TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on JUSTICE presents the following as its First Report. Meetings Your Committee met on February 18, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in Room of the Legislative Building. Matters under Consideration • Bill (No. 8) – The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Leave for Serious Injury or Illness and Extension of Compassionate Care Leave)/Loi modifiant le Code des normes d'emploi (congé pour les victimes de violence familiale, congé en cas de blessure ou de maladie grave et prolongation du congé de soignant) • Bill (No. 11) – The Domestic Violence and Stalking Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la violence familiale et le harcèlement criminel • Bill (No. 33) – The Family Law Reform Act (Putting Children First)/Loi sur la réforme du droit de la famille (mesures pour le mieux-être des enfants) • Bill (No. 300) – The Mount Carmel Clinic Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la « Mount Carmel Clinic » Committee Membership • Hon. Ms. BRAUN • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. GRAYDON • Ms. HOWARD • Hon. Mr. MACKINTOSH • Hon. Ms. MARCELINO (Logan) • Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) • Mr. SMOOK • Mr. SWAN • Mr. WISHART Your Committee elected Ms. HOWARD as the Chairperson Your Committee elected Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) as the Vice-Chairperson Motions Your Committee agreed to the following motion: • That this committee recommends that the fees paid with respect to Bill (No. 300) – The Mount Carmel Clinic Amendment Act //Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la « Mount Carmel Clinic », be refunded, less the cost of printing.

Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following … presentations on Bill (No. 8) – The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Leave for Victims of Do mestic Violence, Leave for Serious Injury or Illness and Extension of Compassionate Care Leave)/Loi modifiant le Code des normes d'emploi (congé pour les victimes de violence familiale, congé en cas de blessure ou de maladie grave et prolongation du congé de soignant): Kevin Rebeck Manitoba Federation of Labour Charlene Matheson Private Citizen Barbara Byers Canadian Labour Congress Michelle Gawronsky Manitoba Government and General Employees Union William S.

Gardner Manitoba Employers Council Gloria Kelly The Public Service Alliance of Canada Dave Sauer Private Citizen Charlotte Cameron Winnipeg Labour Council Carmen Neufeld Private Citizen Gina Smoke UNIFOR Leanne Sookram, Private Citizen Carmen LeDarney Private Citizen Pamela McLeod Willow Place Beatrice Bruske United Food and Commercial Workers Your Committee heard the following two presentations on Bill (No. 11) – The Domestic Violence and Stalking Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la violence familiale et le harcèlement criminel: Jane Ursel Private Citizen Kim Storeshaw A Woman's Place NorWest Co-op Community Health Your Committee heard the following two presentations on Bill (No. 33) – The Family Law Reform Act (Putting Children First)/Loi sur la réforme du droit de la famille (mesures pour le mieux-être des enfants): Lawrence Pinsky Manitoba Bar Association Trent Tait Private Citizen Your Committee heard the following presentation on Bill (No. 300) – The Mount Carmel Clinic Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la « Mount Carmel Clinic »: Chad Smith Mount Carmel Clinic Written Submissions Your Committee received the following two written submissions on Bill (No. 11) – The Domestic Violence and Stalking Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la violence familiale et le harcèlement criminel: Maddie Laberge Private Citizen Trudy L. Lavallee Ikwe Widdjiitiwin, Inc.

Your Committee received the following written submission on Bill (No. 33) – The Family Law Reform Act (Putting Children Fir st)/Loi sur la réforme du droit de la famille (mesures pour le mieux -être des enfants): Nicholas Bala Faculty of Law – Queen’s University Bills Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 8) – The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act (Leave for Victims of Domestic Violence, Leave for Serious Injury or Illness and Extension of Compassionate Care Leave)/Loi modifiant le Code des normes d'emploi (congé pour les victimes de violence familiale, congé en cas de blessure ou de maladie grave et prolongation du congé de soignant) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 11) – The Domestic Violence and Stalking Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la violence familiale et le harcèlement criminel Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 33) – The Family Law Reform Act (Putting Children First)/Loi sur la réforme du droit de la famille (mesures pour le mieux-être des enfants) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendments: THAT Clause 5(2) of

Schedule A of the Bill be amended by striking out " , unless it is someone " and substituting "unless he or she conducted an earlier evaluation of them or is someone". THAT Clause of

Schedule A of the Bill and the centred heading before the Clause be replaced with the following: DISPUTE RESOLUTION Dispute resolution by the parties The parties to a dispute must act in a way that strives (

a) to minimize conflict; (

b) to promote co-operation; (

c) to meet the best interests of any child involved in the dispute; and (

d) to the extent the parties consider it appropriate to do so, to resolve the dispute by reaching an agreement through negotiation or another dispute resolution process. THAT Clause 33(2) of

Schedule A of the Bill be replaced with the following: Person in loco parentis may apply 33(2) A person in loco parentis to a child may also apply for (

a) custody of the child, if there is leave of the court; or (

b) access to the child; if the child's parents are notified of the application. THAT Clause 40(4) of

Schedule A of the Bill be replaced with the following: Variation of order for access 40(4) The court may, on application, vary or terminate an order for access if the court is satisfied that the child's needs or circumstances have changed since the original order was made or last varied. The provisions of this

section apply in relation to that application. • Bill (No. 300) – The Mount Carmel Clinic Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la « Mount Carmel Clinic » Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. Submitted by, _______________________________ Ms. Jennifer H OWARD, Chairperson February 18, 2016