Hansard Page Number Directory, 25th Legislature, First Session, 2001

Issue Number Date Page Numbers

1 (Elect.Spk/Thr Sp.)...... Apr.9 aft. & Apr.10 aft ...... 1-2 & 3-7 2...... Apr.11 aft ...... 9-35 3...... Apr.11 eve. & Apr.12 aft...... 37-50 & 51-75 4 (Easter recess) ...... Apr.23 aft ...... 77-102 5 (Budget Address) ...... Apr.23 eve. & Apr.24 aft...... 103-107 & 109-130 6...... Apr.24 eve. & Apr.25 aft...... 131-140 & 141-167 7...... Apr.25 eve. & Apr.26 aft...... 169-187 & 189-216 8...... Apr.30 aft ...... 217-241 9...... Apr.30 eve. & May 1 aft ...... 243-260 & 261-286 10 ...... May 1 eve. & May 2 aft...... 287-301 & 303-328 11 ...... May 2 eve. & May 3 aft...... 329-348 & 349-373 12 ...... May 7 aft ...... 375-402 13 ...... May 7 eve. & May 8 aft...... 403-419 & 421-446 14 ...... May 8 eve. & May 9 aft...... 447-462 & 463-489 15 ...... May 9 eve. & May 10 aft...... 491-503 & 505-527 16 ...... May 14 aft ...... 529-554 17 ...... May 14 eve. & May 15 aft...... 555-568 & 569-595 18 ...... May 15 eve. & May 16 aft...... 597-611 & 613-637 19 ...... May 16 eve. & May 17 aft...... 639-655 & 657-681 20 ...... May 22 aft ...... 683-709 21 ...... May 22 eve. & May 23 aft...... 711-725 & 727-752 22 ...... May 23 eve. & May 24 aft...... 753-767 & 769-795 23 ...... May 28 aft ...... 797-822 24 (overnight sitting) ...... May 28 eve...... 823-932 25 ...... May 30 aft ...... 933-959 26 ...... May 30 eve. & May 31 aft...... 961-977 & 979-995

Spring sittings: 26 days, 17 nights 27 ...... Nov.13 aft ...... 997-1021 28 ...... Nov.13 eve. & Nov.14 aft...... 1023-1029 & 1031-1054 29 ...... Nov.14 eve. & Nov.15 aft...... 1055-1065 & 1067-1089 30 ...... Nov.19 aft ...... 1091-1113 31 ...... Nov.19 eve. & Nov.20 aft...... 1115-1119 & 1121-1147 32 ...... Nov.20 eve. & Nov.21 aft...... 1149-1159 & 1161-1186 33 ...... Nov.21 eve. & Nov.22 aft...... 1187-1202 & 1203-1227 34 ...... Nov.26 aft ...... 1229-1257 35 ...... Nov.26 eve. & Nov.27 aft...... 1259-1272 & 1273-1300 36 ...... Nov.27 eve. & Nov.28 aft...... 1301-1310 & 1311-1337 37 ...... Nov.28 eve. & Nov.29 aft...... 1339-1347 & 1349-1372

Fall sittings: 11 days, 8 nights

TOTAL First Session: 37 days, 25 nights

2001 Hansard Speaker Index 111

Abbott, Rev. Tony (PC, Drayton Valley-Calmar) Abbott, Rev. Tony (PC, Drayton Valley-Calmar) Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) (Continued) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Speech from the Throne Second reading ... 695–96 Debate ... 71–72 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Travel default insurance Medical benefits retention (Motion 507: Cao) ... General remarks ... 1008 1016 Victory in Europe Day Canada 3000 Airlines Limited Recognition of ... 385 Bankruptcy ... 1008 Water pumping program (Agriculture) Character Cities initiative–Drayton Valley General remarks ... 192 Recognition of ... 1321 Workplace safety Citizens' Initiative Act (Bill 211) Statement re ... 358–59 First reading ... 934 Summer students' programs ... 620 Drought Ady, Cindy (PC, Calgary-Shaw) Provincial assistance re ... 192–93 Alberta initiative for school improvement Energy rebates General remarks ... 194 Application to irrigation farmers ... 193 Education Irrigation Accountability re ... 426 Energy rebates application to ... 193 Education–Finance Legislation–Public participation General remarks ... 193–94 Legislation re (Bill 211) ... 934 Fraser Institute Maiden Speeches (2001) School ranking report ... 426 General remarks ... 71–72 Health sciences personnel Medicare Protection Act (Bill 204) Opting out of human rights legislation: Petition re ... Second reading ... 314–15 421, 463 Members' Statements (2001) Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment North American Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Week ... 358–59 Committee ... 1324–25 North American Occupational Safety and Health Week Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act Statement re ... 358–59 Opting out of, by health personnel: Petition re ... Oil companies–Employees 421, 463 Summer students: Permits for ... 620 Low-income families Oral Question Period (2001) Provincial assistance for: MLA committee to review Drought assistance ... 192–93 ... 1073 School board boundary changes ... 665 Maiden Speeches (2001) Softwood lumber trade dispute ... 535 General remarks ... 100–102 Travel default insurance ... 1008 Members' Statements (2001) Workplace safety ... 620 Victims Programs Status Report ... 430 Parliamentary language Oral Question Period (2001) General remarks ... 909 Ranking of schools ... 426 Point of Order School funding ... 193–94 Parliamentary language ... 909 Supports for independence ... 1073 Public Highways Development Amendment Act, 2001 Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) (Bill 201) Human rights act, Opting out of by health care Second reading ... 25–26 workers ... 421, 463 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Schools General remarks ... 385, 1321 Accountability of ... 426 Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act Ranking of ... 426 (Bill 206) Speech from the Throne Second reading ... 581–83 Debate ... 100–102 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Supports for independence program General remarks ... 665 Earnings exemption limit adjustment ... 1073 Letters re (SP230-231/01: Tabled) ... 657 Victims Programs Status Report 1999-2000 School districts, Catholic–Boundaries Statement re ... 430 Four by four issue ... 665 Wages–Teachers School districts–Boundaries Provincial funding for ... 193–94 Establishment of ... 665 Amery, Moe (PC, Calgary-East) Softwoods–Export–United States Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Countervail investigations re ... 535 General remarks ... 58 112 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Amery, Moe (PC, Calgary-East) (Continued) Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Calgary Regional Health Authority Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (Continued) Operating rooms availability ... 510 Rossdale power plant expansion hearings: Appeal Deputy Chairman of Committees process re ... 466 Election of ... 2 Rossdale power plant expansion hearings: Historical Health clinics, 24-hour aspects ... 114, 466 General remarks ... 774 Alberta Foundation for the Arts Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Funding cuts to Music Alberta: Letter re (SP50/01: Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Tabled) ... 52 Second reading ... 954–55 Funding: Letter re (SP68/01: Tabled) ... 109 Hospitals–Emergency services General remarks ... 652, 653 Waiting times in ... 774 Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Hours of labour Board members' code of ethics ... 406 Night shift staffing: Regulation re ... 223–24 Gaming licence policy review ... 404 Oral Question Period (2001) Performance measures ... 409–10 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ... 58 Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Emergency hospital services ... 774 Midwifery services coverage ... 313 Orthopedic surgery waiting lists ... 510 Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums Working-alone regulation ... 223 Seniors' premiums ... 339, 670, 677 Orthopedic surgery waiting lists Alberta Law Reform Institute General remarks ... 510 Class action legislation recommendation ... 511–12 Regional health authorities Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) 24-hour clinics ... 774 Second reading ... 742–44 Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) Committee ... 1285–86 Aboriginal peoples–Employment Alberta Personal Income Tax (In-Home Care and Resource industries ... 564 Dependant Tax Credit) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Agricultural initiatives program 210) Lottery funding for ... 410 Second reading ... 1046–47 Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) 2001 (Bill 28) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Committee ... 1157–59 Committee ... 1133–34 Agriculture Alberta Propane Vehicle Administration Organization Investment incentives re (flow-through shares) Ltd. (Motion 502: Fischer) ... 281–83 Financial reporting procedures ... 254 AIDS Alberta Racing Corporation General remarks ... 1321 Auditor General's concerns re ... 425–26 AIDS Awareness Week Alberta royalty tax credit Recognition of ... 1321 Review of: Studies (M2/01: Accepted) ... 476 Alaska permanent fund Alberta seniors benefit program General remarks ... 564 General remarks ... 670, 680 Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Alberta Supernet Gambling addition programs ... 1100 General remarks ... 255 Alberta Blue Cross Plan Alberta–Economic policy Seniors' premiums ... 670 General remarks ... 1278 Alberta Boilers Safety Association Alcoholism–Research Financial reporting procedures ... 254 General remarks ... 405 Alberta Council on Aging Apartments General remarks ... 676 Commercial electricity rate rebate ... 55, 186 Alberta Craft Council Natural gas rebates to ... 185 General remarks ... 653 Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) Letter re arts funding (SP68/01: Tabled) ... 109 Second reading ... 823–24 Alberta Crime Prevention Week Committee ... 971–73 Recognition of ... 538–39 Arbitration, Binding Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides First contract arbitration ... 496 Safety Association Art gallery–Edmonton Financial reporting procedures ... 254 Provincial funding for ... 649 Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Arts Performance measures ... 565 Performance measures re ... 648 Rossdale power plant expansion hearings ... Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta 113–14, 465 Provincial grant decrease ... 653 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 113

Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Arts–Finance Child and family services authorities Letter re (SP68/01: Tabled) ... 109 Funding ... 181 Provincial assistance to ... 652–53 Women's shelter funding ... 1357 Auditor General Child welfare–Finance Consolidated financial reporting comments ... 495 Cutbacks ... 1278 Delegated administrative organizations' financial CIBC Wood Gundy reports ... 254 Treasury Branches study ... 477 Dept. of Health and Wellness recommendations ... Class action legislation 1222 General remarks ... 511–12 Dept. of Justice recommendations (outside counsel Class size (Grade school) usage) ... 413, 664–65 Documents re (SP439, 611/01: Tabled) ... 1122, Dept. of Learning recommendations ... 177 1350 Disaster planning (continuity plans) comments ... Funding for: Letter re (SP85/01: Tabled) ... 142 254 Report on ... 16 Financial reporting process comments ... 561 Climate change Fines collection reporting system ... 534, 1226–27 Funding re ... 786 Horse racing industry concerns ... 425–26 Municipal contributions re ... 255 Performance measures comments ... 339, 340, 404, Collective bargaining–Teachers 497, 564 Letter re (SP490/01: Tabled) ... 1203 Racing Corporation concerns ... 425–26 Committee on Law and Regulations, Standing Automobile drivers' tests–Seniors General remarks ... 413–14 General remarks ... 1317 Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Automobiles–Registration Statement re ... 1212 Application of FOIP Act to, re War Amps key tag Community development service: Petition re (SP568/01: Tabled) ... 1275 General remarks ... 648 Banff Centre for Continuing Education Community justice Funding cut to ... 653 General remarks ... 766 Bicycle helmets Community service (Sentences) Legislation re: Letters re (SP328/01: Tabled) ... 935 General remarks ... 766 Blind Persons' Rights Act Condominiums Review of, re assistive animals ... 649 Commercial electricity rate rebate ... 55, 186 Builders' Lien Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 22) Impact of electricity rate increase on: Billing re Second reading ... 1056–57 (SP51/01: Tabled) ... 52 Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Ltd. Impact of electricity rate increase on: Letters re Lottery funding of ... 410 (SP111-112/01: Tabled) ... 218 Calgary Herald (Newspaper) Natural gas rebates to ... 185 Strike ... 496 Conflict of interest Calgary Regional Health Authority Former Gaming Commission chair's court case ... Deficit financing ... 1223 406 Canadian Actors' Equity Association Gaming personnel ... 406 Recognition of ... 736–37 Conflicts of Interest Act Canadian Foundation of Compulsive Gambling Review of (Tupper report) ... 352–53, 689 (Alberta) Corporations–Taxation General remarks ... 1100 E-mail re (SP86/01: Tabled) ... 142 Capital Health Authority Court reporters–Alberta Deficit financing ... 1223 Replacement of ... 413 Casinos Courts Electronic racing terminals in ... 1130 Access to ... 412, 413, 1226 General remarks ... 762 Courts–Edmonton Money laundering in ... 762 Supercourtroom for organized crime cases ... 417 Casinos–Sherwood Park Courts–Finance Proposal for new casino ... 774 General remarks ... 413 Centre for Frontier Engineering Research Crime prevention Government loans to: Financial analyses re (M4/01: General remarks ... 761 Defeated) ... 477 Crime rates Changing Together - A Centre for Immigrant Women General remarks ... 417 General remarks ... 649 Crime, Unreported Charitable societies Investigation of ... 409–10 General remarks ... 767 Lottery funding of ... 405 114 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Day, Stockwell (Former MLA) Dept. of Justice and Attorney General Taxpayer payment of legal bills of: Outside counsel Auditor General's recommendations re ... 413, costs re ... 413, 664–65 664–65 Taxpayer payment of legal bills of: Petition re ... 78, Business plan ... 412, 416–17 109, 189, 217, 303, 349 Estimates debated ... 412–14, 415–17 Debts, Public (Provincial government) Performance measures ... 414, 415, 416 General remarks ... 1212 Split of Solicitor General from ... 767 Delegated administrative organizations Staffing ... 416 Financial reporting procedures ... 254 Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... General remarks ... 340 1226–27 Dept. of Children's Services Use of outside counsel ... 413, 664–65 Funding ... 1223 Dept. of Learning Lottery funds for ... 410 Auditor General's recommendations re ... 177 Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... General remarks ... 177 181–82 Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... Dept. of Community Development 176–77 Deputy Minister's office ... 649 Dept. of Municipal Affairs Estimates debated ... 647–50, 652–53 Business continuity plans ... 254 General remarks ... 648 Delegated administrative organizations ... 254 Minister's office ... 649 Estimates debated ... 254–55 Performance measures ... 648 Performance measures ... 254–55 Dept. of Energy Dept. of Seniors Business plan ... 564 Estimates debated ... 670–72, 675–77, 680–81 Estimates debated ... 564–65 Dept. of Solicitor General Performance measures ... 564–65 Estimates debated ... 761–63, 766–67 Dept. of Environment Performance measures ... 767 Deputy Minister's office ... 785 Split from Justice department ... 767 Estimates debated ... 785–86 Support services ... 767 FOIP requests to ... 786 Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development Minister's office ... 785 Achievement award ... 248 Regional operations ... 786 Deputy minister's office budget ... 248 Removal of sustainable resource elements from ... Estimates debated ... 246–48 785 General remarks ... 246 Staffing ... 785, 786 Intervenors' legal fees (development challenges) ... Dept. of Finance 248 Estimates debated ... 560–61 Legal services ... 248 Performance measures ... 561 Minister's office budget ... 247–48 Dept. of Gaming Performance measures ... 247 Estimates debated ... 404–06, 409–10 Split from Environment department ... 785 Mission statement ... 404 Staffing ... 247, 248 Performance measures ... 405, 410 Diabetic supplies Dept. of Health and Wellness Coverage under health care plan: Letter re Auditor General's recommendations re ... 1222 (SP565/01: Tabled) ... 1274–75 Communications costs ... 340 Drug treatment courts Estimates debated ... 337–39, 340 General remarks ... 268 Lottery funds for ... 410 Early case resolution (Judicial system) Performance measures ... 339, 1222–23 General remarks ... 412 Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... Economic development and the environment 1221–24 General remarks ... 246–47 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Edmonton Downtown Development Corporation ALIS web site ... 497 Recognition of ... 473 Business plan ... 495 Edmonton Northlands Estimates debated ... 495–97 Lottery funding of ... 410 Performance measures ... 496–97 Edmonton Police Service Dept. of Infrastructure Helicopter purchase ... 762 Lottery funding for ... 410 Edmonton Public School Board School building role ... 177 Magazine articles re ... 622 Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... Edmonton Sport Council 185–86 Investigation of member organizations of ... 410 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 115

Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Edmonton Viets Association Environmental research–Finance Recognition of ... 1238 General remarks ... 786 Edmonton Working Women EPCOR Group of Companies Women Working: A Survey (SP352/01: Tabled) ... Rossdale power plant ... 113–14, 304, 350, 376, 1000 465–66, 649 Education Rossdale power plant: Historical significance ... Letters re (SP509-511/01: Tabled) ... 1229–30 114, 465–66 Education–Finance Rossdale power plant: Historical significance, web General remarks ... 177 site report re (SP132/01: Tabled) ... 263 Letters re (SP85 & 491/01: Tabled) ... 142, 1203 Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures) Elder abuse Amount of debate on ... 409 General remarks ... 676–77 Inclusion of MASH sector in: Studies re (M6/01: Elder Advocates of Alberta Defeated) ... 477–78 Brochure: What is Elder Abuse? (SP223/01: Ethics Commissioner Tabled) ... 613–14 General remarks ... 689 Electric power plants, Decommissioned Extended care facilities Redevelopment of: Articles re (SP147-149/01: General remarks ... 671, 677, 680 Tabled) ... 304 Falun Gong Redevelopment of: Australian web site article re Chinese crackdown on practitioners of: Petition re (SP171/01: Tabled) ... 376 ... 999, 1031 Redevelopment of: Oregon web site article re Family courts–Calgary (SP162/01: Tabled) ... 350 General remarks ... 766 Electric power–Prices Family law–Alberta Impact on condominiums ... 476, 681 Review of ... 412 Impact on condominiums: Billing re (SP51/01: Family Ties (1997) Association Tabled) ... 52 Letter re Sun Country child and family services Impact on condominiums: Letters re (SP111- authority funding (SP269/01: Tabled) ... 769 112/01: Tabled) ... 218 Film development grant program Impact on seniors ... 676, 681 Extension of ... 649 Letter re (SP110/01: Tabled) ... 218 Film industry Electric utilities–Regulations Provincial assistance for ... 649 Deregulation ... 113 Fines (Liquor/gaming violations) Deregulation: Impact on utility bills (M3/01: General remarks ... 410 Defeated) ... 476–77 Fines (Penalties) Electrical power purchase agreements Collection of: Reporting procedure ... 534, 1226–27 Unsold agreements, Options re (M1/01: Defeated) First Nations development fund ... 475–76 General remarks ... 649 Electronic racing terminals Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 3) Revenue from ... 1130 Second reading ... 135 Emergency planning Third reading ... 283–84 General remarks ... 254 Fisheries, Commercial Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill General remarks ... 1278 11) Fishermen, Commercial Second reading ... 592–93 Compensation to, re reduction in numbers of ... Committee ... 844–45 1278 Energy industry Food industry and trade Aboriginal employment initiatives ... 564 Investment incentives re (flow-through shares) Energy rebates (Motion 502: Fischer) ... 281–83 Applicability to shared-meter apartments/condos ... Fraud 55, 186 General remarks ... 763 E-mail re (SP86/01: Tabled) ... 142 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act General remarks ... 564 Environment department requests under ... 786 Environmental impact assessments Treasury Branch infomation request under ... Funding for ... 786 1173–74 Rossdale power plant expansion ... 113–14 Gainers Inc. Environmental regulations General remarks ... 560–61 Enforcement services ... 248 Gamblers Anonymous Enforcement services: Capital investments re ... 786 General remarks ... 1100 Enforcement services: Staffing ... 786 116 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Gambling, Compulsive Horse racing Funding for ... 774, 1100 Auditor General's concerns re ... 425–26 Research into ... 405, 406 Gaming revenue transferred to, Legality of ... 405, Youth gambling ... 1209–10 425–26 Gambling–Aboriginal reserves Hospitals–Geriatric services General remarks ... 405, 410 General remarks ... 337–38 Gaming industry Housekeeping services for seniors Expansion of ... 773–74 General remarks ... 338, 671 General remarks ... 406, 1099–1100 Human rights and citizenship branch (Community Performance measures ... 410 Development) Revenue from ... 405 Capital investments ... 649 Review of ... 762 Immigrant women Gaming licences Provincial programs for ... 649 Approval process: Review of ... 404 Immigrants–Medical care Approval process: Review of, Public input re ... Language problems re ... 763 404–05 Immunization Gang-related crime Meningitis (Provincial campaign): Provincial General remarks ... 417 funding for ... 1222 Gas, Natural–Prices Income tax, Provincial Impact on seniors ... 676, 681 E-mail re (SP86/01: Tabled) ... 142 Gerontologists Information and Privacy Commissioner General remarks ... 671 Treasury Branches, freedom of information request Government attorneys re, decision on ... 1173–74 Caseloads ... 1226 Injured workers General remarks ... 1226 General remarks ... 496 Government Centre, Edmonton Insurance Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 17) Security issues ... 762 Second reading ... 793–94 Government departments Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) Lottery funds for ... 404, 410 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) Government legal services Second reading ... 152–53 Funding ... 413 International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Government restructuring Report by (SP397/01: Tabled) ... 1068 General remarks ... 767, 785 International Day of the Midwife Government spending policy Recognition of ... 313 Post- vs pre-election statements re: Letter re International Year of Volunteers (SP383/01: Tabled) ... 1032 Recognition of ... 87 Grazing lands, Public Internet (Computer network) General remarks ... 248 Gambling on ... 410 Health Care Protection Act (Bill 11, 2000) Jaber, Ziad Government advertising costs re ... 340 Agreed statement of facts in court case re ... 412 Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment John A. McDougall school Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Closure ... 15–16, 177 Second reading ... 952–54 Closure: Letter re (SP61/01: Tabled) ... 79 Letter re (SP328/01: Tabled) ... 935 Labour unions Historic sites–Finance General remarks ... 496 Reduction in ... 649 Land Compensation Board HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) General remarks ... 246 General remarks ... 1321 Law Society of Alberta Hockey lottery Class action legislation recommendation ... 511–12 General remarks ... 1210 Legacy program Holocaust Memorial Day General remarks ... 649 Statement re ... 53 Legislation–Public participation Home adaptation program General remarks ... 413–14 General remarks ... 676 Legislative Counsel Home care program General remarks ... 413–14 General remarks ... 338, 670–71, 676 Libraries, School Home care program–Standards General remarks ... 177 General remarks ... 676 Libraries–Finance General remarks ... 1040 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 117

Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Library network, Electronic (Public libraries) Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 19) Provincial funding ... 1040 Committee ... 826 Life leasing of property Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) Legislation re ... 940–41 (Bill 31) Liquor sales Third reading ... 1367–69 Revenue from ... 406 Money laundering Livestock industry, Intensive In casinos ... 762 Provincial policy re ... 255 Montreal massacre of women college students Lobbyists–Registration Statue re: Booklet on (SP209/01: Tabled) ... 569 General remarks ... 310, 352–53, 689 Multiculturalism festivals Lottery boards, Community General remarks ... 653 Lottery funding of ... 410 Municipal 2000 sponsorship program Lottery Fund General remarks ... 255 Funds allocation ... 404, 405, 410 Municipal Government Act Lottery ticket network General remarks ... 255 Revenue from ... 405–06 Municipal services Lottery tickets Regionalization of ... 255 Purchase by minors ... 1209–10 Museums, Provincial–Finance Low-income families Reduction in ... 649 Provincial assistance for ... 495 Music Alberta Low-income seniors Provincial funding cuts to: Letter re (SP50/01: Special-needs assistance: Letter re (SP512/01: Tabled) ... 52 Tabled) ... 1230 National Addictions Awareness Week Ma'Mõwe child and family services authority Recognition of ... 1099–1100 Deficit financing ... 181 Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) General remarks ... 1034 Second reading ... 91–93 Magnetic resonance imaging Committee ... 394–96, 400–01 Letter re (SP85/01: Tabled) ... 142 Third reading ... 898–900 Maintenance (Domestic relations) Amendment (SP172/01: Tabled) ... 395 Business plan re ... 416 General remarks ... 564 Collection of arrears re, by private agencies ... 416 Natural gas rebate program Computer information system re ... 414, 416 General remarks ... 185–86 General remarks ... 412, 414, 415–16 Natural Resources Conservation Board MLA review committee recommendations ... 416 General remarks ... 246 Special unit ... 416 Nechi Training, Research and Health Promotion Market achievement plan (Electric power production) Institute Options under, re unsold PPAs (M1/01: Defeated) General remarks ... 1100 ... 475–76 North American free trade agreement Media arts council Water export provisions ... 786 Funding cut to ... 653 Oral Question Period (2001) Medical care Adolescent gambling ... 1209–10 General remarks ... 1221–22 Class action legislation ... 511–12 Letter re (SP510/01: Tabled) ... 1230 Classification of video games ... 223 Restructuring of ... 1223 Court fines ... 534 Medical care–Finance Driver testing for seniors ... 1317 General remarks ... 1223 Drug treatment courts ... 268 Letter re (SP396/01: Tabled) ... 1068 Electricity rebates ... 55 User fees: Letter re (SP566/01: Tabled) ... 1275 Electronic racing terminals ... 1130 Members' Statements (2001) Gaming expansion ... 773–74 Standing Committee on Public Accounts ... 1212 Horse racing renewal program ... 425–26 Mental health services–Seniors Library funding ... 1040 General remarks ... 671 Life lease properties ... 940–41 Métis Week Lobbyists registry ... 310, 352–53, 689 Statement re ... 1034 Provincial fiscal policies ... 1278 Midwives and midwifery Rent subsidy program ... 1007–08 Coverage by health care plan ... 313 Rossdale power plant expansion ... 113–14, 465–66 Ministerial Statements (2001) School closures ... 15–16 Holocaust Memorial Day ... 53 Social assistance rates ... 85 Métis Week ... 1034 Surplus land sale ... 573 118 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) Provincial arts service organizations Use of outside counsel ... 664–65 General remarks ... 652–53 Women's shelters ... 732–33, 1357 Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 27) Organized crime Second reading ... 1063–64 General remarks ... 762–63 Committee ... 1149–50 Osteoporosis–Treatment Provincial Court judges General remarks ... 672 General remarks ... 1226 Palliative health care Provincial Museum Motion 506: Kryczka ... 699–700 General remarks ... 649 Parks, Provincial Provincial/municipal relations Capital investment in ... 649 General remarks ... 254, 255 Government department responsible for: Letter re Public assistance (SP329/01: Tabled) ... 935 Level of ... 85 Performance measures re ... 648 Level of: Independent committee to review ... 85 Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Level of: Letter re (SP438/01: Tabled) ... 1122 Falun Gong practitioners, Crackdown on ... 999, Tracking of leavers from ... 497 1031 Public lands Rent control ... 9, 51, 529 General remarks ... 248 Stockwell Day's legal bill payment ... 78, 109, 189, Public lands–Sale–Southwest Edmonton 217, 303, 349 Procedure re ... 573 Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2001) Public safety Rent control (SP466/01: Tabled) ... 1162 General remarks ... 417 War Amps key tag service access to motor vehicle Queen Mary Park school data (SP568/01: Tabled) ... 1275 Closure ... 15–16, 177 Petroleum Tank Management Association of Alberta Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Financial reporting procedures ... 254 General remarks ... 20, 87, 313, 473, 538–39, 622, Point of Order 736–37, 945, 1099–1100, 1238, 1321 False allegations ... 409 Recreation areas Questioning a member ... 867 Performance measures re ... 648 Police Regional health authorities Increase in number of ... 762 Deficit financing ... 1222 Linguistic/ethnic composition ... 763 Financial statements inclusion in government MLA committee review of ... 761–62 estimates ... 340 Police Act Financial statements inclusion in government Changes to ... 761 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... Police helicopter–Edmonton 477–78 Provincial support for ... 762 Funding ... 1222 Police, Provincial General remarks ... 340, 1222 General remarks ... 762 Housekeeping services for seniors ... 338 Police–Finance Palliative health care programs (Motion 506: General remarks ... 766 Kryczka) ... 699–700 Powerhouse museum, Sydney, Australia Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 Conversion of: Web site article re (SP171/01: (Bill 7) Tabled) ... 376 Committee ... 851–52, 859–61, 866–67 Preventive medical services Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act Seniors programs ... 338–39 (Bill 206) Prisoner work crews Second reading ... 583–84 General remarks ... 766 Regulated Forestry Profession Amendment Act, 2001 Property tax–Education levy (Bill 24 ) General remarks ... 177 Second reading ... 1112–13 Protected areas Rent control Capital investment in ... 649 Letter re (SP464 & 467/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Protection and Restraining Order Project Petition re ... 9, 51, 529 Information brochure re (SP6/01: Tabled) ... 10 Petition re (SP466/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Recognition of ... 20 Rents Protection for Persons in Care Act General remarks ... 495 Improvements to: Letter re (SP62/01: Tabled) ... 79 Impact of utility rates on: Letter re (SP465/01: Provincial Archives of Alberta Tabled) ... 1162 Provincial funding re ... 649 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 119

Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Senior citizens–Medical care (Continued) Second reading ... 157–58 Hearing aids/glasses coverage ... 671 Committee ... 479–81 Prescription drug usage ... 337–38, 676 General remarks ... 676 Senior citizens–Physical activities Residential Tenancies Act General remarks ... 675–76 Applicability to life lease arrangements ... 941 Senior citizens–Taxation Ridley Grain Ltd. Graph re (SP69/01: Tabled) ... 110 Government loan to: Analyses re (M9/01: Defeated) Senior citizens–Tranportation issues ... 479 General remarks ... 671 Riel, Louis Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta General remarks ... 1034 General remarks ... 676 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Seniors' centres Linguistic/ethnic composition ... 763 General remarks ... 338, 676 Provincial funding for ... 762 Seniors' issues Safety Codes Council General remarks ... 670–72, 675–77, 680–81 Financial reporting procedures ... 254 Telephone information line re ... 670 Sales tax, Provincial Service dogs General remarks ... 1275 General remarks ... 649 School (Class Size Targets) Amendment Act, 2001 Single mothers (Bill 218) Public assistance regulations re ... 495–96 Documents re (SP439, 611/01: Tabled) ... 1122, Slot machines in casinos 1350 General remarks ... 404, 405, 406 The School Administrator (Magazine) Social housing Issue re Edmonton Public School Board ... 622 Provincial initiatives re ... 495 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Rent supplement program ... 1007–08 Committee ... 879–80, 889–91 Solicitor General's College, Edmonton School boards Sale of surplus lands at ... 573 Financial statements inclusion in government Special warrants estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... General remarks ... 1223 477–78 Speech from the Throne School councils Debate ... 65–67 Fund-raising activities ... 177 Standing Orders School violence Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... General remarks ... 538–39 1244–46, 1253, 1255–57 Schools–Construction Strikes and lockouts General remarks ... 177 Calgary transit strike ... 496 Schools–Downtown areas General remarks ... 496 Closure ... 15–16 Use of replacement workers during ... 496 Security forces, Private Sun Country child and family services authority General remarks ... 762 Funding cuts: Letter re (SP269/01: Tabled) ... 769 Senior Citizens' Week Women's shelter funding ... 732–33, 1357 Recognition of ... 945 Supplementary estimates Senior citizens–Dental care General remarks ... 1223 General remarks ... 670, 680 Supports for independence program Senior citizens–Hospital care Provisions re low income women ... 495–96 General remarks ... 338 Surface Rights Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 4) Senior citizens–Housing Second reading ... 136 Garden suites ... 671 Surface Rights Board General remarks ... 677, 680 General remarks ... 246 Government programs re: Calculation of subsidy re Swan Hills Treatment Centre ... 677 Treatment costs at (liquid wastes) (Q2/01: Defeated) Government programs re: Inclusion of telephone ... 475 service in ... 677 Treatment costs at (Q1/01: Response tabled as Government programs re: Interprovincial SP449/01) ... 474–75 harmonization of ... 672 Tax incentives Property tax reduction program ... 681 Flow-through shares (Agricultural industries) Renters' assistance grant ... 681 (Motion 502: Fischer) ... 281–83 Senior citizens–Medical care Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 15) General remarks ... 337–38, 671 Second reading ... 705–06 120 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Teachers Wages–Justices of the peace Letters re (SP490 & 511/01: Tabled) ... 1203, 1230 Increase to ... 1227 Technical schools Wages–Social services agencies' employees Financial statements inclusion in government Differential with government employees ... 181–82 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... Wages–Teachers 477–78 Provincial funding for ... 496 Terra Association of Edmonton Provincial funding for: Letter re (SP85/01: Tabled) Fall newsletter (SP587/01: Tabled) ... 1312 ... 142 Timber–Supplies The War Amps General remarks ... 247 Key tag identification program: Petition re Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 10) (SP568/01: Tabled) ... 1275 Second reading ... 393–94 Water diversion Trans Canada Trail Fees ... 786 Lottery funding for ... 410 Water levels–Research Treasury Branches General remarks ... 786 Alternative Business Outcomes document (Q17/01: Water quality Defeated) ... 1173 Impact of industrial development on: Letter re Document re (M14/01: Defeated) ... 1172 (SP330/01: Tabled) ... 935 President's memo re ATB options (Q16/01: Water resources development Defeated) ... 1173 Funding ... 786 President's memo re status/privatization of ATB Water tables–Monitoring (Q15/01: Defeated) ... 1173 General remarks ... 786 Privatization of: Studies re (M5/01: Defeated) ... Water transfer, Interbasin 477 Studies re ... 786 Trustee Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 26) Water–Export Second reading ... 1102–04 Impact of NAFTA on ... 786 Universities and colleges Welcome Home Community (Mennonite family Financial statements inclusion in government support program) estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... Government funding cut to: Letter re (SP567/01: 477–78 Tabled) ... 1275 Vencap Acquisition Corporation West Edmonton Seniors Government loan to: Analyses of (M10/01: General remarks ... 339 Defeated) ... 479 Witnesses Victims of crime Appearance in court ... 412 Assistance programs ... 763 Women and the law General remarks ... 767 General remarks ... 412–13 Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 9) Women's issues Second reading ... 387–89 General remarks ... 649–50 Committee ... 827–29 Women's shelters Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act General remarks ... 1357 (Bill 25) Women's shelters–Finance Second reading ... 1105–06 General remarks ... 182, 649, 732–33, 1357 Video gambling machines Women's shelters–Pincher Creek General remarks ... 404, 406 Funding ... 732–33 Removal of ... 410 Women's shelters–Taber Video games Funding ... 1357 Classification of ... 223 Women–Health services Violence in the media General remarks ... 649 Presentation re ... 538–39 Workers' Compensation Board Volunteer Week General remarks ... 495 Recognition of ... 87 Workplace safety Volunteers General remarks ... 496 General remarks ... 648 World AIDS Day and the Day With(out) Art Recognition of ... 87 Recognition of ... 1321 Wages World Championships in Athletics, Edmonton (2001) General remarks ... 496 Cultural component ... 649 Wages–Crown prosecutors Provincial assistance ... 649 Increase in ... 1227 Young offenders General remarks ... 766–67 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 121

Blakeman, Laurie (L, Edmonton-Centre) (Continued) Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) (Continued) Young Women's Christian Association Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum Annual report, 2000 (SP96/01: Tabled) ... 189 Induction banquet: Program from (SP285/01: Youth Criminal Justice Act (Federal Bill C-3) Tabled) ... 798 Federal funding under ... 767 Induction banquet: Recognition of ... 806 Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) Alberta Summit on Justice (1999) Aboriginal court workers General remarks ... 765 Funding ... 765 Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Aboriginal peoples and judicial system Position on education property tax ... 252 General remarks ... 764–65 Amalgamation of municipalities Aboriginal police services General remarks ... 252 Funding ... 765 Ambulance service–Finance General remarks ... 764 General remarks ... 733 Agri-forestry industry Angus Reid Group, Inc. Foreign investment: Exemption framework re ... General remarks ... 603 610 Appeals Commission (Workers' compensation) Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Review of: Final report on ... 415 2001 (Bill 28) Apprenticeship training Second reading ... 1086–87 General remarks ... 366 Air bags (Automobile safety device) Interprovincial standards for ... 366 Rebuilt air bags situation ... 1318 Safety component ... 366–67 Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Gambling addition programs ... 406, 547–48 Claw-back of benefits re Canada Pension Plan Alberta Boilers Safety Association payments ... 116–17 Financial reporting procedures ... 253 Auditor General Alberta Building Code Delegated administrative organizations' financial Part 8, construction/demolition sites safety inclusion reports ... 253 in ... 1282–83 Dept. of Health and Wellness recommendations ... Public consultations re ... 1282–83 1224 Alberta Corporate Service Centre Dept. of Infrastructure recommendations ... 288–89 General remarks ... 609–10 Gaming industry concerns ... 406 Issues management process ... 610 Automobiles–Registration Staff ... 610 Application of FOIP Act to, re War Amps key tag Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) service: Petition re ... 1273 Third reading ... 923–25 Bicycle helmets Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides Legislation re: Letter re (SP594/01: Tabled) ... 1312 Safety Association Bicycles–Safety aspects Financial reporting procedures ... 253 School safety program brochure re (SP260/01: Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Tabled) ... 727 Gaming licence policy review ... 406, 407 Bighorn wildland park Performance measures ... 548 Industrial development in: Letters re (SP8-10/01: Alberta Motor Transport Board Tabled) ... 10 General remarks ... 297 Builders' Lien Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 22) Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Committee ... 1115 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Building codes, Objective-based Second reading ... 632 General remarks ... 1282 Alberta Propane Vehicle Administration Organization Business Corporations Act Ltd. General remarks ... 610 Financial reporting procedures ... 253 Calder Bateman Communications Ltd. Alberta Regulations Government advertising contract ... 603 Review of ... 610 Calgary Flames Hockey Club Alberta School Foundation Fund Lottery funding for ... 548 General remarks ... 252 Calgary Regional Health Authority Alberta Society for Pension Reform Deficit financing ... 1224 Membership form (SP270/01: Tabled) ... 770 Campgrounds, Provincial Pension reductions: Cost analysis of (SP271/01: Private operation of ... 652 Canada Pension Plan Tabled) ... 770 Disability payments re Alberta AISH benefits ... Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife 116–17 Foundation Reform of: Alberta studies re (M7/01:Defeated) ... Lottery funding for ... 651–52 478 122 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) (Continued) Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) (Continued) Canadian Trucking Alliance Day, Stockwell (Former MLA) General remarks ... 297 Taxpayer payment of legal bills of: Petition re ... 9, Canadians for Responsible and Safe Highways 51, 78, 303, 349 Truckers' hours of operation concerns ... 513 Debts, Public (Provincial government) Canham, Mr. Ralph General remarks ... 1224–25 Statement re ... 989 Deficit financing Capital Health Authority General remarks ... 1224 Deficit financing ... 1224 Delegated administrative organizations Capital projects Financial reporting procedures ... 253 Provincial funding for ... 289–90 Dept. of Children's Services Casinos Awareness of programs of: Performance measures General remarks ... 406 re ... 520–21 Casinos in hotels Estimates debated ... 519–21 General remarks ... 406 Performance measures ... 520 Charitable societies Dept. of Community Development Lottery funding of ... 548 Estimates debated ... 651–52 Child abuse Dept. of Gaming General remarks ... 142 Estimates debated ... 406–07 Child welfare recipients Mission statement ... 406 Abuse of: Performance measures re incidence of ... Performance measures ... 406–07, 547–48 520, 521 Dept. of Government Services Children and poverty Estimates debated ... 609–11 General remarks ... 519–20, 521 Regulations: Elimination of ... 610 Children under guardianship Dept. of Health and Wellness Performance measures re ... 520 Auditor General's recommendations re ... 1224 Children's Advocate Budget/management control in ... 1224 Role of ... 520 Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... CIBC Wood Gundy 1224–25 Treasury Branches study: Copy of (M8/01: Dept. of Infrastructure Defeated) ... 478–79 Auditor General's recommendations re ... 288–89 CIC (Crown Investments Corporation) Industrial Capital asset management system, Auditor Interests Inc. General's comments re ... 289 Joint upside interest agreement re Lloydminster Construction/capital budget ... 289 upgrader (Q3/01: Defeated) ... 622–23 Construction/capital budget: Staffing re ... 290 Civil service pensions Deputy Minister's office budget ... 289 Reduction in: Study of (SP271/01: Tabled) ... 770 Estimates debated ... 288–90 Class size (Grade school) General remarks ... 288–89 Documents re (SP435, 494, 507/01: Tabled) ... Minister's office budget ... 289 1122, 1203, 1229 Site restoration cost reporting, Auditor General's Community justice comments re ... 289 Aboriginal peoples ... 765 Staffing ... 289 Construction industry–Safety aspects Dept. of Justice and Attorney General General remarks ... 1282–83 Business plan ... 414 Consumer protection Estimates debated ... 414–15 General remarks ... 610 Performance measures ... 415 Contaminated sites Dept. of Learning Cleanup procedures ... 773, 803 Business plan ... 367 Cooperatives Act (Bill 2) Estimates debated ... 366–67 Third reading ... 911–12 Dept. of Municipal Affairs Corporations, Limited liability Business plans ... 257, 258 Legislation re ... 610 Delegated administrative organizations ... 253 Corporations–Inspection Deputy minister's office budget ... 253 General remarks ... 610 Estimates debated ... 252–54, 257–58 Courts Fees ... 253 Access to ... 414 Lottery funds for ... 257 Day care centres Minister's office budget ... 253 Performance measures ... 520 Other revenue ... 253 Staffing ... 253 Support services ... 253–54 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 123

Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) (Continued) Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) (Continued) Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Local government services Family law–Alberta division General remarks ... 415 General remarks ... 254 Review of: Public input re ... 415 Dept. of Solicitor General Fees, Government Estimates debated ... 764–65 General remarks ... 610 Dept. of Transportation Fetal alcohol syndrome Construction program ... 297 Young offender programs re ... 765 Deputy Minister's office budget ... 296–97 Flaring of natural gas Estimates debated ... 295–97 Petition re ... 934 General remarks ... 296 Forum on children's issues (October 1999) Minister's office budget ... 296–97 General remarks ... 519 Performance measures ... 296 Foster home care Staffing ... 296 Aboriginal children: Performance measures re ... Support services ... 296 520 Disabled children Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Government programs for: Performance measures War Amps key tag service, Denial of access to re ... 520 motor vehicle records under: Petitions re ... 1273 Disenfranchised Widows Action Group (Alberta) Future Summit (2002) General remarks ... 414 Government advertising re ... 603 Drinking water–Quality Gambling, Compulsive General remarks ... 576 Research into ... 547–48 Impact of agricultural operations on ... 617–18 Gambling–Aboriginal reserves Impact of leaking underground tanks on ... 383 General remarks ... 406 Driver Control Board Games (Sporting competitions) General remarks ... 297 Provincial funding for ... 652 Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club Gaming industry Lottery funding for ... 548 General remarks ... 406, 407, 547 Edmonton Social Planning Council Revenue from ... 548 Poverty & Physical Needs: 3 Good Ideas (Paper) ... Gaming licences 519 Approval process: Review of ... 406, 407 Education–Curricula Approval process: Review of, Public input re ... 406 Western Canada protocol on ... 366 Gasoline–Taxation Education–Finance Revenue from, transferred to municipalities ... Letter re (SP595/01: Tabled) ... 1312 1071–72 User fees ... 426–27 Gateway initiative (Government information access) Electronic permit system General remarks ... 611 General remarks ... 258 Government advertising Electronic Transactions Act General remarks ... 603 Third reading ... 1077 Training re, for regional departmental staff ... 603 Electronic Transactions Act (Bill 21) Government aircraft Third reading ... 1077 General remarks ... 354–55 Emergency medical technicians–Edmonton Government of Alberta Strike ... 734 2001-02 second quarter activity report ... 1224 Emergency planning Grants in place of taxes General remarks ... 257, 258 General remarks ... 257 Environics Research Group (Western) Limited Groundwater General remarks ... 603 Impact of petroleum underground storage tanks Executive Council remediation on ... 1210 Communications services ... 603 Health facilities–Finance Estimates debated ... 602–03 General remarks ... 290 General administration costs ... 602 Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Operating expenses ... 602 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Performance measures ... 602 Second reading ... 949–50 Staff ... 602 Committee ... 1324 Family and community support services program Third reading ... 1334–35 Performance measures re ... 520 Letters re (SP419 & 594/01: Tabled) ... 1092, 1312 Family law staff counsel pilot project Highwood Communications Ltd. Creation of ... 415 Government advertising contract ... 603 124 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) (Continued) Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) (Continued) Hill & Knowlton (Canada) Limited Members' Statements (2001) Government advertising contract ... 603 Ralph Canham ... 989 Hub Oil Company Ltd. Métis Judiciary Council Blended fuel product: Toxic content ... 663 General remarks ... 765 Calgary plant: Emissions, Response to control order Ministers (Provincial government) re (SP235/01: Tabled) ... 658 Number of ... 296 Calgary plant: Groundwater monitoring at, Reports Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) on ... 663 (Bill 31) Husky Oil Ltd. Third reading ... 1366–67 Heavy oil upgrader, Lloydminster: Provincial Municipal 2000 sponsorship program upside interest from (Q3/01: Defeated) ... 622–23 General remarks ... 257 Injured workers Municipal finance Access to justice ... 414, 415 Government grants ... 257, 1071–72 Provision of wheelchairs to ... 944 Municipal Government Act Provision of wheelchairs to: Letter re (SP247/01: Changes to, re intensive livestock operations ... Tabled) ... 683 1008–09 Insurance Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 17) Municipal services Second reading ... 809–10 Regionalization of ... 252–53 Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) Third reading ... 900–01 Second reading ... 122–23 General remarks ... 610–11 Jasper Municipal Council Natural Gas Rebates Act Recognition of ... 1041 General remarks ... 610–11 Kids Kottage Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Annual breakfast: Program from (SP89/01: Tabled) Funding ... 366, 367 ... 142 Oral Question Period (2001) Legal aid Ambulance services ... 733–34 General remarks ... 415 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ... National review of ... 415 116–17 Legal education, Public Building code ... 1282–83 General remarks ... 415 Education policy ... 83 Lieutenant Governor Government aircraft ... 354–55 Office budget increase ... 602 Hub Oil Company Ltd. ... 663 Liquor sales Intensive livestock operations ... 1008–09 General remarks ... 406, 547 Municipal financing ... 146 Livestock industry, Intensive Municipal funding ... 1071–72 Foreign investments in: Exemptions for ... 610 Postsecondary tuition fees ... 537 Letter re (SP354/01: Tabled) ... 1000 Rebuilt air bags in automobiles ... 1318 Provincial policy re ... 1008–09 School fees ... 426–27 Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental aspects School transportation ... 269 General remarks ... 1008–09 Trucking regulations ... 513 Logging–Kananaskis Country Underground petroleum storage tanks ... 469, 1210 Spray Lake Sawmills plans re: Letter re (SP152/01: Underground tank remediation ... 383, 773, 803, Tabled) ... 304 982 Lottery Fund Water and wastewater grants ... 311, 576 Estimates, 2001-02: Debated ... 547–48 Water quality monitoring ... 617–18 Funds allocation ... 548 Water quality testing ... 196–97 Performance measures ... 548 Workers' Compensation Board ... 944 Lubricating oil, Used Palmer Jarvis DDB Inc. Memo re analysis of problem re (SP234/01: Tabled) Government advertising contract ... 603 ... 658 Parks, Provincial Ma'Mõwe child and family services authority General remarks ... 652 General remarks ... 519 Pension Fund Act Maintenance (Domestic relations) General remarks ... 770 General remarks ... 414–15 Percy Page Centre McDougall Centre, Calgary Provincial funding for ... 652 Expenses re ... 602 Personal Information Protection and Electronic Medical care–Finance Documents Act (Federal) Cutbacks ... 1224 General remarks ... 610 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 125

Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) (Continued) Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) (Continued) Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Rosslyn Place (Seniors lodge) Sour gas flaring ... 934 Volunteer appreciation program (SP97/01: Tabled) Stockwell Day's legal bill payment ... 303, 349 ... 189 War Amps key tag identification program ... 1273 Safety Codes Council Petroleum Tank Management Association of Alberta Financial reporting procedures ... 253 Financial reporting procedures ... 253 St. Matthew elementary school Proposal for tank remediation ... 469, 982 Bicycle safety program brochure (SP260/01: Petroleum tank sites remediation program Tabled) ... 727 Funding cut to ... 1210 Open house: Brochure re (SP109/01: Tabled) ... 218 General remarks ... 253, 383, 469, 773, 803, 982 Recognition of ... 226–27 Polychlorinated biphenyls School (Class Size Targets) Amendment Act, 2001 General remarks ... 663 (Bill 218) Postsecondary educational institutions–Finance Documents re (SP435, 494, 507/01: Tabled) ... General remarks ... 290 1122, 1203, 1229 Premier's Advisory Council on Health School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) General remarks ... 1224 Second reading ... 815–16 Prisoners, Aboriginal Committee ... 886–88, 1026–27 General remarks ... 764, 765 Letter re (SP355/01: Tabled) ... 1000 Privacy, Right of Schoolchildren–Transportation Legislation re ... 610 Legislation re ... 269 Property tax–Education levy Schools General remarks ... 146, 252, 257 Closure ... 83 MLA committee to review: Studies/reports of Schools, Small (M13/01: Defeated) ... 738 Policy re ... 83 Prostitution, Juvenile Schools–Construction Performance measures re ... 520 Provincial funding for ... 290 Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act Schools–Maintenance and repair General remarks ... 520 Provincial funding for ... 290 Provincial/municipal fiscal relations Schools–Utilization General remarks ... 146, 257, 1071–72 General remarks ... 83 Provincial/municipal relations Senior citizens' lodges–Finance General remarks ... 252, 1009 General remarks ... 290 Public Affairs Bureau Sewage disposal plants Budget ... 603 Funding for ... 311, 576 General remarks ... 602–03 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Staff ... 603 Funding ... 366, 367 Public opinion polls, Government Special warrants General remarks ... 603 General remarks ... 1224 Public safety Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 257–58 Debate ... 106–07 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Sports lottery General remarks ... 226–27, 806, 1041 General remarks ... 548 Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act Spray Lake Sawmills (1980) Ltd. (Bill 206) Logging plans in Kananaskis Country: Letter re Second reading ... 624–25 (SP152/01: Tabled) ... 304 Regional planning Standing Orders Intensive livestock operations, Siting of ... 1008–09 Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... Registered apprenticeship program (High schools) 1199 General remarks ... 367 Substance abuse–Treatment–Aboriginal peoples Relocatable structure labels General remarks ... 765 General remarks ... 253 Supplementary estimates Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) General remarks ... 1224, 1225 Second reading ... 162–64 Surgical services Committee ... 481 Communication of government policy re ... 603 Residential Tenancies Act Teachers Review of ... 610 Letter re (SP595/01: Tabled) ... 1312 RITE telephone system Technical schools–Finance General remarks ... 602 General remarks ... 366, 367 126 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) (Continued) Bonner, Bill (L, Edmonton-Glengarry) (Continued) Tornado–Pine Lake area, 2000 Young offenders General remarks ... 253, 257, 258 General remarks ... 764 Tourism–Edmonton Young offenders, Aboriginal Impact of track and field games on ... 651 General remarks ... 764 Traffic safety Boutilier, Hon. Guy C. (PC, Fort McMurray) General remarks ... 269, 297 Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 10) Counties Second reading ... 392–93 General remarks ... 251–52 Third reading ... 928–29 Groundwater issues discussion ... 1211 Transportation Safety Board Alberta Boilers Safety Association General remarks ... 297 Annual report, 1999 (SP102/01: Tabled) ... 218 Transportation–Finance Annual report, 2000 (SP410/01: Tabled) ... 1091 Provincial/municipal agreement re fuel tax revenues Inspection regime ... 985 ... 1071–72 Alberta Building Code Treasury Branches Basement suite regulations ... 468 Privatization of: CIBC Wood Gundy report (M8/01: Energy efficiency requirements ... 308 Defeated) ... 478–79 Part 8, construction/demolition sites safety inclusion Treaty 6 First Nations in ... 1283 Aboriginal justice recommendations ... 765 Public consultations re ... 1282–83 Trucking industry–Safety aspects Alberta Elevating Devices and Amusement Rides Hours of operation: Recording of ... 297, 513 Safety Association Hours of operation: Regulation of ... 297, 513 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP103/01: Tabled) ... Tuition fees 218 General remarks ... 537 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP450/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Unified Family Court Task Force Alberta Propane Vehicle Administration Organization Report ... 415 Ltd. Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act Annual reports, 1999 & 2000 (SP105 & 504/01: (Bill 25) Tabled) ... 218, 1229 Committee ... 1118 Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Violence in the media General remarks ... 251 Presentation re (SP206/01: Tabled) ... 530 Involvement with contaminated site cleanup Wages–Emergency medical technicians program ... 803 General remarks ... 733 Assessment Wages–Teachers General remarks ... 251 Letters re (SP608-609/01: Tabled) ... 1350 Authorized accredited agencies The War Amps Annual reports, 1998-99 & 1999-2000 (SP106 & Key tag identification program: Petition re ... 1273 526/01: Tabled) ... 218, 1274 Water quality Building codes, Objective-based Monitoring ... 617–18 General remarks ... 1282 Water quality–Battle River Letter re (SP582/01: Tabled) ... 1311 General remarks ... 617–18 Climate Change Central Water quality–Bellshill Lake General remarks ... 308 General remarks ... 617–18 Constitution Act, 1982 Water supply–Testing Amendments re municipalities ... 986 General remarks ... 196–97 Construction industry–Safety aspects Water treatment plants General remarks ... 1283 Funding for ... 311, 576 Contaminated sites Women and the law Cleanup procedures ... 773, 803 General remarks ... 414–15 Delegated administrative organizations Workers' Compensation Board General remarks ... 218 Friedman report on ... 414 Dept. of Municipal Affairs General remarks ... 415 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP555/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Letter to injured worker (Ralph Canham) Lottery funds for ... 251 (SP247/01: Tabled) ... 683, 944, 989 Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Local government services MLA committee to review: Final report ... 414, 415 division Workplace safety General remarks ... 251 General remarks ... 366–67, 1282–83 Dept. of Municipal Affairs. Public safety branch World Championships in Athletics, Edmonton (2001) General remarks ... 252 Cultural component ... 651 Drinking water–Quality Provincial assistance ... 651 Impact of leaking underground tanks on ... 383 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 127

