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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
12:23 Opening
37:08 Oral Question Period
01:28:00 Afternoon Session
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Remembers
the
prayer
Lord,
the
god
of
righteousness
and
Truth
Grant
to
our
King
and
to
his
government,
to
members
of
the
legislative
assembly
and
to
all
in
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
interests
and
Prejudice,
keep
in
mind
the
responsibility
to
seek
to
improve
the
condition
of
all
honorable
members.
Please
remain
standing,
as
is
our
custom.
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Mr
trenchy
won
six
consecutive
elections
in
White
Court
and
two
in
White
Court,
Saint
Anne,
serving
eight
terms
before
retiring
in
2001..
During
his
nearly
30
years
of
service,
Mr
trenchy
was
the
government
whip
from
1975
to
79.
the
minister
of
Recreation
and
Parks
from
79
to
86
the
minister
responsible
for
occupational
health
and
safety
and
Workers
Compensation
Board
from
1989
to
1992.
the
minister
of
transportation
and
utilities
from
92
to
94.
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before
his
election.
To
the
legislative
assembly
of
Alberta,
Mr
trenchy
served
his
community
on
the
marathorpe
Town
Council
for
six
years,
a
businessman
and
a
farmer.
He
earned
a
reputation
for
taking
immediate
action.
During
his
time
in
office,
Mr
trenchy
received
the
Queen
Elizabeth
II
golden
jubilee
medal
in
2002
and
the
Michael
lukavich
award
for
outstanding
public
service
by
on
parliamentarian
of
Ukraine
origin
in
2008.,
a
driving
force
to
establish
the
marathon
airport.
It
was
renamed
in
his
honor
in
2020.
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B
Honorable
members,
before
I
call
upon
the
clerk
for
the
daily
routine
I
noticed
that
government
motion
9,
which
is
on
notice
on
the
order
paper
today,
is
proposing
to
amend
a
number
of
standing
orders,
including
amendments
with
respect
to
two
items
in
the
daily
routine
introduction
of
guests
and
member
statements.
The
motion
see.
B
To
provide
that
each
day,
members
may
make
introductions
under
introductions
of
guests
that
the
time
allowed
it
for
this
item
of
business
is
to
be
four
minutes
and
that
each
member's
introduction
may
not
exceed
20
seconds.
In
addition,
an
amendment
has
been
proposed
to
standing
order
7-4
to
reduce
the
number
of
member
statements
from
nine
to
seven
each
day.
I
understand
that
two
unanimous
consent
requests
may
be
coming
forward.
That
would
seek
to
give
effect
to
these
proposed
amendments.
This
afternoon,
someone
willing
to
make
the
first
request:
The
Honorable
the
government
house,
leader.
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Honorable
members,
this
is
a
request
for
unanimous
consent.
I
will
ask
only
one
question:
is
there
anyone
opposed,
if
so,
indicate
now
unanimous
consent
is
granted.
The
rotation
for
member
statements
that
will
apply
today
is
contained
in
a
health
leaders
agreement
that
I
received
on
November
28
2022,
which
has
also
been
circulated
to
each
member
and
I,
will
table
at
the
appropriate
time
today
in
the
routine.
The
clerk.
B
Members,
it
is
with
admiration,
respect.
There
is
a
gratitude
to
members
of
families
who
have
shared
the
burdens
of
public
office
and
public
service.
Today,
I
would
like
to
welcome
the
members
of
the
trenchy
family,
who
are
present
in
the
speaker's
gallery.
Please
rise
as
I
call
your
name
and
remain
standing
until
all
have
been
introduced,
daughter
of
Mr
trenchy,
Darlene
langaveen
and
her
husband,
Val,
grandson,
Christopher
and
granddaughter
Ashton
and
Son
Marlon
trenchy
and
his
wife
Janet
Jervis.
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Premier,
Mr
Speaker,
it
gives
me
great
pleasure
to
rise
and
introduce
to
you
and
through
you
to
the
members
of
this
assembly.
Two
people
who
I
can
safely
say
I
would
not
be
here
without
one
of
them
is
my
father,
Doug
Smith
and
the
other
is
my
mother,
Sharon
Smith,
when
I
told
them
I
was
going
to
get
back
into
this
job
they
said.
Are
you
crazy
and
I
said?
Thank
you
for
your
vote
of
confidence,
I'm,
so
glad
that
they
are
here
and
please
give
them
the
warm
welcome
to
the
kingdom.
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Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I'm,
pleased
to
rise
and
through
you'd
like
to
introduce
80
grades.
Five
and
six
students
of
Juliette
School
in
my
riding
Edmonton
Meadows
and
among
them
are
their
hard-working
teachers.
Staff
I
would
like
to
name
Mr
Dale,
mendrick,
Miss,
Crystal,
Jenkins,
Miss,
Lexi,
Dickman
and
premendo.
Please
join
me
welcoming
all
of
them
here.
Thank
you.
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I
know
that
it
will
take
some
time
for
us
to
get
used
to
the
reintroductions
of
the
introductions
of
guests,
but
I
will
remind
members
that
those
introductions
are
to
be
20
seconds
or
less
and
I
believe
that
we
ought
to
set
the
precedent
for
what
these
introductions
will.
Look
like
in
that
I
am
of
the
belief
that
these
introductions
ought
to
be
about
the
guests
and
less
about
used
as
a
partisan
tool.
B
That's
not
a
reflection
on
the
the
introductions
that
we've
had
already
this
afternoon,
but
more
I
wanted
to
provide
that
reminder
and
had
forgotten.
So
they
will
be
20
seconds
and
I
will
be
rising
as
I
do
during
question
period
or
other
speaking
limits
to
ensure
that
we
can
get
through
as
many
introductions
as
possible.
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You
Mr
Speaker
I
Rise,
to
introduce
to
you
and
through
you
to
all
members
of
the
assembly,
seated
up
in
the
speaker's
Gallery
Chase
Malkin
and
his
mother,
Janelle
Chase
has
taken
a
keen
interest
in
learning
about
Alberta
politics
and
spends
many
days
learning
about
all
of
us.
I
have
no
doubt
that
one
day
he'll
be
seated
down
here
on
this
very
floor,
please
give
them
the
warm
welcome
to
the
assembly
and
stop
by
323
to
meet
chase
after
question
period.
I
Windsor
is
a
master
of
Social
Work
student,
who
is
currently
completing
her
practicum
in
my
constituency
office.
Her
work
is
focused
on
the
Fort
McMurray
wildfire
and
the
role
of
social
workers
in
recovery
from
disasters
I'm
so
proud.
She's
here
today
and
I
can't
wait
to
watch
her
career
grow
and
develop.
K
You
Mr
Speaker
albertan's
rights
are
sacred,
they
are
enshrined
in
the
Constitution
and
the
Charter
of
Rights
and
freedom.
Unfortunately,
for
too
long,
our
rights
have
been
trampled
on
by
federal
actors
and
for
too
long
governments
have
failed
to
stand
up
and
say
enough
is
enough.
As
we
all
know,
this
has
Grave
consequences
for
our
industry,
our
economy
and
our
workers.
Fortunately,
those
days
are
done
on
Tuesday
Bill
won
the
long-awaited
Alberta
sovereignty
within
a
United
Canada
Act
was
introduced
to
this
legislature.
K
If
passed,
this
act
will
Empower
our
Province
to
stand
up
against
overreach
and
interference
from
the
federal
government
fight
Federal
legislation
that
is
unconstitutional
or
harmful
and
defend
the
federal
provincial
divisions
of
power,
given
our
Province
the
right
to
develop
policies
that
reflect
our
own
unique
needs.
This
is
not
about
separation.
This
is
about
strengthening
and
clarifying
the
bonds
that
make
us
a
true
Confederation.
K
This
bill
even
has
inspired
other
provinces
like
Saskatchewan
to
pass
their
own
legislation,
affirming
their
jurisdictional
Authority
against
the
federal
government.
Contrary
to
what
the
opposition
NDP
will
say,
this
act
is
no
way
permits
cabinet
to
unilaterally
amend
the
legislation,
but
it
comes
as
no
surprise
that
the
opposition
ADP
is
already
opposing
the
Alberta
sovereignty
within
the
United
Canada
Act,
without
even
reading
it,
their
actions
only
to
serve
to
remind
us
how
they
sold
albertans
vote
to
Justin
turtle
in
Ottawa
when
they
were
in
office
and
how
they
will
do
that
again.
K
If,
given
the
chance,
our
United
conservative
team
won't
do
that,
we
will
always
put
albertans
first,
we
will
defend
Alberta's
constitutional
Authority
against
overreach
from
Ottawa,
and
we
will
fully
exercise
areas
of
jurisdiction
granted
under
the
Constitution.
This
bill
is
not
a
sword.
It
is
a
shield.
Albertans
expect
the
government
to
defend
the
province
they
cherish,
and
that
is
exactly
what
we
are
going
to
do.
Amen.
L
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
Alberta's,
post-secondary
institutions
are
crucial
to
our
economic
recovery,
equipping
albertans
with
vital
skills
and
knowledge
for
now
and
the
future.
Unfortunately,
College
Polytechnic
and
University
students
are
struggling
today
because
of
decisions
made
by
this
UCP
government.
The
minister
of
advanced
education
has
approved
tuition
hikes
anywhere
from
16
to
104
percent
and
more
than
ten
thousand
dollars
in
additional
Annual
fees.
This
government
has
consistently
downloaded
even
more
costs
onto
the
backs
of
students,
students
who
are
already
struggling
due
to
the
countless
other
UCP
decisions
that
have
made
life
unaffordable
for
albertans.
L
Now,
at
a
time
where
people
across
this
province
are
struggling,
this
government
has
just
made
a
bad
situation
worse.
Alongside
increases
to
tuition
fees,
student
housing
and
more
interest
rates
have
steadily
on
the
raise
rise
as
well.
So
what
does
this
government?
Do?
They
add
an
additional
interest
charge
on
student
loans.
This
means
they
are
cruelly
profiteering
off
albertans
who
are
simply
seeking
higher
education.
L
This
extra
money
that
the
UCP
is
taking
out
of
the
pockets
of
albertans
adds
to
student
loan
payments,
one
steep
monthly
bill
during
the
worst
affordability
crisis
in
40
years.
Students
are
made
facing
major
pressures
in
every
aspect
of
their
lives,
increases
to
rent
utilities,
tuition,
gas
insurance
and
more.
The
list
goes
on
and
on
and
yet
the
average
student
doesn't
even
have
access
to
the
inadequate
affordability
packages
offered
by
this
government,
while
some
folks
are
able
to
access
these
resources.
L
L
B
M
Speaker,
it's
with
that
heavy
heart.
A
share
member
statement
today
regarding
the
passing
of
honorable
Mr
Peter
trenchy,
who
passed
away
on
the
21st
November
at
the
age
of
91..
He
was
preceded
by
his
love
of
his
life.
Lorraine
they'll,
be
missed
by
a
son,
Marlon
trenching,
his
wife,
a
daughter
Darlene
and
her
husband,
grandchildren,
Christopher
James
Ashton,
as
well
as
the
great
five
great
grandchildren
Peter
excuse
me.
Peter
trenchy
is
born
in
Rockford
Alberta
on
August
22nd
1931
Peter
was
a
businessman,
a
farmer.
M
He
ran
a
local
green
elevator
for
years
he
served
in
marathor,
Town
Council,
a
number
of
other
local
organizations.
Peter
was
elected
in
1971,
served
for
27
years
for
those
keeping
score
at
home.
That's
eight
consecutive
terms
he
received.
He
was
the
minister
of
Recreation
and
Parks
minister
of
oh
Nas,
the
WCB
Public
Safety,
Services
transportation
and
utilities.
There
isn't
a
corner
of
this
province
that
didn't
benefit
Mr
trenchy's
hard
work
over
the
time
in
office.
Mr
trenchy
would
often
remark
how
exciting
it
was
to
be
part
of
such
a
significant
change
in
Alberta.
M
Under
the
leadership
of
Mr
Premier
law
he
Mr
trench.
He
established
the
Peter
trenchy
scholarship,
which
helps
folks
to
obtain
Career,
Education
and
Technical
trades.
I
first
met
Mr
tranchi
when
I
was
knee-high
to
a
grasshopper
at
the
Wildwood
Fair.
He
took
the
time
to
talk
to
me
as
a
kid
and
give
me
an
Alberta
pin
I
carried
that
around
for
years,
and
it's
one
of
the
reasons
as
an
MLA
I
do
the
same
thing
for
kids
in
our
constituency:
2020
we
renamed
the
airport
after
Mr,
Peter,
trenchy
and
marathor.
M
Without
him,
it
wouldn't
have
been
built
and
we
made
it
a
stop
on
the
Alberta
air
tours.
We
had
20
airplanes
that
came
along
and
stopped
in,
and
it
was
the
first
time
the
seniors
were
able
to
get
out
of
the
homes
and
I
had
the
honor
of
giving
Mr
trench.
She
a
pin
an
Alberta,
pin
back
and
told
him
the
story
of
it.
It
made
him
smile,
Mr
trenchy.
N
Mcleod,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
our
seniors
helped
lay
the
foundation
for
our
great
Province
because
of
the
importance
that
seniors
hold
in
our
Province.
It's
critical
that
they
are
taken
care
of
today,
I'm
honored,
to
stand
in
this
house
to
share
just
one
of
the
ways
that
we
are
taking
care
of
seniors
in
my
constituency
of
Livingston
McLeod.
N
This
summer,
I
had
the
privilege
of
visiting
Peaks
Pines
a
new
100
unit,
Senior
Lodge
in
the
Crow's
Nest
pass.
This
senior's
living
facility
offers
different
levels
of
care.
Seniors
can
choose
independent
living
and
be
self-sufficient
in
their
own
Suites,
or
they
can
choose
to
have
supportive
living
where
they
have
access
to
on-site.
Healthcare,
AIDS,
prepared,
meals,
housekeeping
and
more.
These
varying
levels
of
care
choices
will
provide
seniors
in
my
riding
with
the
flexibility
and
support
they
need.
Peak
Stefani's
Lodge
is
a
huge
step
in
the
right
direction
towards
housing
options
for
seniors
Mr
Speaker.
N
Although
this
facility
is
a
great
addition
in
my
constituency
and
I'm
pleased
to
see
it
finally
completed,
it
does
not
solve
the
issue
of
difficult
living
situations
for
seniors
across
our
Province
who
simply
cannot
afford
to
live
in
a
facility
like
this
investment
in
affordable
housing
and
Care
Facilities
will
be
vital
to
ensure
that
seniors
have
the
best
care
possible
and
will
keep
them
close
to
family
and
friends.
Seniors
in
our
Province,
especially
those
who
live
in
rural
communities,
need
more
support
from
our
government
because
of
the
increased
cost
of
living
in
the
inflation
crisis.
N
Albertans
everywhere
are
struggling
living
on
fixed
incomes.
Our
Alberta
seniors
are
struggling
to
afford
life.
Recently,
our
government
announced
that
we
will
be
increasing
the
benefit
rate
for
low-income
seniors
by
six
percent
beginning
this
January
low-income
Alberta
seniors
will
also
be
receiving
an
additional
100
a
month
for
six
months,
beginning
in
January,
Mr
Speaker.
The
texting
of
these
financial
assistance
benefits
and
the
additional
cash
is
going
to
be
critical.
As
we
address
the
financial
pressures
our
old
albertans
face.
This
added
six
percent
will
have
a
positive
impact
on
the
lives
of
our
seniors.
Thank
you.
O
Foreign
Ty,
stable,
competent
government,
the
rule
of
law-
all
of
these
things
are
critical
for
future
of
Alberta
and
all
are
under
threat
with
the
introduction
of
Premier
sovereignty
Act,
the
spell
is
unconstitutional.
It
completely
disrespects
this
house,
the
people
elected
to
serve
in
this
house
in
million
of
Alberton
who
put
us
here.
The
premier
was
selected
by
one
percent
of
albertans.
She
didn't
even
have
the
majority
of
sport
in
her
own
party,
yet
she
now
believes
she
can
give
herself
supreme
power
to
rule
outside
of
this
house.
O
She
has
decided
her
actions
are
not
subject
to
public
accountability.
He
has
decided,
she
supersedes
us
all
and
while
she
may
be
so
misguided
in
her
love
on
love
for
herself
to
give
herself
this
power,
her
own
Minister,
don't
agree.
The
Finance
Minister
called
the
bill
at
taking
time
back,
the
minister
of
Municipal
Affair
called
it
Anarchy
Act,
the
minister
of
environment,
said
it
will
create
instability
and
Chaos
I
could
go
on
and
on.
But
now
those
ministers
stay
silent,
but
albertans
are
speaking
out.
Political
scientists
are
calling
it
the
most
undemocratic
piece
of
legislation.
O
This
house
has
ever
seen.
Investors
and
businesses
are
reaching
out
to
us
to
express
serious
concerns,
as
they
openly
consider
whether
to
pull
out
of
the
province
altogether.
This
bill
will
kill
jobs.
It
will
stop
investment,
it
will
destroy
our
economic
future.
It
will
erode
over
democracy.
This
Premier
Must
Be
Stopped
I
call
on
every
MLA
in
this
house
today
to
take
a
stand
against
this
Premier.
We
are
at
a
critical
moment.
Albertans
are
watching,
and
if
you
refuse
to
act
now,
you
can
explain
to
our
children
why
you
put
their
future
at
risk.
B
Honorable
members,
as
this
is
the
first
regular
sitting
day
of
the
fourth
session,
there's
some
information
I
wish
to
share
with
you
prior
to
oral
question
period.
I
would
like
to
inform
you
that
modifications
have
been
made
to
the
oral
question
period
of
member
statement
rotations
based
upon
the
house
leaders,
agreement
I
mentioned
in
my
earlier
statement,
one
oral
question
period
each
week
and
one
member
statement
every
three
weeks
has
been
assigned
to
the
member
for
who
was
the
independent
member
during
the
Spring,
the
member
for
Central
peace
Nutley.
B
However,
since
that
member
is
now
a
member
of
the
United
conservative
caucus
that
question
member
statement
have
been
allocated
to
the
United
conservative
caucus,
the
member
for
Cyprus
Medicine
Hat
will
be
entitled
to
question
eight
on
day
three
and
the
member
for
Edmonton
South
will
be
entitled
to
question
9
on
day.
Four,
each
of
the
independent
members
will
continue
to
be
allocated
one
member
statement.
Every
three
weeks,
the
member
for
Cyprus
Medicine
Hat,
is
allocated
a
statement
on
Monday
of
week.
B
Two
of
the
rotation
and
the
member
for
Edmonton
South
has
been
allocated
State
a
statement
on
Monday
of
week.
Three
with
respect
to
private
members
business,
there
have
been
some
modifications
to
the
list
of
positions
for
private
members,
public
bills
and
motions
other
than
government
motions
drawn
for
the
fourth
session.
B
As
I
reminded
you
in
the
procedural
memo
sent
to
members
on
November
28th,
a
number
of
parliamentary
secretaries
have
been
appointed
recently
I
remind
you
that
it
is
a
parliamentaries
secretaries,
our
private
members.
They
are
not
members
of
executive
Council.
Accordingly,
they
have
the
rights
and
the
duties
of
private
members,
not
of
members
of
cabinet.
B
I
refer
members
to
this
ruler
by
Speaker
Kowalski
on
April,
16th,
tulanti
or
2008,
which
can
be
found
on
page
13
of
Hansard
for
that
day
and
speaker
Warner,
which
can
be
found
on
page
1599
of
Hansard
from
October
30th
27
17,
which
indicates
that
it
is
inappropriate
for
parliamentary
secretaries
to
direct
questions
to
the
minister
of
whom
the
Parliamentary
secretary
is
affiliated
with.
Accordingly.
B
B
I
wish
to
remind
members
that
the
election
of
the
Deputy
committee,
the
deputy
chair
of
committees,
will
take
place
immediately
following
and
during
the
routine
and
finally,
as
we
embark
on
this
session,
please
remember
that,
in
accordance
with
standing
order,
17
13
7
members
their
assigned
seats
when
speaking
or
voting.
The
time
is
now
150,
and
that
makes
it
oral
question
period
and
the
leader
of
his
Majesty's,
loyal
opposition,
has
the
call.
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
want
to
begin
by
quickly
congratulating
the
premier
on
her
new
role.
Mr
Speaker,
all
albertans.
All
albertans
expect
their
elected
officials
to
stand
up
for
Alberta
no
question,
but
yesterday
we
learned
the
premier's
approach
on
sovereignty
is
not
that,
but
rather
a
full-throated
power
grab
from
albertans
She's
granting
herself
the
ability
to
write
laws
in
secret
behind
closed
doors,
no
reviews,
no
checks,
no
balances,
just
an
unprecedented
abuse
of
authority
to
the
premier.
Why
is
her
first
act?
F
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
for
the
question
from
The
Honorable
member.
No,
it
does
not
it's
very
clear
and
I
suppose.
If
the
if
the
opposition
had
stayed
to
actually
read
the
bill
when
it
was
presented
yesterday,
I
would
have
expected,
they
might
have
read
it
in
the
meantime,
they
would
have
seen
that
every
decision
that
is
going
to
be
made
has
to
first
get
the
validation
from
this
assembly,
and
what
that
means
is
that
that
this
assembly
will
pass
the
motion
and
it
will
give
the
direction
to
Cabinet.
P
Mom
Mr
Speaker
I'm,
relying
on
the
briefing
from
the
deputy
Minister
of
Justice,
who
does
understand
this
legislation,
unlike
this
Premier.
In
fact,
this
move
is
nothing
more
than
a
cynical
political
tool
used
to
consolidate
power
and
to
undercut
our
much
needed
economic
recovery.
In
fact,
the
Calgary
Chamber
of
Commerce
says
it
will
impede
new
investment,
reduce
business
certainty
and
take
it,
make
it
harder
to
attract
new
Talent.
Why
doesn't
the
premier
put
albertans
first
drop
this
bill
and
start
doing
some
real
work
to
protect
and
promote
investment
in
Alberta
yeah.
