No. 14/2006

House of Assembly

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

(a) Statements by Members

(b) Statements by Ministers

(c) Oral Questions

(d) Presenting Reports by Standing and Special Committees

(e) Tabling of Documents

(f) Notices of Motion

(g) Answers to questions for which notice has been given

(h) Petitions

1. -- Address in Reply

2. -- Committee of Supply

Second Reading Bills

3. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Hydro Corporation Act". (Bill No. 1)

4. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The City Of Corner Brook Act, The City Of Mount Pearl Act, The City Of St. John's Act, The Municipalities Act, 1999 And The St. John's Assessment Act". (Bill No. 14)

5. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Municipalities Act, 1999". (Bill No. 20)

6. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Provincial Court Judges' Pension Plan Act". (Bill No. 7)

7. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act Respecting The Delivery Of Health And Community Services And The Establishment Of Regional Health Authorities". (Bill No. 11)

8. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Child, Youth And Family Services Act". (Bill No. 18)

9. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act Respecting The Practice Of Physiotherapy". (Bill No. 19)

10. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Environmental Protection Act". (Bill No. 16)

11. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Buildings Accessibility Act". (Bill No. 8)

12. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Occupational Health And Safety Act". (Bill No. 9)

13. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Securities Act". (Bill No. 10)

14. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Repeal Obsolete Acts And To Amend The Highway Traffic Act". (Bill No. 17)

15. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act Respecting The Convention On The Settlement Of Investment Disputes Between States And Nationals Of Other States". (Bill No. 12)

16. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Sheriff's Act, 1991". (Bill No. 13)

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 to Consider Certain Resolutions Respecting the Imposition of Taxes on Tobacco. (Bill No. 6)

2. -- Mr. Jack Harris (Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi) -- To Move:

"WHEREAS the cost of prescription drugs is rising and is an increasing proportion of health care spending from all sources, and now exceeds the cost of doctor's services as a percentage of overall health care costs;

AND WHEREAS drug therapies play a crucial role in the management of disease and treatment for illness or other medical conditions and can avoid hospitalization or other institutional care while providing a better quality of life;

AND WHEREAS current access to prescription drugs depends on a mixture of public, workplace and private plans and according to the Canadian Diabetes Association up to 35% of our population has no access to a drug plan at all and must pay for drug therapies with their own resources, which in many cases are inadequate;

AND WHEREAS there are opportunities to provide greater fairness of access to drug treatments and to save money for the health care system by having a more comprehensive system;

AND WHEREAS Government has taken an important step in the recent budget in recognizing the importance of access to prescription drugs for those with low family incomes;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that a Select Committee of the House of Assembly be struck to inquire into and report on the feasibility and options with respect to the development of a province-wide comprehensive system that would ensure that all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have access to a prescription drug plan".

41. -- MR. KELVIN PARSONS (Burgeo & La Poile) - To ask the Honourable the Minister of Natural Resources to lay upon the Table of the House the following information:

(a) any correspondence between the province and the federal government regarding the position of Chairman and CEO of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board; and

(b) any correspondence between the province and its candidate for appointment to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board.

42. -- MS. ANNA THISTLE (Grand Falls - Buchans) - To ask the Honourable the Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board to lay upon the Table of the House the following information:

(a) The results of any analyses of the possible benefit to the province of the removal of natural resources from the national equalization formula.

43. -- MR. GEORGE SWEENEY (Carbonear-Harbour Grace) - To ask the Honourable the Minister of Government Services to lay upon the Table of the House the following information:

(a) a list of all infractions identified through food inspections in the province;

(b) information relating to the frequency of such inspections; and

(c) information relating to the status of any data entry and reporting system problems encountered by inspectors.