38th Legislature 4th Session
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Safe Schools Manitoba

Codes of conduct

Bjornson, 894

Driedger, 894

Conservative party recommendations

Bjornson, 890

Mackintosh, 889-890

Stefanson, 889, 890

Staffing

Bjornson, 296-297

Derkach, 296-297

Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Amendment Act

[Bill 23]

1R

Mackintosh, 1135

2R

Altemeyer, 2758-2760

Chomiak, 2053-2054

Cullen, 2264-2266

Derkach, 2764-2766

Faurschou, 2266-2267, 2768-2769

Gerrard, 2252-2256

Goertzen, 2054-2055, 2247-2252, 2760-2762

Lamoureux, 2256-2261

Martindale, 2766-2768

Reimer, 2261-2264

Swan, 2762-2764

C/3R

Mackintosh, 3347

R/A, 3348

Safety

Bicycle safety, helmets for children

Irvin-Ross, 1798

Oswald, 1798-1799

Sale, Hon. Tim (Fort Rouge) N.D.P.

Alzheimer's Disease

Government strategy, 2562-2564

Budget (2006)

Health care spending, 1105-1106

Cancer

Access to drugs, 2423-2424

Breast cancer

Herceptin, funding approval, 1138-1139

Colorectal cancer

Avastin accessibility, 1536, 1537-1538

Screening program, 1537

Cancer care centre

Deloraine, 1760

Child and Family Services Division

Devolution process, 759

Information tabling request, 759

Climate Change Initiative

Agriculture, inclusion of, 893

Dental Association of Manitoba Act

[Bill 6]

2R, 314-315

Dental Association of Manitoba Act [Bill 6]

1R, 80

Dental Hygienists Act

[Bill 5]

2R, 310-313

Diabetes, prevention and treatment strategy, 326

Election (1999)

Campaign promises, 1705

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Diagnosis and treatment, 26

Public awareness strategy, 670

Government

Fiscal record, 1078

Health care

Bureaucracy, 2580, 3043-3044

Cardiac care, government initiatives, 1109

Eastern Manitoba (Eastman), 701, 1902

Emergency services and emergency rooms, 1548-1549, 1757, 2037-2038, 2418-2419, 3079-3080

Fiscal record, 1080

Mental health services

Accessibility, 125-126

Availability, 325

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, operating costs, 695-696, 702, 759-760, 762-764

Nurses

Employment, 1480

Pain clinic expansion, 2875-2876

Patient care and safety, accountability, 267-268

Pharmacare program

Auditor general's report, 1877

Deductible, 1979, 2036, 2038

Deductible increase, 1139

Protection of privacy, 2039

Wait times

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, 701

Health care, rural, 2018-2010

Access to services, 1761

CT (computed tomography) scanner, Brandon, 2719-2720

Emergency services and emergency rooms, 24, 1758-1759, 1760-1761, 1761-1762, 3044-3045

Gimli Hospital, 228

Interfacility transfer costs, 527-528, 949-951, 2200-2201

Patient transfer costs, 2720-2721

Wait times

CT (computed tomography) scanner, 2720

Health Department

Aboriginal Health, 2670

Advertising campaign, costs, 2678

Chronic disease initiative, 2670

Computed tomography (CT) scanner, Brandon, 2940-2941, 2943-2944

Conference Board of Canada wait times report, 2679-2681

Disaster Management, 3214

Drug Management Policy Unit, 2669

E-Health, 2669

Emergency rooms, 2670-2677, 2683-2684, 2933-2934, 3226-3227

Estimates debate, 2663-2686, 2930-2951, 3208-3228

Health access centres, 3221-3222

Health Action Centre, 2669

Health Council of Canada, 2684

Information technology, 2666-2669

North East Health Authority ambulance service, 3212

Nurse anesthetists, 2932

Nurse practitioners, numbers, 2930-2932

Nursing vacancies, 2941, 2948-2949, 3211-3212

Pain Clinic expansion, 3213-3214

Pharmacare, 3222-3223, 3225-3226, 3228

Physician Resource Coordination Office, 2669-2670

Physician shortage, 2944-2947

Portage District General Hospital, 3223-3224

Reporting of medical errors, 2685-2686

Smoking in Aboriginal casinos, 3208-3210

Specialist physician shortage, 2681-2682

Strategic Priorities Office, 3214

Swan River health centre, dialysis, 3219-3220

Swan River health centre, opthamology services, 3219

Transcona Access Centre, 3220

Wait time guarantees, 2934-2939

Women's health, 3217

Home care

Jurisdictional issues, 1043

Maples Surgical Centre

MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) scans, 583-585

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, 664-666

Partnership agreement, 198

Pediatric dental surgery, 298

Workers Compensation cases, 794

Matters of Privilege

Health care

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, operating costs, 762-764

Medical Amendment Act

[Bill 40]

