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Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

47th General Assembly - 1st Session - 2012

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BALL, DWIGHT (L HUMBER VALLEY)

5 Wing Goose Bay

How will Premier ensure that federal government keeps its promises to Goose Bay and St. Johns, 1680

What will be included in clear sovereignty protection mandate for 5 Wing Goose Bay, 3076–3077

Why would Premier sit idly by while promises are broken, 1680

911 services

Status of POMAX report, and when will 911 services be available across Province, 923

AbitibiBowater

How can people have confidence in Muskrat Falls, since the same people lead that project as led the botched Abitibi file, 3480–3481

How can Premier explain making mistake of expropriating the mill, costing the taxpayers more than $100 million, 3478–3479

How much money will taxpayers be responsible for after the three failed court cases, 3479–3480

Including costs for Abitibi court cases, how much are costs for the Department of Justice, 3640

Including costs for Abitibi court cases, what is total bill for the legal fees for Abitibi expropriation, 3640

Status of the Fortis negotiations, 3480

Updated court cost for the three court cases related to the expropriation, 3533–3534

What is preventing a settlement with Fortis, 1576

What is the status of the Fortis negotiations and how much more will taxpayers be on the hook for, 3533

What is the timeline for cleaning up the Abitibi site, 1642

Why did Premier cancel negotiations with York Energy on their proposal for use of former mill, 3017

Why did Premier keep details of $100 million mistake secret for a full year, 3479

Why has it taken a decade to figure out legislative changes that would be required to prevent this from happening again, 3533

Why is Nalcor negotiating when government expropriated the property, 1577

Why wait for the court case before cleaning up the Abitibi site in Grand Falls-Windsor, 1641

Will Premier table all documents concerning negotiations with York Energy, 3017

Access to information

How do amendments to legislation give the act any more teeth, 2391–2392

Rationale for going beyond the recommendations of the Cummings report, 2454

Why did government present misinformation about number of access requests that it receives, 2455

Why did Premier allow court case to go on so long and delay the release of information, 4057

Why did Premier go against consultant's recommendation and extend the reach of Cabinet secrecy, 2512

Why do politicians get to decide whether a request is frivolous, 2392–2393

Why does legislation go beyond Cummings' suggestion and remove the substantive test for Cabinet confidences, 2393

Why force changes deemed dangerously undemocratic, 2453

Why give notice of closure motion to stifle debate on the bill, 2452

Why has government thrown up unnecessary roadblocks to information access, and when will she take steps to remove them, 4057

Why insist on amendments to bill that affronts democracy, 2453

Why is government breaking its promise to be open and transparent, 2455

Why is Minister making it harder for people to access information, 2393

Why is Minister making it harder for people to access their own information, 2454

Why is Minister moving in opposite direction from Justice Green's recommendations, 2452

Why is Premier abandoning past Conservative philosophy, 2336

Why is Premier going beyond recommendations of Cummings report and is current legislation to protect Ministers, 2336

Why is Premier limiting access around important decisions like Muskrat Falls, 2336–2337

Why is Premier limiting access to information and making government more secretive, 2335

Why is Premier making it more expensive for people to access information, 2512

Will Bill 29 be proclaimed before the special debate on Muskrat Falls, 2511 , 2512

Will Minister revoke amendments to bill and save Province from further national embarrassment, 2454

Will new law restrict access to information by the public for inquiries and major issues, 2452

Will Premier amend Bill 29, 4108

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act,

An Act to Amend (Bill 29)

Second reading, 2386(137)–2386(142)

Amendment—bill to be given second reading six months hence

Debate, 2386(19)–2386(29)

Amendment—to delete the word "that," and that bill be read a second time, but that the order be discharged and the bill withdrawn, and the matter referred to the Standing Committee on Government Services (referral motion)

Debate, 2386(93)–2386(97)

Amendment—the words after "that" be deleted and the following substituted: "This House declines to give second reading to the bill, because the bill, if enacted, erodes the access to information laws of the Province"

Moved, 2386(141)

Committee

Clause 6, 2445(16) , 2445(16)–2445(21) , 2445(115) , 2445(117) , 2445(122)–2445(124) , 2445(133)–2445(135) , 2445(143)–2445(144)

Amendment sec.18(2)

Debate, 2445(81)–2445(82) , 2445(92)–2445(94) , 2445(103)–2445(106)

Amendment sec.18(4)

Moved, 2445(143)–2445(144)

Insertion of two words to prior amendment, moved, 2445(150)

Debate, 2445(144)–2445(145)

Amendment sec.18(4)

Debate, 2445(247)–2445(249) , 2445(290)–2445(293) , 2445(324)–2445(326)

Arctic Opportunities Initiative

Government to identify and advance opportunities for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to take the lead in Arctic development initiatives by producing an Arctic "plan forward"

Debate, 2921–2924

Auditor General

Appointment of Mr. Terry Paddon

Debate, 1937–1938

Barnes, Sandra

House of Assembly, Clerk

Appointment as

Debate, 2752–2753

Border (Labrador and Québec)

What action has been taken by government to advance file, 1639

When does Minister expect to hear back about the process, 1639

Budget

How will the $655 million allocated for Nalcor be used, 979

Impact on deficit of decline in cost of oil per barrel, 2576

Salary details

Whether document could be made available online, 978

Why has government not released document as had been done since 1971, 977

What austerity measures will be included in budget, 328

What impact will lower cost of oil have on government work right now, 2577

What price will oil have to be to make up for months of losses, 2577

Why allow officials at Nalcor to continue to receive their bonuses when all others are suspended, 4000

Why commit almost nine per cent of entire budget to unsanctioned Muskrat Falls project, 979

Will Premier direct Nalcor to immediately suspend the bonus program, 4107

Will Premier make Nalcor salary details and bonuses available to the public, 4107

