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1 NOTE: Two bills were referred for review by the committee during the Third Session of the Legislature: Bill 1, Lobbyists Act; and Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, Use the search capabilities of Adobe Acrobat to search the index and find the topic you are interested in, note the page number(s) associated with it, then click on the page number range containing that page number in the list below to open the issue. For information on PDF searches click here. Committee meeting dates Pages June 27, GS1-14 July 18, GS15-32 September 13, GS33-51 September 27, GS53-87 September 28, GS October 3, GS October 9, GS October 18, GS October 25, GS November 2, GS173-81

2 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) AACTI See Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes Aboriginal affairs Committee mandate re ACC See Alberta Chambers of Commerce Accountants Application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act to Action Hall, Disability See Disability Action Hall Adjudicative bodies Application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to, 19 Mason... GS19 ADMs, Former See Former assistant deputy ministers Cooling-off periods Adult children of MLAs Use by MLAs of improper influence to benefit [See also Improper influence to further private interests] Chair... GS25 Coutts... GS23 Dafoe... GS21, Mason... GS24 25 Advanced Education and Technology, Dept. of See Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology Advertising by Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee (2005) See Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special (2005): Advertising by, response to Advertising by Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act Review committee See Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Communications plan: Advertising Advertising by policy field committees See Committees, Policy field (all-party): Budget, advertising for all policy field committees AEN See Alberta Environmental Network Affordable housing for mentally ill See Housing, Affordable Mentally ill AFP See Association of Fundraising Professionals AG See Auditor General Agencies, boards, and commissions Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, for members of DeLong... GS120 Neatby... GS120 AHSCA See Alberta Home and School Councils Association Air travel by MLAs on noncommercial flights Definition: Private aircraft Dafoe... GS22 Marz... GS22 Disclosure to Ethics Commissioner [See also Ethics Commissioner: Air travel by MLAs on private carriers, disclosures to Ethics Commissioner] Amery... GS23, 26, 158, 178 Brown... GS GS Index 1 Air travel by MLAs on noncommercial flights Disclosure to Ethics Commissioner Dafoe... GS22 23, 26 DeLong... GS158 Elsalhy... GS Hamilton... GS26 Marz... GS26, 178 Pastoor... GS178 South... GS158, 178 VanderBurg... GS158, 178 Disclosure to Ethics Commissioner: Public disclosure statements re Amery... GS26 Dafoe... GS22, 26 DeLong... GS Elsalhy... GS159 Disclosure to Ethics Commissioner: Time limits Amery... GS23 Dafoe... GS22 23 Elsalhy... GS Hamilton... GS26 VanderBurg... GS158 Exemption for in-province travel, proposal for Brown... GS158 Chair... GS Marz... GS157 VanderBurg... GS157 Government openness re Brown... GS DeLong... GS159 Elsalhy... GS159 Offences and penalties re Amery... GS26 Dafoe... GS26 Other transportation modes: Allowable modes Brown... GS DeLong... GS158 VanderBurg... GS Other transportation modes: Comparison with Amery... GS158 Brown... GS22, Chair... GS147 Dafoe... GS22 DeLong... GS158 Hamilton... GS23, 26 Marz... GS22 23, 26, 147, , 178 South... GS26, 158 VanderBurg... GS Other transportation modes: Reports on travel as gift over $400 Amery... GS158 South... GS158 Overview of Dafoe... GS22 South... GS158, 178 Recommendation by Ethics Commissioner re Amery... GS26, 158 Brown... GS158 Dafoe... GS26 Hamilton... GS26 Marz... GS26 Mason... GS26 South... GS26 Recommendation for, motion to accept (Passed) Amery... GS158

3 GS Index 2 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Air travel by MLAs on noncommercial flights Recommendation for, motion to accept (Passed) Brown... GS Chair... GS DeLong... GS Elsalhy... GS Marz... GS South... GS158 VanderBurg... GS Recommendation of select special committee re Brown... GS22 Chair... GS23, 33 Dafoe... GS22 23 Elsalhy... GS159 Reynolds... GS33 VanderBurg... GS159 Research support re Massolin... GS147 Rural MLAs, impact on Amery... GS158 Chair... GS178 Elsalhy... GS Marz... GS22 23, 26, , 178 South... GS178 VanderBurg... GS157 Transport Canada s prohibition on payment for private flights Amery... GS158 Mason... GS26 South... GS26, 158 Written submissions re Massolin... GS38 AISH See Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes Governance of Coutts... GS62 Schultz... GS60, 62 Oral presentation on Lobbyists Act by Schultz... GS60 63 Alberta Chambers of Commerce Appreciation for DeLong... GS71 VanderBurg... GS71 Endorsement of submission on Lobbyists Act by van Kooy... GS80 As nonprofit organization Pannu... GS78 Wyatt... GS78 Oral presentation on Lobbyists Act by Kobly... GS68 71 Alberta Environmental Network Appreciation for Pannu... GS68 Endorsement of submission on Lobbyists Act by Weis... GS94 95 Oral presentation on Lobbyists Act by Olenuk... GS66 68 Pannu... GS145 Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act General remarks re Olenuk... GS66 Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission As Crown-controlled commercial corporation [See also Crown-controlled commercial entities No exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act] Chair... GS138 DeLong... GS138 Alberta Hansard Availability of transcripts of Select Special Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee (2005) Chair... GS33 Dafoe... GS23 Elsalhy... GS6 Reynolds... GS33 Transcripts of meetings of Standing Committee on Government Services, availability of Chair... GS33, 145, 162 Coutts... GS166 Dafoe... GS23 DeLong... GS164 Elsalhy... GS6 Pannu... GS145 Reynolds... GS33 VanderBurg... GS164 Alberta Home and School Councils Association Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, proposal for Pastoor... GS59 Welwood... GS59 Alberta Law Society Request for appearance at public hearing Chair... GS50 Massolin... GS50 Alberta Medical Association General remarks re Brown... GS80, 113 Oral presentation on Lobbyists Act by Kustra... GS54 55 LaBuick... GS53 55 Alberta Museums Association Appreciation for Chair... GS72 As nonprofit organization Chair... GS86 Giorno... GS86 Oral presentation on Lobbyists Act by Osmond... GS71 72 Alberta nonprofit/voluntary sector initiative General remarks re Dahms... GS79 Alberta Recycling Management Authority General remarks re Olenuk... GS66 Alberta Round Table on Environment and Economy General remarks re Olenuk... GS66 Alberta School Boards Association Application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to Pagano... GS139 Pannu... GS Oral presentation on Lobbyists Act by Anderson, D.... GS59 60 Welwood... GS58 60 Alberta School Superintendents, College of See College of Alberta School Superintendents

