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2014 Index Guide Alberta’s Economic Future EF Index–i

Guide to the 2014 Subject Index

Committee mandate: The Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future is an all-party committee consisting of 15 Members of the Legislative Assembly. It may meet to review a bill or to consider an issue referred to it by the Assembly, and can also meet on its own initiative to consider issues within its mandate. The mandate of the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future relates to the areas of agriculture and rural development; international and intergovernmental relations; innovation and advanced education; tourism, parks, and recreation; and infrastructure. There are two indexes for the transcripts of meetings of the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future, a subject index and a speaker index. Committee activities during the 28th Legislature, Second Session (March 3 – September 18, 2014) are listed below along with corresponding transcripts. Abbreviations

Political parties AL Alberta Liberal Party Ind. Independent (no party affiliation) ND New Democratic Party PC Progressive Conservative Party W Wildrose Party

Abbreviations not included in the above list are in the subject index in alphabetical order. Committee meeting dates and page ranges with links to transcripts:

Committee meeting dates Pages

Main estimates 2014 debates

March 18 (Agriculture and Rural Development)...................................... 387-408 March 19 (Infrastructure) ......................................................................... 409-430 March 20 (Executive Council) ................................................................. 431-446 April 8 (Innovation and Advanced Education) ......................................... 447-472 April 9 (Tourism, Parks and Recreation).................................................. 473-494 April 14 (Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour) ............................................ 495-518 April 15 (International and Intergovernmental Relations) ....................... 519-540

High-speed rail review

May 6 ....................................................................................................... 541-544 May 16 ..................................................................................................... 545-554

Review of Bill 9: Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 Review of Bill 10: Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014

May 21 ..................................................................................................... 555-566 June 3 (stakeholder presentations)............................................................ 567-612 June 4 (stakeholder presentations)............................................................ 613-652 June 5 (stakeholder presentations)............................................................ 653-682 June 16 (public input meeting, Edmonton) .............................................. 683-714 June 17 (public input meeting, Fort McMurray) ...................................... 715-728 June 18 (public input meeting, Grande Prairie) ........................................ 729-743 June 23 (public input meeting, Calgary) .................................................. 745-772 June 24 (public input meeting, Lethbridge) .............................................. 773-788 June 25 (public input meeting, Medicine Hat) ......................................... 789-800 June 26 (public input meeting, Red Deer) ................................................ 801-816 September 9 .............................................................................................. 817-832

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Spring 2014 Subject Index Alberta’s Economic Future EF Index–1

32 Degrees Capital Fund Venture capital fund ... Hancock EF453; Pedersen

EF453 AAMDC

See Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties

Abattoirs See Slaughtering and slaughterhouses

ABC See Government agencies, boards, and commissions

Aboriginal colleges Funding ... Hancock EF448, 461–62

Aboriginal peoples Heritage sites See Historic sites – Bodo

Aboriginal peoples – Consultation Land-use framework ... Starke EF488 Pipeline construction ... Dallas EF538; Rogers EF538

Aboriginal peoples – Economic development Federal grants See Canada job fund Tourism See Tourism: Aboriginal community

tourism Aboriginal Relations ministry

See Ministry of Aboriginal Relations Aboriginal women – Employment programs

See Women Building Futures ACAT

See Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer Accelerate Fund

Venture capital fund ... Hancock EF453; Pedersen EF453

Access to Locked-in Accounts See Pensions: Treasury Board and Finance

discussion papers Access to the future fund

Fund utilization ... Hancock EF448, 456, 457; Pedersen EF456, 457

Innovation program ... Hancock EF456 Investment policy ... Hancock EF448 Matching grant program ... Hancock EF456, 465–66;

Kennedy-Glans EF464, 465 Revenue ... Hancock EF457; Pedersen EF457

Accommodations industry Revenue generated See Tourism levy

ACES program See Postsecondary educational institutions –

Admissions (enrolment): Low-income students ACGC

See Alberta Council for Global Cooperation ACH

See Alberta Children’s hospital ACIFA

See Alberta Colleges & Institutes Faculties Association

ACPM See Pensions: Research reports; Target benefit

pension plans: Association of Canadian Pension Management paper

Active Alberta plan Mandate ... Starke EF491; Strankman EF491 Program funding ... Strankman EF482

Actuarial studies on pension plans George & Bell study See George & Bell Consulting:

Report on local authorities pension plan and public service pension plan, 25-year projection

Actuarial valuations of pensions See Pensions: Actuarial valuations

Acute health care system See entries beginning with Hospitals; Health care

Admissions and Transfer, Alberta Council on See Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer

Adult learning Community programming, funding for ... Hancock

EF452; Johnston EF452; Pedersen EF452 High school completion ... Hancock EF463; Notley

EF463 Advanced education

See Postsecondary education; Postsecondary educational institutions

Advanced education – Finance See Postsecondary educational institutions – Finance

Advanced education ministry See Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education

AEC See Alberta Enterprise Corporation

AEDA See Alberta Economic Development Authority

AFL See Alberta Federation of Labour

AFSC See Agriculture Financial Services Corporation

After school programs Recreational activities ... Starke EF475, 491; Strankman

EF491 Agencies, boards, and commissions, government

See Government agencies, boards, and commissions Agency Governance Secretariat

Staff ... Hancock EF437 Aging in place strategy

Infrastructure needs See Supportive living accommodations

Aging population See Seniors

Agreement on internal trade Dispute resolution process ... Dallas EF536; Fox

EF535 General remarks ... Dallas EF529, 537; Rogers EF537;

Swann EF529 Agricultural exports

See Farm produce – Export Agricultural insurance

See Agriculture Financial Services Corporation Agricultural land fragmentation

See Land use Agricultural loans

Federal cash advances ... Kubinec EF402; Olson EF402 Provincial loans See Agriculture Financial Services

Corporation Agricultural products

See Farm produce Agricultural Products Marketing Council

Reporting to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ... Donovan EF404–5; Olson EF405

Agricultural programs See AgriInvest program; AgriStability program

(federal) Agricultural service boards

Funding ... Olson EF388–89

EF Index–2 Alberta’s Economic Future Spring 2014 Subject Index

Agricultural societies Funding ... Donovan EF404; Eggen EF400; Olson

EF388–89, 400, 404 Major fairs and exhibitions ... Olson EF388–89 Role in flood recovery ... Donovan EF404

Agricultural technology Venture capital fund See Avrio Capital Fund

Agricultural value-added production Venture capital fund See Avrio Capital Fund

Agriculture Best management practices ... Burdek EF397 Economic significance ... Donovan EF395 Income stability program See AgriStability program

(federal) Investment support program See AgriInvest program Public education ... Donovan EF394–95 Public education, open farm days ... Donovan EF392;

Krips EF392; Olson EF392 Agriculture – Environmental aspects

Antibiotic use See Antibiotics in agriculture Environmentally sustainable practices, performance

measures on ... Burdek EF397; Krips EF396–97; Swann EF396–97

Irrigation and farm water, funding for ... Donovan EF404; Olson EF404

Agriculture and food innovation fund Fund accountability ... Donovan EF391–92; Olson

EF388, 391–92 Agriculture and Rural Development ministry

See Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Agriculture Financial Services Corporation

Flood recovery role ... Donovan EF391; Olson EF390 Funding ... Olson EF389 Loans to grain farmers ... Klak EF402; Kubinec EF402 Rural development mandate ... Olson EF402

Agriculture for Life Projects funded ... Krips EF392

Agriculture income stabilization program, Canadian See AgriStability program (federal)

Agrifood production Venture capital fund See Avrio Capital Fund

AgriInvest program Eligibility criteria ... Klak EF402; Kubinec EF402;

Olson EF402 AgriStability program (federal)

Funding ... Donovan EF395; Klak EF395 AGS

See Agency Governance Secretariat AHS

See Alberta Health Services (authority) AHSTF

See Alberta heritage savings trust fund AIMCo

See Alberta Investment Management Corporation Aircraft, government

See Government aircraft Airlines

Direct flights to Alberta, provincial strategy on ... Starke EF479–80; Strankman EF478

Fees, federal mandate on ... Starke EF480 AIT

See Agreement on internal trade

Alberta – Population Demographic changes, impact on pensions ... Hehr

EF798; Scott, G. EF798; Wilson, D. EF689 Demographic changes, impact on sport, recreation, and

tourism demands ... Blakeman EF483; Starke EF484 Education level, comparison to postsecondary

participation rate ... Hancock EF461; Notley EF461 Increase, impact on infrastructure needs ... McIver

EF410 Increase, impact on tax revenue ... Barnes EF412

Alberta 55 Plus Games General remarks ... Starke EF493

Alberta abroad program Administration ... Dallas EF523, 526; Fox EF526 Funding ... Dallas EF520, 526; Fox EF526 Placements ... Dallas EF526; Fox EF526

Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties Input into Bill 9 ... Whaley EF619–20 Mandate ... Whaley EF616 Members’ public service pension plan participation See

Local authorities pension plan Presentation on Bill 9 ... Eggen EF622–23; Fox

EF621–22; Kennedy-Glans EF620–21; Rowe EF624; Sarich EF619–20; Whaley EF616–18, 619–24

Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559 Alberta Carpenters’ and Allied Workers’ Trust Funds

Presentation on Bill 10 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559 Alberta centennial education savings plan

Funding ... Hancock EF448; Notley EF470 Review of grant program ... Hancock EF448