Budget

(2012) Debate, 1048–1069 , 1091–1113 , 1325–1337

Non-confidence motion, moved, 1101–1102

Business

Reduce province's small tax rate by 25 per cent

Debate, 505–508

Child and Youth Advocate

Status of investigation of sixteen year old charged with manslaughter and arson, 1415

Child, Youth and Family Services

How do youth in care end up living in substandard housing rooms, 1416

Why is there no system to ensure the quality of homes for children in ALA living arrangements, 1415–1416

Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation Limited (Lease) Act, 1961 and the Electrical Power Control Act 1994 Act,

An Act to Amend (Bill 53)

Second reading, 3664–3669

Third reading, 3807(13)–3807(17) , 3807(103)–3807(107)

Community Access Program

Impact of lack of availability, 1092

Cormack

Sports/recreation

Soccer—appointment to Para Soccer Canadian Team—Payne, Kyle, 2446

Corner Brook

Birthdays

100th—Gillingham, Hilda Beatrice, 1017

Corner Brook Pulp and Paper

How will government facilitate a timely and positive solution to the Corner Brook mill situation, 2165

How will Premier settle confusion over press release regarding Corner Brook mill, 2272

Is Minister willing to make changes required to keep pension plan intact for Corner Brook, 2272–2273

Premier provides update on her visit to Corner Brook, 2734

What is purpose of Premier's trip to Corner Brook, 2685

When will a decision on future of Corner Brook mill be made, 2165

Will Premier meet with mill unions before the vote tomorrow evening, 2685

Cougar Flight 491

Commemoration of third anniversary, 200

Deer Lake

Awards

Duke of Edinburgh Awards, Silver Awards—Elwood High School students, 1454–1455

Military

Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Branch 73—Sixtieth anniversary, 1715–1716

Sports/recreation

Cheerleading—Gracia Cheer Force Team, 2508

Swimming—Dolphins Swim Team, 2731

Volunteers

Autism awareness—Giles, Donna, 915–916

Karen Huxter Orphanage in Haiti—Barnes, Joceyln and Jennifer—Deer Lake, 40

Disabled

Office of Employment Equity for Persons with Disabilities

Recipient of Local Government Award for Independent Living, 699

Education

Adult basic education

Need for increased availability, 1108

Job losses

Confirm the Premier is looking at $14 million in cuts from province's schools, 4162

Why has Premier broken commitment to exempt front-line education services from cuts, 4161–4162

Will Premier admit that she is meddling with school boards, given proposed cuts, 4162

Kindergarten

How high a priority is delivery of full-day kindergarten in this year's budget, 4206

Will minister commit to a pilot program for full-day kindergarten where classroom space exists, 4206

Electrical Power Control Act, 1994, the Energy Corporation Act and the Hydro Corporation Act, 2007,

An Act to Amend (Bill 61)

Second reading, 3807(35)–3807(48)

Committee, 3807(364)–3807(366) , 3807(383)–3807(385) , 3807(407)–3807(409) , 3807(439)–3807(441) , 3807(457)–3807(459) , 3864(21)–3864(23) , 3864(26)–3864(28) , 3864(223)–3864(226) , 3864(235)–3864(237) , 3864(241)–3864(243) , 3864(247)–3864(249) , 3864(267) , 3864(281)–3864(282) , 3864(288)–3864(289) , 3864(290) , 3864(307)–3864(309) , 3864(313)

Amendment

Clause 2(2)(1)—moved, 3864(226)

Clause 2(5.1)(3)—moved, 3864(249)

Clause 3(14.1)(1)(a)—moved, 3864(282)

Clause 5(2.1)(c)(v)—amendment moved, 3864(309)

Third reading, 3864(342)–3864(344)

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain

Diamond Jubilee—Recognition of, 43

Elwood

Awards

Envirothon Provincial competition, 1994

Employment insurance

House of Assembly to condemn the substance and implementation of changes to the Canadian employment insurance program, notice of motion, 1896

How will changes affect Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1826

What does expanding the scope of job searches mean and how will those without Internet access receive job ads, 1827

Will Premier stand with two other Atlantic Premiers on need for public debate, 1826

Environment and conservation

Abitibi Bowater contaminated site

What is the timeline for cleaning up the Abitibi site, 1642

When will Premier clean up the hundreds of millions of dollars of mess that was accidentally expropriated, 3018

Why wait for the court case before cleaning up the Abitibi site in Grand Falls-Windsor, 1641

Lake Melville

What will it take for Premier to acknowledge the rights of the Nunatsiavut Government instead of ignoring their health concerns, 3136

Why ignore the Nunatsiavut Government's submissions to Joint Review Panel for environmental assessment, 3135

Will Minister admit possible impact of mercury levels from Muskrat Falls is greater than Nalcor had originally indicated, 3136

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 1936(38)–1936(43)

Supply Committee, Legislature, Consolidated Fund Services and Executive Council

Debate, 1956–1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1960 , 1970 , 1973 , 1974

Federal jobs

Is Minister aware of further cuts that will impact Province, 1130

Specific impact on tourist operations, 1130

Federal-provincial relations

Has meeting with Prime Minister been confirmed, 2513

How can Premier scold Government for cuts when she is allowing health care cuts, 1946

How will Premier ensure that federal government keeps its promises to Goose Bay and St. Johns, 1680

When will Premier meet with federal officials in Ottawa, and what will be on the agenda, 1719

When will Premier stand up for people of Newfoundland and Labrador and represent them, 1681

Why would Premier sit idly by while promises are broken, 1680

Will need for public inquiry into search and rescue be on agenda for meeting with Prime Minister, 1784

Will Premier discuss closure of Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centres in St. Anthony and St. John's in Ottawa meetings, 1720

