Hansard: Index

Members' Index - 1st Session - 43rd Legislature

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Balcaen, Wayne (Brandon West) PC

Adult education

Report recommendations, 581

Tuition waiver for EIA recipients, 584-585

Adult Literacy Act (Bill 5)

2 R

Debate, 537-538

Bail reform

Government intention, 566-567

Government position, 286

Government support, 3032

Implementation timeline, 1984-1985

Public safety, 1596

Release of dangerous offender, 1114-1115

Request for plan to address, 197

Bebbington, David

Members' statements, 2114-2115

Body Armour and Fortified Vehicle Control Amendment Act (Bill 29)

2 R

Debate, 2002-2004

Questions, 1999-2001

Brandon Health Checks

Members' statements, 1739

Brandon Manitoba

Downtown community safety patrol, 663-664

Road conditions, 1024

Road repair concerns, 1049

School divisions and universities, funding, 1211-1212

Brandon Police Service

Electric bicycles, 1165

New chief acknowledgement, 2843

Brandon University

Contribution to Manitoba, 2680

Budget 2024

Correctional services, 1023

Debate, 1022-1025

Legal aid, 1023

Legal services, 1023

Police funding, 1844-1845

Prosecution services, 1023

Public safety--rural Manitoba, 1023-1024

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 37)

2 R

Debate, 2800-2801

2 R

Debate, 2800-2801

Committee of the Whole

Amendments

Schedule A Clause 2 (The Election Financing Amendment Act), 3058

Schedule A Clause 3 (The Election Financing Amendment Act), 3060

Speakers, 3058, 3060

Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)

Retail crime, recommendations to address, 2332

Child and Family Services

Call for public inquiry, 864

Children in care

Incidents involving

Request for government to address, 864

Public safety concerns, 950-951

City of Brandon

Operating funding, 1150-1151, 1528-1529

Committee of Supply

Concurrence Motion, 3411

Committee of the Whole

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 37), 3058, 3060

Community Mobilization Westman program, 212

Community safety

Throne speech, 212

Community Wellness Collaborative

Food waste prevention, 830

Crime and public safety

Request for plan to address, 2843-2844

Crime/criminals

Incidents using machetes

Request for legislation to address, 2625

Random acts of violence, increase in, 2124-2425

Resources to address, request for, 2525-2526

Violent offenders

Public safety concerns, 3125

Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund

Programs and equipment, 1609-1611

Criminal Property Forfeiture Unit

Agencies funded, 1165

Amount seized (2009-2021), 1167

Bear Clan funding, 1164

Equipment purchased, 1164

Staffing and funding re: Bill 30, 1159

Downtown community safety patrol

Request for Brandon program, 663-664

Drivers and Vehicles Amendment Act (Bill 19)

2 R

Debate, 1470-1471

Questions, 1467, 1468-1470

Education Property Tax Credit

Increase concerns for homeowners, 1024

Education system

Impaired driving education program (MADD), 1470-1471

Employment and Income Assistance (EIA)

Adult learning programs

Tuition waiver, 584-585

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

2 R

Debate, 346-348

C/3 R, 1484-1485

Firefighters/firefighting

Presumptive coverage for cancers, 347

First responders

Mental and physical health, programs for, 1307-1308

Food Rescue Grocery store

Expansion, 829

Food waste

Expiration dates, 826

Farm waste, 830

Greenhouse gas emissions, 829

In landfills, 830

School nutrition programs, 827

Fort Rouge constituency

Random acts of violence, business closures, 1652-1653

French language

Legal terminology, update to, 1438

Gender-neutral language

Update to legislation

Order of importance inquiry, 1480

Grievances

By the Member for Brandon West regarding decorum in the Chamber, 3489-3490

Health-care system

Throne speech, 213

Helwer, Ron

Members' statements, 156-157

Highways and roads

Repairs--Brandon, 1049

Hindu Heritage Month

Members' statements, 3315

Impaired driving

Immediate roadside prohibition program, 1469

Licence suspension loophole, 1468

Intimate partner violence

Protection orders, judicial training, 1287

John Howard Society

Men's Resource Centre, 586

Justice Department

Estimate

Opening statements, 2254

Speakers, 2255-2266

Estimates

Opening statements, 2254

Speakers, 2255-2266, 3160-3169

Legal Aid Manitoba

Budget 2024, 1023

Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Amendment Act (Bill 34)

2 R

Debate, 2106-2107

Questions, 2104-2106

C/3 R, 2399-2400

Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Amendment and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation Amendment Act (Expanding Liquor Retail) (Bill 213)

2 R

Questions, 1716

Long-Bladed Weapon Control Act (Bill 39)

2 R

Debate, 3091-3093

Questions, 3088-3091

C/3 R (Amended Bill), 3494

Long-bladed weapons

Effectiveness of Bill 36, 3031-3032

Long-Bladed Weapons Control Act (Bill 39)

2 R

Debate, 3091-3093

Questions, 3088-3091

Manitoba Assistance Amendment Act (Bill 6)

2 R

Debate, 585-588

Questions, 581-583

Manitoba Emblems Amendment Act (Provincial Stone) (Bill 201)

2 R

Questions, 444-445

Manitoba Winter Fair, 859

Matters of Privilege

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, 1499-1501

Raised by the Member for Brandon West alleging that the Premier had disclosed information to the media about Bill 34 before it had been introduced in the House, 1517-1519

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, 815-819

Members' acknowledgements, 211-212, 213-214

Members' statements

Bebbington, David, 2114-2115

Brandon Health Checks, 1739

Brandon University, contributions to Manitoba, 2680

Helwer, Ron, 156-157

Hindu Heritage Month, 3315

Manitoba Winter Fair, 859

Skuce, Hazel, 1071

Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 212-213

Men's Resource Centre, 586

Ministerial statements

Public safety, 2235-2236

Remembrance Day, 3477

Restorative Justice Week, 60-61

Woodhouse, Clarence, 2580-2581

Minor Amendments and Corrections Act, 2024 (Bill 14)

