Thursday, December 7, 1995

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA

Thursday, December 7, 1995

The House met at 1:30 p.m.

PRAYERS

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

PRESENTING PETITIONS

Emergency Health Care Services--

Community Hospitals

Mr. Kevin Lamoureux (Inkster): Madam Speaker, I beg to present the petition of Isle Udow, R.G. Stirling, Shari Mannis and others urging the Minister of Health consider making a commitment to the people of Manitoba that emergency health care services in Winnipeg's five community hospitals will remain open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

READING AND RECEIVING PETITIONS

Emergency Health Care Services--

Community Hospitals

Madam Speaker: I have reviewed the petition of the honourable member for The Maples (Mr. Kowalski) and it complies with the rules and practices of the House. Is it the will of the House to have the petition read?

An Honourable Member: Yes.

Madam Speaker: The Clerk will read.

Mr. Clerk (William Remnant): The petition of the undersigned residents of the province of Manitoba humbly sheweth:

THAT emergency health care services are the core of Manitoba's health care system.

THAT Manitobans deserve the greatest possible access to this care.

WHEREFORE your petitioners humbly pray that the Legislative Assembly urge the Minister responsible for Health consider making a commitment to the people of Manitoba that emergency health care services in Winnipeg's five community hospitals will remain open seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

Introduction of Guests

Madam Speaker: Prior to Oral Questions, I would like to draw the attention of all honourable members to the Speaker's Gallery where we have with us today Mr. Anatolii Ivonin, head of the Department for Co-operation with the Subjects of the Federation at the Federation Council of the Russian Federation; Ms. Valentina Adrianova, head of the Department on Co-operation with Regional Legislatures at the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; and Mr. Andrey Krivorotov, advisor to the Department of Interparliamentary Relations in the State Duma of the Federal Assembly.

On behalf of all honourable members, I welcome you this afternoon.

Also seated in the public gallery, we have forty-five Grades 4 to 6 students from Monsignor James K. MacIsaac School under the direction of Ms. Theresa Bachynski. This school is located in the constituency of the honourable member for Osborne (Ms. McGifford).

On behalf of all honourable members, I welcome you this afternoon.