agnihotri 535–36 Living wage initiative ... Cao 571; Evans 571 Valleys, River–Alberta Vicarious liability See River valleys–Alberta General remarks ... Oberg 1374 Value-added agriculture Vickery, Barrie and Richard See Agricultural value-added production; Biofuels Member's statement re ... Marz 2060 industry; Food industry and trade Victims of crime Value-added and Technology Commercialization Task Assistance programs ... Elsalhy 1313; Johnston 1655; Force Lindsay 1308, 1309, 1655 General remarks ... Horner 1319 Assistance programs pamphlet (SP924/07: Tabled) ... Value-added forestry Backs 2145 See Biofuels industry, Use of wood debris from Assistance programs status report, 2005-06 (SP134/07: logging for; Timber, Value-added processing re Tabled) ... Clerk, The 266; Lindsay 266 Value-added strategy Assistance programs status report, 2006-07 (SP1061/07: See Industrial development (Value-added industries) Tabled) ... Lindsay 2389 196 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Victims of crime (Continued) Virginia Tech (University) Offender information provision to, legislation re (Bill Shooting incident at ... Horner 605; Rodney 605 52) ... Johnston 2136 Visas, Tour group Victims of Crime Awareness Week See Tour group visas See National Victims of Crime Awareness Week Visas for foreign workers Victims of Crime Consultation report See Foreign workers, Temporary, Work visas for, See Alberta Victims of Crime Consultation report denied Victims of Crime Fund Vital Statistics Act (Bill 8) General remarks ... Elsalhy 1313; Lindsay 1313 First Reading ... VanderBurg 24 Surplus ... Elsalhy 1313; Lindsay 1314, 2142; Mather Second Reading ... MacDonald 416–17; Miller, R. 2142 415–16; Pannu 416; VanderBurg 415, 417 Victims of Crime Protocol Committee ... Hancock 1869; Marz 1848; Miller, B. General remarks ... Lindsay 1314, 1655 1870; Miller, R. 1847–48, 1869–71; Pannu 1869; Victims of domestic violence–Legal aspects Renner 1848; VanderBurg 1846–47, 1869–71 See Domestic violence–Legal aspects Committee: Amendment A1 (SP730/07: Tabled) ... Victims of Violence (Citizens' rights group) Hancock 1869 Notice of meeting of (SP323/07: Tabled) ... Backs 733 Third reading ... Chase 1935–36; Miller, R. 1935; Victoria Cross, Vimy Ridge VanderBurg 1935 See Vimy Ridge Victoria Cross Royal Assent ... Lieutenant Governor 7 December, 2007 Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts, (Outside of House sittings) Edmonton VLTs Arson incident ... Elsalhy 543; Lindsay 543 See Video gambling machines Cafeteria, non-funding of ... Eggen 1358; Liepert Vocational and Rehabilitation Research Institute 1358–59 Member's statement re ... Chase 2208–09 Funding for ... Martin 1359 Vocational education Scripps spelling bee semifinalist student at ... Rogers General remarks ... Backs 538–39; Horner 539; Liepert 1532 538–39 Video conferencing in education Vocational schools, Private Funding for ... Liepert 1249 See Private vocational schools Video conferencing of court proceedings Vocational/trades courses General remarks ... Lindsay 1315 See High school education–Curricula, Vocational/ Video gambling machines trades courses Revenue from, transferred to lottery fund ... Lindsay VoicePrint 1309 Brochure of services by (SP539/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman Villages, Summer 1440 See Summer villages Volleyball championships Vimy Memorial, Canadian National Grant MacEwan Griffins women's team champions: See Canadian National Vimy Memorial Member's statement re ... Rogers 155 Vimy (Play) Red Deer College Kings Canadian men's champions: Citadel program re (SP745/07: Tabled) ... Backs 1922 Member's statement re ... Doerksen 84 Vimy Ridge, Battle of (April 9, 1917) U of A Pandas CIS champions: Member's statement re ... Member's statements re ... Backs 442–43; Boutilier Taft 121 443; Brown 442; Johnston 442; Marz 466; Pastoor Voluntary sector 442; Zwozdesky 466 See Charitable societies/nonprofit organizations; Ministerial statement re ... Hinman 434; Mason 434; Social services agencies (Non-profit) Stelmach 433; Taft 433–34 Volunteer firefighters Speaker's statement re ... Speaker, The 432–33 Coverage under Municipal Government Act See Vimy Ridge Victoria Cross Municipal Government Act, Firefighters provisions General remarks ... Shariff 466 Support programs for ... Danyluk 893, 1142 Violations, Traffic Volunteer sport coaches See Traffic violations Tax incentives for ... Backs 259; Oberg 259 Violence, Domestic–Legal aspects Volunteer Week, National See Domestic violence–Legal aspects See National Volunteer Week Violence, Youth–Prevention Volunteers See Youth violence–Prevention General remarks ... Speech from the Throne 3 Violence against animals Member's statement re ... Blakeman 562–63; Webber See Animals, Treatment of 635 Violence against women Vote, Free Member's statement re ... Agnihotri 2247 See Free votes (Parliamentary procedure) Violence In and Around Licensed Premises, Alberta Vote, Recorded Roundtable on See Division (Recorded vote) (2007) See Alberta Roundtable on Violence In and Around Vote, Right to–Women Licensed Premises See Women–Right to vote 2007 Hansard Subject Index 197

