Hansard Speaker Index - 3rd Session of the 24th Legislature

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Serby, Hon. Clay (NDP, Yorkton) Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Revitalization
- Action Committee on the Rural Economy (ACRE)
  - Report, recommendations, implementation, 1038–40
- Agriculture
  - Government policies, financial effect, 745–46
  - Government reports, 2132
  - Subsidies
    - Federal support, discussions, 1701
    - Federal support, package details, 1965–66, 2265
    - Federal support, package details, new money, 2215–17
    - United States, Farm Bill 2002
      - Federal support, 60/40 cost share, 1579–80
      - Federal support, discussions, agreements, 1259
      - Request to federal ministers to appear before Assembly on May 24, 2002, to hear and respond to Saskatchewan producers' concerns, moved (Serby); amendment (Hermanson), 1101–6
- Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization Department
  - Estimates, main (2002-2003), 667–82, 1369–76, 1589–1604, 1943–51, 2742–66
- Agriculture and Food Department
  - Contract, rural farm families report, 94
- Agriculture Committee
  - Receive representation from Action Committee on the Rural Economy in Legislative Chamber with full television, audio, and Internet coverage, and engage advisers and assistants for examination and to make recommendations on agricultural land holding provisions in Saskatchewan Farm Security Act, moved (Serby), 665
- Animal Products Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 44)
  - First reading, 1324
  - Second reading, 1529–30
  - Committee of the Whole Assembly, 2113
- Business
  - Celebrate Success awards, 4th, Yorkton, member's statement, 217
  - Junior Team Canada, Katie Kirkness, Yorkton, team member, travel to China and Philippines, member's statement, 2517
- Cabinet ministers
  - Environment
    - Harassment allegation, independent government report, 1789–90, 1998–99
    - Harassment allegation, independent government report, release, 1999–2000
- Canadian Armed Forces
  - D-Day, 58th anniversary, Decoration Day service, Royal Canadian Legion, Yorkton, June 6, 2002, member's statement, 1854
- Cattle industry
  - Drought, assistance, 2405
- Condolences
  - Gardiner, James Wilfrid (former MLA), moved (Serby), 2835
  - Heggie, Robert Andrew (former MLA), moved (Serby), 1478
  - Howes, William S. (former MLA), moved (Serby), 1480–81
  - Johnson, Eldon Arthur (former MLA), moved (Serby), 1481–82
  - Kohaly, Robert (former MLA), moved (Serby), 1482–83
  - Link, Harry David (former MLA), moved (Serby), 1483–84
  - Pederson, Martin (former MLA), moved (Serby), 1486–87
  - Ripley, James (former MLA), moved (Serby), 1487–88
  - Rousseau, Paul Emile (former MLA), moved (Serby), 1478–79
  - Smith, Arthur Leslie (former MLA), moved (Serby), 2837–38
  - Trapp, George Joseph (former MLA), moved (Serby), 2836–37
- Crop insurance, 2688
  - Annual crop rainfall program, 222–23, 689–90
  - Annual crop rainfall program, forage crops, 690, 2133, 2241
  - Calculation, long-term average yield, option to omit 2002 crop year, moved (Harpauer); amendment (Serby), 3051–54
  - Contracts, increase, 2133, 2242
  - Funding, increase, 459–60
  - Premiums, increase, coverage changes
    - Federal assistance changes, 221–22
- Crop Insurance Corporation
  - Legal services, board member, conflict of interest, 744–45
- Department of Agriculture and Food Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 50)
  - First reading, 1392
  - Second reading, 1531
  - Committee of the Whole Assembly, 2113–15
- Drought
  - Assistance, 2404, 2615–16
- Economic development, 3026
- Ethanol
  - Policy, government, support by Assembly, moved (Prebble); amendment (Gantefoer), 581–87
- Farm families
  - Subsidies war, victims, 631–32
- Farm Financial Stability Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 2) (No. 51)
  - First reading, 1392
  - Second reading, 1532
  - Committee of the Whole Assembly, 2115
- Farm Financial Stability Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 12)
  - First reading, 197
  - Second reading, 622–23
  - Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1585–89
  - Third reading, 1589
- Farm safety net, 16, 314–15
  - Federal assistance, 193–95
  - National program, 2521–22
- Farmers/Producers
  - Government assistance, 315, 3042
- Farmland
  - Property tax rebate
    - Timetable, 2775
- Film industry
  - Yorkton Short Film and Video Festival, 55th, May 19-25, 2002, member's statement, 1579
- Grain
  - FarmGro Organic Foods, Regina, Crown Investments Corporation investment, 3023
- Health care
  - Renal dialysis
    - Satellite, Yorkton Regional Health Centre, member's statement, 129
- Hog industry
