The federal government’s legalization of non-medical (recreational) cannabis on October 17, 2018, marks the end of a 95-year prohibition in Canada. The magnitude of this change on a societal level is yet to be determined and understood, but lawyers are already grappling with the legal rules and ramifications of legalization. In its continuing professional development (CPD) series Considering Cannabis, the Law Society of Manitoba will offer programs addressing the legalization of cannabis from a variety of legal perspectives.
Our first program in the series features RCMP Sergeant Mark Hume who will speak about the extensive changes to the transportation provisions of the Criminal Code, with a focus on the sections relating to drug-impaired driving. This CPD Reforms to Transportation Offences and Drug-Impaired Driving Offences takes place this Thursday, November 22, and registration for in-person or webinar attendance is still available.
Coming up next in the series, on January 10, 2019, Tracey L. Epp, Pitblado LLP will review the workplace impacts of cannabis legalization, including the need for employers to amend existing policies to address the use of recreational cannabis.
Please watch for further updates about Considering Cannabis programs to come in 2019.
Bill 28: The Public Sector Construction Projects (Tendering) Act
Bill 30: The Statutes Correction and Minor Amendments Act, 2018
Bill 200: The Planning Amendment Act
Bill 201: The Manitoba Conservation Officers Recognition Day Act
Bill 203: The Insurance Amendment Act
Bill 204: The Electoral Divisions Amendment Act
Bill 206: The Brookside Cemetery Recognition Act
Bill 207: The Legal Profession Amendment Act (Queen’s Counsel Appointments)
Bill 209: The Gift of Life Act (Human Tissue Gift Act Amended)
Bill 210: The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act
Bill 214: The Workplace Safety and Health Amendment Act
Bill 215: The Election Financing Amendment Act
Bill 216: The Human Rights Code Amendment Act
Bill 218: The Prompt Payments in the Construction Industry Act
Bill 222: The Residential Tenancies Amendment Act (Protecting Tenants from Rising Utility Costs)
Bill 224: The Public Schools Amendment Act (No Disclosure Without Consent)
Bill 225: The Human Rights Code Amendment Act (Genetic Characteristics)
Bill 227: The Animal Care Amendment Act (Dog Breeding and Exotic Animals)
Bill 232: The Efficiency Manitoba Amendment Act
To check when these bills come into effect, click here.
In addition, the Government of Manitoba proclaims the following:
With the advice and consent of the Executive Council of Manitoba, we name December 17, 2018, as the day on which The Film and Video Classification and Distribution Act (S.M. 2018, c. 11) comes into force.
Before this enactment, films were regulated under The Amusements Act. This Act establishes a new regulatory framework for the classification and distribution of films and other forms of prerecorded moving visual images, such as rental videos and video games.
The Manitoba Film Classification Board is dissolved and a director appointed for the purpose of the new Act.
The director must classify theatrically released films and adult films sold, rented or otherwise made available to the public (other than by the Internet or cable or satellite television). Distributors of such films must be licensed. With Cabinet approval, the director may enter into an agreement whereby classification and licensing determinations of another government or government agency apply in Manitoba.
Video games, videos and non-theatrically released films must be classified and the classification indicated as provided for in the regulations.
If you are a member of the Law Society of Manitoba, and would like a copy of any of the decisions from the digest please contact the library and we will be happy to provide those for you.
While sorting through the material stored in the library, we’ve come across some examples of how the library used to function. We developed this display to show although technology has replaced some of the ways we perform our job, the basic method is still the same. For example, the card catalogue. Replaced by an online catalogue, yet still used to organize the material in the library so others can retrieve it.
Other items of interest include a report by former Chief Librarian Garth Niven on the state of the library (2003); a detailed memo on the effects of theft (by lawyers!) of the books in the library and what punishments should be meted out to the perpetrators; as well as two bound copies of the entire library catalogue, one from 1930 and the other from 1960.
Library Technician Practicum student George Roy put together the display. Next time you’re in the library, take a moment to peruse some of the items.
The Manitoba Law Library would like to acknowledge with gratitude that we are situated on Treaty One Territory, the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree and Dakota peoples, and the homeland of the Métis Nation.
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