Hansard Speaker Index - 23rd Legislature Session 2 • M

MacKinnon, Ms. Janice (NDP, Saskatoon Idylwyld) Minister of Finance

Appropriation Act, 1997 (No. 1) (No. 43)

First reading, 617
Second reading, 617
Third reading, 617

Appropriation Act, 1997 (No. 2) (No. 76)

First reading, 1877
Second reading, 1877
Third reading, 1877

Beverage containers

Recyclable, environmental handling charge, 181–182

Budget

Provincial Auditor, concerns, 348–349

Budget (March 18, 1993)

Crisis, 349

Budget (March 20, 1997)

Speakers, 303–309

Community Bonds Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 52)

Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1495
Third reading, 1496

Constitutional Affairs Committee

Name substitution, moved (MacKinnon), 2064

Corporation Capital Tax Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 61)

First reading, 1343
Second reading, 1457
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1493–1494
Third reading, 1496

Education

Funding, 258

Education and Health Tax Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 54)

Second reading, 1285
Third reading, 1353

Estimates

1996-97, supplementary, transmitted, moved (MacKinnon) to refer to Committee of Finance, 303
1997-98, main, transmitted, moved (MacKinnon) to refer to Committee of Finance, 303

Farm fuel

Tax rebate, eligibility, married women, 399

Finance Department

Estimates (1997-98), 1365–1374, 1502–1504, 1699–1705

Gross revenue insurance program (GRIP)

Changes

Court action, cost, 551

Income tax

Deficit surtax, revenue, 1279–1280
Low income earners, 1310
Surcharges, 1249–1251, 1309

Income Tax Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 65)

First reading, 1457
Second reading, 1488

Motions for supply (interim)

Expenses, fiscal year ending March 31, 1996, General Revenue Fund, moved (MacKinnon), 617
Expenses, fiscal year ending March 31, 1997, General Revenue Fund, moved (MacKinnon), 1876–1877
Expenses, fiscal year ending March 31, 1998, General Revenue Fund, moved (MacKinnon), 1877
Expenses, fiscal year ending March 31, 1998, moved (MacKinnon), 527–535, 563–569, 591–599, 614–617

Municipal Employees' Pension Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 38)

First reading, 322
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1493
Third reading, 1496

Municipal Law Committee

Name substitution, moved (MacKinnon), 2064

Public Accounts Committee

Name substitution, moved (MacKinnon), 2065

Public employees pension plan

Bre-X investment, losses, 1696–1697

Sales taxes

Reduction, 146–147, 181, 213

Saskatchewan Pension Plan Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 5)

First reading, 117
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1492
Third reading, 1495

Schools

Closures

Regina, 179

Superannuation Pension Plan Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 6)

First reading, 117
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1492–1493
Third reading, 1495–1496

Taxation

First nations, 212, 1312

Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 53)

Second reading, 1284
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1352–1353
Third reading, 1353

Tourism Authority Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 8)

Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1494–1495
Third reading, 1496

Universities

Grants

Operating, 516

McLane, Mr. Harvey (Liberal, Arm River)

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne

Speakers, 225–227

Agri-Food Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 67)

Second reading, 1659

Canada Day

Poster challenge, Saskatchewan winners, member's statement, 1804

Cancer Foundation Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 7)

Second reading, 522

Crop insurance

Bills, outstanding, collection, Agricultural Credit Corporation of Saskatchewan, 1402
Registration, deadline, extension, 145

Dental Disciplines Act (No. 17)

Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1752, 1754–1755

Drugs and pharmaceuticals

Betaseron, approval, multiple sclerosis, 609, 1342–1343, 1480
Betaseron, approval, multiple sclerosis, member's statement, 1478
Patent legislation, repeal, moved (Pringle), 1037–1039
Patent legislation, repeal, moved (Pringle), comments and questions, 1044–1045

East Central Health District

Special care homes, pharmacy contract, successful tender, fee payment, 81

Electricity

Condie to Queen Elizabeth transmission line, 926, 1129–1130

Environment and Resource Management Department

Estimates (1997-1998), 1423–1424

Family Maintenance Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 28)

Second reading, 730

Farmers/producers

Income tax, grain sales, designation as expenditure vs. income, 981–82

Gambling

Expansion, social impact

Independent study, commissioning

Petitions, 1505

Health care, 226–227

Centres

Dodsland, closure, 112–113

Funding, 227
Hepatitis C victims, compensation, 1950
Hepatitis C victims, compensation, moved (McLane), 1962–1966
Liberal Party record, member's statement, 2058
Midwifery services, 450–451
Multiple sclerosis

