Index to the First Session of the Thirty-Eighth Legislature

June 23, 2003 to November 19, 2003

 

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10th Transcona Scout Troop

Jha, 1221

2020: Manitoba's Transport Vision

Smith, 805

 

A

Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat

Agencies funded by

Lathlin, 786

Aboriginal and Northern Affairs Department

Estimates

Debate, 785-803

Speakers

Hawranik, 788-803

Lathlin, 785-803

Supplementary information tabling (2003-2004)

Lathlin, 59

Annual report tabling

Lathlin, 1435

Aboriginal casinos

Status

Doer, 314-316

Murray, 314-316

Aboriginal child and family services

Board members

Caldwell, 1231

General comments

Lathlin, 786

Transition

Caldwell, 1080-1082, 1177

Rowat, 1080-1082, 1177

Aboriginal Economic Resource Development Fund

Lathlin, 786

Aboriginal Education Directorate

McGifford, 964, 965-966

Mitchelson, 964, 965-966

Aboriginal hunting rights

Priority allocation rights

Ashton, 1093-1095

Goertzen, 1093-1095

Adjournment motion

Mackintosh, 57

Advanced Education and Training Department

Estimates

Debate, 960-969, 1021-1039

Speakers

McGifford, 960-969, 1021-1038

Mitchelson, 961-969, 1021-1039

Hydro Initiative

McGifford, 1021-1029

Mitchelson, 1021-1029

Policy and Planning

McGifford, 962-963, 966-967

Mitchelson, 962-963, 966-967

Staffing

McGifford, 963-964

Mitchelson, 963-964

Supplementary information tabling (2003-2004)

McGifford, 59

Advancing Age strategy

McGifford, 957

Advisory Council on the Status of Women

General comments

McGifford, 1060-1061

Membership

Lamoureux, 1069

McGifford, 1063, 1069

Rowat, 1063

Role/mandate

McGifford, 1062-1063

Rowat, 1062

Aerospace industry

Mihychuk, 597

Affordable Housing Initiative

Caldwell, 1073

Faurschou, 1272-1273

Selinger, 1273

Agassiz Youth Centre

Upgrades

Faurschou, 844

Smith, 844

Aglugub, Cris (The Maples) N.D.P.

Sarb Sanjha Dashmesh Tournament, 545

Agricultural Policy Framework. See also Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Advantages of

Penner, 211-216

Wowchuk, 212-216

Bilateral agreements

Gerrard, 425-427, 1391-1392

Penner, 427

Wowchuk, 425-428, 1391-1392

Cash advances

Gerrard, 158-159

Wowchuk, 158-159

Criteria for compensation

Penner, 1148

Wowchuk, 1148

Flow of funds

Penner, 290-291

Wowchuk, 290-291

General comments

Cummings, 749-750

Penner, 750

Selinger, 750

Wowchuk, 104

Premiums, costs of

Penner, 1148

Wowchuk, 1148

Signing of

Penner, 116-118

Wowchuk, 116-118

Agriculture and Food Department

Estimates

Debate, 103-124, 194-218, 290-309, 353-372, 419-434

Speakers

Cummings, 420-422

Eichler, 361-363

Faurschou, 216-218

Gerrard, 124, 425-426

Goertzen, 431-432

Jha, 114

Maguire, 298-309

Nevakshonoff, 429-431

Penner, 105-124, 194-216, 290-298, 353-361, 364-372, 419, 422-424, 427-429

Sale, 359

Wowchuk, 103-124, 194-218, 290-309, 353-372, 419-434

Annual report tabling

Wowchuk, 1435

Supplementary information tabling (2003-2004)

Wowchuk, 59-60

Agriculture and Food Minister

Misleading comments

Derkach, 534-535

Gerrard, 529-533

Mackintosh, 534

Resignation request

Cummings, 539

Doer, 158, 1376

Goertzen, 72-73

Maguire, 66

Penner, 63-64, 158, 395, 538, 1294, 1376

Wowchuk, 64, 66, 395, 538-539, 539-540, 1294-1295

Air ambulance service

Smith, 806

Airports. See Northern airports

Allan, Nancy (St. Vital) N.D.P.

