Hansard: June 09, 1998
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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN 1787 June 9, 1998 The Assembly met at 1:30 p.m. immediate action to ensure the required level of service in radiology is maintained in North Central Health District, Prayers and the priorities of its board be adjusted accordingly. ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS As in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. PRESENTING PETITIONS The communities involved, Mr. Speaker, are Melfort, St. Mr. Krawetz: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have Benedict, Pleasantdale, Tisdale, many corners of the province. I a petition to present on behalf of many people in Saskatchewan. so present. The prayer reads as follows: Mr. Heppner: — Mr. Speaker, I too rise to present a petition, Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. and these are signed from people from Parkside, Shellbrook, Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to take Vonda, Edam, and basically from communities all over immediate action to ensure that the required level of Saskatchewan, and the intent of the petition is to request the service in radiology is maintained in the North Central cancellation of the severance payments to Jack Messer. I so Health District and the priorities of its board be adjusted present. accordingly. Mr. Gantefoer: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I too rise on And as in duty bound, your petitioners ever pray. behalf of citizens from all through the north-east — Melfort, Kinistino, Star City, Tisdale, Nipawin, Pleasantdale, and even Mr. Speaker, the signatures to this come from many Regina, Mr. Speaker — concerned about adequate funding for communities in north-central Saskatchewan, communities like radiology service in Melfort. The prayer reads as follows: Melfort, Nipawin, Tisdale, Kinistino, Gronlid, St. Brieux, Star City. I so present. Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to take Mr. D’Autremont: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also have immediate action to ensure that the required level of petitions to present today on behalf of the people of service in radiology is maintained in the North Central Saskatchewan. The prayer reads: Health District and the priorities of its board be adjusted accordingly. Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. Assembly may be pleased to put a moratorium on the I so present, Mr. Speaker. closure of the Plains Health Centre until they conduct a comprehensive review into the health crisis we are Ms. Draude: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also have a petition currently experiencing. to present today from the people in rural Saskatchewan regarding the Carrot River Hospital asking the government to And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. cause . to take immediate action to ensure the survival of their hospital. The people who have signed this petition are These petitions come from the Carievale and Carnduff areas in from Arborfield and Carrot River. the south-east, Mr. Speaker. I so present. Mr. Aldridge: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present Mr. Toth: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As well to present petitions on behalf of citizens concerned about inaction on the petitions in regards to the Plains health care centre, reading the part of this government with respect to completing the twinning prayer: of the Trans-Canada Highway in this province. And the prayer reads as follows, Mr. Speaker: Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to put Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. an immediate halt to all plans of closure of the Plains Assembly may be pleased to call upon the provincial and Health Centre. federal governments to meet immediately and conclude a cost-sharing agreement on the twinning of the And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan so that twinning of the remaining portions of the Trans-Canada Highway in And, Mr. Speaker, the petitions I’m presenting today are signed Saskatchewan can be begin at the very earliest possible by individuals from Prince Albert, Lebret, Fort Qu’Appelle, date. Carievale, Gainsborough, Carnduff, Redvers, certainly across the province. I so present. As in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. Mr. Bjornerud: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also have Those who’ve signed these petitions, Mr. Speaker, come from petitions to present on behalf of the people of Saskatchewan. all across this province. I so present. The prayer reads: Mr. Belanger: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also rise to Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. present petitions on behalf of northern Saskatchewan people, Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to take and the prayer reads as follows: 1788 Saskatchewan Hansard June 9, 1998 Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. requesting that night hunting be banned come from Moose Jaw, Assembly may be pleased to take immediate action to Assiniboia, Vibank, Pilot Butte, Regina, Davin, Melville, allow the North to join the rest of Saskatchewan. Stockholm, Killaly, and Bengough. And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. I so present. And the people that have signed this petition, Mr. Speaker, are Mr. McPherson: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise today to from Canoe Lake, Saskatchewan. They’re from Uranium City, bring forward petitions in the people’s efforts to stop the Saskatchewan; from Camsell city, Saskatchewan and from all closure of the Plains hospital here in Regina. The prayer reads: throughout the land, Mr. Speaker. And I so present. Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. Mr. McLane: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m proud to rise Assembly may be pleased to save the Plains Health Centre again today on behalf of the people of Saskatchewan to present by enacting legislation to prevent the closure, and by a petition. The prayer reads as follows: providing adequate funding to the Regina Health District so that the essential services provided at the Plains may be Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. continued. Assembly may be pleased to: (1) change the law to allow Saskatchewan citizens to erect a cross if they so choose Mr. Speaker, the people that have signed these petitions are where their loved one was killed; and (2) establish safety from Assiniboia, Limerick, Rockglen, Lisieux, Ponteix, guidelines to ensure that is done properly. Moose Jaw, Coronach, Big Beaver, Lipton, Fort Qu’Appelle, Indian Head, Lemberg, Melville, Balcarres, more from Ituna, Mr. Speaker, this petition has been signed by people right several from Regina, Kelliher, and several from the across Saskatchewan and I’ll just quickly go through a few just constituency of Regina Albert South. I so present. to show the expanse of support that this petition has from the people of Saskatchewan. Ms. Haverstock: — Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I rise again to present petitions and honourably so, on behalf of Signatures on this petition are from the communities of those who are concerned with and seeking justice for men Mankota and Glentworth. Mr. Speaker, they’re from the city of and women who have lost spouses in work-related accidents. Regina. They’re from the city of Moose Jaw, from Rockglen, And the prayer reads as follows: from Fir Mountain. They’re from Milestone. They’re from Weyburn. They’re from Coleville, from Prince Albert, from Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. Christopher Lake. They’re from Togo, Mr. Speaker. They’re Assembly may be pleased to have the Workers’ from Strasbourg. Compensation Board Act amended for the disenfranchised widows and widowers of Saskatchewan, whereby their Mr. Speaker, they are from Strongfield. They are from Viceroy. pensions are reinstated and their revoked pensions Mr. Speaker, they’re from Riverhurst. They’re from Briercrest. reimbursed to them retroactively and with interest, as They’re from Elbow. They’re from Saskatoon. They’re from requested by the statement of entitlement presented to the Yellow Grass. Workers’ Compensation Board on October 27, 1997. Mr. Speaker, I think that’s a good indication of the support that And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. this petition has and I so present. The people who have signed these petitions today, Mr. Mr. Osika: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also rise on behalf of Speaker, are mostly from Regina, from Cupar, and Regina concerned citizens from right across the province with respect again. Thank you. to the closure of the Plains Health Centre: Mr. Goohsen: — I thank you, Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. present the petitions as usual and I’ll read the prayer: Assembly may be pleased to save the Plains Health Centre by enacting legislation to prevent the closure, and by Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. providing adequate funding to the Regina Health District Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to so that the essential services provided at the Plains may be reach necessary agreements with other levels of continued. government to fund the twinning of the Trans-Canada Highway in Saskatchewan so that work can begin in 1998, And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. and to set out the time frame for the ultimate completion of the project with or without federal assistance. And the signatures on these petitions, Mr. Speaker, are from the great communities of Ituna, Fenwood, Homefield, Goodeve, As in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. Willowbrook, Hubbard, and Wadena. These all come, Mr. Speaker, from Fox Valley, Piapot, Maple I so present. Creek, Lancer, Hazlet, Cabri, Shackleton, Abbey, Leader, Prelate, Lancer, Fox Valley, Golden Prairie, Mendham, Mr. Hillson: — Mr. Speaker, I rise with petitions on the Liebenthal, Prelate, Gull Lake, Webb, Tompkins, Eastend, dangerous practice of night hunting.