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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Families Department

Annual Report March 31, 2023

Fontaine, 60

Families Minister

Apology request

Fontaine, 1214-1215

Stone, 1214

Family doctors

Plan to hire

Asagwara, 1217

Kennedy, 1217

Farmers/farming. See also Education Property Tax Credit

Next generation of

Brar, 272

Fearless R2W

Smith, 366

Federal equalization payments

Amount for 2024-2025

Khan, 792, 799

Sala, 792

Federated Women's Institutes of Canada

Members' statements

Schuler, 769

Festival du Voyageur

General comments

Byram, 655

Members' statements

Loiselle, 837-838

Filipino politicians

Dela Cruz, 82

Filipino United Community Church

Brar, 859-860

Finance Department

Annual Report March 31, 2023

Sala, 60

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2024-2025

Sala, 1110

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2024-2025 - Enabling Appropriations, Tax Credits and Public Debt

Sala, 1144

Financial forecast

Taxes and the economy, impact on

Cook, 372-373

Kinew, 370

Nesbitt, 370

Sala, 373

Financial Literacy Month

Khan, 127

Lamoureux, 127-128

Sala, 126-127

Financial Services Agency

Annual Report March 31, 2023

Sala, 60

Fire-paramedic services

Staffing investments

Pankratz, 210

Firefighters Recognition Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 200)

1 R

Pankratz, 193

2 R

Debate

Balcaen, 346-348

Cook, 344-345

Goertzen, 348-349

Loiselle, 345-346

Opening statement

Pankratz, 341-343

Questions

Hiebert, 344

King, 343

Narth, 343

Pankratz, 343-344

Perchotte, 343

Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development

C/3 R

Balcaen, 1484-1485

Lamoureux, 1485

Nesbitt, 1485-1487

Pankratz, 1483-1484

R/A

Neville, 1535

Firefighters/firefighting

Charitable involvement

Goertzen, 349

Community safety initiatives

Cook, 344

Full-time and career

Narth, 343

Pankratz, 343

Mental/physical health risks

Pankratz, 342

Municipal recognition of

King, 343

Pankratz, 343-344

Presumptive coverage for cancers

Balcaen, 347

Public education

Pankratz, 343

Perchotte, 343

Retired firefighter recognition

Hiebert, 344

Pankratz, 344

Training and equipment

Cook, 346

Pankratz, 342

Trauma exposure fatigue

Pankratz, 342

First Nation Premier

Acknowledgement of

Brar, 271

Cross

Lamoureux, 55

Oxenham, 52

First Nations

Renewable energy project partnerships

Lamoureux, 1512

Schmidt, 1512

Seal River Watershed protected area

Nesbitt, 856

Schmidt, 855

First Peoples Economic Growth Fund

Wharton, 256

First responders

Mental and physical health, programs for

Balcaen, 1307-1308

Wiebe, 1307-1308

Support services, announcement

Oxenham, 1448

Wiebe, 1448

Fishery

Impact of sewage spill into Red River

Johnson, 516, 757

Lathlin, 758

Schmidt, 516-517

Flooding. See Natural disasters

Fontaine, Hon. Nahanni (St. Johns) NDP

Abortion services

Buffer zones around clinics, 871

Clinics, harassment and intimidation at, 871

Accessibility for Manitobans Act

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 59

Secord Review Report, 2023, 364

Timeline for annual review, 246-247

Addiction treatment services

Budget 2024, 1047

Adult education

Consultations re: Bill 6, 583

Report recommendations, 581

Vocational treatment re: Bill 6, 582

Adult Literacy Act (Bill 5)

2 R

Debate, 336-339, 378

Affordable housing

Interlake-Gimli constituency, 1575

Animal Shelter and Rescue Awareness Day

Ministerial statements, 1144-1145

Budget 2024

CFS agencies, 1078-1079

CFS child protection funding, 1079

Children in care, supports for, 921-922

Mental health and addiction treatment services, 1047

Mental health strategy for youth, 1047-1048

Youth mental health strategy, 1412

Child and Family Services

Call for public inquiry, 864

Child protection budget, 1251

Child protection, Budget 2024, 1079

Funding concerns, Budget 2024, 1078-1079

Children in care

Call for debate in Legislature, 567

Child death, call for inquiry, 568

Child death, public reporting on internal review, 1251

Children's special allowance, 515

Emergency placement staff, qualifications, 571

Emergency placements, 515

Foster children, drugs given to children

Families Minister's comments, 1077

Incidents involving

Response request from Families Minister, 953-954

Minister of Families' comments to media, 921

Safety of, call for, 1215

Supports in Budget 2024, 921-922

Children's special allowance

Children in care, 515

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Chaychuk, Patricia (retirement), 23-24

