Volume 1 PROVINCE OF NEWFOUNDLAND THIRTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBL V OF NEWFOUNDLAND 1st. Session VERBATIM REPORT FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1976 SPEAKER; THE HONOURABLE GERALD RYAN OTTENHEIMER Number 82

June 11, 197h, Tn~e 3405, Page 1 -- aph The Hom;e m!"t at 1:!:0(1 p.m. ~~r. Speaker rl.n the Chair. MR. SPEAKER: Order, please: - ·-------- In \:-Phalf of all hen. members I wish to welcome to the House of Jl,f\sembly a number of students, t uentv- ·five sturlentR, from Grade HIT. from St. Uer,is 'lchool i.n "'ox "Harhour, accompanied lwn. memhers ;oin me in t:e1coming tl1ese students to the House of Assembly. r.~vernor has arrived. }'R. SPF..r..KE!'; Admit His Honour, the Lieutenant-Governor.

It is my agreeable duty on bel-JaJ.f of ller !··!aiestv's dutiful and loyal subiects, Her faithful Commons i.n ~letdoundland, to present to Your Honour hills .for the appropriation of Supply and Supplementary Supfll:V granted in the present session.

In Her Haiesty's name, I thank Her loyal suhiects, I accept their benevolence and I assent to these hills. ,\ bill, "fiil Act Per r.ranting To Her Hajesty Certai-n Sums ()f ~Ioney For Defravi~g Certain Expenses Of The Public Service For The '~<'immcial Year Rndinp: ThP Thirty-F':Irst Day Of March One 'thousand N:!.ne Hundred And Seventy--Six And For Other Purposes Relating To The Public Service." (Bill No. t,4) • A hill, "An Act For Granting To Her r~aiesty C:ertain Sums Of Money For Defraying Certain Expenses Of The Public Service For The F1.nanc1al Year Ending The Thirty-First Day Of ~~arch nne Thousand Nine Hundred And Seventy-Seven And For Other Purposes Relating To The Public Service." (Bill No. 56) • ~rn.

SPEAKER: 1-fa.v it please Your Honour, the General Assembly of the Province have at its present session passed certain bills, to l.rhich, in the name of and on behalf of the General Assemhly I respectfully request Your Honour's assent. I.OS9?.

June 11, 1976, Tape 3405, Page 2 -- apb A bill, "An Act To Adopt A Mineral Emblem For The Province." (Bill No. 2) A bill, "An Act Respecting The Keeping Of Dogs." (Bill No.7) . A bill, "An Act To Repeal The Newfoundland Agricultural Harketing Act." (Bill No. 13) A bill, "An Act To Provide Reti-ring Allowances On A Contributory Basis To Persons Who Have Served As Members Of The House Of Assembly." (Bill No. 14) • A bill, "An Act Further To Amend The Child Welfare Act, 1972." (Bill No. 17).

A bill, "An Act Further To Amend The Medical Act." (Bill No. 18) A bill, "An Act To Amend The Development Areas (Land~) Act." (Bill No. 19). A bill, "An Act Further To Amend The Quieting Of Titles Act." (Bill No. 20) • A bill, "An Act Further To Amend The Crown Lands Act." (Bill No. 21). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Pharmaceutical Association Act." (Bill No. 22). A bill, "An Act Further To Amend The Women's Patriotic Trust Fund Act, 1~20." (Bill No. 24). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Wills Act." (Bill No. 25).

A bill, "An Act To Enable Extra-Provincial Custody Orders To Be Enforced In The Province Of Newfoundland." (Bill No. 26). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Prisons Act·," (Bill No. 27). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Evidence Act." (Bill.No. 28).

