Hansard Subject Index - 2nd Session of the 23rd Legislature

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Earth Day See Environment protection – Earth Day
East Central Health District See also Health care – Kidney dialysis
- Special care homes, pharmacy contract, successful tender, fee payment
  - Cline, 81
  - McLane, 81
Easter
- Greetings
  - Boyd, 508
  - Krawetz, 508
  - Romanow, 508
  - Speaker, 509
- Greetings, member's statement
  - Tchorzewski, 488
- Ukrainian, greetings
  - Kowalsky, 1150
  - Krawetz, 1149–50
Eating disorders See Health care – Bridgepoint Centre for Eating Disorders, Milden
Echo Valley Centre, Fort Qu'Appelle See Occupational health and safety – Regulations – Violation
Ecol Laser, Saskatoon See Environment protection – Ecol Laser, Saskatoon
Economic and Co-operative Development Department See also SPUDCO (Saskatchewan Potato Utility Development Company) – SPUDCO, impact – Economic Development Department, involvement; Tourism Authority – Economic and Co-operative Development Department; Training programs – Economic and Co-operative Development Department
- Gantefoer, 325
- Hamilton, 389
- Business investment programs branch, funding, 1782
- Cooperative directorate, 304
- Cooperative directorate, staff, 1781
- Estimates (1997-98), 535–44, 966–74, 1707, 1742, 1777–85
  - Boyd, 1781–85
  - Draude, 1777–79
  - Gantefoer, 535–44
  - Goulet, 968–74
  - Hillson, 966–68, 971–74
  - Lingenfelter, 535–44, 1777–85
  - Osika, 1779–81
- Funding, 304
- Minister, South African trip, benefits, 1784
- Northern Affairs, Office of, funding, 1782–83
- Overview, direction and emphasis, 535–36
- Role, economic activity development, working with other departments, 542–44
- Small business loans association program, 1779
  - Hamilton, 124
  - Murrell, 164
- Travel, meetings, benefits, 1784
Economic conditions
- Belanger, 473
Economic development 2 See also Indians/first nations – Economic development; Regional economic development authorities; Water – Partnership Agreement on Water Based Economic Development
- Bradley, 189
- Hamilton, 123–24
- Julé, 151
- Koenker, 96
- Pringle, 335
- Whitmore, 234
- Infrastructure, relationship, 542–44
- Kitsaki Development Corporation, La Ronge, award, member's statement
  - Renaud, 2058
- Northern Saskatchewan, 969 See also NORTHERN Act (No. 237)
  - Belanger, 127, 130–31
  - Gantefoer, 324
  - Goulet, 472
  - Hamilton, 122
  - Kasperski, 230
  - Commitment
    - Belanger, 1397–98
    - Romanow, 1398–99
- Partnership for Growth: Building on the Renewal of the Saskatchewan Economy 1 See also Regulations – Review, reduction and elimination
  - Bradley, 171, 185
  - Draude, 118
  - Flavel, 249
  - Gantefoer, 324
  - Hamilton, 122, 390
  - Pringle, 340
  - Wall, 48
  - Ward, 75
- Partnership for Renewal: A Strategy for the Saskatchewan Economy
  - Gantefoer, 324
  - Wall, 48
  - Whitmore, 234
- Partnership for Renewal: A Strategy for the Saskatchewan Economy, aboriginal community
  - Crofford, 218
Economic Development Department
- Estimates, supplementary (1996-97), 1785
Economy 1–2, 307 See also Agriculture – Diversification
- Boyd, 357
- Bradley, 171, 185
- Jess, 105
- Lorje, 366
- Murray, 107
- Thomson, 68, 72
- Diversification, 3
- Growth, 1–2, 4, 304, 307–9 See also Taxation – Incentives, targeted
  - Atkinson, 456
  - Bradley, 171
  - Draude, 118–20, 466
  - Hamilton, 123, 389
  - Julé, 151
  - Koenker, 443
  - Kowalsky, 241
  - Krawetz, 62
  - Murrell, 164
  - Pringle, 335
  - Sonntag, 198
  - Stanger, 410
  - Tchorzewski, 224, 432
  - Thomson, 69, 352, 354
