HOUSE INDEX - 4th Session - 40th Legislature
# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Dakota Collegiate. See Members' statements
Cost-sharing agreements
Ashton, 1660
Helwer, 1659-1660
Update
Ashton, 1510-1511
Helwer, 1510
Flood evacuees
Return to community
Gerrard, 2933
Robinson, 2933
David Suzuki Foundation. See Members' statements under Blue Dot Declaration
Davis, Stan. See Members' statements
Day of Pink Film Festival. See Members' statements
Daycare centres. See Child daycare centres; Public Schools Amendment Act (Protecting Child Care Space in Schools)
Daycare workers. See Child daycare workers
de Antonio, Matias. See Children in care
Government position
Blady, 2449-2450
Driedger, 2449-2450
Need for
Friesen, 2433
Gerrard, 2436-2437
Deer Lodge Community Centre. See Members' statements
Plan
Friesen, 135-136, 216-217, 300
Rowat, 541
Priority
Dewar, 637-638
Friesen, 637-638
Deficit, provincial. See also Resolutions
Balanced budget
Chomiak, 1277-1278
Eichler, 705
Friesen, 713-714, 1200-1201, 1277-1278
Pallister, 1672
Selinger, 1672
Debt servicing costs
Driedger, 618
Martin, 680
Pallister, 458, 511-512, 1674, 1676-1677
Pedersen, 2162
Piwniuk, 602
Rowat, 540
Selinger, 511-512, 711, 1674, 1676-1677
Smook, 663
Stefanson, 488
Wight, 524
Deficit projections
Friesen, 714, 1588, 2142, 2159
Gerrard, 572
Smook, 663
Front-line services, impact on
Cullen, 563
General comments
Ewasko, 1115
Government promise
Friesen, 421
Selinger, 421
Increase in
Cullen, 547
Driedger, 619
Pallister, 458
Smook, 2582
Interest costs
Cullen, 562-563
Helwer, 532-533
Piwniuk, 602
Manitoba's credit rating
Dewar, 1068
Friesen, 1068
Pallister, 995-997
Selinger, 996-997
Manitobans, cost to
Pallister, 2443-2445
Selinger, 2443-2445
Manitobans, impact on
Gerrard, 101-102
Pallister, 591
Refinancing
Dewar, 1068
Friesen, 1067-1068
Tax increases
Pedersen, 527
Dekalb Superspiel. See Members' statements
Delivery of Goods and Provision of Services in Winnipeg Outside the Perimeter Act (Bill 207)
1 R
Gaudreau, 368
2 R
Ewasko, 2305-2306
Gaudreau, 1357-1359
Pedersen, 1359-1361
Piwniuk, 2303-2304
Schuler, 2306-2307
Wishart, 1361-1362
Flood damage
Wishart, 2412
Dementia. See also First Link program; Manitoba's Framework for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias; P.I.E.C.E.S program
Home-care services
Dewar, 434
Support programs for
Crothers, 2705
Land settlement agreement
Briese, 2875
Robinson, 2875-2876
Denisenko, Carina. See also Public Schools Amendment Act (Pedestrian Safety at New Schools)
Northlands Parkway Collegiate
Ewasko, 351
Friesen, 347
Nutritional deficiencies
Gerrard, 2939
Gift store closure
Howard, 2109
Desjardins, Alison. See Members' statements
DesJardins, Danae. See Members' statements
Dewar, Hon. Greg (Selkirk) NDP
Aboriginal education
Federal funding, need for, 431
Accommodation Services
Assets, transfer of, 939, 1155
Departmental move, 1337
Staff, relocation of, 1158
Alzheimer's disease
Home-care services, 434
Amounts Paid or Payable to Members of the Assembly
Report March 31, 2015, 2211
Appropriation Act, The 2015 (Bill 46)
1 R, 3028
2 R, 3028
Balanced budget
Economic recovery period, 1331
Balanced Budget, Fiscal Management and Taxpayer Accountability Act
Ministerial salary reduction, 1330
Basic personal tax credit
Exemption increase, 554-555
T-slip penalty
Failure to report, 1226
Tax brackets
Provincial comparison, 513-514
Budget 2015
Address, 430-435
Credit rating, Manitoba, 997-998
Debate, 718-720
Summary forecast, 1468-1469
Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2015 (Bill 36)
1 R, 1713
2 R, 3029-3030
Cartier Regional Water Co-operative Expansion
CentrePort, 432
Chartered Professional Accountants Act (Bill 9)
1 R, 239
2 R, 388-389
C/3 R, 1956
Child daycare centres
New spaces, 432
City of Winnipeg
Funding to (Budget 2015), 432
Civil Service Superannuation Board
Actuarial valuation report 2013, 371
Climate change
Establishment of fund, 435
Committee of Supply
Concurrence motion, 3027-3028
Conference Board of Canada
Manitoba's economy, report, 1276-1277
Contracts, untendered
Approval process, 2448-2449
Craft beer industry, 435
Credit rating, Manitoba
Announcement
Finance Minister's response, 2445-2446, 2526-2527, 2591-2592
Budget speech 2015, 2689-2690
