Hansard Subject Index - 25th Legislature, Committees

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Ice roads
- See
  - Highways and roads – Ice roads
Immigration N228, U574–75
- See also
  - Advanced Education and Employment Department – Immigration services
  - Government Relations Department – Immigration services
- Business entrepreneurs, U986–87
- Business entrepreneurs, China, U988
- Federal-Saskatchewan market agreement, funding, N306
- Government goals, U991
- Immigrant internship pilot project, N308, U567
- Private consultants, N287, U574
- Programs, federal funding, N307
- Saskatchewan immigrant nominee program, N234, N285, U984
  - Applications, processing time, N287–88, N307, U568–70
  - Categories, N307–8, U567, U570–71
  - Costs per immigrant, U991
  - Improvements, N286–87
  - Philipines and China, U984–86
  - Spouses, work permits, U990
  - Statistics, U567, U572
  - Workers for businesses, processes, U988–90
- Saskatchewan Trucking Association pilot project, U567, U569, U571–72
- Settlement
  - Federal funding, N306
  - Retention, community support, N286–87, U567, U572–73
- Statistics, comparisons and contrasts with Manitoba, N286
- Ukrainian workers and spouses, Tisdale, U990–91
- University students, U986, U991
- Work permits, U599
Impaired driving
- Federal legislation and provisions, C834–35
- Specific case, municipal equipment operator, Colonsay, C832–33
Income tax E678
- See also
- Graduate tax exemption, U983
- Graduate tax exemption, incentive for retention, U1055–56
- Low-income earners, rate, E497–98
- Low-income earners, relief, E215–17
Income Tax Amendment Act, 2004 (No. 70) [Session 1]
- Krawetz, E139–40
- Van Mulligen, E139–40
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Yates)
  - Yates, E141
Income Tax Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 2) (No. 36) [Session 3]
- Cheveldayoff, E585–90
- Hamilton, E589–90
- Thomson, E585–90
- Weekes, E590
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Hamilton)
  - Hamilton, E590
Income Tax Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 64) [Session 2]
- Cheveldayoff, E490–91
- Thomson, E490–91
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Hamilton)
  - Hamilton, E491
Income Tax Amendment Act, 2007 (No. 65) [Session 3]
- Cheveldayoff, E775–76
- Thomson, E775–76
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Hamilton)
  - Hamilton, E776
Income Trust Liability Act (No. 40) [Session 2]
- Morgan, U508–9
- Quennell, U508
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Prebble)
  - Prebble, U509
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- See
  - Finance Department – Agreement, formal, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Industrial sites
- Reclamation
  - See
    - Reclaimed Industrial Sites Act (No. 55) [Session 2]
Industry and Resources Department
- Budget, capital asset acquisitions, reductions, E527
- Budget reductions, transfers, E13
- Consultation with Aboriginal people, funding, E833
- Estimates (2004-5), lending and investing activities, E116–17
- Estimates (2004-5), main, E3–17, E53–67, E116
  - Chisholm, E12–13
  - Cline, E3–16, E53–67
  - Hamilton, E11–12
  - Hart, E13–15
  - Huyghebaert, E11
  - Merriman, E15–17, E55–61
  - Stewart, E66
  - Wakefield, E4–12, E53–54, E61–66
- Estimates (2004-5), supplementary, E159–65, E363
  - Cline, E159–65
  - Huyghebaert, E163–64
  - Stewart, E164
  - Wakefield, E160–63
  - Yates, E164
- Estimates (2005-6, November), supplementary, E370–75, E390–97
  - Bakken Lackey, E370–73, E390–91
  - Cline, E370–75, E390, E392–97
  - Stewart, E373–74, E394–97
  - Wakefield, E391–93
- Estimates (2005-6), main, E175–83, E227–34, E261–68, E362–63, E521–37
  - Bakken, E176–79
  - Bakken Lackey, E261–62, E264–68
  - Cheveldayoff, E179–83
  - Cline, E175–83, E227–33, E261–68, E521–36
  - Elhard, E522–26
