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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
00:23 Opening
20:20 Oral Question Period
1:13:56 Afternoon Session
A
B
Honorable
members,
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
lead
the
province
wrongly
through
love
of
power,
desire
to
please
or
unworthy
ideas.
But,
laying
aside
all
private
interest
and
Prejudice,
keep
in
mind
their
responsibility
to
seek
to
improve
the
condition
of
all.
Please
be
seated.
C
C
I
Bakerville,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker.
It
is
my
pleasure
to
introduce
to
you
and
through
you
to
this
assembly
a
number
of
individuals
who
have
been
very
involved
in
helping
Ukrainian
newcomers
settle
in
life
in
Alberta.
We
have
us
today
with
us
today:
Heather
cornier
from
the
ukrainians
and
Sherwood
Park
Facebook,
page
Claire
and
Neil
Hayes
from
asleep
in
Heavenly
peace
Canada,
as
well
as
Mike
Thomas
and
Cheryl,
and
Michaels
from
the
Edmonton
host
ukrainians.
J
You
for
the
opportunity,
Mr,
Speaker
I'm
honored,
to
rise
and
introduce
some
friends
of
mine,
cam
Baker
from
nutrient
with
Sharon
International
I'd
like
to
introduce
Alyssa,
Karen
and
Greg
poholka
I'd,
also
like
to
introduce
Darcy
Park
from
CF
Industries
and
joining
us
from
fertilizer
Canada,
Daniel,
Demers
and
Dustin
Pike.
Thank
you
for
being
here
today.
Please
down.
K
You
Mr
Speaker,
it's
my
privilege
to
rise
today
and
welcome
members
of
the
Calgary
construction
Association
and
the
Edmonton
construction
Association.
Both
organizations
play
a
big
part
in
communication
between
the
government
and
our
industry.
Partners
helping
us
ensure
that
we
get
the
job
center
safely
on
time
on
budget
and
at
the
best
value
for
albertans.
Please
rise
and
receive
the
warm
welcome
of
this
assembly.
L
Foreign
government,
the
UCP
removed
the
rate
cap
on
auto
insurance
after
being
lobbied
by
their
insurance
industry,
friends
and
insiders
almost
immediately
car
insurance
skyrocketed
with
some
increases
as
high
as
30
percent.
Worst
of
all,
these
increases
happened
in
the
middle
of
the
pandemic
when
albertans
were
driving
less
and
so
now
fast
forward.
Three
years,
albertans
paid
the
highest
auto
insurance
rates
in
the
country.
L
We
have
heard
from
many
albertans
about
these
increases
and
how
they're
worried
about
keeping
their
vehicle
on
the
road
albertans
asked
government
to
get
insurance
rates
under
control,
but
the
UCP
refused.
We
introduced
a
bill
to
freeze
auto
insurance
rates,
but
the
UCP
wouldn't
even
debate
it.
Then
in
January
the
government
finally
brought
in
a
rate
freeze,
or
so
they
said,
but
on
March
1st,
several
companies
were
approved
for
double-digit
increases
to
auto
insurance
rates,
despite
the
freeze
supposedly
coming
into
effect
on
January
26th.
Let's
be
real.
L
This
rate
freeze
is
a
fake
just
like
the
natural
gas
rebate,
which
is
not
provided.
One
dollar
support
to
albertans
and
the
so-called
electricity
rate
cap
that
actually
piled
200
million
dollars
of
debt
onto
albertan's
bills.
Here's
what's
not
fake
UCP
plans
to
take
away
your
CPP
retirement
savings
and
hand
it
over
to
an
untrustworthy
Premier
to
finance
separatist
dreams.
L
Here's
what's
also
far
too
real
after
the
election,
though
a
politicized,
UCP,
Provincial,
Police
Force
that
no
one
wants
and
a
20
billion
dollar
giveaway
to
the
premier
small
group
of
friends
who
want
the
people
of
Alberta
to
pay
for
them
to
clean
up
their
Wells.
So
they
can
turn
around
and
spend
a
bunch
of
money
on
unseemly,
dishonest
American
style
attack
ads
on
the
NDP.
Here's
the
basic
reality
Alberta
promise
this.
L
Shortly
after
forming
government,
the
UCP
removed
the
rate
cap
on
auto
insurance
after
being
lobbied
by
their
insurance
industry,
friends
and
insiders
almost
immediately
a
car
insurance
skyrocketed
with
some
increases
as
high
as
30
percent.
Worst
of
all,
these
increases
happened
in
the
middle
of
the
pandemic.
When
albertans
were
driving
less
now,
albertans
pay
the
highest
auto
insurance
rates
in
the
country.
We
have
heard
from
many
albertans
about
these
increases
and
how
they're
worried
about
keeping
their
vehicles
on
the
road
albertans
asked
government
to
get
insurance
rates
under
control,
but
the
UCP
refused.
L
We
introduced
a
bill
to
freeze
auto
insurance
rates,
but
the
UCP
wouldn't
even
debate
it.
Then
in
January
government
finally
brought
in
a
rate
phrase,
or
so
they
claimed
on
March
1st.
Several
companies
were
approved
for
double-digit
increases
to
auto
insurance,
despite
the
freeze
supposedly
coming
into
effect
on
January
26th,
let's
be
real.
The
UCP
auto
insurance
freeze
is
a
fake
just
like
their
natural
gas
rebate
that
has
not
provided
one
dollars,
support
to
albertans
and
their
so-called
electricity
rate
cap.
That
has
actually
piled
200
million
dollars
of
data
onto
albertan's
bills.
L
Here's
not
what's
not
fake
UCP
plans
to
take
away
your
CPP
retirement
savings
and
hand
them
over
to
this
untrustworthy
Premier
to
finance
her
separatist
dreams.
Here's
what's
also
far
too
real,
but
after
the
election,
a
politicized,
UCP
Provincial,
Police
Force
that
no
one
wants
and
a
20
billion
dollar
giveaway
to
the
premier's
small
group
of
friends
who
want
the
people
of
Alberta
to
pay
for
them
to
clean
up
their
Wells.
So
they
can
turn
around
and
spend
a
bunch
of
money
on
unseemly,
dishonest
third-party
American
style
attack
ads
on
the
NDP.
L
Here's,
the
basic
reality
Alberta
any
promise
this
UCP
government
makes
especially
one
that
purports
to
make
life
more
affordable
is
dishonest
nonsense
feel
free
to
ignore
anything.
They
say
Alberta,
they
don't
mean
a
word
of
it.
One
more
reason
to
elect
an
Alberta
NDP
government
on
May
29th,
foreign.
E
C
The
Honorable
member
for
Camrose.
Well,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
Alberta
has
the
best
health
care
workers
in
the
world.
Alberta's
government
will
work
to
make
sure
albertans
can
get
the
care
they
need
when
and
where
they
need.
It
simply
put.
We
need
more
doctors
and
nurses
and
Health
Care
staff,
but
Mr
Speaker
I
have
heard
from
my
constituents
that
their
children
aren't
being
accepted
into
medical
school
at
Alberta,
even
though
they
have
mid-90
averages.
In
fact,
Mr
Speaker
On
average.
C
Our
institutions
turn
away
2800
qualified
nursing
applicants
each
year
due
to
limited
capacity
and
Mr
Speaker
On
average.
Our
medical
schools
turn
away
2300
qualified
applicants
each
year,
but
Mr
Speaker.
This
government
is
taking
action.
Budget
2023
invests
nearly
200
million
dollars
to
help
train
the
Health
Care
staff.
We
need
and
ensure
young
albertans
can
get
into
the
programs.
They
want
right
here
at
home.
C
72
million
dollars
will
go
towards
creating
nearly
3
400
new
seats
in
healthcare
programs,
with
over
1800
new
seats
for
programs
like
nursing,
1500,
new
bridging
receipts
for
internationally
educated
nurses
and
120.
New
Physicians
and
113
million
dollars
will
help,
add
100
new
medical
residency
positions
and
support
physician
training
in
Regional,
centers
and
Rural
communities
and
to
quote
U
of
A
Dean's
medical
school.
Today
we
are
investing
in
the
future
of
each
every
citizen
in
the
province
and
moving
towards
making
our
vision
of
Equitable
Access
to
Health
Care
a
reality.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
M
Speaker
the
communities
I
represent
in
Lacombe
Ponoka
are
home
to
Farmers,
who
work
hard
all
year
to
put
food
on
our
plates
albertans,
who
wake
up
early
and
don't
stop
until
the
job
is
done
through
freezing
Winters
and
long
hot
summers
they
feed
the
world
and
make
Alberta
proud.
Today,
I
speak
to
the
importance
of
safety
and
well-being
for
our
farmers
and
agricultural
workers.
This
is
Canadian
agricultural
Safety
Week.
