Hansard: Index

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

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Sabourin, Karine. See Members' statements

Safe Suite Program

Seniors, abusive relationships

Crothers, 1827

SAFE Work Manitoba

General comments

Braun, 2226

Injury and illness prevention

Bjornson, 1253-1254

Braun, 1245

SAFE Workers of Tomorrow. See Members' statements under National Day of Mourning

Safer Roads Act (Drivers and Vehicles Act and Highway Traffic Act Amended) (Bill 34)

1 R

Mackintosh, 1567-1568

2 R

Gerrard, 1887-1888

Goertzen, 2248-2249

Mackintosh, 1886-1887

Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development

C/3 R

Gerrard, 2358-2359

Goertzen, 2355-2358

Graydon, 2359-2360

R/A

Filmon, 3040

Safety officers. See Community safety officers; Police Services Amendment Act (First Nation Safety Officers)

Sagkeeng First Nation

Circle of caring

Irvin-Ross, 922

Salisbury Morse Place. See Members' statements

Same sex families

Legal protections

Gaudreau, 1692

Howard, 1704

Same sex marriage

Swan, 1700

San Gold

Bankruptcy of

Chomiak, 2917-2918

Ewasko, 2917

Job losses

Ewasko, 579

Mine closure

Ewasko, 579

Sanchez-Morales, Marcella. See Members' statements under Kildonan East Students at Skills Canada

Sansome School. See Members' statements

Sara Riel housing project

Selinger, 35

Saran, Hon. Mohinder (The Maples) NDP

Affordable housing, 677

Funding for, 555

Asdum Park

Close Commons art project, 2522

Bed bugs

Manitoba Housing, 1322-1323

Pest control licensing, 1322-1323

Bell Hotel

Homeless, housing for

Annual operating costs, 1327

Boarding houses

Upgrading programs, 1329

Budget 2015

Debate, 674-677

BUILD program

Renovation projects, number of, 1325

Use of program, decline in, 1325

Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

Affordable housing cuts (federal), 1327-1328

Career Development Initiative, 676

City of Winnipeg

Emergency shelters, funding, 1327

Early Learning and Child Care

Five-year plan, 677

Education Property Tax Credit

Tax relief for seniors, 2084

Education system

Investments in, 676

Employment

Youth job strategy, 676

Employment and Income Assistance Program

Health plan, 677

Granny suits, 1222-1223, 1328

Homelessness

Emergency shelters, funding, 1327

HOMEWorks!, 555

Housing and Community Development Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 1217-1218

Speakers, 1217-1223, 1321-1330, 1399

Supplementary Information for Legislative Review 2015-2016, 1121

Housing co-operatives, new, 1326

Manitoba Housing

Applications, wait list increase, 555-556

Bed bug problem, 1322-1323

Empty units, demolition of, 1329

Rental housing construction, tax credits, 1399

Repair timeline, 1329

Units, number completed, 1321-1322

Units, total number of, 1219

Vacancy rates, 1219

Members' statements

Close Commons public art project, 2522

Global Awareness Group, 1863-1864

Henteleff, Saul, 1624

Philippine Consular Heritage of Manitoba, 2009-2010

Wayfinders Mentoring Program, 1319-1320

Mental health care, youth

Multi-year strategy, 675

Old Grace housing project

Funding agreement, 2910

Oral Questions

Manitoba Housing applications

Waiting list increase, 555-556

Old Grace housing project

Funding agreement, 2910

Social housing units

Applicant wait times, 2634-2635

University of Winnipeg campus

New student housing complex, 2044

Post-secondary education

Operating grants, 676

Prevention of Interpersonal and Family Violence Through Education Act (Pubic Schools Act and Education Administration Act Amended) (Bill 215)

2 R, 2657

Consultation with stakeholders, 2657

Primary Caregiver Tax Credit, 676

Princess Towers project update, 1327

Provincial sales tax increase

Seniors, impact on, 2083-2084

QuickCare clinics

New locations, 675

Rent Assist increase, 675

Rental properties

Manitoba Housing

Construction tax credits, 1399

Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Bill 210)

2 R, 2570

Resolutions

Calling on the Federal government to work with Manitoba, 2575

Chronic deficits mean less for essential services, 2168

Rewarding Work

EIA health plan, 677

Rural Homeownership Program

First Nations, 1324-1325

Number of properties sold, 1323-1324

Property assessments, 1324

Vacancies, 1324

Seniors' Rights and Elder Abuse Protection Act (Bill 213)

2 R, 2083-2084

Seniors' School Tax Rebate, 676

Social housing

Applicant wait times, 2634-2635

Funding for, 555

General comments, 677

Student financial aid

Interest rate, elimination of, 676

University of Winnipeg

New student housing complex, 2044

Winnipeg Boldness Project, 677

Youth

Employment initiatives, 676

Saran, Mohinder (The Maples) NDP

Apprenticeship training

Program expansion, 201

Education Property Tax Credit

Tax relief for seniors-government promise, 200

Emergency Paramedics in the Community

Advanced care training, 201

Members' statements

Diwali Mela, 60-61

Komagata Maru, The, 253-254

Personal-care homes, 199

Post-secondary education

Credit transfer portal, 201

Provincial sales tax increase

Manitobans, impact on, 200

Throne Speech

Debate, 199-201

Save Our Seine. See Members' statements

Schmidt, Bonnie. See Members' statements

Schneider, Cam. See Members' statements under Athletics in Fort Garry-Riverview

School Bus Driver Day Act (Bill 214)

1 R

Ewasko, 1847

2 R

Ewasko, 2229-2230

C/3 R

Ewasko, 2231-2232

R/A

Filmon, 2299

School Programs Division

Changes to

Allum, 1240

Ewasko, 1240

School zones

Speed limit consistency

Allum, 2886-2887

Ewasko, 2886-2887

Speed limit reduction

Ashton, 352

Schuler, Ron (St. Paul) PC

Boxing Amendment Act (Bill 23)

2 R, 2029-2030

C/3 R, 2613-2618

Concussion prevention, 2615

TFC fighting, 2614-2615

Budget 2015

Debate, 566-569

Tax increases, 568

Cedar Avenue

Pedestrian safety, 437, 1500

Concussion prevention, 2621

Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Gift Card Inactivity Fees) (Bill 212)

C/3 R, 2229

Delivery of Goods and Provision of Services in Winnipeg Outside the Perimeter Act (Bill 207)

2 R, 2306-2307

Executive Council

Estimates

Speakers, 1818-1823

FIFA Women's World Cup, 1372

Foreign Cultural Objects Immunity from Seizure Amendment Act (Bill 15)

2 R, 2068-2070

Garden City

Soccer pitch update, 1820-1821

Infrastructure and Transportation Department

Estimates

Speakers, 1499-1501

Investors Group Field

Repair assessment, 1819-1820

Repairs update, 1817-1818

Members' statements

Cooks Creek Heritage Day, 2627

Coptic Christian Martyrs, 1863

Komagata Maru, The, 913

Manitoba Day, 702

Nepal earthquake, 428

Reverend Monseigneur Mitrat Buyachok, 327-328

Toews, Jonathan, Duncan Keith and Patrick Sharp, 2009

Ukrainian Election, 36

Middle class

Provincial sales tax increase, impact of, 568

National Research Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Act (Bill 6)

2 R, 1301-1302

NDP

PST increase

Election promise, 293-294

Oakbank

Cedar Avenue pedestrian safety, 437, 1500

Online gambling, youth

Advertising concerns, 1390-1391

Opposition Day Motion

Call for an Auditor General's investigation into the construction of Investors Group Field, 1730-1732

Procurement practices, 2645-2646

Oral Questions

Online gaming advertisement

Youth gambling concerns, 1390-1391

River Point Centre update

Addiction treatment beds, 2691-2692

Personal Property Registry

Vexatious claims, 2260

Personal Property Security Amendment Act (Bill 28)

2 R, 2259-2260

C/3 R, 3018

Vexatious registrations, 3018

Petitions

Applied behavioural analysis services, 2571-2752, 2841

Provincial Trunk Highway 206 and Cedar Avenue in Oakbank-Pedestrian Safety, 437, 468, 510, 550, 629, 650, 690, 724, 792, 832, 900, 992, 1021, 1117, 1195, 1267, 1308, 1381, 1464, 1569, 1613, 1747, 1848, 1889-1890, 1929, 1991, 2033-2034, 2097, 2117-2118, 2171, 2197-2198, 2265-2266, 2354, 2388, 2452-2453, 2532, 2595, 2639-2640, 2693, 2911, 3005

