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Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

48th General Assembly - 3rd Session - 2018-2019

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BALL, HON. DWIGHT (L) (HUMBER - GROS MORNE)

Access to Information

Has Premier provided any specific written direction to his staff to preserve BlackBerry messages, 1795

Open Government Week

Can Premier confirm the last date that information was added to the open government web portal, 3334

Will the Premier instruct the government to disable BlackBerry messages on wireless devices to remove the possibility of records the Premier and staff allege to be transitory from being destroyed in the future, 1795

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

DJ Composites

To protect workers in the future, will the Premier provide for a process for the imposition of a new collective agreement when a prolonged strike or lockout has been ineffective in bringing about a resolution, 2788

Memorial University

Will decisions made by government have a negative impact on our post-secondary institutions, 1154–1155

All-Party Committees

All-party Committee on Jobs and Sustainable Economic Development

Will Premier call for an all-party select committee on jobs and sustainable economic development so we can all work together to deliver real solutions for the future of our people, 1797

Atlantic Accord

Can Premier comment on the attention he's given to the global supply agreements which have cut off and cut down local supply businesses, 3602

Can Premier guarantee to Members an opportunity to ask questions about the heralded accord, 3597

Has Prime minister promised that the federal government will pick up the royalties for oil production and not Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 2968

Has uncertainty regarding undeveloped petroleum discoveries and uncertainty around federal government's new environmental assessment process been resolved, 3600–3601

Have equalization arrangements been addressed in the course of these talks and will we hear about it tonight, 3600

How confident is Premier that the negotiations are still on track to meet the March 31 deadline, 3502–3503

How does Premier expect opposition to do the verification without the background documentation, 3599

How many hundreds of millions has the Premier's delay cost, 3504

Is amount being adjusted on account of past years in excess of a billion dollars, 3503–3504

What is the consequence if the deadline is not met, 3503

What would Premier be looking for in a review of the Atlantic Accord, 302–303

Which years are under review, 2962–2693 , 3017–3018

Why did Premier wait until last year to commence the review of the current arrangement, 2961

Why didn't Premier do the math and the fulsome analysis before he started negotiating with the federal government, 3017

Why is there a need for secrecy, and what is Premier's response to former Premier Brian Peckford, 2962

Will agreement confirm the exclusive jurisdiction of Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board over environmental assessment on the offshore, 3601

Will Premier be signing deal if it does not include payment for past years, 3503

Will Premier commit to make public all analysis leading up to the agreement immediately after the announcement tonight, 3597–3598

Will Premier commit to releasing the analysis, 3598 , 3599

Will Premier ensure that new agreement recognizes the need for local employment benefits and the local supply industry, 3602

Will Premier make public the analysis behind what money is owing to Newfoundland and Labrador, after the announcement, 3598

Will Premier table in the House the amount he is looking for and the analysis that informs his request, 3017

Will the Premier disclose, should there be any deal on the transfer of the share, the value of the equity share, 3601

Would Premier agree that at stake in the 2005 Atlantic Accord fiscal arrangement review are hundreds of millions of dollars to this province on an annual basis, 2961

Would Premier commit tomorrow to tabling the answers to all the questions asked, 3603

Blackberry

Has Premier provided any specific written direction to his staff to preserve BlackBerry messages, 1795

Budget

Can Premier explain how he is meeting his deficit forecast, 258

How can Premier say that budget decisions benefit Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 259

How does budget's plan to have less revenue than spending represent responsible fiscal decisions, 257

What can Premier say to struggling families, 1732

What is in the budget to encourage young people to stay in the province, 259

What is Premier going to do for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 260

Why did Premier allow the Departments of Service NL, Transportation and Works, Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, Municipal Affairs, Finance and others to increase their budgets this year, 258

Will upcoming budget provide relief for consumers and businesses, 3019

Budget

(2018) Motion to approve budgetary policy

Debate, 917–931

Cabinet

Are parliamentary secretaries privy to Cabinet documents, 2296

Has Premier seen or asked for the documentation that the Member for Humber - Bay of Islands said he had seen, 2297

What has Premier done to investigate allegation of leaked Cabinet papers, 2296–2297

Confederation

Anniversary of, 3597

Cougar Flight 491

10 year anniversary—Recognition of, 3248

Davis, Paul

Mr. Paul Davis' retirement from House of Assembly—Reflections on public life, 2083–2084

Democratic Reform

Does Premier believe in the importance of and need for democratic reform, 1900

Employment

How does Premier plan to meet job targets promised in the aquaculture sector, 356

How many jobs have been created over the past year, 354

Is Premier still creating the economic environment to meet the projected job creation that his government has laid out, 355

