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House of Assembly Newfoundland & Labrador Resource 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.

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

Resource Committee Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 2 Committee Members Resource Committee members: Perry Trimper, Member for Lake Melville (Chair) Craig Pardy, Member for Bonavista (Vice-Chair) Pleaman Forsey, Member for Exploits Jordan Brown, Member for Labrador West Lucy Stoyles, Member for Mount Pearl North Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’s Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley Appointed by motion April 9, 2025. List of substitutions: April 10, 2025 Krista Lynn Howell, Member for St.

Barbe - L’Anse aux Meadows (substituted for Lucy Stoyles, Member for Mount Pearl North) John Abbott, Member for St. John’s East - Quidi Vidi (substituted for Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’

s) Lloyd Parrott, Member for Terra Nova (substituted for Pleaman Forsey, Member for Exploits) April 11, 2025 Jeff Dwyer, Member for Placentia West - Bellevue (substituted for Pleaman Forsey, Member for Exploits) Scott Reid, Member for St. George’s - Humber (substituted for Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley) Jim Dinn, Member for St. John’s Centre (substituted for Jordan Brown, Member for Labrador West) John Abbott, Member for St. John’s East - Quidi Vidi (substituted for Perry Trimper, Member for Lake Melville, Chair) Siobhan Coady, Member for St. John’s West (substituted for Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’

s) April 15, 2025 Paul Pike, Member for Burin - Grand Bank (substituted for Sherry Gambin-Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’

s) Elvis Loveless, Member for Fortune Bay - Cape La Hune (substituted for Lucy Stoyles, Member for Mount Pearl North)

Resource Committee Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 3 April 17, 2025 Pam Parsons, Member for Harbour Grace - Port de Grave (substituted for Sherry Gambin- Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’

s) Jim Dinn, Member for St. John’s Centre (substituted for Jordan Brown, Member for Labrador West) Bernard Davis, Member for Virginia Waters - Pleasantville (substituted for Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley, subheads 3.1.01 to 4.5.02) May 5, 2025 Lin Paddock, Member for Baie Verte - Green Bay (substituted for Pleaman Forsey, Member for Exploits) Pam Parsons, Member for Harbour Grace - Port de Grave (substituted for Lucy Stoyles, Member for Mount Pearl North) Bernard Davis, Member for Virginia Waters - Pleasantville (substituted for Sherry Gambin- Walsh, Member for Placentia - St. Mary’

s) Resource 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 Resource Committee met on five occasions: • April 10, 2025; • April 11, 2025; • April 15, 2025; • April 17, 2025; and • May 5, 2025.

The Resource 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: • Department of Environment and Climate Change; • Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture; • Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills; • Department of Industry, Energy and Innovation; and • Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation. Further, the Committee recommends that the report be concurred in.

Resource Committee Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 5 Appendix A Witnesses appearing at each meeting: April 10, 2025 Department of Industry, Energy and Technology: Hon.

Andrew Parsons, K.C., Minister John Cowan, Deputy Minister Craig Martin, Associate Deputy Minister Heather Tizzard, Associate Deputy Minister Paul Carter, Assistant Deputy Minister, Mining and Mineral Development Julian Ludmer, Assistant Deputy Minister, Business and Innovation Megan Nesbitt, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate and Strategic Services Stephen Mercer, Departmental Controller Susan Wilkins, Executive Director Renewable Energy Tansy Mundon, Director of Communications Michael King, Executive Assistant to the Minister April 11, 2025 Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation: Hon.

Steve Crocker, Minister Jamie O’Dea, Deputy Minister Ben Gardner, Assistant Deputy Minister, Film, Television and Recreation and Sport Carol-Ann Gilliard, Assistant Deputy Minister, Tourism Christina Harrington, Assistant Deputy Minister, Arts and Culture Jennifer Torraville, Departmental Controller Caroline Orsborn, Executive Director, Celebrate NL Adrienne Luther, Director of Communications April 15, 2025 Department of Environment and Climate Change: Hon. Lisa Dempster, Minister Valerie Snow, Deputy Minister Fiona Ellis, Assistant Deputy Minister, Labour Tara Kelly, Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment Dr.

Susan Squires, Assistant Deputy Minister, Climate Change

Resource Committee Report to the House of Assembly May 2025 6 Jennifer Torraville, Departmental Controller Victoria Barbour, Director of Communications Randy Simms, Executive Assistant to Minister April 17, 2025 Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture: Hon.

Gerry Byrne, Minister Jamie Chippett, Deputy Minister Blair Adams, Assistant Deputy Minister, Wildlife, Forestry and Resource Enforcement Steve Balsom, Assistant Deputy Minister, Agriculture, Animal Health, Crown Lands and GIS and Mapping Scott Jones, Assistant Deputy Minister, Licensing, Seafood/Aquaculture/Sustainable Fisheries Steven Mercer, Departmental Controller Kristen Miller, Director, Policy and Strategic Planning John Tompkins, Director of Communications Dr.

Daryl Whalen, Director, Aquatic Animal Health Dave Hamlyn, Ministerial Liaison May 5, 2025 Department of Immigration, Population Growth and Skills: Hon. Sarah Stoodley, Minister Sharlene Jones, Deputy Minister Seamus Breen, Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Labour Market Development Katie Norman, Assistant Deputy Minister, Immigration and Population Growth Mark Walsh, Departmental Controller Jeremy Reynolds, Director of Communications Matt Babb, Executive Assistant to Minister

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