Boutilier, Hon. Guy C. (PC, Fort McMurray) Boutilier, Hon. Guy C. (PC, Fort McMurray) (Continued) (Continued) Education–Finance Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) General remarks ... 776 Pine shakes court case ... 381 Electric power conservation Underground petroleum storage tanks ... 469, General remarks ... 308 1210–11 Emergency planning Underground tank remediation ... 383, 773, 803, General remarks ... 251, 252 982 Federation of Canadian Municipalities Water quality testing ... 197 Municipal funding concerns ... 986 Waterton Lakes National Park development ... 618 Future Summit (2002) Petroleum Tank Management Association of Alberta General remarks ... 252 Annual report, 1999 (SP104/01: Tabled) ... 218 Gasoline–Taxation Annual report, 2000 (SP482/01: Tabled) ... 1203 Revenue from, transferred to municipalities ... Proposal for tank remediation ... 469, 982 1071–72 Petroleum tank sites remediation program Gasoline–Taxation–Calgary Funding cut to ... 1210–11 Revenue from ... 1072 General remarks ... 252, 383, 469, 773, 803, 982 Grants in place of taxes Response to questions re (SP350/01: Tabled) ... General remarks ... 251 1000 Groundwater Pine shake roofing Impact of petroleum underground storage tanks Court proceedings re ... 381 remediation on ... 1210–11 Property tax–Education levy Housing–Waterton Lakes National Park area General remarks ... 15, 146, 251, 776 General remarks ... 618 MLA committee to review ... 251 Hub Oil Company Ltd. MLA committee to review: Studies/reports of Calgary plant: Explosion at ... 620, 985 (M13/01: Defeated) ... 738 Intermunicipal relations Separate school board rate ... 15 Dispute resolution process ... 251 Provincial Fire Commissioner Livestock industry, Intensive General remarks ... 252 Provincial policy re ... 1008–09 Provincial/municipal fiscal relations Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental aspects General remarks ... 146, 251, 986, 1071–72 General remarks ... 1008–09 Provincial/municipal relations Municipal 2000 sponsorship program General remarks ... 1009 General remarks ... 251, 252 Public safety Municipal debenture interest rebate program General remarks ... 251 General remarks ... 251 Regional planning Municipal finance Intensive livestock operations, Siting of ... 1008–09 General remarks ... 986 Rental housing Government grants ... 251, 252, 1071–72 Nonconforming suites ... 468 Municipal Government Act Road construction Changes to, re intensive livestock operations ... Secondary road program ... 986 1008–09 Safety Codes Council Municipal Government Board Annual report, 2000 (SP581/01: Tabled) ... 1311 General remarks ... 251 Basement suite regulations ... 468 Municipal services Hub Oil plant explosion: Testing re ... 620, 985 Regionalization of ... 251, 252 School Act National Research Council of Canada Amendment: Public/separate school property tax Energy efficient building code policy ... 308 rate ... 15 Federal/provincial building code work ... 1311 Senior citizens Oil–Prices Formation of basement suites ... 468 General remarks ... 1071 Separate schools Oral Question Period (2001) Property tax rates ... 15 Building code ... 1282–83 Special Areas Board Education property taxes ... 15, 776 Special Areas Trust Account financial statements, Electricity conservation ... 308 2000 (SP165/01: Tabled) ... 375 Hub Oil Company Ltd. ... 620, 985 Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Intensive livestock operations ... 1008–09 September 11, 2001aircraft crashes ... 1071 Municipal financing ... 146, 986 Tornado–Pine Lake area, 2000 Municipal funding ... 1071–72 General remarks ... 252 Nonconforming secondary suites ... 468 128 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Boutilier, Hon. Guy C. (PC, Fort McMurray) Calahasen, Hon. Pearl (PC, Lesser Slave Lake) (Continued) Aboriginal children Transportation–Finance Goverment programs ... 1167, 1170 Provincial/municipal agreement re fuel tax revenues Aboriginal issues ... 1071–72 General remarks ... 1167–68 Water supply–Testing Interdepartmental co-operation re ... 711 General remarks ... 197 Province/industry/aboriginal groups collaboration re Waterton Lakes National Park ... 711 Housing development near ... 618 Aboriginal land claims Workplace safety General remarks ... 711–12, 717 General remarks ... 1282–83 Aboriginal peoples and judicial system Broda, Dave (PC, Redwater) General remarks ... 711 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Aboriginal peoples–Employment Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) General remarks ... 1167–68 Second reading ... 634–35 Resource industries ... 711 Alberta Supernet Training programs for ... 711 Home schoolers' access to ... 661 Aboriginal peoples–Self-government Drought General remarks ... 711 Provincial assistance re ... 534 Aboriginal policy framework Drought–Southeast Alberta General remarks ... 711–12, 718, 1167–68 Insurance aspects: Pilot project re ... 113 Aboriginal relations Farm water programs Budget decrease for ... 717 General remarks ... 534 Aboriginal religious artifacts Forest fires–Control Repatriation of ... 711 General remarks ... 940 Aboriginal youth–Employment Home education–Finance General remarks ... 712 General remarks ... 660–61 Alberta/Northwest Territories memorandum of Internet (Computer network) understanding for co-operation and development Home schoolers' access to ... 660–61 General remarks ... 712 Lobbyists–Registration Amiskwaciy Academy General remarks ... 1316–17 General remarks ... 711 Research Study ... 1316–17 Apprenticeship training Macyk, Gary Aboriginal people ... 1167 Recognition of ... 805–06 Calgary Rocky View child and family services McConnell, Chad authority Recognition of ... 737 Funding cuts to ... 1207 National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week Canada/Alberta partnership forum (Aboriginal issues) Recognition of ... 87 General remarks ... 712 Oral Question Period (2001) Child and family services authorities Drought assistance ... 534 General remarks ... 1207 Forest fires ... 940 Child welfare Home schooling ... 660–61 Early childhood intervention programs ... 1207 Lobbyists registry ... 1316–17 Government programs ... 1207 Pasture insurance program ... 113 Child welfare agencies Pasture insurance program Funding cuts to ... 1167, 1170, 1207 Pilot research program re ... 113 Child welfare–Finance Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Cutbacks ... 1207 Drought management programs ... 534 Cold Lake First Nation Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) General remarks ... 711 General remarks ... 87, 737, 805–06, 1171 Debts, Public (Provincial government) Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act General remarks ... 1167 (Bill 206) Dene Tha' First Nation Second reading ... 627–28 Energy industry pilot project ... 711 Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Second reading ... 158–60 Estimates debated ... 711–12, 717–18 Committee ... 482–83 General remarks ... 711, 717–18, 1167 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Performance measures ... 712, 718 Letter re (SP208/01: Tabled) ... 569 Staffing ... 712 Ukrainian Shumka Dancers Energy industry Recognition of ... 1171 Aboriginal employment initiatives ... 711 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 129

Calahasen, Hon. Pearl (PC, Lesser Slave Lake) Cao, Wayne C.N. (PC, Calgary-Fort) (Continued) (Continued) Alberta Energy Tax Refund First Nations Sacred Ceremonial Objects Repatriation General remarks ... 59 Act Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) General remarks ... 711 First reading ... 421 Gambling–Aboriginal reserves Second reading ... 741–42, 752 General remarks ... 711 Committee ... 1184–85 Government of Alberta Third reading ... 1330 2001-02 second quarter budget report ... 1167 Possible lyrics to, sung in the Chamber ... 1330 Grande Cache co-operative enterprises Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped General remarks ... 711 Medical benefits retention (Motion 507: Cao) ... Kapawe'na First Nation 703–04, 1012 General remarks ... 711 B & M Gates Foundation Ma'Mõwe child and family services authority General remarks ... 1284 Funding cutbacks ... 1170 Calgary Public Library Métis children Multilanguage initiative ... 1284 Government programs ... 1167 Statement re ... 1284 Métis Nation of Alberta Association Calgary-Fort (Constituency) General remarks ... 1033 Election campaign workers: Statement re ... 118 Métis settlements Consumer protection Business plan ... 711 Against unethical customers ... 222 General remarks ... 711 Contractors, Independent Métis Settlements Appeal Tribunal Consumer protection for ... 222 Annual report, 2000 (SP122/01: Tabled) ... 262 CP Rail Staffing ... 712 Ogden rail yards, Calgary, contamination and Métis Settlements General Council cleanup ... 1279 General remarks ... 1033 Deerfoot Trail, Calgary Métis Settlements Transition Commission Interchange construction funding ... 1036–37 General remarks ... 711 Provincial funding for ... 1036–37 Performance measures ... 711 Electric utilities–Regulations Métis Week Deregulation: Impact on utility bills (Motion 503: Statement re ... 1033–34 Nicol) ... 584–85 Métis–Self-government Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill General remarks ... 711 11) Ministerial Statements (2001) Second reading ... 709 Métis Week ... 1033–34 Energy rebates National aboriginal youth conference, Edmonton General remarks ... 59 (October 2001) English as a Second Language General remarks ... 712 Federal funding for ... 1098 Northern Alberta Development Council General remarks ... 1098 General remarks ... 711, 712 Ho Lem, George Northern development Statement re ... 1131 General remarks ... 712 Housing–Waterton Lakes National Park area Northern development ministers' meeting General remarks ... 618 General remarks ... 712 Immigrants of Distinction Awards Northern Forum General Assembly, Edmonton Statement re ... 271–72 (September 2001) Immigrants–Language skills General remarks ... 712 General remarks ... 1098 Oral Question Period (2001) Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) Aboriginal children's services ... 1167–68 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) Children's Services funding ... 1170, 1207 Second reading ... 32–33 Riel, Louis Internet (Computer network) General remarks ... 1033 Posting of WCB report on ... 311 Tsuu T'ina reserve Investment of public funds Aboriginal justice system on ... 711 Impact of stock market on ... 686–87 Cao, Wayne C.N. (PC, Calgary-Fort) Low-income families Alberta College of Art and Design Provincial assistance for ... 19 Recognition of ... 538 Members of the Legislative Assembly Alberta Commercial, Industrial and Municipal Electricity Auction Rebate Member for Calgary-Fort sang lyrics to possible General remarks ... 59 official song ... 1330 130 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Cao, Wayne C.N. (PC, Calgary-Fort) (Continued) Cardinal, Hon. Mike (PC, Athabasca) (Continued) Members' Statements (2001) Alberta Endangered Species Conservation Committee Calgary public library ... 1284 General remarks ... 1208 Calgary-Fort election campaign workers ... 118 Alberta Fish and Game Association George Ho Lem ... 1131 Commercial fishing licence program involvement ... Immigrants of Distinction Awards ... 271–72 1281 National youth bowling championships Alberta Forest Products Association Recognition of ... 622 General remarks ... 1071 Natural gas rebate program Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc. General remarks ... 59 Fort McMurray project: Co-ordination with oil North American free trade agreement sands developers ... 1074 Impact on energy rebate programs ... 59 Alberta–Economic policy North/south trade corridor General remarks ... 1278 General remarks ... 1036–37 Bovar Inc. Oral Question Period (2001) Swan Hills joint venture, Estimated revenues from Energy rebates ... 59 (Q4/01: Defeated) ... 737 English as a Second Language programs ... 1098 Swan Hills joint venture, Projected revenues from North/south trade corridor ... 1036–37 (Q6/01: Answer tabled) ... 738 Protection for independent contractors ... 222 Chem-Security (Alberta) Ltd. Provincial investment returns ... 686–87 Swan Hills joint venture, Estimated revenues from Social assistance ... 19 (Q4/01: Defeated) ... 737 TCE contamination ... 1279 Swan Hills joint venture, Projected revenues from Waterton Lakes National Park development ... 618 (Q6/01: Answer tabled) ... 738 Workers' Compensation Board ... 311 Coyotes–Control Workers' Compensation Board reviews ... 801 Use of dogs to ... 1007 Parks, Provincial Dept. of Health (Federal government) General remarks ... 618 Review of treated lumber ... 1282 Public assistance Dept. of Resource Development General remarks ... 19 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP556/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development General remarks ... 538, 622 Estimates debated ... 243–44, 250 Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act Estimates debated: Responses to questions during (Bill 206) (SP226/01: Tabled) ... 657 Second reading ... 625–26 General remarks ... 243–44 Song, Provincial Staffing ... 243, 250 Legislation re (Bill 208) ... 421 Diversification Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 1071 Debate ... 45–46 Economic development and the environment Trichloroethylene contamination–Calgary General remarks ... 244 General remarks ... 1279 Endangered species Waterton Lakes National Park Federal legislation re ... 1208 Housing development near ... 618 General remarks ... 244, 1208 Workers' Compensation Board Energy industry–Environmental aspects Lobbyist Report II on (SP413/01: Tabled) ... 1091 Forest management activities ... 1074 MLA committee to review: Final report, Environmental impact assessments government response to ... 311 Logging in Kananaskis Country ... 18 Review reports: Government response to ... 801 Environmental Protection and Enhancement Fund Cardinal, Hon. Mike (PC, Athabasca) General remarks ... 244 542936 Alberta Ltd. Fish and wildlife resources Swan Hills joint venture, Estimated revenues from General remarks ... 244 (Q4/01: Defeated) ... 737 Fish conservation Swan Hills joint venture, Projected revenues from General remarks ... 244, 731 (Q6/01: Answer tabled) ... 738 Fish hatcheries Aboriginal peoples–Employment General remarks ... 731 Forest industries ... 1071 Fish stocking Aircraft in forest fire suppression General remarks ... 731 General remarks ... 1283 Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 3) Alberta Commercial Fishermen's Association First reading ... 51 Compensation proposal ... 1169 Second reading ... 134, 232 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 131

Cardinal, Hon. Mike (PC, Athabasca) (Continued) Cardinal, Hon. Mike (PC, Athabasca) (Continued) Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 3) North American free trade agreement (Continued) Forest products ... 1071 Third reading ... 283, 285 Oral Question Period (2001) Responses to questions re (SP107 & 176/01: Commercial fisheries ... 1169, 1280–81 Tabled) ... 218, 422 Coyote hunting ... 1007 Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) (Bill Dogrib Creek forest fire ... 1283 219) Endangered species ... 1208 General remarks ... 1169 Fish conservation ... 731 Fisheries, Commercial Forest fires ... 940 General remarks ... 731, 1169, 1278, 1280 Forest industry ... 1071 Fishermen, Commercial Forest Stewardship Council certification ... 1074 Compensation to, re reduction in numbers of ... Logging in Kananaskis Country ... 18 1169, 1278, 1281 Provincial fiscal policies ... 1278 Fishing, Sport Softwood lumber trade dispute ... 82 General remarks ... 731, 1281 Spray Lakes forest management agreement ... 734 Legislation re (Bill 3) ... 51 Three Sisters Resorts wildlife conservation Forest conservation easement ... 734–35 General remarks ... 244 Wood preservatives ... 1282 Forest firefighters Public lands Memorial tribute to ... 937 General remarks ... 243 Forest fires–Chisholm area Reforestation General remarks ... 940 General remarks ... 18 Forest fires–Control Richert, Grenville General remarks ... 244, 940 Memorial statement re ... 937 Forest fires–Dogrib Creek area Softwoods–Export–United States General remarks ... 1283 Countervail investigations re ... 82, 1071 Forest industries Countervail investigations re: Alberta delegation re Aboriginal participation in ... 1071 ... 1071 Convention, Edmonton ... 1071 Spray Lake Sawmills (1980) Ltd. General remarks ... 82, 244, 734, 1071 FMA negotiations, Kananaskis Country ... 18, 734 Forest industries–Environmenal aspects FMA negotiations, Kananaskis Country: Public General remarks ... 1282 hearings ... 734 Forest management Surface rights Forest/energy industries co-operation re ... 1074 Legislation re (Bill 4) ... 51 General remarks ... 244 Surface Rights Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 4) Forest management agreements First reading ... 51 General remarks ... 244, 734 Second reading ... 135–36, 232 Impact of forest fires on ... 940 Third reading ... 286 Spray Lakes agreement, Kananaskis Country ... 18, Surface Rights Board 734 Annual report, 2000 (SP55/01: Tabled) ... 78 Forest Stewardship Council General remarks ... 243–44 Certification issues ... 1074 Swan Hills Treatment Centre Graham, John Estimated revenues from, 2000-2003 (Q4/01: Memorial statement re ... 937 Defeated) ... 737 Land Compensation Board Revenue projections for, 2000-2003 (Q6/01: Annual report, 2000 (SP55/01: Tabled) ... 78 Response tabled as SP311/01) ... 738 General remarks ... 244 Three Sisters Resorts Inc. Livestock Wildlife conservation easement ... 734–35 Control of predator attacks on, by dogs ... 1007 Timber permits Logging General remarks ... 244 General remarks ... 244 Timber quotas Logging–Kananaskis Country General remarks ... 244 General remarks ... 18 Walleye–Populations Spray Lake Sawmills plans re ... 734 General remarks ... 731 Ministerial Statements (2001) Wildlife Act John Graham and Grenville Richert ... 937 General remarks ... 1208 Natural Resources Conservation Board Wildlife conservation Conservation easement guidelines ... 735 Easement policies re ... 734–35 General remarks ... 244 132 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Cardinal, Hon. Mike (PC, Athabasca) (Continued) Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) Wood products–Labeling (Continued) General remarks ... 1282 Alberta Gaming Commission Wood–Preservation Former chair's conflict of interest charge ... 541 General remarks ... 1282 Alberta Growth Summit (1997) Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) General remarks ... 757 542936 Alberta Ltd. Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Swan Hills joint venture, Estimated revenues from Natural medicine treatments coverage: Letter re (Q4/01: Defeated) ... 737 (SP604/01: Tabled) ... 1349 Swan Hills joint venture, Projected revenues from Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund (Q6/01: Answer tabled) ... 737–38 General remarks ... 178 Aboriginal peoples–Health care Government surpluses investment in ... 178 Lottery funding for ... 549 Alberta Income Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 14) Agricultural initiatives program Second reading ... 593–95 Lottery funding for ... 543 Committee ... 961 Agricultural land Third reading ... 966 Competing interests re ... 246 Alberta Mental Health Board Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Budget ... 332 2001 (Bill 28) Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation Amendment Second reading ... 1143–45 Act, 2001 (Bill 29) Committee ... 1150–52, 1294–96 Second reading ... 1142 Agricultural societies Committee ... 1150 Lottery funding for ... 543 Third reading ... 1342 Air quality Alberta Outfitters Association Impact of intensive livestock operations on ... 1037 General remarks ... 250 Air quality–Edmonton Alberta Personal Income Tax (In-Home Care and General remarks ... 784 Dependant Tax Credit) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Air quality–Exshaw area 210) Lafarge project: Letters re (SP114-115/01: Tabled) Second reading ... 1050–51, 1053–54 ... 218 Alberta Racing Corporation Alaska permanent fund Auditor General's concerns re ... 551 General remarks ... 586 Business plan ... 551 Alberta Agricultural Research Institute Alberta Registries Composting research projects ... 359 Application of FOIP Act to ... 608 Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Auditing of: Auditor General's comments re ... 608 Edmonton office relocation ... 542 Computer system ... 608 Gambling addition programs ... 340, 542, 549 Fees ... 608 General remarks ... 340–41 Alberta Regulations Lottery funding ... 340 All-party committee to review ... 608 Alberta Alliance for Mental Illness and Mental Health Publicizing of ... 607–08 General remarks ... 333 Review of ... 456, 609 Alberta Cities Transportation Partnership program Alberta Securities Commission Lottery funding for ... 551 Staffing ... 757 Alberta Commercial Fishermen's Association Alberta seniors benefit program Compensation proposal ... 1169 General remarks ... 673, 674, 675 Alberta Connects (Government information initiative) Alberta Supernet General remarks ... 599 General remarks ... 179, 363–64 Alberta Conservation Association Alberta Tourism Partnership Corporation General remarks ... 250 Auditor General's concerns re ... 456–57 Alberta Corporate Service Centre Alberta wellness initiative General remarks ... 608–09 Lottery funding for ... 549 Issues management process ... 609 Alberta Wellnet (Health information network) Staff ... 609 Lottery funds for ... 549 Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill 6) Second reading ... 590 Second reading ... 208–10 Third reading ... 917–19 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill Alberta Environmental Network 5) Forest awareness programs ... 386 Second reading ... 204–06 Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Committee ... 360 Licensing administration ... 551 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 133

Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) (Continued) (Continued) Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 Canada Assistance Plan (Federal government) (No.2) (Bill 30) Auditing of claims under ... 498 Committee ... 1307–09 Canada World Youth Third reading ... 1342 Educational exchange with Russia ... 737 Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) Canada/Alberta Infrastructure Program Agreement Second reading ... 818–20 General remarks ... 551 Committee ... 977 Canadian Federation of University Women. Alberta Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Council Medical benefits retention (Motion 507: Cao) ... Bulk removal of water, Resolution re ... 198–99 1012–13 Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Auditor General Report on Alberta power supply and demand ... 804, Business plans comments ... 1218 983 Conservation Association concerns ... 250 Carbon dioxide emissions Delegated administrative organizations' financial Reduction in ... 454 reports ... 457 Caribou habitat Dept. of Economic Development recommendations General remarks ... 249 ... 457 Castle-Crown wilderness area Dept. of Government Services recommendations ... Protection of ... 250 608 Protection of: Letters re (SP70-71, 283/01: Tabled) Dept. of Health and Wellness recommendations ...... 110, 798 341–42 Charitable societies Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Lottery funding of ... 541 recommendations ... 497–99 Chem-Security (Alberta) Ltd. Dept. of Seniors recommendations ... 675 Swan Hills joint venture, Estimated revenues from Environmental planning comments ... 246 (Q4/01: Defeated) ... 737 Fisheries management comments ... 249 Swan Hills joint venture, Projected revenues from Gaming industry concerns ... 551 (Q6/01: Answer tabled) ... 737–38 Horse racing industry concerns ... 551 Child and family services authorities Métis Settlements Transition Commission Budget cuts to, CEO's role re ... 1319–20 comments ... 448 Shared services agreements: Auditor General's Performance measures comments ... 245, 334, 453 comments re ... 498 Racing Corporation concerns ... 551 Child welfare Supplementary estimates comments ... 1218 Co-ordination with income support programs ... 498 Tourism Partnership Corporation concerns ... Children's Advocate 456–57 Annual report, 1999-2000 ... 334, 498 Automobiles–Registration Chinchaga special area Application of FOIP Act to ... 608 Designation of: Petition re ... 1229, 1273 Bighorn wildland park Class size (Grade school) Designation as protected park: Letters re (SP58-60, Documents re (SP432 & 469/01: Tabled) ... 1122, 203-205, 343/01: Tabled) ... 78–79, 530, 979 1162 General remarks ... 250 Climate change Industrial development in: Letters re (SP14, 83/01: General remarks ... 453–54 Tabled) ... 10, 141 Kyoto protocol on ... 453–54, 458 Bird habitat Climate Change Central Statement re ... 778–79 General remarks ... 756 Bovar Inc. Coal–Research Swan Hills joint venture, Estimated revenues from Clean coal technologies ... 461 (Q4/01: Defeated) ... 737 Coal–Royalties Swan Hills joint venture, Projected revenues from General remarks ... 756 (Q6/01: Answer tabled) ... 737–38 Collaborative Government: Is There a Canadian Way? Builders' Lien Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 22) (Article) Second reading ... 1056 General remarks ... 453 Burnt Timber Forest Committees, All-party Transfer to FMA: Petition re (SP344/01: Tabled) ... Proposal for ... 608 979 Community justice Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Ltd. General remarks ... 763 Lottery funding of ... 1313 Community mental health services General remarks ... 332, 334 134 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) (Continued) (Continued) Computers in schools Dept. of Health and Wellness General remarks ... 179 Auditor General's recommendations re ... 341–42 Conservation of natural resources Business plan ... 332 General remarks ... 359 Estimates debated ... 332–34, 340–42 Consumption taxes Evaluation of projects of ... 550 General remarks ... 756 Lottery funds for ... 549 Cooperatives Act (Bill 2) Performance measures ... 334 Third reading ... 909–11 Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... 1225 Corporations–Taxation Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Reduction in ... 757 Auditor General's recommendations re ... 497–99 Council of Economic Development Ministers Estimates debated ... 497–99 Studies/reports of (M11/01: Defeated) ... 738 Dept. of Infrastructure Coyotes–Control Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... Use of dogs to: Letter re (SP320/01: Tabled) ... 935 186–87 Crime prevention Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations Provincial initiatives for ... 764 Contract staff ... 450 Crime prevention–Finance Estimates debated ... 448–50, 453–54 General remarks ... 764 Performance measures ... 449, 453 Crime rates–Edmonton-Mill Woods constituency Private-sector partnerships ... 450 General remarks ... 763 Staffing ... 450 Crops Dept. of Justice and Attorney General Transgenic pollenation of ... 1237 Split of Solicitor General from ... 763 Day, Stockwell (Former MLA) Dept. of Learning Taxpayer payment of legal bills of: Petition re ... 9 Estimates debated ... 364–66, 372 Deaf Performance measures ... 179–80 Interpreting services for: Letter re (SP416/01: Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... Tabled) ... 1091 177–80 Debts, Public (Provincial government) Support services ... 365 General remarks ... 178 Dept. of Revenue Delegated administrative organizations Business plan ... 757 General remarks ... 250, 457 Estimates debated ... 755–58 Democracy–Alberta Expense projections ... 757 Letter re (SP265/01: Tabled) ... 769 Operating expenses ... 757 Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Split from Treasury dept. ... 755 Lottery funds for ... 542, 543 Staffing ... 757 Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... Dept. of Seniors 1216–18 Auditor General's recommendations re ... 675 Dept. of Children's Services Estimates debated ... 673–75 Lottery funds for ... 1313 Performance measures ... 674, 675 Dept. of Economic Development Dept. of Solicitor General Auditor General's recommendations re ... 457 Estimates debated ... 763–64 Estimates debated ... 456–58, 461–62 Split from Justice department ... 763 International representation priorities: Studies re Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development (M12/01: Accepted) ... 738 Delegated authorities re ... 250 Dept. of Environment Estimates debated ... 244–46, 248–50 Action plans ... 246 General remarks ... 245 Estimates debated ... 782–85 Intervenors' legal fees (development challenges) ... Removal of sustainable resource elements from ... 249 783 Legal services ... 249 Dept. of Finance Minister's office budget ... 249 Split from Treasury dept. ... 755 Resource data program ... 249 Dept. of Gaming Split from Environment department ... 783 Business plan ... 541 Staffing ... 245, 249 Role of ... 541 Dept. of Transportation Dept. of Government Services Lottery funds for ... 550–51 Auditor General's recommendations re ... 608 Disabled Adult Transportation System Estimates debated ... 607–09 General remarks ... 674 Performance measures ... 608 Drought Regulations: Elimination of ... 609 Provincial assistance re ... 1217, 1218 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 135

Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) (Continued) (Continued) Economic development Environmental issues General remarks ... 462 Science-based decisions re ... 783–84, 784–85 Economic development and the environment Statement re ... 61–62 Cumulative impact re ... 245–46, 248 Environmental protection General remarks ... 245 General remarks ... 245, 249 Statement re ... 61–62, 1359 Environmental protection–Foothills area Ecotourism Letter re (SP560/01: Tabled) ... 1274 General remarks ... 457, 458 Environmental regulations Education, Postsecondary Enforcement services ... 249 General remarks ... 364 Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures) Education, Postsecondary–Finance Amount of detail in ... 332 General remarks ... 372 Executive Council Education–Finance Business plan ... 601 General remarks ... 179, 364, 365, 372 Estimates debated ... 598–99, 601–02 Letters re (SP401-403/01: Tabled) ... 1068 Famous Five Lottery funds for ... 365–66 Creator of portraits of ... 20 Electric power, Coal-produced Farm Implement Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 12) General remarks ... 61 Third reading ... 930–31 Tax credits re ... 756 Farm water programs Electric power, Coal-produced–Crowsnest Pass General remarks ... 1217 E-mail re (SP11/01: Tabled) ... 10 Fees, Government Electric power, Coal-produced–Environmental aspects General remarks ... 607, 756 General remarks ... 1171 Fetal alcohol syndrome Electric power–Prices Lottery funding for ... 1313 General remarks ... 186, 804 Film industry Impact on business ... 804, 983 Provincial assistance for ... 461–62 Letter re (SP113/01: Tabled) ... 218 Financial Administration Act Electric power–Retail sales Contravening of, re special waste treatment plant ... General remarks ... 983 148, 191 Electric utilities–Regulations Fire centres (Forest fire-fighting) Deregulation ... 186–87 General remarks ... 250 Electronic Transactions Act (Bill 21) Fish and wildlife resources Second reading ... 1020 General remarks ... 249 Emergency motions under Standing Order 40 Fish conservation General remarks ... 1360 General remarks ... 246, 248 Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Fish farming 11) General remarks ... 249 Third reading ... 929–30 Fish stocking Energy conservation General remarks ... 246, 249 Provincial initiatives re ... 458 Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 3) Energy industry–Environmental aspects Committee ... 258–60 Forest management activities ... 1074 Fisheries, Commercial Energy policy, Continental General remarks ... 1169, 1280 General remarks ... 661 Fishermen, Commercial Energy rebates Compensation to, re reduction in numbers of ... General remarks ... 186–87 1169, 1280 Energy resources, Alternate Food industry and trade General remarks ... 61, 187, 458 General remarks ... 461 Environmental advisory committee Food–Labeling Budget for ... 783 Re genetically modified foods ... 1236 General remarks ... 783 Forest conservation Environmental Appeal Board General remarks ... 245, 248 Water withdrawal from Lesser Slave Lake ... 468 Statement re ... 1359 Environmental impact assessments Forest firefighters Inland Cement plant conversion to coal-fired Memorial tribute to ... 937–38 production ... 309, 616–17 Forest fires–Control Lafarge fuel fexibility project: Letters re (SP114- Funding for ... 1218 115/01: Tabled) ... 218 Logging in Kananaskis Country ... 18 General remarks ... 250 136 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) (Continued) (Continued) Forest management Health Professions Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 18) Forest/energy industries co-operation re ... 1074 Committee ... 1055 Forest management agreements Home adaptation program Spray Lakes agreement, Kananaskis Country ... 18 General remarks ... 674, 675 Forest Stewardship Council Home care program Certification issues ... 1074 Bridging services in ... 341 Forests–Kananaskis Country General remarks ... 498, 674 E-mail re (SP322/01: Tabled) ... 935 Horse racing Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Auditor General's concerns re ... 551 Application to motor vehicle registry offices ... 608 Gaming revenue transferred to ... 1313 Future Summit (2002) Gaming revenue transferred to, Legality of ... 551 General remarks ... 453, 756, 757 Hospitality expenditures (Government officials) Public participation ... 756 General remarks ... 449, 450 Gambling, Compulsive Hospitals–Psychiatric services General remarks ... 340 General remarks ... 333–34 Research into ... 541–42, 549 Hotel room tax Gaming industry General remarks ... 458 Auditor General's concerns re ... 551 Housing–Waterton Lakes National Park area Revenue from ... 541, 544, 1313 E-mail re (SP12/01: Tabled) ... 10 Gas industry–Health aspects–Strachan area Letter re (SP282/01: Tabled) ... 798 Letter re (SP84/01: Tabled) ... 141–42 Income tax, Provincial Gas well drilling industry–Foothills area Flat tax ... 757 Letter re (SP560/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Industrial plants–Environmental aspects–Northeast of Gas, Natural–Export–United States Edmonton General remarks ... 661 Letter re (SP145/01: Tabled) ... 304 Gas, Natural–Supplies Information and communications technology General remarks ... 187, 661 Provincial funding for ... 461 Genetically modified organisms (Agriculture) Inland Cement Limited General remarks ... 1236–37 Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production ... Ghost/Waiparous Forest 309, 616–17 Transfer to FMA: Petition re (SP344/01: Tabled) ... Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production: 979 Letters re (SP281, 485-488/01: Tabled) ... 798, Golf courses 1203 Impact on wildlife ... 784 Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production: Government aircraft Public hearings re ... 309 General remarks ... 453 Insurance Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 17) Government departments Second reading ... 790–93 Performance indicators for ... 245 Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) Government of Alberta Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) News releases of ... 599, 601 Second reading ... 31–32 Web site ... 599 International relations Government programs General remarks ... 449 General remarks ... 453 International trade Public input into ... 453 General remarks ... 456 Government restructuring Interprovincial trade General remarks ... 244–45, 755, 763, 783 General remarks ... 449 Government spending policy Investment of public funds General remarks ... 178 General remarks ... 758 Graham, John Kananaskis Country Memorial statement re ... 937–38 Forest exploitation in: E-mail re (SP322/01: Tabled) Hazardous substances–Disposal ... 935 General remarks ... 148 Industrial development in: E-mail re (SP321/01: Inspections re ... 770–71 Tabled) ... 935 Health Care Protection Act (Bill 11, 2000) Proposed forest management agreement in: Petition Public responses to ... 598 re (SP344/01: Tabled) ... 979 Health innovation fund Lafarge Canada Inc. Lottery funds for ... 549 Exshaw plant fuel flexibility project: Letters re (SP114-115/01: Tabled) ... 218 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 137

Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) (Continued) (Continued) Lieutenant Governor Métis Settlements Transition Commission Office budget increase ... 598 Auditor General's comments re ... 448 Liquor licences Mill Woods Welcome Centre for Immigrants Approval process re: Ministerial involvement in ... Brochure (SP586/01: Tabled) ... 1312 541 Recognition of ... 1320 Livestock Ministerial Statements (2001) Control of predator attacks on, by dogs: Letter re John Graham and Grenville Richert ... 937–38 (SP320/01: Tabled) ... 935 Ministers (Provincial government) Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental aspects Trips by ... 453 General remarks ... 1037 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 19) Letter re (SP468/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Second reading ... 789 Lobbying Third reading ... 932 Environmental issues ... 783, 784 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) Logging–Bighorn wildland park (Bill 31) Letter re (SP83/01: Tabled) ... 141 Committee ... 1342–45, 1346–47 Logging–Environmental impact Moose–Hunting General remarks ... 250 Allocation policy: Letter re (SP94/01: Tabled) ... Logging–Kananaskis Country 189 E-mail re (SP321/01: Tabled) ... 935 Municipal District of Lesser Slave Lake General remarks ... 18 Water withdrawal licence ... 468 Lottery Fund Municipal Government (Farming Practices Protection) Estimates, 2001-02: Debated ... 540–42, 543, 544, Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 205) 549–51 Second reading ... 579 Funds allocation ... 540–41, 543–44, 1313 National Composting Awareness Week Lottery Review Committee (1995) Statement re ... 359 General remarks ... 540–41 National Forest Week Mathematics–Teaching Recognition of ... 386 General remarks ... 364 Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Medical care, Private Committee ... 346–48, 398–400 General remarks ... 341 Third reading ... 895–97 Medical profession–Fees Amendment (SP173 & 224/01: Tabled) ... 398 Alternative payment schemes ... 549 Natural gas rebate program Medicare Protection Act (Bill 204) General remarks ... 186–87 Second reading ... 318–20 Natural medicine treatments Members' apologies to the House Coverage by health care plan: Letter re (SP604/01: General remarks ... 691 Tabled) ... 1349 Members' Statements (2001) Natural Resources Conservation Board Bird habitat ... 778–79 Intensive livestock operations approval ... 1037 Bulk removal of water ... 198–99 Natural resources revenue Environmental policy ... 61–62 General remarks ... 178, 756 Forest protection ... 1359 North American free trade agreement National Composting Awareness Week ... 359 Water export provisions ... 198–99 Sustainable Calgary State of Our City Project ... North/south trade corridor 1131 General remarks ... 449 Mental Health Patient Advocate Lottery funding for ... 551 Budget ... 332 Nursing stations, Federal Mental health services Lottery funding of ... 549 General remarks ... 332–34 Oil well drilling industry–Foothills area Mental health services–Children Letter re (SP560/01: Tabled) ... 1274 General remarks ... 332, 334 Oil–Export–United States Mental health services–Prisoners General remarks ... 661 General remarks ... 332 Oil–Supplies Mentally disabled General remarks ... 661 Boards for: Shared services of ... 498 Oral Question Period (2001) Meridian dam proposal Child and family services authorities ... 1319–20 General remarks ... 685–86, 691 Commercial fisheries ... 1169, 1280 Metal-plating industry–Waste disposal Electricity prices ... 804 Inspections re ... 770–71 Electricity pricing ... 983 138 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) (Continued) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) Preventive medical services Forest Stewardship Council certification ... 1074 General remarks ... 332–33 Gaming revenue for Children's Services ... 1313 Privacy, Right of Genetically modified food ... 1236–37 General remarks ... 608 Hazardous waste inspections ... 770–71 Legislation re ... 609 Inland Cement Limited ... 309, 616–17 Private vocational schools Intensive livestock operations ... 1037 Monitoring of ... 497–98, 498–99 Lesser Slave Lake water diversion ... 468 Professional Outfitters Association of Alberta Logging in Kananaskis Country ... 18 General remarks ... 250 Meridian dam ... 685–86 Property tax–Education levy Oil and gas reserves ... 661 General remarks ... 178–79 Provincial parks ... 1098 MLA committee to review: Studies/reports of Surplus land sale ... 572 (M13/01: Defeated) ... 738 Swan Hills treatment centre ... 939 Prosperity dividend (Proposed) Swan Hills waste treatment facility ... 148, 191, 379 Motion 504: Yankowsky ... 586–87 Teacher remuneration ... 1127–28 Protected areas Tuition fees ... 429 Industrial development in ... 1359 Youth justice system ... 115 Industrial development in: Letter re (SP560/01: Ozone in water treatment Tabled) ... 1274 General remarks ... 1217 Statement re ... 778–79, 1359 Pacific Northwest Economic Region Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 27) General remarks ... 448, 450 Second reading ... 1064 Parks, Provincial Third reading ... 1341 General remarks ... 1098 Provincial fire-fighting centre Parliamentary language General remarks ... 250 General remarks ... 910 Public Affairs Bureau Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development General remarks ... 598–99, 601 Recognition of ... 1171 Public assistance Smart Electricity Policy for Alberta (Report) Co-ordination with child welfare programs ... 498 (SP95/01: Tabled) ... 189 General remarks ... 497 Personal Information Protection and Electronic Public Highways Development Amendment Act, 2001 Documents Act (Federal) (Bill 201) General remarks ... 609 Second reading ... 22–23 Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Public lands–Sale–Southwest Edmonton Chinchaga wilderness area designation ... 1229, Procedure re ... 572 1273 Public opinion polls, Government Crimes involving weapons, Penalties for ... 217, 261 General remarks ... 449, 602 Stockwell Day's legal bill payment ... 9 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2001) General remarks ... 20, 386, 538, 737, 1171, 1320 Kananaskis, Ghost/Waiparous, Burnt Timber forests Recycling (Waste, etc.) transfer to FMA (SP344/01: Tabled) ... 979 Letter re (SP561/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Point of Order Regional health authorities Allegations against a member ... 946 Annual reports ... 342 Allegations against members ... 361, 667 Business plans ... 341 Dividing a motion ... 1193 Deficit financing ... 341 Imputing falsehoods against a member ... 667 Funding ... 341 Imputing motives ... 1369 Health service delivery costs, Reporting of ... 342 Member's apology ... 691 Output costs reporting ... 341–42 Notice of motion under Standing Order 40 ... 1360 Privatization initiatives: Public provision of Parliamentary language ... 910 information re (Motion 509: Taft) ... 1289–90 Provoking debate ... 1361 Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 7) Relevance ... 895 Second reading ... 212–13 Sub judice rule ... 779 Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act Police (Bill 206) Increase in number of ... 763 Second reading ... 579–80 Linguistic/ethnic composition ... 763–64 Regional planning Police–Finance Inventory of current land use loads ... 245–46, General remarks ... 763 783–84 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 139

Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) (Continued) (Continued) Registry offices, Private Special Places 2000 Complaints re ... 608 General remarks ... 1359 Monitoring of ... 608 Spray Lake Sawmills (1980) Ltd. Training of agents in ... 608 FMA negotiations, Kananaskis Country ... 18 Regulated Forestry Profession Amendment Act, 2001 Standing Orders (Bill 24 ) Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... Third reading ... 1340 1194–96 Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Student financial aid Second reading ... 160–61 Provincial funding for ... 364, 429 Revenue Sub judice rule Projections re ... 756 General remarks ... 779 Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 Supplementary estimates General remarks ... 601–02 General remarks ... 177–78, 1217, 1218 Richert, Grenville Surface Rights Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 4) Memorial statement re ... 937–38 Committee ... 260 RITE telephone system Surplus, Budgetary General remarks ... 599 General remarks ... 178, 757 Increased use of ... 598 Sustainable Calgary State of Our City Project Roundtable on climate change (Edmonton, May 1999) Report, 2001 (SP431/01: Tabled) ... 1122 General remarks ... 453, 756 Statement re ... 1131 Sales tax, Provincial Swan Hills Treatment Centre General remarks ... 756 Acceptance of out-of-province wastes: News article School (Class Size Targets) Amendment Act, 2001 re (SP146/01: Tabled) ... 304 (Bill 218) Disposition of ... 148, 191, 379 Documents re (SP432 & 469/01: Tabled) ... 1122, Estimated revenues from, 2000-2003 (Q4/01: 1162 Defeated) ... 737 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) General remarks ... 939 Second reading ... 811–13 Revenue projections for, 2000-2003 (Q6/01: Committee ... 880–83 Response tabled as SP311/01) ... 737–38 School councils Treatment costs at (liquid wastes) (Q2/01: Defeated) Fund-raising activities ... 179 ... 475 Senior citizens–Housing Treatment costs at (Q1/01: Response tabled as General remarks ... 675 SP449/01) ... 474 Government programs re: Management of ... 675 Tax incentives Property tax reduction program ... 674 Coal-fired electric power plants ... 756 Waiting lists re ... 674–75 Tax Reform Commission Senior citizens–Medical care Report ... 756 General remarks ... 674 Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 15) Senior citizens–Tranportation issues Committee ... 962–63 General remarks ... 674 Third reading ... 967 Seniors' issues Teachers General remarks ... 673–75 Letters re (SP513-514/01: Tabled) ... 1230 Sensor Environmental Services Ltd. Textbooks Operation of Swan Hills Treatment Centre ... 939 Parent fund-raising for ... 179 Sentences (Criminal procedure)–Young offenders Three Sisters Resorts Inc. General remarks ... 764 Wildlife conservation easement ... 784 Skills development program Timber–Supplies Monitoring of ... 498 General remarks ... 246 Small business Tourism–Marketing General remarks ... 456 General remarks ... 462 Impact of high electricity rates on ... 983 Tourism–Northern Alberta Venture capital for ... 456 General remarks ... 457–58 Social housing Trade missions Waiting lists re ... 674 General remarks ... 453 Social Union Framework Agreement Trade policy (Federal/provincial) Budget breakdown re ... 450 General remarks ... 448–49 Softwoods–Export–United States Trails, Recreational–Canmore area Countervail investigations re ... 448, 450 Letter re (SP562/01: Tabled) ... 1274 140 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) Carlson, Ms Debby (L, Edmonton-Ellerslie) (Continued) (Continued) Transportation Wildlife conservation East/west development ... 449 General remarks ... 248 Travel at public expense Wildlife corridors General remarks ... 449, 450 General remarks ... 248 Tree farms Wildlife habitat General remarks ... 246 General remarks ... 249 Trustee Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 26) Wind power–Crowsnest Pass Third reading ... 1341 E-mail re (SP11/01: Tabled) ... 10 Tuition fees Workplace safety Cap on ... 429 Federal cost-sharing claims: Audit reports on ... 498 General remarks ... 429 Review of ... 498 Twinning of cities, provinces, etc. Young offenders General remarks ... 449 Rehabilitation programs for ... 115 Tyler, Alice Transfer to adult court for weapons crimes: Petition Recognition of ... 20 re ... 217, 261 Universities and colleges–Finance Young Offenders Act (Alberta) General remarks ... 429 General remarks ... 764 University of Alberta Student Liberal Association Young offenders centres Letter re democracy in Alberta (SP265/01: Tabled) General remarks ... 764 ... 769 Zoos–Regulations Vaisakhi Day (Sikh celebration) General remarks ... 249–50 Recognition of ... 538 Cenaiko, Mr. Harvey (PC, Calgary-Buffalo) Value-added processing (General) Alberta Personal Income Tax (In-Home Care and General remarks ... 462 Dependant Tax Credit) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 9) 210) Second reading ... 390 First reading ... 463 Violence Second reading ... 1042–43 Letter re (SP264/01: Tabled) ... 769 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Wages–Teachers Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Provincial funding for ... 1127–28 Second reading ... 1011–12 Walleye–Populations Automobile drivers' licences General remarks ... 249 Graduated licences: Legislation re (Bill 10) ... 349 Water Suspension of (Administrative suspensions): Bulk removal of ... 198–99 Legislation re (Bill 10) ... 349 Water quality Bobrovitz, Gary General remarks ... 1217 Recognition of ... 737 Water resources development Correctional institutions Lottery funding of ... 550–51 Riots in ... 1037 Research projects re ... 1217–18 DNA data bank (National) Water supply–Contamination General remarks ... 358–59 General remarks ... 1217 DNA Identification Act (Federal) Water supply–Picture Butte area General remarks ... 358 General remarks ... 1217 Drumheller Institution Water withdrawal licences–Lesser Slave Lake Riot in ... 1037 General remarks ... 468 Drunk driving Water–Export Legislation re (Bill 10) ... 349 Impact of NAFTA on ... 198–99 Edmonton Institution Statement re ... 198–99 Riot in ... 1037 Waterton Lakes National Park Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Housing development near: E-mail re (SP12/01: Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Tabled) ... 10 Second reading ... 957–59 Housing development near: Letter re (SP282/01: Maiden Speeches (2001) Tabled) ... 798 General remarks ... 201–03 Weapons crimes Oral Question Period (2001) Maximum penalties for: Petition re ... 217, 261 Corrections facilities riots ... 1037 Western Wildlife Council National DNA data bank ... 357–58 General remarks ... 249 Young offenders ... 470 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 141

Cenaiko, Mr. Harvey (PC, Calgary-Buffalo) Coutts, Hon. David (PC, Livingstone-Macleod) (Continued) (Continued) Police Association of Canadian Travel Agents (Alberta) Access to DNA data bank ... 358 Travel default insurance coverage ... 1008 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Automatic bank debits General remarks ... 737 Privacy of information re ... 268 Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Automobile drivers' licences Committee ... 484–85 Security issues re ... 1039, 1040 Speech from the Throne Canada 3000 Airlines Limited Debate ... 201–03 Bankruptcy ... 1008 Tax incentives Consumer protection Dependent adults (Bill 210) ... 463 Against unethical customers ... 222–23 Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 10) General remarks ... 604 First reading ... 149 Internet sales regulation ... 1277–78 Second reading ... 391–92, 394 Contractors, Independent Young offenders in schools Consumer protection for ... 222–23 Notification re ... 470 Day, Stockwell (Former MLA) Youth Criminal Justice Act (Federal Bill C-3) Defamation suit re, Access to information re ... 60 Information-sharing provisions (Clause 125) ... 470 Dept. of Government Services Chairman of Committees (Tannas, Don) Annual report, 2000-01 (SP546/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Chairman–Rulings and statements Deputy Minister's office memo, Mislaying of ... Decorum ... 346, 756, 877, 881, 1325 1039 Relevance ... 396–97 Estimates debated ... 604–05, 611 Point of Order Performance measures ... 605 Admissibility of amendments ... 878 Revenue ... 605 Explanation of Chairman's ruling ... 878 Support services ... 605 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Dispute Settlement Centre (Better Business Bureau) Committee ... 894 Consumer/contractor services ... 223 Clerk Assistant Electronic commerce Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Internet sales regulation re ... 1277–78 Abortion funding ... 979 Electronic Transactions Act (Bill 21) Clerk of the Legislative Assembly General remarks ... 604 Chief Electoral Officer Fair trading Report on March 12 general election ... 6 General remarks ... 604 Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Fair Trading Act Chinchaga wilderness area designation ... 1273 Bank debit protection ... 268 Crimes involving weapons, Penalties for ... 261 Bill from National Post in violation of ... 192, 268 Diabetic supplies for children, Coverage of ... 1161, Brochure re (SP99/01: Tabled) ... 192 1203, 1349 General remarks ... 222–23, 604, 1278 Falun Gong practitioners, Crackdown on ... 1031 Fees, Government Human rights act, Opting out of by health care General remarks ... 611 workers ... 303, 463, 529 Financial institutions Importation of hazardous wastes into Alberta ... 934 Privacy rules re ... 268 Stockwell Day's legal bill payment ... 51, 78, 109, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act 141, 217, 349 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP525/01: Tabled) ... 1273 Smoking–Treatment Fees ... 60 Programs for (Motion 505: Herard - not taken up) ... General remarks ... 310, 605 588 Review of ... 310 Speaker Stockwell Day defamation suit, Information request Election of ... 1–2 re ... 60 Coutts, Hon. David (PC, Livingstone-Macleod) Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Alberta Corporate Service Centre Review Committee, Select Special General remarks ... 605 Establishment of (Motion 22: Coutts) ... 1339 Alberta Registries Gateway initiative (Government information access) Fees ... 605 General remarks ... 604–05 General remarks ... 604, 605 Government information Alberta Regulations Access to ... 604 Review of ... 605 Identification, Personal Arbitration and Mediation Society General remarks ... 1040 Consumer/contractor services ... 222–23 Use of DNA for ... 1040 142 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Coutts, Hon. David (PC, Livingstone-Macleod) Danyluk, Mr. Ray (PC, Lac La Biche-St. Paul) (Continued) (Continued) Legacy program Fisheries management General remarks ... 605 Legislation re (Bill 219) ... 1161–62 Lobbyists–Registration Guests, Introduction of General remarks ... 310, 689, 1316–17 Via the Internet ... 1351 Research Study ... 1316–17 Livestock industry, Intensive Research Study (SP580/01: Tabled) ... 1311 Assistance to, re drought conditions ... 508–09 Ministerial Task Force on Security Maiden Speeches (2001) General remarks ... 1040 General remarks ... 104–06 National Post (Newspaper) Oral Question Period (2001) Bill from, in violation of fair trading legislation ... Crop insurance review ... 1170–71 192, 268 Drought assistance ... 508–09 Negative option billing (Business practice) Electricity rebates ... 311–12 National Post bill situation ... 192, 268 Pasture insurance program Oral Question Period (2001) General remarks ... 508–09 Access to information ... 60 Portage College Automatic bank debit authorization ... 268 Sports and education dinner ... 151 Drivers' licences ... 1039 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Internet sales regulations ... 1277–78 General remarks ... 151, 385 Lobbyists registry ... 310, 689, 1316–17 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Negative option billing ... 192 Letter re (SP229/01: Tabled) ... 657 Personal identification ... 1040 Speech from the Throne Protection for independent contractors ... 222–23 Debate ... 104–06 Travel default insurance ... 1008 DeLong, Alana (PC, Calgary-Bow) Personal Information Protection and Electronic Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Documents Act (Federal) Electric power plants' expansion hearings ... 1127 Financial institutions privacy provisions ... 268 Alberta–Economic policy Privacy, Right of General remarks ... 145 General remarks ... 268, 1040 Debts, Public (Provincial government) Telemarketing General remarks ... 145 Consumer protection issues ... 605 Doan, Leighann Travel default insurance Recognition of ... 472 General remarks ... 1008 Electric power, Coal-produced–Emissions Vital Statistics Annual Review 1999 Standards ... 1127 Copy tabled (SP123/01) ... 262 Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) Danyluk, Mr. Ray (PC, Lac La Biche-St. Paul) Coal-fired power plants emission standards ... 1127 4-H clubs EPCOR Group of Companies Highway cleanup campaign ... 385 Genesee 3 power plant proposal ... 1127 Alberta Energy Tax Refund Government spending policy Deductions from ... 311–12 General remarks ... 145 Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) Homeless Second reading ... 750–51 Provincial programs for ... 942 Third reading ... 1330–31 Low-income families Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Provincial assistance for ... 621 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Maiden Speeches (2001) Second reading ... 739 General remarks ... 103 Committee ... 1180–81 Oral Question Period (2001) Aspen View school district Coal-fired electricity plants emissions standards ... Letter re Bill 16, School Amendment Act, 2001 1127 (SP229/01: Tabled) ... 657 Homeless initiatives ... 942 Crop insurance Minimum wage workers ... 621 Review of ... 1170–71 Provincial fiscal policies ... 145 Drought Tourism marketing ... 1072 Provincial assistance re ... 508–09 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Fish and game licences General remarks ... 472, 538 Legislation re (Bill 219) ... 1161–62 Speech from the Throne Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) (Bill Debate ... 103 219) SummerActive 2001 (Physical activity initiative) First reading ... 1161–62 Recognition of ... 538 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 143

DeLong, Alana (PC, Calgary-Bow) (Continued) Doerksen, Hon. Victor P. (PC, Red Deer-South) Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. (Continued) September 11, 2001aircraft crashes ... 1072 Alberta Energy Research Institute Tourism–Marketing Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual Made-in-Alberta campaign ... 1072 report, SP551/01) ... 1274 TransAlta Utilities Corporation Coal-fired electric power production research ... 724 Keephills power plant proposal ... 1127 General remarks ... 718 Young adults–Employment Methane coal gas research ... 724 General remarks ... 621 New energy strategy ... 309 Deputy Chairman of Committees (Shariff, Shiraz) Oil sands research ... 724 Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill 6) Alberta Forestry Research Institute Committee ... 373 General remarks ... 718, 719 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research 5) Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual Committee ... 373 report, SP551/01) ... 1274 Auditor General Calendar, 2000 (SP527/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Estimates, 2001-02: Reported ... 243 Financial statements, 2000-01 (SP528/01: Tabled) Chairman–Rulings and statements ... 1274 Committee of the Whole debate ... 846 General remarks ... 718 Computers in the Chamber ... 830 Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and Decorum ... 238, 839 Engineering Research Chief Electoral Officer Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual Estimates, 2001-02: Reported ... 243 report, SP551/01) ... 1274 Ethics Commissioner General remarks ... 718 Estimates, 2001-02: Reported ... 243 Alberta Research Council Information and Privacy Commissioner Annual report (Also in Innovation and Science Estimates, 2001-02: Reported ... 243 annual report, SP551/01) ... 1274 Legislative Assembly of Alberta General remarks ... 718, 719 Offices of: Estimates, 2001-02 reported ... 243 Alberta Science, Research and Technology Authority Ombudsman Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual Estimates, 2001-02: Reported ... 243 report, SP551/01) ... 1274 Point of Order General remarks ... 718, 719, 724–25, 1097 Allegations against members ... 361 Alberta Supernet Clarification ... 562 Connection to electronic library network ... 1169 False allegations ... 409 General remarks ... 718, 725 Deputy Speaker (Tannas, Don) Lottery funding for ... 719 Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) Canadian Institutes of Health Research Second reading ... 842 Tricouncil statement on human research ... 1318 Deputy Speaker–Rulings and statements Chief Information Officer Decorum ... 1105 General remarks ... 718 Introduction of new Parliamentary Counsel ... 169 Cloning of human beings Farm Implement Dealerships Act (Bill 13) General remarks ... 1318 Replacement of, due to typographical error ... 822 Coal bed methane Members' corrections Development of ... 724 Typographical error on Bill 13, Farm Implement Dept. of Innovation and Science Dealerships Act ... 822 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP551/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Point of Order Business plan ... 718–19 Questioning a member ... 48, 922 Estimates debated ... 718–19, 724–25 Relevance ... 895 General remarks ... 718 Speaker–Rulings and statements Diversification Decorum ... 43, 919 General remarks ... 718 Private members' public Bills ... 697 Electric power, Coal-produced Referring to members by name ... 64 General remarks ... 309 Referring to the absence of members ... 64 Electric power, Coal-produced–Environmental aspects Relevance ... 899 General remarks ... 724 Doerksen, Hon. Victor P. (PC, Red Deer-South) Electronic Transactions Act (Bill 21) Alberta Agricultural Research Institute Committee ... 1028 Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual Energy research report, SP551/01) ... 1274 General remarks ... 309 General remarks ... 718, 719 144 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Doerksen, Hon. Victor P. (PC, Red Deer-South) Ducharme, Denis (PC, Bonnyville-Cold Lake) (Continued) (Continued) Energy resources, Alternate Federation of the Francophone and Acadian General remarks ... 309 Communities of Canada Government information systems Let's Talk Dialogue (Report) (SP318/01: Tabled) ... General remarks ... 718 935 Hospitals–Research Francophone Youth Parliament Funding ... 719 Charter of the Young Francophone Citizen of the Informatics Circle of Research Excellence 21st Century (SP583/01: Tabled) ... 1311 Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual Gas well drilling industry report, SP551/01) ... 1274 Builders' liens re: Extension of filing time for (Bill Funding ... 719 22) ... 999–1000 General remarks ... 718 Members' Statements (2001) Information and communications technology Alex Young ... 1075–76 General remarks ... 718 Oil well drilling industry Provincial funding for ... 719 Builders' liens re: Extension of filing time for (Bill Libraries–Rural areas 22) ... 999–1000 Connection to Alberta Supernet ... 1169 Oral Question Period (2001) Library network, Electronic (Public libraries) Drought assistance ... 773 Connection to Alberta Supernet ... 1169 Remembrance Day Lottery Fund Youth poem re ... 1075–76 Funds allocation ... 719 Water withdrawal–Cold Lake area National Institute for Nanotechnology General remarks ... 773 General remarks ... 1096–97 Young, Alex National Research Council of Canada Statement re ... 1075–76 Nanotechnology institute announcement ... 1096–97 Dunford, Hon. Clint (PC, Lethbridge-West) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Alberta Association of Architects (Federal) Annual report, 2000 (SP136/01: Tabled) ... 303 Tricouncil statement on human research ... 1318 Alberta Dental Association Oral Question Period (2001) Radiation Health and Safety Program annual report, Alberta Supernet ... 1169 2000 (SP452/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Cloning of human beings ... 1318 Alberta family employment tax credit National Institute for Nanotechnology ... 1096–97 General remarks ... 621 New power generation plants ... 309 Alberta Land Surveyors' Association Research and development Annual report, 2000 (SP139/01: Tabled) ... 303 General remarks ... 718, 719 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Research and development–Ethical aspects Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) General remarks ... 1318 Third reading ... 1323–24 Research and development–Finance Alberta Registered Professional Foresters Association General remarks ... 719 Annual reports, 1998-99 & 2000-01 (SP137 & Lottery funding for ... 719 558/01: Tabled) ... 303, 1274 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Alberta Teachers' Association. Medicine Hat local (Federal) Teacher contract ratification ... 1234 Tricouncil statement on human research ... 1318 Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Tar sands development–Research Negotiations with government ... 492 General remarks ... 724 Alberta Veterinary Medical Association Universities and colleges–Finance Radiation Health and Safety Program annual report, Research activities funding ... 719 2000 (SP453/01: Tabled) ... 1162 University of Alberta Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Nanotechnology centre at ... 1096–97 Claw-back of benefits re Canada Pension Plan Ducharme, Denis (PC, Bonnyville-Cold Lake) payments ... 116–17 Builders' Lien Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 22) General remarks ... 58, 491 First reading ... 999–1000 Levels of ... 687–88, 1235, 1279–80 Second reading ... 1055–56 Medical benefits retention (Motion 507: Cao) ... Third reading ... 1307 1014–15 Drought Review of ... 117, 688 Provincial assistance re ... 773 Canada Pension Plan Farm water programs Disability payments re Alberta AISH benefits ... General remarks ... 773 116–17 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 145

