Hansard: Index

HOUSE INDEX - 2nd Session - 41st 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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Wachal, Sharon. See Members' statements

Wage freezes

Manitoba's affordability, impact on

Fontaine, 841-852

Friesen, 852-853

Wage increase

Case concern

Allum, 2968

Pallister, 2968

Wages. See also Minimum wage

Trade agreements, effect of

Lindsey, 357, 358

Weekly earning rate--Manitoba

Cullen, 2613

Wages and services

Government priorities

Marcelino, F., 332-333

Pallister, 332-333

Wallace District Fire Department. See Members' statements

Walleye fish

Population concerns

Cox, 1422

Gerrard, 1421-1422, 3166

Squires, 3166

State of

Gerrard, 1662

War Lake First Nation

Rail services shut down

Lathlin, 2602-2603

Pallister, 2603

Pedersen, 2602-2603

Wasagamack First Nation

Airstrip construction inquiry

Klassen, 3098-3099

Schuler, 3099

Waste water

Programs, staff vacancies

Clarke, 3013

Lathlin, 3013

Treatment plan

Clarke, 3013-3014, 3016-3018

Lathlin, 3013-3014, 3016-3018

Waste water infrastructure

Capital projects

Clarke, 1885, 2393, 3016-3017

Lathlin, 3016

Smook, 2393

Wowchuk, 1885

Capital projects--North

Clarke, 3013-3014

Lathlin, 3013

Sewage overflows, reduction in

Squires, 2791

Water bomber services

Privatization inquiry

Maloway, 2107-2108

Pedersen, 2107-2108

Water conservation

Swan, 1830

Water stewardship. See Members' statements

Water supply safety. See also Drinking water

Drinking water, quality testing

Allum, 1019

Altemeyer, 2789

Gerrard, 1019, 2878

Lindsey, 2789

Wharton, 1019

Frequency of inspections

Altemeyer, 949-950

Cox, 950

Swan, 2575

Health risks to

Altemeyer, 2789

Lindsey, 2789

Inspection concerns

Swan, 1460

Water treatment

Capital investments

Clarke, 3016-3017

Lathlin, 3016

Capital investments--North

Clarke, 3013-3014

Lathlin, 3013

Programs, staff vacancies

Clarke, 3013

Lathlin, 3013

System certification

Clarke, 3016-3018

Lathlin, 3016-3017

Water treatment plant

Cost overruns

Johnson, 1662

Waterford Green School

Kinew, 1622

Saran, 1049

Wishart, 1622

Watershed management

Drought vs. flood

Gerrard, 2796

Government initiatives

Squires, 3054

Illegal drainage

Cox, 1657

NDP record

Johnson, 1662

Watt, Frank. See Members' statements

Webstad, Phyllis. See Orange Shirt Day Act

Weir, Scott. See Members' statements under Firefighters in Dawson Trail

Wenham, Michael. See Members' statements

West Interlake Watershed Conservation District

Johnson, 927-928

West Lynn Heights. See Members' statements

Westman Immigrant Services

Funding--federal

Fontaine, 1908, 1912

Wishart, 1908, 1912

Westray Mine. See Members' statements

Westwood Collegiate. See Members' statements

Wetland protection. See Surface Water Management Act (Amendment to Various Acts to Protect Lakes and Wetlands)

Wharton, Charles. See Members' statements

Wharton, Hon. Jeff (Gimli) PC

Accessible transportation, 2869, 2870

Dauphin Manitoba

Infrastructure investments, 3099

Local Vehicles for Hire Act (Bill 30)

2 R

Debate, 2867-2869

Questions, 2869-2871

R/S Amdt

Clause 3(3), 3534-3535

C/3 R, 3641

Accessible transportation, impact on, 2869, 2870

Amendment support request, 2817-2818

Compensation clause, 2869, 2870-2871

Insurance costs, 2870

Meyers Norris Penny review, 2868, 3641

Multi-jurisdictional trips, 2870

Municipal oversight, 2867-2869, 3535, 3641

Regulations, changes to, 2869

Request to withdraw Bill, 3136

Taxi industry, impact on, 3134

Taxi licence, standard, 2868

Taxi licences, validity of, 2870

Members' statements

Moore, Larry, 2812

New Iceland Heritage Museum, 3419

Municipal Relations Department

Restated Supplementary Information for Legislative Review 2017-2018, 2804

Municipalities

Ride-sharing oversight, 2867, 2868, 3535, 3641

Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation

Funding proposals, status of, 3556-3557

Oral Questions

Dauphin Manitoba

Infrastructure investments, 3099

Local Vehicles for Hire Act

Amendment support request, 2817-2818

Impact on taxi industry, 3134

Request to withdraw bill, 3136

Neighbourhood renewal corporations

Status of funding proposals, 3556-3557

Ride-sharing services

Municipal oversight, 2867, 2868, 3535, 3641

Taxicab Board elimination, 2868

Wharton, Jeff (Gimli) PC

Alzheimer's disease

Manitoba numbers, 668

AMBER Alert, 667

Budget 2017

Highways and roads, 1389

Budget Debate, 1388-1390

City of Winnipeg

Construction agreement regulations, 124

Fisheries Amendment Act (Bill 23)

2 R

Debate, 1061-1062

Questions, 1005

First Nations, economic development, 1005

Fish marketing act, Manitoba withdrawal, 1061

Fisheries envoy responsibilities, 1061

Indigenous fishers, consultation with, 1062

Licensing process, 1061

Rough fish stocks, economic opportunities, 1062

Fisheries envoy

Responsibilities of, 1061

Fishing industry

Rough stocks

Economic opportunities for, 1062

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

Future of, 1061

Rough fish, market for, 1062

Highways and roads

Budget 2017, 1389

Infrastructure spending

Investments in--Dauphin, 3099

Local Vehicles for Hire Act (Bill 30)

