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

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PARADISE

Arts

Lilly, Mila—Mr. Monkey: Detective Agency: The Case of the Missing Banana

Dinn, P., 7563–7564

Clubs/organizations

Lions Club—Thanking Paradise Centennial Lions Club for its work since 2018

Dinn, P., 4833–4834

Guests, introduction

Paradise Centennial Lions Club members

Speaker, 4831

Municipalities

2024 Municipal Awards ceremony

Dinn, P., 4628–4629

Sports/recreation

Taekwondo

Crocker, Kaiden—won silver medal at Pan American Games

Dinn, P., 6979–7980

Tributes

Anstey, Jake

Dinn, P., 5297

PARAMEDICINE. See Health care
PARAMEDICS. See Health care
PARLIAMENTARY CALENDAR. See House of Assembly
PASADENA

Guests, introduction

Pasadena Academy Concert Band and teachers

Speaker, 4525

Sports/recreation

Cross-country skiing

Induction into Cross-Country Newfoundland and Labrador Hall of Fame—Hounsell, Henry and Kay

Reid, S., 4771

Tributes

Acknowledging good work at home and around the world—Pardy, Bill

Reid, S., 3027

PATIENT CONNECT NL. See Health care
PATIENT SAFETY ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 31)

Notice of motion

Osborne, T., 1047

First reading, 1114
Second reading

Dinn, P., 2196–2197
Evans, L., 2197–2199
Osborne, T., 2195–2196, 2199

Committee

Dinn, P., 2200, 2201, 2202
Evans, L., 2203
Hogan, J., 2201–2203
Osborne, T., 2200–2201

Third reading, 2329
Royal Assent, 2500

PAY EQUITY

Are Minister's statements that pay equity legislation isn't a silver bullet to solve the gender wage gap her way of obstructing the development of regulations and the reset of the legislation

Evans, L., 3519–3520
Parsons, P., 3520

Can we have a specific date for the release of the regulations

Coady, S., 5373
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5373

Have pay equity regulations been implemented in this province

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 6920
Parsons, P., 6920

How does Minister react to Ms. Shortall when she called the legislation woefully inadequate

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 471
Parsons, P., 471

Is Minister confident that legislation will be effective or is she just responding to public criticism

Coady, S., 313
Evans, L., 313

Legislation to be introduced

Lieutenant Governor, 6

Urging government to address the discrepancy in pay for those doing the same home care support but receiving far less pay

Pardy, C., 7580–7581

Was legislation rushed to save government embarrassment or will it improve pay equity

Evans, L., 313
Parsons, P., 313

What is the real reason for the delay in implementing pay equity in our province

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5372
Dempster, L., 5372

What steps is Minister going to take to restore trust and confidence with pay equity advocacy groups, so as to have meaningful future consultations

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 471
Parsons, P., 472

When will Minister live up to her Ministerial duties for women and gender equality

Evans, L., 3606–3607
Parsons, P., 3607

When will pay equity regulations be issued

Coady, S., 5371
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5371

When will recommendation be implemented which recommended that both public and private employers be required to ensure pay equity and pay transparency

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1598
Parsons, P., 1598–1599

When will we see pay equity legislation fully implemented for true

Brown, J., 7476–7477
Parsons, P., 7477

Why does government continue to give pay equity only lip service when women in our province are begin left behind

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5371–5372
Dempster, L., 5372

Why is government refusing to be accountable to the media and to pay equity groups in our province

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3451
Parsons, P., 3451

Why is Minister ignoring the need for change to this legislation

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3251
Parsons, P., 3251

Why is Minister tolerating this type of advice

Coady, S., 3256
Evans, L., 3255–3256

Why wasn't the Federation of Labour given the opportunity to consult on the pay equity bill and will the Minister pull back that bill and properly consult labour

Brown, J., 369
Parsons, P., 369

Why won't Minister answer question on whether she will make changes to the legislation

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2149
Parsons, P., 2149–2150

Why won't Minister take advice from the Provincial Action Network on the Status of Women and have the bill redrafted

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2239
Parsons, P., 2239

Will changes to the legislation come in this sitting of the House

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3250
Parsons, P., 3250–3251

Will department listen to advocate for once and for all and redraft the failed legislation

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5372–5373
Parsons, P., 5373

Will Minister bring in amendments to legislation

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1598
Parsons, P., 1598

Will Minister bring in any of the recommended legislative changes

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2149
Parsons, P., 2149

Will Minister do the right thing, listen to stakeholder groups, and let them help rewrite the legislation

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2239
Parsons, P., 2239–2240

Will Minister do the right thing and ensure pay equity for all public sector workers

Coady, S., 1599
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1599

Will Minister listen to ten women's groups concerning the need to improve the legislation

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2238
Parsons, P., 2239

Will Premier ensure that stakeholder groups are consulted so that legislation will be wide-reaching, well-resourced and proactive

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 37–38
Parsons, P., 38

Will women in Newfoundland and Labrador have to wait another five years before they truly achieve pay equity and pay transparency

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2150
Parsons, P., 2150

Women of this province want to know when there will be pay equity regulations

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 6921
Parsons, P., 6921

PAY EQUITY AND PAY TRANSPARENCY ACT (BILL 3)

Notice of motion

Crocker, S., 26

First reading, 52
Second reading

Coady, S., 332–335
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 323–327
Davis, B., 327–328
Dinn, J., 344–347
Dinn, P., 335–339
Evans, L., 328–332
Lane, P., 339–342
Parrott, L., 342–344
Parsons, P., 320–323, 350–352
Petten, B., 347–350

Committee

Byrne, G., 406–407
Coady, S., 397–398, 403, 409–410, 411, 412, 413, 415, 416, 417, 420–421
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 395, 396–397, 398, 399, 411–412, 413, 415, 416, 417, 420, 421, 422
Davis, B., 395–396, 397, 398, 399–400, 401, 405, 410, 414–415, 416, 417–418, 419–420, 421–422, 423, 424, 426
Dinn, J., 400–402, 403, 404–406, 416, 418–419, 426
Dinn, P., 417
Evans, L., 407–409, 410, 414
Lane, P., 410–412, 413–414, 422–426
Pardy, C., 391–393
Parsons, P., 393–395, 399, 402–404, 412

Reporting bill

Division—Carried, 427–428

Third reading

Division—Carried, 503–504

Royal Assent

November 9 2022

PENITENTIARY. See Justice and Public Safety—Corrections
PENSION BENEFITS ACT, 1997 (AMDT.) (BILL 61)

Notice of motion

Stoodley, S., 3041

First reading, 3118
Second reading

Lane, P., 3378–3379
Stoodley, S., 3376–3378, 3379
Wall, J., 3378

Committee

Dinn, P., 3382
Stoodley, S., 3380, 3381, 3382
Wall, J., 3380, 3381, 3382

Third reading, 3415
Royal Assent, 3420

PENSION INVESTMENT COMMITTEE OF THE PROVINCE OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR POOLED PENSION FUND

2023-2025 Activity Plan—Tabled

Coady, S., 1196

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Can Minister provide an update on the housing being built, since we know that at least one proposal in the Minister's district was turned down by town council

Dinn, J., 4487–4488
Hutton, F., 4488

Can people have a timeline as to when they will have an advocate to represent their interests

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4693
Hogan, J., 4693–4694

Could the House please have a timeline for when an advocate will be available

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4694
Hogan, J., 4694

Did the government forget the promise made to people with disabilities

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7175
Dempster, L., 7175

Does the Minister know how many people living with disabilities are on the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation wait-list and how long they've been on it

Dinn, J., 4487
Hutton, F., 4487

Given the announcement of the federal disability benefit, will those who receive provincial support continue to do so