Debt servicing costs, 2346-2347
Government spending record, 2382-2383
Credit unions
Corporate tax rate exemption, 1059, 1062
Crown Corporations Council
Annual report, 2014, 1852
Deficit reduction, provincial
Priority, 637-638
Deficit, provincial
Balanced budget, 1200-1201, 1277
Debt servicing costs, 442-443, 2162
Manitoba's credit rating, 1068
Refinancing, 1068
Dementia
Home-care services, 434
Dominion Bond Rating Service
Risk assessment, 1160
Drought reduction strategy, 435
Economic growth rate, 1250-1251
Economy
Declining oil prices, 473-474, 1337-1338
Manitoba's outlook, 2151-2152
Education Property Tax Credit
Tax relief for seniors-government promise, 375
Education system
K-12, increased funding, 431
Employee Pensions and Other Costs
Supplementary Information for Legislative Review 2015-2016, 1466
Employment
Average weekly earnings, 430
Health and safety officers
Increase inspections, 434
Job growth record, 2153
Manitoba numbers, 719
Youth initiatives, 431
Expenditure growth targets, 699
Family Doctor Finder, 433
Farmland School Tax Rebate
Rebate cap, 2388
Women's eligibility, 2388
Fidelity Bonds, report on
Section 20 of The Public Officers Act, November 27, 2014, 173
Finance Department
Capital projects, 1156-1157
Central Services, 875-876
Employees, full time, 874, 938
Estimates
Opening statements, 868
Speakers, 872-880, 934-946, 1056-1069, 1155-1170, 1224-1232, 1330-1339
Expenditure forecasts, 1167-1168
Fines and recoveries, 1227
In-year adjustment lapse, 943-945
Independent administrator position, 942
Infrastructure fund, 945
Management and administration practices
Auditor General's recommendations, 2041-2042
Organization change, 879
Project manager position, 873
Salaries and benefits, 942
Special operating agencies, 1332
Staff hires (2014-2015), 877
Staff, introduction of, 871-872, 879
Summary reporting, 935-937, 940-941, 1162-1167
Supplementary Information for Legislative Review 2015-2016, 651
Departmental Expenditure Estimates, 651
Workforce reductions, 878
Firefighters
Rural recruitment, 3030
Tax credit for, 3030
First Peoples Economic Growth Fund, 432
Fiscal management
Debt servicing costs, 51, 52, 443-444
Government record, 592-593
Manitoba's credit rating
Government spending forecasts, 1717-1718
NDP spending record
Manitoba's credit rating, 442
Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Balance of, 1231
Forest fire prevention
New facility, 435
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Net debt, 2162
Highways and roads
Improvement projects, 432, 3030
Municipal improvements, 432
Home-care services
Alzheimer's patients, 434
Government initiatives, 433
Infrastructure
Amortization and interest, 946
Interim Appropriation Act, 2015 (Bill 44)
1 R, 2132
C/3 R, 2141-2144, 21412144
Appropriation amount, 2136-2138
Opening statements, 2135-2136
Speakers, 2136-2140
Investors Group Field
Loan amount, 3028-3029
Lake Winnipeg
Clean-up funding, 435
Liquor Mart Express
New locations, 435
Loan Act, The (Bill 47)
1 R, 3028
2 R, 3028-3029
Manitoba affordability
Saskatchewan comparison, 654-655
Manitoba Hydro
Aboriginal employees, 432
Rate increases
Manitoba's credit rating, 1026-1027
Metis Economic Development Fund, 432
Minimum wage
Increase in, 434
Moody's Investors Service
City of Winnipeg, 52
Credit rating concerns, 1158-1159, 1717, 2161
Financial performance rating, 51
Government spending record, 2382-2383
Municipalities
Funding to, 432
Oral Questions
Basic personal income tax
Need for exemption increase, 554-555
Budget 2015
Manitoba's credit rating, 997-998
Summary forecast, 1468-1469
Conference Board report
Manitoba's economy, 1276-1277
Credit rating announcement
Finance Minister's response, 2445-2446, 2526-2527, 2591-2592
Education Property Tax Credit
Tax relief for seniors-government promise, 375
Expenditure growth targets
Government record, 699
Farmland School Tax
Rebate cap, 2388
Women's eligibility, 2388
Fiscal management
Government record, 592-593
Front-line service provision
Debt servicing costs, 443-444
Hydro rate increases
Manitoba's credit rating, 1026-1027
Income and sales taxes
Impact on Manitobans, 1896-1897
Management and administration practices
Auditor General's recommendations, 2041-2042
Manitoba affordability
