No.
24/2019
House of Assembly
Province of Newfoundland & Labrador
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1st Session – 49th
General Assembly
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Wednesday, December 4th,
2019
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.
– Address in Reply
Third Reading Bills
2. –
Third Reading of a Bill – “An
Act To Amend The Public Trustee Act, 2009”. (Bill No.
11)
(Justice and Public Safety)
3. –
Third Reading of a Bill – “An
Act To Amend The Enforcement Of Canadian Judgments
Act”. (Bill No. 12)
(Justice and Public Safety)
MOTIONS
1. −
THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY – To ask leave to
introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act Respecting The Supreme
Court In The Province”. (Bill No.
7)
2. −
THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD – To ask
leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To Amend The
Cannabis Control Act”. (Bill No. 19)
3. −
THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER – To Move:
“WHEREAS the Commissioner for Legislative
Standards recommended in the Mitchelmore Report dated November 13, 2019 that
this Honourable House should reprimand the Member for
St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows in accordance with
paragraph 39(a) of the House of Assembly
Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act;
AND
WHEREAS the
practice in this Honourable House in dealing with
recommendations under paragraph 39(a) of the Act requires Members to apologize
to this Assembly;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that
this House of Assembly concurs in the recommendation of the Commissioner for
Legislative Standards and asks that the Member for St. Barbe-L'Anse
aux Meadows stand in his place and apologize to this Assembly”.
4. –
MR. ELVIS LOVELESS (Fortune Bay – Cape La Hune) – To
Move:
“WHEREAS the Premier's Task Force on
Improving Educational Outcomes and the Education Action Plan both recommended
developing a phased-in implementation plan for Junior Kindergarten;
AND
WHEREAS Ontario, the Northwest Territories and Nova Scotia have implemented
or are in the process of implementing province-wide junior kindergarten;
AND
WHEREAS play-based learning promotes children's natural sense of curiosity
and discovery through hands-on exploration of the world around them;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House
supports the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in taking necessary steps
towards establishing a Junior Kindergarten program”.
5. –
MS. ALISON COFFIN (St. John's East – Quidi Vidi) – To Move:
“WHEREAS democratic reform is an
important issue facing our Province;
AND
WHEREAS many
individuals and organizations living in our Province believe our democracy can
and must be reformed, modernized, and strengthened;
AND
WHEREAS the
All-Party Committee on Democratic Reform, struck
before the last election, has too narrow a mandate, and is not the best
mechanism for achieving meaningful non-partisan democratic reform;
AND
WHEREAS a better
approach to democratic reform would be to establish a non-partisan Select
Committee on Democratic Reform that works on behalf of and reports directly to
the House of Assembly;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED
that this House urge Government to disband the All-Party Committee on
Democratic Reform;
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that this House establish a Select Committee on Democratic Reform, with a
mandate to review and make recommendations on:
voting systems and methods; voting age; funding of political parties;
the role of third party groups in election campaigns; timing/date of elections;
and other items at the Committee's discretion;
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that, given this Select Committee needs to be, and must be seen to be
non-partisan in nature, that the Select Committee consist of the
following: two members of the
Government, two members of the Official Opposition, two members of the Third
Party, and an Independent member, and that the Chair of the Select Committee be
elected from within;
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the House consider how to ensure this Select
Committee has the resources it needs to conduct its work”.
6.
– THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER – To Move pursuant to Standing
Order 11(1) that the House not adjourn at 5:30 o'clock p.m. on Thursday,
December 5th , 2019.
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