Hansard: Index

House Index - 3rd Session - 43rd Legislature

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Wanipigow High School Band. See Members' statements

Warren, Manitoba

Daycare centre, project delays

King, 183-184

Schmidt, 183-184

Waste Reduction and Prevention Amendment Act (Strengthening Enforcement) (Bill 18)

1 R

Moyes, 502

2 R

Debate

Nesbitt, 1433-1434

Opening statement

Moyes, 1430-1431

Questions

Moyes, 1432-1433

Nesbitt, 1432-1433

Wasyliw, Mark (Fort Gary) Ind.

Affordability

Living wage, 232

Throne Speech, 233

Budget 2026

Debate, 1098-1101

Budget, balanced

Throne Speech response, 232

Carberry, Manitoba

Overpass design, 235

Carbon emission targets

Government action on climate, 182-183

Correctional Services Amendment Act (Bill 203)

1 R, 873

Declaration of Principles for Patient Health Care Act and Amendments to The Health System Governance and Accountability Act (Bill 27)

2 R

Debate, 1416-1418

Early learning and child care

Throne Speech, 234

Elections Amendment Act (Election Day on Saturday) (Bill 216)

1 R, 873

Emergency room wait times

General comments, 232

Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Right to Religious Observance) (Bill 201)

1 R, 913

Financial Administration Amendment Act (Bill 202)

1 R, 913

Food banks

Usage increase

Pledge to lower grocery prices, 234

Grocery prices

Food bank usage increase, 234

Grocery stores, large

Shelf advertising fees, 234-235

Health-care system

Staffing, 233

Hospital security

Greylisting of facilities, 232-233

Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Department

Estimates

Speakers, 1344-1348

Justice and Attorney General Department

Estimates

Speakers, 1635-1638

Living wage

Cost of living, 232

Long-Bladed Weapon Control Amendment Act (Bill 8)

2 R

Debate, 1394-1395

Matters of privilege

Raised by the Member for Fort Garry concerning comments made by the Premier, which the member interpreted as questioning his integrity, honesty, and character., 699

Members' statements

Access to information requests, 1511-1512

Data on chronically absent students, 829-830

Education system funding, 447-448

Fort Garry Legion closure, 174

Grant Park School's Mission IMPROVable team, 1076

Milk Prices Review Amendment Act (Bill 205)

1 R, 705-706

Nurses/nursing

Shortage, 233

Oral Questions

Carbon emission targets

Government action on climate, 182-183

Chronic absenteeism from school

Links to youth involvement in crime, 1520

Programs for Indigenous youth, 1086

Request for 2025 numbers, 1085

School division chronic absenteeism rate

Request for government to disclose, 651

Youth school attendance rates

Crime reduction measure, 1250

Rental housing

Above-guideline rent increase loophole, 233-234

Rent increases, 234

Throne Speech response, 233

School attendance

Chronic absenteeism, 651

General comments, 651

Links to youth involvement in crime, 1520

Programs for Indigenous youth, 1086

Request for 2025 numbers, 1085

Low rate of and crime, 1250

Street Weapons Control Act (Bill 9)

2 R

Debate, 1398-1399

Taxation

on the middle class, 232

Throne Speech

Debate, 232-235

Affordability, 233

Balanced budget, 232

Childcare, 234

Renting and renter rights, 233

Timely Construction of Residential Housing Act (Bill 204)

1 R, 705

Water and waste water treatment

Limited capacity

Impact on housing and business development

Hiebert, 1049

Kinew, 1049

Simard, 1049

Waverley Heights Community Group. See Members' statements

Webstad, Phyllis. See Orange Shirt Day

Week of the Early Childhood Educator. See Members' statements

Wellington School. See Members' statements under Calanza, Susan

Westman Multicultural Festival. See Members' statements

Westman region

Number of nurses needed

Asagwara, 839

Robbins, 839

Primary-care paramedics, staffing levels

Asagwara, 887-888

Nesbitt, 887-888

Westminster United Church Foundation. See Petitions

Weston & Brooklands Residents' Association. See Members' statements

Wharton, Gayle. See Members' statements

Wharton, Jeff (Red River North) PC

Climate Action Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 218)

2 R

Debate, 293

Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Bill 20)

2 R

Questions, 1221-1223

Members' statements

Wharton, Gayle, 349-350

Petitions

Education property taxes, 366-367

MRI machine for portage regional health facility, 194-195, 229, 329, 418-419

Opposition to releasing repeat offenders, 720-721, 813, 893-894, 945, 1090

Red River

Sewage spills, 293

Resolutions

Advancing Manitoba's economic future through provincial-federal collaboration in Churchill

Questions, 297

Seal River Watershed, 293

Whistle-blower protection. See also Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Amendment Act

Cases currently under consideration

Lamoureux, 742

Sala, 742-743

Private-sector workers, protection for

Lamoureux, 743

Sala, 743

Reasonable belief recommendation

Lamoureux, 743

Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival. See Members' statements

Wiebe, Hon. Matt (Concordia) NDP

Brandon, Manitoba

Retail theft, support for businesses, 1250

Constitutional Questions Amendment Act (Bill 4)