  - Stomp Pork Farm and Agra-Pork Co-operative, Leroy, joint venture, official opening, April 19, 2002, member's statement, 879–80
- Horned Cattle Purchases Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 6)
  - First reading, 99
  - Second reading, 528–29
  - Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1737–43
  - Third reading, 1743
- Indians/First Nations
  - Treaty land entitlements
    - Leased land, ranchers, discussions, 3040
- Livestock industry
  - Drought, assistance, 1500, 1826
    - Forage and hay programs, 1675
    - Water projects, 133–34
  - Grazing lands, wildlife habitats, opening, 1859–60
  - Programs, government, adjustments, 1525
- Members' Conflict of Interest Act
  - Amendments, 95
- Oral question period
  - Action Committee on the Rural Economy (ACRE)
    - Report, recommendations, implementation, 1038–40
  - Agriculture
    - Government policies, financial effect, 745–46
    - Government reports, 2132
    - Subsidies
      - Federal support, discussions, 1701
      - Federal support, package details, 1965–66, 2265
      - Federal support, package details, new money, 2215–17
      - United States, Farm Bill 2002, federal support, 60/40 cost share, 1579–80
      - United States, Farm Bill 2002, federal support, discussions, agreements, 1259
  - Agriculture and Food Department
    - Contract, rural farm families report, 94
  - Cabinet ministers
    - Environment, harassment allegation, independent government report, 1789–90, 1998–99
    - Environment, harassment allegation, independent government report, release, 1999–2000
  - Cattle industry
    - Drought, assistance, 2405
  - Crop insurance 2688
    - Annual crop rainfall program, 222–23, 689–90
    - Annual crop rainfall program, forage crops, 690, 2133, 2242
    - Contracts, increase, 2133, 2241
    - Funding, increase, 459–60
    - Premiums, increase, coverage changes, federal assistance changes, 221–22
  - Crop Insurance Corporation
    - Legal services, board member, conflict of interest, 744–45
  - Drought
    - Assistance, 2404, 2615–16
  - Economic development 3026
  - Farm families
    - Subsidies war, victims, 631–32
  - Farm safety net 16, 314–15
    - Federal assistance, 193–95
    - National program, 2521–22
  - Farmers/Producers
    - Government assistance, 315, 3042
  - Farmland
    - Property tax rebate, timetable, 2775
  - Grain
    - FarmGro Organic Foods, Regina, Crown Investments Corporation investment, 3023
  - Indians/First Nations
    - Treaty land entitlements, leased land, ranchers, discussions, 3040
  - Livestock industry
    - Drought assistance, 1500, 1826
    - Drought assistance, forage and hay programs, 1675
    - Drought assistance, water projects, 133–34
    - Grazing lands, wildlife habitats, opening, 1859–60
    - Programs, government, adjustments, 1525
  - Members' Conflict of Interest Act
    - Amendments, 95
  - Potato industry
    - Harvest 2002, 2967
    - Seed potatoes, growth, 2994
    - Storage facilities, government ownership
      - Construction, funding, 2969
  - Rural revitalization 459
  - Saskatchewan Farm Security Act
    - Amendments process, 1341
    - Amendments required, 1341–42
  - Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
    - Investment, government, 3038
  - Trade
    - Protectionism, United States
      - Softwood lumber, agriculture, trade injury payments, federal government, 1997–98
      - Softwood lumber, agriculture, Western Canadian conference, development of united front, 1160–62
- Potato industry
  - Harvest 2002, 2967
  - Seed potatoes, growth, 2994
  - Storage facilities
    - Government ownership, construction, funding, 2969
- Rural revitalization, 459
- Saskatchewan Farm Security Act
  - Amendments, process, 1341
  - Amendments required, 1341–42
- Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
  - Investment, government, 3038
- Trade
  - Protectionism, United States
    - Softwood lumber, agriculture, trade injury payments, federal government, 1997–98
    - Softwood lumber, agriculture, Western Canadian conference, development of united front, 1160–62
- Tributes
  - Block, Carl (rancher, prominent in Saskatchewan and Canadian cattle industry), 1706
Sonntag, Hon. Maynard (NDP, Meadow Lake) Minister of Crown Investments Corporation
- Agriculture
  - Government policies, financial effect, 1227–28
- Automobile Accident Insurance Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 57)
  - First reading, 1628
  - Second reading, 1894–97
  - Committee of the Whole Assembly, 2539–51
  - Third reading, 2563
- Births
  - Sonntag, April 21, 2002, daughter, Meadow Lake member, Maynard Sonntag, member's statement, 886
- Books
  - Lake of the Prairies, by Warren Cariou, book talk by author, Book and Brier Patch, Regina, member's statement, 190–91
- Breweries
  - Great West Brewery
