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46th General Assembly – 1st Session – 2008
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BAKER, JIM (PC LABRADOR WEST)
Labrador City
Education
Historic affairs program—Menihek High School, 1483
Municipalities
Annual volunteer appreciation evening, 1121
Sports/Recreation
Cross country skiing—First in Province in junior boys' division—Power, Kyle, 190–191
Volunteers
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)—John G. Bates Volunteer of the Year Award—Rowe, Josephine Gaulton, 2520–2521
Labrador West (District)
Arts
Music festival, 917–918
Members' Statements
Arts
Music festival—Labrador West (District), 917–918
Education
Historic affairs program—Menihek High School—Labrador City, 1483
Municipalities
Annual volunteer appreciation evening—Labrador City, 1121
Sports/Recreation
Cross country skiing—First in Province in junior boys' division—Power, Kyle—Labrador City, 190–191
Volunteers
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)—John G. Bates Volunteer of the Year Award—Rowe, Josephine Gaulton—Labrador City, 2520–2521
Speech from the Throne
Debate (Address in Reply), 2286–2290
BUCKINGHAM, ED (PC ST. JOHN'S EAST)
Estimates
Government Services Committee
Debate, 1727(15)–1727(19)
Health care
External review
Conduct review of integrated health regions to recommend strategies for improvement and allow people to submit input
Debate, 1361–1364
House of Assembly
Maiden Speeches, 222–225
Maiden Speeches, Later comments on, 1727(15)
Interim Supply Act, 2008 (Bill 2)
Committee, 222–225
Members' Statements
Arts
Heritage Music Festival in New York City—Gonzaga High school medals—St. John's East (District), 1817–1818
Awards, Miscellaneous
Canada's Outstanding Principals Program—Mercer, Gerald—Vanier Elementary School, 625
Clubs/organizations
Newfoundland and Labrador Sexual Health Centre—Conference, 1371
Education
Heather Huxton Memorial Story Writing Contest—Drohan, Jessi—St. John's East (District), 1167–1168
Miscellaneous
Holocaust Memorial Service, 1658–1659
Sports/Recreation
Hockey—First National Hockey League game—Purcell, Teddy—St. John's, 360
Sailing—Pumpkin Bowl Regatta at West Vancouver yacht Club—Gold medal—Power, Becky—St. John's East (District), 2640
Tributes
Former Mayor—Andy Wells, 130
Writers—O'Neill, Paul, 771–772
Motions
Resolutions
Health care
External review—Conduct review of integrated health regions to recommend strategies for improvement and allow people to submit input
Debate, 1361–1364
Tabled Data
Investigate procedures to reduce use of paper for tabled documents to a minimum
Notice of motion, 1607
Debate, 1742–1744 , 1753–1755
Resolutions
Health care
External review—Conduct review of integrated health regions to recommend strategies for improvement and allow people to submit input
Debate, 1361–1364
Tabled Data
Investigate procedures to reduce use of paper for tabled documents to a minimum
Notice of motion, 1607
Debate, 1742–1744 , 1753–1755
Speech from the Throne
Debate (Address in Reply), 2045–2050
St. John's
Sports/Recreation
Hockey—First National Hockey League game—Purcell, Teddy, 360
St. John's East (District)
Arts
Heritage Music Festival in New York City—Gonzaga High school medals, 1817–1818
Education
Heather Huxton Memorial Story Writing Contest—Drohan, Jessi, 1167–1168
Sports/Recreation
Sailing—Pumpkin Bowl Regatta at West Vancouver yacht Club—Gold medal—Power, Becky, 2640
Tabled Data
Investigate procedures to reduce use of paper for tabled documents to a minimum
Notice of motion, 1607
Debate, 1742–1744 , 1753–1755
BURKE, HON. JOAN (PC ST. GEORGE'S-STEPHENVILLE EAST)
Aboriginal Affairs
Education
Teacher allocation
Aboriginal teachers—How many teachers will be hired and for what schools, 1177
Has school board changed its mind and will it revamp numbers, 1182
Answers to Questions for Which Notice has been Given
Information regarding questions from current session, 1771
Beauchesne
§71(1)
Speaker should be protected against reflections on his or her actions, 1990 , 2088
§115
Questions of privilege should be brought to attention of House at first possible opportunity, 2085
§116
Points of privilege based on published material must occur with tabling of material, 2085
§117
Role of Speaker to determine whether there is a prima facie case, 2086
§168(1)
Speaker's authority and impartiality, 1991
§168(1)Privilege
Statements made outside the House may not be used as basis for question of privilege, 1991
§168(2)
Speaker usually to relinquish all affiliation with any political party, 1992 , 2087
Education
Air quality and mould
Was Minister aware of problems at Hillside Elementary in La Scie, 48–49
Why does government refuse to release inspection reports for schools in the Province, 2105–2106
Why is government against mandatory air quality inspections throughout Province's schools, 2104
Will government commit to mandatory inspections for schools, 2104
Will Minister provide information related to eighty-seven projects, 49
Apprenticeship
Change regarding hiring practices, 2294–2295
Autism
Is Minister considering a training program for staff of school system, 1887
College of the North Atlantic
Air quality at Seal Cove campus—Confirm the nature of the problem, 2064
Will Minister table the inspection reports for college facilities, 2065–2066
Deaf
Concerns that students need special assistance not available outside the School for the Deaf, 416–417
Consider how education can be expanded for deaf and hard of hearing students, 595–596
Does Minister fully understand impact of push towards mainstreaming, 594
How does Minister respond to concern that students are being forced into mainstreaming, 416
Is mainstreaming another case of government putting politics ahead of public involvement, 596
Why is Minister not responding to correspondence from students at the School for the Deaf, 596
Will Minister release any recent reports on deaf and hard of hearing students' education, 595
Distance education programs
Provincial investment and growth, 2460–2461
Fire safety
Are all schools regularly inspected and are all in compliance with current regulations, 47
Are maintenance staff responsible for enforcing codes, 777–778
Are schools expected to comply with today's standards, or are they grandfathered under previous codes, 776–777
Commit to ensuring proper training in fire codes for custodians, 1332
Conduct full inspection program of schools to ensure compliance, 733–734
Confirm that some older school buildings have not been required to comply with regulations, 48
Does Minister feel checklist process is sufficient in identifying fire safety issues, 1331
Does Minster feel checklist process is adequate to identify problems and ensure that corrections are made, 1021
How are inspectors supposed to know if changes are actually made, 1019
Identify private company that does inspections, 778
Is Minister concerned with inadequate training in fire and safety codes, 1022
Is Minister still certain that fire regulations are being followed in every school in Province, 1019
Provide list of schools applying current codes and those applying older codes, 777 , 1333
Put in place annual required inspection process with protocols, 1332–1333
When will Minister provide to the House checklist forms, 1135
Who is liable if an inspection report is completed and a fire occurs in that school, 1021
Why does Minister have confidence that protocols are working in school system, 734
Why won't Minister allow fire inspector to carry out process of inspecting public buildings, 779 , 1023
Will Minister allow schools to immediately authorize expenses for fixing alarm systems, 1022
Will Minister ensure that work is completed and compliances met on a go-forward basis, 1020
Futures in Skilled Trades and Technology
Expansion of program, 1939
International Student Education Program
Possible criminal misappropriation of funds
Did Minister ask for audit and legal opinion that was given to school board, 1335–1336
Did school board raise issue with Minister in August 2007, 1294
Did the Minister of Government Services also meet with the recruiter, 1338
From whom was legal advice obtained and was it provided to the Minister, 1335
In capacity as Minister, did anyone advise her not to go to police, 1383
