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48th General Assembly - 3rd Session - 2018-2019

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ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATES. See Natural Resources —Nalcor

ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS. See Indigenous Affairs

ABSENTEEISM. See Education and Early Childhood Development

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

Has Premier provided any specific written direction to his staff to preserve BlackBerry messages

Ball, 1795

Crosbie, 1795

Number of pages released through office

Parsons, A., 3342

Open Government Week

Can Premier confirm the last date that information was added to the open government web portal

Ball, 3334

Crosbie, 3334

What will government do to expedite access for requests for access to information

Crosbie, 3335

Parsons, A., 3335–3336

What will Premier to do ensure that people have free and ready access to information about their government through the web portal

Crosbie, 3335

Parsons, A., 3335

Why doesn't government follow a proactive disclosure model

Crosbie, 3335

Parsons, A., 3335

Will the Premier instruct the government to disable BlackBerry messages on wireless devices to remove the possibility of records the Premier and staff allege to be transitory from being destroyed in the future

Ball, 1795

Crosbie, 1795

ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND PROTECTION OF PRIVACY ACT

Report—2015

Parsons, A., 2381

ACCESS TO JUSTICE COMMITTEE. See Justice and Public Safety

ADDRESS IN REPLY. See Speech from the Throne

ADULT DENTAL PROGRAM. See Health care

ADULT DIVERSION PROGRAM. See Justice and Public Safety

ADVANCE 2030. See Natural Resources

ADVANCED EDUCATION, SKILLS AND LABOUR

Agriculture Technician Program

New program at Corner Brook campus of College of the North Atlantic

Davis, B., 2680

Michael, 2680

Petten, 2680

College of the North Atlantic

Can minister confirm if any campus closures will occur as a result of cuts to College of the North Atlantic

Hawkins, 1155

Petten, 1155

Did minister participate in the pre-budget consultation with officials and students at Memorial University and the College of the North Atlantic prior to cutting their operating budgets by over $10 million

Hawkins, 1153

Petten, 1153

Enactus Canada—Minister acknowledges College of the North Atlantic students

Hawkins, 1300

Michael, 1300–1301

Petten, 1300

Ensuring affordable tuition

Lieutenant Governor, 11

Kenya Education for Employment Project—Recognizing College of the North Atlantic's leadership role

Hawkins, 256

Michael, 257

Petten, 256

Why would 14 permanent and six contract faculty positions be cut before these reviews are completed

Byrne, 901

Michael, 901

DJ Composites

Can Premier explain to the locked out workers how this American company has more rights under our labour laws than the workers in Gander

Hawkins, 446–447

Rogers, 446

Now that dispute is over, can Premier explain why he chose not to stand up for workers in this province when they made specific requests

Davis, B., 2789

Michael, 2788–2789

To protect workers in the future, will the Premier provide for a process for the imposition of a new collective agreement when a prolonged strike or lockout has been ineffective in bringing about a resolution

Ball, 2788

Rogers, 2788

Why does Premier not take action in order to deal with the situation in Gander

Hawkins, 491–492

Rogers, 491

Will minister bring Labour Relations Act before House to implement recommendation 5 of the 2010 Industrial Inquiry Commission that calls for imposing a binding arbitration process when a prolonged strike or lockout has been ineffective in bringing about a resolution

Hawkins, 166

Rogers, 165

Will Premier finally show workers in this province that he is on their side and enact laws to protect them so no one ever has to suffer again like these workers

Davis, B., 2789

Michael, 2789

Will Premier intervene and stand up to this company who is violating our workers' rights and will he meet with their union as they requested in their letter

Hawkins, 166

Rogers, 166

Will Premier now show he supports workers in the province by enacting legislation banning the use of temporary replacement workers during a strike or a lockout

Davis, B., 2788

Rogers, 2788

Will Premier order a review of the Labour Relations Act and employment standards legislation to ensure that all workers in our province can depend on those laws to protect their rights

Byrne, 901

Rogers, 901

Will Premier take action on behalf of workers and amend our Labour Relations Act

Hawkins, 447

Rogers, 447

Domestic violence victims' workplace leave

What made government decide to propose only 3 days of paid leave, when the rest of the country is moving towards five days of paid leave