Saskatchewan comparison, 654-655
Manitoba economy
Declining oil prices, 473-474
Manitoba's credit rating
Budget speech 2015, 2689-2690
Debt servicing costs, 2346-2347
Government spending forecasts, 1717-1718
Government spending record, 2382-2383
Moody's Investors Service
City of Winnipeg debt, 52
Financial performance rating, 51
Manitoba's credit rating, 1717
NDP spending record
Manitoba's credit rating, 442
Personal income tax brackets
Provincial comparison, 513-514
Provincial deficit
Balanced budget, 1277
Balanced budget projection, 1200-1201
Debt servicing costs, 442-443
Reduction plan, 216-217
Reduction priority, 637-638
Reduction strategy, 136
Small-business tax
Threshold increase, 733-734
Tax Freedom Day
Manitoba tax rates, 1861-1862
Untendered contracts
Approval process, 2448-2449
Post-secondary education
Campus expansions, 431
Funding, 719
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Legislation, 434
Workers Compensation Board
Legislation, 434
Premier's Economic Advisory Council
Committee volunteers, 943
Primary Caregiver Tax Credit, 433, 719
Property Registry
Annual revenue, 1333
Provincial parks
Cottage-lot development, 2140
Upgrades to, 435
Provincial sales tax
Manitobans, impact on, 1896-1897
Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Act (Bill 208)
2 R, 2151-2153
Rent Assist increase, 720
Resolutions
Chronic deficits mean less for essential services, 2160-2162
Provincial government stifling Winnipeg economy, 2676-2677
Small business
Full-time positions, 2162
Tax rates, provincial comparison, 1333-1334
Tax threshold increase, 434, 733-734, 1056, 1251, 2676, 3030
Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit, 942
Sport Manitoba
Athlete development initiative, 435
Supplementary Loans and Guarantee Authority
Annual report March 31, 2015, 2625
Tax credits
Firefighters, 3030
Tax Freedom Day
Manitoba tax rates, 1861-1862
Tax increases
Tobacco revenues, 1229
Taxation
Corporate rate, 719, 1056-1058, 1060-1061
Tobacco
Illegal usage, revenues, 1229
Illegal usage, tax increases, 1229-1230
Revenue increase, 1228
Tourism industry
Development grant fund, 435
Traffic tickets
Photo radar revenues, 1224-1225
Université de Saint-Boniface
Career development services, expansion of, 431
Wages
Minimum wage increase, 434
Wetlands
Protection strategy fund, 435
Winnipeg Airports Authority
International flight expansion, 434
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Employer Advisers) (Bill 206)
2 R, 1250-1252
Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
Post-traumatic stress disorder legislation, 434
Youth
Employment initiatives, 431
Zebra mussel infestation
Funding commitment, 435
Insulin pumps, coverage for
Crothers, 2702
Graydon, 2702
Manitoba rates
Obesity link
Gerrard, 573-574
Dialysis. See Gimli Manitoba
Digital media. See Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit, Manitoba
Assiniboine River
Gerrard, 1780
Wishart, 1787-1788
Assiniboine Valley
Farmland, impact on
Martin, 1318
Nevakshonoff, 1318
Construction (Brandon)
Selinger, 311-312
Flooding (1997)
Z-dike construction
Briese, 1906
Kelsey, RM
Ashton, 1781
The Pas
Ashton, 1781
Disabilities, persons with. See also Community Living disABILITY Services; Members' statements; Petitions under Residential and vocational service organizations
EIA program
Irvin-Ross, 1049
Wishart, 1049
Employment opportunities
Martin, 1111
Services, funding for
Gerrard, 1535-1536
Special needs youth
Visit to SSCY Centre
Blady, 1206
Marcelino, Ted, 1206
Support workers
Wage enhancements
Irvin-Ross, 1039
Wishart, 1039
Supports Intensity Scale
Irvin-Ross, 1040
Wishart, 1040
Wage enhancements
Irvin-Ross, 1039
Wishart, 1039
Youth training
Federal funding
Gaudreau, 1112
Disaster alert system. See Alert Ready
Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA)
Flooding (2011)
Nevakshonoff, 113
Flooding (2014)
Piwniuk, 121-122
Funding
Kostyshyn, 625
Discriminatory Business Practices Act
Annual report 2013-2014
Allum, 134
Annual report 2015
Mackintosh, 2036
Distance education. See Post-secondary education
Divorce. See also Family Maintenance Amendment and Garnishment Amendment Act
Domestic violence
Pettersen, 1695
Diwali Mela. See Members' statements
Doctors. See Family Doctor Finder; Physicians and surgeons
