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Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
50th General Assembly - 2nd Session - 2022 - 2025

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COADY, HON. SIOBHAN (L) (ST. JOHN'S WEST)

Agencies, Boards and Commissions

When can we expect Minister to implement the system of oversight by the House of Assembly that she publicly committed to, 1695
Will Minister be bringing forth an amendment to the Independent Appointments Commission Act to reflect recommendation, 4211

Answers to Questions For Which Notice Has Been Given

Finance

Carbon tax—What province is doing, 4576

Industry, Energy and Technology

Mining—Status of the Matty Mitchell room, 7579

Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission Repeal Act (Bill 44)

Notice of motion, 2490
Second reading, 3754–3755
Committee, 3756–3757

Auditor General

Report of the Auditor General to the House of Assembly—Summary—For the Year Ended 31 March, 2005—Tabled, 4890

Budget

Can you tell the people of the province why you're continuing to underestimate the deficit, 7334
Fact sheet—Budget 2023—Tabled, 1563
Has the expected revenue of $520 million related to the tobacco settlement been included in this year's budget, 7332
How can the people of the province trust this budget and trust this government, 7333–7334
If the government were still deliberating on how to account for their tobacco settlement revenue, then what would be the deficit for this fiscal year, 7426
If the tobacco settlement revenue is not included, what would be the deficit for this fiscal year, 7426
If you did not book this revenue that you may get sometime in the future, would the actual deficit in this year's budget be well over $800 million, 7335
Is Premier going to give the $35 million that's budgeted in the budget back to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1867
This year's budget includes $520 million in revenue from the tobacco settlement, how much of that will actually be received this fiscal year, 7426
Urging government to initiate a process and allocate the required time and resources to allow elected Members the opportunity to review budgets and question appropriate senior staff of government agencies, boards, commissions and other similar entities on an annual basis

Amendment

Debate, 4227–4229

When will the Minister table a budget for this fiscal year, 6912
Why are we telling the people of the province that it's $372 million, 7335
Why did it take a Liberal leadership change to change your mind on the vaccines for shingles and will you provide full coverage in this budget, 7213
Why didn't the Minister consult this province's Auditor General before tabling the budget, 7335–7336
Why does budget leave seniors in poverty, 1557, 1558
Why is the word "poverty" not used in the entire budget speech if it is supposed to be a priority, 1463–1464
Why is this province the only one to fully book the entire revenue of the tobacco settlement in one fiscal year, 7332–7333
Why Opposition is not voting for the budget, 1399
Why wasn't the AG consulted before putting money down, given the numerous recommendations the AG has made about the accounting system, 7341
Without this revenue, what would the deficit have been, 7333

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Notice of motion, 1046
Moved, 1366
Address, 1366–1386
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 1537–1540

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 1920–1923

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Cabinet Secretariat, 2022, 2023–2024, 2026
Communications and Public Engagement, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033
Financial Administration, 2033–2034
Government House, 2018, 2020, 2021
Intergovernmental Affairs, 2060–2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067
Premier's Office, 2021–2022, 2025, 2026–2027
Treasury Board Secretariat, 2068, 2102–2103, 2104–2105, 2106–2107, 2108–2109, 2108–2112, 2113, 2114–2115, 2116–2117, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2121–2124, 2125

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Notice of motion, 3791
Moved, 3824
Address, 3824–3844
Estimates

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Communications and Public Engagement, 4237(28), 4237(29), 4237(30)–4237(31)
Financial Administration, 4237(32), 4237(33)
Government House, 4237(22), 4237(23)
Intergovernmental Affairs, 4237(33)–4237(34), 4237(35)
Office of the Executive Council, 4237(24)–4237(25), 4237(26)
Treasury Board Secretariat, 4237(54)–4237(56), 4237(57), 4237(58), 4237(59), 4237(60)

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Notice of motion, 6542
Moved, 6954
Address, 6954–6974
Debate, 7462(61)–7462(65)
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 7129–7132, 7134–7138

Estimates

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Cabinet Secretariat, 7349, 7350, 7351, 7353–7354
Communications and Public Engagement, 7354, 7355–7356, 7357
Intergovernmental Affairs, 7358, 7359–7361, 7362
Office of the Chief Information Officer, 7389
Treasury Board Secretariat, 7373, 7374, 7375, 7376, 7377–7378

Burials and funerals

Can Minister provide an update to the situation outside the Health Sciences Centre, 3859
How did Minister not act on the rates paid to families, 3644
If the Minister knew about the body overflow situation, why wasn't it addressed before now, 3643
What allocation increase has been made in Budget 2024 to support next of kin and family members unable to afford funeral services for their loved ones and avoid overcrowding morgues, 3863

Charles III, King of Great Britain

Recognition of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty the Queen Consort, 2072–2073

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

What guarantees can the Minister offer that every child in care is truly receiving the best care available, 7471

Income support

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3827
What is government doing for middle-class parents who are struggling but not able to avail of supports because of extremely low income, cut-off thresholds, 5637

Confederation

75th anniversary of

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3824

Cost of living

Are food banks with overwhelming demand and the closure of the Memorial University food bank how government addresses poverty, 650
Can the Minister please update the House on food bank usage numbers in this province, 7341
Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1366
Comments on Poverty Reduction Plan in Budget Speech 2024, 3827
Does Minister know the cost of living increase for those renting in the province, 3201
Does Premier know the number of people who said their family does not have enough money to live on, 3030–3031
How does Minister suggest that seniors are going to make ends meet, 2570
How does Premier expect families to provide healthy food options when they can't afford it, 2981
How many families are visiting the food bank on a monthly basis, 3254–3255
How much have expenses increased for homeowners in the past 12 months, 3200–3201
How will Minister address senior's situation, which is representative of so many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 3858
Is government's Poverty Reduction Plan going to significantly influence the need for food bank visits, and what is government's projection, 4571–4572
Is Minister responsible for food security concerned about the cost of healthy food, 899
Seniors

Does Minister suggest senior sell her home and move into a personal care home so she can stay warm and fed, 844–845
Does Minister think the introduction of a sugar tax and an increase in carbon tax will make life more affordable for seniors, 96–97
How can seniors afford healthy food, 841
Will you fix your budget and increase the Seniors' Benefit by the 20 per cent as recommended by the Seniors' Advocate, 7424

Should Member tell struggling constituent to support the Liberal carbon tax, 2570–2571
Urging government to create an emergency plan for the working poor to ensure that no Newfoundlander and Labradorian is left behind, 2578–2579
What does government say to people who are living paycheque to paycheque, 2673–2674
What does Minister tell parents who are skipping meals so their children can eat, 3254
What does Premier say to the woman who is using her credit card to put food on the table, while working two jobs, 784
What is Minister going to do to help lower the cost of putting food on the table, 1871
When will Premier work with local farmers to reduce costs and ensure more affordable food is available in this province, 1037
Why are nearly one in three families still struggling to put food on the table, 7423
Why do children in this province have to rely on programs such as Kids Eat Smart and breakfast clubs, 1870
Why has it taken government almost a decade and still we do not have a poverty reduction strategy, 3031
Why hasn't government learned from mistakes of the past, 37
Why is government continuing to turn its back on the most vulnerable in the province, 2523
Why is government failing food banks and individuals who rely on them, 2526
Will government consult with not-for-profit groups and the most vulnerable to keep money in the people's pockets, 6609
Will Minister admit that we have a cost of living crisis, 1599
Will Minister commit to finding a way to lower local food prices, 1870
Will you provide the Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit to more low-income families, 7424

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

Why can't Premier give a clear answer, when federal Minister can, 2286

Economic Development

Comments on expanding commission discounts to include wine, spirits, and cider producers in the province in Budget Speech 2023, 1379
Comments on wholesale discounts for restaurants, bars and lounges in the province in Budget Speech 2025, 6963
Innovation Centre for Remote Operations

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1380

Is this government's plan for rural NL to quietly shut the lights off and walk away, 6982

Education

Child care

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1375
Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3834
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6957

College of the North Atlantic (CNA)

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6958

Computer-based testing

New model to be introduced, 1376

Debt Reduction Grant Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6958–6959

Education Accord

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3834

Memorial University

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3835
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6958

Public libraries

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3835
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6959

School buses

1.6 kilometre policy comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3835

Schools

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6973
Why hasn't anything been done about the deplorable conditions at Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2145

Student Financial Services Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1377

Teachers

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6957–6958

Elections

Would Minister be willing to amend legislation to require Premier to bring intentions to dissolve the House of Assembly before the legislature in the form of a motion for debate as a precondition to asking the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the session, 4211

Employment

Comments on employment rate and unemployment rate in Budget Speech 2024, 3826
Employment gains projected to lower unemployment rate to lowest in province since consistent record keeping began in 1976, 1368

Environment and Climate Change

Budget

Comments during Budget Speech 2024, 3841–3842
Comments during Budget Speech 2025, 6970–6971

Climate change

Urging Government of Canada to immediately repeal the carbon tax and the Clean Fuel Regulations

Debate, 2699–2701

Drinking water

When will government prioritize safe drinking water in rural Newfoundland and Labrador including the community of Newman's Cove in the District of Bonavista, 2486–2487

Electric vehicle (EV)

Will government remove Tesla vehicles from provincial electric vehicle rebate program and will the do incentives to purchase Canadian-made EVs, 6609

Green energy and climate change

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1380

Green transition fund

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3842

Finance

Accountability Framework

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1369

Borrowing

Can Minister explain why government plans to borrow an extra $700 million, increasing from $1.5 to $2.2 billion, 3102

Buy from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada campaign

Comments on, 6531

Carbon tax

Can Premier confirm that government is collecting HST on the carbon tax, 4047
Did Deputy Premier realize that carbon tax was hurting the people of Newfoundland and Labrador before or after she took $35 million out of their bank account, 3199
Did Premier get commitment from the Prime Minister that carbon tax would not cause home heating fuels to increase in this province, 1186–1187
Does Premier agree with Minister who stated that the carbon tax was the right policy instrument, 4049–4050
Has Minister written to the Prime Minister to stop charging HST on carbon tax, 4048–4049
How does Minister support carbon tax when it is forcing people to pay more for heat in their homes, their drive to work, and putting food on the table, 514
How much money has Deputy Premier collected for carbon tax and will she rebate that money back to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 3198
How much revenue does Premier anticipate to collect from HST on carbon tax, 4048
Why does Minister feel that more taxes like the sugar tax or carbon tax will help them, 2674–2675
Why doesn't Premier tell Prime Minister to axe the tax, 3729
Will Minister cancel inflationary taxes and allow the people of Newfoundland a better lifestyle, 3103
Will Minister rebate back the carbon tax, 3198
Will Premier commit to rebating $35 million back to the people, 2522–2523
Will Premier rebate the money he has collected from the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2672

Credit rating

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3826

Deficit

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3825
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6955

Dept. of Finance

Responsibilities of, 1922

Diesel tax

Continuation of tax reduction on gasoline and diesel, 1033
Will Minister suspend the collection of all taxes on diesel, 896–897
Will Minister suspend the tax, 897
With people struggling to put food on the table, will Minister suspend the tax, 897

Economic forecast

Minister highlights strength, growth and optimism in economic forecast, 4834–4835

Gasoline tax

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3824
Will Premier force people to pay more next year by reintroducing the full gas tax, 5995
Will Premier permanently cut the gas tax, 5996

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3826
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6956

Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)

House to support rebate of the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax on new purpose-built rental housing be provided, and that the rebate mirror the Government of Canada's existing and enhanced GST/HST New Residential Rental Property Rebate

Notice of motion, 2831
Moved, 2997–2999
Debate, 3022–3025

Urging government to bring an HST rebate on home heating, 5313–5314
Will government remove the provincial HST from all forms of home heating, 6608, 6690
Will the government remove the HST from home heating so that all the people of the province can get the benefit of reduction in cost of living, 7433

Home heating

Can department work with the fuel service provider in the District of Torngat Mountains to find a way for people to get the badly needed rebate, 903
House to support removal of the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) from home heating products

Debate, 5380–5383

How many people are awaiting rebates and when will they finally receive them, 1100
If former conservative government could remove the provincial portion of Harmonized Sales Tax from home heating, why can't the Liberal government, 5376
Urging government to immediately create an emergency plan to enable those residents earning less than $40,000 per year to heat their homes and remain healthy this winter, 661
What does Minister plan to do to lower the cost of home heating fuel in this province, 1101
Will government remove the provincial HST from all forms of home heating, 6608, 6690
Will Minister commit today to remove the provincial tax on all forms of heating fuel, 1742

Home heating rebate

Can department work with the fuel service provider in the District of Torngat Mountains to find a way for people to get the badly needed home heating rebate, 903
Will Minister commit to continuing the home heating rebate program in the upcoming budget, 1100

Income tax

How does government justify charging the highest tax in North America, 840

Indexing

Urging government to add an indexing provision to provincial online calculator to avoid clawing back increases that seniors receive federally, 1048–1049

London Stock Exchange

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6956
Premier and Minister of Finance open London Stock Exchange trading day to launch province's European borrowing program, 1367

Minister of Finance

Will you fire the Minister of Finance, 7336

Poverty Reduction Plan

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6963

Program challenges in the District of Torngat Mountains

Will Minister direct department in future to consider the unique geographic and logistic circumstances of District which excludes people from accessing programs, 903

Public Assets, Sale of

Is Minister planning on selling the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation, 243
Is Minister planning to sell any part of Newfoundland Hydro, 243–244
Is Minister planning to sell off the provincial share of offshore development, 243
Which front-line public sector workers should be worried about having their jobs axed, 195

