JOURNALS
OF THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
OF
MANITOBA
Printed by Order of the Legislative Assembly
5TH SESSION OF THE 38TH LEGISLATURE
H FROM THE 15 DAY OF NOVEMBER 2006 TH TO THE 19 DAY OF APRIL 2007
TH TH IN THE 55 – 56 YEARS OF THE REIGN OF OUR SOVEREIGN LADY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA
VOLUME 153
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba ...... Hon. John HARVARD
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ...... Hon. George HICKES
Deputy Speaker / Chairperson of Committees of the Whole ...... Mr. Conrad SANTOS
Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the Whole ...... Mr. Harry SCHELLENBERG ...... Ms. Bonnie KORZENIOWSKI
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly ...... Ms. Patricia CHAYCHUK
Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Assembly ...... Ms. Beverley BOSIAK
Clerk Assistant/Journals Clerk ...... Ms. Monique GRENIER
Clerk Assistant/Committee Clerks ...... Mr. Rick YARISH ...... Ms. Tamara POMANSKI
Translators ...... Mr. Alexandre COUTU ...... Ms. Annick KIEFFERT ...... Ms. Louise LAFONTAINE ...... Mr. Youness MOUSTARZAK ...... Mr. Michel NANTEL ...... Ms. Michèle PILON
John HARVARD Lieutenant Governor
PROVINCE OF MANITOBA
ELIZABETH II, Queen of Canada
P R O C L A M A T I O N
With the advice and consent of the Executive Council of Manitoba, we prorogue the 4th Session of the 38th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba on Tuesday, November 14, 2006, and convene the 5th Session of the 38th Legislature of the Province of Manitoba on Wednesday, November 15, 2006, at 1:30 p.m.
HIS HONOUR JOHN HARVARD Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba November 14, 2006
Dave CHOMIAK Minister of Justice and Attorney General
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VOLUME 153
FIFTH SESSION, THIRTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
55-56 ELIZABETH II, 2006-2007
ADDRESS IN REPLY TO THRONE SPEECH
Moved by Ms. BRICK, seconded by Mr. AGLUGUB ...... 23
Debate: Ms. BRICK and Mr. AGLUGUB. Adjourned (Mr. MCFADYEN) ...... 23
Debate continued: Mr. MCFADYEN. Amendment – Mr. MCFADYEN. Ruled in order. Debate continued (amendment): Mr. MALOWAY. Adjourned (Mr. PENNER) ...... 24-26
Debate continued (amendment): Messrs. PENNER, SANTOS, CUMMINGS and JHA and Mrs. DRIEDGER. Allowed to remain in the name of Mrs. DRIEDGER...... 35-37
Debate continued (amendment): Hon. Ms. OSWALD and Hon. Mr. GERRARD. Sub-Amendment – Hon. Mr. GERRARD. Ruled in order. Debate continued (sub-amendment): Hon. Mr. BJORNSON, Mr. CULLEN, Hon. Mr. ASHTON and Mrs. TAILLIEU. Allowed to remain in the name of Mrs. TAILLIEU ...... 38-41
Debate continued (sub-amendment): Mrs. TAILLIEU, Hon. Mr. SMITH, Messrs. DYCK and SALE. Negatived, on division (2-43). Debate continued (amendment): Allowed to remain open ...... 43-47
Debate continued (amendment): Messrs. HAWRANIK, MARTINDALE, MAGUIRE and REID. Allowed to remain in the name of Mr. REID ...... 49-50
Debate continued (amendment): Messrs. REID and EICHLER, Ms. KORZENIOWSKI, Messrs. SCHULER, ALTEMEYER and DERKACH. Negatived, on division (18-29). Debate continued (main motion): Mr. DERKACH (by leave) and Mr. CALDWELL.Allowed to remain open ...... 60-62
Debate continued (main motion): Messrs. FAURSCHOU, JENNISSEN, LAMOUREUX (by leave) and GOERTZEN and Hon. Mr. DOER. Agreed to, on division (33-20) ...... 64-65
BILLS Β GENERAL (see Appendix "A")
BILLS Β NOT ASSENTED TO (see Appendix "C")
BILLS Β PRIVATE (see Appendix "B")
BILLS DEALT WITH IN THE HOUSE Β BILL STATUS (see Appendix "D")
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BUDGET DEBATE
Moved by Hon. Mr. SELINGER, Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Debate: Hon. Mr. SELINGER. Adjourned (Mr. MCFADYEN) ...... 112-113
Debate continued: Mr. MCFADYEN. Allowed to remain in the name of Mr. MCFADYEN ...... 115
Debate continued: Mr. MCFADYEN. Amendment Β Mr. MCFADYEN. Ruled in order. Debate continued (amendment): Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK, Messrs. GOERTZEN, SANTOS and PENNER Allowed to remain open ...... 116-118
