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December 5, 2024

Second Session Ends with Important Legislation to Support Communities, Keep Manitobans Safe Continuing to Move Forward

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Second Session of 43rd Manitoba Legislature Adjourns Until New Year: Fontaine

The second session of the 43rd legislature will adjourn until March 5, 2025, with a number of important bills moving forward, government house leader Nahanni Fontaine announced today.

“Our government was elected to make sure every Manitoban can build a good life,” said Fontaine. “We’re taking steps to keep Manitoba families safe, lower your bills, and rebuild our health-care system. Manitobans can rest assured that we're going to deliver on our commitments to you.”

The session began with the speech from the throne, which set out the Manitoba government’s agenda for the next year, with a focus on making progress on health care and affordability while creating more good jobs and strengthening Manitoba’s economy.

Several significant bills have already been introduced this session:

  • Bill 2, the provincial court amendment act, would help keep Manitobans safe by expanding mandatory training for judges to include intimate partner violence, coercive control and experiences of Indigenous and 2SLGBTQIA+ people.
  • Bill 3, the City of Winnipeg charter amendment and planning amendment act would make it easier for municipalities to update zoning bylaws to get more homes built faster.
  • Bill 4, the planning amendment act, would give municipalities freedom to decide how best to work together on common priorities, including allowing municipalities to choose whether to be a part of the Capital Planning Region.
  • Bill 5, the highway traffic amendment act (impaired driving measures), would get tough on drunk drivers with stronger consequences, including lifetime licence suspensions for a second offences.

The Manitoba government will return in spring with an ambitious legislative agenda including bills to eliminate restrictive covenants that drive up grocery prices, crack down on drug dealers and make sure residents of First Nations communities can vote in school board elections, noted the minister.

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