In The Assembly Archive

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June 2008

United Horsemen of Alberta Inc., continued (June 4) (5 Jun)

Dr. Taft: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’d like to follow up questions on the dubious backroom deal between the government’s Horse Racing Alberta and…

Renter Assistance (June 4) (5 Jun)

Mr. Chase: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. During question period on April 24 and again on April 29 the minister of housing and urban development assured Albertans…

Ambulance Services (June 4) (5 Jun)

Mr. Taylor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The changes to ambulance services which will allow EMS to transfer some patients to facilities outside of the ER…

Support for Low-income Albertans (June 4) (5 Jun)

Mr. MacDonald: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The cost of living in Alberta’s two main cities is increasing far quicker than in any other city in this country. …

Warehousing of Liquor Products (June 4) (5 Jun)

Ms Blakeman: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Connect Logistics is the monopoly contractor of liquor warehousing for the AGLC, and small-volume importers and…

Energy Efficiency in Government Vehicles (June 4) (5 Jun)

Mr. Kang: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Much has been heard in recent days about the cabinet’s generous self-appointed pay raises. 

Contamination by Oil Sands Tailings Pond (June 4) (5 Jun)

Dr. Swann: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It took a major disaster in Walkerton, Ontario, to force the province to review its unsafe water monitoring system. …

MLA Remuneration/United Horsemen of Alberta Inc. (5 Jun)

Dr. Taft: Mr. Speaker, it’s not news to any of us here: there’s widespread public concern about the process through which MLAs and cabinet ministers…

New Royalty Framework (June 3) (4 Jun)

Dr. Taft: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Five months have now passed since this government said that it would have closed a deal with Syncrude to ensure that…

Victims of Crime Fund (June 3) (4 Jun)

Mr. Hehr: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Any time someone commits a statutory offence in this province, the Solicitor General collects a 15 per cent surcharge,…

Endangered Species (June 3) (4 Jun)

Dr. Swann: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Wildlife are a public resource, and the public are very concerned with the weak action of this government to protect…

School Construction and Maintenance (June 3) (4 Jun)

Mr. Chase: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Calgary board of education continues to be faced with a nagging $600 million and rapidly rising deferred maintenance…

Long-term Care Providers (June 3) (4 Jun)

Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Staffing in long-term care facilities continues to be a problem in our province. 

Federal Infrastructure Funding (June 3) (4 Jun)

Mr. MacDonald: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Alberta’s portion of the building Canada fund is estimated to be at over $840 million in a seven-year period. …

Seniors’ Housing (June 3) (4 Jun)

Ms Blakeman: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I’m hearing from an increasing number of seniors across Alberta that even with a small pension on top…

Seniors’ Benefits/Electricity Prices (June 3) (4 Jun)

Dr. Taft: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. With rising property taxes and costs of living Alberta seniors are suffering in the shadow of a booming economy. …

High-speed Rail Link (June 2) (3 Jun)

Mr. Kang: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last fall the Ministry of Transportation was supposed to receive the results of a study about the feasibility of a…

Gaming (June 2) (3 Jun)

Mr. Hehr: Well, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Much like casino owners in Las Vegas, the Alberta government continues to roll the dice with further expansion…

Learning Resources Centre (June 2) (3 Jun)

Mr. Chase: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Learning Resources Centre purchases textbooks and other resources involved for sales to schools, saving a significant…

Cancer Services/Land Titles Examiners (June 2) (3 Jun)

Mr. Taylor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There have been very few details given yet on how the dissolution of the Alberta Cancer Board will impact the expertise…

Northern Air Quality (June 2) (3 Jun)

Dr. Swann: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Rapid growth in the oil sands mining in Wood Buffalo threatens groundwater, surface water, and air quality…

Nuclear Power/School Nutrition Programs (June 2) (3 Jun)

Dr. Taft: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There’s a surge of interest in nuclear power, but the cost to the taxpayer can be staggering. 

May 2008

Radioimmunotherapy Drugs (May 29) (30 May)

Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Over a dozen letters have been sent to my constituency over the lack of provincial coverage for two radioimmunotherapy…

Funding for Private Schools/Justice System (May 29) (30 May)

Mr. Hehr: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My father, a long-time public educator, has often said that there are two overused oxymorons in this province, and…

Oil Sands Tailings Ponds Impact on Groundwater (May 29) (30 May)

Dr. Swann: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Oil sands operations have been ongoing since the early ’60s, yet still to this day we do not know what we need…

Rental Units (May 29) (30 May)

Ms Blakeman: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A recent scheme in rental apartments is for management companies to contract with heat cost allocation services…

Temporary Foreign Workers (May 29) (30 May)

Mr. MacDonald: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There are two laws in Alberta that protect Alberta workers to ensure that they get their wages. 

