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Spring Session 2009
Follow Laurie's speeches in the Legislative Assembly, including responses to particular issues, tablings, petition submission, introduction to the Legislature, debates, and question period remarks.
- Question Period
- Bill Debates
- Budget Debates
- Introduction of Guests
- Motions and Procedural Matters
- Statements
- Tablings and Petitions
- Response to the Speech from the Throne
Question Period
- June 2, 2009 - Sour Gas Levels at Mildred Lake
- May 28, 2009 - Groundwater Monitoring
- May 27, 2009 - Energy Efficiency
- May 26, 2009 - Energy Efficiency Rebates
- May 14, 2009 - Groundwater Monitoring
- May 13, 2009 - Support for Community Sports Organizations
- May 12, 2009 - Definition of Sexuality
- May 11, 2009 - Air Quality
- May 7, 2009 - Religious Content in Education
- May 5, 2009 - Parental Choice in Education
- May 4, 2009 - Parental Choice in Education
- April 30, 2009 - Community Initiatives Program
- April 30, 2009 - Secondary Ticket Sales
- April 28, 2009 - Air Quality Monitoring
- April 27, 2009 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- April 23, 2009 - Condominium Management Contracts
- April 22, 2009 - Climate Change
- April 20, 2009 - Carbon Pricing Policy
- April 16, 2009 - Legislature Grounds Redevelopment
- April 15, 2009 - Public Education Exemptions
- April 14, 2009 - Gender Reassignment Surgery
- April 8, 2009 - Major Community Facilities Program
- April 8, 2009 - Environmental Monitoring and Evaluation
- April 7, 2009 - Elk Antler Velvet
- April 6, 2009 - Oil and Gas Industry Fracturing Chemicals
- April 6, 2009 - Waterfowl Deaths in Oil Sands Tailings Pond
- March 19, 2009 - Water Transfers
- March 18, 2009 - Water Management
- March 17, 2009 - Water Transfers
- March 17, 2009 - Lottery Grants
- March 16, 2009 - Intrabasin Water Transfers
- March 12, 2009 - Environmental Monitoring and Self-Reporting
- March 12, 2009 - Disclosure of Information on Environmental Charges
- March 11, 2009 - Groundwater Contamination near Calling Lake
- March 10, 2009 - Provincial Wetlands Policy
- March 9, 2009 - Oil Sands Area Groundwater Monitoring
- March 4, 2009 - Secondary Ticket Sales
- March 4, 2009 - Cleanup of Orphan Wells
- March 3, 2009 - Secondary Ticket Sales
- March 2, 2009 - Carbon Emissions Reduction
- February 19, 2009 - Primrose East Bitumen Spill
- February 18, 2009 - Turner Valley Gas Plant
- February 17, 2009 - Turner Valley Gas Plant
- February 17, 2009 - Oil Sands Development Strategy
- February 12, 2009 - Carbon Emissions Reduction
- February 11, 2009 - Swan Hills Treatment Centre
Bill Debates
- Bill 204: Provincial-Municipal Tax Sharing Act
- Bill 52: Health Information Amendment Act
- Bill 47: Appropriation Act
- Bill 45: Electoral Boundaries Commission Amendment Act
- Bill 44: Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Amendment Act
- Download the Complete Debate on Bill 44 (1 MB PDF)
- June 1, 2009 - Third Reading (Closure Motion)
- June 1, 2009 - Third Reading (Reasoned Amendment)
- June 1, 2009 - Third Reading
- May 26, 2009 - Amendment A3 (Add Gender Identity to Human Rights Act)
- May 26, 2009 - Amendment A2 (Add Aboriginal Heritage to Human Rights Act)
- May 26, 2009 - Amendment SA3 (Protect Schools from Costs of Human Rights Challenges)
- May 26, 2009 - Amendment SA2 (Reduce Scope of Parental Opt-Out Section)
- May 26, 2009 - Amendment SA1 (Remove Parental Opt-Out Section)
- May 26, 2009 - Government Amendment A1 (Change Wording of Parental Opt-Out Section)
- May 13, 2009 - Second Reading (Reasoned Amendment)
- May 6, 2009 - Second Reading
- Bill 43: Marketing of Agricultural Products Amendment Act
- Bill 42: Gaming and Liquor Amendment Act
- Bill 41: Protection of Persons in Care Act
- Bill 39: Tobacco Tax Amendment Act
- Bill 36: Alberta Land Stewardship Act
- Bill 33: Fiscal Responsibility Act
