TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA: Your Standing Committee on CROWN CORPORATIONS presents the following as its First Report. Meetings: Your Committee met on Friday , February 13, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. in Room of the Legislative Building.

Matters under Consideration: • Annual Report of the Workers Compensation Board for the year ended December 31, 2000 • Annual Report of the Workers Compensation Board for the year ended December 31, 2001 • Annual Report of the Workers Compensation Board for the year ended December 31, 2002 • Annual Report of the Appeal Commission and Medical Review Panel for the year ended December 31, 2000 • Annual Report of the Appeal Commission and Medical Review Panel for the year ended December 31, 2001 • Annual Report of the Appeal Commission and Medical Review Panel for the year ended December 31, 2002 • Five Year Operating Plan for the Workers Compensation Board for the years 2001-2005 • Five Year Operating Plan for the Workers Compensation Board for the years 2002-2006 • Five Year Operating Plan for the Workers Compensation Board for the years 2003-2007 Committee Membership: Your Committee elected Mr.

ALTEMEYER as the Vice-Chairperson. Substitutions made, by leave, during committee proceedings: • Mr. MALOWAY for Hon. Mr. BJORNSON • Mr. MARTINDALE for Hon. Ms. MELNICK • Hon. Ms ALLAN for Hon. Mr. SMITH • Mr. FAURSCHOU for Mr. LOEWEN • Mr. ALTEMEYER for Mr. JHA • Mr. EICHLER for Mr.

TWEED Officials from the Workers’ Compensation Board Speaking on Record: • Wally Fox-Decent, Chairperson • Harold Dueck, Vice President, Finance and Administration • Doug Sexsmith, President and Chief Executive Officer • Alan Scramstad, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Reports Considered and Adopted: Your Committee considered and adopted the following reports as presented: • Annual Report of the Workers Compensation Board for the year ended December 31, 2000 • Annual Report of the Workers Compensation Board for the year ended December 31, 2001 • Annual Report of the Appeal Commission and Medical Review Panel for the ye ar ended December 31, 2000 • Annual Report of the Appeal Commission and Medical Review Panel for the year ended December 31, 2001 Reports Considered but not Adopted: Your Committee considered the following reports but did not adopt them: • Annual Report of the Workers Compensation Board for the year ended December 31, 2002 • Annual Report of the Appeal Commission and Medical Review Panel for the year ended December 31, 2002 • Five Year Operating Plan for the Workers Compensation Board for the years 2001-2005 • Five Year Operating Plan for the Workers Compensation Board for the years 2002-2006 • Five Year Operating Plan for the Workers Compensation Board for the years 2003-2007 Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr.

Daryl REID, Chairperson February 13, 2004