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

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Early childhood development
- See
  - Children – Early development programs
Earth Day
- See
  - Environment – Protection, Earth Day
Eastend, Sask.
- See
  - Community Initiatives Fund – Cultural facilities grant program, T.rex Centre, Eastend
  - Honours and awards – Order of Canada, Officer, Sharon Butala, author, Eastend
Easter
- Greetings, member's statement
  - Hamilton, 328
Ecology
- See
  - Environment
Economic and Co-operative Development Department
- Estimates, supplementary (2001-2002), 2651
Economic development 244
- Lautermilch, 457, 3023–24
- Serby, 3026
- Encouragement, tax changes, targeted, 321
- Humboldt, member's statement
  - Forbes, 281
- Member's statement
  - Addley, 2182–83
- Moose Jaw, 213, 225
- Northern Saskatchewan, 73, 76, 403
- Partnership for Prosperity (2001), strategic plan, 81–82
- Partnerships, 19
- Policy, 2696–2700
- Regina, member's statement
  - Hamilton, 484
- Regina, southeast, member's statement
  - Hamilton, 2911
- Regina-Moose Jaw corridor, 139
- Rural communities, 473
- Saskatoon, member's statement
  - Jones, 2824–25
- Weyburn, member's statement
  - VanMulligen, 310
- Wilkie and Unity, member's statement
  - Jones, 309
Economy 242
- Applaud efforts of all sectors to build positive 21st century economy, moved (Yates); amendment (Wakefield)
  - VanMulligen, 1234–38
  - Wakefield, 1238–41
  - Wiberg, 1241–44
  - Yates, 1231–34
- Confidence, 1–2, 19, 58, 110, 143–44, 156, 228, 243–44, 407–8, 414
  - News headlines, member's statement
    - Addley, 310
  - Rebuilding, 147–48
- Decline, 253
- Decline, 2001, 400
  - Krawetz, 884–85
- Diversified, 18, 245
- Gross domestic product (GDP), 1, 117, 146
- Gross domestic product (GDP), growth, 1992-2000
  - Lautermilch, 884–85
- Growth, 83
  - Lautermilch, 1065–67
  - Plans, 172, 324, 377
    - Calvert, 12, 284
    - Draude, 284
    - Hermanson, 11–12, 282
  - Projection, 322, 374–75
  - Projection, Statistics Canada
    - Calvert, 330
- Indicators, positive
  - Lautermilch, 2519–20
- Negative factors, 2, 27, 123, 408, 412, 463, 475
  - Lautermilch, 973
- Rural
  - See also
    - Action Committee on the Rural Economy
    - Rural revitalization
  - Development, 50, 69
Ecotourism
- See
  - Tourism
EDS (Electronic Data Systems)
- See
  - Information technology – Government services, EDS proposal
Education 111, 213, 249
- See also
- Costs, downloaded onto boards of education, forcing cuts in programming, teacher layoffs, higher property taxes, condemnation, moved (Draude); amendment (Forbes)
  - Draude, 1244–48
  - Forbes, 1250–51
  - Julé, 1248–50
  - Yates, 1251
- Equal access, 68, 318
- Funding, 4, 22, 64, 317, 383, 401, 445
  - See also
  - Decrease, 378–80
    - Hermanson, 42
  - Increase, 414, 465, 476
    - Calvert, 42
    - Melenchuk, 331, 1097–98
  - Infrastructure, 379, 405, 432–33, 465, 472, 819–21
  - Infrastructure, increase, 318, 445
    - Cline, 328–29
  - Operational
    - Draude, 331–32
  - Operational, increase, 318
- Indian and Métis institutes, programs, 72
- Northern Saskatchewan, 71–72, 76
- On-line programs, 5
- Property tax rebate
  - See
    - Farmland – Property tax rebate
    - Rural municipalities – Property tax rebate
- Property taxes, increase, 2669–70
  - See also
    - School divisions – Amalgamation
- Property taxes, increase, teaching and administrative positions, programs, cut
  - Draude, 1097–98
- Provincial achievements, member's statement
  - Atkinson, 2937
