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Ady, Cindy (PC, Calgary-Shaw) Ady, Cindy (PC, Calgary-Shaw) (Continued) Adult health benefits program Tuition fees General remarks ... PA135 Household affordability thresholds for ... PA119 Auditor General Video gambling machines Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA119 Capping of ... PA100 Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA100 Bader, Mr. Dan (Chief Information Officer, Dept. of Human Resources and Employment dept. Innovation and Science) recommendations ... PA135 Alberta SuperNet Learning dept. recommendations ... PA18–19 General remarks ... PA77 Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... Axia NetMedia Corporation PA42–43 Contract with Bell West ... PA77 Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA67–68 Bell West Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees Alberta SuperNet contract ... PA77 conference, Winnipeg (2003) Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications General remarks ... PA46 Commission Casinos Approval of fibre-optic cable use by Alberta Licences re ... PA100 SuperNet ... PA77 New ... PA100 Dept. of Innovation and Science Child health benefits program Annual report and Auditor General's General remarks ... PA135 recommendations ... PA74, PA76–78 Welfare wall and ... PA135 Performance measures ... PA76 Deerfoot Trail, Calgary Fibre-optic cables–Alberta General remarks ... PA67–68 General remarks ... PA77 Dept. of Gaming Integrated Management and Information System Annual report and Auditor General's Access controls, concerns re ... PA74, PA78 recommendations ... PA100 Senior Financial Officers' Council and ... PA78 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Monarch Cablesystems Annual report and Auditor General's Fibre-optic network in Alberta ... PA77 recommendations ... PA135 SysTrust Services Corporation Dept. of Innovation and Science Audit services of ... PA74 Annual report and Auditor General's Telus Corp. recommendations ... PA78 Fibre-optic network in Alberta ... PA77 Dept. of Learning Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Agriculture recommendations re ... PA18–19 Emergency assistance program: Generic delivery Dept. of Municipal Affairs system re ... PA84–85 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission recommendations re ... PA42–43 Background checks re registered gaming suppliers ... Dept. of Transportation PA117 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Gaming proceeds, monitoring the use of ... PA120–21 recommendations re ... PA67–68 Involvement in police investigation re Atlantic Business plan (2001-04) ... PA68 gaming supplier ... PA117 Emergency planning Risk management process ... PA95 General remarks ... PA42 Alberta Racing Corporation Public awareness campaign re ... PA42 General remarks ... PA100 Emergency planning–Calgary Alberta SuperNet General remarks ... PA42 General remarks ... PA76 High school graduates Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Attendance at postsecondary institutions ... PA119 Breakdown of disbursements ... PA135 North/south trade corridor Medical costs ... PA135 Choke points on ... PA67–68 Auditor General Deerfoot Trail, Calgary and ... PA67–68 Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. Postsecondary educational institutions recommendations ... PA84–85, PA89 Capital assets policy re ... PA17 Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA117, PA120–21 Ring roads Children's Services dept. recommendations ... Alternative financing for ... PA68 PA138–39, PA142, PA147 Interchanges on ... PA67–68 Contract management recommendations ... PA129 Supports for independence program Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Adult health benefits program for clients leaving SFI PA49, PA54–55, PA58–59 ... PA135 Finance dept. recommendations ... PA26–27, PA30, General remarks ... PA135 PA34 Transportation utility corridors Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA95, PA100, General remarks ... PA68 PA102 PA Index - 38 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre)(Continued) Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre)(Continued) Auditor General (Continued) Dept. of Gaming Government accounting recommendations ... Annual report and Auditor General's PA26–27 recommendations ... PA95, PA100, PA102 Human Resources and Employment dept. Performance measures ... PA95 recommendations ... PA129, PA132, PA135 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Learning dept. recommendations ... PA15–16, PA19, Annual report and Auditor General's PA21–22 recommendations ... PA129, PA132, PA135 Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... Minister's meeting with committee of April 30, 2003 PA39–40, PA43–44 cancelled ... PA91 Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA63–64, Minister's meeting with committee of April 30, 2003 PA67, PA70 cancelled: Motion to have extra meeting re Axia NetMedia Corporation (Defeated) ... PA102 Contract with Bell West ... PA76 Dept. of Innovation and Science Bell West Annual report and Auditor General's Alberta SuperNet contract ... PA76 recommendations ... PA76 Business plans Performance measures ... PA76 Strategic planning re ... PA30 Dept. of Learning Business resumption planning Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General General remarks ... PA40 recommendations re ... PA15–16, PA19, PA21–22 Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees Dept. of Municipal Affairs conference, Winnipeg (2003) Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General General remarks ... PA46 recommendations re ... PA39–40, PA43–44 Capital projects Dept. of Transportation Strategic planning re ... PA27 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Career and technology studies courses recommendations re ... PA63–64, PA67, PA70 Edmonton Public programs re ... PA15 Business plan (2001-04) ... PA67 Charitable societies, nonprofit organizations Capital assets, donated/gifted/sold ... PA70 Auditing requirements of ... PA11 Dunford, Hon. Clint Child welfare agencies, Aboriginal Appearance before Public Accounts Committee of Recovery of expenses from ... PA142 April 30, 2003, cancelled ... PA91 Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Economic Development Edmonton Cancellation of April 30 meeting for lack of quorum General remarks ... PA54 (non-attendance of minister and government Edmonton Public School Board members) ... PA91 Career and technology studies courses ... PA15 Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Emergency Management Alberta Council, Motion to rescind (Passed) ... PA2–3 Cross-department coordination of ... PA43 Extra meeting re missed Human Resources meeting, Farm income Motion re (Defeated) ... PA102 General remarks ... PA89 Conflict of interest Value-added production ... PA89 Monitoring of ... PA64 Financial Management Commission Public contract management process ... PA63–64 General remarks ... PA26 Contingency funds (Government legal liabilities) Food industry and trade General remarks ... PA138–39 General remarks ... PA89 Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Annual report and Auditor General's Application to government computer systems ... PA7 recommendations ... PA84–85, PA89 Government accounting Performance measures ... PA89 Policies: Auditor general recommendations re ... Dept. of Children's Services PA26–27 Annual report and Auditor General's Government Emergency Operations Centre recommendations ... PA138–39, PA142, PA147 Auditor general's recommendations re ... PA39 Department as defendant in legal claims ... PA138–39 Horse racing Program expenditures ... PA147 Viability of the industry in Alberta ... PA100 Dept. of Economic Development Horse Racing Alberta Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Annual report re ... PA117 recommendations re ... PA49, PA54–55, PA58–59 Forgone revenue and ... PA117 Contract management procedures ... PA49 Horse Racing Alberta Act Performance measures ... PA58–59 General remarks ... PA49 Dept. of Finance Integrated Management and Information System Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s General remarks ... PA6–7 recommendations re ... PA26–27, PA30–34 International trade Alberta strategy re ... PA58 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 39

Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre)(Continued) Boutilier, Hon. Guy C. (PC, Fort McMurray) Private schools (Continued) Funding of ... PA21–22 Amber Alert (Child abduction warning system) Procurement cards General remarks ... PA44 General remarks ... PA6 Assessment–Rural areas Public contracts Farm properties ... PA38 Contract management process: Auditor general's Auditor General recommendations re ... PA129 Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... Contract management process: Costs ... PA129 PA37–46 Economic Development dept. procedures re ... PA49 Boutilier, Hon. Guy Public Sector Accounting Board Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... General remarks ... PA27 PA37–46 Racing Corporation Amendment Act, 2002 Business resumption planning General remarks ... PA100 Auditor general recommendations re ... PA40 Risk management General remarks ... PA38–40 Auditor general recommendations re ... PA15–16 Operations exercises related to ... PA41–42 Risk management (Dept. of Gaming) Capital region governance review Assessment of ... PA95 General remarks ... PA38 Roads–Maintenance and repair CKUA (Radio station) Deferred maintenance ... PA67 Early public warning system broadcasts at ... Schools PA44–45 Funding for ineligible nonresident students ... PA15 Crisis management conference, Calgary Slot machines in casinos General remarks ... PA45 Forgone revenue from ... PA117 Dept. of Municipal Affairs Tourism Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Alberta destinations ... PA54 recommendations re ... PA37–46 Cultural component of ... PA54 Business plan (2001-04) ... PA37, PA40 Travel Alberta Communications division ... PA44–45 Partnerships with cultural organizations ... PA55 Minister's presentation to committee ... PA37–46 University of Alberta Performance measures ... PA39–41 Auditor general recommendations re ... PA19 Disaster relief University of Calgary Federal payments for ... PA44 Auditor general recommendations re ... PA19 Early public warning system Video gambling machines ACCESS television broadcast of ... PA44 Forgone revenue from ... PA117 CKUA broadcast of ... PA44–45 Womens' shelters–Finance General remarks ... PA44 Recovery of expenses from DFNA's ... PA142 Emergency Management Alberta Workers' Compensation Board Cross-department coordination of ... PA41–42, PA43 Economic loss payment system ... PA132 General remarks ... PA37, PA40 Boutilier, Hon. Guy C. (PC, Fort McMurray) Emergency planning Access Network General remarks ... PA38, PA40–42 Public awareness campaign re emergency Municipal grant for ... PA45 preparedness on ... PA43–45 On-scene command structure re ... PA45 Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties Public awareness campaign re ... PA42–43 General remarks ... PA37, PA42 Training for ... PA38 Municipal excellence awards ... PA38 Emergency planning–Calgary Alberta Boilers Safety Association General remarks ... PA43 General remarks ... PA37 Emergency planning–First Nations reserves Alberta Capital Region Alliance General remarks ... PA39 General remarks ... PA38, PA42 Emergency planning–Fort Saskatchewan Alberta Corporate Service Centre General remarks ... PA45 General remarks ... PA38 G-8 Summit, Kananaskis Country (2002) Alberta Economic Development Authority Security at ... PA45 General remarks ... PA37 Government Emergency Operations Centre Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides Safety General remarks ... PA40, PA42 Association Relocation of ... PA40 General remarks ... PA37 Grants in place of taxes Alberta Onsite Wastewater Contractors Association General remarks ... PA39 General remarks ... PA38 Jasper (Townsite) Alberta Propane Vehicle Administration Organization Specialized municipality status of ... PA38 General remarks ... PA37 Ministerial Task Force on Security Alberta Urban Municipalities Association General remarks ... PA38, PA45 General remarks ... PA37, PA42 Municipal finance Municipal excellence awards ... PA38 Government grants ... PA39 PA Index - 40 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Boutilier, Hon. Guy C. (PC, Fort McMurray) Broda, Dave (PC, Redwater) (Continued) (Continued) Regional health authorities Municipal Government Act Value for money programs ... PA109–10 General remarks ... PA37 School Buildings Board Municipal Government Board General remarks ... PA17 General remarks ... PA37 Tuition fees Municipal permits Impact on participation rate of students ... PA123 Electronic system re ... PA38 Campbell, Mr. Rory (Deputy Minister, Dept. of Municipal sponsorship program Economic Development) General remarks ... PA38–39 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Petroleum tank sites remediation program Medical costs ... PA135 Grant program and ... PA39 Auditor General Plamondon Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Dissolution of ... PA42 PA56, PA58–59 Provincial/Municipal Council on Roles, Responsibilities Human Resources and Employment dept. and Resources in the 21st Century, Minister's recommendations ... PA129, PA134–35 General remarks ... PA37–38 Contingency funds (Government legal liabilities) Regional economic development partnerships General remarks ... PA134–35 Dispute resolution and ... PA38 Dept. of Economic Development General remarks ... PA38–39 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Regional health authorities recommendations re ... PA56, PA58–59 Elected boards of, eliminated ... PA46 Internal control systems ... PA56 Safety Codes Act Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Performance measures relative to ... PA40–41 Annual report and Auditor General's Safety Codes Council recommendations ... PA129, PA134–35 Aboriginal policy initiatives relative to ... PA39 Contingency funds ... PA134–35 General remarks ... PA37–38 Department as a defendant in legal claims ... Safety system review with ... PA38 PA134–35 Sewage disposal, Private International trade General remarks ... PA38 Alberta strategy re ... PA59 Special Areas Board Public contracts General remarks ... PA37 Contract management process: Costs ... PA129 Terrorism–Prevention Cao, Wayne C.N. (PC, Calgary-Fort) General remarks ... PA45 Auditor General Grant for detection equipment for ... PA45 Annual Report (2001-02) ... PA7 Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA120 General remarks ... PA37, PA40, PA45 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... Water supply–Edmonton PA143–44 Safety of ... PA41 Finance dept. recommendations ... PA30–31 Broda, Dave (PC, Redwater) Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA101 Auditor General Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA123 PA114 Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Human Resources and Employment dept. PA55–56 recommendations ... PA131–32 Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... Learning dept. recommendations ... PA19–20 PA109–10 Mandate of ... PA7 Learning dept. recommendations ... PA16–17 Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... Capital projects PA41–42 Strategic planning re ... PA16 Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA69–70 Dept. of Economic Development Business resumption planning Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Operations exercises related to ... PA41–42 recommendations re ... PA55–56 Capital assets Internal control systems ... PA55–56 Inclusion in ministerial financial statements ... PA20 Dept. of Health and Wellness Capital projects Annual report and Auditor General's Public/private partnerships re ... PA120 recommendations ... PA109–10 Child welfare Dept. of Learning Outcome measurements re ... PA143 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Committee on Public Accounts, Standing recommendations re ... PA16–17 Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Medical care, Primary Council, Motion to rescind (Passed) ... PA3 Value for money programs ... PA109–10 Extra meeting re missed Human Resources meeting, Postsecondary educational institutions Motion re (Defeated) ... PA102 Enrolment capacity of ... PA123 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 41