Voter identification cards Wages–Nurses (Continued) General remarks ... Chase 134 Funding for, from uncollected resource revenues ... Voter turnout/participation Blakeman 1790; Hancock 1790 See Voting in provincial elections, Participation rate Wages–Personal care attendants Voting age (Provincial elections) Increase in ... Blakeman 1995–96; Hancock 1996 Lowering to 16 (Motion 510: Chase) ... Chase 1675–76, Wages–Public service 1680; Elsalhy 1679–80; Flaherty 1676–77; Liepert Funding for ... Blakeman 2166; Bonko 2153; Elsalhy 1677; Miller, B. 1678–79; Pannu 1677–78; Rogers 2157–58; Flaherty 2150; Horner 2157; Liepert 2152; 1676 Lindsay 2159; Miller, R. 2157; Morton 2153; Lowering to 16: Student essays re (SP571/07: Snelgrove 2109, 2147, 2157–58 Tabled) ... Chase 1534 Wages–Social workers Lowering to 16: Teacher's letter re (SP572/07: Tabled) ... General remarks ... Pastoor 328; Stelmach 328 Chase 1534 Letter re (SP701/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 1818 Voting in provincial elections Letter re (SP755/07: Tabled) ... Mather 1930 Participation rate ... Martin 1601, 1603; Stelmach 1602 Wages–Teachers Voyageur project General remarks ... Agnihotri 1254; Eggen 1684; See under Suncor Inc. Flaherty 1188, 1250, 1724; Liepert 1188–89, 1352, Vulcan Food Bank 1354, 1686, 1724 Member for Lethbridge-East's donation of half of salary Provisions for, in unfunded pension liability five-year increase to, letter re (SP1056/07: Tabled) ... agreement ... Liepert 2029, 2031 Pastoor 2330 Wait times, Surgery W. W. Cross Cancer Institute See Surgery wait times General remarks ... Horner 2156; Snelgrove 2164; Wait times guarantees trust (Federal) Taylor 791 See Waiting lists (Medical care), Reduction of, federal Wabamun Lake train derailment report funding for See Spills (Pollution)–Lake Wabamun, CN train Waiting list registry derailment: Report on See Surgery waiting lists, Website re Wages–Correctional personnel Waiting lists, Surgery General remarks ... Elsalhy 2385; Lindsay 2385 See Surgery waiting lists Wages–Daycare centre employees Waiting lists for long-term care See Daycare centres–Employees, Salaries of See Long-term care facilities (Nursing Wages–Disabled facility employees homes/auxiliary hospitals), Waiting lists re General remarks ... Pastoor 2328 Waiting lists (Medical care) Petitions presented re ... Blakeman 1817, 1852, 1922, General remarks ... Blakeman 775 2034, 2062, 2099, 2136; Elsalhy 444, 501, 564, 762, Letter re (SP972/07: Tabled) ... Martin 2248 1181,1533, 1728, 1766, 1782, 1964–65, 2062, 2172; Reduction of ... Backs 2028–29; Hancock 2028–29 Pastoor 762, 1073 Reduction of, federal funding for ... Hancock 509; Petitions presented re (not in order) ... Blakeman 1956 Zwozdesky 508–09 Wages–Emergency shelter workers Waiting times in emergency rooms General remarks ... Pastoor 328; Stelmach 328; See Hospitals–Emergency services, Waiting times in Tarchuk 1199 Walkerton water supply contamination situation Wages–Justices of the peace General remarks ... Hancock 292; MacDonald 500; Increase to ... Stevens 1305, 1431 Mason 292 Wages–Living wage Walleye fishing–Pigeon Lake General remarks ... Cao 571–72; Evans 571–72, 1552, General remarks ... Abbott 765; Morton 765 1555; Martin 1550, 1552, 1554–55 Motion from public meeting, petition tabled re Respnse to questions re (SP592/07: Tabled) ... Evans (SP1034/07) ... Abbott 2329 1623; Hancock 1623 Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre Wages–Mental health facility employees Organ transplants ... Hancock 693 General remarks ... Elsalhy 762; Melchin 44, 191, Warner Hockey School for Girls 1557, 1558; Pastoor 44, 191, 328, 761; Stelmach 328 General remarks ... Dunford 1567 Letters re (SP332/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 771 Member's statement re ... Hinman 121; Mitzel 85 Petition presented re ... Pastoor 1766 Warrant apprehension units Wages–Minimum wage Establishment of, funding for ... Lindsay 1309, 1311, Increasing of ... Cao 571–72; Evans 571–72, 1551–52, 1893, 1929 2174; Martin 1550, 1552, 1554–55; Mason 1048; General remarks ... Jablonski 1893; Lindsay 1893, 1928 Miller,B. 836; Stelmach 836 Washington, D.C. exhibit on Alberta Wages–Non-profit social services agencies employees See Alberta at the Smithsonian (Exhibit) See Social services agencies (Non-profit), Employees Washington, D.C. office of, salaries for See Alberta Government Offices, Washington, D.C. Wages–Nurses office Funding for ... Blakeman 2144–45; Hancock 2144–45 Waste heat utilization See District energy (urban waste heat utilization) 198 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Wastes, Animal Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability Energy from See Biomass as energy source (Continued) Wastes, Nuclear Review of ... Renner 1119 See Nuclear power plants–Waste disposal Role of irrigation districts in ... Groeneveld 1419; Haley Wastewater, Treated–Strathmore 1418 See Sewage, Treated–Strathmore Role of watershed planning and advisory councils in ... Wastewater treatment plants–Balzac area Johnson 677; Renner 677 See Sewage disposal plants–Balzac area Water levels Wastewater treatment plants–Fort McMurray See