HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY PROVINCE OF NEWFOLNDLAND 1995 3rd SESSION - 42nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX March 16, 1995 - December 21, 1995 Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Lloyd Snow

HansardPages DailySittingsBookNo. March16,1995 March20,1995 March21,1995 March22,1995 March23,1995 March27,1995 March28,1995 March29,1995 March30,1995 March31,1995 April3,1995 April4,1995 April5,1995 April6,1995 April7,1995.

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FORMAT Theindexisintwosections(1)subjectindex,and(2)speakerindex. SubjectIndex:Themainentryinthissectionisasubjectheading,whichmaybesubdivided.Followingthe mainentryaresecondaryheadings,“see”and“seealso”references,andalistingofindividualswhospoke onthatsubject. SocakerIndex:Inthissection,themainentryisthespeaker’snamefollowedbythesubjectsspokenonbythat speaker. MAINHEADINGS Thefollowingheadings,representingvarious“itemsofbusiness”appearinginthetext,areatypeofsum maryorquickreferencetosubjectsthathavecomeupunderthem.Theycanbefoundinthesubjectindex.

Topicsarisingundertheseheadingscanalsobefoundunderotherrelevantsubjectheadingsand,inthecaseof Bills,underthetitleoftheBillaswell. AddressinReplydebate Bills BudgetDebate BudgetSpeech DebateontheAdjournment(LateShow) Divisions “Maiden”Speech MinisterialStatements Motions OralQuestions Petitions ReportsTabled Resolutions Rulings SpeechfromtheThrone

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX ABEprogram SeeADULTBasicEducationprogram(ABE) ABITIBI-PricemillInStephenville RequesttoharvesttimberinLabrador-negotiations withlimuandLIA Wells(Premier)2771-73;Woodford2770-73 ADDRESSinReplydebate 75-99 ADDRESSinReplytotheSpeechfromtheThrone Simins13-18;Wells(Premier)19-24 Mover Whelan8-10 Seconder Cowan10-13 Debate Dumaresque91-97;Hewlett75-78;Kitchen78-84; Matthews,W.84-91;Tobin97-99 ADJOURNMENTMotion-Houseadjournfortwenty minutesbeforevoteoneducationalreformamend menttoTerm17 Roberts1462.19 Motioncarried1462.19 ADJOURNMENTMotion-Housenotadjournatfive andnotadjournatteno’clock Roberts2152 Motioncarried2152 ADJOURNMENTmotion-Housenotadjournatfive o’clock Baker578;Cowan1321;Furey2742;Roberts 153;534;1249;1443;1506;1575;1856;2035;2071; 2209;2423 Motioncarried154;534;578;1249;1321;1443;1506; 1576;1856;2036;2071;2209;2423;2742;278I ADJOURNMENTmotion-Housenotadjournatnoon today Roberts303;2702 Motioncarried303;2702 ADULTBasicEducationprogram(ABE) ProgramofferedatCabotCollege-reductionin funding;cancellationofcourses Decker677-78;791;967;999-1000;Hams790;967; Hodder999-1000;Windsor677-78 ADVISORYCouncilontheEconomy Annualreporttabled Wells(Premier)1113 AGRICULTURALlanddevelopmentzonereview ReportbyCommissionerScottSimmonstabledin 1993;recommendationscontainedinthereport Hulan2840;Woodford2839-40 AIDSIHIVinfection Updateonongoinginitiatives Harris2331;Matthews,L.2331;Sullivan2331 AIRexchangeventilationsystems Deadlineforestablishmentstohaveventilationsys temsinstalled Matthews,L.227-29;Matthews,W.227-29 AIRtrafficcontrol PrivatizationwithcompanycalledNayCanada; relocationofcontrollers;effectoflossofjobson TownofGander Byrne,F.2262-63;Roberts2262-64 AIRPORTS-commercialization PrivatizationofSt.John’sAirport;formationofair portauthority Byrne,J.1815-16;Efford1816 AIRPORTSintheprovince Answertoquestionsregardingthedowngradingof fireservicesatStephenvilleairport Efford496 DeerLakeandStephenvilleairports-federalgovern mentdecisiontoreducefirefightingservices Efford451-53;Roberts486-87;Woodford450- 52;486 AMENDMENTbyMemberforBurgeo-Bayd’Espoirin thirdreadingofElectoralBoundariesAct Gilbert2850 Ruling-typeofamendmentshouldbeintroducedin Committee-notacceptableduringthirdreading Mr.SpeakerSnow2851 ANDREWS,Mr.Hai,formerMHAandMinister,con dolencestofamilyonhisdeath Harris222;Matthews,W.222;Roberts222 AMMALProtectionAct(Bill3) Noticeofmotion Hulan651 firstreading63 Secondreading Matthews,W.2519-21;Roberts2519-21 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly2576 Thirdreading2844 RoyalAssent2855 ANNIVERSARYofV-FDay,whenGermanforcessur renderedtoalliedtroopsendingwaragainstGermany Baker640;VergeMl ANTIMONYdevelopmentprojectinCentralNew foundland Hazardoussubstancelist;environmentalassessment ofBeaverBrookexplorationproject Aylward1328;Mackey1328 1

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX Registration document filed by Roycefield Resources tabled; protection plan tabled (answer to questions) Aylward 1363-64 APPOINTMENT of Speaker See SNOW, Lloyd, Member for the District of Trinity - Bay de Verde, elected to office of Speaker AQUARENA Negotiations to transfer the Aquarena from Memorial University to City of St. John’s See MEMORIAL University/City of St.

John’s ARCHITECTS Act, Chartered Accountants Act, Dieticians Act, Embalmers and Funeral Directors Act, Engineers and Geoscientists Act, Land Sur veyors Act, Private Investigation and Security Ser vices Act and Psychologists Act (Bill 22) Notice of motion furey 1079 First reading 1117 Second reading Harris 1209; Hewlett 1210-13; Roberts 1207- 09;1214; Sullivan 1213 Committee of the Whole Assembly 1215 Third reading 1216 Royal Assent 1250 ARGENT1A Removed by Hibemia from pre-qualifying list for offshore supply base Careen 678-79;754; furey 679; Wells (Premier) 754 Support for casino Careen 1778; Wells (Premier) 1778 Trade enhancement zone for port of Argentia Careen 1779; Wells (Premier) 1779 ARGENTIA naval base Compensation package for former civilian employees - update on negotiations Careen 1228; Wells (Premier) 1228 ARTS Council Year of the Arts proposal for Cabot celebrations - government funding Careen 2836-37; Grimes 2836-38 ATTORNEY General Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 4$) Notice of motion Roberts 2376 First reading 2423 Second reading Furey 2764.4-6; Harris 2764.4-5; Woodford 2764.6 Committee of the Whole Assembly 2793 Third reading 2844 Royal Assent 2854 AUDiTOR General’s Report Accountability process for all government depart ments and agencies i.e.

Memorial University; Public Tender Act - guidelines; hiring of consultants Dicks 2569-71; Windsor 2569-70 Annual report to be submitted by Memorial Univer sity; information requested by Auditor General See MEMORIAL University Submission of annual reports to Cabinet; information requested by Auditor General in her report Colleges - block funding; monitoring of financial records See COLLEGE system Cost of new computer system for Department of So cial Services See DEPARTMENT of Social Services Review of estates office of the Registrar of Supreme Court Hodder 494-95; Roberts 494-95 Tabled report and financial statements of Office of Auditor General for year ending March 31/95 Mr.

Speaker Snow 1850 Tabled annual report for year ended March 31/95 Mr. Speaker Snow 2537 Tabled annual report for year ended Mar. 31/94 Mr.

Speaker Dicks 33 BAlE Verte mining operation Answer to questions regarding status of application under Program for Older Worker Adjustment Grimes 2151 Status of application under the Program for Older Worker Adjustment (POWA) with respect to the mining operation in Baie Verte Grimes 2112; Shelley 2112 BERRY farm industry on Bonavista Peninsula Update on the proposal Fitzgerald 493-94; Hulan 493-94 BILLS Animal Protection Act (Bill 3) Architects Act, Chartered Accountants Act, Dieticians Act, Embalmers and Funeral Directors Act, Engineers and Geoscientists Act, Land Sur veyors Act, Private Investigation and Security Ser vices Act and Psychologists Act (Bill 22) Attorney General Statutes Amendment Act (Bill 48) Central Trust Company Transfer of Trusteeship (Bill 30) Children’s Law Act (Bill 34) City of St.

John’s Act (Bill 19) Conflict of Interest Act, 1995 (Bill 41) 2

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX CreditUnionsAct(Bill28) DepartmentofWorks,ServicesAndTransportation Act(Bill5) ElectionsAct(Bill23) EvidenceAct(Bill16) ExecutiveCouncilAct(Bill32) fatalitiesInvestigationAct(Bill36) FinancialAdministrationAct(Bill15) GasolineTaxAct(Bill12) GovernmentMoneyPurchasePensionPlanAct(Bill 29) HealthCareDirectivesAct(Bill1) HighwayTrafficAct(Bill26) HospitalandNursingHomesAssociationAct(Bill9) HospitalsAct(Bill39) HouseofAssemblyActandElectoralBoundaries Act(Bill31) NydroCorporationAct,ElectricalPowerControl ActandOtherActs(Bill35) InterimSupplyAct(Bill6) JudicatureAct(Bill20) JuryAct(Bill33) LeaseholdsinSt.John’sAct(Bill40) LimitationsAct(Bill38) LiquorControlAct(Bill17) LoanandGuaranteeAct(Bill13) LocalAuthorityGuaranteeAct(Bill14) MedicalAct(Bill50) MentalHealthAct(Bill24) MineralAct(Bill46) MineralActandMineralHoldingsImpostAct(Bill 21) MiningandMineralRightsTaxAct(Bill43) PensionBenefitsAct(Bill18) PensionBenefitsAct,No.2(Bill44) ProvincialOffencesAct(Bill47) PublicAccountancyAct(Bill42) PublicServicePensionsActandUniformedServices PensionsAct(Bill25) RegulatoryReformAct(Bill7) Shops’ClosingAct(Bill49) Smoke-FreeEnvironmentAct(Bill11) SocialWorkersAssociationAct(Bill2) St.John’sAssessmentAct(Bill45) SupplementarySupplyAct(Bill37) SupplyAct(Bill8) TaxationofUtilitiesandCableTelevisionCom paniesAct(Bill51) TobaccoControlAct(Bill10) WasteMaterialDisposalActajidSummaryProceed ingsAct(Bill27) Workers’CompensationAct(Bill4) BUDGET DocumenttabledinMarch/95-overexpenditureof $26million Verge2026-27;Wells(Premier)2027-28 DocumenttabledMarch/95wasnotabalanced budget;22percentreductioninmunicipaloperating grants Dicks1884-86;19$8-90;Roberts1882;Verge 1882;1884-85;1988-90 Numberofjoblossesduetoimpactofthebudget Baker187;Byrne,E.187 Sinkingfundpaymentstopurchaseleasedfacilities- paymentstopurchasethethreemedicalcentresfrom TransCityorConfederationLife SeeSINKINGfundpayments BUDGETday-Housebepreparedtodepartfrom regularroutineforPremiertogivenoticeofbIll Roberts141 Motioncarried141 BUDGETdebate 154-179.13;352-68;654-74;683-711;757-79;803- 21;834-58;870-94;940-57;969-92;1003-33;1081- 99;1118-1142 BUDGETdebatebymembers Aylward669-74;6$3-84;Baker357;Byrne,E.803- 09;1125-31;Byrne,J.$50-5$;990-92;1003-06; Careen891-94;941-43;1131-34;Dumaresque704- 10;Fitzgerald771-79;1084-90;Harris94349;1134- 39;Hewlett83843;979-85;Nodder974-79;Man ning$80-91;1118-25;Matthews,W.710-11;757- 71;1021-28;Murphy809-14;Noel985-90;Ramsay 690-95;Roberts1139;Shelley858;$70-80;1029- 33;10$1-84;Snow,A.843-50;1090-95;Sullivan 814-21;834-38;1140-42;Tobin695-704;1013-20; Verge949-57;969-74;Windsor154-179.13;352- 68;654-69;1095-99;Woodford684-90;1006-13 Amendment(non-confidencemotion) Verge956 Amendment(non-confidencemotion)defeated 1142 Budgetcarried1143 BUDGETdeficit-motionofnon-confidenceinthe government Noticeofmotion Hewlett2034 Debate Byrne,J.2126-29;Careen2132-35;Dumaresque 2124-26;Efford2118-21;Hewlett2115-1$;213$- 39;Ramsay2129-32;Shelley2137-38;Smith2135- 37;Woodford2121-23 Resolutiondefeated2139 3

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX BUDGET Speech delivered Baker 136-40 HULL Arm site Future of the site when Hibemia project completed Gibbons 2336; Hewlett 2336 BURIN Peninsula - storm on September 10/95 See STORM on Bunn Peninsula on Septem ber 10/95 Update on progress of damage claims and assessments from people seeking assistance from federal government BURIN Peninsula Highway Situation regarding snow-clearing Efford 67-68; Tobm 67-68 BY-ELECTION for the district of Grand Falls for June 27/95 Verge 1078; Wells (Premier) 1078 CABINET committees Travel and accommodation expenses for special com mittees of Cabinet; scheduled meeting for Labrador West Matthews, W. 2029; Roberts 2030; Wells (Premier) 2029 CABOT 500 anniversary celebrations Hiring of temporary staff 1772-73 New management team for the celebrations an nounced Careen 2642; Grimes 2642 Province will finance an anniversary legacy project Fitzgerald 1504-05; Grimes 1504-05 Special warrant for capital financing Dicks 1537; Windsor 1536 CABOT 500 Anniversary Corporation Closure of corporation - cost benefit analysis of keeping a scaled-down corporation versus government’s decision Grimes 1736-38;1774; Verge 1736-37;1774 Closure of the corporation Careen 169$; Grimes 169$ Detailed account of all expenses incurred by mem bers of committee Grimes 338; Manning 338 Detailed breakdown of staff positions and salaries; details of trip to Gaeta, Italy Grimes 416; Manning 416 Statement by Premier regarding the corporation; ex pense accounts and other detailed information Manning 1190; Wells (Premier) 1190 Statement of expenses incurred from May 22/92 to Nov. 3/95, expenses incurred in the phase out of the corporation and expenses from now to March 31/98 Careen 2642; Grimes 2642 Table the complete cost of corporation; severances, office and contract costs to close the corporation Careen 1886; 1983;2067-6$; Grimes 1886-87; 1983- 85;2067-68 CABOT College Operation of child care centre and Early Childhood Education Program Decker 71; Harris 71 CANADA Pension Plan Provincial government’s position on changes or reductions to the plan Verge 2644; Wells (Premier) 2644 CANADIAN Red Cross Decision regarding the collection of blood in Concep lion Bay North area Harris 417-18; Matthews, L. 417-18 CAPITAL roads program Amount allocated for road construction this year Efford 1042; Shelley 1042 Provincial roads program for current year Efford 99$; Hewlett 99$ Roads in Green Bay district Efford 457-5$;999;l100-0l; Hewlett 457- 58;999;1099-1 100 When successful tenderers will be announced for 1995-96 construction season Careen 456-57; Efford 457 CAPITAL works program Status of all projects Efford 2106; Verge 2106 CAPLIN fishery Letter to federal minister regarding the 1996 fishery Fitzgerald 2235-36;2301;2328; Hulan 2235- 36;2301;2329; Wells (Premier) 2236 CENTRAL Trust Company Transfer of Trusteeship (Bill 30) Notice of motion Roberts 1261 First reading 1366 Second reading Harris 1622-23; Roberts 1620-21;1623-24; Windsor 1622; Woodford 1620-22 Committee of the Whole Assembly Roberts 2389-91; Woodford 2388-90 Third reading 2845 Royal Assent 2855 4

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX CHANCELLORParkpersonalcarehome Homecareservices SeeHEALTHcareservices HealthcareservicesforpeopleinChancel lorPark;AgnewPeckhamReportrewait inglistsfornursinghomes CHARLOTTETOWNInDistrictofEagleRiverin Labrador Applicationfromprivatecompanytocreateamulti- speciesfishplant;crablicence Hulan934;Matthews,W.934 Capitalworksfundingtocarryonwithphasetwoof thewatersystem Matthews,W.934-35;Reid934-35 CHILDwelfarelegislation Rightsthatrecognizethespecialstatusofall childrenandyouthundertheageofeighteen Hodder2033-34;Young2033-34 CHILDREN’SLawAct(Bill34) Noticeofmotion Roberts1261 firstreading1366 Secondreading Harris1690-92;1708;Hodder1708-09;Roberts 1689-90;1709 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly2401 Thirdreading2845 RoyalAssent2855 CHURCHILLSquareapartmentcomplex Saleofcomplextooffsetbudgetdeficit Hodder1924-25;Reid1924-25 CITYofSt.John’sAct Amendmenttoacttoincreasefinestolandlordsfor violationoftheact SeeCITYofSt.John’sAct(Bill19) SeeHOUSINGprogram AmendmenttoCityofSt.John’sActtoin creasefinestolandlordsforviolationof theact CITYofSt.John’sAct(Bill19) Noticeofmotion Reid937 firstreading969 Secondreading Reid1178;1181;Tobin1179-81;Woodford1178 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly1215 Thirdreading1215 RoyalAssent1250 CLOSUREmotion-noticeofmotiongivenduring debateInCommittee Pointoforder Roberts2188;Windsor2187 Noticeperiodforclosurewasinorderandinaccord ancewithprecedentsoftheHouseandBeauchesne Barrett2188 Rulesofprocedureincommitteeundertheclosure motion Roberts2207;Windsor2206 Closuremotionnotcalledduetounanimousagree mentbetweenHouseLeadersandMemberforSt.