What can Premier say to the rapidly increasing number of unemployed people in the province, 1731–1732

What happened to Premier's focus on job creation, 3018

Will Premier call for an all-party select committee on jobs and sustainable economic development so we can all work together to deliver real solutions for the future of our people, 1797

Finance

Capital investment

How can Premier say that his plan is working for province, 260

Deficit

How can minister say that things are improving when families are struggling under the Liberal government's tax burden and we continue to lose population, 2025

Why do audited financial statements for 2017-2018 show that targets for reducing expenditure have been missed, 2023

Why has government not acted on Auditor General's comment that Newfoundland and Labrador spends in excess of 21 per cent more per capita than the next highest province, and brought down expenditures, 2024

Why is government not taking the advice of experts such as Moody's regarding the reduction of expenditures, 2024

Why is Premier failing to reach his deficit reduction target, and what is Plan B, 2023

Economic development

Are giveaways to large corporations such as $40 million to Canopy Growth, $45 million to Grieg Aquaculture and $1 million to S&P Data to create low paying jobs the Premier's idea of economic development, 1823–1824

Is the alleged dysfunction in the Liberal caucus the reason that government needs to outsource its economic development plan at a cost of over $100,000 per day to McKinsey & Company, 1792

Will Premier admit that after three years, his government is out of ideas, 1861

Economy

How does Premier reconcile the drop in shipments of consumer goods with the rosy condition government claims for the economy, 3096

Will minister admit that the vehicle shipment slowdown is a solid indicator that consumer confidence is depressed, 3096

Equalization

Can Minister of Finance release the documents he has sent to the federal government related to equalization and the requested changes over the past three years, 304–305

Have equalization arrangements been addressed in the course of these talks and will we hear about it tonight, 3600

Is the amount of equalization that Québec is entitled to an area where Premier will make representation for change, 303–304

What would Premier be looking for in a review of the Atlantic Accord, 302–303

Will Premier have Minister of Finance release the presentations made over the past three years by the federal government related to equalization and changes requested, 304

Will review be asking for changes to how both renewable and non-renewable resources are recognized in the calculation of revenues as defined in the province's fiscal capacity, 303

Revenue

Are the seeds of diversification that the minister is sowing cannabis seeds or acorns, and where is the additional revenue from these seeds, 2183

Savings

How does Premier expect to find $442 million in savings in four years, 2182

Fisheries and Land Resources

Arctic surf clam

Did Premier make representation to the Prime Minister on the unfair awarding of the bid for surf clam quota, 899

Corner Brook Pulp and Paper

Can Premier provide update on how much province has spent on legal bills, and the projected cost of future legal advice related to the unfair tariffs placed on Corner Brook Pulp and Paper by the government of the United States, 485

Can Premier provide update on the legal cost that's been incurred to date, 1728–1729

Can Premier provide update on the unfair American tariffs imposed on the paper industry in this province, 1728

Can Premier provide update on what has transpired in the last 10 days, 156

Given that international trade agreements are signed by sovereign countries, has Premier asked federal government to pay for fees and expenses, 485

Has Premier asked or will he direct costs to the federal government for the work being done, 486

Has Premier done an assessment on what the impact will be on the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, 111

Has Premier had any discussions with officials from the US Dept. of Commerce regarding those tariffs, 108

Has Premier had discussion with federal members of parliament on what to do, moving forward, 158–159

Has Premier had discussions with the Prime Minister in the last 48 hours, 109–110

Has Premier spoken directly with the Prime Minister about what actions the federal government will take, 157

Has Premier spoken to anyone representing the US government, on behalf of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 158

Has Premier spoken to the ambassador to the United States to express concern about tariffs, 109

Has Premier spoken with people in the US government representing Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 157

Is federal government assisting with tariff costs, or has Premier asked them to assist, 1729

What assurances can Premier give to those employed in the forestry sector and directly at Corner Brook Pulp and Paper that their jobs are safe, 111–112

What discussions are ongoing with Kruger and the government and with the Dept. of Natural Resources in regard to tariffs, 486

What has Premier done since first tariff was announced in January, to protect those people working in the forestry industry and to advocate for Newfoundland and Labrador, 108

What has Premier done since last summer to ensure that jobs have been protected, 107

When is Premier going to stand for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 110

Where is Premier's concrete, community-based action plan for diversifying our economy to ensure sustainability, 116

Why can't parties and federal MPs all sit down together, 116

Will Premier agree to a transparent process of collaboration with communities and relevant groups most affected by tariffs, 117

Will Premier convene a meeting with representatives of all three provincial parties and the seven federal MPs to discuss and strategize about how we can work collaboratively for the good of the people, 115–116

