Hansard Speaker Index - 26th Legislature • G

Active Families Benefit Act (No. 33)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 992

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 1]

Speakers, 187–190

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 3]

Speakers, 3396–3399

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne [Session 4]

Speakers, 5713–5717

Agri-Food Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 97)

Referred to Economy Committee, 4420

Ambulance Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 49)

Referred to Human Services Committee, 2719

Ambulance service

Air

Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society (STARS), government agreement announcement (April 6, 2011), member's statement, 7116

Animal Protection Amendment Act, 2010 (No. 148)

Report with amendment, moved (Gantefoer), E697

Appropriation Act, 2007 (No. 4) (No. 7)

First reading, 218
Second reading, 218
Third reading, 218

Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 1) (No. 16)

First reading, 370
Second reading, 370
Third reading, 370

Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 2) (No. 39)

First reading, 1119
Second reading, 1120
Third reading, 1120

Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 3) (No. 41)

First reading, 1307
Second reading, 1307–1308
Third reading, 1307–1308

Appropriation Act, 2008 (No. 4) (No. 77)

First reading, 1971
Second reading, 1971
Third reading, 1971

Appropriation Act, 2009 (No. 1) (No. 81)

First reading, 2335
Second reading, 2336
Third reading, 2336

Appropriation Act, 2009 (No. 2) (No. 91)

First reading, 2614
Second reading, 2614
Third reading, 2614

Appropriation Act, 2009 (No. 3) (No. 96)

First reading, 3108–3109
Second reading, 3109
Third reading, 3109

Appropriation Act, 2010 (No. 1) (No. 145)

First reading, 5642
Second reading, 5642
Third reading, 5642

Arts Professions Act (No. 68)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 2805

Budget (2008, March 19)

Moved (Gantefoer) that the Assembly approves in general the budgetary policy of the government, 384
Moved (Gantefoer) to resume debate (March 20, 2008), 386

Budget (2009-10)

Projections, potash revenues and mid-year report, 3678–3679
Projections, potash revenues and world economy, 3137–3138

Budget (2009, March 18)

Moved (Gantefoer) that the Assembly approves in general the budgetary policy of the government, 2366
Moved (Gantefoer) to resume debate (March 19, 2009), 2368

Budget (2010-11)

Concerns, 4233–4234
Forecasts, health, education, forest fires, General Revenue Fund, 4519–4520
Planning and preparation, 4170–4172

Budget (2010, March 24)

Moved (Gantefoer) that the Assembly approves in general the budgetary policy of the government, 4478

Cabinet

Expenditure limits, accountability and transparency, 1273–1274

Casinos

Regina and Moose Jaw, future of, 3579

Condolences

Communication, moved (Gantefoer), 255–256, 1170, 2151

Corporate Capital Tax Act (No. 38), C72–73

First reading, 991
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1152
Third reading, 1152

Corporation Capital Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 36)

Withdrawn, 942

Corporation Capital Tax Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 88), C193

First reading, 2609–2610
Second reading, 2637
Referred to Crown and Central Agencies Committee, 2736
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 2798
Third reading, 2798

Crown and Central Agencies Committee

Membership, substitution, moved (Gantefoer), H29

Crown corporations

Equity stripping, 3614–3615

Curling

Special Olympic National Games (2008), Melfort silver medallists, recognition, member's statement, 534

Dental health

Children, dental sealant program, discontinued, 939

Economy

Global recession, impact and recovery in Saskatchewan, 3494–3495
Status, 5258–5259

Economy Committee

Membership, substitution, moved (Gantefoer), H29

Education Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 2) (No. 67)

Referred to Human Services Committee, 2090

Education Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 2) (No. 79)

Referred to Human Services Committee, 2719

Education Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 3) (No. 89)

Referred to Human Services Committee, 2811

Election Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 59)

Referred to House Services Committee, 2726

Enterprise Saskatchewan Act (No. 2)

Referred to Economy Committee, 965
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1278
Third reading, 1278

Federal government

Transfer payments to Saskatchewan, 2793–2795

Finance Ministry

Efficiency secretariat, 3772–3773
Estimates (2007-8, November 2007), supplementary, C2
Estimates (2008-9, November 2008), supplementary, C83
Estimates (2008-9), main, C29–44
Estimates (2009-10), main, C165–176
Estimates (2010-11), main, C856–863, C881–895
Provincial Auditor's reports

(2010) v.1, ch.8, P524–525

Financial Administration Act

Amendments, 3851–3852

Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 48), C98

First reading, 1443
Second reading, 1596
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1969–1970
Third reading, 1970

