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Third Session – Forty-Second Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba DEBATES and PROCEEDINGS Official Report (Hansard) Published under the authority of The Honourable Myrna Driedger Speaker Vol. LXXV No. 52B - 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 20, 2021 ISSN 0542-5492 MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Forty-Second Legislature Member Constituency Political Affiliation ADAMS, Danielle Thompson NDP ALTOMARE, Nello Transcona NDP ASAGWARA, Uzoma Union Station NDP BRAR, Diljeet Burrows NDP BUSHIE, Ian Keewatinook NDP CLARKE, Eileen, Hon. Agassiz PC COX, Cathy, Hon. Kildonan-River East PC CULLEN, Cliff, Hon. Spruce Woods PC DRIEDGER, Myrna, Hon. Roblin PC EICHLER, Ralph, Hon. Lakeside PC EWASKO, Wayne, Hon. Lac du Bonnet PC FIELDING, Scott, Hon. Kirkfield Park PC FONTAINE, Nahanni St. Johns NDP FRIESEN, Cameron, Hon. Morden-Winkler PC GERRARD, Jon, Hon. River Heights Lib. GOERTZEN, Kelvin, Hon. Steinbach PC GORDON, Audrey, Hon. Southdale PC GUENTER, Josh Borderland PC GUILLEMARD, Sarah, Hon. Fort Richmond PC HELWER, Reg, Hon. Brandon West PC ISLEIFSON, Len Brandon East PC JOHNSON, Derek, Hon. Interlake-Gimli PC JOHNSTON, Scott Assiniboia PC KINEW, Wab Fort Rouge NDP LAGASSÉ, Bob Dawson Trail PC LAGIMODIERE, Alan Selkirk PC LAMONT, Dougald St. Boniface Lib. LAMOUREUX, Cindy Tyndall Park Lib. LATHLIN, Amanda The Pas-Kameesak NDP LINDSEY, Tom Flin Flon NDP MALOWAY, Jim Elmwood NDP MARCELINO, Malaya Notre Dame NDP MARTIN, Shannon McPhillips PC MICHALESKI, Brad Dauphin PC MICKLEFIELD, Andrew Rossmere PC MORLEY-LECOMTE, Janice Seine River PC MOSES, Jamie St. Vital NDP NAYLOR, Lisa Wolseley NDP NESBITT, Greg Riding Mountain PC PALLISTER, Brian, Hon. Fort Whyte PC PEDERSEN, Blaine, Hon. Midland PC PIWNIUK, Doyle Turtle Mountain PC REYES, Jon Waverley PC SALA, Adrien St. James NDP SANDHU, Mintu The Maples NDP SCHULER, Ron, Hon. Springfield-Ritchot PC SMITH, Andrew Lagimodière PC SMITH, Bernadette Point Douglas NDP SMOOK, Dennis La Vérendrye PC SQUIRES, Rochelle, Hon. Riel PC STEFANSON, Heather, Hon. Tuxedo PC TEITSMA, James Radisson PC WASYLIW, Mark Fort Garry NDP WHARTON, Jeff, Hon. Red River North PC WIEBE, Matt Concordia NDP WISHART, Ian Portage la Prairie PC WOWCHUK, Rick Swan River PC 2539 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Tuesday, April 20, 2021 The House met at 1:30 p.m. • Bill (No. 37) – The Planning Amendment and City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Mr. Deputy Speaker (Doyle Piwniuk): Good Loi sur l'aménagement du territoire et la Charte de la afternoon, everyone. Please be seated. ville de Winnipeg ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS • Bill (No. 38) – The Building and Electrical Permitting Improvement Act (Various Acts Amended Mr. Deputy Speaker: Introduction of bills? and Permit Dispute Resolution Act Enacted)/Loi améliorant la délivrance des permis de construction COMMITTEE REPORTS et d'électricité et la résolution des litiges connexes (modification de diverses dispositions législatives et Mr. Deputy Speaker: The honourable member for édiction de la Loi sur la résolution des litiges en Radisson. The honourable member for Radisson? matière de permis) The honourable member for Radisson, do you • Bill (No. 53) – The Municipal Statutes want to unmute your mic. Amendment Act (2)/Loi no 2 modifiant diverses lois en matière de droit municipal Mr. James Teitsma (Radisson): Yes. Mr. Deputy Speaker: There we go. Committee Membership As per the Sessional Order passed by the House on Mr. Teitsma: I'm sorry, Mr. Deputy Speaker. A little October 7, 2020 and further amended on December 3, trouble with the audio, there. 2020, Rule 83(2) was waived for the April 19, 2021 Standing Committee on Social meeting, reducing the membership to six Members and Economic Development (4 Government and 2 Official Opposition). Seventh Report • Mr. BUSHIE • Hon. Mr. JOHNSON Mr. James Teitsma (Chairperson): I wish to present • the seventh report of the Standing Committee on Mr. MARTIN Social and Economic Development. • Mr. TEITSMA • Mr. WIEBE Clerk (Ms. Patricia Chaychuk): Your Standing • Hon. Mr. WHARTON Committee on Social and Economic Development– Your Committee elected Mr. TEITSMA as the An Honourable Member: Dispense. Chairperson. Mr. Deputy Speaker: Dispense. Your Committee elected Mr. MARTIN as the Vice- Chairperson. Your Standing Committee on Social and Economic Development presents the following as its Seventh Non-Committee Members Speaking on Record Report. • Mr. KINEW Meetings • Mr. LAMONT Your Committee met on April 19, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in Public Presentations Room 255 of the Legislative Building. Your Committee heard the following presentation on Bill (No. 25) – The Municipal Statutes Amendment Matters under Consideration Act/Loi modifiant diverses lois en matière de droit municipal: • Bill (No. 25) – The Municipal Statutes Amendment Act/Loi modifiant diverses lois en matière Marc Lemoine, Senior Election Official with City of de droit municipal Winnipeg 2540 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA April 20, 2021 Your Committee heard the following 20 presentations Your Committee received the following three written on Bill (No. 37) – The Planning Amendment and City submissions on Bill (No. 37) – The Planning of Winnipeg Charter Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Amendment and City of Winnipeg Charter Loi sur l'aménagement du territoire et la Charte de la Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Loi sur ville de Winnipeg: l'aménagement du territoire et la Charte de la ville de Winnipeg: Ivan Normandeau, Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (AMBM) Trish Fraser, Municipality of North Cypress- Kam Blight, Association of Manitoba Municipalities Langford Stephen Kupfer, 5008735 Manitoba Limited Eleanor Link, Private Citizen Marc Pittet, City of Winnipeg Public Service Bev Pike, Private Citizen Duane Nicol, City of Selkirk Your Committee received the following two written Mayor Brian Bowman, City of Winnipeg Council submissions on Bill (No. 38) – The Building and Lanny McInnes, Manitoba Homebuilders Association Electrical Permitting Improvement Act (Various Acts Mayor Cheryl Christian, R.M. of West St. Paul Amended and Permit Dispute Resolution Act Brent Olynyk, Private Citizen Enacted)/Loi améliorant la délivrance des permis de Cara Nichols, Private Citizen construction et d'électricité et la résolution des litiges Mayor John Mauseth, RM of Headingley connexes (modification de diverses dispositions Michael Carruthers, Private Citizen législatives et édiction de la Loi sur la résolution des Allan Borger, LADCO Company Limited litiges en matière de permis): Brad Erb, R.M. of MacDonald Denys Volkov, Association of Manitoba Paul Bell, Private Citizen Municipalities Bryan Ward, Qualico Darryl Harrison, Winnipeg Construction Association Sheila Mowat, RM of East St. Paul Tim Comack, Ventura Your Committee received the following written Mark Olson, Private Citizen submission on Bill (No. 53) – The Municipal Statutes o Michael Lackmanec, RM of Cartier Amendment Act (2)/Loi n 2 modifiant diverses lois en matière de droit municipal: Your Committee heard the following presentation on Bill (No. 38) – The Building and Electrical Permitting Denys Volkov, Association of Manitoba Improvement Act (Various Acts Amended and Permit Municipalities Dispute Resolution Act Enacted)/Loi améliorant la Bills Considered and Reported délivrance des permis de construction et d'électricité et la résolution des litiges connexes (modification de • Bill (No. 25) – The Municipal Statutes diverses dispositions législatives et édiction de la Loi Amendment Act/Loi modifiant diverses lois en matière sur la résolution des litiges en matière de permis): de droit municipal Lanny McInnes, Manitoba Home Builders' Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without Association amendment. Your Committee heard the following presentation on • Bill (No. 37) – The Planning Amendment and City Bill (No. 53) – The Municipal Statutes Amendment of Winnipeg Charter Amendment Act/Loi modifiant la Act (2)/Loi no 2 modifiant diverses lois en matière de Loi sur l'aménagement du territoire et la Charte de la droit municipal: ville de Winnipeg Dorothy Kleiber, Private Citizen Your Committee agreed to report this Bill with the following amendments: Written Submissions THAT Clause 22 of the Bill be amended Your Committee received the following written submission on Bill (No. 25) – The Municipal Statutes (a) in the part of the proposed clause 82.1(3)(a) Amendment Act/Loi modifiant diverses lois en matière before subclause (i), by striking out "60 days" and de droit municipal: substituting "14 days"; and Denys Volkov, Association of Manitoba (b) in the proposed clause 82.1(3)(b), by striking out Municipalities "90 days" and substituting "14 days". April 20, 2021 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA 2541 Your committee voted to defeat Clause 24 of the Bill. • Bill (No. 38) – The Building and Electrical Permitting Improvement Act (Various Acts Amended Your committee voted to defeat Clause 25 of the Bill. and Permit Dispute Resolution Act Enacted)/Loi améliorant la délivrance des permis de construction Your committee voted to defeat Clause 26 of the Bill. et d'électricité et la résolution des litiges connexes Your committee voted to defeat Clause 27 of the Bill. (modification de diverses dispositions législatives et édiction de la Loi sur la résolution des litiges en Your committee voted to defeat Clause 28 of the Bill. matière de permis) Your committee voted to defeat Clause 29 of the Bill. Your Committee agreed to report this Bill without amendment. THAT Clause 38 of the Bill be amended • Bill (No. 53) – The Municipal Statutes