The following petitions were presented:

Mr. Schuler – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba request that the Minister responsible for Manitoba Hydro consider alternative routes for the additional 230KV and 500KV lines proposed for the RM of East St. Paul (N. Lutzer, M. Lutzer, D. Silven and others)

Mr. Pitura – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba request that the Premier of Manitoba consider reversing his decision to not support construction of an underpass at Kenaston and Wilkes (T. Barsalou, M. Lagace, A. Morissette and others)

Mr. Loewen – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba request that the Premier of Manitoba consider reversing his decision to not support construction of an underpass at Kenaston and Wilkes (N. Liebrecht, J. Novan, C. McCracken and others)

Mrs. Driedger – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba request that the Premier of Manitoba consider reversing his decision to not support construction of an underpass at Kenaston and Wilkes (S. Bednarek, R. Wray, S. Corrigan and others)

The following petitions were read and received:

Mr. Schuler – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba request that the Minister responsible for Manitoba Hydro consider alternative routes for the additional 230KV and 500KV lines proposed for the RM of East St. Paul (M. Teriaco, R. Cipriano, S. Wilson and others)

Mr. Pitura – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba request that the Premier of Manitoba consider reversing his decision to not support construction of an underpass at Kenaston and Wilkes (R. Haas, C. Polanski, D. Brown and others)

Mr. Loewen – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba request that the Premier of Manitoba consider reversing his decision to not support construction of an underpass at Kenaston and Wilkes (A. Juskow, V. Strong, J. Robert and others)

Mrs. Driedger – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba request that the Premier of Manitoba consider reversing his decision to not support construction of an underpass at Kenaston and Wilkes (T. Hartling, W. Sperry, W. Henselwood and others)

Mr. Santos, Vice-Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Rules of the House, presented its First Report, which was read as follows:

Your Committee met on May 14, 2001 in Room 255 of the Legislative Building to consider matters referred.

Amendments to the Rules, Orders and Forms of Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

Mr. SANTOS elected as Vice-Chairperson.

2.(1) The Assembly shall meet each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday that is not a holiday, unless otherwise ordered.

(2) The Assembly shall also not sit during the week in March designated by the Department of Education as "spring break" for the public school system.

2.3(a) The House shall sit in any one or more of the months of September, October, November or December for a minimum of twelve (12) sitting days, but the 12 sittings days shall not commence after December 1^st.

2.3(b) If a new session is commencing in the fall, the House shall be adjourned by the Speaker at the end of the first full week in December without the question being put, providing the Throne Speech has been passed, and the House shall stand adjourned until the call of the Speaker.

2.3(c) If the fall sittings are a continuation of an existing session, sub-rule 2.3(b) shall not apply.

2.3(d) The provisions of sub-rule 2.3(a) are not applicable for the First Session of the Legislature following a Provincial general election.

2.3(e) Notwithstanding sub-rule 43.(1), the Government House Leader can interrupt the debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne for up to three days, which need not be consecutive, to call government business. This rule does not affect the number of days of debate outlined in Rule 42.

3.(3) Except during the debates on the motion for an Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne and the Budget the House shall also sit on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. for Private Members' Business. On these days, the Speaker shall leave the Chair at 12:00 p.m. until 1:30 p.m.

3.(4.1) Once consideration of department estimates has begun, the Speaker shall adjourn the Thursday sitting on Friday at 12:30 p.m. to accommodate the sittings of the Committee of Supply on Friday morning.

3.(5) When the House is adjourned at 12:30 p.m. on Fridays during the debates on the motions for an Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne and the Budget or when the House is adjourned at 12:30 p.m. on Fridays during consideration of departmental estimates and at all other times on Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. it shall stand adjourned, unless otherwise ordered, until the following Monday.

22.(2) The order of business for the consideration by the House, day by day, after the daily routine and on Thursday mornings shall be as follows:

(a) Report Stage - Amendments

Government Bills – Concurrence and Third Readings, Second Readings

etc.

(b) Private Members' Business

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Thursday mornings.

