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Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Debates and Proceedings Are Also Available on the Internet at the Following Address Second Session – Forty-First Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba DEBATES and PROCEEDINGS Official Report (Hansard) Published under the authority of The Honourable Myrna Driedger Speaker Vol. LXX No. 2 - 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 22, 2016 ISSN 0542-5492 MANITOBA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY Forty-First Legislature Member Constituency Political Affiliation ALLUM, James Fort Garry-Riverview NDP ALTEMEYER, Rob Wolseley NDP BINDLE, Kelly Thompson PC CHIEF, Kevin Point Douglas NDP CLARKE, Eileen, Hon. Agassiz PC COX, Cathy, Hon. River East PC CULLEN, Cliff, Hon. Spruce Woods PC CURRY, Nic Kildonan PC DRIEDGER, Myrna, Hon. Charleswood PC EICHLER, Ralph, Hon. Lakeside PC EWASKO, Wayne Lac du Bonnet PC FIELDING, Scott, Hon. Kirkfield Park PC FLETCHER, Steven, Hon. Assiniboia PC FONTAINE, Nahanni St. Johns NDP FRIESEN, Cameron, Hon. Morden-Winkler PC GERRARD, Jon, Hon. River Heights Lib. GOERTZEN, Kelvin, Hon. Steinbach PC GRAYDON, Clifford Emerson PC GUILLEMARD, Sarah Fort Richmond PC HELWER, Reg Brandon West PC ISLEIFSON, Len Brandon East PC JOHNSON, Derek Interlake PC JOHNSTON, Scott St. James PC KINEW, Wab Fort Rouge NDP KLASSEN, Judy Kewatinook Lib. LAGASSÉ, Bob Dawson Trail PC LAGIMODIERE, Alan Selkirk PC LAMOUREUX, Cindy Burrows Lib. LATHLIN, Amanda The Pas NDP LINDSEY, Tom Flin Flon NDP MALOWAY, Jim Elmwood NDP MARCELINO, Flor Logan NDP MARCELINO, Ted Tyndall Park NDP MARTIN, Shannon Morris PC MAYER, Colleen St. Vital PC MICHALESKI, Brad Dauphin PC MICKLEFIELD, Andrew, Hon. Rossmere PC MORLEY-LECOMTE, Janice Seine River PC NESBITT, Greg Riding Mountain PC PALLISTER, Brian, Hon. Fort Whyte PC PEDERSEN, Blaine, Hon. Midland PC PIWNIUK, Doyle Arthur-Virden PC REYES, Jon St. Norbert PC SARAN, Mohinder The Maples NDP SCHULER, Ron, Hon. St. Paul PC SELINGER, Greg St. Boniface NDP SMITH, Andrew Southdale PC SMOOK, Dennis La Verendrye PC SQUIRES, Rochelle, Hon. Riel PC STEFANSON, Heather, Hon. Tuxedo PC SWAN, Andrew Minto NDP TEITSMA, James Radisson PC WHARTON, Jeff Gimli PC WIEBE, Matt Concordia NDP WISHART, Ian, Hon. Portage la Prairie PC WOWCHUK, Rick Swan River PC YAKIMOSKI, Blair Transcona PC 11 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA Tuesday, November 22, 2016 The House met at 1:30 p.m. • Annual Report of the Manitoba Lotteries Madam Speaker: O Eternal and Almighty God, Corporation for the fiscal year ending from Whom all power and wisdom come, we are March 31, 2014 assembled here before Thee to frame such laws as • Annual Report of Manitoba Liquor and may tend to the welfare and prosperity of our Lotteries Corporation for the fiscal year ending province. Grant, O merciful God, we pray Thee, that March 31, 2015 we may desire only that which is in accordance with Thy will, that we may seek it with wisdom and know • Annual Report of Manitoba Liquor and it with certainty and accomplish it perfectly for the Lotteries Corporation for the fiscal year ending glory and honour of Thy name and for the welfare of March 31, 2016 all our people. Amen. Committee Membership Please be seated. Committee Membership for the September 8, 2015 ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS meeting: Madam Speaker: Introduction of bills? • Ms. ALLAN (Vice-Chairperson) • Mr. ALTEMEYER COMMITTEE REPORTS • Mr. CULLEN Standing Committee on Crown Corporations • Mrs. DRIEDGER • Mr. GAUDREAU (Chairperson) Third Report • Hon. Ms. IRVIN-ROSS Mrs. Colleen Mayer (Chairperson): Madam • Hon. Mr. LEMIEUX Speaker, I wish to present the Third Report of the • Mr. PEDERSEN Standing Committee on Crown Corporations. • Hon. Mr. SARAN • Clerk (Ms. Patricia Chaychuk): Your Standing Mr. SCHULER • Committee on Crown Corporations– Mr. WIEBE Substitutions received during the committee An Honourable Member: Dispense. proceedings on September 8, 2015: Madam Speaker: Dispense. • Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) for Ms. ALLAN Your Standing Committee on CROWN At the September 8, 2015 meeting, your Committee CORPORATIONS presents the following as its Third elected Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) as the Report. Vice-Chairperson. Meetings Committee Membership for the October 21, 2016 meeting: Your Committee met on the following occasions in the Legislative Building: • Mr. ALLUM th • • September 8, 2015 (4 Session – Mr. CURRY 40th Legislature) • Hon. Mr. EICHLER • Mrs. GUILLEMARD (Vice-Chairperson) • st st October 21, 2016 (1 Session – 41 Legislature) • Ms. KLASSEN • November 16, 2016 (1st Session – • Mr. LINDSEY 41st Legislature) • Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) • Mrs. MAYER (Chairperson) Matters under Consideration • Mr. REYES • Annual Report of the Manitoba Liquor Control • Hon. Mr. SCHULER Commission for the year ended March 31, 2014 • Mr. SMITH 12 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA November 22, 2016 Committee Membership for the November 16, 2016 • Annual Report of the Manitoba Lotteries meeting: Corporation for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2014 • Mr. ALLUM • Mr. CURRY Reports Considered but not Passed: • Ms. FONTAINE Your Committee has considered the following • Mr. LAGIMODIERE reports but did not pass them: • Ms. LAMOUREUX • Mr. MARTIN • Annual Report of Manitoba Liquor and • Mrs. MAYER Lotteries Corporation for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015 • Mr. MARCELINO (Tyndall Park) • Mr. REYES • Annual Report of Manitoba Liquor and • Hon. Mr. SCHULER Lotteries Corporation for the fiscal year ending • Mr. TEITSMA March 31, 2016 At the November 16, 2016 meeting, your Committee Mrs. Mayer: Madam Speaker, I move, seconded elected Mrs. MAYER as the Chairperson. by the honourable member for Fort Richmond (Sarah Guillemard), that the report of the committee At the November 16, 2016 meeting, your Committee be received. elected Mr. TEITSMA as the Vice-Chairperson. Motion agreed to. Officials Speaking on Record at the September 8, 2015 meeting: TABLING OF REPORTS • John Stinson, CEO Hon. Ron Schuler (Minister of Crown Services): • Tannis Mindell, Chairperson of the Board Madam Speaker, I am pleased to table the Manitoba • Kadri Irwin, Director of Licensing with the Hydro-Electric Board Quarterly Report for the six Liquor and Gaming Authority months ended September 30, 2016. • Tracy Graham, Chief Financial Officer MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS • Corrine Scott, Director of Compliance with the Liquor and Gaming Authority Madam Speaker: The required 90 minutes' notice prior to routine proceedings was provided in Officials Speaking on Record at the accordance with rule 26(2). October 21, 2016 meeting: Would the honourable First Minister please • Peter Hak, Acting CEO proceed with his statement. • Polly Craik, Chairperson of the Board Manitoba Joins New West Partnership Officials Speaking on Record at the Hon. Brian Pallister (Premier): Madam Speaker, I November 16, 2016 meeting: am proud to advise the House that Manitoba has • Peter Hak, Acting CEO officially joined the new west trade agreement. • Polly Craik, Chairperson of the Board During the recent election campaign, our Motions government committed to bring Manitoba into this historic partnership, Madam Speaker, with At the October 21, 2016 meeting, your Committee Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, our agreed to the following motion: neighbours in the Confederation, and we have • That Committee rise. delivered on that promise. Reports Considered and Passed With the inclusion of Manitoba, the New Your Committee considered and passed the following West Partnership is now the largest trading force reports as presented: in the country of Canada, representing a market of 11 million people–a hundred-and-some million • Annual Report of the Manitoba Liquor Control people, hundreds of millions of people and a Commission for the year ended March 31, 2014 combined GDP of about $750 billion. November 22, 2016 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA 13 Now, this agreement will reduce trade barriers We have always supported strong busi- and red tape, harmonize regulations and diversify nesses, strong economy, as well as good jobs, markets, while supporting job creation and economic and we recognize that establishing more trade prosperity. It will streamline regulations for many ties helps build our province's economy. That's industries, making it easier to do business across why we invested in trade-related infrastructure, provincial boundaries. And we know that Manitoba, including CentrePort Canada Way, the Trans-Canada Madam Speaker, is made up of trading businesses Highway, Highway 75, Highway 10, Highway 6, and a trading people. Highway 9, just to name a few. It will streamline regulations, as well, in Madam Speaker, we hope trade builds our respect of allowing freer trade, stronger partnerships province and works for all Manitobans. We look for Manitoba companies. It will create procurement forward to seeing what opportunities there are with and investment opportunities here at home. It the New West Partnership Trade Agreement will will also provide opportunities to promote trade bring to all Manitoba. and commerce in international trade missions by As we harmonize our trade relations with the exploiting–exploring new markets for key Manitoba Western provinces, we must also follow their path exports, including in areas like agriculture and food in making life affordable for Manitobans. As we look production. to the west for trade opportunities, this government Manitoba has enormous potential from its should also follow their lead with minimum wage resource wealth and its central location in North increases, as well. America, which will be amplified under this key Thank you, Madam Speaker. economic partnership. By restoring Manitoba's place as a gateway for goods destined for foreign
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