- School program, 4, 23, 28, 83, 140, 213, 225, 369, 1611, 2630, 2677–78
- Special education, programs, 2676
- Standardized testing, Programme for International Student Assessment, Organization for Economic and Co-operative Development, Saskatchewan equity outcomes, member's statement
  - Atkinson, 1905–6
- World Catholic Education Day, May 9, 2002, member's statement
  - Forbes, 1287
Education, post-secondary 4, 258
- See also
- Centennial merit scholarship program, 225
- Distance learning, 5
- Funding, 232
  - Assistance, 23
  - Operating grants, 464
- Funding, stable long-term, moved (Hart); amendment (Trew)
  - Forbes, 2147–50
  - Goulet, 2151–53
  - Hart, 2137–42
  - Toth, 2150–51
  - Trew, 2144–47
  - Weekes, 2142–44
- Graduates
  - Employment, 58
  - Employment in Saskatchewan, 136, 401
  - Member's statement
    - Jones, 10
  - Out-migration, 67–68, 199–200
  - Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
    - See
      - Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology – Graduate employment rate, survey
  - University of Regina, University of Saskatchewan, member's statement
    - Hart, 1725
    - Prebble, 1726
- Knowledge corridor, Regina, 83
- Northern health science access program, 383
- Post-secondary Aboriginal education and training action plan, 136
- Virtual campus, Web-based, Campus Saskatchewan, 136, 225, 319
Education Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 34)
- First reading
  - Melenchuk, 1015
- Second reading
  - D'Autremont, 1187–88
  - Draude, 2098–99
  - Hart, 1349–51
  - Melenchuk, 1186–87
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Draude, 2248–49
  - Melenchuk, 2247–49
- Third reading
  - Melenchuk, 2250
- Royal Assent, 2490
Education Committee
- Membership, substitution, moved (D'Autremont)
  - D'Autremont, 2864
- Membership, substitution, moved (Hagel)
  - Hagel, 1628
Education Infrastructure Financing Corporation 335, 467–68, 820, 1311–12, 2709–10
- See also
  - Education – Funding – Infrastructure
- Capital projects, new, funding process
  - Draude, 2993
  - Melenchuk, 2993
- Capital projects, Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, 2255
- Capital projects, universities, schools, 2253–54
- Estimates, main (2002-2003), 2681–82
Election promises (1999) 120–21, 148, 173
- Hermanson, 41–43
Elections
- See also
  - By-elections
- Calvert, 3042–43
- Constituency boundaries
  - D'Autremont, 196
- General election, call within six months of Battleford-Cut Knife constituency vacancy to avoid by-election, moved (Hillson)
  - Hillson, 2975–77
  - Lautermilch, 2982–85
  - VanMulligen, 2979–82
  - Wakefield, 2985–86
  - Wall, 2977–79
- Hermanson, 3042
Electoral Boundaries Commission
- See
  - Constituency Boundaries Commission
Electricity
- Cogeneration, 3, 20
- Cogeneration and wind power, commitment, government, SaskPower, moved (Prebble)
  - McCall, 2157–58
  - Prebble, 2153–57
- Generation, coal, 706
- Thermal power stations, Boundary Dam, Estevan, fly ash emissions, elimination, member's statement
  - Prebble, 2130–31
Electronic Data Systems (EDS)
- See
  - Information technology – Government services, EDS proposal
Electronic Information and Documents Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 7)
- First reading
  - Axworthy, 134
- Second reading
  - Axworthy, 529–30
  - D'Autremont, 530
  - Heppner, 805–6
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Axworthy, 2115–16
  - Heppner, 2115–16
- Third reading
  - Hagel, 2124
- Royal Assent, 2236
Elevators
- See
  - Grain – Elevators
Elfros, Sask.
