NL House of Assembly - Hansard Subject Index, 50th General Assembly, 2nd Session, 2022

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Does Minister support inclusive education in our school system or not

Evans, L., 2758
Howell, K., 2758

Why did Minister and her department officials decline a recent interview on the curriculum

Evans, L., 2758
Howell, K., 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

Evans, L., 2758–2759
Howell, K., 2759

Absenteeism

Comments in Budget 2024 debate

Dinn, P., 4184–4185

Assessments

Are counselors using vision screening charts yet another example of failing to resource our schools or our health system and downloading yet another

Dinn, J., 4057
Howell, K., 4057–4057

How is it acceptable for parents to be told there is at least a 2½-year wait to see a developmental pediatrician

Haggie, J., 6846–6847
Petten, B., 6845, 6846, 6847

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

Dinn, J., 3917
Howell, K., 3917

What human resources will Minister put in place to ensure that the pediatric unit can clear up the backlog in a timely manner and get our children the help they need

Dinn, J., 3917
Osborne, T., 3918

When can we expect to see the wait time and backlog for developmental assessments and services for children to be eliminated

Dinn, J., 6852
Haggie, J., 6852

Will parents who pay for private assessments be reimbursed

Haggie, J., 6848
Petten, B., 6848

Budget 2024

Comments in debate

Pardy, C., 4187–4191
Wall, J., 4163–4166

Is there anything in the multiple government reports worth actioning

Dinn, P., 4004–4005
Howell, K., 4005

Budget 2025

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

Davis, B., 7430
Dinn, P., 7430

Minister highlighting continued investment in K-12 system by government

Dinn, J., 7168
Dinn, P., 7168
Howell, K., 7167–7168

Child care

Clarification of comments

Haggie, J., 1246–1247

Comments in Budget Speech 2023

Coady, S., 1375
Dinn, P., 1725
Parrott, L., 1646–1647

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3834

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6957

Comments on

O'Driscoll, L., 1709–1710

Concerns in District of Mount Pearl-Southlands

Lane, P., 2314–2315

Did Premier get a commitment from the Prime Minister to increase the number of staffed child care spaces in this province

Osborne, T., 1190
Petten, B., 1190

Does Minister agree with colleague from Mount Scio that it is almost impossible to find child care

Osborne, T., 1191–1192
Petten, B., 1191

Does Minister feel that rollout of the new wage grid plan is going very well

Osborne, T., 1191
Petten, B., 1191

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

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2289
Haggie, J., 2289

Does Minister still think his plan is working very well

Haggie, J., 1556–1557
Petten, B., 1556

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

Haggie, J., 1556
Petten, B., 1556

How many childhood educators are being trained in Newfoundland and Labrador today

Haggie, J., 1095–1096
Petten, B., 1095

Is Minister going to wait for another human rights complaint before he orders an appropriate accommodation for these families

Haggie, J., 1597–1598
Petten, B., 1597

Is Minister saying that segregation, not inclusion, is the way forward on $10-a-day child care

Haggie, J., 1596
Petten, B., 1596

Is Minister's solution to the child care crisis to insult operators and pay staff less

Haggie, J., 1240
Petten, B., 1240

Minister highlights actions to increase access to affordable child care

Brown, J., 2979
Dinn, J., 6912
Dinn, P., 6911–6912
Howell, K., 2977–2978, 6911–6912
Petten, B., 2978

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

Dinn, J., 4477
Dinn, P., 4477
Howell, K., 4476–4477

Some individuals charging much higher than norm

Lane, P., 1782

Urging government to develop a strategy in the short term that will allow daycares to employ child care workers that are either retirees, former teachers or other support workers that have the credentials to be grandfathered in and assist with the current shortage of early childhood care workers

Dinn, P., 1606–1607

Urging government to immediately address the lack of regulated child care facilities in the Bonavista area by including a child care operation in one of our health care facilities to ensure our health care professionals and physicians will not be missing work as a result of the inability to find child care

Pardy, C., 252–253, 2299–2300

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

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 198, 1250–1251, 2014–2015, 2087–2088, 2297–2298, 4745–4746
Dinn, P., 4744–4745
Haggie, J., 2297, 2298
Howell, K., 4746
Petten, B., 2296–2297

Was Minister misinformed or did he misinform the House

Haggie, J., 1239
Petten, B., 1238–1239

What does Minister suggest parents in rural Newfoundland and Labrador are supposed to do about child care