Cao, Wayne C.N. (PC, Calgary-Fort) (Continued) Cenaiko, Harvey (PC, Calgary-Buffalo) (Continued) Dept. of Children's Services Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Annual report and Auditor General's Caseloads ... PA133 recommendations ... PA143–44 Market basket measure as basis for ... PA133 Cost effectiveness of delivery of programs ... Auditor General PA143–44 Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. Performance measures ... PA143 recommendations ... PA87 Dept. of Finance Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA121–22 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Children's Services dept. recommendations ... recommendations re ... PA30–31 PA141–42, PA147–48 Dept. of Gaming Human Resources and Employment dept. Annual report and Auditor General's recommendations ... PA133–34 recommendations ... PA101 Learning dept. recommendations ... PA21–22 Dept. of Health and Wellness Meeting with committee, Motion re (Passed) ... PA48 Annual report and Auditor General's Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... PA45 recommendations ... PA114 Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA63 Procedure re new proposals ... PA114 Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees Dept. of Human Resources and Employment conference, Winnipeg (2003) Annual report and Auditor General's General remarks ... PA1, PA46 recommendations ... PA131–32 Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act Minister's meeting with committee of April 30, 2003 New name for Child Welfare Act ... PA148 cancelled: Motion to have extra meeting re Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement (Defeated) ... PA102 Agencies Dept. of Learning Transportation dept. accreditation (re motor transport Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s officers) ... PA63 recommendations re ... PA19–20 Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Financial statements, Independent ... PA20 Budget, 2004-05, Motion to approve (Passed) ... Teachers' salaries' comparison ... PA19 PA125 Dept. of Municipal Affairs Meeting with Auditor General, Motion re (Passed) ... Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s PA48 recommendations re ... PA41–42 Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Dept. of Transportation Annual report and Auditor General's Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s recommendations ... PA87 recommendations re ... PA69–70 Dept. of Children's Services Capital projects: Benchmarks ... PA69 Annual report and Auditor General's Capital projects: Cost per unit comparisons ... recommendations ... PA141–42, PA147–48 PA69–70 Federal funding for aboriginal initiatives ... Capital projects: Design of ... PA69 PA147–48 Emergency planning Dept. of Human Resources and Employment General remarks ... PA41 Annual report and Auditor General's Gaming industry recommendations ... PA133–34 Ethics of ... PA101 Dept. of Learning Government agencies, boards, and commissions Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Goverance of ... PA69 recommendations re ... PA21–22 Memorandums of understanding re role of, Auditor Dept. of Municipal Affairs General's recommendation re ... PA69 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Measuring Up (Government performance measures recommendations re ... PA45 document) Dept. of Transportation General remarks ... PA7, PA30 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Skills development program recommendations re ... PA63 Performance measures re ... PA131 Background check re suppliers ... PA121–22 Wages–Public service Domestic violence Interprovincial comparison of ... PA31 Provincial initiatives re ... PA141–42 Wages–Teachers Drought Interprovincial comparisons of ... PA19 Assistance programs ... PA87 Workers' Compensation Board Emergency planning Appeal system, reform of ... PA132 On-scene command structure re ... PA45 Economic loss payment system ... PA131–32 Government departments Cenaiko, Harvey (PC, Calgary-Buffalo) Background checks re government suppliers ... Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission PA121–22 Background checks re registered gaming suppliers ... Supports for independence program PA121–22 Caseloads ... PA133 PA Index - 42 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Cenaiko, Harvey (PC, Calgary-Buffalo) (Continued) Chair (MacDonald, Mr. Hugh) (Continued) Teachers' Pension Plan Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Liability of ... PA21 Annual report and Auditor General's Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. recommendations ... PA127, PA134 General remarks ... PA45 Minister's meeting with committee of April 30, 2003 Wages–Teachers cancelled ... PA91 General remarks ... PA21 Minister's meeting with committee of April 30, 2003 Inclusion in provincial consolidated financial cancelled: Motion to have extra meeting re statements ... PA21 (Defeated) ... PA101–03 Chair (MacDonald, Mr. Hugh) Dept. of Transportation Auditor General Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. recommendations re ... PA67 recommendations ... PA89 Dunford, Hon. Clint Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA115, PA125 Appearance before Public Accounts Committee of Economic Development dept. recommendations ... April 30, 2003, cancelled ... PA91 PA50, PA54, PA60 Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 2) Forensic investigator, hiring of ... PA35 Definition of public accounts in ... PA60 Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA93, PA101–03 Definition of public accounts in: Motion to obtain Human Resources and Employment dept. opinion on (Passed) ... PA35–36 recommendations ... PA127, PA134 Infrastructure Canada/Alberta Program Human Resources and Employment dept., meeting of General remarks ... PA67 April 30, 2003, cancelled ... PA91 Public accounts Meeting with committee, Motion re (Passed) ... PA48 Definition of, in Bill 2, 2003: Motion to obtain an Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA67 opinion on (Passed) ... 35–36 Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees Quorum conference, Fredericton (2004) April 30 meeting adjourned for want of ... PA91 General remarks ... PA125 Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees Impact on tourism ... PA54 conference, Winnipeg (2003) Coke-Kerr, Mr. Derek (Managing Director, Dept. of Delegate selection, Motion to approve (Passed) ... Economic Development) PA60 Air Canada General remarks ... PA1, PA35, PA46 General remarks ... PA50 Charitable societies, nonprofit organizations Auditor General Documents re auditing requirements of ... PA35 Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Committee on Public Accounts, Standing PA50, PA54–55, PA57, PA60 Budget, 2003-04 ... PA1 Canadian Tourism Commission Budgets re committees of other provincial Committee re impact of war on tourism ... PA54 jurisdictions ... PA148 General remarks ... PA50 Cancellation of April 30 meeting for lack of quorum Dept. of Economic Development (non-attendance of minister and government Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General members) ... PA91 recommendations re ... PA50, PA54–55, PA57, Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. PA60 Council ... PA1 Strategic Tourism Marketing Council Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Research projects undertaken by ... PA50, PA54 Council, Motion to defer rescinding of (Defeated) Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. ... PA3 Impact on tourism ... PA54, PA57 Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Tourism Council, Motion to rescind (Passed) ... PA2–3, Alberta destinations ... PA60 PA47 Cultural component of ... PA55 Extra meeting re missed Human Resources meeting, Travel Alberta Motion re (Defeated) ... PA101–03 General remarks ... PA50 Meeting with Auditor General, Motion re (Passed) ... Partnerships with cultural organizations ... PA55 PA48 Role of ... PA55 Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Travel Alberta Secretariat Annual report and Auditor General's General remarks ... PA50 recommendations ... PA89 Dacyshyn, Ms Corinne (Committee Clerk, Leg. Dept. of Economic Development Assembly Office) Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Auditor General recommendations re ... PA50, PA54, PA60 Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA125 Dept. of Gaming Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Annual report and Auditor General's Budgets re committees of other provincial recommendations ... PA93, PA101–03 jurisdictions ... PA125 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 43

Dacyshyn, Ms Corinne (Committee Clerk, Leg. Dibben, Mr. Dwight (Executive Assistant, Minister of Assembly Office) (Continued) Innovation and Science) Committee on Public Accounts, Standing (Continued) Dept. of Innovation and Science Cancellation of April 30 meeting for lack of quorum Annual report and Auditor General's (non-attendance of minister and government recommendations ... PA74 members)... PA91 Members of the Legislative Assembly Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Memberships on boards and agencies ... PA74 Council ... PA1–2 Doerksen, Hon. Victor P. (PC, Red Deer-South) Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Agriculture and Food Council Council, Motion to rescind (Passed) ... PA2 General remarks ... PA77 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Agriculture Value Added Corporation Limited Minister's meeting with committee of April 30, 2003 General remarks ... PA77 cancelled ... PA91 Agriculture–Research Dunford, Hon. Clint Funding consortium for ... PA73, PA77 Appearance before Public Accounts Committee of Results of ... PA77 April 30, 2003, cancelled ... PA91 Alberta Agricultural Research Institute Dawson, Mrs. Mary-Jane (Audit Division, Auditor General remarks ... PA73, PA77 General's Office) Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund Ltd. Dept. of Learning General remarks ... PA77 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Alberta Energy Research Institute recommendations re ... PA20 General remarks ... PA73 DeLong, Alana (PC, Calgary-Bow) Alberta Forestry Research Institute Agriculture Financial Services Corporation General remarks ... PA73 General remarks ... PA85 Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Auditor General General remarks ... PA73 Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and recommendations ... PA85–86 Engineering Research Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA125 General remarks ... PA73 Finance dept. recommendations ... PA29 Alberta Livestock Industry Development Fund Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... General remarks ... PA77 PA111 Alberta Research Council Human Resources and Employment dept. General remarks ... PA73 recommendations ... PA134–35 Alberta Science and Research Authority Act Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees General remarks ... PA74–75 conference, Fredericton (2004) Alberta Science, Research and Technology Authority General remarks ... PA125 General remarks ... PA73, PA75 Capital assets Alberta SuperNet Expensing assets less than $15,000 ... PA29 Financing of ... PA76 Contingency funds (Government legal liabilities) General remarks ... PA73, PA75–76 General remarks ... PA134–35 Alberta-California Venture Channel Crop insurance program General remarks ... PA73 Premium-setting process ... PA85–86 Axia NetMedia Corporation Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Contract with Bell West ... PA76–77 Annual report and Auditor General's Banff International Research Station (Mathematics) recommendations ... PA85–86 General remarks ... PA73 Dept. of Finance Bell Intrigna Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General General remarks ... PA76 recommendations re ... PA29 Bell West Dept. of Health and Wellness Alberta SuperNet contract ... PA76–77 Annual report and Auditor General's Bioenergy research recommendations ... PA111 General remarks ... PA77 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Canadian Foundation for Innovation Annual report and Auditor General's General remarks ... PA74 recommendations ... PA134–35 China Contingency funds ... PA134–35 Memorandum of understanding with ... PA73 Department as a defendant in legal claims ... Conjugated linolenic acid PA134–35 General remarks ... PA77 Financial statements ... PA134 Dept. of Innovation and Science Risk management Annual report and Auditor General's Risk analysis re department purchasing practices ... recommendations ... PA73–79 PA111 Minister's presentation to committee ... PA73–79 Performance measures ... PA75–76 PA Index - 44 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Doerksen, Hon. Victor P. (PC, Red Deer-South) Dunford, Hon. Clint (PC, Lethbridge-West) (Continued) (Continued) Child health benefits program Diversified Livestock Fund of Alberta Caseloads ... PA129 General remarks ... PA77 General remarks ... PA127, PA130 Doerksen, Hon. Victor P. Research re long term benefits ... PA130 Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... Choose Safe Not Sorry (Workplace safety awareness PA73–79 program) Gross domestic product General remarks ... PA128 Formula re research spending ... PA75 Collective bargaining–Teachers Informatics Circle of Research Excellence General remarks ... PA128 General remarks ... PA73 Defining the Path - Alberta Human Resources and Performance measures ... PA75 Employment Aboriginal Strategy Information and communications technology General remarks ... PA127–28 General remarks ... PA73 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Performance measures ... PA75 Annual report and Auditor General's Integrated Management and Information System recommendations ... PA127–35 Access controls, concerns re ... PA78 Department as a defendant in legal claims ... PA133 Members of the Legislative Assembly Minister's presentation to committee ... PA127–35 Memberships on boards and agencies ... PA74–75 Domestic violence National Institute for Nanotechnology Damage deposits for victims of ... PA130 General remarks ... PA73 Provincial initiatives re ... PA130 Research and development Dunford, Hon. Clint Funding application process ... PA79 Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... Research and development–Finance PA127–35 Sponsored research ... PA74 Employment training programs Sun Microsystems Centre of Excellence for E-Learning Cross-ministry initiatives re ... PA128 General remarks ... PA73 Income and Employment Supports Act (Bill 32) Sun Microsystems Centre of Excellence for Visual General remarks ... PA127, PA130 Genomics Labour Relations Board General remarks ... PA73 General remarks ... PA128 Universities and colleges Occupational Health and Safety Act Research activities ... PA74 Changes to ... PA128 University of Alberta Personnel Administration Office Sun Microsystems Centre of Excellence for E- General remarks ... PA128, PA132 Learning at ... PA73 Prepared for Growth: Building Alberta's Labour Supply University of Calgary (Report) Java 3D CAVE bioinformatics research system ... General remarks ... PA128 PA73 Public assistance Sun Microsystems Centre of Excellence for Visual Cross-ministry initiatives re ... PA130 Genomics at ... PA73 Welfare wall relation to ... PA129 Water for Life, Alberta's Strategy for Sustainability Public contracts General remarks ... PA77 Contract management process: Auditor General's Dunford, Hon. Clint (PC, Lethbridge-West) recommendations re ... PA129 Adult health benefits program Contract management process: Costs ... PA129 General remarks ... PA127 Public service Alberta learning information service (Website) Demographics of ... PA132 General remarks ... PA128 Distribution of employees in Alberta ... PA133 Alberta SuperNet Employee satisfaction with their jobs ... PA128 General remarks ... PA133 Professional development programs ... PA128 Alberta Teachers' Association Wage curve in ... PA132–33 General remarks ... PA128 Schools Appeals Commission (Workers' compensation) Use as cross-ministry public assistance program focus General remarks ... PA128 ... PA130 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Skills development program Caseloads ... PA133 Performance measures re ... PA131 General remarks ... PA127 Program providers, Competitive bidding re ... PA131 Market basket measure as basis for ... PA133–34 Supports for independence program Surplus funds in ... PA130–31 Adult health benefits program for clients leaving SFI Auditor General ... PA127 Contract management recommendations ... PA129 Caseloads ... PA127, PA133 Human Resources and Employment dept. General remarks ... PA127 recommendations ... PA127–35 Wages–Public service Wage curve re ... PA132–33 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 45