  - Stewart, E227–34, E262–66, E522, E527–35
  - Wakefield, E535–36
- Estimates (2005-6), supplementary, E537
- Estimates (2006-7), main, E443–51
  - Cline, E443–51
  - Stewart, E443–50
- Estimates (2007-8), main, E763–69, E830–38
  - Cline, E763–69, E830–37
  - Elhard, E835–37
  - Stewart, E764–69, E830–35
- Expenditures, non-renewable resources, P956
- Human resource plan, P955
- Innovation strategy, E394
- Mandate, E175, P473–74
- Marketing, funding, E443
- Mission, E4
- Northern Affairs Office, Provincial Auditor recommendations, P379
- Petroleum and natural gas division, records, online, E181
- Programs, administration, reduction, E4
- Programs, coordination, documentation, P383–84
- Provincial Auditor reports
  - (2004) v.3, ch.8, P379–84, P413–19
    - Allchurch, P414–15
    - Bakken Lackey, P380–84
    - Cheveldayoff, P381–84
    - Hermanson, P383
    - Krawetz, P415–18
    - Wakefield, P418
  - (2004) v.3, ch.8, recommendations, P384
  - (2005) v.1, ch.10, P469–77
    - Cheveldayoff, P472–73
    - Hermanson, P476–77
    - Krawetz, P473–76
    - Stewart, P470–72, P476
  - (2005) v.3, ch.10, recommendations, P477
  - (2006) v.3, ch.21, P954–58
    - Cheveldayoff, P957–58
    - Chisholm, P956–57
    - Crofford, P958
    - Hermanson, P955–56
  - (2006) v.3, ch.21, recommendations, P958
- Regulations, review, E227–28
- Revenues, forecast, oil, potash, uranium, P957–58
- Revenues, natural gas and oil, estimation, P955
- Risk management, P469–73
- Staff, E180, E763, P957
  - Geologists, recruitment and retention, E836–37, P957
  - Increase, E443
  - Succession planning, P957
  - Temporary, administration of Saskatchewan Energy Share plan, E371
  - Transfers to Information Technology Office, E180
- Strategic Investment Fund, E832–33
Infinity House, Saskatoon
- See
  - Housing – Infinity House, Saskatoon, funding
Information
- Access to, and protection of privacy, H12–14
  - Legislation, compliance, H61
  - Legislation, provincial and local, consolidation, H61–62
  - Legislation, update, H61
- Public registries, protection of privacy, H62
Information and Privacy Commissioner
- Budget, H11
- Business plan, H30
- Caseload, H13, H30
- Cases, H31–32, H62–63
- Challenges, H31
- Estimates (2004-5), main, H10–15
  - Draude, H12–13
  - Hagel, H13–14
  - Junor, H14–15
  - Speaker (Kowalsky), H10
  - Yates, H14
- Estimates (2005-6), main, H29–33
  - Brkich, H31–33
  - Hagel, H32
  - Harpauer, H32
  - Speaker (Kowalsky), H29
- Estimates (2006-7), main, H47
- Estimates (2007-8), main, H60–63
  - Brkich, H62–63
- Mandate, legislative, H11, H30–31, H61
- Mission, H11
- Office space, H32–33
- Reports, H31
- Reviews, backlog, H30
- Staff, H30–31
Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan
- See also
  - Land titles
- Annual report (2003, 2004), C395–405
  - Cline, C395–405
  - Dearborn, C404–5
  - Eagles, C396–400
  - Heppner, B., C400–403
- Annual report (2003, 2004), audit, financial statements, C395
- Annual report (2005), C746–68
  - Cline, C746–52, C754–55, C757–60, C764–65, C767
  - D'Autremont, C755, C762–67
  - Duncan, C765
  - Morgan, C748–62, C767
- Business continuity plan, C755
- Customer service, C395, C400
- Customers, corporate, C395
- Dividends, C750
- Employment diversity, C396–97
- Estimates (2004-5), lending and investing activities, E117, E145
- Estimates (2006-7), lending and investing activities, E515
- Fees, C403–4, C752–53
- Finances, C396, C747
- Financial statements, audit, C766–67
- Fraud, illegal activities, C757–59
- Infrastructure support, outsourced, C396
- LAND project
  - See
    - Land titles – LAND project
- Land registry
  - See
    - Land titles – Land registry
- Mineral certification, C397–99, C748–49
- Operating costs, C396
- Operating costs, grants, C751, C762–63
- Operational highlights, C395, C747
- Personal property registry
  - See
    - Land titles – Personal property registry
