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

Child access

Can Minister provide update on what is being done to secure access to young father's child

Davis, B., 5993
Pardy, C., 5993

Is it acceptable that a young father is no further ahead in seeing his two-year old-son after three attempts to secure legal aid

Davis, B., 5993
Pardy, C., 5993

Child physical abuse

Can Minister commit to legislation on having debate on the statute of limitations in the House of Assembly

Crocker, S., 4566
Wakeham, T., 4566

Can Premier commit today to a timeline of when the Limitations Act will finally be amended

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4249
Hogan, J., 4249

Why is there a difference in the statute of limitations for civil cases involving child physical abuse versus child sexual abuse

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1459
Hogan, J., 1459–1460

Why won't Minister listen to victims, as other governments have

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2984
Hogan, J., 2984–2985

Will amendment to the Limitations Act be finalized in the spring sitting

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4250
Hogan, J., 4250

Will Deputy Premier commit to keeping Limitations Act open to introduce and pass changes

Coady, S., 4564
Wakeham, T., 4564

Will Deputy Premier ensure that the Limitations Act is passed in this sitting of the House of Assembly

Coady, S., 4564–4565
Wakeham, T., 4564

Will government make commitment here today to bring forward the Limitations Act

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4249–4250
Hogan, J., 4250

Will legislation on the statute of limitations be passed in the House

Crocker, S., 4566
Wakeham, T., 4566

Will Minister commit to have the Limitations Act brought to the House of Assembly during this session

Hogan, J., 4488–4489
Joyce, E., 4488

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

Evans, L., 2725–2726
Hogan, J., 2726

Will the Minister listen to victims and eliminate the statute of limitations for victims of child abuse

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2984
Hogan, J., 2984

Will we see legislative amendments brought forward in this sitting to address the statute of limitations for child physical abuse

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1460
Hogan, J., 1460

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
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
Hogan, J., 3672
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

Corrections

Are you concerned with the amount of recidivism in our court system

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 6605
Davis, B., 6605

Can Minister confirm that the price for the new prison is now half a billion dollars over budget

Loveless, E., 1965–1966
O'Driscoll, L., 1965

Can Minister provide an update as to whether rehabilitation programming has finally resumed

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3729
Hogan, J., 3729–3730

Can the Minister tell the House what is going on with construction of new prison, which was supposed to start this spring

Loveless, E., 1805
O'Driscoll, L., 1805

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3838

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S., 6973–6974

How does the Minister justify the lack of accountability in the justice system when we hear of reports of repeat offenders

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 6605
Davis, B., 6605

How is government going to stabilize the workforce in our prisons

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1101
Hogan, J., 1101

If competition for new prison was such a success story, why hasn't government awarded the contract

Loveless, E., 1806
O'Driscoll, L., 1806

In 2021 it was said the penitentiary was going to be complete by 2025, what happened

Loveless, E., 7615–7616
Wakeham, T., 7615

Is government's priority in replacing His Majesty's Penitentiary the workers and people of the province, or their investor friends

Abbott, J., 4941
Dinn, J., 4941

Is lack of political will the hang-up to replace the 164-year-old facility

Abbott, J., 3205
O'Driscoll, L., 3205

Is Minister committed to the bail supervision program, and if so, what steps has he taken to implement it

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3730
Hogan, J., 3730

Since the Auditor General's report, what new rehabilitative programming has been offered at His Majesty's Penitentiary

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3730
Hogan, J., 3730

What is department doing to address significant failings identified in Auditor General's report on adult custody policies

Evans, L., 1104
Hogan, J., 1104

When are Liberals finally going to come clean on this project

Abbott, J., 3204–3205
O'Driscoll, L., 3204

When is government going to release a plan to deal with workforce crisis

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1102
Hogan, J., 1102

When will we get answers on the replacement of the penitentiary

Abbott, J., 3205
O'Driscoll, L., 3205

Why did Minister ignore warnings from his own officials about the sole-source process for the new prison

Loveless, E., 1964
O'Driscoll, L., 1964

Why does Minister blame the exploding cost increase for the new prison on inflation when he was warned by his expert

Loveless, E., 1964
O'Driscoll, L., 1964

Why has the Justice Department failed to implement effective measures to prevent repeat offences, allowing the same individuals to cycle through the system repeatedly