John’sEast 2208 CLOSUREmotionintroducedduringsecondreadingof Bill31,ElectoralBoundariesAct Efford2114 Motioncarried2152 CLOSUREmotionintroducedduringsecondreadingof HydroCorporationAct,ElectricalPowerControl Act,1994andOtherActs(Bill35) Noticeofmotion Roberts2650 Motioncarried2726.1 CLOSUREmotionintroducedinCommitteestageof Bill31,ElectoralBoundariesAct Efford2184 COASTALboatserviceforLabrador MarineAtlantic’sdowngradingofcoastalboatser vicefornorthernNewfoundlandandcoastof Labrador Verge1564-65;Wells(Premier)1564-65 COLLEGEsystem AuditorGeneral’sReportregardingblockfundingto colleges;processforthedepartmenttomonitorfinan cialrecordsofcolleges Decker2574-75;Matthews,W.2574-75 Reductionof$2millioninoperatinggrantsasan nouncedinstatementyesterday Docker2454;2458;Matthews,W.2458;Verge 2454 COLLEGEvehicles Policypertainingtousageofcollegevehiclesforper sonaluse;guidelines Decker1505-06;Matthews,W.1505 Resultoftheinvestigationintothemisuseofvehicles Decker1995;Matthews,W.1995 COMEbyChanceoilrefinery Agreementwithnewownersregardingenvironmen talproblems Aylward144;Byrne,J.144 COMMISSIONERofMembers’Interests Annualreportfor1994-95tabled 5

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX Dicks 650 Select committee report See SELECT committee appointed to review issues in the annual report of the Commis sioner of Members’ Interests COMMITTEE debate - agreement on a maximum of ten minutes at a time Barrett 2348 COMMITTEE stage of Electoral Boundaries Act Agreement between House Leaders to allow ten minute maximum debating time at one time and deadline for conclusion be no later than 10:00 p.m.

Harris 2208; Matthews, W. 2208; Roberts 2208 COMMUNITY Food Sharing Association If government has plans to offer assistance to the as sociation Manning 2736; Wells (Premier) 2736 CONFEDERATION Building Access to building after 7:00 pm; demonstration by Newfoundland Association of Community Living Efford 1660-61; 1695; Manning 1660-61; 1694-95 CONFERENCE Board of Canada Projected economic growth in 1995 Baker 1108; Verge 1108 CONFLICT of Interest Act (Bill 41) be referred to So- dat Legislation Review Committee Roberts 2330.8 Motion carried 2330.8 CONFLICT of Interest Act, 1995 (Bill 41) Notice of motion Roberts 2034 First reading 2071 Second reading Harris 2330.6-7; Roberts 2330.3-7; Woodford 2330.4-6 Committee of the Whole Assembly Gibbons 2723; Roberts 2723 Third reading 2844 Royal Assent 2855 CONFLICT of interest declared by Minister of Employ ment and Labour Relations relating to Workers’ Compensation Act (Bill 4) Murphy 2538 CONFLICT of interest declared by Minister of Justice in debate on Public Accountancy Act (Bill 42) Roberts 2209 CONGRATULATORY messages Bernice Morgan on winning the Canadian Authors’ Association Literary Award for Fiction for her latest book Waiting for Time Grimes 1183; Harris 1183; Verge 1183 Holy Trinity Senior Concert and Jazz Bands and stu dents for their achievement at MusicFest Canada in Calgary, Alberta Byrne, J. 1221; Harris 1221; Roberts 1221 Messages of congratulations to recipients of awards and inductees into the Arts Hall of Fame at annual Arts Awards Ceremony Verge 830 CONSOLIDATED Fund Services Estimates See EXECUTIVE Council, Consolidated Fund Services and Legislative Estimates - Committee of Supply CONSTITUTION - amendment to Term 17 of Terms of Union regarding educational reforms See EDUCATIONAL reform - constitutional amendment to Term 17 of Terms of Union (Resolution) CONSTRUCTION industry Number of jobs lost due to government’s capital pro gram this year Reid 414; Woodford 414 CORONER’S Act See FATALITIES Investigation Act (Bill 36) CRAB fishery Discussions regarding the harvesting and processing of crab this year Hulan 898; Matthews, W. $98 CREDIT Unions Act (Bill 28) Notice of motion Dicks 1261 First reading 1366 Second reading Dicks 1872-76;l$$1.1-2; Harris 1877-81; Windsor 1876-77 Committee of the Whole Assembly Roberts 2431 Third reading 2845 Royal Assent 2855 CREDIT Unions Act (Bill 28) referred to Government Services Legislation Review Committee Roberts 2035 Motion carried 2035 DAIRY operation In community of Harcourt Answer to questions regarding environmental study Hulan 2650 Farm owned by Mr.

Kitchener Pelley; pollution of wells; environmental approval obtained before farm changed from root crops to dairy operation Rudder 2373-74; Hulan 2374; Reid 2373-74 6

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX DAVISInlet-InnuBandCouncIIIRCMPagreement Interimpolicingarrangementestablished Baker180;Harris182;Simms181 DAYcarecentreatConfederationBuilding Directivetoparentswhoworkforgovernment,but notonsiteatConfederationBuilding Nodder2648;Roberts2648 DAYcarecentres GovernmentdirectivetocentresatMUN,Confedera tionBuildingandCabotCollege Decker70-71;Harris70-71 DEBATEontheAdjournment(LateShow) Cabot500AnniversaryCorporation-closureofthe corporationcost Careen1983;Grimes1983-85 Caplinfishery Fitzgerald2328;Hulan2329 ConfederationBuilding-accesstobuildingafter 7:00pm Efford1695;Manning1694-95 DeerLakeandStephenvilleairports-federalgovern mentdecisiontoreducefirefightingservices Roberts486-87;Woodford486 Dentalservicesforchildren-cutbacksannouncedin budget Matthews,L.780-81;Sullivan779-80 DepartmentofWorks,ServiceandTransportation- recentcutbacks;layoffs-snowplowoperators, wingmen Byrne,J.1524-25;Efford1526 Doctorsinprovince-implementationoffourinitia tivesannouncedonMarch30regardingrecruitment andretentionofdoctorsinruralNewfoundland Matthews,L.782-83;Sullivan781-82 EnrichedNeedsProgram-appealsprocess Matthews,L.2525-26;Sullivan2523-25 Ferryratesincrease-interprovincialratesandinpar ticularratestoBellIsland Byrne,J.2325-26;Efford2326-28 Financialpositionoftheprovince-surplusoncur rentaccount Dicks1390-91;Windsor1389-90 Fishery-Level111TAGSappealsprocess;number ofappeals;peopleonappealboard Fitzgerald1387-88;Roberts1388 Fishery-reductioninfishingindustryprocessingsec tor;provincialgovernment’sappointeesonindustry renewalboards Hulan1102;Matthews,W.1101 fishery-reductioninprocessingsectorofthefishery Gibbons959;Matthews,W.958-59 Fishery-TAGSprogramappealprocess-appealsto beheardbyFederalHumanResourcesDevelopment Gibbons961;Sullivan959-60 HealthcareboardforLabrador-housingarrange mentforchiefexecutiveofficer Matthews,L.1986-87;Sullivan1985-86 HealthcarecentreforBaieVertePeninsula Matthews,L.485;Shelley484 Hospitalrestructuring-closureofhospitals;waiting listsforoperatingroomservices;FraserForumreport Matthews,L.1528-29;Sullivan1527-28 MemorialUniversity-Budgetallocations;reduction Decker293-94;Nodder292-93 MemorialUniversity-Budgetcutof10to15per centinnextprovincialbudget Byrne,1.1692-93;Decker1693-94 Mineralexploration-changeinpolicyforclaimstak ingontheIslandpartoftheprovince Gibbons958;Hewlett957 Provincialroadsprogram-roadsindistrictofGreen Bay Efford1100-01;Hewlett1099-1100 SchoolbusaccidentonBaieVertePeninsula;road conditions Efford2523;Shelley2522 Sinkingfund-healthcentresbuiltbyTransCity; paymentsbygovernmenttosinkingfund Baker291-92;Windsor290-91 Sundayshopping-changestoShops’ClosingAct Harris2526-27;Murphy2527-28 Vehicleinspections-inspectionofcommercial vehiclesbeforeregistrationandstickersareprovided Efford1103-04;Sullivan1102-03 Voisey’sBaymineraldevelopment-processingof mineralintheprovince Gibbons1527;Hewlett1526-27 WabushAirport-full-timeemergencyresponseser vices Aylward289-90;Snow,A.288-89 WhitePaperonregionalgovernment Nodder1386;Reid1386-87 Workers’CompensationReviewDivision-inde pendentinvestigationwillbeconductedintobilling process Baker483;Byrne,E.482-83 DEERLakeairport Reductioninfirefightingservices SeeAIRPORTSintheprovince DENTALHealthProgramforchildren Cutbacksannouncedinbudget Matthews,L.752-54;780-81;Sullivan752-53;779- 80 DEPARTMENTofEducationandTraining AnswertoquestionsregardingbudgetforHuman ResourcesDivision 7

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX Decker 937 Increase in budget for Human Resources Division $66 DEPARTMENT of Employment and Labour Relations People needing one week to qualify for UI - departmental policy Harris 572; Murphy 572 DEPARTMENT of Environment Remarks in Auditor General’s Report with respect to management practices and environmental legislation Aylward 532; Byrne, J. 532 DEPARTMENT of Finance Government policy in writing off taxes for a com pany, so the company can be sold Baker 574; Windsor 574 DEPARTMENT of Fisheries be reinstated separate from Department of Fisheries, Food and Agriculture Notice of motion Manning 340 Debate Dumaresque 434-37; Hulan 428-3 1; Manning 425- 28;446-48; Matthews, W. 437-41; Smith 441-43; Tobin 443-46; Woodford 432-34 Resolution defeated 449 DEPARTMENT of Health Confidentiality in passing of patient’s medical infor mation from one department to another Manning 2181-82; Matthews, L. 2181-82 Elimination of position - Director of Human Resour ces Matthews, L. 2533; Sullivan 2533 DEPARTMENT of Justice Budget reduction in areas of correctional facilities, legal aid, RCMP and RNC Roberts 2334-36; Woodford 2334-36 Death of man at St.

John’s lockup early Saturday morning Roberts 2026; Woodford 2026 Investigation into circumstances surrounding the death of a Mr. Kevin Smith at St.

John’s lockup - judicial inquiry to be appointed Roberts 2104; Woodford 2104 Type of surveillance used at the lockup Roberts 2066; Woodford 2065 DEPARTMENT of Municipal and Provincial Affairs Auditor General’s report regarding control of the financial activities of municipalities Hodder 2737-39; Reid 2737-39 Cutbacks in urban and rural planning division - ar rangements for completion of all municipal plans Hodder 2531-33; Reid 2532-33 DEPARTMENT of Natural Resources Plan to combine Registry of Deeds and Crown Lands and Municipal Assessment Division into one division Byrne, I. 190259-60 Gibbons 190;260; Roberts 259 DEPARTMENT of Social Services Answer to questions regarding error in faxing per sonal information to construction company Young 2114 Auditor General’s Report regarding cost of new com puter system; if new system was developed by New foundland and Labrador Computer Services Efford 2610; Manning 2609-10 Budget reduction of $3.1 million; caseload com munity development programs Manning 2459; Young 2459 Confidential information being transferred by fax to office in Wabush - leaked to a construction company Snow, A. 1991-92;2028-29; Young 1991-92;2029 Cutbacks announced in budget; increase in caseload Fitzgerald 147-48; Young 147-4$ Decision to discontinue payment of hydro bills for social services clients in arrears Fitzgerald 454-55;86 1-62; Young 455;862 Family and Rehabilitative Services Division annual report tabled Young 1634 Government’s proposal to change the structure for delivery of services; changes to district offices Manning 184647; Young 1847 Hiring of extra social workers Manning 1847; Young 1847 Income and Support Division financial statistical report tabled Young 1810 Layoff of child protection workers Manning 283$; Young 283$ Rehabilitation Services

Section of Family and Rehabilitative Services Division - financial and statis tical reports tabled Young 45$ Social Assistance Program financial and statistical report tabled Young 458 DEPARTMENT of Tourism, Culture and Recreation Hiring of additional staff on a temporary basis to oversee Cabot anniversary celebrations Grimes 1737;l773-74; Verge 1737;1772-74; Wells (Premier) 1772-74 DEPARTMENT of Works, Services and Transportation Department’s ability to deal with winter conditions Byrne, J. 1435; Efford 1435 a

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX Full-timeemployeesbeingpaidtimeandhalffor overtimeinsteadofbringinginworkersfromcall backlists Dicks2260;Verge2259-60 Government’sdecisiontolayoffmechanicindepot inTrepassey Efford2066-67;2497-98;2614;Manning2066- 67;2495;2611;Sullivan2496;2612 Layoffofmechanics;servicingofvehiclesnotunder warranty Efford2806;Manning2805-06 Layoffs-snowploughoperatorsandmechanicsand mechanicsupporthelpers-wingmen Byrne,J.1435-36;1524-25;Careen994;Efford 994;1435-36;1526 Recentreductions Byrne,E.2382;Byrne,J.1301;1441;l$21;1930; 2244;Efford1442;1931;2245;2382;Shelley1299- 1300;1440;1820;1928;2243;2380 RoadconditionsinBadgerarea-tragicaccident Efford2609;Hewlett2609 SchoolbusaccidentonPurbeck’sCoveRoadon BaieVertePeninsulalayoffswithDepartmentof Works,ServicesandTransportationonBaieVerte Peninsula Efford2375-76;2523;Shelley2374-75;2522 Trainingprogramforsnowploughoperatorssince layoffofwingmenandmechanics;costofequip ment,trainingandTVadvertisements Byrne,J.2110-11;Efford2111-12 TransCanadaHighwaybetweenSpringdaleand GrandFalls-roadconditionsonSaturdaymorning whenafatalaccidentoccurred Efford2198-2200;Verge2198-2200 DEPARTMENTofWorks,ServicesandTransportation Act(Bill5) Noticeofmotion Efford651 Firstreading683 DIVISIONS Amendmenttoeducationalreformdebate 1462.20 AmendmentinCommitteestageofElectoralBoun dariesAct 2234.22 AmendmenttoElectoralBoundariesAct 2165 AmendmenttoStandingOrders 350 Educationalreformmotion 1601 Resolutionregardingemergencyemployment 1839 ResolutionregardingreinstatementofDepartmentof fisheries 449 Standingordersmotion 351 DOCTORSIntheprovince Budgetcutbacks-changingmethodofpayingdoc torssalaries Matthews,L.2460;Sullivan2460 ImplementationofnewprogramannouncedonMar. 30/95todealwithretentionandrecruitmentof physiciansinruralNewfoundland Matthews,L.680-81;782-83;Sullivan680-81;78I- 82 Shortageofdoctorsinruralareas-BaieVerteand BurinPeninsulahealthcarecentres SeeHEALTFIcarecentreonBaieVerte Peninsula SeeHEALTHcareservicesonBurinPenin sula DRUGAwarenessWeekfromNovember19-25th Matthews,L.2104-05;Sullivan2105 DRUGsubsidizationprogram Costofdrugsforseniorsandsocialservices recipients;purchaseofdrugsforlongtermresidents ofnursinghomes Matthews,L.2835-36;Sullivan2835-36 ECONOMICRecoveryCommission ifgovernmentwilleliminatetheERC Furey2413;Windsor2413 Overexpenditureof$5million Verge2572;Wells(Premier)2572 Reportontheimpactofdecliningtransferpayments onjobcreationandeconomy 1567-68 ECONOMICzones SeealsoRURALDevelopmentCouncil Reschedulebriefingsessionstonightuntilpublichear ingreportsarereceived Byrne,J.575;Wells(Premier)575 Roleforzonalboardsandtheirstructureinthcfu ture Careen1468-70;Furey1468-70 ECONOMY Federal/provincialcommitteesetuptodealwiththe economiccrisisinthisprovince;proposaltofederal government Wells(Premier)490-92;Windsor490-91 EDGElegislation NumberofjobscreatedasaresultoftheEDGEpro gram 9

HANSARD SUBJECF INDEX Amendment No. 2 Manning 1577 Amendment No. 2 - ruled out of order Mr.