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Private Bills

Public Bills

Orders for Return and Addresses for Papers

Private Members' Resolutions

11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Private Members' Resolutions

Orders for Return and Addresses for Papers

Public Bills

Private Bills

22.(3) Private Members' Business on Thursday mornings shall consist of two separate periods, each one considering a different category of Private Members' Business.

(f) for the Concurrence and Third Reading of a Bill.

60.(1) One day notice must be given of a motion:

(a) for leave to present a Bill, resolution or address; or

(b) for the appointment of any Committee; or

(c) for the placing of a written question on the Order Paper;

but this Rule does not apply to Bills after their introduction, or to Private Bills, or to the times of meeting or adjournment of the House.

60.(2) The notice of motion shall be

(a) filed with the Clerk before the daily adjournment hour of the House;

(b) printed in the Notice Paper two days after filing; and

(c) placed on the Order Paper for consideration on the day following the notice.

60.(2.1) Notwithstanding sub-rule (2), the notice of motion for leave to present a Bill shall be

(a) filed with the Clerk before the daily adjournment hour of the House;

(b) printed in the Notice Paper one day after filing; and

(c) placed on the Order Paper on the day following the notice.

 

60.(2.2) A notice of motion shall be filed with the Clerk at any time

(a) during the session prior to the daily adjournment hour of the House; and

(b) during an intersessional period until 12:00 p.m. two working days prior to the opening of a new session or the reconvening of an existing session.

60.(2.3) Notwithstanding sub-rule (2.2), a notice of motion for leave to present a Bill shall be filed with the Clerk at any time

(a) during the session prior to the daily adjournment hour of the House; and

(b) during an intersessional period until 12:00 p.m. one working day prior to the opening of a new session or the reconvening of an existing session.

60.(2.4) The notice of motion filed in accordance with sub-rules (2.2)(b) and (2.3)(b),

(a) in the case of the opening of the first session of a legislature, shall be printed in the Notice Paper on the third day of business; or

(b) in the case of the opening of a second or subsequent session, shall be printed in the Notice Paper on the second day of business; or

(c) in the case of reconvening of an existing session, shall be printed in the Notice Paper on the first day of business; and

(d) shall be placed on the Order Paper for consideration on the sitting day following the notice.

60.(2.5) Notwithstanding sub-rule (2.1), a notice of a motion filed on a Friday with the Clerk, prior to adjournment, shall be placed on the Notice Paper on the following Monday.

60.(3) Notwithstanding sub-rules (1) and (2)(c), two sitting days notice is required for a motion to be debated on an Opposition Day.

64.(2) A motion requiring notice shall be filed with the Clerk and, if approved by the Speaker, shall be reproduced as notice on the Notice Paper and shall be placed on the Order Paper as set out in accordance with Rule 60.

73.(1.1) The quorum for a Committee of the Whole House is 10 members. Notwithstanding, when the Committee of Supply is sitting on a Friday, there is no requirement to maintain a quorum.

74.(1) In each session, not more than 140 hours shall be allowed for the consideration of ways and means and supply resolutions respecting main, interim, capital and supplementary estimates and for the consideration in Committee of the Whole of the relevant Supply Bills.

75.(5) The Committee of Supply may sit on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays after Routine Proceedings, and shall sit on Fridays (continuation of Thursday's sittings) from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The sitting hours on Fridays may be varied by unanimous consent of the Committee of Supply, or a section thereof.

75.(6) Where the Committee of Supply sits on a Friday, and after the Committee rises, any motion except a motion to adjourn the House is out of order.

75.(12.1) Where the Committee of Supply, or a section of the Committee of Supply, is sitting on a Friday morning, no count out votes will be held.

75.(12.2) The Chairperson of the committee, or a section thereof, shall defer the vote on the motion until the next sitting of the Committee of Supply in the Chamber where such item will be the first order of business.

75.(12.3) During the consideration of estimates on Fridays, the estimates of a new department or entity shall not be commenced.

