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Established in 1922, Youth Parliament of Manitoba (YPM) is a non-partisan, non-denominational, non-profit organization that educates youth in effective public speaking and the parliamentary process. It is open to all youth in the Canadian province of Manitoba who will be between 16 and 20 years old as of December 31 of the year of the upcoming Annual Session. Session takes place each year from 26 - 30 December at the Manitoba Legislature in the capital city of Winnipeg.

Contents 1 Organization 1.1 Board of directors 1.2 Cabinet 1.3 Backbenchers 1.4 Senate 1.5 Honorary President 2 History 3 Past members 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Organization

YPM is a model parliament and bases its organizational structure and nomenclature on the Westminster Parliamentary system. YPM has three primary, organizational groups: the Board of Directors (also known as the Parliamentary Executive), the Cabinet, and the backbenchers. (The backbenchers and the Cabinet are also collectively termed Members-at-Large.) As well, Senators and an Honorary President can be appointed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

[edit] Board of directors

YPM Inc. was incorporated on August 22, 1983. The corporation is currently run by a 5-person Board of Directors elected by and from its membership. The positions on the board are:

• the Chairperson (Premier);
• the Past Chairperson (Speaker);
• the Vice-Chairperson of Meetings (Deputy Premier);
• the Vice-Chairperson of Proceedings (House Leader); and
• the Treasurer (Deputy Speaker).

Elections take place yearly on December 30 at the Manitoba Legislature during the Annual Session.

[edit] Cabinet

The Cabinet is appointed by the Executive from the Members-at-Large of the previous Annual Session. The Cabinet assists the Executive in organizing and holding the Annual Session.

Current Cabinet portfolios include:

• Bill-Presenting Ministries (drafts and present legislation for debate)
• Registrar General (drafts membership list)
• Ministry of Public Relations (handles media relations)
• Ministry of Publications (publishes official documents)
• Ministry of Supply and Service (produce and sell YPM paraphernalia)
• Ministry of Alumni Affairs (maintains relations with past members)
• Ministry of Foods (prepares food)
• Ministry of External Affairs (deals with outside correspondences)
• Female Whip and Male Whip (supervises backbenchers)

[edit] Backbenchers

All non-Executive and non-Cabinet members of YPM sit as backbenchers during the Annual Session and are assigned a riding name (e.g. Member from Winnipeg South Centre).

[edit] Senate

By decision of the Board, former members of YPM who have made outstanding contributions to the organization can be named Senators. Current Senators include:

• Mercedes Alcock
• Antonio Bucchini
• Gordon Buck
• Donna Chanas
• Patricia Chaychuk (ex-officio)
• Nichole Cyr
• Carlee-ann Dueck (Speaker)
• Alan Fehr
• Michael Feuerstein
• Waldron Fox-Decent (ex-officio)
• Cody Goudy
• Paul Grower
• Simon Hakim
• Erminia Johannson
• Ed Kolodziej
• Julia Magnusson-Ford
• Mark Matz
• Sachit Mehra
• Micah Melnyk
• Shannon Murphy
• William (Bill) Norrie (ex-officio)
• Stu Olmstead
• Nicoletta Portisanos
• Darcy Rollins
• Ann Thompson-Courchene
• Shanna Wilton
• Ken Yost
• Bart Zwiep

Winners of the Alumni Achievement Award are ex-officio members of the Senate.

[edit] Honorary President

The Honorary President is usually a prominent member of the community that the YPM Board of Directors seeks guidance from and asks to attend portions of the Annual Session.

Year	Session	Honorary President
2002	81	William Norrie
2003	82	Shirley Liba
2004	83	Susan A. Thompson
2005	84	Peter St John, 9th Earl of Orkney
2006	85	The Rt. Hon. Edward Schreyer

[edit] History

In 1922, George Stewart, Lieutenant Governor of the Youth Parliament of Manitoba and North Western Ontario, opened the first Annual Session of the organization. It was one of the first such YPs in Western Canada, preceded only by the TUXIS Parliament of Alberta and followed by British Columbia Youth Parliament and Saskatchewan Youth Parliament. Its goal at the time was to develop leadership and awareness of the parliamentary system in young men.

At the time, youth parliament was just one of the activities started by the TUXIS youth movement. This organization, set up by the Canadian protestant community, was designed to encourage social, academic, religious and physical activity among young men and was based on the biblical passage Luke 2:52, which states "And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature and in favour with God and men."

By 1971, Manitoba's youth parliament (by this time called the TUXIS and Older Boys Parliament) was made completely non-denominational. The Oath of Allegiance and legislation was thus no longer written solely for specific religious groups.

On December 28 1972, a special meeting was called to admit women as full members into the organization and change the name to Youth Parliament of Manitoba. Previously, women could only be admitted as associate members and could not vote on legislation. Seven years later, Ann Thompson became the first female Premier of YPM and, one year later, the first female Speaker.

YPM has also hosted the second, sixth, and tenth sessions of Western Canada Youth Parliament.

