Hansard Subject Index - 1st Session of the 24th Legislature

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E. coli bacteria
- See
  - Water quality – Rural communities, Saskatchewan Research Council investigation
  - Water quality – Safety, monitoring procedures
E commerce
- Point2.com, Saskatoon, hottest e-business in Canada, member's statement
  - Lorje, 2109
EAPD (Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities program)
- See
  - Social Services Department – Community Living Division
East Central Health District
- Board of directors
  - New, appointment, 1426
  - Removal, 1424
- Debt, 1424–25
- Dialysis unit, 219
- Dialysis unit, intensive care unit and maternity ward, closure
  - Atkinson, 919–20
  - Gantefoer, 919–20
- Funding, 1425–26
- Overview, 1425
Eastend, Sask.
- See
  - Tourism – T-Rex Centre
Easter
- Greetings
  - Speaker, 855
  - Wartman, 854–55
  - Weekes, 855
- Orthodox, greetings
  - Kowalsky, 933–34
  - Kwiatkowski, 934
  - Speaker, 934
Easter Seals
- See
  - Hospitals – Watrous
Economic and Co-operative Development Department
- See also
  - Northern Affairs Office
- Estimates, main (2000-2001), 1026–32, 1663–70, 2100–2102
  - MacKinnon, 1026–32, 1663–70, 2100–2102
  - Wakefield, 1026–32, 1664–70, 2101–2
- Funding, 408
- Minister
  - See
    - Taxation, reduction – Priority, Economic Development Minister, statement
- Mission statement, 1026
- Policy division, funding, 1026
- Role, 1026–27
Economic development 55, 62, 89–90, 118, 167, 193, 318, 349, 350, 397, 409, 410
- See also
- Encouragement, tax credits, 1028
- Labour laws and regulations, effect, 1857
- Northern Saskatchewan, 92–93
- Partnership for Prosperity, 6, 162, 201
  - Communities, consultation, 6
  - New road map, building on strengths
    - See
  - Partnerships, consultation, 6
- Partnerships
  - See
    - Forest industry – Expansion/strategy
    - High technology – Canadian Light Source synchrotron project, Saskatoon
- Physical assets, development, 320
- Regina, member's statement
  - Yates, 1008
- Rural communities, 1029
- Strategy, 87, 101
  - See also
    - Economic development – Partnership for Prosperity
  - MacKinnon, 937–38
  - Wakefield, 936–38
  - Public consultation, 8
  - Small business
    - Cline, 1092–93
    - D'Autremont, 1092
- Vision/strategy vs. youth out-migration, 1029
Economy 5, 411
- See also
- 21st century
  - See
    - Education, post-secondary – Bright future for children
    - Training programs – Bright future for children
- Cabinet committee, role, 1027–28
- Competitive with neighbours, 6, 57, 88–89, 321, 322, 339, 340, 346, 375
- Confidence, sound management, 317
- Diversification, 26, 62–63, 138, 162, 163, 171
- Diversification, moved (Thomson)
  - Kasperski, 804–5
  - Thomson, 801–4
- Focus on energy of people, 318
- Forecast, 2000-2001, Royal Bank, member's statement
  - Thomson, 2107
- Growth
  - See
    - Economy, growth
- Hard work, risk taking and giving back to society, rewards, 318
- High technology based, 385
- Innovation and contribution, opportunities, 318
- New
  - Building
    - See
  - Competing in
    - See
      - Electronic Information and Documents Act, 2000 (No. 38)
  - Knowledge-based, 319
    - See also
      - Research and development
- Northern
  - See
    - Forest industry – Development plan
    - Northern Saskatchewan – Funding, Centenary Capital Fund
- Opportunities, 52, 88, 318, 321, 322, 323, 356, 377, 403, 406, 412
  - See also
  - Plan, 321
    - See also
  - Social development, sharing through, 318
- Prosperity, 90, 118, 321
  - See also
    - Research and development
- Revitalizing and strengthening, 27
- Rural
  - See
    - Rural economy
- Statistics, member's statement
  - Yates, 2300–2301
- Success demands all people participate in, contribute to and increase wealth, 320
- Tax reform, impact, 322
- Vast potential of province, realization, creation, 318
- Volatility, 317
- Vulnerability, forces beyond government control, 317
Economy, Canadian
