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NOTE: Two bills were referred for review by the committee during the Third Session of the Legislature: Bill 1, ; and Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007. 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, 2007... GS1-14 July 18, 2007... GS15-32 September 13, 2007... GS33-51 September 27, 2007... GS53-87 September 28, 2007... GS89-108 October 3, 2007... GS109-33 October 9, 2007... GS135-47 October 18, 2007... GS149-62 October 25, 2007... GS163-71 November 2, 2007... GS173-81

Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) Amery, Moe (PC, Calgary-East) Air travel by MLAs on noncommercial flights Disclosure to Ethics Commissioner... GS23, 26, 158, 178 Disclosure to Ethics Commissioner: Public disclosure statements re... GS26 Disclosure to Ethics Commissioner: Time limits... GS23 Offences and penalties re... GS26 Other transportation modes: Comparison with... GS158 Other transportation modes: Reports on travel as gift over $400... GS158 Recommendation by Ethics Commissioner re... GS26, 158 Recommendation for, motion to accept (Passed)... GS158 Rural MLAs, impact on... GS158 Transport Canada s prohibition on payment for private flights... GS158 Canadian Mental Health Association Appreciation for... GS102 Committee on Government Services, Standing Parliamentary privileges of... GS107 Policy field committees: Coordination of communications... GS29 Powers of... GS2 Committees, Policy field (all-party) Coordination of communications... GS29 Parliamentary privileges... GS107 Powers of... GS2 3 Community initiatives program Applications for funding under, MLA support as not lobbying... GS20 Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special (2005) Stakeholder list... GS8 Stakeholder list for review... GS8 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 Review Other jurisdictions: Cross-jurisdictional analysis, request for... GS32 Priority issues... GS147 Communications plan Advertising: Coordination with other policy field committees... GS29 Advertising: No paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to approve (Passed)... GS7 8 Advertising: No paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to rescind (Passed)... GS29 Advertising, public hearings... GS147 News release: Draft, motion to approve (Passed)... GS27 News release: Request for submissions, motion to approve draft (Passed)... GS27 Stakeholders: Committee use of list for select special committee... GS8 Stakeholders: Draft list, motion to approve preparation of (Passed)... GS11 Final report Final report, motion to approve draft (Passed)... GS178 Oral/written submissions Advertising responses, statistics on... GS147 Overview of: Lack of oral presentations... GS147 GS Index 1 Amery, Moe (PC, Calgary-East) Cooling-off periods Recommendation for 12 months for former deputy ministers, former senior policy officials, and former senior political staff, motion to rescind (Passed)... GS169 Deputy ministers Presentations to policy field committees, invitations for... GS2 3 Ethics Commissioner Air travel by MLAs on private carriers, disclosures to Ethics Commissioner... GS23, 26, 178 Consultations re Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007... GS26 Consultations re Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007: Improper influence... GS23 Investigations by... GS124 Investigations by: Before restitution... GS161 Presentation to committee re acts... GS158 Fees for lobbyist registration, Waiver of Amendment re waiver of fees for online registration through regulation, motion for (Passed)... GS145 Former deputy ministers Cooling-off periods (Passed)... GS169 Former director of Premier s office Cooling-off periods re... GS169 Former executive assistants to ministers Cooling-off periods Cooling-off periods re... GS169 Former senior officials Cooling-off periods (Passed)... GS169 Former senior political staff Cooling-off periods (Passed)... GS169 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Application to reporting requirements in Bill 1,... GS102 Gainers Inc. As public entity... GS137 Gifts accepted by MLAs Air travel as gift over $400... GS158 Exemption for gifts under $400... GS158 Improper influence to further private interests Ethics Commissioner s consultations with MLAs re... GS23 Lobbying Definitions: Lobbying as grassroots communication... GS54 Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act (Quebec) Offences and penalties: Enforcement of... GS124 Lobbyists Definitions... GS20 Definitions: Exemption for acting in official capacity... GS20 Administrative burden of... GS118, 140 41, 165 Chilling effect of... GS74 Clarity of, proposal for increase in... GS102 Impact on public discourse... GS90 Review Other jurisdictions: Cross-jurisdictional analysis... GS32, 71, 118, 124 Public interest... GS8 Research support... GS32

GS Index 2 Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) Amery, Moe (PC, Calgary-East) Review Communications plan Advertising: Coordination with other policy field committees... GS29 Advertising: Newspapers, no advertising in, motion to rescind (Passed)... GS29 Advertising: Newspapers, no paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to approve (Passed)... GS7 8 News release: Request for submissions, motion to approve draft (Passed)... GS27 Policy field committees, coordination of communications by... GS29 Stakeholders: Draft list, motion to approve (Passed)... GS27 Stakeholders: Draft list, motion to approve preparation of (Passed)... GS11 Review Final report Draft report: Availability to public of... GS165 Regulations Prescribed provincial entities list... GS136 37 Lobbyists Registration Act (British Columbia) Offences and penalties under... GS124 Members of Legislative Assembly As public office holders under Bill 1,... GS20 Ministers (Provincial government) Not lobbyists when acting in official capacity... GS20 Presentations to policy field committees... GS2 Administrative burden re lobbyists registry system... GS118, 165 Chilling effect of Bill 1,, on... GS74 Definitions: Clarity of, proposal to improve... GS102 Other jurisdictions... GS118 Offences and penalties For air travel by MLAs on noncommercial flights... GS26 Lobbyist legislation breaches, other jurisdictions... GS71, 124 Offences and penalties Fines Impact on nonprofit and small organizations... GS71 Lobbyist legislation breaches, other jurisdictions... GS71, 124 Restitution provisions... GS161 Organization lobbyists Other jurisdictions: Thresholds... GS115 Threshold, use of a, calculation of time spent... GS116 Threshold, use of a: Enforcement of... GS124 Threshold, use of a: Motion to