Fishery

Joint Management

Why wasn't joint management included in the ministerial mandate letter, and has government dropped joint management as a policy objective, 3506–3507

When will Premier stand up and speak for our fishery, 3506

Gender-based analysis

Is minister saying there was no training and people didn't know what they were doing with regard to gender-based analysis, 2970

Will the Premier provide concrete proof that they do conduct gender-based analysis, 2970

Harassment

Can Premier come up with a different system that works more appropriately, outlined by a number of people and Members of the House of Assembly, 892–893

Can Premier confirm that another member of the Liberal caucus is currently under investigation by the Commissioner for Legislative Standards, 680

Can Premier confirm whether any harassment or bullying-related complaints have been filed or made to his office by a Member, 536

Can Premier explain how it is conducive to an environment where people can safely disclose issues and concerns in the workplace, when a minister has told the media the name of the person who raised concerns about him, 660

Can Premier explain to people what is happening in his government, 673

Can Premier identify to House who has been removed from Cabinet, and the nature of the allegations against the minister, 674

Can Premier outline exactly what the Member for Bay of Islands is stepping aside from, and what that means, 656

Can Premier remove the Cabinet minister while the investigation takes place or will he leave minister in place with full authority during the investigation, 623

Can Premier state unequivocally that the former minister never raised a single issue or concern with him, 810–812

Did former minister make Premier aware of why she was leaving, and what did he do about that, 730–731

Did Premier agree to be a witness on behalf of the Member for Humber - Bay of Islands, 2845

Did Premier agree to go over the Member's written response to allegations against him, and coach the Member on what he should include in his response, 2845

Did Premier discuss removing the Minister of Service NL from Cabinet with the Member for Humber - Bay of Islands, 2844

Did Premier have numerous phone conversations during a four-to-five month period during which the investigation of the Code of Conduct violations were being conducted by an independent officer of the legislature, 2842–2843

Did Premier himself submit complaint to the Commissioner or have individuals submit the complaints, 808

Did Premier reach out to the Member by telephone on one or more occasions to assist him in the way he describes, 2847

Did Premier speak to his senior advisor, and did the senior advisor confirm he's received information and concerns in the past, 663

Did Premier tell Member for Humber - Bay of Islands, at any stage of the process, that the allegations made by the Minister of Service NL were ill-founded, 2843–2844

Did the Premier advise the Member for Mount Scio against releasing the report publicly, and if not, why not, 1790

Does Premier agree with assessment discussed on CBC this morning, 729

Does Premier believe it is due process and fair to those against whom findings have been made to apply that process to decide their fate, 1817

Does Premier believe it would be appropriate to ask caucus members to produce their cellphones for review, as part of the investigation, 626

Does Premier believe that some or all of the complaints could have been avoided if the Premier had made known his zero tolerance policy at an earlier stage, 1819

Does Premier believe that the leak of information jeopardizes due process, 1790

Does Premier condone email by his minister, 628–629

Does Premier condone the actions of his Minister of Education, 629

Does Premier expect to have conversations with the Commissioner during the investigation, 1109

Does Premier feel it appropriate that two Members currently under investigation for harassment are still performing duties in their districts, 1151

Does Premier stand by his comments that no one in his office, or himself, were made aware of any complaints of harassment regarding any minister in his government, 656

Does Premier stand by his words regarding the need to ensure that participants are comfortable, given the dissatisfaction expressed by two complainants, 1815–1816

Does Premier stick with story that he had no idea before last Wednesday that these issues were happening in his own government, 730

Does Premier still stand by his comments about having not received complaints from members of his caucus or Cabinet, 622

Does Premier think former minister's experience is relevant in looking forward to making the most complete and thorough investigation we can have, 732

Does Premier think it acceptable that a minister tried to circumvent the proper procedures for hiring within the public service and put pressure on colleagues to get his friends a job, 1819

Does Premier think it appropriate to adopt the recommendation from the Kirby report for sensitivity training in the legislative context, 1816–1817

Does Premier think it appropriate to leave the person about whom the complaints are made in the same environment with people who have been expressing concern for months, 657

Has anyone in Premier's office received any complaints from any Member of the House of Assembly regarding any minister in his government, 623

Has Premier learned more information from his staff since discussion began on Tuesday, 661

Has Premier provided any specific written direction to his staff to preserve BlackBerry messages, 1795

Have any additional accusations of harassment or bullying been made to Premier's office or to his staff, outside of the reports that will be tabled today, 1794–1795

