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

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BAIE VERTE - GREEN BAY (DISTRICT)

Clubs/organizations

Baie Verte Peninsula Chamber of Commerce—Celebration of golden anniversary

Paddock, L., 5525

Green Bay Chamber of Commerce—Acknowledging renewed leadership and energized focus

Parrott, L., 5983

Education

Congratulating the graduating classes of District of Baie Verte - Green Bay

Warr, B., 2428

Guests, introduction

Paddock, Lin—Member-Elect

Speaker, 5049

Municipalities

Baie Verte Mining Conference, 34th annual—Highlighting event

Warr, B., 2281

Sports/recreation

Hockey—Brave Cats—U11 Springdale Braves join with U11 Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts to win female A division hockey provincials

Warr, B., 1547

BAINE HARBOUR

Fire department

Need for new service vehicle

Dwyer, J., 1676

BALANCED BUDGET ACT (BILL 4)

Notice of motion

Crocker, S., 26

First reading, 53

BARROW AFC. See Immigration, Population Growth and Skills
BASIC INCOME

Comments on

Dinn, J., 20
Lane, P., 1654

Renewing call to establish All-Party Committee concerning

Dinn, J., 20–21

When is the All-Party Committee on Basic Income set to meet again and will government commit to tabling a report on the guaranteed basic income that they're discussing

Brown, J., 3333
Pike, P., 3333

BAULINE

Clubs/organizations

Bauline Community Committee—Congratulating volunteers for their contributions

Wall, J., 4630

BAY BULLS

Awards, miscellaneous

Melvin, Belle—Royal Canadian Legion provincial representative to take part in pilgrimage of the Trail of the Caribou

O'Driscoll, L., 2333

Clubs/organizations

Jake Puddister Memorial Foundation—Jacob's Garden of Hope

O'Driscoll, L., 6530

Miscellaneous

Maddox family—Congratulations on their game show win on Family Feud

O'Driscoll, L., 641

Sports/recreation

Soccer—Hamlyn, Jim—Recognizing contribution to soccer in Bay Bulls area

O'Driscoll, L., 459

BAY DU NORD. See Industry, Energy and Technology
BAY ROBERTS

Arts

Madrock Theatre Troupe—Congratulating group on its accomplishments

Parsons, P., 4834

Guests, introduction

Madrock Theatre Troupe

Speaker, 4831

BILLS (TITLES ONLY)