2 R

Debate, 1437-1438

Questions, 1436-1437

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

School resource officer education program, 1470-1471

Occupiers' Liability Amendment Act (Bill 203)

2 R

Questions, 741-742

Opposition Day Motion

Request for the Ethics Commissioner to investigate the allegations brought forward by the MLA for Fort Garry regarding a "dysfunctional workplace," 2552-2553

Oral Questions

Bail reform

Government intention, 566-567

Government position, 286

Bail reform and violent offenders

Request for implementation timeline, 1984-1985

Brandon Manitoba

Road repair concerns, 1049

Brandon Police Service

New chief acknowledgement, 2843

Carjacking incidents

Offenders out on bail, 3321-3322

Child welfare system

Call for public inquiry, 864

Children in CFS care

Public safety concerns, 950-951

City of Brandon

Operating funding, 1150-1151, 1528-1529

Crime and public safety

Request for plan to address, 2843-2844

Timeline for legislation, 2682-2683

Death of Jordyn Reimer

Request for out-of-province review, 2586-2587

Discarded needles in public places

Responsibility for collection and disposal, 2723-2724

Discarded needles in Swan River

Cost for cleanup and supplies, 3403-3404

Safe disposal inquiry, 3437-3438, 3484-3485

Discarded needles-Swan River

Responsibility for clean-up, 2689

Safe consumption site concerns, 2688

Downtown community safety patrol

Request for Brandon program, 663-664

Federal bail reform

Request for government support, 3032

High-risk sex offenders

Request for bail reform, 3125-3126

Incidents involving children in CFS care

Request for government to address, 864

Increase in random acts of violence

Request for government to address, 2124-2425

Increase in retail crime

CFIB recommendations, 2332

Request for government to address, 2383-2384

Increase in retail theft

Request for plan to address, 2191

Long-bladed weapons control act

Inquiry into effectiveness of legislation, 3031-3032

Minister of Labour and PNP program

Newcomers right to protest, 1443-1444

Police services and public safety

Funding concerns in Budget 2024, 1844-1845

Policing services

Funding inquiry, 68-69

Prosecution services

Funding concerns, 975-976

Provincial bail reform

Request for plan to address, 197

Provincial crime rate increase

Request for resources to address, 2525-2526

Public safety

Bail reform, 1596

Random acts of violence

Business closure concerns, 1652-1653

RCMP collective agreement costs

Municipal funding concerns, 162-163

Release of dangerous offender

Request for bail reform, 1114-1115

Release of violent offenders

Public safety concerns, 3125

Safe consumption site concerns for Swan River

Invitation for minister to meet with mayor, 2981

School divisions and universities

Funding concerns for Brandon, 1211-1212

Support for first responders

Programs for mental and physical health, 1307-1308

Surgical and diagnostic wait times

Constituent concern, 2786-2787

Violent incidents using machetes

Request for legislation to address, 2625

Organized crime

Beneficial ownership, numbered companies, 1163

Petitions

Breast screening, 2727-2728, 2791-2792

Carbon tax and rising food prices, 1579, 1889-1890

Child welfare system-call for inquiry, 1792-1793

Louise Bridge, 1852-1853

Medical assistance in dying and mental illness, 2690

Removal of federal carbon tax, 1354, 1534, 2629

Police/policing

Funding concerns in Budget 2024, 1844-1845

Funding inquiry, 68-69

Project labour agreements

Request to repeal Bill 7, 575

Prosecution services

Funding concerns, 975-976

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

2 R

Debate, 1286-1288

Questions, 1283

2 R

Debate, 1286-1288

Questions, 1283

Provincial finances

Debt servicing costs, 1024

Provincial Nominee Program

Newcomers right to protest, 1443-1444

Public safety

Bail reform, 1596

Ministerial statements, 2235-2236

Timeline for legislation, 2682-2683

Public Sector Construction Projects (Tendering) Repeal Act (Bill 7)

2 R

Questions, 574-575

2 R

Questions, 574-575

Regulatory Accountability Reporting Act and Amendments to The Statutes and Regulations Act (Bill 16)

2 R

Questions, 2604

C/3 R, 3504

2 R

Questions, 2604

Reimer, Jordyn

Out-of-province review, request for, 2586-2587

Remembrance Day

Ministerial statements, 3477

Resolutions

Calling on the federal government to reduce corporate food waste

Debate, 829-831

Questions, 826-827

Calling on the provincial government to keep hard drugs illegal

Opening statement, 2075-2076

Questions, 2077-2078

Calling on the provincial government to remove the federal carbon tax on home heating bills for Manitobans

Questions, 454, 456

Crime and public safety

Debate, 3470-3471

Questions, 3468

Expanding use of Narcan

Debate, 2769

Questions, 2765-2766

Justice for Jordyn

Debate, 2573-2575

Questions, 2570-2571

Restorative Justice Week, 60-61

Retail crime

CFIB recommendations, 2332

Request for plan to address, 2191, 2383-2384

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Collective agreement costs

Municipal funding concerns, 162-163

Rural Manitoba

Public safety, Budget 2024, 1023-1024

Safe Access to Abortion Services Act

Buffer zones, federal legislation, 874

Consultations, 874

Violations, penalties for, 873

Safe Access to Abortion Services Act (Bill 8)

2 R

Questions, 873-874

Safe consumption site

Invitation for minister to meet with mayor--Swan River, 2981

School nutrition programs

Food waste prevention, 827

Sex offenders, high risk

Request for bail reform, 3125-3126

Skuce, Hazel

Members' statements, 1071

Statutes and Regulations Amendment and Interpretation Amendment Act (Bill 11)

2 R

Debate, 1481-1482

Questions, 1478-1480

Substance us

Discarded needles (Swan River)

Responsibility for clean-up, 2689

Safe consumption site concerns, 2688

Substance use

Discarded needles (Swan River)