Pike, P., 4690
Wakeham, T., 4690

House calls on government to immediately create a dedicated advocate for persons with disabilities, who, as a stand-alone statutory Officer of the hon. House, will investigate and make recommendations based on the principle of “nothing about us without us”

Notice of motion

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7529

Moved

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7581

Debate

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7581–7583, 7606–7607
Dinn, J., 7595–7597
Dinn, P., 7597–7599
Dwyer, J., 7599–7601
Gambin-Walsh, S., 7583–7585
Joyce, E., 7590–7593
Korab, J., 7601–7603
McKenna, J., 7603–7606
Parrott, L., 7586–7588
Pike, P., 7593–7595
Wakeham, T., 7588–7590

Division-Carried, 7608

How can most people afford the expense of a cochlear implant

Furey, A., 4690
Wakeham, T., 4689–4690

How does offering up to $1,000 for the entire summer camp support even come close to real inclusion

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7427, 7428
Korab, J., 7427–7428

How many interpreters are available in our health care system for those with deafness

Osborne, T., 4690–4691
Petten, B., 4690

How many persons with disabilities are on the wait-list for accessible housing

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3331
Osborne, T., 3331

If the Minister was trying to create an advocate for persons with disabilities, why have we not seen any action on this issue

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7219
Korab, J., 7219–7220

Is Premier aware of what the rate of poverty is across Canada for those living alone with a disability

Furey, A., 4687
Wakeham, T., 4687

Minister highlights new Newfoundland and Labrador Disability Benefit

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7516–7517
Dinn, J., 7517
Korab, J., 7516

Minister highlights supports for persons with disabilities

Abbott, J., 2228
Dinn, J., 2229
Dwyer, J., 2228

Urging government to advocate with the Government of Canada to add food banks under the persons disability process within the recreational fishery enabling fish to be available for our vulnerable populations

Pardy, C., 5147–5148

Urging government to find additional resources to ensure that funding is restored to supported-employment programs

Byrne, G., 4786
Lane, P., 4785–4786, 4948–4949

We need to know when the timeline for that disability advocate is, when will it happen

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7220
Korab, J., 7220

What is government doing for persons with disabilities in our public school system that are falling through the cracks

Dwyer, J., 4695
Howell, K., 4695

What is Minister and his department doing to help people with disabilities access safe and stable housing

Dinn, J., 4487
Hutton, F., 4487

What is Minister doing to ensure people living with disabilities are included in the economy

Byrne, G., 4644
Dinn, J., 4644

What is the timeline, when will you be creating the disability advocate's position

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7472–7473
Korab, J., 7473

When will advocate for persons with disabilities finally be in place

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4693
Hogan, J., 4693

When will government show us a plan to improve the education system for persons with disabilities

Dwyer, J., 4696
Howell, K., 4696

When will we see action on recommendation to help struggling families

Osborne, T., 4692
Petten, B., 4692

Why are the extreme costs for maintenance of cochlear implants not covered in this province

Byrne, G., 4689
Wakeham, T., 4689

Why are there no broad consultations with advocates for persons living with disabilities

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3331
Osborne, T., 3331–3332

Why are we so far behind our Atlantic counterparts with regard to the number of interpreters for health care

Osborne, T., 4691
Petten, B., 4691

Why is there nothing in the poverty reduction strategy to target this vulnerable group

Furey, A., 4687
Wakeham, T., 4687

Why won't government take a position on this and establish that advocate

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7176
Dempster, L., 7176

Why wouldn't Minister provide provincial funding to compensate for the cut to the federal top-up, and wouldn't it be better to keep people employed and included in the economy

Byrne, G., 4644–4645
Dinn, J., 4644

Will Dept. of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills make up the federal shortfall to ensure that employment programs continue and people with disabilities are not forced out of the workforce

Byrne, G., 4644
Dinn, J., 4644

Will government put money in the budget to ensure that employment programs continue

Byrne, G., 4688
Wakeham, T., 4688

Will Minister ensure the people who depend on the employment programs that government will be there for them

Byrne, G., 4688–4689
Wakeham, T., 4688

Will Minister provide multi-year operational funds to community-based organizations, including the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities of Newfoundland and Labrador

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7473
Korab, J., 7473

Will Premier commit to funding the employment program to keep these people employed

Byrne, G., 4687–4688
Wakeham, T., 4687

Will you bring legislation in this session to create an advocate for persons with disabilities now

Hogan, J., 7615
Wakeham, T., 7614–7615

Will you table legislation creating a disability advocate before the House closes this spring

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7089, 7174
Dempster, L., 7174–7175
Pike, P., 7089, 7174

Yes or no, will the Minister create a disability advocate for persons with disabilities

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7219
Korab, J., 7219

Yes or no, will the Minister immediately create a disability advocate position

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7472
Hogan, J., 7472

PETITIONS

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Social work students

Urging government to allocate a substantial amount of funding to support community not-for-profit workplaces that provide placements for social work students

Brown, J., 3413–3414
Dinn, J., 6746–6747

Civic addresses

Urging government to commence immediately a plan to have all of rural Newfoundland and Labrador with civic addressing before the end of the 2024 calendar year and registered with the national database of Canada Post

Pardy, C., 5070–5071
response

Davis, B., 5071

Cost of living

Urging government to create an emergency plan for the working poor to ensure that no Newfoundlander and Labradorian is left behind

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 850–851, 1744–1755, 2578
response

Coady, S., 2578–2579

Digital Government and Service NL

Driver testing

Urging government to reinstate the drivers' road testing in Bonavista to more adequately serve the area's 8,000-plus residents

Pardy, C., 1565, 2832–2833
response

Parsons, A., 2833

Education

Child care

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, 4745–4756
Dinn, P., 4744–4745
Petten, B., 2296–2297
response

Haggie, J., 2297, 2298
Howell, K., 4746

Class sizes

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

Deaf and hard of hearing

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

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
Joyce, E., 5111–5112, 5148–5149, 5277–5278, 5419
Lane, P., 5115, 5150–5151
response

Howell, K., 5149

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

Memorial University of Newfoundland

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

Dinn, J., 7628–7629
response

Davis, B., 7629

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

Public libraries

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

School buses

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

Schools

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

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

Abbott, J., 5070

Teachers

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

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

Haggie, J., 1812

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

Environment and Climate Change

Climate change

Urging government to declare a climate emergency, invest substantially in public transit infrastructure province-wide, cease subsidies of oil and gas companies and introduce legislation that bans the advertising for oil and gas companies

Dinn, J., 4302–4303
response

Parsons, A., 4303

Environmental assessment

Urging government to institute a six-month pause, with time extension possibilities, on approving industry projects on the Southwest Coast until the proper cumulative effects assessment studies and meaningful consultations are concluded

Lane, P., 2681–2682, 2682–2683, 2730, 3041–3042
response

Davis, B., 2731
Parsons, A., 2683–2685

Wells

Urging government to explore extending financial assistance to community wells in unincorporated areas like Plate Cove West and Dunfield

Pardy, C., 4544–4545

Finance

Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)

Urging government to bring an HST rebate on home heating

Dinn, J., 5313, 6925–6926
response

Coady, S., 5313–5314

Urging government to remove the provincial portion of the HST from children's car seats, children's clothing, children's diapers and children's footwear

Dinn, J., 4891–4892

Home heating

Urging government to advocate on behalf of the residents of Northern Labrador for the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Utilities Board to review the decision to apply a price freeze on motor fuel and home heating fuel

Evans, L., 105–106, 5422–5423
response

Dempster, L., 5423

Urging government to bring in the Residential Energy Rebate again to rebate the HST on home heating again

Brown, J., 6544–6545

Urging government to immediately create an emergency plan to enable those residents earning less than $40,000 per year to heat their homes and remain healthy this winter

Pardy, C., 661
response

Coady, S., 661

Urging government to implement a grant transition program for the not-for-profits like our fire departments, our Lions Clubs, our seniors' clubs, et cetera, so they are able to continue to provide their valuable services more efficiently

