Hansard Subject Index - 28th Legislature
- Wadena See
Communities – Main Street Saskatchewan program
- Wages and salaries
- Gender wage gap, eliminate, petition
- Forbes,
1538,
1562–63,
1614,
1640,
1663–64,
1689,
1720,
1744–45,
1806,
1853–54,
1878,
1942,
2002–3,
2035,
2092–93,
2127,
2156,
2183,
2214,
2234,
2250,
2275,
2291,
2308,
2323–24,
2351,
2363,
2380,
2399,
2421–22,
2436,
2450,
2492,
2523,
2538,
2559
- Gender wage gap, public service and private industry,
U852
- Piecework, point systems, and alternate payment arrangements,
U1119
- Wakamow Valley Authority Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 25)
- Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee
- Committee discussion
- Committee, report without amendment, moved (Carr),
N54
- Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills
- Wakamow Valley Park, Moose Jaw See also
Parks – Urban
- Funding, statutory, reinstate, petition
- Forbes,
734,
767,
793,
853,
904,
938,
963–64,
1022,
1089,
1118,
1144,
1203,
1232–33,
1292,
1325,
1355,
1389,
1514,
1831
- Funding elimination and job losses in Wakamow Valley Authority
- Governance and board structure, government member and conflict of interest,
N39–40
- Land acquisition, Valley View Centre,
C962
- Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon See
Historic sites – Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon
- Wascana Park and Wascana Centre Authority See also
Provincial Capital Commission – Wascana Centre Authority
- Note: Integrated into the Provincial Capital Commission (2017)
- Board, government members,
N40
- Commercial developments in park
- Commercial developments in park, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, partnership with Brandt Developments,
C466–67
- Auditor review, findings,
P653
- Restart the building proposal process from the beginning, moved (Mowat)
- Auditor review, project on hold pending
- Design status and tenant information,
N771
- Lease agreement (2016),
C745
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Cancelled events, financial impact,
N769
- Vehicle traffic and pedestrian improvements,
N771–72
- Governance structure, restore, and end commercialization of park, petition
- Sarauer,
4621,
4756,
4870,
4900,
5015,
5074,
5128,
5296–97,
5327,
6744,
6765–66,
6788,
6813,
6858–59,
6877–78
- Governance structure, restore, and ensure an appropriate building for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, moved (Sarauer),
5352–62
- Governance structure and commercial developments
- Governance structure and commercial developments, Throne Speech response,
4551
- Government involvement, review,
N40–42
- Public consultation and timeline,
N42–43
- Maintenance responsibilities,
C959
- Partners, board representation and responsibilities,
C465–66
- Waskesiu See
Tourism – Emma Lake and Waskesiu;
Tourism – Unforgettable North
- Waste management See
Refuse and refuse disposal;
Sewage
- Waste water See
Sewage
- Water
- Agricultural water management See
Drainage
- Infrastructure
- Clean Water and Wastewater Fund,
N150,
N375,
N388,
N561 See also
Infrastructure – Federal funding
- Funding for rural municipalities, budget debate,
1983
- Provincial contribution,
N149
- Provincial contribution, budget debate,
3728
- Technical assistance, Water Security Agency,
E828
- Critical infrastructure, public, inventory,
E714
- Innovation through private sector engagement,
C849
- Maintenance, requirements and prioritization,
C611–12
- Maintenance processes,
C238
- Northern Saskatchewan,
P236
- Federal jurisdiction, communication and consultation,
P238
- Improvements, Throne Speech response,
4610
- Reservoir, Grayson, Throne Speech response,
4608
- Saskatchewan Ground Water Association, John Soloninko, award recipient, member's statement
- Supply, impact of climate change
- Supply systems
- Buffalo Pound, non-potable, funding,
C339
- Carrot River Valley area, Throne Speech response,
6117
- Elbow and Melville, completion,
C787
- Elbow regional, reversal of contract provisions and completion of new long-term supply agreement,
C495
- Hepburn, Throne Speech response,
4484
- Melville, budget debate,
3869
- Melville, progress, funding sources, and affordability,
C847–48
- Moose Jaw, water main replacements, Throne Speech response,
37
- Mosaic Belle Plaine, funding,
C753
- Northern Saskatchewan, community responsibilities,
P237