Responsibility for clean-up, 2689

Safe consumption site concerns, 2688

Discarded needles in public places

Collection and disposal, 2723-2724

Discarded needles--Swan River

Cost for cleanup and supplies, 3403-3404

Responsibility for clean-up, 2689

Safe consumption site concerns, 2688

Safe disposal, 3437-3438

Safe disposal inquiry, 3484-3485

Surgical and diagnostic services

Wait times, 2786-2787

Swan River, Manitoba

Discarded needles

Cost for clean-up and supplies, 3403-3404

Safe disposal, 3437-3438, 3484-3485

Safe consumption site concerns, 2981

Throne speech

Community safety, 212

Health care, 213

Throne speech debate, 211-214

Trucking industry

Salvaged heavy trailers

Carfax notification, 1467

Two-Spirit and Transgender Day of Visibility Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 208)

2 R

Debate, 1813-1814

Questions, 1811

Unexplained Wealth Act (Criminal Property Forfeiture Act and Corporations Act Amended)

Consultations, 1164

Criminal Property Forfeiture Unit staffing and funding, 1159

Crypto assets as property, 1165

Cullen Commission recommendations, 1163, 1165

Duplication of existing legislation, 1608-1609, 1611

Jurisdictional comparison, 1609-1610

Seizures, appeals, 1166

Unexplained Wealth Act (Criminal Property Forfeiture Act and Corporations Act Amended) (Bill 30)

2 R

Debate, 1163-1167, 1608-1612

Questions, 1159-1162

C/3 R, 2397-2398

Winnipeg Foundation Amendment Act (Bill 300)

2 R

Debate, 3096-3097

Bereza, Jeff (Portage la Prairie) PC

Adult education

Consultations re: Bill 6, 583

Vocational treatment re: Bill 6, 582

Adult learning centres

Instructor pay, 526

Adult literacy

Advisory council, 525

Consultations re: Bill 5, 524

Family literacy, 525

Framework development, 526

Labour shortage, 440

Stakeholder feedback re: Bill 5, 524-526

Adult Literacy Act (Bill 5)

2 R

Debate, 440, 523-527

Adult literacy programs

Indigenous focused, 527

Advisory Council on Workplace Safety and Health

Bureaucratic delays, concern for, 1457

Confict of interest prevention, 1454

Conflict of interest prevention, 1454

Partisanship concerns, 1455

Agriculture Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 3273

Speakers, 3274-3278, 3279-3280

Agriculture industry

Carbon emission reduction, 902-903

Carbon tax and food prices, 1595

Carbon tax and producer competitiveness, 903-904

Carbon tax exemption, 902

Carbon tax, impact on competitiveness, 903-904

Carbon tax, impact producers, 2331

Fuel and carbon taxes, production costs, 134-135

Invasive weed species

Support for farmers to combat, 3408-3409

KPPA agricultural producer

New water licence, 954-955

Request to remove carbon tax, 28-29

Transportation of agricultural products

Request for labour action exemption, 2015-2016

Air ambulance services

Consultations re: Bill 13, 1452

Animal Care Amendment Act

Introduction of, 2022, 1145

Animal overpopulation

One Health program funding, 774

Request for funding to address, 665

Animal Shelter and Rescue Awareness Day

Ministerial statements, 1145-1146

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Members' statements, 1208

Bird flu

Outbreak prevention plan, 1046

Breast cancer screening

Portage health facility, 3436

Budget 2024

Debate, 1060-1063

Infrastructure, 1062

Parks, capital budget, 1061

Security system rebate, 1061

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 37)

2 R

Debate, 2744-2749

2 R

Debate, 2744-2749

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, 599-600

Carbon tax

Agriculture industry, exemption for, 28-29, 901-902

Agriculture industry, impact on competitiveness, 903-904, 1062

Agriculture production costs, 134-135

Along food supply line, 901

Federal Bill C-234 (agriculture exemption), 901

Food prices, 922-923, 1595

Grain dryers, fuel use, 901

Livestock barns, cost to heat, 901

Trade, impact on, 1062

Upcoming increase

Impact on grocery and heating bills, 512-513

Committee of Supply

Concurrence Motion, 3418

Crime reduction

Literacy rates, 524

Criminal Property Forfeiture Unit

Amount seized (2009-2021), 1178

Staffing and funding re: Bill 30, 1160, 1162, 1176, 1179

Delta marsh

Waterfowl destination, 1061

Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer Act (Bill 221)

2 R

Debate, 2760

Questions, 2756-2757

Education Property Tax Credit

Exemption for homes and farms, 472

Government intention, 410-411

Increase concerns for farmers, 1120-1121

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

2 R

Questions, 1452

Employment

On the job training, lack of, 523

Employment Standards Code Amendment Act

Abuse of program, concern for, 933

Canadian Federation of Independent Business consultations, 880

Cross-jurisdictional comparison, 932

Different sectors, impact on, 933-936

Long-term leave extension (from 17 to 27 weeks), 932

Serious illness, definition of, 933-936

Staff retention, impact on, 933

Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Bill 9)

2 R

Debate, 932-937

Questions, 878-880

2 R

Debate, 932-937

Questions, 878-880

Families Department

Estimates

Speakers, 2878-2879

Food insecurity

Senior citizens, 828

Food waste

Expiration dates, 826, 829

Farm waste, 828

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

2 R

Questions, 112

R/S Amdts

Clause 2, 318-319

Clause 5, 320

Clause 6, 320-321

C/3 R, 322

Fuel tax rate

Increase, impact on agriculture sector, 3186

Fuel tax rate reduction

Farm equipment, 112

Fuel types, request to include, 199-200, 241-242, 285

Government services

Plain English in documents, 525

Grain dryers

Fuel use and carbon tax, 901

Greenhouse gas emissions

Agriculture industry, 902-903

Grocery prices

Carbon tax, 922-923, 1595

Carbon tax, relief for agriculture industry, 1595

Health-care workers, internationally educated

Recruitment from the Philippines, 507

Highways and roads

Maintenance--Portage la Prairie, 1062

Hog barn moratorium

Environment legislation, 1683

Reinstatement inquiry, 1215

Hog barns

Electric heat, cost of, 1062

Humane Society

One Health program funding, 774

Income tax

Manitoba rate, 1060

Indigenous education

Adult literacy programs, 527

Indigenous Veterans Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 223)

