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Province of Alberta The 29th Legislature First Session Alberta Hansard Monday afternoon, June 15, 2015 Day 1 The Honourable Robert E. Wanner, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 29th Legislature First Session Wanner, Hon. Robert E., Medicine Hat (ND), Speaker Jabbour, Deborah C., Peace River (ND), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Feehan, Richard, Edmonton-Rutherford (ND), Deputy Chair of Committees Aheer, Leela Sharon, Chestermere-Rocky View (W) Malkinson, Brian, Calgary-Currie (ND) Anderson, Shaye, Leduc-Beaumont (ND) Mason, Hon. Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (ND), Anderson, Wayne, Highwood (W) Government House Leader Babcock, Erin D., Stony Plain (ND) McCuaig-Boyd, Hon. Margaret, Barnes, Drew, Cypress-Medicine Hat (W) Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (ND) Bhullar, Manmeet Singh, Calgary-Greenway (PC) McIver, Ric, Calgary-Hays (PC), Bilous, Hon. Deron, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (ND), Leader of the Progressive Conservative Opposition Deputy Government House Leader McKitrick, Annie, Sherwood Park (ND) Carlier, Hon. Oneil, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (ND) McLean, Stephanie V., Calgary-Varsity (ND), Carson, Jonathon, Edmonton-Meadowlark (ND) Deputy Government Whip Ceci, Hon. Joe, Calgary-Fort (ND) McPherson, Karen M., Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill (ND) Clark, Greg, Calgary-Elbow (AP) Miller, Barb, Red Deer-South (ND) Connolly, Michael R.D., Calgary-Hawkwood (ND) Miranda, Ricardo, Calgary-Cross (ND) Coolahan, Craig, Calgary-Klein (ND) Nielsen, Christian E., Edmonton-Decore (ND) Cooper, Nathan, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (W), Nixon, Jason, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (W), Official Opposition House Leader Official Opposition Whip Cortes-Vargas, Estefania, Strathcona-Sherwood Park (ND) Notley, Hon. Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (ND), Cyr, Scott J., Bonnyville-Cold Lake (W), Premier Official Opposition Deputy Whip Orr, Ronald, Lacombe-Ponoka (W) Dach, Lorne, Edmonton-McClung (ND) Payne, Brandy, Calgary-Acadia (ND) Dang, Thomas, Edmonton-South West (ND) Phillips, Hon. Shannon, Lethbridge-West (ND), Drever, Deborah, Calgary-Bow (Ind) Deputy Government House Leader Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (PC), Piquette, Colin, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater (ND) Progressive Conservative Opposition Whip Pitt, Angela D., Airdrie (W) Eggen, Hon. David, Edmonton-Calder (ND) Renaud, Marie F., St. Albert (ND) Ellis, Mike, Calgary-West (PC) Rodney, Dave, Calgary-Lougheed (PC) Fildebrandt, Derek Gerhard, Strathmore-Brooks (W) Rosendahl, Eric, West Yellowhead (ND) Fitzpatrick, Maria M., Lethbridge-East (ND) Sabir, Hon. Irfan, Calgary-McCall (ND) Fraser, Rick, Calgary-South East (PC) Schmidt, Marlin, Edmonton-Gold Bar (ND), Ganley, Hon. Kathleen T., Calgary-Buffalo (ND) Government Whip Goehring, Nicole, Edmonton-Castle Downs (ND) Schneider, David A., Little Bow (W) Gotfried, Richard, Calgary-Fish Creek (PC) Schreiner, Kim, Red Deer-North (ND) Gray, Christina, Edmonton-Mill Woods (ND) Shepherd, David, Edmonton-Centre (ND) Hanson, David B., Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills (W), Sigurdson, Hon. Lori, Edmonton-Riverview (ND) Official Opposition Deputy House Leader Smith, Mark W., Drayton Valley-Devon (W) Hinkley, Bruce, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (ND) Starke, Dr. Richard, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC), Hoffman, Hon. Sarah, Edmonton-Glenora (ND) Progressive Conservative Opposition House Leader Horne, Trevor A.R., Spruce Grove-St. Albert (ND) Stier, Pat, Livingstone-Macleod (W) Hunter, Grant R., Cardston-Taber-Warner (W) Strankman, Rick, Drumheller-Stettler (W) Jansen, Sandra, Calgary-North West (PC) Sucha, Graham, Calgary-Shaw (ND) Jean, Brian Michael, QC, Fort McMurray-Conklin (W), Leader of the Official Opposition Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Kazim, Anam, Calgary-Glenmore (ND) Sweet, Heather, Edmonton-Manning (ND) Kleinsteuber, Jamie, Calgary-Northern Hills (ND) Taylor, Wes, Battle River-Wainwright (W) Larivee, Danielle, Lesser Slave Lake (ND) Turner, Dr. A. Robert, Edmonton-Whitemud (ND) Littlewood, Jessica, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (ND) van Dijken, Glenn, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (W) Loewen, Todd, Grande Prairie-Smoky (W) Westhead, Cameron, Banff-Cochrane (ND) Loyola, Rod, Edmonton-Ellerslie (ND) Woollard, Denise, Edmonton-Mill Creek (ND) Luff, Robyn, Calgary-East (ND) Yao, Tany, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (W) MacIntyre, Donald, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (W) Vacant, Calgary-Foothills Party standings: New Democrat: 53 Wildrose: 21 Progressive Conservative: 9 Alberta Liberal: 1 Alberta Party: 1 Independent: 1 Vacant: 1 Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly W.J. David McNeil, Clerk Stephanie LeBlanc, Parliamentary Counsel Brian G. Hodgson, Sergeant-at-Arms Robert