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Alberta Hansard Province of Alberta The 29th Legislature Fourth Session Alberta Hansard Thursday afternoon, November 29, 2018 Day 56 The Honourable Robert E. Wanner, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 29th Legislature Fourth Session Wanner, Hon. Robert E., Medicine Hat (NDP), Speaker Jabbour, Deborah C., Peace River (NDP), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Sweet, Heather, Edmonton-Manning (NDP), Deputy Chair of Committees Aheer, Leela Sharon, Chestermere-Rocky View (UCP), Littlewood, Jessica, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (NDP) Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition Loewen, Todd, Grande Prairie-Smoky (UCP) Anderson, Hon. Shaye, Leduc-Beaumont (NDP) Loyola, Rod, Edmonton-Ellerslie (NDP) Anderson, Wayne, Highwood (UCP) Luff, Robyn, Calgary-East (Ind) Babcock, Erin D., Stony Plain (NDP) Malkinson, Hon. Brian, Calgary-Currie (NDP) Barnes, Drew, Cypress-Medicine Hat (UCP) Mason, Hon. Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (NDP), Bilous, Hon. Deron, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (NDP) Government House Leader Carlier, Hon. Oneil, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (NDP) McCuaig-Boyd, Hon. Margaret, Carson, Jonathon, Edmonton-Meadowlark (NDP) Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (NDP) Ceci, Hon. Joe, Calgary-Fort (NDP) McIver, Ric, Calgary-Hays (UCP), Clark, Greg, Calgary-Elbow (AP), Official Opposition Whip Alberta Party Opposition House Leader McKitrick, Annie, Sherwood Park (NDP) Connolly, Michael R.D., Calgary-Hawkwood (NDP) McLean, Stephanie V., Calgary-Varsity (NDP) Coolahan, Craig, Calgary-Klein (NDP) McPherson, Karen M., Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill (AP) Cooper, Nathan, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (UCP) Miller, Barb, Red Deer-South (NDP) Cortes-Vargas, Estefania, Strathcona-Sherwood Park (NDP), Miranda, Hon. Ricardo, Calgary-Cross (NDP) Government Whip Nielsen, Christian E., Edmonton-Decore (NDP) Cyr, Scott J., Bonnyville-Cold Lake (UCP) Nixon, Jason, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (UCP), Dach, Lorne, Edmonton-McClung (NDP) Official Opposition House Leader Dang, Thomas, Edmonton-South West (NDP) Notley, Hon. Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (NDP), Dreeshen, Devin, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (UCP) Premier Drever, Deborah, Calgary-Bow (NDP) Orr, Ronald, Lacombe-Ponoka (UCP) Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (UCP) Panda, Prasad, Calgary-Foothills (UCP) Eggen, Hon. David, Edmonton-Calder (NDP) Payne, Brandy, Calgary-Acadia (NDP) Ellis, Mike, Calgary-West (UCP) Phillips, Hon. Shannon, Lethbridge-West (NDP) Feehan, Hon. Richard, Edmonton-Rutherford (NDP), Piquette, Colin, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater (NDP) Deputy Government House Leader Pitt, Angela D., Airdrie (UCP), Fildebrandt, Derek Gerhard, Strathmore-Brooks (FCP) Official Opposition Deputy House Leader Fitzpatrick, Maria M., Lethbridge-East (NDP) Renaud, Marie F., St. Albert (NDP) Fraser, Rick, Calgary-South East (AP) Rosendahl, Eric, West Yellowhead (NDP) Ganley, Hon. Kathleen T., Calgary-Buffalo (NDP), Sabir, Hon. Irfan, Calgary-McCall (NDP) Deputy Government House Leader Schmidt, Hon. Marlin, Edmonton-Gold Bar (NDP) Gill, Prab, Calgary-Greenway (Ind) Schneider, David A., Little Bow (UCP) Goehring, Nicole, Edmonton-Castle Downs (NDP) Schreiner, Kim, Red Deer-North (NDP) Goodridge, Laila, Fort McMurray-Conklin (UCP) Shepherd, David, Edmonton-Centre (NDP) Gotfried, Richard, Calgary-Fish Creek (UCP) Sigurdson, Hon. Lori, Edmonton-Riverview (NDP) Gray, Hon. Christina, Edmonton-Mill Woods (NDP) Hanson, David B., Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills (UCP) Smith, Mark W., Drayton Valley-Devon (UCP) Hinkley, Bruce, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (NDP) Starke, Dr. Richard, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC) Hoffman, Hon. Sarah, Edmonton-Glenora (NDP) Stier, Pat, Livingstone-Macleod (UCP) Horne, Trevor A.R., Spruce Grove-St. Albert (NDP) Strankman, Rick, Drumheller-Stettler (UCP) Hunter, Grant R., Cardston-Taber-Warner (UCP), Sucha, Graham, Calgary-Shaw (NDP) Official Opposition Deputy Whip Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Jansen, Hon. Sandra, Calgary-North West (NDP) Taylor, Wes, Battle River-Wainwright (UCP) Kazim, Anam, Calgary-Glenmore (NDP) Turner, Dr. A. Robert, Edmonton-Whitemud (NDP) Kenney, Hon. Jason, PC, Calgary-Lougheed (UCP), van Dijken, Glenn, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (UCP) Leader of the Official Opposition Westhead, Cameron, Banff-Cochrane (NDP), Kleinsteuber, Jamie, Calgary-Northern Hills (NDP) Deputy Government Whip Larivee, Hon. Danielle, Lesser Slave Lake (NDP), Woollard, Denise, Edmonton-Mill Creek (NDP) Deputy Government House Leader Yao, Tany, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (UCP) Party standings: New Democratic: 53 United Conservative: 26 Alberta Party: 3 Alberta Liberal: 1 Freedom Conservative: 1 