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2290
Haggie, J., 2290

What has changed, given that government is requiring each operator to provide audited financial statement

Haggie, J., 1557
Petten, B., 1557

What has government done to address the unique challenge of shift workers who often work 12-hour days

Osborne, T., 2289
Petten, B., 2289

What is government doing to remove barriers for our health care workers and parents who wish to return to work

Haggie, J., 1097
Petten, B., 1097

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

Furey, A., 1595
Petten, B., 1595

What is Minister doing to reverse the injustice to ensure parents of children with autism can avail of early childhood education

Haggie, J., 1595–1596
Petten, B., 1595

What is Premier going to do to clean up the mess, given that payday is tomorrow

Brazil, D., 1554–1555
Haggie, J., 1555

What is the benefit of $10-a-day child care if you can't access it

Haggie, J., 2288–2289
Petten, B., 2288

What is the point of $10-a-day child care if there are no spaces for children in Labrador West

Howell, K., 3728
Parrott, L., 3728

What message does issue send to newcomers and parents of children with exceptionalities

Haggie, J., 1597
Petten, B., 1597

What's the hang-up, if government has had the wage grid report since October

Osborne, T., 1190
Petten, B., 1190

When will we see enough staff to meet the demand for child care in our province

Petten, B., 1189–1190

Where are the 6,000 spaces that government was going to create

Haggie, J., 1095
Petten, B., 1095

Why are staff still waiting for the recruitment and retention incentive while operators are not being consulted

Haggie, J., 1096
Petten, B., 1096

Why does Minister continue to ignore private daycare workers

Dinn, P., 5065
Howell, K., 5065

Why does Minister think it fair that Newfoundland daycare operators are going to be paid a lower rate than home-based centres

Haggie, J., 1555
Petten, B., 1555

Why do we continue to hear about arbitrary changes to the rules and payment schedules

Dinn, P., 5065
Howell, K., 5065

Why has government failed 86 per cent of the families in this province who are desperately looking for child care

Haggie, J., 2288
Petten, B., 2288

Why is after-school care an afterthought for this government

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2290
Haggie, J., 2290

Why is colleague continuing to blame operators for his failures

Osborne, T., 1191
Petten, B., 1190–1191

Why is Minister blaming child care operators in this province for his failures

Haggie, J., 1239
Petten, B., 1239

Why is Minister refusing to meet with private operators' association to discuss the issue

Dinn, P., 5065
Howell, K., 5066

Why is Premier ignoring 70 per cent of the provincial child care industry

Brazil, D., 1554
Haggie, J., 1554

Why is this Minister and government in denial about the child care crisis

Osborne, T., 1192
Petten, B., 1192

Will Minister admit to the House and the province that we have a child care crisis in the province

Osborne, T., 1193
Petten, B., 1193

Will Minister convene an urgent meeting with the operators' association and apologize

Haggie, J., 1239–1240
Petten, B., 1239

Will Minister make the necessary changes to the policy to ensure children with autism are not left behind

Haggie, J., 1596–1597
Petten, B., 1596

Will Minister stand and apologize to the operators he insulted last week

Haggie, J., 1238
Hogan, J., 1237–1238
Petten, B., 1237, 1238

Will Premier and government admit that today's announcement with the Prime Minister was smoke and mirrors and without a single child care space created

Osborne, T., 1193
Petten, B., 1192

Class sizes

Are we going to wait another seven years or is the current system working very well

Haggie, J., 305
Petten, B., 304–305

Comments on

Dinn, J., 1637–1638, 1640

Urging government to take immediate action to prioritize the issue of class sizes, recognize the adverse impact of large class sizes on quality education and allocate the necessary resources for an improved educational environment for students and teachers alike

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2445–2446

When can we expect to see action on changes in class sizes

Haggie, J., 304
Petten, B., 304

When will Premier table a plan to implement recommendations for class caps

Haggie, J., 305
Petten, B., 305

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

Dinn, J., 3918
Howell, K., 3918–3919

College of the North Atlantic (CNA)

Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges 2024—Top 10

Davis, B., 7565–7566
Dinn, J., 7566
Dinn, P., 7566

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6958

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

Dinn, J., 4563
Dinn, P., 4563
Howell, K., 4562–4563

Computer-based testing

New model to be introduced

Coady, S., 1376

Curriculum

Minister highlights curriculum resource additions to commemorate Confederation 75

