No. 18/2006
House of Assembly
Wednesday, May 10th, 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 Supply3. -- Committee of the Whole on a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Securities Act". (Bill No. 10)
Second Reading Bills
4. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Hydro Corporation Act". (Bill No. 1)
5. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Child, Youth And Family Services Act". (Bill No. 18)6. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Occupational Health And Safety Act". (Bill No. 9)
7. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Forestry Act". (Bill No. 15)8. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act Respecting The Enforcement Of Support Orders". (Bill No. 27)
9. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Workplace Health, Safety And Compensation Act". (Bill No. 22)10. -- Second Reading of a Bill -- "An Act To Amend The Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act". (Bill No. 28)
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. -- THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF EDUCATION -- To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, "An Act To Establish The Council On Higher Education". (Bill No. 21)3. -- THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES, LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT -- To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, "An Act To Amend The Workplace Health, Safety And Compensation Act No. 2". (Bill No. 24)
4. -- THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL -- To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, "An Act To Amend The Human Rights Code". (Bill No. 25)5. -- MS. ANNA THISTLE (Grand Falls-Buchans) -- To Move:
"WHEREAS this province as an energy producer has benefitted because of increased offshore oil revenue;
AND WHEREAS the people of this province are forced to pay some of the highest fuel prices in North America and are suffering because of these high fuel prices;AND WHEREAS many people on fixed incomes are unable to afford to heat their homes;
AND WHEREAS Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is applying for another increase in electricity rates;AND WHEREAS the trucking industry in this province is suffering because of high fuel prices;
AND WHEREAS this province's tourism industry is being negatively impacted by high fuel prices;
AND WHEREAS concerns are being raised about the inadequacies of public transportation in this province;THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this House of Assembly calls on the Provincial Government to develop and implement a plan to deal with the impact of high fuel prices and high energy taxes in this province."
67. -- MR. GERRY REID (Twillingate-Fogo) - To ask the Honourable the Premier to lay on the Table of the House the following information:
(a) a list of duties of the new provincial representative in Ottawa;(b) a list of the activities of the Ottawa office since November, 2003;
(c) numbers of staff employed at the government's office in Ottawa; and(d) total expenditures, with a detailed breakdown, of this office.
68. -- MS. YVONNE JONES (Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair) - To ask the Honourable the Minister of Health and Community Services to lay on the Table of the House the following information:(a) the results of any reviews of the quality of ambulance service in the province;
(b) comparisons between the numbers of ambulances per capita in this province with those of other provinces across Canada by overall population; and(c) comparisons between the numbers of ambulances per capita in this province with those of other provinces across Canada by regional distribution.
69. -- MR. OLIVER LANGDON (Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune) - To ask the Honourable the Minister of Municipal Affairs to lay on the Table of the House the following information:(a) a list of communities in the province with no fire protection services;
(b) a review of equipment and training in place at departments across the province; and(c) information related to whether adequate equipment and training levels are in place to deal with toxic waste or chemical fires.