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

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Families 175, 223, 368 See also Child and Family Services Amendment Act, 1999; Children; Drugs and pharmaceuticals – Non-prescription, sales tax, expansion; Farm families; Housing; Income – Low; Indians/First Nations – Off-reserve; Indians/First Nations – On-reserve
- Building independence: investing in families, strategy, 1020 See also Labour force – Entrance, barriers removing; Social assistance – Dependence, reducing
  - Model of success, attracting national and international attention, 319
  - Opportunities extending regardless of financial circumstances, government commitment, 319
- Challenges meeting, assistance, 9
- Government assistance, commitment, 6, 122, 384
- Health benefits, 122, 1021, 1414, 1958
- Health care See also Families – Mothers, expectant, health care, emphasis
  - Protection and improvement, 8
  - Worries, 5, 65, 193
- Living with dignity and independence, support, 319
- Making ends meet, 6, 52, 64, 93, 101, 125, 162, 193, 201
- Mediation services See Justice Department – Mediation services, Saskatoon
- Most in need, support, 319, 375, 378, 382
- Mothers, expectant, health care, emphasis, 8
- Necessities
  - Finding time, assistance See Families – Work, leave
  - Taxation, 322
- Single income earner, tax fairness, ensuring, 6
- Single parent See also Income – Low – Tax rolls
  - Women, Women's Secretariat, addressing, 1294–95
- Taxes
  - Fairness, ensuring, 6, 346
  - Savings, 324, 353, 370, 375, 383, 404
- Violence See also Indians/First Nations; Women – Victims of violence
  - Reduction, Hawaiian government initiative, 121
  - RESOLVE (Research and Education for Solution to Violence and Abuse), Women's Secretariat, involvement, 1294
- Work, leave, 87
  - Implementation, legislation, 1862
  - Legislation introduction, 6, 122
  - Paid, introduction, 1863
- Work balance, 9, 370
  - Task force, 122
    - Focus, large, independent companies vs. small business, 1861–62
- Working See Income – Low – Tax rolls
Farm families 55, 175, 225 See also Farmers/Producers; Income – Saskatchewan employment supplement
- Commodity prices, low, squeeze, 7
- Difficult times, 85, 147–48 See also Grain – Price subsidies, United States/European Economic Union
- Fighting for, 9, 102, 125, 201
- Government
  - Programs
    - Availability to farmers who have made efforts to meet commitments, 8
    - Benefits See Farmland – Leaseback programs
  - Speaking with one voice on behalf, 7
- Income crisis, 94, 165–66 See also Agriculture crisis; Crop insurance – Payment terms, extension
  - Worst effects, dealing with, government initiatives, 7 See also Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA); Farm families – Government – Programs
- New ideas and new directions for the future, forge ahead in spite of difficulties, 320
- Support, gold ribbon campaign, Saskatchewan Agricultural Women's Network, member's statement
  - Jones, 15
- Trade war, victims, 5, 52, 64, 193 See also Grain – Price subsidies, United States/European Economic Union
Farm Financial Stability Amendment Act, 1999 (No. 1) 8
- First reading
  - Lingenfelter, 136
- Second reading
  - Boyd, 1780–81
  - Brkich, 871–75
  - Lingenfelter, 591–92
  - McMorris, 620–23
  - Stewart, 739–42
  - Toth, 592
  - Wiberg, 1347–50
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Boyd, 2123–25
  - Lingenfelter, 2123–25
- Third reading
  - Lingenfelter, 2128
- Royal Assent, 2227
Farm fuel 66, 94 See also Diesel fuel
- Provincial tax, none, 320
- Rebate program, 383, 1734
  - Eligibility, cap, elimination, 320, 338, 340, 354, 356, 377, 412
  - Point of sale record, 1827–28
- Tax exemption, 404
Farm income 5 See also Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA); Canada-Saskatchewan Adjustment Program (CSAP); Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA)
- Crisis See Agriculture crisis
