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Province of Alberta The 28th Legislature First Session Alberta Hansard Thursday, May 24, 2012 Issue 2 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 (PC) Khan, Hon. Stephen, St. Albert (PC) Amery, Moe, Calgary-East (PC) Klimchuk, Hon. Heather, Edmonton-Glenora (PC) Anderson, Rob, Airdrie (W), Kubinec, Maureen, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (PC) Official Opposition House Leader Lemke, Ken, Stony Plain (PC) Anglin, Joe, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (W) 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), Official Opposition Deputy Whip Liberal Opposition House Leader McDonald, Everett, Grande Prairie-Smoky (PC) Brown, Dr. Neil, QC, Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill (PC) McIver, Hon. Ric, Calgary-Hays (PC), Calahasen, Pearl, Lesser Slave Lake (PC) Deputy Government House Leader Campbell, Hon. Robin, West Yellowhead (PC), McQueen, Hon. Diana, Drayton Valley-Devon (PC) Deputy Government House Leader Notley, Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (ND), Cao, Wayne C.N., Calgary-Fort (PC) New Democrat Opposition House Leader Casey, Ron, Banff-Cochrane (PC) Oberle, Hon. Frank, Peace River (PC) Olesen, Cathy, Sherwood Park (PC) Cusanelli, Hon. 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), Deputy Government House Leader Quadri, Sohail, Edmonton-Mill Woods (PC) Donovan, Ian, Little Bow (W) Quest, Dave, Strathcona-Sherwood Park (PC) Redford, Hon. Alison M., QC, Calgary-Elbow (PC), Dorward, David C., Edmonton-Gold Bar (PC) Premier Drysdale, Hon. Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (PC) Rodney, Hon. Dave, Calgary-Lougheed (PC) Eggen, David, Edmonton-Calder (ND), Rowe, Bruce, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (W) New Democrat Opposition Whip Sandhu, Peter, Edmonton-Manning (PC) Fawcett, Hon. Kyle, Calgary-Klein (PC) Sarich, Janice, Edmonton-Decore (PC) Fenske, Jacquie, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (PC) Saskiw, Shayne, Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills (W), Forsyth, Heather, Calgary-Fish Creek (W) Official Opposition Deputy House Leader Fox, Rodney M., Lacombe-Ponoka (W) Scott, Hon. Donald, QC, Fort McMurray-Conklin (PC) Fraser, Rick, Calgary-South East (PC) Sherman, Dr. Raj, Edmonton-Meadowlark (AL), Fritz, Yvonne, Calgary-Cross (PC) Leader of the Liberal Opposition Goudreau, Hector G., Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (PC) Smith, Danielle, Highwood (W), Griffiths, Hon. Doug, Battle River-Wainwright (PC) Leader of the Official Opposition Hale, Jason W., Strathmore-Brooks (W) Starke, Dr. Richard, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC) Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC, Edmonton-Whitemud (PC), Stier, Pat, Livingstone-Macleod (W) Government House Leader Strankman, Rick, Drumheller-Stettler (W) Hehr, Kent, Calgary-Buffalo (AL) Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Horne, Hon. Fred, Edmonton-Rutherford (PC) Towle, Kerry, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (W), Horner, Hon. Doug, Spruce Grove-St. Albert (PC) Official Opposition Whip Hughes, Hon. Ken, Calgary-West (PC) VanderBurg, Hon. George, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (PC) Jansen, Sandra, Calgary-North West (PC) Weadick, Hon. Greg, Lethbridge-West (PC) Jeneroux, Matt, Edmonton-South West (PC) Webber, Len, Calgary-Foothills (PC) Johnson, Hon. Jeff, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater (PC) Wilson, Jeff, Calgary-Shaw (W) Johnson, Linda, Calgary-Glenmore (PC) Woo-Paw, Hon. Teresa, Calgary-Northern Hills (PC) Kang, Darshan S., Calgary-McCall (AL), Xiao, David H., Edmonton-McClung (PC) Liberal Opposition Whip Young, Steve, Edmonton-Riverview (PC), Kennedy-Glans, Donna, Calgary-Varsity (PC) Government Whip Party standings: Progressive Conservative: 61 Wildrose: 17 Alberta Liberal: 5 New Democrat: 4 Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly W.J. David McNeil, Clerk Stephanie LeBlanc, Parliamentary Counsel Chris Caughell, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Robert H. Reynolds, QC, Law Clerk/ and Legal Research Officer Gordon H. Munk, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Director of Interparliamentary Relations Philip Massolin, Committee Research Liz Sim, Managing Editor of Alberta Hansard Shannon Dean, Senior Parliamentary Co-ordinator Counsel/Director of House Services Brian G. Hodgson, Sergeant-at-Arms Executive Council Alison Redford Premier, President of Executive Council Thomas Lukaszuk Deputy Premier Manmeet Singh Bhullar Minister of Service Alberta Robin Campbell Minister of Aboriginal Relations Christine Cusanelli Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation 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 Finance 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 Jeff Johnson Minister of Education Stephen Khan Minister of Enterprise and Advanced 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 George VanderBurg Associate Minister of Seniors Greg Weadick Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs Teresa