Hansard: Index

House Index - 3rd Session - 43rd Legislature

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Nabess, Edna

The Woman in the Polka Dot Dress (author)

Hiebert, 1379-1380

Narth, Konrad (La Vérendrye) PC

Affordability

Government record, 1329

Jobs and the economy, investment in, 610

Agri-food processors

Single-window project approval model, 1705-1706

Agriculture

Law-Marot grain manufacturing facility, 298-299

Agriculture in the Classroom, 829

Animal Care Amendment Act (Bill 19)

2 R

Debate, 1490-1491

Questions, 1488-1490

Art/artists

Cobiness, Eddy (Buffalo Point First Nation), 350

SOL Designs, 641-642

Association of Manitoba Municipalities

Resolution on provincial roads

Speed limit control, residential areas, 382-383

Basic personal income tax rate

Exemption increase request, 688, 693, 738

Budget 2026

Business supports, 939

Debate, 998-1001

Budget Bill Public Accountability Act (Bill 211)

2 R

Debate, 854-856

Business investment

Regulatory and permitting environment, 393, 738, 1078-1079, 1117

Streamlined approval process, 1330

Business, Mining, Trade and Job Creation Department

Estimates

Opening statement, 1523-1524

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

Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders, 447

Cobiness, Eddy

Artist from Buffalo Point First Nation, 350

Commercial vehicle accidents

Number of, impaired driving, 626, 627

Constitutional Questions Amendment Act (Bill 4)

2 R

Questions, 526-528

Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Bill 15)

2 R

Questions, 1168-1171

Cost of living

Affordability crisis, 693

Disposable income, 392

Taxes, 610-611

Cowboys Mud Racing, 1600

Debt servicing costs

Provincial taxes, 610-611

Disposable income

Cost of living, 392

Drinking water

Safety requirements

Consultation with rural residents, 1749-1750

Economic growth

Business investment, 147

Business investment, importance for, 147

Business supports, Budget 2026, 938-939

Energy and resource sector, 1149-1150

Government spending, 738

Government spending concerns, 738

Rate of and taxes, 924-925

Regulatory policy, impact of, 1604-1605

Small business investment, 1515-1516

Throne Speech response, 53-54

Economy - provincial

Affordability measures, 716-717

Business investment, 257-258, 972-973

Bussiness investment, 257-258

Economic outlook for key sectors, 50

Investments in, 103-104

Manitoba's economic future (Members' statements), 969

Education system

Funding model, new

General comments, 650

Energy corridor

MOU with western provinces, 53

Energy sector

Economic growth, 1149-1150

Finance Department

Estimates

Speakers, 1359-1374

Food banks

Southeast community volunteers, 174

Food processing sectors

Regulatory environment adding to food costs, 610

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

2 R

Questions, 480

Health-care wait times

Effect on workers and the economy, 512-513

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Bill 31)

2 R

Questions, 626-627

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

1 R, 94

2 R

Opening statement, 381-382

Questions, 383-384

Consultations, 383-384

Hockey

La Broquerie Habs Junior B champions, 1803

Impaired driving

Commercial vehicle accidents, number of, 626, 627

Infrastructure projects

Major projects, permitting delays

Impact on business investment, 1150-1151

Interim Appropriation Act, 2026 (Bill 52)

C/3 R, 962-964

Labour market

Job numbers, concern for, 1208-1209

Liquor Mart pop-up

Local brewery promotion, 78, 79

Logging industry

Timber dues

Loss of business to Ontario, 318-319

MacLennan, Ashley

Recognizing Sprague author, 1112-1113

Manitoba jobs agreement

Competition and jobs, impact on, 1330

General comments, 885-886

Jobs and the economy, impact on, 1045

Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)

Insurance model, PUB authority over

Court case ruling, 471

Registered owner vs. primary driver model

Cost comparison, 471-472

Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act (Bill 3)

