VOL. XLVII No. 24 - 10 a.m., FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1997

Friday, April 11, 1997

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA

Friday, April 11, 1997

The House met at 10 a.m.

PRAYERS

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

PRESENTING PETITIONS

Mobile Screening Unit for Mammograms

Ms. Rosann Wowchuk (Swan River): Madam Speaker, I beg to present the petition of Darlene Lyseyko, Pat Hrushka and Bonny Johanneson and others requesting that the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba request the Minister of Health (Mr. Praznik) to consider immediately establishing a mobile screening unit for mammograms to help women across the province detect breast cancer at the earliest possible opportunity.

PRESENTING REPORTS BY

STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

Committee of Supply

Mr. Marcel Laurendeau (Chairperson of the Committee of Supply): Madam Speaker, the Committee of Supply has considered certain resolutions, directs me to report progress and asks leave to sit again.

I move, seconded by the honourable member for Turtle Mountain (Mr. Tweed), that the report of the committee be received.

Motion agreed to.

Standing Committee on Public Utilities and Natural Resources

Third Report

Mr. Jack Penner (Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Public Utilities and Natural Resources): I beg to present the Third Report of the Committee of Public Utilities and Natural Resources.

I move, seconded by the honourable member for La Verendrye (Mr. Sveinson), that the report of the committee be received.

Mr. Clerk (William Remnant): Your Standing Committee on Public Utilities and Natural Resources presents the following as its Third Report.

An Honourable Member: Dispense.

Madam Speaker: Dispense.

Your Committee met on Thursday, April 20, 1997, at 10 a.m. in Room 255 of the Legislative Building to consider the Annual Reports of the Workers Compensation Board for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1995 and 1996 and the 1995 Five-Year Operating Plan, the 1996 Five-Year Operating Plan and the 1997 Five-Year Operating Plan of the Workers Compensation Board.

At that meeting your committee elected Mr. Tweed as its Vice-Chairperson.

Mr. Wally Fox-Decent, chairperson, and chief executive officer, Mr. George Davis, chief appeal commissioner, Mr. Alan Scramstad, corporate counsel, Mr. Sid Rogers, senior director, claims services, vocational rehabilitation, and Mr. Don Paul, senior director, claims services, vocational rehabilitation and Mr. Don Paul, senior director, claims services, adjudication, provided such information as was requested with respect to the Annual Reports and business of the Workers Compensation Board.

Your Committee has considered the Annual Reports of the Workers Compensation Board for the years ended December 31, 1994, and 1995, and the 1995 Five-Year Operating Plan of the Workers Compensation Board and has adopted the same as presented.

Madam Speaker: It has been moved by the honourable member for Emerson (Mr. Penner), seconded by the honourable member for La Verendrye (Mr. Sveinson), that the report of the committee be received. Agreed?

Some Honourable Members: Agreed.

Madam Speaker: Agreed and so ordered.

TABLING OF REPORTS

Hon. James Downey (Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism): Madam Speaker, I am pleased to table Supplementary Information for Legislative Review from the Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism for 1997-98, something positive for the member for Crescentwood (Mr. Sale) to read over the weekend.

Hon. Leonard Derkach (Minister of Rural Development): Madam Speaker, I would like to table the Supplementary Information for Legislative Review for the 1997-98 Departmental Expenditure Estimates for the Department of Rural Development.