House Index - 2nd Session - 43rd Legislature
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SAFARI. See Springfield Area Farmers Aiding Relief Internationally
Safe consumption site. See also Petitions
Aboriginal Health and Wellness
RAAM clinic move to
Smith, 1581
Budget 2025
Fontaine, 833-834
Hiebert, 833-834
Communicable disease prevention
Smith, 1582
Community consultation report--Point Douglas
Ewasko, 686-687
Kinew, 686-687
Community safety concerns--Point Douglas
Balcaen, 774-775
Smity, 774-775
Constituent consultations--Point Douglas
Balcaen, 1583
Hiebert, 687-688
Smith, 688
Education campaign
Lamoureux, 2031
Smith, 2031
Location inquiry
Asagwara, 2571
Ewasko, 1349-1350
Hiebert, 2571
Khan, 1873
Resident safety concerns
Ewasko, 1350-1351
Kinew, 1351
Residents meeting--Point Douglas
Hiebert, 2468-2469
Kinew, 2468-2469
Smith, 2469
Selection of location--Point Douglas
Asagwara, 2570-2571
Kinew, 2467-2468
Site proposal inquiry
Hiebert, 1351-1352
Smith, 1351-1352
Strain on emergency services, relief for
Pankratz, 1585
Terminology used to describe
Pankratz, 1584
Smith, 2023
Utilization in other jurisdictions
Hiebert, 1576-1577
Wraparound services provided
Oxenham, 1586
Smith, 1582
Safer Neighbourhoods, Safer Downtowns Public Safety Strategy
Simard, 1826
Members' statements
Dela Cruz, 1039-1040
Sala, Hon. Adrien (St. James) NDP
Affordability
Request for living wage, 198-199
Affordable Energy Plan
Wind power project, Indigenous owned, 1394
Agricultural Crown lands
General comments, 1945
Agriculture industry - US tariffs
Programs to support Manitoba producers, 1945
Alamos Gold mine, 2069
Appropriation Act, 2025 (Bill 52)
1 R, 3497
2 R, 3498
Appropriation Act, 2025 (Bill 53)
C/3 R, 3505
Balanced budgets
Provincial finances, 95-96
Basic personal tax rate
Brackets, government approach to, 2075-2076
BITSA legislation
Job losses and tax increases, 3461-3462
Budget 2025
Address, 819-823
Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (2) (Bill 51)
1 R, 3363
2 R, 3499
C/3 R, 3506
Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 46)
1 R, 1587
2 R, 3498
C/3 R, 3505
Buy Canadian initiative
General comments, 1789-1790
Civil Service Superannuation Fund
Annual Report for March 31, 2024, 3023
Committee of Supply
Interim Supply
Opening statements, 880
Interim Supply Motion, 881
Supply Motion, 3497
Cost of living
Financial hardships for Manitobans, 3279-3280
Minimum wage increase, 2887
Craft beer industry
Tax competitiveness, 2534-2535
Credit rating agencies
Finance Minister's meeting with, 1803-1804
Response to government financial plan, 2065-2066
Cultural Industries Printing Tax Credit
Offered on permanent basis, 1312
Economy - provincial
Forecast for Canada, impact of tariffs, 1540-1541
Education property tax
Agriculture properties, 1943-1947
Costs for municipalities, 2576
Cottage owners--Victoria Beach
Increase concerns, 1048-1049
Homeowners affordability rebate, 2321
Increase concerns, 650-651, 747-748, 2050, 2196-2197, 2198
Increase, impact on homeowners, 1232-1233
Rates for Winnipeg in 2025, 1853-1854
Rebate, request to reinstate, 2575, 2576
Small business, impact on, 2576
Tax relief for apartment block owners, 2942-2943
Timeline for new funding formula, 693-694
Education system
Funding formula plan, 1938-1941
Employee Pension and Other Costs
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Supplement to Estimates of Expenditure 2025-2026, 1634
Enabling Appropriations, Tax Credits and Public Debt
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Supplement to Estimates of Expenditure 2025-2026, 1634
Energy independence
Support for east-west pipeline, 773
Support for east-west projects, 814
Finance Department
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Audits, number conducted (2024-2025), 2070
Estimates
Opening statements, 1789-1790
Speakers, 1791-1804, 1936-1949, 2065-2078, 2219-2227, 2342-2353
External consultants, 1792-1793
Klassen, Kenneth (adviser), 1793-1797
Political staff, 1791-1792
Supplement to Estimates of Expenditure 2025-2026, 1634
Therapy services contract, 1499
Finances - provincial
Balanced budget, 95-96, 122-123, 3032-3033
Borrowing strategy, 2072
Debt management plan
Timeline for balanced budget, 348-349
Debt servicing costs, 883-884
Long-term bonds, number of, 2072
Matured bonds for 2024, 2072
Own-source revenues, 2070
Recession concerns
Financial impact on businesses and Manitobans, 1103-1104
Revenue and deficit projections, 883
Revenue sources and GDP growth projections, 1799-1801
Short-term debt, maturing timeline, 2073
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Fuel prices
Spike in, PUB regulation request, 2051
Geothermal energy
Hookups, government commitment, 1397
Grocery prices
Cost-of-living concerns, 21-22
Request for government to address, 24-25
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Growth projections for 2025, 1798, 2068
Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care Department
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Home prices - increase in
Education property taxes, increase in, 324-325
Homeowners Affordability Tax rebate
Property tax increase concern, 2197-2198
Housing prices
Supports for homebuyers needed, 1437
Income Tax Amendment Act (Bill 27)
1 R, 475
2 R
Opening statement, 1312-1313
Questions, 1313-1314
C/3 R, 2608-2609
Calculation changes, 1314
Insurance Amendment Act (Bill 14)
1 R, 413
2 R
Opening statement, 1316-1317
Questions, 1317-1318
C/3 R, 2606
Consultations, 1317-1318
Correspondence, update to, 1317
Insurance Agents' and Adjusters' Licensing Appeal Board
Immunity from liability provision, 1316, 1318
Limit on amount of funds held in accounts, 1317
Timeline to implement, 1317
Interim Appropriation Act, 2025 (Bill 45)
1 R, 881
2 R
Opening statement, 882
Questions, 882-885
Committee of the Whole
Opening statement, 915-916
Interprovincial trade
Barriers, request to remove, 1643-1644
Removal of barriers
Credential recognition to address skill shortage, 772
Labour mobility and licensing certifications, 979-980
Legislation to address, 814
Need for legislation to address, 772
Interprovincial trade barriers
Removal impact on GDP, 1799-1800
Justice and Attorney General Department
Third quarter spending, 884-885
Living wage
Request for, 198-199
Lundgren, Naomi
Members' statements, 2367
Manitoba Financial Services Agency
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Manitoba Financial Services Authority Act and Amendments to Various Other Acts (Bill 37)
1 R, 476
2 R
Opening statement, 1400
Questions, 1400-1401
C/3 R, 2612
Consultations, 1400
Credit Unions, consultations, 1400-1401
Manitoba Hydro
Revenue and rates, impact on, 1502-1503
Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Bill 28)
1 R, 475
2 R
Opening statement, 1393-1394
Questions, 1394-1397
C/3 R, 2609-2610
Allocation of new energy projects, change to, 1393
Appeal mechanism, 1395
Economic development projects
Criteria for determining hookup priority, 1394-1395
Ministerial interference concerns, 1395-1396
Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Net-Metering Agreements) (Bill 202)
2 R
Questions, 454-455
Manitoba Hydro rates
Government intention, 60-61
Increase concerns, 1202-1203
Infrastructure upgrade costs, 1201-1202
Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Manitoba Securities Commission
Unregistered actors, power to freeze bank accounts, 1390
Manitoba Tax Assistance Line
Elimination of, 2073
Members' statements
Lundgren, Naomi, 2367
Ramberran, Ravi, 1493
Valgardson, Marilyn, 3273-3274
Meyers Norris Penny
Post Election Financial Accountability Review, 2070-2071
Minimum wage
Call for increase, 2887
Cost of living challenges, 2887, 3037-3038
Mining and minerals
Exploration phase, number of mines in, 2069
Number of mines operating, 2069
Minister of Finance
Credit rating agencies, meeting with, 1803-1804
Motions of Condolence
Nello Altomare, 609
Municipalities
Education property tax costs, 2576
Project update, 2884
Natural gas plant
Government position, 1397
Natural resources
Development of, 492-493
One Manitoba Growth Revenue Fund, 161-162
Oral Questions
Affordability and the cost of living
Financial hardships for Manitobans, 3279-3280
Affordability crisis
Request for living wage, 198-199
BITSA legislation
Concern for job losses and tax increases, 3461-3462
Canada's economic forecast due to tariffs
Request for support for Manitoba businesses, 1540-1541
Canadian energy independence
Support for east-west pipeline, 773
Support for east-west projects, 814
Consumer protection from spiking fuel prices
Request to allow Public Utilities Board to regulate, 2051
Cost-of-living challenges
Minimum wage increase, 2887
Craft beer industry
Tax competitiveness, 2534-2535
Debt management plan
Timeline for balanced budget, 348-349
Department of Finance
Therapy services contract, 1499
Development of Manitoba's natural resources
Government position in the wake of US tariffs, 492-493
Education property tax
Timeline for new funding formula, 693-694
Education property tax relief
Apartment block owners, 2942-2943
Education property tax, increase concerns
Impact on Winnipeg homeowners, 1232-1233
Education property taxes
Costs for municipalities, 2576
Homeowners affordability rebate, 2321
Increase concerns, 747-748, 1913-1914, 1915-1916, 2050, 2196-2197, 2198
Rates for Winnipeg in 2025, 1853-1854
Request to reinstate rebate, 2575
Education property taxes for small business
Request to reinstate rebate, 2576
Free trade and mobility within Canada
Legislation to remove interprovincial trade barriers, 2116-2117
Grocery price inflation
Request for government to address, 24-25
Grocery prices, hydro rates and tax increases
Cost-of-living concerns, 21-22
Increase in average home prices
Impact on education property taxes, 324-325
Increase in Winnipeg housing prices
Supports for homebuyers needed, 1437
Interprovincial trade and labour mobility
Request to remove barriers in Manitoba, 1643-1644
Manitoba Hydro
Rate increase concerns, 1202-1203
Manitoba hydro projects
