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Alberta Hansard Province of Alberta The 29th Legislature Third Session Alberta Hansard Tuesday evening, November 28, 2017 Day 57 The Honourable Robert E. Wanner, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 29th Legislature Third Session Wanner, Hon. Robert E., Medicine Hat (NDP), Speaker Jabbour, Deborah C., Peace River (NDP), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Sweet, Heather, Edmonton-Manning (NDP), Deputy Chair of Committees Aheer, Leela Sharon, Chestermere-Rocky View (UCP), Luff, Robyn, Calgary-East (NDP) Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition MacIntyre, Donald, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (UCP) Anderson, Hon. Shaye, Leduc-Beaumont (NDP) Malkinson, Brian, Calgary-Currie (NDP) Anderson, Wayne, Highwood (UCP) Mason, Hon. Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (NDP), Babcock, Erin D., Stony Plain (NDP) Government House Leader Barnes, Drew, Cypress-Medicine Hat (UCP) McCuaig-Boyd, Hon. Margaret, Bilous, Hon. Deron, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (NDP) Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (NDP) Carlier, Hon. Oneil, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (NDP) McIver, Ric, Calgary-Hays (UCP), Carson, Jonathon, Edmonton-Meadowlark (NDP) Official Opposition Whip Ceci, Hon. Joe, Calgary-Fort (NDP) McKitrick, Annie, Sherwood Park (NDP) Clark, Greg, Calgary-Elbow (AP) McLean, Hon. Stephanie V., Calgary-Varsity (NDP) Connolly, Michael R.D., Calgary-Hawkwood (NDP) McPherson, Karen M., Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill (AP) Coolahan, Craig, Calgary-Klein (NDP) Miller, Barb, Red Deer-South (NDP) Cooper, Nathan, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (UCP) Miranda, Hon. Ricardo, Calgary-Cross (NDP) Cortes-Vargas, Estefania, Strathcona-Sherwood Park (NDP), Nielsen, Christian E., Edmonton-Decore (NDP) Government Whip Nixon, Jason, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (UCP), Cyr, Scott J., Bonnyville-Cold Lake (UCP) Leader of the Official Opposition, Dach, Lorne, Edmonton-McClung (NDP) Official Opposition House Leader Dang, Thomas, Edmonton-South West (NDP) Notley, Hon. Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (NDP), Drever, Deborah, Calgary-Bow (NDP) Premier Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (UCP) Orr, Ronald, Lacombe-Ponoka (UCP) Eggen, Hon. David, Edmonton-Calder (NDP) Panda, Prasad, Calgary-Foothills (UCP) Ellis, Mike, Calgary-West (UCP) Payne, Hon. Brandy, Calgary-Acadia (NDP) Feehan, Hon. Richard, Edmonton-Rutherford (NDP), Phillips, Hon. Shannon, Lethbridge-West (NDP) Deputy Government House Leader Piquette, Colin, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater (NDP) Fildebrandt, Derek Gerhard, Strathmore-Brooks (Ind) Pitt, Angela D., Airdrie (UCP), Fitzpatrick, Maria M., Lethbridge-East (NDP) Official Opposition Deputy House Leader Fraser, Rick, Calgary-South East (Ind) Renaud, Marie F., St. Albert (NDP) Ganley, Hon. Kathleen T., Calgary-Buffalo (NDP), Rosendahl, Eric, West Yellowhead (NDP) Deputy Government House Leader Sabir, Hon. Irfan, Calgary-McCall (NDP) Gill, Prab, Calgary-Greenway (UCP), Schmidt, Hon. Marlin, Edmonton-Gold Bar (NDP) Official Opposition Deputy Whip Schneider, David A., Little Bow (UCP) Goehring, Nicole, Edmonton-Castle Downs (NDP) Schreiner, Kim, Red Deer-North (NDP) Gotfried, Richard, Calgary-Fish Creek (UCP) Shepherd, David, Edmonton-Centre (NDP) Gray, Hon. Christina, Edmonton-Mill Woods (NDP) Sigurdson, Hon. Lori, Edmonton-Riverview (NDP) Hanson, David B., Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills (UCP) Smith, Mark W., Drayton Valley-Devon (UCP) Hinkley, Bruce, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (NDP) Starke, Dr. Richard, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC) Hoffman, Hon. Sarah, Edmonton-Glenora (NDP) Stier, Pat, Livingstone-Macleod (UCP) Horne, Trevor A.R., Spruce Grove-St. Albert (NDP) Strankman, Rick, Drumheller-Stettler (UCP) Hunter, Grant R., Cardston-Taber-Warner (UCP) Sucha, Graham, Calgary-Shaw (NDP) Jansen, Hon. Sandra, Calgary-North West (NDP) Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Jean, Brian Michael, QC, Fort McMurray-Conklin (UCP) Taylor, Wes, Battle River-Wainwright (UCP) Kazim, Anam, Calgary-Glenmore (NDP) Turner, Dr. A. Robert, Edmonton-Whitemud (NDP) Kleinsteuber, Jamie, Calgary-Northern Hills (NDP) van Dijken, Glenn, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (UCP) Larivee, Hon. Danielle, Lesser Slave Lake (NDP), Westhead, Cameron, Banff-Cochrane (NDP), Deputy Government House Leader Deputy Government Whip Littlewood, Jessica, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (NDP) Woollard, Denise, Edmonton-Mill Creek (NDP) Loewen, Todd, Grande Prairie-Smoky (UCP) Yao, Tany, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (UCP) Loyola, Rod, Edmonton-Ellerslie (NDP) Vacant, Calgary-Lougheed Party standings: New Democratic: 54 United Conservative: 26 Alberta Party: 2 Alberta Liberal: 1 Progressive Conservative: 1 Independent: 2 Vacant: 1 Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly Robert H. Reynolds, QC, Clerk