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Alberta Hansard Province of Alberta The 28th Legislature First Session Alberta Hansard Wednesday afternoon, December 4, 2013 Issue 78a The Honourable Gene Zwozdesky, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 28th Legislature First Session Zwozdesky, Hon. Gene, Edmonton-Mill Creek (PC), Speaker Rogers, George, Leduc-Beaumont (PC), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Jablonski, Mary Anne, Red Deer-North (PC), Deputy Chair of Committees Allen, Mike, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (Ind) Kennedy-Glans, Donna, Calgary-Varsity (PC) Amery, Moe, Calgary-East (PC) Khan, Stephen, St. Albert (PC) Anderson, Rob, Airdrie (W), Klimchuk, Hon. Heather, Edmonton-Glenora (PC) Official Opposition House Leader Kubinec, Maureen, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (PC) Anglin, Joe, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (W), Lemke, Ken, Stony Plain (PC) Official Opposition Whip Leskiw, Genia, Bonnyville-Cold Lake (PC) Barnes, Drew, Cypress-Medicine Hat (W) Luan, Jason, Calgary-Hawkwood (PC) Bhardwaj, Naresh, Edmonton-Ellerslie (PC) Lukaszuk, Hon. Thomas A., Edmonton-Castle Downs (PC) Bhullar, Hon. Manmeet Singh, Calgary-Greenway (PC) Mason, Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (ND), Bikman, Gary, Cardston-Taber-Warner (W) Leader of the New Democrat Opposition Bilous, Deron, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (ND) McAllister, Bruce, Chestermere-Rocky View (W) Blakeman, Laurie, Edmonton-Centre (AL), McDonald, Everett, Grande Prairie-Smoky (PC) Liberal Opposition House Leader McIver, Hon. Ric, Calgary-Hays (PC), Brown, Dr. Neil, QC, Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill (PC) Deputy Government House Leader Calahasen, Pearl, Lesser Slave Lake (PC) McQueen, Hon. Diana, Drayton Valley-Devon (PC) Campbell, Hon. Robin, West Yellowhead (PC), Notley, Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (ND), Deputy Government House Leader New Democrat Opposition House Leader Cao, Wayne C.N., Calgary-Fort (PC) Oberle, Hon. Frank, Peace River (PC) Casey, Ron, Banff-Cochrane (PC) Olesen, Cathy, Sherwood Park (PC) Cusanelli, Christine, Calgary-Currie (PC) Olson, Hon. Verlyn, QC, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (PC) Dallas, Hon. Cal, Red Deer-South (PC) Pastoor, Bridget Brennan, Lethbridge-East (PC) DeLong, Alana, Calgary-Bow (PC) Pedersen, Blake, Medicine Hat (W) Denis, Hon. Jonathan, QC, Calgary-Acadia (PC), Quadri, Sohail, Edmonton-Mill Woods (PC) Deputy Government House Leader Quest, Dave, Strathcona-Sherwood Park (PC) Donovan, Ian, Little Bow (W) Redford, Hon. Alison M., QC, Calgary-Elbow (PC), Dorward, David C., Edmonton-Gold Bar (PC), Premier Deputy Government Whip Rodney, Hon. Dave, Calgary-Lougheed (PC) Drysdale, Hon. Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (PC) Rowe, Bruce, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (W) Eggen, David, Edmonton-Calder (ND), Sandhu, Peter, Edmonton-Manning (Ind) New Democrat Opposition Whip Sarich, Janice, Edmonton-Decore (PC) Fawcett, Hon. Kyle, Calgary-Klein (PC) Saskiw, Shayne, Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills (W), Fenske, Jacquie, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (PC) Official Opposition Deputy House Leader Forsyth, Heather, Calgary-Fish Creek (W) Scott, Hon. Donald, QC, Fort McMurray-Conklin (PC) Fox, Rodney M., Lacombe-Ponoka (W) Sherman, Dr. Raj, Edmonton-Meadowlark (AL), Leader of the Liberal Opposition Fraser, Hon. Rick, Calgary-South East (PC) Smith, Danielle, Highwood (W), Fritz, Yvonne, Calgary-Cross (PC) Leader of the Official Opposition Goudreau, Hector G., Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (PC) Starke, Hon. Dr. Richard, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC) Griffiths, Hon. Doug, Battle River-Wainwright (PC) Stier, Pat, Livingstone-Macleod (W) Hale, Jason W., Strathmore-Brooks (W) Strankman, Rick, Drumheller-Stettler (W) Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC, Edmonton-Whitemud (PC), Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Government House Leader Towle, Kerry, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (W), Hehr, Kent, Calgary-Buffalo (AL) Official Opposition Deputy Whip Horne, Hon. Fred, Edmonton-Rutherford (PC) VanderBurg, Hon. George, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (PC) Horner, Hon. Doug, Spruce Grove-St. Albert (PC) Weadick, Hon. Greg, Lethbridge-West (PC) Hughes, Hon. Ken, Calgary-West (PC) Webber, Len, Calgary-Foothills (PC) Jansen, Hon. Sandra, Calgary-North West (PC) Wilson, Jeff, Calgary-Shaw (W) Jeneroux, Matt, Edmonton-South West (PC) Woo-Paw, Hon. Teresa, Calgary-Northern Hills (PC) Johnson, Hon. Jeff, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater (PC) Xiao, David H., Edmonton-McClung (PC) Johnson, Linda, Calgary-Glenmore (PC) Young, Steve, Edmonton-Riverview (PC), Kang, Darshan S., Calgary-McCall (AL), Government Whip Liberal Opposition Whip Party standings: Progressive Conservative: 59 Wildrose: 17 Alberta Liberal: 5 New Democrat: 4 Independent: 2 Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly W.J. David McNeil, Clerk Stephanie LeBlanc, Parliamentary Counsel Philip Massolin, Manager of Research Services Robert H. Reynolds, QC, Law Clerk/ and Legal Research Officer Brian G. Hodgson, Sergeant-at-Arms Director of Interparliamentary Relations Fiona Vance, Sessional Parliamentary Chris Caughell, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Counsel Shannon Dean, Senior Parliamentary Gordon H. Munk, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Counsel/Director of House Services Nancy Robert, Research Officer Janet Schwegel, Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Executive Council Alison Redford Premier, President of Executive Council Thomas Lukaszuk Deputy Premier, Minister of Enterprise and Advanced Education, Ministerial Liaison to the Canadian Forces Manmeet Singh Bhullar Minister of Service Alberta Robin Campbell Minister of Aboriginal Relations Cal Dallas Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations Jonathan Denis Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Wayne Drysdale Minister of Infrastructure Kyle Fawcett Associate Minister of Regional Recovery and Reconstruction for Southwest Alberta Rick Fraser Associate Minister of Regional Recovery and Reconstruction for High River Doug Griffiths Minister of Municipal Affairs Dave Hancock Minister of Human Services Fred Horne Minister of Health Doug Horner President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance Ken Hughes Minister of Energy Sandra Jansen Associate Minister of Family and Community Safety Jeff Johnson Minister of Education Heather Klimchuk Minister of Culture Ric McIver Minister of Transportation Diana McQueen Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Frank Oberle Associate Minister of Services for Persons with Disabilities Verlyn Olson Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dave Rodney Associate Minister of Wellness Donald Scott Associate Minister of Accountability, Transparency and Transformation Richard Starke Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation George VanderBurg Associate Minister of Seniors Greg Weadick Associate Minister of Regional Recovery and Reconstruction for Southeast Alberta Teresa Woo-Paw Associate Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on Standing Committee on the Select Special Ethics Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future Alberta Heritage Savings Commissioner Search Families and Communities Trust Fund Committee Chair: Mr. Amery Chair: Mr. Quest Deputy Chair: Mr. Fox Chair: Mr. Khan Chair: Mr. Rogers Deputy Chair: Mrs. Forsyth Deputy Chair: Mrs. Jablonski Deputy Chair: Mr. Quadri Bhardwaj Olesen Brown Leskiw Cao Pastoor Amery Eggen Blakeman Leskiw Cusanelli Notley Donovan Quadri Anderson Kubinec Eggen McDonald DeLong Pedersen Dorward Rogers Casey Sherman Goudreau Saskiw Fritz Swann Dorward Lemke Goudreau Towle Eggen Rowe Jablonski Wilson Hehr Sarich Luan Strankman Jeneroux Xiao McDonald Xiao Khan Young Standing Committee on Special Standing Committee Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Legislative Offices on Members’ Services Private Bills Privileges and Elections, Chair: Mr. Cao Chair: Mr. Zwozdesky Chair: Mr. Xiao Standing Orders and Printing Deputy Chair: Mr. McDonald Deputy Chair: Mr. Young Deputy Chair: Ms L. Johnson Chair: Ms Olesen Bikman Leskiw Casey McDonald Allen Goudreau Deputy Chair: Mr. Lemke Blakeman Quadri Forsyth Quest Barnes Jablonski Brown Rogers Fritz Sherman Bhardwaj Leskiw Calahasen McAllister DeLong Wilson Kennedy-Glans Smith Brown Notley Cao Notley Eggen Mason Cusanelli Olesen Casey Pedersen DeLong Rowe Goudreau Quadri Fox Strankman Hehr Rogers Fritz Swann Kennedy-Glans Saskiw Kubinec Towle Luan Young Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Public Accounts Resource Stewardship Chair: Mr. Anderson Chair: Ms Kennedy-Glans Deputy Chair: Mr. Dorward Deputy Chair: Mr. Anglin Amery Khan Allen Hale Anglin Luan Barnes Johnson, L. Bilous Pastoor Bikman Khan Donovan Quadri Bilous Kubinec Fenske Quest Blakeman Lemke Hale Sarich Calahasen Sandhu Hehr Stier Casey Stier Jeneroux Webber Fenske Webber December 4, 2013 Alberta Hansard 3353 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Mr. Hancock: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is indeed a pleasure for Title: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 1:30 p.m. me today to introduce to you and through you to the members of 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2013 this Assembly 64 enthusiastic, bright, and inquisitive students from St. Mary elementary school, located in my constituency of [The Speaker in the chair] Edmonton-Whitemud. I know that they are the best and the brightest of students that we have across the province, and I have head: Prayers that on good authority. Don’t take my word for it. The Member for Edmonton-Gold Bar attended to speak to their grade 6 classes The Speaker: Hon. members, let us pray. As we head into the about a month ago. Now, I’m not sure why the Member for festive season, let our minds be filled with thoughts of caring, of
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