Table letters between Dept. Education and Dept. of Justice, and Dept. of Education and school board, 1296
Was forensic audit done internally, 1335
Was former Minister of Business referred the matter by the Premier's office, 1338
Was there any direction sought by the Dept. of Justice, 1295
Were there any discussions between Minister and school board, 1294–1295
Were there discussions between Minister and former director who is now a Member of the House of Assembly, 1336
What action was taken by Premier when he received notice of misappropriation of funds in February 2007, 1381
What actions were taken in March 2007 to recover funds and investigate the problem, 1334
What advice did Minister receive from Dept. of Justice, 1337
What was contained in information package presented to Minister by student recruiter, 1381–1382
What was the legal opinion, 1335
When did Minister first become aware of matter, 1294
When Minister was informed, why did she not turn matter over to police immediately, 1382
When was Premier advised of potential criminal wrongdoing, 1380–1381
Which departmental officials had discussions with school district in March 2007, 1334
Who advised Minister not to table documents because of ongoing investigation, 1383
Who did Minister direct in August to go to the police and why was her direction not followed, 1295
Why did Minister not ask questions and direct school board to take matter to police in March, 1296
Why did Minister not go directly to the police, 1336–1337
Why did Minister not report criminal activity to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, 1384
Marine Advanced Technology Education Centre regional underwater robotics competition
Students from Stephenville High School, 1530
Memorial University
Distance Education and Learning Technologies (DELT) and School of Music
Leadership in Educational Technology Award from Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, 1074
Does Minister recognize that her interference in selection of president was improper, 2066
Is Minister concerned about damage done to reputation of university by her interference, 2067
Status of report calling for end to government's involvement with presidential selection, 2885
When will search committee for new president be put back in place, 2300–2301
Will government change legislation to accept report recommendations, 2885–2886
Will Minister listen to ad hoc committee's recommendations on strengthening autonomy of university, 2301
Newspaper in Education program, 41
Physical education purchase program, 629–630
Public exam marking boards
Change in program, 921
Racism: Stop it!
Department of Canadian Heritage national video competition—Gander Collegiate Team one of top five high school winners, 725–726
Reports on engineering in two St. John's schools
Release dates, 591–592
Skills Canada Competition
Ten students received medals, 1758–1759
Skills Work for Women Conferences, 362–363
Student loans
House of Assembly to call upon federal government to reduce interest rate on its portion of student loans to prime, and ask other jurisdictions to pass similar motions in their legislatures
Debate, 605–609
Teacher allocation
Aboriginal teachers—How many teachers will be hired and for what schools, 1177
Are units being transferred among schools due to retirements and is there a cap on the number of students in a classroom, 1130
Can means of placing literacy and numeracy support teachers change, 1133–1134
Can Minister commit that there will be no decrease in teaching staff in any schools this year, 1027
Can something be done to maintain the complement of teachers presently in Labrador, 1178
Do extra units not relate to normal allocation, 1134
Does Minister consider adding more grades to classroom with a single teacher an acceptable solution, 1130–1131
Guidance counsellors—Why is a position being eliminated at I.J. Samson School when ongoing need has been indicated, 1179
Has school board changed its mind and will it revamp numbers, 1182
How does Minister expect Jens Haven Memorial School in Nain to face losing 8.5 teaching units, 1131
How is elimination of special supports considered progress, 1080
How many teachers are projected to retire this year and how many positions will become vacant through attrition, 1129 , 1177 , 1178
Is Minister aware that teaching units in Labrador schools are being reduced, 1131
Is Minister concerned that many teachers will have no preparation time, 1079
Is Minister concerned that system will fail students, especially in rural areas, 1176
Is Minister prepared to add extra units of time to make up for full time administrators, 1079–1080
Is Minister prepared to take another look at allocations in schools with reduced number of teachers, 1078
Reconsider allocations for small schools and do not place greater workload on teachers, 1132
Table breakdown of teacher allocations in the 282 schools in the Province for coming year compared with last year, 1080–1081
Why have rural schools been targeted for reduction and multi-grading classrooms, 1077
Why is Minister prepared to cap number of grades taught in one classroom, 1176–1177
Why is school board contacting schools and telling them they will lose units, as in case with Nain, 1133
Why is there a reduction in teaching units, 1076
Will Minister look at quality of education to preserve integrity of smaller schools, 1175–1176
Would Minister table different information about Nain if she had it, 1132–1133
United States
Is Minister aware that students from this province who are studying in the United States have had their student loans cancelled, 1439
Will Minister work with federal government to alleviate situation of Newfoundland students, 1440
Virginia Park Elementary School
Commit to engineering study as first step in expansion of school, 2775
Why is department refusing to commit to the expansion identified by the board as a priority, 2776
Environment and Conservation
One Million Acts of Green
Official launch, 2096–2097
Finance
Infrastructure program
Why didn't Minister consider training for women to help deal with issues, 2474
Student loans
Plan budget to eliminate provincial interest portion on student loans, 2588
Fire Protection Services Act (Bill 60)
Second reading, 2700(22)–2700(24)
Committee, 2700(41)–2700(43) , 2700(81)–2700(82) , 2700(85)
Forestry Act,
An Act to Amend, No. 2(Bill 65)
Second reading, 2687–2688
House of Assembly
Addresses
Adjournment of fall sitting and season's greetings, 2804
Adjournment of spring sitting, 1988–1989
Committees
Public Accounts Committee
Appointment, 1771 , 2476
Government House Leader
First woman appointed to role in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1988
House of Assembly Management Commission
Official Opposition funding—Did Premier discuss with government members how they should vote, 2228–2229
Law Clerk
Proudfoot, Lorna—Appointment of
Notice of motion, 2010
Debate, 2113–2114
House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 32)
Second reading, 1634–1636 , 1640
House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act, No. 2,
An Act to Amend (Bill 68)
Notice of motion, 2174
Second reading, 2617–2623 , 2626–2627
Committee, 2628
La Scie
Education
Air quality and mould—Was Minister aware of problems at Hillside Elementary in La Scie, 48–49
Memorial University Foundation Act Repeal Act (Bill 42)
Notice of motion, 2011
Second reading, 2196–2197 , 2202
Ministerial Statements
Education
Apprenticeship
Change regarding hiring practices, 2294–2295
Distance education programs
Provincial investment and growth, 2460–2461
Futures in Skilled Trades and Technology
Expansion of program, 1939
Marine Advanced Technology Education Centre regional underwater robotics competition—Students from Stephenville High School, 1530
Memorial University Distance Education and Learning Technologies (DELT) and School of Music—Leadership in Educational Technology Award from Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, 1074
Newspaper in Education program, 41
Physical education purchase program, 629–630
Public exam marking boards
Change in program, 921
Racism: Stop it!—Department of Canadian Heritage national video competition—Gander Collegiate Team one of top five high school winners, 725–726
Skills Canada Competition