1R, 2233

Ministerial Statements

World AIDS Day, 847-848

Oral Questions

Budget (2006)

Health care spending, 1105-1106

Cancer

Access to drugs, 2423-2424

Breast cancer

Herceptin, funding approval, 1138-1139

Cancer care centre

Deloraine, 1760

Colorectal cancer

Avastin accessibility, 1536, 1537-1538

Screening program, 1537

Child and Family Services Division

Devolution process, 759

Information tabling request, 759

Climate Change Initiative

Agriculture, inclusion of, 893

Diabetes, prevention and treatment strategy, 326

Election (1999)

Campaign promises, 1705

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Diagnosis and treatment, 26

Public awareness strategy, 670

Government

Fiscal record, 1078

Health care

Bureaucracy, 2580, 3043-3044

Cardiac care, government initiatives, 1109

Eastern Manitoba (Eastman), 701, 1902

Emergency services and emergency rooms, 1548-1549, 1757, 2037-2038, 2418-2419, 3079-3080

Fiscal record, 1080

Mental health services

Availability, 325

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, operating costs, 695-696, 702, 759-760

Nurses

Employment, 1480

Pain Clinic expansion, 2875-2876

Patient care and safety, accountability, 267-268

Pharmacare program

Auditor general's report, 1877

Deductible, 1979, 2036, 2038

Deductible increase, 1139

Protection of privacy, 2039

Private/public partnerships, 322-323

St. Boniface Hospital, funding, 2201

Transfer payments, 1757

Wait times

Beds, 3135-3137

Cataract surgery, 1758

Diagnostic testing, 3137-3138

Eye surgery, 1376-1377

Guarantees, 1794

Joint replacement surgery, 2717-2718, 2818

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, 701

Reduction, 1082, 1602-1603, 1603-1604

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Hospital privileges, 1502

Out-of-province testing, 265

Health care, rural

Access to services, 1761

CT (computed tomography) scanner, Brandon, 2719-2720

Emergency services and emergency rooms, 24, 1758, 1760-1761, 1761-1762, 3044-3045

Gimli Hospital, 228

Interfacility transfer costs, 527-528, 949-951, 2200-2201

Patient transfer costs, 2720-2721

Wait times

CT (computed tomography) scanner, 2720

Home care

Jurisdictional issues, 1043

Maples Surgical Centre

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, 664-666

Partnership agreement, 198

Pediatric dental surgery, 298

Workers Compensation cases, 794

Pediatric dental surgery

Wait list reduction, 45-46, 297-298

Physicians

Chief cardiologist, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Recruitment, 161-162

Emergency specialists

Medical school graduates, 3257

Recruitment and retention, 529-530, 2147-2148, 2148-2149, 2584, 3083-3084

Shortage

Emergency specialists, 2490, 3138-3139, 3256

Pathologists, 2985-2986

Western Manitoba (Westman), 457-458

Protection of Persons in Care report

Recommendations, 300

Raglan family

Apology request, 300

St. Adolphe Personal Care Home

Resident's safety, 1423-1425

Substance abuse and addictions

Government-funded injection kits, 123-124

Westman Regional Laboratory

Technologists, shortage, 2198-2200, 2986-2987, 3080-3081

Winter Heating Cost Control Act

Public consultations, 893

Workers Compensation Board

Investment decisions, 758

Workers Compensation cases

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, 698-700

Wuskwatim Dam

Project development agreement, 2421-2422

Pharmaceutical Act

[Bill 41]

1R, 2291

2R, 3146-3147

Physicians

Chief cardiologist, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Recruitment, 161-162

Emergency specialists

Medical school graduates, 3257

Recruitment and retention, 529-530, 2147-2148, 2148-2149, 2584, 3049, 3080-3084, 3083-3084

Shortage

Emergency specialists, 2490, 3138-3139, 3256

Pathologists, 2985-2986

Western Manitoba (Westman), 457-458

Private Members' Business

Health care, rural, 2018-2020

Private/public partnerships, 322-323

Protection of Persons in Care report

Recommendations, 300

Public Health Act

[Bill 21]

1R, 1033

2R, 2205-2206

Raglan family

Apology request, 300

St. Adolphe Personal Care Home

Resident's safety, 1423-1425

St. Boniface Hospital

Funding, 2201

Substance abuse and addictions

Government-funded injection kits, 123-124

Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act

[Bill 27]

