TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Human Resources presents the following as its Second Report. Meetings Your Committee met on the following occasions in Room 255 of the Legislative Building: • September 3, 2013 • September 4, 2013 • September 5, 2013 • September 6, 2013 • September 7, 2013 • September 9, 2013 • September 10, 2013 • September 11, 2013 Matters under Consideration • Bill (No. 18) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Safe and Inclusive Schools)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (milieux scolaires favorisant la sécurité et l'inclusivité) Committee Membership Committee Membership for the September 3, 2013 meeting: • Hon. Ms. ALLAN • Mr. ALLUM • Hon. Mr. CHIEF • Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) • Mrs. MITCHELSON • Hon. Ms. OSWALD • Mr. SCHULER • Mr. SMOOK • Hon. Mr. SWAN • Mr. WIEBE Your Committee elected Mr. WIEBE as the Chairperson at the September 3, 2013 meeting. Your Committee elected M r. M ARCELINO (Tyndall Park) as the Vice- Chairperson at the September 3, 2013 meeting. Committee Membership for the September 4, 2013 meeting: • Hon. Ms.

A LLAN • Hon. Mr. CHIEF • Ms. CROTHERS • Mr. CULLEN • Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. HELWER • Hon. Mr. KOSTYSHYN • Mr. NEVAKSHONOFF • Mr. PETTERSEN • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mr. WIEBE (Chairperson) Your Committee elected Mr. P ETTERSEN as the Vice-Chairperson at the September 4, 2013 meeting.

Committee Membership for the September 5, 2013 meeting: • Hon. Ms. ALLAN • Hon. Mr. BJORNSON • Ms. BRAUN • Mr. BRIESE • Ms. CROTHERS • Mr. FRIESEN • Mrs. ROWAT • Hon. Mr. SWAN • Mr. WIEBE (Chairperson) • Ms. WIGHT • Mr. WISHART Your Committee elected Ms. WIGHT as the Vice-Chairperson at the September 5, 2013 meeting. Substitutions received during committee proceedings at the September 5, 2013 meeting: • Mr. SMOOK for Mrs. ROWAT • Mr. HELWER for Mr. SMOOK Committee Membership for the September 6, 2013 meeting: • Hon. Ms. A LLAN • Mr. ALTEMEYER • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. EICHLER • Mr. EWASKO • Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr.

GRAYDON • Mr. MALOWAY • Hon. Ms. MARCELINO (Logan) • Mr. SARAN • Ms. WIGHT Your Committee elected Ms. WIGHT as the Chairperson at the September 6, 2013 meeting. Your Committee elected Mr. SARAN as the Vice-Chairperson at the September 6, 2013 meeting. Committee Membership for the September 7, 2013 meeting: • Hon. Ms. ALLAN • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. CULLEN • Mr. DEWAR • Mr. MALOWAY • Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mr. SCHULER • Mrs. STEFANSON • Mr. WHITEHEAD • Ms. WIGHT (Chairperson) Your Committee elected Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) as the Vice- Chairperson at the September 7 , 2013 meeting.

Your Committee elected Ms. BLADY as the Vice-Chairperson at the September 7, 2013 meeting. Substitutions received during committee proceedings at the September 7, 2013 meeting: • Hon. Mr. SWAN for Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. SMOOK for Mr. CULLEN

• Hon. Mr. RONDEAU for Mr. WHITEHEAD • Ms. BRAUN for Mr. MALOWAY • Ms. BLADY for Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) • Hon. Mr. ROBINSON for Mr. DEWAR • Mr. GOERTZEN for Mr. SCHULER • Mrs. DRIEDGER for Mrs. STEFANSON • Mr. FRIESEN for Mr. PEDERSEN Committee Membership for the September 9, 2013 meeting: • Hon. Ms. ALLAN • Mr. ALLUM • Mr. FRIESEN • Mr. HELWER • Hon. Ms. IRVIN-ROSS • Mrs. MITCHELSON • Hon. Mr. RONDEAU • Mrs. ROWAT • Hon. Ms. SELBY • Hon. Mr. SWAN • Mr. WIEBE Your Committee elected Mr. W IEBE as the Chairperson at the September 9, 2013 meeting. Your Committee elected Mr.

