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

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HAGGIE, HON. JOHN (L) (GANDER)

Answers to Questions For Which Notice Has Been Given

Education

Child care—Clarification of comments, 1246–1247
Recruitment strategies—Clarification, 102
Teachers—Clarification of substitute teacher comment source, 314–315

Health care

Paramedics—Regulations for Emergency Health and Paramedicine Services Act are currently held up by negotiations, 6923

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Local Service Districts (LSDs)—Correction to statement in Oral Questions, 4943
Town planning—Answer to Oral Questions on number of land use planning applications in the department, 6854

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 4273–4276

Confederation 75th Anniversary Recognition Act (Bill 67)

Committee, 3707, 3708, 3710–3711, 3713

Cost of living

Which part of the population growth strategy outlines youth and student poverty as a goal, 740–741

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

Why does government consistently ignore warnings from experts and refuse to act until it reaches a crisis, 2489

Education

Assessments

How is it acceptable for parents to be told there is at least a 2½-year wait to see a developmental pediatrician, 6846–6847
When can we expect to see the wait time and backlog for developmental assessments and services for children to be eliminated, 6852
Will parents who pay for private assessments be reimbursed, 6848

Child care

Clarification of comments, 1246–1247
Does Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality think it acceptable that women are being forced to leave the work force because they cannot find child care, 2289
Does Minister still think his plan is working very well, 1556–1557
How is the discovery for some early childhood educators that they will be paid less on the province's new wage grid and not get a raise for at least three years going to help with recruitment and retention, 1556
How many childhood educators are being trained in Newfoundland and Labrador today, 1095–1096
Is Minister going to wait for another human rights complaint before he orders an appropriate accommodation for these families, 1597–1598
Is Minister saying that segregation, not inclusion, is the way forward on $10-a-day child care, 1596
Is Minister's solution to the child care crisis to insult operators and pay staff less, 1240
Urging government to immediately take the necessary action to ensure that accessible child care is as much available as it is affordable, 2297, 2298
Was Minister misinformed or did he misinform the House, 1239
What does Minister suggest parents in rural Newfoundland and Labrador are supposed to do about child care, 2290
What has changed, given that government is requiring each operator to provide audited financial statement, 1557
What is government doing to remove barriers for our health care workers and parents who wish to return to work, 1097
What is Minister doing to reverse the injustice to ensure parents of children with autism can avail of early childhood education, 1595–1596
What is Premier going to do to clean up the mess, given that payday is tomorrow, 1555
What is the benefit of $10-a-day child care if you can't access it, 2288–2289
What message does issue send to newcomers and parents of children with exceptionalities, 1597
Where are the 6,000 spaces that government was going to create, 1095
Why are staff still waiting for the recruitment and retention incentive while operators are not being consulted, 1096
Why does Minister think it fair that Newfoundland daycare operators are going to be paid a lower rate than home-based centres, 1555
Why has government failed 86 per cent of the families in this province who are desperately looking for child care, 2288
Why is after-school care an afterthought for this government, 2290
Why is Minister blaming child care operators in this province for his failures, 1239
Why is Premier ignoring 70 per cent of the provincial child care industry, 1554
Will Minister convene an urgent meeting with the operators' association and apologize, 1239–1240
Will Minister make the necessary changes to the policy to ensure children with autism are not left behind, 1596–1597
Will Minister stand and apologize to the operators he insulted last week, 1238

Class sizes

Are we going to wait another seven years or is the current system working very well, 305
When can we expect to see action on changes in class sizes, 304
When will Premier table a plan to implement recommendations for class caps, 305

Deaf and hard of hearing

Can Minister say if all of the gaps identified in the report have been addressed or if any remain outstanding, 1465
Why haven't gaps been addressed and what does Minister plan to do to rectify them, 1465
Will government commit to hiring deaf and hard of hearing specialists to work with preschool children so that they and the school-aged children get the attention they deserve, 2011
Will Minister commit to maintaining an adequately resourced deaf and hard of hearing unit at East Point Elementary, and expand the model to other areas of the province, 1465–1466
Will Premier correct mistake of absence on steering committee on deaf and hard of hearing education of parental membership and appoint the Churchills, 1395
Would Premier stand and apologize to the Churchill family for the ordeal they had to endure, 1394–1395

Early childhood education

Government advances work on early childhood education, 462–463

Integration

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

Memorial University

Did Premier mean that buildings would leak, food bank shelves go empty, and students face homelessness, when he said that Memorial University had to figure out what it wanted to be when it grew up, 741
Does government still have confidence in the president of Memorial University, 1039, 1342
Does Premier have full confidence in the leadership of the university, 1039
Is Minister concerned about the high level of turnover at Memorial University, 1342
Why is Premier so eager to slash the university's budget and jack up tuition before the Auditor General reviewed the university, 1686
Will government support and invest in post-secondary students, freeze tuition and expand the needs-based grants, 740
Will Minister commit to re-examining Memorial University's building footprint policy so Labradorians can access post-secondary education closer to home in the Big Land, 1694
Will Premier admit that the massive decline in student enrollment is due to the Liberal government tuition increase, 1686–1687

Minister

Will Premier assign a new Minister of Education who will actually foster and support school communities and take education seriously for Labradorians, 1809

Persons with disabilities

When can A.P. Low Primary School expect to have chairlift repaired or replaced so that students, staff and parents with mobility issues are not excluded, 2011–2012

Planning

What steps will government take to ensure that the department and the school district listen to the experience and expertise of teachers and not simply rely on the reports of district and department management personnel in making decisions, 1969
Where is the long-term vision and political will for education, 1802

Premier's Award for Teaching Innovation

Nominations open for, 2283

School buses

Can government update House on investigation and will any report be released publicly, 2481
Is forcing children to walk to St. Andrew's Elementary school, often without sidewalks, how we welcome newcomers to the province, 1461
Is Minister waiting to lose another human rights complaint before taking action, 1461–1462
Why is Minister refusing to help newcomers who do not have transportation to St. Andrew's Elementary School, 1460–1461

Schools

Given that he refused to attend the rally last week to hear concerns about Frank Roberts Junior High School first-hand, will Minister commit to attend a town hall with community stakeholders to answer their questions, 2436–2437
Has the Minister opened an investigation into conditions at Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2235–2236
If Minister is so secure in his beliefs, could he come to the town hall, 2437
What about overcrowding, lack of a cafeteria, and mice and rats running wild at Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2339–2340
When will much-needed high school for Paradise be constructed, 2082
Why are children being forced to go to school in conditions such as at Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2235
Why are there two different voices regarding Frank Roberts Junior High School and which is correct, 2339
Why does Minister refuse to table the information about the new school for Portugal Cove-St. Phillips, 2295
Why hasn't anything been done about the deplorable conditions at Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2145, 2147
Why isn't new school announced in budget, 2147–2148
Why not order an independent review of Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2438
Will Minister come to the town hall before the school bell rings, 2482–2483
Will Minister commit to a full, independent, structural and environmental assessment of Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2338
Will Minister commit to an independent investigation and public report into concerns regarding Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2339
Will Minister join Member at a public town hall to hear concerns from parents about Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2482
Will Minister outline his plans to mitigate any negative effects as a result of this decision, and will he maintain similar complements of staff or will he simply close Prince of Wales Collegiate and move students and staff to other schools, 2295
Will Minister table the data and documentation that led to the decision to announce the construction of a new high school in Portugal Cove-St. Phillips, 2294
Will Minister table the reports, data or magic eight ball he is using to make infrastructure decisions, 2444
Will Premier get his facts straight about Member's correspondence concerning Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2483–2484

School safety

Does Minister feel that the Safe & Caring Schools policy is doing enough to address the root causes of violence in our schools, 1038
What long-term measures are being taken to protect children in our schools, 1037

Sexual assault

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

Student assistants

Is Premier aware of the student assistant challenges, 1961–1962
Why is government failing Marystown family without an assistant to accompany child to school on the bus, 898
Why is government failing people with exceptionalities that try to get an education, 898

Substitute teachers

Are we going to have to wait seven years for a resolution, 241
Does Premier believe that the new practice is the best practice, 189
Is Premier going to let this mess drag on for another seven years, 303
What consultations were held for the new system, 188–189
Why does Premier take Minister seriously when he says the system is working well, 304
Why is Premier allowing his Minister to dismiss concerns raised by parents about the SmartFind program, 240

Sustainable education

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

Teachers

After stinging indictment of his leadership, how is Minister going to repair the relationship with the province's teachers, 1801
Are people of Labrador West being untruthful about staffing concerns or is the Minister just not understanding what's going on in the district, 1808
Does Minister feel that the human resource crisis in our schools is contributing to the problem of violence in our schools, 1038
How can department justify taking teachers from students when they are aware of the poor Internet service and other barriers that these students already face, 521
Is it acceptable to download the problem of teacher recruitment onto students who had a teacher at the start of the year, 521–522
Is payroll mess related to the integration of the school district into the department, 303–303
Urging government to meet with Labrador West teachers and support staff and create a solid plan to address the issues of staffing, maintenance and teacher housing in Labrador West, 1812
What is plan for teachers who are having problems getting paid, 302
What message does Minister have for the parents, teachers and students of Labrador West regarding the recruitment and retention of teachers, 2295
What steps is government taking to improve teacher recruitment and retention before there is a crisis, 250
Why doesn't Minister take action to address teacher shortages in Labrador West, 1801
Will Minister commit to reversing some of the harm done to students on the North Coast and ensure that core academic courses will be taught in class as they were before, 1808–1809
Will Minister make sure that the teachers of Labrador West and their representatives will have an opportunity to provide factual information to the department and the Minister, 1874
Will Minister return in-class teaching for Grade 12 students in Nain, a real step towards reconciliation, 588
Will teachers, support staff and union representatives in the schools in Labrador West have an opportunity to present their issues directly to the department next week, 2010–2011

Environment and Climate Change

Floods

When will the people of Cape St. George finally receive the support they were promised, 7617–7618

Finance

Tariffs

Has the government replaced the $22-million contract with Teledoc, 6686–6687
What US-based heath care contracts have been replaced with Canadian vendors so far, 6686

Gander

Business/entrepreneurship

EVAS Air—Inductees into the JA Business Hall of Fame, 2429–2430

Tributes

Aviation pioneer—White, Pat, 5361–5362

Health care

Ambulance

Can Minister confirm that following a violent shooting, an ambulance had to drive from Whitbourne, 5227
Given routine diversions of ambulances to the Northeast Avalon from outlying areas, why are we deliberately jeopardizing health care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5224
It took an hour for paramedics to respond to a 911 call in CBS, is that acceptable, 7082–7083
Patient transfer, is this exactly what is going on in our system and does it make any sense, 7083–7084
Why is integrated ambulance services failing rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 7521
Will the Minister order a review of the use of postal codes at Central dispatch, 7521, 7522

Autism

What is Minister doing to reverse the injustice to ensure parents of children with autism can avail of early childhood education, 1595–1596
Will Minister make the necessary changes to the policy to ensure children with autism are not left behind, 1596–1597

Cancer

When will women in NL, regardless of where they live, have equal access to life-saving preventative breast cancer screening, 6734
Will Minister commit to a specific time and date when self-referred breast screening for women over 40 will be available in every region of the province, 6734

Crisis, Health Care System

Are clinics with no doctor and no nurse practitioner the future of health care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5266
How many medical professionals have been recruited to provide health care in the District of Placentia - West Bellevue, 6539
How many of this year's medical graduates have the Liberals secured to provide care to the residents of our districts, 6539
What concrete steps is government taking to improve health care for seniors in Corner Brook area, 5232
What is government doing to address crisis in emergency departments, lack of family doctors, and fees for nurse practitioners in Corner Brook area, 5231
When will government prioritize specialist recruitment in rural Newfoundland and Labrador so patients can receive closer to home care, 6537
When will the government act on the AG's recommendations and make it more accountable in recruitment and prioritize recruitment in rural and remote areas, 6541
Why can private agencies get staff and government cannot, 6537
Why don't we have a health human resources plan, 6535

Doctors

Does the Minister agree with the CEO of NLHS in his statement that urbanization is the external barrier of rural medicine, 6913
How many doctor vacancies are there in the province, 6912
What is the long-term plan to address wait times and staffing in rural areas in Labrador who are having extremely long wait times for primary care, 5231
When will government take real action to stabilize the internal medicine program, 7037
Why are doctors continuing to leave Carbonear General Hospital, 7037
Why is government part of the problem of residents not having access to a family doctor, rather than being part of the solution, 5222–5223

Emergency rooms

Why are ambulance protocols forcing a cancer patient to a facility that cannot help her, 5224
Why are horror stories of ambulance routine transfer delays good enough, 5223–5224
Why does ambulance transfer policy require woman to go to the nearest facility in Carbonear to be assessed, then proceed to St. John's, if required, 5225
Why is ambulance transfer policy wasting time and resources, not to mention risking patient's health, 5225
Why is government putting policy and cost above patient care, 5226
Why was no ambulance available in Conception Bay South area, at the time of the violent shooting, 5227
Will Minister review dynamic approach to responding to incident in Whitbourne, 5228
Will Premier admit that incidents are occurring because they have failed to ensure we have good enough paramedics, 5226–5227

Evolution of financing of, 1570–1571
Home care

When will this government bring home care and home care workers into the public system, given that Labrador West cannot attract any of them, 7177
Will government engage with personal care homes and home care into the public system to deal with these issues, starting with Labrador West, 7177

Hospitals

Are the Janeway beds unoccupied because there are not enough sick children to occupy them or because NLHS and government have failed to staff the hospital appropriately, 6990
Can Minister give an update on the renovations of the 45 beds at the old Western Memorial Regional Hospital and when the beds will be ready so patients can move out of the emergency department of the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital, 6922
Can Minister provide an exact date for when radiation therapy will be available at Western Memorial Hospital, 6786
Government hired a new cancer staff in St. John's, why is Corner Brook continuing to take a back seat, 6787
How much capacity is left in the children's eye health at Janeway, 7173
I ask the Minister what he plans to do to ensure that the professional concerns in the Preserve. Protect. Prioritize. document do not turn into an AG report on the deficiencies in children's health care, 7091
If families cannot even get an appointment time now, how is all this chaos going to help, 7173
If there is so much capacity at the Janeway, why are parents waiting for months and years and upwards of a 2½ year wait, 7174
St. Clare's—What is happening to the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's and why has it been missing since December 2024, 6851, 6852
St. Clare's—Why are patients who need the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's being told that the process to replace the old machine will begin in mid-March and take eight months to complete and appointments fir patients will resume in mid-November of this year, 6921–6922
St. Clare's—Why have patients who need the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's been unable to access treatments since December 2024, 6921
When will this department and the NLHS finally learn their lesson and consult before they act, 7178
Who is really being defensive over the move of adult gynecology to the Janeway, pediatricians or the Minister and the CEO of NLHS, 7090
Why was there no prior consultation regarding the relocation of women's gynecological services from the Health Sciences Centre to the Janeway Children's Hospital, 7038
Will government invest in the Janeway to expand pediatric services and to add on space to the Health Sciences to house adult gynecological services, 7040
Will Minister admit that he is trying to solve a long-term care and acute-care bed crisis on the backs of sick children, 6991
Will Minister halt the integration of women's gynecological services to the Janeway until thorough consultation takes place with families, the community and the health care professionals at the Janeway, 7039
Will Minister table the presentation and the data used by the NLHS in developing the plan to moved adult gynecology to the Janeway, 7090
Will Premier order reversal of decision to move loved ones to other facilities so that seniors will have their family members near them, 5068

Long-term care

Are the 45 beds sufficient or are the not sufficient to take care of the health care needs of Western Newfoundland, 6691
Does government have a real plan, 6918
Dr. Parfrey believes licensing and monitoring of personal care homes should be handled by an entity outside of NLHS, who does have responsibility for oversight, 7035
Has there been an investigation completed, 7470
How does government justify leaving seniors and vulnerable patients in these conditions, 6918–6919
How does it make any sense to have long-term care beds closed when there's such a demand for long-term care beds in the province, 6915–6916
How many more years will our seniors have to suffer before action is taken, 6917
I ask the Minister if they can explain why we are separating seniors from their loved ones, 6915
Is the AG report wrong or is the Minister simply covering for the failures of his predecessor, 7035
Is the government concerned that the meaningful action will be delayed while this report sits on the Minister's desk, 6917
Since the release of the AG report what action has the Minister taken to protect our seniors, 7034
When will the people see a detailed action plan from government on long-term care, 6916–6917
Why aren't personal care home inspection reports made public, 6984
Why are there 40 cottages at Lions Manor Nursing Home in need of repair and refurbishment, 6916
Why has the government not provided proper oversight for families and seniors for the last decade, 6983–6984
Why is the government not using closed beds at Lions Manor Nursing Home in Placentia to provide care for people, 6915
Why is the government saying that this is a communications issue, 6983

Mammography

When will the new mammography machines for Grand Falls-Windsor be ordered and arrive, 6735
When will women in Grand Falls-Windsor be able to go online and book an appointment for a mammogram, 6735, 6736

Medevac services

Is a 31-year-old man almost dying and having part of his leg amputated acceptable health care, 4996
Is Janeway access denied to the people of Northern Labrador through delays, 6540
What specific protocols are in place to ensure timely medevac transportation for sick and injured children, 6539–6540

Mental health

Can Minister list those services and what communities they are based in, 7085
Can Minister table an action plan so that the Mobile Crisis Response Team in St. John's won't miss 10 call a month, 6787
Last year the government announced Mobile Crisis Response Teams for Burin, Clarenville and Conception Bay North areas, why have they not been fulfilled, 7169–7170
Since the seizure of a shocking amount of fentanyl in September have the Minister's developed a strategy to prevent overdose-related deaths, 7523
The Mobile Crisis Response Team has 10 missed calls a month: why is the Minister putting lives at risk, 6602–6603
There are no new community beds, why has government cancelled this, 7084
Urging government to expedite the work of the All-Party Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Addictions and fully include people with lived experience, relevant government departments, professionals in health care, policing, justice, education and social work, community groups, Indigenous communities, faith groups and others who can provide insight to help address the wide array of challenges more effectively so everyone in need has somewhere to turn right away

Debate, 4715–4717
Amendment

Moved, 4716–4717

What is the point of the new hospital in St. John's, it's brick and mortar, when we are trying to get help in their own communities, how is this new building going to help residents in Labrador and the Great Northern Peninsula, 7086
Why are some communities still waiting for the creation of Mobile Crisis Response Teams that were promised in the 2024 budget, 6604
Why did the Minister change his mind about new community beds, 7084
Why is it acceptable for the Mental Health Crisis Line to miss calls, 6603
Why is it acceptable to tell individuals with a mental health emergency to call back during regular business hours, 6788
Why is the Mental Health Crisis Line missing 10 calls a month, 6603
Why is the Minister allowing the Mental Health Crisis Line to miss 10 calls a month, 6604
Why is the Minister deliberately ignoring this key recommendation about community beds, 7085
Will Premier commit to finally putting an addictions treatment centre in Labrador so Labradorians have the same access to service as those on the island portion of the province, 4942

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Why are we only hearing about improvements in metro area wait times for MRIs; where are the stats on for the rest of the province, 6982

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

Can the Minister table a list of the front-line programs and services that have been cut to meet this savings target, 6729–6730
How many jobs are on the chopping block and will not be reposted or will not be filled because of the $50 million reduction in the budget, 6731
How many jobs have been cut as a direct result of this $50 million reduction in the budget, 6730
How many vacancies still exist within the health care system in the province, 6730
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
Is the $50-million cut to health care the reason there are over 1,000 people on a wait-list for colonoscopies at G.B. Cross, 6733
Is the failure to provide a long-promised doctor in Trepassey because of the $50-million cut to health care, 6737
There are currently 8,500 people waiting for an MRI, how many could have been helped if the government hadn't cut the health care budget by $50 million, 6732
There are currently approximately 200 people on the cardiac wait-list, how many of them are still waiting for lifesaving care because of the $50-million cut to health care, 6732–6733
When did government send order to cut $50 million from the NL health care budget, 6729
When the government cut $50 million from health care, did you consider the consequences, 6731
Why are the Liberals putting cuts above patient care, 6736
Why have we yet to see any improvements in access to health care in the last four years and where did the $300 million transferred from Ottawa go, 6852–6853
Will the Minister reverse the $50-million cut to health care so that the residents of Clarenville and surrounding area can get critical, preventative cancer screening, 6733–6734
Will the Minister reverse this $50-million cut from health care so children can get the treatment they require, 6732

