TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on JUSTICE presents the following as its First Report. Meeting Your Committee met on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in Room of the Legislative Building: Matter under Consideration • Bill (No. 16) – The Police Services Act/Loi sur les services de police Committee Membership Committee Membership for the Thursday, June 18, 2009 meeting: • Ms. BRICK (Vice-Chair) • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. DEWAR • Mr. FAURSCHOU • Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. GRAYDON • Ms. KORZENIOWSKI • Mrs. MITCHELSON • Hon. Ms. OSWALD • Mr. REID (Chair) • Mr.

SARAN Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following nine presentations on Bill (No. 16) – The Police Services Act/Loi sur les services de police: Mel Klassen Association of Manitoba Municipalities Maurice Butler Town of Morden Keith Atkinson Chief of Police, City of Brandon Marc Robichaud Ste. Anne Police Dept. David M.

Sanders Private Citizen Tom Simms Community Education Development Association Allan Wise & Diane Roussin Inner City Safety Coalition David Chartrand Manitoba Métis Federation Cyril Keeper Private Citizen Bill Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 16) – The Police Services Act/Loi sur les services de police Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendments: THAT Clause of the Bill be amended by renumbering it as clause 68(1) and adding the following as clause 68(2): Independent prosecutor from outside Manitoba 68(2) The independent prosecutor appointed under subsec tion (1) must reside outside of Manitoba (

a) if the information laid against the police officer alleges that the officer caused the death of a person; or (

b) in other prescribed circumstances. THAT Clause of the Bill be replaced with the following: Senior officers association 87(1) Despite the definition of "employee" in The Labour Relations Act, if at least 50% of the senior officers in a police service belong to an association composed only of senior officers, the senior officers in that police s ervice may bargain separately with their employer through that association.

Definitions 87(2) The following

definitions apply in this section. "association" means an association that has as its objectives the improvement of conditions of service and remuneration of its members. (« association ») "senior officer" means (

a) a police officer with the rank of inspector or higher, but does not include the police chief or a deputy police chief; and (

b) a civilian employed with the police service in a supervisory or confidential capacity. (« cadre supérieur ») THAT Clause 106(1)(

b) of the Bill be amended by striking out " this Act" and substituting " this section". Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr. Daryl Reid, Chairperson June 18, 2009