Monday, September 18, 1995

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA

Monday, September 18, 1995

The House met at 1:30 p.m.

PRAYERS

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

READING AND RECEIVING PETITIONS

Canada Post - Unsolicited Mail

Madam Speaker: I have reviewed the petition of the honourable member (Ms. Friesen) and it complies with the rules and practices of the House (by leave). Is it the will of the House to have the petition read?

Some Honourable Members: Yes.

Madam Speaker: Yes. The Clerk will read.

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

WHEREAS each year over four billion advertisements and flyers are mailed to Canadian households by Canada Post alone; and

WHEREAS each Canadian household receives an average of 1,300 pieces of unsolicited mail each year; and

WHEREAS the number of trees used to produce this vast quantity of unwanted advertising is substantial; and

WHEREAS the amount of junk mail has doubled in the past five years; and

WHEREAS much of this advertising material is non-recyclable and ends up in landfills costing municipalities millions of dollars each year; and

WHEREAS repeated requests from consumers to have Canada Post not deliver junk mail at their homes have been denied; and

WHEREAS if it was mandatory that advertisers and distributors of unsolicited mail and flyers use only recycled material in all unsolicited mail and flyers delivered by Canada Post, this material could be recycled.

WHEREFORE your petitioners humbly pray that the Legislative Assembly request the federal minister responsible for Canada Post to consider bringing in legislation requiring all unsolicited mail and flyers to use recycled materials.

TABLING OF REPORTS

Hon. Eric Stefanson (Minister charged with the administration of The Manitoba Lotteries Corporation Act): I am pleased to table the Annual Report of the Manitoba Lotteries Corporation for 1993-94 and also the 1994-95 Annual Report, as well as the First Quarter Report for the period April to June 1995, Madam Speaker.

Introduction of Guests

Madam Speaker: Prior to Oral Questions, I would like to draw all honourable members' attention to the loge to the left, where we have with us this afternoon Mr. Paul Edwards, the former member for St. James.

Also this afternoon, I am pleased to introduce to the House the six young people who have been selected to serve as Pages at this session. They are, beginning at my right, Jennifer Adolphe, Fort Garry School Division No. 5; Mirko Daijic, Winnipeg School Division No. 1; Anna Tennenhouse, independent schools; Colleen Simonson, Midland School Division No. 25; Kyle Jaroweck, St. Vital School Division No. 6; Chantal Deslauriers, St. Vital School Division No. 6.

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