approve (Passed)... GS116 Threshold, use of a: Motion to approve 12 days as (Passed)... GS122 Universities, use by... GS115 Parliamentary privilege Of policy field committees... GS107 Personal Information Protection Act Application to reporting requirements in Bill 1,... GS102 Premier As compellable witness... GS3 Privacy legislation Application to Bill 1,... GS102 Provincial entities List of... GS137 Amery, Moe (PC, Calgary-East) Public office holders Definition... GS20 Registry system for lobbyists Reports Contents: Grassroots communications... GS54 Privacy legislation re... GS102 Time for filing returns... GS20 Registry system for lobbyists Reports on anticipatory lobbying Administrative burden of... GS140 41 Application of threshold to... GS142 Existing provisions re: Motion to approve (Passed)... GS140 42 Restitution Amendment to Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, recommendation for provisions to seek restitution against any other person who benefited from breach of act, motion to approve (Passed)... GS161 School boards Exemption from Bill 1, Exemption from Bill 1,, proposal for... GS59, 90 School boards Finance Accountability re... GS59, 90 Transport Canada Payments for noncommercial flights, prohibition on... GS158 Universities Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists, use of... GS115 Anderson, Mr. David (Executive Director, Alberta School Boards Association) Alberta School Boards Association Oral presentation on by... GS59 60 Review Oral/written submissions received Alberta School Boards Association... GS59 60 School boards Finance Accountability re... GS59 Anderson, Ms Sandra (Board member, Canadian Mental Health Association, Edmonton) Canadian Mental Health Association Oral presentation on by... GS100 103 Consultant lobbyists Definitions: Consultant lobbyists... GS101 Definitions Clarity of, proposal to improve... GS100 Dept. of Municipal Affairs and Housing Funding for CMHA affordable housing projects... GS103 Dual role prohibition for lobbyists Proposal for revision of... GS100 101 Dual role prohibition for lobbyists Oral/written submissions Oral presentation by CMHA re... GS100 101 Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Application to reporting requirements in Bill 1,... GS101 2 Housing, Affordable Mentally ill Housing managed by CMHA... GS102 Lobbying Definitions: Lobbying as influencing government for private gain, proposal for... GS101 Lobbyists Definitions... GS101 Administrative burden of... GS101 Chilling effect of... GS100 101

Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) Anderson, Ms Sandra (Board member, Canadian Mental Health Association, Edmonton) Clarity of, proposal for increase in... GS100 102 Evasion of requirements of... GS101 2 Government openness under... GS101 Review Oral/written submissions received Canadian Mental Health Association... GS100 103 Lobbyists Registration Act (Federal) Administrative burden of... GS101 Members of Legislative Assembly As public office holders under Bill 1,... GS102 Administrative burden re lobbyists registry system... GS101 Application of Bill 1,, to: As entire group or part... GS101 Chilling effect of Bill 1,, on... GS100 101 Definitions: Clarity of, proposal to improve... GS102 Definitions: Not-for-profit organizations... GS100 Exemption from Bill 1,, proposal for... GS100 102 Government relationships with, impact of act on... GS102 Other jurisdictions... GS101 Oral/written submissions on Bill 1, Oral presentation by CMHA re... GS100 103 Offences and penalties Impact on nonprofit organizations... GS100 For knowing breach of Bill 1,, proposal to add... GS101 Offences and penalties Fines Impact on nonprofit and small organizations... GS100 Organization lobbyists Definitions: Organization lobbyist... GS101 Personal Information Protection Act Application to reporting requirements in Bill 1,... GS101 2 Privacy legislation Application to Bill 1,... GS101 2 Registry system for lobbyists Reports Administrative burden re... GS101 Clarity of requirements, proposal to improve... GS100 101 Contents: Donations... GS101 Contents: Grassroots communications... GS101 Electronic filing... GS101 Privacy legislation re... GS101 2 Registry system for lobbyists Reports on anticipatory lobbying Existing provisions re... GS101 Reverse onus on government to report lobbying Proposal for... GS102 Universities Finance Administrative burden of Bill 1,, re costs... GS101 Barnsley, Ms Alice (Legislative Counsel, Dept. of Justice) Accountants Application of Bill 1, to... GS16 Adjudicative bodies Application of Bill 1,, to... GS16, 19 GS Index 3 Barnsley, Ms Alice (Legislative Counsel, Dept. of Justice) Calgary Health Region Existing provisions re... GS136 Commercial entities No exemption from Bill 1, Amendment to Bill 1,, re prescribed provincial entity, exclusion from exemption by regulations: Motion to approve (Passed)... GS138 39 Committee on Government Services, Standing Presentation by Dept. of Justice on... GS15 18 Committees, Government Bill 1,, not to apply to matters of public record... GS17 Community initiatives program Applications for funding under, MLA support as not lobbying... GS20 Consultant lobbyists Contingency fee arrangements... GS17 Definitions: Consultant lobbyists... GS16 Designated filer system for... GS17 Offences and penalties... GS18 Overview of... GS16 17 Reporting requirements for... GS17 Contracts Lobbying as attempt to influence awarding of... GS16 Crown-controlled commercial entities No exemption from Bill 1, Amendment to Bill 1,, re prescribed provincial entity, exclusion from exemption by regulations: Motion to approve (Passed)... GS138 39 Dept. of Justice Presentation to committee on acts by... GS15 18 Designated filer Definition of... GS17 Diplomats Not lobbyists when acting in official capacity... GS16 Dual role prohibition for lobbyists Definitions: Associated persons... GS18, 20 Existing provisions in Bill 1,, re... GS15, 18 Offences and penalties... GS18 19 Offences and penalties: Stop contravening provisions for 90 days... GS19 Overview of provisions... GS15, 18 Employees As organization lobbyists... GS16 Energy and Utilities Board As public office holders... GS16, 19 Estimates of Supply (Government expenditures) Prescribed provincial entities defined in... GS16 Ethics Commissioner Investigations by... GS17 18 Powers: Interpretations and bulletins... GS17, 19, 115 Powers: Lobbyist registry... GS17 19 Powers: Offences and penalties... GS18 Powers: Threshold definition, proposal for... GS115 Public education re Bill 1,... GS19 Fees for lobbyist registration, Waiver of Amendment re waiver of fees for online registration through regulation, motion for (Passed)... GS131 Electronic filing: Electronic v paper filing... GS131

