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1st Session, 24th Legislature

1999-2001

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Aboriginal Affairs See Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Department

Aboriginal courtworker program See Justice Department Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 15)

Aboriginal employment development program See Employment development

Aboriginal peoples/communities See Indians/First Nations

Aboriginal student mentoring program See Labour force

Abuse and Exploitation of Children through the Sex Trade Prevention Committee, 8, 142

Interim report, 2245

Interim report, M. (Prebble) for concurrence

Julé, 2247–9

Prebble, 2245–6

Membership and appointment, M. (Van Mulligen)

Julé, 137

Van Mulligen, 136–7

Recommendations, authorization and election of two Co-Chairs, M. (Van Mulligen)

Van Mulligen, 253

Report on inquiries during any period of adjournment of the first session of the twenty-fourth legislature, authorization, M. (Prebble)

Prebble, 2249

ACAP See Airports – Capital Assistance Program (ACAP)

Accessibility See Disabled and handicapped persons – Transportation

Accountability of Subsidiaries of Subsidiary Crown Corporations Act (No. 205)

First reading

Heppner, 846

Accountants See Certified Management Accountants Act (No. 27)

ACRE See Action Committee on the Rural Economy

ACS See Agricultural Credit Corporation of Saskatchewan

Action Committee on the Rural Economy

Establishment, 7, 8

Boyd, 1366–7

Lingenfelter, 1366–7

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, 22–47, 51–73, 84–103, 117–27, 137–75, 187–205, 218–30

Speakers:

Addley, 25–7

Allchurch, 165–6

Axworthy, 175, 187–9

Bakken, 153–6

Belanger, 168–75

Brkich, 98–100

Draude, 196–8

Eagles, 93–5

Elhard, 54–6

Gantefoer, 226–30

Goulet, 90–3

Hagel, 198–205

Harpauer, 192–4

Harper, 69–73

Hart, 156–60

Heppner, 64–9

Hermanson, 51–4

Higgins, 22–7

Hillson, 149–53

Jones, 86–8

Kowalsky, 127, 137–43

Krawetz, 143–9

Kwiatkowski, 166–8

McMorris, 189–92

Melenchuk, 56–9

Peters, 194–6

Prebble, 119–24

Serby, 218–24

Stewart, 117–19

Thomson, 160–5

Toth, 73, 84–6

Trew, 95–8

Wakefield, 88–90

Wall, 59–62

Wartman, 62–3

Weekes, 224–6

Wiberg, 124–7

Yates, 100–3

Motion for consideration, moved by Ms. Higgins, seconded by Mr. Addley, 25; amdt. (Hermanson), 54

Motion for presentation to Lieutenant Governor (Lingenfelter)

Lingenfelter, 230

Administrative professionals See Legislative Assembly members

Adult basic education, 319

Adult Guardianship and Co-decision-making Act (No. 48)

First reading

Axworthy, 1186

Second reading

Axworthy, 1394

Gantefoer, 1394–5

Julé, 1658

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Axworthy, 1882–4

Julé, 1882–4

Third reading

Axworthy, 1889

Royal Assent, 2056

Advertising See Youth – Tobacco use, prevention, advertising campaign

Affiliated colleges See Universities – Funding

Aged See Senior citizens

Agri-value See Value added industries/products

Agricore See Grain – Gardiner Dam Terminal Ltd. – Loreburn and Strongfield, joint venture

Agricultural biotechnology, 411 See also Saskatchewan Research Council – Growth areas

Agricultural Credit Corporation of Saskatchewan See also Farmland – Education tax, rebate program

Status and location, 1736

Agricultural Equipment Dealerships Act (No. 12)

First reading

Lingenfelter, 215

Second reading

Boyd, 231–4

D'Autremont, 217

Lingenfelter, 216

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Boyd, 237–40

Elhard, 235–7

Lingenfelter, 235–40

Third reading

Lingenfelter, 241

Royal Assent, 241

Agricultural implements See Farm machinery industry

Agricultural Implements Amdt. Act, 1999 (No. 209), 191

First reading

Boyd, 116

Removal from order paper, 282

Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA), 63, 67, 166, 221, 226, 627, 2242, 2330

1998 vs 1999 program, changes, 1732

Applications, administration timeline, 1732–3

Funding

Putting into hands of farm families, 7, 141

Redirection See Farmers/Producers

Withdrawal, 7, 141, 226 See also Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA) – Top up

Withdrawal, petitions, 243, 274, 309

Allchurch, 243, 273

Bakken, 272

Bjornerud, 243, 272

Brkich, 243, 273

D'Autremont, 272

Harpauer, 273

Hart, 273

Heppner, 271

Julé, 207

Krawetz, 207, 271

Negative margins, addressing, 1732, 2242

Payments

1999, funding, adequacy

Boyd, 2113

Lingenfelter, 2113–14

1998 outstanding

Boyd, 19–20

Lingenfelter, 19–20

Claw back

Harpauer, 865–6

Hermanson, 866

Lingenfelter, 866–7

Red tape, federal, eliminating, 7

Agricultural input management program See Farmers/Producers – Input costs

Agricultural products See also Value added industries/products

Debranning plant, Rosthern See Highways and roads – Highway No. 312, gravel, reverting to, prevention, economic development impact

High quality, 7

New initiatives, 320

Unique and innovative, 8

Agricultural research, 368 See also Innovation Place, Saskatoon; Organic agriculture – Research, funding

Agricultural Sciences Month, April, proclamation, member's statement

Hagel, 518–19

Higgins, 886

Agriculture, 58, 90, 95, 164–5, 167, 220–1, 320 See also 4-H; Grain; Value added industries/products; Water Appeal Board – Environment and Resource Management Department, responsibility

Canada-Saskatchewan Agri-Infrastructure Program (CAIP) See Highways and roads – Highway No. 8; Highways and roads – Highway No. 368, construction, completion plans

Changing face, 156, 320, 377

Crisis, 25, 27, 53, 55, 63, 71, 85, 94, 99, 100, 126, 140, 145, 147, 156, 172, 191, 193, 195, 197, 397, 410, 627–33 See also Farm income; Farm safety net – Long-term; Trade – Agricultural – Equalization payment, federal government – $1 billion

Boyd, 1366–7

Lingenfelter, 1366–7

Emergency debate See Trade – Agricultural – Equalization payment, federal government – $1 billion

Families, impact, member's statement

Bakken, 16

Harpauer, 15

Harper, 16

Julé, 16

Wartman, 16–17

Farm delegation, 152, 221

Federal government's response, 7

Members See Action Committee on the Rural Economy – Establishment

Financial support, 379, 399, 404, 411, 2237

Hermanson, 17–19

Romanow, 17–19

Federal, delegation, unified voice, 97

United States and European Economic Union, competing with, 7

Government addressing, 191, 397

Hermanson, 21, 210–11, 247–8

Romanow, 21, 210–11, 248

Government commitments, Throne Speech

Lingenfelter, 867

Stewart, 867

Government support, 2324

Hermanson, 47–8

Romanow, 47–8

Providence Place, Moose Jaw, letter, member's statement

Stewart, 209

Issues

Complex and daunting, 7

Federal government, responsibility accepting to stand up internationally, 7

Provincial government

Beyond power of, 7

Response, taking steps, 7

Nisga'a Final Agreement, comparison, 91

Diversification, 156, 192, 368, 2330–1 See also Bison industry; Crop insurance – New crops, including; Crops – New; Elk industry; Ethanol; Farm Financial Stability Amdt. Act, 1999 (No. 1); Food processing industry

Last Mountain Berry Farm, Southey district, member's statement

Van Mulligen, 1765–6

Federal government

Funding, 166, 191, 226

Hermanson, 79

Romanow, 79–80

Support, 377

Financial support, member's statement

Addley, 46

Funding, 141, 222, 377

Future, more prosperous, building, 8

Government assistance

Long-term See Farm safety net

Short-term package ($1 billion program), 66, 320, 626–7, 629–33 See also Farm income – Canada-Saskatchewan Adjustment Program (CSAP); Farm income – Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA); Farmers/Producers – Cash advance; Farmers/Producers – Tax relief

Short-term solutions, looking beyond, 320

Growth, 320

Long term success, government support See Value added industries/products – Equity capital

Marketing choices, 2330–1

Markets, downturn, 320

Ministers, meeting, December 8, 1999, Toronto See also above Federal government, funding

Ministers, meeting, December 8, 1999, Toronto, ministerial statement

Boyd, 116

Lingenfelter, 115–16

Opportunities, 320

Organic See Organic agriculture/food

Plan, 2330

Provincial government funding, 166

Special advisor, 7, 2240, 2330–2 See also Finance Department – A. W. Johnson Distinguished Chair in Public Policy; Trade – Talks, current

Success stories, 320

Western Canada Farm Progress Show, Regina, June 21-24, 2000, member's statement

Boyd, 2038

Nilson, 1974

Agriculture and Food Department See also Agriculture Department Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 24); Elk industry – Government programs

Estimates, main (2000-2001), 625–33, 1322–9, 1729–36, 2239–42, 2344

Boyd, 625–30, 632–3, 1322–9, 1729–35, 2241–2

Harpauer, 2239–40

Lingenfelter, 625–8, 630–3, 1322–9, 1729–36, 2239–42

Wall, 1736

Estimates, supplementary (1999-2000), 2344

Farm stress line, funding, Women's Secretariat, 1226, 1293

Internet site, member's statement

Wartman, 130

Lands Branch, customers, payment extension, 8

Staff, 1734

User fees, 2240

Agriculture Committee See also Legislative Assembly – Recess

Appointment and membership, M. (Lingenfelter)

Lingenfelter, 14

First report, M. (Lingenfelter) for concurrence

Lingenfelter, 35

Meeting to hear voices of farmers and rural leaders, leading to vote on emergency resolution, 7, 63, 65, 94, 147, 152, 156, 161, 195, 203–4

Agriculture Committee (federal)

Agricultural crisis, hearings, impact, member's statement

Yates, 78

Agriculture Department Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 24), 8

First reading

Lingenfelter, 645

Second reading

Boyd, 1781–2

D'Autremont, 765

Lingenfelter, 764–5

Peters, 870–1

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Boyd, 2125–6

Lingenfelter, 2126

Third reading

Lingenfelter, 2128

Royal Assent, 2227

AIDA See Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program

Air ambulance See Ambulance service

Air quality See Livestock industry

Air transportation

Aviation fuel tax rate, reduction, 2318

Airports

Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), 1738 See also Highways and roads – Construction and maintenance – New construction, funding reduction

Fond-du-Lac and Wollaston Lake, surfacing, completion, 746

La Ronge See also below Projects

Safety improvement project, Airport Capital Assistance Program, 746

Northern Saskatchewan

Funding, federal vs. other airports, 1738–9

Improvements, funding, 1738

Projects, funding, 1738

Alameda dam

Recreational facilities and water rights, Souris Moose Mountain wildlife federation, negotiations, 2136

Alberta See Correctional centres – Oskana Community Correctional Centre, Regina; Firearms Act (C-68); Health care; Income tax – Rates; Maintenance orders; Mining industry – Motor vehicles, registration; Natural gas – Motor vehicles, registration; Oil industry – Motor vehicles, registration

Alberta Garment Manufacturing, Calgary See Garment manufacturing industry

Alcatel Canada Wire See Saskatchewan Power Corporation – Contract

Alcohol

Abuse, detox centre, establishment, Riversdale and Pleasant Hill, Saskatoon

Axworthy, 1209–10

Julé, 1209–10

Junor, 1210

Off-sale, review See Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 74)

Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 74)

First reading

Hamilton, 1390

Second reading

Eagles, 1715

Hamilton, 1559

Toth, 1560

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Eagles, 2059–60

Hamilton, 2059–60

Third reading

Hamilton, 2061–2

Royal Assent, 2227

Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 2) (No. 75)

First reading

Hamilton, 1390

Second reading, 1715

Hamilton, 1561

Toth, 1561

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Hamilton, 2060–1

Wall, 2060–1

Third reading

Hamilton, 2062

Royal Assent, 2227

ALS See Health care – ALS Week

Alzheimer's disease See Drugs and pharmaceuticals

Ambulance service, 24, 223 See also Assiniboine Valley Health District – Canora Ambulance Care and Duck Mountain Ambulance service; Highways and roads – Deterioration

Air ambulance

Birth of baby, member's statement

Belanger, 1266

Cost, 2176–7

Coordination, 2169

Province wide, 2064

Fees, 197–8

Standardization, 8, 120

Hospital admission, refusal, 372, 381, 2168–9, 2333

Esterhazy patient, 2171–2

Patients, cost, 2169–70

Social assistance recipients, cost, 1415, 1427

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis See Health care – ALS Week, June 19-23, 2000

Anguish, Doug (former MLA) See Oil industry – Sales tax, expansion, application, changes

Animal Identification Amdt. Act, 1999 (No. 2)

First reading

Lingenfelter, 136

Second reading

Boyd, 1781

Brkich, 742–4

Hart, 623–5

Lingenfelter, 592–3

McMorris, 1319–21

Toth, 593

Weekes, 875–7

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Boyd, 2125

Lingenfelter, 2125

Stewart, 2125

Third reading

Lingenfelter, 2128

Royal Assent, 2227

Annual reports See Government departments, agencies and Crown corporations

Antelope See Hunting

Apparel industry See Garment manufacturing industry

Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission, 203

Apprenticeship training, 319

Northern Saskatchewan, 92

Appropriation Act, 2000 (No. 1) (No. 21)

First reading

Cline, 599

Second reading

Cline, 599

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Cline, 599

Third reading

Cline, 599

Royal Assent, 599

Appropriation Act, 2000 (No. 2) (No. 72)

First reading

Cline, 1378

Second reading

Cline, 1378

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Cline, 1378

Third reading

Cline, 1378

Royal Assent, 1378

Appropriation Act, 2000 (No. 3) (No. 87)

First reading

Cline, 2349

Second reading

Cline, 2350

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Cline, 2350

Third reading

Cline, 2350

Royal Assent, 2350

Argentina See Health care – Models, out-of-province

Aricept See Drugs and pharmaceuticals – Alzheimer's disease

Armed forces See also Recreational sites – Lovering Lake, RCMP and army use, federal grants

National cadet biathlon, champions, member's statement

Draude, 699

Reserve Force Uniform Day, May 3, 2000, member's statement

Van Mulligen, 980

Art/Artists See also Saskatchewan Arts Board; Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts, Regina

Bazaart, 27th annual, 2000, MacKenzie Art Gallery, member's statement

Crofford, 1869

Cathedral Village Arts Festival, Regina, member's statement

Crofford, 1299

Jacquie Berting, Glass Wheat Field, salute to Canadian farmers, 157, 159

Joni Mitchell exhibit, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, member's statement

Romanow, 2251

Prince Albert, Community Centre for the Visual and Performing Arts, fundraising campaign, contribution, Malcolm and Melba Jenkins, member's statement

Lautermilch, 979

Arts

Performing arts centre, Prince Albert, construction, member's statement

Wiberg, 2201–2

Assemblée communautaire fransaskoise See Francophones – Rendezvous 2000

Assiniboia, Sask. See Court houses – Closure

Assiniboine River basin See Hog industry – Expansion, Big Sky Farms, Rama area; Upper Assiniboine River Basin – Study

Assiniboine Valley Health District

Canora Ambulance Care and Duck Mountain Ambulance Care, Kamsack, purchase, intention, 1727–8

Krawetz, 2112–13

Romanow, 2112–13

Associated Entities Fund See Casinos – Revenue

ATCO Power Ltd. See Electricity – Co-generation – SaskPower International and ATCO Power of Alberta

Athabasca seasonal road See Highways and roads

Atwater, Sask. See Highways and roads – Construction and maintenance – Volunteer repair crews

Autism See Children

Automobile Accident Insurance Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 2) (No. 35)

First reading

Nilson, 1095

Second reading

Brkich, 1626–7

D'Autremont, 1190–1

Heppner, 1850–1

Nilson, 1188–90

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Heppner, 1941–2

Nilson, 1941–2

Third reading

Van Mulligen, 1952

Royal Assent, 2056

Automobile Accident Insurance Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 232)

First reading

Heppner, 704

Automobile and highway safety See also Highways and roads – Gravel, reverting to; Highways and roads – Highway No. 11, Pasqua Street interchange

Fatalities, increase, member's statement

McMorris, 277

Improvement, 745

Automobiles See Motor vehicles

Aviation fuel See Air transportation

Avonlea, Sask. See Dams – Avonlea, repair and reconstruction

Baldock, Charlie See Income tax - Personal Income Tax Review Committee (PITRC) - Members

Battlefords, The See Highways and roads - Bridges, North Saskatchewan River, the Battlefords

Bear Necessities Productions Inc., Regina See Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation - Investments, conflict of interest, Regina Motion Picture Video and Sound

Beef industry- See also Cattle Marketing Deductions Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 42); Highways and roads - Highway No. 15 - Semans to Highway No. 20 - Economic development, impact

Western Beef Development Centre, Saskatchewan producers' field day, 2nd annual, Termuende Research Farm, Lanigan, member's statement

Bellator Exploration Inc., Calgary See Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation - Loans

Bellegarde, Chief Perry See Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority - Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Department, minister, consultation with Chief Perry Bellegarde

Betaseron See Drugs and pharmaceuticals - Multiple sclerosis, secondary progressive

Big Gully Regional Economic Development Authority See Municipalities - Legislative renewal - Garcea and Stabler reports, review

*No. 20. Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation Amdt. Act, 2000. Nilson.