Impact on revenue and rates, 1502-1503
Manitoba Hydro rates
Government intention, 60-61
Manitoba Hydro, infrastructure upgrade costs
Impact of rate freeze on Hydro rates, 1201-1202
Manitoba's response to US tariffs
Request for permanent payroll tax waiver, 425-426
Manitoba's tax environment
Rising cost of living concerns, 3376-3377
Manitoba's trade strategy
Request for plan to address tariffs, 980
Minimum wage increase
Cost of living concerns, 3037-3038
Municipal projects
Request for update, 2884
One Manitoba Growth Revenue Fund
Municipal funding concerns, 161-162
Property taxes, increase concerns
Homeowners Affordability Tax rebate, 2197-2198
Provincial deficit
Balanced budget concerns, 938-939, 1540
Provincial economic forecast, recession concerns
Financial impact on businesses and Manitobans, 1103-1104
Provincial finances
Balanced budget inquiry, 95-96, 122-123
Balanced budget timeline, 3032-3033
Deficit concerns, 2662
Removal of interprovincial trade barriers
Credential recognition to address skill shortage, 772
Labour mobility and licensing certifications, 979-980
Need for legislation to address, 772
River East Transcona School Division
School property taxes, increase concerns, 595-596
School and PCH capital investments
Transcona and Radisson constituencies, 752-753
School property taxes
Increase concerns, 650-651
Spruce Woods community co-op
Education property taxes, 2321-2322
Property tax increase concerns, 2379
Trade strategy for Manitoba
Legislation to address certification barriers, 814
Victoria Beach cottage owners
Education property tax increase concerns, 1048-1049
Yearly rent increases
Request for legislation to address, 598
Youth unemployment rate
Increase concerns, 3085-3086
Payroll tax
Removal of, 2073
Personal-care homes
Capital investments
Transcona and Radisson constituencies, 752-753
Property taxes
Increase concerns, 1913-1914, 1915-1916
Rates for 2025, 1853-1854
Provincial deficit
Balanced budget, 938-939, 1540
General comments, 2662
Public Accounts
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 2654
Public Service Commission
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Supplement to Estimates of Expenditure 2025-2026, 1634
Public Utilities Board
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Radisson constituency
Capital investments, 752-753
Ramberran, Ravi
Members' statements, 1493
Real Estate Services Amendment Act (Bill 15)
1 R, 413-414
2 R
Opening statement, 1390
Questions, 1391-1392
C/3 R, 2607-2608
Prosecutions, two-year limitation period, 1390
Unregistered agents, power to freeze bank accounts, 1390
Renters Affordability Tax Credit
Increase in, government intention, 2076-2077
Renters/renting
Yearly increases, legislation to address, 598
River East Transcona School Division
School property taxes, increase concerns, 595-596
School construction
Delays and rising material costs, 885
New schools, list of, 1939
School divisions
Property tax cap plan, 1939, 1941-1942
Property tax increases, 1936-1937
School nutrition program
General comments, 1937
Schools
Capital investments
Transcona and Radisson constituencies, 752-753
Small business
Education property taxes, impact of, 2576
Smoking rates
Reduction in, 2067
Spruce Woods community co-op
Property tax increase, 2379
Spruce Woods constituency
Community co-op
Education property taxes, 2321-2322
Tariffs
Agriculture industry
General comments, 1947-1949
Canadian economy, impact on, 1540-1541
Medication and supplies, impact on, 1802
Trade strategy, need for, 980
Tariffs - China
Agriculture industry, impact on, 1945
Tariffs - United States
Payroll tax waiver, 425-426
Tax environment
Rising cost of living, 3376-3377
Tobacco tax revenue
Contraband cigarettes, loss due to, 2067-2068
Trade
Free trade and mobility within Canada
Legislation to remove interprovincial trade barriers, 2116-2117
Plan to address tariffs, 980
Strategy for Manitoba, 814
Transcona constituency
Capital investments, 752-753
Valgardson, Marilyn
Members' statements, 3273-3274
Victoria Beach
Cottage owners, education property taxes, 1048-1049
Youth unemployment rate, 3085-3086
Sandhu, Hon. Mintu (The Maples) NDP
Automobile Injury Compensation Appeal Commission
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3024
Birchwood Terrace
Emergency evacuation, 1250
Buy Canadian Act (Government Purchases Act Amended) (Bill 42)
1 R, 476
2 R
Questions, 787-789
C/3 R, 1523-1524
Buy Canadian initiative
American businesses, contracts issued to, 2199
Implementation timeline, 1700-1701
Policy changes, request for, 2018
Procurement preference clause, 2018
Change of Name Amendment Act (2)
Disclosure of child sex offender names by 2026, 3403, 3404
Proclamation and implementation timeline, 3404
Criminal Trespassers Act and Amendments to The Occupiers' Liability Act (Bill 222)
2 R
Debate, 3250-3251
Employment and Income Assistance (EIA)
Postal strike, impact on Interlake residents, 63
Filipino Music and Arts Association of Canada
Members' statements, 318
Gender identification
Chang of sex designation
Removal of physician letter, 177
Golden Tambuli Awards, 318
Grocery prices
Cost-of-living concerns, 3088
Grocery stores
Large retailers
Price manipulation concerns, 778, 1146
Property controls, 693
General comments, 693
Restrictive covenants, removal of, 98, 705
Gudwara Kalgidhar Darbar
Members' statements, 683-684
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Air conditioning in building, 2019
Office space for MLA's, 2020
Materials Distribution Agency
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3024
Members' statements
Filipino Music and Arts Association of Canada, 318
Gurdwara Kalgidhar Darbar, 683-684
Pavao, Marcia, 3079
Supreme Ice Cream Shoppe, 2239-2240
Vaisakhi, 1228
Minister of Public Service Delivery
Contract with Duffy's Taxi, conflict of interest inquiry, 2571
Ministerial statements
National Procurement Month, 931-932
Motions of Condolence
Nello Altomare, 611-612
Natural Procurement Month, 931-932
North End Sewage Treatment Plant
Project completion concerns, 195-196
North End Water Treatment Plant
Funding commitment, 236
Opposition day motion
Call for the provincial government to immediately reverse the Manitoba Jobs Agreement and replace it with a strategy to ensure all tradespeople can benefit from government contracts regardless of union status, 2782-2783
Oral Questions
Buy Canadian policy
Implementation timeline, 1700-1701
Change of Name Amendment Act (2)
Disclosure of child sex offender names by 2026, 3403, 3404
Proclamation and implementation timeline, 3404
Timeline to complete regulations, 3462
Closed tendered contracts
Number of unawarded bids, 3034
EIA recipients in the Interlake
Impact of postal strike, 63
Free trade and mobility within Canada act
Government vote on Bill 227, 2118
Government's buy Canadian policy
Contracts issued to American businesses, 2199
Grocery prices and cost of living concerns
Request for government plan to address, 3088
Grocery store retailers
Elimination of restrictive covenants, 98
Higher milk prices at Walmart Canada
Prosecuting inquiry for price gouging, 1146
Large grocery retailers
Price manipulation concerns, 778
Minister of Public Service Delivery
Contract with Duffy's Taxi, conflict of interest inquiry, 2571
North End Sewage Treatment Plant upgrades
Project completion concerns, 195-196
North End Water Treatment Plant project
Funding commitment request, 236
Property controls for grocery stores
Introduction of Bill 31, 693
Pavao, Marcia
Members' statements, 3079
Procurement
Buy Canadian initiative, preference clause, 2018
Government process for, 2018
Procurement Administration Manual, 2019
Property Controls for Grocery Stores and Supermarkets Act (Various Acts Amended) (Bill 31)
1 R, 477
2 R
Opening statement, 705
Questions, 705-708
C/3 R, 1666
Municipal Board reporting, 1666
Six month registration period, 1666
Public Guardian and Trustee Special Operating Agency
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3024
Public Service Delivery Department
5i Category Management, 2019
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3024
Estimates
Opening statements, 2015-2016
Speakers, 2016-2020, 2353-2363
Political staff and salaries, 2017
Procurement modernization project, 2019
Procurement process, 2018
REBA software, implementation of, 2019
Staff introductions, 2016-2017
Supplement to Estimates of Expenditure 2025-2026, 1634
Public-Private Partnerships Transparency and Accountability Act (Bill 25)
1 R, 476-477
2 R
Opening statement, 1241-1242
Questions, 1242-1245
C/3 R, 2618
Auditor General review, delay concerns, 1242, 1244
Consultations, 1242
Private sector entity, ownership ban, 1241, 1244
Publicly owned assets
Older units (liability), 1244
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (2) (Bill 10)
1 R, 476
2 R
Opening statement, 1248-1249
Questions, 1249-1251
C/3 R, 2616
Consultations, 1249
Provincial-municipal orders to vacate
Landlord penalties for not maintaining unit, 1248-1249
Landlord responsibility to assist displaced tenants, 1248
Restricts above-guideline rent increases, 1248
Residential Tenancies Commission
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3024
Resolutions
Manitoba needs to address the cost of living crisis
Debate, 2977-2979
New schools
Debate, 1485-1486
School tax and education property tax increases
Debate, 3071-3072
School construction
Location of new schools, 1486
Supreme Ice Cream Shoppe
Members' statements, 2239-2240
Tariffs - United States
Supply chain diversification, 2018
Tendered contracts
Unawarded bids, number of, 3034
Trade
Free trade and mobility within Canada
Government vote on Bill 227, 2118
Vaisakhi, 1228
Vehicle and Equipment Management Agency
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3024
Fleet breakdown, 2018
Vital Statistics Amendment Act (Bill 26)
1 R, 477
2 R
Opening statement, 1378
Questions, 1378-1379
C/3 R, 2618-2619
Change of sex designation
Health-care letter, removal of requirement, 1378
Consultations, 1378
Sarraillion, Amber. See Good Neighbour Brewing Co.