Dinn, J., 5219–5220
Dinn, P., 5219
Howell, K., 5219

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

Dinn, J., 1464–1465
Haggie, J., 1465

Given that government chose to spend almost $700,000 on law firm to fight the Churchill family, is Premier responsible for education in Newfoundland and Labrador

Brazil, D., 2480
Furey, A., 2480

How can Premier defend decision to spend almost $700,000 to fight Carter Churchill's right to an education

Brazil, D., 2435–2436
Furey, A., 2436

Urging government to fully extend the financial support of our youth with cochlear implants while they attend post-secondary schooling and consider a degree of financial support for those with implants

Pardy, C., 2496–2497

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

Dinn, J., 908–909

Who is going to be held accountable for treatment of Churchill family

Brazil, D., 2436
Furey, A., 2436

Why haven't gaps been addressed and what does Minister plan to do to rectify them

Dinn, J., 1465
Haggie, J., 1465

Why haven't services improved for deaf people, especially seniors

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5636
Pike, P., 5636

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

Dinn, J., 2011
Haggie, J., 2011

Will Minister commit to helping more people obtain training and certification as ASL interpreters

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5636
Pike, P., 5636

Will Minister commit to immediately putting more supports in place like ASL interpreters to help seniors live full lives with dignity

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5636–5637
Pike, P., 5636–5637

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

Dinn, J., 1465
Haggie, J., 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

Brazil, D., 1395
Haggie, J., 1395

Will Premier now do the right thing and apologize to the Churchill family, compensate them for full legal costs and appoint them to the steering committee for deaf and hard of hearing children

Brazil, D., 2003
Furey, A., 2003

Would Premier stand and apologize to the Churchill family for the ordeal they had to endure

Brazil, D., 1394
Haggie, J., 1394–1395

Debt Reduction Grant Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6958–6959

Early childhood education

Government advances work on early childhood education

Dinn, J., 463
Haggie, J., 462–463
Petten, B., 463

Need for more early childhood educators

Lane, P., 1781

Early Childhood Educators Week

Recognition of

Davis, B., 7612–7613
Dinn, J., 7613
Dinn, P., 7613

Education Accord

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3834

Educational psychologists

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

Dinn, J., 6906
Howell, K., 6906

Emergency teachers

Are children falling behind because of unqualified teachers

Howell, K., 4732
Wakeham, T., 4732

How is it possible that government was unaware of the increase in unqualified and untrained individuals in the classroom

Howell, K., 4732
Wakeham, T., 4731–4732

How is it that teacher credentials have gone back 75 years

Howell, K., 4731
Wakeham, T., 4731

Is there any correlation between grade 9 students failing to meet performance standards and what grade levels the unqualified and untrained teachers taught

Howell, K., 4732–4733
Wakeham, T., 4732

Why are we allowing untrained and unqualified people to teach our children

Howell, K., 4730–4731
Wakeham, T., 4730

Why is Premier only now hearing the alarm that the Teachers' Association has sounded for years

Furey, A., 4731
Wakeham, T., 4731

Why was Premier unaware of this important issue

Furey, A., 4730
Wakeham, T., 4730

Will Premier commit to getting to the bottom of the poor results and take appropriate action

Furey, A., 4733
Wakeham, T., 4733

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

Dinn, J., 5276
Howell, K., 5276

Why isn't Minister listening to the needs of teachers

Dinn, J., 5274
Howell, K., 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

Dinn, J., 5275
Howell, K., 5275

Fees

Administrators have been educated on policies

Howell, K., 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

Brown, J., 5537
Howell, K., 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

Dinn, J., 5702–5703
Howell, K., 5149
Joyce, E., 5111–5112, 5148–5149, 5277–5278, 5419
Lane, P., 5115, 5150–5151

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

Dinn, P., 5701–5702

Instructional Resource Teacher

Comments on need in Labrador West

Brown, J., 1817

What has Minister done to help students who are falling behind

Dinn, P., 3253
Howell, K., 3253

Why are students left to wait for support

Dinn, P., 3253–3254
Howell, K., 3254

Why should a parent pay out of pocket because the approved and allocated resources are not available

Dinn, P., 3253
Howell, K., 3253

Integration

Considering the potential ramifications of amalgamation if not done correctly, is government putting the cart before the horse

