TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS presents the following as its Fifth Report. Meeting Your Committee met on the following occasions in Room of the Legislative Building: • Thursday, June 4, 2009 • Monday, June 8, 2009 Matter under Consideration • Bill (No. 6) – The East Side Traditional Lands Planning and Special Protected Areas Act/

Loi sur l'aménagement des terres traditionnelles situées du côté est et les zones protégées spéciales Committee Membership Committee Membership for the Thursday, June 4, 2009 meeting: • Ms. BLADY • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. DERKACH • Mr. EICHLER • Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. REID • Hon. Mr. ROBINSON • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Hon. Mr. SWAN • Mrs. TAILLIEU • Hon. Ms. WOWCHUK Your Committee elected Ms. B LADY as the Chairperson. Your Committee elected Mr. REID as the Vice-Chairperson. Committee Membership for the Monday, June 8, 2009 meeting: • Ms. BLADY (Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. BLAIKIE • Mr. CALDWELL • Mr. GRAYDON • Mr.

MAGUIRE • Mr. MARTINDALE • Mr. PEDERSEN • Hon. Mr. ROBINSON • Mrs. ROWAT • Mr. SARAN • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS Your Committee elected Mr. M ARTINDALE as the Vice-Chairperson.

Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following seven presentations on Bill (No. 6) – The East Side Traditional Lands Planning and Special Protected Areas Act/Loi sur l'aménagement des terres traditionnelles situées du côté est et les zones protégées spéciales: Chief David Harper Garden Hill First Nation Chief Gilbert Andrews God's Lake First Nation Chief Gilbert Andrews on behalf of Chief Oliver Okemow Manto Sipi Cree Nation Chief Gilbert Andrews on behalf of Chief Bailey Colon Bunibonibee Cree Nation Michael Anderson Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) Moses Okimaw Private Citizen Vivek Voora International Institute for Sustainable Development Bill Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 6) – The East Side Traditional Lands Planning and Special Protected Areas Act/

Loi sur l'aménagement des terres traditionnelles situées du côté est et les zones protégées spéciales Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendments: THAT the Bill be amended by adding the following after Clause 1: Objectives 1.1 The objectives of this Act include (

a) developing a new government -to-government relationship between the Wabanong Nakaygum Okimawin (East Side) First Nations and the government arising out of the east side planning initiative; and (

b) implementing the goals and objectives of the Wabanong Nakaygum Okimawin Council of Chiefs Accord dated April 3, 2007, in accordance with the principles set out in that accord. THAT the Bill be amended by adding the following after Clause 2: Aboriginal rights protected 2.1 This Act is not to be interpreted so as to abrogate or derogate from the aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada that are recognized and affirmed by

section of the Constitution Act, 1982. Submitted by, _______________________________ Ms. Sharon Blady, Chairperson June 8, 2009