Legislative Update – Speech from the Throne

The newly re-elected provincial government delivered the speech from the throne this morning:

The speech highlighted key government commitments including:
•    completing necessary legislative requirements in order to fully implement the measures outlined in Budget 2019;
•    continuing to work to make Manitoba more economically competitive by reducing regulatory red tape and encouraging innovation;
•    completing the implementation of the New West Partnership Trade Agreement;
•    addressing addictions and public safety issues; and
•    making strategic investments to strengthen front-line health, education and social services.

News release – Manitoba September 30, 2019

Watch for more updates as this very brief, two-week sitting continues.

Manitoba Legal Blogs

A monthly round-up of blog posts from the Manitoba legal community for the months of September and August

Toronto firm charges $170k in fees
Clarke Immigration Law

Threading the Needle: Structural Reform & Canada’s Intelligence-to-Evidence Dilemma by Craig Forcese
Robson Crim Legal Blog

Can I Be Charged For Using A Canoe, Kayak, Or Paddle Board While Impaired?
Matt Gould

The Legal Check-Up
Raymond P. Oakes

THE EXACT WORDING IN AN INDEMNITY MATTERS
Edward D. Brown Pitblado Law

MORE ON SECTION 8 OF THE CANADA INTEREST ACT AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE “INDOOR MANAGEMENT RULE”
Edward D. Brown – Pitblado Law

Risky Business: SK Court of Appeal Finds Ag Contract Not “Grossly Unfair”
Jason Mohrbutter MLT Aikins

Manitoba Reports are now on CanLII

[Guest author Sarah Sutherland. Cross-posted from The CanLII Blog.]

Over 9,500 decisions from the Manitoba Reports have been added to CanLII! 

CanLII is grateful to have received a grant from the Manitoba Law Foundation to add decisions from the first and second series of the Manitoba Reports to CanLII.org. 

For the last year we have been doing research into what gaps there are in legal research for jurisdictions across Canada. In Manitoba we discovered that there was a gap in access to historical caselaw for the province. Following this we applied for a grant to help fill that gap.

We have added around 4,500 decisions from the first series and 5,000 from the second series of the Manitoba Reports. You can find them on CanLII using this search query

Thank you to Karen Dyck, Erin Wilcott, and the staff at the Manitoba Law Foundation for making this grant possible, and Karen Sawatzky at the Manitoba Law Library for helping us identify local needs.

Happy researching!

3 Weeks Left to Take Advantage of Early Bird Pricing for the 2019 Isaac Pitblado Lectures

The 2019 Isaac Pitblado Lectures
Capacity to Decide: Planning for Death and Dying

November 8, 2019 │ 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Fort Garry Place Conference Centre, Grand Ballroom

3 Weeks Left to Take Advantage of Early Bird Pricing 

6 CPD hours, including 1.5 EPPM hours

Jointly presented by the Manitoba Bar Association, The University of Manitoba Faculty of Law & The Law Society of Manitoba

This year’s Pitblado Lectures will provide thought provoking presentations as well as concrete guidance for practitioners on topics including:

  • Testamentary Capacity
  • Predatory Marriages
  • Medical Perspective on Capacity
  • Video Recording Will Instructions
  • Capacity Assessments
  • Assisted Dying – constitutional, philosophical and ethical issues
  • How Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) works in Manitoba 

Featured out of province speakers include Professor Albert H. Oosterhoff
(Oosterhoff on Wills, 8th ed. and Oosterhoff on Trusts: Text, Commentary and Materials, 9th ed.) and Kimberly A. Whaley, of the Toronto litigation firm Whaley Estate Litigation Partners.

Stay tuned for updated information and speaker announcements on the
Pitblado website: www.pitbladolectures.com

Please note: The library will be closing early on Friday, December 13th at 11:00AM for a special event.  Regular library service will resume Monday, December 16th at 8:30AM.