The following petition was read and received:

Mr. Rondeau – Legislative Assembly of Manitoba pass an Act respecting the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club Holding Company Ltd.

Ms. Korzeniowski, Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Law Amendments, presented its Third Report, which was read as follows:

Your Committee met on Wednesday, May 8, 2002 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 255 of the Legislative Building.

Bill (No. 3) - The Highway Traffic Amendment and Summary Convictions Amendment Act/Loi modifiant le Code de la route et la Loi sur les poursuites sommaires

Bill (No. 7) – The Local Authorities Election Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'élection des autorités locales

Bill (No. 10) – The Environment Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'environnement

Your Committee elected Ms. Korzeniowski as Chairperson.

Your Committee elected Mr. Santos as Vice-Chairperson.

Substitutions received prior to commencement of meeting:

Hon. Mr. Ashton for Mr. Martindale;

Hon. Ms. Friesen for Mr. Schellenberg;

Hon. Mr. Chomiak for Hon. Mr. Mackintosh;

Mr. Santos for Mr. Reid;

Mr. Hawranik for Mrs. Smith (Fort Garry);

Mr. Cummings for Mr. Laurendeau;

Mr. Maguire for Mr. Schuler.

 

Your Committee heard 1 presentation on Bill (No. 3) - The Highway Traffic Amendment and Summary Convictions Amendment Act/Loi modifiant le Code de la route et la Loi sur les poursuites sommaires, from the following individuals and/or organizations:

Your Committee heard 4 presentations on Bill (No. 7) – The Local Authorities Election Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'élection des autorités locales, from the following individuals and/or organizations:

Your Committee received 1 written submission on Bill (No. 7) – The Local Authorities Election Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'élection des autorités locales, from the following individuals and/or organizations:

Bill (No. 3) – The Highway Traffic Amendment and Summary Convictions Amendment Act/Loi modifiant le Code de la route et la Loi sur les poursuites sommaires

Your Committee agreed to report this Bill with the following amendment:

THAT section 7 of the Bill be amended by adding the following after the proposed subsection 257.1(2):

Municipalities' use of surplus fine revenue

257.1(3) If a municipality's fine revenue from convictions based on evidence from image capturing enforcement systems exceeds its costs of acquiring and using the systems, the municipality must use the surplus revenue for safety or policing purposes.

Province's use of surplus fine revenue

257.1(4) If the government's fine revenue from convictions based on evidence from image capturing enforcement systems exceeds its costs of acquiring and using the systems, the government must use the surplus revenue for safety or policing purposes in the part of the province in which the offence was committed.

Bill (No. 7) – The Local Authorities Election Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'élection des autorités locales

Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment.

Bill (No. 10) – The Environment Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'environnement

Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment.

On motion of Ms. Korzeniowski, the Report of the Committee was received.

Hon. Mr. Doer, the First Minister made a statement regarding a special meeting held in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 10, 2002 to discuss the impact of the new U.S. Farm Bill on Canadian agriculture and Canadian Farmers,

Mr. Murray and, by leave, Hon. Mr. Gerrard commented on the statement.

Hon. Mr. Smith (Brandon West) presented:

Annual Report of The Public Utilities Board for the year ending December 31, 2001.

(Sessional Paper No. 139)

By leave, Hon. Mr. Smith (Brandon West) introduced Bill (No. 18) – The Special Survey Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur les arpentages spéciaux, and outlined the purposes thereof, it was read a First Time.

Pursuant to Rule 23(1), Messrs. Schellenberg and Maguire, Ms. Korzeniowski, Mr. Reimer and Ms. Asper made Members’ Statements.

By leave, it was agreed to waive Private Members’ Business for Monday, May 13, 2002.

By unanimous consent, it was agreed that the length of speaking time allotted for each member would be set at 15 minutes for the debate on the Proposed Government Resolution for Monday, May 13, 2002.

By leave, Hon. Mr. Doer moved:

WHEREAS a special meeting was held in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 10, 2002 on the impact of the new U.S. Farm Bill on Canadian agriculture and Canadian farmers; and

WHEREAS this meeting was attended by the Premiers or their designates and the Opposition Leaders from Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, all of whom issued a joint resolution and statement expressing their serious concerns about the U.S. action; and

WHEREAS the Prairie Leaders called on the federal government to provide a federally-funded trade injury payment as bridging to mitigate the impact of the international subsidies, and to take aggressive trade action at the World Trade Organization and under NAFTA to challenge the trade-distorting elements of the U.S. Farm Bill; and

WHEREAS the Prairie Leaders also agreed that a special joint meeting should be held on these issues in Regina at the earliest opportunity, to which federal Ministers, including the Ministers of Agriculture, International Trade, and Finance, as well as senior federal Ministers from each of the three Prairie Provinces would be invited to discuss these concerns with representatives of Prairie Governments and Legislatures and farm and community leaders.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba confirms its strong support for an early, special meeting on the U.S. Farm Bill in Regina to include representation from agriculture groups, farm communities, Provincial Legislative Leaders and key federal government Ministers; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the Legislative Assembly endorses the Prairie Leaders' call for a federally-funded trade injury payment and aggressive federal trade action through the WTO and NAFTA.

And a debate arising,

And Hon. Mr. Doer, Mr. Murray, Hon. Ms. Wowchuk, Messrs. Penner (Emerson), Struthers, Enns, Nevakshonoff and Gilleshammer, Hon Mr. Smith (Brandon West), Mr. Cummings, Hon. Mr. Ashton, Mr. Maguire, Hon. Mr. Lemieux, Messrs. Rocan and Derkach, Hon. Mr. Gerrard, Messrs. Helwer, Schuler, Dyck, Faurschou and Hawranik having spoken,

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

Hon. Mr. Mackintosh moved:

THAT this House do now adjourn.

And the Question being put. It was agreed to.

The House then adjourned at 7:33 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2002.

Hon. George Hickes,