75.(13) The Chairperson of the Committee of Supply shall report to the House items passed during the consideration of interim, main and capital supply, and shall also report at the conclusion of the estimates process, all resolutions passed and the concurrence motion. The Chairperson shall report matters of privilege referred by the Committee as well as incidents of grave disorder.

75.(19) During consideration of departmental estimates, line items may be called for the purpose of asking questions or moving amendments, however there is no requirement to pass line items. Departmental resolutions must be called individually for passage.

83.(2) Substitutions to the membership of any standing Committee of the House must be provided in writing to the Clerk's Office by the Whips or Whip's designate of each recognized party.

83.(3) The Whips or Whip's designate of each recognized party must provide the name(s) of the Member(s) resigning from the Standing Committee and the name(s) of the replacement Member(s) 30 minutes prior to the commencement of the meeting.

83.(4) If the 30 minute filing requirement for committee substitutions has passed, the committee may fill the vacancy by a majority vote of the Committee. The Whip or Whip's designate, following the completion of the committee meeting must file official notification with the Clerk's Office of substitutions made during such meeting.

87. (2)

(a) Concurrence in a report of a Committee may be moved subsequently after the usual notice has been given.

(b) Concurrence in a report of a Committee respecting clause by clause consideration of a Bill shall be moved in conjunction with the Third Reading motion.

101.(4) Unless otherwise ordered by the House the Report stage of any Bill reported from any Standing or Special Committee shall not be taken into consideration prior to two sitting days following the presentation of the report of the Committee with respect thereto.

101.(6) Subject to sub-rule (8), no motion to amend, delete, insert or restore any clause or provision of a Bill shall be entertained on the consideration of the Report Stage of the Bill unless

(a) notice of the motion has been given to the Clerk two sitting days before the Order of the Day for consideration of the Report Stage of the Bill is to be listed on the Order Paper, and

(b) copies of the motion have been distributed in the House on the sitting day before the Order of the Day for consideration of the Report Stage of the Bill is to be listed on the Order Paper.

101.(13) A concurrence and third reading motion shall be put:

(a) where the proceedings at the report stage amendment stage on any bill have been concluded; or

(b) where it is listed on the order paper under "Concurrence and Third Reading" as set out in sub-rule 22.(2)(a)

(14) Pursuant to sub-rule 101.(13), debate on third reading may proceed.

101.(15) Two sitting days after a Bill has been reported from a Standing or Special Committee, and no amendment has been proposed at Report Stage, a motion "that the Bill as reported from the Standing or Special Committee, (as amended--if applicable), be concurred in and be now read for a Third Time and passed" may be moved.

102. Where the Order of the Day for Concurrence and Third Reading is called, any Member desiring to recommit the Bill shall move to discharge the Order and to recommit the Bill; and upon such a motion being resolved in the affirmative, the Member shall give notice of the instructions to be given, but those instructions shall not be taken into consideration before the next sitting of the House.

Your Committee recommends adoption of the following simplified language for Royal Assents:

Financial Bills

Speaker says: Your Honour, The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba asks Your Honour to accept the following Bills:

Clerk replies: In Her Majesty's name, the Lieutenant Governor thanks the Legislative Assembly, and assents to these Bills

Non-Financial Bills

Speaker says: Your Honour, At this sitting, the Legislative Assembly has passed certain Bills that I ask Your Honour to give assent to.

Clerk replies: In Her Majesty's name, His Honour assents to these Bills.

Your Committee recommends adoption of the following simplified language for Petitions:

TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA:

These are the reasons for this petition: (or: The background to this petition is as follows:)

We petition the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as follows:

TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA:

These are the reasons for this petition: [or: The background to this petition is as follows:]

 

1. Many LPNs have been eliminated from most acute care facilities in Manitoba, including the St. Boniface, Health Sciences Centre, Seven Oaks, Concordia and Victoria Hospitals.
2. The LPNs of this province are valuable members of the health care system, providing professional, competent, skilled and cost effective services.
3. Staffing cuts will only result in declining quality of health care and potentially tragic outcomes.
4. It will not be long before the negative results of this shortcut effort are realized - just as they were in Alberta.
5. The elimination of LPNs in Manitoba's health care facilities will lead to higher costs and poorer patient care.