Dunford, Hon. Clint (PC, Lethbridge-West) (Continued) Dunn, Mr. Fred (Auditor General) (Continued) Welfare wall Auditor General (Continued) General remarks ... PA129 Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... Widows–Pensions PA39-41, PA43 General remarks ... PA127 Performance measures applied to recommendations of Workers' Compensation Board ... PA8 Appeal system, reform of ... PA132 Status of past recommendations of ... PA4–5, PA8, Economic loss payment system ... PA132 PA13 Legal claims and ... PA133 Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA62, Workplace safety PA66, PA70–71 Lost-time injuries and deaths ... PA128, PA131 Budget, Provincial WorkSafe Alberta Timing of ... PA31–32, PA107 General remarks ... PA127–8 Business plans Dunn, Mr. Fred (Auditor General) General remarks ... PA32 Alberta Corporate Service Centre Business resumption planning General remarks ... PA138 Auditor general recommendations re ... PA39 Alberta Dairy Control Board Calgary Regional Health Authority/Calgary Health Transfer to Alberta Milk ... PA82 Region Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Budget of ... PA118 Background checks re registered gaming suppliers ... General remarks ... PA106, PA112 121–22, PA117–18 Performance agreement (three-year plan), Gaming proceeds, monitoring the use of ... PA121 Negotiations of ... PA119 Involvement in police investigation re Atlantic Canada Customs and Revenue Agency gaming supplier ... PA117–18 Tax overpayments to provinces ... PA25 Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and Capital assets Engineering Research Expensing assets less than $15,000 ... PA83, PA118 General remarks ... PA74 Inclusion in ministerial financial statements ... PA9, Alberta Milk PA17 Merger with the Alberta Dairy Control Board ... Revised capitalization policy and ... PA118 PA82 Capital Health Authority Alberta Motor Association Budget of ... PA118 Health costs of highway accidents ... PA66 General remarks ... PA106, PA112 Alberta School Foundation Fund Performance agreement (three-year plan), Increase of net assets ... PA124–25 Negotiations of ... PA119 Athabasca University Capital projects General remarks ... PA123 Public/private partnerships re ... PA120 Auditor General Capital projects–Maintenance and repair Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. Deferred maintenance: Inclusion in ministerial recommendations ... PA82–83, PA88 financial statements ... PA10 Annual Report (2001-02) ... PA4–11 Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare (University of Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA115, PA117–25 Toronto) Children's Services dept. recommendations ... PA138, Outcomes matrix re child welfare ... PA143 PA143, PA146 Chartered schools Compliance with recommendations of ... PA8 Compliance with Auditor General's recommendations Contract management recommendations ... PA128 ... PA8 Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Child and family services authorities PA49, PA57 Business plans ... PA138 Finance dept. recommendations ... PA5, PA25, Child welfare PA28–29, PA31–33 General remarks ... PA138 Financial statements ... PA7, PA9 Outcome measurements re ... PA143 Forensic investigator, hiring of ... PA11 Child welfare agencies, Aboriginal Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA95, PA97 Monitoring of services re ... PA138 Government accounting recommendations ... PA25 Recovery of expenses from ... PA138 Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... PA5, Children's Advocate PA106–07, PA112 General remarks ... PA138 Human Resources and Employment dept. Committee on Public Accounts, Standing recommendations ... PA128–29, PA134 Meeting with Auditor General, Motion re (Passed) ... Innovation and Science dept. recommendations ... PA48 PA5 Role of ... PA4, PA8 Learning dept. recommendations ... PA5, PA10, Conflict of interest PA13, PA17, PA20–21, PA23 Gifting tradition and ... PA57 Mandate of ... PA7–8, PA10 Public contract management process ... PA57, PA62, Meeting with committee, Motion re (Passed) ... PA48 PA121–23 PA Index - 46 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Dunn, Mr. Fred (Auditor General) (Continued) Dunn, Mr. Fred (Auditor General) (Continued) Contingency funds (Government legal liabilities) Distance education General remarks ... PA135 General remarks ... PA123 Council of deputy ministers Drought General remarks ... PA5 General remarks ... PA82 Internal audit function ... PA5, PA11 Emergency Management Alberta Courts–Calgary Cross-department coordination of ... PA43 New courthouse, Public/private funding of ... PA120 Extended care facilities Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Audit re management systems of ... PA117, PA134 Annual report and Auditor General's Farm income assistance program recommendations ... PA82–83, PA88 General remarks ... PA88 Dept. of Children's Services Farm income disaster program Annual report and Auditor General's Performance evaluations of ... PA82 recommendations ... PA138, PA143, PA146 Financial Administration Act Contract management process ... PA138 General remarks ... PA6 Performance measures ... PA143 Financial Management Commission Dept. of Economic Development General remarks ... PA9, PA25 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act recommendations re ... PA49, PA57 Application to government computer systems ... PA7 Dept. of Finance Gambling–Research Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s General remarks ... PA97 recommendations re ... PA25, PA28–29, PA31–33 Gas, Natural–Royalties Auditor General's recommendations re estimates for General remarks ... PA124 liabilities ... PA118 Gifting tradition (Government business relations) Financial statements ... PA25 Re trade relations ... PA57 Dept. of Gaming Government accounting Annual report and Auditor General's Policies: Auditor general recommendations re ... recommendations ... PA95, PA97 PA25 Dept. of Health and Wellness Government departments Annual report and Auditor General's Background checks re government suppliers ... recommendations ... PA106–07, PA112 PA121–22 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Government Emergency Operations Centre Annual report and Auditor General's Auditor general's recommendations re ... PA39 recommendations ... PA128–29, PA134 High school graduates Contingency funds ... PA135 Attendance at postsecondary institutions ... PA119–20 Department as a defendant in legal claims ... PA135 Horse Racing Alberta Financial statements ... PA134 Forgone revenue and ... PA117 Dept. of Infrastructure Information and communications technology Assessment re capital projects ... PA124 Contract administration management system re ... Auditor General recommendations re the contracting PA122, PA138 process of capital projects ... PA122 Infrastructure management systems Dept. of Innovation and Science Auditor General's recommendation re ... PA62 Annual report and Auditor General's Integrated Management and Information System recommendations ... PA73–74, PA78 Access controls, concerns re ... PA5–6, PA73–74, Dept. of Learning PA78 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General General remarks ... PA5–6, PA128 recommendations re ... PA13, PA17, PA20–21, Learning Resources Centre PA23 General remarks ... PA23 Financial statements, Auditor General's adverse Measuring Up (Government performance measures opinion re ... PA125 document) Financial statements, Independent ... PA20 General remarks ... PA7, PA25 Teachers' salaries' comparison ... PA20 NorQuest College Dept. of Municipal Affairs General remarks ... PA123 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Oil–Royalties recommendations re ... PA39–41, PA43 General remarks ... PA124 Performance measures ... PA40–41 Parks, Provincial Dept. of Transportation Concerns re contracting of park space ... PA124 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Deferred maintenance in ... PA124 recommendations re ... PA62, PA66, PA70–71 Deferred maintenance re ... PA124 Background check re suppliers ... PA121–22 Personnel Administration Office Capital projects: Auditor General recommendations General remarks ... PA134 re the contracting process of ... PA122 Postsecondary educational institutions Capital projects: Benchmarks ... PA70 Code of conduct re ... PA122–23 Enrolment capacity of ... PA123 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 47