- See
  - Water quality – Elfros, problems
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain
- See also
  - Tributes – Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain
- Member's statement
  - Julé, 535
  - Junor, 535
- National Day of Mourning, Canada, minute of silence, 533
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain
- Golden Jubilee, 2002, 1
  - Celebrations, member's statement
    - Eagles, 1787
  - Message of thanks from Her Majesty, 2137
- Legislative Assembly extends congratulations to Your Majesty, on this year of celebration marking the fiftieth anniversary of Your Accession, moved (Calvert)
  - Calvert, 1393–94
  - Hermanson, 1394
- Royal proclamation, Queen's Golden Jubilee Week in Saskatchewan, May 14-20, 2002, 1392–93
- Saskatchewan Committee for the Queen's Golden Jubilee
  - See
    - Royal family – Earl and Countess of Wessex, provincial visit, June 18-23, 2003, and recognition of Saskatchewan Committee for the Queen's Golden Jubilee, ministerial statement
Emergency medical services
- Providers
  - See also
    - Health care – Action Plan for Saskatchewan Health Care – Funding – Emergency medical responders
  - Training seats, 2574–75
- Week, May 19-25, 2002, member's statement
  - Wiberg, 1494
Emergency preparedness 1021–23
- See also
  - Mining industry – Emergency response/mine rescue, competition
- Communities, small, 1023
- Liabilities, costs, 1022–23
Emergency Protection for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Act
- Parents, emergency intervention orders, 2639
- Amendments, proposals
  - Hagel, 1129–32
  - Julé, 1129–31
Emergency Protection for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Act (No. 2)
- First reading
  - Hagel, 197
- Second reading
  - D'Autremont, 609–10
  - Draude, 604–6
  - Hagel, 602–4, 616–18
  - Hillson, 616
  - Julé, 613–16
  - Prebble, 610–13
  - Toth, 606–8
  - VanMulligen, 609
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - D'Autremont, 1143–45
  - Hagel, 1137–38, 1140–42, 1143–51
  - Julé, 1138–40, 1142–43, 1145–51
- Third reading
  - Hagel, 1151
- Royal Assent, 1722
Emergency services
- New building, Aberdeen, official opening, June 1, 2002, member's statement
  - Cline, 1754
Employment
- Canada-Saskatchewan Career and Employment Services, programs, 1205, 2731
- Growth, 19, 27, 263
  - Globe and Mail article, December 9, 2002, member's statement
    - Forbes, 2910–11
  - Statistics, member's statement
    - Yates, 1880–81, 2584, 2823
- Loss, 31, 51, 66, 88, 145, 173, 200, 242, 253, 2797
  - Hermanson, 41–43, 456–57, 488–89, 1318–20, 1339–41
  - Agriculture
    - Lautermilch, 1339–41
  - Agriculture, transition
    - Lautermilch, 488–89
- Statistics, Regina, member's statement
  - Yates, 2772
Employment development 172, 181, 324, 1549–50
- See also
  - Ethanol – Employment development, private investment
  - Forest industry – Employment development
- Lautermilch, 456
- Wiberg, 284
- Jobs First program, 367, 1547–48, 2731
- Non-agricultural jobs
  - Lautermilch, 489, 1318–19, 1339–40
- Northern Saskatchewan
  - Sonntag, 2691–92
- Oil sands, Alberta, Northern Neighbors - A Partnership for Jobs initiative
  - Belanger, 168
  - Wiberg, 167–68
- Plan, 2002 budget
  - Hermanson, 311
- Programs, 1550
- Projections
  - Hermanson, 330–31
- Ranch Ehrlo Society construction career program, awards, member's statement
  - Hamilton, 1906–7
  - Trew, 1881
Employment supplement
- See
  - Families – Building independence programs – Funding – Employment supplement
  - Income – Saskatchewan employment supplement
Endangered species
- See
  - Burrowing owl
Energy
- Conservation, 3, 20
- Development, 1, 3, 62, 63, 110
- Renewable resources, 3, 20
- Solar, applications, 20
Energy and Mines Department
- See also