Dunford, Hon. Clint (PC, Lethbridge-West) Dunford, Hon. Clint (PC, Lethbridge-West) (Continued) (Continued) Certified General Accountants Association of Alberta Hours of labour Annual report, 2000 (SP138/01: Tabled) ... 303 Night shift staffing: Regulation re ... 218, 223–24 Certified Management Accountants of Alberta Injured workers Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP140/01: Tabled) ... Provision of wheelchairs to ... 944 303 Provision of wheelchairs to: Minister's letter re Child health benefits program (SP335/01: Tabled) ... 979 Federal funding for ... 491–92 Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta Children and poverty Annual report, 2001 (SP597/01: Tabled) ... 1349 Federal/provincial programs re: Report on ... 467 Institute of Public Administration of Canada Code of conduct and ethics (Senior provincial officials) Gold medal to Alberta, re human resource strategy General remarks ... 512 ... 491 Collective bargaining–Public service employees Internet (Computer network) General remarks ... 429–30, 492 Posting of WCB report on ... 311 Collective bargaining–Teachers Labour laws and legislation General remarks ... 1354–55 General remarks ... 356 Provincial budget impact on ... 264 Labour Relations Board College of Chiropractors of Alberta General remarks ... 491, 492 Radiation Health and Safety Program annual report, Medicine Hat teachers ratification vote options ... 2000-01 (SP454/01: Tabled) ... 1162 1234 College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta Union organizing practice (salting) decisions ... 355, Radiation Health and Safety Program annual report, 1209 2000-01 (SP455/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Labour Relations Code Committee on Employment Leave for Parents, Union organizing practice (salting) provisions ... Minister's 355, 1209 Report (SP178/01: Tabled) ... 422 Labour supply Construction industry–Labour relations Sustainability of ... 732 Union organizing activities (salting) ... 355, 1209 Labour unions Cost of living indices Organizing activities ... 356 Market-basket approach re ... 1168 Organizing activities (Salting) ... 355, 1209 Use of ... 1168 Low-income families Day of Mourning for Injured Workers Provincial assistance for ... 19, 85, 467, 621 Statement re ... 142–43 Provincial assistance for: Cost of living indices' Dept. of Human Resources and Employment relation to ... 1168 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP549/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Provincial assistance for: MLA committee report on Estimates debated ... 491–92, 503 ... 1073, 1235, 1280 Estimates debated: Response to questions during Provincial assistance for: MLA committee to review (SP426/01: Tabled) ... 1122 ... 1073 Disabled–Employment Review of programs for ... 117, 144, 491, 688 General remarks ... 491 Maternity leave Education–Curricula General remarks ... 492 Job safety skills ... 620 Legislation re (Bill 11) ... 421 Emergency medical technicians–Edmonton Members' corrections Strike ... 734 AISH payment increase ... 117, 118 Employability Council (Disabled persons) Ministerial Statements (2001) General remarks ... 491 National Day of Mourning ... 142–43 Employment standards National child benefit General remarks ... 492 General remarks ... 144, 467, 621, 1073 Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Progress report (SP135/01: Tabled) ... 303 11) Provincial clawback of ... 1235–36 First reading ... 421 Occupational training Second reading ... 591 General remarks ... 491 Committee ... 843 Occupational training–Senior citizens Energy rebates General remarks ... 732 General remarks ... 144 Oil companies–Employees Government of Alberta Summer students: Permits for ... 620 Gold medal for human resource strategy ... 941 Oral Question Period (2001) Homeless–Housing Ambulance services ... 734 General remarks ... 491 146 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Dunford, Hon. Clint (PC, Lethbridge-West) Dunford, Hon. Clint (PC, Lethbridge-West) (Continued) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) Supports for independence program (Continued) Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ... Levels of ... 1235 58, 116–17, 118, 687–88, 1279–80 Review of ... 429, 981 Civil service retention ... 941 Teachers Code of conduct and ethics ... 512 Designation as essential service ... 1355 Cost of living indices ... 1168 Wages–Social workers Low-income review ... 1235–36 General remarks ... 429–30 Medicine Hat teachers' negotiations ... 1234 Wages–Teachers Minimum wage workers ... 621 Provincial funding for ... 264 Petro-Canada labour dispute ... 664 Workers' Compensation Board Poverty rates ... 467 Annual report, 2000 (SP408/01: Tabled) ... 1091 Social assistance ... 19 General remarks ... 491 Social assistance rates ... 85 Heads Up work safety campaign ... 620 Supports for independence ... 144, 429–30, 1073 Minister's letter to injured worker (Ralph Canham) Supports for independence review ... 981 (SP335/01: Tabled) ... 979 Sustainable workforce ... 732 MLA committee to review: Final report, Teachers' contract negotiations ... 1354–55 government response to ... 311 Union organizing practices ... 355, 1209 Review reports: Government response to ... 801 Workers' Compensation Board ... 311, 944 Workers' health Workers' Compensation Board reviews ... 801 Statement re ... 142–43 Workers' rights ... 356 Working Alone Safely: A Guide for Employers and Working-alone regulation ... 223–24 Employees Workplace safety ... 620 Copy tabled (SP108/01) ... 218 Parental leave General remarks ... 223 General remarks ... 492 Workplace safety Legislation re (Bill 11) ... 421 Booklet re, for rookie employees (SP506/01: Paternal leave Tabled) ... 1229 Legislation re (Bill 11) ... 421 General remarks ... 491, 492 Personnel Administration Office Petro-Canada Edmonton refinery ... 664 General remarks ... 491, 492 Statement re ... 142–43 IPAC gold medal to, re corporate human resource Summer students' programs ... 620 strategy ... 491 X-treme Safety (Booklet) Petro-Canada Copy tabled (SP506/01) ... 1229 Edmonton refinery: Strike at ... 664 Young adults–Employment Poverty General remarks ... 621 Federal/provincial programs re: Report on ... 467 Youth Connections program Market-basket measure re ... 467 General remarks ... 491, 620, 621 Public assistance Evans, Hon. Iris (PC, Sherwood Park) General remarks ... 19, 85, 491, 1279–80 Aboriginal children Level of ... 85, 144 Goverment programs ... 1167, 1168 Level of: Independent committee to review ... 85 Aboriginal issues Public service–Alberta General remarks ... 1167 General remarks ... 491 Aboriginal policy framework School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) General remarks ... 515 Committee ... 873 Abusers–Treatment Senior citizens–Employment General remarks ... 269 General remarks ... 732 Adoption Skills development program Access to records of ... 84–85 General remarks ... 491 Adoption–Aboriginal children Seniors participation in ... 732 General remarks ... 515 Strikes and lockouts Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission General remarks ... 492 Treatment programs for pregnant women ... 804 Petro-Canada Edmonton refinery workers ... 664 Alberta Children's Initiative Strikes and lockouts–Teachers General remarks ... 516, 731 General remarks ... 1354–55 Alberta Council of Women's Shelters Supports for independence program General remarks ... 1320 Earnings exemption limit adjustment ... 1073 Alberta Mental Health Board General remarks ... 144, 429–30, 467, 491 Children's services ... 942 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 147

Evans, Hon. Iris (PC, Sherwood Park) (Continued) Evans, Hon. Iris (PC, Sherwood Park) (Continued) Alberta–Economic policy Child welfare–Finance–Calgary General remarks ... 1276, 1279 Cutbacks ... 1233 Born Free (Fetal alcohol syndrome prevention Children and poverty program) Federal/provincial programs re: Report on ... 467 General remarks ... 803 Children's Advocate Calgary Rocky View child and family services Annual report, 1998-99 (SP21/01: Tabled) ... 51 authority Annual report, 1998-99: Government response to Funding cuts to ... 1233 (SP308/01: Tabled) ... 934 Canada Health and Social Transfer (Federal Annual report, 1999-2000 ... 84, 147, 526, 1006 government) Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP22/01: Tabled) ... 51 General remarks ... 516 Annual report, 1999-2000: Government response to Child and family services authorities ... 84, 147 Budget cuts to ... 1352 Annual report, 1999-2000: Government response to Budget cuts to, CEO's role re ... 1319–20 (SP308/01: Tabled) ... 934 Co-ordination with regional health authorities ... Annual report, 2000-01 ... 1315–16, 1353 942 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP530/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Deficit financing ... 111, 180, 1315 Officer of the Assembly designation for ... 225, 731 Fetal alcohol syndrome treatment programs ... 803 Role of ... 1315 Funding ... 180 Role of: Chan Durrant report on ... 225, 1315 General remarks ... 147, 690–91, 1126 Substantiated investigated summaries: Dept. Women's shelter funding ... 1357 response to (SP531/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Child and Family Services Authorities Act Children–Protective services Review of (SP310/01: Tabled) ... 934 Statement re ... 684 Child and family services authorities–Cold Lake area Cold Lake elementary school General remarks ... 1072 Hot lunch program: Elimination of ... 1072 Child Find Alberta Outreach workers: Elimination of ... 1073 General remarks ... 684 Crossroads House Child welfare Closure of ... 1170 Aboriginal children ... 515, 1358 Closure of: Letter re (SP451/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Cleland report on ... 1316 Day care centres Early childhood intervention programs ... 516, 1038, General remarks ... 1316 1125, 1168, 1279, 1315, 1316 Subsidies ... 145 Early childhood intervention programs: Aboriginal Day care centres–Employees children ... 1358 General remarks ... 987 Response model ... 1276 Day care centres–Employees–Training Child Welfare Act General remarks ... 112 Review of ... 731, 805, 1315–16 Day care in private homes Review of: Discussion Guide (SP529/01: Tabled) ... General remarks ... 1316 1274 Dept. of Children's Services Child welfare agencies Annual report, 2000-01, section 1 (SP538/01: Funding cuts to ... 1125–26, 1128–29, 1167, 1233, Tabled) ... 1274 1277, 1315, 1358 Annual report, 2000-01, section 2 child and family General remarks ... 1038 services regional authorities (SP539/01: Tabled) Child welfare recipients ... 1274 Abuse of ... 1006–07, 1353 Budget cutbacks in ... 1315 Crisis response teams re ... 690–91 Budget cutbacks in (SP612/01: Tabled) ... 1358 Deaths of ... 225 Business plan ... 515–16 Knowlege of case plan ... 147 Estimates debated ... 515–16, 526 Knowlege of case plan: Response to question re Estimates debated: Response to questions re (SP307/01: Tabled) ... 934 (SP309/01: Tabled) ... 934 Placement of ... 84, 147, 1006–07, 1353 General remarks ... 515 Child welfare workers Lottery funds for ... 1314 Caseloads ... 1125, 1126, 1128–29, 1166, 1168, Minister's resignation ... 1233 1276 Staffing ... 1126 General remarks ... 147, 526, 1038, 1126 Substantiated Investigation Summaries: Responses Child welfare–Finance to (SP531/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Cutbacks ... 1038, 1072–73, 1125–26, 1166, Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... 1168–69, 1277, 1279, 1315 180 Cutbacks: Outline of ... 1315 Cutbacks: Outline of (SP612/01: Tabled) ... 1358 148 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Evans, Hon. Iris (PC, Sherwood Park) (Continued) Evans, Hon. Iris (PC, Sherwood Park) (Continued) Disabled children Ma'Mõwe child and family services authority Benefits card for ... 942 Day care programs ... 987 Government programs for ... 111, 515, 942–43 Deficit financing ... 180 Domestic violence Funding cutbacks ... 1125, 1126, 1128, 1276, 1315, General remarks ... 269, 1320 1358 Prevention programs re ... 732–33 General remarks ... 942 Edmonton Police Service Mental health services–Children One-stop family dispute resolution centre ... 1129 General remarks ... 943 Family and community support services program Métis children General remarks ... 111 Government programs ... 1167 Family law–Alberta Ministerial Statements (2001) Review of ... 1353 Missing Children's Week ... 684 Fetal alcohol syndrome Missing Children's Week Clinical practice guidelines re ... 513 Statement re ... 684 Interdepartmental initiative re ... 516, 691, 803 National child benefit Interdepartmental initiative re: Assessment process General remarks ... 1168 ... 1352 Neegan Awas'sak child and family services authority Lottery funding for ... 1313–14 General remarks ... 1038 Prairie/northern partnership re ... 804 Oral Question Period (2001) Fetal alcohol syndrome–Prevention Aboriginal children's services ... 1167, 1358 General remarks ... 513 Adoption records ... 84–85 Forum on children's issues (October 1999) Child and family services authorities ... 111, General remarks ... 516 1319–20 Foster home care Child care workers ... 111–12 Aboriginal children ... 1006 Children's Advocate ... 225, 731, 1315–16 General remarks ... 1353 Children's Advocate report ... 84, 147 Youth in transition from care ... 84 Children's services ... 1072–73, 1128–29, 1168–69, Foster home care–Finance 1233, 1277, 1352–53 General remarks ... 1038 Children's Services funding ... 1166, 1315 Gaming industry Court-ordered prison visits ... 805 Revenue from ... 1313–14 Day care workers ... 987, 1316 Gateway Association Disabled children's services ... 942–43 Children's advocacy services ... 942 Fetal alcohol syndrome ... 513, 803–04 Head Start program Foster children ... 1006–07, 1038 FAS treatment component ... 803 Gaming revenue for Children's Services ... 1313–14 Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Mobile community response teams ... 690–91 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Poverty rates ... 467 Second reading ... 959– Protection against Family Violence Act ... 269 Home visitation program (High-risk newborns) Provincial fiscal policies ... 1276, 1279 General remarks ... 516 Supports for independence ... 145, 430 Horse racing Women's shelters ... 732–33, 1320, 1357 Gaming revenue transferred to ... 1313 Young offenders' programs ... 509 Howard Research and Instructional Systems Inc. Pacific Plaza building Report on implementation of Protection against One-intake centre for children's services ... 942 Family Violence Act (SP133/01: Tabled) ... 269 Poverty Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) Federal/provincial programs re: Report on ... 467 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) Prisoners Second reading ... 154 Court-ordered visits to ... 805 Koopmans, Jessica Prostitution, Juvenile Statement re ... 684 Crossroads safe house program re, Closure of ... KPMG consulting 1170 Day care workers' salaries report ... 111–12, 987 Crossroads safe house program re, Closure of: Liquor sales Letter re (SP451/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Revenue from: Manitoba program re ... 1313–14 Provincial programs for ... 516 Lottery Fund Protection against Family Violence Act Funds allocation ... 1313–14 General remarks ... 269 Low-income families Report on implementation of (SP133/01: Tabled) ... Provincial assistance for ... 467 269 Review of programs for ... 1316 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 149

Evans, Hon. Iris (PC, Sherwood Park) (Continued) Fischer, Mr. Robert (PC, Wainwright; resigned Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act December 31, 2001) General remarks ... 690–91 Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Public assistance 2001 (Bill 28) Level of ... 144 Second reading ... 1088 Regional health authorities Agriculture Assessment processes re fetal alcohol syndrome ... Investment incentives re (flow-through shares) 1352 (Motion 502: Fischer) ... 279–81 Co-ordination with child and family services Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and authorities ... 942 Counties Sakaw-Askiy child and family services authority Gun control legislation discussion ... 427 Deficit financing ... 111 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Salvation Army Children's Village Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Connect program: Closure ... 1233, 1277 Committee ... 1180 School lunch programs Alberta School Boards Association Cold Lake school: Elimination of ... 1072 Four by four issue, Vote on ... 532–33 Sex offenders Canadian police information centre Court-ordered visits to (Dillman case) ... 805 Use as sex offender registry ... 690 Social Care Facilities Review Committee Castration, Chemical Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP306/01: Tabled) ... Use on sex offenders ... 690 934 Constitution Act, 1982 Special warrants Opting out provisions ... 427 General remarks ... 180 Firearms Act (Federal Bill C-68) Street Teams Society General remarks ... 427 General remarks ... 690 Food industry and trade Sun Country child and family services authority Investment incentives re (flow-through shares) Women's shelter funding ... 732–33, 1357 (Motion 502: Fischer) ... 279–81 Task Force on Children at Risk Gun control (Federal) Provincial response to ... 515, 516 Legislation re ... 427 Uniting for Children 2001 forum Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment General remarks ... 515, 731 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Wages–Child welfare workers Committee ... 1329 General remarks ... 430 MacMillan, Kelsey Wages–Day care centre employees Recognition of ... 151 General remarks ... 111–12, 987, 1316 Municipal Government (Farming Practices Protection) Welcome Home Community (Mennonite family Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 205) support program) Second reading ... 433–34 Government funding cut to ... 1126, 1128–29 Oral Question Period (2001) West Yellowhead child and family services authority Catholic school board boundaries ... 532–33 Caseworkers' travel budget ... 1073 Gun registration legislation ... 427 Foster home program funding ... 1038 Sex offender registry ... 690 Women's shelters Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) General remarks ... 1320, 1357 General remarks ... 151, 1171 Women's shelters–Finance School boards General remarks ... 269, 732–33, 1320, 1357 Minority-faith membership on ... 533 Women's shelters–Pincher Creek School districts, Catholic–Boundaries Funding ... 732–33 Four by four issue ... 532–33 Women's shelters–Taber Sex offenders–Registry Funding ... 1357 Establishment of ... 690 Yellowhead Tribal Services Agency Tax incentives Adoption project ... 515 Flow-through shares (Agricultural industries) Young offenders on child welfare (Motion 502: Fischer) ... 279–81 General remarks ... 509 Ziegler, Shereen Health services for ... 509 Recognition of ... 1171 Youth in transition from care Forsyth, Hon. Heather (PC, Calgary-Fish Creek) General remarks ... 84, 690 Aboriginal peoples and judicial system Mentoring program re ... 84 General remarks ... 760, 761 Aboriginal police services General remarks ... 761 150 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Forsyth, Hon. Heather (PC, Calgary-Fish Creek) Forsyth, Hon. Heather (PC, Calgary-Fish Creek) (Continued) (Continued) Aboriginal policy framework Gang-related crime General remarks ... 761 General remarks ... 196 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Government Centre, Edmonton Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Security issues ... 471–72 Second reading ... 693–94 Information and Privacy Commissioner Alberta School Boards Association Consultation re security camera use guidelines ... Changes to clause 125 of Youth Criminal Justice 471 Act ... 470 Internet (Computer network) Alberta Summit on Justice (1999) Child pornography on ... 760 General remarks ... 760 Gambling on ... 760 Automobile drivers' licences MarCon Associates Security issues re ... 1038 Sex offender treatment services ... 614 Calgary Police Service Mental health services–Children G-8 summit security role ... 1236 Funding ... 761 Canadian police information centre Mental health services–Young offenders Use as sex offender registry ... 690 General remarks ... 761 Canadian School Boards Association Oral Question Period (2001) Changes to clause 125 of Youth Criminal Justice Corrections facilities riots ... 1037–38 Act ... 470 Crossroads program ... 1129 Castration, Chemical Drivers' licences ... 1038 Use on sex offenders ... 690 G-8 summit in Kananaskis ... 1236 Catholic Social Services Government Centre security ... 471–72 Juvenile prostitution services ... 1129 National DNA data bank ... 358 Child welfare agencies Organized crime ... 196 Funding cuts to ... 1129 Sex offender programs ... 614 Community justice Sex offender registry ... 572, 690 General remarks ... 761 Shooting by Edmonton police ... 687 Correctional institutions Surplus land sale ... 573 Riots in ... 1037–38 Young offenders ... 470–71 Crime prevention Organized crime General remarks ... 760, 761 General remarks ... 196, 760, 761 Crime rates Pavic, John General remarks ... 760 Shooting of ... 687 Criminal Intelligence Service Alberta Police Provincial funding for ... 196 Access to DNA data bank ... 358 Crossroads House MLA committee review of ... 760, 761 Closure of ... 1129 Police Act Dept. of Solicitor General Changes to ... 761 Estimates debated ... 760–61, 767 Police–Finance Performance measures ... 760 General remarks ... 761 DNA data bank (National) Pornography, Child General remarks ... 359 On Internet ... 760 DNA Identification Act (Federal) Premiers' Conference, 2001 General remarks ... 761 Sex offender registry discussions ... 572 Domestic violence Privacy, Right of General remarks ... 761 General remarks ... 471–72 Drumheller Institution Prostitution, Juvenile Riot in ... 1037–38 Crossroads safe house program re, Closure of ... Edmonton Institution 1129 Riot in ... 1037–38 Provincial programs for ... 761 Edmonton Police Service Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act Investigation re Edmonton Insititution riot ... 1037 General remarks ... 1129 Shooting incident ... 687 Public lands–Sale–Southwest Edmonton Fetal alcohol syndrome Procedure re ... 573 Young offender programs re ... 761 Rehabilitation of criminals G-8 summit, Kananaskis Country General remarks ... 760 Security precautions re ... 1236 Royal Canadian Mounted Police G-8 summit security responsibility ... 1236 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 151

Forsyth, Hon. Heather (PC, Calgary-Fish Creek) Fritz, Mrs. Yvonne (PC, Calgary-Cross) (Continued) (Continued) Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Continued) Act, 2001 (Bill 209) (Continued) Investigation of Drumheller Institution riot ... 1037 Committee ... 1286–88 Provincial funding for ... 761 Third reading ... 1331–33, 1337 Sex offenders–Registry Letters re (SP277-278/01: Tabled) ... 798 Establishment of ... 572, 690 Maintenance (Domestic relations) Establishment of: National registry ... 572 General remarks ... 575–76 Sex offenders–Treatment Multiple sclerosis Programs for ... 614 Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 Solicitor General's College, Edmonton (Gordon) ... 1137–38 Sale of surplus lands at ... 573 Oral Question Period (2001) Surveillance cameras Maintenance enforcement program ... 575–76 Privacy issues re ... 471–72 Palliative health care Victims of crime Motion 506: Kryczka ... 700–01 Assistance programs: Funding ... 761 Regional health authorities Assistance programs: Legislation re (Bill 9) ... 349 Palliative health care programs (Motion 506: General remarks ... 760 Kryczka) ... 700–01 Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 9) Provincewide services: Motion 508 (Gordon) ... First reading ... 349 1137–38 Second reading ... 386–87 Renal dialysis Committee ... 827 Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 Third reading ... 970 (Gordon) ... 1137–38 Victims Programs Status Report 1999-2000 Gordon, Mrs. Judy (PC, Lacombe-Stettler) Copy tabled (SP175/01) ... 421 Agriculture Western Premiers' Conference, May 2001 Investment incentives re (flow-through shares) Sex offender registry discussions ... 572 (Motion 502: Fischer) ... 435–36 Young offenders The Alberta Library card General remarks ... 761 General remarks ... 267 Young offenders in schools Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) Notification re ... 470–71 Second reading ... 751–52 Youth Criminal Justice Act (Federal Bill C-3) Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Information-sharing provisions (Clause 125) ... Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) 470–71 Third reading ... 1322 Youth justice committees Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) General remarks ... 761 Committee ... 973–74 Friedel, Gary (PC, Peace River) Calgary Regional Health Authority Alberta–Economic policy Provincewide services (Motion 508: Gordon) ... General remarks ... 982–83 1016–18 Capital Health Authority Debts, Public (Provincial government) Provincewide services (Motion 508: Gordon) ... General remarks ... 982–83 1016–18 Government spending policy David Thompson Health Region General remarks ... 983 Multiple sclerosis treatment (Motion 508: Gordon) Oral Question Period (2001) ... 1018 Provincial fiscal policies ... 982–83 East Central Regional Health Authority Taxation Renal dialysis treatment (Motion 508: Gordon) ... Reduction in ... 982–83 1017–18 Fritz, Mrs. Yvonne (PC, Calgary-Cross) Hampton, Wayne Statement re ... 989 Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Second reading ... 746–47 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Bicycle helmets Third reading ... 1333 Legislation re (Bill 209) ... 463 Libraries Legislation re: Letters re (SP277-278/01: Tabled) ... Borrower fees ... 86 798 Libraries–Finance Dept. of Infrastructure General remarks ... 86, 267–68 Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Passed ... Livestock industry, Intensive 187 Legislation re (Bill 205) ... 262 Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Members' Statements (2001) Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Meridian Industries Inc. ... 692 First reading ... 463 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month ... 513–14 Second reading ... 947–49 Wayne Hampton ... 989 152 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Gordon, Mrs. Judy (PC, Lacombe-Stettler) Graham, Marlene, QC (PC, Calgary-Lougheed) (Continued) Alberta Court of Appeal–Calgary Meridian Industries Inc. Closure of ... 197 Lacombe facility ... 692 Alberta Research Council Multiple sclerosis Annual report, 2001 (SP351/01: Tabled) ... 1000 Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 Statement re ... 988–89 (Gordon) ... 1016–18, 1136 Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company and National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month Trust Company Act Statement re ... 513–14 Petition presented ... 217 Municipal Government (Farming Practices Protection) Petition read and received ... 351 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 205) Recommendation to proceed, with amendments ... First reading ... 262 934 Second reading ... 323–25 SOs 85 and 89 complied with ... 303 Oral Question Period (2001) Burns Memorial Trust Act Library funding ... 86, 267–68 Petition presented ... 217 Palliative health care Petition read and received ... 351 Motion 506: Kryczka ... 702–03 Recommendation to proceed ... 934 Regional health authorities SOs 85 and 89 complied with ... 303 Palliative health care programs (Motion 506: Committee on Private Bills, Standing Kryczka) ... 702–03 Petitions presented ... 217 Provincewide services: Motion 508 (Gordon) ... Petitions read and received ... 351 1016–18, 1136 Report presented ... 303, 934 Renal dialysis Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Amendment Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 Act, 2001 (Gordon) ... 1016–18, 1136 Petition presented ... 217 Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Petition read and received ... 351 Second reading ... 164–65 Recommendation to proceed ... 934 Tax incentives SO89 waived ... 303 Flow-through shares (Agricultural industries) Courts–Calgary (Motion 502: Fischer) ... 435–36 New courthouse ... 197 Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 9) Statement re ... 199 Second reading ... 389–90 Energy policy, Continental Goudreau, Mr. Hector G. (PC, Dunvegan) General remarks ... 147–48 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Insurance Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 17) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) First reading ... 529–30 Second reading ... 696–97 Second reading ... 789 Committee ... 1176 Third reading ... 967 Curling championships Insurance claims adjusters Boys' and girls' junior team champions ... 20 Legislation re (Bill 17) ... 529–30 Farm equipment dealerships Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) Legislation re (Bill 13) ... 375 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) Farm Implement Dealerships Act (Bill 13) Second reading ... 119–21 First reading ... 375 Matrimonial property Second reading ... 442–43, 444 Surviving spouse provisions (Bill 212) ... 979 Committee ... 843 Matrimonial Property Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 212) Third reading ... 931 First reading ... 979 Greenhouse gardening Members' Statements (2001) Natural gas rebates re ... 428 Alberta Research Council ... 988–89 Natural gas rebate program Calgary courthouse ... 199 Agricultural users ... 428 Unified Family Court Task force ... 778 Oral Question Period (2001) North American energy working group Summer natural gas rebate program ... 428 Alberta role in ... 147–48 Peace River school district Oral Question Period (2001) Letter re Bill 16, School Amendment Act, 2001 Calgary courthouse ... 197 (SP232/01: Tabled) ... 657 North American energy working group ... 147–48 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Summit of the Americas, Quebec City (April 2001) General remarks ... 20 General remarks ... 147–48 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Unified Family Court Task Force Letter re (SP232/01: Tabled) ... 657 Statement re ... 778 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 153

Graham, Marlene, QC (PC, Calgary-Lougheed) Haley, Carol (PC, Airdrie-Rocky View) (Continued) (Continued) Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Western Union Insurance Company Amendment Act, Committee ... 483–84 2001 Speaker Petition presented ... 217 Election of ... 1 Petition read and received ... 351 Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC (PC, Edmonton-Whitemud) Recommendation to proceed ... 934 Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and SO86 requirements satisfied ... 303 Counties Graydon, M r. Gord (PC, Grande Prairie-Wapiti) Gun control legislation discussion ... 427 Cryptosporidium in drinking water Alberta Court of Appeal–Calgary Testing for ... 379 Closure of ... 197 Drinking water–Standards Alberta Gaming Commission National standards ... 379 Former chair's conflict of interest charge ... 382, Drinking water–Testing 423–24, 425, 531, 532 General remarks ... 378–79 Former chair's conflict of interest charge: Cost of Income tax, Provincial court transcript re ... 428 Flat tax: Legislation re (Bill 15) ... 505 Former chair's conflict of interest charge: Mr. Maiden Speeches (2001) Naqvi's involvement ... 619 General remarks ... 283 Former chair's tenure: Investigation of decisions Oral Question Period (2001) during ... 470, 472 Softwood lumber trade dispute ... 1006 Alberta Health Care Insurance Act Water quality testing ... 378–79 Amendment to (Bill 19) ... 727 Railway fuel–Taxation Alberta Law Foundation Reduction in: Legislation re (Bill 15) ... 505 Annual report, 2001 (SP412/01: Tabled) ... 1091 Softwoods–Export–United States Alberta Law Reform Institute Countervail investigations re ... 1006 Class action legislation recommendation ... 511–12 Speech from the Throne Alberta Mental Health Board Debate ... 283 Young offenders mental health services ... 115 Tax incentives Alberta Summit on Justice (1999) Legislation re (Bill 15) ... 505 General remarks ... 411, 412 Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 15) MLA subcommittee to ... 117 First reading ... 505 Animal Protection Act Second reading ... 704–05, 707 Amendment to (Bill 19) ... 727 Committee ... 965 Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill 6) Third reading ... 966 Second reading ... 208 Water treatment plants Third reading ... 515, 527 Multibarrier system (parasite removal) ... 379 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill Haley, Carol (PC, Airdrie-Rocky View) 5) Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association Second reading ... 203 Awards: Recognition of ... 226 Third reading ... 514, 527 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Auditor General Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Dept. of Justice recommendations (outside counsel Third reading ... 1323 usage) ... 664–65 Electric utilities–Regulations Fines collection reporting system ... 534–35 Deregulation: Impact on utility bills (Motion 503: Auditor General and Information and Privacy Nicol) ... 439–40 Commissioner Search Committee, Select Special Film industry Establishment of (Motion 20: Hancock) ... 1187 Recognition of ... 226 Calgary Regional Health Authority Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Conflict of interest concerns (Chief medical officer) Act, 2001 (Bill 209) ... 354 Committee ... 1326–27 Caucus policy committees (PC party) Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) General remarks ... 418 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) Chief Medical Examiner Second reading ... 152 Funding for ... 411 Municipal Government (Farming Practices Protection) Child and family services authorities Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 205) Child welfare mediation services ... 412 Second reading ... 578–79 Child welfare Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Mediation program re ... 412 General remarks ... 226 Child welfare recipients Abuse of ... 1353 154 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC (PC, Edmonton-Whitemud) Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC (PC, Edmonton-Whitemud) (Continued) (Continued) Children from broken marriages Court administration Custody/access issues: Review of ... 805 Caseloads ... 195–96 Civil procedure (Law) New case screening unit pilot project ... 117 Legislation re (Bill 27) ... 1000 Court documents Class action legislation Access to ... 428, 531–32 General remarks ... 511–12 Courts Code of conduct and ethics (Senior provincial officials) Access to ... 411, 412 General remarks ... 512 Courts–Calgary Committee of Supply New courthouse ... 197–98 Calendar of estimates debate in (SP81/01: Tabled) Crime prevention ... 141 General remarks ... 115, 418 Designated supply subcommittees: Opposition Crime rates–Edmonton-Mill Woods constituency House Leader's memo re (SP66/01: Tabled) ... General remarks ... 418 109 Criminals Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Illegal assets of, transfer to victims programs: Fund, Standing Legislation re (Bill 25) ... 1031 Members' list presented (SP2/01: Tabled) ... 6 Day, Stockwell (Former MLA) Motion to appoint ... 6 Defamation suit re, Access to information re ... 60 Committee on Justice and Government Services, Defamation suit re, Tabling of information re ... 60 Standing Policy Taxpayer payment of legal bills of ... 660 Reduction of estimate for (SP174/01: Tabled) ... 418 Taxpayer payment of legal bills of: Outside counsel Committee on Law and Regulations, Standing costs re ... 664–65 Members' list presented (SP2/01: Tabled) ... 6 Dept. of Government Services Motion to appoint ... 6 Study of lobbyists registry issue ... 352 Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing Dept. of Justice and Attorney General Members' list presented (SP2/01: Tabled) ... 6 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP553/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Membership change (Motion 15: Hancock/Stevens) Auditor General's recommendations re ... 664–65 ... 169 Business plan ... 196, 411, 418 Motion to appoint ... 6 Calgary health authority conflict of interest Committee on Members' Services, Special Standing investigation ... 354 Members' list presented (SP2/01: Tabled) ... 7 Estimates debated ... 411–12, 418 Motion to appoint ... 6 Estimates debated: Responses to questions re Committee on Private Bills, Standing (SP299-300/01: Tabled) ... 934 Members' list presented (SP2/01: Tabled) ... 6 Monitoring of court document access requests ... Motion to appoint ... 6 531–32 Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Performance measures ... 411, 418 Orders and Printing, Standing Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... 1226 Members' list presented (SP2/01: Tabled) ... 6–7 Use of outside counsel ... 664–65 Motion to appoint ... 6 Dept. of Solicitor General Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Performance measures ... 411, 418 Members' list presented (SP2/01: Tabled) ... 7 Divorce Act (Federal) Motion to appoint ... 6 Review of ... 805 Committee on Public Affairs, Standing Saskatchewan court-ordered prison visit case ... 805 Members' list presented (SP2/01: Tabled) ... 7 Drug treatment courts Motion to appoint ... 6 General remarks ... 268 Conflict of interest Early case resolution (Judicial system) Calgary Regional Health Authority situation: Chief General remarks ... 412 medical officer ... 354 Electronic Transactions Act (Bill 21) Former Gaming Commission chair's court case ... Committee ... 1028 382, 423–24, 425, 531, 532 Emergency motions under Standing Order 40 Former Gaming Commission chair's court case: Mr. General remarks ... 1360 Naqvi's involvement ... 619 Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Guidelines for senior government officials ... 310 11) Conflicts of Interest Act Third reading ... 929 Review of (Tupper report) ... 310, 352 Family law staff counsel pilot project Constitution Act, 1982 Creation of ... 412 Opting out provisions ... 427 Family law–Alberta General remarks ... 411 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 155

Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC (PC, Edmonton-Whitemud) Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC (PC, Edmonton-Whitemud) (Continued) (Continued) Family law–Alberta (Continued) Maintenance (Domestic relations) Review of ... 412, 805, 1353 Computer information system re ... 412, 414 Review of: Public input re ... 412 Federal review of ... 805 Fines (Penalties) General remarks ... 411, 418, 576, 1353 Collection of: Reporting procedure ... 534–35 MLA review committee recommendations ... 412 Firearms Act (Federal Bill C-68) Members' corrections General remarks ... 427 Alberta Gaming Commission chair ... 472 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Government official's influence peddling case, Fees ... 60 Comment re ... 382, 423 Stockwell Day defamation suit, Information request Members' Statements (2001) re ... 60 Procedural change re: Motion re (Hancock) ... 11 Government agencies, boards, and commissions Mental health services–Young offenders Conflict of interest guidelines for ... 310 General remarks ... 115 Government attorneys Meridian dam proposal Caseloads ... 117–18 Point of privilege re ... 780, 807 General remarks ... 195, 1226 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 19) Government departments First reading ... 727 Business plans for ... 418 Second reading ... 789 Government legal services Third reading ... 932 Funding ... 411 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) Gun control (Federal) (Bill 31) Legislation re ... 427 First reading ... 1273 Hate crimes–Calgary Second reading ... 1342 General remarks ... 730 Third reading ... 1362–63 Health Professions Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 18) National anthem Committee ... 1028–29 Assembly's procedural change re: Motion re Amendment (SP369 & 387/01: Tabled) ... 1028 (Hancock) ... 11 HomeFront (Domestic violence project) Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) General remarks ... 115, 418 Third reading ... 840 Hub Oil Company Ltd. Occupational Health and Safety Act Calgary plant: Explosion at, Legal charges re ... 771 Charges under, re Hub Oil explosion ... 771 Jaber, Ziad Office of the Premier Agreed statement of facts in court case re ... 531 Former executive director of: Loan to ... 425 Judicial Compensation Commission Oral Question Period (2001) Funding for ... 412 Access to court documents ... 428, 531–32 Justice Policy Advisory Committee Access to information ... 60 General remarks ... 117, 411 Calgary courthouse ... 197–98 Justice, Administration of Calgary Regional Health Authority ... 354 General remarks ... 411, 412 Children's services ... 1353 Law Society of Alberta Class action legislation ... 511–12 Annual report, 2000 (SP411/01: Tabled) ... 1091 Classification of video games ... 223 Class action legislation recommendation ... 511–12 Code of conduct and ethics ... 512 Legal aid Conflict of interest court case ... 382, 423–24, 425, General remarks ... 411, 412 531, 532, 619 Legal education, Public Conflict of interest guidelines ... 310 General remarks ... 412 Court fines ... 534–35 Legislative Assembly Act Court-ordered prison visits ... 805 Amendment to (Bill 19) ... 727 Crown prosecutors ... 117–18 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Drug treatment courts ... 268 Exhibits in ... 1361 Gaming licences ... 470, 472, 507 Legislative Assembly of Alberta–Adjournment Gun registration legislation ... 427 Each sitting, Oral notice re ... 109 Hub Oil Company Ltd. ... 771 Easter recess (Motion 5: Hancock/Stevens) ... 37 Increase in hate crimes ... 730 Liquor licences Judicial system ... 195–96 Approval process re: Ministerial involvement in ... Maintenance enforcement program ... 576 507 Risk management fund review ... 660 Lobbyists–Registration Use of outside counsel ... 664–65 General remarks ... 352, 424 Youth justice system ... 115 156 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC (PC, Edmonton-Whitemud) Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC (PC, Edmonton-Whitemud) (Continued) (Continued) Organized crime Sex offenders General remarks ... 411 Court-ordered visits to (Dillman case) ... 805 Parliamentary language Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 1100 Address in reply (Motion 17: Klein/Hancock) ... Parliamentary practice (25th Legislature) 402 House leaders' agreement re (Motion 14: Hancock) Debate ... 73–75 ... 88 Standing Orders Point of Order Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... Allegations against members ... 361, 667 1190–93, 1196–97 Dividing a motion ... 1193 Changes to ... 11 Exhibits ... 1361 Changes to, re House leaders agreement of April 10, False allegations ... 409 2001 (Motion 14: Hancock) ... 88 Imputing falsehoods against a member ... 667 Sub judice rule Imputing motives ... 1369 General remarks ... 779–80 Insulting language ... 781 Supreme Court of Canada Notice of motion under Standing Order 40 ... 1360 Gun control case ... 427 Oral Question Period rules ... 474 Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 10) Parliamentary language ... 1100 Third reading ... 927–28 Provoking debate ... 1361 Trustee Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 26) Questioning a member ... 867 First reading ... 1031 Sub judice rule ... 779–80 Second reading ... 1102 Prisoners Third reading ... 1341 Court-ordered visits to ... 805 Trustees Privacy, Right of Investment rules for: Legislation re (Bill 26) ... 1031 General remarks ... 60 Unified Family Court Task Force Privilege Report ... 412, 805 Imputing motives (Meridian dam comments) ... 780, Report (SP261/01: Tabled) ... 769 807 Victims of crime Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act General remarks ... 411 Amendment to (Bill 19) ... 727 Restitution procedures for: Legislation re (Bill 25) Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 27) ... 1031 First reading ... 1000 Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act Second reading ... 1062–63, 1065 (Bill 25) Committee ... 1149 First reading ... 1031 Third reading ... 1341 Second reading ... 1101 Provincial Court judges Third reading ... 1340 Reappointment of retirement age judges: Video games Legislation re (Bill 27) ... 1000 Classification of ... 223 Provincial Secretary Violent crime Remarks conveyed from Lieutenant Governor ... 1, General remarks ... 411 3–4 Wages–Crown prosecutors Public safety Increase in ... 1226 General remarks ... 411 Review of ... 117–18 Public Trustee Wages–Judges Funding for ... 411 Funding for ... 411 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Wages–Justices of the peace Procedural change re: Motion re (Hancock) ... 11 Increase to ... 1226 Rehabilitation of criminals Witnesses General remarks ... 411 Appearance in court ... 412 Risk management fund for Members of the Legislative Women and the law Assembly General remarks ... 418 Eligibility criteria: Legal review of ... 660 Young offenders General remarks ... 665 Rehabilitation programs for ... 115 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Herard, Mr. Denis (PC, Calgary-Egmont) Investigation of Ziad Jaber case ... 382, 425, 470 Contemporary A Cappella Society School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) General remarks ... 20 Committee ... 1024 Heebee-jeebees (A cappella group) Recognition of ... 20 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 157

Herard, Mr. Denis (PC, Calgary-Egmont) (Continued) Horner, Mr. Doug (PC, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Languages–Teaching Albert) (Continued) Motion re (Motion 501: Johnson) ... 277–78 Bullying in schools Lobbyist Final Report (WCB reform) General remarks ... 736 Copy tabled (SP154/01) ... 350 Constitution Act, 1982 National Institute for Nanotechnology Amendments re municipalities ... 986 General remarks ... 1096–97 Construction industry–Labour relations National Research Council of Canada Union organizing activities (salting) ... 355 Nanotechnology institute announcement ... 1096–97 Disabled children–Education Oral Question Period (2001) Review of: Government response to ... 382 National Institute for Nanotechnology ... 1096–97 Summer school program for ... 382–83 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Disabled children–Education–Finance General remarks ... 20 General remarks ... 382 Smoking–Treatment Domestic violence Programs for (Motion 505: Herard - not taken up) ... General remarks ... 268–69 703 Electronic commerce University of Alberta Legislation re (Bill 21) ... 797 Nanotechnology centre at ... 1096–97 Legislation re (Bill 21): Discussion paper re ... 797 Workers' Compensation Board Electronic signatures Reform of: Report on ... 350 Legislation re (Bill 21) ... 797 Hlady, Mr. Mark (PC, Calgary-Mountain View) Electronic Transactions Act Alberta Teachers' Association Third reading ... 1077, 1080 Participation in excellence in teaching awards ... Electronic Transactions Act (Bill 21) 383 Second reading ... 1018–20 Alberta Wheat and Barley Test Market Act (Bill 214) Third reading ... 1077, 1080 First reading ... 1121 Farm equipment–Retail sales Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company and National Legislation re (Bill 12) ... 375 Trust Company Act (Bill Pr.3) Farm Implement Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 12) First reading ... 505 First reading ... 375 Excellence in Teaching Awards Second reading ... 441–42 Continuation of ... 383 Committee ... 842 Food industry and trade Third reading ... 930 Legislation re (Bill 214) ... 1121 Farm Implement Dealerships Act (Bill 13) Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Third reading ... 931 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Federation of Canadian Municipalities Third reading ... 1334 Municipal funding concerns ... 986 Oral Question Period (2001) Forum on children's issues (October 1999) Excellence in Teaching Awards ... 383 School transportation recommendations ... 269 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment General remarks ... 1238 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Committee ... 1327–28 Committee ... 871–72 Johnson, Darlene Amendment (SP297 & 367/01: Tabled) ... 871, Recognition of ... 945 1023 Labour unions Stampeder Football Club Organizing activities (Salting) ... 355 Recognition of ... 1238 Maiden Speeches (2001) Western Union Insurance Company Amendment Act, General remarks ... 200–01 2001 (Bill Pr.4) Members' Statements (2001) First reading ... 505 Jack O'Neill ... 1131 Second reading ... 991 Municipal finance Committee ... 991 General remarks ... 986 Third reading ... 992 No Bull organization Horner, Mr. Doug (PC, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Recognition of ... 736 Albert) O'Neill, Jack Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Statement re ... 1131 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Oral Question Period (2001) Third reading ... 1322 Medicine Hat teachers' negotiations ... 1233–34 Alberta Teachers' Association. Medicine Hat local Municipal financing ... 986 Teacher contract ratification ... 1233–34 Protection against Family Violence Act ... 268–69 Provincial achievement tests ... 1128 158 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Horner, Mr. Doug (PC, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Hutton, Mr. Drew (PC, Edmonton-Glenora) Albert) (Continued) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) Members' Statements (2001) Special-needs review report ... 382–83 Heritage Savings Trust Fund ... 577 Union organizing practices ... 355 Mothers Against Drunk Driving ... 1212 Protection against Family Violence Act Mothers Against Drunk Driving General remarks ... 268–69 Statement re ... 1212 Provincial/municipal fiscal relations Oral Question Period (2001) General remarks ... 986 Children's services ... 1126 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Fetal alcohol syndrome ... 512–13, 803–04 General remarks ... 736, 945 Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Library support ... 1031 Letter re (SP207/01: Tabled) ... 569 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 20, 87, 227, 736, 1100, 1171, Debate ... 200–01 1238–39 Stretch, Ken Shoctor, Dr. Joseph Recognition of ... 736 Recognition of ... 87 Student testing Speech from the Throne Achievement tests ... 1128 Debate ... 94–95 Women's shelters–Finance Spencer, Inskip General remarks ... 269 Recognition of ... 1100 Hutton, Mr. Drew (PC, Edmonton-Glenora) Tait, Cam Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Recognition of ... 1238–39 25th anniversary ... 577 Timperley, Josephine Nena Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Recognition of ... 227 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Volunteers Committee ... 1181–82 Recognition of ... 227 Britannia junior high school Welcome Home Community (Mennonite family New science lab: Recognition of ... 20 support program) Canadian Council on Health Services Government funding cut to ... 1126 General remarks ... 1171 Jablonski, Mrs. Mary Anne (PC, Red Deer-North) Capital Health Authority Abortion–Finance Accreditation status: Recognition of ... 1171 Petition re ... 934, 979 Child welfare agencies Adoption Funding cuts to ... 1126 Access to records of ... 84–85 Child welfare workers Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) General remarks ... 1126 Second reading ... 744–45 Child welfare–Finance Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Cutbacks ... 1126 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Committee ... 1181 Fund, Standing Bioterrorism Report presented (SP120/01: Tabled) ... 261 General remarks ... 1075 Dept. of Children's Services Children and poverty Staffing ... 1126 Federal/provincial programs re: Report on ... Drunk driving 466–67 Statement re ... 1212 Children's Advocate Fetal alcohol syndrome Annual report, 2000-01 ... 1315–16 Interdepartmental initiative re ... 803 Role of ... 1315 Prairie/northern partnership re ... 803–04 Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Fetal alcohol syndrome–Prevention 11) General remarks ... 512–13 Second reading ... 591–92 Future Summit (2002) Fish conservation Heritage Fund consideration ... 577 General remarks ... 730–31 Libraries Fisheries, Commercial Support for: Petition re ... 1031 General remarks ... 731 Maiden Speeches (2001) Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment General remarks ... 94–95 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Maskell, Bob Second reading ... 950–52 Recognition of ... 736 Committee ... 1288, 1324 Third reading ... 1335–36 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 159

Jablonski, Mrs. Mary Anne (PC, Red Deer-North) Jacobs, Mr. Broyce (PC, Cardston-Taber-Warner) (Continued) (Continued) Hockey championships Electric power lines Red Deer Rebels (Memorial Cup winners) ... 806 Capacity ... 472 Red Deer Rebels (WHA championships) ... 539 Electric power–Prices Immunization Impact on business ... 514 Bioterrorism-type diseases ... 1075 Excellence in Teaching Awards Kiwanis Club of Red Deer Recognition of ... 313 Recognition of ... 1041–42 Gas, Natural–Prices Medicare Protection Act (Bill 204) Impact on business ... 514 Second reading ... 274–75 Gibbins, Stephen National child benefit Recognition of ... 539 General remarks ... 467 Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) Oral Question Period (2001) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) Adoption records ... 84–85 Second reading ... 34–35, 119 Children's Advocate ... 1315–16 Maiden Speeches (2001) Court-ordered prison visits ... 805 General remarks ... 228–30 Fish conservation ... 730–31 Members' Statements (2001) Poverty rates ... 466–67 Rogers Sugar Ltd. ... 514 School transportation guidelines ... 149–50 Town of Raymond ... 577–78 Service dogs ... 984–85 Municipal Government (Farming Practices Protection) Sex offender registry ... 572 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 205) Smallpox vaccine ... 1075 Second reading ... 431–33 Teachers' salaries ... 265–66 Oral Question Period (2001) Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Electricity transmission line capacity ... 472 Abortion funding ... 934, 979 Raymond (Town) Poverty 100th birthday ... 577–78 Federal/provincial programs re: Report on ... Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) 466–67 General remarks ... 313, 539 Prisoners Rogers Sugar Ltd. Court-ordered visits to ... 805 Statement re ... 514 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 539, 806, 1041–42, 1320 Debate ... 228–30 Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Tymensen, Wilco Second reading ... 161–62 Recognition of ... 313 Committee ... 483 Johnson, LeRoy (PC, Wetaskiwin-Camrose) School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Letter re (SP251/01: Tabled) ... 727 2001 (Bill 28) Schoolchildren–Transportation Amendments (SP444, 574, 575, 576-577/01: Guidelines ... 149–50 Tabled) ... 1306 Service dogs Amendments (SP522-524, 573/01: Tabled) ... 1306 General remarks ... 984–85 Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Sex offenders 50th anniversary of ... 430 Court-ordered visits to (Dillman case) ... 805 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP427/01: Tabled) ... 1122 Sex offenders–Registry Business plan, 2001-04 (SP180/01: Tabled) ... 422 Establishment of ... 572 General remarks ... 1099 Smallpox vaccine Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) General remarks ... 1075 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Amendment: Title changed from ... (Tools September 11, 2001aircraft crashes ... 1075 Deduction) Amendment Act, 2001 (SP443 & Volleyball championships 477/01: Tabled) ... 1136 Provincial 4A winners (Lindsay Thurber women's Augustana University College team) ... 1320 90th anniversary: Recognition of ... 945 Wages–Teachers Climate change Provincial funding for ... 265–66 Kyoto protocol on ... 1210 Walleye–Populations Communities in Bloom General remarks ... 730–31 Award to town of Millet: Statement re ... 1010 Jacobs, Mr. Broyce (PC, Cardston-Taber-Warner) Farm family of the year award–Camrose Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Recognition of ... 150 Geophysicists of Alberta Health Professions Act Math teaching award ... 539 Regulations re opticians' scope of practice ... 663 160 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Johnson, LeRoy (PC, Wetaskiwin-Camrose) Jonson, Hon. Halvar C. (PC, Ponoka-Rimbey) (Continued) (Continued) Health Professions Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 18) Climate change Amendment (SP369 & 387/01: Tabled) ... 1029 Kyoto protocol on ... 454 Hockey championships Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations Camrose Kodiaks Alberta junior hockey champions Annual report, 2000-01 (SP552/01: Tabled) ... 1274 ... 119 Business plan ... 447 Camrose Kodiaks national junior hockey champions Estimates debated ... 447–48, 454 ... 539 Performance measures ... 448 Languages–Teaching Staffing ... 447 Motion re (Motion 501: Johnson) ... 123–25 Economic support programs, Government Leaders of Tomorrow program Removal of ... 447 Awards: Recognition of ... 227 Energy policy, Continental Members' Statements (2001) General remarks ... 148, 447, 454 Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission ... Energy resources–Export–United States 430 Use as bargaining chip in softwood lumber dispute Camrose Kodiaks ... 119 ... 82–83 Communities in Bloom: Town of Millet ... 1010 Exports Millet (Town) Value-added goods ... 447 Communities in Bloom award to ... 1010 Federal/provincial relations National Addictions Awareness Week General remarks ... 447 Recognition of ... 1099 Forest industries Opticians General remarks ... 82–83 Scope of practice ... 663 International trade Oral Question Period (2001) General remarks ... 447 Kyoto climate change agreement ... 1210 Interprovincial trade Opticians' scope of practice ... 663 General remarks ... 447 Postsecondary student loan program ... 16 North American energy working group Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Alberta role in ... 148 General remarks ... 150, 227, 539, 945, 1099 North American free trade agreement Scholarships General remarks ... 82–83, 447 Provincial funding for ... 16 Oral Question Period (2001) School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) North American energy working group ... 148 Amendment (SP297 & 367/01: Tabled) ... 1029 Softwood lumber trade dispute ... 82–83, 535, 1006, Amendment (SP368 & 388/01: Tabled) ... 1029 1237–38 Smith, Pat and Alice and family Softwoods–Export–United States Recognition of ... 150 Countervail investigations re ... 82–83, 447, 454, Student exchanges 535, 1006, 1237–38 Increase in, re second language learning (Motion Countervail investigations re: Letter from Premier 501: Johnson) ... 123–25 re (SP503/01: Tabled) ... 1229 Student financial aid Student exchanges Provincial funding for ... 16 Provincial support for ... 454 Tuition fees Trade missions General remarks ... 16 General remarks ... 447 Volunteers Twinning of cities, provinces, etc. Recognition of ... 227 General remarks ... 447 Jonson, Hon. Halvar C. (PC, Ponoka-Rimbey) Hokkaido, Japan ... 454 Agricultural subsidies World Trade Organization Removal of ... 447 Fall ministerial conference ... 447 Alberta Corporate Service Centre Klapstein, Mr. Albert (PC, Leduc) General remarks ... 447 Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Alberta forestry council 2001 (Bill 28) Creation of ... 1006 First reading ... 1000 Augustana University College Second reading ... 1080–81 General remarks ... 16 Committee ... 1152–53, 1265–66, 1297 Canada Health and Social Transfer (Federal Third reading ... 1310 government) Amendment (SP521/01: Tabled) ... 1265 General remarks ... 447 Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) Amendment (SP293/01: Tabled) ... 840 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 161