Debate continued (amendment): Mr. MARTINDALE and Hon. Mr. GERRARD. Sub-Amendment Β Hon. Mr. GERRARD. Ruled in order. Debate continued (sub-amendment): Messrs. JHA and DERKACH and Hon. Mr. ASHTON. Allowed to remain in the name of Hon. Mr. ASHTON ...... 122-124
Debate continued (sub-amendment): Mrs. MITCHELSON and Mr. SALE. Allowed to remain to remain open...... 127-130
Debate continued (sub-amendment): Mrs. TAILLIEU, Hon. Mr. SMITH, Messrs. REIMER and NEVAKSHONOFF. Allowed to remain in the name of Mr. NEVAKSHONOFF ...... 131-134
Debate continued (sub-amendment): Messrs. NEVAKSHONOFF and SCHULER, Hon. Ms. OSWALD, Mrs. DRIEDGER, Messrs. DEWAR, EICHLER, LAMOUREUX, DYCK, REID and FAURSCHOU. Allowed to remain in the name of Mr. FAURSCHOU ...... 137-140
Debate continued (sub-amendment): Mr. FAURSCHOU, Ms. BRICK, Mr. CUMMINGS, Hon. Mr. DOER, Messrs. ROCAN and HAWRANIK and Hon. Mr. SELINGER. Negatived. Amendment – Negatived, on division (20-34). Main motion – Agreed to, on division (34-20) ...... 142-146
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (see also Motions, Government)
House convened (November 15, 2006) ...... 1
Pursuant to Rule 45(2), the debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne was interrupted by the Government House Leader in order to call Government Resolutions ...... 28
House reverted to "Introduction of Bills" (by leave) ...... 42
Rule 31(9) – the Opposition House Leader announced that the Seven Years, Seven Scandals Resolution will be considered next Thursday, November 30, 2006 ...... 47
Pursuant to Rule 45(2), the debate on the Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne was interrupted by the Government House Leader in order to call Government Business ...... 51
Rule 31(8) – the Government House Leader announced that the Cross Lake Cadet Program Resolution will be considered next Tuesday, December 5, 2006 ...... 60
Rule 31(9) – the Opposition House Leader announced that the Accurate Budgets Resolution will be considered next Thursday, December 7, 2006 ...... 69
Unanimous consent to have Bill (No. 7) – The Real Property Amendment Act (Wind Turbines)/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les biens réels (éoliennes), remain standing in the name of the Honourable Member for Steinbach ...... 71
Unanimous consent to have Bill (No. 28) – The Manitoba Museum Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur le Musée du Manitoba, remain standing in the name of the Honourable Member for Inkster ...... 71
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Unanimous consent to withdraw Bill (No. 201) – The Good Samaritan Act/Loi du bon samaritain, from Second Reading ...... 84
Unanimous consent for the Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs to meet immediately in Room 255, concurrently with the House ...... 100
Unanimous consent to waive the quorum requirement in the House for the duration of the meeting of the Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs on Thursday, December 7, 2006 ...... 100
Members' Statements waived for Wednesday, April 4, 2007 (by leave) ...... 112
Unanimous consent to allow ten Members to make Members' Statements, with the understanding that the rotation process will be the same as set out for Wednesday and Thursday ...... 114
Rule 31(9) – the Opposition House Leader announced that the Rural Job Loss/Centralization of Jobs Resolution will be considered next Thursday, April 19, 2007 ...... 130
Unanimous consent for the House to adjourn at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2007 ...... 137
Rule 31(8) – the Government House Leader announced that the Apprenticeship Resolution will be considered next Tuesday, April 24, 2007 ...... 146
Unanimous consent for the Standing Committee on Human Resources to reschedule to meet at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2007, concurrently with the House ...... 157
