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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
assembly.ab.ca
11:18 Opening
31:08 Oral Question Period
01:23:36 Afternoon Session
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C
The
prayer
Lord,
the
god
of
righteousness
and
Truth
ground
twerking
to
his
government,
to
members
of
the
legislative
assembly
into
Allen
positions
of
responsibility,
the
guidance
of
your
spirit.
May
they
never
leave
the
province
wrongly
through
love
of
power,
desire
to
please
or
unworthy
ideas.
But,
laying
aside
all
private
interest
and
Prejudice,
keep
in
mind
their
responsibility
to
seek
to
improve
the
condition
of
all.
Please
be
seated.
E
You
Mr
Speaker
I
Rise,
to
introduce
to
you
and
through
you
to
all
members
of
this
house,
a
special
guest
honorable,
Laura
Ross,
minister
of
parks,
culture
and
sports,
and
the
minister
also
responsible
for
status
women
for
the
government
of
Saskatchewan,
who
sits
at
your
gallery.
Mr
Speaker
I
had
the
privilege
of
working
with
the
honorable
minister,
Ross
and
other
ministers
across
the
whole
Province
recent.
A
whole
country
recently
endorsed
the
national
action
plan
to
end
gender-based
violence.
E
D
C
F
Mr
Speaker,
it
is
my
incredible
pleasure
to
introduce
to
you
and
through
you
to
all
members
of
the
assembly,
two
incredible
grade:
six
classes
from
the
turn
there's
over
70
guests
here
joining
us
today
with
their
teachers
and
some
grown-ups
that
are
here
to
support
them.
I,
please
ask
that
they
rise
and
receive
the
traditional
warm
welcome
of
this
assembly.
C
G
H
Introduce
to
you
and
through
you,
my
colleagues
from
the
premiers
Council
on
the
status
of
persons
with
disabilities.
We
have
Council
chair,
Dominic,
Shaw,
Vice,
chair
Shino,
nakani
and
members
Earl,
Theisen
and
Katie
cevanto.
Please
identify
yourselves
in
the
gallery
and
accept
the
warm
welcome
of
the
legislature.
C
J
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
due
to
the
strong
economic
policies
implemented
by
Alberta's
government,
our
economy
is
rapidly
evolving
and
diversifying
beyond
our
core
industries
of
Agriculture
and
energy
and
Forestry.
New
Industries
and
opportunities
are
emerging
and
Rural
Alberta
deserves
a
strong
plan
for
economic
development
that
reflects
the
needs
of
the
people
who
live
and
work
there.
Over
the
past
year,
the
minister
of
Agriculture
and
irrigation
hosted
23
engagement
sessions
with
over
370
rural
stakeholders
using
the
feedback
we
receive
from
these
engagements.
The
minister
built
the
economic
development
in
rural
Alberta
plan.
J
Several
themes
were
brought
up
that
will
guide
the
plan's
strategic
actions,
including
critical
infrastructure,
red
tape,
reduction,
Workforce
strategies,
rural
investment
attraction,
tourism
and
business
supports.
Rural
albertus
represents
18
percent
of
our
population,
while
accounting
for
41
percent
of
Alberta's,
private
and
public
investment.
J
The
significant
impact
of
rural
communities
in
our
Province
means
that
getting
it
right
is
essential,
and
that
is
only
possible
by
recognizing
the
importance
of
Grassroots
inclusion
in
the
policy
making
process.
Telecommunication
networks
are
vital
to
attracting
rural
investment
and
strategic
Direction
number.
One
in
the
plan
will
ensure
all
of
Alberta
has
broadband
service
availability
by
2026,
ending
the
digital
divide
and
enabling
rural
businesses
to
compete
in
an
interconnected
global
economy.
J
The
plan
will
establish
new
targets
for
the
Alberta
agri-food
investment
and
growth
strategy,
and
the
plan
also
encourages
continued
collaboration
with
our
partners
in
the
nine
Regional
Economic
Development
alliances,
each
Rita
will
receive
an
investment
of
a
hundred
and
twenty
five
thousand
dollars
from
the
Alberta
Government
in
the
New
Year.
Our
United
conservative
government
represents
nearly
every
rural
community
in
Alberta
and
we
will
continue
ensuring
they
have
the
tools
and
resources
to
compete
and
succeed.
K
This
last
hour,
the
leader
of
the
official
opposition,
and
soon
to
be
premier
of
Alberta
unveiled
our
new
competitiveness,
jobs
and
investment
strategy.
It's
a
broad,
ranging
plan,
that'll
create
47,
000
new
jobs
and
attract
20
billion
in
new
investment.
It
includes
the
introduction
of
a
new
Alberta's
future
tax
credit,
which
will
position
our
great
Province
as
a
destination
of
choice
for
new
and
emerging
sectors
like
critical
minerals
and
advanced
manufacturing,
and
strengthen
existing
sectors
like
agriculture,
forestry,
life
sciences
and
tourism.
K
We're
also
introducing
a
regulatory
Fastpass,
a
Nexus
type
pass
for
business
that
will
ensure
our
upstanding
Alberta
companies
can
get
their
projects
approved
faster.
We're
also
supercharging
the
Alberta
petrochemical
incentive
program,
which
our
government
launched
and
the
current
government
kept,
because
it's
working
so
well
we'll
expand
to
new
areas
with
this
program,
including
eligible
feedstock
new
end
products
and
will
bring
back
partial
upgrading,
we'll
also
consult
broadly
with
our
indigenous
Partners,
on
expanding
the
Alberta.
K
This
opportunities
Corporation,
something
we
think
this
government
actually
got
right,
but
the
key
is
consultation
with
First
Nations
and
we
take
that
responsibility
seriously.
Oh
and
for
the
record,
there
will
absolutely
be
an
Alberta
investor
tax
credit,
a
digital
media
tax
credit
with
an
NDP
government
in
place.
Additionally,
we'll
introduce
an
Alberta
Venture
fund,
which
gives
albertans
the
opportunity
to
invest
in
companies
in
their
own
backyard,
giving
Alberta
startups
and
scale
UPS
a
shot
in
the
arm.
Mr
Speaker.
K
These
measures
are
just
part
of
the
economic
plan,
we're
building
at
a
brutusfuture.ca
we're
putting
rural
Broadband
in
every
Community,
expanding,
affordable
child
care,
supporting
post-secondary
and
putting
a
new
campus
in
downtown
Calgary.
Our
post-secondary
institutions
are
major
economic
drivers
that
will
grow
the
talent
pipeline
to
help
address.
Labor
shortages,
we're
unlocking
our
potential
in
hydrogen,
geothermal,
bitumen,
Beyond
combustion
and
supercharging
Alberta's
rural
economies,
Mr
Speaker,
Alberta's,
NDP
opposition
is
excited
for
2023
when
we'll
implement
this
plan.
L
We
modernized
into
school
originally
built
in
1952
karsland,
expanded
their
school
and
develops
beer
grass,
Park
Testament
Recreation,
fixed
the
roof
and
Spring
Bank
Recreation
upgraded
their
facility,
Bears
Paw,
Lions
Club
and
has
their
facility
and
a
new
Emergency
Services,
building
school
and
baseball
diamonds.
All
in
the
hamlet
of
Langdon,
we
attracted
new
businesses,
creating
thousands
of
jobs
with
state-of-the-art
facilities
such
as
phyto
Organics
and
Strathmore,
and
Canadian
Gibson
and
de
Havilland.
In
Wheatland
County.
We
expanded
broadband
and
the
Canadian
infrastructure.
L
Bank
made
a
historical
850
million
dollar
joint
investment
with
us
by
increasing
irrigation
lands
to
Southern
Alberta
by
more
than
two
hundred
thousand
acres,
and
this
is
small
by
comparison
to
the
thousands
of
hours
spent
by
folks
building
our
communities,
a
direct
result
of
the
tenacious
advocacy
and
passion
in
the
writings
that
I
represented.
It
has
truly
been
the
greatest
honor
of
my
life
to
represent
you
and
work
on
behalf
of
the
people
of
Alberta.
M
A
huge
thank
you
to
our
constituency
staff
who
are
on
the
front
lines
and
thank
you
to
all
of
the
ministers
and
Ministries
and
colleagues
these
past
few
years
to
send
Arden.
The
prime
minister
of
New,
New
Zealand,
said
I
really
rebel
against
the
idea
that
politics
has
to
be
a
Place
full
of
ego
where
we
are
constantly
focused
on
scoring
points
against
each
other.
Yes,
we
need
a
robust
democracy
that
you
can
be
strong
and
you
become
and
be
kind.
Thank
you
to
all
of
you.
N
Next,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
things
are
really
looking
up
in
my
constituency
at
Fort
Saskatchewan
vegerville.
Over
the
past
couple
of
years,
my
constituency
has
seen
billions
of
dollars
worth
of
investment,
creating
good
paying
jobs
and
sustaining
our
communities.
We
have
some
of
Alberta's
largest
and
highest
profile
Investments
over
the
past
few
years,
Investments
like
Dow
chemicals,
10
billion
dollar
Net,
Zero,
polyethylene
and
ethylene
derivatives
facility
Dow
also
plans
a
298
million
dollar
expansion
to
its
existing
ethylene
plant.
N
6
million
tons
of
carbon
dioxide,
as
well
as
the
anel
Green
Power
Grizzly
Bear
Creek
Wind
Farm,
which
will
be
able
to
power
over
73
000
households
and
the
Adco
future
fuel
renew
natural
gas
facility
that
will
produce
gas
to
heat,
the
county
of
two
hills
and,
of
course,
Air
Products
1.6
billion
dollar
blue
hydrogen
complex
will
make
Alberta
world
leader
in
hydrogen.
Incot
is
investing
72
million
dollars
in
a
hemp
processing
facility
in
Vacaville,
making
good
use
of
a
four
hundred
thousand
dollar
Grant
from
the
government
of
Alberta.
N
We
also
partner
to
invest
in
vegerville's
agri-food
industrial
park
project,
I'm
pleased
that
Rocky
Mountain
hemp
has
also
made
my
constituency.
Their
home
Alberta's
economy
is
on
a
roll.
We
lead
the
country
in
job
creation,
and
our
economy
is
rapidly
diversifying
into
new
and
emerging
sectors.
We
also
continue
to
lead
the
world
in
Alberta's,
traditional
sectors
of
energy
and
agriculture.
This
year
we
have
led
the
country
in
Q2
into
provincial
migration.
I
know
that
my
constituencies
constituents
are
recognized
in
the
low
tax
pro-growth
policies
of
our
government.
N
O
Alberta
is
fortunate
to
have
a
large
and
vibrant
Chinese
Community,
especially
in
my
riding
of
Edmonton
White
mud.
Chinese
immigrants
came
to
Canada
over
a
century
ago
to
help
build
the
Canadian
Pacific
Railway,
which
is
critical
to
the
development
of
western
Canada.
However,
these
Chinese
immigrants
were
exploited,
they
were
not
paid
fairly
and
they
suffered
under
terrible
working
conditions.
These
workers
and
their
families
deserve
our
immense
gratitude
and
our
apologies
for
their
treatment.
O
Today,
Chinese
albertans
are
many
things,
including
Engineers
Physicians
entrepreneurs,
Frontline
healthcare
workers,
Services
service
industry,
workers
and
so
much
more
Chinese
Canadians
have
helped
build
the
Alberta.
We
know
today
and
play
a
key
role
in
shaping
Alberta's
social,
economic
and
cultural
landscape.
In
my
conversations
with
members
of
the
Chinese
Community,
they
shared
with
me
their
vision
for
a
strong,
prosperous
and
inclusive
Alberta
they're
worried
about
the
fragile
state
of
our
health
care.
System
students
are
feeling
burdened
with
increasing
tuition
costs
all
while
worrying
about
cuts
to
seniors
benefits
for
their
grandparents.
O
Anti-Asian
hate,
unfortunately,
has
been
on
the
rise
since
the
pandemic.
Surveys
indicate
that
we
each
have
Chinese
neighbors
friends
and
colleagues
who
do
not
feel
safe
and
like
they
belong
As
Leaders.
This
is
a
problem
that
we
must
address.
It's
why
the
Alberta
ndp's
anti-racism
proposal
on
Alberta's
future.ca
include
strengthening
hate
crime
legislation,
developing
an
anti-racism
curriculum
that
teaches
about
Chinese,
albertans,
collecting
race-based
data
and
reducing
barriers
to
access
support
programs
pandemic
related
increases
in
business
closures,
Community
disorder
and
anti-asian.
O
Racism
have
also
harmed
the
historic
communities
of
Chinatown
and
Edmonton,
and
Calgary
government
must
provide
funding
and
support
for
Chinatown.
Revitalization,
Chinese
albertans
want
to
feel
safe.
They
care
about
their
families,
they
care
about
Quality,
Health
Care.
They
worry
about
having
a
strong
education
and
post-secondary
system
and,
of
course,
they
want
a
stable
economy.
I'm
looking
forward
to
our
continued
engagement
with
Chinese
albertans,
as
we
work
together
to
build
a
better
future
yeah.
P
Mr
Speaker
with
my
history
of
working
in
residential
construction
is
perhaps
no
surprise
that
I
consider
housing
as
a
vital
pillar
of
the
upward
Advantage
housing
ranks
is
the
second
largest
expense
off
the
paychecks
of
most
auburns,
with
30
percent,
the
Inc
of
the
income
being
a
benchmark
for
affordability,
affordability.
We
speak
often
of
the
importance
of
affordable
housing
and
the
protection
of
our
most
vulnerable
and
I
am
grateful
for
the
recent
allocation
of
55
million
dollars
by
our
government
in
support
of
the
sector.
Q
Mr
Speaker,
the
UCP
have
been
cleaning
up
the
MSD
NDP
major
in
their
time
in
government,
I'm,
not
sure
the
NDP
leader
even
likes
albertans,
as
she
has
called
us,
embarrassing
cousins.
Those
are
party
he
disagrees
with.
They
call
sewer
wraps
her
solution
to
high
energy
costs,
which
he
she
herself
caused
with.
The
carbon
tax
is
to
quote,
take
the
bus,
I'm
sure
that
goes
over
big.
Where
no
bus
service
exists.
The
NDP
showed
a
lack
of
support
for
Parental
choice
in
education
and
won
extremist
groups
like
Extinction
rebellion
in
the
classroom.
Q
Their
disastrous
Health
policies
drove
up
wait
times
and
created
backlogs
for
surgeries,
putting
our
system
in
a
constant
state
of
disarray
even
before
a
pandemic,
rather
than
supporting
treatment
for
people
Afflicted
with
addiction
they
choose
supervised
injection
sites
is
the
main
course
of
action.
They
even
defended
the
misuse
of
funds
at
one
location
under
the
NDP.
These
sites
were
clustered
together
in
areas
where
a
particular
group
had
to
people
had
to
deal
with
all
of
the
crime
and
disorder
unfairly.
The
NDP
leader
constantly
sided
with
the
Trudeau
government
with
it
is
his
hostility
towards
Alberta.
Q
She
helped
Trudeau,
cancel
the
northern
Gateway
and
energy
East
pipelines
and
did
not
support
the
Keystone
XL.
Now
they
expect
albertans
to
believe
they
are
for
the
economy
after
driving
out
a
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
jobs
and
over
a
hundred
billion
dollars
in
investment,
a
former
NDP
Minister
once
told
albertans
to
go
to
go
to
BC
and
find
work.
Mr
Speaker,
our
UCP
government
has
attracted
the
largest
Investments
Alberta,
has
ever
seen
we're
putting
more
money
into
both
health
care
and
education
than
at
any
other
time
in
Alberta
history.
Q
Our
recovery
program
for
addiction
is
becoming
famous
for
its
success.
In
helping
those
suffering
from
addiction,
we
are
seeing
massive
level
levels
of
economic
diversification,
including
Financial,
Services,
high-tech
film
television,
hydrogen
agriculture,
irrigation
and
more.
The
contract
is
Stark.
Mr
Speaker
in
May
albertans
can
choose
to
go
back
to
the
dark
days
of
the
NDP
or
choose
to
support
an
ntp
government
building
a
better
economy,
health
care
and
quality
of
life.
R
A
C
S
Speaker
all
albertans
need
the
right,
Health
Care
in
the
right
place
at
the
right
time,
but
today
albertans
are
waiting
longer
than
ever.
They're
waiting
an
overwhelmed
emergency
rooms
sitting
next
to
their
sick
children,
they're
waiting
for
an
ambulance
to
arrive
unsure
if
one's
even
on
the
way,
they're
waiting
for
a
family
doctor
to
move
back
to
Alberta
because
they
already
watched
the
move
away
once
and
Bill
201
would
have
set
standards
in
healthcare
would
have
included
standards
for
shorter
wait
times.
T
The
premier
has
the
call
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
I
think
that
the
members
opposite
are
forgetting
that
there
are
multiple
parts
of
their
bill
and
they
put
one
part
of
their
bill
that
would
have
shut
down
publicly
funded
chartered
surgical
centers,
which
are
now
performing
20
of
all
publicly
funded
surgeries
in
our
provinces.
If
we
had
voted
to
endorse
that,
we
actually
would
have
reduced
the
capacity
for
our
our
ability
to
to
cut
surgical
wait
times
rather
than
an
increased.
S
Thank
you,
Hunter
Premier,
sick
children
are
waiting
for
health
care
in
a
trailer
outside
of
their
Hospital.
Shame
Mr
Speaker,
the
Health
Care
system
is
in
chaos
and
front
care
front
line.
Health
care
workers
are
exhausted.
Since
the
UCP
formed
government,
the
number
of
health
care
workers
quitting
has
gone
up.
Workers
are
now
more
than
twice
as
likely
to
quit.
Within
their
first
year,
more
staff
are
working
overtime,
more
staff
are
getting
sick
and
staff
vacancies
are
through
the
roof.
S
T
Honorable,
the
premiere
yes
I'd
be
happy
to
I.