F
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
the
number
one
biggest
attractor
and
the
number
one
thing
that
has
chased
investment
out
of
this
province
has
been
the
liberal,
NDP
Coalition
in
Ottawa
and
their
undemocratic
decisions
and
their
violation
of
our
constitutional
rights
in
this
province.
That
is
what
the
the
that
is,
what
the
Alberta
sovereignty
within
the
United
Canada
Act
is
all
about.
It
is
about
enforcing
our
constitutionally
guaranteed
rights
to
make
our
own
decisions
regarding
the
development,
the
conservation
and
the
export
of
our
resources
and
I
would
ask
the
opposition
to
support
it.
P
Well,
I'm,
quite
the
opposite:
Mr
Speaker
we're
seeing
an
alarming
Collision
of
three
very
rare
political
events.
First,
we
have
a
premier
who's
made
more
mistakes
in
three
weeks
than
most
make
in
three
years.
Second,
we
have
a
premier
selected
by
less
than
one
percent
of
the
population,
a
mere
six
months
before
a
general
election
and
third,
that
same
Premier
is
now
attempting
to
consolidate
more
power
outside
of
the
legislature
than
any
Premier
in
the
history
of
this
province,
Mr
Speaker
she's
in
over
her
head.
P
P
The
Finance
Minister
called
it
an
economic
Time
Bomb,
the
jobs
Minister,
a
fairy
tale,
the
Municipal
Affairs
Minister
Anarchy
and
the
minister
of
trade
said
it
was
like
shooting
ourselves
on
the
foot
yesterday,
all
of
them
capitulated
will
any
one
of
them
stand
up
and
explain
why
they
sold
out
albertans.
Yesterday,
honorable.
F
F
Was
that
they
want
to
stand
up
and
push
back
against
Ottawa
and
as
they
had
input
into
the
construction
of
this
bill,
we've
gone
through
a
cabinet
policy
committee
process,
we've
gone
through
a
cabinet
process,
we've
gone
through
a
caucus
process.
Everybody
became
very
comfortable
with
the
fact
that.
P
Former
Premier
at
least
had
the
good
sense
to
walk
away
from
this
dumpster
fire.
He
once
called
this
approach
catastrophically
stupid
and
back
then,
the
Finance
Minister
agreed
with
him.
He
said
quote
I
believe
invoking
the
Alberta
sovereignty
act
would
put
us
backwards
because
it
would
create
chaos.
He
went
on
to
say
the
Act
would
curtail
new
investment
and
force
established
businesses
to
leave
Alberta
to
the
Finance
Minister.
If
you
believe
what
you
said,
then
why
did
you
fail
those
businesses
and
the
people
working
for
them?
Yesterday,
yeah.
Q
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
It's
a
pleasure
to
rise
in
the
in
the
house.
This
November
day,
Mr
Speaker
I,
had
legitimate
concerns
over
early
Renditions
of
the
proposed
sovereignty
act,
but
Mr
Speaker
I've
had
full
opportunity
to
weigh
into
the
develop
development
of
this
bill.
Mr
Speaker
this
bill
for
my
support
needed
to
respect
the
rule
of
law
needed
to
be
constitutional
and
needed
to
be
implemented
in
a
way
that
would
not
create
business
uncertainty.
This
bill
does
that
you're
in
the
opposition.
P
Well,
I
hope
the
minister
can
sleep
well
at
night,
because
businesses
certainly
are
not.
Economists
and
Business
Leaders
say
this
approach
hurts
our
International
reputation.
The
former
energy
Minister
actually
described
a
recent
international
meeting
with
energy
leaders.
She
said
quote:
it's
already:
creating
instability
and
Chaos
I
had
International
investors
concerned
about
their
Assets
in
Alberta,
talking
asking
about
what
was
going
on
with
this
sovereignty
to
the
now
environment,
Minister.
Why
are
you
surrending
to
an
approach
that
is
undemocratic,
unconstitutional,
you're,
a
lawyer?
You
know
it
and
harmful
to
our
economy.
That's
what
you
said.
B
R
R
Well,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
the
the
bill.
One
is
neither
unconstitutional
nor
undemocratic.
Every
single
thing
that
comes
out
of
it
will
be
debated
in
the
legislature,
Mr
Speaker,
in
the
very
Preamble
of
the
act.
It
said
it
will
be
constitutional
and
nothing
will
be
considered
to
be
unconstitutional.
Mr
Speaker
I
had
some
very
grave
concerns
about
the
ACT.
We
went
through
a
caucus
process
and
I
think
we
addressed
those
concerns.
We
are
the
opposition.
P
P
S
deserve
to
have
the
health
care
they
need
when
they
need
it.
Yet,
today,
Health
Care
is
in
chaos
because
of
both
the
pandemic
and
the
many
bad
decisions
of
the
UCP
albertans
can't
find
a
family
doctor,
they're
being
transported
to
hospitals
and
fire
trucks
and
they're
waiting
20
plus
hours
in
ERS
in
Calgary.
Sick
children
are
being
forced
to
wait
for
care
in
a
trailer
outside
the
Children's
Hospital.
Why
is
the
Premier
more
obsessed
with
calling
movie
sets
about
vaccine
mandates
than
helping
Alberta
families
get
the
health
care
they
need.
F
B
P
That
board
shake
up
was
window
dressing,
absolutely
nothing
more.
This
is
a
premier
who
was
accused
Frontline
healthcare
workers
of
manufacturing,
a
staffing
shortage.
She
fired
the
chief
medical
officer
and
replaced
her
with
a
volunteer
and
she's
now
developing
her
own
Public
Health
response
by
talking
to
a
conspiracy
theorist
who
believes
the
vaccine
is
a
bio
weapon.
She
promoted
horse
dewormer
as
a
treatment
for
covet.
The
premier
suggested
last
week.
She's
made
some
mistakes.
If
so,
will
she
stand
up
and
apologize
for
the
ones
I
just
described
today?
P
F
Honorable
the
premiere,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker.
We
heard
that
we
needed
new
leadership
at
the
chief
medical
officer
of
health
and
I'm
very
pleased
that
Dr
Mark
joffe
has
agreed
to
take
on
that
role.
We
also
know
that
the
only
way
that
you
can
make
the
kind
of
changes
that
we
need
to
make
to
stabilize
Health
Care
to
address.
F
Two
rooms,
the
long
Waits
the
people
have
when
they
enter
an
emergency
room
and
the
surgical
wait
times
is
to
make
sure
that
we
have
somebody
Hands-On
day
in
day
out
ensuring
that
they
have
the
support
that
they
need
to
push
the
changes
through.
And
that's
what
we're,
giving
and
I'm
delighted
to
be.
P
Mr
Speaker
Alberts
have
actually
heard
the
premier's
inside
voice
on
health
care
and
it's
not
pretty
she's
mused
about
opening
on
staff
beds
and
hotel
rooms,
bringing
back
health
care
premiums,
making
people
with
quote
catastrophic
medical
events,
pay
deductibles
and
paying
for
doctors
visits
out
of
a
300
spending
account
these
things
were
said
and
written
16
months
ago,
not
16
years
ago.
Why
doesn't
the
premier
apologize
for
those
statements
or,
conversely,
just
admit
she
can't
be
trusted
to
fix
albertan's
Health
Care.
F
F
To
me
to
be
accepting
a
taxpayer
money
for
a
health
spending
account
and
then
saying
that
Alberta
shouldn't
be
able
to
have
the
same
thing.
What
we're
offering
is
a
an
approach
that
will
make
sure
that
we're
supporting
the
health
care
decisions
of
all
of
our
albertans
by
paying
for
the
things
that
are
not
paid
for
by
Alberta
Healthcare
The.
S
And
children
are
now
experiencing
the
worst
of
it.
Both
the
Stoller
in
Edmonton
and
the
Alberta
Children's
Hospital
in
Calgary
are
continually
exceeding
15
hour.
Wait
times.
A
heated
trailer
has
been
set
up
outside
the
Alberta
children's
emergency
department,
a
trailer
to
hold
children
wanting
to
access
health
care.
That's
where
we're
at
Children's
surgeries
are
being
canceled.
There's
a
shortage
of
children's
medications.
Illnesses
are
moving
quickly
through
schools
and
too
many
kids
do
not
have
family
doctors.
T
Thank
you
to
The
Honorable
member
for
the
question.
Mr
Speaker.
Our
emergency
departments
are
under
strained
as
they
are
and
cross
the
entire
country
we're
seeing
an
early
and
severe
flu
season,
and
patients
coming
to
emergency
are
sicker
than
on
average.
You
know,
given
that
often
many
many
number
of
visits
to
either
the
emergency
departments
or
to
family
doctors
were
put
off
during
the
pandemic.
S
I
was
joined
earlier
today
by
my
constituent,
Lindsey
Camp,
whose
six-year-old
son
George
is
immunocompromised.
He's
had
two
heart
transplants
and
he
has
also
has
Crohn's
disease
Lindsay
worries
about
what
will
happen
if
George
gets
sick
and
needs
hospital
care
which
he
does
regularly.
She
worries
for
patients
waiting
for,
and
parents
waiting
for
a
life-saving
transplant
for
their
child.
The
minister
of
health
is
allowing
the
chaos
in
our
hospitals
to
continue
and
potentially
putting
life-saving
surgeries
and
treatment
for
Children
at
Risk.
At
what
point
will
the
minister
of
Health
acknowledge
that
this
is
a
crisis?
T
Many
parents
who
have
sick
children
and
I
wish
with
that
family
and
that
individual
all
the
best
Mr
Speaker
we
are
providing
care.
Mr
Speaker.
If
you
need
to
be,
you
need
to
care
the
whether
it
be
the
scholar
or
the
Children's
Hospital,
it
is
there
for
you.
Yes,
our
system
is
under
strain,
but
we
are
dealing
with
that
Mr
Speaker.
We
are
investing
an
additional
600
million
this
year,
600
million
next
year,
600
million
in
the
year
after
that,
because
we
know
we
need
to
expand
capacity
and
Mr
Speaker.
T
S
Parents
across
this
province
will
say
that
they
do
not
feel
that
they
have
access
to
health
care
for
their
children
right
now
and
they're
correct
now,
I
recognize
that
solutions
to
this
problem
are
not
easy,
which
is
why
we
must
debate
this
in
the
legislature
today.
We
cannot
wait
until
wave
after
wave
of
illness
overwhelms
our
hospitals
and
the
dedicated
Frontline
workers
who
have
done
so
much
to
care
for
albertans.
They
deserve
clear
and
immediate
support
from
the
members
in
this
chamber.
S
T
Mr
Speaker,
we
are
active
and
we
have
been
acting
and
we
are
continuing
to
act.
Mr
speaker
I
spoke
already
about
adding
capacity
to
our
system.
We
are
spending
records,
amount
of
dollars,
22
billion
this
year
and
expanding
that
by
another
another
1.2
billion
over
the
next
two
years,
Mr
Mr
Speaker.
We
are
also
transforming
the
way
we
deliver
Health
Care
System.
The
premier
already
spoke
about
appointing
the
administrator
to
drive,
changes
to
our
system
faster,
lower
EMS
times
lower
times
in
emergency
departments
and
Mr
Speaker.
J
You
Mr
Speaker.
For
far
too
long
we
have
watched
our
provincial
rights
granted
to
us
under
the
Constitution,
be
infringe
upon
by
federal
actors
and
for
far
too
long.
Governments
have
failed
to
stand
up
and
say
enough
is
enough
on
Tuesday
Bill
won
the
long-awaited
Alberta
sovereignty
within
a
United
Canada
Act
was
introduced.
Can
the
minister
please
explain
how
this
act
will
be
used
to
protect
our
rights,
our
freedoms
and
the
interests
of
our
Province
from
federal,
overreach.
U
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
the
member
for
the
question.
What
this
does
is
provide
a
framework
for
us
to
openly
and
democratically
have
a
debate
here
in
this
assembly
to
be
able
to
discuss
when
there
is
overreach
from
the
federal
government.
We
know
this
is
happening
very
often,
and
this
provides
us
a
tool,
an
additional
tool
tool.
U
B
J
East
has
the
call
Mr
speaker.
Thank
you
Minister,
given
that
no
one
wants
to
see
any
government
grant
itself
extraordinary
powers
that
could
potentially
be
abused
like
we
recently
saw
from
the
federal
liberals
and
the
use
of
the
emergencies
act,
and
given
that
concerns
have
been
raised
about
whether
this
new
legislation
would
Grant
Alberta's
cabinet
these
kinds
of
extraordinary
powers.
Can
the
minister
please
explain
as
to
whether
this
act
would
allow
cabinet
to
alter
our
men
legislation
without
legislative
oversight?
The.
U
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
no,
to
be
clear.
In
no
way
does
this
act
permit
cabinet
to
unilaterally
amend
legislation
in
this
framework
cabinet
cannot
amend
legislation
without
the
specific
Direction
provided
by
the
mlas
in
this
assembly.
Cabin
can
only
work
within
those
parameters.
That
means
that
the
democratically
elected
members
of
the
assembly
are
the
ones
who
determine
order.
U
J
Party
are
all
proud,
albertans
and
Canadians,
and
given
questions
have
been
raised
about
whether
the
Alberta
sovereignty
act,
Alberta
sovereignty
within
a
United
Canada
Act
opens
the
door
to
separation
for
confederation.
Can
the
minister
explain
whether
this
piece
of
legislation
is
about
separation
or
about
protecting
Alberta
within
a
United
Canada
people.
U
Justice
well,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
and
no.
This
has
nothing
to
do
with
separation.
This
is
entirely
about
the
protecting
the
interests
of
albertans
and
in
fact,
although
they're
not
listening
right
now,
I
would
invite
the
NDP
to
suggest
opportunities
for
how
this
framework
might
be
used
in
the
best
interests
of
albertans.
But
of
course
they
are
not
going
to
do
that
because
they
don't
want
to
upset
or
push
back
against
the
Trudeau
NDP
Alliance
in
or
in
Ottawa.
W
Here,
as
of
today,
hundreds
of
thousands
of
albertans
have
no
family
doctor.
For
many.
This
is
a
direct
result
of
the
conflict
and
Chaos
caused
by
the
UCP,
and
now
the
premier
wants
to
move
forward
with
health
spending
accounts,
an
idea
she
discussed
extensively,
saying
in
June
2022
that
they
could
act
as
a
way
to
pay
to
see
a
doctor.
She
even
said-
and
I
quote
my
view-
is
that
the
entire
budget
for
family
practitioners
should
be
paid
for
from
Health
Care
savings
accounts.
Will
the
minister
of
Health
unequivocally
condemn
any
suggestion?
T
W
Giving
Mr
Speaker
the
premium
was
much
less
clear
just
a
few
months
ago
about
these
Health
spending
accounts
that
are
outlined
in
her
mandate
letter
to
the
minister
of
health.
So
the
minister
owes
it
to
albertans
the
answer
to
the
premier's,
well-documented
radical
reasoning
behind
the
proposal
and
given
that
in
discussing
hsas,
the
premier
openly
mused
about
forcing
albertans
to
pay
a
deductible
to
see
a
doctor
and
given
she
also
suggested
albertans
in
desperate
need
of
care,
could
turn
to
family
members
for
donations
or
host
a
fundraiser.
W
T
Speaker,
I'll
repeat
my
first
answer:
the
purpose
of
the
health
spending
account
is
to
enable
albertans
to
access
those
services
that
are
not
covered
by
the
Alberta
Health
spending
act.
I
want
to
be
crystal
clear
and
Mr
Speaker
often
preventative
care
doesn't
get
the
attention
it
deserves.
You
know
it
takes
steps
to
to
maintain,
and
this
provides
a
health
spending
account
when
we
actually
get
that
set
up,
we'll
provide
the
opportunity
for
albertans
to
focus
on
preventative
care
where
they
want
it.
T
W
Give
me
Mr
Speaker.
This
government
did
more
damage
to
accessing
preventive
care
than
any
in
Alberta's
history,
and
the
questions
I'm
asking
today
are
based
on
the
premier's
own
words
from
as
recently
as
this
last
July,
and
given
that
she
clearly
advocated
for
all
visits
to
a
family
doctor
to
be
paid
from
ahsas
or
that,
if
that
presents
a
burden,
albertans
in
need
of
care
could
beg
their
employers,
their
family
or
their
communities.
W
For
help
and
given
albertans
facing
an
affordability
crisis
not
seen
in
40
years,
shouldn't
be
forced
to
be
also
have
to
pay
for
care.
Will
the
minister
stayed
clearly
on
the
record?
Albertans
will
never
pay
a
single
Cent
for
public
health
care
they're
currently
entitled
to
under
this
government.
The.
T
Thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker
and
again
for
a
third
time
just
to
be
clear.
The
purpose
of
the
health
spending
account
is
to
cover
those
items
that
are
not
covered
under
the
Alberta
Health
Insurance
act.
So
I'm
going
to
be
crystal
clear
about
that
and
Mr
Speaker,
our
government
is
focused
on
providing
better
access
to
family
care.
T
I
was
very
pleased
in
September
to
announce
the
modernizing
Alberta's
Primary
Care
System
I
task
force
to
look
at
where
we
can
learn
from
around
the
world
to
be
able
to
improve
access
to
primary
care
for
access
to
indigenous
care
and
access
to
rural
care,
because
Mr
Speaker.
We
know
that
Primary
Care
done
well
will
actually
help
our
acute
care
system.
The.
X
People
who
have
never
struggled
before
are
struggling
now
and
this
Finance
Minister
put
together
an
affordability
package
that
leaves
out
millions
of
albertans
middle
class
singles
in
the
Working
Poor
get
nothing
zero
help
struggling
albertans
can't
afford
groceries,
can't
afford
skyrocketing
insurance
premiums
have
less
money
in
their
pockets.
After
years
of
sneaky,
UCP
income
tax
increases
to
our
accountant
Minister
of
Finance.
Why
did
this
government
leave
so
many
albertans
out
of
this
affordability
crisis
plan,
the.
Y
Y
So
we've
put
together
an
immediate
relief
package
which
provides
an
estimated
nine
hundred
dollars.
Nine
hundred
dollars
in
relief
to
households
with
or
without
children
with
or
without
seniors,
and
in
addition
to
that,
we've
also
put
together
targeted
supports
to
where
they're
needed
most
to
seniors
vulnerable,
vulnerable
algorithms
and
to
support
children
for
their
healthy
and
well-being.
X
The
given
that
this
government
walked
into
a
28
billion
royalty
windfall
and
couldn't
come
up
with
an
affordability
plan
to
help
all
albertans
and
given
this
government
has
systematically
harmed
disabled
and
vulnerable
albertans
since
2019,
and
given
that,
after
their
half-bake
new
plan,
an
Asian
recipient
is
still
three
thousand
dollars
worse
off
than
they
would
have
been
under
an
NDP
government
to
the
Minister
of
Finance.
Why,
with
record
revenues,
is
this
government
still
targeting
the
most
vulnerable
and
people
who
still
can't
afford
to
buy
groceries
and
keep
a
roof
over
their
head
good
question?
The.
B
Y
Mr
speaker,
thank
you.
I
was
pleased
to
join
my
colleagues
in
announcing
the
re-indexing
of
H
income
support
and
the
Alberta
child
and
family
benefit,
and
the
Alberta
seniors
benefit,
because
we
know
that
vulnerable,
albertans
and
seniors
need
the
help.
Right
now
and
in
addition,
we're
providing
six
hundred
dollars
in
targeted
supports
to
the
recipients
of
those
core
support
programs
to
help
them
get
through
the
worst
of
this
story.
For.
X
Band-Aid
on
a
wound,
given
that
this
government
is
so
out
of
touch
that
they
came
up
with
an
affordability
plan
that
leaves
out
millions
and
given
that
a
recent
graduate
someone
just
starting
in
their
career,
is
getting
hammered
by
inflation,
but
is
getting
no
support
from
this
government
and
given
that
some
of
the
wealthiest
albertans
are
getting
a
tax-free
check,
while
those
struggling
get
nothing.
How
can
this
Minister
of
Finance
stand
in
this
house
and
possibly
justify
his
plan
that
leaves
out
so
many
albertans
who
are
struggling
to
make
ends
meet.
Y
And
utilities,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker
again,
individual
albertans
will
benefit
from
significant,
broad-based
relief,
they'll
benefit
from
fuel
tax
savings.
Every
time
they
fill
up
they'll
benefit
from
the
electricity
rebate
for
a
total
of
up
to
500
in
relief
we've
lowered
their
income
tax.
In
addition,
we
just
announced
further
bursaries
for
low-income
students.
We've
announced
a
expansion
of
low-income
Transit.
We
will
support
students,
we
will
support
albertan's,
individual
or
not.
Thank
you.
Z
Well,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
weekly
I,
hear
from
individuals
in
the
Camrose
constituency
that
we
have
a
shortage
of
nurses
and
these
individuals
also
do
not
have
a
family
doctor.
They
indicate
they
have
been
on
a
waiting
list
for
months.
The
minister
of
Health
held
an
engagement
session
in
cameras
this
summer,
where
local
doctors,
nurses
and
elected
officials
attended
and
participated
in
Roundtable
discussions
to
the
minister
of
advanced
education.
Can
we
have
the
nursing
program
reinstated
at
Augustana
campus.
AA
Well,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
member
and
let
me
just
say
on
record
what
an
incredibly
Fierce
Advocate
she
is
for
the
community
of
cameras,
Mr
Speaker.
In
the
spring
we
announced
in
budget
2022,
171
million
in
new
funding
to
create
10
000
additional
spaces
at
our
post-secondary
institutions.
That
includes
new
spaces
in
nursing,
in
health
care
Aid
and
in
paramedicine
I'm.
Continuing
to
work,
though,
with
the
University
of
Alberta,
in
particular,
with
respect
to
the
individual
program.
AA
B
Z
For
Camrose,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
minister
for
the
answer.
Given
our
government
is
focused
on
ensuring
accessible
Health,
Care
is
available
for
all
albertans
and
given
the
St
Mary's
Hospital
team
has
indicated
they
are
a
teaching
hospital
and
given
Augustana
campus
provided
instruction
for
a
nursing
program
for
many
years
to
the
minister.
How
soon
will
the
University
of
Alberta
be
advised?