Ten students received medals, 1758–1759
Skills Work for Women Conferences, 362–363
Environment and Conservation
One Million Acts of Green
Official launch, 2096–2097
Women
Skills Work for Women Conferences, 362–363
Motions
Deputy Chair of Committees
Appointment of—Collins, Felix
(moved), 2015
Deputy Speaker
Appointment of—Osborne, Tom
(moved), 2015
House of Assembly
Law Clerk— Proudfoot, Lorna—Appointment of
(moved), 2113
Debate, 2113–2114
Resolutions
Education
Student loans—House of Assembly to call upon federal government to reduce interest rate on its portion of student loans to prime, and ask other jurisdictions to pass similar motions in their legislatures
Debate, 605–609
Nain
Education
Teacher allocation
How does Minister expect Jens Haven Memorial School in Nain to face losing 8.5 teaching units, 1131
Why is school board contacting schools and telling them they will lose units, as in case with Nain, 1133
Would Minister table different information about Nain if she had it, 1132–1133
Openness and Accountability
Minister's practice regarding correspondence, 596
Oral Questions
Aboriginal Affairs
Education
Teacher allocation
Aboriginal teachers—How many teachers will be hired and for what schools, 1177
Has school board changed its mind and will it revamp numbers, 1182
Education
Air quality and mould—Was Minister aware of problems at Hillside Elementary in La Scie, 48–49
Air quality and mould—Why does government refuse to release inspection reports for schools in the Province, 2105–2106
Air quality and mould—Why is government against mandatory air quality inspections throughout Province's schools, 2104
Air quality and mould—Will government commit to mandatory inspections for schools, 2104
Air quality and mould—Will Minister provide information related to eighty-seven projects, 49
Autism
Is Minister considering a training program for staff of school system, 1887
College of the North Atlantic
Air quality at Seal Cove campus—Confirm the nature of the problem, 2064
Will Minister table the inspection reports for college facilities, 2065–2066
Deaf—Concerns that students need special assistance not available outside the School for the Deaf, 416–417
Deaf—Consider how education can be expanded for deaf and hard of hearing students, 595–596
Deaf—Does Minister fully understand impact of push towards mainstreaming, 594
Deaf—How does Minister respond to concern that students are being forced into mainstreaming, 416
Deaf—Is mainstreaming another case of government putting politics ahead of public involvement, 596
Deaf—Why is Minister not responding to correspondence from students at the School for the Deaf, 596
Deaf—Will Minister release any recent reports on deaf and hard of hearing students' education, 595
Fire safety—Are all schools regularly inspected and are all in compliance with current regulations, 47
Fire safety—Are maintenance staff responsible for enforcing codes, 777–778
Fire safety—Are schools expected to comply with today's standards, or are they grandfathered under previous codes, 776–777
Fire safety—Commit to ensuring proper training in fire codes for custodians, 1332
Fire safety—Conduct full inspection program of schools to ensure compliance, 733–734
Fire safety—Confirm that some older school buildings have not been required to comply with regulations, 48
Fire safety—Does Minister feel checklist process is sufficient in identifying fire safety issues, 1331
Fire safety—Does Minster feel checklist process is adequate to identify problems and ensure that corrections are made, 1021
Fire safety—How are inspectors supposed to know if changes are actually made, 1019
Fire safety—Identify private company that does inspections, 778
Fire safety—Is Minister concerned with inadequate training in fire and safety codes, 1022
Fire safety—Is Minister still certain that fire regulations are being followed in every school in Province, 1019
Fire safety—Provide list of schools applying current codes and those applying older codes, 777 , 1333
Fire safety—Put in place annual required inspection process with protocols, 1332–1333
Fire safety—When will Minister provide to the House checklist forms, 1135
Fire safety—Who is liable if an inspection report is completed and a fire occurs in that school, 1021
Fire safety—Why does Minister have confidence that protocols are working in school system, 734
Fire safety—Why won't Minister allow fire inspector to carry out process of inspecting public buildings, 779 , 1023
Fire safety—Will Minister allow schools to immediately authorize expenses for fixing alarm systems, 1022
Fire safety—Will Minister ensure that work is completed and compliances met on a go-forward basis, 1020
International Student Education Program
Possible criminal misappropriation of funds
Did Minister ask for audit and legal opinion that was given to school board, 1335–1336
Did school board raise issue with Minister in August 2007, 1294
Did the Minister of Government Services also meet with the recruiter, 1338
From whom was legal advice obtained and was it provided to the Minister, 1335
In capacity as Minister, did anyone advise her not to go to police, 1383
Table letters between Dept. Education and Dept. of Justice, and Dept. of Education and school board, 1296
Was forensic audit done internally, 1335
Was former Minister of Business referred the matter by the Premier's office, 1338
Was there any direction sought by the Dept. of Justice, 1295
Were there any discussions between Minister and school board, 1294–1295
Were there discussions between Minister and former director who is now a Member of the House of Assembly, 1336
What action was taken by Premier when he received notice of misappropriation of funds in February 2007, 1381
What actions were taken in March 2007 to recover funds and investigate the problem, 1334
What advice did Minister receive from Dept. of Justice, 1337
What was contained in information package presented to Minister by student recruiter, 1381–1382
What was the legal opinion, 1335
When did Minister first become aware of matter, 1294
When Minister was informed, why did she not turn matter over to police immediately, 1382
When was Premier advised of potential criminal wrongdoing, 1380–1381
Which departmental officials had discussions with school district in March 2007, 1334
Who advised Minister not to table documents because of ongoing investigation, 1383
Who did Minister direct in August to go to the police and why was her direction not followed, 1295
Why did Minister not ask questions and direct school board to take matter to police in March, 1296
Why did Minister not go directly to the police, 1336–1337
Why did Minister not report criminal activity to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, 1384
Memorial University
Does Minister recognize that her interference in selection of president was improper, 2066
Is Minister concerned about damage done to reputation of university by her interference, 2067
Status of report calling for end to government's involvement with presidential election, 2885
When will search committee for new president be put back in place, 2300–2301
Will government change legislation to accept report recommendations, 2885–2886
Will Minister listen to ad hoc committee's recommendations on strengthening autonomy of university, 2301
Reports on engineering in two St. John's schools—Release dates, 591–592
Teacher allocation
Aboriginal teachers—How many teachers will be hired and for what schools, 1177
Are units being transferred among schools due to retirements and is there a cap on the number of students in a classroom, 1130
Can means of placing literacy and numeracy support teachers change, 1133–1134
Can Minister commit that there will be no decrease in teaching staff in any schools this year, 1027
Can something be done to maintain the complement of teachers presently in Labrador, 1178
Do extra units not relate to normal allocation, 1134
Does Minister consider adding more grades to classroom with a single teacher an acceptable solution, 1130–1131
Guidance counsellors—Why is a position being eliminated at I.J. Samson School when ongoing need has been indicated, 1179
Has school board changed its mind and will it revamp numbers, 1182
