TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT presents the following as its Fourth Report. Meetings Your Committee met on June 8, 2011. Matters under Consideration • Bill (No. 17) – The Cooperatives Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les coopératives • Bill (No. 30) – The Change of Name Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur le changement de nom • Bill (No. 35) – The Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Cell Phone Contracts) /Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la protection du consommateur (contrats de téléphonie cellulaire) • Bill (No. 36) – The Adult Abuse Registry Act and Amendments to The Vulnerable Persons Living with a Mental Disability Act /Loi sur le registre des mauvais traitements inf ligés aux adultes et modifications concernant la

Loi sur les personnes vulnérables ayant une déficience mentale • Bill (No. 39) – The Grieving Families Protection Act (Various Acts Amended)/Loi sur la protection des familles en deuil (modification de diverses dispositions législatives) • Bill (No. 40) – The Condominium Act and Amendments Respecting Condominium Conversions (Various Acts Amended) /Loi sur les condominiums et modifications législatives en matière de conversion en condominium • Bill (No. 41) – The Liquor Control Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la réglementation des alcools • Bill (No. 43) – The Real Property Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les biens réels Committee Membership • Mr. BOROTSIK • Mr. CALDWELL • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Ms. KORZENIOWSKI • Hon. Mr. MACKINTOSH • Mrs. MITCHELSON • Ms. MCGIFFORD • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mr. REID • Mr. SCHULER • Mr. WIEBE Your Committee elected Mr. REID as the Chairperson. Your Committee elected Ms. KORZENIOWSKI as the Vice-Chairperson. Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following three presentations on Bill (No. 17) – The Cooperatives Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les coopératives: Vera Goussaert Manitoba Cooperative Association Danny Gendron CDEM Russ Rothney Neechi Foods Co-Op Ltd. Your Committee heard the following two presentations on Bill (No. 35) – The Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Cell Phone Contracts)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la protection du consommateur (contrats de téléphonie cellulaire): Kelvin Shepherd MTS Allstream Gloria Desorcy Consumers Association of Canada - Manitoba Branch Your Committee heard the following two presentations on Bill (No. 40) – The Condominium Act and Amendments Respecting Condominium Conversions (Various Acts Amended)/Loi sur les condominiums et modifications législatives en matière de conversion en condominium: Mel Boisvert and Peter Squire (by leave) Winnipeg Realtors John Petrinka Private Citizen Your Committee heard the following seven presentations on Bill (No. 41) – The Liquor Control Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la réglementation des alcools: Lanny McInnes Retail Council of Canada Scott Jocelyn Manitoba Restaurant & Food Services Association Mo Razik Independent Specialty Wine Stores of Manitoba Dwayne Marling Canadian Restaurant and Food Services Association Jim Baker Manitoba Hotel Association Marty Gold Private Citizen Fred Curry Private Citizen Your Committee heard the following presentation on Bill (No. 43) – The Real Property Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les biens réels: Wendy Rinella and Steven Offer (by leave) Title Insurance Industry Association of Canada Written Submissions Your Committee received four written submission s on Bill (No. 35) – The Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Cell Phone Contracts)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la protection du consommateur (contrats de téléphonie cellulaire), from: Bernard Lord Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association Vanessa Brazil Globalive Wireless Management Corp. ("WIND") Derek Hay Private Citizen Kenneth G. Engelhart Rogers Communication Partnership ("ROGERS") Bills Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 17) – The Cooperatives Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les coopératives Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 30) – The Change of Name Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur le changement de nom Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 35) – The Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Cell Phone Contracts)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la protection du consommateur (contrats de téléphonie cellulaire) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 36) – The Adult Abuse Regis try Act and Amendments to The Vulnerable Persons Living with a Mental Disability Act/Loi sur le registre des mauvais traitements infligés aux adultes et modifications concernant la

Loi sur les personnes vulnérables ayant une déficience mentale Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 39) – The Grieving Families Protection Act (Various Acts Amended)/Loi sur la protection des familles en deuil (modification de diverses dispositions législatives) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 40) – The Condominium Act and Amendments Respecting Condominium Conversions (Various Acts Amended)/Loi sur les condominiums et modifications législatives en matière de conversion en condominium Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendment: THAT Clause 185(3)(

b) of

Schedule A of the Bill be amended by adding " , to the extent that the coverage is available at a reasonable cost" after "costs of construction". • Bill (No. 41) – The Liquor Control Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la réglementation des alcools Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendment: THAT the Bill be amended by adding the following after Clause 18: 18.1(1) Subsection 96.1(1) is amended by striking out everything before " may conduct" and substituting " If the commission becomes aware of concerns about security at a licensed premises, it". 18.1(2) Subsection 96.1(2) is amended by adding " , such as metal detectors, surveillance cameras or devices that scan or verify the identification provided by patrons, " after " security equipment". 18.1(3) The following is added after subsection 96.1(2): Privacy 96.1(2.1) When requiring a licensee to make changes to operations under subsection (2), the commission must have regard to privacy and it may require the licensee to take specified steps to protect the privacy of patrons and employees. • Bill (No. 43) – The Real Property Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les biens réels Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendments: THAT the proposed subsection 72(2), as set out in Clause 17 of the Bill, be amended by repealing clause (

b) of the definition "transfer". THAT Clause 17 of the Bill be amended by adding the following after the proposed subsection 72.5(3): Other witnesses 72.5(3.1) In addition to the witnesses referred to in subsections (1) to (3), the district registrar may accept a transfer for registration that is witnessed by a person in a class of persons designated in the regulations. THAT the proposed subsection 72.5(4), as set out in Clause 17 of the Bill, be amended by striking out "(3)" and substituting "(3.1)".

THAT the proposed clause 72.7(2)(c), as set out in Clause 17 of the Bill, be amended by adding "or another designated person on behalf of the financial institution". THAT the proposed subsection 72.7(3), as set out in Clause 17 of the Bill, be amended in the English version by adding the following after clause (a): (a.1) subsection 72.5(3.1) (other witnesses); THAT Clause 44 of the Bill be amended by adding the following after the proposed clause 195(b.4): (b.5) for the purpose of subsection 72.5(3.1), designating classes of persons as witnesses; Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr.

Daryl REID, Chairperson June 8, 2011