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Description
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
9:30 Opening
30:54 Oral Question Period
1:21:47 Afternoon Session
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Good
afternoon
let
us
pray
honorable
members,
Lord,
the
god
of
righteousness
and
Truth
Grant
to
our
King
and
his
government,
to
members
of
the
legislative
assembly
and
to
all
impositions
of
responsibility,
the
guidance
of
your
spirit.
May
they
never
leave
the
province
wrongly
through
love
of
power
desire
to
please
or
unworthy
ideals,
but
laying
aside
all
private
interests
and
prejudices,
keep
in
mind
the
responsibility
to
seek
to
improve
the
condition
of
all
amen.
Please
be
seated.
B
Honorable
members,
today,
we
Mark
International
women's
day
a
day
to
celebrate
the
collective
achievements
of
women
here
in
Alberta
and
across
the
world.
As
legislators,
we
have
an
incredible
opportunity
to
lead
change
and
take
action
to
drive
gender
equality.
Women
who
sit
in
this
chamber
have
contributed
significantly
lending
their
voices
to
this
and
other
important
issues.
Every
day
in
1917
Alberta
made
history
when
they
elected
the
first
two
women
to
serve
as
Representatives
anywhere
in
the
British
Empire.
B
They
were
Louise
McKinney
and
Roberta
McAdams
from
Irene
Carly,
the
first
woman
to
hold
a
cabinet
position
to
Helen
Huntley,
the
first
female
lieutenant
governor
women
continue
to
speak
out
and
to
lead
change.
We
must
continue
to
reinforce
that
women's
voices
are
welcome
and
needed,
as
we
celebrate
the
social,
economic,
cultural
and
political
achievements
that
they
have
made
today.
As
you
have
may
have
noticed,
we
have
an
all-female
table
as
well
as
a
group
of
incredible
caucus
staff
which
we
have
invited
to
join
us
in
the
galleries.
For
this
afternoon.
B
We
are
also
the
only
province
with
the
female
Premier
and
leader
of
the
official
opposition.
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
thank
our
caucus
staff,
as
well
as
my
female
caucus
members
in
this
assembly.
For
all
the
ways
you
have
contributed
to
making
this
province
an
incredible
place
to
live
P.
Please
join
me
and
stand
in
the
galleries,
as
we
recognize
International
women's
day.
B
Honorable
members
I'm
pleased
to
rise
and
introduce
a
friend
soon
to
join
us
Mrs
Cynthia
Moore,
when
Cynthia
arrives,
we
will
welcome
her
to
the
assembly.
Also
seated
in
the
speaker's
Gallery
are
two
guests
from
the
wonderful
constituencies.
This
is
in
the
script
of
old
skidsbury,
Three,
Hills
and
I
am
pleased
to
introduce
them.
B
D
Speaker,
I
am
pleased
to
introduce
to
you
and
through
you
to
the
legislature,
the
grade
6
b
d
and
M
classes
of
Saint
Teresa
Catholic
school.
This
school
is
famous
for
its
Ukrainian
bilingual
program
and
special
shout
out
to
Aubry
I'm,
really
good
friends
with
her
mom
Leanne,
please
rise
and
receive
the
warm
welcome
of
this
house.
E
Thank
you
I'm,
so
glad
today,
Miss
Madam
speaker,
it's
my
pleasure
to
introduce
to
you
and
through
you,
two
special
guests
in
the
gallery
today
and
Pinky
matima.
They
live
in
the
concessions
of
Itasca
they've,
just
moved
there
from
Nunavut
and
are
wanting
to
open
a
diabetic
treatment
clinic
in
my
riding.
Thank
you
so
much
for
joining
us.
Please
rise
and
receive
the
warm
welcome
of
the
assembly.
F
I'd
like
to
introduce
you
and
through
you
to
my
friend
Janelle
young
Janelle,
is
a
former
ethnic
Outreach
coordinator
for
the
UCP
caucus,
a
former
UCP
nomination
contestant
and
is
currently
a
business
owner
and
a
senior
advisor
to
the
Calgary
Chinatown
development
foundation's
important
work
to
revitalize
Calgary's
historic
Chinatown.
Thank
you,
Janelle
for
your
tireless
work
for
your
community.
Please
stand
and
receive
the
warm
welcome.
G
And
happy
International
women's
day,
I'm
very
happy
to
rise
today
to
introduce
my
very
dear
friend,
Scott
Silva,
Mr
Silva,
wears
two
hats
in
our
communities:
the
executive
director
for
the
Strathmore
Wheatland
Chamber
of
Commerce
and
the
Director
of
Business
and
development
for
private
Real,
Estate
Group
in
Strathmore.
Thank
you
so
much
to
the
minister
affordability
for
meeting
with
us
today
and
thank
you
Scott
for
all
of
your
incredible
hard
work
in
making
our
community
what
it
is
today.
So
please
rise
and
let's
give
him
the
warm
welcome
of
the
assembly.
H
Gives
me
a
great
pleasure
to
introduce
to
you
and
through
you
to
all
of
the
assembly,
the
all
women
crew
who
support
myself,
my
house
team
and
all
NDP
mlas,
each
and
every
day,
Jody
learn
any
watchowicz,
perul,
canwar
and
Emma,
Pike
and
I
believe
some
of
them
may
not
be
here
yet
because
we
asked
them
to
finish
the
notes
and
run
them
into
us.
But
for
those
who
are
here,
please
rise
welcome
here
on
International
women's
day,
foreign.
J
Of
Remington
Highlands
Norwood,
thank
you
I'm,
so
happy
to
introduce,
introduce
to
you
and
through
you
to
the
assembly,
just
a
few
of
the
amazing
women
that
we
have
in
our
caucus
and
in
our
offices,
Catherine,
harder,
Laura,
Paquette,
Ashley,
McInnis
Elizabeth
strange.
Please
join
me
welcoming
them
all
here
today,
on
International
women's
day.
K
Okay,
as
a
mother
I
know
that
safe
and
affordable
child
care
is
critical
to
ensuring
women
can
get
back
to
work
and
participate
in
the
renewed
Alberta
Advantage.
This
is
a
particular
important
message
on
International
women's
day
as
the
majority
of
caregivers
in
our
Province
and
the
majority
of
child
operators
are
women
to
support
these
women.
Our
government
has
negotiated
an
agreement
to
increase
accessible,
affordable
and
high
quality
Child
Care
spaces
across
Alberta.
We
are
also
protecting
Alberta's,
world-class
and
diverse
child
care
system,
which
includes
both
private
and
not-for-profit
operate
options.
K
Our
government
values
Choice
Madam
speaker.
That
is
why
we
support
the
ability
of
Alberta
parents
to
choose
the
child
care
provider
that
best
meets
the
needs
of
their
family,
and
that
is
why
we
are
making
sure
that
parents
have
access
to
thousands
of
more
affordable,
inclusive
and
high
quality
spaces
on
behalf
of
our
entire
government.
I
want
to
thank
all
the
women
who
make
our
province's
child
care
sector,
world
class
for
business
owners
to
workers.
K
We
women
are
making
Alberta's
Child
Care
sector
inclusive
for
families
and
women
are
making
our
Province
a
great
place
to
live
and
work
going
forward.
Our
government
is
fully
committed
to
supporting
licensed
Child
Care
operators,
the
majority
of
whom
are
women
as
we
work
together
to
deliver
child
care
for
Alberta
children.
We
are
investing
32.8
million
dollars
in
new
funding
to
help
Child
Care
operators
across
the
province,
with
remediate
relief
from
inflation.
K
We're
also
investing
more
than
four
million
dollars
through
one-time
payments
to
cover
the
cost
of
mandatory
benefit
contribution
increases
for
the
last
few
months
of
this
fiscal
year,
we're
hearing
from
Child
Care
operators
who
have
expressed
how
much
of
a
world
of
difference
this
new
support
is
for
them
and
Alberta
families.