How does Minister expect Jens Haven Memorial School in Nain to face losing 8.5 teaching units, 1131
How is elimination of special supports considered progress, 1080
How many teachers are projected to retire this year and how many positions will become vacant through attrition, 1129 , 1177 , 1178
Is Minister aware that teaching units in Labrador schools are being reduced, 1131
Is Minister concerned that many teachers will have no preparation time, 1079
Is Minister concerned that system will fail students, especially in rural areas, 1176
Is Minister prepared to add extra units of time to make up for full time administrators, 1079–1080
Is Minister prepared to take another look at allocations in schools with reduced number of teachers, 1078
Reconsider allocations for small schools and do not place greater workload on teachers, 1132
Table breakdown of teacher allocations in the 282 schools in the Province for coming year compared with last year, 1080–1081
Why have rural schools been targeted for reduction and multi-grading classrooms, 1077
Why is Minister prepared to cap number of grades taught in one classroom, 1176–1177
Why is school board contacting schools and telling them they will lose units, as in case with Nain, 1133
Why is there a reduction in teaching units, 1076
Will Minister look at quality of education to preserve integrity of smaller schools, 1175–1176
Would Minister table different information about Nain if she had it, 1132–1133
United States—Is Minister aware that students from this province who are studying in the United States have had their student loans cancelled, 1439
United States—Will Minister work with federal government to alleviate situation of Newfoundland students, 1440
Virginia Park Elementary School
Commit to engineering study as first step in expansion of school, 2775
Why is department refusing to commit to the expansion identified by the board as a priority, 2776
Finance
Infrastructure program
Why didn't Minister consider training for women to help deal with issues, 2474
Student loans
Plan budget to eliminate provincial interest portion on student loans, 2588
House of Assembly
House of Assembly Management Commission
Official Opposition funding—Did Premier discuss with government members how they should vote, 2228–2229
Transportation and Works
Highways and roads
Torbay Bypass Road—Policy regarding children having to cross five lane highway to get to bus stops, 1822
Women
Why didn't Minister consider training for women in trades and technology to help deal with infrastructure issues, 2474
Pickersgill Fellowship Act Repeal Act (Bill 41)
Notice of motion, 2010
Second reading, 2185–2186 , 2194–2196
Committee, 2276–2277
Points of Order
Amending rules of debate for second reading for Bill 35, 1801 , 1832–1833
Referring to a Member's absence from the House is unparliamentary, 1591(50)
Rules of debate at Committee stage, 2700(58)
S.O. 63(1)
Private Member's motion, 2093
Points of Privilege
Impartiality of Speaker challenged, 1990–1991 , 1992 , 2085–2089
Resolutions
Education
Student loans—House of Assembly to call upon federal government to reduce interest rate on its portion of student loans to prime, and ask other jurisdictions to pass similar motions in their legislatures
Debate, 605–609
School Boards' Association Act Repeal Act(Bill 54)
Notice of motion, 2111
Second reading, 2443–2444 , 2447
Standing Orders
S.O. 11
Extended sittings, 1546 , 1607 , 1742 , 1771 , 1831 , 1832 , 1892 , 2349 , 2411 , 2476 , 2589 , 2659 , 2829
S.O. 63(1)
Private Member's motion, 2093
Student Financial Assistance Act No. 2,
An Act to Amend (Bill 52)
Notice of motion, 2111
Second reading, 2642–2634 , 2663–2664
Student Financial Assistance Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 12)
Notice of motion, 260
Second reading, 437–439 , 441–442
Transportation and Works
Highways and roads
Torbay Bypass Road—Policy regarding children having to cross five lane highway to get to bus stops, 1822
Women
Government House Leader
First woman appointed to role in Province, 1988
Skills Work for Women Conferences, 362–363
Why didn't Minister consider training for women in trades and technology to help deal with infrastructure issues, 2474
BUTLER, ROLAND (L PORT DE GRAVE)
Architects Act, 2008 (Bill 5)
Second reading, 297–298
Committee, 355–356
Bareneed
Awards, Miscellaneous
St. John's Ambulance investiture ceremony—Stokes, Harold, 2095
Bay Roberts
Arts
Tales from Pigeon Inlet—Mercer, Clarence, 404
Awards, Miscellaneous
Lions International Twentieth Annual Peace Poster Contest—Brown, Rachael, 459
Royal Canadian Legion Provincial Senior Poster Remembrance Day Contest—Dominix, Luanne, 830
Business/Entrepreneurship
Mariner Resource Opportunities Network (MRON) merit award—Wescal Department Store, 362
Provincial Skills Canada competition—First place in television video production—Amalgamated Academy, 1167
Clubs/organizations
Conception Bay North Regional Fire Rescue and Training Centre—Official opening, 1816–1817
Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest—Bowering, Desiree, 2292
Lions' Club—Forty-fourth anniversary, 2052–2053
Mariner Resources Opportunities Network (MRON)—Youth Works 2008, 1280
Trinity Conception Youth Justice Committee, 1221–1222
Education
Prom night—Ascension Collegiate, 1010
Municipalities
Festival of Lights, 2459–2460
National Historic Site—Western Union Cable Building, 1936
Budget
(2008) Debate, 1059–1065
Non-confidence motion
Motion, 1063–1065
Debate, 1088–1100
Certified General Accountants Act, 2008 (Bill 72)
Second reading, 2700(36)–2700(37)
Certified Management Accountants Act (Bill 51)
Second reading, 2442–2443
Certified Public Accountants Act,
An Act to Repeal (Bill 44)
Second reading, 2243
Chartered Accountants Act, 2008 (Bill 69)
Second reading, 2700(1)
Chartered Accountants and Certified Public Accountants Merger Act Repeal Act(Bill 45)
Second reading, 2244–2245
Children/Youth
Youth Advisory Committee
Update, 364
Youth Retention and Attraction Strategy, 2645
Clarke's Beach
Awards, Miscellaneous
Canadian Nurses Assocation Centennial Award—Simms, Ada, 2639–2640
Coley's Point
Clubs/organizations
Gideons —Eighth annual spring banquet, 680
Corporations Guarantees Act Repeal Act (Bill 43)
Second reading, 2240
Cost of Consumer Credit Disclosure Act (Bill 4)
Second reading, 272–274
Education
Air quality and mould
Was Minister aware of problems at Hillside Elementary in La Scie, 48
Will Minister provide information related to eighty-seven projects, 49
Apprenticeship
Change regarding hiring practices, 2295–2296
Deaf
Concerns that students need special assistance not available outside the School for the Deaf, 416
Consider how education can be expanded for deaf and hard of hearing students, 595
Does Minister fully understand impact of push towards mainstreaming, 594
How does Minister respond to concern that students are being forced into mainstreaming, 416
Is mainstreaming another case of government putting politics ahead of public involvement, 596
Why is Minister not responding to correspondence from students at the School for the Deaf, 596
Will Minister release any recent reports on deaf and hard of hearing students' education, 595
Distance education programs
Provincial investment and growth, 2461
Fire safety
Are all schools regularly inspected and are all in compliance with current regulations, 47
Confirm that some older school buildings have not been required to comply with regulations, 48
Futures in Skilled Trades and Technology
Expansion of program, 1939–1940
Marine Advanced Technology Education Centre regional underwater robotics competition
Students from Stephenville High School, 1530–1531
Memorial University
Distance Education and Learning Technologies (DELT) and School of Music
Leadership in Educational Technology Award from Canadian Network for Innovation in Education, 1075
House of Assembly to affirm its full support for university's academic freedom and academic autonomy
Debate, 2313–2316
Amendment (moved), 2316
Status of report calling for end to government's involvement with presidential selection, 2885
Will government change legislation to accept report recommendations, 2885
Newspaper in Education program, 41–42
Physical education purchase program, 630
Public exam marking boards
Change in program, 921–922
Racism: Stop it!
