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

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ILLEGAL DRUGS. See Justice and Public Safety
ILLEGAL DUMP SITES. See Environment and Climate Change
IMMIGRATION, POPULATION GROWTH AND SKILLS

Barrow AFC

Did website traffic actually go down relative to the week before the big game, showing how ineffective the jersey ads really were

Stoodley, S., 5459
Wakeham, T., 5459

Even after an $8-million dollar contact to m5 Advertising, how did government get it so wrong

Stoodley, S., 5459
Wakeham, T., 5458–5459

How many people have indicated that they immigrated into this province because they saw the province's name in little text

Parrott, L., 5537
Stoodley, S., 5537

What else is included in the m5 contract

Parrott, L., 5536
Stoodley, S., 5536

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

Furey, A., 5460
Stoodley, S., 5460
Wakeham, T., 5459, 5460

Why won't Minister make the m5 contract available

Byrne, G., 5536
Parrott, L., 5536
Stoodley, S., 5536–5537

Will Minister table the full m5 contract

Parrott, L., 5535
Stoodley, S., 5535

Heavy equipment technicians

What is being done to resolve the training bottleneck

Haggie, J., 98
Wall, J., 98

Why is government forcing more skilled professionals out of the province

Byrne, G., 98
Wall, J., 98

Immigration

2024 was record-breaking year for immigration

Dinn, J., 6910–6911
Parrott, L., 6910
Stoodley, S., 6909–6910

Aggressive targets set

Furey, A., 25

Comments on Budget Speech 2023

Brazil, D., 1764

Doubling immigration spaces to welcome more newcomers throughout province

Byrne, G., 1681–1682
Dinn, J., 1683
Wall, J., 1682–1683

Immigrants living in hotel rooms

Dinn, J., 18

Number of citizens from the United Kingdom who moved to Newfoundland and Labrador

Stoodley, S., 5999

Permanent Residency nominations increasing

Coady, S., 1377

Success of government initiatives

Lieutenant Governor, 7

Labour Market Transfer Agreements

Minister calls on federal government to reverse employment funding cuts

Byrne, G., 5055–5056
Dinn, J., 5056–5057
Pardy, C., 5056

Population Growth

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3826, 3838–3839

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6957, 6966

Fastest rate of population growth in 50 years

Coady, S., 1367

Minister highlights population growth and diversity

Brown, J., 2934
Byrne, G., 2933
Wall, J., 2934

Student Summer Employment Program

Has government talked to federal cousins to see why they are reducing jobs in our province this summer

Byrne, G., 2487
Wall, J., 2487

Why did government cut the student summer jobs budget

Byrne, G., 2487
Wall, J., 2487

Why is government turning their back on the students who rely on these programs, and why is Member getting $3,000 less for students this year

Byrne, G., 2488
Wall, J., 2488

Supporting inclusive employment opportunities

Dinn, J., 5527
Parrott, L., 5527
Stoodley, S., 5526

Ukraine

Does government have the political will to address housing and income levels with solid short and long-term plans

Byrne, G., 2490
Dinn, J., 2490

How many medical professionals from the Ukraine are now licensed to practice in our province

Byrne, G., 1690
Wall, J., 1690

How many Ukrainian newcomers are without child care

Haggie, J., 193
Wall, J., 193

How many Ukrainian newcomers currently have a family doctor

Byrne, G., 1691
Wall, J., 1691

How many Ukrainians are still living in hotel rooms and cannot find proper housing

Byrne, G., 193–194
Wall, J., 193

How many Ukrainians have found permanent housing and how many are currently living in hotels

Byrne, G., 1689–1690
Wall, J., 1689

Newfoundland and Labrador continues to support Ukraine

Brazil, D., 1091–1092
Dinn, J., 1092
Furey, A., 1091

Third airlift brings 177 Ukrainians to Province

Byrne, G., 184
Dinn, J., 185
Wall, J., 184–185

What is the current number living in temporary accommodations and how many have found permanent housing

Byrne, G., 1690
Wall, J., 1690

When will Minister live up to the promises made to individuals coming to our province