*No. 39. Department of Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training, Act. 2000. Hagel

No. 205. Accountability of Subsidiaries of Subsidiary Crown Corporations Act. Heppner.

No. 220. Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Amdt. Act, 2000 (Votes of Confidence). McMorris

No. 234. Trade Union Amdt. Act, 2000 (Freedom of Speech in the Workplace). Weekes

Biosphere reserves See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Redberry Lake

Saskatchewan Bison Association Summer Field Days, Weyburn, June 23-25, 2000, member's statement

Blaine Lake, Sask. See Health care - Blaine Lake Medical Clinic, physician position, petitions

Blaker, Vernon See Correctional centres - Oskana Community Correctional Centre, Regina, Alberta parolees

Bracken, Sask. See Highways and roads - Highway No. 18 - Gravel, reverting to

Briercrest, Sask. See Highways and roads - Highway No. 339 - Gravel, reverting to

Brown, Shelley See Income tax - Personal Income Tax Review Committee (PITRC) - Members

Bryce, Donna See Legislative Assembly - Clerk, attachment, Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Balanced, 26, 58, 62, 71, 96, 162, 219, 367 See also Balanced Budget Act, 2000 (No. 207); Government - Services, better; Government expenditures - Debt, reduction; Taxation - Lower, investment

Investment See Government - Services, better; Government expenditures - Debt, reduction; Taxation - Lower, investment

Buffalo Pound See Highways and roads - Bridges, Damage, water flow from Diefenbaker Lake to Buffalo Pound, through the Qu'Appelle River

Business, 407- See also Economy - Growth - Continuing to build; Employment development - Continuing to build; Small business; Women - Entrepreneurs, research, Women's Secretariat; Youth

Danka Office Imaging Company Inc., call centre, relocation, Regina, member's statement

Employees, keeping on payroll because of job loss due to technological change, Labour Relations Board, powers, 1857

Saskatoon Achievement in Business Excellence (SABEX) awards, 2000, member's statement

Swift Current Achievement in Business Excellence (SCABEX) awards, member's statement

Taxation, 191, 321 See also Education (Elimination of Business Tax) Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 70)

By-elections- See also Regina Elphinstone Constituency By-election Act (No. 89); Saskatoon Riversdale Constituency By-election Act (No. 88); Wood River constituency

Powers and duties, ability to exercise through officials See Interpretation Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 50)

Cameco Corporation See Uranium industry - Environment protection, regulations

Canada Foundation for Innovation- See High technology - Canadian Light Source synchrotron project, Saskatoon; Innovation and Science Fund

Canada Health Act, 2320 See also Health care - Accessibility; Health care - Reciprocal agreements, Alberta; Hospital waiting lists

Canada-Saskatchewan Agreement on Labour Market Development See Training programs - Skills training benefit, funding

Canada-Saskatchewan Western Economic Partnership Agreement (WEPA) See Farm machinery industry - Western Canada Testing Inc., Humboldt, funding; Tourism - Workers, training program, funding

National broadcast, 30-minute, followed by 30-minute local supper time broadcast, member's statement

Regional broadcasting network, strong, independent, importance to national unity, M. (Thomson); amdt. (Wall)

Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment See Drugs and pharmaceuticals - Alzheimer's disease, Aricept

Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation See Central Plains Health District - Accreditation

Committee Person of the Year award recipient, Dale Whitford, Rose Valley, member's statement

Canadian Institute for Health Information See Health care - Saskatoon; Health care - Statistics, Canadian Institute for Health Information

Canadian International Development Agency See International co-operation - Yeltsin Democracy Fellowship Program

Canadian National Railway Company See Grain transportation - Freight rates, increase, 2000-2001 crop year

Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC)- See also Sexual offenders - Registry

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) See Saskatchewan Telecommunications

Regulations See Saskatchewan Telecommunications Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 19); Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 20)

Canadian Wheat Board, 397, 628-9, 1326-9, 2327, 2331- See also Grain transportation - Measures to improve

Acute monoblastic leukemia, Chantel Marie Saccucci, Hafford, bone marrow transplant, member's statement

Patients, Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert, Hilrom bed, fundraiser, Tannice Thompson, member's statement

Research, bike trip, Renee Stuckel, Lake Lenore in memory of aunt, Arlene Meyer, member's statement

T-cell lymphoma, patient, Edward Ens, Codette, treatment, funding, 228-9, 341-2, 1724-5

Canora, Sask. See Telephones - Installation rates, rural communities; Water quality

Carbon dioxide See Oil industry; Regina Research Park - International Test Centre for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capture

Caring Canadian Award See Honours and awards - Governor General's Caring Canadian Award

Carlton Trail Regional College See Schools - Construction and maintenance, joint-use facilities, Humboldt Collegiate Institute and Carlton Trail Regional College, funding

Carpentry See Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Woodland Campus - Carpentry course, exam content vs. course content

Carrot River, Sask. See Health care - Facilities, 24-hour integrated; Hospitals - Closure

Associated Entities Fund See also Métis - Ombudsman office, establishment Plan, researcher, expenses, reimbursement

Centenary Capital Fund, 367, 369, 383, 385, 397- See also Airports - Northern Saskatchewan, funding, federal; Environment - Cleanup, funding; Heritage - Properties, upgrading; Highways and roads - Funding; Housing - Social -- Funding; Municipalities - Infrastructure - Funding; Northern Saskatchewan - Funding; Parks - Upgrading; Rail transportation/Railways - Funding; Regional colleges - Funding; Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies - Proposed; Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology - Funding; Schools - Capital improvements, funding; Transportation - Funding; Universities - Capital investment

Central Plains Health District See also Health care - Facilities, 1999-2000 Health Capital Review - Project Rating Summary, individual projects, status, update; Hospitals - St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Humboldt

Centre of the Arts, Regina See Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts Act, 2000 (No. 79)

Child abuse, 121- See also Abuse and Exploitation of Children through the Sex Trade Prevention Committee; Child protection - Investigation procedures; Prostitution - Child prostitution

Children's complaint investigation procedures, proper before removing children from home, 1431-2

Child and Family Services Act See Foster care - Children, participation rights

Child custody See Child protection - Non-custodial parent, visiting rights; Indians/First Nations - Off-reserve/On reserve

Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999, ratification, ministerial statement (Crofford)

Child poverty, 5, 1958, 2341- See also Children - Action plan for children; Social assistance - Caseload, reduction, continuing, recognition

Action plan for children, 24, 96, 163, 188, 319, 2341 See also Children - Early childhood intervention; Children - Nutrition programs; Children - School allowances; Housing - Social; Youth - Teenage - Mothers, infant care

Opportunities extending regardless of financial circumstances, government commitment, 319

Early development discussion paper Building on Community Success: Creating a Long Term Plan for Saskatchewan's Youngest Children and Their Families See Child care - Child Care Week, May 15-19, 2000

Early intervention and support, commitment, 7 See also Schools - Community schools program; Schools - Pre-kindergarten program

Future, bright, looking forward to while staying in Saskatchewan, 6, 9, 385, 396 See also Education, post-secondary; Training programs

Most vulnerable, education, opportunities to benefit fully See above Early intervention and support

Children's Advocate- See also Ombudsman and Children's Advocate Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 28)

Christopher Lake nature area, protection See Parks Amdt. Act, 1999 (No. 5)

Churchbridge Rural Municipality See Water - Drainage, ditches, Churchbridge Rural Municipality, legal action, against

Citizenship court, new millennium, Charles School, Prince Albert, member's statement

Lakeland community, 1999 Citizen of the Year, Annette Heisler, member's statement

Prince Albert, 1999 Citizen of the Year, Howard Gange, Anglin Lake, member's statement

Eye Care Centre (Ophthalmology), financial contribution, Ron Bell, Humboldt, member's statement

Clifton Associates, Saskatoon See Information technology - Envista Technologies; Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation - Investments

Climax, Sask. See Health care - Centres, Border Health Centre, Climax; Highways and roads - Highway No. 18

CO₂ See Oil industry; Regina Research Park - International Test Centre for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capture

Co-operatives, 26, 90- See also Economy - Growth - Continuing to build; Employment development - Continuing to build; Housing - New Beginnings Housing Co-operative

Bread and Roses and Healing Co-operative, Saskatoon, funding, member's statement

Cody, Don See Forest industry - Prince Albert Pulp and Paper, Weyerhaeuser

Cogema Resources Incorporated See Uranium industry - Environment protection, regulations

Canadian Bible College and Theological Seminary, Regina, relocation, Calgary, member's statement

Collins, Neil See Saskatchewan Power Corporation - Board of directors, appointment

Electronic, expanding, growth, promotion See Electronic Information and Documents Act, 2000 (No. 38)

Relationships, electronic, basic legal framework See Electronic Information and Documents Act, 2000 (No. 38)

Committees, all-party See Abuse and Exploitation of Children through the Sex Trade Prevention Committee; Tobacco Control Committee

Committees, special See Abuse and Exploitation of Children through the Sex Trade Prevention Committee; Regulations Committee; Rules and Procedures Committee; Tobacco Control Committee

Committees, standing See Agriculture Committee; Communication Committee; Crown Corporations Committee; Estimates Committee; Private members' Bills Committee; Public Accounts Committee

Communications See Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology - TRLabs information and communication technology

Communities, 222, 406- See also Economy - Growth - Continuing to build; Education, post-secondary - Accessibility - Affordable, public consultation; Employment development - Continuing to build; Northern communities

Upgrading and modernizing, federal-provincial-municipal program, continuing to develop, 321

Community-based organizations See Disabled and handicapped persons - Residential vocational services, staffing ratios, managers, removing

Community living See Social Services Department - Community Living Division

Community works program See Social assistance recipients - Work experience

Computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan See Health care - Computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans

Con-Force Investments See Potato industry - Storage facilities, Con-Force Investments, role

Conflict of interest See Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation - Investments

Constitution See Firearms Act (C-68) - Court challenges, constitutional clause

Collective bargaining agreements, Construction Labour Relations Association of Saskatchewan Inc., role, 1199

Union certification See also Construction Industry Labour Relations Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 59); Trade unions - Certification/decertification and strike action

Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, annual meeting, Prince Albert, May 11, 2000, resolution

Prohibition See also Construction Industry Labour Relations Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 59); Labour Department - Minister, construction industry, meeting; New Democratic Party (Saskatchewan) - Contributions, trade unions

Construction Labour Relations Association of Saskatchewan Inc.- See also Construction industry - Collective bargaining agreements; Crown Construction Tendering Agreement - Crown corporations, payment

PCL Industrial Constructors Inc. and Lockerbie and Hole Company Limited, membership, Queen's Bench Court case, 1196

Consumer protection See Justice Statutes (Consumer Protection) Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 16)

Corbiere decision, Supreme Court of Canada See Indians/First Nations - Child and family services, off-reserve, on-reserve, responsibility and accountability

Regina, inmate, physical and sexual abuse, Provincial Ombudsman's report, 1895-6

Cote, Harvey See Correctional centres - Oskana Community Correctional Centre, Regina, Alberta parolees

Craik R.M. See Highways and roads - Bridges, Damage, water flow from Diefenbaker Lake to Buffalo Pound, through the Qu'Appelle River

Bank of Montreal branches, acquisition See also Personal Property Security Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 66)

Saskatoon Credit Union, employment security and personal development opportunities policy, member's statement

Crime, 69, 154, 188-9- See also Correctional centres; Police services; Youth

Crown corporations, payment, Construction Labour Relations Association of Saskatchewan Inc., 1196-7

Removal See Construction industry - Double breasting; Labour Department - Minister, construction industry, meeting

Crown corporations- See also Government building space; Government departments, agencies and Crown corporations

Subsidiary See Accountability of Subsidiaries of Subsidiary Crown Corporations Act (No. 205)

Utility rates, monopoly, review, permanent body establishment, legislation recommendation, 8

Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan- See also Potato industry - Storage facilities, resale, value and advertising; SPUDCO (Saskatchewan Potato Utility Corporation) - Transfer, Crown Investments Corporation, responsibility

Crown Corporation service division See Public service - Lieutenant Governor's Medal of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada, 1999 award

Culture, 27 See also Lotteries - Management and profits distribution, agreement; Municipal Affairs, Culture and Housing Department

Cupar, Sask. See Grain - Elevator; Grain - United Grain Growers, facilities, expansion; Health care - Services - Cupar, availability

Dakota Gasification Company See Oil industry - CO₂ enhanced oil recovery program, Weyburn

Dams- See also Diefenbaker Lake - Shore erosion, dam, effect; Rafferty-Alameda dams - Water storage and release

Investors Group scholarship winner, Braden Stevenson, Lanigan, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, member's statement

Department of ... see under subject term e.g., Department of Health see Health Department

DesRosiers (Edward and Associates, Westhill, Ontario) Report See Universities - Funding Review, (DesRosiers report), recommendation and government position; University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon - Funding deficiencies, DesRosiers Report

Dewar, Dr. Dale See Physicians/Doctors - Clinics, single-practice, rural communities, difficulty maintaining

Diefenbaker Lake See Highways and roads - Bridges, Damage, water flow from Diefenbaker Lake to Buffalo Pound, through the Qu'Appelle River; Highways and roads - Deterioration - Highway No. 19 and 42

Disabled and handicapped persons- See also Children - Disabled, camp fees, respite care fees, use; Rehabilitation centres - Southwest Ability Centre, Swift Current, funding, long-term

Transition out of school system into vocational programs and pre-employment programs, Hudson Bay, funding, capital and operational, 1023-4, 1956

Discrimination and racism- See also Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority - Chairman and chief executive officer, expenses, unauthorized, Provincial Auditor, opposition questioning, racially motivated

CBC radio open line call-in show, caller's reference to Premier and Education Minister, member's statement

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, March 21, 2000, 347

Overcoming, puppet show, Wesmor Community High School, Prince Albert, students, member's statement

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne, motion for consideration, 230; amdt. (Hermanson), 205

Agricultural Equipment Dealerships Act (No. 12), Motion for 2R., 234; Clauses 4, 6-11, 15, 238-240