- Stabilization, long-term, 58
Farm input cost monitoring program See Farmers/Producers – Input costs
Farm machinery industry
- Bourgault Industries, St. Brieux, 2342 See Highways and roads – Highway No. 368, construction, completion plans
- Dealers, short-line inventory, major manufacturers, pressuring to drop
  - Legislation See also Agricultural Equipment Dealerships Act (No. 12)
    - Boyd, 112–13
    - Lingenfelter, 112–13
    - Private member's See also Agricultural Implements Amendment Act, 1999 (No. 209)
    - Private member's, member's statement
      - Elhard, 180, 209
  - Legislation, member's statement
    - Sonntag, 246
- Doepker Industries, Annaheim, 2342 See also Farm machinery industry – Union certification – Secret ballot; Highways and roads – Highway No. 368, construction, completion plans; Labour Relations Board
- Shaunavon Industries, new facilities, grand opening, member's statement
  - Elhard, 451
- Union certification
  - Employer's right to be heard See also Trade Union Amendment Act, 2000 (Freedom of Speech in the Workplace) (No. 234)
    - Crofford, 864, 1368
    - Weekes, 864, 1367–68
  - Secret ballot See also Democratic Unionism Act (No. 233)
    - Crofford, 865
    - Weekes, 864–65
- Western Canada Testing Inc., Humboldt, Canada–Saskatchewan Western Economic Partnership Agreement, funding, member's statement
  - Wartman, 1299
Farm products See Agricultural products
Farm safety
- Competition, grand prize winner, Markus Wilson, Red Wing Elementary School, member's statement
  - Wiberg, 77
- Insecticide spraying, education programs, 2240
- Poster contest winner, Daniel Michaluk, Sturgis Comprehensive School, member's statement
  - Krawetz, 46
Farm safety net
- Long-term, 58, 61, 63, 66, 94, 194, 226, 320, 338, 633, 1734–36, 2330–32 See also Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA); Crop insurance; Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA)
  - Boyd, 214, 316, 1366–67, 1768–69
  - Lingenfelter, 214, 1366–67, 1768–69
  - Romanow, 316
  - Development, crop insurance combined with revenue insurance program, 1323–24
  - Farmers' needs in disastrous situations, meeting pursuit of, 8
- Short term programs, negotiations with federal government, 8
Farmers/Producers See also Agriculture; Art/Artists – Jacquie Berting, Glass Wheat Field; Crop insurance; Farm safety net; Forest fires – Firefighters; Grain; Ranchers – Relocation in Saskatchewan
- Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA), funding, redirection, 7, 58
- Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers for 1999, Warren and Carla Kaeding, Churchbridge, member's statement
  - Bjornerud, 245–46
- Cash advance, 627, 1953, 1957
- Cash flow, 340
- Fairness See also Trade – Talks, current
  - Working together for, 5
- Family-owned corporations, 629
- Government regulations, reduction, 67
- Income crisis See also Agriculture and Food Department – Lands Branch, customers; Agriculture crisis
- Input costs, 58, 94, 99, 140, 166 See also Farm fuel; Farmland – Education tax; Grain transportation, freight rates – Increase, 2000-2001 crop year
  - Agricultural input management program, Naicam, Spalding and Lake Lenore co-operatives, member's statement
    - Draude, 1472
  - Monitoring program, introduction, 8, 191, 202, 1730
  - Reduction, 7, 58
- New opportunities, 320
- Older, retirement with dignity, 8
- Practices, among the most efficient, 7, 152, 154, 226
- Sons and daughters taking their place on the land and raising children to follow in their footsteps, 8
- Stress See Agriculture and Food Department – Farm stress line
- Tax deferral programs, 630–31
- Tax relief, 404, 627
- Third line of defence See Farm income – Stabilization, long-term
- World competition, 152
FarmGro Organic Foods, Regina See Grain – FarmGro Organic Foods, Regina
Farmland See also Agriculture and Food Department – Lands Branch; Water supply – Channels
