Social Services Committee — 9 April 2025 (GA50)

2025-04-09

Newfoundland and Labrador — Committees

SSC – GA50 – M22 House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador Minutes of the House of Assembly Social Services Committee Date: April 9, 2025 Location: House of Assembly Chamber Time: 5:33 p.m. Committee Members Present: Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member for Placentia - St.

Mary’s (Chair) Chris Tibbs, Member for Grand Falls-Windsor - Buchans (Vice-Chair) Elvis Loveless, M ember for Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune (substituted for Perry Trimper, Member for Lake Melville) Pam Parsons, M ember for Harbour Grace - Port de Grave (substituted for Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley) Helen Conway Ottenheimer, Member for Harbour Main (substituted for Paul Dinn, Member for Topsail- Paradise) Jim Dinn, Member for St.

John’s Centre John Hogan, Member for Windsor Lake (substituted for Lucy Stoyles, Member for Mount Pearl North) Other: Jim McKenna, Member for Fogo Island - Cape Freels Jack Norman, Government Members’ Caucus Colby Greeley, Official Opposition Caucus Megan Winter, Official Opposition Caucus Scott Fleming, Third Party Caucus House of Assembly Service: Evan Beazley, Clerk of Committee (

A) Witnesses Appearing: Department of Justice and Public Safety Bernard Davis, Minister Karen Stone, K.C., Deputy Minister Debbie Dunphy, Assistant Deputy Minister, Emergency Services Mike Noseworthy, Assistant Deputy Minister, Courts and Corporate Services Lorelei Roberts, Assistant Deputy Minister, Public Safety and Correctional Services Denise Woodrow, Assistant Deputy Minister, Legal Services Lisa Stead, K.C., Director, Public Prosecutions Joanne Turner, Director, Provincial Court Services Patti Hurley, Departmental Controller Danielle Gillam, Manager of Budgeting SSC – GA50 – M22 Debbie Marnell, Director of Communications Pat Roche, Chief of Police, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Andrew Green, Executive Director, Support Services, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Shelley Organ, Chief Executive Officer, Supreme Court The meeting was called to order at 5:33 p.m.

On motion, the Minutes of April 26, 2024 were adopted as circulated. The Committee recessed proceedings at 7:21 p.m. and resumed at 7:35 p.m. The Committee reviewed and passed, without amendment, the Estimates of the Department of Justice and Public Safety. On motion, the Committee adjourned at 8:53 p.m. to Friday, April at p.m. to review the Estimates of the Department of Education. Sherry Gambin-Walsh Chair Evan Beazley Clerk of Committee (A)

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Collection	Newfoundland and Labrador — Committees
Citation	2025-04-09
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Volume / chapter	committees standingcommittees socialservices ga50 ssc ga50 m22 2025 04 09
Language	en
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