They
can
reinstate
the
program
at
Augustana
cameras.
AA
You
Mr
Speaker,
of
course
the
University
of
Alberta
has
opportunities
both
now
and
well
into
the
future.
As
I
mentioned,
we
recently
created
a
new
program
to
create
10
000
spaces
in
in-demand
post-secondaries
programs,
including
in
health
care,
related
programs
and
as
per
the
direction
provided
by
Premier
Smith.
AA
In
my
mandate,
letter
Premier
has
asked
us
to
expand
that
very
successful,
targeted
enrollment
program,
specifically
in
areas
of
economic
need
and
in
health
care
need
just
recently,
as
the
other
day,
I
had
a
conversation
with
the
president
at
the
University
of
Alberta
and
we're
working
closely
together.
Mr
Speaker
I.
B
Z
Well,
thank
you
Mr
speaker,
thank
you
to
the
minister
for
the
answer,
given
that
many
communities
in
the
province
are
currently
suffering
from
a
doctor's
shortage
and
given
the
limits
pardon
me
to
the
volume
of
Alberta
trained
doctors
we
can
produce
to
the
minister.
What
is
the
government's
long-term
solution
to
address
the
shortage
of
health
care
workers.
T
Thank
you
so
much
for
the
member
I
will
agree
with
my
my
colleague.
The
member
from
Camrose
is
a
fierce
Advocate
Mr
Speaker
Alberta's
healthcare
workers
are
the
best
in
the
world
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
they
have
the
right
support,
they're
in
place
to
retain
staff
that
we
have
now
and
recruit.
The
additional
staff
that
we
need
I
was
very,
as
indicated
earlier,
very
pleased.
T
We
reached
a
recent
deal
with
the
AMA
with
over
40
or
sorry
70
support
that
includes
incentives
to
attract
new
doctors
to
our
Province,
especially
in
Rural
and
remote
areas.
We
are
also
working
on
a
plan
with
the
minister
of
advanced
education
and
post-secondary
institutions
to
expand
the
current
number
of
seats
for
more
medical
grads
in
the
province
next.
AB
Foreign
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
I
rise
in
the
house
today
with
great
concern
about
the
state
of
Alberta's
classrooms
and
the
education
that's
being
provided
in
the
med.
In
turn,
it's
clear
that
under
the
UCP,
our
International
reputation
and
student
outcomes
are
falling
further
and
further
behind.
Well,
the
minister
of
Education
tell
albertans
why
she
thinks
it's
okay
for
there
to
be
thousands
and
thousands
and
thousands
of
more
students
going
to
school
while
she
provides
a
thousand
fewer
teachers
to
actually
educate
them.
Her
own
budget
proves
it.
AB
AC
Speaker,
I
have
no
idea
of
what
Fantasy
Land
she's
living
in,
but
I
can
tell
you
Mr
Speaker
that
we
have
added
700
million
dollars
to
the
overall
budget.
We
actually
funded
the
teacher
contract
settlement.
That's
an
additional
205
million
dollars.
Over
three
years
we
have
added
supplemental
enrollment
fund
and
we've
added
fuel
contingency
funding,
Ukrainian
students,
supplemental
funding.
You
know
what
Mr
Speaker
School
Board
reserves
operating
reserves
have
gone
from:
264
million
dollars
to
464
million
dollars,
Mr
Speaker
The
Honorable,
the
member.
AB
Given
that
the
minister
fired
20,
000
education
workers
via
tweet
at
the
outset
of
the
covid-19
pandemic,
and
many
of
them
were
never
reired
and
given
that
education
funding
has
been
underspent
by
roughly
a
billion
dollars
over
the
last
two
years.
Those
are
facts
from
the
UCP
budget
documents
and
given
that
99
of
Alberta
teachers,
don't
trust
the
minister
and
most
were
disheartened
to
see
the
current
Premier
decide
to
keep
her
in
the
position.
The
ministers
failure.
AB
AC
AC
AD
The
Anarchy
act
a
ticking
time
mom
a
constitutional
and
economic
crisis.
Those
are
some
of
the
ways
the
ministers
in
the
government
cabinet
have
described
the
sovereignty.
Act
specifically
want
to
ask
the
now,
minister
of
environment.
If
she
will
support
this
economically
destructive
bill,
which
she
herself
said,
would
create
undemocratic
and
economically
destructive,
sorry,
which
she
herself
said
to
create
instability
and
Chaos.
The.
R
Protected
areas,
but
no
doubt
I
had
grave
concerns
about
the
sovereignty
act
as
originally
proposed,
but
as
it's
drafted
now
and
as
it's
gone
through
a
caucus
process,
it's
addressed
many
of
those
concerns
Mr
Speaker.
It
follows
the
rule
of
law,
Mr
Speaker,
it's
Democratic
everything
before
it
comes
before
this
chamber,
Mr
Speaker
it
does.
It
does
not
seek
to
disallow
or
not
follow
Court
judgments.
Most
importantly,
it
respects
the
separation
of
power
between
the
Judiciary
and
the
legislative
Chambers.
Remember.
AD
Given
that
the
Minister
of
Finance
said
that
the
sovereignty
Act
is
a
ticking
time
bomb
and
given
that
it
seems
all
UCP
mlas
will
be
whipped
to
vote
in
favor
of
this
bill.
Despite
the
economic
chaos
and
destruction,
it
will
cause
and
think
that
I'm
hearing
from
businesses
that
are
deeply
concerned
in
considering
whether
they
can
continue
to
do
business
in
Alberta
if
the
sovereignty
Act
is
passed,
will
the
Minister
of
Finance
stand
up
against
this
Premier?
Who
is
threatening
the
economic
future
of
this
province?.
Q
The
president
of
Treasury
board
well
again,
Mr
Speaker
I,
did
have
legitimate
concerns
over
some
early
Renditions
of
the
sovereignty
act.
Certainly,
it's
a
concern
of
mine
that
we
maintain
a
business
environment
of
certainty
and
predictability,
one
that
attracts
investment.
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
has
to
respect
the
rule
of
law,
be
constitutional
and
be
implemented
in
a
way
that
keeps
a
stable
business
environment.
It
will
Mr
Speaker.
That's
why
I'm
supporting
it.
AD
Foreign,
given
that
investors
are
looking
for
certainty
and
they've,
told
me
that
the
sovereignty
act
creates
nothing
but
chaos,
and,
given
that
I'm
already
hearing
from
Chambers
of
Commerce
energy
companies,
innovators
and
more
that
this
bill
is
already
having
an
impact
on
investments,
job
creation
and
more
and
that
that
was
before
it
was
even
tabled.
Can
the
minister
that
if
a
single
investor
withholds
investment
in
Alberta
as
a
result
of
the
sovereignty
act
that
he
will
ignore
the
premier's
directive
and
defeat
this
harmful
legislation,
Finance.
Q
Well,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
you
know.
What's
creating
uncertainty
today
is
excessive.
Fear-Mongering
by
the
members
offset
Mr
Speaker
when
they
were
in
office.
They
raised
taxes,
they
heaped
on
regulatory
burden
and
they
sent
tens
of
billions
of
dollars
of
capital
packing
and
with
that
tens
of
thousands
of
jobs,
Mr
Speaker
we've
worked
hard
to
position,
Alberta's
economy
to
be
competitive,
to
attract
investment
and
to
create
jobs,
Mr
Speaker.
That's
why
Alberta
in
the
last
year
has
created
28
of
the
jobs
created
in
Canada
in
this
province.
AE
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
It
is
truly
a
great
day
for
albertans
and
businesses
in
the
capital
region.
Today,
The
Honorable,
minister
of
transportation
and
economic
corridors
stood
with
the
town
of
Duke,
as
they
finally
broke
ground
on
the
much
anticipated
QE2
and
65th
Avenue
interchange.
Given
that
this
project
is
one
of
the
one
that
many
individuals
and
businesses
will
much
appreciate,
can
the
minister
of
transportation
and
economic
corridors
provide
the
house
with
some
details
on
when
we
can
expect
to
see
shovels
in
the
ground.
AF
Economic
corridors.
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker.
It
was
a
great
day
for
the
Edmonton
region.
I
was
with
the
deputy
Premier
from
Edmonton
Southwest,
as
well
as
the
MLA
for
Laduke
Beaumont,
announcing
this
amazing
Laduke
intersection
and
an
interchange
and
Graham
Construction
actually
won
the
contract,
and
so
construction
is
going
to
happen
within
days.
But
it
is
that
it's
unfortunate
though
Mr
Speaker,
because
the
provincial
representatives
of
the
NDP
could
have
asked
their
leader
jugmeet
Singh,
to
approve
this
project
through
the
national
trade
Corridor
program,
but
they
didn't
and
it
got
declined.
AE
Thank
you,
Mr
Minister.
That
sounds
very
familiar,
given
that
we
will
see
shovels
in
the
ground
in
a
matter
of
days
and
given
that
this
project
will
improve
the
flow
of
traffic
on
Alberta's
busiest
Highway,
and
given
that
this
project
will
aid
businesses
and
individuals
commuting
to
the
Edmonton
airport,
can
the
minister
of
transportation
and
economic
corridors?
Please
highlight
the
significance
this
project
will
have
on
albertans.
AF
And
economic
quarters-
well,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
our
economic
growth
and
our
economic
corridors
aren't
just
Rail
and
road.
It's
also
through
the
air
and
our
international
airports
and
the
Edmonton
International
Airport.
The
air
cargo
capacity
that
they
do
is
is
tremendous
and
to
attract
more
businesses,
more
economic
growth
in
the
Edmonton
region.
This
was
such
a
key
component
to
that
as
well
as
stars.
AF
AE
Remember,
thank
you
Mr
Minister,
for
the
answer.
This
is
incredible
news
for
the
capital
Region's
economy,
given
that
The
Interchange
will
improve
access
to
the
shopping
center
outside
of
the
airport
and
given
that
this
project
will
make
it
easier
for
our
province's
Distributors
to
access
cargo
centers
at
the
airport,
and
given
that
these
improvements
to
the
QE2
will
kick-start
our
economy,
can
the
minister
of
transportation
and
economic
corridors
please
share
the
economic
benefits
that
this
project
will
have
for
our
problems.
The.
AF
AG
Thank
you
Mr
easy
to
go
treaty,
Chief
student,
an
unprecedented
show
of
solidarity
to
oppose
this
premier's
unconstitutional
sovereignty,
act
treaty,
eight
Grand
Chief,
said
the
sovereignty
act
quote:
undermines
the
authority
and
duty
of
The
Sovereign
Nations
that
entered
into
treaty
Chief.
Tony
Alexis
has
called
on
this
government
to
hold
off
on
passing
the
sovereignty
act
until
at
least
after
the
next
election
to
the
minister.
Why
is
he
supporting
the
UCP
government
forcing
through
the
sovereignty
Act
without
any
consultation?
After
all,
treaty
Chiefs
stood
in.
AH
AG
Given
that
the
sovereignty
act
will
give
the
premier
and
all
of
our
ministers
dictatorial
power
to
rewrite
laws
behind
closed
doors,
and
given
that
the
UCP
government
will
have
power
to
remove
indigenous
rights
with
as
little
as
a
stroke
of
a
pen
and
treaty,
land
can
be
exploited
without
free
and
informed
consent
from
the
First
Nations,
and
given
that
Chief
Alexis
stated
that
this
bill
sets
up
the
province
to
allow
extraction
at
any
rate,
completely
unprotected.
Does
the
minister
really
support
the
sovereignty
act,
which
has
the
ability
to
completely
erase
treaty
rights,
The.
AH
You
Mr
Speaker,
section
two
clearly
states
that
nothing
in
this
act
is
to
be
construed
or
advocated
or
derogatory
from
any
existing
Aboriginal
or
treaty
rights.
Mr
Speaker,
that's
the
first
thing
in
this
bill
that
was
put
in
there.
Mr
Speaker
and
I
have
met
with
several
First
Nation
leaders,
Mr
Speaker
and
I've
heard
their
concerns,
and
we
will
continue
to
work
with
them.
Mr
Speaker
we've
developed
such
a
good
working
relationship
with
them.
We've
got
our
our
Alberta
indigenous
opportunities,
Corporation
working
and
we're
just
moving
forward
with
them
at
all
times.
AG
Given
that
every
single
treaty
Chief
opposes
the
sovereignty
act
and
given
that
your
government
is
rushing
through
this
piece
of
dictatorial
legislation
and
ignoring
the
duty
to
consult
with
First
Nations,
and
given
that
now
he
supports
legislation
that
can
remove
indigenous
rights
and
the
need
for
free
and
informed
consent
by
the
whim
of
this
Premier
to
the
minister,
with
his
failure
to
consult
First
Nations
on
the
sovereignty
act
and
now
admitting
to
supporting
the
premier's
ability
to
remove
indigenous
rights.
Does
he
believe,
he's
capable
of
continuing
to
be
minister
of
indigenous
relations?.
AH
You
Mr
Speaker
and,
as
I
said,
we
work
closely
with
our
indigenous
brothers
and
sisters
and
Mr
Speaker
I'm,
in
support
of
standing
up
for
all
albertans,
Mr
Speaker
and
the
federal
government.
They
need
to
stay
in
their
Lane,
Mr
Speaker
and
that's
what
this
is
all
about,
and
this
gives
us
that
tool
that
we
need
to
defend
the
interests
of
all
albertans
Mr
Speaker.
This
government's
been
working
hard,
like
I,
said
with
our
indigenous
friends
out
there
and
Mr
Speaker.
AH
T
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
to
The
Honorable
member
for
the
question.
Mr
Speaker,
you
know
as
a
government,
we
understand
the
that
we
we
are
in
an
endemic
phase
at
this
point
in
time,
and
we
have
another
measure,
some
number
of
measures
in
place
to
be
able
to
support
albertans
and
to
support
getting
through
this,
this
particular
phase
and
dealing
with
with
covet
19.
that
includes
building
capacity
in
our
hospitals.
T
O
Given
that
this
Premier
claims
that
she's
standing
up
against
vaccine
mandate
by
claiming
that
she's
calling
businesses
and
withholding
their
grant
funding,
if
they
don't
give
to
her
clients,
given
that,
despite
her
claim,
the
Arctic
Winter
Games
claimed
that
they
never
heard
from
the
premier,
they
claimed
that
they
got
their
money
over
two
years
ago,
as
this
Premier
so
desperate
to
maintain
control
over
the
base.
That
elected
her
leader
in
the
UCP
that
she
is
inventing
instances
of
threatening
event,
leaders
and
businesses.
AI
Mr
Speaker:
this
government
is
proud
of
working
with
the
prime
minister
to
promote
the
maximum
participation
for
our
burdens,
who
can
benefit
from
our
major
sports
in
terms
of
the
Winter
Games
Mr
Speaker
Premier
was
clear
in
Alberta.
We
do
not
prevent
any
albertans
because
of
their
status
of
house
choices
so
that
they
cannot
participate.
Sports
I
am
proud
to
tell
you
that
we
work
with
the
organizing
committee.
For
this
event,
they
adopted
our
recommendation
and
they
removed
their
obsolete
ban.
Remember.
O
Given
that
in
premier's
own
words,
she
elaborated
two
million
dollar
in
provincial
funding
for
the
Arctic
Winter
game,
but
given
that
this
is
not
to,
but
given
that
the
premier
who
spent
her
first
week
in
office
apologizing
for
her
words
in
action
and
given
that
she
is
still
claiming
she
is
calling
film
sets
and
other
businesses
to
bring
them
in
line
with
her
whims.
Can
the
Minister
of
Justice
confirm
if
the
premier
is
actually
calling
these
businesses
and
commit
to
getting
her
to
stop?
AI
Mr
Speaker
I'm
proud
to
share
with
our
burden
that
this
government
strongly
encouraged
our
broader
employers
and
respect
to
decisions
of
individuals,
choice
for
their
house
status,
Mr
Speaker.
When
we
listen
to
Public
House
orders.
We
we
consider
public
house,
as
determined
by
our
health
services
and
Alberta's
chief
medical
officer
when
it
comes
to
individual's
choice
for
their
house
in
terms
of
vaccine
status,
that's
something
between
their
doctors
and
themselves.
We
won't
interfere
with
that
yeah.
M
Has
a
question:
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
when
you
become
a
parent
life,
as
you
know,
it
is
over
that
may
sound
harsh,
but
I
challenge
anyone
who
has
children
to
think
that
anything
more
important
than
their
children's
well-being
and
their
safety.
When
you
have
a
sick
child
parents,
family
and
friends,
stop
at
nothing
to
help
them
one
such
a
family
are
the
Yankees
and
their
little
girl.
Harper
has
spinal
muscular
atrophy
to
the
miracle
of
modern
medicine
and
proverbial
Village.
A
life-saving
gene
therapy
treatment
was
made
available
for
Harper
last
year.
M
T
You
Mr,
Speaker
and
I
want
to
thank
the
honorable
member
for
the
question.
Mr
Speaker
I
agree
with
the
honorable
member
that
the
health
and
well-being
being
of
children
is
the
main
focus
of
every
parent,
especially
when
they
are
sick.
I
was
very
pleased
that
soljensma
is
covered
for
eligible
albertans
up
to
six
months
old.
As
of
December
1st
2021.
This
one
dose
therapy
is
truly
a
miracle
of
modern
science
and
I'm
glad
that
we
can
provide
it
under
the
rare
disease
drug
program
going
forward.
M
You
Mr
Speaker
and
thanks
to
the
minister,
given
that
Harper
has
had
noticeable
improvements
with
their
treatments
and
given
that
her
family
and
the
generosity
of
others
have
paid
for
the
treatment
plan
to
date
and
given
the
available
funds
are
running
out
and
the
little
girl's
Health
was
slowly
decline
with
odor
medication.
Given
there's
a
long
review
process
determining
potential
for
treatment
subsidies,
could
the
minister
please
explain
what
support
is
available
for
Harper's
family
if
they
continue
to
provide
Harper
with
your
essential
treatments.
T
You,
the
member
Mr
Speaker
right
now.
There
are
three
covered
treatments
for
spinal
muscular
atrophy
and
each
has
its
own
requirement
for
coverage.
Currently,
the
clinical
evidence
does
not
support
the
combination
of
these
treatments.
However,
there
is
a
process
available
to
albertans
to
apply
for
exceptional
coverage
through
their
primary
care
provider.
T
Sir,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
thanks
again
to
the
member.
The
treatment
of
rare
diseases
in
Alberta
needs
a
comprehensive
approach.
We
need
a
plan
to
help
Fast
Track
approvals
of
new
drugs
and
therapies
that
can
result
in
these
life-changing
outcomes.
New
research
is
constantly
emerging
and
we
need
to
make
sure
our
coverage
reacts
to
the
changing
needs
of
albertans
and
does
this
quickly?
That's
why
we
are
developing
a
strategy
for
the
evaluation
and
approval
of
rare
disease,
drug
treatments
within
the
province
and
I'll
share
more
about
this
initiative
in
the
near
future.
B
AJ
Speaker
this
past
July,
we
welcome
the
Pacific
Northwest
economic
region
to
Alberta
Penrose
31st
Annual
Summit,
hosted
in
Calgary
was
one
of
the
organ
organizations
most
successful
in
history.
As
now
past,
president
of
Pen
work
I
cherish
the
opportunity
to
showcase
my
city
and
our
remarkable
Province
to
over
600
legislators,
Business
Leaders
academics
and
policy
makers,
while
highlighting
local
success
stories
and
co-hosting
a
much
heralded
visit
to
the
oil
sands.
Penware
includes
elected
and
Business
Leaders
from
10
provinces,
States
and
territories.
I
am
proud
to
announce
that
all
jurisdictions.
AJ
Academics
in
strengthening
the
many
long-standing
relationships
through
Penrose
Mr
Speaker,
the
United
States,
is
our
closest
neighbor
friend
and
Ally,
but
we
must
not
take
this
all-important
relationship
for
granted.
We
must
work
hard
in
finding
common
ground
in
building
trust
and
on
more
effective
and
enduring
engagement
on
issues
of
mutual
importance.
AJ
In
these
times
of
geopolitical
uncertainty,
we
are
reminded
of
increasingly
unpredictable
influences
on
our
security
and
economic
stability,
and,
while
short-term
priorities
of
our
nations
may
differ,
our
unique
and
cherished
relationship
as
secure,
friendly
and
trusted
trading
partners
with
over
one
trillion
dollars
in
bilateral
trade
in
2021
is
of
vital
importance
to
all
albertans.
Our
commitment
to
North
American
Security
through
NATO,
NORAD
and
five
eyes
also
reflect
our
mutual
concerns.
AJ
Around
Continental
defense
and
shared
commitment
to
Global,
Peace
and
security
for
over
30
years,
Pandora
has
contributed
to
strengthening
our
regional
economy
through
19,
multi-sectoral
working
groups,
the
enduring
impact
of
their
legislative
energy,
Horizons,
Institute,
emergent
collaboration
on
energy
security
and
sustainability,
or
just
the
ability
to
pick
up
the
phone
and
call
a
friend
across
the
border,
Mr
Speaker.
When
we
reflect
upon
the
values
and
vision
we
share
with
our
American
friends
through
Pandora
and
other
organizations
promoting
bilateral
prosperity
and
security,
we
Embrace
a
subjective.
AK
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker,
well,
Mr
Trudeau
and
the
federal
government
are
at
it
again.
They
make
a
deal,
an
agreement
with
the
province
and
then
find
another
angle
to
try
and
interfere
with
provincial
jurisdiction.
This
time,
it's
in
the
form
of
providing
Federal
funding
to
pursue
a
feasibility
study
in
regard
to
what
is
called
an
indigenous
protected,
Conservation,
Area
or
ipca.
There
are
two
proposals
being
looked
at
that
have
Northern
albertans
very
concerned.
AK
One
in
the
Wolf
Lake
Area
covers
over
11
townships
of
land
within
the
MD
of
Bonneville
and
Lakeland
Provincial
Park,
that's
over
a
thousand
square
kilometers
Mr
Speaker.
The
main
problem
with
the
feasibility
study
is
that
it
provides
zero
details
as
to
what
restrictions
the
ipca
could
put
in
place.
