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

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Debates of the House of Assembly (Hansard)

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FORSEY, PLEAMAN (PC) (EXPLOITS)

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

Second reading, 5164
Committee, 5177, 5178, 5179, 5180

Aquaculture Act, 2023 (Bill 17)

Second reading, 2547–2552

Bishop's Falls

Arts

Morgan, Kyle—recognizing entertainment career and wishing continued success, 7418

Birthdays/anniversaries

Reid, Mrs. Clara—98th birthday, 1727

Clubs/organizations

Lions Club

40th anniversary of annual Lions Winter Carnival, 3653–3654
Rideout, Harold—Melvin Jones Award, 6678–6679
Sheppard, Bob—55 years of service, 1030

Miscellaneous

Porter, Tracey—recognizing unwavering support and dedication to expectant mothers, 6529–6530
Sharpe, Melina—Heroic efforts of parent at fire at Deer Lake Driftwood Inn, 5131

Sports/recreation

Softball—Leo Brothers Softball Memorial Tournament—Continuing to raise funds to support cancer care, 2931

Botwood

Arts

Botwood Mural Arts Society—12th anniversary, 355

Awards, miscellaneous

Botwood Fire Department—2023 Change Makers Award, 2332–2333

Business/entrepreneurship

Wallace Sceviour & Son Ltd.—Celebrating 60 years of business, 833

Clubs/organizations

Jubilee Pentecostal Temple Community Cafe—Acknowledging service of, 3903–3904
Kinsmen Club

50th anniversary, 3441–3442
Parsons, Harry—Awarded Life Member of Kin Canada, 6779–6780

Miscellaneous

Foss, Claire—Acknowledging community work and academic achievements, 5358–5359

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 1481–1485
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 1793(7)–1793(11)
Sub-amendment

Debate, 1631–1636

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 2137(39)–2137(41)

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 3945–3949
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 4075–4079
Sub-amendment

Debate, 4179–4183

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 4377–4381

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 7055–7058
Non-confidence motion

Debate, 7186–7189
Sub-amendment

Debate, 7391–7395

Estimates

Resource Committee

Concurrence motion, 7257–7261

Buildings Accessibility Act (Amdt.) (Bill 52)

Second reading, 2959–2960

Cost of living

Can Minister responsible for food security advise how much food prices will increase because of the fuel increase, 899
Comments on food security in the Budget 2024 debate, 4181–4182
Is Minister responsible for food security concerned about the cost of healthy food, 899
Seniors

Comments on impacts on seniors, 1633–1634
Does Minister suggest senior sell her home and move into a personal care home so she can stay warm and fed, 844
What does Minister say to senior on a fixed income who will have pay almost $10,000 just to stay warm this winter, 844

Crop Insurance Act (Amdt.) (Bill 76)

Second reading, 4860–4861
Committee, 4867, 4868

Deer Lake

Miscellaneous

Heroic efforts of parent at fire at Deer Lake Driftwood Inn—Sharpe, Melina, 5131

Environment and Climate Change

Boil advisories

Why is Minister allowing people to get sick when federal dollars remain unspent, 739
Why won't the Minister give residents clean, safe drinking water, 739

Climate change

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

Debate, 2707–2708

Climate Change Action Plan

Minister announces new consultations, 3320

Earth Day

Recognition of, 1593, 4240–4241

Electric vehicle (EV)

Update on government's successful Electric Vehicle (EV) Rebate Program, 4045–4046

Environment week

Recognition of, 4988

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

Essential Ambulance Services Act (Bill 24)

Committee, 1018–1019

Exploits (District)

Business/entrepreneurship

22nd Annual Business Excellence Awards and Hall of Fame induction—Exploits Chamber of Commerce, 726
Lions Club—Lion Max Simms Memorial Camp—Induction into Business Hall of Fame Exploits Chamber of Commerce, 3194

Miscellaneous

Forest fire in Central Newfoundland—Acknowledging assistance provided by volunteer groups, 86

Farm Products Corporation Repeal Act (Bill 42)

Second reading, 3385–3386
Committee, 3416, 3417

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, 3004–3006

Sugar tax

Urging government to cancel the sugar-sweetened beverage tax at the earliest opportunity, 592

Fire and Emergency Services

When will families impacted by Driftwood Inn fire receive help and not promises, 5272–5273
When will Premier take action on his promises regarding those impacted by the fire at Driftwood Inn, 5273

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Agriculture

Given that increased fertilizer prices are also impacted by the Marine Atlantic increase, why do Liberals plan to worsen our food security crisis and further raise the cost of goods, 1872
How does government expect local farmers to feed families if they are continuously disadvantaged by poor Liberal policy and inaction, 1871
How will Minister ensure that local farming operations aren't shut down for good, 311
Minister highlights supports for agriculture, 3197

Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month

Recognition of, 3776

Crown Lands

Are unfilled positions contributing to extensive delays in Crown Lands and processing times, 3037
Comments on, 4378–4379
Does the legislation on the order paper last fall exist, 3915–3916
How long do we have to stay tuned for legislation, 3400
Lands Act Review Final Report 2015—Tabled, 369
Primary residence property title program a game changer for land ownership, 5405
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

Notice of motion, 4942–4943
Moved, 5022–5024
Debate, 5047–5048

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 land's actions against occupied properties in the province

Notice of motion, 1809–1810
Moved, 1974–1976
Debate, 1993–1995

What progress has been made since spring on adverse possession to help individuals acquire their own land, 2943
When will Minister cut the red tape in Crown Lands, 3916
Why does government find it necessary to undermine people who just want to see fair and timely services from department, and will Minister introduce legislation, 2007
Why hasn't Crown Lands replied to Kruger in two years, 365
Why have the Liberals ignored the 2015 report without fixing multiple problems plaguing Crown Lands, 366
Will Liberals show leadership and bring in legislation facing problems against Crown Lands in this sitting of the House of Assembly, 2007
Will Minister address the position vacancies, 3037
Will Minister finally address the long-standing concerns, 3916
Will we see legislation this fall to address the problems plaguing Crown lands, 2943
Would Minister direct an independent review of Crown Lands, 365

Dairy farming

Why does Minister continue to ignore suggestions from dairy farmers to lower the cost of milk, 42

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, 489–491

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, 3816–3818

Forest Fires

Are there four or three fully staffed water bombers ready to go, 2441
Can Minister commit to a full complement of water bombers and pilots for this year's forest fire season, 4572
Can the Minister provide an update on the request for a quote for the fifth water bomber, 4573
Does Minister have enough crews for the upcoming fire season, 2344
How can people have confidence in the Minister if he has two different responses for the same question, 2442
How many pilots do we have on staff to provide our water bomber service, 4738
Provincial government prepared for 2024 forest fire season, 4360
To ensure we are prepared for next year's wildfires, will Minister conduct an independent review of our water bomber capacity, 194
Were vacant aircraft maintenance positions the reason water bombers were not available over 28 times this summer, 587
When will fifth water bomber be back in service, 4737–4738
Why didn't Minister hire enough water bomber crews, 194
With some forecasts predicting a dryer summer, is government confident to tackle the upcoming forest fire season, 2344

Forestry

Comments on, 1635, 4377–4378

Hunting

2025-26 Hunting and Trapping Guide released, 6781
Comments on beaver trapping licenses, 4379–4380
Urging government to change the legislation of the 800-metre restriction, 2951
Will Minister modernize the legislation and enforcement directives, 518
Will Minister update the legislation so that people with all forms of disabilities can get their moose in a safe and dignified manner, 518

Pine marten

Pine marten population showing signs of recovery, 4836

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

Second reading, 670–672

Food insecurity

Comments on, 4380

Future Fund Act (Bill 5)

Committee, 235(1)–235(2)

Health care

Autism

What is happening to young children who miss school due to lack of supports, 4938
When is government going to allocate resources based on needs and not based on numbers so that children are not left behind, 4938

Crisis, Health Care System

Comments on emergency services in Central Newfoundland, 1632–1633
With so many doctors packing up and leaving Central Newfoundland, is virtual care the future in Central, 3517

Emergency rooms

Have additional staff been added to Grand Falls-Windsor to meet the surge in demand, 2292
How are diversions from other communities affecting the emergency room in Grand Falls-Windsor, 2292
Urging government to restore the 24-hour emergency service at the Dr. Hugh Twomey Health Centre immediately, 2495–2496, 5111
When can people of Central Newfoundland expect to see emergency room diversions stop, 3516

Family care teams

Can Minister advise when the Family Care Team will be fully implemented and operational in Grand Falls-Windsor, 2723
Was Minister misinformed, or misinforming the people, about the teams in Grand Falls-Windsor and Clarenville, 2722

Heart transplant

When will government fully staff a transplant coordination program, 1739
Why are we abandoning transplant patients, 1739
Why is government forcing family to fundraise to access a lifesaving procedure, 1738

Home care

Urging government to increase the amount of hours for seniors' care at the previous or lower rates to ensure seniors remain in their own homes for longer periods of time, 253–254, 6795–6796, 7092

Long-term care

How many beds are actually open in the new long-term care home in Grand Falls-Windsor, 647
What additional staffing resources will be provided to the long-term care facility in Botwood, 1042–1043
What specific steps are being taken to ensure the safety of seniors in the Botwood long-term care unit, 1042
Why are only half of the beds in the long-term care home in Grand Falls-Windsor being used, 648
Why did it take so long to help 82-year-old woman in another horrible incident at a long-term care centre, 1243–1244

Mental health

Will Minister pledge to make mental health supports in our province more readily available to those that need them, 2152

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

Is the $50-million cut to health care the reason 24-hour emergency at Dr. Hugh Twomey Health Care Centre has not been reinstated, 6736
Why are the Liberals putting cuts above patient care, 6736

House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5910–5912

Pages

Recognizing completion of Master's Degree—Addo, Portia, 5742
Recognizing convocation of Cody Dalton, 5022

Housing

Comments in Budget 2024 debate, 4182–4183
Renovictions

Does Minister believe that Executive Director of End Homelessness is telling the truth about the renovictions of seniors or not, 2677
Given that other provinces do not allow no-fault evictions, why does this Minister, 2572–2573
Where is the legislation to prevent renovictions, 2571–2572
Who is telling the truth about renovictions, 2677
Why is Minister allowing renovictions, 2572
With Minister in denial about renovictions, will she now admit she is part of the problem, 2677

Urging government to upgrade and increase the number of Newfoundland and Labrador Housing units in Central Newfoundland, 199–200, 1409–1419, 3211, 4212
Where is the action regarding senior being evicted by landlords, 2530
Why has Minister refused to act and protect vulnerable seniors and low-income individuals, given the exploitation of the landlord-tenant legislation, 2529–2530

Industry, Energy and Technology

Cellphone service

Urging government to secure a cellphone provider to increase the coverage of cellphone use, 7344–7345

Muskrat Falls

What does Premier think about Muskrat Falls, 4639

Wind energy

Comments on, 4380
How will decommissioning fees for wind energy projects be applied, 4486
Will government provide transparency with the environmental assessment, 4486

Interim Supply Act, 2023 (Bill 21)