Philip Massolin, Manager of Research and Brian G. Hodgson, Sergeant-at-Arms Shannon Dean, Law Clerk and Director of Committee Services Chris Caughell, Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms House Services Nancy Robert, Research Officer Paul Link, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Trafton Koenig, Parliamentary Counsel Janet Schwegel, Managing Editor of Gareth Scott, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Stephanie LeBlanc, Parliamentary Counsel Alberta Hansard Executive Council Rachel Notley Premier, President of Executive Council Sarah Hoffman Deputy Premier, Minister of Health Shaye Anderson Minister of Municipal Affairs Deron Bilous Minister of Economic Development and Trade Oneil Carlier Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Joe Ceci President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance David Eggen Minister of Education Richard Feehan Minister of Indigenous Relations Kathleen T. Ganley Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Christina Gray Minister of Labour, Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal Sandra Jansen Minister of Infrastructure Danielle Larivee Minister of Children’s Services Brian Mason Minister of Transportation Margaret McCuaig-Boyd Minister of Energy Stephanie V. McLean Minister of Service Alberta, Minister of Status of Women Ricardo Miranda Minister of Culture and Tourism Brandy Payne Associate Minister of Health Shannon Phillips Minister of Environment and Parks, Minister Responsible for the Climate Change Office Irfan Sabir Minister of Community and Social Services Marlin Schmidt Minister of Advanced Education Lori Sigurdson Minister of Seniors and Housing Parliamentary Secretaries Jessica Littlewood Economic Development and Trade for Small Business Annie McKitrick Education STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on the Standing Committee on Select Special Auditor Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Alberta’s Economic Future General Search Committee Families and Communities Trust Fund Chair: Mr. Sucha Chair: Mr. Shepherd Chair: Ms Goehring Chair: Mr. Coolahan Deputy Chair: Mr. van Dijken Deputy Chair: Mr. Malkinson Deputy Chair: Mr. Smith Deputy Chair: Mrs. Schreiner Carson McPherson Cyr Littlewood Aheer Miller Cyr McKitrick Connolly Panda Gill van Dijken Drever Orr Dang Taylor Coolahan Piquette Horne Woollard Hinkley Shepherd Ellis Turner Dach Schneider Kleinsteuber Horne Swann Horne Jansen Vacant Fitzpatrick Schreiner Gill Taylor Luff Yao McKitrick Gotfried Standing Committee on Special Standing Committee Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Legislative Offices on Members’ Services Private Bills Privileges and Elections, Chair: Mr. Shepherd Chair: Mr. Wanner Chair: Ms McPherson Standing Orders and Printing Deputy Chair: Mr. Malkinson Deputy Chair: Cortes-Vargas Deputy Chair: Connolly Chair: Ms Fitzpatrick Drever Nixon Cooper Nixon Anderson, W. Kleinsteuber Deputy Chair: Ms Babcock Gill Pitt Dang Orr Babcock McKitrick Horne van Dijken Jabbour Piquette Drever Rosendahl Carson Loyola Kleinsteuber Woollard Luff Schreiner Drysdale Stier Coolahan McPherson Littlewood McIver Fraser Strankman Cooper Nielsen Hinkley Sucha Ellis Schneider Kazim Goehring Starke Hanson van Dijken Kazim Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Public Accounts Resource Stewardship Chair: Mr. Cyr Chair: Loyola Deputy Chair: Mr. Dach Deputy Chair: Mr. Hunter Barnes Malkinson Babcock Loewen Fildebrandt Miller Clark MacIntyre Fraser Panda Dang Malkinson Goehring Renaud Drysdale Nielsen Gotfried Turner Hanson Rosendahl Littlewood Westhead Kazim Woollard Luff Kleinsteuber November 28, 2017 Alberta Hansard 2069 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Commissioner Gwen Day because of the important work that she Title: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 7:30 p.m. did and how that affects all of our province. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Mr. Speaker, I think of our province as a family table, if you will, and each person and each constituency around that family table has [The Speaker in the chair] a very important voice. One voice shouldn’t be greater than the other based solely on one factor, and I think that’s what The Speaker: Good evening. Please be seated. Commissioner Day spent a significant amount of time trying to identify. I want to highlight a number of things from her report that head: Government Motions should bring us all to pause and consider whether or not the report Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report is what’s best for Albertans. Commissioner Day speaks about some of the challenges that the 34. Mr. Bilous moved on behalf of Mr. Mason: commission faced right at the beginning of the work, and she refers Be it resolved that pursuant to Section 11(1) of the Electoral to: Boundaries Commission Act the Legislative Assembly The Majority began the work with the priority of population concur in the recommendations of the final report of the carrying the most weight, which of course led to the desire to Alberta Electoral
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