Nurse practitioners

When are we going to stop forcing seniors to pay out of pocket to access basic primary care, 6985
Why doesn't the Minister consider nurse practitioners to alleviate the concerns of seniors who can't afford to pay or don't have a family doctor, 6691–6692
Why wait until April 1, 2026, to allow people to see a nurse practitioner without having to pay, 6685
Will government cover costs of nurse practitioner visits, 6684–6685

Nurses

After a decade, why are we still in a crisis when it comes to nurse staffing, 6985
Did Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs meet with Canadian Health Labs in his time as Minister of Health, 3603
Does Minister believe that all cancer chemotherapy nurses throughout the province should be paid the same rate, 5063
Have pay discrepancies between chemotherapy nurses in rural Newfoundland and those in St. John's been corrected, 5062
How many internationally-trained nurses are waiting for placement in the province, 6987
If government can spend $100 million per year on travel nurses and spend a fortune to travel the world to recruit new nurses, why are they nickel and diming the nurses we already have, 5062
Removal of nurse from Black Tickle, 737
What in this budget addresses the verbal and physical abuse nurses continue to face on the job, 6984
When is the Minister going to stop relying on temporary casual contracts, 6985
When will government start treating workers with respect and make Newfoundland and Labrador an employer of choice in health care again, 4941
Why are dozens of nursing students and internationally recruited nurses waiting for permanent full-time job offers, 6536
Why are we still ignoring the 700 nursing vacancies, 6535
Why is government paying rural nurses less, 5062
Why is Minister still hiring agency nurses instead of putting local qualified nurses to work, 6987

Paramedics

Regulations for Emergency Health and Paramedicine Services Act are currently held up by negotiations, 6923

Pharmacare

Is this government going to publicly commit to signing on to the federal pharmacare program with the federal government and begin negotiations for that process, 7039
When is this government going to finally sign-on to the federal pharmacare plan and help provide medications to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 6541
Why has this government refused to sign on to the national pharmacare program, 7039

Pharmacy Appreciation Month

Recogntion of, 6680

Prescription Drug Program

When is this government going to add to the program instead of denying people medication that they need, 6542
When is this government going to change the caps on prescription drugs so Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who are currently losing out on the program will be able to keep what they have as well, 6541–6542

Privatization

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

Debate, 1570–1572

Why does the government continue to outsource public health care to private, for-profit companies, 6540

Ultrasound services

Why is Minister ignoring front-line health care workers when they put forward solutions, 6536

Vaccines

Does the Minister support the policy that all shingles vaccinations should be free for everyone 50 and older, 7033, 7034
Urging the government to provide the shingles vaccine free of charge to seniors and individuals living with compromised immune systems

Debate, 6929–6931

Wound care services

When is a wound care specialist returning to Clarenville, 6539
When will wound care resume in Clarenville at G. B. Cross, 6538
Why won't the Liberal government give specialists the tools they need to provide the health care to the men and women in rural Newfoundland who need these services, 6538

Health Research Ethics Act (Bill 64)

Second reading, 5206–5208, 5209–5210
, 5206–5208, 5209–5210
Committee, 5210–5211, 5212–5213, 5214, 5215

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

Committee, 2880

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

Committee, 4966

Housing

Can Minister table analysis done by Dept. of Health or medical experts that housing people with complex needs at airport inn in such a restrictive environment away from their families will be conducive to recovery, 4935
Can Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador expect specific support for affordable housing, 2528
How much longer will it take to get the Gander housing shelter on the go, 4478
What is the exit strategy for people admitted to the facility, 4935
Why is Liberal government allowing seniors to live in such deplorable conditions, 1462

Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act (Bill 114)

Notice of motion, 6992

Immigration, Population Growth and Skills

Heavy equipment technicians

What is being done to resolve the training bottleneck, 98

Ukraine

How many Ukrainian newcomers are without child care, 193

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Will Premier step up and offer true reconciliation by returning the freight boat, and to help with teacher recruitment and retention and the overall economic and social welfare of communities, 100–101

Industry, Energy and Technology

Broadband

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

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3616–3618

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Committee, 6644(19)–6644(20)

Justice and Public Safety

Firefighters

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

Illegal drugs

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

National Police Week

Recognition of, 7330

Policing

Why did the government ignore the recommendations of the National Police Federation for 25 more RCMP officers for rural communities, 7524
Will the Minister help get more policing for the residents of Stoneville, 7475

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

Committee, 5564, 5565, 5566, 5567, 5568, 5569, 5570, 5571–5572

Amendment—Clause 2.6(1)

Moved, 5572

Amendment—Clause 4.9(1)(f)

Moved, 5573

Members' Statements

Business/entrepreneurship

EVAS Air—Inductees into the JA Business Hall of Fame—Gander, 2429–2430

Tributes

Aviation pioneer—White, Pat—Gander (District), 5361–5362

Memorial University Act (Amdt.) (Bill 39)

Notice of motion, 1605
Second reading, 1924–1925, 1949–1950
Committee

Amendment—Clause 3(2)

Debate, 1952

Ministerial Statements

Education

Early childhood education

Government advances work on early childhood education, 462–463

Premier's Award for Teaching Innovation

Nominations open for, 2283

Health care

Pharmacy Appreciation Month

Recogntion of, 6680

Justice and Public Safety

National Police Week

Recognition of, 7330

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Municipal Awareness Week (2024)

Proclamation of, 4475

Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador and Professional Municipal Administrators conferences

2023

Acknowledging success of annual convention and trade show, 3099, 3992–3994

2024

Minister highlights discussions at recent municipal sessions, 5365

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Emergency response

What exactly is your department doing to help emergency responders when postal codes are provided for location, 7571
When is it going to be fixed, 7572
Will the Minister direct emergency dispatch to stop asking for postal codes and instead use landmarks and specific directions to ensure a timely response, 7571

Housing

How are smaller municipalities supposed to address the housing crisis in their own communities, 2529
Why is the Minister ignoring the needs of municipalities, 2529

Local Service District (LSD)

Can Minister update municipalities in District of Bonavista on the implementation time frame and any communications to municipalities on this matter, 4939
How many of the Local Service Districts are actively pursuing incorporating into municipalities to become towns, and is the pathway to becoming incorporated smooth and attainable, 4939
Urging government to create an improved and more acceptable path for viable communities and LSDs who wish to become incorporated as municipalities, 2732, 4948

Municipal Awareness Week

Proclamation of, 4475

Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador and Professional Municipal Administrators conferences

2023

Acknowledging success of annual convention and trade show, 3099, 3992–3994

2024

Minister highlights discussions at recent municipal sessions, 5365

Town planning

Answer to Oral Questions on number of land use planning applications in the department, 6854
How many town plans or amendments are sitting in the department waiting for a signature, 6791
Will Minister reimburse towns that have paid certified planners to complete work that should have been done provincially, 6791

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), 6299, 6300, 6301, 6302–6303

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

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

Debate, 2457–2458
Amendment

Moved, 2457–2458

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

Committee, 5514, 5515

Oral Questions

Cost of living

Which part of the population growth strategy outlines youth and student poverty as a goal, 740–741

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

Why does government consistently ignore warnings from experts and refuse to act until it reaches a crisis, 2489

Education

Assessments

How is it acceptable for parents to be told there is at least a 2½-year wait to see a developmental pediatrician, 6846–6847
When can we expect to see the wait time and backlog for developmental assessments and services for children to be eliminated, 6852
Will parents who pay for private assessments be reimbursed, 6848

Child care

Does Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality think it acceptable that women are being forced to leave the work force because they cannot find child care, 2289
Does Minister still think his plan is working very well, 1556–1557
How is the discovery for some early childhood educators that they will be paid less on the province's new wage grid and not get a raise for at least three years going to help with recruitment and retention, 1556
How many childhood educators are being trained in Newfoundland and Labrador today, 1095–1096
Is Minister going to wait for another human rights complaint before he orders an appropriate accommodation for these families, 1597–1598
Is Minister saying that segregation, not inclusion, is the way forward on $10-a-day child care, 1596
Is Minister's solution to the child care crisis to insult operators and pay staff less, 1240
Was Minister misinformed or did he misinform the House, 1239
What does Minister suggest parents in rural Newfoundland and Labrador are supposed to do about child care, 2290
What has changed, given that government is requiring each operator to provide audited financial statement, 1557
What is government doing to remove barriers for our health care workers and parents who wish to return to work, 1097
What is Minister doing to reverse the injustice to ensure parents of children with autism can avail of early childhood education, 1595–1596
What is Premier going to do to clean up the mess, given that payday is tomorrow, 1555
What is the benefit of $10-a-day child care if you can't access it, 2288–2289
What message does issue send to newcomers and parents of children with exceptionalities, 1597
Where are the 6,000 spaces that government was going to create, 1095
Why are staff still waiting for the recruitment and retention incentive while operators are not being consulted, 1096
Why does Minister think it fair that Newfoundland daycare operators are going to be paid a lower rate than home-based centres, 1555
Why has government failed 86 per cent of the families in this province who are desperately looking for child care, 2288
Why is after-school care an afterthought for this government, 2290
Why is Minister blaming child care operators in this province for his failures, 1239
Why is Premier ignoring 70 per cent of the provincial child care industry, 1554
Will Minister convene an urgent meeting with the operators' association and apologize, 1239–1240
Will Minister make the necessary changes to the policy to ensure children with autism are not left behind, 1596–1597
Will Minister stand and apologize to the operators he insulted last week, 1238

Class sizes

Are we going to wait another seven years or is the current system working very well, 305
When can we expect to see action on changes in class sizes, 304
When will Premier table a plan to implement recommendations for class caps, 305

Deaf and hard of hearing

Can Minister say if all of the gaps identified in the report have been addressed or if any remain outstanding, 1465
Why haven't gaps been addressed and what does Minister plan to do to rectify them, 1465
Will government commit to hiring deaf and hard of hearing specialists to work with preschool children so that they and the school-aged children get the attention they deserve, 2011
Will Minister commit to maintaining an adequately resourced deaf and hard of hearing unit at East Point Elementary, and expand the model to other areas of the province, 1465–1466
Will Premier correct mistake of absence on steering committee on deaf and hard of hearing education of parental membership and appoint the Churchills, 1395
Would Premier stand and apologize to the Churchill family for the ordeal they had to endure, 1394–1395

Integration

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

Memorial University

Did Premier mean that buildings would leak, food bank shelves go empty, and students face homelessness, when he said that Memorial University had to figure out what it wanted to be when it grew up, 741
Does government still have confidence in the president of Memorial University, 1039, 1342
Does Premier have full confidence in the leadership of the university, 1039
Is Minister concerned about the high level of turnover at Memorial University, 1342
Why is Premier so eager to slash the university's budget and jack up tuition before the Auditor General reviewed the university, 1686
Will government support and invest in post-secondary students, freeze tuition and expand the needs-based grants, 740
Will Minister commit to re-examining Memorial University's building footprint policy so Labradorians can access post-secondary education closer to home in the Big Land, 1694
Will Premier admit that the massive decline in student enrollment is due to the Liberal government tuition increase, 1686–1687

Minister

Will Premier assign a new Minister of Education who will actually foster and support school communities and take education seriously for Labradorians, 1809

Persons with disabilities

When can A.P. Low Primary School expect to have chairlift repaired or replaced so that students, staff and parents with mobility issues are not excluded, 2011–2012

Planning

What steps will government take to ensure that the department and the school district listen to the experience and expertise of teachers and not simply rely on the reports of district and department management personnel in making decisions, 1969
Where is the long-term vision and political will for education, 1802

School buses

Can government update House on investigation and will any report be released publicly, 2481
Is forcing children to walk to St. Andrew's Elementary school, often without sidewalks, how we welcome newcomers to the province, 1461
Is Minister waiting to lose another human rights complaint before taking action, 1461–1462
Why is Minister refusing to help newcomers who do not have transportation to St. Andrew's Elementary School, 1460–1461

Schools

Given that he refused to attend the rally last week to hear concerns about Frank Roberts Junior High School first-hand, will Minister commit to attend a town hall with community stakeholders to answer their questions, 2436–2437
Has the Minister opened an investigation into conditions at Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2235–2236
If Minister is so secure in his beliefs, could he come to the town hall, 2437
What about overcrowding, lack of a cafeteria, and mice and rats running wild at Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2339–2340
When will much-needed high school for Paradise be constructed, 2082
Why are children being forced to go to school in conditions such as at Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2235
Why are there two different voices regarding Frank Roberts Junior High School and which is correct, 2339
Why does Minister refuse to table the information about the new school for Portugal Cove-St. Phillips, 2295
Why hasn't anything been done about the deplorable conditions at Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2145, 2147
Why isn't new school announced in budget, 2147–2148
Why not order an independent review of Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2438
Will Minister come to the town hall before the school bell rings, 2482–2483
Will Minister commit to a full, independent, structural and environmental assessment of Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2338
Will Minister commit to an independent investigation and public report into concerns regarding Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2339
Will Minister join Member at a public town hall to hear concerns from parents about Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2482
Will Minister outline his plans to mitigate any negative effects as a result of this decision, and will he maintain similar complements of staff or will he simply close Prince of Wales Collegiate and move students and staff to other schools, 2295
Will Minister table the data and documentation that led to the decision to announce the construction of a new high school in Portugal Cove-St. Phillips, 2294
Will Minister table the reports, data or magic eight ball he is using to make infrastructure decisions, 2444
Will Premier get his facts straight about Member's correspondence concerning Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2483–2484

School safety

Does Minister feel that the Safe & Caring Schools policy is doing enough to address the root causes of violence in our schools, 1038
What long-term measures are being taken to protect children in our schools, 1037

Sexual assault

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

Student assistants

Is Premier aware of the student assistant challenges, 1961–1962
Why is government failing Marystown family without an assistant to accompany child to school on the bus, 898
Why is government failing people with exceptionalities that try to get an education, 898

Substitute teachers

Are we going to have to wait seven years for a resolution, 241
Does Premier believe that the new practice is the best practice, 189
Is Premier going to let this mess drag on for another seven years, 303
What consultations were held for the new system, 188–189
Why does Premier take Minister seriously when he says the system is working well, 304
Why is Premier allowing his Minister to dismiss concerns raised by parents about the SmartFind program, 240

Sustainable education

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

Teachers

After stinging indictment of his leadership, how is Minister going to repair the relationship with the province's teachers, 1801
Are people of Labrador West being untruthful about staffing concerns or is the Minister just not understanding what's going on in the district, 1808
Does Minister feel that the human resource crisis in our schools is contributing to the problem of violence in our schools, 1038
How can department justify taking teachers from students when they are aware of the poor Internet service and other barriers that these students already face, 521
Is it acceptable to download the problem of teacher recruitment onto students who had a teacher at the start of the year, 521–522
Is payroll mess related to the integration of the school district into the department, 303–303
What is plan for teachers who are having problems getting paid, 302
What message does Minister have for the parents, teachers and students of Labrador West regarding the recruitment and retention of teachers, 2295
What steps is government taking to improve teacher recruitment and retention before there is a crisis, 250
Why doesn't Minister take action to address teacher shortages in Labrador West, 1801
Will Minister commit to reversing some of the harm done to students on the North Coast and ensure that core academic courses will be taught in class as they were before, 1808–1809
Will Minister make sure that the teachers of Labrador West and their representatives will have an opportunity to provide factual information to the department and the Minister, 1874
Will Minister return in-class teaching for Grade 12 students in Nain, a real step towards reconciliation, 588
Will teachers, support staff and union representatives in the schools in Labrador West have an opportunity to present their issues directly to the department next week, 2010–2011

Environment and Climate Change

Floods

When will the people of Cape St. George finally receive the support they were promised, 7617–7618

Finance

Tariffs

Has the government replaced the $22-million contract with Teledoc, 6686–6687
What US-based heath care contracts have been replaced with Canadian vendors so far, 6686

Health care

Ambulance

Can Minister confirm that following a violent shooting, an ambulance had to drive from Whitbourne, 5227
Given routine diversions of ambulances to the Northeast Avalon from outlying areas, why are we deliberately jeopardizing health care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5224
It took an hour for paramedics to respond to a 911 call in CBS, is that acceptable, 7082–7083
Patient transfer, is this exactly what is going on in our system and does it make any sense, 7083–7084
Why are ambulance protocols forcing a cancer patient to a facility that cannot help her, 5224
Why are horror stories of ambulance routine transfer delays good enough, 5223–5224
Why does ambulance transfer policy require woman to go to the nearest facility in Carbonear to be assessed, then proceed to St. John's, if required, 5225
Why is ambulance transfer policy wasting time and resources, not to mention risking patient's health, 5225
Why is government putting policy and cost above patient care, 5226
Why is integrated ambulance services failing rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 7521
Why was no ambulance available in Conception Bay South area, at the time of the violent shooting, 5227
Will Minister review dynamic approach to responding to incident in Whitbourne, 5228
Will Premier admit that incidents are occurring because they have failed to ensure we have good enough paramedics, 5226–5227
Will the Minister order a review of the use of postal codes at Central dispatch, 7521, 7522

Autism

What is Minister doing to reverse the injustice to ensure parents of children with autism can avail of early childhood education, 1595–1596
Will Minister make the necessary changes to the policy to ensure children with autism are not left behind, 1596–1597

Cancer

When will women in NL, regardless of where they live, have equal access to life-saving preventative breast cancer screening, 6734
Will Minister commit to a specific time and date when self-referred breast screening for women over 40 will be available in every region of the province, 6734

Crisis, Health Care System

Are clinics with no doctor and no nurse practitioner the future of health care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5266
How many medical professionals have been recruited to provide health care in the District of Placentia - West Bellevue, 6539
How many of this year's medical graduates have the Liberals secured to provide care to the residents of our districts, 6539
What concrete steps is government taking to improve health care for seniors in Corner Brook area, 5232
What is government doing to address crisis in emergency departments, lack of family doctors, and fees for nurse practitioners in Corner Brook area, 5231
When will government prioritize specialist recruitment in rural Newfoundland and Labrador so patients can receive closer to home care, 6537
When will the government act on the AG's recommendations and make it more accountable in recruitment and prioritize recruitment in rural and remote areas, 6541
Why can private agencies get staff and government cannot, 6537
Why don't we have a health human resources plan, 6535

Doctors

Does the Minister agree with the CEO of NLHS in his statement that urbanization is the external barrier of rural medicine, 6913
How many doctor vacancies are there in the province, 6912
What is the long-term plan to address wait times and staffing in rural areas in Labrador who are having extremely long wait times for primary care, 5231
When will government take real action to stabilize the internal medicine program, 7037
Why are doctors continuing to leave Carbonear General Hospital, 7037
Why is government part of the problem of residents not having access to a family doctor, rather than being part of the solution, 5222–5223

Home care

When will this government bring home care and home care workers into the public system, given that Labrador West cannot attract any of them, 7177
Will government engage with personal care homes and home care into the public system to deal with these issues, starting with Labrador West, 7177

Hospitals

Are the Janeway beds unoccupied because there are not enough sick children to occupy them or because NLHS and government have failed to staff the hospital appropriately, 6990
Can Minister give an update on the renovations of the 45 beds at the old Western Memorial Regional Hospital and when the beds will be ready so patients can move out of the emergency department of the new Western Memorial Regional Hospital, 6922
Can Minister provide an exact date for when radiation therapy will be available at Western Memorial Hospital, 6786
Government hired a new cancer staff in St. John's, why is Corner Brook continuing to take a back seat, 6787
How much capacity is left in the children's eye health at Janeway, 7173
I ask the Minister what he plans to do to ensure that the professional concerns in the Preserve. Protect. Prioritize. document do not turn into an AG report on the deficiencies in children's health care, 7091
If families cannot even get an appointment time now, how is all this chaos going to help, 7173
If there is so much capacity at the Janeway, why are parents waiting for months and years and upwards of a 2½ year wait, 7174
St. Clare's—What is happening to the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's and why has it been missing since December 2024, 6851, 6852
St. Clare's—Why are patients who need the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's being told that the process to replace the old machine will begin in mid-March and take eight months to complete and appointments fir patients will resume in mid-November of this year, 6921–6922
St. Clare's—Why have patients who need the C-arm fluoroscopy unit at St. Clare's been unable to access treatments since December 2024, 6921
When will this department and the NLHS finally learn their lesson and consult before they act, 7178
Who is really being defensive over the move of adult gynecology to the Janeway, pediatricians or the Minister and the CEO of NLHS, 7090
Why was there no prior consultation regarding the relocation of women's gynecological services from the Health Sciences Centre to the Janeway Children's Hospital, 7038
Will government invest in the Janeway to expand pediatric services and to add on space to the Health Sciences to house adult gynecological services, 7040
Will Minister admit that he is trying to solve a long-term care and acute-care bed crisis on the backs of sick children, 6991
Will Minister halt the integration of women's gynecological services to the Janeway until thorough consultation takes place with families, the community and the health care professionals at the Janeway, 7039
Will Minister table the presentation and the data used by the NLHS in developing the plan to moved adult gynecology to the Janeway, 7090
Will Premier order reversal of decision to move loved ones to other facilities so that seniors will have their family members near them, 5068