    - Debentures, conversion to equity shares, Crown Investments Corporation, 95–96
- Budget (March 27, 2002)
  - Speakers, 434–38
- Business
  - Report on Business magazine, Keith Martell, president, First Nations Bank of Canada, recognition, member's statement, 2030
- Co-operatives
  - Meadow Lake Co-operative, expansion project, member's statement, 1755
- Credit unions
  - Credit Union Central of Canada, John Vinek, Hall of Fame induction, May 9, 2002, member's statement, 1622
- Crop insurance
  - Premiums, increase, coverage changes
    - Federal assistance changes, 285
- Crown corporations
  - Boards, survey, Points West consulting firm, 1388
  - Contribution to economy, 285, 1321
  - Travel costs, executives, budget process, 1320
- Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan
  - President, role, economic initiatives, investigation, 3039
- Culture
  - Conference, "Cultures Working Together to Overcome Challenges," June 6, 2002, Flying Dust First Nation, Meadow Lake School Division, hosts, member's statement, 1855
- Employment development
  - Northern Saskatchewan, 2691–92
- Film industry
  - Minds Eye Pictures
    - Government investment, 1909, 2001
- Highway Traffic Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 40)
  - First reading, 1132
  - Second reading, 1293–95
  - Committee of the Whole Assembly, 2552–53
  - Third reading, 2563
- Internet
  - High-speed
    - SaskTel expansion
      - Ministerial statement (Sonntag), 16
- Legislative Assembly members
  - Meadow Lake constituency
    - Minister of Crown Investments Corporation, apology for incorrect information about Saskatchewan Government Insurance, member's statement, 1880
- Libraries
  - Public
    - Pierceland and RM of Beaver River, new building, Centenary Fund grant, member's statement, 2517
- Ministerial statements
  - Internet
    - High-speed, SaskTel expansion, 16
  - Motor vehicles
    - Insurance, Safe Driver Recognition program, Saskatchewan Government Insurance, 2996–97
  - Wind power
    - GreenPower program, SaskPower, 886
- Motor vehicles
  - Insurance
    - Safe Driver Recognition program, Saskatchewan Government Insurance, ministerial statement (Sonntag), 2996–97
- Oral question period
  - Agriculture
    - Government policies, financial effect, 1227–28
  - Breweries
    - Great West Brewery, debentures, conversion to equity shares, Crown Investments Corporation, 95–96
  - Crop insurance
    - Premiums, increase, coverage changes, federal assistance changes, 285
  - Crown corporations
    - Boards, survey, Points West consulting firm, 1388
    - Contribution to economy, 285, 1321
    - Travel costs, executives, budget process, 1320
  - Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan
    - President, role, economic initiatives, investigation, 3039
  - Employment development
    - Northern Saskatchewan, 2691–92
  - Film industry
    - Minds Eye Pictures, government investment, 1909, 2001
  - Personal injury protection plan
    - Claimants, treatment outcome study, University of Saskatchewan, commissioned by Saskatchewan Government Insurance, 2242–43
    - Claims, criminal background checks, 1581–82
  - Potato industry
    - Losses, government, effect on Saskatchewan Water Corporation, matter before court, 2861–62
    - SPUDCO (Saskatchewan Potato Utility Development Company)
      - Dispute with Microgro, 3022
      - Draft agreement, sales, Chad Neibaur, Idaho, matter before court, 1791–92
    - Storage facilities, government ownership
      - Matter before court, 2828, 2913–14, 2916
  - Saskatchewan Government Insurance
    - Claims
      - Investigations, 2266–67
      - Investigations, surveillance of claimants, 2060–61
      - Investigations, surveillance of claimants, personal injury representative, accountability, 2267
      - Private investigations on claimants, ministerial awareness, 1966–68
    - Investigation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, surveillance on insurance claimants, report, 2243–44
    - Investments
      - Alberta, effects, benefits, 541
      - Hi-Alta Capital, risk, disseminate, 540
      - Hi-Alta Capital, transaction, small, 601
    - Private investigators, use of, 1856–58
    - Private investigators, use of, incorrect official information, 1882–84
  - Saskatchewan Telecommunications
    - Deregulation, 1728
    - Investments, 97–99, 1099–1100
      - Austar Communications, Australia, progress, 859
      - Cable television, 2323
      - Diversification, 1001–3
      - Losses, start-up years, 1099
      - Provincial and out-of-province, 130
    - Services, choice, 2775
  - Saskatchewan Valley Potato Corporation
    - Infrastructure development, 972
    - Potato sheds, sale, 972
  - SaskEnergy Network
    - Non-members, small business issues, 1444–45
  - SaskPower International Inc.