4 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Alberta Securities Commission As prescribed provincial entity Elsalhy... GS61 Schultz... GS61 Alberta Treasury Branches As Crown-controlled commercial corporation [See also Crown-controlled commercial entities No exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act] Chair... GS138 DeLong... GS138 Alberta Universities Association [See also Universities Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act] Appreciation for Chair... GS100 Endorsement of submission on Lobbyists Act by Schultz... GS60 Oral presentation on Lobbyists Act by Clark... GS Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to Pagano... GS139 Pannu... GS Alberta Water Council General remarks re Olenuk... GS66 ALS See Alberta Law Society AMA See Alberta Medical Association; Alberta Museums Association ASBA See Alberta School Boards Association ASC See Alberta Securities Commission Assistant deputy ministers, Former See Former assistant deputy ministers Cooling-off periods Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes, Alberta See Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes Association of Fundraising Professionals Oral presentation on Lobbyists Act by MacDonald... GS103 5 Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped Review of Huston... GS73 ATB See Alberta Treasury Branches Athabasca University Application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to and exemption from See Universities Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act Presentation for See Alberta Universities Association Auditor General Audit of postsecondary institutions by Brown... GS99 Clark... GS97, 99 Elsalhy... GS61 Schultz... GS61 AUMA See Alberta Urban Municipalities Association GS Index 3 Auxiliary hospitals See Long-term care facilities (Nursing homes/auxiliary hospitals) Benefits and gifts for MLAs See Gifts accepted by MLAs Beverage Container Management Board General remarks re Olenuk... GS66 Bill 1 (2007) See Lobbyists Act Bill 2 (2007) See Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 Bills, Private See Private bills Bissell Centre, Edmonton As member of AFP MacDonald... GS103 British Columbia, Lobbyists legislation in See Lobbyists Registration Act (British Columbia) British Columbia, Policy field (all-party) committees in See Committees, Policy field (all-party) British Columbia British Columbia, Postsecondary institutions in See Postsecondary institutions British Columbia British Columbia Policy field committees See Committees, Policy field (all-party) British Columbia Businesses Cooling-off periods for former executives Brown... GS168 Hayden... GS Cabinet ministers, Former See Former ministers Cooling-off periods Calgary, Premier s office in See Premier s Office Calgary, University of Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act See Universities Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act Presentation for See Alberta Universities Association Calgary Apartment Association General remarks re Brown... GS80 Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations Appreciation for Chair... GS174 General remarks re Lynch... GS56 Oral presentation on Lobbyists Act by van Kooy... GS80 82 Response to draft final report Elsalhy... GS Calgary Health Region [See also Regional health authorities Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act] Existing provisions re Barnsley... GS136 Chair... GS136 Calgary Herald Advertising of public hearings on Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, in Chair... GS46 Marz... GS46 Sorensen... GS46

5 GS Index 4 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Calgary Scope Society Relationship to Disability Action Hall Pannu... GS74 Young... GS74 Calgary Sun Advertising of public hearings on Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, in Chair... GS46 Marz... GS46 Sorensen... GS46 Canada, Government of [See also Publicly elected officials Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act] Exemption of publicly elected officials from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act Marz... GS119 Pastoor... GS119 Canada Revenue Agency Charitable fundraising policies under Marz... GS77 Wyatt... GS77 Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to Chiasson... GS64 Canadian Medical Association Administrative burden of federal lobbying requirements on Kustra... GS55 Pastoor... GS55 Canadian Mental Health Association Appreciation for Amery... GS102 Oral presentation on Lobbyists Act by Anderson, S.... GS Griffiths... GS102 3 Capital Care Group Lobbying by Chair... GS93 Marz... GS93 Wodak... GS91 93 Capital planning Committee mandate re Capital Region Housing Corporation Funding for CMHA affordable housing projects Brown... GS103 Griffiths... GS103 CAPP See Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers CASS See College of Alberta School Superintendents CCVO See Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations Chamber of Voluntary Organizations, Calgary See Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations Chamber of Voluntary Organizations, Edmonton See Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations Chambers of Commerce, Alberta See Alberta Chambers of Commerce Charitable Fundraising Act (Federal) Accounting standards for organizations under Marz... GS77 Wyatt... GS77 Definition of charities under Chair... GS76 Charitable Fundraising Act (Federal) Definition of charities under Pannu... GS77 Wyatt... GS76 77 Reporting requirements under Coutts... GS104 MacDonald... GS104 Charities [See also Nonprofit organizations; Volunteers] Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, proposal for Massolin... GS Reynolds... GS76 Wyatt... GS76 Lobbying by Chair... GS76 Gander... GS77 Wyatt... GS76 Oral presentation by AFP re MacDonald... GS103 5 Overview of submissions re Massolin... GS110, Registration of lobbyists re Brown... GS80, Wodak... GS93 Statistics on MacDonald... GS103 Use of funds for administration Marz... GS77 Wyatt... GS77 Charities Act (Federal) Lobbying reports by nonprofit organizations under Osmond... GS72 Pannu... GS72 Chartered aircraft for travel See Air travel by MLAs on noncommercial flights Chief of staff, Former See Former chief of staff Child care Advocacy by ACC re Kobly... GS69 Children s services agencies (Nonprofit) Definition of public office holder re [See also Public office holders] Chair... GS175 DeLong... GS Neatby... GS175 Pastoor... GS CIP See Community initiatives program Clean Air Strategic Alliance General remarks re Olenuk... GS66 Client Draft amendments (row 1) to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re definition of client, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS Chair... GS151 VanderBurg... GS CMHA See Canadian Mental Health Association Code of conduct Inclusion in Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, proposal for MacDonald... GS104 Pannu... GS104