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (Amdt.) (Bill 45)
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 2015 (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 56)
Alternate Witnessing of Documents Amendment Act (Bill 23)
Animal Health and Protection Act (Amdt.) (Bill 65)
Aquaculture Act, 2023 (Bill 17)
Architects Act, 2008 (Amdt.) (Bill 29)
Arts Council Act (Amdt.) (Bill 98)
Atlantic Provinces Harness Racing Commission Repeal Act (Bill 44)
Balanced Budget Act (Bill 4)
Buildings Accessibility Act (Amdt.) (Bill 52)
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Newfoundland and Labrador Act (Amdt.) (Bill 90)
Change of Name Act, 2009 (Amdt.) (Bill 50)
Colonial Building Act Repeal Act (Bill 57)
Confederation 75th Anniversary Recognition Act (Bill 67)
Consumer Protection and Business Practices Act (Amdt.) (Bill 13)
Correctional Services Act (Amdt.) (Bill 71)
Credit Union Act, 2009 (Amdt.) (Bill 8)
Credit Union Act, 2009 (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 78)
Crop Insurance Act (Amdt.) (Bill 76)
Economic Diversification and Growth Enterprises Repeal Act (Bill 70)
Electrical Power Control Act, 1994 (Amdt.) and Public Utilities Act (Amdt.) (Bill 34)
Elimination of the Financial Services Appeal Board Act (Bill 96)
Embalmers and Funeral Directors Act, 2008 (Amdt.) (Bill 51)
Engineers and Geoscientists Act, 2008 (Amdt.) (Bill 92)
Essential Ambulance Services Act (Bill 24)
Fair Registration Practices Act (Bill 15)
Family Relief Act (Amdt.) (Bill 91)
Family Violence Protection Act (Amdt.) (Bill 97)
Farm Products Corporation Repeal Act (Bill 42)
Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act (Amdt.) (Bill 19)
Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 104)
Fishing Industry Collective Bargaining Act (Amdt.) No. 3 (Bill 111)
Future Fund Act (Bill 5)
Health Research Ethics Act (Bill 64)
Highway Traffic Act (Amdt.) (Bill 9)
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)
Highway Traffic Act (Amdt.) and Provincial Offences Act (Amdt.) (Bill 79)
House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act (Amdt.) (Bill 60)
House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 103)
Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act (Bill 114)
Hydro Corporation Act, 2024 (Bill 33)
Income Tax Act, 2000 (Amdt.) (Bill 35)
Insurance Companies Act (Amdt.) (Bill 47)
Interim Supply Act, 2023 (Bill 21)
Interim Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 63)
Interim Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 105)
King's Counsel Act (Bill 53)
King's Printer Act (Bill 49)
Labour Standards Act (Amdt.) (Bill 82)
Labour Standards Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 101)
Lands Act (Amdt.) (Bill 40)
Lands Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 68)
Law Enforcement Identity Management Act (Bill 94)
Law Enforcement Oversight Commission Act (Bill 102)
Limitations Act (Amdt.) (Bill 74)
Liquor Control Act (Amdt.) and Liquor Corporation Act (Amdt.) (Bill 62)
Loan Act, 2023 (Bill 37)
Loan Act, 2024 (Bill 73)
Loan Act, 2025 (Bill 110)
Loan and Guarantee Act, 1957, The (Amdt.) (Bill 28)
Management of Information Act (Amdt.) and House of Assembly Accountability, Integrity and Administration Act (Amdt.) (Bill 22)
Medical Act, 2011 (Amdt.) and Psychologists Act, 2005 (Amdt.) (Bill 80)
Medical Act, 2011 (Amdt.) (Bill 1)
Medical Act, 2011 (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 83)
Memorial University Act (Amdt.) (Bill 39)
Memorial University Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 69)
Mineral Act (Amdt.) (Bill 59)
Mortgage Brokerages and Brokers Act (Bill 30)
Municipal Financing Corporation Repeal Act (Bill 88)
Nurses Act (Bill 87)
Occupational Health and Safety Act (Amdt.) (Bill 41)
Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (Amdt.) (Bill 86)
Patient Safety Act (Amdt.) (Bill 31)
Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Act (Bill 3)
Pension Benefits Act, 1997 (Amdt.) (Bill 61)
Pharmaceutical Services Act (Amdt.) (Bill 32)
Pharmacy Act, 2024 (Bill 66)
Proceedings Against the Crown Act (Amdt.) (Bill 81)
Provincial Health Authority Act (Bill 20)
Provincial Health Authority Act (Amdt.) and Fatalities Investigations Act (Amdt.) (Bill 85)
Provincial Health Authority Act (Amdt.) (Bill 109)
Public Safety Act (Amdt.) (Bill 95)
Quarry Resources Act (Bill 58)
Real Estate Trading Act, 2019 (Amdt.) (Bill 14)
Registered Nurses Act, 2008 (Amdt.) (Bill 84)
Renewable Energy Act (Bill 113)
Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) and Income Tax Act, 2000 (Amdt.) (Bill 38)
Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) (Bill 6)
Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 16)
Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 3 (Bill 27)
Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 4 (Bill 36)
Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 5 (Bill 89)
Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 6 (Bill 100)
Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 7 (Bill 106)
Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 8 (Bill 108)
Revenue Administration Act (Amdt.) No. 9 (Bill 112)
Schools Act, 1997 (Amdt.) (Bill 7)
Schools Act, 1997 (Amdt.) No. 2 (Bill 43)
Supplementary Supply Act, 2022-2023 (Bill 2)
Supplementary Supply Act, 2022-2023 No. 2 (Bill 25)
Supply Act, 2023 (Bill 26)
Supply Act, 2024 (Bill 72)
Supply Act, 2025 (Bill 107)
Tourist Accommodations Act (Amdt.) (Bill 75)
Towns and Local Service Districts Act (Bill 54)
United Church of Canada Act, The (Amdt.) (Bill 99)
Urban and Rural Planning Act, 2000 (Amdt.) and City of St. John's Municipal Taxation Act (Amdt.) (Bill 93)
Vital Statistics Act, 2009 (Amdt.) (Bill 77)
Water Resources Act (Amdt.) (Bill 46)
Wild Life Act (Amdt.) (Bill 10)
Winding Up of Judgment Recovery (Nfld.) Ltd. Act (Bill 11)
Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act (Amdt.) (Bill 12)
Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act, 2022 (Bill 18)
Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act, 2022 (Amdt.) (Bill 48)

BISHOP'S FALLS

Arts

Morgan, Kyle—recognizing entertainment career and wishing continued success

Forsey, P., 7418

Birthdays/anniversaries

Reid, Mrs. Clara—98th birthday

Forsey, P., 1727

Clubs/organizations

Lions Club

40th anniversary of annual Lions Winter Carnival

Forsey, P., 3653–3654

Rideout, Harold—Melvin Jones Award

Forsey, P., 6678–6679

Sheppard, Bob—55 years of service

Forsey, P., 1030

Miscellaneous

Porter, Tracey—recognizing unwavering support and dedication to expectant mothers

Forsey, P., 6529–6530

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

Forsey, P., 5131

Sports/recreation

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

Forsey, P., 2931

Tributes

Faulkner, Alex—acknowledging life and career of NHL hockey player

Loveless, E., 6978–6979

Saunders, Barry "Sock"

Loveless, E., 2519

BLACKHEAD

Arts

Blackhead One-Room School and Church Museum—Highlighting recent events

Korab, J., 5526

BLAKETOWN

Education

Congratulating the graduating class of Crescent Collegiate

Dwyer, J., 2332

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

Hogan, J., 2242
Lane, P., 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

Hogan, J., 2241–2242
Lane, P., 2241

BLUE DOOR PROGRAM. See Women and Gender Equality
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PUBLIC UTILITIES

2022-2023 Annual Report on Automobile Insurance—Tabled

Stoodley, S., 2155

2023-2024 Annual Report on Automobile Insurance—Tabled

Stoodley, S., 4645

2024-2025 Annual Report on Automobile Insurance—Tabled

Stoodley, S., 7344

BOAT HARBOUR

Volunteers

Walters, Jay—Savings and fundraising for fire department

Dwyer, J., 727–728

BOIL ADVISORIES. See Environment and Climate Change
BONAVISTA (DISTRICT)