Long-term care

Are the 45 beds sufficient or are the not sufficient to take care of the health care needs of Western Newfoundland, 6691
Does government have a real plan, 6918
Dr. Parfrey believes licensing and monitoring of personal care homes should be handled by an entity outside of NLHS, who does have responsibility for oversight, 7035
Has there been an investigation completed, 7470
How does government justify leaving seniors and vulnerable patients in these conditions, 6918–6919
How does it make any sense to have long-term care beds closed when there's such a demand for long-term care beds in the province, 6915–6916
How many more years will our seniors have to suffer before action is taken, 6917
I ask the Minister if they can explain why we are separating seniors from their loved ones, 6915
Is the AG report wrong or is the Minister simply covering for the failures of his predecessor, 7035
Is the government concerned that the meaningful action will be delayed while this report sits on the Minister's desk, 6917
Since the release of the AG report what action has the Minister taken to protect our seniors, 7034
When will the people see a detailed action plan from government on long-term care, 6916–6917
Why aren't personal care home inspection reports made public, 6984
Why are there 40 cottages at Lions Manor Nursing Home in need of repair and refurbishment, 6916
Why has the government not provided proper oversight for families and seniors for the last decade, 6983–6984
Why is the government not using closed beds at Lions Manor Nursing Home in Placentia to provide care for people, 6915
Why is the government saying that this is a communications issue, 6983

Mammography

When will the new mammography machines for Grand Falls-Windsor be ordered and arrive, 6735
When will women in Grand Falls-Windsor be able to go online and book an appointment for a mammogram, 6735, 6736

Medevac services

Is a 31-year-old almost dying and having part of his leg amputated acceptable health care, 4996
Is Janeway access denied to the people of Northern Labrador through delays, 6540
What specific protocols are in place to ensure timely medevac transportation for sick and injured children, 6539–6540

Mental health

Can Minister list those services and what communities they are based in, 7085
Can Minister table an action plan so that the Mobile Crisis Response Team in St. John's won't miss 10 call a month, 6787
Last year the government announced Mobile Crisis Response Teams for Burin, Clarenville and Conception Bay North areas, why have they not been fulfilled, 7169–7170
Since the seizure of a shocking amount of fentanyl in September have the Minister's developed a strategy to prevent overdose-related deaths, 7523
The Mobile Crisis Response Team has 10 missed calls a month: why is the Minister putting lives at risk, 6602–6603
There are no new community beds, why has government cancelled this, 7084
What is the point of the new hospital in St. John's, it's brick and mortar, when we are trying to get help in their own communities, how is this new building going to help residents in Labrador and the Great Northern Peninsula, 7086
Why are some communities still waiting for the creation of Mobile Crisis Response Teams that were promised in the 2024 budget, 6604
Why did the Minister change his mind about new community beds, 7084
Why is it acceptable for the Mental Health Crisis Line to miss calls, 6603
Why is it acceptable to tell individuals with a mental health emergency to call back during regular business hours, 6788
Why is the Mental Health Crisis Line missing 10 calls a month, 6603
Why is the Minister allowing the Mental Health Crisis Line to miss 10 calls a month, 6604
Why is the Minister deliberately ignoring this key recommendation about community beds, 7085
Will Premier commit to finally putting an addictions treatment centre in Labrador so Labradorians have the same access to service as those on the island portion of the province, 4942

MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Why are we only hearing about improvements in metro area wait times for MRIs; where are the stats on for the rest of the province, 6982

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

Can the Minister table a list of the front-line programs and services that have been cut to meet this savings target, 6729–6730
How many jobs are on the chopping block and will not be reposted or will not be filled because of the $50 million reduction in the budget, 6731
How many jobs have been cut as a direct result of this $50 million reduction in the budget, 6730
How many vacancies still exist within the health care system in the province, 6730
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
Is the $50-million cut to health care the reason there are over 1,000 people on a wait-list for colonoscopies at G.B. Cross, 6733
Is the failure to provide a long-promised doctor in Trepassey because of the $50-million cut to health care, 6737
There are currently 8,500 people waiting for an MRI, how many could have been helped if the government hadn't cut the health care budget by $50 million, 6732
There are currently approximately 200 people on the cardiac wait-list, how many of them are still waiting for lifesaving care because of the $50-million cut to health care, 6732–6733
When did government send order to cut $50 million from the NL health care budget, 6729
When the government cut $50 million from health care, did you consider the consequences, 6731
Why are the Liberals putting cuts above patient care, 6736
Why have we yet to see any improvements in access to health care in the last four years and where did the $300 million transferred from Ottawa go, 6852–6853
Will the Minister reverse the $50-million cut to health care so that the residents of Clarenville and surrounding area can get critical, preventative cancer screening, 6733–6734
Will the Minister reverse this $50-million cut from health care so children can get the treatment they require, 6732

Nurse practitioners

When are we going to stop forcing seniors to pay out of pocket to access basic primary care, 6985
Why doesn't the Minister consider nurse practitioners to alleviate the concerns of seniors who can't afford to pay or don't have a family doctor, 6691–6692
Why wait until April 1, 2026, to allow people to see a nurse practitioner without having to pay, 6685
Will government cover costs of nurse practitioner visits, 6684–6685

Nurses

After a decade, why are we still in a crisis when it comes to nurse staffing, 6985
Does Minister believe that all cancer chemotherapy nurses throughout the province should be paid the same rate, 5063
Have pay discrepancies between chemotherapy nurses in rural Newfoundland and those in St. John's been corrected, 5062
How many internationally-trained nurses are waiting for placement in the province, 6987
If government can spend $100 million per year on travel nurses and spend a fortune to travel the world to recruit new nurses, why are they nickel and diming the nurses we already have, 5062
Removal of nurse from Black Tickle, 737
What in this budget addresses the verbal and physical abuse nurses continue to face on the job, 6984
When is the Minister going to stop relying on temporary casual contracts, 6985
When will government start treating workers with respect and make Newfoundland and Labrador an employer of choice in health care again, 4941
Why are dozens of nursing students and internationally recruited nurses waiting for permanent full-time job offers, 6536
Why are we still ignoring the 700 nursing vacancies, 6535
Why is government paying rural nurses less, 5062
Why is Minister still hiring agency nurses instead of putting local qualified nurses to work, 6987

Pharmacare

Is this government going to publicly commit to signing on to the federal pharmacare program with the federal government and begin negotiations for that process, 7039
When is this government going to finally sign-on to the federal pharmacare plan and help provide medications to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 6541
Why has this government refused to sign on to the national pharmacare program, 7039

Prescription Drug Program

When is this government going to add to the program instead of denying people medication that they need, 6542
When is this government going to change the caps on prescription drugs so Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who are currently losing out on the program will be able to keep what they have as well, 6541–6542

Privatization

Why does the government continue to outsource public health care to private, for-profit companies, 6540

Ultrasound services

Why is Minister ignoring front-line health care workers when they put forward solutions, 6536

Vaccines

Does the Minister support the policy that all shingles vaccinations should be free for everyone 50 and older, 7033, 7034

Wound care services

When is a wound care specialist returning to Clarenville, 6539
When will wound care resume in Clarenville at G. B. Cross, 6538
Why won't the Liberal government give specialists the tools they need to provide the health care to the men and women in rural Newfoundland who need these services, 6538

Housing

Can Minister table analysis done by Dept. of Health or medical experts that housing people with complex needs at airport inn in such a restrictive environment away from their families will be conducive to recovery, 4935
Can Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador expect specific support for affordable housing, 2528
How much longer will it take to get the Gander housing shelter on the go, 4478
What is the exit strategy for people admitted to the facility, 4935
Why is Liberal government allowing seniors to live in such deplorable conditions, 1462

Immigration, Population Growth and Skills

Heavy equipment technicians

What is being done to resolve the training bottleneck, 98

Ukraine

How many Ukrainian newcomers are without child care, 193

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Will Premier step up and offer true reconciliation by returning the freight boat, and to help with teacher recruitment and retention and the overall economic and social welfare of communities, 100–101

Industry, Energy and Technology

Broadband

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

Justice and Public Safety

Firefighters

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

Illegal drugs

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

Policing

Why did the government ignore the recommendations of the National Police Federation for 25 more RCMP officers for rural communities, 7524
Will the Minister help get more policing for the residents of Stoneville, 7475

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Emergency response

What exactly is your department doing to help emergency responders when postal codes are provided for location, 7571
When is it going to be fixed, 7572
Will the Minister direct emergency dispatch to stop asking for postal codes and instead use landmarks and specific directions to ensure a timely response, 7571

Housing

How are smaller municipalities supposed to address the housing crisis in their own communities, 2529
Why is the Minister ignoring the needs of municipalities, 2529

Local Service District (LSD)

Can Minister update municipalities in District of Bonavista on the implementation time frame and any communications to municipalities on this matter, 4939
How many of the Local Service Districts are actively pursuing incorporating into municipalities to become towns, and is the pathway to becoming incorporated smooth and attainable, 4939

Town planning

How many town plans or amendments are sitting in the department waiting for a signature, 6791
Will Minister reimburse towns that have paid certified planners to complete work that should have been done provincially, 6791

Transportation and Infrastructure

Ferries

Can Minister provide update on proposed changes in ferry services, 2148

Violence

What steps has Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality taken to implement preventative education initiatives to address intimate partner violence, 308
When will recommendation for school-aged children to learn about safe and healthy relationships be implemented in our school system, 1688–1689

Petitions

Education

Child care

Urging government to immediately take the necessary action to ensure that accessible child care is as much available as it is affordable

response, 2297, 2298

Teachers

Urging government to meet with Labrador West teachers and support staff and create a solid plan to address the issues of staffing, maintenance and teacher housing in Labrador West

response, 1812

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Local Service District (LSD)

Urging government to create an improved and more acceptable path for viable communities and LSDs who wish to become incorporated as municipalities

response, 2732, 4948

Point of Order

Language, unparliamentary

"misleading and false information," 1875, 1996

Private Training Corporation

Activity Plan 2023-2025—Tabled, 1345

Provincial Health Authority Act (Amdt.) (Bill 109)

Notice of motion, 6794

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

Second reading, 5327–5328, 5331–5332
Committee, 5335, 5336, 5337

Resolution, Government

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, 6299, 6300, 6301, 6302–6303

Resolution, Private Member's

Health care

Mental health

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

Debate, 4715–4717
Amendment

Moved, 4716–4717

Privatization

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

Debate, 1570–1572

Vaccines

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

Debate, 6929–6931

Memorial University of Newfoundland

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

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

Debate, 2457–2458
Amendment

Moved, 2457–2458

Seniors

Seniors' Benefit

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

Debate, 6017–6019

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

Second reading, 593–595, 614
Committee, 615, 616–617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 622–624, 625, 626, 627–628, 629–630, 631, 632, 633–634, 635, 636, 637–638

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

Notice of motion, 2491

Seniors

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

Debate, 6017–6019

Tabled Documents

Private Training Corporation

Activity Plan 2023-2025, 1345

Towns and Local Service Districts Act (Bill 54)

Notice of motion, 2533
Second reading, 3162–3166, 3275–3276
Committee, 3279, 3280–3281, 3282–3283, 3284, 3285, 3286–3289, 3290, 3291–3293, 3294–3295, 3296, 3297, 3298, 3299, 3300, 3301, 3302, 3303, 3304–3306, 3307, 3308–3310, 3311–3313, 3314, 3367, 3368–3369, 3370, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3374

Transportation and Infrastructure

Ferries

Can Minister provide update on proposed changes in ferry services, 2148

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

Second reading, 7533–7535, 7541
Committee, 7543

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

Notice of motion, 5106
Second reading, 5831(6)–5831(8), 5831(13)
Committee, 5831(15), 5831(16), 5831(17), 5831(18), 5831(18)–5831(19), 5831(20), 5831(21), 5831(22), 5831(23)–5831(25), 5831(26)

Violence

What steps has Minister Responsible for Women and Gender Equality taken to implement preventative education initiatives to address intimate partner violence, 308
When will recommendation for school-aged children to learn about safe and healthy relationships be implemented in our school system, 1688–1689

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

Committee, 881

HOGAN, HON. JOHN (L) (WINDSOR LAKE)

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Is it acceptable that there are differing statements regarding consultation with the Privacy Commissioner on Clare's Law, 3396
Why is Premier excluding the Privacy Commissioner from reviewing legislation before it is passed, 3395

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (Amdt.) (Bill 45)

Notice of motion, 2491

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

Notice of motion, 2577
Second reading, 3048–3050, 3056
Committee, 3057–3058, 3059–3060, 3061

Alternate Witnessing of Documents Amendment Act (Bill 23)

Notice of motion, 905
Second reading, 2322–2323, 2324
Committee, 2325, 2326

Blind trusts

In addition to conducting a review of blind trusts, will Minister also commit to a process for the establishment of an ethics commissioner, totally independent of government and the legislature, 2242
Would Minister commit to having an independent review of the current procedure for managing a blind trust to ensure that they are indeed eliminating the possibility of potential conflicts of interest, 2241–2242

Budget

Estimates debate (2023)

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

Notice of motion, 1970
Moved, 2016

Estimates debate (2024)

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

Notice of motion, 4162
Moved, 4237(1)

Is it acceptable to book revenue you will not receive in this fiscal year in order to underestimate the deficit in an election year, 7336–7337
Will the Premier be amending the budget to reflect the new Cabinet structure, 7212

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Referral of Heads of Expenditure

Moved, 1387

Concurrence motion, 2132–2134

Resource Committee

Referral of Heads of Expenditure

Moved, 1387

Social Services Committee

Referral of Heads of Expenditure

Moved, 1387

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy, 2027–2028, 2029
Office of the Chief Information Officer, 2102

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved, 3846

Resource Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved, 3847

Social Services Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved, 3846

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy, 4237(27), 4237(28)

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Non-confidence motion

Sub-amendment

Debate, 7390(12)–7390(16)

Burials and funerals

After ten months, why can't we offer people a proper burial, 5269–5270
How many bodies are in the parking garage at the Health Sciences Centre, 5268, 5269

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

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

Clare's Law

Is it acceptable that there are differing statements regarding consultation with the Privacy Commissioner on Clare's Law, 3396

Confederation 75th Anniversary Recognition Act (Bill 67)

Notice of motion, 3404
Committee, 3708–3709

Correctional Services Act (Amdt.) (Bill 71)

Notice of motion, 3733
Second reading, 4496–4498, 4507–4508
Committee, 4753, 4754, 4755, 4758, 4760–4761, 4762–4763, 4764, 4765, 4766, 4767

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

What does Minister or Premier say about the fact that hundreds of thousands of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians had their information hacked and they did not share the information, 2434
When will province personally inform all patients that had their privacy breached, 2435
Why does Liberal government want to hide important information from the public when other countries and federal governments have no problem answering a straightforward question and being open and transparent to the people that they serve, 2286
Why is Liberal government launching a cover-up, 1237
Why is Premier blocking the Privacy Commissioner from doing his job, 1236

Economic Diversification and Growth Enterprises Repeal Act (Bill 70)

Notice of motion, 3456

Education

Child care

Will Minister stand and apologize to the operators he insulted last week, 1237–1238

Memorial University

What is one specific action that Minister is going to take regarding alcohol and gifts being billed to taxpayers, 2751
Why have government ignored university's spending, while slashing the operating grant and increasing tuition, 2752

Schools

Given that government has known about issues for years, why haven't they done anything about the Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2146

Student assistants

Is Minister worried about the message that department is sending children and families who have children with exceptionalities, 1963

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

Second reading, 2354–2356, 2371
Committee, 2376, 2377, 2378, 2379, 2380, 2381, 2382

Amendment—Clause 13

Debate, 2384, 2386, 2387–2388

Environment and Climate Change

Floods

Would Minister review issue of mudslides not being covered by insurance and activate the Disaster Financial Assistance Program, 4697–4698

Essential Ambulance Services Act (Bill 24)

Committee

Amendment—Clause 6(2)

Debate, 1013–1014

Amendment—Clause 20

Debate, 1022–1023

Farm Products Corporation Repeal Act (Bill 42)

Notice of motion, 2491

Finance

Minister of Finance

Will you fire the Minister of Finance, 7337

Public Assets, Sale of

Will Minister tell the people which of their assets will be sold, 244–245

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Forest Fires

Can the residents of Small Point, Adam's Cove, Blackhead and Broad Cove expect similar emergency compensation payments as seen by the residents of Labrador West after the fire evacuation or following Hurricane Fiona, 7212
Will damaged water bomber be fixed, sold, or replaced, 654

Future Fund Act (Bill 5)

Committee

Amendment—Clause 2

Debate, 235(12)–235(14), 235(18)–235(19)

Health care

Acute care

What immediate action will government take to ensure residents are not denied life-saving care and access to acute-care beds, 5638

Ambulance

Can Minister confirm whether an ambulance arrived on the scene of the Conception Bay South shooting victim, 5272
Can we expect an immediate review that would cover all contingencies for those living in rural Newfoundland, 5271
How could it happen that almost an hour passed without an ambulance responding, 5270

Babies switched at birth

Why can't these men be offered counselling or any mental health supports, 4485
Why do Mr. Avery and Mr. Hynes deserve less than the related apologies given in the Manitoba Legislature, 4484

Cancer

Can Minister table the plan with timelines and staffing complement, 5141
How many more months are women going to have to wait for breast cancer screening, 5141
When will there be access to breast cancer screening for 40- to 49-year-old women, 5141

Chemotherapy

Will Premier give woman a chance to get the chemotherapy treatment she deserves and worry about who pays for it later, 5630

Crisis, Health Care System

Are amputations instead of wound care, and risk of sepsis instead of ostomy the future of health care in this province, 5308–5309
Are doctors leaving the province after eight months the future of health care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5266–5267
Are examples provided a display of government's inability to provide proper care to Newfoundland and Labrador, 5695
Does it make sense to the Premier that someone cannot see a doctor in his local clinic, but must travel out of town to a clinic down the coast, 5267
How many people are on the waiting list for a CT scan, 5096
Is the Liberal plan for rural communities to deliver a second-class health care system, 5101
What is the plan to stabilize health care services in Eastern and rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5755
Why is Minister allowing unsafe conditions for patients in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5755–5756
Why is the number of people in hospital waiting for other levels of care growing, 7614

Doctors

Can Minister confirm that internal medicine doctors get paid more in St. John's than in rural Newfoundland, 5100
Can Minister confirm that the internist recruited for St. Clare's lasted only one week and then quit, 5754
Can Minister outline why the Clarenville Hospital no longer has internal medicine doctors, 5100
Did Minister receive correspondence from internal medicine specialists in rural Newfoundland, 5100
Did Minister receive correspondence from internal medicine specialists in rural Newfoundland, specifically Clarenville and Carbonear, with subsequent conversations, 5101
Did the absence of an internist in Clarenville deny man appropriate care, 5695
Given that there are no internal medicine specialists supporting Bonavista, Clarenville, Burin and Carbonear, what does Minister think will happen if someone gets very sick, very fast, 5101–5102
How much does a family physician get paid to see an actual person in their office, 5749
Is example of a family being told that full resuscitation was no longer available in the absence of an internist the future of health care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5695
Is region of Terra Nova experiencing being treated differently because they didn't vote Liberal, 5139
Is the recruited doctor who quit after one week required to pay back incentives, 5754
When did Minister actually know about the issue for internists in Clarenville, 5139
Where does Minister suggest that patients of family doctor in Corner Brook who is closing practice should go, 5632
Why are residents in region of Terra Nova experiencing second-class health care, 5139
Why did government ignore letter from internist outlining urgency of issues of workload and lack of supports, 5755
Why doesn't Minister tell the plan for medical patients at Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital, given the absence of doctors as of December 16, 5756
Why do family doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador feel abandoned by government, 5632
Why is Minister pitting one region against the other, 5140
Will Minister admit that the residents of Clarenville area are being put at risk for internal medicine doctors because they get paid more to work in St. John's than in rural Newfoundland, 5100
Would Minister like to correct his statement regarding internists' pay, 5138–5139

Emergency rooms

Does Premier agree with the fit-to-sit program, 5137
Is the fit-to-sit program the senior-friendly emergency room that the Health Accord has envisioned, 5138
Is the fit-to-sit project the new Minister's strategy to deal with critical ambulance shortages, 5136
Why are seniors who come to hospital by ambulance being forced to sit in a waiting room chair, 5135
Will Minister commit to a thorough review and release of the findings regarding whether an ambulance was dispatched or not, 5272
Would effective planning allow for contingencies in all circumstances and not have a person with an emergency call waiting an hour, 5271
Would it be appropriate to expect that a contingency for every situation would be in place, 5270–5271