Provincial sales tax increase

Manitobans, impact on, 294

Middle class, impact on, 568

NDP election promise, 293-294, 2307

Real Estate Services Act (Bill 70)

 R/S Amdt

Clauses 46(6) to 48(8), 2558-2560

 C/3 R, 2970-2972

Seizure of documents

Search warrant, 2970

Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Act (Bill 208)

2 R, 2418-2419

Residential schools

Long-term impact, 1301, 1302

Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Bill 210)

2 R, 2569-2572

Appliance replacement

Energy efficiency requirement, 2569

Consultation process, 2570-2571

Resolutions

2015 Year of Sport, 1371-1373

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry 100th Anniversary, 363

Provincial government stifling Winnipeg economy, 2674-2675

Support for Canadian troops serving abroad, 823-825

River Point Centre update

Addiction treatment beds, 2691-2692

Seven Oaks field house

Entrance fee, 1822

Small Business Week, 2418

Sports, combative, 2028-2029

Terry Fox Legacy Act, The (Bill 16)

2 R, 1290-1292

C/3 R, 1962-1964

Throne Speech

Debate, 273-274, 293-295

Ukrainian Election, 824

Veterinary Medical Amendment Act (Bill 27)

C/3 R, 2974-2977

Consultation process, 2795

Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba

Rating system, 2419

Youth

Online gambling advertising, 1390-1391

Sehra, Gurpreet. See Members' statements under Close Commons Public Art Project

Selby, Erin (Southdale) NDP

Rules of the House, Standing Committee on

Motion to amend report, 2239-2240

Selinger, Hon. Greg (St. Boniface) NDP

Aboriginal women

Missing and murdered, inquiry, 1537-1538, 1994

Adoption

'60's Scoop

First Nation, Inuit, Metis heritage, 1993-1994

Agreement on Internal Trade

Western partnerships, 2789-2795

Agriculture industry

Greenhouse gas emissions, 1812

Air ambulance services

General comments, 1030

Request for proposals, 1128

Airports

International flights

Jet fuel tax, elimination, 710

All-weather roads

Bloodvein First Nation

All-weather road access, 311

Amalgamation

Cost savings, 448

Amphibex icebreaker, 965

An Act Respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office (Bill 1)

1 R, 10

Aqua Dams

Tendered contract, 2498-2499

Balanced budget

Election promise, 424-425, 472

Government promise, 420-421

Government record, 726-728

Legislation, changes to, 425

Provincial timeline, 419, 420

PST increase, future, 472

Reduction timeline, 592, 1669

Balanced Budget, Fiscal Management and Taxpayer Accountability Act

Changes to, 1668

Voting rights, 1180-1185

BEHLEN Industries, 1821

Big Grass Marsh

Protected wetlands, 174

Bloodvein First Nation

All-weather road access, 311

Borrowing rates, 1671

Brandon

Dike construction, 311-312

Breastfeeding rates

Child apprehensions, 518-519

Low-income Northern Manitoba, 517-518

Brock-Corydon School

Wait time for placement, 1580

Budget 2015

Debate, 708-712

Deficit concerns, 440-441

Deficit projection, 419

Spending vs. savings, 447-448

Cabinet ministers, former

NDP election campaign, 33

Performance record, 30-32, 215-216

Reasons for leaving, 2037-2039

Resignations, 26

Resignations, economic impact of, 27

Support for government, 134-135

Vote on Opposition Day Motion, 2630

Canada-Manitoba Immigration Agreement Resolution rally

Civil service involvement, 1070-1071

Email invitations, 1072, 1075

Ombudsman's report findings, 319-320, 1077, 1078-1079

CentrePort

Development of, 311

Child and Family Services

Emergency child-care services

Contract agencies-provision record, 94-95

Child daycare centres

Brock-Corydon School, 1580-1581

New spaces, 31, 711

Universally accessible, 312

Wait time for placement, 1580

Child daycare workers

Wage increase, 31

Children in care

Apprehension rates, 1721

Breastfeeding rates

Child apprehensions, 518-519

Child poverty, 31

Graduation rates, 1720-1721

Missing youth numbers

Group and foster homes, 558-559

Safety concerns, 2274

Children in care, emergency child-care services

Contract agencies-provision record, 95

Government record, 96

Hotel accommodation, 94, 1533-1534

Hotel accommodation (Budget 2015), 477

Hotel accommodation, rural, 1316-1317, 1684

Children's advocacy

Equal access to services, 1859

Civil Service Commission

Ethical conduct reporting, 320-321

Clean Environment Commission

Energy East Pipeline, 1002-1003, 1535, 1812

Climate change

Government plan, request for, 2806, 2908-2910

Surface Water Management Strategy, 1622-1623

Collège Louis-Riel

Culinary arts program, 709

Conference Board of Canada

PST increase report, 1188

Conservation and Water Stewardship Department

Environmental protection funding, 1002

Contracts, untendered

Approval process, 2503-2505

Disclosure of information, 2496

Reporting practices, 2833-2834

Reporting timeline, 2831-2833

Treasury Board approval, 2505

Correctional facilities, youth

Children awaiting foster placement, 477-478

Credit rating, Manitoba

Manitoba Hydro forecasts, 1621

Credit unions

Merger, 1806

Crime and criminals

Prevention initiatives, 180

Crown corporations

Financial forecasts, 1467-1468, 1667-1668

Cyber security

Provincial records protection, 1757-1758

Deficit, provincial

Balance timeline, 1672

Debt servicing costs, 511-512, 711, 1674, 1676-1677

Government promise, 421

Manitoba's credit rating, 996-997

Manitobans, cost to, 2443-2445

Manitobans, impact on, 102, 591

Dike systems

Construction (Brandon), 311-312

Disabilities, persons with

Services, funding for, 1536, 1537

Drug Treatment Court

Brandon and Thompson locations, 180

Early childhood education

Auditor General's recommendations, 1473-1474

Eating disorders

Youth psychological services, 2593--2594

Economic growth

Government record, 553, 836

Manitoba forecast, 473, 1387-1389

Economic growth rate

Fiscal forecast, 1857

Economy

Government record, 1750-1751

Education system

Government initiatives, 312

K-12, First Nations communities, 1683

Training initiatives, 709

Election planning committee, 1519

Elections

Federal (2015)

Provincial relations, 2379-2380

Proportional representation

Request for government support, 2837-2838

Union and corporate donations, 2121, 2837

Emergency health-care services

Government record, 2268-2269

Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Government initiatives, 1537

Implementation of recommendations, 910, 1030-1031

Emergency preparedness, 470

Emergency room services

Closures, 36

Wait times, 1858

Wait times (Winnipeg), 1858

Employment

Growth rates, 708-709

Migration, impact on, 249

Energy East Pipeline

Clean Environment Commission, 1002-1003, 1535, 1812

Commercial rates, 1191

Costs to Manitoba, 732-733

Electricity usage rates, 1205-1206

Public consultations, 733

Subsidized energy, 1534-1535, 1684

Executive Council

Estimates

Opening statements, 880

Speakers, 882-898, 947-968, 1070-1092, 1170-1194, 1340-1354, 1438-1461, 1517-1540, 1666-1687, 1801-1824, 2493-2520, 2786-2808

Oath of office, 967-968

Secondments, 884

Staffing, 883

Summary budgets, 1444-1445, 1449-1453

Summary reporting, 1521-1522

Summary vs. core reporting, 1527-1532, 1814

Export and trade

Saskatchewan procurement policy

Government response to announcement, 2792, 2798-2799

Saskatchewan trade restriction

Manitoba businesses, impact on, 2742-2743, 2787-2796

Trade with western Canada

Government approach, 2743-2745

Family services agencies

Contract service agencies, 96

Family violence prevention

Support for Bill request, 2635-2636

Federal-provincial relations, 1808

Fee increases, 1174

Finance Department

Quarterly financial reports

Presentation timeline, 288-289

Financial Institutions

Superintendent appointment, 1808

FIPPA requests

Costs and response wait times, 2126-2127

First Nations communities

Flood protection partnership, 2511-2512

K-12 education, 1683

Fiscal management

General comments, 50-51

Government record, 441, 2267-2268, 2996

Manitoba's credit rating, 2345-2346

Net debt, projected increase, 447

Projection targets (budget 2015), 425

Fiscal Stabilization Fund

Management of, 441-442, 470-471, 473

Flood protection

First Nations partnership, 2511-2512

Initiatives, 28-29, 142, 215-216

Floodfighting equipment

Approval process, 2512-2513

Authorization of purchase, 1998, 2001-2002

Contract tendering process, 2099-2100, 2120, 2177, 2214-2215, 2269-2270, 2493-2518

