No.48/2012

House of Assembly

Province of Newfoundland & Labrador

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1^st Session – 47^th General Assembly

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Tuesday, June 19, 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

Bills Referred to Committee of the Whole

2. C Committee of the Whole on a Bill C “An Act To Amend The Fatalities Investigations Act”. (Bill No. 33) (Justice and Attorney General)

Second Reading Bills

3. C Second Reading of a Bill C “An Act Respecting Procurement By Public Bodies”.

(Bill No. 1) (Service NL)

4. C Second Reading of a Bill C “An Act To Amend The Public Service Collective Bargaining Act”. (Bill No. 31) (Finance and President of Treasury Board)

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 Assessment Act, 2006”.

(Bill No. 34) (Municipal Affairs)

7. C Second Reading of a Bill C “An Act To Amend The Labour Relations Act”.

(Bill No. 37) (Environment & Conservation and Minister Responsible for Labour Relations Agency)

8. C Second Reading of a Bill C “An Act To Amend The Public Service Collective Bargaining Act No. 2”. (Bill No. 38)

(Environment & Conservation and Minister Responsible for Labour Relations Agency)

MOTIONS

1. 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 Tuesday, June 19, 2012.

2. 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 Tuesday, June 19, 2012.

QUESTIONS

25. C MR JIM BENNETT (ST. BARBE) – To ask the Honourable the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills to lay on the Table of the House the following

A list of the specific inaccuracies responded to and the corrected information referred to by the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills in the press release of June 8, 2012 entitled “Minister Clarifies Approval Process for Job Creation Partnerships” allegedly correcting information related to the distribution of funds of the Job Creation Partnership Program in response to alleged inaccuracies in information released by the Official Opposition.

26. C MR JIM BENNETT (ST. BARBE) – To ask the Honourable the Minister of Innovation, Business and Rural Development to lay on the Table of the House the following information

The Federal Government has announced that the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Fund will now cease to fund Regional Economic Development Boards. Currently ACOA provides 75% of the funding to 19 Regional Economic Development Boards.

What is the position of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador regarding the continuation of these boards?

Specifically:

1. Will the Province commit to replace the funding terminated by the Federal Government so that these boards can continue their valuable regional work; or

2. Will the Province meet with these boards and review their mandate and funding formula to ensure the continuation of these boards in a somewhat reduced form; or

3. Will the Province meet with the boards with a view to reducing the number of boards by merger so that the progress achieved by these boards can continue; or

4. What plan does the Province have regarding the continuation of these boards; and

5. When will the Province announce any such plan?

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Published under the authority of the Speaker of the

House of Assembly by William E. Parsons, Queen's Printer