These
operators
are
leaders,
they
are
integral
to
the
social
economic
fabric
of
our
Province
and
on
International
women
day.
We
say
thank
you
to
all
the
caregivers
across
the
province.
Thank
you.
So
much.
J
Women
are
the
backbone
of
our
communities,
our
families,
our
city,
our
Province,
they're,
unrelenting
agents
of
change,
they're
activists,
they're,
Community
leaders
and
they're.
The
reason
I'm
so
proud
to
be
here
today,
marking
International
women's
day.
It's
pretty
great
to
be
standing
here
in
the
legislature.
Beside
my
wonderful
and
fierce
female
colleagues
before
a
gallery
filled
with
women
and
an
all-woman
clerk
table,
Alberta
is
the
province.
It
is
today
because
of
the
labor
energy
efforts
and
advocacy
of
women,
but
the
weight
of
this
day
is
also
not
lost
on
me.
J
This
government
has
not
made
the
last
four
years
easy
for
women.
They
killed
the
ministry
for
status
of
women,
a
historic
Ministry
Ministry
that
we
created
and
that
we
can't
wait
to
bring
back.
They
abandon
women
in
budget
after
budget.
They
denied
supports
needed
to
support
women
experiencing
Domestic
and
Sexual
Violence
and
they've
consistently
failed
to
meet
the
unique
needs
of
women
and
gender
diverse
folks
in
this
province.
J
I'm
also
acutely
aware
of
all
the
women
who
aren't
here
today,
who've
lost
their
lives
due
to
misogyny
anti-2s,
lgbtq,
plus
violence,
racism
and
colonialism
and
I'm
committed,
and
we're
committed
to
doing
everything
we
can
to
make
our
Province
safe
and
Equitable
for
women
and
gender
diverse
people.
But
today,
despite
all
the
challenges
and
the
work
still
left
to
do,
I
feel
hopeful
it's
hard
not
to
because
every
day
I
meet
women
who
are
determined
who
are
inspiring,
who
are
getting
stuff
done.
J
I
was
just
part
of
the
ndp's
historic
commitment
to
protect
women's
reproductive
rights
in
this
province
and
I
feel
hopeful
today
that
in
May
Alberta
women
will
go
to
the
polls
vote
for
the
party
that
supports
them.
That
is
filled
with
mlas
just
like
them,
and
that
wants
to
see
them
Thrive,
but
they
will
vote
Albert,
NDP
and
our
promise
to
them
and
to
all
of
you
is
that
we
will
work
every
day
as
a
government,
just
as
we
did
the
last
time,
and
just
as
we
have
as
an
opposition
to
advance
women's
rights.
L
L
Remember
an
elementary
and
Junior
High
School
doing
many
book
reports
and
presentations
on
Nellie
McLeod
Madam
speaker,
the
Alberta
dream
serves
as
an
equal
opportunity
for
everyone
to
pursue
financial
prosperity
in
the
best
place
in
the
world
to
work,
play
volunteer
and
raise
a
family.
The
realization
of
this
dream
is
hater
of
the
considerable
progress
we've
made
as
a
society
and
in
this
chamber
I
see
many
powerful,
determined
accomplished
women
who
are
fighting
for
their
values
and
beliefs
and
stand
as
representatives
for
their
constituents.
L
I'm
honored
to
be
part
of
a
government
that
has
put
forth
initiatives
that
support
women
in
all
aspects
of
their
lives.
Alberta's
government
is
committed
to
empowering
women
and
girls
to
succeed
in
a
fulfilling
career
of
their
choice,
including
Fields,
where
their
gender
has
traditionally
been
underrepresented,
such
as
stem
fields
and
skilled
trades,
STEM,
Science,
technology,
engineering
and
Mathematics
are
industries
that
push
Innovation
our
economy
and
our
society
forward.
Alberta's
government
wants
to
empower
and
encourage
women
to
pursue
careers
in
stem
Alberta.
L
Women,
bring
invaluable
strength
and
dedication
to
our
communities
and
our
economy
when
they
have
opportunities
to
fully
participate
in
our
economy.
Alberta
thrives
by
empowering
women.
Alberta
continues
to
help
create
an
equal
and
better
future
for
women
and
girls.
Happy
International
women's
day.
Thank
you,
madam
speaker.
You're.
M
N
East,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
madam
speaker,
holy.
So
wonderful,
custom
and
celebration
and
I
extend
the
greetings
from
the
government
of
Alberta
on
this
colorful
celebration.
We
call
Holi
the
festival.
Holi
makes
the
beginning
of
Spring
and
the
end
of
the
winter
and
the
blossoming
of
love.
It
is
a
day
to
meet
others
Love
play
forget
and
forgive
the
festival
originated
in
India,
but
since
spread
through
the
diaspora
of
Indian
subcontinent,
as
well
as
the
Western,
World
and
Fiji.
N
We
understand
the
importance
of
festivals
like
Holi
to
albertans,
and
we
want
to
show
our
support
for
this
beautiful
Festival
Holi,
also
known
as
the
Festival
of
Colors,
is
a
vibrant
and
joyful
Festival
celebrated
worldwide.
The
festival
is
marked
by
a
variety
of
colorful
Traditions,
each
with
their
own
significance.
One
of
the
most
well-known
aspects
of
Holi
is
throwing
of
colored
powder
known
as
gulal.
N
The
practice
represents
the
celebration
of
diversity
and
their
life
of
good
over
evil
during
holy
people
of
all
ages,
come
together
to
play
with
colors,
throwing
it
at
each
other
and
covering
one
another
in
five
different
colors,
another
important
tradition
of
holist
lighting
or
bonfires
or
the
night
before
the
festival.
Holi
holds
a
special
place
in
my
heart
is
a
time
to
celebrate
the
rich
culture
and
traditions
of
my
Heritage
and
to
come
together
with
loved
ones
to
embrace
Joy,
love
and
unity.
N
The
government
of
Alberta
is
proud
to
recognize
and
celebrate
the
diversity
of
our
Province
and
contributions
of
our
community
may.
This
Festival
bring
joy,
happiness
and
prosperity
to
you
and
your
families.
Let's
let
us
all
come
together
to
celebrate
this
beautiful
festival
and
to
embrace
the
diversity
that
makes
our
Province
and
our
country
so
great,
happy
holiday,
holy
to
everyone.
Thank
you,
madam
speaker.
O
Today
is
international
women's
day
and
I'm
so
proud
to
be
part
of
a
caucus,
that's
making
real
commitments
to
advance
the
causes
of
women's
rights
across
our
province.
Earlier
today,
I
joined
the
leader
of
the
opposition
and
the
other
women
of
our
caucus
in
committing
that
an
Alberta
NDP
government
will
provide
Universal
coverage
for
prescription
contraception,
that
means
and
that
Alberta
women
can
get
oral
hormone
pills,
contraceptive
injections,
copper
and
hormonal
iuds
subdermal
implants
and
plan
B,
all
with
absolutely
no
out-of-pocket
expense.
O
This
will
save
Alberta
women
hundreds
of
dollars
every
year
for
someone
buying
the
pill
every
month.
This
program
would
save
them
up
to
ten
thousand
dollars
over
their
lifetime,
but,
more
importantly,
providing
free
and
universal
access
to
prescription.
Contraception
keeps
Alberta
women
in
control
of
their
own
bodies,
their
own
lives
and
their
economic
future
in
the
words
of
our
leader
earlier
today.
This
is
good
health
policy.
This
is
good
economic
policy
and
it's
the
right
thing
to
do.
O
This
is
the
kind
of
good
government
we
can
have
when
we
commit
to
gender
parity
in
our
caucus
among
our
candidates
and
in
our
cabinet,
all
of
which
the
UCP
have
utterly
failed
at
so
on.