Pardy, C., 5419–5420
response

Dempster, L., 5420

Indexing

Urging government to add an indexing provision to provincial online calculator to avoid clawing back increases that seniors receive federally

Pardy, C., 1048, 3523
response

Coady, S., 1048–1049

Sugar tax

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

Forsey, P., 592
Parrott, L., 658–659
Wakeham, T., 48–49, 254, 909–910, 1111, 2013, 2090–2091, 2494
response

Coady, S., 592–593, 659–660, 1111, 2013–2014, 2091, 2494–2495

Urging government to spare the residents of our province another tax by immediately repealing the sugar tax this fall, leaving over $9 million in the pockets of struggling residents

Pardy, C., 371–372
response

Coady, S., 372

Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture

Crown lands

Urging government to allow municipalities in the province to complete arrears sales without Crown land challenges, but respecting easements

Pardy, C., 5703–5704

Fisheries

Urging government to impress upon the Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board to review the regulations pertaining to fishing licensing, in particular the 75 per cent minimum requirement annual earnings from the fishing industry, to create a better pathway for new entrants

Pardy, C., 1346
response

Bragg, D., 1346–1347

Urging government to reinstate the Fisheries Loan Board eligibility to aid young, prospective harvesters in securing funding to enter and become active participants in the Newfoundland fishery

Pardy, C., 3735–3736

Urging government to undertake province-wide consultations on the impediments to becoming an inshore enterprise owner, and meetings to coincide with a review of the Professional Fish Harvesters Act (1997)

Lane, P., 2351–2352

Forestry

Urging government to find solution for long-time Central Newfoundland residents who have had cutting permits their whole lives

Tibbs, C., 793
response

Bragg, D., 793–794

Hunting

Urging government to allow an ordered paper licence copy, especially for seniors of the province who have significant hardships in applying online

Pardy, C., 1878–1879
response

Bragg, D., 1879

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

Forsey, P., 2951

Urging government to review and update wildlife regulation section 111 re: hunting near dwellings, schools, et cetera and ensure that any active workplace operation be appropriately referenced in the regulations

Joyce, E., 907

Moose licence

Urging government to align the moose hunting regulations with those of the recreational cod fishery making it respectful, reasonable and fair

Pardy, C., 3411, 4489–4490

Urging government to reconsider the licence quota cuts for areas 27 and 42

Parrott, L., 2243–2244

Urging government to take immediate action that will ensure a person with a moose licence could have a designated hunter attain the moose without the licensee having to be within the parameters set by the current legislation in extraordinary circumstances to ensure inclusion

Tibbs, C., 370–371

Recreational fishery

Urging government to lobby federal government to explore more accommodating regulations that will allow residents of our province to catch their food in a safer, less expensive and more carbon-friendly manner

Pardy, C., 5233–5234
response

Byrne, G., 5234

Salmon

Urging government to lobby the federal government to purchase existing wild salmon licences at fair market value

Pardy, C., 5004

Seals

Urging government to address the seal population by taking proactive measures on fulfilling our current provincial quota of seals and enhancing the markets of seal products within our province and other jurisdictions

Pardy, C., 318–319, 1702, 1745–1746, 3259
response

Bragg, D., 1746–1747
Loveless, E., 3259–3260

Storm surge

Urge government to immediately expedite the cleanup of contaminated sites on Spotted Island to protect the marine life, ecosystem, land and resources in that area

Dinn, J., 6857–6858
response

Dempster, L., 6858

Health care

Ambulance

Urge government to investigate the current medical transport system and make immediate changes to better address the welfare of residents and to alleviate overcrowding in emergency rooms

Pardy, C., 6994

Urging government to ensure the safety and well-being of the residents of Trepassey, to have accessibility to an ambulance in a time of emergency and meet national standards for response times

O'Driscoll, L., 253, 1348–1349, 1701–1702, 2300, 2497–2498, 4063–4064

Urging government to immediately address the ambulance issue in the Ferryland District by providing a more reliable ambulance service and to find solutions to ensure that the residents of the area have full coverage at all times with advanced care paramedics

O'Driscoll, L., 1051–1052

Collaborative care clinics

Urging government to commit to a timeline for opening publicly run collaborative care team clinics across the province, where doctors and other health professionals can serve the public in a timely and effective manner

Brown, J., 1050–1051

Dental care

Urging government to ensure easy, affordable access to dental care for low-income seniors until the federal dental support expands this fall

Dinn, J., 2298–2299

Diabetes

Urging government to ensure easy, reliable and affordable access to insulin for all residents suffering from diabetes

Dinn, J., 1248

Urging government to provide funding programs to those in need of a glucose monitoring system as a proactive approach to allow for better management of our diabetes and more stable, healthier outcomes

Dinn, P., 660, 3649–3650, 5001–5002

Doctors

Urging government, in addressing the human resourcing of physicians in the District of Bonavista, to include local representation in the recruitment process to further enhance the opportunities of attracting prospective physicians to the area

Pardy, C., 747–748

Urging government to direct Memorial University to provide Practice-Ready Assessment seats as needed to help license doctors so desperately needed

Lane, P., 3336, 3409–3410
response

Osborne, T., 3410–3411

Urging government to immediately address the doctor shortage in our province by accommodating those who wish to practice here and to immediately address the physician shortage in the Trepassey area by accommodating the available physicians

O'Driscoll, L., 1199, 1747–1748, 2244–2245, 4857–4858, 6743–6744

Urging government to increase the recruitment efforts so that the residents of the Clarenville area can receive the necessary health care they deserve

Dwyer, J., 5850–5851
Pardy, C., 5851–5852
response

Parsons, A., 5851

Emergency rooms

Urging government to address the practice of health care professionals being on site, behind locked doors, unable to respond to individuals who arrive requiring immediate medical assistance

Pardy, C., 1197

Urging government to immediately enact a plan which ensures the Dr. William H. Newhook Community Health Centre is fully staffed, open and able to provide emergency health care services

Dwyer, J., 1107–1108, 1472, 1748–1749, 1881–1882, 2492–2493

Urging government to restore the 24-hour emergency service at the Dr. Hugh Twomey Health Centre immediately

Forsey, P., 2495–2496, 5111

Fertility treatments

Urging government to establish a fertility treatment clinic within the province providing full fertility services including IVF for hopeful mothers and families

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5699–5700
Dinn, P., 478–479, 748–749, 1971–1972, 3673–3674, 7480–7481

First aid

Urging government to implement immediately first aid certification within our K-12 school systems health curriculum

Pardy, C., 5312

Home care

Urging government to increase the amount of hours for seniors' care at the previous or lower rates to ensure seniors remain in their own homes for longer periods of time

Forsey, P., 253–254, 6795–6796, 7092

Hospitals

Urging government to provide a cost analysis on how Holter monitors are processed between Bonavista hospital and G.B. Cross in Clarenville

Pardy, C., 6613–6614

Urging government to provide a retention bonus to all eligible hospital support staff

Dinn, J., 1408–1409, 1469–1470, 1565

Urging government to reinstate the chemotherapy service at Bonavista hospital to better serve the residents of Bonavista Peninsula

Pardy, C., 4374, 4743–4744, 4787

Urging government to reinstate the walk-in service or the booking directly at Bonavista hospital as it is in other hospitals

Pardy, C., 4212–4213, 4578, 4892

Urging government to return lab services to Bonavista hospital to the level that optimally services the residents of the area and enhances the recruitment of health care professionals

Pardy, C., 5109–5110

Labrador Affairs

Urging government to ensure that the residents of Postville have access to adequate health care

Evans, L., 906, 1410

Urging government to provide adequate and timely access to medical care for patients in Northern Labrador by ensuring enough medical flights are available so patients can travel

