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Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

47th General Assembly - 3rd Session - 2014-2015

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ABITIBIBOWATER. See Transportation and Works

ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS. See Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs

ABORIGINAL CONSULATION POLICY. See Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs

ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Are high costs of Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act requests an indication of openness and transparency

Kent, 41

Parsons, A., 41

Commit to releasing all reports and reviews that have been withheld from the people of the province

Ball, 198

Kent, 198

Do people not have the right to know how their money is being spent on a contract to relocate a long-term care facility

Marshall, 163

Michael, 162–163

If government is truly open, why charge $1,600 to release information about how much was spent on marketing and advertising campaign

Ball, 198–199

Kent, 199

Premier provides update

Ball, 3432

Davis, 3431–3432

Michael, 3432

Should a company that wins a government contract not expect the public to know the cost of that contract

Marshall, 163

Michael, 163

Urging government to immediately repeal Bill 29

Notice of Motion

Parsons, A., 458

Debate

Bennett, J., 572–575

Hutchings, 583–586

Kent, 575–579

Mitchelmore, 586–589

Parsons, A., 565–568 , 589–593

Rogers, 579–583

Verge, 569–572

Amendment—Moved

Verge, 571–572

Motion—Division—Defeated, 593

Urging government to repeal Bill 29

Rogers, 515–516

Was Cabinet powerless to take a stand on Bill 29 while the former Premier held office

Ball, 37

Marshall, 37

Was Premier aware when government introduced Bill 29 that it would stop the people of this Province from learning how their money was spent

Kent, 164

Michael, 163

When will Premier make details of review committee public

Ball, 37

Kent, 37–38

Why does government continue to charge thousands of dollars for information that should be publicly available

Ball, 199

Kent, 199

Why is Premier not listening to the people of the Province and repealing Bill 29

Ball, 38

Kent, 38

Why will government not reveal how much was spent on advertising and marketing in the last two years, instead of charging $1,600 and taking almost four weeks to provide the answers

Kent, 40

Parsons, A., 40

Why would minister make Opposition Office jump through hoops to get information placed on Order Paper in fall 2013

Parsons, A., 199–200

Sullivan, 200

Will we find out how much money went to company to relocate long-term care facility

Marshall, 163

Michael, 163

Applauding government's review of Bill 29

Lane, 57

Can Premier explain why six sections of the act could be violated by the school board

Ball, 1685–1686

King, 1686

If the minutes of a public library board were redacted, where does government stand on proactive disclosure

Mitchelmore, 3883

Sullivan, 3883

What does it say about a process when an unelected board can accept the intent of the Privacy Commissioner's recommendations, but not the recommendations themselves

Ball, 1686

Kent, 1686

Why did minister think he could fool people with legislation as odious as bill has proven to be

Davis, 3446

Will Premier assure House that government will get the legislation right this time and that the legislation will be implemented when proclaimed

Davis, 3446

Michael, 3446

Will Premier assure that upcoming budget cuts will not undermine the statutory review committee's recommendations which cost this Province $1.1 million

Davis, 3445

Michael, 3445

ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT (BILL 45)

Notice of motion

Kent, 3448

ADDICTIONS. See Health care

ADULT BASIC EDUCATION. See Advanced Education and Skills

ADVANCED EDUCATION AND SKILLS

Adult Basic Education

If students have the same accesss as before, why is there now 60 per cent fewer enrolled in the program

Dempster, 2206

O'Brien, 2206

Is cheaper better when it comes to evaluating privatization

Dempster, 2206

O'Brien, 2206

What is the real reason for the decline in enrollment

Dempster, 2206–2207

O'Brien, 2207

Apprenticeship

Did government include a provision in Corner Brook Pulp and Paper's loan to guarantee that the mill hires apprentices

Dempster, 100

Shea, 101

How could minister have been so far off the mark with the Journeyperson Mentorship Program

Dempster, 902

O'Brien, 902

How could Minister have missed opportunities to secure work experience for apprentices

Dempster, 101

Shea, 101

How many apprentices are currently being denied their hours throughout the Province