International
women's
day
know
this
Alberta's
NDP
will
always
stand
up
for
women
with
women
and
for
the
rights
of
women.
Alberta's
NDP,
Embraces,
Equity
albertans
can
bring
that
promise
into
government.
In
just
a
few
short
weeks.
We
conduct
a
stable,
competent
and
caring
government.
One
that's
focused
on
good
health
care
and
affordability
and
that's
an
Alberta
NDP
government
foreign.
P
Q
P
Of
January
1st
2021
Alberta
became
the
first
province
in
Canada
to
have
epinephrine
in
every
school.
This
rollout
would
have
not
been
possible
without
the
staff
at
Alberta,
Health
and
Alberta
education
because
of
their
hard
work.
Schools
across
this
province
have
access
to
life-saving
Medicine,
I'd
like
to
specifically
thank
food,
allergy
Canada.
They
provide
free
online
training
through
their
allergy
aware
program.
It
covers
anaphylaxis
in
the
community
school
and
child
care
settings.
Two
thousand
people
completed
the
program
in
2019
and
14
500
in
2020..
P
Programs
like
this
are
critical
because
there's
still
so
much
about
anaphylaxis
that
people
do
not
understand.
Children
are
bullied.
People
are
ashamed
to
talk
about
their
allergies
and
if
you're,
not
careful,
your
allergies
can
take
your
life
due
to
the
luck
of
the
draw
I
have
another
private
members
Bill
coming
up.
As
many
of
you
know,
my
advocacy
around
anaphylax
anaphylaxis
is
deeply
personal
and
important
to
me,
my
son,
my
daughter
and
myself
all
have
severe
allergies
and
as
a
child.
P
My
daughter
almost
died
from
a
severe
anaphylactic
reaction,
and
so
I've
decided
for
this
upcoming
private
members
Bill
to
also
focus
on
this
issue.
As
planned,
it
will
allow
epinephrine
to
be
available
outside
of
our
schools
in
public
spaces.
In
case
of
emergency,
there
will
be
no
requirement
to
carry
epinephrine,
but
entities
would
be
allowed
to
carry
it
in
the
case
of
emergency.
G
You,
madam
speaker,
it's
an
honor
to
speak
on
International
women's
day
and
I
want
to
speak
about
the
economy
today,
but
not
in
a
typical
way.
Sexual
assault,
sadly,
is
common
and
the
statistics
overwhelming.
According
to
Stats,
can
there
were
more
than
34
200
reports
on
sexual
assault
in
2021
and
18
increase
from
2020
and
the
highest
level
of
reported
cases
since
1996.,
despite
its
increasing
prevalence,
the
economic
costs
associated
with
sexual
assault
continues
to
be
either
minimized
or
completely
disregarded.
G
The
costs
are
well
over
one
hundred
thousand
dollars
per
person,
minimum
Madam
speaker
not
to
mention
the
economic
and
security
loss
of
jobs,
impact
on
schooling
and
the
effects
of
attaining
any
sense
of
stability
or
economics.
Otherwise,
it's
time
to
speak
out
about
the
economic
costs
of
sexual
assault.
This
is
not
an
incidental
relationship
and
it
impacts
all
of
us
financially
and
professionally.
This
is
lost
human
capital.
Imagine
that
your
size
or
gender
or
sexuality
leaves
you
vulnerable
to
being
controlled
or
raped.
G
Imagine
you
are
a
student
and
the
perpetrator
shares
the
campus
with
you,
or
even
even
if
they've
been
charged
charge
perpetrators
in
Alberta
on
a
student
or
work
visa
are
allowed
to
wander
freely
every
time
they
are
summoned
to
court.
They
are
not
required
to
enter
a
plea
and
the
case
gets
pushed
down
the
road
a
person
raped,
the
perpetrator
is
caught
and
charged
and
then
given
a
promise
to
appear.
G
Meanwhile,
the
Survivor
subjected
to
a
rape,
kit,
STD
testing
and
AIDS
testing
mental
breakdowns
in
all
the
while
being
told
to
get
over
and
get
back
to
work.
The
arrests
and
charges
should
matter,
and
where
are
the
consequences?
Thank
you
to
those
of
you
in
the
front
line
for
doing
the
work.
Thank
you
to
all
of
you
in
here
who
are
doing
their
level
best
to
help.
I
am
tired
of
seeing
that
sexual
assault
and
rape
is
being
told
that
it
doesn't
impact
the
economy
it
does.
Safety
impacts
the
economy.
B
O
Thank
you,
madam
speaker,
I'm
very
proud
to
have
been
part
of
Alberta's
first
cabinet
with
gender
parity,
and
our
leaders
made
it
clear
that
if
we
form
the
next
government,
Alberta
will
have
at
least
50
women
sitting
at
the
cabinet
table.
The
member
opposite
can't
make
that
same
promise.
More
than
half
of
Alberto
albertans
are
women,
but
under
this
Premier
they've
been
governed
by
a
cabinet
where
men
outnumber
women
four
to
one.
So
why
did
the
current
Premier
continue
with
the
Jason
Kenney
model
of
limiting
women's
voices
around
her
cabinet
table.
R
Well,
thank
you,
madam
speaker,
I'm
delighted
that
we
have
some
strong
women
in
our
cabinet
I'm
delighted
that
we
have
an
environment
Minister
who
is
going
toe-to-toe
with
the
guys
in
Ottawa
standing
up
for
our
energy
industry,
I'm
glad
that
we
have
a
municipal
affairs
minister,
who
is
doing
an
incredible
job
of
managing
our
relationship
to
improve
it
with
Calgary
and
Edmonton.
It
wasn't
all
that
great
for
a
number
of
years,
I
think
she's
done
a
terrific
job,
I'm
glad
she's
tackling
some
of
the
tough
issues
like
unpaid
Municipal,
property
taxes
and
unpaid
landowner.
R
O
She
named
four
because
there's
only
four,
our
Minister
for
ministers
that
we
had
for
the
status
of
women
did
important
work
to
move
Alberta's
agencies,
boards
and
commissions
towards
gender
parity,
ensuring
that
whenever
decisions
are
made
about
people's
lives,
that
half
the
folks
around
that
table
are
women.
The
member
opposite
created
the
largest
most
bloated,
expensive
cabinet
in
Alberta
history.
R
If
we're
going
to
solve
it,
plus
I'm
delighted
that
we
have
a
parliamentary
secretary
on
status
of
women
who
adds
an
additional
voice
and
is
constantly
bringing
issues
to
the
table
to
make
sure
that
they
stay
front
and
center
I
think
that
we've
done
a
terrific
job
of
get
of
representing
his
voice.
Voices
yeah
well
remember
from
Laura.
O
Foreign,
we
get
half
the
seats
at
the
big
kids
table.
Alberta's
NDP
takes
women's
rights
seriously
and
we
work
to
advance
them
every
single
day.
I'm
very
proud
that
our
leader
has
made
the
commitment
that
an
Alberta
NDP
government
will
provide
free,
Universal
coverage
for
prescription
contraception.
This
can
save
a
woman
who
buys
the
pill
up
to
ten
thousand
dollars
over
her
lifetime,
but,
more
importantly,
keeps
women
in
charge
of
their
own
lives,
bodies
and
economic
Destiny.
So
to
the
members
opposite.
There's
nothing
like
this
in
your
fake
budget.
That's
male
dominated!
R
Well,
Mr
Speaker,
the
Alberta
Government
supports
Madam
speaker.
Pardon
me.
The
Alberta
Government
supports
protecting
choice
for
women
accessing
Reproductive
Services
in
Alberta.
We've
got
coverage
from
many
contraceptive
drug
and
Health
Products,
it's
available
to
albertans,
who
are
enrolled
in
government
sponsor
drug
and
supplemental
health
benefits.