Will search and rescue be on the agenda for meetings with officials in Ottawa, 1721

Finance

Budget

How many employees took up the offer of voluntary retirement, 4252

Impact on deficit of decline in cost of oil per barrel, 2576

What austerity measures will be included in budget, 328

What impact will lower cost of oil have on government work right now, 2577

What price will oil have to be to make up for months of losses, 2577

Fiscal planning

Does province not have the expertise to find the $15 million in inefficiencies that Deloitte is being paid, 3874

Given volatility of oil revenue, why did government not have plan in place, 45

How and why did Minister budget $124 per barrel when prices have not been close to that for a year, 3636

How can Premier expect people to have confidence in government, given the mismanagement of the public purse, 3638

How could Premier have missed the predicted $44 million surplus in the budget speech, 3931–3932

How much will Premier save by cutting vital services, 3874

What did Minister mean by his comment about the nurses' pensions, 3639

What has been planned for pension stripping, 3639

What programs is Premier planning to cut, and how many public servants will be issued pink slips, 3638

When will Minister release the full fall financial update, 3251

Whether Crown corporations like Nalcor will face cuts, 46

Why is government spending millions on consultants when they could not come up with a plan using government's own resources, 4056

Home Heating Rebate

Announcement of details, 3247

Update on program, 2270

Why is there no fixed date for this year's rebate, 2782

Parental Benefits Program

Continuing to offset costs of first year of parenting, 1185

Public service job cuts

Are permanent employees also subject to job reviews, 269

Criteria for making program cuts, 46

With daily job loss announcements, does Premier admit government's responsibility for mismanagement, 3872–3873

Does government have clear plan on imposing cuts, and how many jobs will be lost, 204

How can people relax when there is no real plan for imposing cuts, 270

How many jobs and services will be cut, 269

How many more people does Premier intend to fire, 3872

Why are front-line health and education services now on the chopping block, 3873

Why are we seeing further people laid off after Premier said there would be no further cuts until the budget was released, 3932

Why did Premier change her position on cutting front-line health care workers, 3932

Fire and emergency services

When was last review of emergency protocol completed, 1353

Fisheries and aquaculture

Cod

When will Premier make strong stand against Ottawa on need to invest in aggressive rebuilding strategy, 2736

Why did Premier not implement action team's strategy for recovery and management of stocks, 2737

Fish plants

Confirm whether company at La Scie plant was issued a seafood license, despite outstanding invoices with Workers' Compensation, 1682

How can trust be restored and a new operator found for La Scie plant, 1682

What has Premier done to address situation on Burin Peninsula, 1299

When did Premier become aware of pending closure in La Scie, 1681

Sealing

Need for continued support, 1112

Food security

Percentage of imports to Newfoundland, 1109

Foster parents

2012 Canadian Foster Family Association Conference

Welcoming delegates to St. John's, 2038–2039

Health care

Addictions

Are there new pharmacies to accommodate methadone patients, 1460

When will government provide province-wide methadone program, 1461

Ambulance

When will Minister start a new contract for all ambulance providers, 2514

Why hasn't government started negotiations for contract, 1129

Autism

Volunteer for awareness—Giles, Donna, 915–916

Cardiac care improvements, 528–529

Cutbacks

Can Premier explain whether services were needed, or not, 1943

Confirm whether 552 Eastern health positions will be cut, 1885

Did government direct health authorities to reduce their spending, 1945

Did Premier direct health authorities to make reductions, or not, 1945

Does Premier believe that level of cuts will not impact front-line services, 1943

How can Premier state that there will be no cuts in front-line services and no impact on patient care, 1944

When will other boards announce cutbacks, 1945

Where will millions of dollars in cuts in health care be, 1885

Why did Premier give false sense of security, given that programs and services will be affected, 1944

Will other health authorities cut services and jobs, 1886

Dialysis

Enhanced services in Province, 2574

Eastern Health

Do Ministers perform line by line budget analysis, or not, 2042

Why did government not provide controls to ensure the budget was balanced, 2040–2041

Why did government not provide oversight to control board's expenditure, 1999

Why did it take a team from Ontario to identify that Eastern Health was losing money in its coffee shop, 2041

Why did it take seven years to realize things were not operating properly at Eastern Health, 1999

Why were serious losses over last four years not picked up internally, 2041

Will Premier make available the financial information about the coffee shop outlet, 2000

Epilepsy

Purple Day for Epilepsy 2012, 580

External review

Why would consultants not confer with people required and asked to implement changes, 1997

Will information about how consultants determine appropriate benchmarks be provided to concerned parties, 1998

Will Minister commit to ensuring that frontline workers are consulted in review of other three boards, 2104

Without input, how can government ensure that recommendations will not negatively impact the level of care and services at Eastern Health, 1998

Hospitals

St. Clare's Mercy Hospital, 90th anniversary, 1717

Marine medical calls

Can Premier ensure that calls being routed to Italy will not happen again, 1458–1459

How did Premier not know that calls were being routed to Italy if she was carefully monitoring search and rescue situation, 1458

Was Premier only notified yesterday of calls being routed to Italy, 1459

Were all Atlantic region emergency calls routed to Italy, or only those from Newfoundland and Labrador, 1518

Medical waste

Why do breaches of privacy continue to occur at Eastern Health, 431–432

Why was contaminated medical waste found on Prince Philip Drive next to elementary school, 431

Mental health

Why does Province have second-lowest per capita spending for mental health services in Canada, 1355

Why does Province not have a full mental health program, 1355

National Nursing Week, 1295

Paramedics

How will Minister increase number of paramedics in Province, 1129

Patient monitoring systems

Has patient safety been compromised in any of the incidents, 432

Is Minister aware of issues, and will she act on them, 370

Is Minister aware of thirty-minute lapse, and is it her opinion that this is only a Wi-Fi problem, 486