Will
it
restrict
access
for
hunting
and
Recreation?
Could
it
restrict
access
for
some
groups
for
traditional
use,
or
is
it
just
intended
to
interfere
with
oil
and
gas
and
Forestry?
That's
the
problem.
Mr
Speaker!
No
one
can
provide
that
information.
AK
Our
government
just
completed
extensive
committee
meetings
with
all
stakeholders
in
the
cold
lake
Caribou
sub-region,
which
includes
the
area
in
question.
The
recommendations
from
that
works,
which
includes
extensive
habitat,
restoration
and
protection,
resulted
in
the
cold
lake
sub-regional
plan,
which
was
accepted
by
the
federal
government,
who
then
signed
the
section
11
agreement
under
the
species
at
risk
act
agreeing
that
jurisdiction
remains
in
the
hands
of
the
provincial
government.
Now
the
Trudeau
Liberals
are
using
the
metis
settlements,
general
counsel,
in
an
effort
to
further
interfere
with
provincial
jurisdiction.
AK
By
providing
this
funding,
this
proposed
ipca
and
total
lack
of
information
provided
by
The
Hired
Consultant
Group
is
causing
a
lot
of
concern
for
many
people
in
the
region
and
indeed
all
over
the
province.
If
Mr
Trudeau
was
really
concerned
about
helping
our
metis
settlements,
maybe
providing
funding
for
much
needed
infrastructure,
fresh
drinking
water
and
household
and
housing
would
be
better
Canada's.
Provincial
Crown
lands
and
Parks
must
remain
under
the
jurisdiction
of
the
province.
They
are
located
in
Alberta's,
Crown
lands
and
provincial
parks
are
public
lands
and
will
remain
so
nice.
A
AL
S
You've
noticed
that
that,
at
the
appropriate
time,
understanding
order,
42
I
intend
to
move
the
following
motion.
Be
it
resolved
that
the
Legislative
Assembly
acknowledged
the
following.
A
Alberta
is
facing
a
crisis
in
Children's
Health
Care
that
has
resulted
in
unacceptable
emergency
room,
wait
times,
capacity,
issues
and
surgical
cancellations
to
the
point
that
a
trailer
is
now
being
established.
S
Next
to
the
Alberta
Children's
Hospital
to
provide
Health
Care
B
wait
times
at
the
Alberta
Children's
Hospital
in
scholarly,
Children's
Hospital
have
exceeded
15
hours
on
multiple
occasions,
see
the
families
of
six
children
impacted
with
covid-19
respiratory
synthetial
virus
and
influenza
have
been
facing
a
prolonged
shortage
of
children's
pain
and
fever-reducing
medication,
which
adds
to
the
stress,
discomfort
and
pressure
of
an
already
difficult
situation.
D.
AB
B
X
E
Tablings
to
the
clerk
I
wish
to
advise
the
assembly
that
the
following
documents
were
deposited
with
the
office
of
the
clerk
on
behalf
of
honorable
Mr
Taves,
president
of
Treasury
board
and
Minister
of
Finance
2022-23,
mid-year,
fiscal
update
and
economic
statement.
November
2022
on
behalf
of
honorable
Minister
LaGrange,
minister
of
Education
Alberta
Teachers,
Association
2021
annual
report.
B
Honorable
members,
in
light
of
the
standing
order,
42
and
the
possibility
that
unanimous
consent,
May
in
fact
be
granted,
which
would
set
aside
the
regular
business
of
the
day
to
proceed
immediately
to
standing
order
42,
we
will
now
proceed
to
the
election
of
the
Deputy
chair
of
committees.
Honorable
members,
pursuant
to
section
17
1
of
the
legislative
assembly
act
and
standing
order,
58-2
nominations
are
invited
for
the
office
of
the
Deputy
chair
of
committees
for
the
30th
legislature,
The
Honorable,
member
for
West
Yellowhead.
AM
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
The
role
of
the
Deputy
chair
of
committee
is
one
that
serves
a
vital
function
in
this
assembly,
as
it
maintains
order
and
honors
tradition
and
decorum
I
believe
that
the
person
best
suited
for
this
role
is
one
who's
familiar
with
house
proceedings,
a
member
in
good
standing
and
one
who
has
proven
to
be
fair
to
all.
AM
AM
A
member
from
Livingston
McLeod,
my
apologies,
is
respected
amongst
all
members
of
our
caucus
and
has
a
deep
admir
and
many
members
of
the
opposition
caucus
and
has
a
deep
admiration
for
our
parliamentary
process
and
the
historical
traditions
of
this
house,
and
he
also
happens
to
be
the
representative
for
one
of
the
top
five
most
beautiful
constituencies
in
the
province
over
the
last
two
years.
This
member
has
stepped
up
to
fill
the
roles
of
chair
and
speaker
in
an
unofficial
capacity.
AM
I'm,
truly
confident
that,
given
his
experience
and
dedication,
he
would
fulfill
the
role
of
Deputy,
chair
of
committees
with
dignity,
confidence
and
respect
for
all
members
of
this
assembly.
I
encourage
all
members
to
support
him
in
this
quest
to
serve
this
great
assembly.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
does.
AN
You
very
much
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
all
members
of
this
assembly.
We
know
how
important
the
office
of
the
speaker
and
the
speakers
team
is,
and
the
deputy
chair
of
committees
is
an
important
piece
of
that
work.
Managing
the
business
that
we
conduct
here
in
this
chamber,
ensuring
the
Privileges
of
all
members
are
protected.
AN
An
important
part
of
that
work
is
maintaining
a
non-partisan
Office
of
the
speaker
to
ensure
that
functioning
of
our
assembly
to
ensure
order
and
decorum,
and
for
that
reason
we
see
in
other
parliaments
and
in
other
legislatures
and
common
practice
of
choosing
members
of
the
speaker's
team
from
multiple
parties
within
the
legislature.
Canada's
House
of
Commons
has
frequently
used
that
practice
in
their
case.
Choosing
a.
AN
Experience
of
presiding
over
this
assembly
as
its
chair,
in
fact
this
MLA
served
in
the
29th
legislature
as
the
deputy
chair
of
committees.
She
has
a
wealth
of
experience
and
a
true
desire
to
serve
this
assembly
impartially
and
with
the
considerable
Grace
and
wisdom
that
she
has
shown
throughout
her
time.
As
an
elected
official
here,
we
have
seen
her
ably
representing
our
assembly
at
speakers,
conferences
in
the
past
and
working
across
the
aisle
in
both
her
critic
roles
and
her
role
as
an
MLA
for
Edmonton
Manning
supporting
her
constituents.
AN
I
know
that
she
would
add
excellent
qualifications
to
the
speaker's
team
and
that
she
would
serve
with
credit.
This
entire
assembly,
the
MLA
for
Edmonton
Manning,
also
comes
from
Alberta's,
Capital,
Region
and
I.
Think
having
Regional
representation
within
the
speaker's
team
is
something
that
should
be
considered
as
we
make
this
nomination
and
as
we
make
our
choice
in
the
election
of
Deputy
chair
of
committee.
So
please
consider
making
the
office
of
the
speaker
and
the
speaker's
team
a
little
bit
sweeter
and
voting
for
foreign.
B
This
is
the
one
time
in
which
I
am
officially
allowed.
So
please,
r,
the
member
for
Edmonton,
Manning,
Heather,
sweet
The,
Honorable
member
for
Livingston,
McLeod,
Roger,
Reed
I,
will
briefly
provide
the
parameters
of
which
the
voting
process
will
take
place.
The
doors
to
the
chamber
will
remain
secured
during
the
voting
process.
B
B
Once
all
members
have
voted,
the
sergeant-at-arms
and
the
table
officers
will
retire
with
The
Ballot
Box
to
count
the
ballots,
accompanied
by
the
sergeant
of
arms,
who
will
act
as
a
scrutineer
when
results
have
been
tabulated,
the
table
officers
will
return
to
the
chamber
and
the
bell
will
be
wrong
for
one
minute.
During.
The
period
of
time
on
which
the
table
officers
and
sergeant-at-arms
are
counting
the
ballots.
Members
may
leave
the
chamber,
but
need
to
return
to
the
chamber
at
the
completion
of
the
one
minute
Bell.
T
A
A
A
A
A
B
B
B
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
N
B
S
It's
our
duty
as
representatives
in
this
assembly
to
address
the
Urgent
crisis
in
Children's
Health
Care.
As
the
motion
indicates,
children
and
their
families
are
experiencing
significant
anxiety
and
greater
illness
and
pain
because
of
the
pressures
in
the
Health
Care
system,
the
spread
of
covid-19
RSV
and
the
flu
has
led
to
significant
illness
among
children
across
the
province.
This
has
caused
by
significant
absenteeism
in
school
and
pressure
on
the
health
health
care
System.
There
continually
been
over
15
hour,
wait
times
at
the
children's
hospitals
in
Edmonton
and
Calgary.
S
A
temporary
trailer
was
just
set
up
in
Calgary
to
increase
the
room
for
children.
Waiting
for
care
families
have
been
advised
to
go,
see
their
family
doctor
instead
of
coming
to
the
emergency
room,
but
hundreds
of
thousands
of
Alberta
families
can't
find
a
family
doctor,
so
they
have
no
place
to
go.
The
increased
need
for
emergency
care
has
caused
children's
surgeries
to
be
canceled.
S
Clearly,
this
is
not
what
we
as
legislators
want
the
state
of
health
care
to
be
in
our
province,
which
is
why
we
should
have
a
fulsome
debate
today
about
what
actions
we
can
take
to
relieve
this
pressure
and
support.
Children
and
Families
I
know
healthcare
workers
and
providers
are
doing
the
best
they
can
with
the
support
that
they
have,
but,
unfortunately,
health
care
workers
have
too
often
been
blamed
during
the
pandemic.
S
The
spread
of
misinformation
and
active,
combative
approach
of
some
members
of
the
government
has
significantly
lowered
morale
of
health
care
workers
and,
as
the
pressures
in
children,
hospitals
increase,
more
staff
will
be
expected
to
work
more
and
at
times
cancel
plan
time
off
over
the
holidays.
This
is
already
taking
place
in
the
Children's
Hospital
in
Calgary
I,
believe
we
have
a
duty
to
all
health
care
workers
to
tell
them
that
those
of
us
elected
to
represent
albertans
support
them.
S
We
respect
them
and
that
we
are
actively
working
towards
solutions
to
this
Urgent
health
Care
crisis,
but
we
of
course
have
a
duty
as
well
to
children
and
their
families
to
have
this
debate.
A
constituent
of
mine,
named
Lindsey
Kemp,
joined
me
earlier
today,
whose
son
needed
to
go
to
the
salary
many
times
in
his
young
life.
In
fact,
she
describes
it
as
having
lived
there
with
him
for
over
a
year
with
her
son
in
between
two
heart
transplants
before
the
age
of
five.
S
S
I
sincerely
hope
the
government
members
opposite
will
have
the
courage
today
to
debate
and
speak
to
this
urgent
matter.
I
could
think
of
nothing
more
important
than
the
health
of
children
across
the
province.
That
we
represent
addressing
Children's
Health
is
far
more
important
than
Bill
one,
which
is
already
written
with
controversy
and
the
powers
it
gives
that
this
government
is
giving
to
themselves.
S
I
want
all
members
of
this
chamber
to
think
where
their
priorities
lie
and
what
they
want
to
advance
today.
Is
it
an
undemocratic
bill
or
is
it
supporting
children
and
their
families?
Parents
in
this
province?
Right
now
are
anxious.
They're
stressed
out
they're
worried
and
for
many
of
their
children
they
are
not
getting
the
health
care
they
need.
As
a
parent,
Mr,
Speaker
I
can
say
from
first-hand
experience.
I
know
the
fear
of
when
my
child
was
sick
and
she
had
a
fever
for
eight
days
straight
and
I.
S
Last
thing
I
want
to
do
is
to
seek
emergency
health
care
right
now,
because
I'm
worried
about
taking
my
child
to
a
children's
hospital
and
the
wait
times.
No
parent
should
be
afraid
to
actually
go
access,
emergency
Health
Care.
They
should
be
able
to
know
that
when
they
need
it
for
their
child,
they
will
get
it
immediately.
S
We
know
that
they'll
get
the
best
care
possible
from
our
healthcare
workers
who
are
fantastic
and
have
done
incredible
work,
but
right
now
parents
and
children
are
not
accessing
the
Health
Care
system
because
they
cannot-
and
that
is
a
crisis
that
we
should
all
take
incredibly
seriously,
and
we
should
have
this
debate
and
I
urge
the
members
of
the
government
to
take
that
to
heart
and
to
have
this
discussion
today
in
this
assembly.
Here.
B
T
T
Mr
Speaker,
as
as
you
read
in
the
paper
and
as
mentioned
by
The
Honorable
member
across
the
aisle,
we
are
seeing
an
early
flu
season
and
patients
coming
to
emergency
are,
as
I
indicated
before,
are
sicker
on
average
part,
partly
because
so
much
routine
care
was
deferred
over
the
last
couple
of
years.
Mr
Speaker,
but
we're
responding.
We
have
a
plan
and
we
are
acting
on
that
plan.
Mr
Speaker.
T
Also
added
the
heated
trailer,
as
mentioned
by
the
by
the
member
opposite.
So
kids
and
families
don't
have
to
wait
outside
at
peak
times,
Mr
Speaker,
but
that's
a
good
initiative.
Mr
Speaker,
it's
part
of
our
overall
approach
to
ad
capacity
and
it's
very
small
part
on
the
work
that
we're
doing
not
only
in
the
children's
hospital
but
across
our
entire
Health
Care
System
Mr
Speaker.
Just
this
morning,
I
was
at
the
Misericordia
Hospital
for
an
event
celebrating
a
new
emergency
department
that
will
be
open
next
year.
T
Three
times
the
size
of
the
existing
of
the
existing
one.
I
want
to.
Thank
all
all
Physicians
and
nurses
and
health
care
workers
and
professionals
and
volunteers,
the
work
that
they're
doing
to
look
after
Alberta
patients,
and
particularly
for
kids
in
emergency
and
across
our
entire
Health
Care
System.
They
are
under
strain,
they
need
relief,
but
we
and
we
are
working
to
provide
that
and
I
think
that
they
would
also
want
me
to
reassure
parents
that
the
health
system
is
there
for
sick
kids.
T
The
two
Children's
Hospital
are
are
near
100
occupancy
overall,
as
all
a
number
of
our
major
Urban
hospitals
at
certain
times.
When
we
have
you
know
we
hit
the
peak
flu
season
like
we
are
right
now
and
they
are
adding
staff
to
be
able
to
respond
to
these
needs.
The
children's
ICU
are
very
busy.
Most
recently
under
100
percent
of
abnormal
capacity
they've
had
to
transfer
a
few
patients
out,
but
you
know
we
are
able
they're
able
to
provide
care
to
the
sickest
kids
that
need
the
care
and,
quite
frankly,
it's
it's
recognizing.
T
We
need
to
do
more,
but
our
icus
are
holding
up
better
with
less
disruption
than
we're,
seeing
in
other
Province
relative
to
the
demands.
Right
now.
In
surgery
we're
doing
similar
volumes
compared
to
before
the
pandemic
and
access
is
similar
in
terms
of
the
percentage
of
children
waiting
longer
than
the
recommended
time
now.
This
is
still
too
long,
Mr
Speaker,
but
we
are
continuing
to
be
able
able
to
provide
to
provide
surgeries
across
the
system,
including
for
children.
T
There
are
the
the
postponements
here
and
there
on
a
tactical
on
a
tactical
basis,
but
we
are
providing
the
service
and,
quite
frankly,
even
though
we
know
we
know,
we
need
to
do
better.
We
are
doing
much
better
than
other
provinces
where
the
national
average
is
far
worse
than
we
have
here.
It's
been
a
tough
two
years
and
it's
going
to
be
another
tough
winter
Mr
Speaker,
but
we
are
taking
steps
to
address
the
challenges
being
faced
in
our
emergency
department
and
being
faced
in
our
children's
hospital.
T
We
are
funding
to
add
additional
capacity
and
we
made
the
recent
change
in
terms
of
a
point
appointing
an
official
administrator
and
this
administrator
is
full-time
focused
on
supporting
our
senior
Executives
within
AHS
to
be
able
to
deliver
the
services
that
albertans
need,
with
a
particular
focus
on
emergency
departments.
Mr
Speaker,
we
know
this.
T
Divide
those
times
down,
there's
a
number
of
initiatives
as
part
of
that,
in
terms
of
not
only
improving
triage
services
and
improving
access
to
or
allowing
911
operators
to
move
people
to
to
8-1-1
in
terms
of
demand
management.
But
it's
also
it's
improved
the
flow
throughout
the
entire
system
and
have
other
areas
for
alternative
levels
of
care.
So
we
can
actually
treat
people
faster,
so
Mr
Speaker.
We
are
working
on
this.
We
are
investing
in
our
health
care
System
we
have
we.
T
B
B
This
is
a
non-debatable
motion
pursuant
standing
order,
18
1A,
having
heard
the
motion
as
proposed
by
The
Honorable,
the
government
house
leader,
does
the
assembly
agree
to
the
motion?
If
so,
please
say
aye
any
opposed.
Please
say
no,
in
my
opinion,
the
eyes
have
it
that
motion
is
carried
and
so
ordered.
C
House
leader,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
I,
like
to
move
government
motion
for
in
the
order
paper,
be
it
resolved
that,
pursuant
to
standing
order,
three
nine,
the
2022
fall
sitting
is
extended
until
either
the
following
occurs
immediately
after
which
the
assembly
stands
adjourned.
A
the
end
of
the
day
on
December
22nd,
2022
B,
the
government
house
leader,
advises
the
assembly
that
the
business
for
the
sitting
has
is
concluded.
B
Honorable
members,
this
is
a
non-debatable
motion
pursuant
to
standing
order.
3-9.
Having
heard
the
motion,
as
proposed
by
The
Honorable,
the
government
house
leader,
does
the
assembly
agree
to
the
motion?
If
so,
please
say
aye
any
opposed.
Please
say
no.
In
my
opinion,
the
eyes
have
a
demotion
is
carried
and
so
ordered.
B
C
Government
house
leader
I,
move
government
motion
six,
be
it
resolve
that,
pursuant
to
the
state,
pursuant
to
standing
order,
4-1
and
for
the
duration
of
the
2022
fall
sitting
of
the
fourth
session
of
the
30th
legislature,
the
assembly
shall
meet
on
Monday,
Tuesday
and
Wednesday
evenings
for
consideration
of
government
business.
Unless
the
government
house
leader
notifies
the
assembly
that
there
should
be
no
evening
sitting
that
day
by
providing
notice
under
notice's
emotions
in
the
daily
routine
or
at
any
time
prior
to
6
pm.
B
F
F
That
I'll
have
to
correct
in
my
speech
today
accident
it
response
from
the
leader
of
the
official
opposition
to
actually
call
upon
the
federal
government
to
disallow
this
bill.
Should
it
pass
it's
quite
remarkable
when
you
hear
that
among
the
many
expected
things
of
the
sovereignty
act
this
week,
even
the
media
is
outraged
by
this
here's,
an
ex-premier
who
wants
her
job
back
in
Courage
to
disallow
future
provincial
law.
F
I
must
tell
you
that
this
is
exactly
the
reason
why
we're
putting
this
law
forward
in
the
first
place
is
because
of
federal
intrusion
into
our
Affairs
and
the
fact
that
we
have
to
push
them
back
into
their
own
lane.
I'm
quite
surprised,
actually
that
the
members
opposite
have
not
taken
a
page
from
the
their
namesake
party
in
Saskatchewan,
which
voted
in
favor
of
a
very
similar
bill
called
the
Saskatchewan
First
Act.
They
are
not
fear-mongering
about
it.
F
It's
actually
a
testament
to
the
opposition
in
that
province
that
they
realize
that
they
must
put
their
Citizens
first
I
have
to
question
whether
this
opposition
puts
albertans
first
or
whether
they
put
the
view
of
the
leader
of
their
Federal
party
and
the
liberal
NDP
Coalition
in
Ottawa
first,
and
that
is
what
is
going
to
be
decided
as
we
move
forward
over
these
next
coming
months.
So
let
me
since
it's
clear
that
many
members
of
this
chamber
have
not
read
the
bill.
F
Let
me
go
through
and
talk
about
why
it
is
that
we
are
proposing
Bill
won
the
Alberta
sovereignty
within
a
United,
Canada,
Act
I.
Think
one
of
the
misconceptions
that
had
been
put
forward
was
that
this
had
something
to
do
with
leaving
Canada.
Nothing
could
be
further
from
the
truth.
What
we
are
simply
asking
for
is
to
have
the
same
power
and
the
same
respect
that
Ottawa
gives
to
Quebec
nothing.
A
F
Nothing
less,
so
let
me
go
through
a
little
bit
about
why
it
is
I
believe
that
this
is
necessary.
Albertans
and
I
have
seen
this
from
having
traveled
this
province
for
many
months.
Albertans
love
our
Province
and
they
love
this
country.
Canada
is
our
home.
Canadians
are
our
family.
This
has
nothing
to
do
with
our
fellow
Canadians.
This
has
everything
to
do
about
an
out
of
control
federal
government
that
does
not
honor
the
foundational
documents
that
this
country
was
built
on.
F
They
are
constantly
intervening
in
our
areas
of
sovereign
jurisdiction
and
yes,
I
use
that
term
advisedly,
because
that
is
how
our
constitution
is
written.
We
are
demanding
action
so
that
Ottawa
respects
Alberta's
Sovereign
areas
of
provincial
jurisdiction,
as
defined
by
the
Constitution
and
demanding
that
and
I
think
the
auburns
expect
us
to
uphold
the
the
fact
that
we
are
signatory
to
the
Charter
of
Rights
and
Freedoms
and
act
and
and
make
sure
that
we
are
upholding
those
as
as
well.
F
Unfortunately,
the
liberal
NDP
Coalition
in
Ottawa
is
systematically
and
intentionally
undermining
and
attempting
to
control
all
aspects
of
our
province's
economy.