2 R

Debate, 470-473

Matter of urgent public importance

Manitoba's affordability crisis and the province's deteriorating economic position, 426-428

Members' statements

Agriculture in the Classroom, 829

Cobiness, Eddy, 350

Cowboys Mud Racing, 1600

La Broquerie Habs Junior B Hockey champions, 1803

MacLennan, Ashley, 1112-1113

Manitoba's economic future, 969

Rare Disease Day, 447

SOL Designs, 641-642

Southeast community food bank volunteers, 174

Mining and minerals

Approval timelines, 393

Ministerial statements

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, 732

North End Sewage Treatment Plant

Funding inquiry, Budget 2026, 1014-1015

Oral Questions

Affordability measures for Manitobans

Concern regarding government's approach, 1329

Affordability pressures in Manitoba

Concern for labour market numbers, 1208-1209

Agriculture and food processing sectors

Regulatory environment adding to food costs, 610

Basic personal tax rate, exemption increase

Request for government to support resolution, 738

Business investment concerns

Permitting and regulatory environment, 1117

Business investment in Manitoba

Regulatory and permitting environment, 738

Concern for Manitoba's small-business community

Decline in start-ups and regulatory environment, 1383-1384

Drinking water safety requirements

Consultation with rural residents, 1749-1750

Economic development in Manitoba

Business investment concerns, 1078-1079

Economic growth for Manitoba

Business support concerns, Budget 2026, 938-939

Concern for energy and resource sector, 1149-1150

Request to support affordability measures, 716-717

Economic growth strategy

Government spending concerns, 738

Economic investment by small businesses

Call for government action to support growth, 1515-1516

Education system

New funding model needed, 650

Government record on economy and affordability

Claim the MJA negatively impact workers financially, 885-886

Investments in Manitoba's economy

Concern for missed opportunities, 103-104

Major projects, permitting delays

Impact on business investment, 1150-1151

Manitoba jobs agreement

Concern for jobs and the economy, 1045

Impact on competition and jobs, 1330

Manitoba's agri-food processors

Single-window project approval model, 1705-1706

Manitoba's economic outlook

Impact on key sectors, 50

Manitoba's economy

Business investment concerns, 972-973

Concern for loss of investment, 257-258

Growth rate and taxes, 924-925

Manitoba's GDP, investments and trade

Concern for Manitoba's economy, 147

Manitoba's regulatory environment

Impact on economic growth, 1604-1605

Measures to address affordability crisis

Investment in jobs and Manitoba's economy, 610

North End Sewage Treatment Plant

Funding inquiry in Budget 2026, 1014-1015

Pop-up Liquor Mart

Local brewery promotion, 78, 79

Port of Churchill development

Operational readiness timeline, 1655-1656

Supporting business investment

Request for streamlined approval process, 1330

Taxes and debt servicing costs

Impact on affordability for Manitobans, 610-611

Timber dues for logging industry

Loss of business to Ontario, 318-319

Petitions

Education property taxes, 559-560

Green Valley School expansion, 520-521, 621, 722-723

Intersection of PTH 75 and PR 305, 843-844, 1669

Provincial Road 210, 191, 324-325, 420, 655-656, 751-752, 811, 950, 1717-1718, 1758

Port of Churchill

Operational readiness timeline, 1655-1656

Public sector investment, 34-35, 52

Throne Speech, 35

Private sector investment

Business leaving Manitoba, 34-35

Provincial highways

Speed limits

Local control in residential areas, 381

Rare Disease Day, 447

Registered Landscape Architects Act (Bill 234)

2 R

Debate, 1452-1453

Questions, 1450-1451

Regulations

Business growth, 393

Regulatory policy

Economic growth, impact on, 1604-1605

Resolutions

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

Debate, 298-300

Questions, 296-297

Affordability and the economy

Opening statements, 392-394

Questions, 394-396

Calling on the provincial government to increase the personal tax exemption

Debate, 692-694

Opening statement, 869

Questions, 688-689

Streamlining business and investment attraction by establishing a single-desk investment office