2 R

Debate, 3381

Questions, 3374

Infrastructure spending

Budget 2024, 1062

Labour

Shortage and adult literacy, 440

Labour shortage

Northern Manitoba, 526

Literacy

Crime reduction, 524

Demographics that need, 524

Labour productivity, 523

Social benefits, 524

Types of, 524-525

Little Nelson

Members' statements, 2617-2618

Livestock

Cost to heat barns and carbon tax, 901

Manitoba Airshow

Members' statements, 1837

Manitoba Assistance Amendment Act (Bill 6)

2 R

Debate, 593

Questions, 582-583

Manitoba Small Business Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 216)

2 R

Debate, 2662-2664

Members' acknowledgements, 174-175

Members' statements

Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Plains, 1208

Little, Nelson, 2617-2618

Manitoba Airshow, 1837

Portage District General Hospital Foundation, 3316

Portage Learning and Literacy Centre, 406-407

Recruitment of health workers from the Philippines, 507

Rotary Youth Exchange program, 2237

Roving Campus, 966-967

Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 174-175

Men's Mental Health Awareness Week Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 217)

2 R

Debate, 2299

2 R

Debate, 2299

Ministerial statements

Animal Shelter and Rescue Awareness Day, 1145-1146

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, 599-600

Minor Amendments and Corrections Act, 2024 (Bill 14)

2 R

Questions, 1436-1437

Money laundering

Bank e-transfers, 1179

MRI services

Constituent concern, 3038

Portage la Prairie, 2720-2721, 2907-2908

Portage Regional Health Facility, 2525, 2686-2687

Technicians, local training programs, 3436

Northern economy

Labour shortage, 526

Nurses, internationally educated

Recruitment from Philippines, 1061

Opposition Day Motion

Request for the Ethics Commissioner to investigate the allegations brought forward by the MLA for Fort Garry regarding a "dysfunctional workplace," 2545-2546

Oral Questions

Agricultural producers

Impact of carbon tax, 2331

Agriculture industry

Request to remove carbon tax, 28-29

Animal overpopulation

One Health program funding, 774

Request for funding to address, 665

Bird flu outbreak

Request for prevention plan, 1046

Carbon tax

Food prices, 922-923

Christmas Cheer Board

Funding concerns, 3322-3323

Crime in rural Manitoba

Request for plan to address, 1350

Education property tax

Increase concerns for farmers, 1120-1121

Education property tax rebate

Exemption for homes and farms, 472

Government intention, 410-411

Food prices and carbon tax

Relief for agriculture industry, 1595

Food security fund

Request to restore, 3322

Fuel and carbon taxes

Agriculture production costs, 134-135

Fuel Tax Amendment Act

Exemption for all fuel types, 199-200, 285

Request to include propane and dyed gas, 241-242

Fuel tax rate increase

Concern for agriculture sector, 3186

Health care in Portage la Prairie

Official attendance at town hall, 2984

Hog barn moratorium

Reinstatement inquiry, 1215

Invasive weed species

Support for farmers to combat, 3408-3409

KPPA agricultural producer

New water licence, 954-955

Minister of Labour and PNP program

Concern for applicants, 1527

MRI services

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

MRI technicians

Local training programs, 3436

MRI wait times

Constituent concern, 3038

Portage health facility

Breast cancer screening hub, 3436

Portage Hospital Foundation

Diagnostic staff training, 3436

Portage Regional Health Facility

Inquiry into MRI services, 2525

Potential for hog barn moratorium

Environment legislation, 1683

Stepping Stones child-care centre

Grant application status, 2387-2388

Upcoming carbon tax increase

Impact on grocery and heating bills, 512-513

Veterinarian training seats

Request to fund seats, 774-775

Organized crime

Sports betting, 1177-1178

Parks - provincial

Budget 2024, 1061

Petitions

Breast screening, 2729, 2792

Carbon tax and rising food prices, 925, 1354-1355

Child welfare system-call for inquiry, 1794

MRI machine for Portage Regional Health Facility, 1854, 1889, 2336-2337, 2629-2630, 2691-2692

Portage District General Hospital

Breast cancer screening hub, 3436

Portage District General Hospital Foundation

Members' statements, 3316

Portage Hospital Foundation

Diagnostic staff training, 3436

Portage la Prairie

Officials attendance at health-care town hall, 2984

Portage la Prairie constituency, 173

Health worker recruitment, 1061

Highways and road maintenance, 1062

Portage Learning and Literacy Centre

General comments, 440

Members' statements, 406-407

Portage Regional Health Facility

Inquiry into MRI services, 2525

Property taxes

School boards, 1060

Provincial Highway 227

Condition of, 1062

Provincial Nominee Program

Concern for applicants, 1527

Red River - sewage spill

Algae bloom, 1060

Resolutions

Calling on the federal government to reduce corporate food waste

Debate, 827-829

Questions, 826-827

Calling on the provincial government to cancel the gas tax holiday extension and bring in real solutions for cost-of-living crisis

Debate, 2831-2833

Questions, 2825-2826

Calling on the provincial government to remove the federal carbon tax on agriculture

Opening statement, 900-902

Questions, 902-904

Including and MRI in a Portage District General Hospital

Debate, 2968-2969

Questions, 2965-2966

Respecting seniors

Debate, 1638-1639

Questions, 1632

Rotary Youth Exchange program

Members' statements, 2237

Roving Campus

Members' statements, 966-967

Rural Manitoba

Crime rate, request for plan to address, 1350

School boards

Property tax increase, 1060

Security system rebate

Budget 2024, 1061

Senior citizens

Food insecurity, 828

Southport Aerospace, 1061

Stepping Stones child-care centre

Grant application status, 2387-2388

Tax increase

Concern for, 1060

School boards, 1060

Throne speech debate, 173-176

Two-Spirit and Transgender Day of Visibility Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 208)