Byrne, G., 193
Wall, J., 193

Why did government not plan ahead and build public housing to help alleviate housing crisis for all residents, knowing that we had a growing shortage

Byrne, G., 2153–2154
Dinn, J., 2153

Why is government failing individuals just weeks after their arrival

Byrne, G., 192
Wall, J., 192

Will Minister concede an admission of failure to address the public housing crisis that was growing long before our newcomers arrived

Byrne, G., 2154
Dinn, J., 2154

Would Minister clarify what he meant by a fair rate, with regard to identifying employers who are prepared to hire on a full-time basis

Byrne, G., 2154–2154
Dinn, J., 2154

Working Opportunities Program

Minister highlights inaugural class of Working Opportunities Program

Brown, J., 5134
Parrott, L., 5133
Stoodley, S., 5133

INAUGURAL SPEECH. See House of Assembly—Maiden speech
INCOME SUPPORT. See Children, Seniors and Social Development
INCOME TAX. See Finance
INCOME TAX ACT, 2000 (AMDT.) (BILL 35)

Notice of motion

Coady, S., 1387

First reading, 4119
Second reading

Brown, J., 4494
Coady, S., 4491–4493, 4495
Lane, P., 4494–4495
Parrott, L., 4493–4494

Committee

Brown, J., 4681
Coady, S., 4679–4680, 4681–4682
Wakeham, T., 4679, 4680–4681

Third reading, 4790
Royal Assent, 5072–5073

INDEPENDENT CHURCHILL RIVER NEGOTIATION OVERSIGHT PANEL

Initial Quarterly Report - March 2025—Tabled

Parsons, A., 6992

INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND RECONCILIATION

Can government continue to justify cold, hungry, residential school survivors, our elders, and their descendants, post-apology

Abbott, J., 3402
Evans, L., 3402

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3837

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6965, 6966–6967

Comments on reconciliation in Estimates debate

Evans, L., 4355

Does Minister of Health agree with Minister of Transportation or is malnutrition a non-issue only when it comes to the District of Torngat Mountains

Evans, L., 2346–2347
Loveless, E., 2347

Government commitment to consultation and weekly meetings with leaders

Lieutenant Governor, 6

Housing needs

Evans, L., 1696, 1697

How can we accept that Premier's apology is sincere

Dempster, L., 3039
Evans, L., 3039

Impacts of bad housing

Evans, L., 1659

Importance placed on promoting and respecting Indigenous cultures

Brown, J., 6841
Evans, L., 6840–6841
Reid, S., 6840

Indigenous Violence Prevention Grants Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2023

Coady, S., 1377

Inequities and creating equity

Evans, L., 1658–1659

Inquiry into the Treatment, Experiences and Outcomes of Innu in the Child Protection System

Comments in Budget Speech 2023

Coady, S., 1379, 1384

Launch of

Lieutenant Governor, 7

Intergenerational trauma

Comments on

Evans, L., 1697, 4260

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

Brown, J., 5628
Evans, L., 5627–5628
Reid, S., 5627

Report on Child Welfare Services to Indigenous Children, Youth and Families 2020-21—Tabled

Abbott, J., 2296

Suicide

Comments on

Evans, L., 4260, 4261

What real action will Minister take to end socio-economic marginalization of our Indigenous communities in Northern Labrador

Evans, L., 195
Osborne, T., 195–196

Urging our leaders to ensure that residents of the Northern Labrador communities be given due consideration when the provincial government develops incentive programs such as the oil to electric rebate program and, in the past, residential rebate programs such as the Residential Construction Rebate Program

Evans, L., 2581–2582, 3116–3117, 4257–4258, 4375–4376, 5474–5475, 5852–5853

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

Evans, L., 3332
Howell, K., 3332

Why did government exclude elderly couple and others in district from the province-wide oil-to-electric rebate

Davis, B., 3332–3333
Evans, L., 3332

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

Furey, A., 3330
Parrott, L., 3330

Will Deputy Premier commit to address the ongoing intergenerational trauma caused by the legacy of residential schools and give our Elders, the survivors and their families the quality of life that they deserve

