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University Staff
1026 UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA www.ualberta.ca University Staff Afacan, Artin, BSc (Istanbul Technical), Faculty Service Officer of Chemical & Materials Engineering (2000, 2000). University Staff Agrawal, Babita, BSc MSc (Allahabad), PhD (Alberta), Professor of Surgery (2001, 2013). Agrawal, Sandeep K., BArch (India), MCP (Manitoba), PhD (Illinois), Professor and Director of the University Staff University In Memoriam: Planning Program for Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (2013, 2013). Aguerrevere, Felipe L, BS (Simon Bolivar), MAdmin (IESA), PhD (California Los Angeles), Associate Brungs, Hans H, PhD (Frankfurt), Professor Emeritus of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (1968, Professor of Finance & Management Science (2000, 2008). 2005). Ahmad, Rafiq, BSc (Peshawar), MEng (Paris), PhD (Nantes), Assistant Professor of Mechanical Evans, Brian L, BA (Alberta), PhD (London), Professor Emeritus of History and Classics (1961, 1996). Engineering (2016, 2016). Haynes, Douglas H, DIP Art (Calgary College of Art), Professor Emeritus of Art and Design (1970, Ahmed, Rabia, MD (Saskatchewan), Associate Professor of Medicine (2009, 2015). 1995). Ahmed, Syed N, MBBS (Dow Medical), Associate Professor of Medicine (2002, 2008). Hurlburt, William H, BA LLB (Alberta), Professor Emeritus of Law (1974, 1986). Aiken, Judd M, BSc MSc (Wisconsin), PhD (Calgary), Professor of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Long, Julie, DPhil (Alberta), Assistant Professor of Elementary Education (2009, 2009). Science (2008, 2008). Slack, Trevor, BPE MPE PhD (Alberta), Professor Emeritus of Physical Education and Recreation Aitchison, Katherine, MD (Oxford), PhD (London), Professor of Psychiatry (2011, 2011). (2001, 2013). Aitken, Robert G, BA (Trent), MA PhD (Carleton), Associate Professor and Associate Chair Smillie, Lawrence B, BSc (McMaster), MA PhD (Toronto), FRSC, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry (Undergraduate Programs) of Political Science (2006, 2012). -
Councillor Biographies
BIOGRAPHIES OF COUNCIL MEMBERS The following biographies were complied from the vast information found at the City of Edmonton Archives. Please feel free to contact the Office of the City Clerk or the City of Edmonton Archives if you have more information regarding any of the people mentioned in the following pages. The sources used for each of the biographies are found at the end of each individual summary. Please note that photos and additional biographies of these Mayors, Aldermen and Councillors are available on the Edmonton Public Library website at: http://www.epl.ca/edmonton-history/edmonton-elections/biographies-mayors-and- councillors?id=K A B C D E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V, W, X, Y, Z Please select the first letter of the last name to look up a member of Council. ABBOTT, PERCY W. Alderman, 1920-1921 Born on April 29, 1882 in Lucan, Ontario where he was educated. Left Lucan at 17 and relocated to Stony Plain, Alberta where he taught school from 1901 to 1902. He then joined the law firm of Taylor and Boyle and in 1909 was admitted to the bar. He was on the Board of Trade and was a member of the Library Board for two years. He married Margaret McIntyre in 1908. They had three daughters. He died at the age of 60. Source: Edmonton Bulletin, Nov. 9, 1942 - City of Edmonton Archives ADAIR, JOSEPH W. Alderman, 1921-1924 Born in 1877 in Glasgow. Came to Canada in 1899 and worked on newspapers in Toronto and Winnipeg. -
A Message from Premier Ed Stelmach
Building a Better Alberta CENTRAL EDITION Summer 2011 A MESSAGE FROM Premier Ed Stelmach Listening to Albertans guided our intact, but strengthened in priority areas, government’s plan to weather the and ready for the growth we know is recession and prepare for the future. coming. All the signs are there: our province led the nation in job creation over the past We took a careful look at spending, and year – in June alone, Alberta added 22,000 tightened our belt where we could. But new jobs, more than were created in the we stayed strong in supporting the priority entire United States during the same areas of health and education – both of these month...provincial revenues are on the rise... areas have seen budget increases, even our deficit for last year was $1.3 billion during the darkest days of the recession. lower than expected and is covered by our savings...and a return to the days of surplus Infrastructure, too, has remained a focus. budgets is just around the corner. And by building during the recession, our dollars went much further than before, This Report to Albertans highlights actions Our plan is working. Alberta is on the move which allowed us to catch up – and even your government has taken to enhance again, after the worst global recession get a head start on meeting future needs public services to meet Albertans’ needs. since the Great Depression. in a province that is predicted to be among If you have any questions or comments, the fastest-growing in Canada in the please talk to your MLA or see the end The economic downturn tested us – made coming years. -