- Saskatoon non-potable water supply system east and west, ongoing precautionary drinking water advisories issues,
C132–33
- Saskatoon water supply systems, maintenance and upgrades,
C495–96,
C611,
C617
- Weyburn, reservoir expansion, Throne Speech response,
6111
- Treatment plants
- Battleford, expansion, budget debate,
425
- Buffalo Pound, expansion,
C496
- Melville, Throne Speech response,
4608
- Rosthern-Shellbrook constituency, budget debate,
372,
1988
- Usage, industrial, by sector,
C241–42
- Water and wastewater projects, Throne Speech,
6065
- Water and wastewater projects, Throne Speech response,
6225,
6264
- Water management strategy, need for
- Water quality
- 2018 report, release schedule,
C752
- And safety of municipal infrastructure
- Cryptosporidium contamination, North Battleford,
E550,
E819
- Hydrostatic testing of oil and gas pipelines, water usage conditions,
E561
- Northern Saskatchewan, testing,
P664–65
- Annual public notification,
P237
- Requirements for water system permits,
P236–37
- Transportation of samples, difficulty,
P666
- Potable water, private providers,
C496
- Risk assessments and monitoring,
C247
- River Street water reservoir project, Prince Albert, completion, member's statement
- Trihalomethane, Brabant Lake and Missinipe,
P665–66
- Water polo
- Regina Water Polo Armada, national championship results, budget debate,
402
- Water power See
Renewable energy – Water power
- Water Security Agency
- Business continuity plan and disaster recovery plan,
P542–43
- Consultants, use of and costs,
E61
- Delays in handling drainage disputes
- And enforcement of court decision,
E830–32
- Drought response plans and drought forecasting,
E827–28
- Funding
- Strategic investments,
E541
- Legislation, new, impact assessment and consultation
- Provincial Auditor's reports
- Regulatory oversight for private providers,
C496,
C616–17
- Regulatory processes, sewage systems,
P116
- Relationship with Saskatchewan Water Corporation,
C243–44
- Staff
- Training, incident command,
P551
- Training, specialized,
P546
- Transformational change,
E59
- Water Security Agency Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 44)
- Referred to Economy Committee
- Committee discussion
- Committee, report without amendment, moved (Bonk),
E387
- Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills
- Water treatment plants See
Water – Treatment plants
- Watersheds See also
Drainage
- Boreal watershed monitoring project,
P338–39
- Throne Speech response,
4648
- Caring for our Watersheds competition, member's statement
- Conservation and development area authorities,
E53
- Smith Creek Regional Watershed Association
- Wascana Upper Qu'Appelle Watersheds Association Taking Responsibility Inc., education and awareness, Growing Forward 2 funding,
E98
- Watershed associations, accountability and freedom of information requests,
E828–29
- WBDC (Western Beef Development Centre) See
Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute
- WCB (Workers' Compensation Board) See
Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
- Wedding anniversaries
- Gordon and Myrtle Weiss, 70th anniversary, member's statement
- Weightlifting
- Tammie-Lee Ballinger, participation in Western Canadian Powerlifting Championships 2018, Edmonton, and upcoming national finals, Ottawa, and records and awards, member's statement
- Weiman, Duane See
Condolences
- Western alienation See
National unity
- Western Beef Development Centre See
Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute
- Western Economic Diversification Canada
- Western livestock price insurance program See
Agriculture, programs – Business risk management programs – Western livestock price insurance program
- Western separation movement See
National unity;
Trade – Development, government initiatives and impact of western separation movement
- Wetlands
- Advisory group,
E833
- Creation and membership,
E232
- Environmental benefits of and penalties for damage to,
E555
- Inventory and evaluation, funding for, petition
- Sproule,
540,
596,
609–10,
621,
660,
670–71,
683,
718,
734,
766–67,
937–38,
963,
1022,
1088–89,
1118,
1203,
1232,
1292,
1325,
1355
- Loss
- Mitigation guidelines, Environment Ministry,
E232–33
- Throne Speech response,
95
- Wexit See
National unity – Western alienation;
Trade – Development, government initiatives and impact of western separation movement
- White, Nicole
