Hansard: Index

HOUSE INDEX - 3rd Session - 42nd Legislature

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A Little Bit of Warm

Knitted clothing for homeless

Lagassé, 1609

A&O: Support Services for Older Adults

Isleifson, 1561

Abinoojii, Shaweim. See Members' statements

Aboriginal Chamber of Commerce

Government procurement practices

Bushie, 2761-2762

Pallister, 2761-2762

Aboriginal Engagement Strategy

East Side Road Authority

Pallister, 3522-3524

Aboriginal land claims. See Limitations Act

Aboriginal Literacy Foundation

Lathlin, 1576

Abortion Protest Buffer Zone Act (Bill 207)

1 R

Fontaine, 1373

2 R

Debate

Marcelino, 4185-4186

Martin, 4185

Opening statement

Fontaine, 4181-4182

Questions

Asagwara, 4183-4184

Fontaine, 4183-8185

Gerrard, 4183

Johnston, 4183

Martin, 4183

Naylor, 4183-4184

Nesbitt, 4184

Around schools

Fontaine, 4182

Constitutionality of

Fontaine, 4183

Martin, 4183

Marginalized communities, impact of legislation on

Asagwara, 4183-4184

Fontaine, 4184

Other Canadian provinces

Fontaine, 4183

Naylor, 4183

Request for government support

Fontaine, 1416-1417

Stefanson, 1416-1417

Abortion services. See Members' statements under Mifegymiso access in the North; Petitions

ACCESS Clinic

Closures

Smith, B., 123

Access to information

Government record

Lindsey, 2781

Accessibility. See also COVID-19 vaccine; COVID-19, senior citizens

Building code standards

Gerrard, 3673

COVID-19 testing sites

Sala, 132

Education and training programs

Squires, 3672

Government initiatives

Fielding, 2404

Morley-Lecomte, 2404

Accessibility for Manitobans Act

Employer compliance

Marcelino, 3913

ICS regulation concerns

Adams, 4213-4214

Squires, 4213-4214

Accounting fees

Elimination of

Wasyliw, 280

Accueil francophone

Lamont, 1376

Action Underway

Report January 2021

Pedersen, 1769

Active Aging in Manitoba

Isleifson, 1561

Active transportation network

Moses, 150

Acuna, Edward. See Members' statements

Adams, Danielle (Thompson) NDP

Accessibility for Manitobans Act

ICS regulation concerns, 4213-4214

Apprenticeship training

Journeyperson/apprentice ratios, 2414-2415

Public works projects, elimination of training requirement, 2415

Assiniboine Community College

Early childhood education program, elimination of, 275

Budget 2021

Debate, 2412-2416

EIA rates, 2415

Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)

Classified as income, 3707

Employment and Income Assistance (EIA)

Clawback, 1258, 1260, 2415-2416, 3706

Clawback, impact on northern Manitoba, 1259

Payback of benefit, 276

Threshold increase, 3775

Rent Assist Benefit, threshold increase, 3775

Canada Health Transfer

Government Resolution, 429-430

Canadian Mental Health Association, 3162

Caregiver Wage Support Program

Front-line workers, 3529

Child care

Accessibility of, 1627

Bilateral agreement, federal government, 3535-3536

Child-care co-ordinators, number of, 3637

For-profit model, 2356, 3537

Funding, 1626

Nursery grant program, 3271

On-site care at workplaces, 694

Privatization, 2412

Sustainability trust, 1624

Transferable licences, 2963

Wait list, modernization of, 3531

Wait times, 694

Child care, home based

Creation of, 3536

Funding for, 275

Child poverty

Reduction rate, 1261

Child-care centres

Flexible hours, 1623

Inclusion supports, 1626, 3638

Inclusion supports, child to staff ratio, 3641

Nursery school funding, 1625, 1764

Operating grants, 1476-1477, 1617-1618, 1779-1780, 3270-3271, 4244-4245

Operating grants, non-profits, 1625

For profit centres, 3270

For profit centres, inclusion support programs, 3640

Child-care spaces

Spaces created, 3233, 3637

Wait list numbers, calculation of, 275

Child-care system review

KPMG contract extension

Expansion of scope, 692-693

Treasury Board authorization, 693

KPMG report, 692-693, 922, 1219-1220, 1628, 1764

Children's disABILITY Services

Funding, 3644

New entries, number of, 3644

Collective bargaining

Government record, 2414

Committee of Supply

Concurrence Motion, 4244-4245

Community Living disABILITY Services

Budget for 2021, 3529

Congenital cytomagalovirus (CMV)

Early detection, 1750

Test, cost of, 1750

COVID-19 testing

Northern Manitoba, 189

COVID-19 vaccine

Métis and Inuit populations

Eligibility requirements, 1383

COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Northern Manitoba, plan for, 2412

COVID-19, child care

Costs, 2891

Wait-time reduction and staffing support, 3902-3903

COVID-19, child-care centres

Essential workers, spaces for, 3532

Expired face masks, 1628, 3539, 3642

Funding to, 1625

Personal protective equipment, 1192-1193

Staff vacancies, 3531-3532

COVID-19, contact tracing

General comments, 907

COVID-19, demographics

Métis and Inuit populations

Vaccine eligibility requirements, 1383

COVID-19, disabilities, persons with

Costs associated with, 3599

Critical care protocols, 3644

Disability supports, 276, 3599

Public transit costs, EIA recipients, 1258

Reduction in services, 3530

Triage protocols, 3644

COVID-19, education system

Rapid testing--teachers, northern Manitoba, 2413

COVID-19, homeless population

EIA recipients, 1260

COVID-19, northern Manitoba

Accessibility of vaccine, 1382-1383

CERB recipients, EIA clawback, 1259

Pandemic plan, 274

Pop-up clinics, public notices, 3152

Rapid tests for teachers, 2413

Spread prevention, 528

Teachers, rapid testing for, 2413

Testing capacity, 189

Vaccine rollout plan, 2412

COVID-19, personal-care homes

Government response, 906

COVID-19, regional outbreaks

Thompson Manitoba, 274

COVID-19, teachers

Rapid testing--northern Manitoba, 2413

COVID-19, third wave

Preparation, 2720

Disabilities, children with

Inclusion support funding, 921-922

Service reduction due to pandemic, 3530

Disability Economic Support Program

EIA participants, 3529

Disability Support Act and Amendments to The Manitoba Assistance Act (Bill 72)

2 R

Debate, 3595-3601

Questions, 3592-3595

Median rent income, Winnipeg rate, 3595-3596

Net neutral program, 3594

Rate tied to poverty rate, 3595

Short-term, episodic disabilities

One year vs. ninety day time period, 3593, 3596

Secondary program for, 3592

Early childhood educators

Recruitment and retention, 275

Training and upgrading, 275, 3538

Wages, 1628, 1764, 3271, 3538

Early Learning and Child Care Act (Bill 47)

2 R

Debate, 1626-1629

Questions, 1623-1626

R/S Amdt

Clause 1(1), 2961-2962

Clause 18(2)(b), 2963

Clause 23, 2963

Clause 32(1), 2964

Clause 8, 2962

C/3 R, 3270-3272

For-profit centres, grant eligibility, 2964

Operating grants, 1617

Request to withdraw Bill, 2455

School age children, definition change, 2961-2962

Education property tax

Property management companies, out-of-province rebates for, 2718-2719

Renters rebate, 2719

Ten year phase out, 2719

Education Property Tax Reduction Act (Property Tax and Insulation Assistance Act and Income Tax Act Amended) (Bill 71)

2 R

Debate, 2717-2723

Employment and Income Assistance (EIA)

Budget 2021, 2415

Caseworkers, number of, 3708

Homelessness risk, 1258, 1260

Individuals receiving, number of, 3708

Office openings during pandemic, 3708, 3776-3777

Public transit costs during pandemic, 1258

Transformation funding, 3706

Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Unpaid Leave for Reservists) (Bill 211)

