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Legislative Assembly of Alberta the 30Th Legislature Second Session Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 30th Legislature Second Session Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act Review Stakeholder Presentations Thursday, February 4, 2021 8:30 a.m. Transcript No. 30-2-9 Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 30th Legislature Second Session Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship Hanson, David B., Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul (UCP), Chair Ceci, Joe, Calgary-Buffalo (NDP), Deputy Chair Dach, Lorne, Edmonton-McClung (NDP) Feehan, Richard, Edmonton-Rutherford (NDP) Fir, Tanya, Calgary-Peigan (UCP) Ganley, Kathleen T., Calgary-Mountain View (NDP) Getson, Shane C., Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland (UCP) Loewen, Todd, Central Peace-Notley (UCP) Rehn, Pat, Lesser Slave Lake (Ind) Sabir, Irfan, Calgary-McCall (NDP)* Singh, Peter, Calgary-East (UCP) Smith, Mark W., Drayton Valley-Devon (UCP) Toor, Devinder, Calgary-Falconridge (UCP)** Yaseen, Muhammad, Calgary-North (UCP) * substitution for Kathleen Ganley ** substitution for Tanya Fir Support Staff Shannon Dean, QC Clerk Stephanie LeBlanc Clerk Assistant and Senior Parliamentary Counsel Teri Cherkewich Law Clerk Trafton Koenig Senior Parliamentary Counsel Philip Massolin Clerk Assistant and Director of House Services Sarah Amato Research Officer Nancy Robert Clerk of Journals and Research Officer Warren Huffman Committee Clerk Jody Rempel Committee Clerk Aaron Roth Committee Clerk Rhonda Sorensen Manager of Corporate Communications Jeanette Dotimas Communications Consultant Tracey Sales Communications Consultant Janet Schwegel Director of Parliamentary Programs Amanda LeBlanc Deputy Editor of Alberta Hansard Transcript produced by Alberta Hansard Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship Participants Panel A ............................................................................................................................................................................RS-376 Ian Bron, Senior Fellow, Centre for Free Expression, Ryerson University Mac Hickley, President, Alberta Professional Planners Institute Cameron J. Hutchison, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Alberta David Hutton, Senior Fellow, Centre for Free Expression, Ryerson University Panel B .............................................................................................................................................................................RS-382 Andrea Beckwith-Ferraton, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, Alberta Health Services John T. Huang, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada Lyle Mittelsteadt, Former Assistant Executive Director, Professional Affairs, Alberta Medical Association Office of the Public Interest Commissioner .....................................................................................................................RS-390 Chris Ewaniuk, Manager Marianne Ryan, Public Interest Commissioner February 4, 2021 Resource Stewardship RS-375 8:30 a.m. Thursday, February 4, 2021 The Chair: Thank you. Title: Thursday, February 4, 2021 rs Is there anybody that we’ve missed? [Mr. Hanson in the chair] Mr. Dach: Yes. Mr. Dach, MLA for Edmonton-McClung. The Chair: Here we go. It’s 8:30. Good morning, everyone. I’d like to call this meeting of the Standing Committee on Resource The Chair: Thank you, Mr. Dach. Stewardship to order and welcome everyone in attendance. My Is there anyone else? name is David Hanson, MLA for Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul Mr. Loewen: MLA Todd Loewen, Central Peace-Notley. and chair of the committee. Before I begin, I would just note that in accordance with the The Chair: Thank you, sir. recommendations from the chief medical officer of health attendees Going once, going twice. Okay. at today’s meeting are advised to leave the appropriate distance For the record I will note the following substitutions: Devinder between themselves and other meeting participants. In addition, Toor for Tanya Fir and Irfan Sabir for Kathleen Ganley. Are either pursuant to the November 16, 2020, memo from the hon. Speaker of those on the line? Not yet. Okay. Cooper I would remind everyone of the updated committee room A few housekeeping items to address before we turn to the protocols, which require that outside of individuals with an business at hand. Please note that the microphones are operated by exemption, those attending a committee meeting in person must Hansard. Please set your cellphones and other devices to silent for wear a mask at all times unless they are speaking. the duration of the meeting. Committee proceedings are live I would ask that members and those joining the committee at the streamed on the Internet and broadcast on Alberta Assembly TV. table introduce themselves for the