Small Business Tax

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3824–3825
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6968

Strategic plan for province's finances, 1231–1232
Sugar tax

Continuous glucose monitoring pilot project funded by revenue from the sugar tax, 1371
Does Premier know how much HST was collected on the sugar tax, 4050
Has Minister for poverty reduction advocated to axe this tax and the carbon tax, which are driving more people into poverty, 360–361
How does sugar tax make sense when increased funding for diabetes relies on increased sugar consumption, 3854
In Budget 2025 there was a chance to scrap the sugar tax, but they didn't, can the Minister explain why, 7087–7088
Urging government to cancel the sugar-sweetened beverage tax at the earliest opportunity, 592–593, 659–660, 1111, 2013–2014, 2091, 2494–2495
Urging government to spare the residents of our province another tax by immediately repealing the sugar tax this fall, leaving over $9 million in the pockets of struggling residents, 372
What has Minister put in place to refund the people who have been mistakenly charged sugar tax, 651
When will Minister stop the nonsense and axe the tax, 4051
Where in the Poverty Reduction Strategy does it say to implement a sugar tax, 361
Why does a mother have to pay almost $11 in sugar tax on a $4 purchase of fruit punch powder for their children, 2822
Why does Premier continue to pick the pockets of residents, after two years of the sugar tax, 3858–3859
Will Minister axe the tax, 41–42
Will Minister cancel and stop the sugar tax, 4050–4051
Will Premier axe the sugar tax, 4000–4001
Will Premier cancel the sugar tax, which is under his control, 189–190
Will Premier cancel the tax, 190–191
Will the Minister stand up today and commit to amending the budget and finally scrap this wasteful, regression and punishing tax, 7088
Will you commit to the elimination of the sugar tax, 7214
Will you eliminate the sugar tax, 6683

Tariffs

Can the Minister provide details of the incentives that this fund will be used for, 6981
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6954, 6955, 6956
How much of the $200 million that has been announced as tariff support will be set allocated for the fishery, 6681–6683
What initiatives have been implemented to deal with this tariff situation in our province, 6729

Financial Administration Act

Sec. 26(5)(a)

Order in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2023-24 to 2032-33—Tabled, 1563
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2023-24 to 2033-34—Tabled, 101, 1046
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2024-25 to 2029-30—Tabled, 3455
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2024-25 to 2032-33—Tabled, 2242
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2024-25 to 2033-34—Tabled, 2726, 4009, 5001, 5106
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2025-26 to 2028-29—Tabled, 5998
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2025-2026 to 2029-2030—Tabled, 6542

Sec. 28(4)(e)

Order in Council 2023-296 regarding Special Warrant for fund of Cost of Living Relief Program for the fiscal year 2022-2023—Tabled, 1106–1107

Sec. 60

Public Accounts Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended March 31, 2022—Tabled, 589
Public Accounts Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended March 31, 2023—Tabled, 3040

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Agriculture

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3842
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6971

Crab

Can Deputy Premier tell us how devastating the loss of the crab fishery will be on our economy, 2285
What has Premier done to get crab boats back in the water, 2143
When is this Premier going to stand up for the fishing industry and broker a deal that works for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2232
Why does Premier believe it a fair proposal to allow the import of crab for processing here while our fleet remains tied up or subject to other conditions, 2075

Crown Lands

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6972
How do you tell a man in his 70s who is seeking to finally retire that we are not going to stay and pass the Lands Act, 4881–4882
Will Minister admit that he bought the Kenmount Crossing land without an independent appraisal, 6599–6600
Will Minister suspend all of the court actions against families in the meantime, 4882

Fisheries

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3842
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6970–6971

Forestry

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3843
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6971

Harvesters (2024 season)

How are Premier and Minister's absence and inability to answer questions or hear concerns any way to govern, 3638
How can fishers be reassured that their issues and their concerns are being addressed, 3636–3637
What does Premier say to harvesters who cannot find anyone to buy their product, 3509
What will Minister tell the harvesters about fish processing capacity, 3637

Food insecurity

Is it accurate that 8.5 per cent of people in the province live in food poverty, 4837
Is it correct that a quarter of our population are never sure they have enough to eat, 4837–4838

Future Fund

Can Minister confirm how much money they are going to put into the Future Fund this year, 3102
Can Minister confirm that they're actually borrowing to put money into the Future Fund, 3102
Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3825
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6956
Contribution to, 1367
How does borrowing to make a contribution to the Future Fund make sense to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who are struggling to make ends meet, 3102
Will Premier call the fund what it really is, a slush fund for Liberals' pet projects, 250

Future Fund Act (Bill 5)

Second reading, 117–120, 143–145
Committee, 150–152, 155–157, 159, 165–167, 170, 172–173, 177–178, 235(7)–235(8), 235(35), 235(37), 235(38)–235(39), 235(40)–235(41), 235(42), 235(44), 235(45), 235(54)

Amendment—Clause 2

Debate, 235(9), 235(24)–235(25)

Amendment—Clause 4

Debate, 235(29)–235(30)

Amendment—Clause 4

Debate, 235(32)–235(33)

Amendment—Clause 8

Debate, 235(48)

Health care

Ambulance

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6961–6962
Comments on integrated system in Budget Speech 2024, 3831
Provincial consolidation of services, 1369

Cancer

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6961

Cardiovascular and Stroke Institute

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3829

Chemotherapy

Why are we failing family that needs chemotherapy, 5630

Children and Youth Alternative Care Clinic

Expansion of, 1370

Crisis, Health Care System

Comment on recruitment and retention in Budget Speech 2023, 1371
Comment on recruitment and retention in Budget Speech 2025, 6960–6961
Comment on recruitment in Budget Speech 2024, 3831–3832

Diabetes

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3830
Continuous glucose monitoring pilot project funded by revenue from the sugar tax, 1371
Continuous glucose monitoring pilot project to be introduced, 1371

Electronic Medical Record Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1370

Emergency rooms

Was the issue of shuttered emergency rooms in our province discussed with the Prime Minister, 1185

Family care teams

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3828
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6959–6960
Ten new teams to be established throughout province, 1371

Fertility treatments

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6960

Health information system

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3829
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6961

Hospitals

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6973
Is Minister aware that part of the land government is attempting to build the turf dome on belongs to another developer, 5528
Is Minister prepared to spend $23 million of taxpayers money without even knowing if land is fit to build on, 5530
Who will pay for the new water tower needed for the new hospital, 5409

Lionel Kelland Hospice

$1.2 million allocated annually, 1373

Long-term care

Annual increase for community care homes and personal care homes, 1373
Will the Premier commit to following the Seniors' Advocates advice to raise the Comfort Allowance and to index it to inflation, 7468

Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP)

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1369

Mental health

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3830–3831
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6962

Mobile X-Ray services

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3829

MyHealthNL

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3829
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6961

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

Why wasn't the 459% increase in lines of credit addressed in provincial borrowing, 3639

Nurse practitioners

Doubling the number of seats at Memorial University, 1372

Nurses

Nursing mentorship program referenced in Budget Speech 2024, 3832
Supervised Practice Experience Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1372

Will Minister provide Comptroller General's documents to the public and the House, 3911–3912
Will Minister table the letter he received from the Comptroller General, along with the files that were passed over to the Auditor General, relating to the private nursing scandal, 4001

Prescription Drug Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3831
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6960

Seniors' Health and Well-Being Plan

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6962

Social determinants of health

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1374

Stroke services

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3829

Vaccines

Does the Minister support the policy that all shingles vaccinations should be free for everyone 50 and older, 7031–7032
I ask the Minister, which seniors' shingle vaccine policy do you endorse, the one your government has implemented or the one the Member for Windsor Lake has announced during his leadership run, 7038
Why did it take a Liberal leadership change to change your mind on the vaccines for shingles and will you provide full coverage in this budget, 7213
Will you honour your commitment, amend your budget and pay for the shingles vaccine for seniors, 7213

House of Assembly

Independent Appointments Commission

Appointment or reappointment of: Karen McCarthy, chairperson; William Mahoney, Brendan Mitchell, Jamie Schwartz, Karen Skinner, Nancy Ruth Healey and Rex A. Goudie

Moved, 7638
Debate, 7638–7641, 7643–7644

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5892–5896

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

When does government plan to get around to acting on the Seniors' Advocate's recommendation, 1397
When will Seniors' Advocate recommendation to offer the shingles vaccine free of charge to low-income seniors be implemented, 5691

Housing

Are we building 850 new affordable homes or 850 new housing options, 3247
Can Minister explain why the renovation of Newfoundland and Labrador units was just announced as a new initiative in the five-point plan when the Minister said that they would be ready in short order, 2830
Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1374
Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3828, 3833
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6962–6963
Did Deputy Premier misspeak in a scripted video, 2748
Does Minister think that 12 units are enough for the City of Corner Brook, 2826
How can Premier continue to stand with this Minister, 3104
How does government know that this option was the best, and where is the cost-benefit analysis, 4204
Is Deputy Premier proud of having the lowest number of housing units built in over two decades, given our high rate of homelessness, 3207
Is the housing advocate or the Minister correct about the possibility to have predicted this crisis, 2749–2750
Renovictions

How is it possible that government must review what they've already reviewed and scramble together a housing response, 2574

Was government fully seized with the housing crisis or did government misspeak again, 3038–3039
Was it only a lack of planning causing government not to take action, 2676
Was Minister misinformed or misinforming the people about 750 homes being constructed, 2717–2718
What additional operational costs are there, 4202
What is government's plan to house the other 30-plus people in the District of Labrador West who are on a Newfoundland and Labrador Housing list, 3207
Where is the 40-unit residential apartment complex for low-income individuals that government announced a year ago, 2718
While OrgCode Consulting helps develop a shelter standard framework, will Deputy Premier take immediate action to make sure that all shelters provide adequate nutritious food that reflects the dietary needs for those who stay within them, 2829
Why did Deputy Premier, on at least three occasions, tell the province that government had built 750 homes when they knew that was not correct, 2820
Why did Deputy Premier set the example for deception, 2749
Why did government allow affordable housing to rot until the answer is a wrecking ball, 2988
Why did it take so long for a Liberal government to implement a housing plan, 3201
Why did Premier choose not to prepare the empty units over the past two years, 2675–2676
Why did Premier tell people of the province that government had built 750 homes when that was not correct, 2819–2820
Why did the Minister tell the people of the province that government had built 750 homes when he knew that was not correct, 2820, 2821
Why do the Liberal owners of the accommodations get better treatment than low-income recipients and our seniors, 4203
Why hasn't government released a plan that acknowledges and meets the targets set out by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 3039
Why is government tearing down housing units in the middle of a crisis, 2989
Why is Premier encouraging individuals to live in deplorable conditions, 3104
Will 12 new housing units make up for the 37 housing units that have sat boarded up in the City of Corner Brook, 2827
Will Deputy Premier commit this government to establishing an acquisition land trust so that co-operative housing associations and other not-for-profits can acquire the land they need to build affordable homes in this province, 2830
Will Deputy Premier provide those living in tents a reasonable time frame as to when they can expect to be in a real, long-term home that is safe, affordable and allows them the privacy that they deserve, 2829
Will Deputy Premier stand up and say that they made a mistake, 2749
Will Minister do the right thing and step down, 3202–3203
Will Premier or Minister do the right thing and give the Salvation Army back their money for taking homeless people off the street, 2987
Will the government double the first-time homebuyer's incentive, 6608

Hurricane Fiona

Budget Speech 2023 comments regarding, 1378

Immigration, Population Growth and Skills

Immigration

Permanent Residency nominations increasing, 1377

Population Growth

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3826, 3838–3839
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6957, 6966
Fastest rate of population growth in 50 years, 1367

Income Tax Act, 2000 (Amdt.) (Bill 35)

Notice of motion, 1387
Second reading, 4491–4493, 4495
Committee, 4679–4680, 4681–4682

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3837
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6965, 6966–6967
Indigenous Violence Prevention Grants Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1377

Inquiry into the Treatment, Experiences and Outcomes of Innu in the Child Protection System

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1379, 1384

Industry, Energy and Technology

Bay du Nord

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3839

Electricity

Improved financing of Muskrat Falls, 3825
What will Minister do to prevent people from descending into energy poverty, 6792–6793

Geoscience

Investment in Labrador-specific geoscience program, 1384

Mineral Incentive Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1381

Mining

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1380–1381
Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3840–3841
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6969

Offshore Exploration Initiative

Continuation of, 1381

Offshore lower carbon oil

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3839

Oil

Projected cost of, 1367

Oil exploration

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6968–6969

Red tape

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3827

Small businesses

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3838

Technology sector

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3839

Terra Nova FPSO

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3826
Is the Terra Nova going to follow the Premier to Europe again, 2233

Upper Churchill

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6956
Will government commit that any deal will be fully debated in the House before ratification, 3100

Venture NL

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6969

Vision 2026

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6969

West White Rose

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6968

Wind energy

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3840

Interim Supply Act, 2023 (Bill 21)

Notice of motion, 905
Committee, 1054–1056, 1115–1117, 1253–1254, 1284–1285

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3464–3467, 3478–3480

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Committee, 6629–6631, 6644(13)–6644(16), 6872–6874

Justice and Public Safety

Child physical abuse

Will Deputy Premier commit to keeping Limitations Act open to introduce and pass changes, 4564
Will Deputy Premier ensure that the Limitations Act is passed in this sitting of the House of Assembly, 4564–4565

Corrections

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3838
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6973–6974

Policing

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

., 6964–6965

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC)