GS Index 4 Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) Barnsley, Ms Alice (Legislative Counsel, Dept. of Justice) Fees for lobbyist registration, Waiver of Existing provisions re... GS17 Overview of... GS17 Regulations re... GS17, 131 Financial Administration Act Prescribed provincial entities defined in... GS16, 135 36 Former public office holders Definition under Bill 1,... GS17 Gainers Inc. As public entity... GS137 38 Government departments Publication of information on payments by government entities to be defined in regulations... GS18 Government of Alberta Annual Report Prescribed provincial entities defined in... GS16 Provincial entities in... GS135 Indian Act Persons not lobbyists when acting in official capacity under... GS16 International organizations Members lobbyists when acting in official capacity... GS16 Judges As public office holders under Bill 1,... GS16 Lawyers Application of Bill 1,, to... GS16 Legislative Assembly Office As not lobbyists when acting in official capacity... GS16 Lobbying Definitions: Lobbying, what it is not... GS17 Definitions: Lobbying as arranging a meeting between a public office holder and another person... GS16 Definitions: Lobbying to influence funding... GS16 Existing provisions re... GS16 17 Lobbyist Registration Act (Newfoundland and Labrador) Threshold of activity under... GS115 Lobbyists Definitions... GS16, 20 Definitions: Exemption for acting in official capacity... GS16, 20 Definitions: Payments to... GS16 Overview of... GS15 18 Presentation by Dept. of Justice re... GS15 18 Review Other jurisdictions: Cross-jurisdictional analysis... GS19 Presentation by Dept. of Justice... GS15 18 Review Oral/written submissions received Dept. of Justice... GS15 18 Public education By Ethics Commissioner... GS19 Re offences and penalties... GS19 Regulations Administrative penalties under... GS18 Fees to be set in... GS17, 131 Other jurisdictions: Threshold limits... GS115 Overview of... GS16 17 Barnsley, Ms Alice (Legislative Counsel, Dept. of Justice) Regulations Prescribed provincial entities list... GS16, 18, 135 37 Publication of information on payments by government entities to be defined in... GS18 Threshold to be defined in... GS115 Lobbyists Registration Act (Federal) Offences and penalties under... GS19 Lobbyists Organization lobbyist Definitions: Organization lobbyist... GS16 Medical profession Application of Bill 1,, to... GS16 Members of Legislative Assembly As public office holders under Bill 1,... GS16, 20 Members of Parliament Not lobbyists when acting in official capacity... GS16 Metis Settlements Act Persons not lobbyists when acting in official capacity under... GS16 Minister of Justice Powers re naming of prescribed provincial entities... GS16 Ministers (Provincial government) Not lobbyists when acting in official capacity... GS16, 20 Municipal Government Board Members as public office holders... GS19 Municipalities As prescribed provincial entities, exemption as... GS16 Definition of lobbyist: Paid vs. unpaid... GS16, 20 Overview of application of Bill 1,, to... GS16 Offences and penalties Administrative penalties under Bill 1,... GS18 19 Ethics Commissioner s power to prohibit lobbying or filing returns... GS18 Ethics Commissioner s power to publicize convictions... GS18 Investigations re, based on complaints... GS17 18 Lobbyist legislation breaches, other jurisdictions... GS19 Offences and penalties Fines Administrative penalties under Bill 1,... GS18 19 Existing provisions in Bill 1,... GS18 Lobbyist legislation breaches, other jurisdictions... GS19 Overview of... GS18 19 Public education re... GS19 Timeline for prosecution, existing provisions... GS18 Offences and penalties Prohibition on lobbying Existing provisions in Bill 1,... GS18 Officers of Legislature As public office holders... GS16 Organization lobbyists Anticipatory filing by... GS142 Definitions: Organization lobbyist... GS16 Designated filer system for... GS17 Existing provisions re... GS17 18 Offences and penalties... GS18

Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) GS Index 5 Barnsley, Ms Alice (Legislative Counsel, Dept. of Justice) Organization lobbyists Other jurisdictions: Thresholds... GS115 Other jurisdictions: Thresholds in regulations... GS115 Partnerships, Business As organization lobbyists... GS16 Physicians Application of Bill 1,, to... GS16 Postsecondary institutions Alberta Exemption from Bill 1, Existing provisions re... GS16 Prescribed provincial entities Definition of... GS125, 135 36, 138 39 Definition of: Overview of... GS16, 125 26 Existing provisions in Bill 1,, re... GS16, 125 26, 135 36 Overview of... GS16, 135 36, 138 Provincial entities, relationship to... GS125 26 Publication of information on payments by... GS18 Private bills Bill 1,, not to apply to communications re... GS17 Provincial entities Definition of... GS125 26, 135 36 List of... GS135 37 Prescribed provincial entities, relationship to... GS125 26 Public office holders Communications initiated by government, Bill 1,, not to apply to... GS17 Definition... GS16 17, 19 20 Definition: Public office holder in adjudicative body... GS16, 19 Existing provisions re... GS16 17 Former public office holders, application of Bill 1,, to... GS17 Overview of application of Bill 1,, to... GS17 Public servants Not lobbyists when acting in official capacity... GS16 Regional health authorities Exemption from Bill 1, Existing provisions re... GS136 Registrar for lobbyists registry system Administration of Bill 1,, by... GS17 19 Investigations by... GS17 19 Overview of... GS17 18 Registry system for lobbyists Definition: Designated filer... GS17 Overview of... GS17 18 Website for... GS17 Registry system for lobbyists Reports Consultant lobbyists reports... GS17 Electronic filing... GS17 Electronic filing: Electronic vs. paper filing... GS130 Organization lobbyist reports... GS17 Overview of... GS17 18 Time for filing returns... GS17, 20, 142 Registry system for lobbyists Reports on anticipatory lobbying Application of threshold to... GS142 Existing provisions re: Motion to approve (Passed)... GS142 Time for filing... GS142 Barnsley, Ms Alice (Legislative Counsel, Dept. of Justice) School boards Exemption from Bill 1, Exemption from Bill 1,, proposal for... GS139 Sole proprietorships Sole proprietors as organization lobbyists... GS16 Treasury Board Publication of information on payments... GS18 Universities Exemption from Bill 1, Existing provisions re... GS136 Volunteers Definition of lobbyist: Paid v unpaid... GS16, 20 Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill) Air travel