Dempster, L., 3110
Evans, L., 3110

Will Minister commit to reinstating the freight boat to the Northern Labrador communities and take real action towards ending and addressing the inequities faced by people in district

Evans, L., 1741
Loveless, E., 1742

Will Premier address the quality of life issues facing our residential school survivors

Dempster, L., 3040
Evans, L., 3039–3040

Will Premier commit to ensuring his Ministers stop turning a blind eye to the continued harm and address the real causes of Indigenous economic and social marginalization

Evans, L., 4543
Parsons, P., 4543–4544

Will Premier ensure that residential school survivors have quality of life, including access to the timely and adequate medical care they are entitled to

Dempster, L., 3109–3110
Evans, L., 3109

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

Evans, L., 100
Haggie, J., 100–101

Will Premier take action on addressing food insecurity and economic marginalization and return the freight service to the North Coast of Labrador

Dempster, L., 1875
Evans, L., 1874–1875

Will the Minister commit his government to reverse the decision to remove the freight boat, so that people won't be harmed by malnutrition

Evans, L., 2240
Loveless, E., 2240

INDIGENOUS VIOLENCE PREVENTION GRANTS PROGRAM. See Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation
INDUSTRY, ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Atlantic Loop

Have we been cut out of the Atlantic Loop

Brazil, D., 1456–1457
Furey, A., 1457

Is Premier concerned that Quebec is at the table and he is not

Brazil, D., 1553
Furey, A., 1553

When will Premier join the conversation of the negotiations

Brazil, D., 1552
Furey, A., 1552

Why is Premier allowing us to be ignored

Brazil, D., 1456
Furey, A., 1456

Will plans for the Atlantic Loop be created without input from Newfoundland and Labrador

Brazil, D., 1552
Furey, A., 1552–1553

Will Quebec be buying Newfoundland and Labrador electricity for pennies and then selling it to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick at a huge profit

Brazil, D., 1457
Furey, A., 1457–1458

Bay du Nord

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3839

Will government commit that construction work will be done in the province by Newfoundlanders and Labradorians

Parsons, A., 359
Petten, B., 358–359

Will government ensure that the majority of construction jobs on the FPSO are located in this province so that when the vessel sets sail, it leaves the shores of our province rather than that of foreign countries

Parsons, A., 359
Petten, B., 359

Will Minister ensure that labour is engaged and satisfied before he finalizes the benefits agreement

Parsons, A., 360
Petten, B., 360

Broadband

How is it a level playing field when there are regions without Internet and cellular coverage that cannot participate in this project

O'Driscoll, L., 2942
Stoodley, S., 2942

Is Minister's plan for areas of the province without Internet coverage that they will have to do without

O'Driscoll, L., 2941–2942
Stoodley, S., 2942

When will there be an announcement on Internet coverage

O'Driscoll, L., 2942–2943
Parsons, A., 2943

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

Evans, L., 45
Haggie, J., 45

Bull Arm Fabrication Site

Urging government to expedite the process to get the site back in operation

Dwyer, J., 47–48, 2947–2948, 3648–3649, 4299–4300, 5108
Parrott, L., 522–523
Parsons, A., 48, 523–524, 2948, 3649, 4300, 5109

Canada-Germany Hydrogen Alliance

Displaying province's renewable energy resources

Lieutenant Governor, 8

Cellphone service

Comments on

Dwyer, J., 1887–1888
O'Driscoll, L., 1710–1711

Urging government to account for the diminished services throughout the District of Bonavista and announce their plan to improve cellphone coverage through the district and province

Pardy, C., 3112–3113
Parsons, A., 3113

Urging government to formulate a plan to improve Wi-Fi and cell service issues throughout the District of Placentia West - Bellevue

Dwyer, J., 5766, 6610–6611, 6692–6693, 7040–7041, 7530
Parsons, A., 5766–5767, 6611, 7041

Urging government to request upgrades and repairs to existing towers and equipment to enhance and improve the quality of cellular service from the Goulds to St. Shott's

O'Driscoll, L., 3411–3412, 4303–4304, 5285–5286
Parsons, A., 4304–4305, 5286–5287

Urging government to secure a cellphone provider to increase the coverage of cellphone use

