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Province of Alberta The 27th Legislature Fourth Session Alberta Hansard Monday, October 24, 2011 Issue 35 The Honourable Kenneth R. Kowalski, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 27th Legislature Fourth 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) Kang, Darshan S., Calgary-McCall (AL), Allred, Ken, St. Albert (PC) Official Opposition Deputy Whip Amery, Moe, Calgary-East (PC) Klimchuk, Hon. Heather, Edmonton-Glenora (PC) Anderson, Rob, Airdrie-Chestermere (W), Knight, Hon. Mel, Grande Prairie-Smoky (PC) W Opposition House Leader Leskiw, Genia, Bonnyville-Cold Lake (PC) Benito, Carl, Edmonton-Mill Woods (PC) Liepert, Hon. Ron, Calgary-West (PC) Berger, Evan, Livingstone-Macleod (PC) Lindsay, Fred, Stony Plain (PC) Bhardwaj, Naresh, Edmonton-Ellerslie (PC) Lukaszuk, Hon. Thomas A., Edmonton-Castle Downs (PC) Bhullar, Manmeet Singh, Calgary-Montrose (PC) Deputy Government House Leader Blackett, Hon. Lindsay, Calgary-North West (PC) Lund, Ty, Rocky Mountain House (PC) Blakeman, Laurie, Edmonton-Centre (AL), MacDonald, Hugh, Edmonton-Gold Bar (AL) Official Opposition House Leader Marz, Richard, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (PC) Boutilier, Guy C., Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (W) Mason, Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (ND), Brown, Dr. Neil, QC, Calgary-Nose Hill (PC) Leader of the ND Opposition Calahasen, Pearl, Lesser Slave Lake (PC) McFarland, Barry, Little Bow (PC) Campbell, Robin, West Yellowhead (PC), McQueen, Diana, Drayton Valley-Calmar (PC) Government Whip Morton, F.L., Foothills-Rocky View (PC) Chase, Harry B., Calgary-Varsity (AL) Notley, Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (ND), ND Opposition House Leader Dallas, Hon. Cal, Red Deer-South (PC) Oberle, Hon. Frank, Peace River (PC) Danyluk, Hon. Ray, Lac La Biche-St. Paul (PC) Olson, Hon. Verlyn, QC, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (PC), DeLong, Alana, Calgary-Bow (PC) Deputy Government House Leader Denis, Hon. Jonathan, QC, Calgary-Egmont (PC), Ouellette, Hon. Luke, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (PC) Deputy Government House Leader Pastoor, Bridget Brennan, Lethbridge-East (AL), Doerksen, Arno, Strathmore-Brooks (PC) Official Opposition Whip Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (PC), Prins, Ray, Lacombe-Ponoka (PC) Deputy Government Whip Quest, Dave, Strathcona (PC) Elniski, Doug, Edmonton-Calder (PC) Redford, Alison M., QC, Calgary-Elbow (PC), Evans, Hon. Iris, Sherwood Park (PC) Premier Fawcett, Kyle, Calgary-North Hill (PC) Renner, Rob, Medicine Hat (PC) Forsyth, Heather, Calgary-Fish Creek (W), Rodney, Dave, Calgary-Lougheed (PC) W Opposition Whip Rogers, George, Leduc-Beaumont-Devon (PC) Fritz, Hon. Yvonne, Calgary-Cross (PC) Sandhu, Peter, Edmonton-Manning (PC) Goudreau, Hon. Hector G., Dunvegan-Central Peace (PC) Sarich, Janice, Edmonton-Decore (PC) Griffiths, Doug, Battle River-Wainwright (PC) Sherman, Dr. Raj, Edmonton-Meadowlark (AL), Groeneveld, George, Highwood (PC) Leader of the Official Opposition Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC, Edmonton-Whitemud (PC), Snelgrove, Hon. Lloyd, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC) Government House Leader Stelmach, Hon. Ed, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (PC) Hayden, Hon. Jack, Drumheller-Stettler (PC) Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Hehr, Kent, Calgary-Buffalo (AL), Taft, Dr. Kevin, Edmonton-Riverview (AL) Official Opposition Deputy Leader Tarchuk, Janis, Banff-Cochrane (PC) Hinman, Paul, Calgary-Glenmore (W), Taylor, Dave, Calgary-Currie (AB) W Opposition Deputy Leader VanderBurg, George, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (PC) Horne, Fred, Edmonton-Rutherford (PC) Vandermeer, Tony, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (PC) Horner, Hon. Doug, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert (PC) Weadick, Hon. Greg, Lethbridge-West (PC) Jablonski, Hon. Mary Anne, Red Deer-North (PC) Webber, Hon. Len, Calgary-Foothills (PC) Jacobs, Broyce, Cardston-Taber-Warner (PC) Woo-Paw, Teresa, Calgary-Mackay (PC) Johnson, Jeff, Athabasca-Redwater (PC) Xiao, David H., Edmonton-McClung (PC) Johnston, Art, Calgary-Hays (PC) Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene, Edmonton-Mill Creek (PC) Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly Clerk W.J. David McNeil Committee Research Co-ordinator Philip Massolin Law Clerk/Director of Sergeant-at-Arms Brian G. Hodgson Interparliamentary Relations Robert H. Reynolds, QC Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Chris Caughell Senior Parliamentary Counsel/ Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Gordon H. Munk Director of House Services Shannon Dean Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Liz Sim Parliamentary Counsel Stephanie LeBlanc Party standings: Progressive Conservative: 