Hansard Subject Index - 2nd Session of the 25th Legislature

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Easter
- See
  - Festivals
Eatonia, Sask.
- See
  - Cities and towns – Eatonia, financial difficulties
Echo Lake
- See
  - Rivers – Qu'Appelle River system, water control structures
Echo Valley Conference Centre
- See
  - Buildings – Government, Echo Valley Conference Centre
Economic and Co-operative Development Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 53)
- First reading
  - Thomson, 1118
- Second reading
  - Brkich, 1461–63
  - D'Autremont, 1350–52
  - Gantefoer, 1220–21
  - Thomson, 1220
- Referred to Economy Committee, moved (Hagel)
  - Hagel, 1463
- Third reading
  - Thomson, 1612
- Royal Assent, 1793
Economic development 69, 1059
- See also
  - Education – Role, economic development
- Calvert, 529–30, 1004
- Cheveldayoff, 529
- Northern Saskatchewan
  - See
    - Transportation – Northern Saskatchewan, Roads to Prosperity, economic infrastructure strategy
- Regina, 125, 1008
- Saskatchewan Centennial Summit (2005), 35, 1062
- Saskatchewan First Nations and Métis economic development program
  - See
    - First Nations – Economic development program
    - Métis – Economic development program
- Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP), new exporters, five-year operating agreement, 3
- Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership (STEP), successes, 37
- Saskatoon, 23, 1008
- Status, 1046
- Swift Current, 1043
- Swift Current, member's statement
  - Yates, 912
Economy 100, 1764–66
- Co-operation with other provinces, 1014, 1105
- Government intervention, 1014, 1039–40, 1066, 1082, 1105
- Green, prosperous, 69, 132, 248, 281, 1073
- Green, prosperous, sustainable, 23, 26, 117
- Gross domestic product
  - (2003-2004), 148
  - Forecast, adjustment, 1204
  - Increase
    - Calvert, 1421–22, 1441
  - Provincial debt as a percentage of
    - See
      - Government expenditures – Debt to gross domestic product ratio
- Growth, 1, 116, 1008, 1036, 1190, 1204
  - Calvert, 555–57
  - Cline, 1498–99
  - Job loss, population loss, 1076
  - Lloydminster, comparisons and contrasts, 122
  - Member's statement
    - Iwanchuk, 1001
  - Plans, 1194–95
    - Calvert, 1150–51
    - Wall, 1150–51
  - Plans for employment and population
    - Cline, 1022–24, 1053–54
    - Wall, 1022–24, 1052–54
  - Regina, member's statement
    - Morin, 1002
  - Requirements, 27
  - Requirements, education and training, 124–25
  - Revenue, 1092–93
  - Saskatoon, 318
- Job loss, population loss
  - Calvert, 914–15
  - Gantefoer, 914–15
  - Wall, 555–57
- Labour environment, competitive, 1014, 1076, 1090–91
- Rural, effect on villages and communities, 1041
- Rural, potential, 331
- Saskatchewan action plan for the economy, 1, 321
- Saskatchewan action plan for the economy, critique, 27–28, 142, 237, 1062
- Saskatchewan Centennial Summit (2005)
  - See
    - Economic development – Saskatchewan Centennial Summit (2005)
- Service-based, 1072–73
- Weak, 332
Economy Committee
- Fourth report, moved (Yates) for concurrence
  - Yates, 462
- Bills, public
  - Collective Bargaining Agreement Expiry Date Exception Act (No. 20)
    - Report without amendment
      - Yates, 520
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Higgins, 520–21
  - Corporation Capital Tax Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) (No. 23)
    - Report without amendment
      - Yates, 521
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - VanMulligen, 521
  - Corporation Capital Tax Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 63)
    - Report without amendment
      - McCall, 1613
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Thomson, 1613
  - Economic and Co-operative Development Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 53)
    - Report without amendment
      - McCall, 1612
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Thomson, 1612
  - Farm Financial Stability Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2) (No. 7)
    - Report without amendment
      - Yates, 522
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Wartman, 522
  - Film Employment Tax Credit Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 2)
    - Report without amendment
      - Yates, 522
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Beatty, 522
  - Forestry Professions Act (No. 22)