  - Upshall, 481
  - Van Mulligen, 273–74, 380–81
  - Wall, 48, 366
  - Wiens, 413
  - East-central
    - Serby, 418
  - Macklin, member's statement
    - Murrell, 1691
  - Maidstone, member's statement
    - Stanger, 11
  - Member's statement
    - Tchorzewski, 1803
  - Northern Saskatchewan, 2
    - Kasperski, 230
    - Trew, 166
  - South-west, member's statement
    - Wall, 1096
  - Surveys, member's statement
    - Tchorzewski, 2058–59
  - Swift Current, member's statement
    - Wall, 297–98
- Northern Saskatchewan, integration
  - Belanger, 126
- Strong, 304, 309 See also Government expenditures – Debt, reduction
  - Kowalsky, 242
  - Lorje, 57
  - Scott, 329
  - Thomson, 352
  - Van Mulligen, 273
  - Wall, 51
  - Ward, 76
  - Whitmore, 234
- Working women, participation, member's statement
  - Draude, 1594
Education 1, 2, 4, 306 See also High schools; School boards; School divisions; Schools; Teachers
- Atkinson, 456
- Bjornerud, 72–74
- Boyd, 219, 358
- Bradley, 170–72, 185–86, 189
- Draude, 119–20
- Flavel, 249
- Gantefoer, 229, 311–12
- Goohsen, 158, 160
- Hamilton, 124
- Hillson, 102, 429
- Jess, 105
- Kasperski, 230–31
- Koenker, 98, 443–44
- Kowalsky, 236, 240
- Krawetz, 63–64, 67
- Langford, 169
- Lautermilch, 462
- Lorje, 58, 365
- Murray, 106–7
- Murrell, 164
- Osika, 269
- Pringle, 335, 337
- Romanow, 503, 507
- Serby, 420
- Sonntag, 195, 198
- Tchorzewski, 222, 224–25
- Thomson, 68, 70, 72
- Toth, 191, 194
- Van Mulligen, 273, 281
- Wall, 49, 51
- Ward, 75
- Access, denied, students with special needs and behavioural problems
  - Atkinson, 1653–54
  - Haverstock, 1653–54
- Balanced school year, 1445
- Core curriculum
  - Atkinson, 457
- Cost savings, $7 million annually in 1998-99, statement, vs. amalgamation, 945–48
- Curriculum, 307
  - Kowalsky, 240
- Curriculum development and implementation, 949
- Departments, two
  - Krawetz, 66
- Distance education, 307
- Education Week, March 17-21, 1997, member's statement
  - Bradley, 287
  - Gantefoer, 208
  - Heppner, 208
  - Tchorzewski, 208
- Efficiency and quality, improvement See School divisions – Restructuring plans
- Four-day school week, legislation, amendment
  - Atkinson, 1482
  - Heppner, 1482
- Four-day school week, proposal, Scenic Valley School Division, 1445–46
  - Toth, 191
- Funding, 309, 1441–42, 1855–57 See also Property tax
  - Aldridge, 496–97
  - Atkinson, 147–48, 456, 458
  - Bjornerud, 73–74, 416
  - Boyd, 220
  - Bradley, 187
  - Cline, 331, 334
  - Draude, 467
  - Gantefoer, 326
  - Goulet, 470
  - Hamilton, 123, 388, 390
  - Julé, 150, 435
  - Kowalsky, 241
  - Krawetz, 63–64, 147–48, 258, 384
  - Lautermilch, 462–63
  - MacKinnon, 258
  - Murrell, 164
  - Osika, 363
  - Romanow, 500, 502–3
  - Stanger, 409
  - Tchorzewski, 434
  - Thomson, 70, 355
  - Toth, 458–60
  - Upshall, 481
  - Van Mulligen, 275, 376–78
  - Wiens, 413
- Funding, assistance, industries, Englefeld and Anaheim
  - Draude, 179–80
  - Lingenfelter, 180
  - Romanow, 180
- Funding vs. property tax
  - Atkinson, 457, 1281–82
  - Boyd, 220
  - Krawetz, 386–87, 1281–82
  - Toth, 191
- Joint-use facility, Estevan, Comprehensive High School, relocation of Southeast Regional College
  - Ward, 75–76
- Joint-use facility, Estevan, Comprehensive High School, relocation of Southeast Regional College, member's statement
  - Ward, 716
- Learning in the classroom, support, better tools providing, 2
  - Boyd, 220
  - Flavel, 249
  - Kasperski, 231
  - Sonntag, 196
- Northern Saskatchewan
  - Goulet, 139
- Northern teacher education program
  - Goulet, 470
