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DEBATES and PROCEEDINGS ISSN 0542-5492 Fourth Session - Thirty-First Legislature of lhe Legislative Assembly of Manitoba DEBATES and PROCEEDINGS 29 Elizabeth 11 Published under the authority of The Honourable Harry E. Graham Speaker VOL. XXVlll No. BSA - 2:30 p.m., MONDAY, 23 JUNE, 1980 Printed by The Office of The Queen's Printer, Province of Manitoba MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Thirty - First Legislature Members, Constituencies and Political Affiliation Name Constituency Party ADAM, A. R. (Pete) Ste. Rose NOP ANDERSON, Bob Springfield PC BANMAN, Hon. Robert (Bob) La Verendrye PC BARROW, Tom Flin Flon NOP BLAKE, David Minnedosa PC BOSTROM, Harvey Rupertsland NOP BOYCE, J. R. (Bud) Winnipeg Centre NOP BROWN, Arnold Rhineland PC CHERNIACK, Q.C., Saul St. Johns NOP CORRIN, Brian Wellington NOP COSENS, Hon. Keith A. Gimli PC COWAN, Jay Churchill NOP CRAIK, Hon. Donald W. Riel PC DESJARDINS, Laurent L. St. Boniface NOP DOERN, Russell Elmwood NOP DOMINO, Len St. Matthews PC DOWNEY, Hon. Jim Arthur PC DRIEDGER, Albert Emerson PC EINARSON, Henry J. Rock Lake PC ENNS, Hon. Harry J. Lakeside PC EVANS, Leonard S. Brandon East NOP FERGUSON, James R. Gladstone PC FILMON, Gary River Heights PC FOX, Peter Kildonan NOP GALBRAITH, Jim Dauphin PC GOURLAY, Hon. Doug Swan River PC GRAHAM, Hon. Harry E. Birtle-Russell PC GREEN, Q.C., Sidney lnkster Ind HANUSCHAK, Ben Burrows NOP HYDE, Lloyd G. Portage la Prairie PC JENKINS, William Logan NOP JOHNSTON, Hon. J. Frank Sturgeon Creek PC JORGENSON, Hon. Warner H. Morris PC KOVNATS, Abe Radisson PC LYON, Hon. Sterling R. Charleswood PC MacMASTER, Hon. Ken Thompson PC MALINOWSKI, Donald Point Douglas NOP McBRYDE, Ronald The Pas NOP McGILL, Hon. Edward Brandon West PC McGREGOR, Morris Virden PC McKENZIE, J. Wally Roblin PC MERCIER, Q.C., Hon. Gerald W. J. Osborne PC MILLER, Saul A. Seven Oaks NOP MINAKER, Hon. George St. James PC ORCHARD, Hon. Donald Pembina PC PARASIUK, Wilson Transcona NOP PAWLEY, Q.C., Howard Selkirk NOP PRICE, Hon. Norma Assiniboia PC RANSOM, Hon. Brian Souris-Killarney PC SCHROEDER, Vic Rossmere NOP SHERMAN, Hon. L. R. (Bud) Fort Garry PC STEEN, Warren Crescentwood PC URUSKI, Billie St. George NOP USKIW, Samuel Lac du Bonnet NOP WALDING, D. James St. Vital NOP WESTBURY, June Fort Rouge Lib WILSON, Robert G. Wolseley PC LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Monday, 23 June, 1980 Time - 2:30 p.m. there is no need for distress selling. Second, some 15,000 of our farmers carry 200 million worth of crop insurance. While any payouts represent crop failure, OPENING PRAYER by Mr. Speaker. nevertheless, these funds do provide some financial underpinning, not only for the farmer but for the MR. SPEAKER, Hon. Harry E. Graham (Birtle­ local communities. Thirdly, farm credit institutions Russell): Presenting Petitions . Reading and recognize the difficult cash flow position that some Receiving Petitions ... Presenting Reports by individual farmers face this year and there is a Standing and Special Committees . general understanding that no one wants to see a farmer become a financial victim through an act of MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS AND TABLING God. The province will be monitoring the farm credit OF REPORTS situation closely to ensure it is dealt with sensibly and sensitively. MR. SPEAKER: The Honourable Minister without Honourable members are aware of the many steps Portfolio. taken to date, going back to mid-April when the Minister of Agriculture began pushing for more use HON. EDWARD McGILL (Brandon West): Mr. of crop insurance before the April 30th deadline of Speaker, I have a statement for the House. I have such an agreement. Briefly, it would entail copies. expenditures of over 2 million to provide water for Mr. Speaker, at this moment, the Honourable the farms, for communities and for additional dug-outs, First Minister is in Brandon meeting with reeves and together with some major programs that would officials of rural municipalities and local government involve water transfer such as from the Assiniboine districts and with farm leaders. He is giving them a into the La Salle River. report on the drought situation and is outlining some I'm sorry, Mr. Speaker, I overlooked one section of additional steps that the Manitoba government is this report and I would like to go back and pick this undertaking to support the work of farmers in up. attempting to combat the drought. This procedure is Honourable members are aware of the co­ being followed in order to bring the latest in a series ordinated phone-in system to agricultural of programs to their immediate attention. representatives to tie in buyer and producer of feed By way of background, drought conditions are and fodder and of the creation of a provincial worsening. For most parts of the