Davis, B., 2458

Rogers, 2458

Enactus Canada

Minister acknowledges College of the North Atlantic students

Hawkins, 1300

Michael, 1300–1301

Petten, 1300

Kenya Education for Employment Project

Recognizing College of the North Atlantic's leadership role

Hawkins, 256

Michael, 257

Petten, 256

Labour

Does Premier mean his government supports non-unionized employees replacing unionized workers who are on strike

Byrne, 1117

Rogers, 1117

Urging government to begin consultations with unions and employers to identify measures that would support the collective bargaining process thereby avoiding prolonged work stoppages, while respecting the rights of both the unionized and non-unionized employees, such that the long-term sustainability of various industries is preserved to the benefit of all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians

Notice of motion

Letto, 902

Debate

Brazil, 1130–1134

Byrne, 1128–1130

Finn, 1134–1137

Lane, 1140–1141

Letto, 1122–1124 , 1141–1144

Michael, 1137–1140

Petten, 1124–1128

Amendment—Moved

Michael, 1139

Amendment—Carried, 1144

Motion—Carried, 1144

What is Premier's answer to companies who take away all power from workers by locking them out

Byrne, 1118

Michael, 1118

Why are we debating a private member's motion later today when a lockout has always been completely within his power to solve

Byrne, 1118

Michael, 1118

Will minister introduce anti-replacement legislation to protect the right to fair bargaining for our workers

Byrne, 1117–1118

Rogers, 1117

Will Premier do the fair and just thing, protect our workers' rights, and introduce anti-replacement worker legislation

Hawkins, 857

Rogers, 856–857

Will Premier finally stand up for the workers of the province and immediately amend the Labour Relations Act to prohibit the use of replacement workers

Hawkins, 856

Rogers, 856

Will Premier meet with unions and amend the Labour Relations Act to include Recommendation 5 of the Industrial Inquiry

Hawkins, 492

Rogers, 492

Memorial University

Annual report containing audited financial statements—2017 and 2018

Davis, B., 3607

Congratulating School of Social Work on 50 years of social work education in Newfoundland and Labrador

Dempster, 2931–2932

Michael, 2932

Perry, 2932

Did minister participate in the pre-budget consultation with officials and students at Memorial University and the College of the North Atlantic prior to cutting their operating budgets by over $10 million

Hawkins, 1153

Petten, 1153

Ensuring affordable tuition

Lieutenant Governor, 11

How can Premier expect the university to continue to produce quality graduates under the financial pressure his government is putting on it

Byrne, 901–902

Michael, 901–902

Pension Plan Annual Report containing audited financial statements

Davis, B., 3607

Rural Medical Education Award

Faculty of Medicine receives award from the Society of Rural Physicians

Brazil, 3329–3330

Haggie, 3329

Rogers, 3330

What is government's plan to address infrastructure challenges at Memorial University

Hawkins, 1154

Petten, 1154

Why is government slashing Memorial University's budget without even waiting for evidence from the study indicating what the needs are

Hawkins, 265

Michael, 265

Will decisions made by government have a negative impact on our post-secondary institutions

Ball, 1154–1155

Hawkins, 1155

Petten, 1154 , 1155

Multiculturalism Week

Celebration of

Hawkins, 105–106

Michael, 106

Petten, 106

National Technology Week

Proclamation of

Hawkins, 2113–2114

Michael, 2114

Petten, 2114

Overtime wages

Will minister commit to doing what most Canadian jurisdictions have done, and set the overtime wages at one-and-a-half times the employees' regular wage

Davis, B., 2459

Michael, 2459

Post-secondary education

Will the study be just another way to continue cutting post-secondary education

Hawkins, 266

Michael, 266

Provincial Early Childhood Educators' Week

Recognition of

Brazil, 1681

Hawkins, 1680–1681

Michael, 1681

Replacement workers

Will government amend the Labour Relations Act to prevent the use of replacement workers and impose binding arbitration when collective bargaining has broken down

