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	The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I, Eric Stefanson, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, for the Electoral Division of Kirkfield Park, do hereby declare that it is my intention to resign my seat in the Legislative Assembly, for the Electoral Division aforesaid.
		Heather Stefanson, Member for the Electoral Division for Tuxedo, was conducted by Mrs.
		Heather Stefanson, Member for the Electoral Division of Tuxedo, who has taken the Oath and signed the Roll, and now claims the right to take her seat.
	www.gov.mb.ca /legislature/house_biz/2nd-37th/votes_02.html (1677 words)

	Ron Schuler MLA Springfield Manitoba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		WINNIPEG – Today in the Legislature, Progressive Conservative Health Critic Heather Stefanson revealed that as of September 30, 2005, the Minister of Health needed to complete an additional 758 pediatric dental surgeries by December 31st to fulfill the promises he made last year.
		Stefanson released a Freedom of Information request which showed that as of September 30, 2005, only 317 pediatric dental surgeries had been performed at Misericordia Hospital.
		Stefanson noted that the Minister of Health was given an opportunity last year to partner with Maples Surgical Centre to perform pediatric dental surgeries.
	www.ronschuler.com /pressroom_detail.asp?ID=147 (273 words)

	Health
		Today in the Legislature, Opposition Health Critic Heather Stefanson pressed Health Minister Tim Sale to explain why he has allowed administration costs at the Brandon Regional Health Authority (BRHA) to balloon at a time when the area is experiencing a doctor shortage crisis.
		Stefanson noted that the BRHA presently has a number of job openings for physicians and questioned why some of the money presently being spent on administration could not be directed toward recruiting and retaining doctors.
		Stefanson added that the Minister of Health should now commit to undertaking a review of regionalization, so that the effectiveness of RHA’s can be examined.
	www.manpc.mb.ca /Default.aspx?tabid=1383 (238 words)

	New Winnipeg : Winnipeg News, Winnipeg Current Events & Winnipeg Issues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PC Stefanson was first elected during the 2000 by-election and served as Campaign Co-Chair of the 1999 Provincial Election Campaign.
		Stefanson was also the Special Assistant for the Office of the Prime Minister of Canada.
		Stefanson has much community experience working with local schools and the Variety Club.
	www.newwinnipeg.com /news/election2003/r_tuxedo.htm (161 words)

	PC Manitoba - Heather Stefanson MLA Tuxedo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On November 21st, 2000 Heather Stefanson was elected MLA for Tuxedo replacing former Premier Gary Filmon.
		Heather’s family has a long standing history in the community — her father Hugh McDonald grew up in one of the first homes built in Tuxedo, and it’s where she and her family now call home.
		Heather then went on to work in Ottawa as a Special Assistant in the Office of the Prime Minister.
	www.pcmanitoba.com /mla.php?mla=hstefanson (188 words)

	Health
		Tory Leader Stuart Murray and Health Critic Heather Stefanson today questioned why the Doer NDP government is refusing to release healthcare data that is supposed to be publicly available.
		, Stefanson received a response saying the information had not yet been made available and her request would be reconsidered and responded to in another 30 days.
		Frustrated with the unwillingness of the government to release this information, Stefanson has taken her complaint to the provincial ombudsman.
	www.manpc.mb.ca /Default.aspx?tabid=1663 (190 words)

	Ron Schuler MLA Springfield Manitoba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		WINNIPEG – Tory Leader Stuart Murray and Health Critic Heather Stefanson today questioned why the Doer NDP government is refusing to release healthcare data that is supposed to be publicly available.
		On September 29th, Stefanson contacted the Access and Privacy Officer for Manitoba Health requesting that a copy of the information in question be forwarded to her office immediately.
		On October 12th, Stefanson received a response saying the information had not yet been made available and her request would be reconsidered and responded to in another 30 days.
	www.ronschuler.com /pressroom_detail.asp?ID=108 (223 words)

	cast
		Although she prefers to be "behind the scenes" in theatre, sometimes it's easier to cast herself than anyone else.
		At 18 lines, she's pretty sure that Heather is the largest role she's ever had.
		She doesn't get to be naked onstage, or have offstage sex, (like some other lucky characters) but she sure enjoys all the flirting that's directed her way in the play.
	www.angelfire.com /sk/sarnamy/cast.html (971 words)

	Health
		During today’s Question Period, Health Critic Heather Stefanson called on Health Minister Tim Sale to explain why pediatric dental surgeries at Misericordia Hospital are lagging far behind the 600 he promised to complete by the end of the year.
		Stefanson noted that the Health Minister seemed quick to make announcements, and equally quick to pass the blame on to the RHAs whenever targets are not reached.
		Today, he was warned that only 50 surgeries have been done,” said Stefanson.
	www.manpc.mb.ca /Default.aspx?tabid=1465 (298 words)