New contract
Blady, 607
Divorce
Pettersen, 1695
Electronic monitoring
Goertzen, 2760
Mackintosh, 2760
Five-year reduction strategy
Lathlin, 1697
Risk assessment
Dewar, 1160
Friesen, 1160
Driedger, Myrna (Charleswood) PC
Aboriginal women
Air ambulance services
Delorme, Gerry, departure, 2469
Balanced budget
Legislation, changes to, 618
Birth Centre
Prenatal classes, funding, 1405
Breast cancer treatment
Service provision concerns, 2998-2999
Budget 2015
Debate, 616-621
Deficit concerns, 618
Cabinet ministers, former
Resignations, 233
CancerCare clinics
Prostate cancer treatment, 1966
CAT scans
Children's Hospital
Scanner, age of, 2543
Scanner, radiation levels, 2543
Radiation exposure study, 2010, 2542-2543
Centennial of Manitoba Women's Right to Vote Act (Bill 201)
1 R, 239
2 R, 767-769
C/3 R, 1977-1978
Children's Hospital
CT scanner
Age of, 2543
Radiation levels, 2540
Dedicated Stroke Unit, 235
Government position, 2449-2450
Need for, 2429-2431
Deficit, provincial
Debt servicing costs, 618
Increase in, 619
Eating disorders
Wait list, treatment, 618-619
École polytechnique, 371
Emergency room services
Delivery record, 728-729
Discharge practices, 1482-1483
Fast-track stream, 1413-1414, 2458
Government record, 1722
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority
Physician shortage, 321-322
Left-not-seen numbers, 838-839, 1484-1485
Nurse staffing levels, 1408-1409, 1491-1496, 1591
Provision record, 2218
Scheduled appointments, 1000-1001, 1487-1490, 1591
Vomiting policy, 1406-1408
Wait times, 53-54, 445-446, 475, 620
Wait times (Winnipeg), 1854-1855
Waiting room deaths, 1485
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Nurse vacancies, 1409-1410
Service provision targets, 1634-1636
Family services agencies
Budget 2015, 620
Flu shot
Nasal spray, children, 2468
Gimli Manitoba
Renal Health Unit
Access to dialysis services, 1997-1998
Grace Hospital
ER upgrade timeline, 1639-1643
Grievances, matters of
Nursing vacancies in the ER, 1591-1592
Health Sciences Centre
ER layout concerns, 1490-1491
Health-care facilities
Hospital discharge case concern
Siloam Mission placement, 1576
Health-care services
Acute-care beds, number of, 2459
Sustainability of funding, 2462-2468
Health, Healthy Living and Seniors Department
Estimates
Opening statements, 1403-1404
Speakers, 1403-1415, 1479-1496, 1627-1644, 2457-2470
Executive support staff, 1627-1633
Travel expenses, 1633
Home-care services
Access to services (case concern), 2906-2907
Private agencies, 2108
Private agency nurses, 2108
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority
ER physician shortages, 321-322
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Wait-list, reduction promise, 2272
Mammography, digital, 2541-2542
Manitoba Planning, Accountability and Enterprise Risk Management Council
Description of, 1413
Members' statements
Charleswood Rotary Club 30th anniversary, 2109-2110
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 103-104
International Day of the Midwife, 521
MS Awareness Month, 1208-1209
National Nursing Week, 661
Oak Park wins triple crown, 2278
Pembina Trails human rights project, 1280
Winnipeg Wednesdays, 1477
YM-YWCA Women of Distinction Awards, 599-600
Ministerial statements
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, 371-372
Nellie McClung Foundation, 1977-1978
General comments, 1977-1978, 2683
Nellies (award), 1978
Neurologists, retention of, 2430
Nursing profession
ER staffing levels, 1408-1409, 1491-1496, 1591
Fatigue concerns, 1495
Full and part-time positions, 2459, 2460
Home-care services
Private agencies, 2108
Overtime costs
Private agency nurses, 1935-1936
Vacancies, number of, 2462
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Overtime costs, 1898-1899
Vacancies, 1409-1410
Oral Questions
Access to dialysis services
Renal Health Unit (Gimli), 1997-1998
Access to family doctors
Government promise, 424
Breast cancer treatment
Service provision concerns, 2998-2999
Dedicated stroke unit
Government position, 2449-2450
Emergency rooms
Scheduled appointments, 1000-1001
ER services
Delivery record, 728-729
Government record, 1722
Provision record, 2218
Wait times, 53-54
ER services-physician shortage