Interprovincial migration, Manitoba statistics, 159

Manitoba Museum, Parklands/Mixed Woods Gallery, 1050-1051

St. Vital Agricultural Society, 160

Allende, Salvador

Maloway, 885-886

Altemeyer, Rob (Wolseley) N.D.P.

Spirit Park, 1377-1378

Westminster Children's Care Centre, 886-887

Alternative energy resources. See Ethanol production; Wind power

Ambulance service

Smith, 806

Ambulance service, rural. See also Stretcher services, rural Manitoba

Dispatching

Chomiak, 261

Goertzen, 260-261

General comments

Chomiak, 1418

Penner, 1418

APF. See Agricultural Policy Framework

Appropriation Act, 2003 (Main and Supplementary)

[Bill 5]

1R, Selinger, 1448

2R, Selinger, 1448

C/W, 1468

3R, 1469

R/A, Liba, 1476

Archaeological dig (Selkirk)

Martindale, 400-401

Art collection, government

Reimer, 954

Robinson, 954

Arthur V. Mauro student residence

Brick, 629-630

Arts Stabilization Manitoba Fund

Reimer, 953

Robinson, 953-954

Ashton, Hon. Steve (Thompson) N.D.P.

Aboriginal hunting rights, priority allocation rights, 1093-1095

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Culling strategy, 396

Disposal of animals, 1323-1325

Environmental impact, 1323-1325

Matter of Urgent Public Importance, 46-48

Conawapa dam, memorandum of understanding (Ontario), 1110-1111

Conservation Department

Estimates debate, 1085-1113

Annual report tabling, 1434

Initiatives, 1086-1089

Natural Resource Officers, 1105

Natural Resources emergency number, 1326-1327

Staffing, 1091, 1330

Supplementary information tabling (2003-2004), 247

Conservation Minister, responses to concerns, 1325-1326

Cottage lots, allocation of, 1110

Crown lands, report release, 542

Dominion Tanners, government assistance, 397

Electronic equipment, disposal of, 1098-1100

Environmental levies, 1100

Firearms registration, 1097

Flooding (1997), outstanding lawsuits, 1110

Immigration

Constituent concerns, 1331

Retention rates, 1188

J. R. Simplot plant, irrigation requirements, 1103-1105

Labour and Immigration Department

Estimates debate, 1181-1184, 1186-1194, 1239-1245

Annual report tabling, 1434

Deputy Minister, 1183

Supplementary information tabling (2003-2004), 535

Lake Winnipeg

Environmental recovery, 1048

Safe harbour, 1322-1323

Lake Winnipegosis, fish management, 1111, 1329-1330

Larters Golf Course, geese population, 1095-1097

Lowland National Park, 1112

Malinowski, Donald, motion of condolence for, 1495-1497

Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation, annual report tabling, 1292