Awards, miscellaneous

Cross of Valour—Sceviour, Martin and Harold Miller

Pardy, C., 4561–4562

Clubs/organizations

Lions Club—47th Charter Night—Port Rexton & Area

Pardy, C., 4833

Lions Club—Invaluable contribution in serving community needs

Pardy, C., 3653

Sports/recreation

Hockey—Royal Newfoundland Regiment Memorial High School Hockey Tournament—Celebrating the female Discovery Collegiate team

Pardy, C., 4103

Volunteers

Clench, Mark—Acknowledging humanitarian efforts in supporting youth and their mental health

Pardy, C., 2816–2817

Miller, Nancy—Celebrating service to her community and her school

Pardy, C., 29

Volunteer Fire Department—50th anniversary—King's Cove and Area

Pardy, C., 5983–5984

BONAVISTA (TOWN)

Clubs/organizations

Christ Anglican Church—Celebratory event with reconciliation and healing purpose

Pardy, C., 3319

Military

Abbott, Cyril—Celebrating long service to his province and country

Pardy, C., 4874–4875

Miscellaneous

Mouland, Sandra—Act of kindness towards tourists and visitors

Pardy, C., 237

Tremblett, Joanne—Celebrating perseverance, strength and courage in cancer journey

Pardy, C., 180

Municipalities

Acknowledging residents of Bonavista and area who initiated a rally line in support of health care in the region

Pardy, C., 1182

Butler, Reg—Commending commitment and service to community

Pardy, C., 3849

BORROWING. See Finance
BOSTON SEAFOOD EXPO. See Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture
BOTWOOD

Arts

Botwood Mural Arts Society—12th anniversary

Forsey, P., 355

Awards, miscellaneous

Botwood Fire Department—2023 Change Makers Award

Forsey, P., 2332–2333

Business/entrepreneurship

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

Forsey, P., 833

Clubs/organizations

Jubilee Pentecostal Temple Community Cafe—Acknowledging service of

Forsey, P., 3903–3904

Kinsmen Club

50th anniversary

Forsey, P., 3441–3442

Parsons, Harry—Awarded Life Member of Kin Canada

Forsey, P., 6779–6780

Miscellaneous

Foss, Claire—Acknowledging community work and academic achievements

Forsey, P., 5358–5359

BRANCH

Tributes

Nash, Edward "Googie"

Gambin-Walsh, S., 1860

BREAKWATER. See Transportation and Infrastructure
BRIDGES. See Transportation and Infrastructure
BROADBAND. See Industry, Energy and Technology
BUDGET

Can you tell the people of the province why you're continuing to underestimate the deficit

Coady, S., 7334
Wakeham, T., 7334

Document referring to 2016 budget and cuts to health care—Tabled

Wakeham, T., 3334

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

Hogan, J., 1970

Moved

Hogan, J., 2016

Carried, 2017

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

Hogan, J., 4162

Moved

Hogan, J., 4237(1)

Carried, 4237(1)

Estimates debate (2025)

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

Notice of motion

Dempster, L., 7325–7326

Moved

Dempster, L., 7347

Carried, 7347

Fact sheet—Budget 2023—Tabled

Coady, S., 1563

Has the expected revenue of $520 million related to the tobacco settlement been included in this year's budget

Coady, S., 7332
Wakeham, T., 7332

How can the people of the province trust this budget and trust this government

Coady, S., 7333–7334
Wakeham, T., 7333

If the government were still deliberating on how to account for their tobacco settlement revenue, then what would be the deficit for this fiscal year

Coady, S., 7426
Paddock, L., 7425

If the tobacco settlement revenue is not included, what would be the deficit for this fiscal year

Coady, S., 7426
Paddock, L., 7426

If you did not book this revenue that you may get sometime in the future, would the actual deficit in this year's budget be well over $800 million

Coady, S., 7335
Wakeham, T., 7335

Is it acceptable to book revenue you will not receive in this fiscal year in order to underestimate the deficit in an election year

Hogan, J., 7336–7337
Paddock, L., 7336

Is Premier going to give the $35 million that's budgeted in the budget back to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador

Brazil, D., 1867
Coady, S., 1867

This year's budget includes $520 million in revenue from the tobacco settlement, how much of that will actually be received this fiscal year

Coady, S., 7426
Paddock, L., 7426

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

Notice of motion

Lane, P., 4118

Moved

Lane, P., 4216–4218

Debate

Trimper, P., 4218–4220

Amendment

Moved

Trimper, P., 4220

Ruled in order

Speaker, 4220

Debate

Coady, S., 4227–4229
Joyce, E., 4229–4230, 4231–4233
Lane, P., 4235–4237
Parrott, L., 4220–4222
Petten, B., 4224–4227
Reid, S., 4222–4224
Trimper, P., 4220–4221

Carried, 4237

Carried, 4237

When will the Minister table a budget for this fiscal year

Coady, S., 6912
Wakeham, T., 6912

Why are we telling the people of the province that it's $372 million

Coady, S., 7335
Wakeham, T., 7334

Why did it take a Liberal leadership change to change your mind on the vaccines for shingles and will you provide full coverage in this budget

Coady, S., 7213
Wakeham, T., 7212–7213

Why didn't the Minister consult this province's Auditor General before tabling the budget

Coady, S., 7335–7336
Paddock, L., 7335

Why does budget leave seniors in poverty

Coady, S., 1557, 1558
Pardy, C., 1557

Why is the word "poverty" not used in the entire budget speech if it is supposed to be a priority

Coady, S., 1463–1464
Pardy, C., 1463, 1464

Why is this province the only one to fully book the entire revenue of the tobacco settlement in one fiscal year