Taxicab Board elimination, 2868

Members' statements

Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month, 76

Gimli High School Lakers MHSAA champions, 1372

Grimolfson, Ivan, 330

Plett, Charles, 884

UNLOCKED: Stories of the Interlake, 2162-2163

Missing Persons Amendment Act (Silver Alert) (Bill 214)

2 R

Debate, 667-669

Questions, 663-665

Consultations, 663

Health information protection, 669

Municipalities

Infrastructure budget, 1389

New West Partnership Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Various Acts Amended) (Bill 7)

2 R

Debate, 361-363

Corporate registration, unified, 361

Dispute resolution provision, 362-363

Extra-provincial vehicle registration, 362

Provincial regulatory co-operation, 361

Regulation changes, 362

Oral Questions

City of Winnipeg amendments

Construction agreement regulations, 124

Expansion of trade

Support for Manitobans, 1234

Support for small business

Government initiatives, 955

Planning Amendment Act (Bill 222)

2 R

Debate, 2080-2082

Questions, 2076, 2078

Consultations, 2076

Permit approval timeline, 2081

Post-secondary education

Low-income student supports, 1389

Private Bills, Standing Committee on

Third report, 2296

Red Tape Reduction Day Act (Bill 218)

1 R, 715

2 R

Debate, 1015-1017

Health and safety regulations, 1018

Red tape reduction task force, 1015

Regulation reduction

One-for-one law, 1016, 1018

Regulations, economic costs, 1018

Standards Council review, 1016

Timing of, 1019

Red Tape Reduction Task Force, 2080

Small business

Government initiatives, 955

Trade expansion

Manitobans support for, 1234

Water supply safety

Drinking water, quality testing, 1019

Wheat research

Eichler, 1989

Whiteshell fish hatchery

Staff and production levels

Altemeyer, 2301-2302

Cox, 2301-2302

Wiebe, Matt (Concordia) NDP

ACCESS Centres

Closure inquiry, 1086

Addiction services

Federal funding for, 1695

Strategy for, 283, 408

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba

Funding for, 2227

Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act (Bill 31)

2 R

Debate, 2865-2866

C/3 R, 3647-3648

Request to withdraw, 3552-3553, 3618

Students, impact on, 3211-3212

AMBER Alert, 671

Ambulance fees

General comments, 754

PC reduction promise, 283-284, 979

Budget 2017

Community organizations, 615

Release date, 615

Budget Address, 1359-1363

Budget Debate, 1359-1363

CancerCare Manitoba

Capital project, cancellation of, 409, 752, 753

Common Drug Review

Review process, 1931

Community organizations

Budget 2017, 615

Concordia Health & Fitness Centre, 616-617

Concordia Hospital

ICU services, future of, 2025-2027

Concordia Hospital, emergency room closure

General comments, 1194-1195, 1258-1259, 3384, 3480-3481, 3596-3597

Notification of, 1575

Reason for, 1577

Request to reconsider, 2389-2390, 2599

Dauphin Manitoba

ER service hub, 2013-2014

MRI status update, 2013

Dedicated stroke unit

Timeline for, 1700

Education system

Property tax increases, 789

Resource officers, 788

Emergency health services, rural

Doctor retention program, need for, 2545-2546

Government intention, 2546

Emergency Medical Response and Stretcher Transportation Amendment Act (Bill 14)

2 R

Debate, 979-980

Questions, 976-977

C 3/R, 2320-2324

Ambulance fee reduction, 977, 2321

Consultations, 976-977

Medical director responsibilities, 2320

Emergency medical services (EMS)

Naloxone kits for, 15, 373

Emergency room closures

Manitobans, impact on, 1473-1474

Patient care, impact on, 1296-1297, 1524-1525, 2644-2645

Peachey report recommendations, 1814-1815

WRHA budget, 1707

WRHA notification of, 1575-1577

Emergency room services

Closures, timeline for, 1967-1968

Dauphin hub, 2013-2014

Peachey report recommendations, 1882

Emergency room wait times

General comments, 753

Task force, timeline for, 2015-2021

Executive Council

Estimates

Speakers, 1695-1708

Financial Administration Amendment Act (Economic Indicators) (Bill 216)

2 R

Questions, 1125-1126

Affordability comparison, 1125

Flood protection, 609

Front-line workers and services

Campaign promise, 282

Government resolution

Long-term, sustainable and flexible health-care funding, 406-411

Health Accord

Federal funding agreement, 2464-2465

Federal negotiations, 948-949

General comments, 2464-2465

Signing, timeline for, 2419, 2464-2465

Health Sector Bargaining Unit Review Act (Bill 29)

