ORDER-IN-COUNCIL

J. S. McDiarmid

Lieutenant-Governor

CANADA

PROVINCE OF MANITOBA

ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her other Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

WHEREAS each of the Councils of the municipalities of Greater Winnipeg has by resolution, appointed a representative to a Metropolitan Exploratory Committee for the purpose of carrying out exploratory work in connection with the metropolitan development of Greater Winnipeg.

AND WHEREAS The Metropolitan Exploratory Committee has decided that this study could be carried out more efficiently by a smaller committee having wider authority.

AND WHEREAS The Metropolitan Exploratory Committee through its subcommittee has asked the Government of the Province of Manitoba to appoint by order-in-council a commission of five persons to carry out this work, the five persons to be selected from a list of names submitted by the various municipalities.

AND WHEREAS it is deemed to be in the public interest that all relevant facts, matters, issues and legislation relating to municipal, inter-municipal and public school government and administration ii the cities of Winnipeg and St. Boniface and in the existing or potential urban areas, in the municipalities adjacent thereto, be made the subject of a public enquiry.

AND WHEREAS the said matter is within the jurisdiction of the Legislature of the Province of Manitoba.

AND WHEREAS an amount of $15,000.00 has been appropriated by the Legislature of Manitoba for the purpose of - 

"Investigation of Greater Winnipeg Metropolitan Area Plan"

AND WHEREAS sections 80 and 93 of the "Manitoba Evidence Act" provide in part as follows -

80.

  1. The Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council whre he deems it expedient to cause inquiry to be made into and concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the Legislature and connected with or affecting
    1. the good government of the province or the conduct of any part of the public business thereof;
    2. the conduct of any provincial institution or of any institution within the province receiving provincial aid;
    3. .........
    4. .........
    5. the affairs of any municipality, municipal district, or corporation, existing for any municipal purpose, or
    6. any matter which, in his opinion , is of sufficient public importance to justify an inquiry; may if the inquiry is not otherwise regulate, appoint one or more commissioners to make the inquiry and to report thereon."

"92.

The Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council may make provision, either generally in regard to all commissions issued and inquiries held under this Part, or specially in regard to any such commission and inquiry, for all or any of the matters following, that is to say,

  1. the renumeration of commissioners and persons employed or engaging