Committee, 1080–1082, 1266–1268

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3485–3487, 3614–3616

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Committee, 6644(20)–6644(23), 6874–6876

Justice and Public Safety

Firefighters

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

Debate, 1213–1215

Policing

Urging government to increase enforcement in the District of Exploits to provide adequate safety and protection to our residents, 2835–2836, 5315, 6741, 7041–7042, 7227

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

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

Volunteer fire departments

Urging government to provide adequate tools and equipment in a timely manner, 6545

Labour Standards Act (Amdt.) (Bill 82)

Second reading, 5190–5191
Committee, 5196, 5197, 5198, 5199

Lands Act (Amdt.) (Bill 40)

Second reading, 2248–2249
Committee, 2250, 2251, 2252, 2253

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

Second reading, 5581–5585, 5585(1)–5585(4)
Committee, 5682(7)–5682(9), 5682(10), 5682(11), 5682(17)

Amendment—Clause 3

Moved, 5682(24)

Leading Tickles

Volunteers

Acknowledging brothers John and Wayne Rowsell—43 and 30 years of service, 1089

Loan Act, 2023 (Bill 37)

Committee, 2270–2272, 2311–2313

Loan Act, 2024 (Bill 73)

Committee, 4508–4511

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

Committee, 4675–4677

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

Second reading, 271–272

Members' Statements

Arts

Botwood Mural Arts Society—12th anniversary, 355
Morgan, Kyle—recognizing entertainment career and wishing continued success—Bishop's Falls, 7418

Awards, miscellaneous

Change Makers Award, 2023—Botwood Fire Department, 2332–2333
Junior Miss Newfoundland and Labrador, 2023—Mazol Shriners Youth Leadership Award—Woodworth, Grace—Point Leamington, 2563–2564

Birthdays/anniversaries

98th birthday—Reid, Mrs. Clara—Bishop's Falls, 1727

Business/entrepreneurship

22nd Annual Business Excellence Awards and Hall of Fame induction—Exploits Chamber of Commerce, 726
Wallace Sceviour & Son Ltd.—Celebrating 60 years of business—Botwood, 833

Clubs/organizations

Jubillee Pentecostal Temple Community Cafe—Acknowledging service of—Botwood, 3903–3904
Kinsmen Club

50th anniversary—Botwood, 3441–3442
Congratulating Harry Parsons on being awarded Life Member of Kin Canada—Botwood, 6779–6780

Lions Club

40th anniversary of annual Lions Winter Carnival—Bishop's Falls, 3653–3654
55 years of service—Sheppard, Bob—Bishop's Falls, 1030
Lion Max Simms Memorial Camp—Induction into Business Hall of Fame Exploits Chamber of Commerce, 3194
Mills, Trevor—recognition of dedication, service and leadership, 7209
Rideout, Harold—Melvin Jones Award—Bishop's Falls, 6678–6679

Miscellaneous

Acknowledging community work and academic achievements—Foss, Claire—Botwood, 5358–5359
Forest fire in Central Newfoundland—Acknowledging assistance provided by volunteer groups—Exploits (District), 86
Heroic efforts of parent at fire at Deer Lake Driftwood Inn—Sharpe, Melina—Bishop's Falls, 5131
Porter, Tracey—recognizing unwavering support and dedication to expectant mothers—Bishop's Falls, 6529–6530

Municipalities

Acknowledging service of Elsie Keats—Phillips Head, 4684
Recognizing 38 years of service to town—Humphries, Ella—Northern Arm, 2402

Sports/recreation

Softball

Leo Brothers Softball Memorial Tournament—Continuing to raise funds to support cancer care—Bishop's Falls, 2931

Tributes

Faulkner, Alex—acknowledging life and career of NHL hockey player—Bishop's Falls, 6978–6979

Volunteers

Acknowledging brothers John and Wayne Rowsell—43 and 30 years of service—Leading Tickles, 1089
Acknowledging contributions of Mrs. Betty Saunders to BGC Norris Arm and New Horizons for Seniors Program—Norris Arm, 1391–1392

Ministerial Statements

Crown Lands

Primary residence property title program a game changer for land ownership

response, 5405

Electric vehicle

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

response, 4045–4046

Environment and Climate Change

Climate Change Action Plan

Minister announces new consultations

response, 3320

Earth Day

Recognition of

response, 1593, 4240–4241

Environment week

Recognition of

response, 4988

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Agriculture

Minister highlights supports for agriculture

response, 3197

Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month

Recognition of

response, 3776

Forest Fires

Provincial government prepared for 2024 forest fire season

response, 4360

Hunting

2025-26 Hunting and Trapping Guide released

response, 6781

Pine marten

Pine marten population showing signs of recovery

response, 4836

WorkplaceNL

Student Safety Video and Radio Ad Contest, 2025—Eli Peach, Darwin Anderson, Jayda Crummey and Mehak Anderson award winners

response, 7565

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), 6415–6416

Northern Arm

Municipalities

Recognizing 38 years of service to town—Humphries, Ella, 2402

Oral Questions

Cost of living

Can Minister responsible for food security advise how much food prices will increase because of the fuel increase, 899
Does Minister suggest senior sell her home and move into a personal care home so she can stay warm and fed, 844
Is Minister responsible for food security concerned about the cost of healthy food, 899
What does Minister say to senior on a fixed income who will have pay almost $10,000 just to stay warm this winter, 844

Environment and Climate Change

Boil advisories

Why is Minister allowing people to get sick when federal dollars remain unspent, 739
Why won't the Minister give residents clean, safe drinking water, 739

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

Fire and Emergency Services

When will families impacted by Driftwood Inn fire receive help and not promises, 5272–5273
When will Premier take action on his promises regarding those impacted by the fire at Driftwood Inn, 5273

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Agriculture

Given that increased fertilizer prices are also impacted by the Marine Atlantic increase, why do Liberals plan to worsen our food security crisis and further raise the cost of goods, 1872
How does government expect local farmers to feed families if they are continuously disadvantaged by poor Liberal policy and inaction, 1871
How will Minister ensure that local farming operations aren't shut down for good, 311

Crown Lands

Are unfilled positions contributing to extensive delays in Crown Lands and processing times, 3037
Does the legislation on the order paper last fall exist, 3915–3916
How long do we have to stay tuned for legislation, 3400
What progress has been made since spring on adverse possession to help individuals acquire their own land, 2943
When will Minister cut the red tape in Crown Lands, 3916
Why does government find it necessary to undermine people who just want to see fair and timely services from department, and will Minister introduce legislation, 2007
Why hasn't Crown Lands replied to Kruger in two years, 365
Why have the Liberals ignored the 2015 report without fixing multiple problems plaguing Crown Lands, 366
Will Liberals show leadership and bring in legislation facing problems against Crown Lands in this sitting of the House of Assembly, 2007
Will Minister address the position vacancies, 3037
Will Minister finally address the long-standing concerns, 3916
Will we see legislation this fall to address the problems plaguing Crown lands, 2943
Would Minister direct an independent review of Crown Lands, 365

Dairy farming

Why does Minister continue to ignore suggestions from dairy farmers to lower the cost of milk, 42

Forest Fires

Are there four or three fully staffed water bombers ready to go, 2441
Can Minister commit to a full complement of water bombers and pilots for this year's forest fire season, 4572
Can the Minister provide an update on the request for a quote for the fifth water bomber, 4573
Does Minister have enough crews for the upcoming fire season, 2344
How can people have confidence in the Minister if he has two different responses for the same question, 2442
How many pilots do we have on staff to provide our water bomber service, 4738
To ensure we are prepared for next year's wildfires, will Minister conduct an independent review of our water bomber capacity, 194
Were vacant aircraft maintenance positions the reason water bombers were not available over 28 times this summer, 587
When will fifth water bomber be back in service, 4737–4738
Why didn't Minister hire enough water bomber crews, 194
With some forecasts predicting a dryer summer, is government confident to tackle the upcoming forest fire season, 2344

Hunting

Will Minister modernize the legislation and enforcement directives, 518
Will Minister update the legislation so that people with all forms of disabilities can get their moose in a safe and dignified manner, 518

Health care

Autism

What is happening to young children who miss school due to lack of supports, 4938
When is government going to allocate resources based on needs and not based on numbers so that children are not left behind, 4938

Crisis, Health Care System

With so many doctors packing up and leaving Central Newfoundland, is virtual care the future for that region, 3517

Emergency rooms

Have additional staff been added to Grand Falls-Windsor to meet the surge in demand, 2292
How are diversions from other communities affecting the emergency room in Grand Falls-Windsor, 2292
When can people of Central Newfoundland expect to see emergency room diversions stop, 3516

Family care teams

Can Minister advise when the Family Care Team will be fully implemented and operational in Grand Falls-Windsor, 2723
Was Minister misinformed, or misinforming the people, about the teams in Grand Falls-Windsor and Clarenville, 2722

Heart transplant

When will government fully staff a transplant coordination program, 1739
Why are we abandoning transplant patients, 1739
Why is government forcing family to fundraise to access a lifesaving procedure, 1738

Long-term care

How many beds are actually open in the new long-term care home in Grand Falls-Windsor, 647
What additional staffing resources will be provided to the long-term care facility in Botwood, 1042–1043
What specific steps are being taken to ensure the safety of seniors in the Botwood long-term care unit, 1042
Why are only half of the beds in the long-term care home in Grand Falls-Windsor being used, 648
Why did it take so long to help 82-year-old woman in another horrible incident at a long-term care centre, 1243–1244

Mental health

Will Minister pledge to make mental health supports in our province more readily available to those that need them, 2152

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

Is the $50-million cut to health care the reason 24-hour emergency at Dr. Hugh Twomey Health Care Centre has not been reinstated, 6736
Why are the Liberals putting cuts above patient care, 6736

Housing

Renovictions

Does Minister believe that Executive Director of End Homelessness is telling the truth about the renovictions of seniors or not, 2677
Given that other provinces do not allow no-fault evictions, why does this Minister, 2572–2573
Where is the legislation to prevent renovictions, 2571–2572
Who is telling the truth about renovictions, 2677
Why is Minister allowing renovictions, 2572
With Minister in denial about renovictions, will she now admit she is part of the problem, 2677

Where is the action regarding senior being evicted by landlords, 2530
Why has Minister refused to act and protect vulnerable seniors and low-income individuals, given the exploitation of the landlord-tenant legislation, 2529–2530

Industry, Energy and Technology

Muskrat Falls

What does Premier think about Muskrat Falls, 4639

Wind energy

How will decommissioning fees for wind energy projects be applied, 4486
Will government provide transparency with the environmental assessment, 4486

Justice and Public Safety

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

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

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

When will residents be able to drive on the divided highway between Bishop's Falls and Grand Falls-Windsor, 5758, 7575

Petitions

Finance

Sugar tax

Urging government to cancel the sugar-sweetened beverage tax at the earliest opportunity, 592

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Hunting

Urging government to change the legislation of the 800-metre restriction, 2951

Health care

Emergency rooms

Urging government to restore the 24-hour emergency service at the Dr. Hugh Twomey Health Centre immediately, 2495–2496, 5111