Dinn, J., 2345
Haggie, J., 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

Dinn, J., 2345–2346
Haggie, J., 2346

Will Minister identify the educational outcomes that would benefit from amalgamation and how amalgamation would improve them

Dinn, J., 2347
Haggie, J., 2347

International students

Comments on Budget Speech 2023

Brazil, D., 1761

Korean delegates

Minister welcomes Korean delegates to discuss education opportunities

Dinn, J., 4930
Dinn, P., 4930
Howell, K., 4930–4930

Learning disabilities

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

Howell, K., 4938
Tibbs, C., 4937–4938

Learning Disabilities Association

Minister recognizes association's work on adult literacy

Dinn, J., 4878
Dinn, P., 4878
Howell, K., 4877–4878

Memorial University

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3835

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6958

Comments on tuition fees

Wakeham, T., 1661

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

Dinn, J., 741
Haggie, J., 741

Does government still have confidence in the president of Memorial University

Haggie, J., 1039, 1342
Petten, B., 1038, 1341–1342

Does Premier have full confidence in the leadership of the university

Haggie, J., 1039
Petten, B., 1039

Does Premier think it appropriate that students are required to bring their own paper for exams

Dinn, J., 5230
Howell, K., 5230

Does Premier understand that the instability at Memorial University is a chaotic situation of his government's own making and directly caused by its decision to cut funding

Dinn, J., 1692–1693
Furey, A., 1693

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

Evans, L., 4530
Osborne, T., 4529
Petten, B., 4529–4530

How does Premier justify balancing his government's provincial budget on the backs of our students

Dinn, J., 1693
Furey, A., 1693

If no one saw a problem in the past few years, what makes Minister believe that now they'll be champions of change

Furey, A., 2983
Petten, B., 2983

If Premier and Minister are so concerned about the plight of our students, why couldn't they attend the Memorial University Student Union's meeting

Osborne, T., 1736
Petten, B., 1736

Infrastructure fee increase for students

Wakeham, T., 1661

Is government going to turn away before they admit their mistake in cuts to funding

Osborne, T., 1737–1738
Petten, B., 1737

Is Minister concerned about the high level of turnover at Memorial University

Haggie, J., 1342
Petten, B., 1342

Is Minister worried that international students who can't find housing or a family doctor will turn away from Memorial University

Osborne, T., 1738
Petten, B., 1738

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

Davis, B., 7629
Dinn, J., 7628–7629

What is Minister going to do to address the out-of-control spending

Howell, K., 2751
Petten, B., 2751

What is Minister going to do to change the culture of entitlement at the university

Howell, K., 2982
Petten, B., 2982

What is Minister's plan to deal with Auditor General's recommendations on a go-forward basis

Howell, K., 2750–2751
Petten, B., 2750

What is one specific action that Minister is going to take regarding alcohol and gifts being billed to taxpayers

Hogan, J., 2751
Howell, K., 2751–2752, 2752–2753
Petten, B., 2751

When is Minister going to start representing students versus defending the elite at the university

Howell, K., 2825
Petten, B., 2825

When is Minister or Premier going to take action to protect the students and clean house

Howell, K., 2983–2984
Petten, B., 2983

When will recommendations of the Auditor General be implemented

Furey, A., 2750
Wakeham, T., 2750

Why are food banks on Memorial campus overwhelmed while expenditures are out of control

Howell, K., 2822
Wakeham, T., 2822

Why are students being forced to pay for the failure of government to reign in spending

Howell, K., 2823
Petten, B., 2823

Why are students still suffering while everyone else at the university is living high on the hog

Howell, K., 2824
Petten, B., 2824

Why does government force students to pay for the administrative bloat at the university

Howell, K., 2825–2826
Petten, B., 2825

Why does Minister think the same executive team at the university is able to change

Howell, K., 2982–2983
Petten, B., 2982

Why does Premier blame the university for tuition doubling when the Liberal government has been making cuts ever since they came to office

Furey, A., 1685
Petten, B., 1685

Why have government ignored university's spending, while slashing the operating grant and increasing tuition

Hogan, J., 2752
Petten, B., 2752

Why is Minister refusing to condemn the behaviour of spending on chocolates, liquor, limousines and oil changes

Howell, K., 2823–2824
Petten, B., 2823

Why is Premier so eager to slash the university's budget and jack up tuition before the Auditor General reviewed the university