    - Report without amendment
      - McCall, 1019
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Nilson, 1019
  - Income Tax Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 64)
    - Report without amendment
      - McCall, 1613
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Thomson, 1613
  - Saskatchewan Watershed Authority Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 39)
    - Report without amendment
      - McCall, 1612
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Nilson, 1612
  - Veterinarians Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 28)
    - Report with amendments
      - McCall, 1722
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Wartman, 1722
  - Wildlife Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 34)
    - Report without amendment
      - McCall, 1398
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Nilson, 1398
  - Wildlife Habitat Protection Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 33)
    - Report without amendment
      - McCall, 1397
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Nilson, 1398
  - Workers' Compensation Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 25)
    - Report without amendment
      - Yates, 521
    - Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly
      - Higgins, 521
- Fifth report, moved (McCall) for concurrence
  - McCall, 1722
- Membership, substitution, moved (Gantefoer)
  - Gantefoer, 595
- Membership, substitution, moved (Hagel)
  - Hagel, 594
Education
- See also
  - Education Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 59)
  - Post-secondary education
- Basic adult education, expansion, 1036, 1070, 1085, 1119
- Costs, 74
- Curriculum, Cree language, North East School Division, 1683
- E-learning, 1686
- Enrichment programs, mathematics, science, 1010
- Funding
  - Gantefoer, 1622–23
  - Thomson, 1620–23
  - Wall, 1620–22
- Funding, increase, 1080, 1203
- Opportunities, 26
- Pre-kindergarten program, 6, 65, 73–74, 99–100, 118, 125, 133, 154, 281, 1121
  - Consultation, 326
  - Funding, 1011, 1091
- Role, economic development, member's statement
  - Borgerson, 262
- SchoolPlus program, 1364–65
- Treaties, compulsory curriculum, 100
  - Draude, 869
  - Higgins, 869
Education Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 59)
- First reading
  - Higgins, 1152
- Second reading
  - Gantefoer, 1356–57
  - Higgins, 1243–44
  - Weekes, 1244
- Referred to Crown and Central Agencies Committee, moved (Higgins)
  - Higgins, 1357
- Third reading
  - Higgins, 1614
- Royal Assent, 1793
Education tax
- See
  - Property tax – Education tax
Education, post-secondary
- See
  - Post-secondary education
Egnatoff, John George
- See
  - Condolences – Egnatoff, John George
Ehman, Gerry
- See
  - Tributes – Ehman, Gerry
Elections
- See also
  - By-elections
- Municipal
  - See
    - Local Government Election Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 45)
- Provincial, 1767–68
  - See also
    - Legislative Assembly and Executive Council (Set Election Dates) Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 202)
  - Set election dates, legislation, 131
Electricity
- Cogeneration, investment, 2
- Cogeneration, Prince Albert area, Weyerhaeuser proposal, 273
- Hydroelectric power, 2
- Rafferty-Alameda-Shand project, 143
- Rates
  - See
    - Saskatchewan Power Corporation – Rates
- Rural electrification, 147
- Solar power, 2
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
- See
  - Commonwealth Day – Message from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (March 14, 2006)
  - Royal family – Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
Elwood Flynn for Men Ltd.
- See
  - Business – Elwood Flynn, founder of Elwood Flynn for Men Ltd., Saskatoon
Emblems
- See
  - Provincial Emblems and Honours Amendment Act, 2005 (No. 14)
Emergencies
- Emergency management system, 5
- Medical, response, recognition of two SaskPower employees, member's statement
  - Prebble, 1618
- National Emergency Preparedness Week (May 7-13, 2006), member's statement
  - Toth, 1548
Employment
- Canada-Saskatchewan career and employment service centres, enhanced role, 136
- EDDY Awards, Regina, Saskatchewan Employment Equity and Diversity Association, member's statement
  - Morin, 1511
- Immigrants
  - See
    - Immigration – Immigrants – Employment
- Losses, 29, 39, 68, 100, 255, 1028, 1035, 1045, 1061, 1066, 1094, 1175, 1194–95