- Provincial Auditor report and recommendations, C747–48
- Provincial Auditor reports
  - (2004) v.1, ch.12, recommendations, C767
  - (2006) v.3, ch.6, P883–95
    - Crofford, P892–94
    - D'Autremont, P884–91, P893–94
    - Hermanson, P883, P885, P891–92, P894
  - (2006) v.3, ch.6, recommendations, P894–95
- Staff
  - Customer advocate position, C395, C400
  - Reduction, C397
  - Retirements, C397–98
- Technology disaster recovery plan, C755–56
- Youth task force, C765
Information technology
- Bandwidth, availability, government role, C652–53
- Public-private collaboration, C654–55
- Role, Information Technology Office, C607
- Role, SaskTel, C653
- Students, assistance and job opportunities, government role, C654
Information technology, government
- See also specific
  - departments and Crown corporations
- Application assessment, C262
- Audits, P352, P354–55
- Business advisory council, P352
- Changes, P351
- Citizens service transformation strategy, C350, C355
- Compatibility, C49, P699
- Consolidation, departments, responsibilities and accountability, P892–93
- Departments, liaison, Information Technology Office, C266
- Disasters, recovery and recovery times, C953–54, P888
- Employees, user access, P885
- Governance model, C601
- In health care
  - See also
    - Health care – Information technology
- Information classification standards, P353
- Intellectual property issues, C651
- Management committees, departmental, P352
- Management practices, risks, P351–52
- Management processes, P351–52
- Microsoft Canada agreement, C350, C355–57
- Minister's Advisory Council on Information Technology, C262, C350, C651–55
- Polling, public opinion surveys within government, C705–6
- Productivity, C262–63
- Projects, cost management, P355
- Purchases
  - Ownership vs. leasing, C264
  - Standards, parameters, C21–22, C264, P48–49, P356
- Risk analysis, security, P216–17, P353
- Security, C947–50, P212–13, P355–56, P885–86
  - Information privacy, C21, C267–68, C704–5
  - Internal, breaches, P891–92
  - Intrusion detection, P889, P891
  - Physical within department, C948–49, P886
  - Service agreements, responsibilities, P890–91
  - Software, custom programming, P887
  - Testing, P888–89
  - Threats, protection, P887–88
  - User access, P886–87
- Service delivery, C651–52
- Services
  - Consolidation, C19–22, C261–68, C351–55, P351–52, P356, P892–94
  - Consolidation, other provinces, C353–54
  - Outside suppliers/outsourcing, P353–54
- Standardization, P218–19
- Website, enhancements, C703–4
Information Technology Office C601
- See also
  - Information technology, government
- Budget, reduction, C49
- Capital acquisitions, C950–51
- Client systems and data, protection of confidentiality, integrity and availability, P883
- Clients, relocation of information technology staff, P883
- Collective bargaining agreement, funding, C857
- Consolidation, C605, P884
  - Departments not yet clients, C951–52
  - Departments not yet clients, Health Dept., issues, C952–53
  - Funding, C835–36, C950, P894
  - Government savings, C945
  - Government savings, Health Dept., C953
- Contracting out, C268
- Equipment purchases, payees, C945
- Estimates (2004-5), main, C17–23, C45–50
  - Chisholm, C18, C49
  - D'Autremont, C45–48
  - Dearborn, C18–21
  - Elhard, C23
  - Iwanchuk, C21
  - McCall, C17
  - Sonntag, C22
  - Thomson, C17–23, C45–49
  - Weekes, C22–23
- Estimates (2004-5), supplementary, C261–69
  - Chisholm, C261–62
  - D'Autremont, C266–68
  - Dearborn, C262–64
  - Elhard, C264–66
  - Thomson, C261–68
- Estimates (2005-6), main, C349–58, C422
  - Elhard, C350–57
  - Thomson, C349–58
- Estimates (2005-6), supplementary, C670–71
- Estimates (2006-7, March), supplementary, C850–58
  - D'Autremont, C851–58
  - Thomson, C850–58
- Estimates (2006-7, November), supplementary, C702–7, C735
  - D'Autremont, C703–7
  - Thomson, C703–7
