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.