6 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Code of conduct COIAA See Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 COIAA, Review of See Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review College of Alberta School Superintendents Board structure of Pastoor... GS59 Welwood... GS59 Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, proposal for Chair... GS59 VanderBurg... GS59 Welwood... GS59 Colleges and Technical Institutes, Alberta Association of See Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes Commercial entities No exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act Amendment to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re prescribed provincial entity, exclusion from exemption by regulations: Motion to approve (Passed) Barnsley... GS Chair... GS DeLong... GS138 Pannu... GS Pastoor... GS VanderBurg... GS Commercial lobbyists See Consultant lobbyists Committee of the Whole Assembly Procedures re final report on Bill 1, Lobbyists Act Brown... GS162 Chair... GS106, 162, Elsalhy... GS162, 174 Pastoor... GS Reynolds... GS2, 162, 166 VanderBurg... GS165, 174 Committee on Community Services, Standing Bills referred to Marz... GS31 Communications plan Chair... GS30 31 Marz... GS31 Sorensen... GS30 Final report of Chair... GS146 Marz... GS44 Massolin... GS173 Pagano... GS146 Final report of, deadline for Marz... GS44 Privacy policy re posting of submissions on external website Marz... GS37 Committee on Government Services, Standing Administrative support for Chair... GS4, 34 Kamuchik... GS4 Appreciation for 80 GS Index 5 Committee on Government Services, Standing Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, referred after second reading, scope of review of Brown... GS29 2 Bill 1 (2007) review See Lobbyists Act Bill 2 (2007) review See Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Budget Chair... GS4 Budget, advertising for all policy field committees Chair... GS4, 29 Coutts... GS29 Communications plans, tactical Brown... GS10 Chair... GS10 DeLong... GS10 McNeil... GS7 Pastoor... GS10 0 Sales... GS6 7, 10 Government openness [See also Government openness] Chair... GS44 Elsalhy... GS44 Pastoor... GS34 Mandate of Brown... GS28, 29 Chair... GS106, 125, 180 Coutts... GS34 Elsalhy... GS125, 180 Marz... GS28 Mason... GS28, 125 Meetings Kamuchik... GS4 Meetings: In camera meeting re draft amendments to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, motion to approve (Passed) Chair... GS149 VanderBurg... GS149 Meetings: In camera meeting re submissions, motion to approve (Passed) Chair... GS105 8 Coutts... GS107 8 DeLong... GS106 Elsalhy... GS105 Marz... GS106 Pannu... GS105 7 Pastoor... GS VanderBurg... GS105 Members: Temporary substitutes Brown... GS28 Chair... GS15 Minutes of final meeting to be approved by chair, motion to approve (Passed) Chair... GS180 Coutts... GS180 Minutes of meetings re Chair... GS145 Pannu... GS145 Reynolds... GS6, 107 Parliamentary privileges of Amery... GS107 Reynolds... GS2 3, 107

7 GS Index 6 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Committee on Government Services, Standing Partisanship concerns re Pastoor... GS34, 106, VanderBurg... GS117 19, 180 Policy field committees: Coordination of communications Amery... GS29 Brown... GS10, Chair... GS10, 29 31, Coutts... GS29, DeLong... GS10 Marz... GS34 Mason... GS30 31, 31 Pastoor... GS10 Sales... GS10 Sorensen... GS33 34 Policy field committees: Coordination of privacy policy re submissions Marz... GS37 Reynolds... GS36 37 Policy field committees: Coordination of procedures and policies Brown... GS10 Chair... GS4, 10, 29, 31 DeLong... GS10 Mason... GS31 Pannu... GS106 Pastoor... GS10 0 Sales... GS10 Powers of Amery... GS2 Reynolds... GS2 3 Presentation by Dept. of Justice on Conflicts of Interest Act Dafoe... GS20 26 Presentation by Dept. of Justice on Lobbyists Act Barnsley... GS15 18 Presentation by Ethics Commissioner on Conflicts of Interest Act Hamilton... GS25 26 Presentation by Ethics Commissioner on Lobbyists Act Hamilton... GS25 Priority of bills referred by Assembly Procedures and processes of Brown... GS5, 162 Chair... GS3 4, 106, 162, , 180 Coutts... GS42 Elsalhy... GS162, 174, 180 Kamuchik... GS4 5 Pastoor... GS8, , 2, 162, 166 VanderBurg... GS165, 174 Reports: Deadlines Chair... GS4, 6 Elsalhy... GS6 2, 6 Reports: Dissenting reports Elsalhy... GS106 Reports: Final report See Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Final report; Lobbyists Act Review Final report Research support Elsalhy... GS13, 48 Kamuchik... GS34 35 Marzalik... GS35 Massolin... GS11, 13, 27, 32, 37 38, 48 49, , 126 Committee on Government Services, Standing Research support Pastoor... GS48 Reynolds... GS4 VanderBurg... GS126 Research support: For Dept. of Justice Chair... GS51 Reynolds... GS51 Research support: Procedures for research requests Chair... GS13 Review of Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 See Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Timeline for review of acts Brown... GS27 Chair... GS3 6, 11 12, 26 27, 51 Coutts... GS34 Elsalhy... GS6 McNeil... GS11 12 Pastoor... GS11 12 Reynolds... GS6, 11 Website (external): Availability of materials DeLong... GS5 Elsalhy... GS6 7, 7 Pastoor... GS6 Sales... GS7 8 Sorensen... GS32 Website (external): Posting of final reports Chair... GS180 Sorensen... GS179 Website (external): Posting of submissions to Lobbyists Act review Wodak... GS92 Website (external), privacy policy re posting of submissions to review, motion to approve (Passed) Chair... GS37 Coutts... GS37 Elsalhy... GS37 Marz... GS37 Pastoor... GS37 Reynolds... GS36 37 Website (external): Procedures for revising Chair... GS32 Marz... GS32 Sorensen... GS32 Website (intranet): Availability of materials Chair... GS33 Dacyshyn... GS13 Kamuchik... GS4 Reynolds... GS33 Website (intranet): Privacy issues re posting of written submissions Reynolds... GS36 37 Committee on Members Services, Special Standing Budget for policy field committees, approval of Chair... GS4 Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Appearance of Crown-controlled entities before Chair... GS61, 63, 125, 137 Clark... GS97 Neatby... GS125 Pannu... GS137 Schultz... GS63 Government openness re appearances before Chair... GS63, 137 Pannu... GS137 Schultz... GS63