Federal cost-sharing, 2510

Ombudsman's investigation, 2003, 2006

Proposal request timeline, 1998-1999

Tendering timeline, 2215-2217

Untendered contracts

Non-emergency situations, 2497

Flooding

Expenditures

Balanced budget plan, 288

Infrastructure investments, 310

Tax increases, 1174-1175

Flooding (2011)

Evacuees, housing for, 1090-1091

Impact reports, 1173-1174

Preparation for, 2499-2500

Sandbag contract, 2503

Sandbags, use of, 2501-2502

Tiger Dams, use of, 2502

The Forks Market

Alcohol sales, 1539

Redevelopment, 1539

Roof repairs, 2806

Foster care

Contract service agencies, 96

Emergency placements, 95, 96

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA)

Costs and response wait times, 2126-2127

NDP severance packages, 956-958

Garden City

Soccer pitch update, 1820-1821

Green Acres School (Brandon)

Gymnasium expansion, 709

Green Building Policy, 1811

Greenhouse gas emissions

Agriculture industry, 1812

Climate change, 1002

Green Building Policy, 1811

Peat protection, 1811

Provincial targets, new, 1809-1810

Reduction initiatives, 1810, 1811

Reduction targets, 1002, 1622

Group homes

Missing youth numbers, 558-559

Runaways, 1538-1539

Supervision of youth, 1393-1394

Health professions

Self-regulation, 1347

Health-care services

Government initiatives, 33, 36, 312

Management record, 842

Health, Healthy Living and Seniors Department

Core summary reporting, 1813

Highway 1

Improvements to, 31

Highway 75

Upgrades, 311

Highways and roads

Improvement projects, 447

Infrastructure investments, 311, 710

Northern Manitoba communities, improvements, 710

Hoop and Holler channel

Controlled breach, 2500

Information technology systems

Auditor General's recommendations, 1757-1758

Infrastructure

Flood protection investments, 310

Highway and road investment, 311, 710

Infrastructure and Transportation Department

Yearly funding record, 2839-2840

Infrastructure and Transportation Minister

Request for resignation, 2101, 2119

Investors Group Field

Construction timeline and costs, 794-795, 1815-1816

Economic spinoffs, 1816-1817

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, 1815

Repair assessment, 1819-1820

Repairs update, 1814-1815, 1817-1818, 1819

Roof costs, 1816

Jenpeg Generating Station, 965-966

Justice system

Systemic discrimination, 180

Lake Manitoba

Outlet construction timeline, 312

Lake Manitoba First Nation

Easements, 1192

Lake St. Martin

Elevation levels, 1191

Flooding update, 1089

Zebra mussel infestation, 2807

Lake St. Martin First Nation

Construction worker salaries, 1193

Easements, 1192-1193

Radar base housing, 1089, 1090, 1191

Lake St. Martin First Nation flood (2011)

Evacuees, mental health care, 639-640

Land transfer tax

First-time homebuyers, 2692-2693

Legislative session

Spring sitting date, 377

Little Saskatchewan First Nation

Easements, 1191-1192

Flood evacuees

Housing for, 1192-1193

Update, 1089

Housing construction delay, 2805

Housing construction timeline, 800-801

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

Swan Valley plant, 709

Management practices

Government record, 2996-2997

Manitoba Housing

Alternative energy sources, 892

Manitoba Hydro

CAEPLA meetings, 897

Debt-guarantee fee, 1670

Export contracts, 892

Fiscal forecast, 1615-1620

Management concerns, 2523-2525

Manitoba's credit rating, forecasts, 1621

Minnesota transmission line, 891-892

PUB appointments, 893

PUB recommendations, 894

Summary forecasts, 1520-1521

Manitoba Hydro-Bipole III

Application for rate increase, 1124-1125

Construction costs, 212-214

Notice of intent, 898

Tower damage, responsibility for, 895-896

Transmission line route, 1523-1524

Farmland acquisition, 894-895, 896, 2383

UNESCO World Heritage Site bid, 1524-1526

Manitoba Liquor Control Commission (MLCC)

Labour negotiation, 244

Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation (MPI)

Former CEO contract, 32

Government responsibility, 32

Manitoba's credit rating

Fiscal management, 2345-2346, 2443

Manufacturing industry

Migration, impact on, 249-250

Saskatchewan comparison, 657-658

Marriage licence registration

Wait time for recognition, 1859

Case concern (North and Vogel), 1682-1683, 1809, 1859

Member for Fort Rouge

Former comments, 27

Member for Riel

Removal from caucus, 1073-1074, 1078

Member for Seine River

Recognition of service, 2586

Members, introduction of

Lathlin, Amanda

(The Pas), 467

Mental health care

Access to services, 35

Eating disorder services, 2593-2594

Funding for services, 3002-3003

Lake St. Martin First Nation flood (2011), evacuees, 639-640

Paramedic services, supports, 911

Sara Riel housing project (St. Boniface), 35

Services for flood evacuees, 639-640

Mental health care, youth

Eating disorder services, 2593-2594

Migration

Employment, impact on, 249

Minimum wage increase, 712

Ministerial statements

70th Anniversary of VE Day, 631

Apology to First Nations, Metis and Inuit survivors of the '60's Scoop, 1992-1994

Federal election 2015, 2339-2340

Manitoba Day, 692

Truth and Reconciliation Commission, 1384-1385

Moody's Investors Service

Credit rating concerns, 49-50, 1823

Downgrade concerns, 1673

Morris, RM of

Bridge reconstruction, 281

Municipal Road Improvement Program

Funding increase, 710

Municipalities

Provincial partnership, 311

Natural disasters

Emergency preparedness, 470

NDP

Cabinet ministers

Leadership race, 214

Fiscal management

Budget projection targets, 425

Former political staff

Reasons for leaving positions, 651-652

Leadership

Government intentions, 379-381

Government record, 379

Manitobans, relationship with, 2380-2381

Party unity, 1171-1172

Performance record

Election request, 2270

Political advertising

Auditor General review, 837-838

Campaign costs, 836-837

NDP caucus

Government promises, 282-283

Leadership, support for, 378

Manitobans' support for government, 27

PST support, 28

Solidarity pledge, 1170-1171, 1856

NDP leadership campaign

Firefighters union, 1340

Government priorities, 321

Leadership choices, 1857

Portfolio changes, 962-964

Secondments, 1086

Secretary, employment of, 1856

Staff guidelines, 889-890

Support staff contracts, 1122-1123

Support staff, candidates guarantee to, 905-906

Swan River ballots, 1517-1520, 1856

Union involvement, 1438-1439

United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg, 1310-1311, 1343-1344

Vacant staff positions, 953

NDP leadership convention

Budget preparation (2015-2016), 245

Candidacy race, 242-243

Disclosure of rules request, 173-175, 215

Election call, 34, 246

Government priorities, 243-244, 281-282

Manitobans, impact on, 282

MLCC labour negotiation, 244

Political parties-public financing, 281

Pre-election comments, 652-653

Selection process, 1438-1444

Union involvement, 1081-1085

NDP severance packages

Compensation disclosure, 885-886, 1024-1026, 1199-1200, 2268, 2586-2587

Eligibility, 884-885

FIPPA requests, 956-958

Labour relations, 947-948, 950, 951

Legal advice, 886

Legal adviser, identity of, 905, 947, 1024

Negotiations, 948, 950

Political staff, 632-633, 634-635, 653, 694-695, 883, 906, 954, 960-961, 1025, 1121, 1855

