No. 3/2006
House of Assembly
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
(a) Statements by Members
(b) Statements by Ministers
(c) Oral Questions
(d) Presenting Reports by Standing and Special Committees
(e) Tabling of Documents
(f) Notices of Motion
(g) Answers to questions for which notice has been given
(h) Petitions
1. -- Address in Reply
2. -- Committee of Supply
Second Reading Bill
3. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Hydro Corporation Act". (Bill No. 1)MOTIONS
1. -- THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD -- To Move "That This House Approves in General the Budgetary Policy of the Government." (Budget Speech)
2. -- THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD -- To Move that the House Resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole on Supply to Consider Certain Resolutions for the Granting of Supply to Her Majesty. (Bill No. 5)3. -- THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD -- To Move that the House Resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole on Supply to Consider Certain Resolutions Relating to the Granting of Supplementary Supply to Her Majesty. (Bill No. 3)
4. -- MS. JUDY FOOTE (Grand Bank) -- To Move:"WHEREAS FPI was established by this Legislature to strengthen the fishing industry in this province and to ensure maximum employment stability;
AND WHEREAS the provincial Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture admits that he is having trouble obtaining information on all FPI operations;
AND WHEREAS the provincial Minister has said that FPI broke the laws of this province in shipping out fish with no authorization;AND WHEREAS the provincial Minister says charges will be laid against FPI;
AND WHEREAS there are widespread allegations and suspicions involving the overall operations of FPI;AND WHEREAS the livelihood of thousands of people in this province are being thrown into turmoil as a result of the actions being taken by FPI;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this House of Assembly calls on the Government to establish an independent public inquiry into the operations of FPI."
14. -- MS. YVONNE JONES (Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair) - To ask the Honourable the Minister of Health and Community Services to lay on the Table of the House the following information:
(a) the rate of immunization against influenza among at-risk groups in the province;
(b) how the rate of immunization in the province compares with other provinces; and(c) the results of any cost-benefit analysis conducted for or by the province into the possibility of providing flu-shots to the public at no charge.
15. -- MS. YVONNE JONES (Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair) - To ask the Honourable the Minister of Health and Community Services to lay on the Table of the House the following information:(a) a list of positions which have been vacant for the last three years or more and the exact period for which they have not been filled;
(b) a list of positions in which there has been a high turnover in the last three years; and(c) an overview of the Department's efforts to recruit and retain health care professionals in the province.
16. -- MS. YVONNE JONES (Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair) - To ask the Honourable the Minister of Health and Community Services to lay on the Table of the House the following information:
(a) the results of any preparedness studies completed by or for the government regarding emergency preparedness in the province, including recommended levels of stockpiled supplies, medical or other;(b) a list of these supplies currently stockpiled by government; and
(c) detailed information regarding any existing emergency plans and strategies for making them known to the public.17. -- MS. YVONNE JONES (Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair) - To ask the Honourable the Minister of Health and Community Services to lay on the Table of the House the following information:
(a) a breakdown of the costs to the province to treat VLT addiction; and(b) the proportion of VLT revenues being spent on VLT addiction, and how this compares to other provinces.