TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs presents the following as its First Report.

Meetings Your Committee met on the following occasions in the Legislative Building: • December 16, 2015 (5th Session – 40th Legislature) • November 25, 2016 (2nd Session – 41st Legislature) Matters under Consideration • Annual Report of Elections Manitoba for the year ending December 31, 2014 including the conduct of the Arthur-Virden and Morris by-elections • Annual Report of Elections Manitoba for the year ending December 31, 2015 including the conduct of The Pas by-election Committee Membership Committee membership for the December 16, 2015 meeting: • Hon. Mr. ALLUM • Hon. Mr. CHOMIAK • Mr. CULLEN • Mr.

EICHLER • Mr. GOERTZEN • Hon. Ms. IRVIN-ROSS • Ms. LATHLIN (Vice-Chairperson) • Hon. Mr. LEMIEUX • Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) (Chairperson) • Mr. PEDERSEN • Hon. Mr. SELINGER Committee membership for the November 25, 2016 meeting: • Mr. ALLUM • Hon. Mrs. COX • Mrs. GUILLEMARD (Chairperson) • Mr. JOHNSTON • Mr. KINEW • Ms. LAMOUREUX • Ms. MORLEY-LECOMTE • Hon. Mrs. STEFANSON • Mr. SWAN • Mr. TEITSMA • Mr. YAKIMOSKI Your Committee elected Mr. TEITSMA as the Vice-Chairperson Officials speaking on the record at the December 16, 2015 meeting: • Ms.

Shipra Verma, Chief Electoral Officer Officials speaking on the record at the November 25, 2016 meeting: • Ms.

Shipra Verma, Chief Electoral Officer Report Considered and Passed Your Committee considered and passed the following report as presented: • Annual Report of Elections Manitoba for the year ending December 31, 2014 including the conduct of the Arthur-Virden and Morris by-elections Report Considered but not Passed Your Committee considered the following report but did not pass it: • Annual Report of Elections Manitoba for the year ending December 31, 2015 including the conduct of The Pas by-election Submitted by, _______________________________ Mrs. Sarah GUILLEMARD, Chairperson November 25, 2016