A bill, "An Act To Amend The Gasoline Tax; Act.'' (Bill No. 29), A bill, "An Act To />.mend Th.e Income Tax Act." (Bill No. 30) • A bill, "An Act To Amend The District Courts Act.'' (Bill No. 32), A bill, "An Act To />.mend The City Of Corner Brook Act." (Bill No. 33) , A hill, "An Act 'ro Amend The Local Govermnent (Election) Act.'' (Bill No, 34) , A bill, "An Act To Amend The Community Counci;ls Act, 1972.'' (Bill No. 35)~ 10 93 ,..

June 11, 1976, Tape 3406, Page 1 -- apb A bill, "An Act 'Respecting The Adoption Of The Uniform Inter-provincial Subpoena In This Province." (Bill No. 36). A bill, "An Act To Establish The Ne'W'foundland And Labrador Yooth C0111111ission." (Bill No • .37). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Local Guarantee Act, 1957." (Bill No. 38) • A bill, "An Act To ,Amend The 'Registration Of Deeds Act. 11 (Bill ~o. 40). A bill, "An Aet Resp~cting Queen's Counsel And Precedence At The B'ar." (Bill No. 41). A bill, "An Act To ~llld The Department Of TransportatioQ.

And Communications Act." (Bill No. 43) • A bill, "An Act To Authorize The Raising Of ~oney By Way Of Loan By The Province." (Bill No. 45) . A bill, "~. Act For The Avoidance Of Uncertainty Concerning Certain Judgements Issuing Out Of The Supr~e Court Of Newfoundland." (Bill No. 46). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Workmen's Compensation Act." (Bill No . 47). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Liquor Corporation Act." (lHll No . 49).

A bill, "An Act Respecting The Acquisition · {lf Rights To Minerals In The Province (Bill No. 50), A bill, "An Act Respecting The Acquisition Of Rights To Quarry Materials Within The Province." (Bill No. 51). A bill, "An Act To Amend The MininLt And Mine.ral Rights Tax Act." (Bill No. 52). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Companies Act." (Bill No. 53). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Solemnization Of Marriage Act, 1974." (Bill No. 54). A bill, "An Act To Register Mortgage Brokers And To Control The Amount Of Bonuses To Be Charged By Mortgage Brokers And Mortgage Lenders." (Bill No. 55). .•

June 11, 1976, Tape 3406, Page 2 -- apb A bill, "An Act Further To Amend The Newfoundland Medical Care Insurance Act." (Bill No. 58). A bill, "An Act To Ratify, Confirm And Adopt An Agreement Made Between The Government And the Government Of Canada Respecting Price And Income Controls." (Bill No. 59). A bill, "An Act Further To Amend The Urban ~nd Rural Planning Act." (Bill No. 60). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Livestock (Community Sales) Act." (Bill No. 61). A bill, "An Act Respecting The Retirement Of :Magistrates." (Bill No. 62). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Public Utilities Act." (Bill No.63).

A bill, "An Act To Remove Anomalies And Errors In The Statute La1v." (Bill No. 64). A bill, "An Act To Style The Department Of Provincial Affairs And Environment As The Department- Of Consumer Affairs And Environment." (Bill No. 65) • A bill, "An Act To Strengthen Security Measures In Respect Of Private Property." (Bill No. 66). A bill, "An Act Further To Amend The Newfoundland Municipal Financing Corporation Act." (Bill No. 6 7) • A bill, "An Act To Amend The Forest Fires Act." (Bill No. 68). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Stephenville Linerboard Mill (Agreement) Act, 1972." (Bill No. 69).

A bill, "An Act To Amend The Waste Material (Disposal) Act." (Bill No. 70) • A bill, "An Act To Amend The Local School Tax Act." (Bill No. 71). A bill, "An Act Further To Amend The Newfoundland Industrial Development Corporation Act." (Bill No. 72). A bill, "An Act Further To Amend The Agreement Ratified, Confirmed And Adopted By And Set Forth In The

Schedule To The Commodore Mining Company Limited (Agreement) Act, 1968, And To Make Certain Statutory Provisions Relating To That Agreement." (Bill No. 74). 10S9S