A LLUM as the Vice-Chairperson at the September 9, 2013 meeting. Substitution received during committee proceedings at the September 9, 2013 meeting: • Mr. SMOOK for Mrs. ROWAT Committee Membership for the September 10, 2013 meeting: • Hon. Ms. A LLAN • Ms. BLADY • Ms. CROTHERS • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. HELWER • Hon. Ms. IRVIN-ROSS • Hon. Ms. MELNICK • Mr. SCHULER • Mr. SARAN • Mr. WIEBE (Chairperson) Your Committee elected Ms. B LADY as the Vice-Chairperson at the September 10, 2013 meeting. Committee Membership for the September 11, 2013 meeting: • Hon. Ms. ALLAN • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. CULLEN • Mr.

GOERTZEN • Hon. Ms. OSWALD • Mr. SARAN • Mrs. STEFANSON • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Mr. WHITEHEAD • Mr. WIEBE (Chairperson) • Mr. WISHART

Your Committee elected Mr. SARAN as the Vice-Chairperson at the September 11, 2013 meeting. Substitution received during committee proceedings at the September 11, 2013 meeting: • Ms. WIGHT for Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following two hundred and thirty- eight presentations on Bill (No. 18) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Safe and Inclusive Schools)/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (milieux scolaires favorisant la sécurité et l'inclusivité): September 3, 2013 meeting 1. Sandra Trinkies Private Citizen 2. Jaryn Trinkies Private Citizen 3. Gary Trinkies Private Citizen 4. Robert Rivard Manitoba School Boards Association 5. Peter Wohlgemut Private Citizen 6. Robert Hiebert Private Citizen 7. Brendan Hiebert Private Citizen 8. Kevin Rebeck President, Manitoba Federation of Labour 9. Andrew Micklefield The King’s School 10. Kristine Barr Private Citizen 11. Naomi Negrych Private Citizen 12. David M. Sanders Private Citizen 13.

Ken Mandzuik Manitoba Bar Association 14. Harrison Oakes Private Citizen 15. Shannon McCarthy United Church of Canada Conference of Manitoba & Northwestern Ontario 16. Bilan Arte Canadian Federation of Students of Manitoba 17. Michael Tutthill Private Citizen 18. Ken DeLisle Private Citizen 19. Albert McLeod Two-Spirited People of Manitoba Inc. 20. Rita Hildahl Winnipeg School Division, Board Chair 21. Gareth Neufeld UNESCO Associated Schools Network 22. Sandra Somerville Private Citizen 23. Chris Rigaux Private Citizen 24. Paul Olson Manitoba Teachers’ Society 25. Kathleen Venema Augustine United Church 26.

Chris Dsovza Private Citizen 27. Eva Campbell Private Citizen 28. Ken Guilford Private Citizen September 4, 2013 meeting 29. Lance Warkentin Private Citizen 30. Keith Neufeld Private Citizen 31. Jen Haslam Private Citizen 32. Gordon Penner Private Citizen 33. Ken Haslam Private Citizen 34. David Driedger Steinbach Christian High School 35. Al Hiebert Private Citizen 36. Wayne Patram Private Citizen 37. Tara Didychuk Private Citizen 38. Sue Doerksen Private Citizen 39. LeAnne Froese Private Citizen 40. Marlowe Brandt Private Citizen 41. Ian MacIntyre Private Citizen 42. Helena Harder Private Citizen 43.