Speaker Snow 157$ Resolution carried 1601 Standing vote 1601 EDUCATIONAL system Answer to questions regarding Resources Division Decker 937 Debate Andersen 1420-22; Aylward 1590.1-3; Byrne, B. 1424-27;1443; Byrne, J. 1411-15; Careen 1462.17- 19;1590.5-9; Carter 1444-51; Cowan 1321-23; Decker 1462.1 1-13; 1506-12; Dumaresque 1555-59; Fitzgerald 1380-$6;1403-04; Flight 1585-90; Gil bert 1529.4-6; Grimes 1590.9-14; Harris 145 1- 55;15$3-85; Hewlett 1367-68; Hodder 1416-20; Kitchen 1404-1 1;1462.13-17; Langdon 1422-24; Mackey 1512-16; Manning 1462.2-12; 1559- 62;1576-$0; Matthews, L. 1516-21; Matthews, W. 1314-21; Murphy 1529.19-22; Noel 1580-83; Pen ney 1529.14-16; Ramsay 1544-50; Roberts 1455- 62; 1462.7-10; 1590.14-19; Shelley 1368-74; Smith 1374-78; Snow, A. 1529.22-24;1541-44; Sullivan 1460; 1462.1-2; 1529.6-14; Tobin 1521-24; 1529.1-4; Verge 1310-14; Wells (Premier) 1302-10; Whelan 1590.3-5; Windsor 1529.16-19; Woodford 1550-55 Amendment Carter 1448 Amendment defeated on division 1462.19-20 Furey 300-01; Hewlett 299-30 1 Update on the status of the EDGE program; tabled list of companies who have entered into contracts with government Byrne, F. 1811; furey 1810 EDGE program be expanded to include participation from federal government Notice of motion Ramsay 2537 Debate Aylward 2660-64; Byrne, B. 2657-60; Byrne, J. 2669-73; Dumaresque 2666-69; Hewlett 266446; Murphy 2673; Ramsay 2654-57;2676; Woodford 2674-76 Resolution carried 2676 EDUCATION Training programs - recipients of TAGS or UI benefits Decker 261; Manning 260; Murphy 260-61 EDUCATIONAL reform Amendment to Term 17 - when amendment will be dealt with by Parliament of Canada Matthews, W. 1775;21 13-14;2646;2803-04; Roberts 2113-14; Wells (Premier) 1775;2646;2803- 04 Future of present denominational schools with the amendment to Term 17 Decker 1362; 1397-98; Manning 1361-62; 1396-97; Wells (Premier) 1361-62;1396-97 Government’s arnendfnent to Term 17 of the con stitution; federal government involvement Matthews, W. 1292-93; Wells (Premier) 1292-93 Restructuring for ‘96 school year; further discussions with churches Matthews, W. 2646; Verge 2646-47 School board changes - members will now be ap pointed instead of elected Decker 1776; Matthews, W. 1776 Statements by Minister of Tourism, Recreation and Culture regarding constitutional reform Grimes 1597-98; Tobin 1596-98 Teacher certification restructuring; draft copy of con sultation paper, teacher evaluation Decker 1433-34;1466-67; Matthews, W. 1433- 34; 1466 Teachers - early retirement program for teachers with a minimum of twenty-five years service Decker 1994; Matthews, W. 1994 EDUCATIONAL reform - constitutional amendment to Term 17 of Terms of Union (Resolution) Notice of motion Wells (Premier) 1260 budget for Human Budget reduction of $9 million over next three months Decker 2414; Windsor 2414 Cutbacks in remedial teacher service at end of this school year Decker 827-28; Hodder 826-27 Cutbacks in the classroom level of the system - in crease in Budget for Human Resources Division Decker 866; Nodder $65 Disruptive behaviour by students in classrooms - recommendations in Royal Commission report; alter nate schools Decker 901-02; Hodder 900-02 Guidance counsellors - increase number of counsel lors in schools; behaviourally disturbed children Decker 2180-81; Matthews, W. 2180-81 Provincial deficit - school boards required to have three per cent saving Decker 2031; Matthews, W. 2030 Reduction in numbers of teachers Hewlett 1299 10

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX Relationshipbetweenchildhungerandachievement inschool-implementationofrecommendation148 ofWilliams’RoyalCommission Decker1074-76;Hodder1074-75 Schoolboards-reductioninoperatinggrantsan nouncedinstatementyesterday Decker2454;2457;Matthews,W.2457;Verge 2454 Statusofnegotiationsbetweengovernmentand churchleadersoneducationalreform Decker1227;loUder1227 ELECTIONfinancesfirstannualreport TabledthereportcoveringtheperiodOctober1/93 toDecember31/94 Mr.SpeakerSnow1324 ELECTIONSAct,1991(Bill23) Noticeofmotion Roberts1079 firstreading1117 Secondreading Harris2510-13;Roberts2507-10;2517-18;Sullivan 2514-18 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly2519 Thirdreading2844 RoyalAssent2855 ELECTORALBoundariesAct(Bill31) SeeHOUSEofAssemblyActandElectoral BoundariesAct(Bill31) ELECTORALboundarieschanges ProposaltoremovecommunitiesfromGreenBay district Hewlett754;831;867;938;1001;1079;1113;1262; 1364;1599;Nodder1002;Roberts756;833; $69;1600;Shelley832;939;1365;1600;Tobin 755;868;Verge1263 TownofGrandfalls-Windsorbeplacedinasingle district Mackey2146-47;Roberts2147-48 ELECTORALboundariesIssue Answertoquestions-tabledOrderinCouncilcon taimngthecommissiongiventoMr.JusticeNoel Roberts230 Commissionexpendituresincurred;listofguidelines tonewcommissioners,Mr.NathanielNoelandMr.

DavidJones Roberts183-86;Simms183-86 ElectoralBoundariesCommissionreportproposing forty-fourdistricts;reportofMr.JusticeNoel Roberts1922-24;Verge1922-24 ProposalbyMr.JusticeMahoneyinhisreportfora maximumofforty-fivedistricts;appointmentofMr.

JusticeNoeltoanewcommission Roberts749-51;Verge749-50;7$6-89;Wells (Premier)786-89 TabledreportbyMr.JusticeNoelofthenewboun dariescommission Roberts720 ELIZABETHTowersapartmentcomplex Saleofcomplextooffsetbudgetdeficit loUder1924-25;Reid1924-25 EMERGENCY911telephonesystem 911-callfromPortugalCove,unansweredforfive minutes;investigation Nodder530-31;Reid531 Province-wideE-911enhancedsystemapproved Reid62;Woodford63 EMERGENCYemploymentprogrambeimplemented Noticeofmotion Tobin1743 Debate Careen1830-33;Dumaresque1833-34;Murphy 1826-30;Tobin1823-26;l835-39 Questionwascalledfor Dumaresque1834 Resolutiondefeatedondivision1839 EMPLOYMENTcreationprogramannouncedon January6/95 Answertoquestionregardingstaffingforthejob creationprogram Murphy418 ConmiitteeofthreeCabinetministerswhodeveloped thecriteria Fitzgerald107-08;Murphy31;107-08;Simms31 Expenditureofprogramonadistrictbydistrictbasis Manning261;Murphy261 Fundingnotused;numberofinsurableweeksto qualifyforunemploymentinsurance Murphy570-71;Shelley570-71 FundingusedasofMar.31/95;hiringofstafftoad ministerprogram Murphyl91;373-74;Shelley191;Simms373-75; Wells(Premier)373-75 Provinciallyfundedprogram-details Fitzgerald29-30;Murphy29-30 EMPLOYMENTprogram Emergencyfundingbeprovidedtogenerateneeded employment Byrne,E.2615;Manning2616;2$42;Murphy2618 Fundingbeprovidedforemploymentincom munitiesofSt.Mary’s-TheCapes Manning1114;1229;Murphy1114;123l;Tobin 1115;1230 11

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX ENDANGERED spaces 1995 edition of book entitled “Protecting Canada’s Endangered Spaces” tabled Careen 1531; Grimes 1531 ENRICHED Needs Program $2100 per person cap on the Enriched Needs Pro gram for seniors; appeal process Matthews, L. 1392-93;2605; Sullivan 1392-93;2605 Appeals process Matthews, L. 2491-93;2525-26; Sullivan 2491- 92;2523-25 Enriched Needs Program - cap on other two groups, the mentally and physically challenged Matthews, L. 1661-62; Sullivan 1661-62 Transfer of program from Department of Social Ser vices to Department of Health Fitzgerald 302-03; Matthews, L. 302-03 ENTERPRISE Newfoundland and Labrador Annual report tabled Furey 792 Loan fund - loan revenues collected by Fisheries Loan Board and Farm Development Loan Board; licence buy-out program Hulan 145; Matthews, W. 145 Reduction in budget; effect on programs to private enterprise; impact on ENL Furey 2413; Windsor 2413 ENVIRONMENTAL assessment process White Paper on proposed reforms and Draft Bill tabled Aylward 1497; Mackey 1498 EVIDENCE Act (Bill 16) Notice of motion Roberts 651 First reading 683 Second reading Harris 1285-86;l601-03; Hodder 1603-05; Roberts 1283-84;1605-09; Woodford 1284-85 Committee of the Whole Assembly Harris 2362-64; Hodder 2364-65; Woodford 2360- 62 Third reading 2845 Royal Assent 2855 EXECUTIVE Council Act (Bill 32) Notice of motion Roberts 1850 First reading 1890 Second reading Roberts 2384-88; Verge 2387; Woodford 2387-88 Committee of the Whole Assembly Matthews, W. 2498-2507 Third reading 2844 Royal Assent 2855 EXECUTIVE Council, Consolidated Fund Services and Legislative Estimates - Committee of Supply Baker 393-403;510; Byrne, J. 470-74; Careen 522- 24; Decker 479-80; Dumaresque 474-76; Efford 513-15; Fitzgerald 500-508; furey 403; Harris 520- 22; Hewlett 462-64; Matthews, W. 408-09;464- 68;497-99; Murphy 390-93; Roberts 383- 85;404;467-70;499-500;503-509; Shelley 515-20; Simms 386-92; Tobin 397407;459-62;476-82;509- 13; Wells (Premier) 380-87;460; Windsor 380-86; Woodford 393-97 Executive Council, Consolidated fund Services and Legislative Estimates carried 524 FATALITIES Investigation Act (Bill 36) Notice of motion Roberts 1960 First reading 1999 Second reading Harris 2253-54;2305-08; Kitchen 2253; Roberts 2247-50;2308-10; Sullivan 2308; Woodford 2250- 53 Committee of the Whole Assembly 2722 Third reading 2844 Royal Assent 2855 FATALITIES Investigation Act referred to Social Legis lation Review Committee Roberts 2310 Motion carried 2310 FEDERATION of MunIcipalities Annual general meeting - new approach to municipal/provincial relations Hodder 1953; Reid 1953 FERRY rate Increase Bell Island service - special rate for commuters and students Efford 2300-01; Harris 2300 Cabinet review of new rates for Bell Island ferry ser vices; minister’s position Byrne, J. 2332; Efford 2332; Wells (Premier) 2332-33 Commuter rate for worker or student using Bell Is land service and/or Long Island service Efford 2493; Hewlett 2493 Effect of rate increase on students attending Cabot College on Bell Island; extra expenses Byrne, J. 2333-34; Decker 2333-34 Increase in Bell Island ferry rates; change in govern ment policy Byrne, J. 2258-59;2294-96;2325-26; Efford 2294- 95;2326-28; Roberts 2258-59; Wells (Premier) 2296 72

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX Proposedrateincreaseforinterprovincialservices (LongIsland,BellIsland,etc.) Byrne,J.2200-01;Efford2200-01 RateincreaseforLongIsland Efford2241-42;Hewlett2241-42 FERRYserviceonsouthcoast SeealsoFERRYservicetoGrandBruit Newservicecomparabletoservicenowoperatedby MarineAtlantic Careen189;Efford189 RepresentationfrompeopleofFrancoisregarding theirfenyservice Careen571-72;Efford571-72 FERRYservicetoBellIsland Proposedrateincrease Byrne,J.2302;2342;Efford2304;2342;Hewlett 2303;Matthews,W.2344;Tobin2341;Walsh 2339;2344 FERRYservicetoGrandBruit SeealsoFERRYserviceonsouthcoast Updateonthestatusoftheferry;costofhelicopter servicetogovernment Byrne,J.1259-60;Efford1259-60 FERRYservicetoLittieBayIslandsandLongIsland Upcomingchangesinferryschedules Efford1776;1782;Hewlett1667;1776;1782 FERRYservicesinLabrador NegotiationswithOttawatotakeoverMarine Atlantic’sferryservicesinLabrador Careen825;Wells(Premier)$25 FINANCIALAdministrationAct(Bill15) Noticeofmotion Baker650 Firstreading683 Secondreading Dicks16$4;1687-88;Windsor1684-87 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly Byrne,E.2394-99;Hewlett2399-2401;Roberts 2393;2396;Windsor2392-93 Thirdreading2845 RoyalAssent2855 FINANCIALpositionoftheprovince Additionalcutstoprogramsorexpenditurestoget furthercutof$11million Decker2453;2457-5$;Dicks2453;2455-57;2531; Matthews,W.2457-58;2531;Verge2454; Windsor2455-57 Formalstatementtomorrowoutlininggovernment planstoaddressprovince’sfinancialposition;layoff noticestoday Dicks2368;Windsor2368 Governmentoverspendingof$27million;layoffand severancepackages;expenditurenotauthorizedin Marchbudget Dicks2411-13;Verge2410-12;2571-73;Wells (Premier)2571-74;Windsor2412-13 Meetingwithunionleaderstodiscussdeficit; proposalsforwagerollbacksorpensionoptions Dicks1774-75;Windsor1774-75 Projecteddeficit-$50m Dicks1255-56;1390-91;1536-37;1630-31;Windsor 1255-56;l389-90;1536-37;1629-30 Reductioninpublicsectortomeetthebudget shortfall Dicks2175-77;Windsor2175-77 Shortfallof$60m-actionplantobeannouncedto eliminatethisdeficit Dicks1697;Windsor1697 Statementregarding$60millionshortfall-reduction infunding;layoffsinpublicservice Dicks2408;Harris2410;Windsor2409 FIREatIrvingOilstoragetankfacilityonSouthside Reportofthefire Hodder1355;Reid1355 FIREfightingequipmentprogram FundingeliminatedfromBudgetformunicipalities foressentialequipment Reid526-28:Simms526-28;Wells(Premier)528 FIREARMregulations Issueofthecontrolanduseofairguns,pelletand 33guns Byrne,1.2069-70;Roberts2069-70 FISHplantsintheprovince Answertoquestionsrestatusofgovernment-owned fishplants Hulan1001 Government-ownedplants-status;plantinBranch, St.Mary’sBay Manning965-66;Wells(Premier)965-66 FISHresourcebemanagedtocreatehighlevelof employmentthroughprocessingandharvesting Noticeofmotion Noel1001 Debate Dumaresque1057-60;Harris1065-66;Hulan 1063-65;Langdon1049-52;Matthews,W.1052- 57;Noel104347;1066-69;Sullivan1060-63;Verge 1047-49 Resolutioncarried1069 13

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX FISHERIES and Farm Loan Boards Collection of outstanding monies owed by fisher men; deduction of money payable to fishermen; inter cepting licence buy back money Fitzgerald 1570;1739-40; Furey 173940; Hulan 1570; 1739 FISHERIES Loan Board Tabled last annual report before the board was com bined with Enterprise Newfoundland and Labrador Hulan 2461 FISHERMEN and plant workers who can demonstrate an historical attachment to groundflsh fishery be eligible for groundflsh licence retirement Notice of motion Andersen 1850 Debate Andersen 1932-34;1950-52; Careen 194649; Ef ford 194446; Fitzgerald 1934-36; Shelley 1949-50; Sullivan 1940-44; Tu& 193740 Amendment Fitzgerald 1936 Amendment defeated 1952 Resolution carried 1952 FISHERY Early retirement offer to older workers under TAGS - program for fishers, plant workers and trawler per sons - framework agreements signed Fitzgerald 1921; Murphy 1921 Early retirement program for fisheries workers eligible for TAGS; workers who attain age of fifty- five while still eligible for TAGS Fitzgerald 1925-26; Murphy 1925-26 Early retirement program for fishermen and fish plant workers being formulated by Federal Minister of Human Resources, Mr.