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 6604
Davis, B., 6604–6605

Why is it taking years of delays and excuses for Liberal government to finally tell people the truth

Abbott, J., 3204
O'Driscoll, L., 3204

Why is Minister now shocked with the cost escalation for the new prison when he was warned by his own experts

Loveless, E., 1965
O'Driscoll, L., 1965

Will Minister admit that a sole-source blank cheque procurement process for the new prison has failed

Loveless, E., 1806
O'Driscoll, L., 1806

Will Minister look into constituent on remand who is being denied travel to attend his mother's funeral, to ensure that those in custody are treated with human decency

Evans, L., 1103
Hogan, J., 1103–1104

Will Minister now admit that the sole-sourced, Liberal-friendly process to replace the prison has failed

Loveless, E., 1868
O'Driscoll, L., 1868

Will Minister take advice and go back to the market in a fair and open process to ensure we get a new prison in a timely fashion and taxpayers' money is well spent

Loveless, E., 1868–1869
O'Driscoll, L., 1868

Court delays

Is the Minister concerned that on the eve of another provincial election, the court case to test the legitimacy of the last election continues still to be unresolved

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7036
Davis, B., 7036

Is the Minister concerned that persons charged with serious crimes are walking free

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7035
Davis, B., 7035–7036

Why has government failed to ensure that resources are in place so court proceedings can be timely, giving Labradorians justice and closure, not more repeated harm

Evans, L., 4741
Hogan, J., 4741

Why is Minister permitting an administrative delay at Legal Aid to deny justice

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1689
Hogan, J., 1689

Crime

Can Minister inform us when children in daycare can simply go on walks in the community without safety risks

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1873
Hogan, J., 1873

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

Davis, B., 5854
Lane, P., 5853–5854

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

Davis, B., 5765
Lane, P., 5764–5765

What can the Minister offer besides future budget promises

Furey, A., 7169
Wakeham, T., 7168–7169

What further tangible supports will Dept. of Children, Seniors and Social Development put in place to ensure that people remain safely housed and feel safe in their neighbourhood

Dinn, J., 4298
Hogan, J., 4298

What immediate, proactive steps will government take to ensure all residents of St. John's Centre have a safe neighbourhood

Dinn, J., 4297
Hogan, J., 4297

When can people of Happy Valley-Goose Bay feel safe in their own community

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1872
Hogan, J., 1872

Why did the government disband the joint task force focused on organized crime and drug trafficking in 2018

Furey, A., 7169
Wakeham, T., 7169

Emergency Preparedness Week

Acknowlegement of

Evans, L., 2142
Hogan, J., 2141–2142
Tibbs, C., 2142

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

Fine options

Can Minister provide an update on the fines program's progress

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4539
Hogan, J., 4539

How many more years are going to go by before government takes action on the uncollected fines

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 6989
Parsons, A., 6990

What message is government sending when people are being fined for excessive speeding and reckless driving, but face not real consequences or accountability

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4539
Hogan, J., 4539

Why has the government been unable to collect the more than $50 million in fines owing

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 6989
Parsons, A., 6989

Why is a fine options program still not an option for the people of our province

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4538
Hogan, J., 4538–4539

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

Firefighters

Are volunteer firefighters now the first responders in the new provincial ambulance program and will they be funded

Furey, A., 7081
Wakeham, T., 7081

Is this government playing politics with firefighting equipment

Davis, B., 6789–6790
Tibbs, C., 6789, 6790

Ovation acknowledging firefighters in the province

Davis, B., 389

Self-contained breathing apparatus—Comments in Budget 2024 debate

Tibbs, C., 4195

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

Notice of motion

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 904

Moved

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1200–1202

Debate

Brown, J., 1215–1217
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1225–1228
Dwyer, J., 1205–1207
Forsey, P., 1213–1215
Gambin-Walsh, S., 1212–1213
Hogan, J., 1202–1204
Howell, K., 1207–1209
O'Driscoll, L., 1225–1226
Parrott, L., 1209–1212
Pike, P., 1222–1223
Wakeham, T., 1224–1225
Wall, J., 1220–1222
Warr, B., 1218–1220

Amendment

Moved

Howell, K., 1209

Ruled in order

Speaker, 1209

Carried, 1228

Volunteer fire departments are making sure that the patients are looked after, who's looking after them

