Manitoba Hansard — Sitting 2 (43rd Legislature, 1st Session)

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First Session – Forty-Third Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba DEBATES and PROCEEDINGS Official Report (Hansard) Published under the authority of The Honourable Tom Lindsey Speaker Vol. LXXVIII No. 2 - 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 21, 2023 ISSN 0542-5492

MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Forty-Third Legislature Member Constituency Political Affiliation ALTOMARE, Nello, Hon. Transcona NDP ASAGWARA, Uzoma, Hon Union Station NDP BALCAEN, Wayne Brandon West PC BEREZA, Jeff Portage la Prairie PC BLASHKO, Tyler Lagimodière NDP BRAR, Diljeet Burrows NDP BUSHIE, Ian, Hon. Keewatinook NDP BYRAM, Jodie Agassiz PC CABLE, Renée, Hon. Southdale NDP CHEN, Jennifer Fort Richmond NDP COOK, Kathleen Roblin PC CROSS. Billie Seine River NDP DELA CRUZ, Jelynn Radisson NDP DEVGAN, JD McPhillips NDP EWASKO, Wayne Lac du Bonnet PC FONTAINE, Nahanni, Hon. St.

Johns NDP GOERTZEN, Kelvin Steinbach PC GUENTER, Josh Borderland PC HIEBERT, Carrie Morden-Winkler PC JACKSON, Grant Spruce Woods PC JOHNSON, Derek Interlake-Gimli PC KENNEDY, Nellie Assiniboia NDP KHAN, Obby Fort Whyte PC KINEW, Wab, Hon. Fort Rouge NDP KING, Trevor Lakeside PC KOSTYSHYN, Ron, Hon. Dauphin NDP LAGASSÉ, Bob Dawson Trail PC LAMOUREUX, Cindy Tyndall Park Lib. LATHLIN, Amanda The Pas-Kameesak NDP LINDSEY, Tom, Hon. Flin Flon NDP LOISELLE, Robert St. Boniface NDP MALOWAY, Jim Elmwood NDP MARCELINO, Malaya, Hon. Notre Dame NDP MOROZ, Mike River Heights NDP MOSES, Jamie, Hon. St.

Vital NDP MOYES, Mike Riel NDP NARTH, Konrad La Vérendrye PC NAYLOR, Lisa, Hon. Wolseley NDP NESBITT, Greg Riding Mountain PC OXENHAM, Logan Kirkfield Park NDP PANKRATZ, David Waverley NDP PERCHOTTE, Richard Selkirk PC PIWNIUK, Doyle Turtle Mountain PC REDHEAD, Eric Thompson NDP SALA, Adrien, Hon. St. James NDP SANDHU, Mintu The Maples NDP SCHMIDT, Tracy, Hon. Rossmere NDP SCHOTT, Rachelle Kildonan-River East NDP SCHULER, Ron Springfield-Ritchot PC SIMARD, Glen, Hon. Brandon East NDP SMITH, Bernadette, Hon.

Point Douglas NDP STEFANSON, Heather Tuxedo PC STONE, Lauren Midland PC WASYLIW, Mark Fort Garry NDP WHARTON, Jeff, Red River North PC WIEBE, Matt, Hon. Concordia NDP WOWCHUK, Rick Swan River PC

7 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Tuesday, November 21, 2023 The House met at 1:30 p.m. At 1:30 p.m. the Sergeant-at-Arms, carrying the mace and followed by the Speaker, the De puty Clerk, the Clerk assistants of the Legislative Assembly and the Provincial Court judges, entered the Chamber. The Sergeant-at-Arms returned to the north doors and met Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor with the mace. Acting Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms (Mr. David Rees): Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor.

The drummers drummed as Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor, accompanied by the honorary aide-de-camp, the officer escort, the Premier and the Chief Justice, entered the Chamber and took her seat on the throne. The Sergeant-at-Arms made obeisance with the mace and retired to the side of the Chamber. SPEECH FROM THE THRONE Hon. Anita R. Neville (Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Manitoba): Please be seated. Working Together–Working for You Good afternoon. We begin by honouring the sacredness and importance of these lands and waters and of the ancestors that once walked where we are standing today.