Dunn, Mr. Fred (Auditor General) (Continued) Dunn, Mr. Fred (Auditor General) (Continued) Procurement cards Workers' Compensation Board General remarks ... PA6 Alleged fraud at ... PA129 Public contracts Auditor general's recommendations re ... PA129 Children's Services procedures re ... PA138 Claim managment system ... PA128–29 Code of conduct and ethics re ... PA122 Economic loss payment system ... PA128–29 Contract management process: Auditor General's General remarks ... PA134 recommendations re ... PA128 Reappointment of auditor for ... PA128–29 Cross-ministry concerns re ... PA122 Dyck, Dr. Ronald (ADM, Dept. of Innovation and Legislation (proposed) re ... PA122–23 Science) Public Sector Accounting and Auditing Committee Agriculture–Research General remarks ... PA9 Results of ... PA77 Regional health authorities Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Budgets of ... PA118 Application process ... PA79 Business plans/performance agreements for ... Canadian Health Services Research Foundation PA106,PA119 Federal/provincial funding application process ... Change of fiscal year-end re ... PA119 PA79 Code of conduct for ... PA122–23 Dept. of Innovation and Science Cost-benefit analyses re services of ... PA112 Annual report and Auditor General's Inclusion in provincial consolidated financial recommendations ... PA77, PA79 statements ... PA9–10, PA118 Research and development Risk management Funding application process ... PA79 Auditor general recommendations re ... PA4 Evans, Hon. Iris (PC, Sherwood Park) Risk management (Dept. of Gaming) Adoption Council of Canada Assessment of ... PA95 Citation re provincial website ... PA140 Risk management fund Adoption web site, Provincial Legal claims re ... PA135 First Nations children on ... PA140 Roads–Maintenance and repair General remarks ... PA137, PA140 Deferred maintenance ... PA62 Air quality Royalty structure (Energy resources) Impact on child learning ... PA147 Reduction programs ... PA123–24 Alberta Children and Youth Initiative Site restoration (Transportation) General remarks ... PA137, PA147 Costs of ... PA62 Alberta Corporate Service Centre Supplementary estimates General remarks ... PA144 Agricultural assistance programs' funds ... PA88 Alberta Council of Women's Shelters Traffic accidents General remarks ... PA141–42 Cost of ... PA66 Joint protocol with RCMP re handling domestic Treasury Branches violence cases ... PA141 Audit committee of ... PA28, PA33 Alberta Research Council General remarks ... PA4–5, PA25, PA28 Study on air quality impact on children with learning Management of ... PA29 problems ... PA147 Risk management re ... PA25, PA28 Alberta Response Model (Child welfare) West Edmonton Mall loan refinancing: Auditor General remarks ... PA137, PA140 General's report on ... PA29 Alberta's Promise Tuition fees General remarks ... PA137 Household affordability thresholds for ... PA119–20 Auditor General Impact on participation rate of students ... PA123 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... University of Alberta PA137–48 Auditor general recommendations re ... PA5 Bullying Financial statements re ... PA20 General remarks ... PA142 Inclusion in provincial consolidated financial Child and family services authorities statements ... PA9–10 Business plans ... PA137 University of Calgary Child welfare Auditor general recommendations re ... PA5 Delivery of services ... PA139, PA146–47 Financial statements re ... PA20 Funding of supports for handicapped children ... Inclusion in provincial consolidated financial PA143 statements ... PA9–10 General remarks ... PA137 Value-for-money audits National indicators for ... PA143 General remarks ... PA115, PA117, PA134 Outcome measurements re ... PA139–40, PA143 Wages–Teachers Child welfare agencies, Aboriginal Inclusion in provincial consolidated financial Delivery of services ... PA139 statements ... PA21 Recovery of expenses from ... PA138, PA142–43 Interprovincial comparisons of ... PA20 PA Index - 48 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Evans, Hon. Iris (PC, Sherwood Park) (Continued) Evans, Hon. Iris (PC, Sherwood Park) (Continued) Child welfare workers, Aboriginal Kasohkowew Child Wellness Society Training of ... PA139 General remarks ... PA139 Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act Ma'Mõwe child and family services authority General remarks ... PA137, PA139 General remarks ... PA146 Clean Air Strategic Alliance Measuring Up (Government performance measures Study re air quality and children with learning document) problems ... PA147 General remarks ... PA147 Contingency funds (Government legal liabilities) Public contracts General remarks ... PA139 Children's Services procedures re ... PA138, PA141, Day care centres PA146 General remarks ... PA137 Senior citizens–Housing Day care centres–Finance Air quality in ... PA147 General remarks ... PA143 Stewart, Hon. Jane Dept. of Children's Services National indicators re child welfare ... PA143 Action requests ... PA143 University of Calgary Annual report and Auditor General's Bachelor of social work program–First Nations recommendations ... PA137–48 outreach ... PA139 Business plan ... PA143 White, Judge Walder (Retired) Contract management process ... PA138, PA141, Review of family violence legislation ... PA142 PA146 Womens' shelters–Finance Contract management process: Cross-government Recovery of expenses from DFNA's ... PA142 initiative re ... PA138 Ewart-Johnson, Shelley (Deputy Minister, Dept. of Cost effectiveness of delivery of programs ... PA144 Health and Wellness) Department as defendant in legal claims ... PA139 Adult health benefits program Federal funding for aboriginal initiatives ... PA148 General remarks ... PA135 Minister's presentation to committee ... PA137–48 Auditor General Performance measures ... PA138, PA143 Human Resources and Employment dept. Dept. of Seniors recommendations ... PA135–36 Air quality in housing ... PA147 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Disabled children Annual report and Auditor General's General remarks ... 144, PA137 recommendations ... PA135–36 Domestic violence Employment insurance program (Federal) Provincial initiatives re ... PA137, PA141–43 General remarks ... PA136 Public education re ... PA141–42 Employment standards code Drug abuse resistance education program General remarks ... PA136 General remarks ... PA145 Supports for independence program Early childhood development strategy Adult health benefits program for clients leaving SFI General remarks ... PA147 ... PA135 Evan, Hon. Iris Wages–Minimum wage Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... Review of ... PA136 PA137–48 Workers' Compensation Board Family and community support services program Safety associations and ... PA136 Business plans re ... PA144–45 WorkSafe Alberta General remarks ... PA137, PA143 General remarks ... PA136 Performance measures re ... PA144 Finnerty, Mr. Murray (CEO, Alberta Alcohol and Drug Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Abuse Commission) Aboriginal children, Federal funding for ... PA145 Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission General remarks ... PA143, PA145 Budget re addiction prevention ... PA111 Meconium study (Early diagnosis) ... PA145–46 Fetal alcohol syndrome initiatives ... PA113 Grant MacEwan Community College Tobacco reduction strategy ... PA110 Training of First Nations child welfare workers ... Alberta Children and Youth Initiative PA139 Fetal alcohol syndrome initiatives ... PA113 Health Professions Act Auditor General General remarks ... PA141 Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... Hurlburt, Bill (Q.C.) PA110–11, PA113 Review of family violence legislation ... PA142 Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Information and communications technology Fetal alcohol syndrome initiatives ... PA113 Contract administration management system re ... Dept. of Health and Wellness PA138 Annual report and Auditor General's Information and Privacy Commissioner recommendations ... PA110–11, PA113 Government adoption web site comments ... PA140 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 49

Finnerty, Mr. Murray (CEO, Alberta Alcohol and Drug Hayes, Kirsten (Human Resources, Dept. of Finance) Abuse Commission) (Continued) Auditor General Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Finance dept. recommendations ... PA28 Aboriginal children ... PA113 Dept. of Finance Cross-ministry initiatives re ... PA113 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Tobacco reduction strategy recommendations re ... PA28 Cost-benefit analysis re ... PA110 Treasury Branches Fischer, Mr. Brian (Chief Financial Officer, Dept. of Risk management re ... PA28 Innovation and Science) Hellweg, Mr. Lothar (Chief Financial Officer, Dept. of Alberta SuperNet Municipal Affairs) Financing of ... PA76 Auditor General Dept. of Innovation and Science Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... PA44 Annual report and Auditor General's Dept. of Municipal Affairs recommendations ... PA76 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Goodman, Mr. Phil (ADM, Dept. of Children's Services) recommendations re ... PA44 Alberta Response Model (Child welfare) Communications division ... PA44 General remarks ... PA144 Early public warning system Auditor General Cost of ... PA44 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... PA140, General remarks ... PA44 PA144 Emergency planning Canadian Outcomes Research Institute, Calgary General remarks ... PA44 General remarks ... PA140, PA144 Henke, Mr. Keray (Acting Deputy Minister, Dept. of Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare (University of Children's Services) Toronto) Auditor General Alberta's role re ... PA140 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... Outcomes matrix re child welfare ... PA140 PA141–42, PA144 Child welfare Conflict of interest Outcome measurements re ... PA140 Public contract management process ... PA141 Dept. of Children's Services Dept. of Children's Services Annual report and Auditor General's Annual report and Auditor General's recommendations ... PA140, PA144 recommendations ... PA141–42, PA144 Family and community support services program Contract management process ... PA141 General remarks ... PA144 Contract management process: Cross-government Performance measures re ... PA144 initiative re ... PA141 Goudreau, Hector G. (PC, Dunvegan) Cost effectiveness of delivery of programs ... PA144 Adoption web site, Provincial Public contracts General remarks ... PA140 Children's Services procedures re ... PA141 Auditor General Womens' shelters–Finance Annual Report (2001-02) ... PA8–9 Recovery of expenses from DFNA's ... PA142 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... PA140 Hoffman, Mr. Ken (Assistant Auditor General) Compliance with recommendations of ... PA8 Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Finance dept. recommendations ... PA27 Background checks re registered gaming suppliers ... Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA66 PA118, PA121 Business plans Gaming proceeds, monitoring the use of ... PA121 Standards re ... PA27 Involvement in police investigation re Atlantic Dept. of Children's Services gaming supplier ... PA118 Annual report and Auditor General's Alberta Racing Corporation recommendations ... PA140 General remarks ... PA49 Dept. of Finance Auditor General Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Annual Report (2001-02) ... PA5–6 recommendations re ... PA27 Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA116–18, PA120–22, Dept. of Transportation PA124 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Business plans of ministries, Comments re ... PA5 recommendations re ... PA66 Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Infrastructure Canada/Alberta Program PA49, PA56 Funding of municipal infrastructure and ... PA66 Finance dept. recommendations ... PA5 Sewage disposal plants Infrastructure dept. recommendations ... PA5 Underexpenditure of funding re ... PA66 Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... PA41 Water resources development Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA70 Capital projects for: Underexpenditures re ... PA66 Conflict of interest Water treatment plants Public contract management process ... PA49, PA56, Underexpenditure of funding re ... PA66 PA122 PA Index - 50 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Hoffman, Mr. Ken (Assistant Auditor General) Hug, Mr. Jim (Assistant Auditor General) (Continued) Auditor General Dept. of Economic Development Annual Report (2001-02) ... PA5–6 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA116, PA124 recommendations re ... PA49, PA56 Finance dept. recommendations ... PA5 Contract management procedures ... PA49, PA56 Human Resources and Employment dept. Performance measures ... PA49 recommendations ... PA134 Dept. of Infrastructure Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... PA5–6, Assessment re capital projects ... PA124 PA40 Dept. of Municipal Affairs Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Annual report and Auditor General's recommendations re ... PA41 recommendations ... PA134 Performance measures ... PA41 Operational audits re department programs ... PA134 Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Municipal Affairs Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s recommendations re ... PA70 recommendations re ... PA40 Background check re suppliers ... PA121–22 Performance measures ... PA40 Government Accountability Act Financial Management Commission General remarks ... PA5 General remarks ... PA5 Government departments Government Emergency Operations Centre Background checks re government suppliers ... General remarks ... PA5–6 PA121–22 Information and communications technology High school graduates Contract administration management system re ... Attendance at postsecondary institutions ... PA116, PA116 PA119 Systems development criteria and ... PA116 Horse Racing Alberta Public Sector Accounting Board Annual report re ... PA117 General remarks ... PA5 Forgone revenue and ... PA117 Royalty structure (Energy resources) Horse Racing Alberta Act Reduction programs ... PA124 General remarks ... PA49 Hutton, Drew (PC, Edmonton-Glenora) Integrated Management and Information System Air Canada Access controls, concerns re ... PA6 General remarks ... PA50 Parks, Provincial Auditor General Deferred maintenance in ... PA124 Annual Report (2001-02) ... PA11 Public contracts Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Cross-ministry concerns re ... PA122 PA50 Economic Development dept. procedures re ... PA49, Finance dept. recommendations ... PA33–34 PA56 Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA96 Funded agencies and ... PA122 Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... Tuition fees PA113 Household affordability thresholds for ... PA116–20 Human Resources and Employment dept. Impact on participation rate of students ... PA116 recommendations ... PA136 Hook, Mr. Gregg (ADM, Dept. of Transportation) Canadian Tourism Commission Auditor General General remarks ... PA50 Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA63 Capital projects Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Deferred projects ... PA34 Agencies Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Transportation dept. accreditation (re motor transport Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. officers) ... PA63 Council, Motion to rescind (Passed) ... PA2 Dept. of Transportation Community facility enhancement program Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General General remarks ... PA96 recommendations re ... PA63 Community initiatives program Howe, Ms Shirley (Public Service Commissioner) General remarks ... PA96 Auditor General Council of deputy ministers Human Resources and Employment dept. General remarks ... PA11 recommendations ... PA132 Internal audit function ... PA11 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Annual report and Auditor General's Fetal alcohol syndrome initiatives ... PA113 recommendations ... PA132 Dept. of Economic Development Public service Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Professional development programs ... PA132 recommendations re ... PA50 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 51

