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DEBATES and PROCEEDINGS Fourth Session - Fortieth Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba DEBATES and PROCEEDINGS Official Report (Hansard) Published under the authority of The Honourable Daryl Reid Speaker Vol. LXVII No. 77 - 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 4, 2015 ISSN 0542-5492 MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Fortieth Legislature Member Constituency Political Affiliation ALLAN, Nancy St. Vital NDP ALLUM, James, Hon. Fort Garry-Riverview NDP ALTEMEYER, Rob Wolseley NDP ASHTON, Steve, Hon. Thompson NDP BLADY, Sharon, Hon. Kirkfield Park NDP BRAUN, Erna, Hon. Rossmere NDP BRIESE, Stuart Agassiz PC CALDWELL, Drew, Hon. Brandon East NDP CHIEF, Kevin, Hon. Point Douglas NDP CHOMIAK, Dave, Hon. Kildonan NDP CROTHERS, Deanne, Hon. St. James NDP CULLEN, Cliff Spruce Woods PC DEWAR, Greg, Hon. Selkirk NDP DRIEDGER, Myrna Charleswood PC EICHLER, Ralph Lakeside PC EWASKO, Wayne Lac du Bonnet PC FRIESEN, Cameron Morden-Winkler PC GAUDREAU, Dave St. Norbert NDP GERRARD, Jon, Hon. River Heights Liberal GOERTZEN, Kelvin Steinbach PC GRAYDON, Cliff Emerson PC HELWER, Reg Brandon West PC HOWARD, Jennifer Fort Rouge NDP IRVIN-ROSS, Kerri, Hon. Fort Richmond NDP JHA, Bidhu Radisson NDP KOSTYSHYN, Ron, Hon. Swan River NDP LATHLIN, Amanda The Pas NDP LEMIEUX, Ron, Hon. Dawson Trail NDP MACKINTOSH, Gord, Hon. St. Johns NDP MALOWAY, Jim Elmwood NDP MARCELINO, Flor, Hon. Logan NDP MARCELINO, Ted Tyndall Park NDP MARTIN, Shannon Morris PC MELNICK, Christine Riel NDP MITCHELSON, Bonnie River East PC NEVAKSHONOFF, Thomas, Hon. Interlake NDP OSWALD, Theresa Seine River NDP PALLISTER, Brian Fort Whyte PC PEDERSEN, Blaine Midland PC PETTERSEN, Clarence Flin Flon NDP PIWNIUK, Doyle Arthur-Virden PC REID, Daryl, Hon. Transcona NDP ROBINSON, Eric, Hon. Kewatinook NDP RONDEAU, Jim Assiniboia NDP ROWAT, Leanne Riding Mountain PC SARAN, Mohinder, Hon. The Maples NDP SCHULER, Ron St. Paul PC SELINGER, Greg, Hon. St. Boniface NDP SMOOK, Dennis La Verendrye PC STEFANSON, Heather Tuxedo PC STRUTHERS, Stan Dauphin NDP SWAN, Andrew Minto NDP WIEBE, Matt Concordia NDP WIGHT, Melanie, Hon. Burrows NDP WISHART, Ian Portage la Prairie PC Vacant Gimli – Vacant Southdale – 2899 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Wednesday, November 4, 2015 The House met at 1:30 p.m. making regarding their studies. This can continue to provide the framework and focus as to where their Mr. Speaker: O Eternal and Almighty God, from education will lead them in their lives post their Whom all power and wisdom come, we are educational careers. assembled here before Thee to frame such laws as may tend to the welfare and prosperity of our Mr. Speaker, I think that all members of the province. Grant, O merciful God, we pray Thee, that House can agree with me that we are here to ensure we may desire only that which is in accordance with the best for the youth in Manitoba. The Take Our Thy will, that we may seek it with wisdom and know Kids to Work program and facilitating any vehicle of it with certainty and accomplish it perfectly for the enrichment to inspire the children of Manitoba to glory and honour of Thy name and for the welfare of explore their potential, to encourage them to stay in all our people. Amen. Manitoba to live out those accomplishments and to Good afternoon, everyone. Please be seated. have them pass along their secrets of success to future generations is the most worthwhile endeavour ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS we can partake in. Mr. Speaker: Introduction of bills? Committee Thanks again to Victoria, Kathryn and Carolina reports? Tabling of reports? Ministerial statements? for choosing to join me and experience a day in a life MEMBERS' STATEMENTS of our–of an MLA. I hope your experience has been as–a rewarding one. Take Our Kids to Work Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mrs. Heather Stefanson (Tuxedo): Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to rise in the House today to celebrate the Joyce Ormshaw Take Our Kids to Work project. I am very proud to Ms. Christine Melnick (Riel): Joyce Ormshaw is a have my daughter, Victoria Stefanson, and her friend legend in the sport of gymnastic baton twirling. After and classmate, Kathryn Lyon, along with Carolina decades of commitment as an athlete, coach, judge Ledid–Yedid, an exchange student from Mexico and administrator, she has earned a distinguished City, here as my guests in the gallery today. retirement. I also want to recognize Gwen Friesen, the In her own words, the madness took hold while daughter of my colleague from Morden-Winkler, she was a student at Tec Voc High school. Later on, who is also here with us today in the gallery. Joyce decided to become a baton coach, but there Take Our Kids to Work is an annual program were no baton clubs in Manitoba. Joyce dedicated hosted in early November which provides employers, three consecutive summers studying at a camp in parents, family members and organizations to Wisconsin to get the courses