Department of Canadian Heritage national video competition—Gander Collegiate Team one of top five high school winners, 726
School Tax
Referenced in budget debate, 1091
Skills Canada Competition
Ten students received medals, 1759
Skills Work for Women Conferences, 363
Student loans
House of Assembly to call upon federal government to reduce interest rate on its portion of student loans to prime, and ask other jurisdictions to pass similar motions in their legislatures
Debate, 604–605
Amendment, 605
Teacher allocation
Can Minister commit that there will be no decrease in teaching staff in any schools this year, 1027
United States
Is Minister aware that students from this province who are studying in the United States have had their student loans cancelled, 1439
Will Minister work with federal government to alleviate situation of Newfoundland students, 1440
Embalmers and Funeral Directors Act (Bill 11)
Second reading, 719–720
Emergency Services Act (Bill 59)
Second reading, 2487–2490
Energy Corporation Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 35)
Second reading, 1869–1872
Engineering and Geoscientists Act, 2008 (Bill 73)
Second reading, 2778–2779
Environment and Conservation
Climate Change education
Efforts of Holy Trinity High School, 2574–2575
Compost Awareness Week, 1014
Composting
Address lack of composting programs, 1542
Conservationist of the Year
Safari Club International Foundation—Mahoney, Shane, 1285
Contaminated soil
Did department test water and sediment samples for heavy metal content, 1823
New Harbour landfill—Have bids for tender closed for removal of contaminants, 1822–1823
New Harbour landfill—When will department hold public meeting to assure public health and safety concerns, 2653–2654
New Harbour landfill—Where has soil been transported, 2653
Stephenville airport—Why was soil sent away for remediation if it was not considered toxic, 2654
Why was there a limit to the amount of soil to be removed, 1823
Will department hold information session for residents on placing cap over entire site, 1824
Crown land investments
Improved service to public, 1173
Drinking water
Vacancies in inspector positions, 1098
What new procedures are being put into place to prevent more serious incidents, 693
When was Minister notified about contamination in eleven communities, 693
Why did issue of contaminated chlorine not get picked up by officials, 692
Why were department officials unaware of use of non-certified chlorine by forty-four municipalities, 694
Earth Day, 685
Environment Week, 1879
Flood forecasting
Ice Progression Model, 1432
Multi-Materials Stewardship Board
Where is board stockpiling money collected from tires, given absence of recycling program, 1766
Why have no annual reports been provided to public since 2003, 738
Why is board making it difficult to obtain detailed information regarding its programs, 1766
Why was $11 million surplus revenues funnelled into waste reduction fund, 1767
One Million Acts of Green
Official launch, 2097–2098
Provincial Parks Campsite Reservation Service
Butter Pot Park—How did decisions actually solve problem of high demand for spaces, 1084
Butter Pot Park—When were twenty-five families made aware of change in policy, 1083
Butter Pot Park—Why did Minister decide to revoke agreement without consultation, 1083
Butter Pot Park—Why would senior campers be only offered online registration as means to secure their site, 1084
Improvements, 835–836
Soil remediation
How could company receive approval from department without local residents' knowledge, 2408–2409
Is Minister prepared to consult with stakeholders before issuing permits, 2409
What are standards and procedures for approving remediation facilities, 2408
Teepee Incinerators
Does Minister view increase of dumping in wood roads a serious problem, 1543
Estimates
Government Services Committee
Debate, 1727(9)–1727(15)
Resource Committee
Debate, 1591(10)–1591(15)
Social Services Committee
Debate, 1591(58)–1591(63)
Finance
Home heating rebate
Problem of time frame, 220
Skilled trade workers
Is government going to take steps to rectify inequalities, 1339–1340
What will government do to promote wage parity, 1338–1339
Who does government expect to maintain new infrastructure and hospitals if wage gap is not corrected, 1339
Fire Protection Services Act (Bill 60)
Second reading, 2700(19)–2700(22)
Committee, 2700(73)–2700(75) , 2700(77)–2700(78)
Government Services
BizPal
Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA)—Hosting annual meeting, 1225–1226
Canadian Securities Administrators' Financial Fitness Challenge Contest—Provincial winner acknowledged, 305
Companies and Deeds Online (CADO) system—Increase in use, 97–98
Motor Registration Division
Teleservice, 2576–2577
Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union
50th anniversary, 587
Snow tires
At what stage is analysis of mandatory use of snow tires, 141
Can Minister identify factors under consideration in decision making process, 141–142
Has department completed analysis of mandtory tire use in province, 2584
What amount of the seventy-two per cent of Atlantic Canadians who use snow tires are Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 2585–2586
What consultations has Minister had with Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador, 2585
What information did Minister use to define inconclusive proof, 2584
Will Minister make it mandatory that car rental agencies provide winter tires, 142
Harbour Grace
Clubs/organizations
Knights of Columbus—Centennial Year for Dalton Council 1448, 2759
Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 27)
Second reading, 1249–1255
Health care
Audiology
Problems with wait times in the Province, 156–157
External review
Conduct review of integrated health regions to recommend strategies for improvement and allow people to submit input
Debate, 1350–1353
General practitioners
Government to improve efforts to recruit and retain doctors in all areas of province, 109–110 , 207–208 , 261–262 , 1137–1138 , 1386–1387 , 1544–1545 , 1831–1832
Need for rural doctors, 1094–1095
Home care
Implement emergency measures to lessen financial burden facing those requiring services
Debate, 1147–1148
Home oxygen
Difficulties in affording small cannisters for travel outside homes, 220 , 564
Seniors not qualifying for small cannisters, 1096
Long term care facilities—Reassess position of Conception Bay North on priority list and commit to new facility being built, 54–55 , 146 , 317–318 , 739–740 , 849–850 , 1240 , 2013–2014 , 2069–2070 , 2112–2113 , 2175–2176 , 2238–2239 , 2309 , 2351 , 2412 , 2475 , 2590 , 2658 , 2776–2777 , 2829–2830
Nursing
End practice of pattern bargaining when dealing with professions faced with critical recruitment and retention issues
Debate, 383–385
Personal Care Homes
Government to comply with own regulations and install sprinkler systems at government run health care facilities
Amendment, 117–119
Highway Traffic Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 66)
Second reading, 2785–2786
House of Assembly
Code of Conduct
Adoption of
Debate, 1610–1612 , 1615–1616
House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act, No. 2,
An Act to Amend (Bill 68)
Second reading, 2623–2624
Human Resources, Labour and Employment
Community Youth Network
Role in helping youth succeed in province, 246–247
Employment Transition Program
Single parents, 1124
Housing
Federal programs set to expire in March 2009, 1941–1942
Multiculturalism Week, 2815
Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism
Provincial nominee program update, 96
SAFE Work campaign, 1017–1018
Student Work and Service Program (SWASP)
Status, 1595
Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission
Government's view on need for a position of client fairness officer, 205
How many cases have been delayed and when will more commissioners be put in place, 205
Report on client services—When will report be released, 204
Youth Advisory Committee—Update, 364
Youth Retention and Attraction Strategy, 2645
