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

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DAVIS, HON. BERNARD (L) (VIRGINIA WATERS - PLEASANTVILLE)

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Given the damaging report by the Privacy Commissioner, will Minister stand on principle and leave the provincial Liberals, or will he continue to prop up the Premier and government who have lost their way when it comes to transparency, 3403

Answers to Questions For Which Notice Has Been Given

Justice and Public Safety

Policing—The number of RNC and RCMP officers in the in the province as well as answers about recruitment for the RNC and RCMP, 7180

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 2137(35)–2137(39)

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 4381–4386

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 7305–7308

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Women and Gender Equality, 7371

Canadian Armed Forces

5 Wing Goose Bay

Urging Government of Canada to advance important roles that Newfoundland and Labrador fulfill with respect to National Defence, NATO and NORAD

Debate, 5249–5251

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

What is department doing right now to protect children in care, 5687

Civic addresses

Urging government to commence immediately a plan to have all of rural Newfoundland and Labrador with civic addressing before the end of the 2024 calendar year and registered with the national database of Canada Post, 5071

Cost of living

What does Minister suggest that seniors do to afford to live in our province, 2571
What new measures will government undertake, 2986
Will the government commit to funding the school lunch program and expanding it so that all students in the province will be covered under the program, 7432
Will you implement a school meal program for all K-to-12 students in the province's school system, 7430–7431

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

Can the Minister confirm whether a ransom was paid and information retrieved in relation to the PowerSchool cyberattack on December 28, 7623

Education

Budget 2025

I'd like the Minister to provide this House exactly where that money is going, how many teachers, how many teachers' assistants are being hired, 7430

College of the North Atlantic (CNA)

Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges 2024—Top 10, 7565–7566

Early Childhood Educators Week

Recognition of, 7612–7613

Memorial University

Urging government to work with Memorial University to ensure adequate funding to ensure the university can maintain a comprehensive curriculum, 7629

Schools

Can the Minister tell this House when the high school for Paradise will open, 7527
If the Minister can't respond to an urgent health and safety issue, what level of confidence can you give that any response will be forthcoming in a timely manner, 7574
What measures are in place now to ensure all schools are ready in advance of next year, 7574
What will be done next year, what measures will be taken to ensure these key roles and postings are filled well in advance of the school starting, 7575

School safety

Since the amalgamation of the school boards, can the Minister point to a single security improvement to make our schools safer, 7429–7430
What has the government done in light of this latest violent incident at a school, 7428
Why can NLHS be proactive while this government are paralyzed with inaction when it comes to our school system, 7429

Environment and Climate Change

Boil advisories

Why is Minister allowing people to get sick when federal dollars remain unspent, 739

Climate change

Comments on, 4383

Climate Change Action Plan

Minister announces new consultations, 3319–3320

Dust control mitigation

Does Premier believe that ignoring the issue in Labrador West is acceptable, 2443
When will Minister start enforcing the regulations and hold companies accountable for air quality monitoring, 2443
Will department finally review the legislation and regulations and hold industries accountable for dust due to industrial and commercial operations in the province, 2086
Will department investigate the continued failure of Tacora to control their tailings dust and hold them accountable for their inaction, 4372
Will Minister start enforcing pollution laws and holding companies accountable for their inactions this year, 4372
Will the Minister send in mine inspectors to review the mining companies dust mitigation plans, inspect their sites, and prioritize the health of the people of the district, 2443–2444

Earth Day

Recognition of, 1592, 4240

Electric vehicle (EV)

Comments on, 4384
Update on government's successful Electric Vehicle (EV) Rebate Program, 4045

Environmental assessment

Urging government to institute a six-month pause, with time extension possibilities, on approving industry projects on the Southwest Coast until the proper cumulative effects assessment studies and meaningful consultations are concluded, 2731

Environment week

Recognition of, 4987–4988

Green Depot

Is the loss of the Green Depot in Labrador West what the province considers good environmental stewardship, 3111

Greener Homes Program

Comments on, 5071

Greenhouse gas emissions

Comments on, 4382

Illegal dump sites

What is government's plan to clean up these eyesores, 4887
Will government work with towns to clean up the areas encroaching their boundaries, 4887

Wastewater

Comments on, 4382

Essential Ambulance Services Act (Bill 24)

Second reading, 953–954, 991–992
Committee, 993–994, 995–996, 997, 998, 999–1000, 1001–1004, 1005, 1006–1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1016–1017, 1020

Amendment—Clause 6(2)

Debate, 1014

Amendment—Clause 20

Debate, 1024

Family Relief Act (Amdt.) (Bill 91)

Notice of motion, 5106
Second reading, 5319–5320, 5321–5322
Committee, 5323–5324, 5325

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

Notice of motion, 5418
Second reading, 5781–5782, 5788
Committee, 5789, 5790–5791, 5792, 5793–5797, 5798–5799

Finance

Home heating

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

Debate, 5395–5396

When will province-wide rebate be extended, 3402

Program challenges in the District of Torngat Mountains

Why are all communities in Torngat Mountains excluded from the oil to electric rebate, 2576
Will Minister reconsider government's exclusion of Member's District from the Oil to Electric Rebate Program, 3255

Fire and Emergency Services

Can Minister table the last fire inspection report of the Driftwood Inn, 5274
Given the serious questions that have been raised about the Driftwood Inn, has the Minister received an interim report from the fire commissioner, 5273

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crab

Can government update House on employment insurance extensions and support for workers and businesses who rely on the industry, 2285
Can Minister update the House on the status of the pricing panel deliberations, 3206
Shouldn't the Premier be willing to meet with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP), 2145
Why is a European conference more important to the Premier than saving our historic fishery, 2144
Why is the fishery less important than the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore industry, 2144

Fisheries

Can Minister update the House on the review into foreign ownership and control in the fish processing industry, 472
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, 3807–3809

Why didn't government consult with harvesters on the more recent review of the Final Offer Selection system of fish processing or the Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act, 472

Fish plants

Has Minister had any discussions about pending labour unrest with the plant workers and processors, 4567

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

Second reading, 663–665, 672
Committee, 675–676, 677–680, 681–682, 683–684

Amendment—Clause 5

Debate, 686–687

Health care

Ambulance

Can other health care services that are provided by the private sector expect to see similar legislation, 947
How many more people in our province have waited over an hour for an ambulance response, 7083
How many people called 911 looking for an ambulance during the outage, and didn't get an answer, 5098
How will legislation improve the working conditions for these workers, 949

Emergency rooms

What is Premier going to do about employer refusing to get ambulances back on the road today, 951–952
When did Minister Responsible for Labour first speak with union representatives on this matter, 945
When did the director of Labour Relations' report land on Minister's desk, and would he please table it, 944–945
Why did Minister Responsible for Labour fail to consult with the union prior to Saturday night, 946
Why wasn't government reactive when it was clear that a contract was out of reach, a strike was possible, and no essential work provisions were in place, 944
Will Minister admit that he ignored the possibility of strike to get to this point today, 945

Hospitals

Can Premier clarify where he or the minister met with surgeons in Carbonear, 5990

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)

Committee, 2883, 2885

House of Assembly

Ovation

Acknowledging firefighters in the province, 389

Housing

The minister of Housing says there isn't a problem of criminal activity while the Minister of Justice confirm there is, which is correct, 6914

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Why did government exclude elderly couple and others in district from the province-wide oil-to-electric rebate, 3332–3333

Industry, Energy and Technology

Wind energy

Due to the sustainability of the area, why is GH2 advised not to submit three phases of this project to be included, 742
How will decommissioning fees for wind energy projects be applied, 4486
Urging government to reject Phase 1 of the World Energy GH2 project and complete an environmental impact study on the World Energy GH2 project as one to ensure the complete project is evaluated and the environmental study is not circumvented, 47, 105, 201
Urging government to request a public hearing as written in the Environmental Protection Act, 3405–3406
Will government provide transparency with the environmental assessment, 4486
Would Minister be willing to pause the process for a period of time to give people time to scrutinize the reams of technical information coming out of the environmental assessment, 2680

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Committee, 6770–6772

Justice and Public Safety

Child access

Can Minister provide update on what is being done to secure access to young father's child, 5993
Is it acceptable that a young father is no further ahead in seeing his two-year old-son after three attempts to secure legal aid, 5993

Corrections

Are you concerned with the amount of recidivism in our court system, 6605
How does the Minister justify the lack of accountability in the justice system when we hear of reports of repeat offenders, 6605
Why has the Justice Department failed to implement effective measures to prevent repeat offences, allowing the same individuals to cycle through the system repeatedly, 6604–6605

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, 7035–7036

Crime

Urging government to allocate funding for the provision of additional police resources within the St. John's metro region and to help combat violent crime and associated public safety concerns, 5854
Urging government to allocate funding for the provision of additional police resources within the St. John's metro region and to work with provincial counterparts to urge the federal government to review the Youth Criminal Justice Act, 5765

Firefighters

Is this government playing politics with firefighting equipment, 6789–6790
Ovation acknowledging firefighters in the province, 389
Who approves the firefighting equipment budget, the minister or the fire commissioner, 6919–6920
Who would have approved the request for firefighting equipment in 2022, 6919
Will the Liberals admit that they favourably awarded more funding of firefighting equipment to their own districts, 6790
Will the Minister table the recommendations from the fire commissioner's office with respect to the funding for fire equipment this year, 6849

Policing

How many police officers are in our province working currently compared to last year, 7030–7031
How much more are the taxpayers paying for extra RNC patrols and specialized mobile resources for the area surrounding 106 Airport Road, 6845–6846
Is government in possession of the Policing Transformation Working Group report, 5994
Minister recognizes award-winning police officers, 5747
Urging government to increase enforcement in the District of Exploits to provide adequate safety and protection to our residents, 6741–6742, 7042
Will Minister make public any recommendations that Policing Transformation Working Group has done, 5994–5995

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Why has government ignored 5-year-old study recommending two additional officers for the Grand Falls-Windsor detachment, 5374–5375
Why is Minister picking and choosing which regions of the province are getting additional services, 5375

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC)

Will Minister commit through the budget 2025-2026 process to allocate additional funding to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary for additional patrol units on the road 24-7 throughout communities on the Northeast Avalon, 5997–5998

Sexual abuse investigations

How did abuse by Tony Humby happen in the care of the province for so long, 5629
Will Premier do the right thing and call an inquiry into the alleged horrible abuse by Tony Humby and Bruce Escott, 5628

Labour

Anti-replacement worker legislation

Has Minister reached out to federal counterparts to develop anti-replacement worker legislation to protect workers in this province, 791
Urging government to enact legislation banning the use of temporary replacement workers during a strike or lockout, 2580, 2682, 2952, 3458
When will Minister table anti-scab legislation to protect workers and their jobs in this province, 4890
When will Minister table legislation, 1245
When will we pass anti-scab legislation here in Newfoundland and Labrador, 5066–5067
Will Premier listen to his federal cousins and implement anti-scab legislation here in this province, 3403

Job-protected leave

Will Premier accept the recommendation of the Canadian Cancer Society and implement job protection for anyone suffering from a serious illness, 4363
Will Premier extend unpaid job protection to those with serious illnesses from the current seven days to 26 weeks, 4363

Labour Relations Board

Why aren't long delays within the Labour Relations Board for union certification votes being addressed, 5417

Sick leave

Will government bring in legislation for paid sick leave for workers of Newfoundland and Labrador, 5275

Lands Act (Amdt.) (Bill 40)

Committee, 2252, 2253

Law Enforcement Identity Management Act (Bill 94)

Notice of motion, 5233
Second reading, 5428–5430, 5434–5435
Committee, 5436–5437, 5438, 5439, 5440–5444, 5445–5447, 5448, 5449, 5450–5451

Law Enforcement Oversight Commission Act (Bill 102)

Notice of motion, 5699
Second reading, 6560–6562, 6568–6570
Committee, 6571–6573, 6574–6575, 6576–6577, 6578–6579, 6580–6581, 6582, 6583–6585, 6586, 6587, 6588, 6589, 6590, 6618, 6619, 6624–6626, 6627, 6798, 6799, 6801, 6802, 6803, 6804, 6805

Loan Act, 2024 (Bill 73)

Committee, 4454–4456

Members' Statements

Arts

Recognizing award-winning author—Escott, Helen—Virginia Waters - Pleasantville (District), 4987

Military

Acknowledging various and ongoing service of 101-year-old Chief Petty Officer Rod Deon, 777

Sports/recreation

Baseball

Team Gushue Award and 2022 Baseball NL Female Athlete of the Year award—Lee, Jaida, 2430

Tributes

Dunne, Ed—Virginia Park, 4930
Retired Chief Superintendent of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police—Powell, George—St. John's, 5745

Ministerial Statements

Education

College of the North Atlantic (CNA)

Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges 2024—Top 10, 7565–7566

Early Childhood Educators Week

Recognition of, 7612–7613

Electric vehicle

Update on government's successful Electric Vehicle (EV) Rebate Program, 4045

Environment and Climate Change

Climate Change Action Plan

Minister announces new consultations, 3319–3320

Earth Day

Recognition of, 1592, 4240

Environment week

Recognition of, 4987–4988

Justice and Public Safety

Policing

Minister recognizes award-winning police officers, 5747

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Waste management

Are online landfills part of government's tourism strategy, 2341

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), 6241–6242, 6243–6244, 6245, 6246–6247, 6269–6271, 6272–6274, 6275, 6456, 6458, 6470–6473

Office of the Premier

Will Attorney General refer matter of wind project and Premier's visit with Mr. Risley to the Auditor General, 741–742

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

Second reading, 5496–5498, 5509–5510
Committee, 5512–5518, 5519, 5520, 5521, 5522–5523, 5547, 5548, 5549–5550, 5551–5552, 5553, 5554, 5555, 5556, 5557––5558, 5559, 5560–5563

Oral Questions

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Given the damaging report by the Privacy Commissioner, will Minister stand on principle and leave the provincial Liberals, or will he continue to prop up the Premier and government who have lost their way when it comes to transparency, 3403

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

What is department doing right now to protect children in care, 5687

Cost of living

What does Minister suggest that seniors do to afford to live in our province, 2571
What new measures will government undertake, 2986
Will the government commit to funding the school lunch program and expanding it so that all students in the province will be covered under the program, 7432
Will you implement a school meal program for all K-to-12 students in the province's school system, 7430–7431

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

Can the Minister confirm whether a ransom was paid and information retrieved in relation to the PowerSchool cyberattack on December 28, 7623

Education

Budget 2025

I'd like the Minister to provide this House exactly where that money is going, how many teachers, how many teachers' assistants are being hired, 7430

Schools

Can the Minister tell this House when the high school for Paradise will open, 7527
If the Minister can't respond to an urgent health and safety issue, what level of confidence can you give that any response will be forthcoming in a timely manner, 7574
What measures are in place now to ensure all schools are ready in advance of next year, 7574
What will be done next year, what measures will be taken to ensure these key roles and postings are filled well in advance of the school starting, 7575

School safety

Since the amalgamation of the school boards, can the Minister point to a single security improvement to make our schools safer, 7429–7430
What has the government done in light of this latest violent incident at a school, 7428
Why can NLHS be proactive while this government are paralyzed with inaction when it comes to our school system, 7429

Environment and Climate Change

Boil advisories

Why is Minister allowing people to get sick when federal dollars remain unspent, 739

Dust control mitigation

Does Premier believe that ignoring the issue in Labrador West is acceptable, 2443
When will Minister start enforcing the regulations and hold companies accountable for air quality monitoring, 2443
Will department finally review the legislation and regulations and hold industries accountable for dust due to industrial and commercial operations in the province, 2086
Will department investigate the continued failure of Tacora to control their tailings dust and hold them accountable for their inaction, 4372
Will Minister start enforcing pollution laws and holding companies accountable for their inactions this year, 4372
Will the Minister send in mine inspectors to review the mining companies dust mitigation plans, inspect their sites, and prioritize the health of the people of the district, 2443–2444

Green Depot

Is the loss of the Green Depot in Labrador West what the province considers good environmental stewardship, 3111

Illegal dump sites

What is government's plan to clean up these eyesores, 4887
Will government work with towns to clean up the areas encroaching their boundaries, 4887

Finance

Home heating

When will province-wide rebate be extended, 3402

Program challenges in the District of Torngat Mountains

Why are all communities in Torngat Mountains excluded from the oil to electric rebate, 2576
Will Minister reconsider government's exclusion of Member's District from the Oil to Electric Rebate Program, 3255

Fire and Emergency Services

Can Minister table the last fire inspection report of the Driftwood Inn, 5274
Given the serious questions that have been raised about the Driftwood Inn, has the Minister received an interim report from the fire commissioner, 5273

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crab

Can government update House on employment insurance extensions and support for workers and businesses who rely on the industry, 2285
Can Minister update the House on the status of the pricing panel deliberations, 3206
Shouldn't the Premier be willing to meet with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers (FFAW) and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP), 2145
Why is a European conference more important to the Premier than saving our historic fishery, 2144
Why is the fishery less important than the Newfoundland and Labrador offshore industry, 2144

Fisheries

Can Minister update the House on the review into foreign ownership and control in the fish processing industry, 472
Why didn't government consult with harvesters on the more recent review of the Final Offer Selection system of fish processing or the Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act, 472

Fish plants

Has Minister had any discussions about pending labour unrest with the plant workers and processors, 4567

Health care

Ambulance

Can other health care services that are provided by the private sector expect to see similar legislation, 947
How many more people in our province have waited over an hour for an ambulance response, 7083
How many people called 911 looking for an ambulance during the outage, and didn't get an answer, 5098
How will legislation improve the working conditions for these workers, 949
What is Premier going to do about employer refusing to get ambulances back on the road today, 951–952
When did Minister Responsible for Labour first speak with union representatives on this matter, 945
When did the director of Labour Relations' report land on Minister's desk, and would he please table it, 944–945
Why did Minister Responsible for Labour fail to consult with the union prior to Saturday night, 946
Why wasn't government reactive when it was clear that a contract was out of reach, a strike was possible, and no essential work provisions were in place, 944
Will Minister admit that he ignored the possibility of strike to get to this point today, 945

Hospitals

Can Premier clarify where he or the minister met with surgeons in Carbonear, 5990

Housing

The minister of Housing says there isn't a problem of criminal activity while the Minister of Justice confirm there is, which is correct, 6914

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Why did government exclude elderly couple and others in district from the province-wide oil-to-electric rebate, 3332–3333

Industry, Energy and Technology

Wind energy

Due to the sustainability of the area, why is GH2 advised not to submit three phases of this project to be included, 742
How will decommissioning fees for wind energy projects be applied, 4486
Will government provide transparency with the environmental assessment, 4486
Would Minister be willing to pause the process for a period of time to give people time to scrutinize the reams of technical information coming out of the environmental assessment, 2680

Justice and Public Safety

Child access

Can Minister provide update on what is being done to secure access to young father's child, 5993
Is it acceptable that a young father is no further ahead in seeing his two-year-old son after three attempts to secure legal aid, 5993

Corrections

Are you concerned with the amount of recidivism in our court system, 6605
How does the Minister justify the lack of accountability in the justice system when we hear of reports of repeat offenders, 6605
Why has the Justice Department failed to implement effective measures to prevent repeat offences, allowing the same individuals to cycle through the system repeatedly, 6604–6605

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, 7035–7036

Firefighters

Is this government playing politics with firefighting equipment, 6789–6790
Who approves the firefighting equipment budget, the minister or the fire commissioner, 6919–6920
Who would have approved the request for firefighting equipment in 2022, 6919
Will the Liberals admit that they favourably awarded more funding of firefighting equipment to their own districts, 6790
Will the Minister table the recommendations from the fire commissioner's office with respect to the funding for fire equipment this year, 6849

Policing

How many police officers are in our province working currently compared to last year, 7030–7031
How much more are the taxpayers paying for extra RNC patrols and specialized mobile resources for the area surrounding 106 Airport Road, 6845–6846
Is government in possession of the Policing Transformation Working Group report, 5994
Will Minister make public any recommendations that Policing Transformation Working Group has done, 5994–5995

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Why has government ignored 5-year old study recommending two additional officers for the Grand Falls-Windsor detachment, 5374–5375
Why is Minister picking and choosing which regions of the province are getting additional services, 5375

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC)

Will Minister commit through the budget 2025-2026 process to allocate additional funding to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary for additional patrol units on the road 24-7 throughout communities on the Northeast Avalon, 5997–5998

Sexual abuse investigations

How did abuse by Tony Humby happen in the care of the province for so long, 5629
Will Premier do the right thing and call an inquiry into the alleged horrible abuse by Tony Humby and Bruce Escott, 5628

Labour

Anti-replacement worker legislation

Has Minister reached out to federal counterparts to develop anti-replacement worker legislation to protect workers in this province, 791
When will Minister table anti-scab legislation to protect workers and their jobs in this province, 4890
When will Minister table legislation, 1245
When will we pass anti-scab legislation here in Newfoundland and Labrador, 5066–5067
Will Premier listen to his federal cousins and implement anti-scab legislation here in this province, 3403

Job-protected leave

Will Premier accept the recommendation of the Canadian Cancer Society and implement job protection for anyone suffering from a serious illness, 4363
Will Premier extend unpaid job protection to those with serious illnesses from the current seven days to 26 weeks, 4363

Labour Relations Board

Why aren't long delays within the Labour Relations Board for union certification votes being addressed, 5417

Sick leave

Will government bring in legislation for paid sick leave for workers of Newfoundland and Labrador, 5275

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Waste management

Are online landfills part of government's tourism strategy, 2341

Office of the Premier

Will Attorney General refer matter of wind project and Premier's visit with Mr. Risley to the Auditor General, 741–742

Violence

Will Minister commit to initiate discussions with provincial counterparts throughout the country to lobby the federal government for a review of the Youth Criminal Justice Act with the view of increased deterrence and accountability for repeat and violent offenders, 5998
Will Premier admit that the revolving door justice system is not addressing youth violence, 5989

Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act (Bill 3)

Second reading, 327–328
Committee, 395–396, 397, 398, 399–400, 401, 405, 410, 414–415, 416, 417–418, 419–420, 421–422, 423, 424, 426

Petitions

Civic addresses

Urging government to commence immediately a plan to have all of rural Newfoundland and Labrador with civic addressing before the end of the 2024 calendar year and registered with the national database of Canada Post

response, 5071

Education

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Urging government to work with Memorial University to ensure adequate funding to ensure the university can maintain a comprehensive curriculum

response, 7629

Environment and Climate Change

Environmental assessment

Urging government to institute a six-month pause, with time extension possibilities, on approving industry projects on the Southwest Coast until the proper cumulative effects assessment studies and meaningful consultations are concluded

response, 2731

Industry, Energy and Technology

Wind energy

Urging government to reject Phase 1 of the World Energy GH2 project and complete an environmental impact study on the World Energy GH2 project as one to ensure the complete project is evaluated and the environmental study is not circumvented

response, 47, 105, 201

Urging government to request a public hearing as written in the Environmental Protection Act

response, 3405–3406

Justice and Public Safety

Crime

Urging government to allocate funding for the provision of additional police resources within the St. John's metro region and to help combat violent crime and associated public safety concerns

response, 5854

Urging government to allocate funding for the provision of additional police resources within the St. John's metro region and to work with provincial counterparts to urge the federal government to review the Youth Criminal Justice Act

response, 5765

Policing

Urging government to increase enforcement in the District of Exploits to provide adequate safety and protection to our residents

response, 6741–6742, 7042

Labour

Anti-replacement worker legislation

Urging government to enact legislation banning the use of temporary replacement workers during a strike or lockout

response, 2580, 2682, 2952, 3458, 6613

Point of Order

Language, unparliamentary

Uttering threats, 2765

Provincial Health Authority Act (Bill 20)

