An Honourable Member: Dispense.

Madam Speaker: Dispense.

Your Standing Committee on Law Amendments presents the following as its Second Report.

Your committee met on Thursday, June 12, 1997, at 7 p.m. in Room 255 of the Legislative Building to consider bills referred.

At that meeting, your committee elected Mr. Penner as its Chairperson and Mr. McAlpine as its Vice-Chairperson.

Your committee heard representation on bills as follows:

Bill 7--The Midwifery and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi sur les sages-femmes et modifications corrélatives

Jacqueline Brandt - Private Citizen

Veronica Reimer - Private Citizen

Esther Pallister - Private Citizen

Cynthia Cross - Private Citizen

Michelle Marchildon - Private Citizen

Chandra Malegus - Private Citizen

Judith Schulz - Private Citizen

Gordon Buchanan - Private Citizen

Leslie Hawkins - Manitoba Friends of the Midwives

Kemlin Nembhard - Women's Health Clinic

Cara McDonald - Private Citizen

Irvin Goertzen - Private Citizen

Jennifer Howard - Manitoba Action Committee on the Status of Women

Meghan Moon - Manitoba Traditional Midwives Collective

Joyce Slater - Private Citizen

Marilyn Goodyear Whiteley - Manitoba Association of Registered Nurses

Yutta Fricke - Private Citizen

Pat Done- Private Citizen

Linda Thiessen - Private Citizen

Written Submissions:

Rosemary Friesen - Parkland Status of Women

Dr. Ken Brown - College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba

Your committee has considered:

Bill 7--The Midwifery and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi sur les sages-femmes et modifications corrélatives

and has agreed to report the same without amendment.

Mr. McAlpine: I move, seconded by the honourable member for La Verendrye (Mr. Sveinson), that the report of the committee be received.

Motion agreed to.

An Honourable Member: Dispense.

Madam Speaker: Dispense.

Your Standing Committee on Law Amendments presents the following as its Third Report.

Your committee met on Thursday, June 12, 1997, at 7 p.m. and Friday, June 13, 1997, at 10 a.m. in Room 255 of the Legislative Building to consider bills referred.

Your committee heard representation on bills as follows:

Bill 55--The Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'Hydro-Manitoba

Ron McLean - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 2034

David Tesarski - Canadian Federation of Labour

Paul Moist and Bob Maes - CUPE Manitoba and CUPE Local 998

Ernest Gallant - Private Citizen

John McKay - Private Citizen

Your committee has considered:

Bill 55--The Manitoba Hydro Amendment Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'Hydro-Manitoba

and has agreed to report the same without amendment.

Mr. McAlpine: I move, seconded by the honourable member for St. Norbert (Mr. Laurendeau), that the report of the committee be received.

Motion agreed to.

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Mr. Gerry McAlpine (Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Economic Development): I beg to present the Second Report on the Committee of Economic Development.

An Honourable Member: Dispense.

Madam Speaker: Dispense.

Your Standing Committee on Economic Development presents the following as its Second Report.

Your committee met on Friday, June 13, 1997, at 10 a.m. in Room 254 of the Legislative Assembly to consider bills referred.

Your committee heard representation on bills as follows:

Bill 2--The Arbitration and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi sur l'arbitrage et modifications corrélatives

Gervin Greasley - Private Citizen

Cory Lewis - Private Citizen

Bill 28--The Emergency Measures Amendment and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur les mesures d'urgence et modifications corrélatives

Donald Bailey - Manitoba Association for Rights and Liberties

Edward Lipsett - Private Citizen

Bill 35--The Condominium Amendment and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur les condominiums et modifications corrélatives

Larry Beeston - Canadian Condominium Institute

Your committee has considered:

Bill 2--The Arbitration and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi sur l'arbitrage et modifications corrélatives

Bill 19--The Human Rights Code Amendment Act; Loi modifiant le Code des droits de la personne

Bill 20--The Summary Convictions Amendment Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur les poursuites sommaires

Bill 28--The Emergency Measures Amendment and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur les mesures d'urgence et modifications corrélatives

Bill 29--The Education Administration Amendment Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur l'administration scolaire

Bill 34--The City of Winnipeg Amendment and Municipal Amendment Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur la Ville de Winnipeg et la Loi sur les municipalités

Bill 35--The Condominium Amendment and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur les condominiums et modifications corrélatives

Bill 40--The Manitoba Employee Ownership Fund Corporation Amendment Act; Loi modifiant la Loi constituant en corporation le Fonds de participation des travailleurs du Manitoba

and has agreed to report the same without amendment.

Your committee also considered:

Bill 25--The Proceeds of Crime Registration Act; Loi sur les enregistrements relatifs aux produits de la criminalité

and has agreed to report the same with the following amendment:

MOTION:

THAT the definition "Attorney General" in section 1 be amended by adding "or" at the end of clause (a) and by striking out clauses (b) and (c) and substituting the following:

(b) in subsection 2(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada),

MOTION:

THAT the definition "proceeds of crime restraint order" in section 1 be amended by adding "or" at the end of clause (a) and by striking out clauses (b) and (c) and substituting the following:

(b) section 23 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Canada),

Mr. McAlpine: I move, seconded by the honourable member for Steinbach (Mr. Driedger), that the report of the committee be received.

Motion agreed to.