PUB disclosure date, 887, 1453-1454, 1457-1462

Public accounts reporting, 1172

Responsibility for, 693-694, 906

Rothney, Anna, 2519

Settlement criteria, 888

New West Partnership Agreement

Manitoba participation, 250, 283, 552-553, 2786-2787, 2901-2903

Non-profit organizations

Funding notification, 1714-1715

Funding to agencies, 1573-1574

Steady Growth campaign, 2269

Northern Manitoba communities

Breastfeeding rates, low income families, 517-518

Highway and road improvements, 710

Norway House Cree Nation

Debris cleanup, 2805

Oral Questions

Access to information requests

Costs and response wait times, 2126-2127

Air ambulance service

Request for proposals, 1128

Balanced budget

2011 election promise, 424-425

Election promise, 472

Future PST increase, 472

Government promise, 420-421

Government record, 726-728

Provincial timeline, 419, 420

Reduction timeline, 592

Balanced budget legislation

Future changes, 425

Bipole III transmission line

Farmland acquisition, 2383

Breastfeeding rates

Child apprehensions, 518-519

Low-income Northern Manitoba, 517-518

Child daycare spaces

Brock-Corydon School, 1580-1581

Wait time for placement, 1580

Children in care

Child apprehensions, 1721

Graduation rates, 1720-1721

Hotel accommodation (Budget 2015), 477

Rural hotel accommodations, 1316-1317

Safety concerns, 2274

Children's advocacy

Equal access to services, 1859

Children's sports equipment

Provincial sales tax exemption, 2386-2387

Civil Service Commission

Ethical conduct reporting, 320-321

Climate change

Greenhouse gas targets, 1002

Climate change mitigation

Surface Water Management Strategy, 1622-1623

Climate change policy

Request for government plan, 2908-2910

Crown corporations

Financial forecasts, 1467-1468

Drug Treatment Court availability

Brandon and Thompson locations, 180

Early learning and child care program

Auditor General's recommendations, 1473-1474

Eating disorders

Youth psychological services, 2593--2594

Economic growth

Government record, 553

Economic growth ranking

Manitoba forecast, 1387-1389

Economic growth rate

Fiscal forecast, 1857

EIA housing allowance

Implementation timeline, 904-905

Emergency child-care services

Contract agencies-provision record, 95

Government record, 96

Hotel accommodation, 94

Emergency Medical Services report

Implementation of recommendations, 910, 1030-1031

Emergency services

Government record, 2268-2269

Employment opportunities

Impact on migration, 249

Energy East Pipeline

Clean Environment Commission, 1002-1003

Costs to Manitoba, 732-733

Electricity usage rates, 1205-1206

Public consultations, 733

ER services

Closures, 36

ER services and costs

Patient wait times, 1858

Family violence prevention

Support for Bill request, 2635-2636

Federal election

Provincial relations, 2379-2380

Fiscal management

Government record, 441, 2267-2268, 2996

Fiscal Stabilization Fund

Management concerns, 441-442

Management of fund, 470-471, 473

Flood expenditures

Balanced budget plan, 288

Floodfighting equipment

Authorization of purchase, 2001-2002

Contract tendering process, 1999-2001, 2005-2006, 2099-2100, 2120, 2177, 2214-2215, 2269-2270