It
includes
oral
contribution,
contraceptives,
injectable
contraceptives,
intrauterine
devices
and
others
to
support
women
in
their
reproductive
Health
choices.
The
women's
Choice
program
allows
Alberta
women
to
to
The.
J
Alberta
NDP
team
is
so
proud
to
commit
to
albertans
that
we
will
make
prescription
contraception
Universal
universally
available
with
no
out-of-pocket
costs.
Our
plan
tears
down
barriers.
It
supports
albertans,
it's
good
health
policy,
it's
good
economic
policy
and
it's
the
right
thing
to
do.
These
are
the
good
things
that
happen
when
strong
Progressive
women
lead.
So
my
question
to
the
premier
is
simple:
why
is
she
so
opposed
to
Universal
coverage
for
prescription
contraception,
yeah.
R
Sure
why
the
members
opposite
are
wanting
to
give
a
subsidy
to
Private
health
insurance
companies,
because
the
vast
majority,
the
vast
majority
of
prescription
drugs,
are
covered
under
private
plans
and
so
essentially
having
governments
step
in
and
taxpayers
step
in
would
offer
a
subsidy
to
those
insurance
companies.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
has
reasonable
access
to
Pharmaceuticals
through
a
combination
of
private
insurance.
A
R
J
J
Have
introduced
similar
policy
and
this
follows
New
Zealand
Australia,
the
UK
UK
pardon
me,
and
some
Scandinavian
countries
as
well
when
BC
announced
their
policy.
So
many
albertans
reached
out
to
me
and
asked
if
we
would
do
the
same
and
I
told
them
well,
not
with
the
UCP
government,
that's
for
sure,
but
albertans
can
choose
to
have
Universal
coverage
for
prescription
contraception
if
they
choose
an
Alberta
NDP
government
in
May.
A
whole
lot
of
albertans
want
this.
R
I
said
Madam
speaker:
there
is
a
broad
range
of
coverage
already
available
through
public
and
private
Health
Plans.
The
experience
that
I
have
seen
in
have
in
watching
those
programs
that
are
publicly
funded
is
they
actually
provide
a
narrower
range
of
choices?
We
want
to
make
sure
the
maximum
number
of
choices
are
available
for
women's
to
support
their
reproductive
choices
and
that's
the
reason
why
we
continue
to
to
support
a
mixed
system
like
we
have
Islands
Norwood.
J
For
someone
buying
the
pill
every
month,
this
new
coverage
will
save
them
up
to
ten
thousand
dollars.
These
are
huge
costs
for
albertans.
Our
commitment
for
Universal
coverage
for
prescription
contraception,
build
on
our
plan
for
Family
Health
teams
as
well.
Our
offer
to
women
and
to
all
albertans
is
easy
access
to
your
health
care,
professional
close
to
home.
When
you
need
it,
that's
the
Alberta
I
want
to
live
in,
that's
the
Alberta.
We
all
want
to
live
in
and
that's
what
we're
offering
to
albertans.
Will
the
premier
agree
that
she's
offered
nothing
to
albertans
yeah.
R
Well,
Madam
speaker,
I,
I,
well,
I
accept
that
there
are
probably
a
certain
number
of
women
that
may
not
have
coverage
through
some
plans.
We
want
to
do
everything
we
can
to
make
sure
someone
has
access
to
a
private
health
plan.
We
also
want
to
make
sure
that
they
have
options
through
Alberta
Blue
Cross.
R
H
Speaker
albertans
are
working
harder
and
harder,
but
Falling
further
and
further
behind
under
the
UCP
every
day,
I
hear
from
albertans
who
are
struggling
to
put
food
on
the
table
and
keep
up
with
their
bills.
Income
taxes,
fees,
tuition,
auto
insurance
and
utilities
have
all
gone
up
dramatically
under
the
UCP.
At
the
same
time,
Alberta
has
some
of
the
slowest
wage
growth
in
Canada
under
the
UCP.
Why
is
this
government
making
a
bad
situation
worse
by
piling
on
costs,
while
Alberta's
real
wages
shrink
under
the
UCP.
R
R
A
R
H
Under
the
UCP
we
see
the
slowest
wage
growth
in
Canada
Alberta
had
the
highest
wages
in
Canada
when
the
UCP
came
into
power.
Now,
provinces
like
Quebec
and
BC,
are
catching
up.
Last
year,
wages
in
BC
increased
by
3.4
percent
and
wages
in
Quebec
increased
by
4.1
percent.
Here
in
Alberta
they
barely
increased
2.5
percent
well
below
current.
H
A
R
R
B
A
H
Election,
the
UCP
promised
their
corporate
tax
cut
would
fill
off
his
Towers
in
downtown
Calgary
and
boost
wages
for
albertans
sound
too
good
PG,
true,
be
true.
Yes,
it
was
downtown
office,
vacancy
rates
are
the
highest
in
the
country.
Corporate
profits
are
leaving
the
province
and
we
have
the
slowest
wage
growth
in
the
country.
Study
after
study
shows
corporate
handouts
never
reach
working
people,
in
other
words,
trickle-down
economics,
do
not
work.
They
are
a
trick.
H
R
Under
the
NDP
13
quarters
of
consecutive
people
leaving
our
Province,
we
have
turned
that
around
completely.
In
fact,
when
I
had
a
courtesy
call
with
Premier
Doug
Ford,
he
said
he
was
so
angry
about
our
Alberta's
calling
campaign.
He
wished
that
we
would
stop
it
and
the
reason
he
wished
we
would
stop.
It
is
because
it's
so
effective
people
are
coming
here
because
of
the
environment
we've
created.
There's
jobs
is
Affordable
and
they're
happy.
B
He
is
just
full
of
bad
ideas
and
they're
hiding
most
of
the
details
until
after
the
election.
When
will
we
find
out
about
the
ucp's
risky
plan
to
take
us
out
of
the
Canada
Pension
Plan
after
the
election?
When
will
we
find
out
about
the
costly
and
dangerous
plan
to
create
their
own
police
force
after
the
election?
When
will
we.
B
B
R
H
V
R
R
B
Albertans
hate
this
20
billion
royalty
giveaway.
They
hate
it
because
albertans
believe
we
should
all
be
responsible
for
cleaning
up
our
own
messes,
and
this
is
the
opposite.
It's
irresponsible.
It
stinks
so
bad.
They
can
smell
it
in
Saskatchewan
and
there's
no
policy
justification.
The
ones
provided
by
the
UCP
are
conflicting
inconsistency
and
and
defy
Logic.
The
premier's
friends
will
benefit
from
this.
Albertans
will
not.
If
the
premier
has
any
evidence
to
disprove
this,
will
she
table
it.
B
R
Madam
speaker
a
number
of
years
ago,
all
of
our
Junior
oil
and
gas
companies
were
distressed.
I
know
the
members
opposite
know
it,
because
it
was
Sequoia
and
Trident
that
went
under
after
their
tenure
in
office,
leaving
9
000
Wells
that
got
handed
off
to
the
orphan
well
Association,
and
why
is
that
is
because
when
you
have
inactive
Wells
and
a
company
goes
belly
up,
then
it
ends
up
falling
to
somebody
else
to
pay
for
it.
We
believe
that
we've
got
to
find
a
way
to
enable
companies
to
clean
up
their
liability.
R
B
Of
the
premier's
20
billion
dollar
handout
now
works
in
the
premier's
office.
The
other
instigator
now
runs
a
pack
attacking
the
use,
the
NDP,
despite
objections
from
economists,
despite
Banks,
calling
it
anti-capitalist,
despite
those
inside
her
own
cabinet
being
in
on
record
against
it.
It
goes
ahead
policy.
This
bad
demands
an
explanation
from
every
single
angle.
This
looks
like
a
quid
pro
quo.
Albertans
deserve
straight
answers.
They
know
this
won't
benefit
them
so
tell
us
Premier
who's.
