Hansard Subject Index - 4th Session of the 24th Legislature

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Occupational health and safety
- See also
  - Workers' Compensation Board
- Education program, 7
- Industrial programs, Workers' Compensation Board funding, 1816–18
- Inspections, 7
- Inspections, oil industry, 1819
- North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, May 4-10, 2003, member's statement
  - Jones, 905
Occupational Therapists Amendment Act, 2003 (No. 7)
- First reading
  - Nilson, 182
- Second reading
  - D'Autremont, 511
  - Gantefoer, 723
  - Nilson, 510–11
- Committee of the Whole Assembly
  - Gantefoer, 976
  - Nilson, 976
- Third reading
  - Nilson, 978
- Royal Assent, 1242
Office equipment, supplies
- Government
  - See
    - Government – Office equipment, supplies
Oil and Gas Industry Recognition Week Act (No. 201)
- First reading
  - Stewart, 832
Oil industry
- Growth, 2
- Growth, critique, 169, 314–15
- Northern Saskatchewan, 576, 578
- Northern Saskatchewan, Athabasca tar sands, 57
- Oil and gas
  - Exploratory land sales, June 2003, member's statement
    - Atkinson, 1646
  - Incentive package, 840
  - Local professionals, contractors, 1688–89
  - Rights, sales, April 2003, member's statement
    - Yates, 553–54
  - Significance, 1690–91
  - Week, recognition
    - See also
      - Oil and Gas Industry Recognition Week Act (No. 201)
  - Week, recognition, legislation, 1960–61
- Royalties, Alberta drilling companies, 123–24
- Royalties, reduction, impact, 1690
- Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Show, Weyburn, June 4-5, 2003, inductees into Saskatchewan Oil Patch Hall of Fame, member's statement
  - Eagles, 1453–54
  - Higgins, 1453
OMM
- See
  - Canadian Armed Forces – Order of Military Merit
Oncologists
- See
  - Physicians/Doctors – Oncologists
Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003
- See
  - Iraq War, 2003
Oral question period
- Agriculture
  - Agricultural policy framework, national policy
    - Agreement of implementation, commitment
      - Harpauer, 181
      - Serby, 181
    - Expression of intent, signed
      - Harpauer, 180–81
      - Serby, 180–81, 241
    - Provincial funding
      - Harpauer, 241
  - Funding
    - Hermanson, 255
  - Funding, Canadian Farm Income Program, expired
    - Serby, 255
- Agriculture, Food and Rural Revitalization Department
  - Funding
    - Serby, 241
  - Funding, increase
    - Harpauer, 241
- Ambulance service
  - Fees, rural areas
    - Hillson, 1301–2
    - Nilson, 1302
  - Vehicles, upgrade, standardized fees
    - Hillson, 1459
    - Nilson, 1459
- Budget
  - Balanced
    - Calvert, 238
    - Melenchuk, 212
  - Deficit
    - Krawetz, 108–9, 211–12, 238–39, 329
  - Leak, early tabling
    - Hermanson, 108
  - Leak, printing company, security guards
    - Hillson, 110
  - Leak, resignation call, Minister of Finance
    - Hermanson, 107
  - Leak, to newspapers
    - Hermanson, 106–7
  - Printing
    - Melenchuk, 110
  - Reaction, negative, positive
    - Hermanson, 254, 256
    - Melenchuk, 254, 256
  - Release
    - Calvert, 110–11
  - Speculation
    - Calvert, 107
- Buildings
  - Galleria, Regina, federal government purchase, real estate study, release
    - Osika, 1456–57
    - Wall, 1456–57
- By-elections
  - Carrot River Valley constituency
    - Calvert, 1270
    - D'Autremont, 1270
  - Carrot River Valley constituency, campaign
    - Julé, 2012
    - Lautermilch, 2012
  - Government advertising, by-election campaign
    - D'Autremont, 1926–27
    - Lautermilch, 1927–28
- Campgrounds
  - McLean Trans-Canada Campground, leased
    - Belanger, 1083–84
  - McLean Trans-Canada Campground, leased, attempts to purchase
