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Legislative Assembly Province of Alberta No. 28 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS Third Session Twenty-Seventh Legislature Thursday, April 15, 2010 The Speaker took the Chair at 1:30 p.m. Members' Statements Ms Woo-Paw, Hon. Member for Calgary-Mackay, made a statement regarding Calgary Chinatown’s centennial. Dr. Swann, Hon. Leader of the Official Opposition, made a statement regarding the Auditor General and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. Mr. Prins, Hon. Member for Lacombe-Ponoka, made a statement regarding the Lacombe Ford Rockets and the Lacombe Curb-Ease Rockets hockey teams. Mr. Drysdale, Hon. Member for Grande Prairie-Wapiti, made a statement recognizing Kevin Koe, Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft, and Noal Thiessen on winning the 2010 World Men’s Curling Championship held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from April 3-10, 2010. Mr. Mason, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, made a statement regarding Katherine Hay of Edmonton who recently passed away at the age of 24 years. Mr. Johnston, Hon. Member for Calgary-Hays, made a statement recognizing April 2010 as Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Dr. Sherman, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Meadowlark, made a statement recognizing April 7, 2010, as World Health Day. Tabling Returns and Reports Ms Blakeman, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Centre: Report dated April 15, 2010, entitled “Tabling Report - In Regards to Fort Chipewyan” prepared by Ms Blakeman, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Centre Sessional Paper 191/2010 Mr. Chase, Hon. Member for Calgary-Varsity: 3 recent e-mail messages from Nikita Ora Tetarenko, Alastair MacKinnon, and Stephanie Maddison to Mr. Chase, Hon. Member for Calgary-Varsity, and 1 letter dated February 9, 2010, from Julia Rees of Calgary to Hon. Ms Redford, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, expressing concern regarding increases in university tuition and fees Sessional Paper 192/2010 3 recent e-mail messages from Irene MacDonald, Jamie Hogg, and Erin Stolte to several Members of the Legislative Assembly expressing concern regarding a lack of government funding and increased tuition for medical school Sessional Paper 193/2010 4 e-mail messages from Edmonton and Calgary residents to Hon. Mr. Stelmach, Premier, Hon. Mr. Hancock, Minister of Education, and Mr. Chase, Hon. Member for Calgary-Varsity, and 1 letter dated September 9, 2009, from Doreen Abbott of Calgary to Mr. Chase, Hon. Member for Calgary-Varsity, expressing opposition to funding cuts for schools Sessional Paper 194/2010 E-mail message dated October 29, 2009, from Erika Thompson to Hon. Mr. Stelmach, Premier, Hon. Mr. Hancock, Minister of Education, and Mr. Chase, Hon. Member for Calgary-Varsity, expressing concern regarding the K-12 arts education curriculum framework and consultation report Sessional Paper 195/2010 E-mail message dated February 11, 2010, from Janet Castonguay to Mr. Chase, Hon. Member for Calgary-Varsity, expressing concern regarding the lack of legislation requiring dentists to provide workers’ compensation insurance for employees Sessional Paper 196/2010 Mr. Mason, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood: Copies of 2,348 postcards from Albertans to Hon. Mr. Stelmach, Premier, regarding long-term care beds Sessional Paper 197/2010 Letter dated April 13, 2010, from Ken Hughes, Chair, Alberta Health Services Board, with the addressee’s name not shown, responding to an inquiry regarding the Alberta Hospital Edmonton Implementation Team Report Sessional Paper 198/2010 2 Copy of an online petition signed by 1,317 Canadians requesting that liquid cytology cervical cancer screening labs be kept in Lethbridge, Red Deer, and the University of Alberta Hospital Sessional Paper 199/2010 Tablings to the Clerk Clerk of the Assembly on behalf of Hon. Mr. Oberle, Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security: Responses to questions raised by Mr. Hehr, Hon. Member for Calgary-Buffalo, Mr. Mason, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, Mr. Boutilier, Hon. Member for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, Mr. Kang, Hon. Member for Calgary-McCall, and Dr. Brown, Hon. Member for Calgary-Nose Hill, on March 17, 2010, Department of Solicitor General and Public Security, Main Estimates debate Sessional Paper 200/2010 Projected Government Business Pursuant to Standing Order 7(6), Ms Blakeman, Official Opposition House Leader, asked a question pertaining to the order of government business to be brought before the Assembly for the following week. Hon. Mr. Hancock, Government House Leader, gave notice of projected government business for the week of April 19 to April 22, 2010: Tuesday, April 20 Government Bills and Orders Committee of the Whole Bill 7 Third Reading Bill 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 And as per the Order Paper Wednesday, April 21 Government Bills and Orders Third Reading Bill 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 And as per the Order Paper Thursday, April 22 Government Bills and Orders Third Reading Bill 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 And as per the Order Paper 3 ORDERS OF THE DAY Government Bills and Orders/Private Bills Committee of the Whole According to Order, the Assembly resolved itself into Committee of the Whole and the Speaker left the Chair. (Assembly in Committee) And after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the Chair. Progress was reported on the following Bill: Bill 9 Local Authorities Election Statutes Amendment Act, 2010 — Mr. Johnson Mr. VanderBurg, Acting Chair of Committees, tabled copies of an amendment considered by Committee of the Whole on this date for the official records of the Assembly. Amendment to Bill 9 (A1) (Hon. Member for Calgary-Glenmore) — Defeated Sessional Paper 201/2010 Third Reading The following Bills were read a Third time and passed: Bill Pr1 Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta Act — Mr. Weadick Bill Pr2 Canada Olympic Park Property Tax Exemption Amendment Act, 2010 — Ms DeLong Bill Pr3 Lamont Health Care Centre Act — Mr. Horne Adjournment On motion by Hon. Mr. Hancock, Government House Leader, the Assembly adjourned at 4:17 p.m. until Monday, April 19, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. Hon. Ken Kowalski, Speaker Title: Thursday, April 15, 2010 4.