Hospitals

Can Minister advise how many jobs are being cut at the Carbonear General Hospital, 5992
Can Minister clarify comments yesterday that he met with the Chief Executive Officer who also met with the doctors of Carbonear, 5991
Can Minister confirm that positions have been eliminated at Carbonear General Hospital, 5992
Has Minister determined what's going on at Carbonear hospital given doctors outlined concerns, 5840
What will happen to the in-patients in Clarenville after December 16th, 5756
When will government fulfill its promise and purchase and install the PET scanner for the benefit of Western Newfoundlanders who need the scan, 5639
Where are patients going to go in the Trinity-Conception region, 5843
Why is government continuing to treat health care professionals in the system by prioritizing new executive office suites, 5841
Why is Minister slashing front-line health care at the Carbonear General Hospital, 5992–5993
Will Minister tell the general surgeons in Carbonear what the plan is, 5845

Long-term care

Does Premier know how many long-term care beds are expected to be required in the next five years, 5836–5837
Does Premier know how many seniors that require long-term care beds are actually occupying acute-care beds, 5135
How do you build a new long-term care facility in Corner Brook and not have enough beds, 5096
What is the Premier's plan to build and staff the additional necessary long-term care beds, 5837
Why did it take seven years to get this review done, 7466
Why wasn't planning done to make the long-term care facility big enough in Corner Brook, 5097
Why were only 102 beds built for the new long-term care facility, 5837

Mental health

Does Justice Minister acknowledge that the drug crisis in the province is only getting worse, 4292–4293
Does Minister know how many individuals who are incarcerated or facing charges have untreated mental health conditions, 4293
How can Minister allow people to fall through the cracks and commit crimes before they have a chance to avail of the help they desperately need, 4294
When can people of rural Newfoundland and Labrador expect real action to combat crime and illicit drug use in our communities in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 4370

Nurse practitioners

Nurse Practitioner Week

Recognition of, 5403–5404

Why can't nurse practitioners bill government for their services, 5413–5414

Nurses

Are we not hiring local nurses because travel nurses are preferred, 5370–5371
Can Minister clarify how widespread was the practice that seniors and other vulnerable individuals were evicted from housing that was in turn rented to travel nurses at higher rates, 5535
Can Minister clarify what statement concerning the violation of the Public Procurement Act was based on, 5464
Can Minister explain the violation of the Public Procurement Act as regards the leasing to agency nurses, 5412
Can Minister explain why we have agency nurses and other registered nurses doing forced overtime while the Premier says they did a great job in recruitment, 5634
Did the former Minister sign off on leases for travel nurses, 5534–5535
Does Minister share concerns that staff have about the travel nurses scandal, 5531
Does Minister's silence on the leases for agency nurses have anything to do with the Waterford Valley by-election, 5414–5415
Does Minister support the statement of his officials that the improper leases were well-intended, 5464
Given the inappropriate leases, can employees inside the health authority violate any policy or guideline as long as they do it openly with no intent to hide their actions, 5533
Has Minister ordered health authority to recover any monies inappropriately paid to individuals who profited by renting to agency nurses, 5411
Have any of the employees who profited by renting to agency nurses been disciplined or fired, 5411, 5412
How does leaving 100 per cent of recent graduates without job offers fulfill promise of a renewed focus on local talent, 5308
How long did staff of health authority personally profit by renting houses and apartments to agency nurses, 5410
How long were cancelled, inappropriate leases in effect, 5533
How many former health authority employees currently have leases in place, 5532
How many nurses have quit in the last year, 5098
How much did cancelling the inappropriate leases cost the taxpayers, 5532
How much money was inappropriately spent under the leasing scheme, 5463–5464
How much was inappropriately paid out to leases for agency nurses, 5411
Is it true that health authority management staff are renting houses to travel nursing agencies for a significant profit, 5370
Is Minister misleading the House or did he fail to provide the legislative oversight of improper leases, 5462–5463
What about government's internationally educated nurses who are doing clerk jobs and other non-nursing jobs when they were promised registered nursing jobs in the province, 5310–5311
When can the 118 nursing students expect full-time, permanent job offers in Newfoundland and Labrador, 5304–5305
When did Minister sign off on leases, 5462
When is government going to start treating nurses with respect, 5099
When will Premier stop hiding behind his false promise and give the people of Change Islands the nurse they deserve, 5696
Why are 60 nurses recruited from India not at work, 5635
Why aren't nurses getting the jobs they're promised, 5311
Why aren't nursing students being offered incentives, 5305–5306
Why are the international nurses not yet hired, 5693
Why are we continuing to use travel nurses at $300 per hour when we are issuing layoffs and slashing positions for nurses and licensed practical nurses who want to work in the region, 5993
Why did it take so long for an investigation to be initiated into the inappropriate leases, 5533
Why didn't Minister proactively disclose information about leases back in August, 5463
Why doesn't Minister stand up and do take appropriate action regarding the leases, 5534
Why do we have 60 trained and qualified nurses from India sitting at home when we have 741 vacancies, 5634
Why is government doing everything in its power to drive prospective nurses away, 5635–5636
Why is government refusing to hire nurses it recruited, 5693
Why is government still failing to offer nursing students a full-time job, 5099
Why is government turning its back on the licensed practical nurse class of 2024, 5635
Why is it so difficult for nurses to get a job, when we are in such desperate need, especially in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5310–5311
Why wasn't the information regarding the leases for agency nurses disclosed publicly when it was received, 5414
Why weren't leases in conflict of interest made public, 5370
Will Minister confirm that the number of nurses leaving the profession show that government's recruitment and retention strategy has been a total failure, 5098
Will Minister order the health authority to publicly disclose the investigation they conducted into the leases for agency nurses, 5413
Will Minister table the letter he received from the Auditor General, 5371

Patient Connect NL

A woman had a near fatal experience while trying to access Patient Connect and receive appropriate care, will the Minister order a review into why the provincial health care system almost cost this young lady her life, 7620
Does it make sense that families are not strictly allowed to find their own family doctors to take them on, 5374
Why are patients who registered for Patient Connect and have been on the wait list for years not allowed to visit family doctors in Clarenville, 5374

Stuttering

Newfoundland and Labrador Stuttering Association bursaries now available, 5297–5298

Tabled documents

Letter, undated, to former Minister of Health from the Auditor General, 5148
Letter dated March 21, 2024, to the Auditor General from the former Minister of Health, 5148
Letter from former Minister of Health, dated March 21, 2024, to president of the Registered Nurses' Union, 5148
Letter to former Minister of Health, dated March 15 2024, from president of the Registered Nurses' Union, 5148

Teladoc Health

Based on local physician's comments and the number of patient visits, how much is each visit costing, 5749
Can Minister confirm that Teladoc costs $579 per visit when local doctors receive less than $50 per visit, 5839
Can Premier confirm the actual cost for Teladoc and how long the contract is in place, 5748–5749
Is it true that Teledoc costs about $579 per visit when local doctors receive less than $50 per visit, 5838–5839
Why does Teladoc come ahead of supporting the nurse practitioners on the ground, 5750

Well-Being Province

Province declared Canada's first Well-Being Province, 5986

House of Assembly

Addresses

Summer adjournment 2025, 7648–7651

Bills

Correction of bill title for Bill 17, 2604

Clerk

Appointment of Kim Hawley George

Debate, 7485

Commissioner for Legislative Standards

Tibbs Report dated September 14, 2022

Concurrence

Notice of motion, 1345

Daily sitting

House to adjourn until March 20th, Budget Day

Moved, 3823

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

Notice of motion, 939, 940

Deputy Speaker

Appointment of Member for Placentia - St. Mary's

Notice of motion, 3456
Moved, 3559

Extended sittings

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday April 3, 2023

Notice of motion, 1246

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday April 29, 2024

Notice of motion, 4117
Moved, 4237(2)

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday January 23, 2023

Notice of motion, 940
Moved, 953
Carried, 953

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday March 4, 2024

Notice of motion, 3334
Moved, 3461

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday March 11, 2024

Notice of motion, 3609
Moved, 3651

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

Moved

, 1052

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday May 1, 2023

Notice of motion, 1743–1744
Moved, 1815

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday May 8, 2023

Notice of motion, 1810
Moved, 2092

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday May 13, 2024

Notice of motion

, 4299

Moved

, 4376

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

Moved, 4895–4896

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday November 18, 2024

Notice of motion, 5419

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday October 16, 2023

Notice of motion, 2491
Moved, 2543

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday October 23, 2023

Notice of motion, 2727
Moved, 2780

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

Notice of motion, 2991
Moved, 3046

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday April 27, 2023

Notice of motion, 1606
Moved, 1646

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday March 7, 2024

Notice of motion

, 3546

Moved

, 3561

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday March 14, 2024

Notice of motion, 3609
Moved, 3677

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday March 16, 2023

Notice of motion

, 1047

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday May 2, 2024

Notice of motion, 4117
Moved

, 4237(2)

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday May 4, 2023

Notice of motion, 1744

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday May 11, 2023

Notice of motion, 1810
Moved, 2093

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday May 16, 2024

Notice of motion

, 4299

Moved

, 4377

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday May 23, 2024

Notice of motion, 4575
Moved, 4650

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday May 25, 2023

Notice of motion, 2087
Moved, 2206

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday November 2, 2023

Notice of motion, 3040–3041
Moved, 3117

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday November 16, 2023

Notice of motion, 3258
Moved, 3316

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday November 21, 2024

Notice of motion, 5639
Moved, 5705

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday October 19, 2023

Notice of motion

, 2535

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday October 26, 2023

Notice of motion, 2778
Moved

, 2838

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

Notice of motion, 4117
Moved, 4237(2)

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday December 3, 2024

Notice of motion, 5698
Moved, 5781

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

Notice of motion, 3456
Moved, 3525

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday March 12, 2024

Notice of motion, 3609
Moved, 3676

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday March 14, 2023

Notice of motion

, 1047

Moved

, 1112

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday March 21, 2023

Notice of motion, 1246
Moved, 1252–1253

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 9, 2023

Notice of motion, 1810
Moved, 2092

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 14, 2024

Notice of motion

, 4299

Moved

, 4376

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

Moved

, 4650

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday May 23, 2023

Notice of motion, 2087
Moved, 2206

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday November 19, 2024

Notice of motion

, 5470

Moved

, 5546

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday October 17, 2023

Notice of motion

, 2535

Moved

, 2599

Carried

, 2599

House not to adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday October 24, 2023

Notice of motion, 2778
Moved, 2837

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday April 24, 2024

Notice of motion, 4060
Moved, 4119

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday December 4, 2024

Notice of motion

, 5698

Moved

, 5780

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday March 13, 2024

Notice of motion, 3609
Moved, 3676

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday March 15, 2023

Notice of motion

, 1047

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday March 22, 2023

Notice of motion, 1246
Moved, 1293

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday May 1, 2024

Notice of motion

, 4117

Moved

, 4237(1)–4237(2)

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday May 15, 2024

Notice of motion

, 4299

Moved

, 4377

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday May 24, 2023

Notice of motion, 2087
Moved, 2206
Carried, 2206

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday November 1, 2023

Notice of motion, 3040–3041
Moved, 3117

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday November 13, 2024

Notice of motion

, 5311

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday November 15, 2023

Notice of motion, 3257–3258
Moved, 3315

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday November 20, 2024

Notice of motion

, 5540

Moved

, 5588

House not to adjourn at 5 p.m. on Wednesday October 25, 2023

Notice of motion, 2778
Moved, 2838

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

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

Expert guests in Chamber to answer questions in resolution debate—Biographies of, 6047–6049

Members

Birthdays

Acknowledging Minister of Education's birthday, 1589

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Notice of motion, 5107, 5762
Moved, 5877–5880
Debate, 5944–5946

Letter from Dept. of Justice, dated November 21, 2022—Tabled, 3404

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

When will Seniors' Advocate recommendation to offer the shingles vaccine free of charge to low-income seniors be implemented, 5692
Will Premier commit to implementing the recommendations of the statutory review committee that asks for more powers for the Seniors' Advocate, 3328

Parliamentary calendar

Notwithstanding the 2023 parliamentary calendar, House will not sit on Tuesday November 14, 2023 but shall instead meet for the installation of the Lieutenant Governor designate Joan Marie Aylward at 11:30 am

Notice of motion, 2577
Moved, 2781

Private Members' Day

Notwithstanding SO 63, House shall not proceed with Private Members' Day on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, but shall instead meet for Routine Proceedings

Notice of motion, 3864
Moved, 3922

Notwithstanding SO 63, House shall not proceed with Private Members' Day on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, but shall instead meet for Routine Proceedings

Notice of motion, 1606
Moved, 1646

Notwithstanding SO 63, House shall not proceed with Private Members' Day on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, but shall instead meet at 2 p.m. on that day for Routine Proceedings and the conduct of Government Business

Notice of motion, 3456
Moved, 3561

Notwithstanding SO 63, House shall not proceed with Private Members' Day on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, but instead shall meet at 2 p.m. that day for Routine Proceedings

Notice of Motion, 1246
Moved, 1293

Notwithstanding SO 63, House shall not proceed with Private Members' Day on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, but shall instead meet for Routine Proceedings

Notice of motion, 4117
Moved, 4237(1)–4237(2)

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

Notice of motion, 1810

Recess

For 10 minutes, 3145, 5682(20)
Until 3:00 p.m. on January 23, 2023, 941
Until 10:30 a.m. on January 23, 2023, 939
Until 11:15 a.m. on January 23, 2023, 940

SO 8(3)(b)

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

Notice of motion, 1406

House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act

Members' Compensation Review Committee

Appointment of Heather Jacobs, KC and preparation of report respecting salaries, allowances, severance and pensions to be paid to Members of the House of Assembly

Notice of motion, 3209–3210
Moved, 3277–3278

House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act (Amdt.) (Bill 60)

Notice of motion, 2991
Second reading, 3262–3263, 3265
Committee, 3265

House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 103)

Notice of motion, 5762

Housing

Does new Minister of Housing recognize housing as a fundamental human right, 3518–3519
Homelessness

Are actions like the removal of tents about wellness checks and public safety, or are they police intimidation tactics designed to instill fear in the tenters and force them to move, 2687
Where are people to go, if government's response is "not in my backyard," 2574

When can those forced to live in tents across from the Premier's office and those forced to live in emergency shelters expect to have permanent housing, 2532
Why is Premier encouraging individuals to live in these conditions, 3104–3105
Will Premier admit that today's housing announcement is about salvaging his tattered political reputation rather than about helping those who find themselves homeless or in danger of being homeless, 2533
Would government be able to provide the tenters with a reasonable time frame as to when they can expect to be a in a real home that is safe, affordable and allows them privacy, 2575

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Notice of motion, 3334

Justice and Public Safety

Child physical abuse

Can Premier commit today to a timeline of when the Limitations Act will finally be amended, 4249
Why is there a difference in the statute of limitations for civil cases involving child physical abuse versus child sexual abuse, 1459–1460
Why won't Minister listen to victims, as other governments have, 2984–2985
Will amendment to the Limitations Act be finalized in the spring sitting, 4250
Will government make commitment here today to bring forward the Limitations Act, 4250
Will Minister commit to have the Limitations Act brought to the House of Assembly during this session, 4488–4489
Will Minister remove the statute of limitations surrounding abuse suffered by children in care in this province, 2726
Will the Minister listen to victims and eliminate the statute of limitations for victims of child abuse, 2984
Will we see legislative amendments brought forward in this sitting to address the statute of limitations for child physical abuse, 1460

Civil child abuse claims

Urging government to amend the Limitations Act to remove limitation periods for civil child abuse claims where the abuse complained of occurred against a minor, (a) within an intimate relationship; (b) within a relationship of dependency; (c) where the defendant was in a position of trust or authority, 3672

Corrections

Can Minister provide an update as to whether rehabilitation programming has finally resumed, 3729–3730
How is government going to stabilize the workforce in our prisons, 1101
Is Minister committed to the bail supervision program, and if so, what steps has he taken to implement it, 3730
Since the Auditor General's report, what new rehabilitative programming has been offered at His Majesty's Penitentiary, 3730
What is department doing to address significant failings identified in Auditor General's report on adult custody policies, 1104
When is government going to release a plan to deal with workforce crisis, 1102
Will Minister look into constituent on remand who is being denied travel to attend his mother's funeral, to ensure that those in custody are treated with human decency, 1103–1104

Court delays

Why has government failed to ensure that resources are in place so court proceedings can be timely, giving Labradorians justice and closure, not more repeated harm, 4741
Why is Minister permitting an administrative delay at Legal Aid to deny justice, 1689

Crime

Can Minister inform us when children in daycare can simply go on walks in the community without safety risks, 1873
What further tangible supports will Dept. of Children, Seniors and Social Development put in place to ensure that people remain safely housed and feel safe in their neighbourhood, 4298
What immediate, proactive steps will government take to ensure all residents of St. John's Centre have a safe neighbourhood, 4297
When can people of Happy Valley-Goose Bay feel safe in their own community, 1872

Emergency Preparedness Week

Acknowlegement of, 2141–2142

Fine options

Can Minister provide an update on the fines program's progress, 4539
What message is government sending when people are being fined for excessive speeding and reckless driving, but face not real consequences or accountability, 4539
Why is a fine options program still not an option for the people of our province, 4538–4539

Firefighters

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

Debate, 1202–1204

Fire Prevention Week

Acknowledgement of, 182–183

First Voice

Does Minister agree that First Voice deserves a meeting, at least with the Chief of Police, 245–246
Does Minister support the decision not to meet with this anti-racism advocacy group, 245
How can Indigenous people and victims of systemic racism have confidence that this administration is taking racism seriously, 246
Why is Minister delaying a meeting with this group on a very important report, 786–787
Why is Minister not acting to restore public confidence in policing in this province, 2007
Will Minister take the advice of this advocacy group to establish a civilian police oversight board, 2006

Human Rights Commission

Acknowledging 50th anniversary of the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission, 5054

Illegal drugs

Does department share concerns about rise in drug use in Labrador, 3914
What is government doing to urgently address the policing issues in Labrador to curb this growing crisis, 3914–3915
Will Minister join Grand Chief Pokue and the Innu Nation's call for more Royal Canadian Mounted Police to stop the drugs flooding into Labrador, 3914

John Howard Society

Celebration of John Howard Society Week, 3508

Minister

Will Premier do the right thing and hold his Justice Minister accountable for his statements, 4112
Will Premier take leadership and demand Minister's resignation, 4112

Public safety radio

Minister provides update on public safety radio in province, 4361–4362

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

What does Minister say to residents of the Carmanville region who are concerned for their safety, 4888
Why is government not acting to restore public confidence in policing in rural parts of our province, 4888
Will Minister provide more funding for an enhanced police presence in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 653–654

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC)

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

Scrub Squad

Minister acknowledges work of grafitti removal company, 2714

Sexual assault survivors

Does Minister feel it is enough that he has apologized for his hurtful and inaccurate comment, despite calls for his resignation, 3860
Urging government to acknowledge that the status quo is failing survivors of sexual assault; undertake a review of the K-to-12 curriculum to identify gaps in education; and implement alternative justice options throughout the province, 107, 3612–3613
What concrete action is Minister taking to ensure that he never again revictimizes survivors of sexual assault, 3862–3863
What does Minister envision with respect to reforming the criminal justice system for survivors, 3861

Small Claims Court

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

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week

Victim Services providing valuable supports to victims of crime, 4631

Volunteer fire departments

Minister acknowledges their contributions to province, 2818–2819
What does Minister say to the Baine Harbour department that services over 100 kilometres of Route 210 on the Burin Peninsula, and seven communities, which include a school, and who rely on the rescue vehicle to respond to emergencies, 3787–3788
Will a new fire truck for the Baine Harbour Volunteer Fire Department be included in the budget so that they don't break down en route to a motor vehicle accident again, 3788

Youth Secure Custody Facilities

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

King's Counsel Act (Bill 53)

Notice of motion, 2534
Second reading, 3555, 3556
Committee, 4897, 4898

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

Notice of motion, 3419

Limitations Act (Amdt.) (Bill 74)

Second reading, 4900–4901, 4919–4920
Committee, 5008–5009, 5010

Amendment—Clause 2(3)

Debate, 5016–5017, 5018

Loan Act, 2024 (Bill 73)

Notice of motion, 3846

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

Second reading

Amendment (Hoist—three-month delay)

Debate, 1355–1357

Amendment (Reasoned amendment)

Debate, 1365(11)