In
fact,
before
we
announced
that
Dr
John
Cowell
was
taking
over.
As
the
official
administrator
we
made
sure
to
have
one-on-one
calls
with
the
head
of
the
hsaa,
with
the
head
of
aupe
and
with
the
nurses
Union,
so
that
they
understood
that
as
we're
making
decisions,
we
would
need
their
help
and
support
and
making
sure
that
we
got
it
right
and
if
there
were
any
issues
along
the
way
that
we
could
troubleshoot
them
so
that
we
could.
We
could
make
course
corrections
as
we
go
along.
T
S
Calling
Heather
Smith
to
tell
her
you're
firing.
The
board
is
not
working
with
her
in
a
meeting
like
she's
requested
to
address
the
health
care
worker
crisis.
Premier
front
line
staff
crisis
is
manufactured
and
that
Healthcare
Staffing
is
is
is
their
creation,
the
issue
that
they're
facing,
but
the
truth
is
much
more
simple:
Mr
Speaker
the
ucp's
bad
decisions
and
their
repeated
attacks
on
health
care
workers
have
caused
chaos.
Alberta
needs
more
health
care
workers,
including
nurses,
at
the
front
lines,
and
that
includes
Alberta
tree
nurses
so
to
the
premier.
S
T
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
AHS
had
made
a
decision
to
to
Bar
unvaccinated
workers
from
being
able
to
work
in
the
system,
which
was
a
decision
we
reversed,
which
is
a
decision
we
reverse
when,
when
I
mentioned,
that
that
was
creating
unnecessary
shortages,
that's
what
I
was
referring
to
I'm
pleased
to
see
that
everybody
has
been
invited
back
into
the
system
that
allows
for
us
to
increase
capacity
on
the
front
line.
S
And
the
premier's
hiking
up
tuition
for
nursing
students
at
the
University
of
Calgary,
yes
portability.
Let's
talk
about
the
ucp's
plan
for
inflation.
The
package
put
forward
by
the
UCP
government
deliberately
excludes
more
than
2
million
albertans.
That's
2
million
people
who
are
stressed
who
could
use
some
relief
but
they'll
not
be
getting
a
single
bit
of
help
from
the
UCP
Mr
Speaker
those
same
nursing,
students
who
are
seeing
their
tuition
go
up
unless
they
have
children
won't
get
a
dime
from
the
UCP.
Why
isn't
the
UCP
giving
a
penny
to
post-secondary
students
in
need.
T
The
honor
roll
the
premiere
Mr
Speaker,
as
we
have
seen,
issues
identified
where
we
have
additional
pressure
points
like
post-secondary,
like
student
loan
costs
like
tuition,
I've,
asked
our
utilities
and
affordability
minister
to
take
a
closer
look
at
it.
We
have
only
come
forward
with
an
initial
package
on
affordability
and
we
intend
to
develop
more
more
initiatives,
and
so
we
will
certainly
have
a
look
at
that
one,
but
Mr
Speaker.
This
is
just
the
beginning.
T
S
How
about
Rick
Mr
Speaker
Rick's
in
his
40s,
he
doesn't
have
kids,
he
doesn't
drive,
he
works
hard
just
to
pay
his
rent,
buy
a
bus
pass
and
put
groceries
on
the
table.
He's
feeling
the
impact
of
a
40-year
high
inflation
hike
just
like
everyone
else
so
to
the
premier.
Why
isn't
Rick
getting
a
dime
in
Bill
too?
Why
did
the
UCP
leave
half
of
albertans
empty-handed
The
Honorable
the.
T
T
Tax,
which
increases
the
cost
of
everything
in
particular,
groceries,
in
particular
the
price
that
we're
paying
at
the
at
the
pump.
If
you
increase
the
cost
of
the
fuel
tax,
it's
going
to
be
built
into
everything
that
we're
paying
for
and
I
would
think
that
they
would
have
more
credibility
on
this
issue
if
they
advocated
at
the
federal
level,
as
we
have
for
suspension
of
that
carbon
tax,
rather
than
asking
for
it
to
be
increased
three-fold.
That's
right,
foreign.
S
Speaker
would
be
one
thing
if
these
checks
were
actually
arriving
with
some
urgency,
but
instead
the
UCP
government
is
making
families
jump
through
hoops
to
apply.
This
means
hundreds
of
thousands
of
albertans
logging
onto
a
government
website,
hoping
it
doesn't
crash
and
in
the
past
that
hasn't
worked
out
so
well.
So
why
do
corporations
get
a
no
jobs,
corporate
handout
of
4.7
billion
dollars
no
strings
attached,
while
families
have
to
deal
with
red
tape-
just
a
maybe
hopefully,
a
few
months
before
the
election
get
a
little
bit
of
relief.
Thank
you.
T
V
Mr
Speaker
in
2017,
the
NDP
government
responded
to
the
needs
of
edmontonians
by
announcing
the
creation
of
a
new
South
Edmonton
hospital
to
meet
the
needs
of
a
growing
city.
It's
also
clear
that
with
our
health
care
under
so
much
stress
that
this
Hospital
would
be
critical.
However,
despite
the
clear
need,
the
UCP
government
has
delayed
this
project
time
and
time
again
and
even
yesterday,
the
infrastructure
Minister
couldn't
answer
simple
questions
about
the
hospital
questions
like
when
the
project
will
start.
V
W
Premier,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
happy
to
answer
this
question.
Of
course
the
NDP
is
their
want
and
now
it's
a
huge
spending
with
no
plan.
We
have
gone
back
to
do
functional
development,
so
we
know
what
we're
building
we
have
to
know
what
we
want
to
solve
we'll
have
to
know
what
we
want
to
treat
before.
We
can
build
that,
unlike
the
NDP,
we're
doing
the
work
first
to
create
a
functional
plan.
So
we
know
what
to
build
here.
V
Every
day
in
this
house,
the
premier
and
the
health
Minister
talk
about
how
focused
they
are
on
building
capacity
and
Health
Care
capacity
that
South
Edmonton
Hospital
would
provide.
Our
government
would
have
opened
it
by
2026.
The
Kenny
government
delayed
it
to
2030,
and
now
this
government
has
taken
the
start
date
off
the
website.
Leaving
many
albertans
worried
that
this
project
is
about
to
be
canceled.
Can
the
premier
confirm
whether
yes
or
a
no,
whether
the
South
Edmonton
hospital,
is
still
going
to
be
built
and
on
what
date
will
construction
formally
start.
W
You
Mr
Speaker,
the
2022-2025
capital
plan
is
providing
370
million
dollars
over
three
years
for
this
project.
We
continue
to
build
a
plan,
so
we
know
what
service
we
are
providing.
Without
that
plan
we
can
build
a
huge
building
but
to
serve
what
we
need
a
plan
first,
once
we
have
that,
we
will
move
ahead,
we
will
start
the
building
and
we
are
committing
to
all
albertans
and
all
all
edmontonians
to
do
this
right
by
planning.
First,
the.
V
Thank
you
addition
to
the
long
delays
the
ucpf
subjected
to
this
project.
They
also
plan
to
return
to
the
failed
model
of
p3s
to
build
it.
We
know
that
the
P3
model
doesn't
make
sense.
In
fact,
that
was
a
direct
quote
from
former
conservative
infrastructure
Minister
Wayne
Drysdale
when
he
shut
down
the
approach
for
building
schools
in
2014,
since
it
increased
costs
and
caused
huge
delays.
Can
the
premier
tell
us
why
her
government
continues
to
use
this
broken
model
to
build
schools
and
hospitals?
V
W
W
We
will,
however,
continue
to
use
p3's
public-private
Partnerships,
where
they're
warranted,
where
they
make
business
sense,
where
they
save
albertans
money
and
where
they
will
serve
the
needs
of
that
project
on
a
case-by-case
basis.
Best
again,
we
are
doing
the
work
behind
the
scenes
that
the
former
government
failed
to
do.
They
didn't
do
their
homework.
They
didn't
build
a
plan,
they
don't
understand
contracts,
we're
doing
all
that
work
for
albertans
to
save
them.
Money.
X
Yesterday
in
question
period,
while
defending
her
complete
failure
to
consult
with
indigenous
people
regarding
the
sovereignty
act,
the
premier
ignorantly
compared
First
Nations
struggled
against
oppression
and
their
fight
for
their
rights
to
her
government's
bloated
Feud
with
Ottawa
quote.
They
have
fought
a
battle
over
the
last
number
of
years
to
get
sovereignty
respected
and
to
extract
themselves
from
the
paternalistic
Indian
Act.
We
get
treated
the
exact
same
way
from
Ottawa
and
close
Dustin.
X
T
Y
T
Intention
was
to
demonstrate
that
the
process
that
our
first
Nations
have
gone
through
to
develop
sovereignty
over
their
own
Affairs
and
extract
themselves
from
the
Indian
Act
is
the
process
that
we
are
following
in
going
through
and
and
asserting
our
rights
under
the
Constitution
I
I
take
inspiration
from
what
the
First
Nations
have
done
and
I'm
looking
forward
to
continue
engaging
and
Consulting
with
them.
The.
X
Indigenous
people,
within
Alberta
and
across
the
province
had
faced
genocide
through
abuse
in
residential
schools,
the
past
system,
6C
scoop
and
countless
community
members
who
are
murdered
and
missing
indigenous
people
are
still
tirelessly
fighting
so
that
their
culture,
language
and
existence
remains
to
compare
her
fights
with
Ottawa.
Over
issues
like
fertilizer
policy
is
a
complete
failure
of
understanding
of
the
atrocities.
Indigenous
people
have
suffered
simple
question.
Will
the
premier
apologize
for
this
comment.
T
Honorable,
the
premier,
as
I,
said,
if
my
comments
were
misconstrued,
I,
absolutely
apologize
for
it,
because
my
intention
was
to
demonstrate
that
we
have
a
common
problem
with
Ottawa
Ottawa
I
think,
unfortunately,
to
treat
treats
First
Nations
with
disrespect
and
they
also
treat
provinces
with
disrespect.
What
we
need
to
do
is
to
go
back
to
the
original
intention
of
the
Constitution
and
the
charter
of
rice
and
freedoms
and
make
sure
that
Ottawa
is
respecting
both
First
Nations
sovereignty.
Rights,
as
well
as
our
rights
under
the
Constitution.
X
Just
hours
ago,
treaty
six
Chiefs
stated
quote:
it
was
clear
from
our
discussions
that
Premier
Smith
does
not
understand
treaty
or
our
inherent
rights.
Nor
does
she
respect
them.
The
premier
will
not
dictate
how
we
we
will
be
consulted.
We
point
her
once
again
to
the
duty
to
consult,
to
learn
more
about
how
to
engage
and
work
with
us
appropriately
to
the
premier.
The
sovereignty
Act
is
another
bill,
forced
on
First
Nations,
without
consultation
that
is
attacking
their
sovereignty
and
their
inherent
and
treaty
rights.
T
Premier,
Mr
Speaker,
we
won't
be
withdrawing
Bill
one
and
I
I
am
speaking
regularly
with
the
Chiefs
to
point
them
to
section
to
see
of
the
of
the
act
that
we
put
forward.
That
expressly
states
that
nothing
in
the
ACT
is
going
to
impact
their
treaty
or
Aboriginal
rights.
That's
what
section
35
is
all
about.
I
respect
the
car,
the
charter,
I
respect
the
Constitution
I
respect
that
we
have
a
nation-to-nation
relationship
with
First,
Nations
and
I'm,
looking
forward
to
identifying
those
areas
that
we
can
work
with
in
Partnership.
Z
You
Mr
Speaker
record
levels
of
interpersonal
inter-provincial
migration,
a
balanced
budget
skyrocketing
levels
of
venture
capital.
Investment
is
all
great
news
for
Alberta.
It
means
our
province
is
a
magnet
for
our
ambitious
Canadians
has
an
optimistic
future
and
more
minds
and
money
to
drive
Innovation
every
albertan
and
member
of
our
legislature
should
take
pride
in
the
last
few
years
of
economic
reinvigoration.
However,
some
regions
of
our
Province
have
yet
to
reach
their
full
economic
potential
to
the
minister
of
Agriculture
and
irrigation.
How
is
Alberta's
government
ensuring
our
province's
economic
Prosperity
benefits
rural
communities,
The.
AA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
question.
I
was
happy
and
pleased
today
to
be
joined
by
the
minister
of
jobs,
economy
and
Northern
development
representation
from
one
of
Alberta's
Regional
Economic,
Development
alliances
and
the
presidents
of
both
RMA
and
Alberta
municipalities
to
announce
a
new
five-year
economic
development
in
rural
Alberta
plan.
The
plan
provides
a
coordinated
and
strategic
approach
to
support
economic
growth
and
create
jobs
in
rural
Alberta.
The
plan
outlines
clear
priorities
to
achieve
maximum
benefit
for
Rural
communities
as
Alberta's
economy
grows.
Z
Mr
Speaker
and,
given
that
centralized
planning,
is
the
worst
approach
to
governance
and
fails
the
needs
of
rural
businesses,
indigenous
communities
in
small
towns.
Given
that
the
new
two
solitudes
in
Canada
is
the
rural
urban
divide,
which
means
that
City
bureaucrats
are
necessarily
Urban,
biased
and
unconscious
of
those
outside
of
their
immediate
circle.
And
given
the
importance
of
including
the
input
of
people
impacted
by
government
policies
to
the
same
Minister.
How
were
rural
businesses
and
communities
included
in
the
drafting
of
the
economic
development
in
rural
Alberta
plant.
AA
Thank
you
Mr
Speaker.
Well,
it
was
very
important
to
us
to
make
sure
that
this
consultation
was
was
very
thorough.
We
all
saw
what's
happened
when
you
don't
consult
rural
Alberta
like
in
the
bill
sex
circumstance,
but
I'd
say.
Over
the
last
18
months
we
had
23
virtual
engagement
sessions
with
over
370
rural
albertans
businesses
and
communities
collected
over
3
500.
Individual
comments
and
thoughts
had
an
online
survey
with
over
a
thousand
response
ounces.
This
included
AG
producers,
municipalities,
Economic
Development
agencies,
the
indigenous
Community
post
sex
not-for-profits.
Z
AA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
The
plan
supports
these
ongoing
initiatives.
These
important
initiatives,
the
investment
growth
funds,
rural
stream,
Alberta's,
Broadband
strategy,
travel,
Alberta's,
rural
tourism
initiatives,
the
forest
Jobs
action
plan,
the
Alberta
indigenous
offered
opportunities
Corporation,
just
to
name
a
few,
and
also
to
make
clear,
there's
five
strategic
directions:
Economic
Development,
enabling
infrastructure,
rural
business
supports
and
Entrepreneurship
skills,
development
promotion
and
marketing
of
rural
tourism
and
Rural
Economic
Development
capacity
building,
The.
AB
While
the
number
of
our
friends
and
neighbors
living
houseless
doubled
in
Social,
disordered,
increased
business
and
Community
leaders
adapt
to
Advocate,
the
city
of
Edmonton
has
been
taking
action,
but
for
too
long
they've
lacked
provincial
support
to
begin
in
March
of
this
year,
the
government
committed
five
million
dollars
to
help
with
downtown
revitalization,
but
10
months
later,
despite
a
13
billion
dollar
Surplus,
it
is
yet
to
be
paid
to
the
Minister
of
Finance.
When
will
you
release
the
5
million
dollars?
You
promised.
B
Speaker
we're
working
with
the
cities
of
Edmonton
and
Calgary
we're
working
with
all
of
Alberta
municipalities
on
revitalizing
our
economies,
both
locally
and
right
across
the
province,
Mr
Speaker.
The
best
thing
we
can
do
as
a
government
is
ensure
that
we
have
the
most
competitive
business
environment
possible
that
will
attract
investment,
create
opportunities
and
Mr
Speaker.
Our
plans
working.
AB
Here,
Mr
Speaker
that
business
and
Community
leaders
in
our
downtown
have
spent
years
struggling
to
get
the
attention
of
this
government,
but
that's
been
a
challenge
as
they've
been
mired
in
their
own
internal
drama,
multiple
cabinet,
shuffles,
leaving
conversations
and
consultations
on
hold
or
forced
to
restart
and
given,
indeed,
this
government
has
yet
to
even
release
the
report
from
the
Edmonton
Metro
region,
economic
recovery,
working
group
and
given
the
ecps,
now
simply
struck.
Yet
another
task
force
one
with
no
representation
from
our
businesses
or
communities
or
any
consultation
with
Council.
AC
Mr
Speaker
Alberta's
economy
is
on
fire.
We
created
25
to
almost
25
percent
of
the
jobs
for
the
entire
country
over
the
last
year,
Mr
Speaker.
But
let's
talk
about
downtowns,
Mr
Speaker.
Let's
talk
about
plans.
This
is
an
NDP
plan,
Mr
Speaker,
like
all
their
plans.
It's
a
plan
to
ask
other
people
to
come
forward
with
the
plan.
Mr
Speaker,
that's
not
a
plan.
We
have
a
plan
to
create
jobs
and
great
wealth
for
albertans
Mr
Speaker,
and
that
plan
is
working.
AB
Given
Mr
Speaker,
this
government
continues
to
rail
against
Ottawa,
complaining
of
heavy-handed
materialism,
a
lack
of
consultation,
a
failure
to
understand
the
unique
culture
of
their
Province,
but
given
their
new
task
force
doesn't
include
anyone
who
lives
or
operates
a
business
in
our
downtown
or
anyone
with
lived
experience.
Instead,
we
have
a
collection
of
newly
minted
Calgary
ministers,
two
Suburban
counselors,
who
don't
actually
represent
Council
in
a
handful
of
bureaucrats
and
given
that
the
Municipal
Affairs
Minister
Clinton,
she
wants
to
work
with
all
stakeholders
on
this.
AD
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
for
the
question.
Mr
Speaker.