Davis, B., 2459

Rogers, 2458

Sharing our Cultures

Minister congratulates Dr. Lloydetta Quaicoe and Sharing our Cultures

Davis, B., 3135–3136

Dinn, 3136

Michael, 3136

Summer Student Employment Programs

Minister recommends employers to apply

Hawkins, 353

Michael, 354

Petten, 353–354

Vietnam Skills for Employment Project

Acknowledging visit by delegation

Davis, B., 2839–2840

Michael, 2840

Petten, 2840

Welcoming Communities Initiative

Minister highlights expansion of

Hawkins, 532–533

Michael, 533

Petten, 533

Workplace closures

Is there a specific program aimed at placing and possibly retraining the RONA workers

Crosbie, 2451

Davis, B., 2451

What program will provide support to communities impacted by the closure of RONA stores

Crosbie, 2450

Davis, B., 2450

Will the support for RONA workers also be extended to others who lost their jobs due to retail closures

Crosbie, 2451

Davis, B., 2451

Would employee assistance for business closures include Burry's Shipyard in Clarenville

Crosbie, 2451

Davis, B., 2451

ADVENTURESMART TRIP PLAN APP. See Justice and Public Safety

AGENCIES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. See Finance

AGRICULTURE

Can member contact producers and tell them they can expect delivery by the weekend

Byrne, 2457

Lester, 2457

Can minister confirm that we have run out of limestone for our producers

Byrne, 2457

Lester, 2457

Can minister table the work plan and the consultations that were done with industry in regard to the activities at Wooddale

Byrne, 982

Lester, 982

Can minister tell us how much of the approximately 64,000 hectares of additional agricultural land was allocated

Byrne, 443–444

Lester, 443

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week

Byrne, 3190

Lester, 3190

Michael, 3191

Canadian Agrifoods Assistance Program

Can minister commit to having programs in force within the next two weeks and approvals in the farmers hands before the end of June

Byrne, 853

Lester, 853

Can minister explain the reason for delaying the announcement of the Canadian Agrifoods Assistance Program and the Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program and holding back implementation from farmers and industry

Byrne, 981

Will minister get programs out and available to producers when they need them

Byrne, 853

Lester, 852–853

Does minister know whether any of the crops are applicable to be grown in Newfoundland

Byrne, 983

Lester, 982

Food security

Challenges

Lieutenant Governor, 6

Government transforming agriculture industry

Byrne, 1853–1854

Lester, 1854

Michael, 1854

How many producers are going to receive product, plants or seeds, from the Wooddale nursery this year

Byrne, 982

Lester, 981

Is minister aware that limestone has to be applied every year to existing land

Lester, 2458

Rogers, 2458

Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program

Can minister explain the reason for delaying the announcement of the Canadian Agrifoods Assistance Program and the Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program and holding back implementation from farmers and industry

Byrne, 981

Lester, 981

Can minister provide assurance that there will be a continued rate of acceptance and approval over the summer despite staffing challenges, which include summer holidays

Byrne, 981

Lester, 981

What is the current status of the program

Lester, 852

Urging government to strengthen the Petty Trespass Act and make direct reference to agricultural properties, increasing fines and power to courts so as they can seize offending vehicles and assign punitive damages to be awarded to the property owner

Lester, 2557

Was there industry consultation as it pertains to production levels, varieties and crops, and if so, can minister table the consultation

Byrne, 982

Lester, 982

Why couldn't government have acted proactively and budgeted for the increase in accordance with our anticipated expansion

Byrne, 2457

Lester, 2457

AGRICULTURE TECHNICIAN PROGRAM. See Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

ALL-PARTY COMMITTEES

These are formed to include all parties, but are not committees under the Standing Orders. They may or may not report back to the House. See also Select Committees; Standing Committees

All-party Committee on Democratic Reform

Given the events of the last week, does Premier stand by his comment that democratic reform is not an issue that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are interested in

Parsons, A., 734

Perry, 733–734

Resolution

Urging government to establish an all-party Committee on Democratic Reform

Notice of motion

Parsons, A., 1550

Debate

Brazil, 1700–1706 , 2648(1)–

(5) Browne, 1709–1710 , 2537–2540

Hutchings, 1878–1882

King, 2648(16)–2648(20)