2 R

Questions, 1812

C/3 R, 2156-2157

Unexplained Wealth Act (Criminal Property Forfeiture Act and Corporations Act Amended)

Consultations, 1176

Criminal Property Forfeiture Unit staffing and funding, 1160, 1162, 1176, 1179

Cross-jurisdictional comparison, 1179

Crypto assets as property, 1177

Forfeiture threshold increase, 1178

Human trafficking, 1177

Unjust investigations, 1177

Unexplained Wealth Act (Criminal Property Forfeiture Act and Corporations Act Amended) (Bill 30)

2 R

Debate, 1176-1181, 1661-1665, 1952

Questions, 1160-1162

Veterinarian training seats

Request to fund seats, 774-775

Workplace Safety and Health Amendment Act (Bill 17)

2 R

Questions, 1454-1457

Blashko, Tyler (Lagimodière) NDP

Adult literacy

Poverty reduction, 400

Adult Literacy Act (Bill 5)

2 R

Debate, 398-401

Adult literacy programs

Refugee community, 399

Bannack Babes Collective

Members' statements, 2180-2181

Bison Regional Science Fair

Finalists, 1930-1931

Budget 2024

Child care, 1000

Debate, 999-1000, 1013-1015

Fertility treatment tax credit, 1014

Personal-care homes, 1014

PNP staffing, 1000

Prenatal benefit, 1014

Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba

Members' statements, 812-813

Caregivers, 1014

Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba

Members' statements, 1243

Child care

Budget 2024, 1000

Ten dollar a-day, year round, 1013

Children in care

Education barriers, 398

Circle of Courage, 399

Committee of Supply

Committee report, 719, 3409-3410

Committee of the Whole

Appropriation Act, 2024 (Bill 43), 3508-3509

Committee Report, 3509

Crown Corporations

Third Report, 500

Education system

Children in care, barriers for, 398

Throne speech, 223

Fertility treatment

Tax credit, Budget 2024, 1014

Health cards

New plastic card announcement, 999

Health Sciences Centre

Institutional safety officers, 1155

Home-care services

Senior care, 223

Institutional safety officers

Health Sciences Centre, 1155

Justice, Standing Committee on

Second Report, 2836-2837

Lagimodiére constituency, 222

Legislative Affairs, Standing Committee on

Fifth report, 2367-2370

Fifth Report, 2367-2370

Fifth report, 2367-2370

Louis Riel Act (Bill 2)

2 R

Debate, 149-151

Louis Riel Day, 150-151

Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (MACY)

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 234

Maternity care

Prenatal benefit, 1014

Members' acknowledgements, 221

Members' statements

Bannack Babes Collective, 2180-2181

Bison Regional Science Fair finalists, 1930-1931

Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba, 812-813

Cerebral Palsy Association of Manitoba, 1243

Watson, Murray, 2778-2779

Woodydell Family Resource Centre, 130

Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 221-222

Michif language

School curriculum, 150

Occupiers' Liability Amendment Act (Bill 203)

2 R

Debate, 1913-1914

Oral Questions

Institutional safety officers at HSC

Government announcement, 1155

Personal-care homes

Budget 2024, 1014

Hours of care, increase in, 1014

Poverty reduction

Adult education, 400

Provincial Nominee Program

Staffing, Budget 2024, 1000

Red River Settlement, 149

Refugees

Adult literacy programs, 399

Resolutions

Commitment to keeping Manitoba public insurance publicly owned

Questions, 354

National Youth Climate Corps

Opening statement, 3381-3384

Questions, 3384-3386

Senior citizens

Aging in place, 223

Home care, 223

Social and Economic Development, Standing Committee on

Fourth report, 1303

Fourth Report, 1303

Sixth report, 2005-2006

Sixth Report, 2005-2006

Throne speech

Education system, 223

Throne speech debate, 220-224

Two-Spirit and Transgender Day of Visibility Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 208)

2 R

Debate, 1814-1816

Urban and Hometown Green Team program, 1014

Watson, Murray

Members' statements, 2778-2779

Woodydell Family Resource Centre

Member statement, 130

Brar, Diljeet (Burrows) NDP

Agricultural Crown lands

Lease increase, 272, 904

Agriculture industry

Budget 2024, 1098

Education and training, 1098

Internationally educated agrologists program, 905

Workforce shortage, 905

Bilal Community and Family Centre

Members' statements, 1504

Newcomer Community Mobilization Initiative, 1504

Restorative youth justice program, 1504

Youth programming, 1504

Budget 2024

Agriculture industry, 1098

Child care, 1099

Debate, 1097-1099

Social and affordable housing, 1099

Burrows constituency, 271

Recognizing youth leaders, 2089

Cattle industry

Succession planning, 905

Child care

Budget 2024, 1099

Crown Corporations

Fifth Report, 502

First Report, 499

Drivers and Vehicles Amendment Act (Manitoba Parks Licence Plates) (Bill 211)

2 R

Debate, 1190-1192

Employment Standards Code Amendment Act

Abuse of program, concern for, 885

Benefit of legislation, 885

Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Bill 9)

2 R

Debate, 884-886

2 R

Debate, 884-886

Farmers/farming

Next generation of, 272

Filipino United Community Church, 859-860

First Nation Premier

Acknowledgement of, 271

Gig work/workers

Consultations (Resolution 8), 1292

Extension of benefits, impact on economy, 1293

Immigrants/immigration

Bilal Community and Family Centre programming, 1504

Internationally Educated Agrologists program, 1098

Liquor, Gaming and Cannabis Control Amendment and Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation Amendment Act (Expanding Liquor Retail) (Bill 213)

