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

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WABUSH

Arts

Alternative rock band Ptarmageddon showcasing Labrador West

Brown, J., 2975

Business/entrepreneurship

35th anniversary—Cliff's TV

Brown, J., 2428

Miscellaneous

Come Home Year—Acknowledging committee and volunteers

Brown, J., 1955–1956

WASTE MANAGEMENT. See Municipal and Provincial Affairs
WASTEWATER. See Environment and Climate Change
WATERFORD VALLEY (DISTRICT)

Sports/recreation

Softball

O'Keefe, Kearney—First female umpire in province and awarded Level V designation

Osborne, T., 3243

WATER RESOURCES ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 46)

Notice of motion

Davis, B., 2490–2491

First reading, 3315

WEIGH SCALES. See Digital Government and Service NL
WELL-BEING PROVINCE. See Health care
WELLS. See Environment and Climate Change
WHITBOURNE

Tributes

Whelan, Hilda

Gambin-Walsh, S., 2975

WILD LIFE ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 10)

Notice of motion

Crocker, S., 27

First reading, 55–56
Second reading

Bragg, D., 796–798, 810–812
Dinn, J., 805–807
Forsey, P., 798–800
Joyce, E., 803–805
Lane, P., 809–810
Pardy, C., 807–809
Trimper, P., 800–803

Committee

Bragg, D., 812, 813, 814–817
Dinn, J., 815, 816, 817
Forsey, P., 812, 813–814

Third reading

Crocker, S., 856–857
Joyce, E., 856

Royal Assent—November 9, 2022

WIND ENERGY. See Industry, Energy and Technology
WINDING UP OF JUDGMENT RECOVERY (NFLD.) LTD. ACT (BILL 11)

Notice of motion

Crocker, S., 27

First reading, 56
Second reading

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 567
Parsons, A., 566–568

Committee

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 569
Parsons, A., 569

Third reading, 700
Royal Assent—November 9, 2022

WINDSOR LAKE (DISTRICT)

Education

Roncalli Student Leaders—Acknowledging leadership abilities of Grade 5 and 6 students lending a hand

Hogan, J., 3391

WITLESS BAY

Clubs/organizations

Kinsmen Club—congratulating Brian Harte on being awarded Life Member of Kin Canada

O'Driscoll, L., 6780

Education

Mascot for the 2025 Canada Games—Illustration by Michel Tobin

O'Driscoll, L., 4359

Volunteers

Volunteer Fire Department

Kelly, Chrystal—First female captain in 34 years of operation

O'Driscoll, L., 3442

WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY. See also Violence

Blue Door Program

Does Minister regret standing idly by and letting Blue Door's funding lapse

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 362
Parsons, P., 362–363

Will Minister commit to reinstating funding for the Blue Door Program

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 363
Parsons, P., 363

Employment

Government highlights support for women in public service

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

Skills training

Supporting women in the workplace

Byrne, G., 356–357
Dinn, J., 357
Wall, J., 357

Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+)

Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+) supports equitable government policy

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 510
Evans, L., 510
Parsons, P., 509–510

International Day of the Girl Child

Recognition of

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 88
Evans, L., 88–89
Parsons, P., 88

International Women's Day 2023

Recognition of

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1184–1185
Dinn, J., 1185
Parsons, P., 1184

International Women's Day 2024

Recognition of

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3636
Dinn, J., 3636
Parsons, P., 3635–3636

International Women's Day 2025

Recognition of

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 6728
Dinn, J., 6728
Parsons, P., 6727–6728

National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ (2023)

Recognition of

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 1999
Evans, L., 1999
Parsons, P., 1998–1999

National Day of Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ (2024)

Recognition of

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4531
Evans, L., 4531
Parsons, P., 4530–4531

Provincial Indigenous Women's Reconciliation Council

Recognizing the establishment of a collaborative, ongoing working relationship between Indigenous women and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 3196
Evans, L., 3196
Parsons, P., 3195–3196