Yarish, Rick (new appointment), 74-75

Colonialism

Child welfare system, 521

Residential school system, 521

Cost of living

Assistance for families, 32-33

Disabilities, persons with

International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 234

Employment and Income Assistance (EIA)

Activities that fulfill work expectations, 581

Employment Standards Code Amendment and Interpretation Amendment Act (Orange Shirt Day) (Bill 4)

C/3 R, 419-422

Families Department

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 60

Families Minister

Apology request, 1214-1215

Food insecurity

Affordability measures, 308

Food price inflation

Supports for community organizations, 308

Food security fund

Funding, 33, 308

Foster-care homes

Auditor General's report

Implementation of recommendations, 571

Fuel tax rate reduction

Permanent reduction, 200-201

Gender-based violence

Steps to address, 415

Genesis House

Expansion of services, 1531

Government Resolution

Appointment of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, 75

Group homes

Agency responsible for oversight, funding, 1412

Drugs given to children

For-profit facility-review, 1412

Icelandic River

Flood protection study, 1575

Indigenous children

'60s scoop, 521

CFS system and colonialism, 521

Implementation of federal Bill C-92, 522

Interlake-Gimli constituency

Affordable housing, 1575

Icelandic River flood protection study, 1575

Land drainage issues

Earthwork project approvals, 1576

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 98

International Volunteer Day, 364

International Women's Day, 560-561

Intimate partner violence

Epidemic declaration request, 1573

Strategy to address, 1573

Judicial system

Request to call Bill 209 to committee, 1573-1574

Manitoba Accessibility Fund

Funding for programs, 246

Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (MACY)

Expert participation in subcommittee, 567

Review of, timeline for standing committee, 922

Manitoba Assistance Amendment Act (Bill 6)

1 R, 363

2 R

Opening statement, 581

Questions, 581-584

Matter of Urgent Public Importance

Safety and security of children in the Child and Family Services system, 521-522

Matters of Privilege

Raised by the Leader of the Opposition alleging that the Premier made comments to the media that damaged his reputation as an educator by manipulating his quotes to make him look transphobic, 804

Raised by the Member for Agassiz alleging the the Premier and the Minister of Labour and Immigration had provided the contents of a bill to the media and labour leaders prior to being introduced in the House, 847

Raised by the Member for Brandon West alleging that the Minister of Justice shared details of proposed legislation to the media prior to its introduction in the House, 1501-1502

Raised by the Member for Brandon West alleging that the Premier had disclosed information to the media about Bill 24 before it had been introduced in the House, 1519-1520

Raised by the Member for Brandon West alleging that the Premier misled the House in providing answers regarding bail reform by indicating it was a matter of provincial and not federal jurisdiction, 819-820

Raised by the Member for Fort Whyte regarding the manner in which the Minister of Finance responded to questions on Bill 3, 814

Raised by the Member for Interlake-Gimli alleging that the Minister of Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care divulged information to the media about a bill creating a Seniors Advocate that is not yet before the House, 854

Raised by the Member for Spruce Woods alleging that the Premier repeatedly called him a failed political staffer and a poor quality candidate for MLA and that these personal attacks impeded his ability to serve his constituents, 801

Raised by the Member Spruce Woods alleging that the Minister of Education failed to provide sufficient information regarding the construction of new schools, 835-836

