House Index - 3rd Session - 43rd Legislature
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General comments
Cook, 590
Absenteeism. See Students
Access to information requests
Wasyliw, 1511-1512
Extended hours primary-care clinic
Oxenham, 64
Accessibility for Manitobans Amendment Act and The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Amendment Act (Access Awareness Week) (Bill 5)
1 R
Fontaine, 601
2 R
Debate
Byram, 764-766
Opening statement
Fontaine, 761-762
Questions
Bereza, 763-764
Byram, 763-764
Fontaine, 763-764
King, 763
Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development
Accessibility Advisory Council
Composed of people with disabilities
Byram, 765
King, 763
Accessibility Awareness Week
Last week of May
Byram, 766
Fines for non-compliance with act
Used for accessibility initiatives
Byram, 766
Fontaine, 762
Legislative review every ten years
Byram, 764-765
Fontaine, 762
Public-sector accessibility plans
Compliance tracking
Bereza, 763
Fontaine, 763
Consultation requirement
Fontaine, 761
Funding challenges for rural and northern Manitoba
Byram, 766
Funding to support
Byram, 763
Fontaine, 763
New four-year review period
Byram, 765
Fontaine, 761
Non-compliance or late submissions
Fontaine, 761-762
King, 761
Thirty-day deadline to submit to government
Fontaine, 761
Throne Speech response
Schott, 113-114
Addiction treatment. See also Snow Angel program
Recovery-focused service model
Asagwara, 1084
Bereza, 1084
Hiebert, 835-836
Throne Speech
Blashko, 34
Byram, 132
Addictions. See Harm reduction, addictions
Adoption. See also Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Attachment Leave for Adoption and Surrogacy)
Reasons for
Goertzen, 670
Removal from
Byram, 728
Fontaine, 728
Adult Abuse Registry Amendment Act (Bill 17)
1 R
Fontaine, 502
2 R
Debate
Byram, 729
Opening statement
Fontaine, 726-728
Questions
Byram, 728
Fontaine, 728-729
Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development
C/3 R
Byram, 1724-1726
Fontaine, 1724
Adult Abuse Registry Committee
First hearing panel, elimination of
Fontaine, 727
Adult Learning Centres Amendment Act (Bill 35)
1 R
Cable, 499
2 R
Hiebert, 1444-1445
Opening statement
Cable, 1442-1443
Questions
Cable, 1443-1444
Hiebert, 1443-1444
Advanced Education and Training Department
Estimates
Opening statements
Cable, 1268-1269
Hiebert, 1269-1270
Speakers
Byram, 1358
Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2026-2027
Cable, 1073
Advocate for Children and Youth Amendment Act (Bill 23)
1 R
Fontaine, 602
2 R
Debate
Byram, 759-760
Opening statement
Fontaine, 755-756
Questions
Byram, 757
Cook, 757
Fontaine, 756-757
Hiebert, 757
Referred to Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development
C/3 R
Byram, 1727-1728
Fontaine, 1726-1727
Collaboration agreements
Byram, 757
Cook, 758
Fontaine, 756-758
Gender identity recognition
Fontaine, 755-756
Legislative review (every 7 years)
Fontaine, 756-758
Provincial comparison
Fontaine, 757-758
Hiebert, 757
United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (amended to include)
Fontaine, 756
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, advocacy work
Fontaine, 756
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (amended to include)
Fontaine, 756
Economic opportunities
Khan, 1382-1383
Kinew, 1382-1383
Federal investment
Robbins, 1387-1388
Simard, 1387
Manufacturing procurement strategy
Moses, 1476-1477
Stone, 1476
Provincial investment
Khan, 1472-1473
Kinew, 1473-1474
Moses, 397
Affordability. See also Cost of living; Resolutions
Budget 2026
Khan, 1010-1011
Sala, 937
Stone, 937
Government record
Narth, 1329
Sala, 1329
Jobs and the economy, investment in
Narth, 610
Sala, 610
Living wage
Wasyliw, 232
Tax credits (housing)
Simard, 691
Throne Speech
Byram, 131
Compton, 28
Cook, 61
Corbett, 26
Cross, 59
Johnson, 30
Wasyliw, 233
Single-window project approval model
Kinew, 1705-1706
Narth, 1705-1706
Lease freeze
King, 115
Thunderstruck Ag Equipment
Hiebert, 406
Budget 2026
Bereza, 942
Kostyshyn, 942
Drought and feed shortages
Johnson, 30
Law-Marot grain manufacturing facility
Narth, 298-299
Sustainable Agriculture Manitoba
