Hansard: Index

House Index - 3rd Session - 43rd Legislature

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Bail reform

Government election platform promise

Guenter, 160

Throne Speech response

Balcaen, 121

Balcaen, Wayne (Brandon West) PC

Art/artists

Sawatzky, Peter, 67-68

Auriat, Kerry

Contributions to Brandon, 1511

Bail reform

Throne Speech response, 121

Brandon Regional Health Centre

Diversion from ER, 123

Physician and nurse vacancies, 836-837

Surgical capacity, 123

Suspension of surgical procedures, 836

Brandon Riverbank, 68-69

Brandon School Division

Funding, 123

Brandon, Manitoba

Assault of student, 315-316

Education property tax increases, 47-48

Retail theft, increase in, 1211-1212

Underinvestment concerns, Budget 2026, 977

Budget 2026

Brandon, underinvestment for, 977

Debate, 1034-1036, 1056

Carberry, Manitoba

Bus crash (intersections 1 and 5), 630

Commercial vehicle accidents

Intersections 1 and 5--Carberry, 630

Cost of living

Affordability crisis, 123

Crime Suppression Unit

Thompson, Manitoba location, 121-122

Deaf Awareness Week and Day of Sign Languages Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 225)

1 R, 209

Education property tax

Impact on local property taxes, 650

Increase concerns--Brandon, 47-48

Elections

Residency requirement (from 6 to 3 months), 133

Emergency rooms

Diversions, number of--Brandon Regional Health Centre, 123

Extortion ring

Local family targeted, 143-144

General Investigation Section

Initiative for Swan River, 121

Gustafson, Mathew

Members' statements, 1743-1744

Harm reduction, addictions

Mobile overdose prevention site

Community safety concerns, 1082-1083

Helping Hands soup kitchen

Number of meals served, 123

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Bill 31)

2 R

Debate, 628-632

Questions, 625-628

Jurisdictional comparison, 627

Licence suspension extension (if passenger under 16), 626, 630

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Impaired Driving Measures) (Bill 227)

1 R, 308

Hospital security

Greylisting of facilities, 122

Staff and patient safety, 451-452

Throne Speech response, 122

Ignition Interlock Program

Background to implementation, 631-632

Installation and administrative costs, 625, 626

Impaired driving

Death of Jordyn Reimer, 629

Interprovincial Subpoena Amendment Act (Bill 34)

2 R

Questions, 1400-1401

2 R

Questions, 1400-1401

Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Committee Act (Bill 30)

2 R

Questions, 565-567

C/3 R, 1676-1679

Committee membership

Inclusion of Indigenous women, 565

Years of experience for police, 566

Timeline to begin reviews, 566

Intoxicated individuals - temporary detention

Protective-care centres

General comments, 122

Justice and Attorney General Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 1539-1540

Speakers, 1540-1551, 1629-1634

Keystone Centre, 932-933

Long-Bladed Weapon Control Amendment Act (Bill 8)

2 R

Debate, 1393-1394

Questions, 1392-1393

Matter of urgent public importance

The dramatic increase in crime and violence, 332-334

Members' statements

Auriat, Kerry, 1511

Gustafson, Mathew, 1743-1744

Keystone Centre, 932-933

Sawatzky, Peter, 67-68

Westman Multicultural Festival, 914

Ministerial statements

Restorative Justice Week, 38-39

Minor Amendments and Corrections Act, 2026 (Bill 44)

2 R

Debate, 1407

Questions, 1406

Municipal policing

Support for, 181

Oral Questions

Assault of Brandon student

Student safety review, 315-316

Brandon Regional Health Centre

Physician and nurse vacancies, 836-837

Suspension of surgical procedures, 836

Education property tax increase

Concerns for Brandon, 47-48

Impact on local property taxes, 650

Extortion ring operating in Manitoba

Local family targeted, 143-144

Funding and projects for Brandon, Manitoba

Underinvestment concerns, Budget 2026, 977

Increase in retail theft in Brandon

Request for public safety measures, 1211-1212

Mobile overdose prevention site

Community safety concerns, 1082-1083

Municipal policing

Request for government support, 181

Safe consumption site

Community safety concerns, 1606-1607

Safe consumption site location

Community safety concerns, 552

School officials in River East Transcona division

Assault incident, law enforcement reporting policy, 921

School resource officers

Funding for program, 316

Security concerns at Manitoba hospitals

Staff and patient safety, 451-452

Violent crime rate

National ranking, 411-412

Petitions

Breast screening, 186

Education property taxes, 364-365

Intersection of PTH 75 and PR 305, 845

MRI machine for portage regional health facility, 423-424, 554, 615-616, 659-660, 725, 745-746, 807-808, 946-947, 979-980

Opposition to releasing repeat offenders, 231, 331, 1093-1094, 1123, 1723

Programs for adolescents with disabilities, 110

Removal of the federal carbon tax, 1757-1758

Registered Landscape Architects Act (Bill 234)

2 R

Debate, 1457-1458

Residency Requirements for Elections Act (Various Acts Amended) (Bill 224)

