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Province of Alberta The 27th Legislature Second Session Alberta Hansard Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Issue 54 The Honourable Kenneth R. Kowalski, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 27th Legislature Second 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), Knight, Hon. Mel, Grande Prairie-Smoky (PC), Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Minister of Energy Allred, Ken, St. Albert (PC) Leskiw, Genia, Bonnyville-Cold Lake (PC) Amery, Moe, Calgary-East (PC) Liepert, Hon. Ron, Calgary-West (PC), Anderson, Rob, Airdrie-Chestermere (PC) Minister of Health and Wellness Benito, Carl, Edmonton-Mill Woods (PC) Lindsay, Hon. Fred, Stony Plain (PC), Berger, Evan, Livingstone-Macleod (PC), Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security Parliamentary Assistant, Sustainable Resource Development Lukaszuk, Thomas A., Edmonton-Castle Downs (PC), Bhardwaj, Naresh, Edmonton-Ellerslie (PC) Parliamentary Assistant, Municipal Affairs Bhullar, Manmeet Singh, Calgary-Montrose (PC), Lund, Ty, Rocky Mountain House (PC) Parliamentary Assistant, Advanced Education MacDonald, Hugh, Edmonton-Gold Bar (AL) and Technology Marz, Richard, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (PC) Blackett, Hon. Lindsay, Calgary-North West (PC), Mason, Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (NDP), Minister of Culture and Community Spirit Leader of the NDP Opposition Blakeman, Laurie, Edmonton-Centre (AL), McFarland, Barry, Little Bow (PC) Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition McQueen, Diana, Drayton Valley-Calmar (PC), Official Opposition House Leader Parliamentary Assistant, Environment Boutilier, Guy C., Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (Ind) Morton, Hon. F.L., Foothills-Rocky View (PC), Brown, Dr. Neil, QC, Calgary-Nose Hill (PC) Minister of Sustainable Resource Development Calahasen, Pearl, Lesser Slave Lake (PC) Notley, Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (NDP), Campbell, Robin, West Yellowhead (PC), Deputy Leader of the NDP Opposition, Deputy Government Whip NDP Opposition House Leader Chase, Harry B., Calgary-Varsity (AL), Oberle, Frank, Peace River (PC), Official Opposition Whip Government Whip Dallas, Cal, Red Deer-South (PC) Olson, Verlyn, QC, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (PC) Danyluk, Hon. Ray, Lac La Biche-St. Paul (PC), Ouellette, Hon. Luke, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (PC), Minister of Municipal Affairs Minister of Transportation DeLong, Alana, Calgary-Bow (PC) Pastoor, Bridget Brennan, Lethbridge-East (AL), Denis, Jonathan, Calgary-Egmont (PC), Deputy Official Opposition Whip Parliamentary Assistant, Energy Prins, Ray, Lacombe-Ponoka (PC) Doerksen, Arno, Strathmore-Brooks (PC) Quest, Dave, Strathcona (PC) Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (PC) Redford, Hon. Alison M., QC, Calgary-Elbow (PC), Elniski, Doug, Edmonton-Calder (PC) Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Evans, Hon. Iris, Sherwood Park (PC), Deputy Government House Leader Minister of Finance and Enterprise Renner, Hon. Rob, Medicine Hat (PC), Fawcett, Kyle, Calgary-North Hill (PC) Minister of Environment, Deputy Government House Leader Forsyth, Heather, Calgary-Fish Creek (PC) Rodney, Dave, Calgary-Lougheed (PC) Fritz, Hon. Yvonne, Calgary-Cross (PC), Rogers, George, Leduc-Beaumont-Devon (PC) Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Sandhu, Peter, Edmonton-Manning (PC) Goudreau, Hon. Hector G., Dunvegan-Central Peace (PC), Sarich, Janice, Edmonton-Decore (PC), Minister of Employment and Immigration, Parliamentary Assistant, Education Deputy Government House Leader Sherman, Dr. Raj, Edmonton-Meadowlark (PC), Griffiths, Doug, Battle River-Wainwright (PC), Parliamentary Assistant, Health and Wellness Parliamentary Assistant, Solicitor General and Public Security Snelgrove, Hon. Lloyd, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC), Groeneveld, Hon. George, Highwood (PC), President of the Treasury Board Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Stelmach, Hon. Ed, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (PC), Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC, Edmonton-Whitemud (PC), Premier, President of Executive Council Minister of Education, Government House Leader Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL), Hayden, Hon. Jack, Drumheller-Stettler (PC), Leader of the Official Opposition Minister of Infrastructure Taft, Dr. Kevin, Edmonton-Riverview (AL) Hehr, Kent, Calgary-Buffalo (AL) Tarchuk, Hon. Janis, Banff-Cochrane (PC), Hinman, Paul, Calgary-Glenmore (WA) Minister of Children and Youth Services Horne, Fred, Edmonton-Rutherford (PC) Taylor, Dave, Calgary-Currie (AL) Horner, Hon. Doug, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert (PC), VanderBurg, George, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (PC) Minister