We
have
brought
together
key
cabinet
ministers,
emergency
responders,
First,
Responders,
City
officials,
indigenous
leaders
and
health
system
experts
to
quickly
Implement
over
63
million
dollars
worth
of
initiatives
in
Edmonton.
Our
task
force
does
include
two
Edmonton
City
councilors.
We.
AD
AE
Mr
Speaker,
a
recent
Canada
Mental
Health
Association
report
from
October
found
that
albertans
more
than
those
in
any
other
Province
are
feeling
stressed,
angry,
lonely
and
depressed.
We
know
that
the
pandemic
has
had
a
massive
impact
on
the
health
of
albertans,
which
is
why
our
caucuses
proposed
giving
albertans
five
free
counseling
sessions
to
ensure
that
they
are
able
to
better
care
for
their
mental
health.
Why
hasn't
the
minister
of
mental
health
and
addiction
support
our
simple
policy
that
could
help
so
many
The.
AD
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
on
this
side
of
the
house.
We
have
been
actively
working
with
regards
to
the
general
mental
health
of
individuals
in
Alberta.
Our
government
was
elected
to
increase
access
for
albertans
and
ensure
that
every
Alberta
has
the
opportunity
to
pursue
recovery
from
their
mental
health
challenges.
That's
why
we've
invested
over
58
million
for
mental
health
and
addiction
in
response
to
the
pandemic,
including
25
million
for
community-based
organizations.
This
is
on
top
of
the
more
than
a
billion
dollars
that
we
spend
every
year
on
mental
health
and
addiction,
care
and
services.
AD
And
addiction,
thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker.
The
evidence
is
clear.
When
high-risk
opioid
narcotics
are
widely
available,
many
are
traded
or
legally
sold
and
addiction
and
overdose
rates
increase.
That's
why
we
have
taken
steps
to
protect
albertans
and
their
communities
from
high
risk,
opioid
narcotics,
while
still
providing
care
to
those
who
need
it.
We
will
continue
to
support
albertans
in
their
pursuit
of
recovery
and
Mr
Speaker
when
it
comes
to
reducing
barriers.
It's
us
who
got
rid
of
user
fees
under
them,
even
if
they
were
accessing
publicly
funded
Recovery
Services.
AD
AE
Given
that
the
recovery
system
only
works,
if
vulnerable,
albertans
awaiting
Treatment
Services
don't
die
while
waiting
and
given
that,
while
this
government
brags
about
the
treatment
beds,
they've
created
I,
hear
from
Frontline
workers
that
they
are
unable
to
access
beds
to
support
their
clients,
why
is
the
Minister
of
Health
mental
health
and
addictions
putting
up
barriers
for
those
seeking
treatment?
How
many
lives
will
these
decisions
negatively
impact?
How
many
lives
will
be
lost?
Well,
the.
AD
Speaker
on
this
side
of
the
house,
we
are
proud
of
the
work
that
we
are
doing
on
this
file.
We
have
gone
from
looking
to
increase
funding
for
spaces
for
four
thousand.
We
actually
did
eight
thousand,
so
it's
nineteen
thousand
now
to
twenty
seven
thousand.
In
fact,
it
was
the
NDP
who
left
beds
unfunded
what
happened
from
that
by
leaving
treatment,
beds,
unfunded
the
NDP
forced
to
back
up
into
detox
into
shelters,
thereby
onto
the
streets
and
into
tents.
AD
AF
For
Calgary
Glenn
Moore,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
the
Southwest
Calgary
Ring
Road
Project
is
a
huge
win
for
Calgary
and
Alberta.
The
truth
is,
we
can
no
longer
run
our
north-south
trade
route
through
the
middle
of
our
city
and
it
has
benefits
for
those
of
my
constituency
who
no
longer
are
limited
to
one-way
in
or
out
of
our
neighborhoods.
Today,
a
trip
to
West
Hills
now
takes
seven
minutes
compared
to
the
previous
25
minutes.
AF
AG
Corridor,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
and
the
construction
of
the
final
three
phases
of
the
West
Calgary
Ring
Road
will
be
completed
in
2024.
That's
totaling,
five
new
kilometers
of
Road
five
kilometers
upgrade
to
the
transcanta
highway
and
six
new
interchanges,
but
Mr
Speaker
under
NDP
social
procurement
policies
that
gives
control
to
Big
union
bosses.
Provincial
construction
projects
like
the
West
Calgary
Ring
Road,
would
have
seen
huge
delays
and
cost
overruns,
but
Mr
Speaker.
The
NDP
already
did
a
pilot
in
Alberta,
so
they
know
this.
It
failed,
but
Gil
McGowan
must
be
pretty
persistent.
AF
More
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
minister
for
the
answer.
Given
that
traffic
on
the
Ring
Road
is
growing
every
day,
as
we
see
the
project
near
the
finish
line
and
given
that
more
traffic
often
means
more
noise
from
the
roadway
and
given
that
my
constituency
borders
the
ever-growing
traffic
on
the
Southwest
Calgary
Ring
Road,
what
is
the
Minister
of
transportation
and
economic
corridors
doing
to
ensure
that
the
noise
from
The
Ring
Road
does
not
spill
over
into
the
communities
that
I
represent
the.
AG
Economic
corridors
Mr
Speaker,
The
Honorable
member
for
Calgary
Glenmore,
has
been
a
champion
for
neighborhoods
in
her
constituency
like
Cedar,
Bray
and
Woodbine,
but
Mr
Speaker.
We
are
planning
to
build
the
sound
wall
in
budget
2023
and
hopefully
the
NDP
will
support
it,
but
Mr
Speaker
I
wouldn't
be
too
optimistic
about
the
NDP
voting
in
favor
of
the
budget,
especially
when
it
supports
Calgary
because
Mr
Speaker
everybody
knows
the
NDP
cares
more
about
their
big
union
bosses
and
Gil
McGowan
than
Alberta
families
and
Alberta
workers.
The.
AF
You
Mr
Speaker
and
again
thank
you
to
the
minister
for
the
answer.
Given
that
noise
attenuation
would
be
a
significant
relief
for
the
communities
that
I
represent
and
given
that
my
constituents
and
I
are
advocating
for
the
noise
from
the
southwest
Ring
Road
to
be
addressed
before
it
further
impacts
our
quality
of
life,
and
given
that
this
has
been
an
issue
for
quite
some
time
now
to
the
minister
of
transportation
and
economic
corridors.
When
can
we
expect
to
see
shovels
in
the
ground
and
the
overdue
noise
attenuation
built?
The.
AG
Honorable
minister,
speaker,
hopefully,
we'll
see
shovels
in
the
ground
this
spring
in
Calgary
Glenmore
to
mitigate
this
traffic
noise,
but
Mr
Speaker,
there's
been
a
lot
of
noise
from
what
the
MVP
just
did
in
BC,
the
NDP
kicked
out
indigenous
workers
who
were
building
the
couch
and
District
Hospital
just
because
they
didn't
hold
the
right.
Ndp
approved
union
membership,
Mr
Speaker,
NDP
Union
Wars
are
shameful.
They
do
not
belong
in
Alberta
and
I.
Wonder
if
the
NDP
MLA
for
Edmonton
Rutherford
mentions
to
Chiefs
in
Alberta
how
the
NDP
puts
Union
politics
over
indigenous
rights
The.
Y
Well,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
the
town
of
Banff
is
looking
at
a
potential
10.2
percent
increase
in
taxes,
town
of
Canmore,
looking
at
12.3
percent
jump.
These
these
increases
can
be
tracked
back
to
the
actions
and
decisions
of
this
UCP
government
and
the
Finance
Minister
Kenmore
mayor,
Sean,
kruzik
stated
publicly
and
I
quote
cam
or,
like
all
municipalities
have
suffered
from
provincial
downloading
in
one
form
or
another
end
quote:
what
will
it
take
the
Finance
Minister
to
stop
hammering
Alberta
Mountain
communities
with
higher
costs
and
higher
taxes.
B
Well,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
again
we're
working
with
all
municipalities
to
ensure
that
Alberta
is
not
only
prosperous
today,
but
Mr
Speaker
prosperous.
Tomorrow
we
inherited
a
fiscal
train
wreck
from
the
members
opposite:
Mr
Speaker
spending
completely
out
of
control,
10
billion
dollars
higher
than
comparator
provinces
on
a
per
capita
basis.
Mr
Speaker.
We
brought
responsible
fiscal
management
at
the
same
time,
positioned
Alberta's
economy
for
competitive
competitiveness,
investment
attraction
and
growth.
Mr
Speaker,
were
they
leading
the
nation
in
investment
attraction.
Remember
for
Edmonton
Manning.
Y
Giving
the
fact
that
passing
the
expectation
onto
municipalities
and
say
they're
overspending
when
their
budgets
have
been
cut
by
the
provincial
government
is
just
another
example
of
this
Minister
bucking
all
of
his
actions
and
expecting
albertans
to
just
accept
it.
Given
that
Bamford
can
were
discussing
adding
a
specific
line
about
the
cost
of
provincial
downloading
onto
their
provincial
tax
bills,
and
given
that,
on
top
of
piling
on
taxes
to
Residents,
the
UCP
has
also
repeatedly
moved
to
silence
the
voices
of
local
leaders
and
strip
away
their
powers.
C
B
Finance
Mr
Speaker.
That's
a
ridiculous
question:
we're
making
key
strategic
infrastructure
Investments
right
across
the
province,
Mr
Speaker.
During
the
difficult
days
of
covet
and
the
energy
price
crash,
Mr
Speaker,
we
increased
our
Capital
spending
envelope
to
municipalities,
so
they
could
build
critical
infrastructure
and,
more
importantly,
put
tens
of
thousands
of
albertans
to
work.
Mr
Speaker
we're
bringing
responsible
fiscal
management
management
that
ensures
sustainable
programming,
sustainable
programming
for
albertans
in
the
future.
The.
Y
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
given
that
the
counselor
for
Canmore
said
what
we're
all
thinking
the
province
has
a
15
billion
dollar
Surplus
and
yet
they're
forced
to
increase
their
taxes,
and,
given
that
albertans
are
facing
an
affordability
crisis
not
seen
in
a
lifetime
and
given
that
our
Mountain
communities
already
face
additional
costs
that
aren't
funded
due
to
an
influx
of
tourists
using
Municipal
infrastructure.
Can
the
minister
explain
to
the
UCP
MLA
for
bam
kananascus,
why
this
government
clearly
doesn't
care
about
her
constituents?
B
Of
Finance
again
Mr
Speaker,
that's
a
ridiculous
question.
It's
due
to
our
responsible
fiscal
management,
Mr
Speaker
that
Alberta
was
able
to
deliver
the
largest
affordability
package
of
any
province
in
the
country,
2.8
billion
dollars,
Mr
Speaker
over
three
years
and
Mr
Speaker.
We
made
key
investments
in
the
Nordic
ski
area
in
the
Banff
kananascus
region
and
Mr
Speaker.
We
will
continue
to
bring
responsible
fiscal
management,
so
we
can
build
key
infrastructure
for
albertans
in
the
future.
The.
F
While
no
industry
emerged
unscathed,
non-profits
were
particularly
under
resourced
throughout
the
pandemic.
Now,
as
the
sector
begins
to
recover,
non-profits
continue
to
struggle
nonprofits
fill
critical
needs
employ
nearly
300
000
albertans
contribute
5.5
billion
to
the
economy
and
another
5
billion
involved
inter
labor
analysis
by
the
Calgary
chamber
of
voluntary
organization,
shows
instability.
Many
Alberta
nonprofits
are
in
crisis.
They
are
calling
for
an
urgent
one-time
injection
of
30
million.
Only
0.2
percent
of
the
government
surplus
in
immediate
aid.
Will
the
minister
rise
in
this
house
and
commit
to
the
more
than
reasonable
request.
The.
AH
Community
and
Social
Services
Mr
Speaker.
Thank
you
to
that
member
for
the
question
and
her
concern
for
the
not-for-profit
sector.
I
do
I'd
share
that
concern,
and
it's
why
I
was
so
happy
to
see
our
Premier
put
that
into
my
mandate
letter
to
make
sure
that
we're
looking
at
addressing
wage
challenges
for
our
social
sector,
making
sure
that
we
are
helping
our
social
sector
to
be
able
to
get
through
this.
E
You
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
for
the
honorable
member
continue
to
read
this
question.
Echo
was
my
colleague
Minister
of
Housing
and
Social
Services.
We
are
on
top
of
this,
not
only
his
ministry
but
mines
who
is
the
Minister
of
a
culture.
Last
year
we
increased
20
million
dollar
more
for
Community
facility
enhancement
program,
Mr
Speaker
we're
on
top
of
this
helping
Alberta.
F
Sector
who
serve
important
roles
in
their
very
own
backyards,
given
the
government
private
members,
Bill
202,
is
only
beneficial
to
charitable
organizations
and
given
that
the
majority
of
non-profits
do
not
have
charitable
status
to
accept
donations
and
issue
tax
receipts,
and
given
that
this
is
a
poor
measure
to
compensate
for
grant
funding,
not
keeping
up
with
inflation.
Will
the
minister
take
the
expert
seriously
listen
to
their
concerns
and
move
forward
with
their
incredibly
reasonable
asks.
AH
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
again,
thank
you
to
the
member
for
her
question.
Her
advocacy
and
I'm
actually
glad
that
she
brought
up
the
honorable
member
for
peace,
River's,
Bill,
Bill,
202,
Bill
202.,
because
I
know
that
that
will
have
a
significant
impact
for
not-for-profits
it'll.
Give
our
community
it'll
give
albertans
a
meaningful
way
to
be
able
to
engage
in
the
solutions
and,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
that's
a
big
part
of
what
we
need
here.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
all
albertans
are
involved
with
it.
So
I.
AH
U
For
Calgary
bettingtons,
thank
you,
Mrs
speakers
I'm,
proud
to
be
part
of
this
government
that
has
us
held
in
a
light
understanding
and
Alliance
that
with
the
other
provinces,
this
has
a
lot
of
governments
to
fully
benefit
from
the
reasons
it
served
in
Energy
prices,
which
has
given
us
the
largest
surpass
in
Alberta's
history.
In
a
projected
that
the
12th
on
three
billion
dollars
for
the
2022-23
physical
years
to
the
Minister
of
Finance.
How
does
our
spending
record
compared
to
the
ADP
unsustainable
rate
cover
spending
increases.
B
Finance
the
president
treasury
board
well,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
that
important
question.
Mr
Speaker
I
mentioned
more
than
once
in
this
house
that
our
government
inherited
a
fiscal
train
wreck
from
the
NDP.
We
were
spending
over
10
billion
dollars
more
than
comparative
provinces
on
a
per
capita
basis,
Mr
Speaker
I'm
pleased
to
say
we
brought
our
spending
under
control,
we're
now
comparable
on
a
per
capita
basis
with
other
provinces,
Mr
Speaker.
B
U
U
You
Mr
speakers
and
then
think
of
the
questions
the
answer
to
the
ministers,
given
that
the
fiscal
Instinct
that
has
allowed
the
governments
to
fully
benefit
from
the
recent
boom
in
an
energy
crisis
and
it
attended
that
the
largest
service
in
the
provinces
of
History,
the
government
has
been
able
to
use
the
service
to
make
the
largest
that
repayment
over
the
history
and
the
struggling
13.4
billion
dollars
against
the
minister.
How
much
is
the
annual
interest
payments?
U
C
B
Finance
well,
thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker
and
again
to
the
member
for
the
question.
Our
government
continues
to
build
a
prosperous
economic
future
for
all
albertans
and
paying
down
debts
a
key
priority.
We
are
paying
down
13.4
billion
dollars
in
debt
this
year,
debt
that
is
maturing
this
year,
Mr
Speaker.
If
we
need
to
go
to
Capital
markets
today,
with
increased
cost
of
capital,
increased
interest
rates,
Mr
Speaker,
we
would
be
paying
about
600
million
dollars
more
per
year
in
debt
service
costs.
B
U
Speaker,
thank
you.
Thank
you
against
to
the
ministers,
given
that
the
fiscal
restraint
just
show
him
about
this
UCP
government
over
the
neck
of
restricted
in
the
people.
It's
like
NDP
governments
is
a
crystal
clear
with
their
figures
and
can
the
Minister
of
Finance
share
with
this
house?
How
important
will
this
is
saving
for
the
Alberta
governments
to
be
able
to
provide
significant
financial
relief
to
the
operations?
Did
the
during
this
inflationary
crisis
The.
B
Well,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker.
Yes,
we
are
in
an
inflationary
time
and
that's
putting
pressure
on
all
Alberta
households,
Mr
Speaker,
responsible
fiscal
management
and
a
growing
economy
has
allowed
again
this
government
to
respond
to
this
crisis.
This
challenge,
with
the
most
programming
of
any
Province
across
the
country,
Mr
Speaker,
2.8
billion
dollars
of
relief,
both
in
tax
reductions
and
direct
support.
Mr
Speaker
again,
we
will
continue
to
bring
responsible
fiscal
management
to
the
province
so
that
governments
in
the
future
can
respond
appropriately
to
challenges.
The.
AI
A
letter
to
the
Presidents
of
post-secondary
Institutions
inviting
proposals
for
a
new
downtown
Calgary
campus
Calgary's
downtown
vacancy
rate,
is
still
at
about
30
percent.
Mr
Speaker
downtown
campuses
are
awesome.
They
spur
on
the
average
creation
of
more
startups,
more
licensing
deals
more
inventions
and
more
investment
in
the
downtown.
This
is
a
plan
that
would
support
downtown
Calgary,
post-secondary
institutions
and
Calgary
in
general.
Will
the
advanced
education
rise
and
endorse
this
vital
project
that
we're
proposing.
C
AJ
Mr
Speaker
I'd
be
happy
to
chat
with
the
member
and
get
a
better
understanding.
You
know.
I
watched
the
press
conference
and
I
left
scratching.
My
head,
I
didn't
hear
details
about
a
budget.
