Justice Committee — Report 3 (2nd Legislature, 39th Session)

JUS 2-39-03

Manitoba — Committees

TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on JUSTICE presents the following as its Third Report. Meetings Your Committee met on the following occasions in Room 255 of the Legislative Building: • May 26, 2008 • May 27, 2008 • May 28, 2008 • May 29, 2008 • June 2, 2008 9:00 a.m. • June 2, 2008 8:00 p.m. • June 3, 2008 • June 4, 2008 10:00 a.m. • June 4, 2008 6:00 p.m. • June 5, 2008 Matters under Consideration • Bill (No. 26) – The Legal Profession Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la profession d'avocat • Bill (No. 35) – The Statutes Correction and Minor Amendments Act, 2008/Loi corrective de 2008 • Bill (No. 37) – The Lobbyists Registration Act and Amendments to The Elections Act, The Elections Finances Act, The Legislative Assembly Act and The Legislative Assembly Management Commission Act/Loi sur l'inscription des lobbyistes et modifiant la Loi électorale, la

Loi sur le financement des campagnes électorales, la

Loi sur l'Assemblée législative et la

Loi sur la Commission de régie de l'Assemblée législative • Bill (No. 39) – The Court of Appeal Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la Cour d'appel • Bill (No. 40) – The Drivers and Vehicles Amendment, Highway Traffic Amendment and Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act/Loi modif iant la

Loi sur les conducteurs et les véhicules, le Code de la route et la

Loi sur la Société d'assurance publique du Manitoba Committee Membership Committee Membership for the May 26, 2008 meeting: • Mr. BOROTSIK • Ms. BRICK • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. GRAYDON • Ms. HOWARD • Hon. Ms. IRVIN-ROSS • Mr. JENNISSEN • Mr. MARTINDALE • Mr. McFADYEN • Mr. REID (Chairperson) Your Committee elected Ms. BRICK as the Vice-Chairperson at the May 26, 2008 meeting, on a recorded vote of BRICK 6, BOROTSIK 3, GRAYDON 1. Committee Membership for the May 27, 2008 meeting: • Mr. BOROTSIK • Ms. BRICK (Vice-Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. GRAYDON • Hon. Ms. IRVIN-ROSS • Mr.

MARTINDALE • Mr. McFADYEN • Mr. REID (Chairperson) • Mr. SARAN • Ms. SELBY Insert Date

Substitutions received during committee proceedings at the May 27, 2008 meeting: • Hon. Mr. BJORNSON for Hon. Ms. IRVIN-ROSS • Ms. KORZENIOWSKI for Mr. MARTINDALE • Mrs. DRIEDGER for Mr. GRAYDON • Mr. MARTINDALE for Ms. KORZENIOWSKI Committee Membership for the May 28, 2008 meeting: • Hon. Mr. BJORNSON • Mr. BOROTSIK • Ms. BRICK (Vice-Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. JENNISSEN • Mr. JHA • Mr. MARCELINO • Mr. McFADYEN • Mrs. MITCHELSON • Mr. REID (Chairperson) Committee Membership for the May 29, 2008 meeting: • Mr. ALTEMEYER • Mr. BRIESE • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Mr. EICHLER • Mr.

GOERTZEN • Ms. HOWARD • Mr. MARCELINO • Mr. REID (Chairperson) • Mr. SARAN • Hon. Mr. SWAN Your Committee elected Mr. ALTEMEYER as the Vice-Chairperson at the May 29, 2008 meeting. Substitutions received during committee proceedings at the May 29, 2008 meeting: • Hon. Mr. BJORNSON for Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK Committee Membership for the June 2, 2008 9:00 a.m. meeting: • Mr. ALTEMEYER (Vice-Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Mr. GOERTZEN • Ms. HOWARD • Mr. MARCELINO • Mrs. MITCHELSON • Mr. REID (Chairperson) • Mr. SARAN • Hon. Mr. SWAN • Mrs.