Loiselle, 284
Tariffs
Stone, 238
Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2026-2027
Kostyshyn, 1037
Narth, 829
AI. See Artificial intelligence
Opening timeline
Moses, 396
Paramedic shortage--rural Manitoba
Asagwara, 1811-1812
Guenter, 1811-1812
AMM. See Association of Manitoba Municipalities
An Act respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office (Bill 1)
1 R
Kinew, 6
Animal Care Amendment Act (Bill 19)
1 R
Kostyshyn, 502-503
2 R
Debate
Narth, 1490-1491
Opening statement
Kostyshyn, 1487-1488
Questions
Kostyshyn, 1488-1490
Narth, 1488-1490
Throne Speech published in
Brar, 118-119
Chen, 151
Cross, 60
Dela Cruz, 165
Loiselle, 126
Ministerial statement
Kinew, 1007
Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre
Funding increase request
Bereza, 1016-1017
Smith, 1016-1017
Apprenticeship and Certification Amendment Act (Bill 47)
1 R
Moses, 704
Apprenticeship training ratios
Barrier to federal skills training for youth
Khan, 1658-1659
Kinew, 1658-1659
Decline in skilled trades workers, concern for
Guenter, 1118-1119
Kinew, 1118-1119
Limited opportunities for workers, concern for
Guenter, 1711-1712
Moses, 1711-1712
Expansion project
Johnson, 30
Port of Churchill investment
Redhead, 295
25th annual celebration
Byram, 1651
Cobiness, Eddy (Buffalo Point First Nation)
Narth, 350
Guimond, Henry
Bushie, 1600-1601
Henderson Scott
Chen, 151
Martin, Daniel James
Perchotte, 506
Programs--Westwood Collegiate
Oxenham, 709
Sawatzky, Peter
Balcaen, 67-68
SOL Designs
Narth, 641-642
Artificial intelligence. See also Public Sector Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Governance Act
Deepfake intimate images
Byram, 206
Piwniuk, 374
Arts and culture sector. See Pantages Playhouse Theatre; Theatre Awards' Lifetime Achievement Award
Asagwara, Hon. Uzoma (Union Station) NDP
2SLGBTQ+ community
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Government's message to trans kids, 78
Addiction treatment
Recovery-focused service model, 1084
Ambulance service
Paramedic shortage--rural Manitoba, 1811-1812
Basic personal income tax rate
Exemption increase request, 712
Bison Books, 211
Brandon Regional Health Centre
New critical care centre, 1122
Physician and nurse vacancies, 836-837
Suspension of surgical procedures, 836
Breast cancer
Lowering screening age to 40, 1712
Business investment
Streamlined approval process, 1330
Cardiac care
For women, investments in, 483
Cardiac Centre of Excellence
Cervical cancer
Equipment used to detect
Delay in approval by Manitoba Health, 359-360
Concordia Hospital
Technology upgrades for spinal surgery, 801
Constituent matters
Individual with spinal muscular atrophy
Request to cover Mr. Bray's medication, 44-45
Request to meet with Health Minister, 73
Spinal muscular atrophy, funding for medication, 44-45
Cost of living
Gas tax, reduction or removal, 1206-1207
Declaration of Principles for Patient Health Care Act and Amendments to The Health System Governance and Accountability Act (Bill 27)
1 R, 539
2 R
Opening statement, 1412-1413
Questions, 1413-1416
Diabetics/diabetes
Insulin support in schools and daycares, 317
Diagnostic imaging services
Laboratory and X-ray technologists
Expansion of training seats, 359
Wait time reduction, call for, 107
Economic development
Crown-Indigenous corporation, 43
Economic growth
Energy and resource sector, 1149-1150, 1154-1155
Mining sector investments, 1207-1208
Economy - provincial
Government record on, 44
Emergency room wait times
Closures, long-term impact of, 494
Critical incident review, experts hired for, 493
Families losing time and income, 515-516
General comments, 451
Government reduction record, 1517-1518
Increase concerns, 1660
Patient deaths
Call for public inquiry, 255
Critical incident reviews, 493
Reduction in, 256
Workplace safety, 550-551
Emergency rooms
Patient safety charter, 20-21
System-wide review, 493-494
Unsafe conditions, 20-21
Energy sector
Economic growth, 1149-1150
Energy-intensive industries
Hydro's energy capacity, 43
Food inflation
Food costing report, 48
Plan to address, 607-608
Front-line health-care workers
Workplace safety concerns, 145
