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April 2010

Water Allocation (April 21) (22 Apr): Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Alberta’s water allocation system is out of date.

Research and Innovation Funding (April 21) (22 Apr): Dr. Taft: Mr. Speaker, this government dissolved one of Alberta’s most successful organizations, the Heritage Foundation for Medical Research. …

Charitable Gaming Model Review (April 21) (22 Apr): Mr. Hehr: Mr. Speaker, last fall this government dispatched three MLAs from the backbenches to canvass charitable organizations about possible changes…

Use of Rocky View County Brand/Noise Abatement (April 21) (22 Apr): Ms Blakeman: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Freedom of speech doesn’t seem to be a priority for this government.

Workers’ Compensation for Occupational Cancers (April 21) (22 Apr): Mr. MacDonald: Thirteen per cent of new cancer cases identified each year in Alberta could be work related.

Health Services Executive Bonuses/Hydroelectric Dam on the Peace River (April 21) (22 Apr): Dr. Swann: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. There’s growing evidence that shows that past a certain point in a salary more money does not mean better…

Womanspace Resource Centre (April 20) (21 Apr): Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. For over 25 years the Womanspace Resource Centre in Lethbridge has helped destitute women.

Puffball of the Week: David Xiao Promotes Public-Private Partnerships (April 21) (21 Apr): Mr. Xiao: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In 2008 this government announced plans that it would build six new schools in the Edmonton region and that two of…

Health Services Executive Bonuses (April 20) (21 Apr): Dr. Taft: Mr. Speaker, I’ve just obtained new information with regard to the bonus system at Alberta Health Services.

Alberta Treasury Branches (April 20) (21 Apr): Mr. MacDonald: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Taxpayers of Alberta guarantee Alberta Treasury Branch deposits of $23.8 billion.

Special Needs Education Funding (April 20) (21 Apr): Mr. Chase: Mr. Speaker, funding cutbacks are causing boards to eliminate segregated programs for special-needs students.

Water Allocation Licence Amendments/Wetland Policy (April 20) (21 Apr): Ms Blakeman: Thanks very much, Mr. Speaker. Albertans are facing real challenges for long-term sustainability of water for human consumption, including…

Electoral Boundaries Commission (April 20) (21 Apr): Mr. Hehr: Mr. Speaker, this government has undermined the authority of Public Accounts, disparaged the office of the Auditor General, and is now submitting…

Public Accounts Committee/Water Allocation (April 20) (21 Apr): Dr. Swann: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. The Public Accounts Committee is one of the most important ways taxpayers have to gain a public accounting…

Child and Youth Facilities (April 19) (20 Apr): Mr. Chase: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Social Care Facilities Review Committee raised a number of concerns in their recently tabled annual report that…

Land-use Framework Aboriginal Consultation (April 19) (20 Apr): Dr. Taft: Mr. Speaker, dedicated aboriginal consultation is essential for developing oil and gas and implementing the land-use framework.
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PDD Funding Appeals (April 19) (20 Apr): Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On March 18 we asked a question to the minister of seniors regarding disabled Albertans’ rights to appeal PDD…

Edmonton Remand Centre Admissions (April 19) (20 Apr): Mr. Hehr: Mr. Speaker, last month the Solicitor General wisely reversed the decision to eliminate late-night admissions at the Edmonton Remand Centre…

Water Act Licences/Gravel Extraction Management (April 19) (20 Apr): Ms Blakeman: Thanks very much, Mr. Speaker. The Auditor General’s recent report drew special attention to issues regarding water, including a lack…

Occupational Health and Safety Compliance (April 19) (20 Apr): Mr. MacDonald: Thank you. Eight years ago a government press release announced major amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act that allowed…

Public Accounts Committee/Education Funding (April 19) (20 Apr): Dr. Swann: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. In the last couple of weeks we’ve seen the Tories lobby for undermining the Auditor General.
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Arts and Culture Funding/Royal Alberta Museum (April 15) (16 Apr): Ms Blakeman: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Our arts organizations were told last summer that cuts might be 10 to 15 per cent, but they should hold…

Child Intervention Services (April 15, 2010) (16 Apr): Mr. Chase: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A month has passed since I asked a series of budgetary debate questions, including concerns over the cut of $27 million…

Cataract Surgery (April 15) (16 Apr): Dr. Taft: Thanks, Mr. Speaker. The uncertainty continues to swirl around Alberta Health Services’ decision to consolidate cataract surgeries in fewer…

Income Support for Emergency Housing (April 15) (16 Apr): Ms Pastoor: Mr. Speaker, we have heard from a number of constituents that their rent support has run out and that the income support has turned them…

Occupational Health and Safety Compliance (April 15) (16 Apr): Mr. MacDonald: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. April 28 marks the International Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured as a result of workplace accidents…

Health Services Executive Bonuses/Health Services Executive Pensions (April 15) (16 Apr): Dr. Swann: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. What the Premier and minister of health do not realize is that by failing to take action and put an end…

Undermining Accountability (15 Apr): Mr. Speaker, these are dark days for accountability and transparency.