Rivers–Water levels See Sewage disposal plants–Fort McMurray Water levels–Athabasca River Water See Athabasca River–Water levels Sale of ... MacDonald 1959; Renner 1959 Water levels–Battle River Water–Recycling See Battle River–Water levels General remarks ... Backs 2175; Cao 1233; Danyluk Water levels–North Saskatchewan River 2175; Renner 1124, 1125, 1233 See North Saskatchewan River–Water levels Water, Underground Water levels–Red Deer River See Groundwater See Red Deer River–Water levels Water, Underground–Pollution Water licences See Groundwater–Pollution Ban on new leases for Oldman, South Saskatchewan, Water Act and Bow rivers ... Chase 467; Eggen 1120; Hinman General remarks ... Renner 331 762; Renner 2105 Review of North Saskatchewan River water withdrawal Deep well flooding, cessation of ... Renner 2253; Taylor application under ... Renner 600 2253 Water licence provisions ... Doerksen 90; Renner 90 Elbow River watershed ... Renner 1055–56 Water use provisions, updating of ... Hinman 293; Industrial Heartland upgraders ... Renner 1225 Renner 1858; Swann 1858 Racing entertainment complex in Balzac ... Danyluk Water and Environmental Science Building, University 90–91; Doerksen 90; Groeneveld 1332–33; Haley of Lethbridge 1414; Horner 1282; MacDonald 1332; Renner 87, See University of Lethbridge, Water and 90, 189, 404, 503, 1414; Stelmach 87, 123–24, 157, Environmental Science Building 470, 503, 1273–74, 1331–32; Swann 90, 404, 1857; Water bombers Taft 87, 123–24, 157, 189, 502–03, 1273–74; Taylor See Air tankers (Water bombers) 470, 1331–32 Water conservation Requirement under, to return water to source ... Bonko General remarks ... Eggen 1120; Renner 1124; Swann 1634 1378–79 Review of ... Renner 2381 Legislation re (Bill 216) ... Swann 1888 Sherritt coal mine/coal gasification project ... Johnson Water Council 130; Renner 130 See Alberta Water Council Western Irrigation District licence, transfer to racing Water Day, World entertainment complex in Balzac ... Groeneveld 1536, See World Water Day 1615; Haley 1414; Renner 1415, 2105; Snelgrove Water diversion 1536, 1616; Swann 2105; Taft 1615–16; Taylor 1536 [See also County of Westlock Water Authorization Water management Act (Bill 54); East Central Regional Water See Water resources development Authorization Act (Bill 55); Town of Bashaw and Water Management Framework ... for the Lower Village of Ferintosh Water Authorization Act Athabasca River (joint report on) (Bill 33)] See Dept. of Environment, Water Management Costs of ... Jablonski 261; Renner 261 Framework ... for the Lower Athabasca River (joint General remarks ... Renner 1414; Stelmach 2212; report on) (SP59/07: Tabled) Swann 2212 Water Monitoring Day, World Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability See World Water Monitoring Day Funding for ... Horner 1319, 1341; Ouellette 1159–60, Water monitoring program, Municipal 1161, 1402, 1544; Pastoor 1151; Renner 1118, 1378, See Municipal water monitoring program 1381, 1412; Strang 1411; Swann 1377, 1381 Water pipelines–Bashaw to Ferintosh Funding for Wood Buffalo projects ... Ouellette Legislation re (Bill 33) ... Prins 697 1159–60, 1402, 1544 Water pipelines–Beiseker/Irricana/Acme General remarks ... Eggen 1119; Griffiths 2139; Haley General remarks ... Haley 1413, 1604; Renner 1414; 1604; Jablonski 261; Renner 90, 261, 293, 331, Stelmach 1331 2139, 2255, 2381; Snelgrove 1616; Speech from Water planning and advisory councils the Throne 3; Stelmach 293, 1441, 1481, 1605, 2102, See Watershed planning and advisory councils 2381; Strang 1411; Swann 107, 289, 331; Taft 2381 Water Policy, Rosenberg International Forum on Impact on Municipal Government Act ... Bonko 1630 See Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy Nuclear power plants' water usage inclusion under ... Renner 763; Taft 763 2007 Hansard Subject Index 199

Water pollution Water resources development Prevention of, during logging, by setback requirments ... Funding for ... Oberg 683; Renner 1119 Bonko 1630, 1633–34; Renner 1631 General remarks ... Griffiths 2139; Jablonski 261; Water power Renner 261, 293–94, 1124, 1381, 1382, 1857–58, [See also Energy resources, Alternate/renewable] 2139, 2381; Speech from the Throne 3; General remarks ... Hinman 828; Knight 224, 1586 Stelmach 293,2381; Swann 293–94, 535, 1379, Slave River rapids, harnessing of ... Backs 798, 803; 1381, 1857–58; Taft 2381 Knight 803 Legislation re (Bill 216) ... Swann 1888 Use as power source in oil sands production ... Backs Member's statement re ... Eggen 1623; Swann 289 803; Knight 803 Protection for, under land-use framework ... Bonko 1630 Use as power source in oil sands production: Member's Water resources development–Athabasca River statement re ... Backs 798 General remarks ... Stelmach 2102; Taft 2102 Water Protection and Conservation Statutes Water resources development–Southern Alberta Amendment Act, 2007 (Bill 216) Cumulative impact assessment of ... Renner 1378 First reading ... Swann 1888 Water rights, Interprovincial Water quality Alberta-Saskatchewan river flows ... Eggen 1126; General remarks ... Blakeman 2166; Chase 467; Mason Mason 1123; Renner 1125 1123; Stelmach 