How
we
develop
our
resources
and
even
how
we
manage
our
social
programs
through
Equalization
transfers
they
over
tax,
our
Province
massively,
and
then
they
dribble
a
little
bit
back
to
us
with
conditions
over
how
we're
supposed
to
spend
it.
On
top
of
that
they
take
the
rest,
so
they
can
buy
votes
in
areas
in
Eastern
Canada,
where
they
think
that
they're
going
to
have
more
luck
in
winning
seeds.
F
It
is
a
federal
whole
or
it's
a
black
hole
of
federal
bureaucracy
and
albertans
have
had
enough
of
it.
The
continued
Federal
attacks
on
our
economy
and
Province
cannot
be
allowed
to
continue,
and
the
Canadian
Constitution
is
clear.
So
let
me
go
through
and
US
establish
the
framework
for
why
it
is
we're
putting
the
bill
forward
this
way,
because
I
think
it
will
answer
some
of
the
questions
of
the
critics.
F
Our
foundational
documents
that
established
the
rights
and
freedoms
of
albertans
and
the
relationship
between
the
provincial
and
federal
orders
of
government,
including
the
division
of
legislative
powers
between
them,
whereas
the
province
of
Alberta,
is
granted
rights
and
powers
under
the
Constitution,
Act,
1867-1930
and
1982,
and
has
not
subordinate
to
the
government
of
Canada.
And
whereas
actions
taken
by
the
parliament
of
Canada
and
the
government
of
Canada
have
infringed
on
these
Sovereign.
Provincial
rights
and
Powers,
with
increasing
frequency
and
of
unfairly
prejudiced.
Alberta.
F
According
to
their
individual
judgment.
There's
a
couple
things
here
that
I
think
are
important
number
one.
It
lays
out
that
we
are
passing
legislation
proposing
to
pass
legislation
that
is
in
compliance
with
the
foundational
documents
of
our
country.
If
only
against
this
is
like
voting
against
our
constitution,
asking
the
federal
government
to
disallow
this
is
like
asking
them
to
disallow
and
over
override
our
constitutional
Protections
in
the
in
the
Constitution,
and
it
is
not
appropriate.
F
The
the
other
thing
I'd
say
is
a
word
about
Sovereign,
because
I
think
that's
what
many
people
are
reacting
to,
and
maybe
it's
because
I
have
had
the
opportunity
of
taking
the
oath
of
office
in
the
position
I'm
now
in
as
well
as
the
off
the
office.
Just
yesterday,
it
has
MLA
for
Brooks
Medicine
Hat
I
have
given
out
Diamond
Jubilee
medals
and
honest
in
honor
of
her
majesty
I
have
given
I.
F
We
saw
yesterday
a
speech
from
the
throne
given
by
the
lieutenant
governor,
who
is
the
representative
of
of
his
majesty
and
when
you
look
at
even
the
way
in
which
this
bill
is
enacted,
says
therefore
his
majesty,
by
and
with
the
advice
and
consent
of
the
legislative
assembly
of
Alberta
and
access
follows.
This
very
document
shows
that
we
have
a
direct
Sovereign
right
that
is
granted
to
us
on
behalf
of
his
of
his
majesty.
I
am
not,
and
we
are
not
seeking
permission
from
Ottawa
to
exert
our
influence.
F
It
outlines
clearly
how
the
provinces
in
the
federal
government
have
equal,
legislating,
Authority,
here's
what
they
say
and
I
quote
the
concept
of
sovereignty
in
the
Canadian
Federalist
context
has
more
than
one
application
as
a
result
of
the
Constitution
Act,
which
distributes
legislative
powers
between
provincial
legislatures
and
the
federal
Parliament.
It
is
appropriate
to
speak
not
only
of
the
sovereignty
of
Canada
but
of
the
separate
sovereignty
of
each
provincial
of
each
province
within
its
sphere
of
legislative
jurisdiction,
close
quote.
So
this
is
not
an
unfamiliar
concept.
F
The
the
oak,
the
outsized
reaction
to
what
it
is
that
we
are
proposing
is
the
only
thing
that
is
unusual
here
and
that's.
Why
I
think
it's
important
for
people
to
understand
why
it
is
we
have
to
make
a
different
approach,
so
let
me
go
through
and
tell
you
what
I
have
observed
over
the
last
number
of
years,
because
I
think
for
too
long.
What
has
happened
is
we
have
allowed
the
federal
government
to
interfere
in
our
areas
of
jurisdiction?
Maybe
it
was
because
we
were
a
young
Province.
Maybe
we
had
a
low
population
Maybe.
F
Maybe
we
felt
that
that
we
could
use
the
extra
hand.
Maybe
it
was
because
the
federal
government
was
actually
helpful
at
different
periods
through
its
history,
but
this
last
seven
years
under
the
liberal
NDP
government
that
we
now
see
at
the
federal
level
has
become
anything
but
that
anything
but
helpful
what
is
as
we
have
grown
in
population?
What
we
have
seen
is
that
Ottawa
is
actively
sabotaging
our
economy
and
damaging
our
prospects
for
so
at
for
growth.
F
At
the
same
time
as
it's
over
taxing
us-
and
this
is
I-
think
underscored
by
the
fact
that
three
times
we
have
tried
to
do
things
the
way
we
normally
do
them,
which
is
polite
and
diplomatic
and
writing
letters
and
going
to
conferences
and
begging
and
pleading
for
them
to
just
honor
our
jurisdiction
and
look
what's
occurred.
First,
the
former
leader
of
the
official
opposition
when
she
was
in
this
position,
attempted
to
get
Social
license
and
how
did
that
work
out?
For
us?
F
We
got
a
carbon
tax
that
we
we
now
can't
get
rid
of
and
which
is
now
going
to
grow
by
300
percent
that
is
under.
That
is
underscoring
every
the
cost
of
every
single
thing.
Every
single
family
has
to
buy
I've,
been
waiting
to
see
the
official
opposition
leader
call
out
and
object
to
that
increase
because
they.
F
Place
is
because
they
paved
the
way
for
it.
We
also
so
on
early
phase
out
a
coal-fired
electricity
I've
talked
to
somebody
in
the
industry.
They
say
that
that
premature
decision
cost
us
four
billion
dollars
that
had
to
be
made
up
in
the
power
bills
of
everyday
albertans,
you're
wondering
why
we
have
an
electricity
price
crisis.
That's
part
of
the
reason
for
it.
There
was
one
plant
key
pills
that
was
closed
within
years
of
it
being
open,
even
though
it
was
supposed
to
have
a
much
longer
time,
Horizon.
F
That
was
a
decision
that
was
made
to
try
to
get
Social
license.
And
thirdly,
a
cap
on
our
oil
sense
producers.
Well,
look
at
what
that
got
us.
Not
only
did
it
give
a
bad
idea
to
the
current
environment
Minister,
he
is
now
proposing
an
aggressive
Target
that
we
certainly
cannot
meet
of
increasing
the
expectation
that
emissions
will
be
reduced.
F
42
percent
by
2030,
eight
short
years,
an
emissions
cap
that
aggressive
without
the
technology
able
to
implement
it
is
a
de
facto
production
cap
and
it
is
against
the
Constitution
because
it
violates
our
foundational
rights
to
be
able
to
determine
how
we
develop
our
own
resources.
So
that
is
what
we
tried
to
do,
which
trying
to
get
Social
license.
What
do
we
get
instead?
Well,
the
Judo
responded
by
giving
us
a
ban
on
tanker
traffic
bill
c-48,
which
is
targeting
our
industry
in
particular.
What
we've
been
calling?
The
no
more
pipelines
act
bill
c-69.
F
That
really
is
no
don't
you
can't
build
anything
anywhere
in
Alberta
without
Federal
approval,
it's
why
we
are
fighting
it
and
it's
by
all
of
the
provinces
have
joined
with
us,
and
then
we
saw
the
cancellation
of
Northern
Gateway
energy,
East,
Tech,
Frontier,
mine
and
well
over
a
hundred
billion
dollars
of
other
projects.
That's
what
happened
when
we
tried
to
seek
and
Curry
favor
with
the
federal
government.
F
Next,
the
former
Premier
he
thought.
Well,
maybe
I'll
pay
a
courtesy
visit
to
Quebec.
Maybe
we
can
see
if
we
can
get
some
buy-in
on
exporting
Western
Canadian
natural
gas
through
ports
in
on
the
coast,
in
British
Columbia
from
LNG
or
in
Quebec
from
LNG
facilities.
There
Quebec
initially
said
yes,
but
most
recently
earlier
this
year
they
responded
by
canceling
the
port,
sagana
LNG
project
and
banning
future
oil
and
natural
gas
development
in
their
own
Province.
F
There
are
Alberta
based
companies
that
have
now
claims
of
billions
of
dollars
against
the
Quebec
government
on
the
basis
of
those
canceled
leases.
So
that's
what
happened
when
we
tried
once
again
to
to
try
to
seek
some
kind
of
bilateral
agreement
with
Quebec
had
fail,
and
thirdly,
I
remember
the
precise
moment
that
albertans
law
support
for
Equalization.
It
was
when
it
became
clear
that
there
was
when
a
premier
Francois
go
was
asked
the
question
about
supporting
the
recommissioning
of
the
energy
ease,
Pipeline
and
he
said
to
Alberta.
We
don't
want
your
dirty
oil.
F
A
couple
of
days
later,
there
was
extra
money
left
over
in
the
equalization
fund,
the
finance
minister.
At
the
time,
Bill
Morneau
gave
a
billion
dollars
to
Quebec,
and
the
message
to
albertans
were
pretty
clear.
We
don't
want
you
to
have
economic
Prosperity,
but
keep
the
dollars
rolling.
That
is
the
reason
why
there
was
such
a
strong
mandate
to
end
equalization
when
it
went
to
the
public
62
percent
of
the
public
said
to
end
it.
F
The
the
answer
from
the
federal
government
I
think
we
went
out
there,
hoping
that
this
would
be
the
final
opportunity
to
start
a
constructive
conversation
with
the
federal
government
about
how
we
could
change
our
bilateral
relationship,
how
we
could
work
together
to
develop
our
resources
and
what
did
we
get?
Instead,
we
got
environment,
Minister,
Stephen
Gilbo,
who
has
waged
an
unceasing
attack
on
our
Province
ever
since
that
decision.
When
you
look
at
the
policies
that
he
has
proposed,
he
wants
to
see
an
end
to
any
fossil
fuel-based
power
on
the
electrical
grid
by
2035..
F
This
is
a
province
where
90
of
our
of
our
electricity
grid
is
powered
by
natural
gas.
Almost
100
of
our
home
heating
is
powered
by
fossil
fuels.
This
is
the
approach
they're
taking
at
the
federal
level
and
then
on
top
of
that,
he,
as
I
mentioned
with
the
production
limit
cap
that
he
wants
to
put
on
oil
and
natural
gas,
and
that's
not
all
now
he's
attacking
our
Farmers
with
a
similar
aggressive
emissions
reduction
proposal
to
reduce
emissions,
30
percent
in
a
similar
time
frame.
F
It's
the
same
problem,
constructive
Province
and
the
response
has
been
continued
disrespect
and
a
continued
drain
of
our
resources.
Since
the
1960s,
we
have
seen
600
billion
dollars,
leave
this
province
to
go
and
fund
Federal
priorities,
and
this
is
the
reason
why
we're
putting
Ottawa
on
notice.
We
are
not
going
to
do
this
anymore.
This
is
not
going
to
be
the
way
that
our
provinces
that
are
peppermen,
we
are
telling
Ottawa
that
we.
F
F
Now
I
happen
to
have
the
sections
of
the
Constitution
with
me,
because
I
think
maybe
I
spend
more
time.
Reading
the
Constitution
Madam
speaker,
maybe
I
I.
It
helps
to
get
to
sleep
at
night,
but
I've
read
the
Constitution
quite
a
bit
over
the
last
number
of
months.
But
let
me
tell
you
how
the
distribution
of
legislative
powers
is
is
defined
in
the
Constitution
under
Section
91.
This
is
the
language
that
is
in
our
constitution,
powers
of
the
parliament
legislative
Authority,
the
parliament
of
Canada
91.
F
It
shall
be
lawful
for
the
King
by
and
with
the
advice
and
consent
of
the
Senate
and
House
of
Commons
to
make
laws
for
the
peace
order
and
good
government
of
Canada
in
relations
to
all
matters
not
coming
within
the
classes
of
subjects
by
this
act
assigned
exclusively
to
the
legislatures
of
the
provinces
and
for
greater
certainty,
but
not
so
as
to
restrictive.
Generally
of
the
foregoing
terms
of
this
section
is
hereby
declare
that,
notwithstanding
anything,
this
act,
the
exclusive
legislative
Authority,
the
parliament
of
Canada-
extends
to
all
matters
coming
within
the
classes
of
subject.
F
Next
here
and
after
enumerated,
that
is
to
say,
I,
am
not
proposing
that
we
take
over
any
area,
use
a
federal
jurisdiction.
They
have
jurisdiction
over,
as
it
says
here,
the
public,
debt
and
property,
the
regulation
of
trade
and
commerce
boy
I
wish
they'd
do
a
better
job
at
that
in
getting
our
products
to
Market.
Rather
than
blocking
them.
They
talk
about
the
ability
to
raise
money
by
any
mode
or
system
of
Taxation.
The
borrowing
of
money
on
the
Public
Credit
gosh
I
do
wish.
F
I
had
control
over
that
one
too,
because
I
can
tell
you,
we
wouldn't
be
having
the
inflation
crisis
that
we
have
today,
the
Postal
Service
census
and
statistics
militia,
military,
the
fixing
and
providing
for
the
salaries
of
the
civil
service
at
the
federal
beacons,
boys
and
lighthouses
navigation,
Seacoast
ferries
currency
and
exchange
Banking
and
coinage,
Savings,
Banks
weights
and
measures,
interest,
copyrights,
bankruptcy,
insolvency
and
so
on
and
so
forth.
This
is
these.
F
So
let
me
continue
on,
then,
so
that
we
understand
the
framework
for
how
our
our
legislation
is
is
written.
We
are
not
going
to
interfere
with
Federal
jurisdiction.
We
were
just
asking
them
to
stay
in
their
own
lane
and
get
out
of
our
jurisdiction,
and
what
is
our
jurisdiction?
Well
pretty?
Well,
anything
else
you
can
think
of
such
classes
of
subject,
as
are
expressly
accepted
in
the
enumeration
of
the
classes
of
subject
by
this
act
assigned
exclusively
to
the
legislatures
of
the
provinces.
F
There's
that
word
again,
that's
the
indicator
that
we
do
have
Sovereign
power
is
because
these
powers
are
given
to
us
exclusively.
It
says
in
any
matter,
coming
within
any
of
the
classes
of
subject:
enumerator
section
shall
not
be
deemed
to
come
within
the
class
of
matters
on
of
a
local
or
private
nature,
comprised
in
the
enumeration
of
classes
of
subjects
by
this
act
assigned
exclusively
there.
It
is
again
to
the
legislatures
of
the
provinces.
Here
it
is
exclusive
powers
of
provincial
jurisdictions
or
provincial
legislatures,
subject
of
exclusive
provincial
legislation
under
Section
92.
in
each
province.
F
The
legislature
May
exclusively
make
laws
in
relation
to
matters
coming
within
the
classes
of
subject
next
Hereafter
enumerated,
that
is
to
say,
direct
taxation,
borrowing
of
money.
We
have
the
ability
to
manage
the
sale
of
public
lands
belonging
to
the
province
and
the
Timber
and
wood
thereon.
We
have
the
ability
to
establish
and
maintain
prisons.
We
have
the
ability
to
establish
and
maintain
hospitals
in
the
health
system.
Municipal
institutions
fall
under
our
jurisdiction
of
shops
and
other
licenses
to
generate
Revenue
fall
under
our
jurisdiction.
Local
works
and
undertakings
fall
under
jurisdiction.
F
The
solemnization
apparent
property
and
civil
rights
and
the
province
fall
under
our
jurisdiction.
Section
12.
our
section
13,
the
administration
of
justice,
including
the
courts.
We
also
have
generally
a
catch-all.
All
matters
of
a
merely
local
or
private
nature
in
the
province
are
our
exclusive
jurisdiction.
It
goes
on
non-renewable
natural
resources,
Forestry
Resources
and
electrical
energy.
This
is
so
important.
It
has
its
own
section
in
the
Constitution
section,
92a
sub
1
in
each
province.
The
legislature
May
exclusively
make
laws
in
relation
to
sub
a
exploration
for
non-renewable
natural
resources
and.
F
Of
non-renewable
natural
resources
and
Forestry
Resources
in
the
province,
including
laws
in
relation
to
the
rate
of
primary
production,
they're
from
and
see
development
conservation
and
management
of
sites
and
facilities
in
the
province
for
the
generation
of
production
of
electrical
energy,
do
you
see
why
Bill
c-69
interviews
in
every
possible
way
in
this
foundational
principle
of
our
Constitution?
That
is
what
we
are
trying
to
return
to.
We
also
have
the
right
for
export
from
our
province
of
our
resources,
sub
2
in
each
province.
F
The
legislature
may
make
laws
in
relation
to
the
export
from
The
Province
to
another
part
of
Canada,
of
the
primary
production
from
non-renewable
natural
resources
and
Forestry
Resources,
and
the
production
from
facilities
in
the
province
that
generate
electrical
power.
Only
Proviso
is
that
we
can't
charge
a
discriminary
discriminatory
price
to
our
neighbors,
so
the
this
is
the
framework
for
how
our
country
is
supposed
to
work.
We
have
a
whole
section
on
education
legislation
respecting
education,
so
this
is
section
93
in
and
for
each
province.
The
legislature
May
exclusively
make
laws
in
relation
to
education.
F
There's
a
few
Provisions
that
that
is
subject
to
there's
also
section
94
that
deals
with
just
our
friends
in
Ontario,
Nova,
Scotia
and
New
Brunswick,
section
94
gives
the
federal
government
some.
They
says
they
may
make
laws
in
relation
to
old
age,
pension
and
supplementary
benefits,
including
survivors
and
disability
benefits,
irrespective
of
age.
But
no
such
law
shall
affect
the
operation
of
any
law
present
or
future
in
a
provincial
legislature.
In
relation
to
any
such
matter,
we
have
the
ability
to
have
our
own
laws
around
old
age
pension
and
supplementary
benefits
and
section
95.
F
This
is
concurrent
powers
of
the
legislation
on
Agriculture
and
immigration
in
each
province.
The
legislature
may
make
laws
in
relation
to
agriculture
in
the
province
and
immigration
in
the
province,
and
it
is
hereby
declared
that
the
parliament
of
Canada
may
from
time
to
time
make
laws
in
relation
to
agriculture
in
any
all
the
provinces
and
to
immigration
in
any
or
all
of
the
provinces,
and
this
to
me,
I
think,
is
also
I
I.
We
should
take
this
under
advisement.
We
have
essentially
abrogated
our
own
Duty
I.
Think
to
manage
these
areas.
F
I
think
the
federal
government
is
only
supposed
to
be
there
from
time
to
time
and
we've
allowed
them
to
take
over
the
entire
area.
So
this
is
I
should
also
mention
because
it
might
have
been
a
while,
since
folks
have
read
the
charter
of
rice
and
freedoms,
but
the
charter
price
and
freedom
to
which
we
are
also
a
signatory
means
that
we
are
obliged
to
also
protect
the
foundational
rights
and
freedoms
of
our
citizenry,
and
this
is
how
it
is
framed.
F
Where
is
Canada
is
founded
upon
principles
that
recognize
the
supremacy
of
God
and
the
rule
of
law.
The
Canadian
chart
of
Rights
and
Freedoms
guarantees
the
rights
set
out
in
it
subject
only
to
such
reasonable
limits
prescribed
by
law,
as
can
be
demonstrably
justified
in
a
free
and
Democratic
Society
and
I've
talked
to
the
last
living
signatory
of
this
document.
Brian
packford,
and
he
says
this
is
what
gets
violated
all
the
time
that
when
governments
take
action
to
violate
rights,
it
must
be
demonstrably
justified.
F
They
must
demonstrate
that
it
was
justifiable
to
do
and
I
think
that
that
is
where
the
federal
government
fails
on
so
many
fronts
when
it
violates
our
rights.
I
should
also
mention
subsection,
2
here,
fundamental
freedoms.
Everyone
has
the
following
fundamental
freedoms:
a
freedom
of
conscience
and
religion,
B,
freedom
of
thought,
belief,
opinion
and
expression,
including
freedom
of
the
press
and
other
media
of
communication,
freedom
of
a
peaceful
assembly
and
freedom
of
Association.
We
also
under
subsection
under
Section.
Six
have
right
to
Mobility
section
6-1.
F
Every
citizen
of
Canada
has
a
right
to
enter
to
remain
in
and
to
leave
Canada
we
have
rights
to
move
around
and
gain
a
livelihood.
Every
citizen
of
Canada
every
person
who
has
status
is
a
permanent
resident
of
Canada,
has
the
right
to
a
move
around
and
take
up
residence
in
any
Province
and
B
to
pursue
the
gaining
of
livelihood
in
a
province.
That's
been
violated
so
many
times
in
the
last
two
and
a
half
years.
We
also
have
legal
rights
rights
to
life,
liberty
and
security
of
the
person.
F
Every
person
has
the
right
to
life,
liberty
and
security.
The
person
the
right
not
to
be
deprived
thereof,
except
in
accordance
with
the
principles
of
fundamental
Justice
we've
got
the
right
against
unreasonable
search
and
seizure.
Everyone
has
has
the
right
to
be
secure
against
unreasonable
search
and
seizure
number
nine.
F
We
have
the
right
not
to
be
arbitrarily
detained
or
imprisoned,
and
I
must
also
underscore,
of
course,
equality,
rights,
section,
15,
1.,
every
individual
is
equal
before
and
under
the
law,
and
has
the
right
to
equal
protection
and
equal
benefit
of
the
law,
without
discrimination,
and
in
particular,
without
discrimination
based
on
race,
National
or
ethnic
origin,
color,
religion,
sex,
age
or
mental
or
physical
disability.
We
have
an
obligation
as
legislators
here
to
make
sure
that
we
are
upholding
the
rights
of
our
citizens
and
that
we
are
also
exercising
our
powers
in
our
area.