1 R, 439

2 R

Opening statements, 525-526

Questions, 526-529

Consultations, 528-529

Referral to Count of Appeal on Charter violation, 525, 528

Correctional facilities

Overcrowding, 77

Worker burnout, internal review on, 77

Dauphin centre for justice

Architectural design plan, 78

Driver education program

Closure of MPI service centre--Swan River, 355

Wait times and lack of training spaces--rural Manitoba, 354

Elections Amendment Act (Bill 40)

1 R, 700

2 R

Opening statement, 900-901

Questions, 901-905

Extortion ring

Local family targeted, 143-144

Family violence

Individual leaving abusive relationship

Landlord breach of confidentiality, 888-889

Firearms - illegally modified

Prevention from obtaining, 612

Gun violence

Protection from, 613

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Bill 31)

1 R, 500

2 R

Opening statement, 624-625

Questions, 625-628

Interprovincial Subpoena Amendment Act (Bill 34)

1 R, 602

2 R

Opening statement, 1400

Questions, 1400-1401

Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Committee Act (Bill 30)

1 R, 499

2 R

Opening statement, 563-564

Questions, 564-567

Administration support, 564

Cases to review, criteria for, 566

Committee membership

Composition of, 563

Inclusion of Indigenous women, 565

Term limits, 563

Years of experience for police, 566-567

Years of experience requirements, 564

Death review commences after criminal proceedings and inquests, 563

Privacy of information contained in report, 564

Re-establishment of Committee, 563

Retroactive reviews, 566

Structure and responsibilities of Committee, 563

Timeline to begin reviews, 566

Witnesses attending hearings, travel and accommodation supports, 565

Written Committee report requirement, 563-564

Justice and Attorney General Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 1537-1539

Speakers, 1540-1557, 1629-1639

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2026-2027, 1111

Long-Bladed Weapon Control Amendment Act (Bill 8)

1 R, 500

2 R

Opening statement, 1391-1392

Questions, 1392-1393

Manitoba Court of Appeal

Annual Report for 2024-2025, 966

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)

Driver safety rating scale, 457

Individual's purchase of stolen property

Concern for service gaps, 356-357

Insurance model, PUB authority over

General comments, 460-461

Primary driver model, 457

Registered owner model, 457

Registered owner vs. primary driver model

Cost comparison, 458-460

Service standards, 355, 356

Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act (Bill 3)

1 R, 93

2 R

Opening statement, 456-458

Questions, 458-461

Matter of urgent public importance

The dramatic increase in crime and violence, 334-336

Ministerial statements

Restorative Justice Week, 38

Minor Amendments and Corrections Act, 2026 (Bill 44)

1 R, 701

2 R

Opening statement, 1405-1406

Questions, 1406

Motor Vehicle Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 42)

1 R, 700-701

2 R

Opening statement, 1401-1402

Questions, 1402-1403

Municipal policing

Support for, 181-182

Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Amendment Act (Bill 2)

1 R, 37

2 R

Opening statements, 200-201

Questions, 201-204

Consultations, 201

Good-faith distribution, 200, 202-203

Internet intermediaries, civil remedies, 200, 202

Internet intermediary, new definition, 200

Intimate image, expanded definition, 200

Privacy expectation, after death, 200

Privacy expectation, image not identifiable, 200, 202

Public awareness campaign for youth, 203

Threats to distribute, civil remedies, 200-201

Visual recording, new definition, 200

Northern Manitoba

Underground wildfires, 1480-1481

Notwithstanding clause

Five-year renewal period, 5269

Minority rights protection, 527

Use in Saskatchewan and Alberta, 526-528

Oral Questions

Assault near safe consumption site

Request to close facility, 1605-1606

Correctional centres, worker burnout

Internal review update, 77

Correctional facility overcrowding

Request for plan to address, 77

Driver's education program in rural Manitoba

Closure of MPI service centre in Swan River, 355

Wait times and lack of training spaces, 354

Extortion ring operating in Manitoba

Local family targeted, 143-144

Illegally modified firearms

Prevention of offenders from obtaining, 612

Increase in retail theft in Brandon

Request for business supports, 1250

Individual leaving abusive relationship

Landlord breach of confidentiality, 888-889

Individual's purchase of stolen property

Concern for gaps in MPI services, 356-357

Mobile overdose prevention site

Request to shut down operation, 1606

Municipal policing

Request for government support, 181-182

New Dauphin correctional facility

Architectural design plan, 78

Protection from gun violence

Request for plan to address, 613

Ratepayer service, 355

Safe consumption site

Community safety concerns, 1606-1607

Service standards, 356

Underground wildfires burning in the north

Concerns for upcoming wildfire season, 1480-1481

Upcoming wildfire season

Questions regarding use of local aircraft, 1481

Violent crime in Winnipeg neighbourhoods

Concern for incidents near schools, 181

Violent crime rate

National ranking, 411-412

Winnipeg Transit

Safety concerns, 179

Overdose prevention site

Call to shut down operation, 1606

Resolutions

National strategy for silver alerts

Debate, 1460-1462

Retail theft

Support for business--Brandon, 1250

Rural Manitoba

Driver education program

Wait times and lack of training spaces, 354

Safe consumption site

Assault near facility, 1605-1606

Community safety concerns, 1606-1607

Request to close facility, 1605-1606

Statutes and Regulations Act

Regulation numbers 114/2024 to 94/2025, 244

Street Weapons Control Act (Bill 9)