Have any allegations been made to Premier's staff, 537

Have any members of Premier's caucus or Cabinet made any form of harassment or bullying complaints to him as Premier or to any member of his staff, 536

Have Premier or staff received any complaints by any Members prior to this morning, 622

House to support new workplace harassment policy introduced by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and urges government to show continued leadership by making legislative changes to these or other pieces of legislation to ensure women and others are protected in all workplaces in Newfoundland and Labrador from harassment and sexual harassment

Debate, 289–290

House to support the introduction of a Legislature-specific harassment policy, similar in principle to the policy in effect in the Nova Scotia provincial legislature, where elected representatives and their staff are held responsible for inappropriate conduct

Debate, 828–831

How can members of the House of Assembly and the public have confidence that the systemic issues of harassment will be dealt with when the report goes back to the Premier, 1108–1109

How could minister have watched bad behaviour unfold over the last two-and-a-half years and not have taken any action before now, 731

How far-reaching are the concerns and fears of speaking out, and does it go beyond the walls of Premier's caucus, 661

How has the presence of dysfunction in the Liberal caucus and Cabinet affected Premier's ability to conduct the business of government, 1791

How quickly is Premier going to move to make sure that the persons who continue to deal with the complainant are people who are outside the process, 630–631

If allegations made by the Member for Humber - Bay of Islands were true, would that be consistent with Premier's remarks of May 2nd, when he referred to the process as "independent," 2846

If allegations made by the Member for Humber - Bay of Islands were true, would they constitute conduct bringing the integrity of the Office of the Premier into disrepute, 2846–2847

If allegations of harassment or bullying were to be made outside the four corners of the reports that will be tabled, would Premier expect to be made aware of them, 1794

If another Member of the House has a complaint to bring to Premier's attention, what process should they use, and what assurance can Premier give them that there will not be repercussions for speaking out, 629

If Premier put himself in the middle of the complaints process, how is that going to address the systemic issue he has identified, 892

If Premier was unaware of the bullying inside his own caucus, who was running the show, 737

If the allegations made by that member were to be found untrue, would that represent a violation of the Code of Conduct, 2848

Is it correct that the Minister of Municipal Affairs is stepping aside strictly as minister, 656

Is it okay that minister is more interested in identifying the complainants or is it more important to be protecting those who need assistance and support, 628

Is it Premier's intention to leave the minister in place, or is it his intention to remove the minister during the investigation, 624

Is part of reason that minister was removed due to the email he sent internally to his own caucus when he referred to no greater violation, 674

Is Premier allowing the person whom complaints concern to remain in caucus, 657

Is Premier aware of complaint that a Member allegedly provided false, inaccurate and misleading information in an attempt to discredit a municipal council, 681

Is Premier committed to move forward to adopt a Legislature-specific harassment policy, similar in principle to the policy in effect in Nova Scotia, 848–849

Is Premier concerned that people may not be coming forward with complaints, 1817

Is Premier concerned that the only complaint made to the Commissioner to date was the one made by him, 851

Is Premier informing House that he did not offer assistance of the nature he described to the Member for Humber - Bay of Islands in how to conduct himself in making a response, 2847

Is Premier informing House that he did offer assistance to the Member for Humber - Bay of Islands in how to conduct himself in making his response, 2847

Is Premier okay with his Minister of Justice failing to respond to email from another Member in October 2017, 676

Is Premier okay with the Member about whom allegations were made having just a few minutes ago identified people who are making complaints publicly, 658

Is Premier planning to leave the minister in place during the investigation or will he remove him, 623–624

Is Premier saying that because things are difficult it was okay for these things to happen, 729

Is Premier saying that the CBC reporting on whether he had received complaints is inaccurate, 660

Is Premier willing to require a review process with a public report and public recommendations for change, 849

Is the House hearing that the Premier did assist the Member with what should go in his written response, 2846

Now that there are three separate investigations, does Premier think he can do this in a large way and find out what is actually happening within government, 681

Premier denounces harassment in the workplace, 1788

With two fewer Cabinet ministers in the Liberal caucus, is the doubling of cabinet portfolios undermining the effectiveness of government, 1791

Was Premier aware of any issues pertaining to the conduct or behaviour of his ministers, 679

Was Premier okay with minister's email to caucus, 675

Were Members of caucus asked to produce their cellphones, before complaint was made today, 626–627

Were other avenues considered for reviewing the harassment complaints, 850

What action has Premier taken to ensure broader specialized expertise and independence that will allow for a complete investigation of any allegations, 732

What are the nature of the allegations against the minister, 674

What assurance do we have that the appropriate expertise will be guaranteed as a part of the investigation, 732–733

