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House of Assembly Newfoundland & Labrador Government Services Committee Consideration of Estimates 2025 (Concurrence) Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 This report is privileged until tabled in the House of Assembly.

Government Services Committee Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 1 Contents Committee Members ............................................................................................................ 2 Transmittal ............................................................................................................................ 4 Appendix A ........................................................................................................................... 5

Government Services Committee Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 2 Committee Members Government Services Committee members: Lucy Stoyles, Member for Mount Pearl North (Chair) Lin Paddock, Member for Baie Verte - Green Bay Joedy Wall, Cape St. Francis Perry Trimper, Member for Lake Melville Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’s James Dinn, Member for St. John’s Centre Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley Appointed by motion April 9, 2025. List of substitutions: April 10, 2025 Paul Pike, Member for Burin - Grand Bank (substituted for Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’

s) Barry Petten, Member for Conception Bay South (substituted for Lin Paddock, Member for Baie Verte - Green Bay, for Transportation and Infrastructure of meeting) Pleaman Forsey, Member for Exploits (substituted for Lin Paddock, Member for Baie Verte - Green Bay, for Public Procurement Agency portion of meeting) Jim McKenna, Member for Fogo Island - Cape Freels (substituted for Joedy Wall, Member for Cape St. Francis) Jordan Brown, Member for Labrador West (substituted for Jim Dinn, Member for St.

John’s Centre) Sarah Stoodley, Member for Mount Scio (substituted for Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley) Bernard Davis, Member for Virginia Waters - Pleasantville (substituted for Perry Trimper, Member for Lake Melville) April 14, 2025 Andrew Parsons, Member for Burgeo - La Poile (substituted for Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’

s) Paul Pike, Member for Burin - Grand Bank (substituted for Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley) Jordan Brown, Member for Labrador West (substituted for Jim Dinn, Member for St. John’s Centre) John Abbott, Member for St. John’s East - Quidi Vidi (substituted for Perry Trimper, Member for Lake Melville) Lela Evans, Member for Torngat Mountains (substituted for Joedy Wall, Member for Cape St. Francis)

Government Services Committee Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 3 April 15, 2025 Craig Pardy, Member for Bonavista (substituted for Joedy Wall, Member for Cape St. Francis) Steve Crocker, Member for Carbonear - Trinity - Bay de Verde (substituted for Perry Trimper, Member for Lake Melville) Jordan Brown, Member for Labrador West (substituted for Jim Dinn, Member for St. John’s Centre) Krista Lynn Howell, Member for St. Barbe - L’Anse aux Meadows (substituted for Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley) John Hogan, Member for Windsor Lake (substituted for Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’

s) April 17, 2025 Elvis Loveless, Member for Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune (substituted for Perry Trimper, Member for Lake Melville) Sarah Stoodley, Member for Mount Scio (substituted for Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’

s) Bernard Davis, Member for Virginia Waters - Pleasantville (substituted for Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley, for part of meeting) May 12, 2025 Steve Crocker, Member for Carbonear - Trinity - Bay de Verde (substituted for Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley for part of meeting) Fred Hutton, Member for Conception Bay East - Bell Island (substituted for Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley for part of meeting) John Haggie, Member for Gander (substituted for Perry Trimper, Member for Lake Melville) Loyola O’Driscoll, Member for Ferryland (substituted for Joedy Wall, Member for Cape St.

Francis) Elvis Loveless, Member for Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune (substituted for Sherry Gambin- Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’

s) Jordan Brown, Member for Labrador West (substituted for Jim Dinn, Member for St. John’s Centre)

Government Services Committee Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 4 Transmittal Speaker, Pursuant to the motion of referral of April 9, 2025, and in accordance with Standing Order 72, the Government Services Committee met on five occasions as follows: • April 10, 2025; • April 14, 2025; • April 15, 2025; • April 17, 2025; and • May 12, 2025.

The Government Services Committee have considered the matters to them referred and, pursuant to Standing Order 75(2), have directed me to report that they have passed without amendment the estimates of: • Consolidated Fund Services; • Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador; • Department of Finance; • Department of Labrador Affairs; • Public Procurement Agency; • Public Service Commission; and • Department of Transportation and Infrastructure. Further, the Committee recommends that the report be concurred in.

Government Services Committee Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 5 Appendix A Witnesses appearing at each meeting: April 10, 2025 Public Procurement Agency: Hon. Gerry Byrne, Minister Sean Dutton, Deputy Minister John Tompkins, Director of Communications Kerry Chaytor, Executive Assistant to the Minister Department of Transportation and Infrastructure: Hon.

Fred Hutton, Minister Cory Grandy, Deputy Minister Brian Evans, Associate Deputy Minister Robyn Bursey, Assistant Deputy Minister, Building Operations Justin Garrett, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Corporate Services Dan Michielsen, Assistant Deputy Minister, Roads Darlene Spracklin-Reid, Assistant Deputy Minister, Infrastructure Keith Maynard, Director of Finance and General Operations Melony O’Neill, Director of Communications Mark Vardy, Manager of Budgeting Dana English, Executive Assistant to Minister, Rural and Economic Development April 14, 2025 Department of Labrador Affairs: Hon.

Lisa Dempster, Minister Jason Higgins, Deputy Minister Sheree Snow, Assistant Deputy Minister Nicole Abbott, Departmental Controller Victoria Barbour, Director of Communications Franca Smith, Director Trevor Miller, Manager of Finance Randy Simms, Executive Assistant to Minister

Government Services Committee Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 6 April 15, 2025 Public Service Commission: Hon. Siobhan Coady, Minister and President of Treasury Board George Joyce, Chair, Chief Executive Officer Tina Follett, Commissioner Nicole Abbott, Departmental Controller Diana Quinton, Director of Communications Mike Smyth, Manager of Accountability and Certification Department of Finance/Consolidated Fund Services: Hon.

Siobhan Coady, Minister and President of Treasury Board Michelle Jewer, Deputy Minister Elizabeth Lane, Secretary to Treasury Board Bren Hanlon, Comptroller General Lisa Curran, Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources David Drover, Assistant Deputy Minister, Treasury Management and Budgeting Doug Trask, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economics and Statistics and Tax and Fiscal Policy Nicole Abbott, Departmental Controller Jim Doody, Director, HR Service Centre and Corporate Service Delivery Tom Nemec, Director of Treasury Management Diana Quinton, Director of Communications April 17, 2025 Department of Finance/Consolidated Fund Services: Hon.

Siobhan Coady, Minister and President of Treasury Board Michelle Jewer, Deputy Minister Elizabeth Lane, Secretary to Treasury Board Bren Hanlon, Comptroller General Lisa Curran, Assistant Deputy Minister, Human Resources David Drover, Assistant Deputy Minister, Treasury Management and Budgeting Doug Trask, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economics and Statistics and Tax and Fiscal Policy Nicole Abbott, Departmental Controller Jim Doody, Director, HR Service Centre and Corporate Service Delivery Tom Nemec, Director of Treasury Management Diana Quinton, Director of Communications Bruce Keating, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation

Government Services Committee Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 7 Cheryl Whitten, Chief Financial and Information Officer, Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation May 12, 2025 Department of Digital Government and Service Newfoundland and Labrador: Hon. Sarah Stoodley, Minister Sean Dutton, Deputy Minister Gail Boland, Assistant Deputy Minister, Digital Government and Services Loyola Power, Assistant Deputy Minister, Regulatory Affairs Jennifer Torraville, Departmental Controller Tina Newhook, Director of Communications

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