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47th General Assembly - 3rd Session - 2014-2015
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BALL, DWIGHT (L HUMBER VALLEY)
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Commit to releasing all reports and reviews that have been withheld from the people of the province, 198
If government is truly open, why charge $1,600 to release information about how much was spent on marketing and advertising campaign, 198–199
Premier provides update, 3432
Was Cabinet powerless to take a stand on Bill 29 while the former Premier held office, 37
When will Premier make details of review committee public, 37
Why does government continue to charge thousands of dollars for information that should be publicly available, 199
Why is Premier not listening to the people of the Province and repealing Bill 29, 38
Can Premier explain why six sections of the act could be violated by the school board, 1685–1686
What does it say about a process when an unelected board can accept the intent of the Privacy Commissioner's recommendations, but not the recommendations themselves, 1686
Advanced Education and Skills
Residential Energy Efficiency Program
Lack of gains in, 487
Afghanistan
National Day of Honour
Commemorating Canada's military mission, 1221–1222
Budget
Are the province's equity investments on the table, 3379
Based on oil trading lower than forecast in December, what is the new projected deficit for this year, 3653
Does minister know how much he has to put into Hebron this year as part of the budget process to meet the construction schedule, 3381
Does Premier's budget projections include a decline in the commuting workforce, 3655
Has Premier considered a similar measure to Alberta's budget 2015 committee, 3184
How long will Province have to wait to get Budget 2015, 3818
How much money will there be in next year's budget for the equity position in Hebron, 3380
Is Premier still committed to reducing the per capita debt to the Canadian average seven years from now, 2388
Is the Muskrat Falls project on the table, 3378 , 3379 , 3380
Since the Energy Plan in 2007 predicted for oil prices to be reasonably accurate, whey didn't Premier stick to that plan of prediction, 3654
When will this year's budget be introduced, 3437
Why did Premier make decisions based on oil trading at over $100 per barrel when the Energy Plan in 2007 predicted it to be only in the mid-seventies, 3654
Why doesn't Premier just follow the plans that he is putting taxpayers' money in, 3655
Why doesn't Premier want the people of the Province to know about the $1 billion in borrowing, 446
Why has Premier not started the budget consultation process, 3280
Why is Premier borrowing a billion dollars to pay for an election-type budget against a backdrop of weak economic growth, 447
Will Premier bring down the budget before the next general election, 2387–2388
Will Premier not bring down the budget until the end of April at the earliest, 3377
Will Premier tell people the date of Budget 2015, 3819
Budget
(2014) Debate, 467–545 , 2092(28)–2092(41)
Non-confidence motion—Moved, 495
Cabinet
Are Premier's mandate letters just a public relations exercise, 3530
Given that Premier could have saved millions by cutting Cabinet and parliamentary secretaries, why has he not implemented those reductions, 3244
Given the current fiscal situation, will Premier immediately cut the five parliamentary secretaries, 3243
Given the current fiscal situation, will Premier immediately cut the size of the Cabinet by three members, 3243
If Premier is committed to leading by example, why is he refusing to immediately cut the size of Cabinet and the parliamentary secretaries, 3276
If there is no time like the present, why not put cost-saving measures in place today, 3276
Why does Premier not have the courage to cut the Cabinet and parliamentary secretaries today, 3377
Why is Premier insisting on keeping paid parliamentary secretaries in place, 3437
Will Premier provide one reason why he will not cut the size of his Cabinet, 3276
Will Premier show courage and cut his Cabinet today, 3335
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
First call for bids issued under new scheduled land tenure regime, 3874
Child, Youth and Family Services
Department
Why is the department's leadership constantly changing, which is cited by the Advocate as being a factor in children falling through the cracks, 2276
Come by Chance
How can Premier claim that government has been doing regular monitoring when many of the tanks have not been inspected for over forty years, 2600
Status of takeover of refinery, 504
Update on status of the sale of the refinery, 1492
Why is Premier hiding the cost of the environmental responsibilities that the people are responsible for, 2599
Why is Premier refusing to let people know what the financial liabilities are, 2599
Will Minister let the House know the cost of liabilities when the number is identified, 2600
Will Premier confirm that the people of the Province are now responsible for up to $269 million in environmental liabilities, 2599–2600
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Are the minimum processing requirements still intact, 2961
Can Minister explain what happened in the meeting with Minister Moore to change the agreement, 2959
Do the Atlantic Premiers support Premier's efforts, 3280
During discussions and negotiations, how did Premier and government arrive at the $280 million, 2959
During his discussion with the Prime Minister, did he say that the fund would be split with other Atlantic provinces, 2899
Explain what was being celebrated in November 2013, 2960
Given that it is over a year since it was announced, have there been any discussions with stakeholders, and has any of this money been committed, 2331
Given that it is such an important issue, why has Premier not met with federal minister, 2387
Has Premier met with federal government concerning agreement, 2386
Has Premier obtained a legal opinion on whether his correspondence is legally enforceable, 3114
Has there ever been a signed agreement with the federal government guaranteeing $280 million to the Province, 2960
How much money has been committed from the agreement, 2387
How much money has been spent of the $400 million fisheries fund, 2961
How much of this fund has been committed, and to what projects, 2427
If the agreement with the federal government was not finalized, why did government make such a high-profiled announcement over a year ago without the federal government in attendance, 2385
If the removal of the minimum processing requirement will not have a negative impact on fish processors, why is one of the five pillars called worker adjustment and designed to provide assistance for workers displaced by fish plant closures related to the agreement, 3111
Is Minister now saying that the federal government has not moved off the $280 million and that they are still committed to paying that amount to the Province, 2900
Is Minister now saying that the federal government is committed and that the Province will receive $280 million, 2900
Is Minister saying that $600,000 of the fund is committed, 2427
Is Premier confident that money from the federal government will be available, 2331
Is Premier saying that the deal last year committing $280 million had been signed, and that the deal has changed since meetings with Minister Moore, 2960
Is Premier troubled about his discussion with the Prime Minister, 2426
Is there an evaluation on the minimum processing requirements, 2958