- Education tax, 55, 58, 66, 94, 159
  - Rebate program, 141, 320, 338, 340, 349, 356, 372, 377, 383, 412, 1169, 1733–34 See also Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA) – Funding – Withdrawal
  - Revolt, 146, 340, 356–57, 367, 407, 1168, 2337
    - Bjornerud, 280–81
    - Melenchuk, 280–81
- Flooding, 1793 See also Water Appeal Board – Flooding, decisions, enforcement, authority; Water – Drainage – Channels – Clearing program; Water – Drainage – Ditches – Filling in
- Leaseback programs, 1730
  - Extension, three year, 8, 141, 202
  - Federal, extension, three year, challenge, 8
- Sales, out-of-province See also Saskatchewan Farm Security Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 218)
  - Bjornerud, 1769–70
  - Lingenfelter, 1769–70
Federated colleges See Universities – Funding
Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations See Indians/First Nations – Self-government – By 2002, framework agreement, signing; Schools – Urban reserves – Saskatoon
Federko, Peter See Workers' Compensation Board – Chief executive officer
Fedorowich, Shirley See Workers' Compensation Board – Decisions, appeal, confidentiality agreement
Fetal alcohol syndrome See Health care – Fetal alcohol syndrome; Justice, administration
File Hills Agency First Nations
- Police services See Police Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 31)
Film Classification Board See also Film industry – Queer City Cinema 2000, Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, 3rd Biannual, Regina, May 8-13; Justice Department
- Decisions
  - Altering and/or appealing, prescribed methods, 1134, 1136
  - Explanation and communication, policy, 1134
Film Employment Tax Credit Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 14)
- First reading
  - Serby, 396
- Second reading
  - Bjornerud, 1849
  - Boyd, 613
  - Draude, 712–16
  - McMorris, 1515–16
  - Serby, 613
  - Wall, 878–80
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - McMorris, 2079
  - Serby, 2079
- Third reading
  - Van Mulligen, 2100
- Royal Assent, 2227
Film industry
- Employment tax credit, 25, 1028–29 See also Film Employment Tax Credit Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 14)
- Heartland Motion Pictures, feature film, Borderline Normal, shooting, member's statement
  - Higgins, 209
- Partners in Motion co-production, 13 Seconds: The Kent State Shootings, member's statement
  - Wakefield, 944
- Queer City Cinema 2000, Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, 3rd Biannual, Regina, May 8-13
  - Film Classification Board, decision
    - Axworthy, 1126
    - Julé, 1126
    - Explanation, 1135–36
  - Friend's memory, member's statement
    - Draude, 1179
  - Funding
    - Axworthy, 1066, 1094–95
    - Draude, 916–17, 935–36, 946–47, 981–82, 1009–11, 1037–38, 1066, 1094–95
    - Hamilton, 935–36
    - Lingenfelter, 916, 918–19
    - Nilson, 947
    - Serby, 916–18, 947–48, 981–82, 1010–11, 1037–38
    - Letters of concern, member's statement
      - Wiberg, 1233–34
    - Opposition members, attendance See also Women – Victims of violence – Funding
      - Axworthy, 1181
      - Crofford, 1182
      - Draude, 1181–82
      - Julé, 1180–81
      - Serby, 1182
    - Opposition members, attendance, member's statement
      - Draude, 1148
- Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, 53rd, May 11-14, 2000
  - Best of Saskatchewan category, winner, Daisy, member's statement
    - Crofford, 1364
- Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, 53rd, May 11-14, 2000, member's statement
  - Serby, 1180
Finance Committee
- Appointment, moved (Lingenfelter)
  - Lingenfelter, 230
- Budget (March 29, 2000), moved (Cline) to resolve into committee
  - Cline, 323
- Budget (March 29, 2000), moved (Lingenfelter) to resume debate March 30, 2000
  - Lingenfelter, 325
- 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
Finance Department