F
It's
about
pushing
Ottawa
back
in
its
own
lane.
So
let
me
tell
you
things
that
I
am
watching
that
I
think
that
this
legislation
might
have
applicability
for
in
the
in
pretty
short
order.
First
of
all,
I'd
mention
the
fertilizer
ban.
If
the
federal
government
makes
good
on
its
policy
proposal
that
they
want
to
force
our
provinces
to
reduce
fertilizer
emissions,
30,
it's
going
to
be
a
de
facto
a
production
cut
in
the
use
of
fertilizer,
which
has
Global
implications
for
world
food
security.
F
F
If
they
move
on
the
proposal
to
reduce
our
emissions
42
by
2030,
it
is
also
a
de
facto
production
cut
and
it
is
offside
with
section
92a
of
the
Constitution
Firearms
confiscation,
now
rushing
to
amendments
on
Bill,
c21
I
think
because
they
know
that
they're
offside
with
this
and
I
think
our
Justice
Minister
has
been
a
great
done,
a
great
job
of
putting
them
on
notice
and
making
them
be
aware
that
they
are
violating
the
constitution.
In
many
ways.
Property
and
civil
rights
are
provincial
jurisdiction.
Policing
is
provincial
jurisdiction.
F
The
contract
that
we
have
with
the
RCMP
and
setting
our
priorities
falls
under
our
jurisdiction
and
we
will
not
be
moved
to
go
after
Firearms
owners
who
purchase
their
firearms
legally.
We
are
interested
in
going
after
criminals,
people
who
are
smuggling
Firearms
across
the
border
and
putting
them
into
the
hands
of
gangs
in
Calgary
and
Edmonton
and
elsewhere.
That
is
our
policing
priority.
There's
a
a
for
a
fourth
area,
a
c69
and
our
transportation.
Minister
has
already
put
the
federal
government
on
notice
that
we
want
to
build
some
new
highways.
F
F
But
there
are
so
many
others,
the
censorship
law,
the
as
much
as
the
this
difficult
at
times
to
meet
that
press
gallery
they're
a
little
bit
tough
on
me
I,
absolutely
support
the
fact
that
they
have
a
job
to
do
and
if
they
are
finding
that
they
do
not
have
the
ability
to
exercise
their
press
Freedom
under
new
onerous
federal
laws
coming
through.
They
should
know
that
we
will
protect
them
here,
because
it
is
an
essential.
It
is
essential.
It's
the
fourth
estate
I
come
from
it
myself.
F
Their
job
is
to
be
a
watchdog
on
our
institutions,
the
the
improper
use
of
the
emergencies
act.
I
should
mention
this
as
well,
because
I
suspect
a
lot
of
our
Draconian
policies
that
we
saw
over
the
last
two
and
a
half
years
come
from
an
inappropriate
Direction
happening
from
the
federal
level
of
government
and
I
think
we
can
see
as
well
through
the
past
number
of
weeks,
that
the
emergencies
Act
was
invoked
improperly
and
as
a
result.
F
This
is
the
kind
of
thing
that
we
should
have
been
able
to
stand
up
and
do
as
Quebec
said
and
said.
You
know
what
some
of
those
Provisions
we're
not
going
to
enforce
them.
We're
not
going
to
freeze
bank
accounts
of
our
citizens.
We
are
not
going
to
to
be
targeting
those
who
are
engaged
in
peaceful
process,
peaceful
protests,
so
I
can
see
a
number
of
different
ways
in
which
this
legislation
might
be
used
and
I'm.
F
Just
hoping
I'm
hoping
that
in
doing
so
and
passing
this
legislation
that
it
creates
a
new
constructive
relationship
with
the
federal
level
of
government,
I
mean
I.
I
I
have
seen
many
of
the
members
in
the
in
the
in
the
certainly
in
the
in
the
liberal
caucus
I've
seen
many
of
the
members
socially
and
I
think
that
there
are
some
great
ways
in
which
we
could
potentially
work
together.
I
know
that
one
of
the
members
Randy
boycino
just
recently
wrote
a
column
I
hope
I
can
find.
F
It
here
recently
wrote
a
column
about
the
ways
in
which
we
have
been
able
to
work
constructively
together
and
I.
I
do
want
to
mention
that,
because
that
is
my
intention
is
that,
let's
find
a
way
that
we
can
work
together
constructively
on
the
things
that
are
our
priorities
as
well,
if
I'm
going
from
memory
now,
because
I
can't
seem
to
find
this
column,
but
one
of
the
things
that
we
announced
jointly
was
that
we
were
going
to
be
investing
in
a
net
zero
hydrogen
production,
Plan
called
Air
Products.
F
This
to
me
is
a
prime
example
of
how
we
can
continue
to
support
our
base
industry.
We
are
a
natural
gas
Basin.
We
have
a
comparative
advantage
in
this
product.
We've
got
the
technical
expertise
to
develop
in,
but
it
also
works
in
in
sync,
with
the
federal
obligations
that
have
been
signed
on
into
our
International
agreements.
F
If
we
can
find
ways
to
work
together
like
that,
we
will
have
a
very
constructive
relationship
and
I
did
have
a
chance
to
talk
to
a
prime
minister,
Justin
Trudeau
when
I
first
got
elected
and
I
said
our
industry
is
not
offside
with
the
carbon
neutrality
targets
of
2050..
Our
industry
is
actively
working
with
the
adoption
of
carbon
technology.
The
comparative
advantage
as
well
that
we
already
have
in
capturing
CO2
and
it's
useful
products,
the
development
of
hydrogen.
We
are
going
to
be
a
hydrogen
Hub,
particularly
in
the
Edmonton
region.
F
We
also
have
the
ability
to
help
our
friends
and
neighbors
internationally
by
exporting
clean
LNG
to
displace
more
polluting
fuels,
whether
it's
coal,
whether
it's
wood,
whether
it's
done
there
are
billions
of
people
on
the
planet
who
still
do
not
have
access
to
clean
energy
when
they're
cooking
their
food
or
heating
their
homes,
44
million
people
a
year
die
of
indoor
air
pollution.
We
have
an
obligation
not
only
to
provide
food
security
but
to
provide
energy
security
and
to
alleviate
Global
poverty,
and
we
can
do
that
by
still
maintaining
the
objectives
to
reduce
CO2
emissions.
F
But
if
we
can
get
the
credit-
and
there
is
a
mechanism
for
this
in
the
Paris
Accord
green
transfer
credit-
we
can
reduce
emissions
elsewhere,
get
credit
back
here
and
get
to
carbon
neutrality
faster.
Those
are
the
things
that
we
want
to
work
with.
The
federal
government
on
I
should
also
mention
as
well
Minister
I'm,
not
allowed
to
say
his
name,
but
he's
the
minister
of
culture.
F
Almost
myself,
minister
of
culture,
was
just
a
very
successful
meeting
on
how
we're
going
to
address
domestic
violence
with
his
counterparts
in
the
rest
of
the
country,
and
this
was
a
very
productive
way
of
approaching
the
issues
the
minister
put
on
the
table.
Here
are
the
programs
that
we
are
already
funding.
Will
you
match
what
we
are
doing
in
the
federal
Minister
agreed,
so
there's
over
500
million
dollars
that
are
being
invested
in
domestic
violence,
initiatives
and
Alberta's
share
is
going
to
be
53
million
dollars,
but
we
didn't
have
to
sacrifice.
F
We
didn't
have
to
compromise.
They
came
to
the
table
and
said,
tell
us
your
priorities
and
we
will
work
with
you
on
implementing
those.
Those
are
the
kind
of
things
we
want
to
see.
Transportation
minister,
whose
name
I
can't
say
so.
He
also
was
recently
at
a
conference
and
he
he
told
his
Federal
counterpart
that
there's
there's
no
reason
why
they
should
be
interfering
in
our
ability
to
build
new
highways.
One
of
the
mandates
I've
given
to
the
transportation
and
economic
corridors
minister,
is:
let's
build
that
Highway
between
Grand
Prairie
and
Fort
McMurray.
F
Let's
build
an
economic
Corridor
going
down
the
east
side
of
our
Province.
Let's
make
sure
there's
a
I
hear.
Peace
River
might
also
need
a
new
structure
of
Highway,
not
to
mention
a
hospital
in
Cardston.
That's
also
needed,
but
the
these
are
the
kind
of
things
that
I
think
that
we
can
work
together
with
our
federal
government
on
and
if
they
give
us
the
latitude
and
it
sounded
like
in
putting
that
forward,
they
gave
an
early
indication
that
they
would
be
prepared
to
do
that
with
us.
That's
the
kind
of
cool,
that's.
F
What
cooperative
federalism
looks
like
is
that
when
both
parties
recognize
that
we
have
sometimes
competing
but
often
complementary
ways
of
getting
the
job
done,
but
the
federal
government
must
always
defer
to
in
our
areas
of
constitutional
Authority,
because
we
have
the
Sovereign
jurisdiction.
It's
what
our
foundational
documents
actually
say.
F
That
is
what
the
sovereignty
Act
is
all
about,
and
I
think
that
what
I'm
seeing
with
our
counterparts
in
Saskatchewan
they
understand
this
too.
They
understand
that
by
asserting
their
rights
under
the
Constitution
it'll
change,
the
relationship
with
the
rest
of
the
country
and
I
should
say
the
biggest
I
think
the
the
biggest
success
that
we
had
in
putting
this
on
the
table.
Despite
the
ways
in
which
it's
been
mischaracterized,
the
biggest
success
we
had
was
when
our
environmental
protected
areas
minister
went
to
cop
27.
F
Just
a
few
weeks
ago,
in
Cairo
had
an
opportunity
to
talk
with
Stephen
gibbo
and
had
an
opportunity
to
meet
with
her
counterparts
in
the
environment
as
well.
When
the
final
communique
came
out
it,
it
was
going
to
it
called
to
reduce
eventually
phase
out
oil
and
natural
gas
and
for
anyone
who
didn't
hear
this
I
have
to
underscore
it,
because
this
is
what
the
environment
Minister
said.
F
He
said
he
could
not
sign
on
to
the
final
communique,
because
the
development
of
Natural
Resources
is
provincial
jurisdiction
and
if
he
signed
on
to
that,
if
he
signed
on
to
that,
he
would
face
a
legal
Challenge
from
the
provinces
that
Ottawa
would
lose.
I
have
never
seen
that
recognition
from
the
federal
government
before,
but
the
fact
that
our
environment
Minister
was
able
to
meet
constructively
have
a
pleasant
conversation.
Talk
about
shared
interests.
F
Demanded
to
be
treated
differently
if
we
hadn't
demanded
that
they
followed
the
provisions
in
our
foundational
documents.
I
simply
don't
think
so,
and
you
know
what
the
Americans
are
noticing
too
I'm
told
that
John
Kerry
has
talked
with
Stephen
Gabon
and
said:
what
are
you
guys
doing
up
there
in
Canada,
but
specifically
in
Alberta?
You
guys
are
miles
ahead
of
us
on
emissions
reduction.
We
want
to
learn
from
what's
going
on
in
Alberta.
F
That's
the
reason
why
we
need
to
have
our
own
ability
to
make
decisions
about
the
development
conservation
of
our
resources,
our
only
because
we'll
do
them
differently,
we'll
do
it
way
differently
than
Quebec
Quebec's
approaches,
keep
it
in
the
ground,
don't
develop
it
and
spend
billions
of
dollars
paying
out
private
sector
investors.
Our
approach
is,
let's
use
technology
and
let's
make
sure
that
we
get
our
cleaner
fuels
to
Market
and
let's
work
collaboratively
on
the
development
of
new
industry
in
particular
hydrogen.
F
So
that
is
the
reason
why
we
must
assert
that
this
is
our
area
of
jurisdiction
and
Ottawa
can
simply
butt
out.
So
let
me
just
say
a
moment,
because
I
think
it's
now
been
pretty
clearly
established.
There's
nothing
in
this
legislation
that
talks
about
breaking
up
our
country.
That's
not
what
this
is
about
at
all.
It's
about
going
back
to
how
this
country
was
initially
intended
to
work
by
our
nation's
Founders,
but
I.
F
The
the
legislation
is
designed
so
that
if
we
find
one
of
these
violations
that
I've
talked
about,
we
will
bring
forward
emotion
and
enumerate
all
of
the
ways
in
which
we
are
going
to
address
it,
and
it
will
be
fully
debated
in
this
chamber,
and
every
member
will
have
the
opportunity
to
weigh
in
on
it
and
that
will
become
the
marching
orders
of
cabinet.
It
will
have
to
come
through
the
legislative
assembly
first,
in
addition,
and
I
should
just
maybe
underscore
this
point.
F
Powers
of
the
lieutenant
governor
and
Council
has
subsection
four
nothing
in
this
act,
abrogates
any
Authority
or
power
vested
in
the
Legislative
Assembly.
The
legislative
assembly
is
the
is
the
heart
of
this.
None
of
this
even
begins
unless
we
get
approval
from
the
legislative
assembly.
In
addition,
it
will
expire
as
these
kinds
of
things
should
I
mean
we.
F
We
hope
that
any
time
we
would
have
to
invoke
this
act,
that
we
would
be
able
to
work
out
some
kind
of
collaborative
path
forward
with
our
federal
counterparts,
but
any
of
these
Provisions
will
expire,
two
dates
from
which
the
original
order
set.
We
have
to
be
mindful.
Of
course,
we
don't
want
to
be
using
this
all
the
time.
F
But
I
think
the
people
have
given
us
a
mandate
to
move
forward
on
pushing
back
against
an
increasingly
out
of
control,
Ottawa
and
out
of
control
Ottawa.
That
has
no
respect
for
the
rule
of
law.
No
respect
for
the
provinces,
no
respect
for
the
fact
that
it
shouldn't
be
intervening
in
our
area
of
jurisdiction.
The
other
thing
I
have
to
underscore
and
I
believe.
One
of
my
ministers
responded
that
we
foundationally,
because
we
believe
in
these
documents.
I
should
just
remind
everyone
what
section
35
of
the
Constitution
says.
F
This
is
the
Charter
of
Rights
and
Freedoms
recognition
of
existing
Aboriginal
and
treaty
rights,
section
35
1,
the
existing
Aboriginal
and
treaty
rights
of
the
Aboriginal
people
of
Canada
are
hereby
recognized
and
affirmed
in
this
act.
Aboriginal
peoples
of
Canada
includes
the
Indian
Inuit
and
metis
people
of
Canada
land
claims
agreements
for
greater
certainty
in
subsection.
One
treaty
rights
includes
rights
that
now
Exist
by
way
of
land
claims,
agreements
or
May,
so
be
so
Acquired
and
sub
for
Aboriginal
tree
rights
are
guaranteed
equally
to
both
sexes
and
outstanding.
Other
provision
of
this
act.
F
The
Aboriginal
treaty
rights
refrigerant
subsequent
one,
are
guaranteed
equally,
that
is
a
foundational
section
of
the
charter.
This
document
says
we're
going
back
to
the
chart
of
rice
and
freedoms
and
the
Constitution
it
by
definition,
is
going
to
support
Aboriginal
and
treaty
rights.
It
says
right
under
section
two.
Nothing
in
this
act
is
to
be
construed
as
to
a
authorize
any
order
that
would
be
contrary
to
the
constitution
of
Canada
B
authorized
any
directive
to
a
person
other
than
a
provincial
entity.
F
That
would
compel
the
person
to
act
contrary
to
or
otherwise
in
violation
of
any
federal
law
or
see,
abrogating
or
derogating
from
any
existing
Aboriginal
land
and
treaty
rights
of
the
Aboriginal
peoples
of
the
of
Canada
that
are
recognized
and
affirmed
by
section
35
of
the
Constitution
Act
1982.
It's
right
there,
it's
right
there,
so
this
is
I
think
am
I
coming
to
an
end
here,.
F
F
Our
electricity
system
that
again
violates
the
provision
of
our
power
under
section
92a
of
the
Constitution
and
there's
probably
others.
I've
also
asked
our
Deputy
ministers
that
I
want
to
know
when
the
federal
government's
reaching
in
because
this
is
the
way
in
which
the
attempt
to
control
the
federal
spending
power
they
reach
in
at
the
bureaucratic
level
and
say
hey.
Let's
work
together
on
this.
That
or
the
other
policy
we'll
give
you
a
little
bit
of
money.
Just
floated
up
the
food
chain
to
the
minister.
Pass
it
and
then
always
happens
these.
F
They
either
only
fund
a
fraction
of
what
it's
going
to
cost,
or
they
tell
us
to
put
the
program
in
place
in
a
way,
that's
massively
more
expensive
than
the
way
we
want
to
do
it
ourselves
or
the
funding
expires,
and
then
we're
left
implementing
a
program
that
was
designed
by
Ottawa.
We're
not
going
to
do
that
anymore.
F
So,
every
time
the
federal
government
contacts
any
one
of
my
departments,
it
elevates
into
my
Ministry
so
that
I
know
exactly
how
many
ways
in
which
the
federal
government
is
trying
to
intervene
in
our
Affairs
and
as
I
told
you,
this
is
not
going
to
happen
anymore.
Madam
speaker,
we
are
now
from
now
on.
Alberta
is
not
going
to
ask
permission
from
Ottawa
to
be
prosperous
and
free.
Those
days
are
behind
us,
and
so
with
that
I
would
move.
O
O
In
fact,
this
bill
does
not
do
what
it
says.
It's
doing,
it's
not
even
worth
the
piece
of
paper
it's
written
on.
You
cannot
fool
albertans
by
changing
the
name
of
this
disastrous
piece
of
legislation
that
is
clearly
an
absolute
recipe
for
disaster
for
our
economy.
For
our
democracy,
it's
dangerous,
it's
anti-democratic
and
it
will
create
more
chaos,
more
costs
and
more
conflict.
O
What
it
does
Section
3
says
that
any
cabinet
minister
can
bring
emotion
to
the
resolution
Ram
it
through
using
and
abusing
the
majority
and
then
go
to
the
cabinet
table
in
what
they
can
do.
Section
four
is
sub
a
i1
suspend
or
modify
the
application
or
operation
of
all
are
part
of
an
enactment
subject
to
the
terms
and
conditions
that
Lieutenant
governance
in
Council
May
prescribe
that's
written
in
legislation
that
it
can
suspend
or
modify
the
application
or
operation
of
law.
O
So
this
gives
cabinet
power
to
specify
or
set
out
Provisions
that
apply
in
addition
to,
or
instead
of
so
now,
this
provision
gives
cabinet
the
power
to
make
addition
to
the
laws
or
even
create
laws
that
will
be
applied
instead
of
the
enactment
that
this
section
applies
to
their
words
is
written
in
section
four
I
urge
all
members,
along
with
their
key
messages,
do
read
the
legislation.
It's
pretty
clear
and
I
would
say
that
albertan,
don't
send
me
here
to
let
cabinet,
decide
and
debate.
Our
role
is
to
decide
debate
legislation.
O
All
of
my
colleagues
are
here
to
do
that.
They
are
here
to
debate
legislation,
not
just
motions
giving
cabinet
power
to
decide
what
they
think
is
appropriate
behind
closed
doors
and
the
UCP
MLS
may
want
to
give
someone
asked
their
job
on
this
side
of
the
house.
We
are
here
to
do
our
job
and,
let's
remember,
Premier
was
elected
by
one
percent
of
Alberta
Waters,
and
now
she
wants
to
pass
this
Draconian
piece
of
legislation
that
gives
cabinet
dictatorial
powers.
O
O
O
O
This
is
undemocratic
and
it's
an
attack
on
our
democracy
and
if
an
albertans
want
to
challenge
the
changes
made
under
this
act,
the
UCP
has
made
it
harder
and
when
you
ask
public
officials
for
rationale
to
put
the
standard
of
review
as
patent
unreasonableness
or
decreasing
the
time
frame
for
judicial
review
from
six
months
to
30
days
rightfully
saw
Department.
Officials
are
saying
that's
a
political
decision
for
the
legislature
and
the
government
to
explain
and
I'm
sure
we
won't
hear
anything.
O
O
O
O
O
Todd
Hurst,
atb's
farmer,
Chief
economist,
believes
that
the
premier's
lobbyists
of
legislation,
which
would
assert
the
province's
sovereignty
to
overrule
federal
laws
and
policies,
is
dangerous
and
I
got
I
think
this
would
be
so
politically
confusing
and
disruptive.
Just
ask
you
back
after
1976
when
that
bravas
first
selected
as
separatist
party
Cuba
government,
how
that
went
for
them.
O
O
O
O
In
other
court,
upon
the
passing
of
such
a
resolution,
the
resolution
men's
mentioned
in
this
act
bill
one
gives
a
free
hand
to
the
government
to
change
any
law
on
the
books
and
to
order
provincial
entities
which
include
any
provincial
agencies
or
Institution
municipalities,
universities
and
even
the
police
to
ignore
or
violate
federal
law.
Even
criminal
law.
O
O
O
O
O
In
addition,
the
hypocrisy
of
the
UCP
leadership
candidates
sitting
around
the
premier
is
astounding.
Astounding,
not
long
ago,
they
all
held
a
joint
news
conference
and
told
albertan
promised
albertan
how
they
will
be
voting
against
the
sovereignty
Act
Finance
Minister,
the
Finance
Minister,
called
it
an
economic
time.
O
O
At
a
time
when
we
should
all
be
focusing
on
building
a
better
and
brighter
future
for
this
province,
and
that's
the
consensus
among
business
Community
among
Academia
and
indigenous
leaders,
we
have
an
unprecedented
crisis
in
our
health
care.
System
in
this
government
instead
is
focused
on
destroying
the
economy.
O
Tens
of
thousands
of
albertans
don't
have
access
to
a
family
doctor
wait
time
at
Emergency.
Department
of
Children
Hospital
have
been
as
long
as
16
hours
and
now
with
the
Versa
flu
season.
Yet
to
come,
parents
are
struggling
to
find
medication
necessary
to
treat
their
sex
children
that
should
be
front
and
center
for
this
government,
but
unfortunately,
no.