2 R

Debate, 1168-1171

Questions, 1166-1168

C 3/R, 2747-2749

Bargaining representative, appointment of, 1169

Bargaining representative, selection process, 1168

Bargaining units, target number, 1166

CancerCare Diagnostic Services workers, impact on, 1167, 1169

Employers' organization, establishment of, 1170

Province-wide workers, effect on, 1167

Small units, consultation with, 1167

Small units, impact on, 1170

Health Sustainability and Innovation Review

KPMG report costs, 1634

KPMG report, ER recommendations, 1640-1644

KPMG report, release of, 1375, 1419-1420, 1633-1636, 1637-1640

Peachey report recommendations, 1644-1645, 1649

Steering committee members, 1636

Health-care budget

Patient care, impact on, 1583-1584

Health-care services

Capital projects, 1150-1151, 1360, 1706

Community partners, 284

Federal funding percentage, 406-407

Funding cut concerns, 335, 396-397, 787

Government intention, 751-752, 888-889

Infrastructure spending, 1697-1699

Intensive care unit closures, 2644-2645

Medical expenses case concern

Health minister, request for meeting, 592

PC election campaign, 753

Private system, reporting on, 2010

Privatization concerns, 80-81, 268-269, 310-311, 991, 1043-1044

Program funding, 433-434, 1150-1151

Review of, 282, 754

Saskatchewan model, 2011-2012

Travel for, 754

Wait time task force, 80

Health-care services, changes to

Patient care, impact on, 1680-1681

Health-care services, rural

Grant distribution, reduction in, 2422

Health-care services, United States

Manitobans receiving

Altru Agreement, 590-591

General liability insurance, purchase of, 591

Health, Seniors and Active Living Department

Active Living Department

External grant funding, 2229-2230

Supplies & Services funding, 2228-2229

Capital spending decrease, 2009

Estimates

Opening statements, 1568

Speakers, 1568-1578, 1633-1645, 1800-1803, 1814-1815, 1927-1931, 2008-2022, 2143-2155, 2226-2231, 2417-2423, 2425-2429

Intergovernmental Strategic Relations

Federal negotiations, involvement with, 2417-2419

Management reduction, 2231

Staff introductions, 1568, 1633, 1800, 2010, 2143, 2419

Home-care services

Certified attendants, number of, 1928

Enhanced service model, 1928

Family caregivers, 1930

Investments in, 2328

Need for (Southern Authority), 2168

Patients, number of, 1928

Privatization concerns, 283, 991, 2699-2700

Program title name change, 1928-1929

User fees, government position, 1929

Workers, need for--Southern Manitoba, 2168

Hospital Home Team

Cut to program, 815, 1704

Indigenous health care

Federal funding for, 1695-1697

Intensive care unit closures

Patient care, impact on, 2644-2645

Interim Appropriation Act, 2017 (Bill 8)

2 R

Debate, 612-618

C 3/R, 784-790

Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority

Rural doctor recruitment program, 2262-2263

KPMG report recommendations

School closure inquiry, K-12, 2902

Local Vehicles for Hire Act (Bill 30)

Safety regulations, 3541

Magnetic resonance imaging services (MRI)

Privatization of, 189-190, 409

Status update--Dauphin, 2013

Manitoba Conservation Officers Recognition Day Act (Bill 226)

2 R

Debate, 2576-2577

Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative

Private sector funds raised, 3459-3460, 3525-3526, 3647

Matters of Grievance

Regarding matters concerning health care, oral questions, northern Manitoba and housing, 3480-3482

Medical assistance in dying (MAID)

Rural accessibility to, 3383

Supreme Court ruling, 3382

Medical Assistance in Dying (Protection for Health Professionals and Others) Act (Bill 34)

2 R

Debate, 3381-3385

Members' statements

Concordia Health & Fitness Centre, 764

Daffodil Month, 1415

Infant screening for sickle-cell disease, 3319

International Nurses Day, 1877

Kildonan East Reivers 2016 football champions, 116

Mental health care, 1677-1678

St. Mary's QuickCare Clinic closure, 430-431

Mental health care

Funding, distribution method, 2226-2227

Strategy, timeline and development, 283, 408

Minimum Wage Indexation Act (Employment Standards Code Amended) (Bill 33)

2 R

Debate, 2280-2283

Ministerial statements

Fight against opiates-update, 298

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, 1838

Opioid use in Manitoba, 15

Pharmacy Awareness Month, 843-844

World AIDS Day, 259

World Teachers' Day, 2809

Misericordia Urgent Care Centre

ER closure notification, 1575

ER closure, reason for, 1577

Missing Persons Amendment Act (Silver Alert) (Bill 214)

2 R

Debate, 670-671

Questions, 664-665

C 3/R, 2328-2329

Government resources, 664

Maintenance of system, 664-665

Naloxone kits

Distribution of, 26, 371

First responders, distribution to, 15

Northern Health Region

Travel times, 755

Northern Patient Transfer Program

Health care cuts, 979-980

Northern/Remote Family Medicine Residency Stream

Measurements for, 2420

Nurse practitioners, 990

General comments, 990

Nursing profession

Wage freeze concerns, 190

Opioid crisis

Federal legislation, 479, 482

Naloxone kits, EMS workers, 15

Provincial comparison, 371

Public awareness campaign, 372

Public health emergency, 26, 480

Opposition Day Motion

Urging the Provincial Government to make investments in palliative care, mental health, drug treatment and pain relief and access to medical assistance in dying, 3575-3576