Tim Nielsen City Church

44. Kim Rempel Private Citizen 45. Henry Hiebert Private Citizen 46. Robert Praznik Director of Education, Archdiocese of Winnipeg Catholic Schools 47. Ewald Kasdorf Private Citizen September 5, 2013 meeting 48. Adam McAllister Private Citizen 49. Reg Klassen Manitoba Association of School Superintendents 50. Tamar Thiessen Private Citizen 51. Edward Penner Private Citizen 52. Rebecca Sawatzky Private Citizen 53. Alison Johnston, Debra Arpin and Mark Sefton (by leave) The Brandon Teachers’ Association, CUPE Local 737 and Brandon School Division 54. Bryan Schroeder Christian Heritage School 55.

Tim McAllister Private Citizen 56. Sarah Dyck Private Citizen 57. June Derksen Private Citizen 58. Darrel Guenther Crestview Fellowship Church 59. Jasmine Harder Private Citizen 60. Michelle Gawronsky Manitoba Government and General Employee’s Union 61. Michael Sitko Private Citizen 62. Nicholas Semenowich Private Citizen 63. Amanda Friesen Private Citizen 64. Rodolf Friesen Private Citizen 65. Glenn Loewen Private Citizen 66. Gord Utz Private Citizen 67. Jason Monkman Private Citizen 68. Dave Sauer Winnipeg Labour Council 69. Francie Humby Private Citizen 70. Bruce Martin Calvary Temple 71.

Margaret Jablonski Private Citizen 72. Bill Rempel Private Citizen 73. Darcey Bayne Springs Christian Academy 74. Myla Krauskops Austin Christian Academy 75. Bradley Warkentin Trinity Baptist Church 76. Ron Koleba Winnipeg Evangelical Free Church 77. Phil Najda Private Citizen September 6, 2013 meeting 78. Gilbert Fehr Private Citizen 79. Ken McAllister Private Citizen 80. Art Koop Private Citizen 81. Susan Penner Private Citizen 82. Menoukia Pearson Private Citizen 83. Russ Reimer Private Citizen 84. Heather Grant-Jury Training Centre, United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 832 85.

Travis Neufeld Private Citizen 86. Chantal Reimer Private Citizen 87. Carmen Allard Private Citizen 88. Roger Dueck Private Citizen 89. Kaitlyn Fenton Private Citizen 90. Randy Wolgemuth Private Citizen 91. Patrick Peters Private Citizen 92. Kristopher Braun Private Citizen 93. Catherine Pearse Private Citizen 94. Cameron Funk Private Citizen 95. Char Kenemy Private Citizen 96. Corinna Klassen Private Citizen 97. Ernie Plett Private Citizen

98. Charis Penner Private Citizen 99. Brock Peters Private Citizen 100. Stuart Penner Private Citizen 101. Dr. Seantel Anais Private Citizen 102. Bernie Bilecki Private Citizen 103. Phillis Penner Private Citizen 104. Sonya Braun Private Citizen 105. Kimber Munford Private Citizen 106. Tony Falk Private Citizen September 7, 2013 meeting 107. Ed Hume Private Citizen 108. George Edenhoffer Private Citizen 109. Susan Eberhard Manitoba Federation of Independent Schools 110. Chad Smith The Rainbow Resource Centre 111. Dr. Donn Short Private Citizen 112. Kelly Moist CUPE Manitoba 113.

Debra Schnitzer Private Citizen 114. Michael Nelson Brandon Pride Committee 115. Patrick Woodbeck Rainbow Ministry 116. Robert Charach Linden Christian School 117. Celesta Thiessen Private Citizen 118. Leo Thiessen Private Citizen 119. Sydney Davies Maples Collegiate Gay Straight Alliance 120. Roger Armbruster Private Citizen 121. Elfrieda Penner Private Citizen 122. Naomi Kruse Manitoba Association of Parent Councils 123. Tim Koop Private Citizen 124. Cheryl Froese Private Citizen 125. Ryan Appel Private Citizen 126. John Hoogerdijk The Canadian Reformed School Society of Winnipeg, Inc.