1 R, 133

Resolutions

National strategy for silver alerts

Debate, 1193-1195

Questions, 1191-1192

Retail theft

Increase in--Brandon, 1211-1212

River East Transcona School Division

Law enforcement reporting policy, 921

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Tactical response unit funding, 122

Safe consumption site

Community safety concerns, 552, 1606-1607

Samaritan House Ministries

Food hampers, 123

Sawatzky, Peter

Recognizing contribution to Brandon Riverbank, 67-68

School resource officers

Funding for program, 316

Street Weapons Control Act (Bill 9)

2 R

Debate, 1398

Questions, 1396-1397

Swan River

General Investigation Section initiative, 121

Thompson, Manitoba

Crime Suppression Unit, 121-122

Throne Speech

Debate, 121-123

Bail reform, 121

Hospital security, 122

Violent crime, 121

Violent crime

National ranking, 411-412

Throne Speech response, 121

Westman Multicultural Festival, 914

Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Distribution of Surplus Funds) (Bill 228)

2 R

Questions, 1571

Basic personal income tax rate. See also Resolutions

Exemption increase request

Asagwara, 712

Byram, 1656

Cook, 715-716

Ewasko, 689-690

Fontaine, 1656-1657

Hiebert, 719

Johnson, 1809

Khan, 712-715, 736-737, 793-795, 830-831, 917, 934-935, 1011-1013, 1474-1475, 1654, 1706-1707, 1710-1711

Kinew, 710-712, 715, 794-795, 830-831, 917, 934-935, 1011-1012, 1013, 1474-1476, 1654-1655, 1706-1707, 1710-1711

Moses, 738-739

Narth, 688, 693, 738

Sala, 715-716, 719-720, 736-737, 1809-1810

Stone, 686, 688-690, 710-712

Bereza, Jeff (Portage la Prairie) PC

Accessibility for Manitobans Amendment Act and The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Amendment Act (Access Awareness Week) (Bill 5)

2 R

Questions, 763-764

Public-sector accessibility plans

Compliance tracking, 763

Addiction treatment

Recovery-focused service model, 1084

Agriculture

Budget 2026, 942

Anne Oake Family Recovery Centre

Funding increase request, 1016-1017

Artificial intelligence

Deepfake intimate images, 274, 275, 276

Budget 2026

Agriculture, 942

Debate, 1063-1066

Budget Bill Public Accountability Act (Bill 211)

2 R

Debate, 858-859

Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Bill 36)

2 R

Questions, 815

Child-care facilities

Security services, 179

Cost of living

Auto insurance rates, 466-467

Diagnostic imaging services

MRI for Portage la Prairie, 166

Wait time for, 166

Elections Amendment Act (Bill 40)

2 R

Debate, 905-908

Questions, 901-904

Fiscal Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Amendment Act (Bill 235)

2 R

Debate, 1781

Questions, 1777

Garnham, Betty

Community safety advocate, 604

Grievances

Delay in the opening of the portage regional health centre, 1331-1333

Grocery prices

Increase in, 168

Health-care system

Members' statement, 1146-1147

Health-care wait times

Increase in, 166

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Bill 31)

2 R

Debate, 637

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed Limits on Provincial Roads) (Bill 222)

2 R

Debate, 390-391

Questions, 383-384

Consultations, 383

Hockey

The Portage Cup, 137

Homelessness

Rate increase concerns, 1325-1326

Hospital security

Mental health services, 453-454

Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 1254

Speakers, 1256-1267, 1333-1341, 1813-1821

Indigenous Heritage Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 231)

2 R

Debate, 1182-1184

Questions, 586

Organizations consulted with, 586

Intimate images - non-consensual distribution

Mental health impacts, 276, 277

Removing images, difficulty of, 277

Intoxicated individuals - temporary detention

Protective-care centres

Aftercare plan, 167

Health-care staffing, 108

Manitoba Housing

Criminal activity

Resident security concerns, 453

Safety of senior residents, 1518

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)

Insurance model, PUB authority over

Court case ruling, 467

Registered owner vs. primary driver model

Cost comparison, 459, 467

Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act (Bill 3)

2 R

Debate, 466-468

Members' statements

Garnham, Betty, 604

Health care in Manitoba, 1146-1147

The Portage Cup, 137

Portage la Prairie, provincial and municipal collaboration, 1321

Rotary Club of Portage la Prairie, 1704

Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival, 1008

Mental Health Amendment Act (Bill 16)

2 R

Debate, 1487

Questions, 1486-1487

Ministerial statements

International Day of Pink, 1074

Mental Health Week, 1801

Municipal government

Provincial collaboration--Portage la Prairie, 1321

Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Amendment Act (Bill 2)

