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April 18, 2007 Alberta Hansard 633 Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Speaker: The hon. Deputy Speaker. Title: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:00 p.m. Mr. Marz: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It’s a pleasure to introduce to Date: 07/04/18 you and through you today to all members of the Assembly 19 very [The Speaker in the chair] bright students from the Clear Water Academy, which is situated in the Calgary-Elbow riding. I understand that they’re all very head: Prayers enthusiastic Calgary Flames fans as well. They’re here today to learn about how the Legislature functions. They’re accompanied by The Speaker: Good afternoon. teachers Miss Janley Grant, Mr. Matt Sartorelli, and parent Mrs. Let us pray. We confidently ask for strength and encouragement Sharon Van Der Sloot. I would ask them to rise in the members’ in our service to others. We ask for wisdom to guide us in making gallery and receive the warm welcome of the Assembly. good laws and good decisions for the present and future of Alberta. Amen. The Speaker: The hon. Member for Drayton Valley-Calmar. Please be seated. Rev. Abbott: Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker. It does give me great head: Introduction of Visitors pleasure as well to introduce to you and through you to all members The Speaker: The hon. Solicitor General and Minister of Public of the Assembly 12 students and two staff from the Ehpewapahk Security. community alternate school, also known as the Erminskine Cree nation. We have 14 visitors today, including Paul Jespersen, the Mr. Lindsay: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is indeed my pleasure to teacher, and Charlene Wolfe, the teacher’s assistant. I think they introduce two guests who are seated in your gallery this afternoon. had a tour a little bit earlier, and we got a photo. They’re sitting up The first is someone that many members in this House know quite in the public gallery, and I’d ask them to rise and receive the well, Mr. Stan Woloshyn, who represented the fine constituency of traditional warm welcome of the Assembly. Stony Plain in this Legislature from 1989 to 2004, and I for one am glad that he retired when he did. During that time he also served as The Speaker: The hon. Member for Edmonton-McClung. government caucus whip, minister of public works, minister of community development, and minister of seniors. I also have very Mr. Elsalhy: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is indeed a great pleasure fond memories of sitting across the table from Mr. Woloshyn when for me to rise today to introduce to you and through you to all he was president of local 10 of the ATA when I was a negotiator for members of this Assembly 50 visitors from Callingwood elementary the Parkland school board. school in my constituency of Edmonton-McClung. Those guests are Accompanying Stan today is his grandson Tyler Hrynyk. Tyler visiting us here today to see us in action and to observe what goes on is a very impressive young man whom I had lunch with today. He in this very esteemed Assembly. They’re joined by their teachers is a very skilled hockey player and springboard diver, a bright and group leaders, Mr. Close, Mrs. Brown, Mr. Wilcox, and Ms student at Lymburn school, and a future PhD in mechanical Cassidy, and by parent helper Mr. Owre. This is an extremely active engineering. I’d ask that all members join me in giving the tradi- school in the constituency, and it’s always referred to as the heart of tional warm welcome to our guests. the community. Wonderful students and wonderful staff. I even attended their concert three or four weeks ago, and I was really head: Introduction of Guests impressed by their creativity and energy. I encourage them all to rise, please, and receive the traditional warm welcome of this The Speaker: The hon. Member for Edmonton-Meadowlark. Assembly. Mr. Tougas: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It’s my pleasure to introduce The Speaker: The hon. Member for Edmonton-Highlands- to you and through you to all members of this Assembly two visiting Norwood. students from Yokohama, Japan. They are visiting our province for two weeks on an exchange program. They’re here to see how Mr. Mason: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I’m delighted to western democracy works, so let’s be on our best behaviour. They introduce to you and through you to this Assembly two individuals are staying at the home of Jean Easton, mother of one of our pages, seated in the public gallery. They are Roseline Richardson and and Mrs. Easton is accompanying them today. They are seated in Cathy Hilderman. Roseline and Cathy are workers at