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Province of Alberta The 27th Legislature First Session Alberta Hansard Wednesday afternoon, May 14, 2008 Issue 19a The Honourable Kenneth R. Kowalski, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 27th Legislature First Session Kowalski, Hon. Ken, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock, Speaker Cao, Wayne C.N., Calgary-Fort, Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Mitzel, Len, Cypress-Medicine Hat, Deputy Chair of Committees Ady, Hon. Cindy, Calgary-Shaw (PC), Liepert, Hon. Ron, Calgary-West (PC), Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Minister of Health and Wellness Allred, Ken, St. Albert (PC) Lindsay, Hon. Fred, Stony Plain (PC), Amery, Moe, Calgary-East (PC) Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security Anderson, Rob, Airdrie-Chestermere (PC), Lukaszuk, Thomas A., Edmonton-Castle Downs (PC), Parliamentary Assistant, Solicitor General and Public Security Parliamentary Assistant, Municipal Affairs Benito, Carl, Edmonton-Mill Woods (PC) Lund, Ty, Rocky Mountain House (PC) Berger, Evan, Livingstone-Macleod (PC), MacDonald, Hugh, Edmonton-Gold Bar (L) Parliamentary Assistant, Sustainable Resource Development Marz, Richard, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (PC) Bhardwaj, Naresh, Edmonton-Ellerslie (PC) Mason, Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (NDP), Bhullar, Manmeet Singh, Calgary-Montrose (PC), Leader of the NDP Opposition Parliamentary Assistant, Advanced Education McFarland, Barry, Little Bow (PC) and Technology McQueen, Diana, Drayton Valley-Calmar (PC), Blackett, Hon. Lindsay, Calgary-North West (PC), Parliamentary Assistant, Environment Minister of Culture and Community Spirit Morton, Hon. F.L., Foothills-Rocky View (PC), Blakeman, Laurie, Edmonton-Centre (L), Minister of Sustainable Resource Development Official Opposition House Leader Notley, Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (NDP), Boutilier, Guy C., Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (PC) Deputy Leader of the NDP Opposition, Brown, Dr. Neil, QC, Calgary-Nose Hill (PC) NDP Opposition House Leader Calahasen, Pearl, Lesser Slave Lake (PC) Oberle, Frank, Peace River (PC), Campbell, Robin, West Yellowhead (PC), Government Whip Deputy Government Whip Olson, Verlyn, QC, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (PC) Chase, Harry B., Calgary-Varsity (L), Ouellette, Hon. Luke, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (PC), Official Opposition Whip Minister of Transportation Dallas, Cal, Red Deer-South (PC) Pastoor, Bridget Brennan, Lethbridge-East (L), Danyluk, Hon. Ray, Lac La Biche-St. Paul (PC), Deputy Official Opposition Whip Minister of Municipal Affairs Prins, Ray, Lacombe-Ponoka (PC) DeLong, Alana, Calgary-Bow (PC) Quest, Dave, Strathcona (PC) Denis, Jonathan, Calgary-Egmont (PC) Redford, Hon. Alison M., QC, Calgary-Elbow (PC), Doerksen, Arno, Strathmore-Brooks (PC) Minister of Justice and Attorney General Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (PC) Renner, Hon. Rob, Medicine Hat (PC), Elniski, Doug, Edmonton-Calder (PC) Minister of Environment, Deputy Government House Leader Evans, Hon. Iris, Sherwood Park (PC), Rodney, Dave, Calgary-Lougheed (PC) Minister of Finance and Enterprise Rogers, George, Leduc-Beaumont-Devon (PC) Fawcett, Kyle, Calgary-North Hill (PC) Sandhu, Peter, Edmonton-Manning (PC) Forsyth, Heather, Calgary-Fish Creek (PC) Sarich, Janice, Edmonton-Decore (PC), Fritz, Hon. Yvonne, Calgary-Cross (PC), Parliamentary Assistant, Education Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Sherman, Dr. Raj, Edmonton-Meadowlark (PC), Goudreau, Hon. Hector G., Dunvegan-Central Peace (PC), Parliamentary Assistant, Health and Wellness Minister of Employment and Immigration Snelgrove, Hon. Lloyd, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC), Griffiths, Doug, Battle River-Wainwright (PC), President of the Treasury Board Parliamentary Assistant, Agriculture and Rural Development Stelmach, Hon. Ed, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (PC), Groeneveld, Hon. George, Highwood (PC), Premier, President of Executive Council Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Stevens, Hon. Ron, QC, Calgary-Glenmore (PC), Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC, Edmonton-Whitemud (PC), Deputy Premier, Minister of International and Minister of Education, Government House Leader Intergovernmental Relations Hayden, Hon. Jack, Drumheller-Stettler (PC), Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (L) Minister of Infrastructure Taft, Dr. Kevin, Edmonton-Riverview (L) Hehr, Kent, Calgary-Buffalo (L) Leader of the Official Opposition Horne, Fred, Edmonton-Rutherford (PC) Tarchuk, Hon. Janis, Banff-Cochrane (PC), Horner, Hon. Doug, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert (PC), Minister of Children and Youth Services Minister of Advanced Education and Technology Taylor, Dave, Calgary-Currie (L), Jablonski, Hon. Mary Anne, Red Deer-North (PC), Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition Minister of Seniors and Community Supports