Province of Alberta The 29th Legislature Fourth Session Alberta Hansard Wednesday afternoon, May 16, 2018 Day 31 The Honourable Robert E. Wanner, Speaker Legislative Assembly of Alberta The 29th Legislature Fourth Session Wanner, Hon. Robert E., Medicine Hat (NDP), Speaker Jabbour, Deborah C., Peace River (NDP), Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees Sweet, Heather, Edmonton-Manning (NDP), Deputy Chair of Committees Aheer, Leela Sharon, Chestermere-Rocky View (UCP), Loewen, Todd, Grande Prairie-Smoky (UCP) Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition Loyola, Rod, Edmonton-Ellerslie (NDP) Anderson, Hon. Shaye, Leduc-Beaumont (NDP) Luff, Robyn, Calgary-East (NDP) Anderson, Wayne, Highwood (UCP) Malkinson, Brian, Calgary-Currie (NDP) Babcock, Erin D., Stony Plain (NDP) Mason, Hon. Brian, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood (NDP), Barnes, Drew, Cypress-Medicine Hat (UCP) Government House Leader Bilous, Hon. Deron, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (NDP) McCuaig-Boyd, Hon. Margaret, Carlier, Hon. Oneil, Whitecourt-Ste. Anne (NDP) Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley (NDP) Carson, Jonathon, Edmonton-Meadowlark (NDP) McIver, Ric, Calgary-Hays (UCP), Ceci, Hon. Joe, Calgary-Fort (NDP) Official Opposition Whip Clark, Greg, Calgary-Elbow (AP), McKitrick, Annie, Sherwood Park (NDP) Alberta Party Opposition House Leader McLean, Hon. Stephanie V., Calgary-Varsity (NDP) Connolly, Michael R.D., Calgary-Hawkwood (NDP) McPherson, Karen M., Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill (AP) Coolahan, Craig, Calgary-Klein (NDP) Miller, Barb, Red Deer-South (NDP) Cooper, Nathan, Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills (UCP) Miranda, Hon. Ricardo, Calgary-Cross (NDP) Cortes-Vargas, Estefania, Strathcona-Sherwood Park (NDP), Nielsen, Christian E., Edmonton-Decore (NDP) Government Whip Nixon, Jason, Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (UCP), Official Opposition House Leader Cyr, Scott J., Bonnyville-Cold Lake (UCP) Notley, Hon. Rachel, Edmonton-Strathcona (NDP), Dach, Lorne, Edmonton-McClung (NDP) Premier Dang, Thomas, Edmonton-South West (NDP) Orr, Ronald, Lacombe-Ponoka (UCP) Drever, Deborah, Calgary-Bow (NDP) Panda, Prasad, Calgary-Foothills (UCP) Drysdale, Wayne, Grande Prairie-Wapiti (UCP) Payne, Hon. Brandy, Calgary-Acadia (NDP) Eggen, Hon. David, Edmonton-Calder (NDP) Phillips, Hon. Shannon, Lethbridge-West (NDP) Ellis, Mike, Calgary-West (UCP) Piquette, Colin, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater (NDP) Feehan, Hon. Richard, Edmonton-Rutherford (NDP), Pitt, Angela D., Airdrie (UCP), Deputy Government House Leader Official Opposition Deputy House Leader Fildebrandt, Derek Gerhard, Strathmore-Brooks (IC) Renaud, Marie F., St. Albert (NDP) Fitzpatrick, Maria M., Lethbridge-East (NDP) Rosendahl, Eric, West Yellowhead (NDP) Fraser, Rick, Calgary-South East (AP) Sabir, Hon. Irfan, Calgary-McCall (NDP) Ganley, Hon. Kathleen T., Calgary-Buffalo (NDP), Schmidt, Hon. Marlin, Edmonton-Gold Bar (NDP) Deputy Government House Leader Schneider, David A., Little Bow (UCP) Gill, Prab, Calgary-Greenway (UCP), Schreiner, Kim, Red Deer-North (NDP) Official Opposition Deputy Whip Shepherd, David, Edmonton-Centre (NDP) Goehring, Nicole, Edmonton-Castle Downs (NDP) Sigurdson, Hon. Lori, Edmonton-Riverview (NDP) Gotfried, Richard, Calgary-Fish Creek (UCP) Smith, Mark W., Drayton Valley-Devon (UCP) Gray, Hon. Christina, Edmonton-Mill Woods (NDP) Starke, Dr. Richard, Vermilion-Lloydminster (PC) Hanson, David B., Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills (UCP) Stier, Pat, Livingstone-Macleod (UCP) Hinkley, Bruce, Wetaskiwin-Camrose (NDP) Strankman, Rick, Drumheller-Stettler (UCP) Hoffman, Hon. Sarah, Edmonton-Glenora (NDP) Sucha, Graham, Calgary-Shaw (NDP) Horne, Trevor A.R., Spruce Grove-St. Albert (NDP) Swann, Dr. David, Calgary-Mountain View (AL) Hunter, Grant R., Cardston-Taber-Warner (UCP) Taylor, Wes, Battle River-Wainwright (UCP) Jansen, Hon. Sandra, Calgary-North West (NDP) Turner, Dr. A. Robert, Edmonton-Whitemud (NDP) Kazim, Anam, Calgary-Glenmore (NDP) van Dijken, Glenn, Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (UCP) Kenney, Hon. Jason, PC, Calgary-Lougheed (UCP), Westhead, Cameron, Banff-Cochrane (NDP), Leader of the Official Opposition Deputy Government Whip Kleinsteuber, Jamie, Calgary-Northern Hills (NDP) Woollard, Denise, Edmonton-Mill Creek (NDP) Larivee, Hon. Danielle, Lesser Slave Lake (NDP), Yao, Tany, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo (UCP) Deputy Government House Leader Vacant, Fort McMurray-Conklin Littlewood, Jessica, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville (NDP) Vacant, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Party standings: New Democratic: 54 United Conservative: 25 Alberta Party: 3 Alberta Liberal: 1 Progressive Conservative: 1 Independent Conservative: 1 Vacant: 2 Officers and Officials of the Legislative Assembly Robert H. Reynolds, QC, Clerk Philip Massolin, Manager of Research and Brian