1R, 1251

2R, 2826-2827

Transfer payments, 1757

Wait times

Beds, 3135-3137

Cataract surgery, 1758

Diagnostic testing, 3137-3138

Eye surgery, 1376-1377

Guarantees, 1794

Joint replacement surgery, 2717-2718, 2818

Pediatric dental surgery, 45-46, 297-298

Reduction, 1082, 1602-1603, 1603-1604

Westman Regional Laboratory

Technologists, shortage, 2198-2200, 2986-2987, 3080-3081

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Hospital privileges, 1502

Out-of-province testing, 265

Winter Heating Cost Control Act

Public consultations, 893

Workers Compensation Board

Investment decisions, 758

Workers Compensation cases

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, 698-700

World AIDS Day, 847-848

Wuskwatim Dam

Project development agreement, 2421-2422

Salter, Pam

Rocan, 1585-1586

Sanford Sabres

Taillieu, 859, 897

Santos, Conrad (Wellington) N.D.P.

Association of Former Manitoba MLAs Act

[Bill 300]

2R, 2178-2180

Budget debate, 1737-1740

Dental Hygienists Act

[Bill 5]

2R, 485-489

Eliason, Magnus

Tribute to, 501

Good Samaritan Act

[Bill 202]

2R, 636-637

Members' Statements

Eliason, Magnus

Tribute to, 501

Rossbrook House, 1509

Rules of the House, Standing Committee on

1st Report, 1007-1009

Throne Speech debate, 74-77, 90

Winter Heating Cost Control Act

[Bill 11]

2R, 599-602

Schellenberg, Harry (Rossmere) N.D.P.

Association of Former Manitoba MLAs Act

[Bill 300]

2R, 2177-2178

Dental Hygienists Act

[Bill 5]

2R, 426

Eastman Education Centre (Steinbach), 167

Free the Children Dinner, 2585-2586

Gunter, Allan, 1201

Highway Traffic Amendment Act

[Bill 208]

2R, 2555-2556

Members' Statements

Eastman Education Centre (Steinbach), 167

Free the Children Dinner, 2585-2586

Gunter, Allan, 1201

Mennonite Heritage Village, 858

Princess Margaret School, 1887

River East Collegiate Kodiaks, 1178

Siloam Mission, 466

Volunteer recognition month, 1378

Mennonite Heritage Village, 858

Princess Margaret School, 1887

River East Collegiate Kodiaks, 1178

Siloam Mission, 466

Throne Speech debate, 170-173

Volunteer recognition month, 1378

Winter Heating Cost Control Act

[Bill 11]

2R, 683-686

Schools, public

Employee safety

Bjornson, 890-891

Derkach, 890-891

Student safety

Bjornson, 886-887

Goertzen, 888-889

Mackintosh, 888-889

Murray, 886-887

Schuler, Ron (Springfield) P.C.

Architect and engineer organizations, 29

Co-operative agreement, 48, 200-201

Architects and Engineers Scope of Practice Dispute Settlement Act (Various Acts Amended)

[Bill 7]

2R, 407-409

Budget debate, 1846-1848

Crocus Investment Fund

Class-action lawsuit, 1976-1977

Public inquiry, 1667-1668

Dental Hygienists Act

[Bill 5]

2R, 337-339

Dowler, Tom

Canadian Auctioneer Champion, 2154

Economy - Manitoba

Employment creation, 231

Employment Standards Code review

Public hearings, 525-526

Energy

Alternative energy sources, wind power, 944-945

Energy, Science and Technology Department

East-West power grid, 2622

Estimates debate, 2616-2623

Ethanol production, 2617-2618

Kyoto Accord, 2616-2617, 2621-2622

St. Leon wind farm, 2619-2621

Fires Prevention and Emergency Response Act

[Bill 30]

2R, 2745-2747

Gaming

Social and economic impacts, 163, 321-322, 372-373

Highway Traffic Amendment Act

[Bill 208]

2R, 2556-2558

Kostyra, Eugene

Resignation request, 1937-1938

Labour and Immigration Department

Attracting immigrants, 2530

Budget increase, 2525

Departmental staffing, 2531

Estimates debate, 2523-2533

Immigration goals, 2527-2528

Office of the Fire Commissioner, 2532

Professional accreditation for immigrants, 2529

Resources for immigrants, 2528

Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act

[Bill 200]

