ISSN 0712-0990 INDEX of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES 2013–2014 INDEX of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES Third Session - Fortieth Legislature which opened November 12, 2013, and adjourned November 19, 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Third Session – Fortieth Legislature Introduction .......................................................................................... I Member List ........................................................................................ II Legislative Assembly Officers and Staff ............................................ III Standing and Special Committees Index ............................................................................................... 1 Appendices Appendix A - Committee Chairs .................................................. 33 Appendix B - Presenters and Crown Corporation Staff ............... 34 Appendix C - Committees Schedule ............................................ 40 INTRODUCTION The index of the standing and special committees is designed to provide easy access to topics discussed in the Legislative Assembly. For this reason it corresponds strictly to the text of the Committee Hansards. FORMAT The index is in two sections: (1) subject index, and (2) appendices. Subject Index: Main entry in this section is a subject heading which may be subdivided. Following the main entry are secondary headings, "see" and "see also" references, and a listing of individuals who spoke on that subject. Appendices: Included in this section is a complete list of Chairpersons and dates elected, Public Presenters and Crown Corporation staff and Committee schedules. FILING ARRANGEMENT The basic filing principle is alphabetical, letter by letter. The sequence is as follows: a) numbers are filed at the beginning of the alphabet if they are the first character in the filing element; b) initials separated by punctuation are filed at the beginning of their alphabetic group. ABBREVIATIONS AF Agriculture and Food, Standing Committee on CC Crown Corporations, Standing Committee on HR Human Resources, Standing Committee on IA Intergovernmental Affairs, Standing Committee on JU Justice, Standing Committee on LA Legislative Affairs, Standing Committee on PB Private Bills, Standing Committee on PA Public Accounts, Standing Committee on RH Rules of the House, Standing Committee on SED Social and Economic Development, Standing Committee on SRO Statutory Regulations and Orders, Standing Committee on SES Senate Elections, Subcommittee on SRS Senate Reform, Special Committee on I 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, Hon. Gimli NDP BLADY, Sharon, Hon. Kirkfield Park NDP BRAUN, Erna, Hon. Rossmere NDP BRIESE, Stuart Agassiz PC CALDWELL, Drew Brandon East NDP CHIEF, Kevin, Hon. Point Douglas NDP CHOMIAK, Dave, Hon. Kildonan NDP CROTHERS, Deanne St. James NDP CULLEN, Cliff Spruce Woods PC DEWAR, Gregory 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, Hon. Fort Rouge NDP IRVIN-ROSS, Kerri, Hon. Fort Richmond NDP JHA, Bidhu Radisson NDP KOSTYSHYN, Ron, Hon. Swan River 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 / Ind. MITCHELSON, Bonnie River East PC NEVAKSHONOFF, Tom Interlake NDP OSWALD, Theresa, Hon. 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 The Maples NDP SCHULER, Ron St. Paul PC SELBY, Erin, Hon. Southdale NDP SELINGER, Greg, Hon. St. Boniface NDP SMOOK, Dennis La Verendrye PC STEFANSON, Heather Tuxedo PC STRUTHERS, Stan, Hon. Dauphin NDP SWAN, Andrew, Hon. Minto NDP WHITEHEAD, Frank * The Pas NDP WIEBE, Matt Concordia NDP WIGHT, Melanie Burrows NDP WISHART, Ian Portage la Prairie PC * resigned ** removal of affiliation II Legislative Assembly Officers and Staff Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba .................................................. Hon. Philip S. Lee, C.M., O.M. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly ...........................................................Hon. Daryl Reid, MLA Deputy Speaker and Chairperson of Committees of the Whole House ...................................................... Mr. Tom Nevakshonoff, MLA Deputy Chairpersons of Committees of the Whole House ..................... Mr. Rob Altemeyer, MLA .............................................................................................................. Mr. Mohinder Saran, MLA Government House Leader ................................................................... Hon. Andrew Swan, MLA Opposition House Leader ..................................................................... Mr. Kelvin Goertzen, MLA Government Whip ....................................................................................... Mr. Greg Dewar, MLA Opposition Whip ........................................................................................ Mr. Ralph Eichler MLA Clerk of the Legislative Assembly .............................................................. Ms. Patricia Chaychuk Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Assembly ............................................................. Mr. Rick Yarish Clerk Assistants/Clerks of Committees ......................................................... Ms. Monique Grenier ...................................................................................................................... Mr. Andrea Signorelli Clerk Assistant/Journals Clerk ...................................................................... Mr. Claude Michaud Research Officer/Clerk Assistant……………………………………………….Mr. Greg Recksiedler Legislative Counsel ............................................................................................. Mr. David Wright Sergeant-at-Arms ................................................................................................. Mr. Blake Dunn Hansard Manager ............................................................................................... Mr. Roger Wiebe Hansard Indexer ......................................................................................... Ms. Sherri MacQuarrie III Standing and Special Committee Index A Aboriginal self-governance. See Sioux Valley Dakota Nation Allan, Nancy (St. Vital) NDP Governance Act Real Estate Services Act (Bill 70) Achtemichuk, Brent (Dairy Farmers of Manitoba) Realtor re-numeration negotiations, SED187 Animal Diseases Amendment Act (Bill 71) Allum, Hon. James (Fort Garry-Riverview) NDP Written submissions, SED183 Advanced Education Administration Amendment and Council Addiction services. See Community Financial Counselling on Post-Secondary Education Repeal Act (Bill 63) Services; Marymound Opening statements, SED73 Adoption Amendment and Vital Statistics Amendment Act Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology Act (Bill 58) (Opening Birth and Adoption Records) (Bill 59) Opening statements, SED72 Health records, sharing of Public Schools Amendment Act (Connecting Schools to the Stanley, SED37–38 Internet) (Bill 37) Opening statements Opening statements, SED71 Wishart, SED40 Ambulance service. See also Auditor General's report-Annual Public presentations Report to the Legislature, March 2014-Chapter 4: Kading, SED39; Stanley, SED37–38 Helicopter Ambulance Program Adult offenders. See Auditor General's report-Annual Report Anderson, Nancy (Private Citizen) to the Legislature, March 2014-Chapter 6: Managing the Environment Amendment Act (Reducing Pesticide Exposure) Province's Adult Offenders (Bill 55) Advanced Education Administration Amendment and Health effects, IA44 Council on Post-Secondary Education Repeal Act (Bill Public presentations, IA44–45 63) Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month Act (Bill 214) Amendments Public presentations, SED152–154 Clause 10 Andrushuk, Erin (SWAT-Students Working Against Ewasko, SED74 Tobacco) Clause 11 Non-Smokers Health Protection Amendment Act Ewasko, SED74–75 (Prohibitions of Flavoured Tobacco and Other COPSE mandate Amendments) (Bill 52) Kucera, SED56 Public presentations, JU43 COPSE, council responsibilities Animal Diseases Amendment Act (Bill 71) Johnstone, SED54–55 Barn building upgrades COPSE, dissolving of Gerrard, SED169; Kynoch, SED169 Fleisher, SED62 Biosecurity protocols Opening statements Battershill, SED175; Kynoch, SED168–169 Allum, SED73 Biosecurity, plants Ewasko, SED73–74 Battershill, SED176; Wishart, SED176 Public presentations Entry powers Arte, SED59–61; Fleisher, SED62–63; Grant, SED47–48 Battershill, SED176 Guilford, SED53; Guse, SED56; Johnstone, SED54–55 Health surveillance Kucera, SED56–57; MacLean, SED66–67 Battershill, SED176; Kynoch, SED168–169 McLeod Arnould, SED64–65 Opening statements Student representation Kostyshyn, SED179; Wishart, SED179 Arte, SED60–61; Fleisher, SED62–63