agricultural area, Drought Co-ordinating Committee of Cabinet that this spring's rainfall is the lightest since records first took steps to begin securing supplies of feed and to started being kept a hundred years ago. Even with assist in transportation costs. They will recall that, as heavy rains now, they would be only partially an immediate step, the province bought 1,000 tons beneficial although they would help next year's of palletized screenings from Thunder Bay and made operations. Our officials predict that crop deals will initial arrangements for puchase of many many more be down 50 percent and and that, even with the tons which now are coming in through our Pools and active feed and transportation programs, we expect elevator companies. They are aware of the early a 12 percent decrease in beef herds. Crop values arrangements to buy up southern Ontario hay which this year are expected to be 595 million. A 305 has been moving in by semi-trailer under the joint million carry-over will be of significant benefit this federal-provincial transportation assistance program. year for this, plus the anticipated crop yields, will They are aware of further joint arrangements for mean a cash flow of about 900 million. Even farm and community water supply through our Agri­ together, this is down 300 million from last year. water and PFRA programs. They are aware, too, Mr. Our livestock production, including increased Speaker, that the 200 fee for filling farm dug-outs slaughter of hogs and cattle, will be about 455 has been waived; that crop insurance conditions for million, giving a total value of crops and livestock of broadcast seeding of crops have been eased and about 1.4 billion. These figures can change if the that the sugar beet fields may now be reseeded up drought deepens. to June 25 under the insurance program. Because of the availability of carry-over this year Today, Mr. Speaker, the Honourable First Minister and because this year's experience will affect next is explaining five new or expanded programs to our year, we anticipate that even if 1981 is a normal year municipal and farm leaders. These briefly are, first, a the total value of livestock and crop production will 40.3 million emergency feed and transportation be about 200 million less than the figure we are program. This is the major item and will include, estimating for the present year. While this is a stern amongst other things, provision for the rail transport situation, Mr. Speaker, it should be remembered that of some 195,000 tons of southern Ontario hay into the active resourcefulness of our farmers is being the province, the largest hay lift in the history of supported by a number of emergency government western Canada. Two, a hay-crop incentive program programs that have been in place for six or more under which farmers have until July 30 to seed fields weeks and new ones are now being put into action. for forage, covered by an insurance program if these There are three things that should be remembered. crops fail and by a subsidy program for the crops First, farmers supported by government programs that are produced. The estimated 8 million cost is can assemble sufficient feed to carry basic dairy and included in the 40.3 million figure I have just beef herds. While there will be some normal culling, mentioned. 4991 Monday, 23 June, 1980 3. A new Manitoba PFRA emergency water supply program includes, as I have said earlier, a hay crop program. While details will have to await the formal incentive program for production of local forage. This signing Of an agreement covering these programs, I involves an insurance-type program of 15 per acre can report that our Minister of Agriculture has been for crops that are registered for forage and are empowered by Cabinet to enter such an agreement. seeded before July 30, 1980. If hay production falls Briefly, it would entail expenditures of over 2 million below a ton an acre, the 15 per acre guaranteed to provide water for farms, for communities, for payment is provided. additional dugouts, together with some major Alternatively, if production is above a ton an acre, programs that would involve water transfers, such as the province will pay a subsidy of 15 for every ton from the Assiniboine into the La Salle River. that is produced. 4. The present program of utilizing Crown lands Mr. Speaker, this is a brief report on a series of and wildlife management areas, which already has major undertakings to support the active work of the involved the allocation of 138,000 acres of hay and farmers themselves. We feel these are essential, and grazing lands to farmers in an active ongoing because a strong agricultural base strengthens the program, is being expanded to cover an estimated entire economy of the province, we feel these steps 500,000 acres.
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