Haggie, J., 1686
Petten, B., 1686

Will government support and invest in post-secondary students, freeze tuition and expand the needs-based grants

Dinn, J., 740
Haggie, J., 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

Brown, J., 1693–1694
Haggie, J., 1694

Will Premier admit that the massive decline in student enrollment is due to the Liberal government tuition increase

Haggie, J., 1686–1687
Petten, B., 1686

Will Premier admit the chaos at the university has occurred on his watch

Furey, A., 1685–1686
Petten, B., 1685

Will Premier freeze tuition costs until expenditures are brought under control at Memorial University

Howell, K., 2823
Wakeham, T., 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

Dinn, J., 5229–5230
Howell, K., 5230

Would Minister admit that the Liberal government made a mistake with the $68 million cut

Osborne, T., 1737
Petten, B., 1737

Minister

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

Brown, J., 1809
Haggie, J., 1809

Persons with disabilities

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

Dwyer, J., 848–849

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

Dinn, J., 2011
Haggie, J., 2011–2012

Petitions

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

Dinn, J., 1607, 1699–1700, 1747, 2089–2090, 2157–2158

Planning

How much is rebranding going to cost

Dinn, P., 3106
Howell, K., 3106

How much savings have been found by the integration of the English School District

Dinn, P., 3106
Howell, K., 3106

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

Dinn, J., 1968–1969
Haggie, J., 1969

When is Minister going to stop making excuses, creating reports, and take action

Dinn, P., 4005
Howell, K., 4005

Where is the long-term vision and political will for education

Haggie, J., 1802
Petten, B., 1802

Will any savings be achieved through rebranding

Howell, K., 3106

Poverty reduction plan

Can Minister give an overview of the actions for education that are in the poverty reduction plan

Howell, K., 3398–3399
Pardy, C., 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

Howell, K., 3399
Pardy, C., 3399

Premier's Award for Teaching Innovation

Nominations open for

Dinn, J., 2284
Haggie, J., 2283
Petten, B., 2283–2284

Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Comments on

Pardy, C., 4189–4190

Public libraries

Acknowledging commitment of library staff and volunteer board members

Wall, J., 6778–6779

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3835

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6959

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

Dinn, J., 2732–2733

Research Inspired Student Enrichment Awards (RISE Awards)

2024—Recognizing 20 of province's young leaders

Brown, J., 4200–4201
Howell, K., 4199–4200
Parrott, L., 4200

2025—celebrating award winners

Dinn, J., 7081
Parsons, A., 7080
Wall, J., 7080–7081

School buses

1.6 kilometre policy comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3835

Can government update House on investigation and will any report be released publicly

Brazil, D., 2481
Haggie, J., 2481

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

Dinn, P., 7574–7575
Loveless, E., 7575

Had the school bus with the broken axle passed inspection

Stoodley, S., 1560
Tibbs, C., 1560

Has bus which had catastrophic mechanical failure been seized as part of investigation

Stoodley, S., 1240
Tibbs, C., 1240

Has Minister ordered a complete inspection of contracted busing in the province after recent incident

Stoodley, S., 1241
Tibbs, C., 1241

Is forcing children to walk to St. Andrew's Elementary school, often without sidewalks, how we welcome newcomers to the province

Haggie, J., 1461
Petten, B., 1461

Is Minister jeopardizing student safety due to school bus inspections not being done

O'Driscoll, L., 3252
Stoodley, S., 3252

Is Minister waiting to lose another human rights complaint before taking action

Haggie, J., 1461–1462
Petten, B., 1461

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

Dinn, P., 1467

Were all school bus inspections completed before the school year started

O'Driscoll, L., 3401
Stoodley, S., 3401

What has department done since accident to ensure that this does not happen again in the near future

Stoodley, S., 1242
Tibbs, C., 1241–1242

When was the last time that Dept. of Digital Government and Service NL inspected the bus in question, and will she table that report

Stoodley, S., 1241
Tibbs, C., 1241

When will reports be online so parents can view them

Stoodley, S., 1560
Tibbs, C., 1560

When will these inspections be available online

Stoodley, S., 2009–2010
Tibbs, C., 2009

Why is Minister failing school bus safety

O'Driscoll, L., 3252
Stoodley, S., 3252–3253

Why is Minister refusing to help newcomers who do not have transportation to St. Andrew's Elementary School

Haggie, J., 1460–1461
Petten, B., 1460

Why is Minister telling parents to check online when the latest information is not available