- Growth, member's statement
  - Hillson, 1552
Economy, growth 5, 61, 87, 101, 118, 162, 223, 318, 321, 322, 323, 349, 350, 352, 353, 355–56, 368, 377, 378, 380, 382, 396, 397, 406, 409, 411, 412, 2337
- See also
- MacKinnon, 937
- Wakefield, 937
- Barriers, removal, 6
- The Battlefords constituency, member's statement
  - Hillson, 310–11
- Continuing to build, 6
- Government commitment, 6
- Member's statement
  - Jones, 1585
  - Thomson, 2301
- Natural resources, sensibly and sustainably developed, contribution, 320
- Opportunities, 321, 323, 352, 382, 396, 397
- Physical assets, development, 320
- Plan, 321
  - See also
- Prince Albert, member's statement
  - Kowalsky, 452
- Saskatoon, member's statement
  - Lorje, 310
- Sustained, longest period since 1970s, 317
- Wynyard, Lilydale Foods, member's statement
  - Wartman, 1061
Education 72, 87, 90, 94–95, 125, 146, 151, 166, 223, 344, 349, 407, 2324
- See also
- Better, promotion, 6, 338
- Capital expansion, 2336
- Curriculum, review and improvement to ensure students have life skills, 7
- Distance learning initiatives, 319, 369
- Expenditures, estimates vs. actual, 2031–32
- Fair and equal access, 5
- Funding, 55, 96, 120, 171, 202, 222, 319, 337, 372, 375, 378, 382, 397, 399, 400, 404, 411, 2317, 2336
  - See also
  - D'Autremont, 1269–70
  - Draude, 313, 363–65, 394–95
  - Melenchuk, 363–65, 394–95, 1270–71
  - Romanow, 313
  - 60/40 split, 2337
  - 60/40 split vs. 40/60 split, 2339
  - Capital, 319, 383, 397, 2339
  - Government responsibility, 2337
    - Greater direct, assuming, 7, 58, 66, 146, 197
  - Increase in steps, as finances permit, until historic share is reached, commitment, 7, 58, 101
  - Per pupil rate, 2339
  - School boards, impact
    - Draude, 782–83
    - Melenchuk, 782–83
- Home-schooling, funding, 1799–1800
- Improvement, opportunity for all, 6
- Indian and Métis education development services, 320
- Investment, 172, 319
- Opportunities, 368
  - See also
    - Indians/First Nations
- Parents' role
  - See also
    - School boards – Local liaison committee
  - Vs. school boards' role, 1056
- Plan, 319
- Pre-kindergarten program
  - Enhancement, community schools including, 2339
  - Focus, 319
  - Support and enhancement, 7
- Quality, holding to its highest standard, 319
- Saskatchewan Party proposals, 96
- Sex education
  - Opting out vs. opting in option, 1055–56
  - Parents' input/role, 1054
  - Policy, 1053
  - Resource material, review, 1057
  - Teen-Aid program, 1057–58
  - The Wellness Workbook by John Travis and Regina Sarah Ryan, controversial material, 1053–54, 1057
- Sound and sustainable footing
  - See
    - Education – Funding – Government responsibility
- Special education
  - Focus, 319
  - Review Committee, recommendations, 1799
- Special needs, 197
  - Funding, 2339
  - Students, 2337
- Technological improvements, 2336
- Technology enhanced, funding, 319
Education, post-secondary 147, 163
- See also
- Accessibility, affordable, 6, 25, 27, 63, 96–97, 119, 159, 164, 202
  - See also
    - Student loans
    - Tuition fees
  - Barriers, 1074–75
  - Improvement, 830–32
  - Public consultation, 6, 8, 57, 87, 97, 119, 204, 319
    - See also
    - Cost, 832
    - Report, 833
  - Public consultation, ministerial statement
    - Hagel, 113–14
    - Hart, 114
- Bright future for children in 21st century economy, key, 6
- Funding, 120
  - Capital projects, 383, 397, 1693
    - Centenary funding, 1992–93
  - Increased, 319, 375
- Graduates
  - Choosing Saskatchewan, tax credit, 319, 347, 369, 378, 832, 1078
    - See also
      - Income Tax Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 82)
      - Post-Secondary Graduate Tax Credit Act (No. 85)
  - Coming to Saskatchewan from other provinces, 319
  - Opportunities beyond graduation, 319
  - Remaining in Saskatchewan, 319
- Graduates, member's statement
  - Goulet, 1363
  - Hart, 1438
- Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific, Victoria, B.C., scholarship winner, Real Carriere, congratulations, member's statement