Home care

Urging government to increase the amount of hours for seniors' care at the previous or lower rates to ensure seniors remain in their own homes for longer periods of time, 253–254, 6795–6796, 7092

Housing

Urging government to upgrade and increase the number of Newfoundland and Labrador Housing units in Central Newfoundland, 199–200, 1409–1419, 3211, 4212

Industry, Energy and Technology

Cellphone service

Urging government to secure a cellphone provider to increase the coverage of the cellphone use, 7344–7345

Justice and Public Safety

Policing

Urging government to increase enforcement in the District of Exploits to provide adequate safety and protection to our residents, 2835–2836, 5315, 6741, 7041–7042, 7227

Volunteer fire departments

Urging government to provide adequate tools and equipment in a timely manner, 6545

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Urging government that immediate attention to brush cutting is needed in areas in the District of Exploits, 2537, 3734
Urging government to immediately have roadwork contracted to upgrade and improve conditions on Routes 350, 351A and 352, 50–51, 524, 1347–1348, 3460, 4061, 4258, 4892–4893, 6614–6615, 7630–7631
Urging government to provide funding for paving of Wheeler's Road, 50–51

Phillips Head

Municipalities

Acknowledging service of Elsie Keats, 4684

Point Leamington

Awards, miscellaneous

Junior Miss Newfoundland and Labrador, 2023—Mazol Shriners Youth Leadership Award—Woodworth, Grace, 2563–2564

Provincial Health Authority Act (Bill 20)

Second reading, 773(26)–773(29)
Committee, 887(33)–887(35), 923–925

Quarry Resources Act (Bill 58)

Second reading, 3142–3143

Resolution, Government

Environment and Climate Change

Climate Change

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

Debate, 2707–2708

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, 3004–3006

House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Debate, 5910–5912

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, 6415–6416

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—2023

Notice of motion, 1809–1810
Moved, 1974–1976
Debate, 1993–1995

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

Notice of motion, 4942–4943
Moved, 5022–5024
Debate, 5047–5048

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, 489–491

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, 3816–3818

Justice and Public Safety

Firefighters

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

Debate, 1213–1215

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

Committee, 2399–2401

Select Committees

Public Accounts

Report 2—Review of the Auditor General's Report on the MV Veteran & MV Legionnaire—Tabled, 1605
Report 4—Review of the Auditor General's Report on Physical Mitigation of Muskrat Falls Reservoir Wetland—Tabled, 4742

Standing Orders

SO 36

Matters of urgent public importance

Adjournment of House to address housing emergency

Debate, 2595–2596

Tabled Documents

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crown Lands

Lands Act Review Final Report 2015, 369

Select Committees

Public Accounts

Report 2—Review of the Auditor General's Report on the MV Veteran & MV Legionnaire, 1605
Report 4—Review of the Auditor General's Report on Physical Mitigation of Muskrat Falls Reservoir Wetland, 4742

Public Accounts—Fourth report, 4742

Towns and Local Service Districts Act (Bill 54)

Second reading, 3189–3193

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Comments in Budget 2024 debate, 4179–4180
Urging government that immediate attention to brush cutting is needed in areas in the District of Exploits, 2537, 3734
Urging government to immediately have roadwork contracted to upgrade and improve conditions on Routes 350, 351A and 352, 50–51, 524, 1347–1348, 3460, 4061, 4258, 4892–4893, 6614–6615, 7630–7631
When will residents be able to drive on the divided highway between Bishop's Falls and Grand Falls-Windsor, 5758, 7575

Wild Life Act (Amdt.) (Bill 10)

Second reading, 798–800
Committee, 812, 813–814

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

Second reading, 374–376
Committee, 451–452, 453, 454

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

Second reading, 859–860
Committee, 876–877, 878, 879–880, 881, 882

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

Second reading, 2654–2656
Committee, 2661, 2662–2663

WorkplaceNL

Student Safety Video and Radio Ad Contest, 2025-Eli Peach, Darwin Anderson, Jayda Crummey and Mehak Anderson award winners, 7565

FUREY, HON. ANDREW (L) (HUMBER - GROS MORNE)

Budget

Why Opposition is not voting for the budget, 1399–1400

Burials and funerals

How many bodies are in the parking garage at the Health Sciences Centre, 5268

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

Will Premier commit to a commission of inquiry into children in care and the response of the province's police forces where witnesses can be interviewed in camera and protected, 5836

Medically complex children

Will Premier commit to a timeline to implement the 12 recommendations of the report, 2936

Confederation

75th anniversary of

Recognition of historic moment, 3850–3851

Cost of living

Given flawed cost of living rebate, does consultation work better before or after government makes a decision, 89–90
How can people keep up with the cost of living, given that it has risen higher than the national average, 2566–2567
How is it acceptable to government to have children standing in lines at food banks, 2980–2981
How many people in the province are relying on food banks right now, 3031
What does Premier say to the senior who must choose between food or heat, 2568
What does the Minister for poverty reduction say to long lineups at Bridges to Hope, 784
When will provincial Liberals work with their cousins to ensure that they stop increasing the cost of living for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1799–1800
Why did it take bad polling numbers for Premier to take action on the cost of living crisis, 36
Why do Liberals continue to force people in rural communities to pay more, 513
Why has government refused to introduce a new poverty reduction strategy, 2669
Why is Premier content that seniors cannot afford food, to heat their homes, or to take their medication, 1395

Deer Lake

Miscellaneous

Tragedy of devastating fire at Driftwood Inn and loss of life of 77-year-old Eugene Spoon of Winfield, Kansas, 5092

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

Can Premier tell people why his government is suing the Privacy Commissioner to stop him from investigating the cyberattack, 1235–1236
Is Premier responsible for health care and health care information in the province, 2480
Three years after the cyberattack, how much of taxpayers dollars did the this cost the province, 4106
Why are we only finding out about the numbers involved today, 2434
Why did government flippantly ignore the law and not disclose information about the breach to the people of the province, 2435
Why did government hide the sheer scale of this attack on the health care system, 2433
Why is Premier leaving hundreds of thousands of people in the dark about the status of their personal and private information, 2479
Will Premier tell victims of cyberattack what personal sensitive information has been stolen, 2479

Education

Child care

What is Minister doing to reverse the injustice of children thrown out of daycares due to lack of staff and inclusion workers, 1595

Deaf and hard of hearing

Given that government chose to spend almost $700,000 on law firm to fight the Churchill family, is Premier responsible for education in Newfoundland and Labrador, 2480
How can Premier defend decision to spend almost $700,000 to fight Carter Churchill's right to an education, 2436
Who is going to be held accountable for treatment of Churchill family, 2436
Will Premier now do the right thing and apologize to the Churchill family, compensate them for full legal costs and appoint them to the steering committee for deaf and hard of hearing children, 2003

Emergency teachers

Why is Premier only now hearing the alarm that the Teachers' Association has sounded for years, 4731
Why was Premier unaware of this important issue, 4730
Will Premier commit to getting to the bottom of the poor results and take appropriate action, 4733

Memorial University

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, 1693
How does Premier justify balancing his government's provincial budget on the backs of our students, 1693
If no one saw a problem in the past few years, what makes Minister believe that now they'll be champions of change, 2983
When will recommendations of the Auditor General be implemented, 2750
Why does Premier blame the university for tuition doubling when the Liberal government has been making cuts ever since they came to office, 1685
Will Premier admit the chaos at the university has occurred on his watch, 1685–1686

Schools

Will Minister go and tell the parents and students of Frank Roberts Junior High School what he's telling us here, 2483

Student assistants

Can Minister update the House on efforts to get eight-year-old boy from Howley back in the classroom, 1961
Is Minister worried about the message that department is sending children and families who have children with exceptionalities, 1962, 1963–1964

Teachers

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, 1807–1808

Environment and Climate Change

Climate change

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

Debate, 2690–2692

Floods

Doesn't Premier think that the $24,000 plus spent on travel would have helped the people of St. George, 4634
Why is government refusing to help people of Cape St. George, 4633
Will Premier commit to helping and providing funding for the people of Cape St. George, 4633–4634
Will Premier provide update on what support has been provided for the Town of Cape St. George, 5057

MSC Baltic III

Will the government contact the deferral officials to have this salvage completed immediately to avoid a potential environmental disaster, 7178, 7179

Essential Ambulance Services Act (Bill 24)

Committee, 1020–1021

Finance

Carbon tax

Did government make a mistake in introducing the carbon tax, 2937
Did Premier speak to our six Liberal Members of Parliament before the vote, 583–584
Does government believe that the sugar tax and the carbon tax are helping seniors, 2937–2938
Does Premier agree that the carbon tax should be scrapped, 3854, 3855
Does Premier believe that carbon tax should be axed, 3999–4000
Does Premier realize that his failure to stand up for this province is costing residents thousands of dollars each year, 1456
Does Premier regret the Liberal government's support for the carbon tax, 2672
Does Premier stand by Minister's statements on carbon tax, 90–91
Given the fact that the revenue from the carbon tax will come to Newfoundland and Labrador, will Premier commit that his government and Finance Minister will rebate that money back to the people who are actually paying the tax, 585
How does Premier suggest that someone from Trout River get to the health care centre without burning gas, 2671
What will Premier do to ensure residents of Labrador don't see a massive hike in the cost of food on April 1, 3728–3729
When will Premier give Newfoundlanders and Labradorians a break and scrap the carbon tax, 784
When will Premier listen to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and stop charging them additional taxes, 783
Who administers the carbon tax on fuel in Newfoundland and Labrador, 241
Who is getting the revenue from the carbon tax on home heating fuel, 584
Why is Premier offering to sacrifice our fisheries to offset the country's carbon problems, 4534
Why is Premier planning to increase the cost of home heating oil again by adding the carbon tax, 512–513
Will carbon tax increase on home heating fuel help keep more seniors at home or force them out in the cold, 90
Will Premier apologize to people who are worried about how they will stay warm next winter, 1455
Will Premier axe the carbon tax on gasoline and diesel, 188
Will Premier rebate back the $35 million collected in carbon tax, 2938
Will Premier rebate back to the people the $35 million he's taken in on carbon tax, 2670–2671
Will Premier rebate the money he has collected from the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2673
Will Premier repeal legislation supporting a carbon tax, 242
Will Premier repeal the carbon tax on fuel to Newfoundland and Labrador, 242
Will Premier say no to the carbon tax, 783
Will the carbon tax be charged on home heating oil in 2023, 185–186

Gasoline tax

Will Premier commit to extend the eight cents a litre off gas beyond March 31st, 2567

Home heating

Does Premier stand with his six Liberal cousins or does he stand with the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 187
How will Liberals let the cost of home heat fuel rise, 91
What will Premier do to offset the additional cost from the carbon tax on home heating for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1036–1037
Will carbon tax increase on home heating fuel help keep more seniors at home or force them out in the cold, 90
Will Premier table letter from federal Environment Minister confirming that the cost of home heating fuel will jump by 20 per cent, 186
Will the carbon tax be charged on home heating oil in 2023, 185–186

Marine Atlantic Fuel Surcharge

Would Premier block Marine Atlantic's planned fuel surcharge, 2568–2569

Scotiabank

Why is Premier surprised that Scotiabank is following government's example in making it harder to do business in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 2936

