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

Speaker Index
Debates of the House of Assembly (Hansard)

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EVANS, LELA (PC/NDP/IND) (TORNGAT MOUNTAINS)

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

Second reading, 3053–3054
Committee, 3060–3061

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 1859(14)–1859(17)
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 1793(25)–1793(29)
Sub-amendment

Debate, 1656–1660

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 1916–1920

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2042–2044
Women and Gender Equality, 2048, 2049, 2050–2051, 2056

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 4258–4263
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 4022–4026
Sub-amendment

Debate, 4143–4147

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 4352–4356

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, 4237(37), 4237(38), 4237(39)–4237(40), 4237(41)
Women and Gender Equality, 4237(45), 4237(46)–4237(47), 4237(48), 4237(51), 4237(52), 4237(53)

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 7462(40)–7462(44)
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 7462(17)–7462(21)
Sub-amendment

Debate, 7390(26)–7390(30)

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 7261–7265

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation, 7362, 7363–7365, 7366, 7367

Buildings Accessibility Act (Amdt.) (Bill 52)

Second reading, 2958–2959
Committee, 3069–3072, 3087–3090, 3092

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

Second reading, 2785–2786
Committee, 2794, 2795

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

Will Minister remove the statute of limitations surrounding abuse suffered by children in care in this province, 2725–2726

National Social Work Month

Acknowledgement of, 3598

Confederation 75th Anniversary Recognition Act (Bill 67)

Second reading, 3697–3699
Committee, 3709, 3710

Correctional Services Act (Amdt.) (Bill 71)

Second reading, 4500–4504
Committee, 4758–4760, 4761, 4762, 4763, 4764, 4765, 4766

Education

2SLGBTQQIA+

Does Minister support inclusive education in our school system or not, 2758
Why did Minister and her department officials decline a recent interview on the curriculum, 2758
Will Minister commit to actually being vocal and show her support for this community and the programs that are offered to keep our children safe, 2758–2759

Memorial University

Faculty of Medicine—2024 recipient of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada Rural Medical Education Award, 4530

Schools

Urging government to advocate for the return to in-person education for the students of Nain High School, 590–591, 657–658, 1878

Sexual assault

What is government doing to ensure its publicly-funded institutions are not revictimizing survivors of sexual assault, 1466

Teachers

How can department justify taking teachers from students when they are aware of the poor Internet service and other barriers that these students already face, 521
Is it acceptable to download the problem of teacher recruitment onto students who had a teacher at the start of the year, 521
Will Minister commit to reversing some of the harm done to students on the North Coast and ensure that core academic courses will be taught in class as they were before, 1808
Will Minister return in-class teaching for Grade 12 students in Nain, a real step towards reconciliation, 588

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

Second reading, 2803–2805
Committee, 2810, 2811, 2812

Environment and Climate Change

Climate change

Impacts in Torngat Mountains (District), 1793(26)
Minister highlights advancements, 5686–5687

Earth Day

Recognition of, 4241

Environment week

Recognition of, 4988–4989

Essential Ambulance Services Act (Bill 24)

Second reading, 988–991
Committee, 1019–1020

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

Second reading, 5787–5788

Finance

Financial Literacy Month

Recognition of, 644

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, 3015–3018

Home heating

Can department work with the fuel service provider in the District of Torngat Mountains to find a way for people to get the badly needed rebate, 902–903
House to support removal of the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) from home heating products

Debate, 5393–5395

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, 105–106, 5422–5423
When will province-wide rebate be extended, 3402
Will Minister commit today to remove the provincial tax on all forms of heating fuel, 1742

Home heating rebate

Can department work with the fuel service provider in the District of Torngat Mountains to find a way for people to get the badly needed home heating rebate, 902–903

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 direct department in future to consider the unique geographic and logistic circumstances of District which excludes people from accessing programs, 903
Will Minister reconsider government's exclusion of Member's District from the Oil to Electric Rebate Program, 3255

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, 497–499

Indicates having worked in fish plant, 497

Food insecurity

Food security as social determinant of health, 4352, 4353

Future Fund Act (Bill 5)

Committee, 235(3)–235(5)

Amendment—Clause 2

Debate, 235(17)–235(18)

Health care

Collaborative care clinics

What steps is Minister taking to prevent doctors being taken from rural care centres, 1245
Why has government failed to open up enough of the promised clinics that would give patients who need it access to nurse practitioners without our existing public health care system, 4645

Emergency rooms

Will government act in investing in airstrip paving and other required upgrades so that people in District of Torngat Mountains can avail of the larger and faster provincial aircraft services that the rest of the province enjoys, 952

Family care teams

Highlighting successes throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, 2669