Hutton, Drew (PC, Edmonton-Glenora) (Continued) Jablonski, Mrs. Mary Anne (PC, Red Deer-North) Dept. of Finance (Continued) Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development recommendations re ... PA33–34 Annual report and Auditor General's Dept. of Gaming recommendations ... PA88–89 Annual report and Auditor General's Dept. of Children's Services recommendations ... PA96 Annual report and Auditor General's Dept. of Health and Wellness recommendations ... PA145 Annual report and Auditor General's Dept. of Gaming recommendations ... PA113 Annual report and Auditor General's Dept. of Human Resources and Employment recommendations ... PA100–01 Annual report and Auditor General's Dept. of Human Resources and Employment recommendations ... PA136 Annual report and Auditor General's Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder recommendations ... PA130–31 Aboriginal children ... PA113 Dept. of Learning Cross-ministry initiatives re ... PA113 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Lottery boards, Community recommendations re ... PA22 General remarks ... PA96 Dept. of Municipal Affairs Lottery Fund Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Public awareness re benefits of ... PA96 recommendations re ... PA44 Strategic Tourism Marketing Council Dept. of Transportation Research projects undertaken by ... PA50 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. recommendations re ... PA65 General remarks ... PA34 Disaster relief Wild Rose Foundation Federal payments for ... PA44 General remarks ... PA96 Domestic violence WorkSafe Alberta Damage deposits for victims of ... PA130 General remarks ... PA136 Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club Jablonski, Mrs. Mary Anne (PC, Red Deer-North) Lottery funding for ... PA101 Adoption Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder General remarks ... PA145 Aboriginal children, Federal funding for ... PA145 Advancing futures bursary program Meconium study (Early diagnosis) ... PA145 General remarks ... PA145 Hockey Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Lottery funding for ... PA101 Loans program ... PA89 Horse racing Merger with Alberta Opportunity Company ... PA88 Viability of the industry in Alberta ... PA100 Alberta Opportunity Company Kelowna Rockets hockey club Transfer to Agriculture Financial Services General remarks ... PA101 Corporation ... PA88 Postsecondary educational institutions Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Funding formula re ... PA22 Surplus funds in ... PA130–31 Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act Auditor General General remarks ... PA145 Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. Racing Corporation Amendment Act, 2002 recommendations ... PA88–89 General remarks ... PA100 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... PA145 Red Deer College Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA100–01 Funding formula for ... PA22 Human Resources and Employment dept. Red Deer Rebels hockey club recommendations ... PA130–31 General remarks ... PA101 Learning dept. recommendations ... PA22 Wages–Public service Meeting with committee, Motion re (Passed) ... PA48 Performance bonuses ... PA65 Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... PA44 Western Hockey League Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA65 General remarks ... PA101 Calgary Flames hockey club Woodbine Race Track Lottery funding for ... PA101 General remarks ... PA101 Child welfare agencies, Aboriginal Kreplin, Dr. Cornelia (Director, Dept. of Agriculture, Delivery of services ... PA145 Food and Rural Development) Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Animal health surveillance programs Meeting with Auditor General, Motion re (Passed) ... General remarks ... PA86–87 PA48 Auditor General Day care centres Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. General remarks ... PA145 recommendations ... PA86–87 PA Index - 52 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Kreplin, Dr. Cornelia (Director, Dept. of Agriculture, Lukaszuk, Thomas A. (PC, Edmonton-Castle Downs) Food and Rural Development) (Continued) (Continued) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Child welfare workers, Aboriginal Presence of ... PA86 Training of ... PA139 Transmission of ... PA86 Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Chronic wasting disease Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. General remarks ... PA86 Council, Motion to rescind (Passed) ... PA2–3 Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Dept. of Children's Services Annual report and Auditor General's Annual report and Auditor General's recommendations ... PA86–87 recommendations ... PA139, PA147 Foreign animal disease eradication program Dept. of Gaming General remarks ... PA87 Annual report and Auditor General's Kruselnicki, Mr. Peter (Deputy Minister, Dept. of recommendations ... PA93 Finance) Dept. of Innovation and Science Auditor General Annual report and Auditor General's Finance dept. recommendations ... PA26–28, PA31, recommendations ... PA74 PA33, PA35 Research and development–Finance Government accounting recommendations ... PA26 Sponsored research ... PA74 Business plans Universities and colleges Standards re ... PA27–28 Research activities ... PA74 Dept. of Finance Mar, Hon. Gary G. (PC, Calgary-Nose Creek) Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission recommendations re ... PA26–28, PA31, PA33, Accessing treatment services ... PA105 PA35 General remarks ... PA110 Dollar, Canadian Alberta Catholic Health Corporation Impact on provincial budgeting ... PA35 St. Michael's long-term care facility agreement ... Employment benefits PA106 Interprovincial comparisons of ... PA31 Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Gas industry Statements of services rendered under ... PA108 Impact on provincial budgeting ... PA35 Auditor General Government accounting Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... Policies: Auditor general recommendations re ... PA105–14 PA26 Budget, Provincial Oil industry Timing of ... PA107 Impact on provincial budgeting ... PA35 Calgary Regional Health Authority/Calgary Health Treasury Branches Region Audit committee of ... PA33 Private surgical facilities ... PA113 Credit committee of ... PA33 Capital assets Risk management re ... PA28 Expensing assets less than $15,000 ... PA106 Wages–Public service Capital Health Authority Interprovincial comparison of ... PA31 Private surgical facilities ... PA113 Lemphers, Mr. Anthony (Senior Financial Officer, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta Dept. of Economic Development) Private surgical procedures, safety of ... PA112 Auditor General Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada Economic Development dept. recommendations ... General remarks ... PA105 PA52–53, PA56 Dept. of Health and Wellness Dept. of Economic Development Annual report and Auditor General's Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s recommendations ... PA105–14 recommendations re ... PA52–53, PA56 Budget re wellness promotion initiatives ... Communications division ... PA52–53 PA110–11 Internal control systems ... PA56 Business plan ... PA105 Procurement cards Minister's presentation to committee ... PA105–14 Government policy re ... PA56 Performance measures ... PA105 Lukaszuk, Thomas A. (PC, Edmonton-Castle Downs) Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder Auditor General Cross-ministry initiatives re ... PA113 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... PA139, Headwaters Health Authority PA147 Contracted services ... PA113 Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA93 Health Care Protection Act Child welfare General remarks ... PA112 Delivery of services ... PA139 Health Link phone line Child welfare agencies, Aboriginal General remarks ... PA108, PA111 Delivery of services ... PA139 Healthy U (Health promotion campaign) General remarks ... PA106, PA110 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 53

Mar, Hon. Gary G. (PC, Calgary-Nose Creek) Marz, Richard (PC, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills) (Continued) (Continued) Immunization Child health benefits program General remarks ... PA105–106, PA110 Caseloads ... PA129 Meningococcal immunization program ... PA105 General remarks ... PA130 Kirby report Crop insurance program General remarks ... PA105 General remarks ... PA83 Magnetic resonance imaging Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development General remarks ... PA105–06 Annual report and Auditor General's Waiting lists re ... PA108–09 recommendations ... PA83–84 Mar, Hon. Gary G. Dept. of Economic Development Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s PA105–14 recommendations re ... PA53, PA60 Medical care Dept. of Health and Wellness In-house vs private contracting of services ... PA113 Annual report and Auditor General's Medical records, Electronic recommendations ... PA107–08, PA114 General remarks ... PA108 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Premier's Advisory Council on Health Annual report and Auditor General's General remarks ... PA105–06 recommendations ... PA129–30 Multiyear contracts and ... PA105–06 Farm income assistance program Public Sector Accounting Board Acreage payments ... PA83 Guidelines re RHAs ... PA106 Livestock industry, Intensive Regional health authorities General remarks ... PA83 Business plans/performance agreements for ... PA107 Review of ... PA84 Change of fiscal year-end re ... PA107 Medical care, Primary Contracts re services ... PA112 Changes re ... PA110 Fiscal adjustment, 2001, re ... PA105 Costs re ... PA108 General remarks ... PA106 Sustainable Management of the Livestock Industry in Multiyear contracting and ... PA107 Alberta Committee Risk management Annual report of ... PA83 Risk analysis re new drugs and medical procedures ... Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. PA112 Impact on tourism ... PA53 St. Michael's Health Centre Waiting lists (Medical care) Long-term care facility ... PA106 Health professionals recruitment re ... PA107–08 Surgery waiting lists Mason, Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) Web site re ... PA106, PA108 Animal health surveillance programs Telehealth services General remarks ... PA86 General remarks ... PA106 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Radiological services ... PA106 General remarks ... PA134 Videoconferencing sites ... PA106 Auditor General Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. General remarks ... PA105 recommendations ... PA86–87 Tobacco reduction strategy Annual Report (2001-02) ... PA9–10 General remarks ... PA110–11 Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA123–24 Waiting lists (Medical care) Children's Services dept. recommendations ... Health professionals recruitment re ... PA108 PA140–41, PA146 Wellness promotion initiatives Finance dept. recommendations ... PA29, PA33 General remarks ... PA110–11 Financial statements ... PA9 Marz, Richard (PC, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills) Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA99, PA102 Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... Increased expenses re ... PA114 PA112–14 Auditor General Human Resources and Employment dept. Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. recommendations ... PA131, PA134–36 recommendations ... PA83–84 Mandate of ... PA10 Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... PA42, PA53, PA60 PA46 Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... Recommendations of ... PA123–24 PA107–08, PA114 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Human Resources and Employment dept. General remarks ... PA86 recommendations ... PA129–30 Transmission of ... PA86 Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees Chronic wasting disease conference, Winnipeg (2003) Delegate selection, Motion to approve (Passed) ... General remarks ... PA86 PA60 PA Index - 54 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Mason, Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) (Continued) Mason, Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) (Continued) Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Red Deer Rebels hockey club Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. General remarks ... PA101 Council ... PA2 Regional economic development partnerships Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Incentives for ... PA42 Council, Motion to defer rescinding of (Defeated) Regional health authorities ... PA3 Contracts re services ... PA112 Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Cost-benefit analyses re services of ... PA112 Council, Motion to rescind (Passed) ... PA1–3, Elected boards of, eliminated ... PA46 PA47 Inclusion in provincial consolidated financial Extra meeting re missed Human Resources meeting, statements ... PA9 Motion re (Defeated) ... PA102 Royalty structure (Energy resources) Conflict of interest Reduction programs ... PA123–24 Public contract management process ... PA140–41 Treasury Branches Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Credit committee of ... PA33 Annual report and Auditor General's Management of ... PA29 recommendations ... PA86–87 Risk management re ... PA33 Dept. of Children's Services West Edmonton Mall loan refinancing: Auditor Annual report and Auditor General's General's report on ... PA29 recommendations ... PA140–41, PA146 Wages–Minimum wage Contract management process ... PA140, PA146 Review of ... PA135–36 Dept. of Finance Workers' Compensation Board Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s General remarks ... PA134 recommendations re ... PA29, PA33 Workplace safety Dept. of Gaming Lost-time injuries and deaths ... PA131 Annual report and Auditor General's Masyk, Gary (PC, Edmonton-Norwood) recommendations ... PA99, PA102 Agriculture–Research Dept. of Health and Wellness Results of ... PA77 Annual report and Auditor General's Air quality recommendations ... PA112–14 Impact on child learning ... PA147 Criteria re delivery of services ... PA114 Alberta Government Offices Dept. of Human Resources and Employment General remarks ... PA59 Annual report and Auditor General's Role of ... PA59 recommendations ... PA131, PA134–36 Alberta Research Council Financial statements ... PA134 Study on air quality impact on children with learning Minister's meeting with committee of April 30, 2003 problems ... PA147 cancelled: Motion to have extra meeting re Auditor General (Defeated) ... PA102–03 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... PA147 Operational audits re department programs ... PA134 Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Dept. of Innovation and Science PA59–60 Annual report and Auditor General's Finance dept. recommendations ... PA32–33 recommendations ... PA74, PA77–78 Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... Dept. of Municipal Affairs PA114 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Canada Health and Social Transfer (Federal government) recommendations re ... PA42, PA46 General remarks ... PA32–33 Business plan (2001-04) ... PA42 Clean Air Strategic Alliance Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 2) Study re air quality and children with learning Definition of public accounts in: Motion to obtain problems ... PA147 opinion on (Passed) ... PA35–36 Dept. of Children's Services Gambling, Problem Annual report and Auditor General's Concerns re ... PA99 recommendations ... PA147 Integrated Management and Information System Dept. of Economic Development Access controls, concerns re ... PA74, PA77–78 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Medical care recommendations re ... PA59–60 In-house vs private contracting of services ... PA113 Dept. of Finance Public accounts Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Definition of, in Bill 2, 2003: Motion to obtain an recommendations re ... PA32–33 opinion on (Passed) ... 35–36 Dept. of Health and Wellness Public assistance Annual report and Auditor General's General remarks ... PA134 recommendations ... PA114 Public contracts Dept. of Innovation and Science Children's Services procedures re ... PA140, PA146 Annual report and Auditor General's recommendations ... PA77 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 55