We petition the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as follows:

1. We request the Minister of Health to consider stopping the elimination of LPNs from the staffing complement in our health care facilities.
2. We request the Minister of Health to recognize the value and dedicated service of LPNs across the province.

TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA:

These are the reasons for this petition: (or: The background to this petition is as follows:)

We petition the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as follows:

The private bill will do the following: (in the space below, describe the bill, state what it is intended to do and specify any exceptional provisions that the petitioner proposes to include in the bill)

_______________ _____________________________________________

Date Signature of the petitioner (or petitioner's lawyer)

_____________________________________________

Address of the petitioner (or petitioner's lawyer)

 

 

To the Lieutenant Governor in Council:

1. In accordance with section 25 of The Legislative Assembly Act, this is notice of a vacancy in the electoral division of _______________________ _____________________________________ (name of electoral division).
2. The member who is vacating the seat is: ___________________________
3. The reason for the vacancy is: ________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

4. We ask you to pass an Order-in-Council to fill the vacancy.

The two members of the Legislative Assembly giving this notice are:

____________________________ ____________________________

Signature of member Signature of member

I, _______________________________________________ (name of member) intend to resign my seat in the Legislative Assembly for the electoral division of _______________________________________ (name of electoral division).

________________ ___________________________________

Date Signature of the member

Two witnesses are needed:

____________________________ ___________________________________

Signature of first witness Signature of second witness

Your Committee agreed to amend the wording for resolving into the Committee of Supply to read: "I move that the House resolve into the Committee of Supply."

Your Committee agreed that the amendments to the Rules, Orders and Forms of Proceedings, would be in force until March 31, 2002, with the Rules Committee to meet prior to expiration of this period.

Your Committee agreed that the Clerk be authorized to re-number the Rules, Orders and Forms of Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly.

Your Committee agreed that the staff of the Clerk's Office be authorized to produce revised rules incorporating all amendments, additions and deletions.

Your Committee agreed that the amendments to the Rules, Orders and Forms of Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba would come into force on the day the report of the committee was concurred in the House.

On motion of Mr. Santos, the Report of the Committee was received.

Mr. Santos, Chairperson of the Committee of Supply, presented the Report of the Proceedings of the Committee of May 15, 2001 as follows:

The following Resolutions were adopted:

3.2 RESOLVED that there be granted to HER MAJESTY a sum not exceeding FORTY-EIGHT MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS for AGRICULTURE AND FOOD:

RISK MANAGEMENT AND INCOME SUPPORT

PROGRAMS $48,764,600.00

for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2002.

3.3 RESOLVED that there be granted to HER MAJESTY a sum not exceeding SIX MILLION, TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for AGRICULTURE AND FOOD:

MANITOBA AGRICULTURAL CREDIT

CORPORATION $6,284,100.00

for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2002.

12.1 RESOLVED that there be granted to HER MAJESTY a sum not exceeding SIX MILLION, TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS for CONSERVATION:

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE $6,223,600.00

for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2002.

17.1 RESOLVED that there be granted to HER MAJESTY a sum not exceeding FOUR MILLION, FORTY-NINE THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS for CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION:

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION $4,049,400.00

for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2002.

17.2 RESOLVED that there be granted to HER MAJESTY a sum not exceeding ONE HUNDRED ONE THOUSAND, ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION:

AMORTIZATION OF CAPITAL ASSETS $101,100.00

for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2002.

22.1 RESOLVED that there be granted to HER MAJESTY a sum not exceeding ONE MILLION, ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS for STATUS OF WOMEN:

STATUS OF WOMEN $1,189,700.00

for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2002.

22.2 RESOLVED that there be granted to HER MAJESTY a sum not exceeding TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS for STATUS OF WOMEN:

AMORTIZATION OF CAPITAL ASSETS $27,900.00

for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2002.

24.1 RESOLVED that there be granted to HER MAJESTY a sum not exceeding SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS for SENIORS DIRECTORATE:

SENIORS DIRECTORATE $768,800.00

for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2002.

