TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA: Your Standing Committee on SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT presents the following as its First Report. Meetings: Your Committee met on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 6:30 p.m. in Room of the Legi slative Building. Matters Under Consideration: Bill (No. 2) - The Biofuels and Gasoline Tax Amendment Act/Loi sur les biocarburants et modifiant la Loi de la taxe sur l'essence Bill (No. 3) - The Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation Amendment Act/Lo i modifiant la

Loi sur la Fondation commémorative Helen Betty Osborne Bill (No. 4) - The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act/Loi modifiant le Code des normes d'emploi Bill (No. 202) - The Nellie McClung Foundation Act/Loi sur la Fondation Nellie McClung Membership Resignations / Elections: Your Committee elected Ms. BRICK as the Chairperson. Your Committee elected Mr. SCHELLENBERG as the Vice-Chairperson. Substitutions received prior to commencement of meeting:  Ms. BRICK for Mr. CALDWELL  Hon. Mr. MACKINTOSH for Ms. IRVIN-ROSS  Hon. Mr. SALE for Hon. Ms. McGIFFORD  Hon. Ms. ALLAN for Hon. Ms. MELNICK  Ms.

IRVIN-ROSS for Mr. MARTINDALE  Mr. MURRAY for Mr. CUMMINGS  Mr. SCHULER for Mr. MAGUIRE  Mrs. ROWAT for Mr.

TWEED Public Presentations: Your Committee heard presentations on Bill (No. 2) – The Biofuels and Gasoline Tax Amendment Act/Loi sur les biocarburants et modifiant la Loi de la taxe sur l'essence, from the following individuals and/or organizations: Kenneth Sigurdson National Farmers Union Bob McNab Town of Minnedosa Spencer Reavie Pelly Trail Economic Development Ted Stoner The Canadian Petroleum Institute Randy Bialek Agassiz Agri-Ventures Roger Wilson Fox Warren Ethanol Agency Fred Tait Private Citizen Bill Wilkerson Canadian Renewable Fuels Association David Rolfe Keystone Agricultural Producers Rick Verspeek on behalf of Bob McCallum Turtle Mountain Sustainable Ventures Edward Hiebert Private Citizen John Pittman Manitoba Chamber of Commerce Chris Lorenc Manitoba Heavy Construction Association Glen Koroluk Private Citizen Your Committee heard presentations on Bill (No. 202) – The Nellie McClung Foundation Act/Loi sur la Fondation Nellie McClung, from the following organizations: Gail Andrews Manitoba Womens Liberal Association Mary Pankiw Local Council of Women of Winnipeg Elizabeth Fleming Provincial Council of Women of Manitoba Beverley Parks The Liberal Party of Manitoba Written Submissions: Your Committee received written submission for Bill (No. 2) – The Biofuels and Gasoline Tax Amendment Act/Loi sur les biocarburants et modifiant la Loi de la taxe sur l'essence, from the following organization: Gilbert Swan Town of The Pas Your Committee received written submission for Bill (No. 4) – The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act/Loi modifiant le Code des normes d'emploi , from the following organization: Rob Hilliard Manitoba Federation of Labour Bills Considered and Reported: Bill (No. 2) - The Biofuels and Gasoline Tax Amendment Act/Loi sur les bioca rburants et modifiant la Loi de la taxe sur l'essence Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment.

Bill (No. 3) - The Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la Fondation commémorative Helen Betty Osborne Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment.

Bill (No. 4) - The Employment Standards Code Amendment Act/Loi modifiant le Code des normes d'emploi Your Committee agreed to report this Bill with the following amendment: THAT the proposed subsection 96.1(1), as set out in Clause of the Bill, be amended by striking out everything after “ to pay compensation” and substituting “to the director for any loss the employee incurred as a result of the contravention, or reinstate the employee, or do both.” Bill (No. 202) - The Nellie McClung Foundation Act/Loi sur la Fondation Nellie McClung Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment.

Submitted by: ____________________________________ Ms. Marilyn BRICK, Chairperson December 2, 2003