Evans, L., 2834–2835

Urging our leaders to ensure that Northern Labrador residents are provided with access to timely and adequate access to the Janeway Hospital

Evans, L., 6546–6547

Urging our leaders to ensure that Northern Labrador residents are provided with access to timely and adequate health care

Evans, L., 3522–3523, 3734–3735, 4214–4215, 4305–4306, 4490–4491, 4646–4647, 4746–4747, 4788–4789, 4856–4857, 4893, 5278, 5312–5313, 5704–5705, 6742–6743

Urging our leaders to ensure that Northern Labrador residents are provided with access to timely and adequate mental health care

Evans, L., 6858–6859
response

Stoodley, S., 6859

Urging our leaders to ensure that Northern Labrador residents of Nain, Natuashish, Hopedale, Makkovik, Postville and Rigolet are provided with access to timely and adequate health care

Evans, L., 7345–7346

Long-term care

Urging government to announce a feasibility study to look at the potential to build a new long-term care facility in the Bay St. George region

Wakeham, T., 1049

Urging government to change its current policy of separating couples due to their differing levels of care in a publicly funded, universal long-term care system and direct regional health boards to do the same and pass legislation to this effect

Dinn, J., 51–52, 1110–1111, 4787–4788

Urging government to consider the replacement and construction of a new long-term care facility for the residents of Bay St. George

Wakeham, T., 1198–1199

Urging government to enact legislation that allows couples to stay together even as they age and even at the highest level of care

Dinn, P., 1880–1881, 2246, 2495, 4854–4855
response

Abbott, J., 2246

Urging government to provide the level of resources to ensure residents in long-term care and all other applicable regional health facilities, housing persons with dementia, Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive debilitating conditions receive appropriate safety, protection from injuries, proper hygiene care and all other required care on a consistent basis

Dinn, P., 4946

Mental health

Urging government to create a new addictions treatment facility in Labrador

Brown, J., 3407–3408
response

Osborne, T., 3408

Urging government to immediately take the necessary action to provide increased support programs and services for individuals who are suffering from mental health issues

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1877

Urging government to provide access to long-term mental health care that ensures continuity of care beginning with psychiatric and neuropsychological assessments being more accessible to the public so they can access proper mental health treatments on a regular and continuous basis

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4701–4702
Dinn, P., 1247, 1563–1564, 1812, 2833–2834, 3609–3610, 3864–3865, 4215, 4702, 5540–5541, 6611–6612
response

Abbott, J., 5541

Urging government to remove privacy laws and incorporate mental health addictions into the mental health act

Petten, B., 3406–3407
response

Osborne, T., 3407

Nurses

Urge government to provide nursing students with fair compensation for clinical placements that exceed 48 hours per semester, reflecting the time and effort they dedicate to their clinical work

Brown, J., 7479–7480
Dinn, P., 6694–6695

Urging government to implement a plan and timeline to eliminate the use of private agency travel nurses in our province and focus on retention and recruitment efforts within our public system

Dinn, J., 3459–3460, 5003–5004

Patient Connect NL

Urging government to extend the catchment area of the Patient Connect NL list for Clarenville to include the entire Bonavista Peninsula as opposed to ending in the Lethbridge area

Pardy, C., 3673

Physiotherapy

Urging government to conduct an immediate review of the Bonavista hospital booking process and initiate a much more accessible system of bookings for those in need

Pardy, C., 1813–1814

Prescription Drug Program

Urging government to add safe blood thinners like Xarelto, Eliquis and other anticoagulants to the Newfoundland and Labrador Prescription Drug Program coverage

Pardy, C., 1108–1109

Housing

Urging government to build more government-funded housing and social housing markets to help people in need

Dinn, J., 5071–5072

Urging government to draft and release a credible plan to tackle housing affordability and build 60,000 news homes in this province by 2030

Dinn, J., 2538–2539

Urging government to ensure that Newfoundland and Labrador vacant houses have established timelines for reoccupation of these units including building safety inspections, renovation and repair

Evans, L., 2950
response

Pike, P., 2950–2951

Urging government to ensure that vacant Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation housing units in Nunatsiavut are repaired and made available to those in need in a consistent and timely fashion

Evans, L., 2091–2092, 2155–2156
response

Abbott, J., 2092, 2156–2157

Urging government to immediately develop a plan and timeline to have all vacant NLHC units on Livingstone Street and in the neighbouring streets repaired and ready for occupancy within a year and develop a plan to complete renovations and maintenance on all NLHC units within 18 months; and to invest the necessary funding and hire the necessary workers to complete the renovations within the above timelines and work with other government and non-government agencies and organizations to support people who live there remain safely housed

Dinn, J., 7092–7093
response

Stoodley, S., 7093–7094

Urging government to introduce legislation recognizing housing as a human right

Dinn, J., 3611, 5767–5768

Urging government to introduce legislation to limit the amount rent can be increased annually

Dinn, J., 3524–3525, 3793–3794, 5543–5544, 6742
response

Stoodley, S., 3525

Urging government to revisit Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation grant regulations, ensuring not to negatively impact the product but increase availability for those within the District of Bonavista who greatly need assistance

Pardy, C., 1468
response

Abbott, J., 1468

Urging government to update the landlord tenancies act to make holding fees illegal

Dinn, J., 5151–5152

Urging government to upgrade and increase the number of Newfoundland and Labrador Housing units in Central Newfoundland

Forsey, P., 199–200, 1409–1419, 3211, 4212

Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation

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

Industry, Energy and Technology

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
response

Parsons, A., 48, 523–524, 2948, 3649, 4300, 5109

Cellphone service

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
response

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
response

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
response

Parsons, A., 4304–4305, 5286–5287

Urging government to secure a cellphone provider to increase the coverage of the 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, 5472–5473, 6856
response

Parsons, A., 525–526, 1471–1472, 3212–3213, 6857

Electricity

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

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

Renewable energy

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

Lane, P., 5280–5281
response

Parsons, A., 5281–5285

Wind energy

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

Wakeham, T., 791–792
response

Parsons, A., 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

Joyce, E., 46–47, 104–105, 200–201, 315–316, 476–477, 526–527, 661–662, 746, 853–854
response

Davis, B., 47, 105, 201
Parsons, A., 477–478, 528–529

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

Wakeham, T., 3405
response

Davis, B., 3405–3406

Justice and Public Safety

Child Support Enforcement

Urging government to review 30-day window for payment regulation to assure this critically needed payment is received at the first of the month

Pardy, C., 2580–2581, 4256
response

Parsons, A., 2581

Civil child abuse claims

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

Brown, J., 2994
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2727–2728, 3919–3920, 4649
Dwyer, J., 4647–4648
Evans, L., 2535–2536, 2728, 2779, 2996, 3671–3672, 3921, 4011, 4063
Joyce, E., 2728, 2779–2780, 2992, 3111–3112, 3258, 3521, 3670, 3865–3866, 3920, 4010–4011, 4062–4063, 4577–4578, 4649–4650, 4700–4701
Lane, P., 2577–2578, 2836, 3260–3261, 3610–3611, 3674–3675, 3867, 3921, 4012–4013, 4579–4580, 4747–4748
Parrott, L., 2992–2993, 4009–4010, 4648
response

Hogan, J., 3672

Crime

Urging government to allocate funding for the provision of additional police resources within the St. John's metro region and to help combat violent crime and associated public safety concerns

Lane, P., 5853–5854
response

Davis, B., 5854

Urging government to allocate funding for the provision of additional police resources within the St. John's metro region and to work with provincial counterparts to urge the federal government to review the Youth Criminal Justice Act

Lane, P., 5764–5765
response

Davis, B., 5765

Family law

Urging government to review the legislation related to family and civil law and find ways to make the system work for residents, families and children of our province