- Estimates (2006-7), main, C601–9, C649–55, C670
  - D'Autremont, C601–9, C649–55
  - Thomson, C601–9, C649–55
- Estimates (2007-8), main, C945–54, C972–73
  - D'Autremont, C945–54
  - Thomson, C945–54
- Functions and initiatives, C17, P214
- Geomatics coordination office, C649–50
- Goals, C349
- Information management, audit, P213–14
- Initiatives, funding, C350
- Legislation, development, P214
- Mandate, C350–51
- Operations division, C349
- Programs, student work terms, C350, C603
- Projects, C261
- Provincial Auditor reports
  - (2002 fall) v.2, ch.3; (2003) v.1, ch.6; (2004) v.1, ch.12, P212–21
    - Hermanson, P216–19
    - Krawetz, P215–16, P219–21
    - Yates, P220–21
  - (2003) v.1, ch.6, recommendations, P220–21
  - (2004) v.1, ch.12, recommendations, P221
  - (2005) v.3, ch.8, P695–99
    - Borgerson, P699
    - Cheveldayoff, P699
    - D'Autremont, P696–98
    - Hermanson, P698–99
  - (2005) v.3, ch.8, recommendations, P699
- Quality assurance tests, P884–85
- Security, P217, P695, P697–98, P884
- Services, C604, C606, P695
  - Delivery, audit recommendations, P883
  - Departments and agencies, C601–2, C604–5, C650–51, C945–46
  - Municipalities, C604
  - Service level agreements, C602, P695–99, P884, P889–90
- Staff
  - Increase, transfers, C49, C265–66, C352–53, C602–3
  - Redeployment, C606
  - Salaries, C264, C947
- Suppliers, funding, increase, C947
- Work, in-house and outsourcing, C653–54
Infrastructure
- See also
  - Infrastructure Fund Act (No. 35) [Session 3]
- Building communities program
  - Funding, U913
  - Funding, provincial multi-year, U690–91
  - Funding, Saskatchewan Infrastructure Fund, E630–32
  - Minimum cost threshold, E631
- Funding, federal and provincial, E630–31
- Next generation access infrastructure program (NGAI), SaskTel, C674
- Strategic, development and funding, C710–12
Infrastructure, government
- See also
  - Provincial Auditor reports
- Audit, P26–28, P31
- Public information, provision of, P25–37
- Risks, P25
Infrastructure Fund Act (No. 35) [Session 3]
- Cheveldayoff, E584
- Thomson, E584
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Hamilton)
  - Hamilton, E584
Injury Appeal Commission
- See
  - Automobile Injury Appeal Commission
Innovation and Science Fund U607–8
- Funding, U128, U356–57, U560, U992–93
- Transfer to Learning Dept., E13
Innovative by Nature campaign
- See
  - Business – Innovative by Nature campaign
Insurance
- See also
- Brokers, experience, C824–25
- Claims, unpaid, P279–80
- Independent broker system, C825
- SGI brokerages
  - Criminal record checks, C825–26
  - Deposits from transactions, C826
  - First Nations, C823–24
  - Operational policies and procedures, adequacy, C826–27
  - Performance targets, C827
  - Security checks, C825
Intergovernmental Affairs and Infrastructure Committee
- Seventh report be adopted and presented to Assembly, moved (Draude)
  - Draude, N627–28
- Chair, election, N1, N827
- Deputy Chair, election, N1
- Meetings during sessional period, committee follow recess and adjournment times of Assembly unless otherwise ordered, moved (Bjornerud)
  - Bjornerud, N3
- Membership appointments
  - See
    - House Services Committee – Committees, membership appointments
- Orientation, standing committees, N1
- Proceedings, broadcast, authorization, moved (Trew)
  - Trew, N3
- Regulations, consideration, N353–54
- Standing committee, appointment, N1
Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Department
- Provincial Auditor reports
  - (2002) v.2, ch.8
    - See
      - Government Relations and Aboriginal Affairs Department – Provincial Auditor reports
Intergovernmental Relations
- See
  - Government Relations Department – Intergovernmental relations
International development
- Grants-in-aid program, funding, N679
International Interests in Mobile Aircraft Equipment Act (No. 11) [Session 3]