Masyk, Gary (PC, Edmonton-Norwood) (Continued) McClellan, Hon. Shirley (PC, Drumheller-Chinook) Disabled (Continued) General remarks ... PA147 Chimo Holdings Ltd. Disabled children General remarks ... PA85 General remarks ... PA147 Chronic wasting disease Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder General remarks ... PA86 General remarks ... PA147 Crop insurance program Fiscal Responsibility Act 1999 (Bill 1) Adoption by other jurisdictions ... PA86 General remarks ... PA59 General remarks ... PA81, PA84–PA86, PA88 Investment of public funds Reinsurance and ... PA86, PA88 Performance of ... PA32 Crop production Magnetic resonance imaging Statistics re ... PA82 For WCB claimants ... PA114 Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Measuring Up (Government performance measures Annual report and Auditor General's document) recommendations ... PA81–90 General remarks ... PA147 Business plan ... PA88 Public service pension plans Minister's presentation to the committee ... PA81–90 Liabilities of ... PA32 Performance measures ... PA82, PA85, PA89 Social housing Drought General remarks ... PA147 Assistance programs ... PA87 Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Farm income General remarks ... PA32 General remarks ... PA81–82 Tourism Primary production ... PA81 Alberta destinations ... PA59–60 Value-added production ... PA81–82 Travel Alberta Farm income assistance program General remarks ... PA59–60 Acreage payments ... PA81, PA87–88 Wages–Public service Drought programs ... PA87 Percentage of return on dollars taxed by the federal Farm income disaster program government on ... PA32–33 General remarks ... PA84 McClellan, Hon. Shirley (PC, Drumheller-Chinook) Farm income program (Federal) Agricultural policy framework General remarks ... PA84 Federal/provincial/territorial agreement re ... PA81, Farm water program PA84 General remarks ... PA82, PA87–88 Agriculture Farmers' Advocate Emergency assistance program: Generic delivery General remarks ... PA84 system re ... PA83–85 Food industry and trade General remarks ... PA81–82, PA85, PA89 Employment statistics of ... PA82 Risk management programs ... PA81, PA88 General remarks ... PA81–82 Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Food Processing Development Centre General remarks ... PA81, PA85–86 General remarks ... PA82 Insurance programs ... PA81, PA85 Food safety Merger with Alberta Opportunity Company ... PA81, General remarks ... PA81–82 PA88–89 Inspections and ... PA82 Agriculture–Employment opportunities Gross domestic product General remarks ... PA82 Food and beverage industry as percentage of ... PA82 Agrivantage Horse breeding Action team recommendations ... PA82 General remarks ... PA82 Alberta drought management committee Irrigation Districts Amendment Act (2002) General remarks ... PA87–88 General remarks ... PA82 Weather monitoring stations, increase of ... PA87 Livestock industry Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture General remarks ... PA82 Program Livestock industry, Intensive Council of ... PA82 General remarks ... PA81 Alberta Opportunity Company Legislation re ... PA83–84 Transfer to Agriculture Financial Services Review of ... PA84 Corporation ... PA81, PA88–89 McClellan, Hon. Shirley Animal health surveillance programs Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... General remarks ... PA86 PA81–90 Auditor General Natural Resources Conservation Board Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. Confined feeding operations regulation ... PA81, recommendations ... PA81–90 PA83–84 Capital assets Net income stabilization account Expensing assets less than $15,000 ... PA83 General remarks ... PA88 PA Index - 56 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

McClellan, Hon. Shirley (PC, Drumheller-Chinook) Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) (Continued) (Continued) Business plans Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration General remarks ... PA32, PA34 Water development programs ... PA87 Standards re ... PA27 Ropin' the Web (Web site) Strategic planning re ... PA30 General remarks ... PA82 Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Saxby Foods Ltd. Tax overpayments to provinces ... PA35 General remarks ... PA85 Canada Health and Social Transfer (Federal government) Spruce Meadows (Equestrian park) Formula for ... PA33 General remarks ... PA82 General remarks ... PA33 Supplementary estimates Capital assets Agricultural assistance programs' funds ... PA88 Expensing assets less than $15,000 ... PA29 Meade, Mr. Bill (ADM, Dept. of Children's Services) Capital projects Auditor General Deferred projects ... PA25, PA34 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... PA146 Strategic planning re ... PA26, PA34 Dept. of Children's Services Debts, Public (Provincial government) Annual report and Auditor General's Use of debt repayment fund to pay down ... PA26 recommendations ... PA146 Dept. of Finance Contract management process ... PA146 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Ma'Mõwe child and family services authority recommendations re ... PA25–35 General remarks ... PA146 Financial statements ... PA32 Public contracts Minister's presentation to committee ... PA25–36 Children's Services procedures re ... PA146 Performance measures ... PA27 Mehr, Mr. Barry (Dept. of Economic Development) Third quarter report ... PA33 Alberta Economic Development Authority Act 1996 Dollar, Canadian (Bill 2) Impact on provincial budgeting ... PA35 General remarks ... PA49 Energy cost-shielding program Alberta Government Offices Per capita spending re ... PA29 General remarks ... PA56 Expenditures, Public Auditor General Decrease in ... PA26 Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Per capita spending, Interprovincial comparison of ... PA49–50, PA53–54, PA56–59 PA29 Canadian Tourism Commission Financial Management Commission General remarks ... PA57 General remarks ... PA26, PA30–31, PA34–35 Conflict of interest Fiscal Responsibility Act 1999 (Bill 1) Public contract management process ... PA56 General remarks ... PA34 Dept. of Economic Development Gas industry Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Impact on provincial budgeting ... PA34–35 recommendations re ... PA49–50, PA53–54, Gas, Natural–Prices PA56–59 Decline of ... PA26 Business plan ... PA49–50 Government accounting Communications division ... PA53 Policies: Auditor general recommendations re ... Internal control systems ... PA56 PA26–27 International trade Gross domestic product Alberta strategy re ... PA59 Government expenditures as percentage of ... PA29 Strategic Tourism Marketing Council Investment of public funds Research projects undertaken by ... PA50 Performance of ... PA32 Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Measuring Up (Government performance measures Impact on tourism ... PA54 document) Tourism General remarks ... PA30 International campaigns ... PA53 Nelson, Hon. Pat Travel Alberta Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... General remarks ... PA50, PA56 PA25–36 Western Economic Diversification Canada Oil industry General remarks ... PA57 Impact on provincial budgeting ... PA34–35 Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) Oil–Prices Auditor General Decline of ... PA26 Finance dept. recommendations ... PA25–35 Public Sector Accounting Board Government accounting recommendations ... General remarks ... PA26 PA26–27 Public service pension boards Budget, Provincial General remarks ... PA32 General remarks ... PA26 Public service pension plans Timing of ... PA31–32 Liabilities of ... PA32 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 57

Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) (Continued) Norris, Hon. Mark (PC, Edmonton-McClung) Regional health authorities (Continued) Business plans/performance agreements for ... Gross domestic product PA31–32 Exports to the United States as percentage of ... PA58 Revenue General remarks ... PA50, PA59 Decrease in ... PA25–26 International trade Teachers' Pension Plan Alberta strategy re ... PA58–59 General remarks ... PA32 Norris, Hon. Mark Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... General remarks ... PA34–35 PA50–60 Treasury Branches Procurement cards General remarks ... PA33 General remarks ... PA55–56 Risk management re ... PA28 Retirement communities Wages–Public service General remarks ... PA52 Interprovincial comparison of ... PA31 Safety Boss Inc. Percentage of return on dollars taxed by the federal Well control services ... PA57–58 government on ... PA33 Strategic Tourism Marketing Council Norris, Hon. Mark (PC, Edmonton-McClung) General remarks ... PA52 Agritourism Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. General remarks ... PA55 Impact on tourism ... PA53, PA57 Alberta Forestry Association Tourism General remarks ... PA51 Alberta destinations ... PA51, PA53–55, PA60 Alberta Government Offices Cultural component of ... PA54–55 General remarks ... PA51, PA54, PA58–59 General remarks ... PA51 Role of ... PA59 International campaigns ... PA51, PA57–58 Alberta International Marketing Strategy Tourism destination regions General remarks ... PA51, PA58 General remarks ... PA51 Auditor General Travel Alberta Economic Development dept. recommendations ... General remarks ... PA51–52, PA54 PA50–60 Partnerships with cultural organizations ... PA55 Camrose Travel Alberta Secretariat Growth of ... PA52 General remarks ... PA57 Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Oberg, Hon. Lyle (PC, Strathmore-Brooks) General remarks ... PA51 Aboriginal policy initiative Canmore General remarks ... PA15 Growth of ... PA52 Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Conflict of interest Scholarships Gifting tradition and ... PA56–57 General remarks ... PA15 Public contract management process ... PA56 Alberta Children and Youth Initiative Dept. of Economic Development General remarks ... PA15 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Alberta College of Art and Design recommendations re ... PA50–60 Trimester program at ... PA18 Communications division ... PA52 Alberta initiative for school improvement Diversification initiatives ... PA50–51, PA58 Criteria re implementation of programs ... PA21 Internal control systems ... PA55–56 General remarks ... PA20–21 Minister's presentation to committee ... PA50–60 Amiskwaciy Academy Performance measures ... PA58–59 General remarks ... PA17 Role of ... PA50–52 Apprenticeship program Dept. of Energy Aboriginal people ... PA14 Economic development activities ... PA51 Alternative delivery modes re ... PA14 Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development General remarks ... PA14–15 Economic development activities ... PA51 Auditor General Diversification in industry Learning dept. recommendations ... PA14–23 General remarks ... PA50–51, PA58 Campus Alberta policy framework Economic development, Rural General remarks ... PA15 General remarks ... PA51–52 Capital projects Environmental services Memorandum of understanding between depts. of Alberta's role in ... PA51 Infrastructure and Learning re ... PA16–17 Fiscal Responsibility Act 1999 (Bill 1) Career and technology studies courses General remarks ... PA59 Edmonton Public programs re ... PA15–16 Gifting tradition (Government business relations) Citizenship Re trade relations ... PA56–57 Preparation for ... PA15 PA Index - 58 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Oberg, Hon. Lyle (PC, Strathmore-Brooks) (Continued) Oberg, Hon. Lyle (PC, Strathmore-Brooks) (Continued) Council of Ministers of Education, Canada Private schools General remarks ... PA15 Funding of ... PA21–22 Credit enrollment unit (Education funding) Salary enhancement of ... PA22 Funding criteria re ... PA16 Special education grants for ... PA22 Dept. of Infrastructure Program for international student assessment Memorandum of understanding with Learning dept. General remarks ... PA14 ... PA116–17 Red Deer College Dept. of Learning Funding formula for ... PA22 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Risk management recommendations re ... PA14–23 Auditor general recommendations re ... PA16 Curriculum enhancement ... PA14 School boards General remarks ... PA15 Funding ... PA14 Mandate of ... PA14 School Buildings Board Memorandum of understanding with Infrastructure General remarks ... PA17 dept. ... PA116–17 Schools Minister's presentation to committee ... PA13–23 Funding for ineligible nonresident students ... PA16 Performance measures of ... PA14 Schools–Utilization Student achievements ... PA14 General remarks ... PA18 Teachers' salaries' comparison ... PA20 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Web site ... PA14–15 Capital project funding of ... PA18 Early childhood services Private sector programs contracted with ... PA18 Grants for ... PA22 Student exchanges Economic development General remarks ... PA15 Impact on Learning programs ... PA15 Student financial aid Edmonton Public School Board General remarks ... PA14 Career and technology studies courses ... PA15–16 Loan relief completion payment ... PA14 Education Loan relief program ... PA14 International activities re ... PA15 Student testing Education, Postsecondary–Finance Achievement tests: Provincial results re ... PA14 General remarks ... PA14 Teacher exchanges Education–Finance General remarks ... PA15 General remarks ... PA14 Teachers' Pension Plan Ever Active Schools project Liability of ... PA21 General remarks ... PA15 University of Alberta Heritage scholarships Auditor general recommendations re ... PA19 General remarks ... PA15 University of Calgary High school graduates Auditor general recommendations re ... PA19 Numbers of: Report on ... PA14–15 Wages–Teachers Immigration Interprovincial comparisons of ... PA20 Provincial nominee program ... PA15 Youth employment strategy Learning Resources Centre General remarks ... PA15 General remarks ... PA22–23 Olson, Jeff (Exec. Dir., Dept. of Learning) Revenues from ... PA22–23 Auditor General Literacy programs (Community-based) Learning dept. recommendations ... PA22 General remarks ... PA15 Dept. of Learning Literacy programs (Parent/child) Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General General remarks ... PA15 recommendations re ... PA22 MLA Forum on Lifelong Learning Early childhood services General remarks ... PA15 Grants for ... PA22 Mount Royal College Private schools General remarks ... PA18 Funding of ... PA22 Oberg, Hon. Lyle Salary enhancement of ... PA22 Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... Ouellette, Luke (PC, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake) PA13–23 Auditor General Online Learning Symposium Economic Development dept. recommendations ... General remarks ... PA15 PA57–58 Postsecondary educational institutions Finance dept. recommendations ... PA28–29 Annual report guidelines ... PA15 Human Resources and Employment dept. Construction of ... PA18 recommendations ... PA132–33 Funding formula re ... PA22 Cellucci, A. Paul (United States ambassador to Canada) New entry spaces at ... PA14 Speech to the Economic Club of Toronto ... PA57–58 Utilization of ... PA18 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 59