It
really
for.
R
M
Thank
you,
madam
speaker.
Today
is
international
women's
day
a
day
to
celebrate
women's
achievements
and
a
day
to
recognize
the
perseverance
of
women
around
the
world.
Mr
Speaker.
We
know
that
indigenous
women
and
girls
suffer
domestic
violence,
addictions
and
suicide
at
rates
disproportionately
higher
than
levels
in
the
rest
of
the
population
to
the
premier.
R
Premiere,
thank
you
to
the
member
from
Calgary
Glenmore.
The
safety
and
well-being
of
Aboriginal
women
is
our
top
priority.
We
have
a
premier's
council
on
missing,
murdered
indigenous
women
that
that
I
have
met
with
and
they're
giving
me
recommendations
on
what
we
can
do
to
be
able
to
address
those
issues.
R
If
past
budget
2023
includes
5
million
in
new
fundings
to
support
Alberta's
response
to
the
ongoing
missing
and
murdered
indigenous
women,
girls
and
two-spirited
individuals,
our
government
also
implemented
Claire's
law
in
April
of
2021,
and
we
have
since
received
600
applications
seeking
to
access
information
on
current
and
former
partner
history.
Honorable.
M
Member
for
Calgary
Glenmore.
Thank
you,
madam
speaker,
and
thank
you
to
the
premier
for
providing
those
insights,
given
that
the
work
to
promote
the
health
and
safety
of
indigenous
women
is
incredibly
important,
and
given
that,
unfortunately,
domestic
abuse
is
not
just
limited
to
indigenous
women,
but
something
experienced
by
women
from
all
communities
and
from
across
the
province.
Could
the
premier
please
elaborate
on
the
support
available
to
all
women
across
the
province,
including
those
in
Rural
and
remote
communities
and
women
from
ethnic
and
cultural
minority
groups?
Honorable.
I
R
Premiere,
the
member
again
from
Calgary
Glenmore.
We
have
increased
the
funding
for
women's
shelters
this
year
by
3.8
million
for
a
total
of
55
million
dollars
this
year,
nine
million
dollars
for
Family,
Violence,
Prevention,
Services
and,
of
course,
we've
got
our
recovery
communities
first,
one
in
Red
Deer
and
we're
going
to
be
establishing
those
with
half
of
the
half
or
more
of
the
bids
dedicated
to
supporting
women.
We
also
have
a
17.1
million
for
sexual
assault.
Centers
we've
provided
20
million
to
Civil
Society
groups.
I
can
list
off
a
whole
range
of
them.
M
Honorable
member
for
Calvary
Glenmore.
Thank
you,
madam
speaker,
given
that
indigenous
women
make
phenomenal
contributions
to
our
economy
and
bring
a
unique
perspective
to
entrepreneurship,
and
given
that
indigenous
women
entrepreneurs
make
incredible
contributions
to
our
Province
and
Country
as
restaurant
owners,
artists
and
oil
and
gas
Logistics
providers
to
just
name
a
few.
Could
the
premier
please
tell
our
Province
about
the
supports
available
to
bolster
indigenous
women
in
business
and
in
the
workforce.
R
The
audible,
the
premier,
thank
you,
madam
speaker,
I
was
this
morning
had
the
pleasure
to
be
at
the
Junior
Achievement,
announce
announcement
and
they're,
making
their
International
women's
day
event
this
year
focus
on
support
for
indigenous
women
entrepreneurs.
We
have
appointed
councils
to
support
indigenous
women
in
Alberta,
including
the
metis
women
and
First
Nations
women's
councils
on
Economic
Security.
In
addition,
we
have
195
thousand
dollars
that
we
have
increased
to
expand
the
next
step
to
success
program
which
offers
indigenous
entrepreneurs
and
mentorship
training
and
other
supports.
S
Well,
thank
you,
madam
speaker.
The
UCP
is
failing
rural
Alberta
again.
Yesterday
we
learned
from
the
rural
municipalities
of
Alberta
that
the
amount
of
unpaid
taxes
owed
to
rural
municipalities
was
253.7
million
dollars.
This
is
more
than
three
times
as
much
into
the
2019
survey.
The
failure
of
the
UCP
to
address
this
problem
is
forcing
some
communities
to
either
raise
their
taxes
from
the
residents
or
cut
Services.
Can
the
minister
of
Municipal
Affairs
explain
why
she
has
failed
to
address
this
growing
issue.
W
Honorable
minister
of
Municipal
Affairs,
thank
you
very
much
Madam
speaker
now.
The
non-payment
of
taxes
is
absolutely
unacceptable
and
cannot
be
allowed
to
continue.
We
agree
with
the
rma's
assessment
that
the
problem
of
unpaid
oil
and
gas
taxes
to
rural
municipalities
is
absolutely
unacceptable.
We're
actively
looking
at
options
Madam
speaker
to
ensure
taxes
are
paid
as
a
condition
of
license
transfer.
We
will
be
in
contact
directly
with
delinquent
companies,
reminding
them
of
their
responsibility
to
pay
their
taxes.
Municipalities
also
continue
to
have
the
option
of
pursuing
unpaid
taxes
through
legal
action
or
the
insolvency
process.
W
Honorable,
minister
of
Municipal
Affairs,
thank
you
very
much,
Madam
speaker
now,
as
I
mentioned,
we
are
exploring
options
to
make
sure
that
taxes
are
paid
as
a
condition
of
license
transfer.
That,
in
fact,
is
a
request
of
RMA.
We
committed
to
work
on
that
and
we
are
with
the
minister
of
energy
and
the
AER
now
Madam
speaker.
We
also
implemented
the
special
lead
during
fall
2021,
which
gives
the
municipalities
priority
over
other
creditors.
We
also
provided
RMA
with
grant
funding
to
provide
training
and
resources
to
help
municipalities
use
this
tool.
S
Well.
Thank
you,
madam
speaker.
Given
the
previous
Minister
said,
none
of
the
tools
that
this
current
minister
is
using
work
and
given
the
real
municipalities
are
owed
over
200
million
dollars
in
unpaid
taxes
and
given
that
the
RMA
president
Paul
McLaughlin,
has
described
this
as
a
rural
municipalities
being
forced
to
and
I
quote
subsidize
an
industry
in
a
massive
boom
period.
W
The
member
had
her
questions
written
in
advance,
but
I'm
going
to
just
remind
her
again
that,
as
I
said,
we
are
exploring
options
to
make
sure
that
those
taxes
are
paid
to
continue
or
to
make
sure
that
that's
a
condition
of
license
transfer.
That
is,
in
fact,
a
request
of
the
RMA
and
we're
working
on
that
more
news
to
come
on
that
soon,
Madam
speaker
now.
Our
recent
surveys
show
that
payment
plans
or
agreements
with
companies
have
already
been
put
in
place
for
municipalities
to
recoup
48
million
of
those
unpaid
taxes.
W
X
2027
that's
the
year
the
high
schools
in
Edmonton
Public,
School
Division,
the
fastest
growing
School
District
in
the
country,
will
be
at
100
capacity
at
that
point,
there'll
be
no
more
space
for
attendance
area,
students
in
Edmonton,
high
schools
and
yes,
that
factors
in
the
spaces
from
The
High
School
in
Southeast
Edmonton
that
opens
next
year.
2027
is
four
years
from
now,
and
it
takes
three
years
to
build
a
school,
but
there's
no
construction
dollars
for
a
new
High
School
in
this
year's
budget.
Y
Thank
you,
madam
speaker,
and
again.
The
members
opposite
are
incorrect.
In
fact,
out
of
the
58
schools
that
we
announced
in
budget
2023
Edmonton
is
receiving
nine
projects.
Madam
speaker
nine
projects,
I
have
to
tell
you
that
under
the
NDP
during
their
four
years,
the
only
constructed
four
they
only
constructed
eight
projects
in
Edmonton.