Medical Act, 2011 (Amdt.) and Psychologists Act, 2005 (Amdt.) (Bill 80)

Second reading, 5124–5125, 5126
Committee, 5127, 5128

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

Notice of motion, 5107
Second reading, 5341–5344, 5348

Members' Statements

Education

Roncalli Student Leaders—Acknowledging leadership abilities of Grade 5 and 6 students lending a hand, 3391

Sports/recreation

Karate

2025 Karate Canada National Championships—congratulating Karate NL for a successful championship, 7027–7028

Ministerial Statements

Health care

Nurse practitioner

Nurse Practitioner Week

Recognition of, 5403–5404

Stuttering

Newfoundland and Labrador Stuttering Association bursaries now available, 5297–5298

Well-Being Province

Province declared Canada's first Well-Being Province, 5986

Justice and Public Safety

Emergency Preparedness Week

Acknowlegement of, 2141–2142

Fire Prevention Week

Recognition of, 182–183

Human Rights Commission

Acknowledging 50th anniversary of the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission, 5054

Public safety radio

Minister provides update on public safety radio in province, 4361–4362

Scrub Squad

Minister acknowledges work of grafitti removal company, 2714

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week

Victim Services providing valuable supports to victims of crime, 4631

Volunteer fire departments

Minister acknowledges their contributions to province, 2818–2819

Youth Secure Custody Facilities

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

Motions

House of Assembly

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

Notice of motion, 939, 940

Standing Committees

Public Accounts Committee

Composition of

Notice of motion, 2831–2832, 3040
Moved, 2891

Standing Orders Committee

House to concur in the second report of the Standing Orders Committee of the 50th General Assembly tabled October 24, 2023

Notice of motion, 2831
Moved, 2972

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

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

Procedural Rules of Debate

Moved, 6045–6050
Debate, 6060–6061

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

Moved, 6061
Debate (Members), 6075, 6080–6081, 6082, 6099, 6100–6102, 6112, 6114–6117, 6132–6133, 6181–6182, 6183, 6207, 6212–6215, 6216, 6217, 6218–6219, 6220, 6221, 6222, 6223, 6287–6288, 6289–6290, 6291, 6292, 6293–6294, 6295, 6306, 6307, 6310, 6355, 6356, 6357, 6358, 6359–6360, 6361, 6363–6465, 6466, 6493–6494, 6495–6496, 6526

Tabled documents

Backgrounder - Expert Input into Churchill Falls negotiations dated January 6, 2025, 6450
Protocole d'entente relatif à une nouvelle initiative d'achat et de développement d'énergie à long terme entre Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro et Hydro-Québec - 12 décembre 2024, 6450
Revenues, Expenses & Dividends (Nominal $ Billions), 6375
Volumes to HQ and NLH, and associated payments from HQ and NLH to CFLCo (existing generation only), 6193

Nurses Act (Bill 87)

Notice of motion, 5107
Second reading, 5606–5608, 5614–5616
Committee, 5617–5618, 5619
Third reading, 5770

Ocean Ranger

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

Notice of motion

, 5469–5470

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

Notice of motion, 5107
Committee, 5512, 5519–5521

Oral Questions

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Is it acceptable that there are differing statements regarding consultation with the Privacy Commissioner on Clare's Law, 3396
Why is Premier excluding the Privacy Commissioner from reviewing legislation before it is passed, 3395

Blind trusts

In addition to conducting a review of blind trusts, will Minister also commit to a process for the establishment of an ethics commissioner, totally independent of government and the legislature, 2242
Would Minister commit to having an independent review of the current procedure for managing a blind trust to ensure that they are indeed eliminating the possibility of potential conflicts of interest, 2241–2242

Budget

Is it acceptable to book revenue you will not receive in this fiscal year in order to underestimate the deficit in an election year, 7336–7337
Will the Premier be amending the budget to reflect the new Cabinet structure, 7212

Burials and funerals

After ten months, why can't we offer people a proper burial, 5269–5270
How many bodies are in the parking garage at the Health Sciences Centre, 5268, 5269

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Children in care

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

Digital Government and Service NL

Cyberattack

What does Minister or Premier say about the fact that hundreds of thousands of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians had their information hacked and they did not share the information, 2434
When will province personally inform all patients that had their privacy breached, 2435
Why does Liberal government want to hide important information from the public when other countries and federal governments have no problem answering a straightforward question and being open and transparent to the people that they serve, 2286
Why is Liberal government launching a cover-up, 1237
Why is Premier blocking the Privacy Commissioner from doing his job, 1236

Education

Child care

Will Minister stand and apologize to the operators he insulted last week, 1237–1238

Memorial University

What is one specific action that Minister is going to take regarding alcohol and gifts being billed to taxpayers, 2751
Why have government ignored university's spending, while slashing the operating grant and increasing tuition, 2752

Schools

Given that government has known about issues for years, why haven't they done anything about the Frank Roberts Junior High School, 2146

Student assistants

Is Minister worried about the message that department is sending children and families who have children with exceptionalities, 1963

Environment and Climate Change

Floods

Would Minister review issue of mudslides not being covered by insurance and activate the Disaster Financial Assistance Program, 4697–4698

Finance

Minister of Finance

Will you fire the Minister of Finance, 7337

Public Assets, Sale of

Will Minister tell the people which of their assets will be sold, 244–245

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Forest Fires

Can the residents of Small Point, Adam's Cove, Blackhead and Broad Cove expect similar emergency compensation payments as seen by the residents of Labrador West after the fire evacuation or following Hurricane Fiona, 7212
Will damaged water bomber be fixed, sold, or replaced, 654

Health care

Acute care

What immediate action will government take to ensure residents are not denied life-saving care and access to acute-care beds, 5638

Ambulance

Can Minister confirm whether an ambulance arrived on the scene of the Conception Bay South shooting victim, 5272
Can we expect an immediate review that would cover all contingencies for those living in rural Newfoundland, 5271
How could it happen that almost an hour passed without an ambulance responding, 5270
Will Minister commit to a thorough review and release of the findings regarding whether an ambulance was dispatched or not, 5272
Would effective planning allow for contingencies in all circumstances and not have a person with an emergency call waiting an hour, 5271
Would it be appropriate to expect that a contingency for every situation would be in place, 5270–5271

Babies switched at birth

Why can't these men be offered counselling or any mental health supports, 4485
Why do Mr. Avery and Mr. Hynes deserve less than the related apologies given in the Manitoba Legislature, 4484

Cancer

Can Minister table the plan with timelines and staffing complement, 5141
How many more months are women going to have to wait for breast cancer screening, 5141
When will there be access to breast cancer screening for 40- to 49-year-old women, 5141

Chemotherapy

Will Premier give woman a chance to get the chemotherapy treatment she deserves and worry about who pays for it later, 5630

Crisis, Health Care System

Are amputations instead of wound care, and risk of sepsis instead of ostomy the future of health care in this province, 5308–5309
Are doctors leaving the province after eight months the future of health care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5266–5267
Are examples provided a display of government's inability to provide proper care to Newfoundland and Labrador, 5695
Does it make sense to the Premier that someone cannot see a doctor in his local clinic, but must travel out of town to a clinic down the coast, 5267
How many people are on the waiting list for a CT scan, 5096
Is the Liberal plan for rural communities to deliver a second-class health care system, 5101
What is the plan to stabilize health care services in Eastern and rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5755
Why is Minister allowing unsafe conditions for patients in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5755–5756
Why is the number of people in hospital waiting for other levels of care growing, 7614

Doctors

Can Minister confirm that internal medicine doctors get paid more in St. John's than in rural Newfoundland, 5100
Can Minister confirm that the internist recruited for St. Clare's lasted only one week and then quit, 5754
Can Minister outline why the Clarenville Hospital no longer has internal medicine doctors, 5100
Did Minister receive correspondence from internal medicine specialists in rural Newfoundland, 5100
Did Minister receive correspondence from internal medicine specialists in rural Newfoundland, specifically Clarenville and Carbonear, with subsequent conversations, 5101
Did the absence of an internist in Clarenville deny man appropriate care, 5695
Given that there are no internal medicine specialists supporting Bonavista, Clarenville, Burin and Carbonear, what does Minister think will happen if someone gets very sick, very fast, 5101–5102
How much does a family physician get paid to see an actual person in their office, 5749
Is example of a family being told that full resuscitation was no longer available in the absence of an internist the future of health care in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5695
Is region of Terra Nova experiencing being treated differently because they didn't vote Liberal, 5139
Is the recruited doctor who quit after one week required to pay back incentives, 5754
When did Minister actually know about the issue for internists in Clarenville, 5139
Where does Minister suggest that patients of family doctor in Corner Brook who is closing practice should go, 5632
Why are residents in region of Terra Nova experiencing second-class health care, 5139
Why did government ignore letter from internist outlining urgency of issues of workload and lack of supports, 5755
Why doesn't Minister tell the plan for medical patients at Dr. G.B. Cross Memorial Hospital, given the absence of doctors as of December 16, 5756
Why do family doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador feel abandoned by government, 5632
Why is Minister pitting one region against the other, 5140
Will Minister admit that the residents of Clarenville area are being put at risk for internal medicine doctors because they get paid more to work in St. John's than in rural Newfoundland, 5100
Would Minister like to correct his statement regarding internists' pay, 5138–5139

Emergency rooms

Does Premier agree with the fit-to-sit program, 5137
Is the fit-to-sit program the senior-friendly emergency room that the Health Accord has envisioned, 5138
Is the fit-to-sit project the new Minister's strategy to deal with critical ambulance shortages, 5136
Why are seniors who come to hospital by ambulance being forced to sit in a waiting room chair, 5135

Hospitals

Can Minister advise how many jobs are being cut at the Carbonear General Hospital, 5992
Can Minister clarify comments yesterday that he met with the Chief Executive Officer who also met with the doctors of Carbonear, 5991
Can Minister confirm that positions have been eliminated at Carbonear General Hospital, 5992
Has Minister determined what's going on at Carbonear hospital given doctors outlined concerns, 5840
What will happen to the in-patients in Clarenville after December 16th, 5756
When will government fulfill its promise and purchase and install the PET scanner for the benefit of Western Newfoundlanders who need the scan, 5639
Where are patients going to go in the Trinity-Conception region, 5843
Why is government continuing to treat health care professionals in the system by prioritizing new executive office suites, 5841
Why is Minister slashing front-line health care at the Carbonear General Hospital, 5992–5993
Will Minister tell the general surgeons in Carbonear what the plan is, 5845

Long-term care

Does Premier know how many long-term care beds are expected to be required in the next five years, 5836–5837
Does Premier know how many seniors that require long-term care beds are actually occupying acute-care beds, 5135
How do you build a new long-term care facility in Corner Brook and not have enough beds, 5096
What is the Premier's plan to build and staff the additional necessary long-term care beds, 5837
Why did it take seven years to get this review done, 7466
Why wasn't planning done to make the long-term care facility big enough in Corner Brook, 5097
Why were only 102 beds built for the new long-term care facility, 5837

Mental health

Does Justice Minister acknowledge that the drug crisis in the province is only getting worse, 4292–4293
Does Minister know how many individuals who are incarcerated or facing charges have untreated mental health conditions, 4293
How can Minister allow people to fall through the cracks and commit crimes before they have a chance to avail of the help they desperately need, 4294
When can people of rural Newfoundland and Labrador expect real action to combat crime and illicit drug use in our communities in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 4370

Nurse practitioners

Why can't nurse practitioners bill government for their services, 5413–5414

Nurses

Are we not hiring local nurses because travel nurses are preferred, 5370–5371
Can Minister clarify how widespread was the practice that seniors and other vulnerable individuals were evicted from housing that was in turn rented to travel nurses at higher rates, 5535
Can Minister clarify what statement concerning the violation of the Public Procurement Act was based on, 5464
Can Minister explain the violation of the Public Procurement Act as regards the leasing to agency nurses, 5412
Can Minister explain why we have agency nurses and other registered nurses doing forced overtime while the Premier says they did a great job in recruitment, 5634
Did the former Minister sign off on leases for travel nurses, 5534–5535
Does Minister share concerns that staff have about the travel nurses scandal, 5531
Does Minister's silence on the leases for agency nurses have anything to do with the Waterford Valley by-election, 5414–5415
Does Minister support the statement of his officials that the improper leases were well-intended, 5464
Given the inappropriate leases, can employees inside the health authority violate any policy or guideline as long as they do it openly with no intent to hide their actions, 5533
Has Minister ordered health authority to recover any monies inappropriately paid to individuals who profited by renting to agency nurses, 5411
Have any of the employees who profited by renting to agency nurses been disciplined or fired, 5411, 5412
How does leaving 100 per cent of recent graduates without job offers fulfill promise of a renewed focus on local talent, 5308
How long did staff of health authority personally profit by renting houses and apartments to agency nurses, 5410
How long were cancelled, inappropriate leases in effect, 5533
How many former health authority employees currently have leases in place, 5532
How many nurses have quit in the last year, 5098
How much did cancelling the inappropriate leases cost the taxpayers, 5532
How much money was inappropriately spent under the leasing scheme, 5463–5464
How much was inappropriately paid out to leases for agency nurses, 5411
Is it true that health authority management staff are renting houses to travel nursing agencies for a significant profit, 5370
Is Minister misleading the House or did he fail to provide the legislative oversight of improper leases, 5462–5463
What about government's internationally educated nurses who are doing clerk jobs and other non-nursing jobs when they were promised registered nursing jobs in the province, 5310–5311
When can the 118 nursing students expect full-time, permanent job offers in Newfoundland and Labrador, 5304–5305
When did Minister sign off on leases, 5462
When is government going to start treating nurses with respect, 5099
When will Premier stop hiding behind his false promise and give the people of Change Islands the nurse they deserve, 5696
Why are 60 nurses recruited from India not at work, 5635
Why aren't nurses getting the jobs they're promised, 5311
Why aren't nursing students being offered incentives, 5305–5306
Why are the international nurses not yet hired, 5693
Why are we continuing to use travel nurses at $300 per hour when we are issuing layoffs and slashing positions for nurses and licensed practical nurses who want to work in the region, 5993
Why did it take so long for an investigation to be initiated into the inappropriate leases, 5533
Why didn't Minister proactively disclose information about leases back in August, 5463
Why doesn't Minister stand up and do take appropriate action regarding the leases, 5534
Why do we have 60 trained and qualified nurses from India sitting at home when we have 741 vacancies, 5634
Why is government doing everything in its power to drive prospective nurses away, 5635–5636
Why is government refusing to hire nurses it recruited, 5693
Why is government still failing to offer nursing students a full-time job, 5099
Why is government turning its back on the licensed practical nurse class of 2024, 5635
Why is it so difficult for nurses to get a job, when we are in such desperate need, especially in rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 5310–5311
Why wasn't the information regarding the leases for agency nurses disclosed publicly when it was received, 5414
Why weren't leases in conflict of interest made public, 5370
Will Minister confirm that the number of nurses leaving the profession show that government's recruitment and retention strategy has been a total failure, 5098
Will Minister order the health authority to publicly disclose the investigation they conducted into the leases for agency nurses, 5413
Will Minister table the letter he received from the Auditor General, 5371

Patient Connect NL

A woman had a near fatal experience while trying to access Patient Connect and receive appropriate care, will the Minister order a review into why the provincial health care system almost cost this young lady her life, 7620
Does it make sense that families are not strictly allowed to find their own family doctors to take them on, 5374
Why are patients who registered for Patient Connect and have been on the wait list for years not allowed to visit family doctors in Clarenville, 5374

Teladoc Health

Based on local physician's comments and the number of patient visits, how much is each visit costing, 5749
Can Minister confirm that Teladoc costs $579 per visit when local doctors receive less than $50 per visit, 5839
Can Premier confirm the actual cost for Teladoc and how long the contract is in place, 5748–5749
Is it true that Teledoc costs about $579 per visit when local doctors receive less than $50 per visit, 5838–5839
Why does Teladoc come ahead of supporting the nurse practitioners on the ground, 5750

House of Assembly

Office of the Seniors' Advocate

When will Seniors' Advocate recommendation to offer the shingles vaccine free of charge to low-income seniors be implemented, 5692
Will Premier commit to implementing the recommendations of the statutory review committee that asks for more powers for the Seniors' Advocate, 3328

Housing

Does new Minister of Housing recognize housing as a fundamental human right, 3518–3519
Homelessness

Are actions like the removal of tents about wellness checks and public safety, or are they police intimidation tactics designed to instill fear in the tenters and force them to move, 2687
Where are people to go, if government's response is "not in my backyard," 2574

When can those forced to live in tents across from the Premier's office and those forced to live in emergency shelters expect to have permanent housing, 2532
Why is Premier encouraging individuals to live in these conditions, 3104–3105
Will Premier admit that today's housing announcement is about salvaging his tattered political reputation rather than about helping those who find themselves homeless or in danger of being homeless, 2533
Would government be able to provide the tenters with a reasonable time frame as to when they can expect to be a in a real home that is safe, affordable and allows them privacy, 2575

Justice and Public Safety

Child physical abuse

Can Premier commit today to a timeline of when the Limitations Act will finally be amended, 4249
Why is there a difference in the statute of limitations for civil cases involving child physical abuse versus child sexual abuse, 1459–1460
Why won't Minister listen to victims, as other governments have, 2984–2985
Will amendment to the Limitations Act be finalized in the spring sitting, 4250
Will government make commitment here today to bring forward the Limitations Act, 4250
Will Minister commit to have the Limitations Act brought to the House of Assembly during this session, 4488–4489
Will Minister remove the statute of limitations surrounding abuse suffered by children in care in this province, 2726
Will the Minister listen to victims and eliminate the statute of limitations for victims of child abuse, 2984
Will we see legislative amendments brought forward in this sitting to address the statute of limitations for child physical abuse, 1460

Corrections

Can Minister provide an update as to whether rehabilitation programming has finally resumed, 3729–3730
How is government going to stabilize the workforce in our prisons, 1101
Is Minister committed to the bail supervision program, and if so, what steps has he taken to implement it, 3730
Since the Auditor General's report, what new rehabilitative programming has been offered at His Majesty's Penitentiary, 3730
What is department doing to address significant failings identified in Auditor General's report on adult custody policies, 1104
When is government going to release a plan to deal with workforce crisis, 1102
Will Minister look into constituent on remand who is being denied travel to attend his mother's funeral, to ensure that those in custody are treated with human decency, 1103–1104

Court delays

Why has government failed to ensure that resources are in place so court proceedings can be timely, giving Labradorians justice and closure, not more repeated harm, 4741
Why is Minister permitting an administrative delay at Legal Aid to deny justice, 1689

Crime

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

Fine options

Can Minister provide an update on the fines program's progress, 4539
What message is government sending when people are being fined for excessive speeding and reckless driving, but face not real consequences or accountability, 4539
Why is a fine options program still not an option for the people of our province, 4538–4539

First Voice

Does Minister agree that First Voice deserves a meeting, at least with the Chief of Police, 245–246
Does Minister support the decision not to meet with this anti-racism advocacy group, 245
How can Indigenous people and victims of systemic racism have confidence that this administration is taking racism seriously, 246
Why is Minister delaying a meeting with this group on a very important report, 786–787
Why is Minister not acting to restore public confidence in policing in this province, 2007
Will Minister take the advice of this advocacy group to establish a civilian police oversight board, 2006

Illegal drugs

Does department share concerns about rise in drug use in Labrador, 3914
What is government doing to urgently address the policing issues in Labrador to curb this growing crisis, 3914–3915
Will Minister join Grand Chief Pokue and the Innu Nation's call for more Royal Canadian Mounted Police to stop the drugs flooding into Labrador, 3914

Minister

Will Premier do the right thing and hold his Justice Minister accountable for his statements, 4112
Will Premier take leadership and demand Minister's resignation, 4112

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

What does Minister say to residents of the Carmanville region who are concerned for their safety, 4888
Why is government not acting to restore public confidence in policing in rural parts of our province, 4888
Will Minister commit to additional funds for enhanced police presence in Happy Valley-Goose Bay immediately, 653–654

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC)

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

Sexual assault survivors

Does Minister feel it is enough that he has apologized for his hurtful and inaccurate comment, despite calls for his resignation, 3860
What concrete action is Minister taking to ensure that he never again revictimizes survivors of sexual assault, 3862–3863
What does Minister envision with respect to reforming the criminal justice system for survivors, 3861

Small Claims Court

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

Volunteer Fire Departments

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

Persons with disabilities

Can people have a timeline as to when they will have an advocate to represent their interests, 4693–4694
Could the House please have a timeline for when an advocate will be available, 4694
When will advocate for persons with disabilities finally be in place, 4693
Will you bring legislation in this session to create an advocate for persons with disabilities now, 7615
Yes or no, will the Minister immediately create a disability advocate position, 7472