Government procurement
Contract awarded to US company, 1603
Grace Hospital
ER wait times and staff safety, 1660, 1751-1752
Grace Hospital Surgical Clinic
Opening announcement, 718
Health cards
Plastic and digital, 20
Health Sciences Centre (HSC)
Safety and security issues, 178
Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Eliminating Mandatory Overtime for Nurses) (Bill 26)
1 R, 639
2 R
Opening statement, 1407
Questions, 1408-1410
Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Nurse-to-Patient Ratios) (Bill 28)
1 R, 639
2 R
Opening statement, 1419
Questions, 1419-1422
Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Reporting When Timely Care Not Available) (Bill 207)
2 R
Debate, 482-484
Questions, 480
Health-care facilities
Operational issues, 107
Health-care system
Government management record, 412-413
Investments in, 923
Number of nurses needed--Westman region, 839
Spending levels and patient outcomes, 454-455
Throne Speech, 21
Workplace safety, 550-551
Health-care wait times
Effect on workers and the economy, 512-513
Health-care workers
Job fair recruitment--Union Station, 1093
Home-care services
Centralized scheduling system, 1479
Hospice
Access to (Interlake and rural Manitoba), 76-77
Hospital security
Staff and patient safety, 451, 452
Improving Access to Breast Cancer Screening Act (Bill 32)
1 R, 601
2 R
Opening statement, 1423
Questions, 1424-1427
Infrastructure projects
Major projects, government plans for, 1155
Interlake Region
Hospice care, access to, 76-77
Lactation consultants
Funding announcement, 147
Manitoba jobs agreement
Remittance to Manitoba Building Trades, 1153
Transparency in fee collection and use, 1602
Manitoba Menopause Clinic
Opening, 1388
Matter of urgent public importance
The systemic failures of the healthcare system, 263-265
Members' statements
Bison Books, 211
Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club, 1599-1600
Umunna Igbo Cultural Association of Manitoba, 707
Menopause
Manitoba Menopause Clinic opening, 1388
Mental health and addiction
Services--rural Manitoba, 549-550
Mining and minerals
Sector investment
Importance for economic growth, 1207-1208
Ministerial statements
Diabetes Awareness Month, 308-309
Lung Cancer Awareness Month, 247-248
Nurse Practitioner Week, 8-9
Nurse practitioners
Alternative funding models, 17-18
Nurses/nursing
ICU training program graduates
Improvements in overtime and patient ratios, 838
Staffing levels, 19-20
Throne speech commitments, 19-20
Workplace safety, 102-103, 106
Oral Questions
Access to primary care
Manitoba ranking, 456
Addiction treatment services
Recovery-focused spaces, 1084
Advanced spinal surgical capacity
Technology upgrade for Concordia Hospital, 801
Affordability measures for Manitobans
Request to remove gas tax, 1206-1207
Assault at St. Boniface Hospital parkade
Prevention of the release of assailant, 178
Basic personal tax rate, exemption increase
Request for government to support resolution, 712
Brandon Regional Health Centre
New critical care centre, 1122
Physician and nurse vacancies, 836-837
Suspension of surgical procedures, 836
Breast cancer screening
Lowering screening age to 40, 1712
Children with Type 1 diabetes
Insulin support in schools and daycares, 317
Constituent with spinal muscular atrophy
Funding for medication, 44-45
Request to meet with Health Minister, 73
Contract awarded to US company
Request for Premier to apologize, 1603
Death at Manitoba ER
Request for public inquiry, 255
Diagnostic testing and surgical procedures
Call for wait time reduction, 107
Economic development plan for Manitoba
Creation of Crown-Indigenous corporation, 43
Economic development, Budget 2026
Concern for energy and resource sector, 1154-1155
Economic growth for Manitoba
Concern for energy and resource sector, 1149-1150
Emergency room wait times
Government reduction record, 1517-1518
Energy-intensive industries
Hydro's energy capacity, 43
Equipment used to detect cervical cancer
Delay in approval by Manitoba Health, 359-360
ER wait time reduction
Request for government plan, 256
Front-line health-care workers
Workplace safety concerns, 145
Grace Hospital