What is problem with bedside monitors, 487

Why are concerns of critical care nurses being dismissed, 645–646

Why are staff prohibited from speaking out on issue, 487

Why did Minister minimize number of concerns identified by critical care nurses, 646

Why have issues with new equipment not been addressed, 369–370

Why isn't Eastern Health acting immediately, 370

Why was clinical evaluation phase skipped in purchase process, 432

Poison Control Centre

Confirm whether it will be outsourced, 2103

Recruitment and retention of health care professionals, 1822

Seniors' Month, 2099–2100

Wait times

Support for actions government has taken and is continuing to take to enhance access and reduce wait times

Debate, 718–722

Amendment (moved), 722

House of Assembly

Addresses

Acknowledging staff for filibuster work, 3864(357)

Summer adjournment, 2762–2764

Clerk

Appointment of Sandra Barnes

Debate, 2752–2753

Appreciation of Mr. William MacKenzie's contribution, 2753

Standing committees

Inactivity of, 21

Housing

Problems with affordable housing, 1103

Humber Valley (District)

Volunteers

Log-a-Load for Kids charity hockey tournament, 4156

Intergovernmental Affairs

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain

Diamond Jubilee, 43

Interim Supply Act 2012 (Bill 2)

Committee, 295–297 , 400–403

Interim Supply Act 2013 (Bill 62)

Committee, 4017–4019

Johnson, Don

Tribute for lifelong commitment to sport, 1511–1512

Justice

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Do they report directly to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, 1354

What role do they play in fire and emergency protocol in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1354

Labour

Does government accept the Oakley review recommendations to mitigate certain labour challenges, 2165–2166

Has there been discussion of new model for Special Project Orders related to Muskrat Falls, 2166

Have there been discussions with the Christian Labour Association of Canada regarding Muskrat Falls, 2166

Labour Relations Act

Clarify the extent to which employers will be permitted to express their views to employees without undermining the certified bargaining agent, 2575

How will amendments to Act guarantee labour stability on special projects, 2575

section 83.1, 2576

Why is Minister introducing an amendment which could cause both unions and employers difficulty and leaves the board without discretion, 2576

What has been done to ensure that labour supply issues do not cause the project to balloon out of control, 3815 , 3816

Labrador Affairs

Update on resources deployed to fight fires in Northwest River and Sheshatshiu, 2451

MacKenzie, William (Bill)

Clerk of the House of Assembly

Appreciation of his contribution, 2753

Marystown

Transportation and works

Ferries

Does it make sense to have ferries built at Marystown shipyard, given economic benefit to Burin Peninsula, 1299

Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission

Does Minister concur with MHA statement in 2000 that the Province is still liable for Marystown Shipyard workers, 2645

Given specialist's remarks, will government conduct proper investigation into asbestos exposure claims at Marystown Shipyard, 1187–1188

On what basis have claims related to asbestos and multi-chemical exposure at Marystown Shipyard been rejected, 1187

What will government provide former Marystown Shipyard workers to monitor their health, 1188

When will government talk to individuals whose health has been negatively impacted in Marystown, 2644

Members' Statements

Arts

Cornet player in Tournament of Roses Parade—Butt, Jessica—Pasadena, 636

Launch of book To Be Frank: Memories of an Extraordinary Life —Dyke, Frank—Reidville, 2226

Awards

Duke of Edinburgh Awards

Silver Awards—Elwood High School students—Deer Lake, 1454–1455

Envirothon competition—Elwood Team, 1994

Birthdays

98th—Alexander, Sam—Cormack, 3693

100th—Gillingham, Hilda Beatrice—Corner Brook, 1017

Business/entrepreneurship

Pharmacy Practice and Drugstore Canada magazine Lifetime Service Award—Council of Independent Community Pharmacy Owners, 3475

Clubs/organizations

Howley United Church—eighty-fifth anniversary, 3309–3310

Snowarama—Lions Club—Pasadena, 328

Military

Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Branch 73—Sixtieth anniversary—Deer Lake, 1715–1716

Sports/recreation

Basketball

Single A High School Provincial Championships—St. Mary's All Grade boys' team, 741

Single A High School Provincial Championships—St. Mary's All Grade girls' team, 427

Cheerleading

Gracia Cheer Force Team—Deer Lake, 2508

Soccer

Appointment of Para Soccer Canadian Team—Payne, Kyle—Cormack, 2446

Swimming

Dolphins Swim Team—Deer Lake, 2731

Tributes

Reid, Kimberly Ann—Reidville, 2833

Volunteers

Autism awareness—Giles, Donna—Deer Lake, 915–916

Karen Huxter Orphanage in Haiti—Barnes, Joceyln and Jennifer—Deer Lake, 40

Log-a-Load for Kids charity hockey tournament—Humber Valley (District), 4156

Memorial University

Division of Lifelong Learning

Can loss of services be avoided, 1189–1190

Mining

Muskrat Falls

How will government get power to the Labrador mining industry, 2273

What is Premier's position on government funding for transmission lines for Labrador mining, 2274

When will there be a transmission plan for getting power to Labrador mining companies, 2273