What does former finance minister's comments about bullying and intimidation and yesterday's reports noting the culture of harassment and intimidation say about the Premier's leadership, given that issues have been ongoing for three years, 1818

What exactly is the nature of the investigation that the former minister of Education and Early Childhood Development is undergoing, 682

What guarantee do we have that the reports and recommendations for penalties will be tabled in the House, 1110

What has Premier done to change the culture in the past three years, 1818

What is Premier doing to reform Cabinet, caucus operations and the House of Assembly to make them a safe workplace, 733

What is Premier going to do about the discrepancy between his having talked about confidentiality and the minister having just publicly named a person with concerns about him, 659

What is Premier going to do about the Minister of Municipal Affairs having named a person who has expressed concerns about him, 658

What is Premier going to do to help women in the House feel safe in their workplace right now at this moment, 665

What is Premier's plan to address rampant rumours of harassment in the House, 630

What is Speaker recommending to individuals who want to come forward, but are uncertain about what procedure to follow, 683

What is the normal protocol for a harassment complaint if it is made against a Member of Premier's caucus or a Member of his office staff, or in the Government Members' Office, 1794

What specifically does Premier feel is flawed about the process for complaints, 1815

What will Premier do immediately about the behaviour of the Member for Humber - Bay of Islands, 664

What would the process be if someone was to make a complaint about bullying or harassment regarding any Member of Cabinet or caucus, either to Premier or to his office, 536–537

When did Premier first become aware that there were issues of conduct and behaviour by ministers in his own Cabinet, 677–678

When did Premier's staff first become aware of growing issues with behaviour and conduct of his own ministers, 678

When does Premier think he will reach a decision point with regard to the possible removal of the minister, 624–625

Where is Premier's leadership, and why didn't or couldn't he make his Cabinet a fair and collaborative workplace, rather than preside over a toxic, abusive situation, 736

While investigations into particular issues are necessary, what is Premier doing to fix the system rather than simply address the symptoms, 891

Who will conduct the investigation, 625

Why did it take so long for Premier to respond to the terrible e-mail that was sent to his caucus, 675

Why did Premier choose to immerse himself in a process when his advice could have been for individuals to go to the Commissioner and file complaints, so there would have been a higher level of independence, 809–810

Why did Premier let this terrible behaviour continue and not take any action until the harassment concerns were made public last week, 731

Why did Premier not take any action before last Wednesday when he knew there was a problem, 679

Why did Premier submit a report to the Commissioner and why did he not leave himself out of it, 809

Why did Premier take the one route that may not lead to penalties, 1110

Why didn't Premier keep his own house in order so we could keep doing the work of the people in this House, 735–736

Why didn't Premier show leadership before now, and why didn't he show leadership when things were happening, and deal with the intimidation which was ongoing for former minister's two years as a Cabinet minister, 730

Why does Premier keep insisting that he knew nothing before last Wednesday in the face of growing evidence to the contrary, 736

Why doesn't Premier focus on ensuring that complainants can come forward without reprisal, instead of focusing on trying to find out who's responsible for the leak, 660–661

Why has Premier allowed intimidation and harassment to continue within government and not taken action before now, 728

Will investigations be done strictly independently of each other, 679–680

Will Premier allow for a larger umbrella investigation into how these things are taking place and how government is operating, 680

Will Premier ask House to direct the House of Assembly Management Commission to develop a comprehensive, anti-harassment policy for elected officials and their staff, 681–682

Will Premier be a leader, do the right thing, and remove person from his position in caucus, 659

Will Premier commit to change process and request the Management Commission to engage an independent body with the specialized expertise to investigate these complaints, to ensure the process is completely independent, 807

Will Premier commit to ensuring a fully independent process, 626

Will Premier commit to providing any additional necessary resources to both the Commissioner's office and the House of Assembly Management Commission that they might need in order to do the work of the investigation, 682

Will Premier do the right thing and commit to change the process and support the engagement of an independent body to investigate complaints, 808 , 850

Will Premier engage in the particular process passed in legislation in the last session to deal with harassment in the public service, 630

Will Premier ensure that the review into harassment complaints is independent, as well as seen to be independent, 849

Will Premier now do the right thing and remove himself, giving the complaints review the independence it deserves, 892

Will Premier remove the minister until he can at least determine the seriousness of this recent allegation, 625

Will reports on the complaints the Premier filed on behalf of caucus colleagues be coming back to the House for disclosure, 1109

Without reference to specific allegations, how does the Premier rate the conduct described in the reports in relation to the Code of Conduct, 1789

Would Premier agree with former minister's assessment regarding the culture of widespread harassment and intimidation that occurs within the Liberal caucus and Cabinet, 728–729