8 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Schultz... GS63 Committee on Resources and Environment, Standing Coordination of communications with Sorensen... GS30 Privacy policy re posting of submissions on external website Reynolds... GS36 Public hearings: Government openness Chair... GS44 Elsalhy... GS44 Sorensen... GS44 Public hearings: Time allotments for Chair... GS43 Committees, Government Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, not to apply to matters of public record Barnsley... GS17 Committees, Policy field (all-party) Administrative support for Chair... GS4, 34 Kamuchik... GS4 Bills referred to, scope of review re first v second reading Budget Chair... GS4 Budget, advertising for all policy field committees Chair... GS4, 29, 33 Coutts... GS29, 34 Pastoor... GS10 Sales... GS10 Sorensen... GS33 Communications plan Brown... GS10 Chair... GS8, 10, 33 McNeil... GS8 0 Sales... GS6 8, 10 Coordination of communications Amery... GS29 Brown... GS10, Chair... GS10, 29 31, Coutts... GS29, DeLong... GS10 Marz... GS34 Mason... GS30 31 Pastoor... GS10 Sales... GS10 Sorensen... GS33 34 Coordination of communications: Privacy policy Marz... GS37 Reynolds... GS36 37 Coordination of procedures and policies Brown... GS10 Chair... GS4, 10, 29, 31 DeLong... GS10 Mason... GS31 Pannu... GS106 Pastoor... GS10 0 Sales... GS10 Government openness Pastoor... GS34 3 GS Index 7 Committees, Policy field (all-party) Parliamentary privileges Amery... GS107 Reynolds... GS2 3, 107 Powers of Amery... GS2 3 3 Priority of bills referred by Assembly Procedures and processes Chair... GS3 4 5 Reports: Dissenting reports Elsalhy... GS106 Reports: Review by Committee of the Whole Assembly Brown... GS162 Chair... GS106, 162, Elsalhy... GS162, 174 Pastoor... GS166 Reynolds... GS2, 162, 166 VanderBurg... GS165, 174 Reports: Templates for Massolin... GS Research support for Kamuchik... GS34 35 Marzalik... GS35 Massolin... GS13, 126 Reynolds... GS4 VanderBurg... GS126 Website (external): Availability of materials Sorensen... GS32 Website (external): Privacy policies re posting of submissions Marz... GS37 Reynolds... GS36 37 Website (external): Public interest Elsalhy... GS Sorensen... GS50 Website (intranet): Availability of materials Dacyshyn... GS13 Kamuchik... GS4 Website (intranet): Privacy issues re posting of written submissions Reynolds... GS36 37 Committees, Policy field (all-party) British Columbia Procedures and processes Committees, Policy field (all-party) Ontario Procedures and processes Committees, Policy field (all-party) Saskatchewan Procedures and processes Community initiatives program Applications for funding under, MLA support as not lobbying Amery... GS20 Barnsley... GS20 Chair... GS40 Elsalhy... GS40 Marz... GS40 Reynolds... GS40 Community Services, Standing Committee on See Committee on Community Services, Standing

9 GS Index 8 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Community spirit program Invitation to CMHA for submission re Coutts... GS104 MacDonald... GS104 Conduct, Code of See Code of conduct Conflicts of interest Application of act to MLAs Brown... GS111 Chair... GS Dafoe... GS110 Elsalhy... GS111 Neatby... GS111 Pastoor... GS South... GS VanderBurg... GS111 Application of act to nonprofit organizations re Brown... GS57 Lynch... GS57 van Kooy... GS80 Dual role prohibition for lobbyists re [See also Dual role prohibition for lobbyists] Brown... GS Pastoor... GS127, 129 Written submissions re Massolin... GS38 Conflicts of Interest Act Application of act to MLAs on boards of nonprofit organizations Brown... GS111 Chair... GS Dafoe... GS110 Elsalhy... GS111 Neatby... GS111 Pastoor... GS South... GS VanderBurg... GS111 Exemptions by Ethics Commissioner under Brown... GS129 Chair... GS129 Elsalhy... GS129 General remarks re Brown... GS Pastoor... GS127 Interpretation bulletins by Ethics Commissioner re Brown... GS115 Limits on gifts under Brown... GS Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special (2005) Advertising by, response to Brown... GS5, 8, 9, 28 Dafoe... GS20 DeLong... GS8 9 Elsalhy... GS8 McNeil... GS7 Discussion guide Brown... GS5, 9, 28 Dafoe... GS20 DeLong... GS9 Final report (Sessional Paper 634/2006) Brown... GS5 6, 28 Dafoe... GS20 DeLong... GS5 Elsalhy... GS6 Reynolds... GS2 Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special (2005) Hansard transcripts, availability of Chair... GS33 Dafoe... GS23 Elsalhy... GS6 Reynolds... GS33 Mandate of Brown... GS29 Marz... GS28 Mason... GS28 Members of committee as current committee members Brown... GS2, 5, 6, 9, 28 Chair... GS7 DeLong... GS5, 8 9 Elsalhy... GS2, 8, 159 Pastoor... GS6 Reynolds... GS2 Overview of review by Brown... GS5 7, 28 Chair... GS7 Dafoe... GS20 Elsalhy... GS6 Public input to Brown... GS5, 8 9, Chair... GS4 5 Coutts... GS29 Dafoe... GS20 DeLong... GS8 9 Elsalhy... GS6, 8 McNeil... GS7 Reynolds... GS4 Sorensen... GS30 Recommendations: Cooling-off periods [See also Cooling-off periods] Chair... GS167 Dafoe... GS167 Massolin... GS159 Recommendations: Lobbyist registry Brown... GS7, 9 Chair... GS7 DeLong... GS9 Recommendations: MLA as representative for all constituents in Alberta Chair... GS111 Elsalhy... GS111 Neatby... GS111 Recommendations: Restitution re breach of act [See also Restitution] Dafoe... GS161 Recommendations: Travel on private aircraft [See also Air travel by MLAs on noncommercial flights] Chair... GS23, 33 Dafoe... GS23 Elsalhy... GS159 Reynolds... GS33 VanderBurg... GS159 Recommendations: Travel on private aircraft, prohibition See Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 Report, final (Sessional Paper 634/2006) Brown... GS5 6, 28 Dafoe... GS20 DeLong... GS5 Elsalhy... GS6 Reynolds... GS2