Ministerial Statements

Auditor general

Appointment of Mr. Terry Paddon

Response, 1937–1938

Cougar flight 491

Commemoration of third anniversary

Response, 200

Finance

Home heating rebate

Announcement of details

Response, 3247

Update on program

Response, 2270

Parental Benefits Program

Continuing to offset costs of first year of parenting

Response, 1185

Foster parents

2012 Canadian Foster Family Association Conference

Welcoming delegates to St. John's

Response, 2038–2039

Health care

Cardiac care improvements

Response, 528–529

Dialysis

Enhanced services in Province

Response, 2574

National Nursing Week

Response, 1295

Purple Day for Epilepsy 2012

Response, 580

Recruitment and retention of health care professionals

Response, 1822

Seniors' Month

Response, 2099–2100

St. Clare's Mercy Hospital

90th anniversary

Response, 1717

Intergovernmental Affairs

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain

Diamond Jubilee

Response, 43

Natural resources

Agriculture

Research symposium to highlight industry in province

Response, 2952–2953

Corner Brook Pulp and Paper

Premier provides update on her visit to Corner Brook

Response, 2734

Muskrat Falls

Province secures agreement on terms for federal loan guarantee

Response, 3244–3245

Public service, Public Service Week

Response, 2390

Tourism, culture and recreation

Adrian Awards

Ten awards by Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International of New York City

Response, 152

After school physical activity pilot initiative

Response, 857

Arts and Culture Centres

Expansion of cultural programming

Response, 1074

Arts and Letters Awards

Sixtieth anniversary

Response, 1234

East Coast Trail

Recognition by National Geographic Society

Response, 530

Premier's Athletic Awards

Ninth annual event

Response, 1678

Tributes

Don Johnson celebrated for lifelong commitment to sport

Response, 1511–1512

Treasury Board

Office of Employment Equity for Persons with Disabilities

Recipient of Local Government Award for Independent Living

Response, 699

Tributes

Former Member Kevin Parsons Sr.

Response, 3925–3926

Phillips, Lanier

Survivor of 1942 disaster and civil rights activist

Response, 265–266

Rusted, Dr. Nigel

Response, 429–430

Voluntary and non-profit sector

Applauding the role of volunteers in Province

Response, 977

Women

McIsaac, Hazel—First woman Member elected post-confederation—Tribute

Response, 3695

Motions

Budget

Motion placed on the order paper in the spring withdrawn, 2967

Search and rescue

All-party committee to make representation to federal government to rescind closure of St. John's centre

Debate, 134–137

Motorized Snow Vehicles and All-Terrain Vehicles Act,

An Act to Amend (Bill 46)

Second reading, 2990–2992

Municipal affairs

Will communities bear brunt of inaction of government to develop its promised new fiscal framework, 154

Will government introduce a rebate of provincial portion of Harmonized Sales Tax to communities in the budget, 153

Natural resources

AbitibiBowater

How can people have confidence in Muskrat Falls, since the same people lead that project as led the botched Abitibi file, 3480–3481

How can Premier explain making mistake of expropriating the mill, costing the taxpayers more than $100 million, 3478–3479

How much money will taxpayers be responsible for after the three failed court cases, 3479–3480

Including costs for Abitibi court cases, how much are costs for the Department of Justice, 3640

Including costs for Abitibi court cases, what is total bill for the legal fees for Abitibi expropriation, 3640

Status of the Fortis negotiations, 3480

Updated court cost for the three court cases related to the expropriation, 3533–3534

What is preventing a settlement with Fortis, 1576

What is the status of the Fortis negotiations and how much more will taxpayers be on the hook for, 3533

Why did Premier cancel negotiations with York Energy on their proposal for use of former mill, 3017

Why did Premier keep details of $100 million mistake secret for a full year, 3479

Why has it taken a decade to figure out legislative changes that would be required to prevent this from happening again, 3533

Why is Nalcor negotiating when government expropriated the property, 1577

Will Premier table all documents concerning negotiations with York Energy, 3017

Canada-Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB)

How long will the vacancy remain, 1640

When will government fill provincial vacancy on the board, 1639

When will skill and expertise trump patronage on the board, 4163

Will Premier work with federal government to fill the board with technical expertise, 4163

Fracking

Why is government dragging its feet on setting government regulations for the industry to follow, 3997

Why is minister so disengaged in this file, 4205

Why not follow New Brunswick example and establish provincial regulations on hydraulic fracturing, 4205

Will government put clear regulations in place, 3998

Will minister commit to bringing in regulations so that the industry can be developed, 3998

Hebron

How much will Nalcor spend over the next five years, 1576

What costs would there be for Exxon to move project outside of Province, 2103

What is Exxon withholding regarding third module, 2683

What is state of dispute resolution process with Exxon, 2737

Why are matters playing out in the media instead of at the boardroom table, 2684

Why did government negotiate and sign agreement which allows Exxon to move $100 million project outside Province, 2102

Why did Premier allow government to be removed from final decision making process during negotiations on benefits agreement, 2738

Why did Premier sign a deal that allows company to take more than $100 million outside of Province, 2684

Why does Exxon state they will have to recruit skilled workers from outside the Province when so many in province cannot find work, 2685

Hydroelectricity

Endorsement of independent electrical utility regulation for the establishment of electricity rates

Notice of motion, 3488–3489

Debate, 3604–3607 , 3624–3628

When will Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro submit revised fuel pricing projections to the Public Utilities Board to adjust down prices for consumers, 2643

Who will set electricity rates for Province, 859

Muskrat Falls

After having tried to expedite the process, why has sanction been slowed, 3590

Are Emera's financial difficulties the reason they are not part of cost overruns on Labrador Trans-Island Link, 921

Are New England state governors prepared to pay the same rate that people of province will pay, 1022

Are there any export markets willing to pay the actual cost of construction, 2101–2102

Aside from the $425,000, how much was spent on the public relations campaign for the project, 4251

Based on the math provided, how can it drop three cents, 3593

Can Premier secure financing while court challenge on environmental assessment issues is ongoing, 430

Commit that all revenue generated by Muskrat Falls power will be used to offset rates for people of province, who are paying for 100 per cent of project, 2956

Confirm whether Nalcor had required a performance bond from SNC-Lavalin, 1235

Confirm whether the Maritime Link, owned by Emera, will go to Granite canal, or is it stopping at Bottom Brook, 3138–3139