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3837

Labour

Health care workers

When is government going to treat every health care worker with the respect they deserve and give them the wages they deserve for the work they do, 5276

Sick notes

Will Premier commit to bringing in legislation to end sick note requirements for short-term absences from work, 5144

Labrador Affairs

Budget

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3843–3844
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6967

Labrador flag

Labrador Flag Day, 50th anniversary of, 3843

Labrador Sport Travel Subsidy

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3833
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6967

Liquor Control Act (Amdt.) and Liquor Corporation Act (Amdt.) (Bill 62)

Notice of motion, 3111
Second reading, 4581–4583, 4585–4586
Committee, 4587, 4588, 4589, 4590–4592, 4593–4594, 4595, 4596–4597, 4598

Loan Act, 2023 (Bill 37)

Notice of motion, 1387
Committee, 2207–2208

Loan Act, 2024 (Bill 73)

Committee, 4434–4438, 4450–4452, 4468–4471

Loan Act, 2025 (Bill 110)

Notice of motion, 6976
Committee, 7493–7496, 7499–7501, 7503–7504, 7505–7506, 7507–7508

Loan and Guarantee Act, 1957, The (Amdt.) (Bill 28)

Notice of motion, 1046
Committee, 1289–1290, 1292(1)

Members' Statements

Awards, miscellaneous

Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence Certificate of Achievement—Phillips, Kimberly—St. John's West (District), 834–835

Ministerial Statements

Buy from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada campaign, 6531
Charles III, King of Great Britain

Recognition of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty the Queen Consort, 2072–2073

Finance

Diesel tax

Continuation of tax reduction on gasoline and diesel, 1033

Economic forecast

Minister highlights strength, growth and optimism in economic forecast, 4834–4835

Strategic plan for province's finances, 1231–1232

Newfoundland Dog and Labrador Retriever

Recognized for their cultural significance to the province, 2477–2478

Public Service

Government highlights support for women in public service, 461–462
Graduate Recruitment Program

Welcoming new recruits, 576, 3719

Public Service Commission

Recognizing 50th anniversary of, 5220

Women and Gender Equality

Employment

Government highlights support for women in public service, 461–462

World War I

Deputy Premier honours lives lost in Gallipoli during First World War, 3243–3244

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Budget

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3835–3836
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6965–6966

Municipal Operating Grants

Increase in Budget 2023, 1378

Municipal Financing Corporation Repeal Act (Bill 88)

Notice of motion, 5106
Second reading, 5290–5291, 5293
Committee, 5318

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

Memorandum of Understanding Between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec

House of Assembly to support Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro proceeding with the Memorandum of Understanding toward the definitive agreements, as defined in the Memorandum of Understanding

Debate (Members), 6024, 6104–6109, 6157, 6201, 6202, 6203, 6205, 6206, 6331–6332, 6333–6334, 6335–6336, 6363–6364, 6365–6366, 6367, 6368, 6393, 6394, 6403–6405, 6409–6410

Newfoundland Dog and Labrador Retriever

Recognized for their cultural significance to the province, 2477–2478

Ocean Ranger

House to call on government to work with the Government of Canada to repatriate artifacts and records from the Ocean Ranger to St. John's for a permanent exhibit

Debate, 5661–5662

Office of the Premier

Are the travelling nurses' accommodations and the St. Clare's land deal a reflection on the Premier's ineffective leadership and the crumbling ethical walls of his party, 5417

Oral Questions

Agencies, Boards and Commissions

Budget

Can you tell the people of the province why you're continuing to underestimate the deficit, 7334
Has the expected revenue of $520 million related to the tobacco settlement been included in this year's budget, 7332
How can the people of the province trust this budget and trust this government, 7333–7334
If the government were still deliberating on how to account for their tobacco settlement revenue, then what would be the deficit for this fiscal year, 7426
If the tobacco settlement revenue is not included, what would be the deficit for this fiscal year, 7426
If you did not book this revenue that you may get sometime in the future, would the actual deficit in this year's budget be well over $800 million, 7335
Is Premier going to give the $35 million that's budgeted in the budget back to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1867
This year's budget includes $520 million in revenue from the tobacco settlement, how much of that will actually be received this fiscal year, 7426
When will the Minister table a budget for this fiscal year, 6912
Why are we telling the people of the province that it's $372 million, 7335
Why did it take a Liberal leadership change to change your mind on the vaccines for shingles and will you provide full coverage in this budget, 7213
Why didn't the Minister consult this province's Auditor General before tabling the budget, 7335–7336
Why does budget leave seniors in poverty, 1557, 1558
Why is the word "poverty" not used in the entire Budget Speech if it is supposed to be a priority, 1463–1464
Why is this province the only one to fully book the entire revenue of the tobacco settlement in one fiscal year, 7332–7333
Why Opposition is not voting for the budget, 1399
Why wasn't the AG consulted before putting money down, given the numerous recommendations the AG has made about the accounting system, 7341
Without this revenue, what would the deficit have been, 7333

Burials and funerals

Can Minister provide an update to the situation outside the Health Sciences Centre, 3859
How did the Minister not act on the rates paid to families, 3644
If the Minister knew about the body overflow situation, why wasn't it addressed before now, 3643
What allocation increase has been made in Budget 2024 to support next of kin and family members unable to afford funeral services for their loved ones and avoid overcrowding morgues, 3863

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

What guarantees can the Minister offer that every child in care is truly receiving the best care available, 7471

Income support

What is government doing for middle-class parents who are struggling but not able to avail of supports because of extremely low income, cut-off thresholds, 5637

Cost of living

Are food banks with overwhelming demand and the closure of the Memorial University food bank how government addresses poverty, 650
Can the Minister please update the House on food bank usage numbers in this province, 7341
Does Minister know the cost of living increase for those renting in the province, 3201
Does Minister suggest senior sell her home and move into a personal care home so she can stay warm and fed, 844–845
Does Minister think the introduction of a sugar tax and an increase in carbon tax will make life more affordable for seniors, 96–97
Does Premier know the number of people who said their family does not have enough money to live on, 3030–3031
How can seniors afford healthy food, 841
How does Minister suggest that seniors are going to make ends meet, 2570
How does Premier expect families to provide healthy food options when they can't afford it, 2981
How many families are visiting the food bank on a monthly basis, 3254–3255
How much have expenses increased for homeowners in the past 12 months, 3200–3201
How will Minister address senior's situation, which is representative of so many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 3858
Is government's poverty reduction plan going to significantly influence the need for food bank visits, and what is government's projection, 4571–4572
Is Minister responsible for food security concerned about the cost of healthy food, 899
Should Member tell struggling constituent to support the Liberal carbon tax, 2570–2571
What does government say to people who are living paycheque to paycheque, 2673–2674
What does Minister tell parents who are skipping meals so their children can eat, 3254
What does Premier say to the woman who is using her credit card to put food on the table, while working two jobs, 784
What is Minister going to do to help lower the cost of putting food on the table, 1871
When will Premier work with local farmers to reduce costs and ensure more affordable food is available in this province, 1037
Why are nearly one in three families still struggling to put food on the table, 7423
Why do children in this province have to rely on programs such as Kids Eat Smart and breakfast clubs, 1870
Why has it taken government almost a decade and still we do not have a poverty reduction strategy, 3031
Why hasn't government learned from mistakes of the past, 37
Why is government continuing to turn its back on the most vulnerable in the province, 2523
Why is government failing food banks and individuals who rely on them, 2526
Will government consult with not-for-profit groups and the most vulnerable to keep money in the people's pockets, 6609
Will Minister admit that we have a cost of living crisis, 1599
Will Minister commit to finding a way to lower local food prices, 1870
Will you fix your budget and increase the Seniors' Benefit by the 20 per cent as recommended by the Seniors' Advocate, 7424
Will you provide the Newfoundland and Labrador Child Benefit to more low-income families, 7424

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

Why can't Premier give a clear answer, when federal Minister can, 2286

Economic Development

Is this government's plan for rural NL to quietly shut the lights off and walk away, 6982

Education

Schools

Why hasn't anything been done about the deplorable conditions at Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2145

Elections

Environment and Climate Change

Drinking water

When will government prioritize safe drinking water in rural Newfoundland and Labrador including the community of Newman's Cove in the District of Bonavista, 2486–2487

Electric vehicle (EV)

Will government remove Tesla vehicles from provincial electric vehicle rebate program and will the do incentives to purchase Canadian-made EVs, 6609

Finance

Borrowing

Can Minister explain why government plans to borrow an extra $700 million, increasing from $1.5 to $2.2 billion, 3102

Carbon tax

Diesel tax

Will Minister suspend the collection of all taxes on diesel, 896–897
Will Minister suspend the tax, 897
With people struggling to put food on the table, will Minister suspend the tax, 897

Gasoline tax

Will Premier force people to pay more next year by reintroducing the full gas tax, 5995
Will Premier permanently cut the gas tax, 5996

Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)

Will government remove the provincial HST from all forms of home heating, 6608, 6690
Will the government remove the HST from home heating so that all the people of the province can get the benefit of reduction in cost of living, 7433

Home heating

Can department work with the fuel service provider in the District of Torngat Mountains to find a way for people to get the badly needed rebate, 903
How many people are awaiting rebates and when will they finally receive them, 1100
If former conservative government could remove the provincial portion of Harmonized Sales Tax from home heating, why can't the Liberal government, 5376
What does Minister plan to do to lower the cost of home heating fuel in this province, 1101
Will Minister commit today to remove the provincial tax on all forms of heating fuel, 1742

Home heating rebate

Will Minister commit to continuing the home heating rebate program in the upcoming budget, 1100

Income tax

How does government justify charging the highest tax in North America, 840

Minister of Finance

Will you fire the Minister of Finance, 7336

Program challenges in the District of Torngat Mountains

Can department work with the fuel service provider in the District of Torngat Mountains to find a way for people to get the badly needed home heating rebate, 903
Will Minister direct department in future to consider the unique geographic and logistic circumstances of District which excludes people from accessing programs, 903

Public Assets, Sale of

Sugar tax

Does Premier know how much HST was collected on the sugar tax, 4050
Has Minister for poverty reduction advocated to axe this tax and the carbon tax, which are driving more people into poverty, 360–361
How does sugar tax make sense when increased funding for diabetes relies on increased sugar consumption, 3854
In Budget 2025 there was a chance to scrap the sugar tax, but they didn't, can the Minister explain why, 7087–7088
What has Minister put in place to refund the people who have been mistakenly charged sugar tax, 651
When will Minister stop the nonsense and axe the tax, 4051
Where in the Poverty Reduction Strategy does it say to implement a sugar tax, 361
Why does a mother have to pay almost $11 in sugar tax on a $4 purchase of fruit punch powder for their children, 2822
Why does Premier continue to pick the pockets of residents, after two years of the sugar tax, 3858–3859
Will Minister axe the tax, 41–42
Will Minister cancel and stop the sugar tax, 4050–4051
Will Premier axe the sugar tax, 4000–4001
Will Premier cancel the sugar tax, which is under his control, 189–190
Will Premier cancel the tax, 190–191
Will the Minister stand up today and commit to amending the budget and finally scrap this wasteful, regression and punishing tax, 7088
Will you commit to the elimination of the sugar tax, 7214
Will you eliminate the sugar tax, 6683

Tariffs

Can the Minister provide details of the incentives that this fund will be used for, 6981
How much of the $200 million that has been announced as tariff support will be set allocated for the fishery, 6681–6683
What initiatives have been implemented to deal with this tariff situation in our province, 6729

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crab

Crown Lands

How do you tell a man in his 70s who is seeking to finally retire that we are not going to stay and pass the Lands Act, 4881–4882
Will Minister admit that he bought the Kenmount Crossing land without an independent appraisal, 6599–6600
Will Minister suspend all of the court actions against families in the meantime, 4882

Harvesters (2024 season)

Food insecurity

Is it accurate that 8.5 per cent of people in the province live in food poverty, 4837
Is it correct that a quarter of our population are never sure they have enough to eat, 4837–4838

Future Fund

Can Minister confirm how much money they are going to put into the Future Fund this year, 3102
Can Minister confirm that they're actually borrowing to put money into the Future Fund, 3102
How does borrowing to make a contribution to the Future Fund make sense to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who are struggling to make ends meet, 3102
Will Premier call the fund what it really is, a slush fund for Liberals' pet projects, 250

Health care

Ambulance

Was the issue of shuttered emergency rooms in our province discussed with the Prime Minister, 1185

Chemotherapy

Why are we failing family that needs chemotherapy, 5630

Hospitals

Is Minister aware that part of the land government is attempting to build the turf dome on belongs to another developer, 5528
Is Minister prepared to spend $23 million of taxpayers money without even knowing if land is fit to build on, 5530
Who will pay for the new water tower needed for the new hospital, 5409

Long-term care

Will the Premier commit to following the Seniors' Advocates advice to raise the Comfort Allowance and to index it to inflation, 7468

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

Why wasn't the 459% increase in lines of credit addressed in provincial borrowing, 3639

Nurses

Will Minister provide Comptroller General's documents to the public and the House, 3911–3912

Vaccines

House of Assembly

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

When will Seniors' Advocate recommendation to offer the shingles vaccine free of charge to low-income seniors be implemented, 5691

