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Province of Alberta The 27th Legislature Second Session Alberta Hansard Thursday, May 14, 2009 Issue 41a The Honourable Kenneth R. Kowalski, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 27th Legislature Second Session Kowalski, Hon. Ken, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock, Speaker Cao, Wayne C.N., Calgary-Fort, Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Mitzel, Len, Cypress-Medicine Hat, Deputy Chair of Committees Ady, Hon. Cindy, Calgary-Shaw (PC), Leskiw, Genia, Bonnyville-Cold Lake (PC) Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Liepert, Hon. Ron, Calgary-West (PC), Allred, Ken, St. Albert (PC) Minister of Health and Wellness Amery, Moe, Calgary-East (PC) Lindsay, Hon. Fred, Stony Plain (PC), Anderson, Rob, Airdrie-Chestermere (PC), Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security Parliamentary Assistant, Solicitor General and Public Security Lukaszuk, Thomas A., Edmonton-Castle Downs (PC), Benito, Carl, Edmonton-Mill Woods (PC) Parliamentary Assistant, Municipal Affairs Berger, Evan, Livingstone-Macleod (PC), Lund, Ty, Rocky Mountain House (PC) Parliamentary Assistant, Sustainable Resource Development MacDonald, Hugh, Edmonton-Gold Bar (AL) Bhardwaj, Naresh, Edmonton-Ellerslie (PC) Marz, Richard, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (PC) Bhullar, Manmeet Singh, Calgary-Montrose (PC), Mason, Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (NDP), Parliamentary Assistant, Advanced Education Leader of the NDP Opposition and Technology McFarland, Barry, Little Bow (PC) Blackett, Hon. Lindsay, Calgary-North West (PC), McQueen, Diana, Drayton Valley-Calmar (PC), Minister of Culture and Community Spirit Parliamentary Assistant, Environment Blakeman, Laurie, Edmonton-Centre (AL), Morton, Hon. F.L., Foothills-Rocky View (PC), Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition Minister of Sustainable Resource Development Official Opposition House Leader Notley, Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (NDP), Boutilier, Guy C., Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (PC) Deputy Leader of the NDP Opposition, Brown, Dr. Neil, QC, Calgary-Nose Hill (PC) NDP Opposition House Leader Calahasen, Pearl, Lesser Slave Lake (PC) Oberle, Frank, Peace River (PC), Campbell, Robin, West Yellowhead (PC), Government Whip Deputy Government Whip Olson, Verlyn, QC, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (PC) Chase, Harry B., Calgary-Varsity (AL), Ouellette, Hon. Luke, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (PC), Official Opposition Whip Minister of Transportation Dallas, Cal, Red Deer-South (PC) Pastoor, Bridget Brennan, Lethbridge-East (AL), Danyluk, Hon. Ray, Lac La Biche-St. Paul (PC), Deputy Official Opposition Whip Minister of Municipal Affairs Prins, Ray, Lacombe-Ponoka (PC) DeLong, Alana, Calgary-Bow (PC) Quest, Dave, Strathcona (PC) Denis, Jonathan, Calgary-Egmont (PC) Redford, Hon. Alison M., QC, Calgary-Elbow (PC), Doerksen, Arno, Strathmore-Brooks (PC) Minister of Justice and Attorney General Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (PC) Renner, Hon. Rob, Medicine Hat (PC), Elniski, Doug, Edmonton-Calder (PC) Minister of Environment, Deputy Government House Leader Evans, Hon. Iris, Sherwood Park (PC), Rodney, Dave, Calgary-Lougheed (PC) Minister of Finance and Enterprise Rogers, George, Leduc-Beaumont-Devon (PC) Fawcett, Kyle, Calgary-North Hill (PC) Sandhu, Peter, Edmonton-Manning (PC) Forsyth, Heather, Calgary-Fish Creek (PC) Sarich, Janice, Edmonton-Decore (PC), Fritz, Hon. Yvonne, Calgary-Cross (PC), Parliamentary Assistant, Education Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Sherman, Dr. Raj, Edmonton-Meadowlark (PC), Goudreau, Hon. Hector G., Dunvegan-Central Peace (PC), Parliamentary Assistant, Health and Wellness Minister of Employment and Immigration Snelgrove, Hon. Lloyd, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC), Griffiths, Doug, Battle River-Wainwright (PC), President of the Treasury Board Parliamentary Assistant, Agriculture and Rural Development Stelmach, Hon. Ed, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (PC), Groeneveld, Hon. George, Highwood (PC), Premier, President of Executive Council Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Stevens, Hon. Ron, QC, Calgary-Glenmore (PC), Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC, Edmonton-Whitemud (PC), Deputy Premier, Minister of International and Minister of Education, Government House Leader Intergovernmental Relations Hayden, Hon. Jack, Drumheller-Stettler (PC), Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL), Minister of Infrastructure Leader of the Official Opposition Hehr, Kent, Calgary-Buffalo (AL) Taft, Dr. Kevin, Edmonton-Riverview (AL) Horne, Fred, Edmonton-Rutherford (PC) Tarchuk, Hon. Janis, Banff-Cochrane (PC), Horner, Hon. Doug, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert (PC), Minister of Children and Youth Services Minister of Advanced Education and Technology Taylor, Dave, Calgary-Currie (AL) Jablonski, Hon. Mary Anne, Red Deer-North (PC), VanderBurg, George, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (PC) Minister of Seniors and Community Supports Vandermeer, Tony, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (PC) Jacobs, Broyce, Cardston-Taber-Warner (PC) Weadick, Greg, Lethbridge-West (PC) Johnson, Jeff, Athabasca-Redwater (PC) Webber, Len, Calgary-Foothills (PC), Johnston, Art, Calgary-Hays (PC) Parliamentary Assistant, Energy Kang, Darshan S., Calgary-McCall (AL) Woo-Paw, Teresa, Calgary-Mackay (PC) Klimchuk, Hon. Heather, Edmonton-Glenora (PC), Xiao, David H., Edmonton-McClung (PC), Minister of Service Alberta Parliamentary Assistant, Employment and Immigration Knight, Hon. Mel, Grande Prairie-Smoky (PC), Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene, Edmonton-Mill Creek (PC), Minister of Energy Minister of Aboriginal Relations, Deputy Government House Leader Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly Clerk W.J. David McNeil Senior Parliamentary Counsel Shannon Dean Clerk Assistant/ Sergeant-at-Arms Brian G. Hodgson Director of House Services Louise J. Kamuchik Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms J. Ed Richard Clerk of Journals/Table Research Micheline S. Gravel Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms William C. Semple Senior Parliamentary Counsel Robert H. Reynolds, QC Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Liz Sim May 14, 2009 Alberta Hansard 1175 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Mr. Olson: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two sets of introduc- Title: Thursday, May 14, 2009 1:30 p.m. tions today. One is a group of people who are sitting in your gallery. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2009 There were I thought five but I maybe only see four people who, along with the other people I’ll introduce, are here to celebrate [The Speaker in the chair] Norwegian Independence Day, which I’ll speak to in a few minutes. They are Mr. Wayne Nordstrom, the president of the Sons of head: Prayers Norway Solglyt Lodge and his wife, Joyce – if they wouldn’t mind standing as I call their names and remain standing – Mr. Roger The Speaker: Good afternoon. Bruce, treasurer of the Solglyt Lodge; Mr. Ivar Traa, the former Let us pray. We give thanks for the bounty of our province, our honorary Norwegian consul general from Quebec, visiting from land, our resources, and our people. We pledge ourselves to act as good stewards on behalf of all Albertans. Amen. Montreal; and his son Olaf Traa of Armena. I was looking for Mr. Please be seated. Lloyd Reed, of the Ronning Lodge in Camrose, but I don’t see him there. I’d ask that this Assembly give them the warm traditional head: Introduction of Visitors welcome. There are also a host of other people of Norwegian descent in both The Speaker: The hon. Member for Athabasca-Redwater. galleries today who are here to celebrate with us. I won’t attempt to name them all, but I’m very pleased to welcome them all here. I Mr. Johnson: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It’s a pleasure to rise and should single out my wife, Mardell, though, because tomorrow is our introduce to you and through you to members of this Assembly a 33rd anniversary. If they would all rise and receive the welcome, very special person, someone who was a former member of this please. Assembly for 11 years and as so did a terrific job serving his community and his province. He also did a fantastic job raising four The Speaker: Just how big a diamond does one get for the 33rd terrific kids with my mother. I would ask my father, LeRoy anniversary? Johnson, to please rise and receive the familiar warm welcome of the The hon. Minister of Education. Assembly. Mr. Hancock: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It’s a real pleasure today head: Introduction of Guests to introduce to you and through you to members of the Assembly a Mr. Liepert: Mr. Speaker, it’s my pleasure today to introduce to very dedicated and inspiring public servant whose innovative work you and through you to members of the Assembly some 58 enthusi- on Speak Out, Alberta’s student engagement initiative, was acknowl- astic grade 5 students from the Webber Academy school in my edged on Tuesday at the Institute of Public Administration of constituency of Calgary-West. This is a class that makes an annual Canada, Edmonton region’s recognition dinner. Jennifer Keller, visit to our Assembly, and I know it’s a class that both the Member director of student engagement at Alberta Education, is the winner for Calgary-Foothills and myself are very proud of, a school we’re of the first annual Institute of Public Administration of Canada, very proud of in our constituency. They’re accompanied today by Edmonton region’s new public servant award of excellence. This teachers Mr. Ash, Mr. Mondaca, Ms Ferguson, and Mrs. Webber and award recognizes Jennifer’s tremendous attitude towards work and by parent helper Mrs. McCurdy. I think they’re seated in the public learning, her commitment to providing consistently excellent service gallery. I would ask them all to rise and have members give them an beyond the scope