10 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special (2005) Research support for Brown... GS5, 32 Marz... GS32 Massolin... GS32, 147 Stakeholder list Amery... GS8 Brown... GS5, Dacyshyn... GS11 Dafoe... GS20 DeLong... GS9 Elsalhy... GS8 Massolin... GS11, 27 Pastoor... GS11 1 Stakeholder list for review Amery... GS8 Brown... GS5, Dacyshyn... GS11 Dafoe... GS20 DeLong... GS9 Elsalhy... GS8 Massolin... GS11 Pastoor... GS11 1 Website (external): Availability of materials Brown... GS9 Chair... GS8 DeLong... GS5 Elsalhy... GS6 Pastoor... GS6 Written and oral submissions Brown... GS5, 28 Chair... GS4 DeLong... GS5 Reynolds... GS4 Conflicts of Interest Act Regulations Committee mandate to review under Standing Orders For definition of any other position re cooling-off periods Massolin... GS159 For definition of senior officials re cooling-off periods Dafoe... GS24 Mason... GS24 Recommendation by select special committee re provisions for cooling-off periods Dafoe... GS167 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 Overview of Dafoe... GS20 22 Presentation by Dept. of Justice re Dafoe... GS20 26 Public education re changes to Elsalhy... GS156 Regulations See Conflicts of Interest Act Regulations Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Administrative support for Chair... GS34 Bill referred to after second reading, scope of review of Brown... GS29 2 GS Index 9 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Committee members, as former members of select special committee Brown... GS2, 5, 6, 9, 28 Chair... GS7 DeLong... GS5, 8 9 Elsalhy... GS2, 8, 159 Pastoor... GS6 Reynolds... GS2 Committee procedures and processes Brown... GS5 Chair... GS3 4 Elsalhy... GS6 Pastoor... GS8 5 Dept. of Justice, drafting of act and amendments by Brown... GS12 Pagano... GS146 Reynolds... GS2, 12, 40, : Cross-jurisdictional analysis Chair... GS35 36 Marz... GS36 Massolin... GS35 Reynolds... GS36 : Cross-jurisdictional analysis, request for Amery... GS32 Brown... GS32 Coutts... GS32 Marz... GS32 Massolin... GS32 Presentation by Dept. of Justice Dafoe... GS20 26 Presentation by Dept. of Justice, proposal for, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS12 Chair... GS12 DeLong... GS12 McNeil... GS12 Pastoor... GS12 2 Presentation by Dept. of Justice, proposal for additional Reynolds... GS48 Presentation by Ethics Commissioner Hamilton... GS25 26 Presentation by Ethics Commissioner, proposal for, motion to approve (Passed) Chair... GS13 DeLong... GS13 Elsalhy... GS12 13 Priority issues Amery... GS147 Brown... GS112 Chair... GS112, 133, 147 Elsalhy... GS133 Marz... GS112, 147 Massolin... GS147, Public hearings Brown... GS11, 28 Chair... GS9, 11, 36, 43, 94 DeLong... GS8 9 Elsalhy... GS43 44 Marz... GS28, 36, 44

11 GS Index 10 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Public hearings McNeil... GS8 Pastoor... GS8 9, 43 1, 36 Sales... GS8 Public hearings: Combined with review of Lobbyists Act Chair... GS45 Dacyshyn... GS45 Massolin... GS45 Public hearings: Location Chair... GS43, Marz... GS45 Pastoor... GS43, 45 Public hearings: Notice of intent to appear, requirement for Chair... GS46 Sorensen... GS44, 47 Public hearings: Statistics on requests to present Chair... GS44 45 Elsalhy... GS44 Marz... GS44 Massolin... GS44 45 Reynolds... GS45 Public hearings: Time allotments for Chair... GS43, Dacyshyn... GS45, 47 Elsalhy... GS43, Marz... GS44 Pastoor... GS44 Reynolds... GS47 Sorensen... GS46, Public hearings: Written submissions, acceptance of new submissions Chair... GS43 44 Elsalhy... GS43 44 Massolin... GS44 Public input Brown... GS5 Chair... GS5 Coutts... GS29 Elsalhy... GS7 Kamuchik... GS5 Mason... GS28 McNeil... GS7 Pastoor... GS10 Public interest in review Massolin... GS13 Pastoor... GS13, 4 Research support Brown... GS32 Kamuchik... GS34 35 Marz... GS13, 32, 112 Marzalik... GS35 Massolin... GS13, 32, 112, 159 Reynolds... GS4 Research support: Media research, member s request for Elsalhy... GS13 Massolin... GS13 Timelines Brown... GS5 Chair... GS3 6, 11 12, 26 27, 51 Coutts... GS34 McNeil... GS11 12 Pastoor... GS11 12, 6, 11 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Website (external): Availability of materials DeLong... GS5 Elsalhy... GS6 7 Pastoor... GS6 Sales... GS7 8 Sorensen... GS32 Website (external): Privacy policy re posting of submissions, motion to approve (Passed) Coutts... GS37 Elsalhy... GS37 Marz... GS37 Pastoor... GS37 Reynolds... GS36 37 Website (external): Procedures for revising Chair... GS32 Marz... GS32 Sorensen... GS32 Website (intranet): Availability of materials Chair... GS33 Reynolds... GS33 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Communications plan Advertising Brown... GS5 Chair... GS5 6 DeLong... GS5 Reynolds... GS5 Advertising: Coordination with other policy field committees Amery... GS29 Brown... GS29 30 Chair... GS29 31, Coutts... GS29, Marz... GS34 Mason... GS30 31 Sorensen... GS33 34 Advertising: Costs and budget Brown... GS31 Chair... GS4, 29, 31, 33 Coutts... GS29, 34 Mason... GS30 Sorensen... GS30 31, 33 Advertising: Newspaper advertising of public hearings in daily newspapers, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS31 Chair... GS30 31 Coutts... GS31 Marz... GS31 Mason... GS30 31 Sorensen... GS30 31 Advertising: No advertising in daily or weekly newspapers, amendment to motion to add maximum of $20,000 for paid advertisements (Withdrawn) Chair... GS10 Advertising: No paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to approve (Passed) Amery... GS7 8 Brown... GS7 9 Chair... GS7 9 DeLong... GS7 9 Elsalhy... GS7 10 McNeil... GS7 10 Pastoor... GS8 Rempel... GS8 Sales... GS8

