No.10/2016
House of Assembly
Province of Newfoundland & Labrador
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1st Session – 48th
General Assembly
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Wednesday, April 13th,
2016
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS
(a) Statements by Members
(a)(i)
Honour 100
(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 Vital Statistics Act, 2009”.
(Bill No. 7) (Service NL)
3.
– Third Reading of a Bill – “An Act To Amend The Change of Name Act, 2009”. (Bill
No. 8) (Service NL)
Bills Referred to Committee of the Whole
4.
– Committee of the Whole on a Bill − “An Act To Establish An Independent
Appointments Commission And To Require A Merit-Based Process For Various
Appointments”. (Bill No. 1) (Premier)
Second Reading Bills
5. –
Second Reading of a Bill − “An Act To Amend The Parliamentary Assistant
Act And The Parliamentary Secretaries Act”. (Bill No. 3)
(Government
House Leader)
6.
– Second Reading of a Bill − “An Act To Amend The Professional Fish
Harvesters Act”. (Bill No. 6)
(Fisheries and Aquaculture)
MOTIONS
1. − THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF
FINANCE AND PRESIDENT OF TREASURY BOARD − To Move “That
This House Approves in General the Budgetary Policy of the Government.” (Budget
Speech)
2. − 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
Relating to the Granting of Supply to
Her Majesty.
(Bill No. 11)
3. − 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
Raising of Loans by the Province. (Bill No. 10)
4.
— THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF SERVICE NL – To ask leave to introduce a Bill
entitled, “An Act To Amend The Highway Traffic Act”.
(Bill No. 12)
5. − THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE
LEADER − To Move:
“WHEREAS subsection 16(1) of the House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity
and Administration Act requires that an independent committee, called a
Members' Compensation Review Committee, be appointed
at least once during each General Assembly;
AND
WHEREAS, in
accordance with subsection 16(2) of the House
of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act, the Speaker
has consulted with the Government House Leader, the Opposition House Leader and
the Third Party on the appointments to the said Committee;
AND
WHEREAS the
Government House Leader, Opposition House Leader and the Third Party have
agreed with the introduction of this Resolution;
AND
WHEREAS, under
subsection 16(4) of the House of Assembly
Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act, a Members' Compensation
Review Committee appointed under this resolution must report to the Speaker on
its recommendations within 120 days of its appointment;
BE
IT RESOLVED that
Sandra Burke, Kathy LeGrow and Jeffrey Pardy are appointed to the Members' Compensation Review
Committee, with the appointment to be effective on July 7, 2016;
AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
in accordance with section 16 of the House
of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act the Members'
Compensation Review Committee shall inquire into and prepare a report
respecting the salaries, allowances, severance payments and pensions to be paid
to Members of the House of Assembly and in particular the Committee shall
1. recommend
the annual salary for Members of the House of Assembly;
2. review
and make recommendations regarding the additional salary provisions for
positions identified in subsection 12(1) of the House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act;
3. recommend
a formula or means for making annual salary adjustments for salary amounts
referenced in clauses 2 and 3 above.;
4. review
and make recommendations regarding the current severance pay policy for Members
of the House of Assembly;
5. review
the current provisions for Members' pensions and provide recommendations for
adjustments; and
6. review and make recommendations regarding the
Intra-Constituency Allowance for each District established in the Schedule to Members' Resources and Allowances Rules.
This review should take into account the provision of services by Members as a
result of the increase in the size of some districts, as a result of Electoral
Boundary reform in 2015;
AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that
the Members' Compensation Review Committee, as part of its inquiries, consult
with appropriate persons who can assist the Committee with respect to its
required duties and shall
7. consult
with Members of the House of Assembly, review and make recommendations with
respect to the Members' Resources and
Allowances Rules, including but not limited to:
a) current
accommodation provisions for Members and whether other alternatives are
available from a cost-benefit perspective;
b) travel
and living costs for training and orientation of Members following general
elections and by-elections;
c) clarification
of the parameters regarding usage of the constituency allowance; and
d) clarification of the parameters for the use of rental cars.
8. consult
with the House of Assembly Service regarding issues in administering the
current regime as well as impacts, legislative and otherwise, of proposed
recommendations;
AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that research and administrative support to the Members' Compensation Review
Committee will be provided by or arranged by the House of Assembly Service;
AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Members' Compensation Review Committee deliver its report to the
Speaker on or before November 4, 2016;
AND
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that the House of Assembly Service shall conclude the contractual arrangements
required to carry out the intent of this Resolution.”
6.
– MS. TRACEY PERRY (Fortune Bay – Cape La Hune)) – To
Move:
“WHEREAS the remains of a Beothuk woman
named Demasduit, and her husband, a chief named Nonosbawsut, have for many years been in storage in
Edinburgh at the National Museum of Scotland;
AND WHEREAS the remains of these
Aboriginal people of Newfoundland and Labrador should be repatriated to
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and laid to rest in the place where the
Beothuk people lived;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House call on the Government of the United
Kingdom to facilitate the repatriation of the remains of Demasduit
and Nonosbawsut to Canada so that they may be laid to
rest with dignity.”
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