Axworthy Fitzgerald 184748; Murphy 1848 Fishing Industry Renewal Board - update on activity of the board decision on future of fish plants Fitzgerald 1432-33; Hulan 1432-33 Level 111 TAGS appeal program - number of ap peals; group on appeal board Fitzgerald 1257-58;1387-88; Hulan 1258; Murphy 1258; Roberts 1388 People who were injured and on Workers’ Compen sation between 1987 and 1991 being dropped early from TAGS program Hulan 867; Sullivan 867 Proposed licencing fees put forward by federal Mini ster of Fisheries and Oceans Fitzgerald 2145-46; Hulan 2145-46 Reduction in fishing industry processing sector; province’s appointees on the renewal boards Gibbons 959; Hulan 861;899;104142;1 102; Mat thews, W. 861;899;95$-59; 104142; 1101 TAGS appeal process - appeals handled by Human Resources Development or fisheries and Oceans Gibbons 961; Hulan 860;863-M;936-37; Mat thews, W. 860; Shelley 863-64; Sullivan 935- 36;959-60 TAGS review process - setting up of an independent review panel Gibbons 618; Matthews, W. 618-19; Wells (Premier) 619 FISHERY - extend management jurisdiction over the Nose and Tall of Grand Banks and Flemish Cap Notice of motion Matthews, W. 33-34 Debate Careen 128-29; Carter 125-28; Fitzgerald 123-25; Gilbert 120-23; Matthews, W. 109-14;129-34; Ramsay 114-16; Tobin 116-20; Wells (Premier) 116-17 Amendment Ramsay 115 Resolution as amended, earned 134 FISHERY - overfishing on Grand Banks NAFO meeting in Toronto - further concessions to Spanish by giving up more of Canada’s turbot quota Verge 1164-85; Wells (Premier) 1184-85 Ongoing negotiations between Canada and European Union regarding overfishing on Grand Banks; illegal fishing by Spain and Portugal Matthews, W. 529-30; Wells (Premier) 529-30 Recent Canada/European Union fisheries agreement; Canada’s share of cost of Observer’s Program Hulan 649-50; Matthews, W. 648-50 Reports that more of turbot quota will be given to European Union to ensure Observer’s Program is kept in place Hulan 1154; Matthews, W. 1154 Update on situation on Grand Banks regarding over- fishing of turbot by Spanish vessels Hulan 68-69:101-02; Matthews, W. 6$-69;101- 02;412-13; Wells (Premier) 412-14 FLEUR de Lys crab processing plant Answer to questions regarding transfer of crab processing licence from Fleur de Lys to Old Perlican in 1989 Hulan 230 Crab processing licence be reinstated Hulan 146; Shelley 146 FLOWERS, Ms Ruth, awarded the Persons award by the Governor General Verge 1324; Young 1324 14

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX FOODDonationandDistributionAct(Bill100) Noticeofmotion Fitzgerald$67 firstreading1080 Secondreading Byrne,F.1244-45;Fitzgerald1232-34;1247-48; Harris1245-47;Hulan1242-44;Manning1238- 42;Roberts1235-38 Amendment-MinistersofHealth,SocialServices andFisheries,FoodandAgriculturetoreportback toHouseonthebill Roberts1237 Motionasamended,carried1248 FOREIGNoverflshing-supportdirectactionstakenby federalgovernment(unanimousresolution) Noticeofmotion Wells(Premier)24 Debate Aylward50-51;Careen57-58;Dumaresque55-57; Efford52-54;Fitzgerald54-55;Harris44-46; Hewlett51-52;Hulan46-48;Matthews,W.48-50; Simms41-44;Wells(Premier)3741;58-60 Resolutioncarriedunanimously60 FORESTIndustry Closureoffederalforestrycentreinthisprovince Gibbons226;Shelley226-27 Closureofforestrycentre;projectscarriedoutby federalforestservice Gibbons25$;339;Shelley258;339 Discussionswithfederalgovernmenton Canada/NewfoundlandCooperationAgreementthat expiredonMarch31/95;silvicultureprogram Gibbons789-90;Shelley789-90 Reportsfrompeopleinforestmanagementfield regardingharvestingandsilviculture Furey860;895;Verge859-60;695 Silvicultureprogram-breakdownoffunding SeeSILVICULTUREprogram Statusoftheforests;cutbacksbyfederalgovern ment;closureofcentreinPleasantville;decisionto movecentretoNewBrunswick Gibbons897-98;Verge897-98 Updateonchangesannouncedbyfederalgovern ment;planforaforestfacilityinCornerBrook Gibbons1532-33;Verge1532-33 Woodsupplyshortage;reportcommissionedby federalandprovincialgovernments Gibbons1035-36;Verge1035-36 Woodsupplysituationinprovince-consultant’s reportcompletedforbothgovernmentsidentifyinga deficitinthewoodsupply Gibbons1146;Verge1147 GANDERHospital Statusoftheexpansion Matthews,L.2107;Verge2107 GOLDENHeightsManoratBonavista FundinginBudgetforopeningofrecentlyadded beds Fitzgerald263-64;Matthews,L.263-64 GOVERNMENTServicesEstimatesCommittee Motiontoreferheadsofexpenditure Roberts141 Carriedmotiontoreferheadsofexpenditure153 Report Gilbert379 GASOLINETaxAct(BIll12) Noticeofmotion Baker650 Firstreading683 Secondreading Dicks1668-71;Harris1669-70-,Windsor1668-69 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly Dicks2448;Roberts2392;2447-50;Sullivan2449- 50;Windsor2392;2448 Thirdreading2844 RoyalAssent2855 GOOSEBaybase Updateonsituationrecontractingoutofvariousser vicesperformedbyfederalcivilservants Hewlett337;Wells(Premier)337 GOVERNMENTMoneyPurchasePensionPlanAct (Bill29) Noticeofmotion Dicks1261 Firstreading1366 Secondreading Byrne,1.1893-94;Dicks1891;1964;Dumaresque 1905-13;Efford1898-1900;Hewlett1895-98;Mat thews,W.1913-20;Tobin1900-05;Windsor1891- 93 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly Harris2435-37;Matthews,W.243847;Sullivan 2433-35;Windsor2437-38 Thirdreading2844 RoyalAssent2855 GOVERNMENTservicecentre Centreforcertaingovernmentservicesbelocatedin GanderorGrandfalls-Windsor Hewlett1185-86;Reid1185-86 GOVERNMENTServicesEstimatesCommittee(Concur. renceMotion) Debate 15

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX Careen 564-66; Fitzgerald 536-41; Gilbert 534-36; Manning 549-53; Murphy 550-51; Shelley 553-59; Tobin 541-49; Woodford 559-64 Carried 566 GOVERNMENT Services Legislation Review Committee Report on Bill 28 - Credit Unions Act, tabled Fitzgerald 2205 Report on Bill Nos. 25, 26, and 29, tabled Gilbert 1506 GOVERNOR-General of Canada and party welcomed on his first visit since being appointed Governor. General Wells (Premier) 2255 Governor-General, Hon.

Romeo LeBlanc, addressed the Legislature 2255-57 Reply Wells (Premier) 2257 GRANGER, Charles, former MHA and Member of Par liament and federal and provincial Cabinet Minister, condolences to family upon his death Roberts 642; Verge 643 GUARANTEED loans List tabled Baker 379 GUN control See FIREARM regulations HARCOURT - dairy operation See DAIRY operation in community of Har court HEALTH care board for Labrador Housing arrangement for chief executive officer Matthews, L. l701;1928;1986-87; Sullivan 1700- 01; 1928; 1985-86 Rental fee on house provided for CEO Matthews, L. 1954-56; Sullivan 1954-55 HEALTH care boards Budget - purchasing of medical equipment; hospital cleaning fluids and disinfectants Matthews, L. 2417-18; Sullivan 2417-18 Community representation on Eastern board Careen 301-02; Matthews, L. 301-02 HEALTH care centre on Bale Verte Peninsula Downgrading of services Matthews, L. 378-79;485; Shelley 378;484 People being redirected from Baie Verte to Grand Falls or Corner Broolç quota of six full-time doctors Matthews, L. 1222; Verge 1222 HEALTH Care Corporation of St.

John’s Budget shortfall in first quarter; update on fiscal position Matthews, L. 1996; Sullivan 1996 Decision to buy a Tim Horton’s franchise for Health Sciences Complex Matthews, L. 2108-10; Sullivan 2108-10 Reorganization Matthews, L. 646;135$; Sullivan 645; Verge 135$ HEALTH Care Directives Act (Bill 1) Notice of motion Roberts $ First reading $ Second reading Harris 798-801; Hodder 801; Roberts 792-803; Sullivan 796-98 Committee of the Whole Assembly 1117 Third reading 111$ Royal Assent 1250 HEALTH care facilities for Burgeo, Port Saunders and St.

Lawrence See SiNKING fund payments See TRANS City Holdings/health care centres at Burgeo, Port Saunders and St.

Lawrence HEALTH care organizations Statement by executive director of Hospital and Nursing Home Association regarding budget cut of $27 million; impact on programs and services Matthews, L. 2031-32; Sullivan 2031-32 HEALTH care sector Number of job losses as result of cutbacks an nounced in Budget Byrne, E. 18$; Matthews, L. 188 HEALTH care services $2.5 million budget cut in institutional health boards, Faculty of Medicine and MC? - breakdown of $2.5 million required from each area Matthews, L. 2459-60; Sullivan 2459-60 1986 Nycum Study regarding need for fifty bed facility for Clarenville area; report presented by 1MB Associates (irene Baird study) in past week Matthews, L. 1112; Sullivan 1112 Agnew Peckliam report re nursing home beds in St.

John’s area - waiting list for admission to nursing homes; average cost of personal care homes Matthews, L. 995-97;1225-26; Sullivan 995- 96; 1225 -26 Answer to question regarding number of medically discharged people occupying acute care beds in hospi tals in St. John’s Matthews, 1. 1851 16

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX Breastcancerscreeningprogram-implementationof athree-yearpilotprojecttobeginthisfall Matthews,L.1218;Sullivan1219 Deliveryofhealthcareservicestochildren Matthews,L.2201;Sullivan2201 EnrichedNeedsProgram-$2100permonthcap SeeENRICHEDNeedsProgram HealthcareservicesforpeopleinChancellorPark; AgnewPeckhamReportrewaitinglistsfornursing homes Matthews,L.1037-38;1111;Sullivan1036-38;1111 HealthSciencesCentre-postponementofsurgery duetolackofoperatingroomsoravailabilityofan anaesthetist Matthews,L.1845-46;Sullivan1845 HealthSciencesComplex-waitinglistforcardiacby passsurgery Matthews,L.1702-03;Woodford1701-03 Hospitaladmissions-settingofhigherstandardsfor admissiontohospital Matthews,L.1777-78;Sullivan1777-78 HospitalsinSt.John’s-numberofacutecarebeds beingoccupiedbymedicallydischargedpeople Matthews,L.1817-18;Sullivan1817-18 Numberofjobstobeeliminatedunderreorganiza tion Matthews,L.646;Sullivan646 Personalcarehomes-Level11care;waitinglistfor admissiontonursinghomes;enrichedneedsin person’sownhome Matthews,L.2642-43;Sullivan2642-43 Personalhomecareindustry-changeingovernment policy-personalcarehomespermittedtotakeresi dentsrequiringLevel11care Matthews,L.2298-2300;2605-06;Sullivan2298- 2300;2605-06 Presenthealthservices Matthews,L.1221;Verge1221 ReportwrittenforConferenceofDeputyMinisters’ andreleasedbyminister-diagnostictestinginhospi tals Matthews,L.2417;Sullivan2417 ShortageofpaediatricpsychiatristsattheJaneway Hospital;servicesforbehaviourallydisturbedchildren Matthews,L.2177-80;Sullivan2177-79 Waitinglistsfornursinghomes-studybeingdone byDr.ParfreyfromresearchunitatHealthSciences -reviewofcontinuumofcareneeds Matthews,L.2740-41;2769-70;Sullivan2739- 40;2768-70 WesternMemorialRegionalHospitalatCorner Brook-closureofacutecarebeds Matthews,L.1223;Verge1223 HEALTHcareservicesonBurinPeninsula Closedownofobstetricsserviceatthehealthcare centre;commitmenttoBurnTownCouncil Matthews,L.681-82;Tobin681-82 Shortageofspecialistsatthehealthcarefacility; obstetricianandanaesthesiologist Matthews,L.1186-89;1222;1224-25;Tobin1186- $8;1223-24;Verge1222 HIBERMAdevelopment Answertoquestionsregardingunionworkersnot eligibleforbenefits Murphy2206 DecisiontodropArgentiafrompre-qualifyinglist foroffshoresupplybase SeeARGENTIA Hiringpractices/importationofworkersatBullArm site Byrne,F.1151;Fitzgerald1108-09;Murphy110$- 09;1151 HMDCdecisiontomoveprojectfromMarystown ShipyardtoSaintJohn,NewBrunswick-updateon progressoftheproject Gibbons30-31;Tobin30-31 Permitworkersatthesitenoteligibleforunion benefitswhenworkiscompleted Aylward1993;Byrne,J.1993 HIBERMAoil Updateontheissueoftransshipmentofoilthrough ComebyChance,PointTuppcrorelsewhere Gibbons2805;Hewlett2805 HIGHschoolathleticsprogram Updateonhisdepartment’sobjectives; Careen1293-95;Grimes1293-95 HIGHWAYslgnagepolicy Answertoquestions Efford1599 NewsignserectedinFenylandandSt.Mary’s-The Capesdistricts;Irishloopdrive-tourismlogo Efford1569-70;Sullivan1568-69 HIGHWAYTrafficAct(Bill26) Noticeofmotion Efford1296 Firstreading1366 Secondreading Byrne,J.2544-48;Efford2540-45;2550-52;2560- 61;Matthews,W2555-60;Ramsay2545;Sullivan 2548-55 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly Byrne,J.2576-80;2585;Efford2577-80;2585; Fitzgerald2577-81;Roberts2581 Thirdreading2844 RoyalAssent2855 hiringofstaff 17

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX HILAND Insurance Limited Bankruptcy; status of the RCMP investigation; status of the receivers, Coopers & Lybrand Roberts 1330-31; Woodford 1330-31 Distribution of retail sales tax rebates to former policyholders Baker 331; Windsor 331 HOLIDAY Inns Answer to questions Dicks 1571 Answer to questions regarding the installation of heat pumps in hotels in Gander and Clarenville Dicks 2035;2206 Answer to questions regarding the tendering process in the sale of Holiday Inns properties Dicks 1851 Proposed sale; return from Atlific to Hotel Buildings Limited; tendering process Dicks 1501-02; Windsor 1501-02 Sale - cost of renovations in last two to three years; installation of heat pumps at Gander and Clarenville Dicks 1960; Windsor 1959-60 Sale of hotel properties owned by Hotel Buildings Limited to Fortis Properties Corporation and Hotel Port aux Basques to Mr.

Hubert Chalk Dicks 1735; Matthews, W. 1735 Sale of properties; tendering process; cost benefit analysis of selling the properties Dicks 1814-15; Windsor 1814-15 HOME support services See ENRICHED Needs Program hOSPITAL and Nursing Homes Association Act (Bill 9) Notice of motion Matthews, L. 650 First reading 683 Second reading Careen 1270-72; Han-is 1265-67; Hewlett 1267-70; Matthews, L. 1264;1277; Matthews, W. 1265; Tobin 1272-76 Committee of the Whole Assembly Sullivan 2346-48 Third reading 2845 Royal Assent 2855 HOSPITAL facilities restructuring Closure of Children’s Rehab Centre, Grace and Janeway Children’s Hospitals; cost and accommoda tion for Janeway at Health Sciences Complex Matthews, L. l290-91;1326-27; Verge 1289- 92; 1325-27; Wells (Premier) 1289-92; 1325-28 Closure of hospitals - cutback in services due to reor ganization plan Matthews, L. 1436; Sullivan 1436 Closure of hospitals - waiting list for operating room services under reorganized structure; Rehab Centre budget Matthews, L. 1463-65;1528-29; Sullivan 1463- 64; 1527-28 Consolidation plans; cost to enlarge Health Sciences Complex and adapt St.

