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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. 25 - 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 6, 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 BJORNSON, Peter Gimli 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 SELBY, Erin Southdale NDP 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 549 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Wednesday, May 6, 2015 The House met at 1:30 p.m. Rights of Manitoba Children Mr. Speaker: O Eternal and Almighty God, from Mrs. Leanne Rowat (Riding Mountain): Mr. Whom all power and wisdom come, we are Speaker, I wish to present the following petition to assembled here before Thee to frame such laws as the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. may tend to the welfare and prosperity of our And these are the reasons for this petition: province. Grant, O merciful God, we pray Thee, that we may desire only that which is in accordance with The provincial government should uphold the Thy will, that we may seek it with wisdom and know rights of children set forth by the United Nations it with certainty and accomplish it perfectly for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted by glory and honour of Thy name and for the welfare of Canada over 20 years ago, to better protect and all our people. Amen. promote children and their rights and to ensure the voices of children are heard. Good afternoon, everyone. Please be seated. Instead, many children in Manitoba, especially ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS those in the child-welfare system, reveal that they sometimes feel they are–they have no say in what INTRODUCTION OF BILLS happens to them. Bill 18–The Certified Occupations Act Under the provincial government, Manitoba's children and youth are falling behind on several Hon. Kevin Chief (Minister of Jobs and the indicators of well-being and areas that would prepare Economy): I move, seconded by the Minister of them for better outcomes in life. Justice (Mr. Mackintosh), that Bill 18, The Certified This year, the provincial government's education Occupations Act; Loi sur les professions reconnues, system was ranked last of all Canadian provinces in now be read for the first time. science, reading and math. Motion presented. Under this provincial government, Manitoba also has the second highest percentage of children Mr. Chief: This bill is intended to provide training using food banks of all Canadian provinces and the and certification for select occupations that are not highest child poverty rate. recognized under the current apprenticeship act. Occupations will be administered separately from the We petition the Legislative Assembly of existing apprenticeship and certification system, but Manitoba as follows: many aspects will be similar, including industry-led To urge the provincial government and the standards development, competency-based training minister of child–children and youth opportunities to model and both classroom and on-the-job training. ensure the rights of all Manitoba children are Standards will be developed through consultation respected and that the opinions of children take–are with industry stakeholders. taken into consideration when decisions that affect them are made. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. To urge the provincial government and the Mr. Speaker: Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities to the motion? [Agreed] correct the tragic systemic flaws that have failed Manitoba children in the recent past. Any further introduction of bills? This petition is signed by I. Cameron, S. Cruz, B. Hong and many more Manitobans. PETITIONS Mr. Speaker: In keeping with our rule 132(6), when Mr. Speaker: Seeing none, we'll move on to petitions are read they're deemed to have been petitions. received by the House. 550 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA May 6, 2015 Provincial Trunk Highway 206 and (4) This promise is far from being realized, and Cedar Avenue in Oakbank–Pedestrian Safety Manitobans are witnessing many emergency rooms limiting services or closing temporarily, with the Mr. Ron Schuler (St. Paul): Mr. Speaker, I wish to majority of these reductions taking place in rural present the following petition to the Legislative Manitoba. Assembly of Manitoba. (5) According to the Health Council of Canada, The background to this petition is as follows: only 25 per cent of doctors in Manitoba reported that (1) Every day, hundreds of Manitoba children their patients had access to care on evenings and walk to school in Oakbank and must cross weekends. PTH No. 206 at the intersection with Cedar Avenue. We petition the Legislative Assembly of (2) There have been many dangerous incidents Manitoba as follows: where drivers use the right shoulder to pass vehicles To urge the provincial government and the that have stopped at the traffic light waiting to turn Minister of Health to ensure that the Beausejour left at this intersection. District Hospital and primary-care centre have a (3) Law enforcement officials have identified primary-care physician available on weekends and this intersection as a hot spot of concern for the holidays to better provide area residents with this safety of schoolchildren, drivers and emergency essential service. responders. This petition is signed by I. Robinson, We petition the Legislative Assembly of G. Gering, M. Tymko and many, many more fine Manitoba as follows: Manitobans, Mr. Speaker. To urge that the provincial government improve Bipole III Land Expropriation– the safety at the pedestrian corridor at the Collective Bargaining Request intersection of PTH No. 206 and Cedar Avenue in Mr. Blaine Pedersen (Midland): I wish to present Oakbank by considering such steps as highlighting the following petition to the Legislative Assembly. pavement markings to better indicate the location of the shoulders and crosswalk, as well as installing a The background to this petition is as follows: lighted crosswalk structure. On November 19th, 2014, the Premier author- This is signed by B. Litkowich, J. Koroscil, ized an order-in-council enabling Manitoba Hydro to C. Joyal and many, many other fine Manitobans. take valuable and productive farmland for its controversial Bipole III transmission line project Beausejour District Hospital–Weekend without due process of law. and Holiday Physician Availability On November 24th, 2014, the minister Mr. Wayne Ewasko (Lac du Bonnet): I wish to responsible for the administration of The Manitoba present the following petition to the Legislative Hydro Act signed a confirming order for the Assembly. province of Manitoba declaring that no notice to And these are the reasons for this petition: landowners is required for the seizure of property. (1) The Beausejour District Hospital is a 30-bed, This waiver of notice represents an attack acute-care facility that serves the communities of on rural families and their property rights in a Beausejour and Brokenhead. modern democratic society. There was not even an opportunity provided for debate in the Manitoba (2) The hospital and the primary-care centre Legislature. In many cases, the private property have had no doctor available on weekends and seized has been part of a family farm for generations. holidays for many months, jeopardizing the health and livelihood of those in the northeast region of the Manitoba Hydro has claimed that it has only Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority. ever expropriated one landowner in its entire history of operation. The provincial government has now (3) During the 2011 election, the provincial gone ahead and instituted expropriation procedures government promised to provide every Manitoban against more than 200 landowners impacted by with access to a family doctor by 2015. Bipole III. May 6, 2015 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA 551 * (13:40) constituency of the honourable Minister of Municipal Government (Mr. Caldwell). Since November 2013, the Manitoba Bipole III Landowner Committee, MBLC, in association with On behalf of all honourable members, we the Canadian Association of Energy and Pipeline welcome you here this afternoon. Landowner Associations, CAEPLA, have been ORAL QUESTIONS trying to engage Manitoba Hydro to negotiate a fair business agreement. Rent Assist Program Increase Political Party Financing For over 14 months, the provincial government and Manitoba Hydro have acted in bad faith in their Mr.
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