Hence
the
safe
AG
pin
Canadian
AG
Safety
Week
is
an
initiative
that
aims
to
promote
safe
and
healthy
practices
across
the
industry.
M
Agriculture
is
an
important
sector
in
our
economy
and
it's
crucial
that
we
ensure
the
safety
of
those
who
work
in
it.
Farmers
and
AG
workers
face
many
risks
every
day
from
heavy
machinery,
dangerous
animals
and
hazardous
climates.
It's
important
that
we
raise
awareness
about
these
risks
and
provide
resources
to
help
prevent
accidents
and
injuries.
This
year's
theme
for
Canadian
agricultural
safety
week
is
be
an
AG,
safe
family.
The
theme
focuses
on
the
importance
of
making
safety
a
priority
for
everyone
in
agriculture,
families,
employers
and
employees.
M
It's
important
that
we
work
together
to
maintain
a
culture
of
AG
safety,
where
everyone
feels
informed
and
empowered
to
speak
up
about
safety
and
take
steps
to
prevent
accidents
during
Canadian
AG
Safety
Week.
There
are
many
events
and
activities
workshops,
webinars
social
media
campaigns,
all
aimed
at
promoting
safe
practices
and
raising
awareness
about
risks
in
agriculture.
These
events
are
an
opportunity
for
us
to
learn
from
each
other
and
share
best
practices
for
keeping
our
families
safe
on
the
farm.
M
I
encourage
all
Canadians
to
participate
in
Canadian,
AG,
Safety
Week,
whether
you're
a
farmer,
a
farm
kid,
a
farm
worker
or
an
albertan.
Who
cares
about
the
safety
of
our
farm
families?
There
are
resources
and
tools
available
to
help
you
think
and
be
safe.
Let's
work
together
to
enhance
a
culture
of
safety
and
agriculture.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
may
this
year's
Canadian
AG
Safety
Week
be
a
success.
N
Mr
Speaker
there
can
be
no
greater
investment
than
investing
in
Alberta
in
albertans
and
Alberta.
This
has
been
something
that
I've
always
believed,
give
albertans
the
chance
and
the
opportunity,
and
they
will
succeed
and
while
I
thought
this
would
be
a
universal
sentiment
shared
in
this
house.
The
recent
actions
of
the
government
have
shown
me
and
my
colleagues
loudly
and
clearly
that
this
government
actually
opposes
investing
in
Alberta.
N
The
minister
of
jobs
actually
attacked
our
proposal
to
support
the
Lakeland
business
district
in
Saint
Albert,
a
critical
project
that
will
create
seven
thousand
jobs
and
importantly
grow
the
economy
of
Saint
Albert,
the
surrounding
region
and
even
the
province
of
Alberta.
It's
the
first
time
ever
that
I've
heard
a
minister
of
jobs
attacking
a
proposal
to
create
jobs,
but
that's
the
UCP.
The
members
opposite
are
quite
happy
to
spend
albertans
money
on
the
premier's
donors,
they're
scheming,
to
hand
out
20
billion
dollars
to
a
small
number
of
bad
companies
to
clean
up
the
messes.
N
They
are
already
legally
obligated
to
clean.
The
difference
in
this
chamber
could
not
be
clear
that
side
of
the
house
wants
to
shovel
albertan's
tax
dollars
to
the
premier's
friends
and
on
this
side
of
the
house.
We
believe
that
investing
in
albertans
and
investing
in
job
creation
are
the
smartest
investment
you
can
make.
Albertans
can
choose
a
government
focused
on
them
in
just
a
few
short
weeks.
O
Sherwood
Park
Mr
Speaker
last
year,
Russia
began
an
unlawful
invasion
of
Ukraine,
forcing
millions
of
people
to
flee
their
country
in
an
emergency.
Alberta
has
long-standing
ties
to
Ukraine,
with
hundreds
of
thousands
of
albertans
being
of
Ukrainian
descent,
Alberta
sympathizes
with
ukrainians
and
has
welcomed
thousands
of
evacuees
who
are
looking
for
safety
from
the
war
in
their
Homeland
Mr
Speaker
Alberta
is
a
place
that
is
filled
with
people
who
seek
to
help
others
in
need.
Therefore,
albertans
have
formed
Grassroots
networks
of
volunteers
that
are
providing
support
to
thousands
of
you,
Ukrainian
evacuees
here.
O
These
groups
provide
information
and
resources
to
Ukrainian
newcomers
in
the
Edmonton
area.
They
also
pick
up
the
newcomers
at
the
airport
host
them
in
their
houses,
help
them
get
necessary,
documentation
done
and
Mentor
the
new
families,
the
newcomer
families
special
shout
out
to
Cheryl
and
Michaels,
who
founded
the
Edmonton
host
Ukrainian,
Facebook,
page
Mike,
Thomas
and
former
MLA
David
dorward,
who
Provide
support
too.
This
is
a
group
of
about
21
000
people
who
are
residing
in
the
Edmonton
area
and
ukrainians
intending
to
move
here.
O
County
hearty
gratitude
goes
to
Neil
Hayes,
Claire
Hayes
and
the
Sherwood
Parks
branch
of
sleep
in
Heavenly
peace,
Canada,
SHP
partnered,
with
Canadian
Social
Services
Edmonton
and
has
provided
many
beds
to
Ukrainian
children
thanks
to
other
organizations
in
Strathcona
County
that
have
helped
support
Ukrainian
newcomers
such
as
Saint
Nicholas,
School,
Saint,
Sophia,
Parish,
St,
Teresa,
School,
Our,
Lady
of
Perpetual
Help
parish
and
the
and
the
bilingual
Ukrainian
Catholic
parents,
Society
Mr
Speaker
to
all
the
volunteers.
We
say
thank
you
with
these
supports
displaced
ukrainians
can
live
to
their
fullest.
P
Mr
Speaker,
for
over
three
years,
my
constituents
have
been
living
through
a
UCP
created,
Healthcare
crisis.
They
draw
family
doctors
of
out
of
Alberta,
threaten
the
pay
of
nurses
and
paramedics
drove
our
EMS
system
to
the
breaking
point
all
while
failing
to
properly
fund
the
system,
they
also
failed
to
deliver
the
necessary
infrastructure.
Now
we
will
need
to
ensure
that
we
cannot.
We
can't
properly
recover
and
revolve
the
system.
In
2017,
the
NDP
government
announced
the
South
Edmonton
Hospital,
the
First
new
Edmonton
hospital
since
1988.
P
the
UCP
delayed
this
Hospital
time
and
time
again
now
we
have
a
premier
who
claims
it's
our
top
priority,
but
also
the
infrastructure
Minister,
who
blames
everything
and
everyone
for
his
failure
to
do
this
job,
but
should
be
Hospital
under
construction
is
a
stealthiest
snow
covered
field.
My
constituents
have
been
harmed
by
this
failure.
Edmonton
is
a
short
of
hundreds
of
hospital
beds
and
that
number
is
going
to
climb
to
1500
a
few
years
in
a
few
years.
P
A
government
that
cares
about
the
people
of
Edmonton
and
their
health
care
needs
were
focused
on
getting
this
Hospital
belt.
The
UCB
doesn't
care
about
the
families
in
South,
Edmonton
and
Arvada.
Ndp
government
will
end
this
UCP
crisis
in
healthcare
end
the
excuses
and
actually
get
the
southern
Mountain
Hospital
built.
Q
Speaker
Ottawa
under
the
turtle
liberals
has
recently
discussed
the
possibility
of
pushing
for
a
so-called
just
transition.
However,
their
policy
for
phasing
odor
ethical
oil
and
gas
sector
and
putting
a
cap
on
oil
production
is
nothing
more
than
an
illegal
and
immoral
effort
to
make
hard-working
albertans
unemployed
and
to
devastate
the
towns
and
cities
dependent
on
our
energy
sector.
Clearly,
the
turtle
liberals
in
Ottawa
do
not
understand
the
importance
of
oil
and
gas
workers
to
our
Province.
Q
Nor
do
they
understand
the
power
that
this
province
has
to
fill
Global
energy
needs,
nor
the
fact
that
our
energy
sector
provides
the
money
that
sustains
the
economic
lifeblood
of
this
country.
It
is
obvious
that
the
Justin
Trudeau
government
depend
dependent
on
support
from
the
federal
NDP
has
decided
to
push
for
a
policy
based
on
radical
and
dangerous
ideas
that
will
destroy
the
main
economic
engine
of
this
country.
Q
The
track
record
of
this
federal
government
since
the
Liberals
were
elected
in
2015,
has
been
horrible
for
this
province
under
their
leadership,
BC
69
billed
c-69,
the
oil
pipeline
ban
has
heavily
and
unfairly
regulated
our
oil
and
gas
industry.
