No.66/2012
House
of Assembly
Province
of Newfoundland & Labrador
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1st
Session – 47th General Assembly
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Wednesday, December
12, 2012
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
Address in Reply
Third
2. C Third
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act To Regulate The Practice Of Pharmacy”.
(Bill
No. 50) (Health
and Community Services)
Bills Referred to Committee of the Whole
3. C Committee
of the Whole on a Bill C “An
Act To Amend The City Of St. John's Municipal Taxation Act”. (Bill No. 54)
(Tourism, Culture and
Recreation)
Second
4. C Second
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act Respecting Procurement By Public Bodies”. (Bill
No. 1)
(Service
NL)
5. C Second
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act To Amend The Public Service Commission Act”. (Bill No. 32)
(Finance
and President of Treasury Board)
6. C Second
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act To Amend The Animal Health And Protection Act”. (Bill No. 45)
(Natural
Resources)
7. C Second
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act To Amend The Teachers' Pensions Act”. (Bill No.
52)
(Finance
and President of Treasury Board)
8. C Second
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act To Amend The Churchill Falls (
9. C Second Reading of a Bill C “An
Act To Amend The Provincial Offences Act”. (Bill No.
55)
(Justice)
MOTIONS
1. 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 Resolution Relating to the Advancing or Guaranteeing
of Certain Loans made under the Loan and Guarantee Act, 1957. (Bill No. 39) (Progress)
2. C THE
HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE C To ask
leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To Amend An Act To Amend The
Enduring Powers Of Attorney Act”. (Bill No. 56)
3. C THE
HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE C To ask
leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To Amend The Workplace Health,
Safety And Compensation Act”. (Bill No. 57)
4. C MR.
ANDREW PARSONS (Burgeo - LaPoile)
C To
Move:
“WHEREAS
free and open access to
Government information is essential to the function of the democratic process;
WHEREAS publicly held and publicly funded information
should be released to the public unless there is a clear and sufficient reason
to keep the matter confidential;
WHEREAS this Government has amended the Access to Information and Protection of
Privacy Act (ATIPPA) through Bill 29 which has created new and expansive
categories of secret information.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this
House urges Government to repeal Bill 29.”
5. C MR.
DWIGHT BALL (
“WHEREAS the electricity market of
AND
WHEREAS robust, independent regulation assures ratepayers that they will
have access to electrical power at the lowest possible cost consistent with
reliable service;
AND
WHEREAS electricity is an essential commodity for domestic and commercial
use and the oversight of the cost of its service is in the public interest;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that this House endorses the principle of independent
electrical utility regulation for the establishment of electricity rates in the
Province to protect the interests of provincial ratepayers.”
6. C THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER C To
Move pursuant to Standing Order 11 that the House not adjourn at 5:30 o=clock
p.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2012.
7. C THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER C
To Move pursuant to Standing Order 11 that the House not adjourn at 10:00 o=clock
p.m. on Thursday, December 13, 2012.
QUESTIONS
27. C MS. GERRY ROGERS (St. John's Centre) –
To ask the Honourable the Minister of Health
and Community Services if her Department will eliminate the age restriction and extend the
insulin pump program to all people who need it.
28. C MS. GERRY ROGERS (St. John's Centre) –
To ask the Honourable the Minister of Child, Youth
and Family Services, Responsible for the Status of Women to table in this House
the gender equity policy and/or directive for
appointments to boards, commissions and tribunals.
29. C
MR. ANDREW PARSONS (Burgeo - LaPoile) – To ask the Honourable
the Minister of Advanced Education & Skills to
lay on the Table of the House a list of the uptake of those projects approved
under Round 1 of the 2012 Job Creation Partnership program (originally slated
for notification March 19-23, 2012 but announced in June 2012), identifying which successful applicants made use of their
JCP funding (indicating organization, project, community, electoral district
and funding amount spent, as well as the total amount spent provincially as
well as totals spent in each district for Round 1).
30. C
MR. ANDREW PARSONS (Burgeo - LaPoile) – To ask the Honourable
the Minister of Advanced Education & Skills to
lay on the Table of the House a list of those projects approved under Round 2
of the 2012 Job Creation Partnership program (originally slated for
notification June 11-15, 2012)
identifying each organization, project,
the community and electoral
district each organization is based in, the date range in which organizations
were notified, as well as a total amount awarded in Round 2 as well as totals
for each electoral district for Round 2.
31. C
MR. ANDREW PARSONS (Burgeo - LaPoile) – To ask the Honourable
the Minister of Advanced Education & Skills to
lay on the Table of the House a list of the those projects approved under Round
3 of the 2012 Job Creation Partnership program (originally slated for
notification September 3-7,
2012) identifying which organization, project, community and
electoral district each organization is based in, the date range in which
organizations were notified, as well as a total amount awarded in Round 3 as
well as totals for each electoral district for Round 3.
32. C
MR. ANDREW PARSONS (Burgeo - LaPoile) – To ask the Honourable the Minister of Advanced Education & Skills
to lay on the Table of the House (in the event that Round 3 of the 2012 Job
Creation Partnership program is not yet finalized) a document outlining
anticipated notification dates and whether the entire $3 million earmarked for
Round 3 by the Minister during Estimates 2012 will be allocated for Round 3.
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