Budget (March 29, 2000), Motion to resolve into the Committee of Finance (Cline), 544; amdt. (Hermanson), 544

Grain elevators, consolidation, accelerated, rural highways, impact, M. (Sonntag), 2122; amdt. (Elhard), 2122

Grain transportation, freight rates, increase, federal government suspension, M. (Sonntag), 911-2; amdt. (Hermanson), 911

Move to Bill No. 231, The Fire-fighter Protection Liability Act, M. (Boyd), 1927

Move to Bill No. 231, The Fire-fighter Protection Liability Act, M. (D'Autremont), 679

Move to Bill No. 231, The Fire-fighter Protection Liability Act, M. (Wakefield), 1218-1219

Move to Bill No. 231, The Fire-fighter Protection Liability Act, M. (Wall), 1491, 2053

Move to Bill No. 234, The Trade Union Amdt. Act, 2000 (Freedom of Speech in the Workplace), M. (Wakefield), 2048

Proceed to item 1 under the private members' public Bills and orders, M. (Bakken), 156

Proceed to item 4 under the private members' public Bills and orders, Bill No. 211, The Health-care Funding Audit Act, M. (McMorris), 1544

Proceed to item 6 under the private members' public Bills and orders, Bill No. 232, The Automobile Accident Insurance Amdt. Act, 2000, M. (Draude), 1631

Municipal reserve funds and assets, M. (Bjornerud); amdt. (Hillson), Motion to adjourn (Yates) 801

Third parties, funding, M. (Draude); amdt. (Lorjé); Motion to adjourn, (Wartman), 1109

Divorce See Child protection - Non-custodial parent, visiting rights, reinstatement

Documents See Electronic Information and Documents Act, 2000 (No. 38); Records retention and disposal

Dorsey (James) Commission See Health Labour Relations Reorganization Amdt. Act, 1999 (No. 3)

Driver training See Vehicle Administration Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 2) (No. 54)

Drivers' licences See also Automobile Accident Insurance Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 2) (No. 35); Highway Traffic Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 2) (No. 78); Maintenance orders - Enforcement; Vehicle Administration Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 2) (No. 54)

Resistance Education (DARE) program, Whitewood and Broadview schools, congratulations, member's statement

Drug Quality Assessment Committee See Drugs and pharmaceuticals - Review, criteria

Drugs and pharmaceuticals- See also Families - Health benefits program; Nursing homes - Residents; Pharmacies - Tobacco sale prevention, policy proposal; Saskatchewan Health Information Network - Patient information - Sale; Saskatchewan Health Information Network - Pharmacy system, integration

Alzheimer's disease, Aricept See also Drugs and pharmaceuticals - Saskatchewan Drug Plan, drugs, access, social assistance recipients; Saskatchewan Formulary Committee - Meeting, June 15, 2000

Duck Mountain Ambulance Care, Kamsack See Assiniboine Valley Health District - Canora Ambulance Care

E. coli bacteria See Water quality - Rural communities, Saskatchewan Research Council investigation; Water quality - Safety, monitoring procedures

Economic and Co-operative Development Department- See also Northern Affairs Office

Minister See Taxation - Reduction - Priority, Economic Development Minister, statement

Economic development, 55, 62, 89-90, 118, 167, 193, 318, 349, 350, 397, 409, 410- See also Co-operatives; Highways and roads - Highway No. 8; Highways and roads - Highway No. 48; Northern Affairs Office; Northern Saskatchewan - Representative area networks, establishment; Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation; Social development

New road map, building on strengths See Communities - Economic development, strengthening; Economy - Growth - Barriers, removal; Education - Better, promotion; Government - Regulations, reduction; Infrastructure - Improvement; Training programs - Better, promotion

Partnerships See Forest industry - Expansion/strategy; High technology - Canadian Light Source synchrotron project, Saskatoon

Economy, 5, 411- See also Housing - Starts and sales; Motor vehicles - New, sales; Women - Entrepreneurs, numbers and impact on economy

Plan, 321 See also Citizens - Money putting back into pockets; Economy - Competitive with neighbours; Taxation - Reduction - Strategy

Building See Centenary Capital Fund; Education - Investment; Highways and roads - Funding

Northern See Forest industry - Development plan; Northern Saskatchewan - Funding, Centenary Capital Fund

Opportunities, 52, 88, 318, 321, 322, 323, 356, 377, 403, 406, 412 See also Agriculture; Research and development; Rural economy; Youth

Plan, 321 See also Citizens - Money putting back into pockets; Economy - Competitive with neighbours; Taxation - Reduction - Strategy

21st century See Education, post-secondary - Bright future for children; Training programs - Bright future for children

Success demands all people participate in, contribute to and increase wealth, 320

Education, 72, 87, 90, 94-5, 125, 146, 151, 166, 223, 344, 349, 407, 2324- See also Disabled and handicapped persons; Indians/First Nations - Off-reserve/On-reserve; School boards; School divisions; Schools; Social assistance recipients - Educational support; Students; Teachers

Increase in steps, as finances permit, until historic share is reached, commitment, 7, 58, 101

The Wellness Workbook by John Travis and Regina Sarah Ryan, controversial material, 1053-4, 1057

Sound and sustainable footing See above Education - Funding - Government responsibility - Greater direct, assuming

Education, post-secondary, 147, 163- See also Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training Department; Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology; Technical institutes; Training programs; Universities

Accessibility, affordable, 6, 25, 27, 63, 96-7, 119, 159, 164, 202 See also Student loans; Tuition fees

Public consultation, 6, 8, 57, 87, 97, 119, 204, 319 See also Regional colleges - Ability to provide education and training, improving; Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology - Ability to provide education and training, improving; Universities - Ability to provide education and training, improving

Choosing Saskatchewan, tax credit, 319, 347, 369, 378, 832, 1078 See also Income Tax Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 82); Post-Secondary Graduate Tax Credit Act (No. 85)

Lester B. Pearson United World College of the Pacific, Victoria, B.C., scholarship winner, Real Carriere, congratulations, member's statement

Minister, 2337, 2339 See Education, post-secondary - Accessibility, affordable - Public consultation

Eggleton, Larry See Highways and roads - Highway No. 15 - Semans to Highway No. 20 - Economic development, impact

Elbow, Sask. See Highways and roads - Deterioration - Highway No. 19 and 42

Election Act, 1996 See Political parties - Contributions, Liberal party, annual returns

Chief Electoral Officer See also Métis Nation of Saskatchewan - General election, supervision

Certificates of elections and returns, Saskatoon Southeast constituency and Wood River constituency

Electricians See Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Palliser Campus - Electrician training program

Co-generation See also Forest industry - Prince Albert Pulp and Paper, Weyerhaeuser

SaskPower International and ATCO Power of Alberta, Saskatchewan Potash Corporation, Cory mine, near Saskatoon, ministerial statement

Queen Elizabeth Power Station, Saskatoon, improved technology, upgrade, ministerial statement

Electronic Information and Commerce Act See Electronic Information and Documents Act, 2000 (No. 38)

Elk Breeders Association, annual meeting and banquet, Saskatoon, executive director, former, Terri Harris, presentation, member's statement

Environment and Resource Management Department, advantages re diversification, value added, promotion, 927

Ellard Croft Design Group See Hospitals - St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Humboldt

Ellis, Rebecca See Highways and roads - Highway No. 332, east of Hazlet, broken windshield glass, injury

Emergency medical services See Ambulance service; Health care - Emergency services

Employability Assistance for People with Disabilities program See Social Services Department - Community Living Division

Employers See Farm machinery industry - Union certification; Labour Standards Act - Improvement and update

Employment, 55, 63, 70, 72, 165, 223, 409, 2342- See also Disabled and handicapped persons - Transition out of school system into vocational programs and pre-employment programs; Income - Low; Métis; Natural gas; Oil industry; Social assistance recipients - Work incentives; Women - Aboriginal

Employment development, 53, 61, 68, 87, 89, 118, 126, 166, 349, 352, 355-6- See also Forest industry; Housing - Starts; Innovation Place, Saskatoon; Northern Saskatchewan; Regina Research Park; Research and development

Employment insurance recipients See Training programs - Provincial training allowance; Training programs - Skills training benefit, funding

Environment- See also Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Woodland Campus

Awareness and responsibility See Canadian Armed Forces - Cadets, Caring for Canada events; Schools - Wilfred Hunt School, Regina, earth school celebration

Environment and Resource Management Department- See also Mining industry - Activity, approval process, coordination; Natural gas - Activity, approval process, coordination; Oil industry - Activity, approval process, coordination; Water Appeal Board - Environment and Resource Management Department, responsibility, agricultural interest, effect

Minister See Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Department - Associate minister, requirement

Environment protection, 87- See also Livestock industry - Waste water and manure applications; Northern Saskatchewan - Representative area networks, establishment; Oil industry - Used oil, ecocentres (recycling depots); SARCAN

Legislative Assembly estimates, main and supplementary; Provincial Auditor, estimates; Chief Electoral Officer, estimates; Information and Privacy Commissioner, estimates; Ombudsman and Children's Advocate, estimates; Conflict of Interest Commissioner, estimates, referral, M. (Lingenfelter)

European Union See Grain - Price subsidies, United States/European Economic Union

Accommodation and central services, funding reduction, Liberal Party position, 2315-16

Communications coordination and media services, funding reduction, Liberal Party position, 2315-16

Exelon See Drugs and pharmaceuticals - Alzheimer's disease, Aricept - Program, initial 12-week, cost coverage, Pfizer; Saskatchewan Formulary Committee - Meeting, June 15, 2000

Families, 175, 223, 368- See also Child and Family Services Amdt. Act, 1999; Children; Drugs and pharmaceuticals - Non-prescription, sales tax expansion; Farm families; Housing; Income - Low; Indians/First Nations - Off-reserve/On-reserve

Building independence: investing in families, strategy, l020 See also Labour force - Entrance, barriers removing; Social assistance - Dependence, reducing

Opportunities extending regardless of financial circumstances, government commitment, 319

RESOLVE (Research and Education for Solution to Violence and Abuse), Women's Secretariat, involvement, 1294

Farm families, 55, 175, 225- See also Farmers/Producers; Income - Saskatchewan employment supplement

Difficult times, 85, 147-8 See also Grain - Price subsidies, United States/European Union

Income crisis, 94, 165-6 See also Agriculture - Crisis; Crop insurance - Payment terms, extension

Worst effects, dealing with, government initiatives, 7, See also below Government - Programs See also Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA)

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

Trade war, victims, 5, 52, 64, 193 See also Grain - Price subsidies, United States/European Union

Farm income, 5- See also Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA); Canada-Saskatchewan Adjustment Program; Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA)

Bourgault Industries, St. Brieux, 2342 See Highways and roads - Highway No. 368, construction, completion plans

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

Employer's right to be heard See also Trade Union Amdt. Act, 2000 (Freedom of Speech in the Workplace) (No. 234)

Western Canada Testing Inc., Humboldt, Canada-Saskatchewan Western Economic Partnership Agreement, funding, member's statement

Competition, grand prize winner, Markus Wilson, Red Wing Elementary School, member's statement

Poster contest winner, Daniel Michaluk, Sturgis Comprehensive School, member's statement

Long-term, 58, 61, 63, 66, 94, 194, 226, 320, 338, 633, 1734-6, 2330-2 See also Crop insurance; Farm income - Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA); Farm income - Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA)

Farmers/Producers- See also Agriculture; Art/Artists - Jacquie Berting, Glass Wheat Field; Crop insurance; Farm safety net; Forest fires - Firefighters -Training; 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

Income crisis See also Agriculture - Crisis; Agriculture and Food Department - Lands Branch, customers

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

Sons and daughters taking their place on the land and raising children to follow in their footsteps, 8

Farmland- See also Agriculture and Food Department - Lands Branch; Water supply - Channels

Rebate program, 141, 320, 338, 340, 349, 356, 372, 377, 383, 412, 1169, 1733-4 See also Farm income - Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA), funding, withdrawal, petitions

Flooding, 1793 See also Water - Drainage - Channels - Clearing program; Water - Drainage - Ditches - Filling in; Water Appeal Board - Flooding, decisions, enforcement, authority

Sales, out-of-province See also Saskatchewan Farm Security Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 218)

Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations See Indians/First Nations - Self-government - By 2002, framework agreement, signing; Schools - Urban reserves, Saskatoon

Fedorowich, Shirley See Workers' Compensation Board - Decisions, appeal, confidentiality agreement

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

Employment tax credit, 25, 1028-9 See also Film Employment Tax Credit Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 14)

Heartland Motion Pictures, feature film, Borderline Normal, shooting, member's statement

Partners in Motion co-production, 13 Seconds: The Kent State Shootings, member's statement

Queer City Cinema 2000, Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival, 3rd Biannual, Regina, May 8-13

Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, 53rd, May 11-14, 2000, member's statement

A. W. Johnson Distinguished Chair in Public Policy, Professor Hartley Furtan, appointment, 1826

Finnik, Anne See Drugs and pharmaceuticals - Non-prescription, sales tax, expansion

Fiscal Stabilization Fund, 325, 340, 349, 370, 408, 2236, 2238- See also Agriculture - Crisis - Financial support

Foam Lake, Sask. See Cottages - Flood damage, Fishing Lake, economic impact

Ford, Danielle Charpier See Saskatchewan Water Corporation - Consultants, freelance stories

Contingency to manage risk of extreme fire seasons and their threat to Northern communities, 320

Forest industry, 138, 166- See also Disabled and handicapped persons - Programs

Contractors, social and economic well-being enhancement, reflecting in partnership arrangements, 1175-6, 1699-700

Recommendations See above Children - Participation rights, Child and Family Services Act, including

Achievement days, Moosomin constituency and regional show and sale, Whitewood, member's statement

Fraser Institute, Vancouver See Hospital waiting lists - Fraser Institute's Annual waiting list survey; Taxation - Freedom day

Freedom of speech See Farm machinery industry - Union certification - Employer's right to be heard

Fuel See Air transportation - Aviation fuel; Diesel fuel; Farm fuel; Gasoline

Functional Economic Areas in Saskatchewan: A Framework for Municipal Restructuring (Stabler report)- See also Municipalities - Legislative renewal/restructuring

Furtan, Hartley, See Finance Department - A. W. Johnson Distinguished Chair in Public Policy

Gambling See Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 74); Liquor and Gaming Authority; Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority

Alberta Garment Manufacturing, Calgary, AGM-Sask Ltd., relocation, Saskatoon, 1028

Alberta Garment Manufacturing, Calgary, AGM-Sask Ltd., relocation, Saskatoon, member's statement

Geographic Information System (GIS) See Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan

Geoscience See Engineering and Geoscience Professions Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 61)

Gerrand, Gerald Lorne See Conflict of Interest Commissioner - Appointment; Information and Privacy Commissioner - Appointment

Gold Eagle Casino, North Battleford See Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority - Casinos

Good Spirit Lake Provincial Park See Hog industry - Expansion, Big Sky Farms, Rama area; Parks Amdt. Act, 1999 (No. 5)

Goods and services tax (GST) See Income tax - Personal Income Tax Review Committee (PITRC), mandate, expansion; Northern Saskatchewan - Tourism development, level playing field, tax exemptions

Government- See also Economy - Growth - Continuing to build; Employment development - Continuing to build; Local government; Research and development

Accountability, 54, 58, 102, 370 See also Finance Department; Tabling of Documents Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 26)

Administration See Government departments, agencies and Crown corporations - Administration costs

Fees and service charges See Government departments, agencies and Crown corporations

Plan for the future, fundamentals, 317 See also Economy - Vast potential of province, realization, creation; Health care - Future

Charges See Government departments, agencies and Crown corporations - Fees and service charges

Government building space- See also Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority

Achievements, measuring against key benchmark, 9 See also Government - Accountability - Framework