    - McMorris, 1082–83
  - McLean Trans-Canada Campground, open for summer 2003
    - McMorris, 1084
- Cattle industry
  - Beef, imports
    - Serby, 1987
  - Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
    - Canadian Food Inspection Agency, criticism, federal Member of Parliament
      - Hermanson, 1620
      - Serby, 1620
    - Compensation
      - Calvert, 1483–84
      - Harpauer, 1397
      - Hermanson, 1350, 1483–84, 1507
      - Lautermilch, 1507
      - McMorris, 1398
      - Serby, 1350, 1397, 1484
    - Compensation, federal-provincial package
      - Calvert, 1618–19
      - Harpauer, 1721–22, 1928–29
      - Hermanson, 1618–19, 1671–72
      - Serby, 1672, 1721–22, 1928–29
    - Compensation, federal-provincial package, administration
      - Hermanson, 1825–27
      - Serby, 1825–27
    - Compensation, federal-provincial package, details
      - Harpauer, 1774–77
      - Serby, 1774–77
    - Compensation, purebred animals
      - Serby, 1486
      - Stewart, 1485
    - Compensation, western emergency package
      - Calvert, 1592–93
      - Harpauer, 1559–60
      - Hermanson, 1592–93
      - Lautermilch, 1559–61
    - Consultations, advisory committee
      - Calvert, 1132
      - Hermanson, 1132
      - Serby, 1132
    - Employment Insurance applications, waive waiting period
      - Calvert, 1348–49
      - Hermanson, 1348–49
      - Higgins, 1300
      - McMorris, 1300
    - Employment Insurance applications, waive waiting period, federal Minister of Human Resources, Regina visit
      - Calvert, 1648
      - Higgins, 1648
      - McMorris, 1648
    - Farms, quarantine
      - Harpauer, 1189
      - Serby, 1189
    - Farms, quarantine, Baldwinton
      - Lorenz, 1189–90
      - Serby, 1190
    - Farms, restocking
      - Lorenz, 1269
      - Serby, 1269
    - Impact, interprovincial trade
      - Harpauer, 1298–99
      - Serby, 1298–99
    - Impact, Ontario position to ban western Canadian beef
      - Hermanson, 1328–31
    - Impact, workers
      - McMorris, 1299
      - Serby, 1299–1300
    - Import ban, Japan, South Korea
      - Calvert, 1928
      - Harpauer, 1777, 1850, 1928
      - Serby, 1777–78, 1850
    - Import ban, United States
      - Calvert, 1593
      - Harpauer, 1397–98
      - Hermanson, 1160, 1332, 1349, 1593
      - Lorenz, 1269–70
      - Serby, 1160, 1270, 1332, 1349–50, 1397–98
    - Import ban, United States, other countries
      - Hermanson, 1218–20
      - Serby, 1218–20
    - Import ban, United States, removal
      - Harpauer, 1722, 1849–50
      - Hermanson, 1506, 1672–73, 1827
      - Lautermilch, 1506
      - Serby, 1673, 1722, 1827, 1849–51
    - International panel of scientists, review, report, recommendations
      - Bjornerud, 2013
      - Serby, 2013
    - Investigation, assistance
      - Hermanson, 1132
      - Serby, 1132–33
    - Issues, Standing Committee on Agriculture, regular meetings
      - Hermanson, 1895–96
    - Link to chronic wasting disease, transmittal concerns
      - Hermanson, 1161
      - Serby, 1161
    - National issue
      - Serby, 1328–32, 1895–96
    - Tracing, animal slaughter
      - Serby, 1484–85
      - Stewart, 1484–85
    - Tracing, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
      - Harpauer, 1188–89
      - Serby, 1188–89
    - Tracing, eradication, assistance to Canadian Food Inspection Agency
      - Hermanson, 1160–61
      - Serby, 1160–61
  - Statements by Prime Minister, negative effects, United States
    - Calvert, 1298
    - D'Autremont, 1297–98
  - Support
    - Bakken, 2013–14
    - Serby, 2013–14
- Children
  - Prostitution, protection
    - Cline, 1401
    - Hagel, 1400–1401