Lane, 1873–1877 , 2533–2537

Lester, 2648(20)–2648(21)

Michael, 1707–1708

Parsons, A., 1695–1700 , 1877 , 2648(21)–2648(24)

Parsons, K., 1710–1713 , 2648(7)–2648(12)

Petten, 1882–1886

Reid, 1706–1707 , 2648(5)–2648(7)

Rogers, 1713–1716 , 2648(12)–2648(16)

Amendment—Moved

Brazil, 1705

Amendment—Ruled in order

Speaker, 1705

Amendment—Division—Defeated, 1887

Motion—Division—Carried, 2648(25)

When will Premier strike this promised committee

Parsons, A., 664

Rogers, 664

When will Premier take action on democratic reform

Parsons, A., 733

Perry, 733

Will minister honour his campaign promise and create an all-party Select Committee on Democratic Reform this session

Perry, 734

Will Premier ensure that the terms of reference for this committee include a review of and changing the culture of the way we do politics to ensure a more collaborative approach

Parsons, A., 664–665

Rogers, 664

Will whipping occur in the democratic reform committee run by a government minister

Lester, 1901

Parsons, A., 1901

All-party Committee on Jobs and Sustainable Economic Development

Will Premier call for an all-party select committee on jobs and sustainable economic development so we can all work together to deliver real solutions for the future of our people

Ball, 1797

Rogers, 1796–1797

AMBULANCE. See Health care

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS FOR WHICH NOTICE HAS BEEN GIVEN

Justice and Public Safety

Cannabis

Date for 50% completion on Canopy production facility

Mitchelmore, 2739

Government not providing Canopy Growth with up-front money or tax credit

Mitchelmore, 3106

Health Canada licensing process clarification

Mitchelmore, 2126

Timelines for cannabis contract

Mitchelmore, 2790

Natural Resources

Muskrat Falls

Clarification regarding surety payments for pension and benefits for the month of October

Coady, 2382

Mr. Marshall would be available tomorrow to answer Astaldi questions

Coady, 2503

Transportation and Works

Ferries

Clarification on capacity of new ferry

Dempster, 3149

ANTIBIOTIC AWARENESS WEEK. See Health care

AQUACULTURE. See Fisheries and Land Resources

ARCHITECTS' LICENSING BOARD OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Eighth annual report

Gambin-Walsh, 166

Ninth annual report

Gambin-Walsh, 3386

ARCTIC SURF CLAM. See Fisheries and Land Resources

ARNOLD'S COVE

Clubs/organizations

Evenings at the Shed with Rev. Fred

Browne, 2112–2113

Comments on Icewater Seafoods

Browne, 3317–3318

Tributes

Wareham, Bruce

Browne, 2958

ARTS. See Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

ARTS COUNCIL ACT, AND ACT TO AMEND (BILL 28)

Notice of motion

Parsons, A., 1864

First reading, 1935

Second reading

Browne, 1991–1992

Lane, 1995–1997

Mitchelmore, 1987–1989 , 1997–2000

Perry, 1989–1990

Rogers, 1992–1995

Committee

Mitchelmore, 2001–2003

Perry, 2001 , 2002

Third reading, 2093

Royal Assent, 2951

ARTSNL. See Tourism, Culture, Industry and Innovation

ASSESSMENT ACT

Assessment criteria—Tabled

Parsons, A., 2307

ASSESSMENT ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 34)

Notice of motion

Parsons, A., 2072

First reading, 2131

Second reading

Hutchings, 2274–2277

Lane, 2280–2283

Letto, 2270–2274

Michael, 2277–2279

Parsons, A., 2261–2265 , 2283–2284

Parsons, K., 2265–2270

Committee

Hutchings, 2286 , 2289

Lane, 2287–2288

Michael, 2286 , 2287

Parsons, A., 2285 , 2286–2287 , 2288–2289

Parsons, K., 2284 , 2285 , 2288

Third reading

Letto, 2506

Royal Assent, 2951

ASSET MANAGEMENT. See Transportation and Works

ASTALDI. See Natural Resources —Muskrat Falls

ATLANTIC ACCORD

Can Premier comment on the attention he's given to the global supply agreements which have cut off and cut down local supply businesses