June 11, 1976, Tape 3406, Page 3 -- apb A bill, "An Act To Alllend The Local Government Act, 197?.." (Bill No. 78) • A bill, "~ Act To Amend The Tobacco Tax Act." (Bill No. 79). A bill, "An Act To Repeal And Replace The Districts Courts Act. (Bill No. 80). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Assessment Tu Act (No.2). (Bill No. Bl). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Co-operative Societies Act." (Bill No. 83) • A bill, "An Act To Amend The City Of St. John's Act." (Bill No. 84). A bill, "An Act Respecting The High Sheriff Of Newfoundland And The High Office Of High Sherif:£." (B!ll No. 85).

A bill, "An Act Further To Amend The Loan And Guarantee Act, 1957." (BillNo. 86). A bill, "An Act To Atnencf The Wild Life Act." (Bill No. 88). A bill, "An Act To Alllend The Highway Traffic Act:." (Bill N'o.90). A bill, "An Act To Amend The Finaneial Administration Act, 1973." (Bill No. 91). HONJ)_t RABLP. GORDON A.W'INTER (Lieutenant-Governor): In Her Majesty's name, I assent to these bills. 10S9fl

June ll, 1976 Tape 3407 IB-1 MR. SPEAKER: The bon. Minister without Portfolio. MR. WELLS: ~~r. Speaker, I move that this House do now adjourn and that when it adjourns today :l.t will stand adjourned unti] Thursday, November 11 at three o'clock in the afternoon provided always that if :l.t appears to the satisfaction of Nr.

Speaker or in the case of h1s absence from the Province the Chairman of Committees after consultation w:l.th Her 1-'ajesty's ministers meet at an earlier time than the ad.iournment or in his absence the Chairman of Committees may give notice that he is so satisfied and thereupon the House shall meet at the time stated by such notice and shall transact its business as if it had been duly adjournerl to that o'!ate and that this House do now adjourn. ~'1>.. SPEAKE!': The bon. Leader of the Opposition. MR. POBERTS : ~·r.

Speaker, before we adjourn perhaps I m:lght be permitted to say a word or two on behalf of I am sure all of us on this sirle of the Rouse to say how much we have appreciated, Sir, and admired the way :In tvhich this session has been carried out. Your Honour and Your Honour's colleagues in the Cha:fr, part:l.cularly the gentleman from St. John's South (Dr. rollins) anrl the ~entleman from Harbour I' race O'r. Young) I think have conducted yourselves if lt is not presumptuous of me to say so, Sir, in an admirable fashion under sometimes trying circumstances.

And I say that, Sir, as somebody who at t:l.mes has been involved in those trying circumstances in what I consider to be the discharge of my duties. But I do feel, Sir, that the conduct of the Chair in this session, Sir, has been of the highest traditions of this Rouse and of the partliamentary system and has enhanced those traditions. I would not want to let the session go without taking the opportunity to say so. I would also like to say, Sir, - and I know I speak part:l.cularly for my colleague, our House Leader, the member for Trinity Bay de Verde (¥r. F.

Rowe) -we have very much appreciated the way in which the government approached the business of the House. I hope we can improve it still further and I would hope that the Standing Committee will meet over the Summer and have a look at some of the 10897

June 11, 1976 Tape 3407 IB-2 -!'Ill • ROBERTS : problems that have emerged in an effort to see if we can improve the functioning of this House. Let me also say a word of appreciation on behalf of my colleagues to the l~inister of Publ:l .c Works and hts colJeap:ues for the way :l.n which they have arranged adequate accoll!l1lodation. There are those who fee] that it is more than adeqnate a] thou!!h I am not one of those. Rut I think I speak for all of the pr:l.vate members on both sirles, members supportfnr, the government and memhers supporting the Opposition, Si.r, ~•hen I say that they are deeply grateful.