2102 Water storage Member's statement re ... Brown 1533 General remarks ... Haley 1604; Hinman 293; Jablonski Performance measures re ... Renner 1411–12; Strang 261; Renner 261, 293, 1125; Stelmach 293, 1605 1411 Member's statement re ... Hinman 762 Water quality–Bow River Off-stream See Reservoirs Impact of Strathmore wastewater discharge on ... On-stream See Dams DeLong 194; Renner 194 Public input into plans for ... Jablonski 261; Renner Water quality–Eastern Slopes area 261, 293 Impact of energy industry on ... Coutts 191–92; Morton Water storage–Battle River watershed 192 General remarks ... Griffiths 2255; Renner 2255 Water quality–Fort Chipewyan Water storage–Elbow River watershed Impact on human/wildlife health, Timoney report on ... General remarks ... Renner 1055–56 Blakeman 1929–30; Boutilier 2286–87; Hancock Water strategy 1930, 2287; Renner 1929, 2287; Swann 2286–87 See Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Water quality–Kananaskis Country Sustainability Impact of logging on ... Morton 1134; Rodney 1134 Water supply Water quality–Lac La Biche General remarks ... Chase 467; Haley 1413–14; Strategy to imporve ... Ducharme 1614 Jablonski 261; Mason 1123; Renner 261, 1124, Water quality–Marie Lake 1125; Swann 535 Impact of energy development on ... Bonko 1187, Impact of economic growth on ... Griffiths 2139; Haley 1583–84; Ducharme 404, 1584–85; Knight 331, 404, 1604; Mason 1123, 1124; Renner 1125, 2139; 474, 1584; Morton 570, 1187, 1583, 1585; Renner Speech from the Throne 3 330–31, 473–74, 1187, 1583; Stelmach 404–05, 570, Legislation re use of ... Hinman 293 1584, 1585; Swann 330–31, 473–74, 569–70 Member's statement re ... Eggen 1623 Impact of energy development on: Letter re (SP400/07: Use by energy industry ... Bonko 1634; Eggen 1110, Tabled) ... Mather 925 1224–25, 1623; MacDonald 86; Mason 1123, Impact of energy development on: Letters re (SP212, 1124; Renner 1124, 1222 240/07: Tabled) ... Swann 502, 564 Use by Industrial Heartland upgraders ... Backs 2175; Impact of energy development on: Letters re (SP266- Blakeman 1146, 1224; Bonko 1630; Danyluk 2175; 67/07: Tabled) ... Eggen 645 Eggen 1126, 1224–25, 1636; Knight 1639; Renner Water quality–North Saskatchewan River 1225, 1636, 2102, 2212; Stelmach 2212; Swann Member's statement re ... MacDonald 500 1218 ,2212 Water quality–Northern Alberta Use by nuclear power plants ... Renner 579; Taft 579 Studies re ... Renner 1217 Water supply–Calgary Water quality–Ryley area Impact of logging in Kananaskis Country on ... Cheffins Impact of landfill project on ... Stelmach 1239; Swann 2143; Eggen 2142; Morton 2142, 2143 1239 Water supply–Central Alberta Water quality–Tofield area General remarks ... Doerksen 256 Impact of Sherritt coal mine/coal gasification project on Water supply–Red Deer River basin ... Johnson 130; Renner 130 General remarks ... Renner 90; Swann 90 Water Quality Awareness Day, Alberta Water supply–Southern Alberta See Alberta Water Quality Awareness Day General remarks ... Eggen 1120; Stelmach 1441; Taft Water-related erosion–Control 1441 Funding for ... Calahasen 2256; Renner 2256 Water transfer Water research strategy See Water diversion See Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability 200 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Water treatment plants Watershed committees For Balzac racing entertainment complex ... Snelgrove See Watershed planning and advisory councils 1616; Taft 1616 Watershed conservation Funding for ... Chase 1160–61; Hinman 1275; Oberg General remarks ... Griffiths 2139; Johnson 676–77; 683; Ouellette 1159, 1161; Renner 1119; Stelmach Morton 224; Renner 224, 677, 2139; Swann 224, 1275; Swann 1377 1378–79 Funding for: Letters from municipalities re priorities for Watershed conservation–Kananaskis Country (SP568/07: Tabled) ... Chase 1534 Impact of logging on ... Morton 1134; Rodney 1134 Water treatment plants–Fort McMurray Watershed management Funding for ... MacDonald 99; Oberg 683; Speech from See Watershed planning the Throne 3 Watershed planning Water treatment plants–Taber General remarks ... Renner 2381; Stelmach 2102; Taft Funding for ... Danyluk 691; Hinman 567, 691, 837, 2102, 2381 1181; Stelmach 567, 837 Watershed planning and advisory councils Water treatment plants, Regional Consultations with First Nations ... Johnson 677; Funding for ... Chase 1162; Ouellette 1161 Renner 677 Water, Underground Funding for ... Johnson 676–77; Renner 677 See Groundwater General remarks ... Griffiths 2139; Renner 1055–56, Water wells 1379, 1381–82, 2139; Swann 1381 Methane gas in See Methane in water Role in Water for Life strategy ... Johnson 677; Renner Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers 677 Impact of ... Bonko 1634; Eggen 1636; Renner 1636; Watershed Steering Committee, Lac La Biche Stelmach 1605; Swann 107, 289 See Lac La Biche Watershed Steering Committee Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers–Bow River Watersheds–Pine beetle infected areas Impact on growth in the Calgary area ... Mason 1124; Hydrological assessment of ... Morton 264; Oberle 264 Renner 1125 Waterton National Park Use for racing entertainment