Clare’s Hospital to accom modate the Grace Matthews, L. 2107; Verge 2107 Fraser forum Publication entitled “Waiting Your Turn; Hospital Waiting Lists In Canada”, tabled Wells (Premier) 1297 Waiting lists at hospitals - Fraser forum report Matthews, 1. 1437; Sullivan 1436; Wells (Premier) 1291 HOSPITAL for Connaigre Peninsula Status Matthews, 1. 2108; Verge 210$ HOSPITAL for Labrador Status of new facility in view of recent an nouncement of budget deficit Matthews, L. 2108; Verge 2108 Time frame to build new facility in Happy Valley- Goose Bay Matthews, L. 1700; Sullivan 1700 HOSPITALS Act (Bill 39) Notice of motion Matthews, L. 2034 First reading 2071 Second reading Harris 2565-66; Matthews, L. 2562-63;2566-67; Sullivan 2563-65 Committee of the Whole Assembly Matthews, L. 2585; Sullivan 2585 Third reading 2844 Royal Assent 2855 HOUSE of Assembly Act and Electoral Boundaries Act (Bill 31) Notice of motion Roberts 1850 First reading 1890 Second reading Byrne, E. 2061.31-35;2l55-56; Byrne, J. 2061.6- l2;2103.22-28; Careen 2092-97;2171-74; Dumaresque 2097-2103; Fitzgerald 2061.12- 18;2157-61; Harris 2061.51-54;2103.51-53;2174.1- 3; Hewlett 2061.1-6;2103.40-45;2174.3-5; Hodder 2061.1 8-23;2152-55; Kitchen 2061.43-45; Mackey 2061 .35-39;2l56-57; Manning 2103.28-36;2166-7 1; Matthews, W. 2079-91; Ramsay 2103.36-40; Reid 2174.5; Roberts 2036-4$;209l-92; Shelley 2071- 79;2103.45-5 1; Snow, A. 2061.39-43;2103. 17-22; 18

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX Sullivan2161-65;Tobin2061.23-30;2103.1-7; Verge204$-56;2103.8-12;Windsor2061.45-51; Woodford2056-61;2103.12-17 Reasonedamendment Matthews,W.2086 Reasonedamendmentdefeatedondivision2165 Amendment-three-monthhoist Manning2169 Amendment(three-monthhoist)defeated2174.6 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly Byrne,E.2220-21;2234.13;Careen2218-20;2231- 32;Decker2234.1-2;Dumaresque2232-34;Ef ford2184;2225-26;2230-3I;2234.4-5;Flight2234.8- 11;Gilbert2213-15;2234.14-16;Grimes2234.24; Harris2223-25;2234.2-8;2234.13;2234.17-19; Hewlett2217-18;2222;Langdon2234.21-22; Mackey2216-17;2234.I2;2234.22-24;Matthews, W.2226-29;Ramsay2234.17;Roberts2182- 84;2195-97;2234.11-20;Shelley2221-22;Sullivan 2184-87;2209-11;2234.15-21;Verge2222-23 Thirdreading Flight2848-50;Gilbert2850;Hewlett2850;Mack ey2853;Manning2851-52;Roberts2854;Sul livan2852-53;Tobin2848 RoyalAssent2855 HOUSING-programtoassistInrefurbishmentofexist ingunitsandbuildings;problemswithrowhousing Noticeofmotion Kitchen650-51 Debate Aylward732-35;Caner726-28;Hams728-32; Kitchen720-23;743A4;Reid738-41;Tobin741- 43;Windsor735-38;Woodford723-26 Resolutioncarried744 HOUSINGprogram AmendmenttoCityofSt.John’sActtoincrease finestolandlordsforviolationoftheact Kitchen573;Reid573 fundingforhousingindowntowncoreofSt.John’s Kitchen1295;Reid1295-96 HousingdevelopmentprogrambeinitiatedforSt.

John’sarea-housingforlowincomefamilies,etc.

Harris2810;Kitchen2808-10;Reid2811 ResidentialRehabilitationAssistanceProgram (RRAP)-announcedplanstoextendfederalfunding untilMarchof1997 Reid2800;Tobin2800 Situationarisinginboardinghouses;RightFuture Program Fitzgerald66-67;Young66-67 HUMANResourcesDevelopmentDepartment Federaldepartment-TAGSappealprocess SeeFISHERY HUMANResourcesDevelopmentOfficeforCentral Newfoundland Updateonfederalgovernment’splansforCentral NewfoundlandofficescurrentlylocatedinGrand Falls-Windsor Hewlett1228;Murphy1228 HUMANResourcesDevelopmentOfficeInMarystown Federalgovernmentplanstoreducethestaffand programsinthefiRE)office Murphy1153;Tobin1153 HYDROBill(Bill35) Certainprovisioninthisbillwillcauseincreasein electricalrates Byrne,E.2692-94;Wells(Premier)2692-94 ChangeacttoremoveHydro’sexclusiverightto developremaininghydrosites Verge2687;Wells(Premier)2687 Changetheactsohydrowouldberunthrough PublicUtilitiesBoard;hikeinelectricityrates Gibbons2604-05;Verge2604-05;2687-89;Wells (Premier)2687-90 MajoramendmentstoHydrolegislationandrelated bills-closurebeingusedtofinishdebate Hewlett2683;Verge2680-82;Wells(Premier) 2681-83 HYDROCorporationAct,ElectricalPowerControlAct andOtherActs(Bill35) Noticeofmotion Gibbons1260 Firstreading1366 Secondreading Byrne,li.263541;Byrne,J.2726.22-27;Careen 2726.27-31;Gibbons2586-95;2640;Grimes 2726.16-19;Harris2601-02;2627-30;Hewlett2631- 35;Hodder2726.19-22;Kitchen2726.36-37; Mackey2726.9-1];Matthews,W.2726.3843; Roberts2726.4347;Shelley2726.11-16;Snow,A. 2726.5-9;Sullivan2726.31-36;Verge2589-2601; Windsor2726.1-5 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly Harris2798.3-6;Hewlett2794-95;Sullivan2798.1- 3;Verge2795-98 Thirdreading Harris2846-47;Hewlett284546 RoyalAssent2855 HYDROdevelopmentprojectonNorthWestRiver Deadlineforpublicinput;impactonthemigration ofsalmon Aylward1927-28;Mackey1927 Governmentresponsetoenvironmentalimpactstate ment Aylward2649;Mackey2649 19

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX Project which begins in Bay du Nord wilderness and flows through Terra Nova National Park - environ mental legislatiorg reduction in rate of consumption Aylward 1742; Gibbons 1926; Mackey 1742;1926 HYDRO rates in Eagle River Higher diesel generating rates being charged Hewlett 2645; Wells (Premier) 2645 ICE-breaker services Federal government plan to bring in user-pay system Careen 69; Efford 69 INJURED Workers’ Association Comments by Minister toward spokesperson for the association Byrne, E. 371-72; Murphy 371-72; Wells (Premier) 372 INTERIM Supply Notice of motion Baker 72 Debate Baker 193-94; Byrne, E. 210-12; Byrne, J. 286- 8$;324-26; Careen 317-19; Decker 268-70; Dumaresque 201-03; fitzgerald 199-201; Hewlett 316-17; Hodder 321-24; Kitchen 319-21; Manning 212- 14;275-77; Matthews, W. 194-99;214-220;3 13- 16;326-28; Murphy 210; Ramsay 206-08;273- 75;278-80;2$3-$5; Shelley 204-06; Snow, A. 208- 10;280-$3; Tobin 266-68; Windsor 192-94; Wood- ford 270-73 Resolution carried 329 INTERIM Supply Act (Bill 6) first reading 329 Second reading 329 Third reading 329 Royal Assent 329 INTERNAL Economy Commission Annual report tabled Mr.

Speaker Dicks 1191 Membership of the commission Mr. Speaker Snow 1437 INTERNET World Wide Web Site Developed for Govt. of Newfoundland and Labrador Dicks 1889; Windsor 1890

INTERPRETATION centre at Cape St.

Mary’s Ecologi cal Reserve Official opening during summer Manning 1218 INTERPROVINCIAL ferry subsidies Federal budget decision to drop subsidies to Atlantic Canada; effect on Abitibi-Price and Kruger and the trucking industry Efford 862-63; Woodford 862-63 JACKSON’S Cove Memorial hall committee application for funding ap proved Hewlett 31-33; Murphy 32; Reid 32-33 Petition regarding the memorial hall Hewlett 34;15l;533; Reid 35; Simrns 36 JANES, Lorne, elected as National Chairman of Canadian Manufacturers Association Byrne, F. 1429; Furey 1429 JANEWAY Child Health Care Centre Closure of Janeway See HOSPITAL facilities restructuring Janeway continue to be a stand-alone facility Harris 2619; Manning 1400; 1634; 1 852;28 11-13; Matthews, 1. 1402; 1636; 1 855;262&,28 14; Sullivan 1401;1635; 1853;262l;2813 JOB creation Effect of declining transfer payments on job crea tion; Economic Recovery Commission to report upon impact of job losses on the economy Byrne, E. 1567-68; furey 1567-68 JUDICATURE Act (Bill 20) Notice of motion Roberts 937 First reading 969 Second reading Harris 1205-06; Roberts 1202-07; Verge 1204 Committee of the Whole Assembly Roberts 1215 Third reading 1215 Royal Assent 1250 JUDICIAL Inquiry into a plane crash in a wooded area near Terra Nova on July 2, 1991, in which four people died Judge William Baker’s report tabled Roberts 1809; Woodford 1809 JUDICIAL inquiry into the death of Leette Moores, who died during routine surgery on March 9/93 Judge John Rorke’s report tabled Dicks 1811; Woodford 1812 JUDICIAL inquiry report Into the death of Sylvester Lynch at his home In Bay Bulls on January 29/94 Judge Orr’s report tabled Roberts 1530; Sullivan 1530 JURY Act (Bill 33) Notice of motion Roberts 1261 First reading 1366 Second reading 20

HANSARDSUBJECTJNDEX Han-is1614-18;Roberts1609-13;1618-20;Wood- ford1613-14 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly Harris2366;Woodford2366 Thirdreading2845 RoyalAssent2855 KRUGERmillinCornerBrook ContractorsnotrehiringcuttersonBaieVertePenin sulauntilSeptember-workersineligibleforUtafter June Gibbons1191;Shelley1190 LABOURrelations-banningtheuseofreplacement workersinlawfulstrikesorlockouts Noticeofmotion Harris2611 LABOURRelationsBoard Annualreporttabled Murphy379 LABRADORWestduststudy DecisionbyBoardofDirectorsof10CCtoaddress airemissionsinLabradorWest Ayiward2799;Snow,A.2799 DustlevelsinTownsofLabradorCityandWabush Aylward2239;Murphy2237-39;Snow,A.2237- 39 Tabled1982reportandsubsequentfollow-upreport byOccupationalHealthandSafetyDivision Murphy122$ LANDclaimsnegotiations NegotiationswithnativepeopleonVoisey’sBay projectormeregenerallandclaims $24 StatusofnegotiationswithLIAandInnu;agreement withAbitibi-PriceinStephenvilletoharvesttimber inLabrador Wells(Premier)2771-73;Woodford2770-73 LANDFILLgarbagedisposalsites Operationalcriteriaforlandfillsites Aylward1846;Nodder1846 LATEShow SeeDebateontheAdjournment(LateShow) LEASEHOLDSinSCJohn’sAct(Bill40) Noticeofmotion Roberts2034 Firstreading2071 Secondreading Harris2314-16;Roberts2310-14;2317-18;Wood- ford2311-14;2317 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly Harris2722-23;Roberts2722 Thirdreading2844 RoyalAssent2855 LEASEHOLDSinscJohn’sAct(Bill40)referredto SocialLegIslationReviewCommittee Roberts2318 Motioncarried2318 LEGALservices Departmentpolicyontheestablishmentof paralegals;regulationstodefinetheroleofparalegals Roberts1958-59;Woodford1957-59 LEGISLATIONReviewCommittees-function Matthews,W.1261;Roberts1261-62 LEGISLATIVEEstimates SeeEXECUTIVECouncil,Consolidated fundServicesandLegislativeEstimates- CommitteeofSupply LIEUTENANT-Governor’sestablishment Answertoquestionsaskedduringdebate Roberts621 Expensesdebatedunderestimates Fitzgerald500-08;Roberts503-08 Lieutenant-Governor’sestimatescarried 380 LIGHTHOUSES-federalgovernmentplanforde-statT ingoflighthouses Noticeofmotion Caner151 Debate Byrne,J.253;Careen251-52;Carter231-34;254- 56;fitzgerald24749;Harris236-37;Lush242- 44;Matthews,W.234-36;Penney23740;Ram- say252-53;Shelley24446;Tobin249-51;Walsh 246-47;Windsor240-42 Motioncarriedunanimously256 LIMITATIONSAct(Bill38) Noticeofmotion Roberts2034 firstreading2071 Secondreading Harris2330.1-3;Roberts2318-23;2330.3;Sullivan 2324;Woodford2321-24 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly Harris2816;Reid2815;Roberts2815-17;Wood- ford2816 Thirdreading2844 RoyalAssent2854 LIMITATIONSAct(Bill38)bereferredtoSocialLegis lationReviewCommittee Roberts2330.3 Motioncarried2330.3 21

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX LIQUOR Control Act (Bill 17) Notice of motion Baker 650 First reading 683 Second reading Dicks 1672;16$3; Efford 1674-75; Matthews, W. 1675-83; Windsor 1672-74 Committee of the Whole Assembly 2392 Third reading 2845 Royal Assent 2855 LIVESTOCK Owner’s Compensation Board financial statements tabled Hulan 1296 LOAN and Guarantee Act Notice of motion Baker 650 Resolution carried 2750 LOAN and Guarantee Act (Bill 13) First reading 2750 Second reading 2750 Third reading 2750 Royal Assent 2654 LOCAL Authority Guarantee Act Notice of motion Baker 650 Debate Byrne, E. 1981-82; Byrne, J. 1999-2005; Dicks 1972; Efford 1979-81;2007-10, Hodder 1975-79; Reid 2016-22 Sullivan 2023-24;2746-50; Windsor 1972-75;2743-46; Woodford 2010-16 Resolution carried 2750 LOCAL Authority Guarantee Act (Bill 14) First reading 2750 Second reading 2750 Third reading 2750 Royal Assent 2854 LONG Harbour site Cleanup of site by Albright and WilsonlTenneco Aylward 932-34; Careen 932-33 LONGSIDE Club Space be provided for community organizations who provide services to disabled people Efford 2489; Verge 2488 MACKEY, Mike, welcomed as newly elected member for District of Grand Falls Harris 1252; Verge 1252; Wells (Premier) 1252 “MAIDEN” Speech - first speech made in House of Assembly Constitutional amendment on education reforms Mackey 1512-16 Debate on resolution regarding military bases in Newfoundland and Labrador Vey 2269-72 MARBLE Mountain development Funding be redirected to City of St.

John’s and other parts of province for housing and social hous ing Kitchen 573; Reid 573 Special warrant for capital fmancing Dicks 1537; Verge 2571; Wells (Premier) 2571; Windsor 1536 MARYSTOWN Shipyard Status of the shipyard in bidding on projects for Terra Nova development i.e. topsides fabrication Verge 2801; Wells (Premier) 2801 MCP Budget cutbacks - de-insuring certain medical ser vices now covered by MCP Matthews, L. 2460; Sullivan 2460 MEDICAL Act (Bill 50) Notice of motion Matthews, L. 2696 First reading 2703 Second reading Harris 2786; Matthews, L. 2782-85;2787; Sullivan 2785 Committee of the Whole Assembly 2833 Third reading 2844 Royal Assent 2854 MEDICAL Care Commission Annual report for year ended Mar. 31/94, tabled Matthews, L. 72 Annual report for year ended Mar. 31/95, tabled Matthews, 1. 1634 MEDICAL examiner Bill to appoint a medical examiner See FATALITIES Investigation Act (Bill 36) Proposed legislation to establish a medical examiner in this province Sullivan 1189; Wells (Premier) 1189 MEMBER for Green Bay be suspended for remainder of today’s sitting Roberts 2684 Motion carried 2684 MEMBER for Kilbride be suspended for remainder of today’s sitting Roberts 2684 Motion to suspend the Member for Kilbride, carried 2685 Member for Kilbride refusing to leave Chamber 22