It 1dll enable members better to di.scharge their c1uties and thus better to serve the people who have sent them here and that surely is the important thing, Sir. I thin!-- thl.s is the first time in the history of this Legjslature of the 150 years that this House has been in existence that the needs of private members have been adequately recognized and I want to pay a '~ell-deserved tribute, Sir, to the minister, to his colleague, the nnister of Forestry and Agriculture who acted in the minister's absence and to their offjcials. Sir, I think they have served us l<ell. SOME RON. }~ffiERS: Rear, hear!

W! .• SPEAKEP.: The bon. member for Twillinj!'ate. ~. S~'ALLHOOD: Hr. Speaker, I should Jike to adopt the words of the Leader of the Opposition as my own and I certainly endorse them and I agree thoroughly.

I would like to add the observation that my own experience of this Rouse which goes back a long time, long before Confederation, long before, long before romrnission ol Government, my own experience of the House tells me that at no time perhaps in the present century has the Chair as occupied by Your Honour and by the neputy Speaker and by the assistant neputy Speaker if that is his correct title, the hon. gentleman from Harbour Grace (Yr. Young) ·been more honourably and acceptably conducted. The Leader of the Opposition says it i~ in the highest tradition.

It is almost higher than the highest tradition because the highest tradition in the past has not 10898

June 11, 1976 Tape 3407 ~!R. St'ALLWOOD: been all that high on occasion with some of the occupants of the Ohair. IB-3 But as 1 forecast on opening day in this session you, Your Honour, have established a very, very high standard indeed and the other two hon. members who are your deputies have been exemplary in every way. t think as a Rouse whatever fooli sh things we do - and ell Rouses rlo foolish things including the ~~ther of Parliaments - 10899 ,.

June 11, 197t '!'ape No. 3408 ID'. - 1 houses do foolish things includinp; the }'other of Parliaments. ~lP. NE.A.rY: \'e have not s'mng the mace at anybody yet. !'~. S!~ALLF0nD: No one yet has seized that beautiful mace and hrandished it over his head. No matter what foolish things a House does, and we all do foolish things, this session has been connucted in perhaps the most orderly way that I have ever known :tt tn be done and the; congratulations of the House are due yo u, Ynnr Honour, and your two deputies and to all of us.

I think Pe 11ll deserve a little praise and a H .ttle commendation for our very p,ood behaviour. ltlc have acted as good boys in this sessior... I hope ,.,e Fil~ continue to do so. !lear, hear! HR. SPEAKE!'.: The hon. nC"mhcr Fn-c T.11Pnile. l•f.'. ~1 "RA"'.Y: ''r. "'penh'!r, I •·rould not want the !louse to close without sayinp; a r.mrd of appreciation to the gentlemen who sit in the centre of the floor of the House, t~te .-U' J Clerk, and the \.ler~:s of ti1e House - t!R.

NEARY: ,.,ho in my opinion, Sir, this session have done a magniflcent job and I '~ould also like to pay tril•nte t0 the Editor of Tlebat~s and the staff of the Hansard nffice vht1 pork a tremendous a!llount of overtime when the House . is sittir.p:, ~·r. Speaker, they deserve a great deal of credit. And not forrettinr, our t'~o friends the policemen who have stood by us in thick and thin outside of the door, and the gentleman who turns on t~e sHitch in the control booth that turns on the T!licroplwnes Pho have been wjth us ni~ht and day. /md, l!r.

Speaker, it never ceases to amaze me how the stamina that the hon, Sergeant-at-Arms jn this Rouse has. SOl"E RON. }IID<:BERS : Hear, hear! 1'?.. NEARY: It does not 111ak,. any difference what hour in the day or night, Sir, the Sergeant-at-Arms is the only gentleman in this 10900

June 11, 1°76 Tilpe No. 3408 NH - 2 MR. NEARY: House wl,o never changes. tie is just as straight ar.d. just<'~ .,;)H.ant at four o'cloclc in the morninf\ as he. :!,s at four o '<:lock jn the afternoon. And here ~ve are, us old codr;ers, ready to cave in and the Sergeant-at-Arms parades np and do~.T!l .iust as straight and the people in the p;al] eries I am surP ~re tmpressed Pith our Sergeant-at-Arms. Sir, l>eforc T. take my seat I hope, 'lr. ~!JeRker that the peoplP. nho have had to wor~- all the overt1me i.n this hon.

