Are the objectives met to not hurt Humber Valley Paving and to not hurt the employees
Before making the last payment to the company, did Premier check with its' agencies, including Workers' Compensation, to ensure they were paid and company was in good standing
Can minister confirm that amount of money in the holdback and whether or not he believes the amount to be sufficient to cover all of the suppliers and subcontractors in the project
Can minister confirm whether or not the deadline to make a claim against that holdback is past or whether subcontractors can still make a claim
Can minister indicate a time period to expect list of cancelled contracts and bonds
Can minister provide a list of guarantors for the contract
Can the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills not remember even one of the colleagues that he referred to
Did government meet the two objectives clearly outlined by the Minister when the project was cancelled
Did it make minister uncomfortable that the son of a future boss was seeking over $19 million of forgiveness
Did Minister at least check with Workers' Compensation, to make sure they were paid
Did Minister consider other companies in the Province that he disadvantaged when he decided to protect this company
Did Minister discuss the contract cancellation with the Premier prior to March 13 2014
Did minister not even ask about a potential conflict of interest
Did Minister not know that there were two bonds totalling $19 million, or did he choose to paint a different picture
Did Minister of Finance not find it odd that there was no public disclosure made from March 13 to March 21
Did minister use legal staff from his own department, or from the Department of Justice
Did Mr. Coleman disclose to government that he was a guarantor on the bonds before the final decision was made to release them
Did Premier have any involvement in the decision to cancel the contract
Did the company actually sign the statutory declaration
Did the incoming Premier ever make disclosure to minister or other member of government prior to the finalization or cancellation of the contract on March 21
Did the minister get personally involved in the tender where the contractor was banned from bidding for twelve months on government contracts
Do all departments discuss decisions with Premier prior to making them
Does minister acknowledge that by cancelling contracts, he has improved the financial situation of the company, despite them not finishing the job
Does Minister agree that by canceling the bonds and contract, giving the company a competitive advantage, and improving their financial position has all resulted in increased share value for shareholders
Does Minister agree that company's improved financial position gives it a competitive advantage over other companies in Newfoundland and Labrador
Does Minister agree that the labour and materials bond would protect suppliers and subcontractors of the company
Does minister have sworn statutory declaration that says when a company signs it, it has paid its subcontractors
Does Minister recognize that by cancelling the bonds and the contract, he has improved the company's financial position
Does Minister think that his lack of knowledge on bonds and tenders is a display of his incompetence
Does Premier agree that minister's interference has disrupted the marketplace
Does Premier agree with callous remarks regarding the protection of subcontractors
Does Premier agree with minister that cancelling the contract and releasing the $90 million in bonds all within seven and a half hours on the day before the PC leadership deadline was the right process
Does Premier's recent move to interfere with a market driven sector indicate a significant policy change for government
Does the Minister have any written documentation to show the work that was actually completed by the company
Does the Minister stand by his statement that there was no written documentation whatsoever relating to these discussions
Given that taxpayer dollars are involved, why does Minister not think that Auditor General should investigate this matter
Given that the Auditor General was unable to determine why the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills called the deputy minister of another department on this issue on March 13, will he now stand and tell people of the Province why he was involved
Given that the bonds are released, what warranty does government have on the recently terminated contract
Given that the incoming Premier said contract cancellation negotiations began in February, but minister maintains he did not discuss the matter with Mr. Coleman until March 13, who from government was involved in February
Given that the Premier was the first alternate minister on the file, was he aware that the contract had to be cancelled that day, and did he play any role in that
Given that the window on the mechanics' lien is closed, how can subcontractors get the money they are owed by the company
Given the detail explained in the analysis, why would minister not table the document
Given the latest revelation, does minister think there was a conflict of interest when he made the decision to cancel the contract and release the bonds
Has any of the holdback money on the contract been paid out
Has company been given an extension for its second contract
Has government met the objectives for cancelling the project
Has it been confirmed that the company will not be doing the $7.8 million contract
Has minister ever kept past bonds in place to protect the warranties on roadwork
Has minister ever used a bond to support a warranty
Has the minister discussed calling in the Auditor General with his Cabinet colleagues