Oral Questions

ACCESS Centres

Closure inquiry, 1086

Advanced Education Act

Impact on students, 3211-3212

Request to withdraw, 3552-3553, 3618

Concordia Hospital ER services

Closure, 1194-1195

Impact of closure, 1258-1259

Request to reconsider closure, 2389-2390, 2599

Education system

School closure inquiry, 3037-3038

Emergency room closures

Impact on Manitobans, 1473-1474

Impact on patient care, 1524-1525

Emergency room services

Timeline for closures, 1967-1968

Fentanyl crisis

Naloxone kit distribution, 26

Public health emergency, 26

Fentanyl crisis-sale of pill presses

Bill 207-request for support, 231-232

Request for restrictive legislation, 43, 121-122

Health-care budget

Impact on patient care, 1583-1584

Health-care review

Release of KPMG report, 1375, 1419-1420

Health-care services

Federal funding agreement, 2464-2465

Federal funding negotiations, 948-949

Funding cut concerns, 335, 396-397

Government intention, 888-889

Nurse practitioners, 990

Privatization concerns, 80-81, 268-269, 310-311, 991, 1043-1044

Programs, capital projects funding, 433-434

Wait time task force, 80

Health-care services, changes to

Impact on patient care, 1680-1681

Health-care spending

Services and capital projects, 1150-1151

Home-care services

Privatization concerns, 2699-2700

Hospital Home Team

Cut to program, 815

ICU and ER closures

Impact on patient care, 2644-2645

Interlake-Eastern Health Authority

Rural doctor recruitment program, 2262-2263

K-12 school closure inquiry

KPMG report recommendations, 2902

Manitoba nurses

Wage freeze concerns, 190

Manitobans receiving health care in the US

Purchase of general liability insurance, 591

Request to table the Altru Agreement, 590-591

Medical expenses case concern

Request for meeting with health minister, 592

Personal-care homes

Construction commitment, 494-495, 769-770

Post-secondary education

Funding supports for students, 3428-3429

Tuition affordability concerns, 2815-2816

Zero interest loan program, 2816

Post-secondary education, affordable

Need for financial supports for students, 3130-3131, 3324

Post-secondary scholarships

Private sector funds raised, 3459-3460

Privatization of MRI services

Government position, 189-190

Provincial negotiations

Government strategy, 1086-1087

QuickCare clinics

Closure inquiry, 1086

Regional health authorities

Funding cut concerns, 695

Rural emergency health services

Government intention, 2546

Need for doctor retention program, 2545-2546

Scholarship and bursary initiative

Private sector funds raised, 3525-3526

Small-class size initiative

Government intention, 2902

Southern Health Authority

Need for home-care workers, 2168

Urgent care centres and ERs

Peachey report recommendations, 1882

WRHA ER closures

Impact on patient care, 1296-1297

Palliative care program, 3383

Personal-care homes

Capital projects, cancellation of, 790

Construction, 494-495, 769-770, 1701-1704

Cost per bed, 615-616

Need for, 409

WRHA funding, 1802

Petitions

Concordia Hospital emergency room, 1482, 1532, 1590-1591, 1687-1688, 1760, 1852, 3379, 3434, 3468-3469, 3530, 3559-3560, 3624

Pediatric insulin pump program, 313

St. Boniface QuickCare Clinic, 960, 1052, 1266, 1307, 1383, 1427

Transit funding, 2971-2972, 3044, 3104, 3137-3138

Pharmacare formulary

Abortifacient recommendation, 1931

New drugs added, 1931

Pharmacy Awareness Month, 843-844

Physician recruitment

Foreign doctors, 2422

Physician Resettlement Fund

Update on, 2421

Physicians

Number of, 753

Pill press

National ban on, 370, 479, 480, 482

Request for support (Bill 207), 231-232

Restrictive legislation, 43, 121-122, 281, 298

Points of Order

P/O by Cullen regarding the use of props in the chamber, 3558

P/O by Micklefield regarding the use of props in the Chamber, 3477

Post-secondary education

Course-related fees, 2866

Financial supports for students, 3130-3131, 3324, 3428-3429

Low-income students, accessibility for, 2866

Zero interest loan program, 2816

Provincial Clinical and Preventive Services Planning for Manitoba: Doing Things Differently and Better report

Commissioning and drafts of, 1569-1571

Dr. Peachey, meeting with, 1569

Emergency room closure recommendations, 1814-1815

Emergency room service recommendations, 1882

Health Sustainability and Innovation Review, 1644-1646, 1649

Urgent-care centre recommendations, 1882

WRHA copy, 1571

Provincial drug program

Generic drug brands, 1930

Provincial negotiations

Government strategy, 1086-1087

Provincial Nominee Program

Application fee increase, 3491

Family sponsors, 3491

Public Accounts, Standing Committee on

First report, 257-258

Third report, 1835-1837

Fourth report, 2531

Sixth report, 2803

Public Health Amendment Act (Bill 207)

1 R, 221

2 R

Debate, 369-370

Questions, 370-372

Federal legislation, 370, 371

QuickCare Clinic

Closure inquiry, 1086

Closure--St. Boniface, 751, 789, 990

Importance of, 788, 789

Regional health authorities

Budget cuts, 695

Funding letters, 2150

Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act (Bill 13)

2 R

Debate, 973-974

Questions, 971-973

C 3/R, 2720-2721

Consultations, 972

Health professions covered, 971-972

Self-regulation, 975, 2720

Resolutions

Immigration

Questions, 3491-3492

Keeping post-secondary education affordable for students and families

Debate, 3408-3410

Protecting health care for seniors and families

Debate, 750-752

Questions, 753-755

Provincial government's plan to shutter three Winnipeg emergency rooms will undermine patient care and hurt families and seniors

Debate, 3596-3597

Questions, 1666-1667

Reducing the devastating effects of illicit opioids

Debate, 481-483

Questions, 479-481

Support for refugees and newcomers

Questions, 573-574

Rural doctor program

Interlake-Eastern Health Authority, recruitment, 2262-2263

Rural doctors

Retention improvement plan, 2423

Retention program, 2545-2546

Rural Manitoba

Assisted death, accessibility to, 3383

ER services, 2546

Health services grant reduction, 2422

Safe Third Country Agreement

Suspension of, need for, 574

School closure inquiry, 3037-3038

Schools, public

Closure inquiry, K-12

KPMG report recommendations, 2902

Senior safety programs, 2329

Small-class size initiative

Government intention, 2902

Southern Health Authority

Home-care workers, need for, 2168

Specialist Recruitment Fund

Update on, 2421

Throne Speech

Debate, 280-284

Tuition Fee Income Tax Rebate

Elimination of, 3409

Tuition rates

Affordability concerns, 2815-2816

Urgent care centres

Peachey report recommendations, 1882

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA)