Second reading

Amendment (Referral to a Committee)

Debate, 686–687

Provincial Health Authority Act (Amdt.) and Fatalities Investigations Act (Amdt.) (Bill 85)

Committee, 5826–5827

Resolution, Government

Canadian Armed Forces

5 Wing Goose Bay

Urging Government of Canada to advance important roles that Newfoundland and Labrador fulfill with respect to National Defence, NATO and NORAD

Debate, 5249–5251

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, 6241–6242, 6243–6244, 6245, 6246–6247, 6269–6271, 6272–6274, 6275, 6456, 6458, 6470–6473

Resolution, Private Member's

Finance

Home heating

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

Debate, 5395–5396

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

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, 3807–3809

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

Committee, 2411–2412

St. John's

Tributes

Powell, George—Retired Chief Superintendent of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 5745

Tabled Documents

WorkplaceNL

2023-25 Strategic Plan, 1345

United Church of Canada Act, The (Amdt.) (Bill 99)

Notice of motion, 5699

Violence

Will Minister commit to initiate discussions with provincial counterparts throughout the country to lobby the federal government for a review of the Youth Criminal Justice Act with the view of increased deterrence and accountability for repeat and violent offenders, 5998
Will Premier admit that the revolving door justice system is not addressing youth violence, 5989

Virginia Waters - Pleasantville (District)

Arts

Recognizing award-winning author—Escott, Helen, 4987

Tributes

Dunne, Ed, 4930

Water Resources Act (Amdt.) (Bill 46)

Notice of motion, 2490–2491

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

Second reading, 372–374, 389–390
Committee, 451, 452, 453–454, 455–457

Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act, 2022 (Amdt.) (Bill 48)

Notice of motion, 2534
Second reading, 2653–2654, 2660
Committee, 2661–2662, 2663

WorkplaceNL

2023-2025 Strategic Plan—Tabled, 1345

DEMPSTER, HON. LISA (L) (CARTWRIGHT - L'ANSE AU CLAIR)

Answers to Questions For Which Notice Has Been Given

Health care

Dialysis—Clarification regarding earlier Member's statement about home dialysis in Labrador, 848

Budget

Estimates debate (2025)

That for purpose of reviewing the Estimates of Executive Council in Committee of the Whole House, debate shall proceed in the same manner as adopted by the Committees of the House reviewing Estimates; that is, in 10-minute question and answer periods

Notice of motion, 7325–7326
Moved, 7347

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 1903–1908

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, 2034–2035, 2036–2041, 2042, 2043, 2044

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 4546–4552
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 3988–3991

Estimates

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, 4237(35)–4237(36), 4237(37), 4237(38), 4237(39), 4237(40), 4237(41)

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved, 6976

Resource Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved, 6976

Social Services Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved, 6976

Canadian Armed Forces

5 Wing Goose Bay

Urging Government of Canada to advance important roles that Newfoundland and Labrador fulfill with respect to National Defence, NATO and NORAD

Debate, 5241–5243

Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair (District)

Education

Loran Scholar—Sampson, Aidan, 5052

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

Are 100 vacancies in the Dept. of Children, Seniors and Social Development contributing to the lack of care for children in care, 5690
Does Minister believe that the 100 social work vacancies in his department are contributing to the children in care, 5689–5690

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain

Address of sympathy to be conveyed concerning

Moved, 108–110
Debate, 110–111

Environment and Climate Change

Climate change

Minister highlights advancements, 5686

Earth Day

Recognition of, 7166–7167

Finance

Home heating

Urging government to advocate on behalf of the residents of Northern Labrador for the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Utilities Board to review the decision to apply a price freeze on motor fuel and home heating fuel, 5423
Urging government to implement a grant transition program for the not-for-profits like our fire departments, our Lions Clubs, our seniors' clubs, et cetera, so they are able to continue to provide their valuable services more efficiently, 5420

Sugar tax

Will Minister axe the tax, 735–736

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Lobster

Government investment in lobster fishery, 7331

Mackerel

What will the Minister do besides writing letters to end the moratorium on the mackerel fishery in our province, 7617
Will government stand up for our harvesters and demand that Ottawa reopen the mackerel fishery, 7616

Storm surge

Urge government to immediately expedite the cleanup of contaminated sites on Spotted Island to protect the marine life, ecosystem, land and resources in that area, 6858

Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 104)

Notice of motion, 5762
Second reading, 5949–5950, 5977–5978
Committee, 5979, 5980–5981, 6029

Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act (Amdt.) No. 3 (Bill 111)

Notice of motion, 6992

Health care

Cancer

Considering the long waiting lists for cervical cancer screening, why has government allowed women's health to suffer so badly in Central Newfoundland, 4365

Doctors

Are doctors who describe being mistreated, spoken down to and yelled at describing a respectful and collaborative workplace, 5841–5842
What is Premier going to do to fix the problem of doctors intoxicated by sleep deprivation, 5752

Heart transplant

Why are we abandoning transplant patients, 1739

Hospitals

Are surgical services at Carbonear General Hospital in jeopardy, 5842
What does government plan to do to have accommodations and transportation at the new hospital site similar to what is in St. Clare's now for people who have to come in from outside of the region, 5145
Why isn't Premier utilizing the former Western Memorial Hospital for alternate level care patients, 5752–5753

Labrador Affairs

Is current Minister of Health and Community Services aware of people being bumped off medical flights, 5142
Patients from Rigolet and Nain must fly out for life-saving chemotherapy appointments, 5103
When will constituents finally be able to access health care without having the constant stress associated with medical travel, 5142–5143
When will the Minister ensure that patients can get out to their appointments in a timely fashion, 5143–5144
Why does government continue to allow Northern Labrador patients to suffer through cancellations and delays in getting to and from their essential medical appointments and treatment, 5102–5103

Medevac services

What did the 2024 budget do to change things for Labradorian in need of air ambulance and medevac, 4997
What help is there for Labradorians who need a flight back home after being medevaced for urgent care, or are they left on their own, 4997
Why hasn't government found a way to subsidize and reduce the cost of air travel from the northern region of our province so people can afford to get to major centres where high-level health care and other services are provided, 4998

Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP)

Comments on, 1905–1906
Does Premier agree that the program should be funded 100 per cent and covered for the people of the province, 4364
Is Minister committing to medevac services for Northern Labrador to be wheels-up in 30 minutes from the call, 3789
When will Liberals finally cover 100 per cent travel for essential medical services, 5103–5104
Will Minister commit to adding more medical flights for Torngat Mountains so that patients are not bumped off flights, 3788–3789
Will Minister immediately remove the requirement for escort letters for seniors and let couples travel together for health care, 5849
Will Minister review the required documentation for applications to the program and lift some of the burden for seniors, 5847

Nurses

Is Premier alluding that the health authority undertook and signed the contract without any approval from his office or the Minister's office, 3447
Removal of nurse from Black Tickle, 736

Prosthetics

Why are rural amputees not covered by the Medical Transportation Assistance Program, 4694–4695

House of Assembly

Addresses

Acknowledging outgoing Premier, 7180–7181
Summer adjournment 2025, 7654

Clerk

Appointment of Kim Hawley George

Notice of motion, 7225
Moved, 7483
Debate, 7484

Commissioner for Legislative Standards

Tibbs Report dated September 14, 2022

Concurrence

Moved, 1515

Extended sittings

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday March 10, 2025

Notice of motion, 6739
Moved, 6807

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday May 12, 2025

Notice of motion, 7179
Moved, 7236

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday May 27, 2024

Notice of motion, 4853–4854

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

Notice of motion

, 252

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday March 6, 2025

Notice of motion, 6610
Moved, 6696

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday March 13, 2025

Notice of motion, 6740

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday May 15, 2025

Notice of motion, 7179
Moved, 7237

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday May 30, 2024

Notice of motion, 4854

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday October 13, 2022

Notice of motion

, 197–198

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday March 4, 2025

Notice of motion, 6543
Moved, 6696

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday March 11, 2025

Notice of motion, 6740
Moved, 6807

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 13, 2025

Notice of motion, 7179
Moved, 7237

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 21, 2024

Notice of motion

, 4575

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 28, 2024

Notice of motion, 4854
Moved

, 4950

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

Moved

, 108

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday March 5, 2025

Notice of motion, 6609–6610
Moved, 6645

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday March 12, 2025

Notice of motion, 6740
Moved, 6902(67)

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday May 14, 2025

Notice of motion, 7179
Moved, 7236

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday May 29, 2024

Notice of motion

, 4854

Moved

, 4949

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

Notice of motion, 7578–7579

Legislation

Correction to title of bill, 2853

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

Appointment of Linda Clemens-Spurrell

Moved, 112–113
Debate, 117

Office of the Citizens' Representative

Appointment of Mr. Bradley Moss as Citizens' Representative

Notice of motion, 7179–7180
Moved, 7633
Debate, 7633–7634, 7638

Private Members' Day

Notwithstanding SO 63, House shall not proceed with Private Members' Day on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, but shall instead meet for Routine Proceedings

Notice of motion, 6993
Moved, 7044

Notwithstanding SO 63, House shall not proceed with Private Members' Day on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, but shall instead meet for Routine Proceedings

Notice of motion, 6543
Moved, 6616

Notwithstanding SO 63, House shall not proceed with Private Members' Day on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, but instead shall meet at 2 p.m. that day for Routine Proceedings

Moved, 2205

Notwithstanding SO 63, House shall not proceed with Private Members' Day on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, but instead shall meet at 2 p.m. that day for Routine Proceedings

Notice of motion, 4575
Moved, 4750

Notwithstanding SO 63, House shall not proceed with Private Members' Day on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 but shall instead meet for Routine Proceedings

Notice of Motion, 101
Moved, 147

Recess

For 10 minutes, 7352–7353

SO 8(3)(b)

Notwithstanding SO 8(3)(b), at the conclusion of proceedings on Wednesday April 5, 2023, that this House do adjourn to Tuesday April 25, 2023

Moved, 1406

Notwithstanding SO 8(3)(b), at the conclusion of proceedings on Wednesday April 16, that this House do adjourn to Monday May 12, 2025

Notice of motion, 6993
Moved, 7044

Housing

Given that housing starts were down 34 per cent over last year, why is government projecting to build less than 10 per cent, 3200
How many decades will it take to build another 850 homes, 2720
Where are the units promised almost a year ago, 2719
Why does government continue to allow this well-documented housing crisis to continue unresolved, 2946

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

How can we accept that Premier's apology is sincere, 3039
Will Deputy Premier commit to address the ongoing intergenerational trauma caused by the legacy of residential schools and give our Elders, the survivors and their families the quality of life that they deserve, 3110
Will Premier address the quality of life issues facing our residential school survivors, 3040
Will Premier ensure that residential school survivors have quality of life, including access to the timely and adequate medical care they are entitled to, 3109–3110
Will Premier take action on addressing food insecurity and economic marginalization and return the freight service to the North Coast of Labrador, 1875

Interim Supply Act, 2023 (Bill 21)

Committee, 1126–1129

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3620–3623

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Notice of motion, 6542
Committee, 6720–6722

Justice and Public Safety

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

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

Labour

Anti-replacement worker legislation

Urging government to enact legislation banning the use of temporary replacement workers during a strike or lockout, 6613
When will government introduce anti-scab legislation, 5468

Labour Relations Board

Have workers and unions met with the Minister's office to state that the board is not following the five-day rule for a vote to take place, 5466
How can government allow worker confidence in our laws to be eroded, and what is Minister doing to get the board back on track, 5466
How can Minister allow the Labour Relations Board to get away with not following the rules set out in legislation, 5466
Is breaking the labour law the Minister's idea of remaining relevant and responsive to workers and workplaces, 5467
When will government listen to the unions and ensure that the problems of the board are fixed, 5469
Why does government continue to put their hands on the scale and tip it in favour of employers and leaving out unions, 5468
Why does government pretend to care about workers, given delays in pay equity, the refusal to implement anti-scab legislation, or review the Labour Relations Board, 5468

Unions

When will government introduce card check or single-step certification, 5469
Why hasn't this government reintroduced card check to help the process of unions, 5417

Labour Standards Act (Amdt.) (Bill 82)

Notice of motion, 5106
Second reading, 5189–5190, 5194–5195
Committee, 5196–5197, 5198–5199, 5200–5201, 5202, 5203

Labour Standards Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 101)

Notice of motion, 5699
Second reading, 5858–5859, 5861–5862
Committee, 5863–5864, 5865, 5866–5867, 5868, 5870–5871, 5872–5873, 5875–5876
Third reading, 5948

Labrador Affairs

Arctic Inspiration Prize

Congratulating individuals from Northern Labrador who have received special recognition, 4632

Labrador flag

50th anniversary of, 3995–3996

Labrador Sport Travel Subsidy

Comments on, 1906

Labrador Transportation Grooming Subsidy

Comments on, 1906

Labrador Winter Games

Congratulating athletes, board of directors, organizing committees and volunteers, 1330–1331

Miscellaneous

Minister congratulates students participating in International Robotics Competition, 2432
Minister highlights investments in Labrador, 1957

Nunavut

Nunavut Memorandum of Understanding

Comments on, 1907

Sports travel

Minister outlines greater support of athletes, Special Olympians, and sports teams from Labrador, 2976–2977, 6679

Members' Statements

Education

Loran Scholar—Sampson, Aidan—Cartwright - L'Anse au Clair (District), 5052

Ministerial Statements

Environment and Climate Change

Climate change

Minister highlights advancements, 5686

Earth Day

Recognition of, 7166–7167

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Lobster

Government investment in lobster fishery, 7331

Labrador Affairs

Arctic Inspiration Prize

Congratulating individuals from Northern Labrador who have received special recognition, 4632

Labrador flag

50th anniversary of, 3995–3996

Labrador Winter Games

Congratulating athletes, board of directors, organizing committees and volunteers, 1330–1331

Minister congratulates students participating in International Robotics Competition, 2432
Minister highlights investments in Labrador, 1957
Sports travel

Minister outlines greater support of athletes, Special Olympians, and sports teams from Labrador, 2976–2977, 6679

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Minister salutes Labradorians who served with the regiment, 729

WorkplaceNL

Minister recognizes recipients of the 2024 Safety Leadership Awards, 5363–5364

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), 6193–6196, 6197–6198, 6240–6241, 6247–6248, 6442–6447

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, 5662–5664

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

Urging government to bring forward legislation to require the "Ode to Newfoundland" and the "Ode to Labrador" to be sung at graduation ceremonies at Memorial University's convocation

Debate, 2450–2451

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

Debate, 821–822

Oral Questions

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

Are 100 vacancies in the Dept. of Children, Seniors and Social Development contributing to the lack of care for children in care, 5690
Does Minister believe that the 100 social work vacancies in his department are contributing to the children in care, 5689–5690

Finance

Sugar tax

Will Minister axe the tax, 735–736

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Mackerel

What will the Minister do besides writing letters to end the moratorium on the mackerel fishery in our province, 7617
Will government stand up for our harvesters and demand that Ottawa reopen the mackerel fishery, 7616

Health care

Cancer

Considering the long waiting lists for cervical cancer screening, why has government allowed women's health to suffer so badly in Central Newfoundland, 4365

Doctors

Are doctors who describe being mistreated, spoken down to and yelled at describing a respectful and collaborative workplace, 5841–5842
What is Premier going to do to fix the problem of doctors intoxicated by sleep deprivation, 5752

Heart transplant

Why are we abandoning transplant patients, 1739

Hospitals

Are surgical services at Carbonear General Hospital in jeopardy, 5842
What does government plan to do to have accommodations and transportation at the new hospital site similar to what is in St. Clare's now for people who have to come in from outside of the region, 5145
Why isn't Premier utilizing the former Western Memorial Hospital for alternate level care patients, 5752–5753

Labrador Affairs

Is the current Minister aware of people being bumped off medical flights, 5142
Patients from Rigolet and Nain must fly out for life-saving chemotherapy appointments, 5103
When will constituents finally be able to access health care without having the constant stress associated with medical travel, 5142–5143
When will this Minister ensure that patients can get out to their appointments in a timely fashion, 5143–5144
Why does government continue to allow Northern Labrador patients to suffer through cancellations and delays in getting to and from their essential medical appointments and treatment, 5102–5103

Medevac services

What did the 2024 budget do to change things for Labradorian in need of air ambulance and medevac, 4997
What help is there for Labradorians who need a flight back home after being medevaced for urgent care, or are they left on their own, 4997
Why hasn't government found a way to subsidize and reduce the cost of air travel from the northern region of our province so people can afford to get to major centres where high-level health care and other services are provided, 4998

Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP)

Does Premier agree that the program should be funded 100 per cent and covered for the people of the province, 4364
Is Minister committing to medevac services for Northern Labrador to be wheels-up in 30 minutes from the call, 3789
When will Liberals finally cover 100 per cent travel for essential medical services, 5103–5104
Will Minister commit to adding more medical flights for Torngat Mountains so that patients are not bumped off flights, 3788–3789
Will Minister immediately remove the requirement for escort letters for seniors and let couples travel together for health care, 5849
Will Minister review the required documentation for applications to the program and lift some of the burden for seniors, 5847

Nurses

Is Premier alluding that the health authority undertook and signed the contract without any approval from his office or the Minister's office, 3447
Removal of nurse from Black Tickle, 736

Prosthetics

Why are rural amputees not covered by the Medical Transportation Assistance Program, 4694–4695

Housing

Given that housing starts were down 34 per cent over last year, why is government projecting to build less than 10 per cent, 3200
How many decades will it take to build another 850 homes, 2720
Where are the units promised almost a year ago, 2719
Why does government continue to allow this well-documented housing crisis to continue unresolved, 2946

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

How can we accept that Premier's apology is sincere, 3039
Will Deputy Premier commit to address the ongoing intergenerational trauma caused by the legacy of residential schools and give our Elders, the survivors and their families the quality of life that they deserve, 3110
Will Premier address the quality of life issues facing our residential school survivors, 3040
Will Premier ensure that residential school survivors have quality of life, including access to the timely and adequate medical care they are entitled to, 3109–3110
Will Premier take action on addressing food insecurity and economic marginalization and return the freight service to the North Coast of Labrador, 1875

Justice and Public Safety

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

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

Labour

Anti-replacement worker legislation

When will government introduce anti-scab legislation, 5468

Labour Relations Board

Have workers and unions met with the Minister's office to state that the board is not following the five-day rule for a vote to take place, 5466
How can government allow worker confidence in our laws to be eroded, and what is Minister doing to get the board back on track, 5466
How can Minister allow the Labour Relations Board to get away with not following the rules set out in legislation, 5466
Is breaking the labour law the Minister's idea of remaining relevant and responsive to workers and workplaces, 5467
When will government listen to the unions and ensure that the problems of the board are fixed, 5469
Why does government continue to put their hands on the scale and tip it in favour of employers and leaving out unions, 5468
Why does government pretend to care about workers, given delays in pay equity, the refusal to implement anti-scab legislation, or review the Labour Relations Board, 5468

Unions

When will government introduce card check or single-step certification, 5469
Why hasn't this government reintroduced card check to help the process of unions, 5417

Pay equity

What is the real reason for the delay in implementing pay equity in our province, 5372
Why does government continue to give pay equity only lip service when women in our province are begin left behind, 5372

Persons with disabilities

Did the government forget the promise made to people with disabilities, 7175
Why won't government take a position on this and establish that advocate, 7176
Will you table legislation creating a disability advocate before the House closes this spring, 7174–7175

Search and rescue

Are the people of Labrador who lost their families going to get the support that they deserve, 788
Does Premier support the idea of 5 Wing Goose Bay being elevated to the primary search and rescue unit, 788–789

Seniors

How is it acceptable that couple have been waiting 2½ years for an occupational therapist to visit home to avail of the home modification program, 3035
What is government going to do for seniors who cannot have a proper diet, and what will be done for couple waiting 2½ years for a visit from the occupational therapist, 3035

Suicide

Why was family turned away from Waterford Hospital in their darkest hour, 516

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

None of the $15 million supports essential air travel in Labrador, so why are tourists on the Island more important to this government than the residents of Labrador, 7218
Will the government finally admit that leaving Labrador out was a mistake, 7218–7219

Violence

What will Minister do to address violence, in particular violence against women in Labrador, 515
Will Minister outline concrete steps to address the violence and homelessness issues plaguing Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 515

Pay equity

What is the real reason for the delay in implementing pay equity in our province, 5372
Why does government continue to give pay equity only lip service when women in our province are begin left behind, 5372

Persons with disabilities

Did the government forget the promise made to people with disabilities, 7175
Why won't government take a position on this and establish that advocate, 7176
Will you table legislation creating a disability advocate before the House closes this spring, 7174–7175

Petitions

Finance

Home heating

Urging government to advocate on behalf of the residents of Northern Labrador for the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Utilities Board to review the decision to apply a price freeze on motor fuel and home heating fuel

response, 5423

Urging government to implement a grant transition program for the not-for-profits like our fire departments, our Lions Clubs, our seniors' clubs, et cetera, so they are able to continue to provide their valuable services more efficiently

response, 5420

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Storm surge

Urge government to immediately expedite the cleanup of contaminated sites on Spotted Island to protect the marine life, ecosystem, land and resources in that area

response, 6858

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

Urging government to form a committee to address intra-provincial travel and improve flight prices, frequency and accessibility

response, 5114

Point of Order

Language, unparliamentary

"misleading," 6853
"pajama party," 4443

Third reading

Vote carried when Opposition thought it would be delayed, 6906

Point of Privilege

Confusion over who is currently the Minister of Health, 6593, 6594

Proceedings Against the Crown Act (Amdt.) (Bill 81)

Notice of motion, 4853

Resolution, Government

Canadian Armed Forces

5 Wing Goose Bay

Urging Government of Canada to advance important roles that Newfoundland and Labrador fulfill with respect to National Defence, NATO and NORAD

Debate, 5241–5243

House of Assembly

Clerk

Appointment of Kim Hawley George

Notice of motion, 7225
Moved, 7483
Debate, 7484

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

Notice of motion, 7578–7579

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

Appointment of Linda Clemens-Spurrell

Moved, 112–113
Debate, 117

Office of the Citizens' Representative

Appointment of Mr. Bradley Moss as Citizens' Representative

Notice of motion, 7179–7180
Moved, 7633
Debate, 7633–7634, 7638

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, 6193–6196, 6197–6198, 6240–6241, 6247–6248, 6442–6447

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, 5662–5664

Resolution, Private Member's

Memorial University of Newfoundland

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

Urging government to bring forward legislation to require the "Ode to Newfoundland" and the "Ode to Labrador" to be sung at graduation ceremonies at Memorial University's convocation

Debate, 2450–2451

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

Debate, 821–822

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

House calls on the government to work with Indigenous partners, businesses and the federal government to implement a plan that reduces costs and increases the accessibility of air travel to, from and within Labrador

Debate, 7447–7450

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

Notice of motion, 6543

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Minister salutes Labradorians who served with the regiment, 729