the Palace the Speaker’s gallery. The students are Takeshi Kuwahara and Casino and are currently on strike. They’ve been on the picket line Makoto Otake. I ask them to please rise and accept the traditional for 222 days now, due in part to this government’s failure to protect warm greeting of this Assembly. workers from employers who engage in unfair labour practices. Cathy has worked at the Palace Casino for the past eight years and The Speaker: The hon. Member for Whitecourt-Ste. Anne. works as a dealer and pit boss at the casino. Roseline has worked at the Palace Casino since 1991 and is also a dealer and pit boss. She Mr. VanderBurg: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On your behalf I’d like has an extensive background in the arts and brings a tremendous to introduce to you and through you 12 grades 5/6 students from the amount of passion to the cause that she and her co-workers have Meadowview school, which is currently located in the Barrhead- taken on. They are joined today by UFCW local 401 representative Morinville-Westlock constituency, right adjacent to the Whitecourt- Don Crisall. Ste. Anne constituency. They are accompanied this afternoon by I would now ask that they rise and receive the traditional warm teacher Rod Manson and two parent helpers, Aaron Wesenberg and welcome of this Assembly. Bernice Harrison. They are seated in the members’ gallery this afternoon. I’d ask them to please rise and receive the traditional The Speaker: The hon. Minister of Children’s Services. warm welcome of this Assembly. 634 Alberta Hansard April 18, 2007 Ms Tarchuk: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m not sure if my guests The Speaker: Hon. leader of the third party, in order to participate, are here yet, but I will go ahead and introduce to you and through we need unanimous consent. you to the members for the record four guests that I have up from Banff-Cochrane today. First is Ron Casey, mayor of Canmore; Mike [Unanimous consent granted] Western, councillor for Canmore; Don Kochan, acting chief administrative officer of the town of Canmore; and Eric McAvity, The Speaker: Proceed. who is with the Lamphouse Centre for the Arts Society. If they are in the House, I’d ask them to rise and receive the warm welcome of Mr. Mason: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Well, like the our members. hon. Official Opposition House Leader, we did not receive notifica- tion that this would be a ministerial statement. I also note that this Mr. McFarland: Mr. Speaker, it’s a pleasure today to recognize a is not a ministerial statement within the purview of the Minister of number of people up in the members’ gallery. I would like this Sustainable Resource Development. Assembly to recognize the volunteer board members from the With respect to that, Mr. Speaker, I want to say that I would Science Alberta Foundation. They are meeting with the board today. congratulate Mr. Brown. However, contrary to what the minister has I’m sorry. I think I just stepped on somebody’s toes here. Sorry, said, he was not elected. He received an unofficial mandate through President of the Treasury Board. I met with one of the members an extra-legal procedure in the province of Alberta, and he was early this morning. Maybe I will cede to the President of the appointed – he was appointed – by the Prime Minister of Canada. Treasury Board to finish the introduction. So he has not been elected. Mr. Speaker, we continue to maintain our position that the Senate Mr. Snelgrove: Mr. Speaker, it just shows how important to this of Canada is superfluous, a centre of patronage on the part of both province the Science Alberta Foundation really is. They’re recog- the Conservative and Liberal governments that have inhabited the nized from north to south, east to west. We’re just one big, happy, government in Ottawa, and it should be abolished. [some applause] recognizable family here. I, too, had a very enjoyable breakfast with I thank the hon. members for their applause on that point. their chairman and vice-chairman. If the board is as talented and as engaging as these two, they must have a wonderful discussion. I head: Members’ Statements would like to introduce them to the Assembly, starting with their The Speaker: The hon. Member for Little Bow. chairman, Mr. Ron Kuchinka; the vice-chair, Chuck Shultz; the secretary-treasurer, Barry Travers; and their directors Paul Clark, Art Henry Bergen Froehlich, Brad Klak, Gordon Olsen, Linda Palladino, and Sid Shugarman. Also with them is their CEO, Arlene Ponting, and their Mr. McFarland: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to recognize office manager, Regula Lewis. I would ask them to please rise and the accomplishments of a Little Bow constituent.