Housing

Are we building 850 new affordable homes or 850 new housing options, 3247
Can Minister explain why the renovation of Newfoundland and Labrador units was just announced as a new initiative in the five-point plan when the Minister said that they would be ready in short order, 2830
Did Deputy Premier misspeak in a scripted video, 2748
Does Minister think that 12 units are enough for the City of Corner Brook, 2826
How can Premier continue to stand with this Minister, 3104
How does government know that this option was the best, and where is the cost-benefit analysis, 4204
Is Deputy Premier proud of having the lowest number of housing units built in over two decades, given our high rate of homelessness, 3207
Is the housing advocate or the Minister correct about the possibility to have predicted this crisis, 2749–2750
Renovictions

How is it possible that government must review what they've already reviewed and scramble together a housing response, 2574

Industry, Energy and Technology

Electricity

What will Minister do to prevent people from descending into energy poverty, 6792–6793

Terra Nova FPSO

Is the Terra Nova going to follow the Premier to Europe again, 2233

Upper Churchill

Will government commit that any deal will be fully debated in the House before ratification, 3100

Justice and Public Safety

Child physical abuse

Labour

Health care workers

When is government going to treat every health care worker with the respect they deserve and give them the wages they deserve for the work they do, 5276

Sick notes

Will Premier commit to bringing in legislation to end sick note requirements for short-term absences from work, 5144

Office of the Premier

Are the travelling nurses' accommodations and the St. Clare's land deal a reflection on the Premier's ineffective leadership and the crumbling ethical walls of his party, 5417

Pay equity

Can we have a specific date for the release of the regulations, 5373
Is Minister confident that legislation will be effective or is she just responding to public criticism, 313
When will pay equity regulations be issued, 5371
Why is Minister tolerating this type of advice, 3256
Will Minister do the right thing and ensure pay equity for all public sector workers, 1599

Public Service Commission

Can Minister explain why there is still only an acting Chief Executive Officer, 2150–2151
How does Minister justify ignoring the hiring process for the very head of the commission which is supposed to ensure fair hiring practices for the province, 2151
My understanding is that the Public Service Commission chair position has been advertised, it has been recruited for, there have been interviews, there has been a report generated by the Independent Appointments Commission and the report has been submitted to government, is this correct, 7176
Why is this chairperson of the Public Service Commission still in an acting position after seven years, 7086

Seniors

Does Minister think the introduction of a sugar tax and an increase in carbon tax will make life more affordable for seniors, 96–97
Does Premier believe that $6 per day will lift seniors out of poverty, 1397
How can a senior on a fixed income make ends meet when the cost of living continues to rise and when there is no poverty reduction plan, 1558, 1559
How is government so out of touch with the seniors that they represent, 3108
Is the Minister saying that the Seniors' Well-Being plan is about burying seniors, 3863
What measures can we expect for seniors who cannot afford to eat a proper diet, 3034
When will government put out a budget that will really help seniors, 1398
Why has the Minister failed to implement recommendation to ensure that food banks can provide food delivery in circumstances that they assess as necessary, 5691
Why is Liberal government forcing seniors out of retirement, 2936–2937
Will Liberal government immediately raise the Seniors' Benefit and then index it to inflation, 5690
Will Premier index the Seniors' Benefit to inflation, 2670

Treasury Board Secretariat

The Auditor General recently found that over 1,000 public servants were overpaid, how did this happen, 6850
The Uniformed Pension Plan is only 25 per cent funded, what is the plan to fully fund this pension plan, 7623
Why is the government not bothering to fix these overpayments, 6850
Will Minister commit to reviewing the job evaluation system, 4006
Will Minister commit to reviewing the public service and the new combined health authority to ensure that workers doing the same job class are getting the same pay, 4006–4007

Pay equity

Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act (Bill 3)

Second reading, 332–335
Committee, 397–398, 403, 409–410, 411, 412, 413, 415, 416, 417, 420–421

Pension Investment Committee of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Pooled Pension Fund

2023-2025 Activity Plan—Tabled, 1196

Petitions

Cost of living

Urging government to create an emergency plan for the working poor to ensure that no Newfoundlander and Labradorian is left behind

response, 2578–2579

Finance

Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)

Urging government to bring an HST rebate on home heating

response, 5313–5314

Home heating

Urging government to immediately create an emergency plan to enable those residents earning less than $40,000 per year to heat their homes and remain healthy this winter

response, 661

Indexing

Urging government to add an indexing provision to provincial online calculator to avoid clawing back increases that seniors receive federally

response, 1048–1049

Sugar tax

Urging government to cancel the sugar-sweetened beverage tax at the earliest opportunity

response, 592–593, 659–660, 1111, 2013–2014, 2091, 2494–2495

Urging government to spare the residents of our province another tax by immediately repealing the sugar tax this fall, leaving over $9 million in the pockets of struggling residents

response, 372

Point of Order

Language, unparliamentary

"I know his mother would be ashamed of him," 7134
"Member is probably going to bake sales," 5540

Provincial Health Authority Act (Bill 20)

Committee, 887(40)–887(42)

Public Service

Government highlights support for women in public service, 461–462
Graduate Recruitment Program

Welcoming new recruits, 576, 3719

Public Service Commission

Can Minister explain why there is still only an acting Chief Executive Officer, 2150–2151
Comments on, 1921
How does Minister justify ignoring the hiring process for the very head of the commission which is supposed to ensure fair hiring practices for the province, 2151
My understanding is that the Public Service Commission chair position has been advertised, it has been recruited for, there have been interviews, there has been a report generated by the Independent Appointments Commission and the report has been submitted to government, is this correct, 7176
Recognizing 50th anniversary of, 5220
Why is this chairperson of the Public Service Commission still in an acting position after seven years, 7086

Resolution, Government

Environment and Climate Change

Climate Change

Urging Government of Canada to immediately repeal the carbon tax and the Clean Fuel Regulations

Debate, 2699–2701

Finance

Harmonized Sales Tax

Notice of motion, 2831
Moved, 2997–2999
Debate, 3022–3025

House of Assembly

Independent Appointments Commission

Appointment or reappointment of: Karen McCarthy, chairperson; William Mahoney, Brendan Mitchell, Jamie Schwartz, Karen Skinner, Nancy Ruth Healey and Rex A. Goudie

Moved, 7638
Debate, 7638–7641, 7643–7644

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5892–5896

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

Memorandum of Understanding Between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec

House of Assembly to support Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro proceeding with the Memorandum of Understanding toward the definitive agreements, as defined in the Memorandum of Understanding

Debate, 6024, 6104–6109, 6157, 6201, 6202, 6203, 6205, 6206, 6331–6332, 6333–6334, 6335–6336, 6363–6364, 6365–6366, 6367, 6368, 6393, 6394, 6403–6405, 6409–6410

Ocean Ranger

House to call on government to work with the Government of Canada to repatriate artifacts and records from the Ocean Ranger to St. John's for a permanent exhibit

Debate, 5661–5662

Resolution, Private Member's

Finance

Budget

Urging government to initiate a process and allocate the required time and resources to allow elected Members the opportunity to review budgets and question appropriate senior staff of government agencies, boards, commissions and other similar entities on an annual basis

Amendment

Debate, 4227–4229

Home heating

House to support removal of the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) from home heating products

Debate, 5380–5383

Seniors

Seniors' Benefit

Urging government to increase the Newfoundland and Labrador Seniors' Benefit by 20 per cent, for a maximum of $1,819, effective January 2025 and further commit to annual increases indexed to inflation

Debate, 6004–6007
Amendment

Moved, 6006

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) and Income Tax Act, 2000 (Amdt.) (Bill 38)

Notice of motion, 1467
Second reading, 1824–1826, 1859(33)–1859(35)
Committee, 2394–2396, 2401–2402

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) (Bill 6)

Second reading, 214–215

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 16)

Second reading, 203–204

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 3 (Bill 27)

Notice of motion, 1046
Second reading, 1148–1150

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 4 (Bill 36)

Notice of motion, 1387
Second reading, 3562–3563, 3566–3567

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 5 (Bill 89)

Notice of motion, 5106
Second reading, 5288–5290
Committee, 5333–5334

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 6 (Bill 100)

Notice of motion, 5699
Second reading, 6547–6549, 6550
Committee, 6551, 6552, 6553, 6554, 6555, 6556, 6557, 6558, 6559

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 7 (Bill 106)

Second reading, 6645–6646, 6823–6825
Committee, 6828–6830, 6831, 6834

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 8 (Bill 108)

Notice of motion, 6794
Second reading, 7546–7547, 7557–7558
Committee, 7559–7560

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 9 (Bill 112)

Notice of motion, 6992

Search and Rescue

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1379

Seniors

Budget Speech 2024 references, 3824, 3832
Dementia Care Action Plan

Funding will support implementation of, 1372

Does Premier believe that $6 per day will lift seniors out of poverty, 1397
How can a senior on a fixed income make ends meet when the cost of living continues to rise and when there is no poverty reduction plan, 1558, 1559
How is government so out of touch with the seniors that they represent, 3108
Is the Minister saying that the Seniors' Well-Being plan is about burying seniors, 3863
Seniors' Health and Well-Being Plan

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3832

Debate, 6004–6007
Amendment

Moved, 6006

What measures can we expect for seniors who cannot afford to eat a proper diet, 3034
When will government put out a budget that will really help seniors, 1398
Why has the Minister failed to implement recommendation to ensure that food banks can provide food delivery in circumstances that they assess as necessary, 5691
Why is Liberal government forcing seniors out of retirement, 2936–2937
Will Liberal government immediately raise the Seniors' Benefit and then index it to inflation, 5690
Will Premier index the Seniors' Benefit to inflation, 2670

St. John's West (District)

Awards, miscellaneous

Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence Certificate of Achievement—Phillips, Kimberly, 834–835

Supplementary Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Bill 2)

Committee, 60–63

Supplementary Supply Act, 2022-2023 No. 2 (Bill 25)

Notice of motion, 1046
Committee, 1292(5)–1292(7)

Supply Act, 2023 (Bill 26)

Notice of motion, 1047
Committee, 2419

Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 72)

Notice of motion, 3791
Committee, 4553–4555

Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 107)

Committee, 7462(66)–7462(67)

Tabled Documents

Auditor General

Report of the Auditor General to the House of Assembly—Summary—For the Year Ended 31 March, 2005, 4890

Budget

Fact sheet, 1563

Financial Administration Act

Sec. 26(5)(a)

Order in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2023-24 to 2032-33, 1563
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2023-2024 to 2033-2034, 101, 1046
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2024-2025 to 2029-2030, 3455
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2024-2025 to 2032-2033, 2242
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2024-2025 to 2033-2034, 2726, 5001, 5106
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2025-2026 to 2028-2029, 5998
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2025-2026 to 2029-2030, 6542
Orders in Council relating to funding pre-commitment for fiscal years 2025-2026 to 2030-2031, 7626

Sec. 28(4)(e)

Order in Council 2023-296 regarding Special Warrant for fund of Cost of Living Relief Program for the fiscal year 2022-2023, 1106–1107

Sec. 60

Public Accounts Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended March 31, 2022, 589
Public Accounts Consolidated Financial Statements for Year Ended March 31, 2023, 3040

Pension Investment Committee of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador Pooled Pension Fund

2023-2025 Activity Plan, 1196

Public Accounts

2021-2022 Public Accounts Consolidated

Summary Financial Statements, 589

2022-2023 Public Accounts Consolidated

Summary Financial Statements, 3040

Transparency and Accountability Act

Government Money Purchase Plan Committee—2025 Activity Plan, 1196

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Arts

Comments on funding in Budget Speech 2025, 6970

Canada Summer Games

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3834
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6970

Cultural Economic Development Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1381

Film and television sector

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1382
Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3841
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6970

Recreation

Comments in Budget Speech 2024 on Physical Activity Tax Credit, 3833–3834
Comments in Budget Speech 2024 on Pippy Park Campground, 3834
Doubling of Physical Activity Tax Credit, 1375

Sport and Well-Being Dome

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6970

Theatre

Budget 2024 announcement of new mid-sized theatre in downtown St. John's, 3837

Year of Sport

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6970

Transparency and Accountability Act

Government Money Purchase Pension Plan Committee

2023-2025 Activity Plan—Tabled, 1196

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1381
Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3841
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6969

Ferries

Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6972

Highways/roads

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3837
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6972–6973
Investments in, 1383

Infrastructure

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3836
Comments in Budget Speech 2025, 6966, 6972
Investments in, 1383

Snowmobile travel

Investment in, 1384

Treasury Board Secretariat

Violence

Comments in Budget Speech 2024, 3838
Comments on gender-based violence in Budget Speech 2025, 6965

Women and Gender Equality

Employment

Government highlights support for women in public service, 461–462

World War I

Deputy Premier honours lives lost in Gallipoli during First World War, 3243–3244

CONWAY OTTENHEIMER, HELEN (PC) (HARBOUR MAIN)

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 56)

Second reading, 3050–3052
Committee, 3057, 3058–3059, 3060

Alternate Witnessing of Documents Amendment Act (Bill 23)

Second reading, 2323–2324
Committee, 2325, 2326

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 1859(11)–1859(14)
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 1623–1627
Sub-amendment

Moved, 1626–1627
Debate, 1627–1631

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 1908–1912

Social Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 2137(16)–2137(20)

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, 2034, 2035–2036, 2040, 2041, 2042
Women and Gender Equality, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2051–2052, 2053, 2054, 2057, 2058–2059

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 3931–3935
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 4079–4082
Sub-amendment

Debate, 4237(6)–4237(10)

Estimates

Social Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 4334–4337

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Women and Gender Equality, 4237(42), 4237(43), 4237(44)–4237(45), 4237(49), 4237(50), 4237(51)

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 7094–7098
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 7138–7142
Sub-amendment