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority, 321-322
ER wait times
Debt servicing costs, 445-446
Funding (Budget 2015), 475
Let-not-seen numbers, 838-839
Grace Hospital
ER wait times, 475
Health-care services
Heather Brenan case, 697
Home-care case concern
Access to services, 2906-2907
Home-care services
Private agency nurses, 2108
Hospital discharge case concern
Siloam Mission placement, 1576
MRI wait-list
Reduction promise, 2272
Non-confidence motion
Request for support, 177-178
Nursing overtime costs
Use of private agency nurses, 1935-1936
Paramedic Association of Manitoba
Consultations regarding self-regulation, 1203-1204
Paramedic profession
Self-regulation of service, 1029
Paramedic self-regulation
Consultation process, 1126
Firefighters union, 1271
Release of Advisory Council report, 1125
The Pas Health Clinic
Timing of opening, 2179-2180
Personal-care homes
Bed shortage, 2633-2634
STARS helicopter service
Contract tendering process, 218-219
Winnipeg ER services
Patient wait times, 1854-1855
Winnipeg regional Health Authority
Nursing overtime costs, 1898-1899
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Nursing overtime costs, 1898-1899
Paramedic Association of Manitoba
Self-regulation consultations, 1029, 1203-1204
Paramedic self-regulation
Consultation process, 1126
Firefighters union, 1271
General comments, 1029
Paramedic Association of Manitoba consultations, 1029, 1203-1204
Release of Advisory Council report, 1125
Paramedic services
Post-traumatic stress disorder, 969-970
The Pas Health Clinic
Timing of opening, 2179-2180
Personal-care homes
Bed shortage, 2633-2634
Need for, 620-623
Wait times for placement, 621
Petitions
Grace Hospital emergency room
Upgrade and expansion, 13-14, 47-48, 91-92, 132, 171-172, 209, 240, 278, 316-317, 369
Province-wide long-term care
Review need and increase spaces, 834-835, 902-903, 1018, 1119, 1197-1198, 1268-1269
Physicians and surgeons
CIHI report, 2469-2470
Family doctors, access to
Government promise, 424
Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority
Shortages, ER, 321-322
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Paramedic services, 969-970
Prenatal classes
Funding, 1405
Prostate cancer
CancerCare centres, 1966
Provincial sales tax increase
Caucus support for, 234
QuickCare clinics
Appointments, reason for, 1627
Radiation Protection Act (Bill 37)
2 R, 2540-2543
CAT scans
Radiation exposure study, 2010, 2538
Ionizing radiation equipment
Exposure limits, 2542
Location approval, 2541
Maintenance and quality assurance, 2541-2542
Radiation protection
Responsibility for, 2542
X-ray equipment
Installation updates, 2541
Renal Health Unit (Gimli)
Access to dialysis services, 1997-1998
Resolutions
Prioritizing the health and safety of Manitoba stroke victims, 2428-2431
Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS)
Contract tendering process, 218-219, 235
Patient transfers, number of, 218-219
Sinclair, Brian
Death of, 1592
Implementation of recommendations, 1485-1487
Inquiry recommendations
Individuals responsible for, 1410
Stroke
Manitoba numbers, 2429
Neurologists, retention of, 2430
Terry Fox Legacy Act, The (Bill 16)
C/3 R, 1965-1966
Throne Speech
Debate, 232-235
Non-confidence motion
Request for support, 177-178
United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg
Paramedic self-regulation, 1271
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
E-triage, 1481-1482
ER nurse vacancies, 1409-1410
ER targets, 1634-1636
Length of stay, 2466
Nursing overtime costs, 1898-1899
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Presumption re Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Amendments) (Bill 35)
2 R, 1920-1921
R/S Amdt
Clause 3 subsection 4(5.9), 2286-2287
Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Presumption re Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) (Bill 205)
1 R, 367-368
2 R, 969-970
X-rays
Equipment installation updates, 2541
Dewar, 435
Brandon and Thompson locations
Selinger, 180
Expansion of
Gerrard, 2853
Mackintosh, 2853
Future of
Intake suspension
Gerrard, 2853
Mackintosh, 2853
du Plooy, Dr. Johan. See Members' statements
Dueck, Cal. See Cal's Cage
Prevention initiatives
Nevakshonoff, 2715
Dyck, Brenda. See Members' statements