Pardy, C., 6744–6745

Firearms

Urging government not to participate in a federal buy-back program that would entail the use of provincial resources, including but not limited to provincial government agencies, and provincial office of the chief firearms officers

Lane, P., 4255–4256, 4703, 5002–5003

Policing

Urging government to express their concerns over the lack of policing with the region and have the Carmanville detachment reinstated immediately

McKenna, J., 5279–5280

Urging government to increase enforcement in the District of Exploits to provide adequate safety and protection to our residents

Forsey, P., 2835–2836, 5315, 6741, 7041–7042, 7227
response

Davis, B., 6741–6742, 7042

Urging the government to increase police presence in the community of Stoneville and reinstate closed RCMP detachments in the region to ensure less crime and safer communities

McKenna, J., 7531

Sexual assault survivors

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

Dinn, J., 106–107, 1348, 2015
Evans, L., 3611–3612
response

Hogan, J., 107, 3612–3613

Volunteer fire departments

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

Forsey, P., 6545

Urging government to revise its eligibility criteria to provide fire departments financial assistance for 911 calls that take them outside their boundary for cabin fires, forest fires, medical calls and mutual aid responses

Pardy, C., 3650–3651

Labour

Anti-replacement worker legislation

Urging government to enact legislation banning the use of temporary replacement workers during a strike or lockout

Brown, J., 2387, 2579–2580, 2681–2682, 2951–2952, 3044–3045, 3113–3114, 3261–3262, 3458, 5421–5422, 5473, 6612–6613, 7042–7043, 7347
response

Davis, B., 2580, 2682, 2952, 3458, 6613

Health care workers

Urging government to treat every health care worker with the same respect and to raise the wages of every health care worker to be a living wage

Dinn, J., 5279

Municipal and Provincial Affairs

Citizens' Representative Act

Urging government to amend the Citizens' Representative Act to include all municipalities in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador in the current schedule

Dinn, J., 4375

Local Service District (LSD)

Urging government to allow Local Service Districts to maintain their utility tax, their 2.5 per cent of their annual utility usage that is currently received by government to be returned to the Local Service District for operational funding

Pardy, C., 3456–3457

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

Pardy, C., 2997, 4947–4948
response

Haggie, J., 2732, 4948

Poll tax

Urge government to allow municipalities permission to continue with the utilization of poll tax to meet their communities needs

Pardy, C., 6796

Pay equity

Urging government to address the discrepancy in pay for those doing the same home care support but receiving far less pay

Pardy, C., 7580–7581

Persons with disabilities

Urging government to advocate with the Government of Canada to add food banks under the persons disability process within the recreational fishery enabling fish to be available for our vulnerable populations

Pardy, C., 5147–5148

Urging government to find additional resources to ensure that funding is restored to supported-employment programs

Lane, P., 4785–4786, 4948–4949
response

Byrne, G., 4786

Public tendering

Urging government to establish and adhere to reasonable timelines for the tendering process to be brought to its conclusion

Pardy, C., 3042

Seniors

Urging government to allow seniors in Labrador West to age in place by providing affordable housing options and assisted living care for those requiring it

Brown, J., 50, 254–255, 317–318

Urging government to extend timelines for drivers' medical exam for seniors

Pardy, C., 3412–3413

Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Recreation

Urging government to approve the multiuse trail between Cape Pond Road and Horse Chops Road proposed by the Bay Bulls-Bauline Athletic Association so that the residents and tourists can enjoy the great outdoors

O'Driscoll, L., 852–853

Tourism

Urging government to review its roadwork criteria to ensure that tourism sites on the Bonavista Peninsula pave the way with better roads for our valued tourists

Pardy, C., 1973–1974

Transportation and Infrastructure

Air access

Urging government to form a committee to address intra-provincial travel and improve flight prices, frequency and accessibility

Brown, J., 5113–5114
response

Dempster, L., 5114

Breakwater

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

O'Driscoll, L., 3792–3793, 5471–5472, 5542–5543, 6545–6546, 6614, 7226
response

Abbott, J., 3793, 6546
Hutton, F., 5543

Bridges

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

Dwyer, J., 1407–1408, 1698–1699, 1814–1815, 2088–2089, 2348–2349, 2778–2770, 2993, 3042–3043, 3115, 3521–3522, 4254–4255, 5147, 5544, 7629–7630
response

Abbott, J., 3116
Hutton, F., 5544–5545
Loveless, E., 1408, 7630
Pike, P., 2994, 3043–3044, 3522

Highways/roads

Urging government that immediate attention to brush cutting is needed in areas in the District of Exploits

Forsey, P., 2537, 3734
response

Abbott, J., 2537, 3734

Urging government that immediate brush cutting is required on Route 10, the Southern Shore Highway, as large sections of brush along this highway are a significant safety hazard for the high volume of travelling motorists who travel this highway daily

O'Driscoll, L., 476, 2538, 2949, 3044, 4579, 5110–5111, 6993, 7531–7532
response

Abbott, J., 2949, 4579

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

Parrott, L., 5999–6000
response

Hutton, F., 6000

Urging government to address the deplorable road conditions on this route to Tickle Cove where vehicles are damaged and schoolchildren are badly shaken in their trips to and from school

Pardy, C., 7532–7533

Urging government to commit to develop active and public transportation options in the province through legislative and budgetary means and to cease any further highway expansions without providing robust traffic studies, including factoring inter- and intra-community public transit

Dinn, J., 2351, 2446–2447

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

Paddock, L., 5641, 7631
response

Hutton, F., 5641
Loveless, E., 7632

Urging government to complete the necessary repairs to the Long Run Road in Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove to improve the flow of traffic to and from to allow safe travel on this important roadway

O'Driscoll, L., 3733, 4213–4214, 4646, 5314–5315, 5700–5701, 6859–6860, 7094, 7481–7482
response

Abbott, J., 3733–3734, 4214, 4646

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

McKenna, J., 5640, 6855
response

Hutton, F., 5640

Urging government to establish a goal of having every pothole within the District of Bonavista filled with hot asphalt within a six-week period and prior to the end of June

Pardy, C., 5473–5474, 7091–7092

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

Dinn, P., 3457, 4544, 5763–5764, 6855–6856
response

Hutton, F., 5764

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

Dwyer, J., 6000–6001
response

Hutton, F., 6001

Urging government to have a plan that is created for the provincial roads program and addresses the needs of the many repairs that are needed on our rural roads

Dwyer, J., 7478–7479

Urging government to immediately assure there will be no potholes on either of the two main routes in the District of Bonavista

Pardy, C., 102, 202
response

Loveless, E., 103

Urging government to immediately have roadwork contracted to upgrade and improve conditions on Routes 350, 351A and 352

Forsey, P., 50–51, 524, 1347–1348, 3460, 4061, 4258, 4892–4893, 6614–6615, 7630–7631
response

Abbott, J., 4062, 4258
Loveless, E., 524–525, 1348, 7631

Urging government to immediately take steps to repair and repave Route 20 to ensure the safety of the driving public who use this section of the provincial road on a regular basis

Wall, J., 5470–5471

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

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 907–908, 1109–1110, 1702–1703, 2995, 3335–3336, 3791–3792, 4060–4061, 5234–5235, 6740–6741, 6924–6925, 7626–7627
response

Abbott, J., 2995–2996, 3336, 3792, 4061
Hutton, F., 5235
Loveless, E., 908, 1110, 7627

Urging government to pave Wheeler's Road to ensure the safety of its residents and ATV users

Wakeham, T., 1468–1469, 1608, 1876–1877, 1970–1971, 2157
response

Crocker, S., 1971
Loveless, E., 1469

Urging government to provide funding for paving of Wheeler's Road

Forsey, P., 50–51

Urging government to provide the required maintenance and implement a better operational plan to bring Route 230A up to a safe and acceptable standard