Alberta Children’s hospital General remarks ... Carew EF769; Kennedy-Glans

EF746; Sullivan EF746 Alberta Colleges & Institutes Faculties Association

General remarks ... Short EF708 Pension reform participation ... Durbeniuk EF794

Alberta Council for Global Cooperation Funding ... Dallas EF530; Swann EF530

Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer General remarks ... Hancock EF450; Pedersen EF450

Alberta Economic Dashboard General remarks ... Hancock EF449; Kennedy-Glans

EF464 Alberta Economic Development Authority

Funding increase ... Hancock EF454; Pedersen EF454; Riemer EF454

Restructuring ... Hancock EF454; Pedersen EF454; Riemer EF454

Alberta Enterprise Corporation Funding decrease ... Hancock EF453; Pedersen EF453 Venture capital fund recipients ... Hancock EF453–54;

Pedersen EF453 Alberta Federation of Labour

Members’ response to bills 9 and 10 ... McGowan EF625

Minister’s meeting with (proposed) ... Lukaszuk EF518; Notley EF518

Overview ... McGowan EF672 Pension reports commissioned See George & Bell

Consulting: Report on local authorities pension plan and public service pension plan

Presentation on Bill 9 ... Eggen EF632; Fox EF635; Kennedy-Glans EF633–34; Luan EF636; McGowan EF625–26, 632, 634–36; Rowe EF636; Sarich EF635–36


Alberta Federation of Labour (continued) Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) [See also Alberta

Labour Coalition on Pensions]; Massolin EF559 Presentation on Bill 9 , Unifor support for ... Warnock

EF668 Presentation on Bill 10 ... Eggen EF674–75; McGowan

EF672–77; Sarich EF675–76 Presentation on Bill 10 (proposed) ... Dean, S. EF560;

Eggen EF560 Alberta Federation of Police Associations

General remarks ... Wozney EF753 Member pension plan See Special forces pension plan

Alberta Federation of Rural Electrification Associations Ltd. Members’ administration of rural electric program See

Rural communities Alberta Fire Fighters Association

Presentation on Bill 9 ... Christie, J. EF679–80; Kubinec EF679; Macdonald, C. EF678–79; McDonald, E. EF679; Sarich EF679

Alberta government offices Administration by chief assistant deputy minister ...

Dallas EF524; Fox EF524 Co-location with Canadian embassies and consulates ...

Dallas EF531; Mason EF531 Decision-making on locations ... Dallas EF524–25,

531–32, 537; Fox EF524, 525; Mason EF531–32; Rogers EF537

Funding ... Dallas EF525; Fox EF525 New offices, funding for ... Dallas EF531–32; Mason

EF531–32 Performance measures and indicators ... Dallas EF527,

528, 531; Fox EF526–27; Mason EF531; Swann EF528

Alberta government offices – Brazil Decision-making on location ... Dallas EF525, 532;

Mason EF531–32 Funding ... Dallas EF520, 531; Mason EF531

Alberta government offices – Canada Ottawa office, mandate ... Dallas EF536–37; Fox

EF536 Alberta government offices – China

Beijing office ... Dallas EF525; Krips EF403 Decision-making on locations ... Dallas EF531; Mason

EF531 Guangzhou office ... Dallas EF520, 531; Mason EF531 Performance measures and indicators ... Dallas EF528;

Swann EF528 Shanghai office ... Dallas EF520

Alberta government offices – Germany Munich office ... Dallas EF524–25, 537; Fox EF524;

Rogers EF537 Performance measures and indicators ... Dallas EF528;

Swann EF528 Alberta government offices – India

Delhi office ... Dallas EF531; Mason EF531 Alberta government offices – Japan

Co-location with Canadian embassies and trade offices ... Dallas EF531; Mason EF531

Performance measures and indicators ... Dallas EF528; Swann EF528

Alberta government offices – Singapore Decision-making on location ... Dallas EF525

Alberta government offices – United Kingdom London office ... Dallas EF525

Alberta government offices – United States California office, funding for ... Dallas EF520, 531;

Mason EF531 Chicago office ... Dallas EF525, 531; Fox EF524;

Mason EF531 Alberta government offices – United States –

Washington, DC Policy advocacy role ... Dallas EF525

Alberta Grains Council Reporting to Ministry of Agriculture and Rural

Development ... Donovan EF404–5; Olson EF405 Alberta Health Services (authority)

Executive severance packages ... Eggen EF711; Patrick EF711–12

General support services ... Weiers EF776 General support services, employee pension accrual ...

Eggen EF777; Weiers EF777 Negotiated contracts with workers [See also Health

Sciences Association of Alberta: Contract negotiations]; Ness EF748; Sullivan EF746

Participation in pension review (proposed) ... Ballermann EF628, 630; Kennedy-Glans EF651; Sarich EF651; Sawchuk EF651

Alberta heritage savings trust fund Fund utilization ... Donovan EF396; Olson EF396 Transfer to Alberta heritage scholarship fund See

Alberta heritage scholarship fund Alberta heritage scholarship fund

Bursaries for trades and technologies students ... Hancock EF466; Quadri EF466

Transfer from Alberta heritage savings trust fund ... Hancock EF448

Alberta High-Speed Rail (2005) Inc. Presentation on high-speed rail ... Hehr EF549; Rogers

EF550 Alberta Innovates

Funding ... Hancock EF448–49 Staff transfer to Ministry of Innovation and Advanced

Education ... Hancock EF456; Pedersen EF456 Alberta Innovates – Bio Solutions

Funding ... Hancock EF454; Pedersen EF454 Alberta Innovates – Energy and Environment Solutions

Funding ... Hancock EF454; Pedersen EF454 Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Funding through Health ministry ... Hancock EF454; Pedersen EF454

Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures Funding ... Hancock EF454; Pedersen EF454 Funding for pipeline training facility See Pipelines:

Training facility, funding for Alberta International Trade Review

Publication schedule ... Dallas EF526; Fox EF526 Alberta Investment Management Corporation

Public service pension investment management ... George EF602; Hercina EF805, 806; Jablonski EF806; Kashuba EF643; Leech EF594–95, 602; Ogden, P. EF740; Sarich EF601–2; Walker, G. EF639

Public service pension investment management, accountability ... Dzura EF726

Risk management role ... Prefontaine EF574 Alberta Ironworkers Pension Fund

Actuarial valuations ... Leder EF650–51 Contribution rates ... Leder EF650 Overview ... Leder EF647–48


Alberta Ironworkers Pension Fund (continued) Presentation on Bill 9 ... Leder EF647–48, 650–51;

McGowan EF674; Pastoor EF650–51 Presentation on Bill 10 ... McGowan EF674 Presentation on Bill 10 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559

Alberta Labour Coalition on Pensions General remarks ... McGowan EF625 Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559 Response to government report on pension reform See

Public service – Pensions: Treasury Board and Finance briefing document, labour coalition response

Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency Advertising ... Donovan EF396; Olson EF396 Commercialization funding ... Krips EF398–99 Funding ... Olson EF399 Operational funding ... Donovan EF395; Olson EF388 Outcomes, review of ... Cove EF398; Krips EF398–99;

Swann EF398 Alberta Off Highway Vehicle Association

Meeting on trails legislation See Trails – Laws and legislation: Stakeholder consultations

Alberta Parks See Parks, provincial

Alberta Parks Act (Bill 29, 2010) General remarks ... Starke EF481; Strankman EF480

Alberta Pension Governance Research Project: Final Report (Eaton, Nielson, and Milton) Recommendations ... Kennedy-Glans EF819; Kulicki

EF818, 819 Alberta Pension Services Corporation

General remarks ... Kashuba EF639, 643; Murray EF637, 642; Walker, G. EF639

Risk management role ... Prefontaine EF574 Alberta Regulatory Review Secretariat

See Regulatory Review Secretariat Alberta Research and Innovation Authority

[See also Alberta Innovates] Funding ... Hancock EF456; Pedersen EF456 Staff ... Hancock EF456; Pedersen EF456

Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association Pension plan, joint sponsorship ... Groch EF597 Pension plan, mortality tables used ... Groch EF601;

Pastoor EF601 Pension plan unaffected by bills 9 and 10 ... Groch

EF602; Sarich EF602 Alberta School Boards Association

Mandate re board membership capacity building See Government agencies, boards, and commissions: Board member training

Alberta Society for Pension Reform General remarks ... Smith, K. EF688

Alberta Sport Connection Funding ... Starke EF475

Alberta Students’ Executive Council Mental health services See Mental health services:

Postsecondary student services Alberta Summer Games

General remarks ... Dorward EF493; Starke EF493 Alberta tourism information service

Website ... Starke EF489

Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Contract negotiations ... Jobagy EF799–800 General remarks ... Barry EF760; Cook EF781;

Coulthard EF704; McDonald, A. EF702; Metcalf EF792; Patrick EF711; Sullivan EF746

Information on pensions provided to members See Unions: Pension information provided to members

Medicine Hat College chapter ... Smith, L. EF795–96 Member consultation ... Dempsey EF712 Member response to Bill 9 ... Parks EF787 Members’ pension plan See Local authorities pension

plan; Public service pension plan Membership ... Smith, G. EF626 Overview ... Smith, G. EF671 Pension coalition See Alberta Labour Coalition on

Pensions Pension information sessions [See also Unions: Pension

information provided to members]; Makowski EF807–8

Position on Bill 9 ... Lemke EF725; Makowski EF807–8; Persinger EF780; Raz EF725–26; Slade EF769; Weiers EF776