Operating Immanuel Christian School 127. Arie Veenendaal Dufferin Christian School 128. Sandra Saint-Cyr Private Citizen 129. Luke McAllister Private Citizen 130. Crystal Klassen Private Citizen 131. Joey Reimer Private Citizen 132. Keziah Thiessen Private Citizen 133. Joel Nedohin Private Citizen 134. Brad Unger Private Citizen 135. Lawrence Hamm Private Citizen 136. Melanie Froese Private Citizen 137. Brad Klassen Private Citizen 138. Roger Giesbrecht Private Citizen 139. Kris Kenemy Private Citizen 140. John Fehr Private Citizen 141. Shahina Siddiqui Private Citizen 142. Kathy Plett Private Citizen 143.

Kelvin Plett Private Citizen 144. Darlene Duce Private Citizen 145. Lindsay Brown Private Citizen 146. Silas Giesbrecht Private Citizen 147. Jess Reimer Private Citizen 148. Mark Reimer Private Citizen 149. Bob Loewen Private Citizen 150. Bonnie Loewen Private Citizen 151. Scott Wells Private Citizen 152. Carla Schmidt Private Citizen 153. Brian Schmidt Private Citizen 154. Kristy Penner Private Citizen

September 9, 2013 meeting 155. Corey Shefman Manitoba Association for Rights & Liberties (MARRL) 156. Karen Friesen Private Citizen 157. Rick Peters Private Citizen 158. Carolyn Peters Private Citizen 159. Adam Crookes Private Citizen 160. Karella Crookes Private Citizen 161. Chantelle Friesen Private Citizen 162. Jolene Funk Private Citizen 163. Kelly Friesen Private Citizen 164. Dale Funk Private Citizen 165. Ryan Zacharias Private Citizen 166. David Halstead Private Citizen 167. Suzanne Toews Private Citizen 168. Jennifer Thompson Private Citizen 169. Shirley Schroeder Private Citizen 170.

Brian Schroeder Private Citizen 171. Samuel Harder Private Citizen 172. Rebecca Hein Private Citizen 173. Devin King Private Citizen 174. John Hiebert Private Citizen 175. Ken Peters Gateway Church 176. Evan Wiens Private Citizen 177. Markus Reimer Private Citizen 178. Reece Malone Private Citizen 179. Bill Bage Private Citizen 180. Sara Peters Private Citizen 181. Ron Lambert Private Citizen 182. Melissa Penner Private Citizen 183. Stephen Kennedy Private Citizen September 10, 2013 meeting 184. Lisa Shaw Private Citizen 185. Manon Monchamp Private Citizen 186. Doraine Wachniak Private Citizen 187.

Carla Coroy Private Citizen 188. Natalie Deuck Private Citizen 189. Sarah Leanne Tonn Private Citizen 190. Vanessa Wollmann Private Citizen 191. Linda Fehr Private Citizen 192. Taija Jarvis Private Citizen 193. Carmelle Friesen Private Citizen 194. Desiree Loeppky Private Citizen 195. David Grienke Private Citizen 196. Heidi Grienke Private Citizen 197. Joseph Luke Wiebe Private Citizen 198. Tina Blatz Private Citizen 199. Carlos Sosa Private Citizen 200. Heidi Friesen Private Citizen 201. Travis Friesen Private Citizen 202. Dale Loewen Private Citizen 203.

Bradley Tyler-West Sexuality Education Resource Centre of Manitoba 204. Jenni Doerksen Private Citizen 205. Beverly Braun Private Citizen 206. Charles Kehler Private Citizen 207. Denise Taylor Private Citizen 208. Alfred Unrau and Josephine Unrau (by leave) Private Citizen 209. Trevor LeClair Private Citizen 210. Marianne Curtis Private Citizen

211. Chris Elias Private Citizen 212. Dirk Baker Private Citizen 213. Carlin Thiessen Private Citizen September 11, 2013 meeting 214. Sara Fournier President, Conseil Jeunesse Provincial) 215. Patrick Fortier Private Citizen 216. Sonia Blanchette Private Citizen) 217. Francine Lee The Catholic Civil Rights League 218. Miranda Ward Private Citizen 219. Clement Chaput Private Citizen 220. Jorie Sawatzky Private Citizen 221. Dylan Barkman Private Citizen 222. Kristy Marsch Private Citizen 223. Darrell Dyck Private Citizen 224. John Loewen Private Citizen 225. Francois Grenier Private Citizen 226.