Manitoba Hazardous Waste Management Corporation, annual report tabling, 619

Manitoba Product Stewardship Corporation, annual report tabling, 619

Manitoba Round Table for Sustainable Development, annual report tabling, 619

Manitoba Tire Stewardship Board, annual report tabling, 619

Mtis hunting rights, Supreme Court decision, 1091-1093

Motor Coach Industries, layoffs, 1183-1187

Nopiming Lodge, concerns over fish stock, 1325-1326

Office of the Fire Commissioner, annual report tabling, 1292

Oral Questions

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, culling strategy, 396

Crown lands, report release, 542

Dominion Tanners, government assistance, 397

Lake Winnipeg, environmental recovery, 1048

Pan Am Clinic, funding for expansion, 1439-1440, 1444, 1483

Provincial Nominee Program, preferential treatment, 542-543, 1300-1301

Red River Floodway expansion

Artificial flooding, compensation for, 1443-1444

Environmental assessment, 1217, 1444

Winnipeg (City), sewer upgrading, 1374

Workplace safety, government initiatives, 1049

Pan Am Clinic expansion, funding for, 1439-1440, 1444, 1483

Pembina River dam construction, 1101-1103

Pension legislation review, 1182, 1245

Protected Areas Initiative, 1111

Provincial Nominee Program, 1182

Preferential treatment, 542-543, 1189-1194, 1300-1301

Statistics, 1188

Work experience, 1241-1245, 1331-1332

Provincial parks, 1105-1108

Red River Floodway expansion

Artificial flooding, compensation for, 1443-1444

Environmental assessment, 1217, 1328-1329, 1444

Water levels, 1328

Resource Recovery Corporation, annual report tabling, 619

SAFE program, 1181-1182

Sunrise School Division, labour dispute, 1240

Sustainable Development Innovations Fund

Annual report tabling, 1434

Supplementary information tabling (2003-2004), 247

Sustainable Development, Manitoba Round Table for, annual report tabling, 619

Winnipeg (City), sewer upgrading, 1374

Workers Compensation Board, Pan Am Clinic funding, 1439-1440, 1444

Workplace safety

Government initiatives, 1049

Initiatives, 1181-1182

Assessment departments

Amalgamation

Reimer, 1018-1019

Wowchuk, 1018-1019

Assiniboine Regional Health Authority

Board appointments

Chomiak, 271-272

Rowat, 271-272

Governance structure

Chomiak, 280-281

Cummings, 280-281

Performance deliverables

Chomiak, 1406

Gerrard, 1406

Physician recruitment

Chomiak, 1407-1408

Gerrard, 1407-1408

Review

Chomiak, 626, 1357-1362, 1372-1373

Doer, 627

Gerrard, 626-627, 1470

Tweed, 1357-1362, 1371-1372

Strategic plan

Chomiak, 1406-1407, 1412

Gerrard, 1406-1407

Rowat, 1411-1412

Auditor General

An Examination of Le Collge de Saint-Boniface

Hickes, 59

McGifford, 1035-1037

Mitchelson, 1035-1037

Annual Report of the Operations of the Office

Hickes, 59

Report of an Investigation of Hecla Island Land and Property Transactions

Hickes, 59

Auto insurance rates

Provincial comparisons

Brick, 397

Mackintosh, 397

Automobile Injury Compensation Appeal Commission

Advocate's office

Faurschou, 1268-1269

Selinger, 1268-1269

Annual report tabling

Selinger, 1367

Claimant Advisor Office, budget for

Faurschou, 709-710

Selinger, 709-710

Autopac. See Auto insurance rates

 

B

BabyFirst program

Sale, 1233

Beef industry

Promotion and marketing

Eichler, 847

Mihychuk, 847-848

Bema Gold Corporation

Mihychuk, 598-599

Bilingual services. See French-language services

Bills

Appropriation Act, 2003 (Main and Supplementary) (Bill 5)

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill 3)

Interim Appropriation Act, 2003 (Bill 2)

Loan Act, 2003 (Bill 4)

Biotech industry

Eichler, 713-715

Mihychuk, 597, 713-715

Bison Commodities plant

Penner, 930

Bison industry

Assistance programs

Eichler, 1390

Wowchuk, 1391

General comments

Eichler, 399

Processing plant

Eichler, 848

Mihychuk, 848

Bjornson, Peter (Gimli) N.D.P.

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, 31-32

Islendingadagurinn, 256

Oral Questions

Rural Manitoba, government initiatives, 1375

Rural Manitoba, government initiatives, 1375

Throne Speech debate, 10-12

Volunteerism, 1219-1220

World Teachers' Day, 1445-1446

Blue Water Trail

Hawranik, 727-728

Boulet Brothers Concrete Ltd.