We
don't
need
to
look
hard
for
examples
of
how
this
legislation
negatively
affected
our
oil
and
gas
industry.
The
energy
East
pipeline
in
Northern
Gateway
were
both
canceled
as
a
result
of
this
legislation.
Q
The
Ottawa
carb
attacks
has
also
hurt
middle-class
albertans
since
its
implementation,
with
the
federal,
liberal
and
NDP
Coalition
of
power,
I
cannot
see
Trudeau
nor
his
biggest
supporter
jagmate
Singh
backing
down
on
passing
this
radical
legislation.
Nevertheless,
Alberta,
since
the
days
of
Premier
law,
heat
has
always
fought
back
against
ottawa's
attempts
to
destroy
our
way
of
life.
Therefore,
our
government
will
take
up
this
mantle
and
continue
to
stand
up
for
albertans.
R
Foreign
should
have
access
to
a
family
doctor
where
and
when
they
need
one,
but
today
more
albertans
are
watching
there
as
their
family
doctors
pack
up
their
bags
for
BC.
Now
the
UCP
ripped
up
doctor's
contracts
undermine
their
profession,
ignored
their
concerns
all
in
the
middle
of
a
pandemic.
Yesterday,
the
UCP
Health
Minister
finally
acknowledged
the
serious
Dr
shortage
in
this
province.
After
years
of
ignoring
it
to
the
premier,
the
UCP
created
this
problem.
Does
she
understand
why
absolutely
no
one
trusts
them
to
fix
it?
You're
here.
S
That
we
want
to
make
progress
on
the
next
big
piece,
of
course,
is
establishing
a
medical
home,
as
the
health
Minister
likes
to
call
it
a
joint
practice
with
doctors,
nurses
and
other
health
practitioners,
and
that's
the
reason
why
we
have
two
billion
dollars
that
has
been
dedicated
towards
that.
And
the
goal
is
exactly
that
that
every
single
Burton
should
have
access
to
a
primary
care
practitioner
so
that
it
becomes
the
first
line
of
defense.
If
something
goes
wrong
and
we're
investing
in
it,
we're
going
to.
R
Well,
Mr
Speaker,
the
record
doesn't
make
people
confident
there
are
fewer
rural
doctors
working
today
than
there
were
under
our
NDP
government
and
right
now,
Alberta's
also
short
anesthesiologists.
These
professionals
are
critical
to
getting
surgeries
done
all
across
the
province.
Yesterday,
the
health
Minister
admitted
there
are
fewer
of
those
professionals
working
today
than
even
last
year.
Can
the
premier
explain
how
exactly
Alberta
is
going
to
perform
more
surgeries
when
the
number
of
these
anesthesiologists
are
actually
down
not
up
on
the
premiere.
S
Well,
Mr
Speaker:
this
is
the
nice
thing
about
having
an
official
administrator
in
place
in
the
form
of
Dr
John
Cowell,
because
part
of
the
thing
that
he's
discovered
is
that
anesthesiologists
are
doing
different
scope
of
practice
in
different
regions
and
that,
in
point
of
fact,
in
certain
regions
we
would
be
able
to
use
respiratory
therapists
so
that
we
can
make
sure
that
the
anesthesiologists
are
available
for
the
highest
priority
surgeries.
So
what
we
will
see
over
the
next
little
while
us
that
there
is
going
to
be
some
of
some
reallocation.
S
R
Well,
Mr
Speaker
those
strategies
have
already
been
acknowledged
as
being
exceptionally
unlikely
to
work
and
actually
unsafe.
Today,
Healthcare
is
in
Jeopardy
and
the
biggest
threat.
Now,
and
always
is
this
UCP
government,
the
UCP
have
damaged
the
system,
and
this
premier's
favorite
solution
is
to
offer
albertans
the
choice
to
pay
more
now,
the
Alberta
NDP
will
go
a
different
way,
we'll
ensure
another
million
albertans
have
access
to
family
health
teams
at
no
cost
to
them.
Albertans
know
it's
true.
The
premier
probably
knows
it
too.
R
S
Got
an
old,
Premiere
I'm
so
excited
to
see
the
health
Minister's
announcement
yesterday
that
we'll
be
investing
200
million
dollars
to
expand
post-secondary
health
programs
and
train
3
400
additional
Health
Care
Professionals.
We
have
3
400
new
seats
in
post-secondary
health
programs
across
the
province,
we're
investing
113
million
to
add
a
hundred
residency
spaces
for
newly
graduated
doctors,
particularly
in
yep
rural
areas
and
yep,
specialist
Fields,
so
I
would
say:
Mr
Speaker
that
I'm,
not
the
the
member's
opposite,
should
be
congratulating
our
health
Minister
on
acting
on
the
things
that
they.
R
Well,
Mr
Speaker
I'll
congratulate
him
on
admitting
that
it's
actually
a
dollar
it's
a
day
late
and
many
many
many
dollars
short
but
miss
Alberta's
wage
growth
is
the
slowest
in
Canada
meeting.
Alberta's
are
actively
losing
ground
when
inflation
is
at
a
40-year
high.
Meanwhile,
families
are
paying
more
for
utilities
for
fee
for
tuition,
for
fees
for
car
insurance.
The
premier's,
so-called
affordability
measures
all
expire
immediately
after
the
election,
and
they
can't
even
properly
freeze
car
insurance.
R
S
Well,
Mr
Speaker,
the
albertans
are
actually
earning
more
than
any
other
Canadian.
We
have
the
highest
average
weekly
earnings.
The
next
closest
province
is
four
thousand
dollars
per
year
behind
us
and
then
on
top
of
that,
as
the
prime
Finance
Minister
likes
to
note
that
if
we
had
the
kind
of
tax
system
that
the
members
opposite
want
to
have,
the
next
closest
tax
system
would
generate
20
billion
dollars
more,
and
that
means
that
we
are
giving
essentially
a
20
billion
dollar
tax
break
to
albertan.
R
Mr
Speaker
I'm
sure
that
working
PP
will
be
happy
to
know
that
the
premier
thinks
they're
earning
enough
money.
Nonetheless,
earlier
this
week
we
learned
Calgary
has
the
highest
unemployment
rate.
If
any
city
in
Canada
Meanwhile
we're
hearing
from
job
creators,
they
can't
build
an
Alberta
because
we
simply
don't
have
the
workforce.
They
need.
This
UCP
government
then
went
about
and
cut
almost
a
billion
dollars
from
post-secondary
education
after
four
years
of
UCP
albertans
can't
afford
to
invest
in
new
skills
and
job
creators
can't
invest
in
diversifying
the
economy.
S
T
S
Rate,
which
is
also
the
highest
in
the
country,
part
of
the
reason
that
we
have
a
higher
unemployment
rate.
Unemployment
is
those
who
are
looking
for
work.
There's
a
lot
of
people
looking
for
work
because
Alberta
is
calling
and
people
are
heeding.
The
call
we've
got
to
keep
people
coming
from
all
over
the
country
and
they're
going
to
find
those
jobs.
R
Well,
they're,
not
finding
them
in
Calgary
Mr
speaker
now.
This
government
cut
economic
diversification
programs
that
we're
working,
even
Premier
claimed
that
she
understood
the
value,
for
instance,
of
the
digital
media
tax
credit.
But
then
she
failed
on
that
too.
Now
watch
the
premier
goes
off
and
plans
to
give
20
billion
dollars
of
taxpayers
money
to
donors.
The
Alberta
NDP
has
a
plan
to
attract
20
billion
in
private
investment
trading,
tens
of
tens
of
jobs,
Mr
Speaker,
the
best
party
to
increase
wages,
create
jobs
and
grow.
The
economy
is
Alberta's
ntp,
no
question
Mr
Speaker.
S
Honorable,
the
premiere
well
Mr
Speaker
I
seem
to
recall
that
under
the
NDP,
the
most
Venture
Capital
dollars
flowing
into
this
province
was
about
30
million
per
year.
Last
year
we
brought
in
729
million
in
Venture
Capital
Investments
12
of
all
of
the
deals
and
seven
percent
of
all
of
the
Venture
Capital
invested
in
the
entire
country.
Our
Venture
Capital
has
gone
up
30
percent,
whereas
it's
gone
down
in
the
rest
of
the
country.
The
digital
media
tax.
U
S
U
Mr
Speaker,
this
UCP
government
is
refusing
to
listen
to
The
Heroes
of
the
2016
Fort
McMurray
Wildfire
Bill
9
will
be
of
no
help
to
Firefighters
who've
been
diagnosed
with
cancer
Before
the
bill
passes
only
after
we
thought
this
was
a
mistake
and
I
offered
an
amendment
to
make
sure
that
all
those
Alberta
Heroes
and
their
families
are
covered.