I
didn't
hear
any
details
about
timelines.
I.
Think
the
member
of
my
colleague
mentioned
it
earlier.
It
seemed
as
though
it
was
a
plan
to
develop
a
plan,
so
I'm
not
sure
I
can
stand
and
get
behind
it
without
any
real
details.
AI
Speaker
I
can
certainly
land
the
advanced
education
Minister
a
hand
if
he
was
so
that's
what
he
wants,
given
that
the
UCP
is
still
imposing
additional
unnecessary
billions
of
dollars
in
debt
on
albertans,
pursuing
post-secondary
through
unprecedented
funding,
cuts
and
skyrocketing
tuition,
and
given
that
this
means
that
students
are
requiring
loans
that
have
to
take
on
a
significantly
larger
burden,
given
as
well
that
the
government
hasn't
even
included
the
majority
of
students
in
their
inflation
relief
legislation.
Why
is
the
Minister
of
advanced
education
doing
nothing
to
help
students
with
the
cost
of
living?
AJ
Of
course,
the
premier
has
asked
for
us
to
take
a
look
as
it
relates
to
affordability
and
I
know
that
that's
a
consistent
theme
across
all
Ministries
Mr
Speaker,
my
team
and
I
are
speaking
very
closely
with
student
leaders
to
get
a
better
understanding
of
some
of
their
challenges
and
get
a
better
understanding
as
to
whether
the
government
may
be
able
to
provide
assistance
to
work
with
students
and
so
we're
looking
at
those
options
and
we'll
bring
forward
some
thoughtful
plans
in
the
future.
Mr.
AI
Well,
Mr
Speaker,
given
that
this
government's
inflation
act
missed
more
than
2
million
albertans,
including
almost
all
of
the
post-secondary
students
in
this
province.
It's
given
as
well
that
the
Alberta
new
Democrats
do
have
a
plan
from
capping.
Post-Secondary
tuition
increases,
ending
the
UCP
surcharge
on
student
loans,
bringing
students
and
Research
into
the
downtown
core,
ensuring
stable,
predictable
funding
for
institutions
and
making
post-secondary
Career
Training
more
accessible,
and
so
so
much
more.
My
last
question
is
simple:
does
the
minister
want
to
offer
my
help
so
that
we
can
put
together
what's
best
for
students.
AK
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
We
know
that
albertans
are
struggling
under
a
high
inflation
and
the
related
escalated
cost
of
living,
and
that
includes
our
students
and
I.
We've
been
meeting
together
and
discussing
options
to
support
them
as
we
move
forward
and
that's
exactly
what
we'll
do
right
now:
they're
benefiting
from
cheaper
fuel
to
get
to
and
from
school
they're
benefiting
from
lower
electricity
prices
and
natural
gas
price
protection
and
students
will
benefit
from
the
targeted
relief
that
our
government
is
releasing
early
next
year.
The.
AL
Edmonton
Mr
Speaker
diversity
and
multiculturalism.
What
racism
continues
to
find
a
home
on
our
street
in
our
school
workplaces,
in
our
media
and
in
this
very
building
it
is
the
duty
of
every
albertans,
especially
those
in
position
of
power
to
Stamp
Out
racism
in
all
its
forms.
To
do
otherwise
is
morally
bankrupt.
Can
the
minister
of
multiculturalism
explain
what
tangible
action
this
government
is
taking
to
address
racism
in
Alberta?
Please
be
specific.
Albertans
are
looking
to
us
to
lead
you're.
AL
Given
that
racism
has
been
on
the
rise
in
Alberta
and
given
that
the
Calgary
and
had
mentioned
birth,
the
target
of
hate
crimes
last
year,
and
given
that
only
a
few
months
ago,
a
racist
representation
of
Sikh
culture
was
included
in
a
rural
Alberta,
Rodeo
Parade,
and
given
that
24
years
old,
Sikh
man
was
murdered
last
week
in
Edmonton,
newcomers
are
scared.
Racism
is
on
the
rise
and
minorities
are
facing
daily
instances
of
racism
in
their
life.
Well,
the
previous
stand
in
this
chamber
today
and
condemn
racism
in
all
its
forms.
The.
AM
AM
You
Mr
Speaker,
and
these
are
a
tragic
and
unacceptable
acts
and
obviously
I
do
condemn
all
acts
of
racism
all
across
the
province
and
in
our
nation,
and
we
have
seen
with
the
with
the
covid-19
pandemic.
We
have
seen
increases
in
anti-Semitism
anti-black
racism,
anti-asian
hate,
which
was
addressed
earlier
here
today,
and
I
am
very
personally
invested
as
a
minister
as
an
MLA
as
an
individual
to
ensure
that
we
tackle
racism
so
that
every
single
albertan
feels
included,
welcomed
and
is
able
to
actualize
their
potential
in
every
realm
of
Life
The.
AL
Given
that
third
party
Advertiser,
that
calls
itself
Alberta
First,
recently
released
a
television
ad
that
is
undeniably
racist
and
given
that
the
ad
is
black
and
white,
but
colors
only
the
turban
of
federal
political
leader
and
given
that
this
is
a
clearly
a
visual
dog
whistle
on
racism
and
given
that
fighting
racism
is
the
duty
of
every
person
in
this
house,
including
the
premier.
Well,
someone
on
that
side
stand
and
for
the
record,
condemn
This,
Racist
ad
and
tell
the
people
behind
it
to
pull
it
off.
The
air
you're
here.
AM
Speaker
as
I'd
mentioned
before,
I
categorically
condemn
all
acts
of
racism
everywhere
in
the
province
and
in
the
country
as
well
and
I
have
had
the
benefit
of
talking
to
the
anti-racism
council
members
as
a
council
and
as
members
individually
and
again,
we
are
going
to
be
bringing
forward
further
initiatives
on
this
matter
to
make
sure
that,
again
that
everybody
feels
safe
and
included
and
welcomed
in
this
province.
The.
AN
You
Mr
Speaker
as
an
MLA
who
represents
rural
albertans.
My
constituents
are
pleading
for
more
stable,
Health
Care.
Currently,
emergency
rooms
in
rural
communities
are
being
left
inaccessible
due
to
doctor
shortages
and
closures.
Because
of
these
closures,
rural
albertans
are
being
left
without
critical
emergency
care
to
the
minister
of
Health.
What
is
this
government
doing
to
improve
and
stabilize
emergency
room
accessibility
in
our
rural
communities?
The.
AO
You
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
to
The
Honorable
member
for
the
question
and
advocacy
on
this
file.
We've
had
numerous
conversations
in
this
regard.
You
know
Mr
Speaker,
bringing
down
emergency
room
wait
times
across
the
province
is
one
of
our
top
priorities.
In
fact,
one
of
the
main
reasons
why
we
appointed
an
AHS
administrator.
We
have
tasked
Dr
Cowell
to
reduce
ER
delays
by
bringing
in
additional
staff
to
improve
on-site,
patient
care
and
management
and
transferring
a
increased
number
of
patients
from
hospital
beds
into
more
appropriate
care
settings.
AO
AN
You
Mr
Speaker,
given
the
incredible
strain
that
the
pandemic
has
had
on
our
doctors,
our
nurses
and
support
staff.
Over
the
past
few
years,
and
given
the
lack
of
Staff
in
rural
regions,
many
Alberta
families
are
struggling
to
access
the
health
care
services
that
they
require.
Can
the
minister
explain
to
albertans
and
this
house
what
the
government
is
doing
to
bring
more
doctors
and
health
care
workers
to
our
rural
hospitals,
thus
improving
access
to
health
care
for
these
communities?
The.
AO
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
for
this
very
important
question.
Mr
Speaker.
We
fully
understand
that
there's
a
challenge
across
the
entire
country
on
Health
Human
Resources
here
in
Alberta,
and
it's
particularly
acute
in
rural
Alberta,
which
actually
is
impacting
our
level
of
service,
so
Mr
Speaker.
We
are
moving
forward
with
a
number
of
initiatives,
including
training,
more
more
nurses
and
Allied
health
professionals
across
the
the
entire
Province.
We
are
leveraging
our
immigration
system
welcoming
more
doctors
and
Mr
Speaker.
AO
AN
Honorable
member
Mr
Speaker,
given
that
this
government
has
announced
3.5
billion
dollars
in
health-related
capital
funding
over
the
next
three
years,
and
given
that
a
significant
portion
of
this
amount
is
dedicated
to
upgrading
facilities
in
Red,
Deer,
Calgary
and
Edmonton,
and
given
that
those
upgrades
will
improve
the
quality
of
service
and
life
for
residents
in
those
regions
again
to
the
minister
of
Health.
These
Urban
centers
are
receiving
significant
support
for
Health
Care
upgrades.
But
what
is
this
government
doing
to
help
improve
health
care
services
and
facilities
for
Rural
albertans?
Minister.
AO
Once
again
to
The
Honorable
member
for
the
question
Mr
Speaker,
we
are
investing
significantly
in
in
infrastructure,
Healthcare
infrastructure,
3.5
billion
dollars
in
budget
2022,
and
that
is
across
the
entire
Province
Mr
Speaker
and
one
one
component
of
that
is
focusing
on
Renovations
in
rural
hospitals.
This
year's
budget
provides
45
million
over
three
years
to
modernize
and
improve
our
rural
Health
Facilities
across
the
province.
C
D
C
X
You
Mr
Speaker
I'd
like
to
table
the
requisite
number
of
copies
of
the
letter
from
the
Confederacy
of
treaties,
Six
Nations,
a
statement
from
the
treaty,
six
Chiefs
regarding
their
meeting
with
a
premier,
Danielle
Smith,
in
which
they
indicate
it
was
clear
from
our
discussions
that
Premier
Smith
does
not
understand
treaty
or
our
inherent
rights.
Nor
does
she
respect
them.
Thank.
D
AO
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker
and
thanks
again
for
the
support
of
the
assembly
on
Bill
4,
the
Alberta
Health
Care
insurance
Amendment
act
2022
as
member
knows,
it
is
a
straightforward
bill
that
proposes
repealing
section
40.2
of
the
Alberta
Health
Care
insurance
act.
This
section
allows
the
government
to
terminated
to
terminate
compensation
related
agreements
such
as
the
one
we
have
with
the
Alberta
Medical
Association
repealing.
This
legislation
is
part
of
our
commitment
in
the
new
agreement
with
the
AMA
Mr
Speaker.
AO
This
commitment
is
not
only
to
the
Alberta
Medical
Association
but
to
Physicians
throughout
our
Province
I
want
Physicians
to
know
that
we
are
moving
forward
together
with
this
agreement.
We
are
partners
and
they
have
my
commitment
that
I
will
work
collaboratively
with
the
association
and
its
members
to
continue
building
an
environment,
a
partnership
and
of
innovation
to
Physicians
I
say
that
you
have
faced
a
tremendous
amount
of
responsibility
and
strain
throughout
the
past
few
challenging
years.
It's
affected
many
personally
and
professionally,
as
you
have
given
all
your
support
to
patients.
AO
Your
hard
work
and
dedication
to
albertans
is
greatly
appreciated.
Mr
Speaker,
our
partnership
with
Physicians,
is
reflected
in
the
concrete
actions
we're
taking
to
address
the
challenges
facing
our
Health
Care
system,
because
those
actions
reflect
the
very
issues
that
have
been
brought
forward
by
physicians
in
our
conversations,
and
these
actions
will
result
in
improvements
to
the
health
system
overall
and
improvements
for
individual
Physicians
as
we
work
together
as
partners
to
implement
the
new
agreement.
AO
This
agreement
adds
an
estimated
750
million
dollars
to
stabilize
a
Health
Care
System,
including
260
million
in
targeted
funding
to
address
current
pressures.
This
includes
Recruitment
and
Retention
programs,
so
more
albertans
can
access
family
doctors
and
provides
more
stability
for
practice
viability.
It
is
an
agreement
that
focuses
on
partnership,
stability
and
Innovation.
AO
It
targets
areas
of
concern
and
provides
the
necessary
supports
to
help
ensure
albertans
get
the
health
care
that
they
need
to
quote
from
former
president
of
the
AMA
Dr
Vesta
Michelle
Warren,
with
whom
I
sat
at
the
bargaining
table
and
then
proudly
shared
a
podium
in
September.
When
we
announced
the
ratification
of
the
agreement
quote,
this
agreement
is
good
for
Physicians
patients
and
the
Health
Care
System.
AO
The
agreement
will
help
stabilize
physician
practices
that
are
struggling
with
Rising
costs
and
stability
is
critical
to
retain
and
attract
Physicians
there's
hard
work
ahead,
but
we
look
forward
to
rebuilding
the
relationship
with
government
and
seeking
Solutions
through
collaboration.
End
quote:
Mr
Speaker.
There
is
indeed
hard
work
ahead,
but
I'm
looking
forward
to
continued
collaboration
with
the
current
president
of
the
AMA
Dr
Rinaldi
and
the
rest
of
her
team
to
tackle
this
work
together
with
Physicians
as
our
partners
in
the
weeks
and
months
ahead.
AO
This
bill
is
about
working
with
Physicians
to
improve
Alberta's
Health
Care
System,
it's
about
stability,
which
is
absolutely
critical
during
these
challenging
times,
and
it's
about
keeping
our
promises
and
our
commitments
so
I
once
again
thank
all
members
of
the
assemble
assembly
in
supporting
Bill
4.
and
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
move
to
adjourn
debate
on
third
reading
of
the
Alberta
Healthcare
Insurance
Amendment
act.
Thank
you.
AN
R
R
R
Other
thing
that
we'll
talk
about
is
Healthcare
that
is
top
of
mind
for
many
of
my
constituents
and
we
are
now
seeing
an
increase
in
search
in
respiratory
illnesses
and
now
our
hospitals,
a
lot
of
games
really
stressed,
and
here
we
have
another
bill
that
is
not
focused
on
what
albertans
want
this
government
to
focus
on
and
earlier.
They
also
introduced
a
piece
of
legislation:
sovereignty
Act
that
will
drive
away
investment
down,
well
drive
away
jobs
and
has
created
a
huge
chaos
in
uncertainty.
Uncertainty
in
our
economy.
R
R
They
are
creating
a
two-tier
process
if
a
referendum
relates
to
constitutional
issues.
Only
then
that
will
be
brought
before
this
assembly
and
own
all
others.
Issues
on
all
other
matters
of
public
importance
cabinet
is
giving
themselves
the
right
to
decide
that
without
any
input
from
this
legislature,.
R
R
As
much
I'm,
not
a
big
fan
of
governing
through
referendums,
this
legislature
should
be
the
governing
body.
This
government-elected
government
should
be
the
governing
body
and
we
have
seen
Fallout
from
referendum
in
brexit
in
other
places
as
well,
but
I
do
believe
that,
when
every
question
is
put
before
public
to
weigh
in
this
legislature
should
have
a
right
to
weigh
in
on
that
matter.
R
Generally
speaking,
referendums
are
done
for
a
matter
of
public
importance
where
we
want
to
know
where
public
stands
on
a
certain
issue,
so
I
think
as
public
Representatives.
We
do
have
a
right
to
weigh
in
on
those
matters.
So
thankful
will
be
bringing
forward
an
amendment
to
later
on
to
change
that
and
I.
Don't
think
that
cabinet
should
be
the
only
body
that
decides
our
referendum,
and
this
is
the
kind
of
pattern
we
are
seeing
from
this
government.
That's
exactly
what
they
did
where
there's
sovereignty,
Act
and.
R
Didn't
consult
anyone,
they
tried
to
consolidate
Powers
within
the
cabinet
and,
as
a
result
earlier
we
saw
a
call
from
treaty
sex
Chiefs
about
that
piece
of
legislation
as
well
that
they
were
not
consulted
so
that
bill
should
be
withdrawn
and
same
thing
here.
There
is
nothing
to
suggest
the
government
consulted
on
these
changes
that
they
are
making
to
referendum
Act.
R
The
spell
will
also
make
some
changes
to
integers
textual
support
or
act,
and
that's
a
pretty
straightforward
change.
That's
change
will
bring
Alberta
legislation
in
line
with
other
provinces
and
will
allow
for
the
expedited
enforcement
of
child
and
spousal
support
order
from
other
provinces,
in
vice
versa.
So
that's
a
good
change
and
we
can
certainly
support
that
that
change.
R
R
R
Why
does
cabinet
feel
that
this
was
necessary
and
was
there
any
consultation
and
done
with
courts
provincial
board
of
Queens
men's?
Was
there
any
work
done
that
how
it
will
impact
their
case,
laws
how
it
will
impact
the
Provincial
Court
work?
Do
we
have
enough
judges?
There?
Are
we
just
trying
to
push
more
and
more
albertans
towards
Provincial
Court,
because
Kings
Bedford
need
involvement
of
legal
representation
and
Provincial
Court
has
relatively
simpler
process,
so
I
think
we
need
to
understand
that.
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
So
our
court
system
is
already
under
pressure
and
just
adding
this
limit
raising
this
limit
to
200,
000.
I,
don't
think
will
make
any
difference
in
our
court
system.
If
we
want
to
see
our
court
system
improve,
we
need
real
action
from
this
government.
We
need
to
all
prosecutors,
we
need
more
resources
and
justice
system.
We
need
more
resources
for
legal
aid.
Changing
that
limit
won't
help
us
address
any
of
that.
R
Then
there
are
some
changes
made
to
sales
of
God
at
God's
Act,
and
it
removes
the
need
to
keep
a
record
of
the
vehicle
and
registration
that
deliver
the
grain
to
the
elevator
and
changes
track.
Buyer
to
the
Grand
dealer,
I
think
we
didn't
hear
any
concerns
with
respect
to
these
change
and
my
friend
and
colleague
or
critic
for
agriculture
MLA
from
Edward
Germany,
who
has
done
amazing
work
on
her
file.
She
has
also
reached
out
to
stakeholders,
but
we
didn't
hear
any
concerns.