C 3/R, 1192-1194

Full-time vs. part-time employment, 1193

Mental/physical health leave, 1193

Families Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 3528-3529

Speakers, 692-694, 3529-3539, 3637-3648, 3705-3710, 3770, 3775

Filmon Fridays, 1192

Front-line workers

Caregiver Wage Support Program, 3529

Government Resolution

Renewed Canada health care partnership, 429-430

Health and Seniors Care Department

Estimates

Speakers, 3149-3153

Homeless population

EIA recipients, risk for, 1258, 1260

Homeless shelters

Sheltering the Homeless in Place Project, 1872

Thompson Homeless Shelter, 3182

Housing

Rapid housing investment, 3648

Inuit population

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility requirements, 1383

Joint Keeyask Development Agreement, 276

Keeyask Generating Station

COVID-19 spread prevention--northern Manitoba, 528, 592

Lifeflight

Number available, 3152

Staff compliment, 3153

Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act (Bill 222)

2 R

Debate, 2733-2735

Long-term care

Northern Manitoba, 2413

Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth

Implementation of recommendations, 3643

Manitoba Developmental Centre

FTE's and vacancy rate, 3531

Residents, number of, 3642

Manitoba Housing

Government record, 1258

Grant assistance, 3645

Sale of, 275, 2213-2214, 2415

Units built, 3648

Units sold, 3646

Wait list, vacancies, 3647

Manitoba Hydro rates

PUB hearings, 276-277

Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS)

Sale of, 276

Maples Personal Care Home

COVID-19 cases, number of, 906-907

Matters of Privilege

Alleging that the contents of a Bill were shared publicly with media prior to distribution in the House. The Member moved that Bill 47 be considered a Specified Bill, 1569-1570

Members' statements

Education Modernization Act, 2587

Government's child-care record during pandemic, 1017

Mifegymiso access in the North, 254-255

Mystery Lake School District support staff, 4029

Nanatowiho Wikamik, 3162

Pandemic's impact on the homeless, 872-873

Thompson Boys & Girls Club, 2394-2395

Thompson Crisis Centre, 3675-3676

Thompson YWCA, 1872

Vaccine rollout for northern Manitoba, 1510

Mental health

Phone line--northern Manitoba services, 2414

Mental Health, Wellness and Recovery Department

Creation of, 2413

Methamphetamine addiction

Overdose deaths, 2414

Métis population

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility requirements, 1383

Ministerial statements

Manitoba Access Awareness Week, 3672-3673

National AccessAbility Week, 3673

Northern economic development

Investment in, 110

Northern health care

Enhanced hub, 3149-3150

Long-term care beds, need for, 2413

Mental health phone line, 2414

Nurse vacancy rates, 3227-3228

Patient transportation, 2413

Service challenges, 274

Telehealth, 2413

Northern Health Region

Agency nurses, 3150-3151

Facility manager sharing, 3152

Northern Manitoba

Infrastructure and transportation, privatization, 1193

Violence against women rates, 3675

Northern Patient Transportation Program

Dialysis patient relocation, eligibility denial, 4050

Nursery schools

Child-care centre funding, 1625, 1764

Child-care grant program, 3271

Operating funding, 3533-3534

Nurses/nursing

Agency nurses--Northern Health Region, 3150-3151

Vacancy rates--northern Manitoba, 3227-3228

Opposition Day Motion

That the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba urge the Provincial Government to immediately take over operations of all Revera personal care homes, including The Maples and Parkview, for the duration of the pandemic, 906-907

Oral Questions

Accessibility for Manitobans Act

ICS regulation concerns, 4213-4214

Child-care centres

Operating grants, 1476-1477, 1617-1618, 1779-1780

Child-care spending during pandemic

Wait-time reduction and staffing support, 3902-3903

Child-care system review

KPMG report and Bill 47, 1219-1220

KPMG review, 2356

Release of KPMG report, 922

Children with disabilities

Inclusion support funding, 921-922

Early learning and child care

Request to withdraw Bill 47, 2455

Keeyask Generating Station, COVID-19 case

Spread prevention across northern Manitoba, 528, 592

Northern health care

Accessibility of COVID-19 vaccine, 1382-1383

COVID-19 testing capacity, 189

Nurse vacancy rates, 3227-3228

Northern Manitoba

Economic investment, 110

Sale of social housing units

Government position, 2213-2214

School closures

Child-care costs, 2891

Vaccine eligibility requirements

Métis and Inuit populations, 1383

Vale nickel mine

Workforce reduction, 301-302

Parks--provincial

Privatization of services, 2415

Personal protective equipment

Child-care centres

General comments, 1192-1193

Personal-care homes

Funding and staffing, 1193

Private for profit model, 2718

Petitions

Portable Housing Benefit, 1883, 2180-2181

Public child-care grants, 1521, 1620-1621, 1719-1720, 2241-2242, 2316, 2361, 2457-2458, 2489-2499, 2553, 2597

Poverty Reduction Strategy, 1261

Government record, 1261

Public transit

Costs for EIA recipients during pandemic, 1258

Reducing Red Tape and Improving Services Act, 2020 (Bill 29)

R/S Amdt

Clauses 31 and 32, 2961

Hearing panels, vulnerable persons, 2961

Reducing Red Tape and Improving Services Act, 2021 (Bill 55)

Public works projects, elimination of apprenticeship training, 2415

Rent Assist Benefit

CERB benefit, 3775

Number receiving, 3775

Threshold increase, 3775

Resolutions

Call on the provincial government to support Manitobans on Employment Income Assistance

Opening statement, 1257-1259

Questions, 1259-1262

Immediate supports to ensure child care is affordable and accessible

Debate, 1763-1764

Questions, 1760-1761

Revera personal-care homes, COVID-19 outbreak

Staff shortage, 906

Safe consumption sites

General comments, 2414

School boards

Elimination of, 2722

Seniors Economic Recovery Credit, 275-276, 2719-2720

Sexual assault

Walk A Mile In Her Shoes, 1872

She Inspires Me campaign, 1872

Sheltering the Homeless in Place Project, 1872

Social housing units

Sale of, 2213-2214

Surgical and diagnostic backlog, 3598

Thompson Homeless Shelter, 3162

Thompson Manitoba

COVID-19 cases, increase in, 274

Throne Speech

Debate, 274-277

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Amendment Act (Bill 214)

2 R

Questions, 1749-1751

Vale nickel mine

Workforce reduction, 301-302

Walk A Mile In Her Shoes, 1872

Women

Violence against--northern Manitoba, 3675

Workforce

Government record, 1192

Addiction

Alcohol, detrimental effects of

Lamont, 1646

Blood borne illness

Naylor, 3326

Lead exposure, children

Gerrard, 1047

Private liquor sales

Naylor, 2367

Research into causes

Gerrard, 3329

Addiction support services. See also Mental health and addiction

Westman Families of Addicts

Isleifson, 3426

Smith, B., 1173, 3426

Addiction treatment

Beds available by site

Gordon, 4123

Smith, B., 4123

Beds needed

Smith, B., 2996-2997

Stefanson, 2996-2997

Budget 2021

Naylor, 2366

Community supports

Gordon, 2376

Continuity of care

Gerrard, 1046-1047

Faster access needed

Lagimodiere, 3327

General comments

Cullen, 1038

Smith, B., 1038

Harm reduction strategies

Friesen, 629

Joshua Jacks Centre

Isleifson, 3428

Medically assisted treatment beds

Gordon, 3754-3755

Smith, B., 3754

MLLC revenues, funding for services

Sala, 1642-1643

New approach needed

Kinew, 296-297

Pallister, 297-298

Peer networks

Friesen, 629

RAAM clinic opening hours

Gordon, 3754

Smith, B., 3754

Recovery housing

Friesen, 577, 2436

Gerrard, 2753, 3430

Gordon, 2454, 3324

Isleifson, 2454, 3428

Lagassé, 3422

Supportive recovery housing

Gordon, 4123

Two Ten Recovery

Gerrard, 2753

VIRGO report recommendations

Friesen, 2435

Guenter, 3322

Lagimodiere, 3321

Smith, B., 3321, 3322

Wait times--men/women

Gerrard, 1046

Addiction treatment services, COVID-19. See COVID-19, addiction treatment

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba

Annual report March 31, 2020

Gordon, 2392

Annual report March 31, 2021

Gordon, 4104

New treatment beds

Friesen, 2436

Transfer to Shared Health

Asagwara, 1953

Stefanson, 1950, 1953, 3278

Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction Act (Bill 27)

