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2678 Alberta Hansard May 11, 1993 May 11, 1993 Alberta Hansard 2677 Legislative Assembly of Alberta head: Notices of Motions MR. KOWALSKI: Mr. Speaker, I wish to give oral notice of the Title: Tuesday, May 11, 1993 2:30 p.m. following motion: Date: 93/05/11 Be it resolved that the debate on third reading of Bill 66, Members of the Legislative Assembly Pension Plan Amendment Act, 1993 [Mr. Speaker in the Chair] (No. 2), shall not be further adjourned. head: Prayers MR. DINNING: Mr. Speaker, I too wish to give oral notice of the following government motion: MR. SPEAKER: Let us pray. Be it resolved that the debate on second reading of Bill 67, Deficit O Lord God, keep us mindful of the special and unique Elimination Act, shall not be further adjourned. opportunity we have to work for our constituents, our province, and our country, and in that work give us not only wisdom but head: Introduction of Bills also strength and all of Your support. Amen. MR. SPEAKER: The Member for Stony Plain. MR. DINNING: Mr. Speaker, I have received certain messages Bill Pr. 21 Shelly Simone Komant Adoption Act from His Honour the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor, which I now transmit to you. MR. WOLOSHYN: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I request leave to introduce Bill Pr. 21, being the Shelly Simone Komant Adoption SERGEANT-AT-ARMS: Order! Act. MR. SPEAKER: The Lieutenant Governor transmits estimates of [Leave granted; Bill Pr. 21 read a first time] certain sums required for the service of the province for the 12 months ending March 31, 1994, and recommends the same to the MR. SPEAKER: The Member for Edmonton-Kingsway. Legislative Assembly. The Lieutenant Governor transmits estimates of certain sums Bill Pr. 17 required from the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund for the 12 Cory Brad Irwin and Shawn Lee Irwin Adoption Act months ending March 31, 1994, for the purpose of making MR. McEACHERN: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I request leave investments pursuant to section 6(1)(a) of the Alberta Heritage to introduce a Bill being Bill Pr. 17. It's the Cory Brad Irwin and Savings Trust Fund Act in projects which will provide long-term Shawn Lee Irwin Adoption Act. economic or social benefits to the people of Alberta but which may not necessarily by their nature yield a return to the trust fund [Leave granted; Bill Pr. 17 read a first time] and recommends the same to the Legislative Assembly. Be seated, please. MR. SPEAKER: Edmonton-Gold Bar. head: Presenting Petitions Bill Pr. 18 MR. SPEAKER: Edmonton-Gold Bar. Gerald Edwin Crabbe Adoption Act MRS. HEWES: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I request leave to MRS. HEWES: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I beg leave to present introduce a Bill being Bill Pr. 18, the Gerald Edwin Crabbe a petition from 31 citizens of the town of Eckville requesting the Adoption Act. “removal of the Eckville Health Care Centre Board and the Administrator.” [Leave granted; Bill Pr. 18 read a first time] head: Reading and Receiving Petitions Bill Pr. 27 Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre Association MRS. B. LAING: Mr. Speaker, I move that the petitions for Tax Exemption Act Private Bills that I presented to the Assembly yesterday be deemed to now have been read and received. MRS. B. LAING: Mr. Speaker, I request leave to introduce Bill Pr. 27, being the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre Association [Motion carried] Tax Exemption Act. MR. SPEAKER: Edmonton-Strathcona. [Leave granted; Bill Pr. 27 read a first time] MR. CHIVERS: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Might the petition head: Tabling Returns and Reports that I presented yesterday be now read and received? MR. MUSGROVE: Mr. Speaker, I'd like to table the annual report of the Senior Citizens Advisory Council. It is the activities CLERK: of the council over the past year, and it also includes 19 recom- We the undersigned residents of Alberta urge the Legislative mendations to different government departments. Assembly to call upon the Government of Alberta, immediately and before the next election, to reduce pension benefits which will be payable to MLAs and Cabinet Ministers leaving office at or before MR. DINNING: Mr. Speaker, I am filing with the Assembly the next election to a level comparable to other pension plans. today copies of the annual report for the Alberta Securities Commission for 1991-92. 