Since job replacement was a foundation for the agreement, why did Premier not do the work that was suggested by the Burke consultants, 3112
Was Minister right or wrong when he wrote the January 6th letter to Minister Fast, 3278
What is the cost to the provincial economy of withdrawing from trade agreements, 3278–3279
What is the current status of this fund, 2331
What is the value of removing the provincial government's position in trade agreements, 3279
What role is government now playing in discussions on intellectual property rights by pharmaceuticals, 1642
When did discussion with Prime Minister take place, 2426
Where is the process now, and have consultations with the federal government begun, 1642
Why did Premier claim the amount for our Province would be exactly $280 million when the federal government has suggested it would be something less, 2898
Why did Premier keep his letter on pulling support for trade agreements secret for almost two weeks, 3245
Why did Premier keep his letter on pulling support for trade agreements secret, and how will this impact the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 3245
Why did Premier say the amount would be $280 million when we know now that it will be less, 2898
Why didn't government have a signed agreement with both parties during negotiations, and before the public announcement, 3113
Why does Minister not know the value of the minimum processing requirements, 2958
Why has Premier not met with the federal minister, 2386
Why hasn't additional evaluation of the minimum processing requirements been completed, 3112
Why would Premier negotiate with Prime Minister and make a public announcement without a clear process, 3113
Will government pull support from all trade agreements, or just the agreements currently being negotiated, and how will this action impact the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 3244
Will Premier bring issue of the administration of the agreement to the Supreme Court to get an
interpretation on what exactly was agreed upon, 3115
Will Province get $280 million for the fisheries fund, or not, 2899
With 78 per cent of the provincial economy dependent on international trade, why has Premier caused such confusion around the Province's position on trade, 3277–3278
Cormack
Awards, miscellaneous
Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture—First place in Junior Category—Burnett, Noah, 2794
Municipalities
Fiftieth anniversary, 2269
Cottlesville
Fish plants
What is government prepared to do to help people affected by fire that destroyed plant in Cottlesville on New World Island, 3591
Deer Lake
Awards, miscellaneous
Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs—2014 Community Impact Award—Parsons, Angie, 3372
Clubs, organizations
Salvation Army Citadel Corps—Ninetieth anniversary, 1274
Education
We Day—Elwood Regional High School participants, 2538–2539
Military
Sea Cadet Annual Inspection, 1637
Sports/recreation
Bodybuilding—2014 Provincial Bodybuilding Championships—Congratulating participants from Deer Lake, 3054
Department of Business
Lack of success of, 533
Education
Kindergarten
Comments on full-day kindergarten, 469
Privatization
What specific pieces of system is Premier considering privatizing, 3490
Schools
Does Minister intend to meet with Minister of Municipal Affairs on issues in Mount Pearl, 899
Will Minister meet with parent groups and school councils, 899
Teachers
Are the concessions that government is seeking nothing major, or significant, 1684–1685
If Premier was listening to people, why did teachers have to resort to a public relations campaign to get negotiations back on track, 39
When will Premier commit to serious negotiations for teachers' contract, 38
When will Premier show the teachers the respect they deserve and negotiate in good faith, 1683–1684
Why is government maintaining such an extreme position in negotiations with teachers, 1684
Elections
Why has Premier delayed calling a by-election for the District of Virginia Waters, 36
Elections Act 1991,
An Act to Amend (Bill 25)
Second reading, 2301–2302
Electoral boundaries
Given that presentations are twenty-one years old, why do they need to be reviewed, 3337
Given that the Mahoney Commission records were to be made public, will Premier release them today, 3336
Has Premier yet reached out and spoken to the Official Opposition, 3281
Why is Premier delaying the release of the Mahoney Commission on electoral boundaries from 1993, 3335–3336
Electoral Boundaries Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 42)
Second reading, 3428(70)–3428(74)
Clause 1—Amendment
Debate, 3428(118)
Closing comments, by leave, 3428(143)
Employment
Forecasts, 478
Environment and Conservation
Canal seepage
When will minister send officials to Deer Lake to complete an assessment, 2102
Carbon emissions
Provincial status, 1628–1629
Estimates
Supply Committee
Consolidated Fund Services
Committee, 1614 , 1615 , 1616 , 1617 , 1618
Executive Council
Committee, 1620 , 1621 , 1622 , 1623 , 1630 , 1631 , 1632
Finance
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Why did government start including its equity investment in the Atlantic Lottery Corporation as a financial asset to be claimed against total debt, 2485
Debt
Does Premier stand by government's commitment and goal to meet the Canadian average, 600–601
How does Premier plan to bring the debt down to the Canadian average when he has borrowed a billion dollars this year and plans to borrow more next year, 601
Is government's goal of two years ago still in place, and how does Minister plan to meet it, 602
Why have there been three budgets since goal was set regarding debt, 601
Fiscal management
Can Premier produce a document that will show people where he sees the economy and the economic indicators past 2015, 3185
How much money will government look to borrow to cover this year's deficit, 3185
When will people of Newfoundland and Labrador see the mid-year fiscal update, 2900
Why does Premier claim good fiscal management when it is clear that without deals signed by previous governments, there would have been a cumulative deficit of $41 million, 2484–2485
Why is Premier leading people to believe that surpluses were due to fiscal management, when the Auditor General said otherwise, 2484
Will Premier commit to announce the mid-year update before the House of Assembly closes, 2961–2962
Hiring freeze
How much money will hiring freeze and the stop in discretionary spending save the government, 2683
When is any hire not a critical hire, and who makes that call, 2683
Who makes the call on the definition of a critical hire, 2684
Horse racing
How much revenue will be generated by the $50,000 investment, 603
Why is Premier using $50,000 in taxpayer money to support a horse racing membership, 602
Why support the horse racing business, and not some other business, 602
Nalcor
How much money will government transfer or have to give Nalcor this year, 2681
How much money will government transfer to Nalcor in the next budget, 2682
How much money will Hebron and Nalcor require next year, 2682 , 2683
Oil pricing
Impact on budget, 486
Why did minister sanction project based on the information he had in 2012 if he did not trust those numbers at the time, 3821
Why did Premier ignore all the of the information he had paid for, 3820
Why did Premier ignore the 2012 PIRA report and fail to plan for difficult situation, 3820
Why is minister ignoring the prices that PIRA predicted in 2012, and why is he ignoring the 2007 Energy Plan, 3821
Public Service Pensioners
Why has it taken so long for a board of fourteen members to be set up, 3592
Sustainability Plan