- A. W. Johnson Distinguished Chair in Public Policy, Professor Hartley Furtan, appointment, 1826
  - Cline, 868
  - Wakefield, 868
- Accountability unit, 1827
- Administration, expenditures, 1826
- Annual report, 1826–27
- Budget Analysis Division, expenditures, 1827
- Employees, number, 1828
- Estimates, main (2000-2001), 1826–31, 1990–91, 2344
  - Cline, 1826–31, 1990–91
  - Wakefield, 1826–31, 1990–91
- Estimates, supplementary (1999-2000), 2344
- Miscellaneous payments, doubtful accounts, allowance, 1828
- Personnel Policy Secretariat, expenditures, 1827
- Public information technology, improvement, 1826–27
Finnik, Anne See Drugs and pharmaceuticals – Non-prescription, sales tax, expansion
Fire-Fighter Protection from Liability Act (No. 231)
- First reading
  - Wall, 645
Firearms Act (C-68)
- Court challenges
  - Constitutional clause, 1131–32
  - Property rights, 1132–33
  - Resolution, 1133
  - Saskatchewan presentations, 1131
    - Tabling, 1133
- Court challenges, member's statement
  - Heppner, 1835
- Opposition, 1898–99
Firefighters See also Forest fires
- Liability, protection legislation, member's statement
  - Wall, 640
- Swift Current, member's statement
  - Wall, 1265–66, 1908
First Nations See Indians/First Nations
First Nations Fund See Casinos, revenue
Fiscal Stabilization Fund 325, 340, 349, 370, 408, 2236, 2238 See also Agriculture crisis – Financial support
- Establishment, 317–18, 337, 338, 376, 379, 381, 385, 399, 405–6
  - Cline, 334–35
  - Hermanson, 334–35
- Estimates (2000-2001), 2236–39
  - Cline, 2236–39
  - Krawetz, 2238–39
  - Wakefield, 2236–38
- Investments, 2236
- Liquor and Gaming Authority funds, transfer, 2237–39
Fiscal Stabilization Fund Act (No. 64)
- First reading
  - Cline, 1213
- Second reading
  - Cline, 1371
  - D'Autremont, 1371–72
  - Stewart, 1570–71
  - Wakefield, 2149
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Cline, 2233–35
  - Krawetz, 2233–35
- Third reading
  - Cline, 2236
- Royal Assent, 2350
Fishing
- Licences, fee increase
  - Belanger, 455–56
  - Kwiatkowski, 455–56
Fishing industry
- Angling vs. commercial fishing, 93
Fishing Lake See Cottages – Flood damage
Fitch and Associates See Ambulance service – Coordination – Province wide
Flat tax See Income tax
FleetNet 800 See SaskTel Mobility
Floods See Cottages
Foam Lake, Sask. See Cottages – Flood damage, Fishing Lake, economic impact
Fond-du-Lac, Sask. See Airports
Food banks 122
- Social assistance recipients, 1957
Food processing industry 368
Ford, Danielle Charpier See Saskatchewan Water Corporation – Consultants – Freelance stories
Foreign ownership See Farmland – Sales, out-of-province
Forest fires
- 1999 season, costs, contractors, salaries, 924, 1170–71
- 2000 season, forecast, contingency measures, 924
- Awareness programs, funding, 924
- Contingency fund, 405, 923
- Contingency to manage risk of extreme fire seasons and their threat to Northern communities, 320
- Equipment
  - Contracting, interprovincial agreements, 925
  - New technologies, expenses, 1173–74
  - Ownership and contracting, 924–25
- Firefighters
  - Labour Standards Act, regulations, application, 925–26
  - Night firefighting, training, 926
  - Recruitment, training, costs, 924
  - Training, 1173
    - Farmers, 1172
- Firefighting
  - 24 hour-a-day system, 1173
  - New developments and costs, 1171–72
- Northern contractors and employees, 925, 1171
- Suppression, funding, 923
- Water bombers, usage, cost, 925
Forest industry 138, 166 See also Disabled and handicapped persons – Programs
- Development plan, 320, 348, 383
- Education and training strategy, partnership with industry, member's statement
  - Kowalsky, 885
- Employment development, 368
- Exhibition, Prince Albert, 139
- Expansion/strategy, 1027
- Industrial plants, 320
- Land use plans, integrated, funding, 1174
- Model forest, north of Prince Albert, 139
- Oriented strand board mill, Hudson Bay, 1700–1703
