No. 27/2019-20

 

 

House of Assembly

Province of Newfoundland & Labrador

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1st Session – 49th General Assembly

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Wednesday, March 4th, 2020

 

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 Cannabis Control Act”. (Bill No. 19)

(Finance and President of Treasury Board)

 

Second Reading Bills

 

3. – Second Reading of a Bill – “An Act To Amend The Medical Care And Hospital Insurance Act”. (Bill No. 20)

                                       (Health and Community Services)

4. – Second Reading of a Bill – “An Act To Amend The Highway Traffic Act”. (Bill No. 21)

                                                                 (Service NL)

MOTIONS

 

1. − THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD – To Move that the House Resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole on Supply to Consider Certain Resolutions for the Granting of Interim Supply to Her Majesty.  (Bill No. 26)

 

2. − 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)

3. − THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES – To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To Amend Various Acts Of The Province Respecting The Publication Of A Summary Of A Decision Or Order Of An Adjudication Tribunal”. (Bill No. 22)

4. − THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF SERVICE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR – To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act Respecting The Protection Of The Health Of Persons Exposed To Radiation And Respecting The Safety Of Persons In Connection With The Operation And Use Of The Electrical And Mechanical Components Of Radiation Producing Equipment And Association Apparatus”. (Bill No. 23)

5. − THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LAEADER – To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To Amend The House Of Assembly Accountability, Integrity And Administration Act”. (Bill No. 24)

 

6. − THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES – To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To Amend the Social Workers Act”. (Bill No. 25)

7. – MS. SARAH STOODLEY (Mount Scio) – To Move:

“WHEREAS The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada believes that The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) falls short in protecting Canadians from the privacy risks posed by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) systems;

 

            AND WHEREAS an artificial intelligence system is defined as: “a machine-based system that can, for a  given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions, recommendations or decisions influencing real or virtual environments.  AI systems are designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy”;

 

            AND WHEREAS Newfoundland and Labrador residents are protected in the public sector through the provincial Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (ATIPP) and in the private sector by the federal PIPEDA;

 

            AND WHEREAS provinces including British Columbia and Alberta have their own privacy legislation (Personal Information Protection Act) in lieu of PIPEDA, that safeguards privacy and protection of personal information held by private companies and organizations;

 

AND WHEREAS other countries such as the UK have comprehensive legislation that protects residents' privacy and personal information from advances in artificial intelligence systems in both private and public sector organizations;

 

AND WHEREAS within the current regulatory framework, advances in artificial intelligence systems may result in inadequate privacy protections;

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House supports The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada in expanding PIPEDA to include artificial intelligence systems;

 

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this House urges the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador to investigate expanding Provincial privacy legislation to include protections for the use of individuals' personal information by public and private sector organizations, particularly as it relates to artificial intelligence systems.”

 

8. – 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”.

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