Rocan, 1220

Boundary Trails health care facility

Chomiak, 401

Dyck, 401

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. See also Matters of Grievance; Matters of Urgent Public Importance

Administrative costs of assistance programs

Penner, 115

Wowchuk, 115

Advertising campaign

Doer, 1044

Lemieux, 1044-1045

Maguire, 1044, 1373

Penner, 1398-1400

Wowchuk, 1373, 1398-1400

Agricultural Policy Framework

Cummings, 878

Penner, 359, 364-372, 422-424

Wowchuk, 364-371, 422-424, 878

Assistance programs

Cummings, 745-750, 1385-1387

Doer, 61-63, 224-228, 1426-1428

Eichler, 362-363, 607-608

Gerrard, 257-258

Goertzen, 155-156, 431-432

Loewen, 732-733, 755-756

Mihychuk, 607-608

Murray, 60-62, 224-228, 1426-1429

Nevakshonoff, 430-431

Penner, 106, 194-202, 353-361, 734-743, 752-754, 1150, 1400-1401

Selinger, 732-738, 753-754, 755-756

Tweed, 154-155, 256-257, 543

Wowchuk, 104, 154-155, 155-156, 195-202, 353-363, 543, 1150, 1385-1387, 1400-1401

Cash advance for producers

Chomiak, 541-542, 723

Cummings, 64-65, 160, 389-391, 539, 878-879

Doer, 136, 151-153, 247-249, 251-252, 254-255, 877-878, 1042-1044, 1292-1294, 1479-1480

Driedger, 541, 723

Eichler, 722-723

Gerrard, 68

Goertzen, 395

Lemieux, 251, 254, 1045

Loewen, 249-250, 536-537

Maguire, 721-722, 1001, 1045, 1055-1059

Mihychuk, 252-253

Mitchelson, 252-253

Murray, 136, 151-153, 247-249, 535-536, 877-878, 1041-1043, 1292-1293, 1478-1479

Penner, 107, 253-254, 394, 537-538, 1053-1055, 1379-1385, 1440-1441, 1480

Rowat, 540, 1043-1044, 1486

Schuler, 250-251

Selinger, 249-250, 536-537

Stefanson, 393

Taillieu, 394

Wowchuk, 64-65, 68, 389-391, 393, 394, 395, 535-536, 538, 539, 540-541, 721-723, 879, 1001, 1379-1385, 1441, 1480-1481, 1486-1487

Consumer confidence

Gerrard, 1276-1277

Selinger, 1276-1278

Culling strategy

Ashton, 396

Goertzen, 395-396

Wowchuk, 395

Disposal of animals

Ashton, 1323-1325

Goertzen, 1323-1325

Economic impact

Eichler, 72

Goertzen, 256

Environmental impact

Ashton, 1323-1325

Goertzen, 1323-1325

Exportsborder opening

Cummings, 1388

Penner, 1294

Wowchuk, 1294, 1388

Families, impact on

Caldwell, 67-68, 153-154, 397-398, 1082-1084

Chomiak, 398

Rowat, 67, 153-154, 397-398, 1082-1084

Feed assistance program

Eichler, 1389-1390

Penner, 111-114

Rowat, 1395-1396

Wowchuk, 112-114, 1389-1390, 1395-1396

General comments

Gerrard, 1469-1470

Interdepartmental committee

Lemieux, 680

Rowat, 680

Taillieu, 393

Wowchuk, 393

Meetings with Bush administration

Doer, 229

Murray, 229

Slaughter Compensation Program

Penner, 108-111

Wowchuk, 108-111

Status of Women, involvement of

McGifford, 1067

Rowat, 1067

Student financial assistance

McGifford, 1034

Mitchelson, 1034

Testing program, funding for

Doer, 727

Gerrard, 726-727

Selinger, 726

Wowchuk, 727

Bramwell, Gill

Driedger, 1154-1155

Brandon University

Balanced budget

McGifford, 1035

Mitchelson, 1034-1035

Brick, Marilyn (St. Norbert) N.D.P.