Budget, 1707, 2151

Capital spending priorities, 2155

Community health agency funding, 1803

Cost overruns (last fiscal year), 2152

Deficit projections, 1800

Emergency room closures, 1296-1297, 1572-1573, 1575-1577

Long-term care facility funding, 1802, 2151-2153

Long-term care therapy services, 1803

Operating revenue, 2017-2018, 1801

Peachey report, timeline for, 1571

World Teachers' Day, 2809

Wilderness and water protection

Government intention

Altemeyer, 85

Cox, 85

Sustainable management of

Gerrard, 133-134

Wildfires

First Nations emergency management

Clarke, 3022-3023

Klassen, 3022

First Nations evacuation response

Clarke, 3038-3039

Klassen, 3038-3039

Wildlife Act

Night hunting charges

Pallister, 1895-1900

Swan, 1895-1899

Release of information authorization

Cox, 538, 596

Pallister, 596-597, 1772-1777

Stefanson, 498-499, 537

Swan, 498-499, 537-538, 596, 1772-1776

Wildlife management

Squires, 3055

Wildlife resources

Sustainability of

Mayer, 65

Winding River Long-Term Addiction

Funding for

Fontaine, 3170

Stefanson, 3170-3171

Winnipeg Airports Authority. See Members' statements

Winnipeg Ballet. See Members' statements

Winnipeg Blue Bombers. See also Members' statements under Jonas, Don

Anti violence against women campaign

Fontaine, 1319

Winnipeg Goldeyes

Championship win

Cox, 2809-2810

Marcelino, T., 2810

Winnipeg police half marathon. See Members' statements

Winnipeg Police Service

Methamphetamine use

Prevention program funding

Fontaine, 3169

Stefanson, 3169

Winnipeg Police Service K-9 Unit

Guillemard, 469, 1817-1818

Maloway, 475

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA)

Advertising campaign during by-election

Marcelino, F., 2258-2259, 2385-2386

Pallister, 2258-2259, 2385-2386

Bargaining units, reduction in

Cullen, 745

Budget

Fontaine, 795

Goertzen, 2151

Pallister, 1707

Wiebe, 2151

Capital spending priorities

Goertzen, 2155

Wiebe, 2155

Churchill, inclusion of

Marcelino, T., 513

Community health agency funding

Goertzen, 1803

Wiebe, 1803

Cost overruns (last fiscal year)

Goertzen, 2152

Wiebe, 2152

Deficit projections

Goertzen, 1800-1801

Wiebe, 1800

Emergency room closures

Goertzen, 1297, 1572-1573

Marcelino, F., 1295-1296

Pallister, 1295-1296

Wiebe, 1296-1297, 1572-1573

Lactation services, cuts to

Gerrard, 3523-3524

Goertzen, 3524-3525

Long-term care facility funding

Goertzen, 1802-1803, 2151-2153

Wiebe, 1802, 2151-2153

Long-term care therapy services

Goertzen, 1803

Wiebe, 1803

Medical transfers, policy position

Altemeyer, 1737

Goertzen, 1737

Operating revenue, 2017-2018

Goertzen, 1801-1802

Wiebe, 1801

Peachey report, timeline for

Goertzen, 1571-1572

Wiebe, 1571

Winnipeg School Division

New schools, need for

Saran, 1049

Wishart, 1049

Wishart, Hon. Ian (Portage la Prairie) PC

Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act (Bill 31)

1 R, 801-802

2 R

Debate, 2863-2865

C/3 R, 3646-3647

New Manitobans, impact on, 3215-3216

Northern students, impact on, 3212-3213

Request to withdraw, 849-850, 893-894, 3552, 3618-3619

Students, impact on, 3211-3212

Arts sector

Sturgeon Heights music program, 1586

Assiniboine Community College

Annual report 2015-2016, 144

North Hill redevelopment, 1631-1632

Brandon School Division

New school, need for, 1622

Small class size funding inquiry, 538-539

Brandon University

Operating grant amount, 1628

Budget Address, 1356-1359

Budget Debate, 1356-1359

Child-care facilities

Home based, 1357

Child-care spaces

Options for, 1357

Children in care

Education continuity, 1632-1633

Education outcomes, 567

Stability, importance of, 567

Community schools liaison officers, 2008

Community Schools Partnership Initiative

Designations, number of, 2004

Update, 1626

Dakota Collegiate

Alumni Field funding, 628-629

Alumni Field status update, 1624

Dauphin Manitoba

School maintenance projects, 2106

Dental assistant program (UCN)

Cancellation of, 1232-1233

Disabilities, persons with

Early screening for, 1724

Doula training

Funding for, 1720-1721

Dyslexia screening, 1724

Early Childhood Development Innovation Fund

J.W. McConnell Family Foundation partnership, 1996-1997

Early Development Instrument (EDI)

Disability screening, 1724

Early Years Education Initiative, 1551

Education Administration Amendment Act (First Nations, Metis and Inuit Education Policy Framework) (Bill 231)

2 R

Debate, 2781-2783

Questions, 2779

Education and Training Department

Annual report 2016-2017, 3244

Capital spending for, 2002-2003

Estimates

Opening statements, 1551-1552

Speakers, 1554-1566, 1615-1633, 1714-1730, 1785-1800, 1908-1924, 1995-2008, 2065-2073