Financial Administration Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 120), C875–876

First reading, 3774–3775
Second reading, 3814
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 5304
Third reading, 5304

Gasoline

Prices, relief, 1264–1265

Government expenditures, 4488–4489
Government expenditures, debt, 2374–2375

Total, report on, 4520–4521

Government financial management, 3291–3292, 3522–3523, 3551, 3580–3581, 3713–3714, 5397–5398, 5661–5662

Accounting practices, 4678–4679
Accounting standards, change to generally accepted accounting principles for GRF's financial statements, moved (Wotherspoon), P524–525
Credit rating, upgrade, Standard and Poor's (November 2008), ministerial statement (Gantefoer), 1899
Deficit, 3710–3711
Federal transfers, 1867
Revenue projections, 2375–2376

Growth and Financial Security Act (No. 1), C66–69

First reading, 76
Second reading, 231–232
Referred to Crown and Central Agencies Committee, 966
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1151
Third reading, 1151

Growth and Financial Security Fund

And Fiscal Stabilization Fund, comparisons and contrasts, 103–105
Depletion, 3615–3616
Estimates (2008-9, November 2008), statutory, supplementary, C84–87

Harmonized sales tax

Federal program, adoption, 3795–3796, 4517–4518

Health care services

User fees, 4675–4676

Highways and Transportation Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 17)

Referred to Economy Committee, 993

House Services Committee

Membership, substitution, moved (Gantefoer), H29
Reports

Third, adoption and presentation to the Assembly, moved (Gantefoer), H3
Fifth, adoption and presentation to the Assembly, moved (Gantefoer), H11
Sixth, adoption and presentation to the Assembly, moved (Gantefoer), H18
Seventh, adoption and filed with Clerk, moved (Gantefoer), H42

Human Services Committee

Membership, substitution, moved (Gantefoer), H30

Income tax

Provincial, reduction for low-income workers, 1245–1246

Income Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 2) (No. 58), C95–97

First reading, 1663
Second reading, 1677–1678
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1969
Third reading, 1969

Income Tax Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 35), C71–72

First reading, 991
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1152
Third reading, 1152

Income Tax Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 87), C192–193

First reading, 2609
Second reading, 2634
Referred to Crown and Central Agencies Committee, 2735
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 2797
Third reading, 2797–2798

Information and Privacy Commissioner

Annual report (2007-8), H33

Innovation Saskatchewan Act (No. 71)

Referred to Economy Committee, 2903

Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee

Membership, substitution, moved (Gantefoer), H30

Labour Market Commission Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 46)

First reading, 1411
Referred to Human Services Committee, 2640
Withdraw from Human Services Committee and refer to Economy Committee, moved (Gantefoer), 2685

Labour-sponsored Venture Capital Corporations Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 84)

Referred to Economy Committee, 2901

Land Titles Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 57)

Referred to Crown and Central Agencies Committee, 2013

Legislative Assembly

Adjournment

(2007, December 20), moved (Gantefoer), 20–21
(2008, May 15) until 10 a.m. on October 22, 2008, moved (Gantefoer), 1320–1321
(2008, November 6-12), and final day of fall period remain (December 4, 2008), moved (Gantefoer), 1347
(2008, December 4), moved (Gantefoer), 1998–1999
(2009, May 14) until 10 a.m. on October 21, 2009, moved (Gantefoer), 3117
(2009, December 3), moved (Gantefoer), 3971

Hours of sitting

Assembly and standing committees, varied on interim basis, first session, moved (Gantefoer); amendment (Yates), 602–603

House business, change of order, moved (Gantefoer), 3107
Legislative calendar and hours of sitting, changes, 601–602
Rules and Procedures of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, revisions, effective December 13, 2007, moved (Gantefoer), 39
Sitting days, fall period, third session (October 21, 2009-December 3, 2009), moved (Gantefoer), 3082

Legislative Assembly members

Leave of absence

Member for Last Mountain-Touchwood [Hart] (March 2-13, 2009) to attend 58th Seminar on Parliamentary Practice and Procedures in Westminster, moved (Gantefoer), 2011
Member for Regina Qu'Appelle Valley [Ross] (October 23-30, 2008) to attend Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians Outreach Program, Nova Scotia, moved (Gantefoer), 1347–1348
Member for Saskatoon Sutherland [Schriemer], former peace officer, voluntary attendance at Court of Queen's Bench (May 4-7, 2009), moved (Gantefoer), 2919

Personal statements (May 19, 2011), 7701–7702

Medical Profession Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 53), U477–479
Midwifery Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 26)