Arthur V. Mauro student residence, 629-630

Auto insurance rates, provincial comparisons, 397

Oral Questions

Auto insurance rates, provincial comparisons, 397

St. Norbert Behavioural Health Foundation, 1154

Throne Speech debate, 12-13

Bridging Generations Initiative

Wowchuk, 103

Brokenhead First Nation

Cottage lots, development of

Hawranik, 801-802

Lathlin, 801-802

Brunkild Centennial

Taillieu, 160-161, 162

BSE. See Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Budget

Economic forecast

Gerrard, 1336

Loewen, 1334-1335

Selinger, 1335-1336

Reinstatement of

Mackintosh, 15

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2003

[Bill 3]

1R, Selinger, 1210

2R, Selinger, 1448-1449

C/W, 1468

3R

Doer, 1473-1474

Gerrard, 1469-1471

Murray, 1471-1473

R/A

Liba, 1476

Builder Bonds

Loewen, 584-586

Selinger, 585-586

Building Independence initiative

Caldwell, 1072-1073

Bus manufacturing industry

Mihychuk, 597

Business Start Program

Eichler, 603

Mihychuk, 603, 711-712

Business subsidies

Gerrard, 696, 697-698

Selinger, 696, 697-698

 

C

CAIS. See Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization

Caldwell, Hon. Drew (Brandon East) N.D.P.

Aboriginal child and family services

Board members, 1231

Transition, 1080-1082, 1177

Affordable Housing Initiative, 1073

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, 43

Families, impact on, 67-68, 153-154, 397-398, 1082-1084

Building Independence initiative, 1072-1073

Child and family services system, 1074-1075

Children in care, 1174-1175

Child care programs, 1075, 1150

Child prostitution, reduction strategy, 1176-1177

Children's Advocate, 1080

Resources, 1173-1174

Council on Post-Secondary Education, annual report tabling, 1435

Disabilities Issues Office, role/mandate, 1078

Disabilities, persons with, services for, 1073-1074

Family Services and Housing Department

Estimates debate, 1070-1085, 1169-1181, 1231-1232

Annual report tabling, 1435

Information tabling, 1231

Initiatives, 1071-1076

Staffing, 1077

Supplementary information tabling (2003-2004), 247

Gateway Resources, per diems, 1177-1178

Gilbert Park, management of, 1171-1172

Healthy Child Manitoba, 1075

Annual report tabling, 1435

Family Services Department, role of, 1084-1085

Housing, low-income, 1172

Income Assistance, National Child Benefit, 1072

Intoxicated youth, holding facility, 1079-1080

Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation

Portfolio, 1179-1180

Qualico agreement, 1170

Reserve fund, 1085-1086

Vacancy rate, 1180

Mtis child and family services

Board members, 1231

Transition, 1080-1082, 1177

National Child Benefit, 1072

Neighbourhood Housing Assistance program, 1073

Neighbourhoods Alive!, Family Services Department, role of, 1085

Oak Tree Towers, senior facility, 1181

Oral Questions

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, families, impact on, 67-68, 153-154, 397-398

Child care programs, government initiatives, 1150

Respite services, resources, 1078

Rolling Dale Enterprises Inc., 1079

Rural hospitals, closure of

Matters of Urgent Public Importance, 643-645

Shelter Allowances for Family Renters, 1171

Social Planning Council, 1079

Social Services Appeal Board, annual report tabling, 1435

Social services, integrated service delivery, 1076

University of Manitoba, annual report tabling, 1435

Zelana Towers, rent arrears, 1180-1181

Canada Foodgrains Bank

Taillieu, 544-545

Canada-Manitoba Business Service Centre

Mihychuk, 598

Canada/Manitoba Economic Development Partnership Agreement

Annual report tabling

Wowchuk, 1435

Canada/Manitoba Infrastructure Program

Annual report tabling

Wowchuk,