Debate, 7408–7412

Estimates

Social Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 7270–7274

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Women and Gender Equality, 7367, 7368–7369, 7370–7371, 7372

Change of Name Act, 2009 (Amdt.) (Bill 50)

Second reading, 2784–2785
Committee, 2789, 2790–2791

Children, Seniors and Social Development

National Seniors' Month

Recognition of, 4773

Conception Harbour

Clubs/organizations

Recreation NL Volunteer Group of the Year Award—Conception Harbour Recreation Committee, 4474

Confederation 75th Anniversary Recognition Act (Bill 67)

Committee, 3708

Correctional Services Act (Amdt.) (Bill 71)

Second reading, 4498–4500
Committee, 4750–4753, 4754–4755, 4766–4767

Cost of living

How does Minister suggest that seniors are going to make ends meet, 2570
Seniors

Comments on impacts on seniors, 1629–1630
Does Minister realize that by ignoring the rising cost of food, the Liberals are putting the health of our seniors at risk, 844

Should Member tell struggling constituent to support the Liberal carbon tax, 2570–2571
Urging government to create an emergency plan for the working poor to ensure that no Newfoundlander and Labradorian is left behind, 850–851, 1744–1755, 2578
Urging government to order a complete review of all taxes and fees, cutting or adjusting those that are hurting people; lead the charge to end the carbon tax for good; eliminate the sugar tax; continue the provincial gas tax relief, order a complete review of the Income Support Program and an evaluation of all programs and services intended to support vulnerable populations to ensure they deliver; index the Seniors' Benefit programs to inflation; and deliver a new poverty reduction strategy

Debate, 3345–3348

What does Minister suggest that seniors do to afford to live in our province, 2571

Education

Child care

Does Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality think it acceptable that women are being forced to leave the work force because they cannot find child care, 2289
Urging government to immediately take the necessary action to ensure that accessible child care is as much available as it is affordable, 198, 1250–1251, 2014–2015, 2087–2088, 2297–2298, 4745–4746
What does Minister suggest parents in rural Newfoundland and Labrador are supposed to do about child care, 2290
Why is after-school care an afterthought for this government, 2290

Class sizes

Urging government to take immediate action to prioritize the issue of class sizes, recognize the adverse impact of large class sizes on quality education and allocate the necessary resources for an improved educational environment for students and teachers alike, 2445–2446

Deaf and hard of hearing

Why haven't services improved for deaf people, especially seniors, 5636
Will Minister commit to helping more people obtain training and certification as ASL interpreters, 5636
Will Minister commit to immediately putting more supports in place like ASL interpreters to help seniors live full lives with dignity, 5636–5637

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain

Address of sympathy to be conveyed concerning

Debate, 110

Essential Ambulance Services Act (Bill 24)

Second reading, 978–980

Fair Registration Practices Act (Bill 15)

Second reading, 441–443

Family Relief Act (Amdt.) (Bill 91)

Second reading, 5320–5321
Committee, 5322, 5323, 5324, 5325

Family Violence Protection Act (Amdt.) (Bill 97)

Second reading, 5782–5785
Committee, 5789, 5790–5791, 5792, 5793, 5794, 5795, 5796, 5797

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crown Lands

Urging government to move expeditiously to bring forward legislative amendments to ensure fair reconciliation of existing claims for people seeking title to the land they have occupied in good faith for generations and which is recognized within their communities; and take steps in the interim to address Crown Lands' actions against occupied properties in the province

Debate, 5039–5041

Future Fund Act (Bill 5)

Committee, 157–158

Harbour Main (District)

Arts

Extraordinary contributions to arts community—Flynn, Dennis, 2667

Birthdays/anniversaries

70th wedding anniversary—Youden, George and Bertha—Georgetown, 1728–1729
109th birthday—Moores, Hersilia, 5685

Business/entrepreneurship

Acknowledging businesses operating 50-plus years, 4928
Central Wellness—Congratulating Lindsay Phillips Oates for natural therapy business, 2932–2933

Clubs/organizations

NewfoundSand—Dave Saunders and Mitch Ketch, 7165

Education

Acknowledging achievement of five scholarships—Mercer, Kaylee, 5403

Sports/recreation

Softball—Acknowledging one of the world's top pitchers of our times—Cleary, Sean, 2428–2429

Tributes

Furey, Eleanor—recognition for life-long commitment to the youth in our province, 6839–6840

Volunteers

Celebrating remarkable volunteers in District of Harbour Main, 3904–3905
Volunteer Fire Department—50th anniversary banquet for Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview, 87

Health care

Ambulance

How will this legislation ensure an adequate response time, 948
Is there a more compassionate and humane system to keep patients comfortable and informed while waiting to be seen in our emergency rooms, 2828

Autism

How is it acceptable that families seeking care for their children face an exorbitant wait time or an exorbitant fee, 4692
How many clinicians in the public system are doing adult diagnosis, 4693

Cancer

Can Minister table the plan with timelines and staffing complement, 5141
How many more months are women going to have to wait for breast cancer screening, 5141
When will there be access to breast cancer screening for 40- to 49-year-old women, 5140
When will women in NL, regardless of where they live, have equal access to life-saving preventative breast cancer screening, 6734
Will Minister commit to a specific time and date when self-referred breast screening for women over 40 will be available in every region of the province, 6734

Crisis, Health Care System

Are lengthy, late night, ambulance rides for cardiac patients the new normal in our health care system, 2753
Is a 300 kilometre, 3½-hour journey at midnight from one hospital to another a good example of health care on Minister's watch, 2753
What does Minister say to 84-year-old senior who had to wait 12 hours in an ambulance outside the hospital to access care, 845–846

Doctors

When will government take real action to stabilize the internal medicine program, 7036, 7037
Where does Minister suggest that desperate senior look to obtain health care for the next 12 months, 843
Why are doctors continuing to leave Carbonear General Hospital, 7037
Will Premier act to fill the deficiency of internal medicine doctors in the Carbonear hospital, 3399

Emergency rooms

Has Burin hospital become the hub for cardiac patients from both Carbonear and Clarenville hospitals, 2754
Is a 300-kilometre diversion for emergency care acceptable under the Liberal government, 3399

Fertility treatments

Urging government to establish a fertility treatment clinic within the province providing full fertility services including IVF for hopeful mothers and families, 5699–5700

Hip replacement

When can constituents expect single-day outpatient procedures to occur, 307

Long-term care

What specific measures are being taken to ensure the safety of all residents of the dementia ward in Carbonear, 1043
Will Minister commit to hiring additional health care staff for the Carbonear long-term care home, 1043

Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP)

Comments on, 1909–1910

Mental health

Comments on need for services, 1910–1912
Does Justice Minister acknowledge that the drug crisis in the province is only getting worse, 4292
Does Minister know how many individuals who are incarcerated or facing charges have untreated mental health conditions, 4293
How can mental health and addictions supports be offered to the community without full staffing, 1803
How many of the twelve actions in Our Path of Resilience: An Action Plan to Promote Life and Prevent Suicide in Newfoundland and Labrador have been implemented, 93
Since the seizure of a shocking amount of fentanyl in September have the Minister's developed a strategy to prevent overdose-related deaths, 7523
Urging government to expedite the work of the All-Party Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Addictions and fully include people with lived experience, relevant government departments, professionals in health care, policing, justice, education and social work, community groups, Indigenous communities, faith groups and others who can provide insight to help address the wide array of challenges more effectively so everyone in need has somewhere to turn right away

Debate, 4706–4708

Urging government to immediately take the necessary action to provide increased support programs and services for individuals who are suffering from mental health issues, 1877
Urging government to provide access to long-term mental health care that ensures continuity of care beginning with psychiatric and neuropsychological assessments being more accessible to the public so they can access proper mental health treatments on a regular and continuous basis, 4701–4702
When can people of Labrador expect government to take their mental health seriously, 93
Why does government continue to fail the people of the Labrador in providing long-term mental health care, 92
Will government treat the underlying addictions crisis as a health crisis and not leave it to our police to pick up the pieces for this government's failure to act, 4293
Will Minister commit to putting a Mobile Crisis Response Team in place in the Conception Bay North Area, 3451
Will Minister immediately commit to implementing a mobile crisis response team in the Conception Bay North area, 1804
Will Ministers speak up to voice support for the immediate implementation of a mental health crisis unit for the constituents that they represent, 3451–3452

Surgery

What action is being taken to help this woman and so many others who are suffering while waiting for the call to have surgery, 586
When can people of the province expect single-day outpatient procedures for hip replacement surgeries, 586

Vaccines

Urging the government to provide the shingles vaccine free of charge to seniors and individuals living with compromised immune systems

Debate, 6939–6940

Highway Traffic Act (Amdt.) (Bill 9)

Second reading, 539–540

Highway Traffic Act (Amdt.), City of Corner Brook Act (Amdt.), City of Mount Pearl Act (Amdt.), City of St. John's Act (Amdt.) and Municipalities Act, 1999 (Amdt.) (Bill 55)

Second reading, 2849–2851

Holyrood

Arts

Holyrood Heritage Society Museum, Art Gallery and Gift Shop—Recognizing the work of volunteers to promote the arts and history of our province, 1090

Awards, miscellaneous

Order of Newfoundland and Labrador—Donovan, Dr. Catherine, 460

Clubs/organizations

Vida Nova Recovery—Mark Lane, 7464–7465

Municipalities

Crystal Carnival, 6596

Volunteers

First female fire chief in Holyrood—Kenny, Leslie, 3506
Volunteer Fire Department—Acknowledging over collective 200 years of service and dedication to community—Gerard Penney and family, 3242

House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5899–5903

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

What will Minister do to implement the recommendations of the Seniors' Advocate, 4843
When does government plan to act on recommendations from the Seniors' Advocate, 4776

Housing

How many persons with disabilities are on the wait-list for accessible housing, 3331

Industry, Energy and Technology

Cellphone service

Urging government to work and partner with various cellular providers and telecommunication officials to stabilize and improve the cellphone service within the region of Harbour Main, 525, 1470–1471, 3211–3212, 4300–4301, 5472–5473, 6856

Small businesses

How is it possible that woman who received grant now owes province money due to overassessment, 4936
What reassurances does Minister have for constituent and other small business owners who feel unsupported by the government, 4937

Insurance Companies Act (Amdt.) (Bill 47)

Second reading, 2635–2636

Interim Supply Act, 2023 (Bill 21)

Committee, 1134–1136

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3532–3535

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Committee, 6635–6636

Justice and Public Safety

Child physical abuse

Can Premier commit today to a timeline of when the Limitations Act will finally be amended, 4249
Why is there a difference in the statute of limitations for civil cases involving child physical abuse versus child sexual abuse, 1459
Why won't Minister listen to victims, as other governments have, 2984
Will amendment to the Limitations Act be finalized in the spring sitting, 4250
Will government make commitment here today to bring forward the Limitations Act, 4249–4250
Will the Minister listen to victims and eliminate the statute of limitations for victims of child abuse, 2984
Will we see legislative amendments brought forward in this sitting to address the statute of limitations for child physical abuse, 1460

Civil child abuse claims

Urging government to amend the Limitations Act to remove limitation periods for civil child abuse claims where the abuse complained of occurred against a minor, (a) within an intimate relationship; (b) within a relationship of dependency; (c) where the defendant was in a position of trust or authority, 2727–2728, 3919–3920, 4649

Corrections

Are you concerned with the amount of recidivism in our court system, 6605
Can Minister provide an update as to whether rehabilitation programming has finally resumed, 3729
How does the Minister justify the lack of accountability in the justice system when we hear of reports of repeat offenders, 6605
How is government going to stabilize the workforce in our prisons, 1101
Is Minister committed to the bail supervision program, and if so, what steps has he taken to implement it, 3730
Since the Auditor General's report, what new rehabilitative programming has been offered at His Majesty's Penitentiary, 3730
When is government going to release a plan to deal with workforce crisis, 1102
Why has the Justice Department failed to implement effective measures to prevent repeat offences, allowing the same individuals to cycle through the system repeatedly, 6604

Court delays

Is the Minister concerned that on the eve of another provincial election, the court case to test the legitimacy of the last election continues still to be unresolved, 7036
Is the Minister concerned that persons charged with serious crimes are walking free, 7035
Why is Minister permitting an administrative delay at Legal Aid to deny justice, 1689

Crime

Can Minister inform us when children in daycare can simply go on walks in the community without safety risks, 1873
When can people of Happy Valley-Goose Bay feel safe in their own community, 1872

Fine options

Can Minister provide an update on the fines program's progress, 4539
How many more years are going to go by before government takes action on the uncollected fines, 6989
What message is government sending when people are being fined for excessive speeding and reckless driving, but face not real consequences or accountability, 4539
Why has the government been unable to collect the more than $50 million in fines owing, 6989
Why is a fine options program still not an option for the people of our province, 4538

Firefighters

Urging government to explore innovative solutions and best practices that will further support our volunteer firefighters

Notice of motion, 904
Moved, 1200–1202
Debate, 1225–1228

First Voice

Does Minister agree that First Voice deserves a meeting, at least with the Chief of Police, 245
Does Minister support the decision not to meet with this anti-racism advocacy group, 245
How can Indigenous people and victims of systemic racism have confidence that this administration is taking racism seriously, 246
Now that the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is taking responsibility, will the Minister, in the spirit of reconciliation, implement the recommendations made by the recent First Voice report, 470
Why does Minister refuse to say where he stands on the First Voice recommendation to establish a police oversight board, 787
Why is Minister delaying a meeting with this group on a very important report, 786
Why is Minister not acting to restore public confidence in policing in this province, 2007
Will Minister take the advice of this advocacy group to establish a civilian police oversight board, 2006