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

Why did your government leave Labrador out of their provincial subsidized air travel loop, 7217–7218

Moose signage

Can the Minister update the House on plan to implement recommendation for moose signage along Route 330, 1341

Violence

Will Premier at least commit to filling all of the vacant policing positions in our province, 1803

Patient Safety Act (Amdt.) (Bill 31)

Committee, 2201–2203

Persons with disabilities

Can people have a timeline as to when they will have an advocate to represent their interests, 4693–4694
Could the House please have a timeline for when an advocate will be available, 4694
When will advocate for persons with disabilities finally be in place, 4693
Will you bring legislation in this session to create an advocate for persons with disabilities now, 7615
Yes or no, will the Minister immediately create a disability advocate position, 7472

Petitions

Justice and Public Safety

Civil child abuse claims

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

response, 3672

Sexual assault survivors

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

response, 107, 3612–3613

Point of Order

Language, unparliamentary

"facts like that stated in this House that aren't true"; "mislead," 3717, 3848
"jerk," 5587
"liar," 2726
"misleading," 1105–1106

Relevance, 4910
Use of names in the House of Assembly, 4729

Point of Privilege

False claim by Government House Leader regarding draft legislation in public domain having compromised the integrity of the House, 4820–4821
Premature disclosure of Bill 74, 4809–4810

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

Notice of motion, 5107
Second reading, 5800–5802, 5809–5810
Committee, 5811–5812, 5813, 5814, 5815, 5816, 5817, 5818, 5819, 5820, 5821, 5822, 5823–5824, 5825, 5827, 5828

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

Notice of motion, 5107

Resolution, Government

House of Assembly

Clerk

Appointment of Kim Hawley George

Debate, 7485

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Appointment of Kerry Hatfield

Notice of motion, 5107, 5762
Moved, 5877–5880
Debate, 5944–5946

House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act

Members' Compensation Review Committee

Appointment of Heather Jacobs, KC and preparation of report respecting salaries, allowances, severance and pensions to be paid to Members of the House of Assembly

Notice of motion, 3209–3210
Moved, 3277–3278

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)

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

Procedural Rules of Debate

Moved, 6045–6050
Debate, 6060–6061

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

Moved, 6061
Debate, 6075, 6080–6081, 6082, 6099, 6100–6102, 6112, 6114–6117, 6132–6133, 6181–6182, 6183, 6207, 6212–6215, 6216, 6217, 6218–6219, 6220, 6221, 6222, 6223, 6287–6288, 6289–6290, 6291, 6292, 6293–6294, 6295, 6306, 6307, 6310, 6355, 6356, 6357, 6358, 6359–6360, 6361, 6363–6465, 6466, 6493–6494, 6495–6496, 6526

Ocean Ranger

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

Notice of motion

, 5469–5470

Resolution, Private Member's

Justice and Public Safety

Firefighters

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

Debate, 1202–1204

Standing Committees

Government Services Committee (2024)

Appointment of members

Moved, 3846

Privileges and Elections Committee

Appointment of members

Notice of Motion, 3669
Moved, 3753

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

Moved, 4811
Debate, 4816–4817

Public Accounts Committee

Appointment of members

Moved, 1411, 2891, 3117

Resource Committee (2024)

Appointment of members

Moved, 3846

Social Services Committee (2024)

Appointment of members

Moved, 3846

Standing Orders Committee

House to concur in the second report of the Standing Orders Committee of the 50th General Assembly tabled October 24, 2023

Notice of motion, 2831
Moved, 2972

Tabled Documents

Extraordinary Debate Pursuant to SO 8(7)—Memorandum of Understanding Between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec

Backgrounder - Expert Input into Churchill Falls negotiations dated January 6, 2025, 6450
Protocole d'entente relatif à une nouvelle initiative d'achat et de développement d'énergie à long terme entre Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro et Hydro-Québec—12 décembre 2024, 6450
Revenues, Expenses & Dividends (Nominal $ Billions), 6375
Volumes to HQ and NLH and associated payments from HQ and NLH to CFLCo (existing generation only), 6193

Health care

Letter, undated, to former Minister of Health from the Auditor General, 5148
Letter dated March 21, 2024, to the Auditor General from the former Minister of Health, 5148
Letter from former Minister of Health, dated March 21, 2024, to president of the Registered Nurses' Union, 5148
Letter to former Minister of Health, dated March 15 2024, from president of the Registered Nurses' Union, 5148

House of Assembly

Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner

Letter from Dept. of Justice, dated November 21, 2022, 3404

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

Why did your government leave Labrador out of their provincial subsidized air travel loop, 7217–7218

Moose signage

Can the Minister update House on plan to implement recommendation for moose signage along Route 330, 1341

Violence

Will Premier at least commit to filling all of the vacant policing positions in our province, 1803

Windsor Lake (District)

Education

Roncalli Student Leaders—Acknowledging leadership abilities of Grade 5 and 6 students lending a hand, 3391

HOWELL, HON. KRISTA LYNN (L) (ST. BARBE - L'ANSE AUX MEADOWS)

Answers to Questions For Which Notice Has Been Given

Education

Fees—Administrators have been educated on policies, 5639–5640

Budget 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Social Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 2137(7)–2137(11)

Confederation 75th Anniversary Recognition Act (Bill 67)

Committee, 3707

Cost of living

Can Minister give an overview of the actions for education that are in the poverty reduction plan, 3398–3399
How can government call this a true poverty reduction plan when education was left out, 3398
In addition to the school lunch program, can Minister provide an overview of the actions for education that would be in the Liberal government's poverty reduction plan, 3399
When will we see a significant percentage of our children being brought out of poverty, and what is government's target for doing so, 4571
Why is government allowing children to go to school hungry, 2523–2524

Digital Government and Service NL

Residential Tenancies Act

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

Education

2SLGBTQQIA+

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

Assessments

Are counselors using vision screening charts yet another example of failing to resource our schools or our health system and downloading yet another, 4057–4057
Was Minister aware of letter requesting deferral of consultation requests and what immediate steps will she take to address the backlog of children awaiting assessments, 3917

Budget 2024

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

Budget 2025

Minister highlighting continued investment in K-12 system by government, 7167–7168

Child care

Minister highlights actions to increase access to affordable child care, 2977–2978, 6911–6912
Newfoundland and Labrador ranked among top provinces in early learning and child care efforts, 4476–4477
Urging government to immediately take the necessary action to ensure that accessible child care is as much available as it is affordable, 4746
What is the point of $10-a-day child care if there are no spaces for children in Labrador West, 3728
Why does Minister continue to ignore private daycare workers, 5065
Why do we continue to hear about arbitrary changes to the rules and payment schedules, 5065
Why is Minister refusing to meet with private operators' association to discuss the issue, 5066

Class sizes

Will Premier concede the importance of addressing class size and composition and the human resources deficit in our schools, 3918–3919

College of the North Atlantic (CNA)

Minister congratulates college for receiving Silver Program Excellence Award for Early Childhood Education from Colleges and Institutes Canada, 4562–4563

Curriculum

Minister highlights curriculum resource additions to commemorate Confederation 75, 5219

Educational psychologists

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

Emergency teachers

Are children falling behind because of unqualified teachers, 4732
How is it possible that government was unaware of the increase in unqualified and untrained individuals in the classroom, 4732
How is it that teacher credentials have gone back 75 years, 4731
Is there any correlation between grade 9 students failing to meet performance standards and what grade levels the unqualified and untrained teachers taught, 4732–4733
Why are we allowing untrained and unqualified people to teach our children, 4730–4731

English as an Additional Language

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

Fees

Administrators have been educated on policies, 5639–5640
How many schools in this province are forced to rely on cash payments to make up the lack of funding that government provides for supplies, 5537–5538

Inclusive education

Urging government to determine and hire the necessary human resources; develop a consistent communication plan; take sole responsibility for providing inclusive education; provide a safe space for educational staff to acknowledge gaps in service delivery; to implement an annual policy review; and to establish post secondary options for students with exceptionalities, 5149

Instructional Resource Teacher

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

Korean delegates

Minister welcomes Korean delegates to discuss education opportunities, 4930–4930

Learning disabilities

What is department going to do to avoid problem of lack of early diagnosis of learning disabilities, 4938

Learning Disabilities Association

Minister recognizes association's work on adult literacy, 4877–4878

Memorial University

Does Premier think it appropriate that students are required to bring their own paper for exams, 5230
What is Minister going to do to address the out-of-control spending, 2751
What is Minister going to do to change the culture of entitlement at the university, 2982
What is Minister's plan to deal with Auditor General's recommendations on a go-forward basis, 2750–2751
What is one specific action that Minister is going to take regarding alcohol and gifts being billed to taxpayers, 2751–2752, 2752–2753
When is Minister going to start representing students versus defending the elite at the university, 2825
When is Minister or Premier going to take action to protect the students and clean house, 2983–2984
Why are food banks on Memorial campus overwhelmed while expenditures are out of control, 2822
Why are students being forced to pay for the failure of government to reign in spending, 2823
Why are students still suffering while everyone else at the university is living high on the hog, 2824
Why does government force students to pay for the administrative bloat at the university, 2825–2826
Why does Minister think the same executive team at the university is able to change, 2982–2983
Why is Minister refusing to condemn the behaviour of spending on chocolates, liquor, limousines and oil changes, 2823–2824
Will Premier freeze tuition costs until expenditures are brought under control at Memorial University, 2823
Will Premier restore funding to Memorial University so that it can begin to address the $481-million deficit in deferred maintenance created by this government's cuts, 5230

Planning

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

Poverty reduction plan

Can Minister give an overview of the actions for education that are in the poverty reduction plan, 3398–3399
In addition to the school lunch program, can Minister provide an overview of the actions for education that would be in the Liberal government's poverty reduction plan, 3399

Research Inspired Student Enrichment Awards (RISE Awards)

2024—Recognizing 20 of province's young leaders, 4199–4200

Schools

Can Minister table the enrollment projections in the House for the three schools and the document on which she based her decisions, 4540
Can Minister table the proposed operational plan for the Grade 9 students, 4208
Children need action on Frank Roberts Junior School, 4883–4884
Did Minister actually look at the feedback that was received on the school reconfiguration, 4540
Given that a new building to alleviate overcrowding is years away, what is Minister's plan in the meantime, 3786–3787
Has any testing been done on the air purifiers that have been installed in schools, and where can parents access those reports, 4884
Is disruption late in the school year what families and school communities can expect as a result of integration, 4059
What action is being taken to ensure a new high school in Paradise, 2525
What is Minister's plan to address overcrowding in schools like Leary's Brook Junior High, Larkhall Academy and St. Andrew's, given that a new building is still years away, 3785–3786
What is the timeline for the high school in Paradise to actually open, 3452–3453
What measures will the Minister implement to prevent far-right protesters from placing the safety of students and teachers at risk, 6794
When is Minister going to have a plan for disruptions to schools, 3786
When will Paradise families have a high school constructed in their community, 2524–2525
When will parents and students at Frank Roberts Junior High School finally get the new school they deserve, 4882–4883
When will parents and students finally see a detailed plan, 3787
Where does Frank Roberts Junior School rank on the priority list, 4884
Who is actually benefiting from the reconfiguration plan, 4207
Why does it take over a year for critical maintenance issues to be addressed in our schools across this province, 5538
Why does Minister think that the reconfiguration of school system will help, when Leary's Brook Junior High School will actually end up with more students, 4206
Why was Frank Roberts Junior High School not included in this year's budget, 4883
Why was reconfiguration of Prince of Wales Collegiate, Larkhall, St. Andrew's and Leary's Brook school system announced just two years before the end of the school year, 4057
Will high school in Paradise accommodate all of the high school students in Paradise, 3453
Will parents see an updated school safety plan for Prince of Wales Collegiate before the end of the school year, 4207
Will there be an allocation in this coming budget for a high school in Paradise, 2525
With regard to the Prince of Wales Collegiate reconfiguration, does Minister feel that a 10-day process is long enough to move hundreds of children and upend families, 4539–4540

School safety

Does Premier stand by his Safe and Caring Schools policy, given that children are said to be taking weapons to school to protect themselves, 5987–5988
In light of the recent attack outside Morris Academy, has Premier ordered a school safety audit, 5988
Is Minister listening to the alarm bells from the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association on classroom violence, 4004
Is Minister waiting for a landmark arbitration decision in this province before she takes seriously the issue of classroom violence, 5539
Is there anything in place to stop violent attacks, 5988–5989
Other than setting up committees, think tanks and an Education Accord, why does Minister refuse to address school violence in a meaningful way, 5538–5539
What specific action has the Minister taken since the student was arrested at McDonald Drive Junior High with a weapon, 6606
What urgency has the government placed on dealing with the increasing violence in schools, 6607
When is Minister going to take action on the increasing violence in classrooms, 4004

Teachers

How could department allow shortage of teachers to grow to such a crisis in five short years, 5000
When will government finally realize that educational professionals with front-line experience have the solutions to issues like classroom size, resourcing in the classroom and the support of educators, 4941–4942
Why has government ignored all of the warning signs, and the alarms raised by the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association, 4641–4643
Will Minister admit that the shortages are a direct result of government failing to listen to educational professionals and address the factors driving teachers from the profession, 5001
Will Minister finally admit that her failure to address the teacher crisis has led to an explosion of unqualified, untrained people in our classrooms, 4641

Finance

Carbon tax

Why doesn't the Liberal government believe in putting more money back into people's pockets, 3199–3200

Fire and Emergency Services

When will Premier take action on his promises regarding those impacted by the fire at Driftwood Inn, 5273

Health care

Ambulance

Will the Minister admit that the new ambulance program is failing the constituents of the District of Bonavista, 7572

Autism

Speech language and occupational therapy have an 18-to-24 month wait time, how is this inclusion, 7518
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, 4938–4939
When will we actually meet national standards, 7519
Why is it acceptable for children to wait in excess of 2½ years to receive an autism diagnosis, 7517, 7518

Cancer

Is this failure to recruit a specialist part of the reason cancer patients cannot access the treatment they need, 7568
Why are cancer patients in the province waiting longer than anywhere else in the country, 7567
Why are we failing patients in desperate need of life-saving treatment, 7567–7568

Crisis, Health Care System

Are comments of health services manager in Central indicative of a larger, systemic problem in our health care system, 5307
How can the government justify its silence while primary health care services in Lewisporte erode, 7217
Is a lack of clinics and emergency rooms the future of rural health care in Newfoundland and Labrador, 5306
What is plan B for patients in Central Newfoundland, along with staff, 7340
When are you going to address the problem of the growing number of people in hospital waiting for other levels of care and ensure the seniors get the care they need, 7614
When can the people of CBS expect an urgent care centre to be open, 7337–7338
Where is the urgent care centre for Lewisporte, 7216–7217
Who was the Minister of Health at the time for most of that year, how are we allegedly hiring fewer nurses, yet we're spending double on this, 7342
Why did the government fail to provide the basic infrastructure needed to support health care delivery on Change Islands, 7431–7432
Why is one of the biggest hospitals in the province, Central Newfoundland Regional, going to be with no on-site radiologist for over a month, 7339
Will you publicly announce a new plan that will actually work and shore up our public system, 7342

Doctors

When will residents of Arnold's Cove finally have a clinic with a family doctor or nurse practitioner, 7622–7623
Why haven't the two family physicians been reappointed to practice in Lewisporte, 7568–7569

Emergency rooms

Will the Minister promise that the ER doors will remain open in Bonavista 24-7 with a physician or a nurse practitioner on site, 7572–7573

Home care

A 60-year-old gentleman paralyzed from the neck down has been denied 24-hour home care, what does the Minister expect the gentleman to do, 7618–7619
How can our seniors stay at home without these services, and what steps are your government doing to increase the numbers of home care workers needed and to retain these workers, 7577–7578

Hospitals

When will clinics that were promised in the by-election be opened, 7475
When will the West Coast finally get this critical piece of diagnostic infrastructure, a PET scanner in Corner Brook, 7338–7339
Why does it take just six months for St. John's to get a PET scanner but it's going to take 13 years for the people of Corner Brook to get theirs, 7339

Long-term care

Can Minister give this House an update of this letter of April 7, 2025, and I trust it will be a positive response for these workers, 7578
Has there been an investigation completed, 7470
How does the Premier respond to the Seniors' Advocates recommendation about rental rates for personal care homes and long-term care homes, 7468
People died, were sexually assaulted or suffered negligence, can the Minister table the department's investigation into these serious events, 7469
The AG reported that there were 254 evictions from personal care homes between 2022 and 2024, including 91 who were refused re-entry after an ER visit, why was this practice not addressed by the Dept. of Health, 7624
What steps is the Minister going to take to provide accountability for what took place under her government's watch, 7470
Why has government not released an implementation plan and when will we see it, 7467
Will government list compliance reports for homes publicly, just as restaurant reviews are currently posted, 7469
Will you commit to keeping the House open and, next week, introduce the legislation that's recommended by the Seniors' Advocate, 7467–7468
Will you ensure that any changes you make that you'll work with the personal care homes to make sure they are able to provide the best care for our province's seniors, 7469

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

Can you confirm that the chief of family medicine for the Central Region does not reside in the province, 7569–7570
Can you confirm that the chief of medicine's clinic in Ontario also provides virtual care in the province, including the Lewisporte area, 7570
Is the Minister not concerned about this potential conflict of interest, are you willing to investigate and get to the bottom of it, 7570

Nurse practitioners

Do you have any idea of how many people are paying out of pocket to see a nurse practitioner in this province, 7425
When will the people of the province be reimbursed for paying out of pocket to see a nurse practitioner, 7425

Nurses

National Nursing Week

Recognition of, 7421

We've heard that only retired LPNs or students can work casual, is this correct, 7215
When did the Minister cancel the government's commitment to eliminate travel nurses, 7520–7521
When will the government stop exploiting student nurses for free labour, 6986
Why has government eliminated any monitoring or accountability for private or profit agency nurses, 7520
Why is it that this local nurse can work as a travel nurse at a higher cost to the province but NLHS will not hire her as a casual employee, 7216
Why is Minister giving agency nurses another blank cheque, 7519
Why is Premier making cuts to nursing education, 3996–3997

Patient Connect NL

A woman had a near fatal experience while trying to access Patient Connect and receive appropriate care, will the Minister order a review into why the provincial health care system almost cost this young lady her life, 7619

Pharmacare

Will you finally sign on to the federal pharmacare program which includes funding for medications, glucose monitoring and test strips, 7432

Rehabilitation

When can woman in St. Anthony expect to get the treatment she deserves, 5230
Why are we continuing to fail senior and not giving this woman a chance, 5631
Will someone ensure that this woman gets the rehabilitation and care she needs, 5631

Vaccines

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

Debate, 6943–6945

When will the shingles vaccine be free for all seniors over the age of 50, 7215
Will you honour your commitment, amend your budget and pay for the shingles vaccine for seniors, 7214

Housing

What is department going to do to address red tape and roadblocks and add resources to municipalities to get homes built in their communities, 2990

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

What does Premier say to residential school survivors who felt that apology was premature and rushed, and who wanted to see real action, 3332

Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)

Committee, 3546–3549

Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)

Committee, 6644(28)–6644(30)

Justice and Public Safety

Firefighters

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

Debate, 1207–1209
Amendment

Moved, 1209

Members' Statements

Tributes

Fitzgerald, Dr. G. William—St. Anthony, 1729

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

Notice of motion, 3455
Second reading, 3677–3679, 3682
Committee, 3683–3684, 3685–3686, 3687–3688, 3689, 3690, 3691, 3692, 3693

Ministerial Statements

Education

Budget 2025

Minister highlighting continued investment in K-12 system by government, 7167–7168

Child care

Minister highlights actions to increase access to affordable child care, 2977–2978, 6911
Newfoundland and Labrador ranked among top provinces in early learning and child care efforts, 4476–4477

College of the North Atlantic (CNA)

Minister congratulates college for receiving Silver Program Excellence Award for Early Childhood Education from Colleges and Institutes Canada, 4562–4563

Curriculum

Minister highlights curriculum resource additions to commemorate Confederation 75, 5219

Korean delegates

Minister welcomes Korean delegates to discuss education opportunities, 4930–4930

Learning Disabilities Association

Minister recognizes association's work on adult literacy, 4877–4878

Research Inspired Student Enrichment Awards (Rise Awards)

2024—Recognizing 20 of province's young leaders, 4199–4200

Health care

Nurses

National Nursing Week

Recognition of, 7421

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Code of Conduct

New codes of conduct help reduce barriers for women in local leadership roles, 300–301

