The Manitoba legislature has started its winter break but not before approving new laws governing issues including minimum wage and animal protection.
Politicians gave final approval to a bill to raise the minimum wage to $14.15 an hour as of April 1.
Premier Heather Stefanson has said it is expected to rise to $15 next October due to an automatic annual adjustment for inflation.
Another new law will forbid people from leaving their pets unattended in vehicles in extreme heat or cold.
A third new law allows for the inclusion of Indigenous letters and characters on people’s birth certificates.
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The legislature is to reconvene March 1, but there will be committee meetings to discuss the province’s Crown corporations in the interim.
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