Members' statements
Narth, 934-935
Schellenberg, Harry. See also Motions of Condolence
Acknowledgements
Schott, 134
Ministerial statements
Schmidt, 50
Schuler, 51
Schmidt, Hon. Tracy (Rossmere) NDP
Affordability
Fuel prices, 351-352
An Act respecting "O Canada" and Other Observances and Land and Treaty Acknowledgements in Schools (Education Administration Act and Public Schools Act Amended) (Bill 40)
1 R, 479
2 R
Opening statement, 1157-1158
Questions, 1158-1161
C/3 R, 3476-3477
Advisory board, dissolution of, 1157
Consultations, 1158-1159
God Save the King, no longer required, 1157
Land and treaty acknowledgements
Written policy requirement for school boards, 1158
O Canada, requirement to sing in schools, 1158
Religious exercises in school regulation, repeal of, 1157
Remembrance Day and citizenship ceremonies
Day of observance, change to, 1158
Schools patriotic observances regulation, repeal of, 1157
Bail
Compliance with bail conditions
Penalties for surety breaches, 939-940
Budget 2025
Capital projects, 1024
Child care, 831-832
Canada-Manitoba Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement
Extension announcement, 565
Child care
Budget 2025, 831-832
Child-care facilities
Inspection reports, public disclosure, 126-127
Child-care spaces
2026 targets, 61-62, 2728-2729
Funding--Souris, 3218-3219
Online registry, request to restore, 2729
School divisions needing, 3217-3218
Update on 2023 announcement, 2991-2992
Wait times
Impact on parents' return to workforce, 2728
Clean Environment Commission
Annual Report March 31, 2024, 343
Community Child Care Standards Amendment and Education Administration Amendment Act (Bill 20)
1 R, 479
2 R
Opening statement, 1326-1327
Questions, 1327-1329
C/3 R, 2641-2642
Consultations, 1327-1328
Early childhood educators
Treaty education and training, 1328
First Nation, Inuit and Métis policy frameworks
Development in K-12 and early childhood education, 1326-1327
Implementation timeline, 1328
Criminal Trespassers Act and Amendments to The Occupiers' Liability Act (Bill 222)
2 R
Debate, 3442-3444
Cullen, Cliff (former deputy premier)
Caretaker convention breach, 3185
Early childhood educators
Treaty education and training, 1328
Early learning and child-care sector
Wage increase announcement, 2378
East St. Paul
Education property tax
Impact of increase, 773-774
Education and Early Childhood Learning Department
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Estimates
Opening statements, 2205-2207
Speakers, 2208-2219, 2259-2269, 2327-2342
Supplement to Estimates of Expenditure 2025-2026, 1634
Education property tax
Increase concerns, 649-650, 749
Increase concerns--Interlake School Division, 1102-1103
Increase, impact on homeowners--East St. Paul, 773-774
Education system
Bilingual vs. immersion language programming, 1307
First Nations, Inuit and Metis people
Policy framework to educate children, 478-479
Sexual abuse prevention training programs, 479
Staffing concerns, 1854-1855
Student learning outcomes, 565-566
Education Week
Ministerial statements, 1343-1344
Election Financing Amendment and Elections Amendment Act (Bill 30)
2 R
Opening statement, 2753
Elections
PC party campaign director (2023)
Inquiry into child-care contracts, 1601
Ethics Commissioner Report
Caretaker convention breach, 2778
Caretaker convention breach (Stefanson), 2947
Ethics Report Motions
That the Legislative Assembly accept the Report of the Ethics Commissioner dated August 27, 2025. The findings concluded that the Premier did not breach the Conflict of Interest Act
Motion presented (Wab Kinew (Fort Rouge))
Speakers, 3145-3147
That the Legislative Assembly accept the Report of the Ethics Commissioner dated May 21, 2025 and order that the penalty recommended by the commissioner by imposed
Motion presented (Mr. Wharton (Red River North))
Speakers, 2857-2859
Flook, Major Andrew
Members' statements, 3307
Frontier School Division
School board elections
Individuals living on reserve, 1320
God Save the King
Requirement to sing in schools, elimination of, 1157
Impaired driving
Effectiveness of Bill 5, 942
Increased penalties when children present, 942
Individuals charged more than once, 941
Indigenous languages
Bilingual programs (list of schools offering), 1305
Programs for, 1306
Interlake School Division
Education property tax, increase concerns, 1102-1103
Justice and Attorney General Department
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Khalsa Diwan Gurdwara
Members' statements, 1757
Lake Winnipeg
Stakeholder working group, establishment of, 19-20
Law Enforcement Review Agency
Annual Report for March 31, 2024, 3023
Law Reform Commission
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Learning disabilities
Universal screening
MLAs voting in favour of Bill 225, 2947
Request for amendments to Bill 225, 2946
Request for government to support Bill 225, 2200
Request for support for Bill 225, 2200
Request to call Bill 225 for third reading, 2946
Resources for specialists and schools, 1646
Standing committee for Bill 225, 1645
Legal Aid Manitoba
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Literacy
Marginalized communities, systemic barriers, 1646
Literacy rate
Mandatory screening for K-12, 692
Reading recovery strategy for K-12, 693
Reading supports, Budget 2025, 692
Mamàhtawisiwin: The Wonder We Are Born With
Changes to program, 1308
Land and treaty acknowledgements requirement in schools, 1158
Manitoba Law Foundation
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Members' statements
Chad Posthumus memorial court, 2720-2721
Flook, Major Andrew, 3307
Khalsa Diwan Gurdwara expansion project, 1757
Northeast Pioneers Greenway, 2425-2426
River East Collegiate Kodiaks hockey team, 318-319
Ukrainian Catholic Women's Leage of Canada, 894
Week of the Early Childhood Educator, 1589-1590
Ministerial statements
Education Week, 1343-1344
Ethics Report, caretaker convention breach
Request for former Premier's testimony, 2760
Schellenbert, Harry, 50
Motions of Condolence
Nello Altomare, 615-617
Neufeld, Harold, 3296-3297
Schellenberg, Harry, 3091-3093
Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Amendment and Public Schools Amendment Act (Bill 16)
1 R, 411-412
2 R
Opening statement, 1320-1321
Questions, 1321-1323
C/3 R, 2637
Municipal boundaries and voter eligibility, 1323
School board elections
Individuals living on reserve
Voting and candidacy eligibility, 1320
Reserve land in urban municipalities, 1321
North End Sewage Treatment Plant
Funding commitment, 9-10
North End Water Treatment Plant
Upgrade costs, 125
Northeast Pioneers Greenway
Members' statements, 2425-2426
Oral Questions
2023 election, PC party campaign director
Inquiry into child-care contracts, 1601
Accountability for literacy outcomes
Systemic barriers for marginalized communities, 1646
Affordability measures
Fuel prices, 351-352
Canada-Manitoba child-care agreement
Extension announcement, 565
Capital project investments
Budget 2025, 1024
Changes to education requirements for teachers
Concern for student outcomes, 59, 96-97
Child care
Budget 2025, 831-832
Child-care facilities-inspection reports
Request for public disclosure, 126-127
Child-care spaces
2026 target concerns, 61-62
Compliance with bail conditions
Penalties for surety breaches, 939-940
Crime in Swan Valley area
Request to implement GIS unit, 3087-3088
Daycares in Souris, Manitoba
Funding for child-care spaces, 3218-3219
Early learning and child-care sector
Wage increase announcement, 2378
Early learning and child-care spaces
Update on 2023 announcement, 2991-2992
Education property tax increase
Impact on East St. Paul homeowners, 773-774
Education property taxes
Increase concerns, 749
Education requirements for teachers
Request to reverse policy changes, 124, 396
Education standards for teachers
Request to reverse policy changes, 1435
Education system funding
Staffing concerns, 1854-1855
Ethics report, caretaker convention breach
Contact request, former premier Stefanson, 2947
Former deputy premier of Manitoba
Caretaker convention breach, 3185
Former PC cabinet minister
Ethics report, caretaker convention breach, 2778
Former premier of Manitoba
New board appointment, 2667
Former premier Stefanson
Caretaker convention breach, 3090
Fine for caretaker convention breach, 3035
Impaired driving causing death or bodily harm
Individuals charged more than once, 941
Impaired driving charges
Increased penalties when minors present, 942
Impaired driving legislation
Effectiveness of bill 5, 942
Interlake School Division funding
Property tax increase concerns, 1102-1103
Literacy rate for K-to-12 schools
Mandatory screening inquiry, 692
Reading recovery strategy, 693
Reading supports in Budget 2025, 692
New child-care spaces
Update request for 2026 targets, 2728-2729
North End Sewage Treatment project
Funding commitment inquiry, 9-10
North End Water Treatment Plant upgrade costs
Request for government funding commitment, 125
Park Community Centre
Child-care spaces, 1436
PC party leader, ethics report
Request to address report findings, 2886
Phoenix School expansion
Request to re-establish project, 3219
Premier's travel on charter flight
Request for independent inquiry, 944
River East Transcona School Division
School property taxes, increase concerns, 594-595
School divisions in Manitoba
Timeline for child-care spaces, 3217-3218
School for Ste. Anne Manitoba
Request for status update, 2574
School nutrition program
Funding investment, 1544
School property taxes
Increase concerns, 649-650
Search for child-care spaces
Request to restore online registry, 2729
Student learning outcomes
Reduction concerns, 565-566
Students walking to school in rural Manitoba
Request for traffic safety infrastructure, 2944-2945
Sustainability of Lake Winnipeg
Establishment of stakeholder working group, 19-20
Swan Valley School Division funding concerns
Inquiry into loss of staff and music program, 1763-1764
Universal screening for learning disabilities
MLAs voting in favour of legislation, 2947
Request for amendments to legislation, 2946
Request for government to support Bill 225, 2200
Request to call Bill 225 for third reading, 2946
Resources for specialists and schools, 1646
Timeline for standing committee for Bill 225, 1645
Wait times for child-care spaces
Impact on parents' return to workforce, 2728
Orange Shirt Day, 1363-1364
Park Community Centre
Child-care spaces, 1436
PC party leader
Request to address ethics report findings, 2886
Phoenix School
Renovation project, 3219
Premier of Manitoba
Travel on charter flight
Independent inquiry request, 944
Public Schools Amendment Act (Bill 6)
1 R, 411
2 R
Opening statement, 1363-1364
Questions, 1364-1365
C/3 R, 2635-2636
Choice of date, reason for change, 1364
Consultations, 1364
Enrolment count date change, 1363
Public Schools Amendment Act (Campaign Financing for School Trustees) (Bill 39)
1 R, 479-480
2 R
Opening statement, 1358
Questions, 1358-1361
C/3 R, 2643
Campaign contribution limits, 1358
Campaign contribution reporting, 1358
Campaign contributions, transfer to division, 1360-1361
Campaign donors, public reporting requirement, 1358
Consultations, 1359
Foreign (third party) interference prevention, 1358-1359
Manitoba residency requirement, 1358
Public Schools Amendment Act (Indigenous Languages of Instruction) (Bill 18)
1 R, 1304-1305
2 R
Opening statement, 1304-1305
Questions, 1305-1308
C/3 R, 2638-2639
Consultations, 1305
Immersion programs (all subjects taught), 1307
Implementation of Bill 18, 1307
Instructor training, 1306
Language advisory committee
Indigenous representation requirement, 1305
Language immersion programming, 1304
School board authorization of immersion programs, 1305
School board denial of program, appeal process, 1306
Public Schools Amendment Act (Nutrition Equality for Lasting Learning Outcomes) (Bill 17)
1 R, 478
2 R
Opening statement, 1118-1120
Questions, 1120-1123