2 R

Debate, 274-278

Canadian Centre for Child Protection, recommendations, 277

Internet intermediaries, civil remedies, 276

Internet intermediary, new definition, 276

Intimate image, expanded definition, 275

Intimate image, livestreams, 275

Intimate image, person not identified, 275, 277

Publication ban, victim viewpoint on, 276

Threats to distribute, civil remedies, 274, 275

Oral Questions

Addiction treatment services

Recovery-focused spaces, 1084

Agriculture industry

Budget 2026, 942

Assault near safe consumption site

Request to close facility, 1605-1606

Child-care facilities

Security services, 179

Criminal activity in Manitoba Housing units

Concern for safety of senior residents, 1518

Security concerns for residents, 453

Education property taxes, RM of Victoria Beach

School board vote for cottage owners, 142-143

Homeless rates

Increase concerns, 1325-1326

Mobile overdose prevention site

Request to shut down operation, 1606

Portage Hospital Foundation

Diagnostic equipment, 18-19

Portage regional health centre

Inquiry into opening timeline, 1122

New opening date, 1152-1153

Safe consumption site

Buffer zone around facility, 547

Cost for security services, 1084

Medical and security staffing, 546

Overdose and death reporting, 547

Substance use risk during pregnancy, 645

Safe consumption site location

Community safety concerns, 834

Impact on property values and insurance rates, 646

Proximity to addiction treatment centres, 1046

Safe consumption site operating expenses

Resources rerouted for addiction treatment services, 834-835

Security concerns at Manitoba hospitals

Request for mental health services, 453-454

Seniors living at Powers Street apartment

Update on restoring home-care services, 1812-1813

Support for RAAM services

Funding increase request for Anne Oake Centre, 1016-1017

Request to increase funding, 1016

Temporary detention of intoxicated individuals

Health-care staffing at protective-care centres, 108

Upcoming wildfire season

Questions regarding use of local aircraft, 1481

Winnipeg school divisions

Property tax increase concerns, 798-799

Overdose prevention site

Call to shut down operation, 1606

Petitions

Education property taxes, 364

Location of safe injection sites, 423, 898

MRI machine for portage regional health facility, 186-187, 326, 616, 658, 746, 808, 1088-1089, 1124

Opposition to releasing repeat offenders, 553-554, 724, 947, 1054, 1665-1666, 1753-1754

Provincial Trunk Highway 2, 1722-1723

The Portage Cup, 137

Portage Hospital Foundation

Diagnostic equipment, 18-19

Portage la Prairie, Manitoba

MRI services, 166

Provincial and municipal collaboration, 1321

Portage regional health centre

New opening date, 1152-1153

Opening timeline, 1122

Provincial highways

Speed limits

Local control in residential areas, 390

Rapid access to addictions medicine

Funding increase request, 1016

Registered Landscape Architects Act (Bill 234)

2 R

Debate, 1453-1455

Questions, 1451

Resolutions

Women's health in Manitoba

Debate, 1695-1697

RM of Victoria Beach

Education property taxes

School board vote for cottage owners, 142-143

Rotary Club of Portage la Prairie

Bereza, 1704

Rural health care

ER services, 167

Safe consumption site

Assault near facility, 1605-1606

Buffer zone around facility, 547

Community safety concerns, 834

Cost for security services, 1084

Locations impact on property values and insurance rates, 646

Medical and security staffing, 546

Operating expenses, 834-835

Overdose and death reporting, 547

Proximity to addiction treatment centres, 1046

Request to close facility, 1605-1606

Substance use risk during pregnancy, 645

Senior citizens

Living in Manitoba Housing

Safety concerns, 1518

Seniors housing

Manitoba Housing, safety concerns, 1518

Powers Street apartment, resident safety

Home-care services, update on restoring, 1812-1813

Speed limits, provincial roads

Local control, residential areas, 390

Throne Speech

Debate, 165-168

Affordability, 168

Whoop & Hollar Folk Festival, 1008

Wildfires

Local aircraft, use of, 1481

Winnipeg school divisions

Property tax increases, 798-799

Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Distribution of Surplus Funds) (Bill 228)

2 R

Debate, 1577

Questions, 1571-1572

Bilal Community and Family Resource Centre

Marcelino, 708-709

Bills

Accessibility for Manitobans Amendment Act and The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Amendment Act (Access Awareness Week) (Bill 5)

Adult Abuse Registry Amendment Act (Bill 17)

Adult Learning Centres Amendment Act (Bill 35)

Advocate for Children and Youth Amendment Act (Bill 23)

An Act respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office (Bill 1)

Animal Care Amendment Act (Bill 19)

Apprenticeship and Certification Amendment Act (Bill 47)

Autism Strategy Act (Bill 232)

Budget Bill Public Accountability Act (Bill 211)

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 53)

Business Practices Amendment Act (Bill 49)

Catholic Schools Week Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 226)

Celebration of Philippine Independence Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 217

Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Bill 36)

Christian Heritage Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 229)

Climate Action Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 218)

Constitutional Questions Amendment Act (Bill 4)

Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Bill 15)

Correctional Services Amendment Act (Bill 203)

Criminal Trespassers Act and Amendments to The Occupiers' Liability Act (Bill 210)

Deaf Awareness Week and Day of Sign Languages Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 225)