We recognize the Anishininewak, Cree, Dene, Dakota, Métis, Inuit and Anishinaabe nations who paved the way to what is now known as Manitoba, home to all who are treaty people. This acknowledgement is a reminder of our histories and the original homeland of those nations which have become to all of –become home to all of us today. Our government also wants to acknowledge the people of Manitoba are great people who have come together to do great things in our history. We have shown the rest of Canada that Manitoba can be a leader.

A leader in clean energy, a leader in the arts , and our plan will make us a leader in fixing health care. We must recognize that the great things in our province have always been protected by our brave service people who have stepped up to fight to defend our freedoms, our liberty and the very democracy we practice in this Chamber. We are mindful of the sacrifices they made so that each of us, here in Manitoba, can contribute to our democracy. Voting is an important way tha t we pay tribute to those sacri - fices.

Our government will always honour the bravery of veterans, first responders and those in active service. Working Together There is optimism in our province, for it is a new day for Manitoba. Manitobans elected our government to bring people together to solve the challenges we face as a province, from record wait times for health care, to rising costs for families, and a homelessness crisis that is visible across the province in our downtowns, in rural communities and across the North. Manitobans elected our government with a man - date to leave no one behind.

You have asked us to be a government that will work together with busi - ness leaders, workers, community organizations and all orders of government to make life better for Manitobans.

Our mandate is drawn from the stories we 've heard over the last two terms in this Legislature: the nurse who is exhausted after health- care cuts and worried for her patients; the blue -collar worker who feels he 's lost his freedom wh en his paycheque disappears under rising gas prices and higher hydro bills; the family in rural Manitoba who has to drive hours to get health care they need; the senior who doesn't feel safe in her home at night; the parents who want their children to find good careers right here at home and to not have to leave our province to find opportunities. These are our stories.

We are working to implement the mandate we received from you by working together with the public servants who share our commitment to ma ke life better for all Manitobans. We will value their work and listen to their expert advice. Whether as

8 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA November 21, 2023 snowplow drivers, conservation officers, mechanics or civil servants in this building, these hard- working professionals are the people who will turn our shared vision into a reality for all of us. To the public service: we thank you for getting us through difficult times. It is time for a government that works with public servants instead of against them to deliver results for you, the people of Manitoba. Working for You Our government is already delivering on our commitments to Manitobans.

In one of our first acts, we reached out directly to Manitobans working in our health-care system today. We committed to being a listening government and shared our plan to reset the relationship with health - care staff on the front lines. Our team is launching a health-care listening tour which will hear from the staff at the bedside across the province. We will hear directly from Manitobans who care for you at the bedside.

We are fulfilling our commitment to reduce bureaucracy in health care by returning oversight of all surgical and diagnostic procedures back to the government's Health Department, and focusing funding on public health-care delivery in Manitoba. We have taken steps to address the immediate crisis in health care and reduce wait times. We are opening 10 additional surgical slates for surgery at the Grace Hospital and expanding the spinal surgery capacity at the Health Sciences Centre, Concordia Hospital and the Brandon Regional Health Centre.

Taken together, these investments will reduce wait times and help patients move from emergency rooms to wards, where they can get the care they need. We are also reducing the MRI wait-list and giving northern families better access to health care with a new mobile MRI unit for northern Manitoba. We are working with all levels of government to solve the challenges we are facing together. In health care, we secured a commitment from premiers across Canada to wor k together to fix the staffing shortage and ensure that they do not poach Manitoba's health-care workers.

We have already unlocked $500 million in new investment with the federal government to deliver low-carbon, reliable and affordable electricity to people and businesses across the province and expand our electricity grid while creating good family -sup- porting jobs for Manitobans. Together, we will ensure Manitoba becomes a leader in the low -carbon economy of tomorrow. Today we are proud to announce that we have a commitment from the federal government to work with us on our plan to help families make the switch to affordable geothermal home energy.