Sugar tax

Does government believe sugar tax is changing people's behaviour, or is it simply draining their pocketbooks, 3853–3854
Does government believe that the sugar tax and the carbon tax are helping seniors, 2937–2938
Does Premier know better than his own Health Accord, which made no mention of the sugar tax, 190
Does Premier realize that his sugar tax promotes the use of artificial sweeteners, pushing people to make choices that could harm them, 652–653
Given that the sugar tax is designed to push people to use artificially sweetened beverages, will government recognize this as one more good reason to cancel the tax, 2486
What other products is Premier planning to put the sugar tax on, 96
Why does Premier refuse to axe the sugar tax and the carbon tax, 512
Will Minister axe the tax, 42, 95–96
Will Minister recognize, as The Future of the Vote did, that sugar tax should be eliminated, 652
Will Premier admit that his carbon tax and his sugar tax was a mistake, 2521
Will Premier axe the sugar tax, 4000
Will Premier cancel the sugar tax, 2939
Will Premier correct his mistake on the sugar tax and cancel it, 2522
Will Premier finally admit that the sugar tax is nothing more than a tax grab, 735
Will Premier repel the sugar tax, 1036

Tariffs

Is the Boston office now staffed, 6841–6842
I would ask the Premier if he could update the House on the province's tariff response package, 6781–6782
Were you able to negotiate any new contracts for NL exports in your recent trips, 6782
What steps is government taking to help businesses navigate challenges of the threat of tariffs, and what strategies are going to be put in place to mitigate the impacts, 5759–5760
Will the Premier take the recommendation from business leaders to make it easier and cheaper to bring goods into this province, 6842

Fire and Emergency Services

When will families impacted by Driftwood Inn fire receive help and not promises, 5273

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Limited

Has Premier spoken to Joe Kruger about the sudden shutdown and can he provide an update, 3322–3323

Crab

Has Ottawa taken Premier's call to ask for support for harvesters, plant workers and businesses that rely on the fishery or did he simply not make the call, 1863–1864
Has Premier made a decision about exploring outside buyers, 1594
How is Premier going to repair the financial harm inflicted upon harvesters and plant workers, 2335–2336
Is Premier going to wait for rural Newfoundland and Labrador to disappear, 1797
What is Premier going to do to get the billion-dollar industry going again, 1594
What is Premier going to do to help those in the crab fishery, 1593
What will Premier do to get our most lucrative fishery going again, 1594–1595
Why hasn't Minister said anything on this very important issue, 1333
Why has Premier turned his back on our billion-dollar crab fishery, 1683–1684
Why is it that boats are ready to go out but we have no answers, 3444
Why is Premier refusing to get personally involved, 1961
Will Premier convene an urgent meeting with the FFAW immediately, 1960
Will Premier finally convene a meeting of both parties to try to get crab fishery going, 1684–1685
Will Premier make commitment here and now to revamp the final offer selection process, 2336–2337

Fisheries

Did Premier's friend provide any assurance on behalf of the Prime Minister regarding support for rural Newfoundland and Labrador during the current fishery crisis, 1798–1799
What does Premier say to boatloads of young people who work in the fishery who are planning to leave the province for work, 1798
What is Premier doing to ensure a strong season for our fishing industry in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1233–1234
When is Premier going to pick up the phone and call his friends in Ottawa to ensure our province's strongest fishery remains viable this season, 1234–1235
When is Premier going to pick up the phone and ensure that a meeting takes place to make changes that help the inshore fishermen, 1333
When will Premier stand up for the fishery of Newfoundland and Labrador, 4534

Grieg Seafood

What does Premier say to residents of communities along the Burin Peninsula who were given a false sense of hope that Grieg salmon would be processed in St. Lawrence, 1959
What is Premier going to do about salmon being trucked from the Burin Peninsula to be processed in Bay de Verde, 1958

Harvesters (2024 season)

Does Premier believe in free enterprise in our fishing industry, 3720–3721, 3780
How many processing licence applications that the Fish Processing Licensing Board have approved are still sitting on the Minister's desk, 3780
Is it too much to ask that fishers want to go out and catch their quotas and to be able to have it processed, 3659
What action is Minister taking to address issues with harvesters, 3723
What action is Premier taking to address the issues of the fishers, 3658
What does Premier say to harvesters who are looking for answers on the steps of the Confederation Building, 3445
What is Premier's definition of free enterprise in the fishing industry, 3722
What particular issues did fishers want addressed, 3658
When will Premier look at issues, including controlling agreements, 3779
When will Premier look at issues, including processing capacity, 3779
When will Premier look at the structural issues that exist within the fishery, 3778
Will Premier get directly involved in making sure that our fishery starts on time, 3723, 3724

Shrimp

Is Premier going to wait another six weeks before he intervenes in the shrimp fishery, 2336

Food insecurity

Is it a crisis when 46,000 people in our province are going hungry, 4774
Is it a crisis when 134,000 people are food insecure, 4775

Future Fund

Top priority of government, 24

Health care

Ambulance

Does Premier take responsibility for the lack of action that got us into this position today, 943

Cancer

When will there be a plan so women 40 and over can avail of breast cancer screening, 4780–4781

Crisis, Health Care System

Are emergency room closures and doctors leaving rural Newfoundland and Labrador the Premier's big reset, 35
How can nurses and other front-line health professionals deliver the care we deserve through challenging working conditions, 892
How many more picket signs will we have to see before Premier takes action, 942
When will Premier have the backs of the health care workers of Newfoundland and Labrador, 894
Why does government continue to leave our health care system in perpetual crisis by failing to take the retention of workers seriously, 1404–1405
Why does government refuse to take action to end 24-hour shifts in our health care system, 892–893
Why does the health care crisis continue to get worse under the Premier's watch, 1034–1035
Why has it taken seven years for government to realize that health care is in crisis, 34
Why is health care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador not a priority for this government, 5221
Why is Prince Edward Island holding a large health care professional recruitment event here in St. John's, 3397
Will Minister also add to the website how many doctors and nurses are leaving every month, to show the full picture, 1554
With hospitals being described as over capacity and at maximum capacity, are we putting lives at risk in Newfoundland and Labrador, 5751

Doctors

After giving his personal commitment, why is Premier letting doctors move away without hiring them in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1092
Does Premier agree that one doctor supervising 45 patients without sleep in 48 hours is unsafe, 5751
Has health care in Labrador come to physicians feeling threatened and intimidated to speak out for fear of losing their job and privileges, 5223
How does Premier respond to Dr. Major's comment that without change, there will be a continued erosion of family physicians leaving the province, 5222
What financial assistance and support will government put in place to help current family doctors maintain their practices and remain open, 1246
When will Premier cut the red tape stopping doctors from practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador, 40
Where is the human resource plan for health professionals that the Liberal government said they had, 5093–5094, 5840
Where is the one physician recruited from Ireland, 5753
Whose facts about the number of people who do not have a family doctor should we believe, 1044
Why does Premier fail to deliver in recruitment efforts of health professionals, 1035
Why do the Liberals give excuses instead of making job offers, 1092–1093

Emergency rooms

Is avoiding a red alert more important than patient care, 5136, 5137
What changed in the last 24 hours, given that government had stated that health authorities were enacting contingency plans and that services would not be interrupted, 942
What does Premier say to fire chief in Whitbourne regarding emergency care, 1094
What stopped Premier from having conversation with Mr. Dawe and other leaders of Teamsters Local 855, before today, 951
When is Premier going to be proactive to start acting on the recommendations of the Health Accord to address these challenging issues, particularly around road ambulances, 951
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, 950
Why are hallways full of sick people still happening under Premier's watch, 91
Why has Premier refused to act to ensure all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have reliable access to emergency services, 941
Will Premier admit that waiting a year has caused this crisis, 942–943

Family care teams

Of the 23 family care teams that Premier has announced, can he confirm that only six are fully staffed, 5094

Hip replacement

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

Hospitals

Can Premier table the tender documents or the request for proposals that were used to select the new St. Clare's site, 5299
Did someone in the Premier's office speak directly with the developer about land for the new St. Clare's, 5456
Did the land purchase for the new St. Clare's start with a call to the Premier's office, 5303, 5304
Do doctors in Carbonear deserve an answer, 5991
Has report from Deloitte on plan to replace St. Clare's been received and will Minister table it, 5299
If Carbonear General Hospital is a backup to Clarenville, what are patients in Carbonear going to do after December 16, 5843–5844
If Deloitte report and site plan for the new St. Clare's has not been completed, how did Premier choose the new hospital site, 5299
Is Premier breaking the promise that the new Western Memorial Hospital would open with a PET scanner, 4106–4107
Is Premier committing to a PET scanner for Western Newfoundland, 4107
Is the government's mind already made up about the decision to move the women's health services to the Janeway, 7172–7173
Is today's briefing on the new hospital more damage control, 732
St. Clare's—How did Premier identify a new St. Clare's hospital as a priority, 654–655
St. Clare's—Was announcement to replace St. Clare's pulled out of thin air or to deflect from Premier's fishing trip, 731
St. Clare's—What's the plan to staff the replacement to St. Clare's hospital, 587
When Premier made new site announcements for St. Clare's, did he know at the time that 10 acres more land was needed than what was announced, 5457
When will clinics that were promised in the by-election be opened, 5228
Who took the call from Mr. Hickman, 5366
Will Premier admit that he was just playing politics during the by-election when he promised new clinics, 5228
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
Will there be accommodations at the new hospital site or is Premier going to force people to stay in expensive hotels and have not accommodations for those coming out of region, 5145
Would Minister please reverse decision to move seniors to other facilities, 5068–5069

Long-term care

Can we expect legislation in this sitting to protect the best interests of seniors living in long-term care, 5134–5135
How many nursing positions are vacant in long-term care homes, 647
If facility in Grand Falls-Windsor was fully staffed last year, what has happened since then, 734
Why aren't alternate levels of care patients being moved back to the old Western Memorial hospital where they were being looked after prior to the move, 5838
Why doesn't Premier use the old Western Memorial Hospital to accommodate people, 5097
Why does Premier not move alternate levels of care back to the old Western Memorial and staff it there, 5837–5838
Will Premier cancel decision to convert single-occupancy rooms in long-term care homes to double-occupancy, 5134
Will Premier direct a full investigation into situation in Baie Verte and ensure this is not taking place in other long-term care facilities, 239–240
Will Premier make public the review of province's personal care homes and long term care homes, 5836

Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP)

Will government make the necessary changes so that patients are not left paying out of pocket to get their limbs fixed, 3862

Mental health

Does Premier think that government is doing enough to address the situation, 4287
How can Premier address the overdose situation in the province if he does not even know the scale of it, 4287
How many people have died because of overdose in our province in 2023, 4287
When will we see mental health and addictions services fully staffed in our province, 3392–3393

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

How many people are on the waiting list for an MRI today, 5095

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

Can the Premier give a detailed listing of what has actually been saved and where it has been saved, 6783–6784
Why did the Premier order $50 million cut from the Health budget, 6783
Will Premier commit to having the Chief Executive Officer of the Health Services board attend the Estimates Committee Friday morning, 3909