H. Reynolds, QC, Law Clerk/ and Legal Research Officer Chris Caughell, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Director of Interparliamentary Relations Philip Massolin, Manager of Research Gordon H. Munk, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Shannon Dean, Senior Parliamentary Services Janet Schwegel, Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Counsel/Director of House Services Nancy Robert, Research Officer Executive Council Rachel Notley Premier, President of Executive Council, Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations Deron Bilous Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister of Service Alberta Oneil Carlier Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Joe Ceci President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance David Eggen Minister of Education, Minister of Culture and Tourism Kathleen T. Ganley Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, Minister of Aboriginal Relations Sarah Hoffman Minister of Health, Minister of Seniors Brian Mason Minister of Transportation, Minister of Infrastructure Margaret McCuaig-Boyd Minister of Energy Shannon Phillips Minister of Environment and Parks, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women Irfan Sabir Minister of Human Services Lori Sigurdson Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education, Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour June 15, 2015 Alberta Hansard 7 Legislative Assembly of Alberta [Preceded by the Sergeant-at-Arms, Her Honour the Lieutenant Title: Monday, June 15, 2015 3 p.m. Governor of Alberta, Lois Mitchell, CM, AOE, and Mr. Mitchell, 3 p.m. Monday, June 15, 2015 their party, the Premier, and the Clerk entered the Chamber. Her Honour took her place upon the throne] The Sergeant-at-Arms: Order! Order! Mr. Speaker. Her Honour: Please be seated. [Preceded by the Sergeant-at-Arms, the Speaker, accompanied by the officers of the Assembly, entered the Chamber and took the The Speaker: May it please Your Honour, the Legislative chair] Assembly has elected me their Speaker, though I am but little able to fulfill the important duties thus assigned to me. If in the head: Prayers performance of these duties I should at any time fall into error, I pray that the fault may be imputed to me and not to the Assembly, The Speaker: Author of all wisdom, knowledge, and under- whose servant I am and who through me, the better to enable them standing, we ask Your blessings on all here present. We ask Your to discharge their duty to their Queen and province, humbly claim guidance in order that truth and justice may prevail in all of our all their undoubted rights and privileges, especially that they may judgments for the benefit of all Albertans. Amen. have freedom of speech in their debates, access to Your Honour’s Please be seated. person at all seasonable times, and that their proceedings may Ladies and gentlemen, I would now invite Mr. Robert Clark, receive from Your Honour the most favourable construction. accompanied by the Royal Canadian Artillery Band, to lead us in the singing of our national anthem. Ms Ganley (Provincial Secretary): Mr. Speaker, I am com- manded by Her Honour the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor to The Sergeant-at-Arms: Please rise. declare to you that she freely confides in the duty and attachment of this Assembly to Her Majesty’s person and government, and not Hon. Members and Guests: doubting that their proceedings will be conducted with wisdom, O Canada, our home and native land! temper, and prudence, she grants and upon all occasions will True patriot love in all thy sons command. Car ton bras sait porter l’épée, recognize and allow their constitutional privileges. Il sait porter la croix! I am commanded also to assure you that the Assembly shall have Ton histoire est une épopée ready access to Her Honour upon all seasonable occasions and that Des plus brillants exploits. their proceedings as well as your words and actions will constantly God keep our land glorious and free! receive from her the most favourable construction. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. O Canada, we stand on guard for thee. head: Speech from the Throne The Speaker: Please be seated. Her Honour: Friends, Alberta is a province of indigenous peoples whose roots in this land go back thousands of years and who will head: Entrance of the Lieutenant Governor be stewards of this land for thousands of years to come. Together [The Premier, the Clerk, and the Sergeant-at-Arms left the Chamber we are learning to respect that. to attend the Lieutenant Governor] We are also a province built by wave after wave of pioneers and settlers, farmers and oil workers, researchers and students, job [The Mace was draped] seekers and job creators. We are people from around the world who The Speaker: Ladies and gentlemen, prior to the arrival of Her share a dream of a better life and who have found it here in Alberta. Honour the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor the Royal We are optimistic, hopeful, entrepreneurial, remarkably diverse, Canadian Artillery Band will play