    - Financial losses, Dillon Consulting report, recommendation, 1181–82
  - SecurTek
    - SafetyNet, new business venture, partnership with private sector, 1702
- Personal injury protection plan
  - Claimants, treatment outcome study, University of Saskatchewan, commissioned by Saskatchewan Government Insurance, 2242–43
  - Claims, criminal background checks, 1581–82
- Photography
  - Fujifilm Masterpiece Award for photographic excellence, 2001, Mark Greschner, Regina, recipient, member's statement, 2264
- Potato industry
  - Losses, government
    - Effect on Saskatchewan Water Corporation, matter before court, 2861–62
  - SPUDCO (Saskatchewan Potato Utility Development Company)
    - Dispute with Microgro, 3022
    - Draft agreement, sales, Chad Neibaur, Idaho, matter before court, 1791–92
  - Storage facilities
    - Government ownership, matter before court, 2828, 2913–14, 2916
- Saskatchewan Government Insurance
  - Claims
    - Investigations, 2266–67
    - Investigations, surveillance of claimants, 2060–61
    - Investigations, surveillance of claimants, personal injury representative, accountability, 2267
    - Private investigations on claimants, ministerial awareness, 1966–68
  - Investigation, PricewaterhouseCoopers, surveillance on insurance claimants
    - Report, 2243–44
  - Investments
    - Alberta, effects, benefits, 541
    - Hi-Alta Capital, risk, disseminate, 540
    - Hi-Alta Capital, transaction, small, 601
  - Private investigators, use of, 1856–58
  - Private investigators, use of, incorrect official information, 1882–84
- Saskatchewan Telecommunications
  - Deregulation, 1728
  - Investments, 97–99, 1099–1100
    - Austar Communications, Australia, progress, 859
    - Cable television, 2323
    - Diversification, 1001–3
    - Losses, start-up years, 1099
    - Provincial and out-of-province, 130
  - Services, choice, 2775
- Saskatchewan Valley Potato Corporation
  - Infrastructure development, 972
  - Potato sheds, sale, 972
- SaskEnergy Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 4)
  - First reading, 99
  - Second reading, 620–21
  - Committee of the Whole Assembly, 2553–54
  - Third reading, 2563
- SaskEnergy Network
  - Non-members, small business issues, 1444–45
- SaskPower International Inc.
  - Financial losses, Dillon Consulting report, recommendation, 1181–82
- SecurTek
  - SafetyNet, new business venture, partnership with private sector, 1702
- University of Saskatchewan
  - Master Teacher Award, Donna Greschner, member's statement, 1257–58
- Vehicle Administration Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 14)
  - First reading, 224
  - Second reading, 618–19
  - Committee of the Whole Assembly, 2076–80
  - Third reading, 2080
- Wind power
  - GreenPower program, SaskPower, ministerial statement (Sonntag), 886
Speaker
- Legislative Assembly
  - Adjournment, December 18, 2002, moved (Lautermilch), 3057
  - Adjournment, July 10, 2002, moved (Lautermilch), 2816–17
  - Opening ceremonies, 7
  - Pages
    - Introduction, 7, 2830
- Legislative Assembly members
  - Battleford-Cut Knife constituency
    - Vacancy, letter dated December 2, 2002, 2830
  - Kindersley constituency
    - Presentation, 2819
- Points of order
  - Election, general, motion, reasons for action, 2979
  - Language
    - Reference to member's debate speech as fanatical presentation, 2918
  - Reference to presence or absence of members not permitted, 3044
  - Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 304), Committee of the Whole Assembly discussion, member not doing duty, offensive statement, 3031
Stewart, Mr. Lyle (Saskatchewan Party, Thunder Creek)
- Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization Department
  - Estimates, main (2002-2003), 2750–51
- Budget (March 27, 2002)
  - Speakers, 466–70
- Canadian Armed Forces
  - Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
    - 3rd Battalion, Derek Prohar, deployment, Afghanistan, Operation APOLLO, member's statement, 191
- Cattle industry
  - Canadian Cattlemen's Association, Neil Yahnke, president, member's statement, 390
- Children
  - Tobacco, possession, illegal, petitions, 189, 903, 1383, 1437, 1467, 1491, 1519, 1723
- Condolences