Did Nalcor cut and paste from the Texas Oil and Gas manuals for their Environmental Impact Statement, 1785

Did Premier discuss development of Lower Churchill with Premier Marois, 3019

Did Premier slow sanction process or is deal being slowed down because Premier now realizes how many loopholes there are, 3591

Did the SNC-Lavalin vice-president who is under investigation have any involvement with Lower Churchill project, 1076

Does government not know how much money it has transferred to project, 3935

Does Premier agree with Minister Penashue that federal-provincial relations would improve if project proceeds, 1887

Does Premier expect customers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or New England to pay for the cost of power, 2274

Does Premier plan to sanction project before Christmas, 3592

Explain why Nalcor is uncertain about Upper Churchill power after 2041, 271

Given delay with Emera, why not give Public Utilities Board time to explore other power options, 530

Given Dr. Wade Lock's comments, will government now reconsider and go to the Public Utilities Board, 3377

Given expropriation costs for Grand Falls-Windsor mistake and $30 million to cover Emera if they want out of the deal, has Premier lost complete control of the financial matters of the province, 3635

Given possible impact on SNC-Lavalin, is Minister expecting further slowdowns related to DG3 numbers, 1128

Given recent media remarks on American energy market, is there a New England market for this project, 1188–1189

Given record of interpreting NAFTA rules, will Bill 61 expose Province to another NAFTA challenge, 3810

Given

section 3.5 of the term sheet for the loan guarantee, why is Premier denying ability of future governments to manage our own Crown assets, 3417

Given that government is rushing legislation through, haven't they learned anything from the botched appropriation of Abitibi mill, 3760

Given that government is rushing legislation through, where is the due diligence, 3760

Government to compel Nalcor to submit the proposed Muskrat Falls development to the Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities for a complete review

Notice of motion, 3028

Debate, 3150–3153 , 3174–3177

Has Emera and the Nova Scotia Government committed to this Province that they will sanction the deal without regulatory review, 3315

Has government spent $200 million on project in the last two and half months, 3998

Has Minister discussed project with Christian Labour Association of Canada, 2229

Has Minister made commitment to pay $30 million to Emera if they decide to break the contract on the Maritime Link and decide not to build it, 3418

Has Nalcor required SNC-Lavalin to post a performance bond related to the project, 1128

Has Premier provided federal government with access to project's data room, 204

Has Premier spoken to federal government about Innu court action to stop project and will there be another delay in federal loan guarantee, 1023

Have discussions with federal government taken place about loan guarantee, given increased project costs, 2228

Have there been changes to the MOU that would allow the loan guarantee to be broken out into two components, 2843

The House now supports the development of the Muskrat Falls Hydro Project

Debate, 3388–3392

Amendment—moved, 3391

Amendment—moved, 3392

How can government meet end of November deadline, 3077

How can Minister sell Muskrat energy when it fails to meet New England renewable criteria, 1189

How can people have confidence in project, when government cannot manage an annual budget for even six months, 3699

How can Premier break commitment and transfer millions of dollars to Nalcor prior to sanction, 2907

How can Premier claim that she stood firm when the two things she wanted in the deal are not there, 3314

How can Premier consider sanction when Emera's Maritime Link project is still under regulatory review, 3314–3315

How can Premier justify $655 million for unsanctioned project while making reductions in health care, 1946

How can Premier justify going ahead with project when water management agreements are untested, Emera is not confirmed as a partner, and Aboriginal environment claims are unsettled, 3019

How can Premier justify laying off workers and cutting services and still choose to spend over $ 400,000 on the public relations campaign, 4250

How can Premier justify ramming project through without any debate or independent regulatory oversight, 3374

How can Premier say that Emera does not need regulatory approval for Maritime Link, 3316

How can Premier seriously consider other options when so much has been committed to project, 980

How can the Public Utilities Board be good enough for one job, but not to review the project, 2908

How could Minister decide to sanction the project when he does not even have a full list of the default events, 3532

How could Premier agree to include a non-exhaustive list on what would trigger a default, 3531

How could Premier possibly sanction the project, with so many outstanding issues, 3698–3699

How do Chief of Natuashish's public comments impact viability of project, 2643–2644

How does negative financial outlook for Emera affect agreements with government, 920

How much did Nalcor spend on project in October and how much did government transfer to Nalcor to cover those expenses, 3077

How much has been spent on project since December 2012, 3933 , 3934

How much has been spent to date, and how much will be considered our equity portion, 1575

How much has Nalcor committed to SNC-Lavalin, 1076

How much is Premier planning to spend this year on public relations campaign, 4251

How much money has been transferred for project, 2842

How much money has Nalcor paid SNC-Lavalin to date, 4110

How much money has province put into project to date, 3317

How much money will we have to borrow to make ends meet, and at what rates, 3637

How much of taxpayers' money will government have committed to before July 2014, 3250

How much was spent on Muskrat Falls in November, 3532

How will government get power to the Labrador mining industry, 2273

How would Premier feel if Hydro-Québec took out Emera, 922

If Emera has until 2014, why not send project to the Public Utilities Board for a full independent review, 3249

If Emera pays less than 20 per cent of the project will they still receive 20 per cent of the power, 2228

If Emera pulls out of Muskrat agreement, are the 40 per cent export option and loan guarantee gone, 921

If Emera walks away, will Nalcor commit to build the $1.5 million Maritime Link or risk losing the loan guarantee, 3376

If Premier does not have confidence in her own Public Utilities Board appointments, how can people have confidence in government, 2909

If project goes over budget, where will extra cash come from, and is there a cap for Province, 329

Inability to see where money is being spent, if Auditor General cannot see Nalcor records, 329

Is $8 billion too much to pay or not, 2101

Is 2 per cent per annum increase in power purchase agreement price a fixed rate, 701

