Hansard: Index

House Index - 1st Session - 43rd 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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Abbott, Tim. See Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Abgrall, Denise

Members' statements

Ewasko, 1738

Abortion services. See also Safe Access to Abortion Services Act

Buffer zones around clinics

Fontaine, 871

Clinics, harassment and intimidation at

Fontaine, 871

Morgentaler Clinic bombing

Naylor, 876

Violence against providers

Naylor, 876

Academy Road BIZ

Members' statement

Moroz, 1522

Accessibility for Manitobans Act

Annual Report March 31, 2023

Fontaine, 59

Annual Report March 31, 2024

Fontaine, 2775

Implementation of recommendations

Fontaine, 2018

Stone, 2018

Secord Review Report, 2023

Fontaine, 364

Timeline for annual review

Fontaine, 246-247

Stone, 246

Acorn Family Place

Members' statements

Naylor, 1566

Active Living Seven Oaks

Tenth anniversary

Sandhu, 238

Addiction and homelessness

Request for plan to address

Hiebert, 247

Smith, 247

Throne speech

Hiebert, 189

Addiction treatment services

Budget 2024

Fontaine, 1047

Lamoureux, 1047

Funding

Hiebert, 669-670

Smith, 669-670

General comments

Pankratz, 209

Schott, 230

Adult education. See also Manitoba Assistance Amendment Act

Consultations re: Bill 6

Bereza, 583

Fontaine, 583

Report recommendations

Balcaen, 581

Fontaine, 581

Tuition waiver for EIA recipients

Balcaen, 584-585

Vocational treatment re: Bill 6

Bereza, 582

Fontaine, 582

Adult learning centres

Funding

Altomare, 387

M. Wasyliw, 395

Stone, 436

Instructor pay

Bereza, 526

In Manitoba

Khan, 536

Supports for

Lamoureux, 327

Adult literacy

Advisory council

Bereza, 525

Consultations re: Bill 5

Bereza, 524

Cable, 328

Ewasko, 328

Lagassé, 530

Stone, 328

Dr. Jim Silver's work on

Marcelino, 391

Moyes, 379

Family literacy

Bereza, 525

Framework development

Bereza, 526

Francophone immigrants

Loiselle, 393

Immigrant community

Moses, 384

Labour shortage

Bereza, 440

Stone, 437

Media literacy

Altomare, 387

New legislation announcement

Cable, 311

Devgan, 310-311

Poverty reduction

Blashko, 400

M. Wasyliw, 397

Stakeholder feedback re: Bill 5

Bereza, 524-526

Strategy requirement re: Bill 5

Guenter, 438

Adult Literacy Act (Bill 5)

1 R

Cable, 275

2 R

Debate

Altomare, 386-391

Balcaen, 537-538

Bereza, 440, 523-527

Blashko, 398-401

Cross, 331-336

Ewasko, 328-329

Fontaine, 336-339, 378

Guenter, 438-440

Jackson, 401, 435

Khan, 531-537

Lagassé, 527-531

Lamoureux, 329-330

Loiselle, 391-394

M. Wasyliw, 394-398

Moses, 381-386

Moyes, 378-381

Perchotte, 330-331

Stone, 436-438

Opening statement

Cable, 322-326

Questions

Cable, 327-328

Ewasko, 328

Hiebert, 327

Lamoureux, 327

Perchotte, 327

Stone, 328

Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development

C/3 R

Cable, 2408

R/A

Neville, 2413

Adult literacy programs

Barriers to access

Moyes, 380

Demand for

Altomare, 388

Enrollment numbers

M. Wasyliw, 395

ESL programs

Cross, 335

Framework

Moyes, 380

Indigenous focused

Bereza, 527

Indigenous students

Altomare, 389-390

Learning disabilities

Hiebert, 327

Online training

Perchotte, 327

Program delivery methods

Perchotte, 327

Program models

Altomare, 387

Refugee community

Blashko, 399

For refuges

Moyes, 380-381

Reporting requirement re: Bill 5

Altomare, 388

Rural access to

Altomare, 388

Standardized programming

Altomare, 389

Ukrainian refugees

M. Wasyliw, 396

Advanced Education Administration Amendment Act (Bill 10)

1 R

Cable, 559-560

2 R

Debate

Lamoureux, 1424

Perchotte, 1423-1424

Opening statement

Cable, 1420

Questions

Cable, 1421-1424

Cook, 1421-1423

Johnson, 1423

Lamoureux, 1421

Perchotte, 1421-1423

Schuler, 1421-1423

Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development

R/S Amdts

Clause 2(2)

Cable, 2249-2250

Perchotte, 2250-2252

C/3 R

Cable, 2409

R/A

Neville, 2413

Advanced Education and Training

Annual Report March 31, 2023

Cable, 17

Advanced Education and Training Department

Annual Report March 31, 2024

Cable, 2837

Estimates

Debate, 2938-2950

Opening statements

Cable, 2936-2938

Perchotte, 2938

Speakers

Perchotte, 2938-2950

Schmidt, 2939-2950

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2024-2025

Cable, 1110

Advisory Council on Workplace Safety and Health. See also Workplace Safety and Health Amendment Act

Advice given, examples of

Byram, 1454

Marcelino, 1454

Board renumeration

Byram, 1455

Marcelino, 1455-1456

Wharton, 1456

Bureaucratic delays, concern for

Bereza, 1457

Byram, 1458

Marcelino, 1457

Conflict of interest prevention

Bereza, 1454

Marcelino, 1454

Government overreach concerns

Byram, 1458

Partisanship concerns

Bereza, 1455

Marcelino, 1455

Private sector business, consultations re: Bill 17

Marcelino, 1455

Wharton, 1454

Re-establishment of

Marcelino, 659, 1453

Recommendations for business

Cost and compliance concerns

Byram, 1457

Rural and northern representation

Byram, 1455

Marcelino, 1455

Advocate for Children and Youth. See Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (MACY)