complex in Balzac ... [See also Parks, National] Doerksen 90; Renner 90, 2105; Swann 2105 Pine beetle control methods in ... Morton 1725–26; Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers–North Oberle 1725 Saskatchewan River WBEA Use for bitumen upgraders, Edmonton area ... Eggen See Wood Buffalo Environmental Association 1126; Renner 600; Stelmach 600; Taft 599–600 WCB Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers–Red Deer River See Workers' Compensation Board Debate between Official Opposition Leader and Premier WCLC re ... Stelmach 189, 1274; Taft 189, 1274 See Western Canada Lottery Corporation General remarks ... Bonko 1634 Weaselhead natural area Use for racing entertainment complex in Balzac [See Impact of Calgary ring road on ... Cheffins 1998, 2380; also Racing entertainment centres–Balzac]; Chase Ouellette 1998 467; Danyluk 90–91; Doerksen 90; Eggen 1623; Websites Groeneveld 223, 1332–33, 1615; Haley 1413–14; See Adoption web site, Provincial; MacDonald 1332; Ouellette 189; Renner 87, 90, 189, Bullying–Prevention, Websites re; Government of 1414–15; Snelgrove 1616; Stelmach 87–88, 123–24, Alberta, Website; Landlords, Website listing re; 157, 188–89, 223, 1273–74, 1331–32, 1386–87, 1441; Save My CWB (Website) Swann 90, 1857; Taft 87–88, 123–24, 157, 188–89, Wednesday's Child (Television adoption program) 223, 925, 1273–74, 1440–41, 1615–16; Taylor General remarks ... Ducharme 2025 1331–32, 1386–87 The Week the Women Left (Documentary) Use for racing entertainment complex in Balzac: Filming in Hardisty, member's statement re ... Griffiths Documentation re (M8/07: Response tabled as 869 SP685/07) ... Chase 1661; Clerk, The 1790; Renner Weir project–Calgary 1661, 1790; Swann 1661 See Bow River weir project–Calgary Use for racing entertainment complex in Balzac: Welfare Documentation re (SP491/07: Tabled) ... Taft 1272 See Public assistance Use for racing entertainment complex in Balzac: Welfare recipients, Adult–Protection Documentation re (SP498-502/07: Tabled) ... See Social services recipients–Protection MacDonald 1330 Welfare recipients, Child Use for racing entertainment complex in Balzac: See Child welfare recipients Documentation re (SP503/07: Tabled)...Taylor 1330 Well drilling industry, Gas Use for racing entertainment complex in Balzac: See Gas well drilling industry Premier's comments re, in news article (SP66/07: Well drilling industry, Gas–Tomahawk area Tabled) ... Taft 131 See Gas well drilling industry–Tomahawk area Watering holes Well sites, Abandoned See Licensed premises Remediation of ... Brown 1400; Knight 1230–31, 1401; Strang 1230, 1401 2007 Hansard Subject Index 201

Well sites, Abandoned (Continued) Western Irrigation District (Continued) Remediation of, funding for ... Knight 1231; Strang Provision of water to Balzac racing entertainment 1230 complex (Continued) ... Renner 2105; Snelgrove WellDunn Consulting Ltd. 1616; Swann 2105; Taft 1615–16; Taylor Geothermal power for the oil sands industry, letter re 1536 (SP350/07: Tabled) ... Backs 800 Provision of water to Balzac racing entertainment Wellness, Dept. of Health and complex: Plebiscite re ... Groeneveld 1536; See Dept. of Health and Wellness Snelgrove 1536; Taylor 1536 Wellness accounts (Public service employees) Water from Calgary Bow River weir ... Goudreau 1619 Extension to general public ... Backs 1228 Water use efficiencies ... Renner 1858 Wellness centre, Camrose Western legacy awards See Edgeworth Centre, Camrose Program from (SP855/07: Tabled) ... Chase 2036 Wellness centres, Community Westerner Park See under Community health centres Funding for ... Doerksen 806; Goudreau 806; Wellness initiatives Groeneveld 806 See Preventive medical services Westlock (County) Wells, Water Delivery of treated municipal water within, legislation re Methane gas in See Methane in water (Bill 54) ... Renner 2136 West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. Westridge Utilities Inc. Forest management area practices ... Eggen 1391–92; Appeal of water licence transfer from WID to Balzac Morton 1391–92; Strang 1409 megamall ... Renner 2105; Swann 2105 West Lethbridge Centre Wetaskiwin and County Sports Hall of Fame Provincial funding for ... Dunford 1565; Liepert 1565; Inductees into, member's statement re ... Johnson 289 Pastoor 137, 1385 Wetaskiwin bail hearings pilot project Provincial funding for: Member's statement re ... See Government attorneys, Bail hearing attendance, Dunford 1851 in lieu of police: Wetaskiwin pilot project re West Lethbridge high school (joint-use facility) Wetaskiwin courthouse/city hall See West Lethbridge Centre See Courthouse–Wetaskiwin, Centennial status and West Nile virus conversion to new city hall, member's statement re