2678 Alberta Hansard May 11, 1993 As well, Mr. Speaker, it's a pleasure for me to file with MR. BRUSEKER: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It gives me great members of the Assembly copies of letters from the following pleasure to introduce to you and to members of the Assembly 35 people in support of Bill 68, the Public Sector Pension Plans Act young Albertans that are here visiting the city of Edmonton. (No. 2), which I introduced yesterday: from the president of the These young adults are visiting Edmonton as part of the Forum Alberta Union of Provincial Employees; from the president and for Young Albertans, and they're here meeting with MLAs, chief executive officer of the Banff Centre in support of the leaders of the different parties to learn about the political process universities academic pension plan; from Mr. Bill Zwerman, and to find out about both municipal and provincial governments. president of the Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations; It's been my pleasure to serve as a trustee of the Forum for from the commissioner of finance and administration for the city Young Albertans along with the Member for Edmonton-Kingsway of Calgary regarding the special forces pension plan; from the and the Member for Banff-Cochrane. I'd ask the students to rise business manager of the Edmonton Police Association in support in the gallery, and I'd ask all members of the Legislature to give of the special forces pension plan; and from the vice-chairman of them a warm welcome. the Local Authorities Pension Plan Board. MR. SPEAKER: Three Hills. MR. SPEAKER: West Yellowhead. MR. MacDONALD: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's my privilege MR. DOYLE: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today I'd like to file today to introduce to you two of the main boosters of the rural petitions from over 900 residents of Hinton and area in regards to industrial capital of Alberta. That's Linden, Alberta. Dennis and reopening Joyce Penner are the main boosters, and they're in the public discussion and eliminate the restrictions regarding Mountain Park, gallery. I'd ask them to rise and receive a warm welcome. Cadomin Ridge, Drummond Ridge, west of Seabolt and Athabasca Ranch, or, [they] formally request the plan be scrapped, and initiate head: Oral Question Period a change to the zoning of the integrated resource plan itself. Provincial Budget head: Introduction of Special Guests MR. MARTIN: Mr. Speaker, yesterday in question period we 2:40 began to get some idea of the government's four-year plan and MR. SPEAKER: The Member for Dunvegan. what it will mean: massive cuts in education, health care, and social services. The Treasurer didn't deny that. He made it clear MR. CLEGG: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's a pleasure today to that this is the direction they're going. Now, besides dismantling introduce to you and to the Legislative Assembly 10 young adults these needed people services with their budget, the other side of from the Fairview College transitional vocational program. They it is that thousands of teachers, thousands of health care workers are accompanied by teachers/instructors Dianne McDonald and will be laid off and put out on the dole. That's the reality of it. Lorraine Yerxa. They are seated in the members' gallery, and I It's a terrible human price that we're going to have to pay for this would ask them to rise and receive the warm welcome of the budget of the Tories if they're re-elected. Clearly there has to be Assembly. higher unemployment as a result of this budget. My question to the Treasurer is simply this: recognizing that unemployment will MR. SPEAKER: The Member for Innisfail, followed by the grow under his budget, how can the Treasurer still continue to say Provincial Treasurer. that he can balance the books in four years under these circum- stances when clearly the welfare budget is going to skyrocket? MR. SEVERTSON: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It's my pleasure Those people aren't going to be paying taxes, and they certainly to introduce to you and through you to members of the Legislature won't have purchasing power. 34 grade 6 students from the Innisfail John Wilson elementary school. They are accompanied by their teachers Mrs. Layden and MR. DINNING: Well, Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is clearly Miss Graham and parents Mrs. Taylor, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Dell, wrong. If he would listen to what Albertans in the health Mrs. Haner, and Mr. Bruce Baldry. I'd ask them to all rise and business, in the education sector have said – I note that they've receive the warm welcome of the Assembly. said to him and they've said to all members on the government side of the House and they've said to Jim Dinning: “We know MR. DINNING: Mr. Speaker, it's not often that I have an where to find the savings in the health care business, in the opportunity to introduce people from the constituency of Calgary- education business, at our universities, at our colleges. You set Shaw, but it's my pleasure today to introduce a bright, young the targets, and we can help you achieve the savings that you need entrepreneur from the constituency of Calgary-Shaw: Mr.
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