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Second Session - Thirty-Sixth Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba DEBATES and PROCEEDINGS (Hansard) Published under the authorityof TheHonourable Louise M. Dacquay Speaker Vol. XLVI No. 14-1:30 p.m., Wednesday, April10, 1996 ISSN 0542-5492 MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Thirty-Sixth Legislature Members, Constituencies and Political Affiliation Name Constituency eaay ASHTON, Steve Thompson N.D.P. BARRETI, Becky Wellington N.D.P. CERILLI, Marianne Radisson N.D.P. CHOMIAK, Dave Kildonan N.D.P. CUMMINGS, Glen, Hon. Ste. Rose P.C. DACQUA Y, Louise, Hon. Seine River P.C. DERKACH, Leonard, Hon. Roblin-Russell P.C. DEWAR, Gregory Selkirk N.D.P. DOER, Gary Concordia N.D.P. DOWNEY, James, Hon. Arthur-Virden P.C. DRIEDGER, Albert, Hon. Steinbach P.C. DYCK, Peter Pembina P.C. ENNS, Harry, Hon. Lakeside P.C. ERNST, Jim, Hon. Charleswood P.C. EVANS, Clif Interlake N.D.P. EVANS, Leonard S. Brandon East N.D.P. FILMON, Gary, Hon. Tuxedo P.C. FINDLAY, Glen, Hon. Springfield P.C. FRIESEN, Jean Wolseley N.D.P. GAUDRY, Neil St. Boniface Lib. GILLESHAMMER, Harold, Hon. Minnedosa P.C. HELWER, Edward Gimli P.C. HICKES, George Point Douglas N.D.P. JENNISSEN, Gerard Flin Flon N.D.P. KOWALSKI, Gary The Maples Lib. LAMOUREUX, Kevin Inkster Lib. LATHLIN, Oscar The Pas N.D.P. LAURENDEAU, Marcel St. Norbert P.C. MACKINTOSH, Gord St. Johns N.D.P. MALOWAY, Jim Elmwood N.D.P. MARTINDALE, Doug Burrows N.D.P. McALPINE, Gerry Sturgeon Creek P.C. McCRAE, James, Hon. Brandon West P.C. McGIFFORD, Diane Osborne N.D.P. MciNTOSH, Linda, Hon. Assiniboia P.C. MIHYCHUK, MaryAnn St. James N.D.P. MITCHELSON, Bonnie, Hon. River East P.C. NEWMAN, David Riel P.C. PALLISTER, Brian, Hon. Portage Ia Prairie P.C. PENNER, Jack Emerson P.C. PITURA, Frank Morris P.C. PRAZNIK, Darren, Hon. Lac du Bonnet P.C. RADCLIFFE, Mike River Heights P.C. REID, Daryl Transcona N.D.P. REIMER, Jack, Hon. Niakwa P.C. RENDER, Shirley St. Vital P.C. ROBINSON, Eric Rupertsland N.D.P. ROCAN, Denis Gladstone P.C. SALE, Tim Crescentwood N.D.P. SANTOS, Conrad Broadway N.D.P. STEFANSON, Eric, Hon. Kirkfield Park P.C. STRUTHERS, Stan Dauphin N.D.P. SVEINSON, Ben La Verendrye P.C. TOEWS, Vic, Hon. Rossmere P.C. TWEED, Mervin Turtle Mountain P.C. VODREY, Rosemary, Hon. Fort Garry P.C. WOWCHUK, Rosann Swan River N.D.P. 599 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Wednesday, April10,1996 The House met at 1:30 p.m. Schechter, Augustine Ziffle and others requesting the Premier and theMinister of Health to consider reversing PRAYERS their plan to privatizehome care services. ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS Ms. Diane McGitJord (Osborne): Madam Speaker, I beg to present the petition of Bill Bilawka, Karen PRESENTING PETITIONS Advent, Grace Kusie and othersrequesting the Premier and theMinister of Health to consider reversing their Retention of Hogs Single-Desk Selling plan to privatize home care services. Ms. Rosano Wowchuk (Swan River): Madam Speaker, I beg to present the petition of Dan Mr. Dave Chomiak (Kildonan): Madam Speaker, I Klippenstein, Gerhard Friesen, Gord Blatz and others beg to present the petition of StaceyPinnock, Maureen requesting that theMinister of Agriculture (Mr. Enns) Pinnock, Beryl Juzda and othersrequesting the Premier considerreversing his decision and retaining a systemof and the Minister of Health to consider reversing their orderly marketing of hogs inManitoba underManitoba planto privatizehome careservices. Pork. Ms. Jean Friesen (Wolseley): Madam Speaker, I beg Home Care Services to presentthe petition of Jared Winters, Troy Scott, Mona Chappellaz and others requesting the Premier and the Mr. Clif Evans (Interlake): Madam Speaker, I beg to Minister of Health to consider reversing their plan to present the petition of Florence Lamoureux, Dianne privatize home care services. J ohannson, Esther Revet and others requesting the Premier (Mr. Filmon) and theMinister of Health (Mr. Ms. MaryAnn Mihychuk (St. James): Madam McCrae) to consider reversing their plan to privatize Speaker, I beg present the petition of Donna Green, home care services. to LouiseMcQuade, Vicki Cook and others requesting the Premier andthe Minister of Health to consider reversing Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Inkster): Madam Speaker, I theirplan to privatizehome careservices. beg to present the petition of KimMorrison, Jaime Carrasco, Collette Aubin and others requesting the Mr. Gord Mackintosh (St. Johns): Madam Speaker, Premier and theMinister of Health to consider reversing I beg to present the petition of Carolyn Buffi.e, Jennifer theirplan to privatize home care services. Cote, andYvonne Chartrandrequesting thePremier and the Minister of Healthto consider reversingtheir plan to Mr. Conrad Santos (Broadway): Madam Speaker, I privatizehome care services. beg to present the petition of Irv Riskin, Debby Paradoski, Dianne Riskin and others requesting the Premier and theMinister of Health to consider reversing Mr. Doug Martindale (Burrows): Madam Speaker, I their plan to privatize home care services. beg to present the petition of Bruce Tynes, Carri McCormick, Janice Tynes and others requesting the Mr• .funMa loway (Elmwood): Madam Speaker, I beg Premierand theMinister of Health to consider reversing to present the petitionofD. Gorrell, D. Courage, S. Kelly theirplan to privatize home care services. and others requesting the Premier and theMinister of Healthto consider reversing their plan to privatize home Mr. Tim Sale (Crescentwood): Madam Speaker, I beg care services. to present the petition of Judy Drabik, Raymond Sharp, Iva Sharp and others requesting the Premier and the Mr. GeorgeHickes (Point Douglas): Madam Speaker, Minister of Health to consider reversing their plan to I beg to present the petition of Sylvia Fediuk, Sandy privatizehome care services. 