- Statistics, 1079–80, 1104–5
  - Growth, 116
  - Loss or growth
    - Calvert, 528–29
    - Cline, 16–17, 589–90, 1526–27
    - Stewart, 1526–27
    - Wall, 16–17, 527–29, 588–90
- Youth, 69, 1080
Employment development 1014, 1074–75, 1736–38
- Aboriginal employment development program, 317
- Aboriginal employment development program, funding, 1136
- Aboriginals, funding, 1136
- Aboriginals, Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority, 70
- Canada-Saskatchewan Labour Market Development Agreement
  - See
    - Training programs – Canada-Saskatchewan Labour Market Development Agreement
- Commission on Improving Work Opportunities for Saskatchewan Residents, 6, 133
- Oil and gas industry, 1008, 1080
- Rate, 249, 257, 319, 1028–29, 1032, 1039, 1077, 1105, 1159, 1174
- Youth, 74, 223
Endocrinologists
- See
  - Physicians – Endocrinologists
Energy 2
- Conservation, 2, 26, 65, 67, 117, 132
  - EnerGuide for houses, funding, 1091
  - Green electricity technologies, 1125, 1138
- Energy Ambassadors national competition, architectural technology students' team, SIAST, Moose Jaw campus, winners, member's statement
  - Higgins, 1215
- Export policies, review, 1125
- Geothermal, 250
- Home heating
  - Saskatchewan Energy Share plan, 4, 25, 155, 317, 322
  - Saskatchewan Energy Share plan, second part, 34, 57, 62, 132
  - Saskatchewan Energy Share plan, second part, ministerial statement (Atkinson)
    - Atkinson, 19
    - Dearborn, 19–20
  - Share the Warmth energy efficiency project, Moose Jaw, SaskEnergy program, member's statement
    - Higgins, 108
- Investment, attraction of, 2
- Nuclear, development, 238
  - Cline, 231–32, 493–94
  - Quennell, 493
  - Wall, 231–32, 493
- Nuclear, development, conference
  - Cline, 492–93
  - Wall, 492
- Polygeneration plant, Belle Plaine, funding, 1012
- Potential, 2
- Renewable sources, 2, 26, 117, 125, 132, 223, 252, 275, 281
- Research, Regina, 125
- Saskatchewan energy accord, federal-provincial equalization formula, 2, 62–63, 117, 243, 276, 323
  - Actions
    - VanMulligen, 288–89
    - Wall, 288–89
  - Negotiations
    - Calvert, 14–16, 430–32
    - Wall, 14–15, 430–32
  - Plans
    - Calvert, 47–48, 109–10
    - Wall, 47–48, 109–10
Energy Share plan
- See
  - Energy – Home heating – Saskatchewan Energy Share plan
Engineers
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan
  - See
    - Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan
Entrepreneurial Foundation of Saskatchewan
- See
  - Business – Entrepreneurial Foundation of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Entrepreneurial Fund
  - Small business – Development assistance, Entrepreneurial Foundation of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Entrepreneurial Fund
Entrepreneurial Fund of Saskatchewan
- See
  - Business – Entrepreneurial Foundation of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Entrepreneurial Fund
  - Small business – Development assistance, Entrepreneurial Foundation of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Entrepreneurial Fund
Environment 1073, 1138, 1371
- Conservation programs, 2, 96
- Earth Day (April 22, 2006), member's statement
  - Hamilton, 1249–50
- Green strategy, 2
- Green strategy, development, 132–33, 1161, 1370, 1372, 1676
- Protection, 23, 223
  - Federal legislation, review, provincial participation, 1673–74
  - Federal legislation, tracking toxic substances, 1674
  - Great Sand Hills region, 132
  - Great Sand Hills regional environmental study,, 1370
  - Great Sand Hills regional environmental study, funding, 1162
  - Representative area network program, 1375
- Sustainability, 2
- Youth, Green Team program, 6
Environment Department
- Estimates (2006-2007), main, 1370–78, 1464–75, 1571–85, 1668–77, 1788
  - Allchurch, 1466–70, 1577–79, 1582–83, 1674–76
  - Brkich, 1375–76
  - D'Autremont, 1465
  - Draude, 1670–72
  - Eagles, 1470–71
  - Hart, 1371–73, 1377–78, 1471–74, 1573–75, 1579–82, 1585, 1668–69, 1672–74, 1676–77
  - Hermanson, 1373–75
  - Kirsch, 1376–77, 1575–77
  - McMorris, 1465, 1583–85
  - Nilson, 1370–78, 1464–74, 1571–85, 1668–77
  - Toth, 1571–72
  - Weekes, 1573, 1669–70
- Funding, 1161
- Staff, 1372
  - Increase, conservation officers, Pinehouse and Stony Lake, 1161
  - Increase, reviewers of exploration and development proposals, 1161
- Vision, 1370
Epilepsy
- See
  - Saskatchewan Epilepsy Inc.