Woo-Paw Associate Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on the Standing Committee on Special Standing Committee Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Legislative Offices on Members’ Services Private Bills Trust Fund Chair: Mr. Xiao Chair: Mr. Zwozdesky Chair: Mr. Cao Chair: Mr. Quest Deputy Chair: Mr. McDonald Deputy Chair: Mr. Young Deputy Chair: Ms L. Johnson Deputy Chair: Mrs. Jablonski Bikman Calahasen Barnes Notley Anderson Blakeman Dorward Bhardwaj Olesen Casey Brown Forsyth Brown Pastoor Dorward DeLong Goudreau DeLong Rowe Eggen Eggen Jablonski Fox Sarich Kubinec Leskiw Mason Fritz Starke Sandhu Quadri Quest Goudreau Strankman Sherman Rogers Sherman Jeneroux Swann Wilson Smith Kennedy-Glans Webber Luan Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Public Accounts Standing Orders and Chair: Mr. Anderson Printing Deputy Chair: Mr. Dorward Chair: Dr. Starke Deputy Chair: Mr. Lemke Allen Fraser Amery Fritz Allen McAllister Anglin Hale Amery McDonald Bilous Hehr Bhardwaj Notley Calahasen Pastoor Casey Pedersen DeLong Quadri Hehr Sandhu Donovan Sarich Jansen Saskiw Fenske Jeneroux Towle Johnson, L. Xiao Kennedy-Glans Young Kubinec May 24, 2012 Alberta Hansard 5 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Premier, and the Clerk entered the Chamber. His Honour took his Title: Thursday, May 24, 2012 3 p.m. place upon the throne] 3 p.m. Thursday, May 24, 2012 The Speaker: May it please Your Honour, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta has elected me as their Speaker, though I am The Sergeant-at-Arms: Order! Mr. Speaker. but little able to fulfill the huge and important duties thus assigned [Preceded by the Sergeant-at-Arms, the Speaker, accompanied by to me. If in the performance of those duties I should at any time the officers of the Assembly, entered the Chamber and took the fall into any sort of error, I pray that the fault may be imputed to chair] me and not the Assembly, whose servant I am and who through me, the better to enable them to discharge their duty to their head: Prayers Queen and the province, humbly claim all their undoubted rights and privileges, especially that they may have freedom of speech in The Speaker: Hon. members and honoured guests, we begin our their debates, access to Your Honour’s person at all seasonable day with a special prayer. I invite each of you to pray in your own times, and that their proceedings may receive from Your Honour way. the most favourable construction. Almighty God, as we gather here today in governance, we ask for Your blessings on all who are present here today. We ask for His Honour: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Your guidance in order that truth and justice may prevail in all of Pray be seated. our judgments for the benefit of all Albertans. Amen. Ladies and gentlemen, I would now invite Mr. Paul Lorieau, Mr. Denis (Provincial Secretary): Mr. Speaker, I am com- accompanied by a quartet comprised of members of the Edmonton manded by His Honour the Honourable the Lieutenant Governor Symphony Orchestra, to lead us in the singing of our national to declare to you that he freely confides in the duty and attachment anthem. Please join in in the language of your choice.
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    Gateway to Crisis: Discourse Coalitions, Extractivist Politics, and the Northern Gateway Conflict by Robert Neubauer Bachelor of Arts, University of British Columbia, 2009 Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Communication Faculty of Communication, Arts, and Technology © Robert Neubauer SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY Summer 2017 Copyright in this work rests with the author. Please ensure that any reproduction or re-use is done in accordance with the relevant national copyright legislation. Approval Name: Neubauer, Robert Degree: Doctor of Philosophy Title: Gateway to Crisis: Discourse Coalitions, Extractivist Politics, and the Northern Gateway Conflict Examining Committee: Chair: Robert Hackett Professor Shane Gunster Senior Supervisor Associate Professor Rick Gruneau Supervisor Professor Yuezhi Zhao Supervisor Professor Geoffrey Mann Internal Examiner Professor Department of Geography William Carroll External Examiner Professor Department of Sociology University of Victoria Date Defended/Approved: May 24, 2017 ii Abstract This dissertation explores the political and social conflict over the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project designed to diversify Canadian bitumen exports by linking the Alberta tar sands to international markets via British Columbia’s North Coast. It examines this conflict in the context of long-term processes of capitalist growth, Neoliberal Extractivist development, settler colonial expansion, and transnational economic integration. It explains how both the project itself and the political response to it emerged from and helped constitute a series of interrelated national and global economic, political, and ecological crises. In doing so, it identifies extractivist development in Canada as an extension of the broader Neoliberal class project.