This col - laborative approach will help us deliver on our commitments to reduce emissions, lower costs for families and create more low-carbon jobs. We will deliver on this commitment while bringing blue-collar Manitobans along with us, training people this year to install geothermal heat pumps for families across Manitoba. In all of the decisions our government makes, we will include the voices and needs of rural Manitoba. With our new Westman Cabinet office in Brandon, we will give families in Westman, the Parkland and surrounding communities a direct line to our gov - ernment.

We are making life better for working families. We ended the strike we inherited from the previous government with a deal that is fair for workers at Manitoba Public Insurance and also responsible to ratepayers. We sent a clear message to Indigenous govern - ments across Manitoba: we ar e ready to work with you. With the Premier's (Mr.

Kinew) appointment as the Minister of Indigenous Reconciliation, as well as the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, our gov - ernment will reset the relationship with Métis, Inuit and First Nations leadership in our province. * (13:50) In the spirit of working together, we removed the prohibition that prevented Manitoba Hydro from dealing directly with Indigenous gov ernments, and we are advancing economic reconciliation by working with the leadership o f the Treaty 1 First Nations as they transform the former Kapyong Barracks into the residential and commercial development of Naawi-Oodena.

We have begun to honour our commitment to search the landfill for the remains of Marcedes Myran, Morgan Harrison [ phonetic] and Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe Iban. Our first step was welcoming their families into the Legislature, where we promised that no government in Manitoba will ever the –will ever

November 21, 2023 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA 9 use the families of murder victims as political props again. And as winter quickly approaches, we worked with community organizations to help shelters across Manitoba operate 24-7. In just one month, we have accomplished these important things by working together with you, the people we serve. The Work Ahead The road ahead will surely have challenges. Many commitments the previous government made did not fit with a sustainable approach to the Province 's finances. These decisions have left Manitoba in a financial challenge.

This does not deter us from fulfilling our mandate to balance the budget at the end of this term in office, but it will require that we act responsibly and stabilize the Province's finances. With a new government and a new mandate, we will be good stewards of our Province 's books. Our government will be fiscally respon sible, while investing in health care, education and communities across the province. The path forward will take time and hard work. But we are optimistic, because we know the way we do difficult things in Manitoba is by working on them together.

A New Vision for Health Care It is time for a new vision in health care. Choosing to work in health care is

an act of love. At the heart of our health -care plan is a commit - ment to take better care of Manitobans who take care of us–those Manitobans who are working on the front lines of our health-care system. The wealth of knowledge and experience of our front-line workers will inform our decisions in health care. Our government will foster a culture of open and transparent communication. We will prioritize the expertise of the front lines and reduce the burnout caused by excess bureaucracy.

We will set out clear goals to improve our system, work with the front lines on those commitments and hold management accountable to improve things for you, the patient. Our commitment to the front lines of health care is to improve retention and recruitment by creating a culture in health care in Manitoba that respects nurses, doctors, allied health-care professionals, aides and support staff by respecting their decision-making powers, their expertise, and empowering them to do what's best for you, the patient. Instead of more agency nurses, we will give nurses more agency.

Instead of closing emergency rooms, we will bring emergency rooms closer. And instead of sending more patients out of province to receive surgeries, we will bring more surgeries here to our province where you, the patients, live. We will make Manitoba a rewarding place to practise medicine, care for patients and pursue cutting-edge research that will help Manitobans stay healthy. We will improve health care at every level by expanding primary-care teams, opening more clinics for minor injury and illness and improving long-term care. Our government will never forget the way seniors were neglected in the pandemic.