Would Premier inform the House whether any employees of the public service have made complaints to the Premier, or his staff, 851

Health care

Cataract surgery

Can minister update us on whether any progress has been made on wait times for cataract surgery, 2737

Health Research Ethics Authority

Will Premier take leadership role in this matter and see that full attention is given to resolving this long-standing issue which has held up millions of research dollars, 1112

Hospitals

Are problems a result of government's expenditure reduction plan over the last three years, 1351–1352

What is minister going to do to improve access to health care in Newfoundland and Labrador for those who need it, 1352

What is Premier's plan to deal with serious overcrowding, 1351

Long-term care

Does minister have a plan to address the shortage of long-term care beds in St. John's, 2736

House of Assembly

Addresses

End of fall session, 2947–2949

End of spring session, 1775–1778

Mr. Paul Davis' retirement from House of Assembly—Reflections on public life, 2083–2084

Commissioner for Legislative Standards

Committee of the Whole

Answering questions and providing clarity on the process of the recently tabled reports inquiring into Members' Code of Conduct, 2168–2169

House of Assembly to concur in the Joyce report of August 24 2018

Debate, 2197–2199

House to summon the Commissioner for Legislative Standards prior to debate of any of the investigative reports in order to answer questions and provide clarity from the process so Members can have a full understanding of the process and have any questions answered before they deal with the reports' findings and recommendations

Debate, 1842–1845

Harassment

Debate, 828–831

Speaker, Election of

Does Premier believe in electing a Speaker by a free and unfettered secret vote of Members, 1899–1900

Humboldt Broncos

Tributes—Remembering victims of bus accident, 295–296

Indigenous Affairs

Friendship Centres

Why doesn't government see the value of provincial friendship centres and support them like other provinces do, 3341

Orange Shirt Day

Acknowledging survivors of the residential school system, 1943

Residential Schools—Orange Shirt Day acknowledging survivors of the residential school system

Ball, 1943

Justice and Public Safety

Cannabis

Did Premier or his chief of staff meet with Gary Anstey, 2300

Did Premier or his chief of staff meet with Jeffery Ryan, 2299

Does it seem like a coincidence that Mr. Jeffrey Ryan was listed as a lobbyist on the exact same day that the numbered company was created, 2184

What does the consultant's remark "get through the Cabinet game" mean, 3333

What exactly is Premier going to do to ensure that the small companies who took the risk in good faith to open businesses will get the supply that they were promised, 1798

What is minister's plan to concretely support our local producers who are trying to work hard to establish similar businesses around the province, 1823

Why would the Premier, a businessperson, sanction such a horrible deal for the province, 1214

Liberal caucus

Can Premier provide update on Member of Mount Scio's statement that the Liberal caucus was dysfunctional, 1790–1791

Does Premier think that joking comments referencing a school which had burned are appropriate for anyone, much less a minister of the crown, 1819–1820

What concrete steps have been taken to improve the dysfunction since May, 1793–1794

McKinsey & Company

Is the alleged dysfunction in the Liberal caucus the reason that government needs to outsource its economic development plan at a cost of over $100,000 per day to McKinsey & Company, 1792

Ministerial Statements

Cougar Flight 491

10 year anniversary—Recognition of, 3248

Harassment

Premier denounces harassment in the workplace, 1788

Indigenous Affairs

Orange Shirt Day

Acknowledging survivors of the residential school system, 1943

Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games

2018 event in Deer Lake a resounding success, 153–154

Trade

Atlantic Growth Strategy trade mission to China

Update, 2447–2448

Tributes

Humboldt Broncos—Remembering victims of bus accident, 295–296

Natural Resources

Electricity assets

Are there currently discussions to sell any electrical transmission assets to Fortis, 65–66

Are there discussions with Fortis to buy other assets outside of transmission assets, 66

Has Mr. Marshall been involved in any discussions related to the sale of assets to Fortis, 67

Has Mr. Marshall reported to minister that he has removed himself from discussion on the sale of Nalcor assets to Fortis, 68

Urging government to release its electricity rate mitigation plan without delay, 3524–3528

Electricity rates

Given that the Premier has known since last August that Muskrat Falls rate increases could be held to zero without new taxes, why did he let the public live in fear instead of giving them a full explanation of how the mitigation could be performed, 3194

Has minister done the cost benefit analysis on what appears to simply be musings to date, and will government table evidence that the work has actually been done, 3026–3027

How could government in their fourth year not have a plan for rate mitigation to present to the people of the province, 3026

When will Premier instruct his minister to end her musings and bring something concrete to the House and to the people of the province, 3026