Labrador Affairs

Challenges for stroke victims and medevac services, 4259–4260
Is current Minister of Health and Community Services aware of people being bumped off medical flights, 5141–5142
Mental health challenges in Distinct of Torngat Mountains, 4355
Patients from Rigolet and Nain must fly out for life-saving chemotherapy appointments, 5103
Urging government to ensure that the residents of Postville have access to adequate health care, 906, 1410
Urging government to provide adequate and timely access to medical care for patients in Northern Labrador by ensuring enough medical flights are available so patients can travel, 2834–2835
Urging our leaders to ensure that Northern Labrador residents are provided with access to timely and adequate access to the Janeway Hospital, 6546–6547
Urging our leaders to ensure that Northern Labrador residents are provided with access to timely and adequate health care, 3522–3523, 3734–3735, 4214–4215, 4305–4306, 4490–4491, 4646–4647, 4746–4747, 4788–4789, 4856–4857, 4893, 5278, 5312–5313, 5704–5705, 6742–6743, 7345–7346
Urging our leaders to ensure that Northern Labrador residents are provided with access to timely and adequate mental health care, 6858–6859
What is being done to ensure that patients in District of Torngat Mountains have access to quality health care or will they continue to be excluded from the social determinants of health, 2346
What is Minister going to do to help patients who are bumped off flights and are being treated like second-class citizens, 2489
When will constituents finally be able to access health care without having the constant stress associated with medical travel, 5142
When will the Minister ensure that patients can get out to their appointments in a timely fashion, 5143
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
Will Minister commit resources so people can access timely medical care, something other districts take for granted, 1466
Will the Minister commit adequate resources to ensure patients have proper access to medical care in district, 2240

Long-term care

Will government commit to building a publicly-funded personal care home at Level 1 and Level 2 in Central Labrador, 1968

Medevac services

Is Janeway access denied to the people of Northern Labrador through delays, 6540
What specific protocols are in place to ensure timely medevac transportation for sick and injured children, 6539
Will province commit to minimum standards of the universal key performance indicators, 1045

Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP)

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
Will Minister commit to adding more medical flights for Torngat Mountains, 3668
Will Minister commit to adding more medical flights for Torngat Mountains so that patients are not bumped off flights, 3788

Mental health

Can Minister commit to at least the most serious cases being able to access the appropriate level of care, 4296
Comments in Estimates debate, 4355–4356
Does it take someone actually dying in District of Torngat Mountains before people can access mental health care, 4007
How many must die before people can access adequate mental health care in District of Torngat Mountains, 4115
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, 4713–4715

Where are the wrap-around services referred to in the All-Party Committee, 4116
Will Minister admit that government is not taking concrete action to help those needing critical mental health care, 4252
Will Minister admit that online and phone supports are not adequate to address critical mental health issues for Labrador, 4252
Will Minister commit to ensure that psychiatrists and psychologists are available to people in the District of Torngat Mountains, 4296

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

How can Minister reassure people outside the Avalon Peninsula that their access to adequate and timely health care will not be further eroded, 1406
Recognizing the amalgamation of the four former regional health authorities, 1394

Nurses

Minister celebrates expansion of the Faculty of Nursing, 3029

Nutrition Month

Recogntion of, 3778

Pharmacy Appreciation Month

Recogntion of, 3596–3597

Provincial Health Authority Act (Bill 20)

Was Premier a part of the discussions about the bill, 789–790
Which of Premier's friends at Sequence Bio will profit from government's willful refusal to seek input from the Privacy Commissioner on the drafting of the bill, 790
Will Minister remove bill from the Chamber floor and direct it to be rewritten and remove the risk of political interference over people's health records, 789

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program

Can Premier clarify what is happening to this critical program, 2085
How high is the priority of victims of sexual assault to this government, 2010
What was the $225,000 allocated for the program spent on, 2085
Why hasn't provincial coordinator position been filled, 2010
Why is government keeping women advocates in the dark on this important issue, 2086

Social determinants of health

Impacts of social exclusion, 1916–1917
Impacts of social safety net, 1917–1918
Impacts of transportation, 1916, 1918–1919

Tabled documents

Letter concerning continuing barriers to health care for Torngat Mountains patients, 5146

Urgent Care Centres

Minister recognizes health transformation through urgent care centres, 4242

Vaccines

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

Debate, 6935–6938

World Family Doctor Day

Recognition of, 2335, 4729

Highway Traffic Act (Amdt.) (Bill 9)

Second reading, 546–547

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

Second reading, 2845–2846

Hopedale

Municipalities

Acknowledging various contributions to community—Flowers, Marjorie, 5982

House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5934–5938

Housing

Can Minister explain why the renovation of Newfoundland and Labrador units was just announced as a new initiative in the five-point plan when the Minister said that they would be ready in short order, 2830
Urging government to ensure that Newfoundland and Labrador vacant houses have established timelines for reoccupation of these units including building safety inspections, renovation and repair, 2950
Urging government to ensure that vacant Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation housing units in Nunatsiavut are repaired and made available to those in need in a consistent and timely fashion, 2091–2092, 2155–2156
Why does government continue to allow this well-documented housing crisis to continue unresolved, 2945–2946
Will Minister commit to making the seven homes in Nain and the three homes in Hopedale available by October, 1742–1743
Will Minster commit to a housing maintenance plan for the District of Torngat Mountains, 3208