12 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Communications plan Advertising: No paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to rescind (Passed) Amery... GS29 Brown... GS28 30 Chair... GS29 30 Coutts... GS29 Marz... GS27 28 Mason... GS28 Sorensen... GS30 Advertising, public hearings Amery... GS147 Chair... GS50, 147 Elsalhy... GS9 Marz... GS27 28 Pastoor... GS8 9 Reynolds... GS50 Sales... GS8 Sorensen... GS50 Advertising: Public hearings in Edmonton and Calgary daily newspapers, on committee website and in news release, motion to approve (Passed) Chair... GS46 Elsalhy... GS46 Marz... GS46 Sorensen... GS46 Advertising: Response to, statistics on Sorensen... GS50 Advertising: Support from LAO Sales... GS6 7 Budget: Advertising for all policy field committees Chair... GS4, 29 Draft communications plan Brown... GS10 Chair... GS8, 10 DeLong... GS10 McNeil... GS8, Pastoor... GS10 0 Sales... GS6 8, 10 News release: Draft, motion to approve (Passed) Amery... GS27 Chair... GS27 News release: Final report announcement Chair... GS167, DeLong... GS179 Marz... GS Sorensen... GS167, 179 News release: Preparation of draft, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS8 11 Chair... GS8 11 Elsalhy... GS9 McNeil... GS10 Sales... GS8 News release: Public hearings Chair... GS29 Coutts... GS29 Sorensen... GS46 News release: Request for submissions, motion to approve draft (Passed) Amery... GS27 Chair... GS27 GS Index 11 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Communications plan News release: Request for submissions, motion to approve preparation of (Passed) Brown... GS8 11 Chair... GS8 11 Elsalhy... GS9 McNeil... GS10 Sales... GS8 Policy field committees: Coordination of communications Brown... GS10 Chair... GS10, 29 31, Coutts... GS33 34 DeLong... GS10 Marz... GS34 Mason... GS30 31, 31 Pastoor... GS10 Sales... GS10 Sorensen... GS33 34 Research support Massolin... GS11, 13, 27 Stakeholders: Committee use of list for select special committee Amery... GS8 Brown... GS5, 28 Dacyshyn... GS11 Dafoe... GS20 DeLong... GS9 Elsalhy... GS8 Massolin... GS11 Pastoor... GS11 1 Stakeholders: Draft letter to, motion to approve revised (Passed) Brown... GS32 Chair... GS31 32 Stakeholders: Draft list, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS27 Chair... GS27 Coutts... GS27 Massolin... GS27 Stakeholders: Draft list, motion to approve preparation of (Passed) Amery... GS11 Brown... GS10 11 Chair... GS11 Dacyshyn... GS11 Massolin... GS11 McNeil... GS10 11 Pastoor... GS11 1 Stakeholders: Response to letters, statistics on Sorensen... GS50 Website (external): Advertising for hearings Elsalhy... GS46 Sorensen... GS46 Website (external): Availability of materials Brown... GS10 Chair... GS8 10 Elsalhy... GS7 McNeil... GS9 10 Sales... GS7 Website (external): Privacy policy re posting of submissions, motion to approve (Passed) Coutts... GS37 Elsalhy... GS37

13 GS Index 12 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Communications plan Website (external): Privacy policy re posting of submissions, motion to approve (Passed) Marz... GS37 Pastoor... GS37 Reynolds... GS36 37 Website (external): Report on hits Chair... GS50 Sorensen... GS50 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Final report Committee of the Whole Assembly, consideration of report by Brown... GS162 Chair... GS106, 162, Elsalhy... GS162 Pastoor... GS Reynolds... GS2, 162, 166 VanderBurg... GS165 Dissents from Elsalhy... GS106 Draft report, preparation of Chair... GS146 47, Elsalhy... GS162 Pagano... GS146 46, 162 Final report, motion to approve draft (Passed) Amery... GS178 Chair... GS178 DeLong... GS178 Marz... GS178 Pastoor... GS South... GS178 VanderBurg... GS178 Format of Massolin... GS173 63, 178 News release re Chair... GS DeLong... GS179 Marz... GS Sorensen... GS179 Reynolds... GS2 Overview of 63 Procedures under standing orders Reynolds... GS2, 162 Rationale for recommendations to be included, proposal for Brown... GS162 Chair... GS162 Elsalhy... GS Research support re Massolin... GS13 Tabling of report Chair... GS180 Timeline re submission of Chair... GS4, 6, 27 Elsalhy... GS6 Marz... GS44, 6 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, Review Oral/written submissions Advertising responses, statistics on Amery... GS147 Chair... GS50, 147 Sorensen... GS50 Reynolds... GS4 Overview of Chair... GS37, 112, 147 Marz... GS112 Massolin... GS38, 112, 147 Overview of: Lack of oral presentations Amery... GS147 Chair... GS50, 147 Reynolds... GS50 Research support re Chair... GS112 Elsalhy... GS48 Marz... GS112 Massolin... GS13, 48 49, 112 Pastoor... GS48 Reynolds... GS4 Time for extension of deadline for submissions Chair... GS50 Massolin... GS50 Pastoor... GS50 Website (external): Privacy policy re posting of submissions, motion to approve (Passed) Coutts... GS37 Elsalhy... GS37 Marz... GS37 Pastoor... GS37 Reynolds... GS36 37 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act Review Communications plan Advertising: No advertising in daily or weekly newspapers, amendment to motion to add maximum of $20,000 for paid advertisements (Withdrawn) Brown... GS9 10 Elsalhy... GS9 10 Pastoor... GS10 0 Conflicts of interest legislation Manitoba See Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Conflict of Interest Act (Manitoba) Conflicts of interest legislation New Brunswick See Members Conflict of Interest Act (New Brunswick) Conflicts of interest legislation Nova Scotia See Members and Public Employees Disclosure Act (Nova Scotia) Consultant lobbyists Contingency fee arrangements Barnsley... GS17 Definitions: Consultant lobbyists Anderson, S.... GS101 Brown... GS114, 117, 122, 123 Chair... GS122 Elsalhy... GS117 Pastoor... GS123 17