Dempster, 2689

O'Brien, 2689

How much of taxpayers' money did government misspend this year in paying out subsidies for apprentices whose hours were denied by the department

Dempster, 2689

O'Brien, 2690

Office to Advance Women Apprentices

Cornect, 238

Wage subsidy program

Cornect, 238

When will minister be proactive on getting apprentices trained and require companies receiving loans or capital contracts to hire apprentices

Dempster, 902–903

O'Brien, 903

College of the North Atlantic

Can minister confirm whether 147 jobs were cut from campus in Qatar

Dempster, 1030

O'Brien, 1030–1031

Did government or the college notify law enforcement of the breach of privacy, and will minister table relevant documentation

Jackman, 3763

Reid, 3763

How can minister allow the college to downplay a privacy breach that poses a threat to the security of employees and their families

Jackman, 3764

Reid, 3763–3764

Is delay in students' acceptance letters due to cutbacks at the college

Dempster, 1286

O'Brien, 1286

Why did privacy breach occur at Qatar campus, and why did it take over a month to discover it

Jackman, 3719

Reid, 3719

Why weren't those employees impacted by job cuts given more notice

Dempster, 1285–1286

O'Brien, 1286

Will minister provide a copy of the renewed, comprehensive agreement between the State of Qatar and the college

Dempster, 1031

O'Brien, 1031

Department

How will changes better serve people, or are they designed to serve the department's bottom line

Michael, 273

O'Brien, 273

How will changes improve an already badly functioning system

Michael, 273

O'Brien, 273

How will streamlined changes assist desperate people who are waiting five to eight weeks for assistance

Michael, 206

O'Brien, 206

Will anyone lose their job as a result of departmental reorganization

Dempster, 389

O'Brien, 389

Will Minister give people a straight answer on how many jobs or job equivalents are being cut

Dempster, 270

O'Brien, 270

Will Minister table an Estimates document to show how almost $1 billion in taxpayers' money was spent

Dempster, 508

O'Brien, 508

Will Premier tell House about upcoming organizational changes

Michael, 205

O'Brien, 205–206

Employment Assistance Service Agencies

Are contracts being renewed for 2014-2015

Dempster, 389

O'Brien, 389

Will agencies serving women, as well as persons with disabilities, be cut

Dempster, 270

O'Brien, 270

Fire emergency response

Praise for departmental staff response to the seniors' apartment fire

O'Brien, 68–69

Grenfell campus

Residence provides students with affordable housing

Dempster, 957

Michael, 957–958

O'Brien, 956–957

Her Majesty's Penitentiary job fair

Promoting employment opportunities

Dempster, 2956

O'Brien, 2955–2956

Rogers, 2956

Journeypersons

Acknowledging those who have achieved certification

Jackman, 3756

Labour market

When will Minister release updated labour market information so that employers and students can better plan for their future

Dempster, 508–509

O'Brien, 509

Labrador Aboriginal Training Partnership

Enhancing employment

Dempster, 2796

O'Brien, 2795–2796

Rogers, 2796

Literacy

How can Minister drag his heels on a plan that would identify the best use of the Literacy Endowment Fund, when over half of our population is functionally illiterate

Dempster, 2487

O'Brien, 2487

Urging government to make funding literacy programs a priority in order to develop a provincial strategic literacy plan

Bennett, C., 2344 , 2497–2498 , 2693–2694

When will Minister release the adult literacy plan promised almost eight years ago

Dempster, 2487

O'Brien, 2487

Multiculturalism Week

Celebration of

O'Brien, 150–151

Residential Energy Efficiency Program

Investments in

Johnson, 429

Lack of gains in

Ball, 487

Will Minister reverse short-sighted cuts to program and reinstate funding at least to the 2012-2103 levels