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Can government continue to justify cold, hungry, residential school survivors, our elders, and their descendants, post-apology, 3402
Comments on reconciliation in Estimates debate, 4355
Does Minister of Health agree with Minister of Transportation or is malnutrition a non-issue only when it comes to the District of Torngat Mountains, 2346–2347
Housing needs, 1696, 1697
How can we accept that Premier's apology is sincere, 3039
Impacts of bad housing, 1659
Importance placed on promoting and respecting Indigenous cultures, 6840–6841
Inequities and creating equity, 1658–1659
Intergenerational trauma

Comments on, 1697, 4260

Minister shares importance of statue unveiling in Botwood and St. John's, 5627–5628
Suicide

Comments on, 4260, 4261
What real action will Minister take to end socio-economic marginalization of our Indigenous communities in Northern Labrador, 195

Urging our leaders to ensure that residents of the Northern Labrador communities be given due consideration when the provincial government develops incentive programs such as the oil to electric rebate program and, in the past, residential rebate programs such as the Residential Construction Rebate Program, 2581–2582, 3116–3117, 4257–4258, 4375–4376, 5474–5475, 5852–5853
What does Premier say to residential school survivors who felt that apology was premature and rushed, and who wanted to see real action, 3332
Why did government exclude elderly couple and others in district from the province-wide oil-to-electric rebate, 3332
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 Minister commit to reinstating the freight boat to the Northern Labrador communities and take real action towards ending and addressing the inequities faced by people in district, 1741
Will Premier address the quality of life issues facing our residential school survivors, 3039–3040
Will Premier commit to ensuring his Ministers stop turning a blind eye to the continued harm and address the real causes of Indigenous economic and social marginalization, 4543
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
Will Premier step up and offer true reconciliation by returning the freight boat, and to help with teacher recruitment and retention and the overall economic and social welfare of communities, 100
Will Premier take action on addressing food insecurity and economic marginalization and return the freight service to the North Coast of Labrador, 1874–1875
Will the Minister commit his government to reverse the decision to remove the freight boat, so that people won't be harmed by malnutrition, 2240

Industry, Energy and Technology

Broadband

Why does Minister think it acceptable for teachers to circle around a single computer to do their CDLI course because the Internet is so slow, 45

Electricity

Urging government to ensure that fairer electricity rates be provided to residents in Northern Labrador communities, 1249–1250, 1349–1350, 1745, 2493–2494, 6695, 7482–7483, 7627–7628

Interim Supply Act, 2023 (Bill 21)

Committee, 1071–1073

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3544–3546, 3590–3593

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Committee, 6762–6764, 6867–6869

Justice and Public Safety

Child physical abuse

Will Minister remove the statute of limitations surrounding abuse suffered by children in care in this province, 2725–2726

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, 2535–2536, 2728, 2779, 2996, 3671–3672, 3921, 4011, 4063

Corrections

What is department doing to address significant failings identified in Auditor General's report on adult custody policies, 1104
Will Minister look into constituent on remand who is being denied travel to attend his mother's funeral, to ensure that those in custody are treated with human decency, 1103

Court delays

Why has government failed to ensure that resources are in place so court proceedings can be timely, giving Labradorians justice and closure, not more repeated harm, 4741

Emergency Preparedness Week

Acknowlegement of, 2142

Fire Prevention Week

Acknowledgement of, 183

Human Rights Commission

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

John Howard Society

Celebration of John Howard Society Week, 3509

Public safety radio

Minister provides update on public safety radio in province, 4362

Scrub Squad

Minister acknowledges work of grafitti removal company, 2715

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, 3611–3612

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week

Victim Services providing valuable supports to victims of crime, 4631–4632

Youth Secure Custody Facilities

Minister offers apology to Youth Secure Custody Class Action members

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Labour

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, 5465
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

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

Second reading, 5859–5860
Committee, 5863, 5864–5865, 5875

Labrador Affairs

Arctic Inspiration Prize

Congratulating individuals from Northern Labrador who have received special recognition, 4633

Health care

Social determinants of health

Impacts of social exclusion, 1916–1917
Impacts of social safety net, 1917–1918
Impacts of transportation, 1916, 1918–1919

Labrador Winter Games

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

Miscellaneous

Minister congratulates students participating in International Robotics Competition, 2432–2433
Minister highlights investments in Labrador, 1958
Northern Labrador as potentially independent, 1919–1920

Nunatsiavut

Commending their work with federal government, 1919
Recommendation for engagement with, 1919

Resources

When will government own up to the fact that they continue to rape our resources but refuse to share the benefits, 2679

Sports travel

Minister outlines greater support of athletes, Special Olympians, and sports teams from Labrador, 2977, 6679–6680

Limitations Act (Amdt.) (Bill 74)

Second reading, 4912–4916
Committee, 5009–5010, 5014–5015

Amendment—Clause 2(3)

Moved, 5014–5015
Debate, 5015

Loan Act, 2024 (Bill 73)