Municipal Awareness Week

Proclamation of, 2074

Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador and Professional Municipal Administrators conferences

2022

Thanking municipal administrators for their contribution to communities, 238–239

World Town Planning Day

Recognition of, 891

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Code of Conduct

New codes of conduct help reduce barriers for women in local leadership roles, 300–301

Municipal Awareness Week

Proclamation of, 2074

Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador and Professional Municipal Administrators conferences

2022

Thanking municipal administrators for their contribution to communities, 238–239

Municipal Operating Grants

When is government going to come to the table to help struggling municipalities in our province, 1339–1340

Regionalization plan

Is there a cost analysis completed for the Premier's regionalization plan, 738–739
When can municipalities, unincorporated areas, Local Service Districts and others expect further consultation by department on regionalization, 1403–1404
Will tomorrow's budget include action on regionalization report, 1340

Relocation

Does Minister feel that people's concerns about the process are acceptable, 1403
When can couple expect the Minister to do the right thing, 473
When will current Minister do the right thing and correct the mistake denying financial assistance for community relocation for Mr. and Mrs. Hull, 473
Why is Minister allowing people who have already moved on from Gaultois the ability to take part in a resettlement vote, 1402–1403

Shared services

Which programs will be funded under the shared-services approach, and how do smaller communities with limited services qualify for that, 1404

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), 6240, 6281, 6283, 6284, 6285–6286

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

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

Debate, 2468–2469

Will Minister immediately bring legislation to amend the Provincial Anthem Act to include it in all upcoming convocations, 2287–2288

Oral Questions

Cost of living

Can Minister give an overview of the actions for education that are in the poverty reduction plan, 3398–3399
How can government call this a true poverty reduction plan when education was left out, 3398
In addition to the school lunch program, can Minister provide an overview of the actions for education that would be in the Liberal government's poverty reduction plan, 3399
When will we see a significant percentage of our children being brought out of poverty, and what is government's target for doing so, 4571
Why is government allowing children to go to school hungry, 2523–2524

Digital Government and Service NL

Residential Tenancies Act

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

Education

2SLGBTQQIA+

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

Assessments

Are counselors using vision screening charts yet another example of failing to resource our schools or our health system and downloading yet another, 4057–4057
Was Minister aware of letter requesting deferral of consultation requests and what immediate steps will she take to address the backlog of children awaiting assessments, 3917

Budget 2024

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

Child care

What is the point of $10-a-day child care if there are no spaces for children in Labrador West, 3728
Why does Minister continue to ignore private daycare workers, 5065
Why do we continue to hear about arbitrary changes to the rules and payment schedules, 5065
Why is Minister refusing to meet with private operators' association to discuss the issue, 5066

Class sizes

Will Premier concede the importance of addressing class size and composition and the human resources deficit in our schools, 3918–3919

Educational psychologists

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

Emergency teachers

Are children falling behind because of unqualified teachers, 4732
How is it possible that government was unaware of the increase in unqualified and untrained individuals in the classroom, 4732
How is it that teacher credentials have gone back 75 years, 4731
Is there any correlation between grade 9 students failing to meet performance standards and what grade levels the unqualified and untrained teachers taught, 4732–4733
Why are we allowing untrained and unqualified people to teach our children, 4730–4731

English as an Additional Language

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

Fees

How many schools in this province are forced to rely on cash payments to make up the lack of funding that government provides for supplies, 5537–5538

Instructional Resource Teacher

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

Learning disabilities

What is department going to do to avoid problem of lack of early diagnosis of learning disabilities, 4938

Memorial University

Does Premier think it appropriate that students are required to bring their own paper for exams, 5230
What is Minister going to do to address the out-of-control spending, 2751
What is Minister going to do to change the culture of entitlement at the university, 2982
What is Minister's plan to deal with Auditor General's recommendations on a go-forward basis, 2750–2751
What is one specific action that Minister is going to take regarding alcohol and gifts being billed to taxpayers, 2751–2752, 2752–2753
When is Minister going to start representing students versus defending the elite at the university, 2825
When is Minister or Premier going to take action to protect the students and clean house, 2983–2984
Why are food banks on Memorial campus overwhelmed while expenditures are out of control, 2822
Why are students being forced to pay for the failure of government to reign in spending, 2823
Why are students still suffering while everyone else at the university is living high on the hog, 2824
Why does government force students to pay for the administrative bloat at the university, 2825–2826
Why does Minister think the same executive team at the university is able to change, 2982–2983
Why is Minister refusing to condemn the behaviour of spending on chocolates, liquor, limousines and oil changes, 2823–2824
Will Premier freeze tuition costs until expenditures are brought under control at Memorial University, 2823
Will Premier restore funding to Memorial University so that it can begin to address the $481-million deficit in deferred maintenance created by this government's cuts, 5230

Planning

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

Poverty Reduction Plan

Can Minister give an overview of the actions for education that are in the poverty reduction plan, 3398–3399
In addition to the school lunch program, can Minister provide an overview of the actions for education that would be in the Liberal government's poverty reduction plan, 3399

Schools

Can Minister table the enrollment projections in the House for the three schools and the document on which she based her decisions, 4540
Can Minister table the proposed operational plan for the Grade 9 students, 4208
Children need action on Frank Roberts Junior School, 4883–4884
Did Minister actually look at the feedback that was received on the school reconfiguration, 4540
Given that a new building to alleviate overcrowding is years away, what is Minister's plan in the meantime, 3786–3787
Has any testing been done on the air purifiers that have been installed in schools, and where can parents access those reports, 4884
Is disruption late in the school year what families and school communities can expect as a result of integration, 4059
What action is being taken to ensure a new high school in Paradise, 2525
What is Minister's plan to address overcrowding in schools like Leary's Brook Junior High, Larkhall Academy and St. Andrew's, given that a new building is still years away, 3785–3786
What is the timeline for the high school in Paradise to actually open, 3452–3453
What measures will the Minister implement to prevent far-right protesters from placing the safety of students and teachers at risk, 6794
When is Minister going to have a plan for disruptions to schools, 3786
When will Paradise families have a high school constructed in their community, 2524–2525
When will parents and students at Frank Roberts Junior High School finally get the new school they deserve, 4882–4883
When will parents and students finally see a detailed plan, 3787
Where does Frank Roberts Junior School rank on the priority list, 4884
Who is actually benefiting from the reconfiguration plan, 4207
Why does Minister think that the reconfiguration of school system will help, when Leary's Brook Junior High School will actually end up with more students, 4206
Why was Frank Roberts Junior High School not included in this year's budget, 4883
Why was reconfiguration of Prince of Wales Collegiate, Larkhall, St. Andrew's and Leary's Brook school system announced just two years before the end of the school year, 4057
Will high school in Paradise accommodate all of the high school students in Paradise, 3453
Will parents see an updated school safety plan for Prince of Wales Collegiate before the end of the school year, 4207
Will there be an allocation in this coming budget for a high school in Paradise, 2525
With regard to the Prince of Wales Collegiate reconfiguration, does Minister feel that a 10-day process is long enough to move hundreds of children and upend families, 4539–4540

School safety

Does Premier stand by his Safe and Caring Schools policy, given that children are said to be taking weapons to school to protect themselves, 5987–5988
In light of the recent attack outside Morris Academy, has Premier ordered a school safety audit, 5988
Is Minister listening to the alarm bells from the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association on classroom violence, 4004
Is Minister waiting for a landmark arbitration decision in this province before she takes seriously the issue of classroom violence, 5539
Is there anything in place to stop violent attacks, 5988–5989
Other than setting up committees, think tanks and an Education Accord, why does Minister refuse to address school violence in a meaningful way, 5538–5539
What specific action has the Minister taken since the student was arrested at McDonald Drive Junior High with a weapon, 6606
What urgency has the government placed on dealing with the increasing violence in schools, 6607
When is Minister going to take action on the increasing violence in classrooms, 4004

Teachers

How could department allow shortage of teachers to grow to such a crisis in five short years, 5000
When will government finally realize that educational professionals with front-line experience have the solutions to issues like classroom size, resourcing in the classroom and the support of educators, 4941–4942
Why has government ignored all of the warning signs, and the alarms raised by the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association, 4641–4643
Will Minister admit that the shortages are a direct result of government failing to listen to educational professionals and address the factors driving teachers from the profession, 5001
Will Minister finally admit that her failure to address the teacher crisis has led to an explosion of unqualified, untrained people in our classrooms, 4641

Finance

Carbon tax

Why doesn't the Liberal government believe in putting more money back into people's pockets, 3199–3200

Fire and Emergency Services

When will Premier take action on his promises regarding those impacted by the fire at Driftwood Inn, 5273

Health care

Ambulance

Will the Minister admit that the new ambulance program is failing the constituents of the District of Bonavista, 7572

Autism

Speech language and occupational therapy have an 18-to-24 month wait time, how is this inclusion, 7518
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, 4938–4939
When will we actually meet national standards, 7519
Why is it acceptable for children to wait in excess of 2½ years to receive an autism diagnosis, 7517, 7518

Cancer

Is this failure to recruit a specialist part of the reason cancer patients cannot access the treatment they need, 7568
Why are cancer patients in the province waiting longer than anywhere else in the country, 7567
Why are we failing patients in desperate need of life-saving treatment, 7567–7568

Crisis, Health Care System

Are comments of health services manager in Central indicative of a larger, systemic problem in our health care system, 5307
How can the government justify its silence while primary health care services in Lewisporte erode, 7217
Is a lack of clinics and emergency rooms the future of rural health care in Newfoundland and Labrador, 5306
What is plan B for patients in Central Newfoundland, along with staff, 7340
When are you going to address the problem of the growing number of people in hospital waiting for other levels of care and ensure the seniors get the care they need, 7614
When can the people of CBS expect an urgent care centre to be open, 7337–7338
Where is the urgent care centre for Lewisporte, 7216–7217
Who was the Minister of Health at the time for most of that year, how are we allegedly hiring fewer nurses, yet we're spending double on this, 7342
Why did the government fail to provide the basic infrastructure needed to support health care delivery on Change Islands, 7431–7432
Why is one of the biggest hospitals in the province, Central Newfoundland Regional, going to be with no on-site radiologist for over a month, 7339
Will you publicly announce a new plan that will actually work and shore up our public system, 7342

Doctors

When will residents of Arnold's Cove finally have a clinic with a family doctor or nurse practitioner, 7622–7623
Why haven't the two family physicians been reappointed to practice in Lewisporte, 7568–7569

Emergency rooms

Will the Minister promise that the ER doors will remain open in Bonavista 24-7 with a physician or a nurse practitioner on site, 7572–7573

Home care

A 60-year-old gentleman paralyzed from the neck down has been denied 24-hour home care, what does the Minister expect the gentleman to do, 7618–7619
How can our seniors stay at home without these services, and what steps are your government doing to increase the numbers of home care workers needed and to retain these workers, 7577–7578

Hospitals

When will clinics that were promised in the by-election be opened, 7475
When will the West Coast finally get this critical piece of diagnostic infrastructure, a PET scanner in Corner Brook, 7338–7339
Why does it take just six months for St. John's to get a PET scanner but it's going to take 13 years for the people of Corner Brook to get theirs, 7339

Long-term care

Can Minister give this House an update of this letter of April 7, 2025, and I trust it will be a positive response for these workers, 7578
Has there been an investigation completed, 7470
How does the Premier respond to the Seniors' Advocates recommendation about rental rates for personal care homes and long-term care homes, 7468
People died, were sexually assaulted or suffered negligence, can the Minister table the department's investigation into these serious events, 7469
The AG reported that there were 254 evictions from personal care homes between 2022 and 2024, including 91 who were refused re-entry after an ER visit, why was this practice not addressed by the Dept. of Health, 7624
What steps is the Minister going to take to provide accountability for what took place under her government's watch, 7470
Why has government not released an implementation plan and when will we see it, 7467
Will government list compliance reports for homes publicly, just as restaurant reviews are currently posted, 7469
Will you commit to keeping the House open and, next week, introduce the legislation that's recommended by the Seniors' Advocate, 7467–7468
Will you ensure that any changes you make that you'll work with the personal care homes to make sure they are able to provide the best care for our province's seniors, 7469

Medical Transportation Assistance Program (MTAP)

Will Premier commit to 100 per cent reimbursement for medical transportation for seniors, 3325–3326

Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS)

Can you confirm that the chief of family medicine for the Central Region does not reside in the province, 7569–7570
Can you confirm that the chief of medicine's clinic in Ontario also provides virtual care in the province, including the Lewisporte area, 7570
Is the Minister not concerned about this potential conflict of interest, are you willing to investigate and get to the bottom of it, 7570

Nurse practitioners

Do you have any idea of how many people are paying out of pocket to see a nurse practitioner in this province, 7425
When will the people of the province be reimbursed for paying out of pocket to see a nurse practitioner, 7425

Nurses

We've heard that only retired LPNs or students can work casual, is this correct, 7215
When did the Minister cancel the government's commitment to eliminate travel nurses, 7520–7521
When will the government stop exploiting student nurses for free labour, 6986
Why has government eliminated any monitoring or accountability for private or profit agency nurses, 7520
Why is it that this local nurse can work as a travel nurse at a higher cost to the province but NLHS will not hire her as a casual employee, 7216
Why is Minister giving agency nurses another blank cheque, 7519
Why is Premier making cuts to nursing education, 3996–3997

Patient Connect NL

A woman had a near fatal experience while trying to access Patient Connect and receive appropriate care, will the Minister order a review into why the provincial health care system almost cost this young lady her life, 7619

Pharmacare

Will you finally sign on to the federal pharmacare program which includes funding for medications, glucose monitoring and test strips, 7432

Rehabilitation

When can woman in St. Anthony expect to get the treatment she deserves, 5230
Why are we continuing to fail senior and not giving this woman a chance, 5631
Will someone ensure that this woman gets the rehabilitation and care she needs, 5631

Vaccines

When will the shingles vaccine be free for all seniors over the age of 50, 7215
Will you honour your commitment, amend your budget and pay for the shingles vaccine for seniors, 7214

Housing

What is department going to do to address red tape and roadblocks and add resources to municipalities to get homes built in their communities, 2990

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

What does Premier say to residential school survivors who felt that apology was premature and rushed, and who wanted to see real action, 3332

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Municipal Operating Grants

When is government going to come to the table to help struggling municipalities in our province, 1339–1340

Regionalization plan

Is there a cost analysis completed for the Premier's regionalization plan, 738–739
When can municipalities, unincorporated areas, Local Service Districts and others expect further consultation by department on regionalization, 1403–1404
Will tomorrow's budget include action on regionalization report, 1340

Relocation

Does Minister feel that people's concerns about the process are acceptable, 1403
When can couple expect the Minister to do the right thing, 473
When will current Minister do the right thing and correct the mistake denying financial assistance for community relocation for Mr. and Mrs. Hull, 473
Why is Minister allowing people who have already moved on from Gaultois the ability to take part in a resettlement vote, 1402–1403

Shared services

Which programs will be funded under the shared-services approach, and how do smaller communities with limited services qualify for that, 1404

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

Will Minister immediately bring legislation to amend the Provincial Anthem Act to include it in all upcoming convocations, 2287–2288

Persons with disabilities

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

Seniors

Why is Minister forcing those with the lowest incomes to pay out of pocket for health care, 3327
Will Premier commit to 100 per cent reimbursement for medical transportation for seniors, 3325–3326

Violence

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

Persons with disabilities

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

Petitions

Education

Child care

Urging government to immediately take the necessary action to ensure that accessible child care is as much available as it is affordable

response, 4746

Inclusive education

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

response, 5149

Point of Order

Language, unparliamentary

"cooking the books," 7343
"disingenuous," 4472, 6695–6696
"jerk," 5623

Resolution, Government

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, 6240, 6281, 6283, 6284, 6285–6286

Resolution, Private Member's

Health care

Vaccines

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

Debate, 6943–6945

Justice and Public Safety

Firefighters

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

Debate, 1207–1209
Amendment

Moved, 1209

Memorial University of Newfoundland

"Ode to Labrador"; "Ode to Newfoundland"

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

Debate, 2468–2469

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

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

Debate, 7452–7453

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

Second reading, 2853–2856, 2867–2868
Committee, 2894–2895, 2898, 2900–2901, 2903–2904, 2910–2911, 2912–2913, 2914, 2915–2918, 2919–2920, 2921, 2922, 2923, 2924, 2927, 2928, 2929

Seniors

Why is Minister forcing those with the lowest incomes to pay out of pocket for health care, 3327
Will Premier commit to 100 per cent reimbursement for medical transportation for seniors, 3325–3326

St. Anthony

Tributes

Fitzgerald, Dr. G. William, 1729

Tabled Documents

Education

Public consultation report for the Prince of Wales Collegiate school system reconfiguration, 4890–4891

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

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

Debate, 7452–7453

Violence

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

HUTTON, HON. FRED (L) (CONCEPTION BAY EAST - BELL ISLAND)

Answers to Questions For Which Notice Has Been Given

Housing

Amount spent on Transitional Supportive Living between December 1, 2023 and January 9, 2024, 4943–4944

Budget 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Social Services Committee

Concurrence motion, 4319–4324

Budget 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Estimates

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Cabinet Secretariat, 7351, 7352

Cost of living

When will government put out a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy that will get this province on track, 5000

Health care

Hospitals

Are we getting the best value for our dollars, for the land for the new hospital, 5407
Can Minister clarify how much land was sold and for how much, 5405–5406
Can Minister confirm that a new water tower must be built on Kenmount Road, costing $15 to $20 million, 5408–5409
Can Minister confirm that government doesn't own the land on which the turf dome will be built, 5458
Can Minister confirm the need for a new water tower that is going to cost between $15 million and $20 million to put at the site, and who is going to pay for it, 5409
Can Minister table an independent appraisal of this parcel of land that government is now buying, 5406–5407
Can Premier table the cost-benefit analysis, value-for-money assessment or land-bank study that has been completed to indicate that this is the best site, 5300
Can Premier table the tender documents or the request for proposals that were used to select the new St. Clare's site, 5299
Did former Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure take the call from the developer about the land, 5527
Does Minister have estimate of how much taxpayers will have to pay for the ground preparation, the road connections and the water and sewer work for the new hospital site, 5369
Does Minister own the land for sport and well-being dome, 5457
Does Premier currently own site for sport and well-being dome, 5457
Does Premier have so little respect for people's intelligence that he believes they will swallow the rationale to justify the H3 development land deal, 5416
Given that land right next door was sold for $10,400 per acre, does Minister still think he got a good deal, 5407
How can government squander people's money on a land for hospital without even knowing what the final cost is going to be, 5529
How can Minister state that he doesn't know if he owns the land or not, 5457
How did Premier determine that land on Kenmount Road was the best location for the new St. Clare's, 5309
How did Premier get an appraisal done for the site before agreeing to it, 5309
How is the difference in cost of government having sold the land for $84,000 per acre and buying it back for $365,000 per acre the best deal for taxpayers, 5406
How many projects are the Liberals going to announce on land that they don't own, 5530
If Premier didn't take the call regarding the hospital site, who did, 5367
Is the choice of land for the new hospital about what's best for the province or what's best for the Premier's friends and donors, 5310
What is the appraised value of the land that government is paying $23 million for, 5368
What other consultants than Deloitte is Minister talking about with regard to the new St. Clare's, 5300
Who approved the deal for the hospital site, 5367, 5368
Who owns the land on which the sport and well-being dome is to be built, 5527–5528
Why did Minister state in documents that well-being dome had to be built on Kenmount Crossing, 5458
Why didn't government actually use their own Crown land to build the new hospital, 5408
Why didn't Minister appropriate land for the new hospital, 5368
Why didn't Minister appropriate the amount of land needed to get access to Crown land, 5369
Why did Premier hide the $23-million hidden cost at the photo op when the location of the new St. Clare's was announced, 5301
Why is government hiding details about the donated land, 5458
Why is government paying over $400,000 per acre for the land for the new St. Clare's, when there's 70 acres across the street and it's for sale for $1.75 million, 5300–5301
Why is government spending $23 million on land when they don't even know if it's in a watershed or if a flood plain investigation has been done, 5529
Why isn't government going to tender on projects like the new St. Clare's, 5302
Why not expropriate and take back the width that we need to put a roadway into 130 acres of Crown land that we already own, 5408
Why would we invest in a billion dollar hospital complex and not require work on a survey and geotechnical investigation to be completed, 5528–5529

Nurses

Why doesn't Minister share concerns of senior health official regarding holding people accountable for inappropriate leases, 5531