HANSARDSUBJECIINDEX 2685 SpeakerdirectedSergeant-at-Armsandhisofficers toremoveMemberforKilbridefromChamber Mr.SpeakerSnow2685 RequestedMemberforKilbridetoapologizeforac floesindisregardingtheauthorityoftheChairby notobeyingordertowithdrawfromHouse Mr.SpeakerSnow2686 MemberapologizedtoSpeakerfordisregarding authorityofChair,butneverwithdrewunparliamen tarycomments Byrne,E.2686 MemberforKilbrideapologizedtoSpeaker,Mem bersandOfficersofHouseforhisactionslastweek, hethenwithdrewforremainderofsittingday Byrne,I.2765 MEMBERSoftheHouseofAssembly(RetiringAl lowances)Act Actuarialvaluationandcashflowstudydoneby WilliamMercerLimited,tabled Baker458 MEMORIALUniversity $3.4millionshortfallinthisfiscalyear-optionto takefundsfromscholarshipfund Decker2805;Matthews,W.2804 Budgetcutof10to15percentinnextprovincial budget;formalrequesttospreadcutsoverathree- yearperiod Byrne,I.1533-34;1692-93;Decker1533-34;1693- 94;Matthews,W.1703-04;Wells(Premier)1703- 04 ContractnegotiationsbetweenMUNFAandUniver sityadministration Decker1256-57;Matthews,W.1256-57 Drop-outrate;comparisonwithotherinstitutions Decker28-29;Hodder28-29 Reductioninbudgetallocations Decker224-26;293-94;Hodder224-26;292-93 Reductionof$3.4millioninoperatinggrantan nouncedyesterday Decker2454;2457;Matthews,W.2457;Verge 2454 StatementsbyDr.ArtMayregardingMUNfinan cialsituation;taskforcebesetup Decker1565-67;Matthews,W.1565-67;1704; Wells(Premier)1704 SubmissionofannualreportstoCabinet;informa tionrequestedbyAuditorGeneralinherreport Decker297-99;Windsor297-99 MEMORIALUniversityPensionPlan Auditedfinancialstatementstabled Decker754;241$ MEMORIALUniversity/CityofSt.John’s NegotiationstotransferCanadaGamesPark,includ ingtheAquarenafromthecitytouniversity Decker456;Hodder455-56 MENTALHealthAct(Bill24) Noticeofmotion Matthews,L.1079 MILITARYbaselocationsInGanderandthroughout NewfoundlandandLabrador Noticeofmotion Vey2149-50 Debate Aylward2289-91;Byrne,E.2272-74;Careen2281- 83;Dumaresque2283-86;Efford2279-81; Hewlett2286-89;Ramsay2274-76;Shelley2276- 79;Vey2269-72;2291-92 Resolutioncarried2292 MILiTARYforcesbaseinNewfoundland PlansbyDepartmentofNationalDefencetocut jobsinGanderandGooseBay Verge1842-43;Wells(Premier)1842-43 MINERALAct(Bill46) Noticeofmotion Gibbons2376 firstreading2423 Secondreading Gibbons2787-88;2793;Harris2789-90;Hewlett 2788;Snow,A.2791-93;Windsor2790 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly Hewlett2832-33 Thirdreading2844 RoyalAssent2854 MINERALActandMineralHoldingsImpostAct(Bill 21) Noticeofmotion Gibbons937 Firstreading969 Secondreading Gibbons2724-26;Hewlett2725 CommitteeoftheWholeAssembly2794 Thirdreading2844 RoyalAssent2854 MINERALandMiningTaxAct Amendmentin1994toMiningTaxActwhichgave taxbreaktominingcompanies-newamendmentto rescindtaxbreak Gibbons1465;1819;1889;1990-91;2534-35;2575; Hewlett1465;1819;1889;1990-91;2534-35;2575 Amendmentstoact,toprovideabettersharingof revenuefromminingcompanies,tobeintroduced today 23

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX Harris 2680; Roberts 2678; Windsor 2679 Changes to provincial mining tax regime - amend ments passed in 1994 - further changes to be an nounced in current session Verge 1034; Wells (Premier) 1034 Changes to tax law introduced yesterday - if bill will be put to Committee of the House Hewlett 2690-91; Wells (Premier) 2690-92 Changes to the act since the revision in 1994; taxa tion assessment of Voisey’s Bay discovery Gibbons 968;1073-74; Tobin 1073-74; Woodford 968 Estimate of the revenue yield from Voisey’s Bay development with changes to legislation Dicks 2735-36; Verge 2735-36 Update on proposed tax amendment to increase revenue intake from Voisey’s Bay Hewlett 2065; Wells (Premier) 2065 When proposed amendments will be introduced Verge 1431-32; Wells (Premier) 1431-32 MINERAL exploration Mineral claim staking on the Island part of Province - change in policy Gibbons 900;95$; Hewlett 900;902;957 MINERAL exploration and drilling In Nain Permit issued to NDT Ventures to diamond drill within municipal planning area Andersen 1573; Gibbons 1574; Hewlett 1574 MINERAL Licences and Mining Leases Report tabled Gibbons 2205 MINIMUM wage be Increased Notice of motion Manning 2376 MINING and Mineral Rights Tax Act (Bill 43) Notice of motion Roberts 2149 First reading 2209 Second reading Dicks 2764.6-8;2764.16; Harris 2764.13-16; Hewlett 2764.10-11; Snow, A. 2764.12-13; Verge 2764.8-10; Windsor 2764.11-12 MINING and Mineral Rights Tax Act be referred to Government Services Legislation Review Committee Furey 2764.17 Motion carried 2764.17 MINISTER of Fisheries, Food and Agriculture Explanation of photocopies of two facsimiles from the office of Minister to officials of corporations for purpose of political fundraising Verge 1735; Wells (Premier) 1734 Ministerial position used to solicit funds for St.

George’s Liberal Association; facsimiles sent to busi nesses regulated by Department Hulan 1662-63; Verge 1662-65;1698-1700; Wells (Premier) 1662-65;1698-1700 Premier tabled copy of Dr.

Hulan’s resignation, which was not accepted Verge 1735; Wells (Premier) 1734 Tabled copies of facsimiles Verge 1663 MINISTERIAL Statements ADS/HIV infection - update on ongoing initiatives Matthews, L. 2331 Breast cancer screening program - implementation of a three-year pilot project to begin this fall Matthews, L. 1218 By-election for the district of Grand Falls for June 27195 Wells (Premier) 107$ Cabot 500 Anniversary Celebrations - new manage ment team assembled Grimes 2642 Cabot 500 Anniversary Corporation - closure of the corporation Grimes 1698 Cabot 500 Anniversary Corporation -

summary of expenses incurred from 1992 to phase out of the cor poration; and expenses from now to March 31/98 Grimes 2642 Death at St. John’s lockup on Saturday morning - further statement - investigations being carried out; judicial inquiry will be appointed Roberts 2104 Death of man at St.

John’s lockup early Saturday morning Roberts 2026 Drug Awareness Week from November 19-25th Matthews, L. 2104-05 EDGE Program - update on status of the program; list of companies who have entered into contracts Furey 1810 Emergency 911 telephone system Reid 62 Endangered spaces 1995 edition entitled ‘Protecting Canada’s Endangered Spaces tabled Grimes 1531 Environmental assessment process - White Paper on proposed reforms and Draft Bill tabled Aylward 1497 Fiftieth Anniversary of V-E Day, when German for ces surrendered to allied troops ending the war against Germany Baker 640 24

HANSARDSUBJECTNDEX Financialpositionoftheprovince-$60mshortfall- actionplantobeannouncedtodealwiththis shortfall Dicks1697 Financialpositionoftheprovince-formalstatement tomorrowoutlininggovernmentplanstoaddress$60 millionshortfall;layoffnoticestoday Dicks236$ Financialpositionoftheprovince-statementregard ing$60millionshortfall-layoffsinpublicservice; reductioninfunding Dicks240$ FireatIrvingOilstoragetankfacilityonSouthside- briefing Reid1355 fishery-agreementswithFederalGovernmentto offerearlyretirementtoolderworkersaffected underTAGS;assistancetofishers,plantworkers andtrawlerpersons Murphy1921 Flowers,Ms.Ruth,presentedwithGovernor General’sPersonsaward Young1324 forestresources-woodsupplysituationinprovince- consultant’sreportcompletedforbothgovernments Gibbons1146 HilandInsurancepolicyholders-Departmentof Financedistributionofretailsalestaxrebates Baker331 HolidayInns-saleofpropertiesownedbyHotel BuildingsLimitedtoFortisPropertiesCorporation Dicks1735 Housingprogram-federalfundingforResidential RehabilitationAssistanceProgram(RRAP)-dead lineextendeduntilMarchof1997 Reid2800 InnuBandCouncilofDavisInletandRCMP-inter impolicingarrangementestablished Baker180 InternetWorldWideWebSitedevelopedforGovern mentofNewfoundlandandLabrador Dicks1889 JudicialinquiryreportbyJudgeJohnRorkeintothe deathofLeetteMoores,whodiedonMarch9/93 duringroutinesurgery-reporttabled Dicks1811 JudicialinquiryreportbyJudgeWilliamBakerinto aplanecrashinawoodedareanearTerraNovaon July2,1991-reporttabled Roberts1809 JudicialinquiryreportintothedeathofSylvester LynchathishomeinBayBullsonJanuary29/94- JudgeOrr’sreporttabled Roberts1530 LabradorWestduststudy-decisionbyBoardof Directorsof10CCtoimproveairquality Aylward2799 LomeJaneselectedNationalChairmanofthe CanadianManufacturersAssociation Furey1429 MiningandMineralRightsTaxAct-amendments tobeintroducedinpresentsessiontoincludelarger miningdevelopments Wells(Premier)1034 MiningandMineralRightsTaxAct-amendments tobeintroducedtodaytoprovideforasharingof revenuesfromhighlyprofitableminingcompanies Roberts2678 MinisterofFisheries,Food&Agriculture-explana tionoffacsimilesfromofficeofMinistertoofficials ofcorporationsforpurposeofpoliticalfundraising Wells(Premier)1734 MinisterofFisheries,FoodandAgricultureresigna tion-PremiertabledcopyofDr.Hulan’sresigna tion,whichwasnotaccepted Wells(Premier)1734 Municipaloperatinggrants-reductionof22percent intheMOGstomunicipalitiesforyear1996 Reid1841 NationalChildDay Young2026 NationalDayofRemembranceandActionon ViolenceagainstWomen-anniversaryofMontreal massacre Young2452 NationalDrinkingWaterWeek Aylward712 Newfoundlandauthor,BerniceMorgan,congratula tionsonwinningtheCanadianAuthors’Association Awardforherlatestbook“WaitingforTime” Grimes1183 Oilexploration-RequestforBidsforexplorationof landsinWesternNewfoundland Gibbons2141 Provincialhighwaysaccident-freeduringVictoria Dayweekend Efford1070 ProvincialResourceLibraryatArtsandCulture Centre-launchofSt.John’sINFONET Decker370 RutledgeCrescentinSt.John’s-preliminaryresults ofasoilgassurveyconductedasaresultofcom plaintsfromresidents Aylward450 Sprayprogram-government’sdecisiontouseBtin forestprotectionprogramagainstthehemlocklooper Gibbons575 25

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX Concurrence Motion Committee 578-604 Terra Nova oilfleld development - Petro-Canath Closure motion introduced on second reading of Bill development plan application to Canada/New- 31, Electoral Boundaries Act foundland Offshore Petroleum Board 21 14;2152 Wells (Premier) 2603 Closure Motion introduced on second reading of Bill Tourism Awareness Week 35, Hydro Corporation Act, Electrical Power Con- Reid 1218 trol Act, 1994 and Other Acts T’Railway corridor from St.

John’s to Port aux 2650;2726.l Basques - main line of the railway corridor be desig- Concurrence Motion - Government Services Es nated a provincial park timates Committee Grimes 182 534-66 Trans City Holdings contract to build three health Concurrence Motion - Resource Estimates Committee care centres - tabled report addressing questions 623-36 asked by Member for St.

John’s Centre - Social Services Estimates Wells (Premier) 746 United Nations 50th Anniversary Wells (Premier) 1428 Conflict of Interest Act (Bill 41) referred to Social Vehicle Fleet Management - report on government’s L.egislation Review Committee light vehicle fleet 2330.8 Efford 2062 Credit Unions Act (Bill 28) referred to Government Voisey’s Bay, Labrador mining development - provin- Services Legislation Review Committee cial mining tax regime; Voisey’s Bay not designated 2035 as an EDGE corporation Estimates Committees - heads of expenditure Wells (Premier) 1034 referred to Government Services, Social Services and Wildlife Division of Department of Natural Resour- Resource Committees ces - implementation of a trapper education program l4l;l53 Gibbons 295 Executive Council, Consolidated Fund Services and Women’s Policy Office - increase in number of Legislative Estimates women appointed to government boards and commis- 380-409;459-82;497-524 sions Fatalities Investigation Act (Bill 36) referred to So- Young 859 cia] Legislation Review Committee Workers’ Compensation Review Division - update 2310 on complaint received re double billing of postpone- House adjourn for twenty minutes before vote on merit cases; detailed review to be carried out amendment to Term 17 of educational reform Baker 295;331 1462.19 World AIDS Day House not adjourn at five and not adjourn at ten Matthews, L. 2331 2152 Youth Centres at Whitboume and Pleasantville - Dr.

House not adjourn at five o’clock Linda Inkpen appointed to conduct a review of over- 154;534;578;1249;1321;1443;1506;1575;1$56; alt custody functioning 2035;207 I ;2209;2423;2742;27$ 1 Young 1496 House not adjourn at noon today MORGAN, Moses, condolences to family upon his death 303;2702 Roberts 642; Verge 643 Internal Economy Commission - membership of the commission MOTIONS Mr.

Speaker Snow 1437Budget day - House depart from regular routine for Labour relations - banning the use of replacementPremier to give notice of a bill workers during lawful strikes or lockouts141 2611 By leave to deal with two notices of motion which Leaseholds in St. John’s Act (Bill 40) referred to So-were given today cia] Legislation Review Committee2703 2318Closure motion introduced in Committee stage of Limitations Act (Bill 38) referred to Social LegislaElectoral Boundaries Act (Bill 31) Lion Review Committee2184 2330.3 26

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX MemberforGreenBaybesuspended oftoday’ssitting 2624 forremainder MemberforKilbridebesuspendedforremainderof thisday’ssitting 2684-85 MiningandMineralRightsTaxAct(Bill43) referredtoGovernmentServicesLegislationReview Committee 2764.17 PrivateMember’sDay-changeinprocedurefor tomorrow 72-75;152-53 PrivateMember’sDaybedispensedwithinorderto discussgovernmentbusiness 567 PrivateMember’sDayprocedure-amendmentto StandingOrders 285;303-13;340-51 Questionwascalledforduringdebateonresolution foremergencyemployment-questionwasput 1834 SelectcommitteeappointedtodraftanAddressin ReplytotheSpeechfromtheThrone 24 Selectcommitteebeappointedtoreportuponthein troductionofno-faultinsurance 1181;1192 UnanimousconsentrequestedtoremoveMotion5 fromtheOrderPaper 1470 Voteontheeducationalreforms(Term17)beheld tomorrowbeforeOrdersoftheDayarecalled 1590.19 MOTORcarrier,passengerandfreightIndustry Deregulationofthemotorcarrierindustry Byrne,J.1329-30;Efford1329-30 MOTORvehicles Cancellationofvehicleinspections;reviewofcurrent policy Byrne,J.1537-38;Efford1538-39 MUDDYBrook AnnexationofMuddyBrooktoPortBlandford Hodder1633;Reid1633 Residentsopposingincorporationintothetownof PortBlandford Nodder1961;Reid1963;Woodford1962 MUNICIPALfinancing Review;taskforcebeappointedtoreviewtheopera tionandfinancingoflocalgovernment Nodder2143;Reid2143-44 MUNICIPALInfrastructureprogram Programbespreadoverfiveyearsinsteadofthree; CivicCentreprojectinCornerBrookandlagoonsys teminDeerLake Reid102-04;Woodford102-03 TownofGrandfalls-Windsor-fundingforim plementationofsewagetreatmentsystem-reporton statusoftheproject Mackey1816;Reid1$16-17 MUNICIPALoperatinggrants Answertoquestionregarding$1.8million Reid1851 BudgetallocationunderMOGs;expectedrevenueof $1.8million Nodder1819;Reid1819 ConsiderprivatizingpropertiessuchasPhilipPlace, ChurchillSquareapartmentsandElizabethTowers tooffsetthecutstoMOGs Hodder1924-25;Reid1924-25 Reductionof22percentinMOOstomunicipalities forcalendaryear1996 Nodder1841;1882-$3;1954;Reid1841;1882- 84;1954;2028;Verge202$ MUNICIPALITIES Chargeof$3,000akilometretocommunitiesby DepartmentofWorks,ServicesandTransportation forroadmaintenance Reid829;Woodford$29 Communitieswithnolocalstatusasalocalservice districtorcommunitycouncil;Purbeck’sCovere questforfundingforwaterline Reid1704-05;Shelley1704-05 Discrepanciesin1995taxassessments;complaint fromTownofLogyBay-MiddleCove-OuterCove; new1995assessmentroll Byrne,J.1110-11;Reid1110-11 Financialstatusofcertaincommunities;reviewby DepartmentofMunicipalAffairs Reid375-76;Woodford375-76 Fundingforwaterandsewersystem-TownofFox Cove-Mortier Reid1631-32;Tobin1631-32 GSTrebatetomunicipalities;harmonizationofPST andGST-impactonmunicipalities Nodder1534-35;Reid1535-36 Liabilityclaimsissue;higherinsurancecosts;1989 decisioninTechversusMetroBoardcase Nodder2142;2839;Reid2142;2839 1ongIslandinGreenBay-debtcharges-increase inpolltaxinordertogetnextphaseofwaterand sewer Hewlett2148;Reid2148 27

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX Muddy Brook be annexed to Port Blandford; Terra Nova Park Lodge Hodder 1632-33; Reid 1632-34 Number of municipalities to take

part in capital pro gram this year Reid 415; Woodford 415 Proposed legislative amendments whereby municipalities be required to have municipal plans Hodder 2532; Reid 2532 Removal of machinery and equipment from municipal assessment rolls Hodder 2204; Reid 2204 Transfer of responsibility for certain roads from Department of Works, Services and Transportation to communities Reid 828; Woodford $28 MUSGRAVETOWN - Anthony Paddon Elementary School funding through school board for suitable access for school buses to school parking lot Decker 1298; Fitzgerald 1297; Matthews, W. 1298 NATIONAL Child Day Verge 2026; Young 2026 NATIONAL Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women - anniversary of Montreal massacre Harris 2453; Verge 2452; Young 2452 NATIONAL Drinking Water Week Aylward 712; Byrne, J. 712 NATIONAL park in Northern Labrador In Torngat area Status of the park Grimes 2645; Hewlett 2645 NEWFOUNDLAND and Labrador Housing Corpora tion Annual report for 1993-94 tabled Reid 2242 NEWFOUNDLAND Cancer Clinic Answer to questions regarding recommendations con tained in the report Matthews, L. 1572 Implementation of recommendations in review com pleted in 1992; report of review of staff incident on May 24/95 Matthews, L. 1500-01; Sullivan 1500-01 NEWFOUNDLAND Crop Insurance Agency Annual report tabled Hulan 1296 NEWFOUNDLAND Dockyard Awarded contract to do refit on DFO patrol boat “Teleost” - request for letter from Marine Atlantic; Beaumont Hamel; Leonard Cowley Byrne, E. 1107; Murphy 1107; Verge 1148; Wells (Premier) 114$ Employees advised by Marine Atlantic to take holidays until further notice; request an emergency meeting with Federal Minister, Mr.