24.2 RESOLVED that there be granted to HER MAJESTY a sum not exceeding EIGHTEEN THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS for SENIORS DIRECTORATE:

AMORTIZATION OF CAPITAL ASSETS $18,700.00

for the fiscal year ending the 31st day of March, 2002.

Resolutions were reported.

Report was received and the Committee of Supply obtained leave to sit again.

Hon. Mr. Selinger, the Minister of Finance made a statement regarding the release of the First Report on French Language Services for the period of 1999 to 2000,

Mr. Rocan and, by leave, Hon. Mr. Gerrard commented on the statement.

Hon. Mr. Mackintosh presented:

Annual Report of The Discriminatory Business Practices Act for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001.

(Sessional Paper No. 150)

Hon. Ms. Friesen presented:

Supplementary Information for Legislative Review 2001-2002 – Departmental Expenditure Estimates – Intergovernmental Affairs

(Sessional Paper No. 151)

By leave, Hon. Mr. Smith (Brandon West) introduced Bill (No. 26) – The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange Restructuring Act/Loi sur la réorganisation de la Bourse des marchandises de Winnipeg, and outlined the purposes thereof, it was read a First Time.

During Oral Questions, Mr. Laurendeau rose on a point of order regarding leader's latitude and indicated that the Honourable First Minister was provoking debate,

And Hon. Mr. Doer having spoken to the point of order,

WHEREUPON Mr. Speaker ruled there was no point of order,

From his decision, Mr. Laurendeau appealed to the House.

And the Question being put, "Shall the ruling of the Chair be sustained?". It was agreed to, on division.

Following Oral Questions, Mr. Speaker made the following ruling:

During Oral Questions on May 10, 2001, the Honourable Official Opposition House Leader raised a point of order concerning the comments spoken by the Honourable Minister of Health while responding to a question. The Honourable Official Opposition House Leader contended that the remarks were a personal attack against the Honourable Member for River Heights. The Honourable Government House Leader also spoke to the same point of order. I took the matter under advisement in order to peruse the record and to consult the procedural authorities.

On page 1618 of Hansard, the Honourable Minister of Health is recorded as saying "Mr. Speaker, this is far more complex than I think the Member opposite probably understands with respect to this particular issue." Based on these comments, I would rule that there is no point of order. The Honourable Minister of Health did not make a reference regarding the capability of the Honourable Member for River Heights to understand the issue but instead noted the complexity of the matter.

Pursuant to Rule 23(1), Messrs. Helwer, Aglugub, Penner (Emerson) and Jennissen and Hon. Mr. Gerrard made Members' Statements.

By leave, the House reverted to "Ministerial Statements and Tabling of Reports".

Hon. Mr. Selinger presented:

Supplementary Information for Legislative Review 2001-2002 – Departmental Expenditure Estimates – Enabling Appropriations and Other Appropriations.

(Sessional Paper No. 152)

Supplementary Information for Legislative Review 2001-2002 – Departmental Expenditure Estimates – Employee Pensions and Other Costs

(Sessional Paper No. 153)

By leave, Hon. Mr. Mackintosh moved:

THAT the First Report of the Standing Committee on the Rules of the House be concurred in.

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

By leave, it was agreed to waive Private Members' Business for Thursday, May 17, 2001 only.

By unanimous consent, it was agreed that Committee of Supply would not meet on Friday, May 18, 2001 only.

By unanimous consent, it was agreed that any Petitions filed during the session can be in either the new format as indicated in the new rules or the old format, with the understanding that for the next session, petitions should be in the new format.

By unanimous consent, it was agreed that the current motion "THAT Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair and the House resolve itself into a Committee to consider of Ways and Means for raising of the Supply to be granted to Her Majesty" be amended to read: "THAT the House resolve into a Committee of Ways and Means."

The House resolving into a Committee of Supply.

And the House continuing in Committee.

The House then adjourned at 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 17, 2001.

Hon. George Hickes,

Speaker.