by MLAs on noncommercial flights Disclosure to Ethics Commissioner... GS158 59 Exemption for in-province travel, proposal for... GS158 Government openness re... GS158 59 Other transportation modes: Allowable modes... GS158 59 Other transportation modes: Comparison with... GS22, 158 59 Recommendation by Ethics Commissioner re... GS158 Recommendation for, motion to accept (Passed)... GS158 59 Recommendation of select special committee re... GS22 Alberta Medical Association General remarks re... GS80, 113 Auditor General Audit of postsecondary institutions by... GS99 Businesses Cooling-off periods for former executives... GS168 Calgary Apartment Association General remarks re... GS80 Capital Region Housing Corporation Funding for CMHA affordable housing projects... GS103 Charities Registration of lobbyists re... GS80, 92 93 Client Draft amendments (row 1) to Bill 1,, re definition of client, motion to approve (Passed)... GS150 51 Committee of the Whole Assembly Procedures re final report on Bill 1,... GS162 Committee on Government Services, Standing Bill 1,, referred after second reading, scope of review of... GS29 Communications plans, tactical... GS10 Mandate of... GS28, 29 Members: Temporary substitutes... GS28 Policy field committees: Coordination of communications... GS10, 29 30 Policy field committees: Coordination of procedures and policies... GS10 Procedures and processes of... GS5, 162 Timeline for review of acts... GS27 Committees, Policy field (all-party) Communications plan... GS10 Coordination of communications... GS10, 29 30 Coordination of procedures and policies... GS10 Reports: Review by Committee of the Whole Assembly... GS162

GS Index 6 Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill) Conflicts of interest Application of act to MLAs... GS111 Application of act to nonprofit organizations re... GS57 Dual role prohibition for lobbyists re... GS127 29 Conflicts of Interest Act Application of act to MLAs on boards of nonprofit organizations... GS111 Exemptions by Ethics Commissioner under... GS129 General remarks re... GS127 28 Interpretation bulletins by Ethics Commissioner re... GS115 Limits on gifts under... GS127 28 Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special (2005) Advertising by, response to... GS5, 8, 9, 28 Discussion guide... GS5, 9, 28 Final report (Sessional Paper 634/2006)... GS5 6, 28 Mandate of... GS29 Members of committee as current committee members... GS2, 5, 6, 9, 28 Overview of review by... GS5 7, 28 Public input to... GS5, 8 9, 28 29 Recommendations: Lobbyist registry... GS7, 9 Report, final (Sessional Paper 634/2006)... GS5 6, 28 Research support for... GS5, 32 Stakeholder list... GS5, 27 28 Stakeholder list for review... GS5, 27 28 Website (external): Availability of materials... GS9 Written and oral submissions... GS5, 28 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 Review Bill referred to after second reading, scope of review of... GS29 Committee members, as former members of select special committee... GS2, 5, 6, 9, 28 Committee procedures and processes... GS5 Dept. of Justice, drafting of act and amendments by... GS12 Other jurisdictions: Cross-jurisdictional analysis, request for... GS32 Presentation by Dept. of Justice, proposal for, motion to approve (Passed)... GS12 Priority issues... GS112 Public hearings... GS11, 28 Public input... GS5 Research support... GS32 Timelines... GS5 Communications plan Advertising... GS5 Advertising: Coordination with other policy field committees... GS29 30 Advertising: Costs and budget... GS31 Advertising: Newspaper advertising of public hearings in daily newspapers, motion to approve (Passed)... GS31 Advertising: No paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to approve (Passed)... GS7 9 Advertising: No paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to rescind (Passed)... GS28 30 Draft communications plan... GS10 Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill) Communications plan News release: Preparation of draft, motion to approve (Passed)... GS8 11 News release: Request for submissions, motion to approve preparation of (Passed)... GS8 11 Policy field committees: Coordination of communications... GS10 Stakeholders: Committee use of list for select special committee... GS5, 28 Stakeholders: Draft letter to, motion to approve revised (Passed)... GS32 Stakeholders: Draft list, motion to approve (Passed)... GS27 Stakeholders: Draft list, motion to approve preparation of (Passed)... GS10 11 Website (external): Availability of materials... GS10 Final report Committee of the Whole Assembly, consideration of report by... GS162 Rationale for recommendations to be included, proposal for... GS162 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)... GS9 10 Consultant lobbyists Definitions: Consultant lobbyists... GS114, 117, 122, 123 Draft amendments (row 1) to Bill 1,, re definition of client, motion to approve (Passed)... GS150 51 Universities use of... GS97 Cooling-off periods Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, not to apply to MLAs re... GS160 Other jurisdictions: Federal... GS168 Private sector, comparison with... GS168 Recommendation for 12 months for former deputy ministers, former senior policy officials, and former senior political staff, motion to rescind (Passed)... GS168, 170 Recommendation for 12 months for former ministers, former deputy ministers, former senior policy officials, and former senior political staff, motion to approve (Passed)... GS160 Corporations Cooling-off periods for former executives... GS168 Court of Queen s Bench Judicial appeal of offences and penalties... GS132 33 Definitions Communicate Amendment re regulatory power to define to communicate, motion to approve (Passed)... GS150, 152 53 Definitions Payment Definitions: Payments and stipends, draft amendments (row 3) re, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Dept. of Environment Application of Bill 1,, to use of multistakeholder groups by... GS126 27 Lobbying by ELC of... GS66

Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill) Dept. of Health and Wellness AMA s role re trilateral agreement with RHAs and... GS55 Dept. of Justice Drafting of acts and amendments... GS12 Dept. of Municipal Affairs and Housing Assistance with clarification of application of Bill 1,, to nonprofit organizations, proposal for... GS80 Deputy ministers Under Public Service Act... GS24 Dual role prohibition for lobbyists Amendment to Bill 1,, re exemption for advisory committees and for Ethics Commissioner s powers re exemptions, motion to approve (Passed)... GS126 30 Communications initiated by government, act not to apply to... GS126 27 Contract provisions... GS130, 152 Draft amendment (row 7) to Bill 1,, re Ethics Commissioner s power to exempt, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Exemption from prohibition: Ethics Commissioner s powers re, proposal for... GS129 30 Multistakeholder advisory committees: Impact on... GS126 30 Offences and penalties: Stop contravening provisions revised from 90 days to 60 days, motion to approve (Passed)... GS152 Payment, proposal for revision re... GS126 28 Proposal for revision of... GS66 Environmental Law Centre As registered charity under CRA... GS66 Ethics Commissioner Air travel by MLAs on private carriers, disclosures to Ethics Commissioner... GS158 59 Draft amendments (row 8) to Bill 1,, re duties of, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Draft amendments (row 9) to Bill 1,, re issuance of interpretation bulletins and opinions, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Draft amendments (row 10) to Bill 1,, re public availability of reports, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Draft amendments (row 11) to Bill 1,, on role re reports, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Jurisdiction over Bill 1,... GS129 Powers: Exemption from dual role prohibition for lobbyists, proposal for... GS129 30 Powers: Interpretations and bulletins... GS115, 123 Powers: Threshold definition, proposal for... GS115 Presentation to committee re acts... GS158 Federal Accountability Act Cooling-off periods under... GS168 Financial Administration Act Prescribed provincial entities defined in... GS125 Former deputy ministers Cooling-off periods (Passed)... GS160 (Passed)... GS168, 170 Former executive assistants to ministers Cooling-off periods Cooling-off periods re... GS168 Public Service Act amendments re cooling-off periods... GS24 GS Index 7 Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill) Former Members of the Legislative Assembly No cooling-off period for... GS160 Former ministers Cooling-off periods Recommendation by select special committee re... GS168 (Passed)... GS160 Former senior officials Cooling-off periods Other jurisdictions: Federal... GS168 (Passed)... GS160 (Passed)... GS168, 170 Former senior political staff Cooling-off periods Other jurisdictions: Federal... GS168 (Passed)... GS160 (Passed)... GS168, 170 Government openness In camera committee meetings and... GS106 As purpose for Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007... GS158 59 Housing, Affordable Mentally ill Housing managed by CMHA... GS102 3 In-house lobbyists Definition of... GS113, 117 Income Tax Act (Federal) Filing by nonprofit organizations under... GS80 Lobbying Amendment re regulatory power to define to communicate, motion to approve (Passed)... GS150, 152 53 Definitions: Lobbying, what it is not... GS57 Existing provisions re... GS125 Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act (Quebec) Threshold of lobbying activity under... GS115 Lobbyists Definitions... GS117 Administrative burden of... GS55, 57, 66, 85 Clarity of, proposal for increase in... GS55, 57 Drafting of act and amendments... GS12 Government openness under... GS55, 57, 93, 99 Review Bill referred to after second reading, scope of review of... GS29 Other jurisdictions: Cross-jurisdictional analysis... GS32 Presentation by Dept. of Justice, motion to approve proposal for (Passed)... GS12 Public hearings... GS11, 28 Public input... GS5 Research support... GS32 Timelines... GS5 Review Communications plan Advertising... GS5 Advertising: Coordination with other policy field committees... GS29 30 Advertising: Costs and budget... GS31 Advertising: Newspapers, advertising of public hearings in daily newspapers, motion to approve (Passed)... GS31 Advertising: Newspapers, no advertising in, motion to rescind (Passed)... GS28 30

GS Index 8 Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill) Review Communications plan Advertising: Newspapers, no advertising in daily or weekly newspapers, amendment to motion to add maximum of $20,000 for paid advertisements (Withdrawn)... GS9 10 Advertising: Newspapers, no paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to approve (Passed)... GS7 9 Draft communications plan... GS10 News release: Request for submissions, motion to approve (Passed)... GS8 11 Policy field committees, coordination of communications by... GS10, 29 30 Stakeholders: Draft letter to, motion to approve revised (Passed)... GS32 Stakeholders: Draft list, motion to approve (Passed)... GS27 Stakeholders: Draft list, motion to approve preparation of (Passed)... GS10 11 Website (external): Availability of materials... GS10 Review Final report Draft amendments with exception of row 7 (dual role prohibition for lobbyists) and row 14 (definition of to communicate ) to Bill 1,, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Draft report: Availability to public of... GS165 Draft report: Preparation of... GS125, 162 Flow chart re application of act, motion to approve inclusion in final report (Passed)... GS165 Procedures re consideration of... GS162 Review Future review Amendment re review within two years instead of five years, motion to approve (Passed)... GS157 Public education Flow chart re application of act... GS165 Regulations Draft amendment (row 14) to Bill 1,, re definition of to communicate, motion to approve (Passed)... GS150, 152 53 Other jurisdictions: Threshold limits... GS115 Threshold to be defined in... GS115 Lobbyists Registration Act (British Columbia) Organization lobbyists under... GS114 Threshold of lobbying activity under... GS114 Lobbyists Registration Act (Ontario) Threshold of lobbying activity, calculation of... GS114 Members of Legislative Assembly Application of Bill 1,, to... GS111 As public office holders under Bill 1,... GS20 Métis settlements As prescribed provincial entities under Bill 1,... GS121 Mortgage Brokers Association General remarks re... GS80 Municipalities As prescribed provincial entities, exemption as... GS121 National homelessness initiative Funding for CMHA affordable housing projects under... GS103 Administrative burden re lobbyists registry system... GS55, 57 Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill) Application of Bill 1,, to: As entire group or part... GS85 Application of Bill 1,, to: MLAs on boards of... GS111 Definition of lobbyist: Paid vs. unpaid... GS156 Definitions: Lobbying as influence on grant applications and policy changes... GS57 Definitions: Not-for-profit organizations... GS80 Exemption from Bill 1,, proposal for... GS80, 85, 113, 117 Organization lobbyists, members as... GS123 Other jurisdictions... GS85, 113 Registration under CRA... GS66 Types of... GS92 93 Offences and