Is Premier still committed to sustainability plan, 3184
Is Premier still committed to this plan, which was only announced a year and a half ago, 2388–2389
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Fish plants
What is government prepared to do to help people affected by fire that destroyed plan in Cottlesville on New World Island, 3591
Future of
What is Premier prepared to do for the long-term viability of rural communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, 666
Ice conditions
Has government called upon Ottawa to ensure fish harvesters and plant workers have access to a timely compensation program to address delayed spring due to severe ice conditions, 267
Why has Minister not started discussions with federal government, given that employment insurance benefits will soon run out, 268
Will Premier get the Prime Minister involved, 2035
Will Premier get the provincial department involved so aid can get to families who are in dire need, 2035
Joint Fisheries Management
Has Minister even asked for a joint management commission, 837
Why has government not moved forward with the federal government on their commitment, 664
Quotas
Why did Premier not insist that quota be fished and landed by Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1644–1645
Why is Premier allowing a quota owned by people of the Province to be fished and landed in another province, 1644
Why was there not a provision to allow for Province to enjoy some benefit, 1645
Research
Is government's research being shared with the federal government, and was it taken into consideration before the recent cuts were made, 665
Why isn't government at the table with federal counterparts, 665
Sealing
Remembering tragedy of 100 years ago, 468
Shrimp
All-Party Committee demands more equitable quota allocations, 1176
Apart from asking federal government for cuts to be revisited, what is government's plan to fight for workers in the fishery, 663
Did Premier discuss the last in, first out (LIFO) policy in his recent conversations with the Prime Minister, 2600
Does Minister have information from the October surveys and monitoring, 2601
Given that cuts were expected for some time, why did Premier wait until last weekend before thinking of ways to address the challenge, 664
Has federal government shared new research with Premier, and what is the status of the shrimp stocks, 2601
Since the cuts to the shrimp quotas are so devastating to our Province, will Premier follow the 2002 example and establish an all-party committee to prepare a common position on recommendations to the federal government, 836
Will Minister table documents and put the all-party committee in place, 838
Will Premier write to Prime Minister and ask for all-party committee to be put in place, 836
Health care
Ambulance service
When will Premier finally take concerns of operators seriously, 326
Will Premier take clear actions to eliminate red alerts at Eastern Health, 326
Autism
Why are children with autism having to wait for access to valuable services, 157
Why has government failed to address wait times for children with autism, 156
Why has Premier let the wait list for services get so long, 555
Will Premier now commit to a true provincial strategy for autism, 555
Breast cancer
Was it in 2003 or 2001 that testing was stopped, 2484
What is the issue with breast cancer testing today in our Province, 2483
When and how was the issue with breast cancer testing discovered, 2483
Why is lab testing being overhauled just one year after receiving this accreditation, 2484
Costs
How can minister manage health care costs if he is not keeping track of them, 1439
Shouldn't proper management of health care include knowing how much was spent on various procedures, 1438–1439
Dental care
Changes in Adult Dental Program, 470
Diabetes
Why hasn't government made the implementation of a diabetes prevention program a priority, 2429
Will Premier commit to finally implementing a diabetes registry and screening program in our Province, 2428
Health indicators
Newfoundland's national ranking for, 544
Hospitals
Why did Premier leave the development of new hospitals out of the mandate letter to the Minister of Health and Community Services, 3529
Why has child care been dropped from the Corner Brook Hospital, 2038
Human resources
Why has minister not put in place a human resources plan for health care professionals, 1938
Without a human resources plan, how can we expect to retain our own graduates, 1938
Primary health care
Why hasn't government invested in primary health care to improve patient access and the sustainability of our system, 1936
Why is minister continuing to ignore the opportunity to improve the health care system, 1937
Why is Premier continuing to ignore the evidence that shows improved primary health care is better for people of this Province, 1936–1937
Privatization
Is Premier considering privatizing any health care services, 3439
What specifically is Premier considering to privatize, 3438
Radiation services
Can Minister explain that scheduled meeting was canceled according to executive assistant, 449
Did Minister not know that Opposition's meeting was canceled, 448
Since report was supposed to have been completed last fall, why is Premier keeping it secret, 3281
What happened in three weeks to change decision to place radiation in hospital, 788
When did Premier determine that government's initial analysis was wrong, 788
Why did Minister block Opposition's meeting with Eastern Health, 448
Why did Premier ignore the information that was available before decision was made on March 7, 789
Why didn't government make a simple call to Ontario to get the information that was readily available, 789
Why is Minister of Health ignoring the fact that numbers justify a radiation unit in Corner Brook, 787
Will Minister speak to her officials so that Opposition can have private meeting with Eastern Health, 449
Will Premier stand and say why he is not releasing the report, 3282
House of Assembly
Addresses
Acknowledging outgoing Premier, 2229–2230
Christmas Adjournment, 3233–3234
Summer adjournment, 2260–2261
Law Clerk
Ms. Proudfoot received QC designation, 2482–2483
Members of the House of Assembly
If Premier is concerned about openness and transparency, eliminate the outdated policy so that Members can deal directly with officials, 3060
If Premier is so concerned with constituency privacy, why does he still require Members to send constituent requests through a minister's appointed political staff, 2804
Why did Premier say he did not know about the policy, when it was in effect when he was a minister, 3059
Will Minster lift the requirement so that Opposition Members can speak directly to the staff involved in departments, 2804–2805
Will Premier now eliminate this practice and allow Members of the House of Assembly to again deal directly with government officials on constituency matters, 3059
Resolutions
Sergeant-at-Arms
Appointment of Mr. Wayne L. Harnum
Debate, 112–113
Sergeant-at-Arms
Appointment of Mr. Wayne L. Harnum
Debate, 112–113
Howley
Tributes
Kelly, Jean, 1973
Humber Valley (District)
Sports/recreation
Basketball—Elwood Invitational Tournament—Pasadena Academy Falcons Senior Boys' team, 90
Hockey—Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games—Gold medal—Western Female Hockey Team, 716
Volunteers
Snow Ride for Autism—Third annual event, 3648
Jackson's Arm
Tributes
Ford, Clarence—Retirement, 440
Justice
Budget cuts
After more than a decade in government why has Premier failed to adequately address the chronic problems in our justice system, 384