Pardy, C., 2244

Urging government to provide the required maintenance and implement a better operational plan to bring Route 235 up to a safe standard

Pardy, C., 1411

Urging government to reinstate the approved extension to the Robert E. Howlett Highway to improve and ensure the safety of the travelling public to the Southern Avalon

O'Driscoll, L., 201–202, 3114–3115
response

Abbott, J., 3115

Urging government to repair the road on Random Island and maintain the standard that is safe to travel by all residents of Newfoundland and Labrador

Parrott, L., 794–795
response

Loveless, E., 795

Urging government to replace the broken filtering screen at the Amherst Cove depot

Pardy, C., 6543–6544, 6924

Urging government to upgrade road between Bay Bulls and the St. John's city limits

O'Driscoll, L., 4256–4257, 6796–6797, 7043–7044

Urging government to upgrade St. Shotts Road on the Southern Avalon

O'Driscoll, L., 3670–3671, 5150, 5421, 5854–5855, 6693–6694, 7346–7347

Urging government to upgrade the Witless Bay Line to enhance and improve the flow of traffic to and from the Trans-Canada highway

O'Driscoll, L., 103–104, 316, 590, 1608–1609, 2012–2013
response

Loveless, E., 104

Infrastructure

Urging government to address the following issues in the community of Main Point-Davidsville: to use tiered layers of large rocks along the shoreline in the communities to prevent further erosion damage; clear the overgrowth from the ditches and properly trench them so water can run freely through the culverts and not cause flooding; proper trenching, grading and overlaying of gravel side roads for proper water runoff

McKenna, J., 7579–7580

Marine shipping

Urging government to return the marine shipping service between the Island portion of the province and our Northern Labrador communities of Rigolet, Makkovik, Postville, Hopedale, Natuashish and Nain

Evans, L., 747, 851–852, 1813, 2247, 2352–2353, 3045–3046, 3408–3409, 4545–4546, 4946–4947, 6926
response

Abbott, J., 4947
Loveless, E., 852, 2247

Road access

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

Pardy, C., 1248–1249, 4855, 5541–5542
response

Hutton, F., 5542
Loveless, E., 1249, 4856

Snow clearing

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

Pardy, C., 5762–5763
response

Hutton, F., 5763

Travel

Urging government to return affordable travel to the region of Northern Labrador

Evans, L., 1049–1050, 5545

Veterans

Urging government to immediately restore the number of designated beds at the pavilion for veterans to pre-2022 numbers and to develop a plan to increase the number of dedicated beds to accommodate post-Korean Conflict and those who might need them

Dinn, J., 4945–4946
Parrott, L., 4944–4945

PETTY HARBOUR-MADDOX COVE

Awards, miscellaneous

60+ Atlantic Canada Achievement Award—Doyle, Ron

O'Driscoll, L., 354–355

Clubs/organizations

Fishing for Success—Recognizing role in transmitting intangible cultural heritage of the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery

O'Driscoll, L., 2070–2071

PHARMACARE. See Health care
PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 32)

Notice of motion

Osborne, T., 1047

First reading, 1114
Second reading

Dinn, P., 2168–2171
Evans, L., 2171–2173
Osborne, T., 2167–2168, 2173

Committee

Dinn, P., 2174–2175, 2176–2177, 2178, 2179–2180, 2181
Evans, L., 2180–2181
Osborne, T., 2175–2176, 2177–2178, 2179, 2180, 2181

Third reading, 2330
Royal Assent, 2500

PHARMACY ACT, 2024 (BILL 66)

Notice of motion

Osborne, T., 3404

First reading, 3462
Second reading

Dinn, J., 4607
Lane, P., 4605–4607
Osborne, T., 4600–4603, 4608
Petten, B., 4603–4605

Committee

Dinn, J., 4618–4619, 4620, 4621, 4622, 4623, 4624–4625
Lane, P., 4625–4626
Osborne, T., 4609, 4610, 4611, 4612–4613, 4614, 4615, 4617, 4618, 4619–4621, 4622, 4623, 4624, 4625, 4626
Petten, B., 4608–4609, 4610, 4611, 4612, 4613, 4614–4615, 4617, 4618

Third reading, 4790
Royal Assent, 5072–5073

PHARMACY APPRECIATION MONTH. See Health care
PHILLIPS HEAD

Municipalities

Acknowledging service of Elsie Keats

Forsey, P., 4684

PHYSIOTHERAPY. See Health care
PINE MARTEN. See Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture
PISA. See Education—Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
PLACENTIA - ST. MARY'S (DISTRICT)

Business/entrepreneurship

Weiner Wagon—Griffiths, Jake

Gambin-Walsh, S., 2713

Sports/recreation

Softball—Competing at international elite level—Pomeroy, Jordan

Gambin-Walsh, S., 4770–4771

Tributes

Acknowledging many contributions to community—O'Keefe, Tom

Gambin-Walsh, S., 3594

Healey, Anthony—applauded for contribution to the community

Gambin-Walsh, S., 6908

Retirement of Dr. Harold Ross Penney

Gambin-Walsh, S., 508

PLACENTIA WEST - BELLEVUE (DISTRICT)

Clubs/organizations

Islanders Riding Club—acknowledgement of fundraising accomplishments

Dwyer, J., 7515

Lions Club—Acknowledging the plethora of support they provide

Dwyer, J., 1030

Miscellaneous

Acknowledging breast cancer advocate—Mercer, Ann

Dwyer, J., 2518

Annual Burin Peninsula Health Care Foundation Radiothon—Fundraising efforts

Dwyer, J., 2476

Heroism of 15-year-old Zachary Senior in saving lives of his mother and brother

Dwyer, J., 5261

Municipalities

Acknowledging volunteers that make up town councils and Local Service Districts

Dwyer, J., 1998

Sports/recreation

Skating—Osmond, Kaetlyn—Skate Canada Hall of Fame inductee

Dwyer, J., 5261

PLATE COVE WEST

Miscellaneous

Acknowledging humanitarian works of Chris and Karen Ricketts

Pardy, C., 5132–5133

POINT LEAMINGTON

Awards, miscellaneous

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

Forsey, P., 2563–2564

POINT MAY

Sports/recreation

Cornhole—First two players to have become pro outside of Ontario and have received contracts with the American Cornhole League—Deon Cuza and Albert Parsons

Pike, P., 354

POINT OF ORDER

Allegation of questioning the integrity of Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Williams

Byrne, G., 6346
Parrott, L., 6345, 6346
Speaker, 6346

Answers to Questions for which Notice has been Given

Minister not addressing a question from the House

Petten, B., 5999
Speaker, 5999

Attending and watching meetings virtually, and inference of lying

Lane, P., 4411
Speaker, 4411, 4580–4581

Contention of facts in statement concerning parliamentary calendar

Abbott, J., 4410
Joyce, E., 4410
Speaker, 4410

Language, unparliamentary

"arse"

Dinn, J., 1639
Speaker, 1639

"bullshit"

Abbott, J., 6457
Dinn, J., 6457
Parrott, L., 6457
Speaker, 6457

"cooking the books"

Byrne, G., 7343
Howell, K., 7343
Joyce, E., 7343–7344
Paddock, L., 7416
Petten, B., 7343
Speaker, 7344, 7416

"disingenuous"

Dinn, P., 4212
Howell, K., 4472, 6695–6696
Pardy, C., 6696
Speaker, 4212, 4472

"drowning students"

Dinn, J., 5587–5588
Trimper, P., 5587

"facts like that stated in this House that aren't true"; "mislead"

Evans, L., 3716–3717
Hogan, J., 3717, 3848
Speaker, 3717

"I know his mother would be ashamed of him"

Coady, S., 7134
Petten, B., 7134

"jerk"

Dinn, J., 5586–5587
Hogan, J., 5587
Howell, K., 5623
Speaker, 5587

"lacks a political backbone"