Month, member's statement, 1478

Out-of-province expenses, payment (Allen Serdachny), 1253
Saskatchewan Health Information Network, 227, 1694–1695
Saskatchewan Health Information Network, cost, Provincial Auditor, recommendation, 1029

Health care reform

Assessment/review, 11–12, 1901–1902
Failure, home care services, Natalie Covey-Kennedy, 1599
Targets, achievement, 350–351, 395–396

Health Department

Estimates (1997-98), 635–638, 641–642, 1496–1500, 1759–1761

Health Department Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 15)

Second reading, 523–524
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1623–1624

Health district boards, 226

Information, availability, 1127–1128

Health districts

Chief executive officers, turnover rate, 1252

Health Districts Act

Repeal, 226

Health Districts Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 36)

Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1717–1718

Highways and Transportation Act, 1997 (No. 46)

Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1718–1722

Home care

Failure, Natalie Covey-Kennedy, 1599

Hospital waiting-lists, 225
Hospitals

Beds, closure, 2061–2062

Hunters/Hunting

Night hunting

Ban, legislation, petitions, 1944, 1973, 2027, 2056

Medicare, 225–226
Motions for supply (interim)

Expenses, fiscal year ending March 31, 1998, moved (MacKinnon), 530–531, 568–569

Natural gas

Rate increase, 1537–1538

Occupational Therapists Act, 1997 (No. 16)

Second reading, 1352
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1624–1625

Prostitution

Child prostitutes

Legislation, reform, petition, 1591

Rail transportation/railways

Lines, closures, rural municipalities, tax loss, 144–145

Regina Health District Board

Public accountability, lack, 299

Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Privatization, 580–581

SaskPower Commercial

Investment, Guyana Electricity Corporation, 1454, 1509–1510, 1537, 1806

Small business

Commutron Industries, Elbow, member's statement, 1094

St. Paul's Hospital, Saskatoon

90th anniversary, member's statement, 39–40

Telephones

Cellular service

Signals, pirating, 1248–1249

Regional exchanges, creation, petition, 205

Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 53)

Second reading, 1284

Tourism

Highways and roads, deterioration, effect, 1480–1481

Transfer payments, 1202–1203
Transportation

National policy, development, cooperation, moved (Whitmore), 697–700

Urban Municipality Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 3)

Second reading, 933

Utilities

Rate increases

Proposed, review, all party committee, establishing, moved (Gantefoer); amendment (Lorjé), 680–681
Proposed, review, all party committee, establishing, moved (Gantefoer); amendment (Lorjé); questions and comments, 682–683

Water Corporation Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 14)

Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1323–1324, 1326

Youth

Crime

Combating, special task force, establishing, petition, 1021, 1091

McPherson, Mr. Glen (Liberal, Wood River)

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne

Speakers, 243–248

Agri-Food Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 67)

Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1915–1921

Agriculture

Agriculture and Food Week, March 9-15, 1997, member's statement, 39

Agriculture and Food Department

Estimates (1997-98), 838–840, 842–843, 845

Big game

Damage compensation program

Petitions, 15, 175, 295, 343, 447, 487, 511, 545, 663, 713, 741, 773, 859, 951, 1199, 1897

Budget

Balanced, 244
Deficit, reduction, 247

Bus transportation, 244
Child poverty, 243

Reduction, 245

Children

Hunger, 243, 245

Condolences

Kluzak, Arthur (former MLA), moved (Romanow), 86–87

Constitutional Affairs Committee

Name substitution, moved (McPherson), 2079–2080

Estimates Committee

Name substitution, moved (McPherson), 2079

Farm Financial Stability Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 12)

Second reading, 1077–1078

Farm Security Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 230)

First reading, 1809–1810

Food banks, 243
Government expenditures

Debt, 246–247

Government revenue, 246–247
Grain transportation

Delivery to elevator system and port terminals, delays, federal government condemnation, 248

Moved (Boyd); amendment (McPherson), 23–24

Health care

Rural communities, 245

Highways and roads

Deterioration, 248, 493–494

Flooding conditions, bridges, warning flags, 451–452

Funding, 246–247, 316–317

Fuel tax, 247

Highway No. 1

Double-laning, petitions, 1974, 1997

Highway No. 19, 15–16
National program, 247
Pothole patrol, 248

Invitation to Highways minister, member's statement, 1899

Highways and Transportation Act, 1997 (No. 46)