We will not let this happen again. We will take better care of the seniors who raised us with more home -care support so that you can live independently for as long as you feel comfortable. We will increase the hours of direct care for each senior living in personal-care homes. And we will create a seniors advocate, a strong, independent voice for seniors and their families. Today Winnipeg has some of the worst ER wait times on record. Too many patients are leaving ERs without being seen, and rural and Northern families are forced to drive hours from home to access emer - gency care.

Our government will work to reduce times at emergency departments by adding more beds to acute-care hospitals. This will reduce the backlog of patients waiting for beds and help every patient access the type of care you need more quickly. Right now it's too difficult for many Manitobans to train for a career in health care. Our government will change that. We will create more opportunities for training in rural and northern centres, and we will work with regulatory colleges to streamline the cre - dential process so more Manitobans can join the front lines.

As we staff up our health -care system, we will restore our emergency -care network, starting w ith the opening–with opening new ERs at the Victoria general hospital and Eriksdale. Reproductive health care is a right. Our govern- ment will protect and affirm Manitobans ' right to access abortion services, protect abortion providers and make prescription birth control free.

10 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA November 21, 2023 Lower Costs We will give freedom back to Manitobans who are struggling to make ends meet right now by making life more affordable. With inflation at the highest level in a generation, our government believes we should use our power to save you money. At the start of the new year, our government has a plan to give you a break at the pump: Our gov ern- ment has a plan to pause the provincial gas tax, saving you 14 cents per litre every time you fill up. This will provide relief to fam ilies, small businesses and municipalities.

Our commitment to freeze hydro rates, after the previous government's rate increases, will also help families and small businesses with monthly costs. We will deliver this in a way that respects the independence of the Public Utilities Board and the most recent rate application, all while ensuing the long-term fiscal strength of Manitoba. And the best way for us to do that is to stop the privatization of Hydro subsidiaries and ensure that Manitoba Hydro stays public forever.

In the coming days we will also announce a significant new policy to help the agricultural industry by lowering costs for producers and ranchers. Safer Communities Everyone deserves a safe place to call home. Our new Department of Housing, Addictions and Homelessness was founded with a simple goal but an immense task: to end chronic homelessness in our province over the next eight years. * (14:00) We designed this department to break down barriers and cut through the excuses to deliver the housing and wraparound services needed to get people out of bus shelters and tents with dignity and with compassion.

Through this new department we will work with municipalities, businesses, community organizations and every level of government to connect our loved ones on the streets with barrier-free housing, addictions and mental health supports, health care and a pathway to employment. The number of Manitobans dying from drug overdoses continues to rise. That's why it's so import- ant that we provide wraparound services that are grounded in real harm reduction. Toxic drugs are tearing our families and communities apart.

Part of the solution to the addictions crisis is holding those getting rich off of human suffering accounta ble. We will continue to pursue opioid manufacturers, and we will bring in an unexplained wealth act to help build cases against those who profit from the chaos in our communities. We will work with law enforcement, community safety patrols and community organizations to make our streets and communities safer for everyone, and we will help law enforcement focus on violent crime by hiring more mental health professionals to respond to non-violent calls.

Working with municipalities and the business community, we will revitalize the downtown of our urban centres. While previous governments may have put out press releases, we are putting out resources to get signature developments moving that will improve downtown Winnipeg –our province 's downtown– alongside investments in Brandon, Dauphin, Selkirk, the Pembina Valley and the North. Investing in the Future Investing in Manitoba kids is an investment in our future.

Over the next four years, our government will support students at every step of their education journey, from early childhood education to post - secondary institutions and trades training programs. Kids cannot learn on an empty stomach, but to many children, hunger and family poverty are a reality. Our commitment to a nutrition program in every school will have a profound impact on the next generation, improving educational outcomes and graduation rates and lifting families out of poverty. We will start this work within the current school year. Parents and educators know class sizes are too large.

Our government will work with educators to lower class sizes for the youngest learners so they get more one -on-one time with their teachers and educational assistants. In every part of the province our government will ensure that queer and trans students in M anitoba are safe, respected and know they belong, and we will all work with communities and school divisions to ensure every family is welcome and included at their school. Our vision for Manitoba is one where parents, educators and students work together, not against one another, and one in which the 2SLGBTQ+ community is safe and valued.

