TO THE HONOURABLE THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Your Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development presents the following as its Ninth Report. Meetings Your Committee met on October 30, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in Room of the Legislative Building. Matters under Consideration • Bill (No. 38) –

An Act Respecting Child and Family Services (Indigenous Jurisdiction and Other Amendments)/Loi concernant les services à l’enfant et à la famille (champ de compétence autochtone et autres modifications) • Bill (No. 39) – The Long-Bladed Weapon Control Act/Loi sur la réglementation des armes à lame longue • Bill (No. 217) – The Men’s Mental Health Awareness Week Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)/Loi sur la Semaine de sensibilisation à la santé mentale des hommes (modification de la

Loi sur les journées, les semaines et les mois commémoratifs) Committee Membership • MLA D ELA CRUZ • Hon. Min. FONTAINE • Mrs. HIEBERT • MLA LAGASSÉ • MLA MOROZ • MLA SANDHU Your Committee elected MLA DELA CRUZ as the Chairperson. Your Committee elected MLA SANDHU as the Vice-Chairperson. Substitutions received during Committee proceedings: • Hon. Min. WIEBE for Hon. Min. FONTAINE • Mr.

BALCAEN for MLA LAGASSÉ Public Presentations Your Committee heard the following presentation on Bill (No. 39) – The Long-Bladed Weapon Control Act/Loi sur la réglementation des armes à lame longue: Sel Burrows Point Powerline Your Committee heard the following two presentations on Bill (No. 217) – The Men’s Mental Health Awareness Week Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)/Loi sur la Semaine de sensibilisation à la santé mentale des hommes (modification de la

Loi sur les journées, les semaines et les mois commémoratifs): Lisa Dyck Private Citizen Jeremy Wiens Private Citizen Written Submissions Your Committee received the following written submission on Bill (No. 39) – The Long-Bladed Weapon Control Act/Loi sur la réglementation des armes à lame longue: Scot Halley Manitoba Association of Chiefs of Police Your Committee received the following two written submissions on Bill (No. 217) – The Men’s Mental Health Awareness Week Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)/Loi sur la Semaine de sensibilisation à la santé mentale des hommes (modification de la

Loi sur les journées, les semaines et les mois commémoratifs): Marcel Hacault Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program Gerry Goertzen Riverbend Counselling Bills Considered and Reported • Bill (No. 38) –

An Act Respecting Child and Family Services (Indigenous Jurisdiction and Other Amendments)/Loi concernant les services à l’enfant et à la famille (champ de compétence autochtone et autres modifications) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. • Bill (No. 39) – The Long-Bladed Weapon Control Act/Loi sur la réglementation des armes à lame longue Your Committee agreed to report this Bill with the following amendments: THAT Clause 1(1) of the Bill be amended in clause (

a) of the definition "long-bladed weapon" by striking out "metal blade" and substituting "blade made of metal or other prescribed material". THAT Clause 12(

a) of the Bill be replaced with the following: (

a) prescribing blade materials or blade length, or both, for the purpose of clause (

a) of the definition "long-bladed weapon" in subsection 1(1); • Bill (No. 217) – The Men’s Mental Health Awareness Week Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)/Loi sur la Semaine de sensibilisation à la santé mentale des hommes (modification de la

Loi sur les journées, les semaines et les mois commémoratifs) Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. Submitted by, _______________________________ MLA Jelynn D ELA CRUZ, Chairperson October 30, 2024