Innovation, Trade and Rural Development
Intellectual property protection
Information session, 2874
Interim Supply Act, 2008 (Bill 2)
Committee, 79–82 , 156–158 , 218–222
Interim Supply Act, 2009 (Bill 76)
Committee, 2841–2843 , 2901–2903 , 2906–2908
La Scie
Education
Air quality and mould—Was Minister aware of problems at Hillside Elementary in La Scie, 48
Labour Relations Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 23)
Second reading, 851–852
Members' Statements
Anniversaries
Fiftieth wedding anniversary—Crane, John and Leah—Upper Island Cove, 94
Arts
Exhibition at The Rooms—Kennedy, Gary—Port de Grave, 2158–2159
Tales from Pigeon Inlet—Mercer, Clarence—Bay Roberts, 404
Awards, Miscellaneous
Canadian International SAR Games—Avalon North Wolverines Search and Rescue, 2224
Canadian Nurses Assocation Centennial Award—Simms, Ada—Clarke's Beach, 2639–2640
Gary Churchill Memorial Scholarship Award—Mercer, Kyleigh and Danielle Fry—Spaniard's Bay, 2520
Governor General's Medal—Coombs, Stephen—Upper Island Cove, 130–131
Lions International Twentieth Annual Peace Poster Contest—Brown, Rachael—Bay Roberts, 459
Marcel Roberts Trophy Award short-listed finalist—Slaney, Robert—Upper Island Cove, 39
Ovation Star Search—Sharpe, Craig—Upper Island Cove, 583
Royal Canadian Legion Provincial Senior Poster Remembrance Day Contest—Dominix, Luanne—Bay Roberts, 830
Scholastic Player of the Year in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League—Slaney, Robert—Upper Island Cove, 243
St. John's Ambulance investiture ceremony—Stokes, Harold—Bareneed, 2095
Birthdays
101st birthday—Dawe, Mary and Cecil Llewellyn Greenland—Port de Grave (District), 190
Business/Entrepreneurship
Mariner Resource Opportunities Network (MRON) merit award—Wescal Department Store—Bay Roberts, 362
Provincial Skills Canada competition—First place in television video production—Amalgamated Academy—Bay Roberts, 1167
Clubs/organizations
Conception Bay North Regional Fire Rescue and Training Centre—Official opening—Bay Roberts, 1816–1817
Gideons —Eighth annual spring banquet—Coley's Point, 680
Knights of Columbus—Centennial Year for Dalton Council 1448—Harbour Grace, 2759
Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest—Bowering, Desiree—Bay Roberts, 2292
Lions' Club—Forty-fourth anniversary—Bay Roberts, 2052–2053
Mariner Resources Opportunities Network (MRON)—Youth Works 2008—Bay Roberts, 1280
Trinity Conception Youth Justice Committee—Bay Roberts, 1221–1222
Education
Prom night—Ascension Collegiate—Bay Roberts, 1010
Military
Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation—Titford, William—Spaniard's Bay, 2873
Municipalities
Festival of Lights 2008—Bay Roberts, 2459–2460
Municipal Awareness Day—Celebration of work within district—Port de Grave (District), 1326
National Historic Site—Western Union Cable Building—Bay Roberts, 1936
Sports/Recreation
Baseball—Newfoundland Amateur Baseball Association—Meeting, 2395–2396
Hockey—Scholastic Player of the Year Award—Slaney, Robert—Upper Island Cove, 1592
Tributes
Former Member and former MP
Lundrigan, John, 2812
Volunteers
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada—Morgan, Gloria—Port de Grave, 2335
Firefighters—Seymour, Weldon and David Healy—Spaniard's Bay, 300
Project Michael—All Hallows School—Christmas boxes for troops in Afghanistan—North River, 1993
Ministerial Statements
Children/Youth
Youth Advisory Committee—Update
response, 364
Youth Retention and Attraction Strategy
response, 2645
Education
Apprenticeship
Change regarding hiring practices
response, 2295–2296
Distance education programs
Provincial investment and growth
response, 2461
Futures in Skilled Trades and Technology
Expansion of program
response, 1939–1940
Marine Advanced Technology Education Centre regional underwater robotics competition—Students from Stephenville High School
response, 1530–1531
Memorial University Distance Education and Learning Technologies (DELT) and School of Music—Leadership in Educational Technology Award from Canadian Network for Innovation in Education
response, 1075
Newspaper in Education program, 41–42
Physical education purchase program
response, 630
Public exam marking boards
Change in program
response, 921–922
Racism: Stop it!—Department of Canadian Heritage national video competition—Gander Collegiate Team one of top five high school winners
response, 726
Skills Canada Competition
Ten students received medals
response, 1759
Skills Work for Women Conferences
response, 363
Environment and Conservation
Climate Change education—Efforts of Holy Trinity High School
response, 2574–2575
Compost Awareness Week
response, 1014
Conservationist of the Year—Safari Club International Foundation—Mahoney, Shane
response, 1285
Crown land investments
Improved service to public
response, 1173
Earth Day
response, 685
Environment Week
response, 1879
Flood forecasting—Ice Progression Model
response, 1432
One Million Acts of Green
Official launch
response, 2097–2098
Provincial Parks Campsite Reservation Service
Improvements
response, 835–836
Government Services
response, 2227–2228
Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA)—Hosting annual meeting
response, 1225–1226
Canadian Securities Administrators' Financial Fitness Challenge Contest—Provincial winner acknowledged
response, 305
Companies and Deeds Online (CADO) system—Increase in use
response, 97–98
Motor Registration Division—Teleservice
response, 2576–2577
Newfoundland and Labrador Credit Union
50th anniversary
response, 587
Human Resources, Labour and Employment
Community Youth Network
Role in helping youth succeed in province
response, 246–247
Employment Transition Program
Single parents
response, 1124
Housing
Federal programs set to expire in March 2009
response, 1941–1942
Multiculturalism Week
response, 2815
Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism
Provincial nominee program update
response, 96
SAFE Work campaign
response, 1017–1018
Student Work and Service Program (SWASP)
Status
response, 1595
Youth Advisory Committee—Update
response, 364
Youth Retention and Attraction Strategy
response, 2645
Innovation, Trade and Rural Development
Intellectual property protection
Information session
response, 2874
Municipal Affairs
Emergency preparedness
Partnership with Canadian Red Cross and Newfoundland Power
response, 1660
Municipal Awareness Day
response, 1330–1331
Shad Valley Program
Student Awards
response, 2762
Poverty Reduction Strategy
Institute of Public Administration Canada Deloitte Public Sector Leadership awards finalist
response, 2526
Transportation and Works
Christmas Lights Across Canada
response, 2338–2339
Provincial Roads Improvement Program—Update
response, 1372–1373
Women
Skills Work for Women Conferences
response, 363
Motions
Resolutions
Education
Memorial University—House of Assembly to affirm its full support for university's academic freedom and academic autonomy
Debate, 2313–2316
Amendment (moved), 2316
Student loans—House of Assembly to call upon federal government to reduce interest rate on its portion of student loans to prime, and ask other jurisdictions to pass similar motions in their legislatures
Debate, 604–605
Amendment, 605
Health care
External review—Conduct review of integrated health regions to recommend strategies for improvement and allow people to submit input
Debate, 1350–1353
Home care—Implement emergency measures to lessen financial burden facing those requiring services
Debate, 1147–1148
Nursing—End practice of pattern bargaining when dealing with professions faced with critical recruitment and retention issues
Debate, 383–385
Personal Care Homes—Government to comply with own regulations and install sprinkler systems at government run health care facilities
Amendment, 117–119
House of Assembly
Code of Conduct—Adoption of
Debate, 1610–1612 , 1615–1616
Public Service
Pensioners—Resume practice of matching increases for pensioners to wage increases for public sector employees
Debate, 1955–1958 , 1976–1978
Volunteers
Encourage government to continue support of voluntary sector for benefit of Province