Why have Premier and minister only now chosen to deal with power rates, 3025

Will government finally share the analysis reports of their rate mitigation committee and trust people of Newfoundland and Labrador with the information, 3336–3337

Iron Ore Company of Canada

Has Premier been successful in getting people back to work, 976

Why is Premier leaving people in Labrador West without jobs, 976

Mining

Iron Ore Company of Canada

Has Premier been successful in getting people back to work, 976

Why is Premier leaving people in Labrador West without jobs, 976

Muskrat Falls

Can Premier advise whether he met with the Chief Executive Officer of Nalcor specifically on the issue of possible cost overruns caused by present events and

schedule delay, and when was that, 1858

Can Premier assure hard-working individuals that there will be no long-term damage to their interests, 1855–1856

Can Premier provide update on request for 122 employees to receive back pay, 2337–2338

Does Premier plan to make Muskrat Falls a stand-alone crown corporation, 165

Has Nalcor provided an update on whether all workers have returned home safely, 1856–1857

Has there been any discussion with Hydro-Québec to sell Muskrat Falls power and transmit it west onto Hydro-Québec's transmission grid, 66

How long will Astaldi employees have to wait for paycheques, 1855

Is it government's position that the Astaldi default has not undermined the completion

schedule for Muskrat Falls, 2067

Is Premier disappointed in Nalcor's lack of planning regarding Astaldi's financial troubles, and why wasn't there a preventative plan in place to get workers home, ensure they were paid, and protect their benefits, 1856

Is there a decision to intervene and assist the workers, or is that decision still being contemplated, 2338

When will Nalcor hire a new company to complete the work, and how will Nalcor ensure that these issues don't cause more

schedule delays or cost overruns, 1857–1858

Why have the 120 workers not received their pay from Astaldi, 2604–2605

Why wasn't action taken prior to this to meet the needs of the Astaldi employees, 2605

Will health and pension benefits be paid at the same time, 1855

Will Premier direct Nalcor to publicly release documentation that supports conclusions that the stop-work order will not cause more cost overruns or

schedule delays, 1858

Will Premier ensure that the workers who were negatively impacted last week, including Indigenous persons, will receive hiring priority, 1857

Nalcor

Does minister really think this is the time to sell public assets to Québec, 161

Is separation of the Muskrat Falls project from the lucrative oil and gas lines of business the first step in preparing to sell and privatize the Muskrat Falls project, 165

Offshore safety

Does Premier agree with idea that the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board is not the best place to give stop-start orders when it comes to adverse weather conditions, 2683–2684

Does Premier have update on other offshore installations, including what damage was done to them, and when they can expect to resume production, 2682–2683

Given that the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board regulates our offshore industry on behalf of provincial and federal governments, has Premier reached out to his federal counterparts to discuss the issue, 2598

How independent are the chief safety officer and chief conservation officer, and how can the public perceive them as independent, given their proximity to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, 2692

How much more will it take before Premier acts to establish an independent offshore safety and environmental authority, 2554

If minister believes her statement that government would do anything new or better that is made known, will she work with the federal government to establish an independent offshore safety authority, similar to the gold standards set by Norway and Australia, 2606–2607

What is the financial impact of the shutdowns of the four facilities on the Treasury, 2599

Who will pay for the loss of revenue to the Treasury, 2599

Will Premier assure the House that he will push the investigation that's going to take place to have timely, interim updates that will provide answers along the way about this latest incident, 2607

Will Premier begin negotiations with his federal counterparts to create an independent offshore safety and environmental authority with the power to ensure that oil companies place environmental and worker safety above profits, 2554

Will Premier commit to dialogue with the federal government to create an independent offshore safety and environmental authority, separate from the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, as those by global leaders in Norway, Australia and even the United States, 2738–2739

Will Premier commit to working with the federal government to revisit and modernize the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board to ensure it is given the proper legislative tools to deal with the changing dynamic of our offshore oil industry, 2606

Oil and gas

Can Premier comment on the attention he's given to the global supply agreements which have cut off and cut down local supply businesses, 3602

Oil spill

Is Premier concerned that minister's opinion that no penalty was needed might bias the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board in this current oil spill, 2598

Will Premier recommend to the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board that Husky pay for its oil spill and replace the lost revenue to the province, 2598–2599

Upper Churchill

Does the House understand that the Premier accepted the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, and called Premier Legault as soon as he left the Chamber last Wednesday, 2115

Has Premier been in communication with Premier Legault of Québec on any substantive issues, 1950

Have there been discussions with Hydro-Québec or with the Québec government on the renegotiations of the Upper Churchill agreement set to expire in 2041, 67