2R, 735-736

Members' Statements

Architect and engineer organizations, 29

Dowler, Tom

Canadian Auctioneer Champion, 2154

Wachniak, Doraine, 2722

Oral Questions

Architect and engineer organizations

Co-operative agreement, 48, 200-201

Crocus Investment Fund

Class-action lawsuit, 1976-1977

Economy - Manitoba

Employment creation, 231

Employment Standards Code review

Public hearings, 525-526

Gaming

Social and economic impacts, 163, 321-322, 372-373

Kostyra, Eugene

Resignation request, 1937-1938

Winter Heating Cost Control Act

Justification, 495-496

Workers Compensation cases

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, 697-698

Petitions

Architect's Act, amendments, 15, 79, 117, 157, 195

Crocus Investment Fund. public inquiry, 1667-1668

Private Members' Business

Energy

Alternative energy sources, wind power, 944-945

Throne Speech debate, 90-93

Wachniak, Doraine, 2722

Winter Heating Cost Control Act

[Bill 11]

2R, 898-903

Justification, 495-496

Workers Compensation cases

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, 697-698

Securities Amendment Act

[Bill 17]

1R

Selinger, 581

2R

Faurschou, 998-1000

Lamoureux, 1067

Selinger, 687

C/3R

Mackintosh, 3346

R/A, 3348

Security guards. See Private Investigators and Security Guards Amendment Act

Security measures

House briefing

Doer, 2980-2981

McFadyen, 2980

Seizure and Impoundment Registry (2004-2006)

Report tabling

Mackintosh, 2574

Selinger, Hon. Gregory (St. Boniface) N.D.P.

Advanced Education and Training

Apprenticeship training, 1799

Appropriation Act

[Bill 44]

1R, 3284

2R, 3284

Budget, federal (2006)

Taxation, provincial, 1793

Budget (2006)

Debt increase, 1874

Economic initiatives, 1140-1141

Overspending, 1103-1104, 1107

Service fee increases, 1118-1119

Budget Address, 1085-1100

Budget debate, 1959-1965

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act

[Bill 42]

1R, 2977

2R, 3092-3094

Conférence ministérielle de la Francophonie, 2233-2234

Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Government Cheque Cashing Fees)

[Bill 24]

2R, 2504

Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Payday Loans)

[Bill 25]

1R, 1190

2R, 2505

Corporation Amendment Act

[Bill 16]

1R, 581

2R, 686-687

Crocus Investment Fund

Co-investment risk analysis, 1605-1606, 1623, 1653-1654, 1676-1677, 1699-1700

Government advisors, 1974-1976

Government handling of allegations, 1171-1172

GrowthWorks, 1521

Legal proceedings, costs of, 459

Minister's advisers, 1257-1258

Organized labour, relationship with, 2719

Public accounts committee, 1700-1701

Public inquiry, 84, 163-164, 460, 462, 1123-1124, 1124-1125, 1172, 1296-1297, 1623, 1702, 1703, 1722, 2150, 3142-3143