We
are
already
way
above
that
Madam
speaker,
18
projects.
Y
Speaker
again
incorrect
incorrect
nine
projects
for
Edmonton
Madam
speaker.
We
are
going
to
be
building
all
of
the
top
priorities
for
Edmonton,
Public,
School,
Division
and
I'm,
so
glad
that
Edmonton
Public
School
Division
this
year
was
able
to
prioritize
areas
that
are
growing
in
Edmonton
Madam.
Speaker
We
are
continuing
to
build.
Unlike
the
members
opposite,
we
are
actually
addressing
needs
through
an
auditor-approved
gated
process.
X
Y
Of
Education,
it's
obvious,
the
members
opposite
do
not
know
how
the
capital
plan
works.
The
mem
School
divisions
actually
put
forward
their
top
asks.
We
have
actually
committed
to
building
58
schools
across
this
province,
nine
of
which
will
be
in
Edmonton
all
of
the
top
asks
for
both
Edmonton
Public
and
Edmonton
Catholic
Madam
speaker
and,
in
fact,
as
I
said,
the
NGP
only
Bill
to
eight
when
we're
building
18.
Z
Well,
thank
you,
madam
speaker.
Today's
International
women's
days
and
we
are
celebrating
women's
across
Alberta
who's
to
contribute
the
skills,
creativities
and
Innovation
to
help
out
communities,
economies
Drive
can
a
minister
of
jobs,
economy
and
a
northern
development
highlight
for
this
assembly.
Some
of
the
efforts
of
our
UCP
government
to
support
Alberta
women
as
a
day
skilled
job
training
to
pursue
meaningful
careers.
AA
AA
And
protected
areas
well,
thank
you,
madam
speaker,
I'm
very
happy
to
share
some
of
the
work
that
Alberta
women
trained
for
their
careers
of
the
future.
Through
Alberta's
Workforce
strategy
grants
we
support
projects
to
help
ensure
women
enjoy,
for
example,
we
we
are
very
proud
to
sponsor
and
partner
higher
Landing
to
deliver
employment
support
services
for
women
professionals,
including
coaching
workshops
and
practice
clinics.
We
also
work
with
Canadian
women
in
Communications
and
Technology
to
help
retain
and
Advance
women
in
Alberta's
tech
industry
and
create
more
inclusive
workspaces,
The.
I
Z
Bettington,
thank
you,
madam
speakers,
and
thank
you
ministers
I'm
happy
to
hear
that
we
are
investing
in
the
training
opportunities
for
women.
Give
that
we
see
a
business
women's
are
moving
beyond
being.
This
is
employee
in
Industry.
Can
the
same
Minister
highlight
some
of
the
efforts
of
our
UCP
government
is
a
making
to
support
Alberta
Woman
as
a
day
skill
to
start
their
own
business
or
leave
their
current
companies.
I
AA
Honorable
Minister,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
Alberta's
government
is
supporting
projects
that
help
ensure
women
continue
to
lead
in
Alberta's
economy
projects
like
the
hyperdrive
women
in
business
Summit,
led
by
Community
Futures
Grand
Prairie,
which
connects
women,
employers
with
experts
to
attract
and
diversify
talent
to
their
companies.
I
Z
Honorable
member
thank
yous
to
administer
through
the
Madam
speakers.
It
is
good
to
know
how
amazing
that
our
government
is
taking
steps
to
help
and
support
a
women's
success
in
a
business
as
a
leader
and
employers,
given
that
the
women
that
make
up
a
majority
of
Alberta's
populations
and
a
majority
of
our
post-secondary
graduates
can
the
same
Minister
highlight
for
this
assembly.
Why
a
better
woman
are
so
successful.
AA
Alberta
women
are
so
successful
because
they're
contributing
their
skills
and
talent
to
fuel
the
renewed
Alberta
Advantage.
They
benefit
from
our
low
taxes,
no
sales
tax
and
our
business
friendly
investment
environment,
but
they
also
benefit
and
help
ensure
that
Alberta
has
a
young,
vibrant,
hard-working
world-class
Workforce.
Alberta's
women
are
taking
the
lead
and
making
our
Province
a
wonderful
place
to
live,
grow
a
build
business,
build
a
career
and
raise
a
family
on
International
women's
day.
I
salute
them.
AB
Thank
you,
madam
speaker.
Yesterday
I
had
the
special
privilege
of
standing
with
Karen
gosby,
the
co-chair
of
Calgary's
mental
health
and
addictions
Community
strategy
when
she
endorsed
our
family
health
team's
policy.
This
strategy
will
ensure
that
one
million
more
albertans
will
have
a
family
doctor
and
will
ensure
that
patients,
mental
health
needs
are
met
and
it
will
address
the
stigma
faced
by
those
dealing
with
mental
health.
AC
Q
AC
AB
And
improving
the
mental
health
of
albertans
is
critical
and
given
that
every
single
albertan
should
be
able
to
access
care
when
and
where
they
need
it
without
exception,
something
that
our
policy
addresses
and
given
that
Karen
gosby
said
when
endorsing
our
plan
and
I
quote,
increasing
mental
health
support
through
Primary
Care
will
allow
entire
families
to
be
able
to
access
Primary
Care.
Will
the
minister
get
out
of
the
way
and
support
our
plan.
AC
If
you
need
to
speak
and
if
we
want
to
talk
about
individuals
and
the
views
that
they
have
with
regards
to
what
our
government
is
doing
with
regards
to
access
for
mental
health
and
addiction,
I
would
say
we
are
pleased
that
Alberta's
government
continues
to
make
youth
mental
health
a
priority
in
this
budget.
Bonnie
Blakely.
We
are
pleased
that
in
budget
2023,
the
government
has
continued
to
place
an
emphasis
on
supporting
the
mental
health
of
all
albertans
Robbie
babins
Wagner.
AB
It's
been
built
on
our
commitment
to
provide
albertans
with
five
insured
mental
health
sessions.
A
simple
and
Powerful
policy
move
that
this
government
has
ignored,
given
that
a
survey
conducted
by
the
Alberta
Medical
Association
found
that
77
percent
of
parents
reported
that
the
mental
health
of
their
children
was
worse
now
than
before
the
pandemic,
and
given
that
this
is
a
crisis,
this
province
needs
to
tackle
and
requires
all
burdens
to
come
together
to
ensure
that
no
one
is
Left
Behind.
Will
the
minister
acknowledge
the
Mental
Health
crisis
and
endorse
our
strategy?
U
Mr
Madam
speaker:
it's
really
easy
to
give
advice.
When
you
don't
have
the
accountability
of
being
in
leadership.
Mr
Speaker
we
Madam
speaker,
we've
delivered.
We
have
delivered
on
bringing
Alberta's
spending
under
control.
We
set
a
fiscal
anchor
back
in
2019
to
align
our
per
capita
spending
with
that
of
comparator
provinces.
Madam
speaker,
we've
delivered
on
that
commitment
and
we've
delivered
two
balanced
budgets:
Madam
speaker
right
through
the
fiscal
plan.
AE
Medicine
Hat
Madam
speaker,
given
this
government
has
a
spending
problem,
just
like
the
last
government,
and
failure
to
control
spending
will
hit
our
youth
the
hardest.
Given
the
total
debt,
servicing
costs
have
risen
by
one-third
since
2019
and
are
poised
to
rise
by
more
than
3
billion
in
the
coming
years,
and,
given
that
the
recent
budget
requires
16
billion
in
resource
Revenue
to
balance
the
books
and
given
the
10-year
average
for
resource
revenue
is
8.7
billion
again
to
the
Finance
Minister.
U
Speaker
we
on
this
side
of
the
house
have
put
the
Alberta
government's
fiscal
house
in
order.
