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Alberta Hansard Province of Alberta The 29th Legislature Second Session Alberta Hansard Tuesday afternoon, March 15, 2016 Day 5 The Honourable Robert E. Wanner, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 29th Legislature Second Session Wanner, Hon. Robert E., Medicine Hat (ND), Speaker Jabbour, Deborah C., Peace River (ND), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Sweet, Heather, Edmonton-Manning (ND), Deputy Chair of Committees Aheer, Leela Sharon, Chestermere-Rocky View (W) Luff, Robyn, Calgary-East (ND) Anderson, Shaye, Leduc-Beaumont (ND) MacIntyre, Donald, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (W) Anderson, Wayne, Highwood (W) Malkinson, Brian, Calgary-Currie (ND) Babcock, Erin D., Stony Plain (ND) Mason, Hon. Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (ND), Barnes, Drew, Cypress-Medicine Hat (W) Government House Leader Bilous, Hon. Deron, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (ND), McCuaig-Boyd, Hon. Margaret, Deputy Government House Leader Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (ND) Carlier, Hon. Oneil, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (ND), McIver, Ric, Calgary-Hays (PC), Deputy Government House Leader Leader of the Progressive Conservative Opposition Carson, Jonathon, Edmonton-Meadowlark (ND) McKitrick, Annie, Sherwood Park (ND) Ceci, Hon. Joe, Calgary-Fort (ND) McLean, Hon. Stephanie V., Calgary-Varsity (ND) Clark, Greg, Calgary-Elbow (AP) McPherson, Karen M., Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill (ND) Connolly, Michael R.D., Calgary-Hawkwood (ND) Miller, Barb, Red Deer-South (ND) Coolahan, Craig, Calgary-Klein (ND) Miranda, Hon. Ricardo, Calgary-Cross (ND) Cooper, Nathan, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (W), Nielsen, Christian E., Edmonton-Decore (ND) Official Opposition House Leader Nixon, Jason, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (W), Cortes-Vargas, Estefania, Strathcona-Sherwood Park (ND), Official Opposition Whip Government Whip Notley, Hon. Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (ND), Cyr, Scott J., Bonnyville-Cold Lake (W), Premier Official Opposition Deputy Whip Orr, Ronald, Lacombe-Ponoka (W) Dach, Lorne, Edmonton-McClung (ND) Panda, Prasad, Calgary-Foothills (W) Dang, Thomas, Edmonton-South West (ND) Payne, Hon. Brandy, Calgary-Acadia (ND) Drever, Deborah, Calgary-Bow (ND) Phillips, Hon. Shannon, Lethbridge-West (ND) Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (PC), Piquette, Colin, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater (ND) Progressive Conservative Opposition Whip Pitt, Angela D., Airdrie (W) Eggen, Hon. David, Edmonton-Calder (ND) Renaud, Marie F., St. Albert (ND) Ellis, Mike, Calgary-West (PC) Rodney, Dave, Calgary-Lougheed (PC) Feehan, Hon. Richard, Edmonton-Rutherford (ND) Rosendahl, Eric, West Yellowhead (ND) Fildebrandt, Derek Gerhard, Strathmore-Brooks (W) Sabir, Hon. Irfan, Calgary-McCall (ND) Fitzpatrick, Maria M., Lethbridge-East (ND) Schmidt, Hon. Marlin, Edmonton-Gold Bar (ND) Fraser, Rick, Calgary-South East (PC) Schneider, David A., Little Bow (W) Ganley, Hon. Kathleen T., Calgary-Buffalo (ND) Schreiner, Kim, Red Deer-North (ND) Goehring, Nicole, Edmonton-Castle Downs (ND) Shepherd, David, Edmonton-Centre (ND) Gotfried, Richard, Calgary-Fish Creek (PC) Sigurdson, Hon. Lori, Edmonton-Riverview (ND) Gray, Hon. Christina, Edmonton-Mill Woods (ND) Smith, Mark W., Drayton Valley-Devon (W) Hanson, David B., Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills (W), Starke, Dr. Richard, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC), Official Opposition Deputy House Leader Progressive Conservative Opposition House Leader Hinkley, Bruce, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (ND) Stier, Pat, Livingstone-Macleod (W) Hoffman, Hon. Sarah, Edmonton-Glenora (ND) Strankman, Rick, Drumheller-Stettler (W) Horne, Trevor A.R., Spruce Grove-St. Albert (ND) Sucha, Graham, Calgary-Shaw (ND) Hunter, Grant R., Cardston-Taber-Warner (W) Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Jansen, Sandra, Calgary-North West (PC) Taylor, Wes, Battle River-Wainwright (W) Jean, Brian Michael, QC, Fort McMurray-Conklin (W), Turner, Dr. A. Robert, Edmonton-Whitemud (ND) Leader of the Official Opposition van Dijken, Glenn, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (W) Kazim, Anam, Calgary-Glenmore (ND) Westhead, Cameron, Banff-Cochrane (ND), Kleinsteuber, Jamie, Calgary-Northern Hills (ND) Deputy Government Whip Larivee, Hon. Danielle, Lesser Slave Lake (ND) Woollard, Denise, Edmonton-Mill Creek (ND) Littlewood, Jessica, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (ND) Yao, Tany, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (W) Loewen, Todd, Grande Prairie-Smoky (W) Vacant, Calgary-Greenway Loyola, Rod, Edmonton-Ellerslie (ND) Party standings: New Democrat: 54 Wildrose: 22 Progressive Conservative: 8 Alberta