Affordability

Gas prices, concern for

Khan, 917

Kinew, 917

General comments

Stone, 780

Homeowner tax credit, Budget 2024

Chen, 1104

Pankratz, 994

Affordability measures

Budget 2024

Byram, 1125

Loiselle, 1301

Simard, 1065

Stone, 1053

Carbon tax vs. fuel tax

Khan, 470-471

Kinew, 470-471

Cost of living, need to address

Khan, 1508

Moses, 1508-1509

Fuel tax reduction

Oxenham, 351

Affordable housing

Budget 2024

Cross, 1026

Hiebert, 1101-1102

General comments

M. Wasyliw, 177

Habitat for Humanity

Loiselle, 1404

Interlake-Gimli constituency

Fontaine, 1575

Johnson, 1575

Les Suites Marion

Loiselle, 102

Members' statements

M. Wasyliw, 468-469

Shortage of--Winkler

Hiebert, 1101

Shortage, plan to address

Hiebert, 282

Smith, 282

Throne speech

Hiebert, 189

Agape Table

Members' statements

Asagwara, 858-859

Agassiz constituency

Byram, 85-86, 882-883

Agricultural Crown lands

Lease increase

Brar, 272, 904

Lease rate reduction

Narth, 1096-1097

Young farmers, impact of changes

Kostyshyn, 905

Agriculture Department

Annual Report March 31, 2024

Kostyshyn, 2616

Estimates

Debate, 3271-3281, 3327

Opening statements

Bereza, 3273

Kostyshyn, 3271-3273

Speakers

Bereza, 3274-3278, 3279-3280

King, 3278

Kostyshyn, 3273-3280

Narth, 3279

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2024-2025

Kostyshyn, 1110

Agriculture in the Classroom Educator Champion Award. See Excellence in Education Awards

Agriculture industry. See also Resolutions

Budget 2024

Brar, 1098

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week

Kostyshyn, 599

Carbon emission reduction

Bereza, 902-903

Schmidt, 902

Carbon tax and food prices

Bereza, 1595

Kinew, 1595-1596

Carbon tax and producer competitiveness

Bereza, 903-904

Narth, 903

Carbon tax exemption

Bereza, 902

Kinew, 133-134

Stefanson, 133-134

Carbon tax, impact on competitiveness

Bereza, 903-904

Narth, 903

Carbon tax, impact producers

Bereza, 2331

Kostyshyn, 2331-2332

Climate change and drought

Moroz, 457

Dyed diesel fuel

Johnson, 113

Khan, 112-113

Sala, 112-113

Education and training

Brar, 1098

Education Property Tax Credit

Kostyshyn, 471-472

Stone, 471

Fuel and carbon taxes, production costs

Bereza, 134-135

Kinew, 134-135

King, 458

Internationally educated agrologists program

Brar, 905

Invasive weed species

Support for farmers to combat

Bereza, 3408-3409

Kostyshyn, 3408-3409

KPPA agricultural producer

New water licence

Bereza, 954-955

Kostyshyn, 954-955

New offices, budget and staffing

Kostyshyn, 1050

Narth, 1050

Programs, Budget 2024

Oxenham, 1038

Request to remove carbon tax

Bereza, 28-29

Kostyshyn, 28-29

Throne speech

Stone, 80

Transportation of agricultural products

Request for labour action exemption

Bereza, 2015-2016

Kostyshyn, 2015-2016

Workforce shortage

Brar, 905

AI-generated intimate images

New legislation to address

Schott, 777

Wiebe, 777

Air ambulance services. See also Emergency Medical Response and Stretcher Transportation Amendment Act

Cancellation of contract, ministerial powers

Asagwara, 1450

Cook, 1450

Communities served

Asagwara, 1452

Cook, 1452

Consultations re: Bill 13

Asagwara, 1452

Bereza, 1452

Keewatin Air consultations re: Bill 13

Asagwara, 1451

Cook, 1451

Keewatin Air contract

Cook, 1453

Keewatin Air, maintenance contract

Asagwara, 1450-1451

Cook, 1450

New licence model

Asagwara, 1450

Service delivery model

Asagwara, 595

Staffing on aircraft

Asagwara, 1451

Cook, 1451

Wait times--northern Manitoba

Lathlin, 1494

Allied Health Professionals Week

Asagwara, 1869-1870

Cook, 1870

Lamoureux, 1871

Altomare, Hon. Nello (Transcona) NDP

Adult learning centres

Funding, 387

Adult literacy

Media literacy, 387

Adult Literacy Act (Bill 5)

2 R

Debate, 386-391

Adult literacy programs

Demand for, 388

Indigenous students, 389-390

Program models, 387

Reporting requirement re: Bill 5, 388

Rural access to, 388

Standardized programming, 389

Assiniboine Community College

Child-care facility--North Hill campus, 1459

Early childhood education training, campus expansion, 1460

Brandon Manitoba

School expansion, 1049

Budget 2024

Early learning and child care, 1011

School construction, 972-973

Bureau l'éducation française

Assistant Deputy Minister, re-establishment of, 183

Child care

Day of Action for Early Learning and Child Care, 235-236

Ten dollar a-day, summer availability, 2098

Ten dollar-a-day, qualification criteria, 2098

Wait times, plan to address, 2187-2188

Child-care facilities

Assiniboine Community College spaces--North Hill campus, 1459

Child-care spaces

Government intention, 30-31, 70-71, 160, 286

Need for, 477

Community Child Care Standards Amendment Act (Bill 18)