1 R

Cullen, 144

2 R

Debate

Fontaine, 1940-1942

Gerrard, 1942

Opening statement

Friesen, 1937-1938

Questions

Fontaine, 1938-1940

Friesen, 1938-1940

Gerrard, 1938-1940

 Referred to Standing Committee on Justice

C/3 R

Fontaine, 3296-3298

Friesen, 3296

Gerrard, 3298

R/A

Filmon, 3406

Administrative tribunals, designated by regulation

Fontaine, 1940-1941

Constitutional and Charter rights

Fontaine, 1940

Friesen, 1938-1940

Gerrard, 1938-1940, 1942

Consultations

Fontaine, 1939

Friesen, 1939

Designated administrative tribunals

Friesen, 1938

Existing tribunals, impact on

Fontaine, 1939

Friesen, 1939

Adult learning centres

Enrollment numbers

Marcelino, 2479-2480

Moses, 2471

Funding

Altomare, 2759

Ewasko, 2759-2760

Transitional provisions, school division amalgamations

Altomare, 3470

Cullen, 3470-3471

Adult Learning Centres

Annual report, June 30, 2020

Ewasko, 1870

Adult literacy. See also Reducing Red Tape and Improving Services Act, 2020

EDGE Skills program

Moses, 2470-2471

EIA recipients

Lamont, 2474

Functional illiteracy, rates of

Lamont, 2474, 3304

Marcelino, 2480, 3303

Funding for programs

Ewasko, 2890-2891

Lagassé, 2890

General comments

Goertzen, 1924

Lindsey, 1924, 1927

Moses, 2469-2474

Income rates

Moses, 2474

Indigenous and immigrant students

Moses, 2097

Reporting requirement, repeal of

Lamont, 2080

Marcelino, 2079, 3303

Adult Literacy Act

Repeal of

Lindsey, 2466

Marcelino, 2479

Moses, 2469-2474

Adult Literacy Strategy

Annual report, June 30, 2020

Ewasko, 1870

Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act (Bill 33)

1 R

Eichler, 147

2 R

Debate

Lamont, 2137-3138

Lamoureux, 1699-1701

Moses, 1695-1699

Opening statement

Ewasko, 1691-1692

Questions

Ewasko, 1692-1695

Lamoureux, 1693

Moses, 1692-1695

Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development

R/S Amdt

Clause 4 2.2(5.1)

Lamoureux, 2975

Clause 4 2.2(7)

Lamoureux, 2976

Clause 4 subsection 2.2(3) and (4)

Moses, 2973

Clause 4 subsection 2.2(5)

Moses, 2972, 2973

Clause 4 subsection 2.2(7)

Moses, 2974

C/3 R

Ewasko, 3362-3363

Lamoureux, 3365

Moses, 3363-3365

R/A

Filmon, 3406

Classes of tuition, definition of

Ewasko, 3988

Moses, 3987-3988

Consultations

Lamoureux, 1699-1700

Moses, 1696-1698

Court challenge to Bill

Ewasko, 1693

Moses, 1693

Development of regulations

Ewasko, 3868-3870

Moses, 3868-3869

Request to withdraw

Ewasko, 1615-1616, 2045, 2358-2359, 2451-2452, 2798

Moses, 1615-1616, 2045, 2358, 2451-2452, 2797-2798

Student fees, amendment

Ewasko, 1692-1693, 2552

Lamoureux, 1700

Micklefield, 2552

Moses, 1692-1693, 1697

Advanced Education, Skills and Immigration Department

Estimates

Debate, 3861-3870, 3983-3996

Opening statements

Ewasko, 3861-3870

Speakers

Ewasko, 3862-3870, 3983-3995

Lamoureux, 3992-3994

Moses, 3862-3870, 3983-3991

Main Estimates Supplement 2021-2022

Ewasko, 2649

Advocate for Children and Youth Act

Proclamation of second section, timeline for

Lathlin, 3770

Squires, 3770

Aerial photography

Privatization of

Marcelino, 2078

Affordability

Challenges during pandemic

Moses, 288, 307

Cost-of-living increases

Sala, 2747-2749

Affordable housing. See also Members' statements

Funding for

Stefanson, 691

Government investments

Micklefield, 2241

Squires, 2241

Habitat for Humanity

Morley-Lecomte, 1263

Minimum wage earners

Moses, 1242-1243

Municipal funding

Micklefield, 2241

Squires, 2241

African Movie Festival. See Members' statements

Ag Action Manitoba

Pedersen, 608

Ag in the Classroom program

Brar, 2132

Against Malaria Foundation

All Seniors Care partnership

Smith, A., 2541

Agassiz constituency

Flood assistance

Clarke, 92-93

Agassiz Youth Centre

COVID-19 cases

Fontaine, 401

Agencies, boards and commissions

Diversity of

Friesen, 1937

General comments

Fielding, 615

Aging population--Canada

Johnston, 1565

Aging-in-place communities

Isleifson, 389-390

Agnew, Clare. See Members' statements

Agricultural Crown land leasing

Absentee ownership

Brar, 1793

Agricultural producers, impact on

Brar, 192

Pedersen, 192-193

Auction system, impact on young farmers

Brar, 1793

Beef producer case concern

Brar, 678

Pedersen, 678

Leases within the last year

Brar, 3839

Eichler, 3839

Pension plans of farmers

Gerrard, 1898

Producer case concern

Brar, 300-301

Pedersen, 300-301

Rent increase

Brar, 2408

Rental rate formula and family transfers

Brar, 925-926

Pallister, 926

Pedersen, 925

Young farmers, impact on

Brar, 3839

Eichler, 3839-3840

Agriculture and Food, Standing Committee on

First report

Smook, 2584-2585

Agriculture and Resource Development Department

Budget for department

Eichler, 3829

Estimates

Debate, 607-610, 681-683, 3829-3845

Opening statements

Eichler, 3829-3830

Pedersen, 607-608

Speakers

Brar, 609-610, 681-682, 3831-3841

Eichler, 3831-3844

Lamont, 3842-3844

Pedersen, 609-610, 681-683

Extension services director

Brar, 3833

Eichler, 3833

Extension services specialist

Brar, 3831-3832

Eichler, 3831-3832

Staff retirements

Brar, 3834

Eichler, 3834-3835

Summer drought, AgriStability program

Brar, 3838

Eichler, 3838-3839

Vacancy rate

Brar, 3831

Eichler, 3831, 3843

Lamont, 3843

Agriculture Awareness Day. See Ministerial statements

Agriculture industry. See also Animal Diseases Amendment Act; Canadian Agricultural Partnership program; Farms/farming; Members' statements