Forsey, P., 7344–7345

Urging government to work and partner with various cellular providers and telecommunication officials to stabilize and improve the cellphone service within the region of Harbour Main

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 525, 1470–1471, 3211–3212, 4300–4301, 5472–5473, 6856
Parsons, A., 525–526, 1471–1472, 3212–3213, 4301–4302, 6857

Come By Chance Refinery

Acknowledging Braya's new era and 50 years in the community

Brown, J., 4286
Parrott, L., 4286
Parsons, A., 4285–4286

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

Furey, A., 302
Petten, B., 301–302

Comments on

Parsons, A., 1774, 4394–4396

Comments on five cents per litre

Dwyer, J., 1889

Has Minister ordered an investigation into another stand down in a portion of the refinery due to safety concerns

Dwyer, J., 470
Stoodley, S., 470

What measures have been taken to ensure the safety of all workers at the refinery

Dwyer, J., 1194
Stoodley, S., 1194

What specific actions has government directed to ensure a safe workplace

Dwyer, J., 40
Stoodley, S., 40

When will union, community and family see the report on the tragedy

Dwyer, J., 3207
Stoodley, S., 3207

Why must families and victims have to wait two years for answers

Dwyer, J., 469, 470
Osborne, T., 469
Stoodley, S., 470

Will Minister make public the occupational health and safety report into the tragic incident

Dwyer, J., 1193
Stoodley, S., 1193–1194

Electricity

Has the Minister asked Newfoundland Power not to cut electricity to families and individuals unable to afford the exorbitant power bills

Dinn, J., 6792
Parsons, A., 6792

Improved financing of Muskrat Falls

Coady, S., 3825

Urging government to ensure that fairer electricity rates be provided to residents in Northern Labrador communities

Evans, L., 1249–1250, 1349–1350, 1745, 2493–2494, 6695, 7482–7483, 7627–7628

What will Minister do to prevent people from descending into energy poverty

Coady, S., 6792–6793
Dinn, J., 6792

Will the government write to the Public Utilities Board to investigate high power bills being reported

Wakeham, T., 6685

Energy needs

How will Minister ensure that the power needs of Labrador and the province are secured before any deals are signed with Quebec

Brown, J., 3110
Parsons, A., 3110–3111

Is Premier saying he has a framework for a 2041 deal and he knows what's in it and what's not in it

Furey, A., 4532
Wakeham, T., 4532

Will Premier explain to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador what he meant when he said they were quasi-educated in their opinions about 2041

Furey, A., 4532
Wakeham, T., 4531–4532

Fluorspar Mine

How will government keep this asset viable over the winter months

Dwyer, J., 247
Parsons, A., 247

What is government doing to protect the jobs on the Burin Peninsula

Dwyer, J., 246
Parsons, A., 246–247

Fuel

Is government okay with the fact that we've almost run out of fuel on several occasions

Parrott, L., 3203
Parsons, A., 3203

Shouldn't we be holding both the companies and the Public Utilities Board to account

Parrott, L., 3203
Parsons, A., 3203

What has government done to ensure that we don't run out of propane this winter

Parrott, L., 3203–3204
Parsons, A., 3204

Why was fuel security not even mentioned in the Liberals' poverty reduction plan

Abbott, J., 3331
Parrott, L., 3330–3331

Fuel shortage

What has government done to ensure the province does not experience a fuel shortage

Parrott, L., 3038
Parsons, A., 3038

Geoscience

Investment in Labrador-specific geoscience program

Coady, S., 1384

Green industries

Urging government to introduce just transition legislation, ensuring high-quality union jobs, guaranteeing workers the supports they need to join the new green workforce and ensuring local communities are the primary beneficiaries of the green transformation

Dinn, J., 743–744

Marathon Gold

Comments on

Tibbs, C., 1075

Mel Woodward Cup

Minister congratulates winner of 2023 Mel Woodward Cup, Notch Embedded

Brown, J., 1551–1552
Parsons, A., 1551
Petten, B., 1551

Mineral Incentive Program

Comments in Budget Speech 2023

Coady, S., 1381

Junior Exploration Assistance Performance Measures Evaluation 2019-20 to 2021-22—Tabled