- WHPA (Wildlife Habitat Protection Act) See
Wildlife – Wildlife Habitat Protection Act
- Wildfire management
- Asset management, risk assessments and inventory,
P342–43
- Five-year rotational plan,
P344
- Aviation operations
- Air tanker, new, funding,
E808
- Air tanker, new, budget debate,
5561,
5563
- Fleet renewal,
E33–34,
E559
- Aircraft purchase and La Ronge hangar and apron upgrades,
E29,
E33,
E209,
E211
- La Ronge hangar and apron upgrades,
E548
- Single-engine air tanker program,
N398
- Single-engine air tanker program, recognition of value and use in fighting Biggar-area wildfire, member's statement
- Contract tender process,
E32
- Cooperation and responsiveness,
N399
- Costs, operations and supplies,
E663
- Costs, responsibility for operations and equipment,
N400
- Field equipment, funding,
E34,
E50
- Fire bases, capital renewal plan,
E34
- First Nations, engagement with,
E211–12
- First Nations contractors, increase, budget debate,
3868
- Funding,
E209,
E211,
E409,
E411,
E661,
E807,
P342
- And training and resources for northern First Nations communities
- Core services and emergency operations, funding model,
N400
- Throne Speech response,
122
- Variable budget and contingency fund,
E410
- Industrial operators, prevention and preparedness plans, requirements,
P343–44
- Monitoring and detection,
P342–43
- Tower program, installation of cameras,
E560,
E824
- National parks, mutual support agreement with federal government,
E31
- Recoverable fire revenue, other provinces,
E30,
E661
- Role of Government Relations Ministry,
N397–98
- Staff,
E32,
E50,
P342
- Additional wildfire crew funding, budget debate,
433
- Costs due to extended fire season,
E410–11
- Task force, interim report and recommendations, member's statement
- Wildfires See also
Wildfire management
- Causes, weather conditions and human error,
N399–400
- Costs, responsibility for damages,
N399
- Fire awareness campaign, funding,
E211
- Fire prevention and mitigation,
E548,
E562
- Fire prevention awareness, public education,
N170
- Fire season, extension into October, costs accrued,
E410
- Fort McMurray, Alberta
- Filipino-Canadian Association of Saskatoon and Service Employees' International Union West, steak night fundraiser in Saskatoon (June 26, 2016), member's statement
- Regina's support, member's statement
- Support for and Lloydminster's response, member's statement
- Throne Speech response,
126
- Northern Ontario (July 2019), evacuated residents hosted at University of Regina, Throne speech response,
6179
- Northern Saskatchewan
- Emergency services officer, La Ronge,
N170
- Northern forest protection worker program,
E212
- Transfer to Economy Ministry,
E211,
E372
- (Summer 2015) See also
Central Vehicle Agency – Contributions to wildfire efforts
- And funding for wildfire management, Throne Speech response,
156
- Costs, reimbursement for First Nations, responsible level of government,
N579–80
- Impact, budget debate,
365,
378
- Recognition of fire responders, volunteers and community leaders, budget debate,
427
- Online interactive map,
E823
- Other jurisdictions
- Assistance from, costs and reimbursement,
E410
- Reforestation, natural regeneration,
E210
- Risk management and contingency fund,
N35–36
- Role of Environment Ministry and Government Relations Ministry,
E560,
N170–71
- Seasonal projections,
E559
- Southwestern Saskatchewan (October 2017)
- Damage to land and livestock, support for producers
- Throne Speech response,
2702
- Deployment, staff and equipment,
E411
- Government response, critique, Throne Speech response,
2757
- Recognition of tragic death and injured people, member's statement
- Victims and community response, Throne Speech response,
2762–63
- Volunteer efforts, recognition, budget debate,
3912
- Structures lost in fire, compensation,
E411
- Trappers, cabins destroyed in fires,
E412
- Trappers, cumulative impacts and government efforts,
N57–59
- Wildlife
- Habitat protection
- Great Sand Hills, designation,
E564
- Protected lands, damages from illegal drainage and flooding,
E557
- Wildlife sanctuary, Gordon family land donation, member's statement
- Integrated information network, funding,
E211
- National Wildlife Week (April 9-15, 2017), member's statement
- Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
- Acknowledgment, budget debate,
3784
- Sightings, tracking app, budget debate,
3783
- Species at risk