Tobin Byrne, E. 930; Murphy 930 Federal government plans for privatization Careen 106; Efford 106 Future Byrne, E. 865; Furey $65; Murphy 865; Verge 931- 32; Wells (Premier) 93 1-32 Future - debated under Budget debate Byrne, E. 804-09; Murphy 809-11 Future; position of Mr. Morrison of Marine Atlantic Byrne, F. 895-96; Murphy 895-97 Report due from former Minister of Finance, Winston Baker, regarding plans and proposals on fu ture of dockyard Furey 1849; Harris 1848-49 Representation on behalf of dockyard and its employees; statements by Mr.

Morrison, President of Marine Atlantic Byrne, E. 751-52;1040-41; Furey 751-52; Wells (Premier) 1040-41 Representation to federal Cabinet Minister Doug Young, Brian Tobin and Prime Minister geographic location of the shipyard Roberts 1071; Verge 1070-73;J 150; Wells (Premier) 1071-73;1150 Results of meeting today with Mr.

Morrison of Marine Atlantic Verge 1148-51; Wells (Premier) 1148-51 Update on plans for an employee takeover; EDGE status for the new operation Byrne, E. 2808; Furey 2808 NEWFOUNDLAND Dockyard - Government of Canada intervene in the management of the dockyard Notice of motion Byrne, I. 830 Debate Byrne, E. 903-07;926-29; Byrne, J. 910-13; Careen 917-18; Furey 907-10; Harris 925-26; Hod der 921-23; Kitchen 918-21; Murphy 913-17; Ram- say 923-25 Resolution carried unanimously 929 NEWFOUNDLAND Farm Products Corporation Annual report and fmancial statements tabled for year ended Apr. 2/94 Hulan 340 28

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX DecisionmadetoclosetheCornerBrookoperation Hulan259;Woodford259 NEWFOUNDLANDGazette Editionstabled Roberts621 NEWFOUNDLANDHydro Annualreporttabled Gibbons791 “Commercialization’;numberofjoblosses Gibbons104-05;Tobin104-05 Dividendtobepaidtogovernmentasannouncedin budgetspeech Gibbons14$-49;2454;Tobin148-49;Verge2454 NEWFOUNDLANDLegalAidCommission Financialstatements,togetherwithreportofAuditor General,tabled Roberts1781 NEWFOUNDLANDLiquorCorporation Annuaireporttabled Baker191 NEWFOUNDLANDMuseum Wheelchairaccessibility Grimes1155;Manning1155 NEWFOUNDLANDT’Raiiway SeeT’RAILWAYcorridorfromSt.John’sto PortauxBasques NO-FaultInsuranceCommittee Selectcommitteeappointed SeeSELECTcommitteebeappointedto reportupontheintroductionofno-faultin surance NOTICEofmotionofWorkers’CompensationAct NoticebechangedtoMinisterofFinanceand TreasuryBoard Roberts1363 OCCUPATIONALHealthandSafety StudybyMr.BillHogan-whenreportwillbe tabled;contractdetails Murphy284041;Tobin284041 OILexploration RequestforbidsforexplorationoflandsinWestern Newfoundland Gibbons2141;Hewlett2141 ORALQuestions Abitibi-PricemillinStephenville-requesttoharvest timberinLabrador;negotiationswithhmuandLIA 2770-73 AdultBasicEducationprogram-programofferedat CabotCollege-reductioninfunding;cancellationof course Decker677-78;791;967;999-1000;Harris790;967; Hodder999-1000;Windsor677-78 Agriculturallanddevelopmentzone-reporttabled byCommissionerScottSimmonsin1993-recom mendationscontainedinthereport Hulan2840;Woodford283940 Airexchangeventilationsystems-deadlineforestab lishmentstohaveventilationsystemsinstalled Matthews,1.227-29;Matthews,W.227-29 Airtrafficcontrol-privatizationwithcompany calledNayCanada;relocationofairtrafficcontrol lers;effectoflossofjobsonTownofGander Byrne,E.2262-63;Roberts2262-64 Airports-commercialization;pnvatizationofSt.

John’sAirport;formationofairportauthority Byrne,J.1815-16;Efford1816 Airportsintheprovince-DeerLakeandStephen villeairports-federalgovernmentdecisiontoreduce firefightingservices Efford451-53;Woodford450-52 Argentia-formercivilianemployeescompensation package-negotiationswithAmericangovernment Careen1228;Wells(Premier)1228 Argentia-removedbyHiberniafrompre-qualifying listforoffshoresupplybase Careen67$-79;754;furey679;Wells(Premier) 754 Argentia-supportforcasino Careen1778;Wells(Premier)1778 Argentia-tradeenhancementzone Careen1779;Wells(Premier)1779 ArtsCouncil-YearoftheArtsproposalforCabot celebrations-governmentfunding Careen2836-37;Grimes2836-38 AuditorGeneral’sReport-accountabilityprocess forallgovernmentdepartmentsandagenciesi.e.

MemorialUniversity;PublicTenderAct-guidelines Dicks2569-71;Windsor2569-70 AuditorGeneral’sReport-reviewofestatesoffice oftheRegistrarofSupremeCourt Hodder494-95;Roberts494-95 BaleVerteminingoperation-statusofapplication underOlderWorkerAdjustmentProgramwith respecttominingoperationinBaleVerte Grimes2112Shelley2112 BerryfannindustryforBonavistaPeninsula-up dateontheproposal Fitzgerald493-94;Hulan493-94 Budget-documenttabledinMarch)95nota balancedbudget;22percentreductioninmunicipal operatinggrants 29

HANS ARD SUBJECT INDEX Dicks 1884-86;1988-90; Roberts 1882; Verge 1882; 1884-85; 1988-90 Budget - document tabled March/95 - over expendi ture of $26 million Verge 2026-27; Wells (Premier) 2027-28 Budget - impact of budget in terms of job losses Baker 187; Byrne, E. 187 Bull Arm site - future of the site when Hibemia project completed Gibbons 2336; Hewlett 2336 Burin Peninsula Highway - situation regarding snow- clearing Efford 67-68; Tobin 67-68 Cabinet committees - travel and accommodation ex penses; scheduled meeting for Labrador West Matthews, W. 2029; Roberts 2030; Wells (Premier) 2029 Cabot 500 anniversary celebrations - if province will finance an anniversary legacy project Fitzgerald 1504-05; Grimes 1504-05 Cabot 500 anniversary celebrations - special warrant for capital financing Dicks 1537; Windsor 1536 Cabot 500 Anniversary Corporation - closure of cor poration - cost benefit analysis of keeping a scaled- down corporation versus government’s decision Grimes 1736-38; 1774; Verge 1736-37; 1774 Cabot 5t)0 Anniversary Corporation - detailed ac count of expenses incurred by members of committee Grimes 338; Manning 338 Cabot 500 Anniversary Corporation - detailed break down of staff positions and salaries; details of trip to Gacta, Italy Grimes 416; Manning 416 Cabot 5(

X) Anniversary Corporation - statement by Premier regarding the corporation; expense accounts and other detailed information Manning 1190; Wells (Premier) 1190 Cabot 500 Anniversary Corporation - table a com plete cost of the corporation; cost of severances, of fice and contracts to close the corporation Careen I 886;2067-68; Grimes I 886-87;2067-68 Cabot College - operation of child care centre and Early Childhood Education Program Decker 71; Harris 71 Canada Pension Plan - provincial government posi tion on reductions or changes to the plan Verge 2644; Wells (Premier) 2644 Canadian Red Cross - decision regarding the collec tion of blood in Conception Bay North area Harris 417-18; Matthews, L. 417-18 Cancer clinic - implementation of recommendations in review completed in 1992; report of review of staff incident of May 24/95 Matthews, 1. 1500-01; Sullivan 1500-01 Capital roads program - amount allocated for road construction this year Efford 1042; Shelley 1042 Capital roads program - provincial roads program for this year Efford 998; Hewlett 998 Capital roads program - roads in Green Bay Efford 457-5$;999; Hewlett 457-58;999 Capital roads program - when successful tenderers for road construction will be announced Careen 456-57; Efford 457 Capital works program - status of all projects for the year; Philip Place conversion Efford 2106; Verge 2106 Caplin fishery - letter to federal minister regarding the caplin fishery for 1996 Fitzgerald 2235-36;2301; Hulan 2235-36;230 1; Wells (Premier) 2236 Charlottetown in District of Eagle River in Labrador - application from private company to create a multi- species fish plant Hulan 934; Matthews, W. 934 Charlottetown in Labrador - capital works funding to carry on with phase two of the water system Matthews, W. 934-35; Reid 934-35 Child welfare legislation - rights that recognize the special status of all children and youth under the age of eighteen Hodder 2033-34; Young 2033-34 Churchill Square apartment complex - sale of build ing to offset the budget deficit Nodder 1924-25; Reid 1924-25 Coastal boat service for Labrador - Marine Atlantic’s downgrading of coastal boat service for northern Newfoundland and coast of Labrador Verge 1564-65; Wells (Premier) 1564-65 College system - Auditor General’s Report regarding block funding to colleges; process for government to monitor financial reports from colleges Decker 2574-75; Matthews, W. 2574-75 College system - reduction of $2 million in operating grants Decker 2454;2458; Matthews, W. 2458; Verge 2454 College vehicles - policy pertaining to usage of vehicles for personal use Decker 1505-06; Matthews, W. 1505 College vehicles - result of investigation into the misuse of vehicles Decker 1995; Matthews, W. 1995 Come by Chance oil refinery - agreement with new owners regarding environmental problems Aylward 144; Byrne, J. 144 30

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX CommunityFoodSharingAssociation-ifgovern mentplanstoprovideassistancetotheassociation Manning2736;Wells(Premier)2736 ConfederationBuilding-accesstobuildingafter 7:00pmdemonstrationbyNewfoundlandAssocia tionofCommunityLiving Efford1660-61;Manning1660-61 ConferenceBoardofCanada-projectedeconomic growthin1995 Baker1108;Verge1108 Constructionindustry-numberofjobslostdueto thegovernment’scapitalprogramthisyear Reid414;Woodford414 Crabfishery-discussionsregardingtheharvesting andprocessingofcrabthisyear Hulan$98;Matthews,W.898 DaiiyoperationinHarcourt-farmownedbyMr.

Pelley;pollutionofwells;environmentalapproval beforechangefromrootcropstodaiiyoperation Hodder2373-74;Hulan2374;Reid2373-74 DaycarecentreatConfederationBuilding-directive toparentswhoworkwithgovernmentbutnoton siteatConfederationBuilding Hodder2648;Roberts2648 Daycarecentres-governmentdirectivetocentresat MUN,ConfederationBuildingandCabotCollege Decker70-71;Harris70-71 DentalHealthProgramforchildren-cutbacksan nouncedinbudget Matthews,L.752-54;Sullivan752-53 DepartmentofEnvironment-remarksinAuditor General’sReportwithrespecttomanagementprac ticesandoutdatedenvironmentallegislation Aylward532;Byrne,J.532 DepartmentofFinance-governmentpolicyinwrit ingofftaxesforacompany,socompanycanbesold Baker574;Windsor574 DepartmentofHealth-confidentialityinpassingof patient’smedicalinformationfromonedepartment toanother Manning2181-82;Matthews,L.2181-82 DepartmentofHealth-eliminationofposition- DirectorofHumanResources Matthews,L.2533;Sullivan2533 DepartmentofJustice-budgetreductioninareasof correctionalfacilities,legalaid,RCMPandRNC Roberts2334-36;Woodford2334-36 DepartmentofJustice-deathofamanatSt.John’s lockup-typeofsurveillanceusedatthelockup Roberts2066;Woodford2065 DepartmentofMunicipalAffairs-Auditor General’sreportregardingcontrolofthefinancialac tivitiesofmunicipalities fodder2737-39;Reid2737-39 DepartmentofMunicipalandProvincialAffairs- cutbacksinurbanandruralplanningdivision;arran gementsforcompletionofallmunicipalplans Hodder2531-33;Reid2532-33 DepartmentofNaturalResources-plantocombine RegistryofDeedsandCrownLandsandMunicipal AssessmentDivisionintoonedivision Byrne,J.19(},259-60Gibbons190;260;Roberts 259 DepartmentofSocialServices-AuditorGeneral’s Report-costofnewcomputersystem;ifNLCS developedthenewsystem Efford2610;Manning2609-10 DepartmentofSocialServices-Budgetreductionof $3.1millioncaseload;communitydevelopment programs Manning2459;Young2459 DepartmentofSocialServices-governmentpolicy todiscontinuepaymentofhydrobillsforclientsin arrears Fitzgerald454-55;861-62;Young455;$62 DepartmentofSocialServices-government’s proposalstochangethestructurefordeliveryofser vices;changestodistrictoffices Manning1846-47;Young1847 DepartmentofSocialServices-hiringofextrasocial workers Manning1847;Young1847 DepartmentofSocialServices-layoffofchild protectionworkers Manning283$;Young283$ DepartmentofSocialServices-transferringofcon fidentialinformationbyfaxtoofficeinWabush- leaktoanoutsidecompany Snow,A.1991-92;2028-29;Young199l-92;2029 DepartmentofTourismCultureandRecreation- hiringofadditionalpeopletooverseeremaining Cabotanniversarycelebrations Grimes1737-38;1773;VergeJ737;1772;Wells (Premier)1772 DepartmentofWorks,ServicesandTransportation- roadconditionsonTCHbetweenSpringdaleand GrandFallsonSaturdayattimeoffatalaccident Efford2198-2200;Verge2198-2200 DepartmentofWorks,ServicesandTransportation- department’sabilitytodealwithwinterconditions duetorecentcutbacks Byrne,J.1435;Efford1435 DepartmentofWorks,ServicesandTransportation- full-timeemployeesbeingpaidtimeandhalffor overtimeinsteadofusingcallbacklists Dicks2260;Verge2259-60 DepartmentofWorks,ServicesandTransportation- layoffofmechanicindepotinTrepassey 37

HANSARD SUBJECT’ INDEX Efford 2066-67; Manning 2066-67 Department of Works, Services and Transportation - layoff of mechanics; servicing of equipment not under warranty Efford 2806; Manning 2805-06 Department of Works, Services and Transportation - layoffs - snow plough operators; wingmen Byrne, J. 1435-36; Careen 994; Efford 994;1435-36 Department of Works, Services and Transportation - road conditions in Badger area; tragic accident Efford 2609; Hewlett 2609 Department of Works, Services and Transportation - school bus accident on Baie Verte Peninsula layoff of staff on Baie Verte Peninsula Efford 2375-76; Shelley 2374-75 Department of Works, Services and Transportation - training program for one-man snowplough operators; cost of equipment, training and TV ads Byrne, J. 2110-11; Efford 2111-12 Drug subsidization program - cost of drugs for seniors and social services recipients; purchase of drugs for long term residents of nursing homes Matthews, L. 2835-36; Sullivan 2835-36 Economic Recovery Commission - if government will eliminate the ERC Furey 2413; Windsor 2413 Economic Recovery Commission - over expenditure of $5 million Verge 2572; Wells (Premier) 2572 Economic zones - reschedule meetings tonight until public hearings reports are received Byrne, J. 575; Wells (Premier) 575 Economic zones - role for zonal boards and their structure in the future Careen 1468-70; furey 1468-70 Economy - federal/provincial committee set up to deal with the economic crisis in this province; proposal to federal government Wells (Premier) 490-92; Windsor 490-91 EDGE legislation - number of jobs created as a result of the EDGE program Furey 300-01; Hewlett 299-301 Education - disruptive behaviour by students in class rooms - recommendations in Royal Commission report; alternate schools Decker 901-02; Hodder 900-02 Education - increase number of guidance counsellors in schools; behaviourally disturbed children Decker 2180-81; Matthews, W. 2180-81 Education - training programs - recipients of TAGS or UI benefits Docker 261; Manning 260; Murphy 260-61 Education system - Budget cutbacks in the classroom level of education Decker 666; Nodder 865 Education system - cutbacks in remedial teacher ser vice at end of this school year Decker 827-28; Nodder 826-27 Education system - relationship between child pover ty and school attendance - implementation of recom mendation 148 of Williams’ Royal Commission Decker 1074-76; Hodder 1074-75 Education system - school boards required to have a 3 per cent savings to deal with provincial deficit Decker 2031; Matthews, W. 2030 Educational reform - amendment to Term 17 - when it will be dealt with by Parliament of Canada Matthews, W. 1775:21 13-14;2646;2803-04; Roberts 2113-14; Wells (Premier) 1775;2646;2$03- 04 Educational reform - future of present denomination al schools with the amendment to Term 17 Decker 1362; 1397-98; Manning 1361-62;] 396-97; Wells (Premier) 1361-62:1396-97 Educational reform - government’s amendment to Term 17 of the Terms of Union federal government involvement Matthews, W. 1292-93; Wells (Premier) 1292-93 Educational reform - restructuring for ‘96 school year: further discussions with churches Matthews, W. 2646; Wells (Premier) 2646-47 Educational reform - school board changes - if new members will be appointed instead of elected Decker 1776; Matthews, W. 1776 Educational reform - statements by Minister of Tourism, Recreation and Culture regarding constitu tional change Grimes 1597-98; Tobin 1596-98 Educational reform - teacher certification restructur ing; draft form of consultation paper; teacher evalua tion Decker l433-34;1466-67; Matthews, W. 1433- 34; 1466 Educational system - budget reduction of $9 million over next three months Decker 2414; Windsor 2414 Educational system - status of negotiations between government and church leaders on educational reform Decker 1227; Hodder 1227 Electoral boundaries issue - commission expenditures incurred; guidelines to new commissioners, Justice Noel and David Jones Roberts 183-86; Simms 183-86 Electoral boundaries issue - Electoral Boundaries Commission report proposing forty-four districts; report of Mr.