	Heather Stefanson PC Tuxedo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Heather asks why the Minister isn't fixing our roads
		Heather petitions the Government for Cancer Drug coverage
		Heather questions Sale on the Conference Board report
	www.heatherstefanson.com (108 words)

	The Sausage Factory » Not only a new sheriff, but new deputies as well
		Although he wouldn’t come right out and say it, for those who watched Stu flail about the legislature during Question Period, or in the heat of an election campaign, the pickings were obviously slim.
		True story: During the 2003 provincial election, Stuart Murray and education critic Heather Stefanson held a news conference to announce additional aid for rural students who had to travel long distances from their homes to take up residence in Winnipeg.
		Stu leaned in to the microphone: “It’s a loan.” The media pack rolled their eyes and proceeded to slap Stu and Heather around.
	www.winnipegfreepress2.com /blogs/lett/?p=13 (832 words)

	winnipegsun.com - Tom Brodbeck - Doer's shots at media silly
		On March 22, Tory MLA Heather Stefanson asked Bjornson three questions in the house about why school property taxes for public schools had jumped $2 million.
		Bjornson blamed the Filmon Tories and asked why the Tories a decade ago sought to eliminate history as a compulsory subject.
		And Heather Stefanson followed up with another three questions on Grade 3 testing.
	winnipegsun.com /News/Columnists/Brodbeck_Tom/2006/10/12/2007445.html (600 words)

	Gerald Hawranik » Blog Archive » RURAL EMERGENCY ROOM CRISIS GROWS
		Today in Question Period, Progressive Conservative Health Critic Heather Stefanson pressed the NDP government to indicate when rural Manitobans can expect to have timely access to emergency health care in their communities.
		Stefanson noted that the closures not only put an enormous strain on patients and their families, but also on the health care workers who are responsible for delivering health care services in a timely manner.
		This entry was posted on Friday, May 5th, 2006 at 9:56 am and is filed under The Latest.
	www.geraldhawranik.com /info/65/rural-emergency-room-crisis-grows (155 words)

	h056b (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Stefanson: I beg to present the petition of R. McLennan, Michael Trush, Chris Schmidt and others praying that the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba request the Minister of Education (Mr.
		Caldwell) to reverse the decision to split the Transcona-Springfield School Division and allow it to remain as a whole or to consider immediately convening the Board of Reference to decide the matter.
		Cummings, Driedger, Dyck, Enns, Faurschou, Gerrard, Gilleshammer, Helwer, Laurendeau, Loewen, Maguire, Penner (Steinbach), Smith (Fort Garry), Stefanson.
	www.gov.mb.ca /legislature/hansard/3rd-37th/vol_056b/h056b.html (9619 words)

	Medbroadcast Home : Health news
		Manitoba's opposition Conservatives say the government should not stand in the way of Godley's clinic.
		Stefanson also disputes the government's assertion that private MRIs contravene the Canada Health Act.
		She points to the federal government's most recent annual report on the act, which states that MRIs are only considered to be insured services under medicare when they are provided "in a hospital or a facility providing hospital care".
	www.medbroadcast.com /health_news_details.asp?news_channel_id=1000&news_id=8598&rating=1 (591 words)

	Ron Schuler MLA Springfield Manitoba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Official Opposition Leader Stuart Murray and Health Critic Heather Stefanson today continued to press Gary Doer on the misleading comments he made last week to The National Post, and demanded that he clarify his position on the use of private health care providers within Manitoba’s public health care system.
		Stefanson noted that the Premier’s acknowledgement that a US clinic had successfully reduced Manitoba’s growing cancer wait list was an endorsement that a public-private partnership could work with Manitoba-based health care providers.
		“The Premier has admitted that he is in favour of reducing wait lists by sending patients to private clinics in the US for treatment,” said Stefanson.
	www.ronschuler.com /pressroom_detail.asp?ID=84 (251 words)

	CrocusBonus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He was elected April 29 by party members with a surprisingly large majority, and yesterday his new-look Tory caucus took their seats in the legislature showcasing McFadyen's determination to give the party a younger feel.
		The longest serving members and recently ousted leader, Stuart Murray, have been punted to the back row, and the front row is now dominated by younger faces including MLAs Kelvin Goertzen and Heather Stefanson, who both now serve more important roles in the caucus as house leader and party whip respectively.
		McFadyen said replacing the old guard with the new is a natural evolution for any party.
	www.homestead.com /Powerplace2001/CrocusBonus.html (3639 words)

	FCPP Publications :: End Ideological War in Healthcare
		Everything Alberta tries is a red flag to Ottawa, but Québec's Liberal government is expanding private clinics, Cyrenne said.
		He spoke to a small but influential audience, including former premier Duff Roblin and Heather Stefanson, health critic for the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba.
		Cyrenne is not affiliated with either the right or left wing politically, but said he believes in universal access to health care.
	www.fcpp.org /main/publication_detail_print.php?PubID=975 (494 words)