C/3 R, 1660-1662
Public Schools Amendment Act (Safe Schools) (Bill 19)
1 R, 478-479
2 R
Opening statement, 1367-1368
Questions, 1368-1370
C/3 R, 2640
Appropriate interactions between staff and students
On and off school grounds, 1367
Complaints made, third party review of, 1369-1370
Consultations, 1368
School chaperones, inclusion of, 1369
Serious incident reporting
Law enforcement involvement, 1370
Sexual abuse prevention policies
Parental notification requirement, 1367
Sexual abuse prevention program
Failure to complete, penalty for, 1369
Training for all school division staff and volunteers, 1367
Sport programs outside of school setting, 1368
Training renewal period, 1369
River East Collegiate
Kodiaks hockey team, 318-319
River East Transcona School Division
School property taxes, increase concerns, 594-595
Rural schools
Traffic safety infrastructure, need for, 2944-2945
Schellenberg, Harry
Ministerial statements, 50
School board elections
Foreign interference, 1358
School division elections
Individuals living on reserve
Voting and candidacy eligibility, 1320, 1321
School divisions
Child-care spaces for, 3217-3218
School nutrition program
Benefits of, 1119
Funding investment, 1544
Impact on communities and students, 1660
Locally sourced food, 1119, 1661
Minister salary cut penalty, 1120, 1661-1662
Nutritional standards, 1119
Religious/cultural accommodation, 1119
Stigma reduction, 1661
School trustees
Campaign financing rules for candidates, 479-480
Schools
Traffic safety infrastructure--rural Manitoba, 2944-2945
Souris, Manitoba
Child-care spaces funding, 3218-3219
Ste. Anne Manitoba
New school, request for status update, 2574
Stefanson, Heather (former premier of Manitoba)
Caretaker convention breach, 3090
Fine for caretaker convention breach, 3035
New board appointment, 2667
Swan Valley
GIS unit, implementation request, 3087-3088
Swan Valley School Division
Loss of staff and music program, 1763-1764
Teachers/teaching
Education requirements
Concern for student outcomes, 96-97
Request to reverse policy changes, 124, 396, 1435
Regulatory changes to standards
Concern for student outcomes, 59
Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Call to Action No. 14 (Indigenous languages), 1305
Ukrainian Catholic Women's League of Canada
Members' statements, 894
Vehicle Impoundment Registry
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Week of the Early Childhood Educator
Members' statements, 1589-1590
School board elections. See also Public Schools Amendment Act (Campaign Financing for School Trustees)
Foreign interference
Schmidt, 1358
Property tax increases
Perchotte, 1058
Cancellation of charters
Safety concerns for students
Byram, 1298-1299
Kinew, 1298-1299
Members' statements
Ewasko, 1346-1347
School construction. See also Resolutions
Brandon
Jackson, 852
Budget 2025
Brar, 1030
Dela Cruz, 1036
Lagassé, 961
Loiselle, 965-966
Schott, 1003
Wowchuk, 956-957
Capital budget (Throne Speech)
Ewasko, 44
Delays and rising material costs
Balcaen, 1481
Sala, 885
Stone, 885
General comments
Cross, 848
Location of new schools
Byram, 1479
Corbett, 1479
Cross, 1479
Sandhu, 1486
Simard, 1482
Need for--Ste. Anne
Smith, 237
New schools, list of
Sala, 1939
Previous announcements
Jackson, 851
Public/private funding models
Jackson, 133
M. Moyes, 76-77
School division elections. See also Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Amendment and Public Schools Amendment Act
Individuals living on reserve
Voting and candidacy eligibility
Ewasko, 1321-1322
Child-care spaces for
Ewasko, 3217-3218
Schmidt, 3217-3218
Cyber security and data protection
Ewasko, 2574
Moroz, 2574
Offset grants
Khan, 2241
Kinew, 2241
Property tax cap plan
Property tax cap, removal of
Stone, 845
Property tax increases
Narth, 1936
Sala, 1936-1937
Benefits of
Schmidt, 1119
Donwood School
Schott, 135
Equity and fairness
Oxenham, 145
Federal program
Food inflation and program funding
Ewasko, 1128
Food insecurity reduction
Oxenham, 145
Four pillars of
Funding investment
Oxenham, 1544
Schmidt, 1544
Funding per student
General comments
Corbett, 1477
M. Moyes, 76
Pankratz, 81
Sala, 1937
Health benefits
Oxenham, 144-145
Impact on communities and students
Kinew, 1880
Schmidt, 1660
Launch of (Donwood School)
Schott, 1003
Locally sourced food
Minister salary cut penalty
Nello's Law
Blashko, 999
Kinew, 253
Oxenham, 1055
Northern Manitoba
Lathlin, 960
Nutritional standards
Schmidt, 1119
Religious/cultural accommodation
Schmidt, 1119
Stigma reduction
Schmidt, 1661
Importance of
Chen, 180
School trustees. See also Public Schools Amendment Act (Campaign Financing for School Trustees)
Campaign financing rules for candidates
Schmidt, 479-480
Capital investments
Transcona and Radisson constituencies
Dela Cruz, 752
Sala, 752-753
God Save the King, singing of
Ewasko, 1195
Kinew, 1195
Overcrowding
Byram, 137
Traffic safety infrastructure--rural Manitoba
Lagassé, 2944-2945
Schmidt, 2944-2945
Upgrades and repairs, funding increase
Lamoureux, 1237
Moyes, 1237
Schott, Rachelle (Kildonan-River East) NDP
Budget 2025
Child care, 1003
Debate, 1002-1005
Early childhood educator recruitment and retention, 1003
Health-care initiatives, 1004
Indigenous language programs, 1003-1004
New schools, 1003
Seniors and long-term care, 1004
Canada-Manitoba Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement
Extension announcement, 565
Canadian Cancer Society
Daffodil Campaign, 1428
Child care
Affordability initiatives, 135-136
Budget 2025, 1003
Criminal Trespassers Act and Amendments to The Occupiers' Liability Act (Bill 222)
2 R
Questions, 1174-1175
Crown Corporations, Standing Committee on
Fifth Report, 417-418
Daffodil Campaign
Canadian Cancer Society, 1428
Donwood School
School nutrition program, 135
Down Under Club of Winnipeg
Members' statements, 2192
Early childhood educators
Recruitment and retention (Budget 2025), 1003
Good Neighbours Active Living Centre
Members' statements, 744
Health-care system
Budget 2025 initiatives, 1004
Throne Speech initiatives, 135
Impaired driving
Awareness campaigns (MADD), 2101-2102
Designated drivers, 2101
Operation Red Nose, 2102
Indigenous languages
Ojibwe bilingual program (Riverbend School), 135
Programs for (Budget 2025), 1003-1004
Job creation
Stats Canada numbers for Manitoba, 2996
Kildonan-River East constituency
Recognizing businesses, 3308
Recognizing the women of, 684
Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities
Members' statements, 2767
McIvor MB food bank, 54
Members' statements
Daffodil Campaign, 1428
Down Under Club of Winnipeg, 2192
Good Neighbours Active Living Centre, 744
Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities, 2767
McIvor MB food bank, 54
Movement Centre of Manitoba, 1694-1695
New grocery shuttle for seniors, 226
Recognizing Kildonan-River East businesses, 3308
Recognizing the women of Kildonan-River East, 684
World Lymphedema Day, 487
Mitchelson, Bonnie
Acknowledgements, 134
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
Impaired driving awareness campaigns, 2101-2102
Motions of Condolence
Barrett, Rebecca "Becky" Catherine, 3292-3293
Schellenberg, Harry, 3095-3097
Movement Centre of Manitoba
Members' statements, 1694-1695
Operation Red Nose, 2102
Oral Questions
Canada-Manitoba child-care agreement
Extension announcement, 565
Unemployment rate and job creation
Stats Canada numbers for Manitoba, 2996
Resolutions
Homelessness
Debate, 1091-1092
Justice for Jordyn
Debate, 2100-2102
Provincial government job-destroying payroll taxes
Questions, 633-635
Public safety strategy progress
Debate, 2184-2186
Recognizing Providence University College and Theological Seminary's 100th (Centennial) Anniversary
Debate, 1418-1420
Right to defend your home and family
Questions, 3259-3261
Schellenberg, Harry
Acknowledgements, 134
School construction
Budget 2025, 1003
School nutrition program
Donwood School, 135
Launch of (Donwood School), 1003
Senior citizens
Grocery shuttle, 226
Seniors advocate office
Establishment of, 134
Tariffs - United States
Government response, 1004
Throne Speech
Debate, 133-136
Health-care initiatives, 135
Seniors advocate office, 134
Unemployment numbers
Stats Canada findings for Manitoba, 2996
World Lymphedema Day
Members' statements, 487
Schreyer, Jason. See Grievances
Members' statements
Stone, 2877
Schuler, Ron (Springfield-Ritchot) PC
All-party committees
Bill Norrie report, 1621
Smoking in public places, 1621
Budget 2025
Debate, 1063-1067
Debt and deficit growth, Schuler
Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation Department
Estimates
Speakers, 2125-2138
Political staff, 2127
Education property tax
Education system
Financial literacy curriculum, 378-379
Efficiency Manitoba
General comments, 1063
Engage Manitoba, 1622
Fair Trade in Canada (Internal Trade Mutual Recognition) Act and Amendments to The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act (Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day) (Bill 47)
2 R
Gerdau Manitoba Steel Mill
Tour, 1065
Government Motion
Special committee on local journalism, 1620-1623
Government Resolution
Manitoba is stronger standing together against Donald Trump's tariff tax and threats, 573-576
Grocery prices
Cost-of-living concerns, 3088-3089
Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Reporting When Timely Care Not Available) (Bill 226)
2 R
Questions, 1567
Health-care system
Listening tour, 313
Hip and knee replacements
Wait times, 312
Interprovincial trade
Removal of barriers
General comments, 734
Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Net-Metering Agreements) (Bill 202)
2 R
Questions, 454
Manitoba Small Business Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 208)
2 R
Debate, 1079-1080
Matter of privilege
Raised by the Member for Springfield-Richot alleging that member's have been denied office space in the building since September, 2024 and that property was removed from his office space, 7-8
Meech Lake Accord
All-party committee, 1620
Members' statements
I Love to Read month, 488
Recognizing SAFARI farmers, 54-55
Members'/ministers' personal narratives, 1285
Mining and minerals
Quarry mineral royalty rates, 2127
Rock and stone royalty rates, 2127
Minister of Innovation and New Technology
Sale of TELUS shares, timeline for, 2431-2432
Motions of Condolence
Nello Altomare, 605-606
Schellenberg, Harry, 3093-3095
New West Partnership, 734
Official Time Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 223)
1 R, 475
Oil and Gas Amendment Act (Bill 11)
C/3 R, 2615
Oil industry
Extraction fees, 2128
Royalty rates, 2127
Oral Questions
Constituent in Springfield constituency
Request for mental health assessment, 2202
Education property taxes
Increase concerns, 1915-1916, 2050
Grocery prices and cost of living concerns
Request for government plan to address, 3088-3089
Minister of Innovation and New Technology
Timeline for sale of TELUS shares, 2431-2432
Petitions
Death of Jordyn Reimer-judicial review request, 913
Medical assistance in dying, 34, 70-71, 173, 207-208, 245-246, 702-703
MRI machine for Portage regional health facility, 755-756, 785, 1155-1156, 1612-1613, 2250-2251, 3000-3001, 3041-3042, 3466-3467
Opposition to releasing repeat offenders, 877-878, 1509
Property taxes
Increase concerns, 1915-1916
Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act (Bill 48)
2 R
Debate, 2949-2954
Provincial deficit
Budget 2025, 1064
Resolutions
Calling on the provincial government to recognize the valuable role that the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra plays is Manitoba communities
Debate, 1285-1286
Questions, 1279-1280
Calling on the provincial government to reverse recent amendments to the teaching certificates and qualifications regulation
Questions, 378-379
Encouraging Manitobans to support local
Debate, 733-735
New schools
Debate, 1486-1487
Supporting the provincial government on 800 new hip and knee surgeries