Independent: 2 Progressive Conservative: 1 Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly Shannon Dean, Law Clerk and Executive Philip Massolin, Manager of Research and Brian G. Hodgson, Sergeant-at-Arms Director of House Services, and Acting Committee Services Chris Caughell, Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms Clerk, Procedure Nancy Robert, Research Officer Stephanie LeBlanc, Senior Parliamentary Tom Bell, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Counsel Janet Schwegel, Managing Editor of Paul Link, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Alberta Hansard Trafton Koenig, Parliamentary Counsel Executive Council Rachel Notley Premier, President of Executive Council Sarah Hoffman Deputy Premier, Minister of Health Shaye Anderson Minister of Municipal Affairs Deron Bilous Minister of Economic Development and Trade Oneil Carlier Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Joe Ceci President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance David Eggen Minister of Education Richard Feehan Minister of Indigenous Relations Kathleen T. Ganley Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Christina Gray Minister of Labour, Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal Sandra Jansen Minister of Infrastructure Danielle Larivee Minister of Children’s Services and Status of Women Brian Malkinson Minister of Service Alberta Brian Mason Minister of Transportation Margaret McCuaig-Boyd Minister of Energy Ricardo Miranda Minister of Culture and Tourism Shannon Phillips Minister of Environment and Parks, Minister Responsible for the Climate Change Office Irfan Sabir Minister of Community and Social Services Marlin Schmidt Minister of Advanced Education Lori Sigurdson Minister of Seniors and Housing Parliamentary Secretaries Jessica Littlewood Economic Development and Trade for Small Business Annie McKitrick Education 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 Alberta’s Economic Future Families and Communities Legislative Offices Trust Fund Chair: Mr. Sucha Chair: Ms Goehring Chair: Mr. Shepherd Chair: Mr. Coolahan Deputy Chair: Mr. van Dijken Deputy Chair: Mr. Smith Deputy Chair: Ms Payne Deputy Chair: Mrs. Schreiner Carson Horne Drever Orr Aheer McKitrick Cyr Horne Connolly Littlewood Fraser Renaud Cooper Pitt Dang McPherson Coolahan McPherson Goodridge Shepherd Horne van Dijken Drever Turner Dach Piquette Hinkley Swann Kleinsteuber Woollard Ellis Luff Woollard Littlewood Dreeshen Schneider Fitzpatrick Starke McKitrick Yao Miller Gotfried Special Standing Committee Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Standing Committee on on Members’ Services Private Bills Privileges and Elections, Public Accounts Chair: Mr. Wanner Chair: Ms Kazim Standing Orders and Chair: Mr. Cyr Printing Deputy Chair: Cortes-Vargas Deputy Chair: Connolly Deputy Chair: Mr. Dach Chair: Ms Fitzpatrick Babcock Nixon Anderson, W. McKitrick Barnes Miller Deputy Chair: Ms Babcock Cooper Piquette Babcock Rosendahl Carson Nielsen Dang Pitt Drever Stier Carson Loyola Clark Panda Drever Westhead Drysdale Strankman Coolahan Miller Gotfried Payne McIver Gill Sucha Cooper Nielsen Hunter Renaud Hinkley Taylor Goehring Nixon Kazim Turner Kleinsteuber Gotfried Pitt Littlewood Hanson van Dijken Kazim Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship Chair: Loyola Deputy Chair: Mr. Drysdale Babcock Loewen Clark Nielsen Dang Panda Fildebrandt Payne Hanson Rosendahl Kazim Schreiner Kleinsteuber November 29, 2018 Alberta Hansard 2227 Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Speaker: Welcome. Thank you for your service. There may be Title: Thursday, November 29, 2018 1:30 p.m. a few people in this Chamber that might want to use that counting 1:30 p.m. Thursday, November 29, 2018 on the clock that you have for other reasons. The hon. Minister of Health. [The Speaker in the chair] Ms Hoffman: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I have two The Speaker: Good afternoon. Please be seated. introductions. First, it’s my pleasure to introduce the artists who have their art featured this year on my Christmas card. The first – head: Introduction of Visitors and I’ll welcome her to rise as I say her name – is Ella MacNaughton. She’s a grade 1 student from Holy Cross school, The Speaker: The hon. Minister of Advanced Education. which is in Edmonton-Glenora. She’s joined by her parents, Cindy and Jason, and her little brother Charlie as well as her grandparents, Mr. Schmidt: Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have been humming Dan, Denise, Gary, and Yvonne. If they could all stand. La Marseillaise to myself all day today because I’m pleased to rise The second artist is Seva, who is a grade 6 student at Brightview and introduce to you and through you to the members of the school. He’s joined by his mom, Natalia – please also rise – as well Assembly the ambassador of France to Canada, Her Excellency as his brother Mykhael and his teacher, Tyson. Kareen Rispal. As well, she’s joined by Mr. Philippe Sutter, consul Both
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