Wait times and staff safety, 1660
Grace Hospital surgical clinic
Opening announcement, 718
Grace Hospital, ER wait times and staff safety
Request for government to address, 1751-1752
Greylisting of HSC and Thompson hospitals
Workplace safety concerns for nurses, 102-103, 106
Grocery price inflation
Request for plan to address, 607-608
Health care for the Westman region
Primary-care paramedics, staffing levels, 887-888
Health care in the Westman region
Inquiry into the number of nurses needed, 839
Health Sciences Centre
Safety and security issues, 178
Health-care spending by government
Concern regarding patient outcomes, 454-455
Health-care system
Government management record, 412-413
Health-care system investments
Government update, 923
Home-care services
Centralized scheduling system, 1479
ICU nurse training program graduates
Improvements in overtime and patient ratios, 838
Interlake Region and rural Manitoba
Access to hospice care, 76-77
Laboratory and X-ray technologists
Expansion of training seats, 359
Lactation consultants
Funding announcement, 147
Major projects for Manitoba
Request for information, 1155
Manitoba jobs agreement
Remittance to Manitoba Building Trades, 1153
Transparency in fee collection and use, 1602
Manitoba menopause clinic
Reopening announcement, 1388
Manitoba's economy
Government record, 44
Manitoba's health-care system
ER wait times and hospital security, 451
Workplace safety and ER wait times, 550-551
Median ER wait times
Increase concerns, 1660
Mental health and addiction treatment
Services for rural Manitoba, 549-550
Mining sector investment
Importance for economic growth, 1207-1208
Monitoring food inflation
Food costing report, 48
National silver alert system
Provincial call to establish, 1212-1213
New health cards
Plastic and digital option, 20
New personal care home
Bridgwater location, 889-890
Number of paramedics hired
Concerns regarding workforce levels, 1603-1604
Inquiry into exact numbers, 74-75
Nurse practitioners
Alternative funding models, 17-18
Nurse staffing levels
Throne speech commitments, 19-20
Paramedic burnout and time-off rates
Request to address in contract negotiations, 322
Paramedic training seats
Expansion announcement, 49
Paramedic vacancy rate
Training and retention, 321
Paramedics and paramedic students
Request for retention initiatives, 321
Personal-care homes
Improved food service, 1017-1018
Portage Hospital Foundation
Diagnostic equipment, 18-19
Portage regional health centre
New opening date, 1152-1153
Reopening of Seven Oaks Hospital ER
Federal-provincial funding partnership, 146-147
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act
Deferred maintenance, concern for renters, 1602
Rural ambulance services
Paramedic shortage concerns, 1811-1812
Safe consumption site
Use of site by vulnerable populations, 605-606
Safe consumption site location
Point Douglas community consultations, 42-43
Security concerns at Manitoba hospitals
Staff and patient safety, 452
Seven Oaks Hospital water main break
Operational issues in other facilities, 107
St. Boniface Hospital's cardiac centre
Re-opening announcement, 1155
Supporting business investment
Request for streamlined approval process, 1330
Teacher Professional Conduct Commissioner
Nature and characterization of departure, 1323-1325
Status of interim contract, 1331
Throne Speech 2025
Health-care initiatives, 21
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Government's message to trans kids, 78
Union Station job fair
Health-care recruitment, 1093
Unsafe conditions in ERs
Patient safety charter, 20-21
Winnipeg school divisions
Property tax increase concerns, 801
Women's health care
Government investments, 551-552
Paramedics
Burnout and time-off rates, 322
Number hired, 74-75
Paramedic students, retention initiatives, 321
Training and retention, 321
Training seat expansion, 49
Vacancy rate, 321
Workforce numbers, 1603-1604
Personal-care homes
Bridgwater location, 889-890
Food service improvements, 1017-1018
Pharmaceutical Amendment, Regulated Health Professions Amendment and Public Health Amendment Act (Bill 50)
1 R, 703
2 R
Opening statement, 1428
Questions, 1428-1430