We will work with the child core –care sector to retain and recruit early childhood educators and create

November 21, 2023 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA 11 new, high-quality child-care spaces at work and com- munity hubs like the Park Community Centre in Brandon. We will support Indigenous learning by an– appointing an assistant deputy minister for Indigenous excellence to ensure that Indigenous student achieve- ment is a pillar of Manitoba's education system. Nous recruterons davantage d'enseignants de langue française et rétablirons le poste de sous-ministre adjoint pour le Bureau de l'éducation française.

Translation We will recruit more French language teachers and reinstate the assistant deputy minister for le Bureau de l'éducation française. English We will work with the child-care sector to retrain and recruit early childhood educators and create new high-quality child -care spaces at workplace and community hubs like the Park Community Centre in Brandon. We know t hat education funding must keep up with enrolment and student needs. Our first budget will take steps towards the funding necessary to sup- port our children and grandchildren.

The Israel-Hamas conflict has strained some of the ties that bind us together a s Manitobans. But our government is clear: we are one people, and hate has no place in our province. Living up to that statement requires continued work, and that action starts in our education system. Our government has heard from Jewish students who tell us they're afraid to go to school. Our gov - ernment has spoken with Muslim families who have faced Islamophobic discrimination and violence. Our government will be there for you and for all Manitobans.

We will combat division and anti-Semitism by including Holocaust education in the K-to-12 curriculum. We will push for unity and against Islamophobia by ensuring educators in our province have anti-Islamophobia toolkits that come from Manitoba Islamic community. Let us be clear: our government views these only as first steps, and we are committed to walking forward with you to combat these forms of hatred, as well as homophobia, transphobia and all other negative ideologies that seek to divide us as Manitobans. A Strong Economy with Good Manitoba Jobs The economic horse pulls the social cart.

In order for us to deliver on our mandate to fix health care and lower costs for families, we have to grow the econ- omy; ensure the conditions are right for the private sector to succeed. Our government has com mitted to predictability by implementing the Province's 2023 fiscal framework. Our government has strong relationships with business leaders and will work hard to reinforce them. Industry drives a growing economy, brings more investment to Manitoba and are the partners we want to work with to make it easier for Manitobans to join the workforce, join a union and join the middle class.

To support this, we are establishing a Premier's business and jobs team, which will have membership from every region, from many sectors and with repre- sentation from both employers and employees. This team will be tasked with articulating a clear provincial and economic strategy to strengthen our diversified economy and learn –and lean into new low -carbon opportunities. We will rebalance labour relations in Manitoba to ensure fairness for workers across our province.

We will use the power of post -secondary edu - cation and training to ensure the next generation of Manitobans are open, thoughtful and highly skilled workers who are ready to build the infrastructure of the future. We will stop the trend of losing workers to other provinces and we'll help new Canadians get the support they need to put down roots here. We will listen to, and work with, Manitobans living with disabilities, building an inclusive province that allows everyone to participate equitably. Manitoba's agricultural producers work hard to feed families in Manitoba and around the world.

We respect these producers and partner with the agri - cultural industry to invest in agricultural science, innovation, resilience and sustainability. * (14:10) Along the way we will pursue economic recon- ciliation. Across our province Indigenous businesses, entrepreneurs and governments are building up Manitoba. Our government w ill value the hard work they are doing in our province, and we will partner with them to create more opportunities for all Manitobans.

12 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA November 21, 2023 This means collaborating with the Manitoba Métis Federation and First Nations leadership to develop a meaningful economi c reconciliation strategy. Working with Indigenous partners, local residents and the business community, our government will develop a real critical minerals strategy that will provide good jobs for rural and northern Manitobans while building a low-carbon future. Our province is a hub for artists, like Morgan Grace and Keith Ginther, the Métis musicians who helped us mark the first Throne Speech of the 43rd Legislature today.