Parsons, A., 1107

Junior Exploration Assistance Performance Measures Evaluation 2022-23—Tabled

Parsons, A., 6923–6924

Junior Exploration Assistance Performance Measures Evaluation 2023-24—Tabled

Parsons, A., 6923–6924

Mining

Comments in Budget Speech 2023

Brazil, D., 1762–1763
Coady, S., 1380–1381

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3840–3841

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6969

Comments on Labrador West mining history

Brown, J., 4421

Minister highlights impact of industry and future opportunities

Brown, J., 1332
Parsons, A., 1331–1332
Petten, B., 1332

Prospectors and Developers Convention—Comments on

Parsons, A., 3579

What is government's plan to have secondary processing as part of the contract and obligations to make sure minerals are processed secondarily in this province

Brown, J., 3256
Parsons, A., 3256–3257

Where is the plan to add electrical capacity to make it possible to mine in this province

Brown, J., 3256
Parsons, A., 3256

Minister of

Correspondence between the Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology and Dwan Street, President FFAW-UNIFOR, dated February 4 and 19, 2025—Tabled

Parrott, L., 6902(31)

Muskrat Falls

What does Premier think about Muskrat Falls

Forsey, P., 4639
Furey, A., 4639

Nalcor Energy

Can Premier confirm exactly what time on March 24 Brendan Paddick, then Chair of Nalcor Energy, submitted his resignation

Crocker, S., 838
Petten, B., 837–838

How many charges have been laid, civil action initiated, and/or pink slips handed out at Nalcor since serious matters were brought to light

Lane, P., 474–475
Parsons, A., 475

Independent Auditor's Report—Tabled

Speaker, 45

Was it a coincidence that Mr. Paddick submitted his resignation at 1:44 p.m. on March 24, 2022, less than four hours after Cabinet meeting took place

Crocker, S., 838
Petten, B., 838

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

Furey, A., 89
Petten, B., 89

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro

Strategic Plan 2023-2025—Tabled

Parsons, A., 1345

Offshore Exploration Initiative

Continuation of

Coady, S., 1381

Offshore lower carbon oil

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3839

Offshore safety

Why did this government ignore the recommendations in the Wells report and when will they enact this recommendation for worker safety

Brown, J., 6922
Parsons, A., 6922

Oil

Projected cost of

Coady, S., 1367

Oil and Gas Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador

Strategic Plan 2023-2025—Tabled

Parsons, A., 1345

Oil exploration

Can Minister see the damage that government is doing to the oil and gas industry

Parrott, L., 3249
Parsons, A., 3249–3250

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6968–6969

Is Minister surprised that Equinor walked away

Parrott, L., 3250
Parsons, A., 3250

When is Minister going to turn oil exploration around

Parrott, L., 3249
Parsons, A., 3249

Will Minister admit that government's anti-oil agenda has driven exploration out of the province

Parrott, L., 3248
Parsons, A., 3248–3249

Red tape

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3827

Renewable energy

Urging government to institute an immediate delay on all renewable energy projects until enactment of the comprehensive legislation

Lane, P., 5280–5281
Parsons, A., 5281–5285

Small businesses

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3838

How is it possible that woman who received grant now owes province money due to overassessment

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4936
Parsons, A., 4936–4937

What reassurances does Minister have for constituent and other small business owners who feel unsupported by the government

Byrne, G., 4937
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4937

Small Business Week and Co-op Week

Recognition of

Brown, J., 2520
Parrott, L., 2520
Parsons, A., 2519–2520

Tacora Resources

Will department ensure that small businesses and workers in Labrador West who are owed up to millions of dollars will be supported

Brown, J., 2678
Parsons, A., 2678–2679

Technology sector

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3839

Terra Nova FPSO

Are we now redoing work which was supposed to be completed overseas

Brazil, D., 1733
Parsons, A., 1733–1734

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3826

Comments regarding equity stake

Parsons, A., 1774

Does Premier have any assurance that Suncor will not ship the Terra Nova off again to have work done which could be completed by Newfoundlanders and Labradorians here

