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Province of Alberta The 27th Legislature Fourth Session Alberta Hansard Tuesday afternoon, November 22, 2011 Issue 38 The Honourable Kenneth R. Kowalski, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 27th Legislature Fourth Session Kowalski, Hon. Ken, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock, Speaker Cao, Wayne C.N., Calgary-Fort, Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Zwozdesky, Gene, Edmonton-Mill Creek, Deputy Chair of Committees Ady, Hon. Cindy, Calgary-Shaw (PC) Kang, Darshan S., Calgary-McCall (AL), Allred, Ken, St. Albert (PC) Official Opposition Whip Amery, Moe, Calgary-East (PC) Klimchuk, Hon. Heather, Edmonton-Glenora (PC) Anderson, Rob, Airdrie-Chestermere (W), Knight, Hon. Mel, Grande Prairie-Smoky (PC) Wildrose Opposition House Leader Leskiw, Genia, Bonnyville-Cold Lake (PC) Benito, Carl, Edmonton-Mill Woods (PC) Liepert, Hon. Ron, Calgary-West (PC) Berger, Evan, Livingstone-Macleod (PC) Lindsay, Fred, Stony Plain (PC) Bhardwaj, Naresh, Edmonton-Ellerslie (PC) Lukaszuk, Hon. Thomas A., Edmonton-Castle Downs (PC) Bhullar, Manmeet Singh, Calgary-Montrose (PC) Deputy Government House Leader Blackett, Hon. Lindsay, Calgary-North West (PC) Lund, Ty, Rocky Mountain House (PC) Blakeman, Laurie, Edmonton-Centre (AL), MacDonald, Hugh, Edmonton-Gold Bar (AL) Official Opposition House Leader Marz, Richard, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (PC) Boutilier, Guy C., Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (W) Mason, Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (ND), Brown, Dr. Neil, QC, Calgary-Nose Hill (PC) Leader of the ND Opposition Calahasen, Pearl, Lesser Slave Lake (PC) McFarland, Barry, Little Bow (PC) Campbell, Robin, West Yellowhead (PC), McQueen, Diana, Drayton Valley-Calmar (PC) Government Whip Mitzel, Len, Cypress-Medicine Hat (PC) Chase, Harry B., Calgary-Varsity (AL) Morton, F.L., Foothills-Rocky View (PC) Dallas, Hon. Cal, Red Deer-South (PC) Notley, Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (ND), ND Opposition House Leader Danyluk, Hon. Ray, Lac La Biche-St. Paul (PC) Oberle, Hon. Frank, Peace River (PC) DeLong, Alana, Calgary-Bow (PC) Olson, Hon. Verlyn, QC, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (PC), Denis, Hon. Jonathan, QC, Calgary-Egmont (PC), Deputy Government House Leader Deputy Government House Leader Ouellette, Hon. Luke, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (PC) Doerksen, Arno, Strathmore-Brooks (PC) Pastoor, Bridget Brennan, Lethbridge-East (PC) Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (PC), Prins, Ray, Lacombe-Ponoka (PC) Deputy Government Whip Quest, Dave, Strathcona (PC) Elniski, Doug, Edmonton-Calder (PC) Redford, Alison M., QC, Calgary-Elbow (PC), Evans, Hon. Iris, Sherwood Park (PC) Premier Fawcett, Kyle, Calgary-North Hill (PC) Renner, Rob, Medicine Hat (PC) Forsyth, Heather, Calgary-Fish Creek (W), Rodney, Dave, Calgary-Lougheed (PC) Wildrose Opposition Whip Rogers, George, Leduc-Beaumont-Devon (PC) Fritz, Hon. Yvonne, Calgary-Cross (PC) Sandhu, Peter, Edmonton-Manning (PC) Goudreau, Hon. Hector G., Dunvegan-Central Peace (PC) Sarich, Janice, Edmonton-Decore (PC) Griffiths, Doug, Battle River-Wainwright (PC) Sherman, Dr. Raj, Edmonton-Meadowlark (AL), Groeneveld, George, Highwood (PC) Leader of the Official Opposition Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC, Edmonton-Whitemud (PC), Snelgrove, Hon. Lloyd, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC) Government House Leader Stelmach, Hon. Ed, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (PC) Hayden, Hon. Jack, Drumheller-Stettler (PC) Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Hehr, Kent, Calgary-Buffalo (AL), Taft, Dr. Kevin, Edmonton-Riverview (AL), Official Opposition Deputy Leader Official Opposition Deputy Whip Hinman, Paul, Calgary-Glenmore (W), Tarchuk, Janis, Banff-Cochrane (PC) Wildrose Opposition Deputy Leader Taylor, Dave, Calgary-Currie (AB) Horne, Fred, Edmonton-Rutherford (PC) VanderBurg, George, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (PC) Horner, Hon. Doug, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert (PC) Vandermeer, Tony, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (PC) Jablonski, Hon. Mary Anne, Red Deer-North (PC) Weadick, Hon. Greg, Lethbridge-West (PC) Jacobs, Broyce, Cardston-Taber-Warner (PC) Webber, Hon. Len, Calgary-Foothills (PC) Johnson, Jeff, Athabasca-Redwater (PC) Woo-Paw, Teresa, Calgary-Mackay (PC) Johnston, Art, Calgary-Hays (PC) Xiao, David H., Edmonton-McClung (PC) Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly Clerk W.J. David McNeil Committee Research Co-ordinator Philip Massolin Law Clerk/Director of Sergeant-at-Arms Brian G. Hodgson Interparliamentary Relations Robert H. Reynolds, QC Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Chris Caughell Senior Parliamentary Counsel/ Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Gordon H. Munk Director of House Services Shannon