[edit] Past members

Many of YPM's past members have gone on to successful careers in a variety of fields. Some of the organization's more prominent past members include:

• Lloyd Axworthy (former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, current President of the University of Winnipeg), Premier of the 39th Annual Session
• Bill Norrie (former mayor of Winnipeg), Premier of the 27th Annual Session
• Tom Axworthy (principal secretary to Pierre Trudeau from 1981 to 1984), Premier of the 47th Annual Session
• Robert Steen (former mayor of Winnipeg), Premier of the 33rd Annual Session
• Wally Fox-Decent (former Chair of the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba), Premier of the 35th Annual Session

Year	Session	Premier	Lieutenant Governor
1922	1	E.A. Armstrong	George H. Stewart
1923	2	Erie L. Jackson	John Martin
1924	3	Frank Fidler	J. H. Dowler
1925	4	Darwin Chase	R. G. Taylor
1926	5	John Gilmer	The Hon. F. M. Black
1927	6	John Gilmer	Judge F. A. E. Hamilton
1928	7	John Dunderdale	J. L. Bathgate
1929	8	William Bendickson	Dr. John Mackay
1930	9	Vivian M. Rogers	Prof. Watson Kirkconnell
1931	10	Mervyn Sprung	Magistrate R. B. Graham
1932	11	Donald Ross	C. R. Sayer
1933	12	George S. Thurton	Canon H. G. G. Herkots
1934	13	Joseph Benson	Rev. J. W. Clarke
1935	14	James M Taylor	Rev. J. W. Little
1936	15	J. S. McArdle	B. V. Richardson
1937	16	Donald L. Mackay	C. E. Stockdill
1938	17	Wilson Milne	C. N. Halstead
1939	18	Raymond Threson	E. J. J. Glenesk
1940	19	Frederick Tallman	The Hon. Sidney Earle Smith, P.C.
1941	20	Aitken Harvey	A. C. Campbell
1942	21	Frederick Bickell	Prof. A.. R. Cragg
1943	22	Maurice Helston	Rev. George A. MacMillan
1944	23	Lynn Watt	Dr. Robert Fletcher
1945	24	Thomas Goulding	The Hon. D. C. McKenzie
1946	25	Garth Campbell	Arch. J. Barr
1947	26	Robert H. Johnson	John A. M. Edwards
1948	27	William Norrie	E. H. Morgan
1949	28	J. A. C. Magee	C. H. P. Killick
1950	29	Doug Mauchlan	Prof. R. Fletcher
1951	30	Alan G. Gardiner	Dr. W. C. Graham
1952	31	Harry T. Makin	Nelson Mc Ewen
1953	32	Victor Mearon	Mayor N. J. Black
1954	33	Robert A. Steen	Canon L. F. Wilmont
1955	34	Lawrie Smith	H. L. Mackinnon
1956	35	Waldron Fox-Decent	Dr. W. C. Lockhart
1957	36	Don King	C. G. Carter
1958	37	Graeme Garson	T. M. Miller
1959	38	Doug McEwan	Dr. H. H. Saunderson
1960	39	Lloyd Axworthy	Dr. Earl J. Treusch
1961	40	Mike Quiggin	D. L. Campbell
1962	41	Denis Corrie	Prof. W. L. Morton
1963	42	Bruce Doern	The Hon. Stanley H. Knowles, P.C.
1964	43	Neil Gailbraith	Rev. J. O. Anderson
1965	44	Gary Scherbain	The Hon. Errick Willis
1966	45	Jim Lightbody	Dr. D. B. Macdonald
1967	46	Hugh Stevens	Bishop Antoine Hacault
1968	47	Tom Axworthy	Magistrate Isaac Rice
1969	48	Philip Reece	Dr. George Johnson
1970	49	Bob Williamson	Dean C. Edwards
1971	50	John Romanow	Charles Hubband
1972	51	Ron Miller	Rev. D. O. Reece
1973	52	Laurie Swardfager	Juiles Koteles
1974	53	Paul Du Val	Dr. Ben Hog
1975	54	Chris Guest	Muriel Smith, O.M.
1976	55	Andrew Treusch	Judge Peter Teraska
1977	56	Gordon Du Val	The Rt. Hon. Edward Schreyer, P.C., C.C., C.M.M., O.M., C.D.
1978	57	Dave Najduch	Paul Duval
1979	58	Ann Thompson	The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, P.C., O.C., O.M.
1980	59	Ian Manson	Olga Fuga
1981	60	Darren Praznik	Judge Graeme Carson
1982	61	Jim Bell	Dr. Carl Ridd
1983	62	Bruce Johannson	The Hon. Gildas Molgat, P.C.
1984	63	Dmitro Dutka	William Norrie, C.M., O.M., Q.C.
1985	64	Patricia Chaychuck	Hon. William Blakie, P.C., M.P.
1986	65	Erminia Pallone	Gary Filmon
1987	66	Nasir Faruqui	The Hon. Sharon Carstairs, P.C.
1988	67	Glen Hickerson	Prof. Jack London, Q.C.
1989	68	Sean Crick	Howard Pawley, P.C. Q.C.
1990	69	Michelle Elvers-Crick	Murray Sinclair
1991	70	James Muir	Waldron Fox-Decent, C.M., C.M.M., O.M., C.D.
1992	71	Christine Barnson	Gary Doer
1993	72	J.P. Lapointe	Terry Duguid
1994	73	Mark Matz	Philip Weiss
1995	74	Cindy Fluery	Bruce C. Daniels
1996	75	Darcy Rollins	Dr. Robert J. Young
1997	76	Nichole Cyr	Richard Cloutier
1998	77	Ken Yost	Darren Praznik
1999	78	Alan Fehr	Prof. Donald Bailey
2000	79	Donna Chanas	John Perry
2001	80	Mercedes Alcock	Patricia Chaychuck
2002	81	Micah Melnyk	Ann Thompson
2003	82	Michael Feuerstein	Erminia Johannson
2004	83	Carlee-ann Dueck	Philip Reece
2005	84	Michael Urban	Dave Najduch
2006	85	Dana Gregoire	Bob Haverluck

[edit] See also

• Manitoba
• Winnipeg
• Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
• Western Canada Youth Parliament
• Youth Parliament of Canada/Parlement jeunesse du Canada

[edit] External links

• Youth Parliament of Manitoba
• Legislative Assembly of Manitoba