Coady, S., 7332–7333
Wakeham, T., 7333

Why Opposition is not voting for the budget

Brazil, D., 1398–1399
Coady, S., 1399
Furey, A., 1399–1400

Why wasn't the AG consulted before putting money down, given the numerous recommendations the AG has made about the accounting system

Brown, J., 7341
Coady, S., 7341

Will the Premier be amending the budget to reflect the new Cabinet structure

Hogan, J., 7212
Wakeham, T., 7212

Without this revenue, what would the deficit have been

Coady, S., 7333
Wakeham, T., 7333

BUDGET 2023

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Notice of motion

Coady, S., 1046

Moved

Coady, S., 1366

Address

Coady, S., 1366–1386

Debate

Brazil, D., 1412–1450
Brown, J., 1494–1498
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1859(11)–1859(14)
Dinn, J., 1472–1477
Dinn, P., 1859(1)–1859(4)
Evans, L., 1859(14)–1859(17)
Forsey, P., 1481–1485
Gambin-Walsh, S., 2328
Joyce, E., 1504–1508
Lane, P., 1485–1490
O'Driscoll, L., 1859(5)–1859(10)
Pardy, C., 1477–1481
Parrott, L., 1498–1504
Petten, B., 1515–1520
Tibbs, C., 1508–1513
Wakeham, T., 1490–1494

Non-confidence motion

Moved

Petten, B., 1520

Ruled in order

Speaker, 1521

Debate

Bragg, D., 1793(19)
Brazil, D., 1782–1793
Brown, J., 1814–1819
Coady, S., 1537–1540
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1623–1627
Dinn, J., 1793(11)–1793(16)
Dinn, P., 1585–1588
Dwyer, J., 1613–1618
Evans, L., 1793(25)–1793(29)
Forsey, P., 1793(7)–1793(11)
Joyce, E., 1793(1)–1793(7)
Lane, P., 1778–1782
Loveless, E., 1819–1823
O'Driscoll, L., 1540–1546
Pardy, C., 1793(16)–1793(19)
Parrott, L., 1793(20)–1793(25)
Petten, B., 1521–1537
Tibbs, C., 1618–1623
Wakeham, T., 1610–1613
Wall, J., 1793(29)–1793(33), 1882–1887

Sub-amendment

Moved

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1626–1627

Ruled in order

Speaker, 1627

Debate

Abbott, J., 1677–1678, 1703–1706
Brazil, D., 1755–1772
Brown, J., 1712–1716
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1627–1631
Dinn, P., 1722–1726
Dwyer, J., 1672–1677
Evans, L., 1656–1660
Forsey, P., 1631–1636
Joyce, E., 1668–1672
Lane, P., 1652–1656
O'Driscoll, L., 1706–1712
Pardy, C., 1664–1668
Parrott, L., 1646–1652
Parsons, A., 1772–1777
Petten, B., 1749–1755
Tibbs, C., 1717–1722
Wakeham, T., 1660–1664
Wall, J., 1640–1645

Division—Defeated, 1777–1778

Division—Defeated, 1823–1824

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Referral of Heads of Expenditure

Moved

Hogan, J., 1387

Carried, 1387

Concurrence motion

Coady, S., 1920–1923
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1908–1912
Dempster, L., 1903–1908
Dinn, P., 2134–2137
Evans, L., 1916–1920
Hogan, J., 2132–2134
Joyce, E., 2126–2129
Loveless, E., 1912–1916
O'Driscoll, L., 1897–1903
Pardy, C., 2129–2132
Tibbs, C., 1892–1901

Carried, 2137

Resource Committee

Referral of Heads of Expenditure

Moved

Hogan, J., 1387

Carried, 1387

Concurrence motion

Brown, J., 2137(44)–2137(46)
Davis, B., 2137(35)–2137(39)
Dinn, P., 2137(52)–2137(53)
Forsey, P., 2137(39)–2137(41)
O'Driscoll, L., 2137(46)–2137(49)
Pardy, C., 2137(32)–2137(34)
Parrott, L., 2137(49)–2137(52)
Wakeham, T., 2137(41)–2137(44)

Carried, 2137(53)

Social Services Committee

Referral of Heads of Expenditure

Moved

Hogan, J., 1387

Carried, 1387

Concurrence motion

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2137(16)–2137(20)
Dinn, J., 2137(20)–2137(24)
Dinn, P., 2137(4)–2137(7)
Dwyer, J., 2137(24)–2137(27)
Howell, K., 2137(7)–2137(11)
Joyce, E., 2137(27)–2137(30)
Lane, P., 2137(30)–2137(32)
Petten, B., 2137(11)–2137(16)
Trimper, P., 2137(1)–2137(4)

Carried, 2137(32)

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy

Brown, J., 2029
Hogan, J., 2027–2028, 2029
Tibbs, C., 2027, 2028, 2029

Cabinet Secretariat

Brazil, D., 2022–2023, 2025–2026
Coady, S., 2022, 2023–2024, 2026

Communications and Public Engagement

Brazil, D., 2030–2032, 2033
Coady, S., 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033

Financial Administration

Brazil, D., 2033
Coady, S., 2033–2034

Government House

Brazil, D., 2018–2019, 2020–2021
Coady, S., 2018, 2020, 2021

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2034, 2035–2036, 2040, 2041, 2042
Dempster, L., 2034–2035, 2036–2041, 2042, 2043, 2044
Evans, L., 2037, 2038, 2039, 2042–2044
Parsons, P., 2042