Government revenue, 379, 2337- See also Energy and Mines Department - Finance and Administration Division - Mineral Revenue Branch; Fiscal Stabilization Fund - Establishment; Natural gas - Royalties; Oil industry - Royalties

Certificate of Commendation, recipients, Christin Knutsen, Tisdale, rescuers, member's statement

Grain- See also Agricultural products - Debranning plant, Rosthern; Canadian Wheat Board

Consolidation, accelerated, rural highways, impact, M. (Sonntag); amdt. (Elhard)

Consolidation, accelerated, rural highways, impact, M. (Sonntag); amdt. (Elhard), communication, M. (Lingenfelter)

Gardiner Dam Terminal Ltd., Loreburn and Strongfield, joint venture, member's statement

International Grain Council Conference, Regina, June 14-16, 2000, member's statement

Price subsidies, United States/European Economic Union, 27, 63, 71, 91, 94, 97, 99, 100, 140, 141, 152, 225-6, 339, 344, 368, 1735 See also Agriculture - Crisis - Financial support; Agriculture - Ministers, meeting, December 8, 1999; Trade - Agricultural, equalization payment; Trade - Talks, current

Completion, record time, farm families, commendation, M. (Harper); questions and comments

Federal government suspension, M. (Sonntag); amdt. (Hermanson), communication, M. (Van Mulligen), 912

Redvers high throughput elevator and Moosomin Terminal Limited See Highways and roads - Highway No. 8; Highways and roads - Highway No. 48

Reduction See Ethanol - Production; Forest industry - Prince Albert Pulp and Paper

Greenwater Provincial Park See Highways and roads - Highway No. 23; Highways and roads - Highway No. 38; Highways and roads - Highway No. 349

Gulka-Tiechko, Myron See Alcohol - Off-sale, review; Brew pub industry - Review

Halfway houses See Correctional centres - Oskana Community Correctional Centre, Regina

Harris, Terri See Elk industry - Elk Breeders Association, annual meeting and banquet, Saskatoon, executive director

Sanitec Canada, biomedical waste facility, Regina, opening ceremony, member's statement

Health care, 27, 53, 55, 61, 63, 72, 85, 87, 90, 94-5, 98, 99, 102, 118-19, 125, 126, 141-2, 145, 154, 155, 159, 160, 166, 175, 190, 193, 197, 222, 228, 318, 344, 349-50, 370, 2324- See also Ambulance service; Cancer; Children; Drugs and pharmaceuticals; Families; Health districts; Highways and roads - Deterioration; Home care; Hospitals; Long-term care; Medicare; Nurses; Rosetown-Biggar constituency; Senior citizens

Accessibility, 2185, 2320 See also Cancer - Tumour; Hospital waiting lists - Canada Health Act, requirements; Hospitals - Regional

Acute, 2335 See also Health care - Wellness model; Health districts; Hospitals

Centres See also Hospitals - Closure; Hospitals - Conversion to health centres; Hospitals - Conversion to wellness centres

Extracorporeal photophoresis unit, establishment See Cancer - T-cell lymphoma, patient, Edward Ens, treatment, funding

Facilities, 2320 See also Health care - Centres; Hospitals; Long-term care; Special care homes

1999-2000 Health Capital Review - Project Rating Summary, individual projects, status, update, 2062

Future Directions for Health Care See Hospitals - Base, average daily census

Goals, clear, measurable, achievable, regularly monitored and regularly reported, working to develop, 8

Program, Hepatitis A and childhood meningitis, Northern Saskatchewan member's statement

Medical devices/equipment See Provincial sales tax - Medical equipment, exemption

Out of province, 2320 See also Cancer - T-cell lymphoma, patient, Edward Ens; Health care - Models; Health care - Reciprocal agreements, Alberta

Preventative, 120-1, 318, 341 See also Children - Accident prevention; Health care - Wellness model; Youth - Accident prevention

Public concerns, Ombudsman, establishment, 229 See also Health Ombudsman Act (No. 210)

Saskatchewan, best in the country rating, Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2320

Saskatchewan Commission on Directions in Health Care See Hospitals - Base, average daily census

Saskatoon, best in the country rating, Canadian Institute for Health Information, member's statement

Two-tier, 68, 229, 2181, 2320 See also Drugs and pharmaceuticals - Saskatchewan Drug Plan, drugs, access, social assistance recipients; Long-term care

Health care reform/renewal, 318, 337, 376, 386, 398, 2320, 2324, 2332, 2334-5- See also Health districts - Management, decrease; Home care; Hospitals - Closures, health services, continual, assurance

Collective agreements, negotiating, government greater responsibility assuming, 8, 229

Training, recruitment and hiring, working in close co-operation with partners, 8, 102, 120

Saskatchewan Government Insurance, payments, 2173 See also Health care - Magnetic resonance imaging system (MRI)

Workers' Compensation Board, payments, 2173 See also Health care - Magnetic resonance imaging system (MRI)

Health districts, 398- See also particular health districts; Physicians/Doctors - Patients, majority outside health district; Saskatchewan Health Information Network

Health Services Utilization and Research Commission, 1419 See also Home care - Preventative, outcomes for community living seniors, study; Living Sky Health District - Home care, services, reassessment and termination

Health Transition Fund- See also Southwest Health District - Services, reduction

Heavy vehicle weights See Transportation - International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions, 6th, Saskatoon, June 18, 2000

Herauf, Dorothy See Women - Osteoporosis, bone density testing, waiting list

Saskatoon, pioneers, Carl and Julia Kusch family, monument, dedication, member's statement

High schools, 87- See also Debating; Sports - Football; Students; Technical institutes - Attendance, high school students, percentage; Universities - Attendance, high school students, percentage

High technology- See also Innovation Place, Saskatoon; Regina Research Park

Highways and roads, 61, 67, 124, 144, 192, 195, 222- See also Automobile and highway safety; Recreational sites - Lovering Lake

Damage, water flow from Diefenbaker Lake to Buffalo Pound, through the Qu'Appelle River, 1789

Construction and maintenance, 2324 See also below Potholes, repair; Preservation

Volunteer repair crews See also below Highway No. 4, potholes, repair, Val Marie citizens; Highway No. 18, maintenance, Climax residents

Deterioration, 61, 86, 99, 118, 154, 197, 336, 339, 379, 399, 744, 2336 See also below Highway No. 18; Highway No. 28; Highway No. 38; Highway No. 42; Highway No. 19 and 42; Motor vehicles - Accident claims due to bad road conditions

Gravel, reverting to, 1085, 2190, 2329 See also Highways and roads - Construction and maintenance, vs. back alley, Saskatoon; Highways and roads - Highway No. 8; Highways and roads - Highway No. 13; Highways and roads - Highway No. 15; Highways and roads - Highway No. 18; Highways and roads - Highway No. 23; Highways and roads - Highway No. 28; Highways and roads - Highway No. 42; Highways and roads - Highway No. 44; Highways and roads - Highway No. 47; Highways and roads - Highway No. 48; Highways and roads - Highway No. 308; Highways and roads - Highway No. 339; Highways and roads - Riverhurst to Birsay

Grid roads See also below Highway No. 48 - Traffic reverting to grid system in order to maintain

Heavy haul See Highways and roads - Grid road, Kipling to Moosomin and No. 8, crossing No. 9, dust-free surface; Highways and roads - Thin membrane surface

South of Yorkton, structure and surface See below Highway No. 48, gravel, reverting to

Handsworth turnoff to Junction No. 1 Highway, reconstruction, petitions, 2199, 2244, 2299

Kipling east to the junction of No. 9 to Manitoba border, Fairlight to Maryfield, 1081-2

Northern Saskatchewan See Airports; Highways and roads - Athabasca seasonal road

Rural, 55, 744, 2327, 2328 See also Grain - Elevators, consolidation, accelerated; Highways and roads - Gravel, reverting to

Rural road strategic initiatives fund, partnership with municipalities and First Nations, 745

Hnatiuk, Conrad See Science Applications International Canada (SAIC Canada) - Deputy and Canadian health care, executive director, appointment

Five-barn operation, between Rosthern and Laird See Highways and roads - Highway No. 312, gravel, reverting to, prevention, economic development impact

Home care, 24, 87, 98, 159, 342, 2333- See also Living Sky Health District

Honours and awards- See also Provincial Emblems and Honours Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 33); Public service - Lieutenant Governor's Medal of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada

Nomination, Sandra Schmirler, letter to Ted Turner, Chair, honours advisory committee

Posthumous nomination See also Provincial Emblems and Honours Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 33)

Hospitals, 24- See also Ambulance service; City Hospital, Saskatoon; Drugs and pharmaceuticals - In hospital, coverage; Plains Health Centre, Regina; Regina General Hospital; Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon

Battlefords Union Hospital, North Battleford See also Battlefords Health District - Review

Beds, shortage, 398, 2336 See also Ambulance service - Hospital admission, refusal

Closures, 149, 337, 379, 2324, 2328, 2332, 2343 See also Health care - Review - Completion; Hospitals - Lanigan, petitions; Hospitals - Watrous, petitions

Carrot River, 168, 458 See also Health care - Facility, 24-hour, integrated; Plains Health Centre, Regina - Closure

Lanigan See also Hospitals - Conversion to wellness centres; Living Sky Health District - Health/Budget plans

Redevelopment project See also Health care - Facilities - 1999-2000 Health Capital Review - Project Rating Summary, individual projects, status, update

Surgery, 24 See also Cancer - Surgery; Health care - Heart surgery; Hospital waiting lists

Watrous See also Hospitals - Conversion to wellness centres; Living Sky Health District - Health/Budget plans

Wynyard See also Hospitals - Conversion to wellness centres; Living Sky Health District - Health/Budget plans

Housing- See also Condominium Property Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 58); Municipal Affairs, Culture and Housing Department; Senior citizens - Women, adequate health care, affordable housing, access to essential services, Women's Secretariat, long-range plans

Rental See Residential Tenancies Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 29); Social assistance recipients - Shelter allowance

Straw bale construction, partnership, Saskatchewan Housing Corporation and Namerind Housing Corporation, member's statement

Hudson Bay, Sask. See Disabled and handicapped persons - Programs, forest industry waste products; Forest industry - Oriented strand board mill; Forest industry - Pasquia-Porcupine Integrated Forest Land Use Plan

Hudson Bay School Division See Disabled and handicapped persons - Transition out of school system into vocational programs and pre-employment programs, Hudson Bay, funding, capital and operational

Huliyappa, David See Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Department - Minister, chief of staff

Human Resources Development Canada See Métis Employment & Training of Saskatchewan Inc. - Funding, use

Human rights- See also Saskatchewan Human Rights Code Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 77)

Universal Declaration, United Nations commemoration, Human Rights Day, December 10, 1999, ministerial statement

Humboldt, Sask. See Court houses - Closure; Heritage; St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Humboldt; Water supply - Wakaw-Humboldt pipeline

Humboldt Collegiate Institute See Schools - Construction and maintenance, joint-use facilities, Humboldt Collegiate Institute and Carlton Trail Regional College, funding

CBC's Extreme Attitudes Against Drinking and Driving Contest, winner, Miranda Wells, Ernie Studer School, Loon Lake, member's statement

Low, 122 See also Drugs and pharmaceuticals - Non-prescription, sales tax, expansion; Families - Building independence: investing in families, strategy; Families - Making ends meet - Real help, provision, goal; Housing - Social; Income - Saskatchewan employment supplement; Income tax - Rates, equal to residents of Alberta; Provincial sales tax - Credit

Saskatchewan employment supplement, 122, 397, 1020-1, 1953, 1958-9 See also Social assistance - Welfare wall, breaking down

Elimination, 322, 346, 383-4, 402, 403, 2318 See also Income Tax Act, 2000 (No. 81)

High income surtax, elimination, 322, 346, 384, 402, 403, 412 See also Income Tax Act, 2000 (No. 81)

Inflation, indexing to, eliminating tax increases in form of bracket creep, 322, 384

Personal Income Tax Review Committee (PITRC), 25 See also Income - Taxable, new rates, phase in; Sales tax - Expansion, petitions; Sales tax - First Nations

Structures, three, effective January 1, 2001 year, 322, 323, 346, 2318 See also Income - Taxable

Indians/First Nations, 159, 172-3, 175, 347-8- See also Alcohol - Abuse, detox centre, establishment, Riversdale and Pleasant Hill, Saskatoon; Business; Construction industry - Union certification; Government - Partnerships; Health care - Diabetes; Highways and roads - Rural road strategic initiatives fund, partnership with municipalities and First Nations; Hunting - Subsistence; Labour force - Aboriginal student mentoring program; Municipalities; Northern municipalities - New North, community police boards, establishment; Regina General Hospital - Native healing centre; Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Graduates; Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Act; Schools - Urban reserve, Saskatoon; Students - Aboriginal; Women - Aboriginal

Full participation in economy/society, 5, 9, 27, 53, 65, 102, 172, 224, 320, 356, 383 See also below Social, economic and civic life

Education See also Schools - On-reserve; Students - Aboriginal, non-attendance

Opportunities, creation, continued support, 320 See also Education - Indian and Métis education development services; Employment development - Aboriginal employment development program; Forest industry - Training strategy; Gabriel Dumont Institute of Métis Studies and Applied Research; Indians/First Nations - Multi-party training plan; Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, Regina; Teachers - Northern Teacher Education Program; Teachers - Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program

By 2002, framework agreement, signing, Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, 1406

Treaty land entitlements, 92 See also Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Department - Administration, budget estimates

Information, electronic See Electronic Information and Documents Act, 2000 (No. 38)

Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan- See also Land Titles Act, 2000 (No. 55); Personal Property Security Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 66)

SaskGeomatics Division, Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation, transfer, 1820

Information technology- See also Communities - Northern Saskatchewan, Headwaters Project, smart communities program; Regina Research Park; Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology - TRLabs information and communication technology

Envista Technologies, Clifton Associates, Saskatoon, contract, Bogot-, Columbia, member's statement

Infrastructure, 67, 221, 354, 407- See also Environment; Heritage - Properties; Highways and roads; Housing - Social; Municipalities; Parks; Regional colleges; Schools; Universities

Improvement, 6 See also Economic development - Physical assets; Economy - Growth - Physical assets

Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Department- See also Indians/First Nations - Full participation in society

Interior Designers Association of Saskatchewan See Workers' Compensation Board - Regina offices, interior design services

International Labour Organization See Child labour - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999

International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions, 6th, Saskatoon, June 18, 2000 See Transportation

Invermay Rural Municipality See Hog industry - Expansion, Big Sky Farms, Rama area

Contractual arrangements, (water quality) water-soil compatibility, responsibility, 2134-5

James, LeRoy and Brenda See Tourism - Parks and resorts, fees and licences, increase, impact

Johnson, Gary See Assiniboine Valley Health District - Canora Ambulance Care and Duck Mountain Ambulance service, purchase, intention

Justice, administration- See also Court houses; Legal Aid Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 63); Northern municipalities - New North, community police boards, establishment; Summary Offences Procedure Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 43)

Aboriginal courtworker program See Justice Department Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 15)

Computer records, admissibility See Saskatchewan Evidence Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 34)

Kamsack, Sask. See Assiniboine Valley Health District - Canora Ambulance Care and Duck Mountain Ambulance Care, Kamsack

Treaty land entitlement See Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Department - Administration, budget estimates

Keewatin Yath- Health District Board See Health Districts Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 71)

Kendel, Dr. Dennis See Hospitals - Battlefords Union Hospital, patient, Dickson Bird, death, review panel

Kindersley, Sask. See Child care - Family home, Kindersley, spaces, expansion

Kirchgesner, Dr. Daniel See Hospitals - Battlefords Union Hospital, patient, Dickson Bird, death, review panel

Kirsh Construction, Middle Lake See Highways and roads - Highway No. 368, construction, completion plans

Kluz, Ken (former MLA) See Oil industry - Sales tax, expansion, application, changes