Debate, 311-313
Schellenberg, Harry
Ministerial statements, 51
Selkirk Regional Health Centre
Construction delays, 311
Small business
Initiatives for, 735
Springfield Area Farmers Aiding Relief Internationally (SAFARI)
Members' statements, 54-55
Springfield constituency
Constituent concern
Mental health assessment, 2202
Steel industry
US tariffs, impact on manufacturers, 1065
Tariffs - China
Agriculture industry, impact on, 1065
Tariffs - United States
Steel manufacturers, 1065
Trade
China office, plan for, 2134
Trade - Washington D.C. office
Budget for the office, 2129-2130
Intergovernmental Affairs (entity responsible for funding), 2131, 2133
Reopening of, 2129
Trade diversification
European countries meet with, 2137-2138
Need for, 2135
Trump, President Donald
"51st state" comments, 574
Border fentanyl claim, 574
Victims of Impaired Drivers Commemoration Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 232)
2 R
Debate, 1827
Questions, 1822-1823
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Educational programming for youth, 1280
Orchestra shell repair, 1286
Tourist attraction, 1279
Signed MOU
M. Moyes, 342
Funding increase
Wiebe, 1739
Members' statements
Corbett, 2938
Seine-Rat Roseau Conservation District
Dry dam lease application
Bushie, 1023-1024
Moyes, 813
Timeline for repairs
Surgical capacity
Perchotte, 143
US tariffs on steel industry
Industry, impact on
Moses, 592-593
Perchotte, 592-593
Jobs, impact on
Moses, 427-428
Perchotte, 427-428
Members' statements
Perchotte, 1757
Selkirk Regional Health Centre
Capacity expansion announcement
Asagwara, 23
Devgan, 23
Construction delays
Schuler, 311
Expansion of hip and knee surgical capacity
Asagwara, 197
Pankratz, 196-197
Hip and knee replacement surgeries
Dela Cruz, 306
Budget 2025
Cook, 1027
Lamoureux, 950
On fixed incomes
Education property tax increase
Khan, 2241
Kinew, 2241-2242
Grocery shuttle
Schott, 226
Home-care options
Cook, 80
Manitoba Housing vacancy rate--Interlake
Johnson, 1435
Smith, 1435-1436
Pharmacare deductible increase
Impact for seniors on fixed incomes
Asagwara, 2000
Cook, 2000
Place of Pride 2SLGBTQ+ housing
Blashko, 175
Seniors strategy, budget for implementation
Asagwara, 2012
King, 2012
Establishment of
Cross, 848
Schott, 134
Seven Oaks Adult Learning Centre
Members' statements
Brar, 808
Members' statements
Devgan, 587-588
Budget 2025
Lamoureux, 950
ER closure
Dela Cruz, 1670
ER reopening inquiry
Asagwara, 1785
Lamoureux, 1785
ER services, request to re-establish
Asagwara, 815-816
Lamoureux, 815-816
Extended hours primary-care clinics
Asagwara, 1785
Nurse practitioners
Asagwara, 1785
Seven-day-a-week discharge
Asagwara, 1785
Sex offender. See also Change of Name Amendment Act (2)
Release of
Need for bail reform
Ewasko, 685-686
Kinew, 685-686
Release of individual on bail
Balcaen, 1497
Wiebe, 1497
Data collection (ages 15-18)
Asagwara, 1338
Cook, 1338
Evidence collection (children)
Asagwara, 483
Sexual assault nurse examiner, pediatric training
Asagwara, 1338
Sexuality Education Resource Centre
Members' statements
Naylor, 893
Shanmugam, Vanathy. See Mighty Minds Montessori & Childcare
CEO dismissal
Asagwara, 563-564
Cook, 563-564
Deaths due to care delays, public reporting
Naylor, 1573
Pathology vacancies
Asagwara, 2003-2006
Cook, 2003-2006
Pathology, test result wait times
Asagwara, 2003-2006
Cook, 2003-2006
Fiftieth anniversary in real estate
Bereza, 1098
Budget 2025 funding
Asagwara, 943
Lamoureux, 942
Cost to treat vs. prevention costs
Asagwara, 943
Lamoureux, 943
Cost-benefit analysis
Asagwara, 2573
Lamoureux, 2573
Dementia prevention study
Asagwara, 1049-1050
Lamoureux, 1049
Impact of cost on vaccination rate
Asagwara, 2573
Lamoureux, 2573
Low income people, availability concerns
Lamoureux, 950
Pharmacare coverage
Asagwara, 943
Lamoureux, 943
Program for seniors
Asagwara, 2572
Lamoureux, 2572
Death of, condolence to family
Asagwara, 936
Ewasko, 935-936
Shop local. See Buy local
Members' statements
Wowchuk, 2424
Sikh community. See Members' statements; Ministerial statements; Punjabi bilingual program; Singh Sabha Gurdwara
Simard, Hon. Glen (Brandon East) NDP
Agriculture Department
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3024
Brandon, Manitoba
Announcement of new schools, 816-817
Budget Bill Public Accountability Act (Bill 224)
2 R
City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment and Planning Amendment Act (Bill 3)
1 R, 225
2 R
Opening statement, 1379-1380
Questions, 1380-1381
C/3 R, 2603
1 R, 225
2 R
Opening statement, 1379-1380
Questions, 1380-1381
Municipal Board hearings and appeals
Smaller municipalities, 1380
Threshold for zoning objections, increase in, 1379-1380, 1381
Proposed developments, 100 meter provision, 1381
Reasons for changes to Bill 3, 1380
Zoning bylaws under review, 1380-1381
Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer Act (Bill 203)
2 R
Debate, 3061-3064
Education property tax
Costs for municipalities, 2576
Municipalities, impact on, 2578
Ethics Report Motions
That the Legislative Assembly accept the Report of the Ethics Commissioner dated May 21, 2025 and order that the penalty recommended by the commissioner by imposed
Motion presented (Mr. Johnson (Interlake-Gimli))
Speakers, 2863-2865
Farmers/farming
New markets
Request for ministerial action, 3036
Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes du Canada
Ministerial statements, 2830-2831
Green Team Program
Funding, 1353-1354
Harrison, Aida
Members' statements, 1292
Impaired driving
Check Stop program, results of, 1825
Ignition interlock devices, loophole closure, 1825
MPI awareness campaigns, 1826
Journée internationale de la Francophonie, 805-806
Majumder, Dr. Mousumi
Members' statements, 3273
Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC)
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3024
Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3024
Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)
Impaired driving campaigns, 1826
Manitoba Water Services Board
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3024
Members' statements
Harrison, Aida, 1292
Majumder, Dr. Mousumi, 3272-3273
United Way Brandon & District, 2987-2988
Westman Hospice Association, 1990-1991
Zhao, Weiming, 742
Ministerial statements
Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes du Canada, 2830-2831
Journée internationale de la Francophonie, 805-806
Municipal Government Awareness Week, 89
Pride crosswalk vandalized in Souris, 3363
Morden-Winkler, Manitoba
Waste water system project, 326
Motions of Condolence
Lécuyer, Gérard, 3102-3104
Municipal and Northern Relations Department
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3024
Supplement to Estimates of Expenditure 2025-2026, 1634
Municipal funding
Tax increases, 325-326
Municipal Government Awareness Week, 89
Municipalities
Education property tax costs, 2576
Education property taxes, 2578
Education system funding reform, 1915
Water management plans, 1386
Oral Questions
Brandon, Manitoba
Announcement of new schools, 816-817
City of Morden-Winkler
Waste water system project, 326
Education property taxes
Costs for municipalities, 2576
Impact on municipalities, 2578
Green Team Program
Funding inquiry, 1353-1354
Manitoba municipalities and property taxes
Request to reform education system funding, 1915
Municipal funding
Tax increase concerns, 325-326
New markets for Manitoba farmers
Request for ministerial action, 3036
Waste water treatment projects, rural Manitoba
Federal-provincial funding commitment, 98
Planning Amendment Act (Bill 4)
1 R, 225
2 R
Opening statement, 1383
Questions, 1384-1386
C/3 R, 2604-2605
Capital Planning Region
Adoption of regional plans, deadline for, 1383
Membership withdrawal, financial concerns, 1384-1385
Municipal membership meetings, accessibility of public hearings, 1384
Municipal membership withdrawal process, 1383
New members, 1383
Regional cohesion concerns, 1384
Regional planning bylaw reviews, frequency of, 1384
Protecting Youth in Sports Act (Bill 21)
Complaint process, 1388
False allegations, appeal process, 1389
Police involvement, 1389
Resolutions
Calling on the provincial government to implement a volunteer tax credit
Debate, 466-468
New schools
Debate, 1482-1484
O Canada
Debate, 1183-1186
Right to defend your home and family
Debate, 3264-3266
School tax and education property tax increases
Debate, 2924-2927
Rural Manitoba
Waste water treatment projects
Federal-provincial funding commitment, 98
Safer Neighbourhoods, Safer Downtowns Public Safety Strategy, 1826
School construction
Location of new schools, 1482
Statutory Review of Provincial Planning Legislation
Final Report, October 28, 2024, 3210
United Way Brandon & District
Members' statements, 2987-2888
Victims of Impaired Drivers Commemoration Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 232)
2 R
Debate, 1824-1827
Volunteers/volunteering
Importance of, 466-467
Waste water treatment projects
Feder-provincial funding commitment--rural Manitoba, 98
Morden-Winkler, 326
Westman Hospice Association
Members' statements, 1991
Zhao, Weiming
Members' statements, 742
Sinclair Park Community Centre
Members' statements
Brar, 420
Members' statements
Kennedy, 317
Sio Silica Mining Company. See Ethics Commissioner Report; PC party leader
Sistema Winnipeg. See Yap-Ong Endowment Fund
Stone, 1975
Small business. See also Manitoba Small Business Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended); Members' statements; Petitions
7-Eleven closures
Balcaen, 266
Wiebe, 266
Anti-competitive contracts
Cross, 40
Budget 2025
Narth, 1053
Charleswood constituency
Cook, 1970
Collecting and remitting sales tax
Elimination of commissions
Cook, 1970
Nesbitt, 724
Stone, 846
Community participation
Wowchuk, 1966-1967
Confidence in economy
Cook, 1028
Education property taxes, impact of
Bereza, 2576
Sala, 2576
Stone, 738
Highlighting Lorette business
Lagassé, 1967
Highlighting Ste. Anne businesses
Lagassé, 1968
Importance to economy
Wowchuk, 1966
Initiatives for
Schuler, 735
Labour shortage
Cook, 1969
Payroll tax, impact of
PST cloud computing charge
Stone, 1314
Regulatory and tax environment
Cook, 80
Support for local organizations
Cross, 728
Hiebert, 736
Swan River constituency
Wowchuk, 1965-1966
US sales
Narth, 510
US tariffs, impact of
Cross, 728
Development of
Maloway, 186
Smith, Hon. Bernadette (Point Douglas) NDP
Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre
Reporting to Shared Health, 2028
Addiction treatment services
Beds planed, number of, 2023
Detox wait times, 1961-1962
Funding and wait times, 1436-1437
Incarcerated individuals, 1956-1957
Programs funded, list of, 2024
Wait time data, 2027-2028
Wait time for, 1963
Wait times, 2029
Affordable housing
New projects--rural/northern Manitoba, 1951
Options for low-income Manitobans, 2777
Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre
Funding announcement, 1951
Austin Street Festival
Members' statements, 3174-3175
Brandon Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation
Mental health and addiction treatment services, 2158-2160
Brandon, Manitoba
Addiction and mental health service organizations, 2160
Canada-Manitoba Housing Benefit
Social housing organizations, funding, 2777
Children in CFS care
Garbage Bag Fashion Show, 807
Homelessness risk, 1957
Community support workers
Turnover rate and low wages, 1434
Drag the Red
Members' statements, 1638-1639
Garbage Bag Fashion Show
Voices of Manitoba, 807
Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Reporting When Timely Care Not Available) (Bill 226)
2 R
Debate, 1580-1582
Questions, 1578-1579
Homeless encampments
Housing plan for winter, 3464
Managed encampment approach, 3464
New location of, 2469-2470
Winnipeg area, 1647-1648
Homelessness
Chronic homelessness
Definition of, 2156
Flex funding, 2156
Prevention, 2156
Culturally appropriate services (Indigenous people), 1434
