Government Services Committee — House Business Journals

housebusiness_journals_ga45session3_journal_2006-03-29

Newfoundland and Labrador — Committees

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 14 The House met at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon pursuant to adjournment. The Member for Gander (M r. O’Brien) made a Statement to c ongratulate Mrs. Kathleen Hanrahan who celebrates her 100th birthday on March 29th. The Member for Grand Falls - Buchans (Ms. Thistle) made a Statement to congratulate Lakeside Academy of Buchans wh ich took first place ranking for the Newfoundland and Labrador schools with a B+ ra ting in absolute overall performance according to the fourth AIMS Report Card (RC4). The Member for Lake Melville (Mr.

Hickey) made a Statement to congratulate 10- year old Phillip Nuna who despite having been born with Spina Bifida has learned to pursue the sport of cross country skiing. The Member for Port de Grave (Mr. Butl er) made a Statement to congratulate the organizers and participants in the 2006 Run for the Janeway which raised $97,310.27 for the hospital. The Member for Exploits (Mr. Forsey) made a Statement to recognize World War ll Veteran Mr. Frank (Jiggs) Borland, who parti cipated in the Liberation of Dieppe. Mr.

Borland who will celebrate his 81 st birthday on March 31st will travel to Europe on April 27th to represent the Province at the celebration of the Liberation of Holland. Mr. Borland is a dedicated volunteer in the community. The Member for Burgeo & LaPoile (Mr. Pars ons) made a Statement to congratulate Krista Elms, Lydia Francis, Holly Farrell and Erin Hickey of the College of the North Atlantic, Port aux Basques Campus who were first place winners of the College of the North Atlantic’s Annual Business Case Competition. The Honourable the Minister of Financ e and President of Treasury Board (Mr.

Sullivan), pursuant to

section 26(4) of the Financial Administration Act, tabled the following pre-commitments: (

a) Order in Council 2006-143 authorized the Office of the Chief Information Officer to spend $130,000 against its 2006-07 appropriations to facilitate the awarding of the contract to iMIRADOR Inc.; (

b) Order in Council 2006-145 authorized the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation to spend $280,000 against its 2007-08 and 2008-09 appropriations to support the province’s contribut ion to the proposed Atlantic Canada Tourism Partnership Memorandum of Understanding;

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c) Order in Council 2006-146 authorized the Department of Transportation and Works to spend $2,840,000, $2,930,000, $3,020,000 and $3,110,000 against its appropriations in fiscal years 2006-07, 2007-08, 20 08-09 and 2009-10 to facilitate the awarding of the four year contract fo r the Cartwright to Nain Freight Vessel Service. The Honourable the Government House Leader (Mr. Ed Byrne) advised and by leave named the composition of the Standing Committees of the House as follows: STRIKING COMMITTEE Hon. Ed Byrne - Member for Kilbride Hon. Loyola Sullivan - Member for Ferryland Mr.

Roger Fitzgerald - Member for Bonavista South Mr. Kelvin Parsons - Member for Burgeo & LaPoile Mr. Percy Barrett - Member for Bellevue PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE Mr. Eddie Joyce - Member for Bay of Islands Mr. Shawn Skinner - Member for St. John’s Centre Mr. Ray Hunter - Member for Windsor - Springdale Mr. Wally Young - Member for St. Barbe Ms. Kathy Goudie - Member for Humber Valley Mr. Percy Barrett - Member for Bellevue Ms. Yvonne Jones - Member for Cartwright - L’Anse au Clair RESOURCE COMMITTEE Mr. Harry Harding - Chair - Member for Bonavista North Mr. Gerry Reid - Member for Twillingate & Fogo Ms.

Charlene Johnson - Member for Trinity-Bay de Verde Mr. Ray Hunter - Member for Windsor-Springdale Mr. Kevin O’Brien - Member for Gander Ms. Judy Foote - Member for Grand Bank Mr. Eddie Joyce - Member for Bay of Islands

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 16 GOVERNMENT SERVICES COMMITTEE Mr. Shawn Skinner - Chair - Member for St. John’s Centre Mr. George Sweeney - Member for Carbonear-Harbour Grace Ms. Elizabeth Marshall - Member for Topsail Mr. Paul Oram - Member for Terra Nova Mr. Clayton Forsey - Member for Exploits Mr. Wally Andersen - Member for Torngat Mountains Mr. Oliver Langdon - Member for Fortune Bay-Cape La Hune; and SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Mr. Bob Ridgley - Chair - Member for St. John’s North Mr. Roland Butler - Member for Port de Grave Ms. Kathy Goudie - Member for Humber Valley Mr.

Terry French - Member for Conception Bay South Mr. Felix Collins - Member for Placentia & St. Mary’s Mr. Kelvin Parsons - Member for Burgeo & LaPoile Mr. Randy Collins - Member for Labrador West The Speaker concluded that the above noted motions were adopted by leave. Pursuant to order and on motion debate commenced and concluded on the following Resolution standing in the name of the Member for Grand Bank (Ms. Foote): “WHEREAS FPI was established by this Legislature to strengthen the fishing industry in this province and to ensure maximum employment stability; AND

WHEREAS the provincial Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture admits that he is having trouble obtaining information on all FPI operations; AND

WHEREAS the provincial Minister has sa id that FPI broke the laws of this province in shipping out fish with no authorization; AND

WHEREAS the provincial Minister says charges will be laid against FPI; AND

WHEREAS there are widespread allegations and suspicions involving the overall operations of FPI;

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006 18 AND

WHEREAS the livelihood of t housands of people in this province are being thrown into turmoil as a result of the actions being taken by FPI; THEREFORE

BE IT RESOLVED that this House of Assembly calls on the Government to establish an independent public inquiry into the operations of FPI.” The Speaker put the question on the Resolution. The House divided. There appeared in favour of the motion: Mr. Reid; Mr. Parsons; Mr. Butler; Mr. Barrett; Mr. Langdon; Ms. Thistl e; Mr. Andersen; Mr. Sw eeney; Ms. Foote; Mr. Joyce; Mr. Harris; Mr. Collins. Against: Mr. Rideout; Ms. Dunderdale; Mr. Ottenheimer; Mr. Hedderson; Mr. Jack Byrne; Mr. Shelley; Mr. Fitzgerald; Ms. Shei la Osborne; Mr. Harding; Mr. O’Brien; Ms. Burke; Mr. Tom Osborne; Ms. Whalen; Mr. Jackman; Mr.

Hickey; Mr. Wiseman; Mr. Denine; Mr. French; Mr. Young; Mr. Hunter; Mr. Ski nner; Ms. Johnson; Ms. Elizabeth Marshall; Mr. Ridgley; Mr. Oram; Mr. Forsey; Mr. Felix Collins. The Speaker declared the motion defeated. It was moved and seconded that when the H ouse rose it would adjourn until tomorrow, Thursday, March 30 th at 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon. On motion the House then adjourned accordingly. A. John Noel, Q.C., Clerk of the House of Assembly.

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