TAILLIEU Committee Membership for the June 2, 2008 8:00 p.m. meeting: • Mr. ALTEMEYER (Vice-Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Mr. GOERTZEN • Ms. HOWARD • Mr. JHA • Mr. MARCELINO • Mr. PEDERSEN • Mr. REID (Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. SWAN • Mrs. TAILLIEU Insert Date

Committee Membership for the June 3, 2008 meeting: • Hon. Mr. BJORNSON • Ms. BRICK • Mr. EICHLER • Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. GRAYDON • Mr. JENNISSEN • Mr. MARCELINO • Mr. REID (Chairperson) • Mrs. STEFANSON • Hon. Mr. SWAN • Hon. Ms. WOWCHUK Your Committee elected Ms. BRICK as the Vice-Chairperson at the June 3, 2008 meeting, on a recorded vote of BRICK 6, EICHLER 4. Committee Membership for the June 4, 2008 10:00 a.m. meeting: • Mr. BRIESE • Mr. DERKACH • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Ms. HOWARD • Mr. JENNISSEN • Hon. Ms. McGIFFORD • Mr. REID (Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. RONDEAU • Mrs. ROWAT • Hon. Mr. STRUTHERS • Hon. Mr.

SWAN Your Committee elected Ms. HOWARD as the Vice-Chairperson at the June 4, 2008 10:00 a.m. meeting. Substitutions received during committee proceedings at the June 4, 2008 10:00 a.m. meeting: • HAWRANIK for DRIEDGER Committee Membership for the June 4, 2008 6:00 p.m. meeting: • Hon. Mr. ASHTON • Ms. BRICK • Mr. BRIESE • Mr. CALDWELL • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. DERKACH • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Mr. JENNISSEN • Mr. JHA • Mr. REID (Chairperson) • Mrs. ROWAT Your Committee elected Ms. BRICK as the Vice-Chairperson at the June 4, 2008 6:00 p.m. meeting, on a recorded vote of BRICK 6, BRIESE 3, JHA 1.

Substitutions received during committee proceedings at the June 4, 2008 6:00 p.m. meeting: • Mr. GOERTZEN for Ms. ROWAT Committee Membership for the June 5, 2008 meeting: • Ms. BRAUN • Ms. BRICK (Vice-Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. GOERTZEN • Ms. KORZENIOWSKI • Mr. MAGUIRE • Mrs. MITCHELSON • Mr. REID (Chairperson) • Ms. SELBY • Hon. Mr. SWAN • Mrs. TAILLIEU Insert Date

Substitutions received during committee proceedings at the June 5, 2008 meeting: • Mr. McFADYEN for Mrs. TAILLIEU Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following two presentations on Bill (No. 26) – The Legal Profession Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la profession d'avocat: Allan Fineblit Law Society of Manitoba Sidney Green Private Citizen Your Committee heard the following 69 presentations on Bill (No. 37) – The Lobbyists Registration Act and Amendments to The Elections Act, The Elections Finances Act, The Legislative Assembly Act and The Legislative Assembly Management Commission Act/Loi sur l'inscription des lobbyistes et modifiant la Loi électorale, la

Loi sur le financement des campagnes électorales, la

Loi sur l'Assemblée législative et la

Loi sur la Commission de régie de l'Assemblée législative: Graham Starmer Manitoba Chambers of Commerce Norma Gagne Private Citizen Shannon Martin Canadian Federation of Independent Business Mike Waddell Private Citizen Stephen Montague Brandon University Students' Union Ken Waddell Private Citizen Christine Waddell Private Citizen Sam Uskiw Private Citizen Harvey Dann Private Citizen Pat Bowslaugh Private Citizen Loris Barsanti Private Citizen Brian Patterson Private Citizen Ray Sitter Private Citizen Jack Penner Private Citizen Trevor Gates Private Citizen Colin Craig Canadian Taxpayer's Federation Michael Law Manitoba Bar Association John Doyle Manitoba Federation of Labour Jim Carr Business Council of Manitoba Sidney Green Private Citizen Jacqueline Stalker Private Citizen Mike Skaftfeld Private Citizen Nick Ternette Private Citizen Chuck Davidson Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce Brad Dowler Private Citizen Trevor Maguire Private Citizen Dale Smeltz Private Citizen Luc Lewandoski Private Citizen Don Watt Private Citizen Jack McLaughlin Private Citizen Doreen Bilodeau Private Citizen Brent Olynyk Private Citizen Jim Spencer Private Citizen Rick Negrych Private Citizen Karen Boughton Private Citizen Keith Boughton Private Citizen Georgina Jarema Private Citizen Jae Eadie Private Citizen Jeff Plantje Private Citizen Andy Sirski Private Citizen William Gould Private Citizen Stefan Paszlack Private Citizen David Jacks Private Citizen Howard Rybuck Private Citizen Michael Richards Private Citizen Greg Georgeson Private Citizen Glen Cummings Private Citizen Jim Huggard Private Citizen Darrell Rankin Communist Party Michael Tripple Private Citizen Trudy Turner Private Citizen Insert Date