    - Julé, 1400–1401
- Community Initiatives Fund
  - Transfer to General Revenue Fund
    - Crofford, 535
    - Huyghebaert, 534–35
- Correctional centres
  - Regina
    - Conditions poor, early release, two convicted drug dealers
      - Heppner, 1135
    - Conditions poor, early release, two convicted drug dealers, investigation
      - Thomson, 1136
    - Inmate escapes, guards, supervision
      - Huyghebaert, 82–84
    - Inmate escapes, investigation, corrective action
      - Thomson, 82–85
- Crop insurance
  - Grasshopper control
    - Harpauer, 1827–29
    - Serby, 1828–29
  - Premiums, discount
    - Serby, 910
  - Premiums, increase
    - Harpauer, 42–43
    - Serby, 43
  - Premiums, surcharge
    - Harpauer, 909–10
  - Program
    - Serby, 42–43
  - Rainfall, excessive, RM of Sasman No. 336
    - Draude, 911
    - Serby, 911
- Crown corporations
  - Accountability
    - Calvert, 995–96
    - Sonntag, 663
  - Accountability, profits, benefits
    - Calvert, 1428–30
  - Annual financial reports, complete, public
    - Krawetz, 663
  - Contributions, economy
    - Calvert, 995
  - Dividends
    - Krawetz, 663–64
    - Melenchuk, 664
    - Sonntag, 687–89, 719–21
  - Expenditures, investments, comments, advice, former Finance minister, Janice MacKinnon
    - Calvert, 559–60
    - Cline, 559
    - Krawetz, 559
    - Melenchuk, 559
  - Investments
    - Sonntag, 1112–13
  - Investments, diversification
    - Sonntag, 661
  - Investments, in Saskatchewan
    - Sonntag, 691
  - Investments, international, head office locations
    - Hillson, 691
  - Investments, losses, accountability
    - Hermanson, 1428–30
  - Investments, out-of-province, losses
    - D'Autremont, 1111–13
    - Sonntag, 943
    - Wall, 943
  - Investments, out-of-province, profits, losses
    - Wall, 661–62
  - Private sector, partnerships
    - Sonntag, 1509–10
  - Public ownership, public utilities, public investment
    - Calvert, 1900
  - Sale, privatization, allegation
    - Cline, 558
    - Sonntag, 556–57, 662, 688–91, 741, 798
  - Sale, privatization, restructuring issues
    - Sonntag, 1221–23
    - Wall, 1221–23
- Crown Investments Corporation of Saskatchewan
  - Advisory committee, creation, authorization
    - Hermanson, 1985–86
    - Nilson, 1986
  - Government assets, private sector management, negotiations to establish
    - Wall, 1509–10, 1562–64, 1898–99
  - Industrial Interests Inc., privatization
    - Lautermilch, 1564
    - Sonntag, 1562–63
  - Industrial Interests Inc., privatization, options, consideration
    - Sonntag, 1898–99
- Economy
  - Growth
    - Calvert, 14–15
    - Cline, 178–79, 1163–64, 1925–26
  - Growth, projections
    - Krawetz, 256–57, 329–30, 1724
    - Melenchuk, 256–57, 329–30, 1724
- Education
  - Funding
    - Calvert, 240
  - Funding, significant budget announcement
    - Calvert, 239
  - Government priority
    - Calvert, 999
  - National and provincial performance standards, mathematics, writing skills, poor student scores
    - Draude, 1809
    - Junor, 1809–10
  - Operating costs, increase, provincial support
    - Draude, 240
- Elections
  - General election, call
    - Calvert, 828–29
    - Hermanson, 1987, 2015
    - Hillson, 1114–15, 1811
    - McMorris, 828
    - Serby, 1114–15, 1987, 2015
- Environment
  - Protection, Great Sand Hills Land Use Strategy Review Committee, meetings, public input, final report
    - Belanger, 646–47
    - Weekes, 646–47
- Ethanol
  - Development
    - Wall, 1270–71
    - Private sector
      - Sonntag, 1271
    - Scotia Capital review
      - Wall, 1271–72, 1300–1301
    - ScotiaMcLeod review
      - Sonntag, 1271–72
  - Development, Broe Companies, Inc.