1 R, 699

2 R

Opening statement, 1458-1459

Questions, 1461

C/3 R, 2403

Department of Education and Early Childhood Learning

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 17

Devonshire Park School

Construction inquiry, 1597

Early childhood education

New spaces, number of, 1217

Early childhood educators

Learning labs, 1459-1460

Training program--northern Manitoba, 1459

Training programs, expansion of, 1458-1459

Wages and benefits framework, 1217

Workforce strategy, 1216

Early learning and child care

Initiatives in Budget 2024, 1011

Education and Early Childhood Learning Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 2266-2268

Speakers, 2269-2278

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2024-2025, 1110

Education Property Tax Credit

Affordability concerns, 511-512

Education system

Attendance rates, release of data collected, 1119

Class size initiative, 1394

FRAME report, 2016 funding, 1394

Grade 12 English exams, cancellation of

Cost to taxpayers, 2124

Directive to divisions-minister's comments, 2189

Impact on graduating students, 2188-2189

Notification, 2120-2121

Redeveloping exam, costs associated with, 2123

Support for educators, 2123-2124

Holocaust education, curriculum development, 1652

Michif language in curriculum, 657

New funding model, status of review, 1119

Provincial standardized testing, 666-667

Throne speech, 184

Environment

Throne speech, 185

Excellence in Education Awards

Canning, Jessica (award recipient), 1502

Correia, Saul (award recipient), 1502

Demko, Miroslawa (award recipient), 1502

Duffield, Karen (award recipient), 1502

Ministerial statements, 1502-1503

Okemow, Rebecca (award recipient), 1502

Robinson, Rachel (award recipient), 1502

Tuchschere, Tara (award recipient), 1502

Financial Reporting and Accounting in Manitoba Education (FRAME)

Funding, 2016, 1394

Fuel tax rate reduction

Fuel types, request to include, 199-200

Fuhl, Glen

Video King owner, 915-916

Gig work/workers

Definition of, 1297, 1298

Heat pumps

Ground source, 185

Holocaust

Education system curriculum, 1652

Indigenous education

Assistant Deputy Minister appointment, 183

Koats for Kids, 303

Kramble, Bryan

Members' statements, 1643-1644

Li Pchi Pwayson

Early childhood education centre, 656

Lylyk, Hudson

Members' statements, 303

Maryland Park School

Renovations, 1394

Members' statements

Acknowledging teacher-librarians, 2090-2091

Kramble, Bryan, 1643-1644

Lylyk, Hudson, 303

Video King, 915-916

Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 1297

Michif language

School curriculum, 657

Ministerial statements

Day of Action for Early Learning and Child Care, 235-236

Excellence in Education Awards, 1502-1503

Northern Manitoba

Early childhood educator training program, 1459

Oral Questions

Cancellation of ELA exam for 2024

Cost to taxpayers, 2124

Costs associated with redeveloping exam, 2123

Directive to divisions-minister's comments, 2189

Impact on graduating students, 2188-2189

Request for support for educators, 2123-2124

Child-care spaces

Government intention, 30-31, 70-71, 160, 286

Child-care spaces at Tyndall Park School

Request to reinstate construction plan, 2099

Concern for number of child-care spaces

Request for government plan to address, 477

Devonshire Park School

Construction inquiry, 1597

Early childhood education

Request for number of spaces created, 1217

Early childhood educators

Wages and benefits framework, 1217

Workforce strategy, 1216

Early learning and child care

Initiatives in Budget 2024, 1011

Education property taxes

Affordability concerns, 511-512

Fuel tax amendment act

Exemption for all fuel types, 199-200

Grade 12 English exams

Cancellation notification, 2120-2121

Holocaust education

Curriculum development, 1652

Increased enrollment in schools

New school construction inquiry, 1784-1785

Manitoba school divisions

Operational decisions, 1847

Minister of Labour and PNP program

Newcomers right to protest, 1445

New education funding model

Status of review, 1119

New high school in Tyndall Park

Budget for construction project, 1119

New school construction projects

Government intention, 476-477

Provincial standardized testing

Government position, 666-667

River East Transcona School Division

Change to catchment area-public consultation, 2243

Child-care space availability, 2242

School board meeting re: catchment areas, 2242

School construction and class sizes

Priority concerns-Budget 2024, 972-973

School construction projects

Child-care spaces, 1351-1352

School expansion in Brandon

Request for government support, 1049

School nutrition programs

Funding announcement, 515-516

Stepping Stones child-care centre

Grant application status, 2387-2388

Student attendance rates

Release of data collected, 1119

Ten dollar a-day child care

Program extension-funding concerns, 2190

Qualification criteria, 2098

Summer availability inquiry, 2098, 2189-2190

Timeline for expansion, 2188

Universal school nutrition program

Government announcement, 1048

Wait times for child care

Request for plan to address, 2187-2188

Poverty and crime

Education levels, 390

Provincial Nominee Program

Newcomers right to protest, 1445

Public Schools Amendment Act (Bill 21)

1 R, 700

Resolutions

Calling on the provincial government to address the overcrowding in schools

Debate, 1393-1395

Calling on the provincial government to extend employment standards benefits to workers of the gig economy