I'm
shocked
to
learn
that
no,
the
UCP
is
intentionally
denying
coverage
to
these
firefighters.
Will
the
minister
of
red
tape
reduction
reconsider
his
statement
that
no
amendments
will
be
accepted
and
agree
to
support
all
of
them.
V
You
Mr
Speaker
I'm
wondering
why
the
NDP
and
that
particular
member
didn't
get
it
done
when
she
was
the
minister
now
Mr
Speaker.
What
I
will
tell
you?
Is
there
we've
checked
with
the
WCB
and
there's
no
need
for
retroactivity
since
there's
only
one,
maybe
two
Fort
McMurray
firefighter
claims
that
would
be
impacted
by
retroactivity
but
Mr
Speaker.
In
those
cases,
the
WCB
has
the
fairness
process
review
and
we're
being
assured
by
WCB.
That
of
that
fairness
process
kicks
in
those
firefighters
have
nothing
to
worry
about.
U
U
The
family
has
been
fighting
a
protracted
battle
with
WCB.
The
bill
does
not
protect
them,
but
it's
a
simple
matter
of
passing
rndp
amendment
to
make
sure
all
are
covered.
There
may
be
other
firefighters
who
have
not
even
started
the
claim,
and
the
minister
wants
them
to
do.
A
fairness
process
review
just
fix
the
Bell.
E
V
Speaker
the
bill
is
fine,
as
it
is,
but
let's
be
clear.
Retroactivity
was
an
option
for
that
government
and
that,
member
as
when
they
were
ministered
to
change,
and
they
did
not
change
it-
why
they
didn't
change
it
Mr
Speaker,
because
that
would
be
the
wrong
thing
to
do.
There's
a
fairness
process
in
place.
They
take
it
very
seriously
if
there's
an
issue
after
that
fairness
process
goes
through
Mr
Speaker
have
the
member
come
and
see
me
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
no
firefighter
no
Fort
McMurray
firefighter
is
Left
Behind
The.
U
That
member
represents
Fort
McMurray
they've,
been
in
government
for
four
years,
and
they
are
consigning
firefighters
to
a
fairness
process
review
rather
than
just
making
this
retroactive
and
covering
all
firefighters.
Consigning
firefighters
to
fight
with
the
WCB
is
the
wrong
answer.
We
need
to
support
the
firefighters
who
are
on
the
ground.
Will
they
pass
our
Amendment?
Will
they
do
the
right
thing,
stand
on
the
side
of
the
heroes
in
Fort
McMurray
and
accept
the
Amendments.
V
C
V
W
I
am
being
inundated
by
stories
from
albertans
about
how
our
commitment
to
provide
free
prescription
contraceptives
will
change
their
lives.
Lisa
wrote
to
me
saying
that
our
policy
would
save
her
four
hundred
dollars.
A
huge
savings.
Heather
said
that
she's
been
putting
off
replacing
her
IUD
because
she
just
can't
afford
it.
Amy
says
she's
been
rationing
meds
for
years,
and
this
would
mean
safe,
reliable
treatment.
How
can
the
premier
hear
from
all
these
albertans
and
still
say
that
they
should
pay
more
out
of
pocket
for
their
health
care,
animal?
The.
S
Premier,
you
know
Mr
Speaker
I
would
say
that
I
understand
where
the
NDP
opposite
is
coming
from.
They
don't
believe
in
a
public
and
private
mix
system
for
pharmaceuticals.
They
are
identifying
yeah
and
that
we
do.
We
believe
in
the
kind,
in
the
kind
of
choice
that
allows
for
maximum
amount
of
coverage
and
from
what
I
can
see.
The
vast
majority
of
people
are
covered
by
the
plan.
Are
private
sector
plans
cover
this
as
one
of
their
priority
items
are
Alberta
Blue
Cross
covers
it
as
a
priority
item
for
anybody
on
our
benefits.
W
This
Premiere
just
doesn't
get
it
and
she's.
Clearly
not
listening
to
people
like
Chantel,
who
wrote
that
her
prescription
cost
her
three
hundred
dollars
every
three
three,
despite
it
being
treatment
for
a
medical
issue,
Michelle
told
me
this
policy
alone
would
save
her
four
hundred
dollars.
The
premier
must
be
getting
some
of
these
same
messages
from
people
explaining
how
this
would
change
their
lives
for
the
better.
We
know
she
just
said
it.
The
premier
wants
albertans
to
get
used
to
paying
out
of
pocket
for
health
care.
S
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
as
I
mentioned
Alberta
Blue
Cross
has
the
ability
for
anyone
who
does
not
not
have
employer-based
benefits
to
be
able
to
sign
up
so
that
they
can
get
the
coverage
for
all
of
the
needs
that
they
have.
Everybody
has
different
medical
needs
and
that's
why
we
allow
for
insurance
companies
to
take
the
lead
on
identifying
the
right
mix
of
plans
and
the
right
mix
of
pharmaceuticals
to
cover,
and
it
served
us
very
well.
W
Me
introduce
the
premier
to
people
like
Jess,
who
wrote
me
to
explain
that
her
birth
control
is
not
covered
by
any
non-group
private
insurance
plans.
Despite
what
this
Premier
continues
to
say,
Megan,
she
really
summed
it
up
when
she
wrote
to
me
saying
this
policy
actually
doesn't
help
her,
but
she
just
thinks
everyone
deserves
Good
Health
Care
me
too
Megan
and
all
of
us
as
well
on
this
side
of
the
house.
We're
focused
on
getting
albertans
the
good
health
care
that
they
deserve.
So
will
the
premier
well
I,
don't
know
Lisa
Heather,
Amy,
Chantel
Michelle.
S
Speaker
as
I
mentioned
Alberta
Blue
Cross
is
the
is
the
provider
of
choice
for
government
for
our
overage
65
for
all
of
our
programs.
There
is
a
non-group
coverage
that
is
available
for
those
who
need
it,
and
I
and
I
would
encourage
anybody
who
who
wants
to
get
pharmaceutical
coverage
to
go
and
look
at
that.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
has
access
to
the
health
care
they
need.
Q
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
as
members
of
this
house
will
know,
there's
a
nationwide
shortage
of
health
care
workers
just
like
other
provinces.
Alberta
is
looking
to
attract
and
hire
more
health
care
workers.
Unfortunately
Mr
Speaker
there
are
thousands
of
qualified
students
here
in
Alberta
who
don't
get
admitted
into
college
and
university
health
programs
like
medicine
and
nursing
because
of
lack
of
capacity
to
the
minister
of
advanced
education.
What
is
the
government
doing
to
ensure
students
can
get
into
the
health
programs?
They
want
right
here
at
home.
The.
G
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
It
was
an
honor
to
join
the
minister
of
Health
yesterday
to
make
an
announcement
of
a
200
million
dollar
investment
over
three
years
to
dramatically
expand
Healthcare
Training
capacity
at
our
incredible
universities
and
colleges
in
particular.
Advanced
education
is
investing
72
million
to
create
3
400
new
spaces
in
health
care
programs.
So
that's
in
nursing
and
paramedicine
in
health
care
aids.
In
addition,
20
million
is
going
to
create
a
120
new
spaces
to
train
Physicians.
That's
a
34
increase,
Mr
Speaker
The.
Q
You
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
minister
for
that
answer.
I'm,
so
glad
to
hear
about
all
these
new
seats,
given
that
it
takes
at
least
four
years
to
train
a
student
just
beginning
their
health
care
training,
and
given
that
there
is
already
a
shortage
of
health
care
workers
to
the
minister
Advanced
education.
What
is
the
government
doing
to
ensure
that
we
train
more
health
care
workers
to
join
our
Workforce
in
the
short
and
medium
term?.
G
Well,
Mr
Speaker
one
one
of
the
things
that
we've
done.
We've
started
the
work
going
back
last
year
and
even
earlier,
but
budget
2022
invested
26
million
to
create
2500
seats
in
healthcare
related
programs.
So
many
of
those
seats
were
opened
that
September
and
those
students
are
already
in
place.
In
addition,
we're
expanding
programs
and
supports
for
internationally
educated
nurses.
These
individuals
are
already
here
they're
educated
as
nurses,
but
they
need
to
participate
in
a
digital
in
additional
bridging
programs
and
we're
creating
additional
spaces
in
those
programs.
So
they
can
meet
the
Canadian
standards.
G
Q
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
again
to
the
minister
for
that
answer.
Given
that
rural
Alberta
is
disproportionately
affected
by
the
shortage
of
health
care
workers,
and
given
that
an
increase
in
physician
seats
means
we
need
more
residency
positions
to
graduate
doctors
to
the
minister
of
Health,
what
is
the
government
doing
to
expand
residency
positions
and
support
greater
rural
physician
training
in
Alberta
The.