Search and Rescue

Are the people of Labrador who lost their families going to get the support that they deserve, 788
Does Premier support the idea of 5 Wing Goose Bay being elevated to the primary search and rescue unit, 788–789

Seniors

How is it acceptable that couple have been waiting 2½ years for an occupational therapist to visit home to avail of the home modification program, 3035
What is government going to do for seniors who cannot have a proper diet, and what will be done for couple waiting 2½ years for a visit from the occupational therapist, 3035

Standing Committees

Government Services Committee (2025)

Appointment of members

Moved, 6976

Public Accounts Committee

Appointment of members

Moved, 5189

Resource Committee (2025)

Appointment of Members

Moved, 6976

Social Services Committee (2025)

Appointment of members

Moved, 6976

Standing Orders

SO 9(4)

Notwithstanding SO 9(4) House shall meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 7

Notice of motion, 6692

Suicide

Why was family turned away from Waterford Hospital in their darkest hour, 516

Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 107)

Notice of motion, 6543

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

House calls on the government to work with Indigenous partners, businesses and the federal government to implement a plan that reduces costs and increases the accessibility of air travel to, from and within Labrador

Debate, 7447–7450

None of the $15 million supports essential air travel in Labrador, so why are tourists on the Island more important to this government than the residents of Labrador, 7218
Urging government to form a committee to address intra-provincial travel and improve flight prices, frequency and accessibility, 5114
Will the government finally admit that leaving Labrador out was a mistake, 7218–7219

Tributes

Hong, Caroline, 5258

Violence

What will Minister do to address violence, in particular violence against women in Labrador, 515
Will Minister outline concrete steps to address the violence and homelessness issues plaguing Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 515

Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act, 2022 (Bill 18)

Notice of motion, 252

WorkplaceNL

Minister recognizes recipients of the 2024 Safety Leadership Awards, 5363–5364

DINN, JAMES (NDP) (ST. JOHN'S CENTRE)

All-Party Committees

All-Party Committee on Basic Income

Renewing call to establish All-Party Committee concerning, 20–21

Animal Health and Protection Act (Amdt.) (Bill 65)

Second reading, 5173–5174
Committee, 5185, 5186

Aquaculture Act, 2023 (Bill 17)

Second reading, 2554–2557
Committee, 2608–2609, 2615–2616, 2619, 2620, 2621, 2622, 2623–2625

Amendment—Clause 6

Moved, 2611
Debate, 2611–2612

Basic income

Comments on, 20
Renewing call to establish All-Party Committee concerning, 20–21

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 1472–1477
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 1793(11)–1793(16)

Estimates

Social Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 2137(20)–2137(24)

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 3935–3940
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 4083–4087
Sub-amendment

Debate, 4237(2)–4237(6)

Estimates

Social Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 4337–4341

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy, 4237(28)
Communications and Public Engagement, 4237(31)
Financial Administration, 4237(32)
Government House, 4237(22), 4237(23)
Office of the Executive Council, 4237(26)

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 7050–7055
Estimates

Social Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 7282–7286

Burials and funerals

Can Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development provide update on his department's progress in addressing the problem of accumulating bodies at the Health Sciences Centre, 4783
How can we trust government to fix the problem causing accumulation of bodies if we can't trust them to deliver on promise to deal with the dumpster issue, 4783
If Minister was aware of the issue, why has government failed to act, 3645
What additional funding can families expect to help their loved ones, and will it be indexed to the cost of living, 3863
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
When do operational issues become Minister's issues, 3731
Why does the problem appear to be getting worse, and why is department failing to address the problem with funeral homes, 4784
Why is government nickel and diming families when they are at their most vulnerable, instead of making changes to help them, 3607
Will Minister commit to tying financial assistance to inflation, simplifying the application process and reviewing protocols, 3646
Will Minister commit to working with families and funeral homes to pay for and carry out funeral arrangements quickly, 3667

Charles III, King of Great Britain

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

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Income support

How much more indignity and trauma must my constituent suffer before either the Dept. of Housing or Dept. of Children, Seniors and Social Development and city officials work together to secure accessible housing for her, 5758–5759
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
What supports will be put in place so that my constituent can be reunited with her granddaughter and be able to care for her and herself, 5759

National Seniors' Month

Recognition of, 4773–4774

Social work students

Urging government to allocate a substantial amount of funding to support community not-for-profit workplaces that provide placements for social work students, 6746–6747

Confederation

75th anniversary of

Recognition of historic moment, 3851–3852

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

Second reading, 225–228

Cost of living

Food insecurity

Comments on, 20

How will government ensure that vulnerable women fleeing domestic abuse receive their cheques rather than their abusers, 44
Single parents

What does Minister have to say to single parents on income support going hungry so that their children can eat, 99

What is Premier's response to person asking why government is giving cheques to higher-income individuals instead of putting money towards our public system, 99
Which part of the population growth strategy outlines youth and student poverty as a goal, 740

Credit Union Act, 2009 (Bill 8)

Committee, 557–558

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

How much money would have been saved if government had corrected the deficiencies, 1195
Why does government consistently ignore warnings from experts and refuse to act until it reaches a crisis, 2489
Will Minister tell House what measures have been taken to address the deficiencies that were identified in the 2020 Canada-Israel Technology Solutions Report, 1194

Elevators

Have accessibility standards and regulations been written and if not, why not, 5996
What action will government take to compel Northview to get the elevator at Keane Place back in operation and allow tenants to get out of their apartments, 5846, 5847
Why is government unwilling to help the seniors of Keane Place apartments, 5848

MyGovNL

Online Motor Vehicle Registration renewals surpass one million, 4686–4687

Residential Tenancies Act

Will the government amend the Residential Tenancies Act to protect seniors from this, 7624

Education

Assessments

Are counselors using vision screening charts yet another example of failing to resource our schools or our health system and downloading yet another, 4057
Was Minister aware of letter requesting deferral of consultation requests and what immediate steps will she take to address the backlog of children awaiting assessments, 3917
What human resources will Minister put in place to ensure that the pediatric unit can clear up the backlog in a timely manner and get our children the help they need, 3917
When can we expect to see the wait time and backlog for developmental assessments and services for children to be eliminated, 6852

Budget 2025

Minister highlighting continued investment in K-12 system by government, 7168

Child care

Minister highlights actions to increase access to affordable child care, 6912
Newfoundland and Labrador ranked among top provinces in early learning and child care efforts, 4477

Class sizes

Comments on, 1637–1638, 1640
Will Premier concede the importance of addressing class size and composition and the human resources deficit in our schools, 3918

College of the North Atlantic (CNA)

Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges 2024—Top 10, 7566
Minister congratulates college for receiving Silver Program Excellence Award for Early Childhood Education from Colleges and Institutes Canada, 4563

Curriculum

Minister highlights curriculum resource additions to commemorate Confederation 75, 5219–5220

Deaf and hard of hearing

Can Minister say if all of the gaps identified in the report have been addressed or if any remain outstanding, 1464–1465
Urging government to fully implement the recommendations in the 2011 report that have been overlooked for 11 years, to close the gaps identified and support the commitments made to all current and future students when the Newfoundland School for the Deaf closed in 2010, 908–909
Why haven't gaps been addressed and what does Minister plan to do to rectify them, 1465
Will government commit to hiring deaf and hard of hearing specialists to work with preschool children so that they and the school-aged children get the attention they deserve, 2011
Will Minister commit to maintaining an adequately resourced deaf and hard of hearing unit at East Point Elementary, and expand the model to other areas of the province, 1465

Early childhood education

Government advances work on early childhood education, 463

Early Childhood Educators Week

Recognition of, 7613

Educational psychologists

What is the plan to address the shortfall of six educational psychologists in the school system, 6906

English as an Additional Language

Is the lack of a plan to resource English as an additional language the lackadaisical approach to planning that our school communities can expect from the Minister, 5276
Why isn't Minister listening to the needs of teachers, 5274
Will Minister admit that the only reason her department acted was out of damage control and to avoid embarrassment in the House of Assembly, 5275

Inclusive education

Urging government to determine and hire the necessary human resources; develop a consistent communication plan; take sole responsibility for providing inclusive education; provide a safe space for educational staff to acknowledge gaps in service delivery; to implement an annual policy review; and to establish post secondary options for students with exceptionalities, 5702–5703

Integration

Considering the potential ramifications of amalgamation if not done correctly, is government putting the cart before the horse, 2345
Shouldn't amalgamation plan be released to school communities, organizations such as the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association, parents, communities, and the House of Assembly for discussion, 2345–2346
Will Minister identify the educational outcomes that would benefit from amalgamation and how amalgamation would improve them, 2347

Korean delegates

Minister welcomes Korean delegates to discuss education opportunities, 4930

Learning Disabilities Association

Minister recognizes association's work on adult literacy, 4878

Memorial University

Did Premier mean that buildings would leak, food bank shelves go empty, and students face homelessness, when he said that Memorial University had to figure out what it wanted to be when it grew up, 741
Does Premier think it appropriate that students are required to bring their own paper for exams, 5230
Does Premier understand that the instability at Memorial University is a chaotic situation of his government's own making and directly caused by its decision to cut funding, 1692–1693
How does Premier justify balancing his government's provincial budget on the backs of our students, 1693
Urging government to work with Memorial University to ensure adequate funding to ensure the university can maintain a comprehensive curriculum, 7628–7629
Will government support and invest in post-secondary students, freeze tuition and expand the needs-based grants, 740
Will Premier restore funding to Memorial University so that it can begin to address the $481-million deficit in deferred maintenance created by this government's cuts, 5229–5230

Persons with disabilities

When can A.P. Low Primary School expect to have chairlift repaired or replaced so that students, staff and parents with mobility issues are not excluded, 2011

Petitions

Urging government to uphold province's historic commitment to accessible education by committing to free education for all and eliminating all differential fees; eliminating all student debt for existing and provincial student loans, and providing the college and Memorial University with healthy funding levels that secure good jobs and uplifts the post-secondary sector, 1607, 1699–1700, 1747, 2089–2090, 2157–2158

Planning

What steps will government take to ensure that the department and the school district listen to the experience and expertise of teachers and not simply rely on the reports of district and department management personnel in making decisions, 1968–1969

Premier's Award for Teaching Innovation

Nominations open for, 2284

Public libraries

Urging government to work with the Provincial Information and Library Resources Board (PILRB) to ensure it has the means to meet the growing demand for library services across the province, 2732–2733

Research Inspired Student Enrichment Awards (RISE Awards)

2025—celebrating award winners, 7081

Schools

Is disruption late in the school year what families and school communities can expect as a result of integration, 4059
Is Minister expecting Member to believe that department only recently became aware of the influx of newcomers to Prince of Wales Collegiate, Larkhall, St. Andrew's and Leary's Brook, 4057
What measures will the Minister implement to prevent far-right protesters from placing the safety of students and teachers at risk, 6793
Why does Minister refuse to table the information about the new school for Portugal Cove-St. Phillips, 2294
Why was reconfiguration of Prince of Wales Collegiate, Larkhall, St. Andrew's and Leary's Brook school system announced just two years before the end of the school year, 4057
Will Minister outline his plans to mitigate any negative effects as a result of this decision, and will he maintain similar complements of staff or will he simply close Prince of Wales Collegiate and move students and staff to other schools, 2295
Will Minister table the data and documentation that led to the decision to announce the construction of a new high school in Portugal Cove-St. Phillips, 2294
Will Minister table the reports, data or magic eight ball he is using to make infrastructure decisions, 2444

School safety

Is Minister waiting for a landmark arbitration decision in this province before she takes seriously the issue of classroom violence, 5539
Other than setting up committees, think tanks and an Education Accord, why does Minister refuse to address school violence in a meaningful way, 5538

Sustainable education

Can Premier clarify what exactly he means by sustainable education opportunities for children, 1837
Will government do more than just take the issue under advisement and take concrete steps to address fractional units, unfulfilled teaching positions, the shortage of substitutes and the lack of classroom resources, 1873–1874

Teachers

How could department allow shortage of teachers to grow to such a crisis in five short years, 5000
Recommends doing away with fractional units, 1638–1639
What steps is government taking to improve teacher recruitment and retention before there is a crisis, 249–250
When will government finally realize that educational professionals with front-line experience have the solutions to issues like classroom size, resourcing in the classroom and the support of educators, 4941
Will government ensure that all fractional teaching units are converted to full-time positions in order to recruit and retain teachers and maximize the learning environment for our students, 1807
Will Minister admit that the shortages are a direct result of government failing to listen to educational professionals and address the factors driving teachers from the profession, 5000–5001
Will Minister admit there is a problem and address the teaching staffing shortages in Labrador West, 1741

Electrical Power Control Act, 1994 (Amdt.) and Public Utilities Act (Amdt.) (Bill 34)

Second reading, 2361–2364
Committee

Amendment—Clause 13

Moved, 2382
Debate, 2382–2384, 2387

Amendment—Clause 13

Moved, 2388

Employment

Supporting skills training for women in the workplace, 357

Environment and Climate Change

Climate change

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

Debate, 2697–2699
Amendment

Moved, 2698

Urging government to declare a climate emergency, invest substantially in public transit infrastructure province-wide, cease subsidies of oil and gas companies and introduce legislation that bans the advertising for oil and gas companies, 4302–4303

Earth Day

Recognition of, 1593

Essential Ambulance Services Act (Bill 24)

Second reading, 974–978
Committee, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008–1010

Amendment—Clause 6(2)

Debate, 1013, 1014

Amendment—Clause 20

Moved, 1021
Debate, 1021–1022, 1025

Amendment—Clause 28

Moved, 1026

Fair Registration Practices Act (Bill 15)

Second reading, 436–437

Finance

Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)

Urging government to bring an HST rebate on home heating, 5313, 6925–6926
Urging government to remove the provincial portion of the HST from children's car seats, children's clothing, children's diapers and children's footwear, 4891–4892
Why does this government continue to refuse to help people stay warm this winter, 6690
Will government remove the provincial HST from all forms of home heating, 6690
Will government remove the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax from a selection of children's goods so that middle-class families can have some relief, 5637

Home heating

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

Debate, 5387–5389

Will government remove the provincial HST from all forms of home heating, 6690

Public Assets, Sale of

Which front-line public sector workers should be worried about having their jobs axed, 195

Sugar tax

Comments on, 19

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month

Recognition of, 3776

Crown Lands

Primary residence property title program a game changer for land ownership, 5405

Fisheries

House of Assembly to express to Government of Canada its strong opposition to unilateral fisheries management decisions and demand the establishment of a joint Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador fisheries management board to give our province a direct say in the management of our most historic and important resource industry

Debate, 491–494

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, 3814–3816

Pine marten

Pine marten population showing signs of recovery, 4836

Storm surge

Urge government to immediately expedite the cleanup of contaminated sites on Spotted Island to protect the marine life, ecosystem, land and resources in that area, 6857–6858

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

Committee, 673–675, 677, 678, 679, 685

Amendment—Clause 5

Moved, 685
Debate, 686

Food insecurity

Comments on, 20

Future Fund

Will Premier call the fund what it really is, a slush fund for Liberals' pet projects, 250

Future Fund Act (Bill 5)

Second reading, 128–130
Committee, 159–161, 235(35)–235(36), 235(39), 235(41), 235(42)–235(44), 235(53), 235(54)

Amendment—Clause 2

Debate, 235(11)–235(12), 235(25)–235(26)

Health care

Assertive Community Treatment Team

Why has there been no value-for-money assessment of the health authority's program, 4846

Cancer

Daffodil Month—Acknowledgement of, 4047

Collaborative care clinics

Can Premier assure residents that they can move with their family doctors to teams, 1343

Crisis, Health Care System

Can Premier instill confidence in the health care system that his public relations stunts aren't just adding more stress to the public health care system, 846
What is the accelerated approach for our human resource plan for health care or should we expect self-checkout terminals with WebMD prompts for triage, 589
Why does government continue to leave our health care system in perpetual crisis by failing to take the retention of workers seriously, 1404

Dental care

Can Minister explain why cases like Golda's are being denied, 1604
Does the Minister have any suggestions for Golda, a 72-year-old woman living with excruciating dental pain, 1603
Urging government to ensure easy, affordable access to dental care for low-income seniors until the federal dental support expands this fall, 2298–2299
Why do we live in a province where a person can be in agonizing pain for months and it takes intervention from a Minister to get some relief, 1604
Will government agree to immediately increase the budget allowance for its adult dental program and extend it to cover low-income seniors until federal coverage kicks in, 1603
Will government take immediate action to improve access to dental care and remove barriers now, 1405

Diabetes

Urging government to ensure easy, reliable and affordable access to insulin for all residents suffering from diabetes, 1248

Doctors

How does Minister plan to support the existing family practices in Newfoundland and Labrador in providing essential health services to the people of our province, 1244
How many doctors have signed a contract and will be practicing in the next year, 1044
What financial assistance and support will government put in place to help current family doctors maintain their practices and remain open, 1245–1246
Whose facts about the number of people who do not have a family doctor should we believe, 1044

Emergency rooms

What is Premier going to do about employer refusing to get ambulances back on the road today, 951
What stopped Premier from having conversation with Mr. Dawe and other leaders of Teamsters Local 855, before today, 951

Fonomed

Is Fonomed directing people to call Patient Connect NL if they do not have a family doctor, and if not, will Minister be directing them to do so, 1244

Health Care Action

Is website meant to connect people to health care, or is it simply blatant self-promotion and self-praise of government, 1561

Hospitals

Are the Janeway beds unoccupied because there are not enough sick children to occupy them or because NLHS and government have failed to staff the hospital appropriately, 6990
Does Premier have so little respect for people's intelligence that he believes they will swallow the rationale to justify the H3 development land deal, 5416
How did Premier determine that land on Kenmount Road was the best location for the new St. Clare's, 5309
How did Premier get an appraisal done for the site before agreeing to it, 5309
I ask the Minister what he plans to do to ensure that the professional concerns in the Preserve. Protect. Prioritize. document do not turn into an AG report on the deficiencies in children's health care, 7090
Is the choice of land for the new hospital about what's best for the province or what's best for the Premier's friends and donors, 5309–5310
St. Clare's—How did Premier identify a new St. Clare's hospital as a priority, 654
St. Clare's—How does the announcement of a new St. Clare's hospital help countless people off the Avalon who need less expensive resources near their communities, 846
St. Clare's—What is happening to the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's and why has it been missing since December 2024, 6851
St. Clare's—What's the plan to staff the replacement to St. Clare's hospital, 587
St. Clare's—Why are patients who need the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's being told that the process to replace the old machine will begin in mid-March and take eight months to complete and appointments fir patients will resume in mid-November of this year, 6921
St. Clare's—Why have patients who need the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's been unable to access treatments since December 2024, 6921
Urging government to provide a retention bonus to all eligible hospital support staff, 1408–1409, 1469–1470, 1565
What is the cost to build the new hospital, from which government friends stand to profit, 587–588
When will this department and the NLHS finally learn their lesson and consult before they act, 7177–7178
Who is really being defensive over the move of adult gynecology to the Janeway, pediatricians or the Minister and the CEO of NLHS, 7089
Why is government not interested in improving the social determinants of health for people confined to hospitals, 901–902
Why was there no prior consultation regarding the relocation of women's gynecological services from the Health Sciences Centre to the Janeway Children's Hospital, 7038
Will government invest in the Janeway to expand pediatric services and to add on space to the Health Sciences to house adult gynecological services, 7040
Will Minister admit that he is trying to solve a long-term care and acute-care bed crisis on the backs of sick children, 6990–6991
Will Minister halt the integration of women's gynecological services to the Janeway until thorough consultation takes place with families, the community and the health care professionals at the Janeway, 7039
Will Minister table the presentation and the data used by the NLHS in developing the plan to moved adult gynecology to the Janeway, 7090
Will Premier admit that yesterday's announcement regarding the new hospital was simply an attempt to distract from the fishing trip at his friend's lodge and the potential conflict of interest, 655

Long-term care

The AG reported that there were 254 evictions from personal care homes between 2022 and 2024, including 91 who were refused re-entry after an ER visit, why was this practice not addressed by the Dept. of Health, 7623–7624
Urging government to change its current policy of separating couples due to their differing levels of care in a publicly funded, universal long-term care system and direct regional health boards to do the same and pass legislation to this effect, 51–52, 1110–1111, 4787–4788

Mental health

Mental Health and Addictions Centre opened, 7029–7030
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, 4718–4719

Nurse practitioners

Nurse Practitioner Week

Recognition of, 5404

Nurses

How does Premier expect to keep overworked nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador when we're only promising $3,000, 1342
How many of these registered nurses are employed full-time by the Provincial Health Authority, how many are private travel nurses and how many are refusing to work in our public health care system, 1561
Is blaming others government's new strategy to deflect from failure to address problems before they become crises, 4373
Urging government to implement a plan and timeline to eliminate the use of private agency travel nurses in our province and focus on retention and recruitment efforts within our public system, 3459–3460, 5003–5004
When can we expect to see a plan tabled in the House to reach a target of 60 travel nurses in two years, 4574
When will government start treating workers with respect and make Newfoundland and Labrador an employer of choice in health care again, 4940
Will government direct NL Health Services to create a detailed plan outlining how they will retain nurses and reduce the reliance on travel nurses to 60 without further burdening the health care workers, 4573
Will Minister table a plan for an orderly phase-out of private agency nurses and a reinvestment of funds back into the public health care system, 3454

Patient Connect NL

Can Premier advise what action his government plans to take to promote Patient Connect to ensure that its data is reliable, that people of the province have confidence in government's decision and that those without a doctor know exactly who to call, 1103
Given the potential unreliability of Patient Connect's data, how can people of the province be sure that government's health care decisions are sound, 1102

Pharmacare

When will Premier write to his federal cousins to sign up for this important agreement, 5144

Pharmacy Appreciation Month

Recogntion of, 6681

Privatization

Is it Premier's intention to privatize our public provincial health care system, 655
Urging government to say no to any further privatization of our health care system, roll back current privatization, and invest in a publicly funded, publicly administered, public health care system

Notice of motion, 1407
Moved, 1566–1568
Debate, 1583–1585

Social determinants of health

When will government focus on what needs to be done and prioritize treating the causes of poor health instead of the symptoms, 1405

Stuttering

Newfoundland and Labrador Stuttering Association bursaries now available, 5298

Teladoc Health

Can Minister confirm that tracking pixels were never placed on Teladoc Health websites in Canada, and will government commit to introducing data sovereignty legislation and the personal health information of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians from ever being sold in the first place, 3668

Vaccines

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

Debate, 6947–6949

Well-Being Province

Province declared Canada's first Well-Being Province, 5987

Highway Traffic Act (Amdt.) (Bill 9)

Second reading, 543–544

House of Assembly

Addresses

Acknowledging outgoing Premier, 7181–7182
Summer adjournment 2023, 2501–2503
Summer adjournment 2024, 5081–5084
Summer adjournment 2025, 7646–7648
Winter adjournment 2022, 938(25)–938(27)
Winter adjournment 2024, 6033–6036

Daily sitting

Suspension of Routine Proceedings for the day, and that Notices of Motion be deemed to have been given on bill entitled An Act Respecting the Provision of Essential Ambulance Services, Bill 24; that the said bill shall also be deemed to have been read for a first time and that the bill now stand ready for second reading; and that the House not adjourn at 5:30 p.m. today, January 23, 2023