Debate, 1296-1298

Holding the provincial government accountable for security rebate commitment

Debate, 1923-1924

Louis Riel

Debate, 656-657

River East Transcona School Division

Change to catchment area-public consultation, 2243

Child-care space availability, 2242

School board meeting re: catchment areas, 2242

School construction

Child-care spaces, 1351-1352

Enrollment increase, 1784-1785

Expansion--Brandon, 1049

New construction projects, 476-477

New high school, budget for--Tyndall Park, 1119

Priority concerns-Budget 2024, 972-973

School divisions

Operational decisions, 1847

School nutrition programs

Funding announcement, 515-516

Universal program, 1048

Stepping Stones child-care centre

Grant application status, 2387-2388

Teacher-librarians

Members' statements, 2090-2091

Throne speech

Education system, 184

Environment, 185

Throne speech debate, 183-186

Tyndall Park school

Child-care spaces, 2099

New high school, construction budget, 1119

Video King

Members' statements, 915-916

Altru Agreement

Government intention

Asagwara, 1686

Narth, 1685-1686

Alzheimer Society of Manitoba

Members' statements

Johnson, 947

Ambrose, Edward. See Government Statement

Ambulance services. See Air ambulance services

Amounts Paid to Members of the Legislative Assembly

Report on March 31, 2023

Lindsey, 59

An Act Respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office

1 R

Kinew, 13-14

Angus, Alexander

Members' statements

Wharton, 914

Angus, Sam

Members' statements

Wharton, 914

Animal Care Amendment Act

Introduction of, 2022

Bereza, 1145

Animal overpopulation

One Health program funding

Bereza, 774

Kostyshyn, 774

Request for funding to address

Bereza, 665

Kostyshyn, 665-666

Animal Shelter and Rescue Awareness Day

Ministerial statements

Bereza, 1145-1146

Fontaine, 1144-1145

Animal shelters. See Rescue Siamese and Stray Cats

Anishinaabemowin language spoken

Indigenous Languages Day

Kinew, 963

Anne Oake recovery centre

South Winnipeg location

Asagwara, 2981

Pankratz, 2980

Anozie, Dr. Anthony

Members' statement

Perchotte, 2238

Anti-semitism

IHRA definition

Federal NDP position-government response

Asawara, 3402-3403

Ewasko, 3402

Anti-Semitism

General comments

Cook, 675

Khan, 682

Kinew, 597

IHRA definition of, CUPE motion to repeal

Byram, 2381-2382

Kinew, 2381-2382

Apprenticeship and Certification Board

Annual Report March 31, 2023

Moses, 97

Annual Report March 31, 2024

Moses, 2775

Apprenticeship Awards of Distinction

Rural employer of the year (Troy Barkman)

Lagassé, 838-839

Apprenticeship training (trades)

Apprenticeship ratios, change to

Kinew, 1011-1012

Marcelino, 1310-1311

Moses, 1011, 1081

Perchotte, 1011, 1048, 1081, 1310-1311

Sala, 1048

Request to restore 2:1 ratio

Hiebert, 2014

Moses, 2014, 2096

Perchotte, 2096

Wait times

Moses, 1011

Perchotte, 1011

Appropriation Act, 2024 (Bill 43)

1 R

Sala, 3508

2 R

Sala, 3508

C/3 R

Sala, 3510

Committee of the Whole, 3508-3509

R/A

Neville, 3510

Aquaculture

King, 261

Aquatic invasive species

Inspection station locations and opening date

Moses, 2097

Nesbitt, 2097

Inspection station locations--Clear Lake

Moses, 1842

Nesbitt, 1842

Request for protection plan

Moses, 1152

Nesbitt, 1152

Water testing--Clear Lake

Moses, 1843

Nesbitt, 1311-1312, 1843

Schmidt, 1311-1312

Waterway testing for zebra mussels

Moses, 2098

Nesbitt, 2097-2098

Arborg & District Multicultural Heritage Village

Johnson, 1067

Architecture

Tyndall stone, use in

Moyes, 544

Narth, 540-541

Archives of Manitoba

Staffing budget

Khan, 1045

Simard, 1045-1046

Arlington Bridge closure

Repair or replacement inquiry

Bushie, 287

Guenter, 287

Artificial intelligence. See also Intimate Image Protection Amendment Act (Distribution of Fake Intimate Images)

Fake nude production websites

Stone, 1475

Uses and dangers

Stone, 1476

Arts, Culture and Sport in Community Fund

Funding

Khan, 729-730, 1018

Narth, 284

Simard, 284

Future of fund

Cook, 182

General comments

Cook, 992

Nesbitt, 1132

Arts/culture sector

Budget 2024

Simard, 1064

Funding, Budget 2024

Cross, 1079

Simard, 1079

Throne speech

Johnson, 220

Asagwara, Hon. Uzoma (Union Station) NDP

Agape Table

Members' statements, 858-859

Air ambulance services

Cancellation of contract, ministerial powers, 1450

Communities served, 1452

Consultations re: Bill 13, 1452

Keewatin Air consultations re: Bill 13, 1451

Keewatin Air, maintenance contract, 1450-1451

New licence model, 1450

Service delivery model, 595

Staffing on aircraft, 1451

Allied Health Professionals Week, 1869-1870

Altru Agreement

Government intention, 1686

Anne Oake recovery centre

South Winnipeg location, 2981

Birth control

Free prescription, program uptake, 3266-3267

Universal access, 285

Boundary Trails Health Centre

Number of beds available, 1250

Brandon Manitoba

Minor injury clinic, 2627

Breast cancer patients

Treatment wait times, 2683-2684

Breast cancer screening

Portage health facility, 3436-3437

Request to call Bill 221 to standing committee, 2784-2785, 2978

Request to lower age to 40, 2243-2244, 2385-2386

Request to pass Bill 221, 3481-3482

Budget 2024

Community supportive living (seniors), 1249-1250

Home repairs, maintenance for seniors, 1352

Canadian Cancer Society

Daffodil Campaign, 1205-1206

Carberry Plains District Health Centre

ER hours of operation, 1840-1841

ER reopening announcement, 1786

Carbon tax

Provincial plan, 1245-1246

Celebration of Nigerian Independence Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 22)