    - Belle Plaine project
      - Sonntag, 1431–32
      - Wall, 1431–32
    - Belle Plaine project, financing
      - Calvert, 996–98, 1301
      - Harpauer, 764–65
      - Sonntag, 504, 765, 1459, 1651–52
      - Stewart, 504, 1651–52
    - Belle Plaine project, status
      - Hillson, 1458–59
      - Stewart, 996–98
    - Due diligence report, release
      - Stewart, 532–33
    - Government financial commitment
      - Calvert, 831
      - Hillson, 831
    - Projects, financing, process
      - Serby, 532–33
    - Tisdale and Yorkton-Melville area projects, status
      - Stewart, 505
- Families
  - At risk, family support worker program, Family Place, Weyburn
    - Bakken, 1673–74
    - Hagel, 1673–74
- Farm families
  - Support, new initiatives
    - Hermanson, 41–42
- Farm safety net
  - Bjornerud, 1220–21
  - Serby, 1220–21
- Film industry
  - Minds Eye Pictures
    - Crofford, 908
  - Minds Eye Pictures, government investment
    - Sonntag, 907–9, 1675
    - Wall, 907–9, 1674–75
  - Sound stage, Regina, funding
    - Crofford, 1486–87
  - Sound stage, Regina, funding, losses
    - Sonntag, 1456
    - Wall, 1456
- Fires
  - Outlook, malfunctioning SaskPower equipment, refund
    - Brkich, 940, 1561
  - Outlook, malfunctioning SaskPower equipment, refund, review
    - Brkich, 1115
    - Sonntag, 940, 1115, 1561–62
- Food processing industry
  - Centennial Foods, Saskatoon, imported beef
    - Stewart, 1987–88
- Gambling
  - Video lottery terminals, responsible gambling features, installation
    - Hillson, 647–48
    - Osika, 648
- Games
  - Mega bingo
    - Benefits, equipment
      - Osika, 534
    - Charitable organizations, support
      - Osika, 395–96
    - Costs, local charities
      - Bakken, 533–34
    - Decisions based on best information available
      - Osika, 418–21
    - Due diligence, business plan
      - Bakken, 395–96, 418–20
    - Expenditure, cabinet approval
      - Bakken, 419–20
      - Hermanson, 442–43
    - Expenditure, controls
      - Bakken, 503–4
    - Expenditure, ministerial approval
      - Hermanson, 474
    - Expenditure, results
      - Bakken, 394–95
      - Osika, 395
    - Expenditure, total
      - Bakken, 717, 739–40, 763
    - Expenditure, total, report tabled
      - Osika, 739–40, 763
    - Expenditure, total, review
      - Bakken, 717–18
      - Osika, 717–18
    - Freedom of information request
      - Bakken, 1084–85
      - Osika, 1084–85
    - Gaming strategy, cabinet approval
      - Osika, 442–43, 474–75, 503
    - Gaming strategy, process
      - Osika, 476–77
    - Satellite system
      - Bakken, 1273
    - Tendering process, contract
      - Bakken, 475–77
      - Heppner, 443–44
      - Osika, 443–44, 1273
    - Wascana Gaming, contractual services
      - Bakken, 718
    - Wascana Gaming, contractual services, incomplete
      - Bakken, 1351–52
    - Wascana Gaming, contractual services, process
      - Osika, 1351–53
    - Wascana Gaming, original bid amount
      - Bakken, 763–64
      - Osika, 764
- Government
  - Accountability
    - Sonntag, 795–96
  - Accountability, Minding the Public Purse by Janice MacKinnon
    - Krawetz, 213
  - Accountability, questions, ministerial answers lacking
    - Hermanson, 795–96
  - Bankruptcy, 1980s, Minding the Public Purse by Janice MacKinnon
    - Calvert, 213
  - Credit rating
    - Calvert, 239
    - Cline, 1272–73
  - Financial management, cash management practices
    - Melenchuk, 212
  - Financial management, deficit, Dominion Bond Rating Service
    - Krawetz, 1272–73
  - Our Future is Wide Open campaign
    - Calvert, 1082
    - Cline, 1081–82
  - Our Future is Wide Open campaign, budget
    - D'Autremont, 1081–82
  - Our Future is Wide Open campaign, promotions
    - Calvert, 1019–21
    - Osika, 1019
    - Wall, 1019–21
  - Performance
    - Cline, 2010–11
    - Hermanson, 2010–11
  - Priorities
    - Calvert, 446
    - Hermanson, 445–46
- Government expenditures
  - Debt, management
    - Melenchuk, 108–9
  - Debt per capita
    - Calvert, 239
- Grain