	Dust my Broom » In the Groove » They like us, they really like us
		A Dec. 6 entry invites people to cast their vote in its “Conservative babe of the year” contest.
		The pictures of seven female Tories are posted, including “jaw-dropping” Helena Guergis, “surprisingly cute” Heather Stefanson and Shelly Glover, “who makes every press conference that much nicer.”
		Go to the Free Press site, which is free for the next little while, and check it out.
	dustmybroom.com /?p=2462 (1753 words)

	Heather Stefanson MLA Tuxedo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Below is a listing of the latest news releases and issues being dealt with by Heather and the official opposition in the Province of Manitoba.
		Feel free to contact Heather if you have any additional questions or require more information.
		Tories demand resolution to Engineer/ Architect Acts dispute
	www.heatherstefanson.com /news.asp (79 words)

	News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Today in Question Period, Official Opposition Leader Stuart Murray and Health Critic Heather Stefanson pressed the NDP government to provide Manitobans living with advanced stages of colorectal cancer with full funding for the treatment drug Avastin.
		Since being approved by Health Canada, it has been made available to patients in BC, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, but is still not available in Manitoba.
		“When will the Doer government stop providing second rate health care and put patient health before bureaucracy?” questioned Stefanson.
	www.ccac-accc.ca /news.asp?frontpage=493 (231 words)

	New Tory leader shuffles shadow cabinet
		At the same time, many long-term Conservative members will hold on to the most critical portfolios.
		Myrna Driedger (Charleswood) takes over health from Heather Stefanson; Gerald Hawranik (Lac du Bonnet) keeps finance; Bonnie Mitchelson (River East) maintains hydro; and Mavis Taillieu (Morris) stays with family services.
		Springfield MLA Ron Schuler, who ran against McFadyen for leadership of the party, keeps his labour and immigration portfolio, as well as lotteries and gaming, the civil service commission, and energy, science and technology.
	www.cbc.ca /canada/manitoba/story/2006/05/05/mb-shadow-cabinet-20060505.html (1151 words)

	locked in pensions - 50plus.com Discussion Forums
		An Honourable Member: That is the message you are sending.
		Stefanson: Yes, and you know what the former Minister of Health is saying: Do I actually believe that?
		Well the actions of this government speak louder than words, Mr.
	discuss.50plus.com /ubb/Forum29/HTML/000830-5.html (8470 words)

	Comments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Tory health critic Heather Stefanson said the NDP government is hypocritical for joining this legal battle.
		The New Democrats want money from Big Tobacco and yet are afraid to extend the provincewide smoking ban to workplaces on First Nations, she said.
		"How can the NDP condone one aspect of smoking and condemn the other?" Stefanson said.
	looped-ca.blogdrive.com /comments?id=206 (5579 words)

	IATSE MTS Centre Boycott
		It also has reduced to one the number of contracts it has for health delivery with private clinics and, to further underline its stance on private health care, passed a law banning overnight stays in private clinics.
		Tory health critic Heather Stefanson said she hopes the decision to go with the private sector on accounting services is a sign the government has changed its mind about private health care.
		"If he sees contracting out to the private sector can create efficiencies in the system, why won't they look at doing this with medical procedures?" Stefanson asked.
	jroller.com /page/1234?entry=gary_doer_to_privatize_city (1202 words)

	Manitoba TaxPayer » How This All Began
		I will also direct these questions directly to the Education Critic,
		Heather Stefanson, and Leader of the Opposition, Stuart Murray:
		What mandate do the School Divisions in Manitoba have regarding
	manitobataxpayer.drbobscomputeremporium.net /archives/4 (263 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The IDA found McDonald guilty of failing to properly supervise a suspended broker, Heather Dorothy Stefanson, between Feb. 15, 1999 and Sept. 15, 1999.
		During that time, the IDA said Wellington West issued client statements indicating Stefanson was a registered representative and paid her on transactions in accounts bearing her name.
		She had earlier been fined by the IDA.
	www.homestead.com /POWERPLACE2001/CROCUSconcerns2.html (8729 words)

	CNEW Politics - Manitoba Election Teen Tory targets Chomiak
		Charleswood MLA Myrna Driedger, whom McDonald helped in the 1998 campaign at the age of 12, said his "enthusiasm is real" to join the legislative process.
		"It takes a lot to take on Dave Chomiak," said Tuxedo MLA Heather Stefanson.
		We need people like him -- many people like him."
	www.canoe.ca /CNEWS/Politics/Manitoba/2003/05/15/88031.html (440 words)

	smoking rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		HAMILTON (AM900 CHML) - McMaster University is holding a special smoke-free day today, encouraging staff and students not to light up on campus.
		As part of the campaign, anti-smoking crusader Heather Crowe spoke to staff and students at the Student Centre Marketplace.
		Crowe worked as a waitress for 40 years, and was awarded worker's compensation after being diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer related to her exposure to second-hand smoke.
	looped-ca.blogdrive.com /archive/cm-4_cy-2005_m-03_d-09_y-2005_o-0.html (15854 words)

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