No.31/2013
House of Assembly
Province of Newfoundland & Labrador
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2nd
Session – 47th General Assembly
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Wednesday,
November 20, 2013
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
Bills Referred to Committee of the Whole
2.
– Committee of the Whole on a Bill −
“An Act To Amend The Highway Traffic Act”. (Bill No. 6)
(Service
NL)
3. – Committee of the Whole on a Bill −
“An Act To Remove Anomalies And Errors In The Statute Law”. (Bill No. 11)
(Justice)
4.
– Committee of the Whole on a Bill –
“An Act To Amend The Judicature Act”. (Bill No. 14)
(Justice)
5. – Committee of the Whole on a Bill –
“An Act To Amend The Commissioners For Oaths Act”. (Bill No. 15)
((Justice)
6.
– Committee of the Whole on
a Bill − “An Act Respecting Food Safety in Food
Premises”. (Bill No. 22)
(Health and
Community Services)
7.
– Committee of the Whole on a Bill −
“An Act To Amend the Law Society Act, 1999”. (Bill No. 23)
(Justice)
Second
Reading Bills
8. – Second Reading of a Bill −
“An Act To Amend The Highway Traffic Act No. 2”. (Bill No. 13)
(Service NL)
9.
– Second Reading of a Bill
− “An Act To Amend The Provincial Court Act,
1991”. (Bill No. 16)
(Justice)
10.
– Second Reading of a Bill
− “An Act To Amend The Labour Standards Act”.
(Bill No. 17)
(Justice)
11.
– Second Reading of a Bill
− “An Act To Amend The Human Rights Act, 2010”.
(Bill No. 25)
(Justice)
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 a Resolution Relating to the Advancing
or Guaranteeing of Certain Loans made under the Loan and Guarantee Act, 1957”.
(Bill No. 24)
2. − THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES– To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To Amend The Pharmaceutical Services Act”. (Bill No. 10)
3. − THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER
OF MUNICIPAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS – To ask leave to introduce a Bill
entitled, “An Act To Amend The Municipal Elections
Act”. (Bill No. 18)
4. − THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL
AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS – To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An
Act To Amend The City of Corner Brook Act, the City of Mount Pearl Act, the
City of St. John's Act and the Municipalities Act, 1999”. (Bill No. 20)
5. − THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF SERVICE NL –
To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To Amend
The Insurance Adjusters, Agents and Brokers Act”. (Bill No. 21)
6. − THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND
COMMUNITY SERVICES – To ask leave to introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act To Repeal The Health Care Association Act”. (Bill No. 26)
7.
– MS. GERRY ROGERS (St. John's Centre) − To Move:
“WHEREAS the Family Violence Intervention
Court provided a comprehensive approach to domestic violence in a court setting
that fully understood and dealt with the complex issues of domestic violence;
AND
WHEREAS domestic violence continues to be one of
the most serious issues facing our Province today;
AND
WHEREAS the cost of the impact of domestic violence is great both
economically and in human suffering;
AND
WHEREAS the Family violence Intervention Court was welcomed and endorsed by
all aspects of the justice system including the police, the courts,
prosecutors, defence counsel, Child, Youth and Family
Services, as well as victims, offenders, community agencies and women's groups;
AND
WHEREAS the recidivism rate for offenders going through the court was 10
percent compared to 40 percent for those who did not;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Assembly urge Government to consider
reinstating the Family Violence Intervention Court”.
8.
− THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER – To Move pursuant to
Standing Order 11 that the House not adjourn at 5:30 o'clock p.m. on Thursday, November
21, 2013.
9. −
THE HONOURABLE THE
GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER – To
Move pursuant to Standing Order 11 that the House not adjourn at 10:00 o'clock
p.m. on Thursday, November 21, 2013.
QUESTIONS
27.
− MR.
CHRISTOPHER MITCHELMORE (The Straits – White Bay North) – To
ask the Honourable the Minister of Health and Community Services to lay on the
Table of the House the following information:
(a) all correspondence
sent to the Newfoundland & Labrador Centre for Health Information regarding
their non-compliance with adopting salaries that are in line with pay scales of
the public sector from the Minister or any member of the Department of Health
and Community Services or any person acting on his/her behalf.
(b)
the total amount of legal fees listed by
firm incurred by the Newfoundland & Labrador Centre for Health Information
seeking advice to contest the directive from the Minister of Health and
Community Services which would bring salaries at the Newfoundland &
Labrador Centre for Health Information in line with other public sector pay
scales.
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