Declaration of Principles for Patient Health Care Act and Amendments to The Health System Governance and Accountability Act (Bill 27)

Drinking Water Safety Amendment Act (Bill 21)

Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer Act (Bill 213)

Elections Amendment Act (Bill 40)

Elections Amendment Act (Election Day on Saturday) (Bill 216)

Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Attachment Leave for Adoption and Surrogacy) (Bill 10)

Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Right to Religious Observance) (Bill 201)

Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Sick Notes for Employee Absences) (Bill 11)

Environmental Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 37)

Financial Administration Amendment Act (Bill 202)

Fiscal Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Amendment Act (Bill 235)

Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Eliminating Mandatory Overtime for Nurses) (Bill 26)

Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Nurse-to-Patient Ratios) (Bill 28)

Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Reporting When Timely Care Not Available) (Bill 207)

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Bill 31)

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Impaired Driving Measures) (Bill 227)

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Increased Penalties for Passing School Buses) (Bill 221)

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed Limits on Provincial Roads) (Bill 222)

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Stalking-Related Measures) (Bill 212)

Highway Traffic Amendment and Drivers and Vehicles Amendment Act (Bill 43)

Improving Access to Breast Cancer Screening Act (Bill 32)

Indigenous Heritage Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 231)

Interim Appropriation Act, 2026 (Bill 52)

Interprovincial Subpoena Amendment Act (Bill 34)

Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Committee Act (Bill 30)

Long-Bladed Weapon Control Amendment Act (Bill 8)

Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Bill 20)

Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act (Net-Metering Agreements) (Bill 209)

Manitoba Hydro Amendment and Tax Administration and Miscellaneous Taxes Amendment Act (Bill 39)

Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act (Bill 3)

Mental Health Amendment Act (Bill 16)

Milk Prices Review Amendment Act (Bill 205)

Minor Amendments and Corrections Act, 2026 (Bill 44)

Moose Hide Campaign Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 230)

Motor Vehicle Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 42)

Municipal Assessment Amendment Act (Bill 233)

Municipal Councils and School Boards Elections Amendment Act (Bill 223)

Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Amendment Act (Bill 2)

Official Time Amendment Act, 2025 (Bill 214)

Pharmaceutical Amendment, Regulated Health Professions Amendment and Public Health Amendment Act (Bill 50)

Planning Amendment and City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment Act (Bill 33)

Promoting Inclusion in Amateur Sport Act (Bill 41)

Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Amendment Act (Bill 14)

Public Schools Amendment and Manitoba School Boards Association Amendment Act (Bill 38)

Public Sector Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Governance Act (Bill 51)

Real Property Amendment and Planning Amendment Act (Land Conveyed for Public Purposes) (Bill 48)

Registered Landscape Architects Act (Bill 234)

Residency Requirements for Elections Act (Various Acts Amended) (Bill 224)

Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Bill 13)

Retail Sales Tax Amendment Act (Farmer's Identification Number) (Bill 208)

School Bus Seat Belt Safety Act (Bill 220)

Securities Amendment Act (Bill 46)

Sign Languages Recognition Act (Bill 6)

Specialist Wait Time Reporting Act (Bill 206)

Street Weapons Control Act (Bill 9)

Timely Construction of Residential Housing Act (Bill 204)

University of Winnipeg Amendment Act (Bill 29)

Waste Reduction and Prevention Amendment Act (Strengthening Enforcement) (Bill 18)

Wildlife Amendment Act (Bill 215)

Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Distribution of Surplus Funds) (Bill 228)

Yellowquill University College Act and Amendments to The Advanced Education Administration Act (Bill 45)

Bills Specialist Wait Time Reporting Act (Bill 206)

1 R

Cook, 244

Bird River. See Petitions

Birth control

Free access

Cable, 595

Compton, 27, 590, 591

Naylor, 591

Bison Books

Asagwara, 211

BITSA. See Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act

Black History Month

Celebration committee

Moses, 98

Blacksmithing. See Cooks Creek Blacksmith Shop

Blashko, Tyler (Lagimodière) NDP

Addiction treatment

Throne Speech, 34

Capasso, Frank

Contribution to Sage Creek community, 1322

Chapman, Jill

IRONMAN World Championship athlete, 405-406

Churchill, Manitoba

All-weather roads, funding for, 33

Federal-provincial investments, 33

Marine-protected area, funding to study, 33

Committee of Supply

Committee Report, 955

Crown Corporations, Standing Committee on

First Report, 439-440

Emergency room wait times

Patient deaths

Critical incident reviews, 498

French language and culture, 507-508

Gender-based violence

Prevention programs and services, 579

Health cards

Plastic and digital, 33

Health-care system

Investments in, 498

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Speed Limits on Provincial Roads) (Bill 222)