- Designation, federal and provincial collaboration,
E822–23
- Landscape and risk-based approach,
E558–59
- Species planning and management, landscape-based approach, funding,
E29
- Wildlife Habitat Protection Act
- Charges and complaints,
E818
- Woodland caribou, habitat and population research project, University of Saskatchewan, member's statement
- Woodland caribou range assessment and planning
- Consultation with First Nations,
E213
- Project, funding, budget debate,
427
- Williams, Charles "Red" See
Tributes
- Wind power See
Renewable energy – Wind power
- Winter festivals
- Prince Albert Winter Festival, member's statement
- Prince Albert Winter Festival King Trapper event, Gerald McKenzie, winner, member's statement
- Waskimo Winter Festival, Regina (February 20, 2017), member's statement
- Winter storms
- Emergency response crews, SaskPower, actions to restore power during blizzard, commendation, member's statement
- Wireless Saskatchewan initiative See
Telecommunications – Rural Saskatchewan, cellular coverage and internet service, four-phase initiative
- Wolseley See
Communities – Main Street Saskatchewan program
- Women
- 2017 Canada's Most Powerful Women, Top 100, Women's Executive Network, Alana Koch, recipient, member's statement
- In business and politics, positive impacts, budget debate,
5547
- Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, Canadian region
- 56th conference, attendance, Throne Speech response,
4548
- Member from Regina Rochdale [Ross] appointment to chair, member's statement
- Outreach efforts, recognition, member's statement
- Throne Speech response,
6175
- COVID-19 pandemic, economic impacts,
U1127
- Daughters of the Vote summit (March 8, 2017), Ottawa, Ontario
- Jacey Funk, participant, member's statement
- Elected, underrepresentation, Throne Speech response,
148
- Executive Women International, Saskatoon Chapter, chartering ceremony (May 4, 2018), member's statement
- Feminine hygiene products, Northern Saskatchewan, access, member's statement
- First Nations, Strength of our Women Awards Gala in Saskatoon (September 8, 2016), recipients, member's statement
- International Women's Day (March 8)
- (2017), member's statement
- (2018), member's statement
- (2019), member's statement
- (2020), member's statement
- Management and executive positions, representation,
C232
- National Council of Women annual general meeting, member's statement
- Northern Saskatchewan, recognition, member's statement
- Prince Albert Council of Women Hall of Fame
- (2017), Lynda Monahan (March 12, 2017), inductee, member's statement
- (2018) Jeannette Eddolls (March 11, 2018), inductee, member's statement
- (2019) Shelley Storey, inductee (March 10, 2019) and Irma Brunsdon, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, member's statement
- Rural Women Month
- (March 2017), member's statement
- (March 2018), member's statement
- Science, technology, engineering and math fields, participation in,
U1123,
U1127–28
- Status of Women Office,
U665–66,
U1123
- Staffing, and government support for women
- Staffing, executive director, competition process,
U668
- Staffing increase, budget debate,
5534
- Suffrage in Saskatchewan
- 100th anniversary (2016), Throne Speech response,
147
- 101st anniversary (March 14, 2017), member's statement
- Technological industries
- Participation, budget debate,
3841
- Participation, Throne Speech response,
6182
- United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (March 12-23, 2018), Saskatchewan participants, member's statement
- Women in Leadership luncheon (November 5, 2018), Prince Albert Council of Women, member's statement
- Women in the Legislature, University of Saskatchewan program, member's statement
- Women's History Month
- (October 2017), member's statement
- (October 2019), member's statement
- Women's March at the United States Capitol (January 21, 2017), member's statement
- Your Voice (November 15, 2018), Warman and area, inaugural event to encourage women into leadership roles, member's statement
- Women's shelters
- And domestic and sexual violence services, staff supports, inadequate, budget debate,
5622
- And transition houses, funding
- Capacity issues and funding support for second-stage housing
- La Ronge, Piwapan Women's Centre and Sapohtewin House, member's statement
- Lloydminster Interval Home, funding, budget debate,
2015
- Melfort