1 R, 764

2 R

Opening statement, 1416-1417

Questions, 1417-1419

C/3 R, 2411-2412

Child care

Health facilities, request for spaces, 2188

Committee of Supply

Concurrence Motion, 3410-3411

Community safety

Justice funding, 1306-1307

Congenital syphilis

Universal screening program, 2334

COVID-19

Vaccine availability, 3437

Crime and public safety

Government approach, 3480-3481

Crime/criminals

Rural crime, increase in, 3401-3402

Crisis Response Centre

Institutional safety officers

Equipment and additional staff, 2186-2187

Daffodil Campaign

Ministerial statements, 1205-1206

Diabetics/diabetes

Insulin deductible, 245

School-age children, insulin support at school, 245

Diagnostic and Surgical Recovery Task Force

Approach to services, 1554

Dissolution of task force, 29-30

Drug overdose prevention

Distribution of Narcan, 2789

Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer Act (Bill 221)

2 R

Debate, 2758-2760

Questions, 2756-2757

Elections

Provincial (2023), 2591-2592

Emergency Medical Response and Stretcher Transportation Amendment Act (Bill 13)

1 R, 595

2 R

Opening statement, 1450

Questions, 1450-1452

C/3 R, 2410

Emergency medical services

New station--Teulon, 2124

Emergency room services

Expansion of patient discharge days, 164

Hours of operation--Carberry, 1840-1841

Operating hours--Eriksdale, 139

Staff recruitment inquiry, 138

Violent incidents at children's hospital

Use of institutional safety officers, 1530

Eng, Shirley and Peter

Mitzi's Restaurant, 1403

Executive Council

Estimates

Speakers, 3015-3016

Extended Hours Primary Care Clinic

Grace Hospital announcement, 2725

Extended Hours Primary-Care Clinic

Concordia Hospital announcement, 3037

Family doctors

Plan to hire, 1217

Flu season

Vaccine availability, 3437

Fuel Tax Amendment Act (Fuel Tax Holiday) (Bill 3)

2 R

Questions, 114

Government Motion

That the Assembly condemn efforts that put the pensions of all Canadians at risk and affirm collective support for the Canada Pension Plan and measures that strengthen the national pension plan, 492-494

That the Legislative Assembly affirm its commitment to immediately call for a ceasefire in the Israel and Gaza war to address the famine crisis, 671

Grace Hospital

Acute-care bed announcement, 203

Bed capacity, impact on wait times, 3404-3405

Timeline for new beds, 3264

Green Team Program

Community organization funding, 1934

Swan Valley Historical Museum funding, 1942

Tuxedo community organization funding, 1934-1935

Grocery prices

Pledge to lower, 1346-1347

Health cards

New plastic card announcement, 956

Health Department

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 97

Health Sciences Centre

Adult bed tower project, 67-68

Institutional safety officers, 1155

Safety resources needed, 1985-1986

Secured parking, 1252

Health-care advisory committee

Inquiry into decision to abolish, 865-866

Health-care capital projects

Construction timeline inquiry, 159

Health-care facilities

Hours of operation and staffing--rural Manitoba, 244

Institutional safety officer placements, 572

Health-care services

Abuse investigation backlog, 71-72

South Winnipeg, 2981

Health-care system

Assessment of current system, 1651

Filling permanent positions and job postings, 1348-1349

Governance and accountability recommendations, 1651-1652

Health Minister's management record, 1308-1309

Investments, 476

Private spending

Agency nurse costs, 1252

Privatization, legislation to prevent, 1785-1786

Transition care beds, 2849

Wait time reduction and capacity initiatives, 246

Wait times, constituent case concern, 952-953

Health-care workers

Competitive wages, 1785

Hiring commitment update, 2528

Hiring update, 3486

Internationally trained

Permanent residency draw, 1410-1411

Listening tour announcement, 139

Misconduct reporting and whistle-blower protection, 310

New positions, number of, 1075-1076

Possible strike action, 2628

Recruitment inquiry, 31

Strategic recruitment team staffing, 1348

Tentative agreement reached, 2688

Health-care workers, internationally educated

Permanent residency draw, 1410-1411

Recruitment and settlement funding, 707-708

Recruitment from the Philippines, 1555

Recruitment, funding and accreditation, 777-778

Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Department

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 97

Annual Report March 31, 2024, 2715

Estimates

Debate, 2851-2864

Opening statements, 2019-2021

Speakers, 2019-2032, 2193-2206, 2342-2349, 2851-2864

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2024-2025, 1109

Hearing aid program, 375

Funding, 110

Program expansion inquiry, 307

HIV/AIDS

Barriers to accessing services

Request for specialized training, 1747-1748

McLeod, Albert (Indigenous advocate), 276

PrEP and PEP medication

Availability expansion, 1747

Pharmacare coverage, 1747

Request to remove deductible, 1747

Smith, Dr. Dick, 276

World AIDS Day, 275-276

Home-care services

Self-and family-managed care, 307

Indigenous health care

HIV/AIDS advocate (Albert McLeod), 276

Institutional safety officers

Crisis Response Centre

Additional staff and equipment, 2186-2187

Health Sciences Centre, 1155

Interlake-Gimli constituency

STARS air ambulance

Contract renewal inquiry, 708

International students

Birth control program-qualification inquiry, 2909

Lake Manitoba-Lake St. Martin outlet channel

Project funding concerns, 2977-2978

Project update, 2977

LGBTQI2S+ community

Pride month, 2321-2322

Long-term care

Budget increase inquiry, 307

Operating funding, 1785

Matters of Privilege

Raised by the Member for Midland alleging the Minister of Justice "shouted down and attacked" the Member for Tuxedo making her unable to fulfil her duties, 1374