O
O
Them
by
this
UCP
government
and
clearly
they
are
focused
on
attempting
to
distract
albertans
from
the
issues
that
they
are
facing
and
government
has
no
interest
in
addressing
those
issues.
Instead,
they
are
focused
on
creating
more
chaos,
more
conflict
and
more
cost
for
albertans.
With
this
sovereignty
act,
Business
Leaders
are
telling
us
that
it
will
cost
job.
O
O
O
That's
better
speaker,
albertans,
don't
want
this.
They
want
a
leadership
that
is
stable,
responsible,
honest
and
focused
on
issues
facing
albertus.
In
our
alternative
speech
from
the
throne,
we
presented
a
better
version.
We
put
forward
plan
for
economic
growth
that
will
create
jobs
and
that
will
attract
investment
well
put
cap
and
utility
costs,
freeze
insurance
and
reverse
the
UCP
fees
hikes
on
families
and
in
six
months,
Madam
speaker,
albertan,
Ken
elect
a
new
government
that
will
focus
on
their.
AO
You
know
it's
no
secret!
That
Alberta
has
long
had
to
struggle
to
escape
the
colonialism
of
central
Canada's,
Laurentian
Elite,
while
in
fact,
since
before
this
province
was
even
a
province.
To
put
it
another
way,
Alberta
has
had
to
struggle
to
be
accepted
and
join
as
an
equal
member
of
the
Eastern
Canada
Confederation
of
provinces
and
the
struggle
seems
to
never
end.
AO
What
is
a
confederation?
We
need
to
think
about
that,
and
I
did
some
research
into
it.
Actually,
Confederation
one
dictionary
says,
is
a
permanent
Union
of
countries.
Self-Governing
peoples,
cyclopedia
Britannica
online
version
has
an
article
on
it
in
which
they
say
that
it's
a
permanent
Union
of
sovereign
states.
AO
AO
The
word
originates
actually
from
Latin,
which
means
an
agreement
and
I.
Think,
if
we're
to
understand
anything,
it's
not
enough
just
to
say
what
it
is.
You
also
have
to
say
what
it
is
not,
and
so,
when
you
look
into
what
a
confederation
is
it's
not
an
autocracy,
it's
not
a
dictatorship,
not
a
subservient
relationship,
not
a
delegated
position,
but
a
meeting,
an
agreement
of
equal
Powers
with
defined
areas
of
authority,
and
when
our
federal
Partners
try
to
abuse
this
agreement
called
a
constitution,
then
they
must
be
challenged.
AO
This
is
a
position
actually
that
the
preceding
Northwest
Territories
legislative
assembly
took
in
negotiating
the
agreement
to
even
join
the
confederation
of
Eastern
provinces
and
in
May
2nd
of
1900.
They
passed
what
they
called
the
autonomy
motion,
which
is
really
just
another
word
for
the
sovereignty
of
provincial
jurisdiction
and
they
requested
in
that
motion
the
fullest
inquiry
into
the
terms
upon
which
the
territories
might
enter.
Confederation
I
mean
that
was
the
very
negotiation
from
the
very
beginning.
What
terms
can
we
have
by
which
we
should
even
consider
being
part
of
this
confederation?
AO
AO
They
wanted
actually
to
be
part
of
Confederation,
but
as
an
equal
partner
on
Fair,
just
and
equal
terms,
as
the
other
Confederation
provinces
had
been
given.
The
feds
continue
to
delay
to
vastly
underfund
the
needs
of
the
West,
and
so
in
1903,
the
Assembly
of
the
Northwest
Territories
unanimously
passed
a
motion
demanding
immediate
autonomy.
This
is
not
a
new
discussion
in
this
province,
my
friends.
This
has
been
going
on
for
a
long
long
time
and
to
this
day
the
fight
has
been
carried
forward
by
Premier.
AO
After
Premier
after
Premier,
and
we
could
argue
for
many
many
hours
about
those
details
or
delineate
them,
Time
After
Time,
the
federal
government
imposes
rules
that
disproportionately
affect
this
province
and
its
people,
while
Alberta
continues
to
drive
this
wonderful
country
as
its
economic
engine.
This
is
a
problem
that
has
persisted
for
far
too
long
while
Alberta
is
subject
to
the
unbalanced
decisions
of
the
federal
government
and
other
Province
enjoys
a
substantial
amount
of
sovereignty
within
its
Confederation.
How
is
that
fair
and
equal
outlined
in
our
constitution,
as
the
premier
has
clearly
detailed?
AO
There
are
clear
rules
that
delineate
the
areas
of
provincial
and
federal
jurisdiction,
and
they
do
not
overlap.
Despite
these
enshrined
separations
of
power
in
our
constitution,
the
federal
government
at
Ottawa
has
imposed
laws
on
Alberta
that
it
shed
that
instead
should
be
decided
here
at
home
by
our
peoples.
Pursuing
Alberta's
self-determination
does
not
weaken
or
threaten
our
commitment
to
this
nation.
Our
country
will,
in
fact
be
made
stronger
when
this
bill
becomes
law,
because
a
stronger
Alberta
is
good
for
all
Canadians
when
we
are
allowed
to
protect
our
energy
and
agricultural
sectors
from
unfair
restrictions.
AO
When
we
take
full
control
of
the
economic
development
of
our
Province,
all
Canadians
will
benefit
from
the
job
growth
that
we
produce
greater
sovereignty
within
provincial
jurisdiction
for
Alberta
isn't
selfishness.
It
is
pursued
because
of
the
love
we
have
for
this
country
and
province
with
the
knowledge
that
more
prosperity
for
Alberta
means
more
prosperity
for
all
Canadians.
AO
Many
of
the
laws
implemented
by
the
federal
government
that
disproportionately
affect
all
our
burdens
still
impact
the
rest
of
Canada,
for
example,
restrictions
on
fertilizer
use
that
could
seriously
harm
our
country's
agricultural
sector
and
eventually
lead
to
a
food
crisis,
especially
because
this
will
drive
up
costs
even
further
right
in
the
midst
of
an
inflationary
cycle.
The
feds
want
to
do
this.
The
fact
that
Alberta
has
done
so
much
for
our
nation,
but
is
still
punished
by
the
federal
government
in
Ottawa,
sets
a
very
dangerous
precedent
to
the
Confederation
itself.
AO
If
Alberta
doesn't
stand
up,
who
will
this
problem
will
only
get
worse
and
eventually
other
provinces
will
be
stuck
in
the
same
spot
as
us?
In
fact,
Saskatchewan
recognizes
this
and
has
already
moved
on
it.
Sadly,
even
though
this
bill
supports
the
strength
of
Canada
by
reinforcing
the
Constitutional
separation
between
provincial
and
federal
government,
the
Alberta
NDP
obviously
are
going
to
attack
it
for
personal
and,
quite
frankly,
simply
partisan
reasons.
AO
And
yet,
just
last
night
we
heard
the
Saskatchewan
NDP
voted
in
favor
of
second
reading
of
a
very
complementary,
similar
bill
in
Saskatchewan.
Maybe
they
should
talk
to
their
Saskatchewan
neighbors
and
find
out
how
it
is
that
in
Saskatchewan,
the
NDP
actually
support
their
Province
and
their
people,
but
in
Alberta,
apparently
they're
only
interested
in
partisan
game.
This
bill
does
not
isolate
us
from
our
fellow
Canadians,
but
brings
us
closer
together
as
we
share
in
the
bounties
of
an
Unshackled
economy.
AO
AO
Constitutionally
enshrined
rights
will
actually
help
attract
investment
as
unreasonable
and
burdensome
economic
restrictions
are
lifted.
This
bill
in
fact
comes
in
response
to
Alberta
industry
members,
begging
that
Alberta
retain
authority
over
our
resources
and
not
give
it
up.
By
default
to
Federal
oversight.
The
oil
and
gas
industry
has
long
advocated
for
a
made
in
Alberta
tier
equivalency
regulation
to
the
federal
standards.
We
have
that
and
we
will
keep
that
forestry
industry
Forest
industry
members
have
requested
in
writing.
AO
The
premier
of
Quebec
responded
decisively,
making
it
clear
that
he
was
prepared
to
go
to
court
to
defend
his
Province.
So
will
we
are
not
the
only
province
in
Canada
to
pursue
greater
self-determination
within
Confederation
Quebec?
Has
it
in
many
ways?
Saskatchewan
is
moving
in
the
same
direction.
The
NDP
will
just
fear-monger
over
this
bill
stating
that
it'll
drive
investment
in
economic
interest
out
of
our
Province.
Nothing
could
be
further
from
the
truth.
Not
only
is
this
not
true,
it's
just
purely
hypocritical.
Nothing
scared
invested
in
Alberta
away
as
much
as
the
previous
NDP
government.
AO
Their
leadership
nearly
crippled
this
province.
Now
we
have
a
unique
opportunity
to
defend
our
economy,
our
Province
and
our
people
from
an
overbearing
federal
government,
and
we
must
take
it
despite
the
words
of
those
who
would
Fred
spread
falsehoods,
who
frightens
Alberta's
away
from
reclaiming
the
rights
that
are
enshrined
in
our
constitution.
AO
After
all,
we
are
conservatives,
not
socialists,
making
sure
our
economy
thrives
is
what
we
do
best
now
is
the
pivotal
time
for
Alberta
to
stand
up
for
itself
and
not
act
like
disenfranchised
minors
and
be
subservient
to
an
abusive
partner.
It's
time
for
that
to
end
this
bill
would
ensure
that
this
legislature
has
the
necessary
authority
to
protect
this
province,
its
people
and
economy,
from
further
overreach
by
the
federal
government.
It
would
also
allow
us
to
reverse
some
of
those
rules
and
regulations
that
are
unfair,
unconstitutional
and
abusive.
AO
We
cannot
allow
fear-mongering
from
the
opposition
to
prevent
this
government
from
doing
what
it
must
do
to
ensure
the
prosperity
of
albertans
for
years
to
come.
Strengthening
this
province,
constitutional
position
does
not
endanger
the
livelihoods
and
prosperity
of
albertans
it
protects
them,
it
encourages
their
unstifle
growth.
That
is
why
this
bill
must
pass
for
the
good
of
this
province
and
our
country
we
must
stand
up.
Now
is
the
time
this
is
the
place
and
we
are
the
people
vote
for
Bill
one.
Thank
you.
V
Thank
you,
madam
speaker.
It's
my
sincere
honor
to
rise
and
accept
the
speech
from
the
throne
Giver
driven
by
her
honor.
The
lieutenant
governor
of
Alberta
I
would
also
like
to
extend
my
gratitude
to
her
honor
the
lieutenant
one
on
putting
forward
her
vision
for
the
legislature
and
the
province.
We
all
enrich
the
throne
speech
clearly
laid
out.
V
This
government
has
worked
tirelessly
to
restore
Alberta's
economy
and
build
a
new
Alberta
advantage
and
we're
now
seeing
the
results
of
that
hard
work.
In
my
riding
of
Calvary
Falcon,
rich
small
businesses
are
the
largest
employer,
whether
it's
a
restaurant
industry,
a
tail
industry,
Trucking
industry,
construction,
industry,
all
gold,
a
lot
of
employers
are
calling
me.
They
have
a
problem
of
Labor
shortage.
When
the
economy
is
booming,
labor
shortage
might
be
have
a
good
problem
to
have
it
my
Master's
to
them
that
we're
happy
to
deal
with
it
and
I.
V
This
economic
boom
is
what
is
going
to
be
creating
more
job
and
it
going
to
put
roof
over
the
head
and
food
on
the
plate
for
average
families
in
each
of
our
constituencies.
In
Alberta,
we
have
seen
hundreds
of
thousands
of
jobs
created,
Landmark
Investments
across
the
province,
rapid
growth
in
new
Industries
and
despite
in
people
coming
from
to
Alberta,
in
search
of
either
as
a
family
reunion
or
for
Economic
Opportunity
I
was
pleased
to
hear
that
we
will
remain
committed
to
defending
the
rights
and
interests
of
Alberta
Province.
V
We
have
already
introduced
Bill
one,
the
Alberta
sovereignty
within
a
United
Canada,
to
stand
up
to
the
federal
government,
overreach
and
interference
in
areas
of
provincial
jurisdiction,
including
in
the
areas
of
private
property,
natural
sources,
agricultures,
Firearms
immigration,
regulation
of
the
economy
and
delivery
of
Health
Care
alberton's
rights
are
sacred
and
they
are
enshrined
in
Canada's,
Constitution
and
Charter
of
Rights
and
freedom
as
her
honor.
The
lieutenant
one
has
said
these
personal
and
provincial
rights
are
not
something
the
federal
government
can
simply
supersede
when
it
chooses.
V
Ottawa
is
not
our
ruler,
advise
our
partner
and
it
needs
to
pretend
acting
like
it,
but
so
many
other
albertans
I'm,
a
proud,
Canadian
I
moved
here
about
25
years
ago,
and
this
country-
and
this
is
actually
this
province-
has
given
me
a
lot.
Peace
opportunities
raise
a
family,
but
so
like
other
albertans,
I
love,
Alberta.
V
V
We
thank
our
world-class
doctors,
nurses,
paramedics
and
all
Frontline
workers
who
keep
our
system
running
each
and
every
day
they
deserve
a
system
that
works,
as
do
patients
and
their
families
would
want
to
deliver
that.
For
them
we
know
disability
sometime
what
the
hard
work
has
already
began
and
I
have
the
utmost
confidence.
We
will
see
measurable
Improvement
soon.
V
V
V
Alberta
is
bad
and
we
are
moving
in
a
direction
where
people
want
to
be
part
of
our
economy
and
we
are
already
leading
Canada
in
economic
growth,
but
I
believe
the
legislation
initiatives
outline
in
the
throne
speech
will
only
further
accentuate
and
enhance
the
momentum
we
are
already
currently
seeing
in
our
economy,
I'm,
proud
to
see
our
government
pursuing
an
agenda
that
is
attracting
the
best
and
the
brightest
from
across
across
Canada
and
all
over
the
world
to
our
province,
as
evidenced
by
the
positive
net
migration
numbers.
We
continues
to
see.
V
I'm
also
proud
that
our
government
is
not
shying
away
from
doing
the
hard
work
that
albertans
it
spiked
us
to
do.
I
have
the
utmost
confidence
that
the
work
we
are
doing
now
will
pay
positive
dividends
for
generations
to
come.
We
all
look
forward
to
the
days
ahead
and
to
a
stronger
and
Freer
future
for
Alberta.
V
As
my
time
here
comes
to
an
end,
Madam
speaker
I
would
like
to
say
that
it's
been
an
honor
to
speak
to
this
legislature.
On
behalf
of
the
constituents
of
calorie
Falcon
Ridge,
it's
been
my
honor
to
move
this
tense
of
accepting
the
throne
speech
from
her
honor,
the
lieutenant
governor
of
our
trade
Province.
After
last
few
difficult
years,
we've
been
through
as
a
province,
I
want
families
the
business
owners
all
of
the
buttons
across
the
province
to
know
that
we
are
moving
forward.
V
The
better
days
are:
our
government
cares
about
you
who
will
always
fight
for
you.
The
speech
from
the
throne
articulates
a
broad
vision
of
Alberta
moving
forward,
which
is
inclusive
and
welcoming
to
those
who
come
as
I
said
before
it
can
be
a
different
opportunity,
opportunities
or
maybe
a
family
Junior.
V
V
J
Z
It's
my
honor
to
rise
today
and
second,
the
motion
to
accept
the
speech
from
the
throne
given
by
her
honor
the
lieutenant
governor,
the
affordability
crisis
albertans
are
facing
is
very
serious.
I've
consulted
with
many
constituents
in
my
riding,
who
are
struggling
to
make
ends
meet
purchase,
Essentials
and
pay
their
bills.
This
is
not
something
that
any
albertans
should
have
to
deal
with,
especially
at
a
time
when
our
economy
is
doing
so
well.
I
want
to
Echo
my
colleagues
comments
regarding
the
federal
government.
Z
Z
Z
The
measures
and
out
so
far
include,
but
are
not
limited
to
extending
the
fuel
tax
cut,
taking
action
on
utilities,
including
expanding
the
electricity
rebate
to
a
total
of
up
to
five
hundred
dollars.
Riaan
dixing
benefits
like
aish,
PDD
and
income
support,
as
well
as
the
Alberta
seniors
benefit
and
Alberta.
Child
and
family
benefit,
providing
targeted
payments
for
children
under
18
senior,
65
and
older
and
vulnerable
albertans,
with
household
income
below
a
hundred
and
eighty
thousand
dollars
and
last
providing
additional
support
for
low-income
Transit
programs.
Z
These
measures
will
help
all
albertans,
but
they
will
provide
specific
support
to
those
in
need.
Our
government
knows
that
affordability
is
the
primary
challenge
facing
albertans
right
now
and
that
families
are
counting
on
us
to
take
decisive
action
to
address
the
rising
cost
of
living.
That
is
why
we
are
not
hesitating
to
deliver
this
timely
and
meaningful
support.
Z
I'm,
also
proud
that
our
government
is
not
hesitating
and
tackling
Health
Care
reform,
which
is
an
ongoing
certain
concern.
In
my
riding
and
writings
across
Alberta
I
know
this
won't
work
won't
be
easy
or
fast,
but
I
am
confident.
The
healthcare
reform
plan
that
has
already
been
initiated
will
deliver
some
immediate
positive
results
for
albertans.
Z
Finally,
I'm
proud.
We
are
addressing
our
province's
relationship
with
the
federal
government
for
too
long
we
have
watched
as
our
Province
provincial
rights
granted
to
us
under
the
Constitutions
have
been
infringed
upon
by
federal
actors.
For
too
long
governments
have
failed
to
stand
up,
and
enough
is
enough.
The
result
is
grave
consequences
for
our
industry,
our
economy,
our
workers
we
are
today
saying
enough
is
enough.
Z
As
her
honor
the
lieutenant
governor
said,
the
Canadian
Constitution
is
clear.
The
federal
and
provincial
governments
both
have
exclusive
and
Sovereign
areas
of
jurisdiction,
and
this
government
will
no
longer
sit
idly
by
as
Ottawa
infringes
on
our
constitutional
rights
to
develop
our
resources
to
develop
our
economy
and
deliver
our
social
programs
in
the
manner
that
albertans
see
fit.
Z
This
is
why
I'm
encouraged
that
the
first
piece
of
legislation
under
our
new
premier
is
the
Alberta
sovereignty
within
a
United
Canada
Act.
If
passed,
this
bill
will
be
a
constitutional
Shield
that
will
protect
the
personal
and
provincial
rights
of
albertans
from
any
unconstitutional
or
harmful
acts
by
the
federal
government.
Z
Legislation
like
this
is
long
overdue
and
I'm
glad
that
our
government
isn't
hesitating
to
get
it
done
for
albertans.
The
people
of
my
camera's
constituency
are
excited
for
the
future.
Again
Alberta
has
so
many
good
things
going
on,
but
we
need
to
get
our
arms
around
this
inflation
crisis
before
we
can
truly
realize
our
potential
I
would
like
to
once
again
say
that
it
is
an
honor
to
represent
the
good
people
of
the
cameras
constituency
and
I'm
pleased
to
have
a
sec.
Second,
the
speech
from
the
throne.
Thank
you,
madam
speaker,.
W
Madam
speaker
this
government's
words,
its
platitudes,
its
rash
incompetent
actions
that
have
left
our
Health
Care
system
in
crisis
that
have
led
to
the
situation
we
found
ourselves
today.
Throughout
the
pandemic,
we
saw
this
government
drag
their
feet.
They
fell
back
on
Words
and
platitudes
when
action
was
needed
to
curb
Rising
waves
of
covet
19.
W
as
Frontline
healthcare
workers
were
becoming
increasingly
exhausted.
Their
cries
for
help
were
met
with
words
and
platitudes
from
the
former
premier
from
the
ucp's
Ministers
of
Health,
until
the
Rising
case
counts,
and
indeed,
deaths
forced
them
to
act,
but
repeatedly
they
did
so
reluctantly,
they
acted
last.
They
acted
least,
the
only
actions
they
undertook
with
relish
Madam
speaker
were
to
attack
Frontline
healthcare
workers.
Let's
consider
the
impacts,
for
example,
of
this
government's
decisive
action
in
regards
to
doctors
in
Alberta.
W
They
tore
up
their
agreement.
They
imposed
a
series
of
changes
that
the
then
Health
Minister
insisted
were
essential
to
reform
the
Health
Care
system
and
keep
spending
under
control
changes
that
they
decisively
did
to
move
forward
with.
In
the
midst
of
a
growing
pandemic,
changes
that
went
on
to
drive
doctors
out
of
practice
and
out
of
the
province,
and
now
we
have
tens
of
thousands
of
albertans
who
have
no
access
to
a
family
doctor,
our
public
operating
room
struggling
to
catch
up
with
from
waitlists
That
Grew.
W
The
throne
speech
makes
the
claim
that
this
government
is
here
for
health
care
workers
committed
to
ensuring
resources
are
directed
to
where
they
are
needed
most
to
emergency
and
operating
rooms,
rather
than
the
boardrooms
and
Consulting
companies.
Madam
speaker
every
one
of
those
wrong-headed
decisions
made
by
this
government.
W
That's
not
a
record
Madam
speaker
that
gives
me
confidence
in
this
Premier
and
this
government's
plan
to
upend
our
Public
Health
Care
system
in
the
name
of
Reform,
under
the
direction
of
a
single
administrator
in
six
months.
At
a
time
when
this
system
remains
in
deep
crisis,
due
in
good
part
to
the
neglect,
the
attacks
and
poor
decisions
of
ministers
who
still
sit
in
this
cabinet
foreign
ly.
W
Given
that
this
Premier
is
on
the
record
advocating
for
policy
changes
too
and
I
quote,
get
used
to
the
concept
of
paying
out
of
pocket
albertans
to
get
used
to
paying
out
of
pocket
for
health
care
and
albertans
are
rightly
concerned
that
the
actions
they
are
seeing.
This
Premier
undertake
now
are
simply
going
to
lead
to
more
chaos
and
conflict
at
the
cost
of
their
access
to
health.
W
W
He
noted
that
yearly
spending
hikes
were
reduced
to
about
three
percent
made,
which
made
progress
in
slowing
the
cost
of
Physicians
Pharmacists
and
dental
care.
