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Alberta Hansard 2015-2016 (29Th Legislature, First Session) Speaker Alberta Hansard 2015-2016 (29th Legislature, First Session) Speaker Index The cumulative index, which provides subject access to debates of the Alberta Legislature, is uploaded on a weekly basis. It is provided for reference purposes only and is unedited and unofficial. The table below is a list to date of Alberta Hansard issue numbers, dates, and page ranges, with links to the text document. The index itself starts following the table. Use the search capabilities of Adobe Acrobat to search the index and find the topic you are interested in; note the page number(s) associated with it. Then click on the page number range in the table below to open the issue. NOTE: Tabled documents are listed in the Sessional Papers for this session. Alberta Hansard page and issue number information (29th Leg. / 1st Sess. 2015) Issue No. Date Pages 0 (Election of the Speaker) ............................. June 11 aft. ..................................................... 1-6 1 (Speech from the Throne) ............................ June 15 aft. ..................................................... 7-10 2 .................................................................... June 16 aft. ..................................................... 11-38 3 .................................................................... June 17 aft. ..................................................... 39-72 3 .................................................................... June 17 eve. .................................................... 73-94 4 .................................................................... June 18 aft. ..................................................... 95-114 5 .................................................................... June 22 aft. ..................................................... 115-144 5 .................................................................... June 22 eve. .................................................... 145-162 6 .................................................................... June 23 aft. ..................................................... 163-194 6 .................................................................... June 23 eve. .................................................... 195-228 7 .................................................................... June 24 aft. ..................................................... 229-258 7 .................................................................... June 24 eve. .................................................... 259-272 8 .................................................................... June 25 aft. ..................................................... 273-290 ........................................................................ Spring sitting: 9 afternoons, 4 evenings 9 .................................................................... October 26 aft. ................................................ 291-320 10 (Budget Address) ..................................... October 27 aft. ................................................ 321-338 11 .................................................................. October 28 aft. ................................................ 339-366 12 .................................................................. October 29 aft. ................................................ 367-388 13 .................................................................. November 2 aft. .............................................. 389-414 14 .................................................................. November 3 aft. .............................................. 415-424 15 .................................................................. November 4 aft. .............................................. 425-436 16 .................................................................. November 5 aft. .............................................. 437-460 17 .................................................................. November 16 aft. ............................................ 461-490 18 .................................................................. November 17 aft. ............................................ 491-522 19 .................................................................. November 18 aft. ............................................ 523-536 20 .................................................................. November 19 aft. ............................................ 537-560 21 .................................................................. November 23 aft. ............................................ 561-590 22 .................................................................. November 24 morn. ........................................ 591-592 23 .................................................................. November 25 morn. ........................................ 593-594 23 .................................................................. November 25 aft. ............................................ 595-620 24 .................................................................. November 26 morn. ........................................ 621-638 24 .................................................................. November 26 aft. ............................................ 639-660 25 .................................................................. November 30 aft. ............................................ 661-692 26 .................................................................. December 1 morn. .......................................... 693-704 (Issue No.) .................................................... (Date) ............................................................. (Pages) 26 .................................................................. December 1 aft. .............................................. 705-734 26 .................................................................. December 1 eve. ............................................. 735-752 27 .................................................................. December 2 morn. .......................................... 753-768 27 .................................................................. December 2 aft. .............................................. 769-800 27 .................................................................. December 2 eve. ............................................. 801-838 28 .................................................................. December 3 morn. .......................................... 839-854 28 .................................................................. December 3 aft. .............................................. 855-872 29 .................................................................. December 7 aft. .............................................. 873-904 29 .................................................................. December 7 eve. ............................................. 905-936 30 .................................................................. December 8 morn. .......................................... 937-952 30 .................................................................. December 8 aft. .............................................. 953-986 30 .................................................................. December 8 eve. ............................................. 987-1018 31 .................................................................. December 9 morn. .......................................... 1019-1038 31 .................................................................. December 9 aft. .............................................. 1039-1072 31 .................................................................. December 9 eve. ............................................. 1073-1110 32 .................................................................. December 10 morn. ........................................ 1111-1128 ........................................................................ Fall sitting: 8 mornings, 23 afternoons, 5 evenings Main Estimates 2015-2016 The main estimates (budget) for 2015-2016 are all being considered in the legislative policy committees. Below is a list of ministries, the schedule of debate, and links to posted transcripts. At 7:30 p.m. on November 23 the Committee of Supply will meet. Meetings are scheduled for three hours and start at 9 a.m. (morning), except for Executive Council debate, which starts at 10 a.m.; 3:30 p.m. (afternoon); or 7 p.m. (evening). Listing by date: Ministry Committee Meeting Date Agriculture and Forestry Alberta’s Economic Future November 2 evening (3 hours) Transportation Resource Stewardship November 2 evening (3 hours) Culture and Tourism Families and Communities November 3 morning (3 hours) Treasury Board and Finance Resource Stewardship November 3 morning (3 hours) Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour Alberta’s Economic Future November 3 afternoon (3 hours) Municipal Affairs Resource Stewardship November 3 afternoon (3 hours) Aboriginal Relations Resource Stewardship November 4 morning (3 hours) Service Alberta Families and Communities November 4 morning (3 hours) Education Families and Communities November 4 afternoon (3 hours) Infrastructure Alberta’s Economic Future November 4 afternoon (3 hours) Energy Resource Stewardship November 16 evening (3 hours) Health Families and Communities November 16 evening (3 hours) Executive Council Alberta’s Economic Future November 17 morning (2 hours) Status of Women Families and Communities November 17
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