McKay, Larry

Members' statements, 2114

McLeod, Albert

HIV/AIDS advocate, 276

Member for Rie

Additional caucus duties

Remuneration concerns, 2979

Members' statements

Agape Table, 858-859

McKay, Larry, 2114

MHCF's Angel Squad event, 157

Mitzi's Restaurant, 1403

University of Winnipeg class of 2024, 2973-2974

Mental health - youth

Psychiatric unit bed capacity, 1530

Mental health strategy - youth

Request to develop, 1530

Ministerial statements

Allied Health Professionals Week, 1869-1870

Daffodil Campaign, 1205-1206

National Nursing Week, 1677-1678

Pride month, 2321-2322

Recognizing health-care support workers, 3117-3118

World AIDS Day, 275-276

Minor illness and injury clinics

Fee for private services, 3129

Government support inquiry, 3128

Private care, impact on unionized nurses, 3128

Misericordia Health Centre Foundation

Angel Squad event, 157

Mitzi's Restaurant

Members' statements, 1403

MRI services

Constituent concern, 3038

Portage la Prairie, 2720-2721, 2907-2908

Portage Regional Health Facility, 2525, 2686-2687

Municipalities

Funding, 158

National Nursing Week, 1677-1678

Nigerian community

Associations, 1418

Population in Manitoba, 1416-1417

Nigerian independence day

Consultations re: Bill 22, 1417-1418

Northern health care services

ER hours of operation, 164

Family medicine residency grant, 203

Public release of ER wait times, 163

Staff recruitment and retention, 163

Nurses/nursing

Agency nurses, budget cap, 1252

Agency nursing costs, 1252

Mandated overtime, request for legislation to ban, 310

Overtime hours, plan to reduce, 1511

Staffing concerns at PCH's, 957

U of M program, new grad retention, 3189

Oral Questions

2023 provincial election

Government record, 2591-2592

Access to funds for seniors to age in place

Home repairs and maintenance in Budget 2024, 1352

Adult vaccination program

Request to update, 1352

Agency nurse spending

Request for budget cap, 1252

Altru Health agreement

Government intention, 1686

Barriers to accessing HIV services

Request for specialized training, 1747-1748

Boundary Trails Health Centre

Number of beds available, 1250

Breast cancer patients

Treatment wait times, 2683-2684

Breast cancer screening

Request to lower age 40, 2385-2386

Request to lower age to 40, 2243-2244

Carberry emergency department

Hours of operation inquiry, 1840-1841

Reopening announcement, 1786

Child care at health facilities

Request for spaces, 2188

Community safety

Justice funding concerns, 1306-1307

Community supportive living for seniors

Funding concerns in Budget 2024, 1156-1157, 1249-1250

Congenital syphilis

Universal screening program, 2334

COVID and flu season

Vaccine availability, 3437

Crime and public safety

Concern for government approach, 3480-3481

Diabetes medication

Insulin deductible, 245

Diagnostic and Surgical Recovery Task Force

Request for supply arrangements, 3320-3321

Diagnostic and surgical wait times

Government decision to dissolve task force, 29-30

Diagnostic services

Wait times, 3032-3033

Early screening for breast cancer

Request to pass Bill 221, 3481-3482

Early screening for breast cancer act

Request to call Bill 221 to standing committee, 2784-2785, 2978

Emergency room expansion

Staff recruitment inquiry, 138

Emergency room wait times

Expansion of patient discharge days, 164

Expansion of Narcan use across Manitoba

Request for government to support Resolution, 2789

Extended hours primary-care clinic

Grace Hospital announcement, 2725

Extended Hours Primary-Care Clinic

Concordia Hospital announcement, 3037

Free prescription birth control

Update on program uptake, 3266-3267

Front-line health-care workers

Listening tour announcement, 139

Funding to municipalities

Government intention, 158

Grace Hospital

Timeline for new beds, 3264

Grace Hospital bed capacity

Impact on wait times, 3404-3405

Grace Hospital emergency room

Acute-care bed announcement, 203

Green Team Program

Community organization funding, 1934

Swan Valley Historical Museum, 1942

Tuxedo community organizations, 1934-1935

Health care in Portage la Prairie

Official attendance at town hall, 2984-2985

Health Sciences Centre

Adult bed tower project, 67-68

Health Sciences Centre staff and patients

Request for additional safety resources, 1985-1986

Health-care advisory committee

Inquiry into decision to abolish, 865-866

Health-care capital projects

Construction timeline inquiry, 159

Health-care facilities-staff and patient safety

Placement of institutional safety officers, 572

Health-care investments

Government initiatives, 476

Health-care professionals

Misconduct reporting and whistle-blower protection, 310

Health-care services for south Winnipeg

Victoria Hospital ER and Anne Oake Recovery Centre, 2981

Health-care staffing

Number of new workers, 1075-1076

Health-care support workers

Impact of possible strike action, 2628

Tentative agreement reached, 2688

Health-care system

New beds added, 3323

Health-care system capacity

Transition care bed announcement, 2849

Health-care system investments

Wait time reduction and capacity initiatives, 246

Health-care system management

Assessment of current system, 1651

Governance and accountability recommendations, 1651-1652

Health Minister's record, 1308-1309

Health-care system privatization

Request for legislation to prevent, 1785-1786

Health-care system staffing vacancies

Filling permanent positions and job postings, 1348-1349

Health-care system's surgical capacity

Inquiry into number of procedure cancellations, 1153-1154

Health-care wait times

Constituent case concern, 952-953

Health-care worker recruitment and retention

Strategic recruitment team staffing concerns, 1348

Health-care workers

Competitive wages, 1785

Hiring commitment update, 2528

Hiring update, 3486

Recruitment inquiry, 31