  - Goulet, 1617
- Quality, 120
- Quality maintaining, 319
Education Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 13) 7
- First reading
  - Melenchuk, 395–96
- Second reading
  - Draude, 1784–85
  - Julé, 684–86
  - Melenchuk, 589–91
  - Toth, 591
  - Wakefield, 770–75
  - Weekes, 1572–75
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Draude, 2025–27
  - Melenchuk, 2025–27
- Third reading
  - Melenchuk, 2028
- Royal Assent, 2056
Education and health tax
- See
  - Provincial sales tax
Education and Health Tax Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 84)
- First reading
  - Cline, 1684
- Second reading
  - Cline, 1918–20
  - D'Autremont, 1920
  - Wakefield, 2050–51
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Cline, 2162–63
  - Wakefield, 2162–63
- Third reading
  - Cline, 2168
- Royal Assent, 2227
Education Department
- Estimates, main (2000-2001), 1052–58, 1793–1801, 2028–32
  - Draude, 1052–58, 1793–1801, 2028–32
  - Julé, 1799–1800
  - Melenchuk, 1052–58, 1793–1801, 2028–32
- Estimates, supplementary (1999-2000), 2033
- Funding, 408
- Minister, 2337, 2339
  - See
    - Education, post-secondary – Accessibility, affordable – Public consultation
  - Appointment
    - McMorris, 81
    - Romanow, 81
  - Non-language, use, member's statement
    - Heppner, 810
Education (Elimination of Business Tax) Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 70)
- First reading
  - Serby, 1271
- Second reading
  - McMorris, 1714
  - Serby, 1514–15
  - Toth, 1515
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - McMorris, 2078
  - Serby, 2078
- Third reading
  - Van Mulligen, 2100
- Royal Assent, 2227
Education tax
- See
  - Farmland
Educational agencies
- See
  - Universities – Funding
Educators
- See
  - Teachers
Eggleton, Larry
- See
  - Highways and roads – Highway No. 15 – Semans to Highway No. 20
Elbow, Sask.
- See
  - Highways and roads – Highway No. 19 and 42
Election Act, 1996
- See
  - Political parties – Contributions – Liberal party, annual returns
Election promises 97
Elections
- See
- 1999 campaign, promises
  - See
    - Saskatchewan Party – Election promises
Electoral Office
- Chief Electoral Officer
  - See also
    - Métis Nation of Saskatchewan – General election, supervision
  - Certificates of elections and returns, Saskatoon Southeast constituency and Wood River constituency
    - Speaker, 316
  - Estimates, committee referral, moved (Lingenfelter)
    - Lingenfelter, 1187
  - Lists of names of members returned to legislature
    - Speaker, 9
Electricians
- See
  - Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Palliser Campus – Electrician training program
Electricity
- See also
  - Saskatchewan Power Corporation
- Co-generation
  - See also
    - Forest industry – Prince Albert Pulp and Paper, Weyerhaeuser
  - SaskPower International and ATCO Power of Alberta, Saskatchewan Potash Corporation, Cory mine, near Saskatoon, ministerial statement
    - Heppner, 1341
    - Nilson, 1340–41
- Queen Elizabeth Power Station, Saskatoon, improved technology, upgrade
  - Unionized labour, 1853
- Queen Elizabeth Power Station, Saskatoon, improved technology, upgrade, ministerial statement
  - Heppner, 1212–13
  - Nilson, 1212
- Sales tax exemption, 322
- Transmission, open access tariff, member's statement
  - Wall, 2039
- Transmission, open access tariff, ministerial statement (Nilson)
  - Heppner, 1914
  - Nilson, 1913–14
Electronic Information and Commerce Act
- See
  - Electronic Information and Documents Act, 2000 (No. 38)
Electronic Information and Documents Act, 2000 (No. 38)
- First reading
  - Axworthy, 1095
- Second reading
  - Axworthy, 1194–95
  - D'Autremont, 1195
  - Gantefoer, 1579
  - Harpauer, 1351–52
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Axworthy, 1884–86
  - Julé, 1884–85
- Third reading
  - Axworthy, 1889
- Royal Assent, 2056
Electronic Information and Documents Act (No. 11)