Purple Ribbon Campaign

Launch of campaign and 16 days of activism to end gender-based violence

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 5456
Dinn, J., 5456
Parsons, P., 5455

Women police officers

Minister recognizes 50th anniversary of women becoming regular members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Conway Ottenheimer, H., 4876–4877
Evans, L., 4877
Parsons, P., 4876

Women's suffrage

Marking 100 years since women earned the right to vote and hold office in Newfoundland and Labrador

Brown, J., 7466
Conway Ottenheimer, H., 7465–7466
Gambin-Walsh, S., 7465

WOMEN POLICE OFFICERS. See Women and Gender Equality
WORKING OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAM. See Immigration, Population Growth and Skills
WORKPLACE HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMPENSATION ACT (AMDT.) (BILL 12)

Notice of motion

Crocker, S., 27

First reading, 56–57
Second reading

Brown, J., 376–378
Davis, B., 372–374, 389–390
Dinn, P., 383–384
Forsey, P., 374–376
Gambin-Walsh, S., 378–379
Joyce, E., 379–381
Lane, P., 386–388
O'Driscoll, L., 388–389
Tibbs, C., 381–383
Wall, J., 385–386

Committee

Brown, J., 454–455, 456
Davis, B., 451, 452, 453–454, 455–457
Dwyer, J., 456
Forsey, P., 451–452, 453, 454

Third reading, 571
Royal Assent—November 9, 2022

WORKPLACE HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMPENSATION ACT, 2022 (BILL 18)

Notice of motion

Dempster, L., 252

First reading, 319
Second reading

Brown, J., 866–867
Byrne, G., 857–859, 874–876
Dinn, J., 870–871
Dinn, P., 867–870
Evans, L., 874
Forsey, P., 859–860
Lane, P., 860–864
Pardy, C., 864–866
Trimper, P., 871–874

Committee

Brown, J., 887(1)
Byrne, G., 877–879, 880–881, 882, 883–884, 885, 886
Evans, L., 885–886
Forsey, P., 876–877, 878, 879–880, 881, 882
Haggie, J., 881
Lane, P., 882–883, 884–885
Amendment—Clause 83(2)

Moved

Brown, J., 887(1)

Ruled in order

Chair, 887(2)

Debate

Brown, J., 887(2)

Defeated, 887(2)

Third reading, 910
Royal Assent—November 9, 2022

WORKPLACE HEALTH, SAFETY AND COMPENSATION ACT, 2022 (AMDT.) (BILL 48)

Notice of motion

Davis, B., 2534

First reading, 2600
Second reading

Brown, J., 2656–2657
Davis, B., 2653–2654, 2660
Evans, L., 2659–2660
Forsey, P., 2654–2656
Lane, P., 2658–2659
Tibbs, C., 2657–2658

Committee

Brown, J., 2663
Davis, B., 2661–2662, 2663
Forsey, P., 2661, 2662–2663

Third reading, 2970
Royal Assent, 3420

WORKPLACENL

2023-2025 Strategic Plan—Tabled

Davis, B., 1345

Minister recognizes recipients of the 2024 Safety Leadership Awards

Brown, J., 5364–5365
Dempster, L., 5363–5364
Evans, L., 5364

Student Safety Video and Radio Ad Contest, 2025-Eli Peach, Darwin Anderson, Jayda Crummey and Mehak Anderson award winners

Brown, J., 7565
Forsey, P., 7565
Parsons, P., 7564–7565

WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS. See Digital Government and Service NL
WORLD FAMILY DOCTOR DAY. See Health care
WORLD TOWN PLANNING DAY. See Municipal and Provincial Affairs
WORLD WAR I. See also Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Deputy Premier honours lives lost in Gallipoli during First World War

Brown, J., 3244
Coady, S., 3243–3244
Parrott, L., 3244

Premier commemorates First World War sacrifices with expanded Trail of the Caribou pilgrimage Student Ambassador Program

Brown, J., 5054
Furey, A., 5052–5053
Wakeham, T., 5053–5054

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