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Votes and Proceedings
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA
VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS SECOND SESSION, THIRTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
Prior to Routine Proceedings, Mr. Derkach rose on a Matter of Privilege and moved:
THAT this matter be investigated by the Speaker of the House and that the Speaker report back to this House on the specific passage and support by all parties of the ethanol legislation.
And Hon. Mr. Mackintosh having spoken.
WHEREUPON Mr. Speaker informed the House he would take the matter under advisement. ______________________________
Mr. Reimer, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented its Third Report, which was read as follows:
Meetings:
Your Committee met on the following occasions: · Monday, July 29, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. · Monday, October 27, 2003 at 1:30 p.m. · Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 1:30 p.m. · Monday, December 1, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. · Friday, December 5, 2003 at 10:00 p.m.
All meetings were held in Room 255 of the Legislative Building.
Matters under Consideration:
· Provincial Auditor's Report on Compliance and Special Audits for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001 · Public Accounts Volume 1 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 · Public Accounts Volume 2 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 · Public Accounts Volume 3 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002
· Auditor General's Report – Investigation of Missing Artifacts at the Anthropology Museum of the University of Winnipeg dated June, 2002 · Annual Report of the Operations of the Office of the Auditor General for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 · Auditor General's Report – Investigation of the Rural Municipality of St. Clements and Review of Municipal Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards in Manitoba dated September 2002 · Auditor General's Report – Value-for-Money Audit, Student Financial Assistance Program dated September 2002 · Provincial Auditor's Report – Investigation of an Adult Learning Centre ("The Program") in Morris-Macdonald School Division #19 dated September 2001 · Provincial Auditor's Report – An Examination of School Board Governance in Manitoba dated October 2000 · Provincial Auditor's Report – Value-for-Money-Audits dated December 2002 · Auditor General's Report – Performance Reporting in Annual Reports – Current Practices Among Crown Entities dated December 2002 · Auditor General's Report – Audit of the Public Accounts for the year ending March 31, 2002 · Public Accounts Volume 1 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 · Public Accounts Volume 2 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 · Public Accounts Volume 3 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 · Auditor General's Report – An Examination of RHA Governance in Manitoba dated January, 2003 · Auditor General's Report – Dakota Tipi Fist Nation Gaming Commission and First Nation Gaming Accountability in Manitoba dated March 2003
Committee Membership:
Substitutions made prior to the December 1, 2003 meeting: · Mr. Santos for Hon. Ms. Allan · Mr. Nevakshonoff for Mr. Schellenberg · Mr. Derkach for Mr. Maguire
Substitutions made during the December 1, 2003 meeting: · Mrs. Mitchelson for Mrs. Taillieu
Substitutions made prior to the December 5, 2003 meeting: · Mr. Aglugub for Mr. Dewar · Mr. Martindale for Mr. Nevakshonoff · Mrs. Taillieu for Mr. Derkach
Officials Speaking on Record: · Mr. Jon Singleton, Auditor General of Manitoba · Ms. Bonnie Lysyk, Deputy Auditor General and Chief Operating Officer
Reports Considered and Adopted:
Your Committee has considered and adopted the following reports as presented: · Auditor General's Report – Investigation of Missing Artifacts at the Anthropology Museum of the University of Winnipeg dated June, 2002 · Annual Report of the Operations of the Office of the Auditor General for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 · Auditor General's Report – Investigation of the Rural Municipality of St. Clements and Review of Municipal Financial Accounting and Reporting Standards in Manitoba dated September 2002 · Provincial Auditor's Report – An Examination of School Board Governance in Manitoba dated October 2000 · Provincial Auditor's Report – Value-for-Money-Audits dated December 2002 · Auditor General's Report – Performance Reporting in Annual Reports – Current Practices Among Crown Entities dated December 2002
Reports Considered but not Adopted:
Your Committee has considered the following reports but did not adopt them: · Provincial Auditor's Report on Compliance and Special Audits for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001 · Public Accounts Volume 1 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 · Public Accounts Volume 2 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 · Public Accounts Volume 3 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2002 · Auditor General's Report – Value-for-Money Audit, Student Financial Assistance Program dated September 2002 · Provincial Auditor's Report – Investigation of an Adult Learning Centre ("The Program") in Morris-Macdonald School Division #19 dated September 2001 · Auditor General's Report – Audit of the Public Accounts for the year ending March 31, 2002 · Public Accounts Volume 1 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 · Public Accounts Volume 2 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 · Public Accounts Volume 3 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003 · Auditor General's Report – An Examination of RHA Governance in Manitoba dated January, 2003 · Auditor General's Report – Dakota Tipi Fist Nation Gaming Commission and First Nation Gaming Accountability in Manitoba dated March 2003
On motion of Mr. Reimer, the Report of the Committee was received. ______________________________
Hon. Mr. Mackintosh presented:
Copy of Regulations filed under The Regulations Act, being Manitoba Regulations Nos. 89/2003 to 172/2003. (Sessional Paper No. 20) ______________________________
Hon. Mr. Sale presented:
Annual Report of the Economic Innovation and Technology Council for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2003. (Sessional Paper No. 21) ______________________________
On Motion of Hon. Mr. Rondeau Bill (No. 21) – The Non-Smokers Health Protection Act (Various Acts Amended)/Loi sur la protection de la santé des non-fumeurs (modification de diverses dispositions législatives), was read a First Time and had its purposes outlined. ______________________________
Pursuant to Rule 26(1), Messrs. Cummings and Martindale, Mrs. Rowat, Messrs. Jha and Dyck made Members’ Statements. ______________________________
The House resumed the Interrupted Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Lemieux:
THAT Bill (No. 12) – The Highways and Transportation Amendment and Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Trucking Productivity Improvement Fund)/Loi modifiant la Loi sur la voirie et le transport et le Code de la route (Fonds d'amélioration de la productivité de l'industrie du transport routier), be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.
And the debate continuing,
And Messrs. Cummings and Rocan having spoken,
The debate was, on motion of Mr. Dyck, adjourned. ______________________________
Hon. Mr. Mackintosh moved:
THAT Bill (No. 17) – The Domestic Violence and Stalking Prevention, Protection and Compensation Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur la violence familiale et la protection, la prévention et l'indemnisation en matière de harcèlement criminel, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.
And a debate arising,
And Hon. Mr. Mackintosh, Mr. Hawranik, Mrs. Rowat, Messrs. Faurschou, Goertzen and Dyck having spoken,
And Mr. Maguire speaking at 5:30 p.m. The debate was allowed to remain in his name. ______________________________
The House then adjourned at 5:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 3, 2004.
Hon. George Hickes, Speaker.
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