Brazil, D., 1734
Parsons, A., 1734

Has Premier asked project partners when the Terra Nova will pump oil again

Brazil, D., 2232
Crocker, S., 2232

How much of a hole will delay in timelines put in our provincial budget

Brazil, D., 1735
Parsons, A., 1735–1736

Is the Terra Nova going to follow the Premier to Europe again

Brazil, D., 2233
Coady, S., 2233

Less than 30 per cent publicly funded

Parsons, A., 1773–1774

What is going on with the platform

Brazil, D., 1732
Crocker, S., 1732

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

Brazil, D., 1732
Furey, A., 1733

When will vessel return to production

Brazil, D., 1735
Parsons, A., 1735

Upper Churchill

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6956

Will government commit that any deal will be fully debated in the House before ratification

Coady, S., 3100
Parsons, A., 3101
Wakeham, T., 3100

Will government commit that any deal will be referred to an independent panel of experts for robust review, assessment and analysis as recommended by Justice LeBlanc

Parsons, A., 3101
Wakeham, T., 3101

Will Labrador West's needs be prioritized in negotiations with Quebec on the Upper Churchill, or are we going to be on the outside looking in

Brown, J., 1343
Parsons, A., 1343

Will Premier assure the House of Assembly that before any deal gets signed, people will get to judge for themselves by open public debate, debate in the House, and by bringing in an independent group of experts to review any deal before it's signed

Furey, A., 4533
Wakeham, T., 4533

Will Premier commit to making any deal regarding the Churchill River or hydro generation in Labrador fully public and bring the agreement to the House of Assembly for debate before any agreement is signed

Brazil, D., 2337
Furey, A., 2337

Will Premier make public all of the details before he commits to any agreement about the hydro assets

Brazil, D., 2337
Furey, A., 2337

Venture NL

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6969

Vision 2026

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6969

West White Rose

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6968

Wind energy

Based on Premier's friendship with Mr. Risley and Brendan Paddick of World Energy GH2, how can he stay behind an ethical wall when meeting with the company

Parsons, A., 4995
Petten, B., 4995

Can Premier confirm exactly what time on March 24 Brendan Paddick, then Chair of Nalcor Energy, submitted his resignation

Crocker, S., 838
Petten, B., 837–838

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3840

Comments on

Dwyer, J., 4408–4409
Forsey, P., 4380

Did Brendan Paddick receive a heads-up about the lifting of the wind moratorium

Crocker, S., 839
Petten, B., 838

Did Premier meet with anyone connected with Masdar on this trips to Dubai or Rotterdam

Furey, A., 4993
Petten, B., 4992–4993

Did Premier recuse himself from Cabinet decision

Crocker, S., 837
Furey, A., 579
Parsons, A., 578
Petten, B., 578, 579, 837

Did Premier remove himself from the Cabinet meeting when it was decided to lift the ban on wind energy development

Furey, A., 644–645
Petten, B., 644

Did the former chair of Nalcor have access to insider information on wind generation while at Nalcor

Parsons, A., 894
Petten, B., 894

Does Premier intend to meet with Masdar when they visit this province

Furey, A., 4993
Parsons, A., 4993
Petten, B., 4993

Does Premier really believe there is not at least an appearance of conflict of interest in this situation

Parsons, A., 464–465
Petten, B., 464

Due to the sustainability of the area, why is GH2 advised not to submit three phases of this project to be included

Davis, B., 742
Joyce, E., 742

How will decommissioning fees for wind energy projects be applied

Davis, B., 4486
Forsey, P., 4486

Is billionaire's hunting lodge where the deal was struck, or is this the biggest coincidence in Newfoundland and Labrador history

Parsons, A., 464
Petten, B., 464

Is it ethical or is it a conflict of interest for the Premier to be holding meetings to facilitate an agreement

Parsons, A., 4994
Petten, B., 4994

Is Premier's trip to luxury cabin the reason John Risley expressed expectation for the project to get approval

Furey, A., 464
Petten, B., 463–464

Provincial assets

Lieutenant Governor, 6

Secondary processing concerns

Dwyer, J., 1890

Urging government to not approve wind farm project on the Port au Port Peninsula as the potential negative impacts outweigh any of the positives outlined in proposal