Presentation on Bill 9 ... Eggen EF632; Hehr EF633; Luan EF636; Rowe EF636; Sarich EF635–36; Smith, G. EF626–28, 633

Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559 Presentation on Bill 10 ... McGowan EF673, 677;

Sarich EF675–76; Smith, G. EF671–72, 676 Presentation on Bill 10 (proposed) ... Dean, S. EF560;

Eggen EF560 Provincial executive ... Nadeau McMillan EF767 Relations with government ... Smith, G. EF628

Alberta Urban Municipalities Association Mandate ... Christie, S. EF618 Mandate re board membership capacity building See

Government agencies, boards, and commissions: Board member training

Member response to Bill 9 ... Christie, S. EF618 Position on Bill 9 ... Christie, S. EF619 Presentation on Bill 9 ... Christie, S. EF618–24; Eggen

EF622–23; Fox EF621–22; Kennedy-Glans EF620–21; Rowe EF624; Sarich EF619–20

Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559 Public service pension board participation See Local

authorities pension plan; Special forces pension plan

Alberta Winter Games General remarks ... Dorward EF493; Starke EF493

Alberta Works Administration by Human Services ministry ... Lukaszuk

EF512; Rogers EF512 Programs and services ... Moore, T. EF737; Sarich

EF738 Alberta’s Economic Future, Standing Committee on

See Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future, Standing

Alcohol Distilled spirits See Distilling industries Wine See Wineries – British Columbia; Wineries –

Ontario Alcohol – Retail sales

Private service delivery, impact on interprovincial/territorial trade ... Dallas EF533; Mason EF532–33


ALMA See Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency

Amateur athletes Carded athletes, funding for See Podium Alberta Development grants program ... Starke EF480;

Strankman EF478 Ambachtsheer, Keith

Pension Revolution (book) ... Groch EF597–98 Amendments to main estimates

See Estimates of supply, main: Debate procedure, presentation of amendments

Amendments to the Employment Pension Plans and Regulations See Pensions: Treasury Board and Finance

discussion papers Animal welfare

Agricultural use of antibiotics See Antibiotics in agriculture

Funding ... Eggen EF401; Krips EF401; Olson EF388 Inspection system, Auditor General recommendations ...

Eggen EF401; Krips EF401 Animals

See Chicken industry; Livestock industry Anthony Henday Drive

Completion ... Hancock EF432 Antibiotics in agriculture

General remarks ... Krips EF405–6; Olson EF405; Swann EF405–6

AOHVA Meeting on trails legislation See Trails – Laws and

legislation: Stakeholder consultations Appeals Commission (workers’ compensation)

Corporate funding ... Bikman EF504; Lukaszuk EF504–5

Apprenticeship training First year completion rate ... Hancock EF466; Quadri

EF466 Funding ... Hancock EF448 Performance measures, graduate satisfaction surveys ...

Hancock EF462; Notley EF462 Pipeline technology See Pipelines: Training facility Priority initiatives, ATOMS system ... Hancock EF468;

Sarich EF468 Provincial strategy ... Hancock EF448 Student access, new spaces ... Hancock EF467; Rogers

EF467 Student supports ... Hancock EF466; Quadri EF466

APS See Alberta Pension Services Corporation

ARD See Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

ARIA (Alberta Research and Innovation Authority) See Alberta Innovates

ARTA See Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association

Arts and culture – China Shen Yun Performing Arts performances ... Dallas

EF523; Fox EF523 ASAP (school construction program)

See Schools – Construction: Public-private partnerships (P3)

ASBA Mandate re board membership capacity building See

Government agencies, boards, and commissions: Board member training

ASC See Alberta Sport Connection

ASEC Mental health services See Mental health services:

Postsecondary student services ASLI

See Supportive living accommodations Aspen Beach provincial park

Russian olive presence See Russian olive: Presence in parks

Toilet and sewer system upgrades See Parks, provincial: Infrastructure funding

Association of Canadian Pension Management National Policy Committee ... Groch EF597 Paper on Target benefit pension plans See Target

benefit pension plans: Association of Canadian Pension Management paper

Report on pensions See Pensions: Research reports Association of Municipal Districts and Counties

See Alberta Association of Municipal Districts and Counties

ATIS See Alberta tourism information service

Auditor General Presentation on bills 9 and 10 (proposed) ... Massolin

EF559 Review of public service pensions See Public service –

Pensions: Treasury Board and Finance review, Auditor General audit

Auditor General, office of the Mandate re public service pension plans ... Eggen

EF586; Fox EF586–87; Ireland EF587; Saher EF581, 586–87; Sittler EF581–82

Mandate re public service pension plans, advice to members ... Saher EF588

Presentation on Bill 9 ... Dorward EF585–86; Eggen EF586; Fox EF586–87; Ireland EF587; Kennedy-Glans EF584; Kubinec EF584; Saher EF581, 583–88; Sarich EF587–88; Sittler EF581–83, 584–85, 587–88

Presentation to committee on bill 9 ... Kubinec EF722; Mancini EF722; McGowan EF626; Rempel, B. EF661–62; Sarich EF601, 635, 661; Van Heyst EF698

Staff introduction ... Saher EF581 AUMA

See Alberta Urban Municipalities Association AUPE

See Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Avetlabs

See Veterinary supplies industry – Calgary Avrio Capital Fund

Venture capital fund ... Hancock EF454; Pedersen EF453

Azure Capital Partners Venture capital fund ... Hancock EF453; Pedersen

EF453 Badlands

See Canadian Badlands Balwin, Bob (consultant)

Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559 Banff Centre

Partnership with University of Alberta See Peter Lougheed Leadership Institute


Banff-Cochrane (constituency) Member’s meetings with constituents on pension reform

... Westhead EF803 Banff national park

Ya Ha Tinda Ranch ... Pastoor EF494; Starke EF494 Bankruptcy

Impact on pensions ... Groch EF611; Leder EF650; Mazerolle EF658; Pastoor EF611, 650; Rivard EF611; Rogers EF610; Wolpert EF610, 611

Pension plan protection See Pensions: Solvency deficiency funding requirements

Pension plan relief measures ... Mazerolle EF658 Banks

See Financial institutions Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (constituency) –

Business enterprises See Corporations – Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock

(constituency) Beef

Specified risk material removal ... Krips EF398 Beef – Export

Impact of BSE ... Krips EF398 Beef – Export – China

Provincial initiatives ... Krips EF403 Beef – Export – European Union

[See also International trade – European Union] Trade agreement ... Olson EF401

Beef – Export – Northwest Territories See Meat – Export – Northwest Territories

Beef – Export – South Korea Tariff elimination ... Dallas EF528; Kubinec EF402;

Olson EF402; Swann EF528 Beef – Export – United States

Mandatory country of origin labelling (MCOOL) ... Dallas EF529–30; Donovan EF393–94; Olson EF389, 393; Swann EF529

Beer Interprovincial trade barriers ... Dallas EF539–40

Beets See Sugar beets

Bill 9 See Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act,

2014 (Bill 9) Bill 10 (Alberta, 2012)

See Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed) Bill 10 (Alberta, 2014)

See Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10)

Bill 10 (British Columbia, 2014) See Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act,

2014 (Bill 10, British Columbia) Bill 29 (Alberta, 2010)

See Alberta Parks Act (Bill 29, 2010) Bill 38 (British Columbia, 2012)

See Pension Benefits Standards Act (Bill 38, 2012, British Columbia)

Bill 45, 2013 See Public Sector Services Continuation Act (Bill 45,

2013) Bill 46, 2013

See Public Service Salary Restraint Act Bills, government (procedure)

Referral to committee after second reading ... Chair EF556; Dean, S. EF555, 556; Stier EF556

Bills, government (procedure) (continued) Referral to committee after second reading, Bill 9 See

Public Sector Pension Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 9): Referral to committee after second reading

Referral to committee after second reading, Bill 10 See Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10): Referral to committee after second reading

Biotechnology Venture capital fund See Avrio Capital Fund

Bison meat – Export – European Union See International trade – European Union:

Comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA)

Bison meat – Export – Northwest Territories See Meat – Export – Northwest Territories

Bitumen development See Oil sands development

Blackie District Agricultural Society Role in flood recovery ... Donovan EF404

Blood Services, Canadian See Canadian Blood Services

Boards, government See Government agencies, boards, and commissions

Bodo – Heritage sites See Historic sites – Bodo

Boilermakers’ National Benefit Plans (Canada) Pension plan ... Solomon EF752 Pension plan unfunded liabilities, recovery plan ...