We
have
brought
our
spending
to
a
sustainable
trajectory
and
Madam
speaker
with
last
year's
Surplus
we've
paid
down
over
14
billion
dollars
of
debt
over
14
billion
dollars,
reducing
Debt
Service
cost
Madam
speaker
of
560
million
dollars
a
year
year
after
year
after
year,
funding
that
can
be
used
for
health
care
for
education
or
reinvestment
in
the
Heritage
savings
trust
fund.
B
AE
For
the
sake
of
argument,
let's
assume
that,
through
the
magic
of
wishing
that
this
government's
Pie
in
the
Sky
Revenue
projections
do
hold
true,
given
that
increasing
spending
could
only
further
Drive
inflation
and
given
that
albertans
are
already
struggling
with
the
rising
cost
of
groceries
and
heat
and
electricity
and
Fuel
and
virtually
every
other
consumer
product
again
to
the
Finance
Minister.
Why
are
you
budgeting
billions
of
new
and
inflationary
spending
rather
than
providing
broad-based
income
tax
relief
for
hard-working
Alberta
families.
U
Speaker
we
have
brought
taxes
down
in
this
province,
unlike
the
members
opposite
in
fact,
Madam
speaker
today,
albertans
have
a
20
billion
dollar
tax
advantage,
doing
business
and
operating
their
households
in
this
province
relative
to
the
next
lowest
tax
jurisdiction
in
Canada,
Madam
speaker
and
we're
committed
to
ensure
that
taxes
remain
low.
In
this
province,
Madam
speaker,
we've
brought
down
per
capita
spending
approximately
seven
hundred
dollars
per
person.
I
would
suggest
the
member
opposite,
consider
CPI
and
population
growth
and
take
a
look
as
an
economist
would
understand.
The
honorable
remember.
AF
The
federal
provincial
Child
Care
funding
agreement
was
signed
in
November
21
daycare
costs
were
cut
roughly
in
half,
while
I
recognized
this
effort.
It
is
critical
that
our
made
in
Alberta
plan
provides
fair
and
Equitable
inclusion
of
private
Child
Care
operators
based
on
our
province's
unique
mixed
market
system,
particularly
since
67
percent
of
child
care
centers,
are
privately
operated,
accounting
for
roughly
80
000
spaces
across
the
province.
Alberta
is
on
Pace
to
lose
over
8
000
for-profit
Child
Care
spaces
that
do
not
currently
qualify
for
funding
to
the
minister.
W
Minister
of
Municipal
Affairs,
thank
you
very
much.
Madam
speaker
I
am
always
proud
to
talk
about
our
government's
Child
Care
agreement,
where
we
worked
very
hard
to
make
sure
that
private
operators
70
percent
of
spaces,
that
the
members
opposite
the
NDP
were
going
to
leave
out
Madam
speaker,
we
fought
for
that.
We,
instead
of
picking
winners
and
losers.
AF
Member
for
Grand
Prairie-
thank
you,
madam
speaker,
and
to
the
minister
through
you
for
her
answer,
given
that
it
is
in
fact
International
women's
day
and
given
that
the
majority
of
private
Child
Care
operators
are
women,
entrepreneurs
and
further,
given
that
subsidies
will
be
extended
to
all
private
for-profit
daycares,
once
Alberta's
cost
control
framework
is
established
again
to
the
minister
of
children's
services.
Can
your
ministry
provide
a
specific
timeline
for
the
release
of
the
cost
control
framework
and
how
it
will
affect
these
private
operators?
Of
course,.
I
W
Honorable,
minister,
pretty
much
Madam
speakers
now
we
just
announced
this
cost
control
framework
with
the
federal
government
just
a
couple
of
months
ago.
Right
now,
our
government
is
engaging
with
operators
to
determine
the
details
of
what
that
is
going
to
look
like,
but
I
can
tell
this
house
Madam
speaker
that
it
will
be
implemented
in
2023-24.
We
will
continue
to
engage
with
child
care
operators.
We
need
to
hear
their
voices.
W
F
AF
Honorable
member
of
Grand
Prairie,
thank
you,
madam
speaker,
and
through
you
to
the
minister,
given
that
some
privately
operated
daycare
programs
in
my
constituency
of
Grand
Prairie
have
expressed
concerns
and
also
that
they
will
be
closing
as
soon
as
June
1st.
If
things
do
not
change
and
given
that
the
children
on
their
wait
list
will
now
wait
even
longer
for
the
flexible,
accessible
and
affordable
child
care
that
our
government
promised
not
to
mention
the
children
that
are
served
in
those
centers
that
may
be
closing
to
the
minister
of
children's
services.
AF
W
Humble,
minister
of
Municipal
Affairs,
thank
you
very
much
Madam
speaker
now.
A
number
of
those
questions
are
coming
because
under
the
NDP
Madam
speaker,
70
of
those
spaces
and
private
operators
were
completely
left
out.
That
happened
in
our
Province
over
to
the
West,
also
in
ADP
province
that
had
plans
to
phase
out
private
operators.
B
B
Yeah
yesterday
the
people
of
Alberta
were
subjected
to
watching
the
infrastructure.
Minister
explain
why
he
can't
build
infrastructure.
He
blamed
me.
He
blamed
cities,
he
blamed
some
doctors
even
blamed
pipelines.
That
was
a
new
one.
It
was
a
hot
mess
Express
and
an
embarrassing
mix
of
incompetence
and
flailing.
He
said
Les
Bridges
need
for
an
expanded.
Cardiac
Care
was
new
thing.
That's
funny!
Here's
a
report
that
I
will
Table
after
question
period
from
late
2018
on
the
topic
so
to
the
deputy
Premier.
B
AG
You,
madam
speaker,
very
happy
to
be
honest
with
all
albertans
and
share
with
them
that
the
NDP
in
2017
approved
a
number
in
their
budget
for
the
Edmonton
South
hospital
that
was
plucked
out
of
thin
air.
They
did
no
business
case.
They
have
no
details,
no
needs
assessment
and
no
functional
plan.
All
needed
steps
before
anything
could
be
designed
and
built
in
this
province.
AG
B
You,
given
that
yesterday,
the
infrastructure
Minister
claimed
that
2022
was
the
first
time
anyone
had
mentioned
the
expansion
of
Cardiac
Care
in
Lethbridge,
but
given
that
that
is
not
true,
what
the
minister
has
said
is
not
true
at
all,
given
that
our
government
committed
to
the
work
that
needed
to
be
done
to
move
this
forward
and
given
that
there's
public
record
of
that
backpack
to
2018
here's
another
article
that
I
will
table
it's
right
here,
Madam
speaker:
where
is
the
Deputy
Premier
getting
his
fax?
Why
doesn't
he
give
answers
based
in
reality.
AG
I
have
given
answers
based
in
reality,
I
talked
to
the
regional
director
of
Alberta
Health
Services
South,
not
until
2022
did
the
cath
lab
and
lethridge
become
a
capital
ask
of
Alberta
Health
Services.
Yes,
as
a
concept,
it
was
talked
about
from
20
on
18
onward,
but
until
Alberta
Health,
Services,
South
Zone
elevates
that
and
puts
it
on
the
capital
plan,
which
they
did
not
do
until
2022.
We
can't
act
upon
that.
B
AG
AG
Comes
on
the
list
in
2022,
I
have
been
advocating
with
the
minister
of
Health,
for
that
I've
had
many
conversations
with
him
and
he
works
through
the
chain
of
command
as
well,
elevating
it
from
the
Alberta
Health
Services
South
Zone
to
the
the
executive
leadership
team
of
Alberta
Health
Services
Edmonton
and
is
being
treated
with
every
serious
consideration
like
every
Capital
ask
we're
doing
the
job
properly
something
the
NDP
has
always
failed
to
do.
Yeah.
T
Yesterday
I
asked
the
minister
of
technology
and
Innovation
why
digital
media
tax
credit
was
not
in
the
budget.