14 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Consultant lobbyists Designated filer system for Barnsley... GS17 Draft amendments (row 1) to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re definition of client, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS Chair... GS151 VanderBurg... GS Nonprofit organizations, use by Chair... GS103 4 MacDonald... GS103 4 Offences and penalties [See also Offences and penalties] Barnsley... GS18 Elsalhy... GS58 Lynch... GS58 Overview of 17 Reporting requirements for Barnsley... GS17 Elsalhy... GS58 Lynch... GS58 Universities use of Brown... GS97 Clark... GS97 Elsalhy... GS97 Contract lobbyists See Consultant lobbyists Contracting prohibitions See Dual role prohibition for lobbyists Contracts Ethics Commissioner s bulletin re Dafoe... GS169 Lobbying as attempt to influence awarding of [See also Lobbying] Cooling-off periods Balance between public and private interests re Dafoe... GS22, 167 DeLong... GS168 Marz... GS22 VanderBurg... GS160 61, Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, not to apply to MLAs re Brown... GS160 Chair... GS Dafoe... GS161 Elsalhy... GS161 Definition: Cooling-off period Dafoe... GS21 Definition: Former political staff Dafoe... GS167, 169 Definition: Senior officials Dafoe... GS24 Mason... GS24 Definition: Significant official Dafoe... GS169 Offences and penalties: Fines Dafoe... GS21 Massolin... GS38 Offences and penalties: Restitution See Restitution Chair... GS Dafoe... GS159 60, 167 Massolin... GS159 GS Index 13 Cooling-off periods : Federal Brown... GS168 : Remuneration for former staff Chair... GS Dafoe... GS Elsalhy... GS160 Overview of Dafoe... GS21 22, 160, 168 Marz... GS22 Massolin... GS159 Private sector, comparison with Brown... GS168 Hayden... GS Recommendation for 12 months for former deputy ministers, former senior policy officials, and former senior political staff, motion to rescind (Passed) Amery... GS169 Brown... GS168, 170 Chair... GS167, Coutts... GS Dafoe... GS DeLong... GS Eggen... GS169 Elsalhy... GS170 Hayden... GS Pastoor... GS168 VanderBurg... GS Recommendation for 12 months for former ministers, former deputy ministers, former senior policy officials, and former senior political staff, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS160 Chair... GS Coutts... GS160 Dafoe... GS Elsalhy... GS160 Massolin... GS159 Pastoor... GS160 VanderBurg... GS Recommendation for 12 months for former ministers, retention of 79 Recommendation from Dept. of Justice for Chair... GS167 Dafoe... GS167 VanderBurg... GS Recommendation from select special committee re term for Chair... GS167 Dafoe... GS167 Massolin... GS159 Remuneration as compensation for lobbying prohibition Chair... GS Dafoe... GS DeLong... GS168 Elsalhy... GS160 Pastoor... GS168 VanderBurg... GS Staff, impact on DeLong... GS Pastoor... GS168 VanderBurg... GS160 61, Written submissions re Massolin... GS38 Corporate lobbyist See Consultant lobbyists

15 GS Index 14 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Corporations Cooling-off periods for former executives Brown... GS168 Hayden... GS Court of Queen s Bench Judicial appeal of offences and penalties Brown... GS Elsalhy... GS132 Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation As Crown-controlled commercial corporation [See also Crown-controlled commercial entities No exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act] Chair... GS138 DeLong... GS138 Cross-ministry initiatives Impact of cooling-off period on committee members for [See also Cooling-off periods] Coutts... GS Dafoe... GS Crown-controlled commercial entities No exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act Amendment to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re prescribed provincial entity, exclusion from exemption by regulations: Motion to approve (Passed) Barnsley... GS Chair... GS DeLong... GS138 Pannu... GS Pastoor... GS VanderBurg... GS Neatby... GS120 Overview of Neatby... GS120 Crown-controlled entities Appearance before Public Accounts Committee Chair... GS61, 63, 125, 137 Clark... GS97 Neatby... GS125 Pannu... GS137 Schultz... GS63 Crown-controlled entities Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re [See also Prescribed provincial entities] Existing provisions re [See also Prescribed provincial entities] Neatby... GS125 Pastoor... GS DAH See Disability Action Hall Definitions Clarity of, proposal to improve Anderson, S.... GS100 Chair... GS117, 166 DeLong... GS115 Elsalhy... GS96 Marz... GS113 Massolin... GS113 Pannu... GS95 Pastoor... GS116 Weis... GS95 96 Definition: Cooling-off period [See also Cooling-off periods] Dafoe... GS21 Definitions Definition: Former political staff Dafoe... GS167, 169 Definition: Private interests Dafoe... GS24 Definition: Senior officials Dafoe... GS24 Mason... GS24 Definition: Significant official Dafoe... GS169 Interpretation bulletin from Ethics Commissioner, proposal for Chair... GS43 Neatby... GS43 Pastoor... GS43 Reynolds... GS43 Oral presentation by Alberta Medical Association re LaBuick... GS53 54 : Cross-jurisdictional analysis : Public education re Chair... GS43 Neatby... GS43 Pastoor... GS43 Reynolds... GS43 Public education re [See also Lobbyists Act Public education] Chair... GS42 43 Coutts... GS42 Neatby... GS43 Pastoor... GS43 Reynolds... GS43 Release before third reading, request for LaBuick... GS54 Written submissions re Massolin... GS37 38 Definitions Communicate Amendment re regulatory power to define to communicate, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS150, Chair... GS150, DeLong... GS Elsalhy... GS150, 152 Marz... GS150, Pagano... GS150, , 164 Pannu... GS150, 153 Pastoor... GS150, 153 Rempel... GS VanderBurg... GS149 50, 152 Definitions Payment Definitions: Payments and stipends Chair... GS42 DeLong... GS164 Elsalhy... GS42 43, 67 LaBuick... GS53 54 Neatby... GS42 43 Olenuk... GS67 68 Pagano... GS154, 164 Pannu... GS68 Pastoor... GS43 Definitions: Payments and stipends, draft amendments (row 3) re, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS151 Chair... GS151 VanderBurg... GS150 51