penalties Draft amendments (row 12) to Bill 1,, re offences by designated filer and person who lobbies, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Offences and penalties Fines Amendment re change to maximum under Bill 1,, of $25,000 for first offence and $100,000 for subsequent offences, motion to approve (Passed)... GS132 33 Draft amendments (row 13) to Bill 1,, re reduction of maximum fines, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Existing provisions in Bill 1,... GS132 Judicial appeal of... GS132 33 Organization lobbyists Amendment re definition as volunteer who receives a payment and lobbies at least 100 hours or whose lobbying with other lobbyists totals at least 100 hours annually: Motion to delete volunteer (Passed)... GS155 56 Definitions: Organization lobbyist... GS113 14, 117, 122 23 Draft amendments (row 2) to Bill 1,, re definition of organization lobbyist, motion to approve (Passed)... GS150 51 Draft amendments (row 6) to Bill 1,, re application of act made on behalf of an organization or individual, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Other jurisdictions: Thresholds... GS113 15, 117 Other jurisdictions: Thresholds in regulations... GS115 Threshold, use of a... GS85 Threshold, use of a, calculation of time spent... GS114, 115 16, 154 Threshold, use of a: Enforcement of... GS115 Threshold, use of a: Motion to approve (Passed)... GS114 16 Threshold, use of a: Motion to approve 12 days as (Passed)... GS122 23, 152 Universities, use by... GS97 Postsecondary institutions Alberta Finance Audit by Auditor General of... GS99 Capital projects... GS99 Deferred maintenance... GS99 Postsecondary students Involvement in university decision making... GS99 Prescribed provincial entities Definition of... GS125 Definition of: Overview of... GS125 26

Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) GS Index 9 Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill) Prescribed provincial entities Existing provisions in Bill 1,, re... GS125 26 Provincial entities, relationship to... GS125 Research support re list of... GS126 Professional organizations Application of Bill 1,, to, proposal for clarification re... GS80 Provincial entities Definition of... GS125 26 Prescribed provincial entities, relationship to... GS125 Public office holders Communications initiated by government, Bill 1,, not to apply to... GS126 27 Definition... GS125 Draft amendments (row 4) to Bill 1,, re definition of public office holder, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Public servants Application of Public Service Act re cooling-off periods... GS24 Public Service Act Application of Public Service Act re cooling-off periods... GS24 Publicly elected officials Exemption from Bill 1, Exemption, proposal for... GS119 20 Regional health authorities Exemption from Bill 1, AMA s role re trilateral agreement with RHAs and DHW... GS55 Registrar for lobbyists registry system Dual role prohibition for lobbyists, proposal for powers re... GS129 30 Registry system for lobbyists Administrative burden of... GS55, 57 Recommendation by select special committee re... GS9 Registry system for lobbyists Reports Administrative burden re... GS55, 57 Contents: Draft amendments (rows 15 and 16) to Bill 1,, re information on individuals, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Reverse onus on government to report lobbying Proposal for... GS93 School boards Exemption from Bill 1, Amendment to Bill 1,, re exemption from act for school board members and individuals or officers or employees of boards, motion to approve (Agreed)... GS119 21 Draft amendments (row 5) to Bill 1,, re exemption of school boards, staff and officers, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Exemption from Bill 1,, proposal for... GS119 Superintendents, School Recommendation for exemption from Bill 1,... GS119 Trade organizations Application of Bill 1,, to... GS80 Tuition fees Impact of lobbyists on policy decisions re... GS99 Tuition fees University of Alberta Tuition fees at... GS99 Universities Exemption from Bill 1, Lobbyists, use of... GS97 Brown, Dr. Neil (PC, Calgary-Nose Hill) Universities Exemption from Bill 1, Transparency of... GS99 Universities Finance Capital projects... GS99 Deferred maintenance... GS99 Tuition fees, impact of lobbyists on... GS99 University of Alberta Tuition fees at... GS99 University of Alberta Student involvement in decision making... GS99 Transparency of... GS99 Use of consultant lobbyists by... GS97 University of Alberta Students Union Information on education costs provided to... GS99 University of Alberta Finance Capital projects... GS99 Deferred maintenance... GS99 Volunteers Amendment re definition of organization lobbyist as volunteer in an organization who receives a payment and who lobbies at least 100 hours or whose lobbying with other lobbyists totals at least 100 hours annually: Motion to delete volunteer (Passed)... GS154 56 Application of Bill 1,, to MLAs as... GS111 Definition of lobbyist: Paid v unpaid... GS122, 156 Chair (Cenaiko, Harvey) Adult children of MLAs Use by MLAs of improper influence to benefit... GS25 Air travel by MLAs on noncommercial flights Exemption for in-province travel, proposal for... GS158 59 Other transportation modes: Comparison with... GS147 Recommendation for, motion to accept (Passed)... GS158 59 Recommendation of select special committee re... GS23, 33 Rural MLAs, impact on... GS178 Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission As Crown-controlled commercial corporation... GS138 Alberta Hansard Availability of transcripts of Select Special Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee (2005)... GS33 Transcripts of meetings of Standing Committee on Government Services, availability of... GS33, 145, 162 Alberta Law Society Request for appearance at public hearing... GS50 Alberta Museums Association Appreciation for... GS72 As nonprofit organization... GS86 Alberta Treasury Branches As Crown-controlled commercial corporation... GS138 Alberta Universities Association Appreciation for... GS100 Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations Appreciation for... GS174 Calgary Health Region Existing provisions re... GS136