Nurse practitioners

Doesn't Premier think that a half million dollars to the people who are paying to see a nurse practitioner would be money well spent, 4635
Does Premier think it acceptable for people to have to pay to see a nurse practitioner, 5095
Why are seniors and people on low income being forced to pay out of pocket to see a nurse practitioner, 5750
Will Premier allow nurse practitioners to be reimbursed for all of the patients they are helping in Newfoundland and Labrador, 5839

Nurses

Can Premier confirm that nursing students have to fly to St. John's to get the practical experience they need in a hospital environment on their own dime, 3997
Did Premier, his Ministers or any of his staff meet with the Chief Executive Officers of the Canadian Health Labs, prior to the contract being signed, 3660
Did Premier authorize the signing of the contract that gives away air fryers and travel bonuses, 3446
Given that Premier is claiming over 90 per cent of nursing graduates are hired, why is it that only 3 of 121 were offered jobs, 5305
Has Premier ever met with the Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Health Labs, 3909
How is it possible that nursing students are being asked to pay their own way from Labrador to come to St. John's and get the practical experience they need, 3998
How many nurses have already left the system due to attitudes regarding travel nurses, 5307–5308
If Minister did not sign off on leases for nurses, who did, 5465
If the meetings in Dubai were so urgent, why couldn't the Premier sit in front of the computer, as patients accessing virtual care must do, 4637
Is Premier concerned that nurses will leave this province to work in Nova Scotia, 1455
Is Premier trying to convince the House that the health authority turned around and entered into a contract for $36 million without the consent of government, 3446
When did Minister first hear of the offer from Canadian Health Labs to provide travel nurses to this province, 3659–3660
When did Premier's office authorize the sole contract for travel nurses to the Canadian Health Labs company, 3445
Why are chemotherapy nurses in rural Newfoundland and Labrador paid less than those in St. John's, 3906
Why is government discrimination against rural Newfoundland and Labrador nurses, 3907
Why is Liberal government cutting nursing instructors, 3997
Will nursing students be reimbursed for the cost of traveling to St.John's for training, 3999

Patient Connect NL

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, 1102–1103

Pharmacare

When will Premier write to his federal cousins to sign up for this important agreement, 5144–5145

Privatization

Is it Premier's intention to privatize our public provincial health care system, 655–656

Prosthetics

How does it make sense that government will add wheelchair ramps, put people on social services, but not assist amputees with prosthetics, 4695
Why are prosthetics not covered by the Newfoundland and Labrador government, 4694

Rehabilitation

Why are patients in rural Newfoundland and Labrador being denied rehabilitation, 5265
Why is mother who suffered a stroke being denied rehabilitation, 5264
Why is rehab in rural Newfoundland and Labrador being denied, 5265
Why should a woman wait ten months for rehab, 5266

House of Assembly

Addresses

Summer adjournment 2023, 2509–2512
Summer adjournment 2024, 5074–5077
Winter adjournment 2022, 938(27)–938(28)
Winter adjournment 2023, 3432–3435
Winter adjournment 2024, 6036–6039

Members

Welcoming new Member for Conception Bay East - Bell Island (District)—Hutton, Fred, 3438
Welcoming new Member for Waterford Valley (District)—Korab, Jamie, 5087

Office of the Citizens' Representative

By a Thread: Report About the Challenges of Parents and Medically Complex Children

Question concerning, 2936

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

Why haven't the recommendation been done to make it easier for seniors to stay in their own homes, 7171
Will Premier follow Seniors' Advocate's recommendations to help those faced with huge increases in rent at personal care homes, 2715
Will Premier take one of the recommendations of the Seniors' Advocate and index the Seniors' Benefit plan, 3324

Housing

Can Deputy Premier and Minister clarify whether 750 or 11 homes were built, 2940
Can Minister provide a specific date that the hotel has targeted for full occupancy, 5059
Can Premier confirm that there have only been 11 new homes built, 2717
Can Premier tell people why he and two Ministers talked about 750 new homes, 2716–2717
Did officials inspect the shelter before sending people from Tent City into that space, 2979
Given that The Telegram reported about a Tent City in Pippy Park 16 months ago, what's taking so long for the housing crisis to be addressed, 2565
How can Premier defend denying individuals and families a roof over their heads, 2566
How did it happen that people were sent to a shelter with no oven and water that does not work right, 2980
How did it happen that there are 2,800 people on the wait-list, 2748
How many decades will it take this Liberal government to find homes for the 2,800 people on the wait-list, 2717
If Premier knew he had made a mistake, why were his claims repeated for another three weeks, 2748
Is it still the case that clients will be identified through an intake process, 4243–4244
Was Minister misinformed or was he misinforming the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2716
Was Premier misinformed or was he misinforming the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2716
Were Premier's statements concerning 750 new units lies as well, 2725
What is failure in the Liberal government, if it is not 140 vacant housing units, 2527
When are we targeting full occupancy for the Comfort Inn, 5060
When will full occupancy for the Comfort Inn occur, 5060
Who in government did hotel owners communicate with, 4242–4243
Why are Premier and Minister hiding from media on this important issue, 2980
Why does it take a crisis to get government to respond to the housing crisis, 2565–2566
Why has it taken so long for government to keep its promise to fix the housing crisis, 2520
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 has Premier not gone over to meet the folks across the street and hear their stories first-hand, 2570
Will hotel be used for housing individuals who have demonstrated the ability to live independently and new Canadians who are moving to the province and need temporary housing, 4244
Will Premier admit that the main reason he made a housing announcement today was that the homeless people of the province have embarrassed him, 2531
Will Premier show leadership and replace the Minister of Housing immediately, 2979
Will Premier stand and apologize for his government's failure around housing and a number of other programs that are supposed to serve the people of this province, 2528

Hurricane Fiona

Comments on, 23
Government support for communities impacted by, 32–33

Immigration, Population Growth and Skills

Barrow AFC

When will government stop misleading the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and tell us the facts, 5460

Immigration

Aggressive targets set, 25

Ukraine

Newfoundland and Labrador continues to support Ukraine, 1091

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Why is food security for Indigenous communities not mentioned in the Liberal poverty reduction plan, 3330

Industry, Energy and Technology

Atlantic Loop

Have we been cut out of the Atlantic Loop, 1457
Is Premier concerned that Quebec is at the table and he is not, 1553
When will Premier join the conversation of the negotiations, 1552
Why is Premier allowing us to be ignored, 1456
Will plans for the Atlantic Loop be created without input from Newfoundland and Labrador, 1552–1553
Will Quebec be buying Newfoundland and Labrador electricity for pennies and then selling it to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick at a huge profit, 1457–1458

Come By Chance Refinery

Can Premier update the House on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Occupational Health and Safety investigation, 302

Energy needs

Is Premier saying he has a framework for a 2041 deal and he knows what's in it and what's not in it, 4532
Will Premier explain to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador what he meant when he said they were quasi-educated in their opinions about 2041, 4532

Muskrat Falls

What does Premier think about Muskrat Falls, 4639

Nalcor Energy

Will Premier refer Auditor General's audit report to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, 89

Terra Nova FPSO

What will Premier do to find out what's happening and get this production up and running, 1733

Upper Churchill

Will Premier assure the House of Assembly that before any deal gets signed, people will get to judge for themselves by open public debate, debate in the House, and by bringing in an independent group of experts to review any deal before it's signed, 4533
Will Premier commit to making any deal regarding the Churchill River or hydro generation in Labrador fully public and bring the agreement to the House of Assembly for debate before any agreement is signed, 2337
Will Premier make public all of the details before he commits to any agreement about the hydro assets, 2337

Wind energy

Did Premier meet with anyone connected with Masdar on this trips to Dubai or Rotterdam, 4993
Did Premier recuse himself from Cabinet decision, 579
Did Premier remove himself from the Cabinet meeting when it was decided to lift the ban on wind energy development, 644–645
Does Premier intend to meet with Masdar when they visit this province, 4993
Is Premier's trip to luxury cabin the reason John Risley expressed expectation for the project to get approval, 464
What community benefits have been negotiated with the regions impacted by wind turbine projects, 3852

Justice and Public Safety

Crime

What can the Minister offer besides future budget promises, 7169
Why did the government disband the joint task force focused on organized crime and drug trafficking in 2018, 7169

Firefighters

Are volunteer firefighters now the first responders in the new provincial ambulance program and will they be funded, 7081
Volunteer fire departments are making sure that the patients are looked after, who's looking after them, 7082
We're hearing that volunteer fire departments are experiencing a significant increase in the number of medical calls that they respond to, who's footing the bill, 7082

Minister

Why doesn't Premier demand that Minister steps aside so his continued presence is not compromising to the oversight of justice and further silencing of victims of sexual assault, 4113

Policing

Is the late arrival of police at recent crime scene a result of the Liberal government's failure to properly staff our police force, 5987
Why has government allowed public safety to turn into a crisis, 5989–5990

Volunteer fire departments

Can Premier update the volunteer fire department in Stoneville on when they will receive their new bunker gear, 4538

Members' Statements

Miscellaneous

Tragedy of devastating fire at Driftwood Inn and loss of life of 77-year-old Eugene Spoon of Winfield, Kansas, 5092

Tributes

Parsons, Kevin—Former Member of the House of Assembly, 5088–5089

Ministerial Statements

Confederation

75th anniversary of—Recognition of historic moment, 3850–3851

Curling

Congratulating Team Gushue on winning the 2024 Brier, 3655

Hurricane Fiona

Government support for communities impacted by, 32–33

Immigration, Population Growth and Skills

Ukraine

Newfoundland and Labrador continues to support Ukraine, 1091

Order of Newfoundland and Labrador

Recognizing eight outstanding and inspiring individuals, 5092–5093

Remembrance Day

Premier reflects on Remembrance Day and Newfoundland and Labrador's contributions in World War I, 5262

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Government recognizes the completion of the Trail of the Caribou, 835–836

Search and Rescue

Celebrating the crew of the Elite Navigator, 5362

Tributes

Bragg, Derrick, 3438–3439
Cole, Bob, 4284
Perlin, John Crosbie, 181–182
Pinsent, Gordon, 1032
Williams, Albert, 5746

Unknown soldier

Premier acknowledges repatriation of unknown First World War soldier, 4921–4923

World War I

Premier commemorates First World War sacrifices with expanded Trail of the Caribou pilgrimage Student Ambassador Program, 5052–5053

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), 6061–6066, 6075, 6079, 6082, 6137–6138, 6185, 6186, 6253, 6254, 6322, 6324, 6521, 6526

Office of the Premier

Can Premier detail his relationship with Brendan Paddick, 836–837
Ethical wall—Does the ethical wall established in 2023 remain in place, 4992
Ethical wall—What is an ethical wall and will Premier table documents outlining each time he uses one, 577–578
If Premier is not responsible for the issues affecting the lives of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, who is, 2481
Is Premier's trip to luxury cabin the reason John Risley expressed expectation for the project to get approval, 464
Who paid for the Premier's fishing trip, 731
Will Premier provide a full list detailing everyone who joined him during his trip, 511
Will Premier put speculation to rest and table his receipts for this trip, 510–511
Will Premier table the decision or guidance of the Commissioner for Legislative Standards, 511–512
Will Premier table the receipts for his fishing trip with John Risley, 577, 645, 730, 779