Klapstein, Mr. Albert (PC, Leduc) (Continued) Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) (Continued) Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Abortion coverage ... 1095 Amendment: Title changed from ... (Tools Insured services, Modifications to ... 1005, 1035, Deduction) Amendment Act, 2001 (SP443 & 1036, 1069, 1070 477/01: Tabled) ... 1186 Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Elimination of: Free vote re ... 144 11) Increase to ... 1005 Committee ... 843 Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental aspects Government surpluses investment in ... 80 Legislation re (Bill 28) ... 1000 Alberta Order of Excellence Manure management Transfer to Executive Council office ... 597 Legislation re (Bill 28) ... 1000 Alberta Racing Corporation Oral Question Period (2001) Auditor General's concerns re ... 426 Rural electrification associations ... 1211 Alberta Teachers' Association Rural electrification associations Comments re provincial teachers' salary allocation Load settlement estimates problem ... 1211 ... 220 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Alberta Teachers' Association. Medicine Hat local Letter re (SP250/01: Tabled) ... 727 Teacher contract ratification ... 1125, 1166 Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) Alberta–Economic conditions 2005 Alberta centennial celebrations General remarks ... 224 General remarks ... 144 Alberta–Economic policy Aboriginal children General remarks ... 143, 1164–65, 1205–06 Goverment programs ... 1167 Alliance pipeline Aboriginal issues General remarks ... 13, 802 General remarks ... 1167 Apartments Abortion Commercial electricity rate rebate ... 55 Coverage under health care plan ... 1095 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped General remarks ... 1095 General remarks ... 195 Afghanistan ATCO Electric Canadian armed forces involvement in ... 998, 1067 Sale of retail business: Letter re (SP153/01: Tabled) Airplane crashes–Pennsylvania ... 306 Terrorist attack, September 11, 2001 ... 997–98 ATCO Gas Alberta Aids to Daily Living Financing charges passed to consumer ... 306–07 General remarks ... 195 Auditor General Alberta Connects (Government information initiative) Horse racing industry concerns ... 426 General remarks ... 597 MASH sector financial reporting concerns ... Alberta Energy and Utilities Board 1164–65 Electric power price regulation ... 54 Racing Corporation concerns ... 446 Electric power retail review ... 306 Bennett dam General remarks ... 467 General remarks ... 224 Natural gas pricing mandate ... 13, 191, 306–07 Bovar Role of ... 13, 191 Contracts with Calgary health authority ... 378 Rossdale power plant expansion hearings ... 113, Budget 465, 467–68 Procedure re ... 1124 TransCanada Energy's Grande Prairie project ... 467 Calgary Regional Health Authority Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Budget cutbacks to: News release re (SP442/01: Inquiry into Jaber case ... 465 Tabled) ... 1124 Alberta Gaming Commission Conflict of interest concerns (Bovar contracts) ... Former chair's conflict of interest charge ... 307, 378 378, 423, 425, 465, 531 Conflict of interest concerns (Chief medical officer) Former chair's conflict of interest charge: Mr. ... 354 Naqvi's involvement ... 571, 619 Deficit financing ... 1206 Former chair's conflict of interest charge: Public Calgary Rocky View child and family services inquiry re ... 531, 570–71 authority Former chair's tenure: Investigation of decisions Funding cuts to ... 1207 during ... 466, 570–71 Canada Health Act Former chair's tenure: Investigation of VLT licences Challenge to interpretation of ... 1035, 1036, 1095 awarded during ... 466 Dispute resolution mechanism ... 1069 162 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) (Continued) Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) (Continued) Canada Health Act (Continued) Conflicts of Interest Act Dispute resolution mechanism, Letter to Prime General remarks ... 423 Minister re (SP390/01: Tabled) ... 1067, 1069 Lobbyists, Coverage of ... 377 General remarks ... 604, 1036 MLA third-party expenses disclosure, Review of ... Canadian armed forces 615 Involvement in Afghanistan ... 998, 1067 Review of ... 377, 615 Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Review of (Tupper report) ... 352–53, 423 Involvement in continental energy talks ... 661 Consumer protection Canadian Institute for Health Information Against natural gas retail prices ... 306–07 Study of health spending in Canada (SP366/01: Contaminated sites Tabled) ... 1004 Cleanup procedures ... 800 Capital Health Authority Corporations–Taxation Deficit financing ... 1206 Reduction in ... 1170, 1207 Capital projects Crossroads House Provincial funding for ... 143, 1093–94 Closure of ... 1170 Child and family services authorities Day, Stockwell (Former MLA) Deficit financing ... 111, 1164–65 Taxpayer payment of legal bills of ... 660 Child welfare Debts, Public (Provincial government) Early childhood intervention programs ... 1207 General remarks ... 1093–94, 1165, 1205 Child welfare agencies Dept. of Government Services Funding cuts to ... 1167, 1207 Study of lobbyists registry issue ... 352 Child welfare–Finance Dept. of Infrastructure Cutbacks ... 1094, 1124, 1164–65, 1205, 1207 Budget cutbacks ... 1093 Class size (Grade school) Restructuring of ... 381 General remarks ... 219–20, 221, 1097, 1125 Dept. of Learning Report on: Release of ... 14–15 Spending cuts ... 1166 Climate change Dept. of Transportation Kyoto protocol on ... 54 Budget cutbacks ... 1093 Collective bargaining–Teachers Deputy Chairman of Committees General remarks ... 1205 Congratulations to ... 12 Provincewide bargaining ... 616, 1125 Deputy Speaker Provincial budget impact on ... 143–44, 220, Congratulations to ... 12 264–65, 355–56, 686, 1097, 1125 DeVry Institute of Technology Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada Degree granting privileges ... 56 General remarks ... 1034–35, 1036 Drinking water–Standards Committee on Members' Services, Special Standing General remarks ... 684–85 Role re risk management fund ... 660 Drinking water–Testing Communications directors (Public service) General remarks ... 684–85 Increase in ... 1099 Privatization of ... 685 Increase in: Memo re (SP425/01: Tabled) ... 1122 Education Week Competition Bureau (Federal) General remarks ... 266 Conflict with Alberta market surveillance Education–Finance administrator's jurisdiction ... 533 Cutbacks ... 1124, 1164–65 Gasoline prices review ... 663 General remarks ... 219–21, 308, 1094 Condominiums User fees ... 308 Commercial electricity rate rebate ... 55 Elections, Provincial Conflict of interest Health care reform as issue in ... 1005, 1071 Calgary Regional Health Authority situation: Bovar Electric power lines contracts ... 378 General remarks ... 377 Calgary Regional Health Authority situation: Chief Electric power plants medical officer ... 354 Approval process re ... 113 Former Gaming Commission chair's court case ... Locating of: Credits re ... 377, 427–28, 467 307, 378, 423, 425, 465, 466, 531 Electric power, Coal-produced Former Gaming Commission chair's court case: Mr. Approval process re ... 113 Naqvi's involvement ... 571, 619 General remarks ... 13, 54, 224 Former Gaming Commission chair's court case: Inland Cement conversion to: Public hearings re ... Public inquiry re ... 531, 570–71 81–82 Guidelines for senior government officials ... 310, Electric power, Coal-produced–Emissions 353, 423 Standards ... 801 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 163

Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) (Continued) Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) (Continued) Electric power, Coal-produced–Environmental aspects Free vote (Parliamentary practice) General remarks ... 801 General remarks ... 144 Electric power–Export Future Summit (2002) General remarks ... 54, 55, 533, 800–01 General remarks ... 80 Impact on consumer power costs ... 574 Health premium elimination consideration ... 144 Electric power–Prices Gaming and Liquor Act Deferral accounting re ... 13–14, 81, 1094–95 Section 13: Jaber inquiry under ... 465 General remarks ... 12–13, 54, 1126–27 Gas pipelines–Alaska/Northwest Territories thru Impact of power exports on ... 574 Alberta Impact on business ... 224 Stripping of natural gas liquids from throughput of Electric power–Retail sales ... 801–02 General remarks ... 306 Gas, Natural–Export–United States Letter from Minister of Energy re (SP153/01: General remarks ... 661 Tabled) ... 306 Gas, Natural–Prices Electric power–Supply General remarks ... 13, 54, 191, 1206 General remarks ... 13, 55, 224 Legislation re (Bill 1) ... 6 Electric utilities–Rates Gas, Natural–Retail sales Regulated rate option ... 1208 Financing charges re, passed to consumer ... 306–07 Electric utilities–Regulations Gas, Natural–Supplies Deregulation ... 12–14, 224, 533, 1094–95, General remarks ... 661 1126–27, 1208 Gasoline–Prices Employment opportunities Increase in: All-party committee to review ... General remarks ... 224 662–63 Energy policy, Continental Gasoline–Taxation General remarks ... 661 Revenue from, transferred to municipalities ... Energy rebates 1074–75, 1206 Applicability to shared-meter apartments/condos ... Government agencies, boards, and commissions 55 Conflict of interest guidelines for ... 310, 353, 423 Application to schools ... 220 Lobbying of, Regulations re ... 377 Enmax Corporation Government departments Deferral accounts ... 1094–95 Business plans for ... 80, 143, 191, 381 Environmental Appeal Board Funding cuts to ... 1093, 1164, 1205 Inland Cement conversion decision ... 575 Performance indicators for ... 80 Environmental impact assessments Government of Alberta Coal-fired power production ... 113 2001-02 second quarter budget report ... 1164–65, Inland Cement plant conversion to coal-fired 1166 production ... 81–82, 575 Gold medal for human resource strategy: News Rossdale power plant expansion ... 113 release re (SP184/01: Tabled) ... 463 Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act Web site ... 597 Charges under, re Hub Oil explosion ... 771 Government restructuring EPCOR Group of Companies Costs ... 380–81 Deferral accounts ... 81, 1094–95 Government spending policy Rossdale power plant ... 113, 465, 467–68 General remarks ... 143, 1093–94, 1124 Rossdale power plant: Historical significance ... 465 Hazardous substances–Disposal Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures) General remarks ... 799 Cushion re ... 191 Health Care Protection Act (Bill 11, 2000) Ethane–Supply Communication of government policy re ... 604 General remarks ... 801–02 General remarks ... 1035, 1036, 1095 Ethics Commissioner Homeless–Housing General remarks ... 423 Federal funding for ... 1211 Executive Council General remarks ... 1211 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP543/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Horse race betting Business plan ... 597–98 Records re ... 465 Estimates debated ... 597–98, 603–04 Horse racing Auditor General's concerns re ... 426 Financial Administration Act Gaming revenue transferred to, Legality of ... 426 Contravening of, re special waste treatment plant ... Hub Oil Company Ltd. 191–92 Calgary plant: Explosion at, Legal charges re ... 771 Floodplains–Oldman River Income tax, Provincial Disposal of agricultural wastes on ... 659 Flat tax ... 1170 164 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) (Continued) Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) (Continued) Industrial Power Consumers & Cogenerators Members' apologies to the House Association of Alberta General remarks ... 1099 Submission to NEB, noting market surveillance Members' corrections administrator's functional deficiency ... 533 Alberta Gaming Commission chair ... 466 Infrastructure enhancement fund (Proposed) Members' withdrawal of remarks General remarks ... 1093–94 General remarks ... 1099 Inland Cement Limited Meridian dam proposal Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production: Feasibility study ... 776 Public hearings re ... 81–82, 575 Métis children Institute of Public Administration of Canada Government programs ... 1167 Gold medal to Alberta, re human resource strategy: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter News release (SP184/01: Tabled) ... 463 Electricity export permit application ... 800–01 Jaber, Ziad Municipal finance Agreed statement of facts in court case re ... 531 Government grants ... 1074–75 John A. McDougall school National Energy Board Closure ... 15–16 Alliance pipeline hearings ... 802 Kenn Borek Air Ltd. Electricity export permit application ... 800–01 Premier's letter of congratulations to (SP101/01: Submission to, noting market surveillance Tabled) ... 218 administrator's functional deficiency ... 533 Labour laws and legislation Natural gas liquids policy task force General remarks ... 356 Report ... 801–02 Labour unions Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Organizing activities ... 356 First reading ... 6 Lieutenant Governor Natural gas rebate program Office budget increase ... 597–98 General remarks ... 195 Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental aspects Natural resources General remarks ... 659 Provincial control of ... 661 Lobbyists–Registration Natural Resources Conservation Board General remarks ... 310–11, 352–53, 377 Inland Cement plant conversion to coal-fired Lobbyists–Regulations production ... 575 Government/nongovernment officials, Re relations Natural resources revenue with ... 377 General remarks ... 80 Low-income families North/south trade corridor Review of programs for ... 144, 195 General remarks ... 143 Magnetic resonance imaging Office of the Premier Medically necessary scans: Investigation of patient Former executive director of: Loan to ... 378, 425 charges re ... 57–58 Premier's flight to Prince Rupert ... 571, 687 MarCon Associates Premier's letter to commander of PPCLI (SP389/01: Sex offender treatment services ... 614 Tabled) ... 1067 Medical care Premier's letter to Manitoba Premier re Grey Cup Cost effective innovations in ... 1003 game (SP407/01: Tabled) ... 1091 Delivery costs re, Payment of ... 1004, 1035, 1069 Premier's letter to Prime Minister re health dispute Restructuring of ... 1005, 1034–35, 1036, 1069, resolution mechanism (SP390/01: Tabled) ... 1070 1067, 1069 Restructuring of: As election issue ... 1005, 1071 Premier's letters to Calgary Stampeders (SP406 & Restructuring of: Premier's pre- and post-election 501/01: Tabled) ... 1091 comments re ... 1005, 1036, 1070 Office of the Premier (Manitoba) Restructuring of: Public debate re ... 1034 Alberta Premier's letter to, re Grey Cup game Medical care–Finance (SP407/01: Tabled) ... 1091 Cutbacks ... 1004, 1124, 1164–65, 1205–06 Official Opposition General remarks ... 80, 1004–05, 1035, 1070, 1094 Congratulations to leader of ... 12 User fees ... 1005, 1036, 1070 Oil–Export–United States Medical profession–Fees General remarks ... 661 General remarks ... 220 Oil–Prices Medical savings accounts General remarks ... 1070, 1074, 1093, 1206 General remarks ... 1069 Relation to gasoline prices ... 662 Members of the Legislative Assembly Oil–Supplies Third-party income disclosure statements ... 615 General remarks ... 661 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 165

Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) (Continued) Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) (Continued) Opposition (Third party) Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) Congratulations to leader of ... 12 Provincial fiscal policies ... 143, 1093, 1164–65, Optimum Energy Management Incorporated 1205–06 Electricity prices study ... 12 Public Affairs Bureau ... 1099 Oral Question Period (2001) Risk management fund review ... 660 Aboriginal children's services ... 1167 Rossdale power plant expansion ... 113, 465 Abortion funding ... 1095 School closures ... 15–16, 222, 266 Agricultural waste ... 659 Sex offender programs ... 614 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ... Supplementary supply ... 191 688 Supports for independence ... 144–45, 195 Budget process ... 1124 Swan Hills treatment centre ... 799–800 Calgary Regional Health Authority ... 354, 378 Swan Hills waste treatment facility ... 191–92, Child and family services authorities ... 111 379–80 Children's Services funding ... 1170, 1207 Teacher remuneration ... 1097, 1125, 1166 Class sizes ... 14–15 Teachers' salaries ... 143–44, 220–21, 263–65, Coal-fired power production ... 113 305–06, 355–56, 615–16, 686, 772 Conflict of interest court case ... 307, 378, 425, 465, Water quality standards ... 684–85 531, 570–71, 571, 619 Workers' rights ... 356 Conflict of interest guidelines ... 310–11, 353, 377 Parkland Institute Conflict of interest legislation ... 423, 615 Electricity costs comparison in Alberta/B.C.: Report Delisting of health services ... 1035, 1036 ... 195 DeVry Institute of Technology ... 56 Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Education funding ... 219–20, 308 Terrorist attack on, September 11, 2001 ... 997–98 Education policy ... 83 Petrochemical industry Electric power generation ... 54–55, 377, 427–28 General remarks ... 801–02 Electricity costs ... 224 Polychlorinated biphenyls Electricity deregulation ... 533, 1208–09 General remarks ... 799 Electricity exports ... 574, 800–01 Postsecondary educational institutions–Finance Electricity marketing ... 306 Budget cutbacks to ... 1093, 1094 Electricity pricing ... 12–13, 13–14, 54, 81, 1094–95 Power Pool Council Electricity rebates ... 55 Market surveillance administrator: Legislative Energy and Utilities Board ... 191, 467–68 deficiencies re ... 533 Establishment of school districts ... 424 Power Pool of Alberta Gaming licences ... 466 Power prices and exports: Discussion paper on ... Gas marketing ... 306–07 574 Gasoline prices ... 662–63 Premier's Advisory Council on Health Government restructuring ... 380–81 General remarks ... 1034, 1035, 1036, 1069, 1070 Government revenue projections ... 80 Recommendations of ... 1004, 1005 Health care delivery ... 1004–05 Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Health care innovation ... 1003 Disabilities Health care insurance premiums ... 144 Full Citizenship document ... 688 Health care reform ... 1005, 1034–35 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Health care spending ... 1035, 1070 Group Health care system ... 1069–70, 1069–71 Afghanistan mission: Letter to commander re Homelessness ... 1211 (SP389/01: Tabled) ... 1067 Horse racing ... 465 Private schools–Finance Horse racing renewal program ... 426 General remarks ... 221 Hub Oil Company Ltd. ... 771 Private vocational schools Infrastructure funding ... 1093–94 Degree-granting status ... 56 Inland Cement Limited ... 81–82, 575 Prostitution, Juvenile Lobbyists registry ... 352–53 Crossroads safe house program re, Closure of ... Medically required MRIs ... 57–58 1170 Meridian dam ... 776 Protocol office Municipal funding ... 1074–75 Budget ... 597 Natural gas liquids ... 801–02 Provincial/municipal fiscal relations Natural gas pricing ... 13 General remarks ... 1074–75 Oil and gas reserves ... 661 Public Affairs Bureau Premier's flight to Prince Rupert ... 571, 687 Business plan ... 597 Role re Bill 11 communications ... 604 166 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) (Continued) Klein, Hon. Ralph (PC, Calgary-Elbow) (Continued) Public Affairs Bureau (Continued) Speech from the Throne Staff increase ... 1099 Address in reply (Motion 17: Klein/Hancock) ... Staff increase: Memo re (SP425/01: Tabled) ... 1122 402 Public assistance Motion to consider ... 6 Level of ... 144–45, 195 Stampeder Football Club Public service–Alberta Letter from premier to, re western final win General remarks ... 463 (SP406/01: Tabled) ... 1091 Queen Mary Park school Stollery Children's Health Centre Closure ... 15–16 General remarks ... 1207 Regional health authorities Stollery, Robert Budget cutbacks to ... 1124 General remarks ... 1207 Conflict of interest rules for ... 354 Strikes and lockouts–Teachers Cost effective innovations by ... 1003 General remarks ... 220, 1166 Deficit financing ... 1164–65, 1206 Supplementary estimates Privatization initiatives ... 1035 General remarks ... 191 Revenue Supports for independence program Endowment fund from ... 143 General remarks ... 144, 195 Projections re ... 80 Surplus, Budgetary Revised Statutes of Alberta 2000 General remarks ... 111 General remarks ... 597, 598 Sustainability of ... 80 Risk management fund for Members of the Legislative Swan Hills Treatment Centre Assembly Disposition of ... 191–92, 379–80, 799–800, 1094 Eligibility criteria: Legal review of ... 660 General remarks ... 799 RITE telephone system Syncrude Canada Ltd. General remarks ... 597 Private jet: Premier's trip on ... 571, 687 Increased use of ... 597, 604 Tar sands development Sakaw-Askiy child and family services authority General remarks ... 661 Deficit financing ... 111 Taxation School boards General remarks ... 1094, 1206 Funding: Cutbacks to ... 1093, 1094, 1124, 1164–65 Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. School districts, Catholic–Boundaries September 11, 2001aircraft crashes ... 997–98, Four by four issue ... 424 1074, 1124 School districts–Boundaries TransCanada Energy Establishment of ... 424 Grande Prairie site's credit incentives ... 427–28, Schools 467 Closure ... 222, 266 Transportation–Finance Schools, Small Provincial/municipal agreement re fuel tax revenues Policy re ... 83 ... 1074–75 Schools–Construction Video gambling machines Provincial funding for ... 222 Licences for, awarded during former chair's tenure Schools–Downtown areas ... 466 Closure ... 15–16, 266 Wages Schools–Maintenance and repair General remarks ... 356 Provincial funding for ... 222 Wages–Nurses Schools–Utilization General remarks ... 220, 305 General remarks ... 266 Wages–Teachers Sex offenders–Registry General remarks ... 615 Establishment of ... 614 Provincial funding for ... 143–44, 219–21, 263–65, Sex offenders–Treatment 305–06, 355–56, 616, 686, 772, 1097, 1125, 1166 Programs for ... 614 Waiting lists (Medical care) Social Union Framework Agreement Reduction of ... 80 (Federal/provincial) Water resources development Health care dispute resolution mechanism ... 1069 General remarks ... 776 Speaker World Championships in Athletics, Edmonton (2001) Congratulations to ... 12 Role of Protocol office re ... 597 Special warrants World Trade Centre, New York City General remarks ... 191 Terrorist attacks on, September 11, 2001 ... 997–98 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 167

Knight, Mr. Mel (PC, Grande Prairie-Smoky) Kryczka, Karen (PC, Calgary-West) (Continued) Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums Dept. of Seniors Seniors' premiums ... 616 General remarks ... 61 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Extended care facilities Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) General remarks ... 221 Second reading ... 636 Extended care facilities–David Thompson Health Committee ... 1183 Region Letters re (SP428/01: Tabled) ... 1122 Bed capacity: Petiton re ... 217 Bridges–Big Smoky River (Highway 43) Extended care facilities–Strathmore Recognition of opening of ... 1321 General remarks ... 221 Canadian Finals Rodeo Galileo Educational Network Recognition of ... 1041 General remarks ... 578 Immunization Glendale elementary school, Calgary Meningitis (Provincial campaign) ... 83–84 Statement re ... 578 LaValley, Dusty Hart, Helen Recognition of ... 1041 Statement re ... 1009–10 Maiden Speeches (2001) Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment General remarks ... 95–97 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Meningitis disease cases Third reading ... 1337 General remarks ... 83–84 Housing–Paskapoo Slopes area Mistahia Regional Health Authority Petiton re ... 77 Meningitis cases ... 83 Petiton re (SP82/01: Tabled) ... 141 Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Laboucan, Nellie Third reading ... 902 Recognition of ... 313 North/south trade corridor Labour supply General remarks ... 1321 Sustainability of ... 732 Oral Question Period (2001) Low-income families Meningitis ... 83–84 Provincial assistance for: Cost of living indices' Seniors' health care ... 616 relation to ... 1168 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) McCann, Myrna General remarks ... 806, 1041, 1321 Recognition of ... 944 Schwegmann, Dr. Llewellyn Members' Statements (2001) Recognition of ... 806 Debbie Muir ... 692–93 Speech from the Throne Glendale elementary school ... 578 Debate ... 95–97 Helen Hart ... 1009–10 Warren, Rod Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta ... 61 Recognition of ... 1041 Muir, Debbie Kowalski, Mr. Kenneth R. (PC, Barrhead-Westlock) Statement re ... 692–93 Speaker Occupational training–Senior citizens Election of ... 1 General remarks ... 732 Kryczka, Karen (PC, Calgary-West) Oral Question Period (2001) Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) Cost of living indices ... 1168 Second reading ... 748–49 Long-term care ... 221 Alberta Personal Income Tax (In-Home Care and Palliative care ... 1319 Dependant Tax Credit) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Sustainable workforce ... 732 210) Palliative health care Second reading ... 1051–52 General remarks ... 1319 Alberta seniors benefit program Motion 506: Kryczka ... 588–89, 698–99 Cost of living indices' relation to ... 1168 Pamplin, Lori Battalion Park minischool (Elementary) Statement re ... 578 General remarks ... 422 PanCanadian Petroleum Limited Recognition of ... 473 Students' choice awards program ... 578 Brenda Strafford Foundation Ltd. Paskapoo Slopes Recognition of ... 151 Preservation of: Petition re ... 77 Cost of living indices Preservation of: Petition re (SP82/01: Tabled) ... Market-basket approach re ... 1168 141 Use of ... 1168 Pensions David Thompson Health Region Working after retirement provisions ... 732 Continuing care facility bed capacity ... 217 168 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Kryczka, Karen (PC, Calgary-West) (Continued) Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (Continued) Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 Continuing care facility, David Thompson health (No.2) (Bill 30) region ... 217 Royal Assent ... 1371 Paskapoo Slopes preservation ... 77 Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2001) Royal Assent ... 994 Paskapoo Slopes preservation (SP82/01: Tabled) ... Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company and National 141 Trust Company Act (Bill Pr.3) Ponath, Mai Royal Assent ... 994 Recognition of ... 1172 Builders' Lien Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 22) Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Royal Assent ... 1371 General remarks ... 151, 313, 473, 944, 1172, 1320 Burns Memorial Trust Act (Bill Pr.2) Regional health authorities Royal Assent ... 994 Palliative health care programs (Motion 506: Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Amendment Kryczka) ... 588–89, 698–99 Act, 2001 (Bill Pr.1) Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Royal Assent ... 994 First reading ... 109 Cooperatives Act (Bill 2) Second reading ... 154–56, 166–67 Royal Assent ... 993 Committee ... 481–82, 484, 487 Electronic Transactions Act (Bill 21) Schools–Construction–Calgary-West Royal Assent ... 1371 Letters re (SP179/01: Tabled) ... 422 Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Senior citizens–Employment 11) General remarks ... 732 Royal Assent ... 994 Senior citizens–Housing Farm Implement Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 12) Cost of living indices' relation to ... 1168 Royal Assent ... 994 Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta Farm Implement Dealerships Act (Bill 13) 2000-01 Year in Review (SP456/01: Tabled) ... Royal Assent ... 994 1162 Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 3) Statement re ... 61 Royal Assent ... 993 Seniors' issues Health Professions Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 18) General remarks ... 61 Royal Assent ... 1371 Social services recipients–Housing Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Committee to inspect ... 109 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 9) Royal Assent ... 1371 Second reading ... 390–91 Insurance Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 17) Webber Academy Royal Assent ... 994 Recognition of ... 1320 Lieutenant Governor Wentworth Manor Opening remarks ... 4 Recognition of ... 151 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 19) Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Royal Assent ... 994 Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) 2001 (Bill 28) (Bill 31) Royal Assent ... 1371 Royal Assent ... 1371 Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Royal Assent ... 993 Royal Assent ... 993 Alberta Income Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 14) Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 27) Royal Assent ... 994 Royal Assent ... 1371 Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation Amendment Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 Act, 2001 (Bill 29) (Bill 7) Royal Assent ... 1371 Royal Assent ... 993 Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) Regulated Accounting Profession Amendment Act, Royal Assent ... 1371 2001 (Bill 23) Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Royal Assent ... 1371 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Regulated Forestry Profession Amendment Act, 2001 Royal Assent ... 1371 (Bill 24 ) Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill 6) Royal Assent ... 1371 Royal Assent ... 993 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill Royal Assent ... 1371 5) Speech from the Throne Royal Assent ... 993 Address given ... 4–5 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 169

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (Continued) Lord, Mr. Jon (PC, Calgary-Currie) (Continued) Surface Rights Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 4) Libraries–Rural areas Royal Assent ... 993 Connection to Alberta Supernet ... 1169 Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 15) Library network, Electronic (Public libraries) Royal Assent ... 994 Connection to Alberta Supernet ... 1169 Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 10) Maiden Speeches (2001) Royal Assent ... 993 General remarks ... 67–69 Trustee Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 26) Members' Statements (2001) Royal Assent ... 1371 Crime Prevention Week ... 666 Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 9) Crosswalk safety ... 692 Royal Assent ... 993 Volunteer wall of fame ... 1358–59 Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act Oral Question Period (2001) (Bill 25) Alberta Supernet ... 1169 Royal Assent ... 1371 Climate Change Central ... 536 Western Union Insurance Company Amendment Act, Electricity conservation ... 307–08 2001 (Bill Pr.4) Energy conservation initiatives ... 357 Royal Assent ... 994 Human DNA patenting ... 1234–35 Lord, Mr. Jon (PC, Calgary-Currie) Motor vehicle safety ... 573–74 Accounting Nonconforming secondary suites ... 468 Legislation re (Bill 23) ... 1067 School board trustees ... 661–62 Alberta Building Code School construction ... 225 Basement suite regulations ... 468 Wood preservatives ... 1282 Energy efficiency requirements ... 307–08 Pentachlorophenol (Wood preservative) Alberta Crime Prevention Week General remarks ... 1282 Statement re ... 666 Private schools–Construction Alberta Supernet Costs ... 225 Connection to electronic library network ... 1169 Public buildings Burns Memorial Trust Act (Bill Pr.2) Energy conservation initiatives in ... 357 First reading ... 505 Public Highways Development Amendment Act, 2001 Second reading ... 990 (Bill 201) Committee ... 991 Second reading ... 27–28 Third reading ... 992 Regional health authorities Certified General Accountants Association of Alberta Privatization initiatives: Public provision of General remarks ... 1067 information re (Motion 509: Taft) ... 1290–92 Certified Management Accountants of Alberta Regulated Accounting Profession Amendment Act, General remarks ... 1067 2001 (Bill 23) Chromated copper arsenate (Wood preservative) First reading ... 1067 General remarks ... 1282 Second reading ... 1109–10 Climate change Third reading ... 1307 Kyoto protocol on ... 357, 536 Rental housing Provincial initiatives re ... 357 Nonconforming suites ... 468 Climate Change Central Road construction–Safety features Role of ... 536 General remarks ... 574 Crosswalks–Safety aspects Safety Codes Council Design improvement re ... 692 Basement suite regulations ... 468 Dept. of Community Development School elections Volunteer wall of fame unveiling ... 1358 General remarks ... 662 DNA–Patenting School trustees General remarks ... 1234–35 Recruitment of ... 662 Electric power conservation Schools–Construction General remarks ... 307–08 Costs ... 225 Energy conservation Schools–Downtown areas Provincial initiatives re ... 357 Closure ... 225 Forest industries–Environmenal aspects Senior citizens General remarks ... 1282 Formation of basement suites ... 468 Institute of Chartered Accountants of Alberta Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 1067 Debate ... 67–69 International Year of Volunteers Traffic accidents–Costs General remarks ... 1358 General remarks ... 573–74 170 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Lord, Mr. Jon (PC, Calgary-Currie) (Continued) Lukaszuk, Mr. Thomas A. (PC, Edmonton-Castle Traffic accidents–Prevention Downs) (Continued) General remarks ... 574 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Transportation Association of Canada Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Acceptance of new crosswalk design ... 692 Committee ... 1178–80 Volunteer wall of fame Automobile drivers' licences Statement re ... 1358–59 Security issues re ... 1040 Volunteers Canadian armed forces General remarks ... 1358 Involvement in Afghanistan ... 1076 Wages–School trustees Cloning of human beings General remarks ... 661–62 General remarks ... 1317–18 Wild Rose Foundation Construction industry–Labour relations Volunteer wall of fame unveiling ... 1358 Union organizing activities (salting) ... 1209 Wood preservatives–Health aspects Excellence in Teaching Awards General remarks ... 1282 Recognition of ... 313 Wood–Preservation High schools–Edmonton-Castledowns area General remarks ... 1282 Petition re ... 979 Lougheed, Rob (PC, Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan) Identification, Personal Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, General remarks ... 1040 2001 (Bill 28) Use of DNA for ... 1040 Amendment (SP521/01: Tabled) ... 1268 Junior forest wardens Amendments (SP522-524, 573/01: Tabled) ... 1268 Recognition of ... 736 Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) Labour unions Second reading ... 752 Organizing activities (Salting) ... 1209 Alberta Personal Income Tax (In-Home Care and Letchford, Warren Griffin Dependant Tax Credit) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Recognition of ... 313 210) Lottery Fund Second reading ... 1054 Funds allocation ... 270 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Maiden Speeches (2001) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) General remarks ... 132–33 First reading ... 375 Oral Question Period (2001) Second reading ... 630–32 Cloning of human beings ... 1317–18 Committee ... 1132–33, 1175, 1183 Lottery Fund ... 270 Third reading ... 1322, 1324 Personal identification ... 1040 Health Professions Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 18) Union organizing practices ... 1209 Amendment (SP369 & 387/01: Tabled) ... 1055 Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Medicare Protection Act (Bill 204) High school for Edmonton-Castledowns area ... 979 Second reading ... 316–18 Poulin, Tracy Lynne Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Recognition of ... 313 Amendment (SP172/01: Tabled) ... 401 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Amendment (SP173 & 224/01: Tabled) ... 401 Group Point of Order Afghanistan mission ... 1076 Inflammatory language ... 892 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Relevance ... 907 General remarks ... 313, 736 Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act (Bill 7) (Bill 206) Amendments (SP294-296/01: Tabled) ... 894 Second reading ... 623–24 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Research and development–Ethical aspects Amendment (SP297 & 367/01: Tabled) ... 894 General remarks ... 1317–18 Amendment (SP368 & 388/01: Tabled) ... 1060 Speech from the Throne Tax incentives Debate ... 132–33 Tools (Bill 207) ... 375 Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Tools September 11, 2001aircraft crashes ... 1076 Provincial income tax deduction for (Bill 207) ... Lund, Hon. Ty (PC, Rocky Mountain House) 375 2005 Alberta centennial celebrations Lukaszuk, Mr. Thomas A. (PC, Edmonton-Castle General remarks ... 288 Downs) Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Afghanistan 2001 (Bill 28) Canadian armed forces involvement in ... 1076 Second reading ... 1089 Committee ... 1297–98, 1298 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 171

Lund, Hon. Ty (PC, Rocky Mountain House) Lund, Hon. Ty (PC, Rocky Mountain House) (Continued) (Continued) Alberta Children's Initiative Hazardous substances Office facilities for ... 287, 288 Importation into Alberta ... 939 Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Hazardous substances–Disposal General remarks ... 288 General remarks ... 148, 938 Alex Taylor community school Health facilities–Finance Closure ... 86 General remarks ... 288 Canada Foundation for Innovation Heart–Surgery General remarks ... 288 Provincial funding for ... 288 Capital projects Homeless–Housing Provincial funding for ... 1093–94 General remarks ... 1211 Centre of excellence in bone and joint care (Foothills Light rail transport–Calgary hospital, Calgary) Provincial funding ... 804 Provincial funding for ... 288 Light rail transport–Edmonton Centre of excellence in cardiac care (University Provincial funding ... 804 hospital, Edmonton) Meridian dam proposal Provincial funding for ... 288 General remarks ... 685 Class size (Grade school) Municipal Government (Farming Practices Protection) General remarks ... 193 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 205) Climate change Second reading ... 434–35, 488 Kyoto protocol on ... 357 Museums, Provincial–Finance Provincial initiatives re ... 294, 357 General remarks ... 287 Conflict of interest Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Guidelines for senior government officials ... 532 General remarks ... 294 Cultural facilities–Finance Natural gas rebate program General Remarks ... 287 General remarks ... 183–84, 288 Dept. of Infrastructure New Century Schools Plan Annual report, 2000-01 (SP550/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Funding for ... 288 Budget cutbacks ... 1093 Oral Question Period (2001) Business plan ... 287 Conflict of interest guidelines ... 532 Conflict of interest guidelines for senior managers Education policy ... 83 ... 532 Energy conservation initiatives ... 357 Estimates debated ... 287–88, 294 Government aircraft ... 354–55 General remarks ... 287 Infrastructure funding ... 1094 Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... Inner-city school closures ... 86 183–84 Meridian dam ... 685 Dioxins Municipal transportation grants ... 804 General remarks ... 294 Provincial fiscal policies ... 1093 Energy conservation School construction ... 225–26 Provincial initiatives re ... 357 School utilization formula ... 193 Energy rebates Surplus land sale ... 572, 573 General remarks ... 287–88, 294 Swan Hills treatment centre ... 799–800, 938–39 Extended care facilities Swan Hills waste treatment facility ... 148, 380 General remarks ... 288 Orthopedic surgery waiting lists Financial Administration Act General remarks ... 288 Contravening of, re special waste treatment plant ... Petrochemical industry–Waste disposal 148 General remarks ... 938 Food Processing Development Centre Point of Order Funding for ... 288 Allegations against a member ... 946 Foothills Provincial General Hospital Questioning a member ... 48, 922, 1298 Bone and joint centre of excellence at ... 288 Polychlorinated biphenyls Furans General remarks ... 294, 938 General remarks ... 294 Postsecondary educational institutions–Finance Government aircraft Budget cutbacks to ... 1093, 1094 General remarks ... 354–55 General remarks ... 287, 288 Government spending policy Private schools–Construction General remarks ... 1093–94 Costs ... 225–26 Great Drug Roundup Provincial Archives of Alberta General remarks ... 938 Replacement facility ... 294 172 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Lund, Hon. Ty (PC, Rocky Mountain House) MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) (Continued) (Continued) Public buildings Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Energy conservation initiatives in ... 357 2001 (Bill 28) Public lands–Sale–Southwest Edmonton Committee ... 1298, 1305–06 Procedure re ... 572, 573 Agriculture Regional health authorities Provincial programs for ... 558 Capital planning ... 287, 288 Alberta Boilers Safety Association Sacred Heart school Annual report, 1999 ... 357 Closure ... 86 Inspection regime ... 985 School boards Alberta Bound (Song) Funding: Cutbacks to ... 1093, 1094 Lyrics of (SP287/01: Tabled) ... 798 Schools Alberta Cities Transportation Partnership program Closure ... 193 General remarks ... 298 Closure: Subsequent usage ... 294 Alberta College of Social Workers Schools, Small Claw-back of welfare funding, Comments re ... 578 Policy re ... 193 Alberta Corporate Service Centre Schools–Construction General remarks ... 450, 460, 558, 603 Costs ... 225–26 Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) Provincial funding for ... 287, 288, 294 Third reading ... 921–23 Schools–Downtown areas Alberta Economic Development Authority Closure ... 86, 225–26 General remarks ... 459 Schools–Maintenance and repair Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Provincial funding for ... 287, 288 Chart of crude oil reserves (SP434/01: Tabled) ... Schools–Utilization 1122 General remarks ... 83, 86, 193, 225–26, 294 General remarks ... 467 Senior citizens' lodges–Finance Natural gas pricing mandate ... 184, 306–07 General remarks ... 287, 288 Pipeline safety review ... 563 Sensor Environmental Services Ltd. Rossdale power plant expansion hearings ... 467 Operation of Swan Hills Treatment Centre ... 939 Staffing ... 563 Solicitor General's College, Edmonton TransCanada Energy's Grande Prairie project ... 467 Sale of surplus lands at ... 573 Alberta Energy Research Institute Swan Hills Treatment Centre Coal-fired electric power production research ... 723 Acceptance of out-of-province wastes ... 939 Electric power line research ... 723 Disposition of ... 148, 288, 294, 379, 799–800, 938 Methane coal gas research ... 723 General remarks ... 288, 294, 938 Alberta Forestry Research Institute Treatment costs at (liquid wastes) (Q2/01: Defeated) Timber supply research ... 724 ... 475 Alberta Government Offices Treatment costs at (Q1/01: Response tabled as General remarks ... 450, 451 SP449/01) ... 474–75, 1162 Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums University of Alberta Write-offs of unpaid premiums ... 336–37 Cardiac centre of excellence at ... 288 Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) Health research innovation centre at ... 288 Second reading ... 745–46 University of Calgary Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority Health research innovation centre at ... 288 Relationship with Alberta Research Council ... 724 Waiting lists (Medical care) Alberta Personal Income Tax (In-Home Care and Reduction of ... 288 Dependant Tax Credit) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) 210) 2005 Alberta centennial celebrations Second reading ... 1043–45 Role of Public Affairs Bureau re ... 600 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Aboriginal peoples Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) General remarks ... 518 Second reading ... 694–95 Aboriginal peoples and judicial system Alberta Registries General remarks ... 714 Application of FOIP Act to ... 606 Aboriginal peoples–Employment Computer system ... 607 Resource industries ... 714 General remarks ... 606 Aboriginal police services Alberta Regulations General remarks ... 714 Publicizing of ... 606 Adoption–Aboriginal children Review of ... 606 General remarks ... 182, 519 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 173

MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) (Continued) (Continued) Alberta Research Council Centre for the Advancement of Energy Markets Liability insurance (Pine shake roofing issue) ... 724 General remarks ... 1208 Pine shake roofing research ... 724 Chief Information Officer Relationship with AOSTRA ... 724 General remarks ... 724 Alberta royalty tax credit Child and family services authorities Review of: Studies (M2/01: Accepted) ... 476 Aboriginal programs ... 519 Alberta seniors benefit program Child health benefits program General remarks ... 680 General remarks ... 502–03, 518 Indexing of ... 680 Child welfare Alberta Supernet Aboriginal children ... 182, 518, 519 General remarks ... 723 Cleland report on ... 518, 526, 1316 Alberta/Northwest Territories memorandum of Early childhood intervention programs ... 518 understanding for co-operation and development General remarks ... 518 General remarks ... 714 Child welfare recipients Alberta/United States relations Crisis response teams re ... 519 General remarks ... 451 General remarks ... 519 Alliance pipeline Placement of ... 183 General remarks ... 458, 563, 802 Use of medications by ... 183 Appeals Commission (Workers' compensation) Child welfare workers Annual report, Letter requesting (SP404/01: Tabled) Turnover rate ... 183 ... 1068 Children's Advocate Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill Annual report, 1999-2000 ... 182, 517–18 5) CHOICE (Seniors home care program) Third reading ... 514 General remarks ... 679 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 CIC (Crown Investments Corporation) Industrial (No.2) (Bill 30) Interests Inc. Second reading ... 1270–72 Joint upside interest agreement re Lloydminster Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped upgrader (Q3/01: Defeated) ... 622 Levels of ... 687–88, 1235, 1279 Civil service pensions AT Plastics Inc. Unfunded liability ... 558 Environmental policy (SP168/01: Tabled) ... 376 Class size (Grade school) ATCO Gas Documents re (SP433, 472, 493, 517, 564, 591, Exit charges to consumers ... 307, 606 607/01: Tabled) ... 1122, 1163, 1203, 1230, 1274, Financing charges passed to consumer ... 306–07 1312, 1350 Sale of Viking field ... 185 Letter re (SP382/01: Tabled) ... 1032 Auditor General Coal bed methane Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Development of ... 723 recommendations ... 502 Coal–Research Automobile drivers' licences Clean coal technologies ... 459 Security issues re ... 1038–39 Coal–Royalties Automobiles, Written-off/rebuilt General remarks ... 563 Inspection process re ... 298 Collective bargaining Boilers and pressure vessels–Manufacture General remarks ... 493 General remarks ... 357 Collective bargaining–Teachers South Korean competition re ... 357 General remarks ... 1354–55 Border crossings (Canada/U.S.)–Coutts Statement re ... 1359 Joint operation of ... 299 Columbia–Politics and government Buffet World Inc. Letters/news articles re (SP159-161/01: Tabled) ... Employment standards violation ... 492, 493 350 Builders' Lien Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 22) Statement re ... 271 Second reading ... 1057 Competition Bureau (Federal) Committee ... 1115 Conflict with Alberta market surveillance Calgary Regional Health Authority administrator's jurisdiction ... 533 Funding ... 337 Consumer protection Canada/Alberta Infrastructure Program Agreement Against natural gas companies' exit fees ... 307, 606 General remarks ... 298 Against natural gas retail prices ... 306–07 Capital projects, Municipal–Maintenance and repair General remarks ... 605–06, 607 General remarks ... 299–300 Contaminated sites Premier's task force on ... 299 Cleanup procedures: Security bonds re ... 729–30 174 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) (Continued) (Continued) Cooperatives Act (Bill 2) Dept. of Health and Wellness Second reading ... 94 Capital investments ... 337 Committee ... 832–34 Communications costs ... 337 Coopers & Lybrand Limited Deputy Minister's office budget ... 337 Economic Development report, 1997 ... 458 Estimates debated ... 336–37 Council of Economic Development Ministers Minister's office budget ... 337 General remarks ... 458, 459 Operating expenses ... 337 Crime prevention Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Community patrol open house program re (SP87/01: Auditor General's recommendations re ... 502 Tabled) ... 142 Estimates debated ... 492–93, 502–03 Day care centres FOIP request from Member for Edmonton-Gold Bar General remarks ... 1316 ... 502 Day of Mourning for Injured Workers Dept. of Infrastructure Statement re ... 119, 143 Business plan ... 291 Day, Stockwell (Former MLA) Estimates debated ... 290–91 Defamation suit re, Access to information re ... Restructuring of ... 380 59–60 Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... Defamation suit re, Tabling of information re ... 60 184–85 Taxpayer payment of legal bills of ... 557 Dept. of Innovation and Science Taxpayer payment of legal bills of: Petition re ... 51, Estimates debated ... 723–24 77, 109 Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations Delegated administrative organizations Business plan ... 451 General remarks ... 492 Estimates debated ... 450–52 Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Human resource plan ... 450 Estimates debated ... 714–15 International relations division budget ... 450, 451 General remarks ... 450, 714 Minister's office budget ... 451 Dept. of Children's Services Operating expenses ... 450 Estimates debated ... 517–19, 526 Overlap with Economic Development department ... Performance measures ... 518 451 Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... Overlap with other departments ... 450 182–83 Performance measures ... 450–51 Dept. of Economic Development Removal of aboriginal affairs from: Costs ... 450 Business planning committee ... 460 Staffing ... 450 Deputy Minister's office budget ... 459 Support services ... 451 Estimates debated ... 458–60 Dept. of Learning Finance and Administration branch ... 459–60 Spending cuts ... 1166 Minister's office budget ... 459 Dept. of Revenue Performance measures ... 459 Split from Treasury dept. ... 557 Staffing ... 458, 459 Dept. of Seniors Support services ... 459 Estimates debated ... 679–80 Dept. of Energy Support survices ... 679 Estimates debated ... 562–64 Dept. of Transportation Performance measures ... 563 Business plan ... 298–99 Dept. of Finance Estimates debated ... 297–99 Business plan ... 558 Diabetic supplies Capital investment expenditures ... 558 Coverage under health care plan ... 336 Corporate services ... 559 Dioxins Deputy Minister's office ... 559 General remarks ... 291 Estimates debated ... 557–59 Disabled children Minister's office ... 558 Complex case review ... 519 Performance measures ... 558 Government programs for ... 518 Split from Treasury dept. ... 557 Drugs, Prescription–Costs Staffing ... 558 Universal program for coverage of ... 336 Support services ... 558 Economic development General remarks ... 458–59 Dept. of Government Services Edmonton emergency response department Deputy Minister's office memo, Mislaying of ... Handling of Fulton Place fire, Statement re ... 514 1039 Education Week Estimates debated ... 605–07 General remarks ... 266 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 175

MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) (Continued) (Continued) Electric power conservation Enmax Corporation General remarks ... 291 Deferral accounts ... 1094–95 Electric power lines Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act Capacity ... 723 Charges under, re Hub Oil explosion ... 771 Electric power plants EPCOR Group of Companies Locating of: Credits re ... 427–28, 467, 564 Deferral accounts ... 80–81, 1094–95 Electric power, Coal-produced Rossdale power plant ... 467 General remarks ... 563, 564 Ethane–Supply Electric power, Coal-produced–Environmental aspects General remarks ... 458, 563, 801–02 General remarks ... 723, 724 Executive Council Electric power, Natural gas-produced Estimates debated ... 599–601, 603 General remarks ... 723–24 Shared services initiative support ... 603 Electric power–Export Fair Trading Act General remarks ... 533, 723 General remarks ... 607 Impact on consumer power costs ... 574–75 Fees, Government Electric power–Prices Impact on seniors ... 680 Deferral accounting re ... 13–14, 80–81, 1094–95, Fetal alcohol syndrome 1208 Interdepartmental initiative re ... 518 General remarks ... 291, 458, 562, 563, 1126–27 Financial Administration Act Impact of power exports on ... 574–75 Contravening of, re special waste treatment plant ... Impact on seniors ... 680 290 Regulated rate option: Letter from minister re The Firm (Electricity users group) (SP471/01: Tabled) ... 1163 General remarks ... 510 Electric utilities Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 3) Coalition of ... 510 Second reading ... 134–35 Electric Utilities Amendment Act, 1998 (Bill 27, 1998) Third reading ... 284 General remarks ... 562, 600 Flaring of natural gas Electric utilities–Rates Use in electrical generation ... 563 Regulated rate option ... 1208–09 Food Processing Development Centre Electric utilities–Regulations Funding for ... 291 Deregulation ... 13–14, 291, 533, 562, 600, Fording Coal Limited 1094–95, 1126–27, 1208–09 Power plant proposal, Brooks ... 564 Deregulation: Communication of government policy Forest management agreements re ... 600 Spray Lakes agreement, Kananaskis Country: Letter Deregulation: Impact on utility bills (M3/01: re (SP326/01: Tabled) ... 935 Defeated) ... 476 Forum on children's issues (October 1999) Deregulation: Impact on utility bills (Motion 503: General remarks ... 518 Nicol) ... 440–41 Four Strong Winds (Song) Deregulation: Review of ... 1208 Lyrics to (SP286/01: Tabled) ... 798 Electrical power purchase agreements Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Unsold agreements, Options re (M1/01: Defeated) Application to private registry offices ... 606 ... 475 Fees ... 59–60, 607 Electronic Transactions Act Requests under ... 600 Third reading ... 1077–78 Stockwell Day defamation suit, Information request Electronic Transactions Act (Bill 21) re ... 59–60 Third reading ... 1077–78 Fulton Place (Seniors complex) Employment standards Handling of fire at, Statement re ... 514 Enforcement of ... 492–93 Furans General remarks ... 492 General remarks ... 291 Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Gainers Inc. 11) General remarks ... 558 Second reading ... 707–08 Gambling–Aboriginal reserves Committee ... 843, 844 General remarks ... 715 Third reading ... 929 Gas pipelines–Alaska/Northwest Territories thru Energy industry Alberta Aboriginal employment initiatives ... 714 Stripping of natural gas liquids from throughput of Energy rebates ... 801–02 Application to regional health authorities ... 337 Gas utilities General remarks ... 291 Exit fees to consumers ... 606 176 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) (Continued) (Continued) Gas well drilling industry Hub Oil Company Ltd. (Continued) General remarks ... 185 Calgary plant: Environment dept. incident summary Gas well drilling industry–Slave Lake area re (SP236/01: Tabled) ... 658 General remarks ... 715 Calgary plant: Environmental testing of ... 620 Gas, Natural–Prices Calgary plant: Explosion at ... 606, 620, 985 General remarks ... 184, 185, 563 Calgary plant: Explosion at, Legal charges re ... 771 Impact on seniors ... 680 Calgary plant: Site map of (SP258/01: Tabled) ... OECD chart re (SP246/01: Tabled) ... 683 727 Gas, Natural–Retail sales Calgary plant: Soil test results (SP257/01: Tabled) Financing charges re, passed to consumer ... 306–07 ... 727 Gas, Natural–Supplies Husky Oil Ltd. General remarks ... 184, 185 Contaminated fuel incident, Hinton: FOIP request re Gas, Natural–Viking/Kinsella area ... 600 Sale of ... 563–64 Heavy oil upgrader, Lloydminster: Provincial Gasoline–Prices upside interest from (Q3/01: Defeated) ... 622 Increase in: All-party committee to review ... 662 Industrial Power Consumers & Cogenerators Gateway initiative (Government information access) Association of Alberta General remarks ... 607 Submission to NEB, noting market surveillance Get Ready Alberta: Strengthening the Alberta administrator's functional deficiency ... 533 Advantage Insurance Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 17) General remarks ... 459 Second reading ... 810–11 Government advertising Committee ... 965–66 General remarks ... 599, 601 Third reading ... 967–68 Government information Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) Access to ... 599–600 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) Government of Alberta Second reading ... 33–34 2001-02 second quarter budget report ... 1166 International relations Web site ... 599, 603 General remarks ... 451 Government restructuring Judicial power Costs ... 380–81 Independence of ... 778 General remarks ... 492, 557 King's University College Grain, Trucking of Graduation ceremony program (SP116/01: Tabled) Impact on highways ... 299 ... 218 Health Care Protection Act (Bill 11, 2000) Koch Industries, Inc. Communication of government policy re ... 599, Fort Kent project ... 715 601 KPMG consulting General remarks ... 336 Day care workers' salaries report ... 111–12 Government advertising costs re ... 336, 337 Labour relations Heavy oil–Royalties General remarks ... 492, 493 General remarks ... 563 Labour Relations Board Highway 2–Edmonton/Calgary General remarks ... 493 Three-laning of ... 299 Labour Relations Code Highway 4–Milk River area Changes to ... 493 Bypass ... 298 General remarks ... 493 Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Legal language Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Plain language requirement ... 606 Second reading ... 955 Legislative Assembly Act Home care program General remarks ... 1076 General remarks ... 679 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Home visitation program (High-risk newborns) Continuation of, to deal with teachers' strike ... General remarks ... 518 1354, 1359 Hub Oil Company Ltd. Exhibits in ... 1354 Calgary plant: Cleanup costs, Security bond re ... Legislative Assembly of Alberta–Adjournment 729–30 Each sitting (Motion 16: Stevens) ... 140 Calgary plant: Cleanup costs, Security bond re, Hub Each sitting, Oral notice re ... 139 Oil letter re (SP268/01: Tabled) ... 769 Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan Calgary plant: Cleanup costs, Security bond re, Millenium busts unveiling program (SP353/01: Memos re (SP266-267/01: Tabled) ... 769 Tabled) ... 1000 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 177

MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) (Continued) (Continued) Legislative branch National Energy Board Independence of ... 1076 Alliance pipeline hearings ... 802 Logging–Kananaskis Country Submission to, noting market surveillance Spray Lake Sawmills plans re: Letter re (SP326/01: administrator's functional deficiency ... 533 Tabled) ... 935 Natural gas liquids policy task force Low-income families Report ... 801–02 Provincial assistance for: MLA committee report on Report: News release re (SP288/01: Tabled) ... 798 ... 1235 Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Review of programs for ... 195 Second reading ... 90–91 Low-income seniors Committee ... 137–38, 236–38, 344–46, 654–55 Special-needs assistance ... 680 Third reading ... 840–42 Ma'Mõwe child and family services authority Amendment (SP173 & 224/01: Tabled) ... 398 Deficit financing ... 182 Amendment (SP225/01: Tabled) ... 655 Market achievement plan (Electric power production) General remarks ... 184, 563 Options under, re unsold PPAs (M1/01: Defeated) Natural gas rebate program ... 475 General remarks ... 184–85, 195 Medical profession–Fees Natural Gas Rebates Act General remarks ... 336 General remarks ... 184, 185, 606, 610 Medicare Protection Act (Bill 204) North American Occupational Safety and Health Week Second reading ... 276 General remarks ... 143 Members of the Legislative Assembly North/south trade corridor Computer equipment ... 599 General remarks ... 297–98 Funds/benefits determination ... 989 Northern Alberta Development Council Members' Statements (2001) Chairman's salary ... 715 Columbia's inclusion in the Summit of the Americas General remarks ... 714 ... 271 Local content in contracting out: Study re ... 715 Edmonton emergency response services ... 514 Regional offices ... 715 Independence of judiciary ... 778 River water quality studies ... 715 Independence of legislative branch ... 1076 Nurses–Supply National Day of Mourning ... 119 General remarks ... 679 Parliamentary privilege ... 989 Occupational Health and Safety Act Social assistance rates ... 578 Charges under, re Hub Oil explosion ... 771 Teachers' contract negotiations ... 1359 Oil well drilling industry–Slave Lake area Mental health services–Children General remarks ... 715 General remarks ... 182 Oil–Prices Meridian dam proposal Relation to gasoline prices ... 662 General remarks ... 298 Oil–Supplies Letter re (SP327/01: Tabled) ... 935 EUB chart re (SP434/01: Tabled) ... 1122 Ministerial Statements (2001) Oral Question Period (2001) National Day of Mourning ... 143 Access to information ... 59–60 Ministers (Provincial government) Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ... Number of: 1992 press release re (SP7/01: Tabled) 687–88, 1279 ... 10 Boilers Safety Association annual report ... 357 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) Child care workers ... 111–12 (Bill 31) Coalition of power companies ... 510 Third reading ... 1369–70 Day care workers ... 1316 Municipal finance Drivers' licences ... 1038–39 Government grants ... 558 Electric power generation ... 427–28 Museums, Provincial–Fees Electricity deregulation ... 533, 1208–09 Impact on seniors ... 680 Electricity exports ... 574–75 N.A. Properties (1994) Ltd. Electricity pricing ... 13–14, 80–81, 1094–95, General remarks ... 558 1126–27 National child benefit Energy and Utilities Board ... 467 General remarks ... 578 Gas marketing ... 306–07 Provincial clawback of ... 1235 Gasoline prices ... 662 National Child Day Government restructuring ... 380–81 General remarks ... 1172 Hub Oil Company Ltd. ... 620, 729–30, 771, 985 Low-income review ... 1235 178 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) (Continued) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) Prisoners, Aboriginal Natural gas liquids ... 801–02 General remarks ... 714 School closures ... 222, 266 Privacy, Right of Supports for independence ... 195 General remarks ... 606 Teacher remuneration ... 1165–66 Private vocational schools Teachers' contract negotiations ... 1354–55 Monitoring of ... 502 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Privilege Development Statement re ... 989 Natural gas prices chart (SP246/01: Tabled) ... 683 Propane–Taxation Ottewell community patrol Elimination of ... 557–58 Open house program (SP87/01: Tabled) ... 142 Elimination of: Letter re (SP131/01: Tabled) ... 262 Pederson, Erik Provincial Archives of Alberta Recognition of ... 151 Replacement facility ... 291 Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development Public Affairs Bureau Smart Electricity Policy for Alberta (Report) Contracting out of media services ... 600 (SP93/01: Tabled) ... 189 General remarks ... 599–601 Personnel Administration Office Role re 2005 Alberta centennial celebrations ... 600 Public Affairs Bureau involvement with ... 600 Role re Bill 11 communications ... 599, 601 Persons with Developmental Disabilities Provincial Role re WCB reviews ... 502 Board Staff ... 599, 600 General remarks ... 336 Staff training ... 600 Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Public assistance Stockwell Day's legal bill payment ... 51, 77, 109 Claw-back of benefits from ... 492, 518 Petro-Canada General remarks ... 1279 Edmonton refinery: Strike at ... 493 Level of ... 195, 492, 578 Petrochemical industry Public Highways Development Amendment Act, 2001 General remarks ... 458, 801–02 (Bill 201) Pine shake roofing Second reading ... 24–25 Acceptable manufacturers of: 1993 letter re Public service–Alberta (SP188/01: Tabled) ... 464 General remarks ... 600 Certification process re: 1994 letter re (SP143 & Queen's Printer 198/01: Tabled) ... 304, 506 Bookstore ... 603 FOIP request re ... 607 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) General remarks ... 459, 605–06, 724 General remarks ... 151, 1172 Pipelines–Safety aspects Regional health authorities Review of ... 563 Energy rebates to ... 337 Point of Order Funding ... 337 Questioning a member ... 48, 922, 1298 Privatization initiatives ... 336 Police Privatization initiatives: Public provision of Access to electronic provincial traffic safety data ... information re (Motion 509: Taft) ... 1292–94 298 Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 Polychlorinated biphenyls (Bill 7) General remarks ... 291 Second reading ... 233–35 Power Pool Council Committee ... 854–56, 862–64, 867–69 Market surveillance administrator: Annual report, Regional health authorities–Boundaries 2000 (SP211/01: Tabled) ... 569 General remarks ... 183 Market surveillance administrator: Legislative Registry offices, Private deficiencies re ... 533 Application of FOIP Act to ... 606 Power Pool of Alberta Regulated Accounting Profession Amendment Act, Imports/Exports - Issues and Options discussion 2001 (Bill 23) paper (SP219/01: Tabled) ... 613 Second reading ... 1109 Committee ... 1115–16 Power prices and exports: Discussion paper on ... Third reading ... 1307 574 Regulated Forestry Profession Amendment Act, 2001 Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with (Bill 24 ) Disabilities Second reading ... 1111–12 Full Citizenship document ... 688 Committee ... 1116 Preventive medical services Regulatory Review Secretariat General remarks ... 336 General remarks ... 606 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 179

MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) (Continued) (Continued) Research and development Small business General remarks ... 723 Provincial assistance to ... 558 Risk management fund for Members of the Legislative Special warrants Assembly General remarks ... 182, 183, 184 General remarks ... 557 Speech from the Throne RITE telephone system Debate ... 46–48 General remarks ... 603 Speech therapy Road construction General remarks ... 519 Resource road/new industry program ... 298 Spray Lake Sawmills (1980) Ltd. Road construction–Finance FMA negotiations, Kananaskis Country: Letter re General remarks ... 298 (SP326/01: Tabled) ... 935 Road construction–Fort McMurray/Peace River Standing Orders General remarks ... 715 Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... Road construction–Rural areas 1197–98, 1201–02, 1242–44 General remarks ... 299 Streets improvement program Roads–Maintenance and repair General remarks ... 298 Privatization of ... 299 Strikes and lockouts Royal Canadian Mounted Police General remarks ... 492, 493 Recruitment of First Nations' officers ... 714 Strikes and lockouts–Teachers Safety Codes Council General remarks ... 1165–66, 1354–55, 1359 Hub Oil plant explosion: Testing re ... 620, 985 Student Health Initiative St. Gabriel school General remarks ... 519 Letter re class size (SP382/01: Tabled) ... 1032 Summit of the Americas, Quebec City (April 2001) School (Class Size Targets) Amendment Act, 2001 Columbia's inclusion in ... 271 (Bill 218) Supports for independence program Documents re (SP433, 472, 493, 517, 564, 591, General remarks ... 195, 337, 492, 578 607/01: Tabled) ... 1122, 1163, 1203, 1230, 1274, Impact of rising electricity rates on ... 492 1312, 1350 Levels of ... 1235 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Supreme Court of Canada Committee ... 873–75 Donahoe ruling (Legislative branch independence) Third reading ... 1061 ... 1076 Schools Surface Rights Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 4) Closure ... 222, 266 Second reading ... 136 Schools–Downtown areas Third reading ... 285 Closure ... 266 Surgical services Schools–Utilization Communication of government policy re ... 600 General remarks ... 266 Swan Hills Treatment Centre Science–Teaching Disposition of ... 1094 General remarks ... 723 Environmental concerns ... 291 Senior citizens' lodges–Finance General remarks ... 290–91 General remarks ... 290 Tar sands development Senior citizens–Housing General remarks ... 714–15, 724 General remarks ... 680 Tar sands development–Peace River area Senior citizens–Japan General remarks ... 714–15 Government programs for ... 679 Task Force on Children at Risk Senior citizens–Medical care Provincial response to ... 518 General remarks ... 679 Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 15) Senior Petroleum Producers Association Second reading ... 706–07 Alberta electricity exports concerns ... 533, 575 Committee ... 963 Seniors' issues Teachers General remarks ... 679–80 Designation as essential service ... 1355, 1359 Sewage disposal plants Letter re (SP405/01: Tabled) ... 1068 Funding for ... 298 Recognition of ... 1172 Shell Canada Ltd. Teachers' Pension Plan Peace River oil sands project ... 714–15 Letters re (SP417-418/01: Tabled) ... 1091–92 Skills development program Technology commercialization Monitoring of ... 502 General remarks ... 723, 724 180 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) MacDonald, Mr. Hugh (L, Edmonton-Gold Bar) (Continued) (Continued) Timber–Supplies Welcome Home Community (Mennonite family General remarks ... 724 support program) Timber–Supplies–Northern Alberta Government funding cut to: Letter re (SP606/01: General remarks ... 714 Tabled) ... 1350 Toll roads Westerra Building, Stony Plain General remarks ... 298, 299 Disposition of ... 291 Tourism Widows–Pensions General remarks ... 458 General remarks ... 503 Tourism–Pelican Lake Wildlife conservation General remarks ... 715 Letter re (SP327/01: Tabled) ... 935 Tourism–Slave Lake Workers' Compensation Board General remarks ... 715 Coverage of farm workers ... 502 Trade missions Friedman report on ... 502 General remarks ... 451 MLA committee to review: Final report, Traffic safety government response to ... 502 Electronic data re: Access of police services to ... Premiums level ... 502 298 Survivors' (widows) benefits ... 503 Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 10) Workers' health Committee ... 838–39 Statement re ... 119, 143 TransCanada Energy Workplace safety Grande Prairie site's credit incentives ... 427–28, Call centre re ... 492, 606–07 467 General remarks ... 492–93, 606 Transportation system, Intelligent Statement re ... 119, 143 General remarks ... 299 World Championships in Athletics, Edmonton (2001) Treasury Branches Provincial assistance ... 459 Credit loss provisions ... 558 Role of Public Affairs Bureau re ... 600 Trucking industry–Safety aspects Young offenders on child welfare Hours of operation: Regulation of ... 451–52 Health services for ... 182 Trustee Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 26) Youth in transition from care Committee ... 1116–17 General remarks ... 182, 519 Twinning of cities, provinces, etc. Magnus, Richard (PC, Calgary-North Hill) General remarks ... 451 Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 9) Regional airport authorities as shareholders: Committee ... 829–30 Legislation re (Bill 29) ... 1067 Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation Amendment (Bill 25) Act, 2001 (Bill 29) Committee ... 1117–18 First reading ... 1067 Wages–Child welfare workers Second reading ... 1141–42 General remarks ... 526 Third reading ... 1341 Wages–Day care centre employees Co-operatives General remarks ... 111–12, 1316 Legislation re (Bill 2) ... 51 Wages–Health sciences personnel Cooperatives Act (Bill 2) General remarks ... 336 First reading ... 51 Wages–Nurses Second reading ... 93 General remarks ... 336 Third reading ... 909 Wages–Teachers Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Provincial funding for ... 493, 1165–66 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Water quality–Athabasca River Third reading ... 1336–37 General remarks ... 715 Page, Mr. Garnet, QC Water quality–Northern Alberta Recognition of ... 385–86 General remarks ... 715 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Water quality–Peace River General remarks ... 385–86 General remarks ... 715 Regional airport authorities Water resources development As AMFC shareholders: Legislation re (Bill 29) ... Funding ... 298 1067 Water treatment plants Regulatory Review Secretariat Funding for ... 298 Status reports, 1999 & 2000-01 (SP340-341/01: Tabled) ... 979 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 181

Mar, Hon. Gary G. (PC, Calgary-Nose Creek) Mar, Hon. Gary G. (PC, Calgary-Nose Creek) Aboriginal health careers bursary (Continued) General remarks ... 550 Ambulance service–Finance Aboriginal peoples–Health care General remarks ... 329, 733 Lottery funding for ... 550 Ambulance service–Minburn County area Aging in place strategy (Health care) General remarks ... 271 General remarks ... 1319 Aspen Regional Health Authority Alberta Aids to Daily Living Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP33/01: Tabled) ... 52 Funding ... 329 Assisted Human Reproduction Act (Federal) Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission General remarks ... 1317 Funding ... 329–30 Auditor General Gambling addition programs ... 550 Calgary health authority conflict of interest Treatment programs for pregnant women ... 512 investigation ... 532 Alberta Association of Registered Nurses Dept. of Health and Wellness recommendations ... Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP44/01: Tabled) ... 52 1225, 1314–15 Alberta Association of Registered Occupational Health insurance premiums: Concerns re estimating Therapists uncollectable premiums ... 735 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP42/01: Tabled) ... 52 Bioterrorism Alberta Cancer Board General remarks ... 1075 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP40/01: Tabled) ... 52 Blood services Violation of U.S. company's DNA testing patent ... Funding ... 329 1235 Blood-clotting disorders Alberta Centre for Injury Control & Research Community-based project re ... 550 Provincial funding for ... 574 Breast cancer Alberta College of Optometrists Screening program for ... 330 Annual report, 2000 (SP197/01: Tabled) ... 505 Calgary Regional Health Authority Alberta College of Social Workers Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP26/01: Tabled) ... 52 Annual report, 2000 (SP317/01: Tabled) ... 935 Budget cutbacks to: News release re ... 1276 Alberta Dental Association Conflict of interest concerns ... 532 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP45/01: Tabled) ... 52 Conflict of interest concerns (Cataract surgery Alberta Dental Hygienists' Association contracts) ... 941 Annual report, 2000 (SP316/01: Tabled) ... 935 Conflict of interest concerns (Chief medical officer) Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums ... 800 Collection of unpaid premiums ... 735 Conflict of interest concerns (Finance committee General remarks ... 144 member) ... 659–60 Revenues from government agencies, boards, and Deficit financing ... 1096, 1206 commissions for (Q5/01: Response tabled as Emissions testing at Hub Oil plant ... 620 SP613/01) ... 1172, 1358 Health projects, Lottery funding of ... 550 Write-offs of unpaid premiums ... 735 Nurses' liason with child welfare workers ... 550 Alberta Health Facilities Review Committee Operating rooms availability ... 510 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP119/01: Tabled) ... Palliative care program ... 1319 218 Calgary Rocky View child and family services Alberta Hospital, Ponoka authority Sewage lagoon project ... 508 Liason with CRHA nurses ... 550 Alberta Mental Health Board Canada Health Act Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP41/01: Tabled) ... 52 Challenge to interpretation of ... 1096 Alberta occupant restraint program Mazankowski report's implications for ... 1095–96 General remarks ... 574 Canadian Institute for Health Information Alberta Opticians Association General remarks ... 943 Proposal re opticians' scope of practice ... 663 Capital Health Authority Alberta Registered Dietitians Association Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP32/01: Tabled) ... 52 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP43/01: Tabled) ... 52 Cataract surgery contracts ... 800 Alberta wellness initiative Deficit financing ... 1096, 1206 Lottery funding for ... 550 Health Link phone line ... 1003 Alberta Wellnet (Health information network) Health projects, Lottery funding of ... 550 Lottery funds for ... 550 Liason with Mistahia Regional Health Authority ... Alberta–Economic policy 1003 General remarks ... 1206, 1276 Palliative care program ... 1319 Alberta–Health policy Capital Health Link General remarks ... 1353 General remarks ... 774 182 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Mar, Hon. Gary G. (PC, Calgary-Nose Creek) Mar, Hon. Gary G. (PC, Calgary-Nose Creek) (Continued) (Continued) Cataract surgery Dept. of Health and Wellness (Continued) Privatization of ... 800 Annual report, 2000-01, section 2 regional health Cataract surgery, Private authorities (SP548/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Refund of fees re medically necessary surgery ... Auditor General's recommendations re ... 1225, 984 1314–15 Cataract surgery–Calgary Business plan ... 329, 330 Privatization of ... 941 Estimates debated ... 329–30, 342 Centre of excellence in bone and joint care (Foothills Evaluation of projects of ... 550 hospital, Calgary) Lottery funds for ... 549–50 Provincial funding for ... 265 Performance measures ... 1225 Child and family services authorities Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... 1219, Budget cuts to ... 1352 1225 Child asthma network Diabetes General remarks ... 550 Aboriginal wellness program re ... 550 Children–Health care DNA–Patenting Government programs re ... 329–30 General remarks ... 1235 Chinook Health Region Drugs, Prescription Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP23/01: Tabled) ... 52 Provision to homeless/working poor, Pilot project re Chromated copper arsenate (Wood preservative) ... 550 General remarks ... 1282 Drugs, Prescription–Finance Cloning of human beings General remarks ... 329 General remarks ... 1317 East Central Regional Health Authority College of Dietitians of Alberta Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP29/01: Tabled) ... 52 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP463/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Boundary change for ... 271 College of Physical Therapists of Alberta Energy rebates Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP46/01: Tabled) ... 52 Application to regional health authorities ... 1276 College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta Extended care facilities Private health clinics, Role of ... 265 Funding for ... 330 Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada General remarks ... 221 General remarks ... 329 Extended care facilities–Strathmore Committee on Health and Community Living, General remarks ... 221 Standing Policy Fetal alcohol syndrome Mazankowski health system report review ... 1096 Interdepartmental initiative re ... 512 Committee on Health, Standing (House of Commons) Interdepartmental initiative re: Assessment process Review of Assisted Human Reproduction Act ...... 1352 1317 Outreach services re ... 550 Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, Fetal alcohol syndrome–Prevention Standing (Senate) General remarks ... 512 Health care discussions ... 329 Forest industries–Environmenal aspects Conflict of interest General remarks ... 1282 Calgary Regional Health Authority situation ... 532, Government agencies, boards, and commissions 941 Health care premium revenues from (Q5/01: Calgary Regional Health Authority situation: Response tabled as SP613/01) ... 1172, 1358 Finance committee member ... 659–60 Headwaters Health Authority Guidelines for senior government officials ... 532 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP25/01: Tabled) ... 52 Regional health authorities personnel ... 800 Health Care Protection Act (Bill 11, 2000) Council of Chairs (RHAs) Conflict of interest provisions ... 532, 800 Meetings of ... 1003 General remarks ... 1035 Crossroads Regional Health Authority Health clinics, 24-hour Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP31/01: Tabled) ... 52 General remarks ... 774–75 Crowfoot Village Family Practice Health Disciplines Board Pilot project ... 329, 1003 Annual report, 1998 & 1999 (SP459-460/01: David Thompson Health Region Tabled) ... 1162 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP28/01: Tabled) ... 52 Health Information Act Dept. of Health and Wellness General remarks ... 267 Annual report, 2000-01, section 1 (SP547/01: Private health care providers exemption from ... 267 Tabled) ... 1274 Health information networking General remarks ... 330 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 183

Mar, Hon. Gary G. (PC, Calgary-Nose Creek) Mar, Hon. Gary G. (PC, Calgary-Nose Creek) (Continued) (Continued) Health innovation fund Magnetic resonance imaging clinics, Private Lottery funds for ... 329, 550 General remarks ... 194 Health Professions Act Mannville health complex Regulations re opticians' scope of practice ... 663 Transfer to different health region ... 270–71 Health Professions Advisory Board Medical care Opticians' scope of practice recommendations ... Cost effective innovations in ... 1003–04 663 Impact of aging population on ... 329 Health Professions Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 18) Out-of-province services ... 329 First reading ... 530 Provincial review of ... 329 Second reading ... 1020–21 Medical care–Finance Third reading ... 1089 Cutbacks ... 1206, 1276 Amendment (SP369 & 387/01: Tabled) ... 1028 General remarks ... 80, 329–30, 1035, 1225, 1356 Health sciences personnel–Supply Medical care–Utilization Impact of aging workforce on ... 329 Study of ... 943 Health Services Utilization Commission Medical profession–Education General remarks ... 943 General remarks ... 329 Healthy Aging initiative Medical profession–Fees General remarks ... 221 Alternative payment schemes ... 329, 550 Heart–Surgery General remarks ... 329 Waiting lists re ... 80 Medical profession–Specialists Home care program Funding re ... 329 General remarks ... 221 Medical profession–Supply Palliative care patient exemption from limits of ... General remarks ... 688 1319 Medical records–Confidentiality Home care program–Minburn County area General remarks ... 267 General remarks ... 271 Members' corrections Homeless Regional health authority funding ... 1212 Provision of prescription drugs to ... 550 Members' withdrawal of remarks Hospitals–Emergency services General remarks ... 1213 Waiting times in ... 774–75 Meningitis disease cases Hub Oil Company Ltd. General remarks ... 83–84 Calgary plant: Environmental testing of ... 620 Mental Health Patient Advocate Immunization Annual report, 2000 (SP462/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Bioterrorism-type diseases ... 1075 Mental health services Funding for ... 330 Use of companion animals re ... 550 Meningitis (Provincial campaign) ... 83–84 Mental health services–Children Meningitis (Provincial campaign): Provincial Funding ... 329 funding for ... 330, 1219, 1225 Misericordia Hospital Information and Privacy Commissioner General remarks ... 688 Role re Health Information Act ... 267 Mistahia Regional Health Authority Keeweetinok Lakes Regional Health Authority Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP35/01: Tabled) ... 52 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP37/01: Tabled) ... 52 Liason with Capital Health Authority ... 1003 Laboratories, Medical–Finance Meningitis cases ... 83 General remarks ... 329 Mobile urban street teams Lakeland Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome General remarks ... 550 General remarks ... 1352 Myriad Genetics Inc. Lakeland Health Region DNA testing patent ... 1235 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP34/01: Tabled) ... 52 Northeast Edmonton Community Health Centre Boundary change for ... 271 General remarks ... 1003 Lottery Fund Northern Lights Regional Health Authority Estimates, 2001-02: Debated ... 550 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP38/01: Tabled) ... 52 Low-income families Northwestern Health Services Region Provision of prescription drugs to ... 550 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP39/01: Tabled) ... 52 Magnetic resonance imaging Nurses Funding for ... 329 Working conditions ... 988 General remarks ... 194, 330 Medically necessary scans: Investigation of patient Nurses–Calgary charges re ... 17, 984 Liason with child welfare workers ... 550 Waiting lists re ... 80 184 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Mar, Hon. Gary G. (PC, Calgary-Nose Creek) Mar, Hon. Gary G. (PC, Calgary-Nose Creek) (Continued) (Continued) Nurses–Education Palliative health care General remarks ... 689 Drug program for ... 1319 Increased places for ... 987–88 Fees charged for ... 1234 Nurses–Supply General remarks ... 1319 General remarks ... 688–89 Palliser Health Authority Impact of aging workforce on ... 329 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP24/01: Tabled) ... 52 Nursing stations, Federal Peace Health Region Lottery funding of ... 550 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP36/01: Tabled) ... 52 Opticians Pentachlorophenol (Wood preservative) Scope of practice ... 663 General remarks ... 1282 Oral Question Period (2001) Peter Lougheed Centre (Calgary General Hospital) Alberta Hospital Ponoka sewage lagoon ... 508 New operating theatres ... 510 Ambulance services ... 733 Pharmaceutical information network Calgary Regional Health Authority ... 659–60 General remarks ... 550 Cataract surgery contracts ... 800, 941 Premier's Advisory Council on Health Children's services ... 1352 Advance briefing on report of, to ND caucus ... Cloning of human beings ... 1317 1319 Conflict of interest guidelines ... 532 Advertising of ... 1318, 1353 Emergency hospital services ... 774–75 General remarks ... 943 Fetal alcohol syndrome ... 512 Recommendations of ... 1315 Government revenue projections ... 80 Report ... 1095–96, 1318–19 Health care delivery ... 1004–05 Premiers' Conference, British Columbia, 2002 Health care innovation ... 1003–04 Mazankowski health system report discussion at ... Health care insurance premiums ... 144, 735 1096 Health care spending ... 1035, 1356 Preventive medical services Health care system ... 688–89 General remarks ... 329 Health Information Act ... 267 Public Health Appeal Board Health Services Utilization Commission ... 943 Annual report, 2000 (SP461/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Hub Oil Company Ltd. ... 620 Regional health authorities Human DNA patenting ... 1235 24-hour clinics ... 774–75 Implementation of Auditor General's Assessment processes re fetal alcohol syndrome ... recommendations ... 1314–15 1352 Long-term care ... 221 Borrowing to finance deficits ... 1096 Magnetic resonance imaging ... 194, 984 Conflict of interest rules for ... 532, 659–60, 800, Mazankowski report ... 1095–96, 1318–19, 1353 941 Medically required MRIs ... 17 Cost effective innovations by ... 1003–04 Meningitis ... 83–84 Deficit financing ... 1096, 1206 Motor vehicle safety ... 574 Election of boards of ... 659 Nurses ... 987–88 Election of boards of: Legislation re (Bill 7) ... 141 Opticians' scope of practice ... 663 Emergency services ... 774 Orthopedic surgery waiting lists ... 265, 510 Funding ... 1206, 1212, 1219 Palliative care ... 1234, 1319 Funding cutbacks ... 1276 Provincial fiscal policies ... 1206, 1276 Long-term care programs ... 221 Regional health authority boundaries ... 270–71 Nursing staff recruitment ... 688–89 Regional health authority deficits ... 1096 Palliative health care programs ... 1319 Schoolyard cleanup ... 469 Palliative health care programs, Fees for ... 1234 Smallpox vaccine ... 1075 Privatization initiatives ... 800, 1035 Wood preservatives ... 1282 Reporting mechanism for possible bioterrorism-type Organ and tissue donation diseases ... 1075 National secretariat on ... 330 Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 Organ and tissue donation–Finance (Bill 7) General remarks ... 330 First reading ... 141 Orthopedic surgery waiting lists Second reading ... 212 Economic impact of ... 265 Third reading ... 968 General remarks ... 510 Regional health authorities–Boundaries Orthopedic surgery, Private Changes to ... 270–71 General remarks ... 265 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 185

Mar, Hon. Gary G. (PC, Calgary-Nose Creek) Marz, Richard (PC, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills) (Continued) (Continued) Regional Health Authority No. 5 Canadian Wheat Board Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP27/01: Tabled) ... 52 Actions re subsidized grain imports ... 1355 Long-term care facilities ... 221 Chinook's Edge school division Schoolyard cleanup Letter re Bill 16, School Amendment Act, 2001 General remarks ... 469 (SP233/01: Tabled) ... 658 Senior citizens Corn–Import Government programs: Impact of aging population General remarks ... 1355 on ... 329 Dept. of Justice and Attorney General Smallpox vaccine Estimates debated: Amendment to (SP174/01: General remarks ... 1075 Tabled) ... 419 Smoking–Prevention Drought General remarks ... 330 Provincial assistance re ... 983–84 Surgical Centres Inc. Electric power–Prices–Rural areas Edmonton cataract surgery contract ... 800 Impact on small business ... 114 Telehealth projects Energy rebates Lottery funding for ... 550 General remarks ... 114 Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Feed grain–Import September 11, 2001aircraft crashes ... 1075 General remarks ... 1355 Traffic accidents–Costs Feed grain–Import–Ukraine General remarks ... 574 General remarks ... 1355 Traffic accidents–Prevention Forest fires–Dogrib Creek area General remarks ... 574 General remarks ... 1283 Transplantation of organs–Finance Hail and crop insurance program General remarks ... 330 Review of ... 983–84 Wages–Emergency medical technicians Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment General remarks ... 733 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Wages–Health sciences personnel Committee ... 1288, 1328 General remarks ... 329 Hoof-and-mouth disease Wages–Nurses Alberta precautions re ... 17 General remarks ... 329, 987 Municipal Government (Farming Practices Protection) Waiting lists (Medical care) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 205) Reduction of ... 80, 510 Second reading ... 327–28 WestView Regional Health Authority Oral Question Period (2001) Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP30/01: Tabled) ... 52 Agriculture safety net programs ... 266–67 Wood preservatives–Health aspects Alberta Trailnet ... 664 General remarks ... 1282 Crop insurance review ... 983–84 Marz, Richard (PC, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills) Dogrib Creek forest fire ... 1283 4-H clubs Feed imports ... 1355 General remarks ... 272 Hoof-and-mouth disease ... 17 Agriculture Rural electricity costs ... 114 Federal programs for ... 266 Pasture insurance program Provincial programs for ... 266–67 General remarks ... 984 Air cadet program Point of Order Recognition of ... 88 Relevance ... 907 Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Second reading ... 748 General remarks ... 88, 385 Third reading ... 1330 Rehoboth Christian Ministries Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Recognition of ... 385 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Committee ... 1182 Letter re (SP233/01: Tabled) ... 658 Third reading ... 1322–23 School trips–Europe Alberta Trailnet Society Precautions re hoof-and-mouth disease ... 17 Bridges for Canada initiative ... 664 Small business–Rural areas Canada/Alberta farm income assistance program Impact of high electricity rates on ... 114 (2001) Trans Canada Trail General remarks ... 266 General remarks ... 664 Canadian armed forces Wallace, Shawna Trans Canada Trail bridge construction ... 664 Statement re ... 272 186 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Maskell, Mr. Bob (PC, Edmonton-Meadowlark) Maskell, Mr. Bob (PC, Edmonton-Meadowlark) Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (Continued) Medical benefits retention (Motion 507: Cao) ... Strikes and lockouts–Teachers 1015–16 General remarks ... 384 Beer–Prices Wages–Teachers Increase in ... 1129–30 Provincial funding for ... 384 Bottle recycling Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) Inclusion of beer bottles in ... 1129–30 2005 Alberta centennial celebrations Casinos General remarks ... 292 Enoch proposal for: Letter re (SP603/01: Tabled) ... 530376 Alberta Ltd. 1349 Registry document re (SP191/01: Tabled) ... 464 Enoch First Nation Aboriginal police services Proposed casino ... 1356–57 General remarks ... 766 Proposed casino: Letter re (SP603/01: Tabled) ... Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, 1349 2001 (Bill 28) Excellence in Teaching Awards Second reading ... 1085–86 List of Edmonton finalists (SP164/01: Tabled) ... Committee ... 1153–55, 1157, 1294, 1296–97, 359 1298–99, 1299–1300, 1301 Statement re ... 198, 359 Third reading ... 1310 Gambling–Aboriginal reserves Amendments (SP444, 574, 575, 576-577/01: General remarks ... 1356–57 Tabled) ... 1154, 1296, 1298, 1301 Gaming licences Agriculture–Environmental aspects Approval process: Review of, re First Nations General remarks ... 643–44 casinos ... 1356 Alberta College of Social Workers Gasoline–Prices Letter re welfare payments debate (SP167/01: Increase in ... 576–77 Tabled) ... 376 Gasoline–Taxation Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) General remarks ... 577 Second reading ... 590–91 Heritage Fair, Edmonton Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Recognition of ... 621 General remarks ... 566 Lewis Estates Community League Alberta Federation of Labour Concerns re proposed casino on Enoch lands ... Losing Ground: The Slow Decline of Workers' 1356–57 Rights and Privileges in Alberta ... 356 Concerns re proposed casino on Enoch lands: Letter Losing Ground: The Slow Decline of Workers' re (SP603/01: Tabled) ... 1349 Rights and Privileges in Alberta (SP158/01: Maiden Speeches (2001) Tabled) ... 350 General remarks ... 38–39 Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Medical profession–Supply Inquiry into Jaber case ... 508 General remarks ... 688 Alberta Gaming Commission Members' Statements (2001) Former chair's conflict of interest charge ... 311, Excellence in Teaching Awards ... 198, 359 381–82, 508, 532 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) Former chair's conflict of interest charge: Cost of (Bill 31) court transcript re ... 428 Amendment (SP596/01: Tabled) ... 1347 Former chair's conflict of interest charge: Mr. Misericordia Hospital Naqvi's involvement ... 571, 619 General remarks ... 688 Former chair's tenure: Investigation of casino Nurses–Supply licences awarded during ... 469–70 General remarks ... 688 Former chair's tenure: Investigation of decisions Oral Question Period (2001) during ... 470 Beer bottle recycling ... 1129–30 Former chair's tenure: Investigation of VLT licences First Nations gaming policy ... 1356–57 awarded during ... 470 Gasoline pricing ... 576–77 Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums Health care system ... 688 Revenues from government agencies, boards, and Teachers' salaries ... 384 commissions for (Q5/01: Response tabled as Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) SP613/01) ... 1172 General remarks ... 621 Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Royal Alexandra Hospital General remarks ... 758 Ward closures ... 688 Alberta Hotel Association Speech from the Throne Minicasino proposal ... 408 Debate ... 38–39 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 187

Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) (Continued) (Continued) Alberta Injured Workers Society Canadian Venture Exchange Inc. Letter re WCB review recommendations (SP334/01: Takeover by Toronto Stock Exchange ... 759 Tabled) ... 936 Capital projects Alberta Racing Corporation Provincial funding for ... 149 Auditor General's concerns re ... 408 Capital projects, Municipal–Calgary–Finance Alberta royalty tax credit Joint provincial/city agreement re (SP395/01: General remarks ... 566 Tabled) ... 1068 Alberta Securities Commission Capital projects, Municipal–Finance General remarks ... 759 Provincial funding ... 559 Alberta Summit on Justice (1999) Casinos MLA subcommittee to ... 117 Licences for, awarded during former chair's tenure Alberta Urban Municipalities Association ... 469–70 Position on education property tax ... 256 Casinos in hotels Alberta Wilderness Association General remarks ... 408 Forest management report (SP385/01: Tabled) ... Child and family services authorities 1032 Deficit financing ... 1315 Report on Meridian dam impact (SP273/01: Tabled) Child welfare ... 770 Aboriginal children ... 1281 Alberta–Economic policy Child welfare agencies General remarks ... 149, 758 Funding cuts to ... 1125–26, 1315 Alberta–Energy policy Child welfare recipients General remarks ... 566 Deaths of ... 225 Alberta–Health policy Child welfare–Finance General remarks ... 1353 Cutbacks ... 1125–26, 1166, 1281, 1315 Albertans for a Wild Chinchaga Cutbacks: Letter re (SP602/01: Tabled) ... 1349 Forest management report (SP385/01: Tabled) ... Children's Advocate 1032 Officer of the Assembly designation for ... 225 Alex Taylor community school Role of: Chan Durrant report on ... 224–25 Closure ... 18, 86, 293, 431 Class size (Grade school) Closure: Magazine article re (SP4/01: Tabled) ... 9 General remarks ... 86 Alliance pipeline Letters re (SP64/01: Tabled) ... 79 General remarks ... 566 Report on ... 18–19 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 Communications directors (Public service) (No.2) (Bill 30) Increase in ... 1099 Second reading ... 1270 Conflict of interest Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) Former Gaming Commission chair's court case ... Committee ... 974–75 311, 381–82, 508, 532 Third reading ... 993 Former Gaming Commission chair's court case: Mr. Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Naqvi's involvement ... 571, 619 Levels of ... 499–500 Guidelines for senior government officials ... 310 Levels of: Letter re (SP201/01: Tabled) ... 530 Cooperatives Act (Bill 2) Auditor General Committee ... 834–36 Horse racing industry concerns ... 408 Third reading ... 913–14 Racing Corporation concerns ... 408 Corporations–Taxation Automatic bank debits General remarks ... 758 Privacy of information re ... 268 Reduction in ... 758, 1166 Beverley Towne Community Development Society Reduction in: Schedule for (SP475/01: Tabled) ... Recognition of ... 151 1163 Bragg Creek Envirionmental Coalition Court administration Letter re Kananaskis FMA (SP292/01: Tabled) ... New case screening unit pilot project ... 117 798 Court documents Calgary Herald (Newspaper) Access to ... 428 Strike ... 500 Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus Day, Stockwell (Former MLA) Letter re affordable housing (SP571/01: Tabled) ... Taxpayer payment of legal bills of: Petition re ... 1275 189, 217 Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Forest management report (SP385/01: Tabled) ... Estimates debated ... 643–44 1032 188 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) (Continued) (Continued) Dept. of Energy Employment standards Energy efficiency branch (former) ... 567 Application to large-scale agricultural operations ... Estimates debated ... 565–67 500–01 Dept. of Finance Employment Standards Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Estimates debated ... 559–60 11) Split from Treasury dept. ... 559, 758 Committee ... 846 Dept. of Gaming Energy industry Estimates debated ... 407–08 General remarks ... 566 Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Energy industry–Environmental aspects Estimates debated ... 499–501 Tree cutting issues ... 1039 General remarks ... 499 Energy policy, Continental Dept. of Infrastructure General remarks ... 567 Budget: Future spending reporting in ... 292 Energy rebates Business plan ... 291–92 General remarks ... 292 Estimates debated ... 291–93 Environmental impact assessments Transportation trust fund agreement with City of Inland Cement plant conversion to coal-fired Edmonton (SP394/01: Tabled) ... 1068 production ... 81–82 Dept. of Justice and Attorney General EPCOR Group of Companies Split of Solicitor General from ... 765 General remarks ... 256 Dept. of Municipal Affairs Ethane–Supply Estimates debated ... 255–57 General remarks ... 566 Dept. of Revenue Fair Trading Act Deputy Minister's office ... 758 Bill from National Post in violation of ... 192, 268 Estimates debated ... 758–59 Bill from National Post in violation of (SP92/01: Minister's office ... 758 Tabled) ... 189 Split from Treasury dept. ... 559, 758 Family farm Dept. of Solicitor General General remarks ... 643 Estimates debated ... 765–66 Federation of Alberta Naturalists Split from Justice department ... 765 Forest management report (SP385/01: Tabled) ... Drinking water–Quality 1032 General remarks ... 939 Forest fires–Control Drinking water–Standards Funding for ... 1281 National standards ... 939 Forest management Drought General remarks ... 1032 Provincial assistance re ... 1281 Forest management agreements Dynamic Furniture Corp. Proposed Kananaskis Country agreement: E-mail re Labour dispute situation ... 500 (SP245/01: Tabled) ... 683 Electric power conservation Proposed Kananaskis Country agreement: Letter re General remarks ... 567 (SP292/01: Tabled) ... 798 Electric power, Coal-produced Forest Stewardship Council General remarks ... 567 Certification issues: Report on (SP385/01: Tabled) Inland Cement conversion to: News article re ... 1032 (SP63/01: Tabled) ... 79 Future Summit (2002) Inland Cement conversion to: Public hearings re ... Heritage Fund consideration ... 758 81–82 Gambling, Compulsive Electric power–Export General remarks ... 408 General remarks ... 567 Gambling–Aboriginal reserves Electric power–Prices General remarks ... 408 General remarks ... 567 Gaming industry Electric power–Supply Moral issues ... 407 General remarks ... 566–67 Revenue from ... 407 Electric utilities–Regulations Gang-related crime Deregulation ... 566 General remarks ... 766 Electronic Transactions Act Gas, Natural–Export–United States Third reading ... 1079–80 General remarks ... 566, 567, 689 Electronic Transactions Act (Bill 21) Gas, Natural–Prices Third reading ... 1079–80 General remarks ... 566, 567, 1166 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 189

Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) (Continued) (Continued) Gas, Natural–Royalties Kananaskis Country General remarks ... 566 Proposed forest management agreement in: E-mail Gas, Natural–Supplies re (SP245/01: Tabled) ... 683 General remarks ... 566, 689 Proposed forest management agreement in: Letter re Gas, Natural–Viking/Kinsella area (SP292/01: Tabled) ... 798 Sale of ... 566 Labour laws and legislation Gasoline–Taxation General remarks ... 356, 500 Revenue from, transferred to municipalities ... 1074 Labour relations Gasoline–Taxation–Calgary General remarks ... 500 Revenue from: Joint provincial/city agreement re Labour unions (SP395/01: Tabled) ... 1068 General remarks ... 500 Government agencies, boards, and commissions Organizing activities ... 356 Conflict of interest guidelines for ... 310 Light rail transport–Calgary Health care premium revenues from (Q5/01: Provincial funding ... 804 Response tabled as SP613/01) ... 1172 Light rail transport–Edmonton Government attorneys Provincial funding ... 804 Caseloads ... 117–18 Livestock industry, Intensive Government restructuring Application of employment standards to ... 500–01 General remarks ... 499, 559, 758, 765 General remarks ... 643 Grants in place of taxes Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental aspects Expansion to community facilities ... 256 General remarks ... 643–44 General remarks ... 256 Livestock–Marketing Groundwater Single-desk method ... 643 Impact of intensive livestock operations on ... 643 Lobbyists–Registration Hate crimes–Calgary General remarks ... 310–11 General remarks ... 730 Low-income families Statistics re (SP256/01: Tabled) ... 727 General remarks ... 500 Horse racing McMoran, Jack Auditor General's concerns re ... 408 Recognition of ... 473 Gaming revenue transferred to, Legality of ... 408 Medicare Protection Act (Bill 204) Hospitals, Private First reading ... 141 Banning of: Legislation re (Bill 204) ... 141 Second reading ... 272–74, 322–23 Income tax, Provincial Members' apologies to the House Flat tax ... 758 General remarks ... 358 General remarks ... 758 Members' Statements (2001) Inland Cement Limited Inner-city school closures ... 431 Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production: Meridian dam proposal Public hearings re ... 81–82 Feasibility study ... 775–76 Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production: Point of privilege re ... 781, 807–08 Public hearings re (News article) (SP63/01: Prefeasibility study ... 985–86 Tabled) ... 79 Prefeasibility study (SP346/01: Tabled) ... 980 Inter-City Forum on Social Policy Report on impact of (SP273/01: Tabled) ... 770 Report on poverty ... 499–500 Meridian Water Management Association Ipsos-Reid General remarks ... 985 Post-Secondary Accessibility Study (SP520/01: Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) Tabled) ... 1237 (Bill 31) Irrigation–Finance Third reading ... 1365–66 General remarks ... 644 Municipal finance Jaber, Ziad Government grants ... 256, 559, 1074 Agreed statement of facts in court case re Municipal government (SP130/01: Tabled) ... 262 General remarks ... 257 Statement of claim in court case re ... 508 Municipal Government (Farming Practices Protection) Statement of claim in court case re (SP196/01: Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 205) Tabled) ... 505 Second reading ... 488–89 John A. McDougall school Letter re (SP214, 222/01: Tabled) ... 569–70, 613 Closure ... 293 National Post (Newspaper) John Howard Youth Residential Centre Bill from, in violation of fair trading legislation ... Closure: Letter re (SP601/01: Tabled) ... 1349 192, 268 190 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) (Continued) (Continued) National Post (Newspaper) (Continued) Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Bill from, in violation of fair trading legislation Stockwell Day's legal bill payment ... 189, 217 (SP92/01: Tabled) ... 189 Petro-Canada Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Edmonton refinery: Strike at ... 663–64 Committee ... 239–41, 396–98 Petrochemical industry Third reading ... 907–09 General remarks ... 566 Natural gas rebate program Petroleum tank sites remediation program General remarks ... 292 General remarks ... 256 Natural resources revenue Pharmaceutical industry General remarks ... 758 General remarks ... 566 Stabilization fund from ... 758–59 Point of Order Negative option billing (Business practice) Admissibility of amendments ... 878 National Post bill situation ... 192, 268 Allegations against a member ... 946 Nicolai, Ann Allegations against members ... 667–68 Recognition of ... 151 Explanation of Chairman's ruling ... 878 North/south trade corridor False allegations ... 409 General remarks ... 804 Imputing falsehoods against a member ... 667–68 Oil–Prices Insulting language ... 781 General remarks ... 1166 Member's apology ... 1283 Oil–Royalties Oral Question Period rules ... 474 General remarks ... 566 Parliamentary language ... 1100 Oral Question Period (2001) Provoking debate ... 1360–61 Aboriginal children's services ... 1281 Relevance ... 907 Access to court documents ... 428 Police Automatic bank debit authorization ... 268 As school resource officers ... 766 Children's Advocate ... 224–25 General remarks ... 766 Children's services ... 1125–26 Neighbourhood patrols ... 765–66 Children's Services funding ... 1166, 1315 Urban aboriginal programs ... 766 Conflict of interest court case ... 381–82, 508, 532, Police–Finance 571, 619 General remarks ... 765 Conflict of interest guidelines ... 310–11 Poverty Crown prosecutors ... 117–18 General remarks ... 501 Gaming licences ... 469–70 Report on ... 499–500 Increase in hate crimes ... 730 Premier's Advisory Council on Health Industrial disturbance in forests ... 1039 Advertising of ... 1353 Inland Cement Limited ... 81–82 Privacy, Right of Inner-city school closures ... 85–86 General remarks ... 268 Mazankowski report ... 1353 Privilege Meridian dam ... 775–76, 985–86 Imputing motives (Meridian dam comments) ... 781, Municipal funding ... 1074 807–08 Municipal transportation grants ... 804 Property tax–Education levy Natural gas reserves ... 689 General remarks ... 256 Negative option billing ... 192 Provincial/municipal fiscal relations Petro-Canada labour dispute ... 663–64 General remarks ... 256, 804, 1074 Postsecondary tuition fees ... 1237 Provincial/municipal relations Provincial fiscal policies ... 149 General remarks ... 256 Public Affairs Bureau ... 1099 Public Affairs Bureau School closures ... 18–19 Staff increase ... 1099 Teachers' salaries ... 1009 Public assistance Water quality standards ... 939–40 Claw-back of benefits from ... 501 Workers' rights ... 356 General remarks ... 501 Palliative health care Level of: Letter re (SP190/01: Tabled) ... 464 Motion 506: Kryczka ... 702 Level of: Letter re debate of (SP167/01: Tabled) ... Parliamentary language 376 General remarks ... 1100 Railway lines–Abandonment Patient bill of rights General remarks ... 644 Legislation re (Bill 204) ... 141 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) General remarks ... 151, 473, 945–46 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 191

Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) (Continued) (Continued) Reforestation Strikes and lockouts–Teachers Energy industry sites ... 1039 General remarks ... 1009 Regional health authorities Supplementary estimates Palliative health care programs (Motion 506: General remarks ... 1281 Kryczka) ... 702 Supports for independence program Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 Benefit rate increase: Letter re (SP240/01: Tabled) (Bill 7) ... 658 Second reading ... 235–36 General remarks ... 499–500 Committee ... 848–49, 852–54, 856–57, 861–62, Supreme Court of Canada 869–70 M. v. H. decision ... 501 Regional planning Surplus, Budgetary General remarks ... 644 General remarks ... 149 Rehabilitation therapists Swan Hills Treatment Centre Working conditions: Letter re (SP201/01: Tabled) ... General remarks ... 292 530 Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 15) Right to strike–Emergency medical technicians Committee ... 963–65 General remarks ... 500 Taxation Right to strike–Teachers General remarks ... 758 General remarks ... 1009 Teachers Royal Canadian Mounted Police Letter re (SP360/01: Tabled) ... 1001 Provincial funding for ... 765 Toronto Stock Exchange Sacred Heart school Takeover of Canadian Venture Exchange ... 759 Closure ... 18, 86, 293, 431 Transportation trust fund (Edmonton) Closure: Memo re (SP52/01: Tabled) ... 52 Joint provincial/city agreement re (SP394/01: St. Michael school Tabled) ... 1068 Closure: Memo re (SP52/01: Tabled) ... 52 Transportation–Finance Same-sex couples–Law and legislation Provincial/municipal agreement re fuel tax revenues General remarks ... 501 ... 1074 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Treasury Branches Second reading ... 816–17 General remarks ... 559 School Buildings Board Privatization of ... 559 Transfer back to Learning dept. ... 293 Trucking industry–Safety aspects Schools Hours of operation: Regulation of, Letter re Closure ... 292–93 (SP195/01: Tabled) ... 505 Responsibility for: Infrastructure vs Learning ... 293 Tuition fees Schools–Construction General remarks ... 1237 Provincial funding for ... 292–93 UMA Engineering Ltd. Schools–Downtown areas Meridian dam prefeasibility study ... 985–86 Closure ... 18–19, 85–86, 292–93 Meridian dam prefeasibility study (SP346/01: Closure: Memo re (SP52/01: Tabled) ... 52 Tabled) ... 980 Closure: Statement re ... 431 Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 9) Schools–Maintenance and repair Committee ... 830–32 Provincial funding for ... 292–93 Video gambling machines Schools–Utilization General remarks ... 407, 408 General remarks ... 86, 292–93, 431 Licences for, awarded during former chair's tenure Seismic lines–Environmental aspects ... 470 General remarks ... 1039 Wages Slot machines in casinos General remarks ... 356 General remarks ... 407, 408 Wages–Crown prosecutors Social housing Review of ... 117–18 Letter re (SP571/01: Tabled) ... 1275 Wages–Minimum wage Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 500 Debate ... 131–32 Wages–Teachers Standing Orders BC analysis of (SP519/01: Tabled) ... 1230 Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... Provincial funding for ... 1009 1197, 1199–1201 Waiting lists (Medical care) Strikes and lockouts Queue-jumping re ... 141 Petro-Canada Edmonton refinery workers ... 663–64 192 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Mason, Mr. Brian (ND, Edmonton-Highlands) Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) (Continued) (Continued) Walsh (Hamlet) Alberta School Boards Association Drinking water problem ... 939–40 Four by four issue, Vote on ... 535 Workers' Compensation Board Alberta Science, Research and Technology Authority Coverage of large-scale agricultural operations ... General remarks ... 719 501 Alberta Supernet Review reports: Letter re implementation of General remarks ... 363, 720 recommendations from (SP334/01: Tabled) ... 936 Lottery funding for ... 544, 552 Workplace safety Alberta Teachers' Association Funding ... 500 General remarks ... 1097 Petro-Canada Edmonton refinery ... 664 Statement re ... 692 Youth Options program Alberta Teachers' Association. Medicine Hat local Recognition of ... 945–46 Teacher contract ratification ... 1125 Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) Alexander Rutherford Scholarships for High School Aboriginal children–Education Achievement General remarks ... 362, 716, 717 General remarks ... 362 Aboriginal issues Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill 6) Province/industry/aboriginal groups collaboration re Second reading ... 210–12 ... 716 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill Aboriginal land claims 5) Public input into ... 716 Second reading ... 206–07 Aboriginal peoples–Employment Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) Training programs for: Performance measures re ... Second reading ... 824–26 501 Third reading ... 993 Aboriginal policy framework Arsenic contamination of groundwater–Cold Lake area Public input into ... 716, 717 General remarks ... 787–88 Aboriginal relations Auditor General General remarks ... 716 Business plans comments ... 299, 1221 Access fund (Postsecondary education) Child placement programs comments ... 516 General remarks ... 371 Dept. of Health and Wellness recommendations ... Access Network 1221 Accountability framework for ... 363 Interagency agreements comments (Child services Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, authorities) ... 180–81 2001 (Bill 28) Performance measures comments ... 294, 299, 417, Second reading ... 1088–89 524, 720, 786 Air quality index Automobile driver education General remarks ... 787 General remarks ... 300 Air quality–Bow Valley corridor Automobile driving without insurance Letter re (SP324/01: Tabled) ... 935 General remarks ... 300 Alberta Children's Initiative Automobiles–Registration Office facilities for ... 293 Application of FOIP Act to, re War Amps key tag Alberta Cities Transportation Partnership program service: Petition re ... 1273 General remarks ... 300 Application of FOIP Act to, re War Amps key tag Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) service: Petition re (SP605/01: Tabled) ... 1350 Committee ... 837 Bennett environmental centre Alberta Energy Research Institute General remarks ... 293 Lottery funding for ... 552 Bighorn wildland park Alberta Forestry Research Institute Designation as protected park: Letter re (SP325/01: Lottery funding for ... 552 Tabled) ... 935 Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Calgary Rocky View child and family services Board appointment process ... 408, 545 authority Board members' code of ethics ... 408, 545 Funding ... 524 Casino proceeds for education purposes ... 1314 Campus Alberta Fines on licensees ... 408–09 General remarks ... 363, 717 Licensing information (SP589/01: Tabled) ... 1312 Casinos Alberta Hospital, Ponoka Licences for school groups ... 1314 Sewage lagoon project ... 788 Caucus policy committees (PC party) Alberta initiative for school improvement General remarks ... 418 General remarks ... 370 Chief Information Officer School achievement research projects ... 58–59 General remarks ... 720, 721 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 193

Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) (Continued) (Continued) Child and family services authorities Cold Lake elementary school Deficit financing ... 111, 181 Hot lunch program: Elimination of ... 1072 Funding ... 180–81, 517, 524 Outreach workers: Elimination of ... 1072 General remarks ... 147, 690 Collective bargaining–Teachers Interauthority agreements ... 180–81 Contingency plans re failure of ... 1206–07 Surpluses ... 181 Provincewide bargaining ... 1124–25 Child and family services authorities–Boundaries Provincial budget impact on ... 176, 220, 264–65, General remarks ... 517 355–56, 692, 1097, 1124–25 Child Find Alberta Committee on Justice and Government Services, General remarks ... 666, 684 Standing Policy Child welfare Reduction of estimate for (SP174/01: Tabled) ... 417 Aboriginal children: Delegated agencies re ... 517 Computers in schools Early childhood intervention programs ... 1168 General remarks ... 176, 363, 1276–77 Indicators for ... 524–25 Lottery funds for ... 544 Child Welfare Act Cost containment strategies (Youth facilities) Review of ... 731 Notes re (SP380/01: Tabled) ... 1032 Child welfare recipients Crime rates–Edmonton-Mill Woods constituency Abuse of ... 516, 517, 1006, 1352–53 General remarks ... 417 Crisis response teams re ... 690 Day care centres–Employees Deaths of ... 517 Shortage of: Letters re (SP169/01: Tabled) ... 376 Educational programs for ... 517 Day care centres–Finance Knowlege of case plan ... 147 Letter re (SP170/01: Tabled) ... 376 Placement of ... 84, 147, 516, 517, 553, 1006, 1353 Debts, Public (Provincial government) Use of medications by ... 517 General remarks ... 1213 Child welfare workers Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Caseloads: Standards re ... 525 Business plan ... 716 General remarks ... 1038 Estimates debated ... 716–17 Child welfare–Finance Performance measures ... 716–17 Cutbacks ... 1038, 1072, 1168 Dept. of Children's Services Child welfare–Northern Alberta Estimates debated ... 516–17, 524–25 General remarks ... 517 Lottery funds for ... 553 Children and poverty Performance measures ... 524–25 General remarks ... 1213 Staffing ... 517 Children from broken marriages Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... Custody/access issues ... 516 180–81 Children's Advocate Dept. of Environment Annual report, 1999-2000 ... 84, 147, 516–17 Estimates debated ... 786–88 Annual report, 1999-2000: Government response to Performance measures ... 786 ... 84, 147, 553 Survey of users ... 787 Annual report, 2000-01 ... 1352–53 Dept. of Gaming Officer of the Assembly designation for ... 731 Estimates debated ... 408–09 Children–Protective services Role of ... 544 Statement re ... 666, 684 Staffing ... 544 Claresholm Child Care Society Dept. of Health and Wellness Day care funding: Letter re (SP170/01: Tabled) ... Auditor General's recommendations re ... 1221 376 Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... 1221 Class size (Grade school) Dept. of Human Resources and Employment California statutes re: Excerpts (SP49/01: Tabled) ... Business plan ... 501 52 Estimates debated ... 493–95, 501–02 Documents re (SP430, 470, 489, 516, 563, 590/01: Performance measures ... 501–02 Tabled) ... 1122, 1163, 1203, 1230, 1274, 1312 Dept. of Infrastructure General remarks ... 59, 193, 1097, 1125 Business plan ... 294 Legislation re (Bill 218) ... 1121 Estimates debated ... 293–94 Letters re (SP47-48/01: Tabled) ... 52 Lottery funding for ... 544 Report on ... 58, 61, 362–63, 370 Performance measures ... 294 Statement re ... 61 School building role ... 176 Climate change Dept. of Innovation and Science General remarks ... 787 Standards re ... 787 Estimates debated ... 719–21 194 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) (Continued) (Continued) Dept. of Innovation and Science (Continued) Electronic Transactions Act (Bill 21) Lottery funds for ... 552 Committee ... 1028 Performance measures ... 720 Third reading ... 1078–79 Staff survey ... 720 Ethics Commissioner Dept. of Justice and Attorney General Jurisdiction re Gaming and Liquor Commission ... Estimates debated ... 417–18 408 Estimates debated: Amendment to (SP174/01: Expenditure forecasts, second quarter, 2001-02 Tabled) ... 417 Tabled (SP381/01) ... 1032 Performance measures ... 417 Fetal alcohol syndrome Policing costs re gaming industry ... 552 Interdepartmental initiative re: Lottery funding for Dept. of Learning ... 553 Estimates debated ... 362–63, 370–71 Fines (Liquor/gaming violations) General remarks ... 176 General remarks ... 408–09 Lottery funds for ... 544, 545, 552–53 Fish advisories Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... General remarks ... 787 175–76 Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 3) Web site ... 1233 Second reading ... 230–31 Dept. of Transportation Flaring of natural gas Business plan ... 299 Emissions from ... 787 Estimates debated ... 299–300 Forum on Lifelong Learning Lottery funds for ... 553 General remarks ... 363 Performance measures ... 299–300 Forums (Learning) Staffing ... 300 Evaluation of ... 363 Disabled children Foster home care–Finance Benefits card for ... 942 General remarks ... 1038 Government programs for ... 942–43 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Disabled children–Education War Amps key tag service, Denial of access to General remarks ... 362, 517 motor vehicle records under: Petitions re ... 1273 Donald Ross school Gambling, Compulsive General remarks ... 293 General remarks ... 544 Dosdall, Dr. Emery Gaming industry Recognition of ... 806 Auditor General's concerns re ... 552 Drinking water index Gas industry–Emissions General remarks ... 787 General remarks ... 787 Early literacy programs (Grade schools) Gas well drilling industry–Environmental aspects General remarks ... 370 General remarks ... 787 Edmonton-Riverview (Constituency) Glenmeadows elementary school, Calgary Member for's publication on private medical care ... Closure: Letters re (SP144, 181/01: Tabled) ... 304, 87 422 Education Closure: Petition re (SP5, 182/01: Tabled) ... 10, General remarks ... 359 422 Education Week Glenora school, Edmonton Statement re ... 351–52 Closure ... 294 Education, Postsecondary–Finance Government departments General remarks ... 370 Business plans for ... 786, 1221 Education, Postsecondary–Northern Alberta Performance indicators for ... 786 General remarks ... 717 Government information Education–Curricula Aboriginal-specific data: Distribution of ... 716 Primary programs consultation ... 370 Government information systems Social studies course content ... 363 General remarks ... 720 Western Canada protocol on ... 363, 618 Government restructuring Education–Finance General remarks ... 786 General remarks ... 308, 1232–33 Graduate students Lottery funds for ... 544, 545 Provincial support for ... 720 Review of ... 1314 Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment User fees ... 308, 381 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Electronic Transactions Act Third reading ... 1333 Third reading ... 1078–79 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 195

Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) (Continued) (Continued) Home education Members' Statements (2001) Evaluation of ... 370 Alberta Teachers' Association ... 692 Human Resources Development Canada Children's services ... 1213 Project tracking welfare leavers ... 494–95 Class size ... 61 Immunization National Missing Children's Day ... 666 Meningitis (Provincial campaign): Provincial School board trustees ... 359 funding for ... 1221 Mental health services–Children Informatics Circle of Research Excellence General remarks ... 516 Funding ... 720–21 Métis settlements Information and communications technology–Teaching Governance program spending ... 717 Provincial initiative re ... 363 Legislation expenses re ... 717 Insurance Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 17) Ministerial Statements (2001) Second reading ... 794–95 Education Week ... 351–52 Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) Missing Children's Week ... 684 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) Second reading ... 121–22 (Bill 31) Internet (Computer network) Third reading ... 1367 Gambling on ... 544 Missing Children's Week Interprovincial trade Statement re ... 684 Labour mobility provisions ... 501 Molson Canada J. Percy Page high school Fine levied against ... 409 Recognition of ... 226 National Child Day Koopmans, Jessica General remarks ... 1213 Statement re ... 666, 684 National Missing Children's Day Labour mobility Statement re ... 666, 684 General remarks ... 501 Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Labour supply Committee ... 238–39 General remarks ... 501 North/south trade corridor Languages–Teaching General remarks ... 300 Motion re (Motion 501: Johnson) ... 125–26 Northern Alberta Development Council Learning and Skills Television of Alberta General remarks ... 717 Accountability framework for ... 363 Northern River Basins Study Lottery funding for ... 544, 552–53 General remarks ... 787 Libraries, School Occupational Health and Safety Act General remarks ... 176 Prosecutions under ... 502 Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental aspects Review of regulations under ... 502 General remarks ... 788 Occupational training Letter re (SP323/01: Tabled) ... 935 Performance measures re ... 501–02 Lottery advertising Oral Question Period (2001) General remarks ... 545 Child and family services authorities ... 111 Lottery Fund Children's Advocate ... 731 Estimates, 2001-02: Debated ... 544–45, 552–53 Children's Advocate report ... 84, 147 Funds allocation ... 409 Children's services ... 1072–73, 1168, 1352–53 Moral issues re ... 544 Class sizes ... 58–59 Lottery tickets Contingency plan for schools ... 1206 Purchase by minors ... 552 Day care workers ... 987 Low-income families Disabled children's services ... 942–43 General remarks ... 494 Education funding ... 308 Review of programs for ... 494 Establishment of school districts ... 424 Ma'Mõwe child and family services authority Foster children ... 1006, 1038 Deficit financing ... 180 Mobile community response teams ... 690 Funding ... 524 School board boundaries ... 535 Mathematics–Teaching School fees ... 381 Fees re (for graphing calculator) ... 381 School fund-raising ... 1232–33, 1276–77, 1314 School utilization formula ... 193 General remarks ... 618 Teacher remuneration ... 1097, 1124–25 Medical care, Private Teachers' salaries ... 220, 264–65, 355–56, 776–77 Clear Answers: The Economics and Politics of For- Western Canada protocol on education ... 618 Profit Medicine (Taft/Steward publication) ... 87 Young offenders' programs ... 509 196 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) (Continued) (Continued) Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) School (Class Size Targets) Amendment Act, 2001 War Amps key tag identification program ... 1273 (Bill 218) Petitions Tabled in the Legislative Assembly (2001) First reading ... 1121 Glenmeadows elementary school, Calgary: Closure Documents re (SP430, 470, 489, 516, 563, 590/01: (SP5, 182/01: Tabled) ... 10, 422 Tabled) ... 1122, 1163, 1203, 1230, 1274, 1312 War Amps key tag service access to motor vehicle School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) data (SP605/01: Tabled) ... 1350 Second reading ... 445–46 Police Committee ... 872–73, 876–78, 888–89, 1024–27, Access to electronic provincial traffic safety data ... 1057–58, 1060 300 Third reading ... 1061–62 Postsecondary educational institutions–Finance Amendments proposed (SP342/01: Tabled) ... 979 Lottery funding ... 409, 544, 545 School boards Private vocational schools Authority of ... 176 Degree-granting status ... 363 Funding ... 175–76 Public assistance General remarks ... 359 General remarks ... 493–94 Minority-faith membership on ... 535 Performance measures re ... 495 School Buildings Board Tracking of leavers from ... 494, 501 Transfer back to Learning dept. ... 293 Public lands–Safety aspects School councils General remarks ... 787 Fund-raising activities ... 176, 1232–33, 1276–77, Public safety 1314 General remarks ... 417 Fund-raising activities: Letter re (SP588/01: Tabled) Public School Boards' Association of Alberta ... 1312 Proposed amendments to Bill 16 (SP342/01: Fund-raising activities: Survey re (SP515/01: Tabled) ... 979 Tabled) ... 1230 Pulp mills–Environmental aspects Implementation of recommendations of ... 363 General remarks ... 787 School districts, Catholic–Boundaries Railway Act Four by four issue ... 424, 535 Proclamation of ... 300 School districts–Boundaries Railways–Safety aspects Establishment of ... 424 General remarks ... 300 General remarks ... 176, 535 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) School lunch programs General remarks ... 87, 226, 806 Cold Lake school: Elimination of ... 1072 Refuse and refuse disposal School trustees Reduction in ... 787 Statement re ... 359 Regional health authorities Schoolchildren–Transportation Funding ... 1221 Lottery funding for ... 409, 544 Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 Schools (Bill 7) Closure ... 193, 293 Second reading ... 215–16 Closure: Proceeds from ... 293–94 Committee ... 854, 864, 870–71 Closure: Subsequent usage ... 293 Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act Responsibility for: Infrastructure vs Learning ... 293 (Bill 206) Schools, Small Second reading ... 628 Policy re ... 193 Research and development–Finance Schools–Construction Lottery funding for ... 552 Lottery funding for ... 409, 544, 545 Sakaw-Askiy child and family services authority Provincial funding for ... 193 Deficit financing ... 111 Schools–Utilization Sanitary landfills–Environmental aspects General remarks ... 193, 293 General remarks ... 787, 788 Science–Teaching Sanitary landfills–Pine Lake area General remarks ... 720 General remarks ... 788 Social Research and Demonstration Corporation Sanitary landfills–Ryley Project tracking welfare leavers ... 494–95 General remarks ... 788 Speech from the Throne Scholarships Debate ... 62–63 Lottery funding for ... 544, 552 Speech therapy General remarks ... 176 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 197

Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) Massey, Dr. Don (L, Edmonton-Mill Woods) (Continued) (Continued) Standing Orders Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 9) Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... Third reading ... 970–71 1247–48, 1254–55 Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act Stollery, Robert (Bill 25) General remarks ... 1213 Second reading ... 1108 Speech by (SP398/01: Tabled) ... 1068 Wages–Day care centre employees Strikes and lockouts–Teachers General remarks ... 987 Contingency plans re ... 1206–07 Letters re (SP169/01: Tabled) ... 376 General remarks ... 220 Wages–Teachers Student exchanges Cross Canada comparison ... 776–77 Increase in, re second language learning (Motion Provincial funding for ... 220, 264–65, 355–56, 692, 501: Johnson) ... 125–26 776–77, 1097, 1124–25 Student financial aid West Yellowhead child and family services authority Provincial funding for ... 371 Caseworkers' travel budget ... 1073 Student Health Initiative Foster home program funding ... 1038 General remarks ... 176 Workplace safety inspections Student testing General remarks ... 502 Achievement tests: Aboriginal students ... 362 Yellowhead child and family services authority Achievement tests: Male/female student results ... Funding ... 524 362 Young adults–Employment Diagnostic testing: Aboriginal students ... 362 Training programs for: Performance measures re ... Students, Foreign 501 Qualifications assessment of ... 370 Young offenders on child welfare Sun Country child and family services authority General remarks ... 509 Funding ... 524 Health services for ... 509 Supplementary estimates Youth in transition from care General remarks ... 1221 General remarks ... 84, 516, 517 Supports for independence program The War Amps General remarks ... 494 Key tag identification program: Petition re ... 1273 Review of ... 494 Key tag identification program: Petition re Surface Rights Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 4) (SP605/01: Tabled) ... 1350 Second reading ... 232 Masyk, Mr. Gary (PC, Edmonton-Norwood) Surplus, Budgetary Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) General remarks ... 111 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Technical schools–Finance Second reading ... 696 General remarks ... 352, 371 Third reading ... 1322 Teen pregnancy Alberta seniors benefit program General remarks ... 525 Increases to ... 356 Textbooks Chovjka, Coral Parent fund-raising for ... 176, 1232–33, 1314 Recognition of ... 312–13 Tornado–Pine Lake area, 2000 Crystal Kids General remarks ... 787 Recognition of ... 1238 Traffic safety Gan, Kenman Electronic data re: Access of police services to ... Recognition of ... 312–13 300 Great Kids of Alberta Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 10) Awards: Recognition of ... 312–13 Committee ... 839 Maiden Speeches (2001) Third reading ... 928 General remarks ... 98–100 Trustee Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 26) Oral Question Period (2001) Second reading ... 1104–05 Schoolyard cleanup ... 469 Tuition fees Seniors' benefits ... 356 General remarks ... 308, 371 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Uniting for Children 2001 forum General remarks ... 226, 312–13, 1238 General remarks ... 731 Schoolyard cleanup General remarks ... 469 Universities and colleges–Finance Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 352, 370 Debate ... 98–100 University teachers Volunteers Provincial funding for ... 371 Recognition of ... 226 198 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

McClellan, Hon. Shirley (PC, Drumheller-Chinook) McClellan, Hon. Shirley (PC, Drumheller-Chinook) Ag Summit 2000 (Continued) General remarks ... 639, 640 Brand Act Agricultural initiatives program Annual report (In Livestock Identification Services Lottery funding for ... 542–43 annual report: SP372/01: Tabled) ... 1031 Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre 2001 (Bill 28) Teaching of sex education curriculum ... 982 Committee ... 1155–56, 1268, 1296, 1299 Canada/Alberta farm income assistance program Third reading ... 1310 (2001) General remarks ... 1037 General remarks ... 266, 507, 573, 639, 773, 1214, Agricultural societies 1216 Lottery funding for ... 542, 543 Canadian Food Inspection Agency Agriculture Genetically modified crop trials, Monitoring of ... Federal programs for ... 266 1237 Provincial programs for ... 266–67, 639 Involvement re hoof-and-mouth disease precautions Agriculture Financial Services Corporation ... 17 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP370 & 536/01: Tabled) Canadian Wheat Board ... 1031, 1274 Actions re subsidized grain imports ... 1355 Cloud seeding practices ... 944 Casinos Agriculture–Environmental aspects Licences for, awarded during former chair's tenure General remarks ... 640 ... 470 Agriculture–Research Child welfare agencies General remarks ... 640 Funding cuts to ... 1129 Agrivantage action teams Chinook Health Region General remarks ... 639 Involvement re agricultural wastes ... 659 Air quality Cloud seeding Impact of intensive livestock operations on ... 1037 General remarks ... 944 Alberta Agricultural Products Marketing Council Collective bargaining–Teachers Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP53/01: Tabled) ... 78 General remarks ... 1354–55 Alberta Agricultural Research Institute Corn–Import General remarks ... 640 General remarks ... 1355 Alberta Business Tax Review Committee Corporations–Taxation General remarks ... 261 Reduction in: Legislation re (Bill 8) ... 261 Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2000 (Bill 22, Coyotes–Control 2000) Use of dogs to ... 1007 General remarks ... 261 Crop insurance Alberta Dairy Control Board Review of ... 1170–71 Price equalization pool ... 639 Crops Alberta farm income assistance program 2001 Transgenic pollenation of ... 1237 General remarks ... 1213–14 Crossroads House Alberta Gaming Commission Closure of ... 1129 Former chair's tenure: Investigation of casino Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development licences awarded during ... 470 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP537/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Former chair's tenure: Investigation of decisions Business plan ... 640 during ... 470 Estimates debated ... 639–40, 645–46 Former chair's tenure: Investigation of VLT licences Estimates debated: Responses to questions re awarded during ... 470 (SP301-304/01: Tabled) ... 934 Alberta Grain Commission Lottery funds for ... 542–43 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP305/01: Tabled) ... 934 Performance measures ... 640 Alberta Opportunity Company Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... Annual report, 2000-01 (SP371/01: Tabled) ... 1031 1213–14, 1216 Alberta Order of Excellence Drinking water–Quality Investiture ceremony program (SP374/01: Tabled) Impact of agricultural operations on ... 614–15 ... 1031 Drought Barley–Marketing Provincial assistance re ... 192–93, 508–09, 534, General remarks ... 640 983–84, 1213–14, 1216 Bee keeping Drought–Southeast Alberta Provincial assistance re ... 1213–14, 1216 Insurance aspects: Pilot project re ... 113, 984 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 199

McClellan, Hon. Shirley (PC, Drumheller-Chinook) McClellan, Hon. Shirley (PC, Drumheller-Chinook) (Continued) (Continued) Energy rebates Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental aspects Application to irrigation farmers ... 193 Code of practice ... 981, 1009, 1037 Farm income disaster program (Alberta) General remarks ... 646, 658–59, 1009, 1037 General remarks ... 639 Klapstein report on ... 659, 981 Farm water programs Lottery Fund General remarks ... 509, 534, 773, 1214, 1216 Estimates, 2001-02: Debated ... 542–43 Farmers' Advocate Funds allocation ... 542–43 Annual report, 2000 (SP373/01: Tabled) ... 1031 Manitoba Corn Growers Feed grain–Import Complaint re subsidized U.S. corn imports ... 1355 General remarks ... 1355 Medicare Protection Act (Bill 204) Feed grain–Import–Ukraine Second reading ... 320–22 General remarks ... 1355 Municipal Government Act Financial institutions–Taxation Changes to, re intensive livestock operations ... Elimination of: Legislation re (Bill 8) ... 261 1009 Floodplains–Oldman River Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Disposal of agricultural wastes on ... 658–59 General remarks ... 267 Food industry and trade Natural gas rebate program General remarks ... 640, 646 Agricultural users ... 428–49, 639 Food safety Natural Resources Conservation Board General remarks ... 639, 640, 646 Intensive livestock operations approval ... 1009, Food–Labeling 1037 Re genetically modified foods ... 1236–37 Neutraceuticals Genetically modified organisms (Agriculture) General remarks ... 640 General remarks ... 1236–37 Office of the Premier Greenhouse gardening Premier's letters to Calgary Stampeders (SP406 & Natural gas rebates re ... 428–29 501/01: Tabled) ... 1229 Groundwater Oral Question Period (2001) Impact of intensive livestock operations on ... 1037 Agricultural waste ... 658–59 Hail and crop insurance program Agriculture safety net programs ... 266–67 General remarks ... 639 Canada/Alberta farm income assistance program ... Reduction in premiums for ... 267 573 Review of ... 113, 193, 983–84 Cloud seeding ... 944 Hoof-and-mouth disease Coyote hunting ... 1007 Alberta precautions re ... 17 Crop insurance review ... 983–84, 1170–71 Irrigation Crossroads program ... 1129 Energy rebates application to ... 193, 267 Drought assistance ... 192–93, 508–09, 534, 773 Laboratory animals–Housing Farm income assistance program ... 507 Report of inspection (SP54/01: Tabled) ... 78 Feed imports ... 1355 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Gaming licences ... 470, 506 Continuation of, to deal with teachers' strike ... 1354 Genetically modified food ... 1236–37 Exhibits in ... 1354 Hoof-and-mouth disease ... 17 Liquor licences Intensive livestock operations ... 1009, 1037 Approval process re: Ministerial involvement in ... Pasture insurance program ... 113 506 Sex education curriculum ... 982 Livestock Summer natural gas rebate program ... 428–29 Control of predator attacks on, by dogs ... 1007 Sustainable management of livestock industry ... Livestock and Livestock Products Act 981 Annual report (In Livestock Identification Services Teachers' contract negotiations ... 1354–55 annual report: SP372/01: Tabled) ... 1031 Water quality monitoring ... 614–15 Livestock Identification and Brand Inspection Act Pasture insurance program Annual report (In Livestock Identification Services General remarks ... 508–09, 984, 1170, 1213–14, annual report: SP372/01: Tabled) ... 1031 1216 Livestock Identification Services Ltd. Pilot research program re ... 984 Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration Manager's report, 2000-01 (SP372/01: Tabled) ... Drought management programs ... 192–93, 509, 1031 534, 1216 Livestock industry, Intensive Prostitution, Juvenile Assistance to, re drought conditions ... 508–09 Crossroads safe house program re, Closure of ... Provincial policy re ... 1009 1129 200 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

McClellan, Hon. Shirley (PC, Drumheller-Chinook) McClelland, Mr. Ian (PC, Edmonton-Rutherford) (Continued) (Continued) Regional planning Education Intensive livestock operations, Siting of ... 1009 General remarks ... 733 Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Education Week Committee ... 485–86 General remarks ... 313 Sex education–Curricula Education–Finance Criteria re teaching of ... 982 General remarks ... 776 Stampeder Football Club Electric power conservation Letter from premier to, re Grey Cup win (SP501/01: General remarks ... 802 Tabled) ... 1229 Electric power–Prices Standing Orders General remarks ... 309–10 Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... Regulated rate option ... 802 1252 Electric power–Supply Stray Animals Act Impact of shortages of, on consumer prices ... 425 Annual report (In Livestock Identification Services Electric utilities–Regulations annual report: SP372/01: Tabled) ... 1031 Deregulation ... 802 Strikes and lockouts–Teachers Fahlman, Carla-Joan General remarks ... 1354–55 Recognition of ... 313 Video gambling machines Forbes, Barbara Lynn Licences for, awarded during former chair's tenure Recognition of ... 313 ... 470 Grizzly bear hunting Water co-ops Petition re ... 613 General remarks ... 193 International Year of Volunteers Water pumping program (Agriculture) Recognition of ... 87–88 General remarks ... 192–93 Maiden Speeches (2001) Rate reduction announcement (SP100/01: Tabled) ... General remarks ... 48–50 192 Oral Question Period (2001) Water quality Alberta Teachers' Association ... 733 Impact of intensive livestock operations on ... 646 Education property taxes ... 776 Monitoring ... 614–15 Electric power supply ... 425 Water quality–Battle River Electricity deregulation ... 802 General remarks ... 614–15 Electricity pricing ... 309–10 Water quality–Bellshill Lake Shooting by Edmonton police ... 687 General remarks ... 614–15 Pavic, John Wheat–Marketing Shooting of ... 687 General remarks ... 640 Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) McClelland, Mr. Ian (PC, Edmonton-Rutherford) Grizzly bear hunting ... 613 Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) Property tax–Education levy First reading ... 261 General remarks ... 776 Second reading ... 589–90 Prosperity dividend (Proposed) Committee ... 836 Motion 504: Yankowsky ... 587–88 Third reading ... 917 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Amendment (SP293/01: Tabled) ... 836 General remarks ... 87–88, 313 Alberta Teachers' Association Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 Role of ... 733 (Bill 7) Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Committee ... 851 Medical benefits retention (Motion 507: Cao) ... Speech from the Throne 1013–14 Debate ... 48–50 Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company and National Standing Orders Trust Company Act (Bill Pr.3) Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... First reading ... 505 1254 Second reading ... 990–91 Volunteer Week Committee ... 991 Recognition of ... 87–88 Third reading ... 992 Volunteers Amendment (SP348/01: Tabled) ... 991 Recognition of ... 87–88 Collective bargaining–Teachers Wild Rose Foundation General remarks ... 733 Support to volunteers ... 87 Edmonton Police Service Shooting incident ... 687 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 201

McFarland, Mr. Barry (PC, Little Bow) Melchin, Hon. Greg (PC, Calgary-North West) Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (Continued) Electricity rate classifications, Establishment of ... Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and 56–57 Engineering Research Canada/Alberta farm income assistance program General remarks ... 753 (2001) Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund General remarks ... 572–73 Annual report, 2001 (SP447/01: Tabled) ... 1162 Canbra Foods Ltd. First quarter report, 2001-02 (SP446/01: Tabled) ... N-hexane emissions ... 116 1162 Coyotes–Control General remarks ... 353, 753, 1354 Use of dogs to ... 1007 Investments of: Return on ... 686–87 Electric power–Prices Loans to other provinces: Repayment of ... 353 General remarks ... 772 Payments to provincial debt ... 353 Electric utilities Second quarter report, 2001-02 (SP445/01: Tabled) Guaranteed rates of return for ... 57 ... 1162 Electric utilities–Rates Web site ... 1354 General remarks ... 56–57 Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund Government Centre, Edmonton General remarks ... 753 Security issues ... 471–72 Alberta Securities Commission Hazel Cameron elementary school, Vulcan Annual reports, 2000 & 2001 (SP479-480/01: List of teachers and parents accompanying school Tabled) ... 1203 group (SP163/01: Tabled) ... 350 General remarks ... 753 Industrial plants–Emissions Alberta–Economic policy General remarks ... 116 General remarks ... 760, 982–83 Irrigation Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) Energy rebates application to ... 772 Second reading ... 818 Livestock Auditor General Control of predator attacks on, by dogs ... 1007 MASH sector financial reporting concerns ... 478 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) Canada Pension Plan (Bill 31) Reform of: Alberta studies re (M7/01:Defeated) ... Third reading ... 1370–71 478 N-hexane emissions Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants General remarks ... 116 MASH sector financial reporting guidelines, National pollutant release inventory Development of ... 478 General remarks ... 115–16 Centre for Frontier Engineering Research Oral Question Period (2001) Government loans to: Financial analyses re (M4/01: Canada/Alberta farm income assistance program ... Defeated) ... 477 572–73 CIBC Wood Gundy Coyote hunting ... 1007 Treasury Branches study: Copy of (M8/01: Electricity rates ... 56–57, 772 Defeated) ... 478 Government Centre security ... 471–72 Civil service pensions National pollutant release inventory ... 115–16 Investment of funds in ... 753 Palliser Regional Schools Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Letter re Bill 16 (SP262/01: Tabled) ... 769 Fund, Standing Pollution General remarks ... 1354 Information sources re ... 116 Corporations–Taxation Pollution Watch (Web site) Reduction in ... 753 General remarks ... 115–16 Debts, Public (Provincial government) Privacy, Right of General remarks ... 982–83 General remarks ... 471–72 Use of heritage fund to pay down ... 353 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Dept. of Finance Letter re (SP262/01: Tabled) ... 769 Split from Treasury dept. ... 753, 760 Surveillance cameras Dept. of Revenue Privacy issues re ... 471–72 Estimates debated ... 753–54, 760 TransAlta Utilities Corporation Estimates debated: Response to questions during Sale of customers to Utilicorp ... 772 (SP409/01: Tabled) ... 1091 Melchin, Hon. Greg (PC, Calgary-North West) Split from Treasury dept. ... 753, 760 Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures) General remarks ... 753 Inclusion of MASH sector in: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 202 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Melchin, Hon. Greg (PC, Calgary-North West) Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) (Continued) (Continued) Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Financial institutions Annual report, 2000-01 (SP370 & 536/01: Tabled) Monitoring of ... 753 ... 1274 Future Summit (2002) Alberta Agricultural Research Institute General remarks ... 983 Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual Gasoline–Taxation report, SP551/01) ... 1274 General remarks ... 753 Alberta Automobile Insurance Board Government restructuring Annual report, 2000 (SP185/01: Tabled) ... 464 General remarks ... 753 Alberta Business Tax Review Committee Government spending policy General remarks ... 128 General remarks ... 983 Alberta Children's Provincial General Hospital Income tax, Provincial Provincial funding for ... 145, 149 Flat tax ... 753 Alberta Commercial Fishermen's Association Information and Privacy Commissioner Compensation proposal ... 1169–70 CIBC Wood Gundy report confidentiality, Opinion Alberta Corporate Service Centre re ... 478 General remarks ... 555 Investment of public funds Alberta Energy Research Institute General remarks ... 753 Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual Impact of stock market on ... 686–87 report, SP551/01) ... 1274 Oral Question Period (2001) Alberta Energy Tax Refund Heritage Savings Trust Fund ... 353, 1354 Deductions from ... 312, 511 Provincial fiscal policies ... 982–83 Legislation re (Bill 14) ... 463 Provincial investment returns ... 686–87 Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Regional health authorities Annual report, 2000-01 (SP481 & 545/01: Tabled) Financial statements inclusion in government ... 1274 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Revenue Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual Projections re ... 753 report, SP551/01) ... 1274 Ridley Grain Ltd. Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and Government loan to: Analyses re (M9/01: Defeated) Engineering Research ... 479 Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual School boards report, SP551/01) ... 1274 Financial statements inclusion in government Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 General remarks ... 561 Taxation Third quarter report, 2000-01 (SP74/01: Tabled) ... General remarks ... 753 127 Reduction in ... 982–83 Alberta Income Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 14) Technical schools First reading ... 463 Financial statements inclusion in government Second reading ... 593 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 Third reading ... 966 Tobacco–Taxation Alberta Insurance Council General remarks ... 753 Staff ... 555 Treasury Branches Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation Privatization of: CIBC Wood Gundy report (M8/01: Annual report, 2000 (SP186/01: Tabled) ... 464 Defeated) ... 478 Investment income reduction ... 555 Privatization of: Studies re (M5/01: Defeated) ... Alberta Municipal Financing Corporation Amendment 477 Act, 2001 (Bill 29) Universities and colleges Second reading ... 1142 Financial statements inclusion in government Third reading ... 1342 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 Alberta Pensions Administration Corporation Vencap Acquisition Corporation Staff ... 555 Government loan to: Analyses of (M10/01: Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Defeated) ... 479 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) Committee ... 1174–75 Agriculture Alberta Research Council Federal programs for ... 129 Annual report (Also in Innovation and Science Provincial programs for ... 128, 129 annual report, SP551/01) ... 1274 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 203

Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) (Continued) Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) (Continued) Alberta Science, Research and Technology Authority Centre for Frontier Engineering Research Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual Government loans to: Financial analyses re (M4/01: report, SP551/01) ... 1274 Defeated) ... 477 Alberta seniors benefit program Centre of excellence in bone and joint care (Foothills Increases to ... 129 hospital, Calgary) Alberta Supernet Provincial funding for ... 130 Lottery funding for ... 130 Centre of excellence in cardiac care (University Alberta–Economic conditions hospital, Edmonton) Conference Board report on (SP216/01: Tabled) ... Provincial funding for ... 130 613 Chief Electoral Officer General remarks ... 128–29 Revenue transfer to Legislative Assembly ... 1187 News articles re (SP217/01: Tabled) ... 613 Child and family services authorities Alberta–Economic policy Deficit financing ... 1164–65 General remarks ... 127–30, 145, 149, 1164–65, Child welfare 1205, 1276, 1278, 1351–52 Aboriginal children ... 1281 Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton Child welfare agencies Provincial funding for ... 145, 149, 354 Funding cuts to ... 1125, 1129 Apprenticeship training–Finance Child welfare recipients General remarks ... 129 General remarks ... 147 Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill 6) Child welfare–Finance First reading ... 141 Cutbacks ... 1125, 1164–65, 1166, 1205, 1276, Second reading ... 208 1278, 1281 Third reading ... 515 CIBC Wood Gundy Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill Treasury Branches study: Copy of (M8/01: 5) Defeated) ... 478 Third reading ... 514 Class size (Grade school) Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 Reduction of ... 127 (No.2) (Bill 30) Collective bargaining–Teachers First reading ... 1227 Provincial budget impact on ... 143, 220 Second reading ... 1239 Committee of Supply Third reading ... 1342 Lottery Fund estimates 2001-02: Considered for one Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) day (Motion 9: Nelson) ... 127 First reading ... 789 Lottery Fund estimates 2001-02: Referred to Third reading ... 992 (Motion 8: Nelson) ... 127 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Main estimates 2001-02: Referred to (Motion 6: Funding for ... 129 Nelson) ... 127 Auditor General Motion to resolve into (Motion 7: Nelson) ... 127 MASH sector financial reporting concerns ... Supplementary estimates 2000-01 no.2: Considered 1164–65 for one day (Motion 11: Nelson) ... 127 Breast cancer Supplementary estimates 2000-01 no.2: Referred to Screening program for ... 129 (Motion 10: Nelson) ... 127 Budget Address Supplementary estimates 2001-02 considered for Motion 13: Nelson ... 127–30 one day (Motion 19: Nelson) ... 1187 Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Ltd. Supplementary estimates 2001-02 referred to Lottery funding of ... 1313 (Motion 18: Nelson) ... 1187 Calgary Regional Health Authority Committee of the Whole Budget cutbacks to: News release re ... 1165 Motion to resolve into (Motion 12: Nelson) ... 127 Canada Pension Plan Conference Board of Canada Reform of: Alberta studies re (M7/01:Defeated) ... Report on Alberta economy (SP216/01: Tabled) ... 478 613 Cancer drugs–Finance Corporations–Taxation Increase in ... 129 Reduction in ... 128, 1166 Capital gains tax, Provincial Credit ratings, Provincial Reduction in ... 128 General remarks ... 1351 Capital projects Crossroads House Provincial funding for ... 128, 129–30, 145, 149, Closure of ... 1129 1093 Debts, Public (Provincial government) Caucus policy committees (PC party) General remarks ... 127, 128, 130, 145, 555, 561, General remarks ... 1170 1165, 1205, 1276, 1351 204 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) (Continued) Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) (Continued) Deerfoot Trail, Calgary Dept. of Transportation Provincial funding for ... 145 Budget cutbacks ... 1093 Deficit financing Disabled children General remarks ... 1165, 1205, 1351 Government programs for: Funding ... 127 Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited Annual report, 2000-01 (SP537/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Alberta credit rating ... 1351 Dept. of Children's Services Drought Annual report, 2000-01, section 1 (SP538/01: Provincial assistance re ... 128, 1281 Tabled) ... 1274 Education–Finance Annual report, 2000-01, section 2 child and family Cutbacks ... 1164–65, 1276 services regional authorities (SP539/01: Tabled) General remarks ... 127, 128, 129, 219–20 ... 1274 Employment opportunities Lottery funds for ... 1313, 1314 General remarks ... 127, 129 Dept. of Community Development Energy rebates Annual report, 2000-01 (SP540/01: Tabled) ... 1274 General remarks ... 128, 129 Dept. of Economic Development Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures) Annual report, 2000-01 (SP541/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Cushion re ... 477–78 Dept. of Environment Inclusion of MASH sector in: Studies re (M6/01: Annual report, 2000-01 (SP542/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Defeated) ... 478 Dept. of Finance Lottery Fund estimates 2001-02 referred to Corporate services ... 555 Committee of Supply (Motion 8: Nelson) ... 127 Deputy Minister's office ... 555 Lottery Fund estimates 2001-02 transmitted to Estimates debated ... 555, 561 Assembly (SP78/01: Tabled) ... 126, 127 Estimates debated: Response to questions during Main estimates 2001-02 referred to Committee of (SP534/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Supply (Motion 6: Nelson) ... 127 Minister's office ... 555 Main estimates 2001-02 transmitted to Assembly Office of budget and management ... 555 (SP78/01: Tabled) ... 126, 127 Performance measures ... 561 Supplementary estimates 2000-01 no.2 referred to Split from Treasury dept. ... 555, 561 Committee of Supply (Motion 10: Nelson) ... 127 Staffing ... 555, 561 Supplementary estimates 2000-01 no.2 transmitted Dept. of Gaming to Assembly (SP76/01: Tabled) ... 126, 127 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP544/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Supplementary estimates 2001-02 considered for Dept. of Government Services one day (Motion 19: Nelson) ... 1187 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP546/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Supplementary estimates 2001-02 referred to Dept. of Health and Wellness Committee of Supply (Motion 18: Nelson) ... Annual report, 2000-01, section 1 (SP547/01: 1187 Tabled) ... 1274 Supplementary estimates 2001-02 transmitted to Annual report, 2000-01, section 2 regional health Assembly (SP478/01: Tabled) ... 1187 authorities (SP548/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Ethics Commissioner Dept. of Human Resources and Employment Supplementary estimates, 2001-02 ... 1187 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP549/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Executive Council Dept. of Infrastructure Annual report, 2000-01 (SP543/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP550/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Fetal alcohol syndrome–Prevention Budget cutbacks ... 1093 Provincial programs for ... 129 Dept. of Innovation and Science Financial Administration Act Annual report, 2000-01 (SP551/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Contravening of, re special waste treatment plant ... Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations 148–49 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP552/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Financial institutions–Taxation Dept. of Justice and Attorney General Elimination of ... 128 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP553/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Fiscal stabilization fund (Proposed) Dept. of Learning General remarks ... 1351–52 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP554/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Fisheries, Commercial Dept. of Municipal Affairs General remarks ... 1169–70 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP555/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Fishermen, Commercial Dept. of Resource Development Compensation to, re reduction in numbers of ... Annual report, 2000-01 (SP556/01: Tabled) ... 1274 1169–70 Dept. of Revenue Food industry and trade Split from Treasury dept. ... 555, 561 General remarks ... 128 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 205

Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) (Continued) Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) (Continued) Foreign tax credit Hospitals–Equipment Legislation re (Bill 14) ... 463 Funding for ... 128 Forest fires–Control Immunization Funding for ... 1281 Meningitis (Provincial campaign): Provincial Forest industries funding for ... 129 Value-added processing in ... 128 Income tax, Provincial Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Flat tax ... 128 Treasury Branch infomation request under ... Informatics Circle of Research Excellence 1173–74 Annual report (In Innovation and Science annual Future Summit (2002) report, SP551/01) ... 1274 General remarks ... 561 Information and Privacy Commissioner Gainers Inc. Treasury Branches, freedom of information request General remarks ... 561 re, decision on ... 1173–74 Gaming industry Lieutenant Governor Revenue from ... 1313–14 Transmittal of 2000-01 supplementary estimates Gas, Natural–Prices no.2 (SP76/01: Tabled) ... 126, 127 General remarks ... 128, 1093, 1166 Transmittal of 2001-02 main and lottery fund Gas, Natural–Royalties estimates (SP78/01: Tabled) ... 126, 127 Accrual back to actual year ... 1276 Transmittal of 2001-02 supplementary estimates Gasoline–Prices (SP478/01: Tabled) ... 1187 Increase in ... 577 Lottery Fund Gasoline–Taxation Estimates, 2001-02: Considered for one day General remarks ... 577 (Motion 9: Nelson) ... 127 General Revenue Fund Estimates, 2001-02: Referred to Committee of Details of grants, supplies, etc. report (SP193/01: Supply (Motion 8: Nelson) ... 127 Tabled) ... 505 Estimates, 2001-02: Transmitted to Assembly Government departments (SP78/01: Tabled) ... 126, 127 Business plans for ... 80 Funds allocation ... 555, 1313–14 Funding cuts to ... 1093 Magnetic resonance imaging Performance indicators for ... 80 Funding for ... 127, 129 Government of Alberta Medical care–Finance 2000-01 third quarter activity report (SP75/01: Cutbacks ... 1164–65, 1276 Tabled) ... 127 General remarks ... 127, 128, 129, 130, 1165 2000-01 third quarter budget report (SP73/01: Members of the Legislative Assembly Tabled) ... 127 Report of selected payments to (SP192/01: Tabled) 2001-02 second quarter activity report (SP458/01: ... 505 Tabled) ... 1162 Members' apologies to the House 2001-02 second quarter budget report ... 1164–65 General remarks ... 1283 2001-02 second quarter budget report (SP457/01: Members' withdrawal of remarks Tabled) ... 1162 General remarks ... 1283 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP535/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Moody's Investors Service Inc. Budget 2001 Business Plans (SP80/01: Tabled) ... Alberta credit rating ... 1351 127 Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Budget 2001 Fiscal Plan (SP79/01: Tabled) ... 127 Funding for ... 129 Government restructuring Natural resources revenue General remarks ... 555, 561 General remarks ... 128 Government spending policy Oil–Prices General remarks ... 127, 129, 130, 145, 354, 561, General remarks ... 1093, 1166 1093, 1351 Oral Question Period (2001) Hazardous substances–Disposal Aboriginal children's services ... 1281 General remarks ... 148–49 Children's services ... 1125–26 Health facilities–Finance Children's Services funding ... 1166 General remarks ... 128, 130 Commercial fisheries ... 1169–70 Heart–Surgery Crossroads program ... 1129 Provincial funding for ... 129 Education funding ... 219–20 Homeless Electricity rebates ... 312 Provincial programs for ... 129 Energy rebates ... 511 Hospital beds Gaming revenue for Children's Services ... 1313–14 Provincial funding for ... 149 Gasoline pricing ... 577 206 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) (Continued) Nelson, Hon. Pat (PC, Calgary-Foothills) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) Standard & Poor's Corporation Government revenue projections ... 80 Alberta credit rating ... 1351 Natural gas royalties ... 1276 Student financial aid Provincial fiscal policies ... 145, 149, 354, 1093, Provincial funding for ... 127, 129 1164–65, 1278, 1351–52 Supplementary estimates Swan Hills waste treatment facility ... 148–49 General remarks ... 1281 Teachers' salaries ... 143 Surgery–Finance Overseas employment tax credit General remarks ... 127, 129 Legislation re (Bill 14) ... 463 Surplus, Budgetary Petrochemical industry General remarks ... 149 General remarks ... 128 Swan Hills Treatment Centre Point of Order Disposition of ... 148–49 Member's apology ... 1283 Taxation Prostitution, Juvenile General remarks ... 127, 128 Crossroads safe house program re, Closure of ... Technical schools 1129 Financial statements inclusion in government Provincial programs for ... 129 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 Provincial Judges and Masters in Chambers Pension Technical schools–Finance Plan General remarks ... 129, 130 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP578/01: Tabled) ... Transplantation of organs–Finance 1311 General remarks ... 127, 129 Public transit Treasury Branches Provincial funding for ... 130 Alternative Business Outcomes document (Q17/01: Railway fuel–Taxation Defeated) ... 1173–74 Reduction in ... 128 Document re (M14/01: Defeated) ... 1172–73 Regional health authorities Net profit increase ... 555 Deficit financing ... 1164–65 President's memo re ATB options (Q16/01: Financial statements inclusion in government Defeated) ... 1173 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 President's memo re status/privatization of ATB General remarks ... 1165 (Q15/01: Defeated) ... 1173 Renal dialysis–Finance Privatization of: CIBC Wood Gundy report (M8/01: General remarks ... 129 Defeated) ... 478 Revenue Privatization of: Studies re (M5/01: Defeated) ... General remarks ... 128 477 Projections re ... 128 Treasury Department Ridley Grain Ltd. Annual report, 2000-01 (SP557/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Government loan to: Analyses re (M9/01: Defeated) Tuition fees ... 479 General remarks ... 127 Road construction–Finance Universities and colleges General remarks ... 128, 130 Financial statements inclusion in government Royal Alexandra Hospital estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 Upgrading: Funding ... 149 Universities and colleges–Finance Royal Canadian Mounted Police General remarks ... 129, 130 Provincial funding for ... 128 University of Alberta Scholarships Engineering building upgrade: Funding ... 149 Provincial funding for ... 129 University teachers School boards Provincial funding for ... 129 Financial statements inclusion in government Vencap Acquisition Corporation estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 Government loan to: Analyses of (M10/01: Funding: Cutbacks to ... 1164–65 Defeated) ... 479 Schools–Construction Wages–Teachers Provincial funding for ... 130 Provincial funding for ... 143, 219–20 Senior citizens' lodges–Finance Water treatment plants General remarks ... 127 Funding for ... 130 Sewage disposal plants Young adults Funding for ... 130 Provincial programs for ... 129 Small business–Taxation Nicol, Dr. Ken (L, Lethbridge-East) Reduction ... 127, 128 Ag Summit 2000 Special warrants General remarks ... 127 General remarks ... 640, 645 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 207

Nicol, Dr. Ken (L, Lethbridge-East) (Continued) Nicol, Dr. Ken (L, Lethbridge-East) (Continued) Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 2001 (Bill 28) (No.2) (Bill 30) Second reading ... 1081–85 Second reading ... 1269–70 Committee ... 1156–57, 1265–68, 1268 Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) Amendments (SP522-524, 573/01: Tabled) ... 1266 Second reading ... 820–22 Agricultural subsidies Auditor General Removal of ... 1215 MASH sector financial reporting concerns ... Agriculture 1164–65 Federal programs for ... 641 Automobiles–Registration Investment incentives re (flow-through shares) Application of FOIP Act to, re War Amps key tag (Motion 502: Fischer) ... 436–37 service: Petition re ... 1273 Provincial programs for ... 640–41, 1214 Bee keeping Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Provincial assistance re ... 1215 General remarks ... 641, 644, 645, 1214 Budget Agrivantage action teams Debate (Motion 13: Nelson) ... 169–73 General remarks ... 645 Procedure re ... 1124 Airplane crashes–Pennsylvania Calgary Regional Health Authority Terrorist attack, September 11, 2001 ... 998 Deficit financing ... 1205–06 Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) Canada Pension Plan Third reading ... 926–27 Reform of: Alberta studies re (M7/01:Defeated) ... Alberta Energy and Utilities Board 478 Electric power retail review ... 306 Canada/Alberta farm income assistance program Natural gas pricing mandate ... 13, 191 (2001) Role of ... 13, 191 General remarks ... 507, 641–42, 645, 1214–15 Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission Capital Health Authority Inquiry into Jaber case ... 465 Deficit financing ... 1205–06 Alberta Gaming Commission Health Link phone line ... 1003 Former chair's conflict of interest charge ... 423–24, Capital projects 465, 531 Provincial funding for ... 1093–94 Former chair's conflict of interest charge: Public Centre for Frontier Engineering Research inquiry re ... 531, 570–71 Government loans to: Financial analyses re (M4/01: Former chair's tenure: Investigation of decisions Defeated) ... 477 during ... 570–71 Child and family services authorities Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Budget cuts to ... 1352 Insured services, Modifications to ... 1003, 1035, Deficit financing ... 1164–65 1069 Child welfare Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums General remarks ... 1362 Increase to ... 1003 Child welfare–Finance Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Cutbacks ... 1093, 1124, 1164–65, 1205, 1276, 1362 General remarks ... 754 Chinook Health Region Alberta Heritage Foundation for Science and Long term care programs ... 1003 Engineering Research CIBC Wood Gundy General remarks ... 754 Treasury Branches study: Copy of (M8/01: Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Defeated) ... 478 General remarks ... 754 Civil service pensions Government surpluses investment in ... 80 Unfunded liability ... 556 Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund Class size (Grade school) General remarks ... 754 Documents re (SP436, 476, 492, 508, 559/01: Alberta Opportunity Company Tabled) ... 1122, 1163, 1203, 1229, 1274 General remarks ... 754 General remarks ... 219–20 Alberta Securities Exchange Collective bargaining–Teachers General remarks ... 754 General remarks ... 1205 Alberta–Economic policy Provincial budget impact on ... 143–44, 264 General remarks ... 143, 1164–65, 1205–06, 1276, Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada 1351–52 General remarks ... 1011 Sustainable financing ... 556, 557 Conflict of interest Alliance pipeline Former Gaming Commission chair's court case ... General remarks ... 13 423–24, 465, 531 208 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Nicol, Dr. Ken (L, Lethbridge-East) (Continued) Nicol, Dr. Ken (L, Lethbridge-East) (Continued) Conflict of interest (Continued) Drinking water–Quality Former Gaming Commission chair's court case: Impact of agricultural operations on ... 614–15 Public inquiry re ... 531, 570–71 Drinking water–Standards Guidelines for senior government officials ... 423 General remarks ... 684–85 Regional health authorities personnel: Legislation re Drinking water–Testing (Bill 206) ... 262 General remarks ... 684–85 Conflicts of Interest Act Privatization of ... 685 Lobbyists, Coverage of ... 377 Edmonton Northlands Review of ... 377 General remarks ... 465 Review of (Tupper report) ... 423 Education–Finance Consumption taxes Cutbacks ... 1124, 1164–65, 1276 General remarks ... 754 General remarks ... 219–20, 1093, 1232 Contaminated sites Electric power lines Cleanup procedures ... 729 General remarks ... 377 Cooperatives Act (Bill 2) Electric power plants Third reading ... 915–16 Locating of: Credits re ... 377 Court documents Electric power–Export Access to ... 531 General remarks ... 54 Crop insurance Electric power–Prices General remarks ... 1215 General remarks ... 12–13, 54–55 Day, Stockwell (Former MLA) Electric power–Retail sales Taxpayer payment of legal bills of ... 759 General remarks ... 306 Debts, Public (Provincial government) Electric utilities–Regulations General remarks ... 557, 1165, 1205, 1276 Deregulation ... 12–13 Deforestation Deregulation: Impact on utility bills (Motion 503: Letter re (SP279/01: Tabled) ... 798 Nicol) ... 437–39 Delegated administrative organizations Emergency motions under Standing Order 40 Performance measures ... 556 Children's services ... 1362 Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Health care reform ... 1011 Estimates debated ... 640–42, 644–45 Energy rebates Performance measures ... 644, 645 Application to schools ... 220 Regional advisory services ... 641 Erosion Restructuring ... 640, 644 Performance measure re ... 645 Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures) 1214–16 Inclusion of MASH sector in: Studies re (M6/01: Dept. of Children's Services Defeated) ... 477 Budget cutbacks in ... 1362 Farm Implement Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 12) Role of ... 1362 Second reading ... 442 Dept. of Finance Committee ... 842–43 Business plan ... 556–57 Third reading ... 930 Estimates debated ... 555–57 Farm Implement Dealerships Act (Bill 13) Performance measures ... 556–57 Second reading ... 443–44 Split from Treasury dept. ... 555–56, 759 Committee ... 843 Dept. of Justice and Attorney General Third reading ... 931–32 Monitoring of court document access requests ... Farm income disaster program (Alberta) 531 General remarks ... 641–42 Dept. of Revenue Review of ... 642 Business plan ... 754 Farm safety Communications expenses ... 759 Educational programs ... 641 Estimates debated ... 754–55, 759–60 Farm water programs Minister's office ... 755 General remarks ... 1216 Performance measures ... 754, 759 Fetal alcohol syndrome Split from Treasury dept. ... 555–56, 759 Interdepartmental initiative re: Assessment process Support services ... 759 ... 1352 Web site: Links to private insurance brokers ... 759 Financial institutions Deputy Chairman of Committees Monitoring of ... 754 Congratulations to ... 11 Fiscal stabilization fund (Proposed) Deputy Speaker General remarks ... 1351–52 Congratulations to ... 11 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 209

Nicol, Dr. Ken (L, Lethbridge-East) (Continued) Nicol, Dr. Ken (L, Lethbridge-East) (Continued) Floodplains–Oldman River Interest rates Disposal of agricultural wastes on ... 658–59 General remarks ... 754 Food industry and trade Investment of public funds General remarks ... 644–45 General remarks ... 754, 755 Food safety Index weight mix ... 754 General remarks ... 645 Iowa Beef Company Food safety–Standards General remarks ... 645 Federal/provincial co-operation ... 645 Jaber, Ziad Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Agreed statement of facts in court case re ... 531 War Amps key tag service, Denial of access to Lakeside Feeders Ltd. motor vehicle records under: Petitions re ... 1273 General remarks ... 645 Gaming and Liquor Act Lamb Weston, Inc. Section 13: Jaber inquiry under ... 465 General remarks ... 645 Gas, Natural–Prices Lead contamination of soil General remarks ... 13, 54, 191 Cleanup costs re ... 729 Gas, Natural–Royalties Liquor licences Accrual back to actual year ... 1275–76 Approval process re: Ministerial involvement in ... Gasoline–Taxation 506–07 Revenue from, transferred to municipalities ... 1206 Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental aspects Good Neighbour fund (CFRN TV) Code of practice ... 981 Outline (SP379/01: Tabled) ... 1032 General remarks ... 645, 658–59 Government agencies, boards, and commissions Klapstein report on ... 659, 981 Conflict of interest guidelines for ... 423 Lobbyists–Registration Lobbying of, Regulations re ... 377 General remarks ... 352, 377, 424 Government departments Lobbyists–Regulations Business plans for ... 143 Government/nongovernment officials, Re relations Funding cuts to ... 1205 with ... 377 Performance indicators for ... 80 Lynnwood Ridge, Calgary Government of Alberta Soil contamination in ... 729 2001-02 second quarter budget report ... 1164–65 Ma'Mõwe child and family services authority Web site ... 557 Funding cutbacks ... 1276 Government restructuring MarCon Associates General remarks ... 555–56, 759 Sex offender treatment services ... 614 Government spending policy McCain Foods Limited General remarks ... 143, 1093–94, 1124 Alberta potato plant ... 645 Groundwater Medical care General remarks ... 1216 Cost effective innovations in ... 1003 Hail and crop insurance program Delivery costs re, Payment of ... 1004, 1035, 1069 General remarks ... 641, 645 Restructuring of ... 1034, 1069 Hazardous substances Restructuring of: Emergency motion re ... 1011 Importation into Alberta ... 939 Restructuring of: Public debate re ... 1034 Importation into Alberta: Petition re ... 797, 934 Medical care–Finance Hazardous substances–Disposal Cutbacks ... 1004, 1124, 1164–65, 1205–06, 1276 General remarks ... 799, 938 General remarks ... 80, 1093 Hewes, Mrs. Bettie User fees ... 1003, 1069 Statement re ... 1010 Medical savings accounts Horse race betting General remarks ... 1069 Records re ... 465 Members' apologies to the House Hotel room tax General remarks ... 1359 General remarks ... 755 Members' Statements (2001) Housing–Waterton Lakes National Park area Bettie Hewes ... 1010 Letter re (SP280/01: Tabled) ... 798 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) Income tax, Provincial (Bill 31) Flat tax ... 755 Third reading ... 1363–65 Infrastructure enhancement fund (Proposed) Municipal Government (Farming Practices Protection) General remarks ... 1093–94 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 205) Insurance, Health (Private) Second reading ... 325–27 General remarks ... 1004, 1035, 1069 210 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Nicol, Dr. Ken (L, Lethbridge-East) (Continued) Nicol, Dr. Ken (L, Lethbridge-East) (Continued) Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Point of Order Committee ... 343–44 Decorum ... 1359 Third reading ... 902–07 Poor Boy luncheon Natural resources revenue General remarks ... 1032 General remarks ... 80 Premier's Advisory Council on Health Office of the Premier General remarks ... 1011, 1034 Congratulations to Premier ... 11 Regional health authorities Oil–Prices Assessment processes re fetal alcohol syndrome ... General remarks ... 1093 1352 Optimum Energy Management Incorporated Conflict of interest rules for: Legislation re (Bill Electricity prices study ... 12 206) ... 262 Oral Question Period (2001) Cost effective innovations by ... 1003 Access to court documents ... 531 Deficit financing ... 1164–65, 1206 Agricultural waste ... 658–59 Financial statements inclusion in government Budget process ... 1124 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 477 Children's services ... 1352 Funding cutbacks ... 1276 Conflict of interest court case ... 423–24, 465, 531, Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act 570–71 (Bill 206) Conflict of interest guidelines ... 377 First reading ... 262 Conflict of interest legislation ... 423 Second reading ... 629–30 Delisting of health services ... 1035 Revenue Education funding ... 219–20 Endowment fund from ... 143 Electric power generation ... 54–55, 377 Projections re ... 80 Electricity marketing ... 306 Ridley Grain Ltd. Electricity pricing ... 12, 54 Government loan to: Analyses re (M9/01: Defeated) Energy and Utilities Board ... 191 ... 479 Farm income assistance program ... 507 Risk management fund for Members of the Legislative Gaming licences ... 506–07 Assembly Government revenue projections ... 80 General remarks ... 755, 759 Health care delivery ... 1004 Performance measures re ... 759 Health care innovation ... 1003 Sales tax, Provincial Health care reform ... 1034 General remarks ... 754 Health care system ... 1069–70 School (Class Size Targets) Amendment Act, 2001 Horse racing ... 465 (Bill 218) Infrastructure funding ... 1093–94 Documents re (SP436, 476, 492, 508, 559/01: Lobbyists registry ... 352 Tabled) ... 1122, 1163, 1203, 1229, 1274 Natural gas pricing ... 13 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Natural gas royalties ... 1275–76 Committee ... 884–86 Provincial fiscal policies ... 143, 1093, 1164–65, School boards 1205–06, 1276, 1351–52 Financial statements inclusion in government School fund-raising ... 1231–32 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 477 Sex offender programs ... 614 Funding: Cutbacks to ... 1164–65 Soil contamination ... 729 School councils Supplementary supply ... 190–91 Fund-raising activities ... 1231–32, 1276 Supports for independence review ... 981 Sex offenders–Registry Sustainable management of livestock industry ... Establishment of ... 614 981 Sex offenders–Treatment Swan Hills treatment centre ... 799–800, 938–39 Programs for ... 614 Teachers' salaries ... 143–44, 263–64, 305 Speaker Water quality monitoring ... 614–15 Congratulations to ... 11 Water quality standards ... 684–85 Speech from the Throne Pasture insurance program Debate ... 40–42 General remarks ... 1215–16 Standing Orders Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... Terrorist attack on, September 11, 2001 ... 998 1262–64 Sun Country child and family services authority Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Funding formula: Letter re (SP319/01: Tabled) ... Importation of hazardous wastes into Alberta ... 935 797, 934 Supplementary estimates War Amps key tag identification program ... 1273 General remarks ... 190–91 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 211

Nicol, Dr. Ken (L, Lethbridge-East) (Continued) Nicol, Dr. Ken (L, Lethbridge-East) (Continued) Supports for independence program Waterton Lakes National Park Review of ... 981 Housing development near: Letter re (SP280/01: Surplus, Budgetary Tabled) ... 798 Sustainability of ... 80 World Trade Centre, New York City Swan Hills Treatment Centre Terrorist attacks on, September 11, 2001 ... 998 Acceptance of out-of-province wastes ... 939 Norris, Hon. Mark (PC, Edmonton-McClung) Acceptance of out-of-province wastes: Petition re ... Alberta Boilers Safety Association 797, 934 Annual report, 1999 ... 357 Disposition of ... 799–800, 938 Alberta Business Tax Review Committee General remarks ... 799, 938 Hotel room tax review ... 270 Tax incentives Alberta Economic Development Authority Flow-through shares (Agricultural industries) General remarks ... 455 (Motion 502: Fischer) ... 436–37 Alberta–Economic conditions Taxation General remarks ... 983 General remarks ... 557, 754 Boilers and pressure vessels–Manufacture Technical schools General remarks ... 357 Financial statements inclusion in government South Korean competition re ... 357 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 477 Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Report on Alberta power supply and demand ... 471, September 11, 2001aircraft crashes ... 998 775, 804, 983 Textbooks Corporations–Taxation Parent fund-raising for ... 1231–32 Reduction in ... 270 Treasury Branches Cost of living indices Alternative Business Outcomes document (Q17/01: Use of ... 1168 Defeated) ... 1173 Council of Economic Development Ministers Document re (M14/01: Defeated) ... 1172 Studies/reports of (M11/01: Defeated) ... 738 President's memo re ATB options (Q16/01: Dept. of Economic Development Defeated) ... 1173 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP541/01: Tabled) ... 1274 President's memo re status/privatization of ATB Estimates debated ... 455–56, 462 (Q15/01: Defeated) ... 1173 General remarks ... 462 Privatization of: CIBC Wood Gundy report (M8/01: International representation priorities: Studies re Defeated) ... 478 (M12/01: Accepted) ... 738 Privatization of: Studies re (M5/01: Defeated) ... Economic development 477 General remarks ... 455 Universities and colleges Electric power–Prices Financial statements inclusion in government General remarks ... 775, 804 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 477 Impact on business ... 194, 471, 804, 983 Value chain concept (Agricultural products) Other jurisdictions' prices (SP339/01: Tabled) ... General remarks ... 640, 641, 644, 645 979 Vencap Acquisition Corporation Electric power–Retail sales Government loan to: Analyses of (M10/01: General remarks ... 983 Defeated) ... 479 Electric power–Supply Wages–Nurses General remarks ... 194–95, 471, 983 General remarks ... 305 Electric utilities–Regulations Wages–Teachers Deregulation ... 471, 775 Provincial funding for ... 143–44, 219–20, 263–64, Employment opportunities 305 General remarks ... 455 Waiting lists (Medical care) Exports Reduction of ... 80 Value-added goods ... 455 The War Amps Get Ready Alberta: Strengthening the Alberta Key tag identification program: Petition re ... 1273 Advantage Water quality General remarks ... 455 Impact of intensive livestock operations on ... 645 Homeless–Housing Monitoring ... 614–15, 1216 General remarks ... 1211 Water quality–Battle River Hotel room tax General remarks ... 614–15 Elimination of ... 270 Water quality–Bellshill Lake Information and communications technology General remarks ... 614–15 Employment opportunities in ... 455 212 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Norris, Hon. Mark (PC, Edmonton-McClung) O'Neill, Mary (PC, St. Albert) (Continued) (Continued) Cadet honour band (Prairie region) International trade Recognition of ... 150 Alberta strategy re ... 455 Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer Amendment Investments Act, 2001 (Bill Pr.1) General remarks ... 455 First reading ... 505 Maiden Speeches (2001) Second reading ... 990 General remarks ... 63–65 Committee ... 991 Members' apologies to the House Third reading ... 992 General remarks ... 328 Deputy Speaker Oral Question Period (2001) Election of ... 2 Boilers Safety Association annual report ... 357 Discrimination–Sex Cost of living indices ... 1168 Insurance premiums: Legislation re (Bill 202) ... 9 Electricity costs ... 194 Insurance premiums: Letter re (SP20/01: Tabled) ... Electricity prices ... 471, 775, 804 37 Electricity pricing ... 983 Education Homelessness ... 1211 Statement re ... 271 Hotel tax ... 270 Education Week Tourism marketing ... 1072 General remarks ... 271 Parkland Institute EPCOR Group of Companies Electricity costs comparison in Alberta/B.C.: Report Rossdale power plant: Historical significance ... 777 ... 194 Extended care facilities–Fees Rotary Club, Edmonton Increase in ... 1166 Low-income housing project ... 1211 Family Violence Prevention Month Small business General remarks ... 1172 Impact of high electricity rates on ... 983 Foster home care–Finance Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 1038 Debate ... 63–65 Hewes, Mrs. Bettie Strategic Tourism Marketing Council Statement re ... 1010 General remarks ... 455, 456 Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Act, 2001 (Bill 209) September 11, 2001aircraft crashes ... 1072 Committee ... 1325–26 Tourism Human remains General remarks ... 455 Relocation of ... 777 Tourism–Marketing Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) General remarks ... 455–56 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) Made-in-Alberta campaign ... 1072 First reading ... 9 Provincial funding for ... 270 Second reading ... 29–31 Travel Alberta Secretariat Insurance–Premiums General remarks ... 455 Gender discrimination in setting of rates: O'Neill, Mary (PC, St. Albert) Legislation re (Bill 202) ... 9 The Alberta Library Gender discrimination in setting of rates: Letter re General remarks ... 473 (SP20/01: Tabled) ... 30 Alberta Personal Income Tax (In-Home Care and International Day for the Elimination of Violence Dependant Tax Credit) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill against Women 210) General remarks ... 1283 Second reading ... 1048–49 International Human Rights Day Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Recognition of ... 1321 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) International Year of Volunteers Second reading ... 635–36 Recognition of ... 622 Committee ... 1177–78 Languages–Teaching Third reading ... 1322 Motion re (Motion 501: Johnson) ... 278–79 Battered women Leaders of Tomorrow program Statement re ... 1283 Awards: Recognition of ... 621–22 Bicycle helmets Members' Statements (2001) Legislation re: Resolution re (SP584/01: Tabled) ... Bettie Hewes ... 1010 1311–12 Education ... 271 Buddle, Harry Violence against women ... 1283 Recognition of ... 1041 Men Working to End Men's Violence against Women General remarks ... 1283 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 213

