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By leave, Mr. Martindale, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Law Amendments presented its First Report, which was read as follows:

Your Committee met on Wednesday, April 26, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 255 of the Legislative Building to consider Bills referred.

At the April 26, 2000 meeting, your Committee elected Doug Martindale as Chairperson and Jim Rondeau as Vice-Chairperson.

Your Committee heard representation on Bills as follows:

Bill (No. 9) - The Court Security Act/Loi sur la sécurité dans les tribunaux

Ron Pollock Private Citizen

Your Committee has considered:

Bill (No. 9) - The Court Security Act/Loi sur la sécurité dans les tribunaux

and has agreed to report the same without amendment.

On motion of Mr. Martindale, the report of the Committee was received.

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During Oral Question, Mr. Laurendeau rose on a point of order regarding the word "deliberately" spoken by the Honourable Minister of Education and Training and requested it be withdrawn.

And Hon Mr. Mackintosh having spoken to the point of order,

WHEREUPON Mr. Speaker informed the House he would take the matter under advisement.

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Pursuant to Rule 20(1), Mrs. Mitchelson, Hon. Ms. Wowchuk, Messrs. Cummings and Smith (Brandon West) and Hon. Mr. Gerrard made Members’ Statements.

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On motion of Mr. Dyck:

ORDERED that the composition of the Standing Committee on Law Amendments be amended as follows:

Mr. Filmon for Mr. Penner (Steinbach).

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The House resumed the Adjourned Debate on the Proposed Motion of Hon. Ms. Barrett:

THAT Bill (No. 19) – The Holocaust Memorial Day Act/Loi sur le Jour commémoratif de l'Holocauste, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And the debate continuing,

And Hon. Mr. Ashton, Mrs. Smith (Fort Garry), Hon. Mr. Mackintosh and Mr. Martindale having spoken,

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The Bill was accordingly read a Second Time and referred to a Committee of this House.

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By leave, Bill (No. 9) – The Court Security Act/Loi sur la sécurité dans les tribunaux, reported from the Standing Committee on Law Amendments, was concurred in.

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By leave, Bill (No. 9) – The Court Security Act/Loi sur la sécurité dans les tribunaux, was read a Third Time and passed.

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Hon. Mr. Lathlin moved:

THAT Bill (No. 5) – The Wildlife Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur la conservation de la faune, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And a debate arising,

And Hon. Mr. Lathlin having spoken,

The debate was, on motion of Mr. Enns, adjourned.

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Hon. Mr. Lathlin moved:

THAT Bill (No. 6) – The Water Resources Conservation and Protection and Consequential Amendments Act/Loi sur la conservation et la protection des ressources hydriques et modifications corrélatives, be now read a Second Time and be referred to a Committee of this House.

And a debate arising,

And Hon. Mr. Lathlin having spoken,

Mr. Maguire moved:

THAT the debate be now adjourned.

And the Question being put. It was negatived on the following division:

Cummings Driedger Dyck Enns Faurschou Filmon Gerrard Gilleshammer Laurendeau Loewen Maguire

Mitchelson Penner (Emerson) Penner (Steinbach) Pitura Praznik Reimer Rocan Schuler Smith (Fort Garry) Tweed 21

Aglugub Allan Ashton Asper Barrett Caldwell Cerilli Dewar Doer Jennissen Korzeniowski Lathlin Lemieux Mackintosh

Maloway Martindale McGifford Nevakshonoff Reid Robinson Rondeau Sale Santos Schellenberg Selinger Smith (Brandon West) Struthers Wowchuk 28

The debate was allowed to remain open.

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By unanimous consent, it was agreed to waive Private Members’ Business for Wednesday, April 26, 2000, only.

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His Honour, PETER LIBA, Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Manitoba, having entered the House at 5:29 p.m., and being seated on the Throne:

Mr. Speaker addressed His Honour in the following words:

May it please Your Honour:

The Legislative Assembly, at its present session, passed a Bill, which in the name of the Assembly, I present to Your Honour and to which Bill I respectfully request Your Honour's Assent:

(No. 9) – The Court Security Act/Loi sur la sécurité dans les tribunaux

To this Bill the Royal Assent was announced by the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly as follows:

"In Her Majesty's Name, His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor doth assent to this Bill."

At 5:31 p.m., His Honour was then pleased to retire.

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The House then adjourned at 5:32 p.m. until 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 27, 2000.

Hon. George Hickes,

Speaker.