Dinn, J., 7576
Speaker, 7577

"liar"

Dinn, J., 2726, 2743–2744, 3438
Hogan, J., 2726
Speaker, 2726, 2743, 2744

"Member is probably going to bake sales"

Coady, S., 5540
Parrott, L., 5540, 5623

"misinformation"

Dinn, J., 4741–4742
Speaker, 4742, 5049–5050

"misleading"

Abbott, J., 7417
Brazil, D., 1105
Byrne, G., 1104–1105
Dempster, L., 6853
Dinn, J., 7223–7224
Hogan, J., 1105–1106
Petten, B., 1106, 1180, 3919, 6853, 6854
Speaker, 1105–1106, 3919, 6853

"misleading and false information"

Brown, J., 1875
Haggie, J., 1875, 1996
Speaker, 1876

"on parole"

Crocker, S., 742
Petten, B., 777–778
Speaker, 742

"pajama party"

Chair, 4443
Dempster, L., 4443
Parrott, L., 4443

"shut your mouth"

Chair, 6879
Dinn, P., 6879

Uttering threats

Davis, B., 2765
Speaker, 2765

"you can't read"

Furey, A., 2991
Petten, B., 2981

Member apologizes for comments concerning Public Accounts Committee and did not intend to take away from the good work being done

Lane, P., 2974
Speaker, 2974

Member cannot say indirectly what cannot be said directly

Byrne, G., 3765–3766
Chair, 3766
Parrott, L., 3766

Member did not shake her head, as claimed

Stoodley, S., 914

Member is taking advantage of opportunity to waste the time of the House

Trimper, P., 2763–2764

Member's comments had been identified as false, and requesting permission to table two documents

Joyce, E., 4012
Speaker, 4012, 4237

Member should address the Chair

Dwyer, J., 3801

Member's Private Member's Resolution is out of order

Joyce, E., 2775–2778
Speaker, 2778
Trimper, P., 2775

Member tables document with comments of former Premier Dwight Ball on the PET scanner

Joyce, E., 4142

Member takes exception to statement that people who are not impacted do not care about suicides in Labrador

Evans, L., 1696–1698
Speaker, 1698
Warr, B., 1695–1696, 1698

Member who reads letter aloud should table it

Bragg, D., 1793(19)
Pardy, C., 1793(19)
Speaker, 1793(19)

Offensive behaviour

Byrne, G., 744–745
Petten, B., 744, 745
Speaker, 746

Referenced a vote

Parrott, L., 7528–7529
Speaker, 7529, 7644–7645

Relevance

Crocker, S., 600
Hogan, J., 4910
Speaker, 600

Requesting that Member would table the document he was reading from

Abbott, J., 1664

Second reading

Seeking consensus of the House to continue with second reading

Lane, P., 3751
Speaker, 3751

Speaker had not returned to second reading after amendment

Byrne, G., 3751
Dinn, J., 3750–3751
Joyce, E., 3750
Petten, B., 3749–3750
Speaker, 3751

Seeking clarification on prior ruling on proposed amendments raised by the Private Member's Resolution on May 15

Joyce, E., 4725–4726
Petten, B., 4725
Speaker, 4726, 4872–4873

Sitting Members should not be identified by their first name

Joyce, E., 2762, 2763
Petten, B., 2762–2763
Speaker, 2763
Trimper, P., 2762, 2763

Tabled documents

Whether leave had been granted to table documents

Joyce, E., 1793(7)
Speaker, 1793(7)

Third reading

Vote carried when Opposition thought it would be delayed

Dempster, L., 6906
Parrott, L., 6905
Speaker, 6906

Title should have been carried prior to clause being called in Committee debate

Chair, 4656
Joyce, E., 4655–4656

Tongue-in-cheek exercise shows disregard for institution and Speaker

Byrne, G., 4699
Speaker, 4699–4700

Unparliamentary to refer to another Member's presence or absence from House

Joyce, E., 4410–4411, 4415
Speaker, 4411, 4415, 4580

Use of names in the House of Assembly

Byrne, G., 4699
Hogan, J., 4729
Petten, B., 4699, 4729–4730
Speaker, 2764, 4699, 4730
Trimper, P., 2764

Whether Member speaking in Committee may sit or stand

Byrne, G., 5682(6)
Chair, 5682(6)

Whether Minister or guest could finish their answer during extraordinary debate even if time had expired

Lane, P., 6112
Speaker, 6112

POINT OF PRIVILEGE

Confusion over who is currently the Minister of Health

Dempster, L., 6593, 6594
Joyce, E., 6594–6595
Parrott, L., 6592–6593
Petten, B., 6595–6596
Speaker, 6593–6594, 6595

Damaging a Member's reputation and provision of misleading information

Stoodley, S., 1389–1390
Wakeham, T., 1390

False claim by Government House Leader regarding draft legislation in public domain having compromised the integrity of the House

Brown, J., 4821–4822
Evans, L., 4824–4826
Hogan, J., 4820–4821
Joyce, E., 4826–4829
Lane, P., 4822–4824
Petten, B., 4818–4820
Reid, S., 4829–4830
Speaker, 4830–4831, 4872

Not allowing Members to have advance copies of legislation is an obstruction of Members' duties on behalf of constituents

Byrne, G., 4851
Dinn, J., 4850–4851
Evans, L., 4848–4849
Lane, P., 4851–4853
Osborne, T., 4853
Parsons, A., 4849
Petten, B., 4849–4850
Speaker, 4853, 4872

Premature disclosure of Bill 74

Hogan, J., 4809–4810
Speaker, 4810–4811

Reputational damage caused by the collection of court costs by the Commissioner for Legislative Standards

Joyce, E., 3498–3503
Lane, P., 3503–3505
Speaker, 3505

POLICING. See Justice and Public Safety
POPULATION GROWTH. See Immigration, Population Growth and Skills
PORT ANSON

Military

Acknowledging World War I story of Sergeant Ernest Goudy

Paddock, L., 5090

PORT AU PORT

Sports/recreation

Ball hockey—2022 World Ball Hockey champion—Cooze, Kristen

Wakeham, T., 574

PORT AUX BASQUES

Guests, introduction

Mayor Brian Button

Speaker, 2744

PORT REXTON

Education

Lions International Peace Poster Contest Merit Award—Hogan, Trinity

Pardy, C., 1592

Volunteers

Acknowledging celebrated volunteer—Kelley, Melvin

Pardy, C., 4473

POSTVILLE

Guests, introduction

Jacque, Bronson—Inuit artist, The Journey

Speaker, 6906

Tributes

Jacque, Cecil

Evans, L., 4102–4103

POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAM. See Cost of living
PREMIER'S AWARD FOR TEACHING INNOVATION. See Education
PREMIER'S OFFICE. See Office of the Premier
PRENATAL INFANT NUTRITION SUPPLEMENT. See Children, Seniors and Social Development
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM. See Health care
PRESCRIPTIONS. See Health care
PRIVATE TRAINING CORPORATION

Activity Plan 2023-2025—Tabled

Haggie, J., 1345

PRIVATIZATION. See Health care
PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE. See Standing Committees
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE CROWN ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 81)

Notice of motion

Dempster, L., 4853

First reading, 4895

PROCUREMENT STRATEGIES. See Transportation and Infrastructure
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND GEOSCIENTISTS NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

2021 Annual Report—Revised edition—Tabled

Stoodley, S., 369

2021 Annual Report—Tabled

Stoodley, S., 252

2022 Annual Report—Tabled

Stoodley, S., 2533

2023 Annual Report—Tabled

Loveless, E., 5232

PROFESSIONAL FISH HARVESTERS CERTIFICATION BOARD

2023-2025 Activity Plan—Tabled

Bragg, D., 1406

PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATORS. See Municipal and Provincial Affairs
PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA). See Education
PROJECT RED RIBBON CAMPAIGN. See Digital Government and Service NL
PROSPECTORS AND DEVELOPERS CONVENTION. See Industry, Energy and Technology—Mining
PROSTHETICS. See Health care
PROVINCIAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES. See Health care—Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
PROVINCIAL HEALTH AUTHORITY ACT (BILL 20)