Debate, 939–941
Municipal Affairs
Emergency preparedness
Partnership with Canadian Red Cross and Newfoundland Power, 1660
Greater Avalon Waste Management Committee
Can Minister explain mandate of committee, 2772
Is Minister willing to improve board structure to ensure greater input into decision making by municipalities outside of St. John's, 2773
Investigative report on Town of Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's
Has report been reviewed and what actions have been taken, 1949
Have conflict of interest and secrecy issues been addressed, 1950
Municipal Awareness Day, 1330–1331
Municipal operating grants—Need to restore grants to prior levels, 221
Shad Valley Program
Student Awards, 2762
Trinity Bay Waste Management Committee
Has report been completed regarding Winterton taking garbage on interim basis, 848
Waste Management Strategy
Has government conducted a cost study into more decentralized landfills, 846–847
How does government intend to address problems with mega-dump strategy, 1542
Is Minister aware of difficulties for eight communities in tendering pickup of garbage for Robin Hood Bay, 847
Why are tipping fees for Robin Hood Bay doubling, 2773
Will Minister commit to waste collection transfer station for Conception Bay North area, 2773
New Harbour
Environment and Conservation
Contaminated soil
New Harbour landfill—When will department hold public meeting to assure public health and safety concerns, 2653–2654
New Harbour landfill—Where has soil been transported, 2653
Why was there a limit to the amount of soil to be removed, 1823
Will department hold information session for residents on placing cap over entire site, 1824
Newfoundland and Labrador Computer Services Limited Amendment Act Repeal Act (Bill 46)
Second reading, 2260
North River
Volunteers
Project Michael—All Hallows School—Christmas boxes for troops in Afghanistan, 1993
Oral Questions
Education
Air quality and mould—Was Minister aware of problems at Hillside Elementary in La Scie, 48
Air quality and mould—Will Minister provide information related to eighty-seven projects, 49
Deaf—Concerns that students need special assistance not available outside the School for the Deaf, 416
Deaf—Consider how education can be expanded for deaf and hard of hearing students, 595
Deaf—Does Minister fully understand impact of push towards mainstreaming, 594
Deaf—How does Minister respond to concern that students are being forced into mainstreaming, 416
Deaf—Is mainstreaming another case of government putting politics ahead of public involvement, 596
Deaf—Why is Minister not responding to correspondence from students at the School for the Deaf, 596
Deaf—Will Minister release any recent reports on deaf and hard of hearing students' education, 595
Fire safety—Are all schools regularly inspected and are all in compliance with current regulations, 47
Fire safety—Confirm that some older school buildings have not been required to comply with regulations, 48
Memorial University
Status of report calling for end to government's involvement with presidential election, 2885
Will government change legislation to accept report recommendations, 2885
Teacher allocation
Can Minister commit that there will be no decrease in teaching staff in any schools this year, 1027
United States—Is Minister aware that students from this province who are studying in the United States have had their student loans cancelled, 1439
United States—Will Minister work with federal government to alleviate situation of Newfoundland students, 1440
Environment and Conservation
Composting
Address lack of composting programs, 1542
Contaminated soil
Did department test water and sediment samples for heavy metal content, 1823
New Harbour landfill—Have bids for tender closed for removal of contaminants from New Harbour, 1822–1823
New Harbour landfill—When will department hold public meeting to assure public health and safety concerns, 2653–2654
New Harbour landfill—Where has soil been transported, 2653
Stephenville airport—Why was soil sent away for remediation if it was not considered toxic, 2654
Why was there a limit to the amount of soil to be removed, 1823
Will department hold information session for residents on placing cap over entire site, 1824
Drinking Water
What new procedures are being put into place to prevent more serious incidents, 693
When was Minister notified about contamination in eleven communities, 693
Why did issue of contaminated chlorine not get picked up by officials, 692
Why were department officials unaware of use of non-certified chlorine by forty-four municipalities, 694
Multi-Materials Stewardship Board
Where is board stockpiling money collected from tires, given absence of recycling program, 1766
Why have no annual reports been provided to public since 2003, 738
Why is board making it difficult to obtain detailed information regarding its programs, 1766
Why was $11 million surplus revenues funnelled into waste reduction fund, 1767
Provincial Campsite Reservation Service
Butter Pot Park—When were twenty-five families made aware of change in policy, 1083
Provincial Parks Campsite Reservation Service
Butter Pot Park—How did decisions actually solve problem of high demand for spaces, 1084
Butter Pot Park—When were twenty-five families made aware of change in policy, 1083
Butter Pot Park—Why did Minister decide to revoke agreement without consultation, 1083
Butter Pot Park—Why would senior campers be only offered online registration as means to secure their site, 1084
Soil remediation
How could company receive approval from department without local residents' knowledge, 2408–2409
Is Minister prepared to consult with stakeholders before issuing permits, 2409
What are standards and procedures for approving remediation facilities, 2408
Teepee Incinerators
Does Minister view increase of dumping in wood roads a serious problem, 1543
Finance
Skilled trade workers
Is government going to take steps to rectify inequalities, 1339–1340
What will government do to promote wage parity, 1338–1339
Who does government expect to maintain new infrastructure and hospitals if wage gap is not corrected, 1339
Government Services
Snow tires
At what stage is analysis of mandatory use of snow tires, 141
Can Minister identify factors under consideration in decision making process, 141–142
Has department completed analysis of mandtory tire use in province, 2584
Will Minister make it mandatory that car rental agencies provide winter tires, 142
Human Resources, Labour and Employment
Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission
Government's view on need for a position of client fairness officer, 205
How many cases have been delayed and when will more commissioners be put in place, 205
Report on client services—When will report be released, 204
Municipal Affairs
Greater Avalon Waste Management Committee
Can Minister explain mandate of committee, 2772
Is Minister willing to improve board structure to ensure greater input into decision making by municipalities outside of St. John's, 2773
Investigative report on Town of Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's
Has report been reviewed and what actions have been taken, 1949
Trinity Bay Waste Management Committee
Has report been completed regarding Winterton taking garbage on interim basis, 848
Waste Management Strategy
Has government conducted a cost study into more decentralized landfills, 846–847
How does government intend to address problems with mega-dump strategy, 1542
Is Minister aware of difficulties for eight communities in tendering pickup of garbage for Robin Hood Bay, 847
Why are tipping fees for Robin Hood Bay doubling, 2773
Will Minister commit to waste collection transfer station for Conception Bay North area, 2773
Transportation and Works
Ferries
Long Island Causeway
Is government willing to return a dedicated ferry service to Long Island, 2307
Why has service been diminished rather than strengthened, 2306
Will Minister reconsider the decision to cancel causeway, 2306