Solomon EF753 Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Provincial strategy ... Krips EF398 Bow River

Water diversion ... Donovan EF391 Bow River irrigation district

Infrastructure planning ... Donovan EF391 Water licences ... Donovan EF404; Olson EF404

Bow Valley College English language instruction ... Hancock EF453

Bow Valley provincial park Parks Day activities ... Starke EF489 Water systems upgrades See Parks, provincial:

Infrastructure funding Boyle Healthcare Centre

Closure (proposed) ... Barnes EF414; McIver EF415 Brazil – International offices

See Alberta government offices – Brazil Brazil – Tourists

See Tourism – Marketing: Barriers to market development

British Columbia Premier Hancock’s meeting with Premier See Office of

the Premier: Premier Hancock’s communication with other Premiers

Brown, Chris (partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Co-chair, Joint Expert Panel on Pension Standards) Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559 Presentation on Bill 10 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559

Brown, David (Brown Governance Inc.) Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559

BSE See Bovine spongiform encephalopathy


Budget process Results-based budgeting, Agriculture and Rural

Development ministry See Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: Results-based budgeting

Results-based budgeting, economic development See Economic development

Results-based budgeting, ICT See Information and communications technology

Results-based budgeting, Innovation and Advanced Education ministry EF467 See Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education

Results-based budgeting, International and Intergovernmental Relations ministry See Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations

Results-based budgeting, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development See Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development: Results-based budgeting

Results-based budgeting, science and technology initiatives See Science and technology

Results-based budgeting, Tourism, Parks and Recreation ministry See Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation

Results-based budgeting, trade See Internal trade; International economic relations; Trade policy

Build to Learn School construction contract ... McIver EF419–20

Building Alberta plan Advertising ... Anglin EF435–36; Hancock EF441–42;

Quadri EF441–42 Advertising, funding for ... Barnes EF411; Hancock

EF438–39, 442; McIver EF412; Quadri EF442; Sherman EF438

Cost of plan ... Anglin EF436; Barnes EF411; Hancock EF437, 438–39

General remarks ... Hancock EF432, 448; McIver EF410; Olson EF388; Starke EF474

Ministry of International and Intergovernmental Relations mandate ... Dallas EF520

Scope of plan ... Anglin EF437, 443–44; Hancock EF441, 443–44; Starke EF477; Strankman EF476

Building Canada fund Provincial transfer ... Barnes EF428–29; McIver EF429

Building-service employees See Custodians (building-service employees)

Building Trades of Alberta Pension plans ... Moffatt EF700 Presentation by president John Tackaberry on Bill 10

(proposed) ... Bilous EF824, 825; Chair EF612, 824, 825; Eggen EF612; Kennedy-Glans EF824; Kubinec EF825; Rogers EF824–25, 825; Sarich EF612, 824

Response to Bill 10 ... Eggen EF710; Pollard EF710 Buses

See Public transit Business enterprises

See Corporations C.D. Howe Institute

See Public service – Pensions – Ontario: Research reports

CAAT pension plan (Ontario) Overview ... Dobson EF655, 656; Mackenzie, H.

EF665 Presentation on bills 9 and 10 ... Dobson EF655–57

Cabinet ministers See Executive Council

CAFA See Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations

CAIS program See AgriStability program (federal)

Calgary Collective bargaining agreements ... Stevens, Brad

EF613, 623 Employee pensions ... Luan EF760 Employee pensions, funding for employer component ...

Walker, H. EF756 Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension

plans on ... Bradley EF765–66; Cote EF768; Cush EF759; Eggen EF759; Kennedy-Glans EF749; Lawrence EF751; Stevens, Brad EF614–15, 623; Watson, K. EF749; Withers EF766

Funding of firefighters’ supplementary pension plan See Firefighters – Pensions – Calgary: Supplementary pension plan

Input into Bill 9 ... Stevens, Brad EF613–14, 619 Labour force planning, collaboration on ... Stevens, Brad

EF620 Letter to Treasury Board and Finance minister on

pension reform ... Stevens, Brad EF614 Presentation on Bill 9 ... Eggen EF622–23, 632; Fox

EF621–22; Hogan, Sheila EF704; Kennedy-Glans EF620–21; Rowe EF624; Sarich EF619–20; Stevens, Brad EF613–15, 619–24

Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559 Public service pension plan participation See Local

authorities pension plan; Special forces pension plan

Calgary – Population Increase, impact on postsecondary education access See

Postsecondary educational institutions – Admissions (enrolment) – Calgary

Calgary – Tourism See Tourism – Calgary

Calgary Airport Authority Initiative re Korean Air See Korean Air

Calgary board of education Request to oversee school construction ... Bilous

EF422; McIver EF422 Unionized workers ... Anderson, B. EF746

Calgary & District Labour Council Position on bills 9 and 10 ... Shevalier EF764

Calgary-Fort (constituency) Communications with constituents on Bill 9 ... Cao

EF763 Calgary Police Service

Officer recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... Rowe EF624; Stevens, Brad EF624

Calgary public school board See Calgary board of education

Calgary Stampede Flood recovery ... Starke EF482

Calgary-West (constituency) Member’s remarks on Bill 9 ... Connell EF754

Calgary Zoo Participation in sage grouse population management ...

Starke EF494 Campgrounds, provincial

Access ... Rogers EF492; Starke EF492 Comfort camping experiences ... Quadri EF488–89;

Starke EF488–89 Private contractors ... Quadri EF488; Starke EF488 User fees ... Dorward EF489; Eggen EF486; Quadri

EF488; Starke EF486, 488, 489


Campgrounds, provincial (continued) User fees, new services ... Quadri EF488; Starke

EF488 Campus Alberta

Innovation, funding for ... Hancock EF450, 460–61; Hehr EF460; Pedersen EF450

Mandate ... Hancock EF448, 450, 460–61; Hehr EF461; Pedersen EF449–50

Canada Free trade agreements See North American free trade

agreement Canada health transfer (federal government)

General remarks ... Dallas EF534; Dorward EF534 Canada job fund

Aboriginal development grants ... Bikman EF501; Hehr EF505; Lukaszuk EF501, 505, 515; Notley EF515

Administration by Ministry of Human Services ... Hehr EF506; Lukaszuk EF506

Bilateral negotiations ... Hehr EF505–6; Lukaszuk EF505–6, 511, 512; Rogers EF510–11, 512

General remarks ... Lukaszuk EF496 Grant program components ... Lukaszuk EF515; Notley

EF515 Grant program funding ... Bikman EF500; Lukaszuk

EF500, 513; Quadri EF513 Grant program timeline ... Lukaszuk EF512; Rogers

EF512 Canada pension plan

1990s reforms ... Gold EF591 Contribution rate ... Chapman EF708; Rivard EF608 Coverage expansion (proposed) ... Ballermann EF634;

Cush EF759; Dobson EF655; Leonard EF820; Linton EF649; McGowan EF674–75; Morton EF689; Mustel EF785; Shevalier EF764; Warnock EF669

Coverage expansion (proposed), Alberta government opposition to ... Eggen EF632, 797; McGowan EF632; Scott, M. EF694; Walker, S. EF797; Westhead EF804

General remarks ... Hamilton EF596; Mackenzie, H. EF664; Prefontaine EF568; Short EF708; Wilson, D. EF689

History ... Rivard EF608 Penalty for early withdrawal, increase in ... Callahan

EF779 Retirement benefits ... Firth EF775; Reid, B. EF806;

Stevens, Brian EF809 Canada social transfer (federal government)

General remarks ... Dallas EF534; Dorward EF534 Canada-United States relations

See International trade Canada Winter Games (Red Deer 2019)

Capital funding ... Starke EF474, 475, 479 Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance

Technology sharing ... Barnes EF538; Dallas EF538 Canadian agriculture income stabilization programs

See AgriStability program (federal) Canadian Association of Pension Supervisory

Authorities Definition of governance ... Prefontaine EF571

Canadian Association of Retired Persons General remarks ... Rempel, B. EF653–54 Meetings with Treasury Board and Finance minister re

bills 9 and 10 ... Rempel, B. EF653 Presentation on bills 9 and 10 ... Rempel, B. EF653–54,

661; Sarich EF661

Canadian Badlands Marketing, pilot project ... Starke EF480; Strankman

EF479 Canadian Blood Services

Pension plan ... Storebo EF759 Canadian commercial workers industry pension plan

Membership ... Linton EF649 Presentation to committee on Bill 10 (proposed) ...

Linton EF649; Sarich EF649 Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Reports on pensions ... Ruddy EF771 Canadian Food Inspection Agency

[See also Food safety] Inspection of federally regulated plants ... Donovan

EF394; Krips EF394; Olson EF394 Canadian Institute of Actuaries

Committee on Pension Plan Financial Reporting (PPFRC) ... Rivard EF607

Canadian Institute of Public Administration Leadership awards ... Starke EF475

Canadian Pacific Railway Premier’s and Minister of Agriculture and Rural

Development’s meeting with representatives ... Donovan EF389, 390; Olson EF389, 390

Canadian Pension Management, Association of See Target benefit pension plans: Association of

Canadian Pension Management paper Canadian sport tourism alliance

Alberta congress ... Starke EF475 Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Position on public service pension reform ... Fildebrandt EF757–58

Canadian Tourism Commission Funding See Tourism – Marketing: Funding, federal

Canadian Union of Public Employees (Alberta division) Consultations with government on pension reforms ...

Lemke EF718; Sarich EF720; Seppen EF718; Tollman EF720

General remarks ... Anderson, B. EF746; Coleman EF799; Dzura EF726; Ingold EF777–78; Jablonski EF810; Leeder EF706; Matthews, K. EF720; Reid, J. EF718; Roberts EF630; Scott, M. EF694; Seppen EF717; Stevens, Brian EF809, 810; Tollman EF719; Withers EF766

Members’ pension plan participation See Local authorities pension plan

Position on Bill 9 ... Cusanelli EF719; Firth EF775; Mustel EF785; Reid, J. EF719

Presentation on Bill 9 ... Kennedy-Glans EF633–34; Luan EF636; Roberts EF630–32, 635; Rowe EF636; Sarich EF635–36; Tollman EF720

Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559 President Marle Roberts’ participation in stakeholder

panel on Bill 10, motion to shorten other presentations to accommodate (Eggen: carried) ... Eggen EF612; Kennedy-Glans EF612; Sawchuk EF612

Study on pension sustainability ... Roberts EF631 Cancer – Treatment – Calgary

New facilities See Foothills medical centre: Cancer centre, timeline on

Canmore – Tourism See Tourism – Canmore

Capital plan 2014-2017 plan ... Hancock EF432; McIver EF410 Advertising, funding for ... Barnes EF411


Capital plan (continued) Design/bid/build vs. design/build contracts ... Barnes

EF412, 413, 416, 417; McIver EF415 Funding ... Hancock EF437 Funding increase ... Barnes EF411, 414; McIver EF415 Project prioritization ... McIver EF427; Sarich EF427 Project prioritization, Official Opposition position on ...