Committee, 4461–4463

Makkovik

Business/entrepreneurship

Acknowledging Rachel and Perry Edmunds of A&K Variety for assistance when another store was ruined by electrical fire, 5295

Sports/recreation

Volleyball—Acknowledging selection to Canada Games team—Ian Dicker of Nain and Jacob Dyson of Makkovik, 5623–5624

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, 1357–1359

Committee, 4657–4659

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

Second reading, 277–279
Committee, 290, 291, 292, 293

Members' Statements

Arts

Acknowledging designer showcased at New York Fashion week—Allen, April—Rigolet, 3775
Inuk classical singer releases first solo album—Edmunds, Deantha, 889

Awards, miscellaneous

Arctic Inspiration Prize—Paying tribute to the winner from Nunatsiavut, 4629–4630
Nunatsiavut Government's Cultural Preservations Recognition Award—Merkuratsuk, Maria—Torngat Mountains (District), 5051
Presentation of 75th Anniversary of Confederation Medal to residents of Nain—Sarah Abel, Joanna Dicker, Edna Winters, 6725–6726
Pride in Profession Award, 2023—Voisey, Rita-Anne—Torngat Mountains (District), 1328

Business/entrepreneurship

Acknowledging Rachel and Perry Edmunds of A&K Variety for assistance when another store was ruined by electrical fire—Makkovik, 5295

Miscellaneous

First home dialysis treatment in Labrador—Piwas, Bob—Torngat Mountains (District), 726–727

Municipalities

Acknowledging various contributions to community—Flowers, Marjorie—Hopedale, 5982

Sports/recreation

Badminton

Acknowledging lasting legacy of badminton championships—Northern Lights Academy—Rigolet, 3389–3390

Volleyball

Acknowledging athlete and inspiring role model—Holwell, Shanon—Nain, 4473–4474
Acknowledging selection to Canada Games team—Ian Dicker of Nain and Jacob Dyson of Makkovik, 5623–5624

World Dwarf Games—Seven medals—Wolfrey, Brooklyn—Rigolet, 2666–2667

Tributes

Acknowledging athlete, coach, technical director of minor sports and head coach of Nain Minor Hockey program—Flowers, William, 3595
Acknowledging grandmother—Andersen, Muriel "Big Gram"—Torngat Mountains (District), 299
Acknowledging Nympha Byrne's 21-day treatment program delivered at Labrador Correctional Centre, 3241
Adams, Ellen—Rigolet, 4929
Dicker, Julius (Joe)—thanking him for his contribution to his people and wishing for a return to good health—Nain, 7417
Jacque, Cecil—Postville, 4102–4103
Nochasak, Simeon Nicodemus—Torngat Mountains (District), 1591–1592
Nunatsiavut government retiree—Andersen, Tony—Torngat Mountains (District), 2818
Principal of Jens Haven Memorial School—Dicker, Julie—Nain, 2071–2072

Volunteers

Ground Search and Rescue—paying tribute to volunteer members of Hopedale, Nain, Natuashish, Postville, Makkovik and Rigolet GSAR, 7610

Memorial University Act (Amdt.) (Bill 39)

Second reading, 1945–1947

Ministerial Statements

Children, Seniors and Social Development

National Social Work Month

Acknowledgment of

response, 3598

Education

Memorial University

Faculty of Medicine—2024 recipient of the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada Rural Medical Education Award

response, 4530

Nursing

Minister celebrates expansion of the Faculty of Nursing

response, 3029

Environment and Climate Change

Climate change

Minister highlights advancements

response, 5686–5687

Earth Day

Recognition of

response, 4241

Environment week

Recognition of

response, 4988–4989

Finance

Financial Literacy Month

Recognition of

response, 644

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, 1394

Nutrition Month

Recogntion of

response, 3778

Pharmacy Appreciation Month

Recogntion of

response, 3596–3597

Urgent Care Centres

Minister recognizes health transformation through urgent care centres

response, 4242

World Family Doctor Day

Recognition of

response, 2335, 4729

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Importance placed on promoting and respecting Indigenous cultures

response, 6840–6841

Minister shares importance of statue unveiling in Botwood and St. John's

response, 5627–5628

Justice and Public Safety

Emergency Preparedness Week

Acknowlegement of

response, 2142

Fire Prevention Week

Recognition of

response, 183

Human Rights Commission

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

response, 5055

Public safety radio

Minister provides update on public safety radio in province

response, 4362

Scrub Squad

Minister acknowledges work of grafitti removal company

response, 2715

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week

Victim Services providing valuable supports to victims of crime

response, 4631–4632

Youth Secure Custody Facilities

Minister offers apology to Youth Secure Custody Class Action members

response

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Labrador Affairs

Arctic Inspiration Prize

Congratulating individuals from Northern Labrador who have received special recognition

response, 4633

Labrador Winter Games

Congratulating athletes, board of directors, organizing committees and volunteers

response, 1331

Minister congratulates students participating in International Robotics Competition