Human Rights Commission

Acknowledging 50th anniversary of the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission, 5055

Illegal drugs

What is the Minister going to do to prevent drugs from entering this province, 7524

John Howard Society

Celebration of John Howard Society Week, 3508–3509

Minister

Instead of defending the Minister and his statements, why does Premier not stand with the people of the province and ask for his resignation, 4112–4113
Why doesn't Premier demand that Minister steps aside so his continued presence is not compromising to the oversight of justice and further silencing of victims of sexual assault, 4113
Will Premier do the right thing and hold his Justice Minister accountable for his statements, 4111–4112
Will Premier take leadership and demand Minister's resignation, 4112

National Police Week

Recognition of, 7330

Policing

Is government in possession of the Policing Transformation Working Group report, 5994
Minister recognizes award-winning police officers, 5747–5748
Why did the government ignore the recommendations of the National Police Federation for 25 more RCMP officers for rural communities, 7524
Will Minister make public any recommendations that Policing Transformation Working Group has done, 5994

Public safety radio

Minister provides update on public safety radio in province, 4362

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Will Minister provide more funding for an enhanced police presence in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 653

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC)

Why is there a hidden process to adjudicate complaints of police misconduct, 2005–2006

Scrub Squad

Minister acknowledges work of grafitti removal company, 2714–2715

Sexual assault survivors

Does Minister feel it is enough that he has apologized for his hurtful and inaccurate comment, despite calls for his resignation, 3860
Is Minister of Women and Gender Equality concerned that statements made by the Justice Minister will deter victims from reporting abuse, 3861
What does Minister envision with respect to reforming the criminal justice system for survivors, 3860

Small Claims Court

Does Minister feel that the impact that this possibly could have on the Provincial Court and increased caseload would be an insurmountable issue facing the implementation of a an increase in the cap, 4736
Does Minister have any idea as to savings and greater access to justice by the public that a change would result in, 4736
Will Minister consider increasing the maximum limit within our province's Small Claims Court system, 4735

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week

Victim Services providing valuable supports to victims of crime, 4631

Volunteer fire departments

Minister acknowledges their contributions to province, 2819

Youth Secure Custody Facilities

Minister offers apology to Youth Secure Custody Class Action members, 778–779

King's Counsel Act (Bill 53)

Second reading, 3555–3556
Committee, 4896–4897, 4898

Labrador Affairs

Labrador Winter Games

Congratulating athletes, board of directors, organizing committees and volunteers, 1331

Miscellaneous

Minister congratulates students participating in International Robotics Competition, 2432–2433
Minister highlights investments in Labrador, 1958

Sports travel

Minister outlines greater support of athletes, Special Olympians, and sports teams from Labrador, 2977

Lands Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 68)

Committee, 5669–5672

Law Enforcement Identity Management Act (Bill 94)

Second reading, 5430–5432
Committee, 5436, 5437–5440, 5441, 5442, 5443

Law Enforcement Oversight Commission Act (Bill 102)

Second reading, 6562–6565
Committee, 6570, 6571, 6572, 6573–6574, 6575, 6576, 6577–6578, 6579, 6580, 6581–6582, 6799–6801, 6804–6805

Limitations Act (Amdt.) (Bill 74)

Second reading, 4901–4907
Committee, 5005–5008

Amendment—Clause 2(3)

Debate, 5018–5019

Loan Act, 2023 (Bill 37)

Committee, 2278–2280

Loan Act, 2024 (Bill 73)

Committee, 4456–4458

Management of Information Act (Amdt.) and House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act (Amdt.) (Bill 22)

Committee, 4661–4663

Marysvale

Clubs/organizations

Children's Wish Foundation—Hippocampe wheelchair for Martin Croke, 2072

Education

Recognizing multiple academic achievements—Ryan, Brady, 774

Members' Statements

Arts

Extraordinary contributions to arts community—Flynn, Dennis—Harbour Main (District), 2667
Holyrood Heritage Society Museum, Art Gallery and Gift Shop—Recognizing the work of volunteers to promote the arts and history of our province, 1090
Vanda Maunder Dance Studio—Acknowledging 50th anniversary—Brigus, 4727–2757

Awards, miscellaneous

Junior Miss Newfoundland and Labrador, 2023—Snow, Audrey—South River, 4199
Order of Newfoundland and Labrador—Donovan, Dr. Catherine—Holyrood, 460

Birthdays/anniversaries

70th wedding anniversary—Youden, George and Bertha—Georgetown, 1728–1729
109th birthday—Moores, Hersilia—Harbour Main (District), 5685

Business/entrepreneurship

Acknowledging businesses operating 50-plus years—Harbour Main (District), 4928
Central Wellness—Congratulating Lindsay Phillips Oates for natural therapy business—Harbour Main (District), 2932–2933
Foodland—Acknowledging community leadership and awards for Janie Lane—Harbour Main (District), 5625–5626

Clubs/organizations

Children's Wish Foundation—Hippocampe wheelchair for Martin Croke—Marysvale, 2072
NewfoundSand—Dave Saunders and Mitch Ketch—Harbour Main (District), 7165
Recreation NL Volunteer Group of the Year Award—Conception Harbour Recreation Committee, 4474
Vida Nova Recovery—Mark Lane—Holyrood, 7462–7465

Education

Acknowledging achievement of five scholarships—Mercer, Kaylee—Harbour Main, 5403
Member enjoys two-day visit at Roncalli Central High School in Avondale, 1451–1452
Recognizing multiple academic achievements—Ryan, Brady—Marysvale, 774

Municipalities

Crystal Carnival—Holyrood, 6596

Sports/recreation

Hockey

Scholarship to elite athletic training prep school—Seymour, Jabez—North River, 2429

Softball

Acknowledging one of the world's top pitchers of our times—Cleary, Sean—Harbour Main (District), 2428–2429

Volleyball

Congratulating Jenna Lake of Upper Gullies—Atlantic University Sport Playoff Most Valuable Player, 3717–3718

Tributes

Former Member of the House of Assembly and Minister—Hedderson, Tom, 31–32
Furey, Eleanor—recognition for life-long commitment to the youth in our province—Harbour Main (District), 6839–6840

Volunteers

Celebrating remarkable volunteers in District of Harbour Main, 3904–3905
First female fire chief in Holyrood—Kenny, Leslie—Harbour Main (District), 3506
Volunteer Fire Department

50th anniversary banquet for Harbour Main-Chapel's Cove-Lakeview, 87
Acknowledging over collective 200 years of service and dedication to community—Gerard Penney and family, 3242

Ministerial Statements

Children, Seniors and Social Development

National Seniors' Month

Recognition of

response, 4773

Justice and Public Safety

Human Rights Commission

Acknowledging 50th anniversary of the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission

response, 5055

National Police Week

Recognition of

response, 7330

Policing

Minister recognizes award-winning police officers

response, 5747–5748

Public safety radio

Minister provides update on public safety radio in province

response, 4362

Scrub Squad

Minister acknowledges work of grafitti removal company

response, 2714–2715

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week

Victim Services providing valuable supports to victims of crime

response, 4631

Volunteer fire departments

Minister acknowledges their contributions to province

response, 2819

Youth Secure Custody Facilities

Minister offers apology to Youth Secure Custody Class Action members

response, 778–779

Labrador Affairs

Labrador Winter Games

Congratulating athletes, board of directors, organizing committees and volunteers

response, 1331

Minister congratulates students participating in International Robotics Competition

response, 2432–2433

Minister highlights investments in Labrador

response, 1958

Sports travel

Minister outlines greater support of athletes, Special Olympians, and sports teams from Labrador

response, 2977

Persons with disabilities

Minister highlights new Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit

response, 7516–7517

Public Service

Government highlights support for women in public service

response, 462

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Minister salutes Labradorians who served with the regiment

response, 729–730

Women and Gender Equality

Employment

Government highlights support for women in public service

response, 462

Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

Supporting equitable government policy

response, 510

International Day of the Girl Child

Recognition of

response, 88

International Women's Day

Recognition of

response, 1184–1185, 3636, 6728

National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ (2023)

Recognition of

response, 1999

National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ (2024)

Recognition of

response, 4531

Provincial Indigenous Women's Reconciliation Council

Recognizing the establishment of a collaborative, ongoing working relationship between Indigenous women and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

response, 3196

Purple Ribbon Campaign

Launch of campaign and 16 days of activism to end gender-based violence

response, 5456

Women police officers

Minister recognizes 50th anniversary of women becoming regular members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

response, 4876–4877

Women's suffrage

Marking 100 years since women earned the right to vote and hold office in Newfoundland and Labrador

response, 7465

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

Memorandum of Understanding Between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec

House of Assembly to support Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro proceeding with the Memorandum of Understanding toward the definitive agreements, as defined in the Memorandum of Understanding

Debate (Members), 6118, 6119, 6120–6121, 6127, 6128, 6129–6132, 6179, 6180–6181, 6182, 6183, 6360–6361, 6455–6459

North River

Sports/recreation

Hockey—Scholarship to elite athletic training prep school—Seymour, Jabez, 2429

Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (Amdt.) (Bill 86)

Committee, 5548, 5549, 5550, 5551, 5552, 5553–5554

Oral Questions

Cost of living

Does Minister realize that by ignoring the rising cost of food, the Liberals are putting the health of our seniors at risk, 844
How does Minister suggest that seniors are going to make ends meet, 2570
Should Member tell struggling constituent to support the Liberal carbon tax, 2570–2571
What does Minister suggest that seniors do to afford to live in our province, 2571

Education

Child care

Does Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality think it acceptable that women are being forced to leave the work force because they cannot find child care, 2289
What does Minister suggest parents in rural Newfoundland and Labrador are supposed to do about child care, 2290
Why is after-school care an afterthought for this government, 2290

Health care

Ambulance

Autism

How is it acceptable that families seeking care for their children face an exorbitant wait time or an exorbitant fee, 4692
How many clinicians in the public system are doing adult diagnosis, 4693

Cancer

Crisis, Health Care System

Doctors

Emergency rooms

Hip replacement

When can constituents expect single-day outpatient procedures to occur, 307

Long-term care

Mental health

Does Justice Minister acknowledge that the drug crisis in the province is only getting worse, 4292
Does Minister know how many individuals who are incarcerated or facing charges have untreated mental health conditions, 4293
How can mental health and addictions supports be offered to the community without full staffing, 1803
How many of the twelve actions in Our Path of Resilience: An Action Plan to Promote Life and Prevent Suicide in Newfoundland and Labrador have been implemented, 93
Since the seizure of a shocking amount of fentanyl in September have the Minister's developed a strategy to prevent overdose-related deaths, 7523
When can people of Labrador expect government to take their mental health seriously, 93
Why does government continue to fail the people of the Labrador in providing long-term mental health care, 92
Will government treat the underlying addictions crisis as a health crisis and not leave it to our police to pick up the pieces for this government's failure to act, 4293
Will Minister commit to putting a Mobile Crisis Response Team in place in the Conception Bay North Area, 3451
Will Minister immediately commit to implementing a mobile crisis response team in the Conception Bay North area, 1804
Will Ministers speak up to voice support for the immediate implementation of a mental health crisis unit for the constituents that they represent, 3451–3452

Surgeries

House of Assembly

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

What will Minister do to implement the recommendations of the Seniors' Advocate, 4843
When does government plan to act on recommendations from the Seniors' Advocate, 4776

Housing

How many persons with disabilities are on the wait-list for accessible housing, 3331

Industry, Energy and Technology

Small businesses

Justice and Public Safety

Child physical abuse

Corrections

Court delays

Crime

Can Minister inform us when children in daycare can simply go on walks in the community without safety risks, 1873
When can people of Happy Valley-Goose Bay feel safe in their own community, 1872

Fine options

First Voice

Illegal drugs

What is the Minister going to do to prevent drugs from entering this province, 7524

Minister

Policing

Is government in possession of the Policing Transformation Working Group report, 5994
Why did the government ignore the recommendations of the National Police Federation for 25 more RCMP officers for rural communities, 7524
Will Minister make public any recommendations that Policing Transformation Working Group has done, 5994

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Will Minister commit to additional funds for enhanced police presence in Happy Valley-Goose Bay immediately, 653

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC)

Why is there a hidden process to adjudicate complaints of police misconduct, 2005–2006

Sexual assault survivors

Small Claims Court

Pay equity

Can we have a specific date for the release of the regulations, 5373
Have pay equity regulations been implemented in this province, 6920
How does Minister react to Ms. Shortall when she called the legislation woefully inadequate, 471
What is the real reason for the delay in implementing pay equity in our province, 5372
What steps is Minister going to take to restore trust and confidence with pay equity advocacy groups, so as to have meaningful future consultations, 471
When will pay equity regulations be issued, 5371
When will recommendation be implemented which recommended that both public and private employers be required to ensure pay equity and pay transparency, 1598
Why does government continue to give pay equity only lip service when women in our province are begin left behind, 5371–5372
Why is government refusing to be accountable to the media and to pay equity groups in our province, 3451
Why is Minister ignoring the need for change to this legislation, 3251
Why won't Minister answer question on whether she will make changes to the legislation, 2149
Why won't Minister take advice from the Provincial Action Network on the Status of Women and have the bill redrafted, 2239
Will changes to the legislation come in this sitting of the House, 3250
Will department listen to advocate for once and for all and redraft the failed legislation, 5372–5373
Will Minister bring in amendments to legislation, 1598
Will Minister bring in any of the recommended legislative changes, 2149
Will Minister do the right thing, listen to stakeholder groups, and let them help rewrite the legislation, 2239
Will Minister do the right thing and ensure pay equity for all public sector workers, 1599
Will Minister listen to ten women's groups concerning the need to improve the legislation, 2238
Will Premier ensure that stakeholder groups are consulted so that legislation will be wide-reaching, well-resourced and proactive, 37–38
Will women in Newfoundland and Labrador have to wait another five years before they truly achieve pay equity and pay transparency, 2150
Women of this province want to know when there will be pay equity regulations, 6921