Barnes EF414 Strategic capital planning, funding for ... Barnes EF413,

428–29; McIver EF414, 429 Transfer from Treasury Board and Finance to

Infrastructure ... Barnes EF411; McIver EF410, 413 Carbon capture and storage

Infrastructure funding ... Barnes EF428; McIver EF410, 428

Technology development ... Barnes EF538; Dallas EF538

Carbon dioxide sequestration See Carbon capture and storage

Carbon levy Comparison with other jurisdictions ... Barnes EF539;

Dallas EF539 General remarks ... Dallas EF538

Career development ministry See Ministry of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour

Castle-Crown wilderness area Management plan ... Eggen EF485; Starke EF486 Management plan, co-operation with federal parks

(proposed) ... Dorward EF490; Starke EF490 Cattle

Age verification system See Livestock industry: Traceability programs

BSE strategy See Bovine spongiform encephalopathy Chronic wasting disease See Chronic wasting disease

CBS See Canadian Blood Services

CCS See Carbon capture and storage

CCWIPP See Canadian commercial workers industry pension

plan C.D. Howe Institute

Presentation on Bill 9 ... Hamilton EF595–97, 600; Luan EF599

Centennial education savings plan See Alberta centennial education savings plan

Certified General Accountants Association of Canada See Public service – Pensions – Ontario: Research

reports Cervid farming

Chronic wasting disease risk ... Curran EF398; Swann EF398

Traceability and surveillance programs ... Curran EF398

CFIA See Canadian Food Inspection Agency; Food safety

CFIB See Canadian Federation of Independent Business

CFOs (confined feeding operations) See Livestock industry

CGA See Public service – Pensions – Ontario: Research

reports

Chain Lakes provincial park Toilet and sewer system upgrades See Parks,

provincial: Infrastructure funding Champion Petfoods

General remarks ... Donovan EF396; Kubinec EF535; Olson EF396

Charting a New Course See Public service – Pensions: Treasury Board and

Finance briefing document (Charting a New Course)

Cheese – Export See Dairy products – Export – European Union

Chicken industry Producers’ opt out of national allocation system ... Olson

EF405; Swann EF405 Chief Medical Examiner

Office staff responsibilities ... Wispinski EF687 Children’s hospital, Calgary

See Alberta Children’s hospital China – Arts and culture

See Arts and culture – China China – Imports

See Environmental technologies – Export – China; Farm produce – Export – China

China – International offices See Alberta government offices – China

Chinook regional hospital Capital plan, funding for ... McIver EF410

Chronic wasting disease Control ... Curran EF398; Swann EF398 Risk to cattle industry ... Curran EF398; Swann EF398

Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital Venture capital fund ... Hancock EF454; Pedersen

EF453 CHT

See Canada health transfer (federal government) CIA

See Canadian Institute of Actuaries Cities and towns

Civic charters ... Farbrother EF623 Civic Service Union

Local 52, response to Bill 9 ... Chudyk EF709 Clark, Christy

Premier Hancock’s meeting with See Office of the Premier: Premier Hancock’s communication with other Premiers

CN Rail Grain transportation See Grain – Export: Rail

transportation Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development’s

meeting with representative ... Donovan EF389; Olson EF389

CO2 sequestering See Carbon capture and storage

Colleges See Postsecondary educational institutions

Colleges & Institutes Faculties Association See Alberta Colleges & Institutes Faculties

Association Colleges of applied arts and technology pension plan

(Ontario) See CAAT pension plan (Ontario)


Commercial workers’ pension fund See United Food and Commercial Workers Canada

Commissions, government See Government agencies, boards, and commissions

Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future, Standing Committee name ... Scott, G. EF797 Committee research, staff introduction ... Massolin

EF818 Mandate, decision-making authority ... Walker, H.

EF756 Mandate on pension bill review ... Ballermann EF634;

Hehr EF633; Smith, G. EF633 Meeting dates ... Chair EF543–44; Massolin EF543;

Sawchuk EF543; Stier EF543 Members’ attendance at public meetings ... Chair

EF564, 565; Sawchuk EF564; Stier EF565 Teleconferencing availability at public meetings ...

Chair EF564, 565; Dean, S. EF564; Fox EF564; Pastoor EF565; Sarich EF565; Sawchuk EF565; Stier EF565

Committee on Public Accounts, Standing Auditor General’s appearance ... Saher EF583, 587

Commodities – Export Rail transportation backlog ... Olson EF389 Transportation issues ... Eggen EF407; Olson EF407

Communications by government See Government communications

Communications technology See Information and communications technology

Community development, rural See Rural development

Community supports ministry Administration of Canada job fund grants program See

Canada job fund Funding transfer to Ministry of Jobs, Skills, Training

and Labour See Ministry of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour: Funding transfer from Human Services and Innovation and Advanced Education

Transfer of responsibility re English language instruction See English as a second language: Adult programs, transfer from Human Services to Innovation and Advanced Education

Wellness mandate See Physical activity: Children and youth participation, crossministry initiatives

Compassionate care leave See Employment standards

Confederation of Alberta Faculty Associations Presentation on Bill 10 ... Chair EF677; Kaminski

EF670–71, 676, 677; Sarich EF675–76; Sutherland EF670

Written submission (proposed) ... Kaminski EF670 Conference Board of Canada

Economic Impact of British Columbia’s Public Sector Pension Plans (report) See Public service – Pensions – British Columbia: Pension plans, Conference Board of Canada report

Conferences Corporate participation ... Dallas EF527; Fox EF527 Funding ... Dallas EF527; Fox EF527

Confined feeding operations See Livestock industry

Conservation of the environment See Environmental protection

Conservation officers Funding ... Quadri EF487; Starke EF488

Construction industry Labour mobility, utility of multi-employer pension plans

... Eggen EF674; McGowan EF673, 674 Continental free trade

See North American free trade agreement Continuing/extended care facilities

Capital program, funding for ... McIver EF410 Continuing/extended care facilities – Fort McMurray

New facilities See Fort McMurray continuing care centre

Parsons Creek facility, plan for ... McIver EF415 COOL

See Beef – Export – United States: Mandatory country of origin labelling (MCOOL)

Corporate human resources Employee training and development, funding for ...

Sarich EF445; Watson, P. EF445 Staff ... Anglin EF435; Hancock EF432, 434, 436, 437

Corporations Economic dashboard See Alberta Economic

Dashboard Economic development grants ... Hancock EF454;

Pedersen EF454 Employee compensation, comparison to public sector

See Public service: Compensation, comparison to private sector

Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... Askin EF761; Mancini EF722

Employees, percentage retiring before age 65 ... Ruddy EF771

Participation in apprenticeship training ... Hancock EF466; Quadri EF466

Procurement, impact of trade agreements on See New West Partnership: Procurement threshold provisions

Programs and services ... Dallas EF535; Kubinec EF535

Research and innovation authority See Alberta Research and Innovation Authority

Small and medium-sized enterprises, international initiatives See International trade: Small and medium enterprise export council

Statistical information See Alberta Economic Dashboard

Venture capital financing ... Hancock EF453–54; Pedersen EF453

Corporations – Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock (constituency) Export businesses ... Kubinec EF535

Corporations – Leduc See Siwin Foods

Corporations – Lethbridge See Egg Processing Innovations Cooperative

Corporations – Medicine Hat Export enterprises ... Dallas EF535

Corporations – Morinville See Champion Petfoods

Corporations – Regulations Review ... Hancock EF455; Pedersen EF455

Correctional facilities Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension

plans on ... Maclean EF763, 764 Employee retirement provisions, age 60/90 points

(proposed), impact on current employee retirement decision-making ... Hercina EF805–6; Maclean EF764


Correctional officers Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ...

McChesney EF765 Correctional peace officers

Compensation ... Ayre EF756 Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ...

Ayre EF755–56, 756; Eggen EF751; Griffith EF750; Hemmerling EF751; Hercina EF805–6

Correctional peace officers – Pensions Comparison to RCMP plan ... Eggen EF751;

Hemmerling EF751 Cortex Report on Establishing Effective Pension

Governance Arrangements (Cortex Applied Research Inc., 1999) Recommendations ... Kennedy-Glans EF819; Kulicki

EF819; Murray EF637; Prefontaine EF571, 573 COSIA

See Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance Cost of living

General remarks ... Carew EF770; Derkson EF692; Mustel EF786

Cost of living – Edmonton Impact on pension needs ... Sarich EF724

Cost of living – Fort McMurray Impact on pension needs ... Broderick EF717; Drover

EF724; Eggen EF717, 724 Cost of living – Lac La Biche

General remarks ... Robinson EF701 Cost of living – Legal

General remarks ... Eggen EF707; Veenstra EF707 Couillard, Philippe

Premier Hancock’s communication with See Office of the Premier: Premier Hancock’s communication with other Premiers

Council for Global Cooperation, Alberta See Alberta Council for Global Cooperation

Council on Admissions and Transfer See Alberta Council on Admissions and Transfer

County of Stettler Housing Authority Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension

plans on ... Reid, B. EF806 Employee retirement income ... O’Connor EF807

Court of Queen’s Bench – Medicine Hat Employee contract negotiations ... Jobagy EF799–800

Courts – Officials and employees Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ...