Housing investment announcement, 2049
Housing options and wraparound services, 750
Individuals transitioning out of
Organization that support, 2154-2155
Number of individuals experiencing, 2154-2155
Number of individuals housed, 2156
Rural services, 2033
Tiny home community model, 3464-3465
Transition to Manitoba Housing
Support services offered, 2032-2033
Wraparound supports for, 52
Housing and Renewal Corporation Amendment Act (Bill 12)
1 R, 413
2 R
Opening statement, 2743-2744
Questions, 2744-2746
C/3 R, 3053
Housing projects
Funding commitment, 52
Housing Starts
Application process, 52
Non-profits, capital grants, 52
Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Department
Estimates
Opening statements, 1949-1951
Speakers, 1952-1963, 2021-2034, 2153-2163
Organizational chart, 1953
Political staff, 1953-1955
Staff introductions, 1952-1953, 2021, 2153-2154
Supplement to Estimates of Expenditure 2025-2026, 1634
Incarcerated individuals
ID access, 1957
Indigenous people
Homelessness prevention
Culturally appropriate services, 1434
Interlake Manitoba
Manitoba Housing vacancy rate, 1435-1436
Intoxicated individuals
Temporary detention
Community consultations for Bill 48, 3220
Debate on amendments for Bill 48, 3282-3283
Location of protective-care centres, 2948, 3033
Passage of Bill 48, 3465
Plan for the passage of Bill 48, 3378
Proposed amendments to Bill 48, 3220
Protective care centres, operating costs, 3033
Safe injection site concerns in Bill 48, 2947-2948
Timeline to pass Bill 48, 3404
Inuit community
Tunngasugit Inuit Resource Centre, 117
Inwood Manor Seniors Lodge
Closure of washrooms, 2992-2993
The Leftovers Foundation
Members' statements, 2424-2425
Low-income Manitobans
Affordable housing options, 2777
Main Street Project
Homeless encampment set-up, 2376
Manitoba Housing
24-hours security guards, 2047
Funding increase, 1951
Kennedy Street units
Living conditions and safety concerns, 1141-1142
Number of units, 2157-2158
Transition from encampments
Support services offered, 2032-2033
Upgrades to units, 1951
Vacancy rate (for seniors)--Interlake, 1435-1436
Wait times, 1434
Manitoba Housing Addictions and Homelessness Department
Annual Report for March 31, 2025, 3023
Manitoba Housing Benefit
Funding concerns, 431
Manitoba Housing units
Funding target for repairs, 2778
Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Net-Metering Agreements) (Bill 202)
2 R
Questions, 453-454
Members' statements
Austin Street Festival, 3174-3175
Drag the Red, 1638-1639
The Leftovers Foundation, 2424-2425
Tunngasugit Innuit Resource Centre, 117
Voices of Manitoba - Garbage Bag Fashion Show, 807
Mental health and addiction
Funding for services--rural Manitoba, 2158-2159
Mental-health services
Police calls--rural Manitoba, 1999-2000
Supports needed--rural Manitoba, 1855-1856
Workers hired (100 new)
Update on progress, 2030-2031
Ministerial statements
National Housing Day, 51-52
Substance Use and Addictions Awareness Week, 115-116
Missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG)
Drag the Red, 1638-1639
Motions of Condolence
Nello Altomare, 608
National Housing Day, 51-52
Non-profit housing
New funding model, 1950-1951
Northern Manitoba
Housing projects, 1951
Nurses/nursing
Violence and assault against
Workplace safety measures, 1765
Oak Tree Towers
Anti-crime advocacy by residents, 1436
Building security measures, 903-904
Emergency service calls, 1919
On-site security services, 2577
Permanent security services, 1919, 2048
Resident safety concerns, 691-692, 751, 2378-2379
Residents meeting with Minister, request for, 817-818
Opioid addiction
Antagonist therapy(OAT medication), 1958-1960
Oral Questions
Addiction treatment services
Funding and wait times, 1436-1437
Community support workers
Turnover rate and low wages, 1434
Discarded needles in public places
Support for municipalities for cleanup, 23-24
Discarded needles in Swan Valley
Disposal and clean-up plan, 690-691
Inquiry into effectiveness of clean-up plan, 1541-1542
Discarded needles in Swan Valley region
Request for disposal and clean-up plan, 1233-1234
Education requirements for teachers
Request to reverse policy changes, 159-160
End of Canada-Manitoba Housing Benefit
Funding for social housing organizations, 2777
Homeless encampments
Housing plan for winter, 3464
Managed encampment approach, 3464
Homeless encampments in Winnipeg
Concern for government's housing strategy, 1647-1648
Homelessness prevention for Indigenous people
Culturally appropriate services, 1434
Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Department
OTTER Home addiction treatment
Request for provincial funding, 1495-1496
Individuals experiencing homelessness
Tiny home community model, 3464-3465
Individuals living in homeless encampments
Housing options and wraparound services, 750
Inwood Manor Seniors Lodge
Closure of washrooms, 2992-2993
Low-income Manitobans
Request for affordable housing options, 2777
Main Street Project encampment set-up inquiry
Government emergency housing plan, 2376
Manitoba Housing
Wait times, 1434
Manitoba Housing Benefit
Funding concerns, 431
Manitoba Housing for seniors
Vacancy rate for the Interlake, 1435-1436
Manitoba housing Kennedy St. Units
Living conditions and safety concerns, 1141-1142
Manitoba Housing units
24-hours security guards, 2047
Funding target for repairs, 2778
Manitoba's homeless population
Establishment of new encampments, 2469-2470
Mental-health services
Supports needed for rural Manitoba, 1855-1856
New high school for Ste. Anne
Construction inquiry, 237
Oak Tree Towers
Advocacy by residents, 1436
Building security measures, 903-904
Emergency service calls, 1919
On-site security services, 2577
Permanent security services, 2048
Resident security concerns, 2378-2379
Oak Tree Towers resident concerns
Calls for permanent security services, 1919
Oak Tree Towers residents
Government response to safety concerns, 691-692, 751
Meeting request with Minister, 817-818
Phoenix School renovations
Government intention for project, 234
Plan to end homelessness
Housing investment announcement, 2049
Point Douglas constituents
Minister's availability to residents, 3463
Police services - mental health calls
Support needed for rural Manitoba, 1999-2000
Safe consumption site
Point Douglas location, 2469
Site proposal inquiry, 1351-1352
Safe consumption site for Point Douglas
Location of site, constituent consultations, 688
Safe consumption site, Point Douglas
Consultations with residents, 347-348
Stephens Apartment vacancies
Manitoba Housing applications, 3090
Substance use among children
Youth addiction services, 3280-3281
Supervised consumption site
Location concerns, Point Douglas, 398
Temporary detention of intoxicated individuals
Community consultations for Bill 48, 3220
Debate on amendments for Bill 48, 3282-3283
Location of protective-care centres, 2948
Passage of Bill 48, 3465
Plan for the passage of Bill 48, 3378
Proposed amendments to Bill 48, 3220
Protective care centre location, public consultations, 3033
Protective care centres, operating costs, 3033
Safe injection site concerns in Bill 48, 2947-2948
Timeline to pass Bill 48, 3404
Universal Heights homeless encampment
Request for support services, 1357
Used needles in Swan River
Disposal inquiry, 1146
Violence and assault against Manitoba nurses
Workplace safety and addiction treatment services, 1765
Overcoming Trauma Through Everlasting Relationships (OTTER Home)
Provincial funding request, 1495-1496
Phoenix School
Renovation project, 234
Point Douglas
Safe consumption site, consultations, 688
Supervised consumption site
Location concerns, 398
Public consultations, 347-348
Point Douglas constituents
Minister's availability to residents, 3463
Prairie Mountain Health
Addiction and mental health service organizations, 2160
Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act (Bill 48)
1 R, 2717
2 R
Opening statement, 2891-2892
Questions, 2892-2895
C/3 R, 3418-3419
Rapid Access to Addictions (RAAM)
Aboriginal Health and Wellness, management of clinic, 1571
Expansion of services, plan for, 2026
Indigenous led clinic, 116, 2022
Investments in, 2022
Number of walk-in clients, 2025
Reporting to Shared Health, 2028-2029
Wait times, 2021-2022
Rural health care
Addiction and mental health
Service organizations, 2158-2159
Mental-health services needed, 1855-1856
Police mental health calls, 1999-2000
Rural Manitoba
Homelessness support services, 2033
Housing projects, 1951
Safe consumption site
Aboriginal Health and Wellness
RAAM clinic move to, 1581
Communicable disease prevention, 1582
Constituent consultations--Point Douglas, 688
Education campaign, 2031
Residents meeting--Point Douglas, 2469
Site proposal inquiry, 1351-1352
Terminology used to describe, 2023
Wraparound services provided, 1582
School construction
Need for--Ste. Anne, 237
Senior citizens
Manitoba Housing vacancy rate--Interlake, 1435-1436
Social housing organizations
Funding, 2777
Stephens Apartment
Manitoba Housing applications, number of, 3090
Vacancies, 3090
Substance use
Discarded needles--Swan River
Disposal inquiry, 1146
Discarded needles--Swan Valley
Disposal and clean-up plan, 690-691, 1233-1234
Effectiveness of clean-up plan, 1541-1542
Used needles in public places
Municipal cleanup, 23-24
Youth addiction services, 3280-3281
Substance Use and Addictions Awareness Week, 115-116
Sunshine House
Doctors/nurses employed at, 1960-1961
People served, number of, 1959-1960
Supervised consumption site
Consultations with residents--Point Douglas, 347-348
Location concerns, Point Douglas, 398
Swan River
Used needles
Disposal inquiry, 1146
Teachers/teaching
Education requirements
Request to reverse policy changes, 159-160
Teen Challenge
Funding, 2161
Tunngasugit Inuit Resource Centre
Members' statements, 117
Universal Heights homeless encampment
Request for support services, 1357
Voices of Manitoba
Garbage Bag Fashion Show, 807
Your Way Home housing strategy
Rural services, 2033
Training for staff, 2034
Youth
Addiction treatment services, 3280-3281
Reduction in
Narth, 2069
Sala, 2067
Snowplow operators. See also Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Traffic Safety Measures)
New setback distance requirement for drivers
Naylor, 1459
Social and Economic Development, Standing Committee on
First Report
Chen, 1530-1533
Second Report
Loiselle, 1632-1633
Third Report
Oxenham, 1843-1844
Fourth Report
Compton, 2035-2036
Fifth Report
Pankratz, 2934-2935
Sixth Report
Cross, 2985
Seventh Report
Compton, 3119-3120
Funding
Lamoureux, 2777
Smith, 2777
Number built (1980s)
Wasyliw, 250
Annual Report, March 31, 2025
Fontaine, 3455
Solar powered energy. See also Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Net-Metering Agreements)
Job creation and economic growth potential
Johnson, 452
Lowered energy costs
Johnson, 452
Percentage of global energy production
Johnson, 452
Produced closer to source
Johnson, 452
Reduces demand on existing grid
Johnson, 453
Sopilka Ukrainian Dance School
Members' statements
Wasyliw, 3028
Child-care spaces funding
Robbins, 3218-3219
Schmidt, 3218-3219
South Winnipeg Community Centre
New board
Chen, 180
Richmond Kings ice arena upgrades
Chen, 181
South Winnipeg Family Information Centre
Members' statements
Wasyliw, 16
Recognizing women in
Cable, 488
Cable, 153
Members' statements
Lagassé, 684
Medical specialist vacancy rate
Guenter, 1677
Staff recruitment and retention
Asagwara, 984
Lamoureux, 984
Government contract
Moses, 1437
Stone, 1437
Anderson, Tiara (Procedural clerk assistant)
Lindsey, 2769
Decorum in the Chamber
Deputy Speaker, birth of son Finn
Lindsey, 682
Ethics motion procedure
Lindsey, 2844-2845
Ferris, Melanie (new Hansard director)
Lindsey, 319
Former deputy premier, fine paid
Lindsey, 3366
Former premier Stefanson, fine paid
Lindsey, 3119
Jackson, Grant resignation of Spruce Woods seat
Lindsey, 879