Second reading, 1134–1148

Highways and Transportation Department

Estimates (1997-98), 649–659
Minister, resignation, April 28, 1997, ministerial statement, 1132

Home care, 244
Hospital waiting-lists

Surgery, 2030–2031
Surgery (H. Sawin), 1981

Hospitals

Closures, 245

Hunters/Hunting

Night hunting

Ban, legislation, petitions, 1944, 2028, 2055

Non-controversial Bills Committee

Name substitution, moved (McPherson), 2079

Oil industry

Revenue, highways and roads, repair and maintenance, 247–248

Physicians/doctors

Shortage, 245

Provincial Auditor

Government support, 979

Public Accounts Committee

Name substitution, moved (McPherson), 2079

Regulations Committee

Name substitution, moved (McPherson), 2079

Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation

Estimates (1997-98), 999

Senior citizens, 244
Shortline Railway Successor Rights Suspension Act (No. 220)

First reading, 721
Second reading, 1222–1225

Social assistance, 243
South Country Health District, 245–246
Special care homes, 244
Telephones

Regional exchanges, creation, petition, 205

Transportation

National policy, development, cooperation, moved (Whitmore), 687–693
Strategy, comprehensive, ministerial statement (Renaud), 750–751

Youth

Crime, 243

Combating, special task force, establishing, petition, 1021–1022

Mitchell, Mr. Robert (NDP, Saskatoon Fairview) Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training, Minister of Labour

Agricultural Credit Corporation of Saskatchewan Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 13)

Third reading, 1724

Agriculture Department Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 55)

Third reading, 1724

Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 10)

First reading, 149
Second reading, 619–620
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1687
Third reading, 1688

Archives Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 70)

Third reading, 1687

Arts Board Act, 1997 (No. 51)

Third reading, 1687

Budget (March 20, 1997)

Speakers, 436–441

Children

Care-providers, minimum wage entitlement, parents

Compensation, 44–45, 259–260, 300

Constituency Boundaries Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 11)

First reading, 183
Second reading, 520–521, 1291–1292
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1684–1687
Third reading, 1688

Crown Construction Tendering Agreement, 437

Boycott, proposal, Saskatchewan Construction Association, 582
Costs, 954

Elections

Federal, provincial and municipal, voters' list, permanent, 1541

Health care

Labour relations, reorganization, disability benefits, impact, Dorsey report, 609–610

Health district boards

Elections, 1541

Health districts

Employees, call-out pay, Labour Standards Act, provisions, complaints, 584

Health Districts Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 36)

Third reading, 1724

Highways and Transportation Act, 1997 (No. 46)

Third reading, 1724

Highways and Transportation Consequential Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 48)

Third reading, 1724

IPSCO Inc. and United Steelworkers of America, Local 5890, Collective Bargaining Agreement Act (No. 45)

First reading, 670–671
Second reading, 670–671
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 672
Third reading, 672

Labour Department

Estimates (1997-98), 627–633, 1353–1364, 1725–1729

Labour Standards Act, 437–438
Meewasin Valley Authority Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 63)

First reading, 1402
Second reading, 1457–1458
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1687
Third reading, 1688

Occupational health and safety

Regulations

Violation, accident, Echo Valley Centre, Fort Qu'Appelle, November 1996, 779–780

Occupational Health and Safety Act, 437–438
Political parties

Contributions, Chief Electoral Officer's investigation, report, 669, 1596, 1650–1651, 1697, 1809

Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training Department

Estimates (1997-98), 1014–1020, 1431–1437

Private Investigators and Security Guards Act, 1997 (No. 50), 1307
Public service

Confidentiality, whistleblower legislation, 669

Rail transportation/railways

Short-line, development

Successor rights, legislation, removal, 778–779

Residential Services Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 40)

Third reading, 1687

Rural Municipality Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 2)

Third reading, 1724

Saskatchewan Assistance Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 58)

Third reading, 1687

Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, 439–441
Trade Union Act, 437
Trade Union Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 37)

First reading, 322

Training programs, 438

JobStart program/Future Skills program, expansion, ministerial statement (Mitchell), 1282–1283
Partnerships, 440
Partnerships, first nations and Métis, 440
Saskatchewan Training Strategy: Bridges to Employment, 438–439
Saskatchewan Training Strategy: Bridges to Employment, ministerial statement (Mitchell), 897
Youth Futures program

Pilot project, Prince Albert, ministerial statement (Mitchell), 1697–1698

Universities

Grants

Capital, 441
Operating, 441

Revitalization, (MacKay) report, 440

Urban Municipality Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 3)