2 R

Debate, 391

Indigenous economic development

Port of Churchill, 33

Indigenous men

Gender-based violence prevention, 539, 579

Indigenous women

Homicide rate, 578-579

Infrastructure

Blue-ribbon panel, 391

Interlake Eastern Health Authority

Maternity care services, expansion of, 33

Intimate partner violence

Support services--northern Manitoba, 580

Justice, Standing Committee

Second Report, 1737-1738

Legislative Affairs, Standing Committee on

First Report, 440

Third Report, 440-441

Lodha, Manju

Members' statements, 1742

Maternity care

Birthing services, return of--Norway House Cree Nation, 33

Service expansion--Interlake Eastern Health Authority, 33

Throne Speech, 33

Medical records

Digital availability, Throne Speech, 33

Members' statements

Appreciation for French language and culture, 507-508

Capasso, Frank, 1322-1323

Chapman, Jill, 405-406

Lodha, Manju, 1742

Manitoba-wide February celebrations, 543

Purohit, Sonal, 968-969

Men and boys

Violence prevention programs for, 581-582

Moose Hide Campaign

Establishment of office, 579

Origins of, 578, 580-581

Moose Hide Campaign Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 230)

1 R, 539

2 R

Opening statement, 578-580

Questions, 580-582

Northern Manitoba

Intimate partner violence

Support services, 580

Norway House Cree Nation

Birthing services, return of, 33

Pharmacists

Scope of practice, expansion of, 33

Port of Churchill

Indigenous partnership, 33

Shipping season expansion, feasibility study, 32

Throne Speech, 32-33

Purohit, Sonal

Recognizing contributions to pharmacy care in Manitoba, 968-969

Resolutions

Calling on provincial government to launch public inquiry on deaths in emergency rooms

Debate, 497-498

Sick notes

Elimination of, 33-34

Throne Speech

Debate, 32-34

Addiction treatment, 34

Birthing services--Norway House Cree Nation, 33

Digital health cards, 33

Medical records, digitally available, 33

Midwife services, 33

Pharmacists, scope of practice expansion, 33

Port of Churchill, 32-33

Sick notes, elimination of, 33-34

Bourkevale Community Clean Up and BBQ

Sala, 1804

Boys and Girls Club of Thompson

Redhead, 1703

Brandon Minor Injury and Illness Clinic

Loiselle, 126

Brandon Regional Health Centre

Diversion from ER

Balcaen, 123

New critical care centre

Asagwara, 1122

Compton, 1122

Physician and nurse vacancies

Asagwara, 836-837

Balcaen, 836-837

Surgical capacity

Balcaen, 123

Suspension of surgical procedures

Asagwara, 836

Balcaen, 836

Brandon Riverbank

Balcaen, 68-69

Brandon School Division

Funding

Balcaen, 123

Brandon, Manitoba

Assault of student

Balcaen, 315-316

Schmidt, 316

Education property tax increases

Balcaen, 47-48

Schmidt, 47-48

Minor hockey

Simard, 1205-1206

Retail theft, increase in

Balcaen, 1211-1212

Schmidt, 1211-1212

Retail theft, support for businesses

Robbins, 1249-1250

Wiebe, 1250

Underinvestment concerns, Budget 2026

Balcaen, 977

Kinew, 977-978

Simard, 977

Brar, Diljeet (Burrows) NDP

Anishinaabemowin language

Throne Speech published in, 118-119

Budget 2026

Debate, 1096-1098

Celebration of Philippine Independence Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 217)

2 R

Debate, 1689-1690

Cost of living

Affordability crisis, 399

Crown Corporations, Standing Committee on

Second Report, 441-442

Third Report, 442

Fourth Report, 442

Health-care system

Throne Speech, 119

Health-care workers

Job fair recruitment--Union Station, 1093

Indigenous languages

Throne Speech published in Anishinaabemowin, 118-119

Introduction of guests

Sehgal, Rajeev, 225

Mangat, Jimmy

Axle Auto Parts, 732

Mangat, Naman

Math4me tutoring support, 732

Manitoba Association of Filipino Teachers Incorporated, 120

Medinav (Medical Navigator), 119

Members' statements

Mangat, Jimmy and Naman Mangat, 732

Musica Singers of Manitoba, 310

Sisler High School's quiz team, 1802

Turban Day, 1148

Musica Singers of Manitoba, 310

Oral Questions

Union Station job fair

Health-care recruitment, 1093

Resolutions

Affordability and the economy

Debate, 399-400

Calling on the provincial government to increase the personal tax exemption

Debate, 1310-1311

Calling on the provincial government to prioritize the struggles facing Manitoba families