record, and then I will call on Those participating by video conference are asked to turn on your those committee members who are joining us remotely. We will camera while speaking and to please mute your microphone when begin to my right. not speaking. To avoid overlap of speakers, virtual participants are asked to request to be placed on a speakers list by e-mailing the Mr. Getson: Shane Getson, MLA for Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland. committee clerk or utilizing the meeting software chat function, and members in the room are asked to please raise their hand or otherwise Mr. Smith: Good morning. Mark Smith, Drayton Valley-Devon. signal to the chair. The audio- and video stream and transcripts of Mr. Koenig: Good morning. I’m Trafton Koenig with the meetings can be accessed via the Legislative Assembly website. Parliamentary Counsel office. Moving on to item 2, approval of the agenda, are there any changes or additions to the draft agenda? Dr. Massolin: Good morning. Philip Massolin, Clerk Assistant and If not, would someone like to make a motion to approve the director of House services. agenda? Mr. Huffman: Good morning. Warren Huffman, committee clerk. Mr. Getson: I’ll make the motion. The Chair: And now online. I see Mr. David Hutton. If you could The Chair: Moved by Mr. Getson that the agenda for the February just introduce yourself. 4, 2021, meeting of the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship be adopted as distributed. All in favour, please say aye. Mr. Hutton: Hello. My name is David Hutton. I am a senior fellow Any opposed? [An electronic device sounded] Okay. Thank you. with the Centre for Free Expression, whistle-blowing initiatives, at That wasn’t in opposition, was it? No. Thank you. That motion is Ryerson University. passed. Moving on to item 3, approval of the minutes, we have the draft The Chair: Thank you. minutes of our January 13, 2021, meeting. Are there any errors or omissions to note? Mr. Singh: Good morning, everyone. Peter Singh, MLA, Calgary- Seeing none, would a member like to make a motion to approve East. the minutes? Moved by Mr. Smith that the minutes of the January Mr. Yaseen: Good morning. Muhammad Yaseen, Calgary-North. 13, 2021, meeting of the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship be approved as distributed. All in favour, please say Mr. Feehan: Hi. Richard Feehan, MLA for Edmonton-Rutherford. aye. Any opposed? That motion is carried. We’ll move on to item 4, review of the Public Interest Disclosure Member Ceci: Hi. I’m Joe Ceci, the MLA for Calgary-Buffalo. (Whistleblower Protection) Act. Turning now to the committee’s review of the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) The Chair: I see Mr. Hickley. Act, at our last meeting a motion was passed to invite stakeholders Mr. Hickley: Yes. I’m president of the Alberta Professional Planners to make oral presentations to the committee. Some of these Institute. individuals were not available today and have appointed another presenter in their place. However, because of the wording in the The Chair: Thank you. motion, that named specific individuals to proceed in the appropriate fashion, the committee would have to rescind that Dr. Hutchison: Good morning. My name is Cam Hutchison. I am motion and put forward a new motion. a law professor at the University of Alberta. Would anyone like to move a motion to rescind the original motion? I see Mr. Getson has his hand up. The Chair: Thank you. Mr. Getson: Yeah. I would like to move that we rescind the Mr. Bron: Hi. I’m Ian Bron. I’m with the Centre for Free Expression, motion, and if we can go back in, I would like to move a second whistle-blowing initiative. I’m also a senior fellow there. motion after that, Mr. Chair. RS-376 Resource Stewardship February 4, 2021 The Chair: Okay. We’ll deal with the first motion, to rescind. If committee, followed by up to 40 minutes of questions from com- you could make that. mittee members. For the presenters, if you have anyone presenting with you, please introduce them for the record. Mr. Getson: Sure. I’ll make a motion that Mr. Hickley, if you’re ready, could you please lead us off. the motion to invite the presenters as part of the review of the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act, which Panel A was approved at the January 13, 2021, meeting of the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship, be rescinded. Mr. Hickley: Thank you, and thank you for inviting me to speak to the committee this morning. I’m pleased to represent the Alberta The Chair: Having heard the motion, is there any discussion? Professional Planners Institute. I’m the current president, and I was Hearing none, having heard the motion, all those in favour, please the same one who submitted the letter on behalf of the APPI. I’ll be say aye. Any opposed, please say no. mercifully short, I think, this morning
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