No.18/2011
House
of Assembly
Province
of Newfoundland & Labrador
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4th
Session – 46th General Assembly
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Wednesday, April
20, 2011
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
Committee of Supply
2. C
Committee of Ways and Means – Resolution and Bill No. 26 - the Loan and Guarantee Act, 1957 (Progress)
Third
3. C Third
Reading of a Bill C “An Act Respecting The Mandatory Reporting Of
Gunshot and Stab Wounds”. (Bill No. 17) (Justice and Attorney General)
4. C Third
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act Respecting Forestry Professions”.
(Bill
No. 27) (Natural Resources)
5. C Third
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act To Amend The Health Research Ethics Authority Act”. (Bill No. 28) (Health
and Community Services)
Second
6. C Second
Reading of a Bill C “An
Act To Amend The Revenue Administration Act”.
(Bill
No. 21) (Finance
and President of Treasury Board)
7. C Second
(Justice and Attorney General)
8. C Second
(Fisheries and Aquaculture)
MOTIONS
1. C THE
HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD C To Move AThat This House Approves in General the Budgetary Policy
of the Government.@ (Budget Speech)
2. 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 on Supply to Consider Certain Resolutions Relating to
the Granting of Supply to Her Majesty.
(Bill No. 30)
3. C THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT
OF TREASURY BOARD C To ask
leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To Amend The Income Tax Act, 2000”.
(Bill No. 31)
4. C THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT
OF TREASURY BOARD C To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To
Amend The Tax Agreement Act, 2010”. (Bill No. 32)
5. C THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF FINANCE AND PRESIDENT
OF TREASURY BOARD C To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To
Amend The Revenue Administration Act No. 2”. (Bill No. 33)
6. C THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY
GENERAL C To
Move:
“WHEREAS the
Lieutenant-Governor in Council appointed a tribunal under section 28 of the Provincial Court Act, 1991 to make
recommendations on the salaries and benefits of judges and the chief judge;
AND WHEREAS the
Tribunal submitted its recommendations to the Minister of Justice on September
30, 2010;
AND WHEREAS the
report of the
AND WHEREAS the
House of Assembly is required under section 28.2 of the Act to approve, vary or
reject the report within 30 days of it being tabled;
AND WHEREAS
Government has decided to ask the House to accept the recommendations of the
tribunal as contained in its report of September 30, 2010;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED THAT this Honourable House accept the
recommendations of the report of the
7. C MR. KELVIN PARSONS (Burgeo
– La Poile) C To
Move:
“WHEREAS
the Speaker of the House of Assembly has appeared, and has admitted
appearing, at a public event of a partisan nature intended to support and
promote the candidacy of a particular party and/or candidate;
BE
IT RESOLVED that this matter be referred to the House Standing Committee on
Privileges and Elections.”
8. C MR. MARSHALL DEAN (The Straits – White Bay North) C To Move:
“WHEREAS the
fisheries historically has been the basis for the economy of
AND WHEREAS the
Provincial Government has failed in their MOU process. Once the cornerstone of this Government's
fisheries policy, this process has been abandoned by this Government and the
minister of fisheries;
AND WHEREAS
rationalization in the fishing industry is proceeding whether or not this
Government is prepared to receive and manage these changes.
AND WHEREAS
restructuring is already proceeding, including fish plant closures and license
transfers, affecting people's livelihoods and the economic viability of rural
communities;
AND WHEREAS it is
the responsibility of Government to manage the social effects of these serious
economic changes and only immediate action will ensure the long-term survival
of our harvesting and processing sectors;
THEREFORE BE IT
RESOLVED that this House calls on Government to consider establishing
policies centered on the prudent long-term management of the fisheries
including:
The aggressive pursuit of a joint
management regime with the Federal Government including securing custodial
management of the Nose and Tail of the
Cooperation with industry to develop and
implement a comprehensive, long-term marketing strategy aimed at promoting the
Province's seafood industry with a goal of increasing sales in world markets;
Promoting the utilization of a variety of
marine species in food processing, as well as new industrial uses of marine
products in pharmaceuticals, biomedicines, and other chemical products;
Forming partnerships with industry to
implement an international procurement program to secure primary seafood
products for local seafood processing plants; and
Committing to a program of adjustment for
older workers and a comprehensive voluntary cost-shared harvesting license
consolidation program.”
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Speaker of the
House of Assembly by William E. Parsons, Queen's
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