Request for Auditor General review, 2006

Tendering timeline, 2215-2217

Treasury Board approval process, 2002-2004

Floodfighting equipment announcement

Authorization of expenditure, 1998

Proposal request timeline, 1998-1999

Former Cabinet ministers

Economic impact of resignations, 27

NDP election campaign, 33

Performance record, 30-32, 215-216

Resignations, 26

Support for government, 134-135

Vote on Opposition Day Motion, 2630

Former MPI CEO contract

Government responsibility, 32

Former NDP Ministers

Reason for leaving Cabinet, 2037-2039

Former NDP political staff

Reasons for leaving positions, 651-652

Responsibility for severance packages, 694-695

Severance package costs, 1121

Greenhouse gas reduction targets

Implementation of recommendations, 1622

Group homes

Supervision of youth, 1393-1394

Health-care system

Management record, 842

Immigration agreement resolution rally

Ombudsman's report findings, 319-320

Information technology systems

Auditor General's recommendations, 1757-1758

Infrastructure and Transportation Minister

Request for resignation, 2101, 2119

Infrastructure department

Yearly funding record, 2839-2840

Infrastructure spending

PST increase, 447

Investors Group Field

Construction timeline and costs, 794-795

Justice system

Systemic discrimination, 180

Lake St. Martin evacuees

Mental health services, 639-640

Land transfer tax burden

First-time homebuyers, 2692-2693

Leadership convention

Election request, 34

Legislative session

Spring sitting date, 377

Little Saskatchewan First Nation

Housing construction timeline, 800-801

Management practices

Government record, 2996-2997

Manitoba conservation

Environmental protection funding, 1002

Manitoba Hydro

Fiscal forecast, 1615-1620

Management concerns, 2523-2525

Manitoba Hydro forecasts

Manitoba's credit rating, 1621

Manitoba Hydro-Bipole III

Construction costs and rate increases, 212-214

Manitoba Hydro-Bipole III costs

Application for rate increase, 1124-1125

Manitoba's credit rating

Fiscal management, 2345-2346

Manufacturing industry

Impact on migration, 249-250

Saskatchewan comparison, 657-658

Marriage licence registration

Wait time for recognition, 1859

Member for Fort Rouge

Former comments, 27

Member for Seine River

Recognition of service, 2586

Mental health

Access to services, 35

Mental health treatment

Funding for services, 3002-3003

Missing youth numbers

Group and foster homes, 558-559

Moody's Investors Service

Manitoba rating concerns, 49-50

NDP Cabinet ministers

Leadership race, 214

NDP caucus

Government promises, 282-283

Manitobans' support for government, 27

PST support, 28

Solidarity pledge, 1856

NDP fiscal management

Budget projection targets, 425

Future implications, 50-51

NDP government

Relationship with Manitobans, 2380-2381

NDP leadership

Caucus support, 378

Government intentions, 379-381

Government record, 379

NDP leadership campaign

Employment of secretary, 1856

Leadership choices, 1857

Support staff contracts, 1122-1123

Swan River ballots, 1856

United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg, 1310-1311

NDP leadership candidacy

Government priorities, 321

NDP leadership candidates

Guarantee to support staff, 905-906

NDP leadership convention

Budget preparation (2015-2016), 245

Candidacy race, 242-243

Disclosure of rules request, 173-175, 215

Election call, 246

Government priorities, 243-244, 281-282

Impact on Manitobans, 282

MLCC labour negotiation, 244

Political parties-public financing, 281

Responsibility for severance packages, 693-694

NDP leadership race

Pre-election comments, 652-653

NDP performance record

Election request, 2270

NDP political advertising

Auditor General review, 837-838

Campaign costs, 836-837

NDP political staff

Compensation packages, 632-633, 634-635

Future severance packages, 1025

Responsibility for severance packages, 906

Severance packages, 653, 1855

NDP political staff severance packages

Request for identity of legal adviser, 905

NDP severance packages

Compensation disclosure, 1024-1026, 1199-1200, 2268, 2586-2587

Legal adviser, identity of, 1024

Net debt

Projected increase, 447

New West Partnership Agreement

Manitoba participation, 250, 283, 552-553, 2901-2903

Non-profit organizations

Funding notification, 1714-1715

Funding to agencies, 1573-1574

Steady Growth campaign, 2269

Paramedic services

Critical incident reporting, 911

Mental health supports, 911

PCL Constructors

Selkirk Health Centre contract, 700

Peguis First Nation flood protection

Supply of floodfighting equipment, 2219-2220

Post-secondary education

Graduate student support, 326-327

Proportional representation

Request for government support, 2837-2838

Provincial budget 2015

Deficit concerns, 440-441

Deficit projection, 419

Spending vs. savings, 447-448

Provincial deficit

Cost to Manitobans, 2443-2445

Debt servicing costs, 511-512

Government promise, 421

Impact on Manitobans, 102, 591

Manitoba's credit rating, 996-997

Provincial economy

Government record, 1750-1751

Provincial sales tax

Future increase plans, 50

Provincial sales tax increase

Core infrastructure spending, 2273-2274

Government responsibility, 34

Infrastructure spending record, 101, 141-142

Quarterly financial reports

Presentation timeline, 288-289

Remand custody

Wait times, 179

Rent Assist program increase

Political party financing, 551-552

Restaurant and bar industry

Wholesale pricing for alcohol, 2749-2750

RHA amalgamations

Health information systems, 842-843

Ride-sharing services

Regulation of industry, 2450-2451, 2530

Rural paramedic services

Wages and working conditions, 1129

Sale of the Property Registry

Conflict of interest concerns, 2181-2182

Saskatchewan trade restriction

Impact on Manitoba businesses, 2742-2743

Science, reading and math

PISA assessment results, 56-57

Social Impact Bonds

Social service program, 1751-1753, 1857

Special needs education

Applications for support, 2106

Compliance monitoring, 2105-2106

Special needs students

Educational assistants, 2105

Tax increases

Impact on Manitobans, 1858

Taxi services review

Inclusion of ride-sharing services, 2529-2530

Tendering practices

Conflicts of interest, 2274

Government record, 2121-2122

Teranet Manitoba

Registry fee increases, 2181

Teranet Manitoba contract

Request for Auditor General review, 2007

Throne Speech Address

Government priorities, 26

Government promises, 28-29

Preparation, 29-30

Tiger Dam contract

Cabinet ministers, 2630

Disclosure of information, 2630-2632, 2685-2688

Effectiveness of equipment, 2044

Emergency operations centre, 2043

Equipment order, 2036-2037

Security of records, 2629-2630

Tender date, 2037

Tiger Dam System

Effectiveness of equipment, 2219

Tendering process, 2587-2588

Trade with western Canada

Government approach, 2743-2745

Untendered contracts

Reporting practices, 2833-2834

Reporting timeline, 2831-2833

Water Protection Act

Timeline for proclamation, 2351-2352

Winnipeg ER services

Patient wait times, 1858

Youth correctional facilities

Children awaiting foster placement, 477-478

Zebra mussel infestation

Lake protection plans, 2352-2353

Legislation timeline, 220-221

Paramedic self-regulation

Firefighters union, 1310-1311, 1340

Release of Advisory Council report, 1341-1342, 1347-1353

Paramedic services

Critical incident reporting, 911

Fatigue policy, 1537

Mental health supports, 911

Numbers, 910

Wages and working conditions, rural, 1129, 1536

PCL Constructors

Selkirk Health Centre contract, 700

Peat protection

Greenhouse gas emissions, 1811

Peguis First Nation

Flood protection

Supply of floodfighting equipment, 2219-2220

Points of Order

P/O by Selinger regarding attendance at Winnipeg Jets game, 13

Post-secondary education

Enhanced training programs, high school, 312

Government initiatives, 135

Graduate student support, 326-327

Premier's Economic Advisory Council

Budget, 1807-1808

New members, 1802-1803

Subappropriation, 1801

Subcommittee members, 1805-1806

Subcommittee reports, 1802

Terms of service, 1804

Value for money, 1687

Primary Caregiver Tax Credit, 711

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Science, reading and math results, 56-57

Property Registry

Conflict of interest concerns, 2181-2182

Provincial sales tax

Children's sports equipment, exemption, 2386-2387

Future increase plans, 50

Provincial sales tax increase

Cabinet support for, 1178

Conference Board of Canada report, 1188

Core infrastructure spending, 2273-2274

Election, prior to, 1176

Future increase, 471

Government responsibility, 34

Infrastructure spending record, 101, 141-142, 447

Manitobans, impact on, 1176

NDP caucus support, 28

Net economic impact, 1189

Reason for, 1178-1186

Referendum, 1445-1446

QuickCare clinics

New locations, 711

Regional health authorities

Amalgamation

Cost savings, 282

Health information systems, 842-843

Remand custody wait times, 179

Rent Assist

Implementation timeline, 904-905

Increase in, 551-552

Restaurant and bar industry

Wholesale pricing for alcohol, 2749-2750

Ride-sharing services

Regulation of industry, 2450-2451, 2530

Sara Riel housing project, 35

Selkirk Health Centre

PCL Constructors contract, 700

Seven Oaks field house

Entrance fee, 1822

Social Impact Bonds

Social service program, 1751-1753, 1857

Special needs education

Applications for support, 2106

Compliance monitoring, 2105-2106

Educational assistants, 2105

Sports equipment, children

Provincial sales tax exemption, 2386-2387

Steady Growth campaign

Non-profit organizations, 2269

Surface Water Management Strategy

Climate change mitigation, 1622-1623

No-net-loss of wetlands approach, 1684-1685

Swan River

NDP leadership campaign, ballots, 1517-1520, 1856

Swan Valley

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

Plant location, 709

Tax increases

Flood protection, 1174-1175

Manitobans, impact on, 1858

Taxation

Fee increases, 1174

Taxi services review

Inclusion of ride-sharing services, 2529-2530

Tec Voc

Aerospace training courses, 709

Tendering practices

Conflicts of interest, 2274

Government record, 2121-2122

Teranet Manitoba

Registry fee increases, 2181

Request for Auditor General review, 2007

Throne Speech

Debate, 309-313

Government priorities, 26

Government promises, 28-29

Preparation of, 29-30

Tiger Dam System

Effectiveness of equipment, 2044, 2219

Emergency operations centre, 2043

Equipment order, 2036-2037

Flood 2011, use in, 2502

Tiger Dam System contract

Cabinet approval, 2515-2516

Disclosure of information, 2630-2632, 2685-2688

Request for Auditor General review, 2006

Security of records, 2629-2630

Tender date, 2037

Tendering process, 1999-2001, 2005-2006, 2099, 2120, 2493-2495, 2587-2588, 2800-2804

Tendering timeline, 2215

Treasury Board approval process, 2002-2004, 2517-2519

Treasury Board Secretariat

Untendered contracts

Approval process, 2505

Uber

Licence requirement, 2530

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Manitoba Hydro-Bipole III bid, 1524-1526

Unions

Elections

Union and corporate donations, 2121

NDP leadership campaign

Firefighters union, 1310-1311, 1340

Union involvement, 1438-1439

NDP leadership convention

Union involvement, 1081-1085

Secret ballots, 1442-1444

United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg

NDP leadership campaign, 1310-1311, 1340

Paramedic self-regulation, 1310-1311, 1340

Vancura, Michal

Hunger strike, 1683

VE Day

70th anniversary, 631

Wage growth, 553

Wages

Growth, 553, 709

Minimum wage increase, 712

Water Protection Act

Timeline for proclamation, 2351-2352

Wetlands

Surface Water Management Strategy

No-net-loss of wetlands approach, 1684-1685

Youth

Group homes, supervision, 1393-1394

Zebra mussel infestation

Fines, awareness campaign for, 2808

Lake protection plans, 2352-2353

Lake St. Martin, protection of, 2807

Legislation timeline, 220-221

Selkirk and District General Hospital

Construction timeline

Ewasko, 581

Selkirk Health Centre

PCL Constructors contract

Gerrard, 699-700

Selinger, 700

Senior Jazz Ensemble. See Members' statements under Westwood Jazz Groups

Seniors. See also Aging in Place strategy; Elder abuse; Long-term care; Members' statements under 55 Plus Games; Safe Suite Program

Affordable housing support

Crothers, 2698

Community living accommodations

Irvin-Ross, 855

Wishart, 855

Health-care services

Blady, 607

Housing units

Crothers, 1827

Mental health care

Wiebe, 2081

Personal-care homes

Safety concerns

Ewasko, 2297

Wishart, 2297

Rent Assist

Wiebe, 2081

Stroke reduction

Active living

Crothers, 2432

Seniors Abuse Support Line

Calls, number of

Crothers, 2702

Graydon, 2702

General comments

Crothers, 1827, 2104

Seniors' Rights and Elder Abuse Protection Act (Bill 213)

1 R

Graydon, 1714

2 R

Bjornson, 1834-1835

Briese, 2079-2080

Crothers, 1826-1828

Cullen, 2082-2083

Ewasko, 1830-1831

Friesen, 2075-2077

Gaudreau, 1831-1833

Gerrard, 1833-1834

Graydon, 1825-1826

Marcelino, Flor, 1829-1830

Pettersen, 2077-2079

Saran, 2083-2084

Stefanson, 1828-1829

Wiebe, 2080-2082

Wight, 2084

Seniors' School Tax Rebate

Crothers, 2699

Gaudreau, 1258, 1831, 1832

Marcelino, Flor, 1829

Saran, 676

Seven Oaks field house

Entrance fee

Schuler, 1822

Selinger, 1822

Seven Oaks Student Film Festival. See Members' statements under Henteleff, Saul

Seven Sisters Wildlife Association. See Members' statements under Shooting skills day

Severance packages. See NDP severance packages

Sewage lagoons

Construction wait times

Ewasko, 189

Powerview-Pinefalls

Ewasko, 580

Sewage treatment plants. See also City of Winnipeg

Costs, North End

Caldwell, 2123

Stefanson, 2123

Phosphorus loading

Helwer, 1981

Sex offenders

Electronic monitoring

Goertzen, 2760-2761

Mackintosh, 2760-2761

Sexting. See Intimate Image Protection Act

Sextortion. See Intimate Image Protection Act

Sexual Assault Awareness Month. See Members' statements

Sexual exploitation

Missing girls

Irvin-Ross, 476

Wishart, 476

Shale gas development

Chomiak, 2860

Cullen, 2860

Sharp, Patrick. See Members' statements

Shaw Communications

New jobs

Chief, 2668-2669

Shellmouth Dam

Flood forecasts

Ashton, 594-595

Piwniuk, 594-595

Operation of

Martin, 681

Update

Ashton, 1781

Shellmouth Dam act

Compensation for flood victims

Rowat, 257

Shelters. See Homelessness; Manitoba Association of Women's Shelters

Sherbrook Pool

Improvements

Gaudreau, 1370

Sheriffs

Number of

Goertzen, 2763

Mackintosh, 2763

Weaponry carried, types of

Goertzen, 2763-2764

Mackintosh, 2763-2764

Sherridon project

Update

Chomiak, 2916

Cullen, 2916

Shilo. See CFB Shilo

Shoal Lake

Effect of road closure

Ashton, 1470

Pedersen, 1470

Fish stocking

Eichler, 2867

Nevakshonoff, 2867

Long-term plans

Eichler, 2867

Nevakshonoff, 2867-2868

Road condition (flooding)