KPMG See Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority - Chairman and CEO, expenses, unauthorized

Kyoto agreement See Forest industry - Prince Albert Pulp and Paper, Weyerhaeuser

La Ronge, Sask. See Airports; Northern Saskatchewan - Representative area networks

Labour, 2342- See also Child labour

Labour Department

Estimates, main (2000-2001), 1195-200, 1852-64

Allchurch, 1861

Crofford, 1195-200, 1852-64

Wall, 1859

Weekes, 1195-200, 1852-63

Minister, construction industry, meeting, 1195-6

Work and family, balancing, coordinator, hiring, 1862

Labour force- See also Economic development - Labour laws and regulations; Economy - Growth - Continuing to build; Education, post-secondary - Graduates - Choosing Saskatchewan, tax credit; Employment development - Continuing to build; Families - Work; Labour Standards Act - Improvement and update; Women - Unpaid workers

Aboriginal student mentoring program, Public Service Commission, member's statement

Yates, 810-11

Entrance, barriers removing, Building independence: investing in families, strategy, instrumental in, 318

Overtime, time off vs. extra pay, 9, 122

Skilled, 88, 347, 1696

Taxation, reduction and fair tax system, 321

Workers, killed and injured, National Day of Mourning, April 28, 2000

Van Mulligen, 921

Workers, killed and injured, National Day of Mourning, April 28, 2000, member's statement

Hagel, 914-15

Weekes, 915

Labour Force Development Board See Students - Career opportunities and trends

Labour market

Development and planning, transfer from federal jurisdiction, 203

Labour relations See Construction Industry Labour Relations Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 59); Finance Department - Personnel Policy Secretariat, expenditures; Health Labour Relations Reorganization Amdt. Act, 1999 (No. 3)

Labour Relations Board- See also Business - Employees, keeping on payroll because of job loss due to technological change; Co-operatives - Retail, rural communities, union contract; Construction industry - Union certification; Construction industry - Unionized contractors, spin-off companies, non-unionized, operating, criteria, determination; Farm machinery industry - Union certification; Trade unions - Certification - Secret ballot

Doepker Industries, union certification, coercion, reports

Hearing, 1856-7

Transcripts, availability, 1857-8

Labour unions, certification applications vs. decertification applications, decisions, timeliness, 1857

Members, attendance and duties, 1853

Operation, 1853

Representation, 50 per cent employer, 50 per cent employee, 1853

Vice-Chair, second, appointment and salary, 1853

Labour Standards Act

Improvement and update, consultation, 25, 87, 122, 370

Regulations See Forest fires - Firefighters

Labour unions See Trade unions

Laidlaw, Bob and Edie See Drugs and pharmaceuticals - Alzheimer's disease, Aricept approval

Lake Alma, Sask. See Telephones - Cellular service, Lake Alma

Lake Diefenbaker See Highways and roads - Highway No. 19 and 42

Lake Diefenbaker Potato Corporation See Potato industry; Potato industry - Fresh pak potato plant, Lucky Lake, sale, Pak-Well Produce

Lake Lenore, Sask. See Volunteers

Laliberte, Sandra See Health care - Breast implants, Dow Corning, lawsuit

Lampman, Sask. See Communities

Land See Crown land; Farmland

Expropriation See Water supply - Wakaw-Humboldt pipeline, overflow accommodation, land expropriation

Registration See Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan

Use See Forest industry

LAND (Land Titles Automated Network Development) Project, 369- See also Land Titles Act, 2000 (No. 55)

Land Surveys Act, 2000 (No. 57)

First reading

Axworthy, 1305

Second reading

Axworthy, 1540

Bjornerud, 1923

Toth, 1540-1

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Axworthy, 2231-2

Wall, 2231-2

Third reading

Lingenfelter, 2236

Royal Assent, 2350

Land titles See Condominium Property Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 58)

Computerization See Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan

Land Titles Act, 2000 (No. 55)

First reading

Axworthy, 1305

Second reading

Axworthy, 1539-40

Toth, 1540

Wall, 1922-3

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Axworthy, 2228-31

Wall, 2228-30

Third reading

Lingenfelter, 2235

Royal Assent, 2350

Land Titles Consequential Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 56)

First reading

Axworthy, 1305

Second reading

Axworthy, 1542

Bjornerud, 1923

Toth, 1542

Committee of the Whole Assembly, 2231

Third reading

Lingenfelter, 2236

Royal Assent, 2350

Landlords

Security deposit See Residential Tenancies Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 29)

Lanigan, Sask. See Hospitals; Living Sky Health District - Health/Budget plans

Laurier Rural Municipality See Highways and roads - Highway No. 28

LCL Cable Communications Ltd., 399

Legal aid

Funding, 369

Legal Aid Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 63)

First reading

Axworthy, 1213

Second reading

Axworthy, 1343

Julé, 1656-7

McMorris, 1343-4

Wall, 1984

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Axworthy, 2222-5

Wall, 2222-5

Third reading

Lingenfelter, 2226

Royal Assent, 2227

Legislation See Miscellaneous Statutes Repeal (Regulatory Reform) Act, 2000 (No. 62)

Legislative Assembly

Adjournment

December 17, 1999, M. (Lingenfelter)

Krawetz, 307-8

Lingenfelter, 307

Speaker, 308

May 18-24, 2000, M. (Lingenfelter)

Lingenfelter, 1187

June 29, 2000, M. (Lingenfelter)

D'Autremont, 2350-1

Lingenfelter, 2350-2

Speaker, 2352-3

Beverages See below Laptop computers

Citizens

Alienation, 6, 53, 65, 193

Service, better, members working together, 6, 142, 222

Voices be heard, 6

Clerk, attachment, Donna Bryce, Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Table officer and committee clerk

Gratitude and best wishes

Bjornerud, 847

Kowalsky, 847

Speaker, 847-8

Introduction

Speaker, 309

Documents, quoting, member's statement

D'Autremont, 841

Estimates (main), 2000-20001 and (supplementary), 1999-2000, committee referral, M. (Lingenfelter)

Lingenfelter, 1187

Hours of sitting

December 7, 1999, M. (Lingenfelter)

Lingenfelter, 11

-April 20-26, 2000, M. (Lingenfelter)

Lingenfelter, 336

-May 18, 2000, M. (Lingenfelter)

Lingenfelter, 1201

Laptop computers, and beverages use, modifications and amendments to the practices of the Assembly be approved and adopted, M. (Kowalsky)

Kowalsky, 883

Move to Bill No. 231, The Fire-fighter Protection Liability Act, M. (Boyd)

Boyd, 1927

Move to Bill No. 231, The Fire-fighter Protection Liability Act, M. (D'Autremont)

D'Autremont, 678

Move to Bill No. 231, The Fire-fighter Protection Liability Act, M. (Wakefield)

Wakefield, 1218-19

Move to Bill No. 231, The Fire-fighter Protection Liability Act, M. (Wall)

Wall, 1491, 2053

Move to Bill No. 233, The Democratic Unionism Act, M. (Wakefield)

Wakefield, 2050

Move to Bill No. 234, The Trade Union Amdt. Act, 2000 (Freedom of Speech in the Workplace), M. (Wakefield)

Wakefield, 2048

Opening ceremonies

Speaker, 11

Pages

Brooke Johnston, birthday congratulations

Hamilton, 1543

Introduction

Speaker, 10, 14, 309

Recognition

Speaker, 2207-8

Proceed to item 1 under the private members' public Bills and orders, M. (Bakken)

Bakken, 156

Proceed to item 4 under the private members' public Bills and orders, Bill No. 211, The Health-care Funding Audit Act, M. (McMorris)

McMorris, 1544

Proceed to item 6 under the private members' public Bills and orders, Bill No. 232, The Automobile Accident Insurance Amdt. Act, 2000, M. (Draude), 1631

Prorogation See Lieutenant-Governor

Recess

Agriculture Committee to meet in the Legislative Chamber, M. (Van Mulligen)

Van Mulligen, 33

Power outage, 1136

Staff, long service awards, congratulations, member's statement

Harpauer, 2040

Visitors services, deaf and hard of hearing services, member's statement

Trew, 1974

Votes, recorded See Divisions (Recorded votes)

Votes and Proceedings, printing, M. (Romanow)

Romanow, 10

Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 203)

First reading

Hermanson, 890

Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Amdt. Act, 2000 (Votes of Confidence) (No. 220)

First reading

McMorris, 1095

Legislative Assembly members- See also Discrimination and racism - Terminology, use

Administrative Professional's Day, April 26, 2000, recognition and gratitude, member's statement

Kasperski, 862

Canora Pelly constituency

Easter greetings

Speaker, 855

Expression of gratitude, member's statement

Krawetz, 1206

Cumberland constituency See Points of order - Members

Parking problems, member's statement

D'Autremont, 549

Regina Elphinstone constituency

Presentation

Calvert, 2358

Speaker, 2358

Saskatoon Riversdale constituency

Presentation

Calvert, 2358-9

Hermanson, 2359-60

Serby, 2358

Speaker, 2358

Saskatoon Southeast constituency, apology See Highways and roads - Construction and maintenance - Vs. back alley, Saskatoon; Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority - Chairman and chief executive officer, expenses, unauthorized, Provincial Auditor, opposition questioning, racially motivated

Swift Current constituency, facts in question period, member's statement

Yates, 1036

Wood River constituency See also Wood River constituency

Presentation

Hermanson, 2243

Speaker, 2243

Vacancy effective May 17, 2000

Speaker, 1306

Legislative Building, Regina

Accessibility, 6

Speaker, 1979

Accessibility, member's statement

Heppner, 1907

Front lawn, sports regulation

McMorris, 1586-7

Romanow, 1587

Lights off, member's statement

Heppner, 1974

Restoration, progress, 1823

Time capsule, placement, St. Marguerite Bourgeoys School, Regina and SPMC, member's statement

Hamilton, 276

Legislative Library

Annual report, Communication Committee, referral, M. (Lingenfelter)

Lingenfelter, 13-14

Staff See Libraries - Special Librarians Day, April 13, 2000

Legislatures

Historical Model Legislature, member's statement

Wartman, 605

Lerat, Dutch See Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority - Chairman and CEO

Levorson, Denise See Highways and roads - Deterioration, ambulance service, impact

Lewis, Steven See Health care - Review

Liberal Party (Saskatchewan)- See also Executive Council - Administration, funding reduction, Liberal Party position; Government - Coalition

Contributions See also Political parties - Contributions

Election platform See also Government - Coalition

Quote, member's statement

Draude, 840

Leader

Accomplishments, member's statement

Draude, 310

On-line talk, member's statement

Bjornerud, 1363

Libraries- See also Legislative Library; Public Libraries Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 37)

Special Librarians Day, April 13, 2000, member's statement

Hamilton, 698-9

Licensed practical nurses

Duties, clarification, legislation amendment

Atkinson, 1840-1

Gantefoer, 1840-1

Program, increased capacity, 319, 383

Skills, use on health care team, 8

Licensed Practical Nurses Act, 2000 (No. 73), 8

First reading

Atkinson, 1369

Second reading

Atkinson, 1478-9

Bakken, 1654-5

Gantefoer, 1655-6

Stewart, 1479

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Atkinson, 1842-8

Gantefoer, 1842-8

Third reading

Atkinson, 1849

Royal Assent, 2056

Lieutenant-Governor

Appointment, Lynda Haverstock, member's statement

Hermanson, 106-7

Kowalsky, 107

Prorogation speech, 2360-1

Speech from the Throne, 5-9

Lieutenant-Governor's Medal of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada See Public service

Light, Darlene See Workers' Compensation Board - Members

Lim, Dr. See Physicians/Doctors - Patients, majority outside health district

Linka, Rodger See Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority - Casinos - Gold Eagle Casino, North Battleford - Lease agreement

Liquor See Alcohol

Liquor and Gaming Authority- See also Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 74); Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority

Revenue, 324, 367, 405, 407 See also Agriculture - Crisis - Financial support; Fiscal Stabilization Fund - Establishment; Trade - Agricultural equalization payment - $300 million

Livestock, non traditional See Emu

Livestock feed industry

CanGro Processors Ltd.

Funding, 2240

Mill, North Battleford, grand opening, member's statement

Hillson, 107

Livestock industry- See also Beef industry; Elk industry; Hog industry

Air quality, monitoring and regulation, 2241-2

Animal identification See Animal Identification Amdt. Act, 1999 (No. 2)

Forage and seeding land back to grass programs, 1731

Grazing and pasture technology program, International Society of Range Management award, member's statement

Prebble, 1439

Livestock loan guarantee program See Farm Financial Stability Amdt. Act, 1999 (No. 1)

New initiatives, 320

Waste water and manure applications, environmental concerns, 2241-2

Living Sky Health District- See also Hospitals - Wynyard, viability; Physicians/Doctors - Patients, majority outside health district; Wolverine Rural Municipality

Health/Budget plans See also Hospitals - Conversion to health centres

Atkinson, 1093-4, 1123-4, 1536

Gantefoer, 1093-4, 1123-4

Harpauer, 1536

Submission deadline, 1728

Home care, services, reassessment and termination, 1420

Harpauer, 1235, 1442

Junor, 1235, 1442

Management, members, 2170

Lloydminster, Sask. See Health care - Renal dialysis - Satellite; Provincial sales tax - Expansion; Saskatoon City Hospital - Kinetics clinic

Local government See Municipalities

Local Improvements Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 22)

First reading

Serby, 610

Second reading

Bjornerud, 1849

Kwiatkowski, 1516-18

Serby, 704

Toth, 705

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Bjornerud, 2080

Serby, 2079-80

Third reading

Van Mulligen, 2100

Royal Assent, 2227

Lockerbie and Hole Company Limited See Construction Labour Relations Association of Saskatchewan Inc.