Leave not granted, 939, 940

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

Appointment of Linda Clemens-Spurrell

Debate, 114–116

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5896–5899

Housing

Are failed provision of wraparound services and relying on volunteers aligned with Minister's vision of supportive services, 4889
Are government evictions from tents on ground of Colonial Building and a drone surveilling protesters what Premier meant by courageous decisions and actions, 5104
Are we to assume that by reversing that separate status he is signaling that homelessness and affordable housing are no longer priorities for this government, 7221–7222
Can Minister tell the people of Tessier Park, Livingstone Street where the community centre will go, or is he waiting until H3 Development puts a piece of land up for sale, 5698
Can Premier explain why he ignored the request to meet and what government is doing to provide safe housing, not shelters, for those living in tents, 2575
Cost in Torngat Mountains, 18
Could government not have found an extra $10.5 million to carry out repairs on vacant NLHC housing units across the province, 43
Did government sell housing land to a private developer, 5697
Does Minister believe the private market is the answer when it comes to seniors' housing, 5376
Does new Minister of Housing recognize housing as a fundamental human right, 3518
Given the lack of affordable housing, how are senior women who have received eviction notices expected to find a safe place in which to live, 367
Has the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Commission hired the additional staff required to complete repairs before winter, 196
Holding fees

Urging government to update the landlord tenancies act to make holding fees illegal, 5151–5152

Homelessness

Are actions like the removal of tents about wellness checks and public safety, or are they police intimidation tactics designed to instill fear in the tenters and force them to move, 2687
People sleeping in Pippy Park and in cars, 18
What does Minister say for failing to live up to his commitment to have people out of tents by Christmas Eve, 3646
Where are people to go, if government's response is "not in my backyard," 2574
Why does government criminalize homelessness, 5104
Will government staff the Emergency Shelter Line appropriately or has the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary become the default housing strategy for the province, 368
Will Minister admit that he was blaming and shaming the victims of homelessness, 3667
Will Minister introduce legislation in this session declaring housing as a fundamental human right, 3647

How can government place people in bedsits and shelters without providing adequate supports and safety measures, and what are the standards for these shelters, 5066
How does Minister plan to collect the $500 fines for breach of regulations, and will it be reviving Victorian-era solutions such as debtor prisons, 4575
I ask the Minister how she plans to help people who are being pushed to the margins during this housing crisis, 6737
I ask the Minister to explain how this type of secretive property ownership of existing apartment buildings will help resolve the housing shortage, 7527
I ask the Minister what action she plans to take to ensure people are not rendered homeless as a result of inflationary and predatory rent increases, 6737
Immigrants living in hotel rooms, 18
Is fundraising through social media how vulnerable individuals must make up for inadequate housing options, 3731
Is hotel about providing a place for people to live and to temporarily call home, or is it about institutionalizing them, 4888–4889
Is Minister saying he believes that the people living in tents during some of the harshest weather are simply protesting, 4209
Is people feeling isolated and forgotten what the Minister means by a human rights-based approach to housing, 4846
Letter of February 23 to Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and letter to Minister of Housing—Tabled, 3648
Letter sent to Minister on October 6 2023—Tabled, 2576
Minister highlights affordable housing initiatives, 1730–1731
Need for repairs in public housing, 18
Residential Tenancies Board

Backlog of cases, 19

To what neighbourhood, underpass, bridge, abandoned building or open space does Minister plan to relocate the tenters, 4372–4373
Urging government to build more government-funded housing and social housing markets to help people in need, 5071–5072
Urging government to draft and release a credible plan to tackle housing affordability and build 60,000 news homes in this province by 2030, 2538–2539
Urging government to immediately develop a plan and timeline to have all vacant NLHC units on Livingstone Street and in the neighbouring streets repaired and ready for occupancy within a year and develop a plan to complete renovations and maintenance on all NLHC units within 18 months; and to invest the necessary funding and hire the necessary workers to complete the renovations within the above timelines and work with other government and non-government agencies and organizations to support people who live there remain safely housed, 7092–7093
Urging government to introduce legislation recognizing housing as a human right, 3611, 5767–5768
Urging government to introduce legislation to limit the amount rent can be increased annually, 3524–3525, 3793–3794, 5543–5544, 6742
Were Premier's statements concerning 750 new units lies as well, 2725
Were there or were there not standards in place for shelters and housing owned and operated by the Newfoundland Housing Corporation, 4253
What actual supports are put in place to support those with complex needs who may be difficult to house, 4846–4847
What does Minister think housing as a human right means in practical terms for people forced to live in tent encampments, bouncing around in shelters, people on moderate incomes, seniors and others, 3519
What is his plan to get people into deeply affordable homes and reduce spending on shelters to pre-2019 levels, 7223
What is stopping Minister from constructing affordable housing for people on low, moderate, or fixed incomes on the former Grace Hospital site, 4740–4741
What measures will government take to ensure seniors facing eviction are not rendered homeless, 368
What measures will government take to prevent incidents like the tent fire at the Colonial Building from happening in the future, 4116
What steps will the Minister take to ensure that rents and apartments owned by large, financialized landlords remain affordable, 7527–7528
What steps will the Minister take to ensure that this mother and her five children have a place to live on July 1, 7576
What was government thinking when it sold land at bargain basement prices, 5697
When can those forced to live in tents across from the Premier's office and those forced to live in emergency shelters expect to have permanent housing, 2531–2532
When will government introduce rent and vacancy controls on large, financialized landlord and stop predation on tenants, 5997
When will you get serious about dealing with the housing crisis, 7223
Where is the magic well of health care professionals that Minister plans to staff the Comfort Inn, 4252–4253
Why did government continue to rely on costly for-profit emergency shelters instead of building more community-based, non-market housing, 4740
Why has it taken until the opening of the House and two weeks after the appearance of the Tent City to announce a plan, 2531
Why should the people in this province have confidence that this Minister will now act differently, 7222
Will department install electrical outlets so that people in tents will not have to rely on propane for heating, 4117
Will government commit to having all NLHC units in need of repair and currently vacant ready for people to move into before the end of the year, 312
Will Minister admit that government's failure to take a human rights-based approach to housing has forced people to live in tents or shelters and failed those unable to find an affordable place in which to live, 4373
Will Minister admit that his key goal is to clear out Tent City before the start of the tourism season, 4210
Will Minister commit to giving the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation the money it needs to hire the workers to complete the renovations and repairs of units before the end of 2024, 5760
Will Minister of Housing enshrine housing as a human right in provincial legislation, 3519
Will Minister table the report from quarterly inspections for each shelter and the criteria used by staff to inspect them, 4740
Will Premier admit that the main reason he made a housing announcement today was that the homeless people of the province have embarrassed him, 2530–2531
Will Premier admit that today's housing announcement is about salvaging his tattered political reputation rather than about helping those who find themselves homeless or in danger of being homeless, 2532
Will Premier admit that what his Minister said was a lie, and that he has misled the House about the actual numbers of houses built, 2724
Will Premier commit to immediately unlocking the necessary provincial funds and insist that his federal counterpart do the same so new constructions can get started as soon as possible, 312
Will the Minister admit that his decision to remove the encampment was more to do with protecting property than people, 4574
Will the Minister bring in rent and vacancy control on REITs and other large financial landlords to ease the anxiety of renters, or will they simply stand by and let the predatory gouging continue, 7528
Will the Minister commit that they will not sell the Livingstone Street properties that were destroyed by fire on March 27 to a private developer and will instead rebuild the homes on the site or turn it over to a not for profit, 7577
Will the Minister demand increase in the Canadian Housing Benefit and increase in provincial supports to offset the high rents people are facing, 7576
Will the Minister inform the House about plans for the former Grace General nurses' residence to be used for affordable housing, 3455
Would government be able to provide the tenters with a reasonable time frame as to when they can expect to be a in a real home that is safe, affordable and allows them privacy, 2575
Would Minister provide protocols, policies and actions that his department uses to ensure the safety of residents in emergency shelters, 4574

Hurricane Fiona

Comments on, 17
Government support for communities impacted by, 34

Immigration, Population Growth and Skills

Immigration

2024 was record-breaking year for immigration, 6910–6911
Doubling immigration spaces to welcome more newcomers throughout province, 1683
Immigrants living in hotel rooms, 18

Labour Market Transfer Agreements

Minister calls on federal government to reverse employment funding cuts, 5056–5057

Supporting inclusive employment opportunities, 5527
Ukraine

Does government have the political will to address housing and income levels with solid short and long-term plans, 2490
Newfoundland and Labrador continues to support Ukraine, 1092
Third airlift brings 177 Ukrainians to Province, 185
Why did government not plan ahead and build public housing to help alleviate housing crisis for all residents, knowing that we had a growing shortage, 2153
Will Minister concede an admission of failure to address the public housing crisis that was growing long before our newcomers arrived, 2154
Would Minister clarify what he meant by a fair rate, with regard to identifying employers who are prepared to hire on a full-time basis, 2154

Industry, Energy and Technology

Electricity

Has the Minister asked Newfoundland Power not to cut electricity to families and individuals unable to afford the exorbitant power bills, 6792
What will Minister do to prevent people from descending into energy poverty, 6792

Green industries

Urging government to introduce just transition legislation, ensuring high-quality union jobs, guaranteeing workers the supports they need to join the new green workforce and ensuring local communities are the primary beneficiaries of the green transformation, 743–744

Wind energy

Why haven't details concerning the project been released, and how can we be sure that government is ethical and transparent with the green hydrogen project, 520

Interim Supply Act, 2023 (Bill 21)

Committee, 1078–1080, 1145–1147

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3494–3496

Justice and Public Safety

Corrections

Is government's priority in replacing His Majesty's Penitentiary the workers and people of the province, or their investor friends, 4941

Crime

What further tangible supports will Dept. of Children, Seniors and Social Development put in place to ensure that people remain safely housed and feel safe in their neighbourhood, 4298
What immediate, proactive steps will government take to ensure all residents of St. John's Centre have a safe neighbourhood, 4297

Sexual assault survivors

Urging government to acknowledge that the status quo is failing survivors of sexual assault; undertake a review of the K-to-12 curriculum to identify gaps in education; and implement alternative justice options throughout the province, 106–107, 1348, 2015
What concrete action is Minister taking to ensure that he never again revictimizes survivors of sexual assault, 3862

Labour

Anti-replacement worker legislation

When will government introduce anti-scab legislation, 5468

Health care workers

Urging government to treat every health care worker with the same respect and to raise the wages of every health care worker to be a living wage, 5279

Labour Relations Board

When will government listen to the unions and ensure that the problems of the board are fixed, 5469
Why does government pretend to care about workers, given delays in pay equity, the refusal to implement anti-scab legislation, or review the Labour Relations Board, 5468

Sick notes

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

Unions

When will government introduce card check or single-step certification, 5469

Labour Standards Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 101)

Committee, 5867–5868, 5873–5875

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

Second reading, 5585(9)–5585(12)
Committee, 5682(21)–5682(23)

Law Enforcement Identity Management Act (Bill 94)

Committee, 5450

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

Committee, 4592, 4593, 4594–4596

Loan Act, 2023 (Bill 37)

Committee, 2219–2221

Loan Act, 2024 (Bill 73)

Committee, 4511–4513

Lobbyist Registration Act

Will Premier commit to a fulsome review of the act with a view to increasing accountability and transparency, 520

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

Second reading

Amendment (Hoist—three-month delay)

Debate, 1318–1321

Committee, 4667–4669

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

Second reading, 263–267

Medical Act, 2011 (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 83)

Second reading, 5345–5346

Members' Statements

Arts

Dance Centre—Congratulating team for 36 years of instilling a love of dance—St. John's Centre (District), 4772
Newfoundland and Labrador Sketch Fest—Congratulating organizers and participants on a successful festival, 4043–4044
St. Teresa's Chorus—invited to tour Ireland, 7515–7516

Business/entrepreneurship

Coady's Metal Works—Blacksmithing in St. John's for 142 years—St. John's Centre (District), 4284
Newbornlander—Sewing Hope Program—Constanza Safatle—St. John's Centre (District), 7028
SpiceX Blackmarsh Superette—congratulating Mithun Mathew on entrepreneurial spirit and adding own vibrant twist to beloved local landmark—St. John's Centre (District), 7209–7210
Tom Brennan Barbour Shop—Tony Brennan—St. John's Centre (District), 6909

Clubs/organizations

Buckmaster's Circle Boys and Girls Club—Acknowledging work of volunteers and sponsors for Warm Bellies project, 574–575
Connections for Seniors—Recognizing work in enhancing the well-being and quality of life for seniors, 5833–5834
L'Arche Avalon—Acknowledging work in creating a more humane society—St. John's, 834
Vera Perlin Society—28th annual walk around Mundy Pond fundraiser, 2227
VOWR—100 years of broadcasting—St. John's Centre (District), 4562

Education

2022 Council of the Federation Literacy Award—Stephens, Krista—St. John's Centre (District), 181
Bishop Abraham Elementary School—Cultural fair—Congratulating Henda Akoubi and school staff for its success, 1230–1231

Miscellaneous

Newfoundland and Labrador Community Supports Program—Acknowledging work and compassion of interdisciplinary team who improve the quality of life for palliative patients, 3849–3850

Sports/recreation

Tennis

Acknowledging achievements of young player—Bouziane, Lina—St. John's Centre (District), 1861–1862

Tributes

Celebrating the life of theatre artist and community advocate—Boland, Rick—St. John's Centre (District), 3634–3635
Parsons, Kevin—Former Member of the House of Assembly, 5089
Saunders, Bill—World War II veteran—St. John's Centre (District), 575–576
Stone, Harry, 5051
Weir, Harvey—Education pioneer, innovator and lifelong learner, 5260–5261

Memorial University Act (Amdt.) (Bill 39)

Second reading, 1941–1945
Committee, 1950

Amendment—Clause 1

Moved, 1950–1951

Amendment—Clause 3(2)

Moved, 1951–1952
Debate, 1952

Memorial University Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 69)

Committee, 3686, 3687, 3688, 3689, 3690, 3693

Minimum wage

Comments on, 20

Ministerial Statements

Charles III, King of Great Britain

Recognition of the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty the Queen Consort

response, 2073

Children, Seniors and Social Development

National Seniors' Month

Recognition of

response, 4773–4774

Confederation

75th anniversary of—Recognition of historic moment

response, 3851–3852

Crown Lands

Primary residence property title program a game changer for land ownership

response, 5405

Curling

Congratulating Team Gushue on winning the 2024 Brier

response, 3656

Digital Government and Service NL

MyGovNL

Online Motor Vehicle Registration renewals surpass one million

response, 4686–4687

Education

Budget 2025

Minister highlighting continued investment in K-12 system by government

response, 7168

Child care

Minister highlights actions to increase access to affordable child care

response, 6912

Newfoundland and Labrador ranked among top provinces in early learning and child care efforts

response, 4477

College of the North Atlantic (CNA)

Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges 2024—Top 10

response, 7566

Minister congratulates college for receiving Silver Program Excellence Award for Early Childhood Education from Colleges and Institutes Canada

response, 4563

Curriculum

Minister highlights curriculum resource additions to commemorate Confederation 75

response, 5219–5220

Early childhood education

Government advances work on early childhood education

response, 463

Early Childhood Educators Week

Recognition of

response, 7613

Korean delegates

Minister welcomes Korean delegates to discuss education opportunities

response, 4930

Learning Disabilities Association

Minister recognizes association's work on adult literacy

response, 4878

Premier's Award for Teaching Innovation

Nominations open for

response, 2284

Research Inspired Student Enrichment Awards (Rise Awards)

2025—Celebrating winners

response, 7081

Employment

Skills training

Supporting women in the workplace

response, 357

Environment and Climate Change

Earth Day

Recognition of

response, 1593

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month

Recognition of

response, 3776

Pine marten

Pine marten population showing signs of recovery

response, 4836

Health care

Cancer

Daffodil Month—Acknowledgement of

response, 4047

Mental Health

Mental Health and Addictions Centre opened

response, 7029–7030

Nurse practitioner

Nurse Practitioner Week

Recognition of

response, 5404

Pharmacy Appreciation Month

Recogntion of

response, 6681

Stuttering

Newfoundland and Labrador Stuttering Association bursaries now available

response, 5298

Well-Being Province

Province declared Canada's first Well-Being Province

response, 5987

Housing

Minister highlights affordable housing initiatives

response, 1730–1731

Hurricane Fiona

Government support for communities impacted by

response, 34

Immigration, Population Growth and Skills

Immigration

2024 was record-breaking year for immigration

response, 6910–6911

Doubling immigration spaces to welcome more newcomers throughout province

response, 1683

Labour Market Transfer Agreements

Minister calls on federal government to reverse employment funding cuts

response, 5056–5057

Supporting inclusive employment opportunities

response, 5527

Ukraine

Newfoundland and Labrador continues to support Ukraine

response, 1092

Third airlift brings 177 Ukrainians to Province

response, 185

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Recognizing outstanding contributions to province—Rowe, Penelope

response, 1550–1551

Newfoundland Dog and Labrador Retriever

Recognized for their cultural significance to the province

response, 2478

Order of Newfoundland and Labrador

Recognizing eight outstanding and inspiring individuals

response, 5093

Persons with disabilities

Minister highlights new Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit

response, 7517

Minister highlights supports for persons with disabilities

response, 2229

Public Service

Graduate Recruitment Program

Welcoming new recruits

response, 3720

Remembrance Day

Premier reflects on Remembrance Day and Newfoundland and Labrador's contributions in World War I

response, 5263

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Government recognizes the completion of the Trail of the Caribou

response, 836

Search and Rescue

Celebrating the crew of the Elite Navigator

response, 5363

Seniors

Seniors of Distinction Awards

Minister congratulates the 2024 Seniors of Distinction

response, 5985

Transportation and Infrastructure

Procurement strategies

New strategies helping support provincial suppliers and assure sustainability

response, 3657

Tributes

Bragg, Derrick

response, 3439–3440

Cole, Bob

response, 3443–3444

Perlin, John Crosbie

response, 182

Pinsent, Gordon

response, 1033

Unknown soldier

Premier acknowledges repatriation of unknown First World War soldier

response, 4925–4927

Volunteers

National Volunteer Week

Recogntion of

response, 3906

Women and Gender Equality

Employment

Skills training—Supporting women in the workplace

response, 357

International Women's Day

Recognition of

response, 1185, 3636, 6728

Purple Ribbon Campaign

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

response, 5456

Motions

House of Assembly

Suspension of Routine Proceedings for the day, and that Notices of Motion be deemed to have been given on bill entitled An Act Respecting the Provision of Essential Ambulance Services, Bill 24; that the said bill shall also be deemed to have been read for a first time and that the bill now stand ready for second reading; and that the House not adjourn at 5:30 p.m. today, January 23, 2023

Leave not granted, 939, 940

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Citizens' Representative Act

Urging government to amend the Citizens' Representative Act to include all municipalities in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the current schedule, 4375

Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour

Press release on pay equity legislation—Tabled, 522

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

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

Procedural Rules of Debate

Debate, 6054–6056

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), 6082–6087, 6133, 6134, 6135, 6136, 6137, 6231–6232, 6233, 6234, 6235, 6236, 6267, 6268, 6352, 6353–6354, 6379–6380, 6381, 6382–6383, 6496–6500

Newfoundland Dog and Labrador Retriever

Recognized for their cultural significance to the province, 2478

Occupational Health and Safety Act (Amdt.) (Bill 41)

Committee, 2265

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, 5664–5665

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

Urging government to bring forward legislation to require the "Ode to Newfoundland" and the "Ode to Labrador" to be sung at graduation ceremonies at Memorial University's convocation

Debate, 2464–2466

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

Debate, 827–828

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, 5416

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

Second reading, 5500–5502
Committee, 5519, 5520, 5521, 5522, 5546, 5547

Oral Questions

Burials and funerals

Can the Minister provide an update on his department's progress in addressing the problem of accumulating bodies at the Health Sciences Centre, 4783
How can we trust government to fix the problem causing accumulation of bodies if we can't trust them to deliver on promise to deal with the dumpster issue, 4783
If Minister was aware of the issue, why has government failed to act, 3645
What additional funding can families expect to help their loved ones, and will it be indexed to the cost of living, 3863
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
When do operational issues become Minister's issues, 3731
Why does the problem appear to be getting worse, and why is department failing to address the problem with funeral homes, 4784
Why is government nickel and diming families when they are at their most vulnerable, instead of making changes to help them, 3607
Will Minister commit to tying financial assistance to inflation, simplifying the application process and reviewing protocols, 3646
Will Minister commit to working with families and funeral homes to pay for and carry out funeral arrangements quickly, 3667

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Income support

How much more indignity and trauma must my constituent suffer before either the Dept. of Housing or Dept. of Children, Seniors and Social Development and city officials work together to secure accessible housing for her, 5758–5759
What does Minister have to say to single parents on income support going hungry so that their children can eat, 99
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
What supports will be put in place so that my constituent can be reunited with her granddaughter and be able to care for her and herself, 5759

Cost of living

How will government ensure that vulnerable women fleeing domestic abuse receive their cheques rather than their abusers, 44
What does Minister have to say to single parents on income support going hungry so that their children can eat, 99
What is Premier's response to person asking why government is giving cheques to higher-income individuals instead of putting money towards our public system, 99
Which part of the population growth strategy outlines youth and student poverty as a goal, 740

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

How much money would have been saved if government had corrected the deficiencies, 1195
Why does government consistently ignore warnings from experts and refuse to act until it reaches a crisis, 2489
Will Minister tell House what measures have been taken to address the deficiencies that were identified in the 2020 Canada-Israel Technology Solutions Report, 1194

Elevators

Have accessibility standards and regulations been written and if not, why not, 5996
What action will government take to compel Northview to get the elevator at Keane Place back in operation and allow tenants to get out of their apartments, 5846, 5847
Why is government unwilling to help the seniors of Keane Place apartments, 5848

Residential Tenancies Act

Will the government amend the Residential Tenancies Act to protect seniors from this, 7624

Education

Assessments

Are counselors using vision screening charts yet another example of failing to resource our schools or our health system and downloading yet another, 4057
Was Minister aware of letter requesting deferral of consultation requests and what immediate steps will she take to address the backlog of children awaiting assessments, 3917
What human resources will the Minister put in place to ensure that the pediatric unit can clear up the backlog in a timely manner and get our children the help they need, 3917
When can we expect to see the wait time and backlog for developmental assessments and services for children to be eliminated, 6852

Class sizes

Will Premier concede the importance of addressing class size and composition and the human resources deficit in our schools, 3918

Deaf and hard of hearing

Can Minister say if all of the gaps identified in the report have been addressed or if any remain outstanding, 1464–1465
Why haven't gaps been addressed and what does Minister plan to do to rectify them, 1465
Will government commit to hiring deaf and hard of hearing specialists to work with preschool children so that they and the school-aged children get the attention they deserve, 2011
Will Minister commit to maintaining an adequately resourced deaf and hard of hearing unit at East Point Elementary, and expand the model to other areas of the province, 1465

Educational psychologists

What is the plan to address the shortfall of six educational psychologists in the school system, 6906

English as an Additional Language

Is the lack of a plan to resource English as an additional language the lackadaisical approach to planning that our school communities can expect from the Minister, 5276
Why isn't Minister listening to the needs of teachers, 5274
Will Minister admit that the only reason her department acted was out of damage control and to avoid embarrassment in the House of Assembly, 5275