Furey, A., 7082
Wakeham, T., 7082

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

Dwyer, J., 7622
Haggie, J., 7622

We're hearing that volunteer fire departments are experiencing a significant increase in the number of medical calls that they respond to, who's footing the bill

Furey, A., 7082
Wakeham, T., 7081–7082

Who approves the firefighting equipment budget, the minister or the fire commissioner

Davis, B., 6919–6920
Tibbs, C., 6919

Who would have approved the request for firefighting equipment in 2022

Davis, B., 6919
Tibbs, C., 6919

Will the Liberals admit that they favourably awarded more funding of firefighting equipment to their own districts

Davis, B., 6790
Tibbs, C., 6790

Will the Minister table the recommendations from the fire commissioner's office with respect to the funding for fire equipment this year

Davis, B., 6849
Tibbs, C., 6848, 6849

Fire Prevention Week

Acknowledgement of

Evans, L., 183
Hogan, J., 182–183
Tibbs, C., 183

First Voice

Does Minister agree that First Voice deserves a meeting, at least with the Chief of Police

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 245
Hogan, J., 245–246

Does Minister support the decision not to meet with this anti-racism advocacy group

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 245
Hogan, J., 245

How can Indigenous people and victims of systemic racism have confidence that this administration is taking racism seriously

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 246
Hogan, J., 246

Now that the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary is taking responsibility, will the Minister, in the spirit of reconciliation, implement the recommendations made by the recent First Voice report

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 470
Parsons, A., 470–471

Why does Minister refuse to say where he stands on the First Voice recommendation to establish a police oversight board

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 787
Parsons, P., 787

Why is Minister delaying a meeting with this group on a very important report

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 786
Hogan, J., 786–787

Why is Minister not acting to restore public confidence in policing in this province

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2007
Hogan, J., 2007

Will Minister take the advice of this advocacy group to establish a civilian police oversight board

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2006
Hogan, J., 2006

Human Rights Commission

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

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5055
Evans, L., 5055
Hogan, J., 5054

Illegal drugs

Does department share concerns about rise in drug use in Labrador

Hogan, J., 3914
Parrott, L., 3913–3914

What is government doing to urgently address the policing issues in Labrador to curb this growing crisis

Hogan, J., 3914–3915
Parrott, L., 3914

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

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7524
Haggie, J., 7524

Will Minister join Grand Chief Pokue and the Innu Nation's call for more Royal Canadian Mounted Police to stop the drugs flooding into Labrador

Hogan, J., 3914
Parrott, L., 3914

John Howard Society

Celebration of John Howard Society Week

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3508–3509
Evans, L., 3509
Hogan, J., 3508

Minister

Instead of defending the Minister and his statements, why does Premier not stand with the people of the province and ask for his resignation

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4112–4113
Parsons, P., 4113

Why doesn't Premier demand that Minister steps aside so his continued presence is not compromising to the oversight of justice and further silencing of victims of sexual assault

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4113
Furey, A., 4113

Will Premier do the right thing and hold his Justice Minister accountable for his statements

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4111–4112
Hogan, J., 4112

Will Premier take leadership and demand Minister's resignation

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4112
Hogan, J., 4112

Missing person

Can Minister provide a timeline as to when the family might get some answers

Crocker, S., 4564
Wakeham, T., 4564

National Police Week

Recognition of

Brown, J., 7330–7331
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7330
Haggie, J., 7330

Policing

Comments in Budget Speech 2025

Coady, S.., 6964–6965

How many police officers are in our province working currently compared to last year

Davis, B., 7030–7031
Wakeham, T., 7030

How much more are the taxpayers paying for extra RNC patrols and specialized mobile resources for the area surrounding 106 Airport Road

Davis, B., 6845–6846
Wakeham, T., 6845, 6846

Is government in possession of the Policing Transformation Working Group report

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5994
Davis, B., 5994

Is the late arrival of police at recent crime scene a result of the Liberal government's failure to properly staff our police force

Furey, A., 5987
Wakeham, T., 5987

Minister recognizes award-winning police officers

Brown, J., 5748
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5747–5748
Davis, B., 5747