Loewen, Dennis See Health care - Breast implants, Dow Corning, lawsuit, Sandra Laliberte

Long-term care, 159, 342- See also Hospitals - Central Butte Union Hospital; Special care homes

Assessment and options, 1420-1

Beds

Allocation, urban centres vs. rural centres, 1727

Requirements, long-term projection, 1725-6

Facilities

Capital process, identified need, criteria, 1726-7

Funding, contribution ratios, 1727

Level 2, 1421

Provincial, takeover, funding, contribution ratio, modification, 1727

Requirements, long-term projection, 1725-6

Rural communities, doctors, retaining, incentives, 1422-3

Souris Valley Extended Care Centre, Weyburn

Lease, South Central Health District Board, 1824

Plans, 1824-5

Replacement, 1422

Two-tier health care, 1421

Fees, 2176

Financial assistance, legal separation suggestion, 1424, 1426

Patient, Esterhazy hospital, reassessment

Bakken, 1236

Junor, 1236

Residents, prospective, seeking out-of-province facilities, 2176

Lord's Prayer See Schools

Lotteries

Management and profits distribution, agreement, member's statement

Kasperski, 1835

Lou Gehrig's disease See Health care - ALS Week, June 19-23, 2000

Lovering Lake See Recreational sites

Lucky Lake, Sask. See Irrigation - Lucky Lake, Riverhurst area, pipelines, leakage, repair; Potato industry - Fresh pak potato plant; Potato industry - Land leases, SPUDCO

Lutheran Church

District president, Rev. Dr. Roy Holm, retirement, member's statement

Eagles, 1584

Lutz, Bernelle See Women - Osteoporosis, bone density testing, waiting list

Lymphoma See Cancer - T-cell lymphoma

MacFarlane, Douglas Thomas (former MLA) See Condolences

Mackness (William) study See Municipalities - Legislative renewal - Garcea and Stabler reports, review

MacLean's See Health care - Saskatoon, best in the country rating, Canadian Institute for Health Information

Magnetic resonance imaging system (MRI) See Health care

Maintenance orders

Enforcement, 414 See also Justice Department - Maintenance Enforcement Office

Driver's licence, suspension, 1492-3

SGI communication, 1493

Interjurisdictional compliance

Justice ministers' discussions, 1493-4

Saskatchewan position, 1494

Reciprocal arrangements, Alberta, 1495

Tools

Differences, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, 1495

Other provinces, 1494

Mamawetan Churchill River Health District Board See Health Districts Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 71)

Man and the Biosphere Secretariat See United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Redberry Lake, biosphere reserve

Manitoba See Health care - Patient information, SmartHealth; Maintenance orders - Enforcement, tools, differences

Manufacturing industry, 138- See also Farm machinery; Farm machinery industry; Garment manufacturing

Claybank brick plant, annual open house, member's statement

Stewart, 2142-3

DryAir 2000, Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation, funding, member's statement

Addley, 1907

Investment tax credit, 2318

Profits tax reduction, 2318

Tax reduction, 142

Marquis, Sask. See Irrigation - Development, Tuxford, Marquis area

Marquis R.M. See Highways and roads - Bridges, Damage, water flow from Diefenbaker Lake to Buffalo Pound, through the Qu'Appelle River

Matkowski, Dean See Water supply - Wakaw-Humboldt pipeline, overflow accommodation, land expropriation

McArthur River See Uranium industry

McClean Lake See Uranium industry

McLane, Harvey See Executive Council - Staff; Health Department - Minister, adviser

McMillan, Dr. Stewart See Hospitals - Battlefords Union Hospital, patient, Dickson Bird, death, review panel; Personal injury protection plan - Review

McNeill, Gordon James (former MLA) See Condolences

Meadow Lake, Sask. See Senior citizens - Saskatchewan Assisted Living Services program, Golden West Manor; Sports - Basketball

Meadow Lake Provincial Park See Tourism

Medical Profession Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 41), 8

First reading

Atkinson, 1154

Second reading

Atkinson, 1289-90

Gantefoer, 1571-2

Toth, 1290

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Atkinson, 1877-8

Gantefoer, 1877-8

Third reading

Van Mulligen, 1889

Royal Assent, 2056

Medical services See Health care; Physicians/Doctors

Medicare, 24, 26, 62, 120, 141-2, 318, 376, 399, 400-1, 403, 404-5, 2332, 2335-6- See also Health care

Establishment (1962), 5, 382, 2319-21

Federal commitment, disappointment, 318

A Forum on Medicare: Sustainability and Accountability in the 21st Century, Vancouver, B.C., May 11, 2000, Premier's address, 2334-5

National Day of Warning Against the Privatization of Health Care, June 14, 2000, member's statement

Higgins, 1806-7

Protection and improvement by coalition government, working with Ottawa, 5

Reciprocal agreements See Health Department Amdt. Act, 1999 (No. 10)

Medicare Commission

Budget and personnel, 2063-4

Establishment, 2063, 2336

Bakken, 1810-11

Romanow, 1810-11

Medicine- See also University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon - College of Medicine

Innovators, list of great Canadian, Dr. Mark Baltzan and Dr. Harold Johns, nomination, member's statement

Prebble, 78

Melfort, Sask. See Hospitals - North Central Health District; Restaurants - KFC

Melville, Sask. See New Democratic Party (Saskatchewan)

Member of Parliament

Regina-Lake Centre, Les Benjamin, 75th birthday celebrations, member's statement

Trew, 916

Members' statements

See member's statement under subject entries

Memorial Day, May 29, 2000

Cross-the-border memorial service, American Legion and Royal Canadian Legion, Sherwood, North Dakota, member's statement

D'Autremont, 1439

Mennonite Central Committee Saskatchewan Act (No. 301)

Petition, 778, 808

Second reading

Lorjé, 961

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Lorjé, 1238-9

Third reading

Lorjé, 1240

Royal Assent, 1378

Mental Health

Mental Health Week, May 1-5, 2000, member's statement

Jones, 980-1

Mentally Disordered Persons Amdt. Act, 1999 (No. 6)

First reading

Axworthy, 136

Second reading

Axworthy, 304

Draude, 686-7

Heppner, 851-3

Toth, 304

Wall, 1719

Wiberg, 1398-400

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Axworthy, 2081-2

Wall, 2081-2

Third reading

Axworthy, 2100

Royal Assent, 2227

Meritorious Service Medal See Honours and awards

Messer, Jack See Saskatchewan Power Corporation - President

Métis

Employment and Training Awards, Fort Qu'Appelle, member's statement

Harper, 179

Full participation in economy and society, 9, 27

Ombudsman's office, establishment, 1965-6

Plan, researcher, expenses, reimbursement, 1966-8

Ombudsman's office, establishment, petitions

Wiberg, 2298

Métis Employment & Training of Saskatchewan Inc.

Funding, use, 1964-6

Métis Nation of Saskatchewan

Back to Batoche festival, funding, 1967

Consultants, former NDP candidates, 1970

Funding, accountability, 1969

General election, supervision, Chief Electoral Officer, 1965, 1968

Western Region IIA See Métis Employment & Training of Saskatchewan Inc. - Funding, use

METSI See Métis Employment & Training of Saskatchewan Inc.

Midwives See Health care

Military Cross See Honours and awards

Milk

Organic, production, 2239-40

Millennium

Celebrations, Imperial, member's statement

Melenchuk, 1908-9

Millennium scholarship fund

Administration, 833-4

Minimum wage See Wages and salaries

Mining industry, 138- See also Energy and Mines Department; Natural resources - Favourable conditions, creation; Northern Saskatchewan - Representative area networks, La Ronge mineral industry group; Uranium industry

Aboriginal workforce, 92

Activity, approval process, coordination, 1355

Claims, mapping, digital, 1051

Advantages, 1357

Cost savings, 1357

Employees, layoffs

Alternative work, 1357

Early retirement package, 1357

Development "The industry is losing interest in development," government initiatives to address, 1355-6

Exploration, 1757

Konuto Lake mine, near Creighton, opening, 1356

Mining Week, May 22-26, 2000, member's statement

Kowalsky, 1300

Motor vehicles, registration, Alberta, 1354

Precious and base metals, royalty structure, changes, 1757

Provincial Mine Rescue and Emergency Response Competition, Regina, May 27, 2000, member's statement

Harpauer, 1584

Road tax, revenue, 1051

Royalties and red tape

Impact, Saskatchewan Mining Association, 1354-5

Saskatchewan Mining Association, President, comments, 1757-8

Ministerial statements

Agriculture ministers, meeting, December 8, 1999, Toronto: Boyd, 116; Lingenfelter, 115-16

Centennial, 2005, celebrations: Hermanson, 1445; Hillson, 1444-5

Bicycle trip across Saskatchewan: D'Autremont, 2148; Hillson, 2148

Child labour, Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999, ratification: Crofford, 185; Weekes, 185

Education, post-secondary, accessibility, affordable, public consultation: Hagel, 113-114; Hart, 114

Electricity

Co-generation, SaskPower International and ATCO Power of Alberta, Saskatchewan Potash Corporation, Cory mine, near Saskatoon: Heppner, 1341; Nilson, 1340-1

Queen Elizabeth Power Station, Saskatoon, improved technology, upgrade: Heppner, 1212-3; Nilson, 1212

Transmission, open access tariff, ministerial statement: Heppner, 1914; Nilson, 1913-4

Government, credit rating: Cline, 1128; Hermanson, 1128-9

Grain prices, subsidies, United States/European Union, World Trade Organization, Seattle meeting, agenda: Boyd 22; Hillson, 21-2

Grain transportation, measures to improve: Boyd, 1127-8; Sonntag, 1126-7

Human rights, Universal Declaration, United Nations commemoration, Human Rights Day, December 10, 1999: Axworthy, 114-115; Wall, 115

Senior citizens

Provincial Advisory Committee of Older Persons, appointment, ministerial statement (Junor): Gantefoer, 1623; Junor, 1623

Senior Friendly Program, ministerial statement: Junor 2114-5; Wakefield 2115

Workplace, youth, Ready for Work initiative, further initiatives: Crofford, 1283; Weekes, 1283-4

Miscellaneous Statutes Repeal (Regulatory Reform) Act, 2000 (No. 62)

First reading

Axworthy, 1213

Second reading

Axworthy, 1482-3

Toth, 1483

Wall, 1713-14

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Axworthy, 2007-8

Wall, 2008

Third reading

Axworthy, 2027

Royal Assent, 2056

MNS See Métis Nation of Saskatchewan

Montmartre, Sask. See Environment protection - Green School Project, Montmartre School

Moose Jaw, Sask. See Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Palliser Campus - Electrician training program, enrolment and waiting list

Moose Jaw-Thunder Creek Health District See Hospitals - Central Butte Union Hospital and long-term care facility, integration

Moosomin, Sask. See Health care - Facilities; Hospitals; Southeast Regional College

Mothers See Families

Mother's Day

Mother's Day, May 14, 2000, tribute, member's statement

Kasperski, 1200

Toth, 1200

Motions See Private Members' Motions; Seventy-five minute debate

Motions for supply (interim)

Expenses

Fiscal year ending March 31, 2000

General Revenue Fund, M. (Cline)

Cline, 2346

Fiscal year ending March 31, 2001

General Revenue Fund

Cline, 599, 1378

Fiscal year ending March 31, 2001, M. (Cline)

Cline, 555-74, 594-9, 1372-8, 2346

D'Autremont, 560-71, 1377-8

Draude, 1374-5

Elhard, 594-7

Hermanson, 555-9

Toth, 571-5, 1376-7

Wakefield, 597-8, 1372-6

Motions (priority of debate)

Agricultural equalization payment, $300 million, Liquor and Gaming Fund, M. (Boyd), 283-99

Political parties, tax credits, M. (D'Autremont), 1539

Motions (under Rule 46)

Agricultural equalization payment

$1 billion to address agricultural crisis, M. (Romanow), 27-38

$300 million, Liquor and Gaming Fund, M. (Boyd), 252

Child prostitution, prevention, funding, M. (Julé), 921

Grain, elevators, consolidation, accelerated, rural highways, impact, M. (Sonntag); amdt. (Elhard), 2115-22

Grain transportation, freight rates, increase, federal government suspension, M. (Sonntag); amdt. (Hermanson), 891-911

Highway No. 1, twinning, completion within three years, M. (Elhard); amdt. (Hillson), 758-64

Highways and roads, gravel, reverting to, plans setting aside, M. (Elhard), 1624

Trade unions, certification/decertification and strike action, secret ballot, legislation, M. (Weekes), 2045

Motor Carrier Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 36)

First reading

Nilson, 1095

Second reading

D'Autremont, 1192

Heppner, 1851-2

Nilson, 1191-2

Stewart, 1628

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Heppner, 1943-4

McMorris, 1943-4

Nilson, 1943-4

Third reading

Van Mulligen, 1952

Royal Assent, 2056

Motor vehicle insurance- See also Automobile Accident Insurance Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 2) (No. 35)

No-fault See Personal injury protection plan

Rates, sales tax, expanded See also Insurance Premiums Tax Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 44)

Impact

Heppner, 553-4

Lingenfelter, 555

Nilson, 554

Motor vehicles- See also Automobile Accident Insurance Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 2) (No. 35); Prince Albert Health District; Saskatchewan Property Management Corporation - Central Vehicle Agency; Transportation - International Symposium on Heavy Vehicle Weights and Dimensions, 6th, Saskatoon, June 18, 2000; Vehicle Administration Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 2) (No. 54)

Accident claims due to bad road conditions, 2192-3 See also Highways and roads - Highway No. 2; Highways and roads - Highway No. 27

Fees See Highways and roads - Funding - Gasoline tax

New

Sales, member's statement

Harper, 698

Lorjé, 1835

Sales tax, $3,000 exemption, petitions, 858, 882, 914, 942

Allchurch, 839

Bjornerud, 838

D'Autremont, 838

Elhard, 837, 857

Harpauer, 838-9

Hart, 839

Heppner, 837

Julé, 837, 857

McMorris, 858

Peters, 837

Wakefield, 858, 882, 914

Registration See Highway Traffic Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 2) (No. 78); Highways and roads - Funding - Gasoline tax; Mining industry; Natural gas; Oil industry

Repair, sales tax See Motor vehicle insurance - Rates

Tax paid on budget day, sales tax, grandfather, petitions, 858, 882, 914, 1118

Bakken, 838

Gantefoer, 881

Heppner, 857, 881

Julé, 1087

Kwiatkowski, 839, 858

McMorris, 838, 881

Stewart, 882

Toth, 837

Weekes, 838

Wiberg, 839

Used

Gift to a relative, book value, sales tax payment

Cline, 606-7

Hermanson, 606-7

Red-book value, sales tax application

Brkich, 584-5

Cline, 584-5

Sales tax, member's statement

Wakefield, 729

Municipal Affairs, Culture and Housing Department- See also Centenary Capital Fund

Communication consultants, positions

Peters, 2146

Serby, 2146

Estimates, main (2000-2001), 1157-70, 1743-54, 2345

Bjornerud, 1157-68, 1744-50

Elhard, 1753-4

Kwiatkowski, 1753

McMorris, 1751-3

Serby, 1157-70, 1743-54

Estimates, supplementary (1999-2000), 2345

Municipal Employees' Pension Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 32)

First reading

Cline, 1015

Second reading

Bjornerud, 1578-9

Cline, 1068, 1816-17

D'Autremont, 1219

Toth, 1068-9

Wakefield, 1217-18

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Cline, 1816-17

Wakefield, 1816-17

Third reading

Cline, 1817

Royal Assent, 2056

Municipal Legislative Renewal Task Force

Interim Report (Garcea report) See Municipalities - Legislative renewal

Municipal Renewal Task Force

Cost, 1162

Instructions, 1162

Interim report, public consultation, impact, 1164-5

Municipalities- See also Gasoline - Underground storage tanks, abandoned; Northern municipalities; Police services; Property tax; Rural Municipality Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 68); Urban Municipality Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 69)

Aboriginal partnerships, 9

Administrative costs, 1166

Amalgamation, 367, 398, 407 See also Police services; Regional economic development authorities; Small business - Regina

Bjornerud, 522-3, 586, 609, 640-2, 672-3, 702-3

Hermanson, 642-3, 753-4, 812-13

McMorris, 755-6

Romanow, 753-4, 756, 812-13

Serby, 522-3, 586, 609-10, 640-3, 672-3, 702-3

Advantage, 1157-8, 2324-6

Cost

Analysis

Bjornerud, 1153

Serby, 1153-4

Savings, 1159

Deadline, May 15, 2000

Bjornerud, 781-2

Romanow, 781-2

Liberal position

Bjornerud, 732-4, 754-5

Romanow, 754-5

Serby, 732-4

Minister's role

Bjornerud, 948-9

Romanow, 948-9

Model, test case, 1167

Municipal initiative vs provincial, 1166

Municipal-Provincial Round Table, discussions, 1159-61

Premier's statement, quote, member's statement

Bjornerud, 839

Round table process

Peters, 2145-6

Serby, 2145-6

Amalgamation, M. (Bjornerud); amdt. (Lorjé)

Bjornerud, 645-7

Harper, 650-2

Lorjé, 649-50

McMorris, 647-9

Peters, 652-3

Stewart, 653-5

Yates, 653

Amalgamation, M. (Bjornerud); amdt. (Lorjé); questions and comments

Addley, 656

D'Autremont, 655

Hillson, 655

Kowalsky, 656

Lorjé, 655

McMorris, 655-6

Peters, 655-6

Amalgamation, petitions, 359, 388, 450, 515, 546, 578, 603, 637, 668, 697, 727, 749, 778, 808, 839, 858, 882, 914, 942, 977, 1006, 1034, 1059, 1146, 1178, 1230, 1332, 1362, 1469, 1531, 1551, 1582, 1644, 1676, 1707, 1762, 1804, 1834, 1865, 1972, 2107, 2141, 2199, 2299