G. Hodgson, Sergeant-at-Arms Shannon Dean, Law Clerk and Director of Committee Services Chris Caughell, Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms House Services Nancy Robert, Research Officer Paul Link, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Stephanie LeBlanc, Senior Parliamentary Janet Schwegel, Managing Editor of Counsel Gareth Scott, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms Alberta Hansard Trafton Koenig, Parliamentary Counsel Executive Council Rachel Notley Premier, President of Executive Council Sarah Hoffman Deputy Premier, Minister of Health Shaye Anderson Minister of Municipal Affairs Deron Bilous Minister of Economic Development and Trade Oneil Carlier Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Joe Ceci President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance David Eggen Minister of Education Richard Feehan Minister of Indigenous Relations Kathleen T. Ganley Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Christina Gray Minister of Labour, Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal Sandra Jansen Minister of Infrastructure Danielle Larivee Minister of Children’s Services Brian Mason Minister of Transportation Margaret McCuaig-Boyd Minister of Energy Stephanie V. McLean Minister of Service Alberta, Minister of Status of Women Ricardo Miranda Minister of Culture and Tourism Brandy Payne Associate Minister of Health Shannon Phillips Minister of Environment and Parks, Minister Responsible for the Climate Change Office Irfan Sabir Minister of Community and Social Services Marlin Schmidt Minister of Advanced Education Lori Sigurdson Minister of Seniors and Housing Parliamentary Secretaries Jessica Littlewood Economic Development and Trade for Small Business Annie McKitrick Education STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA Standing Committee on the Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Alberta Heritage Savings Alberta’s Economic Future Families and Communities Legislative Offices Trust Fund Chair: Mr. Sucha Chair: Ms Goehring Chair: Mr. Shepherd Chair: Mr. Coolahan Deputy Chair: Mr. van Dijken Deputy Chair: Mr. Smith Deputy Chair: Mr. Deputy Chair: Mrs. Schreiner Malkinson Carson Littlewood Drever Orr Cyr Luff Connolly McPherson Ellis Renaud Aheer McKitrick Dang McPherson Coolahan Piquette Fraser Shepherd Gill Pitt Ellis Turner Dach Schneider Hinkley Swann Horne van Dijken Horne Kleinsteuber Woollard Fitzpatrick Starke Luff Woollard Littlewood Gotfried Taylor McKitrick Yao Miller Horne Special Standing Committee Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Standing Committee on on Members’ Services Private Bills Privileges and Elections, Public Accounts Chair: Mr. Wanner Chair: Ms Kazim Standing Orders and Chair: Mr. Cyr Printing Deputy Chair: Cortes-Vargas Deputy Chair: Connolly Deputy Chair: Mr. Dach Chair: Ms Fitzpatrick Babcock Nixon Anderson, W. Orr Barnes Malkinson Deputy Chair: Ms Babcock Cooper Piquette Babcock Rosendahl Carson Miller Dang Pitt Drever Stier Carson Loyola Clark Nielsen Drever Westhead Drysdale Strankman Coolahan Miller Gotfried Panda McIver Hinkley Sucha Cooper Nielsen Hunter Renaud Kleinsteuber Taylor Goehring Nixon Littlewood Turner McKitrick Gotfried Pitt Luff Hanson van Dijken Kazim Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship Chair: Loyola Deputy Chair: Mr. Drysdale Babcock Loewen Clark Malkinson Dang Nielsen Fildebrandt Panda Hanson Rosendahl Kazim Schreiner Kleinsteuber May 16, 2018 Alberta Hansard 1123 Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Speaker: The hon. Member for Fort McMurray-Wood Title: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 1:30 p.m. Buffalo. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Mr. Yao: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to introduce to you and through you to all members of the Assembly the amazing [The Speaker in the chair] students from Christina Gordon public school. They are The Speaker: Good afternoon. Please be seated. accompanied by their teachers, Erin Gates and Gavin Rutledge, as well as chaperones Cameron Loose and Jen Hoilund. I must say that Introduction of Visitors during our interviews earlier these kids grilled me like the media does when they corner a politician. If everyone could give them a The Speaker: The hon. Member for Calgary-Shaw. round of applause, please. Mr. Sucha: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First, it’s great to see the hon. The Speaker: Welcome. Member for Stony Plain here today. [applause] Mr. Speaker, it’s my pleasure to introduce to you and through Mr. Yao: Mr. Speaker, I’d like to introduce a second class to you you to all members of the Assembly our special guests from the and through you to all members of the Assembly, the fantastic Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, also known as PNWER. students from Timberlea school. They also were very inquisitive PNWER is an excellent model for regional and binational co- when I went to visit them in class, and I couldn’t help but notice, operation because of its proven success to foster