Liberal: 1 Alberta Party: 1 Vacant: 1 Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly W.J. David McNeil, Clerk Stephanie LeBlanc, Parliamentary Counsel Brian G. Hodgson, Sergeant-at-Arms Robert H. Reynolds, QC, Law Clerk/ and Legal Research Officer Chris Caughell, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Director of Interparliamentary Relations Philip Massolin, Manager of Research Gordon H. Munk, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Shannon Dean, Senior Parliamentary Services Janet Schwegel, Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Counsel/Director of House Services Nancy Robert, Research Officer Executive Council Rachel Notley Premier, President of Executive Council Sarah Hoffman Deputy Premier, Minister of Health 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 Danielle Larivee Minister of Municipal Affairs Brian Mason Minister of Infrastructure, Minister of Transportation Margaret McCuaig-Boyd Minister of Energy Stephanie V. McLean Minister of Service Alberta, Minister of Status of Women Ricardo Miranda Minister of Culture and Tourism Brandy Payne Associate Minister of Health Shannon Phillips Minister of Environment and Parks, Minister Responsible for the Climate Change Office Irfan Sabir Minister of Human Services Marlin Schmidt Minister of Advanced Education Lori Sigurdson Minister of Seniors and Housing STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on the Standing Committee on Select Special Ethics and Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Alberta’s Economic Future Accountability Committee Families and Communities Trust Fund Chair: Mr. Sucha Chair: Mrs. Littlewood Chair: Ms Goehring Chair: Ms Miller Deputy Chair: Mr. Schneider Deputy Chair: Ms Miller Deputy Chair: Mr. Smith Deputy Chair: Mrs. Schreiner Anderson, S. Hunter Anderson, W. Nielsen Drever Pitt Cyr McKitrick Carson Jansen Clark Nixon Hinkley Rodney Dang Taylor Connolly Panda Connolly Renaud Horne Shepherd Ellis Turner Coolahan Piquette Cortes-Vargas Starke Jansen Swann Horne Dach Schreiner Cyr Sucha Luff Westhead Fitzpatrick Taylor Drever Swann McPherson Yao Gotfried Jansen van Dijken Orr Loyola Standing Committee on Special Standing Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Legislative Offices Committee on Members’ Private Bills Privileges and Elections, Chair: Mr. Shepherd Services Chair: Ms McPherson Standing Orders and Printing Deputy Chair: Mr. Malkinson Chair: Mr. Wanner Deputy Chair: Mr. Connolly Deputy Chair: Cortes-Vargas Chair: Ms Fitzpatrick Cooper Littlewood Anderson, W. Kleinsteuber Deputy Chair: Ms Babcock Ellis Nixon Cooper McIver Babcock McKitrick Horne van Dijken Dang Nixon Drever Rosendahl Carson Loyola Jabbour Woollard Fildebrandt Piquette Drysdale Stier Coolahan McPherson Kleinsteuber Jabbour Schreiner Fraser Strankman Cooper Nielsen Luff Hinkley Sucha Ellis Schneider Goehring Starke Kazim Hanson van Dijken Kazim Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Public Accounts Resource Stewardship Chair: Mr. Fildebrandt Chair: Loyola Deputy Chair: Mr. S. Anderson Deputy Chair: Mr. Loewen Barnes Luff Aheer Kleinsteuber Cyr Malkinson Babcock MacIntyre Dach Miller Clark Malkinson Fraser Renaud Dang Nielsen Goehring Turner Drysdale Rosendahl Gotfried Westhead Hanson Woollard Hunter Kazim March 15, 2016 Alberta Hansard 169 Legislative Assembly of Alberta head: Introduction of Guests Title: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2016 The Speaker: We have school groups first. The Member for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville. [The Speaker in the chair] Mrs. Littlewood: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I proudly stand in this The Speaker: Please be seated. House to help represent Fort Saskatchewan Christian school. They are led by Miss Natalie McIntyre, their teacher, along with helpers head: Introduction of Visitors Mrs. Linda de Koning, Mrs. Mary Rietveld, and Mrs. Jill Burns. They came to the House today and brought me a wonderful picture The Speaker: I’ll recognize the Minister of Health. that says Bright Through Nobility. Of course, because I did not clear it through the Speaker’s office, I won’t show it to you at this Ms Hoffman: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. It’s my pleasure time, but I will proudly display it on my desk. I just want to quickly today to introduce to you and through you to all members of this say that I really appreciate the letters that they brought with it. I’ll Assembly the Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre and just mention a couple of names: Avery, Ethan, Carter, Aliya. Thank parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, you for your letters, and I look forward to continuing to, you know, Randy Boissonnault. If you would rise while I continue the earn their . introduction. Mr. Boissonnault was elected in the 2015 federal An Hon. Member: Trust.
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