response, 2432–2433

Minister highlights investments in Labrador

response, 1958

Sports travel

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

response, 2977, 6679–6680

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Minister salutes Labradorians who served with the regiment

response, 730

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

St. John's International Women's Film Festival

Recognizing pillar in the Newfoundland and Labrador film and television industry

response, 2565

Women and Gender Equality

Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

Supporting equitable government policy

response, 510

International Day of the Girl Child

Recognition of

response, 88–89

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

Recognition of

response, 1999

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

Recognition of

response, 4531

Provincial Indigenous Women's Reconciliation Council

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

response, 3196

Women police officers

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

response, 4877

WorkplaceNL

Minister recognizes recipients of the 2024 Safety Leadership Awards

response, 5364

Nain

Awards, miscellaneous

Presentation of 75th Anniversary of Confederation Medal to residents of Nain—Sarah Abel, Joanna Dicker, Edna Winters, 6725–6726

Sports/recreation

Volleyball

Acknowledging athlete and inspiring role model—Holwell, Shanon, 4473–4474
Acknowledging selection to Canada Games team—Ian Dicker of Nain and Jacob Dyson of Makkovik, 5623–5624

Tributes

Dicker, Julius (Joe)—thanking him for his contribution to his people and wishing for a return to good health, 7417

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), 6143–6147, 6275–6276, 6277–6278, 6279–6280, 6400, 6485–6488

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

Second reading, 2258–2260

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, 5659–5661

"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, 2458–2460

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, 829–830

Oral Questions

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

Will Minister remove the statute of limitations surrounding abuse suffered by children in care in this province, 2725–2726

Education

2SLGBTQQIA+

Does Minister support inclusive education in our school system or not, 2758
Why did Minister and her department officials decline a recent interview on the curriculum, 2758
Will Minister commit to actually being vocal and show her support for this community and the programs that are offered to keep our children safe, 2758–2759

Sexual assault

What is government doing to ensure its publicly-funded institutions are not revictimizing survivors of sexual assault, 1466

Teachers

How can department justify taking teachers from students when they are aware of the poor Internet service and other barriers that these students already face, 521
Is it acceptable to download the problem of teacher recruitment onto students who had a teacher at the start of the year, 521
Will Minister commit to reversing some of the harm done to students on the North Coast and ensure that core academic courses will be taught in class as they were before, 1808
Will Minister return in-class teaching for Grade 12 students in Nain, a real step towards reconciliation, 588

Finance

Home heating

Can department work with the fuel service provider in the District of Torngat Mountains to find a way for people to get the badly needed rebate, 902–903
When will province-wide rebate be extended, 3402
Will Minister commit today to remove the provincial tax on all forms of heating fuel, 1742

Program challenges in the District of Torngat Mountains

Can department work with the fuel service provider in the District of Torngat Mountains to find a way for people to get the badly needed home heating rebate, 902–903
Why are all communities in Torngat Mountains excluded from the oil to electric rebate, 2576
Will Minister direct department in future to consider the unique geographic and logistic circumstances of District which excludes people from accessing programs, 903
Will Minister reconsider government's exclusion of Member's District from the Oil to Electric Rebate Program, 3255

Health care

Ambulance

Will government act in investing in airstrip paving and other required upgrades so that people in District of Torngat Mountains can avail of the larger and faster provincial aircraft services that the rest of the province enjoys, 952

Collaborative care clinics

What steps is Minister taking to prevent doctors being taken from rural care centres, 1245
Why has government failed to open up enough of the promised clinics that would give patients who need it access to nurse practitioners without our existing public health care system, 4645

Labrador Affairs

Is the current Minister aware of people being bumped off medical flights, 5141–5142
Patients from Rigolet and Nain must fly out for life-saving chemotherapy appointments, 5103
What is being done to ensure that patients in District of Torngat Mountains have access to quality health care or will they continue to be excluded from the social determinants of health, 2346
What is Minister going to do to help patients who are bumped off flights and are being treated like second-class citizens, 2489
When will constituents finally be able to access health care without having the constant stress associated with medical travel, 5142
When will this Minister ensure that patients can get out to their appointments in a timely fashion, 5143
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
Will Minister commit resources so people can access timely medical care, something other districts take for granted, 1466
Will the Minister commit adequate resources to ensure patients have proper access to medical care in district, 2240

Long-term care

Will government commit to building a publicly-funded personal care home at Level 1 and Level 2 in Central Labrador, 1968

Medevac services

Is Janeway access denied to the people of Northern Labrador through delays, 6540
What specific protocols are in place to ensure timely medevac transportation for sick and injured children, 6539
Will province commit to minimum standards of the universal key performance indicators, 1045

Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP)

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
Will Minister commit to adding more medical flights for Torngat Mountains, 3668
Will Minister commit to adding more medical flights for Torngat Mountains so that patients are not bumped off flights, 3788