Carbon sequestration

Gerrard, 1674

Drought, financial impact

Brar, 4248

Eichler, 4248

Whistleblower laws

Brar, 1892

Fontaine, 2312

Agriculture services, rural

MASC office closures

Brar, 1620, 2117

Pallister, 1620, 2117-2218

Pedersen, 1319-1320, 1620, 2117

Wiebe, 1318-1319

AgriInvest

Eichler, 3838, 3843

AgriRecovery program

Beef producers

Brar, 609

Pedersen, 609-610

AgriStability program

Federal changes

Kinew, 1813-1814

Pallister, 1813-1814

Federal program

Brar, 1892, 2707-2708

Gerrard, 1898

Pallister, 2708

Pedersen, 2707-2708

Funding increase

Pedersen, 1781

Wiebe, 1780-1781

General comments

Eichler, 3843

Lamont, 3842-3843

Reference margin limit

Pedersen, 2383

Air ambulance services

Privatization of

Marcelino, 2078

Response times--northern Manitoba

Gerrard, 125

Lindsey, 236-237

Air quality

Climate change

Guillemard, 23

Naylor, 24

Monitoring stations

Guillemard, 23

Pollution and respiratory infections

Naylor, 24

Air Quality Management System

Guillemard, 23

Akoh, Ben. See Members' statements under African Movie Festival

Alcohol addiction

Detrimental effects of

Lamont, 1646

All Seniors Care. See Members' statements

All-weather roads

Cost of goods

Bushie, 281-282

Investment in--First Nations

Bushie, 3523

Allard, Jean. See Members' statements

Altomare, Nello (Transcona) NDP

Adult learning centres

Funding, 2759

Transitional provisions, school division amalgamations, 3470

Atomic Energy of Canada

Whiteshell School District financial arrangement, 3468

Baseball diamonds

Improvements to, 3923

Budget 2021

Amendment, 2266-2269

Debate, 2266-2269, 2290-2291

CancerCare Manitoba

Services--Concordia and Seven Oaks Hospitals, 116, 897, 1117-1118, 2267

Child care

Wait times--Transcona, 2268

Child poverty, 3473

General comments, 3473

Nutrition programs, education outcomes, 2213-2214

Child-care spaces

Transcona constituency, 116

Child-care spaces, COVID-19

Economic recovery, 116-117

Collective bargaining

Good faith bargaining, 1741

School principals/vice principals

Province-wide collective agreement, 1739

Separate bargaining unit for, 1739, 1740, 1855

Concordia Hospital

CancerCare services, 116, 897, 1117-1118, 2267

COVID-19 by sector

Specific supports, 1168

COVID-19 pandemic

Data on, delays in releasing, 699

COVID-19 testing

Schools, asymptomatic testing, 1217

Teachers, 674-675

COVID-19 vaccine, at-risk populations

Teachers and child-care sector, 2858, 2884-2885

COVID-19, child care

Economic recovery, 116-117

COVID-19, child-care centres

Expired face masks, 2268

Vaccine priority for staff, 2858, 2884-2885

COVID-19, contact tracing

Schools, 699

COVID-19, economy

Child-care spaces, 116-117

COVID-19, education system

Access to funding, 700

Carry-over funds, Budget 2020, 3133

Class size cap and staffing, 34

Class size cap removal, 651

Education assistants, layoff concerns, 3051-3052, 3085

Federal/provincial monies spent, 701, 1743-1744, 3262-3263, 3467

Funding, 700

Mental health services, 3134

Per-pupil funding, 3090

Physical distancing plan, 260-261

Placement of B. Ed. students in classrooms, 1081-1082

Remote learning centre, 2532

Remote learning, timing of public notification, 3167-3168

Small class sizes, 649

Staff layoffs, impact of, 651-652

Staffing and supplies, 651

Substitute teacher shortage, 654

Tests for teachers, 674, 675

Transmission data, public health tracking, 3083

COVID-19, paid sick leave

Provincial program, 2572

COVID-19, schools

Asymptomatic testing, 1217

Case numbers, weekly updates, 3088

Closure announcement, 3084, 3441

Contact tracing, 699

Federal funding, 651, 654, 675, 700-701

Home schooling, 3091

Increase of cases, 3087

Private school funding, 3090

Rapid testing and response, 3088

Remote learning, 2953-2954

School division plan, 115

School divisions, money allocated to, 3089

Urgent health and safety measure, definition of, 3089

COVID-19, second wave

Small business supports, 1167

COVID-19, small business

Second wave supports, 1167

COVID-19, teachers

Substitute teacher shortage, 654

Tests for teachers, 674-675

Vaccine priority, 2858, 2884-2885

Division scolaire franco-manitobaine

New school--Transcona, 3079-3080

Separate collective agreement, 1737-1738

Dynacare Laboratory and Health Services Centre

Consolidation of locations, 3683-3684

Wait times at, 116

Education Department

Curriculum development, 3079

Estimates

Opening statements, 637, 3079-3080

Speakers, 698-701, 3080-3091, 3133-3143, 3466-3475

FTEs, reduction in, 3081

Meyers Norris Penny review, 3138

Transition team, FTE's, 3137

Education Modernization Act (Bill 64)

Education Minister's position, 3809-3810

Request to withdraw Bill, 2179-2180, 2357

Education property tax

Education funding at consumer price index, 3179

Municipal property tax assessment, provincial tax information included, ban on, 3193

Rebate, 2268

Rebate checks, cost of mailing, 2572

Restriction on rebate, budget disclosure, 3178-3179

Education Property Tax Reduction Act (Property Tax and Insulation Assistance Act and Income Tax Act Amended) (Bill 71)

2 R

Debate, 2569-2574

R/S Amdt

Clause 15, 3193-3194

Clause 2, 3178-3179

Clause 9(1)(a), 3186-3187

C/3 R, 3252-3254

Education system

Administration costs, Manitoba vs. Ontario, 3141

Classroom debate on government policy

Education Minister's comments, 3583-3584

Clinicians employed, number of, 3091

Collective agreements, back pay, 3136

Enrolment numbers, 3091

FRAME report, release of, 1714, 1783-1784, 3090

Funding, 2239

Funding after Bill 64, 1714-1715

New provincial authority

Funding for teaching positions, 3470

Nutrition programs, 2357

Program fees, future of, 3474

Provincial education authority

Appointee qualifications, 3141

Length of appointments, 3142

Unsettled collective agreements, 3136

Psychological assessments, demand for, 3134

Sensitive content curriculum, 3143

Shared services agreements, 3468-3469

Small class sizes, 1679-1680, 1744

TRC recommendations, 3079, 3757

Education system review

Democracy in education, 2269

Request to release report, 1517

Transitional authority, qualifications for, 3082

Fair Registration Practices in Regulated Professions Amendment Act (Bill 41)

2 R

Debate, 1104-1106

First Nations

Food insecurity--northern communities, 2158-2160

Food insecurity

Gardening, 2160-2161

Northern First Nations, 2158-2160

French education

French immersion teachers, plans to hire, 3475

New school--Transcona, 3079-3080

Gardeners/gardening

Food insecurity, 2160-2161

School gardens, 2161

Green transportation

Hydrogen fuel cell buses, 2290

New Flyer Industries, 2290

Homeless shelters

Tiny-home village proposal, 4216

Laboratory services, consolidation

Community-based access, 2498

Labour Relations Amendment Act (Bill 16)

Criminal conviction requirement, 1743

Law Society of Manitoba

Limited practitioners, representative of communities, 1504-1505

Legal Profession Amendment Act (Bill 24)

2 R

Debate, 1504-1505

Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act (Bill 222)

2 R

Debate, 1855-1856

Manitoba Teachers' Society

Consultation on Bill 45, 1738

Members' statements

Blaikie, William "Bill," 1113-1114

Bresch, Ronald, 1907-1908

Chernichan, Maya, 253-254

Child care difficulties during pandemic, 3434-3435

COVID-19 safety protocols for schools, 914

Mymko, Stephen, 3923

Priority vaccination for school staff, 2752-2753

Meyers Norris Penny

Education Department review, 3138

Minimum wage increase, 116

Support for, 116

Motions of condolence

Pitura, Frank, 1396

Murdoch MacKay Collegiate, 1907-1908

New Flyer Industries

Electric and hydrogen buses, 117

Green transportation, 2290

Opposition Day Motion

That the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba urge the Provincial Government to immediately take over operations of all Revera personal care homes, including The Maples and Parkview, for the duration of the pandemic, 897-898

Oral Questions

CancerCare services at Concordia Hospital

Request to retain outpatient services, 1117-1118

Classroom debate on government policy

Education Minister's comments, 3583-3584

Consolidation of Dynacare labs

Accessibility concerns, 3683-3684

Consolidation of laboratory services

Community-based access, 2498

COVID-19 testing capacity

Asymptomatic testing in schools, 1217

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility

Priority for teachers and staff, 2858

Teachers and daycare staff, 2884-2885

Education assistants

Layoff concerns, 3051-3052

Education Modernization Act

Adult learning centre funding, 2759

Education Minister's position, 3809-3810

Request to withdraw Bill 64, 2179-2180, 2357

Education reform

Funding concerns, 1714-1715

Education system

Funding concerns, 2239

Nutrition programs, 2357

Release of the FRAME report, 1783-1784

Education system during pandemic

Class size cap and staffing, 34

COVID-19 tests for teachers, 674, 675

Federal funding for schools, 675

Inquiry into federal monies spent, 3262-3263

Physical distancing plan, 260-261

Placement of B. Ed. students in classrooms, 1081-1082

Request for government plan, 774-775

Education system review

Request to release, 1517

Nutrition programs for children in poverty

Effect on education outcomes, 2213-2214

Project to address homelessness

Tiny-home village proposal, 4216

School closure announcements

Request for early notification, 3441

School divisions

Funding level concerns, 1516-1517

Small class sizes

Government priority, 1679-1680

Steinbach Regional Secondary School

COVID-19 vaccination directive to staff, 3504-3505

Switch to remote learning

Impact on Manitoba families, 2953-2954

Timing of public notification, 3167-3168

Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Calls to action for education system, 3757