R
R
R
R
R
R
AN
K
Section
10,
30,
3944
allow
for
electronic
or
telephone
transmission
of
documents
appreciate
there
that
that
we're
modernizing
this
to
allow
for
electronic
transmission
of
documents
in
today's
day
and
age.
This
seems
to
make
to
make
the
most
sense,
I
can't
help,
but
think
about
the
fact
that
most
doctor's
offices
still
use
fax
machines
to
fax
requisitions
Etc
around,
which
you
know.
K
K
But
the
point
of
the
story,
Mr
chair
is
that
you
know
I
I
can
support
pieces
of
legislation
that
makes
sense
to
modernize,
especially
the
use
of
documentation,
and
so
we
know
how
busy
our
our
court
systems
are,
and
so
you
know
so.
That's
that's
appreciated
I
mean
in
in
section
17
of
this
piece
of
legislation
amending
again
the
inter-jurisdictional
support
orders
act,
rules,
the
need
for
statutory
certified
copies,
and
you
know
again,
I
think
that
is,
will
help
improve
as
well.
K
K
K
There
are
incredible
incredible
people
who
who
join
the
service
and,
as
I
said
when
I,
when
I
speak
to
Bill,
six
I'll
tell
a
couple
stories
about
some
of
the
the
men
and
women
that
I've
gotten
to
know
in
my
riding
and
I
would
argue
that
out
of
eps
the
finest
work
in
Northeast,
Edmonton
and,
of
course,
I'm
quite
biased,
because
I've
gotten
to
know
many
of
them.
But
so
we'll
talk
more
about
that
when
we
get
there
Mr
chair
the
next
piece
of
legislation.
K
The
third
piece
that
this
act
amends
is
the
Provincial
Court
act,
and
so
this
I
think
the
the
rationale
behind
this
change.
The
government
has
outlined
that
will
give
cabinet
more
flexibility,
but
the
the
concern
that
the
opposition
has
identified
with
this
change
and
again
when
we
talk
about
potential
unintended
consequences,
it
could
lead
to
an
increase
in
claims
through
the
lower
courts,
and
so
that
is
a
bit
of
of
a
flag.
K
As
I
said
at
the
start
of
my
my
speaking
this
afternoon,
Mr
chair,
there's
a
few
questions
that
I
have
and,
and
this
increasing
the
level
four-fold
from
fifty
thousand
to
two
hundred
thousand
again
a
400
increase
is
significant,
now
I
think
so
yeah
they
that
the
second
highest,
so
that
would
put
Alberta
at
the
highest
level
at
200
000..
The.
K
I
think
the
existing
highest
level
in
the
country
is
85
000.,
so
Alberta
would
jump
over
that
by
another
hundred
and
fifteen
thousand
dollars,
and
so
I
I'm,
not
sure
you
know
a
number
of
things.
Mr
chair,
I'm,
not
sure
why
cabinet
feels
the
need
to
quadruple
from
the
fifty
thousand
cap
on
civil
court
rulings
that
that
Alberta
currently
has
today
why
it
needs
to
jump
to
200
000.
now
I'm,
not
saying
Mr
chair
that
I'm
necessarily
opposed
to
that
decision.
K
You
know
this
is
definitely
part
of
our
our
bill
debate
process,
where
I
very
much
appreciated
going
back
and
forth
with
ministers.
We've
seen
that
that
openness
or
willingness
to
answer
questions
in
the
past
on
other
pieces
of
legislation
and
I've
seen
this,
especially
in
my
my
tenure
time
in
this
chamber,
and
so
my
hope
is
that
we
will
get
some
answers.
K
You
know
the
the
other
question
I
have
is.
If
the
cap
is
raised
to
two
hundred
thousand
dollars,
would
that
not
lead
to
increased
cases
being
brought
through
the
Civil
courts?
And
if
that's
the
case,
Mr
chair,
what
plans
does
the
government
have
to
support
the
lower
courts
in
increasing
their
capacity?
So
again,
if
this,
if
this
cap
being
raised
to
two
hundred
thousand
dollars,
has
a
Snowball
Effect
or
a
knock-on
effect,
you
know:
has
the
government
plan
for
this?
Have
they
accounted
for
it?
K
I
would
imagine
that
executive
Council
would
have
thought
this
through
that
this
is
likely
one
of
the
consequences
that
would
stem
from
increasing
the
cap
from
50
000
to
200
000..
You
know
if
they
haven't
thought
of
that.
Well,
I
mean
that's.
You
know
happy
that
the
opposition
has
has
identified
that,
and
so
you
know
the
logical
question
is
well.
Then,
how
do
we
support
the
lower
courts
to
be
able
to
do
with
this
to
be
able
to
deal
with
this
increased
caseload
and
workload?
K
K
AI
K
K
So
you
know
I
appreciate
that
we
we
are
debating
Bill
2
that
deals
with
the
government's
approach
to
addressing
Rising
costs
and
inflation.
Of
course,
you
know
the
opposition
have
have
some
difference
of
opinion
in
in
how
to
best
address
that
I
can
say
that
I
supported
Bill
2
in
its
second
reading,
because
I
think
that
there
are
some
initiatives
in
there
that
will
help
families.
K
K
So,
of
course,
constitutional
referendums
will
require
the
passage
of
emotion
by
the
Legislative
Assembly
prior
to
being
ordered,
and
so
I
appreciate
the
comments
that
my
colleague
gave
just
around.
You
know
the
use
of
referendums
and
and
when
we
use
them
I
think
there
definitely
is
a
time
and
a
place
for
a
referendum.
K
I
do
think
and
I'm
sure
you
have
as
well
Mr
chair
that
when
we
go
and
speak
to
grade
six
classes
who
study
provincial
government
in
the
grade
six
curriculum,
we
talk
about
the
difference
between
direct
democracy
and
representative
democracy,
and
you
know,
of
course,
direct
democracy.
Many
many
years
ago
you
know
was
the
common
style
of
governance.
However,
today
I
can't
even
imagine
a
country
like
Canada
trying
to
to
implement
representative
or
a
direct
democracy
where
we're
going
to
the
citizens.
K
Sink
my
teeth
into
just
the
changes
that
it's
made,
so
my
initial
understanding
of
this
is
really
under
the
sale
of
goods
act.
Just
making
changes
to
the
the
provincial
act
to
align
with
with
the
federal
government
and
federal
legislation,
I
shouldn't,
say:
Federal,
Government,
Federal
legislation
and
so
section
25
specifically
removes
the
need
to
keep
a
record
of
the
vehicle
and
registration
that
delivered
the
grain
to
the
elevator.
K
K
That
excuse
me,
the
agricultural
sector
and
some
of
the
associations
have
weighed
in
on
this
and
and
if
they
haven't,
then
I
mean
that's
a
a
pretty
big
flag
for
me,
My
Hope,
Is
that
there
was
consultation
and
engagement
with
our
agricultural
sector
on
this
change.
It
also
changes
the
track
buyer
to
the
grain
dealer,
which,
once
again,
you
know
if
it's.
If
it's,
if
it's
just
cleaning
up
legislation,
then
that's
great.
K
If
there's
an
additional
benefit
of
of
reducing,
you
know
some
red
tape
for
for
our
hard-working
Farmers
than
then
I'm.
Also
in
support
of
that
and
finally,
Mr
chair
the
trustee
act.
Now
these
changes,
my
understanding
is
they
address
concerns
that
were
raised
under
Bill
12
from
our
spring
session,
so
it
makes
changes
to
the
new
trustee
act
that
removes
the
need
for
a
trustee
to
be
transferred
to
the
courts.
If
there's
no
trustee
and
clarifies
that
in
these
situations,
the
trustee
remains
intact
until
a
new
trustee
is
appointed
again.
K
K
And
so
again
you
know.
Mr,
chair
I,
appreciate
that
that
that
this
bill
amends
six
different
pieces
of
legislation
is
looking
to
to
provide
some
some
clarification
for
some
bringing
other
pieces
in
line
with
Federal
legislation
and
recognize
that
and
the
need
for
that.
But
I
can't
help
but
think
about
the
other
pressing,
urgent
issues
that
that
the
government
should
be
working
on,
whether
through
legislation
or
through
through
regulations
or
just
programs,
and
supports
that
again.
Albertans
are
struggling.
AN
AQ
You
know:
I
I
do
think
that
there
are
some
pieces,
as
the
last
speaker
did
within
this
legislation
that
are
removing
red
tape
that
are
going
to
streamline
some
of
the
process
and
I
think
that
is
important.
Of
course,
some
changes
to
the
sale
of
goods
act,
which
was
previously
described.
The
previous
member
honestly,
did
quite
a
good
job
of
going
through
the
entirety
of
this
legislation.
AQ
So
I
likely
won't
spend
as
much
much
time
on
every
piece
as
as
the
member
from
Edmonton
Beverly
Claire
view,
but
I
I
do
appreciate
again
some
of
the
streamlining
of
of
pieces
specific
to
the
sale
of
goods
act
specific
to
the
trustee
act
and
I.
Do,
however,
have
some
questions
that
likely
have
been
brought
up
so
far
and
again.
Hopefully
we
can
receive
some
answers.
AQ
5
legislation,
but
I
am
a
little
hesitant
surrounding
this,
and
you
know
I
would
appreciate
if
the
government
is
willing
to
provide
some
more
detail
and
some
more
context
to
what
that
might
look
like
at
a
higher
your
court.
If
it's
going
to
reduce
some
of
the
strains
there,
because
we
I
think
have
all
heard
stories
of
of
the
strain
that
is
happening
in
our
higher
courts
and
so
I
agree
that
anything
we
can
do
to
alleviate.
AQ
AQ
But
at
the
end
of
the
day,
when
we
talk
about
the
importance
of
of
supporting
Justice
within
our
legal
system,
the
idea
of
the
continued
underfunding
of
legal
aid
is
something
that
needs
to
be
tackled
and
it's
something
that
this
government
has
not
been
able
to
address
up
to
this
point,
and
it's
it's
deeply.
Concerning
from
a
social
justice
and
just
from
as
a
a
representative
of
my
community
and
a
citizen
that
wants
to
see
everyone
have
equal
representation
under
the
law.
AQ
With
that
being
said,
just
looking
again
at
this
idea
of
moving
from
50
000
to
a
maximum
limit
of
200
000.
I
am
interested
as
the
critic
for
service
Alberta
and
how
this
might
affect
other
pieces
of
legislation.
Of
course,
this
government
previously
made
amendments
to
the
mobile
home
sites
tenancy
act
within
Bill
3
in
in
previous
times
in
the
legislature
and
in
that
legislation
or
that
Amendment
act.
AQ
It
talks
about
the
idea
of
this
fifty
thousand
dollar
limit,
which,
at
the
time
was
consistent
with
what
is
in
the
legislation
right
now
in
terms
of
being
able
to
take
this
to
civil
courts.
Now,
with
these
changes,
I'm
just
wondering
if
we
might
see
changes
to
legislation
like
Bill,
3
and
further
when
we
talk
about
you,
know,
tribunals
within
our
Province.
Looking
at
the
residential
tenancy
dispute
resolution
services
and
the
again
the
tribunal
opportunities
there
to
keep
these
types
of
pieces
out
of
the
court
system.
AQ
AQ
So
it's
interesting
to
see
these
changes
around
the
idea
of
again
not
having
to
bring
forward
the
resolution
to
the
legislature
around
the
idea
of
a
specific
referendum
unless
it's
constitutional
and
further,
we
have
a
government
that
is
now
saying
we
will
decide
what
is
and
isn't
constitutional.
So
I
am
interested
to
see
what
this
government
has
in
mind
for
the
future.
AQ
If
we
are
going
to
see
this
play
out
and
and
you
know
what
pieces
of
of
legislation
or
or
federal
jurisdiction,
this
government
might
decide
to
try
and
I
guess,
judge
whether
it
be
constitutional,
constitutional
or
whether
it
not
be,
and
if
they
try
to
put
forward
referendum
under
this
amendment,
even
if
it
is
clearly
constant,
are
within
the
Constitution
or
regarding
Constitution.
So
regarding
the
Constitution
Mr
chair,
and
so
there
is
definitely
questions
that
I
continue
to
have
regarding
this
legislation.
AQ
AN
F
You
know,
I've
been
listening
to
debate
on
this
and
you
know
I
have
to
agree
that.
Unfortunately,
this
government
has
introduced
yet
again
another
piece
of
legislation
that
really
does
nothing
to
to
address
the
concerns
that
albertans
are
being
impacted
by
things
like
Health
Care
in
in
a
collapsing
system
to
be
quite
honest
and
lack
of
affordability,
which
is
top
of
mind
for
so
many
so
I,
just
I'm
I've
said
it
over
and
over
that
on
behalf
of
my
constituents
and
albertans
that
reach
out
from
across
the
province.
F
This
isn't
what
albertans
were
expecting
when
it
came
to
legislation
for
this
session.
There
is
an
affordability
crisis,
Health
Care
crisis
and
instead
we're
debating
things
that
this
government
has
prioritized
that
it
hasn't
prioritized.
Albertans
I
have
a
background
Mr
chair
in
working
in
the
provincial
court
system
in
family
courts.
F
Many
who
have
over
the
years
worked
with
legal
aid
and
many
who
are
saying
that
they
are
no
longer
able
to
take
new
new
files,
and
so
the
court
system
right
now,
as
we
know
it
is,
is
really
struggling.
There's
extensive
wait
times
to
get
a
matter
before
a
trial
if,
if
you're
doing
a
JDR
or
if
you're
doing
mediation
or
any
alternative
to
trial,
those
tend
to
be
a
little
bit
quicker.
F
F
Why
this
government
is
taking
a
traditional
King's
Court
matters
over
50
000
and
bringing
them
into
civil
court
in
the
provincial
side,
when
we
haven't
seen
the
government
infused
supports
into
the
provincial
court
system,
so
in
essence,
they're
taking
away
from
King's
Court
and
putting
that
burden
onto
the
provincial
court
side
without
any
increase
of
supports
and
resources,
which
simply
does
not
make
sense.
We
have
legal
aid
lawyers,
pleading
for
supports
and
resources
so
that
they
can
assist
those
that
don't
have
the
financial
capacity
qualify
for
legal
aid.
F
Do
the
provincial
courts
believe
that
this
is
something
that
they
can
handle
the
capacity
that
increase,
because
from
what
I'm
hearing
from
those
that
are
working
in
the
provincial
court
system
and
those
that
have
been
experienced,
individuals
that
have
had
matters
before
the
Provincial
Court?
It
is
not
a
process
that
is
working
well
right.
Now
they
are
struggling.
We
we
need
more
Crown
prosecutors.
We
need
more
supports
for
victims.
F
We
need
more
supports
for
people
that
qualify
for
a
reduced
rate
through
through
Alberta
legal
aid
and
we're
just
simply
not
seeing
that
we're
not
seeing
the
government
put
those
supports
in
so
why
they're,
increasing
matters
being
brought
forward
to
the
Provincial
Court
without
increasing
the
amount
of
supports
just
doesn't
make
sense,
and
it's
going
to
have
an
impact.
It's
going
to
have
a
negative
impact
for
those
that
deserve
their
right
to
have
their
matter
brought
before
the
courts
in
a
reasonable
amount
of
time.
F
I
just
I,
I
question
who
put
this
number
out
there?
It's
not
a
number
that
we
see
anywhere
else
in
the
country.
It's
significantly
higher
and
it's
going
to
have
a
major
major
impact.
I
know
that
when
I
was
working
in
the
court
system,
families
relied
heavily
on
duty
Council.
There
would
be
wait
times
of
hours,
sometimes
waiting
for
an
individual
to
be
able
to
speak
with
Duty
Council,
so
they
would
come
into
Family
Court
I
was
there
representing
the
director
of
children's
services.
F
It
was
often
hours
of
wait
to
have
their
matter
simply
brought
forward
to
the
judge
and
adjourned,
because
they
needed
more
more
time,
more
information,
more
resources
and
by
the
time
some
of
these
matters
got
to
the
point
where
both
sides
were
represented
by
lawyers
trying
to
plan
a
court
date
was
really
difficult.
There
wasn't
a
lot
of
court
time
available.
F
F
F
This
is
a
good
thing
when
we
have
the
capacity
to
bring
Alberta
in
line
with
other
provinces
and
Expediting
enforcement
of
child
spousal
support
orders
from
other
provinces
that
is
so
important
to
those
that
rely
on
that
support
and
to
watch
families
be
delayed
in
receiving
those
supports
because
of
a
court
system
that
isn't
flowing
properly.
This
is
great
news
for
those
families
that
heavily
rely
on
the
support.
F
When
we
look
at
the
the
pieces
and
the
sections
that
are
are
being
changed
and
allowed,
it
makes
sense
to
look
at
how
they're
updating
the
capacity
to
allow
for
electronic
and
telephone
transmission
of
documents
or
testimony
all
of
those
different
things
that
are
bringing
the
Alberta
court
system
in
line
with
so
many
other
jurisdictions.
That
already
do
that.
I.
F
Do
caution,
however,
that
when
I
was
with
Children's
Services
in
the
court
system,
we
did
some
of
that
transitioning
from
original
legal
documents
being
commissioned
and
sworn
to
electronic
versions,
and
it
was
quite
a
a
task
to
transition
that
system,
and
that
was
just
such
a
small
section
of
the
Court's
process.
That
was
only
that
was
in
an
area
courts
that
were
doing
it.
F
So
I
am
expecting
some
bumps
along
the
way
and
I
I
would
hope
that
as
part
of
this
legislation,
they
are
giving
those
additional
supports
that
are
going
to
be
required
required
by
the
clerks
that
are
filing
by
the
by
the
judges
that
are
reviewing
these
documents,
because
it's
new
it's
different
and
it's
it's
something
that
requires
some
some
patience
and
some
understanding.
As
that
process
changes.
I
know
that
there
was
some
difficulties
while
we
were
doing
it
with
internet
access.