  - FarmGro Organic Foods, Regina
    - Assets sold, Crown Investments Corporation investment
      - Sonntag, 1350–51
    - Assets sold, Crown Investments Corporation investment loss
      - Sonntag, 1431
    - Assets sold, Crown Investments Corporation losses
      - Wall, 1350–51, 1431
  - Wheat, genetically modified, marketability, consideration by Canadian Food Agency
    - Hillson, 691
    - Serby, 691–92
- Health care
  - Severe acute respiratory syndrome, monitoring, contingency plans
    - Gantefoer, 210–11
    - Nilson, 210–11
  - West Nile virus, mosquito control program, funding
    - Gantefoer, 211
    - Nilson, 211
- Health care professionals
  - Action Plan for Health Care, human resources plan
    - Nilson, 618–19
  - Legislation, paramedics
    - Gantefoer, 1455–56
    - Nilson, 1455–56
  - Shortage
    - Gantefoer, 618
- Health care workers
  - Shortage, high injury rate
    - Gantefoer, 1398–99
    - Nilson, 1398–99
- Highways and roads
  - Highway No. 8, condition, poor
    - D'Autremont, 1487–88
    - Wartman, 1488
  - Highway No. 13, condition, poor
    - Huyghebaert, 1487
    - Wartman, 1487
  - Highway No. 15, condition, poor
    - Gantefoer, 1486
    - Wartman, 1486
  - Highway No. 23, condition, poor
    - Draude, 1486
    - Wartman, 1486
  - Highway No. 42, Keeler to Eyebrow, condition, poor
    - Hermanson, 1650–51
    - Wartman, 1650–51
  - Highway No. 47, condition, poor
    - Toth, 1487
    - Wartman, 1487
  - Highway No. 47, South, condition, poor
    - Eagles, 1649–50
    - Wartman, 1650
  - Highway No. 334, condition, poor
    - Huyghebaert, 1649
    - Wartman, 1649
  - Maintenance offices, regional, amalgamation, service improvements
    - Wartman, 1051–52, 1192–93
  - Maintenance offices, regional, closures, downsizing
    - Bjornerud, 1192
    - Hart, 1051–52
  - Speed limit, increase, divided highways
    - Hermanson, 532
    - Wartman, 532
  - Speed limit sign, Highways and Transportation Department, sold at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Saskatchewan garage sale
    - Hart, 1675–76
    - Wartman, 1675–76
- Hospital waiting lists
  - Hillson, 971
  - Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    - Hillson, 1989
    - Nilson, 1989–90
  - Surgical care network
    - Nilson, 971
- Hospitals
  - Emergency departments, staffing
    - Gantefoer, 617–18
    - Nilson, 617–18
- Indians/First Nations
  - Full participation in economy/society
    - Calvert, 151–52
  - Treaty land entitlements, critical habitat wildlife lands
    - Allchurch, 1810–11, 1988–89
    - Belanger, 1810–11, 1988–89
  - Treaty land entitlements, lease renewal, Crown grazing land, southwest Saskatchewan
    - Calvert, 45
    - Elhard, 18–19, 152–53
    - Julé, 45
    - Serby, 18–19, 45, 152–53
- Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan
  - Land titles, automated
    - Expenditures
      - Cline, 557–58, 582–83, 586–87, 942
      - Wall, 557–58, 582–83, 586–87
    - Legal land descriptions
      - Cline, 585–86
      - Harpauer, 585
    - Status
      - Cline, 1459
      - Hillson, 1459
    - Writs, common names
      - Cline, 584–85
      - Dearborn, 584–85
    - Writs of execution
      - Cline, 583–84
      - Wall, 583–84
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  - Application to Labour Relations Board, SaskPower employees, concerns
    - Higgins, 1161–62
    - McMorris, 1161–62
- Internet, high-speed
  - Expansion
    - Sonntag, 1052–53, 1190–91
  - Rural communities, Ogema
    - Huyghebaert, 1190–92
- Iraq War, 2003
  - Canadian policy, foreign policy separate from trade policy
    - Calvert, 619–20
  - Canadian policy, trade relations with United States, effect on Saskatchewan
    - Hermanson, 619
- Justice, administration
  - Lawrence Wegner death, investigation
    - Cline, 615–16
    - Heppner, 615
  - Wrongful accusations, justice process, matters before courts
    - Cline, 1133–35
  - Wrongful accusations, mismanagement, apologies, compensation
    - Heppner, 1133–35
- Métis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan Inc.