- Partnerships, 138, 320 See also Forest industry – Development plan
- Pasquia-Porcupine Integrated Forest Land Use Plan
  - Contractors, social and economic well-being enhancement, reflecting in partnership arrangements, 1175–76, 1699–1700
  - Recommendations, implementation and cost, 1174–75
- Prince Albert Pulp and Paper, Weyerhaeuser
  - Co-generation project, 138
    - Municipal tax, proposed
      - Serby, 783–85, 814–15
      - Wiberg, 783–85, 814–15
  - Forest management lease agreement, relinquishment, 138
- Products, utilization, 139
- Renewal program, 9, 87, 123, 139, 175
- Saw mills, Prince Albert, 138
- Softwood, top diameter less than four inches, exemption granting
  - Pasquia-Porcupine Integrated Forest Land Use Plan, 1700–1701
  - Prince Albert Model Forest Association, 1701–3
- Spruce budworm spraying programs, request for proposal process, 922, 1170
- Sustainable development, 93
- Training, new, 320
- Training strategy, 320
  - Funding, 319, 1077
- Waste products, Hudson Bay See Disabled and handicapped persons – Programs
Forest Resources Management Amendment Act, 2000 (No. 60)
- First reading
  - Lingenfelter, 1213
- Second reading
  - Allchurch, 1983–84
  - Belanger, 1397
  - Gantefoer, 1397–98
  - Kwiatkowski, 1661–62
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Allchurch, 2152–56
  - Belanger, 2152–56
  - Julé, 2153–54
- Third reading
  - Van Mulligen, 2167
- Royal Assent, 2227
Formulary Committee See Drugs and pharmaceuticals – Review, criteria
Foster care
- Children
  - Complaints, investigation procedures, 1428
  - Participation rights, Child and Family Services Act, including, 1429
  - Recreational activities, sports, entertainment, expenses, 1430
- Children and Youth in Care Review: Listen to their Voices
  - Eagles, 701–2
  - Toth, 699–700, 731–32, 939–40
  - Van Mulligen, 700–702, 732, 940
  - Recommendations See Foster care – Children – Participation rights, Child and Family Services Act, including
- Children and Youth in Care Review: Listen to their Voices, member's statement
  - D'Autremont, 698
- Information, managing, child's file, whereabouts unknown, 1427–28
  - Worker, disciplinary action, 1428
- Parents, financial assistance/compensation, 1430
- Vs. kinship care, 1138–39
Four-year Taxation Plan Act (No. 201)
- First reading
  - Hermanson, 215
Fox Valley, Sask. See Sports
Francophones See also School divisions
- Rendezvous 2000, volunteers, recognition, member's statement
  - Kasperski, 390
Fraser Institute, Vancouver See Hospital waiting lists – Fraser Institute's Annual waiting list survey; Taxation – Freedom day, Fraser Institute report
Freedom of speech See Farm machinery industry – Union certification – Employer's right to be heard
Freeman, Dr. Michel See Personal injury protection plan – Review, full, independent
French language See School divisions – Francophone
Fuel See Air transportation – Aviation fuel; Diesel fuel; Farm fuel; Gasoline
- Alternative See Ethanol
Fuel Tax Act, 2000 (No. 45)
- First reading
  - Cline, 1155
- Second reading
  - Cline, 1215
  - D'Autremont, 1522–28
  - Toth, 1215–16
  - Wakefield, 1874–75
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Cline, 1996–97
  - Wakefield, 1996–97
- Third reading
  - Cline, 2027
- Royal Assent, 2056
Functional Economic Areas in Saskatchewan: A Framework for Municipal Restructuring (Stabler report) See also Municipalities – Legislative renewal/restructuring
- Cost, 1163
Fundraising See also 4-H; Communities – Lampman, swimming pool
- Sig's Charity Corn Roast, 11th annual, Vonda, member's statement
  - Julé, 1907–8
- United Way of Regina 1999 campaign, congratulations, member's statement
  - Yates, 131
- Whitewood rink, member's statement
  - Toth, 1533
Funeral services
- Sales tax exemption, 322
Furtan, Hartley, See Finance Department – A. W. Johnson Distinguished Chair in Public Policy
Fyke, Ken See Medicare Commission – Establishment