Since budget projections from last year look similar to this year, does Minister of Finance accept recommendations of the reviews, 266
Why has Premier allowed some cuts to stand without review, 267
Labrador Courts
What will Premier do to fix the problem in Labrador, 385
Police officers
Premier honours those slain in New Brunswick, 2199
Sheriff's Office
Why did government sit on report for over three and a half years without making it public, 266
Labour Relations Act
Since government is replacing card-based union certification with a secret ballot process, will they also amend the act to remove the vote-on-offer clause, 2202–2203
Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
Tributes
Woodward, Mel, 3433–3434
Violence against women
Debate, 116–117
Marble Mountain
Finance
How many positions within government are affected by the decision to fund the chairlift replacement from human resource savings throughout government, 2685
Where is the money coming from to replace the chairlift, apart from the $1.2 million from the insurance company, 2684
Why was only $1.2 million of the chairlift replacement cost covered by insurance, and where is the remaining $4 million coming from, 2684
Members' Statements
Awards, miscellaneous
Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture—First place in Junior Category—Burnett, Noah—Cormack, 2794
Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs—2014 Community Impact Award—Parsons, Angie—Deer Lake, 3372
Clubs, organizations
Ruby's Rat Pack—Pasadena, 1016–1017
Salvation Army Citadel Corps—Ninetieth anniversary—Deer Lake, 1274
Education
We Day—Elwood Regional High School participants—Deer Lake, 2538–2539
Military
Sea Cadet Annual Inspection—Deer Lake, 1637
Municipalities
Fiftieth anniversary—Cormack, 2269
Sports/recreation
Basketball
Elwood Invitational Basketball Tournament—Pasadena Academy Falcons Senior Boys' team—Humber Valley (District), 90
Bodybuilding
2014 Provincial Bodybuilding Championships—Congratulating participants from Deer Lake, 3054
Hockey
Newfoundland and Labrador Winter Games—Gold medal—Western Female Hockey Team—Humber Valley (District), 716
Tributes
Ford, Clarence—Jackson's Arm, 440
Kelly, Jean—Howley, 1973
Volunteers
Snow Ride for Autism—Third annual event—Humber Valley (District), 3648
Mineral Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 15)
Second reading, 2152(5)–2152(6)
Ministerial Statements
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
Premier provides update
response, 3432
Afghanistan
National Day of Honour
Commemorating Canada's military mission
response, 1221–1222
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board
First call for bids issued under new scheduled land tenure regime
response, 3874
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Shrimp
All-Party Committee demands more equitable quota allocations
response, 1176
Justice
Police officers
Premier honours those slain in New Brunswick
response, 2199
Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
Tributes
Woodward, Mel
response, 3433–3434
Natural Resources
Agriculture
Daphne Taylor Milk Quality Award of Excellence—Top three farms recognized
response, 2799
Government supports growing agriculture and agrifoods industry
response, 1021
Forestry
Reaching out to industry through agreements
response, 662–663
Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador
150th anniversary
response, 2156
Hibernia
Increased reserves for the Hibernia field
response, 3180
Kami Iron Ore
Benefits agreements raises the bar for future mining development
response, 1874–1875
Mining
Mineral prospects celebrated at international conference
response, 835
Mining professionals recognized
response, 2383–2384
Muskrat Falls
Oversight—Government facilitates robust oversight of project
response, 263–264
Oil industry
Recent calls for bids reflect petroleum industry's interest and growth in offshore
response, 3108
Tourism, Culture and Recreation
Osmond, Kaetlyn
Province honours her Olympic performance
response, 1022–1023
Tributes
Archaeologist—Renouf, Dr. Priscilla
response, 659–660
Former Member—Peddle, Ambrose, 91
response, 91
Medical pioneer—Newhook, Dr. William H.—Harbour Breton
response, 1934
Police officer, Warrant Officer, and Canadian Forces Reservist
response, 2270
Violence
National Day on Action on Violence Against Women
Remembering fourteen women murdered at Montréal's École Polytechnique
response, 2838
Natural Resources
Agriculture
Daphne Taylor Milk Quality Award of Excellence—Top three farms recognized, 2799
Government supports growing agriculture and agrifoods industry, 1021
Alderon Iron Ore
Since government claims to be open, why is Premier keeping documents concerning the benefits agreement secret, 2038
Electricity
Blackouts
Does Premier agree that 95 per cent of DarkNL was Nalcor's fault and not caused by the stormy or cold weather in January, 324
If energy conservation could have helped to prevent the blackouts in January, why wasn't the public asked to conserve in advance, 156
Since the Public Utilities Board and Liberty Consulting have made it clear that Nalcor's decisions caused DarkNL, what is Premier doing to restore accountability of this Crown Corporation, 1493
Was minister part of the decision to wait two hours before the announcement was made on the rolling blackouts, 1494
What is Premier's plan for backup power on the Avalon if the lines on the isthmus go down, 383
Who made the decision to wait so long before issuing the conservation request on January 2, 1494
Why did Premier let people of Newfoundland and Labrador believe that DarkNL was caused by unprecedented power demand when clearly this was not the case, 324
Why is Premier rolling the dice and not proceeding without a clear backup power plan for the eastern part of our Province, 384
Review
When does Premier expect to see final report completed and will he commit to making all documents public, 723
Why doesn't Premier get out of the way and let the Public Utilities Board do the work, 723
Why is public consultation not part of review of electricity system, 722
Energy conservation
How can government say that energy conservation is a low priority when we still risk rolling blackouts, 95
How does cutting the only program in Budget 2013 and offering no incentives to the vast majority to conserve help create a culture of conservation, 155
If the need for conservation was recognized in 2007, why was it ignored, and the program cut last year, 155
Urging government to consider developing and introducing energy conservation program for all ratepayers in Province
Debate, 174–178
Why has Premier allowed a private energy company to take control of the energy efficiency program, 95
Why is Premier limiting energy efficiency programs instead of including all ratepayers in Province, 94
Energy review
Why does today's announcement differ so much from January announcement on review of provincial energy system, 553
Why doesn't government get out the way of the Public Utilities Board, and let them do a comprehensive review, 553
Forestry
Can Premier confirm whether Rentech's proposal was selected, 724
How much financial support will government be investing in Rentech, 724
Reaching out to industry through agreements, 662–663
What is the status of the Rentech proposal, 2544
Why didn't Premier include finalizing a deal with our timber resources as part of the minister's mandate, 3528
Why is it taking so long to put a deal together with Rentech, 3656
Will minister let people of Central Newfoundland know when they can expect to see the deal finalized, 3656
Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador
150th anniversary, 2156
Hebron Project
Can Premier confirm that the delay is on the third module that was allowed to leave the Province, 3057–3058
Given the project's budget changes, what analysis has Premier done to determine if we get the full benefit at the $150 million, as opposed to the new $14 million project, 3058
How much has already been spent on the project, 2101
How much has been spent on the project, and how much of taxpayers' money has been committed, 2100
Provide an update on how much government has already spent on the project, 2099–2100
What is causing the delays with the platform construction, 3057
What is the current value of the contract for the third module that is now being done by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, 3058
Hibernia
Increased reserves for the Hibernia field, 3180
Holyrood Generating Station
Can Premier confirm whether power system was on alert last weekend, and should people be preparing for more rotating power outages, 2275
If plan is to close plant by 2020, why is Nalcor currently doing a life extension study, 2035–2036
Is closure of Holyrood in 2020 still a commitment of government, 1644
Is generator ready, and can people expect to have power this winter, 2273
Is Premier backing away from closing Holyrood in 2020, 1643
Was there an alert last weekend by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, 2276
What is Premier's back-up plan to keep power on in Province if generator is not ready, 2275
Where is the aftermarket unit coming from, 2037
Why is it taking almost two years to put a plan in place regarding dirty fuel, 2036
Why is Premier buying an aftermarket generator for Holyrood, 2037
Will deadline for generator be met, 2274
Will Premier let people know when generator will be ready, 2274
Hydraulic fracturing
After six months, why has Premier yet to engage the public in an open process, 1492
Why has Premier chosen secretive internal review, when the public should be involved, 1493
Kami Iron Ore
Benefits agreements raises the bar for future mining development, 1874–1875
Has Premier made provisions in the agreement so that there will be potential for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador to have increased benefits if there is a continued rise in iron ore pricing, 2159
Is there no escalated provision for people of the province to get increased benefits along the way on the upside, 2159–2160
Why did Minister exclude an escalator clause in this agreement, 2160
Why wait until the construction phase of the project to sign the agreement on revenue, 2158
Why was an escalator clause left out of the agreement, 2160
Why was opportunity to share benefits on the way up left out of the agreement, 2161
Why wasn't the human resources plan part of the impact benefits agreement that was signed last week, 2158–2159
Mining
Mining professionals recognized, 2383–2384
Muskrat Falls
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy
Will minister order Nalcor to release information about firm energy and firm power around Muskrat Falls, 1025
Astaldi
Have there been any other cash advances to Astaldi, and if so, how much, 2203
In the spirit of openness and accountability, will Premier release the contract with Astaldi, 3877
Since Astaldi is a multi-billion dollar company, why did Nalcor have to advance $15 million, 2203
Why will Premier not release contract, 3877–3878
Will Premier make Nalcor justify the redactions to the Privacy Commissioner, 3877–3878
Budget
With everything on the table, is this project also on the table, 3378
Costs
Has Nalcor given a number on how much project will be increased, 960
Has Premier had discussions with Nalcor about increasing labour and material costs, 958
How does delay in project affect the 2018
schedule and the overall cost, 2546
If project is delayed one year, is cost still $300 million, 959
Importance of cost control, 477
What is the magnitude of the cost increases, and will it increase the amount that you plan to borrow next year, 958
When does Premier expect to see first power and how much will delay cost, 958–959
Who is on the hook for the extra costs, the people of the Province or Astaldi, 3877
Who is paying for extra costs, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, or Astaldi, 3486 , 3487
Dividends
Clarify the difference of $2.5 billion that was presented yesterday, 502
Dome
Can Premier confirm whether dome has been completed, 3819
Why did minister allow Astaldi to back away from covering all four areas, 3819
Why has the construction of the dome been delayed, and will it affect the overall project schedule, 2545
Will people of the Province get the savings they deserve by not having the dome completed, 3819–3820
Oversight
Government facilitates robust oversight of project, 263–264
Is Premier setting up committee because he has lost faith in the experts at Nalcor, 96
Why did Premier wait until there was almost $5 billion committed before adding the oversight that was announced today, 264
Why didn't Premier ask Auditor General to review project spending
section under
section 16 of the Auditor General's act, 265
Why didn't Premier ask the Public Utilities Board to provide oversight, 265
Why is minister spending close to $1 million in taxpayers' money to duplicate the efforts of the Public Utilities Board, 1026
Why is Premier setting up an oversight committee to report in secret, 96
Will Premier request that the Auditor General inquire into and report publicly into what is going on at Nalcor, 97
Will Premier revisit inclusion of Auditor General on oversight committee for Nalcor, 503
Power purchase agreement
Will Premier table agreement, six months after it was signed, 1643
Scheduling
How did Premier allow project to fall so far behind, 3485
Why is advance work failing, 3486
Volume of power
If project is delayed by one year, how much will taxpayers have to pay the Province of Nova Scotia, 1024
If project is delayed by one year, what are the total additional costs, 1024
Is projected amount less today than when project was sanctioned, 961
What are the options for power to meet the needs of Nova Scotia, or will government pay a fee, 1024
Where will minister find the extra power that Nalcor is required to deliver to Nova Scotia, if first power is delayed, 1023
Why is information blacked out about how many megawatts of power will be produced, 960
Nalcor
Does minister support the communications that Newfoundland Hydro put out on March 4 2015, 3876
Does Premier approve of Nalcor spending $400,000 on a winter readiness ad campaign, 3874–3875
Has Minister asked Nalcor when reports will be available, 2330
How does Premier justify allowing Nalcor to spend $400,000 of taxpayers money when they were obviously were not winter ready, 3875
Is minister okay with what happened on March 4 2015, 3876
Was Premier aware that Nalcor was missing deadlines on repairs to facilities, 325
When was Premier made aware that Nalcor was missing repair deadlines, 325
Why didn't Nalcor follow their own protocol which was part of the $400,000 ad campaign, 3875–3876
Why has Nalcor not released its third quarter report as promised, 2329
Will Premier hold Nalcor accountable for the delayed release of a financial report, 2329
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
Does Premier support Hydro's request to double their return on equity, 2330
Oil industry
Generic royalty regime
Has minister developed a new generic royalty regime, and if so, when will he make it public, 3440
Why does the minister consider this information commercially sensitive, 3490
Why would Premier not release the new generic royalty regime to the public, 3489
