Hansard: March 24, 1999
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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN 211 March 24, 1999 The Assembly met at 1:30 p.m. petition from concerned citizens about parental rights. The prayer reads as follows: Prayers Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to provide a review process with respect to family PRESENTING PETITIONS intervention to ensure the rights of responsible families are not being violated. Mr. Krawetz: — Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a petition to present on behalf of residents Signatures on this petition, Mr. Speaker, are from the concerned about the deteriorating highway conditions and the communities of Melfort, St. Brieux, and Regina. need to increase spending on highways. The prayer reads as follows: I so present. Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. Mr. Boyd: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have a petition as well Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to to present to the Assembly this afternoon. The prayer reads as finally show a serious commitment to roads and highways follows: in Saskatchewan by urging it to increase its highway and road construction and maintenance budget by $300 million Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. over the next five years as called for in the Saskatchewan Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to Party’s election platform. reduce the royalty taxes on new drilling in Saskatchewan; to stop job loss, and create new employment in this sector. And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. Mr. Speaker, the signatures to this petition come from the city of Regina and the community of White City. This petition comes from the Carnduff area of the province, the southeast part of Saskatchewan. I so present. I’m pleased to present on their behalf. Mr. D’Autremont: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also have petitions to present today on behalf of the people of Ms. Julé: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I too have Saskatchewan. The prayer reads: a petition from concerned citizens of the province of Saskatchewan, and their concern is about the rights of Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. responsible parents. And the petition reads as follows: Assembly may be pleased to have the Workers’ Compensation Board Act amended whereby benefits and Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. pensions are reinstated to disenfranchised widows and Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to whereby all revoked pensions are reimbursed to them provide a review process with respect to family retroactively with interest to April 17, 1985. intervention to ensure the rights of responsible families are not being violated. And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. The signatures on this petition, Mr. Speaker, are from St. These petitions come from the Regina area, Mr. Speaker. Brieux and Regina. I so present. I so present. Mr. Bjornerud: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I also have a Mr. Osika: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My petition prayer petition to present today. The prayer reads: reads: Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to Assembly may be pleased to call upon provincial and demand that the federal government work with federal governments to immediately take steps to end Saskatchewan to put in place a farm aid package that unfair world subsidies, and provide farmers with prompt provides real relief to those who need it and the provincial relief from declining incomes, and act as watchdogs government develop a long-term farm safety net program against rising input costs which are harming the rural as it promised to do when it cancelled GRIP against the economy. wishes of farmers. And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. The signators are from the communities of Langenburg and Churchbridge, Mr. Speaker. The good people from Cupar, Dysart, Fort Qu’Appelle, Regina, Indian Head, and Qu’Appelle have signed these petitions. Mr. Gantefoer: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present a Thank you. 212 Saskatchewan Hansard March 24, 1999 Mr. Hillson: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I present petitions petition. The prayer reads as follows: this morning on the issue of highways. And the prayer of relief reads as follows: Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. Assembly may be pleased to call on federal and provincial Your petitioners are pleased to call on the federal and governments to dedicate a significantly greater portion of provincial governments to dedicate a significantly greater fuel tax revenues toward road maintenance and portion of fuel tax revenues towards road maintenance and construction so that Saskatchewan residents may have a construction so Saskatchewan residents may have a safe safe highway system that meets their needs. highway system that meets their needs. Mr. Speaker, this petition has been signed by concerned people Your petitioners come from North Battleford, Denzil, living in the community of Grenfell. Spiritwood, and, as the member for Athabasca used to say when he was presenting petitions, all across the land. I so present. Mr. McPherson: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I join with my Ms. Haverstock: — Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. It’s colleagues in bringing forward petitions. The prayer reads: my pleasure once again to rise on behalf of citizens who are concerned with some of the most vulnerable in the province of Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. Saskatchewan, and to read their petition: Assembly may be pleased to call on federal and provincial governments to dedicate a significantly greater portion of Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. fuel tax revenues toward road maintenance and Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to construction so Saskatchewan residents may have a safe provide essential funding and ensure the delivery of highway system that meets their needs. scientifically proven diagnostic assessment and programming for children with learning disabilities in As in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. order that they have access to an education that meets their needs and allows them to reach their full potential. Mr. Speaker, the people that have signed these petitions are from Saskatoon, a number from Indian Head, and several from And as in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. the Kindersley area. And we appreciate those in Kindersley raising these issues with us so we can stand up for them in the All of the signatures today are from Pelican Narrows, Mr. legislature. Speaker. I so present. Mr. Goohsen: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have from the rural municipality of Auvergne No. 76, the following petition. The Speaker: — Now I know the hon. member will recognize that in presenting petitions, hon. members are not to engage in Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that you Hon. debate and I’m sure that he’ll want to avoid doing that in the Assembly may be pleased to cause the government to future. immediately start work on the rebuilding of our secondary highway system to provide for safe driving on what are Mr. Aldridge: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to present becoming known as pothole roads, to enter into petitions on behalf of citizens that are very concerned about the negotiations with SARM and SUMA for a longer-term severe financial crisis that our farm families are facing in this plan of rural road restitution reflecting the future needs, province. and to provide safety for all drivers as the new trucking regulations change safety factors on these roads. The prayer reads as follows, Mr. Speaker: As in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray that your Hon. Assembly may be pleased to call upon provincial and Mr. Speaker, these folks of course form the community of federal governments to immediately take steps to end Ponteix as well as from Aneroid, and I’m happy to present it on unfair world subsidies and provide farmers with prompt their behalf. relief from declining incomes and act as watchdogs against rising input costs which are harming the rural economy. READING AND RECEIVING PETITIONS As in duty bound, your petitioners will ever pray. Clerk: According to order the petitions presented at the last sitting have been reviewed and found to be in order. Pursuant to The petitioners that I present here this afternoon, Mr. Speaker, rule 12(7) these petitions are hereby received. come from communities of Lipton, Lebret, Qu’Appelle, Fort Qu’Appelle, Edgeley, and Weyburn. NOTICES OF MOTIONS AND QUESTIONS I so present. Mr. D’Autremont: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I give notice that I shall on day 13 ask the government the following Mr. McLane: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I’m happy today to question: rise again on behalf of the people of Saskatchewan to present a March 24, 1999 Saskatchewan Hansard 213 To the Minister of Justice: have the reports recommended I want to indicate, Mr. Speaker, that I think right at the very by the jury in the Laurie Jean Mathiason coroner’s inquest beginning of his teaching career the president of the STF, Doug been completed, and if so, will you release them publicly; Willard, was on the staff of the same school division that I was. and if not, when will they be completed and released? So acquaintances from just a few years ago. I so present. And I also note that the current president of LEADS was also the superintendent of Sturgis school division, then becoming Mr. Goohsen: — Thank you, Mr.