House of Assembly

Maiden speech, 4319–4324, 5423–5424

Housing

Are all costs included in the $13 million-budgeted amount, 4934
Are failed provision of wraparound services and relying on volunteers aligned with Minister's vision of supportive services, 4889–4890
Are security guards at facility being properly trained to deal with people in mental health and addictions crisis, 4935–4936
Aside from giving Liberal friends a blank cheque, what is the plan for use of the hotel, 4245
Can government provide the cost-benefit analysis that was done when the sole-source Liberal contract was entered into with the Liberal fundraising partner, 4203
Can Minister confirm cost of $130,000 per room at the Comfort Inn, 5059
Can Minister confirm that there is $6 million being allocated for operating expenses, 5057–5058
Can Minister provide assurance that security guards have sufficient training to do their work, 4936
Can Minister provide the total amount that has been spent to date on temporary accommodations, 5061
Can Minister provide update on the number of staff currently hired to provide wraparound services to our most vulnerable populations, 4739
Can Minister tell us today how many people are currently living at the hotel, 4782
Comments in Estimates debate, 4320–4324
Did government actually review the proposal against other options to ensure that they were getting the best value for the taxpayers' money, 4243
Does government have any idea how many rooms we are getting and what the total cost is, 4245
Does Minister believe that the situation with the Airport Inn contract is good value for the money, 4201
Does Minister's vision align with resident's comments that the lack of supports aligns with a private, for-profit shelter, 4845
Does Minister think that $1.6 million per resident is a good value for our taxpayers, 4114
Do we have any idea what this is costing the taxpayers of the province, 4246
Has Minister offered rooms to the individuals living at Tent City, 4208
Homelessness

Will Minister admit that he was blaming and shaming the victims of homelessness, 3667
Will Minister introduce legislation in this session declaring housing as a fundamental human right, 3647

How can government place people in bedsits and shelters without providing adequate supports and safety measures, and what are the standards for these shelters, 5066
How many former Tent City residents are now placed at the hotel, 4782, 4783
How many of the 900 projects announced last November will never see the light of day, 3913
How many people are actually being housed at the airport location now, 4057
How many people are now residing at the Comfort Inn, 4738
How much did government spend for other temporary accommodation from January to March of this year and how many people are actually being housed in such temporary accommodations, 4932
How much is being paid for security at Airport Inn on a monthly basis, 4201–4202
If municipalities lack the basic infrastructure to build the units, does Minister expect to get shovels in the ground on quality projects, 3913
Is $6 million going to pay the operating costs for the Comfort Inn, 5058
Is government negotiating the possibility of an extension to the contract beyond 3 years or purchasing the facility outright, 4932
Is hotel about providing a place for people to live and to temporarily call home, or is it about institutionalizing them, 4889
Is Minister saying he believes that the people living in tents during some of the harshest weather are simply protesting, 4209–4210
Is people feeling isolated and forgotten what the Minister means by a human rights-based approach to housing, 4846
To what neighbourhood, underpass, bridge, abandoned building or open space does Minister plan to relocate the tenters, 4373
What assurances can Minister give to people in the region that facility is secure, 4934
What does Minister think housing as a human right means in practical terms for people forced to live in tent encampments, bouncing around in shelters, people on moderate incomes, seniors and others, 3519
What does the Minister say to those who don't have a safe roof over their heads tonight, 4999
What is government's plan to replace the 32 units on Crestview Avenue and reduce the housing shortage in the Corner Brook area, 3790
What is Minister try to do by moving people to the airport inn, 4845
What is now the total expected cost for hotel at Airport Road over the course of the next three years, 4932
What is stopping Minister from constructing affordable housing for people on low, moderate, or fixed incomes on the former Grace Hospital site, 4741
What issues are preventing full capacity at the hotel, 4998
What is the plan to house the individuals living at Tent City, 4209
What measures will government take to prevent incidents like the tent fire at the Colonial Building from happening in the future, 4116
What will be the full capacity of the hotel at Airport Road, and when will capacity be reached, 4930–4932
What will province be doing for the homeless who do not meet the restrictive terms of admission to the Airport Road hotel, and where will they be housed, 4934
What will the monthly restaurant tab be at Airport Inn, 4202
When does government hope to achieve having 100 people staying at the hotel, 4932
When will hotel be targeted for full occupancy, 5060
When will hotel housing open, 4246–4247
When will housing shelter building in Gander be opened, 4479
When will Minister start offering keys so that those on the wait-list will have a place to call home, 3912
When will people move into the hotel, 4244
Where and how long were security guards trained, 4936
Where is the magic well of health care professionals that Minister plans to staff the Comfort Inn, 4253
Why did government continue to rely on costly for-profit emergency shelters instead of building more community-based, non-market housing, 4740
Why doesn't Minister offer individuals at Tent City rooms at the hotel, 4209
Why is government dragging its heels on resources for the housing shelter in Gander, 4477
Why is Minister announcing projects that cannot get off the ground, 3912–3913
Will facility be accepting people from across the province and if so, will their costs be covered, 4932
Will housing promises for Labrador West get priority in this year's budget or were they just hollow commitments, 3454
Will Minister admit that government's failure to take a human rights-based approach to housing has forced people to live in tents or shelters and failed those unable to find an affordable place in which to live, 4373
Will Minister admit that his key goal is to clear out Tent City before the start of the tourism season, 4210
Will Minister admit that his plan is failing, 4114
Will Minister now admit there was never a concise plan when government signed a $21-million deal with their Liberal friends, 4056–4057
Will Minister of Housing enshrine housing as a human right in provincial legislation, 3519
Will Minister table the report from quarterly inspections for each shelter and the criteria used by staff to inspect them, 4740
Will Premier finally declare housing a human right here in Newfoundland and Labrador, 3862
Will Premier provide House with how they arrived at the budget for Comfort Inn and provide the details of the $6 million, 5058
Will the Comfort Inn be a place for recovering users to seek shelter away from drugs, 4290
Would Minister provide protocols, policies and actions that his department uses to ensure the safety of residents in emergency shelters, 4574

Members' Statements

Tributes

Pendergast, Jim—Bell Island, 7420

Ministerial Statements

Transportation and Infrastructure

Highways/roads

Completion of Team Gushue Highway will improve safety and access, 5263

Tributes

Hiscock, Mark, 7210

Volunteers

National Volunteer Week

Recogntion of, 3905

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), 6375–6378, 6379, 6459–6463

Oral Questions

Cost of living

When will government put out a comprehensive poverty reduction strategy that will get this province on track, 5000

Health care

Hospitals

Are we getting the best value for our dollars, for the land for the new hospital, 5407
Can Minister clarify how much land was sold and for how much, 5405–5406
Can Minister confirm that a new water tower must be built on Kenmount Road, costing $15 to $20 million, 5408–5409
Can Minister confirm that government doesn't own the land on which the turf dome will be built, 5458
Can Minister confirm the need for a new water tower that is going to cost between $15 million and $20 million to put at the site, and who is going to pay for it, 5409
Can Minister table an independent appraisal of this parcel of land that government is now buying, 5406–5407
Can Premier table the cost-benefit analysis, value-for-money assessment or land-bank study that has been completed to indicate that this is the best site, 5300
Can Premier table the tender documents or the request for proposals that were used to select the new St. Clare's site, 5299
Did former Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure take the call from the developer about the land, 5527
Does Minister have estimate of how much taxpayers will have to pay for the ground preparation, the road connections and the water and sewer work for the new hospital site, 5369
Does Minister own the land for sport and well-being dome, 5457
Does Premier currently own site for sport and well-being dome, 5457
Does Premier have so little respect for people's intelligence that he believes they will swallow the rationale to justify the H3 development land deal, 5416
Given that land right next door was sold for $10,400 per acre, does Minister still think he got a good deal, 5407
How can government squander people's money on a land for hospital without even knowing what the final cost is going to be, 5529
How can Minister state that he doesn't know if he owns the land or not, 5457
How did Premier determine that land on Kenmount Road was the best location for the new St. Clare's, 5309
How did Premier get an appraisal done for the site before agreeing to it, 5309
How is the difference in cost of government having sold the land for $84,000 per acre and buying it back for $365,000 per acre the best deal for taxpayers, 5406
How many projects are the Liberals going to announce on land that they don't own, 5530
If Premier didn't take the call regarding the hospital site, who did, 5367
Is the choice of land for the new hospital about what's best for the province or what's best for the Premier's friends and donors, 5310
What is the appraised value of the land that government is paying $23 million for, 5368
What other consultants than Deloitte is Minister talking about with regard to the new St. Clare's, 5300
Who approved the deal for the hospital site, 5367, 5368
Who owns the land on which the sport and well-being dome is to be built, 5527–5528
Why did Minister state in documents that well-being dome had to be built on Kenmount Crossing, 5458
Why didn't government actually use their own Crown land to build the new hospital, 5408
Why didn't Minister appropriate land for the new hospital, 5368
Why didn't Minister appropriate the amount of land needed to get access to Crown land, 5369
Why did Premier hide the $23-million hidden cost at the photo op when the location of the new St. Clare's was announced, 5301
Why is government hiding details about the donated land, 5458
Why is government paying over $400,000 per acre for the land for the new St. Clare's, when there's 70 acres across the street and it's for sale for $1.75 million, 5300–5301
Why is government spending $23 million on land when they don't even know if it's in a watershed or if a flood plain investigation has been done, 5529
Why isn't government going to tender on projects like the new St. Clare's, 5302
Why not expropriate and take back the width that we need to put a roadway into 130 acres of Crown land that we already own, 5408
Why would we invest in a billion dollar hospital complex and not require work on a survey and geotechnical investigation to be completed, 5528–5529

Nurses

Why doesn't Minister share concerns of senior health official regarding holding people accountable for inappropriate leases, 5531

Housing

Are all costs included in the $13 million-budgeted amount, 4934
Are failed provision of wraparound services and relying on volunteers aligned with Minister's vision of supportive services, 4889–4890
Are security guards at facility being properly trained to deal with people in mental health and addictions crisis, 4935–4936
Aside from giving Liberal friends a blank cheque, what is the plan for use of the hotel, 4245
Can government provide the cost-benefit analysis that was done when the sole-source Liberal contract was entered into with the Liberal fundraising partner, 4203
Can Minister confirm cost of $130,000 per room at the Comfort Inn, 5059
Can Minister confirm that there is $6 million being allocated for operating expenses, 5057–5058
Can Minister provide assurance that security guards have sufficient training to do their work, 4936
Can Minister provide the total amount that has been spent to date on temporary accommodations, 5061
Can Minister provide update on the number of staff currently hired to provide wraparound services to our most vulnerable populations, 4739
Can Minister tell us today how many people are currently living at the hotel, 4782
Did government actually review the proposal against other options to ensure that they were getting the best value for the taxpayers' money, 4243
Does government have any idea how many rooms we are getting and what the total cost is, 4245
Does Minister believe that the situation with the Airport Inn contract is good value for the money, 4201
Does Minister's vision align with resident's comments that the lack of supports aligns with a private, for-profit shelter, 4845
Does Minister think that $1.6 million per resident is a good value for our taxpayers, 4114
Do we have any idea what this is costing the taxpayers of the province, 4246
Has Minister offered rooms to the individuals living at Tent City, 4208
Homelessness

Will Minister admit that he was blaming and shaming the victims of homelessness, 3667
Will Minister introduce legislation in this session declaring housing as a fundamental human right, 3647

How can government place people in bedsits and shelters without providing adequate supports and safety measures, and what are the standards for these shelters, 5066
How many former Tent City residents are now placed at the hotel, 4782, 4783
How many of the 900 projects announced last November will never see the light of day, 3913
How many people are actually being housed at the airport location now, 4057
How many people are now residing at the Comfort Inn, 4738
How much did government spend for other temporary accommodation from January to March of this year and how many people are actually being housed in such temporary accommodations, 4932
How much is being paid for security at Airport Inn on a monthly basis, 4201–4202
If municipalities lack the basic infrastructure to build the units, does Minister expect to get shovels in the ground on quality projects, 3913
Is $6 million going to pay the operating costs for the Comfort Inn, 5058
Is government negotiating the possibility of an extension to the contract beyond 3 years or purchasing the facility outright, 4932
Is hotel about providing a place for people to live and to temporarily call home, or is it about institutionalizing them, 4889
Is Minister saying he believes that the people living in tents during some of the harshest weather are simply protesting, 4209–4210
Is people feeling isolated and forgotten what the Minister means by a human rights-based approach to housing, 4846
To what neighbourhood, underpass, bridge, abandoned building or open space does Minister plan to relocate the tenters, 4373
What assurances can Minister give to people in the region that facility is secure, 4934
What does Minister think housing as a human right means in practical terms for people forced to live in tent encampments, bouncing around in shelters, people on moderate incomes, seniors and others, 3519
What does the Minister say to those who don't have a safe roof over their heads tonight, 4999
What is government's plan to replace the 32 units on Crestview Avenue and reduce the housing shortage in the Corner Brook area, 3790
What is Minister try to do by moving people to the airport inn, 4845
What is now the total expected cost for hotel at Airport Road over the course of the next three years, 4932
What is stopping Minister from constructing affordable housing for people on low, moderate, or fixed incomes on the former Grace Hospital site, 4741
What issues are preventing full capacity at the hotel, 4998
What is the plan to house the individuals living at Tent City, 4209
What measures will government take to prevent incidents like the tent fire at the Colonial Building from happening in the future, 4116
What will be the full capacity of the hotel at Airport Road, and when will capacity be reached, 4930–4932
What will province be doing for the homeless who do not meet the restrictive terms of admission to the Airport Road hotel, and where will they be housed, 4934
What will the monthly restaurant tab be at Airport Inn, 4202
When does government hope to achieve having 100 people staying at the hotel, 4932
When will hotel be targeted for full occupancy, 5060
When will hotel housing open, 4246–4247
When will housing shelter building in Gander be opened, 4479
When will Minister start offering keys so that those on the wait-list will have a place to call home, 3912
When will people move into the hotel, 4244
Where and how long were security guards trained, 4936
Where is the magic well of health care professionals that Minister plans to staff the Comfort Inn, 4253
Why did government continue to rely on costly for-profit emergency shelters instead of building more community-based, non-market housing, 4740
Why doesn't Minister offer individuals at Tent City rooms at the hotel, 4209
Why is government dragging its heels on resources for the housing shelter in Gander, 4477
Why is Minister announcing projects that cannot get off the ground, 3912–3913
Will facility be accepting people from across the province and if so, will their costs be covered, 4932
Will housing promises for Labrador West get priority in this year's budget or were they just hollow commitments, 3454
Will Minister admit that government's failure to take a human rights-based approach to housing has forced people to live in tents or shelters and failed those unable to find an affordable place in which to live, 4373
Will Minister admit that his key goal is to clear out Tent City before the start of the tourism season, 4210
Will Minister admit that his plan is failing, 4114
Will Minister now admit there was never a concise plan when government signed a $21-million deal with their Liberal friends, 4056–4057
Will Minister of Housing enshrine housing as a human right in provincial legislation, 3519
Will Minister table the report from quarterly inspections for each shelter and the criteria used by staff to inspect them, 4740
Will Premier finally declare housing a human right here in Newfoundland and Labrador, 3862
Will Premier provide House with how they arrived at the budget for Comfort Inn and provide the details of the $6 million, 5058
Will the Comfort Inn be a place for recovering users to seek shelter away from drugs, 4290
Would Minister provide protocols, policies and actions that his department uses to ensure the safety of residents in emergency shelters, 4574

Persons with disabilities

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

Transportation and Infrastructure

Breakwater

Can Minister update the people of Trepassey on when the breakwater will be repaired, 5996

Highways/roads

Can Minister hire engineering experts so more near misses or accidents don't occur in area of Grand Falls-Windsor, 5994
Can Minister make a commitment to resurface Route 60 in Harbour Main in next year's road plan, 5757
Can Minister provide assurances to people of Harbour Main and the province that highway depots will be ready and fully equipped for the upcoming winter season, 5758
Is Minister putting people's safety at risk for political reasons, 5377
What specifically has been done and assessed to address the Grand Falls-Windsor divided highway safety, 7088–7089
When will residents be able to drive on the divided highway between Bishop's Falls and Grand Falls-Windsor, 5758
Why is one lane of the Red Harbour West River bridge closed to weight restrictions, when the bridge can handle 21 jersey dividers, 5758
Why is the report on the prefeasibility study for the road to the North Coast communities in Northern Labrador taking so long, 5995
Will Minister let us know when the prefeasibility study for the road to the North Coast communities in Northern Labrador report will be made public, 5995
Will Minister provide assurances that regular maintenance like ditching, brush cutting and culvert replacement will be addressed immediately in the District of Harbour Main, 5757

Procurement strategies

Does the minister intend to award the RFP for an aircraft to the sole bidder, an American company, 7032

Persons with disabilities

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

Petitions

Transportation and Infrastructure

Breakwater

Urging government to complete the necessary repairs to the breakwater on the lower coast in Trepassey

response, 5543

Bridges

Urging government to immediately begin the process of replacing Canning Bridge in Marystown

response, 5544–5545

Highways/roads

Urging government to address brush cutting for Route 410, 413 and 419

response, 6000

Urging government to commit to significant upgrades to Route 392 that would include paving and shoulder reconstruction to improve the safety for these residents and the travelling public, including tourists

response, 5641

Urging government to ensure the paving of River Loop Crescent, so residents, schoolchildren and visitors have safe passage and peace of mind while travelling that roadway

response, 5640

Urging government to find a more permanent solution to Route 60 through Topsail and install curb and gutter to areas affected by erosion

response, 5764

Urging government to formulate a maintenance plan to deal with the road maintenance issues throughout the District of Placentia West - Bellevue

response, 6001

Urging government to immediately take the necessary steps to repair and repave roads in the District of Harbour Main to ensure the safety of the driving public who use them on a regular basis

response, 5235

Road access

Urging government to adjust its regulations within certain rural communities to allow property development by granting road access to said properties

response, 5542

Snow clearing

Urging government to explore every option to have plow reinstated in King's Cove

response, 5763

Resolution, Government

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, 6375–6378, 6379, 6459–6463

Resolution, Private Member's

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

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

Debate, 7442–7445

Speech from the Throne

Select Committee Appointment (Address in Reply)

Debate, 5423–5427

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

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

Debate, 7442–7445

Breakwater

Can Minister update the people of Trepassey on when the breakwater will be repaired, 5996
Urging government to complete the necessary repairs to the breakwater on the lower coast in Trepassey, 5543

Bridges

Urging government to immediately begin the process of replacing Canning Bridge in Marystown, 5544–5545

Highways/roads

Can Minister hire engineering experts so more near misses or accidents don't occur in area of Grand Falls-Windsor, 5994
Can Minister make a commitment to resurface Route 60 in Harbour Main in next year's road plan, 5757
Can Minister provide assurances to people of Harbour Main and the province that highway depots will be ready and fully equipped for the upcoming winter season, 5758
Completion of Team Gushue Highway will improve safety and access, 5263
Is Minister putting people's safety at risk for political reasons, 5377
Urging government to address brush cutting for Route 410, 413 and 419, 6000
Urging government to commit to significant upgrades to Route 392 that would include paving and shoulder reconstruction to improve the safety for these residents and the travelling public, including tourists, 5641
Urging government to ensure the paving of River Loop Crescent, so residents, schoolchildren and visitors have safe passage and peace of mind while travelling that roadway, 5640
Urging government to find a more permanent solution to Route 60 through Topsail and install curb and gutter to areas affected by erosion, 5764
Urging government to formulate a maintenance plan to deal with the road maintenance issues throughout the District of Placentia West - Bellevue, 6001
Urging government to immediately take the necessary steps to repair and repave roads in the District of Harbour Main to ensure the safety of the driving public who use them on a regular basis, 5235
What specifically has been done and assessed to address the Grand Falls-Windsor divided highway safety, 7088–7089
When will residents be able to drive on the divided highway between Bishop's Falls and Grand Falls-Windsor, 5758
Why is one lane of the Red Harbour West River bridge closed to weight restrictions, when the bridge can handle 21 jersey dividers, 5758
Why is the report on the prefeasibility study for the road to the North Coast communities in Northern Labrador taking so long, 5995
Will Minister let us know when the prefeasibility study for the road to the North Coast communities in Northern Labrador report will be made public, 5995
Will Minister provide assurances that regular maintenance like ditching, brush cutting and culvert replacement will be addressed immediately in the District of Harbour Main, 5757

Procurement strategies

Does the minister intend to award the RFP for an aircraft to the sole bidder, an American company, 7032

Road access

Urging government to adjust its regulations within certain rural communities to allow property development by granting road access to said properties, 5542

Snow clearing

Urging government to explore every option to have plow reinstated in King's Cove, 5763

Tributes

Hiscock, Mark, 7210

Volunteers

National Volunteer Week

Recogntion of, 3905

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