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

Davis, B., 6741–6742, 7042
Forsey, P., 2835–2836, 5315, 6741, 7041–7042, 7227

Urging 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

Why did the government ignore the recommendations of the National Police Federation for 25 more RCMP officers for rural communities

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7524
Haggie, J., 7524

Why has government allowed public safety to turn into a crisis

Furey, A., 5989–5990
Wakeham, T., 5989

Will Minister make public any recommendations that Policing Transformation Working Group has done

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5994
Davis, B., 5994–5995

Will the Minister help get more policing for the residents of Stoneville

Haggie, J., 7475
McKenna, J., 7475

Public safety radio

Minister provides update on public safety radio in province

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4362
Evans, L., 4362
Hogan, J., 4361–4362

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

What does Minister say to residents of the Carmanville region who are concerned for their safety

Hogan, J., 4888
McKenna, J., 4887–4888

Why has government ignored 5-year-old study recommending two additional officers for the Grand Falls-Windsor detachment

Davis, B., 5374–5375
Forsey, P., 5374

Why is government not acting to restore public confidence in policing in rural parts of our province

Hogan, J., 4888
McKenna, J., 4888

Why is Minister picking and choosing which regions of the province are getting additional services

Davis, B., 5375
Forsey, P., 5375

Will Minister provide more funding for an enhanced police presence in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 653
Dempster, L., 653
Hogan, J., 653–654

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC)

Comments in Budget Speech 2024

Coady, S., 3837

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

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2005–2006
Hogan, J., 2006

Will Minister commit through the budget 2025-2026 process to allocate additional funding to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary for additional patrol units on the road 24-7 throughout communities on the Northeast Avalon

Davis, B., 5997–5998
Lane, P., 5997

Scrub Squad

Minister acknowledges work of grafitti removal company

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2714–2715
Evans, L., 2715
Hogan, J., 2714

Sexual abuse investigations

How did abuse by Tony Humby happen in the care of the province for so long

Davis, B., 5629
Wakeham, T., 5629

Why was Tony Humby repeatedly investigated over the years but never charged

Pike, P., 5629
Wakeham, T., 5628–5629

Will Premier do the right thing and call an inquiry into the alleged horrible abuse by Tony Humby and Bruce Escott

Davis, B., 5628
Wakeham, T., 5628

Sexual assault survivors

Does Minister feel it is enough that he has apologized for his hurtful and inaccurate comment, despite calls for his resignation

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3860
Hogan, J., 3860

Is Minister of Women and Gender Equality concerned that statements made by the Justice Minister will deter victims from reporting abuse

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3861
Parsons, P., 3861

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
Hogan, J., 107, 3612–3613

What concrete action is Minister taking to ensure that he never again revictimizes survivors of sexual assault

Dinn, J., 3862
Hogan, J., 3862–3863

What does Minister envision with respect to reforming the criminal justice system for survivors

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3860
Hogan, J., 3861

Small Claims Court

Does Minister feel that the impact that this possibly could have on the Provincial Court and increased caseload would be an insurmountable issue facing the implementation of a an increase in the cap

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4736
Hogan, J., 4736

Does Minister have any idea as to savings and greater access to justice by the public that a change would result in

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4736
Hogan, J., 4736

Will Minister consider increasing the maximum limit within our province's Small Claims Court system

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4735
Hogan, J., 4736

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week

Victim Services providing valuable supports to victims of crime

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4631
Evans, L., 4631–4632
Hogan, J., 4631

Volunteer fire departments

Can Premier update the volunteer fire department in Stoneville on when they will receive their new bunker gear

Furey, A., 4538
McKenna, J., 4538

Minister acknowledges their contributions to province

Brown, J., 2819
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 2819
Hogan, J., 2818–2819

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

What does Minister say to the Baine Harbour department that services over 100 kilometres of Route 210 on the Burin Peninsula, and seven communities, which include a school, and who rely on the rescue vehicle to respond to emergencies

Dwyer, J., 3787
Hogan, J., 3787–3788

Will a new fire truck for the Baine Harbour Volunteer Fire Department be included in the budget so that they don't break down en route to a motor vehicle accident again

Dwyer, J., 3788
Hogan, J., 3788

Youth Secure Custody Facilities

Minister offers apology to Youth Secure Custody Class Action members

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 778–779
Evans, L. ., 779
Hogan, J., 778