2 R

Debate, 1720-1721

Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Net-Metering Agreements) (Bill 214)

2 R

Debate, 3244

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)

Privatization, 353

Manitoba Small Business Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 216)

2 R

Debate, 1961-1963

Members' statements

Bilal Community and Family Centre, 1504

Filipino United Community Church, 859-860

Punjabi Community Health Services, 3119

Recognition of historical anti-Sikh violence, 131

Recognizing youth leaders in Burrows, 2089

Sikh Heritage Month, 1208-1209

U of M Student Union's executive council, 2582

Men's Mental Health Awareness Week Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 217)

2 R

Debate, 2300

2 R

Debate, 2300

Mollard Road construction, 1098

Newcomer Community Mobilization Initiative, 1504

Oral Questions

Primary care accessibility

Manitoba results, 3129

Parks - provincial

Licencing and passes, privatization, 1191

Passes, affordability of, 1191

Specialty plates, 1191

Politicians/politics

Diversity in, 270-271

Primary care accessibility

Manitoba results, 3129

Punjabi Community Health Services

Members' statements, 3119

Resolutions

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

Questions, 1292-1294

Calling on the provincial government to remove the federal carbon tax on agriculture

Debate, 904-905

Calling on the provincial government to remove the federal carbon tax on home heating bills for Manitobans

Debate, 557-558

Commitment to keeping Manitoba public insurance publicly owned

Questions, 353

School nutrition programs

Universal program, 1099

Seven Oaks Aki Centre, 1191

Sikh Heritage Month

Members' statements, 1208-1209

Social and Economic Development, Standing Committee on

Fifth report, 1832-1833

Fifth Report, 1832-1833

Throne speech debate, 270-273

University of Manitoba

Student Union's executive council, 2582

Bushie, Hon. Ian (Keewatinook) NDP

Arlington Bridge closure

Repair or replacement inquiry, 287

Association of Manitoba Municipalities

Convention update, 283-284

Bridges

Arlington Bridge closure

Repair or replacement inquiry, 287

Budget 2024

Municipalities, 1574

Building Sustainable Communities

Application delays, 569-570

Fund, request to restore funding, 1743-1744

Funding levels, 1601-1602

Future of grant, 607-608

Bushie, Burma

Members' statements, 701-702

Camp Massad

Funding inquiry, 1786-1787

CentrePort South

Development project, infrastructure commitment, 106-107

Chief Peguis Trail

Upgrades and expansion support, 1877-1878

City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Planning Amendment Act (Bill 40)

1 R, 2899

Committee of Supply

Concurrence Motion, 3412-3413, 3421-3422

Communities Economic Development Fund

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 126

Annual Report March 31, 2024, 2678

Cost of living

Food, fuel prices and tax increases, 1571-1572

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

C/3 R, 422-428

Ethics Report Motion

That the Legislative Assembly accept the report of the Ethics Commissioner regarding the honourable member for Keewatinook, September 19, 2024 and approve the recommendation

Debate, 2700

Fuel tax rate reduction

Municipal consultations, 137-138

Green Team Program

Allocation reduction, 1988-1989

Eligibility concerns, 1843

Funding commitment inquiry (2025), 2983

Funding request, 1843-1844

Manitoba Agriculture Museum funding, 2014-2015

Summer camp funding, 1786

Indigenous Economic Development

Annual Report March 31, 2024, 2678

Estimates

Opening statements, 3339

Speakers, 3340-3341

Indigenous Reconciliation and Northern Relations Department

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 126

Kenaston Boulevard

Upgrades and expansion support, 1877-1878

Manitoba Water Services Board

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 126

Members' statements

Burma Bushie-Rocky Mountain Woman, 701-702

Commerical fishery in Manitoba, 3400

Sagkeeng Oldtimers Hockey NAIAFH inductees, 1776

Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 423-424

Ministerial statements

Movember, 3257-3258

Municipal government awareness week, 128

Movember

Ministerial statements, 3257-3258

Municipal amalgamation

Government intention, 1314

Municipal and Northern Relations Department

Annual Report March 31, 2024, 2678

Estimates

Opening statements, 3327-3330

Speakers, 3331-3338

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2024-2025, 1110

Municipal and Northern Relations Minister

Untendered contract-conflict of interest concerns, 2382-2383

Municipal Board

Annual Report December 31, 2023, 126

Municipal government awareness week, 128

Municipal Relations Department

Annual Report March 31, 2023, 126

Municipalities

Budget 2024, 1574

Consultations re: Bill 3, 137-138

Funding, 1314

Municipal/government relations, 1214

Provincial transfers, funding levels, 285

North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame

Sagkeeng Oldtimers Hockey inductees, 1776

Oral Questions

Arlington Bridge closure

Repair or replacement inquiry, 287

Association of Manitoba Municipalities

Convention update, 283-284

BSC program

Funding levels, 1601-1602

Building Sustainable Communities Fund

Request to restore funding, 1743-1744

Building Sustainable Communities program

Inquiry into application delays, 569-570

Inquiry into future of program, 607-608

Camp Massad

Funding inquiry, 1786-1787

CentrePort development project

Infrastructure commitment inquiry, 106-107

Food, fuel prices and tax increases

Cost of living concerns, 1571-1572

Fuel Tax Amendment Act

Municipal funding concerns, 137-138

Green Team funding

Commitment inquiry for 2025, 2983

Green Team Program

Allocation reduction, 1988-1989

Eligibility concerns, 1843

Funding request, 1843-1844

Summer camp funding, 1786

Kenaston Boulevard and Chief Peguis Trail

Request for upgrades and expansion support, 1877-1878

Minister of Municipal and Northern Relations

Untendered contract-conflict of interest concerns, 2382-2383

Municipal amalgamation

Government intention, 1314

Municipal and government relations

Funding and consultation concerns, 1214

Municipal funding

Government intention, 1314

Municipal investments

Budget 2024, 1574

Provincial transfers to municipalities

Request for funding levels, 285

Planning Amendment Act (Bill 42)