- First reading
  - Axworthy, 252
- Second reading
  - Axworthy, 303
  - Toth, 303
- Withdrawal, moved (Lingenfelter)
  - Lingenfelter, 1085
Elk
- See
  - Hunting
Elk industry
- Development, cross-border trading, 927
- Elk Breeders Association, annual meeting and banquet, Saskatoon, executive director, former, Terri Harris, presentation, member's statement
  - Boyd, 452
- Government programs
  - Agriculture and Food Department, control and jurisdiction, transfer, 926
  - Development, producer representatives, consultation, 927
  - Environment and Resource Management Department, advantages re diversification, value added, promotion, 927
  - Overall objectives, 926
Elks of Canada
- See
  - Sports – Curling – Provincial Corby Cup, Davidson
Ellard Croft Design Group
- See
  - Hospitals – St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Humboldt
Ellis, Rebecca
- See
  - Highways and roads – Highway No. 332, east of Hazlet, broken windshield glass, injury
Emblems
- See
  - Provincial Emblems and Honours Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 33)
Emergency medical services
- See
  - Ambulance service
  - Health care – Emergency services
Emergency preparedness
- Emergency Preparedness Week, May 1-5, 2000, member's statement
  - Higgins, 943
Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities program
- See
  - Social Services Department – Community Living Division
Employers
- See
  - Farm machinery industry – Union certification
  - Labour Standards Act – Improvement and update
Employment 55, 63, 70, 72, 165, 223, 409, 2342
- See also
- Career and employment service offices, 203
- Government services, promoting, streamlining and improvement, 6
- Growth, 368, 406, 411
- Growth, member's statement
  - Thomson, 581
- Northern Saskatchewan, 92, 120
- Numbers, Statistics Canada, member's statement
  - Thomson, 1035, 1677–78
- Opportunities, 138, 223, 368
  - See also
    - Indians/First Nations
- Programs, 319
- SaskJobs, employment service, member's statement
  - Thomson, 1206–7
- Training
  - See
    - Training programs
Employment development 53, 61, 68, 87, 89, 118, 126, 166, 349, 352, 355–56
- See also
- Aboriginal employment development program, 320
- Continuing to build, 6
- Saskatoon, member's statement
  - Addley, 360
- Saskatoon and Regina, member's statement
  - Lorje, 1178–79
Employment insurance recipients
- See
  - Training programs – Provincial training allowance
  - Training programs – Skills training benefit, funding
Employment supplement
- See
  - Income – Saskatchewan employment supplement
Emu
- Oil manufacturing plant, Shirley farm, Carlyle, relocation, member's statement
  - Addley, 916
Energy
- Audits, SaskPower, SaskEnergy and Honeywell, 123
- Conservation, 123
  - Job creation, 123
- Environmentally sustainable, policy, 123
- Renewable, development, 123
Energy and Mines Department
- Accessibility, 1354
- Accommodation and central services, supplier and other payments, 1755
- Estimates, main (2000-2001), 1045–51, 1353–59, 1755–60, 2344
  - D'Autremont, 1759–60
  - Lautermilch, 1045–51, 1353–59, 1755–60
  - Stewart, 1045–51, 1353–59, 1755–58
  - Wall, 1047
- Exploration and Geological Services Division
  - Salaries, 1755–56
  - Supplier and other payments, 1755
- Finance and Administration Division
  - Mineral Revenue Branch
    - Mineral compensation, 1756
    - Mineral revenue, collection, 1756
    - Salaries, 1756
    - Supplier and other payments, 1756
  - Salaries, 1755
  - Supplier and other payments, 1755
- Initiatives
  - Changes, reductions, eliminations, 1050–51
  - New, 1050
- Ministerial assistants, 1755
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Division
  - Salaries, 1755
  - Supplier and other payments, 1755
- Resource Policy and Economics Division
  - Energy sector initiatives, 1756
  - Resource development and taxation, 1756
  - Salaries, 1756
  - Supplier and other payments, 1756
Engineering and Geoscience Professions Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 61)