Portage Hospital Foundation
Diagnostic equipment, 18-19
Portage regional health centre
New opening date, 1152-1153
Prairie Mountain Health Region
Nurse staffing levels, 516
Primary care
Manitoba ranking, 456, 514-515
Rental housing
Deferred maintenance, concern for renters, 1602
Resolutions
Calling on provincial government to launch public inquiry on deaths in emergency rooms
Debate, 492-494
National strategy for silver alerts
Debate, 1195-1197
Rural health care
Ambulance service, paramedic shortage, 1811-1812
Hospice care, access to, 76-77
Mental health and addiction services, 549-550
Safe consumption site
Point Douglas community consultations, 42-43
Use of site by vulnerable populations, 605-606
Seven Oaks General Hospital
Reopening of ER
Federal-provincial funding partnership, 146-147
Water main break, 107
Silver alert system
Provincial call to establish, 1212-1213
Southern Health Region
Nurse vacancy rate, 513-514
Spinal surgery
Technology upgrade--Concordia Hospital, 801
St. Boniface Hospital
Assault in parkade
Prevention of the release of assailant, 178
Cardiac centre re-opening, 1155
Surgery
Grace Hospital Surgical Clinic, 718
Surgery, wait times
General comments, 107
Surgical Waitlist Information Management (SWIM), 482-483
Teacher Professional Conduct Commissioner
Nature and characterization of departure, 1323-1325
Status of interim contract, 1331
Thompson General Hospital
Thone Speech
Health-care initiatives, 21
Throne Speech
Health-care initiatives, 21
Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club, 1599-1600
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Government's message to trans kids, 78
Transgender youth
Government's message to, 78
Umunna Igbo Cultural Association of Manitoba, 707
Union Station constituency
Job fair, health-care recruitment, 1093
Westman region
Number of nurses needed, 839
Primary-care paramedics, staffing levels, 887-888
Winnipeg school divisions
Property tax increases, 801
Women, health care
Cardiac care, 483
Government investments, 551-552
Ashern, Manitoba. See also Petitions
Home-care pilot project
Johnson, 30
Asian Heritage Month. See Ministerial statements
Annual free tax clinic
Kennedy, 1510
Consolidated Financial Statements for June 30, 2025
Cable, 244
Cougars Athletics program
Simard, 1651-1652
Association of Manitoba Municipalities
Resolution on provincial roads
Speed limit control, residential areas
King, 383
Narth, 382-383
Attachment leave. See Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Attachment Leave for Adoption and Surrogacy)
Importance to early development
Guenter, 665
Moyes, 172-173
Contributions to Brandon
Balcaen, 1511
Autism. See also Children's disABILITY Services; Petitions; St. Amant; World Autism Awareness Day
Adult diagnosis
Compton, 776-777
Cost for private care
Kinew, 222-223
Lamoureux, 222
Diagnosis wait times
Byram, 775
Kinew, 222-223
Lamoureux, 222
Funding for services
Compton, 777
Corbett, 774
Moroz, 778
Increase in
Byram, 775
Compton, 776
Corbett, 774
Support services, aging out of
Byram, 775-776
Support services, availability across Manitoba
Hiebert, 937-938
Kennedy, 938
Support services, rural/northern Manitoba
Byram, 775
Autism Strategy Act (Bill 232)
1 R
Lamoureux, 731
2 R
Debate
Byram, 775-776
Compton, 776-777
Corbett, 773-775
Moroz, 777-778
Opening statement
Lamoureux, 769-771
Questions
Byram, 771-772
Dela Cruz, 771-773
Hiebert, 772
Johnson, 773
Lamoureux, 771-773
Annual reporting requirement
Lamoureux, 771
Committee consideration request
Early screening and diagnosis
Lamoureux, 770
Employment and housing supports
Lamoureux, 770
Five-year review of
Lamoureux, 771
Implementation timeline
Lamoureux, 771
Inclusion support funding-- rural/northern Manitoba
Lamoureux, 770
Jurisdictional comparison
Lamoureux, 769
Members' statement
Lamoureux, 829
Organizations consulted with
Byram, 775
Lamoureux, 769
Removal of gallery guests during debate
Fontaine, 800
Lamoureux, 800
Research and data collection
Lamoureux, 770
Whole of government approach
Lamoureux, 770
Automobile insurance. See Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)
Contributions to Gimli
Johnson, 250