Third reading, 1724

Victims of Crime Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 35), 1308
Wakamow Valley Authority Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 44)

Third reading, 1687

Wanuskewin Heritage Park Act, 1997 (No. 9)

First reading, 149
Second reading, 617–618
Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1687
Third reading, 1688

Wascana Centre Amendment Act, 1997 (No. 64)

Third reading, 1687

Wildlife Act, 1997 (No. 42)

Third reading, 1688

Women

Working for Women, Saskatoon

Closure, 261–262

Workers' Compensation Board

Accountability, Public Accounts Committee, 1399–1400, 1484

Murray, Ms. Suzanne (NDP, Regina Qu'Appelle Valley)

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne

Speakers, 105–107

Black Canadians

Black History Month in Saskatchewan, member's statement, 315

Child poverty

Reduction, government action moved (Murray), amendment (Julé), 867–869

Economy, 107
Education, 106–107
Employment, 107
Employment development, 106
Government

Financial management, responsible, 106–107

Health care, 106

Canada Health Day, May 12, 1997, member's statement, 1535
Spinal Health Care Week, May 1-7, 1997, Rick Hansen's visit, member's statement, 1396

Health district boards, 106

Women and minority groups, representation, 107

Highways and roads

Accidents, exchange student, rescue, member's statement, 549

Home care, 107
Horses

Regina Jumps into Spring Horse Show, recognition, member's statement, 450

Hospitals, 107
Schools

Community schools program, Canadian Association for Community Education National Award for Institution of the Year, member's statement, 1745
Cooperative program, Sherwood Co-operative Association and Regina Catholic north-west schools, member's statement, 346

Social programs, 107
Special care homes, 107
Students

Moose Jaw regional science fair, member's statement, 664–665

Training programs, 106
Transportation

Strategy, comprehensive, 106–107

Volunteers

National Volunteer Week, April 14-18, 1997, member's statement, 798

Women

YWCA's Women of Distinction Awards Dinner

Regina, member's statement, 1125

Writers and poets

Canada Book Day, April 23, 1997, recognition, member's statement, 1067–1068

Murrell, Ms. Sharon (NDP, Battleford-Cut Knife)

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne

Speakers, 163–165

Agri-Food innovation fund

Funding, new, member's statement, 514–515

Agricultural biotechnology, 164
Agriculture

Diversification, 163–164

Froehlich Floriculture, Tramping Lake, 164
Froehlich Floriculture, Tramping Lake, member's statement, 394
Pelleting plants, 163, 860–861

Budget

Balanced, 164

Child poverty, 106

Action plan for children, 164
Reduction, government action moved (Murray), amendment (Julé), 869–870

Citizens

Wilkie Citizen of the Year, awards, member's statement, 80

Consumer protection, 164
Economic and Co-operative Development Department

Small business loans association program, 164

Economy

Growth, 164

Macklin, member's statement, 1691

Education, 164

Funding, 164
Transition-to-work program, 257

Government

Financial management, responsible, 164

Government expenditures

Debt, 164
Debt, reduction, 164
Reduction, burden transfer, moved (Krawetz), 2075–2076

Health care

Funding, 164
Midwife, Battleford Cut-Knife constituency, 100th birthday celebration, member's statement, 1202

Health district boards, 164
Health districts

District 1 Health Care Auxiliaries Association in Unity, 60th anniversary and 44th annual meeting, member's statement, 1306

Highways and roads

Deterioration, 164

Hospitals

Battlefords Union Hospital, hip and knee replacement surgery, member's statement, 665

Indians/first nations

Treaty Six, Little Pine Reserve, July 2, 1879, commemoration, member's statement, 1900–1901

Labour force

Safety, One Hundred Grand Safety Award, Sifto salt plant, Unity, member's statement, 1095

Manufacturing industry, 164
Medicare, 106
Oil industry, 164
Population, 164
Rail transportation/railways

Deregulation, 164

Retail industry

Sales, 164

Social assistance, 106
Social programs

Funding, 164

Students

National science fair, entry, artificial skin, Battleford area, member's statement, 716

TD Trust Company Act, 1997 (No. 303)

Second reading, 1045–1046
Third reading, 1600

Trade, 163
Training programs, 164
Transfer payments

Reduction, 164

Transportation

Strategy, comprehensive, 164

Unemployment, 164

Rate, 164

Uranium industry, 164
Women

International Women's Day, March 8, 1997, recognition, member's statement, 10

Youth

Justice committees, establishment and liability protection, 164