1 R, 500

2 R

Opening statement, 1395-1396

Questions, 1396-1398

Swan River

MPI service centre closure, 355

Violent crime

Incidents near schools, 181

National ranking, 411-412

Wildfires

Local aircraft, use of, 1481

Underground fires--northern Manitoba, 1480-1481

Winnipeg Transit

Safety concerns, 179

Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Distribution of Surplus Funds) (Bill 228)

2 R

Debate, 1577-1579

Wiens, Greg. See Members' statements

Wildfires

EMO preparedness, 2025 response

Ewasko, 1519-1520

Kinew, 1520

Local aircraft, use of

Bereza, 1481

Wiebe, 1481

Retired firefighters, use of

Bushie, 1519

Wowchuk, 1519

Underground fires--northern Manitoba

Wiebe, 1480-1481

Wowchuk, 1480

Wildlife Amendment Act (Bill 215)

1 R

Wowchuk, 38

Wildlife laws

Conservation officer enforcement

Kinew, 221

Nesbitt, 221

William Whyte Neighbourhood Association. See Members' statements

Winnipeg School Division

Property tax increase

Sala, 886-887

Stone, 886-887

Winnipeg school divisions

Property tax increases

Asagwara, 801

Bereza, 798-799

Cook, 797-798

Kinew, 801

Sala, 795-796, 798

Schmidt, 797-798, 799

Schuler, 801

Stone, 795-796

Winnipeg Transit

Route changes

Lamoureux, 57

Safety concerns

Lamoureux, 57

Robbins, 179

Wiebe, 179

Wolseley Residents Association. See Members' statements

Women in Science: Development, Outreach and Mentorship. See Members' statements

Women, health care. See also Birth control; Menopause; Resolutions; Women's Health Clinic

Breast cancer screening (dense breasts)

Cook, 593

Cardiac care

Asagwara, 483

Cook, 593-594

Cardiac research

Cable, 497

ER deaths

Cook, 593

Government investments

Asagwara, 551-552

Corbett, 551

Pankratz, 598

Gynecologist referral wait times

Hiebert, 599

Heart attack signs

Cook, 593

Heart attack, leading cause of death

Cook, 594

Specialist wait times

Cook, 593

Women, reproductive care. See also Birth control; Maternity care

Women, violence against. See also Gender-based violence; Violence against women

Women's Health Clinic. See Members' statements

Wood, Gavin. See Members' statements

Woodworking. See Decor Cabinets; Elias Woodwork

Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Distribution of Surplus Funds) (Bill 228)

1 R

Cook, 345-346

2 R

Debate

Bereza, 1577

Marcelino, 1573-1575

Pankratz, 1579-1580

Simard, 1575-1577

Wiebe, 1577-1579

Opening statement

Cook, 1569-1571

Questions

Balcaen, 1571

Bereza, 1571-1572

Byram, 1572

Cook, 1571-1573

Corbett, 1571-1573

World Autism Awareness Day. See Members' statements

Wowchuk, Olga. See Members' statements

Wowchuk, Rick (Swan River) PC

Budget Bill Public Accountability Act (Bill 211)

2 R

Debate, 684-685

Questions, 678-679

Climate Action Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 218)

2 R

Debate, 291-292

Questions, 285-286

Earth Day, 285, 291-292

Hog barn moratorium

Plan inquiry, 286

Indigenous Heritage Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 231)

2 R

Debate, 1185-1186

Members' statements

Access to public lands, 212-213

Ducks Unlimited Canada Day, 733

Rural health care, 1379

Wowchuk, Olga, 968

Night hunting

Without a permit, community safety concerns, 357-358

Northern Manitoba

Underground wildfires, 1480

Oral Questions

Blockade on provincial road

Request for government action, 220-221

Emergency wildfire response

Utilization of retired firefighters, 1519

Night hunting without a permit

Community safety concerns, 357-358

Underground wildfires burning in the north

Concerns for upcoming wildfire season, 1480

Petitions

Education property taxes, 366

Programs for adolescents with disabilities, 109

Provincial Road 482, 519, 653, 812-813

Provincial Trunk Highway 45, 195, 228, 328-329, 623, 720, 754, 893, 952, 1089

Teaching certification, 846-847

Planning Amendment and City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment Act (Bill 33)

2 R

Questions, 820-822

Public Sector Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Governance Act (Bill 51)

2 R

Questions, 1217-1218

Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Bill 13)

2 R

Questions, 1163-1165

Resolutions

Calling on provincial government to launch public inquiry on deaths in emergency rooms

Questions, 491

National strategy for silver alerts

Debate, 1468

Rice River Road

Community-operated check stop, 220-221

Wildfires

Retired firefighters, use of, 1519

Underground fires--northern Manitoba, 1480

Wildlife Amendment Act (Bill 215)

1 R, 38

 

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