  - Funds, management
    - Bakken, 1778–79
    - Nilson, 1778
- Motor vehicle insurance
  - Auto Fund, maintenance
    - Lautermilch, 1723–24
    - Wall, 1722–24
  - Premiums, Saskatchewan Government Insurance
    - Sonntag, 1807–8
    - Wall, 1807–8
- Motor vehicles
  - Theft, Regina, increases
    - Huyghebaert, 1896–98
    - Thomson, 1897–98
  - Theft, Regina, police services, additional officers
    - Heppner, 1399
- Municipalities
  - Grants in lieu of taxes, unpaid, RM of Canaan
    - Hermanson, 1049–50
  - Grants in lieu of taxes, unpaid, RM of Canaan, work towards resolution
    - Serby, 1049–50
    - Sonntag, 1049
  - Revenue-sharing grants
    - Melenchuk, 255
  - Revenue-sharing grants, criticism
    - Calvert, 255
    - Hermanson, 254–55
  - Revenue-sharing grants, Regina
    - Bjornerud, 1596, 1620–22
    - Osika, 1596, 1620–22
- Natural gas
  - Rates
    - Consumer cost greater than market cost, SaskEnergy losses
      - Wall, 644–46
    - Increase, rate review panel process
      - Calvert, 829–30
      - Wall, 829–30
    - Lowest in Canada
      - Sonntag, 644–45
- Nurses
  - Shortage, measures to address
    - Gantefoer, 968–69
    - Junor, 969
- Physicians/Doctors
  - Contract negotiations
    - Gantefoer, 938
    - Nilson, 939
  - Contract negotiations, interns and residents, University of Saskatchewan
    - Hermanson, 1017
    - Nilson, 1017
  - Contract negotiations, resumption
    - Gantefoer, 1081
    - Nilson, 1081
  - Contract negotiations, status
    - Hermanson, 1017
    - Nilson, 1017
  - Patient records, confidentiality, legal requirements
    - Gantefoer, 616–17
    - Nilson, 616–17
  - Recruitment, retention
    - Gantefoer, 939
    - Nilson, 939–40
- Police services
  - Officers, additional
    - Cline, 1399–1400
    - Heppner, 1399–1400
  - Prince Albert Police Commission, suspensions, mayor, chief of police, senior civic officials, internal investigation
    - Cline, 258
    - Heppner, 258
- Political parties
  - Affiliation, change from Liberal to NDP, Minister of Finance, by-election call
    - McMorris, 1507–9
  - Affiliation, change from Liberal to NDP, Minister of Finance, contemplation
    - Lautermilch, 1508
- Population
  - Decrease, effects
    - Hermanson, 178–79
  - Out-migration
    - Cline, 1925
    - Hermanson, 1925–26
  - Out-migration, lowest level in last four years
    - Cline, 178
  - Out-migration, young people
    - Hermanson, 14–15
- Potato industry
  - Losses, government
    - French fry manufacture
      - Serby, 17–18
      - Wall, 17–18
    - Lucky Lake region
      - Hermanson, 737–39
    - Minister responsible, public apology
      - Calvert, 16
    - Minister responsible remains in cabinet
      - Hermanson, 15–16
      - Wall, 16
  - SPUDCO (Saskatchewan Potato Utility Development Company)
    - Genetically modified potatoes, labelling
      - Serby, 181
      - Wall, 181–82
    - Producer, settlement
      - Serby, 110
      - Sonntag,, 109
      - Wall, 109–10
  - Thriving, Outlook area, support for irrigation
    - Serby, 737–39
- Property tax
  - Education tax
    - Increase
      - Draude, 967–68, 998–99
    - Mill rate changes
      - Junor, 998–99
    - Reduction
      - Draude, 239
- Public service
  - Sexual harassment, Murdoch Carriere case
    - Deputy minister, Terry Scott, harassment policy decision
      - Calvert, 659–60
      - Draude, 659
    - Deputy minister, Terry Scott, review
      - Calvert, 536
    - Deputy minister, Terry Scott, status
      - Julé, 536
    - Due process, firing
      - Calvert, 328–29
      - Crofford, 327–28
    - Firing
      - Crofford, 361–62
      - Hermanson, 328–29
      - Julé, 327, 361–62
    - Government car and cellphone
      - Crofford, 535–36
      - Julé, 535
    - Independent investigator, report, sent to RCMP
      - Wiberg, 300–301
    - Independent investigator, report to Environment minister and minister responsible for Public Service Commission