Parent advisory councils

Community engagement, 3472

Make-up of, 3472

Park Manor Personal Care Home

Deaths due to COVID-19, 1466, 2267

Expansion plans, 897

Four persons to a room policy, 2267

Personal-care homes

Bed spaces--Transcona, 2267

Investments needed--Transcona, 115

Petitions

CancerCare closures at Concordia and Seven Oaks Hospitals, 927-928, 989, 1030, 1083, 1124-1125

Menstrual product availability, 3173

Public child-care grants, 1482, 1521-1522, 1685-1686, 1883-1884

Planning Amendment Act (Bill 7)

2 R

Debate, 1004

Consultations, 1004

Public Schools Amendment and Manitoba Teachers' Society Amendment Act (Bill 45)

2 R

Debate, 1740-1744

Questions, 1737-1740

C/3 R, 3369-3371

Ability to pay provision, 1741, 1855, 3369-3370

Complaint dismissal, coverage for legal costs, 1743

Employers' organization, division and districts, 1737

Reporting requirements, unions, 1743

Request to defer, 3135

Public transit

Hydrogen fuel cell buses, 2290

Public transit expansion

Zero emission vehicles, 117

Resolutions

Better support for schools, teachers, students and families

Opening statement, 650-652

Questions, 652-654

Celebrating backyard and community gardeners

Debate, 2160-2161

Questions, 2158-2160

Expressing thanks and gratitude to all those who have carried us through the COVID-19 pandemic

Debate, 1466-1467

The importance of small business in Manitoba

Debate, 1166-1168

Keeping Manitoba's parks accessible

Debate, 2942

Parent engagement in Manitoba's education system

Questions, 2530-2532

Revera personal-care homes, COVID-19 outbreak

Staff shortage, 898

Risk Recognition Program

Wage subsidy, 1167

Safe Schools Fund

Ventilation upgrades, 3086

School boards

Trustee salary and expenses, 3139

School bus driver strike, 1742

School buses

Travel time on, 3472-3473

School community councils

Decision making authority, 2532

Representation on, 3142

School divisions

Amalgamation, 1741

COVID-19 plan, 115

Funding, 1516-1517

Money allocated to for pandemic, 3089

School division plan for pandemic, 115

Schools

Closures, decision making authority, 3471

Equitable access to programs, 3474-3475

Gardening program, 2161

Seven Oaks Hospital

CancerCare services, 116, 897, 1117-1118, 2267

Steinbach Regional Secondary School

COVID-19 vaccination directive to staff re: vaccines, 3504-3505

Teachers/teaching

French immersion teachers, plans to hire, 3475

Number of teachers, 3091

Teaching expense tax credit

School supplies, 2239

Throne Speech

Debate, 94-95, 114-117

Transcona constituency

Child-care spaces, 116, 2268

New french school, 3079-3080

PCH bed spaces, 2267

Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Calls to action for education system, 3079, 3757

Unions/unionization

Education system, reporting requirements, 1743

United Church of Canada Amendment Act (Bill 300)

2 R

Debate, 504

Whiteshell School District

Atomic Energy of Canada financial arrangement, 3468

Altona Community Memorial Health Centre

ER nurse staffing levels

Asagwara, 2399

ER services, request to retain

Asagwara, 2043-2044

Stefanson, 2044

General comments

Guenter, 3883

Ambulance services. See Petitions

Amounts Paid or Payable to Members of the Legislative Assembly

Report on, March 31, 2021

Driedger, 3798

Amounts Paid to Members

Report March 31, 2020

Fielding, 181

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

1 R

Pallister, 8

Aneja, Ankur. See Members' statements under Saxena, Rashmi and Ankur Aneja

Angela Thacker Memorial Award

Recipient (Alison Bodner)

Guillemard, 25-26

Animal adoptions. See COVID-19 pandemic

Animal diseases. See Members' statements

Animal Diseases Amendment Act (Bill 62)

1 R

Pedersen, 435-436

2 R

Debate

Brar, 1890-1894

Fontaine, 1894-1897

Gerrard, 1897-1898

Opening statement

Pedersen, 1887-1888

Questions

Brar, 1888-1890

Gerrard, 1888-1889

Pedersen, 1888-1890

Referred to Standing Committee on Agriculture and Food

R/S Amdt

Clause 4

Gerrard, 2981

Clause 4 subsection 13.2(2)

Gerrard, 2980

C/3 R

Brar, 3356-3357

Gerrard, 3357-3358

Pedersen, 3356

R/A

Filmon, 3407

Animal welfare advocates letter to the Minister

Fontaine, 1894-1896

Animals in transport, giving water to

Brar, 1890, 1891, 3357

Pedersen, 1890

Biosecurity zone, permission to enter

Brar, 1891

Biosecurity zone, size of

Gerrard, 1888, 1889, 1897

Pedersen, 1888, 1889

Consultations

Brar, 1888

Fontaine, 1894

Pedersen, 1888

Court challenge as unconstitutional

Fontaine, 1896

Food safety

Brar, 1890, 3357

Pedersen, 1890, 3356

Livestock operations, frequency of inspections

Gerrard, 1889

Pedersen, 1889

Reason for legislation

Brar, 1888

Pedersen, 1888

Request to withdraw Bill

Fontaine, 1581, 2312-2313

Friesen, 1581

Pedersen, 1581, 2312-2313

Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers

Pallister, 3456

Anti-mask movement. See COVID-19, public-health orders

Anti-poverty strategy

Naylor, 1048

Anti-Racism Week. See also Members' statements

Moses, 2097

Appeal Commission and Medical Review Panel

Annual report 2020

Fielding, 2877

Apprenticeship and Certification Amendment Act (Apprenticeship Supervision) (Bill 238)

1 R

Kinew, 3739

Apprenticeship and Certification Amendment Act (Bill 61)

1 R

Eichler, 437

2 R

Debate

Kinew, 1543-1545

Lamoureux, 1541-1542

Lathlin, 1545-1546

Lindsey, 1531-1536

Moses, 1537-1541

Wowchuk, 1536-1537

Opening statement

Eichler, 1528

Questions

Eichler, 1528-1531

Lamoureux, 1528

Lindsey, 1528-1531

Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development

R/S Amdt

Clause 19(a)

Lindsey, 2967, 2980

Clause 6 subsection 8(1)

Lindsey, 2968

Clause 6 subsection 9(2)

Lindsey, 2978

Clause 6 subsection 9(3)

Lindsey, 2980

Clause 6 subsection 9(4)

Lindsey, 2979

C/3 R

Eichler, 3390

Lamoureux, 3391-3392

Lindsey, 3390-3391

R/A

Filmon, 3407

Apprenticeship and Certification Board, size and composition changes

Eichler, 1528

Lathlin, 1545

Lindsey, 1532

Moses, 1537

Boards, ministerial authority

Lamoureux, 1541

Consultations

Eichler, 1528-1529

Lamoureux, 1541

Lindsey, 1528

Wowchuk, 1536

Five-year reporting period

Eichler, 1528, 1531

Lamoureux, 1541

Lindsey, 1530, 1533-1534

Non-regulated professions, standards for

Eichler, 1528

Lamoureux, 1542

Provisional advisory committees, repeal of

Lamoureux, 3391

Sector-based committees, establishment of

Eichler, 1528

Strategic plan submission, change to five years

Lamoureux, 3391

Survey, responses to

Eichler, 1528-1529

Lamoureux, 1541

Lindsey, 1529

Apprenticeship Employment Opportunities Act

Repeal of

Marcelino, 2478

Apprenticeship training. See also Resolutions

Free trade agreements

Lindsey, 1531-1532

Infrastructure projects

Lindsey, 1535

Moses, 1535

Journeyperson/apprentice ratios

Adams, 2414-2415

Fielding, 2795-2796

Goertzen, 1926

Kinew, 1544-1545

Lamont, 4078

Lamoureux, 1542, 2025

Lathlin, 1546

Lindsey, 1531, 1532, 1535, 1926, 2023, 2025, 2795

Marcelino, 1375, 2479

Moses, 1537-1538

Reyes, 4078-4079

Power engineers, exams during pandemic

Lindsey, 1532

Public works projects, elimination of training requirement

Adams, 2415

Goertzen, 1926-1927, 2465-2466

Lindsey, 1926-1928, 2468-2469

Marcelino, 2479

Retrofit of buildings

Moses, 1539

Appropriation Act, 2020 (Bill 65)