Debate, 1791-1793

Sisler High School

Quiz team, 1802

Throne Speech

Debate, 118-121

Health-care initiatives, 119

Printed in Anishinaabemowin, 118-119

Turban Day, 1148

Union Station constituency

Job fair, health-care recruitment, 1093

Veterinarians, internationally educated

Working in Manitoba, 120

Break and enters

Right to self defence

Khan, 87

Breast cancer

Dense breasts, additional screening

Cook, 593

Robbins, 597

Lowering screening age to 40

Asagwara, 1712

Schott, 1712

Screening at age 40

Robbins, 596

Bredin Family Farm

Schuler, 173

Bruce Oake Recovery Centre

Snow Angel Program

Kennedy, 40

Budget 2026

Address

Sala, 925-929

Affordability and cost of living

Khan, 1010-1011

Kinew, 1010-1011

Agriculture

Bereza, 942

Kostyshyn, 942

Amendment

Khan, 985-988

Amendment vote, 1144

Brandon, underinvestment for

Balcaen, 977

Kinew, 977-978

Simard, 977

Business supports

Khan, 935-936

Kinew, 935-936, 1242

Moses, 939

Narth, 939

Sala, 939

Debate

Balcaen, 1034-1036, 1056

Bereza, 1063-1066

Brar, 1096-1098

Byram, 1059-1062

Chen, 989-990

Compton, 1062-1063

Cook, 1022-1026

Corbett, 1026-1028

Cross, 995-998

Dela Cruz, 1105-1107

Devgan, 1002, 1020-1022

Ewasko, 1135-1139

Guenter, 1028-1031

Hiebert, 1107-1109, 1128

Johnson, 1130-1133

Khan, 980-985

Kinew, 1139-1142

King, 1101-1105

Lagassé, 1094-1096

Loiselle, 1031-1034

Maloway, 1069-1071, 1094

Narth, 998-1001

Oxenham, 1066-1067

Pankratz, 993-995

Redhead, 1128-1130

Robbins, 1067-1069

Schott, 1057-1059

Smith, 1133-1135

Stone, 990-993

Wasyliw, 1098-1101

North End Sewage Treatment Plant

Khan, 970-971

Kinew, 970-971

King, 974

Lamoureux, 940-941

Simard, 941, 974

Vote, 1144

Budget Bill Public Accountability Act (Bill 211)

1 R

Stone, 65

2 R

Debate

Bereza, 858-859

Bushie, 856-858

Cable, 1297-1299

Compton, 860-861, 1297

Cross, 679-681

Devgan, 682-684

Fontaine, 1305-1307

Loiselle, 1300-1303

Maloway, 1304-1305

Moyes, 685

Narth, 854-856

Oxenham, 1299-1300

Perchotte, 681-682

Robbins, 1303

Sandhu, 1307

Simard, 852-854

Wowchuk, 684-685

Opening statement

Stone, 675-677

Questions

Kennedy, 677-679

Perchotte, 677-678

Stone, 677-679

Wowchuk, 678-679

Non-budget related legislation, ban on

Stone, 676

Wowchuk, 685

Standing committee consideration

Concern for creating unnecessary delays to legislation

Cross, 680

Standing committee, 10 hour minimum for public consideration

Stone, 677

Wowchuk, 685

Standing committee, public right to speak at

Stone, 676

Wowchuk, 685

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act

Timeline for debate and passage

Khan, 83

Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2026 (Bill 53)

1 R

Sala, 1799

Budget projections

Impact on borrowing and credit rating

Kinew, 1077-1078

Stone, 1077-1078

Budget, balanced

Government record on

Johnson, 29

Throne Speech response

Guenter, 161

King, 117

Wasyliw, 232

Building trades

Apprenticeship training ratios

Decline in skilled workforce, concern for

Guenter, 1118-1119

Kinew, 1118-1119

Bullying in schools. See also Public Schools Amendment and Manitoba School Boards Association Amendment Act

Tragic loss of a child

Call for stronger action against bullying in society

Khan, 508

Kinew, 508

Burchat, Brian

Contributions to Manitoba

Chen, 1038

Bushie, Hon. Ian (Keewatinook) NDP

Art/artists

Guimond, Henry, 1600-1601

Budget Bill Public Accountability Act (Bill 211)

2 R

Debate, 856-858

Caribou

Killing of herd

Update on investigation, 1751

Conservation officers

Enforcement of wildlife laws, 320

Emergency expenditures budget

Funding inquiry, 1018, 1019

Fishing industry, commercial

Quotas--Lake Winnipegosis, 1751

Guimond, Henry

Artist from Sagkeeg Anishinaabe Nation, 1600-1601

Hart, Chief Richard

Recognizing public service to Bunibonibee Cree Nation, 603

Hollow Water First Nation

Wanipigow High School Band, 137-138

Lake Winnipegosis

Commercial fishing quotas, 1751

Logging industry

Timber dues

Loss of business to Ontario, 318-319

Members' statements

Guimond, Henry, 1600-1601

Hart, Chief Richard, 603-604

Wanipigow High School Band, 137-138

Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures Department

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2026-2027, 1111

Night hunting

Permits issued, 320

Without a permit, community safety concerns, 357-358

Nueltin Lake Provincial Park

Caribou herd killing, update on investigation, 1751

Oral Questions

Conservation officers

Enforcement of wildlife laws, 320

Emergency expenditures budget

Funding inquiry, 1018, 1019

Emergency wildfire response

Utilization of retired firefighters, 1519

Lake Winnipegosis

Commercial fishing quotas, 1751

Night hunting

Permits issued, 320

Night hunting without a permit

Community safety concerns, 357-358

Nueltin Lake Provincial Park

Caribou herd killing, update on investigation, 1751

Timber dues for logging industry

Loss of business to Ontario, 318-319

Wanipigow High School Band, 137-138

Wildfires

Retired firefighters, use of, 1519

Business investment

Program funding supports

Naylor, 695

Regulatory and permitting environment

Kinew, 1117-1118

Moses, 738

Narth, 393, 738, 1117

Streamlined approval process

Asagwara, 1330

Narth, 1330

Business Practices Amendment Act (Bill 49)