Stoodley, S., 1559–1560
Tibbs, C., 1559

Schools

Can Minister table the enrollment projections in the House for the three schools and the document on which she based her decisions

Dinn, P., 4540
Howell, K., 4540

Can Minister table the proposed operational plan for the Grade 9 students

Dinn, P., 4207, 4208
Howell, K., 4208

Can the Minister tell this House when the high school for Paradise will open

Davis, B., 7527
Dinn, P., 7527

Children need action on Frank Roberts Junior School

Howell, K., 4883–4884
Petten, B., 4883

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6973

Did Minister actually look at the feedback that was received on the school reconfiguration

Dinn, P., 4540
Howell, K., 4540

Given that a new building to alleviate overcrowding is years away, what is Minister's plan in the meantime

Dinn, P., 3786
Howell, K., 3786–3787

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

Hogan, J., 2146
Petten, B., 2145–2146

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

Haggie, J., 2436–2437
Petten, B., 2436

Has any testing been done on the air purifiers that have been installed in schools, and where can parents access those reports

Howell, K., 4884
Petten, B., 4884

Has the government conducted any air quality testing to ensure the safety of students and staff

Dinn, P., 7526
Stoodley, S., 7526

Has the Minister opened an investigation into conditions at Frank Roberts Junior High School

Haggie, J., 2235–2236
Petten, B., 2235

If Minister is so secure in his beliefs, could he come to the town hall

Haggie, J., 2437
Petten, B., 2437

If the Minister can't respond to an urgent health and safety issue, what level of confidence can you give that any response will be forthcoming in a timely manner

Davis, B., 7574
Dinn, P., 7574

Is disruption late in the school year what families and school communities can expect as a result of integration

Dinn, J., 4059
Howell, K., 4059

Is Minister expecting Member to believe that department only recently became aware of the influx of newcomers to Prince of Wales Collegiate, Larkhall, St. Andrew's and Leary's Brook

Byrne, G., 4057–4059
Dinn, J., 4057

Urging government to advocate for the return to in-person education for the students of Nain High School

Evans, L., 590–591, 657–658, 1878

Urging government to make immediate improvements to Frank Roberts Junior High School while planning for a new school

Petten, B., 2349–2350, 2491–2492

Urging government to reclassify French immersion at Stephenville Primary School from an optional program to a core program

Wakeham, T., 2350–2351

Urging government to see need for a high school in Paradise and plan a course of action

Abbott, J., 5070
Dinn, P., 199, 854–855, 1197–1198, 1700–1701, 2536–2537, 5069–5070

What about overcrowding, lack of a cafeteria, and mice and rats running wild at Frank Roberts Junior High School

Haggie, J., 2339–2340
Petten, B., 2339

What action is being taken to ensure a new high school in Paradise

Dinn, P., 2525
Howell, K., 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

Dinn, P., 3785
Howell, K., 3785–3786

What is the timeline for the high school in Paradise to actually open

Dinn, P., 3452
Howell, K., 3452–3453

What measures are in place now to ensure all schools are ready in advance of next year

Davis, B., 7574
Dinn, P., 7574

What measures will the Minister implement to prevent far-right protesters from placing the safety of students and teachers at risk

Dinn, J., 6793
Howell, K., 6794

What will be done next year, what measures will be taken to ensure these key roles and postings are filled well in advance of the school starting

Davis, B., 7575
Dinn, P., 7575

When is Minister going to have a plan for disruptions to schools

Dinn, P., 3786
Howell, K., 3786

When will much-needed high school for Paradise be constructed

Dinn, P., 2081–2082
Haggie, J., 2082

When will Paradise families have a high school constructed in their community

Dinn, P., 2524
Howell, K., 2524–2525

When will parents and students at Frank Roberts Junior High School finally get the new school they deserve

Howell, K., 4882–4883
Petten, B., 4882

When will parents and students finally see a detailed plan

Dinn, P., 3787
Howell, K., 3787

When will the government come clean with the residents on the progress of Kenmount Terrace school and the date of full completion

Dinn, P., 7526
Loveless, E., 7526

Where does Frank Roberts Junior School rank on the priority list

Howell, K., 4884
Petten, B., 4884

Who is actually benefiting from the reconfiguration plan

Dinn, P., 4206–4207
Howell, K., 4207

Why are children being forced to go to school in conditions such as at Frank Roberts Junior High School