Allchurch, 328, 388, 450, 514, 578, 602, 668

Bakken, 695-6, 858, 913, 941, 975, 1005, 1033, 1117

Bjornerud, 327-8, 387, 1613-14, 2244, 2298

Brkich, 328, 388, 450, 514, 1146, 1614, 1675, 1706, 1761

D'Autremont, 696

Draude, 513, 749, 777, 807, 857, 881

Eagles, 327, 695, 941, 1033

Elhard, 449, 513, 601, 635, 667, 881, 975

Gantefoer, 327, 667, 695

Harpauer, 388, 514, 545, 578, 1006

Hart, 328, 359, 450, 514, 578, 636

Heppner, 327

Julé, 359, 387, 449, 513, 545, 577, 601, 635, 807, 2069, 2139

Krawetz, 1613, 2243

Kwiatkowski, 328, 515, 697

McMorris, 387-8, 450, 577-8, 975, 1005, 1203

Peters, 327, 387, 513, 577, 1905

Stewart, 514-15, 637, 668, 696-7, 727, 749, 808, 839, 976, 1006, 1033, 1204, 1332, 1531, 1550, 1644, 1762, 1804, 1833, 1905-6

Toth, 327, 667, 807, 975, 1005

Wakefield, 328, 450, 514

Wall, 1033

Weekes, 328, 450, 913, 941, 975-6, 1005-6

Wiberg, 668, 941, 942, 976, 1297-8, 1435, 2106

Dutch elm disease, prevention, government assistance, 9, 123

Economic development, handicap, 1163-4

Efficiencies, 1159

Funding

Bjornerud, 315

Romanow, 315-16

Infrastructure

Development, 320

Funding, 321, 338, 383

Land use, planning process See Planning and Development Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 23)

Legislative renewal/restructuring See also above Amalgamation

Capital fund, surpluses and reserves, 1748-9

Cost-benefit analysis

Council remuneration

Rural municipalities, reeve and councillor, 1746-7

Yorkton functional economic area, proposed, reeve, 1747

Review

Cost, 1744-5

Employees, salaries, cost, 1745-6

Potash tax sharing revenue, 1748

Regina regional municipal district, officials, replacement, 1751-2

Revenue, tax savings, projected, 1747-8

Garcea and Stabler reports, 407

Review, 1161-2 See also above Amalgamation - Cost analysis

Bjornerud, 1154

Serby, 1154

Big Gully Regional Economic Development Authority

Bjornerud, 1124-6

Serby, 1124-6

Representatives, one for every 4,000 to 5,000 people, cost, 1749-50

Mill rates, 2317

Provincial-municipal infrastructure program, 1750

Provincial responsibilities, services, off-loading, 154, 195

Provincial sales tax expansion, effect, 336

Provincial services, assuming, 1167-8

Reserve funds

Bjornerud, 609-10, 641-2

Hermanson, 642-3

Serby, 610, 641-3

Reserve funds, petitions, 668, 697, 727, 808, 942, 1059, 1118, 1178, 1230, 1262, 1362, 1551, 1582, 1644

Bjornerud, 636, 667-8

Boyd, 667

D'Autremont, 636

Draude, 667, 695

Eagles, 667, 777, 913

Harpauer, 636, 668

Hart, 914, 1033, 1550

Heppner, 635, 667

Kwiatkowski, 668

McMorris, 1087, 1146

Peters, 635

Stewart, 1614

Weekes, 1203

Wiberg, 1088, 1230, 1332, 1530

Reserve funds and assets, M. (Bjornerud); amdt. (Hillson)

Allchurch, 788-9

Bjornerud, 786-8

Hillson, 789-91

Julé, 797-800

Kowalsky, 791-4

Weekes, 794-7

Yates, 800-1

Revenue sharing arrangement, funding, 321, 354

Murray (Dr. Bob) Commission See Hospitals - Base, average daily census

Music

Biggar, summer musical, New York is Big . . . But This Is Biggar - The Musical, member's statement

Atkinson, 1974

International Tuba and Euphonium Conference, Regina, June 2000, member's statement

Nilson, 1501-2

Old Time Fiddle Jamboree, fourth annual, May 27, 2000, Battleford, member's statement

Peters, 1299-300

Saskatchewan Country Music Association Awards, Saskatoon, winners, Johner Brothers, member's statement

Eagles, 311

Muskoday First Nation See Indians/First Nations

Namerind Housing Corporation See Housing - Straw bale construction, partnership

Nameth, Bradley See Motor vehicles - Used, red-book value, sales tax application

National unity, 153- See also Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) - Regional broadcasting network

Natural gas- See also Natural resources - Favourable conditions, creation; SaskEnergy Incorporated

Activity, approval process, coordination, 1355

Employment in 1998 and 1999, 1358

Investment, encouragement initiatives, 1359

Motor vehicles, registration, Alberta, 1354

Pipeline, expansion, Goodsoil to Rosetown

Contracts, transfer of demand clause

Heppner, 1013-14, 1065-5

Nilson, 1013-14, 1064-6

Transmission volume

Heppner, 945-6, 982-4

Nilson, 945-6, 982-4

Price projection research, 1358

Production, expansion, member's statement

Thomson, 670

Rates, 366-7 See also Utilities - Rate review panel

Reserves, projections, 1359

Rights, sale, 1757

Road tax, revenue, 1051

Royalties, 1999 and 2000, 1359

Royalty structure, revised, 2318

Sales tax, expansion

Application

Changes, 1045-9

Application, member's statement

Wall, 1062, 1936-7

Impact, 413, 1353

Lautermilch, 1011-13

Stewart, 1011-12

Wall, 1012-13

Revenue, 1354

Technology and development, educational and research activities, joint, University of Regina and Ivano-Frankivsk State Technical University of Oil and Gas, agreement, member's statement

Kowalsky, 2073

Trends, 1757

Wells

Abandoned, 1760

Drilled, 26, 381, 396

Drilling applications, 1358

Saskatchewan-based, 1358

New, drilled in 1999, 1537

In production in 2000, forecast, 1357

In production in 1998 and 1999, 1357

Natural resources, 138- See also Economy - Growth; Environment and Resource Management Department

Favourable conditions, creation, M. (Kasperski) amdt. (Hermanson)

Addley, 952-3

Boyd, 955-6

Kasperski, 949-52

Stewart, 953-5

Thomson, 956-8

Wiberg, 955-6

Favourable conditions, creation, M. (Kasperski) amdt. (Hermanson); questions and comments

Boyd, 960

Kasperski, 959

Lorjé, 960

Stewart, 959

Thomson, 960

Wiberg, 960

Yates, 959

Protection, National Earthwise Video Contest winner, Dawn Corbeil, Loon Lake, member's statement

Sonntag, 730

Navy See Canadian Armed Forces

Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA), 631

Top up, 226, 626

Boyd, 20-1

Lingenfelter, 21

Withdrawals/closures

Short-term relief package, access, impact, 627

Tax implications, 627

Netherlands

National Memorial Day, 55th, May 4, 2000, member's statement

Van Mulligen, 1037

New Democratic Party (Saskatchewan)

Contributions/donations See also Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority - Political donations

Trade unions, 1197-8

United Steelworkers, 1855-6

Fundraising events and sponsorships See Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority - Political donations

Melville constituency association, annual meeting, member's statement

Julé, 1121

Web site, Internet link, United Steelworkers, 1855

Newfoundland See By-elections

Nipawin, Sask. See Health care

NISA See Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA)

Nisga'a Agreement See Agriculture - Crisis, Nisga'a Agreement, comparison

No-fault insurance See Personal injury protection plan

Nokomis, Sask. See Health care - Centres; Physicians/Doctors - Patients, majority outside health district

North Battleford, Sask. See Battlefords Health District - Review; Highways and roads; Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority - Building, new; Youth - Business Excellence Awards

North Central Health District See Hospitals - North Central Health District

North-East Health District

Obstetrical services See Hospitals - Closure, Carrot River

Tele-health technology project, member's statement

Addley, 729

North Saskatoon Business Association See Economic development - Strategy

Northern Affairs Office

Estimates, main (2000-2001), 1635-1641

Goulet, 1635-41

Kwiatkowski, 1639-41

Wiberg, 1635-9

Overview and vision, 1635

Projects, effectiveness, 1665

Northern communities

Future, 320

Headwaters Project, smart communities program, demonstration project, member's statement

Goulet, 1179

Northern Development Fund, 1665

Northern economy See Forest industry - Development plan; Northern Saskatchewan - Funding, Centenary Capital Fund

Northern municipalities

New North, community police boards, establishment, M. (Kowalsky)

Goulet, 1112-15

Kowalsky, 1110-12

Northern Municipalities Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 67)

First reading

Serby, 1271

Second reading

Bjornerud, 1925

Serby, 1513-14

Toth, 1514

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Serby, 2023-5

Wiberg, 2023-5

Third reading

Van Mulligen, 2028

Royal Assent, 2056

Northern Saskatchewan- See also Forest fires; Forest industry; Highways and roads - Northern Saskatchewan; Mining industry; Uranium industry

Access See Highways and roads - Northern Saskatchewan

Development, funding, 348, 383

Economic development See Northern Saskatchewan - Tourism development; Uranium - Depleted fuel, storage proposal

Economic development strategy See Forest Industry - Education and training strategy

Educational benefits, development, 348, 1636

Employment development, 368

Funding, Centenary Capital Fund, 321, 354, 369

Intergovernmental agencies, establishment and interdepartmental collaboration, 1636

Representative area networks

Consultation, 1640

Establishment

Belanger, 1304-5

Kwiatkowski, 1304-5

La Ronge mineral industry group, concerns, 1640-1

Tourism development, level playing field, tax exemptions, impact, 1638-9

Water and sewer needs, multi-year capital program, addressing, 321, 369

Northern Teacher Education Program See Teachers

Northern Tourism Task Team, 1639

Northlands College

Attendance, 92

Northwest Pictures Inc., Regina See Saskatchewan Opportunities Corporation - Investments, conflict of interest, Regina Motion Picture Video and Sound

Norway

National holiday, May 17, 2000, member's statement

Nilson, 1265

NST Network Services Inc. See Saskatchewan Telecommunications Holding Corporation - Investments, NST Network Services Inc.

Nurses- See also Health care - Primary, multi-disciplinary team involvement; Health Department - Assistant Deputy Minister; Home care; Licensed practical nurses

Administrative duties, re-assignment to free for hands-on care, 2171

Former, upgrading program to re-enter profession, CBC radio Morning Edition interview, member's statement

Yates, 915

Managers to nurses, ratio, 2170-1

National Nursing Awareness Week, May 8-14, 2000, member's statement

Bakken, 1088-9

Jones, 1089

Registered nurse program, increased capacity, 319, 383

Shortage, 119, 343

Atkinson, 734

Bakken, 734

Romanow, 734

Strike, 98, 2320

Training, seats availability, 1695-6

Working conditions, 154, 398, 2320, 2333-4

Atkinson, 734

Bakken, 734

Romanow, 734

Nursing homes, 24, 87, 145, 149- See also Special care homes

Fees, increase, 2183-4, 2317

Intermediate care, new 15-unit LutherCare Communities, Saskatoon, opening, member's statement

Prebble, 1765

Rates, increase, 2326

Residents, prescription drugs, payment, 2182-3

Vs. hospitals, 2183

Oaths of Office See Pro Forma Bill

Occupational health and safety, 87- See also Workers' compensation - Premiums, higher than necessary

Committees, active, 1863

Funding

Government and employees, 1863

Workers' Compensation Board, 1863

Infractions, follow-up, 1863

Legislation, 62

Occupational Health and Safety Week, May 15-19, 2000, member's statement

Weekes, 1233

Training, 368

Official Opposition See Saskatchewan Party

Oil industry, 138- See also Natural resources - Favourable conditions, creation

Activity

Approval process, coordination, 1355

Week ending March 20, 2000, 1051

CO₂ enhanced oil recovery program, Weyburn, 1930

Deep oil initiative, 368-9

Employment in 1998 and 1999, 1358

Field service industry, sales tax expansion, impact, 413, 1758

Investment, encouragement initiatives, 1359

Motor vehicles, registration, Alberta, 1354

Petroleum research tax incentive, 25

Price projection research, 1358

Regulations and bureaucracy, 1050

Reserves, projections, 1359

Rights, sale, 1757

Road tax, revenue, 1051

Royalties, 27, 219

1999 and 2000, 1359

Structure, revised, 2318

Sales tax, expansion

Application

Changes, 1045-9

Revenue, 1354

Application, member's statement

Wall, 1062, 1936-7

Impact, 413, 1353 See also above Field service industry

Lautermilch, 1011-13

Stewart, 1011-12

Wall, 1012-13

Tax, royalty and regulatory review, plans, 1050

Taxation, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, opinion, 1049-50

Technology and development, educational and research activities, joint, University of Regina and Ivano-Frankivsk State Technical University of Oil and Gas, agreement, member's statement

Kowalsky, 2073

Trends, 1757

Used oil, ecocentres (recycling depots), member's statement

Yates, 1648

Wells

Abandoned, 1760

Drilled, 26, 381, 396

Drilling applications, 1358

Saskatchewan-based, 1358

New, drilled in 1999, 1537

In production in 2000, forecast, 1357

In production in 1998 and 1999, 1357

Okema Beach See Highways and roads

Old age pension See Workers' compensation - Survivor benefits

Older persons See Senior Citizens

Olfert, Rose M. See Functional Economic Areas in Saskatchewan: A Framework for Municipal Restructuring (Stabler report)

Ombudsman- See also Health care - Public concerns; Indians/First Nations - Land claim settlements, accountability; Indians/First Nations - Treaty land entitlements, accountability; Métis Ombudsman Office - Establishment, petitions

Annual report, 1999 See Justice Department - Maintenance Enforcement Office, complaints; Social Services Department - complaints

Estimates, committee referral, M. (Lingenfelter)

Lingenfelter, 1187

Report See Correctional centres - Regina, inmate, physical and sexual abuse

Ombudsman and Children's Advocate Amdt. Act, 2000 (No. 28), 9

First reading

Axworthy, 785

Cline, 11

Second reading

Axworthy, 848-9

Bakken, 1352-3

D'Autremont, 849

Eagles, 869-70

Julé, 1575-6

Wakefield, 1015-17

Wall, 1814

Committee of the Whole Assembly

Axworthy, 2014-19

D'Autremont, 2016-18

Wall, 2014-16, 2018-19

Third reading

Axworthy, 2028

Royal Assent, 2056

Opposition See Saskatchewan Party

Oral question period

Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA), payments, claw back: Harpauer 865-6; Hermanson 866; Lingenfelter 866-7

Agriculture

Crisis: Boyd, 1366-7; Lingenfelter, 1366-7

Financial support: Hermanson, 17-19; Romanow, 17-19

Government addressing: Hermanson, 21, 210-211, 247-8; Romanow, 21, 210-211, 248

Government commitments, Throne Speech: Lingenfelter, 867; Stewart, 867

Government support: Hermanson, 47-48; Romanow, 47-48

Federal government, funding: Hermanson, 79; Romanow, 79-80

Alcohol, abuse, detox centre, establishment, Riversdale and Pleasant Hill, Saskatoon: Axworthy, 1209-10; Julé, 1209-10, Junor, 1210

Assiniboine Valley Health District, Canora Ambulance Care and Duck Mountain Ambulance service, purchase, intention: Krawetz, 2112-3; Romanow, 2112-3

Battlefords Health District, review: Atkinson, 674; Bakken, 674

Budget (March 29, 2000)

Impact: Cline, 675-6; Hermanson, 674-5

Public opinion poll, Hollinger Saskatchewan newspapers: Boyd, 1268; Hermanson, 1266-8; Lingenfelter, 1266, 1268; MacKinnon, 1267-8