Parsons, A., 792
Wakeham, T., 791–792

Urging government to reject Phase 1 of the World Energy GH2 project and complete an environmental impact study on the World Energy GH2 project as one to ensure the complete project is evaluated and the environmental study is not circumvented

Davis, B., 47, 105, 201
Joyce, E., 46–47, 104–105, 200–201, 315–316, 476–477, 526–527, 661–662, 746, 853–854
Parsons, A., 477–478, 528–529

Urging government to request a public hearing as written in the Environmental Protection Act

Davis, B., 3405–3406
Wakeham, T., 3405

Was it a coincidence that Mr. Paddick submitted his resignation at 1:44 p.m. on March 24, 2022, less than four hours after Cabinet meeting took place

Crocker, S., 838
Petten, B., 838

Was the former chair of Nalcor in a conflict of interest

Parsons, A., 895
Petten, B., 895

What assurances can Minister provide and what mechanisms will be put into place to ensure the people of Newfoundland and Labrador that their collective interests will be protected as it relates to site remediation

Lane, P., 2680
Parsons, A., 2680–2681

What community benefits have been negotiated with the regions impacted by wind turbine projects

Furey, A., 3852
Wakeham, T., 3852

What frameworks have been developed to ensure communities receive maximum local benefits for employment and financial considerations

Parsons, A., 3852–3853
Wakeham, T., 3852

Why haven't details concerning the project been released, and how can we be sure that government is ethical and transparent with the green hydrogen project

Dinn, J., 520
Parsons, A., 520

Will government make sure that benefits agreements are in place with local communities impacted by developments

Parsons, A., 3853
Wakeham, T., 3853

Will government provide transparency with the environmental assessment

Davis, B., 4486
Forsey, P., 4486

Would Minister be willing to pause the process for a period of time to give people time to scrutinize the reams of technical information coming out of the environmental assessment

Davis, B., 2680
Lane, P., 2679–2680

INFRASTRUCTURE. See Transportation and Infrastructure
INNOVATION CENTRE FOR REMOTE OPERATIONS. See Economic Development
INQUIRY INTO THE TREATMENT, EXPERIENCES AND OUTCOMES OF INNU IN THE CHILD PROTECTION SYSTEM. See Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation
INSURANCE COMPANIES ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 47)

Notice of motion

Stoodley, S., 2533–2534

First reading, 2600
Second reading

Brown, J., 2634–2635
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2635–2636
Lane, P., 2638–2639
Pardy, C., 2637–2638
Stoodley, S., 2628–2632, 2639–2640
Tibbs, C., 2632–2634

Committee

Brown, J., 2648–2649
Joyce, E., 2649–2650
Lane, P., 2647–2648
Stoodley, S., 2641, 2642–2646, 2647, 2648, 2649, 2650–2651
Tibbs, C., 2641–2642, 2643, 2644, 2645, 2646, 2651, 2652
Amendment—Clause 34

Moved

Tibbs, C., 2652

Ruled not in order

Chair, 2652

Third reading, 2970
Royal Assent, 3420

INTERIM SUPPLY ACT, 2023 (BILL 21)

Notice of motion

Coady, S., 905

Committee

Brazil, D., 1117–1120
Brown, J., 1059–1061
Byrne, G., 1076–1078
Coady, S., 1054–1056, 1115–1117, 1253–1254, 1284–1285
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1134–1136
Dempster, L., 1126–1129
Dinn, J., 1078–1080, 1145–1147
Dinn, P., 1067–1068, 1256–1258
Dwyer, J., 1124–1126, 1270–1273
Evans, L., 1071–1073
Forsey, P., 1080–1082, 1266–1268
Joyce, E., 1064–1066, 1082–1084, 1136–1137, 1140–1142, 1258–1261, 1273–1275
Lane, P., 1263–1266, 1281–1284
Loveless, E., 1143–1145
O'Driscoll, L., 1068–1071, 1275–1278
Pardy, C., 1129–1131
Parrott, L., 1084–1087
Parsons, A., 1120–1122
Parsons, P., 1131–1134
Petten, B., 1137–1140, 1278–1281
Tibbs, C., 1073–1076, 1261–1263
Trimper, P., 1061–1064
Wakeham, T., 1056–1059, 1254–1256
Wall, J., 1122–1124, 1268–1270