Mental health

Can Minister commit to at least the most serious cases being able to access the appropriate level of care, 4296
Does it take someone actually dying in District of Torngat Mountains before people can access mental health care, 4007
How many must die before people can access adequate mental health care in District of Torngat Mountains, 4115
Where are the wrap-around services referred to in the All-Party Committee, 4116
Will Minister admit that government is not taking concrete action to help those needing critical mental health care, 4252
Will Minister admit that online and phone supports are not adequate to address critical mental health issues for Labrador, 4252
Will Minister commit to ensure that psychiatrists and psychologists are available to people in the District of Torngat Mountains, 4296

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

How can Minister reassure people outside the Avalon Peninsula that their access to adequate and timely health care will not be further eroded, 1406

Provincial Health Authority Act (Bill 20)

Was Premier a part of the discussions about the bill, 789–790
Which of Premier's friends at Sequence Bio will profit from government's willful refusal to seek input from the Privacy Commissioner on the drafting of the bill, 790
Will Minister remove bill from the Chamber floor and direct it to be rewritten and remove the risk of political interference over people's health records, 789

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program

Can Premier clarify what is happening to this critical program, 2085
How high is the priority of victims of sexual assault to this government, 2010
What was the $225,000 allocated for the program spent on, 2085
Why hasn't provincial coordinator position been filled, 2010
Why is government keeping women advocates in the dark on this important issue, 2086

Housing

Can Minister explain why the renovation of Newfoundland and Labrador units was just announced as a new initiative in the five-point plan when the Minister said that they would be ready in short order, 2830
Why does government continue to allow this well-documented housing crisis to continue unresolved, 2945–2946
Will Minister commit to making the seven homes in Nain and the three homes in Hopedale available by October, 1742–1743
Will Minster commit to a housing maintenance plan for the District of Torngat Mountains, 3208

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Can government continue to justify cold, hungry, residential school survivors, our elders, and their descendants, post-apology, 3402
Does Minister of Health agree with Minister of Transportation or is malnutrition a non-issue only when it comes to the District of Torngat Mountains, 2346–2347
How can we accept that Premier's apology is sincere, 3039
What does Premier say to residential school survivors who felt that apology was premature and rushed, and who wanted to see real action, 3332
Why did government exclude elderly couple and others in district from the province-wide oil-to-electric rebate, 3332
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 Minister commit to reinstating the freight boat to the Northern Labrador communities and take real action towards ending and addressing the inequities faced by people in district, 1741
Will Premier address the quality of life issues facing our residential school survivors, 3039–3040
Will Premier commit to ensuring his Ministers stop turning a blind eye to the continued harm and address the real causes of Indigenous economic and social marginalization, 4543
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
Will Premier step up and offer true reconciliation by returning the freight boat, and to help with teacher recruitment and retention and the overall economic and social welfare of communities, 100
Will Premier take action on addressing food insecurity and economic marginalization and return the freight service to the North Coast of Labrador, 1874–1875
Will the Minister commit his government to reverse the decision to remove the freight boat, so that people won't be harmed by malnutrition, 2240

Industry, Energy and Technology

Broadband

Why does Minister think it acceptable for teachers to circle around a single computer to do their CDLI course because the Internet is so slow, 45

Justice and Public Safety

Child physical abuse

Will Minister remove the statute of limitations surrounding abuse suffered by children in care in this province, 2725–2726

Corrections

What is department doing to address significant failings identified in Auditor General's report on adult custody policies, 1104
Will Minister look into constituent on remand who is being denied travel to attend his mother's funeral, to ensure that those in custody are treated with human decency, 1103

Court delays

Why has government failed to ensure that resources are in place so court proceedings can be timely, giving Labradorians justice and closure, not more repeated harm, 4741

Labour

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, 5465
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

Labrador Affairs

When will government own up to the fact that they continue to rape our resources but refuse to share the benefits, 2679

Pay equity

Are Minister's statements that pay equity legislation isn't a silver bullet to solve the gender wage gap her way of obstructing the development of regulations and the reset of the legislation, 3519–3520
Is Minister confident that legislation will be effective or is she just responding to public criticism, 313
Was legislation rushed to save government embarrassment or will it improve pay equity, 313
When will Minister live up to her Ministerial duties for women and gender equality, 3606–3607
Why is Minister tolerating this type of advice, 3255–3256

Suicide

Does Minister agree that the lack of action on social determinants of health in this province is impacting the rates of suicide on the North Coast of Labrador, 2990
Given that financial pressures influence the number, does Minister agree that government has not done enough in addressing the inequities facing the people of the District of Torngat Mountains, such as not being included in the oil to electric rebate, and not finding solutions for the high cost of food and heating, 2990–2991
Starting with social equity, where is Minister's action plan, 847
What real action will Minister take to end socio-economic marginalization of our Indigenous communities in Northern Labrador, 195
Will Minister admit to the impacts to Indigenous mental health and outline real action to help heal communities, 99–100

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
Why did your government leave Labrador out of their provincial subsidized air travel loop, 7217
Will the government finally admit that leaving Labrador out was a mistake, 7218