Well
columnist,
Don
Bray
noted
we
calmed
down
the
system,
made
significant
improvements
and
provided
stability
for
health
planners
professionals
and
workers.
W
That's
why,
as
we
laid
out
an
alternative
speech
to
the
throne,
Madam
speaker,
we
as
the
Alberta
NDP
caucus,
should
we
have
the
opportunity
to
form
government
be
relentless
in
pursuing
and
proposing
real
solutions.
In
fact,
we're
going
to
do
that
from
opposition
right
now
we're
bringing
forward
legislation
this
very
session
Kerry
Healthcare
is
protected
and
strengthened.
It
would
establish
Health,
Care,
Service
standards,
openness
and
transparency
to
albertans.
W
Here
in
the
province
of
Alberta.
We
recognize
how
important
it
is
that
we
have
family
doctors
in
this
province
that
we
are
attracting
to
this
province,
not
driving
them
away,
and
we
are
assuring
ensuring
that
albertans
have
access
to
them,
get
to
the
root
of
the
issues
in
the
Health
Care
system.
That
is
truly
preventative
care.
W
You
know
in
the
throne
speech
Madam
speaker.
It
talked
about
protecting
and
supporting
the
most
vulnerable
Among
Us.
It
says
that
always
has
and
always
will
be
the
operative
way.
Oh
Madam
speaker,
it
wasn't
this
government's
way
when
they
de-indexed
H
income,
supports
and
seniors
benefits
that
were
received
by
hundreds
of
my
constituents.
W
Wasn't
this
government's
way
when
they
cut
the
additional
housing
support
that
constituents
of
mine
depended
on
pushing
some
of
them
out
of
their
homes
and
onto
the
streets?
It
wasn't
this
government's
way
when
it
spent
over
two
years
refusing
to
partner
with
the
city
of
Edmonton
and
the
government
of
Canada
to
fund
over
250
Supportive
Housing
units
for
those
living
houseless.
Many
on
the
streets
of
my
constituents,
scrubman
brags,
about
affordability
measures,
but
they
excluded
many
of
my
constituents
who
live
in
condos
or
apartments
from
their
electricity
and
natural
gas
rebates.
W
W
Apparently
prosperous
enough
to
give
billions
away
to
profitable
corporations
Millions
to
an
embarrassment
of
a
energy
war
room,
but
not
enough
to
show
real
compassion
for
those
most
in
need
and
taking
actions
on
those
fronts.
Madam
speaker
isn't
just
the
right
thing
to
do
for
the
people,
it's
the
best
thing
for
our
community
and
our
local
economy.
W
You
know
for
the
past
three
years
in
my
role
as
the
MLA
for
Edmonton's
downtown
I've
talked
with
business
and
Community
leaders
in
and
around
our
downtown,
as
they
asked
how
they
could
get
the
attention
of
this
government
to
get
them
to
take
action
on
these
issues
that
I've
noted
and
many
more
for
three
years.
Sadly,
there
was
very
little
response.
W
Then,
finally,
earlier
this
year,
as
part
of
the
budget
for
2022
2023,
we
did
see
the
government
step
up
in
the
UCP
budget
to
provide
five
million
dollars
for
downtown
revitalization
in
Edmonton
and
Calgary.
Now,
Madam
speaker,
oh
we'll,
say,
5
million
isn't
particularly
large
sum
towards
revitalization,
but
hey,
as
the
old
adage
says,
never
look
a
gift
horse
in
the
house,
but
the
thing
a
good
gift
horse
in
the
mouth.
W
I
also
recognize
that,
after
three
years
of
asking
just
before
the
former
Premier
left
office,
this
government
did
finally
step
forward
with
some
funding
to
address
some
of
these
serious
issues.
Around
housing
substance
use
mental
health
issues
that
fall
squarely
under
provincial
responsibility,
but
that
the
city
of
Edmonton
has
been
bearing
a
disproportionate
burden
for
now.
I'll
be
watching
closely
to
see
if
those
dollars
flow
flow
and
follow
through
I
also
note
short,
that
the
funding
fell
short
of
providing
enough
funding
to
cover
the
number
of
Shelter
beds
needed
this
winter.
W
Debate
dipping
into
their
emergency
Reserve
to
ensure
that
people
in
my
constituency
whale
will
be
guaranteed
to
be
able
to
have
a
warm
bed
if
they
need
one
instead
of
sleeping
on
the
streets
and
freezing
with
the
city
of
Edmonton
has
asked
this
government
for
funding
for
the
healthy
streets
operations
center.
That's
a
collaboration
between
the
city
of
Edmonton
peace
officers,
fire
Bent,
Arrow,
traditional
healing
Society,
their
Outreach
workers,
home
with
trust
police
officers
in
The
Help
unit,
that
is,
to
address
issues
around
Community
safety.
W
And
you
know
this
Center
was
in
direct
response
to
a
direct
ask
from
leaders
in
the
Chinese
Community
to
address
concerns
in
Chinatown,
which
I
also
represent
a
portion
of
now.
My
understanding
is
that
the
minister
of
culture
promised
them
at
a
community
meeting
that
that
funding
would
be
there
for
that
Operation
Center,
that
they
would
make
it
happen
well.
Presently,
the
city
has
funded
that
Operation
Center
for
two
years,
they've
sent
a
letter
to
the
Minister
of
Justice
asking
for
his
support
and
they
have
not
received
a
response.
W
W
AI
Your
member
for
recepting,
my
intervention
I,
want
to
thank
you
for
reasoning.
The
issue
of
Edmonton
Chinatown
Community
has
raised
this
issue
and
I
I
also
want
to
let
you
know
that
I
was
very
pleased,
not
only
myself,
minister,
at
the
time
Minister
of
Housing
and
Justice,
and
about
six
of
us
went
down
to
Chinatown
met
with
the
community
there.
Let
me
tell
you
this.
AI
Just
before
I
have
changed
my
portfolio,
we
did
make
a
public
announcement
in
Edmonton
for
184
million
dollars,
comprehensive
response,
not
only
homelessness
but
addiction
and
mental
health,
and
at
that
time
mayor
sohi
was
there
mayor.
So
he
personally
thanked
this
government
for
the
huge
action
we've
taken
and
just
just
you
know,
as
you're
on
the
subject.
I
want
to
update
the
house
that
this
Comprehensive
Mental
Health
addiction
homeless
package
has
never
I
have
never
seen
that
in
my
career
of
social
work,
I've
never
seen
that
across
Canada.
J
W
You,
madam
speaker,
I
acknowledged
the
dollars
that
this
government
committed-
let's
be
clear,
not
all
of
those
184
million,
as
I
recall,
were
for
city
of
Edmonton.
Some
of
those
were
for
Calgary
as
well.
It
was
a
larger
package,
so
let's
be
clear
about
where
all
those
dollars
are
being
divided
and
I
spoke
with
the
mayor
last
week
and
he
is
still
waiting
for
a
response
on
the
funding
for
this
Operation
Center,
which
this
Minister
promised
the
community
they
would
fund.
W
This
government
shows
that
it
is
more
interested
in
shaking
its
fisted
Ottawa
in
creating
more
constitutional
drama
in
awarding
more
sweeping
power
to
itself
than
actually
addressing
the
concrete
issues
in
front
of
us
here
in
Alberta
doing
their
actual
job
as
a
government
addressing
the
crisis
in
our
health
care.
System,
a
crisis
that
they
made
worse
at
every
single
term
and
I
can
tell
you
when
I
talk
to
Frontline
healthcare
workers
some
just
yesterday.
W
W
I
have
heard
the
words
of
this
Premier
and
they
see
what
her
priorities
are,
which
is
about
the
consolidation
of
power,
her
own
form
of
political
fear-mongering
and
not
truly
speaking
to
the
actual
roots
of
the
issues
that
albertans
care
about
I'll
watch.
This
affordability
act
very
closely
because
again
Madam
speaker,
so
many
of
this
government's
efforts
do
not
help
some
of
my
constituents
they're
they're
not
eligible
for
the
Energy
rebates,
they're
seniors
or
students
who
do
not
drive,
so
the
gas
tax
does
nothing
for
them.
L
The
needs
that
they
have
at
this
point
in
time
and
for
a
government
to
produce
a
speech
like
this
so
out
of
step
with,
what's
actually
going
on
in
the
ground.
I
find
it
to
be
quite
astounding,
and,
let's
not,
let's
just
remember,
as
well,
I've
heard
a
number
of
speakers
from
the
UCP
side
talking
about
the
words
of
the
lieutenant
governor
in
their
speech
yesterday.
L
These
are
the
words
of
the
government
that
she's
reading
the
words
of
the
UCP
in
her
throne
speech,
just
to
clarify
and
to
suggest
that
they
can
somehow
disassociate
themselves
with
a
preoccupation
with
their
sovereignty
acts
with
going
to
war
with
Ottawa
to
tilting
of
the
windmills
that
they
are
always
seem
to
be
obsessing
about
right.
That's
their
ideas
from
this
UCP
caucus
in
this
chamber.
That's
not
the
lieutenant
governor
by
any
means,
Mr
Speaker.
L
But
it
seems
as
though
this
UCP
government
has
gone
out
of
their
way
to
only
make
those
affordability
issues
worse.
We
see
in
the
midst
of
the
very
highest
grocery
prices
moving
through
this
province
right
now
you
see
records
increases
in
for
groceries.
For
example,
you
see
this
government,
not
I
a
not
doing
anything
about
that,
but
b
instead
pivoting
on
to
talking
about
their
sovereignty,
act
and
spending
most
of
the
speech
on
their
sovereignty
act
in
fact,
where's
the
issue.
Where
are
the
issues
that
really
concern
people
in
my
own
constituency
in
Edmonton?
L
Northwest
people
are
suffering
economically
as
a
result
of
many
larger
issues
and
many
specific
issues
that
actually
originate
from
this
chamber.
Mr
Speaker
they're,
not
something
you
can
blame
on
a
war
of
Russia.
It's
not
something
you
can
blame
on
supply
chain
issues.
They
are
specific
policies
that
this
UCP
government
has
instituted
over
the
last
three
and
a
half
years
that
are
hurting
people
in
Evans
and
Northwest
and
they're
hurting
people
right
across
this
province
as
well.
L
L
We
are
all
here
to
serve
the
people
of
Alberta
in
the
best
way
possible,
and
so,
when
I
anticipate
a
speech
from
the
throne
at
a
juncture
where
there's
so
many
burgeoning
crises,
crises
around
then
suddenly
I'm
looking
for
something
that
we
can
hope
they
find
Hope
in
something
that
can
perhaps
give
us
some
vision
for
the
future.
Unfortunately,
Mr
Speaker
I,
just
don't
see
it
in
the
speech
from
the
throne,
Evington
Northwest
people
are
noticing
that,
and
certainly
I
travel
around
a
lot
to
other
constituencies
around
the
province.
L
Calgary
and
Laduke
and
the
Sherwood
Park
all
across
the
province.
No
one
said
yeah.
You
got
to
do
something
about
this
sovereignty
thing,
that's
what
we
need
to
do
right.
They
talked
about
their
car
insurance
out
of
control,
so
they
had
to
park
a
car.
They
talked
about
their
grocery
prices.
They
talked
about
the
high
cost
of
tuition
and
problems
associated
with
K-12
education.
L
They
talked
about
having
a
lack
of
security
and
knowing
that
the
hospital
bed
emergency
Ward
will
be
there
when
they
need
it
for
themselves
and
their
families
within
a
public
health
system.
Those
are
the
things
that
people
talk
about
every
single
day,
not
the
sovereignty,
ethics,
not
about
tilting,
windmills
with
you
know,
Ottawa
and
so
forth.
Right.
They
need
to
make
sure
that
they
are
secure
and
safe
in
the
place
that
they
live
and
they're
safe
and
secure
for
their
families
and
for
the
Next
Generation
too.
L
A
lot
of
governance
has
a
lot
to
do.
Mr,
Speaker
with
trust-
and
you
see
this
UCP
government
scrambling
they've
hadn't
changed
another
Premier
I've.
Seen
this
so
many
times.
It's
a
pattern.
That's
played
out
over
the
last
10
years
or
more
where
they
get,
they
dig
themselves
into
a
corner
and
they
try
to
change
the
leadership
they
clean
house.
They
get
a
new
premier
in
in
place
and
then
they
claim
everything's
better.
Well,
Mr
Speaker,
it's
not
it's
not
better
at
all.
A
lot
of
people
are
really
literally
falling
behind.
L
Wages
are
falling
behind
the
highest
rate
in
the
country
here
in
the
province
of
Alberta.
Right
wait
times
for
surgeries
are
falling
behind
as
well.
It
compromises
the
safety
and
the
security
of
everybody.
For
these
things
to
happen,
we
know
in
in
smaller
centers
as
well.
I
mean
these
problems
even
get
worse.
You
have
places
where
literally
hospitals
and
emergency
care,
centers
response.
Centers
are
closing.
The
doors
are
closed.
People
go
to
the
lock
and
I
talk
to
people
at
the
rural
municipalities,
Association,
for
example.
They
talk
about.
L
How
would
it
feel
if
you
go
to
your
hospital
and
boil,
let's
say,
for
example,
the
doors
logs,
because
there's
no
inadequate
Staffing
the
Staffing's,
not
there,
the
doctors
out
there,
the
nurses
are
not
there.
This
is
a
long
problem
that
this
UCP
government
started
when
they
went
to
work
with
healthcare
workers
here
in
the
province
of
Alberta.
You
can't
just
simply
fix
that
with
a
new
premier
and
six
months
left
in
the
in
the
in
their
in
their
term
right
and
say:
oh
yeah.
Well,
we've
turned
a
coin
around
that.
L
You
know
we're
really
sorry
and
it
takes
years
to
build
capacity
for
our
health
care,
System
to
have
trains,
the
nurses
and
the
doctors
and
the
support
staff
to
fill
those
positions
to
make
sure
that
they
have
a
long
term
stable,
secure
relationship
with
the
government
so
that
people
can
go
into
those
professions,
not
say
I'm,
not
going
to
be
a
nurse
look,
they
treat
them
like
dirt,
no
Bruno.
Why
should
I?
L
Why
should
I
take
four
years
of
training
and
take
forty
five,
fifty
thousand
dollars
worth
of
student
loans
when
the
job
has
been
made
insecure
by
this
governments?
Maybe
that's
not
the
way
to
go.
That's
the
situation
that
we're
facing
Mr
Speaker
right
now,
and
it's
going
to
take
an
effort
and
it's
going
to
take
an
investment
in
order
to
turn
things
around
we're
in
the
opposition.
L
Doctors,
regular
RNs,
going
through
the
system
not
just
to
deal
with
the
next
six
months,
but
to
deal
with
the
next
60
years
for
50
years
of
a
generation
of
renewed
investments
in
public
health
care.
That's
what
we
need
and
that's
where
we
can
start
today.
We
will
bring
forward
a
bill
to
increase
car
insurance.
Car
insurance
has
been
so
out
of
control
here
in
the
last
year
and
two
years
since
this
government
gave
such
a
wonderful
deal
to
the
insurance
companies
and
allowed
them
to
increase
their
car
insurance.
L
So
much
that
you
know
many
people
have
to
park.
The
car
We
Will,
We
Will,
introduce
a
bill
here,
which
I
expect
everyone
will
consider
and
to
be
supporting
that
would
freeze
and
make
car
insurance
affordable
again
here
in
the
province
of
Alberta,
will
bring
forward
a
motion
on
the
investigation
fund
grocery
prices
that
we
can
use
the
power
of
this
legislative
body
to
investigate
and
to
start
to
turn
around
this
Dreadful
profiteering
that
we
see
in
our
food
industry,
retail
food
industry.
L
We
know
it's
happening,
we
can
investigate
and
we
can
send
a
strong
around
as
I
said
before,
Mr
Speaker.
It's
all
about
trust,
and
you
see
some
affordability
issues
being
addressed
in
this
Throne
speech.
They're
all
have
a
due
date.
They
all
have
a
due
date
around
election
time
right.
That's
the
kind
of
affordability
that
this
government
suddenly
steps
up
and
take
notice.
Yeah
they're
behind
in
the
polls:
let's
give
everybody:
let's
give
some
people
some
money
and
up
till
the
next
election.
L
That's
not
an
affordability
strategy,
that's
a
way
as
a
sign
of
desperation
by
a
government.
It's
an
election
strategy
and
people
aren't
stupid.
They
can
read
it
right
away.
They're,
saying
they're
going
to
try
to
bribe
us
with
our
own
money
and
I'll,
say
well,
I,
don't
know
and
then
boom
sure
enough.
They
did
exactly
that.
You
need
to
make
sure
that
you
find
the
roots
of
in
places
like
with
car
insurance
with
tuition
right
with
groceries.
L
So
I
stand
here
as
the
MLA
from
Edmonton
Northwest,
but
also
as
a
representative
that
takes
responsibility
seriously
in
this
province
of
Alberta
for
all
albertans.
You
know
that
the
official
opposition
here
is
to
do
so
and
we're
here
to
help
and
certainly
to
be
constructively
critical
in
all
ways
possible.
So
that's
our
take
my
take
on
this
speech
from
the
throne
and
I
would
move
Mr
Speaker
to
a
jerk
debate
at
this.
B
C
House,
leader,
okay,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
I
have
a
whole
bunch
of
motions
here.
We're
going
to
move
so
I've
got
a
glass
of
water
here,
we're
gonna
get
through
these
okay
I
move
government
ocean
five
be
resolved
a
standing
order,
3-6,
which
provides
for
one
constituency
week
for
every
three
sitting
weeks,
not
applied
to
the
2022
fall
sitting.
B
B
Seeing
none
I
am
prepared
to
call
on
The
Honorable,
the
government
house,
leader
to
close
debate
honorable
members,
having
heard
the
motion,
as
proposed
by
The
Honorable
house
leader
government,
motion
number
five,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
any
opposed.
Please
say
no,
in
my
opinion,
the
eyes
have
it
that
motion
is
carried
and
so
ordered.
C
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I
move
government
I,
move
government
motion,
seven,
be
it
resolved
at
a
the
conflicts
of
interest.
Act
be
referred
to
the
standing
committee
on
resource
stewardship
and
the
committee
shall
be
deemed
to
be
the
special
Committee
of
the
assembly
for
the
purpose
of
conducting
a
comprehensive
review.
Pursuant
to
section
48
of
that
act.
B
the
committee
made
without
leave
of
the
assembly
sit
during
a
period
when
the
assembly
is
adjourned
or
prorogued
and
see
in
accordance
with
Section
48
of
the
conflicts
of
interest
act.
B
B
C
You
Mr
Speaker.
This
is
a
long
one.
I
move
government
motion,
eight,
be
it
resolved
at
the
membership
of
the
assembly's
Committees,
be
replaced
as
follows.
A
on
the
standing
committee
of
the
Alberta
Heritage
savings
trust
fund
that
Mr
Orr
replaced
Mr
Roswell
as
chair
Mr
Orr
replaced
Mr
Roswell
Mrs
Allard
replaced
Mr
Jones
as
Deputy
chair
Mr
godford
Place
Mr
Jones
Ms
Pond
replaced
Mr
rain
and
Ms
Isaac
replaced
Mr
Singh
B
on
the
standing
committee
of
legislative
offices
that
Mr
Smith
replaced
Mr
Rutherford.
C
Mr
Amery
Mr
Yasin
replaced
Mr
Hunter
Ms
Armstrong
hominack
replaced
Mr
Reed
Mr
Yao
replaced
Mr
lowen
in
that
Ms
fur
be
appointed
on
the
standing
committee
on
resource
stewardship
that
Ms
Isaac
replaced.
Mr
Guthrie
Mrs
a
here
replaced:
Ms
lovely
Mr,
Orr
replaced
Mr
rain.
Mr
sigurdson
replaced
Mr
Yao
Mr
fian
replaced
Mr
Mr
Cece
as
Deputy
chair
and
Mr
Nielsen
replaced
Mr
ceasing
Jay
on
the
standing
commit
on
this
on
the
select
special
Ombudsman
and
public
interest.
B
B
Seeing
none
I
am
prepared
to
call
on
the
government.
Health
Center,
close
debate,
The
Honorable,
the
government
house
leader,
has
moved
government
motion.
Eight,
all
those
in
favor
of
the
motion,
please
say
aye
any
imposed.
Please
say
no,
in
my
opinion,
the
eyes
have
it
that
motion
is
carried
and
so
ordered.
B
Government
motion
to
be
moved
if
he
is
agreeable,
he's
welcome
to
in
his
opening
remarks,
remove
the
motion
as
proposed
on
the
order
paper,
and
we
will
accept
that
as
part
of
the
debate
and
then
you
can
proceed
with
some
comments
regarding
that.
If
you're
agreeable,
The
Honorable
government
house
leader.
C
Thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker
and
I.
Think
everyone
in
this
chamber
knows
I
am
very
agreeable.
You're
here,
okay,
so
I
I
do
rise
to
move
government
motion,
nine
on
the
order
paper
and
I
think
Mr
Speaker
that
you
are
okay.
If
I
do
not
read
that
in
full.
As
you've
mentioned,
the
changes
proposed
in
the
government
motion
9
will
return
the
process
of
private
members
bills
to
that
which
was
existed
prior
to
May
2019..
C
I
guess
you
have
to
you
have
to
approve
the
motion.
First,
we're
also
proposing
to
remove
the
ban
on
desktopping
member
statements
we'll
go
to
seven
per
sitting
day.
The
mandates
of
the
legislative
policy
committees
are
being
changed
to
reflect
the
new
government
Ministries
and
sadly,
a
couple
changes
were
needed
as
a
result
of
the
passing
of
Queen
Elizabeth
II.
C
Closing
I
do
want
to
say
the
government
has
worked
collaboratively
with
the
official
opposition
house
leader
on
these
proposed
changes,
and
so
I
do
want
to
thank
her
for
all
and
all
of
her
members
of
her
caucus
for
their
participation
and
I'm
encouraged
by
the
amount
of
collaboration
we've
had
going
far
going
forward.
Thus
far.