      - Crofford, 326
    - Protection
      - Hermanson, 301
      - Wiberg, 301
    - RCMP investigation
      - Cline, 300–301
    - Reassignment, full briefing to Environment minister
      - Julé, 326–27
    - Reassignment instead of firing
      - Julé, 297–300
  - Sexual harassment policy
    - Application, comprehension
      - Crofford, 393
      - Julé, 393
    - Ministers' offices
      - Calvert, 1811
      - Hillson, 1811
    - Murdoch Carriere case, civil lawsuit
      - Cline, 363
      - Hermanson, 362–63
    - Murdoch Carriere case, responsibility for decisions
      - Crofford, 392
      - Julé, 392
    - Review, Murdoch Carriere case
      - Calvert, 363–64
      - Hermanson, 363–64
    - Zero tolerance, investigation process
      - Crofford, 298–300
- Rivers
  - Qu'Appelle River system
    - Water control structures, dispute, First Nations, federal government
      - Hart, 1851–52
      - McMorris, 1017–18
    - Water control structures, dispute, First Nations, federal government, awareness, correspondence
      - Belanger, 1018–19
    - Water control structures, dispute, First Nations, federal government, working with all parties
      - Belanger, 1851–52
- Saskatchewan Forest Centre, Prince Albert
  - Construction project
    - Building location, downtown Prince Albert
      - Wiberg, 880–84
    - Building location, downtown Prince Albert, revitalization
      - Cline, 882
    - Consultant's report, government action
      - Cline, 858–59
    - Feasibility study, cover-up
      - Wiberg, 858–60
    - Funding
      - Cline, 860
      - Wiberg, 860
    - Review, deputy minister, Industry and Resources Department
      - Cline, 880–81, 883
      - Wiberg, 880
- Saskatchewan Government Insurance
  - Investments, Coachman Insurance Company
    - Fiscal transfer
      - Sonntag, 556
    - Losses
      - Hermanson, 555–56
      - Sonntag, 941
      - Wall, 940–42
- Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority
  - Annual report, tabling
    - Bakken, 798–99
    - Osika, 798
  - Audit, Provincial Auditor, recommendations, implementation
    - Osika, 149–50
  - Funds, misspent by Dutch Lerat
    - Fraud, no evidence
      - Cline, 149
    - Issues addressed, process
      - Osika, 179–80, 209, 242, 1594–95
    - Recovery
      - Osika, 209
    - Report, Ernst & Young, release
      - Bakken, 1724–26
      - Osika, 1725–26
    - Responsibility for losses
      - Bakken, 148–51, 179–80, 209–10, 241–42, 1594–95
      - Hermanson, 151
    - Travels, persons accompanying Dutch Lerat
      - Bakken, 209
- Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority
  - Contributions, community projects
    - Osika, 504, 534
  - Mismanaged funds, recovery
    - Osika, 242
  - Payments, authorized, disallowed under Casino Operating Agreement
    - Bakken, 242
- Saskatchewan Party
  - Agricultural policy
    - Serby, 41–42
- Saskatchewan Telecommunications
  - Investments
    - Nilson, 1163
    - Sonntag, 364, 970
    - Ag Dealer, merged with DirectWest
      - Sonntag, 741, 797
    - Craig Wireless International, operations in Palm Springs, California
      - Sonntag, 797
      - Wall, 796–97
    - Diversification
      - Sonntag, 1430–31
    - Max cable TV service, additional investment, Dominion Bond Rating Service, concerns
      - Nilson, 1162
      - Wall, 1162–64
    - Max cable TV service, development, convergence
      - Sonntag, 1052–53
    - Max cable TV service, development, costs, ceiling, number of customers
      - Wall, 1052–53
    - Navigata, restructuring
      - Sonntag, 767
  - Investments, losses
    - Wall, 1430–31
    - Ag Dealer
      - Sonntag, 766
      - Wall, 741, 765–66
    - Ag Dealer, tapped into. com
      - Wall, 797–98
    - Business Watch International
      - Wall, 741
    - Craig Wireless International Inc.