O'Neill, Mary (PC, St. Albert) (Continued) Oberg, Hon. Lyle (PC, Strathmore-Brooks) Multiple sclerosis (Continued) Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 Alberta Catholic School Trustees' Association (Gordon) ... 1137 Four by four issue, Vote on ... 424, 533 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Alberta Commercial, Industrial and Municipal against Women Electricity Auction Rebate Statement re ... 1283 Application to student residences ... 112 Oral Question Period (2001) Alberta initiative for school improvement Foster children ... 1038 General remarks ... 194 Long-term care accommodation rates ... 1166 School achievement research projects ... 58–59 Mazankowski report ... 1095–96 Alberta School Boards Association Pine shakes court case ... 381 Communication campaign re school trustees ... 662 Relocation of burial sites ... 777 Fees and fund-raising document ... 308, 427, Pamela Paul endowment fund for the prevention of 1231–32, 1280, 1314 family violence Four by four issue, Vote on ... 424, 532–33, 535 Recognition of ... 1172 Alberta Supernet Paterson, Dr. John Home schoolers' access to ... 661 Recognition of ... 20 Lottery funding for ... 547 Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Alberta Teachers' Association Subsidized housing ... 657 General remarks ... 1097 Pine shake roofing Participation in excellence in teaching awards ... Court proceedings re ... 381 383–84 Premier's Advisory Council on Health Role of ... 733 Report ... 1095–96 Alberta Teachers' Association. Medicine Hat local Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Teacher contract ratification ... 1125, 1127, General remarks ... 20, 150, 473, 621–22, 1041, 1206–07, 1233–34 1172, 1321 Alberta–Economic policy Regional health authorities General remarks ... 1276 Provincewide services: Motion 508 (Gordon) ... Alex Taylor community school 1137 Closure ... 86 Renal dialysis Auditor General Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 School-generated funds accountability ... 1233 (Gordon) ... 1137 Augustana University College St. Albert Protestant Schools General remarks ... 16 Letter re Bill 16 (SP243/01: Tabled) ... 683 Bisset elementary school St. Albert Public Library Fund-raising activities ... 1280 Recognition of ... 473 Casinos St. Albert RCMP Community Advisory Committee Licences for school groups ... 1314 Bicycle helmet resolution (SP584/01: Tabled) ... Charter schools 1311–12 Financial statements (SP483/01: Tabled) ... 1203 St. Joseph industrial school, Calgary Legislation re (Bill 16) ... 375 Relocation of burial site at ... 777 Class size (Grade school) School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) General remarks ... 59, 193–94, 264 Committee ... 888 Report on ... 16, 19, 58 Letter re (SP243/01: Tabled) ... 683 Report on: Release of ... 14–15 Social housing Collective bargaining–Teachers Petition re ... 657 Contingency plans re failure of ... 1206–07 Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. General remarks ... 733 September 11, 2001aircraft crashes ... 1321 Provincewide bargaining ... 616, 1125 Traffic Safety Act Provincial budget impact on ... 264–65, 356, Bicycle helmet provisions: Resolution re 1097–98, 1125, 1207 (SP584/01: Tabled) ... 1311–12 Computers in schools Volunteers General remarks ... 1277 Recognition of ... 621–22 Dept. of Learning Youth Coalition against Poverty Annual report, 2000-01 (SP554/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Petition re subsidized housing ... 657 Estimates debated ... 361–62 Oberg, Hon. Lyle (PC, Strathmore-Brooks) Lottery funds for ... 546–47 Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board Spending cuts ... 1166 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP484/01: Tabled) ... 1203 214 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Oberg, Hon. Lyle (PC, Strathmore-Brooks) Oberg, Hon. Lyle (PC, Strathmore-Brooks) (Continued) (Continued) Dept. of Learning (Continued) John A. McDougall school Supplementary estimates 2000-01 No.2: Debated ... Closure ... 16 175 Languages–Teaching Web site ... 1233 Motion re (Motion 501: Johnson) ... 279 DeVry Institute of Technology Learning and Skills Television of Alberta Degree granting privileges ... 56 Lottery funding for ... 546 Disabled children–Education Lottery Fund Review of: Government response to ... 382 Estimates, 2001-02: Debated ... 546–47 Summer school program for ... 383 Mathematics–Teaching Disabled children–Education–Finance Fees re (for graphing calculator) ... 381 General remarks ... 382 General remarks ... 618 Edmonton Public School Board Ministerial Statements (2001) Magazine articles re (SP177/01: Tabled) ... 422 Education Week ... 351 School closures ... 86 Multiple sclerosis School fund-raising ruling ... 1314 Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 Education (Gordon) ... 1138–39 Accountability re ... 426 Oral Question Period (2001) General remarks ... 733 Alberta Teachers' Association ... 733 Education in French Catholic school board boundaries ... 532–33 Legislation re (Bill 16) ... 375 Class sizes ... 14–15, 58–59 Education Week Contingency plan for schools ... 1206–07 Statement re ... 351 DeVry Institute of Technology ... 56 Education–Curricula Education funding ... 308 Evergreening of ... 618 Education policy ... 83 Western Canada protocol on ... 618–19 Education property taxes ... 15, 776 Education–Finance English as a Second Language programs ... 1098 Cutbacks ... 1276 Establishment of school districts ... 424 General remarks ... 193–94, 305, 308, 362, 733, Excellence in Teaching Awards ... 383–84 776, 1009, 1232–33 Home schooling ... 660–61 Review of ... 1314 Hoof-and-mouth disease ... 17 User fees ... 308, 381, 426–27 Inner-city school closures ... 86 English as a Second Language Medicine Hat teachers' negotiations ... 1233–34 Federal funding for ... 1098 Postsecondary student housing costs ... 112 General remarks ... 1098 Postsecondary student loan program ... 16 Excellence in Teaching Awards Postsecondary tuition fees ... 537, 1237 Continuation of ... 383–84 Provincial achievement tests ... 1128 Forum on children's issues (October 1999) Ranking of schools ... 426 School transportation recommendations ... 269 School board boundaries ... 535 Fraser Institute School board boundary changes ... 665 School ranking report ... 426 School board trustees ... 661–62 Government of Alberta School closures ... 16, 18–19 2001-02 second quarter budget report ... 1166 School fees ... 381, 426–27 Graduate students School fund-raising ... 1231–32, 1277, 1280, 1314 Scholarships for ... 16 School funding ... 193–94 Home education–Finance School transportation ... 269 General remarks ... 660–61 School transportation guidelines ... 149–50 Hoof-and-mouth disease Schoolyard cleanup ... 469 Alberta precautions re ... 17 Special-needs review report ... 382–83 Immigrants–Language skills Teacher remuneration ... 1097–98, 1125, 1127–28, General remarks ... 1098 1166 Immigration Teachers' salaries ... 264–66, 305, 356, 384, 616, Provincial nominee program re ... 1098 776–77, 1009 Internet (Computer network) Tuition fees ... 429 Home schoolers' access to ... 660–61 Western Canada protocol on education ... 618–19 Jason Lang Scholarship Young offenders ... 471 Provincial funding for ... 16 Private Colleges Accreditation Board Jimmie Condon athletic scholarship Degree granting status given for DeVry Institute ... General remarks ... 16, 546 56 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 215

Oberg, Hon. Lyle (PC, Strathmore-Brooks) Oberg, Hon. Lyle (PC, Strathmore-Brooks) (Continued) (Continued) Private vocational schools Schoolchildren–Transportation Degree-granting status ... 56 Guidelines ... 149–50 Property tax–Education levy Legislation re ... 269 General remarks ... 175, 776 Lottery funding for ... 546 Legislation re (Bill 16) ... 375 Schools Separate school board rate ... 15 Accountability of ... 426 Public School Boards' Association of Alberta Closure ... 83 Position on four by four issue ... 424 Ranking of ... 426 Queen Mary Park school Schools, Small Closure ... 16 Curriculum advisory committee re ... 83 Regional health authorities Policy re ... 83 Provincewide services: Motion 508 (Gordon) ... Schools–Downtown areas 1138–39 Closure ... 16, 18–19, 86 Renal dialysis Schools–Utilization Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 General remarks ... 86 (Gordon) ... 1138–39 Legislation re (Bill 16) ... 375 Right to strike–Teachers Schoolyard cleanup General remarks ... 1009 General remarks ... 469 Sacred Heart school Separate schools Closure ... 18, 86 Legislation re (Bill 16) ... 375 Safe and Caring Schools initiative Property tax rates ... 15 General remarks ... 471 Strathmore storefront school Scholarships General remarks ... 351 Lottery funding for ... 546 Strikes and lockouts–Teachers Provincial funding for ... 16 Contingency plans re ... 1206–07 School Act General remarks ... 384, 1009, 1166 Amendment: Public/separate school property tax Student financial aid rate ... 15 Provincial funding for ... 16, 362, 429, 537, 1237 General remarks ... 1206 Student residences The School Administrator (Magazine) Energy rebates to ... 112 Issue re Edmonton Public School Board (SP177/01: Rent increases in ... 112 Tabled) ... 422 Student testing School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Achievement tests ... 1128 First reading ... 375 Textbooks Second reading ... 444 On-line availability ... 1232 Committee ... 1023–24, 1024–27, 1058, 1059–60 Parent fund-raising for ... 426–27, 1231–33, 1314 Third reading ... 1060, 1062 Traffic safety Amendment (SP297 & 367/01: Tabled) ... 1023 General remarks ... 269 Amendment (SP368 & 388/01: Tabled) ... 1023 Tuition fees General remarks ... 424, 665 Cap on ... 429, 537 School boards General remarks ... 429, 537, 1237 Financial statements (SP483/01: Tabled) ... 1203 Universities and colleges Funding ... 362 Financial statements (SP483/01: Tabled) ... 1203 Minority-faith membership on ... 533, 535 Universities and colleges–Finance School councils General remarks ... 429 Fund-raising activities ... 1231–33, 1276, 1277, University of Alberta 1280, 1314 Financial statements (SP483/01: Tabled) ... 1203 School districts, Catholic–Boundaries Student residences rent increases ... 112 Four by four issue ... 424, 532–33, 535, 665 University of Calgary School districts–Boundaries Financial statements (SP483/01: Tabled) ... 1203 Establishment of ... 424, 665 Wages–Nurses General remarks ... 535 General remarks ... 305, 1128 School elections Wages–School trustees General remarks ... 662 General remarks ... 661–62 School trips–Europe Wages–Teachers Precautions re hoof-and-mouth disease ... 17 Cross Canada comparison ... 776–77 School trustees Cross Canada comparison: Table of (SP274/01: Recruitment of ... 662 Tabled) ... 777 216 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Oberg, Hon. Lyle (PC, Strathmore-Brooks) Pannu, Dr. Raj (ND, Edmonton-Strathcona) (Continued) 2005 Alberta centennial celebrations Wages–Teachers (Continued) General remarks ... 144 General remarks ... 616 MLA delivery of cheques re ... 650–51 Provincial funding for ... 193–94, 264–66, 305, 356, Aboriginal children 384, 616, 776–77, 1009, 1097–98, 1125, Goverment programs ... 1170 1127–28, 1166 Abortion Young offenders in schools Coverage under health care plan ... 1070, 1095 Notification re ... 471 General remarks ... 1095 Youth Criminal Justice Act (Federal Bill C-3) Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Information-sharing provisions (Clause 125) ... 471 2001 (Bill 28) Ouellette, Mr. Luke (PC, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake) Second reading ... 1145–47 Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Committee ... 1303–05 Cloud seeding practices ... 944 Airplane crashes–Brooklyn, N.Y. Alberta Foster Parent Association American Airlines flight 587 ... 998 Cottonwood campground operation ... 617 Airplane crashes–Pennsylvania Alberta Personal Income Tax (In-Home Care and Terrorist attack, September 11, 2001 ... 998–99 Dependant Tax Credit) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Alberta Blue Cross Plan 210) Drug list addition (Remicide): Letter re (SP384/01: Second reading ... 1052–53 Tabled) ... 1032 Six month hoist amendment ... 1053 Funding for ... 335 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Third reading ... 919–21 Second reading ... 697–98, 738–39 Alberta Federation of Labour Committee ... 1135–36 Workplace accident rates: News release re Chinook's Edge school division (SP90/01: Tabled) ... 189 Letter re Bill 16, School Amendment Act, 2001 Alberta Foundation for the Arts (SP214/01: Tabled) ... 613 General remarks ... 650 Cloud seeding Alberta Gaming Commission General remarks ... 943–44 Former chair's conflict of interest charge ... 307, Cottonwood campground 378, 424–25 Operation of ... 617 Former chair's tenure: Investigation of decisions Crop insurance companies during ... 466 Cloud seeding practices ... 943–44 Former chair's tenure: Investigation of VLT licences Electric power–Prices awarded during ... 466 Impact on business ... 194–95 Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Electric utilities–Regulations Abortion coverage ... 1070, 1095 Deregulation ... 195 Diabetic supplies for children coverage: Petition re Fox Run and Mother Teresa school ... 1121, 1161, 1203, 1311, 1349 Statement re ... 1131–32 Insured services, Modifications to ... 1005, Maiden Speeches (2001) 1035–36, 1070, 1076 General remarks ... 227–28 Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums Members' Statements (2001) Elimination of ... 335 Fox Run and Mother Teresa school ... 1131–32 Elimination of: Letter re (SP194/01: Tabled) ... 505 Oral Question Period (2001) Increase to ... 1005 Cloud seeding ... 943–44 Seniors' premiums ... 678 Cottonwood campground ... 617 Write-offs of unpaid premiums ... 335 Electricity costs ... 194–95 Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission Parkland Institute Funding ... 650 Electricity costs comparison in Alberta/B.C.: Report Alberta Social Housing Corporation ... 194 Funding for ... 679 Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act Alberta Teachers' Association (Bill 206) Alberta budget analysis (SP221/01: Tabled) ... 613 Second reading ... 580–81 School board funding resolution (SP244/01: Tabled) School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) ... 683 Letter re (SP214/01: Tabled) ... 613 Alberta Wellnet (Health information network) Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 335 Debate ... 227–28 Alberta Wilderness Association Letter re Kananaskis region FMA (SP345/01: Tabled) ... 979 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 217

Pannu, Dr. Raj (ND, Edmonton-Strathcona) Pannu, Dr. Raj (ND, Edmonton-Strathcona) (Continued) (Continued) American Airlines Child welfare workers Plane crash (flight 587), Brooklyn ... 998 Caseloads ... 522, 1284 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill Child welfare–Finance 5) Cutbacks ... 522, 1207, 1277 Second reading ... 203–04 Cutbacks: Letter re (SP592/01: Tabled) ... 1312 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 Cutbacks: Statement re ... 1284 (No.2) (Bill 30) Child welfare–Finance–Calgary General remarks ... 1284 Cutbacks ... 1233 Arts Barns, Edmonton Cutbacks: Letter re (SP518/01: Tabled) ... 1230 Renovation grant to ... 651 Children and poverty Arts–Finance General remarks ... 521 Provincial assistance to ... 650 Children's Advocate Bighorn wildland park Annual report, 1999-2000 ... 522 Designation as protected park: Letter re (SP155/01: Chinchaga special area Tabled) ... 350 Designation of: Petition re ... 1229, 1273 Industrial development in: Letter re (SP272/01: Citizenship–Teaching Tabled) ... 770 General remarks ... 369 Budget Class size (Grade school) Debate (Motion 13: Nelson) ... 173–75 General remarks ... 221 Calgary Pregnancy Care Centre Letters re (SP117 & 166/01: Tabled) ... 218, 376 Teaching of sex education curriculum ... 982 Report on ... 372 Calgary Rocky View child and family services Report on: Release of ... 14–15 authority Code of conduct and ethics (Senior provincial officials) Funding cuts to ... 1207, 1233 General remarks ... 512 Funding cuts to: Letter re (SP518/01: Tabled) ... Collective bargaining–Teachers 1230 Provincewide bargaining ... 616 Governance budget ... 525–26 Provincial budget impact on ... 371, 686 Canada Health Act Provincial budget impact on: Emergency motion re Challenge to interpretation of ... 1076, 1095 ... 693 Challenge to interpretation of: News article re Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada (SP392/01: Tabled) ... 1068 Seniors' Action and Liason Team's submission to Provincial support for: Letters re (SP357-359/01: (SP420/01: Tabled) ... 1092 Tabled) ... 1000–01 Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, Canada in Motion (Report) Standing (House of Commons) Copy tabled (SP129/01) ... 262 Letter to, re lobbyists' review by (SP157/01: Tabled) General remarks ... 265 ... 350 Canadian Federation of University Women. Alberta Conflict of interest Council Former Gaming Commission chair's court case ... Public library fee elimination: Letter re (SP128/01: 307, 378, 424–25, 466 Tabled) ... 262 Guidelines for senior government officials ... 353 Canadian Institute for Health Information House of Commons committee report on: Letter re General remarks ... 943 (SP157/01: Tabled) ... 350 Canadian Teachers' Federation Conflicts of Interest Act Survey re teachers' out-of-pocket contributions to Review of (Tupper report) ... 353 teaching (SP213/01: Tabled) ... 569 Review of (Tupper report) (SP142/01: Tabled) ... Child and family services authorities 304 Funding ... 525 Review of (Tupper report): News release re Child welfare (SP156/01: Tabled) ... 353 Aboriginal children ... 1358 Cooperatives Act (Bill 2) Early childhood intervention programs ... 522, 1284 Third reading ... 914–15 Early childhood intervention programs: Aboriginal Cormack, Audrey children ... 1358 Recognition of ... 314 Child welfare agencies Corporations–Taxation Funding cuts to ... 1129, 1170, 1207, 1233, 1277, Reduction in ... 1170, 1207, 1284 1358 Court administration Funding cuts to: Memo re (SP474: Tabled) ... 1163 Caseloads ... 195–96 Child welfare recipients General remarks ... 521–22 218 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Pannu, Dr. Raj (ND, Edmonton-Strathcona) Pannu, Dr. Raj (ND, Edmonton-Strathcona) (Continued) (Continued) Crossroads House Elections, Provincial Chart re services provided in (SP495/01: Tabled) ... Health care reform as issue in ... 1005, 1070, 1076 1204 Electric power plants Closure of ... 1129, 1170 Approval process re ... 112–13 Day care centres–Finance Electric power, Coal-produced General remarks ... 522 Approval process re ... 112–13 Day of Mourning for Injured Workers Electric power, Coal-produced–Environmental aspects Statement re ... 199 General remarks ... 801 Day, Stockwell (Former MLA) Electric power–Export Taxpayer payment of legal bills of ... 660 Export permit application (SP291/01: Tabled) ... Dept. of Children's Services 798 Estimates debated ... 521–22, 525–26 General remarks ... 800–01 Minister's resignation ... 1233 Electric power–Prices Performance measures ... 522 Impact on seniors ... 678 Dept. of Community Development Electric utilities–Regulations Estimates debated ... 650–51 Deregulation ... 112 General remarks ... 650 Emergency motions under Standing Order 40 Dept. of Health and Wellness Teachers' collective bargaining ... 693 Business plan ... 334–35 Environmental impact assessments Estimates debated ... 334–35 Coal-fired power production ... 112–13 Performance measures ... 335 Inland Cement plant conversion to coal-fired Dept. of Justice and Attorney General production ... 535–36, 575, 666 Business plan ... 196 Extended care facilities Dept. of Learning Waiting lists re ... 678 Business plan ... 368 Family and community support services program Estimates debated ... 368–70, 371–72 Performance measures re ... 522 Dept. of Seniors Film development grant program Debt servicing costs ... 678 Extension of ... 650 Estimates debated ... 677–79 Film industry General remarks ... 677 Provincial assistance for ... 650 DeVry Institute of Technology Forest fires–Control Degree granting privileges ... 55–56, 368 Funding for ... 1284 Diabetic supplies for children Forest management agreements Coverage under health care plan: Petition re ... Proposed Kananaskis Country agreement ... 651 1121, 1161, 1203, 1311, 1349 Proposed Kananaskis Country agreement: Letter re Disabled children (SP345/01: Tabled) ... 979 Government programs for: Funding ... 522 Spray Lakes agreement, Kananaskis Country ... 734 Drought Spray Lakes agreement, Kananaskis Country: Provincial assistance re ... 1284 Letters re (SP155, 199-200, 237-238, 252-55/01: Drugs, Prescription–Prices Tabled) ... 350, 530, 658, 727 General remarks ... 335 Gas, Natural–Prices Edmonton Aboriginal Coalition for Children and Impact on seniors ... 678 Families Government agencies, boards, and commissions News release (SP593/01: Tabled) ... 1312 Conflict of interest guidelines for ... 353 Edmonton Coalition on Homelessness Government attorneys Action Day activities (SP429/01: Tabled) ... 1122 Funding for ... 1284 Education Government, Role of General remarks ... 369, 999 General remarks ... 998–99 Letter re (SP212/01: Tabled) ... 569 Health Care Protection Act (Bill 11, 2000) Education, Postsecondary General remarks ... 335 General remarks ... 368–69 Letters re (SP357-359/01: Tabled) ... 1000–01 Education–Finance Health Services Utilization Commission ATA analysis of (SP221/01: Tabled) ... 613 General remarks ... 943 General remarks ... 221, 569 Healthy Aging initiative Letters re (SP117, 212, 289-290/01: Tabled) ... 218, General remarks ... 679 569, 798 Home care program Education–Finance–Medicine Hat area General remarks ... 335 Letter re (SP183/01: Tabled) ... 422 Waiting lists re ... 678 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 219

Pannu, Dr. Raj (ND, Edmonton-Strathcona) Pannu, Dr. Raj (ND, Edmonton-Strathcona) (Continued) (Continued) Homeless–Housing Medical care (Continued) Federal funding for ... 1211 Restructuring of: As election issue ... 1005, 1070, General remarks ... 679, 1211 1076 Homelessness Action Day Restructuring of: Premier's pre- and post-election Document re (SP429/01: Tabled) ... 1122 comments re ... 1005, 1035, 1070 General remarks ... 1211 Medical care, Private Housing–Paskapoo Slopes area General remarks ... 334 Letter re (SP88/01: Tabled) ... 142 Medical care–Finance Human rights and citizenship branch (Community User fees ... 1005, 1035, 1070, 1076 Development) User fees: News article re (SP393/01: Tabled) ... Funding ... 650 1068 Income tax, Provincial Medical care–Utilization Flat tax ... 1170 Study of ... 943 Inland Cement Limited Medical profession–Fees Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production ... General remarks ... 220 666 Medicare Protection Act (Bill 204) Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production: Second reading ... 315–16 Public hearings re ... 535–36, 575 Members of the Legislative Assembly Inter-City Forum on Social Policy Transition allowance for ... 1284 Report on poverty ... 521 Members' Statements (2001) International Criminal Court Children's services ... 1284 Role of ... 998 Election campaign ... 1076 Jaber, Ziad Inland Cement Limited ... 667 Reasons for judgement re court case of (SP189/01: International Day of Mourning ... 199 Tabled) ... 464 Mental health services Kananaskis Country General remarks ... 651 Proposed forest management agreement in ... 651 Métis Settlements child and family services authority Proposed forest management agreement in: Letter re Funding ... 525 (SP345/01: Tabled) ... 979 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 19) Labour supply Third reading ... 932 General remarks ... 369 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) Libraries (Bill 31) Borrower fees: Letter re (SP128/01: Tabled) ... 262 Committee ... 1345–46 Libraries–Finance Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. General remarks ... 650 Electricity export permit application (SP291/01: Lobbyists–Registration Tabled) ... 798, 800 Letter to House of Commons committee re Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (SP157/01: Tabled) ... 350 Electricity export permit application ... 800–01 Logging–Kananaskis Country National Energy Board Spray Lake Sawmills plans re ... 734 Electricity export permit application ... 800–01 Spray Lake Sawmills plans re: Letters re (SP155, Electricity export permit application (SP291/01: 199-200, 237-238, 252-55/01: Tabled) ... 350, Tabled) ... 798, 800 530, 658, 727 Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Low-income families Third reading ... 901–02 General remarks ... 521 North American free trade agreement Ma'Mõwe child and family services authority Electricity export provisions ... 801 Funding cutbacks ... 1170, 1358 National treatment chapter ... 368 Funding cutbacks: Letter re (SP570/01: Tabled) ... Northern Gateway school division 1275 Letter re Bill 16 (SP333/01: Tabled) ... 935 Funding cutbacks: Memo re (SP474/01: Tabled) ... Office of the Premier 1163 Congratulations to Premier ... 12 Governance budget ... 525–26 Former executive director of: Loan to ... 378, May Week Festival 424–25 Calendar of events (SP91/01: Tabled) ... 189 Old Strathcona Youth Co-op Medical care Recognition of ... 1239 General remarks ... 335 Oral Question Period (2001) Restructuring of ... 1005, 1070 Aboriginal children's services ... 1358 Abortion funding ... 1095 220 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Pannu, Dr. Raj (ND, Edmonton-Strathcona) Pannu, Dr. Raj (ND, Edmonton-Strathcona) (Continued) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) Premier's Advisory Council on Health Children's services ... 1233, 1277 Advance briefing on report of, to ND caucus ... Children's Services funding ... 1170, 1207 1319 Class sizes ... 14–15 Advance briefing on report of, to ND caucus: Letter Coal-fired power production ... 112–13 re (SP600/01: Tabled) ... 1349 Code of conduct and ethics ... 512 Advertising of ... 1318 Conflict of interest court case ... 307, 378, 424–25 General remarks ... 335, 943 Conflict of interest guidelines ... 353 Report ... 1318–19 Crossroads program ... 1129 Preventive medical services Delisting of health services ... 1035–36 General remarks ... 335 DeVry Institute of Technology ... 55–56 Private schools–Finance Electricity exports ... 800–01 General remarks ... 221, 372 Gaming licences ... 466 Private vocational schools Health care reform ... 1005 Degree-granting status ... 55–56, 368 Health care system ... 1070 Prostitution, Juvenile Health Services Utilization Commission ... 943 Crossroads safe house program re, Closure of ... Homelessness ... 1211 1129, 1170 Inland Cement Limited ... 535–36, 575 Protected areas Judicial system ... 195–96 Government department responsible for ... 651 Mazankowski report ... 1318–19 Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act Orthopedic surgery waiting lists ... 265 General remarks ... 1129 Risk management fund review ... 660 Provincial Archives of Alberta Sex education curriculum ... 982 Replacement facility ... 651 Spray Lakes forest management agreement ... 734 Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 27) Supports for independence ... 144–45 Second reading ... 1064–65 Teachers' salaries ... 220–21, 615–16, 686, 771–72 Public assistance Orthopedic surgery waiting lists Level of ... 144–45 Economic impact of ... 265 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Report on (SP129/01: Tabled) ... 262 General remarks ... 314, 622, 1100, 1239 Orthopedic surgery, Private Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 General remarks ... 265 (Bill 7) Parks, Provincial Second reading ... 214–15 Government department responsible for ... 651 Third reading ... 969–70 Parliamentary language Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act General remarks ... 323, 1100 (Bill 206) Paskapoo Slopes Second reading ... 628–29 Preservation of: Letter re (SP88/01: Tabled) ... 142 Remicide (Drug) Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Inclusion in Alberta drug plan: Letter re (SP384/01: Terrorist attack on, September 11, 2001 ... 998–99 Tabled) ... 1032 Persons with Developmental Disabilities Provincial Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Board Second reading ... 165–66 Budget ... 651 Risk management fund for Members of the Legislative Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Assembly Chinchaga wilderness area designation ... 1229, Eligibility criteria: Legal review of ... 660 1273 Eligibility criteria: Legal review of, Letter re Diabetic supplies for children, Coverage of ... 1121, (SP239/01: Tabled) ... 658 1161, 1203, 1311, 1349 Salvation Army Children's Village Women's shelter funding ... 9, 51 Connect program: Closure ... 1233, 1277 Point of Order Schindler, Dr. David Inflammatory language ... 892 Recognition of ... 1100 Parliamentary language ... 323, 1100 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Poverty Second reading ... 813–15 General remarks ... 521–22 Committee ... 883–84, 892–94, 1025, 1058–59 Prairie Rose school division Third reading ... 1060–61 Budget cuts implications: Letters re (SP289-290/01: Letter re (SP333/01: Tabled) ... 935 Tabled) ... 798 School boards Funding: ATA resolution re (SP244/01: Tabled) ... 683 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 221

Pannu, Dr. Raj (ND, Edmonton-Strathcona) Pannu, Dr. Raj (ND, Edmonton-Strathcona) (Continued) (Continued) Schools–Edmonton United Nations Closure: Letter from Mayor re (SP3/01: Tabled) ... 9 Role of ... 998 Schools–Medicine Hat area University teachers Triple grading of class in: Letter re (SP183/01: Provincial funding for ... 369 Tabled) ... 422 Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act Senior citizens–Housing (Bill 25) General remarks ... 679 Second reading ... 1106–08 Property tax reduction program ... 678 Third reading ... 1340–41 Senior citizens–Medical care Video gambling machines Prescription drug usage ... 678 Licences for, awarded during former chair's tenure Prescription drug usage: Universal plan for ... 466 coverage of ... 678 Wages–Day care centre employees Seniors' Action and Liason Team General remarks ... 522 Submission to Romanow commission (SP420/01: Wages–Minimum wage Tabled) ... 1092 General remarks ... 521 Seniors' issues Wages–Nurses General remarks ... 677–79 General remarks ... 220 Sex education–Curricula Wages–Teachers Criteria re teaching of ... 982 ATA analysis of (SP221/01: Tabled) ... 613 Social housing General remarks ... 615 General remarks ... 1211 Letter re (SP356/01: Tabled) ... 1000 Provincial initiatives re ... 678–79 Provincial funding for ... 220–21, 371–72, 616, 686, Speaker 693, 771–72 Congratulations to ... 12 Waiting lists (Medical care) Speech from the Throne Performance measures re ... 335 Debate ... 43–45 Reduction of ... 335 Spray Lake Sawmills (1980) Ltd. Welcome Home Community (Mennonite family FMA negotiations, Kananaskis Country ... 651, 734 support program) FMA negotiations, Kananaskis Country: Public Government funding cut to: Letter re (SP570/01: hearings ... 734 Tabled) ... 1275 Logging plans in Kananaskis Country: Letters re Women's issues (SP155, 199-200, 237-238, 252-55/01: Tabled) ... General remarks ... 650 350, 530, 658, 727 Women's shelters–Finance Standing Orders Petition re ... 9, 51 Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... Workers' health 1198–99, 1246–47, 1250–52 Statement re ... 199 Stollery, Robert Workplace safety General remarks ... 1207, 1284 Accident rates: AFL news release re (SP90/01: Strikes and lockouts–Teachers Tabled) ... 189 General remarks ... 693, 1170 Statement re ... 199 Summit of the Americas, Quebec City (April 2001) World Trade Centre, New York City Security precautions: News article re (SP67/01: Terrorist attacks on, September 11, 2001 ... 998–99 Tabled) ... 109 Rathgeber, Mr. Brent (PC, Edmonton-Calder) Supplementary estimates Alberta School Boards Association General remarks ... 1284 Fees and fund-raising document ... 1280 Supports for independence program Bisset elementary school General remarks ... 144 Fund-raising activities ... 1280 Teachers Environmental impact assessments Out-of-pocket contributions to teaching (SP213/01: Inland Cement plant conversion to coal-fired Tabled) ... 569 production ... 146–47 Recognition of ... 622 Excellence in Teaching Awards Terrorist attacks–New York City/Washington, D.C. Recognition of ... 386 September 11, 2001aircraft crashes ... 998–99 Gang-related crime Tolerance General remarks ... 196 Promotion of ... 998 Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Tuition fees Act, 2001 (Bill 209) General remarks ... 368–69, 372 Second reading ... 956–57 Review of ... 369 Third reading ... 1335 222 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Rathgeber, Mr. Brent (PC, Edmonton-Calder) Shariff, Shiraz (PC, Calgary-McCall) (Continued) Alberta Council of Women's Shelters Inland Cement Limited General remarks ... 1320 Coal-fired plant emissions: Health aspects ... 146 Information sheet (SP585/01: Tabled) ... 1312 Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production ... Bottle recycling 146–47 Inclusion of beer bottles in ... 537 Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production: Deputy Chairman of Committees Public hearings re ... 147 Election of ... 2 Maiden Speeches (2001) Diwali (Festival of Light) General remarks ... 72–73 General remarks ... 1284 Nursing Week Immigrants of Distinction Awards Recognition of ... 472–73 Statement re ... 430–31 O'Byrne, Mr. Justice Michael Jaffer, Dr. Noor Recognition of ... 226 Statement re ... 1212 Oral Question Period (2001) Members' Statements (2001) Inland Cement Limited ... 146–47 Dr. Noor Jaffer ... 1212 Organized crime ... 196 Immigrants of Distinction Awards ... 430–31 School fund-raising ... 1280 Mrs. Urvashi Sabharwal ... 1283–84 Organized crime Oral Question Period (2001) General remarks ... 196 Bottle recycling ... 537 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Civil service retention ... 941 General remarks ... 226, 386, 472–73 Supports for independence ... 429–30 School councils Women's shelters ... 1320 Fund-raising activities ... 1280 Parliamentary language Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 323 Debate ... 72–73 Point of Order Renner, Rob (PC, Medicine Hat) Parliamentary language ... 323 Alberta Energy Tax Refund Public Highways Development Amendment Act, 2001 Deductions from ... 511 (Bill 201) Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) Second reading ... 23–24 Second reading ... 749–50 Public service–Alberta Automobile drivers' licences General remarks ... 941 Changes to classification of (RV drivers) ... 537–38 Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Canadian Fertilizers Limited Committee ... 485 Cogeneration plant, Medicine Hat: News release re Sabharwal, Mrs. Urvashi (SP284/01: Tabled) ... 798 Statement re ... 1283–84 Cypress Hills Provincial Park Supports for independence program Supervision of graduation celebrations in ... 380 General remarks ... 429–30 Zero tolerance policy ... 380 Wages–Child welfare workers Electric power plants General remarks ... 430 Locating of: Credits re ... 798 Wages–Social workers Foremost Municipal Library General remarks ... 429 Recognition of ... 473 Women's shelters Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) General remarks ... 1320 Amendment (SP225/01: Tabled) ... 655 Information sheet re ... 1320 Oral Question Period (2001) Information sheet re (SP585/01: Tabled) ... 1312 Driver licensing ... 537–38 Women's shelters–Finance Energy rebates ... 511 General remarks ... 1320 Provincial parks supervision ... 380 Smith, Hon. Murray D. (PC, Calgary-Varsity) PanCanadian Petroleum Limited Advisory Council on Electricity Power plant announcement: News release re General remarks ... 59 (SP284/01: Tabled) ... 798 Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Public Highways Development Amendment Act, 2001 Counties (Bill 201) Involvement with contaminated site cleanup Second reading ... 26–27 program ... 803 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Alberta Commercial, Industrial and Municipal General remarks ... 473 Electricity Auction Rebate Residential Care Housing Committee Act (Bill 203) Application to student residences ... 112 Committee ... 486–87 General remarks ... 59 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 223

Smith, Hon. Murray D. (PC, Calgary-Varsity) Smith, Hon. Murray D. (PC, Calgary-Varsity) (Continued) (Continued) Alberta Electricity Auction Rebate Competition Bureau (Federal) General remarks ... 59, 114 Conflict with Alberta market surveillance Alberta Energy and Utilities Board administrator's jurisdiction ... 534 Electric power line transmission capacity approval Condominiums ... 472 Commercial electricity rate rebate ... 55 Electric power price fairness review ... 54, 59 Consumer protection Electric power price regulation ... 1094, 1126, 1208 Against natural gas retail prices ... 306–07 Electric power retail review ... 306, 510 Dept. of Energy Electricity rate classifications, Establishment of ... Estimates debated ... 562, 568 56–57 Electric power conservation Natural gas pricing mandate ... 13, 306–07 General remarks ... 307, 309, 802–03 Public safety and sour gas implementation plans Electric power grid (Prairie provinces) (SP141/01: Tabled) ... 303 General remarks ... 802 Rossdale power plant expansion hearings ... 113 Electric power lines Staffing ... 568 Capacity ... 472 TransCanada Energy's Grande Prairie project ... 467 General remarks ... 377–78 Alberta Energy Tax Refund Electric power plants Application to university students ... 112 Locating of: Credits re ... 377–78, 427–28, 467, 472 General remarks ... 59, 307, 577 Electric power, Coal-produced Alberta royalty tax credit General remarks ... 55, 308–09, 736 Review of: Studies (M2/01: Accepted) ... 476 Electric power–Export Alberta settlement committee (Rural electricity General remarks ... 800–01 problems) Impact on consumer power costs ... 574–75 General remarks ... 1211 Electric power–Prices Alliance pipeline Curent power prices: News release re (SP391 & General remarks ... 13, 689, 802 423/01: Tabled) ... 1068, 1094 Apartments Deferral accounting re ... 14, 81, 1094–95, 1126 Commercial electricity rate rebate ... 55 General remarks ... 12, 54, 309–10, 472, 568, 575, ATCO Gas 772, 775, 803, 1126–27 Financing charges passed to consumer ... 306–07 Impact of power exports on ... 574–75 Balancing Pool for Alberta's Electricity Consumers Impact on business ... 195 Annual report, 2000 (SP242/01: Tabled) ... 683 Regulated rate option ... 802 Builders' Lien Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 22) Electric power–Prices–Rural areas Second reading ... 1056 Impact on small business ... 114–15 Calgary (City) Electric power–Retail sales Energy saving initiatives ... 307, 802 General remarks ... 306, 772–73 Calpine Corporation List of registered retailers (SP72/01: Tabled) ... 115 Electric power production ... 306 Electric power–Supply Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers General remarks ... 54, 115, 306, 309, 425, 428, Involvement in continental energy talks ... 691 472, 568, 575, 801 Canadian Hunter Exploration Ltd. Impact of shortages of, on consumer prices ... 425 Mexico operations ... 148 Electric utilities Centre for the Advancement of Energy Markets Coalition of ... 510–11 General remarks ... 1209 Guaranteed rates of return for ... 57 CIC (Crown Investments Corporation) Industrial Electric utilities–Rates Interests Inc. General remarks ... 56–57 Joint upside interest agreement re Lloydminster Regulated rate option ... 1208–09 upgrader (Q3/01: Defeated) ... 622 Electric utilities–Regulations Climate Change Central Deregulation ... 12, 14, 81, 114, 195, 533–34, General remarks ... 307 802–03, 1094–95, 1126–27, 1208–09 Coal industry Deregulation: Impact on utility bills (M3/01: General remarks ... 562 Defeated) ... 476 Coal–Export–United States Deregulation: Review of ... 1208 General remarks ... 691 Electrical power purchase agreements Coal–Supplies Unsold agreements, Options re (M1/01: Defeated) Provision for personal consumption ... 735–36 ... 475–76 224 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Smith, Hon. Murray D. (PC, Calgary-Varsity) Smith, Hon. Murray D. (PC, Calgary-Varsity) (Continued) (Continued) Energy industry Irrigation General remarks ... 562 Energy rebates application to ... 772 Energy industry–Environmental aspects Light rail transport–Calgary Tree cutting issues ... 1039 Use of wind power ... 307, 802 Energy policy, American Market achievement plan (Electric power production) Impact on Alberta ... 691 Options under, re unsold PPAs (M1/01: Defeated) Energy policy, Continental ... 475–76 General remarks ... 147–48, 691 MJ Ervin & Associates Inc. Energy rebates Cross Canada gasoline price survey (SP376/01: Applicability to shared-meter apartments/condos ... Tabled) ... 1031 55 Morgan Stanley Dean Witter General remarks ... 59, 114–15 Electricity export permit application ... 800–01 Energy resources, Alternate National Energy Board General remarks ... 562 Alliance pipeline hearings ... 802 Energy resources–Export–United States Electricity export permit application ... 800–01 General remarks ... 691 Submission to, noting market surveillance Enmax Corporation administrator's functional deficiency ... 533–34 Deferral accounts ... 1094–95 Natural gas liquids policy task force Third-quarter earnings report (SP424/01: Tabled) ... Report ... 802 1094 Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) Environmental impact assessments Second reading ... 88–89 Rossdale power plant expansion ... 113 Third reading ... 897–98 EPCOR Group of Companies Natural gas rebate program Deferral accounts ... 81, 1094–95 General remarks ... 59 Purchase of electricity customers from Utilicorp ... Natural resources 772 Provincial control of ... 691 Rossdale power plant ... 113 North American energy working group Ethane–Supply Alberta role in ... 147–48, 691 General remarks ... 568, 802 North American free trade agreement The Firm (Electricity users group) Electricity export provisions ... 801 General remarks ... 510–11 Impact on energy rebate programs ... 59 Gas industry Oil–Export–United States General remarks ... 148 General remarks ... 691 Gas industry–Mexico Oral Question Period (2001) General remarks ... 148 Coal supplies ... 735–36 Gas pipelines–Alaska/Northwest Territories thru Coalition of power companies ... 510–11 Alberta Electric power generation ... 54–55, 377–78, Stripping of natural gas liquids from throughput of 427–28 ... 802 Electric power supply ... 425 Gas well drilling industry Electricity conservation ... 307 General remarks ... 689 Electricity costs ... 195 Gas, Natural–Export–United States Electricity deregulation ... 533–34, 802–03, General remarks ... 689, 691 1208–09 Gas, Natural–Prices Electricity exports ... 574–75, 800–01 General remarks ... 13, 568, 736, 802 Electricity marketing ... 306 Legislation re (Bill 1) ... 59 Electricity prices ... 775 Gas, Natural–Supplies Electricity pricing ... 12, 14, 81, 309–10, 1094–95, General remarks ... 689 1126–27 Gasoline–Prices Electricity rates ... 56–57, 772–73 Cross Canada survey re (SP376/01: Tabled) ... 1031 Electricity rebates ... 55 Increase in ... 577 Electricity transmission line capacity ... 472 Husky Oil Ltd. Energy and Utilities Board ... 191, 467 Heavy oil upgrader, Lloydminster: Provincial Energy rebates ... 59 upside interest from (Q3/01: Defeated) ... 622 Gas marketing ... 306–07 Industrial Power Consumers & Cogenerators Gasoline pricing ... 577 Association of Alberta Industrial disturbance in forests ... 1039 Submission to NEB, noting market surveillance Kyoto climate change agreement ... 1210 administrator's functional deficiency ... 533–34 Natural gas liquids ... 802 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 225

Smith, Hon. Murray D. (PC, Calgary-Varsity) Smith, Hon. Murray D. (PC, Calgary-Varsity) (Continued) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) TransCanada Piplines Limited Natural gas pricing ... 13 Power plant announcement ... 54, 115, 195, 306, Natural gas reserves ... 689 472, 801 New power generation plants ... 308–09 Power plant announcement: News release re North American energy working group ... 147–48 (SP15/01: Tabled) ... 10 Postsecondary student housing costs ... 112 University of Alberta Rossdale power plant expansion ... 113 Student residences rent increases ... 112 Rural electricity costs ... 114–15 Utilicorp Networks Canada Ltd. Rural electrification associations ... 1211 Sale of electricity customers to EPCOR ... 772 U.S. energy policy ... 691 Wind power PanCanadian Petroleum Limited General remarks ... 562 Power plant announcement ... 115, 195, 306, 801 Wind power–Calgary Paramount Resources Ltd. Use to power LRT ... 307, 802 Mexico operations ... 148 Snelgrove, Mr. Lloyd (PC, Vermilion-Lloydminster) Petrochemical industry Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) General remarks ... 148, 802 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Point of Order Second reading ... 632–34 Clarification ... 562 Committee ... 1134–35 Inflammatory language ... 892 Amendment: Title changed from ... (Tools Power Pool Council Deduction) Amendment Act, 2001 (SP443 & General remarks ... 802, 1211 477/01: Tabled) ... 1134 Market surveillance administrator ... 510, 802 Ambulance service–Minburn County area Market surveillance administrator: Legislative General remarks ... 271 deficiencies re ... 533–34 Canada 3000 Airlines Limited Power Pool of Alberta Bankruptcy ... 1277 Annual report, 2000 (SP241/01: Tabled) ... 683 Consumer protection Curent power prices: News release re (SP391 & Internet sales regulation ... 1277–78 423/01: Tabled) ... 1068, 1094 Electronic commerce Power prices and exports: Discussion paper on ... Internet sales regulation re ... 1277–78 574–75 Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Precision Drilling Corporation Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Mexico operations ... 148 Committee ... 1327 Reforestation Home care program–Minburn County area Energy industry sites ... 1039 General remarks ... 271 Rural electrification associations Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) Load settlement estimates problem ... 1211 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) Seismic lines–Environmental aspects Second reading ... 122 General remarks ... 1039 Maiden Speeches (2001) Senior Petroleum Producers Association General remarks ... 69–71 Alberta electricity exports concerns ... 575 Mannville health complex Small business–Rural areas Transfer to different health region ... 270–71 Impact of high electricity rates on ... 114–15 Nelson Lumber Company Ltd. Student residences Recognition of ... 806 Energy rebates to ... 112 Oral Question Period (2001) Rent increases in ... 112 Internet sales regulations ... 1277–78 Summit of the Americas, Quebec City (April 2001) Regional health authority boundaries ... 270–71 General remarks ... 147–48 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Suncor Energy Inc. General remarks ... 806 Future plans (Voyageur project) news release Regional health authorities–Boundaries (SP377/01: Tabled) ... 1032 Changes to ... 270–71 Tar sands development Speech from the Throne General remarks ... 562, 691, 1032 Debate ... 69–71 TransAlta Utilities Corporation Speaker, The (Kowalski, Hon. Kenneth R.) Sale of customers to Utilicorp ... 772 Alberta Gaming Commission TransCanada Energy Former chair's conflict of interest charge ... 307 Grande Prairie site's credit incentives ... 427–28, Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) 467 Memo re Committee reading of (SP361/01: Tabled) ... 1001 226 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Speaker, The (Kowalski, Hon. Kenneth R.) (Continued) Speaker, The (Kowalski, Hon. Kenneth R.) (Continued) Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) (Continued) Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Memo re Third reading of ... 1284–85 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Memo re Third reading of (SP498/01: Tabled) ... Memo re Committee reading of (SP362/01: Tabled) 1204 ... 1001 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Memo re Third reading of ... 1284–85 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Memo re Third reading of (SP499/01: Tabled) ... Memo re Third reading of ... 1284–85 1204 Memo re Third reading of (SP500/01: Tabled) ... Holocaust Memorial Day 1204 Statement re ... 53 Auditor General Horner, Mrs. Jean Resignation letter (SP422/01: Tabled) ... 1092 Introduction of ... 5–6 Bills, Private members' public Information and Privacy Commissioner Speaker's statement re ... 1284–85, 1371 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP386/01: Tabled) ... 1032 Chief Electoral Officer Financial statements, 1998-99 (SP18/01: Tabled) ... Annual report, 1999 (SP19/01: Tabled) ... 10 10 Coal Financial statements, 1999-2000 (SP98/01: Tabled) A piece of, placed on members' desks ... 1354 ... 189 Committee on Members' Services, Special Standing Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members' Services orders 1-3 (SP17/01: Tabled) ... Exhibits in ... 1354, 1361 10 Legislative Assembly Office Orders 1-6/01 (SP364/01: Tabled) ... 1001 Annual report, 2000 (SP118/01: Tabled) ... 218 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Legislature Building Canadian Regional Conference, Edmonton ... 994 Christmas carols in: Letter re (SP421/01: Tabled) ... Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Alberta 1092 branch Lieutenant Governor Annual report, 2000 (In Legislative Assembly Transmittal of 2000-01 supplementary estimates Office, Annual report, SP118/01: Tabled) ... 218 no.2 (SP76/01: Tabled) ... 126 Conflict of interest Transmittal of 2001-02 main and lottery fund Former Gaming Commission chair's court case ... estimates (SP78/01: Tabled) ... 126 307 Transmittal of 2001-02 supplementary estimates Deputy Chairman of Committees (SP478/01: Tabled) ... 1187 Election of ... 2 Lottery Fund Deputy Speaker Estimates, 2001-02: Transmitted to Assembly Birthday congratulations to ... 151 (SP78/01: Tabled) ... 126 Election of ... 2 Members of the Legislative Assembly Elections, Provincial Former member, Memorial tribute to ... 9 List of candidates and late-filed financial statements New members, Remarks re ... 3 re March 2001 general election (SP363/01: Members' Statements (2001) Tabled) ... 1001 Procedural change re ... 11 Emergency motions under Standing Order 40 Meridian dam proposal General remarks ... 1360 Point of privilege re ... 780–81, 808–09 Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures) Ministerial Statements (2001) Lottery Fund estimates 2001-02 transmitted to Holocaust Memorial Day ... 53 Assembly (SP78/01: Tabled) ... 126 National anthem Main estimates 2001-02 transmitted to Assembly Assembly's procedural change re ... 11 (SP78/01: Tabled) ... 126 Norris, Mr. Galen Supplementary estimates 2000-01 no.2 transmitted Memorial tribute to ... 997 to Assembly (SP76/01: Tabled) ... 126 Ombudsman Supplementary estimates 2001-02 transmitted to Annual report, 2000-01 (SP440/01: Tabled) ... 1122 Assembly (SP478/01: Tabled) ... 1187 Financial statements, 2000-01 (SP441/01: Tabled) Ethics Commissioner ... 1122 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP365/01: Tabled) ... 1001 Oral Question Period (2001) Fleming, Mr. Donald Procedural change re ... 11 Memorial tribute to ... 997 Pages (Legislative Assembly) Guests, Introduction of General remarks ... 988 Via the Internet ... 1371 Parliamentary language Hewes, Mrs. Bettie General remarks ... 328, 909–10, 1036, 1100–01, Memorial tribute to ... 997 1213 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 227

Speaker, The (Kowalski, Hon. Kenneth R.) (Continued) Speaker, The (Kowalski, Hon. Kenneth R.) (Continued) Parliamentary practice (25th Legislature) Speaker–Rulings and statements (Continued) House leaders' agreement re (SP16/01: Tabled) ... Response to election as Speaker ... 2 10 Sub judice rule ... 307, 312, 384 Speaker's statement re ... 10–11 Tabling cited documents ... 14 Point of Order Tabling documents ... 198 Allegations against a member ... 946 Upcoming special "weeks" ... 946 Allegations against members ... 668 Speech from the Throne Dividing a motion ... 1193–94 Copy tabled (SP1/01: Tabled) ... 6 Exhibits ... 1361 Sub judice rule Imputing falsehoods against a member ... 668 General remarks ... 307, 312, 384, 780 Imputing motives ... 1369 Ure, William Kenneth Insulting language ... 781 Memorial tribute to ... 9 Notice of motion under Standing Order 40 ... 1360 Speech from the Throne Oral Question Period rules ... 474 Advisory Council on Electricity Parliamentary language ... 909–10, 1100–01 General remarks ... 4 Provoking debate ... 1360, 1361 Ag Summit 2000 Sub judice rule ... 780 General remarks ... 4 Privilege Agriculture Imputing motives (Meridian dam comments) ... General remarks ... 4 780–81, 806–07, 808–09 Alberta Economic Development Authority Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Involvement with Future Summit ... 5 Procedural change re ... 11 Alberta–Economic conditions School at the Legislature program General remarks ... 4 Report card, 2000-01 (SP572/01: Tabled) ... 1275 Alberta–Economic policy Speaker–Rulings and statements General remarks ... 4–5 Address to Lieutenant Governor ... 3 Arts–Finance Admissibility of questions ... 190 Provincial assistance to ... 5 Allegations against a member ... 571 Barley–Marketing Anticipation ... 149, 219, 1281 General remarks ... 4 Assembly business ... 10–11 Child welfare recipients Birthday congratulations to members ... 151, 352, Crisis response teams re ... 5 513 Class size (Grade school) Brevity in Question Period ... 145 Reduction of ... 5 Decorum ... 312, 591, 619 Crime prevention End of session closing remarks ... 1371–72 Provincial initiatives for ... 5 Exhibits ... 935, 990 Debts, Public (Provincial government) Improper inferences ... 149, 1369 General remarks ... 4–5 Introduction of current and former member's Economic development and the environment relative ... 5–6 General remarks ... 5 Items distributed to members ... 1354 Education Legislative Assembly pages ... 988 General remarks ... 5 Members' apology ... 358 Education–Finance Memorial tribute to former members ... 997 General remarks ... 5 Moment of silence for Holocaust Memorial Day ... Electric power plants 53 Approval process re ... 4 Oral Question Period rules ... 384, 571–72, 687, Electric power–Prices 1005 Stabilization of ... 4 Parliamentary associations' conferences ... 994 Energy supply Parliamentary language ... 328, 1036, 1213 General remarks ... 4 Point of privilege (imputing motives, Meridian dam Environmental issues comments) ... 808–09 General remarks ... 5 Preambles ... 943 Film development grant program Private members' public Bills ... 1284–85 Extension of ... 5 Recognitions ... 87, 386 Film industry Referring to members by name ... 1071 Provincial assistance for ... 5 Referring to nonmembers ... 116 Future Summit (2002) Remarks regarding new members ... 3 General remarks ... 5 Remarks regarding new members: Application to Gas, Natural–Prices Minister of Environment ... 43 Legislation re (Bill 1) ... 4 228 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Speech from the Throne (Continued) Stelmach, Hon. Ed (PC, Vegreville-Viking) (Continued) Government spending policy Automobile exhaust mufflers General remarks ... 4 Tampering with, to increase noise levels ... 1130–31 Graduate students Automobiles, Written-off/rebuilt Scholarships for ... 5 Inspection process re ... 301 Investments Bridges–Construction Provincial assistance programs re ... 4 Three-year program re (SP121/01: Tabled) ... 262 Jason Lang Scholarship Canada/Alberta Infrastructure Program Agreement Provincial funding for ... 5 General remarks ... 295, 301 Literacy Canadian Sleep Institute Funding for programs re ... 5 Study of truck driver fatigue ... 934 Livestock industry, Intensive Capital projects, Municipal–Maintenance and repair Provincial policy re ... 4 Premier's task force on ... 295 Low-income families CN Rail Provincial assistance for ... 5 Rochfort Bridge overpass ... 777 Medical care Conflict of interest General remarks ... 5 Guidelines for senior government officials ... 532 North/south trade corridor Council of Motor Transport Administrators General remarks ... 4 Rebuilt air bag regulations ... 1318 Preventive medical services Deerfoot Trail, Calgary General remarks ... 5 Interchange construction funding ... 1036–37 Regional health authorities Provincial funding for ... 295, 805, 1036–37 Election of boards of ... 5 Dept. of Transportation General remarks ... 5 Conflict of interest guidelines for senior managers Scholarships ... 532 Provincial funding for ... 5 Corporate support services ... 295 School boards Estimates debated ... 294–95, 300–01 Funding ... 5 Performance measures ... 301 Schools–Construction Staffing ... 295 Provincial funding for ... 5 Drinking water–Quality Schools–Maintenance and repair General remarks ... 576 Provincial funding for ... 5 Energy rebates Student financial aid General remarks ... 295 Provincial funding for ... 5 Grain, Trucking of Taxation Impact on highways ... 301 General remarks ... 4 Highway 4 Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 9) Twinning ... 295 General remarks ... 5 Highway 43–Gunn/Cottonwood area Wages–Teachers Twinning ... 777 Provincial funding for ... 5 Highway 43–Highway 16 to B.C. border Wheat–Marketing Twinning ... 295 General remarks ... 4 Highway Traffic Act World Championships in Athletics, Edmonton (2001) Car muffler tampering provisions, re noise levels ... Provincial assistance ... 4 1130–31 Youth in transition from care Hub Oil Company Ltd. Mentoring program re ... 5 Blended fuel product: Toxic content ... 663 Stelmach, Hon. Ed (PC, Vegreville-Viking) Light rail transport–Calgary Air bags (Automobile safety device) Provincial funding ... 804 Rebuilt air bags situation ... 1318 Light rail transport–Edmonton Alberta Cities Transportation Partnership program Provincial funding ... 804 General remarks ... 295, 301 Members' corrections Anthony Henday Drive, Edmonton Water/wastewater programs ... 736 Provincial funding for ... 295, 805 Motorbike exhaust mufflers Auditor General Tampering with, to increase noise levels ... 1131 Performance measures comments ... 301 Noise by-laws Automobile drivers' licences Enforcement ... 1130–31 Changes to classification of (RV drivers) ... 537–38 North/south trade corridor Automobile drivers' tests–Seniors General remarks ... 295, 301, 777, 805, 1036–37 General remarks ... 1317 Three-year construction program re (SP121/01: Tabled) ... 262 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 229

