Announcing date of budget speech
Can minister explain why many of the cuts and extra fees have been enacted before the budget debate has been finished and voted on
Can Premier advise whether a list of infrastructure projects and timelines will be included in this year's budget
Can Premier assure the people of the province that he will allow a free vote on the budget
Can Premier explain to the people of the province how investments in his budget will make individual lives better
Can Premier inform the House of any analysis that was done to determine what impact budget decisions would have on school administrators, teachers, students and parents
Can Premier tell people of Labrador what the budget is doing for them
Could minister or someone from her office attend the town hall this evening and work with people to help them figure out how the budget will really impact them
Demonstrations in opposition to the budget
Does Premier believe that this budget will drive food prices up while it drives more people into poverty
Does the Member for Labrador West support the closure of the Wabush courthouse
Davis, P.,
626
Parsons, A.,
626
Explain what programs will be reduced in the fall budget
Fee increases
Gender-based analysis
Did minister apply a gender-based analysis to her budget
Did minister's gender-based analysis have the same findings as the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, that women and girls will be disproportionately hurt by Budget 2016
Gender-analysis tool from Women's Policy Office from 2003
How could minister develop a budget without applying a gender assessment lens
Minister ought to have applied a gender lens to the budget
Was there a gender lens applied to the development of the budget
Whether minister conducted a gender-based analysis on the budget
Why will minister not table the gender-based analysis that she said she did on the budget
Will minister table the specific gender-analysis tool she used and the results of the analysis of how her budget will affect women
Women
Given that budget will be 40 to 50 per cent responsible for aspects of the economic downturn, what will Premier do to offset the impact, and what has he done in the last six months in office
Given that gas prices are rising, was there any consideration given to declaring a cap on provincial taxes on gas
Given that ministers are not taking responsibility for any of the budget decisions, will the Premier do so
Given that Premier is on record as stating that all seniors will be better off in the budget, what is in the budget for the woman cited by the Leader of the Opposition
Given that Premier's caucus is having problems explaining the budget, how does he expect people of the province to make sense of the choices that have been made
Given that the Premier campaigned on eliminating waste, are teacher cuts, health care workers, and long-term care beds all the waste that the Premier said he would eliminate
Given the job losses, regressive tax measures and social spending cuts, what are Premier's concrete plans to keep young families in the province
Has any direction on targets for cuts been given to departments
Has Cabinet and caucus had a voice in this budget
Has Minister of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs addressed concerns about the cuts in health care to the people of Labrador
How can government continue shattering hope and opportunities for hard-working people of Newfoundland and Labrador
How can people have confidence in government when budget will devastate people and the economy
How can people of the province trust Premier when he promised one thing and did the opposite
How can Premier be optimistic when his plan will yield a 15 per cent loss of employment and 22 per cent loss of earned income, driven by his government's budget measures
How can Premier justify the measures he is taking
How can Premier suggest that he is focused on growing the economy when his budget does the opposite
How can the $27 million deferral of the debt payment offset the large shortfall in projected revenues from the levy
How could Premier allow Finance Minister to proceed with budget that does so much harm to the economy
How does decision to tax insurance result in a stronger tomorrow for families
How does forcing Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to pay more for food provide them with a stronger tomorrow
How does minister justify disproportionate cuts to his hometown
How is it that minister is listening to people if he is unwilling to make any changes to the budget for education
How is Minister's role in Ed Martin's contract and her regressive budget in the best interests of the province
How is the budget going to help diversify the economy and support businesses
How is the removal of the Home Heating Rebate a plan for a stronger tomorrow
How many decisions will be seen in budget number one and how many will be seen in the fall in budget number two
How much did minister cut from seniors' program
Bennett, C.,
740
Parsons, K.,
740
How much is minister planning to take out of people's pockets, and is there any limit
How New Democratic Party would approach the budget process
How will driving people out of the province improve the province for those people and businesses
Impact on taxi drivers
Is government going to tell seniors whose dental plan was cut, who cannot afford to pay for over-the-counter medications while also feeding themselves that they'll just have to live within those means
Is government saying that the president of one of the largest seniors' clubs in the province is wrong about the budget
Is minister's position that the budget will help seniors or not
Is Premier listening to parents' concerns, and will he put children before cuts
Is Premier or is anti-poverty advocate correct about the budget protecting the vulnerable in society
Is providing the public notice of the budget vote another commitment the Premier is going against
Is the $20 million dollar line item in the Department of Finance a slush fund for the minister to do with as she sees fit
Is there a plan to address the negativity and hopelessness created by minster and her government
Prior to the budget, did government analyze the cumulative impact of all taxes, fees and levies on individuals and families
Public opinion via social media
Davis, B.,
2654–2655
Davis, P.,
2436,
2445–2446
Edmunds,
2862
Hawkins,
2769
Hutchings,
2436,
2442–2444,
2453,
2486–2487,
2700,
2873
Joyce,
2543
Kent,
2514,
2538,
2539,
2540,
2562,
2731,
2740,
2790–2791,
2792,
2802,
2803,
2821–2822
Kirby,
2649
Lane,
2417,
2448–2449,
2458,
2490–2491,
2502,
2515,
2534,
2566,
2742,
2758–2759,
2781–2783,
2792,
2793–2794,
2804,
2836–2837,
2904
Letto,
2831,
2871
Parsons, K.,
2548–2549,
2795–2796
Perry,
2460,
2470,
2482,
2492–2493,
2503–2504,
2886–2887,
2895–2896,
2917
Petten,
2570,
2738,
2778
Rogers,
2441,
2484,
2495,
2520,
2622,
2670
Reasons for
Was analysis done before decision to reduce policing was made, and what impact will that have on public safety
Davis, P.,
831
Parsons, A.,
832
Was consideration given to tax incentives to put additional monies into the pockets of the working poor
What are the implications of increases on items that people buy every day, like groceries