F
F
Alternative
ways
to
accept
documents,
but
it's
just
simply
not
not
that
easy
there.
There
are
definitely
some
growing
pains
in
that
transition
and
I
hope
that
this
government
is
listening
to
to
the
workers
that
are
doing
it
and
providing
support
necessary
and
patience
when
it
comes
to
that
transition.
F
The
the
other
piece
of
this
legislation
that
I
think
is
somewhat
concerning
is
the
referendum
act,
that's
being
impacted
and
allowing
the
government
to
make
decisions
outside
of
the
assembly
regarding
non-constitutional
referendums.
So
I'm
I'm
curious
why
this
government
wouldn't
want
to
have
the
assembly
weigh
in
on
that
it
it?
It
doesn't
sit
well
that
we
have
a
government
that
brought
in
a
piece
of
legislation
Bill
one
their
their
Flagship
Bill
the
sovereignty
act
that
is
really
going
against.
F
So
many
we've
heard
treaty,
six,
seven
and
eight
come
out
against
it.
We
heard
them
come
out
and
say
they
weren't
consulted
and
we
saw
it
be
pushed
through.
This
gave
sweeping
capacity
for
the
government
to
make
decisions
behind
closed
doors
and
without
consultation,
and
here
we
are
with
a
piece
of
legislation
in
this
bill.
F
Looking
at
the
referendum
act
and
saying
that
it
doesn't
require
assembly
input
and
so
again,
this
government
is
giving
themselves
sweeping
authority
to
make
decisions
for
non-constitutional
referendums
and
I
just
question
what
the
intention
is
behind
that
and
why
not
have
the
assembly
weigh
in?
Why
not
bring
it
forward
so
that,
as
members
that
were
elected
to
represent
my
community
I
can
bring
it
back
to
my
community
and
and
talk
to
them
about
what
is
coming
forward
and
what
their
concerns
are.
That's
what
I
was
elected
to
do.
F
It's
not
just
the
assembly
members
voices,
it's
not
the
elected
officials,
we're
here
to
be
the
voice
of
those
we
represent,
and
this
piece
of
legislation
under
the
referendum.
Act
is
once
again
taking
away
voice
of
albertans
I
pride
myself
on
on
my
communication
and
consultation
that
I
have,
with
with
my
community
and
I
I
pride
myself
on
being
able
to
share
their
personal
stories
and
experiences
and
bring
forward
their
questions
on
their
behalf.
That
was
what
I
was
elected
to
do
and
if,
if
this
government
is
making
changes
to
that
I'm
curious,
why?
F
Where?
Where
do
they
see
the
voice
of
those
that
are
elected
in
this?
Why
are
they
shying
away
from
listening
to
albertans
and
what
albertans
want
I
think
that
we're
in
a
place
with
this
government,
where
so
many
things
are
being
brought
forward,
that
really
don't
address
the
needs
and
the
wants
of
albertans
and
they're
stepping
further
and
further
away
from
allowing
albertans
to
weigh
in
on
that
and
it's
frightening
it.
F
It
looks
at
the
Democracy
that
we
have,
and
it
is
just
another
step
of
taking
away
the
voice
of
so
many
that
we
represent
today.
I
had
the
pleasure
of
having
two
grade
six
classes
from
Batoon
Elementary,
which
is
a
a
wonderful
School
in
my
community.
They
came
here.
They
were
over
70
of
them.
They
had
their
teachers
with
them,
and
some
grown-ups
that
came
along
and
the
kids
were
excited
to
learn
about
what
we
do.
F
It's
one
thing
to
read
about
it,
but
these
these
kids
were
just
super
thrilled
to
be
able
to
be
in
this
space
and
to
watch
democracy
and
to
watch
what
question
period
looked
like.
I
had
met
with
these
two
classes
in
September
during
reading
week,
and
we
had
some
questions
and
answers
and
at
that
point
in
the
the
curriculum
they
hadn't
really
learned
yet
about
political
practice
and
so
being
able
to
explain
to
them
when
they
were
here.
F
It
put
it
in
contacts
for
them,
and
so
this
is
a
place
where
we
want
to
encourage
people
to
come
and
watch
and
listen
and
and
have
their
their
government
being
open
and
transparent
to
what
is
happening
and
Bill.
Five
that
that
piece
of
legislation
that
speaks
to
the
referendum
takes
away
the
capacity
for
albertans
to
have
some
sort
of
experience
when
it
comes
to
the
legislation,
that's
being
brought
forward
for
a
referendum
and
that's
concerning
Mr
Speaker
or
Mr
chair
and
I.
I
really
don't
know.
F
However,
not
all
of
this
piece
of
legislation
is
something
that
makes
sense
and
that
supports
albertans
and
with
that
Mr
chair
I
will
stop
my
my
comments
and
continue
to
listen
to
a
debate,
but
yeah
I
hope
that
government
is
is
really
paying
attention
and
when
increasing
the
capacity
they're
supporting
the
capacity
in
in
another
in
another
way,
that
makes
sense.
Thank
you
so
much
thank.
AN
AI
The
bus
legislation
is,
is
dangerous
and
it's
confusing
and
it
doesn't
help
with
the
Democratic
process
or
for
the
public
to
understand
the
Democratic
process
too,
and
so
with
that
being
said,
I
mean.
Certainly,
this
particular
version
of
a
muscle,
miscellaneous
statutes
collection
is
truly,
is
sort
of
a
a
random
collection
in
some
ways.
AI
But
you
know,
I
must
say
Mr
Speaker
that
it's
all
been
made
necessary
because
of
the
way
that
this
new
government,
this
new
version
of
the
UCP
government,
came
back
together
again
after
voting
out
their
leader
and
so
forth
and
reassembling
with
the
different
cabinets
and
so
forth.
If
it
wasn't
done
in
such
a
sort
of
haphazard
and
sort
of
comically,
you
know
a
confusing
sort
of
way,
and
so
I
mean
you
see
that
built
into
this
miscellaneous
statutes
act.
AI
You
know
where
they
literally
this
UCP
government
failed
to
cover
off
some
of
their
essential
duties
as
a
government
and
so
needed
to
amend
those
things
in
this
miscellaneous
statute,
so
that
you
know
they
could
actually
cover
off
what
a
government
is
meant
to
do
here
in
the
province
of
Alberta.
You
know,
for
example,
there
was
no
Minister
responsible
for
the
labor
code
where
occupational
health
and
safety
there
was.
AI
You
know
confusion
about
other
responsibilities
in
this
cabinet,
which
is
I,
think
one
of
the
biggest
in
history,
if
not
the
biggest
cabinet
in
history,
as
one
gentleman
from
the
Calgary
Sun
sort
of
comically
described
it
that
everybody's
a
VIP
in
this
government
right-
and
so
you
know,
maybe
you
can
take
on
the
what
I
saw
FIFA
do
and
when
they
were
here
in
Edmonton
and
have
a
vvip
category
right.
You
could
always
say
we
have
a
vvvip,
I
suppose
category
for
since
everyone
seems
to
have
a
title
over
there.
AI
So
I
don't
think
it's
a
good
way
to
run
a
cabinet
or
to
run
a
government
to
run
a
railway
as
they
say
to
do
this,
and
you
know:
albertans
have
taken
notice
right
that
a
government
that
otherwise
likes
to
Pride
themselves
in
efficiency
and
making
cuts
and
tough
choices.
I
mean
you
know,
a
tough
choice
to
make
everybody
a
cabinet
minister
or
something
some
version
of
a
VIP
is
not
really
good
qriket
as
far
as
I'm
concerned,
so
yeah
I
mean
you
know.
AI
AI
Cover
off
what
they
forgot,
they
were
supposed
to
do,
and
so,
let's
do
it
now
and
we
will
be
glad
to
as
always
help
the
government
up,
because
that's
what
the
official
opposition
is
all
about.
You
know
we're
here
to
ask
we're
here,
help
we're
helpers.
You
know
and
we've
got
constructive
criticism
that
can
make
life
better,
not
just
for
albertans
but
for
the
UCT
government
as
well.
So
there
you
go
thanks.
AN
None
I'm
ready
to
call
the
question
on
Bill
number:
seven,
the
miscellaneous
statutes
Amendment
act,
2022
number
two
on
the
Clauses
of
the
bill.
Are
you
agreed
opposed
that
is
carried
on
the
title
and
Preamble?
Are
you
agreed
opposed
that
is
carried?
Shall
the
bill
be
reported?
Are
you
agreed
opposed,
also
carried.
AN
R
AN
AN
AN
R
Remember
from
Calgary
McCall
to
move
that
bill
six
police
Amendment
act
2022
be
amended
in
section
4
in
the
proposed
section
1.1
by
adding
the
following
after
class
E
8.1.
It
is
desirable
that
policing
Services
be
provided
in
a
manner
that
recognizes
the
importance
of
intersectionality,
anti-racism
and
trauma-informed
practice
as
critical
analytical
framework
for
meeting
the
divorce
need
of
individual
and
communities
in
Alberta.
R
And
shrines
some
guiding
principles
that
policing
in
Alberta
should
be
conducted
in
accordance
with
the
principal
that
are
enshrined
in
section
4
of
the
legislation
that
one
pleasing
to
make
sure
that
they
protect
the
Safety
and
Security
of
all
persons
that
respect
their
fundamental
rights.
Terror
Charter
of
Rights
listed
in
general
rights
and
freedom,
and
they
should
cooperate
with.
R
That
will
give
us
a
better
understanding
of
who
we
are
as
Society
was.
The
makeup
is
of
our
society
that
will
help
us
acknowledge
our
differences
better
and
that
will
also
guide
public
policy
responses
that
we
formulate
as
a
result
of
such
analysis
of
intersectionality,
and
why
it's
important
lately
in
particular,
we.
R
R
R
They
certainly
have
long-standing
grievances
about
policing
in
this
province
and
when
we
look
at
stats
about
representation
of
indigenous
communities,
other
person
of
color
communities
in
our
justice
system,
we
do
know
that
indigenous
communities
are
overrepresented
in
our
justice
system.
They
are
disproportionately
incarcerated
in
our
romance
centers
and
penitentiaries.
R
So
this
principle
will
make
sure
that
we
take
into
account
intersectionality
of
gender
ways
in
all
other
relevant
factors
and
try
to
understand
over
differences.
Try
to
understand
problem
more
holistically
in
come
up
with
public
policy
responses
in
a
much
much
better
way.
Similarly,
it
will
enshrine
anti-racism
as
a
principle
in
the
legislation.
R
Again,
we
do
know
that
Alberta's
makeup
of
people
are
many
different
backgrounds
and
there
have
been
concerns
raised
by
a
person
of
color
communities
how
they
are
treated
by
the
law
enforcement
in
this
province
in
this
country
and
I.
Think
having
that
enshrined
as
a
principle
well
also
help
us
make
policing
better
in
our
Province
earlier.
We
also
tried
to
bring
forward
a
piece
of
legislation
that
would
have
asked
this
government
to
collect
race-based
data
so
that
we
can
see
the
extent
of
these
issues
that
exist
in
our
system.
R
Unfortunately,
that
bill
didn't
pass,
but
again
now,
with
this
legislation,
we
have
that
opportunity
that
we
have
explicitly
written
in
legislation
that
policing
will
be
guided
by
the
principles
of
anti-racism.
Then
it
also
enshrines
that
trauma-informed
practice
that
should
be
part
of
all
delivery
of
public
service.
If
we
do
know
that
in
particular
or
indigenous
communities,
they
have
been
through
a
lot,
they
have
been
through
presidential
schools,
there
has
been
cultural
genocide,
60s
scope
and
there
are
still.
R
So
it's
more
important
than
ever
before
that
when
we
know
that
such
trauma
can
be
seen
in
their
generation
today
that
we
inform
over
policies
our
services,
be
that
Police
Service,
be
that
any
other
government
program
with
a
lens
that
it's
drama
informed.
So
this
principle,
I
think,
will
do
a
few
things,
one
that
it
will
send
a
strong
message
from
the
government
of
Alberta
to
indigenous
communities,
to
person
of
color
communities
that
the
government
recognizes
their
concerned.
R
Government
is
listening
to
their
concerns
and
they
are
enshrining
these
key
principles
in
the
legislation
that
will
guide
the
policing
in
our
Province.
Second
thing
is
that
this
will
also
help
us
address
the
concern
gauge
the
concerns
of
systemic
racism
in
our
law
enforcement.
There
are
those
concerns.
Those
concerns
need
to
be
heard
and
I
think
one
way
of
doing
that
is
that
we
guide
our
policing
through
the
lens
of
intersectionality,
anti-racism
and
trauma-informed
practice.
This
will
help
us
make
Over
Law
Enforcement
better.
R
They
should
be
trained
and
diversity,
they
should
be
trained
in
principles
of
intersectionality.
They
should
be
analyzed
in
those
differences
that
exist
and
be
able
to
tailor
their
response
to
respond
to
the
needs
of
Alberta's
society
as
it
exists
today.
So
this
principle,
this
principles
will
serve
as
the
coral
Stone
for
our
policing
and
going
forward
and
help
us
with
Community
safety
and
address
the
concerns
that
indigenous
communities
that
black
communities,
person
of
color
communities,
racialized
communities
have
in
relation
to
policing.
R
AN
AR
Well,
thank
you
Mr
chair
and
look
when
it
comes
to
this
amendment,
that's
been
proposed
by
the
NDP.
We
encourage
Police
Services
to
include
these
principles
in
their
diversity
and
inclusion
plans
or
their
Community
safety
plans.
Police
Services
already
have.
This
is
part
of
their
HR
practices,
and
these
are
principles
that
guide,
recruiting
and
and
employee
expectations,
and
the
ministry
does
in
fact
also
offer
training
for
police
services,
which
we
cover
some
of
the
points
in
this
proposed
amendment.
So
thank
you.
Mr,
chair.
V
Very
much
Mr,
chair
I
want
to
stand
up
and
overwhelmingly
support.
This
particular
Amendment,
and
you
know,
I,
think
that
the
member
from
Calgary
Buller
McCall
has
stated
explicitly
why
it's
so
important
that
this
particular
Amendment
be
accepted
by
the
government
by
all
members
of
the
legislature,
they're
making
sure
that
it
is
incorporated
into
the
police,
Amendment,
Act
and
I
can't
tell
you
the
number
of
times
that
I
hear
from
multiple
communities,
not
just
one
in
particular
that
they
do
not
feel
that
policing
services
in
the
province
of
Alberta
are
sensitive.
V
I,
guess
that's
the
best
word
I
could
use
sensitive
to
the
issues
being
brought
up
in
this
particular
Amendment.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
member
from
Calgary
Buller
McCall
when
he,
when
he
brings
this
amendment,
that
wants
to
focus
on
intersectionality,
anti-racism
and
trauma-informed
practice
and
including
that
in
the
framework
now
we
have
seen
that
in
order
to
address
these
issues,
you
have
to
be
intentional.
V
V
It
has
been
encouraged,
but
if
we
bring
it
and
we
actually
amend
the
piece
of
legislation
before
us,
then
this
would
include
a
level
of
intentionality
that
at
this
level,
at
the
level
of
the
legislature,
we
would
like
to
be
incorporated
into
the
police
Amendment
Act.
Now
all
we
need
to
do
is
look
at
Alberta
history.
V
Why
is
it
that
indigenous
people
are
over
represented
in
our
justice
system
and
it
has
to
do
with
our
track
record
of
colonialism
when
you
look
at
a
situation
and
not
only
that
Mr
chair,
but
you
know,
the
the
greater
Injustice
here
in
my
personal
opinion
is
the
fact
that
it's
not
only
just
indigenous
people
that
are
overrepresented
in
the
criminal
justice
system,
but
it's
actually
a
greater
percentage
of
them.
Are
women
when
compared
to
the
general
population.
V
V
V
V
If
you,
if
you
don't
even
understand
the
treaty
relationship
that
exists
between
Nation
to
nation
of
indigenous
communities,
here,
how
can
we
expect
you
to
or
people
in
general
and
I'm,
not
pointing
any
fingers?
How
can
we
expect
people
to
then
understand
the
trauma-informed
practice
as
it
relates
to
indigenous
people
and
their
and
the
legacy
of
colonialism
that
exists
here
in
the
province
of
Alberta?
V
It's
very
important,
it's
very
important
that
we
recognize
number
one
that
we're
all
treaty
people,
and
on
top
of
that,
that
there
are
specific
calls
to
action
of
the
Truth
and
Reconciliation
Commission
when
it
comes
to
the
gross
injustices
that
have
occurred
here
in
the
province
of
Alberta
and
throughout
Canada
with
a
legacy
of
colonialism.
How
can
we
ever
expect
to
get
it
right
if
we're
not
going
to
number
one
accept
the
truth
of
what
has
happened?
V
First,
you
got
to
accept
the
truth,
the
historical
truth
that
that
that
that
occurred,
the
injustices
that
occurred
and
then
only
from
then
being
able
to
understand
that
can
then
we
then
actually
hope
to
get
it
right
and
that's
why
this
amendment
is
so
important,
specifically
when
it
comes
to
indigenous
people,
but
not
only
indigenous
people.
Mr
chair.
V
V
V
V
To
make
sure
that
every
albertan
feels
that
the
policing
services
that
are
being
provided
in
this
province
are
going
to
respect
them
are
going
to
be
able
to
help
them
feel
that
they
are
being
listened
to,
because
the
officers
whoever
they
may
be
and
I'm
not
trying
to
point
fingers
at
any
one
or
another.
It's
not
that's
not.
V
V
V
V
From
my
understanding
in
the
last
report
that
I
read
more
than
3
000
of
them,
Mr
chair
that
take
these
misconceptions
about
in
this
particular
case,
I'm
talking
about
Islam
and
then
add
fuel
to
the
fire
and
go
out
there
and
try
to
misinform
other
albertans
about
Islam,
and
it
doesn't
happen
just
with
Islam
Mr
chair.
As
you
well
know,
it
happens
with
anti-Semitism.
