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Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont cites a case of the Mondays for breaking dress code requirements in the legislature on Monday.<\/p>\n
The St. Boniface MLA rose at the start of the sitting on a matter of contempt, but Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Myrna Driedger refused to recognize Lamont as he was not wearing a tie a requirement as part of the dress code.<\/p>\n
He left the chambers and returned a few minutes later with a red tie.<\/p>\n
Maybe Ill have a word with speaker or maybe Ill put forward a motion to see if this place can run a little more like a restaurant so when youre coming in and you dont have the right tie or jacket theyll give you a clip on or maybe I just have to screw my head on properly and make sure I have my tie on before I walk in, he said while breaking down into a strange emotional laugh when questioned about it in a scrum after question period.<\/p>\n
After returning to sitting, he rose once again to raise the matter of contempt, but was shut down by the Speaker again as she is already considering the issue on a point of order and Lamont was bringing in evidence she said she could not consider. Driedger stopped a similar motion last week by the Liberal leader on the grounds she was already considering the matter.<\/p>\n
Lamont was protesting the use of placeholder bills by the government during the fall sitting to meet a deadline.<\/p>\n
This is the second time he has been called out for being in breach of the dress code. In 2018 he was sent out of the house after wearing jeans.<\/p>\n
The province tables three of their previously undisclosed 19 bills on Monday.<\/p>\n
Bill 51, the Limitations Act, will set a consistent statute of limitations on all civil claims. Current legislation has a range of times from two to 10 years while the new act puts it at two years which begins to run from the day the claim is discovered, even if a claim has not been discovered within 15 years of the event, the clock will run out. The new act also lists a number of proceedings for which there are no limitations, including sexual assault.<\/p>\n
Bill 46, the Court Practice and Administration Act makes a number of regulatory changes, including the eligibility of jurors. A person charged or convicted of a criminal act will no longer be barred from being a juror, as well a provision that prevented jurors from being paid for the first 10 days of jury duty is being repealed.<\/p>\n
Bill 52, the Minor Amendments and Corrections Act, makes adjustments to 35 different pieces of legislation.<\/p>\n
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