Manitoba.

AuthorSignorelli, Andrea
PositionLegislative Reports

1st Session of the 41st Legislature

The 1st session of the new Legislature began soon after the election on May 16, 2016. The first item of business was the election of a new Speaker by secret ballot. After the first round of ballots Myma Driedger (Charleswood) was elected as Speaker. Ms. Driedger was first elected as MLA in 1998 and has held a number of diverse critic roles in the past including that of Interim Leader of the PC Party of Manitoba.

Later that same day, the Brian Pallister government presented its 1st Speech from the Throne. Delivered by Janice C. Filmon, the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba, the address identified a range of government commitments and proposals, including:

* implementing a comprehensive, value-for-money review across government;

* establishing 'Fair Say' for municipalities on strategic infrastructure investments and committing to long-term, strategic infrastructure investments including improved flood protection;

* creating a Premier's Enterprise Team;

* developing a framework for consultation with Indigenous communities;

* pursuing membership in the New West Partnership agreement and pledging support for the Transpacific Partnership;

* championing tourism investment through Travel Manitoba's Plan 96/4 and developing partnerships in tourism opportunities in Manitoba's north;

* reducing ambulance fees, establishing a wait times reduction task force, and taking initial steps toward implementing our plan for the construction of additional personal care home beds;

* introducing the Protecting Children Act to facilitate collaboration and sharing of critical information;

* developing a made-in-Manitoba climate action plan that is both consultative and innovative;

* abolishing the subsidy for political parties and restoring Manitobans' right to vote on major tax increases;

Interim Official Opposition Leader Flor Marcelino's (Logan) non-confidence amendment to the Address in Reply motion included a number of observations and commentaries on the government's plans. In particular, the amendment claimed that the government failed to;

* present a positive and inclusive vision for all Manitobans;

* acknowledge and commit to implementing the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission;

* commit to ensuring a successful and participatory national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls;

* commit to keeping public and social services public;

* commit to protecting and enhancing the rights...

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