- First reading
  - Sonntag, 1213
- Second reading
  - Gantefoer, 1392
  - Julé, 1657
  - Sonntag, 1391–92
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Sonntag, 2091–92
  - Stewart, 2091–92
- Third reading
  - Sonntag, 2100
- Royal Assent, 2227
Ens, Edward
- See
  - Cancer – T-cell lymphoma, patient
Entrepreneurship
- See also
  - Women – Entrepreneurs' Week
- Northern Saskatchewan, 93
Environment
- See also
  - Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Woodland Campus
- Awareness and responsibility
  - See
    - Canadian Armed Forces – Cadets, Caring for Canada events
    - Schools – Wilfred Hunt School, Regina, earth school celebration
- Canadian Environment Week, June 4-10, 2000, member's statement
  - Kwiatkowski, 1618
- Cleanup, funding, Centenary Capital Fund, 321, 383
- Development, 320
- Impact study
  - See
    - Hog industry – Expansion – Big Sky Farms
- Initiatives, budgetary, member's statement
  - Prebble, 670
- Sustainable, policy, 123
- World Environment Week, 29th annual, June 5-9, 2000, member's statement
  - Trew, 1585
Environment and Resource Management Department
- See also
- Estimates, main (2000-2001), 922–33, 1170–76, 1697–1704, 2344
  - Belanger, 922–33, 1170–76, 1697–1704
  - Brkich, 927–29
  - Draude, 1699
  - Heppner, 931–33
  - Kwiatkowski, 922–26, 1170–76, 1697, 1700–1704
  - Toth, 929–30
  - Wakefield, 926–27
  - Wall, 1697–99
- Estimates, supplementary (1999-2000), 2344
- Licences and fees, increase, 2317
  - See also
    - Tourism – Parks and resorts
  - Hermanson, 520
  - Romanow, 520–21
- Marginalization, 995
- Minister
  - See
    - Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Department – Associate minister, requirement
Environment protection 87
- See also
- Earth Day, April 22, 2000, member's statement
  - Prebble, 779
- Funding, Social Services
  - Safety net, 120
- Green School Project, Montmartre School, member's statement
  - McMorris, 1501
Envista Technologies
- See
  - Information technology
Equal pay for work of equal value
- See
  - Pay equity
Equifax
- See
  - Student loans – Collection agency – Referrals
Esterhazy, Sask.
- See
  - Long-term care – Patient, Esterhazy hospital, reassessment
Estimates
- 1999-2000, supplementary, moved (Cline) to refer to Committee of Finance, 316
- 1999-2000, supplementary, transmitted, 316
- 2000-2001, main, moved (Cline) to refer to Committee of Finance, 316
- 2000-2001, main, transmitted, 316
Estimates Committee
- First report, 1332–33
- First report, moved (Addley) for concurrence
  - Addley, 1333
- Legislative Assembly estimates, main and supplementary; Provincial Auditor, estimates; Chief Electoral Officer, estimates; Information and Privacy Commissioner, estimates; Ombudsman and Children's Advocate, estimates; Conflict of Interest Commissioner, estimates, referral, moved (Lingenfelter)
  - Lingenfelter, 1187
Ethanol
- Production and use, 368, 411
European Union
- See
  - Grain – Price subsidies, United States/European Economic Union
Executive Council
- See also
  - Economy – Cabinet committee
- Accommodation and central services, funding reduction, Liberal Party position, 2315–16
- Administration, funding reduction, Liberal Party position, 2315–16
- Communications coordination and media services, funding reduction, Liberal Party position, 2315–16
- Estimates, main (2000-2001), 2308–43
  - Bjornerud, 2323–26
  - Boyd, 2329–32
  - D'Autremont, 2328–29
  - Draude, 2336–38
  - Elhard, 2326–28
  - Gantefoer, 2332–34
  - Hermanson, 2308–9, 2314–20, 2340–43
  - Kwiatkowski, 2311–14
  - Romanow, 2308–43
- Staff
  - McLane, Harvey, 2315
    - Gantefoer, 456–57
    - Romanow, 456–57
  - Reduction, Liberal Party position, 2315–16
Exelon
- See
  - Drugs and pharmaceuticals – Alzheimer's disease, Aricept – Program, initial 12-week, cost coverage
  - Saskatchewan Formulary Committee – Meeting, June 15, 2000
Exports 171
- See also
  - Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation