No.19/2010
House
of Assembly
Province
of Newfoundland & Labrador
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3rd
Session – 46th General Assembly
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Wednesday, May 12,
2010
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
(a) Statements
by Members
(b) Statements
by Ministers
(c) Oral
Questions
(d) Presenting
Reports by Standing and Select Committees
(e) Tabling of
Documents
(f) Notices of
Motion
(g) Answers to
questions for which notice has been given
(h) Petitions
ORDERS OF THE DAY
1. C
Committee of Supply
2. C
Concurrence Motions C
(a) Government
Services Committee
Bills Referred to Committee of the Whole
1. C Committee
of the Whole on a Bill
C AAn Act To
Amend The
Second
2. C Second
Reading of a Bill C AAn Act Respecting The Care And Protection Of Children And Youth.” (Bill
No. 1) (Child,
Youth and Family Services)
3. C Second
Reading of a Bill C AAn Act To
Amend The Income Tax Act, 2000.” (Bill No. 3) (Finance
and President of Treasury Board)
4. C Second
Reading of a Bill C AAn Act
To Amend The Commissioners For Oaths Act.” (Bill No. 7) (Adjourned) (Justice
and Attorney General)
5. C Second
Reading of a Bill C AAn Act
To Amend The Notaries Public Act.” (Bill No. 8)
(Justice
and Attorney General)
6. C Second
Reading of a Bill C AAn Act To
Amend The Income Tax Act, 2000 No. 2.” (Bill No. 9) (Finance
and President of Treasury Board)
7. C Second
Reading of a Bill C AAn Act
To Amend The Small Claims Act.” (Bill No. 11)
(Justice
and Attorney General)
8. C Second
Reading of a Bill C AAn Act
To Amend The Fatal Accidents Act.” (Bill No. 15)
(Justice
and Attorney General)
9. C Second
Reading of a Bill C AAn Act
To Amend The Insurance Companies Act.” (Bill No. 16) (Government
Services)
10. C Second
Reading of a Bill C AAn Act Respecting The Regulation Of Certain Health
Professions.” (Bill No. 17) (Health
and Community Services)
11. C Second
Reading of a Bill C AAn Act
To Amend The Accident And Sickness Insurance Act, The Automobile Insurance Act,
The Insurance Adjusters, Agents And Brokers Act, The Insurance Contracts Act
And The Life Insurance Act.” (Bill No. 18) (Government
Services)
12. C Second
Reading of a Bill C AAn Act
To Amend The Insurance Companies Act No. 2.” (Bill No.19) (Government
Services)
13. C Second
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act Respecting The Practice Of Social Work.” (Bill No. 20) (Health
and Community Services)
MOTIONS
1. C THE
HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD C To Move AThat This House Approves in General the Budgetary
Policy of the Government.@ (Budget Speech)
2. C THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER
OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD C To Move that the House
Resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole on Supply to Consider a Certain
Resolution Relating to the Granting
of Supply to Her Majesty. (Bill No. 6)
3. C THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT
OF TREASURY BOARD C To Move that the House Resolve itself into a
Committee of the Whole to Consider a Certain Resolution Respecting the
Imposition of Taxes on Tobacco. (Bill No. 10)
4. C THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER C To Move:
“WHEREAS section
42.1 of the Access to Information and
Protection of Privacy Act provides that the Information and Privacy
Commissioner is to be appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council on a
resolution of the House of Assembly;
AND WHEREAS section 42.2 of the Act states that a
commissioner may be reappointed;
AND WHEREAS the appointment of the current
commissioner, Mr. Ed Ring, expires on April 10, 2010;
AND WHEREAS it is proposed that Mr. Ring be reappointed
as the commissioner for a term of 2 years;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Mr. Ed Ring, be reappointed as the
Information and Privacy Commissioner for a term of 2 years.”
5. C MS. YVONNE JONES (Cartwright-L'Anse
au Clair) C To
Move:
“WHEREAS drilling
and production in our offshore areas brings not only economic benefits, but
real risks of environmental disaster, as we have seen with the Louisiana oil
catastrophe which will have impacts for decades to come;
AND WHEREAS the
offshore oil industry polices itself through the CNLOPB and there are concerns
on their lack of transparency in addressing oil spills, as well as resources
available to address a major emergency event;
AND WHEREAS there
is no comprehensive safety regime or work plans for oil spills, no independent
monitors on rigs and oil extraction is exempt from the Canadian Environmental
Protection Act, the Fisheries Act and
the Canada Shipping Act;
AND WHEREAS Chevron is currently drilling in deep waters
without immediate backup plans and oil analysts say it could take up to 3-4
months for back-up rigs to become operational;
AND WHEREAS the
AND WHEREAS
British Columbia and the Pacific States have a combined oil spill task force in
place with annual work plans – notwithstanding a moratorium of offshore
drilling on the west coast;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that this House of Assembly encourages the Provincial Government
to immediately put into place a Task Force to examine the current environmental
and safety procedures, policies and processes; make recommendations for “best
practices and technology” changes; review the industry on an annual basis;
review protocols for potential oil spills in Placentia Bay; produce an Annual
Work Plan to enhance oil spill preparedness and response capabilities
throughout all drilling areas and oil transport routes near Newfoundland and
Labrador to avoid and/or mitigate the effects of a possible oil spill that
could devastate the waters off our coast for decades to come.”
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