VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

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1 Legislative Assembly Province of Alberta No. 30 VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS Fourth Session Twenty-Seventh Legislature Thursday, April 28, 2011 The Deputy Speaker took the Chair at 1:30 p.m. The Deputy Speaker offered a prayer and a moment of silence was observed in recognition of people killed or injured in the workplace. Ministerial Statements Hon. Mr. Lukaszuk, Minister of Employment and Immigration, made a statement recognizing April 28, 2011, as the National Day of Mourning. Hon. Mr. Hancock, Government House Leader, requested and received the unanimous consent of the Assembly to waive Standing Order 7(1.1) in order to complete Ministerial Statements. Mr. MacDonald, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Gold Bar, commented on the statement. The Deputy Speaker requested and received the unanimous consent of the Assembly to allow additional Members to comment on the Ministerial Statement. Mr. Anderson, Hon. Member for Airdrie-Chestermere, Ms Notley, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Strathcona, and Mr. Taylor, Hon. Member for Calgary-Currie, then commented on the statement. Members Statements Ms Woo-Paw, Hon. Member for Calgary-Mackay, made a statement regarding Dr. Lorne Tyrrell, who will be inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame on April 28, 2011.

2 Ms Blakeman, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Centre, on behalf of Mr. Hehr, Hon. Member for Calgary-Buffalo, made a statement regarding the Western Cup, hosted by the Calgary lesbian, bisexual, gay, and transgender community, held in Calgary from April 21-23, Hon. Mr. Hancock, Government House Leader, requested and received the unanimous consent of the Assembly to waive Standing Order 7(7) in order to complete the Daily Routine. Mr. Allred, Hon. Member for St. Albert, made a statement regarding the importance of literacy and Alberta Education s Literacy First action plan. Mr. Horne, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Rutherford, made a statement regarding primary care. Mrs. Sarich, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Decore, made a statement regarding the proposed Education Act. Mr. Mason, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood, made a statement regarding inadequate education funding. Mrs. McQueen, Hon. Member for Drayton Valley-Calmar, made a statement recognizing May 1-7, 2011, as Emergency Preparedness Week. Notices of Motions Hon. Mr. Hancock, Government House Leader, gave oral notice of the intention to introduce the following Bill: Bill 19 Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2011 Hon. Mr. Olson Hon. Mr. Hancock, Government House Leader, gave oral notice of Written Questions and Motions for Returns to be accepted or otherwise dealt with, pursuant to Standing Order 34(3): Written Questions To be accepted: WQ14, WQ19, WQ20 To be dealt with: WQ15, WQ16, WQ17, WQ18 Motions for Returns To be accepted: MR13, MR14, MR16 To be dealt with: MR12, MR15 2

3 Tabling Returns and Reports Mr. Johnson, Hon. Member for Athabasca-Redwater: gillianb-journeying.blogspot.com web site article dated January 8, 2011, entitled Journeying, The Towering Cedars of Lebanon Sessional Paper 357/2011 Mr. Chase, Hon. Member for Calgary-Varsity: News release dated April 26, 2011, entitled Canada s battles in the woods flare up in Prairie headwaters prepared by several national conservation groups Sessional Paper 358/2011 Missoulian web site article dated March 22, 2011, entitled Kootenai National Forest drops appeal of decision blocking logging in grizzly habitat Sessional Paper 359/ recent messages from North Americans to Mr. Chase, Hon. Member for Calgary-Varsity, urging the protection of the Castle Special Management Area Sessional Paper 360/2011 Hon. Mr. Liepert, Minister of Energy: Edmonton Journal article dated April 3, 2011, entitled Power bill jolt coming Sessional Paper 361/2011 Edmonton Journal article dated April 28, 2011, entitled Electricity prices to drop sharply in May Sessional Paper 362/2011 Ms Blakeman, Official Opposition House Leader, on behalf of Dr. Swann, Hon. Leader of the Official Opposition: Court of Queen s Bench Statement of Claim dated January 30, 2007, between Irfan Tahir Qureshi and Northern Lights Health Region Sessional Paper 363/2011 Mr. Mason, Hon. Member for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood: 35 reports submitted by members of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees regarding incidents of short staffing in health sector workplaces Sessional Paper 364/2011 3

4 Tablings to the Clerk Clerk of the Assembly on behalf of Hon. Mrs. Jablonski, Minister of Seniors and Community Supports: Responses to questions raised by Ms Pastoor, Hon. Member for Lethbridge-East, and Mrs. Forsyth, Hon. Member for Calgary-Fish Creek, on March 8, 2011, department of Seniors and Community Supports, Main Estimates debate Sessional Paper 365/2011 Projected Government Business Pursuant to Standing Order 7(6), Ms Blakeman, Official Opposition House Leader, asked a question pertaining to the order of government business to be brought before the Assembly for the week the Assembly next sits. Hon. Mr. Hancock, Government House Leader, gave notice of projected government business for the week of May 9 to May 12, 2011: Monday, May 9 Eve. - Government Bills and Orders Committee of the Whole Bill 8, 15, 16 Bill 6, 7, 12, 14 Tuesday, May 10 Aft. - Government Bills and Orders Committee of the Whole Bill 16 Bill 1, 10, 15 Eve. - Government Bills and Orders Bill 1, 10 4

5 Wednesday, May 11 Aft. - Government Bills and Orders Bill 1, 8, 10, 11, 16 Eve. - Government Bills and Orders Bill 10, 11 Thursday, May 12 Aft. - Government Bills and Orders Bill 10, 11 Government Bills and Orders Second Reading ORDERS OF THE DAY On the motion that the following Bill be now read a Second time: Bill 18 Education Act Hon. Mr. Hancock Hon. Mr. Hancock moved adjournment of the debate, which was agreed to. On the motion that the following Bill be now read a Third time: Bill 17 Appropriation Act, 2011 ($) Hon. Mr. Hancock on behalf of Hon. Mr. Snelgrove A debate followed. Hon. Mr. Zwozdesky moved adjournment of the debate, which was agreed to. 5

6 Second Reading On the motion that the following Bill be now read a Second time: Bill 16 Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2011 Mrs. McQueen A debate followed. Debate adjourned, Ms Blakeman speaking. Pursuant to Standing Order 64(5), at 4:15 p.m. the Deputy Speaker interrupted the proceedings and immediately put the question on the Appropriation Bill standing on the Order Paper for. The question being put, the motion was agreed to. With Mr. Cao in the Chair, the names being called for were taken as follows: For the motion:29 Ady Benito Bhullar Blackett Brown Campbell Danyluk Fritz Goudreau Hancock Horne Johnson Johnston Klimchuk Knight Liepert Lukaszuk Marz McQueen Mitzel Oberle Prins Quest Rodney Sarich Snelgrove VanderBurg Woo-Paw Zwozdesky Against the motion: 6 Anderson Blakeman Hinman MacDonald Mason Taft The following Bill was read a Third time and passed: Bill 17 Appropriation Act, 2011 ($) Hon. Mr. Snelgrove Adjournment Pursuant to Standing Order 3(6) and on motion by Hon. Mr. Hancock, Government House Leader, the Assembly adjourned at 4:28 p.m. until Monday, May 9, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. Hon. Ken Kowalski, Speaker Title: Thursday, April 28,