she needed to earn her extend an opportunity to students to spend a day in a coaching credentials. She started coaching in 1957, workplace environment. Students who participate in and from 1988 until her retirement she nurtured the this project are able to experience and learn about the success of young twirlers at the Greendell Park world of work, whether it be in government, civil Community Centre. Even on the verge of retirement, service, corporate settings, non-profit, construction, she continued to coach at Greendell until the national farming, volunteering and so many other employ- championships last summer. ment fields. Just a few of Joyce's accomplishments attest to a Take Our Kids to Work is an endeavour which lifetime devotion to her sport. She drove the cause to offers students in Manitoba and across Canada the have baton twirling recognized as a sport by Sport opportunity to explore the vast array of career fields Manitoba. She fulfilled the minimum requirements available to them. Early education of a career path of of 25 years of service with the Canadian Baton choice is a recipe for success. Students are able to Twirling Federation, and for that, earned a lifetime take away the knowledge of the expectations of a achievement award in 1997. The same organization workplace scenario and apply that to their decision presented her with a volunteer of the year award in 2900 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA November 4, 2015 2002, and in July 2015 the CBTF recognized Joyce And not to mention the member from Flin Flon with the Lynda Garland Award for Excellence. This who threw their leader under the bus: We've got to award is given to a coach for progressive coaching, have the First Minister resign now so we can move superior technology ability and innovation. forward. He's had his career. Joyce's students have carried on her legacy. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. They have started their own clubs and have ranked Manitoba LGBTTQ Forum among Manitoba's top baton coaches, including Leisha Strachan and Dana Peteleski. Many of her Ms. Nancy Allan (St. Vital): Mr. Speaker, this students have represented her club at the Manitoba afternoon I joined many of my colleagues with a provincials, the Canadian nationals, the international group of courageous and determined young people cup and the worlds. participating in the Manitoba LGBTTQ forum pre- sented by the Canadian Centre for Gender and I am pleased that join–that Joyce has joined Sexual Diversity and the Rainbow Resource Centre. us today, and I want to thank you, Joyce, for all They are joining us here in the gallery today, and you've given to our community and the sport. Your welcome. dedication, passion and love for baton twirling has established a tradition of excellence in Manitoba These young people are working toward safer, and opened countness–countless opportunities for more inclusive communities for people who are athletes in Riel and beyond. Thank you, Joyce. LGBTTQ. Former Cabinet Ministers * (13:40) Mr. Ralph Eichler (Lakeside): I rise today in the They are working with these collective non- House to remind members opposite how they profit organizations to promote recognizing diverse described their leader. gender identities, gender expression and romantic or sexual orientation within their schools by running A year ago yesterday, the member from programs that teach educators and students about Southdale said: People are angry. They feel the support and empowerment. Premier (Mr. Selinger) has broken their trust. These youth are focusing on eliminating The member from Fort Rouge said: His being bullying from the inside out. Rather than giving clear–it's become clear to us that he's increasingly students coping mechanisms, they go into schools to being driven by his desire to hold on to his leader- educate and change people's perspectives of what ship rather than the best interests of Manitobans. it means to be LGBTTQ. Their work can range from The member from Minto said: I think it's fair a full-day workshop with ongoing support to to say this has been building for some time and, week-long training forums with integrated year-long unfortunately, our concern is that the Premier has projects. As part of this programming, the centre become more concerned about remaining leader than holds the International Day of Pink to celebrate the necessarily doing things in the best interests of the 9.7 million Canadians who wear pink as a symbol of province. antihomophobia and -transphobia. The member from Dauphin said: I'm not a wall- Being considered different is never easy. Too flower. I told him exactly what I thought. often, young people suffer in silence and sometimes make irreversible choices because of this. Groups The member from Seine River said: Being like gay-straight alliances and diversity clubs are truthful and holding on to your integrity is something doing more than providing support for these that my parents raised me to do, and I'll honour them students.
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