T
Minister
of
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
to
The
Honorable
member
for
the
question
and
thank
you
also
for
his
advocacy
on
improving
Access
to
Health
Care,
particularly
in
rural
areas.
Mr
Speaker,
very
pleased
to
to
stand
with
my
colleague,
minister
of
advanced
education,
announcing
the
expansion
of
to
Med
schools.
T
Now
the
focus
one
of
the
key
areas
of
focus
for
that
expansion
is
going
for
Rural,
Family
Physicians,
and
very
pleased
that
part
of
that
programming
is
to
expand
the
training
and
where
that
happens,
initially
we're
going
to
start
off
with
University
of
Lethbridge
and
also
in
Grand
Prairie,
because
when
you
train
people
locally,
they
stay
local
and
that's
our
objective.
The.
X
Before
the
premier
won
her
party's
leadership,
she
was
a
registered
lobbyist
for
a
20
billion
dollar
giveaway
to
a
small
number
of
bad
companies
to
clean
up
messes.
They
are
already
legally
obligated
to
clean
up
as
Premier.
She
continues
to
push
the
program
but
she's
now,
given
it
a
new
name
and
claims
that
it's
only
a
hundred
million
dollar
pilot
program
but
I'm
hearing
from
albertans
who
say
it
doesn't
matter
what
the
premier
calls
it
or
the
size
of
the
down
payment
on
the
20
billion
dollars.
It's
still
a
scam.
B
Y
Know:
Mr
Speaker,
it's
a
sad
state
of
affairs
with
the
Alberta
NDP.
These
anti-oil
and
gas
activists
must
be
tortured,
watching
industry
come
back
to
life
after
they
did
everything
in
their
power
over
their
four
years
to
destroy
the
resource
sector
and
desperate
as
they
fall
in
the
polls.
They
fabricate
a
crisis,
misleading
albertans,
which
is
exactly
why
nobody
trusts
them.
Mr
Speaker
this
UCP
government.
We
will
always
stand
by
energy
workers
to
protect
their
jobs
from
the
NDP
and
their
end.
Go
friends
who
are
hell-bent
on
shutting
down
fossil
fuel
Productions.
B
X
Y
Speaker,
let's
take
a
trip
down,
woke
Memory
Lane
to
expose
the
ndp's
just
transition
plan.
They
were
the
creator
of
Canada's,
first
carbon
tax.
They
oppose
any
and
all
pipelines.
They
support
the
West
Coast
tanker
ban,
taking
a
position
against
our
own
Province
and
their
full
steam
ahead
on
an
emissions
cap.
They
also
support
the
fed's
clean
regulation,
a
clean
electricity
regulations,
Mr
Speaker
with
Trudeau
and
sing
behind
them.
The
NDP
will
continue
to
sabotage
the
industry.
Albertans
cannot
trust
and
cannot
afford
to
make
that
mistake
again.
X
What
albertans
can't
afford
is
a
20
billion
dollar
giveaway
to
the
industry
that
it
doesn't
deserve,
given
that
the
environment
Minister
rejected
the
20
billion
giveaway,
that
the
premier
is
pushing
saying
that
it
does
not
align
with
the
province's
royalty
regime
or
our
approach
to
liability,
Management
in
Alberta
and
the
polluter
pay
principle,
and
given
that
the
president
of
the
rural
municipalities,
Association
said
the
program
is
exactly
how
a
fox
would
design
a
hen
house.
Why
is
this
government
refusing
to
listen
to
albertans
economists
and
even
their
own
Minister
on
this
issue?
E
Y
Energy,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
the
hypocrisy
of
the
NDP
has
no
bounds.
Not
only
did
they
create
the
sea
star
incentive
program,
but
in
May
of
2017,
their
leader
announced
a
235
million
dollar
program
to
accelerate
abandonment
and
Reclamation.
She
stated
this
is
about
creating
jobs
and
fixing
a
long-standing
problem,
so
it
was
okay,
then
Mr
Speaker,
but
not
now
what
a
joke
remember.
The
goal
of
these
activists
is
to
end
fossil
fuel
production
and
to
do
it
at
any
cost.
The
NDP
cannot
be
trusted
full
stop.
Z
Z
Estimates
last
week
we
learned
that
the
UCP
government
has
made
no
progress
in
increasing
the
number
of
anesthesiologists
in
Alberta.
In
fact,
it
appears
we
have
slightly
fewer
than
we
did
at
this
time
last
year.
This
is
one
of
the
critical
bottlenecks
in
surgical
capacity.
No
anesthesiologists,
no
surgery.
There
are
operating
rooms
and
surgeons
at
a
major
hospitals
sitting
idle
because
of
a
shortage
of
these
Specialists.
So
can
the
minister
of
Health
tell
albertans
how
many
surgeries
have
been
delayed
so
far
this
year
due
to
his
failure
to
attract
or
train
more
anesthesiologists,
The
Honorable.
E
T
Minister
of
Health
speaker
and
thank
you
to
The
Honorable
member
for
the
question
Mr
Speaker.
We
are
actually
increasing
the
number
of
surgeries
that
are
being
done.
We
appreciate
there's
a
challenge
in
terms
of
attracting
and
retaining
anesthesiologists.
This
is
the
challenge
not
only
faced
here
in
Alberta,
but
quite
frankly,
faced
around
the
country
and
the
and
the
Western
world,
but
Mr
Speaker.
We
have
a
solution
to
this.
We
are
expanding
the
use
of
anesthesia
care
team
model
in
Alberta.
H
Z
Give
me
Mr
Speaker
that
we're
aware
that
these
shortages
pushed
the
government
towards
potential
experiments
with
asking
respiratory
therapists
to
take
on
the
responsibility
of
anesthesiologists
with
full
sedation.
But
given
that
we've
seen
no
evidence
that
any
other
jurisdiction
is
even
considering
such
a
potentially
risky
initiative
and
given
that
Alberta
should
not
be
put
at
risk
because
of
this
government's
failures
to
retain
and
attract
anesthesiologists
after
actively
driving
them
out
of
the
province.
Will
the
minister
guarantee
that
albertan's
safety
will
come
before
his
government's
need
to
hide
their
failures
before
the
next
election
The.
T
Speaker
I
have
to
stop
for
a
minute
minute
and
and
take
umbrage
with
some
of
the
statements
being
made
by
the
members
opposite:
Mr
Speaker.
We
have
more
doctors
than
we've
ever
had
in
this
province
when
we
compare
last
year
over
the
year
to
for
that
254,
more
doctors
now
I
appreciate.
We
have
shortages
in
certain
areas
and
I
appreciated.
T
We
have
shortages
in
certain
Specialties,
but
Mr
Speaker
we
have
more
coming
in
and
I
was
very
pleased
to
go
stand
with
my
colleague
to
announce
an
expansion
of
our
med
school
program
which,
by
the
way
Mr
Speaker
it
takes
seven
years
for
a
family
physician.
You
know
we
wouldn't
be
in
this
position
if
the
previous
government
actually
done
it
before.
Z
Give
it
Mr
Speaker,
he
wouldn't
be
in
this
position.
If
this
Minister
and
his
predecessor
hadn't
chased
doctors
out
of
this
province,
if
they
hadn't
torn
up
their
Master
agreement
and
continue
to
pursue
those
damaging
policies
in
the
midst
of
a
global
pandemic,
and
given
that
we
would
not
be
in
this
position
if
this
government
had
not
continued
to
raise
tuition
if
they
had
not
eliminated
the
fact
that
cause
made
it
harder
for
students
to
actually
want
to
stay
and
take
residency
positions,
which
in
fact
went
unfilled.
Z
T
T
AA
You
Mr
Speaker
Alberta's,
two
largest
cities,
Calgary
and
Edmonton
are
home
to
many
vital
public
facilities,
not
just
for
locals,
but
the
broader
North
and
South
regions
of
the
province.
As
a
result,
there
is
construction,
maintenance
and
planning
work
that
goes
into
existing
facilities
and
future
ones,
given
that
the
province's
biggest
city
Calgary
will
benefit
from
over
a
billion
dollars
in
infrastructure,
2023
Capital
plan
to
the
minister
of
infrastructure.
What
major
projects
can
calgarians
expect
to
actually
see
as
a
result
of
budget
2023.
K
You
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
to
through
you,
Tim
the
for
the
member
for
the
question.
One
billion
dollars
of
infrastructure's
5.4
billion
dollar
three-year
Capital
plan
is
going
to
Calgary
projects
such
as
the
Foothills
Medical
Center,
neonatal
Intensive,
Care
Unit,
the
Peter
Lahey
Center
emergency
department,
mental
health,
Intensive
Care
Unit
and
laboratory
Redevelopment,
the
Calgary
court
of
appeal
and
the
Calgary
cyclotron
and
radio
pharmaceutical
facility
project.