Referred to Human Services Committee, 995

Ministerial statements [Session 2]

Government financial management

Credit rating, upgrade, Standard and Poor's (November 2008) (Gantefoer), 1899

Miscellaneous Pensions Statutes (Commencement of Pension) Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 10), C70–71

First reading, 281
Second reading, 336–337
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 1151
Third reading, 1151–1152

Miscellaneous Statutes (Bilingual) Amendment and Repeal Act, 2008 (No. 75)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 2105

Miscellaneous Statutes (Education Property Tax) Repeal and Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 90)

Referred to Human Services Committee, 2813

Miscellaneous Statutes (English) Amendment and Repeal Act, 2008 (No. 74)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 2104

Missing Persons and Presumption of Death Act (No. 50)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 2106

Motions for supply

Expenses

Fiscal year ending March 31, 2008

General Revenue Fund, certain charges and expenses for fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, moved (Gantefoer), 1970–1971, 2335
General Revenue Fund, certain charges in expenses and unexpended expenses for fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 also granted for fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, moved (Gantefoer), 217, 369
General Revenue Fund, certain charges in expenses for fiscal year ending March 31, 2008, moved (Gantefoer), 217, 369

Fiscal year ending March 31, 2009

General Revenue Fund, certain charges and expenses and unexpended expenses for fiscal year ending March 31, 2009 also granted for fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, moved (Gantefoer), 1970–1971
General Revenue Fund, certain charges and expenses for fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, moved (Gantefoer), 2613
General Revenue Fund, moved (Gantefoer), 1117–1118, 1306
General Revenue Fund, unexpended charges and expenses for fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, moved (Gantefoer), 1119, 1307

Fiscal year ending March 31, 2010

General Revenue Fund, certain charges and expenses and unexpended expenses for fiscal year ending March 31, 2010 also granted for fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, moved (Gantefoer), 3108
General Revenue Fund, certain charges and expenses for fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, moved (Gantefoer), 3108, 5641

Fiscal year ending March 31, 2011

General Revenue Fund, certain charges and expenses for fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, moved (Gantefoer), 5641

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month (May 2011), member's statement, 7498

Municipal Financing Corporation Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 98), C865–868

First reading, 3232–3233
Second reading, 3444
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 5184
Third reading, 5184

Municipal Financing Corporation of Saskatchewan

Budget, over expenditure, 3793–3794
Estimates (2009-10, November 2009), supplementary, statutory, lending and investing activities, C539–542, C545–566

Municipal Grants Act (No. 85)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 2809

Municipal Revenue Sharing Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 23), N157–158
Natural Resources Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 8)

Referred to Economy Committee, 1004

Northern Municipalities Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 2) (No. 64)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 1932

Oil and Gas Conservation Amendment Act, 2010 (No. 157)

Report without amendment, moved (Gantefoer), E825

Parkinson's disease

National Parkinson's Disease Month (April 2010), member's statement, 4824
National Parkinson's Disease Month (April 2011) and International Parkinson's Day (April 11, 2011), member's statement, 7178–7179

Parks Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 37)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 1179

Parks, provincial

Camping fees, out-of-province visitors, 5542

Pipelines Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 47)

Referred to Economy Committee, 2012

Points of order [Session 1]

Language

Indirect implications not allowed, 192
Offensive, withdraw and apologize, 282
Provocative or threatening, 653
Use during 75-minute debate, 826–827

Legislative Chamber

Lighting level, 625

Member's statement, topic in relation to cabinet responsibilities, 139
Naming a political party, inappropriate nomenclature, 452
Question period, allegation of financial impropriety and conflict of interest, 1306
Question period, tabling briefing notes, 478

Points of order [Session 2]

Bills, order in which being called, 1683
Language, unparliamentary, 2074
Motion as worded not in order, 1804–1805
Personal attack on member contravenes tradition of respect and integrity, 2800
Remarks offensive, 1444–1445

Private Bills Committee

Membership, substitution, moved (Gantefoer), H30

Privilege

Contempt of the Assembly, 3416
Inappropriate remarks by Minister of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing [Huyghebaert], 3466

Privileges Committee

Membership, substitution, moved (Gantefoer), H31

Property tax, education tax

Rebate, 390–391

Provincial Court Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 51)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 2734

Provincial sales tax

Used equipment, business owners, 2742–2743

Public Accounts Committee (PAC)

Membership, substitution, moved (Gantefoer), H31

Public Service Essential Services Act (No. 5)

Referred to Human Services Committee, 952

Question period [Session 1]