16 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Dept. of Advanced Education and Technology Funding of postsecondary institutions Schultz... GS60 61 Dept. of Environment Application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to use of multistakeholder groups by [See also Dual role prohibition for lobbyists] Brown... GS Chair... GS68, Chiasson... GS64 DeLong... GS Elsalhy... GS67, 96 Olenuk... GS66 68 Pannu... GS68, 95 Weis... GS95 96 Lobbying by ELC of Brown... GS66 Chair... GS65 Chiasson... GS64 66 DeLong... GS65 Marz... GS65 Oral presentation by AEN re Olenuk... GS66 68 Oral presentation by ELC re Chiasson... GS64 66 Dept. of Health and Wellness AMA s role as lobbyists to Chair... GS54 Kustra... GS54 LaBuick... GS54 AMA s role re trilateral agreement with RHAs and Brown... GS55 Chair... GS54 Kustra... GS55 LaBuick... GS53 54 Dept. of Justice [See also Minister of Justice] Appreciation for Chair... GS Drafting of acts and amendments Brown... GS12 Pagano... GS146 Reynolds... GS2, 12, 40, Presentation to committee on acts, proposal for additional Reynolds... GS39, 48 Presentation to committee on acts by Barnsley... GS15 18 Dafoe... GS20 26 Public education re act [See also Lobbyists Act Public education] Chair... GS42, 176 Coutts... GS42 Elsalhy... GS176 Recommendation re terms for cooling-off periods Chair... GS167 Dafoe... GS167 VanderBurg... GS Representation from, at committee meeting Chair... GS40, 51 Neatby... GS40 41 Reynolds... GS40, 51 Research support from LAO for Chair... GS51 Reynolds... GS51 GS Index 15 Dept. of Municipal Affairs and Housing Assistance with clarification of application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, to nonprofit organizations, proposal for Brown... GS80 Dahms... GS80 Funding for CMHA affordable housing projects Anderson, S.... GS103 Griffiths... GS103 Dept. of Sustainable Resource Development Public consultations re land use Elsalhy... GS8 Deputy chief of staff, Former [See also Former senior political staff Cooling-off periods] Application of Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, to Dafoe... GS167, 169 Deputy ministers [See also Former deputy ministers Cooling-off periods] Presentations to policy field committees, invitations for Amery... GS2 3 Reynolds... GS2 3 Under Public Service Act Brown... GS24 Dafoe... GS21, 24, 167 Mason... GS24 Designated filer [See also Registry system for lobbyists] Definition of Barnsley... GS17 Diagram of application of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act See Lobbyists Act Review Final report: Flow chart re application of act Diplomats Not lobbyists when acting in official capacity Director of Calgary office of the Premier, Former See Former senior political staff Cooling-off periods Disability Action Hall Appreciation for Chair... GS75 DeLong... GS74 Pannu... GS74 Oral presentation by Huston... GS73 74 Young... GS73 74 Disabled persons Impact of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, on Huston... GS73 74 Young... GS73 74 Disclosure of legal proceedings See Legal proceedings against MLAs Dow Chemical Appearance at public hearing, request for Chair... GS45, 50 Massolin... GS38, 45 Reynolds... GS50 Dual role prohibition for lobbyists Administrative burden re Elsalhy... GS96 Weis... GS94, 96

17 GS Index 16 Government Services Committee Subject Index (Third Session, 2007) Dual role prohibition for lobbyists Amendment to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re exemption for advisory committees and for Ethics Commissioner s powers re exemptions, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS Chair... GS126 30, 165 DeLong... GS Eggen... GS165 Elsalhy... GS Marz... GS127, 129 Massolin... GS Pagano... GS165 Pannu... GS Pastoor... GS127, South... GS130 Associated persons: Revision re, proposal for Chair... GS164 Chiasson... GS64 65 DeLong... GS65 Elsalhy... GS96 Marz... GS65 van Kooy... GS80 81 VanderBurg... GS95 Weis... GS94 96 Wyatt... GS75 Associated persons: Time for compliance to be 60 days Chair... GS164 Pagano... GS164 Communications initiated by government, act not to apply to Brown... GS Chair... GS DeLong... GS Contract provisions Brown... GS130, 152 DeLong... GS85 Elsalhy... GS67, 152 Giorno... GS85 Marz... GS151 Olenuk... GS67 Pagano... GS Pastoor... GS130 Definitions: Associated persons Barnsley... GS18, 20 Cheffins... GS20 Chiasson... GS65 Elsalhy... GS174 Olenuk... GS67 van Kooy... GS80 Definitions: Dual roles Definitions: Public office holder See Public office holders Draft amendment (row 7) to Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re Ethics Commissioner s power to exempt, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS151 Chair... GS151 VanderBurg... GS Exemption from prohibition: Ethics Commissioner to post explanation in lobbyist registry [See also Registry system for lobbyists] Chair... GS164 Pagano... GS164 Dual role prohibition for lobbyists Exemption from prohibition: Ethics Commissioner to provide explanation for exemption, motion for (Passed) Chair... GS151, 165 Eggen... GS165 Marz... GS151 Pagano... GS150 51, Pannu... GS Exemption from prohibition: Ethics Commissioner s powers re, proposal for Brown... GS Chair... GS Elsalhy... GS129 Massolin... GS113, 145 Pastoor... GS Existing provisions in Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, re Barnsley... GS15, 18 DeLong... GS85 Giorno... GS85 Multistakeholder advisory committees: As topic for future review of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act [See also Lobbyists Act Review Future review] Marz... GS129 Multistakeholder advisory committees: Impact on Brown... GS Chair... GS68, Chiasson... GS64 DeLong... GS Eggen... GS165 Elsalhy... GS67, 96, Marz... GS127, 129 Massolin... GS Olenuk... GS66 68 Pagano... GS165 Pannu... GS68, 95, Pastoor... GS127, South... GS130 Weis... GS94 96 Nonprofit organizations, impact of Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, on DeLong... GS85 Giorno... GS85 Weis... GS94 96 Offences and penalties Barnsley... GS18 19 DeLong... GS128 Marz... GS19, Offences and penalties: Stop contravening provisions for 90 days Barnsley... GS19 Marz... GS19 Offences and penalties: Stop contravening provisions revised from 90 days to 60 days, motion to approve (Passed) Brown... GS152 Chair... GS151 Elsalhy... GS152 Marz... GS151 Pagano... GS151 52, 164 Pannu... GS151 DeLong... GS85 Giorno... GS85

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