      - Wall, 687–91
    - Foreign
      - Hermanson, 995–96
    - Navigata
      - Wall, 766–67
    - Public presentation sessions
      - Wall, 970–71
    - Retx.com
      - Wall, 719–21, 740–41
    - Retx.com, non-disclosure, confidentiality
      - Sonntag, 741
    - Retx.com, Persona Inc.
      - Wall, 364
- SaskEnergy Incorporated
  - Investment, Nova Scotia
    - Sonntag, 1432–33
    - Wall, 1432–33
- School divisions
  - Foundation operating grants, funding increase
    - Junor, 967
    - Melenchuk, 968
- Sexual offenders
  - Halfway house, North Battleford, closure, completion of treatment program for inmates
    - Hillson, 365, 830–31
    - Thomson, 365, 830–31
  - Registry, national, legislation
    - Cline, 1457–58
    - Julé, 1113–14, 1457–58
    - Nilson, 1114
  - Registry, provincial
    - Julé, 1113
    - Nilson, 1113
- Speech from the Throne
  - Content
    - Serby, 80–82
  - Reaction, Premier
    - Hermanson, 80–81
- Telephones
  - Rates
    - Sonntag, 44–45
  - Rates, increase, rural business
    - Bjornerud, 43
  - Rates, increase, rural business, subsidies, SaskTel investments
    - Wall, 44
  - Rural installations, cost
    - Draude, 1852–53
    - Sonntag, 1853
- University of Saskatchewan
  - College of Medicine, accreditation, retention, funding
    - Gantefoer, 393–94, 421
    - Junor, 393–94, 421
    - Krawetz, 444–45
    - Melenchuk, 444–45
    - Nilson, 394
  - College of Medicine, accreditation, retention, funding, special warrants
    - Krawetz, 421–22
    - Melenchuk, 421–22
- Utilities
  - Rate review panel, interim rate increases, process
    - Sonntag, 660–61
    - Wall, 660
- War memorials
  - Juno Beach, Canadian World War II memorial, costs, Saskatchewan contribution
    - Crofford, 1111
    - Hermanson, 1111
- Water quality
  - Funding, Canada-Saskatchewan Infrastructure Program, North Battleford
    - Osika, 505–6
    - Weekes, 505–6
  - Sewage treatment plant, North Battleford, funding
    - Calvert, 506–7
    - Hillson, 506–7, 1622–23
    - Osika, 1622–23
  - Water and sewage treatment, financial assistance
    - Hillson, 1989
  - Water and sewage treatment, public safety
    - Belanger, 1989
- Workers' compensation
  - Benefits, increased costs
    - McMorris, 862
  - Injured workers, benefits, improvements
    - Higgins, 862
- Workers' Compensation Board
  - Financial losses
    - Higgins, 827, 860–61
    - McMorris, 827, 860–61
  - Head office, Regina, renovations
    - Higgins, 1829
    - Lautermilch, 1830
    - McMorris, 1829–30
  - Premiums, costs, lower by reducing injuries in workplace
    - Higgins, 828
  - Premiums, increase
    - McMorris, 828, 861
Order of Military Merit
- See
  - Canadian Armed Forces – Order of Military Merit
Organic agriculture
- Future, establish office of organic agriculture and gardening, 354
- Growth, 2, 113
- Research, College of Agriculture, University of Saskatchewan in affiliation with Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada, member's statement
  - Prebble, 938
- Seminar, Maymont, March 14-15, 2003, Saskatchewan Organic Producers Inc., Organic Crop Improvement Association, Chapter No. 2, sponsors, member's statement
  - Weekes, 148
Our Future is Wide Open campaign
- See
Oxbow, Sask.
- See
  - Fundraising