He
said
they
need
to
do
an
economic
analysis
and
ensure
it's
good
value
for
taxpayers.
Of
course
we
need
to
spend
taxpayer
money
wisely,
but
Ontario,
BC
and
Quebec
all
think.
It's
good
value,
digital
Alberta,
the
industry
Association
for
digital
media
thinks
it's
a
good
idea
it's
year,
four,
why
hasn't
the
UCP
got
their
homework
done.
V
Speaker,
of
course,
cndp,
don't
care
about
proper
process
in
doing
homework?
That's
why
they're
over
there
and
we're
over
here,
Madam
speaker
I,
have
made
it
very
clear
to
all
of
our
stakeholders
in
this
space
and
I've,
made
it
very
clear
to
the
opposition
and
to
the
public
that
before
we
Implement
any
kind
of
a
proposal
to
give
tens
of
millions,
if
not
hundreds
of
millions
of
taxpayer
dollars
to
a
specific
industry,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
it
would
be
financially
responsible
and
in
the
best
interest
of
all
Alberta
taxpayers.
V
T
Given
that
today,
in
estimates
the
minister
said
he
needs
to
conduct
an
economic
analysis
before
moving
forward
on
a
digital
media
tax
credit
and
given
that
there
was
no
analysis
conducted
on
the
UCP
gambling
away,
1.3
billion
on
Donald
Trump's
re-election
or
tens
of
Millions
on
their
failed
war
room
and
given
that
we
have
not
yet
seen
any
analysis
around
the
ucp's
20
billion
dollar
giveaway
to
the
premier's
friends.
We
know
a
digital
media
tax
credit
will
support
our
economy.
Why
the
double
standard?
T
V
The
honorable,
the
minister
Madam
speaker,
I,
have
been
very
clear
about
what
our
plan
would
be,
as
it
relates
to
a
digital
media
tax
credit
concept.
But
what
I
want
to
point
all
members
of
this
assembly
to
is
the
fact
that
Alberta's
Tech
sector
is
on
fire.
We
are
seeing
record
levels
of
investment
coming
to
Alberta
without
a
tax
credit.
We
saw
729
million
dollars
last
year,
which
was
a
massive
increase
over
the
previous
year
and
an
exponential
increase
over
whatever
was
invested.
While
the
NEP
were
in
power.
V
V
Madam
speaker,
I
I,
don't
know
how
many
more
ways
to
say
it,
but
we
have
promised
you
all
burdens
that
if
we
are
going
to
bring
in
something
that
costs
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
over
the
next
number
of
years
that
it
has
to
be
done
responsibly,
the
NEP
State,
just
because
it's
done
somewhere
else
that
it's
a
responsible
use
of
taxpayer
dollars.
That
is
false.
That's
right!
V
We
need
to
do
the
economic
analysis
to
demonstrate
that
this
would
be
a
good
investment
for
every
Alberta
taxpayer,
not
just
for
the
folks
who
would
be
recipients
of
these
programs.
I
have
committed
that
we
will
do
that
homework
Madam
speaker
and
we
will
take
the
time
to
do
it
right
instead
of
rushing
blindly
in
and
throwing
taxpayer
Dollars
around,
as
the
ndpr
want
to
do.
B
Q
B
C
B
E
I
H
Leader,
thank
you
very
much,
Madam
speaker
Madam
speaker
at
205,
while
the
member
for
Calgary
Mountain
View
was
asking
questions.
The
member
from
Calgary
Hayes
was
heckling,
yelling,
shouting
booming
you're,
making
it
up
and
he
did
so
multiple
times.
I
waited
until
the
member's
question
was
fully
asked
before.
I
raised
this
point
of
order,
because
this
is
clearly
counter
to
23
H
inj,
as
well
as
the
practices
of
this
house
on
multiple
rulings,
including
November
16,
2021,
June,
11th
2020.
The
speakers
have
been
extremely
clear
that
shouting
you're
making
it
up
is
unparliamentary.
H
AH
Thank
you,
madam
speaker.
I
would
argue
that
this
is
not
a
point
of
order.
It
is
a
matter
of
debate
whether
or
not
what
the
member
opposite
was
saying
is
or
is
not
factual
is
for
the
people
to
decide
and
for
members
on
this
side
to
answer
those
questions.
I,
don't
find
this
a
point
of
order,
in
fact
some
might
agree.
In
fact,
many
might
agree
that
what
that
member
from
Calgary
Mountain
View
was
saying
was
in
fact
made
up
so
I
encourage
you.
AH
B
Honorable
members,
there
are
a
lot
of
notes
here,
a
lot
of
things
that
were
said
during
this
session.
I
was
hoping
on
International
women's
day.
Things
would
go
so
smoothly
for
your
Madam
speaker
here.
However,
here
we
are
I
did
not
hear
the
Heckle
in
question,
so
unfortunately,
I
could
not
make
a
ruling
as
such.
If
those
words
were
heckled.
There
has
been
previous
ruling
in
which
that
would
be
a
point
of
order
and
the
member
would
stand
up
and
apologize
in
this
chamber.
So
this
is
a
learning
opportunity.
B
AH
Thank
you,
madam
speaker.
I.
You
know
if
members
in
the
side
of
the
chamber
had
said
something
that
was
unparliamentary,
I
would
expect
they
would
apologize,
unlike
members
of
the
opposite,
who
do
things
that
are
in
parliamentary
and
don't
apologize,
they'll
beat
off
the
Record,
but
I
do
have
something
on
the
record
today,
Madam
speaker
at
the
point
noted
the
member
from
Edmonton
White
mud
in
what
was
a
preamble,
which
is
in
in
itself
a
point
of
order
said
the
following
and
I
do
have
the
benefit
of
the
Blues.
AH
H
Later
in
the
government
house,
leader
can
make
demands,
but
I'm
afraid
it
is
not
his
decision
and
I
would
argue
to
you.
This
is
not
a
point
of
order.
Madam
speaker,
the
member
did
not
say
the
minister
is
the
member
did
not
say
she
is
the
member
did
not
say
you
is
there.
You
are,
she
would
never
say
you
is,
madam
speaker,
that
was
that
was
my
error.
H
B
B
AH
Okay,
Madam
speaker
I,
don't
believe
that
the
explanation
you're
given
is
sufficient
with
all
due
respect.
I
feel
that
this
is
a
point
of
order,
and
while
the
member
from
Edmonton
White
mud
did
not
specifically
say
the
minister
of
health
or
the
minister
of
Education
or
you,
or
that
member
or
whatever
poor
language
that
was
used,
it
was
clearly
directed
at
the
minister
of
education
and
I
will
say.
It
was
in
the
middle
of
a
preamble.
B
My
apologies
honorable
member
13
2,
is
used
to
clarify
I
ask
for
clarification
of
the
speaker's
ruling.
I
did
provide
my
remarks
on
why
I
made
such
ruling
I
think
it
is
not
helpful
language
in
this
chamber.
It
wasn't
specifically
pointed
while
in
a
loose
way,
I
would
argue
that
it
is
and
it
will
not
be
tolerated
in
the
future
it.
B
You
can
just
just
Den
things
here.
Honorable
members,
the
daily
routine,
is
now
concluded
pursuant
to
standing
order,
59
the
assembly
Stan's
adjourned
until
tomorrow
afternoon,
at
1
30..
The
legislative
policy
committee
will
convene
this
afternoon
and
tomorrow
morning
for
the
consideration
of
main
estimates.
This
afternoon,
the
standing
committee
on
families
and
communities
will
continue.
Consideration
of
the
estimates
for
the
Ministry
of
Health
in
the
Rocky
Mountain
room
and
the
standing
committee
on
resource
stewardship
will
consider
the
estimates
for
the
Ministry
of
Agriculture
and
irrigation
in
the
grassland
room.