LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA

 

Tuesday, July 6, 1999

 

The House met at 1:30 p.m.

 

PRAYERS

 

ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS

 

PRESENTING REPORTS BY

STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

 

Standing Committee on Law Amendments

Fourth Report

 

Mr. Jack Penner (Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Law Amendments): Madam Speaker, I beg to present the Fourth Report of the Committee on Law Amendments.

 

An Honourable Member: Dispense.

 

Madam Speaker: Dispense.

 

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

 

Your committee met on Monday, July 5, 1999, at 10 a.m. in Room 255 of the Legislative Building to consider bills referred.

 

Your committee heard representations on bills as follows:

 

Bill 21傍he Ophthalmic Dispensers Amendment and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur les opticiens d'ordonnance et modifications corrélatives

 

Dr. Scott Mundle, Manitoba Association of Optometrists

 

Bill 30傍he Veterinary Medical Act; Loi sur la médecine vétérinaire

 

Dr. Ab Hague, Manitoba Veterinary Medical Association

Albert Van Der Meulen, Private Citizen

 

Your committee has considered:

Bill 20傍he Chiropodists Amendment Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur les chiropodistes

 

Bill 21傍he Ophthalmic Dispensers Amendment and Consequential Amendments Act; Loi modifiant la Loi sur les opticiens d'ordonnance et modifications corrélatives

 

Bill 28傍he Legislative Assembly Amendment Act (2); Loi no 2 modifiant la Loi sur l'Assemblée législative

 

Bill 30傍he Veterinary Medical Act; Loi sur la médecine vétérinaire

 

and has agreed to report the same without amendment.

 

Your committee has also considered:

 

Bill 23傍he Order of Manitoba Act; Loi sur l'Ordre du Manitoba

 

and had agreed to report the same with the following amendments:

 

MOTION:

THAT subsection 8(2) be amended, in the English version of the part preceding clause (a), by striking out "to or"and substituting "or to".

 

MOTION:

 

THAT section 12 of the bill be amended, in subclause (1)(a)(i), by adding "or, where he or she is unable to serve on the council for any reason, the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench" after "Chief Justice of Manitoba".

 

MOTION:

 

THAT subsection 14(1) be struck out and the following substituted:

 

Secretary of council

14(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint the Director of Protocol of the government or another employee of the government to be the secretary of the council.

 

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

 

Motion agreed to.

 

Committee of Supply

 

Mr. Marcel Laurendeau (Chairperson): Madam Speaker, the Committee of Supply has considered certain resolutions, directs me to report progress and asks leave to sit again.

I move, seconded by the honourable member for Portage la Prairie (Mr. Faurschou), that the report of the committee be received.

 

Motion agreed to.