We will help grow the cre - ative sector and invest in local artists and festivals for more Manitobans to enjoy. Our province is full of entrepreneurs, small businesses and innovators, and our government will invest in the important contri - butions they make to help Manitoba thrive. Through meaningful infrastructure investments , we can ensure that Manitoba is a real partner in interprovincial and global trade. With northern Manitobans, our government will invest in trade corridors and ensure that the Port of Churchill helps us fulfil our economic potential by making Manitoba a maritime province.

We will make it easier for businesses and Manitobans to travel across the province with improved airports in the North. Together, we can build a strong economic future in the province, where our businesses want to invest, where families can build a good life with good wages. Meeting the Climate Change Challenge The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our time. We will meet this challenge head-on and keep our government focused on the environmental impacts of government policies.

Manitoba has the low -carbon electricity, the skilled workforce, the emissions -free vehicle manu - facturers and entrepreneurial spirit to build a lot of wealth in the current economic climate. Our gov- ernment's goal is to build our province into a showcase for the world, one that shows other provinces and other countries that you can have an advanced, growing economy with good jobs that is doing its part to solve global warning–warming. Our new Department of Environment and Climate Change will lead the way.

We will bring in measures so families can afford electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, make their homes more efficient with geothermal heat pumps and will –we will stand up a hydrogen industry that will power future growth opportunities. Manitobans are looking for ways to reduce emissions and lower their energy costs, and busi - nesses are looking to decarbonize. The clean energy future isn't a dream in Manitoba.

It's here today, in the workers who are putting food on the table by building up our hydro infrastructure and the business leaders and entrepreneurs who are putting capital on the line to build a carbon-free tomorrow. Of course the land, air and water cannot merely be reduced to economic goods. We want future generations to feel about as –to feel as good about living here as we do today. That's why our govern- ment will work with Indigenous nations to protect our land, water and biodiversity. Working Together Manitobans gave our government a mandate to work together to deliver on these bold commitments.

To our counterparts in other orders of govern- ment, we are ready to reset the relationship and work with you. To municipalities across Manitoba, we will work with you to strengthen your local economies, provide the services and build the infrastructure you need to keep up with population growth. After years of hindered growth, we will provide predictability and help your planning with multi-year funding for municipalities. You are our partners, in health -care recruitment and economic g rowth.

You are the experts on the ground of our gov ernment, and our government will respect your governments in the work you do. We have already shown we can work with the federal government to tackle the climate crisis, make life affordable and fix health care. To Indigenous governments in Manitoba, we will acknowledge that –acknowledge you for who you are, and what you have always been–which is gov- ernments. We will work with the Manitoba Métis Federation and First Nations governments to advance our shared priorities.

We will work with Inuit leader- ship in Manitoba as well as leaders from the Kivalliq Region and across Nunavut to ensure Manitoba is a hub for the North.

November 21, 2023 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA 13 We will transform child welfare to ensure every child in Manitoba is connected with their family, their community and their culture. In this spirit of reconciliation, our govern- ment will put forward legislation to acknowledge Louis Riel as the first premier of our great province. Our government will recognize the stories and resilience of residential school survivors by estab - lishing September 30th, Orange Shirt Day, as a provincial statutory holiday. On this day and every day, we will encourage more Manitobans to learn about our shared history.

This past September 30th will be the las t time Orange Shirt Day was not a recognized statutory holiday. In the future, every single Manitoban will be able to participate –including those who work in manufacturing, construction and other provincially regulated workplaces. That way every child wil l be able to honour Orange Shirt Day, no matter where their parents work. This is a step closer to a Manitoba that truly lives up to the phrase Every Child Matters. Moving Forward Together Our government is made up of people from all walks of life who have come together to work for you.