There
are
eight
active
health
facility
projects,
three
government
facility
projects
and
six
school
projects
in
Calgary.
B
AA
AA
K
You
Mr
speaker
thank
you
again
to
the
member
yes,
1.2
billion
dollars
or
22
percent
of
infrastructures.
5.4
billion
dollar
three-year
Capital
plan
is
going
to
Edmond
Edmonton
projects
such
as
the
Edmonton
Hospital
in
the
southwest,
the
genes
waziski
Center
at
Norwood,
the
Misericordia
Community
Hospital,
modernization,
the
U
of
A
Hospital,
brain
Center,
Neuroscience
Neuroscience,
Intensive,
Care
Unit,
the
Yellowhead
Youth
Center.
There
are
seven
Active,
Health,
Care
Facility
projects,
one
government
facility
project
and
six
school
projects
in
Edmonton.
E
AA
Mr
Speaker,
given
The
Minister's
on
fire
and
given
that
building
our
Vital
infrastructure
requires
constant
communication
with
our
construction
Partners
in
major
cities
across
the
province,
and
given
that
Edmonton
and
Calgary
construction
associations
work
closely
with
the
industry
to
ensure
projects
are
completed
on
time
and
help.
Burns
have
access
to
the
work
on
the
projects
to
the
minister.
How
many
construction
and
construction
related
jobs
do
we
currently
have
and
how
many
more
will
be
created
as
a
result
of
budget
2023.
Honorable.
K
AB
AB
Last
week,
the
leader
of
the
official
opposition
committed
to
funding
the
Lakeview
business
district
in
partnership
with
the
city
of
Saint
Albert,
we're
a
party
invested
in
growing
jobs,
supporting
the
economy
and
working
with
municipalities
to
support
growth
and
development.
I
can't
say
the
same
for
the
UCP
who
ignored
this
need,
despite
it
being
a
top
priority
for
the
region.
The
jobs
Minister
said:
there's
no
way.
The
UCP
will
support
this
project
to
create
seven
thousand
jobs
to
the
minister.
AB
V
Mr
Speaker,
unfortunately,
what
the
member
said
is
not
correct.
This
is
a
great
project.
This
is,
we
will
help
them
with
the
regulations.
We
will
help
them
with
the
regulatory
burden
that
that
party
wants
to
put
in
place.
We
will
help
them
with
any
funding
initiatives-
Mr
Speaker,
but
what's
odd
about
this,
is
they
might
not
recognize
Mr
Speaker
that
this
business
industrial
park
services,
the
oil
sands
Mr
Speaker-
and
that
means
that
it's
a
great
project,
because
it's
great
for
the
future
of
Alberta,
but
how
can
they
possibly
live
with
themselves?
On
one
side?
AB
Given
just
last
week,
the
minister
of
jobs
openly
sneered
at
this
important
project,
despite
the
fact
that
this
business
park
will
bring
7
000
jobs
for
my
constituents
and
given
the
minister
can't
point
to
a
line
in
this
budget.
That
says
this
government
is
going
to
support
this
important
project
and
comments
like
his
are
completely
undermine
the
good
work
of
the
city
and
the
people
of
Saint
Albert.
AB
V
V
If
it's
in
their
constituency
they
say
it's
a
Strategic
investment,
but
if
it's
an
investment
in
corporate
Alberta
that
creates
the
thousands
and
thousands
of
jobs
good
paying
jobs
here
albertans
they
say
no,
that's
corporate
welfare,
Mr
Speaker,
which
is
it
are
they
just
prepared
to
support
their
own
writings
if
they
need
an
investment
in
corporate
or
is
it
not
Mr
Speaker?
Are
they
standing
up
for
albertans
or
are
they
not
The
Honorable?
Member
for
Saint
Albert.
AB
It's
growing
in
diverse
City
and
given
that
that
is
the
most
ridiculous
answer
I've
ever
heard,
and
given
that
the
Lakeview
business
district
is
a
crucial
step
in
creating
jobs
that
will
support
the
community
and
grow
this
economy.
Given
that
the
minister
of
service
Alberta
has
failed
for
years
to
deliver
this
project,
despite
repeatedly
promising
to
get
it
done,
will
the
service
Alberta
Minister
apologize
to
the
people
of
Saint,
Albert
and
Morinville
for
his
colleagues
rude
and
misinformed
comments
and
just
commit
to
work
with
the
NDP
and
get
that
Lakeview
business
district
done.
E
V
B
AC
Mr
Speaker
yesterday
I
learned
that
Rivera
River
Ridge
in
St
Albert
was
increasing
its
monthly
rental
rates
by
10
percent.
This
is
very
concerning
a
10
increase
during
a
cost
of
living
crisis
could
mean
families
are
left
trying
to
find
new
places
for
their
loved
ones
to
live
or
cutting
back.
On
other
supports,
this
is
increasing
stress
on
seniors
and
their
families,
who
often
stretch
their
pocketbooks
to
get
the
right
care.
Will
the
minister
please
explain
why
the
UCP
is
forcing
more
costs
onto
Alberta
seniors
and
their
families
The.
AD
Social
Services,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you,
the
member
for
the
question.
This
government
is
actually
working
towards
reducing
costs
for
seniors,
reducing
costs
for
albertans
and
while
working
towards
making
things
more
affordable
across
the
board.
Mr
Speaker
we
index
Senior
Benefits,
as
well
as
supplementary
programs,
we're
investing
significantly
in
building
out
more
affordable
housing
across
the
province,
so
that
more
seniors
have
a
place
to
call
home
in
the
communities
that
they've
raised
their
families
in
that
they've
built
their
lives
in
Mr
Speaker.
AD
AC
That
the
UCP
got
rid
of
the
seniors
Advocate
a
position.
I
wish
existed
right
now
because
seniors
need
support
and,
given
that
UCP
kicks
seniors
dependents
off
their
drug
plans,
forcing
them
to
pay
more
for
the
medication
they
need
and
given
that
the
government
D
Index
seniors
benefit
for
three
years,
meaning
they
lost
thousands
of
dollars
that
are
essential
to
ensuring
seniors
can
live
and
age
in
dignity.
Will
the
minister
stand
and
apologize
for
the
government's
Legacy
of
making
life
harder
and
more
expensive
for
Alberta
seniors,
The.
AD
You
Mr
Speaker
and
again
to
the
member
for
the
question.
Mr
Speaker
I'm,
proud
to
live
in
the
province
in
Canada.
That
has
the
most
generous
supports
for
seniors
in
this
country.
I
realize
that
it's
still
a
challenge
I've
been
hitting
a
lot
of
doors
in
my
community
talking
to
seniors
on
a
daily
basis
and
understanding
The
Challenge.
The
challenge:
that's
come
with
this
inflation
crisis.
That's
created,
affordability,
challenges
for
seniors!
AD
That's
why
we
have
added
our
seniors
to
our
affordability
payments,
to
make
sure
that
they
get
that
additional
hundred
dollars
a
month
for
the
next
six
months
or
for
six
months
talking
to
seniors
at
the
door.
That's
having
a
huge
impact
for
them,
as
well
as
trying
to
address
heating
bills
and
other
affordability
challenges.
First,
The.
AC
Given
that,
on
top
of
everything
else,
the
UCP
wants
to
gamble
with
Alberta
senior's
pensions,
so
the
premier
can
find
an
Alberta
Revenue,
Agency
and
a
UCP
police
force.
Both
things
albertans
have
made
abundantly
clear.
They
do
not
want,
given
that
seniors
will
get
the
chance
to
protect
their
pensions
from
the
UCP
in
just
a
few
weeks
by
electing
an
Alberta
NDP
government.
Why
is
the
minister
gambling
with
seniors
heart,
earned
savings
all
while
making
them
pay
more
to
live
in
The
Province?
They
call
home
the.
AE
Thank
you,
Mr,
be
so
pleased
to
to
make
seniors
a
focus
point
of
our
affordability
action
plan
with
our
government.
A
couple
of
seniors
in
Alberta
are
are
eligible
for
up
to
twelve
hundred
dollars,
together
in
affordability,
payments
they're
eligible
for
up
to
five
hundred
dollars
of
electricity
rebates
and
we've
fully
suspended
the
fuel
tax.
So
two
seniors
in
Alberta
could
be
receiving
up
to
two
thousand
dollars
in
benefit
and
support
through
this
inflationary
crisis
from
our
government.
We're
going
to
continue
to
be
there
for
seniors.
AF
It
is
ironic
that
the
MLA
for
Calgary
downtown
is
criticizing
that
budget
2023
is
not
doing
enough
for
downtown
Calgary
Mr
Speaker
when
he
was
the
Finance
Minister.
He
probably
did
the
most
to
drive
out
offices
from
Calgary
chase
them
out
of
Alberta.