House j_n this session will be ,qmply re"•arded and, Sir, I do not want to forge-t my dear friends in the press ~·7ho have been ~vith us nirht and day, who have worked ljke trojans during this session of the House. They have come in for their share of criticism as usual from certain hon. memrers who felt that they ~·7erP done an injustice by the press. But I have nothing but words r,f praise for the members of the ~vorldng press '·7ho, in my opinion, Sir, are ovenmrked. and underpaid. lind I 1vant to say a p;reat bip- thank you to the press because without them, Yr.

Speaker, the people of this Province vmuld not lmnv what is happening in the people's llouse, what goes on, the informatior ~-muld not p;et out to the people and I want to say a rrreat big thank you to the members of the working press 1·7ho have been so loyal and ~1ith us since the beginning of this session. sm<l HON. r!F:~'BERS: Hear, hear! J'fR. SPEAKE!': The hon. Hinister 1~ithout Portfolio. li!:P-. WELLS: Hr. Speaker, I have to firstly amend my motion of adjournment to the twelfth rather than the eleventh.

I had forzotten but the eleventh is one of the few statutory holiday that :!.s actually observed on the day itself. ~·r. Speaker, before pe leave the Chamber t would like to extend my, particularly fro"' the position I have occupied in this ~louse this session, my appreciation and congratulations to Your Honour and to Your Honour's deputies and ' the Clerks at the table and other servants of the. House for the exemplary and 10901

June 11, 1976 Tape No. 3408 NY- 3 MR. 1•!ELLS: fair way in which the proceedim s have been conducted and I feel that this House has risen and the standard has been excellent and I think all mel!lbers •1ere pleased and appn~ciative of the l·•ay that Your Honour and all those ,,rho come under Your Honour's jurisdiction have conducted themselves ~nd the business of the House. And we too, Sir, on this side 1•ish to express our appreciation to you and to the others a!? I say, ·~ho come under your jurisdiction. Mil.. NEA'Q.Y: of nater.

HP. l•W.LJ.<;: Do not forget the page boys for gettjnR you a drink ~at is true enough.

All the, as I put it, the servants of the House certainly deserve our appreciat:f.on and vote of thanks. sm"'' 'l"N. }lf.MJ3Rll.S: Hear, hear! nn my m·'!l hehalf and on behalf of the otlter hon. memhers 'hn rav>:> presi_d-,rl r>ver meetings of the House and the Committee I wish to thank hon. members for the:! .r kind words and to thank them as >Iell for tllci r co-operation duri~[; tlds session and I l:nol' the officers and st:1ff of the House, the Sergeant-at- ,\xT".s, the Clerk and his associates, Hansard and a] 1 '•ho 2-re :! nvolvec i.n the work of the T.egislature would wish me to t!tank, on their !Jel-.al f, hon nemhers for their appreciation, their co-operation and their kiml Hords today.

The motion. 'l)efore the Chair is that it is moved and seconded that when thts. 'qouse adjourns today it 1-1n] stand ad.1c:>nrned untl] Friday, November 12th. at 3:no P.~f., provided always that if it appears to the satisfaction of the Speaker • or 1.n thE' case of his absence from the Province the C:h;'.irman of C:onmittees, after. cnnsultation with Her ~'ajer:y's Ministers, advisa.ble to meet at an earlier time than that of adjournment, the House shall meet l't the time stated b:t such notice and shall transact its businesF as if it had been duly adjourned tc t!oat time.

T!10se in favour, aye, contrary nay, carried. This House stands adjourned until Friday, f\ovE!mber 12th., at 3:00 P.H, 10902