Persons with disabilities

Can people have a timeline as to when they will have an advocate to represent their interests, 4693
Could the House please have a timeline for when an advocate will be available, 4694
Did the government forget the promise made to people with disabilities, 7175
How does offering up to $1,000 for the entire summer camp support even come close to real inclusion, 7427, 7428
How many persons with disabilities are on the wait-list for accessible housing, 3331
If the Minister was trying to create an advocate for persons with disabilities, why have we not seen any action on this issue, 7219
We need to know when the timeline for that disability advocate is, when will it happen, 7220
What is the timeline, when will you be creating the disability advocate's position, 7472–7473
When will advocate for persons with disabilities finally be in place, 4693
Why are there no broad consultations with advocates for persons living with disabilities, 3331
Why won't government take a position on this and establish that advocate, 7176
Will Minister provide multi-year operational funds to community-based organizations, including the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities of Newfoundland and Labrador, 7473
Will you table legislation creating a disability advocate before the House closes this spring, 7089, 7174
Yes or no, will the Minister create a disability advocate for persons with disabilities, 7219
Yes or no, will the Minister immediately create a disability advocate position, 7472

Seniors

How did we arrive at growing numbers of seniors struggling, 4777
How is government so out of touch with the seniors that they represent, 3108
How many total seniors are expected to be raised above the poverty line with government's Seniors' Well-Being Plan, 4778
What components of Budget 2024 directly help seniors, 4777
What concrete plans does Minister have in place to address seniors having to access food banks for the first time, 4844
What meaningful actions will Minister take to help seniors, 4844
Why is government accepting that seniors cannot afford food or other basic necessities, 3107

Suicide

How many of the twelve actions in Our Path of Resilience: An Action Plan to Promote Life and Prevent Suicide in Newfoundland and Labrador have been implemented, 93

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Can Minister make a commitment to resurface Route 60 in Harbour Main in next year's road plan, 5757
Can Minister provide assurances to people of Harbour Main and the province that highway depots will be ready and fully equipped for the upcoming winter season, 5757
Could the Minister be more specific and explain what his plans are, and when residents can have confidence in deplorable section of Route 60, 1337
Does Minister stand by his commitment to the safest roads we can possibly have, 3605
Having driven over the unsafe and dangerous portion of Route 60, does Minister believe it to be safe, 3605
When can residents of the District of Harbour Main once and for all expect government to deliver and do the necessary work to make its roads safe and drivable, 1337
Will Minister provide assurances that regular maintenance like ditching, brush cutting and culvert replacement will be addressed immediately in the District of Harbour Main, 5757
Will the Minister commit to allocating a small portion from the budget plan to address the deplorable conditions of Route 60, 3606

Violence

What funding increases were made in this year's budget to address the gender-based violence epidemic in our province, 1401
What has government done to implement trauma-informed training for all government employees that interact with the public, 308
What steps has Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality taken to implement preventative education initiatives to address intimate partner violence, 307
What will Minister do to address violence, in particular violence against women in Labrador, 514
When will recommendation for school-aged children to learn about safe and healthy relationships be implemented in our school system, 1688
When will we see a violence prevention plan in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, 1802
Will Minister commit to further funding the work of Violence Prevention Avalon East, 1402
Will Minister outline concrete steps to address the violence and homelessness issues plaguing Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 515
Will Premier at least commit to filling all of the vacant policing positions in our province, 1803
Without a plan, how will we end gender-based violence in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1688

Women and Gender Equality

Blue Door Program

Does Minister regret standing idly by and letting Blue Door's funding lapse, 362
Will Minister commit to reinstating funding for the Blue Door Program, 363

Pay equity

Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act (Bill 3)

Second reading, 323–327
Committee, 395, 396–397, 398, 399, 411–412, 413, 415, 416, 417, 420, 421, 422

Persons with disabilities

Notice of motion, 7529
Moved, 7581
Debate, 7581–7583, 7606–7607

How does offering up to $1,000 for the entire summer camp support even come close to real inclusion, 7427, 7428
How many persons with disabilities are on the wait-list for accessible housing, 3331
If the Minister was trying to create an advocate for persons with disabilities, why have we not seen any action on this issue, 7219
Minister highlights new Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit, 7516–7517
We need to know when the timeline for that disability advocate is, when will it happen, 7220
What is the timeline, when will you be creating the disability advocate's position, 7472–7473
When will advocate for persons with disabilities finally be in place, 4693
Why are there no broad consultations with advocates for persons living with disabilities, 3331
Why won't government take a position on this and establish that advocate, 7176
Will Minister provide multi-year operational funds to community-based organizations, including the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities of Newfoundland and Labrador, 7473
Will you table legislation creating a disability advocate before the House closes this spring, 7089, 7174
Yes or no, will the Minister create a disability advocate for persons with disabilities, 7219
Yes or no, will the Minister immediately create a disability advocate position, 7472

Petitions

Cost of living

Urging government to create an emergency plan for the working poor to ensure that no Newfoundlander and Labradorian is left behind, 850–851, 1744–1755, 2578

Education

Child care

Urging government to immediately take the necessary action to ensure that accessible child care is as much available as it is affordable, 198, 1250–1251, 2014–2015, 2087–2088, 2297–2298, 4745–4756

Class sizes

Health care

Fertility treatments

Urging government to establish a fertility treatment clinic within the province providing full fertility services including IVF for hopeful mothers and families, 5699–5700

Mental health

Industry, Energy and Technology

Cellphone service

Justice and Public Safety

Civil child abuse claims

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Urging government to immediately take the necessary steps to repair and repave roads in the District of Harbour Main to ensure the safety of the driving public who use them on a regular basis, 907–908, 1109–1110, 1702–1703, 2995, 3335–3336, 3791–3792, 4060–4061, 5234–5235, 6740–6741, 6924–6925, 7626–7627

Provincial Health Authority Act (Bill 20)

Second reading, 773(19)–773(22)
Committee, 887(42)–887(44), 919–921

Public Service

Government highlights support for women in public service, 462

Resolution, Government

House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5899–5903

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

Memorandum of Understanding Between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec

House of Assembly to support Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro proceeding with the Memorandum of Understanding toward the definitive agreements, as defined in the Memorandum of Understanding

Debate, 6118, 6119, 6120–6121, 6127, 6128, 6129–6132, 6179, 6180–6181, 6182, 6183, 6360–6361, 6455–6459

Resolution, Private Member's

Cost of living

Taxes and fees

Urging government to order a complete review of all taxes and fees, cutting or adjusting those that are hurting people; lead the charge to end the carbon tax for good; eliminate the sugar tax; continue the provincial gas tax relief, order a complete review of the Income Support Program and an evaluation of all programs and services intended to support vulnerable populations to ensure they deliver; index the Seniors' Benefit programs to inflation; and deliver a new poverty reduction strategy

Debate, 3345–3348

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crown Lands

Urging government to move expeditiously to bring forward legislative amendments to ensure fair reconciliation of existing claims for people seeking title to the land they have occupied in good faith for generations and which is recognized within their communities; and to take steps in the interim to address Crown Lands' actions against occupied properties in the province—2024

Debate, 5039–5041

Health care

Mental health

Urging government to expedite the work of the All-Party Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Addictions and fully include people with lived experience, relevant government departments, professionals in health care, policing, justice, education and social work, community groups, Indigenous communities, faith groups and others who can provide insight to help address the wide array of challenges more effectively so everyone in need has somewhere to turn right away

Debate, 4706–4708

Vaccines

Urging the government to provide the shingles vaccine free of charge to seniors and individuals living with compromised immune systems

Debate, 6939–6940

Justice and Public Safety

Firefighters

Urging government to explore innovative solutions and best practices that will further support our volunteer firefighters

Notice of motion, 904
Moved, 1200–1202
Debate, 1225–1228

Persons with disabilities

Advocate

House calls on government to immediately create a dedicated advocate for persons with disabilities, who, as a stand-alone statutory Officer of the hon. House, will investigate and make recommendations based on the principle of “nothing about us without us”

Notice of motion, 7529
Moved, 7581
Debate, 7581–7583, 7606–7607

Seniors

Seniors' Benefit

Debate, 6011–6013

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Minister salutes Labradorians who served with the regiment, 729–730

Seniors

How did we arrive at growing numbers of seniors struggling, 4777
How is government so out of touch with the seniors that they represent, 3108
How many total seniors are expected to be raised above the poverty line with government's Seniors' Well-Being Plan, 4778
Urging government to increase the Newfoundland and Labrador Seniors' Benefit by 20 per cent, for a maximum of $1,819, effective January 2025 and further commit to annual increases indexed to inflation

Debate, 6011–6013

What components of Budget 2024 directly help seniors, 4777
What concrete plans does Minister have in place to address seniors having to access food banks for the first time, 4844
What meaningful actions will Minister take to help seniors, 4844
Why is government accepting that seniors cannot afford food or other basic necessities, 3107

South River

Awards, miscellaneous

Junior Miss Newfoundland and Labrador, 2023—Snow, Audrey, 4199

Standing Orders

SO 36

Matters of urgent public importance

Adjournment of House to address housing emergency

Debate, 2587

Suicide

How many of the twelve actions in Our Path of Resilience: An Action Plan to Promote Life and Prevent Suicide in Newfoundland and Labrador have been implemented, 93

Supplementary Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Bill 2)

Committee, 69–70

Supplementary Supply Act, 2022-2023 No. 2 (Bill 25)

Committee, 1292(15)–1292(17)

Towns and Local Service Districts Act (Bill 54)

Second reading, 3187–3189

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Can Minister make a commitment to resurface Route 60 in Harbour Main in next year's road plan, 5757
Can Minister provide assurances to people of Harbour Main and the province that highway depots will be ready and fully equipped for the upcoming winter season, 5757
Could the Minister be more specific and explain what his plans are, and when residents can have confidence in deplorable section of Route 60, 1337
Does Minister stand by his commitment to the safest roads we can possibly have, 3605
Having driven over the unsafe and dangerous portion of Route 60, does Minister believe it to be safe, 3605
Urging government to immediately take the necessary steps to repair and repave roads in the District of Harbour Main to ensure the safety of the driving public who use them on a regular basis, 907–908, 1109–1110, 1702–1703, 2995, 3335–3336, 3791–3792, 4060–4061, 5234–5235, 6740–6741, 6924–6925, 7626–7627
When can residents of the District of Harbour Main once and for all expect government to deliver and do the necessary work to make its roads safe and drivable, 1337
Will Minister provide assurances that regular maintenance like ditching, brush cutting and culvert replacement will be addressed immediately in the District of Harbour Main, 5757
Will the Minister commit to allocating a small portion from the budget plan to address the deplorable conditions of Route 60, 3606

Upper Gullies

Sports/recreation

Volleyball—Congratulating Jenna Lake for selection as Atlantic University Sport Playoff Most Valuable Player, 3717–3718

Violence

Winding Up of Judgment Recovery (Nfld.) Ltd. Act (Bill 11)

Second reading, 567
Committee, 569

Women and Gender Equality

Blue Door Program

Does Minister regret standing idly by and letting Blue Door's funding lapse, 362
Will Minister commit to reinstating funding for the Blue Door Program, 363

Employment

Government highlights support for women in public service, 462

Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) supports equitable government policy, 510

International Day of the Girl Child

Recognition of, 88

International Women's Day 2023

Recognition of, 1184–1185

International Women's Day 2024

Recognition of, 3636

International Women's Day 2025

Recognition of, 6728

National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ (2023)

Recognition of, 1999

National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ (2024)

Recognition of, 4531

Provincial Indigenous Women's Reconciliation Council

Recognizing the establishment of a collaborative, ongoing working relationship between Indigenous women and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, 3196

Purple Ribbon Campaign

Launch of campaign and 16 days of activism to end gender-based violence, 5456

Women police officers

Minister recognizes 50th anniversary of women becoming regular members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 4876–4877

Women's suffrage

Marking 100 years since women earned the right to vote and hold office in Newfoundland and Labrador, 7465–7466

CROCKER, HON. STEVE (L) (CARBONEAR - TRINITY - BAY DE VERDE)

Answers to Questions For Which Notice Has Been Given

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads—Amount spent on new snow clearing equipment purchased for the province, 6692

Aquaculture Act, 2023 (Bill 17)

Notice of motion, 27

Arts Council Act (Amdt.) (Bill 98)

Notice of motion, 5418
Second reading, 5588–5589, 5595–5596
Committee, 5597, 5598, 5599, 5600–5602, 5603, 5604, 5605

Balanced Budget Act (Bill 4)

Notice of motion, 26

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 4402–4405

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, 4237(35)

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 7245–7247

Colonial Building Act Repeal Act (Bill 57)

Notice of motion, 2727
Second reading, 3553, 3554
Committee, 3557–3558

Confederation 75th Anniversary Recognition Act (Bill 67)

Second reading, 3695–3696, 3704
Committee, 3705–3706, 3707, 3708, 3709, 3710, 3711–3712, 3713

