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Manitoba Bar Association Legislation and Law Reform Committee (“LLRC”)
Mandate
The purposes of the LLRC are as follows:
(a) Review all bills introduced in the Legislature and identify whether any local sections / council should be alerted to pending legislation;
(b) Provide support to sections wanting to make submissions to Standing Committees at the Legislature for pending legislation;
(c) Make / coordinate submissions to Standing Committees at the Legislature on behalf of the MBA or one of its sections;
(d) Review Section submissions to ensure consistency with prior submissions and CBA Policy and Submissions; and
(e) Take active steps to propose law reform by:
(i) Acting as liaison between MBA Council / Executive and sections to identify need for legislative change; and
(ii) Coordinating lobbying efforts to government to effect change.
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba (current Bills) - http://web2.gov.mb.ca/bills/39-3/index.php
Canadian Bar Association Legislation & Law Reform Committee - http://www.cba.org/CBA/Advocacy/LLRcommittee/
Please note all Federal legislation & law reform issues are handled by the CBA.
2008-2009 LLRC Chair
Melanie Bueckert
Manitoba Court of Appeal
226-408 York Ave
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0P9
Phone: 945-6457
Fax: 948-2347
melanie.bueckert@gov.mb.ca
2008-2009 LLRC Member
Diana Cameron
Manitoba Justice - Constitutional Law
1205-405 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3L6
Phone: 945-2856
Fax: 945-0053
diana.cameron@gov.mb.ca
2008-2009 LLRC Member
M. Michelle Gallant
University of Manitoba Faculty of Law
224 Dysart Rd
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
Phone: 474-6143
Fax: 474-7580
michelle_gallant@umanitoba.ca
2008-2009 LLRC Member
Catherine Skinner
Great-West Life Assurance Company
100 Osborne St N, PO Box 6000 Stn Main
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3A5
Phone: 946-8898
Fax: 946-8478
catherine.skinner@gwl.ca
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