Integration

Considering the potential ramifications of amalgamation if not done correctly, is government putting the cart before the horse, 2345
Shouldn't amalgamation plan be released to school communities, organizations such as the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association, parents, communities, and the House of Assembly for discussion, 2345–2346
Will Minister identify the educational outcomes that would benefit from amalgamation and how amalgamation would improve them, 2347

Memorial University

Did Premier mean that buildings would leak, food bank shelves go empty, and students face homelessness, when he said that Memorial University had to figure out what it wanted to be when it grew up, 741
Does Premier think it appropriate that students are required to bring their own paper for exams, 5230
Does Premier understand that the instability at Memorial University is a chaotic situation of his government's own making and directly caused by its decision to cut funding, 1692–1693
How does Premier justify balancing his government's provincial budget on the backs of our students, 1693
Will government support and invest in post-secondary students, freeze tuition and expand the needs-based grants, 740
Will Premier restore funding to Memorial University so that it can begin to address the $481-million deficit in deferred maintenance created by this government's cuts, 5229–5230

Persons with disabilities

When can A.P. Low Primary School expect to have chairlift repaired or replaced so that students, staff and parents with mobility issues are not excluded, 2011

Planning

What steps will government take to ensure that the department and the school district listen to the experience and expertise of teachers and not simply rely on the reports of district and department management personnel in making decisions, 1968–1969

Schools

Is disruption late in the school year what families and school communities can expect as a result of integration, 4059
Is Minister expecting Member to believe that department only recently became aware of the influx of newcomers to Prince of Wales Collegiate, Larkhall, St. Andrew's and Leary's Brook, 4057
What measures will the Minister implement to prevent far-right protesters from placing the safety of students and teachers at risk, 6793
Why does Minister refuse to table the information about the new school for Portugal Cove-St. Phillips, 2294
Why was reconfiguration of Prince of Wales Collegiate, Larkhall, St. Andrew's and Leary's Brook school system announced just two years before the end of the school year, 4057
Will Minister outline his plans to mitigate any negative effects as a result of this decision, and will he maintain similar complements of staff or will he simply close Prince of Wales Collegiate and move students and staff to other schools, 2295
Will Minister table the data and documentation that led to the decision to announce the construction of a new high school in Portugal Cove-St. Phillips, 2294
Will Minister table the reports, data or magic eight ball he is using to make infrastructure decisions, 2444

School safety

Is Minister waiting for a landmark arbitration decision in this province before she takes seriously the issue of classroom violence, 5539
Other than setting up committees, think tanks and an Education Accord, why does Minister refuse to address school violence in a meaningful way, 5538

Sustainable education

Can Premier clarify what exactly he means by sustainable education opportunities for children, 1837
Will government do more than just take the issue under advisement and take concrete steps to address fractional units, unfulfilled teaching positions, the shortage of substitutes and the lack of classroom resources, 1873–1874

Teachers

How could department allow shortage of teachers to grow to such a crisis in five short years, 5000
What steps is government taking to improve teacher recruitment and retention before there is a crisis, 249–250
When will government finally realize that educational professionals with front-line experience have the solutions to issues like classroom size, resourcing in the classroom and the support of educators, 4941
Will government ensure that all fractional teaching units are converted to full-time positions in order to recruit and retain teachers and maximize the learning environment for our students, 1807
Will Minister admit that the shortages are a direct result of government failing to listen to educational professionals and address the factors driving teachers from the profession, 5000–5001
Will Minister admit there is a problem and address the teaching staffing shortages in Labrador West, 1741

Finance

Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)

Why does this government continue to refuse to help people stay warm this winter, 6690
Will government remove the provincial HST from all forms of home heating, 6690
Will government remove the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax from a selection of children's goods so that middle-class families can have some relief, 5637

Public Assets, Sale of

Which front-line public sector workers should be worried about having their jobs axed, 195

Future Fund

Will Premier call the fund what it really is, a slush fund for Liberals' pet projects, 250

Health care

Ambulance

What is Premier going to do about employer refusing to get ambulances back on the road today, 951
What stopped Premier from having conversation with Mr. Dawe and other leaders of Teamsters Local 855, before today, 951

Assertive Community Treatment Team

Why has there been no value-for-money assessment of the health authority's program, 4846

Collaborative care clinics

Can Premier assure residents that they can move with their family doctors to teams, 1343

Crisis, Health Care System

Can Premier instill confidence in the health care system that his public relations stunts aren't just adding more stress to the public health care system, 846
What is the accelerated approach for our human resource plan for health care or should we expect self-checkout terminals with WebMD prompts for triage, 589
Why does government continue to leave our health care system in perpetual crisis by failing to take the retention of workers seriously, 1404

Dental care

Can Minister explain why cases like Golda's are being denied, 1604
Does the Minister have any suggestions for Golda, a 72-year-old woman living with excruciating dental pain, 1603
Why do we live in a province where a person can be in agonizing pain for months and it takes intervention from a Minister to get some relief, 1604
Will government agree to immediately increase the budget allowance for its adult dental program and extend it to cover low-income seniors until federal coverage kicks in, 1603
Will government take immediate action to improve access to dental care and remove barriers now, 1405

Doctors

How does Minister plan to support the existing family practices in Newfoundland and Labrador in providing essential health services to the people of our province, 1244
How many doctors have signed a contract and will be practicing in the next year, 1044
What financial assistance and support will government put in place to help current family doctors maintain their practices and remain open, 1245–1246
Whose facts about the number of people who do not have a family doctor should we believe, 1044

Fonomed

Is Fonomed directing people to call Patient Connect NL if they do not have a family doctor, and if not, will Minister be directing them to do so, 1244

Health Care Action

Is website meant to connect people to health care, or is it simply blatant self-promotion and self-praise of government, 1561

Hospitals

Are the Janeway beds unoccupied because there are not enough sick children to occupy them or because NLHS and government have failed to staff the hospital appropriately, 6990
Does Premier have so little respect for people's intelligence that he believes they will swallow the rationale to justify the H3 development land deal, 5416
How did Premier determine that land on Kenmount Road was the best location for the new St. Clare's, 5309
How did Premier get an appraisal done for the site before agreeing to it, 5309
I ask the Minister what he plans to do to ensure that the professional concerns in the Preserve. Protect. Prioritize. document do not turn into an AG report on the deficiencies in children's health care, 7090
Is the choice of land for the new hospital about what's best for the province or what's best for the Premier's friends and donors, 5309–5310
St. Clare's—How did Premier identify a new St. Clare's hospital as a priority, 654
St. Clare's—How does the announcement of a new St. Clare's hospital help countless people off the Avalon who need less expensive resources near their communities, 846
St. Clare's—What is happening to the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's and why has it been missing since December 2024, 6851
St. Clare's—What's the plan to staff the replacement to St. Clare's hospital, 587
St. Clare's—Why are patients who need the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's being told that the process to replace the old machine will begin in mid-March and take eight months to complete and appointments fir patients will resume in mid-November of this year, 6921
St. Clare's—Why have patients who need the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's been unable to access treatments since December 2024, 6921
What is the cost to build the new hospital, from which government friends stand to profit, 587–588
When will this department and the NLHS finally learn their lesson and consult before they act, 7177–7178
Who is really being defensive over the move of adult gynecology to the Janeway, pediatricians or the Minister and the CEO of NLHS, 7089
Why is government not interested in improving the social determinants of health for people confined to hospitals, 901–902
Why was there no prior consultation regarding the relocation of women's gynecological services from the Health Sciences Centre to the Janeway Children's Hospital, 7038
Will government invest in the Janeway to expand pediatric services and to add on space to the Health Sciences to house adult gynecological services, 7040
Will Minister admit that he is trying to solve a long-term care and acute-care bed crisis on the backs of sick children, 6990–6991
Will Minister halt the integration of women's gynecological services to the Janeway until thorough consultation takes place with families, the community and the health care professionals at the Janeway, 7039
Will Minister table the presentation and the data used by the NLHS in developing the plan to moved adult gynecology to the Janeway, 7090
Will Premier admit that yesterday's announcement regarding the new hospital was simply an attempt to distract from the fishing trip at his friend's lodge and the potential conflict of interest, 655

Long-term care

The AG reported that there were 254 evictions from personal care homes between 2022 and 2024, including 91 who were refused re-entry after an ER visit, why was this practice not addressed by the Dept. of Health, 7623–7624

Nurses

How does Premier expect to keep overworked nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador when we're only promising $3,000, 1342
How many of these registered nurses are employed full-time by the Provincial Health Authority, how many are private travel nurses and how many are refusing to work in our public health care system, 1561
Is blaming others government's new strategy to deflect from failure to address problems before they become crises, 4373
When can we expect to see a plan tabled in the House to reach a target of 60 travel nurses in two years, 4574
When will government start treating workers with respect and make Newfoundland and Labrador an employer of choice in health care again, 4940
Will government direct NL Health Services to create a detailed plan outlining how they will retain nurses and reduce the reliance on travel nurses to 60 without further burdening the health care workers, 4573
Will Minister table a plan for an orderly phase-out of private agency nurses and a reinvestment of funds back into the public health care system, 3454

Patient Connect NL

Can Premier advise what action his government plans to take to promote Patient Connect to ensure that its data is reliable, that people of the province have confidence in government's decision and that those without a doctor know exactly who to call, 1103
Given the potential unreliability of Patient Connect's data, how can people of the province be sure that government's health care decisions are sound, 1102

Pharmacare

When will Premier write to his federal cousins to sign up for this important agreement, 5144

Privatization

Is it Premier's intention to privatize our public provincial health care system, 655

Social determinants of health

When will government focus on what needs to be done and prioritize treating the causes of poor health instead of the symptoms, 1405

Teladoc Health

Can Minister confirm that tracking pixels were never placed on Teladoc Health websites in Canada, and will government commit to introducing data sovereignty legislation and the personal health information of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians from ever being sold in the first place, 3668

Housing

Are failed provision of wraparound services and relying on volunteers aligned with Minister's vision of supportive services, 4889
Are government evictions from tents on ground of Colonial Building and a drone surveilling protesters what Premier meant by courageous decisions and actions, 5104
Are we to assume that by reversing that separate status he is signaling that homelessness and affordable housing are no longer priorities for this government, 7221–7222
Can Minister tell the people of Tessier Park, Livingstone Street where the community centre will go, or is he waiting until H3 Development puts a piece of land up for sale, 5698
Can Premier explain why he ignored the request to meet and what government is doing to provide safe housing, not shelters, for those living in tents, 2575
Could government not have found an extra $10.5 million to carry out repairs on vacant NLHC housing units across the province, 43
Did government sell housing land to a private developer, 5697
Does Minister believe the private market is the answer when it comes to seniors' housing, 5376
Does new Minister of Housing recognize housing as a fundamental human right, 3518
Given the lack of affordable housing, how are senior women who have received eviction notices expected to find a safe place in which to live, 367
Has the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Commission hired the additional staff required to complete repairs before winter, 196
Homelessness

Are actions like the removal of tents about wellness checks and public safety, or are they police intimidation tactics designed to instill fear in the tenters and force them to move, 2687
What does Minister say for failing to live up to his commitment to have people out of tents by Christmas Eve, 3646
Where are people to go, if government's response is "not in my backyard," 2574
Why does government criminalize homelessness, 5104
Will government staff the Emergency Shelter Line appropriately or has the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary become the default housing strategy for the province, 368
Will Minister admit that he was blaming and shaming the victims of homelessness, 3667
Will Minister introduce legislation in this session declaring housing as a fundamental human right, 3647

How can government place people in bedsits and shelters without providing adequate supports and safety measures, and what are the standards for these shelters, 5066
How does Minister plan to collect the $500 fines for breach of regulations, and will it be reviving Victorian-era solutions such as debtor prisons, 4575
I ask the Minister how she plans to help people who are being pushed to the margins during this housing crisis, 6737
I ask the Minister to explain how this type of secretive property ownership of existing apartment buildings will help resolve the housing shortage, 7527
I ask the Minister what action she plans to take to ensure people are not rendered homeless as a result of inflationary and predatory rent increases, 6737
Is fundraising through social media how vulnerable individuals must make up for inadequate housing options, 3731
Is hotel about providing a place for people to live and to temporarily call home, or is it about institutionalizing them, 4888–4889
Is Minister saying he believes that the people living in tents during some of the harshest weather are simply protesting, 4209
Is people feeling isolated and forgotten what the Minister means by a human rights-based approach to housing, 4846
To what neighbourhood, underpass, bridge, abandoned building or open space does Minister plan to relocate the tenters, 4372–4373
Were Premier's statements concerning 750 new units lies as well, 2725
Were there or were there not standards in place for shelters and housing owned and operated by the Newfoundland Housing Corporation, 4253
What actual supports are put in place to support those with complex needs who may be difficult to house, 4846–4847
What does Minister think housing as a human right means in practical terms for people forced to live in tent encampments, bouncing around in shelters, people on moderate incomes, seniors and others, 3519
What is his plan to get people into deeply affordable homes and reduce spending on shelters to pre-2019 levels, 7223
What is stopping Minister from constructing affordable housing for people on low, moderate, or fixed incomes on the former Grace Hospital site, 4740–4741
What measures will government take to ensure seniors facing eviction are not rendered homeless, 368
What measures will government take to prevent incidents like the tent fire at the Colonial Building from happening in the future, 4116
What steps will the Minister take to ensure that rents and apartments owned by large, financialized landlords remain affordable, 7527–7528
What steps will the Minister take to ensure that this mother and her five children have a place to live on July 1, 7576
What was government thinking when it sold land at bargain basement prices, 5697
When can those forced to live in tents across from the Premier's office and those forced to live in emergency shelters expect to have permanent housing, 2531–2532
When will government introduce rent and vacancy controls on large, financialized landlord and stop predation on tenants, 5997
When will you get serious about dealing with the housing crisis, 7223
Where is the magic well of health care professionals that Minister plans to staff the Comfort Inn, 4252–4253
Why did government continue to rely on costly for-profit emergency shelters instead of building more community-based, non-market housing, 4740
Why has it taken until the opening of the House and two weeks after the appearance of the Tent City to announce a plan, 2531
Why should the people in this province have confidence that this Minister will now act differently, 7222
Will department install electrical outlets so that people in tents will not have to rely on propane for heating, 4117
Will government commit to having all NLHC units in need of repair and currently vacant ready for people to move into before the end of the year, 312
Will Minister admit that government's failure to take a human rights-based approach to housing has forced people to live in tents or shelters and failed those unable to find an affordable place in which to live, 4373
Will Minister admit that his key goal is to clear out Tent City before the start of the tourism season, 4210
Will Minister commit to giving the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation the money it needs to hire the workers to complete the renovations and repairs of units before the end of 2024, 5760
Will Minister of Housing enshrine housing as a human right in provincial legislation, 3519
Will Minister table the report from quarterly inspections for each shelter and the criteria used by staff to inspect them, 4740
Will Premier admit that the main reason he made a housing announcement today was that the homeless people of the province have embarrassed him, 2530–2531
Will Premier admit that today's housing announcement is about salvaging his tattered political reputation rather than about helping those who find themselves homeless or in danger of being homeless, 2532
Will Premier admit that what his Minister said was a lie, and that he has misled the House about the actual numbers of houses built, 2724
Will Premier commit to immediately unlocking the necessary provincial funds and insist that his federal counterpart do the same so new constructions can get started as soon as possible, 312
Will the Minister admit that his decision to remove the encampment was more to do with protecting property than people, 4574
Will the Minister bring in rent and vacancy control on REITs and other large financial landlords to ease the anxiety of renters, or will they simply stand by and let the predatory gouging continue, 7528
Will the Minister commit that they will not sell the Livingstone Street properties that were destroyed by fire on March 27 to a private developer and will instead rebuild the homes on the site or turn it over to a not for profit, 7577
Will the Minister demand increase in the Canadian Housing Benefit and increase in provincial supports to offset the high rents people are facing, 7576
Will the Minister inform the House about plans for the former Grace General nurses' residence to be used for affordable housing, 3455
Would government be able to provide the tenters with a reasonable time frame as to when they can expect to be a in a real home that is safe, affordable and allows them privacy, 2575
Would Minister provide protocols, policies and actions that his department uses to ensure the safety of residents in emergency shelters, 4574

Immigration, Population Growth and Skills

Ukraine

Does government have the political will to address housing and income levels with solid short and long-term plans, 2490
Why did government not plan ahead and build public housing to help alleviate housing crisis for all residents, knowing that we had a growing shortage, 2153
Will Minister concede an admission of failure to address the public housing crisis that was growing long before our newcomers arrived, 2154
Would Minister clarify what he meant by a fair rate, with regard to identifying employers who are prepared to hire on a full-time basis, 2154

Industry, Energy and Technology

Electricity

Has the Minister asked Newfoundland Power not to cut electricity to families and individuals unable to afford the exorbitant power bills, 6792
What will Minister do to prevent people from descending into energy poverty, 6792

Wind energy

Why haven't details concerning the project been released, and how can we be sure that government is ethical and transparent with the green hydrogen project, 520

Justice and Public Safety

Corrections

Is government's priority in replacing His Majesty's Penitentiary the workers and people of the province, or their investor friends, 4941

Sexual assault survivors

What concrete action is Minister taking to ensure that he never again revictimizes survivors of sexual assault, 3862

Labour

Anti-replacement worker legislation

When will government introduce anti-scab legislation, 5468

Labour Relations Board

When will government listen to the unions and ensure that the problems of the board are fixed, 5469
Why does government pretend to care about workers, given delays in pay equity, the refusal to implement anti-scab legislation, or review the Labour Relations Board, 5468

Sick notes

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

Unions

When will government introduce card check or single-step certification, 5469

Lobbyist Registration Act

Will Premier commit to a fulsome review of the act with a view to increasing accountability and transparency, 520

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, 5416

Persons with disabilities

Can Minister provide an update on the housing being built, since we know that at least one proposal in the Minister's district was turned down by town council, 4487–4488
Does the Minister know how many people living with disabilities are on the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation wait-list and how long they've been on it, 4487
What is Minister and his department doing to help people with disabilities access safe and stable housing, 4487
What is Minister doing to ensure people living with disabilities are included in the economy, 4644
Why wouldn't Minister provide provincial funding to compensate for the cut to the federal top-up, and wouldn't it be better to keep people employed and included in the economy, 4644
Will Dept. of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills make up the federal shortfall to ensure that employment programs continue and people with disabilities are not forced out of the workforce, 4644

Seniors

In the spirit of Seniors' Month, will government finally deliver for seniors and announce the specific details of the $10 million earmarked for seniors' poverty reduction, 4784
Is the Minister saying that the Seniors' Well-Being plan is about burying seniors, 3863
Will Minister implement rent and vacancy controls so that seniors do not have to worry about losing their homes, 5067

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Tourism

Will Minister admit that the real concern around the opening of the Colonial Building was about the tourist season, and not the well-being of the neighbourhood and those experiencing homelessness, 4542

Violence

How will government ensure that vulnerable women fleeing domestic abuse receive their cost of living relief cheques rather than their abusers, 44

Order of Newfoundland and Labrador

Recognizing eight outstanding and inspiring individuals, 5093

Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act (Bill 3)

Second reading, 344–347
Committee, 400–402, 403, 404–406, 416, 418–419, 426

Persons with disabilities

Can Minister provide an update on the housing being built, since we know that at least one proposal in the Minister's district was turned down by town council, 4487–4488
Does the Minister know how many people living with disabilities are on the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation wait-list and how long they've been on it, 4487
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”

Debate, 7595–7597

Minister highlights new Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit, 7517
Minister highlights supports for persons with disabilities, 2229
What is Minister and his department doing to help people with disabilities access safe and stable housing, 4487
What is Minister doing to ensure people living with disabilities are included in the economy, 4644
Why wouldn't Minister provide provincial funding to compensate for the cut to the federal top-up, and wouldn't it be better to keep people employed and included in the economy, 4644
Will Dept. of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills make up the federal shortfall to ensure that employment programs continue and people with disabilities are not forced out of the workforce, 4644

Petitions

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Social work students

Urging government to allocate a substantial amount of funding to support community not-for-profit workplaces that provide placements for social work students, 6746–6747

Education

Deaf and hard of hearing

Urging government to fully implement the recommendations in the 2011 report that have been overlooked for 11 years, to close the gaps identified and support the commitments made to all current and future students when the Newfoundland School for the Deaf closed in 2010, 908–909

Inclusive education

Urging government to determine and hire the necessary human resources; develop a consistent communication plan; take sole responsibility for providing inclusive education; provide a safe space for educational staff to acknowledge gaps in service delivery; to implement an annual policy review; and to establish post secondary options for students with exceptionalities, 5702–5703

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Urging government to work with Memorial University to ensure adequate funding to ensure the university can maintain a comprehensive curriculum, 7628–7629

Public libraries

Urging government to work with the Provincial Information and Library Resources Board (PILRB) to ensure it has the means to meet the growing demand for library services across the province, 2732–2733

Urging government to uphold province's historic commitment to accessible education by committing to free education for all and eliminating all differential fees; eliminating all student debt for existing and provincial student loans, and providing the college and Memorial University with healthy funding levels that secure good jobs and uplifts the post-secondary sector, 1607, 1699–1700, 1747, 2089–2090, 2157–2158

Environment and Climate Change

Climate change

Urging government to declare a climate emergency, invest substantially in public transit infrastructure province-wide, cease subsidies of oil and gas companies and introduce legislation that bans the advertising for oil and gas companies, 4302–4303

Finance

Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)

Urging government to bring an HST rebate on home heating, 5313, 6925–6926
Urging government to remove the provincial portion of the HST from children's car seats, children's clothing, children's diapers and children's footwear, 4891–4892

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Storm surge

Urge government to immediately expedite the cleanup of contaminated sites on Spotted Island to protect the marine life, ecosystem, land and resources in that area, 6857–6858

Health care

Dental care

Urging government to ensure easy, affordable access to dental care for low-income seniors until the federal dental support expands this fall, 2298–2299

Diabetes

Urging government to ensure easy, reliable and affordable access to insulin for all residents suffering from diabetes, 1248

Hospitals

Urging government to provide a retention bonus to all eligible hospital support staff, 1408–1409, 1469–1470, 1565

Long-term care

Urging government to change its current policy of separating couples due to their differing levels of care in a publicly funded, universal long-term care system and direct regional health boards to do the same and pass legislation to this effect, 51–52, 1110–1111, 4787–4788

Nurses

Urging government to implement a plan and timeline to eliminate the use of private agency travel nurses in our province and focus on retention and recruitment efforts within our public system, 3459–3460, 5003–5004

Housing

Urging government to build more government-funded housing and social housing markets to help people in need, 5071–5072
Urging government to draft and release a credible plan to tackle housing affordability and build 60,000 news homes in this province by 2030, 2538–2539
Urging government to immediately develop a plan and timeline to have all vacant NLHC units on Livingstone Street and in the neighbouring streets repaired and ready for occupancy within a year and develop a plan to complete renovations and maintenance on all NLHC units within 18 months; and to invest the necessary funding and hire the necessary workers to complete the renovations within the above timelines and work with other government and non-government agencies and organizations to support people who live there remain safely housed, 7092–7093
Urging government to introduce legislation recognizing housing as a human right, 3611, 5767–5768
Urging government to introduce legislation to limit the amount rent can be increased annually, 3524–3525, 3793–3794, 5543–5544, 6742
Urging government to update the landlord tenancies act to make holding fees illegal, 5151–5152