Haggie, J., 2235
Petten, B., 2235

Why are there two different voices regarding Frank Roberts Junior High School and which is correct

Haggie, J., 2339
Petten, B., 2339

Why does it take over a year for critical maintenance issues to be addressed in our schools across this province

Brown, J., 5538
Howell, K., 5538

Why does Minister refuse to table the information about the new school for Portugal Cove-St. Phillips

Dinn, J., 2294
Haggie, J., 2295

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

Dinn, P., 4206
Howell, K., 4206

Why hasn't anything been done about the deplorable conditions at Frank Roberts Junior High School

Coady, S., 2145
Haggie, J., 2145, 2147
Petten, B., 2145, 2147

Why isn't new school announced in budget

Haggie, J., 2147–2148
Petten, B., 2147

Why not order an independent review of Frank Roberts Junior High School

Haggie, J., 2438
Petten, B., 2437–2438

Why was Frank Roberts Junior High School not included in this year's budget

Howell, K., 4883
Petten, B., 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

Dinn, J., 4057
Howell, K., 4057

Will high school in Paradise accommodate all of the high school students in Paradise

Dinn, P., 3453
Howell, K., 3453

Will Minister come to the town hall before the school bell rings

Haggie, J., 2482–2483
Petten, B., 2482

Will Minister commit to a full, independent, structural and environmental assessment of Frank Roberts Junior High School

Haggie, J., 2338
Petten, B., 2338

Will Minister commit to an independent investigation and public report into concerns regarding Frank Roberts Junior High School

Haggie, J., 2339
Petten, B., 2338

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

Furey, A., 2483
Petten, B., 2483

Will Minister join Member at a public town hall to hear concerns from parents about Frank Roberts Junior High School

Haggie, J., 2482
Petten, B., 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

Dinn, J., 2295
Haggie, J., 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

Dinn, J., 2294
Haggie, J., 2294

Will Minister table the reports, data or magic eight ball he is using to make infrastructure decisions

Dinn, J., 2444
Haggie, J., 2444

Will parents see an updated school safety plan for Prince of Wales Collegiate before the end of the school year

Dinn, P., 4207
Howell, K., 4207

Will Premier get his facts straight about Member's correspondence concerning Frank Roberts Junior High School

Haggie, J., 2483–2484
Petten, B., 2483

Will the Kenmount Terrace school open as promised for September 2026

Dinn, P., 7525
Stoodley, S., 7525

Will there be an allocation in this coming budget for a high school in Paradise

Dinn, P., 2525
Howell, K., 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

Dinn, P., 4539
Howell, K., 4539–4540

School safety

Comments in Budget 2024 debate

Dinn, P., 4184
Wall, J., 4163, 4164

Does Minister feel that the Safe & Caring Schools policy is doing enough to address the root causes of violence in our schools

Haggie, J., 1038
Petten, B., 1038

Does Premier stand by his Safe and Caring Schools policy, given that children are said to be taking weapons to school to protect themselves

Howell, K., 5987–5988
Wakeham, T., 5987

In light of the recent attack outside Morris Academy, has Premier ordered a school safety audit

Howell, K., 5988
Wakeham, T., 5988

Is Minister listening to the alarm bells from the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association on classroom violence

Dinn, P., 4004
Howell, K., 4004

Is Minister waiting for a landmark arbitration decision in this province before she takes seriously the issue of classroom violence

Dinn, J., 5539
Howell, K., 5539

Is there anything in place to stop violent attacks

Howell, K., 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

Dinn, J., 5538
Howell, K., 5538–5539

Since the amalgamation of the school boards, can the Minister point to a single security improvement to make our schools safer

Davis, B., 7429–7430
Dinn, P., 7429

What has the government done in light of this latest violent incident at a school

Davis, B., 7428
Dinn, P., 7428

What long-term measures are being taken to protect children in our schools

Haggie, J., 1037
Petten, B., 1037

What specific action has the Minister taken since the student was arrested at McDonald Drive Junior High with a weapon

Dinn, P., 6606
Howell, K., 6606

What urgency has the government placed on dealing with the increasing violence in schools

Dinn, P., 6607
Howell, K., 6607

When is Minister going to take action on the increasing violence in classrooms

Dinn, P., 4004
Howell, K., 4004

Why can NLHS be proactive while this government are paralyzed with inaction when it comes to our school system