AR
V
V
V
V
V
Like
has
the
level
of
partisanship
come
to
that
degree
where
we're
talking
and
we're
talking
about
30
percent
of
the
population,
30
percent
of
the
last
I
checked.
30
percent
of
the
of
the
Alberta
population
Mr
chair
is
ethnically
diverse,
30
percent,
so
we're
talking
about
30
percent
of
albertans
that
this
would
actually
go
to
serve
and
all
it's
doing
is
saying.
Look.
V
Institutions
provide
be
intentional
about
providing
intersectionality,
anti-racism
and
trauma-informed
education
to
the
individuals
that
make
up
your
Institution
so
that
they
can
be
better
informed
about
how
to
help
and
serve
the
Alberta
public,
of
which
30
percent
will
be
impacted,
we'll
feel
safer.
Well,
if
you'll
listen
to
we'll
feel
understood.
X
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
this
amendment
on
Bill.
Six
had
the
opportunity
to
speak
to
Bill
six
and,
as
I
indicated
yesterday,
I
certainly
have
some
aspects
of
Bill
6
that
I
wish
to
support,
and
you
know
hopefully
we'll
see
some
of
that
move
forward.
Although
it's
also
express
my
concerns,
but
it's
nice
to
be
able
to
stand
up
and
talk
about
something
that
I
think
would
really
improve
the
bill
or
help
move
things
along.
X
Doesn't
detract
from
any
of
the
intentions
that
have
been
described
by
the
minister.
I
took
a
little
bit
of
time
to
review
answered
records
on
this
from
yesterday
and
listen
to
the
member
from
the
Duke
Beaumont
as
they
as
they
talked
about
the
bill
and
and
and
quite
rightly
talked
about
how
important
policing
is
and
thank
the
police
officers
and
our
and
our
system
for
the
work
that
they
do
and
I
certainly
agree
with.
All
of
that,
so
I
don't
think
we're
in
a
antagonistic
place
here.
X
You
know
we
had
to
deal
with
people
that
were
abusing
their
children
abusing
their
elders.
We
had
to
to
do
that
from
a
place
of
of
clarity
as
to
what
is
acceptable
and
unacceptable
Behavior,
but
we
also
had
to
do
that
from
a
place
of
compassion,
knowing
that
people
who
are
in
the
position
of
becoming
offenders
are
often
there
for
very
specific
reasons
in
their
own
life,
often
related
to
their
own
experiences
of
trauma,
often
related
to
their
own
experiences
of
racism,
often
related
to
their
own.
X
Lack
of
receiving
compassion
throughout
their
lives,
and
so
it
means
that
the
time
of
the
police
intervention,
it's
very
important,
that
that
work
be
informed
by
an
understanding
of
the
circumstances.
There
was
a
study
done
on
one
of
the
jails
in
the
Edmonton
area.
A
little
while
ago,
now,
I
guess
I've
been
out
of
the
academic
field
for
a
while.
X
So
it's
a
little
it's
a
bit
of
an
age
study,
but
it
was
very
interesting
because
what
they
did
is
they
did
an
examination
of
everybody
in
the
jail
system
and
came
back
with
the
determination
that
upwards
of
80
percent
of
the
people
in
jail
demonstrated
some
level
of
involvement
with
fasd
fetal
alcohol
syndrome,
disorder
and
and
and
I.
Think
that
that's
very
telling,
because
what
it
tells
us
is
that
it
wasn't
simply
an
issue
of
people
making
bad
choices
and
people.
X
And
so
if
we
can
find
a
way
to
intervene
with
people
that
isn't
about,
you
know
having
more
Firepower
than
than
the
offender,
because
that
always
leads
to
a
clash
of
Firepower,
and
that
means
that
the
the
outcome
is
often
one.
That's
tragic,
not
only
for
the
people
who
are
are
the
the
suspects
or
the
or
the
criminals
involved,
but
often
far
too
often
for
the
public
servants
that
are
involved
and
I
and
so
I
think
it's
very
important
that
we,
we
think
very
seriously
about
this
issue.
X
Now.
I
know
that
there's
a
bit
of
a
trend
in
the
United
States,
particularly
of
sort
of
the
militarization
of
police.
You
know
bigger
weapons,
even
bringing
in
armored
cars
and
so
on
and
I.
Think
that's
a
terrible,
tragic
mistake.
I
think
it's
a
a
a
failure
to
understand
that
you
can
resolve
issues
without
always
coming
in
with
more
weaponry
and
more
focus
on
the
violent
aspect
of
the
interaction
and
I
know.
X
That's
true,
because
as
a
social
worker,
when
I
was
working
for
child
welfare,
I
and
you
know,
frequently
went
into
people's
homes
as
a
individual
one.
The
sole
person
and
the
people
in
these
homes
are
often
people
with
significant
records.
Often
involvement
with
gangs
and
I
would
go
in
without
arms
and
without
violence
and
sometimes
have
to
apprehend
and
remove
their
children.
X
We
were
able
to
achieve
I,
think
better
outcomes.
Now
we
certainly
think
a
lot
needs
to
be
done
to
to
to
work
on
those
kinds
of
interventions
so
that
we
get
better
at
them.
It's
just
something
we're
just
learning
about
now
in
the
history
of
of
intervention
and
and
and
I,
think
that
you
know
we
have
to
give
some
patience
for
policing
services
and
and
their
Affiliated
support
workers
like
social
workers,
to
figure
out
how
to
move
forward
on
this.
X
X
It
makes
the
the
bill
itself
more
robust
in
its
framing
of
the
work
that
needs
to
be
done
in
the
community,
so
I
think
it's
a
good,
a
good
chance
for
the
government
to
say
you
know
what
reasonable
Amendment,
let's
go
with
it
and,
let's,
let's
say
you
know,
work
cooperatively
across
the
floor
to
create
an
outcome
that
will
be
desirable
for
everyone
involved,
and
you
know
they
could
include
a
you
know.
Some
very
specific
directives
like
race-based
data
I,
would
certainly
have
liked
to
have
to
have
seen
that
happen
here.
X
X
It's
a
it's
an
establishment
of
a
of
a
of
a
tone
of
a
manner
of
policing
that
we
would
like
to
see
because
I
think
that
if
we
do
that
that
we
will
be
able
to
reduce
criminality
in
our
society
because
it
we
begin
to
intervene
in
ways
that
address
the
underlying
issues
that
lead
to
criminality
and
and
I.
Think
it's
really
important
that
we
do
that.
It's
quite
easy
for
us
to
just
sort
of
say
bad
guys
are
bad
guys
and
therefore
they
should
be
punished.
X
I
think
it's!
It's
it's
better
for
us
as
a
society
to
say
these
people
have
done
bad
things,
but
if
we
understand
how
it
is,
they
arrived
at
the
place
where
they've
done
bad
things,
then
we
can
actually
make
the
changes
that
are
necessary
and
those
changes
may
not
even
be
with
the
individual
they
may
be
with
Society.
They
may
be
a
society
that
is
racist.
That
may
be
with
a
society
that
that
has
too
much
alcohol
being
used
inappropriately.
It
may
be
with
the
society
that
allows
a
deep
poverty
amongst
wealth.
X
There
are
lots
of
social
reasons
why
negative
things
happen
in
our
society
and
if
we
take
responsibility
for
our
part
of
it,
and
then
we
assist
and
help
members
of
our
community
to
do
that
as
well,
then
we're
likely
to
see
some
serious
improvements
in
terms
of
the
outcomes,
and
hopefully
that
means
some
desirable
things
for
us.
That
means
that
we
have
fewer
people
in
jail
and
save
a
lot
of
money
when
we
do
that
we
have
fewer
people
committing
crimes
and
we
save
a
lot
of
money
from
that.
X
We
have
fewer
people
ending
up
in
hospitals
from
fights
and
and
conflicts,
and
and
you
know,
assaults
and
so
on
and
as
a
result,
we
save
a
lot
of
money.
There
is
a
lot
of
money
to
be
saved
in
policing
if
we
do
policing
in
a
way
that
actually
leads
to
reducing
the
underlying
causes
of
criminality,
rather
than
putting
more
and
more
money
into
the
notion
that
somehow
we
just
have
to
be
bigger,
better,
more
militaristic
in
our
policing
style.
X
It's
not
necessary
I,
certainly,
as
I
said,
have
worked
with
many
police
officers
who
get
this
and
who
demonstrate
exceptional
skills
in
this
area
that
they
equate
are.
They
are
quite
able
to
enter
into
a
situation
and
employ
these
social
skills
and
come
out
with
everybody
being
okay,
because
they
have
understood
what
it
is
that
they're
trying
to
do
in
their
interventions.
They
didn't
just
go
in
saying
I'm
in
charge.
X
I
get
to
I,
get
to
decide
what
happens,
and
if
you
resist
me,
I'm
going
to
beat
you
up,
they
don't
do
that,
because
they're
skilled
police
officers,
they're
officers,
who
understand
that
there
are
a
number
of
ways
to
intervene.
Some
of
them
accelerate
the
chaos,
some
of
them
increase
the
conflict
and
others
decrease
the
conflict
and
decrease
the
chaos.
X
X
We
can
change
our
our
social
constructs
and
we
can
change
our
interventions
and
then
we
can
in
doing
that,
we
can
invite
the
citizens
who
are
in
conflict
with
the
law
to
also
change
their
circumstances,
so
that
they're
less
likely
to
find
themselves
in
a
place
of
conflict
with
the
law.
That
seems
like
a
pretty
desirable
outcome
to
me
and
this
this
bill.
Doesn't
this
amendment
to
the
bill?
Does
it
in
a
very
nice
way?
X
It
just
simply
invites
the
the
services
to
think
about
this
and
to
create
a
circumstance
where
the
opportunity
to
learn
about
this
and
to
employ
these
kind
of
effective
skill
sets
will
be.
It
will
be
done
on
a
consistent
basis
and
on
a
provincial-wide
basis,
because
every
Police
Service
will
have
the
same
kind
of
mandate
to
do
these
kinds
of
things
and
there's
nothing
terribly
foreign
about
this
to
the
police
services.
I've
worked
with.
X
X
You
know
when,
when
somebody
is
kidnapped
in
our
society,
for
example,
they
don't
always
just
bring
in
the
guns
they
bring
in
a
negotiator
they
bring
in
somebody
who
actually
has
learned
the
set
of
social
skills
that
is
likely
to
lead
to
the
kidnapping
to
be
resolved
in
a
positive
way
where
neither
the
victim
nor
the
perpetrators
lives
are
forfeited,
and
so
the
police
officers
know
how
to
do
this
kind
of
work
and
I.
Think
most
of
them
would
welcome
doing
this
kind
of
work.
X
X
We
want
to
move
in
a
positive,
Progressive
Direction.
We
want
to
create
a
society
in
which
everyone
is
treated
responsibly
and
respectfully
by
the
services
that
we
have
in
the
same
way
that
we
would
ask
that
of
health
care
or
social
services.
We
could
ask
that
at
policing
and
I
expect
that
we
will.
We
will
be
very
happy
with
the
outcome
if
we
indeed
see
Police
Services
being
set
up
around
this
kind
of
agenda
rather
than
an
agenda
of
power
and
control
over
citizens,
which
is
not
a
very
protect
product,
protective
agenda
and
I.
X
X
I,
certainly
like
the
the
emphasis
on
on
citizen
involvement
and
citizen
review
that
some
of
the
changes
to
Acer
and
so
on
and
I
think
that
this
amendment
fits
right
into
that
is
really
consistent
with
that
and
will
allow
us
to
to
feel
like
we've
had
a
a
fulsome
discussion
of
what
it
is
that
we
want
to
see
in
our
police
forces
and
and
we'll
invite
a
a
new
pattern
in
society.
That's
citizen-based
and
positive
outcome
base.
X
AF
Thank
you,
Mr
chair.
You
know
I
rise
today
to
speak
on
this
amendment
and
I
want
to
commend
the
the
members
opposite
for
for
raising
these
issues
and
I
think
that
everyone
in
this
chamber
would
agree
that
anti-racism
trauma-informed
practice.
Understanding
the
diversity
of
the
people
of
Alberta
is
incredibly
important.
AF
AF
We
had,
we
had
Aboriginal
police
forces,
we
had
City
police
forces,
we
had
RCMP
come
before
us
to
to
have
conversations
on
how
policing
is
done
and
anti-racism
Trauma
for
practices
looking
at
disaggregated
data
certainly
also
important
I
will
say.
This
I
have
seen
a
great
deal
of
change
in
policing,
I,
I
Look
to
police,
chief
McPhee,
for
instance,
and
the
work
that
he's
done
in
the
city
of
Edmonton
and
I.
AF
Don't
think,
there's
anybody
in
this
chamber
who
could
say
that
Chief
McPhee
and
his
police
force
don't
understand
these
Concepts
and
so
I
recognize
the
sentiment
behind
this
amendment
and
why
it
was
brought
forth.
But
frankly,
I
I
think
that
this
amendment
at
this
point,
our
police
forces-
have
this
have
this
in
their
minds
at
all
times.
In
my
view,
I
think
they
work
every
day
with
these
with
these
values,
as
as
a
premise
to
their
work
and
so
I'm
not
sure
that
we
need
an
amendment
to.
AF
Although
I
understand
the
sentiment
and
I
appreciate
the
sentiment,
I'm,
not
sure
that
this
amendment
is
necessary
for
this
legislation
and
I
I
just
want
to
say
that
I
appreciate
our
police
officers
out
there,
who
are
doing
good
work
every
day
to
make
sure
that
diversity
and
inclusion
is
part
of
their
everyday
work,
making
sure
that
trauma-informed
practice
is
occurring
every
single
day
and
that
anti-racism
is
something
that
we
all
take
seriously
and
our
police
forces
take
seriously.
I
think
that
I
think
that
goes
without
saying.
AF
Our
police
forces
understand
anti-racism
and
they
undertake
it
every
day,
and
so
I
would
say
that
this,
while
the
sentiment
behind
it
is
commendable.
I
think
that
this
amendment
is
extraneous
to
what
we're
trying
to
get
done
with
this
bill
today
and
I
think
we
can
I
think
the
bill
proceeds
nicely
without
any
amendments
and
I'll
just
leave
it
at
that.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
F
F
Those
comments
were
so
tone,
deaf
to
what
is
happening
in
our
province
in
regards
to
the
treatment
of
albertans
and
to
see
that
you
know
this,
this
legis,
this
amendment
is,
is
wonderful
and
but
I'm
not
going
to
do
it
just
throws
in
the
face
of
so
many
individuals
their
experience,
Mr
chair.
What
what
we're
proposing?
What
we're
asking
this
assembly
to
do
is.
F
This
is
essential
when
it
comes
to
an
expectation
of
the
police
force
and
those
that
they
serve.
That
is
represent
representative
of
albertans.
We
have
a
very,
very
diverse
province.
We
have
experiences
that
we
have
all
heard
firsthand
we've
witnessed
in
the
news.
We've
heard
heartbreaking
stories
of
racism
of
systemic
racism,
not
just
from
Individual
officers
but
from
the
system
itself,
and
to
ask
that
this
be
included,
but
to
have
members
of
government
say
yes,
this
is
important
and
it's
already
done
completely
minimizes.
The
experiences
that
so
many
in
Alberta
are
experiencing.
F
and
I.
Think
by
by
standing
up
and
saying
yes,
it's
important,
but
we're
not
going
to
support.
It,
tells
a
really
strong
story
to
those
that
are
experiencing
trauma
that
it's
not
important
enough
to
put
it
in
writing
to
make
it
part
of
the
guiding
principles
that
to
me,
Mr
chair,
is,
is
very
telling
when
we
have
the
responsibility
in
this
chamber
to
make
sure
that
we
are
are
putting
forward
legislation
that
takes
into
account
Human
Experience
of
so
many.
F
F
F
F
This
gives
the
government
an
opportunity
to
highlight
the
importance
and
to
take
action
into
supporting
our
police
in
getting
the
the
critical
analytical
framework
that
they
need
to
properly
and
effectively
and
compassionately
support
albertans
you
you,
you
do
what
you
know
until
you
know
better,
and
this
is
a
wonderful
opportunity
to
provide
some
some
very
specific
language
that
enhances
The
Guiding
principles
of
our
our
police,
Amendment
act
and
I.
Think
that
by
by
encouraging
their
members
to
vote
it
down
is
a
detriment
to
what
they're
claiming
this
act
is
intended
to
do.
F
We
come
from
a
place
of
truly
wanting
to
serve
and
help,
but
if
you
don't
have
all
the
tools
necessary,
perhaps
you're
not
able
to
do
your
best
work
and
I
I,
just
I'm
baffled
that
this
government
sits
here
and
says
it's
already
done,
it's
good
enough.
The
way
it
is,
we
don't
need
to
put
that
language
in
there.
F
That's
the
whole
purpose
of
opening
up
the
ACT
is
to
be
able
to
listen
to
the
the
true
life
experience
of
albertans
and
to
make
sure
that
it
is
part
of
that
act
and
that
we
have
guiding
principles
that
really
meet
the
needs
of
individuals
and
communities
in
the
province
of
Alberta
and
with
that
Mr,
Speaker
or
Mr.
Chair
I
hope
that
everybody
in
the
chamber
supports
this
amendment.
F
K
Thank
you
very
much,
Mr
chair,
it's
my
pleasure
to
rise
and
speak
to
the
amendment
on
on
Bill,
6.
and
I,
appreciate
the
comments
that
my
colleagues
have
made
so
far
on
this
I
think
you
know,
first
and
foremost,
the
the
Minister
of
Justice
and
the
member
I
believe
from
Calgary
Glenmore
both
spoke
about
the
the
in
their
opinion,
this
amendment
is
not
necessary
and
I
strongly
disagree.
I
mean
I'll
start
off
by
saying,
first
of
all,
we're
adding
a
guiding
principle.