Industry, Energy and Technology

Green industries

Urging government to introduce just transition legislation, ensuring high-quality union jobs, guaranteeing workers the supports they need to join the new green workforce and ensuring local communities are the primary beneficiaries of the green transformation, 743–744

Justice and Public Safety

Sexual assault survivors

Urging government to acknowledge that the status quo is failing survivors of sexual assault; undertake a review of the K-to-12 curriculum to identify gaps in education; and implement alternative justice options throughout the province, 106–107, 1348, 2015

Labour

Health care workers

Urging government to treat every health care worker with the same respect and to raise the wages of every health care worker to be a living wage, 5279

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Citizens' Representative Act

Urging government to amend the Citizens' Representative Act to include all municipalities in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the current schedule, 4375

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Urging government to commit to develop active and public transportation options in the province through legislative and budgetary means and to cease any further highway expansions without providing robust traffic studies, including factoring inter- and intra-community public transit, 2351, 2446–2447

Veterans

Urging government to immediately restore the number of designated beds at the pavilion for veterans to pre-2022 numbers and to develop a plan to increase the number of dedicated beds to accommodate post-Korean Conflict and those who might need them, 4945–4946

Pharmacy Act, 2024 (Bill 66)

Second reading, 4607
Committee, 4618–4619, 4620, 4621, 4622, 4623, 4624–4625

Point of Order

Language, unparliamentary

"arse," 1639
"bullshit," 6457
"drowning students," 5587–5588
"jerk," 5586–5587
"lacks a political backbone," 7576
"liar," 2726, 2743–2744, 3438
"misinformation," 4741–4742
"misleading," 7223–7224

Second reading

Speaker had not returned to second reading after amendment, 3750–3751

Point of Privilege

Not allowing Members to have advance copies of legislation is an obstruction of Members' duties on behalf of constituents, 4850–4851

Provincial Health Authority Act (Bill 20)

Second reading, 771–773, 773(22)–773(26)

Amendment (Referral to a Committee)

Debate, 686

Committee, 887(20)–887(22), 887(57)–887(59), 938(4)–938(5), 938(8)–938(9), 938(13), 938(16)–938(17), 938(18)

Provincial Health Authority Act (Amdt.) and Fatalities Investigations Act (Amdt.) (Bill 85)

Committee, 5821–5823, 5824, 5827, 5828, 5829

Public Safety Act (Amdt.) (Bill 95)

Second reading, 5722–5723

Public Service

Graduate Recruitment Program

Welcoming new recruits, 3720

Quotations

Chomsky, Noam, 159
Dickens, Charles

A Christmas Carol, 6036

Douglas, Tommy, 17, 22
Earhart, Amelia, 181
Humphrey, Hubert, 17
Maxwell, John C., 2227
McCrae, John, 4927
O'Donohue, John, 574, 2477, 3849
Owen, Wilfred, 4925–4926

Registered Nurses Act, 2008 (Amdt.) (Bill 84)

Second reading, 5329–5330

Remembrance Day

Premier reflects on Remembrance Day and Newfoundland and Labrador's contributions in World War I, 5263

Resolution, Government

Environment and Climate Change

Climate Change

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

Debate, 2697–2699
Amendment

Moved, 2698

House of Assembly

Office of the Child and Youth Advocate

Appointment of Linda Clemens-Spurrell

Debate, 114–116

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5896–5899

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

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

Procedural Rules of Debate

Debate, 6054–6056

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, 6082–6087, 6133, 6134, 6135, 6136, 6137, 6231–6232, 6233, 6234, 6235, 6236, 6267, 6268, 6352, 6353–6354, 6379–6380, 6381, 6382–6383, 6496–6500

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, 5664–5665

Resolution, Private Member's

Finance

Home heating

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

Debate, 5387–5389

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Fisheries

House of Assembly to express to Government of Canada its strong opposition to unilateral fisheries management decisions and demand the establishment of a joint Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador fisheries management board to give our province a direct say in the management of our most historic and important resource industry

Debate, 491–494

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, 3814–3816

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, 4718–4719

Privatization

Urging government to say no to any further privatization of our health care system, roll back current privatization, and invest in a publicly funded, publicly administered, public health care system

Notice of motion, 1407
Moved, 1566–1568
Debate, 1583–1585

Vaccines

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

Debate, 6947–6949

Memorial University of Newfoundland

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

Urging government to bring forward legislation to require the "Ode to Newfoundland" and the "Ode to Labrador" to be sung at graduation ceremonies at Memorial University's convocation

Debate, 2464–2466

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

Debate, 827–828

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”

Debate, 7595–7597

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, 6023–6025

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

Second reading, 1859(21)–1859(24)
Committee, 2414–2417

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

Second reading, 1169–1173

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

Second reading, 6821–6823

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Government recognizes the completion of the Trail of the Caribou, 836

Rulings

Member will not be recognized until he withdraws his statements, 3438

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

Second reading, 598–601
Committee, 628, 629, 630–633, 634, 635, 636, 638

Amendment—Clause 25

Moved, 638

Third reading, 689–690

Search and Rescue

Celebrating the crew of the Elite Navigator, 5363

Seniors

In the spirit of Seniors' Month, will government finally deliver for seniors and announce the specific details of the $10 million earmarked for seniors' poverty reduction, 4784
Is the Minister saying that the Seniors' Well-Being plan is about burying seniors, 3863
Seniors of Distinction Awards

Minister congratulates the 2024 Seniors of Distinction, 5985

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, 6023–6025

Will Minister implement rent and vacancy controls so that seniors do not have to worry about losing their homes, 5067

Speech from the Throne

Select Committee Appointment (Address in Reply)

Debate, 17–22

St. John's

Tributes

Boland, Rick—Celebrating the life of theatre artist and community advocate, 3634–3635
Saunders, Bill—World War II veteran, 575–576

St. John's Centre (District)

Business/entrepreneurship

Coady's Metal Works—Blacksmithing in St. John's for 142 years, 4284
Newbornlander—Sewing Hope Program—Constanza Safatle, 7028
SpiceX Blackmarsh Superette—congratulating Mithun Mathew on entrepreneurial spirit and adding own vibrant twist to beloved local landmark, 7209–7210
Tom Brennan Barbour Shop—Tony Brennan, 6909

Clubs/organizations

Buckmaster's Circle Boys and Girls Club—Acknowledging work of volunteers and sponsors for Warm Bellies project, 574–575
L'Arche Avalon—Acknowledging work in creating a more humane society, 834
VOWR—100 years of broadcasting, 4562

Education

2022 Council of the Federation Literacy Award—Stephens, Krista, 181

Standing Committees

Privileges and Elections Committee

Point of privilege to be referred to committee and committee to report back to the House

Debate, 4815–4816

Standing Orders

SO 36

Matters of urgent public importance

Adjournment of House to address housing emergency

Moved, 2582–2583

Adjournment of House to address serious cost of living and affordable housing crisis

Debate, 2542

Adjournment of House to declare housing emergency

Moved, 2734–2736

Supplementary Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Bill 2)

Committee, 77–79

Amendment—Schedule

Moved, 79

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

Committee, 1292(13)–1292(15)

Tabled Documents

Housing

Letter of February 23 to Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and letter to Minister of Housing, 3648
Letter sent to Minister on October 6 2023, 2576

Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour

Press release on pay equity legislation, 522

Torngat Mountains (District)

Housing costs, 18

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Colonial Building

Comments on, 17–18

Tourism

Will Minister admit that the real concern around the opening of the Colonial Building was about the tourist season, and not the well-being of the neighbourhood and those experiencing homelessness, 4542

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Urging government to commit to develop active and public transportation options in the province through legislative and budgetary means and to cease any further highway expansions without providing robust traffic studies, including factoring inter- and intra-community public transit, 2351, 2446–2447

Procurement strategies

New strategies helping support provincial suppliers and assure sustainability, 3657

Tributes

Bragg, Derrick, 3439–3440
Cole, Bob, 3443–3444
Perlin, John Crosbie, 182
Pinsent, Gordon, 1033

Unknown Soldier

Premier acknowledges repatriation of unknown First World War soldier, 4925–4927

Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000 (Amdt.) and City of St. John's Municipal Taxation Act (Amdt.) (Bill 93)

Committee, 5831(25)–5831(27)

Veterans

Urging government to immediately restore the number of designated beds at the pavilion for veterans to pre-2022 numbers and to develop a plan to increase the number of dedicated beds to accommodate post-Korean Conflict and those who might need them, 4945–4946

Violence

How will government ensure that vulnerable women fleeing domestic abuse receive their cost of living relief cheques rather than their abusers, 44
Iris Kirby House

Number of admissions and turn aways, 18

Volunteers

National Volunteer Week

Recogntion of, 3906

Wild Life Act (Amdt.) (Bill 10)

Second reading, 805–807
Committee, 815, 816, 817

Women and Gender Equality

Employment

Skills training

Supporting women in the workplace, 357

International Women's Day 2023

Recognition of, 1185

International Women's Day 2024

Recognition of, 3636

International Women's Day 2025

Recognition of, 6728

Purple Ribbon Campaign

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

Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act, 2022 (Bill 18)

Second reading, 870–871

DINN, PAUL (PC) (TOPSAIL - PARADISE)

Animal Health and Protection Act (Amdt.) (Bill 65)

Committee, 5183–5184

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 1859(1)–1859(4)
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 1585–1588
Sub-amendment

Debate, 1722–1726

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 2134–2137

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 2137(52)–2137(53)

Social Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 2137(4)–2137(7)

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 4276–4280
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 4013–4017
Sub-amendment

Debate, 4183–4187

Estimates

Social Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 4307

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 7106–7110
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 7462(28)–7462(31)
Sub-amendment

Debate, 7405–7408

Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland and Labrador Act (Amdt.) (Bill 90)

Committee, 6902(57)–6902(58), 6902(59)

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

Committee, 2796

Conception Bay South (Town)

Municipalities

Conception Bay South athletic awards and hall of fame induction ceremony, 1591

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

Can the Minister confirm whether a ransom was paid and information retrieved in relation to the PowerSchool cyberattack on December 28, 7623

Education

Absenteeism

Comments in Budget 2024 debate, 4184–4185

Budget 2024

Is there anything in the multiple government reports worth actioning, 4004–4005

Budget 2025

I'd like the Minister to provide this House exactly where that money is going, how many teachers, how many teachers' assistants are being hired, 7430
Minister highlighting continued investment in K-12 system by government, 7168

Child care

Comments in Budget Speech 2023, 1725
Minister highlights actions to increase access to affordable child care, 6911–6912
Newfoundland and Labrador ranked among top provinces in early learning and child care efforts, 4477
Urging government to develop a strategy in the short term that will allow daycares to employ child care workers that are either retirees, former teachers or other support workers that have the credentials to be grandfathered in and assist with the current shortage of early childhood care workers, 1606–1607
Urging government to immediately take the necessary action to ensure that accessible child care is as much available as it is affordable, 4744–4745
Why does Minister continue to ignore private daycare workers, 5065
Why do we continue to hear about arbitrary changes to the rules and payment schedules, 5065
Why is Minister refusing to meet with private operators' association to discuss the issue, 5065

College of the North Atlantic (CNA)

Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges 2024—Top 10, 7566
Minister congratulates college for receiving Silver Program Excellence Award for Early Childhood Education from Colleges and Institutes Canada, 4563

Curriculum

Minister highlights curriculum resource additions to commemorate Confederation 75, 5219

Early Childhood Educators Week

Recognition of, 7613

Inclusive education

Urging government to increase funding; enhance professional development and ongoing training; improve equity access to services; and implement regular policy review, 5701–5702

Instructional Resource Teacher

What has Minister done to help students who are falling behind, 3253
Why are students left to wait for support, 3253–3254
Why should a parent pay out of pocket because the approved and allocated resources are not available, 3253

Korean delegates

Minister welcomes Korean delegates to discuss education opportunities, 4930

Learning Disabilities Association

Minister recognizes association's work on adult literacy, 4878

Planning

How much is rebranding going to cost, 3106
How much savings have been found by the integration of the English School District, 3106
When is Minister going to stop making excuses, creating reports, and take action, 4005

School buses

Give the complaints we continue to hear about buses stopping on four-lane highways with little, if any, safe place for the kids to wait, what plan is in place to ensure young students will be picked up and dropped off at safe location in the coming school year, 7574–7575
Urging government to eliminate the 1.6 kilometre policy for all elementary schools in the province and in junior and senior high schools where safety is a primary concern, 1467

Schools

Can Minister table the enrollment projections in the House for the three schools and the document on which she based her decisions, 4540
Can Minister table the proposed operational plan for the Grade 9 students, 4207, 4208
Can the Minister tell this House when the high school for Paradise will open, 7527
Did Minister actually look at the feedback that was received on the school reconfiguration, 4540
Given that a new building to alleviate overcrowding is years away, what is Minister's plan in the meantime, 3786
Has the government conducted any air quality testing to ensure the safety of students and staff, 7526
If the Minister can't respond to an urgent health and safety issue, what level of confidence can you give that any response will be forthcoming in a timely manner, 7574
Urging government to see need for a high school in Paradise and plan a course of action, 199, 854–855, 1197–1198, 1700–1701, 2536–2537, 5069–5070
What action is being taken to ensure a new high school in Paradise, 2525
What is Minister's plan to address overcrowding in schools like Leary's Brook Junior High, Larkhall Academy and St. Andrew's, given that a new building is still years away, 3785
What is the timeline for the high school in Paradise to actually open, 3452
What measures are in place now to ensure all schools are ready in advance of next year, 7574
What will be done next year, what measures will be taken to ensure these key roles and postings are filled well in advance of the school starting, 7575
When is Minister going to have a plan for disruptions to schools, 3786
When will much-needed high school for Paradise be constructed, 2081–2082
When will Paradise families have a high school constructed in their community, 2524
When will parents and students finally see a detailed plan, 3787
When will the government come clean with the residents on the progress of Kenmount Terrace school and the date of full completion, 7526
Who is actually benefiting from the reconfiguration plan, 4206–4207
Why does Minister think that the reconfiguration of school system will help, when Leary's Brook Junior High School will actually end up with more students, 4206
Will high school in Paradise accommodate all of the high school students in Paradise, 3453
Will parents see an updated school safety plan for Prince of Wales Collegiate before the end of the school year, 4207
Will the Kenmount Terrace school open as promised for September 2026, 7525
Will there be an allocation in this coming budget for a high school in Paradise, 2525
With regard to the Prince of Wales Collegiate reconfiguration, does Minister feel that a 10-day process is long enough to move hundreds of children and upend families, 4539

School safety

Comments in Budget 2024 debate, 4184
Is Minister listening to the alarm bells from the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association on classroom violence, 4004
Since the amalgamation of the school boards, can the Minister point to a single security improvement to make our schools safer, 7429
What has the government done in light of this latest violent incident at a school, 7428
What specific action has the Minister taken since the student was arrested at McDonald Drive Junior High with a weapon, 6606
What urgency has the government placed on dealing with the increasing violence in schools, 6607
When is Minister going to take action on the increasing violence in classrooms, 4004
Why can NLHS be proactive while this government are paralyzed with inaction when it comes to our school system, 7429

Teachers

Why has government ignored all of the warning signs, and the alarms raised by the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association, 4641
Will Minister finally admit that her failure to address the teacher crisis has led to an explosion of unqualified, untrained people in our classrooms, 4641

Electrical Power Control Act, 1994 (Amdt.) and Public Utilities Act (Amdt.) (Bill 34)

Committee

Amendment—Clause 13

Debate, 2387

Embalmers and Funeral Directors Act, 2008 (Amdt) (Bill 51)

Committee, 2812

Essential Ambulance Services Act (Bill 24)

Second reading, 962–965

Fair Registration Practices Act (Bill 15)

Second reading, 437–439

Finance

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

Debate, 3008–3010

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Fisheries

House of Assembly to express to Government of Canada its strong opposition to unilateral fisheries management decisions and demand the establishment of a joint Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador fisheries management board to give our province a direct say in the management of our most historic and important resource industry

Debate, 495–497

Future Fund Act (Bill 5)

Committee, 163–165

Health care

Ambulance

Are we seeing an increase in ambulance trips due to a lack of access to basic health care, 2439
Can Minister confirm that following a violent shooting, an ambulance had to drive from Whitbourne, 5227
Can Minister confirm whether an ambulance arrived on the scene of the Conception Bay South shooting victim, 5272
Can Minister elaborate on the seriousness of the weekend incident and how it came to be resolved, 947
Can other health care services that are provided by the private sector expect to see similar legislation, 947
How can first responders continue to work with such ridiculous amounts of overtime, 247
How many red alerts have there been this year and will Minister table the numbers in the House, 247

Babies switched at birth

Why does government continue to ignore families of babies switched at birth, 364–365
Will Minister apologize to families on behalf of the provincial government and review this, 364

Cancellation lists

Why is process for cancellation lists not in place, so that people won't be told to call back in a couple of months, 2153

Cancer

When will cancer patients be able to receive radiation treatment here at home, 1458–1459
Why are radiation therapists leaving in droves, 1459

Child psychologist

Why is government failing families and their children who need these services, 581

Crisis, Health Care System

Does Minister agree with Nurses' Union that health care has gotten worse over the last two years, 467
Does Minister agree with president of Nurses' Union comment stating health care is in a dire situation, 468
How can patients expect quality care if Liberals continue to allow an exodus of health care workers, 648
What is the rate of patient harm in our health care system due to chronic understaffing, 468
Why is Premier focussed on infrastructure when he hasn't even started the retention and recruitment plan for health care professionals in this province, 649

Diabetes

Urging government to provide funding programs to those in need of a glucose monitoring system as a proactive approach to allow for better management of our diabetes and more stable, healthier outcomes, 660, 3649–3650, 5001–5002
Why didn't Minister take the advice of Diabetes Canada, 2440
Why does government continue to ignore the Health Accord recommendation for people with diabetes to have continuous glucose monitors, 900
Will government provide Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with the proper supports to manage diabetes, 900

Doctors

How many calls has Premier taken from out-of-province doctors, and how many have a job offer, 39
How much longer will people be forced to drive hours to see a doctor, 841
Urging government to establish a fertility clinic within the province providing full fertility services, including IVF, to hopeful mothers and families, in the interim, provide financial assistance to assist out-of-province fertility treatment and services, 7480–7481
What are people without a family doctor supposed to do, 1242–1243
When will Fogo Island get a full-time family doctor, 786
When will Premier cut the red tape stopping doctors from practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador, 39–40
Why are doctors continuing to leave under this Liberal government's watch, 305
Why couldn't doctor practice in our province, despite approval from the college, 785

Dose splitting

Are split medication doses being used in this province for certain eye diseases, 2341–2342
Is department aware of any adverse patient effects due to the use of dose splitting, 2342
Is Minister aware that there are dose splits being used in the province, 2342
What steps has department taken to investigate this matter and to ensure that there are no risks to patients, 2342

Emergency rooms

Can the people of Connaigre Peninsula expect the same downgrade of service as Whitbourne, 1098
Comments on challenges at Health Sciences Centre, 1723–1724
Does 500 days of emergency room closures sound like progress, 2488
Was there any adverse health event this past weekend in relation to the provision of emergency ambulance services, 946
What assurances can Minister provide to ensure situations such as an 83-year-old senior waiting for hours in hallway for CT scan no longer happen, 899–900
When will emergency room closures finally end, 94
When will failures of the Liberal government to staff emergency rooms finally stop, 1869
When will government bring all health care professions to the table and start working collaboratively to bring our system out of crisis, 950
When will government get its act together and create an atmosphere where health care workers are respected and can do their work without having to fight government at every turn, 949–950
When will people of the St. Lawrence area not have to worry about their emergency room being closed, 1869
Why is government allowing private ambulance workers to be underpaid relative to their public sector counterparts, when obviously their work is similar and equally essential, 946
Why was no ambulance available in Conception Bay South area, at the time of the violent shooting, 5227
Will Baie Verte Peninsula lose their emergency services the same way the people of Whitbourne have, 1097–1098
Will Burin's emergency services be downgraded to urgent care, like Whitbourne, 1097
Will Minister act before the luck runs out for emergency room closures, 94
Will Minister commit to a thorough review and release of the findings regarding whether an ambulance was dispatched or not, 5272
Will Minister review dynamic approach to responding to incident in Whitbourne, 5227–5228
Will the Burin Peninsula lose their emergency service as has Whitbourne, 1097

Family care teams

Highlighting successes throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, 2669

Fertility treatments

Comments in budget debate, 4278
Outside of a small travel subsidy, what has government done for IVF in this province, 363
Urging government to establish a fertility treatment clinic within the province providing full fertility services including IVF for hopeful mothers and families, 478–479, 748–749, 1971–1972, 3673–3674
Were these just more empty promises, 739–740
When will IVF services be available in this province, 364
Will Liberal government live up to their promise to create an IVF clinic in this province, 2439

Health Accord

Can Minister table the strategic recruitment plan which was asked for, 1740–1741
When can seniors and their families expect action to provide quality and accessible care and protection of older persons in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1041
Will Minister provide an update and timeline on Provincial Frail and Elderly Program to address the critical need of our population, 1740
Will Minister provide update and timeline for legislation to provide appropriate, quality, and accessible care and protection for older persons in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1740
Will Minister table the long-term evaluation plan related to the implementation of the Accord, 1739

Health transfer payments

Comments on, 1724–1725

Home care

How can government sit idly by without ensuring that our seniors are receiving the home support services that they need and rightfully deserve, 1966
When can seniors and their families expect this government to take their issues seriously, 1966–1967
Why is the care for our seniors not a priority for this government, 1966

Hospitals

Should residents of Whitbourne assume that their clinic is closed for good, 842

Long-term care

Comments in Budget 2024 debate, 4186
Has Minister succeeded in ensuring all of these seniors and their families have not been negatively impacted, 2754–2755
Urging government to enact legislation that allows couples to stay together even as they age and even at the highest level of care, 1880–1881, 2246, 2495, 4854–4855
Urging government to provide the level of resources to ensure residents in long-term care and all other applicable regional health facilities, housing persons with dementia, Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive debilitating conditions receive appropriate safety, protection from injuries, proper hygiene care and all other required care on a consistent basis, 4946
What measures will be implemented before seniors face more violence, 1042
When will government finally ensure that our seniors are safe, 1041
With clock ticking for seniors, what action has Minister taken to remedy the financial hardship for seniors in personal care homes, 2754

Mammography

With the anxiety created by the recent mammography issue, what is government doing to address the wait-lists, 306
With the mammography review now complete, what concrete steps is government taking to ensure this never happens again, 306

Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP)

When will Minister adjust the Medical Transportation Assistance Program so people in this province can afford to see a doctor, 841–842

Mental health

How can we ensure that the people of our province get the mental health care they need with a 50 per cent vacancy rate for psychologists, 1242
How does Minister expect to provide long-term mental health care supports in new facility when he can't even staff the current facilities, 582
Is government admitting that they have failed patients that require long-term continuity of care, 1243
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, 4711–4713