Justice Noel Roberts 1922-24; Verge 1922-24 32

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX Electoralboundariesissue-proposalbyMr.Justice Mahoneyinhisreportformaximumofforty-fivedis tncts;appointmentofMr.JusticeNoel Roberts749-51;Verge749-50;786-89;Wells (Premier)786-89 Electoralboundarieslegislation-TownofGrand falls-Windsorbekeptinasingledistrict Mackey2146-47;Roberts2147-48 ElizabethTowersapartmentcomplex-saleofcom plextooffsetbudgetdeficit Hodder1924-25;Reid1924-25 Emergency911-emergencycallfromPortugal Cove;investigation Hodder530-31;Reid531 Employment-peopleneedingoneweektoqualify forunemploymentinsurance-departmentalpolicy Harris572;Murphy572 Employmentcreationprogram-committeeofthree Cabinetministerswhodevelopedthecriteria Fitzgerald107-08;Murphy31;107-08;Simms31 Employmentcreationprogram-fundingnotusedas ofMar.31/95 Murphy191;373-74;Shelley191;Simms373-75; Wells(Premier)373-75 Employmentcreationprogram-provincially-funded program-details Fitzgerald29-30;Murphy29-30 Employmentjobcreationprogram-amountoffund ingnotused;numberofinsurableweekstoqualify forunemploymentinsurance Murphy570-71;Shelley570-71 Employmentprogram-emergencyprogramcreated Manning261;Murphy261 EnrichedNeedsProgram-$2100perpersoncapon theEnrichedNeedsProgramforseniors;appeal process Matthews,L.1392-93;2605;Sullivan1392-93;2605 EnrichedNeedsProgram-appealsprocess Matthews,1.2491-93;Sullivan2491-92 EnrichedNeedsProgram-caponothertwogroups, thementallyandphysicallychallenged Matthews,L.1661-62;Sullivan1661-62 EnrichedNeedsProgram-transferofprogramfrom DepartmentofSocialServicestoDepartmentof Health Fitzgerald302-03;Matthews,L.302-03 EnterpriseNewfoundlandandLabrador-reduction infunding;impactonENL Furcy2413;Windsor2413 EnterpriseNewfoundlandandLabradorloanfund- loanrevenuesthatwouldhavebeencollectedby fisheriesLoanBoard-licencebuy-outprogram Hulan145;Matthews,W.145 federationofMunicipalities-annualgeneralmeet ing-newapproachtomunicipallprovincialrelations Hodder1953;Reid1953 Ferryrateincrease-commuterrateforBellIsland serviceandLongIslandservice Efford2493;Hewlett2493 ferryrateincrease-effectoftheincreaseonstu dentsattendingCabotCollegeonBellIsland Byrne,J.2333-34;Decker2333-34 Ferryrateincreases-BellIslandservice-specialrate forcommutersandstudents Efford2300-01;Harris2300 Ferryrateincreases-Cabinetreviewofnewrates forBellIslandferryservices Byrne,J.2332;Efford2332;Wells(Premier) 2332-33 Ferryrateincreases-increaseforLongIsland Efford2241-42;Hewlett2241-42 Ferryrateincreases-increaseinBellIslandservice rates;changeingovernmentpolicy Byrne,J.2258-59;2294-96;Efford2294-95; Roberts2258-59;Wells(Premier)2296 Ferryrateincreases-proposedrateincreaseininter- provincialservices(LongIsland,BellIsland,etc.) Byrne,J.2200-01;Efford2200-01 Fenyserviceonsouthcoast-concernsfromresi dentsofFrancois Careen571;Efford571 Ferryserviceonsouthcoast-newservicecom parabletoservicenowoperatedbyMarineAtlantic Careen189;Efford189 FerryservicesinLabrador-negotiationswithOt tawatotakeoverMarineAtlantic’sferryserviceto Labrador Careen825;Wells(Premier)$25 FerryservicestoLittleBayIslandsandLongIsland- upcomingchangestotheservice Efford1776;Hewlett1776 Financialpositionoftheprovince-$50mprojected deficit Dicks1255-56;1536-37;1630-31;Windsor1255- 56;1536-37;1629-30 Financialpositionoftheprovince-$60mprojected deficit-meetingwithunionleaders-wagerollbacks orpensionoptions Dicks1774-75;Windsor1774-75 financialpositionoftheprovince-additionalcuts toprogramsorexpenditurestogetfurther$1Imil lion Decker2453;2457-58;Dicks2453;2455-57;2531; Matthews,W.2457-58;253];Verge2453; Windsor2455-57 33

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX Financial position of the province - government over spending of $27 million layoffs and severance pack ages; expenditure not authorized in budget Dicks 2411-13; Verge 2410-12;2571-73; Wells (Premier) 2571-74; Windsor 2412-13 Financial position of the province - reduction in public sector to meet the budget shortfall Dicks 2175-77; Windsor 2175-77 Fire fighting equipment program - funding eliminated from budget for municipalities for equip ment Reid 526-28; Simms 526-28; Wells (Premier) 528- 29 Firearm regulations - issue of the control and use of air guns, pellet and BB guns; sale to minors Byrne, 1. 2069-70; Roberts 2069-70 Fish plants owned by government - status; plant in Branch, St.

Mary’s Bay Manning 965-66; Wells (Premier) 965-66 Fisheries and Farm Loan Board - collection of out standing monies owed by fishermen; deduction of money payable to fishermen - licence buy back Fitzgerald 1570;1739-40; furey 1739-40; Hulan 1570; 1739 Fishery - Canada/European Union agreement - more of turbot quota to be given to Europeans in ex change for a guarantee of the Observer’s Program Hulan 1154; Matthews, W. 1154 Fishery - early retirement program for fisheries workers eligible for TAGS; workers who attain age of fifty-five while still eligible for TAGS Fitzgerald 1925-26; Murphy 1925-26 Fishery - early retirement program for fishermen and fish plant workers Fitzgerald 1847-48; Murphy 1848 Fishery - Level 111 TAGS appeal program - number of appeals; group on appeal board Fitzgerald 1257-58; Hutan 1258; Murphy 125$ Fishery - ongoing negotiations between Canada and European Union regarding overfishing on Grand Ranks; illegal fishing by Spain and Portugal Matthews, W. 529-30; Wells (Premier) 529-30 Fishery - overfishing on Grand Banks - NAFO meet ing in Toronto - further concessions to Spanish by giving up more of Canada’s turbot quota Verge 1184-85; Wells (Premier) 1184-85 Fishery - proposed licencing fees put forward by federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Fitzgerald 2145-46; Hulan 2145-46 Fishery - recent Canada/European Union fisheries agreement; Canada’s share of cost of Observer’s Pro gram Hulan 649-50; Matthews, W. 648-50 Fishery - reduction in fishing industiy processing sec tor; representation on renewal boards Hulan 861;899;1041-42; Matthews, W. $61;$99; 1041-42 Fishery - TAGS appeal process - appeal process handled by Federal Human Resources Development or Fisheries and Oceans Hulan 860;863-M;936-37; Matthews, W. 860; Shel ley 863-64; Sullivan 935-36 Fishery - TAGS program - people who were injured and on Workers’ Compensation between 1987 and 1991 being dropped early from TAGS program Hulan 867; Sullivan 867 Fishery - TAGS review process - setting up of an in dependent review panel Gibbons 618; Matthews, W. 618-19; Wells (Premier) 619 Fishery - update on situation on Grand Banks regard ing overfishing of turbot by Spanish vessels Hulan 68-69;l01-02; Matthews, W. 6$-69;lOl- 02;412-13; Wells (Premier) 412-14 Fishing Industry Renewal Board - update on the ac tivity of the board decision on future of fish plants Fitzgerald 1432-33; Hulan 1432-33 Fleur de Lys crab processing licence - licence be reinstated Hulan 146; Shelley 146 forest industry - closure of federal forestry centre in this province Gibbons 226; Shelley 226-27 Forest industry - closure of forestiy centre; projects carried out by federal forest service Gibbons 258;339; Shelley 258;339 Forest industry - discussions with federal government regarding termination of Canada/Newfoundland Cooperation Agreement; silviculture program Gibbons 789-90; Shelley 789-90 Forest industry - reports from people in forest management field regarding harvesting and silvicul ture Furey 860;895; Verge 859-60;895 Forest industry - wood supply shortage; report com missioned by federal and provincial governments Gibbons 1035-36; Verge 1035-36 Forest management - status; cutbacks by federal government - closure of centre in Pleasantville; decision to move centre to New Brunswick Gibbons 897-98; Verge 897-98 Forestry - update on changes announced by federal government; plan for forest facility in Corner Brook Gibbons 1532-33; Verge 1532-33 Gander Hospital expansion - status Matthews, L. 2107; Verge 2107 34

HANSARDSUBJECTINDEX GoldenHeightsManoratBonavista-fundingin Budgetforopeningofrecentlyaddedbeds Fitzgerald263-64;Matthews,L.263-64 GooseBaybase-updateonsituationrecontracting outofvariousservicesperformedbyfederalcivilser vants Hewlett337;Wells(Premier)337 Governmentservicecentre-centreforcertain governmentservicesbelocatedinGanderorGrand Falls-Windsor Hewlett1185-86;Reid1185-86 GrandBruitferryservice-updateonstatusofthe ferry;costofhelicopterservicetogovernment Byrne,J.1259-60;Efford1259-60 Healthcare-1986NycumStudycitingneedforfifty bedfacilityforClarenville;reportpresentedby1MB Associates(freneBairdstudy)inpastweek Matthews,L.1112;Sullivan1112 HealthcareboardforLabrador-housingarrange mentforchiefexecutiveofficer;rentalfeeonthe property Matthews,I.1701;192$;1954-56;Sullivan1700- 01;1928;1954-55 Healthcareboards-communityrepresentationon Easternboard Careen301-02;Matthews,L.301-02 Healthcareboards-purchasingofmedicalequip ment;hospitalcleaningfluidsanddisinfectants Matthews,L.2417-18;Sullivan2417-18 HealthcarecentreonBaleVertePeninsula- downgradingofservices Matthews,L.378-79;Shelley378 HealthcarecentreonBaleVertePeninsula-people redirectedfromBaieVertecentretoGrandFallsor CornerBrook;quotaofsixfull-timedoctors Matthews,L.1222;Verge1222 HealthCareCorporationofSt.John’s-budget shortfallinfirstquarter;updateonfiscalposition Matthews,L.1996;Sullivan1996 HealthCareCorporationofSt.John’s-decisionto buyaTimHorton’sfranchiseforHealthSciences Complex Matthews,L.2108-10;Sullivan2108-10 HealthCareCorporationofSt.John’s-reorganiza tionplan Matthews,L.646;1358;Sullivan645;Verge135$ HealthcareonBurnPeninsula-closedownof obstetricsservice;commitmenttoBurinTownCoun cil Matthews,L.681-82;Tobin681-82 HealthcareonBurinPeninsula-shortageof specialistsatthenewfacility;obstetriciansandanaes thesiologist Matthews,L.1186-89;1222;1224-25;Tobin1186- $8;1223-24;Verge1222 Healthcareorganizations-statementbyexecutive directoroftheassociationregardingbudgetcutof $27million;impactonprogramsandservices Matthews,L.2031-32;Sullivan2031-32 Healthcaresector-numberofjoblossesasresultof cutbacksinBudget Byrne,1.188;Matthews,L.188 Healthcareservices-$2.5millionbudgetcutinin stitutionalhealthboards,FacultyofMedicineand MCP-breakdownof$2.5million Matthews,L.2459-60;Sullivan2459-60 Healthcareservices-deliveryofservicestochildren Matthews,L.2201;Sullivan2201 Healthcareservices-hospitaladmissions-settingof standardsforadmissiontohospitals Matthews,L.1777-78;Sullivan1777-78 Healthcareservices-hospitalsinSt.John’s-num berofacutecarebedsbeingoccupiedbymedically dischargedpeople Matthews,1.1817-18;Sullivan1817-18 Healthcareservices-personalcarehomes-Level11 care;waitinglistforadmissiontonursinghomes;en richedneedsinperson’sownhome Matthews,L.2642-43;Sullivan2642-43 Healthcareservices-personalhomecareindustry- changeingovernmentpolicy-personalcarehomes permittedtotakepeoplerequiringLevel11care Matthews,L.229$-2300;2605-06;Sullivan2298- 23;2605-06 Healthcareservices-presenthealthcareservices Matthews,L.1221;Verge1221 Healthcareservices-reportwrittenforConference ofDeputyMinistersandreleasedbyminister-diag nostictestinginhospitals Matthews,L.2417;Sullivan2417 Healthcareservices-shortageofpaediatric psychiatristsattheJanewayHospital;servicesforbe haviourallydisturbedchildren Matthews,L.2177-$0;Sullivan2177-79 Healthcareservices-waitinglistsfornursing homes;studybeingdonebyDr.Parfreyfromre searchunitatHealthSciences Matthews,L.2740-41;2769-70;Sullivan2739- 40;2768-70 Healthcaresystem-AgnewPeckhamreportinto nursinghomebedsinSt.John’sarea;waitinglistfor admissiontonursinghomes;personalcarehomes Matthews,L.995-97;1225-26;Sullivan995- 96;1225-26 Healthcaresystem-homecareservicesforpeople inChancellorPark;AgnewPeckhamReportregard ingwaitinglistsfornursinghomes 35

HANSARD SUBJECT INDEX Matthews, L. 1037-38; 1111; Sullivan 1036-38;1 111 Health care system - number of jobs to be eliminated under reorganization Matthews, L. 646; Sullivan 646 Health Sciences Centre - postponement of surgery due to lack of operating rooms and availability of anaesthetist Matthews, L. 1845-46; Sullivan 1845 Health Sciences Complex - waiting list for cardiac by pass surgery Matthews, L. 1702-03; Woodford 1701-03 Hibemia development - hiring practices/importation of workers at Bull Arm Byrne, E. 1151; Fitzgerald 1108-09; Murphy 1108- 09;1151 Hibcmia development - HMDC decision to move project from Marystown Shipyard to Saint John, New Brunswick - progress report Gibbons 30-31; Tobin 30-31 Hibcmia development - workers at the site not eligible for benefits associated with the union Aylward 1993; Byrne, J. 1993 Hibemia oil - update on issue of transshipment of oil through Come by Chance, Point Tupper or else where Gibbons 2805; Hewlett 2805 High school athletics program - update on his department’s objectives; hiring of staff Careen 1293-95; Grimes 1293-95 Highw