Recent calls for bids reflect petroleum industry's interest and growth in offshore, 3108
Statoil
What is Premier doing to protect local benefits and jobs with the Statoil deal, 3441
Why did Premier mandate a deal for this year if he had no intention on following through on directive, 3530
Why did Premier mandate a deal for this year when he will not even know how much oil is in the field until next year, 3489
Why is Premier mandating a deal months before the drilling program even finishes, 3440
Why is Premier mandating minister to complete deal in 2015 when Statoil admits is will not know if there can be a development until May 2016, 3439
Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation
Does minister support suggestion of incoming Premier to privatize the corporation, 1744
Given the incoming Premier's investments in private stores, how will minister ensure that there is no conflict of interest, 1744
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
Urging government to immediately introduce legislation for the mandatory and immediate reporting of all government departments and agencies of the deaths and critical incidents involving children and youth
Notice of motion, 2285
Debate, 2397–2400 , 2416–2418
Will Premier bring forward legislative changes to make mandatory the reporting of child deaths to the advocate, 2276
Offshore Safety
Cougar Flight 491
Anniversary, 12
Open Government Initiative
How much was spent on launch, 197
Since this could be the last day in the House of Assembly, will Premier table various documents he had committed to, 2204
Why did government spend taxpayer money on publicity stunt, 198
Oral Questions
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy
Can Premier explain why six sections of the act could be violated by the school board, 1685–1686
Commit to releasing all reports and reviews that have been withheld from the people of the province, 198
If government is truly open, why charge $1,600 to release information about how much was spent on marketing and advertising campaign, 198–199
Was Cabinet powerless to take a stand on Bill 29 while the former Premier held office, 37
What does it say about a process when an unelected board can accept the intent of the Privacy Commissioner's recommendations, but not the recommendations themselves, 1686
When will Premier make details of review committee public, 37
Why does government continue to charge thousands of dollars for information that should be publicly available, 199
Why is Premier not listening to the people of the Province and repealing Bill 29, 38
Budget
Are the province's equity investments on the table, 3379
Based on oil trading lower than forecast in December, what is the new projected deficit for this year, 3653
Does minister know how much he has to put into Hebron this year as part of the budget process to meet the construction schedule, 3381
Does Premier's budget projections include a decline in the commuting workforce, 3655
Has Premier considered a similar measure to Alberta's budget 2015 committee, 3184
How long will Province have to wait to get Budget 2015, 3818
How much money will there be in next year's budget for the equity position in Hebron, 3380
Is Premier still committed to reducing the per capita debt to the Canadian average seven years from now, 2388
Is the Muskrat Falls project on the table, 3378 , 3379 , 3380
Since the Energy Plan in 2007 predicted for oil prices to be reasonably accurate, whey didn't Premier stick to that plan of prediction, 3654
When will this year's budget be introduced, 3437
Why did Premier make decisions based on oil trading at over $100 per barrel when the Energy Plan in 2007 predicted it to be only in the mid-seventies, 3654
Why doesn't Premier just follow the plans that he is putting taxpayers' money in, 3655
Why doesn't Premier want the people of the Province to know about the $1 billion in borrowing, 446
Why has Premier not started the budget consultation process, 3280
Why is Premier borrowing a billion dollars to pay for an election-type budget against a backdrop of weak economic growth, 447
Will Premier bring down the budget before the next general election, 2387–2388
Will Premier not bring down the budget until the end of April at the earliest, 3377
Will Premier tell people the date of Budget 2015, 3819
Cabinet
Are Premier's mandate letters just a public relations exercise, 3530
Given that Premier could have saved millions by cutting Cabinet and parliamentary secretaries, why has he not implemented those reductions, 3244
Given the current fiscal situation, will Premier immediately cut the five parliamentary secretaries, 3243
Given the current fiscal situation, will Premier immediately cut the size of the Cabinet by three members, 3243
If Premier is committed to leading by example, why is he refusing to immediately cut the size of Cabinet and the parliamentary secretaries, 3276
If there is no time like the present, why not put cost-saving measures in place today, 3276
Why does Premier not have the courage to cut the Cabinet and parliamentary secretaries today, 3377
Why is Premier insisting on keeping paid parliamentary secretaries in place, 3437
Will Premier provide one reason why he will not cut the size of his Cabinet, 3276
Will Premier show courage and cut his Cabinet today, 3335
Child, Youth and Family Services
Department
Why is the department's leadership constantly changing, which is cited by the Advocate as being a factor in children falling through the cracks, 2276
Come by Chance
How can Premier claim that government has been doing regular monitoring when many of the tanks have not been inspected for over forty years, 2600
Status of takeover of refinery, 504
Update on status of the sale of the refinery, 1492
Why is Premier hiding the cost of the environmental responsibilities that the people are responsible for, 2599
Why is Premier refusing to let people know what the financial liabilities are, 2599
Will Minister let the House know the cost of liabilities when the number is identified, 2600
Will Premier confirm that the people of the Province are now responsible for up to $269 million in environmental liabilities, 2599–2600
Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Are the minimum processing requirements still intact, 2961
Can Minister explain what happened in the meeting with Minister Moore to change the agreement, 2959
Do the Atlantic Premiers support Premier's efforts, 3280
During discussions and negotiations, how did Premier and government arrive at the $280 million, 2959
During his discussion with the Prime Minister, did he say that the fund would be split with other Atlantic provinces, 2899
Explain what was being celebrated in November 2013, 2960
Given that it is over a year since it was announced, have there been any discussions with stakeholders, and has any of this money been committed, 2331
Given that it is such an important issue, why has Premier not met with federal minister, 2387
Has Premier met with federal government concerning agreement, 2386
Has Premier obtained a legal opinion on whether his correspondence is legally enforceable, 3114
Has there ever been a signed agreement with the federal government guaranteeing $280 million to the Province, 2960
How much money has been committed from the agreement, 2387
How much money has been spent of the $400 million fisheries fund, 2961
How much of this fund has been committed, and to what projects, 2427
If the agreement with the federal government was not finalized, why did government make such a high-profiled announcement over a year ago without the federal government in attendance, 2385