1 R

Sandhu, 702

2 R

Debate

Nesbitt, 1160-1162

Opening statement

Sandhu, 1157-1158

Questions

Nesbitt, 1158-1159

Robbins, 1158-1160

Sandhu, 1158-1160

Stone, 1158-1160

Referred to Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs

C/3 R

Nesbitt, 1733-1734

Sandhu, 1733

Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation Department

Estimates

Debate, 1521-1537, 1612-1628, 1822-1837

Opening statement

Moses, 1521-1523

Narth, 1523-1524

Speakers

Moses, 1524-1537, 1612-1628, 1822

Narth, 1524-1537, 1612-1628, 1822-1836

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2026-2027

Moses, 1111

Byram, Jodie (Agassiz) PC

Accessibility for Manitobans Amendment Act and The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Amendment Act (Access Awareness Week) (Bill 5)

2 R

Debate, 764-766

Questions, 763-764

Accessibility Advisory Council

Composed of people with disabilities, 765

Accessibility Awareness Week

Last week of May, 766

Fines for non-compliance with act

Used for accessibility initiatives, 766

Legislative review every ten years, 764-765

Public-sector accessibility plans

Funding challenges for rural and northern Manitoba, 766

Funding to support, 763

New four-year review period, 765

Addiction treatment

Throne Speech, 132

Adult Abuse Registry

Removal from, 728

Adult Abuse Registry Amendment Act (Bill 17)

2 R

Debate, 729

Questions, 728

C/3 R, 1724-1726

Advanced Education and Training Department

Estimates

Speakers, 1358

Advocate for Children and Youth Amendment Act (Bill 23)

2 R

Debate, 759-760

Questions, 757-758

C/3 R, 1727-1728

Collaboration agreements, 757

Legislative review (every 7 years), 757, 758

Affordability

Throne Speech, 131

Arden crocus festival

25th annual celebration, 1651

Artificial intelligence

Deepfake intimate images, 206

Autism

Diagnosis wait times, 775

Increase in, 775

Support services, aging out of, 775-776

Support services, rural/northern Manitoba, 775

Autism Strategy Act (Bill 232)

2 R

Debate, 775-776

Questions, 771-772

Organizations consulted with, 775

Basic personal income tax rate

Exemption increase request, 1656

Budget 2026

Debate, 1059-1062

Celebration of Philippine Independence Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 217)

2 R

Debate, 1685-1686

Questions, 1683

Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Bill 36)

2 R

Debate, 816-818

Questions, 815-816

Children with complex needs

Respite-care hours, reduction concerns, 975-976

Cost of living

Affordability crisis, 611-612, 890, 1656

Food bank usage increase, 1214

Deaf people - interpretation services

Hospitals and medical appointments, 535

Rural communities, 536

Deaf students

Education supports, 536

Economy - provincial

Strengthening local economies

Through tax relief, 1810

Education system

Indigenous history curriculum, 584

Elections Amendment Act (Bill 40)

2 R

Questions, 901-903

Foster care

Abuse of child, critical incident review, 256-257

Harassment and stalking

Seizure of vehicles (Bill 212), 569

Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Reporting When Timely Care Not Available) (Bill 207)

2 R

Debate, 484-485

Questions, 479

Death due to wait times, annual reporting, 485

Out-of-province care options, 485

Patient notification requirements

Written requirement, 485

Health-care system

Throne Speech, 130

Hospital security

Throne Speech response, 131

Indigenous Heritage Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 231)

2 R

Debate, 587-588, 1179

Questions, 584, 586

Indigenous peoples

History and culture, recognition of, 586

Indigenous women

Intimate partner violence rates, 567, 582

Intimate images - non-consensual distribution

Harm to children and youth, 206

Intimate partner violence

Barriers to leaving the home, 568

Indigenous women, greater rates of, 582

Programs and services, 569

Rates of, 567

Rates of--rural Manitoba, 567

Support services--northern Manitoba, 580

Intimate Partner Violence Death Review Committee Act (Bill 30)

2 R

Debate, 567-570

Questions, 564-566

Cases to review, criteria for, 566

Committee membership

Years of experience requirements, 564

Intoxicated individuals - temporary detention

Protective-care centres

Rural Manitoba locations, 132

Kin club volunteers, 915

Liquor Mart pop-up

Local brewery promotion, 73-74

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)

Individual's purchase of stolen property

Concern for service gaps, 356

Service standards, 356

Manitoba Winter Games (2026), 540-541

Matter of urgent public importance

The repeated and abject failures to protect children in care and report incidents in a timely manner., 368-369