Unanimous consent to waive the quorum requirement and any recorded votes arising in the House from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 19, 2007 ...... 157
Rule 31(9) – the Opposition House Leader announced that the Manitoba Drainage Management Program Resolution will be considered next Thursday, April 26, 2007 ...... 157
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE
LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
Fifth Report from 4th Session (Recruitment and Selection of Auditor General) presented ...... 19-22 First Report (Bill Nos. 28, 39 and 214) presented ...... 91-92 Second Report (Bill No. 215) presented (by leave) ...... 102 Third Report (Judicial Compensation Committee) presented ...... 107-110 Fourth Report (Conflict of Interest Commissioner) presented ...... 110-111
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
First Report (Auditor General's Reports: Follow-up of Recommendations made in our August 2003 Report, an Examination of Le Collège de Saint-Boniface dated July 2005 – adopted) presented ...... 111-112
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
First Report (Bill Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 38) presented (by leave) ...... 74-77
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (see also Appendices "A", "B", "C" and "D")
CONCURRENCE (see also Motions, Government)
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DIVISIONS
OTHER
Address in Reply to Throne Speech – Amendment – November 28, 2006 Negatived, on division (18-29) ...... 60-62
Address in Reply to Throne Speech – Main Motion – November 29, 2006 Agreed to, on division (33-20) ...... 64-65
Address in Reply to Throne Speech – Sub-Amendment – November 23, 2006 Negatived, on division (2-43) ...... 43-47
Budget Motion – Amendment – April 17, 2007 Negatived, on division (20-34) ...... 142-146
Budget Motion – Main Motion – April 17, 2007 Agreed to, on division (34-20) ...... 142-146
Government Motion – Canadian Wheat Board (Single Desk) – Nov. 20, 2006 Agreed to, on division (34-15) ...... 28-29
Government Motion – Canadian Wheat Board (Plebiscite) – Amendment – Nov. 20, 2006 Negatived, on division (15-30) ...... 29-32
Government Motion – Canadian Wheat Board (Plebiscite) – Main Motion – Nov. 20, 2006 Agreed to, on division (31-14) ...... 29-32
PROCEDURE
November 30, 2006 – Challenge to Speaker's Ruling Sustained, on division (31-19) ...... 68-69
April 4, 2007 – Challenge to Speaker's Ruling Sustained, on division (32-18) ...... 105-106
April 11, 2007 – Challenge to Speaker's Ruling Sustained, on division (31-20) ...... 120-122
April 12, 2007 – Challenge to Speaker's Ruling Sustained, on division (28-19) ...... 125-127
April 16, 2007 – Challenge to Speaker's Ruling Sustained, on division (32-19) ...... 136-137
DOCUMENTS TABLED – NOT SESSIONAL PAPERS (see Appendix "E")
ESTIMATES (see also Committee of Supply and Concurrence)
Presented and referred to Committee of Supply Capital Supply – S.P. No. 20...... 113 Main Supply – S.P. No. 21 ...... 113
Sequence for consideration of Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK – S.P. No. 29 ...... 158
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GRIEVANCE, MATTERS OF
Mr. PENNER – Health Care Issues ...... 93 Mr. CUMMINGS – Health Care Issues – Assisted Living ...... 93 Mr. FAURSCHOU – Infrastructure/Highways ...... 93 Mrs. MITCHELSON – Health Care Issues ...... 93 Mr. DERKACH – Canadian Wheat board ...... 93 Hon. Mr. GERRARD – Health Care Issues ...... 93 Mr. LAMOUREUX – Nomination in The Maples constituency ...... 98
INTER-SESSIONAL AND SESSIONAL PAPERS (see Appendices "F" and "G")
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Convenes Legislature (November 15, 2006)
Presents Speech from the Throne (November 15, 2006) ...... 1-17
Assents to Bills: December 7, 2006 ...... 103-104
MURRAY, STUART
Resignation of ...... 18
MEMBERS' STATEMENTS (see Appendix "I")
MESSAGES, BILLS (see also Appendices "A", "C" and "G")
Bill (No. 2) – S.P. No.