First reading, 1287
Second reading, 1288
Third reading, 1288
Royal Assent—March, 22 2023

INTERIM SUPPLY ACT, 2024 (BILL 63)

Notice of motion

Hogan, J., 3334

Committee

Abbott, J., 3487–3489
Brown, J., 3472–3474, 3623–3626
Byrne, G., 3574–3576
Coady, S., 3464–3467, 3478–3480
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3532–3535
Crocker, S., 3539–3541
Dempster, L., 3620–3623
Dinn, J., 3494–3496
Dinn, P., 3537–3539
Dwyer, J., 3528–3530
Evans, L., 3544–3546, 3590–3593
Forsey, P., 3485–3487, 3614–3616
Haggie, J., 3616–3618
Howell, K., 3546–3549
Joyce, E., 3483–3485, 3618–3620
Lane, P., 3475–3478, 3582–3584, 3626–3629
Loveless, E., 3530–3532
O'Driscoll, L., 3475–3478, 3480–3483, 3549–3552, 3584–3587
Pardy, C., 3474–3475, 3576–3579
Parrott, L., 3541–3544
Parsons, A., 3579–3582, 3587–3590
Petten, B., 3467–3472
Pike, P., 3535–3537
Stoodley, S., 3569–3572
Tibbs, C., 3492–3494
Wakeham, T., 3572–3574
Wall, J., 3489–3491

First reading, 3631
Second reading, 3632
Third reading, 3632
Royal Assent—March 13, 2024

INTERIM SUPPLY ACT, 2025 (BILL 105)

Notice of motion

Dempster, L., 6542

Committee

Abbott, J., 6710–6712
Brown, J., 6644(5)–6644(8)
Byrne, G., 6636–6638, 6640–6642, 6644(3)–6644(5)
Coady, S., 6629–6631, 6644(13)–6644(16), 6872–6874
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 6635–6636
Crocker, S., 6633–6635
Davis, B., 6770–6772
Dempster, L., 6720–6722
Dinn, P., 6697–6699, 6772–6774
Dwyer, J., 6862–6864
Evans, L., 6762–6764, 6867–6869
Forsey, P., 6644(20)–6644(23), 6874–6876
Haggie, J., 6644(19)–6644(20)
Howell, K., 6644(28)–6644(30)
Joyce, E., 6712–6715, 6869–6871, 6889–6891, 6894–6896
Korab, J., 6774–6777
Lane, P., 6701–6704, 6755–6757, 6880–6882, 6891–6894, 6896–6898
Loveless, E., 6644(23)–6644(25), 6876–6878
McKenna, J., 6708–6710, 6886–6889
Paddock, L., 6631–6633, 6882–6884
Pardy, C., 6639–6640, 6644(1)–6644(3), 6757–6759
Parrott, L., 6644(10)–6644(13)
Parsons, A., 6699–6701
Parsons, P., 6759–6762, 6864–6867
Petten, B., 6717–6720
Pike, P., 6706–6708, 6884–6886
Reid, S., 6715–6717
Stoodley, S., 6764–6767
Tibbs, C., 6644(26)–6644(28), 6722–6723
Trimper, P., 6644(8)–6644(10)
Wall, J., 6704–6706, 6767–6770

First reading, 6901
Second reading, 6902
Third reading, 6903
Royal Assent—March 18, 2025

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD. See Women and Gender Equality
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY. See Women and Gender Equality
INVESTING IN CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. See Municipal and Provincial Affairs
IRISHTOWN-SUMMERSIDE

Awards, miscellaneous

Seniors of Distinction Awards—Warford, Lorna

Joyce, E., 3388–3389

Clubs/organizations

4-H Club—Hosting provincial competitions and weekend of competition and friendship—Irishtown-Summerside

Joyce, E., 2071

IRIS KIRBY HOUSE. See Violence
IRT. See Education—Instructional Resource Teacher

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