Equalization program
- See
  - Energy – Saskatchewan energy accord, federal-provincial equalization formula
  - Federal government – Equalization, federal transfer program
Estevan Diversified Services
- Community-based organization, wages, recruitment, retention, funding, 152
Estimates
- See also specific
  - departments
- (2005-2006) supplementary, debate
  - Brkich, 330–33
  - Cheveldayoff, 318–21
  - Draude, 328–30
  - Gantefoer, 324–26
  - Morgan, 326–28
  - Taylor, 321–24
  - VanMulligen, 317–18, 333–34
- (2005-2006) supplementary, moved (VanMulligen) to refer to Committee of Finance
  - VanMulligen, 318
- Main and supplementary (2006-2007), votes, withdrawal from Committee of Finance, referral to committees
  - Crown and Central Agencies Committee, moved (Hagel)
    - Hagel, 1209
  - Economy Committee, moved (Hagel)
    - Hagel, 1208
  - House Services Committee, moved (Hagel)
    - Hagel, 1209
  - Human Services Committee, moved (Hagel)
    - Hagel, 1208
  - Intergovernmental Affairs and Infrastructure Committee, moved (Hagel)
    - Hagel, 1208
- (2006-2007), main and supplementary, moved (Thomson) to refer to Committee of Finance
  - Thomson, 1007
- Supplementary (2005-2006), votes, withdrawal from Committee of Finance, referral to committees
  - Crown and Central Agencies Committee, moved (Taylor)
    - Taylor, 335
  - Economy Committee, moved (Taylor)
    - Taylor, 335
  - Human Services Committee, moved (Taylor)
    - Taylor, 335
  - Intergovernmental Affairs and Infrastructure Committee, moved (Taylor)
    - Taylor, 335
Estimates and supplementary estimates referred to committee
- Crown and Central Agencies Committee
  - Information Technology Office, 1209
  - Property Management, 335, 1209
  - Public Service Commission, 335, 1209
  - SaskEnergy, 335
- Economy Committee
  - Agriculture and Food, 335
  - Finance, 1208
  - Fiscal Stabilization Fund, 1208
  - Industry and Resources, 335, 1208
  - Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan, 1208
  - Labour, 1208
  - Municipal Financing Corporation of Saskatchewan, 1208
  - Regional Economic and Co-operative Development, 1208
  - Rural Development, 335
  - Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation, 1208
  - Saskatchewan Power Corporation, 1208
  - Saskatchewan Research Council, 1208
  - Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation, 1208
  - Saskatchewan Water Corporation, 1208
  - SaskEnergy Incorporated, 1208
- House Services Committee
  - Chief Electoral Officer, 1209
  - Children's Advocate, 1209
  - Conflict of Interest Commissioner, 1209
  - Information and Privacy Commissioner, 1209
  - Legislative Assembly, 1209
  - Ombudsman, 1209
  - Provincial Auditor, 1209
- Human Services Committee
  - Advanced Education and Employment, 1208
  - Community Resources, 1208
  - Corrections and Public Safety, 335, 1208
  - Culture, Youth and Recreation, 335, 1208
  - Health, 335
  - Justice, 335, 1208
  - Learning, 335
- Intergovernmental Affairs and Infrastructure Committee
  - First Nations and Métis Relations, 335, 1208
  - Government Relations, 335, 1208
  - Highways and Transportation, 335, 1208
  - Northern Affairs, 1208
Ethanol 1139
- Blue Sky Biofuels, 1139
- Production, 70–71, 281
- Production facilities
  - Lloydminster, Husky Oil, 1139
  - Lloydminster, Lanigan, Weyburn, 2
  - Lloydminster, Weyburn, funding, 1009, 1168
- Production opportunities, member's statement
  - Bjornerud, 226
Evidence Act (No. 60)
- First reading
  - Quennell, 1152
- Second reading
  - Gantefoer, 1286–87
  - Morgan, 1345–46
  - Quennell, 1285–86
- Referred to Human Services Committee, moved (Quennell)
  - Quennell, 1346
- Third reading
  - Quennell, 1506–7
- Royal Assent, 1793
Evidence Consequential Amendment Act, 2006 (No. 61)
- First reading
  - Quennell, 1152
- Second reading
  - Gantefoer, 1287
  - Morgan, 1346
  - Quennell, 1287
- Referred to Human Services Committee, moved (Quennell)
  - Quennell, 1346
- Third reading
  - Quennell, 1507
- Royal Assent, 1793
Executive Council
- Communications services, funding, increase, 1742–43
- Estimates (2005-2006), supplementary, 1789
- Estimates (2006-2007), main, 1735–69, 1788–89
  - Bjornerud, 1746–49
  - Brkich, 1744–45
  - Calvert, 1735–65, 1768–69
  - Draude, 1761–63
  - Elhard, 1756–60
  - Wall, 1735–44, 1750–55, 1763–68
- Funding, increase, 1077
- Staff, increase, 121, 249
Exports
- Canadian dollar, strength, effect, 36