Recent Briefs, Reports, Correspondence

RECENT BRIEFS

Brief to the Standing Committee on Social and Economic Develeopment, Manitoba Legislature on Bill 31, The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Amendment Act, May 2008
Brief to the Apprenticeship Futures Commission, November, 2007
Submission to the Mental Health Commission of Canada, October 17, 2007
Brief to the Standing Committee re Bill 21–The Housing and Renewal Corporation Amendment Act (Fund for Housing Revitalization)
Brief presented to the Provincial Government, and Opposition, September 2007
Briefpresented to the Employment Standards Review – 2006
Brief presented to the Provincial Government, and members of the Opposition Parties - 2005

RECENT CORRESPONDENCE

· PCWM and the Council of Women of Winnipeg recently released a response to the first draft of the Provincial Land Use Policies (PLUP), stating the draft falls far short of land use planning that will reduce commuting and greenhouse gases. Our response is available here.

· Letter to the Honourable Stan Struthers re Transparency in Captital Region Planning, and Plan Winnipeg consultations (21/04/09)

· Letter to the Honourable Garry Doer, Permier of Manitoba, re funding for Eating Disorder treatment and prevention programs (18/02/09)

· Letter to the Honourable Stan Strutthers re Plastic Bags (18/02/09)

· Letter to Shaw TV re more public and community input in the production of Community Access TV.

· Letter to Hon. Eric Robinson, Minister of Culture, Heritage, Tourism and Sport, Province of Manitoba, regarding violence in Video Games, with backgrounder. October 25, 2007

· Letter of Support re Birthing Centre. February 19, 2007.

· Letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper regarding changes to Status of Women Canada. September, 2006

· Briefto the Parliamentary Committee on the Status of Women regarding changes to Status of Women Canada. November, 2006

RECENT REPORTS

Check out the report on the recent meetings of the Commission on the Status of Women (March 2009), prepared for the National Council of Women of Canada.

The Annual Report of the Provincial Council, for 2008-2009
The Annual Report of the Provincial Council, for 2007-2008
Notes on the Keynote speaker Andrew Nikiforuk from the National Council of Canada's AGM in Prince Albert on Canada's Tar Sands
Notes and the presentation by key note speaker Tom Molinski, at the Annual Meeting on Energy Alternatives,April 19th, 2008.
Notes from the Semi Annual Meeting, November 17^th, 2007 Early Learning and Child Care in Manitoba: Challenges and Services. Also, the speech by President of National Council, Karen Dempsey.
Report by the Ad Hoc committee on Mental Health. Your comments are welcome. January, 2007. Please send them to pcwm-mentalhealth@mts.net
Report on the 31^st International Council of Women meeting in Kiev, the Ukraine
Report on the history of Provincial Council of Women of Manitoba and Access to Information
Report by Environment Coordinator for National Council of Women of Canada on proposed changes to the Environment Act.

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