Is federal government satisfied that Term 3.5 of term sheet has been met with respect to Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut, 3377

Is lack of voice over deep federal cuts a means of protecting loan guarantee, 1888

Is Nalcor or the Premier deciding where the $2 billion is being spent, 3250

Is new cost estimate closer to $9 billion, with interest during construction and increased costs of Maritime Link, 2780

Is Premier going to borrow money for the equity investment not covered by the federal loan guarantee, 3636

Is Premier still confident in American markets for this power, 2042–2043

Is the Public Utilities Board's mandate to decide the rate of power, 859

Is there any basis at all on which witnesses are called to the House of Assembly, 2779

Permit independent reviews as recommended by Joint Review Panel, 47

Permit Public Utilities Board to compare Muskrat Falls to other options, 47

Province secures agreement on terms for federal loan guarantee, 3244–3245

Purpose of private meeting with Nova Scotia Premier, 1077

Reason for delay in finalizing arrangements between Emera and Nalcor, 2229

Reason for delay in Manitoba Hydro's report on Decision gate 3 numbers, 1021–1022

At sanction time, if Emera pays less than 20 per cent for the Maritime Link, will they still receive 20 per cent of the power, 2228

Since latest SNC-Lavalin scandal involves its hydro power division, do these people have anything to do with Muskrat Falls project, 4108–4109

Since price tag for project keeps going up, what is the new cost for Muskrat Falls power delivered to Soldiers Pond, 2955

Since the project has not been sanctioned, has any money been spent by Nalcor, 2781

State full expenses beyond those included in projected cost, 46–47

Support for debate within legislature, 17–19

Table five year cash flow projections from Nalcor so people can better understand where equity is coming from, 107

Table terms of reference for work that Manitoba Hydro and Ziff Energy will complete, 1022 , 1024

Table text of power purchase agreement between Nalcor and Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, 108

Table the Request for Proposals and signed contract with Nalcor and SNC-Lavalin, 1236

Timing and budget for householder release to convince public of merits of project, 1023

Trustworthiness of Environmental Impact Statement containing Newfoundland and Labrador-specific information, 1785

Was Emera prepared to sanction without the commitment to $30 million for the payment of this penalty, 3762

Was money taken from this year's budget and spent before sanction, 2781

Was there a meeting with Premier Dexter and Emera, 1077

What assurance does government have that pilot study for methyl mercury will be conducted by federal government, 369

At what cost would Premier reconsider project, 2100

What documentation is federal government awaiting regarding the loan guarantee, 154

What does it say about financial burden on province and Nalcor's other commitments, if Nalcor is already out of money, 2907

What is government's plan for energy blackouts that residents will experience between 2015 and 2018, 1356 , 1357

What is new timeline for project sanction, 585

What is Premier afraid of and why will she not allow a full debate, 2841

What is Premier doing to investigate the former SNC-Lavalin executive and the Muskrat Falls project, 4109

What is Premier's position on government funding for transmission lines for Labrador mining, 2274

What is the debt-to-equity ratio for Muskrat Falls, 1575

What is the delivered construction cost of power to Soldiers Pond, 3592

What is the new limit on the amount of debt that the Muskrat Falls project can carry, 3764

What is the new, updated cost for power delivered to Soldiers Pond, 2955

What is the plan for two years of brownouts, 1417

What other secret deals has government signed with Emera, 3419

At what point will government see a return on its $2 billion investment, 1416

What price increases can be expected after 2017, 702

What price is anticipated for the American market, 2043

What was price per kilowatt hour for using natural gas as alternate energy source, 585

What will cost to ratepayers in Province be if project goes to $8 billion, 2101

What will industrial power rate be, 2274

When can government predict a rate of return, 1417

When the power purchase agreement is finalized, will government bring it back to the Public Utilities Board for analysis, 2739

When will House hear that loan guarantee has been finalized, 2780

When will there be a transmission plan for getting power to Labrador mining companies, 2273

Why are Nova Scotians receiving a more thorough review, 1459

Why are people of Province getting less of a review of the project than Nova Scotians, 531

Why deny people of province a regulatory review from the Public Utilities Board, 2778

Why did Minister not commit to formal review of project's finances, 368

Why did Nalcor agree to pay the $30 million of the penalty if Emera backs out of the deal, 3761

Why did Nalcor tie two per cent to general inflation over fifty years, 701–702

Why did Premier break commitment to not spend money without project sanction, 2842–2843

Why did Premier cave and settle for allowing Emera to be in driver's seat, 3249

Why did Premier cave in and allow Emera to be in driver's seat, 3313

Why did Premier deny access to witnesses and reduce project to a two hour discussion, 3373–3374

Why did Premier wait for more than two and a half weeks before providing bills to the Opposition for their review, 3759

Why dismiss Joint Panel recommendation for analysis of alternatives, 368

Why do Newfoundlanders and Labradorians not deserve review process similar to Nova Scotia's, 1460

Why does Minister not want to share the DG3 number with people of the province, 2956

Why does Nalcor want to change the Special Project Orders, 2230

Why does Premier expect people to pay through their teeth while deficits are ballooning and government will be adding to the debt, 4062–4063

Why does term sheet contain such loose terms that could set up this government to put $1 billion loan guarantee promise in jeopardy, 3591

Why has finalized term sheet with Emera been delayed so long, 2643

Why has Minister committed to giving away $30 million of taxpayers' money to Emera to help them get out of their commitment to the Maritime Link, 3418

Why has Premier gone back on promise that project would not go to sanction without a debate on the floor, 2841

Why has term sheet been kept secret, and will Minister release it publicly, 3250–3251

Why is commitment to shut down Holyrood not included in bill's definition of the project, 3808

Why is government giving a Nova Scotian company the right to expropriate land in this province, 3761