67 Alberta Liberal: 9 Wildrose Alliance: 4 New Democrat: 2 Alberta: 1 Executive Council Alison Redford Premier, President of Executive Council, Chair of Agenda and Priorities Committee Doug Horner Deputy Premier, President of Treasury Board and Enterprise Dave Hancock Minister of Human Services Ted Morton Minister of Energy Verlyn Olson Minister of Justice and Attorney General Fred Horne Minister of Health and Wellness Ron Liepert Minister of Finance Thomas Lukaszuk Minister of Education, Political Minister for Edmonton Diana McQueen Minister of Environment and Water Jonathan Denis Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security Cal Dallas Minister of Intergovernmental, International and Aboriginal Relations, Political Minister for Central Alberta Evan Berger Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Political Minister for Southern Alberta Frank Oberle Minister of Sustainable Resource Development George VanderBurg Minister of Seniors Ray Danyluk Minister of Transportation Jeff Johnson Minister of Infrastructure, Political Minister for Northern Alberta Doug Griffiths Minister of Municipal Affairs Greg Weadick Minister of Advanced Education and Technology Jack Hayden Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Heather Klimchuk Minister of Culture and Community Services Manmeet Singh Bhullar Minister of Service Alberta, Political Minister for Calgary Parliamentary Assistants Naresh Bhardwaj Health and Wellness Alana DeLong Seniors Arno Doerksen Human Services Kyle Fawcett Treasury Board and Enterprise Art Johnston Executive Council Barry McFarland Agriculture and Rural Development Dave Rodney Sustainable Resource Development Janice Sarich Education David Xiao Transportation STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on the Standing Committee on Standing Committee on the Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Community Services Economy Health Trust Fund Chair: Mr. Doerksen Chair: Mr. Bhardwaj Chair: Mr. McFarland Chair: Ms Tarchuk Deputy Chair: Mr. Hehr Deputy Chair: Mr. Chase Deputy Chair: Ms Pastoor Deputy Chair: Mr. Elniski Allred Amery Forsyth DeLong Anderson Dallas Griffiths Forsyth Benito Fawcett Groeneveld Groeneveld Bhullar Hinman Horne Johnston Chase Johnson Lindsay MacDonald Johnston Lund Notley Quest Notley Taft Quest Taft Rodney Tarchuk Sherman Sarich Taylor Swann Taylor Woo-Paw Vandermeer Standing Committee on Special Standing Committee Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Legislative Offices on Members’ Services Private Bills Privileges and Elections, Chair: Mr. Mitzel Chair: Mr. Kowalski Chair: Dr. Brown Standing Orders and Printing Deputy Chair: Mr. Lund Deputy Chair: Mr. Campbell Deputy Chair: Ms Woo-Paw Chair: Mr. Prins Bhullar Amery Allred Kang Deputy Chair: Mr. Hancock Blakeman Anderson Benito Lindsay Campbell Bhullar Boutilier McQueen Amery Lindsay Hinman Elniski Calahasen Morton Berger McFarland Lindsay Hehr Dallas Redford Calahasen Mitzel MacDonald Leskiw Doerksen Sandhu DeLong Notley Marz Mason Drysdale Sarich Doerksen Pastoor Notley Pastoor Hinman Taft Forsyth Quest Quest Rogers Horner Xiao Groeneveld Sherman Rogers VanderBurg Jacobs Hinman Tarchuk Jacobs Taylor Leskiw Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Select Special Information Public Accounts Public Safety and Services Resources and Environment and Privacy Commissioner Chair: Mr. MacDonald Chair: Mr. Drysdale Chair: Mr. Prins Search Committee Deputy Chair: Mr. Rodney Deputy Chair: Mr. Kang Deputy Chair: Ms Blakeman Chair: Mr. Mitzel Deputy Chair: Mr. Lund Allred Griffiths Boutilier Anderson Anderson Groeneveld Brown Berger Blakeman Benito Kang Calahasen Boutilier Hinman Calahasen Mason Cao Hehr Lindsay Chase Sandhu Forsyth Jacobs Marz Dallas Vandermeer Johnson Marz Notley Elniski Xiao MacDonald Mason Quest Rogers Fawcett Rogers McQueen Sandhu Mitzel Xiao VanderBurg Select Special Ombudsman Search Committee Chair: Mr. Mitzel Deputy Chair: Mr. Lund Blakeman Hinman Lindsay Marz Notley Quest Rogers October 24, 2011 Alberta Hansard 1137 Legislative Assembly of Alberta woman recognized as Leader of the Opposition in this Legislative Title: Monday, October 24, 2011 1:30 p.m. Assembly was Nancy MacBeth, who served from 1998 to 2001. 1:30 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2011 The first woman to be appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General was the hon. Member for Calgary-Elbow in 2008. [The Speaker in the chair] In Alberta’s history 64 women have been elected to this Legislature. Twenty-one have served as cabinet ministers, and head: Prayers since October 7, 2011, one has served as Premier. Welcome today to Alberta’s 14th Premier, the first woman The Speaker: Good afternoon, and welcome back. Premier in the 106-year history of Alberta, the hon. Member for On this day of new beginnings we ask for Your guidance in the Calgary-Elbow, the hon. Madam Premier. [Standing ovation] responsibility we are