- Parental involvement
  - Kowalsky, 240
- Pathfinder Award of Excellence, recipient, Pauline Lasas, Waterhen Lake First Nation, member's statement
  - Sonntag, 1096
- Restructuring See School divisions – Amalgamation
- Sex education, wooden demonstrators, export, member's statement
  - D'Autremont, 449
- Special education, funding, Prince Albert
  - Atkinson, 287–88
  - Krawetz, 287–88
- Transition-to-work program, member's statement
  - Murrell, 257
Education, post-secondary See also Regional colleges; Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology; Training programs; Universities
- Kowalsky, 240
- Funding
  - Romanow, 500, 503
  - Van Mulligen, 275
Education Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 59)
- First reading
  - Upshall, 1312
- Second reading
  - Atkinson, 1347–49
  - Heppner, 1556–58
  - Krawetz, 1349, 1489–90
  - Toth, 1490, 1556
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Atkinson, 1669–71, 1927–31
  - Heppner, 1670–71, 1928–30
  - Krawetz, 1669–70, 1927–28, 1930–31
- Third reading
  - Atkinson, 1937
- Royal Assent, 1938
Education and Health Tax Amendment Act, 1997 (Indians off-reserve) (No. 229)
- First reading
  - Boyd, 1809
- Withdrawn, 1907
Education and Health Tax Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 54)
- First reading
  - Upshall, 1030
- Second reading
  - Gantefoer, 1285
  - MacKinnon, 1285
  - Romanow, 1286–88
  - Toth, 1285–86
- Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1353
- Third reading
  - MacKinnon, 1353
- Royal Assent, 1514
Education and Health Tax Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 204)
- First reading
  - Boyd, 85
Education Committee
- Name substitution, moved (Kowalsky)
  - Kowalsky, 612
Education Department
- Administration, cost, 943
- Changes, 942
- Employees, 942
- Employees, sharing with Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training Department, 943
- Estimates (1997-98), 941–49, 1437–47
  - Atkinson, 941–49, 1437–47
  - Heppner, 1443–47
  - Krawetz, 941–49, 1437–43
- Estimates, supplementary (1996-97), 1447
- Funding
  - Scott, 329
- Official Minority Language Office, funding, 1440
- Regional directors, 943
- Regional offices, 943
- Senior management, 942
- Travel, 1443
Education development fund
- Krawetz, 385–86
Elections See also Alberta – Provincial election; Health district boards – Elections
- Federal, provincial and municipal, voters' list, permanent
  - Hillson, 1541
  - Mitchell, 1541
- Fund-raising See Political parties – Contributions, Chief Electoral Officer's investigation, report
Elections, federal (June 2, 1997) See also Health district boards – Members, federal election, candidates, legislation, changes
- Leaders' debate, member's statement
  - Thomson, 1592–93
- Leaders' debate, member's statement, apology, 1851, 1867–68
  - Boyd, 1808–9
  - Heppner, 1695–96, 1750–51
  - Lingenfelter, 1695–96, 1750–51, 1808–9
  - Thomson, 1649
- Leaders' debate, member's statement, Justice Minister, comments, 1730, 1740
- Members of the Legislative Assembly, campaign participation vs. responsibilities, 1867
  - Boyd, 1156–57
  - Lingenfelter, 1156–57
- Member's statement
  - Lingenfelter, 1153
- Voting hours, Saskatchewan
  - Boyd, 1130, 1251
  - D'Autremont, 1099
  - Romanow, 1099–1100, 1130, 1251
- Voting hours, Saskatchewan, Canada Election Act, changes, moved (Romanow)
  - Boyd, 1103–4
  - Krawetz, 1104
  - Romanow, 1103, 1104–5
Electoral boundaries See Constituency Boundaries Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 11)
Electoral Office