Members' acknowledgements, 336-337

Members' statements

New Directions' Honouring Our Journey Program, 1146

Russ and Fred, 811-812

Mental health - youth

Funding concerns, Budget 2024, 1047-1048

Programs and resources for, 1347

Mental health and addiction

Funding concerns, Budget 2024, 1047

Mental health and harm reduction branch

Salary reduction concerns in Budget 2024, 1047

Mental health strategy - youth

Funding to develop, Budget 2024, 1412

Ministerial statements

Animal Shelter and Rescue Awareness Day, 1144-1145

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 98

International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 234

International Volunteer Day, 364

International Women's Day, 560-561

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, 404

National Social Work Month, 504-505

Sexual Assault Awareness Month, 1561-1562

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women, 404

National Social Work Month, 504-505

New Directions

Honouring Our Journey Program, 1146

Oral Questions

Accessibility for Manitobans Act

Timeline for annual review, 246-247

Addiction and mental health

Programs and resources for youth, 1347

Auditor General report on foster homes

Implementation of recommendations, 571

Building affordable housing in Interlake-Gimli

Timeline for Icelandic River flood protection study, 1575

Child and family services

Child protection budget, 1251

Child and Family Services authorities

Funding concerns in Budget 2024, 1078-1079

Child and Family Services-child protection

Funding concerns in Budget 2024, 1079

Child welfare system

Call for public inquiry, 864

Children in CFS care

Call for debate in Legislature, 567

Children's special allowance, 515

Emergency placements, 515

Minister of Families' comments to media, 921

Supports in Budget 2024, 921-922

Children in CFS emergency care

Qualifications of staff, 571

Cost of living increase

Assistance for families, 32-33

Death of child in CFS care

Call for inquiry, 568

Public reporting on internal review, 1251

Debate on a private member's resolution

Request for Families Minister to apologize, 1214-1215

Drugs given to children in CFS care

Families Minister's comments, 1077

Drugs given to children in group home

For-profit facilities-review request, 1412

Food insecurity

Affordability measures, 308

Food price inflation

Supports for community organizations, 308

Food security fund

Funding, 33, 308

Funding intention, 308

Fuel tax amendment act

Request for permanent reduction, 200-201

Gender-based violence

Steps to address, 415

Genesis House-expansion of services

Request for government to support, 1531

Government borrowing and spending

Provincial debt level concerns, 1528

Group home accountability

Funding for agency responsible for oversight, 1412

Incidents involving children in CFS care

Response request from Families Minister, 953-954

Interlake-Gimli land drainage issues

Earthwork project approvals, 1576

MACY five year review

Expert participation in subcommittee, 567

Manitoba Accessibility Fund

Funding for programs, 246

Mental health and addiction treatment services

Funding concerns in Budget 2024, 1047

Mental health and harm reduction branch

Salary reduction concerns in Budget 2024, 1047

Minister of Labour and PNP program

Call for independent investigation, 1413-1414

Prenatal care benefit

Government announcement, 1353

Review of MACY act

Timeline for standing committee, 922

Safety of children in CFS care

Call for public inquiry, 1215

Women and Gender Equity

Intimate partner violence

Epidemic declaration request, 1573

Request for strategy to address, 1573

Provincial court amendment act

Request to call Bill 209 to committee, 1573-1574

Youth mental health services

Safe consumption site-government position, 1077

Youth mental health strategy

Funding concerns in Budget 2024, 1047-1048, 1412

Poverty Reduction Strategy

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 59-60

Prenatal care benefit

Government announcement, 1353

Provincial Court Amendment Act (Expanded Training for Judges and Judicial Justices of the Peace) (Bill 209)

2 R

Debate, 1285-1286

Provincial finances

Borrowing and spending

Debt level concerns, 1528

Provincial Nominee Program

Call for independent investigation into Labour Minister, 1413-1414

Residential schools

Colonialism, 521

Resolutions

Calling on the provincial government to prioritize and protect children in care and commit to a public inquiry

Debate, 1197-1199

Safe Access to Abortion Services Act

Buffer zone enforcement inquiry, 873

Buffer zone requests, criteria for, 871

Buffer zones around employee homes, 871

Buffer zones, around all health facilities, 873

Buffer zones, federal legislation, 874

Buffer zones, rules for demonstrators, 871-872

Consultations, 874

Cross-jurisdictional comparison, 874

Fertility clinics, application at, 875

Legal challenges, 872

Safe Access to Abortion Services Act (Bill 8)