Has there been an extension granted for the second contract, and if so, what is the deadline
Have Auditor General's five recommendations been fully implemented
Have there been any claims against the $1.18 million holdback
How can people of Province have confidence in government when they clearly favour one company
How can Premier claim that situation was properly handled when the Surety Association of Canada says the minister's comments were irresponsible and just plain wrong
How can subcontractors access the money held back from the contract
How does minister expect subcontractors and suppliers to make a claim when they cancelled the contract well over a month before the public even knew it had been cancelled
How does warranty work on a government contracting job
How many days was the road closed, which affected the contract because of the fires
How many employees were at risk at the time of the decision, and how many are still working with the company since the decision
How was request to be released from the contract submitted, and will minister provide a copy of that documentation
If company goes bankrupt, is it correct that the warranty would not be in place
If everything is out in the open, who are the colleagues that the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills referred to yesterday
If Minister did not resign, why was Premier going to fire him
If Mr. Coleman is correct and his company could have finished the work, why did Premier cancel the contract and release the bonds
If Premier really wants questions answered, will he call for a public inquiry
If protocol is in place, why will minister not table it
If the Auditor General is not satisfied, how can Premier be satisfied
If the company went bankrupt, what warranty do we have to protect Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
If there was nothing wrong with how the contract was cancelled, why is the former minister now sitting as a backbencher
In normal circumstances, does government keep bonds in place to protect warranty for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
In the spirit of openness and accountability, will government bring in the Auditor General to look at the contract issue
Is April 20 the last date the subcontractors could file against the mechanics lien, or not
Is Frank Coleman a guarantor
Is government willing to pay the legal cost for the small companies
Is it common practice to conclude business deals involving millions of dollars of taxpayer money with no written documentation
Is it Humber Valley Paving who will do the contract that Minister is talking about
Is it minister's impression that the last day to file a claim on the mechanics' lien was April 20
Is it true that government normally keeps bonds in place as part of the warranty for twenty-four months
Is Minister now going to confirm that bond would have protected subcontractors who are begging for payment from Humber Valley Paving
Is minister saying that there was a deal concerning $20 million in taxpayer money and the minister has nothing on paper to evidence it
Is minister saying there are no claims against the $1.18 million holdback
Is Premier aware that government received a sworn statutory declaration before letting company out of contract and releasing the bonds
Is Premier saying that cancelling a major contract benefitting the incoming Premier was not discussed with him or Cabinet at any point before a decision was made
Is Premier suggesting that government is willing to cover all costs for the companies that feel they have a claim
Is Premier's understanding of how the mechanics' lien works that a claim would have been filed before April 20 in this particular case
Is the current warranty the same one that is outlined in section GC 31 of the contract with Humber Valley Paving
Is there a written agreement in place for the warranty on that road
Since minister released the $19 million in bonds, what warranty exists if the company goes out of business
Since Mr. Coleman admitted that decision could have benefitted him personally, does Premier still support minister's decision to cancel the contract and release the bonds
Was Department of Justice involved in the legal opinion on this contract
Was it a departmental or a Cabinet decision to cancel the contract
Was it a labour materials bond or a performance bond that was not released
Was Minister of Justice involved in contract with Humber Valley Paving on the Trans-Labrador Highway
Was Minister's process followed, or was Premier's
Was the project on budget
Were both bonds released back to the company without being called
What assurances will Premier put in place to ensure that small businesses are paid for the work they have done on contract
What date did Mr. Coleman announce that he was seeking the leadership
What happened on March 13th to cancel the contract
What implications are there for future contractors who are going to be posting bonds in this Province
What is the final date that somebody could have made a claim on the mechanics' lien
What is the real reason that the contract was cancelled
What is the status of the $7.8 million paving contract in Western Newfoundland, and when will the work be completed
What measures has government taken to ensure that suppliers and other creditors will not suffer because they are not able to collect the money that they are owed
What other options did company have and what options was Mr. Coleman referring to
What people was Minister protecting when he cancelled the contract
What process can small contractors use to get access to the holdback
What process, if any, does Premier have in place to help companies collect their money
What was minister's understanding of Frank Coleman's relationship with the company at that time