  - Smith, Arthur Leslie (former MLA), moved (Serby), 2838
- Crop insurance
  - Premiums, increase, coverage changes
    - Halt, petitions, 683, 1153, 1849
- Dams
  - Avonlea, reconstruct and expand, petitions, 1551, 1575, 1619
- Drugs and pharmaceuticals
  - Saskatchewan Drug Plan
    - Prescriptions, annual deductible, reinstate, petitions, 1877
- Ethanol
  - Development
    - Consultants' report, 2587–88
    - Plans, scaling back, 2586
    - Private sector, Broe Companies, Inc., government commitment, 3023–24
    - Private sector, Broe Companies, Inc., stalled projects, Belle Plaine, Shaunavon, Tisdale, Melville, 2690–91
- Grain
  - Elevators
    - Briercrest, purchase, farmer shareholders, Briercrest Grain Ltd., member's statement, 2319
- Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)
  - Kyoto accord, halt federal intent to sign, petitions, 2820, 2853, 2905
  - Kyoto Protocol
    - Climate change, critical issue, support of 12 principles adopted by provinces and territories as basis for negotiating national plan with Government of Canada, moved (Lautermilch); amendment (Stewart), 2870–72
    - Economic effect, environmental effect, oppose ratification, 2860–61
- Health Department
  - Estimates, main (2002-2003), 2573
- Highways and roads
  - Highway No. 42
    - Repairs, petitions, 1667, 1749, 1785, 1817
  - Highway No. 58
    - Repairs, petitions, 1993, 2027, 2055, 2081, 2179, 2209, 2317, 2345, 2375, 2401, 2447, 2961, 3017, 3035
  - Highway No. 339
    - Repairs to facilitate economic development, petitions, 125, 159, 215, 277, 307, 325, 593, 791
- Hockey
  - Western Canadian Shield, Senior B, females, Avonlea Prairie Thunder, champions, member's statement, 1008
- Industry and Resources Department
  - Estimates, main (2002-2003), 705–11, 2641–43, 2645–47, 2649–51
- Labour Standards Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 70)
  - Second reading, 2203–4
- Lawyers
  - Saskatchewan bar examination, Andrea Leaman Argue, Chaplin, admittance, highest examination mark, 2002, member's statement, 3037
- Livestock industry
  - Drought, assistance, 1500
- Long-term care
  - Fees
    - Increase, 1012
    - Reconsider increases, petitions, 823, 877, 965, 993, 1005, 1060, 1091, 1173, 1221–22, 1253, 1283–84, 1313
- Manufacturing industry
  - Trailtech Industries, Gravelbourg, expansion, member's statement, 1521
- Mining industry
  - Saskatchewan Mining Week, May 26-June 1, 2002, member's statement, 1578
- Oral question period
  - Ethanol
    - Development
      - Consultants' report, 2587–88
      - Plans, scaling back, 2586
      - Private sector, Broe Companies, Inc., government commitment, 3023–24
      - Private sector, Broe Companies, Inc., stalled projects, Belle Plain, Shaunavon, Tisdale, Melville, 2690–91
  - Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)
    - Kyoto Protocol, economic effect, environmental effect, oppose ratification, 2860–61
  - Livestock industry
    - Drought assistance, 1500
  - Long-term care
    - Fees, increase, 1012
  - Provincial disaster assistance program
    - Flooding, Vanguard, 2405
    - Wind, hail, southwest Saskatchewan, 2405
  - SaskEnergy Incorporated
    - Rates, 664
- Prostitution
  - Child prostitution, protection
    - Recommendations, final report, Special Committee to Prevent the Abuse and Exploitation of Children through the Sex Trade, immediate implementation, petitions, 1124
- Provincial disaster assistance program
  - Flooding, Vanguard, 2405
  - Wind, hail, southwest Saskatchewan, 2405
- Pulses
  - Pulse processing plant, Avonlea, member's statement, 1035
- Saskatchewan Party
  - Fundraiser, leader's dinner, Saskatoon, May 23, 2002, member's statement, 1554
- Saskatchewan Water Corporation
  - Estimates, main (2002-2003), 2623–24
- SaskEnergy Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 4)
  - Committee of the Whole Assembly, 2553–54
- SaskEnergy Incorporated
  - Rates, 664
- Schools
  - Artesian School, Spring Valley, final grade 12 graduation, congratulations, grades 10-12 discontinuation, member's statement, 2212
- Television
  - Smart Ask!, television program, CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), participation, Avonlea High School students, member's statement, 2936