By leave, it was agreed to waive Private Members’ Business for Thursday, May 2, 2002.

Hon. Mr. Chomiak moved:

THAT Bill (No. 10) – The Environment Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'environnement, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And a debate arising,

And Hon. Mr. Chomiak having spoken,

The debate was, on motion of Mr. Cummings, adjourned.

The House resumed the Interrupted Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Mackintosh:

THAT Bill (No. 8) – The Limitation of Actions Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur la prescription, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And Mrs. Smith (Fort Garry) having spoken,

And leave having been denied to have the matter remain in the name of Mr. Maguire,

And Hon. Mr. Mackintosh having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Ashton:

THAT Bill (No. 3) – The Highway Traffic Amendment and Summary Convictions Amendment Act/Loi modifiant le Code de la route et la Loi sur les poursuites sommaires, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And Messrs. Helwer and Faurschou, Hon. Mr. Gerrard, Messrs. Penner (Emerson) and Laurendeau having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Ms. Friesen:

THAT Bill (No. 7) – The Local Authorities Election Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'élection des autorités locales, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And Mr. Helwer having spoken,

And Mr. Maguire speaking at 12:00 p.m. The debate was allowed to remain in his name.

1:30 O’CLOCK P.M.

Hon. Ms. Barrett presented:

Annual Report of The Manitoba Labour Board for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001.

(Sessional Paper No. 126)

Annual Report of The Workers Compensation Board for the year ending December 31, 2001.

(Sessional Paper No. 127)

Five Year Plan for The Workers Compensation Board for the years 2002 to 2006.

(Sessional Paper No. 128)

Annual Report of the Appeal Commission of The Workers Compensation Board for the year ending December 31, 2001.

(Sessional Paper No. 129)

Hon. Ms. McGifford presented:

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation, Quarterly Report, Six Months, April 1, 2001 to September 30, 2001.

(Sessional Paper No. 130)

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation, Quarterly Report, Nine Months, April 1, 2001 to December 31, 2001.

(Sessional Paper No. 131)

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Hon. Mr. Sale for Hon. Mr. Selinger presented:

Supplementary Information for Legislative Review 2002-2003 – Departmental Expenditure Estimates – Manitoba Finance.

(Sessional Paper No. 132)

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By leave, Hon. Mr. Caldwell introduced Bill (No. 14) – The Public Schools Modernization Act (Public Schools Act Amended)/Loi sur la modernisation des écoles publiques (modification de la Loi sur les écoles publiques), and outlined the purposes thereof, it was read a First Time.

(Recommended by His Honour, the Lieutenant Governor)

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By leave, Hon. Mr. Mackintosh introduced Bill (No. 15) – The Fatal Accidents Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les accidents mortels, and outlined the purposes thereof, it was read a First Time.

Hon. Mr. Caldwell presented:

Message from His Honour, the Lieutenant Governor recommending the disposition of public revenue for Bill (No. 14).

(Sessional Paper No. 133)

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

During Oral Questions on April 29, 2002, the Honourable Official Opposition House Leader raised a point of order regarding comments concerning people taking medication that he attributed as being spoken by the Honourable Member for Transcona. The Honourable Premier also spoke to the same point of order. I took the matter under advisement in order to peruse Hansard.

On page 839 of Hansard, the words "Are you off your meds again" do appear, however the words are not attributed to any specific Member. Although the Honourable Official Opposition House Leader made reference to the words as being uttered by the Honourable Member for Transcona, the Honourable Member for Transcona did not state on the record whether he did or did not say the words in question. As I ruled on November 14, 2001, without a clear indication, either through identification in Hansard or by admission from a particular Member that the words in question were indeed spoken by that Member, it places the Speaker in a difficult position to rule on the language used.

I therefore cannot rule on whether there was or was not a point of order in this instance. I would, however, like to take this opportunity to remind all Members that we should be referring to each other in terms and language that are temperate and are worthy of this Chamber and the positions that we hold.

Mr. Reid voluntarily withdrew his remarks.

Pursuant to Rule 23(1), Messrs. Schellenberg and Helwer, Ms. Korzeniowski, Messrs. Penner (Steinbach) and Rondeau made Members’ Statements.

Hon. Mr. Doer moved:

THAT Bill (No. 9) – The Canadian Forces Personnel (Amendments Relating to Voting Rights and Driving Privileges) Act/Loi sur le personnel des Forces canadiennes (modifications relatives au droit de vote et aux privilèges rattachés à la conduite des véhicules), be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And a debate arising,

And Hon. Mr. Doer and Mr. Murray having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

The House resumed the Interrupted Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Ms. Friesen:

THAT Bill (No. 7) – The Local Authorities Election Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'élection des autorités locales, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And Messrs. Maguire, Penner (Emerson) and Faurschou having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Mackintosh:

THAT Bill (No. 6) – The Fortified Buildings Act/Loi sur les bâtiments fortifiés, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And leave having been denied to have the matter remain in the name of Mr. Dyck,

And Mrs. Smith (Fort Garry) and Hon. Mr. Gerrard having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

By leave, the House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Chomiak:

THAT Bill (No. 10) – The Environment Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'environnement, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And a debate arising,

And Mr. Cummings having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

The House resumed the Interrupted Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Mackintosh:

THAT Bill (No. 2) – The Security Management (Various Acts Amended) Act/Loi sur la gestion de la sécurité (modification de diverses dispositions législatives), be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

Prior to the debate, Mr. Speaker made the following statement:

I would like to advise the House of a matter in conjunction with Bill 2 that is listed as standing in the name of the former Member for Lac du Bonnet.

As Members may recall, the former Member for Lac du Bonnet was given the unlimited speaking designation by the Leader of the Official Opposition for Bill 2. The former Member for Lac du Bonnet did speak in the debate on the Bill on December 5, 2001, and did speak in excess of 40 minutes.

Given that the former Member for Lac du Bonnet has spoken in the debate and did speak for longer than 40 minutes, the unlimited speaking time for Bill 2 cannot be transferred to another Member, as rule 41(2) states, "The Leader of the Government, the Leader of the Opposition or a Leader of a Recognized Opposition Party may each designate one Member to speak in debate." One Member has been so designated. The unlimited speaking time cannot be transferred to another Member unless the House grants unanimous consent to waive the provision of Rule 41(2) pertaining to designation of one Member for the unlimited speaking time.

I am therefore directing that the name of the former Member for Lac du Bonnet be removed from the Order Paper in connection with Bill 2.

And leave having been denied to have the unlimited speaking time transferred to the new Member for Lac du Bonnet,

The debate was allowed, by leave, to remain in the name of Mrs. Smith (Fort Garry).

The House then adjourned at 3:53 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 6, 2002.

Hon. George Hickes,

Speaker.