What type of regular inspections are conducted on provincial ferry systems and will they be made public, 1495
When can Minister provide update on construction of two new ferries, 2771–2772
Highways and roads
Are regular inspections done on bridges and overpasses, 1494
Pilot project for twenty-four hour snow clearing—Additional cost for weekends or for full provincial pilot project, 2537
Pilot project for twenty-four hour snow clearing—Does program include weekends, 2536–2537
Pilot project for twenty-four hour snow clearing—What criteria was used to select areas, 2535
Pilot project for twenty-four hour snow clearing—What stakeholders were consulted, 2536
Torbay Bypass Road—Approximate date for construction of highway, 1180
Torbay Bypass Road—Has a final route been chosen, 1179–1180
Torbay Bypass Road—Has minister examined proposal presented in petitions, 1821–1822
Torbay Bypass Road—Policy regarding children having to cross five lane highway to get to bus stops, 1822
Torbay Bypass Road—When will minister be able to respond to petitioners, 1822
Torbay Bypass Road—Will government consider constructing a highway that will bypass town of Torbay, 1180
Public buildings
Have inspections been done on public buildings and will reports be made available, 1495
Petitions
Health care
General practitioners
Government to improve efforts to recruit and retain doctors in all areas of province, 109–110 , 207–208 , 261–262 , 1137–1138 , 1386–1387 , 1544–1545 , 1831–1832
Long term care facilities—Reassess position of Conception Bay North on priority list and commit to new facility being built, 54–55 , 146 , 317–318 , 739–740 , 849–850 , 1240 , 2013–2014 , 2069–2070 , 2112–2113 , 2175–2176 , 2238–2239 , 2309 , 2351 , 2412 , 2475 , 2590 , 2658 , 2776–2777 , 2829–2830
Transportation and Works
Highways and roads
Maintenance depots—Reconsider closure, 539–540 , 974–975 , 1955
Torbay Bypass Road—Reconsider proposed route, 1187–1188 , 1301 , 1498 , 1607–1608 , 1672–1673
Pickersgill Fellowship Act Repeal Act (Bill 41)
Second reading, 2193–2194
Committee, 2272–2273
Port de Grave
Arts
Exhibition at The Rooms—Kennedy, Gary, 2158–2159
Volunteers
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of Canada—Morgan, Gloria, 2335
Port de Grave (District)
Birthdays
101st birthday—Dawe, Mary and Cecil Llewellyn Greenland, 190
Municipalities
Municipal Awareness Day—Celebration of work within district, 1326
Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's
Municipal Affairs
Investigative report on Town of Portugal Cove-St. Phillip's
Has report been reviewed and what actions have been taken, 1949
Have conflict of interest and secrecy issues been addressed, 1950
Poverty Reduction Strategy
Institute of Public Administration Canada Deloitte Public Sector Leadership awards finalist, 2526
Referenced in Budget debate, 1098–1099
Public Service
Pensioners
Resume practice of matching increases for pensioners to wage increases for public sector employees
Debate, 1955–1958 , 1976–1978
Real Estate Trading Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 39)
Second reading, 2220
Resolutions
Education
Memorial University—House of Assembly to affirm its full support for university's academic freedom and academic autonomy
Debate, 2313–2316
Amendment (moved), 2316
Student loans—House of Assembly to call upon federal government to reduce interest rate on its portion of student loans to prime, and ask other jurisdictions to pass similar motions in their legislatures
Debate, 604–605
Amendment, 605
Health care
External review—Conduct review of integrated health regions to recommend strategies for improvement and allow people to submit input
Debate, 1350–1353
Home care—Implement emergency measures to lessen financial burden facing those requiring services
Debate, 1147–1148
Nursing—End practice of pattern bargaining when dealing with professions faced with critical recruitment and retention issues
Debate, 383–385
Personal Care Homes—Government to comply with own regulations and install sprinkler systems at government run health care facilities
Amendment, 117–119
House of Assembly
Code of Conduct—Adoption of
Debate, 1610–1612 , 1615–1616
Public Service
Pensioners—Resume practice of matching increases for pensioners to wage increases for public sector employees
Debate, 1955–1958 , 1976–1978
Volunteers
Encourage government to continue support of voluntary sector for benefit of Province
Debate, 939–941
School Boards' Association Act Repeal Act(Bill 54)
Second reading, 2444–2445
School Tax
Referenced in budget debate, 1091
Spaniard's Bay
Awards, Miscellaneous
Gary Churchill Memorial Scholarship Award—Mercer, Kyleigh and Danielle Fry, 2520
Volunteers
Firefighters—Seymour, Weldon and David Healy, 300
Speech from the Throne
Debate (Address in Reply), 563–565 , 653–654
Stephenville
Environment and Conservation
Contaminated soil
Stephenville airport—Why was soil sent away for remediation if it was not considered toxic, 2654
Student Financial Assistance Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 12)
Second reading, 439–440
Supplementary Supply Act, 2008-2009 (Bill 67)
Committee, 2457(21)–2457(23)
Torbay
Climate Change education
Efforts of Holy Trinity High School, 2574–2575
Transportation and Works
Highways and roads
Torbay Bypass Road—Approximate date for construction of highway, 1180
Torbay Bypass Road—Has a final route been chosen, 1179–1180
Torbay Bypass Road—Reconsider proposed route, 1187–1188
Torbay Bypass Road—Will government consider constructing a highway that will bypass town of Torbay, 1180
Transportation and Works
Christmas Lights Across Canada, 2338–2339
Ferries
Long Island Causeway
Is government willing to return a dedicated ferry service to Long Island, 2307
Why has ferry service been diminished rather than strengthened, 2306
Will Minister reconsider the decision to cancel causeway, 2306
What type of regular inspections are conducted on provincial ferry systems and will they be made public, 1495
When can Minister provide update on construction of two new ferries, 2771–2772
Highways and roads
Are regular inspections done on bridges and overpasses, 1494
Maintenance depots—Reconsider closure, 539–540 , 974–975 , 1955
Pilot project for twenty-four hour snow clearing—Additional cost for weekends or for full provincial pilot project, 2537
Pilot project for twenty-four hour snow clearing—Does program include weekends, 2536–2537
Pilot project for twenty-four hour snow clearing—What criteria was used to select areas, 2535
Pilot project for twenty-four hour snow clearing—What stakeholders were consulted, 2536
Torbay Bypass Road—Approximate date for construction of highway, 1180
Torbay Bypass Road—Has a final route been chosen, 1179–1180
Torbay Bypass Road—Has minister examined proposal presented in petitions, 1821–1822
Torbay Bypass Road—Policy regarding children having to cross five lane highway to get to bus stops, 1822
Torbay Bypass Road—Reconsider proposed route, 1187–1188 , 1301 , 1498 , 1607–1608 , 1672–1673
Torbay Bypass Road—When will minister be able to respond to petitioners, 1822
Torbay Bypass Road—Will government consider constructing a highway that will bypass town of Torbay, 1180
Provincial Roads Improvement Program—Update, 1372–1373
Public buildings
Have inspections been done on public buildings and will reports be made available, 1495
Upper Island Cove
Anniversaries
Fiftieth wedding anniversary—Crane, John and Leah, 94
Awards, Miscellaneous
Governor General's Medal—Coombs, Stephen, 130–131
Marcel Roberts Trophy Award short-listed finalist—Slaney, Robert, 39
Ovation Star Search—Sharpe, Craig, 583
Sports/Recreation
Hockey—Scholastic Player of the Year Award—Slaney, Robert, 1592
Volunteers
Encourage government to continue support of voluntary sector for benefit of Province
Debate, 939–941
Winterton
Trinity Bay Waste Management Committee
Has report been completed regarding Winterton taking garbage on interim basis, 848
Women
Skills Work for Women Conferences, 363
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