Province of Alberta The 28th Legislature First Session Alberta Hansard Thursday, April 11, 2013 Issue 44 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) 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 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), 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), Fraser, Rick, Calgary-South East (PC) Leader of the Liberal Opposition Fritz, Yvonne, Calgary-Cross (PC) Smith, Danielle, Highwood (W), Goudreau, Hector G., Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (PC) Leader of the Official Opposition Griffiths, Hon. Doug, Battle River-Wainwright (PC) Starke, Hon. Dr. Richard, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC) Hale, Jason W., Strathmore-Brooks (W) Stier, Pat, Livingstone-Macleod (W) Hancock, Hon. Dave, QC, Edmonton-Whitemud (PC), Strankman, Rick, Drumheller-Stettler (W) Government House Leader Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Hehr, Kent, Calgary-Buffalo (AL) Towle, Kerry, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (W), Horne, Hon. Fred, Edmonton-Rutherford (PC) Official Opposition Deputy Whip Horner, Hon. Doug, Spruce Grove-St. Albert (PC) VanderBurg, Hon. George, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (PC) Hughes, Hon. Ken, Calgary-West (PC) Weadick, Hon. Greg, Lethbridge-West (PC) Jansen, Sandra, Calgary-North West (PC) Webber, Len, Calgary-Foothills (PC) Jeneroux, Matt, Edmonton-South West (PC) Wilson, Jeff, Calgary-Shaw (W) Johnson, Hon. Jeff, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater (PC) Woo-Paw, Hon. Teresa, Calgary-Northern Hills (PC) Johnson, Linda, Calgary-Glenmore (PC) Xiao, David H., Edmonton-McClung (PC) Kang, Darshan S., Calgary-McCall (AL), Young, Steve, Edmonton-Riverview (PC), Liberal Opposition Whip 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 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 Liz Sim, 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 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 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 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 Standing Committee on the Select Special Conflicts of Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future Alberta Heritage Savings Interest Act Review Families and Communities Trust Fund Committee Chair: Mr. Amery Chair: Mr. Quest Deputy Chair: Mr. Fox Chair: Mr. Khan Chair: Mr. Allen Deputy Chair: Mrs. Forsyth Deputy Chair: Mrs. Jablonski Deputy Chair: Mr. Luan Bhardwaj Olesen Brown Jeneroux Cao Pastoor Anderson Blakeman Notley Cusanelli Leskiw Donovan Quadri Casey Dorward Saskiw DeLong Notley Dorward Rogers Dorward Fenske Wilson Fraser Pedersen Eggen Rowe Eggen Johnson, L. Young Fritz Swann Hehr Sarich Kubinec McDonald Goudreau Towle Sandhu Jablonski Wilson Luan Strankman Sherman Jansen Young McDonald Xiao 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. Rogers Deputy Chair: Ms L. Johnson Chair: Ms Olesen Bikman Leskiw Casey Mason Barnes Jablonski Deputy Chair: Mr. Lemke Blakeman Quadri Forsyth McDonald Bhardwaj Leskiw Brown Rogers Fraser Quest Brown Notley Calahasen McAllister DeLong Wilson Kennedy- Sherman Cusanelli Olesen Cao Notley Eggen Glans Smith DeLong Rowe Casey Pedersen Fox Strankman Hehr Rogers Fritz Swann Jansen Sandhu Goudreau Webber 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 Allen Hehr Allen Hale Amery Jeneroux Barnes Johnson, L. Anglin Khan Bikman Khan Bilous Pastoor Bilous Kubinec Donovan Quadri Blakeman Lemke Fenske Quest Calahasen Sandhu Goudreau Sarich Casey Stier Hale Stier Fenske Webber April 11, 2013 Alberta Hansard 1767 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Mr. Saskiw: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two introductions. Title: Thursday, April 11, 2013 1:30 p.m. First, it is my pleasure to rise and introduce to you and through 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2013 you to all members of the Assembly 60 grade 6 students from Glen Avon school in St. Paul. These students are joined by Mrs. [The Speaker in the chair] O’Neill, Mrs. Kendel, Mr. Boyko, Mrs. Piquette, and Ms Rak. A parent from this class is also with us here today. Ms Brandi head: Prayers Whelen is the Lieutenant Governor’s great-granddaughter. I would ask that my guests rise and receive the traditional warm The Speaker: Good afternoon. welcome of the Assembly. Let us pray. Dear Lord, help us to fulfill our duties and our My second introduction. It is my pleasure to rise and introduce obligations as respectfully as we are able, help us to be mindful of to you and through you to all members of the Assembly four very the pressing needs of others who may not be able to advocate for concerned pharmacists dedicated to advocating for the best care themselves, and help us to be leaders and