Social Services Committee — Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Derek Bennett, MHA SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation Chair: Sherry Gambin-Walsh, MHA Vice-Chair: Chris Tibbs, MHA Members: Perry Trimper, MHA Lucy Stoyles, MHA Scott Reid, MHA James Dinn, MHA Paul Dinn, MHA Clerk of the Committee: Mark Jerrett (A) Appearing: Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation Hon. Fred Hutton, MHA, Minister Julia Mullaley, Chief Executive Officer Joe Mercer, Executive Director, Regional Operations and Engineering Mike Tizzard, Executive Director, Financial and Corporate Services Doug Jackman, Director, Finance Melanie Thomas, Director, Community Partnerships and Homelessness Marc Budgell, Director of Communications Dana English, Executive Assistant Also Present Hon. Sarah Stoodley, MHA, Minister of Digital Government and Service NL Hon. John Abbott, MHA, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Joedy Wall, MHA Ashley Politi, Official Opposition Caucus Scott Fleming, Third Party Caucus Office Annie McCarthy, Government Members’ Caucus April 26, 2024 SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE 775 Pursuant to Standing Order 68, Joedy Wall, MHA for Cape St. Francis, substitutes for Paul Dinn, MHA for Topsail - Paradise. Pursuant to Standing Order 68, Sarah Stoodley, MHA for Mount Scio, substitutes for Scott Reid, MHA for St. George’s - Humber. Pursuant to Standing Order 68, John Abbott, MHA for St. John’s East - Quidi Vidi, substitutes for Perry Trimper, MHA for Lake Melville. The Committee met at 9 a.m. in the House Assembly Chamber. CHAIR (Gambin-Walsh): Good morning, we’re going to start now; it is 9:03. Substituting today for MHA Trimper for Lake Melville, we have St. John’s East - Quidi Vidi, substituting for St. George’s - Humber, we have Mount Scio and substituting for Topsail - Paradise, we have Cape St. Francis. So we’ll probably break about 10 o’clock- is