Ouellette, Luke (PC, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake) (Continued) Penny, Mr. Rob (ADM, Dept. of Transportation) Committee on Public Accounts, Standing (Continued) Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Roads–Maintenance and repair Council, Motion to rescind (Passed) ... PA3 Deferred maintenance ... PA67 Dept. of Economic Development Information system re (ROMARA) ... PA67 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Perry, Bruce (ADM, Dept. of Health and Wellness) recommendations re ... PA57–58 Aids to daily living program Dept. of Finance General remarks ... PA109 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Auditor General recommendations re ... PA28–29 Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... Dept. of Human Resources and Employment PA107, PA109–11 Annual report and Auditor General's Dept. of Health and Wellness recommendations ... PA132–33 Annual report and Auditor General's Expenditures, Public recommendations ... PA107, PA109–11 Per capita spending, Interprovincial comparison of ... Budget re wellness promotion initiatives ... PA111 PA28–29 Medical care, Primary Gross domestic product Value for money programs ... PA109 Government expenditures as percentage of ... PA29 Regional health authorities Measuring Up (Government performance measures Business plans/performance agreements for ... PA107 document) Multiyear contracting and ... PA107 General remarks ... PA28 Value for money programs ... PA109–10 Public service Peterson, Mr. Norm (Deputy Minister, Dept. of Gaming) Demographics of ... PA132 Auditor General Distribution of employees in Alberta ... PA133 Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA101 Safety Boss Inc. Calgary Flames hockey club Well control services ... PA58 Lottery funding for ... PA101 Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Dept. of Gaming Impact on tourism ... PA57 Annual report and Auditor General's Palmer, Dr. Roger (Deputy Minister, Dept. of recommendations ... PA101 Environment) Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club Auditor General Lottery funding for ... PA101 Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... Hockey PA107–09, PA111–12 Lottery funding for ... PA101 Dept. of Health and Wellness Pickering. Mr. Brad (Deputy Minister, Dept. of Annual report and Auditor General's Municipal Affairs) recommendations ... PA107–09, PA 111–12 Auditor General Magnetic resonance imaging Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... Technology re ... PA109 PA42–45 Utilization of ... PA109 Business resumption planning Waiting lists re ... PA108 Operations exercises related to ... PA43 Magnetic resonance imaging clinics, Private CKUA (Radio station) Role in MRI utilization rates ... PA109 Early public warning system broadcasts at ... PA45 Medical care, Primary Dept. of Municipal Affairs Changes re ... PA108 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Costs re ... PA108 recommendations re ... PA42–45 Premier's Advisory Council on Health Communications division ... PA45 Multiyear contracts and ... PA107 Performance measures ... PA43 Regional health authorities Disaster relief Business plans/performance agreements for ... PA107 Federal payments for ... PA44 Multiyear contracting and ... PA107 Early public warning system Risk management CKUA broadcast of ... PA45 Risk analysis re department purchasing practices ... Municipal access to ... PA45 PA111 Emergency Management Alberta Risk analysis re new drugs and medical procedures ... General remarks ... PA43–44 PA111–112 Municipal sponsorship program Severe acute respiratory syndrome General remarks ... PA42 General remarks ... PA111 Regional economic development partnerships Penny, Mr. Rob (ADM, Dept. of Transportation) Incentives for ... PA42 Auditor General Ramotar, Mr. Jay (Deputy Minister, Dept. of Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA67 Transportation) Dept. of Transportation Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Extension of ... PA70 recommendations re ... PA67 Infrastructure management system ... PA67 PA Index - 60 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Ramotar, Mr. Jay (Deputy Minister, Dept. of Saher, Merwan (Assistant Auditor General) (Continued) Transportation) (Continued) Public Sector Accounting and Auditing Committee Auditor General General remarks ... PA9 Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA62–65, University of Alberta PA67, PA69–70 Auditor general recommendations re ... PA115–16 Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement University of Calgary Agencies Auditor general recommendations re ... PA115–16 Transportation dept. accreditation (re motor transport St. Arnaud, Mr. Denis (ADM, Dept. of Municipal officers) ... PA63 Affairs) Conflict of interest Auditor General Monitoring of ... PA64 Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... PA43 Public contract management process ... PA62–63 Business resumption planning Dept. of Transportation Operations exercises related to ... PA43 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Dept. of Municipal Affairs recommendations re ... PA62–65, PA67, PA69–70 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Business plan (2001-04) ... PA67 recommendations re ... PA43 Capital projects: Benchmarks ... PA70 Shandro, Mr. Nick (Assistant Auditor General) Capital projects: Cost per unit comparisons ... PA70 Auditor General Capital projects: Cost-benefit analysis of total life Annual Report (2001-02) ... PA6, PA8–10 cycle ... PA70 Business plans of ministries, Comments re ... PA8 Contracts Review Committee ... PA64 Compliance with recommendations of ... PA8 Infrastructure management system ... PA67 Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... PA6, Government agencies, boards, and commissions PA109, PA112–13 Goverance of ... PA69 Learning dept. recommendations ... PA17–19 Memorandums of understanding re role of, Auditor Calgary Regional Health Authority/Calgary Health General's recommendation re ... PA69 Region KPMG consulting Performance measures re ... PA112 Public vs private road construction study ... PA70 Capital assets Lethbridge Community College Inclusion in ministerial financial statements ... Motor transport officers' training program ... PA63 PA17–18 Motor transport officers–Training Self funding of ... PA18 Accredited program for ... PA63 Capital Health Authority Ring roads Performance measures re ... PA112 General remarks ... PA70 Capital projects Roads–Maintenance and repair Memorandum of understanding between depts. of Deferred maintenance ... PA67 Infrastructure and Learning re ... PA17 Traffic Safety Act Chartered schools Proclamation of ... PA69 Compliance with Auditor General's recommendations Traffic Safety Board ... PA8–9 General remarks ... PA69 Dept. of Health and Wellness Wages–Public service Annual report and Auditor General's Performance bonuses ... PA65 recommendations ... PA109, PA112–13 Rault, Ms Faye (Executive Director, Dept. of Dept. of Learning Agriculture, Food and Rural Development) Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Auditor General recommendations re ... PA17–19 Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. Ethics Commissioner recommendations ... PA86 Conflict of interest policy re regional health Crop insurance program authorities ... PA112 General remarks ... PA86 Health Care Protection Act Reinsurance and ... PA86 General remarks ... PA112 Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Medical care Annual report and Auditor General's In-house vs private contracting of services ... PA113 recommendations ... PA86 Medical care, Alternate Drought General remarks ... PA109 General remarks ... PA86 Mount Royal College Saher, Merwan (Assistant Auditor General) General remarks ... PA18 Auditor General Postsecondary educational institutions Annual Report (2001-02) ... PA4, PA9–10 Capital assets policy re ... PA18–19 Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA115–16 Regional health authorities Mandate of ... PA10 Business plans/performance agreements for ... PA6, Status of past recommendations of ... PA4 PA112 Government agencies, boards, and commissions Conflict of interest policy ... PA112 Auditor general recommendations re ... PA115–16 Cost-benefit analyses re services of ... PA112 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 61

Shandro, Mr. Nick (Assistant Auditor General) Shariff, Shiraz (PC, Calgary-McCall) (Continued) (Continued) Parks, Provincial Regional health authorities (Continued) Concerns re contracting of park space ... PA124 Inclusion in provincial consolidated financial Deferred maintenance re ... PA124 statements ... PA10 Regional health authorities Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Inclusion in provincial consolidated financial Capital project funding of ... PA18–19 statements ... PA118 Private sector programs contracted with ... PA19 Safety Codes Act Shariff, Shiraz (PC, Calgary-McCall) Performance measures relative to ... PA40 Aero Space Museum Sloan, Mr. Rick (ADM, Dept. of Economic General remarks ... PA99 Development) Alberta Gaming Research Institute Auditor General General remarks ... PA98 Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Auditor General PA53, PA55 Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA118, PA124–25 Dept. of Economic Development Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA98–99, Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General PA102–03 recommendations re ... PA53, PA55 Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... Communications division ... PA53 PA40–41, PA43–44 Tourism Calgary Regional Health Authority/Calgary Health Cultural component of ... PA55 Region International campaigns ... PA53 Budget of ... PA118 Tourism destination regions Capital assets Funding of ... PA55 Expensing assets less than $15,000 ... PA118 Travel Alberta Casinos Partnerships with cultural organizations ... PA55 Licences re ... PA98 Steel, Mr. Alan (President, Agriculture Financial Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Services Corporation) Budget, 2004-05, Motion to approve (Passed) ... Agriculture Financial Services Corporation PA125 Loans program ... PA89 Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Merger with Alberta Opportunity Company ... PA89 Council ... PA2 Alberta Opportunity Company Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Transfer to Agriculture Financial Services Council, Motion to defer rescinding of (Defeated) Corporation ... PA89 ... PA3 Auditor General Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. Council, Motion to rescind (Passed) ... PA1–3, recommendations ... PA81, PA85–86, PA89 PA46–47 Crop insurance program Extra meeting re missed Human Resources meeting, Premium-setting process ... PA85–86 Motion re (Defeated) ... PA102–03 Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Dept. of Finance Annual report and Auditor General's Auditor General's recommendations re estimates for recommendations ... PA81, PA85–86, PA89 liabilities ... PA118 Stelmach, Hon. Ed (PC, Vegreville-Viking) Dept. of Gaming Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties Annual report and Auditor General's Municipal infrastructure projects discussions ... PA64 recommendations ... PA98–99, PA102–03 Alberta Motor Association Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Health costs of highway accidents ... PA65–66 Minister's meeting with committee of April 30, 2003 Alberta Urban Municipalities Association cancelled: Motion to have extra meeting re Municpal infrastructure projects ... PA64 (Defeated) ... PA102–03 Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton Dept. of Innovation and Science Traffic lights on ... PA69 Annual report and Auditor General's Auditor General recommendations ... PA75 Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA61–70 Performance measures ... PA75 Capital projects Dept. of Municipal Affairs Public/private partnerships re ... PA68 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement recommendations re ... PA40–41 Agencies Performance measures ... PA40–41 Transportation dept. accreditation (re motor transport Gambling, Problem officers) ... PA63 General remarks ... PA98 Conflict of interest Gambling–Research Monitoring of ... PA64 General remarks ... PA98 Public contract management process ... PA62–64 Gaming licences Dept. of Transportation Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Eligibility for: MLA committee to review ... PA98 recommendations re ... PA61–70 PA Index - 62 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Stelmach, Hon. Ed (PC, Vegreville-Viking) (Continued) Stelmach, Hon. Ed (PC, Vegreville-Viking) Dept. of Transportation (Continued) (Continued) Business plan (2001-04) ... PA61 Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Capital projects: Deferred ... PA61 General remarks ... PA61 Capital projects: Design of ... PA69–70 Impact on water management projects funding ... General remarks ... PA61 PA66 Minister's presentation to committee ... PA61–70 Traffic accidents Performance measures ... PA61 Cost of ... PA65–66 Edmonton Cross-ministry initiatives re ... PA66 Road construction schedule ... PA69 Interchanges and ... PA66 Financial Statutes Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 2) Traffic Safety Act General remarks ... PA61 Proclamation of ... PA61, PA66 Government agencies, boards, and commissions Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2001 Memorandums of understanding re role of, Auditor General remarks ... PA61 General's recommendation re ... PA69 Transportation utility corridors Infrastructure Canada/Alberta Program General remarks ... PA68 Funding of municipal infrastructure and ... PA64, University of Lethbridge PA66 Health costs of highway accidents, Study re ... General remarks ... PA62, PA67 PA65–66 Infrastructure management systems Wages–Public service Auditor General's recommendation re ... PA62 Performance bonuses ... PA65 Lethbridge Community College Water resources development Motor transport officers' training program ... PA63 Capital projects for ... PA62 Licence of occupation roads Capital projects for: Underexpenditures re ... PA66 General remarks ... PA68 Water treatment plants Motor transport officers–Training Underexpenditure of funding re ... PA66 Accredited program for ... PA63 Whitemud Freeway, Edmonton Municipal finance Construction schedule of ... PA69 Government grants ... PA62 Stevens, Hon. Ron (PC, Calgary-Glenmore) North/south trade corridor Abbotsfield youth project, Edmonton Alternative funding for ... PA68 Grant to ... PA94 Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton and ... PA69 Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Choke points on ... PA68 Gambling initiatives of ... PA94 Economic corridors, tie-in with ... PA68 General remarks ... PA94, PA99 General remarks ... PA61 Lottery funding for ... PA94 Licence of occupation roads and ... PA68 Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Pavement roughness index Annual report 2001-02 ... PA95 Measurement re highway conditions ... PA61 Business plan 2001-04 ... PA95 Premier's Task Force on Infrastructure General remarks ... PA93–95, PA99 General remarks ... PA62 Performance measures of ... PA95 Public contracts Risk management process ... PA95 Road maintenance contracts ... PA61–62 Alberta Gaming Research Council Regional health authorities General remarks ... PA93 Cross-ministry initiative re transportation safety Alberta Gaming Research Institute programs ... PA66 General remarks ... PA93–94, PA98 Rights-of-way Research projects ... PA94 Assembling of, for arterial routes ... PA69 Alberta Lotteries and Gaming Summit (1998) Ring roads General remarks ... PA96 Alternative financing for ... PA68 Alberta Racing Corporation Health and safety costs of ... PA69 General remarks ... PA94 Interchanges on ... PA68–69 Alberta SuperNet Road construction Grants and ... PA94 Resource road/new industry program ... PA64 Auditor General Secondary road program ... PA62 Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA93–101 Roads–Maintenance and repair Beiseker and District Agricultural Society Benefits of ... PA65–66 Grant to ... PA94 Contract process re ... PA61–62 Bingos Deferred maintenance ... PA61, PA67 General remarks ... PA94 Sewage disposal plants Calgary Flames hockey club Underexpenditure of funding re ... PA66 Lottery funding for ... PA101 Stelmach, Hon. Ed Casino gambling Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... Revenue forecasting and ... PA96 PA61–70 Voluntary self-exclusion progam and ... PA94 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 63