If the removal of the minimum processing requirement will not have a negative impact on fish processors, why is one of the five pillars called worker adjustment and designed to provide assistance for workers displaced by fish plant closures related to the agreement, 3111
Is Minister now saying that the federal government has not moved off the $280 million and that they are still committed to paying that amount to the Province, 2900
Is Minister now saying that the federal government is committed and that the Province will receive $280 million, 2900
Is Minister saying that $600,000 of the fund is committed, 2427
Is Premier confident that money from the federal government will be available, 2331
Is Premier saying that the deal last year committing $280 million had been signed, and that the deal has changed since meetings with Minister Moore, 2960
Is Premier troubled about his discussion with the Prime Minister, 2426
Is there a meeting finalized with the Prime Minister, 3020
Is there a signed, final agreement on the fisheries innovation fund, 3017
Is there an evaluation on the minimum processing requirements, 2958
Since job replacement was a foundation for the agreement, why did Premier not do the work that was suggested by the Burke consultants, 3112
Since the meeting with the Prime Minister did not happen today, when will it happen, 3020
Was Minister right or wrong when he wrote the January 6th letter to Minister Fast, 3278
What is the cost to the provincial economy of withdrawing from trade agreements, 3278–3279
What is the current status of this fund, 2331
What is the value of removing the provincial government's position in trade agreements, 3279
What role is government now playing in discussions on intellectual property rights by pharmaceuticals, 1642
When did discussion with Prime Minister take place, 2426
Where is the process now, and have consultations with the federal government begun, 1642
Why did Premier claim the amount for our Province would be exactly $280 million when the federal government has suggested it would be something less, 2898
Why did Premier keep his letter on pulling support for trade agreements secret for almost two weeks, 3245
Why did Premier keep his letter on pulling support for trade agreements secret, and how will this impact the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 3245
Why did Premier not seek clarification on what the exact amount of the fund would be, 3019
Why did Premier say the amount would be $280 million when we know now that it will be less, 2898
Why didn't government have a signed agreement with both parties during negotiations, and before the public announcement, 3113
Why didn't Premier seek clarification before having the party to celebrate the deal, 3019
Why does Minister not know the value of the minimum processing requirements, 2958
Why does Premier say the minimum processing requirements are fundamental to our fishery, but also say that removing them would have no effect, 3017
Why has Premier not met with the federal minister, 2386
Why hasn't additional evaluation of the minimum processing requirements been completed, 3112
Why hasn't additional evaluation of the minimum processing requirements system been completed, 3018
Why would Premier negotiate with Prime Minister and make a public announcement without a clear process, 3113
Will government pull support from all trade agreements, or just the agreements currently being negotiated, and how will this action impact the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 3244
Will Premier bring issue of the administration of the agreement to the Supreme Court to get an
interpretation on what exactly was agreed upon, 3115
Will Province get $280 million for the fisheries fund, or not, 2899
With 78 per cent of the provincial economy dependent on international trade, why has Premier caused such confusion around the Province's position on trade, 3277–3278
Without having any idea of the value of minimum processing requirements, how did Premier arrive at the $280 million dollar figure, 3018
Education
Privatization
What specific pieces of system is Premier considering privatizing, 3490
Schools
Does Minister intend to meet with Minister of Municipal Affairs on issues in Mount Pearl, 899
Will Minister meet with parent groups and school councils, 899
Teachers
Are the concessions that government is seeking nothing major, or significant, 1684–1685
If Premier was listening to people, why did teachers have to resort to a public relations campaign to get negotiations back on track, 39
When will Premier commit to serious negotiations for teachers' contract, 38
When will Premier show the teachers the respect they deserve and negotiate in good faith, 1683–1684
Why is government maintaining such an extreme position in negotiations with teachers, 1684
Elections
Why has Premier delayed calling a by-election for the District of Virginia Waters, 36
Electoral boundaries
Given that presentations are twenty-one years old, why do they need to be reviewed, 3337
Given that the Mahoney Commission records were to be made public, will Premier release them today, 3336
Has Premier yet reached out and spoken to the Official Opposition, 3281
Why is Premier delaying the release of the Mahoney Commission on electoral boundaries from 1993, 3335–3336
Environment and Conservation
Canal seepage
When will minister send officials to Deer Lake to complete an assessment, 2102
Finance
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Why did government start including its equity investment in the Atlantic Lottery Corporation as a financial asset to be claimed against total debt, 2485
Debt
Does Premier stand by government's commitment and goal to meet the Canadian average, 600–601
How does Premier plan to bring the debt down to the Canadian average when he has borrowed a billion dollars this year and plans to borrow more next year, 601
Is government's goal of two years ago still in place, and how does Minister plan to meet it, 602
Why have there been three budgets since goal was set regarding debt, 601
Fiscal management
Can Premier produce a document that will show people where he sees the economy and the economic indicators past 2015, 3185
How much money will government look to borrow to cover this year's deficit, 3185
When will people of Newfoundland and Labrador see the mid-year fiscal update, 2900
Why does Premier claim good fiscal management when it is clear that without deals signed by previous governments, there would have been a cumulative deficit of $41 million, 2484–2485
Why is Premier leading people to believe that surpluses were due to fiscal management, when the Auditor General said otherwise, 2484
Will Premier commit to announce the mid-year update before the House of Assembly closes, 2961–2962
Hiring freeze
How much money will hiring freeze and the stop in discretionary spending save the government, 2683
When is any hire not a critical hire, and who makes that call, 2683
Who makes the call on the definition of a critical hire, 2684
Horse racing
How much revenue will be generated by the $50,000 investment, 603
Why is Premier using $50,000 in taxpayer money to support a horse racing membership, 602
Why support the horse racing business, and not some other business, 602
Nalcor
How much money will government transfer or have to give Nalcor this year, 2681
How much money will government transfer to Nalcor in the next budget, 2682
How much money will Hebron and Nalcor require next year, 2683
Oil pricing
Why did minister sanction project based on the information he had in 2012 if he did not trust those numbers at the time, 3821
