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Votes and Proceedings Monday, April 28, 2003 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS No. 17FOURTH SESSION, THIRTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
PRAYERS 1:30 O'CLOCK P.M.
The following petitions were presented and read: Mr. Hawranik – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba to request that the Minister of Transportation and Government Services consider rebuilding and reconstructing the 14 kilometres of P.R. #304 to the south of PTH #11 at the earliest opportunity. (D. Gelinas, Y. Normandin, A. Farmer and others) Mr. Dyck – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba to request that the Minister of Family Services and Housing consider changes to the departmental policy that pays family members a reduced amount of money for room and board when they care for their special needs dependants at home versus the amount paid to a non-parental care provider outside the family home and to consider examining on a case-by-case basis the merits of paying family members to care for special needs dependants at home versus paying to institutionalize them. (J. Weir, S. Mott, D. Kent and others) Mr. Cummings – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba to request the Minister of Transportation and Government Services to consider the reduction or elimination of load limits on Highway 276 north of Ste. Rose to permit grain farmers to haul their grain to market using long-haul trucks and to consider upgrading Highway 276 to enable farmers to drive long-haul trucks on this highway and remain competitive. (G. Zamrykut, R. Zamrykut, B. Zamrykut and others) ______________________________ Hon. Ms. Barrett, the Minister of Labour and Immigration made a statement recognizing April 28th as the National Day of Mourning for those who have died in the workplace, Mr. Tweed and, by leave, Hon. Mr. Gerrard commented on the statement. ______________________________ On Motion of Hon. Mr. Mackintosh, Bill (No. 14) – The Improved Enforcement of Support Payments (Various Acts Amended) Act/Loi visant à faciliter la perception des paiements alimentaires (modification de diverses dispositions législatives), was read a First Time and had its purposes outlined. ______________________________ Pursuant to Rule 26(1), Ms. Allan, Messrs. Tweed, Struthers and Dyck and Ms. Korzeniowski made Members’ Statements. ______________________________
The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Mr. Selinger: THAT this House approves in general the budgetary policy of the government. And on the Proposed Amendment of Mr. Murray, THAT the motion be amended by deleting all the words after "House" and substituting the following: therefore regrets this Budget ignores the present and future needs of Manitobans by: (a) failing to offer any vision and to reflect the priorities of Manitobans; (b) failing to provide a long-term tax reduction strategy that addresses the fact that middle-income Manitobans are now, under the Doer government, the highest taxed west of New Brunswick and our business taxes are not competitive; (c) failing to provide a sustainable provincial spending plan by introducing a budget with a spending/tax cut ratio of 11 to 1; (d) failing to reimburse, as promised, the Fiscal Stabilization Fund of the $150 million "temporary transfer" taken in the 2001-02 fiscal year; (e) failing to provide a strategy to address the exodus of Manitobans to other provinces, an average of 12 Manitobans each day; (f) failing to address the challenges in health care, including: providing a cardiac care system that meets the needs of Manitobans in a timely fashion, ending hallway medicine within six months as promised, reducing waiting lists for tests and appointments; and recruiting and retaining health care professionals; and (g) failing to provide adequate supports to Manitoba's agricultural sector. As a consequence, the Government has thereby lost the confidence of this House and the people of Manitoba. And the debate continuing on the amendment, And Mr. Maloway, Mrs. Driedger, Messrs. Rondeau and Derkach, Hon. Mr. Sale and Mr. Helwer having spoken, The debate was allowed to remain open. ______________________________ The House then adjourned at 5:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 29, 2003. Hon. George Hickes, Speaker |
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