Why is Premier afraid of independent regulatory oversight on the project, 2778

Why is Premier cutting out energy watchdog and preventing Public Utilities Board from setting rates, 3375

Why is Premier denying free and open energy markets, which she has argued for in the past, 3809

Why is Premier holding back terms of reference for the Ziff Energy study on natural gas, 3018

Why is Premier refusing regulatory oversight on this project, 2908

Why is Premier removing Public Utilities Board from setting energy rates for people of Province, to be set by officials at Nalcor, 3375

Why is Premier restricting energy innovation access for fifty years, 3810

Why is Premier stating that the Public Utilities Board endorsed the project, when it clearly has been critical of it, 3138

Why is Premier tying the hands of future generations for cheaper power in this province, 3763

Why isn't Emera paying taxes on the property that they are using, 3761

Why not use power revenue to offset rates, 2957

Why was natural gas study by Ziff Energy not disclosed, 858

Why was risk of landslide activity not considered before sanction, 3933

Why won't Premier allow report authors to present to the House or a committee of the House, 2779

Why would Premier state that project is beyond scope of most Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1356

Will $400 million be transferred to Nalcor, or will it be used to cover other costs in this year's budget, 3999

Will Bill 29 be proclaimed before the special debate, 2511 , 2512

Will Bill 61 prevent Nalcor from selling Muskrat power into the United States, 3811

Will expropriation appeal panel be independent, or politically appointed, 3809

Will finalized details of the power purchase agreement be available prior to the special debate, 2738

Will government commit that project revenue be used to offset the rates for taxpayers, who are paying for project, 2957

Will government commit to providing equal resources to Opposition for householder release, 1023–1024

Will government sanction the deal without knowing Emera has sanctioned deal in Nova Scotia, 3315

Will Minister allow Public Utilities Board the opportunity to consider all options, as they will in Nova Scotia, 586

Will Minister allow Public Utilities Board the opportunity to review all of the information, 1236

Will Minister confirm a date to decommission Holyrood, 3808

Will Minister direct Nalcor to stop spending with SNC-Lavalin until police have sorted out scandal, 1235

Will Minister table the documents that were actually requested, 271

Will power rates in the Province not be set by officials at Nalcor or by Cabinet, 3419

Will Premier allow full debate in the House, 106

Will Premier allow Public Utilities Board opportunity for analysis and exploring other alternatives, 858

Will Premier allow Public Utilities Board to analyze all options before committing to fifty year agreement on Muskrat Falls, 747

Will Premier also agree on study of alternatives like natural gas and wind, and conservation and demand-side management, 857

Will Premier amend legislation to commit to shutdown of Holyrood Generating Station, 3808

Will Premier answer the question about the $30 million penalty that they have agreed to pay if Emera backs out of the deal, 3762

Will Premier break her promise and sanction project based on a term sheet rather than a finalized loan guarantee, 3248

Will Premier explain the $30 million penalty that government has agreed to pay if Emera backs out of the deal, 3762

Will Premier honour commitment to allow seventy-two hours of preparation time for the Muskrat Falls legislation, 3700

Will Premier listen to electorate, and give the Public Utilities Board the chance to conduct an independent review, 3700

Will Premier now commit to same level of study on natural gas, wind, conservation and demand-side management, 922

Will Premier now have to borrow for other infrastructure projects, such as Corner Brook Hospital, 3314

Will Premier sanction deal without approval of the regulatory review and without Emera sanctioning the deal in Nova Scotia, 3316

Will Premier sanction deal without knowing if Emera has sanctioned the deal in Nova Scotia, 3316

Will Premier sanction project regardless of analysis results, 979

Will Premier sanction project that is currently before the courts, 431

Will Premier sanction the project today, 3698

Will Premier table Nalcor's 2011 and 2012 load forecasts, 859–860

Will the four new companies managing the project's assets enjoy the same secrecy as Nalcor, 3376

Will the Maritime Link, which is 100% owned by Emera, go all the way to Granite canal in Central Newfoundland, 3138

Would project go ahead without Emera, 330

Nalcor

What expertise do new appointees bring to the Board, 2337

What process was used in search to select appointees to the board, 2513

What skills or experience was Premier looking for from new appointees to board, 2514

Why did Board appointments include those without experience in energy or large-scale projects, 2337

Natural gas

Has Province completed the landing in the Province option, 748

Provide details of 2007 EnerSea Transport study, 1418

Was study by EnerSea Transport ever completed, 746–747

What is the difference between a study and a report on natural gas, 922

Where are the landings reports, 747

Why is government not capitalizing on new GPS proposed for North Amethyst Field, 748–749

Why is Nalcor charging Opposition for Enersea Transport report, 1784

Why is Province not encouraging development, 749

Will Premier table studies indicating that pipeline from the Grand Banks is not feasible, 107

Oil spills

When will we see an increase in oil spill liability caps, 4204

Why has Minster not pressed the C-NLOPB and offshore operators to be better prepared, 4204

Pellet plants

Is government's policy to give large sums of money, then walk away, 1640

Is there a plan for innovation and biodiversity in the forest sector, 1641

Shouldn't government protect its investment and help company find and access markets, 1640–1641

Why was rebate program cut when industry is looking for assistance, 1577–1578

Will government assist plant in Roddickton to get back on track, 1577

Pulp and paper mills

How will government facilitate a timely and positive solution to the Corner Brook mill situation, 2165

How will Premier settle confusion over press release regarding Corner Brook mill, 2272

Is Minister willing to make changes required to keep pension plan intact for Corner Brook, 2272–2273

Premier provides update on her visit to Corner Brook, 2734

What is purpose of Premier's trip to Corner Brook, 2685

When will a decision on future of Corner Brook mill be made, 2165

Will Premier meet with mill unions before the vote tomorrow evening, 2685

Newfoundland and Labrador Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities