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Province of Alberta The 27th Legislature Second Session Alberta Hansard Thursday, March 12, 2009 Issue 14 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), Leskiw, Genia, Bonnyville-Cold Lake (PC) Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Liepert, Hon. Ron, Calgary-West (PC), Allred, Ken, St. Albert (PC) Minister of Health and Wellness Amery, Moe, Calgary-East (PC) Lindsay, Hon. Fred, Stony Plain (PC), Anderson, Rob, Airdrie-Chestermere (PC), Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security Parliamentary Assistant, Solicitor General and Public Security Lukaszuk, Thomas A., Edmonton-Castle Downs (PC), Benito, Carl, Edmonton-Mill Woods (PC) Parliamentary Assistant, Municipal Affairs Berger, Evan, Livingstone-Macleod (PC), Lund, Ty, Rocky Mountain House (PC) Parliamentary Assistant, Sustainable Resource Development MacDonald, Hugh, Edmonton-Gold Bar (L) Bhardwaj, Naresh, Edmonton-Ellerslie (PC) Marz, Richard, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (PC) Bhullar, Manmeet Singh, Calgary-Montrose (PC), Mason, Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (NDP), Parliamentary Assistant, Advanced Education Leader of the NDP Opposition and Technology McFarland, Barry, Little Bow (PC) Blackett, Hon. Lindsay, Calgary-North West (PC), McQueen, Diana, Drayton Valley-Calmar (PC), Minister of Culture and Community Spirit Parliamentary Assistant, Environment Blakeman, Laurie, Edmonton-Centre (L), Morton, Hon. F.L., Foothills-Rocky View (PC), Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition 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 Leader of the Official Opposition Hehr, Kent, Calgary-Buffalo (L) Taft, Dr. Kevin, Edmonton-Riverview (L) 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), VanderBurg, George, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (PC) Minister of Seniors and Community Supports Vandermeer, Tony, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (PC) Jacobs, Broyce, Cardston-Taber-Warner (PC) Weadick, Greg, Lethbridge-West (PC) Johnson, Jeff, Athabasca-Redwater (PC) Webber, Len, Calgary-Foothills (PC), Johnston, Art, Calgary-Hays (PC) Parliamentary Assistant, Energy Kang, Darshan S., Calgary-McCall (L) Woo-Paw, Teresa, Calgary-Mackay (PC) Klimchuk, Hon. Heather, Edmonton-Glenora (PC), Xiao, David H., Edmonton-McClung (PC), Minister of Service Alberta Parliamentary Assistant, Employment and Immigration Knight, Hon. Mel, Grande Prairie-Smoky (PC), Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene, Edmonton-Mill Creek (PC), Minister of Energy Minister of Aboriginal Relations, 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 William C. Semple Senior Parliamentary Counsel Robert H. Reynolds, QC Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Liz Sim March 12, 2009 Alberta Hansard 365 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Mr. Liepert: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It’s my pleasure today to Title: Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:30 p.m. introduce to you and through you to members of this Assembly a 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12, 2009 group of 19 hard-working members of the Alberta Health and Wellness staff, who are here as part of a public service orientation [The Speaker in the chair] tour. I don’t think that we get the opportunity often enough to thank those who work for us on a daily basis. I would ask members if they head: Prayers would please welcome our 19 guests in the members’ gallery today. I’d ask them to stand. The Speaker: Welcome. Let us pray. As we conclude for this week our work in this The Speaker: The hon. Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs. Assembly, we renew our energies with thanks so that we may continue our work with the people in the constituencies we repre- Mrs. Fritz: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Over the past year staff from sent. Amen. Housing and Urban Affairs have worked very hard to administer our Please be seated. homeless and affordable housing programs, and they’ve made a real difference in the lives of some of our most vulnerable people. I can head: Introduction of Guests tell you that they’ve done a fantastic job, and I’m just very proud of The Speaker: The hon. Minister of Infrastructure. what they’ve accomplished. This is the first anniversary of our Premier’s creation of the Housing and Urban Affairs department. Mr. Hayden: Well, thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise today I’m pleased to introduce to you and through you to members of the to introduce to you and through you to all my colleagues a wonder- Assembly Marcia Nelson, deputy minister; Mike Leathwood, ful group of students, their parents, and a teacher from the Morrin assistant deputy minister; Line Porfon, executive director of policy school, which is situated in the west side of my constituency, just and urban affairs; and Faye Rault, executive director of corporate north of Drumheller, a proud, proud community. Over the years I services. Barb Korol is here as well, our director of communica- have been able to attend some graduations there, and it’s an amazing tions. I would ask that you please rise and receive the warm school and some amazing students. They’re very proud of their welcome of the Assembly. school, proud of their heritage. They have a sod house, actually, in the town of Morrin that celebrates the pioneer spirit from the area. The Speaker: The hon. Minister of Seniors and Community There are 22 grade six students who are led by their teacher today, Supports. Mr. Harvey Saltys, and their parents – there’s one grandparent in this list, and I defy you to pick her out – Kandice Adams, Kendra Mrs. Jablonski: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m very proud to rise Kiemele, Melanie Nelson, Lisa Wolf, Jolynn Kopjar, Leanne today to introduce to you and through you to members of this Framingham, Jo’Ann Telford, and Tami Lawrence. I invite you and Assembly some very special Albertans: two Albertans with disabili- all members of the Assembly to greet these people as they rise. ties and their service dogs, trainers, and a dog in training. Someone once said that dogs are not our whole life, but they can make our The Speaker: Hon. Member for Edmonton-Centre, you have two lives whole, and I’m sure that the people in the gallery that I’m introductions to do? introducing to you today would agree with that statement. The Alberta government is continually trying to improve the lives of the Ms Blakeman: Indeed I do, Mr. Speaker. I’m delighted that I have most vulnerable Albertans, and the new Service Dogs Act is just one two introductions today. The first introduction I’d like to make to of the ways that we are doing this. I would like to introduce to you you and through you to all members of the Assembly are two people Larry Pempeit and his dog, Charly; Greg Carrier and his dog, Chase; who are very special to one of our pages, Kelsy Edgerton. The first John Wheelwright, executive director for Dogs with Wings; Elisa person is Janet Edgerton, who is one of those moms that you see Irlam, director of training at Dogs with Wings; and Everest, a service driving back and forth in their minivan taking their wonderful dog in training.