Executive restructuring, 2066-2067

Full-time positions, reduction in, 2066

Layoffs, effect on front-line services, 266

Refugee support funding, 1792

Sector council consultations

Labour market supply, 1556

Staff introductions, 1554-1555

Supplementary Information for Legislative Review 2017-2018, 1468

Education system

Absenteeism, 2000-2001

Absenteeism, programs to combat, 2001

Building maintenance and expansion, 2003-2004

Children in care, continuity, 1632-1633

Children in care, outcomes for, 567

Cross-cultural curriculum, 1049

Dyslexia screening, 1724

ESL funding, K-12, 1563-1564

Funding, 41-42

Government record, 2700

Graduation rates, 2007

Infrastructure renewal projects, 3327

Language component, 1049-1050

Literacy, numeracy, focus on, 1551

Math and literacy, K-12, 1358

Mental health support, 1727-1728

Parental advisory committees, 2002

Portables--Garden Valley, 1616

Property tax increases, 434-435

Emergency room closures

Wait-times, impact on, 1357

Employment

Support services funding, 1995-1996

Employment and Income Assistance Program (EIA)

Labour market training programs, 1725

Empowered to Change

Single parents training initiatives, 1725-1726

English as a second language (ESL) programs

Federal funding, 1557-1563

Funding for, K-12, 1563-1564

Provincial Nominee Program, 1559

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FASD)

Prevention program funding, 1997-1998

First Nations education

Graduation rates, 2782

Post-secondary enrollment, 2782

Frontier School Division

Funding changes, 1721

Garden Valley

Portables, number of, 1616

Hanover School Division

Human rights training, 1996

New schools, plan for, 1616

Respect in Schools program, 1996

Small class size funding inquiry, 593-594

Health-care services

Midwives, use of, 1717

Healthy Child Committee of Cabinet

Membership update, 1999-2000

Program update, 1996

Healthy Child Manitoba

Organizational and funding changes, 1998-1999, 2000

Suicide prevention programs, 1997

Immigrant population

Skills training programs, 595

Immigration plan--federal

Request for update, 3373

Infrastructure projects

Education, investments in, 3327

K-3 Class Size Initiative, 1378

Kelvin High School Active Living Centre

Funding, 628-629, 1089-1090, 1152

Gym expansion, update, 1623-1624

KPMG report recommendations

School closure inquiry, K-12, 2902-2903

Labour

High demand skill sets, 1920

Workforce development, 1911

Labour Market Development Agreements (LMDA)

Federal-provincial agreements, 1791

Labour market supply

Syrian refugee training (REDI), 1556-1557

Labour market training

Program participants, 1615-1616

Workforce adaptability, 1919-1920

Learning disabilities

Dyslexia screening, 1724

Screen programs, 1723-1724

Louis Riel School Division

French-immersion capacity, 1722

New high school inquiry, 1723

Manitoba Adult Literacy Strategy

Adult Learning Centres in Manitoba

Report 2015-2016, 1250

Manitoba Aerospace Week, 2017, 2638-2639

Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations (MANSO)

Refugee response co-ordinator, 1785

Manitoba Bursary Program, 3647

Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology

Capital expansion plan, 870-871

Youth training, 1726

Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Amendment Act (Bill 10)

1 R, 427-428

2 R

Debate, 870

Questions, 870-871

C 3/R, 1865-1866

French programs, 1865

Parking authority, new, 870, 1866

Parking revenue, 871

Program development, 871

Manitoba Learning Resource Centre

Annual report 2015-2016, 803

Manitoba Scholarship and Bursary Initiative

Changes to, 2863

Funding increase, 1358, 1551, 1629

Fundraising capacity, review of, 1715-1716

General comments, 1866

Low-income student support, 1551

Private sector funds raised, 3459-3460, 3525-3526

Qualification criteria, 1729

Students funded, number of, 1729-1730

Members' statements

Miller, Darcy, 34

Owens, Erin, 3248

Portage District General Hospital Foundation, 765

Portage Terriers, 1966

Prairie Citizens on Patrol Program, 2640-2641

Rogers Hometown Hockey, 1147-1148

Mental health care

Education system support, 1727-1728

Student support, 1727-1728

Midwife training program

McMaster funding arrangement, 1717

Status of Women consultations, 1721

Status update, 1716-1717

Midwives

Funding plan, 1720

Health-care usage, 1717

Labour market need, 1718-1719

Scope of practice expansion, 1717-1718

Ministerial statements

Manitoba Aerospace Week-2017, 2638-2639

Vimy Ridge-100th Anniversary, 1331

World Teachers' Day, 2808

Mystery Lake School Division

Absenteeism, 2000

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Funding proposal (U of M), 1715