Ashton, 1496

Water management

Graydon, 1585

Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS)

Contract tendering process

Blady, 218-219

Driedger, 218-219, 235

Patient transfers, number of

Driedger, 218-219

Siemens, Bill. See Members' statements

Sierra Leone Nationals Association

Melnick, 381

Sinclair, Brian

Death of

Driedger, 1592

Implementation of recommendations

Blady, 1485-1487, 1777

Driedger, 1485-1487

Gerrard, 1777

Inquiry recommendations

Individuals responsible for

Blady, 1410

Driedger, 1410

Sinclair, Phoenix (inquiry)

Hughes report recommendations

Gerrard, 1882

Irvin-Ross, 584, 732, 800, 1934-1935

Pallister, 462

Wishart, 731-732, 800, 1934-1935

Social worker education requirements

Irvin-Ross, 656-657, 698

Wishart, 656-657, 698

Sisler High School

Classroom upgrades

Marcelino, Ted, 44

Cyber security academy

Bjornson, 151

Sixties Scoop. See '60's Scoop

Skilled Worker Overseas Stream

Braun, 2942

Skilled workers

Recruitment of

Braun, 2945

Smook, 2945

Skin cancer. See Melanoma

Skog, Avery. See Brick by Brick campaign

Small business. See also Members' statements; Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Act; Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Employer Advisers)

CEO confidence level

Ewasko, 2305

Piwniuk, 2304

EIA Program

Gaudreau, 1249

Full-time positions

Dewar, 2162

Medium and large business

Chief, 2480-2481

Stefanson, 2480-2481

PST increase

Border communities, effect on

Piwniuk, 2304

PST increase, impact on

Briese, 198-199

Ewasko, 2305-2306

Friesen, 2670

Goertzen, 1247

Smook, 664

Regulatory barriers

Allum, 2381-2382

Chief, 2482-2484

Eichler, 2422

Ewasko, 2156

Jha, 2155

Piwniuk, 2304, 2424-2425

Stefanson, 2150, 2381-2382, 2476, 2482-2484, 2667

Regulatory costs

Cullen, 563

Start ups

Chief, 2165

Support for

Gaudreau, 2420

Tax environment, impact of

Stefanson, 2475-2476

Tax rates, provincial comparison

Dewar, 1333-1334

Friesen, 1333-1334

Tax threshold increase

Bjornson, 153, 1253

Chief, 2446-2447, 2480, 2482

Dewar, 434, 733-734, 1056, 1251, 2676, 3030

Friesen, 3031

Graydon, 612

Jha, 733

Stefanson, 2446, 2476, 2477-2478, 2482

Small business (rural)

Tax increase, impact on

Pallister, 457

Small Business Development

Regulatory requirements

Chief, 2484

Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit

Chief, 2711

Dewar, 942

Wishart, 2711

Small Business Week. See also Members' statements

Schuler, 2418

Stefanson, 2446

Small Communities Fund

Caldwell, 2958

Small, Sami Jo. See Members' statements

Smart Policing Initiative

Mackintosh, 2768

Smart Tan training

Gerrard, 2015

Smith, Kelvon. See Members' statements

Smoking. See also Manitoba Quits; Non-Smokers Health Protection Amendment Act (E-Cigarettes); Tobacco

Rate decrease

Crothers, 2431

Reduction initiatives

Crothers, 2431-2432

Smook, Dennis (La Verendrye) PC

Ambulance services

Patient off-load wait times

Emergency rooms, 664

Architects Amendment Act (Bill 20)

2 R, 2021-2022

C/3 R, 2366-2368

Balanced budget

Reduction targets, 663

Budget 2015

Debate, 627, 662-665

Cabinet ministers, former

Resignations, 168

Child poverty

Food bank usage, 665

Rates, 165

Children in care

Number of, 665

Suicide rates, 166

Collaborative Emergency Centre, 1595-1596

Conservation officers

Shortage of, 2408

Moose population monitoring, 2409

Correctional facilities, youth

Incarceration rate, 167

Deficit, provincial

Debt servicing costs, 663

Deficit projections, 663

Increase in, 2582

Elk population

Poaching of, 2409

Emergency room services

Closures, 324, 2528

Patient off-load wait times, 664

Wait times, 166

Emergency room services, rural

Staffing levels, 1595

Engineering and Geoscientific Professions Amendment Act (Bill 21)

2 R, 2024-2026

Professional development, 2393

Scope of practice licence, 2393

Food banks

Children, usage by, 665

Grievances, matters of

State of emergency health care, 1594-1596

Health-care services, rural

ER's, staffing levels, 1595

Health, Healthy Living and Seniors Department

Estimates

Speakers, 1644-1645, 1763-1765, 2456-2457

Highways and roads

Infrastructure investments, 665

Housing and Community Development Department

Estimates

Speakers, 1329

Immigrants

Retention rate, 2945

Infrastructure

Highway and road investment, 662, 665

Infrastructure and Transportation Department

Estimates

Speakers, 1795-1796

Labour and Immigration Department

Contracts, untendered, 2945

Estimates

Opening statements, 2942

Speakers, 2942-2949

Express entry program, 2948

Expression of interest, 2949

Settlement services, 2946

Staff, introduction of, 2943

Manitoba Advisory Council on Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism (MACCIM), 2947

Manitoba Housing

Empty units, demolition of, 1329

Repair timeline, 1329

Manitoba Hydro

Minnesota transmission line

General comments, 1391-1392

Release of information request, 912

Route selection process, 1317-1318

Manitoba Hydro-Bipole III

Transmission line route

General comments, 2983

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)

Credential checking, 2946

Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program for Business (MPNP-B)

Recommendations update, 2943

Manufacturing industry

Employment rates, 167

Members' statements

ATV Awareness Day, 803

Bothwell Cheese, 253

Emergency room closures, 2521-2522

Interprovincial migration, 2829

Shooting skills day, 847

Susydka Ukrainian Dance Club, 1132

Ukrainian Women's Association of Canada 75th Anniversary, 183

Youth Parliament of Manitoba, 643

Mental health care

Post-traumatic stress disorder, 2289

Suicides

Post-traumatic stress disorder, 1920

Mental health care, youth

Suicide rates, children in care, 166

Moody's Investors Service

Credit rating concerns, 663

Execution rate, 167

Moose population monitoring

Conservation officers

Shortage of, 2409

Opposition Day Motion

Call for an Auditor General's investigation into the construction of Investors Group Field, 1745

Oral Questions

Access to family doctors

Government commitment, 323-324

ER closures

Government record, 2528

Impact on Manitobans, 324

Hydro transmission line

Manitoba-Minnesota route, 1317-1318, 1391-1392

Minnesota transmission line

Release of information request, 912

Paramedic services

Advance-care paramedics (Southern Health Authority), 2457

Participation of Manitoba in the New West Partnership Act (Bill 202)

2 R, 1548-1549

Petitions

Beausejour District Hospital

Weekend and holiday physician availability, 242

Government record-apology request, 630-631

Minnesota-Manitoba transmission line route

Information request, 469, 725, 793, 833-834, 901-902, 993, 1020, 1118-1119, 1197, 1268, 1991-1992, 2034, 2390, 2453, 2533, 2595-2596, 2640, 2751

Physician recruitment, 166

Physicians and surgeons

Access to

Government commitment, 323-324

Family doctors, access to, 664

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Mental health care, 2289

Suicides, number of, 1920

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Science, reading and math results, 165, 665

Provincial sales tax increase

NDP election promise, 2367

Small business, impact on, 664

PTH 15

Improvement plans, 1795

Resolutions

Calling on the Federal government to work with Manitoba, 2582

Manitoba Hydro rate hikes harming Manitoba families, 2982-2984

Skilled workers

Recruitment of, 2945

Small business

PST increase, impact on, 664

Southern Health Authority

Advance-care paramedics, 2457

Suicide rates

Children in care, 166

Post-traumatic stress disorder, 1920

Taxation

Election promise, 663

Job creation, effect on, 167

Technical Safety Act (Bill 69)

C/3 R, 1281-1283

Terry Fox Legacy Act, The (Bill 16)