1 R, 559

2 R

Opening statement, 870-873

Questions, 873-875

Sexual Assault Awareness Month, 1561-1562

Social Services Appeal Board

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 59

Speaker's Statement

Chaychuk, Patricia (retirement), 23-24

Youth

Mental health strategy, Budget 2024, 1047-1048, 1412

Safe consumption site-government position, 1077

Food banks

Increase in use

Moroz, 825

Moyes, 831

Food Donations Act

Narth, 834

Food insecurity

Affordability measures

Fontaine, 308

Stone, 307-308

Senior citizens

Bereza, 828

Food price inflation

Northern Manitoba

Lamoureux, 833

Supports for community organizations

Fontaine, 308

Stone, 308

Food Rescue Grocery store

Expansion

Balcaen, 829

Food security

Northern Manitoba

Lamoureux, 833

Food security fund

Funding

Fontaine, 33, 308

Smith, 284

Stone, 33, 284, 308

Food waste. See also Resolutions

Environmental impact

Kennedy, 826

Moroz, 826

Expiration dates

Balcaen, 826

Bereza, 826, 829

Moroz, 826

Farm waste

Balcaen, 830

Bereza, 828

Greenhouse gas emissions

Balcaen, 829

Moroz, 825

Moyes, 831-832

Incentives to prevent

Moroz, 827

Narth, 827

In landfills

Balcaen, 830

Moroz, 824

School nutrition programs

Balcaen, 827

Kennedy, 826

Moroz, 826, 827

Take Pride Winnipeg!, prevention campaigns

Moyes, 832

Transportation infrastructure barriers

Moroz, 825

Forestry industry

Northern Manitoba

Wowchuk, 269

Throne Speech

Wowchuk, 269

Fort Garry Bridge

Sewer system failure

Nesbitt, 750, 752

Fort Garry-St. Norbert Healthy Child Coalition

Members' statements

Wasyliw, 1305-1306

Fort Richmond constituency

Chen, 88

Fossil fuel advertising (Bill C-372)

Government position

Kinew, 611

Nesbitt, 610-611

Schmidt, 611

Fossil fuels

Environmental protection

Khan, 462

Lamoureux, 454, 462

Transition from

Khan, 727

Foster care

Deaths by suicide

Lamoureux, 518

Foster parents

Maintenance allowance increase

Lamoureux, 609

Smith, 609

Stone, 521

Maintenance allowance rates and inflation

Lamoureux, 519

Foster-care homes

Auditor General's report

Implementation of recommendations

Fontaine, 571

Lamoureux, 518, 571

Inadequate number of

Lamoureux, 519

Safety checks

Lamoureux, 608

Smith, 518, 608-609

Francofonds

History of community foundation

Loiselle, 893-894

Francophone community

Loiselle, 40

Fraserwood Hall

Members' statements

Johnson, 1523

French language education

Loiselle, 40

French language services

Government initiatives

Loiselle, 868-869

Simard, 869

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

1 R

Sala, 59

2 R

Debate

Goertzen, 121-124

Khan, 115-121

Lamoureux, 121

Opening statement

Sala, 111-112

Questions

Asagwara, 114

Bereza, 112

Johnson, 115, 113

Khan, 112-114

King, 113

Lamoureux, 112

Sala, 112-115

Wowchuk, 114

Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development

R/S Amdts

Clause 2

Bereza, 318-319

Lamoureux, 319

Sala, 318

Clause 5

Bereza, 320

Sala, 319-320

Clause 6

Bereza, 320-321

Sala, 320

C/3 R

Bereza, 322

Lamoureux, 321-322

Sala, 321

R/A

Neville, 495

Fuel tax rate

Members' statements

Maloway, 839

Saving concerns

Khan, 512

Sala, 512

Upcoming increase, affordability concerns

Khan, 772-773

Sala, 772-773

Fuel tax rate reduction

Amendment to Bill 3

Jackson, 474

Sala, 474

Commercial fishing industry consultations

Goertzen, 122

Johnson, 113

Sala, 113

Dyed diesel, agriculture industry

Johnson, 113

Khan, 112-113

Sala, 112-113

Expiry of

Khan, 726

Extension

Khan, 115, 135

Sala, 111-112, 135

Farm equipment

Bereza, 112

Goertzen, 122

Khan, 112, 118

Sala, 112

Fuel types, request to include

Altomare, 199-200

Bereza, 199-200, 241-242, 285

Khan, 115-116, 135, 198-199, 240-241

Kinew, 240-241

Kostyshyn, 241-242, 285

Moses, 136

Narth, 136-137

Sala, 135, 198-199

Simard, 136-137

Wowchuk, 136

Future gas prices

Goertzen, 280

Kinew, 280

Grocery stores, tax inquiry

Kostyshyn, 288

Wharton, 287-288

Impact on grocery prices

Goertzen, 303-304

Kinew, 303-304

Information campaign costs

Lamoureux, 112, 121

Sala, 112

Introduction of legislation

Sala, 72

Schott, 72

Municipal consultations

Bushie, 137-138

King, 113, 137-138

Lamoureux, 121

Sala, 113

Municipal equipment

Johnson, 115

Sala, 115

Permanent reduction

Fontaine, 200-201

Khan, 116, 241

Kinew, 241

Stone, 200-201

Proposed amendments to Bill 3

Khan, 287

Sala, 287

Provincial revenues, impact on

Lamoureux, 121

Request for extension

Ewasko, 861

Kinew, 862

Savings

Khan, 452

Vehicle types

Khan, 113, 116-118

Sala, 113, 114

Wowchuk, 114

 

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