- Chief Electoral Officer See Chief Electoral Officer Accountability Act (No. 236); Political parties – Contributions, Chief Electoral Officer's investigation, report
Electricity See also Sales taxes – Electricity, exemption; Saskatchewan Power Corporation
- Condie to Queen Elizabeth transmission line
  - D'Autremont, 929
  - Lautermilch, 926–27, 929
  - McLane, 926, 1129–30
  - Romanow, 1129–30
- Generating stations, 1581 See also Shand power plant
- Grid, upgrading, 305
- Outage, long-term, Melfort
  - Gantefoer, 1338–39
  - Lautermilch, 1338–39
- Rate increase
  - Aldridge, 200
  - Krawetz, 66
- Rates See also Saskatchewan Power Corporation – Profit vs. rate increase
  - Sandy Bay
    - Belanger, 129
- Rural underground distribution system, cancellation
  - Krawetz, 864
  - Lautermilch, 864
Emblems See Provincial Emblems and Honours Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 19)
Emergency preparedness
- Emergency Preparedness Week, May 5-9, 1997, member's statement
  - Whitmore, 1507
Emergency services See Health care – Emergency services; Telephones – Emergency 911 system, province wide
Employers of Babysitters Restitution Act (No. 208)
- First reading
  - Goohsen, 262
- Second reading
  - Out of order. Withdrawn, 613
Employment 1, 4, 304, 306 See also Disabled and handicapped persons – Provincial interagency network for the disabled, training and employment opportunities; Education – Transition-to-work program; Family – Single parents – Women, employment; Training programs; Women – Employment; Youth – Employment
- Atkinson, 456
- Boyd, 219–20
- Bradley, 170–71, 185, 189
- Cline, 331
- Crofford, 219
- Draude, 118–19
- Flavel, 249
- Gantefoer, 229
- Goohsen, 158–59
- Hamilton, 122
- Hillson, 102, 423
- Kasperski, 230
- Koenker, 94, 96
- Krawetz, 61, 63
- Lorje, 58, 365
- Murray, 107
- Pringle, 335, 338
- Romanow, 503
- Scott, 328
- Sonntag, 195–96, 198
- Tchorzewski, 222
- Thomson, 68, 352
- Toth, 192
- Trew, 165–67
- Van Mulligen, 273–74, 281
- Wall, 48, 366–67
- Whitmore, 234
- Funding
  - Atkinson, 458
- Loss
  - Lorje, 59
- Northern Saskatchewan, 2
  - Goulet, 138, 471
  - Hamilton, 122
  - Trew, 166
- Part-time
  - Draude, 119
  - Gantefoer, 324
  - Lorje, 57
- Part-time, wages and benefits
  - Lorje, 59
  - Pringle, 337
Employment development 2, 4, 304, 306, 308–9 See also Regional economic development authorities; Taxation – Incentives, targeted
- Bjornerud, 74, 415, 417
- Boyd, 219–21, 357–58
- Bradley, 171, 189
- Crofford, 201
- D'Autremont, 485
- Draude, 466
- Flavel, 249
- Gantefoer, 310, 324
- Hamilton, 123–24, 389
- Heppner, 360
- Hillson, 426, 429
- Julé, 151
- Kasperski, 230
- Koenker, 443
- Kowalsky, 242–43
- Krawetz, 61–63, 66
- Member's statement
  - Thomson, 1508
- Murray, 106
- Pringle, 336–37
- Romanow, 503
- Sonntag, 195–96, 198
- Tchorzewski, 222, 225, 432
- Thomson, 354
- Trew, 167–68
- Van Mulligen, 380–81
- Wall, 366
- Ward, 75
- Comparison, other provinces
  - Gantefoer, 13
  - Lingenfelter, 13
- Northern Saskatchewan See also NORTHERN Act (No. 237)
  - Gantefoer, 324
  - Goulet, 472
- Trends, urban vs. rural, 538–39
Employment equity See also Public service – Employment equity
- Employment Equity Week, 1271
Employment supplement See Income – Working income supplement
Endangered spaces
- World Wildlife Fund, report
  - Belanger, 1203–4
  - Scott, 1203–4
Endangered species See Wildlife Act, 1997 (No. 42)
Energy and Mines Department See also Mining industry; Non-renewable resources
- Employees, aboriginal vs. non-aboriginal, ratios, 1581
- Estimates (1997-98), 831–38, 1579–89
  - Belanger, 831–38