Increase in child psychiatric unit patients

Bed capacity-expansion inquiry, 1530

Increase in rural crime

Request for plan to address, 3401-3402

Institutional safety officers at HSC

Government announcement, 1155

International students

Birth control program-qualification inquiry, 2909

Internationally educated health workers

Permanent residency draw, 1410-1411

Recruitment and settlement funding, 707-708

Recruitment, funding and accreditation, 777-778

ISO's at the Crisis Response Centre

Request for equipment and additional staff, 2186-2187

Lake St. Martin outlet channel

Project funding concerns, 2977-2978

Project update, 2977

Long-term care facilities

Operating funding levels, 1785

Mandated overtime for nurses

Request for legislation to ban, 310

Manitoba diagnostic health clinic

Service agreement renewal, 1118-1119

Member for Riel, additional caucus duties

Remuneration concerns, 2979

Minor injury clinic

New Facility in Brandon, 2627

MRI services

Portage la Prairie, 2686-2687, 2720-2721, 2907-2908

MRI wait times

Constituent concern, 3038

New EMS station in Teulon

Government announcement, 2124

New plastic health cards

Implementation announcement, 956

Nurse overtime hours

Request for plan to reduce, 1511

Patient experience at St. Boniface Hospital

Request for critical incident investigation, 1687

Personal-care home residents

Request for increase in hours of care, 374-375

Personal-care homes for Winnipeg

Construction inquiry, 1352-1353

Personal-care-home shortage

Funding and nurse staffing concerns, 957

Physician recruitment

Government update, 2788-2789

Plan to hire new doctors

Government announcement, 1217

Pledge to lower food prices

Request for government accountability, 1346-1347

Political party subsidies

Government priorities, 1839-1840

Portage health facility

Breast cancer screening hub, 3436-3437

Portage Place redevelopment

New health centre costs, 2588-2589

Portage Regional Health Facility

Inquiry into MRI services, 2525

Prairie Mountain Health Region

ER services, 2587-2588

Premier's Wikipedia page

Referenced in Question Period, 2976

PrEP and PEP HIV medication

Availability expansion and pharmacare coverage, 1747

Request to remove deductible, 1747

Primary care accessibility

Manitoba results, 3129

Private health-care spending

Cost for agency nurses, 1252

Private minor illness and injury clinics

Fee for services, 3129

Government support inquiry, 3128

Impact on unionized nurses, 3128

Proposed ER for Eriksdale

Operating hours, 139

Protection for Persons in Care Office

Case investigation backlog-timeline to clear, 1312

Implementation of AG recommendations, 1313, 2848

Request for update on action plan, 1312

Provincial carbon tax

Government plan, 1245-1246

Provincial Nominee Program

Labour Minister-interference concerns, 1441-1442, 1448

Ministerial interference concerns, 1408-1409

Premier's knowledge of labour minister's conduct, 1440-1441

Request for labour minister to resign, 1442

Timeline for next draw, 1405-1406

Respiratory virus season

Government preparation, 2910

RRC primary care paramedic program

Graduate recruitment concerns, 1598-1599

Request for number of employment offers, 1647-1648

Rural and northern health care

ER hours of operation, 164

Public release of ER wait times, 163

Staff recruitment and retention, 163

Rural and northern physician shortage

Family medicine residency grant, 203

Rural health-care facilities

Hours of operation and staffing, 244

School-age children with diabetes

Request for insulin support services, 245

Security concerns at HSC

Secured parking request, 1252

Self-and family-managed home care

Government funding inquiry, 307

Self-and-family-managed home care

Government funding inquiry, 110-111

Senior citizen abuse and neglect claims

Auditor general findings, 1845

Supports for victims and families, 1846

Seniors advocate office

Timeline to establish, 71

Seniors and long-term care

Budget increase inquiry, 307

Seniors hearing aid program

Government funding inquiry, 110

Government intention, 375

Program expansion inquiry, 307

Seniors in Manitoba

Government plan, 2848

Prescription medication costs, 3036

Program funding, 3184-3185

Shingles vaccine

Barriers for low-income Manitobans, 956

Pharmacare coverage request, 956

Request to establish program, 955

Shingles vaccine for vulnerable populations

Pharmacare coverage request, 3035-3036

Southern health physician shortage

ER hours of operation and obstetric services, 202

Spinal surgery wait time reduction

New spine program announcement, 1513

STARS air ambulance

Contract renewal inquiry for Interlake-Gimli, 708-709

STARS air ambulance services

Contract renewal inquiry for Interlake-Gimli, 708-709

Surgical and diagnostic service wait times

Request to reinstate out-of-province options, 1782-1783

Surgical and diagnostic services

Public disclosure of wait time data, 2844-2845

Wait-time concerns, 1213

Surgical and diagnostic wait times

Constituent concern, 2786-2787

Surgical capacity expansion

Contract renewals with providers, 2982

Surgical wait times

Request for plan to address, 514

Ten Ten Sinclair Housing-health-care aide strike

Quality of care concerns for residents, 568-569

U of M nursing program

Retention of new grads, 3189

Universal access to birth control

Government announcement, 285

Victoria General Hospital

New ER announcement, 1531

Violent incidents at children's ER

Use of institutional safety officers, 1530

Vulnerable persons receiving health care

Abuse investigation backlog, 71-72

Western Manitoba Cancer Centre

Expansion announcement, 3407

Working Together and Aging with Dignity

Signing of Federal-Provincial agreement, 610

Youth mental health strategy

Request for government to implement, 1530

Personal-care homes

Care hours, request for increase, 374-375