O'Brien, 164

Rogers, 164

Skilled Trades Conference for Women and Youth

Second annual conference encouraging women and youth participation

Dempster, 1223

Michael, 1223–1224

O'Brien, 1222–1223

Skills Canada

Career Day

Dempster, 3815

Jackman, 3814–3815

Michael, 3815

Supportive Housing Action Team

Making progress in Labrador

Dempster, 1641

Michael, 1642

O'Brien, 1640–1641

SWITCH ON YOUR LIFE

Young Newfoundlanders and Labradorians encouraged to consider careers in electricity

Dempster, 3651–3652

Jackman, 3651

Michael, 3652

Temporary Foreign Workers' Program

Does minister recognize that complaint-based labour standards are inadequate, and that he needs to take a more proactive approach

Crummell, 1188

Michael, 1187

Does Province have a current record of the number and places of work of temporary workers in this Province

Michael, 671

O'Brien, 671–672

Has minister been in touch with the federal government over the allegations of complaints concerning the use of temporary foreign workers in this Province

Crummell, 1188

Michael, 1188

What measures has government taken to monitor the living and working conditions of temporary foreign workers

Michael, 672

O'Brien, 672

When will government change the Labour Standards Act to protect temporary foreign workers who do not feel free to speak out

Michael, 729–730

Why isn't government taking lead from other provinces that have legislation regulating migrant workers

King, 672

Michael, 672

Will minister improve the protection of foreign workers by making changes to labour standards as has been done in other provinces

Crummell, 1187

Michael, 1187

Will minister make changes to labour standards so government can take a more proactive approach to inspection of workplaces and living conditions of temporary foreign workers

Crummell, 1187

Michael, 1187

Will Premier see that Labour Standards Act is amended to add provisions for the protection of temporary foreign workers

King, 673

Michael, 672

Wabush Mines

Government assisting displaced workers

Dempster, 320–321

Michael, 321

O'Brien, 319–320

AFGHANISTAN

National Day of Honour

Commemorating Canada's military mission

Ball, 1221–1222

Marshall, 1221

AGRICULTURE. See Natural Resources

AIR FOODLIFT SUBSIDY. See Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs

AMBULANCE SERVICE. See Health care

AMENDMENTS. See Rulings

APPRENTICESHIP. See Advanced Education and Skills

ARCTIC DEVELOPMENT

Provincial government committed to targeting opportunities

French, 720–721

Mitchelmore, 721

Murphy, 721

Resolutions

Supporting provincial government efforts to position province for leadership in arctic development, which will be amplified in 2016 when Province hosts the Annual International Technology Conference

Notice of Motion

Perry, 1502

Debate

Edmunds, 1663–1665

Hedderson, 1672–1675

Mitchelmore, 1656–1659

Murphy, 1669–1672

Perry, 1654–1656 , 1675–1676

Russell, 1665–1669

Sullivan, 1659–1663

Motion—Carried, 1676

ARCTIC TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE. See Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

ARNOLD'S COVE

Clubs, organizations

Lion's Club—Thirty-sixth annual ecumenical carol service—Fundraising for the Children's Wish Foundation

Peach, 3012

ASTALDI. See Natural Resources —Muskrat Falls

ATHLETICS. See Seniors, Wellness and Social Development

ATLANTIC PROVINCES HARNESS RACING COMMISSION,

AN ACT RESPECTING (BILL 33)

Notice of Motion

Wiseman, 2650

First reading, 2731

Second reading

Cross, 2774–2775

Littlejohn, 2773–2774

Michael, 2774

Mitchelmore, 2772–2773

Wiseman, 2770–2772 , 2775–2776

Committee

Mitchelmore, 2777

Wiseman, 2777–2778

Third reading, 2974

Royal Assent, 3231

AUTISM. See Health care

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE

Petitions

Urging government to establish procedure for insurance companies to co-ordinate with police, highway enforcement officers, and the Motor Registration Division to remove unlicensed and uninsured vehicles from our Province's highways

Murphy, 1452–1453 , 1891–1892 , 1990–1991 , 2114–2115

Resolutions

Urging government to establish procedure for insurance companies to co-ordinate with police, highway enforcement officers, and the Motor Registration Division to remove unlicensed and uninsured vehicles from our Province's highways

Notice of Motion

Murphy, 1291–1292

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