  - D'Autremont, 1584–89
  - Julé, 1579–83
  - Lautermilch, 831–38, 1579–89
- Internet, web site, 1589
- Mandate, 831
- Minister, travel, benefits, 1585–86
- NewGrade Energy Inc., royalty rebate, 1584
- Regulatory reform, 1582
Energy Training Institute See Students – Early safety training, support program, Energy Training Institute and Southeast Regional College
Enforcement of Canadian Judgments Act (No. 23)
- First reading
  - Nilson, 262
- Second reading
  - Nilson, 727–28
  - Osika, 728, 814–15
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Boyd, 992
  - Hillson, 990–93
  - Nilson, 990–94
  - Toth, 992–93
- Third reading
  - Nilson, 998
- Royal Assent, 1197
Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act, 1997 (No. 73)
- First reading
  - Nilson, 1541
- Second reading
  - Nilson, 1560–61
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Hillson, 1561
  - Nilson, 1561
- Third reading
  - Nilson, 1572
- Royal Assent, 1937
Entrepreneurship See Business – Southwest Centre for Entrepreneurial Development, Swift Current
Environment and Resource Management Department See also Crown land – Northern Saskatchewan, lease fees, collection and administrative fees
- Scott, 330
- Estimates (1997-1998), 914–20, 1420–21, 1423–30
  - Belanger, 914–19, 1420–21, 1430
  - D'Autremont, 1425–27
  - Julé, 1424–25, 1430
  - McLane, 1423–24
  - Osika, 919–20
  - Scott, 914–20, 1420–21, 1423–30
  - Toth, 1427–30
- Estimates, supplementary (1996-97), 1430
- Funding
  - Scott, 329
- Mandate, 914
- Northern district, cut-backs, 914–16, 1430
- Office space, Melville, renovations, cost, 998
- Printing contract, fishing licence and other game licences, 1430
Environment Committee
- Name substitution, moved (Gantefoer)
  - Gantefoer, 782
- Name substitution, moved (Kowalsky)
  - Kowalsky, 612
Environment protection See also Recycling
- Destination conservation program, Saskatoon (West) School Division, member's statement
  - Koenker, 2029
- Earth Day, April 22, 1997, member's statement
  - Kasperski, 1023
- Ecol Laser, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council environmental award, member's statement
  - Koenker, 1024
- Inspection and regulation, funding
  - Scott, 330
Environmental quality committees See Mining industry – Environmental quality committees
Equal pay for work of equal value See Pay equity
Equalization payments
- Van Mulligen, 273–74, 374, 375
Equipment manufacturing 1
- Jess, 105
- Kowalsky, 242
- Tchorzewski, 223
Estimates See also specific departments, e.g., Health Department – Estimates
- 1996-97, supplementary, transmitted, moved (MacKinnon) to refer to Committee of Finance
  - MacKinnon, 303
- 1997-98, main, transmitted, moved (MacKinnon) to refer to Committee of Finance
  - MacKinnon, 303
Estimates Committee
- Legislative Assembly, Estimates and Supplementary Estimates, Ombudsman and Children's Advocate, Estimates and Provincial Auditor, Estimates, committee referral, moved (Kowalsky)
  - Kowalsky, 1073
- Name substitution, moved (Gantefoer)
  - Gantefoer, 781
- Name substitution, moved (McPherson)
  - McPherson, 2079
- Name substitution, moved (Toth)
  - Toth, 1343, 2065
- Second report, moved (Hamilton) for concurrence
  - Hamilton, 1477
Executive Council See also Cabinet ministers; Judges – Provincial Court, lawsuit, Justice Minister
- Estimates (1997-98), 1849–76
  - Boyd, 1857–68
  - Haverstock, 1868–70, 1872
  - Krawetz, 1849–56, 1873–74, 1876
  - Romanow, 1849, 1852–61, 1863, 1865–76
- Travel, 1857
Exner, Darrelle See Justice, administration – Murder case, Regina (Darrelle Exner)