Notice of motion

Osborne, T., 476

First reading, 529
Second reading

Brown, J., 773(1)–773(3)
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 773(19)–773(22)
Dinn, J., 771–773, 773(22)–773(26)
Dinn, P., 707–719
Dwyer, J., 773(34)–773(36)
Evans, L., 759–762, 773(36)–773(40)
Forsey, P., 773(26)–773(29)
Joyce, E., 766–771, 773(30)–773(34)
Lane, P., 755–759, 773(4)–773(8)
O'Driscoll, L., 887(4)–88(9)
Osborne, T., 703–707, 887(10)
Pardy, C., 762–766
Parrott, L., 749–755
Petten, B., 773(13)–773(19)
Tibbs, C., 773(8)–773(13)
Trimper, P., 719–721
Wakeham, T., 721–725
Amendment (Referral to a Committee)

Moved

Dinn, P., 716

Ruled in order

Chair, 716

Debate

Davis, B., 686–687
Dinn, J., 686

Division—Defeated, 773(4)

Committee

Brown, J., 887(30)–887(32)
Coady, S., 887(40)–887(42)
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 887(42)–887(44), 919–921
Dinn, J., 887(20)–887(22), 887(57)–887(59), 938(4)–938(5), 938(8)–938(9), 938(13), 938(16)–938(17), 938(18)
Dinn, P., 887(11)–887(13), 887(61)–887(63), 930–932, 938(3)–938(4), 938(14)–938(15), 938(19)
Dwyer, J., 887(46)–887(49)
Evans, L., 916–919, 938(6), 938(10), 938(17), 938(20)
Forsey, P., 887(33)–887(35), 923–925
Joyce, E., 887(13)–887(17), 887(54)–887(57), 925–927, 938(21)–938(22)
Lane, P., 887(27)–887(30), 887(64)–887(66), 932–934, 938(6)–938(7), 938(8), 938(10)–938(13), 938(21)
O'Driscoll, L., 887(37)–887(40), 934–937
Osborne, T., 887(27), 887(32)–877(33), 887(35)–887(37), 887(44)–887(46), 887(49)–887(50), 887(53)–887(54), 887(59)–887(61), 887(63)–887(64), 887(66)–887(67), 938(5), 938(6), 938(7), 938(8), 938(9), 938(10), 938(11), 938(12), 938(13)–938(14), 938(15)–938(16), 938(17)–938(18), 938(20)
Parrott, L., 887(24)–887(27), 911–914
Petten, B., 887(50)–887(53)
Tibbs, C., 887(17)–887(20), 887(68)–887(70), 927–930
Wakeham, T., 887(22)–887(24), 887(70)–887(72), 914–916
Wall, J., 921–923
Brazil, D., 938(1)–938(2)
List of government amendments

Tabled

Osborne, T., 938(3)

Ruled in order

Chair, 938(3)

Amendment—Clause 2(j)

Moved

Osborne, T., 938(3)

Carried, 938(3)

Amendment—Clause 2(o) and 20(p)

Moved

Dinn, P., 938(4)

Carried, 938(4)

Amendment—Clause 2(s)

Moved

Osborne, T., 938(4)

Carried, 938(4)

Amendment—Clause 19(2)(l)

Moved

Osborne, T., 938(14)

Carried, 938(14)

Amendment—Clause 19(2)(m)

Moved

Osborne, T., 938(14)

Carried, 938(14)

Amendment—Clause 41

Moved

Dinn, P., 938(19)

Carried, 938(19)

Amendment—Clause 43

Moved

Dinn, P., 938(19)

Carried, 938(20)

Third reading, 938(23)
Royal Assent—November 9, 2022

PROVINCIAL HEALTH AUTHORITY ACT (AMDT.) AND FATALITIES INVESTIGATIONS ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 85)

Notice of motion

Hogan, J., 5107

First reading, 5154
Second reading

Brown, J., 5805
Evans, L., 5807–5809
Hogan, J., 5800–5802, 5809–5810
Lane, P., 5805–5807
Petten, B., 5802–5805

Committee

Davis, B., 5826–5827
Dinn, J., 5821–5823, 5824, 5827, 5828, 5829
Hogan, J., 5811–5812, 5813, 5814, 5815, 5816, 5817, 5818, 5819, 5820, 5821, 5822, 5823–5824, 5825, 5827, 5828
Petten, B., 5811, 5812, 5813, 5814, 5815–5817, 5818–5819, 5820, 5821, 5825, 5826, 5827
Pike, P., 5818, 5828, 5829–5830

Third reading, 5855
Royal Assent, 6042

PROVINCIAL HEALTH AUTHORITY ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 109)

Notice of motion

Haggie, J., 6794

First reading, 6861

PROVINCIAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OFFICE. See Health care
PROVINCIAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S RECONCILIATION COUNCIL. See Women and Gender Equality
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE. See Standing Committees
PUBLIC ASSETS, SALE OF. See Finance
PUBLIC LIBRARIES. See Education
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS

Comments on

Parrott, L., 3542

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AGENCY

Will the Minister bring legislation in this session of the House to include preferential consideration for local companies

Byrne, G., 7033
Wakeham, T., 7033

PUBLIC RADIO. See Justice and Public Safety
PUBLIC SAFETY ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 95)

Notice of motion, 5311
Second reading

Brown, J., 5722
Dinn, J., 5722–5723
Loveless, E., 5716–5719, 5724–5725
O'Driscoll, L., 5719–5722
Parrott, L., 5723–5724

Committee

Brown, J., 5732, 5733–5734, 5831(4)
Dinn, P., 5738, 5739–5740
Lane, P., 5735, 5736, 5737, 5738
Loveless, E., 5726, 5727, 5728, 5729, 5730, 5731, 5732–5733, 5734–5735, 5736, 5737–5738, 5739, 5740, 5831(1), 5831(2)–5831(4)
O'Driscoll, L., 5726, 5727–5728, 5729, 5730, 5731, 5732, 5831(1)–5831(2)
Parrott, L., 5734, 5735, 5831(2), 5831(3), 5831(4)

Third reading, 5856
Royal Assent, 6042

PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO. See Justice and Public Safety
PUBLIC SERVICE

Government highlights support for women in public service

Brown, J., 462
Coady, S., 461–462
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 462

Graduate Recruitment Program

Welcoming new recruits

Brown, J., 577
Coady, S., 576, 3719
Dinn, J., 3720
Pardy, C., 576–577
Wakeham, T., 3720

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Can Minister explain why there is still only an acting Chief Executive Officer

Coady, S., 2150–2151
Wall, J., 2150

Comments on

Coady, S., 1921

How does Minister justify ignoring the hiring process for the very head of the commission which is supposed to ensure fair hiring practices for the province

Coady, S., 2151
Wall, J., 2151

My understanding is that the Public Service Commission chair position has been advertised, it has been recruited for, there have been interviews, there has been a report generated by the Independent Appointments Commission and the report has been submitted to government, is this correct

Coady, S., 7176
Paddock, L., 7176

Recognizing 50th anniversary of

Brown, J., 5221
Coady, S., 5220
Paddock, L., 5220–5221

Why is this chairperson of the Public Service Commission still in an acting position after seven years

Coady, S., 7086
Paddock, L., 7086

PUBLIC TENDERING

Urging government to establish and adhere to reasonable timelines for the tendering process to be brought to its conclusion

Pardy, C., 3042

PURPLE RIBBON CAMPAIGN. See Women and Gender Equality

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