1 R, 3312

Residential schools

Webstad, Phyllis, experience at, 423

Resolutions

Affordability in the North

Debate, 1825-1827

Rocky Mountain Woman

Members' statements, 701-702

Sagkeeng Oldtimers Hockey

NAIAHF hall of fame inductees, 1776

Summer camps

Camp Massad funding, 1786-1787

Green Team funding, 1786

Water Services Board

Annual Report March 31, 2024, 2678

Byram, Jodie (Agassiz) PC

Advisory Council on Workplace Safety and Health

Advice given, examples of, 1454

Board renumeration, 1455

Bureaucratic delays, concern for, 1458

Government overreach concerns, 1458

Recommendations for business

Cost and compliance concerns, 1457

Rural and northern representation, 1455

Affordability measures

Budget 2024, 1125

Agassiz constituency, 85-86, 882-883

Anti-Semitism

IHRA definition of, CUPE motion to repeal, 2381-2382

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

2 R

Debate, 1627-1629, 1816-1817

Questions, 1622

Assiniboine Community College

Nurse training program--Neepawa, 883

Association of Manitoba Community Pastures

Members' statements, 1776

Bear Clan Patrol, 1240

Borgfjord, Jennifer

Members' statements, 3027-3028

Budget 2024

Affordability measures, 1125

Building Sustainable Communities, 1127

Debate, 1125-1127

Education funding, 1127

Health-care staffing, 1125

Public safety, 1258

School construction, 1127

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act

Labour legislation, request to call Bill 37 to committee, 1650-1651, 1685

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 37)

2 R

Debate, 2749-2751, 2799-2800

Questions, 2132-2134

2 R

Debate, 2749-2751, 2799-2800

Questions, 2132-2134

Committee of the Whole

Amendments

Schedule D Clause 4 (The Labour Relations Amendment Act), 3070

Schedule D Clause 6 (The Labour Relations Amendment Act), 3072, 3076-3077

Speakers, 3067-3068, 3070-3072, 3076-3077

Building Sustainable Communities

Budget 2024, 1127

Organizations funded, 1127

Child and Family Services (Indigenous Jurisdiction and Other Amendments) (Bill 38)

C/3 R, 3492-3493

Child care

Affordable spaces--rural Manitoba, 2722-2723

Child-care spaces

Need for, 477

Clarke, Eileen

Members' statement, 130-131

Committee of Supply

Concurrence Motion, 3446

Committee of the Whole

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2024 (Bill 37), 3067-3068, 3070-3072, 3076-3077

Credit unions and caisses populaires

Director nomination, advanced notice, 1431

Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Amendment Act (Bill 15)

2 R

Questions, 1431-1432

Crime/criminals

Types and reasons for committing, 1257

Cyber crime

General comments, 1257

Day of Mourning, 1563

Diagnostic and Surgical Recovery Task Force

Dissolution of task force, 1497

Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 3396-3397

Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer Act (Bill 221)

2 R

Debate, 2762

Questions, 2756

Economy

Role of labour and immigration, 104-105

Education system

Budget 2024, 1127

Employment

Workforce, changes to, 1457

Employment Standards Code Amendment Act

Abuse of program, concern for, 884

Consultations, 884

Persons who have finished leave, extension options, 878

Public engagement, 877

Staff retention, impact on, 879, 882

Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Bill 9)

2 R

Debate, 880-884

Questions, 877-879

C/3 R, 3502

2 R

Debate, 880-884

Questions, 877-879

Enns, Lori

Members' statements, 1002

Festival du Voyageur

General comments, 655

Gig work/workers

Consultations (Resolution 8), 1292

Definition of, 1292

Recent immigrants, 1296

Green Team Program

Funding commitment inquiry (2025), 2982-2983

Manitoba Agriculture Museum funding, 2014-2015

Grocery prices

Pledge to lower, 1125

Health-care system

Staffing, Budget 2024, 1125

Highways and roads

Maintenance projects, 1126

Hospitals

New construction--Neepawa, 883

Human trafficking

Organized crime groups, 1259

Immigrants/immigration

Throne speech, 281-282

International Women's Day, 655

Labour

Legislation amendments, 3407-3408

Non-unionized workers and small business, 973

Labour and Immigration Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 3150

Speakers, 3150-3152, 3154-3158

Labour legislation

Consultation concerns, 3487

House rules and Minister's comments, 866

Labour Relations Amendment Act

Consultations and transparency concerns, 2684-2685

Request to call Bill 37 to committee, 1685

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Staff acknowledgements, 87

Martin, Katy

YWCA Women of Distinction Awards, 2090

Matters of Privilege

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, 844-847

Members' acknowledgements, 84-85, 655

Members' statements

Borgford, Jennifer, 3027-3028

Celebrating spring, 837

Clarke, Eileen, 130-131

Community Pastures Environmental Stewardship Award, 1776

Enns Lori, 1002

Katy Martin YWCA award winner, 2090

Waves of Hope dragon boat team, 2780

Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 881

Men's Mental Health Awareness Week Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 217)

2 R

Debate, 2071-2072

Questions, 2068

2 R

Debate, 2071-2072

Questions, 2068

Ministerial statements

Day of Mourning, 1563

Domestic Violence Awareness Month, 3397-3398

Red Dress Day, 1587

Williams, Lee, 2088-2089

Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG)

Violence against, 1587

Mortgage fraud, 1259

Neepawa, Manitoba

New hospital, 883

Nurse training program--Assiniboine Community College, 883

Population increase, 3033-3034

School construction needed, 3033-3034

Vocational school, 2905-2906

Nurses, internationally educated

Recruitment from Philippines, 1125

Nurses/nursing

Assiniboine Community College training program--Neepawa, 883

Occupiers' Liability Amendment Act

Cross-jurisdictional comparison, 742

Occupiers' Liability Amendment Act (Bill 203)