  - Industry and Resources Department
- Provincial Auditor report, 2001 Fall, recommendations, Energy and Mines Department, implementation, 2645
Energy Conservation Office 3, 20, 63, 473
Enforcement of Canadian Judgments Act, 2002 (No. 26)
- First reading
  - Axworthy, 693
- Second reading
  - Axworthy, 860–61
  - Heppner, 1266
  - McMorris, 861
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Axworthy, 1353
  - Heppner, 1352–53
- Third reading
  - Axworthy, 1356
- Royal Assent, 1722
Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Amendment Act, 2002 (No. 27)
- First reading
  - Axworthy, 747–48
- Second reading
  - Axworthy, 861–62
  - D'Autremont, 862
  - Heppner, 1266–67
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Axworthy, 1353–55
  - Brkich, 1354–55
  - Heppner, 1353–54
- Third reading
  - Axworthy, 1356
- Royal Assent, 1722
Environment
- See also
  - Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2002 (No. 71)
- Air quality, strategy, 1044
- Canada Environment Week, June 2-8, 2002
  - Member's statement
    - Kwiatkowski, 1726
  - SaskPower, energy and environment poster contest, winners, member's statement
    - Kasperski, 1882
  - SaskPower, green ash seedlings, distribution, member's statement
    - Hamilton, 1788
- Craik Eco-Village, model ecological village, sod-turning, member's statement
  - Brkich, 2613
- Protection, Earth Day, April 22, 2002, member's statement
  - Kasperski, 881
  - Toth, 879
- Protection, Great Sand Hills, 21
Environment and Resource Management Department
- Estimates, supplementary (2001-2002), 2665
Environment Committee
- Membership, substitution, moved (D'Autremont)
  - D'Autremont, 2864
- Membership, substitution, moved (Hagel)
  - Hagel, 1628
Environment Department
- Conservation officers, safety studies, 1376
- Co-operative relationships with Aboriginal people, 1045
- Departmental overview, 1044–45
- Estimates, main (2002-2003), 1044–54, 1376–81, 1743–48, 2651–65
  - Belanger, 1743–48, 2651–65
  - Bjornerud, 2656–59
  - Brkich, 1377–80, 2659–61
  - Draude, 1045–47
  - Eagles, 1376–77
  - Hart, 2664–65
  - Kwiatkowski, 1047–54, 1376, 1744–48, 2651–56, 2662–64, 2665
  - Lorjé, 1044–54, 1376–81
  - Weekes, 1748
  - Wiberg, 1048–49
- Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
  - Audit, 1053–54
  - Reinstate funds, petitions, 2082, 2448, 2516, 2583, 2612, 2684, 2770, 2821
    - Kwiatkowski, 2055, 2401, 2447, 2515, 2611, 2683, 2769
  - Steering committee, role, responsibility
    - Lorjé, 599
    - Toth, 599
  - Surplus to Saskatchewan Wetland Conservation Corporation
    - Kwiatkowski, 691
    - Lorjé, 599, 600, 633–34, 662, 691
    - Toth, 599, 600, 633–34, 662
- Staff, additional
  - Lorjé, 599–600
  - Toth, 599
Environmental Management and Protection Act, 2002 (No. 71)
- First reading
  - Belanger, 1860
- Second reading
  - Kwiatkowski, 2434–35
  - Lorjé, 2006
  - Weekes, 2006–7
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Belanger, 2484–86
  - Kwiatkowski, 2484–86
- Third reading
  - Belanger, 2490
- Royal Assent, 2491
Equalization payments/transfers 444
Eros, Julia
- See
  - Centenarians – Eros, Julia
Estimates
- See also specific
  - departments
- 2001-2002, supplementary, moved (Cline) to refer to Committee of Finance, 315
- 2001-2002, supplementary, transmitted, 315
- 2002-2003, main, moved (Cline) to refer to Committee of Finance, 315
- 2002-2003, main, transmitted, 315
- 2002-2003, message of Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor and further estimates, moved (Cline) to refer to Committee of Finance, 2063–64
Estimates Committee
- Chief Electoral Officer, estimates, referral, moved (Lautermilch)
  - Lautermilch, 1527
- Conflict of Interest Commissioner, estimates, referral, moved (Lautermilch)
  - Lautermilch, 1527