- Hermanson, N633–36
- Huyghebaert, N632–33
- Morgan, N628–32, N636
- Quennell, N628, N631–32
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Trew)
  - Trew, N637
International Protection of Adults (Hague Convention Implementation) Act (No. 92) [Session 1]
- Morgan, U240–41
- Quennell, U240–41
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Hagel)
  - Hagel, U241
International relations
- Alberta provincial office, Washington, DC, Saskatchewan perspective, N453
Internet
- See also
  - CommunityNet
- Access, southeast Saskatchewan, C854
- Broadband access, C18, C45–46, N18
- Connectivity, First Nations, C22
- High-speed, rural areas, C311–12, E693
- Network bandwidth, CRTC recommendation, C727
- Network bandwidth, SaskTel project, C683–84
- Voice over Internet protocol, C303–5
  - Navigata Communications, C426
  - SaskTel, services, C690
  - Telephone numbers, assignment, C727–28
  - Use, Information Technology Office, C608–9
  - Use, Property Management Dept., C887
  - Use, Property Management Dept., capital costs, C895
- Wi-Fi initiative, Information Technology Office, Saskatoon, Regina, Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, C850–58, C946–47
- Wireless, high-speed service, C607–8, C689–90
- Wireless, high-speed service, Sunset Estates near Saskatoon, C723–25
Interpretation Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 35) [Session 2]
- Morgan, U498–99
- Quennell, U498
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Borgerson)
  - Borgerson, U499
Investment
- See also
  - Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act (No. 38) [Session 2]
- Private sector (2006), E527
Investment Saskatchewan Inc. C165–66, E12
- See also
  - Economic development – Opportunities
- Annual report (2003), C189, C191–211
  - Cline, C189, C191–92, C194–98, C200–211
  - Elhard, C199–203, C209–11
  - Iwanchuk, C204
  - McCall, C203–4
  - Toth, C193–98, C204–8, C211
  - Yates, C199, C209
- Annual report (2004), C587–94, C867–78
  - Cline, C587–88, C590–91, C593, C867–77
  - D'Autremont, C870, C872–74
  - Harpauer, C589, C591, C593–94, C867–72, C874–78
  - Kerpan, C588–93
- Annual report (2005), C807–22
  - Cline, C807–22
  - D'Autremont, C820–22
  - Duncan, C817–19
  - Harpauer, C809–20
- Audit (2004), comments, Provincial Auditor, C587
- Audit (2005), comments, Provincial Auditor, C808
- Board of directors, C193–94, C198–99
- Borrowing limit, E249
- Business development strategy, C588
- Consultation, industry executives, C194
- Corporate infrastructure, C192
- Corporate profile, C200–201
- Debt, C809
- Dividends, C876
- Executives, C194, C202
- Functions, C123
- Fund managers, fees, C210
- Goals, C166, C207
- Governance, operations, C166, C191–92
- Investments, C193, C195–97, C201, C204–7, C209–10
  - Divestiture, C512, C875
  - New, approval process, C479, C588–89
  - Performance, C192–93, C197–98, C205–6, C209–10, C587–88, C807–9
  - Portfolio management, outsourcing, C811, C819–21
  - Portfolio management, outsourcing, Victoria Park Capital
    - See
      - Victoria Park Capital
  - Rate of return, C166–67
  - Risk management, C479
- Mandate, C198, C807
- Saskatchewan Valley Potato Corporation
  - See
    - Potato industry – Saskatchewan Valley Potato Corporation
Investments
- See also
  - Labour-sponsored Venture Capital Corporations Amendment Act, 2004 (No. 13) [Session 1]
- Capital, government and Crown corporations, E211–12
- Energy trusts, corporate capital tax, P472–73
- SaskWorks Venture Fund, N224, N233
- Strategic Investment Fund, E10–11, E175
- Venture capital, angel investors, N224, N232, N235–36
- Venture capital, labour-sponsored corporations, E4
Irrigation
- Development, E233
- Water safety in food production, E548–49
Irrigation Amendment Act, 2004 (No. 57) [Session 1]
- Stewart, E168–69
- Wartman, E168
- Report Bill without amendment, moved (Junor)
  - Junor, E169