Instair
contrast.
Those
of
us
on
this
side
of
the
house
have
ever
seen
an
increase
in
employment
and
greater
occupancy
in
our
downtown
Office
Buildings.
Can
the
minister
of
Municipal
Affairs
tell
this
assembly
what
more
in
the
budget
for
Calgary.
AG
Municipal
Affairs,
thank
you
very
much,
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
to
the
member
for
the
question.
My
colleague
is
well
aware
of
many
of
the
projects
going
on
in
downtown
downtown
Calgary
right
across
Calgary
right
now,
Mr
Speaker,
thanks
to
his
time
and
dedication
in
the
file
of
infrastructure,
he's
right
to
recognize
Mr
Speaker
that
we
saw
a
decline
in
office
vacancy
in
Calgary.
The
rate
now
dropping
for
a
second
straight
quarter
as
the
province
recovers
from
four
years
under
the
NDP,
as
the
member
will
well
know
from
his
time
as
minister
of
infrastructure.
AF
Thank
you
Minister,
given
the
critical
importance
of
Calgary
being
our
commercial
capital
and
given
that
there
is
a
need
for
schools,
hospitals,
roads,
Bridges
and
Social
Services
in
Calgary.
Can
the
minister
of
municipalar
Faith
tell
these
thoughts
about
the
supports
provided
by
The
Province
for
Calgary
to
build
infrastructure
that
the
city
deems
important
The.
AG
Thank
you
very
much
Mr
speaker
now.
Budget
2023
includes
great
news
for
the
City
of
Calgary,
including
the
widening
of
Deerfoot
Trail,
Mr
Speaker,
and
the
new
Calgary
Cancer
Center,
which
I
know
my
colleague
is
very
passionate
about
Mr
Speaker,
that's
above
and
beyond
the
other
dedicated
projects
for
Calgary.
That
are
too
many,
of
course,
to
list
in
this
short
time,
but
it
spans
Mr,
Speaker,
Rhodes,
post-secondary,
Health,
Care
education,
arts
and
Recreation
with
almost
3
billion
dollars
in
the
budget,
because
Calgary
matters,
Mr
Speaker
sure
does
for
Calgary.
AF
Edgemont,
thank
you,
given
that
many
calgarians
are
concerned
about
the
crime
and
safety,
particularly
when
they
ride
the
C
train
or
go
downtown,
and
given
that
often
those
committing
crimes
are
suffering
from
mental
health
and
addiction
challenges.
Can
the
minister
of
mental
health
and
addiction
tell
this
assembly
how
programs
and
projects
in
Calgary
around
mental
health
and
addiction
will
help
create
safer
streets
in
our
communities?
The.
B
AH
Speaker
and
thank
you
to
the
member
speaker,
addiction,
homelessness
and
public
safety
issues
are
impacting
every
community
in
Alberta,
Edmonton
and
Calgary,
especially
have
I
would
say,
born
an
unfair
brunt
of
that,
and
that
is
why
we
are
taking
real
actions.
The
Calgary
and
Edmonton
Public,
Safety
and
Community
response
task.
Forces
are
responsible
for
implementing
187
million
dollars
worth
of
life-saving
initiatives.
In
our
two
largest
cities.
We
are
increasing
addiction,
treatment
capacity
in
both
of
our
Urban
centers,
more
sheriffs,
we're
doing
this
because
big
cities
matter
and
we're
taking
care
of
them.
The.
AI
So
many
American
students
rely
on
their
vehicles
to
get
to
and
from
work.
In
fact,
for
many,
their
cars
are
their
livelihood.
They
deliver
Goods
the
shuttle
passengers,
they
drive
long-haul
trucks
and
do
many
other
critical
jobs.
They
all
need
to
ensure
their
vehicles
and,
despite
the
ucp's
promise
to
freeze
the
insurance
rate,
driver
will
soon
pay
a
lot
more
to
keep
their
vehicles
on
the
roads
up
to
16
percent.
In
some
cases,
how
does
the
minister
explain
to
my
constituent
that,
under
his
so-called
rate
freeze,
the
insurance
rates
are
still
going
up.
AG
Is
risen,
albertans
deserve
an
automobile,
Fair,
affordable
and
accessible.
This
pause
is
a
temporary
measure
to
give
albertin
some
breathing
room,
while
the
government
explores
longer
term
Solutions,
Mr
Speaker
with
the
members
opposite
completely
ignored.
The
goal
is
to
study
auto
insurance
rates
in
the
province
and
ultimately
lower
those
rates
for
albertans
Mr
Speaker.
This
government
has
heard
concerns
from
albertans
about
auto
insurance
rates
throughout
the
inflation
crisis,
so
we're
working
to
provide
relief.
That
includes
pausing
rate
increases
to
private
passenger
vehicle
insurance
through
to
the
end
of
2023
Mr
Speaker
The.
AG
Affairs,
thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker.
The
rate
increases
that
the
members
opposite
are
referring
to
are
from
October
to
December
of
2022.
Well,
before
the
rate
pause
came
into
effect,
we
confirmed
with
the
auto
insurance
review
board
that
no
new
rate
increases
have
been
approved
since
the
rate
pause
just
like
what
we
saw
with
the
members
opposite
and
making
up
information
about
crop
insurance.
AI
That
albertans
actually
got
a
break
on
their
insurance
rate
when
the
Alberta
NDP
government
put
a
cap
on
insurance
rates
and
given
that,
as
soon
as
they
formed
the
government,
the
UCP
removed
the
cap
and
the
insurance
costs
shot
up
by
30
percent.
In
some
cases,
and
given
that
last
year,
when
I
brought
forward
a
solution
for
my
constituents,
concerns
and
proposed
a
bill
to
reinstate
reinstate
an
auto
insurance
freeze,
this
government
refused
to
even
debate
that.
AG
Of
Municipal
Affairs,
Mr
Speaker,
the
regulated
rate
cap
under
the
members
opposite
resulted
in
insurance
providers
pulling
back
products,
including
raid
plans.
We
don't
want
to
see
that
Mr
Speaker
ours
is
a
temporary
pause
to
give
us
time
to
review
and
explore
real
long-term
solutions
for
albertans.
The
arbitrary
rate
cap
implemented
by
the
members
opposite
hurt
albertans,
Alberta
businesses
and
insurance
doing
business
here.
The
rate
cap
implemented
by
the
NDP
government
was
hard
on
Alberta
drivers.
AG
AJ
Mr
Speaker,
the
UCP
government
turned
k-country
into
pay
country
and
they'll
pocket
about
11
million
in
revenue
from
their
90
k-pass.
Despite
taking
this
big
pile
of
money
from
albertans,
the
MLA
for
Banff
kananascus
admitted
this
government
doesn't
know
where
the
funds
will
go
well.
The
ministry
of
Forestry
parks
and
tourism
finally
tell
albertans
why
they
are
collecting
money
from
them
when
they
don't
even
know
what
they're
doing
with
it.
The
honorable
the
ministry
of
Forestry.
AK
Parks
and
tourism.
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
for
the
member
for
the
for
the
question.
All
aspects
of
the
k-pass
are
under
review.
All
options
are
being
considered
is
important
for
me,
as
minister
of
Forestry
parks
and
tourism,
to
ensure
our
review
reflects
the
diversity
of
options
while
prioritizing
affordability
and
promoting
outdoor
recreation
and
tourism.
Rushing
our
review
would
do
a
disservice
to
those
who
love
Canada's
country
The.
AK
Parks
and
tourism.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thanks
again
for
the
question
and
of
course,
I
agree
that
albertans
love
can
and
ask
his
country
there's
more
than
4
million
people
exploring
that
area
annually,
or
we
want
to
make
sure
we
have
the
right
Solutions.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
support
outdoor
recreation,
Public,
Safety
and
conservation.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
we
do
what's
right
for
the
people
of
Alberta
and
make
sure
that
they
can
enjoy
the
the
great
country
of
Canada
and
ask
us
when
they
have
chance
to
visit
that
the.
AJ
Given
that
November
a
month
after
being
sworn
in
as
Premier,
the
premier
was
asked
on
a
radio
show
what
she
thought
of
the
k-pass
and
responded
quote:
I,
don't
love
it,
because
I
think
it
puts
a
burden
on
families
and
given
that
in
December,
she
said,
she'd
ask
the
minister
of
Forestry
parks
and
tourism
for
a
review
of
the
k-pass.
But
three
months
later,
all
we
have
are
crickets
on
this
issue
and
given
that
the
premier's
budget
shows
she's
decided
to
break
her
promise
and
keep
the
k-pass,
how
can
albertans
believe
a
word?
AJ
AK
And
tourism,
thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker
and
thanks
again
for
the
question.
We
have
increased
funding
in
on
parks
in
Alberta
and
in
kananascus,
particularly
we've
put
in
1.2
million
dollars
to
maintain
over
1600
kilometers
of
Trail
500
thousand
dollars
in
Grants,
the
sport
trail
organizations
and
1.5
million
dollars
to
support
Public,
Safety
and
dispatch
program
grams
Mr
Speaker,
we
are
focused
on
making
sure
Canada
nascus
is
safe,
make
sure
that
people
have
something
to
do
when
they
get
there
and
that
we
protected
and
conserve
the
environment
there.
Thank
you,
The.
AL
To
ask:
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
the
Southwest
Calgary
Ring
Road
is
a
huge
win
for
Calgary
Alberta.
The
truth
is,
we
can
no
longer
run
our
north-south
trade
route
through
the
middle
of
our
city.
It
has
benefits
for
those
in
my
constituency
who
are
no
longer
limited
to
one
way
in
or
out
of
our
neighborhoods.
Today,
a
trip
to
West
Hills
takes
seven
minutes
compared
to
the
previous
25
minutes.
AL
We're
now
looking
forward
to
the
West
Lake
being
completed,
which
will
allow
us
to
get
to
windsport
in
15
minutes
to
the
minister
of
transportation
and
economic
quarters.
Can
we
see
the
entirety
of
the
Southwest
Calgary
Ring
Road
completed
soon
and
including
the
West
Lake?
When
will
it
open
for
traffic
The.
AM
AM
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
in
in
all
of
Calgary
they're,
going
to
get
about
2.2
billion
dollars
over
three
years
in
capital
projects
and
the
the
member
of
Calgary
Glenmore
has
been
a
fierce
Champion
when
it
comes
to
advocating
for
constituents
for
the
need
of
sound
attenuation
along
the
Ring
Road
and
I'm
happy
to
say
that
in
budget
2023
we
have
that
project
committed
into
it,
so
Mr
Speaker.
She
can
rest
assured
to
know
that
her
constituents
get
a
better
night's
sleep,
The.
AM
Budget
2023
has
430
million
for
Deerfoot
Trail
upgrades
within
the
City
of
Calgary.
That
means
about
900
000
hours
a
year
with
an
economic
benefit
of
23
million
for
for
Calgary
in
the
region,
Mr
Speaker.
That
means
deer
foot.
These
Deerfoot
upgrades
will
actually
have
15
faster
for
calgarians
to
get
to
work
and
also
22
percent
faster
time
for
calgarians
to
get
home
from
work
and
Mr
Speaker
overall,
just
helps
families
spend
more
time
together
versus
staring
at
tail
lights.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
honorable.
B
Members,
my
apologies,
the
question
period
timer
did
not
sound,
but
I
can
assure
you
that
the
50
minutes
allotted
four
question
period
has
expired.
Honorable
members,
we
will
proceed
immediately
to
the
remainder
of
the
daily
routine,
given
the
close
approximation
of
estimates
to
follow.
If
you
are
leaving
the
chamber,
I
encourage
you
to
do
so
quickly,
quietly
as
we
will
continue
with
the
remainder
of
the
routine
foreign.
AN
U
Thank
you
very
much,
Mr
Speaker
and
I
suspect.
You
know
why
I'm
rising
on
this
point
of
order,
23j
uses
abuse
over
insulting
language
of
a
nature
likely
to
create
disorder,
essentially
I
rise
on
the
point
of
order
that
there
was
language
being
used
that
offends
the
Dignity
of
the
assembly,
the
minister
for
jobs,
economy
and
Northern
development
repeatedly
used
the
phrase
suck
and
blow,
and
it's
very
visual
language,
Mr
Speaker
bordering
on
profane
and
I.
U
Think
the
fact
that
the
minister
was
so
delighted
with
himself
that
he
repeated
it
over
and
over
again
makes
my
point
for
me.
If
it
is
language
that
the
grade
six
classes
in
the
gallery
would
titter
at
I
think
it
offends
the
Dignity
of
this
place
and
so
I
I
realized
on
this
point
of
order.
I
hope
I
realize
on
parliamentary
language
is
a
difficult
thing
to
rule
on.
U
It's
often
the
speakers
judgment
that
will
make
this
call,
but
I
think
in
this
case,
having
all
members
yelling
at
each
other
about
sucking
and
blowing,
is
something
we
should
not
have
in
this
house
and
I
I
hope
you
will
rule
this.
A
point
of
order
and
we
can
avoid
this
language
in
the
future.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
the
government.
AO
AO
You
cannot
fabricate
outrage.
Okay,
the
language
used
if
the
member
opposite
is
going
to
suggest
that
there
is
a
sexual
connotation,
should
have
a
conversation
with
the
member
from
Edmonton
Rutherford
who,
on
a
number
of
occasions,
has
referred
to
bills
and
phallic
nature,
saying
it's
not
the
size
of
the
building,
but
how
you
use
it
and
I
end
quote,
and
that
has
never
been
ruled.
AO
AO
So
much
as
to
say
you
can't
inhale
and
exhale
at
the
same
time
when
the
member's
office
that
are
saying
one
thing
but
doing
the
other
so
I
don't
find
that
this
is
a
point
of
order
and
I
hope
that
if
it's
used
again,
it's
also
not
called
a
point
of
order
because
Mr
Speaker.
We
know
that
in
some
instances
when
phrases
and
words
are
used
repeatedly,
then
they
become
disruptive
to
the
chamber.
AO
B
B
B
B
Having
said
that,
I
will
provide
a
caution
to
The
Honorable,
minister
of
jobs,
the
economy
and
Northern
development
with
respect
to
the
use
of
such
language.
But
it
is
not
a
point
of
order.
Honorable
members
at
2,
34,
the
official
opposition,
oh
and
I,
consider
that
matter
dealt
with
and
concluded
at
2
34.
The
official
opposition
Deputy
house
leader
rose
on
a
point
of
order.
AI
I
and
I
think
it's
always
good
to
have
H
and
J
over
that
I
don't
have
the
benefit
of
lose,
but
in
response
to
my
question,
minister
of
Municipal
affair
did
comment,
did
say
something
on
the
lines
that
member
opposite
is
making
it
up.
She
specifically
used
making
up
and
directed
it
at
myself.
Personally,
that
is
clearly
outside
23
I
and
it's
a
point
of
water.
Thank
you.
The.
AO
Government
house
leader,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
if
you'll
indulge
me
for
a
very
quick
moment,
referring
to
last
point
of
order,
I
would
never
suggest
the
speaker
is
fabricating
a
point
of
order.
Just
a
point
of
clarification
and
second
off
I
will
provide
clarification
and
caution
to
Our
member
on
that
term.
With
regards
to
this
point
of
order,
I
believe
it's
a
matter
of
interpretation.
AO
B
B
Women
like
what
we
saw,
members
being
plural
opposite
and
making
up
information
about
crop
insurance.
For
example,
point
of
order
was
called
and
she
proceeded
well.
I
have
provided
caution
around
the
use
of
making
things
up,
making
information
up
as
well.
I
concur
with
the
official
opposition
Deputy
Health
leader,
if
in
fact
she
had
upset
the
member
opposite.
It
certainly
would
have
been
a
point
of
order,
but
today
it
will
be
caution
with
making
accusations
that
large
groups
of
people
make
information
up
or.
B
U
B
U
B
B
Honorable
members,
we
are
at
orders
of
the
day
orders
du
jour
pursuant
to
standing
order.
59.15
B.
The
assembly
stands
adjourned
until
tomorrow,
at
1
30..
The
legislative
policy
committee
will
convene
this
afternoon
this
evening
and
tomorrow
morning
for
the
consideration
of
the
main
estimates.
This
afternoon,
the
standing
committee
on
resource
stewardship
will
consider
the
estimates
for
the
ministry
of
affordability
and
Utilities
in
the
grassland
room.
The
standing
committee
on
Alberta's
economic
future
will
consider
the
estimates
for
executive
Council
in
the
Rocky
Mountain
room
this
evening.
The
standing
committee
on
resource
stewardship
will
continue.
B
The
consideration
of
the
main
estimates
on
affordability
and
Utilities
in
the
Rocky
Mountain
room
in
the
standing
committee
on
Alberta's
economic
future
will
consider
the
estimates
for
the
ministry
of
trade,
immigration
and
multiculturalism
in
the
classroom
glass
land
room
easy
for
me
to
see
tomorrow
morning.
The
standing
committee
on
resource
stewardship
will
consider
the
estimates
for
the
ministry
of
Treasury
board
and
Finance
in
the
Rocky
Mountain
room
and
the
standing
committee
on
families
and
communities
will
consider
the
estimates
for
the
ministry
of
seniors
community
and
Social
Services
in
the
grasslands
room.