Patricia Flaws Private Citizen Gustav Nelson Private Citizen Del Sexsmith Private Citizen Andrew Basham Green Party of Manitoba Brian Higgins Private Citizen Rudy Derksen Private Citizen George Fraser Canadian Society of Association Executives Sheila Michalski Private Citizen David Enns Private Citizen Doug Hutchings Private Citizen Gordon Gillies Private Citizen Kelly Degroot Private Citizen Dr. Robert Diamond Private Citizen Nataliya Hryshko Private Citizen Marni Larkin Private Citizen David Newman Private Citizen Craig Johnson Private Citizen David Keam Private Citizen Your Committee heard the following presentati on on Bill (No. 39) – The Court of Appeal Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la Cour d'appel: Ruth Adams Private Citizen Your Committee heard the followin g presentation on Bill (No. 40) – The Drivers and Vehicles Amendment, Highway Traffic Amendment and Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les conducteurs et les véhicules, le Code de la route et la

Loi sur la Société d'assurance publique du Manitoba: Ruth Adams Private Citizen Written Submissions Your Committee received the following written submission on Bill (No. 26) – The Legal Profession Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la profession d'avocat: Bill Gade Private Citizen Your Committee received the following 30 written submissions on Bill (No. 37) – The Lobbyists Registration Act and Amendments to The Elections Act, The Elections Finances Act, The Legislative Assembly Act and The Legislative Assembly Man agement Commission Act/Loi sur l'inscription des lobbyistes et modifiant la Loi électorale, la

Loi sur le financement des campagnes électorales, la

Loi sur l'Assemblée législative et la

Loi sur la Commission de régie de l'Assemblée législative: R. M. Swayze Private Citizen Clair and Valerie Davies Private Citizen P. Campbell Private Citizen Matt Kawchuk Private Citizen John Sushelnitsky Private Citizen Elizabeth Fleming Private Citizen Gordon Henderson Private Citizen Roméo Lemieux Private Citizen Iris Nowakowski Private Citizen Beverley Ranson Private Citizen Jim Reid Private Citizen Mr.

Taggart Private Citizen Brian Short International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Ray Paziuk Private Citizen Elaine Henrotte Private Citizen Bev Reeves Private Citizen Antoine Gagne Private Citizen Jake & Lynn Kroeger Private Citizen Lloyd Osborne Private Citizen Kerry Maxwell Private Citizen Deanna Dolff Private Citizen Louise Mydyniski Private Citizen Mark Cohoe Private Citizen Insert Date

Leslie Porteous Private Citizen Joe & Joan Chamberlain Private Citizen Diane Cameron Private Citizen Brian Higgins Private Citizen Mark Tisdale Private Citizen Gaile Whelan Enns Private Citizen Sandra Johnston Private Citizen Bills Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 26) – The Legal Profession Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la profession d'avocat Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 35) – The Statutes Correction and Minor Amendments Act, 2008/Loi corrective de 2008 Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 37) – The Lobbyists Registration Act and Amendments to The Elections Act, The Elections Finances Act, The Legislative Assembly Act and The Legislative Assembly Management Commission A ct/Loi sur l'inscription des lobbyistes et modifiant la Loi électorale, la

Loi sur le financement des campagnes électorales, la

Loi sur l'Assemblée législative et la

Loi sur la Commission de régie de l'Assemblée législative Your Committee agreed to report this Bill, with the following amendments, on division: THAT Clause 3(1)(

e) of

Schedule A of the Bill be replaced with the following: (

e) officers, directors or employees of a charitable or not-for-profit organization, unless the organization is constituted to serve employer, union or professional interests or the interests of for-profit organizations; THAT Clause 11 of

Schedule A of the Bill be renumbered as Clause 11(1) and the following be added as Clause 11(2): Independence 11(2) The person appointed as registrar must be one of the independent officers of the Assembly or the commissioner under The Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Conflict of Interest Act , or a person on the staff of one of them. THAT the following be added after Clause 19 of

Schedule A: CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT Consequential amendment, C.C.S.M. c. F175 19.1 The definition "officer of the Legislative Assembly" in

section 1 of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act is amended by adding " the registrar appointed under The Lobbyists Registration Act," after "Auditor General,". Your committee voted to defeat Clause 3 of