Fiona Smith Private Citizen 227. Philip Watts Private Citizen 228. Andrew Fast Private Citizen 229. Luke Esau Private Citizen 230. Malinda Martin Private Citizen 231. Barbara Douglas Private Citizen 232. Michael Ringham Private Citizen 233. Dawn Fastabend Private Citizen 234. Jason Doerksen Private Citizen 235. Paul Neustaedter Private Citizen 236. Catherine Taylor Private Citizen 237. Tasha Deschambault Private Citizen 238.

Al Deschambault Private Citizen Written Submissions Your Committee received the following fifty -two written submissions on Bill (No. 18) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Safe and Inclusive Schools)/Loi modifia nt la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (milieux scolaires favorisant la sécurité et l'inclusivité): 1. Kim Dyck Private Citizen 2. Jennifer R. Kramer Private Citizen 3. Jurgen Penner Vital Bible Church 4. Rev. Mark Wilcoxson and Dr. Neil Craton Bethesda Church 5. Rev. Terry Kaufman Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church 6. Roger Kiska Alliance Defending Freedom 7. Gerald and Deborah Groening Private Citizens 8. Audrey and Jim Friesen Private Citizens 9. Raquel Peters Private Citizen 10. Earl Moravek Private Citizen 11. Sannette and Stephan Engelbrecht Private Citizens 12. Natasha Bowlby Private Citizen 13.

Nancy and Terry Browett Private Citizens 14. Cheris and Duane Bakee Private Citizens 15. Glen Buhler Private Citizen 16. Kevin and Christine Neudoff Private Citizens 17. Lori vanderHan Private Citizen 18. Bonnie Mitchell Private Citizen 19. Bryan Schroeder Private Citizen 20. John and Rebecca Roozendaal Private Citizens 21. N. Semler Private Citizen

22. Kathy Brown Private Citizen 23. Ken and Jacquie Waldner Private Citizens 24. Dawn Dolloff Private Citizen 25. Mark Clark Private Citizen 26. Y. Yazew Private Citizen 27. Dr. P.D. Janse van Rensburg Private Citizen 28. Michael Rosumowitsch Private Citizen 29. Gregory and Marie Stitt Private Citizens 30. Annillee Garcia Private Citizen 31. Beatrix Levin Private Citizen 32. Nancy Rempel Private Citizen 33. Joseph C Giesbrecht Private Citizen 34. Richard Sheppard Private Citizen 35. Justin Mendel Private Citizen 36. Hendrik van der Breggen Private Citizen 37. Eric and Angela Klippenstein Private Citizens 38.

Pedro Wolf Private Citizen 39. Karen Price Private Citizen 40. Mary-Jane Kehler Private Citizen 41. Cindy Wiebe Private Citizen 42. Anna Reimer Private Citizen 43. Joy Kulachok Private Citizen 44. Trevor and Kristie Brandt Private Citizen 45. Kameika Funk Private Citizen 46. Christine Toews Private Citizen 47. Russell Klassen Private Citizen 48. Mary Sawatsky Private Citizen 49. Sherise Reimer Private Citizen 50. Agatha Lepp Private Citizen 51. Jenni Funk Private Citizen 52.

Brad Kehler Private Citizen Bills Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 18) – The Public Schools Amendment Act (Safe and Inclusive Schools)/L oi modifiant la

Loi sur les écoles publiques (milieux scolaires favorisant la sécurité et l'inclusivité) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment on a recorded vote of yeas, 6 nays 4. Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr. Matt W IEBE, Chairperson September 11, 2013