Reporting process, 1585

Shareholder compensation, 1472-1483

Superfund concept, 1449-1450, 1457

Economy - Manitoba

Business environment, 2716-2717

Business tax reform, 756-757

Employment opportunities, young Manitobans, 1831-1832

Federal equalization payments, 2776

Payment increase, 3045-3046

Growth comparison, 1651-1652

Growth strategy, 165, 203

Labour force, decline, 3260

Small business, 2197-2198

Tax competitiveness, 589, 624-625

Tax rates, 1755-1756

Election financing

Donations from unions, 24

Family Services and Housing, Minister of

Removal request, 1272

Finance Department

Aboriginal people in the workforce, 2331-2332

Adult education, upgrading for employment, 2084-2085

Alternative energy sources, 2099

Biotechnology industry, support for, 2344

Budgeting process, 2092-2093

Bureaucracy, 2061-2062, 2062-2063

Competitiveness, 2056-2057

Contribution to municipalities, 2089

Crocus Investment Fund, class action suit, 2342

Crocus Investment Fund, tax credits, 2345-2346

Debt financing, 2089

Employment standards, 2083-2084

Enforcing regulations, 2062

Environmental liabilities, 2339-2340

Estimates debate, 2055-2065, 2081-2101, 2329-2353

Federal equalization payments, 2347-2348

Fiscal Stabilization Fund, 2349-2350

GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles), 2090

GDP (gross domestic product) growth, 2100

Indo-Caribbean Cultural Association, use of government funds, 2345

Inflation, 2057

Information technology and consulting services expenses, 2340-2341

Interest rates, 2336-2337, 2350-2351

Job creation, 2091-2092

Land Titles Office, wait times for requests, 2353-2354

Landlord-tenancy issues, 2342-2343

Long-term tax reduction strategy, 2095-2098

Minimum wage, 2059, 2351

National Child Benefit, 2059-2060

New immigrants, educational resources, 2332-2333

North Star Fibre, sales tax assessment, 2333

OlyWest hog processing plant, potential costs, 2338-2339

Personal debt load, 2335-2336

Post-secondary education and employment, 2086-2087

Private sector, 2061

Retail industry, 2334-2335

Road construction budget, 2088, 2095

Tax auditing of businesses, 2333-2334

Taxes, 2056-2057, 2058, 2060, 2063-2064, 2081-2082, 2329-2331, 2340, 2352-2353

Taxes, gas sales, 2345, 2346

Taxes, tobacco sales, 2341-2342

Francophone ministers conference, 2233-2234

Government

Fiscal record, 1197-1198

Transfer payments to provinces, 1501

Government debt

Interest costs, 266-267

Government services

Fee increases, 1372-1373

Health care

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, operating costs, 696-697

Pharmacare program, deductible increase, 1139-1140

St. Boniface Hospital, funding, 2202

Interim Appropriation Act, 2006

[Bill 26]

1R, 1393

2R, 1393

Loan Act

[Bill 45]

1R, 3284

2R, 3284

Manitoba Finance

Supplementary Information for Legislative Review

2006-2007 departmental expenditure estimates, 1933

Manitoba Government Employees Union (MGEU)

Telephone survey, 1106-1107, 1121-1122, 1122

Manitoba Industrial Opportunities Program

Due diligence, 1547

Maple Leaf Distillers loan, 22

Matters of Privilege

Family Services and Housing, Minister of

Removal request, 1276-1277

Ministerial Statements

Conférence ministérielle de la Francophonie, 2233-2234

Francophone ministers conference, 2233-2234

Oral Questions

Advanced Education and Training

Apprenticeship training, 1799

Budget, federal (2006)

Taxation, provincial, 1793

Budget (2006)

Debt increase, 1874

Economic initiatives, 1140-1141

Overspending, 1103-1104, 1107

Service fee increases, 1118-1119

Crocus Investment Fund

Co-investment risk analysis, 1605-1606, 1623, 1653-1654, 1676-1677, 1699-1700

Government advisors, 1974-1976

Government handling of allegations, 1171-1172

GrowthWorks, 1521

Legal proceedings, costs of, 459

Minister's advisers, 1257-1258

Organized labour, relationship with, 2719

Public accounts committee, 1700-1701

Public inquiry, 84, 163-164, 460, 462, 1123-1124, 1124-1125, 1172, 1296-1297, 1623, 1702, 1703-1704, 1722, 2150, 3142-3143

Reporting process, 1585

Shareholder compensation, 1482-1483

Superfund concept, 1449-1450, 1457

Economy - Manitoba

Business environment, 2716-2717

Business tax reform, 756-757

Employment opportunities, young Manitobans, 1831-1832

Federal equalization payments, 2776

Payment increase, 3045-3046

Growth strategy, 165, 203

Labour force, decline, 3260

Provincial growth comparison, 1651-1652

Small business, 2197-2198

Tax competitiveness, 589, 624-625

Tax rates, 1755-1756

Election financing

Donations from unions, 24

Family Services and Housing, Minister of

Removal request, 1272

Government

Fiscal record, 1197-1198

Transfer payments to provinces, 1501

Government debt

Interest costs, 266-267

Government services

Fee increases, 1372-1373

Health care

MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, operating costs, 696-697

Pharmacare program, deductible increase, 1139-1140

St. Boniface Hospital, funding, 2202

Manitoba Government Employees Union (MGEU)

Telephone survey, 1106-1107, 1121-1122, 1122

Manitoba Industrial Opportunities Program

Due diligence, 1547

Maple Leaf Distillers loan, 22

Manitoba Securities Commission

Crocus Investment Fund, 1716-1717

Poverty rate

Reduction strategy, 669

Premier's conference

Equalization payments, 2814

Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act, 1475-1476

Introduction, 1702-1703

Private sector, 2874-2875

Protection for government employees, 2815-2816, 2874

Whistleblowing

Whistleblower legislation

Complaint process, 1941

Private sector, 1901, 1939

Protection for government employees, 2146-2147

Workers Compensation Board

Allegations of mismanagement, 1039, 1041

Investigation of allegations, 1476-1477

Personal Information Protection and Identity Theft Prevention Act

[Bill 207]

2R, 2270-2272

Poverty rate

Reduction strategy, 669

Premier's conference

Equalization payments, 2814

Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act, 1475-1476

[Bill 34]

1R, 1892

2R, 3072

Introduction, 1702-1703

Private sector, 2874-2875

Protection for government em