Manitoba Human Rights Commission

Matt Wiebe, Minister of Justice and Attorney General^[2]

Agency executive

John Burchill, Acting Chairperson

Websitewww.manitobahumanrights.ca

The Manitoba Human Rights Commission (MHRC) is a quasi-judicial arms-length agency of the Government of Manitoba that is responsible for enforcing The Human Rights Code (Manitoba).^[3]

The acting chairperson of the Board of Commissioners is John Burchill, who is chief of staff for the Winnipeg Police Service.^[4]

Board of Commissioners

As of December 2021^[update], the Board of Commissioners includes:^[4]

John Burchill (acting chairperson) — chief of staff for the Winnipeg Police Service.
Loretta Ross — a lawyer and the Treaty Relations Commissioner of Manitoba.
Jeannette Acheson — a parole officer for the Correctional Service of Canada, the Vice Chair of the Manitoba Police Commission, and a trustee for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Michael Reader — the Director of Capital Management for the Northern Regional Health Authority.
Ian Grant — former Chief of Police with the City of Brandon-Brandon Police Service, a special advisor for Public Safety programs at Assiniboine Community College.
Tracy Leipsic — a speed skating coach with the River Heights Speed Skating Club, and the Vice President (Finance) of the Manitoba Speed Skating Association.
Darcy Strutinsky — a member of the Manitoba Labour Board and the Labour Management Review Committee, and with the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba.

References

^ ^a ^b Annual Report of Manitoba Justice and the Justice Initiatives Fund (2009-2010) (PDF). Winnipeg: Manitoba Justice. 2010. p. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ Annual Report of Manitoba Justice and the Justice Initiatives Fund (2009-2010) (PDF). Winnipeg: Manitoba Justice. 2010. p. 2. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
^ "Province of Manitoba | v1 - Our Mandate". www.manitobahumanrights.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
^ ^a ^b "Province of Manitoba | v1 - Board of Commissioners". www.manitobahumanrights.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-27.