The Fall Session
This current session of the Legislature promises to be pivotal in the development of our province. As we move from boom to bust, the need to provide oversight and alternative to the current government will grow stronger. The Stelmach government could not manage our province's finances in the good times - in this, the worst global recession since the 1930s, we cannot afford anything other than absolute focus and commitment to good government.
Below, you will find a sampling of statements I've made and exchanges I've been involved in on your behalf in the Alberta Legislature.
Below, you will find a sampling of statements I've made and exchanges I've been involved in on your behalf in the Alberta Legislature.
 Alberta Hansard Wednesday, April 21, 2010 | Question Period - Charitable Gaming Model Review
Mr. Hehr: Mr. Speaker, last fall this government dispatched three MLAs from the backbenches to canvass charitable organizations about possible changes to Alberta’s charitable gaming model, and they were supposed to deliver their final report by March 31.
Obviously, this deadline has come and gone. My question is for the Solicitor General. When will this report be tabled in the Assembly? After today we adjourn for five months. The Speaker: The hon. Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security. Mr. Oberle: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m . . .
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Alberta Hansard Tuesday, April 20, 2010 | Question Period - Electoral Boundaries Commission
The Speaker: Third Official Opposition main question. The hon. Member for Calgary-Buffalo.
Mr. Hehr: Mr. Speaker, this government has undermined the authority of Public Accounts, disparaged the office of the Auditor General, and is now submitting its own 200-page report to the Electoral Boundaries Commission. Clearly, in the name of transparency and accountability it was inappropriate for the government to present a position when it has no reason to do so other than blatant political interference. To the Premier: why did the government, which does not represent a . . .
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Alberta Hansard Tuesday, April 20, 2010 | Debate - Bill 7 - Electoral Statutes Amendment Act, 2010
The Deputy Chair: Do any other members wish to speak? The hon. Member for Calgary-Buffalo.
Mr. Hehr: Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I, too, would like to speak in favour of the amendment. I have listened intently to some of the members who have spoken on this as well as read their comments in Hansard. I, too, am of the belief that having fictitious names inserted into an electoral list leads to much more waste of time on behalf of individuals in campaigning and campaign teams and people who are hitting the phone banks when these processes are already difficult . . .
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Alberta Hansard Monday, April 19, 2010 | Question Period - Edmonton Remand Centre Admissions
Mr. Hehr: Mr. Speaker, last month the Solicitor General wisely reversed the decision to eliminate late-night admissions at the Edmonton Remand Centre and rely on police lock-up facilities to house offenders after an outcry from police and corrections personnel.
To the Solicitor General. You indicated mid-March that this issue would be resolved almost immediately. I’d like to know what solution has been reached after a month’s time. Mr. Oberle: Well, Mr. Speaker, no solution has been reached right at the moment, which is why we are still operating overnight . . .
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Alberta Hansard Wednesday, April 14, 2010 | Question Period - Legal Aid
The Speaker: Third Official Opposition main question. The hon. Member for Calgary-Buffalo.
Mr. Hehr: Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Justice minister was playing the role of the ostrich, burying her head in the sand but insisting that cuts to legal aid funding would not affect service delivery. Well, today the legal community is asking her to come up for air as these changes will deprive impoverished citizens of legal representation, and this will result in wrongful convictions, inappropriate sentencing, and unfair custody and access rights decisions. Accordingly, my . . .
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