Ferries

Will Minister commit to reinstating the freight boat to the Northern Labrador communities and take real action towards ending and addressing the inequities faced by people in district, 1741
Will Minister ensure that ferry service will start on June 10, 4999
Will Premier step in to ensure Northern Labrador ferry will be in Goose Bay for the June 10 start date, 5067
Will the Minister commit his government to reverse the decision to remove the freight boat, so that people won't be harmed by malnutrition, 2240
Will the Minister commit that the Kamutik W will be returned to Labrador by June 9, 7620

Highways/roads

Why is the report on the prefeasibility study for the road to the North Coast communities in Northern Labrador taking so long, 5995
Will Minister let us know when the prefeasibility study for the road to the North Coast communities in Northern Labrador report will be made public, 5995

Patient Safety Act (Amdt.) (Bill 31)

Second reading, 2197–2199
Committee, 2203

Pay equity

Are Minister's statements that pay equity legislation isn't a silver bullet to solve the gender wage gap her way of obstructing the development of regulations and the reset of the legislation, 3519–3520
Is Minister confident that legislation will be effective or is she just responding to public criticism, 313
Was legislation rushed to save government embarrassment or will it improve pay equity, 313
When will Minister live up to her Ministerial duties for women and gender equality, 3606–3607
Why is Minister tolerating this type of advice, 3255–3256

Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act (Bill 3)

Second reading, 328–332
Committee, 407–409, 410, 414

Petitions

Education

Schools

Urging government to advocate for the return to in-person education for the students of Nain High School, 590–591, 657–658, 1878

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, 105–106, 5422–5423

Health care

Labrador Affairs

Urging government to ensure that the residents of Postville have access to adequate health care, 906, 1410
Urging government to provide adequate and timely access to medical care for patients in Northern Labrador by ensuring enough medical flights are available so patients can travel, 2834–2835
Urging our leaders to ensure that Northern Labrador residents are provided with access to timely and adequate access to the Janeway Hospital, 6546–6547
Urging our leaders to ensure that Northern Labrador residents are provided with access to timely and adequate health care, 3522–3523, 3734–3735, 4214–4215, 4305–4306, 4490–4491, 4646–4647, 4746–4747, 4788–4789, 4856–4857, 4893, 5278, 5312–5313, 5704–5705, 6742–6743
Urging our leaders to ensure that Northern Labrador residents are provided with access to timely and adequate mental health care, 6858–6859
Urging our leaders to ensure that Northern Labrador residents of Nain, Natuashish, Hopedale, Makkovik, Postville and Rigolet are provided with access to timely and adequate health care, 7345–7346

Housing

Urging government to ensure that Newfoundland and Labrador vacant houses have established timelines for reoccupation of these units including building safety inspections, renovation and repair, 2950
Urging government to ensure that vacant Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation housing units in Nunatsiavut are repaired and made available to those in need in a consistent and timely fashion, 2091–2092, 2155–2156

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Urging our leaders to ensure that residents of the Northern Labrador communities be given due consideration when the provincial government develops incentive programs such as the oil to electric rebate program and, in the past, residential rebate programs such as the Residential Construction Rebate Program, 2581–2582, 3116–3117, 4257–4258, 4375–4376, 5474–5475, 5852–5853

Industry, Energy and Technology

Electricity

Urging government to ensure that fairer electricity rates be provided to residents in Northern Labrador communities, 1249–1250, 1349–1350, 1745, 2493–2494, 6695, 7482–7483, 7627–7628

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, 2535–2536, 2728, 2779, 2996, 3671–3672, 3921, 4011, 4063

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, 3611–3612

Transportation and Infrastructure

Marine shipping

Urging government to return the marine shipping service between the Island portion of the province and our Northern Labrador communities of Rigolet, Makkovik, Postville, Hopedale, Natuashish and Nain, 747, 851–852, 1813, 2247, 2352–2353, 3045–3046, 3408–3409, 4545–4546, 4946–4947, 6926

Travel

Urging government to return affordable travel to the region of Northern Labrador, 1049–1050, 5545

Pharmaceutical Services Act (Amdt.) (Bill 32)

Second reading, 2171–2173
Committee, 2180–2181

Point of Order

Language, unparliamentary

"facts like that stated in this House that aren't true"; "mislead," 3716–3717

Member takes exception to statement that people who are not impacted do not care about suicides in Labrador, 1696–1698

Point of Privilege

False claim by Government House Leader regarding draft legislation in public domain having compromised the integrity of the House, 4824–4826
Not allowing Members to have advance copies of legislation is an obstruction of Members' duties on behalf of constituents, 4848–4849

Postville

Tributes

Jacque, Cecil, 4102–4103

Provincial Health Authority Act (Bill 20)

Second reading, 759–762, 773(36)–773(40)
Committee, 916–919, 938(6), 938(10), 938(17), 938(20)

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

Second reading, 5807–5809

Quotations

Dickens, Charles

Oliver Twist, 3592

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, 3015–3018

House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5934–5938

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, 6143–6147, 6275–6276, 6277–6278, 6279–6280, 6400, 6485–6488