- Bill 32: Alberta Public Agencies Governance Act
- Bill 28: Energy Statutes Amendment Act
- Bill 27: Alberta Research and Innovation Act
- Bill 26: Wildlife Amendment Act
- Bill 25: Teachers' Pension Plans Amendment Act
- Bill 23: Municipal Government Amendment Act
- Bill 20: Civil Enforcement Amendment Act
- Bill 19: Land Assembly Project Area Act
- April 23, 2009 - Committee of the Whole
- April 21, 2009 - Committee of the Whole
- April 16, 2009 - Committee of the Whole
- Bill 18: TILMA Implementation Statutes Amendment Act
- April 9, 2009 - Third Reading
- March 18, 2009 - Committee of the Whole
- March 17, 2009 - Committee of the Whole
- March 11, 2009 - Second Reading
- Bill 16: Peace Officer Amendment Act
- Bill 14: Carbon Capture and Storage Funding Act
- Bill 10: Supportive Living Accommodation Licensing Act
- Bill 8: Feeder Associations Guarantee Act
- Bill 2: Lobbyists Amendment Act, 2009
Budget Debates
Introduction of Guests
- June 1, 2009 - Guests Watching Debate on Bill 44
- May 27, 2009 - Alberta Craft Council
- May 14, 2009 - Ken Thomas, Lorna Thomas and Kern Goretzky
- May 13, 2009 - Buffalo Gals
- May 12, 2009 - Julie Chartrand
- May 6, 2009 - Jordan Taft
- April 29, 2009 - Richard Engelhardt
- April 27, 2009 - Guests opposed to the elimination of the Wild Rose Foundation
- April 23, 2009 - Jon Hall
- April 16, 2009 - Adult Transition Learning Centre
- April 14, 2009 - Guests protesting the delisting of Gender Reassignment Surgery
- April 9, 2009 - Terra Ambassadors
- April 9, 2009 - J. Ryan Saunders
- March 19, 2009 - Guests marking World Water Day
- March 17, 2009 - NorQuest College Students
- March 12, 2009 - Minerva Senior Studies
- March 12, 2009 - Janet and Amber Edgerton
- March 2, 2009 - Tamara Gorzalka and David Streat
- March 2, 2009 - Laura Young and Zach Jeffries
- February 19, 2009 - Greater Edmonton Foundation: Housing for Seniors
- February 17, 2009 - Guests from Turner Valley-Black Diamond
Motions and Procedural Matters
- May 28, 2009 - Point of Order: Allegations Against a Member
- May 11, 2009 - Motion for a Return 25: Lottery Fund Grant Announcements
- May 7, 2009 - Request for Emergency Debate: Budget Debate Process
- May 7, 2009 - Point of Order: Insulting Language
- May 5, 2009 - Point of Order: Parliamentary Language
- April 27, 2009 - Motion 506: Ecological Integrity in Land Reclamation
- April 27, 2009 - Motion for a Return 24: Finance Department Hosting Expenditures
- April 27, 2009 - Point of Privilege: Obstructing a Member in Performance of Duty
- March 19, 2009 - Point of Privilege: Rights of the Assembly
- March 11, 2009 - Point of Order: Allegations Against a Member
- March 2, 2009 - Government Motion 5: Referral of Supplementary Estimates
- March 2, 2009 - Point of Order: Provocative Language
Statements
- May 27, 2009 - Cheongju International Craft Biennale
- May 14, 2009 - Catching My Breath
- May 13, 2009 - Buffalo Gals
- April 27, 2009 - Wild Rose Foundation
- March 19, 2009 - Water Management
- March 19, 2009 - International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- March 11, 2009 - Neighbourhood Revitalization Project
- February 19, 2009 - Greater Edmonton Foundation
- February 17, 2009 - Black History Month
Tablings and Petitions
- June 1, 2009 - Letters and emails opposing Bill 44
- May 26, 2009 - Letters and emails opposing Bill 44
- May 6, 2009 - Email from Leslie Carlyle raising concerns over Bill 44
- April 27, 2009 - Letter from Marjorie Russell opposing the delisting of chiropractic care
- April 16, 2009 - Report on constituent concerns
- March 18, 2009 - Letter from Claude and Eugenie Dube opposing increases in Blue Cross premiums
- March 17, 2009 - FOIP Documents concerning the administration of lottery grants
- March 2, 2009 - Letters from constituents on housing issues
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