C/3 R, 1966-1967

Throne Speech

Debate, 165-168

Vita and District Health Centre

Collaborative emergency centre, 1644-1645, 1763-1765, 2456

ER closure, 166, 1595

Wildlife Amendment and Fisheries Amendment Act (Bill 24)

C/3 R, 2408-2409

Information sharing, interprovincial

Fisheries offences, 2408-2409

Work permits

Temporary residence, 2944-2945

Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Employer Advisers) (Bill 206)

1 R, 368-369

2 R, 1243-1245

C/3 R, 2225-2226

Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Presumption re Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Other Amendments) (Bill 35)

 2 R, 1919-1920

 R/S Amdt

Clause 3 subsection 4(5.9), 2287

 C/3 R, 2289

Youth correctional facilities

Incarceration rate, 167

Snaith, Roy. See Members' statements under Legion of Honour

Snapping turtles

Protected species

Gerrard, 1874

Nevakshonoff, 1873

Snow Lake. See Members' statements; Mining and minerals industry

Soccer. See FIFA Women's World Cup

Social and Economic Development, Standing Committee on

 Fifth report

Gaudreau, 19

 Sixth report

Gaudreau, 20

 Second report

Gaudreau, 1571-1573

 Third report

Jha, 2035-2036

 Fourth report

Jha, 2172

 Fifth report

Allan, 2199-2211

 Sixth report

Allan, 2333-2335

 Seventh report

Jha, 2327-2328

 Eighth report

Gaudreau, 2679-2680

Social housing

Applicant wait times

Mitchelson, 2634-2635

Saran, 2634-2635

Funding for

Saran, 555

General comments

Saran, 677

New units

Irvin-Ross, 584

Marcelino, Ted, 44

Social Impact Bonds

Government position

Chief, 2102-2103

Wishart, 2102-2103

Social service program

Mackintosh, 1716-1717

Pallister, 1751-1752, 1857

Selinger, 1751-1753, 1857

Wishart, 1716-1717

Support for program

Chief, 2101-2102

Stefanson, 2101-2102

Use in Manitoba

Irvin-Ross, 1894-1896

Pallister, 1894-1895

Wishart, 1895-1896

Social Services Appeal Board

Appeals criteria

Irvin-Ross, 853

Wishart, 853

Social well-being

Manitoba ranking

Gerrard, 573

Sokol Polish Fold Ensemble. See Members' statements

Souris Personal Care Home

Bed closures

Blady, 2455

Re-opening of held beds

Blady, 2454

Vacant positions

Blady, 2455

Southern Health Authority

Advance-care paramedics

Blady, 2457

Smook, 2457

Southwest Perimeter

Interchange timing

Ashton, 1784

Speaker of the House. See Government Motion under Jennifer Howard be elected Chairperson

Speaker's Statement

Bjornson, Peter-resignation of

Reid, 2301

Re: question before the House error

Reid, 2561

Special needs. See Disabilities, persons with; Employment and Income Assistance Program

Special needs education

Application approval rates

Allum, 2726

Ewasko, 2726

Application process

Allum, 2728-2729

Ewasko, 2728

Applications for support

Gerrard, 2106

Selinger, 2106

Compliance monitoring

Gerrard, 2105

Selinger, 2105-2106

Educational assistants

Gerrard, 2105

Selinger, 2105

Funding for

Allum, 2725-2727

Ewasko, 2725-2727

Special Olympics Awareness Week. See Members' statements

Specialized Services for Children and Youth Centre

Blady, 1206

Marcelino, Ted, 1206

Specialty licence plates. See Licence plates, specialty

Speech pathology

Training update

Allum, 2881

Gerrard, 2881

Speed limits

Highway 1 west, increase

Ashton, 640, 1427-1429

Gaudreau, 640

Helwer, 1427-1429

PTH 110, increase

Ashton, 1652

School zones

Limit consistency

Allum, 2886-2887

Ewasko, 2886-2887

Reduction

Ashton, 352

Trans-Canada Highway

Piwniuk, 604

Sport for Life Centre

Gaudreau, 1370

Sport Manitoba

Athlete development initiative

Dewar, 435

Sports. See Resolutions

Sports equipment, children

Provincial sales tax exemption

Gerrard, 2386-2387

Selinger, 2386-2387

Sports, combative

Lemieux, 2028-2029

Schuler, 2028-2029

Spotlight program

Allum, 247

Spotlighting

Charges, number of

Mackintosh, 397

Spring Research Symposium

Crothers, 529

Springfield Heights Nursery School. See Members' statements

SSCY. See Specialized Services for Children and Youth Centre

St. Amant Centre

Five-Year plan

Irvin-Ross, 1214

Wishart, 1214

St. Anthony's General Hospital

Telestroke program

Blady, 1317

Lathlin, 1317

St. Eustache dike repairs

Property damage case concern

Ashton, 1001

Martin, 1001

St. James Horticultural Society. See Members' statements

St. James Street

Improvements to

Crothers, 530

St. Jean Baptiste bridge

Bank stabilization

Ashton, 1648

Graydon, 1648

Demolition of

Graydon, 204

St. Norbert Veterans Memorial Association. See Members' statements

STARS. See Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society

Starting Early, Starting Strong

Childhood development strategy

Wight, 507, 2935

Startup Winnipeg

Chief, 684

Statistics Canada

PST shortfall

Gaudreau, 85

Statutes and Regulation Act

Tabling of

Allum, 242

Statutes Correction and Minor Amendments Act, 2015 (Bill 41)

 1 R

Mackintosh, 1847-1848

 2 R

Gerrard, 2550

Mackintosh, 2549-2550

Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development

 C/3 R

Chomiak, 3025

Goertzen, 3022-3025

 R/A

Filmon, 3040

Non-statutory board appointments

Gerrard, 2550

Mackintosh, 2550

Vehicle seizure, licence suspension (prostitution)

Gerrard, 2550

Mackintosh, 2549

Steady Growth campaign

Advertising costs

Ashton, 1897-1898

Helwer, 1897-1898

General comments

Stefanson, 1602

Non-profit organizations

Pallister, 2269

Selinger, 2269

Steele, Michael. See Members' statements under Faces of Freedom

Stefanson, Heather (Tuxedo) PC

Apprenticeship training

Northern Manitoba communities, 1107

Ratio numbers, 2018

Balanced budget

Election promise, 486

NDP election promise, 486

Budget 2015

Debate, 484-489

Cabinet ministers, former

Previous comments, 81-82

CAT scans

Wait times for, 487

Certified Occupations Act (Bill 18)

 2 R, 2017-2019

 R/S Amdt

Clause 12(1), 2556

Clause 14, 2556

Clause 14(f), 2557

Clause 7(2), 2555

 C/3 R, 2611-2612

Board approval, 2612

Consultation process, 2612

Wage setting, 2612

Child poverty

Food bank usage, 487-488

Children in care, emergency child-care services

Hotel accommodation, 1603

City of Winnipeg

Employment rate, 1107

Job growth rate, 906-907

Moody's Investors Service rating, 52-53

Sewage treatment plant costs, 2123-2124

Condolences

Cirillo, Corporal Nathan, 61

Vincent, Warrant Officer Patrice, 80

Crime and criminals

Violent crime rates, 488

Deficit, provincial

Debt servicing costs, 488

Economy

Taxation, impact of, 421-422

Emergency room services

Performance targets (Winnipeg), 2834-2835

Wait times, 485

Executive Council

Estimates

Speakers, 1526-1532, 1812-1817, 1819

Summary vs. core reporting, 1526-1532, 1814

Finance Department

Estimates

Speakers, 1170

Fiscal management

Debt servicing costs, 443

Government record, 2475

Floodfighting equipment

Contract tendering process, 2176-2177

Food banks

Children, use by, 488

Usage rates, 487

Grievances, matters of

Front line service provision, 1602-1603

Health-care services

Budget for, 485

Health, Healthy Living and Seniors Department

Core summary reporting, 1813

Investors Group Field

Construction timeline and costs, 1815-1816

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification, 1815

Maintenance costs, 1718-1719

Repairs update, 1814, 1819

Repairs, insurance coverage for, 2632-2633

Repairs, Provincial loan for, 2588-2589

Request for Auditor General investigation, 796

Roof costs, 1816

Jobs and the Economy Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 2475-2476