Dean Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Liz Sim Parliamentary Counsel Stephanie LeBlanc Party standings: Progressive Conservative: 68 Alberta Liberal: 8 Wildrose Alliance: 4 New Democrat: 2 Alberta: 1 Executive Council Alison Redford Premier, President of Executive Council, Chair of Agenda and Priorities Committee Doug Horner Deputy Premier, President of Treasury Board and Enterprise Dave Hancock Minister of Human Services Ted Morton Minister of Energy Verlyn Olson Minister of Justice and Attorney General Fred Horne Minister of Health and Wellness Ron Liepert Minister of Finance Thomas Lukaszuk Minister of Education, Political Minister for Edmonton Diana McQueen Minister of Environment and Water Jonathan Denis Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security Cal Dallas Minister of Intergovernmental, International and Aboriginal Relations, Political Minister for Central Alberta Evan Berger Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Political Minister for Southern Alberta Frank Oberle Minister of Sustainable Resource Development George VanderBurg Minister of Seniors Ray Danyluk Minister of Transportation Jeff Johnson Minister of Infrastructure, Political Minister for Northern Alberta Doug Griffiths Minister of Municipal Affairs Greg Weadick Minister of Advanced Education and Technology Jack Hayden Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Heather Klimchuk Minister of Culture and Community Services Manmeet Singh Bhullar Minister of Service Alberta, Political Minister for Calgary Parliamentary Assistants Naresh Bhardwaj Health and Wellness Alana DeLong Seniors Arno Doerksen Human Services Kyle Fawcett Treasury Board and Enterprise Art Johnston Executive Council Barry McFarland Agriculture and Rural Development Len Mitzel Transportation Dave Rodney Sustainable Resource Development Janice Sarich Education David Xiao Energy STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on the Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Community Development Education Energy Trust Fund Chair: Mrs. Jablonski Chair: Mr. Zwozdesky Chair: Mrs. Ady Chair: Ms Tarchuk Deputy Chair: Mr. Chase Deputy Chair: Mr. Hehr Deputy Chair: Ms Blakeman Deputy Chair: Mr. Elniski Amery Anderson Hehr Anderson Blakeman Benito Hinman DeLong Boutilier Brown Jacobs Groeneveld Calahasen Cao Johnston Johnston Goudreau Chase Lund MacDonald Groeneveld Leskiw Mason Quest Lindsay Marz McFarland Taft Snelgrove Notley Rodney Taylor Sarich Webber Vandermeer Tarchuk Xiao Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Special Standing Committee Standing Committee on Finance Legislative Offices on Members’ Services Private Bills Chair: Mr. Renner Chair: Mr. Blackett Chair: Mr. Kowalski Chair: Dr. Brown Deputy Chair: Mr. Kang Deputy Chair: Mr. Lund Deputy Chair: Mr. Campbell Deputy Chair: Ms Woo-Paw Allred Blakeman Amery Allred Kang Anderson Brown Anderson Benito Knight Drysdale Evans Elniski Boutilier Lindsay Fawcett Hinman Evans Calahasen McFarland Knight Lindsay Hehr Doerksen Sandhu Mitzel MacDonald Knight Drysdale Sarich Prins Marz Leskiw Evans Snelgrove Sandhu Notley Mason Groeneveld Swann Taft Ouellette Pastoor Hinman Xiao Taylor Quest Rogers Jacobs Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Select Special Information Privileges and Elections, Public Accounts Public Health and Safety and Privacy Commissioner Standing Orders and Chair: Mr. MacDonald Chair: Mrs. Fritz Search Committee Printing Deputy Chair: Mr. Goudreau Deputy Chair: Ms Pastoor Chair: Mr. Mitzel Chair: Mr. Prins Deputy Chair: Mr. Lund Allred Kang Bhardwaj Deputy Chair: Mr. Snelgrove Benito Mason Blackett Blakeman Amery McFarland Calahasen Rodney DeLong Hinman Boutilier Mitzel Chase Sandhu Doerksen Lindsay Brown Notley Elniski Vandermeer Forsyth Marz Calahasen Pastoor Fawcett Woo-Paw Notley Notley DeLong Quest Forsyth Xiao Ouellette Quest Doerksen Stelmach Groeneveld Rogers Rogers Forsyth Swann Swann Jacobs Tarchuk Woo-Paw Knight Taylor Leskiw November 22, 2011 Alberta Hansard 1221 Legislative Assembly of Alberta you are doing is helping your community become whole again. Title: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 1:30 p.m. The Alberta government will continue to work alongside you in 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 22, 2011 the weeks and months and years that it takes to rebuild fully. I’d ask these two members to please rise and receive the traditional [The Speaker in the chair] warm welcome of the Assembly. head: Prayers head: Introduction of Guests The Speaker: Good afternoon. The Speaker: Hon. Minister of Municipal Affairs, you also have Let us pray. Renew us with Your strength. Focus us in our a school group. deliberations. Challenge us in our service to the people of this great province. Amen. Mr. Griffiths: Thank you very much. It’s my pleasure to rise Please be seated. today to introduce to you and through you to members of this Assembly 25 visitors from Ryley school in Ryley, Alberta. There head: Statement by the Speaker are 22 members in