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, 5659–5661

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, 5393–5395

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, 497–499

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, 4713–4715

Vaccines

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

Debate, 6935–6938

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, 2458–2460

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, 829–830

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, 6020–6022

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, 7450–7452

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

Committee, 2412–2414

Rigolet

Arts

Acknowledging designer showcased at New York Fashion week—Allen, April, 3775

Sports/recreation

Badminton—Acknowledging lasting legacy of badminton championships—Northern Lights Academy, 3389–3390
World Dwarf Games—Seven medals—Wolfrey, Brooklyn, 2666–2667

Tributes

Adams, Ellen, 4929

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Minister salutes Labradorians who served with the regiment, 730

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

Third reading, 692–694

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

Second reading, 2862–2864

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, 6020–6022

Standing Orders

SO 36

Matters of urgent public importance

Adjournment of House to address housing emergency

Debate, 2589–2591

Suicide

Caring without action is inadequate, 1696
Comments on, 1656, 1657–1658, 1659, 1696–1698, 1920, 4143
Does Minister agree that the lack of action on social determinants of health in this province is impacting the rates of suicide on the North Coast of Labrador, 2990
Given that financial pressures influence the number, does Minister agree that government has not done enough in addressing the inequities facing the people of the District of Torngat Mountains, such as not being included in the oil to electric rebate, and not finding solutions for the high cost of food and heating, 2990–2991
Higher numbers in Inuit and Innu communities, 1657
Member takes exception to statement that people who are not impacted do not care about suicides in Labrador, 1696–1698
Rate is 31.5 times higher for Inuit women than other females in province, 1657
Starting with social equity, where is Minister's action plan, 847
Things that contribute to, 1696–1697
What real action will Minister take to end socio-economic marginalization of our Indigenous communities in Northern Labrador, 195
Will Minister admit to the impacts to Indigenous mental health and outline real action to help heal communities, 99–100

Supplementary Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Bill 2)

Committee, 75–77

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

Committee, 1292(20)–1292(22)

Tabled Documents

Health care

Letter concerning continuing barriers to health care for Torngat Mountains patients, 5146

Torngat Mountains (District)

Awards, miscellaneous

2023 Pride in Profession Award—Voisey, Rita-Anne, 1328
Arctic Inspiration Prize—Paying tribute to the winner from Nunatsiavut, 4629–4630
Nunatsiavut Government's Cultural Preservations Recognition Award—Merkuratsuk, Maria, 5051

Comments on racist views against, 4146
Miscellaneous

First home dialysis treatment in Labrador—Piwas, Bob, 726–727

Tributes

Acknowledging grandmother—Andersen, Muriel "Big Gram," 299
Nochasak, Simeon Nicodemus, 1591–1592
Nunatsiavut government retiree—Andersen, Tony, 2818

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

St. John's International Women's Film Festival

Recognizing pillar in the Newfoundland and Labrador film and television industry, 2565

Towns and Local Service Districts Act (Bill 54)

Second reading, 3271–3274

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, 7450–7452

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 return affordable travel to the region of Northern Labrador, 1049–1050, 5545
Why did your government leave Labrador out of their provincial subsidized air travel loop, 7217
Will the government finally admit that leaving Labrador out was a mistake, 7218

Ferries

Comments on freight boat to Labrador, 4354
Will Minister commit to reinstating the freight boat to the Northern Labrador communities and take real action towards ending and addressing the inequities faced by people in district, 1741
Will Minister ensure that ferry service will start on June 10, 4999
Will Premier step in to ensure Northern Labrador ferry will be in Goose Bay for the June 10 start date, 5067
Will the Minister commit his government to reverse the decision to remove the freight boat, so that people won't be harmed by malnutrition, 2240
Will the Minister commit that the Kamutik W will be returned to Labrador by June 9, 7620

Highways/roads

Why is the report on the prefeasibility study for the road to the North Coast communities in Northern Labrador taking so long, 5995
Will Minister let us know when the prefeasibility study for the road to the North Coast communities in Northern Labrador report will be made public, 5995

Marine shipping

Urging government to return the marine shipping service between the Island portion of the province and our Northern Labrador communities of Rigolet, Makkovik, Postville, Hopedale, Natuashish and Nain, 747, 851–852, 1813, 2247, 2352–2353, 3045–3046, 3408–3409, 4545–4546, 4946–4947, 6926

Violence

Journey Project

Comments on program, 1793(26)

Vital Statistics Act, 2009 (Amdt.) (Bill 77)

Second reading, 4793–4794
Committee, 4796–4797, 4798–4799

Women and Gender Equality

Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

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

International Day of the Girl Child

Recognition of, 88–89

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

Recognition of, 1999

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

Recognition of, 4531

Provincial Indigenous Women's Reconciliation Council

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

Women police officers

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

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

Second reading, 874
Committee, 885–886

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

Second reading, 2659–2660

WorkplaceNL

Minister recognizes recipients of the 2024 Safety Leadership Awards, 5364

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