Oral Questions

Budget

Why Opposition is not voting for the budget, 1399–1400

Burials and funerals

How many bodies are in the parking garage at the Health Sciences Centre, 5268

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

Will Premier commit to a commission of inquiry into children in care and the response of the province's police forces where witnesses can be interviewed in camera and protected, 5836

Medically complex children

Will Premier commit to a timeline to implement the 12 recommendations of the report, 2936

Cost of living

Given flawed cost of living rebate, does consultation work better before or after government makes a decision, 89–90
How can people keep up with the cost of living, given that it has risen higher than the national average, 2566–2567
How is it acceptable to government to have children standing in lines at food banks, 2980–2981
How many people in the province are relying on food banks right now, 3031
What does Premier say to the senior who must choose between food or heat, 2568
What does the Minister for poverty reduction say to long lineups at Bridges to Hope, 784
When will provincial Liberals work with their cousins to ensure that they stop increasing the cost of living for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1799–1800
Why did it take bad polling numbers for Premier to take action on the cost of living crisis, 36
Why do Liberals continue to force people in rural communities to pay more, 513
Why has government refused to introduce a new poverty reduction strategy, 2669
Why is Premier content that seniors cannot afford food, to heat their homes, or to take their medication, 1395

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

Can Premier tell people why his government is suing the Privacy Commissioner to stop him from investigating the cyberattack, 1235–1236
Is Premier responsible for health care and health care information in the province, 2480
Three years after the cyberattack, how much of taxpayers dollars did the this cost the province, 4106
Why are we only finding out about the numbers involved today, 2434
Why did government flippantly ignore the law and not disclose information about the breach to the people of the province, 2435
Why did government hide the sheer scale of this attack on the health care system, 2433
Why is Premier leaving hundreds of thousands of people in the dark about the status of their personal and private information, 2479
Will Premier tell victims of cyberattack what personal sensitive information has been stolen, 2479

Education

Child care

What is Minister doing to reverse the injustice of children thrown out of daycares due to lack of staff and inclusion workers, 1595

Deaf and hard of hearing

Given that government chose to spend almost $700,000 on law firm to fight the Churchill family, is Premier responsible for education in Newfoundland and Labrador, 2480
How can Premier defend decision to spend almost $700,000 to fight Carter Churchill's right to an education, 2436
Who is going to be held accountable for treatment of Churchill family, 2436
Will Premier now do the right thing and apologize to the Churchill family, compensate them for full legal costs and appoint them to the steering committee for deaf and hard of hearing children, 2003

Emergency teachers

Why is Premier only now hearing the alarm that the Teachers' Association has sounded for years, 4731
Why was Premier unaware of this important issue, 4730
Will Premier commit to getting to the bottom of the poor results and take appropriate action, 4733

Memorial University

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, 1693
How does Premier justify balancing his government's provincial budget on the backs of our students, 1693
If no one saw a problem in the past few years, what makes Minister believe that now they'll be champions of change, 2983
When will recommendations of the Auditor General be implemented, 2750
Why does Premier blame the university for tuition doubling when the Liberal government has been making cuts ever since they came to office, 1685
Will Premier admit the chaos at the university has occurred on his watch, 1685–1686

Schools

Will Minister go and tell the parents and students of Frank Roberts Junior High School what he's telling us here, 2483

Student assistants

Can Minister update the House on efforts to get eight-year-old boy from Howley back in the classroom, 1961
Is Minister worried about the message that department is sending children and families who have children with exceptionalities, 1962, 1963–1964

Teachers

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, 1807–1808

Environment and Climate Change

Floods

Doesn't Premier think that the $24,000 plus spent on travel would have helped the people of St. George, 4634
Why is government refusing to help people of Cape St. George, 4633
Will Premier commit to helping and providing funding for the people of Cape St. George, 4633–4634
Will Premier provide update on what support has been provided for the Town of Cape St. George, 5057

MSC Baltic III

Will the government contact the deferral officials to have this salvage completed immediately to avoid a potential environmental disaster, 7178, 7179

Finance

Carbon tax

Did government make a mistake in introducing the carbon tax, 2937
Did Premier speak to our six Liberal Members of Parliament before the vote, 583–584
Does government believe that the sugar tax and the carbon tax are helping seniors, 2937–2938
Does Premier agree that the carbon tax should be scrapped, 3854, 3855
Does Premier believe that carbon tax should be axed, 3198–3199, 3999–4000
Does Premier realize that his failure to stand up for this province is costing residents thousands of dollars each year, 1456
Does Premier regret the Liberal government's support for the carbon tax, 2672
Does Premier stand by Minister's statements on carbon tax, 90–91
Given the fact that the revenue from the carbon tax will come to Newfoundland and Labrador, will Premier commit that his government and Finance Minister will rebate that money back to the people who are actually paying the tax, 585
How does Premier suggest that someone from Trout River get to the health care centre without burning gas, 2671
What will Premier do to ensure residents of Labrador don't see a massive hike in the cost of food on April 1, 3728–3729
When will Premier give Newfoundlanders and Labradorians a break and scrap the carbon tax, 784
When will Premier listen to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and stop charging them additional taxes, 783
Who administers the carbon tax on fuel in Newfoundland and Labrador, 241
Who is getting the revenue from the carbon tax on home heating fuel, 584
Why is Premier offering to sacrifice our fisheries to offset the country's carbon problems, 4534
Why is Premier planning to increase the cost of home heating oil again by adding the carbon tax, 512–513
Will carbon tax increase on home heating fuel help keep more seniors at home or force them out in the cold, 90
Will Premier apologize to people who are worried about how they will stay warm next winter, 1455
Will Premier axe the carbon tax on gasoline and diesel, 188
Will Premier rebate back the $35 million collected in carbon tax, 2938
Will Premier rebate back to the people the $35 million he's taken in on carbon tax, 2670–2671
Will Premier rebate the money he has collected from the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2673
Will Premier repeal legislation supporting a carbon tax, 242
Will Premier repeal the carbon tax on fuel to Newfoundland and Labrador, 242
Will Premier say no to the carbon tax, 783
Will the carbon tax be charged on home heating oil in 2023, 185–186

Gasoline tax

Will Premier commit to extend the eight cents a litre off gas beyond March 31st, 2567

Home heating

Does Premier stand with his six Liberal cousins or does he stand with the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 187
How will Liberals let the cost of home heat fuel rise, 91
What will Premier do to offset the additional cost from the carbon tax on home heating for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1036–1037
Will Premier table letter from federal Environment Minister confirming that the cost of home heating fuel will jump by 20 per cent, 186
Will the carbon tax be charged on home heating oil in 2023, 185–186

Home heating rebate

Will carbon tax increase on home heating fuel help keep more seniors at home or force them out in the cold, 90

Marine Atlantic Fuel Surcharge

Would Premier block Marine Atlantic's planned fuel surcharge, 2568–2569

Scotiabank

Why is Premier surprised that Scotiabank is following government's example in making it harder to do business in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 2936

Sugar tax

Does government believe sugar tax is changing people's behaviour, or is it simply draining their pocketbooks, 3853–3854
Does government believe that the sugar tax and the carbon tax are helping seniors, 2937–2938
Does Premier know better than his own Health Accord, which made no mention of the sugar tax, 190
Does Premier realize that his sugar tax promotes the use of artificial sweeteners, pushing people to make choices that could harm them, 652–653
Given that the sugar tax is designed to push people to use artificially sweetened beverages, will government recognize this as one more good reason to cancel the tax, 2486
What other products is Premier planning to put the sugar tax on, 96
Why does Premier refuse to axe the sugar tax and the carbon tax, 512
Will Minister axe the tax, 42, 95–96
Will Minister recognize, as The Future of the Vote did, that sugar tax should be eliminated, 652
Will Premier admit that his carbon tax and his sugar tax was a mistake, 2521
Will Premier axe the sugar tax, 4000
Will Premier cancel the sugar tax, 2939
Will Premier correct his mistake on the sugar tax and cancel it, 2522
Will Premier finally admit that the sugar tax is nothing more than a tax grab, 735
Will Premier repel the sugar tax, 1036

Tariffs

Is the Boston office now staffed, 6841–6842
I would ask the Premier if he could update the House on the province's tariff response package, 6781–6782
Were you able to negotiate any new contracts for NL exports in your recent trips, 6782
What steps is government taking to help businesses navigate challenges of the threat of tariffs, and what strategies are going to be put in place to mitigate the impacts, 5759–5760
Will the Premier take the recommendation from business leaders to make it easier and cheaper to bring goods into this province, 6842

Fire and Emergency Services

When will families impacted by Driftwood Inn fire receive help and not promises, 5273

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Corner Brook Pulp And Paper Limited

Has Premier spoken to Joe Kruger about the sudden shutdown and can he provide an update, 3322–3323

Crab

Has Ottawa taken Premier's call to ask for support for harvesters, plant workers and businesses that rely on the fishery or did he simply not make the call, 1863–1864
Has Premier made a decision about exploring outside buyers, 1594
How is Premier going to repair the financial harm inflicted upon harvesters and plant workers, 2335–2336
Is Premier going to wait for rural Newfoundland and Labrador to disappear, 1797
What is Premier going to do to get the billion-dollar industry going again, 1594
What is Premier going to do to help those in the crab fishery, 1593
What will Premier do to get our most lucrative fishery going again, 1594–1595
Why hasn't Minister said anything on this very important issue, 1333
Why has Premier turned his back on our billion-dollar crab fishery, 1683–1684
Why is Premier refusing to get personally involved, 1961
Will Premier convene an urgent meeting with the FFAW immediately, 1960
Will Premier finally convene a meeting of both parties to try to get crab fishery going, 1684–1685
Will Premier make commitment here and now to revamp the final offer selection process, 2336–2337

Fisheries

Did Premier's friend provide any assurance on behalf of the Prime Minister regarding support for rural Newfoundland and Labrador during the current fishery crisis, 1798–1799
What does Premier say to boatloads of young people who work in the fishery who are planning to leave the province for work, 1798
What is Premier doing to ensure a strong season for our fishing industry in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1233–1234
When is Premier going to pick up the phone and call his friends in Ottawa to ensure our province's strongest fishery remains viable this season, 1234–1235
When is Premier going to pick up the phone and ensure that a meeting takes place to make changes that help the inshore fishermen, 1333
When will Premier stand up for the fishery of Newfoundland and Labrador, 4534

Grieg Seafood

What does Premier say to residents of communities along the Burin Peninsula who were given a false sense of hope that Grieg salmon would be processed in St. Lawrence, 1959
What is Premier going to do about salmon being trucked from the Burin Peninsula to be processed in Bay de Verde, 1958

Harvesters (2024 season)

