TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT presents the following as its Third Report. Meetings Your Committee met on March 7, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Room of the Legislative Building. Matters under Consideration • Bill (No. 5) – The Surface Water Management Act (Amendments to Various Acts to Protect Lakes and Wetlands)/Loi sur la gestion des eaux de surface (modification de diverses lois visant la protection des lacs et des terres humides) • Bill (No. 13) – The Education Administration Amendment Act (First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur l'administration scolaire (cadre stratégique sur l'éducation et l'histoire des Premières nations, des Métis et des Inuits) • Bill (No. 15) – The Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Recognition of Customary Care of Indigenous Children)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les services à l'enfant et à la famille (reconnaissance des soins conformes aux traditions pour les enfants autochtones) • Bill (No. 17) – The Manitoba Teachers' Society Act/Loi sur l'Association des enseignants du Manitoba • Bill (No. 18) – The Path to Reconciliation Act/Loi sur la réconciliation Committee Membership • Hon. Mr. A LLUM • Mr. BRIESE • Mr. GAUDREAU (Chairperson) • Mr. HELWER • Hon. Ms. IRVIN-ROSS • Hon. Ms. MARCELINO (Logan) • Mr. MARTIN • Hon. Mr. NEVAKSHONOFF • Hon. Mr. ROBINSON • Mr. WIEBE (Vice-Chairperson) • Mr. WISHART Substitution received prior to committee proceedings: • Mr.

HELWER for Mr.

EWASKO Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following three presentations on Bill (No. 5) – The Surface Water Management Act (Amendments to Various Acts to Protect Lakes and Wetlands)/Loi sur la gestion des eaux de surface (modification de diverses lois visant la protection des lacs et des terres humides): Greg Bruce Ducks Unlimited Canada James Battershill Keystone Agricultural Producers Alexis Kanu Lake Winnipeg Foundation Your Committee heard the following five presentations on Bill (No. 13) – The Education Administration Amendment Act (First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur l'administration scolaire (cadre stratégique sur l'éducation et l'histoire des Premières nations, des Métis et des Inuits): Sharon Parenteau Manitoba Métis Federation James Wilson Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba Aimée Craft Private Citizen Siobhan Faulkner Private Citizen Norm Gould Manitoba Teachers' Society Your Committee heard the following seven presentations on Bill (No. 15) – The Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Recognition of Customary Care of Indigenous Children)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les services à l'enfant et à la famille (reconnaissance des soins conformes aux traditions pour les enfants autochtones): Billie Schibler and Judy Mayer (by leave) Métis Child and Family Services Authority Tara Petti Southern Authority (Southern First Nations Network of Care) Brenda Watt and Bruce Unfreed on behalf of Ron Monias (by leave) First Nations of Northern Manitoba, Child and Family Services Authority Lore Mirwaldt, Q.C.

Private Citizen Wallace McKay Private Citizen Chief Chris Baker Private Citizen Chief Jim Bear and Rhonda Kelly (by leave) South East Tribal Council Your Committee heard the following presentation on Bill (No. 17) – The Manitoba Teachers' Society Act/Loi sur l'Association des enseignants du Manitoba: Norm Gould Manitoba Teachers' Society Your Committee heard the following two presentations on Bill (No. 18) – The Path to Reconciliation Act/Loi sur la réconciliation: Murray Sinclair Private Citizen Aimée Craft National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation Written Submissions Your Committee received the following written submission on Bill (No. 5) – The Surface Water Management Act (Amendments to Various Acts to Protect Lakes and Wetlands)/Loi sur la gestion des eaux de surface (modification de diverses lois visant la protection des lacs et des terres humides): Joe Masi Association of Manitoba Municipalities Your Committee received the following two written submissions on Bill (No. 15) – The Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Recognition of Customary Care of Indigenous Children)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les services à l'enfant et à la famille (reconnaissance des soins conformes aux traditions pour les enfants autochtones): Marcel Balfour Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Cora Morgan First Nations Family Advocate Office Bills Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 5) – The Surface Water Management Act (Amendments to Various Acts to Protect Lakes and Wetlands)/Loi sur la gestion des eaux de surface (modification de diverses lois visant la protection des lacs et des terres humides) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 13) – The Education Administration Amendment Act (First Nations, Métis and Inuit Education Policy Framework)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur l'administration scolaire (cadre stratégique sur l'éducation et l'histoire des Premières nations, des Métis et des Inuits) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 15) – The Child and Family Services Amendment Act (Recognition of Customary Care of Indigenous Children)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les services à l'enfant et à la famille (reconnaissance des soins conformes aux traditions pour les enfants autochtones) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 17) – The Manitoba Teachers' Society Act/Loi sur l'Association des enseignants du Manitoba Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 18) – The Path to Reconciliation Act/Loi sur la réconciliation Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendments: THAT Clause of the Bill be amended by renumbering clause (

a) as clause (a.1) and by adding the following as clause (a): (

a) is to be guided by the calls to action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the principles set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; THAT Clause of the Bill be amended by adding the following after clause (e): (

f) ensures that survivors of residential school abuses have a role to play in its development. Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr. Dave G AUDREAU, Chairperson March 7, 2016