What direct consultations were held with school administrators prior to Budget 2016 to see how they could deal with new restrictions
What groups are better off because of the budget, and how many people are better off, based on minister's calculations
What is it about the tax being temporary that in any way diminishes its unfairness
What is minister going to do to help seniors, given the devastating cuts made to all areas of seniors' living
What is minister planning to cut now that the amount of the levy will be reduced
What is Premier's plan to address thousands of people who are protesting the budget
What is the brand new line item for $20 million designated for in the Department of Finance
What is the maximum price that minister will allow Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to pay for gas through the proposed tax policy, or is it unlimited
What is the net effect of reversals on library closures, court closures and health care decisions, and where will these costs be made up
What new sources of revenue has minister created, or is she satisfied to pick the pockets of hard-working people with regressive taxes, levies and fees
What relief can minister provide to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
What specifically has government done to diversify and grow our economy
What was Premier's plan to address the deficit of $1.2 billion
What will minister do to help people deal with the harsh budget, and what is the message to people who won't be able to pay their bills on July 1
What will the impact be on the cost of food, if you include costs for businesses, transportation, Harmonized Sales Tax, and vehicle insurance
When budget cuts were discussed, was Premier putting the education of children on that chopping block
When will Premier begin to communicate the budget and allow his members to do so
When will Premier lift the provincial gas tax, which is the highest in the country
When will we see government plan for diversification, or will government just continue to tax people
Where in the calculation do we find the full impact of all the tax and fee changes contained in Budget 2016
Where is government's plan to communicate the current budget and fall budget
Where is Premier's plan for a stronger tomorrow for rural Newfoundland and Labrador
Where is the evidence to support Premier's statement that seniors making $15,00-$17,000 will be better off because of the Liberal budget
Where was the evidence-based decision making when Premier decided to impose a levy that targets our low and middle-income families
Why are so many government members following Premier's lead and saying one thing but doing another
Why did the Premier change the plan for a supplementary budget to address expenditures
Why did the Premier choose to attack hard-working lower and middle income families while leaving his friends alone
Why didn't minister take corrective measures to address the disproportionate negative effects of the budget on women and girls
Why didn't Premier lay out his full-range budget choices in the spring, as is traditionally done
Bennett, C.,
571
Davis, P.,
571
Why doesn't Premier listen to what his backbenchers are saying and make changes to the budget
Why has Premier's party's position flip-flopped only five months after taking office
Why is minister denying how this budget hurts the working poor
Why is minister enforcing an austerity budget in spite of all the expertise and evidence
Why is minister making the public, the business community, and the public service live in fear and uncertainty for an extra six months
Why is Premier and his government refusing to be open and transparent about the total cost of Budget 2016 on middle and low-income people and seniors
Why not deliver a 12-month budget plan, and why wait for budget number two in the fall
Why not develop an online calculator where people of all incomes could determine how the budget impacts them including all taxes, fees, and the levy
Why would Premier not allow his Members to show their support for their constituents in a free vote today, since this vote does not constitute a confidence vote
Why would Premier not have chosen a more balanced plan instead of having people leave the province
Why would Premier stifle our economy in this way, at a time when our economy needs a stimulus
Why would the Premier suggest that additional food tax and the increase to the Harmonized Sales Tax will not be downloaded to the consumer, considering the vast majority of our food is shipped to the province through roadway and ferry
Will a single mother with increases in home and automobile insurance, increases in gas, no Home Heating Rebate and all other taxes and fees be in the group of those who are doing better
Will budget focus on people, and will hope and vision be included as part of Premier's plan for the future
Will Liberal members who want to stand up for their districts against the budget be banished from caucus
Will minister change her unfair and regressive budget to one that actually stimulates the economy and creates jobs
Will minister extend courtesy to the people of the province and announce when government intends to table the budget
Will minister give people some relief and lower the gas tax immediately
Will Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development review the devastating and ill-informed choices that he has made
Will minister provide a real online tool to show the budget impacts of the extra fees, taxes, cuts and the levy on working people
Will minister's offer for a technical briefing on the budget provide the real facts
Will Premier allow members of his party to fight for the people that they serve, and will he listen to his own caucus and reconsider the budget
Will Premier commit to giving advance notice of when he will call the budget vote
Will Premier consider reversing the levy, placing a cap on gas tax, or reversing the closure of libraries
Will Premier finally listen and make changes to the budget, and will he allow members to vote with their constituents
Will Premier listen and reconvene his team of leaders to revisit this budget
Will Premier listen to his own people, scrap the budget, and go back to the drawing board
Will Premier listen to the people of Fogo Island
Will Premier listen to the people of the province and reverse the choices made in the budget
Will Premier listen to the people of the province and scrap the budget
Will Premier provide more than 24 hours' notice to the public to let them know when the budget vote will take place
Will Premier replace the Minister of Finance with someone who understands how the average family lives in Newfoundland and Labrador
Will Premier revisit the host of taxes and fee increases that will drive many people into poverty
Will Premier show leadership and reconsider regressive tax increases
Will Premier stand by his commitment to provide not less than 24 hours' notice for the budget vote
Will Premier table evidence to show how seniors are better off
Will Premier table his plan to address the deficit of $1.2 billion
Will Premier take concerned citizens up on their offer to reset the budget and really consult with them to make better choices
Will the minister inform people how he supports choices which negatively impact children currently in the system