LaRue, Todd (new Hansard director)
Lindsey, 3309-3310
Lockhart, Rob (Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms)
Lindsey, 258-259
Manitoba Day
Lindsey, 1903-1904
Member for Red River North, fine paid
Lindsey, 3119
Members engaging school groups in the public gallery
Lindsey, 1133
Practice of referencing guests in the gallery during debate
Lindsey, 1639
Procedural oversight allowing the member for La Vérendrye to speak twice to Bill 208
Lindsey, 2165
Regarding a leave request by the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, summoning the former Premier to testify before the House
Lindsey, 2760-2761
Regarding a Point of Order raised in the House on October 8, 2025 pertaining to a hand gesture made by the Member for Fort Whyte. The matter is still under advisement and cannot referenced until the matter is concluded
Lindsey, 2911
Regarding relevance, heckling, name-calling and use of unparliamentary language
Lindsey, 2875
The Speaker apologizes to the member for Riding Mountain regarding events that occurred during OQ on April 22, 2025
Lindsey, 1529-1530
Stajkowski-Abbott, Finley (birth of)
Lindsey, 682
Steel, Cam (Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms)
Lindsey, 392
Transcona riding vacancy
Lindsey, 411
Use of cellphones in the Chamber and noise level during votes
Lindsey, 2759
Verma, Shipra (Chief Electoral Officer)
Lindsey, 3369-3370
Yarish, Rick (Clerk of the Assembly of Manitoba)
Twenty-five years of service
Lindsey, 1427
Special Committee on Local Journalism. See Government Motion
Dylan Collins (alpine skier)
Perchotte, 1040
Specialist Wait Time Reporting Act (Bill 215)
1 R
Cook, 341
2 R
Debate
Bereza, 372-373
Moroz, 373-375
Pankratz, 370-372
Opening statement
Cook, 365-367
Questions
Balcaen, 368-369
Cook, 368-370
Devgan, 367-368
Pankratz, 368
Average wait times
Cook, 366
Physician referral system
Cook, 367
Wait time from procedure to treatment
Cook, 366
Wait time tracking
Cook, 366
Speech from the Throne. See Throne Speech
Municipal authority to modify
Narth, 196
Naylor, 196
Spinal muscular atrophy. See Bray, Jeremy
Ministerial statements
Khan, 1846
Kinew, 1845-1846
Budget for 2024-2025
Kennedy, 2081-2082
Lagassé, 2081-2082
Sport, Culture, Heritage and Tourism Department
Annual Report for March 31, 2025
Kennedy, 3024
Case work, individual responsible for
Kennedy, 2081
Perchotte, 2081
Estimates
Opening statements
Kennedy, 2078-2079
Perchotte, 2079
Speakers
Perchotte, 2079-2083, 2227-2231, 2233-2234
Political staff
Kennedy, 2080-2081
Perchotte, 2080-2081
Staff introductions
Kennedy, 2079
Perchotte, 2079-2080
Supplement to Estimates of Expenditure 2025-2026
Kennedy, 1634
Sports. See Members' statements; specific sports
Hockey rink improvements needed
Jackson, 133
Springfield Area Farmers Aiding Relief Internationally (SAFARI)
Members' statements
Schuler, 54-55
Constituent concern
Mental health assessment
Asagwara, 2202
Schuler, 2202
Property tax increase
Sala, 2379
Stone, 2379
Spruce Woods constituency. See also Grievances
Community co-op
Education property taxes
Sala, 2321-2322
Stone, 2321
Jackson, Grant (resignation)
Lindsey, 879
Cardiac care program
Loiselle, 965
ER expansion
Loiselle, 3369
St. Boniface Hospital's Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences
Women's Heart Health research program
Cook, 588
St. James-Assiniboia Norman Art Group
Members' statements
Oxenham, 1098
Cross, 729
Small businesses
Moses, 3176-3177
Statutory Review of Provincial Planning Legislation
Final Report, October 28, 2024
Simard, 3210
Mean Girls musical production
Lagassé, 2240
Overcrowding concerns
Asagwara, 349-350
Cook, 349-350
Ste. Anne Manitoba. See also Petitions
New school, request for status update
Lagassé, 2574
Schmidt, 2574
New school, status update
Lagassé, 246
Highlighting small businesses
Lagassé, 1968
New high school, need for
Lagassé, 237
Smity, 237
New markets needed
Jackson, 850
US tariffs, impact on industry--Selkirk
Moses, 592-593
US tariffs, impact on jobs--Selkirk
Moses, 427-428
Perchotte, 427-428
US tariffs, impact on manufacturers
Schuler, 1065
Stefanson, Heather (former premier of Manitoba). See also Ethics Commissioner Report; Ethics Report Motions
Caretaker convention breach
Oxenham, 3090
Schmidt, 3090
Fine for caretaker convention breach
Loiselle, 3035
Schmidt, 3035
New board appointment
Pankratz, 2667
Schmidt, 2667
Manitoba Housing applications, number of
Bereza, 3090
Kinew, 3090-3091
Smith, 3090
Vacancies
Bereza, 3090
Kinew, 3090-3091
Smith, 3090
Members' statements
Wharton, 1592-1593
Affordability
Cost of living inflation, 886
Fuel tax holiday, impact on, 737-738
Arts, culture and heritage sector
Economic revenue generated, 1314-1315
Balanced budgets
Provincial finances, 95-96
Basic personal tax rate
Bracket creep, 1315
Brackets, government approach to, 2075
Tax bracket creep, 844-845
BITSA legislation
Job losses and tax increases, 3457-3458
Boyne Lodge personal-care home
Request for meeting with minister, 1023
Staff recruitment to Carman, 1022
Staffing challenges, 1672, 1678
Budget 2025
Cloud computing charge, 1314
Debate, 843-847
Tax revenue projections, 830, 863
Budget Bill Public Accountability Act (Bill 224)
1 R, 515
2 R
Opening statement, 619-621
Questions, 621-623
Non-budget items, limit to, 620
Standing committee, 10 hour minimum for public consideration, 620, 622
Business
Tax competitiveness, 846
Buy local
Digital advertising campaign, 738
Canadian Foodgrains Bank
CHOICE Harvest, 342
Carman Memorial Hospital
Staff shortage, 1679
CHOICE Harvest
Members' statements, 342
Committee of Supply
Interim Supply
Opening statements, 880
Committee of the Whole
Fair Trade in Canada (Internal Trade Mutual Recognition) Act and Amendments to The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act (Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day) (Bill 47)
Clause 2, 2581
Opening statement, 2580
Schedule A Clause 3, 2581-2582
Conservation officers
Throne Speech, 85
Cost of living
Financial hardships for Manitobans, 3279-3280
Craft beer industry
Tax competitiveness, 2534-2535
Credit rating agencies
Finance Minister's meeting with, 1803-1804
Response to government financial plan, 2065
Cultural Industries Printing Tax Credit
Maximum credit amount, 1314
Economy - provincial
Forecast for Canada, impact of tariffs, 1540-1541
Stagnation concerns, 844
Education property tax
Costs for municipalities, 2576
Cottage owners--Victoria Beach
Increase concerns, 1048-1049
Farmland, phase out request, 197-198
Homeowners affordability rebate, 2321
Increase concerns, 650-651, 747-748, 2196-2197, 2243-2244
Increase, impact on homeowners, 1232-1233
Municipal assessments, 845
Rates for Winnipeg in 2025, 1853-1854
Rebate, request to reinstate, 2575
Small business, impact on, 738
Timeline for new funding formula, 693
Emergency room services
Violent incidents, 1679
Energy independence
Support for east-west pipeline, 773, 846
Support for east-west projects, 814
Fair Trade in Canada (Internal Trade Mutual Recognition) Act and Amendments to The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act (Buy Manitoba, Buy Canadian Day) (Bill 47)
2 R
Debate, 2387-2391
Questions, 2384-2387
C/3 R, 2583-2589
Film industry
Growth in, 1315
Jette Studios, 1315
Tax credits offered, 1315
Finance Department
Audits, number conducted (2024-2025), 2070
Estimates
Opening statements, 1790-1791
Speakers, 1791-1804, 2065-2066, 2070-2078, 2219-2222, 2224-2227, 2342-2353
External consultants, 1792
Klassen, Kenneth (adviser), 1793-1797
Political staff, 1791
Finances - provincial
Balanced budget, 84, 95-96, 122-123, 3032-3033
Debt management plan
Timeline for balanced budget, 348-349
Debt servicing costs, 883, 888
Long-term bonds, number of, 2072
Matured bonds for 2024, 2071
Own-source revenues, 2070
Recession concerns
Financial impact on businesses and Manitobans, 1103-1104
Revenue and deficit projections, 837, 883, 887
Revenue projections
Interprovincial comparison, 887
Revenue sources and GDP growth projections, 1799-1801
Short-term debt, maturing timeline, 2073
Spending and borrowing, 888-889
Transparency concerning, 3130-3131
Financial services industry
Advancements in, 1319
Free Trade and Mobility Within Canada Act (Bill 227)
1 R, 1289-1290
2 R
Opening statement, 1403-1405
Questions, 1405-1407
Consultations, 1406
Fuel tax holiday
Affordability, impact on, 737-738
Geothermal energy
Hookups, government commitment, 1397
Government contracts
US-based company selected for, 1438-1439
Government Resolution
Manitoba is stronger standing together against Donald Trump's tariff tax and threats, 449-450, 499-501
Government services
SpaceX contract, 1437
Green Team Program
Funding (Throne Speech), 86
Grievances
Debate on budget bill, 3473-3475
Grocery prices
Cost-of-living concerns, 21-22
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Growth projections for 2025, 1797-1798
Hamblin, Chris
Members' statements, 3397-3398
Hamblin, Lorne
Members' statements, 3397-3398
Health Sciences Centre
Violent incidents, 85
Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Plebiscite Before Permanent Emergency Room Closure) (Bill 216)
2 R
Debate, 1677-1679
Questions, 1672
Home prices - increase in
Education property taxes, increase in, 324
Income Tax Amendment Act (Bill 27)
2 R
Debate, 1314-1316
Questions, 1313-1314
C/3 R, 2609
Calculation changes, 1313-1314
Industrial-based carbon tax
Request to eliminate, 3408
Insurance Amendment Act (Bill 14)
2 R
Debate, 1318-1320
Questions, 1317-1318
C/3 R, 2606-2607
Appeal hearing notification, 1319-1320
Consultations, 1317
Insurance Agents' and Adjusters' Licensing Appeal Board
Immunity from liability provision, 1318
Timeline to implement, 1317
Insurance industry
Artificial intelligence use, 1319
Extreme weather events, 1319
Taxes on policies, 1320
Interim Appropriation Act, 2025 (Bill 45)
2 R
Debate, 885-891
Questions, 882-885
C/3 R
Debate, 925-927
Committee of the Whole
Opening statement, 916
Interprovincial trade
Barriers, economic impact, 1403
Barriers, labour mobility, 846
Barriers, request to remove, 500, 1643-1644
Removal of barriers
Credential recognition to address skill shortage, 772
Labour mobility and licensing certifications, 979-980
Legislation to address, 813-814
Need for legislation to address, 772
Interprovincial trade barriers
General comments, 1975
Labour mobility and certification and licencing, 1404
Provinces removing, 1404
Removal impact on GDP, 1404
Jette Studios
Film production studio, 1315
Justice and Attorney General Department
Third quarter spending, 884
Labour mobility
Certification and licensing, 500, 1404
Lodder, Janine
Members' statements, 2193
Manitoba Financial Services Authority Act and Amendments to Various Other Acts (Bill 37)
2 R
Debate, 1401-1402
Questions, 1400-1401
C/3 R, 2612-2613
Consultations, 1400
Credit Unions, consultations, 1400-1401
Manitoba Hydro
Debt level, 84
Energy capacity, expansion plan, 1140-1141
Future energy needs, 1398
Revenue and rates, impact on, 1501-1502
Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Bill 28)
2 R
Debate, 1397-1399
Questions, 1394-1397
C/3 R, 2610-2611
Economic development projects
Criteria for determining hookup priority, 1394-1395
Ministerial interference concerns, 1395, 1398
Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Net-Metering Agreements) (Bill 202)
2 R
Questions, 453-455
Manitoba Hydro rates
Government intention, 60-61
Increase concerns, 1202
Manitoba Small Business Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 208)
2 R
Debate, 1974
Manitoba Stampede, 86
Manitoba Tax Assistance Line
Elimination of, 2073
Manness, Kate
Members' statements, 1347-1348
Manness, Sara
Members' statements, 1347-1348
Matter of privilege
Raised by the Member for Midland alleging that during question period the Minister of Finance had accused her of intentionally misleading the House. She also alleged that there was one rule of decorum for the Government and another for the Opposition, 108
Members' statements
Activities in Midland this summer, 2463
CHOICE Harvest, 342
Hamblin, Lorne and Chris, 3397-3398
Lodder, Janine, 2193
Manness, Sara and Kate, 1347-1348
Morris School Advanced Robotics Team, 893-894
Schroeder, Corinne, 2877
Taylor, Leanne, 15
Midland constituency
Members' statements, 2463
Minister of Finance
Credit rating agencies, meeting with, 1803-1804
Morris School Advanced Robotics Team
Members' statements, 893-894
Morris, Manitoba
Bridge closure on Highway 3
Timeline for repairs, 2886-2887
Municipalities
Education property tax assessments, 845
Education property tax costs, 2576
Natural gas plant
Government position, 1397
Natural resources
Development of, 492-493
Opposition day motion
Call for the government to sign the memorandum of understanding with fellow provincial premiers committing to the transportation and export of Western Canadian oil, natural gas and critical minerals to refineries, seaports, and storage facilities in Manitoba, across Canada by establishing a Canadian energy grid, 2673-2675
Call for the provincial government to immediately reverse the Manitoba Jobs Agreement and replace it with a strategy to ensure all tradespeople can benefit from government contracts regardless of union status, 2791-2793
Oral Questions
Affordability and the cost of living
Financial hardships for Manitobans, 3279-3280
BITSA legislation
Tax increase concerns, 3457-3458
Boyne Lodge Personal-Care Home
Request for meeting with minister, 1023
Staff recruitment to Carman, 1022
Canada's economic forecast due to tariffs
Request for support for Manitoba businesses, 1540-1541
Canadian energy independence
Support for east-west pipeline, 773
Support for east-west projects, 814
Craft beer industry
Tax competitiveness, 2534-2535
Debt management plan
Timeline for balanced budget, 348-349
Development of Manitoba's natural resources
Government position in the wake of US tariffs, 492-493
Education property tax
Timeline for new funding formula, 693
Education property tax, increase concerns
Impact on Winnipeg homeowners, 1232-1233
Education property taxes
Costs for municipalities, 2576
Homeowners affordability rebate, 2321
Increase concerns, 747-748, 1913-1914, 2196-2197, 2243-2244
Rates for Winnipeg in 2025, 1853-1854
Request to reinstate rebate, 2575
Education property taxes on farmland
Request for government to phase out, 197-198
Free trade and mobility within Canada
Legislation to remove interprovincial trade barriers, 2116-2117
Request for government to support Bill 227, 1354-1355
Request for support for Bill 227, 1704-1705
Government contract with US-based company
Canadian company not selected, 1438-1439
Government services
SpaceX contract, 1437
Grocery prices, hydro rates and tax increases
Cost-of-living concerns, 21-22
Increase in average home prices
Impact on education property taxes, 324
Industrial-based carbon tax
Request to eliminate, 3408
Interprovincial trade and labour mobility
Request to remove barriers in Manitoba, 1643-1644
Manitoba Hydro
Rate increase concerns, 1202
Manitoba hydro projects
Impact on revenue and rates, 1501-1502
Manitoba Hydro rates
Government intention, 60-61
Manitoba's energy needs
Capacity expansion plan for hydro, 1140-1141
Manitoba's response to US tariffs
Request for permanent payroll tax waiver, 425-426
Manitoba's tax environment
Rising cost of living concerns, 3376-3377
Manitoba's trade strategy
Request for plan to address tariffs, 980
Morris Bridge closure on Highway 3
Timeline for repairs, 2886-2887
Provincial deficit
Balanced budget concerns, 938-939, 1540
Balanced budget timeline, 2772
Tax increase inquiry, 2773
Provincial economic forecast, recession concerns
Financial impact on businesses and Manitobans, 1103-1104
Provincial finances
Balanced budget inquiry, 95-96, 122-123
Balanced budget timeline, 3032-3033
Deficit concerns, 2661-2662
Provincial financial health
Transparency concerns, 3130-3131
Provincial revenues
Deficit projections, 837
Provincial spending
Debt projection for 2027, 3402
Removal of interprovincial trade barriers
Credential recognition to address skill shortage, 772
Labour mobility and licensing certifications, 979-980
Need for legislation to address, 772
Revenue projection in budget 2025
Impact of tariffs on Manitoba's economy, 863
River East Transcona School Division
School property taxes, increase concerns, 595-596
School property taxes
Increase concerns, 650-651
Spruce Woods community co-op
Education property taxes, 2321
Property tax increase concerns, 2379
Tax revenue forecast in Budget 2025
Economic uncertainty and US tariffs, 830
Trade strategy for Manitoba
Legislation to address certification barriers, 813-814
US tariffs on Canadian goods
Manitoba's tariff contingency fund, 1016-1017
US tariffs, impact on potato producers
Request for government supports, 898-899
Victoria Beach cottage owners
Education property tax increase concerns, 1048-1049
Youth unemployment rate
Increase concerns, 3085-3086
Paralympic athletes
Taylor, Leanne, 14
Parks - provincial
Infrastructure funding (Throne Speech), 85
Payroll tax
Business deterrent, 634
Jurisdictional comparison, 632
Removal of, 2073
Request to eliminate, 845
Small business, impact on, 632, 737
Petitions
Breast screening, 71, 1203-1204, 1509-1510
Carbon tax and rising food prices, 698, 1110, 1657-1658, 2258
Death of Jordyn Reimer-judicial review request, 914
Elm Creek School gymnasium, 2380, 2730, 3001, 3040, 3231-3232
Medical assistance in dying, 756-757, 3468-3469
MRI machine for Portage regional health facility, 1554, 3191
New Neepawa Health Centre, 662-663
Provincial Road 247-request for pave upgrade, 3381-3382
Removal of federal carbon tax, 208, 246, 337-338, 878, 1604-1605
Teaching certification, 1153-1154, 3140
Potato production industry
US tariffs, impact of, 898-899
Property taxes
Increase concerns, 1913-1914
Rates for 2025, 1853-1854
Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act (Bill 48)
2 R
Questions, 2892-2894
Provincial deficit
Balanced budget, 938-939, 1540, 2772
General comments, 2661-2662
Projections, 844
Tax increase inquiry, 2773
Provincial sales tax (PST)
Cloud computing charge for small business, 1314
Provincial spending
Debt projection for 2027, 3402
Real Estate Services Amendment Act (Bill 15)
2 R
Debate, 1392-1393
Questions, 1390-1391
C/3 R, 2608
Legislative history of Act, 1392
Unregistered agents, power to freeze bank accounts, 1392
Renters Affordability Tax Credit
Increase in, government intention, 2076
Resolutions
Encouraging Manitobans to support local
Debate, 737-739
Questions, 731
Homelessness
Debate, 1095-1096
Manitoba needs to address the cost of living crisis
Debate, 2979-2980
Questions, 2976-2977
Provincial government job-destroying payroll taxes
Opening statement, 631-633
Questions, 633-635
Removing retail sales tax on the construction and sale of homes
Questions, 2511-2512
School tax and education property tax increases
Debate, 2706-2708
River East Transcona School Division
School property taxes, increase concerns, 595-596
Rural health care
Hospital opening hours, 1678
School construction
Delays and rising material costs, 885
School divisions
Property tax cap, removal of, 845
Schroeder, Corinne
Members' statements, 2877
Skilled worker shortage, 1975
Small business
Collecting and remitting sales tax
Elimination of commissions, 846
Education property taxes, impact of, 738
Payroll tax, impact of, 632, 737
PST cloud computing charge, 1314
SpaceX
Government contract, 1437
Spruce Woods community co-op
Property tax increase, 2379
Spruce Woods constituency
Community co-op
Education property taxes, 2321
Surgical and diagnostic services
Wait times, 85
Tariffs
Canadian economy, impact on, 1540-1541
Contingency fund, 887-888
Economy, impact on, 863
Medication and supplies, impact on, 1801
Trade strategy, need for, 980
Tariffs - China
Agriculture industry, impact on, 887
Tariffs - United States
Canadian dollar, impact on, 500
Domestic travel, importance of, 499
Economic uncertainty, 830
Interprovincial trade barriers, removal of, 500
Manitoba's response to, 846
Manufacturing industry, impact on, 887
Natural resource development, need for, 494-495
Payroll tax waiver, 199, 425-426
Potato producers, support for, 898-899
Response recommendations, 499-500
Tariff contingency fund, 1016-1017
Tax environment
Businesses leaving Manitoba, 738
Rising cost of living, 3376-3377
Taxes
Throne Speech, 84
Taylor, Leanne
Members' statements, 15
Throne Speech
Conservation officers, 85
Green Team funding, 86
Park infrastructure funding, 85
Taxes, 84
Wildfire mitigation, 86
Trade
Free trade and mobility within Canada
Legislation to remove interprovincial trade barriers, 2116-2117
Support for Bill 227, 1354-1355, 1704-1705
Plan to address tariffs, 980
Strategy for Manitoba, 813-814
Trump, President Donald
"51st state" comments, 449-450
Victoria Beach
Cottage owners, education property taxes, 1048-1049
Wildfires
Mitigation (Throne Speech), 86
Youth unemployment rate, 3085-3086
Stonewall Manitoba. See Petitions
Personal-care home
King, 1002
Stop Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Week
Fontaine, 643
Substance use. See also Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act
Discarded needles--Swan River
Cleanup and supplies
Wiebe, 100
Wowchuk, 100
Disposal inquiry
Balcaen, 1145-1146
Smith, 1146
Discarded needles--Swan Valley
Disposal and clean-up plan
Effectiveness of clean-up plan
Balcaen, 1541-1542
Smith, 1541-1542
Used needles in public places, concern for
Kinew, 1432
Wowchuk, 1432
Needle disposal program
Asagwara, 267-268
Cook, 267
Needle distribution
Budget for
Khan, 1874-1877
Kinew, 1874-1878
Committee inquiry
Balcaen, 266
Wiebe, 266
Used needle disposal, responsibility for
Hiebert, 198
Wiebe, 198
Used needle disposal, responsibility for--Swan River
Balcaen, 24
Wiebe, 24
Used needles in public places
Municipal cleanup
Smith, 23-24
Wiebe, 23
Wowchuk, 23
Youth addiction services
Byram, 3280-3281
Smith, 3280-3281
Substance Use and Addictions Awareness Week
Hiebert, 116
Smith, 115-116
Recreation camps
Marcelino, 3080-3081
Doctors/nurses employed at
Hiebert, 1960
Smith, 1960-1961
People served, number of
Hiebert, 1959
Smith, 1959-1960
Consultations with residents--Point Douglas
Heibert, 347-348
Smith, 347-348
Location concerns, Point Douglas
Hiebert, 398
Smith, 398
Public consultations--Point Douglas
Ewasko, 156-157
Kinew, 156-157
Members' statements
Sandhu, 2239-2240
Surgical and diagnostic services
Average wait time
Balcaen, 310
Cook, 309
Hip and knee replacement
Bereza, 306
Compton, 306
Rural Manitoba
Compton, 307
Hiebert, 307
Staffing vacancies, impact of
Cook, 309
Wait times
Asagwara, 1197-1198
Bereza, 372
Cook, 1197
Khan, 1881
Kinew, 1881-1882
Stone, 85
Surgical wait times. See Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Reporting When Timely Care Not Available)
Confirmation of surgery date (for constituent)
Cook, 3405
Kinew, 3405
New software to track,
Compatibility with existing medical records
Asagwara, 818-819
Perchotte, 818-819
Notification to patients on length of
Cook, 1566
Out-of-province care options
Asagwara, 651-652
Cook, 651-652
Treatment option notification
Cook, 1566
Wait-list standards
Naylor, 1573
Surgical Waitlist Information Management service
Cook, 367
Members' statements
Lathlin, 2313
Discarded needles
Cleanup and supplies
Cross, 100
Wowchuk, 100
Needle distribution initiative
Responsibility for used needle cleanup
Balcaen, 24
Wiebe, 24
Used needles
Disposal inquiry
Balcaen, 1145-1146
Smith, 1146
Small businesses
Wowchuk, 1965-1966
CT scans
Wowchuk, 958
GIS unit, implementation request
Balcaen, 3087-3088
Schmidt, 3087-3088
Nurse MOU re: staff and patient safety
Cook, 308
Public safety
Wowchuk, 117
Loss of staff and music program
Ewasko, 1763
Schmidt, 1763-1764
Members' statements
Piwniuk, 555
Members' statements
Kostyshyn, 3274