Ground Ambulance Services/Community Health Councils (May 29) (30 May)

Mr. Taylor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The health minister has stated that with the transition of ambulance services from municipalities to the Alberta…

Oil Royalty Framework (May 29) (30 May)

Dr. Taft: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This government will be implementing a new royalty system that economists are saying is out of date before it’s…

Creating Safer Communities (29 May)

Alberta Liberal MLA Kent Hehr (Calgary-Buffalo) has firsthand knowledge of what it means to be a victim of crime. 

High School Completion (May 28) (29 May)

Mr. Kang: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Alberta Commission on Learning recommended in 2003 that the province develop a strategy to ensure that 90 per…

Land-use Management of Gravel Pits (May 28) (29 May)

Dr. Swann: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A gravel pit operating in the northwest region of Leduc county on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River has expanded…

Crown Prosecutors (May 28) (29 May)

Ms Blakeman: Thanks very much, Mr. Speaker. The Department of Justice, like many other employers in Alberta, is struggling to recruit and retain talented…

Aboriginal Children in Care (May 28) (29 May)

Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Two years ago the ministry of children’s services business plan showed that in ’05-06 the percentage of aboriginal…

Policing Needs in Calgary (May 28) (29 May)

Mr. Hehr: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday’s double stabbing in Calgary’s inner city indicates that violence is on the rise.

Health Workforce Shortages (May 28) (29 May)

Mr. Taylor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The shortage of front-line medical workers is causing the quality of health care in Alberta to deteriorate. …

Contamination by Oil Sands Tailings Pond, continued (May 28) (29 May)

Dr. Swann: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The report entitled Attenuation of Contaminants in Groundwater Impacted by Surface Mining of Oil Sands, Alberta,…

Contamination by Oil Sands Tailings Pond (May 28) (29 May)

Dr. Taft: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday we tabled in the Assembly an independent scientific report on water contamination and seepage from oil sands…

Modular Classroom Units for Schools (May 27) (28 May)

Mr. Chase: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. My questions will be addressed to the Minister of Infrastructure. 

International Drivers’ Licences (May 27) (28 May)

Ms Blakeman: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. People newly relocated here must get and have an Alberta driver’s licence, but with a few exceptions…

Commercial Vehicle Inspections (May 27) (28 May)

Mr. Kang: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have asked a few questions on commercial vehicle inspections, and the Minister of Transportation has skipped around…

Southwest Calgary Ring Road (May 27) (28 May)

Mr. Kang: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. When Calgarians first heard promises of a ring road through Tsuu T’ina land, Mackenzie King was the Prime Minister. …

Bioenergy Project Subsidies (May 27) (28 May)

Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A number of biofuel initiatives throughout the province are being subsidized with provincial tax dollars; however,…

Reviews of Health System Governance (May 27) (28 May)

Mr. Taylor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To the health minister again. In 2005 the ministry of health hired a private contractor to conduct a three-year…

Health System Governance (May 27) (28 May)

Mr. Taylor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The ministerial orders from the health minister show that the East Central health region will be the focal point…

Contamination by Oil Sands Tailings Ponds (May 27) (28 May)

Dr. Swann: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On Thursday, May 15, in this House I asked the Minister of Environment if the Athabasca River has been affected due…

Student Temporary Employment Program (May 26) (27 May)

Mr. MacDonald: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This year’s summer temporary employment program, administered by the Department of Employment and Immigration,…

Anthony Henday Drive Noise Levels (May 26) (27 May)

Ms Blakeman: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. The Minister of Transportation says that his government will not enforce a bylaw passed by the city of…

Smoking in Vehicles Carrying Children (May 26) (27 May)

Mr. Hehr: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last Thursday the Minister of Transportation assured me that safety was given serious consideration on any issue that…

Child Care Worker Wages and Benefits (May 26) (27 May)

Mr. Chase: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The government has removed its freeze on hiring staff with only a diploma for child and youth care, which means that…