No. 20/2019
House of Assembly
Province of Newfoundland & Labrador
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1st Session – 49th
General Assembly
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2019
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
Third Reading Bills
2.
– Third Reading of a Bill – “An
Act To Amend The Liquor Corporation Act”. (Bill No. 15)
(Finance
and President of Treasury Board)
Bills Referred to Committee of the Whole
3. – Committee of the Whole on a Bill − “An Act Respecting The Regulation
Of Real Estate Trading In The Province”. (Bill No. 13)
(Service NL)
4.
– Committee of the Whole on a Bill – “An Act To Provide For Damages And Recovery Of Opioid Related Health
Care Costs”. (Bill No. 17)
(Justice and
Public Safety)
Second Reading Bills
5.–
Second Reading of a Bill − “An
Act To Amend The Automobile Insurance Act”. (Bill No. 9)
(Service NL)
6.–
Second Reading of a Bill – “An
Act To Amend The Public Trustee Act, 2009”. (Bill No.
11)
(Justice and Public Safety)
7.–
Second Reading of a Bill – “An
Act To Amend The Enforcement Of Canadian Judgments
Act”. (Bill No. 12)
(Justice and Public Safety)
8.– Second Reading of a Bill – “An
Act Respecting The Demise Of The Crown”. (Bill No. 18)
(Government House Leader)
MOTIONS
1. −
THE HONOURABLE THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY – To ask leave to
introduce a Bill entitled, “An Act Respecting The Supreme
Court In The Province”. (Bill No.
7)
2.
– THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER – To Move:
“WHEREAS in accordance with subsection 38(1) of
the House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act,
the Commissioner for Legislative Standards has submitted a report
respecting his opinion on a matter referred to him under the authority of
subsection 36(1) of that Act;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this House
of Assembly concur in The Parsons Report of June 25, 2019”.
3.
– THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER – To Move:
“BE
IT RESOLVED that
the Committees of the House of Assembly for the 49th General Assembly
be reconstituted as follows:
The Social Services Committee:
·
The
Member for Lewisporte – Twillingate
·
The
Member for Conception Bay East - Bell Island
·
The
Member for Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune
·
The
Member for Lake Melville
·
The
Member for Mount Scio
·
The
Member for St. John's Centre
·
The
Member for Topsail - Paradise
The
Government Services Committee:
·
The
Member for Harbour Grace - Port de Grave
·
The
Member for Conception Bay South
·
The
Member for Ferryland
·
The
Member for Lake Melville
·
The
Member for Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune
·
The
Member for Lewisporte - Twillingate
·
The
Member for Mount Scio
·
The
Member for St. John's East - Quidi Vidi
The
Resource Committee:
·
The
Member for Lake Melville
·
The
Member for Cape St. Francis
·
The
Member for Fortune Bay – Cape La Hune
·
The
Member for Harbour Grace - Port de Grave
·
The
Member for Mount Scio
·
The
Member for St. John's East - Quidi Vidi
·
The
Member for Terra Nova
The Standing Orders Committee:
·
The
Member for St. John's West
·
The
Member for Carbonear-Trinity-Bay de Verde
·
The
Member for St. Georges Humber
·
The
Member for Labrador West
·
The
Member for Windsor Lake
·
The
Member for Lewisporte – Twillingate
The
Privileges and Elections Committee:
·
The
Member for Fogo Island - Cape Freels
·
The
Member for Harbour Grace – Port de Grave
·
The
Member for Burin - Grand Bank
·
The
Member for Conception Bay East - Bell Island
·
The
Member for St. John's East - Quidi Vidi
Miscellaneous
and Private Bills Committee:
·
The
Member for Lake Melville
·
The
Member for Conception Bay South
·
The
Member for Harbour Grace - Port de Grave
·
The
Member for Mount Scio
·
The
Member for St. John's East - Quidi Vidi
The
Public Accounts Committee:
·
The
Member for Cape St. Francis
·
The
Member for Harbour Grace - Port de Grave
·
The
Member for Lewisporte Twillingate
·
The
Member for Lake Melville
·
The
Member for Mount Scio
·
The
Member for Stephenville - Port au Port
·
The
Member for St. John's Centre”
4. – THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER – To
Move:
“BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Assembly
concur in the final report of the Standing Committee on Privileges and
Elections on the Development of a Legislature-Specific Harassment-Free
Workplace Policy dated April 8, 2019.”
5. –
MR. ELVIS LOVELESS (Fortune Bay – Cape La Hune) – To
Move:
“WHEREAS the Premier's Task Force on
Improving Educational Outcomes and the Education Action Plan both recommended
developing a phased-in implementation plan for Junior Kindergarten;
AND
WHEREAS Ontario, the Northwest Territories and Nova Scotia have implemented
or are in the process of implementing province-wide junior kindergarten;
AND
WHEREAS play-based learning promotes children's natural sense of curiosity
and discovery through hands-on exploration of the world around them;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that this Honourable House supports
the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador in taking necessary steps towards
establishing a Junior Kindergarten program”.
6. –
MR. PERRY TRIMPER (Lake Melville) – To Move:
“WHEREAS The Way Forward on Climate
Change highlighted increasing electric vehicle usage within the Province as a
priority for this Government;
AND
WHEREAS
increasing access to electric vehicle charging stations will encourage the
transition to electric vehicles;
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED
that this Honourable House supports the Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador in its efforts to establish a network of electric
vehicle charging stations across the Province”.
7.
– THE HONOURABLE THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE LEADER – To Move pursuant to Standing
Order 11(1) that the House not adjourn at 5:30 o'clock p.m. on Thursday,
November 21st, 2019.
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