1 R

Fielding, 712

2 R

Debate

Gerrard, 717-718

Wasyliw, 715-717

Opening statement

Fielding, 712

Questions

Fielding, 712-715

Gerrard, 713-715

Lamont, 714

Wasyliw, 712-715

C/3 R

Gerrard, 727

Lamont, 727-729

R/A

Filmon, 741

Committee of the Whole

Committee report, 727

Appropriation Act, 2021 (Bill 77)

1 R

Fielding, 4249

2 R

Fielding, 4249

C/3 R

Fielding, 4252

Committee of the Whole, 4250

R/A

Chartier, 4254

Aquatic state of emergency

Lake Winnipeg

Naylor, 3215

Archives. See St. Boniface Industrial Park

Arthritis. See Childhood Arthritis Awareness Month

Arts/culture

Safe at Home initiative

Brar, 4148

Cox, 4144, 4148

Arts/culture sector. See also COVID-19 by sector

Economic contribution

Lagassé, 1462

Asagwara, Uzoma (Union Station) NDP

Abortion Protest Buffer Zone Act (Bill 207)

2 R

Questions, 4183-4184

Marginalized communities, impact of legislation on, 4183-4184

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba

Transfer to Shared Health, 1953

Altona Community Memorial Health Centre

ER nurse staffing levels, 2399

ER services, request to retain, 2043-2044

Basketball

Small, JoAnne hall of fame inductee, 3219-3220

Born in Power Exhibit, 2444

Boundary Trails Health Centre

Worker shortage and bed closure, 4049

Budget 2021

CancerCare Manitoba, 4050

Debate, 2416-2419

Long-term care funding, 2235-2236

Mental health, 2417-2418

Personal-care homes, 2417, 3104

Cadham Provincial Laboratory

PCR testing capacity, 3097

Canada Health Transfer

Government Resolution, 416-419

CancerCare Manitoba

Budget 2021, 4050

Services in north Winnipeg, 3054

CMV Canada

Newborn screening awareness, 1748

Committee of Supply

Concurrence Motion, 4235-4236

Community gardens

West Broadway Biz, 2163-2164

Congenital cytomagalovirus (CMV)

CMV Canada, newborn screening awareness, 1748

Early detection, 1750

Financial costs for families, 1750

Newborns infected with, number of, 1748

Rate of infection--Manitoba, 1749

Symptoms of, 1748

Test, cost of, 1750

Transmission prevention, 1748, 1749-1750

Universal screening vs. targeted screening, 1750

Congenital syphilis

Newborn population, 486, 3429

COVID-19 by sector

Arts and culture, 1463

COVID-19 pandemic

Anti-science views, 228

Death projection numbers, modelling data, 566-568

Essential workers/community recognition, 127

Incident command structure, 564-565

Inequality, increase in, 2611

Manitoba ranking, 1562-1563

Release of modelling data, 2492-2493

COVID-19 patients, transported out of province

Critical-care staffing levels, 3487, 3580-3581

Patient safety concerns while in transport, 3502-3503

Transfer of patients to Ontario, 3264-3265, 3339-3340

COVID-19 testing

PCR and serological testing, 3819, 3821

PCR testing, Cadham lab capacity, 3097

PCR testing, Dynacare labs, 3095-3096

PCR tests, sent out of province, 3096

Public-private partnerships, 3098

Residents of Revera homes, 398

Testing capacity, 30-31

COVID-19 vaccine

Administration to children, preparation for, 3817

Appointment booking system, 2355

Children, preparation inquiry, 4210-4212

Health-workers, vaccination status, 4042-4043

Number of doses administered, 2175

Vaccination rate, 2211-2213

Vulnerable populations, access to vaccination centres, 1315, 2417

Vulnerable populations, barriers for, 1875-1876

Vulnerable populations, transportation options, 2449-2450

COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Preparation, 629

COVID-19 vaccine sites

Accessibility for senior citizens, 1875-1876

Staffing at, 2175-2176

COVID-19, contact tracing

Follow-up, 980-981

General comments, 919-920

Public health reporting, 1779

COVID-19, demographics

Women, impact on, 129

COVID-19, health-care system

Health Links, 72-73

Health Minister's comments re: ICU doctors, 586-587

Health Minister's record, 877-878

Health worker burnout, 268, 2505-2506

Pandemic preparedness, 485, 2886

Personal protective equipment, 72-73, 489

Restructure and pandemic, 3886

Staff vacancy rate concerns, 2994-2995

Staffing, 2702-2703

System reform and staffing capacity, 771-772

Third wave impact, 3438-3439

Third wave readiness, 2952-2953

Worker appreciation, 3094

COVID-19, home-care services

Cutbacks to, 130

COVID-19, hospitals

Outbreak--St. Boniface Hospital, 417

COVID-19, intensive care unit

Accommodations for loved ones, 3819, 3827

Capacity, 568-573

Federal assistance, 3488

Nurse-to-patient ratio, 572-574

Surgical staff utilized, 3482

COVID-19, mental health

Barriers to accessing, 269

Selkirk Mental Health Centre

Transfer of patients to, 1177-1178

COVID-19, nurses/nursing

Nurse-to-patient ratio, ICU's, 572-574

COVID-19, opioid-related deaths

During pandemic, 128

COVID-19, paramedic services

Worker's mental health, 673

COVID-19, personal-care homes

Call for emergency response, 445

Elimination of for-profit facilities, 2756

Government response, 381, 382, 888

Pandemic funding plan, 522-523

Personal protective equipment, 381-382

Request for support for Bill 202, 1315-1316

Request to revoke licences, 1316

Single-site rule

Loss of wages by staff, 2003-2004, 2505

Staff training in new facilities, 2004

Staff burnout, 889, 2504

Staff vaccinations, 2552

Staffing levels and training, 184-185, 381-382

COVID-19, public-health orders

Compliance fatigue, 127

Expiration of orders, 2004

COVID-19, second wave

General comments, 268

COVID-19, senior citizens

Vaccine site accessibility, 1875-1876

COVID-19, third wave

Health system readiness, 2952-2953

Health system, impact on, 3438-3439

Health-system staffing, 2702-2703

Triage protocol, 3439

Dauphin Personal Care Home

Staff vacancy rate, 647

Diabetes

Indigenous children, 418

Diagnostic services

Shared Health oversight, 1953

Testing delays, 4048

Dynacare Laboratory and Health Services Centre

Outdoor wait times, winter months, 419

PCR testing, 3095-3096

Education property tax

Multiple property owners, 2613

Rebate checks, cost of mailing, 2610

Renters and small-business owners, 2612

Education Property Tax Reduction Act (Property Tax and Insulation Assistance Act and Income Tax Act Amended) (Bill 71)

2 R

Debate, 2609-2615

Education system

Inclusive education curriculum, 1814-1815

Menstrual product availability, 1681-1682

Elizabeth Fry Society, 1494

Emancipation Day Act (Bill 232)

2 R

Debate, 3875-3877

Emergency room services

Backlogs in, 3489

ER nurse staffing levels--Altona, 2044

Health-care consolidation and wait times, 4044

Nurse staffing levels--Altona, 2043-2044

Physician recruitment--Swan Lake, 1579-1580

Request to retain--Altona, 2043-2044

Wait times, 1952-1953, 2796-2797, 3885

Epilepsy, childhood

Program fund donation, 4051

Fatality Inquiries Amendment Act (Overdose Death Reporting) (Bill 224)

2 R

Debate, 2436-2438

Questions, 2433-2434

Fire and paramedic services

Funding reduction concerns, 1022

Gardeners/gardening

Community gardens--Furby Street, 2163

Community gardens--West Broadway, 2163

Lead contamination in soil, 2164-2165

Glucose monitoring devices

Pharmacare coverage for all, 1614-1645

Government Resolution

Renewed Canada health care partnership, 416-419

Grace Hospital

Out-of-province staffing assistance, request for, 3223-3224

Staffing levels, 3491

Grandview District Hospital

Matter of Urgent Public Importance, 1091-1092

Health and Seniors Care Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 3093-3095