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, 1247, 1563–1564, 1812, 2833–2834, 3609–3610, 3864–3865, 4215, 4702, 5540–5541, 6611–6612
What does Minister say to a mother who desperately wants to find help for her teenage son battling with addictions and mental health struggles, 4296
What is Minister's plan for wraparound supports for those with addictions and mental health challenges, 4295
What urgency is being placed on providing immediate life-saving care to those in need, 2827
When can we expect a recruitment and retention plan that specifically addresses mental health care professionals, 1804–1805
When will Liberal government heed the words of those with lived experience and address this mental health care crisis, 2827
When will long-term mental health care get the attention it deserves, or will Kristi have to protest another 100 weeks, 582
When will Premier make mental health a priority, because mental health affects everyone, 2828
When will the obvious backlog in access to mental health services finally be addressed, 1804
Where are residents of rural Newfoundland and Labrador expected to turn without mental health supports in their community, 1805
Why does access to long-term mental health care continue to get worse on Minister's watch, 1242

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

Recognizing the amalgamation of the four former regional health authorities, 1393–1394

Nurses

Are increasing nurse vacancies a sign of government's success in recruitment, 2237
How can government announce regulatory changes without first informing the Nurses' Union on how these changes will work, 1458
How can Minister continue to abandon nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1401
How can people trust Minister to fix the nursing problem if he doesn't know how big it is, 2237–2238
Urge government to provide nursing students with fair compensation for clinical placements that exceed 48 hours per semester, reflecting the time and effort they dedicate to their clinical work, 6694–6695
What does Minister say to nurses from our province who work alongside travel nurses while being paid substantially less, 2081
When will we see the concerns of nurses in our province addressed, 2081
Why does government continue to shortchange nurses, 2080
Why do nurses continue to flee the system under this Liberal government's watch, 1400
Why do nurses in our province continue to feel so disrespected and undervalued by government, 1400
Why is Minister adding another layer to the system without engaging pharmacists and nurses on solutions staring him in the face, 517
Why is Minister looking to introduce a new health care provider when he is not fully utilizing those in the system, 517
Will Minister fully implement the nurses' plan for better health care in this province, 649
Will Minister instruct the Health Authority to ask nurses why they are leaving or switching to casual, make the responses anonymous, and publish the results, 2238
Will nurses be given paid leave and time off to complete the training required to prescribe medications, 1458

Paramedics

What is being done to ensure that we retain our valuable first responders and allow them to work towards a well-earned retirement, 96
When will a backup plan for every paramedic service in this province be publicly released, 1335
Why are paramedics continuing to leave under this government, 306
Why has Liberal government chosen to ignore our paramedics, 1335
Will Minister take action to stabilize paramdedicine in our province, 1336

Prescription Drug Program

Expanded access to anti-coagulants, 1233

Vaccines

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

Debate, 6949–6951

World Family Doctor Day

Recognition of, 2335

Highway Traffic Act (Amdt.) (Bill 9)

Second reading, 535–538, 544–546
Committee, 563

Highway Traffic Act (Amdt.) and Provincial Offences Act (Amdt.) (Bill 79)

Second reading, 4959–4960

House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5941–5944

Housing

Urging government to immediately take steps to reduce the lack of social housing in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Debate, 3218–3220

Interim Supply Act, 2023 (Bill 21)

Committee, 1067–1068, 1256–1258

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3537–3539

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Committee, 6697–6699, 6772–6774

Law Enforcement Oversight Commission Act (Bill 102)

Committee, 6617, 6618, 6619–6622, 6802–6803

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

Second reading, 259–263
Committee, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 289

Members' Statements

Arts

Canadian Improv Games, 2025—King's Jesters to represent province at national tournament, 6727
Lilly, Mila—Mr. Monkey: Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Banana—Paradise, 7563–7564
Salt Beef Junkies—Highlighting young rising stars and wishing them continued success, 2227

Awards, miscellaneous

Miss Newfoundland and Labrador—Coles, Megan—Topsail - Paradise (District), 4358–4359

Business/entrepreneurship

Crazy for Carrots—Young entrepreneurs recognized for fundraising for charity—Topsail - Paradise (District), 3096–3097

Clubs/organizations

Killick Trefoil Guild—Recognizing contribution of women active with guiding groups—Topsail - Paradise (District), 1955
Lions Club

Thanking Paradise Centennial Lions Club for its work since 2018, 4833–4834

Paradise Adventure 50+ and Worsely Park 50+ clubs—Recognizing seniors groups that foster active, healthy lifestyles—Topsail - Paradise (District), 2517
Topsail United Church Men's Club—Acknowledging their work and contributions, 3849

Education

Acknowledging student champions of litter cleanup—Octagon Pond Elementary School—Abby, Evelyn and Liam—Topsail - Paradise (District), 3390
Gill, Mason—winner of Elks Avalon Spelling Bee, 7328–7329

Municipalities

2024 Municipal Awards ceremony—Paradise, 4628–4629
Conception Bay South athletic awards and hall of fame induction ceremony, 1591

Sports/recreation

Canada Winter Games

Acknowledging gold medal earned by Maddox Glover in men's Special Olympics Level II Figure Skating, 1330

Karate

Three-time world champion—Power, Emily—Topsail - Paradise (District), 575

Kickboxing

World Association of Kickboxing Organization—National Kickboxing Championship—Acknowledging achievements of Paradise Warrior Elite Kickboxing Club, 5051–5052

Premier's Athletic Awards of Excellence

Congratulating 14 athletes from District of Topsail - Paradise, 2745
Recognizing 8 athletes from District of Topsail - Paradise, 5525

Sledge hockey

Invited to try out for Canada's National Para Hockey selection camp—Baggs, Gavin, 889

Taekwondo

Crocker, Kaiden—won silver medal at Pan American Games—Paradise, 6979–6980

Tributes

Anstey, Jake—Paradise, 5297

Volunteers

Acknowledging fundraising efforts of young skater—Ryan, Sully—Topsail - Paradise (District), 3634
Acknowledging volunteers and organizations for their contributions to our communities, 5833
Collection of pull tabs from aluminum cans for donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities—Hynes, Tyler—Topsail - Paradise (District), 4103–4104
Memorial University Tickle Swim—Raising awareness of mental health and mental illness—Participation of daughters Amanda, Lauren, and Morgan Dinn—Topsail - Paradise (District), 298–299

Memorial University Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 69)

Second reading, 3679–3680
Committee, 3683, 3684–3685, 3686, 3692–3693

Ministerial Statements

Curling

Congratulating Team Gushue on winning the 2023 Brier, 1067

Education

Budget 2025

Minister highlighting continued investment in K-12 system by government

response, 7168

Child care

Minister highlights actions to increase access to affordable child care

response, 6911–6912

Newfoundland and Labrador ranked among top provinces in early learning and child care efforts

response, 4477

College of the North Atlantic (CNA)

Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges 2024—Top 10

response, 7566

Minister congratulates college for receiving Silver Program Excellence Award for Early Childhood Education from Colleges and Institutes Canada

response, 4563

Curriculum

Minister highlights curriculum resource additions to commemorate Confederation 75

response, 5219

Early Childhood Educators Week

Recognition of

response, 7613

Korean delegates

Minister welcomes Korean delegates to discuss education opportunities

response, 4930

Learning Disabilities Association

Minister recognizes association's work on adult literacy

response, 4878

Research Inspired Student Enrichment Awards (Rise Awards)

2025—Celebrating winners

response, 7080–7081

Health care

Family Care Teams

Highlighting successes throughout Newfoundland and Labrador

response, 2669

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Service

Recognizing the amalgamation of the four former regional health authorities

response, 1393–1394

Prescription Drug Program

Expanded access to anti-coagulants

response, 1233

World Family Doctor Day

Recognition of

response, 2335

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), 6427–6429, 6430

Oral Questions

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

Can the Minister confirm whether a ransom was paid and information retrieved in relation to the PowerSchool cyberattack on December 28, 7623

Education

Budget 2024

Is there anything in the multiple government reports worth actioning, 4004–4005

Budget 2025

I'd like the Minister to provide this House exactly where that money is going, how many teachers, how many teachers' assistants are being hired, 7430

Child care

Why does Minister continue to ignore private daycare workers, 5065
Why do we continue to hear about arbitrary changes to the rules and payment schedules, 5065
Why is Minister refusing to meet with private operators' association to discuss the issue, 5065

Instructional Resource Teacher

What has Minister done to help students who are falling behind, 3253
Why are students left to wait for support, 3253–3254
Why should a parent pay out of pocket because the approved and allocated resources are not available, 3253

Planning

How much is rebranding going to cost, 3106
How much savings have been found by the integration of the English School District, 3106

School buses

Give the complaints we continue to hear about buses stopping on four-lane highways with little, if any, safe place for the kids to wait, what plan is in place to ensure young students will be picked up and dropped off at safe location in the coming school year, 7574–7575

Schools

Can Minister table the enrollment projections in the House for the three schools and the document on which she based her decisions, 4540
Can Minister table the proposed operational plan for the Grade 9 students, 4207, 4208
Can the Minister tell this House when the high school for Paradise will open, 7527
Did Minister actually look at the feedback that was received on the school reconfiguration, 4540
Given that a new building to alleviate overcrowding is years away, what is Minister's plan in the meantime, 3786
Has the government conducted any air quality testing to ensure the safety of students and staff, 7526
If the Minister can't respond to an urgent health and safety issue, what level of confidence can you give that any response will be forthcoming in a timely manner, 7574
What action is being taken to ensure a new high school in Paradise, 2525
What is Minister's plan to address overcrowding in schools like Leary's Brook Junior High, Larkhall Academy and St. Andrew's, given that a new building is still years away, 3785
What is the timeline for the high school in Paradise to actually open, 3452
What measures are in place now to ensure all schools are ready in advance of next year, 7574
What will be done next year, what measures will be taken to ensure these key roles and postings are filled well in advance of the school starting, 7575
When is Minister going to have a plan for disruptions to schools, 3786
When will much-needed high school for Paradise be constructed, 2081–2082
When will Paradise families have a high school constructed in their community, 2524
When will parents and students finally see a detailed plan, 3787
When will the government come clean with the residents on the progress of Kenmount Terrace school and the date of full completion, 7526
Who is actually benefiting from the reconfiguration plan, 4206–4207
Why does Minister think that the reconfiguration of school system will help, when Leary's Brook Junior High School will actually end up with more students, 4206
Will high school in Paradise accommodate all of the high school students in Paradise, 3453
Will parents see an updated school safety plan for Prince of Wales Collegiate before the end of the school year, 4207
Will the Kenmount Terrace school open as promised for September 2026, 7525
Will there be an allocation in this coming budget for a high school in Paradise, 2525
With regard to the Prince of Wales Collegiate reconfiguration, does Minister feel that a 10-day process is long enough to move hundreds of children and upend families, 4539

School safety

Is Minister listening to the alarm bells from the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association on classroom violence, 4004
Since the amalgamation of the school boards, can the Minister point to a single security improvement to make our schools safer, 7429
What has the government done in light of this latest violent incident at a school, 7428
What specific action has the Minister taken since the student was arrested at McDonald Drive Junior High with a weapon, 6606
What urgency has the government placed on dealing with the increasing violence in schools, 6607
When is Minister going to take action on the increasing violence in classrooms, 4004
Why can NLHS be proactive while this government are paralyzed with inaction when it comes to our school system, 7429

Teachers

Why has government ignored all of the warning signs, and the alarms raised by the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association, 4641
Will Minister finally admit that her failure to address the teacher crisis has led to an explosion of unqualified, untrained people in our classrooms, 4641

Health care

Ambulance

Are we seeing an increase in ambulance trips due to a lack of access to basic health care, 2439
Can Minister confirm that following a violent shooting, an ambulance had to drive from Whitbourne, 5227
Can Minister confirm whether an ambulance arrived on the scene of the Conception Bay South shooting victim, 5272
Can Minister elaborate on the seriousness of the weekend incident and how it came to be resolved, 947
Can other health care services that are provided by the private sector expect to see similar legislation, 947
How can first responders continue to work with such ridiculous amounts of overtime, 247
How many red alerts have there been this year and will Minister table the numbers in the House, 247
Was there any adverse health event this past weekend in relation to the provision of emergency ambulance services, 946
When will government bring all health care professions to the table and start working collaboratively to bring our system out of crisis, 950
When will government get its act together and create an atmosphere where health care workers are respected and can do their work without having to fight government at every turn, 949–950
Why is government allowing private ambulance workers to be underpaid relative to their public sector counterparts, when obviously their work is similar and equally essential, 946
Why was no ambulance available in Conception Bay South area, at the time of the violent shooting, 5227
Will Minister commit to a thorough review and release of the findings regarding whether an ambulance was dispatched or not, 5272
Will Minister review dynamic approach to responding to incident in Whitbourne, 5227–5228

Babies switched at birth

Why does government continue to ignore families of babies switched at birth, 364–365
Will Minister apologize to families on behalf of the provincial government and review this, 364

Cancellation lists

Why is process for cancellation lists not in place, so that people won't be told to call back in a couple of months, 2153

Cancer

When will cancer patients be able to receive radiation treatment here at home, 1458–1459
Why are radiation therapists leaving in droves, 1459

Child psychologist

Why is government failing families and their children who need these services, 581

Crisis, Health Care System

Does Minister agree with Nurses' Union that health care has gotten worse over the last two years, 467
Does Minister agree with president of Nurses' Union comment stating health care is in a dire situation, 468
How can patients expect quality care if Liberals continue to allow an exodus of health care workers, 648
What is the rate of patient harm in our health care system due to chronic understaffing, 468
Why is Premier focussed on infrastructure when he hasn't even started the retention and recruitment plan for health care professionals in this province, 649

Diabetes

Why didn't Minister take the advice of Diabetes Canada, 2440
Why does government continue to ignore the Health Accord recommendation for people with diabetes to have continuous glucose monitors, 900
Will government provide Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with the proper supports to manage diabetes, 900

Doctors

How many calls has Premier taken from out-of-province doctors, and how many have a job offer, 39
How much longer will people be forced to drive hours to see a doctor, 841
What are people without a family doctor supposed to do, 1242–1243
When will Fogo Island get a full-time family doctor, 786
When will Premier cut the red tape stopping doctors from practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador, 39–40
Why are doctors continuing to leave under this Liberal government's watch, 305
Why couldn't doctor practice in our province, despite approval from the college, 785

Dose splitting

Are split medication doses being used in this province for certain eye diseases, 2341–2342
Is department aware of any adverse patient effects due to the use of dose splitting, 2342
Is Minister aware that there are dose splits being used in the province, 2342
What steps has department taken to investigate this matter and to ensure that there are no risks to patients, 2342

Emergency rooms

Can the people of Connaigre Peninsula expect the same downgrade of service as Whitbourne, 1098
Does 500 days of emergency room closures sound like progress, 2488
What assurances can Minister provide to ensure situations such as an 83-year-old waiting for hours in hallway for CT scan no longer happen, 899–900
When will emergency room closures finally end, 94
When will failures of the Liberal government to staff emergency rooms finally stop, 1869
When will people of the St. Lawrence area not have to worry about their emergency room being closed, 1869
Will Baie Verte Peninsula lose their emergency services the same way the people of Whitbourne have, 1097–1098
Will Burin's emergency services be downgraded to urgent care, like Whitbourne, 1097
Will Minister act before the luck runs out for emergency room closures, 94
Will the Burin Peninsula lose their emergency service as has Whitbourne, 1097

Fertility treatments

Outside of a small travel subsidy, what has government done for IVF in this province, 363
Were these just more empty promises, 739–740
When will IVF services be available in this province, 364
Will Liberal government live up to their promise to create an IVF clinic in this province, 2439

Health Accord

Can Minister table the strategic recruitment plan which was asked for, 1740–1741
When can seniors and their families expect action to provide quality and accessible care and protection of older persons in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1041
Will Minister provide an update and timeline on Provincial Frail and Elderly Program to address the critical need of our population, 1740
Will Minister provide update and timeline for legislation to provide appropriate, quality, and accessible care and protection for older persons in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1740
Will Minister table the long-term evaluation plan related to the implementation of the Accord, 1739

Home care

How can government sit idly by without ensuring that our seniors are receiving the home support services that they need and rightfully deserve, 1966
When can seniors and their families expect this government to take their issues seriously, 1966–1967
Why is the care for our seniors not a priority for this government, 1966

Hospitals

Should residents of Whitbourne assume that their clinic is closed for good, 842

Long-term care

Has Minister succeeded in ensuring all of these seniors and their families have not been negatively impacted, 2754–2755
What measures will be implemented before seniors face more violence, 1042
When will government finally ensure that our seniors are safe, 1041
With clock ticking for seniors, what action has Minister taken to remedy the financial hardship for seniors in personal care homes, 2754

Mammography

With the anxiety created by the recent mammography issue, what is government doing to address the wait-lists, 306
With the mammography review now complete, what concrete steps is government taking to ensure this never happens again, 306

Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP)

When will Minister adjust the Medical Transportation Assistance Program so people in this province can afford to see a doctor, 841–842

Mental health

How can we ensure that the people of our province get the mental health care they need with a 50 per cent vacancy rate for psychologists, 1242
How does Minister expect to provide long-term mental health care supports in new facility when he can't even staff the current facilities, 582
Is government admitting that they have failed patients that require long-term continuity of care, 1243
What does Minister say to a mother who desperately wants to find help for her teenage son battling with addictions and mental health struggles, 4296
What is Minister's plan for wraparound supports for those with addictions and mental health challenges, 4295
What urgency is being placed on providing immediate life-saving care to those in need, 2827
When can we expect a recruitment and retention plan that specifically addresses mental health care professionals, 1804–1805
When will Liberal government heed the words of those with lived experience and address this mental health care crisis, 2827
When will long-term mental health care get the attention it deserves, or will Kristi have to protest another 100 weeks, 582
When will Premier make mental health a priority, because mental health affects everyone, 2828
When will the obvious backlog in access to mental health services finally be addressed, 1804
Where are residents of rural Newfoundland and Labrador expected to turn without mental health supports in their community, 1805
Why does access to long-term mental health care continue to get worse on Minister's watch, 1242

Nurses

Are increasing nurse vacancies a sign of government's success in recruitment, 2237
How can government announce regulatory changes without first informing the Nurses' Union on how these changes will work, 1458
How can Minister continue to abandon nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1401
How can people trust Minister to fix the nursing problem if he doesn't know how big it is, 2237–2238
What does Minister say to nurses from our province who work alongside travel nurses while being paid substantially less, 2081
When will we see the concerns of nurses in our province addressed, 2081
Why does government continue to shortchange nurses, 2080
Why do nurses continue to flee the system under this Liberal government's watch, 1400
Why do nurses in our province continue to feel so disrespected and undervalued by government, 1400
Why is Minister adding another layer to the system without engaging pharmacists and nurses on solutions staring him in the face, 517
Why is Minister looking to introduce a new health care provider when he is not fully utilizing those in the system, 517
Will Minister fully implement the nurses' plan for better health care in this province, 649
Will Minister instruct the Health Authority to ask nurses why they are leaving or switching to casual, make the responses anonymous, and publish the results, 2238
Will nurses be given paid leave and time off to complete the training required to prescribe medications, 1458

Paramedics

What is being done to ensure that we retain our valuable first responders and allow them to work towards a well-earned retirement, 96
When will a backup plan for every paramedic service in this province be publicly released, 1335
Why are paramedics continuing to leave under this government, 306
Why has Liberal government chosen to ignore our paramedics, 1335
Will Minister take action to stabilize paramdedicine in our province, 1336

Suicide

What does Minister suggest to family who reached out for help but feel disrespected and dismissed, 517
Why was family turned away from Waterford Hospital in their darkest hour, 515–516

Violence

After nine years, what progress has been made regarding violence in classrooms, 5845
Does Minister have anything to offer other than pilot projects and an increasing crime rate and violence in our schools, 5846

Paradise

Arts

Lilly, Mila—Mr. Monkey: Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Banana, 7563–7564

Clubs/organizations

Lions Club—Thanking Paradise Centennial Lions Club for its work since 2018, 4833–4834

Municipalities

2024 Municipal Awards ceremony, 4628–4629

Sports/recreation

Taekwondo

Crocker, Kaiden—won silver medal at Pan American Games, 6979–7980

Tributes

Anstey, Jake, 5297

Patient Safety Act (Amdt.) (Bill 31)

Second reading, 2196–2197
Committee, 2200, 2201, 2202

Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act (Bill 3)

Second reading, 335–339
Committee, 417

Pension Benefits Act, 1997 (Amdt.) (Bill 61)

Committee, 3382

Persons with disabilities

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”

Debate, 7597–7599

Petitions

Education

Child care

Urging government to develop a strategy in the short term that will allow daycares to employ child care workers that are either retirees, former teachers or other support workers that have the credentials to be grandfathered in and assist with the current shortage of early childhood care workers, 1606–1607
Urging government to immediately take the necessary action to ensure that accessible child care is as much available as it is affordable, 4744–4745

Inclusive education

Urging government to increase funding; enhance professional development and ongoing training; improve equity access to services; and implement regular policy review, 5701–5702

School buses

Urging government to eliminate the 1.6 kilometre policy for all elementary schools in the province and in junior and senior high schools where safety is a primary concern, 1467

Schools

Urging government to see need for a high school in Paradise and plan a course of action, 199, 854–855, 1197–1198, 1700–1701, 2536–2537, 5069–5070

Health care

Diabetes

Urging government to provide funding programs to those in need of a glucose monitoring system as a proactive approach to allow for better management of our diabetes and more stable, healthier outcomes, 660, 3649–3650, 5001–5002

Fertility treatments

Urging government to establish a fertility treatment clinic within the province providing full fertility services including IVF for hopeful mothers and families, 478–479, 748–749, 1971–1972, 3673–3674, 7480–7481

Long-term care

Urging government to enact legislation that allows couples to stay together even as they age and even at the highest level of care, 1880–1881, 2246, 2495, 4854–4855
Urging government to provide the level of resources to ensure residents in long-term care and all other applicable regional health facilities, housing persons with dementia, Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive debilitating conditions receive appropriate safety, protection from injuries, proper hygiene care and all other required care on a consistent basis, 4946

Mental health

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, 1247, 1563–1564, 1812, 2833–2834, 3609–3610, 3864–3865, 4215, 4702, 5540–5541, 6611–6612

Nurses

Urge government to provide nursing students with fair compensation for clinical placements that exceed 48 hours per semester, reflecting the time and effort they dedicate to their clinical work, 6694–6695

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Urging government to find a more permanent solution to Route 60 through Topsail and install curb and gutter to areas affected by erosion, 3457, 4544, 5763–5764, 6855–6856

Pharmaceutical Services Act (Amdt.) (Bill 32)

Second reading, 2168–2171
Committee, 2174–2175, 2176–2177, 2178, 2179–2180, 2181

Point of Order

Language, unparliamentary

"disingenuous," 4212
"shut your mouth," 6879

Provincial Health Authority Act (Bill 20)

Second reading, 707–719

Amendment (Referral to a Committee)

Moved, 716

Committee, 887(11)–887(13), 887(61)–887(63), 930–932, 938(3)–938(4), 938(14)–938(15), 938(19)

Amendment—Clause 2(o) and 20(p)

Moved, 938(4)

Amendment—Clause 41

Moved, 938(19)

Amendment—Clause 43

Moved, 938(19)