Members' statements

25th annual Arden crocus festival, 1651

Issues affecting Manitobans with disabilities, 98

Kin club volunteers, 915

Taylor, Ellie, 733-734

Men and boys

Violence prevention programs for, 581

Mental health and addiction

Public safety measures, 132

Ministerial statements

2026 Manitoba Winter Games in Thompson, 540-541

Asian Heritage Month, 1741-1742

Human Trafficking Awareness Day, 706-707

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 134-135

International Day of Persons With Disabilities, 347-348

International Women's Day, 504

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, 404-405

National Tourism Week, 1377-1378

Red Dress Day, 1702

Sikh Heritage Month and Turban Day, 1145-1146

Two-Spirit and Transgender Day of Visibility, 966-967

Vivier, Carole, 247

Moose Hide Campaign Day Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended) (Bill 230)

2 R

Debate, 582

Questions, 580-581

Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Amendment Act (Bill 2)

2 R

Debate, 204-207

Questions, 201-204

C/3 R, 1674-1675

Good-faith distribution, 202, 205

Internet intermediaries, civil remedies, 202, 205, 207

Privacy expectation, image not identifiable, 202

Threats to distribute, civil remedies, 205

Visual recording, new definition, 205

Northern Manitoba

Accessibility barriers, 765

Autism support services, 775

Infrastructure investment, 304-305

Intimate partner violence

Support services, 580

Nurses/nursing

Mandatory overtime, elimination of, 130

Oral Questions

Abuse of child in foster care

Call for critical incident review, 256-257

Affordability pressures in Manitoba

Increase in food bank usage, 1214

Children with complex needs

Respite-care hours, reduction concerns, 975-976

Cost of living and the affordability crisis

Basic personal tax rate increase proposal, 1656

Cost of living for Manitobans

Affordability concerns, 890

Cost of living in Manitoba

Request to address affordability, 611-612

Education system

Chronic absenteeism, 744

Individual's purchase of stolen property

Concern for gaps in MPI services, 356

Persons with disabilities

Access to health care, 456

Pop-up Liquor Mart

Local brewery promotion, 73-74

Rural crime in Manitoba

Request for plan to address, 177-178

Safe consumption site, overdose or death

Responsibility for adverse outcomes, 547-548

Service standards, 356

Strengthening local economies

Call for tax relief for Manitobans, 1810

Teacher Professional Conduct Commissioner

Concern regarding part-time nature of position, 1247-1248

Request for public release of correspondence, 1248

Throne Speech 2025

Affordability measures, 21

Orange Shirt Day

Origins of (Phillis Webstad's residential school experience), 587

Persons with disabilities

Access to health care, 456

Issues affecting (Members' statements), 98

Throne Speech response, 131-132

Petitions

Education property taxes, 363

New Neepawa Health Centre, 555, 617, 652-653, 723, 747, 1754

Programs for adolescents with disabilities, 79-80, 108-109, 187, 420-421, 522-523, 808-809, 849, 897-898, 947-948, 1124-1125

Provincial Road 352, 1666, 1722

Rural community policing services, 325

Port of Churchill

Federal funding, 304

Prairie Mountain Health Region

Nurse staffing levels, 516

Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Amendment Act (Bill 14)

2 R

Questions, 1236

Public safety

Addiction treatment, 132

Public Service Delivery Department

Estimates

Speakers, 1643-1645

Real Property Amendment and Planning Amendment Act (Land Conveyed for Public Purposes) (Bill 48)

2 R

Questions, 1174-1175

Registered Landscape Architects Act (Bill 234)

2 R

Debate, 1455-1457

Resolutions

Advancing Manitoba's economic future through provincial-federal collaboration in Churchill

Debate, 304-305

Questions, 296

Calling on the provincial government to increase the personal tax exemption

Debate, 1309-1310

Recognizing ANCOP's contributions in uplifting vulnerable families, strengthening communities and fostering a culture of compassion

Debate, 784-785

Questions, 781-782

Rural crime

Intimate partner violence

Rates of, 567

Plan to address, 177-178

Property crime, 132

Rural health care

Protective-care centre locations, 132

Rural Manitoba

Accessibility barriers, 765

Autism support services, 775

Deaf people, interpretation services, 536

Safe consumption site

Responsibility for overdose or death, 547-548

School attendance

Chronic absenteeism

General comments, 744

Sign Languages Recognition Act (Bill 6)

2 R

Debate, 537, 1482-1483

Questions, 534-536

Students

Chronic absenteeism

General comments, 744

Surgery, wait times

Number of deaths, 484

Taylor, Ellie

Contributions to Neepawa community, 733-734

Teacher Professional Conduct Commissioner

Concern regarding part-time nature of position, 1247-1248

Request for public release of correspondence, 1248

Throne Speech

Debate, 130-132, 149-152

Affordability, 21, 131

Affordability measures, 21

Health-care initiatives, 130

Hospital security, 131

Nurse mandatory overtime, elimination of, 130

Workers Compensation Amendment Act (Distribution of Surplus Funds) (Bill 228)

2 R

Questions, 1572

 

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