Intergovernmental Affairs

Brazil, D., 2059–2060, 2061, 2062–2063, 2064, 2065–2067, 2068
Coady, S., 2060–2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Brown, J., 2099
Hogan, J., 2102
Stoodley, S., 2093–2095, 2096, 2097, 2098, 2099–2100, 2101, 2102
Tibbs, C., 2093, 2095, 2096, 2097, 2098, 2100, 2101

Premier's Office

Brazil, D., 2021, 2022, 2024, 2026, 2027
Brown, J., 2025
Coady, S., 2021–2022, 2025, 2026–2027

Treasury Board Secretariat

Brazil, D., 2068
Brown, J., 2107, 2108
Coady, S., 2068, 2102–2103, 2104–2105, 2106–2107, 2108–2109, 2108–2112, 2113, 2114–2115, 2116–2117, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2121–2124, 2125
Lane, P., 2115–2116, 2117, 2118, 2119–2121, 2122, 2123, 2124
Pardy, C., 2104, 2105, 2106, 2108, 2109, 2110, 2111, 2112, 2113, 2114, 2115

Women and Gender Equality

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2051–2052, 2053, 2054, 2057, 2058–2059
Evans, L., 2048, 2049, 2050–2051, 2056
Parsons, P., 2045, 2046–2047, 2048–2050, 2051, 2052–2056, 2057, 2058, 2059

Heads of Expenditure

Carried, 2125

Legislature

Heads of Expenditure

Carried, 2017

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Division—Carried, 2418

BUDGET 2024

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Notice of motion

Coady, S., 3791

Moved

Coady, S., 3824

Address

Coady, S., 3824–3844

Debate

Brown, J., 3961–3966
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3931–3935
Dempster, L., 4546–4552
Dinn, J., 3935–3940
Dinn, P., 4276–4280
Dwyer, J., 3940–3945
Evans, L., 4258–4263
Forsey, P., 3945–3949
Haggie, J., 4273–4276
Joyce, E., 3927–3931
Lane, P., 3897–3901
Loveless, E., 4263–4267
O'Driscoll, L., 3949–3955
Pardy, C., 3923–3926
Parrott, L., 4267–4272
Petten, B., 3967–3972
Tibbs, C., 3891–3897
Wakeham, T., 3869–3891
Wall, J., 3957–3961

Non-confidence motion

Moved

Petten, B., 3972–3988

Ruled in order

Speaker, 3972

Debate

Brown, J., 4029–4035
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4079–4082
Dempster, L., 3988–3991
Dinn, J., 4083–4087
Dinn, P., 4013–4017
Dwyer, J., 4017–4021
Evans, L., 4022–4026
Forsey, P., 4075–4079
Joyce, E., 4064–4070
Lane, P., 4237(10)–4237(15)
O'Driscoll, L., 4237(15)–4237(21)
Pardy, C., 4026–4029
Parrott, L., 4119–4124
Tibbs, C., 4035–4041
Wakeham, T., 4087–4101
Wall, J., 4070–4075

Sub-amendment

Moved

Parrott, L., 4124–4125

Ruled in order

Speaker, 4125

Debate

Brown, J., 4157–4162
Byrne, G., 4131–4133
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4237(6)–4237(10)
Dinn, J., 4237(2)–4237(6)
Dinn, P., 4183–4187
Dwyer, J., 4138–4142
Evans, L., 4143–4147
Forsey, P., 4179–4183
Joyce, E., 4133–4138
Lane, P., 4153–4156
O'Driscoll, L., 4147–4152
Pardy, C., 4187–4191
Parrott, L., 4125–4131
Petten, B., 4173–4179
Tibbs, C., 4191–4196
Wakeham, T., 4167–4173
Wall, J., 4163–4167

Defeated, 4237(10)

Defeated, 4237(21)

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved

Hogan, J., 3846

Division—Carried, 3847

Concurrence motion

Evans, L., 4352–4356
Joyce, E., 4343–4348
Lane, P., 4348–4352
O'Driscoll, L., 4341–4343

Carried, 4356

Resource Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved

Hogan, J., 3847

Division—Carried, 3847

Concurrence motion

Abbott, J., 4410–4415
Brown, J., 4420–4423
Byrne, G., 4418–4420
Crocker, S., 4402–4405
Davis, B., 4381–4386
Dwyer, J., 4405–4410
Forsey, P., 4377–4381
Pardy, C., 4386–4390
Parrott, L., 4396–4402
Parsons, A., 4390–4396
Tibbs, C., 4415–4418

Carried, 4423

Social Services Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved

Hogan, J., 3846

Division—Carried, 3847

Concurrence motion

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4334–4337
Dinn, J., 4337–4341
Dinn, P., 4307
Hutton, F., 4319–4324
Joyce, E., 4324–4329
Lane, P., 4315–4319
Pardy, C., 4307–4310
Pike, P., 4310–4314
Trimper, P., 4329–4334

Carried, 4341

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy

Dinn, J., 4237(28)
Hogan, J., 4237(27), 4237(28)
Parrott, L., 4237(27)–4237(28)
Subhead—Carried, 4237(28)

Communications and Public Engagement

Coady, S., 4237(28), 4237(29), 4237(30)–4237(31)
Dinn, J., 4237(31)
Parrott, L., 4237(28), 4237(29)–4237(30), 4237(31)
Subhead—Carried, 4237(31)