Rent Supplement Programs (April 14) (15 Apr): Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A constituent on AISH brings home $1,188 and spends over 60 per cent of it on rent.

Suncor Emission Incident (April 14) (15 Apr): Ms Blakeman: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. This government does not protect the people of Alberta from chemical emissions.

Cabinet Policy Committees (April 14) (15 Apr): Mr. MacDonald: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. On March 18 the President of the Treasury Board stated that he would report back to the House on the retroactive…

Health Services Executive Contracts (April 14) (15 Apr): Dr. Taft: Mr. Speaker, executives at Alberta Health Services are paid large salaries and then bonuses, and now today we learn they are paid premiums…

Legal Aid (April 14) (15 Apr): Mr. Hehr: Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Justice minister was playing the role of the ostrich, burying her head in the sand but insisting that cuts to legal…

Health Services Executive Bonuses/Provincial Public Image (April 14) (15 Apr): Dr. Swann: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. This government clearly needs to deal with the rich sense of entitlement that has been created among senior…

Funding for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (April 13) (14 Apr): Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. [The members sang Happy Birthday] Thank you very much. Actions do speak louder than words, so thank you for that.…

Puffball of the Week: George Rogers asks about Capital Bonds Investments (April 14) (14 Apr): Mr. Rogers: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Today the government announced that $105 million is being invested in seniors’ accommodation across the province. …

Postsecondary Education Funding/Education Funding (April 13) (14 Apr): Mr. Chase: Mr. Speaker, Alberta has the lowest postsecondary enrolment rate in Canada, at only 14 per cent. The consequences of this government’s…

Funding for Apprenticeship Training (April 13) (14 Apr): Mr. MacDonald: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last month the unemployment rate for young men in the province of Alberta aged between 16 and 24 was 15 and a…

Legal Aid (April 13) (14 Apr): Mr. Hehr: Mr. Speaker, when this government had a choice to make between scaling back services for the rich or taking away services from the poor, even…

Health Services Executive Bonuses, continued (April 13) (14 Apr): Dr. Taft: Thanks, Mr. Speaker. My first question is to the Premier. Given the information he’s just given that there will be standardized contracts…

Health Services Executive Bonuses/Small Business Assistance (April 13) (14 Apr): Dr. Swann: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Last year Alberta Health Services handed out executive bonuses when they had a projected deficit of $1.3…

Agricultural Rail Services (April 12) (13 Apr): Ms Pastoor: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Rail lines are essential for the success of Alberta’s agriculture industry and the sustainability of our rural…

Environmentally Sustainable Oil Sands Development (April 12) (13 Apr): Ms Blakeman: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In situ technologies have the potential of making the oil sands more environmentally responsible.

Funding for Policing (April 12) (13 Apr): Mr. Hehr: Although law enforcement is an inherently dangerous occupation, violence directed towards the RCMP in Alberta has become a common occurrence,…

Employment Supports (April 12) (13 Apr): Mr. MacDonald: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The unemployment rate in Alberta was 7.5 per cent in March, which is 25 per cent higher than the government’s…

Postsecondary Tuition Fees/Foster Care Maximum Placement Levels (April 12) (13 Apr): Mr. Chase: Thank you. Mr. Speaker, this government has subjected postsecondary institution students and their families to a six-month-long experiment. …

Health Services Executive Bonuses (April 12) (13 Apr): Dr. Taft: Thanks, Mr. Speaker. Last week Alberta Health Services’ workforce engagement survey was released.

Government Decisions/Cataract Surgery (April 12) (13 Apr): Dr. Swann: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This government flies by the seat of its pants.

March 2010

Manufacturing Outsourcing to Korea (March 25) (26 Mar): Mr. MacDonald: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Last October 6 a South Korean steel fabricator signed a deal with Imperial Oil worth $250 million to manufacture…

Temporary Foreign Workers (March 25) (26 Mar): Mr. Hehr: Mr. Speaker, studies, reports, audits, and this government’s own information confirms that the temporary foreign worker program is leaving…

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