How does Premier explain people's tax and fee increases, while power exported to Québec goes untaxed, 3191

Is Premier suggesting that Québec perceived no risk for itself in the Good Faith case that had had 100 per cent certainty about the outcome, 2117

Were efforts made to settle the case while it was pending before the Supreme Court, 2117

What action has Premier taken to grasp the opportunity to leverage talks with Québec, to get a fair and equitable return from the Upper Churchill resource, 3191–3192

What investments is Nalcor making to ensure that the Churchill Falls assets are functional in 2041 to ensure long-term benefits to the province, 2119

What is government's strategic plan if we win the appeal, 1949–1950

What is Premier doing to ensure that our province can get maximum benefit in 2041, 2118

When did Premier first get a legal opinion on getting a fair and equitable return on the Upper Churchill, 3192

When Premier had dinner with Québec Premier Legault last December, did the subject of the expiry of the tax exemption for Upper Churchill power come up, and if not, why not, 3193–3194

Who has Premier assembled to be on the correct team that we need to represent us in talks with one of the most formidable hydro energy companies in the world, 3194

Why hasn't Premier educated the public on the disappearance of the tax holiday and the opportunity it represents, 3192

Will Premier assure the House that documents in possession of the law firm in Montreal will be preserved for future use by the province, 2118–2119

Would Premier describe efforts made, if any, to settle the Upper Churchill Good Faith case while it was pending in the Supreme Court of Canada, 2116–2117

Would Premier explain to the House what steps his government has taken to exploit the opportunity, 2116

Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games

2018 event in Deer Lake a resounding success, 153–154

Office of Climate Change

Carbon tax

Can minister advise who will pay the carbon tax, 1690

Can minister tell us that his new tax will reduce emissions, 1822

How much in emissions does Holyrood produce each year, 1690

How much revenue does Premier expect to generate from the new tax, 1823

Why is minister waiting for the fall to tell people how much they will have to pay in carbon tax, 1728

Why wasn't government open and transparent about the new carbon tax all along, 1822

Openness and Transparency

Can Premier confirm that government operates with government phones and that no business is done on private phones or communication devices, 2297

Has Premier provided any specific written direction to his staff to preserve BlackBerry messages, 1795

Oral Questions

Access to Information

Has Premier provided any specific written direction to his staff to preserve BlackBerry messages, 1795

Open Government Week

Can Premier confirm the last date that information was added to the open government web portal, 3334

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

DJ Composites

Memorial University

Will decisions made by government have a negative impact on our post-secondary institutions, 1154–1155

Atlantic Accord

Can Premier comment on the attention he's given to the global supply agreements which have cut off and cut down local supply businesses, 3602

Can Premier guarantee to Members an opportunity to ask questions about the heralded accord, 3597

Has Premier sought advice from anyone involved in the successful negotiations that led to the Accord, 2694–2695

Has Prime minister promised that the federal government will pick up the royalties for oil production and not Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 2968

Has Prime Minsiter promised that the federal government will pick up the royalties, 2694–2695

Has uncertainty regarding undeveloped petroleum discoveries and uncertainty around federal government's new environmental assessment process been resolved, 3600–3601

Have equalization arrangements been addressed in the course of these talks and will we hear about it tonight, 3600

How confident is Premier that the negotiations are still on track to meet the March 31 deadline, 3502–3503

How does Premier expect opposition to do the verification without the background documentation, 3599

How many hundreds of millions has the Premier's delay cost, 3504

Is amount being adjusted on account of past years in excess of a billion dollars, 3503–3504

Is government concerned that the constitutional crisis which as engulfed the Prime Minister will delay the March 31 deadline, 2694

What anaylsis as to the distrubiton of offshore benefits did the Premier have conducted before he started these review negotiations, 2695

What is the consequence if the deadline is not met, 3503

What is the reason for the artificial deadline of March 31 to complete the review, 2693–2694

What mechanism will be built in to ensure that we maintain our prinicipal beneficiary status as 100 per cent beneficiary of offshore resources in future years, 2693

Which years are under review, 2962–2693 , 3017–3018

Who is on the negotiating team, including outside experts

l, 2695

Why did Premier wait until last year to commence the review of the current arrangement, 2961

Why didn't Premier do the math and the fulsome analysis before he started negotiating with the federal government, 3017

Why is there a need for secrecy, and what is Premier's response to former Premier Brian Peckford, 2962

Will agreement confirm the exclusive jurisdiction of Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board over environmental assessment on the offshore, 3601

Will Premier be signing deal if it does not include payment for past years, 3503

Will Premier commit that negotiations will not be influenced by any other files or demands, 2694