Speakers, 3095-3105, 3156-3160, 3477-3493, 3816-3825, 4041-4053

Staff introductions, 3095

Health care

Inequalities in, 419

Health care discrimination

International students, 129

Health Links

COVID-19 readiness, 72-73

Health Services Insurance Amendment Act (Personal Care Home Staffing Guidelines) (Bill 202)

1 R, 179

2 R

Opening statement, 644-645

Questions, 646-648

Health-care system

Clinical preventative services plan, phase 2, 3105

Consolidation and ER wait times, 4044

Critical care vacancy rate, 3822, 3824

Physician-government relations, 1120-1121

Results of consolidation

Additional investments needed, 4110-4111

Rural services, 485

Staffing shortage, 3882

Triage protocol, development of, 3492-3493, 3826-3827

Health, Seniors and Active Living Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 484-486

Speakers, 486-492, 562-578, 629-631

Home-care services

Concerns for, 485

Staff vacancy rate, 811-812

Hospitals

Staff vacancies, 1952

Staff vacancy rate--Winnipeg, 2590-2591

Housing

Somali women, barriers for, 1301

Indigenous children

Diabetes, 418

Infants/newborns

Congenital syphilis cases, 486, 3429

Intensive care unit

Number of beds 2017-2021, 3480-3481

International students

Health care discrimination, 129

John Howard Society

Funding, 1494

Justice 4 Black Lives Winnipeg rally, 129

Justice system

Fresh milk program, 1494

Phone system, privatization of, 1494

Labour rights legislation

Government intention, 3811-3812

Lead exposure

Soil contamination and gardening, 2164-2165

Legal Aid Manitoba Amendment Act (Bill 50)

2 R

Debate, 1493-1496

Legislative Assembly

Discrimination and racism, 2418-2419

Lifeflight

Staff compliment, 3156

Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act (Bill 222)

2 R

Debate, 1658-1659, 1851-1853

Long-term care

Budget 2021, 2235-2236

Manitoba Centre for Health Policy

Diabetes--Indigenous children, 418

Manitoba Pharmacare Program

Glucose monitoring devices and medication coverage, 1614-1615

Maples Personal Care Home

COVID-19 outbreak, 3100-3105

Loss of life prevention, 337

Request for inspection, 398

Staff shortage, 3101-3102

Matter of Urgent Public Importance

The closure of the Grandview Hospital, 1091-1093

The need for urgent attention to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic with increasing number of cases, outbreaks in personal-care homes and hospital ICU capacity, 268-269

Members' statements

Appreciation for educators, 2036-2037

Born in Power Exhibit, 2444

Community group acknowledgements, 3746

COVID-19 vaccine eligibility, 2789

Justice 4 Black Lives Winnipeg, 225

MAD Camp, 3895

Nguyen, Hue, 1610

Recognition of two-spirit elders, 294

Small, JoAnne, 3219-3220

Transgender Day of Remembrance, 915

Menstrual product availability

Request to supply all schools, 1420, 1477-1478, 1681-1682

Mental health

Budget 2021, 2417-2418

Ministerial statements

Heart Failure Awareness Week, 2849-2850

Pride Month, 3743-3744

Seniors' and Elders' Month, 4104-4105

World Mental Health Day, 3893-3894

Neurology

Staffing, 4051

Northern Health Region

Agency nurses, 3157, 3158-3159

Nurses/nursing

Agency nurses--Northern Health Region, 3157

Collective agreement, timeline for new contract, 3681

Staffing levels, 2399, 3158

Nursing Workforce Strategy, 771

Opposition Day Motion

That the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba urge the Provincial Government to immediately take over operations of all Revera personal care homes, including The Maples and Parkview, for the duration of the pandemic, 887-889

Oral Questions

Altona emergency room

Request to retain services, 2043-2044

CancerCare Manitoba

Services in north Winnipeg, 3054

COVID-19 and health care

Pandemic preparedness, 2886

Staff vacancy rate concerns, 2994-2995

System restructure and staffing capacity, 771-772

COVID-19 and long-term care

Elimination of for-profit facilities, 2756

COVID-19 and paramedic services

Worker's mental health concerns, 673

COVID-19 and vulnerable Manitobans

Access to vaccination centres, 1315

COVID-19 contact tracing

Public health reporting, 1779

COVID-19 outbreaks at PCH's

Request to revoke licences, 1316

COVID-19 pandemic

Anti-science views, 228

Release of modelling data, 2492-2493

Testing capacity, 30-31

COVID-19 third wave

Health system readiness, 2952-2953

Health system, impact on, 3438-3439

Health-system staffing, 2702-2703

Triage protocol, 3439

COVID-19 vaccine and vulnerable Manitobans

Request for transportation options, 2449-2450

COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Appointment booking system, 2355

Distribution rate concerns, 2211-2213

Number of doses administered, 2175

Staffing at sites, 2175-2176

COVID-19 vaccine, access to

Barriers for vulnerable Manitobans, 1875-1876

Deaths in personal-care homes

Call for emergency response, 445

Elective surgery backlog

Impact on women, 2309-2310

Wait time for procedures, 1385

Emergency room services

Wait times and staffing, 2796-2797

Fire and paramedic services

Funding reduction concerns, 1022

Grace Hospital staffing concerns

Request for out-of-province workers, 3223-3224

Health-care system

Nurse staffing levels, 2399

Physician-government relations, 1120-1121

Home-care services

Staff vacancy rate, 811-812

Inclusive education curriculum

Request for government support, 1814-1815

Labour rights legislation

Government intention, 3811-3812

Long-term care funding

Budget 2021, 2235-2236

Long-term care homes

Construction inquiry, 259-260

Manitoba hospitals ICU capacity

Transfer of patients to Ontario, 3264-3265, 3339-3340

Manitoba's pandemic readiness

Health Links system and PPE supply, 72-73

Maples Personal Care Home

Loss of life prevention, 337

Request for inspection, 398

Menstrual product availability

Request to supply schools, 1420, 1477-1478, 1681-1682

Nurses collective agreement

Timeline for new contract, 3681

Pandemic management

Health Minister's record, 877-878

Paramedic services

Privatization concerns, 674

Parkview Place personal-care home

Containment of COVID-19 outbreak, 105-106, 156-157, 186-187

COVID-19 spread prevention measures, 229

Government oversight of facility, 259, 336-337, 397-398

Personal protective equipment

Request for distribution of new supply, 1279

Personal-care home staffing

Request for support for Bill 202, 1315-1316

Personal-care homes

Pandemic funding plan, 522-523

Personal-care homes, staffing

Request for support for Bill 202, 187

Physicians' open letter regarding pandemic

Health Minister's response, 586-587

Positive cases of COVID-19

Contact tracing and follow-up, 919-920, 980-981

Private personal-care homes

In-person inspections, 337

Request to revoke licences, 1778-1779

Public Health Amendment Act

Vaccination status of workers, 2552

Results of health system consolidation

Additional investments needed, 4110-4111

Revera personal-care homes

Call for in-person inspections, 444-445

Government oversight of facilities, 444

Testing of residents for COVID-19, 398

Swan Lake ER vacancies

Physician recruitment, 1579-1580

Transfer of COVID patients to Selkirk

Mental health centre safety concerns, 1177-1178

Transfer of ICU patients out of province

Critical-care staffing levels, 3580-3581

Patient safety concerns while in transport, 3502-3503

Vaccination of children

Preparation inquiry, 4210-4212

Winnipeg hospitals

Staff vacancy rate, 2590-2591

Paramedic services

Privatization concerns, 674

Response compliance reports, 3825

Parkview Place personal-care home

COVID-19 deaths at, 888

COVID-19 outbreak, 105-106, 156-157, 186-187, 229

Doctor on staff, 268

Government oversight of facility, 259, 336-337, 397-398

Personal Health Information Amendment Act (Bill 54)

2 R

Debate, 2085-2086

Questions, 2083-2085

C/3 R, 3282-3283

Abandoned applications, 2084

Applications, abuse of, 2085

Applications, vulnerable persons, 2084, 2085-2086

Health research approval committee, 2083

Institutional research review committee, elimination of, 2086

Power to disregard requests, 2083

Research committee, representation on, 2086

Review period, 2084, 2086, 3282

Reviews, ten year period, 2084, 2086

Vulnerable persons, supports for, 3283

Personal protective equipment

Distribution of new supply, 1279

Global supply chain, 487

Health-care system, 72-73, 489

Inventory, daily updates on, 562-563

N95 respirator stock, 487-488, 490, 492

N95 respirators, burn rate, 490-491

Personal-care homes, 381-382

Projections and forecasting, 563

Personal-care homes

Budget 2021, 2417

Care-hours per resident, 644

Construction, 259-260

Funding and staffing, 3098

Funding levels, 383

Inspection report, 630-631

Inspections, number and frequency, 3099

Labour shortage, 2505

Price and volume increase, 3098

Request for support for Bill 202, 187

Review of, 3824

Personal-care homes, private

In-person inspections, 337

Request to revoke licences, 1778-1779

Petitions

Abortion services, 3908, 4217

Dauphin Correctional Centre, 36, 77, 194, 405, 780, 817-818, 927, 989, 1030-1031, 1083-1084, 1125, 1184

Epilepsy treatment, 2801, 2864-2865, 2894, 3000-3001, 3173-3174, 3230-3231, 3588

Public child-care grants, 1522, 1621, 1686, 2181

Physicians

Government relations with, 1120-1121

Recruitment for ER's--Swan Lake, 1579-1580

Retention and recruitment, 4052-4053

Timely access to, 4052

Physiotherapy/occupational therapy

Outpatient services, cancellation of

Impact on seniors, 417

Outpatient services, elimination of, 417

Prince, Sergeant Tommy

Resolution, 762

Public Health Amendment Act (Bill 67)

2 R

Debate, 2004-2005

Questions, 2002-2003

C/3 R, 2504-2507

Consultations, 2002

Other facilities, definition of, 2003

Public Schools Amendment and Manitoba Teachers' Society Amendment Act (Bill 45)

2 R

Debate, 1744-1745

Public Services Sustainability Act

Court challenge, 1852

Public-private partnerships

COVID-19 testing, 3098

Racism and anti-racism

Legislative Assembly, presence in, 2418-2419

Red Tape Reduction Day Act (Bill 226)

2 R

Questions, 2527

Regional health authorities

Funding to, 4049

Regional Health Authorities Amendment Act (Health System Governance and Accountability) (Bill 10)

2 R

Debate, 1953-1955

Questions, 1951-1953

C/3 R, 3279-3280

Operational plans, ministerial approval, 3279

Remote Witnessing and Commissioning Act (Various Acts Amended) (Bill 42)

2 R

Debate, 800-802

Renters/renting

Unit renovations, eviction notices, 2610

Resolutions

Celebrating backyard and community gardeners

Debate, 2163-2165

Creation of an independent seniors advocate office

Debate, 1562-1564

Questions, 1559-1560

Expressing thanks and gratitude to all those who have carried us through the COVID-19 pandemic

Debate, 1462-1464

Questions, 1459-1461

Immediately address the major surgical and diagnostic backlogs in Manitoba

Debate, 3884-3886

Questions, 3881-3882

Inclusion of a land acknowledgement in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly

Debate, 3041

Inclusion of Sergeant Tommy Prince on the 5 bill

Debate, 762-763$

Increase staffing and support for personal-care homes and for seniors

Opening statement, 379-382

Questions, 382-384

Recognizing April 17th, 2021 as the 500th anniversary of the Philippines

Questions, 1066

Recognizing the provincial government's addictions strategy

Debate, 3428-3430

Restricting Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Act (Various Acts Amended) (Bill 201)

1 R, 1769

Revera personal-care homes, COVID-19 outbreak

Government oversight of, 444, 889

In-person inspections, 444-445

Revoke licence, request to, 1779

Testing of residents, 398

Roblin District Health Centre

Lab and ER closure, 485

Rural Manitoba

Health-care services, 485

Salem Home

Suspension of admissions, 3816, 3817

School boards

Elimination of, 2612

Selkirk Mental Health Centre

Transfer of COVID patients, 1177-1178

Senior citizens

Physiotherapy/occupational therapy

Cancellation of outpatient services, 417

Seniors advocate office

Annual reporting, 1560, 1563

Need for, 264, 1559

Shared Health

Diagnostic services, oversight of, 1953

Laboratory/diagnostic services, 1953

Patient flow group, establishment of, 3818-3819

Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS)

Lifeflight contract ending, 3820

Somali Heritage Week

Activities during, 1253

Advertising campaign, 1254

Somali Heritage Week Act (Bill 218)

1 R, 1211

2 R

Opening statement, 1252-1253

Questions, 1253-1254

C 3/R, 1300-1302

Provincial legislation, other jurisdictions, 1253

Somali women

Housing, education barriers, 1301

St. Boniface Hospital

COVID-19 outbreak, 417

Sunshine House, 915, 2438

Supplementary Appropriation Act, 2020-2021 (Bill 69)

2 R

Debate, 1344-1346

Surgical and diagnostic backlog

Elective surgery, 1385

Funding to address, 4046-4048

Impact on women, 2309-2310

Plan to address, 3819-3820

Swan Lake

ER vacancies, physician recruitment, 1579-1580

Systemic racism

General comments, 128-129, 800

Tabor Home

Suspension of admissions, 3816

Throne Speech

Debate, 127-130

Transformation Management Office

Freedom of information requests, 1951-1952, 1954

Transgender Day of Remembrance, 915

Unions/unionization

Nurses union consultations re: Bill 10, 1951

Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Amendment Act (Bill 214)

1 R, 1013

2 R

Opening statement, 1747-1749

Questions, 1749-1751

Wait Times Reduction Task Force

Report recommendations, 4044-4046

West Broadway Biz

Community gardens, 2163-2164

Winnipeg Art Gallery

Born in Power exhibit, 2444

Winnipeg Humane Society

Adoptions per year, 640

Types of animals rescued, 641

Winnipeg Humane Society Foundation Incorporation Amendment Act (Bill 301)

2 R

Questions, 640-641

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA)

Savings Target funding line item, 3477-3480

Workforce Management and Resource Optimization, 3477-3779

Women's Hospital

Surgery backlog, 2309

Youth mental health and addiction

MAD Camp, 3895

Asbestos removal

Training standards

Fielding, 1958

Lindsey, 1958

Asessippi Provincial Park. See Members' statements

Asian Heritage Month. See Members' statements; Ministerial statements

Asian Women of Winnipeg

Lamoureux, 2948

Assiniboia. See Members' statements

Assiniboia Chamber of Commerce. See Members' statements

Johnston, 2586-2587

Assiniboine Children's Centre

Sala, 224

Assiniboine Community College

Annual report 2019-2020

Ewasko, 1673

Brandon campus

Kinew, 1009

Early childhood education program, elimination of

Adams, 275

Assiniboine Park Zoo

Aunt Sally's Farm

Stefanson, 2350

Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM)

Consultations re: Bill 25

Gerrard, 2128

Johnson, 2128

AstraZeneca vaccine

Expiration of doses

Lamont, 2178

Pallister, 2178-2179

Vaccine hesitancy

Pallister, 3117

Atomic Energy of Canada

Whiteshell School District financial arrangement

Altomare, 3468

Cullen, 3469

Auditor General's office. See also Auditor General's office in Public Accounts Committee

Financial assistance

Fielding, 206

Lamont, 206

Investigative powers

Public bodies

Fielding, 615

Private contractors, investigation limitations

Lamont, 220

Auditor General's Report: Follow-up of Previously Issued Audit Recommendations, March 2021

Driedger, 1769

Aunt Sally's Farm

Stefanson, 2350

Aurora Farm. See Members' statements

Austerity

Wasyliw, 2254

Autism

Inclusion support program funding

Lamont, 302-303

Pallister, 302-303

Automated vehicles. See Vehicle Technology Testing Act (Various Acts Amended)

Security concerns

Lamont, 2120

Automobile Injury Compensation Appeal Commission

Annual report 2019-2020

Fielding, 181

Autopsies

Average wait time for

Fontaine, 4169

Friesen, 4169

Backlog

Fontaine, 4169

Friesen, 4169

 

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