Manitoba.

• Author: Signorelli, Andrea
• Position: Legislative Reports

3rd Session of the 41st Legislature--Fall Sitting

The Third Session of the 41st Legislature resumed on October 3, 2018 with the Session scheduled to end on November 8, 2018. During the Fall sittings, the House is required to complete consideration of the following five Designated Bills selected by the Official Opposition in the Spring for further consideration this Fall:

* Bill 8--The Government Notices Modernization Act (Various Acts Amended), which amends The Queen's Printer Act to establish the deputy minister of the department that administers the Act as the Queen's Printer and to require the Queen's Printer to make The Manitoba Gazette, an official government publication, available to the public online at no cost. The Bill also amends provisions in 24 statutes that relate to the government's publication of official notices so that they may be published online;

* Bill 12--The Red Tape Reduction and Government Efficiency Act, 2018, which amends several Acts and repeals four Acts to reduce or eliminate regulatory requirements or prohibitions and to streamline government operations;

* Bill 16--The Climate and Green Plan Implementation Act, enacting a new Act requiring the government to develop a plan with a comprehensive set of policies, programs and measures designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, address the effects of climate change, promote sustainable development and protect Manitoba's water resources and natural areas;

* Bill 24--The Social Services Appeal Board Amendment Act, adding a provision to The Social Services Appeal Board Act stating that the appeal board has no jurisdiction to consider constitutional challenges to legislation or to grant remedies under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms;

* Bill 27--The Fiscal Responsibility and Taxpayer Protection Amendment Act, amending the act in parts relating to penalizations for ministers by reducing their salaries if the deficit is not reduced by at least $100 million each year.

In accordance with the Manitoba Rules, the House completed Second Reading of Designated Bills on October 4, 2018. At the time of this submission, Committee consideration must be completed by October 30, while Concurrence and Third Reading must be then completed by November 8,2018, with the five Designated Bills receiving Royal Assent before the House rises that day.

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