What was minister's understanding of Frank Coleman's relationship with the company on March 13
What will government do for companies that are owed more than $25,000
When did minister find out that Mr. Coleman was a guarantor on the bonds
When did Premier become aware that company had been granted a one-year extension
When was the first communication, verbal or written, between government and the company regarding the contract's cancellation
Who were the bond guarantors for the contract and will minister provide documentation
Why could Auditor General not be brought in as was done in 2007
Why did contract have to be concluded one day before the close of the PC nomination
Why did government choose to let the incoming Premier off the hook while adding more cost to the people of the Province
Why did government give back the people's money for uncompleted work
Why did government not get a sworn statutory declaration to protect the subcontractors
Why did Humber Valley Paving receive preferential treatment while another contractor had his certified cheque cashed and was banned from bidding on further government work for twelve months
Why did Minister cancel the bond if he was concerned about the warranty
Why did minister change his mind about people having to wait until the Auditor General completes his report
Why did minister choose to cancel the contract and release the bonds, which was the only option which gave Mr. Coleman personal benefit
Why did Minister not protect the suppliers and the subcontractors using the labour and materials bond
Why did Minister not think it important to protect the suppliers of the company
Why did the Minister call another department's deputy Minister on March 13
Why did two ministers make inquiries into the status of the contract on March 13
Why does minister keep contractors' bonds in place for the warranty for some companies but not others
Why does Premier want to keep more information secret from the people of the Province
Why has it taken so long for government to release documentation
Why is minister delaying the release of the documents, and how does he define an appropriate time to do so
Why is Premier denying the people of the province the full story by refusing to call a public inquiry
Why isn't the Minister satisfied with the statutory declaration
Why not ask the Auditor General to investigate
Why was Premier willing to help this company, but not the West Coast company Island Aggregates
Why was the Minister fired, and what was not above board
Why was the process to terminate the contract expedited
Why will Minister not call in the Auditor General to clear the air
Why will Premier not call a public inquiry so small businesses know that they can be treated fairly in this process
Why would minister not want to clear the air on this matter
Why would Premier fire a Minister
Why wouldn't minister ask for sworn statutory declaration today to protect the subcontractors
Will government pay the legal costs for small contractors who are trying to get paid for the work they have done
Will minister ask the Auditor General to take a look at this matter
Will minister confirm that he will not release the information about whom he spoke to regarding the contract cancellation
Will minister confirm whether or not the government has penalized other contractors for circumstances similar to those of Humber Valley Paving
Will Minister do the right thing and resign
Will minister provide a copy of the contract that Humber Valley Paving was released from
Will minister provide a copy of the documentation regarding company's release from the contract
Will Minister provide a list of contracts and bonds that have been cancelled by government in the last five years
Will minister provide other examples where government released companies from their contractual obligations without penalty
Will minister put forth a formal request to the Auditor General to look at this matter
Will minister release a copy of the bond associated with the contract
Will minister release the documentation regarding the company's request to be released from the contract, yes or no
Will minister reverse the decision to ban company from bidding on contracts
Will minister table document related to the 60 per cent analysis which he just spoke about
Will Minister table the documents that he is referring to
Will Minister table the information about 60 per cent of the work completed for 60 per cent of the value
Will Premier be open and accountable and call a public inquiry into the cancelled contract
Will Premier call a public inquiry, yes or no
Will Premier cover the legal costs for the companies who have to go to court to collect the money they are owed
Will Premier honour his commitment to table correspondence
Will Premier instruct minister to table correspondence related to the contract extension
Will Premier let the people of the Province know what was wrong with the process
Will Premier table a copy of the company's request to cancel the contract
Will Premier table a copy of the legal opinions that government received on this file
Will Premier table a copy of the protocol that the minister just spoke about
Will Premier table department's analysis of the contract showing that 60 per cent of the work was completed
Will Premier tell House why this contract had to be terminated the day before the PC leadership deadline
With whom was minister in conversation about company's release from the contract
Would either of the bonds that were not called have provided any protection to creditors if the bond had been called
Would Minister table the statutory declaration that he just mentioned
Would minister table the written agreement on the warranty
Would Premier consider the lack of documentation to be unusual enough to call a public inquiry