Does Premier believe in free enterprise in our fishing industry, 3720–3721, 3780
How many processing licence applications that the Fish Processing Licensing Board have approved are still sitting on the Minister's desk, 3780
Is it too much to ask that fishers want to go out and catch their quotas and to be able to have it processed, 3659
What action is Minister taking to address issues with harvesters, 3723
What action is Premier taking to address the issues of the fishers, 3658
What is Premier's definition of free enterprise in the fishing industry, 3722
What particular issues did fishers want addressed, 3658
When will Premier look at issues, including controlling agreements, 3779
When will Premier look at issues, including processing capacity, 3779
When will Premier look at the structural issues that exist within the fishery, 3778
Will Premier get directly involved in making sure that our fishery starts on time, 3723, 3724

Shrimp

Is Premier going to wait another six weeks before he intervenes in the shrimp fishery, 2336

Food insecurity

Is it a crisis when 46,000 people in our province are going hungry, 4774
Is it a crisis when 134,000 people are food insecure, 4775

Health care

Ambulance

Does Premier take responsibility for the lack of action that got us into this position today, 943
What changed in the last 24 hours, given that government had stated that health authorities were enacting contingency plans and that services would not be interrupted, 942
What stopped Premier from having conversation with Mr. Dawe and other leaders of Teamsters Local 855, before today, 951
When is Premier going to be proactive to start acting on the recommendations of the Health Accord to address these challenging issues, particularly around road ambulances, 951
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, 950
Why has Premier refused to act to ensure all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have reliable access to emergency services, 941
Will Premier admit that waiting a year has caused this crisis, 942–943

Cancer

When will there be a plan so women 40 and over can avail of breast cancer screening, 4780–4781

Crisis, Health Care System

Are emergency room closures and doctors leaving rural Newfoundland and Labrador the Premier's big reset, 35
How can nurses and other front-line health professionals deliver the care we deserve through challenging working conditions, 892
How many more picket signs will we have to see before Premier takes action, 942
When will Premier have the backs of the health care workers of Newfoundland and Labrador, 894
Why does government continue to leave our health care system in perpetual crisis by failing to take the retention of workers seriously, 1404–1405
Why does government refuse to take action to end 24-hour shifts in our health care system, 892–893
Why does the health care crisis continue to get worse under the Premier's watch, 1034–1035
Why has it taken seven years for government to realize that health care is in crisis, 34
Why is health care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador not a priority for this government, 5221
Why is Prince Edward Island holding a large health care professional recruitment event here in St. John's, 3397
Will Minister also add to the website how many doctors and nurses are leaving every month, to show the full picture, 1554
With hospitals being described as over capacity and at maximum capacity, are we putting lives at risk in Newfoundland and Labrador, 5751

Doctors

After giving his personal commitment, why is Premier letting doctors move away without hiring them in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1092
Does Premier agree that one doctor supervising 45 patients without sleep in 48 hours is unsafe, 5751
Has health care in Labrador come to physicians feeling threatened and intimidated to speak out for fear of losing their job and privileges, 5223
How does Premier respond to Dr. Major's comment that without change, there will be a continued erosion of family physicians leaving the province, 5222
What financial assistance and support will government put in place to help current family doctors maintain their practices and remain open, 1246
When will Premier cut the red tape stopping doctors from practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador, 40
Where is the human resource plan for health professionals that the Liberal government said they had, 5093–5094, 5840
Where is the one physician recruited from Ireland, 5753
Whose facts about the number of people who do not have a family doctor should we believe, 1044
Why does Premier fail to deliver in recruitment efforts of health professionals, 1035
Why do the Liberals give excuses instead of making job offers, 1092–1093

Emergency rooms

Is avoiding a red alert more important than patient care, 5136, 5137
What does Premier say to fire chief in Whitbourne regarding emergency care, 1094
Why are hallways full of sick people still happening under Premier's watch, 91

Family care teams

Of the 23 family care teams that Premier has announced, can he confirm that only six are fully staffed, 5094

Hip replacement

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

Hospitals

Can Premier table the tender documents or the request for proposals that were used to select the new St. Clare's site, 5299
Did someone in the Premier's office speak directly with the developer about land for the new St. Clare's, 5456
Did the land purchase for the new St. Clare's start with a call to the Premier's office, 5303, 5304
Do doctors in Carbonear deserve an answer, 5991
Has report from Deloitte on plan to replace St. Clare's been received and will Minister table it, 5299
If Carbonear General Hospital is a backup to Clarenville, what are patients in Carbonear going to do after December 16, 5843–5844
If Deloitte report and site plan for the new St. Clare's has not been completed, how did Premier choose the new hospital site, 5299
Is Premier breaking the promise that the new Western Memorial Hospital would open with a PET scanner, 4106–4107
Is Premier committing to a PET scanner for Western Newfoundland, 4107
Is the government's mind already made up about the decision to move the women's health services to the Janeway, 7172–7173
Is today's briefing on the new hospital more damage control, 732
St. Clare's—How did Premier identify a new St. Clare's hospital as a priority, 654–655
St. Clare's—Was announcement to replace St. Clare's pulled out of thin air or to deflect from Premier's fishing trip, 731
St. Clare's—What's the plan to staff the replacement to St. Clare's hospital, 587
When Premier made new site announcements for St. Clare's, did he know at the time that 10 acres more land was needed than what was announced, 5457
When will clinics that were promised in the by-election be opened, 5228
Who took the call from Mr. Hickman, 5366
Will Premier admit that he was just playing politics during the by-election when he promised new clinics, 5228
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
Will there be accommodations at the new hospital site or is Premier going to force people to stay in expensive hotels and have not accommodations for those coming out of region, 5145
Would Minister please reverse decision to move seniors to other facilities, 5068–5069

Long-term care

Can we expect legislation in this sitting to protect the best interests of seniors living in long-term care, 5134–5135
How many nursing positions are vacant in long-term care homes, 647
If facility in Grand Falls-Windsor was fully staffed last year, what has happened since then, 734
Why aren't alternate levels of care patients being moved back to the old Western Memorial hospital where they were being looked after prior to the move, 5838
Why doesn't Premier use the old Western Memorial Hospital to accommodate people, 5097
Why does Premier not move alternate levels of care back to the old Western Memorial and staff it there, 5837–5838
Will Premier cancel decision to convert single-occupancy rooms in long-term care homes to double-occupancy, 5134
Will Premier direct a full investigation into situation in Baie Verte and ensure this is not taking place in other long-term care facilities, 239–240
Will Premier make public the review of province's personal care homes and long term care homes, 5836

Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP)

Will government make the necessary changes so that patients are not left paying out of pocket to get their limbs fixed, 3862
Will Premier commit to 100 per cent reimbursement for medical transportation for seniors, 3325

Mental health

Does Premier think that government is doing enough to address the situation, 4287
How can Premier address the overdose situation in the province if he does not even know the scale of it, 4287
How many people have died because of overdose in our province in 2023, 4287
When will we see mental health and addictions services fully staffed in our province, 3392–3393

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

How many people are on the waiting list for an MRI today, 5095

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

Can the Premier give a detailed listing of what has actually been saved and where it has been saved, 6783–6784
Why did the Premier order $50 million cut from the Health budget, 6783

Nurse practitioners

Doesn't Premier think that a half million dollars to the people who are paying to see a nurse practitioner would be money well spent, 4635
Does Premier think it acceptable for people to have to pay to see a nurse practitioner, 5095
Why are seniors and people on low income being forced to pay out of pocket to see a nurse practitioner, 5750
Will Premier allow nurse practitioners to be reimbursed for all of the patients they are helping in Newfoundland and Labrador, 5839

Nurses

Can Premier confirm that nursing students have to fly to St. John's to get the practical experience they need in a hospital environment on their own dime, 3997
Did Premier, his Ministers or any of his staff meet with the Chief Executive Officers of the Canadian Health Labs, prior to the contract being signed, 3660
Did Premier authorize the signing of the contract that gives away air fryers and travel bonuses, 3446
Given that Premier is claiming over 90 per cent of nursing graduates are hired, why is it that only 3 of 121 were offered jobs, 5305
How is it possible that nursing students are being asked to pay their own way from Labrador to come to St. John's and get the practical experience they need, 3998
How many nurses have already left the system due to attitudes regarding travel nurses, 5307–5308
If Minister did not sign off on leases for nurses, who did, 5465
If the meetings in Dubai were so urgent, why couldn't the Premier sit in front of the computer, as patients accessing virtual care must do, 4637
Is Premier concerned that nurses will leave this province to work in Nova Scotia, 1455
Is Premier trying to convince the House that the health authority turned around and entered into a contract for $36 million without the consent of government, 3446
When did Minister first hear of the offer from Canadian Health Labs to provide travel nurses to this province, 3659–3660
When did Premier's office authorize the sole contract for travel nurses to the Canadian Health Labs company, 3445
Why are chemotherapy nurses in rural Newfoundland and Labrador paid less than those in St. John's, 3906
Why is government discrimination against rural Newfoundland and Labrador nurses, 3907
Why is Liberal government cutting nursing instructors, 3997
Will nursing students be reimbursed for the cost of traveling to St.John's for training, 3999

Patient Connect NL

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, 1102–1103

Pharmacare

When will Premier write to his federal cousins to sign up for this important agreement, 5144–5145

Privatization

Is it Premier's intention to privatize our public provincial health care system, 655–656

Prosthetics

How does it make sense that government will add wheelchair ramps, put people on social services, but not assist amputees with prosthetics, 4695
Why are prosthetics not covered by the Newfoundland and Labrador government, 4694

Rehabilitation

Why are patients in rural Newfoundland and Labrador being denied rehabilitation, 5265
Why is mother who suffered a stroke being denied rehabilitation, 5264
Why is rehab in rural Newfoundland and Labrador being denied, 5265
Why should a woman wait ten months for rehab, 5266

House of Assembly

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

Why haven't the recommendation been done to make it easier for seniors to stay in their own homes, 7171
Will Premier follow Seniors' Advocate's recommendations to help those faced with huge increases in rent at personal care homes, 2715
Will Premier take one of the recommendations of the Seniors' Advocate and index the Seniors' Benefit plan, 3324

Housing

Can Deputy Premier and Minister clarify whether 750 or 11 homes were built, 2940
Can Minister provide a specific date that the hotel has targeted for full occupancy, 5059
Can Premier confirm that there have only been 11 new homes built, 2717
Can Premier tell people why he and two Ministers talked about 750 new homes, 2716–2717
Did officials inspect the shelter before sending people from Tent City into that space, 2979
Given that The Telegram reported about a Tent City in Pippy Park 16 months ago, what's taking so long for the housing crisis to be addressed, 2565
How can Premier defend denying individuals and families a roof over their heads, 2566
How did it happen that people were sent to a shelter with no oven and water that does not work right, 2980
How did it happen that there are 2,800 people on the wait-list, 2748
How many decades will it take this Liberal government to find homes for the 2,800 people on the wait-list, 2717
If Premier knew he had made a mistake, why were his claims repeated for another three weeks, 2748
Is it still the case that clients will be identified through an intake process, 4243–4244
Was Minister misinformed or was he misinforming the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2716
Was Premier misinformed or was he misinforming the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2716
Were Premier's statements concerning 750 new units lies as well, 2725
What is failure in the Liberal government, if it is not 140 vacant housing units, 2527
When are we targeting full occupancy for the Comfort Inn, 5060
When will full occupancy for the Comfort Inn occur, 5060
Who in government did hotel owners communicate with, 4242–4243
Why are Premier and Minister hiding from media on this important issue, 2980
Why does it take a crisis to get government to respond to the housing crisis, 2565–2566
Why has it taken so long for government to keep its promise to fix the housing crisis, 2520
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 has Premier not gone over to meet the folks across the street and hear their stories first-hand, 2570
Will hotel be used for housing individuals who have demonstrated the ability to live independently and new Canadians who are moving to the province and need temporary housing, 4244
Will Premier admit that the main reason he made a housing announcement today was that the homeless people of the province have embarrassed him, 2531
Will Premier show leadership and replace the Minister of Housing immediately, 2979
Will Premier stand and apologize for his government's failure around housing and a number of other programs that are supposed to serve the people of this province, 2528

Immigration, Population Growth and Skills

Barrow AFC

When will government stop misleading the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and tell us the facts, 5460

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Why is food security for Indigenous communities not mentioned in the Liberal poverty reduction plan, 3330

Industry, Energy and Technology

Atlantic Loop

Have we been cut out of the Atlantic Loop, 1457
Is Premier concerned that Quebec is at the table and he is not, 1553
When will Premier join the conversation of the negotiations, 1552
Why is Premier allowing us to be ignored, 1456
Will plans for the Atlantic Loop be created without input from Newfoundland and Labrador, 1552–1553
Will Quebec be buying Newfoundland and Labrador electricity for pennies and then selling it to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick at a huge profit, 1457–1458

Come By Chance Refinery

Can Premier update the House on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Occupational Health and Safety investigation, 302

Energy needs

Is Premier saying he has a framework for a 2041 deal and he knows what's in it and what's not in it, 4532
Will Premier explain to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador what he meant when he said they were quasi-educated in their opinions about 2041, 4532

Muskrat Falls

What does Premier think about Muskrat Falls, 4639

Nalcor Energy

Will Premier refer Auditor General's audit report to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, 89

Terra Nova FPSO

What will Premier do to find out what's happening and get this production up and running, 1733

Upper Churchill

Will Premier assure the House of Assembly that before any deal gets signed, people will get to judge for themselves by open public debate, debate in the House, and by bringing in an independent group of experts to review any deal before it's signed, 4533
Will Premier commit to making any deal regarding the Churchill River or hydro generation in Labrador fully public and bring the agreement to the House of Assembly for debate before any agreement is signed, 2337
Will Premier make public all of the details before he commits to any agreement about the hydro assets, 2337

Wind energy

Did Premier meet with anyone connected with Masdar on this trips to Dubai or Rotterdam, 4993
Did Premier recuse himself from Cabinet decision, 579
Did Premier remove himself from the Cabinet meeting when it was decided to lift the ban on wind energy development, 644–645
Does Premier intend to meet with Masdar when they visit this province, 4993
Is Premier's trip to luxury cabin the reason John Risley expressed expectation for the project to get approval, 464
What community benefits have been negotiated with the regions impacted by wind turbine projects, 3852

Justice and Public Safety

Crime

What can the Minister offer besides future budget promises, 7169
Why did the government disband the joint task force focused on organized crime and drug trafficking in 2018, 7169

Firefighters

Are volunteer firefighters now the first responders in the new provincial ambulance program and will they be funded, 7081
Volunteer fire departments are making sure that the patients are looked after, who's looking after them, 7082
We're hearing that volunteer fire departments are experiencing a significant increase in the number of medical calls that they respond to, who's footing the bill, 7082

Minister

Why doesn't Premier demand that Minister steps aside so his continued presence is not compromising to the oversight of justice and further silencing of victims of sexual assault, 4113

Policing

Is the late arrival of police at recent crime scene a result of the Liberal government's failure to properly staff our police force, 5987
Why has government allowed public safety to turn into a crisis, 5989–5990

Volunteer Fire Departments

Can Premier update the volunteer fire department in Stoneville on when they will receive their new bunker gear, 4538

Office of the Premier

Can Premier detail his relationship with Brendan Paddick, 836–837
Does the ethical wall established in 2023 remain in place, 4992
If Premier is not responsible for the issues affecting the lives of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, who is, 2481
Is Premier's trip to luxury cabin the reason John Risley expressed expectation for the project to get approval, 464
What is an ethical wall and will Premier table documents outlining each time he uses one, 577–578
Who paid for the Premier's fishing trip, 731
Will Premier provide a full list detailing everyone who joined him during his trip, 511
Will Premier put speculation to rest and table his receipts for this trip, 510–511
Will Premier table the decision or guidance of the Commissioner for Legislative Standards, 511–512
Will Premier table the receipts for his fishing trip with John Risley, 577, 645, 730, 779

Persons with disabilities

How can most people afford the expense of a cochlear implant, 4690
Is Premier aware of what the rate of poverty is across Canada for those living alone with a disability, 4687
Why is there nothing in the poverty reduction strategy to target this vulnerable group, 4687

Search and rescue

When will the people of Labrador receive the search and rescue coverage that they need and deserve, 787–788

Seniors

After almost a decade, why are seniors still waiting for a poverty reduction strategy, 3323–3324
After eight years, why are seniors still waiting for services, 3393
Can Premier guarantee that the financial assessments of seniors facing cost increases will be completed within 30 days, 2715–2716
Does Premier know the percentage of seniors who went without food or did not purchase the food to meet their dietary requirements, 3030
Does Premier recall the percentage of seniors who could not afford their medication, 3029
Does Premier recall the percentage of seniors who did not purchase medical devices because of lack of money, 3029
How much more data does Premier need to provide for seniors who are struggling, 3323
Why is Premier keeping seniors in poverty and why will he not introduce a poverty reduction strategy, 3324–3325
Will Premier commit to 100 per cent reimbursement for medical transportation for seniors, 3325

Transportation and Infrastructure

Ferries

What is going to be done to address the impact of the ferry situation on the Fogo Island Co-operative, 4990
What is the plan, now that the Veteran is out of service, 4989–4990
Why is government downgrading service at a critical time in the fishing industry, 4992

Highways/roads

Can Minister provide update as it relates to the east-west arterial that was designed over 20 years ago, 1694
What is the timeline for getting the work done, 2486
Why is Minister depriving residents of the south shore of Bay of Islands safe driving roads and putting their safety at risk, 5377

Marine Atlantic

Did Dominic LeBlanc provide any reassurance on behalf of Prime Minister for those who rely on Marine Atlantic, 1799
Given that Premier's blunder will cause the price of groceries and goods to increase, why does Premier allow Ottawa to force the people of Newfoundland and Labrador to pay more, 1866–1867
What does 4 per cent increase in fuel surcharge mean for grocery store prices in our province, 1731
Why was Premier caught off guard regarding fee increase, 1864

Travel expenses

Doesn't Premier think that the $24,000 plus spent on travel would have helped the people of St. George, 4634
How does Premier justify a 111 per cent increase when so many people in Newfoundland and Labrador are struggling to make ends meet, 4635–4636
Since taking office in August of 2020, how much money has the Office of the Premier spent on travel, 4634–4635
Were meetings in Dubai scheduled after Premier got notice of his honorary degree, 4639
With whom did Premier meet in Dubai on energy last weekend and how did meeting advance our province's clean energy potential, 4639

Order of Newfoundland and Labrador

Recognizing eight outstanding and inspiring individuals, 5092–5093

Persons with disabilities

How can most people afford the expense of a cochlear implant, 4690
Is Premier aware of what the rate of poverty is across Canada for those living alone with a disability, 4687
Why is there nothing in the poverty reduction strategy to target this vulnerable group, 4687

Point of Order

Language, unparliamentary

"you can't read," 2991

Remembrance Day

Premier reflects on Remembrance Day and Newfoundland and Labrador's contributions in World War I, 5262

Resolution, Government

Environment and Climate Change

Climate Change

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

Debate, 2690–2692

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, 6061–6066, 6075, 6079, 6082, 6137–6138, 6185, 6186, 6253, 6254, 6322, 6324, 6521, 6526

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Government recognizes the completion of the Trail of the Caribou, 835–836

Search and Rescue

Celebrating the crew of the Elite Navigator, 5362
When will the people of Labrador receive the search and rescue coverage that they need and deserve, 787–788

Seniors

After almost a decade, why are seniors still waiting for a poverty reduction strategy, 3323–3324
After eight years, why are seniors still waiting for services, 3393
Can Premier guarantee that the financial assessments of seniors facing cost increases will be completed within 30 days, 2715–2716
Does Premier know the percentage of seniors who went without food or did not purchase the food to meet their dietary requirements, 3030
Does Premier recall the percentage of seniors who could not afford their medication, 3029
Does Premier recall the percentage of seniors who did not purchase medical devices because of lack of money, 3029
How much more data does Premier need to provide for seniors who are struggling, 3323
Why is Premier keeping seniors in poverty and why will he not introduce a poverty reduction strategy, 3324–3325
Will Premier commit to 100 per cent reimbursement for medical transportation for seniors, 3325

Speech from the Throne

Select Committee Appointment (Address in Reply)

Debate, 22–25

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Colonial Building

Comments on, 22

Transportation and Infrastructure

Ferries

What is going to be done to address the impact of the ferry situation on the Fogo Island Co-operative, 4990
What is the plan, now that the Veteran is out of service, 4989–4990
Why is government downgrading service at a critical time in the fishing industry, 4992

Highways/roads

Can Minister provide update as it relates to the east-west arterial that was designed over 20 years ago, 1694
What is the timeline for getting the work done, 2486
Why is Minister depriving residents of the south shore of Bay of Islands safe driving roads and putting their safety at risk, 5377

Marine Atlantic

Did Dominic LeBlanc provide any reassurance on behalf of Prime Minister for those who rely on Marine Atlantic, 1799
Given that Premier's blunder will cause the price of groceries and goods to increase, why does Premier allow Ottawa to force the people of Newfoundland and Labrador to pay more, 1866–1867
What does 4 per cent increase in fuel surcharge mean for grocery store prices in our province, 1731
Why was Premier caught off guard regarding fee increase, 1864

Travel expenses

Doesn't Premier think that the $24,000 plus spent on travel would have helped the people of St. George, 4634
How does Premier justify a 111 per cent increase when so many people in Newfoundland and Labrador are struggling to make ends meet, 4635–4636
Since taking office in August of 2020, how much money has the Office of the Premier spent on travel, 4634–4635
Were meetings in Dubai scheduled after Premier got notice of his honorary degree, 4639
With whom did Premier meet in Dubai on energy last weekend and how did meeting advance our province's clean energy potential, 4639

Tributes

Bragg, Derrick, 3438–3439
Cole, Bob, 4284
Perlin, John Crosbie, 181–182
Pinsent, Gordon, 1032
Williams, Albert, 5746

Unknown Soldier

Premier acknowledges repatriation of unknown First World War soldier, 4921–4923

World War I

Premier commemorates First World War sacrifices with expanded Trail of the Caribou pilgrimage Student Ambassador Program, 5052–5053

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