We are humbled by the sacred mandate you have given us. We will honour your trust and faith in our government to deliver on the priorities of Manitobans, where every family can afford to build a good life in Manitoba, where you have quality health care close to home. Together, we are rejecting division and coming together to create a strong future for Manitoba. Together, we are working to make that vision of hope and collaboration a reality –together with Manitobans from all walks of life, from every part of the province, from every background. Together, our government is working for you.

Miigwech, merci and thank you. * (14:20) The drummers drummed as Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor rose from the throne and retired from the Chamber escor ted by the Sergeant -at-Arms carrying the mace and followed by the honorary aide-de-camp, the officer escort, the Premier, the Chief Justice and the Provincial Court judges. Prior to their exiting the Chamber, God Save the King and O Canada were sung. The Speaker proceeded to the throne. The Sergeant-at-Arms approached the Speaker, made obeisance with the mace, then placed the mace on the table.

The Speaker: O Eternal and Almighty God, from Whom all power and wisdom come, we are assembled here before Thee to frame such laws as may tend to the welfare and prosperity of our province. Grant, O merciful God, we pray Thee, that we may desire only that which is in accordance with Thy will, that we may seek it with wisdom, know it with certainty and accomplish it perf ectly for the glory and honour of Thy name and for the welfare of all our people. Amen.

We acknowledge that we are gathered on Treaty 1 territory and that Manitoba is located on the treaty territories and ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Anishininewuk, Dakota Oyate, Denesuline and Nehethowuk. We acknowledge Manitoba is located on the Homeland of the Red River Métis. We acknow- ledge northern Manitoba includes lands that were and are ancestral lands of the Inuit. We respect the spirit and intent of treaties and treaty making.

We remain committed to working in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in the spirit of truth, reconciliation and collaboration. * (14:30) Please be seated. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS Bill 1–An Act respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office Hon. Wab Kinew (Premier): I move, seconded by the Minister of Health, that Bill 1,

An Act respecting the Admin istration of Oaths of Office;

Loi sur la prestation des serments d'entrée en fonction, be now read a first time. Motion agreed to. * * * Mr. Kinew: I move, seconded by the Minister of Finance (MLA Sala), that Tyler Blashko, member for the electoral division of Lagimodière, be Chairperson of the Com mittees of the Whole House and Deputy Speaker. Motion agreed to.

14 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA November 21, 2023 Mr. Kinew: I move, seconded by the Attorney General (Mr. Wiebe), that Robert Loiselle, member for the electoral division of St. Boniface, be Deputy Chairperson of the Committees of the Whole House. Motion agreed to. Mr. Kinew: I move, seconded by the Gov ernment House Leader (MLA Fontaine), that Rachelle Schott, member for the electoral division of Kildonan- River East, be Deputy Chairperson of the Committees of the Whole House. Motion agreed to. Mr.

Kinew: I move, seconded by the Minister of Edu- cation, that the speech of Her Honour, Lieutenant Governor, be taken into consideration tomorrow. Motion agreed to. The Speaker: Honourable members, I have a leave request for the House. Is there leave to allow me to table a report from the Legislative Assembly Management Com mission containing its recommendation on the appointment of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba? Is there leave? [Agreed] Leave has been granted, and I thank the members for that.

TABLING OF REPORTS The Speaker: I therefore table the Legis lative Assembly Management Commission's report containing the commission's recommendation regarding the ap- pointment of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. * * * Hon. Wab Kinew (Premier): I move, seconded by the Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Kostyshyn), that this House do now adjourn. The Speaker: Before putting the question to the House, may I inform all present that refreshments will be served in room 254 at the south end of the building after the House is adjourned.

It has been moved by the hon ourable First Minister, seconded by the honour able Minister of Agriculture, that this House do now adjourn. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt this motion? [Agreed] This House is adjourned and stands adjourned until tomorrow at 1:30–1:30 p.m. tomorrow.

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Tuesday, November 21, 2023 CONTENTS Speech from the Throne 7 Introduction of Bills Bill 1–An Act respecting the Administration of Oaths of Office Kinew 13 Tabling of Reports Lindsey 14

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