Stelmach, Hon. Ed (PC, Vegreville-Viking) (Continued) Stevens, Hon. Ron, QC (PC, Calgary-Glenmore) Oral Question Period (2001) Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission Conflict of interest guidelines ... 532 Education programs ... 1209 Driver licensing ... 537–38 Gambling addition programs ... 403, 410, 540, 774, Driver testing for seniors ... 1317 1209 Highway 43 twinning ... 777 General remarks ... 403 Hub Oil Company Ltd. ... 663 Lottery funding ... 1313 Motor vehicle safety ... 574 Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) Municipal transportation grants ... 804–05 Third reading ... 917 Noise suppression equipment ... 1130–31 Alberta Foundation for the Arts North/south trade corridor ... 1036–37 Lottery funding for ... 270, 540 Rebuilt air bags in automobiles ... 1318 Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission School transportation ... 269 Annual report, 1999-2000 (SP57/01: Tabled) ... 78 Trucking regulations ... 513 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP481 & 545/01: Tabled) Water and wastewater grants ... 311, 576 ... 1203, 1274 Partners in Compliance Board appointment process ... 546 Trucking industry regulation ... 513 Board members' code of ethics ... 410, 546 Point of Order Casino proceeds for education purposes ... 1314 Clarification ... 736 Electronic racing terminals contract, Changes re ... Polychlorinated biphenyls 1130 General remarks ... 663 Enforcement process ... 553, 1209, 1210 Provincial/municipal fiscal relations First Nations gaming regulation ... 1356–57 General remarks ... 804 Gaming licence policy review ... 403, 410, 549 Road construction General remarks ... 403, 543–44 General remarks ... 295 Inquiry into Jaber case ... 465, 508 Resource road/new industry program ... 295 Liquor licence approval process ... 507 Secondary road program ... 295 Performance measures ... 403–04 Three-year program re (SP121/01: Tabled) ... 262 Alberta Gaming Commission Road construction–Finance Former chair's conflict of interest charge ... 465, 508 General remarks ... 295 Former chair's tenure: Investigation of casino Road construction–Rural areas licences awarded during ... 470 General remarks ... 295 Former chair's tenure: Investigation of casino Road construction–Safety features licences awarded during, Response to (SP228/01: General remarks ... 574 Tabled) ... 657 Roads–Maintenance and repair Alberta Gaming Research Council Privatization of ... 301 General remarks ... 403 Three-year program re (SP121/01: Tabled) ... 262 Lottery funding for ... 540, 543 Sewage disposal plants Alberta Gaming Research Institute Funding for ... 311, 576 General remarks ... 403 Funding for: Response to questions re (SP248- Lottery funding for ... 540, 543 249/01: Tabled) ... 727 Alberta Historical Resources Foundation General remarks ... 295 Lottery funding for ... 270, 540 Streets improvement program Alberta Income Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 14) General remarks ... 295, 300–01 Third reading ... 966 Toll roads Alberta Lotteries and Gaming Summit (1998) General remarks ... 301 Recommendations from ... 540, 543, 549 Traffic accidents–Prevention Alberta Racing Corporation General remarks ... 574 Auditor General's concerns re ... 551–52 Traffic safety Horse racing records ... 465 General remarks ... 295 Horse racing records: Response to question re Trucking industry–Safety aspects (SP227/01: Tabled) ... 657 Hours of operation: Recording of ... 513 Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Hours of operation: Regulation of ... 301, 513 Foundation Water resources development Lottery funding for ... 270, 540 General remarks ... 295 Alcoholism–Research Water treatment plants General remarks ... 403 Funding for ... 311, 576 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill Funding for: Response to questions re (SP248- 5) 249/01: Tabled) ... 727 First reading ... 187 General remarks ... 295 230 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Stevens, Hon. Ron, QC (PC, Calgary-Glenmore) Stevens, Hon. Ron, QC (PC, Calgary-Glenmore) (Continued) (Continued) Auditor General Dept. of Municipal Affairs Electronic racing terminal contracts, Investigation re Lottery funds for ... 540 ... 1130 Dept. of Transportation Gaming industry concerns ... 551–52 Lottery funds for ... 540 Horse racing industry concerns ... 551–52 Edmonton Northlands Racing Corporation concerns ... 551–52 Lottery funding of ... 540, 543 Calgary Exhibition and Stampede Ltd. Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club Lottery funding of ... 540, 543, 1313 Lottery funding for ... 549 Calgary Flames Hockey Club Education–Finance Lottery funding for ... 549 Lottery funds for ... 540 Casinos Electronic racing terminals Electronic racing terminals in ... 1130 Revenue from ... 1130 General remarks ... 404, 410 Revenue from: Response to questions re (SP599/01: Licences for school groups ... 1314 Tabled) ... 1349 Licences for, awarded during former chair's tenure Enoch First Nation ... 470 Proposed casino ... 1356–57 Licences for, awarded during former chair's tenure: Fairs Response to (SP228/01: Tabled) ... 657 Lottery funding of ... 540, 543 Casinos–Sherwood Park Fetal alcohol syndrome Proposal for new casino ... 774 Lottery funding for ... 1313 Charitable societies First Nations development fund Lottery funding of ... 546 General remarks ... 1356 Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing Gambling, Compulsive Membership change (Motion 15: Hancock/Stevens) Funding for ... 774 ... 169 Research into ... 403, 410, 540, 543 Community facility enhancement program Youth gambling ... 1209–10 Lottery funding of ... 270, 403, 540, 543 Gambling–Aboriginal reserves Conflict of interest General remarks ... 403, 410, 544, 1356–57 Former Gaming Commission chair's court case ... Gaming and Liquor Act 465, 508 Section 13: Jaber inquiry under ... 465 Gaming personnel ... 410, 546 Gaming industry Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Auditor General's concerns re ... 551–52 Lottery funds for ... 540 Expansion of ... 774 Dept. of Children's Services General remarks ... 553 Lottery funds for ... 540, 1313 Revenue from ... 404, 540, 1313 Dept. of Community Development Gaming licences Lottery funds for ... 540 Approval process: Review of ... 403, 410, 549 Dept. of Finance Approval process: Review of, re First Nations Lottery funds for ... 540 casinos ... 1356–57 Dept. of Gaming Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Annual report, 2000-01 (SP544/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Act, 2001 (Bill 209) Business plan ... 403–04 Second reading ... 955–56 Code of ethics ... 546 Hockey lottery Estimates debated ... 403–04, 410 General remarks ... 1210 Estimates debated: Responses to questions during Holocaust Memorial Day (SP313/01: Tabled) ... 934–35 Statement re ... 53 Estimates debated: Responses to questions re, Horse race betting during Lottery estimates (SP314/01: Tabled) ... Records re ... 465 935 Records re: Response to question re (SP227/01: Mission statement ... 403 Tabled) ... 657 Role of ... 546 Horse racing Dept. of Health and Wellness Auditor General's concerns re ... 551–52 Lottery funds for ... 540 Gaming revenue transferred to ... 1313 Dept. of Innovation and Science Gaming revenue transferred to, Legality of ... 540, Lottery funds for ... 540 551–52 Dept. of Learning Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Lottery funds for ... 540 Education Fund Lottery funding for ... 540 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 231

Stevens, Hon. Ron, QC (PC, Calgary-Glenmore) Stevens, Hon. Ron, QC (PC, Calgary-Glenmore) (Continued) (Continued) Insurance Statutes (Gender Premium Equity) Racing Corporation Act Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 202) General remarks ... 403 Second reading ... 153–54 Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 Internet (Computer network) (Bill 7) Gambling on ... 545–46 Third reading ... 968 Jaber, Ziad Royal Canadian Mounted Police Statement of claim in court case re ... 508 Investigation of gaming industry infractions ... 553 Legislative Assembly of Alberta–Adjournment School councils Each sitting (Motion 16: Stevens) ... 140 Fund-raising activities ... 1314 Each sitting, Oral notice re ... 139 Sports lottery Easter recess (Motion 5: Hancock/Stevens) ... 37 General remarks ... 549 Lewis Estates Community League Standing Orders Concerns re proposed casino on Enoch lands ... Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... 1356–57 1187, 1250, 1264 Liquor licences Textbooks Approval process re: Ministerial involvement in ... Parent fund-raising for ... 1314 507 Video gambling machines Review of procedure re ... 549 General remarks ... 404 Liquor sales Western Canada Lottery Coporation Revenue from ... 404 Advertising ... 546 Lottery advertising Ticket system upgrade ... 544 General remarks ... 546 Wild Rose Foundation Lottery boards, Community Lottery funding for ... 270, 540 General remarks ... 270 Strang, Ivan (PC, West Yellowhead) Lottery funding of ... 403, 540, 543 Alberta Forest Technologists Association Lottery Fund General remarks ... 1067 Electronic racing terminals revenue ... 1130 Alberta Registered Professional Foresters Association Estimates, 2001-02: Debated ... 539–40, 543–44, General remarks ... 1067 545–46, 549, 551–52, 553 Coal Estimates, 2001-02: Responses to questions re A piece of, placed on members' desks ... 1359 Gaming during (SP314/01: Tabled) ... 935 Coal industry First Nations development fund funding ... 1356 Statement re ... 1359 Funds allocation ... 270, 539–40, 546, 1313 Coal mines and mining–Jasper area General remarks ... 403, 404, 1209 General remarks ... 1359 Moral issues re ... 546 Electric power, Coal-produced Lottery ticket network General remarks ... 308–09, 1359 General remarks ... 404 Energy policy, American Upgrading of ... 544 Impact on Alberta ... 691 Lottery tickets Energy research Purchase by minors ... 553, 1210 General remarks ... 309 Ministerial Statements (2001) Energy resources–Export–United States Holocaust Memorial Day ... 53 General remarks ... 691 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 19) Use as bargaining chip in softwood lumber dispute Second reading ... 789 ... 82 Oral Question Period (2001) Forest industries Adolescent gambling ... 1209–10 Convention, Edmonton ... 1071 Conflict of interest court case ... 465, 508 General remarks ... 82, 1071 Electronic racing terminals ... 1130 Foresters First Nations gaming policy ... 1356–57 Legislation re (Bill 24) ... 1067 Gaming expansion ... 774 Grande Yellowhead regional school division Gaming licences ... 470, 507 Letter re Bill 16 (SP263/01: Tabled) ... 769 Gaming revenue for Children's Services ... 1313 Members' Statements (2001) Horse racing ... 465 Coal industry ... 1359 Lottery Fund ... 270 Hinton government centre ... 778 School fund-raising ... 1314 North American energy working group Point of Order Alberta role in ... 691 Admissibility of amendments ... 878 Oral Question Period (2001) Forest industry ... 1071 232 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Strang, Ivan (PC, West Yellowhead) (Continued) Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) Alberta Corporate Tax Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 8) New power generation plants ... 308–09 Committee ... 836–37 Softwood lumber trade dispute ... 82 Third reading ... 925–26 U.S. energy policy ... 691 Alberta Elk Association Public buildings–Hinton General remarks ... 642 Opening of ... 778 Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Regulated Forestry Profession Amendment Act, 2001 Staffing ... 567 (Bill 24 ) Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums First reading ... 1067 Collection of unpaid premiums ... 735 Second reading ... 1110–11, 1113 Elimination of: Free vote re ... 144 Third reading ... 1339–40 General remarks ... 144 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Letter to Lethbridge business man re (SP259/01: Letter re (SP263 & 378/01: Tabled) ... 769, 1032 Tabled) ... 727, 735 Smoky River Coal Limited Write-offs of unpaid premiums ... 735 General remarks ... 1359 Alberta Hospital, Ponoka Softwoods–Export–United States Sewage lagoon project ... 508 Countervail investigations re ... 82 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) Countervail investigations re: Alberta delegation re Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) ... 1071 Committee ... 1178 Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) Third reading ... 1323 4-H clubs Alberta seniors benefit program General remarks ... 643 General remarks ... 672 Aboriginal children Alberta Supernet Goverment programs ... 1167 Lottery funding for ... 721 Aboriginal children–Education Alberta–Economic conditions General remarks ... 368 General remarks ... 1220 Aboriginal issues Alberta–Economic policy General remarks ... 1167 Sustainable financing ... 560 Interdepartmental co-operation re ... 712 Appropriation (Interim Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill 6) Aboriginal peoples and judicial system Committee ... 360–61 General remarks ... 713 Appropriation (Supplementary Supply) Act, 2001 (Bill Aboriginal peoples and poverty 5) General remarks ... 713 Second reading ... 207–08 Aboriginal peoples–Education Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) General remarks ... 713 Committee ... 975–77 Aboriginal peoples–Employment Third reading ... 992–93 General remarks ... 713 Amendment (SP349/01: Tabled) ... 992 Aboriginal peoples–Entrepreneurial activities Auditor General General remarks ... 713 Calgary health authority conflict of interest Aboriginal peoples–Health care investigation ... 358 General remarks ... 713 Dept. of Health and Wellness recommendations ... Aboriginal peoples–Self-government 1314–15 General remarks ... 713 MASH sector financial reporting concerns ... 478, Aboriginal relations 560 Budget decrease for ... 713 Tax breaks assessment comments ... 560 Aboriginal religious artifacts Automobiles–Registration Repatriation of ... 712–13 Application of FOIP Act to, re War Amps key tag Aboriginal seniors service: Petition re ... 1273 General remarks ... 673 Bovar Agricultural land Contracts with Calgary health authority ... 378 Impact of energy industry on ... 643 Calgary Regional Health Authority Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, Conflict of interest concerns ... 532 2001 (Bill 28) Conflict of interest concerns (Bovar contracts) ... Second reading ... 1145 378 Committee ... 1301–03 Conflict of interest concerns (Cataract surgery Agricultural subsidies contracts) ... 941 Removal of ... 452, 642 Conflict of interest concerns (Chief medical officer) Alberta Commercial, Industrial and Municipal Electricity Auction Rebate ... 354, 358, 800 Application to student residences ... 112 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 233

Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Calgary Regional Health Authority (Continued) Conflict of interest (Continued) Conflict of interest concerns (Finance committee Calgary Regional Health Authority situation: Bovar member) ... 659–60 contracts ... 378 Conflict of interest concerns: Letter re (SP187/01: Calgary Regional Health Authority situation: Chief Tabled) ... 464 medical officer ... 354, 358 Conflict of interest concerns: Report on (SP151/01: Calgary Regional Health Authority situation: Tabled) ... 304 Finance committee member ... 659–60 Deficit financing ... 1096, 1220 Calgary Regional Health Authority situation: Letter Canadian Diabetes Association re (SP187/01: Tabled) ... 464 Recognition of ... 1041 Calgary Regional Health Authority situation: Report Canadian Institute for Health Information re (SP151/01: Tabled) ... 304 Study of health spending in Alberta (SP400/01: Guidelines for senior government officials ... 532 Tabled) ... 1068 Regional health authorities personnel ... 800 Study of health spending in Canada (SP366/01: Conflicts of Interest Act Tabled) ... 1004 MLA third-party expenses disclosure, Review of ... Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters 615 Report on Alberta power supply and demand ... 460, Review of ... 615 471, 775 Corporations–Taxation Capital Health Authority Reduction in ... 1220 Cataract surgery contracts ... 800 Day, Stockwell (Former MLA) Deficit financing ... 1096, 1220 Taxpayer payment of legal bills of: Petition re ... Cataract surgery 109, 141, 303, 349 Privatization of ... 800 Debts, Public (Provincial government) Cataract surgery, Private General remarks ... 560, 1167, 1220 Refund of fees re medically necessary surgery ... Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development 984 Estimates debated ... 712–14 Cataract surgery–Calgary General remarks ... 712, 713 Privatization of ... 941 Performance measures ... 713–14 Child abuse Dept. of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development General remarks ... 523 Estimates debated ... 642–43 Child welfare Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... 1219 Aboriginal children ... 523 Dept. of Children's Services Aboriginal children: Delegated agencies re ... 523 Estimates debated ... 522–24 Early childhood intervention programs: Aboriginal Dept. of Economic Development children ... 522 Estimates debated ... 460–61 Child welfare agencies Dept. of Energy Funding cuts to ... 1128–29, 1167 Estimates debated ... 567–68 Children's Advocate Performance measures ... 568 Annual report, 1999-2000 ... 524 Dept. of Environment Role of ... 524 Estimates debated ... 788 CIBC Wood Gundy Removal of sustainable resource elements from ... Treasury Branches study: Copy of (M8/01: 788 Defeated) ... 478–79 Dept. of Finance Citizenship–Teaching Estimates debated ... 560 General remarks ... 367–68 Dept. of Health and Wellness Class size (Grade school) Auditor General's recommendations re ... 1314–15 Documents re (SP437, 473, 497, 569/01: Tabled) ... Budget/management control in ... 1220 Deputy ministers ... 1220 1122, 1163, 1204, 1275 Estimates debated ... 330–32, 339–40 Climate change Staff ... 332 General remarks ... 788 Supplementary estimates, 2001-02, debated ... Coal–Research 1219–21 Clean coal technologies ... 788 Dept. of Infrastructure Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada Conflict of interest guidelines for senior managers General remarks ... 330 ... 532 Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Dept. of Innovation and Science Appearance of Treasury Branches before ... 560 Business plan ... 722 Capital investment ... 721 Conflict of interest Estimates debated ... 721–22 Calgary Regional Health Authority situation ... 532, General remarks ... 721 941 Operating expenses ... 721 234 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations Elk Centre of Excellence Estimates debated ... 452 General remarks ... 642 International relations division budget ... 452 Elk farming Dept. of Justice and Attorney General General remarks ... 642 Calgary health authority conflict of interest Employment opportunities investigation ... 354 General remarks ... 224 Dept. of Learning Energy industry Estimates debated ... 367–68 General remarks ... 460, 567 Performance measures ... 367 Energy policy, Continental Dept. of Seniors General remarks ... 452 Communications budget ... 672 Environmental issues Deputy Minister's office ... 672 Aboriginal involvement in ... 713 Estimates debated ... 672–73 Science-based decisions re ... 788 General remarks ... 672 Environmental issues–Health aspects Minister's office ... 672 General remarks ... 788 Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development Environmental protection–Beaver County Split from Environment department ... 788 Letter re (SP331/01: Tabled) ... 935 Dept. of Transportation Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures) Conflict of interest guidelines for senior managers Amount of detail in ... 331 ... 532 Inclusion of MASH sector in: Studies re (M6/01: Disabled children Defeated) ... 478 Government programs for ... 523 Extended care facilities Diversification General remarks ... 340 General remarks ... 460 Farmers' Advocate Domestic violence General remarks ... 642–43 Prevention programs re ... 523 First Nations Sacred Ceremonial Objects Repatriation Drought Act Provincial assistance re ... 1219 General remarks ... 712–13 Drug abuse resistance education program Fisheries (Alberta) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 3) Graduation program from (SP220/01: Tabled) ... Second reading ... 231–32 613 Third reading ... 284–85 Drugs, Prescription–Costs Free vote (Parliamentary practice) Universal program for coverage of ... 340 General remarks ... 144 Education Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act General remarks ... 367–68 War Amps key tag service, Denial of access to Education–Finance motor vehicle records under: Petitions re ... 1273 General remarks ... 461 Gas industry Letter re (SP210/01: Tabled) ... 569 General remarks ... 568 Petition re ... 1161 Gas well drilling industry Electric power plants Impact on farmland ... 643 General remarks ... 568 Gas, Natural–Export–United States Electric power, Coal-produced Impact of NAFTA on ... 452 Impact on tourism ... 460 Gas, Natural–Royalties Electric power–Export General remarks ... 1220 Impact of NAFTA on ... 452 Gimbel Eye Centre Electric power–Prices General remarks ... 332 General remarks ... 568, 775 Government information systems Impact on business ... 224, 471 General remarks ... 722 Electric utilities Government restructuring General remarks ... 567 General remarks ... 788 Electric utilities–Regulations Graduate students–Employment Deregulation ... 224, 460, 471, 567, 775 General remarks ... 368 Electronic commerce Grain, Trucking of General remarks ... 722 General remarks ... 642 Impact on small business ... 721 Grain–Transportation Electronic Transactions Act General remarks ... 642 Third reading ... 1080 Groundwater Electronic Transactions Act (Bill 21) Community conference re: Brochure on (SP610/01: Third reading ... 1080 Tabled) ... 1350 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 235

Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Health Care Protection Act (Bill 11, 2000) Medical care–Finance (Continued) Conflict of interest provisions ... 800 General remarks ... 330–31, 1004–05, 1035, 1070, Health Information Act 1220–21, 1356 General remarks ... 267 Provincial funding: Reports on (SP399-400/01: Private health care providers exemption from ... 267 Tabled) ... 1068 Health Professions Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 18) Medical profession–Fees Second reading ... 1020–21 General remarks ... 331 Third reading ... 1089 Medical records–Confidentiality Health sciences personnel–Supply General remarks ... 267 Impact of aging workforce on ... 330 Medical savings accounts Home care program Web page article re (SP496/01: Tabled) ... 1204 General remarks ... 672, 673 Medicare Protection Act (Bill 204) Hospitals–Research Second reading ... 275–76 Funding ... 722 Members of the Legislative Assembly Housekeeping services for seniors Third-party income disclosure statements ... 615 General remarks ... 672 Members' corrections Immunization Calgary health authority conflict of interest situation Meningitis (Provincial campaign): Provincial ... 354, 358 funding for ... 1220 Meridian dam proposal Income tax, Provincial General remarks ... 788 Flat tax ... 1220 Point of privilege re ... 808 Industry development program Métis children General remarks ... 460 Government programs ... 1167 Informatics Circle of Research Excellence Métis settlements General remarks ... 722 Governance program spending ... 713 Information and communications technology Multiple sclerosis Provincial funding for ... 721 Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 Inland Cement Limited (Gordon) ... 1136–37 Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production ... Natural Gas Price Protection Act (Bill 1) 788 Committee ... 138–39 Insurance Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 17) North American free trade agreement Second reading ... 795 Electricity export provisions ... 452 International relations General remarks ... 452 General remarks ... 452 Water export provisions ... 452 International trade agreements Northeast Edmonton Community Health Centre Impact on public health care policy: Articles re General remarks ... 340 (SP150/01: Tabled) ... 304 Northern Alberta Development Council Legislative Assembly of Alberta–Adjournment General remarks ... 714 Each sitting (Motion 16: Stevens) ... 140 Northern development Magnetic resonance imaging General remarks ... 714 Funding for ... 331 Nurses–Supply General remarks ... 194 Impact of aging workforce on ... 330 Medically necessary scans: Investigation of patient Office of the Premier charges re ... 16–17, 57–58, 984 Premier's flight to Prince Rupert ... 571, 687 Magnetic resonance imaging clinics, Private Oil industry General remarks ... 194 General remarks ... 568 Maiden Speeches (2001) Oil well drilling industry General remarks ... 103–04 Impact on farmland ... 643 Management consultants Oil–Royalties Cost to government for ... 560 General remarks ... 1220 MDS Inc. Ombudsman General remarks ... 332 Calgary health authority conflict of interest Medical care investigation ... 354 Impact of international trade agreements on policy Oral Question Period (2001) re: Articles (SP150/01: Tabled) ... 304 Aboriginal children's services ... 1167 Medical care, Private Alberta Hospital Ponoka sewage lagoon ... 508 General remarks ... 330, 332 Calgary Regional Health Authority ... 354, 358, Medical care–Finance 378, 659–60 Cutbacks ... 1219–20 Cataract surgery contracts ... 800, 941 236 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Oral Question Period (2001) (Continued) Regional health authorities (Continued) Children's services ... 1128–29 Provincewide services: Motion 508 (Gordon) ... Conflict of interest guidelines ... 532 1136–37 Conflict of interest legislation ... 615 Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act, 2001 Electricity costs ... 224 (Bill 7) Electricity prices ... 471, 775 Second reading ... 232–33 Health care delivery ... 1004–05 Committee ... 846–51, 857–59, 865–66 Health care insurance premiums ... 144, 735 Third reading ... 968–69 Health care spending ... 1035, 1070, 1356 Amendments (SP294-296/01: Tabled) ... 849, 858, Health Information Act ... 267 865 Implementation of Auditor General's Regional Health Authorities Conflicts of Interest Act recommendations ... 1314–15 (Bill 206) Magnetic resonance imaging ... 194, 984 Second reading ... 626–27 Medically required MRIs ... 16–17, 57–58 Renal dialysis Palliative care ... 1234 Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 Postsecondary student housing costs ... 112 (Gordon) ... 1136–37 Premier's flight to Prince Rupert ... 571, 687 Research and development Regional health authority deficits ... 1096 General remarks ... 722 Our Lady of Victories school Research and development–Finance DARE program graduation program (SP220/01: General remarks ... 722 Tabled) ... 613 Rural economic development Palliative health care General remarks ... 642 Fees charged for ... 1234 Salvation Army Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Red Shield Appeal ... 385 Education funding ... 1161 School (Class Size Targets) Amendment Act, 2001 Stockwell Day's legal bill payment ... 51, 78, 109, (Bill 218) 141, 303, 349 Documents re (SP437, 473, 497, 569/01: Tabled) ... War Amps key tag identification program ... 1273 1122, 1163, 1204, 1275 Point of Order School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Allegations against members ... 361, 667 Committee ... 875–76 Imputing falsehoods against a member ... 667 School boards Premier's Advisory Council on Health Financial statements inclusion in government Recommendations of ... 1315 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 Preventive medical services School councils General remarks ... 330 Fund-raising activities: Letter re (SP210/01: Tabled) Prisoners, Aboriginal ... 569 General remarks ... 713 Senior citizens Privilege Government programs: Former study re ... 673 Imputing motives (Meridian dam comments) ... 808 Senior citizens–Housing Public opinion polls, Government General remarks ... 673 General remarks ... 714 Property tax reduction program ... 672 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Seniors' issues General remarks ... 385, 1041 General remarks ... 672–73 Refuse and refuse disposal–Pine Lake area Public opinion survey re ... 673 Letter re (SP332/01: Tabled) ... 935 Seniors' policy initiative Regional health authorities General remarks ... 673 Borrowing to finance deficits ... 1096 Service sector–Exports Conflict of interest rules for ... 659–60, 800, 941 Impact of trade agreements on ... 452 Deficit financing ... 560, 1096, 1220 Softwoods–Export–United States Financial statements inclusion in government Countervail investigations re ... 452 estimates ... 331, 339–40 Speech from the Throne Financial statements inclusion in government Debate ... 103–04 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 Standing Orders Funding ... 1220–21 Amendments to (Motion 21: Stevens/Hancock) ... Palliative health care programs, Fees for ... 1234 1248–50 Privatization initiatives ... 800, 1035 Student residences Privatization initiatives: Public provision of Energy rebates to ... 112, 368 information re (Motion 509: Taft) ... 1140–41 Rent increases in ... 112, 368 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 237

Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Taft, Dr. Kevin (L, Edmonton-Riverview) (Continued) Surgical Centres Inc. Water quality Edmonton cataract surgery contract ... 800 Monitoring ... 788 Syncrude Canada Ltd. Water quality–Lake Wabamun Private jet: Premier's trip on ... 571, 687 General remarks ... 788 Tar sands development Water–Export General remarks ... 568 Impact of NAFTA on ... 452 Tax incentives Wealth, Distribution of Auditor General's comments re ... 560 Impact on health levels ... 331 TD Economics Welcome Home Community (Mennonite family Report on Alberta health spending (SP399/01: support program) Tabled) ... 1068, 1070 Government funding cut to ... 1128–29 Technical schools Widows–Pensions Financial statements inclusion in government General remarks ... 673 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 Women's shelters–Finance Technology commercialization General remarks ... 523 General remarks ... 722 World Diabetes Day Technology–Ethical aspects Recognition of ... 1041 General remarks ... 722 Tannas, Don (PC, Highwood) Tourism Alberta Personal Income Tax (In-Home Care and General remarks ... 460 Dependant Tax Credit) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Tourism–Marketing 210) Alberta regional marketing program ... 461 Second reading ... 1045–46 Overseas markets: Leveraged financing for ... 461 Deputy Speaker Provincial funding for ... 460–61 Election of ... 2 Tourism–Marketing–Research Endangered species General remarks ... 461 Federal legislation re ... 1207–08 Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 10) General remarks ... 1208 Committee ... 840 Jones, Darcy TransAlta Utilities Corporation Recognition of ... 945 Corporate code of conduct policy (SP202/01: Koopmans, Jessica Tabled) ... 530 General remarks ... 945 Treasury Branches Oral Question Period (2001) Appearance before Public Accounts committee ... Endangered species ... 1207–08 560 Pages (Legislative Assembly) Privatization of: CIBC Wood Gundy report (M8/01: General remarks ... 988 Defeated) ... 478–79 Recognition of ... 1321 Privatization of: Studies re (M5/01: Defeated) ... Public Highways Development Amendment Act, 2001 477 (Bill 201) Tuition fees First reading ... 9 Review of ... 368 Second reading ... 21–22, 28–29 Universities and colleges Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Financial statements inclusion in government General remarks ... 945, 1321 estimates: Studies re (M6/01: Defeated) ... 478 Traffic signs Universities and colleges–Finance Illegal/nonconforming signs: Legislation re (Bill Research activities funding ... 722 201) ... 9 University of Alberta Tarchuk, Janis (PC, Banff-Cochrane) Elk Centre of Excellence development ... 642 Auditor General Student residences rent increases ... 112 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP414/01: Tabled) ... 1091 Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act Chief Electoral Officer (Bill 25) Report on June 12, 2000 Edmonton-Highlands by- Committee ... 1117 election, and Sept.12, 2000 Red Deer-North by- Wages–Teachers election (SP124/01: Tabled) ... 262 Petition re ... 1161 Report on March 12 general election and Waiting lists (Medical care) confirmation process re (SP415/01: Tabled) ... Western Canada project re ... 340 1091 The War Amps Committee on Legislative Offices, Standing Key tag identification program: Petition re ... 1273 Report presented (SP124/01: Tabled) ... 262 Water policy, Continental Engler, Bruno General remarks ... 452 Statement re ... 118–19 238 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Tarchuk, Janis (PC, Banff-Cochrane) (Continued) Taylor, Hon. Lorne (PC, Cypress-Medicine Hat) Federation of Canadian Municipalities (Continued) Recognition of ... 945 CIC (Crown Investments Corporation) Industrial G-8 summit, Kananaskis Country Interests Inc. Security precautions re ... 1236 Joint upside interest agreement re Lloydminster Members' Statements (2001) upgrader (Q3/01: Defeated) ... 622–23 Bruno Engler ... 118–19 Clean Air Strategic Alliance National Physiotherapy Month Air quality standards ... 1127 Recognition of ... 621 Climate change Oral Question Period (2001) Kyoto protocol on ... 536, 1210 G-8 summit in Kananaskis ... 1236 Climate Change Central Three Sisters Resorts wildlife conservation Projects of ... 536–37 easement ... 734–35 Role of ... 536–37 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Cloud seeding General remarks ... 621, 945 General remarks ... 943–44 Speech from the Throne Cold Lake/Beaver River long-term water management Debate ... 37–38 plan Three Sisters Resorts Inc. General remarks ... 773 Wildlife conservation easement ... 734–35 Contaminated sites Wildlife conservation Cleanup procedures ... 729, 773 Easement policies re ... 734–35 Cleanup procedures: Security bonds re ... 729–30 Taylor, Hon. Lorne (PC, Cypress-Medicine Hat) CP Rail 542936 Alberta Ltd. Ogden rail yards, Calgary, contamination and Swan Hills joint venture, Estimated revenues from cleanup ... 1279 (Q4/01: Defeated) ... 737 Crop insurance companies Swan Hills joint venture, Projected revenues from Cloud seeding practices ... 943–44 (Q6/01: Answer tabled) ... 738, 934 Cryptosporidium in drinking water Air quality–Standards Testing for ... 379 General remarks ... 1127 Dept. of the Environment (Federal government) Alberta Energy and Utilities Board Weather modification regulations ... 944 Electric power plants' expansion hearings ... 1127 Dept. of Environment Rossdale power plant expansion hearings ... 113–14 Annual report, 2000-01 (SP542/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Alberta Hospital, Ponoka Estimates debated ... 781–82, 788 Sewage lagoon project ... 508 Estimates debated: Response to questions during Beer–Prices (SP505/01: Tabled) ... 1229 Increase in ... 1129–30 Dept. of Health (Federal government) Bottle recycling Review of treated lumber ... 1282 Inclusion of beer bottles in ... 537, 1129–30 Drinking water Bovar Inc. Brochure on: Making Sure It's Safe (SP218/01: Swan Hills joint venture, Estimated revenues from Tabled) ... 613 (Q4/01: Defeated) ... 737 Drinking water–Quality Swan Hills joint venture, Projected revenues from General remarks ... 939 (Q6/01: Answer tabled) ... 738, 934 Impact of agricultural operations on ... 615, 617–18 Calgary Regional Health Authority Drinking water–Standards Ogden rail yards TCE contamination cleanup ... General remarks ... 684–85 1279 National standards ... 379, 939 Canbra Foods Ltd. Drinking water–Testing N-hexane emissions ... 116 General remarks ... 379, 684–85 Carbon dioxide emissions Privatization of ... 685 Reduction in ... 537 Drought Chem-Security (Alberta) Ltd. Provincial assistance re ... 773 Swan Hills joint venture, Estimated revenues from Electric power plants (Q4/01: Defeated) ... 737 Approval process re ... 112–13 Swan Hills joint venture, Projected revenues from Electric power, Coal-produced (Q6/01: Answer tabled) ... 738, 934 Approval process re ... 112–13 Chinook Health Region Inland Cement conversion to: Public hearings re ... Involvement re agricultural wastes ... 659 82 Chromated copper arsenate (Wood preservative) Electric power, Coal-produced–Emissions General remarks ... 1282 Federal standards ... 1127 Standards ... 801, 1127 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 239

Taylor, Hon. Lorne (PC, Cypress-Medicine Hat) Taylor, Hon. Lorne (PC, Cypress-Medicine Hat) (Continued) (Continued) Electric power, Coal-produced–Environmental aspects Inland Cement Limited (Continued) General remarks ... 801 Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production: Electric power–Export Public hearings re ... 82, 147, 309, 536 General remarks ... 801 Lead contamination of soil Environmental advisory committee Cleanup costs re ... 729 General remarks ... 782 Livestock industry, Intensive–Environmental aspects Environmental Appeal Board General remarks ... 659 General remarks ... 782 Logging–Kananaskis Country Inland Cement conversion decision ... 82 General remarks ... 18 Rossdale power plant expansion issue ... 114 Lynnwood Ridge, Calgary Water withdrawal from Lesser Slave Lake ... 468 Soil contamination in ... 729 Environmental impact assessments Members' apologies to the House Coal-fired power production ... 112–13 General remarks ... 691 General remarks ... 782 Meridian dam proposal Inland Cement plant conversion to coal-fired Feasibility study ... 775–76 production ... 82, 146–47, 309, 536, 617 General remarks ... 685–86 Logging in Kananaskis Country ... 18 Point of privilege re ... 807 Rossdale power plant expansion ... 113–14 Prefeasibility study ... 986 Environmental issues Metal-plating industry–Waste disposal Public meetings re ... 782 Inspections re ... 770–71 Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.) Municipal District of Lesser Slave Lake Coal-fired power plants emission standards ... 1127 Water withdrawal licence ... 468 Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act N-hexane emissions Charges under, re Hub Oil explosion ... 771 General remarks ... 116 Environmental Protection Security Fund National pollutant release inventory Annual report, 2000-01 (SP448/01: Tabled) ... 1162 General remarks ... 116 EPCOR Group of Companies Nitrous oxide–Emissions Genesee 3 power plant proposal ... 1127 Standards re ... 1127 Parasite (cryptosporidium) detection research ... 380 Oral Question Period (2001) Rossdale power plant ... 113–14 Agricultural waste ... 659 Floodplains–Oldman River Alberta Hospital Ponoka sewage lagoon ... 508 Disposal of agricultural wastes on ... 659 Beer bottle recycling ... 1129–30 Forest industries–Environmenal aspects Bottle recycling ... 537 General remarks ... 1282 Climate Change Central ... 536–37 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Cloud seeding ... 943–44 Hub Oil Company reports ... 663 Coal-fired electricity plants emissions standards ... Hazardous substances–Disposal 1127 Inspections re ... 770–71 Coal-fired power production ... 112 Hub Oil Company Ltd. Drought assistance ... 773 Calgary plant: Cleanup costs, Security bond re ... Electricity exports ... 801 729–30 Hazardous waste inspections ... 770–71 Calgary plant: Environmental testing of ... 620 Hub Oil Company Ltd. ... 620, 663, 729–30, 771 Calgary plant: Explosion at, Legal charges re ... 771 Inland Cement Limited ... 82, 146–47, 309, 536, Calgary plant: Groundwater monitoring at, Reports 617 on ... 663 Kyoto climate change agreement ... 1210 Husky Oil Ltd. Lesser Slave Lake water diversion ... 468 Heavy oil upgrader, Lloydminster: Provincial Logging in Kananaskis Country ... 18 upside interest from (Q3/01: Defeated) ... 622–23 Meridian dam ... 685–86, 775–76, 986 Imperial Oil Limited National pollutant release inventory ... 116 Former Calgary refinery site: Soil contamination at Rossdale power plant expansion ... 113–14 ... 729 Soil contamination ... 729 Industrial plants–Emissions TCE contamination ... 1279 General remarks ... 116 Underground tank remediation ... 773 Inland Cement Limited Water quality monitoring ... 615, 617–18 Coal-fired plant emissions: Health aspects ... 146 Water quality standards ... 684–85, 939–40 Conversion from gas- to coal-fired production ... Water quality testing ... 379 146–47, 309, 617, 781–82 Wood preservatives ... 1282 240 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Taylor, Hon. Lorne (PC, Cypress-Medicine Hat) VanderBurg, Mr. George (PC, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne) (Continued) (Continued) Pentachlorophenol (Wood preservative) Agricultural Operation Practices Amendment Act, General remarks ... 1282 2001 (Bill 28) Petroleum tank sites remediation program Amendments (SP444, 574, 575, 576-577/01: General remarks ... 773 Tabled) ... 1159 Point of Order Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Member's apology ... 691 General remarks ... 353, 1353–54 Pollution Loans to other provinces: Repayment of ... 353 Information sources re ... 116 Payments to provincial debt ... 353 Pollution Watch (Web site) Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) General remarks ... 116 Second reading ... 746 Polychlorinated biphenyls Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) General remarks ... 663 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Privilege Second reading ... 739–40 Imputing motives (Meridian dam comments) ... 807 Committee ... 1182–83 Roundtable on climate change (Edmonton, May 1999) Third reading ... 1323 General remarks ... 536 CN Rail Sulphur dioxide–Emissions Rochfort Bridge overpass ... 777 Standards re ... 1127 Coal–Supplies Swan Hills Treatment Centre Provision for personal consumption ... 735–36 Estimated revenues from, 2000-2003 (Q4/01: Debts, Public (Provincial government) Defeated) ... 737 Use of heritage fund to pay down ... 353 Revenue projections for, 2000-2003 (Q6/01: Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations Response tabled as SP311/01) ... 738, 934 Estimates debated ... 454 TransAlta Utilities Corporation Highway 43–Gunn/Cottonwood area Keephills power plant proposal ... 1127 Twinning ... 777 Trichloroethylene contamination–Calgary Hotel room tax General remarks ... 1279 Elimination of ... 269–70 Trucking industry–Safety aspects Maiden Speeches (2001) Hours of operation: Regulation of, Government General remarks ... 97–98 response to (SP311/01: Tabled) ... 934 Members' Statements (2001) UMA Engineering Ltd. Theresa Nelsen ... 666 Meridian dam prefeasibility study ... 986 Multiple sclerosis University of Alberta Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 Parasite (cryptosporidium) detection research ... 380 (Gordon) ... 1139–40 Walsh (Hamlet) Nelsen, Theresa Drinking water problem ... 939–40 Statement re ... 666 Water quality Oral Question Period (2001) Monitoring ... 615, 617–18 Coal supplies ... 735–36 Water quality–Battle River Education property taxes ... 15 General remarks ... 615, 617–18 Heritage Savings Trust Fund ... 353, 1353–54 Water quality–Bellshill Lake Highway 43 twinning ... 777 General remarks ... 615, 617–18 Hotel tax ... 269–70 Water resources development Softwood lumber trade dispute ... 1237–38 General remarks ... 776, 986 Property tax–Education levy Water treatment plants General remarks ... 15 Multibarrier system (parasite removal) ... 379 Separate school board rate ... 15 Water withdrawal licences–Lesser Slave Lake Regional health authorities General remarks ... 468 Provincewide services: Motion 508 (Gordon) ... Water withdrawal–Cold Lake area 1139–40 General remarks ... 773 Renal dialysis Wood preservatives–Health aspects Local delivery of treatment for: Motion 508 General remarks ... 1282 (Gordon) ... 1139–40 VanderBurg, Mr. George (PC, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne) School Act 4-H Alberta-Northwest Territories agriculture Amendment: Public/separate school property tax development tour rate ... 15 General remarks ... 666 Separate schools Property tax rates ... 15 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 241

VanderBurg, Mr. George (PC, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne) Woloshyn, Hon. Stan (PC, Stony Plain) (Continued) (Continued) Homeless–Housing Softwoods–Export–United States General remarks ... 669, 670 Countervail investigations re ... 1237–38 Labour supply Speech from the Throne Sustainability of ... 732 Debate ... 97–98 Life leasing of property Student exchanges Legislation re ... 940–41 Provincial support for ... 454 Low-income seniors Twinning of cities, provinces, etc. Special-needs assistance ... 356, 669 Hokkaido, Japan ... 454 Oral Question Period (2001) Vandermeer, Mr. Tony (PC, Edmonton-Manning) Cost of living indices ... 1168 Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums Homeless initiatives ... 942 Elimination of: Legislation re (Bill 215) ... 1121 Life lease properties ... 940–41 Edmonton Regional Science Fair Long-term care accommodation rates ... 1166–67 Statement re ... 60–61 Nonconforming secondary suites ... 468 Government spending policy Rent subsidy program ... 1007–08 General remarks ... 354 Seniors' benefits ... 356 Health Insurance Premiums Act Repeal Act (Bill 215) Seniors' health care ... 616 First reading ... 1121 Sustainable workforce ... 732 Maiden Speeches (2001) Pensions General remarks ... 133–34 Working after retirement provisions ... 732 Members' Statements (2001) Point of Order Edmonton Regional Science Fair ... 60–61 Relevance ... 895 Oral Question Period (2001) Property tax–Education levy Provincial fiscal policies ... 354 MLA committee to review: Studies/reports of Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) (M13/01: Defeated) ... 738 General remarks ... 1041 Rental housing Speech from the Throne Nonconforming suites ... 468 Debate ... 133–34 Residential Tenancies Act Vandermeer, Wilfred and Ann Applicability to life lease arrangements ... 941 Recognition of ... 1041 Senior citizens Woloshyn, Hon. Stan (PC, Stony Plain) Formation of basement suites ... 468 Aboriginal peoples–Housing Senior citizens' lodges General remarks ... 670 General remarks ... 669 Alberta Council on Aging Senior citizens–Employment General remarks ... 669, 732 General remarks ... 732 Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan–Premiums Senior citizens–Housing Seniors' premiums ... 616, 669 Cost of living indices' relation to ... 1168 Alberta Personal Income Tax (Tools Credit) General remarks ... 356, 669, 1007 Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 207) Seniors Advisory Council for Alberta Second reading ... 739 General remarks ... 669, 732 Alberta seniors benefit program Seniors' centres Cost of living indices' relation to ... 1168 General remarks ... 669 General remarks ... 616, 669 Seniors' issues Increases to ... 356, 1167 General remarks ... 669–70, 681 Calgary Homeless Foundation Telephone information line re ... 669 General remarks ... 942 Seniors' policy initiative Cost of living indices General remarks ... 669–70, 732 Market-basket approach re ... 1168 Seniors' supportive housing incentive program Use of ... 1168 General remarks ... 669 Dept. of Seniors Social housing Business plan ... 669 Provincial initiatives re ... 669, 670, 1007–08 Estimates debated ... 669–70, 681 Rent supplement program ... 942, 1007–08 Society for the Retired and Semi-Retired Performance measures ... 669 Home-sharing program ... 468 Extended care facilities–Fees Yankowsky, Julius Edward (PC, Edmonton-Beverly- Increase in ... 1166–67 Clareview) Healthy Aging initiative Alaska permanent fund General remarks ... 669 General remarks ... 585 Homeless Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) Provincial programs for ... 942 Second reading ... 747–48 242 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Yankowsky, Julius Edward (PC, Edmonton-Beverly- Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene (PC, Edmonton-Mill Creek) Clareview) (Continued) (Continued) Alberta Personal Income Tax (In-Home Care and The Alberta Library Dependant Tax Credit) Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill Provincial funding for ... 647 210) The Alberta Library card Second reading ... 1049–50 General remarks ... 267 Automobile exhaust mufflers Alberta Motion Picture Industries Association Tampering with, to increase noise levels ... 1130–31 Awards: List of (SP125/01: Tabled) ... 262 Automobiles–Registration Alberta Official Song Act (Bill 208) Application of FOIP Act to, re War Amps key tag Committee ... 1285 service: Petition re ... 1349 Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Foundation War Amps key tag service, Denial of access to Lottery funding for ... 653 motor vehicle records under: Petitions re ... 1349 Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum Health sciences personnel Inductees into: Letter re (SP276/01: Tabled) ... 798 Opting out of human rights legislation: Petition re ... Alberta Supernet 261, 303, 349, 375, 421, 529 Connection to electronic library network ... Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act 1040–41, 1169 Opting out of, by health personnel: Petition re ... Alberta Trailnet Society 261, 303, 349, 375, 421, 529 Bridges for Canada initiative ... 664 Morcos, Dr. Fawzi Appropriation Act, 2001 (Bill 20) Recognition of ... 1238 Third reading ... 992 Noise by-laws Arctic Winter Games, Alberta (2004) Enforcement ... 1130–31 Provincial funding for ... 653 Nurses Blind Persons' Rights Act Working conditions ... 988 Review of, re assistive animals ... 647, 985 Nurses–Education Bronfman Foundation Increased places for ... 987–88 Involvement in Trans Canada Trail bridge Oral Question Period (2001) construction ... 664 Noise suppression equipment ... 1130–31 Building Better Bridges (Report) Nurses ... 987–88 General remarks ... 647 Petitions Presented to the Legislative Assembly (2001) Canadian armed forces Human rights act, Opting out of by health care Trans Canada Trail bridge construction ... 664 workers ... 261, 349, 375, 421, 529 Canadian National Institute for the Blind War Amps key tag identification program ... 1349 VisuNet project ... 267 Portuguese Music Society (Edmonton) Chairman Recognition of ... 622 Motion to leave the Chair ... 488 Prosperity dividend (Proposed) Community development Motion 504: Yankowsky ... 585–86 General remarks ... 646 Recognitions (Parliamentary procedure) (2001) Cottonwood campground General remarks ... 622, 1238 Operation of ... 617 The War Amps Council of India Societies Key tag identification program: Petition re ... 1349 Letter to (SP375/01: Tabled) ... 1031 Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene (PC, Edmonton-Mill Creek) Crown Contract Dispute Resolution Act 2005 Alberta centennial celebrations Amendment of ... 1273 Provincial funding for ... 647 Culture Aboriginal policy framework General remarks ... 646 General remarks ... 647 Cypress Hills Provincial Park Aga Khan Foundation Supervision of graduation celebrations in ... 380 Letter to, re partnership walk (SP275/01: Tabled) ... Zero tolerance policy ... 380 797 Dept. of Community Development Alberta Brain Injury Initiative Annual report, 2000-01 (SP540/01: Tabled) ... 1274 General remarks ... 647 Business plan ... 646 Alberta disability strategy Estimates debated ... 646–47, 653–54 General remarks ... 688 Estimates debated: Responses to questions re Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (SP336-338/01: Tabled) ... 979 Rossdale power plant expansion hearings ... 465 General remarks ... 646 Rossdale power plant expansion hearings: Appeal Performance measures ... 647 process re ... 466 Disabled Rossdale power plant expansion hearings: Historical General remarks ... 646 aspects ... 114, 466 Diwali (Festival of Light) Alberta Foster Parent Association Letter re (SP375/01: Tabled) ... 1031 Cottonwood campground operation ... 617 Electoral Boundaries Commission (2002) Alberta Foundation for the Arts Establishment of: Legislation re (Bill 31) ... 1342 Lottery funding for ... 653–54 Electoral Boundaries Commission Act Alberta Historical Resources Foundation Amendment of ... 1273 Lottery funding for ... 653 2001 Hansard Speaker Index 243

Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene (PC, Edmonton-Mill Creek) Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene (PC, Edmonton-Mill Creek) (Continued) (Continued) Environmental impact assessments Lubin, Mr. Leon Rossdale power plant expansion ... 466 Letter of congratulations to (SP127/01: Tabled) ... EPCOR Group of Companies 262 Rossdale power plant ... 465–66 Maintenance Enforcement Act Rossdale power plant: Historical significance ... Amendment of ... 1273 114, 465–66, 777 Mayor's Luncheon for Business & the Arts Film development grant program Program from (SP347/01: Tabled) ... 980 Extension of ... 647, 653, 654 Mental health services Film industry General remarks ... 647 Provincial assistance for ... 647 Mentally disabled First Nations development fund General remarks ... 1229 General remarks ... 647 Michener Centre Francophone Secretariat General remarks ... 1229 General remarks ... 654 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2001 (No.2) Future Summit (2002) (Bill 31) Library funding consideration ... 86 First reading ... 1273 Games (Sporting competitions) Second reading ... 1342 Provincial funding for ... 653 Committee ... 1342 Government information Amendment (SP596/01: Tabled) ... 1342 Access to ... 647 Municipal Government (Farming Practices Protection) Grant MacEwan Community College Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 205) Author awards: Bulletin re (SP134/01: Tabled) ... Second reading ... 433 303 National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Hate crimes–Calgary against Women General remarks ... 730 Letter re (SP532/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Health Disciplines Act North American Indigenous Games (2002) Amendment of ... 1273 Provincial funding for ... 647 Highway Traffic (Bicycle Safety Helmet) Amendment Northern Alberta Alliance on Race Relations Act, 2001 (Bill 209) General remarks ... 730 Committee ... 1328–29 Oral Question Period (2001) Historical resource impact assessments Alberta Supernet ... 1169 Rossdale power plant site ... 466 Alberta Trailnet ... 664 Historical resources–Preservation Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped ... General remarks ... 646, 647 688 Housing–Waterton Lakes National Park area Cottonwood campground ... 617 General remarks ... 618 Increase in hate crimes ... 730 Human remains Library funding ... 86, 267, 1040–41 Relocation of ... 777–78 Provincial parks ... 1098–99 Human rights and citizenship branch (Community Provincial parks supervision ... 380 Development) Relocation of burial sites ... 777–78 Review of Blind Persons' Rights Act ... 647 Rossdale power plant expansion ... 114, 465–66 Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act Service dogs ... 985 Service dogs provisions ... 985 Waterton Lakes National Park development ... 618 Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Parks, Provincial Education Fund General remarks ... 618, 646, 647, 1098–99 General remarks ... 730 Partnership walk Human rights–Alberta Letter to organizers of (SP275/01: Tabled) ... 797 General remarks ... 646 Persons with Developmental Disabilities Community Insurance Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 17) Governance Act Review Committee Third reading ... 967 Interim update (SP315/01: Tabled) ... 935 International Year of Volunteers Report (SP598/01: Tabled) ... 1349 General remarks ... 654, 797 Persons with Developmental Disabilities Provincial Kananaskis Country Board General remarks ... 1098 Annual reports, 1999-2000 & 2000-01 (SP65 & Libraries 502/01: Tabled) ... 109, 1229 Borrower fees ... 86 Point of Order Libraries–Finance Provoking debate ... 1361 General remarks ... 86, 267, 647, 1040–41 Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Library network, Electronic (Public libraries) Disabilities Connection to Alberta Supernet ... 1040–41, 1169 Annual report, 2001 (SP579/01: Tabled) ... 1311 Letter re (SP533/01: Tabled) ... 1274 Full Citizenship document ... 688 Provincial funding ... 647, 1040–41 Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton Society Lottery Fund General remarks ... 980 Funds allocation ... 653–54 Protected areas General remarks ... 646, 647 244 2001 Hansard Speaker Index

Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene (PC, Edmonton-Mill Creek) (Continued) Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 27) Third reading ... 1341 Public buildings–Construction General remarks ... 647 Race discrimination–Prevention General remarks ... 730 St. Joseph industrial school, Calgary Relocation of burial site at ... 777–78 Schmid, Dr. Horst (Former MLA) Letter of congratulations to (SP126/01: Tabled) ... 262 School Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 16) Second reading ... 444–45 Service dogs General remarks ... 647, 985 Special Places 2000 General remarks ... 618, 647 Trans Canada Trail General remarks ... 664 Trustee Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill 26) Third reading ... 1341 Victims Restitution and Compensation Payment Act (Bill 25) Third reading ... 1340, 1341 VisuNet Provincial assistance to ... 267 Volunteers General remarks ... 654 Votes and Proceedings Printing of: Motion re ... 6 Waterton Lakes National Park Housing development near ... 618 Wild Rose Foundation Congratulatory letter to chairman (SP56/01: Tabled) ... 78 Lottery funding for ... 654 World Championships in Athletics, Edmonton (2001) Provincial assistance ... 653