Legislative Assembly of Alberta Transforming Economies in Europe and Is One of Our Newest NATO Allies
November 17, 1999 Alberta Hansard 1839 Legislative Assembly of Alberta transforming economies in Europe and is one of our newest NATO allies. We are looking forward to a continued and strong relation- Title: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 1:30 p.m. ship with the Czech Republic and opportunities for Alberta compa- nies. I would ask all of the members of the Assembly to give our Date: 99/11/17 very honoured guests a very warm and traditional welcome. [The Speaker in the chair] MRS. GORDON: Mr. Speaker, I would like to introduce to you and head: Prayers through you Leighton and Beverly Decore, brother and sister-in-law THE SPEAKER: Good afternoon and welcome back. I would ask of the late Laurence Decore. I would ask Mr. and Mrs. Decore to members to remain standing after prayers so that we may pay tribute rise in the Speaker’s gallery and be recognized by all members of the to our former colleagues who passed away since we were last in the Assembly. House. As we commence proceedings today in this Assembly we ask for MRS. McCLELLAN: Mr. Speaker, I’m honoured today to introduce divine guidance so that our words and deeds may bring to all people to you and through you to members of this Assembly three members of this great province hope, prosperity, and a vision for the future. of the late Jack Butler’s family. I am so pleased that they are able Amen. to be here today to join us in paying tribute to Jack. Seated in your gallery are Elaine Butler, daughter-in-law, and two of his grand- Mr. -
Alberta Counsel Newsletter Issue 99 2020
THE ISSUE Alberta’s Premier Review of 99 NEWS Politics and Government Vitality JANUARY/2020 from UNPRECEDENTED DECADE IN ALBERTA POLITICS Jim Prentice, although victorious, renounced his seat right after the provincial election, sending Calgary Lougheed voters to the polls for the 3rd time in roughly one year. In the September 3, 2015 by-election they elected Prassad Panda of the COMES TO AN END Wildrose Party. Tragedy struck in the fall of 2015 with the unfortunate death of former Cabinet Minister Manmeet Bhullar. Robert Reynolds, Q.C. He was killed in a traffic accident on Highway 2 around Red Deer when he attempted to help a motorist during a snowstorm and was struck himself. His successor in Calgary-Greenway was Prab Gill who ran as a PC, but would ultimately become an Independent amidst accusations of participating in voter irregularity. How amazing were the 2010s in Alberta politics? The decade saw the demise of the Progressive Conservative Party, which had governed Alberta from 1971 – 2015. It saw the first NDP government in the province’s history, which also turned out to Undoubtedly the biggest political move during the period was the creation of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from the merger of the PC and Wildrose parties. Jason Kenney won the leadership by defeating Wildrose Leader Brian Jean and now Senior Editor: Pascal Ryffel be the only one-term government since Alberta entered Confederation and became a province in 1905. There were 6 Minister of Justice Doug Schweitzer. The resignation of long-time PC and then UCP MLA Dave Rodney led to Kenney Publisher: Alberta Counsel premiers in the decade (Stelmach, Redford, Hancock, Prentice, Notley and Kenney). -
Alberta Scholarship & Bursary Programs 2010/2011
Alberta Scholarship & Bursary Programs 2010/2011 Alberta Scholarship Programs Bursaries The Government of Alberta is committed to Alberta Scholarship Programs also administers encouraging and rewarding the excellence the Northern Alberta Development Council of Alberta students by offering scholarships Bursary, Northern Student Supplement and the through the Achievement Scholarship program, Alberta Opportunities Bursary. the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund, and need-based bursaries. Scholarship Connections Scholarship Connections is a searchable list of Achievement Scholarships more than 400 awards provided by a variety of Established in the year 2000 by the Government organizations and associations. Students can of Alberta, the achievement scholarships search for awards either by keyword, category recognize the excellence of Alberta students. or application deadline in areas ranging from The program includes the Jason Lang leadership, financial need, to athletics or the Scholarship, the Jimmie Condon Athletic arts. The website is located on the Alberta Scholarship and Graduate Student Scholarships. Scholarship Programs website. Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund The following pages list the awards Created by a $100 million endowment from the * administered by Alberta Scholarship Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, the Alberta Programs. The awards are listed by level of Heritage Scholarship Fund is designed to stimulate study but it is important to note that some the pursuit of excellence by rewarding outstanding awards, such as Athletic -
Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta
University of Calgary PRISM: University of Calgary's Digital Repository University of Calgary Press University of Calgary Press Open Access Books 2019-01 Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta University of Calgary Press Bratt, D., Brownsey, K., Sutherland, R., & Taras, D. (2019). Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press. http://hdl.handle.net/1880/109864 book https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Downloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca ORANGE CHINOOK: Politics in the New Alberta Edited by Duane Bratt, Keith Brownsey, Richard Sutherland, and David Taras ISBN 978-1-77385-026-9 THIS BOOK IS AN OPEN ACCESS E-BOOK. It is an electronic version of a book that can be purchased in physical form through any bookseller or on-line retailer, or from our distributors. Please support this open access publication by requesting that your university purchase a print copy of this book, or by purchasing a copy yourself. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] Cover Art: The artwork on the cover of this book is not open access and falls under traditional copyright provisions; it cannot be reproduced in any way without written permission of the artists and their agents. The cover can be displayed as a complete cover image for the purposes of publicizing this work, but the artwork cannot be extracted from the context of the cover of this specific work without breaching the artist’s copyright. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This open-access work is published under a Creative Commons licence. -
7 February 16, 1997
INSIDE: • A tale of two letters and bilateral relations — page 2. • Multiculturalism official cool to internment memorials — page 3. • Ukraine’s military terminology — page 8. HE KRAINI A N EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXV No. 7 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1997 $1.25/$2 in Ukraine Harvard conference participants note Crimean political crisis apparently averted Ukraine is at center of NATO debate as new Parliament chairman takes charge by Margarita Balmaceda Prof. Adomeit focused his remarks on by Roman Woronowycz ately drew criticism from Crimean legisla- the idea that this is not the first time Kyiv Press Bureau tors. As Deputy Chairman of the Crimean CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The recent NATO has had to deal with the question Parliament Volodymyr Klychnykov noted visits to Kyiv of British Defense of expansion to Eastern Europe. In fact, KYIV – Perhaps the events of the last from the speaker’s podium on January 15, Minister Michael Portillo and NATO many of the questions on the table today weeks involving the government bodies “a number of provisions have been sub- Secretary-General Javier Solana have put were faced by Soviet and Western nego- of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea stantially amended in the new wording of Ukraine at the center of discussions and tiators already in 1989-1990 during the have received less than their usual atten- the draft.” negotiations about NATO enlargement. diplomatic negotiations that preceded tion in Kyiv because the crises of Crimea This included defining terms in the draft From Ukraine’s perspective, the question Germany’s reunification in 1990. -
Hon. Ed Stelmach, Premier; Hon. David Hancock, Q.C., Minister of Health and Wellness; and Hon
OFFICE OF THE ETHICS COMMISSIONER PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta of the Investigation by Donald M. Hamilton, Ethics Commissioner into allegations involving Hon. Ed Stelmach, Premier; Hon. David Hancock, Q.C., Minister of Health and Wellness; and Hon. Lyle Oberg, Minister of Finance May 11, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS ALLEGATIONS...........................................................................................................................................1 PERSONS INTERVIEWED/EVIDENCE OBTAINED ..............................................................................2 BACKGROUND ..........................................................................................................................................2 A. LEADERSHIP CAMPAIGNS..................................................................................................................2 B. TRUE BLUE ALBERTA (“TRUE BLUE”)..............................................................................................3 C. CAMPAIGN DEFICITS .........................................................................................................................4 D. MEMBERS’ ROLE IN FUNDRAISING ...................................................................................................5 E. MEMBERS’ FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE ................................................................................................5 FINDINGS....................................................................................................................................................6 -
Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta
University of Calgary PRISM: University of Calgary's Digital Repository University of Calgary Press University of Calgary Press Open Access Books 2019-01 Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta University of Calgary Press Bratt, D., Brownsey, K., Sutherland, R., & Taras, D. (2019). Orange Chinook: Politics in the New Alberta. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press. http://hdl.handle.net/1880/109864 book https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International Downloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca ORANGE CHINOOK: Politics in the New Alberta Edited by Duane Bratt, Keith Brownsey, Richard Sutherland, and David Taras ISBN 978-1-77385-026-9 THIS BOOK IS AN OPEN ACCESS E-BOOK. It is an electronic version of a book that can be purchased in physical form through any bookseller or on-line retailer, or from our distributors. Please support this open access publication by requesting that your university purchase a print copy of this book, or by purchasing a copy yourself. If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] Cover Art: The artwork on the cover of this book is not open access and falls under traditional copyright provisions; it cannot be reproduced in any way without written permission of the artists and their agents. The cover can be displayed as a complete cover image for the purposes of publicizing this work, but the artwork cannot be extracted from the context of the cover of this specific work without breaching the artist’s copyright. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: This open-access work is published under a Creative Commons licence. -
Leadership Selection in Alberta, 1992-2011: a Personal Perspective
Leadership Selection in Alberta, 1992-2011: A Personal Perspective Ted Morton In 1991, the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta changed its rules for selecting its party leader. They abandoned their traditional method of a leadership convention (with delegates drawn from each constituency), and instituted a new one-member, one-vote system. Under this new system, the Alberta PCs have elected three new party leaders: Ralph Klein in 1992; Ed Stelmach in 2006; and Alison Redford in 2011. In each of these leadership contests the winner 2013 CanLIIDocs 380 immediately became the Premier of Alberta. This article looks at the impact of the new selection procedure for politics in Alberta. he 1991 leadership reforms can best be described Initially the Party was quite proud of its new as creating what the Americans call an “open democratic credentials.4 But as these rules were put Tprimary.” Not only is it based on the one- into play in three leadership contests over the next two member, one-vote principle, but the membership decades, they have had significant and unintended requirement is essentially “open”. That is, there are no consequences. I have tried to summarize these in the pre-requisites such as prior party membership or cut- following six propositions: off dates for purchasing a membership. Memberships can be bought at the door of the polling station on the day of the vote for $5. The system allows for two rounds • The rules favour “outsider” candidates over candidates supported by the Party Establishment. of voting. If no candidate receives an absolute majority 1 • The rules create an incentive for the Second and (50% +1) on the first voting-day, then the top three go Third Place candidates to ally themselves against 2 on to a second vote one week later. -
Annual Report 2011-12
Province of Alberta Office of the ETHICS COMMISSIONER ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 under the Conflicts of Interest Act and the Lobbyists Act 2011/2012 November 2012 Hon. Gene Zwozdesky Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 325 Legislature Building Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6 Dear Mr. Speaker: It is my honour and privilege to submit to you the Annual Report of the Office of the Ethics Commissioner, covering the period from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012. Included in the Report is an update on the Lobbyists Registry. This report is submitted pursuant to section 46(1) of the Conflicts of Interest Act, Chapter C-23 of the 2000 Revised Statutes of Alberta. Yours very truly, Neil R. Wilkinson Ethics Commissioner 2011/2012 ANNUAL REPORT 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Ethics Commissioner Remarks 5 Vision, Mission, Values and Principles 6 Our Role 9 Conflicts of Interest Act - Disclosure Process - Provision of Advice - Conduct of Investigations - Requests for Information - Comparitive Statistics 15 Educational Initiatives - Events or Conferences - Speaking Engagements / Presentations - Publications 17 Lobbyists Act - Outreach - Requests for Information - Statistical Year in Review - Lobbyists Registrations - Registry Website Activity - Investigations - Legislative Review - Registrar’s Remarks 23 Financial Statements 36 Contact Us 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 ETHICS COMMISSIONER REMARKS THE YEAR IN REVIEW I am pleased to submit the 2011/12 Annual Report for the Office of the Ethics Commissioner. This past year has been very active, reviewing legislation and hosting a national conference. During 2011, the Lobbyists Act underwent its first comprehensive legislative review. The legislation has been in place for two years and through it, the integrity and accountability of government has been enhanced by fostering openness and transparency about who is influencing the decisions of public office holders.