Financial Administration

Coady, S., 4237(32), 4237(33)
Dinn, J., 4237(32)
Parrott, L., 4237(32)
Subhead—Carried, 4237(33)

Government House

Coady, S., 4237(22), 4237(23)
Dinn, J., 4237(22), 4237(23)
Parrott, L., 4237(22)
Subhead—Carried, 4237(23)

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Crocker, S., 4237(35)
Dempster, L., 4237(35)–4237(36), 4237(37), 4237(38), 4237(39), 4237(40), 4237(41)
Evans, L., 4237(37), 4237(38), 4237(39)–4237(40), 4237(41)
Osborne, T., 4237(39), 4237(40)
Parrott, L., 4237(35), 4237(36), 4237(37)
Subhead—Carried, 4237(42)

Intergovernmental Affairs

Coady, S., 4237(33)–4237(34), 4237(35)
Parrott, L., 4237(33), 4237(34)–4237(35)
Subhead—Carried, 4237(35)

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Brown, J., 4237(63), 4237(64), 4237(65)
Stoodley, S., 4237(60), 4237(61)–4237(62), 4237(63), 4237(64)–4237(65), 4237(68)
Wall, J., 4237(60), 4237(61), 4237(62), 4237(63), 4237(65)–4237(66), 4237(67), 4237(68)
Subhead—Carried, 4237(69)

Office of the Executive Council

Coady, S., 4237(24)–4237(25), 4237(26)
Dinn, J., 4237(26)
Parrott, L., 4237(23)–4237(24), 4237(25)
Subhead—Carried, 4237(27)

Treasury Board Secretariat

Brown, J., 4237(58), 4237(59), 4237(60)
Coady, S., 4237(54)–4237(56), 4237(57), 4237(58), 4237(59), 4237(60)
Parrott, L., 4237(54), 4237(55), 4237(56), 4237(57)
Subhead—Carried, 4237(60)

Women and Gender Equality

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4237(42), 4237(43), 4237(44)–4237(45), 4237(49), 4237(50), 4237(51)
Evans, L., 4237(45), 4237(46)–4237(47), 4237(48), 4237(51), 4237(52), 4237(53)
Parsons, P., 4237(42)–4237(44), 4237(45), 4237(46), 4237(47), 4237(48)–4237(51), 4237(52), 4237(53)
Subhead—Carried, 4237(53)

Heads of expenditure

Carried, 4237(69)

Legislature

Heads of Expenditure

Carried, 4237(21)–4237(22)

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Division—Carried, 4552

BUDGET 2025

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Notice of motion

Coady, S., 6542

Moved

Coady, S., 6954

Address

Coady, S., 6954–6974

Debate

Brown, J., 7098–7104
Byrne, G., 7462(59)–7462(61)
Coady, S., 7462(61)–7462(65)
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7094–7098
Dinn, J., 7050–7055
Dinn, P., 7106–7110
Dwyer, J., 7046–7050
Evans, L., 7462(40)–7462(44)
Forsey, P., 7055–7058
Joyce, E., 7462(44)–7462(49)
Lane, P., 7062–7067
McKenna, J., 7058–7062
O'Driscoll, L., 7071–7076
Paddock, L., 6994–7020
Pardy, C., 7103–7106
Parrott, L., 7462(49)–7462(54)
Petten, B., 7110–7115
Tibbs, C., 7020–7025
Wakeham, T., 7462(54)–7462(59)
Wall, J., 7067–7071

Non-confidence motion

Moved

Petten, B., 7115

Ruled in order

Speaker, 7115

Debate

Brown, J., 7204–7206, 7462(14)–7462(17)
Coady, S., 7129–7132, 7134–7138
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7138–7142
Dinn, P., 7462(28)–7462(31)
Dwyer, J., 7189–7193
Evans, L., 7462(17)–7462(21)
Forsey, P., 7186–7189
Joyce, E., 7160–7164
Lane, P., 7193–7197
McKenna, J., 7197–7201
O'Driscoll, L., 7462(21)–7462(28)
Paddock, L., 7462(36)–7462(39)
Pardy, C., 7183–7186
Parrott, L., 7390(1)–7390(6)
Parsons, A., 7201–7204
Petten, B., 7115–7129
Tibbs, C., 7142–7147
Wakeham, T., 7148–7160
Wall, J., 7462(31)–7462(36)

Sub-amendment

Moved

Parrot, L., 7390(6)

Ruled in order

Speaker, 7390(6)

Debate

Brown, J., 7390(42)–7390(47)
Byrne, G., 7390(36)–7390(42)
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7408–7412
Dinn, P., 7405–7408
Dwyer, J., 7396–7400
Evans, L., 7390(26)–7390(30)
Forsey, P., 7391–7395
Hogan, J., 7390(12)–7390(16)
Joyce, E., 7390(21)–7390(26)
Lane, P., 7390(55)–7390(60)
Loveless, E., 7395
McKenna, J., 7390(51)–7390(55)
O'Driscoll, L., 7390(30)–7390(36)
Paddock, L., 7412–7415
Pardy, C., 7390(47)–7390(51)
Parrott, L., 7390(6)–7390(12)
Petten, B., 7462(1)–7462(7)
Stoodley, S., 7396
Tibbs, C., 7390(16)–7390(21)
Wakeham, T., 7462(7)–7462(14)
Wall, J., 7400–7405

Defeated, 7462(14)

Defeated, 7462(40)