VanderBurg, George, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (PC) Jacobs, Broyce, Cardston-Taber-Warner (PC) Vandermeer, Tony, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (PC) Johnson, Jeff, Athabasca-Redwater (PC) Weadick, Greg, Lethbridge-West (PC) Johnston, Art, Calgary-Hays (PC) Webber, Len, Calgary-Foothills (PC), Kang, Darshan S., Calgary-McCall (L) Parliamentary Assistant, Energy Klimchuk, Hon. Heather, Edmonton-Glenora (PC), Woo-Paw, Teresa, Calgary-Mackay (PC) Minister of Service Alberta Xiao, David H., Edmonton-McClung (PC), Knight, Hon. Mel, Grande Prairie-Smoky (PC), Parliamentary Assistant, Employment and Immigration Minister of Energy Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene, Edmonton-Mill Creek (PC), Leskiw, Genia, Bonnyville-Cold Lake (PC) Minister of Aboriginal Relations, Deputy Government House Leader Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly Clerk W.J. David McNeil Sessional Parliamentary Counsel: Sarah Dafoe Clerk Assistant/ Sergeant-at-Arms Brian G. Hodgson Director of House Services Louise J. Kamuchik Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms J. Ed Richard Clerk of Journals/Table Research Micheline S. Gravel Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms William C. Semple Senior Parliamentary Counsel Robert H. Reynolds, QC Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Liz Sim Senior Parliamentary Counsel Shannon Dean [Errata, if any, appear inside back cover] May 14, 2008 Alberta Hansard 707 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Mrs. Erin Wilson. Each one of them is performing like an ambassa- Title: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 1:30 p.m. dor for their school, their city, their province, and their country. I’m 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2008 very proud of them. I’m going to ask them to rise now and receive the very warm thank you and applause from our members. Please [The Speaker in the chair] rise. head: Prayers The Speaker: The hon. Member for Strathmore-Brooks. The Speaker: Good afternoon. Welcome. Mr. Doerksen: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is indeed my pleasure Let us pray. Grant us daily awareness of the precious gift of life today as well to introduce to you and through you to all the members which has been given to us. As Members of this Legislative of this House 27 very bright students from Rosemary school. That, Assembly we dedicate our lives anew to the service of our province by the way, is the school that I graduated from more than a number and of our country. Amen. of years ago, so this is a privilege for me. They are accompanied Please be seated. today by teachers Mrs. Lenora Dyck and Mr. David Blumell and parents and accompanist Mrs. Cathy Peters, Mr. Ernie Plett, Mrs. head: Introduction of Visitors Maggie Hale, Mrs. Sharon Zacharias, Mrs. Tonja Douglass, Mrs. The Speaker: The hon. Deputy Premier. Brenda Stimson, Mr. Gregg Pitcher, Mrs. Phyllis King, Mrs. Marina Petker, and Mrs. Donna McIntyre. I’m going to ask that group to Mr. Stevens: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Today it’s my stand and receive the traditional warm welcome of this House. pleasure to introduce to you and through you to members of the Assembly the consul general for Japan in Calgary, Mr. Yasuo The Speaker: The hon. Member for Calgary-Foothills. Minemura. Accompanying him is his wife, Mrs. Minemura, and vice-consul Ms Yukiko Kubayashi, consul for cultural affairs. The Mr. Webber: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to introduce to you consul general just arrived from Tokyo to Calgary on April 18. It and through you to all members of the Assembly a total of about 30 was a typical Alberta spring day. It was a blizzard. The consul individuals who came here today on this Cancer Day of Action to general has noted, however, that if you do wait for 10 minutes, the share their message that we can control cancer. As you know, this weather changes, and is happy about that. morning outside on the steps of the Legislature a group of cyclists It was my pleasure to host the consul general and his delegation arrived after a gruelling two-day ride from Calgary. They represent at luncheon earlier today to welcome him to Alberta. Japan is a very a united group of Alberta’s cancer community with a targeted important trading partner for Alberta. Two-way trade between message to their elected MLAs, a message to make cancer control a Alberta and Japan averages over $3 billion per year. We appreciate public health priority. very much that Japan has had a consulate in Alberta for 40 years. Hundreds of thousands of Canadians are diagnosed with or die of cancer every year. It not only affects those with cancer but it affects I’d like to pay tribute to the consulate for enhancing Alberta’s their families, their friends, their colleagues, and their organizations relations with Japan and for its many valuable programs that bring that help them through the toughest battle of their lives. While Japanese business expertise, sports, and culture to Alberta. I would Alberta does benefit from a comprehensive provincial cancer