- House of Hope fundraising telethon (June 5, 2016), member's statement
- North East Outreach domestic violence shelter
- (October 13, 2016), official opening, member's statement
- Throne Speech response,
4493
- Throne Speech response,
104,
111
- Prince Albert, funding increase, Throne Speech response,
98
- Second-stage shelters, government review,
N731
- Sofia House, Regina, Throne Speech response,
111
- Southwest Safe Shelter, completion of renovations and federal-provincial funding contributions, member's statement
- Southwest Safe Shelter, renovations, Throne Speech response,
4578,
4593
- Transition houses
- Maria Hendrika, Regina Transition House, recognition of contributions and recipient of Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal, member's statement,
- Regina Transition House, 40th annual general meeting (2016), member's statement
- Supports for victims of domestic violence, three-year project, member's statement
- Workers See
Labour force
- Workers' Advocate See
Office of the Workers' Advocate
- Workers' compensation
- Benefit recipients, recreational travel restrictions,
U726
- Cancers, work-related, presumptive coverage for firefighters,
U726–27
- Throne Speech response,
6210
- Claim forms, redesign to capture psychological injuries,
U553–54
- Claims,
U1106
- Compounding injuries, inclusion of,
U725
- Impact of comorbidities and pre-existing conditions,
U725
- Coverage
- Asbestos-related illnesses,
U720
- COVID-19, application of communicable disease policy,
U1107–8
- Presumptive, cancers,
U874
- Workers from other jurisdictions,
U718
- Motor vehicle-related accidents, overlapping coverage with SGI,
U723,
U867
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Coverage, extend to include as a presumptive illness
- Legislation, proclaimed,
U548
- Legislation, support for proposed,
712
- Petition
- Chartier,
10–11,
42,
131,
161,
182–83,
241,
261,
292,
352,
414,
448–49,
470,
505,
540,
572,
596,
609,
621,
633,
659–60,
683,
733–34,
766,
793,
852
- Coverage for volunteers, budget debate,
3764,
3790
- Premiums
- Self-employed people,
U723
- Psychological trauma,
U724
- Mental health assessments, wait times,
U555
- Mental health assessments, wait times and access to services,
U724–25
- Staff training, trauma-informed practice,
U725
- Return-to-work plans
- Pain management, impact on opioid crisis,
U1117–18
- Taxi drivers, coverage,
U723
- Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 39)
- Referred to Committee of the Whole on Bills
- Committee of the Whole on Bills,
863
- Committee, report without amendment, moved (Morgan)
- Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2016 (No. 601)
- Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2018 (No. 165)
- Referred to Human Services Committee
- Committee discussion
- Committee, report with amendment, moved (Steinley),
U883
- Waive Committee of the Whole on Bills
- Amendments, first and second readings
- Workers' Compensation Board See
Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
- Workers' Compensation (COVID-19) Amendment Act, 2020 (No. 621)
- Workplaces
- Committee report on safety, forthcoming, Throne Speech response,
53
- Fatalities, increasing, budget debate,
5542,
5567
- Hours of labour, permits and tracking,
U105–6
- Injuries, physical, and psychological impacts of,
U725
- Injuries and fatalities, reduction efforts,
U93
- Injuries rate,
U715–17
- Reduction, budget debate,
3807
- Types of injuries and reduction efforts,
U717
- Inspections, government approach,
U1116
- Inspections, targeted intervention strategy,
P431–32,
U547–48,
U716–17,
U861–62,
U864–65,
U1105,
U1114
- High-risk employers and industries, determination,
P432
- Inspections and compliance actions,
U1105
- Safety violations, employer penalties and liability
- Violent incidents, government action and support,
U718
- Violent incidents, psychological injury, obligation to investigate,
U549–51
- WorkSafe Saskatchewan See also
Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
- 2018 Safe Employer Award, Rural municipality of Wilton, recipient, member's statement
- Traffic fatalities, reduction efforts,
C784
- World War I, 1914-1918 See
Military history;
Remembrance Day
- World War II 1939-1945 See
Military history
- Wrestling
- Sylvester, Bree, Saskatchewan Wrestling Freshie-Bantam provincial champion, member's statement
- Wright, Janet See
Tributes