TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs presents the following as its Ninth Report. Meetings Your Committee met on July 28, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. in Room of the Legislative Building. Matters under Consideration • Reappointment of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner and Information and Privacy Adjudicator.

Committee Membership As per the Sessional Order passed by the House on October 7, 2020, amended on November 19, 2020, December 3, 2020, and further amended on May 18, 2021, Rule 83(2) was waived for the July 28, 2021 meeting, reducing the membership to six Members (4 Government and Official Opposition). • Ms. FONTAINE • Hon. Mr. GOERTZEN • Mr. ISLEIFSON • Ms. MARCELINO • Mr. SMITH (Lagimodière) • Mr. TEITSMA Your Committee elected Mr. SMITH (Lagimodière) as the Chairperson. Your Committee elected Mr. TEITSMA as the Vice-Chairperson.

Motions Your Committee agreed to the following motions: • THAT the Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs recommends to the President of Executive Council that Jeffrey Schnoor be reappointed as the Conflict of Interest Commissioner and the Information and Privacy Adjudicator for a term not to exceed three years from date of commencement. • THAT the Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs authorize the Chairperson to advise the Speaker of the reappointment of the Conflict of Interest Commissioner and Information and Privacy Adjudicator once the offer has been accepted, and to ask the Speaker to inform all MLAs in writing of this appointment prior to presentation of the committee report to the Assembly.

Submitted by, _______________________________ Mr. Andrew S MITH, Chairperson July 28, 2021