Debate, 1586-1588

Questions, 1583-1584

Women's health in Manitoba

Debate, 1694-1695

Securities Amendment Act (Bill 46)

2 R

Questions, 1233

Small business

Decline in start-ups and regulatory environment, 1383-1384

Economic growth, investment that supports, 1515-1516

SOL Designs, 641-642

Southeast Manitoba

Community food bank volunteers, 174

Speed limits, provincial roads

Local control, residential areas, 381

Taxation

Affordability, impact on, 610-611

Throne Speech

Debate, 34-35, 52-54

Agriculture, 53

Economic development, 53-54

Port of Churchill, 35

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. See Ministerial statements

National energy grid

East-west direction

Maloway, 169

Support for

Maloway, 881

National Pandemic Observance Day

Compton, 641

National Tourism Week. See Ministerial statements

Natural gas, liquefied

Export project, operational timeline

Khan, 1652-1653, 1707

Kinew, 1652-1653, 1707

Natural resources. See specific resource

Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures Department

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2026-2027

Bushie, 1111

Naylor, Hon. Lisa (Wolseley) NDP

2SLGBTQ+ community

Keystone Rainbow Curling League, 137

Birth control

Free access, 591

Business investment

Program funding supports, 695

Cost of living

Affordability crisis, 694

Economic development

Port of Churchill, 695

Emergency expenditures budget

Funding inquiry, 1019

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

1 R, 705

2 R

Opening statement, 1503-1504

Questions, 1504

Keystone Rainbow Curling League, 137

Manitoba Prenatal Benefit, 592

Members' statements

Keystone Rainbow Culing League, 137

Wolseley Residents Association, 248-249

Women's Health Clinic, 967

Ministerial statements

International Day of Pink, 1073-1074

Spring flood update, 1507-1508

Two-Spirit and Transgender Day of Visibility, 966

Oral Questions

Emergency expenditures budget

Funding inquiry, 1019

Provincial Road 227 upgrades

Request for accelerated paving schedule, 1747-1748

Provincial Road 227

Accelerated paving schedule, 1747-1748

Resolutions

Calling on the provincial government to increase the personal tax exemption

Debate, 694-696

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

Questions, 1789-1791

Women's health in Manitoba

Questions, 591-592

Transportation and Infrastructure Department

Estimates

Opening statements, 1840-1842

Speakers, 1842-1849

Supplement to the Estimates of Expenditure 2026-2027, 1111

Wolseley Residents Association, 248-249

Women's Health Clinic, 967

Neepawa Health Centre. See Petitions

Nesbitt, Greg (Riding Mountain) PC

Business Practices Amendment Act (Bill 49)

2 R

Debate, 1160-1162

Questions, 1158-1159

C/3 R, 1733-1734

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

2 R

Debate, 287-289

Questions, 285-286

Consultations, 285

Climate change

Action plan and outcomes, need for, 288

Extreme weather events, 287

Conservation enforcement

Timeline to release bulletins, 222

Conservation officers

Enforcement of wildlife laws, 221

Earth Day, 287-288

Elections Amendment Act (Bill 40)

2 R

Questions, 904

Emergency expenditures budget

Funding inquiry, 1018

Environmental Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 37)

2 R

Debate, 1437-1438

Questions, 1435-1437

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (Bill 31)