Construction inquiry--Winnipeg, 1352-1353

Funding and nurse staffing concerns, 957

Physicians

Recruitment update, 2788-2789

Shortage--rural/northern Manitoba, 202-203

Political parties

Election spending rebate increase, 1839-1840

Portage District General Hospital

Breast cancer screening hub, 3436-3437

Portage la Prairie

Officials attendance at health-care town hall, 2984-2985

Portage Place redevelopment

New health centre costs, 2588-2589

Portage Regional Health Facility

Inquiry into MRI services, 2525

Prairie Mountain Health Region

ER services, 2587-2588

Premier of Manitoba

Premier's Wikipedia page

Referenced in Question Period, 2976

Prescription medication

Cost for seniors, 3036

Pride month, 2321-2322

Primary care accessibility

Manitoba results, 3129

Protection for Persons in Care Office

Action plan update, 1312

Case investigation backlog-timeline to clear, 1312

Implementation of AG recommendations, 1313, 2848

Provincial Nominee Program

Call for labour minister to resign, 1442

Labour Minister's conduct, knowledge of, 1440-1441

Ministerial interference concerns, 1408-1409, 1441-1442, 1448

Timeline for next draw, 1405-1406

Red River College Polytech

Paramedicine program

Graduate recruitment concerns, 1598-1599

Primary care paramedic program

Employment offers to students, 1647-1648

Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act (Bill 36)

1 R, 1343

2 R

Opening statement, 2107-2108

Questions, 2108-2110

C/3 R, 2412

Resolutions

Calling on the provincial government to keep hard drugs illegal

Debate, 2084-2085

Questions, 2077-2078

Calling on the provincial government to put patients over politics

Debate, 1554-1556

Questions, 1552

Respiratory virus season

Government preparation, 2910

Rural health care

ER hours of operation, 164

Family medicine residency grant, 203

Health-care facilities

Hours of operation and staffing, 244

Public release of ER wait times, 163

Staff recruitment and retention, 163

Rural Manitoba

Crime increase, 3401-3402

Senior citizens

Abuse and neglect claims

Assessment criteria used, 1845

Auditor general findings, 1845

Supports for victims and families, 1846

Community supportive living, Budget 2024, 1156-1157, 1249-1250

Funding for programs, 3184-3185

Government plan for, 2848

Hearing aid program, 110

Home repairs and maintenance, Budget 2024, 1352

Prescription medication costs, 3036

Self-and family-managed home care, 110-111

Seniors advocate office

Timeline to establish, 71

Seniors and Long-Term Care

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 97

Shingles vaccine

Barriers for low-income Manitobans, 956

Pharmacare coverage request, 956, 3035-3036

Request to establish program, 955

Smith, Dr. Dick

Our Own Health Centre, 276

Southern Health Region

ER hours of operation and obstetric services, 202

Spinal surgery

New spine program announcement, 1513

St. Boniface Hospital

Critical incident investigation request, 1687

STARS air ambulance

Contract renewal inquiry--Interlake-Gimli, 708

Contract renewal--Interlake-Gimli, 708-709

Surgical and diagnostic services

Out-of-province care, reinstatement request, 1782-1783

Procedure cancellations, number of, 1153-1154

Service provider agreements, 1118-1119

Surgical capacity expansion

Contract renewal with providers, 2982

Wait time data

Public disclosure, 2844-2845

Wait times, 1213, 2786-2787, 3032-3033

Surgical wait times

Request for plan to address, 514

Swan Valley Historical Museum

Green Team funding, 1942

Ten Ten Sinclair Housing

Health-care aide strike

Quality of care concerns for residents, 568-569

Teulon, Manitoba

New EMS station, 2124

Tuxedo constituency

Green Team funding, 1934-1935

University of Manitoba

Nursing program, new grad retention, 3189

University of Winnipeg

Members' statements, 2973-2974

Vaccinations

Adult program, update, 1352

Victoria General Hospital

New ER, 2981

New ER announcement, 1531

Western Manitoba Cancer Centre

Expansion announcement, 3407

Working Together and Aging with Dignity

Signing of Federal-Provincial agreement, 610

World AIDS Day, 275-276

Youth

Child psychiatric unit, bed capacity, 1530

Asian Heritage Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 212)

1 R

Chen, 1585-1586

2 R

Debate

Byram, 1627-1629, 1816-1817

Cross, 1817-1818

Lagassé, 1623-1624

Lamoureux, 1627

Moyes, 1624-1625

Schuler, 1625-1627

Stone, 1818

Opening statement

Chen, 1619-1621

Questions

Byram, 1622

Cable, 1621-1622

Chen, 1621-1622

Lagassé, 1621

Lamoureux, 1621

Perchotte, 1622

Schuler, 1621-1622

Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development

C/3 R

Chen, 2157-2158

Lagassé, 2158-2159

R/A

Neville, 2414

Asian Women of Winnipeg

Members' statements

Cross, 2617

Assiniboia West Recreation Association

Members' statements

Kennedy, 505-506

Assiniboine Community College

Annual Report 2022-2023

Cable, 1245

Annual Report June 30, 2024

Cable, 3476

Child-care facility--North Hill campus

Altomare, 1459

Jackson, 1459, 1462

Early childhood education training, campus expansion

Altomare, 1460

Narth, 1460

Nurse training program--Neepawa

Byram, 883

Assiniboine Forest

Cook, 279

Assiniboine River basin

Zebra mussels, water sample results

Moses, 1152

Nesbitt, 1151

Assistant Coach of the Year

Mitchell, Vaughn

Simard, 277

Associate judge title

Amendment to legislation (Bill 14)

Wiebe, 1435

Association of Manitoba Community Pastures

Members' statements

Byram, 1776

Association of Manitoba Municipalities

Convention update

Bushie, 283-284

Cross, 283

Asylum seekers

Relocation to Manitoba

Guenter, 2981

Marcelino, 2981

Autism. See World Autism Day

Automobile Injury Compensation Appeal Commission

Annual Report March 31, 2023

Naylor, 60

Awasisak Meskanow Greenway

Members' statements

Moyes, 2008

 

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