Davis, B., 7429
Dinn, P., 7429

Sexual assault

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

Evans, L., 1466
Haggie, J., 1466

Student assistants

Can Minister update the House on efforts to get eight-year-old boy from Howley back in the classroom

Furey, A., 1961
Petten, B., 1961

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

Furey, A., 1962, 1963–1964
Hogan, J., 1963
Petten, B., 1962, 1963

Is Premier aware of the student assistant challenges

Haggie, J., 1961–1962
Petten, B., 1961

Why is government failing Marystown family without an assistant to accompany child to school on the bus

Dwyer, J., 898
Haggie, J., 898

Why is government failing people with exceptionalities that try to get an education

Dwyer, J., 898
Haggie, J., 898

Student Financial Services Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2023

Coady, S., 1377

Substitute teachers

Are we going to have to wait seven years for a resolution

Haggie, J., 241
Petten, B., 241–242

Does Premier believe that the new practice is the best practice

Haggie, J., 189
Petten, B., 189

Is Premier going to let this mess drag on for another seven years

Haggie, J., 303
Petten, B., 303

What consultations were held for the new system

Haggie, J., 188–189
Petten, B., 188

Why does Premier take Minister seriously when he says the system is working well

Haggie, J., 304
Petten, B., 303–304

Why is Premier allowing his Minister to dismiss concerns raised by parents about the SmartFind program

Haggie, J., 240
Petten, B., 240

Sustainable education

Can Premier clarify what exactly he means by sustainable education opportunities for children

Dinn, J., 1837
Haggie, J., 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

Dinn, J., 1873–1874
Haggie, J., 1874

Teachers

After stinging indictment of his leadership, how is Minister going to repair the relationship with the province's teachers

Haggie, J., 1801
Petten, B., 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

Brown, J., 1808
Haggie, J., 1808

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6957–6958

Comments on fractional units

Wall, J., 1642

Comments on hiring by seniority

Pardy, C., 4191

Comments on historical salary of

Pardy, C., 4187

Does Minister feel that the human resource crisis in our schools is contributing to the problem of violence in our schools

Haggie, J., 1038
Petten, B., 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

Evans, L., 521
Haggie, J., 521

How could department allow shortage of teachers to grow to such a crisis in five short years

Dinn, J., 5000
Howell, K., 5000

Is it acceptable to download the problem of teacher recruitment onto students who had a teacher at the start of the year

Evans, L., 521
Haggie, J., 521–522

Is payroll mess related to the integration of the school district into the department

Haggie, J., 303–303
Petten, B., 302

Recommends doing away with fractional units

Dinn, J., 1638–1639

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

Brown, J., 1811–1812, 1879–1880, 1972–1973
Haggie, J., 1812

What is plan for teachers who are having problems getting paid

Haggie, J., 302
Petten, B., 302

What message does Minister have for the parents, teachers and students of Labrador West regarding the recruitment and retention of teachers

Brown, J., 2295
Haggie, J., 2295

What steps is government taking to improve teacher recruitment and retention before there is a crisis

Dinn, J., 249–250
Haggie, J., 250

When will government finally realize that educational professionals with front-line experience have the solutions to issues like classroom size, resourcing in the classroom and the support of educators

Dinn, J., 4941
Howell, K., 4941–4942

Why doesn't Minister take action to address teacher shortages in Labrador West

Haggie, J., 1801
Petten, B., 1801

Why has government ignored all of the warning signs, and the alarms raised by the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association

Dinn, P., 4641
Howell, K., 4641–4643

Will government ensure that all fractional teaching units are converted to full-time positions in order to recruit and retain teachers and maximize the learning environment for our students

Dinn, J., 1807
Furey, A., 1807–1808

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

Dinn, J., 5000–5001
Howell, K., 5001

Will Minister admit there is a problem and address the teaching staffing shortages in Labrador West

Dinn, J., 1741
Osborne, T., 1741

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

Evans, L., 1808
Haggie, J., 1808–1809

Will Minister finally admit that her failure to address the teacher crisis has led to an explosion of unqualified, untrained people in our classrooms

Dinn, P., 4641
Howell, K., 4641

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

Brown, J., 1874
Haggie, J., 1874

Will Minister return in-class teaching for Grade 12 students in Nain, a real step towards reconciliation

Evans, L., 588
Haggie, J., 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

Brown, J., 2010
Haggie, J., 2010–2011