Canada Health Act: Gantefoer, 1809-10; Romanow, 1809-10

Cancer

T-cell lymphoma, patient, Edward Ens, treatment, funding: Atkinson, 48-50; Gantefoer, 48-50

Tumour, bowel, spreading to liver, A. Lavalley: Bakken, 1387-8; Romanow, 1387-8

Casinos

Revenue, First Nations Fund, trustees, directing to allow auditor to carry out responsibilities: Bjornerud, 2075-7; Eagles, 553, 281-2, 1505-6; Hamilton, 553; Serby, 281-2, 1505-6, 2075-7

Central Plains Health District, accreditation: Atkinson, 182-3; Julé, 182-183

Child and Family Services Amdt. Act (1999), proclamation: Julé, 111-112; Van Mulligen, 111-112

Co-operatives, retail, rural communities, union contract: Crofford, 184; Weekes, 184

Coalition agreement, cancellation: Hermanson, 2203-4; Melenchuk, 2204-5

Construction industry

Spinoff contracting, 1998 study, Gus Zaba, recommendation: Crofford, 1234-5; Weekes, 1234

Union certification: Crofford, 1063-4, 1091-2, 1302-4, 1440-1; Hermanson, 1063-4, 1091-2, 1440-1, 2042-3; Romanow, 2042-3; Weekes, 1302-4

First Nations' business impact: Crofford, 1303; Weekes, 1303

Saskatchewan Alliance for Economic Growth

Concerns: Crofford, 1712-3; Weekes, 1712-3

Debate: Crofford, 1840; Weekes, 1840

Emergency meeting: Romanow, 1978-9; Weekes, 1978-9

Meeting: Hermanson, 2042; Romanow, 2042

Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, annual meeting, Prince Albert, May 11, 2000, resolution: Crofford, 1152-3; Weekes, 1152-3

Correctional centres, Oskana Community Correctional Centre, Regina, Alberta parolees: Axworthy, 863-4, 920; Hermanson, 863-4, 920

Court houses, closure, Weyburn, Humboldt and Assiniboia: Axworthy, 365-6; Bakken, 365-6

Crown corporations, profits: Heppner, 841-2; Nilson, 841-2

Drugs and pharmaceuticals

Alzheimer's disease, Aricept, approval: Bakken, 813-4; Gantefoer, 214; Junor, 214, 813-4

Multiple sclerosis, secondary progressive, Betaseron, approval: Atkinson, 214; Gantefoer, 213-14

Non-prescription, sales tax, expansion: Cline, 391-2; Hermanson, 390-1

East Central Health District, dialysis unit, intensive care unit and maternity ward, closure: Atkinson, 919-20; Gantefoer, 919-20

Economic development, strategy: MacKinnon, 937-8; Wakefield, 936-8

Small business, impact: Cline, 1092-3; D'Autremont, 1092

Economy, growth: MacKinnon, 937; Wakefield, 937

Education, funding: D'Autremont, 1269-70; Draude, 313, 363-5, 394-5; Melenchuk, 363-5, 394-5, 1270-71; Romanow, 313

School boards: Draude, 782-783; Melenchuk, 782-783

Education Department, Minister, appointment: McMorris, 81; Romanow, 81

Environment and Resource Management Department, licences and fees, increase: Hermanson, 520; Romanow, 520-1

Executive Council, staff, Harvey McLane: Gantefoer, 456-7; Romanow, 456-7

Farm income

Agricultural Income Disaster Assistance Program (AIDA), payments

1999, funding, adequacy: Boyd, 2113; Lingenfelter, 2113-4

1998 outstanding: Boyd, 19-20; Lingenfelter, 19-20

Canada-Saskatchewan Adjustment Program: Harpauer, 938-9; Lingenfelter, 938-9

Net Income Stabilization Account (NISA), top-up: Boyd, 20-21; Lingenfelter, 21

Farm machinery, dealers, short-line inventory, major manufacturers, pressuring to drop, legislation: Boyd, 112-13; Lingenfelter, 112-13

Farm machinery industry, union certification

Employers' right to be heard: Crofford, 864, 1368; Weekes, 864, 1367-8

Secret ballot: Crofford, 865; Weekes, 864-5

Farm safety net, long-term: Boyd, 214, 316, 1366-7, 1768-9; Lingenfelter, 214, 316, 1366-7, 1768-9

Farmland

Education tax, revolt: Bjornerud, 280-81; Melenchuk, 280-81

Sales, out-of-province: Bjornerud, 1769-70; Lingenfelter, 1769-70

Film industry, 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

Funding: Axworthy, 1066, 1094-5; Draude, 916-7, 935-6, 946-7, 981-2, 1009-11, 1037-8, 1066, 1094-5; Hamilton, 935-6; Lingenfelter, 916, 918-9; Nilson, 947; Serby, 916-8, 947-8, 981-2,1010-11, 1037-8

Fiscal Stabilization Fund, establishment: Cline, 334-5; Hermanson, 334-5

Fishing licences, fee increase: Belanger, 455-6; Kwiatkowski, 455-6

Forest industry, Prince Albert Pulp and Paper, Weyerhaeuser, self-generation project, municipal tax, proposed: Serby, 783-5, 814-5; Wiberg, 783-5, 814-5

Foster care, Children and Youth in Care Review: Listen to their Voices: Eagles, 701-2; Toth, 699-700, 731-2, 939-40; Van Mulligen, 700-2, 732, 940

Gasoline tax, reduction: Cline, 335-6, 362-3, 454-5, 1502-3; Hermanson, 1502; MacKinnon, 1278-9; Wall, 335-6, 362-3, 454-5, 1278-9

Government

Coalition: D'Autremont, 1269-70; Draude, 80-81; Hermanson, 108-109; Lingenfelter, 1269-70; Melenchuk, 1270-1; Romanow, 80-83, 108-110; Wiberg, 82-83

Agreement, cancellation: Hermanson 2203-4; Melenchuk 2204-5

Liberal Party election platform, implementation: Hermanson, 2253-2254; Melenchuk, 2253-2254

Renegotiation, Wood River constituency by-election results: Hermanson, 1869-71; Melenchuk, 1869-71; Romanow, 1870-1

Record: Cline, 675-6; Hermanson, 674-5

Regulations, reduction: MacKinnon, 938; Wakefield, 938

Government departments, agencies and Crown corporations

Administration costs: Cline, 552-553; Wakefield, 552

Fees and service charges, increase: Cline, 550-552; Hermanson, 550-552

Government expenditures, consolidated financial statement: Cline, 1444; Krawetz, 1443-4

Grain transportation, freight rates, increase, 2000-2001 crop year: Elhard, 888-9; Lingenfelter, 889; Romanow, 889; Sonntag, 889

Health care

Breast implants, Dow Corning, lawsuit, Sandra Laliberte: Atkinson, 183-4; Gantefoer, 183-4

Centres, Border Health Centre, Climax, closure on weekends: Elhard, 2109-10; Junor, 2109-10; Lautermilch, 2109

Deterioration: Hermanson, 2303; Romanow, 2303-4

Funding: Atkinson, 392-3; Gantefoer, 392

Hepatitis C victims, compensation: Atkinson, 133-134; Gantefoer, 133

Patient information, sale: Atkinson, 2204; Bakken, 2204

Public concerns, Ombudsman, establishment: Atkinson, 887-8; Gantefoer, 887

Reciprocal agreements, Alberta: Atkinson, 1680-1; Hermanson 1679-81

Review: Atkinson, 888, 1283, 1535; Bakken, 1388-9; Gantefoer, 888, 1283, 1535, 1808-9; Harpauer, 1442; Junor, 1442; Romanow, 1389, 1808-9

Completion, prior to health services cutbacks: Atkinson, 1301-2; Hermanson, 1300-2

Health care reform: Atkinson, 392-3; Gantefoer, 392

Health districts

Funding: Gantefoer, 312-3; Romanow, 312-3

Health/Budget plans: Atkinson, 1182-3, 1210-12, 1237-8, 1282; Gantefoer, 1182-3, 1210-12, 1237-8, 1282; Harpauer, 1441-2; Junor, 1441-2

Value-for-money audit: Gantefoer, 313; Romanow, 313

Health Transition Fund, establishment: Atkinson, 1281-2; Gantefoer, 1281-3

Highways and roads

Construction and maintenance

Equipment sale, 1984, impact: Elhard, 1650-2; Sonntag, 1651-2

Funding: Cline, 1365; Elhard, 50-1, 1364-5, 1682; Lingenfelter, 1365-6; Sonntag, 50-1, 1682

Gasoline tax, revenue, percentage: Cline, 1618-9; Hermanson, 1618-9

Government responsibility: Hermanson, 1648-9; Sonntag, 1648-50

Liberal Party position: D'Autremont, 1650-1; Sonntag, 1650-1

Vs. gasoline tax revenue: Cline, 1340; Elhard, 1340

Government responsibility: Bjornerud, 1872-3; Boyd, 1622; Elhard, 1683, 1767; Hermanson, 1710; Huyghebaert, 2253; Lingenfelter, 1622-3; Romanow, 1710, 1767, 2253; Sonntag, 1683, 1872-3

Volunteer repair crews: Elhard, 1619-20, 1683; Lingenfelter, 1620; Sonntag, 1683

Vs. back alley, Saskatoon: Elhard, 1682; Hermanson, 1709-10; Romanow, 1709-10; Sonntag, 1682

Deterioration: Hermanson, 2303; Romanow, 2303-4

Ambulance service, impact: Elhard, 1681; Sonntag, 1681

Gravel, reverting to: Bjornerud, 1586-7; Sonntag, 1586-7

Highway Nos. 8, 42, 47 and 308: Elhard, 1621; Lingenfelter, 1621

Highway No. 1, twinning: Elhard, 752-3; Sonntag, 752-3

Completion with three years, further action: Elhard, 1066-7; Sonntag, 1066-7

Highway No. 3, Glaslyn to Turtleford, maintenance: Allchurch, 1588; Sonntag, 1588

Highway No. 4, potholes, repair, Val Marie citizens: Bjornerud, 1587; D'Autremont, 1553-5; Sonntag, 1554-5, 1587

Highway No. 6, Minton and Ceylon, maintenance: Bakken, 1589; Sonntag, 1589

Highway No. 13, gravel, reverting to: Bakken, 1839; Sonntag, 1839

Highway No. 15, Semans to Highway No. 20

Economic development, impact: Harpauer, 1683-4; Sonntag, 1684

Maintenance: Harpauer, 1589; Sonntag, 1589

Highway No. 18

Deterioration: Elhard, 1474; Sonntag, 1474

Gravel, reverting to: Bjornerud, 1586-7; Elhard, 1620-1, 1683, 1766-7; Lingenfelter, 1620-1; Sonntag, 1587, 1683, 1766-7

Maintenance, Climax residents: Elhard, 1811-2; Sonntag, 1811-2

Repair, Climax-Bracken citizens: Elhard, 1766-7; Sonntag, 1766-7

Highway No. 28

Gravel, reverting to: Bakken, 1839; Sonntag, 1839-40

South of Radville, deterioration, school bus safety: Bakken, 135; Romanow, 135; Sonntag, 135

Highway No. 35, Francis to Highway No. 1, maintenance: McMorris, 1590; Sonntag, 1590

Highway No. 40, east and west of Hafford, maintenance: Sonntag, 1590; Weekes, 1590

Highway No. 332, east of Hazlet, broken windshield glass, injury, Rebecca Ellis: Sonntag, 1837-8; Wall, 1837-8

Highway No. 339

Avonlea and junction Highway No. 39, Stelcam, maintenance: Sonntag, 1588-9; Stewart, 1588

Gravel, reverting to: Sonntag, 1838-9; Stewart, 1838-9

Highway No. 349, Naicam and Archerwill, maintenance: Draude, 1587; Sonntag, 1588

Highway No. 19 and 42, Lake Diefenbaker and Elbow area

Deterioration: Brkich, 1621-2; Lingenfelter, 1621-2

Gravel, reverting to: Brkich, 2043-4; Sonntag, 2043-4

Highway No. 44 to Highway No. 31, from Dodsland to junction Highway No. 21, maintenance: Boyd, 1589; Sonntag, 1589-90

Rural: Hermanson, 1619; Lingenfelter, 1619

Home care, health care reform, critical component: Atkinson, 1039-40; Gantefoer, 1038-40; Junor, 1038-9

Hospital waiting lists, Canada Health Act, requirements: Hermanson, 1386-7; Romanow, 1386-7

Hospitals

Battlefords Union Hospital, patient, Dickson Bird, death, review panel: Atkinson, 1504-5; Bakken, 1504-5

Closures

Carrot River: Atkinson, 110-111; Kwiatkowski, 110-111

Liberal position: Atkinson, 1534-5; Gantefoer, 1534-5

Moratorium, until health care review, completion: Gantefoer, 1809, 1841; Romanow, 1809, 1841

Conversion to wellness centres: Atkinson, 2144; Gantefoer, 2110; Harpauer, 2144; Junor, 2110; Romanow, 2110-1

Lanigan: Harpauer, 2111; Romanow, 2111-2

Lanigan, conversion to health centre: Atkinson, 2144-5; Harpauer, 2144-5

Regina, consolidation: Atkinson, 211-13; Wall, 212

Uranium City, board of governors, audit, Provincial Auditor's report: Gantefoer, 1476-7, 1503-4; Junor, 1476-7, 1503-4

Watrous

Camp Easter Seal, emergency and supplementary health services: Atkinson, 1535-6; Harpauer, 1535-6

Conversion to health centre: Atkinson, 2145; Harpauer, 2145

Hunting, coyotes, licences, fee increase: Belanger, 456; Kwiatkowski, 456

Income tax

Rates, equal to residents of Alberta: Cline, 1555-6; Hermanson, 1555-6

Reduction, without increasing sales tax: Boyd, 583-584; Cline, 583-584; Hermanson, 311-2; Romanow, 311-2

Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs Department, ministerial assistant, severance pay: Hillson, 2143-4; Julé, 2143-4

Justice Department, Maintenance Enforcement Office, complaints, Ombudsman's report: Axworthy, 985; Toth, 985

Land Information Services Corporation, establishment, cost: Axworthy, 889-90; Heppner, 889-90

Legislative Building, front lawn, sports regulation: McMorris, 1586-7; Romanow, 1587

Liberal Party (Saskatchewan), contributions, Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority: Hamilton, 1976; Kwiatkowski, 1975; Lingenfelter, 1975

Licensed practical nurses, duties, clarification, legislation amendment: Atkinson, 1840-1; Gantefoer, 1840-1

Living Sky Health District

Health/Budget plans: Atkinson, 1093-4, 1123-4; Gantefoer, 1093-4, 1123-4

Home care, services, reassessment and termination: Harpauer, 1235, 1442; Junor, 1235, 1442

Long-term care, patient, Esterhazy hospital, reassessment: Bakken, 1236; Junor, 1236

Medicare Commission, establishment: Bakken, 1810-1; Romanow, 1810-1

Motor vehicle insurance, rates, sales tax, expanded, impact: Heppner, 553-554; Lingenfelter, 555; Nilson, 554

Motor vehicles, used

Gift to a relative, book value, sales tax payment: Cline, 606-7; Hermanson, 606-7

Red-book value, sales tax application: Brkich, 584-5; Cline, 584-5

Municipal Affairs, Culture and Housing Department, communication consultants, positions: Peters, 2146; Serby, 2146

Municipalities

Amalgamation

Bjornerud, 522-3, 586, 609, 640-2, 672-3, 702-3, 732-4; Hermanson, 642-3, 753-4, 812-3; McMorris, 755-6; Romanow, 753-4, 756; Serby, 522-3, 586, 609-10, 640-3,