2 R

Questions, 742

Online shopping, 1296

Opposition Day Motion

Request for the Ethics Commissioner to investigate the allegations brought forward by the MLA for Fort Garry regarding a "dysfunctional workplace," 2553-2555

Oral Questions

2024 tax rebates and credits

Government intention, 411-412

Access to affordable child care

Spaces needed for rural Manitoba, 2722-2723

Concern for number of child-care spaces

Request for government plan to address, 477

Crime in rural communities

Request for police services, 3129-3130

Green Team funding

Commitment inquiry for 2025, 2982-2983

Immigration to Manitoba

Throne speech, 281-282

Introduction of labour legislation

House rules and Minister's comments, 866

Labour bills in BITSA legislation

Government amendments, 3323

LMRC recommendations, 3324

Labour legislation

Consultation concerns, 3487

Labour legislation amendments

Concern for public and private workforce, 3407-3408

Labour legislation in BITSA

Request to call Bill 37 to committee, 1650-1651

Labour relations amendment act

Request to call Bill 37 to committee, 1685

Labour Relations Amendment Act

Consultations and transparency concerns, 2684-2685

Manitoba's economy

Role of labour and immigration, 104-105

Manitoba's rural economy

Request for immigration plan, 161-162

Meeting with PNP applicants

Labour Minister's conduct, 1509

Population increase in Neepawa

School construction inquiry, 3033-3034

Provincial Nominee Program

Apology request for Minister's comments, 1046

Application processing time, 1846-1847

Application processing times, 1046-1047, 1121

Changes to draw criteria, 1569

Labour Minister-interference concerns, 1443

Labour-specific draws, 1009

Ministerial interference concerns, 1407

Number of applications processed, 1568-1569

Number of draws conducted, 1526

Priority for expiring work permit applicants, 1008-1009, 1076-1077

Request for labour minister to resign, 1443

Responsibility for and frequency of draws, 1406

Skilled worker and education stream, 1406

Staffing and application backlogs, 1009

Provincial Nominee Program applicants

Non-postgraduate work permit holders, 1846, 1847

Public sector construction projects

Consultation concerns for Bill 7, 3434-3435

Small business in Manitoba

Bids on government contracts, 974

Support for non-unionized workers, 973

Vocational school in Neepawa

Construction commitment inquiry, 2905-2906

Organized crime

Currency counterfeiting, 1259

Human trafficking, 1259

Petitions

Breast screening, 2792-2793

Carbon tax and rising food prices, 1355, 1790, 2692

Child welfare system-call for inquiry, 2338

FortWhyte Alive, 2630

Louise Bridge, 1851

Medical assistance in dying and mental illness, 2729-2730

MRI machine for Portage Regional Health Facility, 1749-1750

Removal of federal carbon tax, 925-926, 1693

Provincial Nominee Program

Apology request for Minister's comments, 1046

Application processing time, 706-707, 1046-1047, 1121, 1846-1847

Application processing times, 706-707, 1046-1047, 1121

Backlog clearance, 1126

Call for labour minister to resign, 1443

Changes to draw criteria, 1569

Labour-specific draws, 1009

Meeting with applicants

Labour Minister's conduct, 1509

Ministerial interference concerns, 1407, 1443

Non-postgraduate work permit holders, 1846, 1847

Number of applications processed, 1568-1569

Number of draws conducted, 1526

Priority for expiring work permit applicants, 1008-1009, 1076-1077

Responsibility for and frequency of draws, 1406

Skilled worker and education stream, 1406

Staffing and application backlogs, 1009

Public safety

Budget 2024, 1258

Public sector construction projects

Consultation concerns for Bill 7, 3434-3435

Public Sector Construction Projects (Tendering) Repeal Act (Bill 7)

2 R

Debate, 2594-2597

2 R

Debate, 2594-2597

Red Dress Day, 1587

Resolutions

Calling on the provincial government to cancel the gas tax holiday extension and bring in real solutions for cost-of-living crisis

Questions, 2825

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

Debate, 1296

Questions, 1292-1293

Calling on the provincial government to put patients over politics

Questions, 1553

Calling on the provincial government to remove the federal carbon tax on home heating bills for Manitobans

Debate, 553-554

Including and MRI in a Portage District General Hospital

Opening statement, 2962-2964

Questions, 2965-2966

Louis Riel

Debate, 654-655

Questions, 650

National Youth Climate Corps

Debate, 3389-3391

Questions, 3384, 3386

Removing the Land Transfer Tax for the first-time home buyers

Debate, 3251

Respecting front-line workers

Debate, 1497

Questions, 1490

Respecting middle-income taxpayers

Questions, 1727

Supporting the provincial government's universal nutrition program

Debate, 2175

Questions, 2166

Roxy Theatre, 881

Rural Manitoba

Drug and weapons seizures, 1240

Police services, 3129-3130

Rural economy, immigration plan, 161-162

Safe Workers of Tomorrow Leaders' Walk, 1563

School construction

Budget 2024, 1127

Senior citizens

Phone scams, concern for, 1258

Small business

Bids on government contracts, 974

Support for non-unionized workers, 973

Tax rebates and credits

Government intention for 2024, 411-412

Throne speech

Immigration, 281-282

Throne speech debate, 84-87

Unexplained Wealth Act (Criminal Property Forfeiture Act and Corporations Act Amended) (Bill 30)

2 R

Debate, 1240-1241, 1256-1259, 1703-1707

Vocational school

Construction commitment--Neepawa, 2905-2906

Waves of Hope

Members' statements, 2780

Williams, Lee, 2088-2089

Winnipeg Foundation Amendment Act (Bill 300)

2 R

Debate, 3099

Workers

On the job safety, 1563

Workplace Safety and Health Amendment Act (Bill 17)

2 R

Debate, 1457-1458

Questions, 1454-1456

C/3 R, 2402

 

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