- Information and Privacy Commissioner, estimates, referral, moved (Lautermilch)
  - Lautermilch, 1527
- Legislative Assembly estimates, referral, moved (Lautermilch)
  - Lautermilch, 1527
- Ombudsman and Children's Advocate, estimates and supplementary estimates, referral, moved (Lautermilch)
  - Lautermilch, 1527
- Provincial Auditor, estimates, referral, moved (Lautermilch)
  - Lautermilch, 1527
- Third report, moved (Addley) for concurrence
  - Addley, 1696
Ethanol 3, 61, 69, 82, 86–87, 107, 114–15, 117, 119, 136, 245, 254, 264, 402, 410–11, 433, 473, 476, 2790–91
- See also
  - Ethanol Fuel Act (No. 1)
  - Gasoline – Ethanol-blended, tax exemption
- Communities, strategy committees, reimbursement
  - Hillson, 1477
- Development
  - Calvert, 1732
  - Consultants' report
    - Stewart, 2587–88
  - Plans, scaling back
    - Stewart, 2586
  - Private sector, 2649–51
    - Lautermilch, 1729, 2523, 2586, 2588
    - Wall, 1729
  - Private sector, Broe Companies, Inc., government commitment
    - Hillson, 1731–32, 2523
    - Stewart, 3023–24
    - Wall, 1729–30
  - Private sector, Broe Companies, Inc., negotiations
    - Lautermilch, 2690
  - Private sector, Broe Companies, Inc., stalled projects, Belle Plaine, Shaunavon, Tisdale, Melville
    - Stewart, 2690–91
  - Proposed, Melville area, 239
- Employment development, private investment, 320
- Enable private sector development, and determination of location and number of facilities, moved (Harpauer); amendment (Harper)
  - D'Autremont, 1404
  - Harpauer, 1394–97
  - Harper, 1398–1400
  - Huyghebaert, 1401–3
  - McCall, 1400–1401
  - Thomson, 1403–4
  - Weekes, 1397–98
  - Questions and comments
    - D'Autremont, 1404–5
    - Harpauer, 1405–6
    - Hillson, 1405
    - Huyghebaert, 1405
    - McCall, 1405
    - Thomson, 1405–6
    - Weekes, 1406
    - Yates, 1405–6
- Greenprint for ethanol production in Saskatchewan, ministerial statement (Thomson)
  - Boyd, 169–70
  - Thomson, 169
- Investment
  - Exclusive deal
    - Wall, 1558
  - Government, private sector
    - Hillson, 1292
    - Lautermilch, 1229–30, 1263, 1292–93, 1793
    - Thomson, 1389–90
    - Wall, 1228–30, 1262–63
  - Government, private sector, Broe Companies, Inc.
    - Harpauer, 1389–90
    - Lautermilch, 1523–24
    - Thomson, 1447
    - Wall, 1446–47, 1523–24
  - Private sector
    - Lautermilch, 1558
    - Thomson, 1477
    - Wall, 1557–58, 1674–75, 1792–94
  - Private sector, Commercial Alcohols
    - Wall, 1524
  - Private sector, Weyburn
    - Bakken, 1673–74
    - Lautermilch, 1674
- Legislation, praise, Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, member's statement
  - Yates, 2613
- Policy, government, support by Assembly, moved (Prebble); amendment (Gantefoer)
  - D'Autremont, 576–81
  - Elhard, 554–63, 565–66
  - Gantefoer, 551–54
  - Heppner, 569–72
  - Huyghebaert, 587–89
  - Lorjé, 566–69
  - Prebble, 542–44
  - Serby, 581–87
  - Thomson, 589–90
  - VanMulligen, 572–76
  - Wakefield, 590–92
  - Wartman, 544–51
Ethanol Fuel Act (No. 1)
- First reading
  - Thomson, 170
- Second reading
  - Gantefoer, 1835–36
  - Harpauer, 1829–31
  - Lautermilch, 1828–29
  - Wakefield, 1834–35
  - Wall, 1831–34
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Brkich, 2123
  - Elhard, 2017, 2018–25
  - Harpauer, 2015–18, 2121–23
  - Lautermilch, 2015–20, 2121–23
- Third reading
  - Lautermilch, 2124
- Royal Assent, 2236
Executive Council
- Cabinet Planning Unit, senior policy adviser, Kathy Langlois, position, salary, 2785
  - See also
    - Water quality – North Battleford Water Inquiry
  - Calvert, 423
  - Kwiatkowski, 423
- Estimates, main (2002-2003), 2696–2718, 2794–2803
  - Calvert, 2696–2718, 2795–98, 2800–2803
  - Hermanson, 2696–2718, 2794–2800
Exercise
- Benefits, 141–42