Speakers, 2477-2485, 2707-2710, 2713

Political staff, 2709

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Wait times, 487

Manitoba Development Corporation, 2708

Manitoba Hydro-Bipole III

Transmission line route, 1602

Members' statements

Ardith Mae Alexander 105th Birthday, 845

Pricerazzi.com, 2130

Project Echo-Lighthouse Missions, 290-291

Small Business Week, 2378

Special Olympics Awareness Week, 1724-1725

Take Our Kids to Work, 2899

United Way of Winnipeg 50th Anniversary, 661-662

Women entrepreneur of the year awards, 1130

Migration

Interprovincial migration

Effect of tax policies, 2905-2906, 2997-2998

Mining and minerals industry

Northern Manitoba communities, jobs, 1105

Moody's Investors Service

City of Winnipeg, 52-53

NDP leadership convention

Disclosure of rules request, 175

PST increase, election promise, 81, 485

NDP severance packages

Cost to Manitobans, 1602

New West Partnership Agreement

Manitoba participation, 283-284, 1577-1578, 2745-2746

Northern Manitoba communities

Apprenticeship training, 1107

Mining jobs, 1106

Opposition Day Motion

Call for an Auditor General's investigation into the construction of Investors Group Field, 1726-1728

Procurement practices, 2648-2649

Oral Questions

City of Winnipeg

Job growth rate, 906-907

Sewage treatment plant costs, 2123-2124

Floodfighting equipment

Contract tendering process, 2176-2177

Front-line service provision

Debt servicing costs, 443

Interprovincial migration

Effect of tax policies, 2905-2906, 2997-2998

Investors Group Field

Maintenance costs, 1718-1719

Provincial loan for repairs, 2588-2589

Investors Group Field loan

Insurance coverage for repairs, 2632-2633

Investors Group Field repairs

Request for Auditor General investigation, 796

Moody's Investors Service

City of Winnipeg, 52-53

NDP leadership convention

Disclosure of rules request, 175

New West Partnership Agreement

Manitoba participation, 283-284, 1577-1578, 2745-2746

Non-confidence motion

Request for support, 175-176

Small business community

Regulatory barriers, 2381-2382

Small business income tax limit

NDP election promise, 2446

Social Impact Bonds

Support for program, 2101-2102

Taxation policy

Economic impact, 421-422

Tiger Dam equipment

Approval of contract, 2039-2040

Unemployment rates

Government policies, 635

Winnipeg ER's

Performance targets, 2834-2835

Ottawa Parliament shooting (2014)

Condolences

Cirillo, Corporal Nathan, 80

Vincent, Warrant Officer Patrice, 80

Participation of Manitoba in the New West Partnership Act (Bill 202)

1 R, 277

2 R, 1541-1542

Physician recruitment, 487

Provincial sales tax increase

Employment, effects on, 2667

Infrastructure spending record, 486

NDP election promise, 81, 485, 2666

Regulatory Accountability and Transparency Act (Bill 208)

1 R, 1568

2 R, 2150-2151

Resolutions

Improving Manitoba's long-term personal care home strategy, 1263-1264

Overcoming barriers to good jobs, 1106-1108

Provincial government mismanagement hurting Manitoba's mining industry, 987

Provincial government stifling Winnipeg economy, 2666-2668

Winnipeg Pride Festival and human rights in Manitoba, 1702-1703

Results-Based Budgeting Act (Bill 209)

1 R, 2521

2 R, 2561-2565

Public consultations, 2563

Seniors' Rights and Elder Abuse Protection Act (Bill 213)

2 R, 1828-1829

Sewage treatment plants

Costs, North End, 2123

Small business

Medium and large business, 2480-2481

Regulatory barriers, 2150, 2381-2382, 2476, 2482-2484, 2667

Tax environment, impact of, 2475-2476

Tax threshold increase, 2446, 2476, 2477-2478, 2482

Small Business Week, 2446

Social Impact Bonds

Support for program, 2101-2102

Steady Growth campaign, 1602

Taxation

Economic impact of, 421-422

Tendering practices

Government record, 1602

Throne Speech

Debate, 79-83

Non-confidence motion

Request for support, 175-176

Tiger Dam System contract

Approval of, 2039-2040

Tendering process, 2176

Unemployment rate

Government policies, 635

Violent crime rates, 488

Steinbach Regional Secondary School. See Members' statements under J.D. Lees

Steinbach, City of

Valeant Canada

New facility

Chief, 143, 2485

Gaudreau, 142-143

Stewart, Earl. See Members' statements under Legion of Honour

Stompers, Asham. See Members' statements

Stroke. See also Resolutions; Telestroke program

Aging demographic

Driedger, 2430, 2449

Costs for care

Friesen, 2433

Door-to-needle time

Blady, 2439, 2449

Crothers, 2431

Gerrard, 2436

Healthy food choices

Rondeau, 2435

Healthy lifestyle, promotion of

Crothers, 2431

Manitoba numbers

Driedger, 2429

Neurologists, retention of

Driedger, 2430

Seniors, active living

Crothers, 2432

Smoking rates, decrease in

Crothers, 2431

Strong, Jim. See Members' statements under Ebola prevention

Struthers, Stan (Dauphin) NDP

Members' statements

Fort Dauphin Museum, 1584-1585

Student financial aid

Interest rate, elimination of

Bjornson, 57-58, 150

Blady, 192

Gaudreau, 57

Howard, 236

Kostyshyn, 162

Saran, 676

Manitoba Student Aid program

Loan status error notifications

Bjornson, 219-220

Ewasko, 219-220

Tuition rebate

Wight, 524

Student Financial Aid Information System

Deloitte & Touche payment

Allum, 2729-2730

Ewasko, 2729-2730

Investment amount

Briese, 197

Timeline and costs

Allum, 2125-2126, 2184, 2384-2385, 2722-2725, 2728

Bjornson, 136-137

Ewasko, 136-137, 2125, 2183-2184, 2384-2385, 2722-2725, 2728

Sturgeon Heights Collegiate

Welding program expansion

Allum, 500

Subdivisions. See Housing

Suicide. See also Mental health care; Mental health care, youth

Assisted suicide

Government position

Goertzen, 2758

Mackintosh, 2758

Prevention, youth

Irvin-Ross, 139

Rowat, 139

Suicide rates

Children in care

Martin, 267

Smook, 267

The Pas

Gerrard, 575

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Smook, 1920

Suicide rates, youth

Graydon, 611

Supplementary Loans and Guarantee Authority

Annual report March 31, 2015

Dewar, 2625

Surface water management

Agriculture industry

Gerrard, 2598

Alternative practices

Wishart, 109

Assiniboine basin

Cullen, 227

BASIC

Graydon, 1586

Drainage review

Nevakshonoff, 2715

Flood prevention

Gerrard, 158-159, 575

Illegal drainage

Ashton, 594

Provincial partnerships

Kostyshyn, 160-161, 624, 625

Wishart, 2414

Shoal Lake

Graydon, 1585

Sustainability practices

Nevakshonoff, 538

Surface Water Management Strategy

Climate change mitigation

Gerrard, 1622

Selinger, 1622-1623

No-net-loss of wetlands approach

Gerrard, 1684-1685

Selinger, 1684-1685

Sustainability. See Construction industry

Sustainable Development Innovation Fund

Annual report 2014-2015

Nevakshonoff, 2625

Susydka Ukrainian dance group. See Members' statements

Suzy the Mosasaur. See Members' statements

Swan River. See also Petitions

NDP leadership campaign, ballots

Pallister, 1517-1520, 1856

Selinger, 1517-1520, 1856

Pedestrian crossing concerns

Briese, 354

Swan Valley

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

Plant location

Selinger, 709

Swan, Andrew (Minto) NDP

Band Constable Program

Cancelation of, 392-393

Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Gift Card Inactivity Fees) (Bill 212)

1 R, 1568

2 R, 1925-1927

C/3 R, 2228-2229

Education system

Small class size initiative, 2750

Maintenance Enforcement Program (MEP)

General comments, 2564

Improvements to program, 2531

Members' statements

Cirillo, Corporal Nathan, 2441

D-Day 71st Anniversary, 1626

First Nation Soldiers, 2740-2741

Oral Questions

Investment in education

Small class size initiative, 2750

Maintenance enforcement

Improvements to program, 2531

Ottawa Parliament shooting (2014)

Cirillo, Corporal Nathan, 2441

Vincent, Warrant Officer Patrice, 2441-2442

Petitions

Amendment to The Mount Carmel Clinic Act

Board membership reduction, 2267

Police Services Amendment Act (First Nation Safety Officers) (Bill 5)

2 R, 392-393

Resolutions

Winnipeg Pride Festival and human rights in Manitoba, 1699-1702

Results-Based Budgeting Act (Bill 209)

2 R, 2563-2564

Same sex marriage, 1700

Transgendered individuals

Human rights amendment, 1701-1702

 

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