Makowski EF807 CP Rail

See Grain – Export: Rail transportation CPP

See Canada pension plan CPSB (Calgary public school board)

See Calgary board of education Crown lands

See Public lands Crown lands ministry

International relations strategy, crossministry co-ordination See International economic relations: Crossministry co-ordination

Mandate re advocacy See Energy industry – Environmental aspects: Public perception, provincial advocacy on

Crown prosecutors Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ...

Elliot EF696 CST

See Canada social transfer (federal government) CSTA

See Canadian sport tourism alliance Cultural industries – China

See Arts and culture – China Culture ministry


Shared services See Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation: Strategic corporate services, sharing with Ministry of Culture

CUPE See Canadian Union of Public Employees (Alberta

division) Curricula

See Education – Curricula Custodians (building-service employees)

Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... Kennedy-Glans EF786; Mustel EF786

CWD See Chronic wasting disease

Cypress Hills interprovincial park Impact of sage grouse protection order (federal) ...

Starke EF494 Dairy products – Export – European Union

Trade agreement ... Eggen EF400–401; Olson EF400–401

Daycare Access ... Lukaszuk EF516; Notley EF516

de Bever, Leo (CEO, Alberta Investment Management Corporation) Presentation on bills 9 and/or 10 (proposed) ... Fox

EF560 Debt

Student debt See Student financial aid (postsecondary students)

Debts, public General remarks ... Ferguson EF763 National debt ... Mustel EF785 Other jurisdictions ... Bikman EF502 Provincial debt ... Hehr EF418, 420; McIver EF420;

Mustel EF785; Strankman EF475–76 Provincial debt, member’s withdrawal of remark ...

Chair EF420; Hehr EF420 Provincial debt from public-private partnerships (P3) ...

Barnes EF415–16 Provincial debt from public-private partnerships (P3),

interest rates on ... Barnes EF428 Provincial debt repayment ... Barnes EF411; McIver

EF413, 417 Deer farming

See Cervid farming Defined benefit pension plans

Actuarial assumptions ... Mazerolle EF658 Actuarial valuations ... Prefontaine EF570 Component of collective bargaining agreement ...

Warnock EF669 Contribution cost sharing ratio (employer-employee) ...

Ellefson EF770


Defined benefit pension plans (continued) Conversion to defined contribution plans ... Cook

EF781; Dobson EF655; Drover EF724; Eggen EF724

Conversion to target benefit plans ... Farbrother EF616; Gold EF591; LeFort EF723; Warnock EF669

Conversion to target benefit plans, collective bargaining on ... Fox EF621; Whaley EF621–22

Conversion to target benefit plans, cost to employer ... Eggen EF675, 700; Fafard EF700; Warnock EF675

Conversion to target benefit plans, stakeholder consultations ... McGowan EF675; Sarich EF675, 700

Cost, comparison to other plans ... Leech EF603 Cost underestimations ... Sittler EF583 Economic impacts ... Cush EF759; Dobson EF655–57;

Eggen EF791; Mast EF791; Warnock EF669; Watson, K. EF749

General remarks ... Gold EF600; Kennedy-Glans EF584; Leech EF600; Luan EF599; Mazerolle EF658; Prefontaine EF568; Saher EF584

Guarantee (pension promise) ... Griffith EF750; Maclean EF764; Mast 790; Mazerolle EF658; Saher EF583

Patient capital aspect ... Dobson EF655, 657 Plan terminations ... Prefontaine EF573 Private-sector plans ... Askin EF761; Groch EF605;

Hamilton EF596; LeFort EF723; Moffatt EF701; Pollard EF710; Warnock EF676

Private-sector plans, unfunded liabilities ... Sittler EF582

Public service pensions See Local authorities pension plan; Management employees pension plan; Public service – Pensions; Public service pension plan; Special forces pension plan

Retirement income guarantee (pension promise) ... Mazerolle EF658

Risks borne by employer (private sector) ... Mazerolle EF658

Risks borne by government (public sector) ... Mazerolle EF658

Sustainability ... Fildebrandt EF758; Luan EF798–99 Unfunded liabilities, cost to new members

(intergenerational fairness) ... Mazerolle EF658 Universal coverage (proposed) ... Drover EF724; Sarich

EF724 Defined contribution pension plans

Comparison to defined benefit plans ... Dobson EF655; George EF591; Leech EF603

Conversion to target benefit plans, potential for ... Warnock EF669

General remarks ... Gold EF600; Groch EF605; Kennedy-Glans EF584; Leech EF600; Luan EF600; Prefontaine EF568; Saher EF584–85

Private-sector plans ... Hamilton EF596 Risks borne by individual members ... Mazerolle EF658 Stakeholder responsibilities ... Rivard EF608

Dept. of Aboriginal Relations See Ministry of Aboriginal Relations

Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development See Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Dept. of Infrastructure See Ministry of Infrastructure

Dept. of Innovation and Advanced Education See Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education

Dept. of International and Intergovernmental Relations See Ministry of International and Intergovernmental

Relations Dept. of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour

See Ministry of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour Dept. of Tourism, Parks and Recreation

See Ministry of Tourism, Parks and Recreation Developmental, rural

See Rural development Devonian Botanic Garden

Capital funding ... Hancock EF448 Diesel fuel

Agricultural tax exemption ... Donovan EF395; Krips EF400; Olson EF395

Dinosaur provincial park Comfort camping experiences ... Quadri EF488–89;

Starke EF488–89 Water system upgrades See Parks, provincial:

Infrastructure funding Dion, Richard


Disaster preparedness Crisis communication, contracted services See

Government communications: Sole-source contracts

Disaster recovery program Agricultural programs ... Donovan EF390; Klak

EF390–91; Olson EF390 Disclosure of information

Requests under FOIP ... Anglin EF435, 436; Dallas EF524; Fox EF524; Hancock EF440–41; Mason EF440

Distilling industries Interprovincial trade barriers ... Dallas EF539–40;

Mason EF539–40 Dodge, David


DRI See Ministry of International and Intergovernmental

Relations: Dedicated revenue initiative DRP

See Disaster recovery program Drug plan (seniors)

See Seniors’ benefit program Drumheller – Hosting of sporting events

See Tough Mudder competition Drummond, Don (Adjunct Professor, School of Policy

Studies, Queen’s University) Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559

Early childhood development Academic programs See Postsecondary educational

institutions: Early childhood development programs

Early retirement Flexible options (proposed) ... Dobson EF656 Social benefits ... Rempel, B. EF654

Eaton, Christopher (primary researcher, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary) Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559 Report on pension governance See Alberta Pension

Governance Research Project: Final Report (Eaton, Nielson, and Milton)


eCampus Alberta Funding ... Hancock EF460; Hehr EF460

Eckler Consultants Presentation on Bill 10 ... Eggen EF666; Hunter

EF663–64, 666–68; Kubinec EF666–67 Ecology

See Environmental protection Economic dashboard

See Alberta Economic Dashboard Economic development

Industry development, provincial strategy on See Ministry of Innovation and Advanced Education: Industry development branch

Investment incentives ... Hancock EF449 Policy alignment ... Hancock EF466; Kennedy-Glans

EF464, 469 Provincial strategy, impact of results-based budgeting ...

Hancock EF467; Rogers EF467 Regional development, funding for ... Hancock EF455;

Pedersen EF455 Regional development alliances See Regional

economic development alliances Results-based budgeting panels ... Kennedy-Glans

EF464 Statistical information See Alberta Economic

Dashboard Economic Development Authority, Alberta

See Alberta Economic Development Authority Edmonton

Collective bargaining agreements ... Farbrother EF623 Employee pension plan participation See Public service

pension plan; Special forces pension plan Employee pension plans, defined benefit [See also

Local authorities pension plan; Special forces pension plan]; Farbrother EF615–16

Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... Stevens, Brad EF623

Funding of firefighters’ supplementary pension plan See Firefighters – Pensions – Edmonton: Supplementary pension plan

Labour force planning, collaboration on ... Farbrother EF621

Presentation on Bill 9 ... Eggen EF622–23, 632; Farbrother EF615–16, 619, 621–24; Fox EF621–22; Kennedy-Glans EF620–21; Rowe EF624; Sarich EF619–20

Presentation on Bill 9 (proposed) ... Massolin EF559 Edmonton & District Labour Council

General remarks ... Fafard EF700 Edmonton galleria

Capital funding ... Bilous EF423; McIver EF423 Edmonton Police Service

Officer recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ... Farbrother EF624; Rowe EF624

Edmonton public school board Deferred maintenance assessment ... Bilous EF423

Edmonton Remand Centre Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension

plans on ... McChesney EF765 Edson health care centre

Capital plan, funding for ... McIver EF410 Education, online

See eCampus Alberta Education, postsecondary

See Postsecondary education

Education – Curricula Agricultural content ... Donovan EF392; Krips EF392–

93 Apprenticeship dual credits See Registered

apprenticeship program Export potential ... Dallas EF522; Fox EF522 Workforce requirement forecasts ... Lukaszuk EF512;

Rogers EF512 Education ministry


Education savings plan, Alberta centennial See Alberta centennial education savings plan

Educational institutions, elementary and secondary See Schools

Educational support workers Recruitment and retention, impact of pension plans on ...