Cabinet, expenditure limits, accountability and transparency, 1273–1274
Dental health, children, dental sealant program, discontinued, 939
Gasoline, prices, relief, 1264–1265
Growth and Financial Security Fund and Fiscal Stabilization Fund, comparisons and contrasts, 103–105
Income tax, provincial, reduction for low-income workers, 1245–1246
Legislative Assembly, legislative calendar and hours of sitting, changes, 601–602
Property tax, education tax, rebate, 390–391
Taxation, rate, small financial institutions, Corporate Capital Tax Act (No. 38), 1300–1301

Question period [Session 2]

Federal government, transfer payments to Saskatchewan, 2793–2795
Government expenditures, debt, 2374–2375
Government financial management

Federal transfers, 1867
Revenue projections, 2375–2376

Provincial sales tax, used equipment, business owners, 2742–2743
Unemployment

Layoffs, recent, assistance, 2594

Question period [Session 3]

Budget (2009-10)

Projections, potash revenues and mid-year report, 3678–3679
Projections, potash revenues and world economy, 3137–3138

Budget (2010-11)

Concerns, 4233–4234
Forecasts, health, education, forest fires, General Revenue Fund, 4519–4520
Planning and preparation, 4170–4172

Casinos, Regina and Moose Jaw, future of, 3579
Crown corporations

Equity stripping, 3614–3615

Economy, global recession, impact and recovery in Saskatchewan, 3494–3495
Economy, status, 5258–5259
Finance Ministry, efficiency secretariat, 3772–3773
Financial Administration Act, amendments, 3851–3852
Government expenditures, 4488–4489
Government expenditures, debt, total, report on, 4520–4521
Government financial management, 3291–3292, 3522–3523, 3551, 3580–3581, 3713–3714, 5397–5398, 5661–5662

Accounting practices, 4678–4679
Deficit, 3710–3711

Growth and Financial Security Fund, depletion, 3615–3616
Harmonized sales tax, federal program, adoption, 3795–3796, 4517–4518
Health care services

User fees, 4675–4676

Municipal Financing Corporation of Saskatchewan, budget, over expenditure, 3793–3794
Parks, provincial, camping fees, out-of-province visitors, 5542

Saskatchewan Financial Services Commission Amendment Act, 2009 (No. 86)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 2634

Securities Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 42)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 1634

Seizure of Criminal Property Act, 2008 (No. 65)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 2103

Senate Nominee Election Act (No. 60)

Referred to House Services Committee, 2732

Sinking funds

Debt redemption, sinking fund and interest payments

Estimates (2009-10, November 2009), supplementary, payments, government share, C571–573

Sisters of the Presentation Act, 2010 (No. 905), B25, B27

Petition, 5823
Second reading, 6110
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 6175
Third reading, 6175

Social Workers Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 19)

Referred to Economy Committee, 996

Statutes and Regulations Revision Act (No. 30)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 1003

Superannuation (Supplementary Provisions) Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 9)

First reading, 281
Second reading, 331
Reinstatement, 1411

Taxation

Rate, small financial institutions, Corporate Capital Tax Act (No. 38), 1300–1301

Tobacco Tax Amendment Act, 2010 (No. 143), C871–873

First reading, 5002
Second reading, 5139
Waive Committee of the Whole Assembly, 5260
Third reading, 5260

Trade Union Amendment Act, 2007 (No. 6)

Referred to Human Services Committee, 960

Trade Union Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 2) (No. 24)

Referred to Human Services committee, 1254

Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 72)

Instruct Crown and Central Agencies Committee to divide Bill, moved (Gantefoer), 2252–2253
Referred to Crown and Central Agencies Committee, 2084

Trespass to Property Act (No. 43)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 2722

Trustee Act, 2008 (No. 52)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 1853

Trustee Consequential Amendments Act, 2008 (No. 56)

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs and Justice Committee, 1854

Unemployment

Layoffs, recent, assistance, 2594

University of Saskatchewan Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 73)

Referred to Human Services Committee, 2801

Vital Statistics Act, 2008 (No. 54)

First reading, 1477
Referred to Crown and Central Agencies Committee, 1933

Vital Statistics Consequential Amendments Act, 2008 (No. 55)

First reading, 1477–1478
Referred to Crown and Central Agencies Committee, 1934

Wildlife Habitat Protection Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 2) (No. 76)

Referred to Economy Committee, 2723

Wildlife Habitat Protection Amendment Act, 2008 (No. 25)

Referred to Economy Committee, 1180

Witness Protection Act (No. 66)

Referred to Human Services Committee, 2104