GS Index 10 Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) Chair (Cenaiko, Harvey) Calgary Herald Advertising of public hearings on Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, in... GS46 Calgary Sun Advertising of public hearings on Bill 1, Lobbyists Act, in... GS46 Capital Care Group Lobbying by... GS93 Charitable Fundraising Act (Federal) Definition of charities under... GS76 Charities Lobbying by... GS76 Children s services agencies (Nonprofit) Definition of public office holder re... GS175 Client Draft amendments (row 1) to Bill 1,, re definition of client, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 College of Alberta School Superintendents Exemption from Bill 1,, proposal for... GS59 Commercial entities No exemption from Bill 1, Amendment to Bill 1,, re prescribed provincial entity, exclusion from exemption by regulations: Motion to approve (Passed)... GS138 39 Committee of the Whole Assembly Procedures re final report on Bill 1,... GS106, 162, 165 66 Committee on Community Services, Standing Communications plan... GS30 31 Final report of... GS146 Committee on Government Services, Standing Administrative support for... GS4, 34 Budget... GS4 Budget, advertising for all policy field committees... GS4, 29 Communications plans, tactical... GS10 Government openness... GS44 Mandate of... GS106, 125, 180 Meetings: In camera meeting re draft amendments to Bill 1,, motion to approve (Passed)... GS149 Meetings: In camera meeting re submissions, motion to approve (Passed)... GS105 8 Members: Temporary substitutes... GS15 Minutes of final meeting to be approved by chair, motion to approve (Passed)... GS180 Minutes of meetings re... GS145 Policy field committees: Coordination of communications... GS10, 29 31, 33 34 Policy field committees: Coordination of procedures and policies... GS4, 10, 29, 31 Procedures and processes of... GS3 4, 106, 162, 165 66, 180 Reports: Deadlines... GS4, 6 Research support: For Dept. of Justice... GS51 Research support: Procedures for research requests... GS13 Timeline for review of acts... GS3 6, 11 12, 26 27, 51 Website (external): Posting of final reports... GS180 Website (external), privacy policy re posting of submissions to review, motion to approve (Passed)... GS37 Website (external): Procedures for revising... GS32 Website (intranet): Availability of materials... GS33 Chair (Cenaiko, Harvey) Committee on Members Services, Special Standing Budget for policy field committees, approval of... GS4 Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Appearance of Crown-controlled entities before... GS61, 63, 125, 137 Government openness re appearances before... GS63, 137 Committee on Resources and Environment, Standing Public hearings: Government openness... GS44 Public hearings: Time allotments for... GS43 Committees, Policy field (all-party) Administrative support for... GS4, 34 Budget... GS4 Budget, advertising for all policy field committees... GS4, 29, 33 Communications plan... GS8, 10, 33 Coordination of communications... GS10, 29 31, 33 34 Coordination of procedures and policies... GS4, 10, 29, 31 Procedures and processes... GS3 4 Reports: Review by Committee of the Whole Assembly... GS106, 162, 165 66 Community initiatives program Applications for funding under, MLA support as not lobbying... GS40 Conflicts of interest Application of act to MLAs... GS110 11 Conflicts of Interest Act Application of act to MLAs on boards of nonprofit organizations... GS110 11 Exemptions by Ethics Commissioner under... GS129 Conflicts of Interest Act Review Committee, Select Special (2005) Hansard transcripts, availability of... GS33 Members of committee as current committee members... GS7 Overview of review by... GS7 Public input to... GS4 5 Recommendations: Cooling-off periods... GS167 Recommendations: Lobbyist registry... GS7 Recommendations: MLA as representative for all constituents in Alberta... GS111 Recommendations: Travel on private aircraft... GS23, 33 Website (external): Availability of materials... GS8 Written and oral submissions... GS4 Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 Review Administrative support for... GS34 Committee members, as former members of select special committee... GS7 Committee procedures and processes... GS3 4 Other jurisdictions: Cross-jurisdictional analysis... GS35 36 Presentation by Dept. of Justice, proposal for, motion to approve (Passed)... GS12 Presentation by Ethics Commissioner, proposal for, motion to approve (Passed)... GS13 Priority issues... GS112, 133, 147 Public hearings... GS9, 11, 36, 43, 94 Public hearings: Combined with review of Lobbyists Act... GS45 Public hearings: Location... GS43, 45 46 Public hearings: Notice of intent to appear, requirement for... GS46

Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) Chair (Cenaiko, Harvey) Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007 Review Public hearings: Statistics on requests to present... GS44 45 Public hearings: Time allotments for... GS43, 45 48 Public hearings: Written submissions, acceptance of new submissions... GS43 44 Public input... GS5 Timelines... GS3 6, 11 12, 26 27, 51 Website (external): Procedures for revising... GS32 Website (intranet): Availability of materials... GS33 Communications plan Advertising... GS5 6 Advertising: Coordination with other policy field committees... GS29 31, 33 34 Advertising: Costs and budget... GS4, 29, 31, 33 Advertising: Newspaper advertising of public hearings in daily newspapers, motion to approve (Passed)... GS30 31 Advertising: No advertising in daily or weekly newspapers, amendment to motion to add maximum of $20,000 for paid advertisements (Withdrawn)... GS10 Advertising: No paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to approve (Passed)... GS7 9 Advertising: No paid advertising for public input in daily or weekly newspapers, motion to rescind (Passed)... GS29 30 Advertising, public hearings... GS50, 147 Advertising: Public hearings in Edmonton and Calgary daily newspapers, on committee website and in news release, motion to approve (Passed)... GS46 Budget: Advertising for all policy field committees... GS4, 29 Draft communications plan... GS8, 10 News release: Draft, motion to approve (Passed)... GS27 News release: Final report announcement... GS167, 179 80 News release: Preparation of draft, motion to approve (Passed)... GS8 11 News release: Public hearings... GS29 News release: Request for submissions, motion to approve draft (Passed)... GS27 News release: Request for submissions, motion to approve preparation of (Passed)... GS8 11 Policy field committees: Coordination of communications... GS10, 29 31, 33 34 Stakeholders: Draft letter to, motion to approve revised (Passed)... GS31 32 Stakeholders: Draft list, motion to approve (Passed)... GS27 Stakeholders: Draft list, motion to approve preparation of (Passed)... GS11 Website (external): Availability of materials... GS8 10 Website (external): Report on hits... GS50 Final report Committee of the Whole Assembly, consideration of report by... GS106, 162, 165 66 Draft report, preparation of... GS146 47, 162 63 Final report, motion to approve draft (Passed)... GS178 GS Index 11 Chair (Cenaiko, Harvey) Final report News release re... GS179 80 Rationale for recommendations to be included, proposal for... GS162 Tabling of report... GS180 Timeline re submission of... GS4, 6, 27 Oral/written submissions Advertising responses, statistics on... GS50, 147 Overview of... GS37, 112, 147 Overview of: Lack of oral presentations... GS50, 147 Research support re... GS112 Time for extension of deadline for submissions... GS50 Consultant lobbyists Definitions: Consultant lobbyists... GS122 Draft amendments (row 1) to Bill 1,, re definition of client, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151, use by... GS103 4 Cooling-off periods Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, not to apply to MLAs re... GS160 61 Other jurisdictions... GS159 60 Other jurisdictions: Remuneration for former staff... GS159 60 Recommendation for 12 months for former deputy ministers, former senior policy officials, and former senior political staff, motion to rescind (Passed)... GS167, 170 71 Recommendation for 12 months for former ministers, former deputy ministers, former senior policy officials, and former senior political staff, motion to approve (Passed)... GS159 60 Recommendation from Dept. of Justice for... GS167 Recommendation from select special committee re term for... GS167 Remuneration as compensation for lobbying prohibition... GS159 60 Credit Union Deposit Guarantee Corporation As Crown-controlled commercial corporation... GS138 Crown-controlled commercial entities No exemption from Bill 1, Amendment to Bill 1,, re prescribed provincial entity, exclusion from exemption by regulations: Motion to approve (Passed)... GS138 39 Crown-controlled entities Appearance before Public Accounts Committee... GS61, 63, 125, 137 Definitions Clarity of, proposal to improve... GS117, 166 Interpretation bulletin from Ethics Commissioner, proposal for... GS43 Other jurisdictions: Public education re... GS43 Public education re... GS42 43 Definitions Communicate Amendment re regulatory power to define to communicate, motion to approve (Passed)... GS150, 152 53 Definitions Payment Definitions: Payments and stipends... GS42

GS Index 12 Government Services Committee Speaker Index (Third Session, 2007) Chair (Cenaiko, Harvey) Definitions Payment Definitions: Payments and stipends, draft amendments (row 3) re, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Dept. of Environment Application of Bill 1,, to use of multistakeholder groups by... GS68, 126 27 Lobbying by ELC of... GS65 Dept. of Health and Wellness AMA s role as lobbyists to... GS54 AMA s role re trilateral agreement with RHAs and... GS54 Dept. of Justice Appreciation for... GS180 81 Public education re act... GS42, 176 Recommendation re terms for cooling-off periods... GS167 Representation from, at committee meeting... GS40, 51 Research support from LAO for... GS51 Disability Action Hall Appreciation for... GS75 Dow Chemical Appearance at public hearing, request for... GS45, 50 Dual role prohibition for lobbyists Amendment to Bill 1,, re exemption for advisory committees and for Ethics Commissioner s powers re exemptions, motion to approve (Passed)... GS126 30, 165 Associated persons: Revision re, proposal for... GS164 Associated persons: Time for compliance to be 60 days... GS164 Communications initiated by government, act not to apply to... GS126 27 Draft amendment (row 7) to Bill 1,, re Ethics Commissioner s power to exempt, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Exemption from prohibition: Ethics Commissioner to post explanation in lobbyist registry... GS164 Exemption from prohibition: Ethics Commissioner to provide explanation for exemption, motion for (Passed)... GS151, 165 Exemption from prohibition: Ethics Commissioner s powers re, proposal for... GS129 30 Multistakeholder advisory committees: Impact on... GS68, 126 30 Offences and penalties: Stop contravening provisions revised from 90 days to 60 days, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Payment, proposal for revision re... GS126 27 Edmonton Journal Advertising of public hearings in... GS46 Edmonton Sun Advertising of public hearings in... GS46 Environmental Law Centre Late submission re Bill 1,, acceptance of... GS50 As nonprofit organization... GS86 Ethics Commissioner Administration of acts... GS25 Appreciation for... GS180 81 Consultations re Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007: Improper influence... GS23 Chair (Cenaiko, Harvey) Ethics Commissioner Draft amendments (row 8) to Bill 1,, re duties of, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Draft amendments (row 9) to Bill 1,, re issuance of interpretation bulletins and opinions, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Draft amendments (row 10) to Bill 1,, re public availability of reports, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Draft amendments (row 11) to Bill 1,, on role re reports, motion to approve (Passed)... GS151 Investigations by... GS177 Jurisdiction over Bill 1,... GS129 Powers: Exemption from dual role prohibition for lobbyists, proposal for... GS129 30, 165 Presentation to committee re Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, motion to approve (Passed)... GS13 Public education re Bill 1,... GS43, 176 Reports: Investigations by, motion to approve public availability of reports (Passed)... GS177 Reports on exemptions by registrar to include reasons, motion to approve (Passed)... GS150 Ethics Commissioner s Office Staff increase due to acts... GS25 Excel Society Late submission on Bill 1,, from, acceptance of... GS50 Extendicare Lobbying by... GS93, 147 Fees, Government Policy re fees not to exceed processing costs... GS131 Fees for lobbyist registration, Waiver of Amendment re waiver of fees for online registration through regulation, motion for (Passed)... GS130 31, 145 Electronic filing: Electronic v paper filing... GS130 31 Existing provisions re... GS41 Government policy re setting of fees generally... GS131 Regulations re... GS41, 131 Research support re... GS109 Former assistant deputy ministers Cooling-off periods Remuneration as compensation for prohibition... GS159 60 Former deputy ministers Cooling-off periods Application of Bill 2, Conflicts of Interest Amendment Act, 2007, re cooling-off periods... GS147 Other jurisdictions: Remuneration as compensation for... GS159 60 Recommendation by select special committee re... GS167 Recommendation for 6 months, retention of... GS170 71 (Passed)... GS159 60 (Passed)... GS167, 170 71 Remuneration as compensation for prohibition... GS159 60 Former Members of the Legislative Assembly No cooling-off period for... GS160 61