Control methods for, funding of ... Hancock 438; Mitzel Weyburn CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project, report 438 See Carbon dioxide emissions, CO2 Monitoring and West Regional Road, St. Albert Storage Project, Weyburn, report (SP116/07:Tabled) General remarks ... Chase 1162; Flaherty 368–69; Weyerhaeuser Company Ouellette 368–69, 1163, 1165 Drayton Valley mill closure ... Abbott 2324; Evans West WindEau Inc. 2324; Morton 2324 Wind power contribution to power grid ... Knight 1633 Wheat Board Western Canada Games See Canadian Wheat Board Provincial funding for ... Goudreau 1423 Wheelchair curling champions Western Canada high school, Calgary See Curling championships, Wheelchair Upgrading of ... Chase 1825; Liepert 1857, 1859, 2152; championship Ouellette 1825 Where to From Here: A Vision and Plan for Post- Western Canada Lottery Corporation secondary Education in Alberta Internal audit of lottery retailers' winnings in Alberta ... See Public Interest Alberta, Postsecondary education Elsalhy 1482–83, 1540; Lindsay 1482–83, 1540 report (Where to From Here ...) (SP112/07:Tabled) Western Canada Summer Games, Strathcona County Whistle-blower protection (August 2007) Legislation re ... Stelmach 537; Taft 537, 1990 Provincial funding for ... Goudreau 1423 Whistler/Vancouver Olympic Winter Games (2010) Western GeoPower Corp. See Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver/Whistler Meager geothermal project, description (SP384/07: (2010) Tabled) ... Backs 879 Whitecourt, Town of Western Guide and Assistance Dog Society Twinning with Kamiyubetsu, Japan ... Boutilier 1430; CIP grant funding for ... Goudreau 434–36; Stelmach VanderBurg 1429 434; Taft 434; Tougas 435 Whitecourt high school CIP grant funding for: Correspondence re (SP180/07: Upgrading, P3 process for ... Snelgrove 902; Tabled) ... Goudreau 409 VanderBurg 902 General remarks ... Mather 187 Whitefish fishing–Pigeon Lake Letter from (SP103/07: Tabled) ... Mather 265 General remarks ... Abbott 765; Morton 765 Other initiatives program funding for ... Goudreau WHO 435–36; Tougas 435 See World Health Organization Western Irrigation District Who Cares? campaign (Non-profit social services General remarks ... Haley 1418 agencies) Provision of water to Balzac racing entertainment General remarks ... Mather 1821; Taft 1821 complex ... Groeneveld 1536, 1615; Haley 1414; 202 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Wife beaters Wind power See Spousal abusers [See also Energy resources, Alternate/renewable] Wild Horse border crossing Cap on production of ... Eggen 1111; Knight 1112, See Border crossings–Canada/United States, Wild 1633 Horse crossing General remarks ... Coutts 439–40, 1438; Eggen 2032; Wild Rose Arena, Camrose Hinman 828; Knight 24, 439–40, 1112, 1113, 1633; Member's statement re ... Johnson 359–60 MacDonald 1631–32; Speech from the Throne 4; Wild Rose Foundation Swann 636 Drinking water project, Vietnam, grants for ... Agnihotri Wind Power Inc. 805, 1439, 1472 Wind power contribution to power grid ... Knight 1633 General remarks ... Webber 635 Wind Valley wildlife corridor Wilderness areas See Wildlife corridors–Wind Valley (Canmore area) See Natural areas Windrise Power Inc. Wilderness Association, Alberta Wind power contribution to power grid ... Knight 1633 See Alberta Wilderness Association Windrows, Snow Wildfires See Snow fencing/ridging on highways See Forest fires Winspear Centre for Music Wildfires–Control See Francis Winspear Centre for Music See Forest fires–Control Winter emergency homeless shelters Wildfires–Prevention See Homeless–Housing, Emergency winter shelters See Forest fires–Prevention Winter Games, Alberta Wildlife See Alberta Winter Games Brochures re (SP415-416/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1048 Winter Games, Olympic, Vancouver/Whistler (2010) Wildlife, Endangered See Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver/Whistler See Endangered wildlife species (2010) Wildlife Act Winter Games, Whitehorse (March 2007) Species not covered by ... Strang 1409 See Canada Winter Games, Whitehorse (March Wildlife conservation 2007) General remarks ... Agnihotri 228, 1756; Bonko 1455, Winter Special Olympics, Calgary (March 2007) 1457, 1626; Goudreau 228; Morton 927; Strang 927 Members' statement re ... Amery 49 Impact of Métis hunting/fishing rights on ... Brown 366; Winterkill of fish Morton 366 General remarks ... Calahasen 540; Morton 540 Wildlife corridors–Wind Valley (Canmore area) Winterkill of pine beetles Time-share development on ... Bonko 1280; Morton See Pine beetles–Control, Cold weather impact on 1280 WIST program (Ontario) Wildlife department See Women in the trades, Ontario program for See Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development Withdrawal of water from lakes, rivers Wildlife farming See Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers See Game farming Withdrawal of water from lakes, rivers–Bow River Wildlife Foundation See Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers–Bow River See Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Withdrawal of water from lakes, rivers–North Foundation Saskatchewan River Wildlife habitat See Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers–North Impact of climate change on ... Johnson 931–32; Saskatchewan River Morton 931–32 Withdrawal of water from lakes, rivers–Red Deer River Impact of energy development on ... Brown 1400; See Water withdrawal from lakes, rivers–Red Deer Knight 1400–01 River Wildlife habitat–Kananaskis Country Wolf Creek school division No. 72 Impact of logging on ... Morton 1134; Rodney 1134 Priority list of construction projects (SP456/07: Tabled) Wildlife management ... Chase 1130 General remarks ... Strang 1409 Women–Employment Role of hunting in ... Mitzel 2388; Morton 2388 General remarks ... Miller, B. 1171 Wildlife protection Impact of daycare availability on ... Backs 1205; See Wildlife conservation Tarchuk 1212 Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Edmonton Women–Right to vote Brochure re (SP416/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1048 General remarks ... Blakeman 1613 Willmore Wilderness Park Women, Murdered/missing General remarks ... Strang 1423 Investigation of ... Stevens 1305 Pine beetle infection in ... Morton 1896; Strang 1896 Women, Violence against Willow Creek No. 26, Municipal District of See Violence against women See Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 Women as cabinet ministers Wind Energy Association, Canadian See Ministers (Provincial government), Women as See Canadian Wind Energy Association 2007 Hansard Subject Index 203

Women in politics Workers' Compensation Board Encouragement to ... Blakeman 75, 613; Mather 17; Accountability framework report, 2006 (SP610/07: Stelmach 17 Tabled) ... Clerk, The 1659; Evans 1659 Women in skilled trades program (Ontario) Agricultural workers' coverage under ... Chase 294–95; See Women in the trades, Ontario program for Danyluk 130; Groeneveld 130; MacDonald 130; Women in the trades Stelmach 294–95 Ontario program for ... Miller, B. 1171 Annual report, 2006 (SP515/07: Tabled) ... Clerk, The Women's Day, International 1331; Evans 1331 See International Women's Day Caregivers for the disabled coverage under, letter re Women's issues (SP87/07: Tabled) ... Blakeman 231 General remarks ... Evans 1171; Mather 16–17; Miller, Construction workers' cancers, coverage of See Cancer B. 1171; Stelmach 17 in construction workers, Workers' Compensation Women's Secretariat Board coverage of General remarks ... Blakeman 11; Mather 17; Stelmach Funds of, administration of ... Oberg 682 17 General remarks ... Agnihotri 174 Women's shelters Workers' Compensation Board. Appeals Commission [See also Battered women–Housing] See Appeals Commission (Workers' compensation) Booklet re (SP925/07: Tabled) ... Backs 2145 Workers Killed and Injured on the Job, International General remarks ... Fritz 2142; Lindsay 2142; Mather Day of Mourning for 46, 2141–42; Pastoor 21; Tarchuk 46, 820, 824, 1199 See International Day of Mourning for Workers Report on ... Tarchuk 567–68 Killed and Injured on the Job Review of ... Tarchuk 46, 824 Workers' safety Women's shelters–Employees See Workplace safety Training of, bursaries re ... Tarchuk 824, 1199 Workforce action plan, Aboriginal Women's shelters–Employees–Salaries See Aboriginal workforce action plan See Wages–Emergency shelter workers Workforce development strategy Women's shelters–Finance See Building and Educating Tomorrow's Workforce General remarks ... Jablonski 1780; Mather 567–68, (Labour force development strategy) 823; Pannu 1202; Tarchuk 567–68, 824 Workforce planning Women's shelters–Rural areas See Labour force planning Funding for ... Tarchuk 824 Workforce strategy, Agriculture Women's Shelters, Alberta Council of See Agriculture workforce strategy See Alberta Council of Women's Shelters Workforce Strategy for Alberta's Tourism and Women's studies courses Hospitality Industry See High school education–Curricula, See Tourism, Workforce strategy for (SP555/07: Gender/women's studies courses Tabled) Wood Buffalo Environmental Association Workforce strategy for construction industry Air quality monitoring, Fort McMurray area ... Renner See Construction trades, Workforce strategy re 1217 Working age Wood debris from pine beetle infestation See Children–Employment See Timber killed by pine beetles Working alone regulation Wood debris from timber harvesting See Hours of labour, Working alone regulation Utilization of ... Horner 295; Morton 295, 476; Strang Working hours (Night shifts) 295, 1230 See Hours of labour, Working alone regulation Wood Mackenzie Working poor Study of Alberta royalty regime ... Knight 694; See Low-income families MacDonald 640, 694; Stelmach 640 Workplace fatalities Study of Alberta royalty regime: Copy tabled See Fatalities, Work-related (SP290/07) ... MacDonald 697 Workplace health Work, Mr. Frank General remarks ... Hancock 108 See Information and Privacy Commissioner Workplace Respect Hand Book Work Skills competition, Canadian See Construction Owners Association of Alberta, See Canadian Work Skills competition Workplace Respect Hand Book (SP464/07: Tabled) Work stoppages Workplace safety See Strikes and lockouts Additional employees re ... Bonko 1445; Evans 1388, Work visas for foreign workers 1445 See Foreign workers, Temporary, Work visas for, General remarks ... Evans 603–04, 687, 1173–74, 1176, denied 1550, 1551; Martin 723; Mason 687; Miller, B. Workers, Replacement 603–04, 687, 1172–73, 1174 See Replacement workers Inspectors for ... Evans 1168, 1550; Miller, B. 1172–73 Workers' compensation Part-time employees ... Evans 604 For personal care attendants ... Blakeman 1996; Temporary foreign workers ... Evans 691–92, 1388; Hancock 1996 Miller, B. 691–92 204 2007 Hansard Subject Index