K
There
are
other
guiding
principles
that
I
I
think
augment
this
bill.
The
fact
that
we're
talking
about
acknowledging
the
history
and
culture
of
indigenous
peoples
we're
talking
about
the
fact
that
Police
Services
should
strive
to
reflect
the
pluralistic
character
of
society
in
the
communities
they
serve,
that
they
should
promote
a
culture
of
accountability.
K
This
is
a
guiding
principle
and-
and
you
know
earlier,
I
listened
to
the
Minister
of
Justice
talk
about
the
fact
that
police
already
do
this.
Well.
If
they
do
this,
then
let's
codify
it
in
legislation,
then
there
shouldn't
be
a
resistance
to
it.
This
isn't
adding
more
work.
This
isn't
adding
red
tape.
This
is
augmenting
a
guiding
principle
and
from
my
experiences
I
could
tell
you
Mr
chair
that
that
there
are
some
officers
who
are
asking
for
this,
who
are
looking
for
more
training
are
looking.
K
The
chair
that
every
year,
not
only
do
our
beat
officers
come
to
this
event,
we
get
all
of
the
senior
officers
from
the
Northeast
division
that
attend
and
this
year
being
my
final
time
to
to
speak.
At
this
event,
as
an
MLA,
it
was
back
in
October
I
took
you
know,
an
extra
couple
of
moments
to
recognize
the
incredible
contributions
that
EPS
has
made
to
improve
the
lives
of
so
many
constituents.
K
In
my
riding
and
the
fact
that
the
Northeast
division
has
a
stellar
reputation
for
building
relationships
with
community
members,
they
are
active
in
the
community.
They
turn
up
to
every
single
Community
event,
whether
we're
flipping
pancakes
or
we're
at
the
farmers
market
or
we're
participating
in
a
parade
or
we're
doing
a
cleanup.
K
K
K
They
want
to
find
ways
to
enhance
the
work
that
they're
doing.
They
want
to
provide
an
even
better
level
of
service
for
the
community,
and
so
this
amendment
that
my
colleague,
the
the
Justice
critic
has
put
forward,
has
will
augment
the
work
that
they're
doing
all
what
this
is
asking
I
mean
this
isn't
even
requiring
additional
training.
This
is
simply
recognizing
the
importance
of
intersectionality
of
anti-racism
and
trauma-informed
practices.
I
every
time
I,
listen
to
my
colleague,
the
member
for
Edmonton
Rutherford,
speak
about
his
experiences
as
a
social
worker.
K
Then
I
think
it's
a
win-win,
and
again
you
know
I,
honestly,
Mr,
chair
I
will
be
shocked
if
the
government
doesn't
accept
this.
This
is
a
guiding
principle.
We're
not
we're
not
asking
them
to
make
sweeping
changes
to
the
bill.
There
are
already
one
two
three
four
guiding
principles,
so
this
is
adding
one
more.
K
But
if
there's
one
thing
I've
learned
in
this
place,
Mr
chair
is
that
it
is
important
words
written
on
the
page
that
that
things
like
guiding
principles
matter
and
should
be
in
legislation.
They
should
be
codified
because
entities
like
our
Police
Services
province-wide
look
to
the
legislation
of
what's
in
there.
K
K
I
think
everyone
in
every
position
should
have
opportunities
to
grow
and
to
improve
and
I
think
a
rising
tide
lifts
all
boats,
and
so,
when
individuals
are
given
those
opportunities,
they're
going
to
do
better
in
their
job
and
it
doesn't
matter
if
they
move
to
a
different
job,
they're
improving
their
whole
workplace,
no
matter
where
they
move,
and
so
this
amendment
helps
them.
Do
that.
K
You
know,
I
can
talk
a
little
bit
more
broadly
about
the
fact
that
that
one
of
the
things
I
appreciate
in
this
bill
is
the
acknowledgment
and
recognition
of
Civilian
oversight
and
the
role
of
civilians
in
participating,
because
I
think
that's
important.
I
can
go
back
to
my
example
of
why
Northeast
division
for
Edmonton
police
are
so
effective.
K
K
And
if
we
had
time
to
go
out
and
Survey
them,
then
we
would,
but
for
albertans,
watching
at
home,
I
mean
the
bill
was
tabled
a
week
ago,
we're
in
Committee
of
the
whole
it'll
likely
pass
out
of
committee
sometime
today
and
this
week
next
week
pass
out
of
third,
and
so
there
just
isn't
time
for
that,
but
the
relationships
that
I
have
with
our
police,
whether
it's
EPS,
the
Calgary
Police
Service,
the
RCMP
or
others
they're.
Looking
for
these
types
of
signals
that
will
enable
them
to
sign
up
for
more
training.
K
K
K
They
don't
want
to
see
partisan
politics
get
in
the
way
of
good
ideas,
and
you
know
what
the
reality
Mr
chair,
good
ideas
come
from
all
sides
of
the
chamber.
Nobody
has
a
monopoly
on
good
ideas
and
anybody
who
thinks
they
do
that's
dangerous
and
they
won't
put
forward
good
ideas.
The
best
CEOs
surround
themselves
with
really
really
smart
people
who
help
them,
make
those
great
decisions
and
come
up
with
those
great
ideas
and
so
that
day
I
will
never
forget.
Mr
chair,
you
were
in
the
chamber.
K
K
K
K
So
I'm
of
the
position
that
let's
encourage
that,
let's
let's
adopt
that
at
every
opportunity,
let's
accept
good
amendments
and
and
the
answer
to
say
that
that
police
are
already
doing
this
great.
So,
let's
enshrine
it
in
legislation,
that's
not
a
reason
not
to
accept
it
I've,
yet
to
hear
a
good
reason
for
the
government
to
not
accept
this
amendment.
This
is
augmenting
the
guiding
principles.
K
AQ
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
it's
an
honor
to
rise
again
just
for
a
few
moments.
I
have
really
appreciated
the
debate
on
on
Bill
6
and
in
particular
this
amendment
this
evening
and
want
to
thank
well
all
the
members
of
the
opposition
for
speaking
to
this
and
I'm.
Sorry,
if
I
leave
anyone
out
here
in
particular,
but
I
want
to
give
my
thanks
to
the
member
from
Edmonton
Ellerslie,
as
well
as
the
member
from
Calgary
aboular
McCall
I'm,
going
to
end
up
naming
everyone
here,
so
I'm
going
to
stop.
AQ
But
I
really
appreciate
over
my
last
seven
eight
years
and
going
on
eight
years
in
this
house
the
wisdom
of
those
members,
as
well
as
a
member
from
Edmonton
Castle,
Downs,
Edmonton,
Rutherford,
okay,
I
think
I've
named
most
of
them
now,
but
everyone
on
this
side
in
their
own
respect,
whether
they're
a
social
worker,
whether
they've
dealt
with
these
issues
in
other
ways
and
and
I
I,
do
just
want
to
reinforce
one
more
time.
The
very
important
point
that
many
members
on
this
side
of
the
house
is
May.
AQ
It
just
recognizing
this
amendment
again
just
adding
in
The
Guiding
principles,
and
we
see
many
guiding
principles
here
and
they
all
seem
very
reasonable.
I
think
they
strengthen
this
legislation.
I
think
that
they're
valuable
to
have
included
in
this
legislation
but
I
I
was
disappointed
to
say
the
least,
to
hear
government
members
say
well,
you
know
our
our
Police
Services
already
do
things
like
consider,
intersectionality,
anti-racism
and
Trauma
informed
practice.
So
we
don't
think
it's
necessary
to
include
it
in
this
legislation.
But
then
I
would
argue.
AQ
Mr
chair
that
and
I
would
disagree
with
this
point,
but
it
seems
that
the
government
is
arguing
that
none
of
these
guiding
principles
need
to
be
in
here.
Then,
if
they
already
recognize
the
history
and
cultures
of
First,
Nation,
Inuit
and
metis
people
in
Alberta
I.
Don't
think
that
the
government
is
arguing
that
they
don't
already
do
that,
but
they
are
including
it
in
The
Guiding
principles
within
this
legislative
because
it
is
valuable
to
have
it
included
and
codified
in
legislation.
AQ
As
the
previous
member
and
and
many
members
of
the
opposition
said
before
very
quickly,
Mr
Speaker
I
think
this
is
an
incredibly
important
amendment.
I
think
that
it
is
a
valuable
addition
to
the
guiding
principles.
I
think
that
it's
become
very
clear,
the
importance
of
considering
intersectionality,
of
whether
we're
talking
about
GBA
plus
policies
when
we're
considering
any
government
policy
and
and
especially
in
cases
of
police
matters
and
the
idea
of
anti-racism.
The
fact
is
in
this
day
and
age,
Mr
chair.
We
need
to
be
more
than
not
racist.
AQ
We
need
to
take
every
opportunity.
We
can
to
be
anti-racist
to
call
out
racism
and
to
uplift
communities
who
have
traditionally
been
affected
by
racism.
It's
not
enough
to
Simply,
let
people
you
know
just
live
I,
guess
to
not
call
out
racism,
but
we
need
to
celebrate
and
recognize
the
importance
of
their
contributions,
of
a
diversity
of
backgrounds,
considering
intersectionality,
considering
ethnicity,
culture
and
many
other
things.
AQ
AN
AL
I
understand
that
there
is
not
much
time
for
me
to
say
on
this
as
a
their
and
I.
Also
probably
I
would
say.
Thank
for
the
my
colleague
thank
you
to
my
colleague
that
who
put
this
amendment
forward
and
many
of
my
other
colleagues
that,
were
there
important
comments
and
supported
this
amendment,
I,
don't
know
exactly
how
much
time
I
would
have
how
far
I
wanted
to
go.
AL
But
you
know
this
is
this
issue
is
very
close
to
my
heart
and
I've
been
very
passionate
about
this,
and
I
was
looking
for
the
opportunity
in
this
house
that
I
could
just
share
My
Views
and
my
learnings,
and
and
enrich
the
experience
of
this
house
that
Hall,
the
both
side
of
the
houses
can
come
together
and
do
better
to
address
the
issue
of
racism
in
this
province
and
social
equality
and
all
those
we
have
a
history
of
racism
in
this
country
and
the
history
is
deep
rooted
in
colonial
rule.
We
all
know
that
it.
AL
And
and
Canada
was
I
know,
understand
not
very
unique.
I
come
from
the
very
place
that
also
was
ruled
by
British
colonial
rule
for
over
200
years.
But
what
had
happened
in
Canada
was
probably
one
of
the
very
rare
place
that,
where
the
indigenous
people
of
that
land
faced
genocide
and
they
were
systematically
attacked.
AL
Over
over
400
years,
120
years,
125
years
during
the
residential
schools,
how
their
children's
and
got
snatched
from
the
families
and
Canada
probably
is
one
of
the
rare
place
in
the
world.
As
you
will
see,
the
mass
Graves
of
those
children's
are
being
recovered
and
you
know
day
to
day
and
Canada
is
the
only
place,
probably
where
we
call
the
graduates
or
people
from
the
school.
AL
The
survivors,
not
the
graduates
survivors,
the
term
coined
because
of
the
history
and
brutality
and
the
options
and
the
choices
of
the
lives
and
lives
existed
for
those
very
people,
and
we
also
know
Canada,
is
built
by
The.
Immigrant
immigrants
and
immigrant
communities
have
played
very
important
role
in
the
development
of
Canada
and
this
province.
AL
But
unfortunately
every
you
know,
immigrant
or
nationality
did
not
experience
actually
same
same
thing
as
the
majority
of
the
immigrants
coming
from
probably
European
countries,
they
were
privileged
to
you
know,
achieve
welcomes
and
Sport
and
and
settlement
help,
including
in
Alvarez.
We
see
that
happened
in
from
early
90s
to
mid
20s.
AL
While
Canada
was
openly
accepting
the
immigrants
from
some
part
of
the
world,
mostly
the
white
immigrants
and
similarly
those
immigrants
from
other
places,
they
played
critical
role.
A
Chinese
immigrant
from
late
18
to
early
1900s,
played
and
worked
hard
to
build
the
Canadian
Railways,
but
they
were
rewarded
by
the
Chinese
attacks
in
1920s.
So
one
of
the
worst
thing
that
could
happen
to
them
in
Canada
and
similarly
Indians
United
India,
including
India
Pakistan
Bangladesh
many
countries,
the
immigrants
from
India
as
a
British
subject,
they
were
in
the
British
rule.
AL
They
served
the
first
world
war
for
British
British.
They
served
the
second
world
war
for
the
British,
but
they
had
very
different
experience
coming
to
hear
coming
to
Canada
what
the
experience
was
that
in
restaurants,
in
stores
in
public
places
that
Indians
and
dogs
are
not
welcomed.
This
is
where
they
face.
This
is
from
their
polite
and
Fight
Against
Racism
started
not
only
this
in
1908,
the
right
to
vote
from
Indians
were
taken
back
snatched
and
that
they
have
to
fight
for
another
40
years
until
1947.
Once
we
got
it
back.
AL
So
there's
a
lot
to
talk
about
this.
The
we
know
that
the
racism
is
not
any
government's
policy
in
this
country
or
any
of
the
province,
and
we
also
know
many
of
those
Colonial
practices
do
still
exist,
not
only
in
Canada
and
as
definitely
the
over
things.
The
people
like
me
who
come
from
different
parts
of
the
world
can
see
what
is
happening,
but
even
many
of
those
countries
where
British
ruled
those
practices
still
exist.
AL
The
way
it
was
so
one
of
this,
but
in
the
well
we
are
discussing
the
police,
Amendment
Act,
it's
very
important.
We
have
discussed
this
in
this
house
many
times
as
a
multiculturalism,
Critic
I
had
the
opportunity
with
the
consultation
of
albertans
the
consultation
we
had
for
almost
10
months
in
this
province.
That
was
one
of
the
main
actually
feedback
that
we
got
back
addressing
the
issue
with
the
police
force
law
enforcement.
AL
This
was
one
of
the
biggest
one
that
you
know:
the
police,
forced
law,
enforcement's
Force
comes
in
a
way
of
substitute
of
in
many
cases
to
the
Immigrant,
particularly
or
the
racialized
communities,
as
a
substitute
to
the
sport
for
mental
health,
a
substitute
to
the
trauma
informed
situations.
We
have
seen
the
recent
case.
What
happened
in
Calgary
of
lecture
tool
that
the
very
gentleman
hard-working
and
visual
how
he
fell
through
the
cracks
and
ended
up.
You
know
the
police,
yeah
I
would
not
call
this
encounter
that
he
was
killed.
AL
AL
AL
I
think
this
is
just
just
a
symbolic
change.
There's
a
lot
more
to
do
if
we
don't
seem
to
see
that
we
cannot.
Even
you
know,
come
up
to
sport.
This
bare
minimum
thing.
Then
this
is
a
demonstration
of
that.
We
have
long
way
to
go.
Our
legislatures
themselves
need
to
learn
a
lot
about
our
own
Society.
AL
What
is
happening
because
what
happened
hundreds
years
ago,
probably
not
in
the
same
way,
we
will
see
that
that
practices
still
exist,
we'll
see
the
disproportionality
of
those
communities
when
it
comes
to
law
enforcement,
so
we
need
to
start
it
from
Sunday,
and
this
is
a
bare
minimum
and
very
good
proposal.
I
would
call
this
friendly
amendment
that
my
colleague
has
actually
proposed.
I
would
really
like
to
see
sport
coming
from
the
government
house
members.
They
had
a
chance.
I
brought
Forward
Motion.
AL
Not
long
ago,
then
government
announced
the
police
act
review
that
the
anti-racism
panel
should
be
formed
to
go
out,
speak
with
racialized
community
and
minorities,
indigenous
leaders
and
business
community
and
come
back
and
set
up
the
airport,
but
that
was
defeated.
Now
we
have
a
chance
to
do
it.
I
would
really
appreciate.
I
would
like
to
see
this.
The
government
house
members
supporting
this
and
with
that
I
conclude
my
remarks.
Mr
chair
and
I'll
be
happy
to
see
that
all
the
members
of
this
house
will
supporting
this
amendment.
Thank
you.
AN
Thank
you,
honorable
member
others,
wishing
to
speak
to
Amendment
A1,
see
none
prepared
to
call
the
question
on
Amendment
A1
proposed
by
The
Honorable
member
for
Calgary
Buller
Bacall,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
all
those
opposed.
Please
say
no,
my
opinion,
the
noves
have
it
and
the
division
has
been
called
call
in
the
members.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
AN
R
Police
Amendment
act
2020
to
be
mended
as
follows.
In
section
28
in
the
proposed
section
42.2
by
adding
the
following
immediately
after
subsection
nine
ten
for
greater
certainty,
a
complaint
may
be
filed
with
respect
to
a
former
police
officer
under
this
section.
If,
at
the
time
the
subject
matter
of
the
complaint
occurred,
the
former
police
officer
was
a
police
officer
in
section
2020
9
in
the
proposed
section
43
by
adding
the
following
immediately
after
section
9
for
greater
certainty.
R
The
chief
executive
officer
of
the
police
review
commission
may
not
discuss
a
complain
under
this
section
with
respect
to
a
former
police
officer.
If
at
the
time
of
the
subject
matter
of
the
complaint
occur,
the
former
police
officer
was
a
police
officer
and
there
is
no
other
basis
for
dismissing
the
complaint.
R
Thank
you.
Basically,
this
amendment
protects
the
jurisdiction
of
police
commission
for
review
of
conduct
of
the
police
officer
for
conduct,
while
employed
as
a
police
officer.
This
aligns
the
professional
conduct
review
of
police
officer
in
line
with
the
medical
profession.
This
ensures
that
an
individual
cannot
avoid
Justice
by
quitting
being
fired
or
moving
to
a
different
police
force.
It
is
important
for
accountability
that
the
procedure
is
protected
in
alignment
with
other
regulated
professional
professions
and
bodies.
Now,
with
that,
I
urge
all
members
of
this
house
to
support
this
amendment.