Estimates

Government Services Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved

Dempster, L., 6976

Carried, 6976

Concurrence motion

Brown, J., 7311–7316
Davis, B., 7305–7308
Joyce, E., 7316–7321
Lane, P., 7321–7325
O'Driscoll, L., 7299–7305
Paddock, L., 7308–7311

Carried, 7325

Resource Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved

Dempster, L., 6976

Carried, 6976

Concurrence motion

Brown, J., 7265–7269
Byrne, G., 7227–7232
Crocker, S., 7245–7247
Dwyer, J., 7232–7236
Evans, L., 7261–7265
Forsey, P., 7257–7261
Loveless, E., 7237–7241
Pardy, C., 7241–7245
Parrott, L., 7247–7253
Stoodley, S., 7253–7257

Carried

Social Services Committee

Referral of heads of expenditure

Moved

Dempster, L., 6976

Carried, 6976

Concurrence motion

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7270–7274
Dinn, J., 7282–7286
Joyce, E., 7289–7294
Lane, P., 7294–7299
Parsons, P., 7278–7282
Pike, P., 7286–7289
Wall, J., 7274–7277

Carried

Supply Committee

Executive Council

Cabinet Secretariat

Coady, S., 7349, 7350, 7351, 7353–7354
Hutton, F., 7351, 7352
Loveless, E., 7352
Parrott, L., 7349, 7350, 7351, 7352, 7354
Subhead—Carried, 7372–7373

Communications and Public Engagement

Coady, S., 7354, 7355–7356, 7357
Parrott, L., 7355, 7356
Subhead—Carried, 7372–7373

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

Evans, L., 7362, 7363–7365, 7366, 7367
Reid, S., 7362–7363, 7364, 7365–7366
Subhead—Carried, 7372–7373

Intergovernmental Affairs

Coady, S., 7358, 7359–7361, 7362
Lane, P., 7359, 7360, 7361
Parrott, L., 7358, 7359
Subhead—Carried, 7372–7373

Office of the Chief Information Officer

Coady, S., 7389
O'Driscoll, L., 7378, 7379, 7380, 7381, 7382, 7383, 7384, 7385, 7387, 7388, 7389
Parrott, L., 7385, 7386–7387, 7388–7389
Stoodley, S., 7378, 7379–7484, 7385–7386, 7387–7388, 7389
Subhead—Carried, 7389

Treasury Board Secretariat

Brown, J., 7375–7376
Coady, S., 7373, 7374, 7375, 7376, 7377–7378
Paddock, L., 7373, 7374, 7375, 7376, 7377, 7378
Subhead—Carried, 7378

Women and Gender Equality

Brown, J., 7357
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7367, 7368–7369, 7370–7371, 7372
Davis, B., 7371
Gambin-Walsh, S., 7357, 7367, 7368, 7369–7370, 7371–7372
Parsons, P., 7369
Subhead—Carried, 7372–7373

Heads of expenditure

Carried, 7389

Legislature

Heads of Expenditure

Carried, 7348

Motion to approve budgetary policy

Division—Carried, 7462(65)

BUILDINGS ACCESSIBILITY ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 52)

Notice of motion

Stoodley, S., 2534

First reading, 2602
Second reading

Brown, J., 2964–2966
Dwyer, J., 2967–2969
Evans, L., 2958–2959
Forsey, P., 2959–2960
Joyce, E., 2966–2967
Lane, P., 2960–2963
Parrott, L., 2963–2964
Stoodley, S., 2952–2955, 2969
Tibbs, C., 2955–2958

Committee

Abbott, J., 3082–3084, 3091–3092
Brown, J., 3093
Evans, L., 3069–3072, 3087–3090, 3092
Joyce, E., 3067–3068, 3072–3073
Lane, P., 3063–3065, 3075–3076, 3077, 3087, 3090–3091
Parrott, L., 3073–3074
Stoodley, S., 3065–3067, 3069, 3072, 3073, 3074–3075, 3076–3077, 3078–3079, 3080–3082, 3084, 3085, 3086–3087, 3088, 3089, 3090, 3092
Wall, J., 3069, 3077–3078, 3079, 3080, 3081, 3082, 3084–3085, 3086
Amendment—Clause 5

Moved

Brown, J., 3093

Ruled not in order

Chair, 3093

Third reading, 3119
Royal Assent, 3420

BULL ARM FABRICATION SITE. See Industry, Energy and Technology
BURGEO - LA POILE (DISTRICT)

Birthdays/anniversaries

75th birthday—First child born after Confederation—Roberts, Joseph Cecil

Parsons, A., 4044–4045

BURGOYNE'S COVE

Tributes

Miller, Harold—celebrating courage and bravery in life-saving efforts

Pardy, C., 7028

BURIALS AND FUNERALS

After seven years and disgraceful treatment of human remains, why has nothing been done

Osborne, T., 3641
Petten, B., 3641

After ten months, why can't we offer people a proper burial

Hogan, J., 5269–5270
Petten, B., 5269

Are rates going to increase or are we going to leave them at $2,300 and leave them in the coolers

Petten, B., 3725
Pike, P., 3726

Can Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development provide update on his department's progress in addressing the problem of accumulating bodies at the Health Sciences Centre

Dinn, J., 4783
Pike, P., 4783

Can Minister provide an update on how many unclaimed bodies are currently in cold storage units

Osborne, T., 4840
Petten, B., 4840

Can Minister provide an update to the situation outside the Health Sciences Centre