Workplace smoking ban Written questions See Smoking in the workplace, Ban on See Questions, Written World AIDS Day WTO General remarks ... Blakeman 2282; Cenaiko 2247 See World Trade Organization World Cup Cross Country competition, Canmore WTO agriculture agreements transition assistance (December 2005) program (Proposed) See Alberta Centennial World Cup Cross Country See World Trade Organization, Agriculture competition, Canmore (December 2005) agreements, provincial transition assistance World Cup downhill skiing competition–Lake Louise programs for (proposed) General remarks ... Webber 2208 X-Ray Technologists, Alberta College of Combined Impact on tourism ... Ady 2177 Laboratory and Member's statement re ... DeLong 2380 See Alberta College of Combined Laboratory and X- World Diabetes Day Ray Technologists General remarks ... Rogers 1955 Yellow Ribbon Gala Benefit and Silent Auction World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Program from (SP361/07: Tabled) ... Backs 842 General remarks ... Melchin 1207 Yellowhead County community development master Member's statement re ... VanderBurg 1719 agreement World Environment Day See Community development master agreement General remarks ... Strang 1581 (Edson, Hinton, Yellowhead County) World half marathon YESS Provincial funding for ... Goudreau 1423 See Youth Emergency Shelter Society World Health Organization YMCA Meat infected by chronic wasting disease, advice re ... See Young Men's Christian Association Morton 477 Yom ha-Shoah (Holocaust Memorial Day) World Masters [summer] Games, Edmonton (July 2005) Member's statement re ... Lukaszuk 562 Funding for ... Goudreau 1423 Young Men's Christian Association World No Tobacco Day History of (SP709/07: Tabled) ... Elsalhy 1818 General remarks ... Miller, R. 1442 Young offenders Member's statement re ... Cenaiko 1439 Federal action on, letter re (SP486/07: Tabled) ... Backs World Organisation for Animal Health 1272 BSE risk status for Canadian beef ... Groeneveld 1421; Letter re conviction of (SP94/07: Tabled) ... Agnihotri Mitzel 1420 231 World Partnership Walk, Edmonton (May 2007) Sentencing of See Sentences (Criminal procedure), General remarks ... Backs 1238 For young offenders Member's statement re ... Zwozdesky 1384–85 Yours, Mine and Our Children's Grief: A Parent's Guide World Society for the Protection of Animals (booklet) Reviews of Alberta zoos (SP848-849/07: Tabled) ... See Alberta Funeral Service Association, Yours, Mine Bonko 2035 and Our Children's Grief: A Parent's Guide (booklet) World Trade Organization Youth addictions treatment Agricultural subsidies reduction through ... Boutilier See Substance abuse–Treatment–Youth 2034, 2144 Youth Advisory Panel Agriculture agreements, provincial transition assistance Member's statement re ... Rogers 922–23 programs for (proposed) ... Groeneveld 1262, 1417 Youth Advocate Alberta/China agricultural trade issues, resolution of ... See Child and Youth Advocate Boutilier 2144; Prins 2144 Youth apprenticeship program Negotiations of ... Groeneveld 1419; Haley 1418 Aboriginal students ... Bonko 1461 World Water Day General remarks ... Calahasen 1446–47; Horner 1895; General remarks ... Hinman 293 Liepert 1447 World Water Monitoring Day Youth crime General remarks ... Brown 1533 See Young offenders WorldSkills Calgary 2009 (Trades competition) Youth Criminal Justice Act (Federal) Funding for ... Tougas 97 Review of ... Stevens 1654 General remarks ... Herard 1238; Horner 106 Youth Emergency Shelter Society WorldSkills Competition, Japan 25th anniversary, Member's statement re ... Elsalhy See International WorldSkills Competition, Japan 1590 WPACs Youth Forum, Edmonton (May 2007) See Watershed planning and advisory councils See Uniting for Children and Youth Forum, Wrestling championships Edmonton (May 2007) William Aberhart high school Trojans girls team Youth in transition from the child care system qualifiers: Member's statement re ... Chase 222 Government programs for ... Melchin 1192, 1194; William Aberhart high school Trojans girls team Pastoor 1192–93; Tarchuk 1194 qualifiers: Website article re (SP106/07: Tabled) ... Youth justice committees Chase 265 General remarks ... Lindsay 1655 2007 Hansard Subject Index 205

Youth leadership initiative (Bullying prevention) Zero emission coal energy General remarks ... Tarchuk 1206 See Coal energy, Near zero emission Youth Secretariat Zimmerman livestock deaths Member's statement re ... Rogers 922–23 See Coal-bed methane extraction, Animal/human Youth shelters health issues re See Homeless–Housing, Youth shelters Zoning, Municipal Youth suicide, Aboriginal Impact of Alberta/B.C. trade agreement on ... Bonko See Aboriginal youth suicide 329; Stelmach 329 Youth support program Secondary suites regulations ... Danyluk 805, 840; See Child and youth support program DeLong 805 Youth violence–Prevention Zoos–Standards General remarks ... Johnston 1655; Lindsay 1655 Enforcement of ... Bonko 2000; Morton 2000 Zero-based metering (Electricity) See Net metering (Electricity) 206 2007 Hansard Subject Index