2 R

Debate, 634-637

Administrative capacity, 636

Class 1-4 licences

Zero percent blood alcohol level requirement, 634-635

Drug screening equipment, peace officer authority, 636

Drug screening equipment, realiability of, 636

Licence suspension extension (first time offence), 634, 635

Licence suspension extension (if passenger under 16), 634, 635

Screening refusals and impairment fails

Licence suspension and ignition interlock program participation, 634, 635

Second offence in 10 year period, penalties for, 634

Supervising drivers, penalties for, 634, 635

Ignition Interlock Program

Installation and administrative costs, 636

Impaired driving

Federal law, 636

Public education campaigns, 636

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

2 R

Debate, 1181-1182

Questions, 585

Luhowy, Drew

Ukrainian military service, 1075

Members' statements

Luhowy, Drew, 1075

Ministerial statements

Earth Day, 1509

Mitchell, Garth

Public service recognition, 97-98

North End Sewage Treatment Plant

Provincial funding commitment, 1081-1082

Oral Questions

Conservation enforcement

Timeline to release bulletins, 222

Conservation officers

Enforcement of wildlife laws, 221

Emergency expenditures budget

Funding inquiry, 1018

Health care for the Westman region

Primary-care paramedics, staffing levels, 887-888

North End Sewage Treatment Plant

Funding commitment inquiry, 1081-1082

Petitions

Education property taxes, 367

MRI machine for portage regional health facility, 190-192, 226-227, 329-330, 621-622, 811-812

Opposition to releasing repeat offenders, 754-755, 848, 895, 950-951, 1717

Programs for adolescents with disabilities, 111-112

Provincial Road 482, 518, 560, 655, 1669-1670

Provincial Trunk Highway 45, 426, 1759

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

2 R

Debate, 1176-1177

Questions, 1174-1175

C/3 R, 1731-1732

Red River

Sewage spills, 287

Resolutions

National strategy for silver alerts

Debate, 1463-1464

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

2 R

Debate, 1433-1434

Questions, 1432-1433

Westman region

Primary-care paramedics, staffing levels, 887-888

Wildlife laws

Conservation officer enforcement, 221

Zebra mussels, 287

Neurosurgery. See Surgery, wait times

Neville, Hon. Anita R. (Lieutenant Governor)