Coady, S., 3859
Pardy, C., 3859

Did Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development make Minister of Health and Community Services aware of the situation when he found out

Osborne, T., 3662–3663
Petten, B., 3662

Did officials know what was going on and neglect to tell you

Osborne, T., 3641
Petten, B., 3641

Did the Dept. of Children, Seniors and Social Development know about the bodies in storage at the Health Sciences Centre

Pardy, C., 3643
Pike, P., 3643

Given the scathing report from the Chief Medical Examiner that identified space and infrastructure deficiencies, would the Minister like to correct his answer

Osborne, T., 3641
Petten, B., 3640–3641

Has government made any additional financial arrangements for families to secure proper burial for their loved ones

Petten, B., 4840
Pike, P., 4841

Has Minister not asked about the capacity of the morgue

Osborne, T., 3664–3665
Petten, B., 3664

Have extra resources been put forth to try to give people a proper, respectful burial

Petten, B., 4841
Pike, P., 4841

How can we trust government to fix the problem causing accumulation of bodies if we can't trust them to deliver on promise to deal with the dumpster issue

Dinn, J., 4783
Osborne, T., 4783

How did Minister not act on the rates paid to families

Coady, S., 3644
Pardy, C., 3644

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

Furey, A., 5268
Hogan, J., 5268, 5269
Petten, B., 5267–5268, 5269

How many unclaimed bodies are actually inside the morgue at the Health Sciences Centre

Osborne, T., 3663
Petten, B., 3663

How many unclaimed bodies are there across the province

Osborne, T., 3726
Petten, B., 3726

If Minister was aware of the issue, why has government failed to act

Dinn, J., 3645
Pike, P., 3645–3646

If the Minister knew about the body overflow situation, why wasn't it addressed before now

Coady, S., 3643
Pardy, C., 3643

Is it accurate to say that the outside containers are solely for unclaimed bodies

Osborne, T., 3664
Petten, B., 3664

Is Minister concerned about the situation, or is he going to pass it off to officials

Osborne, T., 3663–3664
Petten, B., 3663–3664

Is Minister going to provide people with a proper burial

Petten, B., 4842
Pike, P., 4842

Is the hospital morgue at capacity today

Osborne, T., 3663
Petten, B., 3663

Two months after issue was raised in the House of Assembly, will Minister provide an update

Pardy, C., 3859–3860
Pike, P., 3860

What additional funding can families expect to help their loved ones, and will it be indexed to the cost of living

Dinn, J., 3863
Pike, P., 3864

What allocation increase has been made in Budget 2024 to support next of kin and family members unable to afford funeral services for their loved ones and avoid overcrowding morgues

Coady, S., 3863
Dinn, J., 3863

What is Minister going to do with these unclaimed bodies

Osborne, T., 4842
Petten, B., 4842

What is Minister's plan for the bodies

Osborne, T., 3727
Petten, B., 3727

When do operational issues become Minister's issues

Dinn, J., 3731
Osborne, T., 3731

When Minister became aware of the operational issue on February 16, did he notify the Dept. of Health and Community Services

Pardy, C., 3665
Pike, P., 3665

When will Minister commit to giving bodies a decent burial

Petten, B., 3727
Pike, P., 3728

Who is overseeing our health care system, the Minister's department or the media

Osborne, T., 3640
Wakeham, T., 3639–3640

Who is responsible for the bodies

Osborne, T., 3726
Petten, B., 3726

Why did Minister become aware of containers full of bodies piling up in the parking lot of the Health Sciences Centre by a CBC report, if department officials were already aware

Osborne, T., 3662
Petten, B., 3662

Why didn't Minister take action if he knew that the situation was evolving at the Health Sciences Centre

Osborne, T., 3666
Pardy, C., 3665–3666

Why didn't the Minister consider the emotional and financial burden placed on families due to the lack of sufficient funeral assistance

Pardy, C., 3644
Pike, P., 3644

Why didn't the Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development notify the Dept. of Health and Community Services

Pardy, C., 3665
Pike, P., 3665

Why does the problem appear to be getting worse, and why is department failing to address the problem with funeral homes

Dinn, J., 4784
Osborne, T., 4784

Why is government nickel and diming families when they are at their most vulnerable, instead of making changes to help them

Dinn, J., 3607
Osborne, T., 3607–3608

Why is government refusing to help address barriers to proper burial and get whatever legislative requirements needed in place

Petten, B., 4843
Pike, P., 4843

Will Minister commit that these people will get a respectful burial as soon as possible

Petten, B., 3727
Pike, P., 3727

Will Minister commit to tying financial assistance to inflation, simplifying the application process and reviewing protocols

Dinn, J., 3646
Pike, P., 3646

Will Minister commit to working with families and funeral homes to pay for and carry out funeral arrangements quickly

Dinn, J., 3667
Pike, P., 3667–3668

Will Minister take action on the rates of assistance for funerals, given the increase in the cost of living

Petten, B., 3724, 3725
Pike, P., 3725

BURIN - GRAND BANK (DISTRICT)

Miscellaneous

Cake, Susan—Lifesaving actions by family support worker saved life of toddler

Pike, P., 641–642

Come Home Year—Acknowledging events

Pike, P., 29–30

BURLINGTON

Tributes

Kelly, George—Former mayor

Warr, B., 180–181

BUTLERVILLE

Arts

Lewis, Jacob—congratulations on winning the 2025 season of Canada's Got Talent

Parsons, P., 7419

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