Schedule C of the Bill. Your committee voted to defeat Clause 7 of

Schedule C of the Bill. THAT

Schedule C to the Bill be amended by replacing Clause 11(1) with the following: 11(1) Subsections 54.1(1) and (2) are replaced with the following: Advertising expense limits for year of fixed date elections: 54.1(1) In the year of a fixed date election the total advertising expenses incurred outside an election period (

a) by a registered political party shall not exceed $150,000.; and Insert Date

(

b) by a candidate shall not exceed $5,000. Expenses incurred by others 54.1(2) For the purposes of this section, advertising expenses are incurred (

a) by a registered political party if the expenses are incurred (

i) by an individual on the party's behalf with its knowledge and consent, or (ii) by a constituency association of the party; and (

b) by a candidate if the expenses are incurred by an individual on the candidate's behalf with the candidate's knowledge and consent. THAT the proposed subsection 54.1(6), as set out in Clause 11(3) of

Schedule C to the Bill, be amended (

a) in the part before clause (a), by striking out " by a registered political party in producing and distributing" and substituting "in respect of"; (

b) in clause (b), by adding "or candidate" after "party"; and (

c) in the part after clause (b), by adding " that a registered political party or candidate produces and distributes, if the material is distributed outside the election period in that year," before "but". THAT Clause 15 of

Schedule C to the Bill be amended by striking out the proposed subsection 70.2(5). THAT Clause 2(1) of

Schedule D to the Bill be amended by striking out the proposed subsection 52.22(4.2). THAT Clause 2 of

Schedule E to the Bill be amended by replacing the proposed

section 6.1 with the following: Criteria or guidelines 6.1(1) The commission must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the coming into force of this section, establish criteria or guidelines to ensure public funds are used appropriately in respect of (

a) material printed, mailed or distributed electronically; and (

b) advertising in newspapers, magazines or other periodicals, on the Internet, on radio or television, or on billboards, buses or other property normally used for commercial advertising; by members and by caucuses of recognized political parties. Definition: "public funds" 6.1(2) In subsection (1), "public funds" means (

a) money paid under

section 52.23 of The Legislative Assembly Act; and (

b) money that is appropriated by the Legislature (

i) to enable a member to communicate with his or her constituents, or (ii) for use by a caucus of a recognized political party or a member who does not belong to the caucus of a recognized political party. Parties without a commissioner to have a member invited 6.1(3) When calling a meeting of the commission to consider the criteria or guidelines to be established under this

section or the mailing expense budget to be established under

section 6.3, t he Speaker or the presiding commissioner, as the case may be, must also invite a member who has been designated by a political party that is represented in the Assembly but that is not represented on the commission. Interim criteria or guidelines 6.1(4) If the Speaker is satisfied that the commission has been unable to develop the criteria or guidelines under subsection (1) in a timely fashion and by consensus, the Speaker must, after consulting with the leaders of the political parties represented in the Assembly, appoint an individual whose duty is to prepare interim criteria or guidelines. Insert Date

Distribution and effective date 6.1(5) Once the individual appointed by the Speaker has prepared the interim criteria or guidelines, he or she must file them with the Speaker, who must then distribute copies to each member. The interim guidelines are effective on the date they are distributed by the Speaker and remain effective until criteria or guidelines are established under subsection (1). THAT Clause 2 of Schedu le E to the Bill be amended by adding the following after the proposed subsection 6.3(1): Minimum mailing expense budget: 2009-11 fiscal years 6.3(1.1) For the 2009-10 and 2010-11 fiscal years, (

a) the total amount of the mailing expense budget established under subsection (1) must not be less than the average of the annual amounts expended by the members in the three fiscal years immediately preceding the 2009-10 fiscal year; and (

b) the percentage of the budget allocated (

i) to the official opposition must not be less than the average percentage of the mailing expense budget expended by the official opposition in each of the three fiscal years immediately preceding the 2009-10 fiscal year, and (ii) to independent members must not be less than theaverage percentage of the mailing expense budget expended by independent members in each of the three fiscal years immediately preceding the 2009-10 fiscal year. Franking expenses excluded 6.3(1.2) For the pur pose of determining the amounts expended under subsection (1.1), the expenses incurred under subsections 52.22(1) and (3) of The Legislative Assembly Act are excluded. THAT the amendment to Clause 2 of

Schedule E to the Bill be amended in the proposed subsection 6.3(1.1) by striking out "five" wherever it appears and substituting "three". • Bill (No. 39) – The Court of Appeal Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la Cour d'appel Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 40) – The Drivers and Vehicles Amendment, Highway Traffic Amendment and Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur les conducteurs et les véhicules, le Code de la route et la

Loi sur la Société d'assurance publique du Manitoba Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr. Daryl Reid, Chairperson June 5, 2008 Insert Date

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Citation	JUS 2-39-03
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