Stevens, Hon. Ron (PC, Calgary-Glenmore) (Continued) Stevens, Hon. Ron (PC, Calgary-Glenmore) (Continued) Casinos National Hotel, Calgary Charitable gaming model re ... PA94, PA97 Provincial historic designation ... PA94 General remarks ... PA94 Racing Corporation Amendment Act, 2002 Licences re ... PA94, PA98, PA100 General remarks ... PA93–94 New ... PA94, PA97 Risk management (Dept. of Gaming) Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, Assessment of ... PA95 Standing Slot machines in casinos General remarks ... PA96 General remarks ... PA93, PA97 Community facility enhancement program Revenue from ... PA96–97 General remarks ... PA93–94, PA96 Stevens, Hon. Ron Community initiatives program Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... General remarks ... PA96 PA93–101 Dept. of Community Development Video gambling machines Granting programs ... PA96 Capping of ... PA94, PA96–97, PA100 Dept. of Gaming General remarks ... PA93–94, PA100 Annual report and Auditor General's Increased revenues from ... PA96 recommendations ... PA93–101 Plebiscites re ... PA99 Business plan ... PA93, PA95–96 Reduction of locations of ... PA94, PA96–97 Communications division ... PA101 Responsible gaming features ... PA98–99 Financial highlights ... PA94 Waskasoo park, Red Deer Minister's presentation to the committee ... PA93–101 Grant to ... PA94 Performance measures ... PA94–95 Wild Rose Foundation Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club General remarks ... PA94 Lottery funding for ... PA101 Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) Gambling, Problem Access Network Awareness training and ... PA94 Public awareness campaign re emergency Concerns re ... PA99 preparedness on ... PA44–45 General remarks ... PA94, PA98–99 Agriculture Gambling–Aboriginal reserves Emergency assistance program: Generic delivery General remarks ... PA94–95 system re ... PA87 Gambling–Research Risk management programs ... PA88 General remarks ... PA98 Alberta Agricultural Research Institute Gaming and Liquor Amendment Act, 2002 General remarks ... PA74 General remarks ... PA93–94 Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Gaming industry Budget re addiction prevention ... PA111 Concerns re expansion of ... PA94, PA96–97 Alberta Forestry Research Institute Ethics of ... PA101 General remarks ... PA74 Lifting the moratorium re the expansion of ... PA96 Alberta initiative for school improvement Responsible gaming features ... PA94, PA98–99 Funding of ... PA20–21 Social responsibilitiy and ... PA94 General remarks ... PA20 Gaming licences Alberta Motor Association Eligibility for: MLA committee to review ... PA94, Health costs of highway accidents ... PA65–66 PA96, PA98–99 Alberta Research Council Grassy Lake Community Library Society General remarks ... PA74 Grant to ... PA94 Alberta School Foundation Fund Hockey Increase of net assets ... PA124–25 Lottery funding for ... PA101 Amber Alert (Child abduction warning system) Horse Racing Alberta Act General remarks ... PA45 General remarks ... PA93–94 Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton Lottery boards, Community Traffic lights on ... PA69 General remarks ... PA93 Auditor General Lottery Fund Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development dept. Charitable gaming model and ... PA94 recommendations ... PA82–83, PA87–88 Debt repayment and ... PA94 Annual Report (2001-02) ... PA8 General remarks ... PA93–94 Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA119, PA122–25 Granting programs and ... PA96 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... Logo of ... PA96 PA139–40, PA144 Public awareness re benefits of ... PA96 Compliance with recommendations of ... PA8 Revenues from ... PA95 Economic Development dept. recommendations ... Web site of ... PA96 PA49, PA52–53, PA56–57 Magnetic resonance imaging Finance dept. recommendations ... PA28, PA31–32 Use in gambling addiction research ... PA94 Gaming dept. recommendations ... PA96–97, PA101 PA Index - 64 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)

Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Auditor General (Continued) Dept. of Finance Health and Wellness dept. recommendations ... Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s PA107–11, PA113–14 recommendations re ... PA28, PA31–32 Human Resources and Employment dept. Dept. of Gaming recommendations ... PA130, PA133 Annual report and Auditor General's Learning dept. recommendations ... PA17, PA20–23 recommendations ... PA96–97, PA101 Municipal Affairs dept. recommendations ... PA41, Communications division ... PA101 PA44–45 Dept. of Health and Wellness Performance measures applied to recommendations Annual report and Auditor General's of ... PA8 recommendations ... PA107–11, PA113–14 Transportation dept. recommendations ... PA62, Budget re wellness promotion initiatives ... PA65–66, PA69 PA110–11 Budget, Provincial Business plan ... PA108 Timing of ... PA31–32 Conflict of interest policy ... PA114 Business plans Dept. of Human Resources and Employment General remarks ... PA31 Annual report and Auditor General's Calgary Regional Health Authority/Calgary Health recommendations ... PA130, PA133 Region Department as a defendant in legal claims ... PA133 Conflict of interest policy re ... PA114 Minister's meeting with committee of April 30, 2003 Canadian Council of Public Accounts Committees cancelled ... PA91 conference, Winnipeg (2003) Dept. of Innovation and Science General remarks ... PA46 Annual report and Auditor General's Capital assets recommendations ... PA74–75, PA78–79 Expensing assets less than $15,000 ... PA82–83 Performance measures ... PA79 Inclusion in ministerial financial statements ... PA17 Dept. of Learning Capital projects Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Public/private partnerships re ... PA122 recommendations re ... PA17, PA20–23 Casino gambling Dept. of Municipal Affairs Revenue forecasting and ... PA96 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Casinos recommendations re ... PA41, PA44–45 General remarks ... PA96 Communications division ... PA44–45 Centre of Excellence for Child Welfare (University of Dept. of Transportation Toronto) Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Outcomes matrix re child welfare ... PA140 recommendations re ... PA62, PA65–66, PA69 Child health benefits program Performance measures ... PA66 Research re long term benefits ... PA130 Drought Child welfare General remarks ... PA87 Outcome measurements re ... PA139, PA144 Dunford, Hon. Clint Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Appearance before Public Accounts Committee of Budgets re committees of other provincial April 30, 2003, cancelled ... PA91 jurisdictions ... PA125 Emergency planning Cancellation of April 30 meeting for lack of quorum General remarks ... PA41 (non-attendance of minister and government On-scene command structure re ... PA45 members) ... PA91 Family and community support services program Chair's January 2003 letters to Premier and Exec. Business plans re ... PA144 Council, Motion to rescind (Passed) ... PA2–3 Performance measures re ... PA144 Conflict of interest Gaming industry Gifting tradition and ... PA56–57 Concerns re expansion of ... PA96–97 Legislation (proposed) re ... PA122 Gifting tradition (Government business relations) Public contract management process ... PA56, Re trade relations ... PA56–57 PA62–63, PA122 Learning Resources Centre Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development General remarks ... PA22–23 Annual report and Auditor General's Revenues from ... PA22–23 recommendations ... PA82–83, PA87–88 Magnetic resonance imaging Dept. of Children's Services Waiting lists re ... PA108 Annual report and Auditor General's Magnetic resonance imaging clinics, Private recommendations ... PA139–40, PA144 Role in MRI utilization rates ... PA109 Dept. of Economic Development Members of the Legislative Assembly Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General’s Memberships on boards and agencies ... PA74–75 recommendations re ... PA49, PA52–53, PA56–57 North/south trade corridor Communications division ... PA52–53 Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton and ... PA69 Contract management procedures ... PA56 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003) PA Index - 65

Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Unger, Dr. Brian (President, iCORE, Dept. of Public assistance Innovation and Science) (Continued) Cross-ministry initiatives re ... PA130 Informatics Circle of Research Excellence Public contracts General remarks ... PA75 Code of conduct and ethics re ... PA122 Performance measures ... PA75 Cross-ministry concerns re ... PA122 Information and communications technology Economic Development dept. procedures re ... PA56 General remarks ... PA75 Funded agencies and ... PA122 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Legislation (proposed) re ... PA122 Canada Public Service Act Postgraduate students of, Recruitment to Alberta ... Changes (suggested) to, re contract management ... PA75 PA122 White, Ms Ronda (AAG, Auditor General's Office) Regional health authorities Alberta Corporate Service Centre Budgets of ... PA119 Performance measures ... PA116 Business plans/performance agreements for ... PA31, Auditor General PA107, PA119 Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA116, PA118 Change of fiscal year-end re ... PA119 Capital assets Code of conduct for ... PA122 Expensing assets less than $15,000 ... PA118 Conflict of interest policy ... PA114 Revised capitalization policy and ... PA118 Cost-benefit analyses re services of ... PA112 Senior Financial Officers' Council Cross-ministry initiative re transportation safety Revised capitalization policy approval ... PA118 programs ... PA66 Wiles, Mr. Tim (Controller, Office of Budget & Research and development Management, Dept. of Finance) Funding application process ... PA78–79 Auditor General Ring roads Finance dept. recommendations ... PA27, PA29–30, Interchanges on ... PA69 PA32 Slot machines in casinos Government accounting recommendations ... PA27 General remarks ... PA96 Budget, Provincial Revenue from ... PA96–97 General remarks ... PA27 Supplementary estimates Timing of ... PA32 Agricultural assistance programs' funds ... PA87–88 Business plans Supports for independence program Standards re ... PA27 General remarks ... PA130 Capital assets Traffic accidents Expensing assets less than $15,000 ... PA29–30 Cost of ... PA65–66 Dept. of Finance Cross-ministry initiatives re ... PA66 Annual report (2001-02) and Auditor General Treasury Branches recommendations re ... PA27, PA29–30, PA32 Risk management re ... PA28 Financial statements ... PA27 University of Lethbridge Expenditures, Public Health costs of highway accidents, Study re ... PA66 Per capita spending, Interprovincial comparison of ... Video gambling machines PA29 Capping of ... PA97 Financial Management Commission General remarks ... PA96 General remarks ... PA27 Increased revenues from ... PA96 Government accounting Water supply–Edmonton Policies: Auditor general recommendations re ... Safety of ... PA41 PA27 Workers' Compensation Board Gross domestic product Legal claims and ... PA133 Government expenditures as percentage of ... PA29 Tyler, Ms Paula (Dept. of Children's Services) Public Sector Accounting Board Auditor General General remarks ... PA27 Children's Services dept. recommendations ... PA139 Wylie, Mr. Doug (AAG, Auditor General's Office) Contingency funds (Government legal liabilities) Auditor General General remarks ... PA139 Annual Report (2002-03) ... PA116 Dept. of Children's Services Regional health authorities Annual report and Auditor General's Business plans/performance agreements for ... PA116 recommendations ... PA139 Provincewide services ... PA116 Department as defendant in legal claims ... PA139 Unger, Dr. Brian (President, iCORE, Dept. of Innovation and Science) Dept. of Innovation and Science Annual report and Auditor General's recommendations ... PA75 Performance measures ... PA75 PA Index - 66 Public Accounts Speaker Index (Third Session, 2003)