Ball, 3602

Crosbie, 3602

Can Premier guarantee to Members an opportunity to ask questions about the heralded accord

Ball, 3597

Crosbie, 3597

Has Prime minister promised that the federal government will pick up the royalties for oil production and not Newfoundlanders and Labradorians

Ball, 2968

Hutchings, 2968

Has uncertainty regarding undeveloped petroleum discoveries and uncertainty around federal government's new environmental assessment process been resolved

Ball, 3600–3601

Crosbie, 3600

Have equalization arrangements been addressed in the course of these talks and will we hear about it tonight

Ball, 3600

Crosbie, 3599–3600

How confident is Premier that the negotiations are still on track to meet the March 31 deadline

Ball, 3502–3503

Crosbie, 3502

How does Premier expect opposition to do the verification without the background documentation

Ball, 3599

Crosbie, 3599

How many hundreds of millions has the Premier's delay cost

Ball, 3504

Crosbie, 3504

Is amount being adjusted on account of past years in excess of a billion dollars

Ball, 3503–3504

Crosbie, 3503

What is the consequence if the deadline is not met

Ball, 3503

Crosbie, 3503

What would Premier be looking for in a review of the Atlantic Accord

Ball, 302–303

Hutchings, 302

Which years are under review

Ball, 2962–2693 , 3017–3018

Crosbie, 2962 , 3017

Why did Premier wait until last year to commence the review of the current arrangement

Ball, 2961

Crosbie, 2961

Why didn't Premier do the math and the fulsome analysis before he started negotiating with the federal government

Ball, 3017

Crosbie, 3017

Why is there a need for secrecy, and what is Premier's response to former Premier Brian Peckford

Ball, 2962

Crosbie, 2962

Will agreement confirm the exclusive jurisdiction of Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board over environmental assessment on the offshore

Ball, 3601

Crosbie, 3601

Will Premier be signing deal if it does not include payment for past years

Ball, 3503

Crosbie, 3503

Will Premier commit to make public all analysis leading up to the agreement immediately after the announcement tonight

Ball, 3597–3598

Crosbie, 3597

Will Premier commit to releasing the analysis

Ball, 3598 , 3599

Crosbie, 3598 , 3599

Will Premier ensure that new agreement recognizes the need for local employment benefits and the local supply industry

Ball, 3602

Crosbie, 3602

Will Premier make public the analysis behind what money is owing to Newfoundland and Labrador, after the announcement

Ball, 3598

Crosbie, 3598

Will Premier table in the House the amount he is looking for and the analysis that informs his request

Ball, 3017

Crosbie, 3017

Will the Premier disclose, should there be any deal on the transfer of the share, the value of the equity share

Ball, 3601

Crosbie, 3601

Would Premier agree that at stake in the 2005 Atlantic Accord fiscal arrangement review are hundreds of millions of dollars to this province on an annual basis

Ball, 2961

Crosbie, 2961

Would Premier commit tomorrow to tabling the answers to all the questions asked

Ball, 3603

Crosbie, 3603

ATLANTIC FISHERIES FUND. See Fisheries and Land Resources

ATLANTIC GROWTH STRATEGY. See Trade

ATLANTIC IMMIGRATION PILOT PROGRAM. See Immigration

ATTORNEY GENERAL STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 2019 (AMDT.) (BILL 54)

Notice of motion

Parsons, A., 2972

First reading, 3036

Second reading

Dinn, 3462–3463

Hutchings, 3460

Lane, 3463

Mitchelmore, 3461–3462

Parsons, A., 3456–3460 , 3463

Rogers, 3460–3461

Committee, 3464–3465

Third reading, 3591

Royal Assent, 3639

AUTISM. See Health care

AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR. See Health care

AVONDALE

Guests, introduction

Roncalli Central High School—Rugby team members and coach

Speaker, 2837

Sports/recreation

Rugby—Success of Roncalli girls' team

Parsley, 2838–2839

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