of Advanced Education and Technology Vandermeer, Tony, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (PC) Jablonski, Hon. Mary Anne, Red Deer-North (PC), Weadick, Greg, Lethbridge-West (PC) Minister of Seniors and Community Supports Webber, Len, Calgary-Foothills (PC), Jacobs, Broyce, Cardston-Taber-Warner (PC), Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations Parliamentary Assistant, Agriculture and Rural Development Woo-Paw, Teresa, Calgary-Mackay (PC) Johnson, Jeff, Athabasca-Redwater (PC) Xiao, David H., Edmonton-McClung (PC), Johnston, Art, Calgary-Hays (PC) Parliamentary Assistant, Employment and Immigration Kang, Darshan S., Calgary-McCall (AL) Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene, Edmonton-Mill Creek (PC), Klimchuk, Hon. Heather, Edmonton-Glenora (PC), Minister of Aboriginal Relations, Minister of Service Alberta Deputy Government House Leader Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly Clerk W.J. David McNeil Senior Parliamentary Counsel Shannon Dean 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 Gordon H. Munk Senior Parliamentary Counsel Robert H. Reynolds, QC Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Liz Sim November 3, 2009 Alberta Hansard 1689 Legislative Assembly of Alberta with three other category winners in the seniors competition will be Title: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 1:30 p.m. laying wreaths for the youth of Canada. She’s going to meet the 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Governor General, and more significantly her poem is going to be in the national War Museum on display for a year. I would ask that [The Speaker in the chair] Hailey, her dad, and her grandma please rise and receive the traditional warm welcome. head: Prayers The Speaker: The hon. Member for Whitecourt-Ste. Anne. The Speaker: Good afternoon. Welcome. Let us pray. Grant us daily awareness of the precious gift of life Mr. VanderBurg: Thank you. On your behalf I’d like to introduce which has been given to us. As Members of this Legislative to you and through you Donna and Herb Kopp, who reside in Assembly we dedicate our lives anew to the service of our province Barrhead, Alberta. Herb is a fellow Rotarian and past president and and our country. Amen. treasurer of the Barrhead Rotary Club as well. They have brought Please be seated. with them today two exchange students: Camille Houbaille, Westlock Rotary student from Belgium, and Andrea Suárez Lárraga, head: Introduction of Guests Barrhead exchange student from Mexico. Their visit is made The Speaker: The hon. Member for Edmonton-Decore. possible through the long-term exchange program which is spon- sored by Rotary clubs throughout the world. The Barrhead and Mrs. Sarich: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today it gives me great Westlock Rotary clubs are pleased to welcome Camille and Andrea pleasure to rise to introduce to you and through you to all members for a one-year stay in our communities. They’re seated in your of the House visitors from my constituency of Edmonton-Decore. gallery, Mr. Speaker, this afternoon. I’d ask them to please rise and There are 55 wonderful students, our future leaders, from the receive the traditional warm welcome of this Assembly. Edmonton Christian school northeast campus, which also is celebrating its 60th anniversary and 10th year of partnership with The Speaker: The hon. Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Edmonton public schools later this month. Also, this happens to be the alma mater of the Member for Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview. Ms Redford: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m pleased today to rise It gives me distinct pleasure to welcome these students. They’re and introduce to you and through you to all members of this joined by their teachers, Mr. Greg Gurnett, Miss Elaine Junk, Mrs. Assembly 13 speakers from this morning’s Safe Communities Melanie Sigrist; parent helpers Mrs. Charlene Stoklosa, Mr. Don Showcase. The showcase took place at the Radisson Hotel in Gerdun, Mrs. Karen Vandermeer, Mrs. Colleen Barbe, Mrs. Lori Edmonton, where six presentations highlighted the successes of Bourgeois, Mr. Fred Woudstra, and Mrs. Evelyn Wiebe. I would grassroots crime prevention initiatives and demonstrated the now ask the students and their teachers and parent helpers from personal commitment and excellent work that is being done at the Edmonton Christian school northeast campus, who are seated in the community level. The presenters joining us today are Sheila Bradley members’ gallery, to please rise to receive the traditional warm and Leslie Munson from addiction prevention in schools; Serri welcome of this Assembly. Lasuik and Paul Hawthorne from the youth diversion project; Deborah Hopkins, Doreen Roy, Nola Smith, and Randee Rurka from The Speaker: The hon. Member for Edmonton-Castle Downs. the positive parenting