Northern Manitoba communities

Vale Nickel Mine closure, 2164-2165

Nursing profession

Registered nurses, need for, 1922

OmniTRAX

Subsidy to, 1356

Oral Questions

Advanced education act

Impact on new Manitobans, 3215-3216

Impact on northern students, 3212-3213

Impact on students, 3211-3212

Request to withdraw, 849-850, 893-894, 3552, 3618-3619

Brandon School Division

Small class size funding inquiry, 538-539

Dauphin area schools

Facility maintenance projects, 2106

Education Department layoffs

Effect on front-line services, 266

Education system

Cross-cultural curriculum, 1049

Funding concerns, 41-42

Government record, 2700

Infrastructure renewal projects, 3327

Language component, 1049-1050

Overcrowding in schools, 41

Property tax increases, 434-435

Federal immigration plan

Request for update, 3373

Funding for arts program

Sturgeon Heights music program, 1586

Hanover School Division

Small class size funding inquiry, 593-594

K-12 school closure inquiry

KPMG report recommendations, 2902-2903

K-to-12 funding

Amalgamation of school divisions, 2104

Kelvin Active Living Centre

Dakota Alumni Field funding, 628-629

Request for funding commitment, 1089-1090, 1152

New school construction

Government intention, 44

Newcomers to Manitoba

Skills training programs, 595

Post-secondary education

Education affordability concerns, 1684

Funding supports for students, 3428-3429

Long-term funding plan, 814

Low-income student supports, 1301

Need for accountability, 2701

Need for financial supports for students, 3131, 3324-3325

Student support concerns, 1297-1298

Tuition affordability concerns, 2816, 2819

Zero interest loan program, 2816

Post-secondary institutions

Status of operating grants, 1681-1682

Post-secondary scholarships

Private sector funds raised, 3459-3460

Provincial Nominee Program

Application processing update, 3555-3556

Applications under existing rules, 265-266

Elimination of application backlog, 1155

New application fee, 155-156, 337-338

Premier's comments, 337

Proposed changes to criteria, 229

Request for provincial audit, 156, 309

Public-private partnerships

Changes to accountability act, 496-497

Red River College

Innovation Centre project, 1685

Removal of tuition cap

Affordability concerns, 814

Respect in School program

Improvements to program, 1199

Scholarship and bursary initiative

Private sector funds raised, 3525-3526

School division funding

Changes to taxation authority, 2105

Seven Oaks School Division

New school inquiry, 44

Small-class size initiative

Government intention, 2902

Government position, 689-690

K-to-3 class size inquiry, 1378

Student-teacher class time, 1378

Tuition increase

Barrier to education, 812

Bill 31 concerns, 812

Indexed to inflation, 812

Tuition rates, affordable

Future increase concerns, 82

UCN dental assistant program

Cancellation of program, 1232-1233

Vale's nickel mine closure

Workforce retraining plan, 2166-2167

Winnipeg School Division

Need for new schools, 1049

Pea processing plant

By product, uses for, 1036

Post-secondary education

Accountability, need for, 2701

Affordability concerns, 1684

Endowments, changes to, 2864

Financial supports for students, 1297-1298, 3131, 3324-3325, 3428-3429

Labour market information, 1358

Long-term funding plan, 814

Low-income student supports, 1301

Private donor matching, 1551

Private sector fundraising, 1715-1716

Public sector wage freeze, 1631

Zero interest loan program, 2816

Post-secondary institutions

Capital projects funded (2017), 1631

Operating grants, status of, 1681-1682

Prenatal Benefit

Funding amount, 1997

Provincial Nominee Program

Appeal process, 1924

Application backlog, 1155, 1552

Application cap, 1917, 1918

Application criteria, new, 229, 1794, 1916

Application fee

Declined applications, 1918

Expected revenue, 1799

Extended family, 1797

Increase, 155-156, 337-338, 1561, 1562

Jurisdictional comparison, 1798

Reason for, 1798

Application processing time, 1913-1915, 3555-3556

Applications under existing rules, 265-266

Applications, number of (2015-2017), 1793-1794

Cap on applicants--federal, 1799-1800

English language program funding, 1559, 1798-1799

English language requirements, 1923-1924

Expressions of interest, 1795, 1796, 1797, 1917

Premier's comments, 337

Ranking system, 1795-1796

Regulated occupations, 1921-1922

Request for provincial audit, 156, 309

Skilled workers, accreditation standards, 1922-1923

Staff, number of, 1916

Public Schools Amendment Act (Continuity of Learning) (Bill 208)

2 R

Debate, 567-568

Questions, 565-566

Public Schools Finance Board

Annual report, June 30th, 2016, 803

Public sector wages

Post-secondary freeze, 1631

Public-private partnerships

Construction contracts, escape clauses, 1619-1620

Health and safety standards, 1620

Risk transfer, 2070

School construction

Best practices, 1617-1619

Funding model, 1617

Interest costs, 1619

Lease models, 2072

Secretariat, members of, 2071

Public-Private Partnerships Transparency and Accountability Act

Changes to, 496-497

Red River College

Annual report 2015-2016, 144

Capital fundraising initiative, 1714

Innovation Centre project, 1685, 1714

Refugee claimants

Education programs and supports, 1791-1792

Funding by department, 1792

Funding support--federal, 1793

Funding support--provincial, 1785-1787, 1912-1913

Refugee Employment Development Initiative, 1552, 1556

General comments, 1552, 1556, 1787

Program funding coverage, 1790

Programs for women, 1788-1790, 1909-1911

Resolutions

Extension of care

Questions, 1948-1950

Keeping post-secondary education affordable for students and families

Debate, 3410-3411

Recognizing the historic investment in Manitoba's agriculture processing capabilities

Debate, 1035-1036

Respect in School program

Hanover School Division, 1996

Improvements to, 1199

Retired Teachers Association

Board appointments, 875

Rural Manitoba

Schools, re-purposing of, 2005-2006

Schools, viability of, 2005

Settlement services, 1908

Scholarships and bursaries

Needs based assessments, 2864

Qualification for, 1729

School construction

Government intention, 44

Highest need, areas of, 1620-1622

Operating vs. capital costs, 1623

School divisions

Amalgamation and K-to-12 funding, 2104

Amalgamation plans, 2067

Request for proposals, 2067

Taxation authority, changes to, 2105

Schools, public

Capital funding, 2068

Closure inquiry, K-12

KPMG report recommendations, 2902-2903

Financing changes, 2067-2068

Financing, provincial share, 2068

Overcrowding in, 41

P3 partnerships, 1617

Schools, rural

Re-purposing, 2005-2006

Viability of, 2005

Scientists in the Classroom

Discontinued program, 1722

Seven Oaks School Division

New school inquiry, 44, 1623

SkipTheDishes

Evaluations, post-sale, 1565

Morality clause, 1565-1566

Training agreement, 1564

Small-class size initiative

Government intention, 2902

Government position, 689-690

Student-teacher class time, 1378

Sturgeon Heights Collegiate

Music program, funding for, 1586, 1626-1627

Suicide prevention

Healthy Child Manitoba, 1997

Surface Water Management Act (Amendment to Various Acts to Protect Lakes and Wetlands) (Bill 219)