600 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA April lO, 1996 Mr. Daryl Reid (Transcona): Madam Speaker, I beg Mr.Steve Ashton(Thompson): Madam Speaker, I beg topresent the petition of Kim Marcyniuk, TrudyWalski, to present the petition of Vicki Holmes, Rosalie Mazur, Janice Goodman and others requesting the Premier and Pat McCorrnack-Speatznr and others requesting the the Minister of Health to consider reversing their plan to Premierand the Minister of Health to consider reversing privatize horne care services. their plan to privatize horne care services. * (1335) Mr. Oscar Lathlin (The Pas): Madam Speaker, I beg Retention of Hogs Single-Desk SeUing to present the petition of Louise Gaba, Jaroslaw Gaba, Pauline Mirus and others requesting the Premier and the Mr. Gregory Dewar (Selkirk): Madam Speaker, I beg Minister of Health to consider reversing their plan to to present the petition of Paul Kolrnatiski, Leo Wnuk, privatize horne care services. Darren Kryschuk and others requesting that the Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Enns) consider reversing his decision READING AND RECEIVINGPETITIONS and retain a system for the orderly marketing of hogs under Manitoba Pork. Retention of Hogs Single-Desk Selling Mr. Gary Doer(Leader of the Opposition): Madam Madam Speaker: I have reviewed the petition of the Speaker, I beg topresent the petition of Rick Vaags, Bill honourable memberfor Swan River (Ms. Wowchuk) and Vaags, Michel Gauthier and others requesting that the it complies with the rules and practices of the House. Is Minister of Agriculture consider reversing his decision it the will of the House to have the petitionread? and retain a system for orderly marketing of hogs in Manitoba under Manitoba Pork. An Honourable Member: Yes. Mr.Stan Struthers (Dauphin): Madam Speaker, I beg Madam Speaker: The Clerk will read. to present the petition of Karl Kynach, Ron Froese, HarveyHmms and others requesting that the Minister of Agriculture consider reversing his decision and retain a * (1340) system for orderly marketing of hogs in Manitoba under Manitoba Pork. Mr. Clerk (WiUiam Remnant): The petition of the undersigned citizens of the province of Manitoba humbly Home Care Services sheweth that: Mr. Eric Robinson (Rupertsland): Madam Speaker, I beg to present the petition of Carl Porteous, Mary WHEREASthe provincial government announced its Thiessen, Doug Blaschuk and others requesting the intention to move to an open marketing system for hogs Premierand the Minister of Health to consider reversing in Manitobawithout consulting producers as it promised their plan to privatize horne care services. during the last election; and Ms. Becky Barrett (WeUington): Madam Speaker, I WHEREAS a majority of hog producers support beg to present the petition of Eleanor Bro�nlee, Judy single-desk selling under Manitoba Pork, the marketing Chirsky, Brenda Dozenko and others requesting the board; and Premierand the Minister of Health to consider reversing their plan to privatize horne care services. WHEREAS thehog industry in Manitoba has doubled under an orderly marketing system; and Mr. Leonard Evans (Brandon East): Madam Speaker, I beg to present the petition of E. Rae Hatherly, WHEREAS processors who will contribute to R Hamilton, J. Fedomand others requesting the Premier Manitoba'svalue-added industry have publicly expressed and the Minister of Health to consider reversing their their preference for orderly marketing because it is easier plan to privatize horne care services. to deal with one agent rather than 2,300 producers. Apri110, 1996 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA 601 WHEREFORE your petitioners humbly pray that the THAT many LPNs have been eliminated from most Legislative Assembly of Manitoba request that the acute care facilities in Manitoba, including St. Minister of Agriculture consider reversing his decision Boniface, Seven Oaks, and most recently HSC; and, and retain a system for orderly marketing of hogs in Manitoba under Manitoba Pork. THATthe LPNs of this province are valuable members of the health care system, providing professional, Madam Speaker: I have reviewed the petition of the competent, skilled and cost-effective services; and honourable member for Interlake (Mr. Clif Evans). It complies with therules andpractices of the House. Is it THAT staffing cuts will only result in declining quality the will of theHouse to have the petition read? of health care and potentially tragic outcomes; and Some Honourable Members: Dispense.