No.54/2012
House
of Assembly
Province
of Newfoundland & Labrador
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1st
Session – 47th General Assembly
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Wednesday, November
21, 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 Health Research Ethics Authority Act, The Medical Care
Insurance Act, 1999 and The Mental Health Care And Treatment Act”. (Bill No. 40) (Health and
Community Services)
3. C Committee
of the Whole on a Bill C “An
Act To Amend The Hearing Aid Practitioners Act”. (Bill No. 41)
(Health
and Community Services)
Second
4. C Second
Reading of a Bill C “An Act Respecting Procurement By Public Bodies”.
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
7. C Second
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act To Amend The Public Service Pensions Act, 1991”. (Bill No. 43)
(Finance
and President of Treasury Board)
8. C Second
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act To Revise And Amend The Law Respecting Pensions For the Members Of The
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Correctional Officers and Certain Firefighters Of The St. John's Regional Fire Department”.
(Bill No. 44) (Finance
and President of Treasury Board)
9. C Second
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act To Amend The Animal Health And Protection Act”. (Bill No. 45)
(Natural Resources)
10 C Second
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)
2. C MR. DWIGHT BALL (
“WHEREAS
the labour
force of Newfoundland and Labrador has traditionally been one that is disproportionally based on seasonal employment compared
with other provinces given the large rural population and broad seasonal
industries including the fishery, tourism, forestry, roadwork, construction,
cultural industries and agriculture.
Many of these industries depend upon seasonal labour
for their continued existence and success;
AND
WHEREAS the Government
of
AND
WHEREAS these changes
will adversely affect more than 50,000 persons in Newfoundland and Labrador who
are in receipt of Employment Insurance each year, including more than 7,000
recipients of fishery benefits;
AND
WHEREAS the changes,
including the requirement for EI recipients to find a job paying at least 80
per cent of pay in a similar occupation within six weeks and the requirement
that recipients to be willing to work at a job that is within a one hour
commute from their home are aimed at urban populations and ignores the needs
and realities of the rural economy;
AND
WHEREAS the changes made
to the Employment Insurance appeals and review process denies the right for a
speedy, meaningful and comprehensive appeal;
AND
WHEREAS the changes were
conceived, announced and will be implemented without consultations with the
population of Canada, without advance warning to the government's of the
provinces or territories, without a proper debate in the Parliament of Canada
on the principles or implementation, and without mandate to do so given these
changes were never proposed during the most recent federal election;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that this
House of Assembly condemns the substance and implementation of the changes to
the Canadian Employment Insurance program;
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
this House calls upon Government to immediately conduct a detailed research
program to examine the long-term effects of these changes on individuals,
communities and the Province as a whole with the goals of gathering evidence to
use in a campaign against these changes and also for use in determining what
Provincial Government programs may be required to mitigate the negative effects
of these changes;
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
this House calls upon the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to join
forces with the governments of the
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this House calls upon the
Government of Newfoundland and
3. C HON KATHY DUNDERDALE (Virginia Waters) C To Move
“THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this
House now supports the development of the Muskrat Falls Hydro project.”
4. C MR. KEITH RUSSELL (
“WHEREAS the Arctic presents significant
opportunities for future economic growth and development, and Newfoundland and
Labrador is well-positioned to play a central role because of our Province's
geographic location, industrial infrastructure, knowledge and experience in
operating in cold and harsh environments, research and development capacity and
facilities, and favourable reputation;
AND
WHEREAS our Government launched the cross-departmental Arctic Opportunities
Initiative in April 2010 to identify opportunities, build knowledge and
capacity, promote awareness of our Province's strengths, and find ways the
Government can help advance and support local successes in Arctic development;
and our Department of Innovation, Business and Rural Development is also
leading a Federal-Provincial Arctic Committee focused on promoting
collaboration between the Provincial and Federal Governments to advance
opportunities in the North;
AND
WHEREAS in September and October 2012, the Province conducted a series of
stakeholder engagement sessions in St. John's, Lewisporte,
Corner Brook, St. Anthony, Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Wabush,
bringing together a broad base of stakeholders from Government, academia,
communities, community organizations and industry to discuss opportunities,
challenges and the role the Province can play in advancing and supporting work
in the Arctic for companies and organizations in the Province;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House
encourages the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to continue-through its
Arctic Opportunities Initiative-to identify and advance opportunities for
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to take the lead in
Arctic development initiatives, specifically by producing an Arctic “plan
forward” that will promote Newfoundland and Labrador as the ideal staging
ground for Arctic-related activities, given our many capabilities and
competitive advantages, and work with local companies, institutions and
organizations to identify and prepared to capture Arctic opportunities as they
emerge.”
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