Public Safety Act (Amdt.) (Bill 95)

Committee, 5738, 5739–5740

Resolution, Government

Finance

Harmonized Sales Tax

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

Debate, 3008–3010

House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5941–5944

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, 6427–6429, 6430

Resolution, Private Member's

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Fisheries

House of Assembly to express to Government of Canada its strong opposition to unilateral fisheries management decisions and demand the establishment of a joint Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador fisheries management board to give our province a direct say in the management of our most historic and important resource industry

Debate, 495–497

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, 4711–4713

Vaccines

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

Debate, 6949–6951

Housing

Social housing

Urging government to immediately take steps to reduce the lack of social housing in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Debate, 3218–3220

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”

Debate, 7597–7599

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

Committee, 2391–2394

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

Committee, 206–209

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

Second reading, 1165–1169

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

Second reading, 6808–6811

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

Second reading, 601–603

Schools Act, 1997 (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 43)

Second reading, 2864–2865
Committee, 2928–2929

Standing Orders

SO 36

Matters of urgent public importance

Adjournment of House to address housing emergency

Debate, 2592–2593

Suicide

Comments on, 4279
What does Minister suggest to family who reached out for help but feel disrespected and dismissed, 517
Why was family turned away from Waterford Hospital in their darkest hour, 515–516

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

Committee, 1292(24)–1292(26)

Topsail - Paradise (District)

Business/entrepreneurship

Crazy for Carrots—Young entrepreneurs recognized for fundraising for charity, 3096–3097

Clubs/organizations

Paradise Adventure 50+ and Worsely Park 50+ clubs—Recognizing seniors' groups that foster active, healthy lifestyles, 2517
Topsail United Church Men's Club—Acknowledging their work and contributions, 3849

Education

Acknowledging student champions of litter cleanup—Octagon Pond Elementary School—Abby, Evelyn and Liam, 3390

Sports/recreation

Karate—Three-time world champion—Power, Emily, 575
Premier's Athletic Awards of Excellence

Recognizing 8 athletes from district, 5525

Volunteers

Acknowledging fundraising efforts of young skater—Ryan, Sully, 3634
Collection of pull tabs from aluminum cans for donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities—Hynes, Tyler, 4103–4104

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Comments in Budget 2024 debate, 4186–4187
Urging government to find a more permanent solution to Route 60 through Topsail and install curb and gutter to areas affected by erosion, 3457, 4544, 5763–5764, 6855–6856

Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000 (Amdt.) and City of St. John's Municipal Taxation Act (Amdt.) (Bill 93)

Committee, 5831(21)

Violence

After nine years, what progress has been made regarding violence in classrooms, 5845
Does Minister have anything to offer other than pilot projects and an increasing crime rate and violence in our schools, 5846

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

Second reading, 383–384

Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act, 2022 (Bill 18)

Second reading, 867–870

DWYER, JEFF (PC) (PLACENTIA WEST - BELLEVUE)

Arnold's Cove

Awards, miscellaneous

Barrett, Barbara—Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals and Heart of Gold Award, 238

Sports/recreation

Hockey

Hapgood, Ivan—inducted into HockeyNL Hall of Fame, 7610

Arts Council Act (Amdt.) (Bill 98)

Second reading, 5589–5593
Committee, 5597, 5598–5599, 5600, 5601, 5602–5603

Baine Harbour

Fire department

Need for new service vehicle, 1676

Blaketown

Education

Congratulating the graduating class of Crescent Collegiate, 2332

Boat Harbour

Volunteers

Walters, Jay—Savings and fundraising for fire department, 727–728

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Non-confidence motion

Debate, 1613–1618
Sub-amendment

Debate, 1672–1677

Estimates

Social Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 2137(24)–2137(27)

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 3940–3945
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 4017–4021
Sub-amendment

Debate, 4138–4142

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 4405–4410

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 7046–7050
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 7189–7193
Sub-amendment

Debate, 7396–7400

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 7232–7236

Buildings Accessibility Act (Amdt.) (Bill 52)

Second reading, 2967–2969

Chance Cove

Sports/recreation

NASCAR

Acknowledging Sara Thorne's driving accolades, 6779

Colonial Building Act Repeal Act (Bill 57)

Second reading, 3553–3554
Committee, 3557

Education

Persons with disabilities

Urging government to ensure children with disabilities have regular access to school and supports to maximize their ability to learn, 848–849

Student assistants

Why is government failing Marystown family without an assistant to accompany child to school on the bus, 898
Why is government failing people with exceptionalities that try to get an education, 898

Environment and Climate Change

Earth Day

Recognition of, 7167

Electric vehicle (EV)

Comments on, 1674

Essential Ambulance Services Act (Bill 24)

Second reading, 972–974

Finance

Sugar tax

Comments on, 1616

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, 5037–5039

Grieg Seafood

Comments on processing location, 1891

Hunting

Challenges for persons with disabilities, 1887
Challenges for seniors, 1887

Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 104)

Second reading, 5974–5977

Health care

Ambulance

How will legislation today address situation like waiting 2½ hours to get to hospital from Town of English Harbour East, 948

Automated External Defibrillator (AED)

Applauding their requirement in arenas, 1890–1891
Should be mandatory in seniors' homes, 1891

Cataract surgery

Comments on, 1889

Crisis, Health Care System

How many medical professionals have been recruited to provide health care in the District of Placentia - West Bellevue, 6539
How many of this year's medical graduates have the Liberals secured to provide care to the residents of our districts, 6539

Doctors

How much longer will people of Arnold's Cove area have to worry about not having a family doctor available, 845
Urging government to increase the recruitment efforts so that the residents of the Clarenville area can receive the necessary health care they deserve, 5850–5851
When will residents of Arnold's Cove finally have a clinic with a family doctor or nurse practitioner, 7622

Emergency rooms

How does Minister justify forcing people to drive longer distances for emergency care, 1098
Urging government to immediately enact a plan which ensures the Dr. William H. Newhook Community Health Centre is fully staffed, open and able to provide emergency health care services, 1107–1108, 1472, 1748–1749, 1881–1882, 2492–2493
With overflowing and long wait-lists in emergency rooms on the Avalon, why is Minister okay with removing emergency services in Whitbourne, 1098–1099

Hip replacement

How much longer will people have to wait for their hip and knee replacements, 845

Mental health

When can people of rural Newfoundland and Labrador expect real action to combat crime and illicit drug use in our communities in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 4370
When can the people of the Burin Peninsula be offered wraparound supports so they don't end up in tents, 4369

Nurse practitioners

Need to be allowed to bill MCP, 1888

House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5927–5931

Housing

Urging government to immediately take steps to reduce the lack of social housing in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Debate, 3223–3225

When is Minister going to fix this mess of unusable, unsafe housing, 1463
Why has government turned their back on the seniors in our province, 1463
Why is Liberal government allowing seniors to live in such deplorable conditions, 1462

Industry, Energy and Technology

Bull Arm Fabrication Site

Urging government to expedite the process to get the site back in operation, 47–48, 2947–2948, 3648–3649, 4299–4300, 5108

Cellphone service

Comments on, 1887–1888
Urging government to formulate a plan to improve Wi-Fi and cell service issues throughout the District of Placentia West - Bellevue, 5766, 6610–6611, 6692–6693, 7040–7041, 7530

Come By Chance Refinery

Comments on five cents per litre, 1889
Has Minister ordered an investigation into another stand down in a portion of the refinery due to safety concerns, 470
What measures have been taken to ensure the safety of all workers at the refinery, 1194
What specific actions has government directed to ensure a safe workplace, 40
When will union, community and family see the report on the tragedy, 3207
Why must families and victims have to wait two years for answers, 469, 470
Will Minister make public the occupational health and safety report into the tragic incident, 1193

Fluorspar Mine

How will government keep this asset viable over the winter months, 247
What is government doing to protect the jobs on the Burin Peninsula, 246

Wind energy

Comments on, 4408–4409
Secondary processing concerns, 1890

Interim Supply Act, 2023 (Bill 21)

Committee, 1124–1126, 1270–1273

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3528–3530

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Committee, 6862–6864

Justice and Public Safety

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, 4647–4648

Firefighters

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

Debate, 1205–1207

Volunteer fire departments are responding to more 911 medical calls, will the departments be compensated for these additional costs, 7622

Volunteer fire departments

What does Minister say to the Baine Harbour department that services over 100 kilometres of Route 210 on the Burin Peninsula, and seven communities, which include a school, and who rely on the rescue vehicle to respond to emergencies, 3787
Will a new fire truck for the Baine Harbour Volunteer Fire Department be included in the budget so that they don't break down en route to a motor vehicle accident again, 3788

Law Enforcement Oversight Commission Act (Bill 102)

Committee, 6622–6624

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

Second reading, 4584–4585
Committee, 4596, 4597, 4598–4599

Loan Act, 2024 (Bill 73)

Committee, 4466–4468

Loan Act, 2025 (Bill 110)

Committee, 7506–7507

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

Committee, 4672–4675

Marystown

Clubs/organizations

Kidney Foundation—Annual Kidney Walk, 3193–3194
Lions Club—50th anniversary annual charter night, 4282–4283
Royal Canadian Legion—Commending Branch 29 as cornerstone of patriotism and community engagement, 3774
Smallwood Crescent Community Centre—Acknowledging work to revitalize neighbourhood and community, 4986

Education

Speak Out accomplishments—Farrell-Powell, Abby, 4771

Sports/recreation

Darts—Representing Team NL at National Youth Darts Championship—Marystown Youth Dart league, 2071

Volunteers

Little Bay Heritage Centre Quilters—Quilts of Valour Sew Day, 5454

Members' Statements

Awards, miscellaneous

Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals and Heart of Gold Award—Barrett, Barbara—Arnold's Cove, 238

Business/entrepreneurship

A&J Mini Mart—60 years in business—Terrenceville, 3318–3319

Clubs/organizations

Burin Peninsula Brighter Futures—Thirty years of service, 4560–4561
Islanders Riding Club—acknowledgement of fundraising accomplishments—Placentia - West Bellevue, 7515
Kidney Foundation—Annual Kidney Walk—Marystown, 3193–3194
Lions Club

50th anniversary annual charter night—Marystown, 4282–4283
Acknowledging the plethora of support they provide—Placentia West - Bellevue (District), 1030

Royal Canadian Legion

Commending Branch 29 as cornerstone of patriotism and community engagement—Marystown, 3774

Smallwood Crescent Community Centre—Acknowledging work to revitalize neighbourhood and community—Marystown, 4986
Terrenceville Church Committee—Community support in purchasing church through fundraising, 5834
Victory Pentecostal Church—100th anniversary—North Harbour, Placentia Bay, 3026–3027

Education

Acknowledging accomplishments in volleyball and academics—Strowbridge, Sarah—Sunnyside, 4044
Commending graduating class of St. Joseph's All Grade School—Terrenceville, 2226
Congratulating the graduating class of Crescent Collegiate—Blaketown, 2332
Speak Out accomplishments—Farrell-Powell, Abby—Marystown, 4771

Miscellaneous

Acknowledging breast cancer advocate—Mercer, Ann—Placentia West-Bellevue, 2518
Annual Burin Peninsula Health Care Foundation Radiothon—Fundraising efforts—Placentia West - Bellevue (District), 2476
Foster Families Month—Acknowledging the hard work and dedication that makes up the foster family community in our province, 2713–2714
Heroism of 15-year-old Zachary Senior in saving lives of his mother and brother—Placentia West - Bellevue (District), 5261
Promoting the importance of workplace health and safety—Power, Michael—Mooring Cove, 1860–1861

Municipalities

Acknowledging hard work and dedication that made Wellness Centre possible—Sunnyside, 1548
Acknowledging volunteers that make up town councils and Local Service Districts—Placentia West-Bellevue (District), 1998

Sports/recreation

Bowling

Walsh, Stephen—inducted into Newfoundland and Labrador 5 Pin Bowlers' Association Hall of Fame, 7079

Darts

Representing Team NL at National Youth Darts Championship—Marystown Youth Dart league, 2071

Figure skating

Osmond, Kaetlyn—Skate Canada Hall of Fame inductee, 6678

Hockey

Hapgood, Ivan—inducted into HockeyNL Hall of Fame—Arnold's Cove, 7610
Marystown Mariners—U15 female division represented Team Canada at Global Girls' hockey game, 3594–3595
Wishing good luck to all the province's minor hockey players ahead of their provincial tournaments, 7079

NASCAR

Acknowledging Sara Thorne's driving accolades—Chance Cove, 6779

Tributes

Former Mayor and Councilor—Brenton, Henry—Norman's Cove-Long Cove, 3633

Volunteers

Acknowledging lifesaving efforts of Port Rexton Fire Department, 2333–2334
Kearley, Makenna—acknowledging generous volunteerism and leadership at such a young age—Grand Le Pierre, 7329
Little Bay Heritage Centre Quilters—Quilts of Valour Sew Day—Marystown, 5454
Savings and fundraising for fire department—Walters, Jay—Boat Harbour, 727–728

Memorial University Act (Amdt.) (Bill 39)

Second reading, 1947–1949

Ministerial Statements

Environment and Climate Change

Earth Day

Recognition of

response, 7167

Persons with disabilities

Minister highlights supports for persons with disabilities

response, 2228

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Canada Summer Games

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

response, 728–729

Canada Winter Games

Congratulating competitors and looking forward to 2025

response, 1183–1184

National Tourism Week

Acknowledgment of

response, 1681, 6980

Newfoundland and Labrador High School Short Film Festival

Congratulating young filmmakers who recently competed

response, 1797

Rooms, The

Minister congratulates The Rooms on record-breaking year

response, 2747

St. John's International Women's Film Festival

Recognizing pillar in the Newfoundland and Labrador film and television industry

response, 2564

Tourism

Minister provides update on tourism season

response, 5626–5627

Tributes

Hiscock, Mark

response, 7211

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Municipal officials

Need for respect for, 1673

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), 6397–6399

Norman's Cove-Long Cove

Tributes

Former Mayor and Councilor—Brenton, Henry, 3633

North Harbour

Clubs/organizations

Victory Pentecostal Church—100th anniversary, 3026–3027

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, 5651–5652, 5652–5654

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

Second reading, 5506–5509
Committee, 5516, 5517, 5518, 5519, 5561, 5562

Oral Questions

Education

Student assistants

Why is government failing Marystown family without an assistant to accompany child to school on the bus, 898
Why is government failing people with exceptionalities that try to get an education, 898

Health care

Ambulance

How will legislation today address situation like waiting 2½ hours to get to hospital from Town of English Harbour East, 948

Crisis, Health Care System

How many medical professionals have been recruited to provide health care in the District of Placentia - West Bellevue, 6539
How many of this year's medical graduates have the Liberals secured to provide care to the residents of our districts, 6539

Doctors

How much longer will people of Arnold's Cove area have to worry about not having a family doctor available, 845
When will residents of Arnold's Cove finally have a clinic with a family doctor or nurse practitioner, 7622

Emergency rooms

How does Minister justify forcing people to drive longer distances for emergency care, 1098
With overflowing and long wait-lists in emergency rooms on the Avalon, why is Minister okay with removing emergency services in Whitbourne, 1098–1099

Hip replacement

How much longer will people have to wait for their hip and knee replacements, 845

Mental health

When can people of rural Newfoundland and Labrador expect real action to combat crime and illicit drug use in our communities in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 4370
When can the people of the Burin Peninsula be offered wraparound supports so they don't end up in tents, 4369

Housing

When is Minister going to fix this mess of unusable, unsafe housing, 1463
Why has government turned their back on the seniors in our province, 1463
Why is Liberal government allowing seniors to live in such deplorable conditions, 1462

Industry, Energy and Technology

Come By Chance Refinery

Has Minister ordered an investigation into another stand down in a portion of the refinery due to safety concerns, 470
What measures have been taken to ensure the safety of all workers at the refinery, 1194
What specific actions has government directed to ensure a safe workplace, 40
When will union, community and family see the report on the tragedy, 3207
Why must families and victims have to wait two years for answers, 469, 470
Will Minister make public the occupational health and safety report into the tragic incident, 1193

Fluorspar Mine

How will government keep this asset viable over the winter months, 247
What is government doing to protect the jobs on the Burin Peninsula, 246

Justice and Public Safety

Firefighters

Volunteer fire departments are responding to more 911 medical calls, will the departments be compensated for these additional costs, 7622

Volunteer Fire Departments

What does Minister say to the Baine Harbour department that services over 100 kilometres of Route 210 on the Burin Peninsula, and seven communities, which include a school, and who rely on the rescue vehicle to respond to emergencies, 3787
Will a new fire truck for the Baine Harbour Volunteer Fire Department be included in the budget so that they don't break down en route to a motor vehicle accident again, 3788

Persons with disabilities

What is government doing for persons with disabilities in our public school system that are falling through the cracks, 4695
When will government show us a plan to improve the education system for persons with disabilities, 4696

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, 2293
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, 2440
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
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

Bridges

How much longer will people have to wait for the feasibility study and how far has it advanced since October 5, 3036
Is Minister saying that implementation needs to be addressed by the community, or is it something that's going to be implemented by government, 2944
What is being done to help residents of Marystown that have incurred extra costs because of a condemned bridge connecting Marystown North and Marystown South, 2944
Will government make public a feasibility study relating to alternatives during the closure of the Canning Bridge, 3035–3036

Highways/roads

Why is one lane of the Red Harbour West River bridge closed to weight restrictions, when the bridge can handle 21 jersey dividers, 5758

Persons with disabilities

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”

Debate, 7599–7601

Minister highlights supports for persons with disabilities, 2228
What is government doing for persons with disabilities in our public school system that are falling through the cracks, 4695
When will government show us a plan to improve the education system for persons with disabilities, 4696

Petitions

Education

Persons with disabilities

Urging government to ensure children with disabilities have regular access to school and supports to maximize their ability to learn, 848–849

Health care

Doctors

Urging government to increase the recruitment efforts so that the residents of the Clarenville area can receive the necessary health care they deserve, 5850–5851

Emergency rooms

Urging government to immediately enact a plan which ensures the Dr. William H. Newhook Community Health Centre is fully staffed, open and able to provide emergency health care services, 1107–1108, 1472, 1748–1749, 1881–1882, 2492–2493

Industry, Energy and Technology

Bull Arm Fabrication Site

Urging government to expedite the process to get the site back in operation, 47–48, 2947–2948, 3648–3649, 4299–4300, 5108

Cellphone service

Urging government to formulate a plan to improve Wi-Fi and cell service issues throughout the District of Placentia West - Bellevue, 5766, 6610–6611, 6692–6693, 7040–7041, 7530

Justice and Public Safety

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, 4647–4648

Transportation and Infrastructure

Bridges

Urging government to immediately begin the process of replacing Canning Bridge in Marystown, 1407–1408, 1698–1699, 1814–1815, 2088–2089, 2348–2349, 2778–2770, 2993, 3042–3043, 3115, 3521–3522, 4254–4255, 5147, 5544, 7629–7630

Highways/roads

Urging government to formulate a maintenance plan to deal with the road maintenance issues throughout the District of Placentia West - Bellevue, 6000–6001
Urging government to have a plan that is created for the provincial roads program and addresses the needs of the many repairs that are needed on our rural roads, 7478–7479

Placentia West - Bellevue (District)

Clubs/organizations

Islanders Riding Club—acknowledgement of fundraising accomplishments, 7515
Lions Club—Acknowledging the plethora of support they provide, 1030

Miscellaneous

Acknowledging breast cancer advocate—Mercer, Ann, 2518
Annual Burin Peninsula Health Care Foundation Radiothon—Fundraising efforts, 2476
Heroism of 15-year-old Zachary Senior in saving lives of his mother and brother, 5261

Municipalities

Acknowledging volunteers that make up town councils and Local Service Districts, 1998

Sports/recreation

Skating—Osmond, Kaetlyn—Skate Canada Hall of Fame inductee, 5261

Point of Order

Member should address the Chair, 3801

Provincial Health Authority Act (Bill 20)

Second reading, 773(34)–773(36)
Committee, 887(46)–887(49)

Resolution, Government

House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5927–5931

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, 6397–6399

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, 5651–5652, 5652–5654

Resolution, Private Member's

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, 5037–5039

Housing

Social housing

Urging government to immediately take steps to reduce the lack of social housing in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

Debate, 3223–3225

Justice and Public Safety

Firefighters

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

Debate, 1205–1207

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”

Debate, 7599–7601

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, 6019–6020

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

House calls on the government to work with Indigenous partners, businesses and the federal government to implement a plan that reduces costs and increases the accessibility of air travel to, from and within Labrador

Debate, 7457–7458

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

Committee, 2397–2399

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

Second reading, 6672–6676

Seniors

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, 6019–6020

Standing Orders

SO 36

Matters of urgent public importance

Adjournment of House to address housing emergency

Debate, 2596

Sunnyside

Education

Acknowledging accomplishments in volleyball and academics—Strowbridge, Sarah, 4044

Municipalities

Acknowledging hard work and dedication that made Wellness Centre possible, 1548

Terrenceville

Business/entrepreneurship

A&J Mini Mart—60 years in business, 3318–3319

Clubs/organizations

Terrenceville Church Committee—Community support in purchasing church through fundraising, 5834

Education

Commending graduating class of St. Joseph's All Grade School, 2226

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Canada Summer Games

Provincial government supporting new track and field facility for 2025 Canada Summer Games, 728–729

Canada Winter Games

Congratulating competitors and looking forward to 2025, 1183–1184

National Tourism Week

Acknowledgment of, 1681, 6980

Newfoundland and Labrador High School Short Film Festival

Congratulating young filmmakers who recently competed, 1797

Rooms, The

Minister congratulates The Rooms on record-breaking year, 2747

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, 5626–5627

Tourist Accommodations Act (Amdt.) (Bill 75)

Second reading, 4424–4425
Committee, 4428, 4429, 4430

Towns and Local Service Districts Act (Bill 54)

Second reading, 3267–3271
Committee, 3293, 3294

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, 2293
House calls on the government to work with Indigenous partners, businesses and the federal government to implement a plan that reduces costs and increases the accessibility of air travel to, from and within Labrador

Debate, 7457–7458

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, 2440
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
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

Bridges

How much longer will people have to wait for the feasibility study and how far has it advanced since October 5, 3036
Is Minister saying that implementation needs to be addressed by the community, or is it something that's going to be implemented by government, 2944
Urging government to immediately begin the process of replacing Canning Bridge in Marystown, 1407–1408, 1698–1699, 1814–1815, 2088–2089, 2348–2349, 2778–2770, 2993, 3042–3043, 3115, 3521–3522, 4254–4255, 5147, 5544, 7629–7630
What is being done to help residents of Marystown that have incurred extra costs because of a condemned bridge connecting Marystown North and Marystown South, 2944
Will government make public a feasibility study relating to alternatives during the closure of the Canning Bridge, 3035–3036

Highways/roads

Urging government to formulate a maintenance plan to deal with the road maintenance issues throughout the District of Placentia West - Bellevue, 6000–6001
Urging government to have a plan that is created for the provincial roads program and addresses the needs of the many repairs that are needed on our rural roads, 7478–7479
Why is one lane of the Red Harbour West River bridge closed to weight restrictions, when the bridge can handle 21 jersey dividers, 5758

Tributes

Hiscock, Mark, 7211

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

Committee, 456