Consumer Protection and Business Practices Act (Amdt.) (Bill 13)

Notice of motion, 27

Cost of living

When will Premier subsidize travel over $500, as Quebec does, for travel from the Big Land to the island, 3785

Credit Union Act, 2009 (Bill 8)

Notice of motion, 26

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain

Address of sympathy to be conveyed concerning

Notice of motion, 25–26

Fair Registration Practices Act (Bill 15)

Notice of motion, 27

Finance

Carbon tax

Does Premier agree with Minister's support of a price on carbon, 4049

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crown Lands

Can Minister confirm that the Dept. of Transportation and Infrastructure will pay fully for the damaged artesian well belonging to the Boyd's Cove volunteer fire department, 6602
I ask the Minister to table the appraisal for the rest of the Kenmount Crossing land, and why only a small portion of the land was appraised, 6601
Why did the government give away Snow's Lane land that had housing development potential, 6601
Why did the Minister have a fire sale for the Snow's Lane land and who benefited from this sale, 6602
Why did the Minister use taxpayers' dollars to but the Kenmount Crossing land without having and independent appraisal done, 6600
Why did we approve a fire sale for the Snow's Lane land, 6785
Why did we issue a blank cheque buying Kenmount Crossing land for which we had no appraisal, 6785

Fisheries

Urging Premier and Minister of Fisheries to immediately take a hands-on role at the table with representatives of our fishery workers and fish processors to help find a swift and effective resolution to the current impasse, as well as long-term solutions that make future impasses less likely and help place our fishing industry on a more stable and steady footing

Debate, 3812–3814

Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act (Amdt.) (Bill 19)

Notice of motion, 370

Future Fund Act (Bill 5)

Notice of motion, 26

Highway Traffic Act (Amdt.) (Bill 9)

Notice of motion, 26

House of Assembly

Extended sittings

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday March 13, 2023

Notice of motion, 905

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday November 7, 2022

Notice of motion, 791
Moved, 855

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday October 17, 2022

Moved

, 320

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday October 31, 2022

Notice of motion, 522
Moved, 593

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday November 3, 2022

Notice of motion, 657

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday October 6, 2022

Notice of motion

, 27

Moved

, 59

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday November 1, 2022

Notice of motion, 522
Moved, 663

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday November 8, 2022

Notice of motion, 848
Moved, 938
Carried, 938

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday October 11, 2022

Notice of motion

, 46

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday October 18, 2022

Notice of motion, 314
Moved, 390

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday November 9, 2022

Notice of motion, 905

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday October 19, 2022

Notice of motion, 370
Moved, 429

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

Appointment of Linda Clemens-Spurrell

Notice of motion, 46

Parliamentary calendar

House to commence on March 13, 2023 but all other aspects of the Parliamentary Calendar for 2023 shall remain unchanged

Notice of motion, 657
Moved, 702

Private Members' Day

Notwithstanding SO 63, House shall not proceed with Private Members' Day on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, but shall instead meet for Routine Proceedings

Notice of motion, 590
Moved, 702

Industry, Energy and Technology

Nalcor Energy

Can Premier confirm exactly what time on March 24 Brendan Paddick, then Chair of Nalcor Energy, submitted his resignation, 838
Was it a coincidence that Mr. Paddick submitted his resignation at 1:44 p.m. on March 24, 2022, less than four hours after Cabinet meeting took place, 838

Terra Nova FPSO

Has Premier asked project partners when the Terra Nova will pump oil again, 2232
What is going on with the platform, 1732

Wind energy

Can Premier confirm exactly what time on March 24 Brendan Paddick, then Chair of Nalcor Energy, submitted his resignation, 838
Did Brendan Paddick receive a heads-up about the lifting of the wind moratorium, 839
Did Premier recuse himself from Cabinet decision, 837
Was it a coincidence that Mr. Paddick submitted his resignation at 1:44 p.m. on March 24, 2022, less than four hours after Cabinet meeting took place, 838

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3539–3541

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Committee, 6633–6635

Justice and Public Safety

Child physical abuse

Can Minister commit to legislation on having debate on the statute of limitations in the House of Assembly, 4566
Will legislation on the statute of limitations be passed in the House, 4566

Missing person

Can Minister provide a timeline as to when the family might get some answers, 4564

Management of Information Act (Amdt.) and House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act (Amdt.) (Bill 22)

Notice of motion, 905

Marble Mountain Development Corporation

2021-2022 Annual Report—Tabled, 589

Medical Act, 2011 (Amdt.) (Bill 1)

Notice of motion, 9

Ministerial Statements

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Canada Summer Games

Provincial government supporting new track and field facility for 2025 Canada Summer Games, 728

Canada Winter Games

Congratulating competitors and looking forward to 2025, 1183

East Coast Music Awards (ECMA)

Celebrating award winners and Newfoundland and Labrador's cultural sector, 2140

National Tourism Week

Acknowledgment of, 1680–1681, 6980

Newfoundland and Labrador High School Short Film Festival

Congratulating young filmmakers who recently competed, 1796–1797

Rooms, The

Minister congratulates The Rooms on record-breaking year, 2746

St. John's International Women's Film Festival

Recognizing pillar in the Newfoundland and Labrador film and television industry, 2564

Tourism

Minister provides update on tourism season, 5626

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

Memorandum of Understanding Between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec

House of Assembly to support Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro proceeding with the Memorandum of Understanding toward the definitive agreements, as defined in the Memorandum of Understanding

Debate (Members), 6122–6123, 6124, 6125–6126

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

Is government going to intervene regarding the continuation of singing the "Ode to Newfoundland," 2233
Urging Memorial University to include the "Ode to Newfoundland" and the "Ode to Labrador" in all future convocation ceremonies so that Newfoundland and Labrador's one great university will properly honour the people, the legacy, the beauty, the uniqueness, the potential and the fallen of Newfoundland and Labrador

Moved, 819

Will Minister or the Premier make it an issue, 2234–2235
Will the Minister direct Memorial University to include the Ode in upcoming convocation ceremonies, 2287

Office of the Premier

Will Premier table the receipts for his fishing trip with John Risley, 840

Oral Questions

Cost of living

When will Premier subsidize travel over $500, as Quebec does, for travel from the Big Land to the island, 3785

Finance

Carbon tax

Does Premier agree with Minister's support of a price on carbon, 4049

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crown Lands

Industry, Energy and Technology

Nalcor Energy

Can Premier confirm exactly what time on March 24 Brendan Paddick, then Chair of Nalcor Energy, submitted his resignation, 838
Was it a coincidence that Mr. Paddick submitted his resignation at 1:44 p.m. on March 24 2022, less than four hours after Cabinet meeting took place, 838

Terra Nova FPSO

Has Premier asked project partners when the Terra Nova will pump oil again, 2232
What is going on with the platform, 1732

Wind energy

Can Premier confirm exactly what time on March 24 Brendan Paddick, then Chair of Nalcor Energy, submitted his resignation, 838
Can Premier confirm whether he recused himself from the Cabinet discussions surrounding the wind moratorium, 837
Did Brendan Paddick receive a heads-up about the lifting of the wind moratorium, 839
Did Premier recuse himself from Cabinet decision, 837
Was it a coincidence that Mr. Paddick submitted his resignation at 1:44 p.m. on March 24 2022, less than four hours after Cabinet meeting took place, 838

Justice and Public Safety

Child physical abuse

Can Minister commit to legislation on having debate on the statute of limitations in the House of Assembly, 4566
Will legislation on the statute of limitations be passed in the House, 4566

Missing trucker

Can Minister provide a timeline as to when the family might get some answers, 4564
Has Deputy Premier reached out to counterpart in Ontario to ensure that family and friends of Brian Lush get the answers they are looking for, 2563

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

Is government going to intervene regarding the continuation of singing the "Ode to Newfoundland," 2233
Will Minister or the Premier make it an issue, 2234–2235
Will the Minister direct Memorial University to include the Ode in upcoming convocation ceremonies, 2287

Office of the Premier

Will Premier table the receipts for his fishing trip with John Risley, 840

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Theatre

Did Premier actually listen to what the artists wanted or did he just want another photo op, 2005
What is Minister's answer regarding the Reid Theatre, 2079–2080
Why are Liberals using public money to compete with a private business, 2078
Why are we spending money on a brand new space when the completed Reid Theatre still needs attention, 2004–2005
Why didn't Minister do his homework before last week's photo op, 2079
Why is Premier building a new theatre when the historic Reid Theatre has sat vacant for more than a decade, 2004
Will Premier and Minister now admit that last week's announcement was nothing short of a photo op, 2080

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

Can Minister explain why people in our province are forced to pay more for flights, 789
Can we expect direct flights back to Europe, 1692
Does Minister think it fair that it is less expensive for someone from Ontario to cross an international border than it is to visit a province in their own country, 2294
What is government doing to get a wider array of air services for airports in our province so we're not so vulnerable to disruptions by a single carrier, 2441
What is Premier's plan to get tourists in our province, 1692
Where is the provincial air access strategy to attract new carriers and new routes to our province, 2441
Will Premier set up a task force to finally address the lack of accessibility for most people for intra-provincial travel, 4543
Will Premier take meaningful steps and actually address the problem with regional travel in this province, 4543
Without affordable options to get here, will tourists choose to go elsewhere, and what is Minister's plan to get tourists in our province, 1692
Without direct flights from Europe, New York and other international hubs, how can our tourism industry take advantage of opportunities, 1691

Breakwater

When will the Trepassey breakwater be fixed once and for all, 6788, 6789
When will the Trepassey breakwater be tendered, 6788

Ferries

Will the Liberals ask the federal transport minister for relief on Marine Atlantic rates to help reduce the cost of food and medication coming into this province, 6684

Highways/roads

Why can't the Minister get the Team Gushue Highway project moving, 737–738
Why did the Minister mislead the people of the province about the number of new plows, 6607–6608

Marine Atlantic

Was Premier ignored or did he neglect to stand up for this province, 1865–1866
Which of the six Liberal Members of Parliament did Premier lobby before now to prevent this fee increase, 1866
Why don't Premier's federal Liberal friends seek his input before they make decisions that have a negative impact on Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1865
Will Premier finally admit that people are paying more because of his failure to stand up to Ottawa, 1800

Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act (Bill 3)

Notice of motion, 26

Petitions

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Urging government to pave Wheeler's Road to ensure the safety of its residents and ATV users

response, 1971

Point of Order

Language, unparliamentary

"on parole," 742

Relevance, 600

Real Estate Trading Act, 2019 (Amdt.) (Bill 14)

Notice of motion, 27

Resolution, Government

House of Assembly

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

Appointment of Linda Clemens-Spurrell

Notice of motion, 46

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

Memorandum of Understanding Between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec

House of Assembly to support Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro proceeding with the Memorandum of Understanding toward the definitive agreements, as defined in the Memorandum of Understanding

Debate, 6122–6123, 6124, 6125–6126

Resolution, Private Member's

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Fisheries

Debate, 3812–3814

Memorial University of Newfoundland

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

Urging Memorial University to include the "Ode to Newfoundland" and the "Ode to Labrador" in all future convocation ceremonies so that Newfoundland and Labrador's one great university will properly honour the people, the legacy, the beauty, the uniqueness, the potential and the fallen of Newfoundland and Labrador

Moved, 819

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) (Bill 6)

Notice of motion, 26

Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 16)

Notice of motion, 27

Schools Act, 1997 (Amdt.) (Bill 7)

Notice of motion, 26

Standing Committees

Public Accounts Committee

Appointment of members

Moved, 429

Supplementary Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Bill 2)

Notice of motion, 26

Tabled Documents

Marble Mountain Development Corporation

2021-2022 Annual Report, 589

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Canada Summer Games

Provincial government supporting new track and field facility for 2025 Canada Summer Games, 728

Canada Winter Games

Congratulating competitors and looking forward to 2025, 1183

East Coast Music Awards (ECMA)

Celebrating award winners and Newfoundland and Labrador's cultural sector, 2140

National Tourism Week

Acknowledgment of, 1680–1681, 6980

Newfoundland and Labrador High School Short Film Festival

Congratulating young filmmakers who recently competed, 1796–1797

Rooms, The

Minister congratulates The Rooms on record-breaking year, 2746

St. John's International Women's Film Festival

Recognizing pillar in the Newfoundland and Labrador film and television industry, 2564

Theatre

Tourism

Minister provides update on tourism season, 5626

Tourist Accommodations Act (Amdt.) (Bill 75)

Notice of motion, 4254
Second reading, 4423–4424, 4427
Committee, 4428, 4429, 4430–4431

Towns and Local Service Districts Act (Bill 54)

Committee, 3292

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

Breakwater

When will the Trepassey breakwater be fixed once and for all, 6788, 6789
When will the Trepassey breakwater be tendered, 6788

Ferries

Will the Liberals ask the federal transport minister for relief on Marine Atlantic rates to help reduce the cost of food and medication coming into this province, 6684

Highways/roads

Amount spent on new snow clearing equipment purchased for the province, 6692
Urging government to pave Wheeler's Road to ensure the safety of its residents and ATV users, 1971
Why can't the Minister get the Team Gushue Highway project moving, 737–738
Why did the Minister mislead the people of the province about the number of new plows, 6607–6608

Marine Atlantic

Wild Life Act (Amdt.) (Bill 10)

Notice of motion, 27
Third reading, 856–857

Winding Up of Judgment Recovery (Nfld.) Ltd. Act (Bill 11)

Notice of motion, 27

Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act (Amdt.) (Bill 12)

Notice of motion, 27