Chapman EF707–8; Kostiuk EF709; Rowe EF708; Shymka EF712

Educators See Teachers

Egg Processing Innovations Cooperative General remarks ... Donovan EF396; Olson EF396

Electric power – Environmental aspects Green energy sources, suppliers for public buildings ...

McIver EF410–11 Elk farming

See Cervid farming Elk velvet

Market for ... Swann EF398 Emergency management

Crisis communication, contracted services See Government communications: Sole-source contracts

Emergency medical technicians Employee recruitment and retention, impact of pension

plans on ... Derkson EF692; Eggen EF692, 693; Fox EF695; Marchuk EF757; Mast EF789–90; Mulholland EF692–93, 693; Stratichuk EF695

Emergency medical technicians – Pensions Public vs. private sector ... Eggen EF696; Stratichuk

EF696 Emergency services (first responders)

Early retirement, impact on knowledge transfer ... Derkson EF691–92

Recruitment and retention, impact of pensions on ... Rosychuk EF641

Employee-employer relations code See Labour Relations Code

Employment and immigration ministry See Ministry of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour

Employment health and safety See Workplace health and safety

Employment opportunities Barriers to employment ... Lukaszuk EF506 Labour market development ... Lukaszuk EF511, 515;

Notley EF515; Rogers EF510–11 Employment opportunities (continued)

Underemployed populations ... Bikman EF500; Lukaszuk EF497, 498, 511, 513; Quadri EF513; Rogers EF511

Underemployed populations, funding for ... Lukaszuk EF515, 516; Notley EF515, 516


Employment opportunities – Schengen zone See International trade – European Union:

Comprehensive economic and trade agreement (CETA), impact on labour mobility

Employment opportunities – Training Federal funding, matching grants ... Bikman EF500;

Lukaszuk EF500 Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed)

Amendments to act before proclamation ... Kennedy-Glans EF650; Linton EF648–49

Application to publicly funded pension plans ... Jones EF730; Murray EF645; Pastoor EF645; Prefontaine EF573; Walker, G. EF646

Conversion of defined benefit to target benefit pension, impact on accrued benefits ... McGowan EF675; Roberts EF631; Sarich EF675

Conversion of defined benefit to target benefit pension, provisions for ... Eggen EF576, 700, 710; Fafard EF700; Hunter EF663; Kaminski EF670; Matthews, S. EF647; McGowan EF672–74; Moffatt EF701; Morton EF690; Pollard EF710; Prefontaine EF572–73, 576–77; Solomon EF752

General remarks ... Linton EF648 Governance provisions, plan administrator ... Kaminski

EF670–71 Joint sponsorship of pension plans, provisions for ...

Kaminski EF670 Pension plans governed by ... Prefontaine EF568, 572 Retirement benefit changes approved by superintendent,

provisions for ... Kaminski EF670; Mancini EF722 Section 20 (restrictions on amendments to reduce

benefits) ... Prefontaine EF578; Sarich EF578 Section 20 (restrictions on amendments to reduce

benefits), proposed amendments See Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10): Conversion of defined benefit to defined contribution/target benefit pension, provisions for changes to accrued benefits

Stakeholder consultation ... Matthews, S. EF646–47 Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed) –

Regulations Draft regulations ... Chair EF677; Kaminski EF677;

McGowan EF676; Sarich EF676 Draft regulations, plan conversion rules ... Bilous

EF821–22; Kaminski EF676; Kulicki EF821; Linton EF648; McGowan EF675–76; Prefontaine EF576–77; Sarich EF675–76

General remarks ... Groch EF611 Overview ... Groch EF606 Provision for adverse deviations (PFAD) ... Solomon

EF753 Scope ... Smith, G. EF671 Stakeholder consent provisions ... Ambrose EF711;

Askin EF761; Dorward EF711; Kaminski EF676; McGowan EF675–76; Sarich EF675–76; Shevalier EF764; Sweet EF697–98

Stakeholder consent provisions, Treasury Board and Finance minister’s remarks on ... McGowan EF673

Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) AAMDC position ... Whaley EF618 Application to publicly funded pension plans ...

Kaminski EF676; McGowan EF673; Smith, G. EF671–72

Bill development and progress ... Fox EF635; Gilmour EF567; Jones EF729–30; Kennedy-Glans EF633–34

Bill development and progress, impact of delay ... Kennedy-Glans EF822; Kulicki EF822

Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) (continued) Bill development and progress, stakeholder awareness of

... LeFort EF723; Sarich EF723 Bill development and progress, stakeholder participation

... Raz EF725 Changes proposed under act ... Eggen EF576; Gold

EF593; Kennedy-Glans EF603; Leech EF603; McGowan EF625; Mcinnis EF724–25; Prefontaine EF576–77; Rivard EF609

Changes proposed under act, impact on younger workers (intergenerational fairness) ... Askin EF761

Comparison with British Columbia’s pension legislation ... Leder EF647–48; Matthews, S. EF650

Comparison with New Brunswick’s pension legislation ... Mazerolle EF657

Comparison with other jurisdictions’ pension legislation ... Eggen EF609; Gold EF591; Wolpert EF609

Conversion of defined benefit to defined contribution/target benefit pension, provisions for changes to accrued benefits ... Askin EF760–61; Eggen EF609, 723; Fox EF579; Gold EF591; Hunter EF663; Kaminski EF670; Kulicki EF821; LeFort EF723; Linton EF648–49; Mancini EF722; McGowan EF673, 674, 675; Prefontaine EF573, 578, 579–80; Rivard EF607, 609; Roberts EF631; Sarich EF578, 675; Smith, G. EF673; Warnock EF669; Wolpert EF607, 609

Governance provisions, plan administrator ... Kaminski EF670–71

Joint sponsorship of pension plans, provisions for ... Kaminski EF670

Minister’s letter to committee ... Massolin EF558 Opposition, demonstrations against ... Moore, T. EF737 Overview ... Eggen EF695; Gilmour EF567; Hunter

EF666–67; Marchuk EF757; Prefontaine EF572–73, 573; Scott, M. EF695; Westhead EF804; Wolpert EF606–7

Provisions for specified multi-employer pension plans ... Linton EF648–49

Public education ... Kennedy-Glans EF634; Matthews, K. EF720

Public response ... Ballermann EF634; Kennedy-Glans EF633; McGowan EF625

Public response, confusion with Bill 9 ... Rivard EF610; Rogers EF610

Referral to committee after second reading ... Chair EF555, 715; Charpentier-Westblom EF734; Eggen EF575; Rempel, B. EF654; Roberts EF630

Referral to committee after second reading, committee procedure See Bills, government (procedure)

Solvency deficiency funding requirements, proposed changes for specified multi-employer pension plans ... Solomon EF752

Solvency deficiency funding requirements, proposed changes for specified multi-employer pension plans, alternatives to legislation See Multi-employer pension plans

Support for bill ... Eggen EF666; Hunter EF663–64, 666–67; Kennedy-Glans EF649–50; Matthews, S. EF650; Moffatt EF700–701

Support for bill, multi-employer pension plans ... McGowan EF674

Unchanged aspect of legislation ... Eggen EF576; Prefontaine EF572–73, 576

Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) – Regulations See Employment Pension Plans Act (not proclaimed)

– Regulations


Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review Committee mandate ... Ballermann EF634; Hehr

EF633; Smith, G. EF633 Committee research, direction from working group ...

Bilous EF831; Kennedy-Glans EF831; Massolin EF831

Consideration of aging and retirement trends ... Wilson, D. EF689

Draft proposed timeline document, motion to accept (Rogers: carried) ... Rogers EF564

Stakeholder consultation ... Eggen EF576; Groch EF610; Kennedy-Glans EF610, 650; Linton EF648; Matthews, S. EF646–47, 647, 650; McGowan EF675; Prefontaine EF577; Rempel, B. EF653–54; Sarich EF675

Stakeholder consultation, further (proposed) ... Giesler EF703; Linton EF649; Sarich EF649; Sorensen, W. EF686

Stakeholder consultation, oral presentations See Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review – Oral presentations

Stakeholder consultation, release of stakeholder list ... Fox EF580; Prefontaine EF580

Stakeholder consultation, written submissions See Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review – Written submissions

Stakeholder consultations, Treasury Board and Finance minister’s remarks on ... McGowan EF673

Timeline ... Chair EF543–44, 556–57; Dean, S. EF556; Eggen EF556, 557; Kubinec EF557; Massolin EF556–57; Sarich EF543, 556–57; Sawchuk EF557

Timeline, summer schedule ... Chair EF561, 564; Rogers EF561; Sawchuk EF564; Stier EF564

Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review – Communications Additional oral presentations, media advisory ...