2 R

Debate, 2243

Syrian refugees

Funding support, 1912-1913

Labour market training, 1557

Teachers' Pensions Amendment Act (Bill 12)

1 R, 428

2 R

Debate, 874-875

Questions, 875-876

C 3/R, 1867-1868

Defined benefit vs. defined contribution plans, 875

Pension surplus, disbursement of, 876

Retired Teachers Association

Board appointments, 875

Teachers' Retirement Allowances Fund

Annual report 2016, 2689

Technical Vocational High School

Aerospace program, 1625-1626

Equipment, facility updates, 1625

Trades training

Skills lab upgrades, 1726-1727

Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)

Education recommendations, 2781

Tuition Fee Income Tax Rebate

Graduate retention numbers, 1730

Graduate retention plans, 1555-1556

Graduates, impact on, 1629-1630

Tuition increase

Education barrier concerns, 812

Tuition rates

Affordability concerns, 2816, 2819

Cap, removal of

Affordability concerns, 814

Increase concerns, 82

Indexed to inflation, 812, 2863

University College of the North (UCN)

Dental assistant program, cancellation of, 1232-1233

Fundraising capacity, concern for, 1716

Midwifery program

McMaster funding arrangement, 1717

Update, 1716-1717

University of Manitoba

Front and Centre campaign funding, 1715

National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation

Funding proposal, 1715

Operating grant amount, 1627

University of Winnipeg

Leatherdale Hall project update, 1632

Operating grant amount, 1627

Vale Nickel Mine

Workforce retraining program, 1911, 2166-2167

Vimy Ridge

One-hundredth anniversary, 1331

Waterford Green School, 1622

Westman Immigrant Services

Funding--federal, 1908, 1912

Winnipeg School Division

New schools, need for, 1049

World Teachers' Day, 2808

Wolfe, Eva. See Members' statements under Lifesaving Society Rescue award recipients

Women, violence against. See also Ministerial statements

Blue Bombers campaign

Fontaine, 1319

Women's shelters

Transitional housing supports

Fielding, 2261-2262

Fontaine, 2261-2262

Wood, Christine. See also Members' statements

Vigil for

Fontaine, 1320

Woodhaven Community Club. See Members' statements

Woodydell Housing Complex Community Garden. See Members' statements

Workers Compensation Board

Annual report Dec. 2016

Cullen, 2381

Appeal and medical review panel, Dec., 2016

Cullen, 2381

Five Year Plan, 2017-2021

Cullen, 2381

Working Manitobans

Government record

Marcelino, F., 2698-2699

Pallister, 2698-2699

Workplace safety

Priority inquiry

Cullen, 1880-1881

Lindsey, 1880

Request for inquiry (death)

Cullen, 2649

Gerrard, 2648-2649, 2724-2725

World AIDS Day. See Ministerial statements

World Diabetes Awareness Month. See Members' statements

World Environment Day

Altemeyer, 2693

Cox, 2693

Gerrard, 2694

World Teachers' Day

Klassen, 2809

Wiebe, 2809

Wishart, 2808

World War I. See Members' statements under Shankland, Robert; Ministerial statements under Veterans' Week

World War II. See Members' statements under Sellen, Richard F.

World Water Day

Altemeyer, 886

Cox, 886

Gerrard, 887

Wowchuk, Rick (Swan River) PC

Budget 2017

Infrastructure spending, 1363

Budget Address, 1363-1364

Budget Debate, 1363-1364

Cattle industry

Increased numbers, 3617

Emergency Medical Response and Stretcher Transportation Amendment Act (Bill 14)

2 R

Debate, 980-981

Environmental Rights Act (Bill 220)

2 R

Debate, 3585-3587

Questions, 1656

Independent commissioner, 1656

Fisheries Amendment Act (Bill 23)

Marketing legislation, new, 724-725

Flooding, spring

Preparation initiatives, 995

Freshwater fisheries

New marketing legislation, 724-725

Infrastructure spending

Budget 2017, 1363

Livestock management

Environmental requirements, 2794

Made-in-Manitoba Climate and Green Plan

Development of, 3586

General comments, 1364

Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Amendment Act (Bill 10)

2 R

Debate, 872-873

Parking authority, new, 873

Program approval process, 873

Members' statements

Cameron, Tim, 222-223

Parkland Region of Special Olympics Manitoba, 2697

Prieston, Helen, 717

Recognizing Royal Canadian Legion branches, 3549

Rodeo events in Swan River, 1254

Swan Valley Food Bank, 36

Swan Valley Sport Fishing Enhancement Group, 1877

Moose population, 3585

North End Sewage Treatment Plant

Upgrades, 3586

Oral Questions

Freshwater fisheries

New marketing legislation, 724-725

Livestock industry

Increased cattle numbers, 3617

Spring flooding concerns

Preparation initiatives, 995

Waste water upgrades

New funding for projects, 1885

Pill press

National ban on, 480

Post-secondary education

Loans to grants, transfer of, 1364

Resolutions

Port of Churchill

Questions, 380

Protecting health care for seniors and families

Questions, 753

Protecting Manitoba lakes and rivers

Debate, 2793-2794

Questions, 2788-2789

Reducing the devastating effects of illicit opioids

Questions, 480

Waste water infrastructure

Capital projects, 1885

Zebra mussel infestation

Treatment history, 2793-2794

WRHA. See Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Wuskwatim Generating Station

First Nations partnership

Maloway, 918

 

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