Throne Speech

Address, 1-6

Throne Speech

Address, 1-6

New Democratic Party

Federal economic platform

Request for government position

Khan, 1041-1043

Kinew, 1041-1043

New leader elected

Khan, 1039

Niakwa Park

70th anniversary

Cable, 136

Night hunting

Permits issued

Bushie, 320

Ewasko, 319

Without a permit, community safety concerns

Bushie, 357-358

Wowchuk, 357-358

Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation

Mental health crisis supports

Khan, 1115-1116

Kinew, 1115-1116

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

1 R

Wiebe, 37

2 R

Debate

Bereza, 274-278

Byram, 204-207

Cook, 208, 266-269

Ewasko, 278-279, 336-340

Goertzen, 431-434

Hiebert, 269-274

Johnson, 340-343, 372-373

Piwniuk, 373-377

Robbins, 377-380

Opening statements

Wiebe, 200-201

Questions

Byram, 201-204

Hiebert, 201-204

Wiebe, 201-204

Referred to Standing Committee on Justice

C/3 R

Byram, 1674-1675

Wiebe, 1673-1674

Canadian Centre for Child Protection, recommendations

Bereza, 277

Cook, 267

Ewasko, 339-340

Hiebert, 270-271

Johnson, 372

Consultations

Ewasko, 339-340

Hiebert, 201

Johnson, 343, 372

Wiebe, 201

Enforcement, resources for

Cook, 269

Good-faith distribution

Byram, 202, 205

Wiebe, 200, 202-203

Internet intermediaries, civil remedies

Bereza, 276

Byram, 202, 205, 207

Cook, 266-267

Hiebert, 271

Johnson, 342

Piwniuk, 377

Robbins, 379

Wiebe, 200, 202

Internet intermediaries, operating outside of Manitoba

Cook, 269

Internet intermediary, new definition

Bereza, 276

Wiebe, 200

Intimate image, cultural differences

Hiebert, 271

Johnson, 342

Robbins, 379

Intimate image, expanded definition

Bereza, 275

Johnson, 342

Robbins, 379

Wiebe, 200

Intimate image, livestreams

Bereza, 275

Intimate image, person not identified

Bereza, 275, 277

Robbins, 379

Privacy expectation, after death

Wiebe, 200

Privacy expectation, image not identifiable

Byram, 202

Piwniuk, 376-377

Wiebe, 200, 202

Psychological harms

Cook, 268

Public awareness campaign for youth

Cook, 269

Hiebert, 203, 272

Johnson, 372

Wiebe, 203

Publication ban, victim viewpoint on

Bereza, 276

Hiebert, 273

Johnson, 342

Piwniuk, 374, 377

Threats to distribute, civil remedies

Bereza, 274, 275

Byram, 205

Goertzen, 433

Hiebert, 271, 272

Johnson, 342

Piwniuk, 374

Wiebe, 200-201

Visual recording, new definition

Byram, 205

Wiebe, 200

North End Sewage Treatment Plant

Deadline extension and funding concerns

King, 1048-1049

Moyes, 1048-1049

Funding and timeline for completion

Kinew, 1120-1121

King, 1120-1121

Funding inquiry, Budget 2026

Khan, 970-971

Kinew, 970-971, 1014-1015

King, 974, 1080-1081

Lamoureux, 940-941

Moyes, 1080-1081

Narth, 1014-1015

Simard, 941, 974

Funding source for upgrades

King, 1328-1329

Moyes, 1328-1329

Provincial funding commitment

King, 1388

Moyes, 1081-1082, 1388

Nesbitt, 1081-1082

North End Winnipeg

Infrastructure project funding

Lamoureux, 455

Simard, 455-456

Northern Manitoba

Accessibility barriers

Byram, 765

Autism inclusion support funding

Lamoureux, 770

Autism support services

Byram, 775

Cost of living

Redhead, 294

Infrastructure investment

Byram, 304-305

Intimate partner violence

Support services

Blashko, 580

Byram, 580

Port of Churchill development

Reduction in the cost of goods

Lamoureux, 49

Sala, 49

Underground wildfires

Wiebe, 1480-1481

Wowchuk, 1480

Norway House Cree Nation

Birthing services, return of

Blashko, 33

Chen, 150

Loiselle, 127

Notwithstanding clause. See also Constitutional Questions Amendment Act

Child sexual abuse, sentencing

Goertzen, 432-433

Five-year renewal period

Wiebe, 5269

Government position

Khan, 87-88

History in Manitoba

Goertzen, 530-531

Minority rights protection

Goertzen, 531-532

Wiebe, 527

Use in Quebec

Goertzen, 531

Use in Saskatchewan and Alberta

Wiebe, 526-528

Nowosad, Boris

Recognizing contributions to Ukrainian music

Kostyshyn, 249-250

Nueltin Lake Provincial Park

Caribou herd killing, update on investigation

Bushie, 1751

Wowchuk, 1750-1751

Nurse Practitioner Week. See Ministerial statements

Nurse practitioners

Alternative funding models

Asagwara, 17-18

Cook, 17-18

Nurses/nursing. See also Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Eliminating Mandatory Overtime for Nurses); Health System Governance and Accountability Amendment Act (Nurse-to-Patient Ratios)

ICU training program graduates

Improvements in overtime and patient ratios

Asagwara, 838

Oxenham, 838

Mandatory overtime, elimination of

Byram, 130

Compton, 27

Cook, 62-63

Dela Cruz, 164

Lamoureux, 55

Loiselle, 127

Shortage

Wasyliw, 233

Staffing levels

Asagwara, 19-20

Khan, 510-511

Kinew, 510-511

Lamoureux, 19-20

Throne speech commitments

Asagwara, 19-20

Lamoureux, 19-20

Vacancy rate

Cook, 62

Khan, 510-511

Kinew, 510-511

Workplace safety

Asagwara, 102-103, 106

Cook, 102-103

Khan, 71, 100-102

Kinew, 71, 101-102

Lamoureux, 106

Nutrition Programs

Annual Report for December 2025

Schmidt, 346

 

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