Sorensen, R. EF832 Association newsletters ... Pastoor EF564; Sales EF564 Communications plan ... Sales EF562 Community newsletters, advertising in ... Chair EF563–

64; Dean, S. EF563; Sales EF563–64 Draft plan, motion to accept as revised (Quadri: carried)

... Quadri EF564 Media relations (press releases, etc.) ... Chair EF563;

Dean, S. EF563; Sales EF562, 563; Sarich EF563 Newspaper advertisements ... Chair EF562–63;

Kubinec EF562; Pastoor EF562; Sales EF562–63 Newspaper columns, advertising in ... Chair EF563;

Pastoor EF563; Rogers EF563; Sales EF563; Sarich EF563

Social media use ... Kubinec EF562; Sales EF562 Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans

Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review – Oral presentations Additional presentations (proposed) ... Bilous EF823,

824, 825, 827; Chair EF612, 823–24, 825, 826; Dean, S. EF826; Fox EF826; Hehr EF826; Kennedy-Glans EF651–52, 826; Kubinec EF825; Luan EF827; Massolin EF826; Pastoor EF827; Rogers EF826; Sarich EF612, 649, 651, 825, 826–27; Sawchuk EF651–52

Additional presentations, media advisory ... Sorensen, R. EF832

Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review – Oral presentations (continued) Additional presentations, motion to invite Building

Trades of Alberta (Fox: carried) ... Fox EF828; Rogers EF828

Additional presentations, motion to invite Treasury Board and Finance senior officials (Kubinec: carried) ... Bilous EF829; Chair EF829–30; Dean, S. EF828; Fox EF829; Kennedy-Glans EF828–29; Kubinec EF828; Massolin EF828; Rogers EF829; Sarich EF829

Expert panels ... Dean, S. EF556; Eggen EF556 Expert panels, procedure ... Chair EF653 Expert panels, proposed participants ... Chair EF560;

Eggen EF559–60; Fox EF560; Massolin EF558–59; Rogers EF561; Rowe EF560; Sarich EF560

Expert panels, recommendations ... Eggen EF778 Expert panels, time allocation ... Chair EF559; Eggen

EF561; Massolin EF559; Sarich EF559, 560–61 Expert panels, working group to finalize panels and

schedule ... Chair EF561 Expert panels, working group to finalize panels and

schedule, motion on (Kubinec: carried) ... Chair EF562; Eggen EF562; Fox EF562; Kubinec EF561; Sarich EF561–62

Presentation by John Tackaberry, Building Trades of Alberta (proposed) See Building Trades of Alberta

Public meeting, Calgary ... Askin EF760–61; Cao EF770; Carew EF769–70; Chair EF745, 788; Connell EF754; Cote EF768; Dean, D. EF750–51; Ellefson EF770–71; Ennis EF768–69; Johnson, L. EF768; Kennedy-Glans EF764–65, 771; Marchuk EF757; Quadri EF768; Ruddy EF771; Sarich EF753, 757, 762; Shevalier EF764–65; Snell EF761–62; Solomon EF752–53; Walker, H. EF756–57; Zittlau EF752

Public meeting, Calgary, request to speak by unregistered attendee ... Bailie EF771; Chair EF771–72

Public meeting, Edmonton ... Ambrose EF710–11; Chair EF683, 687, 713; Chapman EF707–8; Dorward EF711; Eggen EF683, 686, 687, 689, 690, 694–95, 698, 700, 706, 707, 710–12; Fafard EF700; Giesler EF703; Kubinec EF687; MacDonald, S. EF690–91; Mackenzie, A. EF683; Morton EF689–90; Patrick EF711–12; Pollard EF710; Rogers EF690–91; Rowe EF708; Sarich EF689, 695, 698, 700, 703, 711, 712; Scott, M. EF694–95; Sharek EF686; Sweet EF697–98; Turner EF686–87; Veenstra EF707; Williams EF706; Wilson, D. EF689

Public meeting, Fort McMurray ... Broderick EF715–17; Chair EF715, 727; Drover EF724; Dzura EF726; Eggen EF717, 722, 723, 724; Fox EF722; Kubinec EF722; LeFort EF723; Lemke EF725; Mancini EF721–23; Mcinnis EF724–25; Raz EF725–26; Sarich EF716–17, 722, 723, 724

Public meeting, Grande Prairie ... Chair EF729, 742–43; Charpentier-Westblom EF734–35; Hughes EF738; Jones EF729–30; Kingsbury EF736–37; Leguerrier EF732–33; Lemke EF733; McDonald, E. EF742; Moore, T. EF737–38; Sarich EF730, 735, 738; Scott, K. EF741–42; Stier EF738; Tissington EF740–41

Public meeting, Lethbridge ... Chair EF773, 778–79 Public meeting, Lethbridge, attendee comportment ...

Pastoor EF787


Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review – Oral presentations (continued) Public meeting, Medicine Hat ... Eggen EF791, 797;

Mast EF789–91; Sarich EF790, 797; Stier EF791; Walker, S. EF796–97

Public meeting, Red Deer ... Chair EF801, 815; Eggen EF806–7; Le Blanc EF803; Reid, B. EF806–7; Westhead EF803–4, 814–15

Public meetings, cost of travel ... Kubinec EF682; Lemke EF682

Public meetings, interpretation of remarks ... Westhead EF814

Public meetings, interruptions ... Chair EF747, 757, 758 Public meetings, live streaming online ... Sales EF562 Public meetings, locations for ... Sales EF562; Sarich

EF557 Public meetings, Medicine Hat ... Chair EF789, 800 Public meetings, participant demographics ... Kennedy-

Glans EF821 Public meetings, participation by teleconferencing

(proposed) ... Chair EF681–82; Lemke EF681–82; Luan EF682; Sawchuk EF681–82

Public meetings, procedure ... Chair EF699 Public meetings, purpose of ... Chair EF742, 787–88;

Goertzen EF813; Luan EF778 Public meetings, schedule ... McDonald, E. EF681;

Quadri EF680–81; Sarich EF681; Sawchuk EF681 Stakeholder panels ... Chair EF560; Eggen EF560; Fox

EF560; Rogers EF561; Rowe EF560; Sarich EF560 Stakeholder panels, procedure ... Chair EF653 Stakeholder panels, proposed members ... Massolin

EF558–59 Stakeholder panels, time allocation ... Eggen EF561;

Sarich EF560–61 Stakeholder panels, working group to finalize panels and

schedule ... Chair EF561 Stakeholder panels, working group to finalize panels and

schedule, motion on (Kubinec: carried) ... Chair EF562; Eggen EF562; Fox EF562; Kubinec EF561; Sarich EF561–62

Summary of presentations ... Chair EF825; Kulicki EF821

Teleconferencing possibility See Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future, Standing: Teleconferencing availability at public meetings

Time allotment ... Chair EF559; Massolin EF559; Sarich EF559

Written materials received during stakeholder presentations posted to external website after meeting at which they are received ... Chair EF558

Written responses to questions ... Chair EF636 Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans

Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review – Public input Committee procedure ... Smith, G. EF671

Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review – Report Report contents ... Chair EF727

Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review – Written submissions Closing date ... Chair EF558; Dean, S. EF558; Eggen

EF558; Massolin EF558; Rogers EF558; Sarich EF651; Sawchuk EF651

Closing date, acceptance of late submissions ... Rogers EF558

Employment Pension (Private Sector) Plans Amendment Act, 2014 (Bill 10) review – Written submissions (continued) Closing date of August 15, motion on (Eggen: carried)

... Chair EF558; Eggen EF558; Rogers EF558 General remarks ... Sarich EF649 Late submissions ... Bilous EF823; Chair EF823;

Kubinec EF823; Massolin EF823; Rogers EF823 Late submissions, motion to accept six submissions

received (Fox: carried) ... Bilous EF823; Chair EF823; Fox EF823; Pastoor EF823; Rogers EF823

Posting to external website after August 15 ... Chair EF558

Requests for ... Kennedy-Glans EF651–52 Submissions received ... Chair EF753, 803; Solomon

EF753 Summary of presentations ... Chair EF825

Employment standards Compassionate care leave ... Hehr EF505; Lukaszuk

EF505 Parental leave, comparison with other jurisdictions ...

Hehr EF505; Lukaszuk EF505 Employment Standards Code

Administrative fines, provisions for ... Lukaszuk EF510; Notley EF510

Compliance and enforcement ... Lukaszuk EF497–98, 509–10; Notley EF508–10

Compliance and enforcement, occupational health and safety officers See Workplace health and safety: Occupational health and safety officers

General remarks ... Lukaszuk EF496 Prosecutions, provisions for ... Lukaszuk EF510; Notley

EF510 Review ... Hehr EF505; Lukaszuk EF497, 505, 517;

Quadri EF517 Employment Standards Regulation

Review ... Hehr EF505; Lukaszuk EF505, 517; Quadri EF517

Employment training Employer-sponsored programs, funding for ... Hehr

EF506; Lukaszuk EF506, 511, 512, 515; Rogers EF511, 512

Provincial strategy ... Lukaszuk EF513; Quadri EF513 Endowment fund for postsecondary education

See Access to the future fund Energy industry

International investments See Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance

International technology sharing agreements ... Dallas EF524–25; Fox EF524

Technology development, venture capital fund See EnerTech Capital

Venture capital fund See 32 Degrees Capital Fund Energy industry – Environmental aspects

Clean and alternative technology development ... Barnes EF538; Dallas EF538

Public perception, provincial advocacy on ... Barnes EF538; Dallas EF538; Rogers EF538

Technology development, venture capital fund See Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital

Energy industry – Natural gas See Gas

Energy ministry See Ministry of Energy

Energy resources – Export General remarks ... Dallas EF522; Fox EF522


EnerTech Capital Green technology, ve

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