Why did Premier ignore all the of the information he had paid for, 3820
Why did Premier ignore the 2012 PIRA report and fail to plan for difficult situation, 3820
Why is minister ignoring the prices that PIRA predicted in 2012, and why is he ignoring the 2007 Energy Plan, 3821
Public Service Pensioners
Why has it taken so long for a board of fourteen members to be set up, 3592
Sustainability Plan
Is Premier still committed to sustainability plan, 3184
Is Premier still committed to this plan, which was only announced a year and a half ago, 2388–2389
Fisheries and Aquaculture
Fish plants
What is government prepared to do to help people affected by fire that destroyed plan in Cottlesville on New World Island, 3591
Future of
What is Premier prepared to do for the long-term viability of rural communities in Newfoundland and Labrador, 666
Ice conditions
Has government called upon Ottawa to ensure fish harvesters and plant workers have access to a timely compensation program to address delayed spring due to severe ice conditions, 267
How will Premier bring this critical issue back to the federal government, 1978
When does minister expect to get an answer for the people of the province, where this is their only source of income, 1979
Why has Minister not started discussions with federal government, given that employment insurance benefits will soon run out, 268
Will Premier get the Prime Minister involved, 2035
Will Premier get the provincial department involved so aid can get to families who are in dire need, 2035
Would provincial government step in and support families who are in critical need of help now, 1979
Joint Fisheries Management
Has Minister even asked for a joint management commission, 837
Why has government not moved forward with the federal government on their commitment, 664
Quotas
Why did Premier not insist that quota be fished and landed by Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1644–1645
Why is Premier allowing a quota owned by people of the Province to be fished and landed in another province, 1644
Why was there not a provision to allow for Province to enjoy some benefit, 1645
Research
Is government's research being shared with the federal government, and was it taken into consideration before the recent cuts were made, 665
Why isn't government at the table with federal counterparts, 665
Shrimp
Apart from asking federal government for cuts to be revisited, what is government's plan to fight for workers in the fishery, 663
Did Premier discuss the last in, first out (LIFO) policy in his recent conversations with the Prime Minister, 2600
Does Minister have information from the October surveys and monitoring, 2601
Given that cuts were expected for some time, why did Premier wait until last weekend before thinking of ways to address the challenge, 664
Has federal government shared new research with Premier, and what is the status of the shrimp stocks, 2601
Since the cuts to the shrimp quotas are so devastating to our Province, will Premier follow the 2002 example and establish an all-party committee to prepare a common position on recommendations to the federal government, 836
Will Minister table documents and put the all-party committee in place, 838
Will Premier write to Prime Minister and ask for all-party committee to be put in place, 836
Health care
Ambulance service
When will Premier finally take concerns of operators seriously, 326
Will Premier take clear actions to eliminate red alerts at Eastern Health, 326
Autism
Why are children with autism having to wait for access to valuable services, 157
Why has government failed to address wait times for children with autism, 156
Why has Premier let the wait list for services get so long, 555
Will Premier now commit to a true provincial strategy for autism, 555
Breast cancer
Was it in 2003 or 2001 that testing was stopped, 2484
What is the issue with breast cancer testing today in our Province, 2483
When and how was the issue with breast cancer testing discovered, 2483
Why is lab testing being overhauled just one year after receiving this accreditation, 2484
Costs
How can minister manage health care costs if he is not keeping track of them, 1439
Shouldn't proper management of health care include knowing how much was spent on various procedures, 1438–1439
Diabetes
Why hasn't government made the implementation of a diabetes prevention program a priority, 2429
Will Premier commit to finally implementing a diabetes registry and screening program in our Province, 2428
Hospitals
Why did Premier leave the development of new hospitals out of the mandate letter to the Minister of Health and Community Services, 3529
Why has child care been dropped from the Corner Brook Hospital, 2038
Human resources
Why has minister not put in place a human resources plan for health care professionals, 1938
Without a human resources plan, how can we expect to retain our own graduates, 1938
Primary health care
Why hasn't government invested in primary health care to improve patient access and the sustainability of our system, 1936
Why is minister continuing to ignore the opportunity to improve the health care system, 1937
Why is Premier continuing to ignore the evidence that shows improved primary health care is better for people of this Province, 1936–1937
Privatization
Is Premier considering privatizing any health care services, 3439
What specifically is Premier considering to privatize, 3438
Radiation services
Can Minister explain that scheduled meeting was canceled according to executive assistant, 449
Did Minister not know that Opposition's meeting was canceled, 448
Since report was supposed to have been completed last fall, why is Premier keeping it secret, 3281
What happened in three weeks to change decision to place radiation in hospital, 788
When did Premier determine that government's initial analysis was wrong, 788
Why did Minister block Opposition's meeting with Eastern Health, 448
Why did Premier ignore the information that was available before decision was made on March 7, 789
Why didn't government make a simple call to Ontario to get the information that was readily available, 789
Why is Minister of Health ignoring the fact that numbers justify a radiation unit in Corner Brook, 787
Will Minister speak to her officials so that Opposition can have private meeting with Eastern Health, 449
House of Assembly
Members of the House of Assembly
If Premier is concerned about openness and transparency, eliminate the outdated policy so that Members can deal directly with officials, 3060
If Premier is so concerned with constituency privacy, why does he still require Members to send constituent requests through a minister's appointed political staff, 2804
Why did Premier say he did not know about the policy, when it was in effect when he was a minister, 3059
Will Minster lift the requirement so that Opposition Members can speak directly to the staff involved in departments, 2804–2805
Will Premier now eliminate this practice and allow Members of the House of Assembly to again deal directly with government officials on constituency matters, 3059
Justice
Budget cuts
After more than a decade in government why has Premier failed to adequately address the chronic problems in our justice system, 384
Since budget projections from last year look similar to this year, does Minister of Finance accept recommendations of the reviews, 266
Why has Premier allowed some cuts to stand without review, 267
Labrador Courts
What will Premier do to fix the problem in Labrador, 385
Sheriff's Office
Why did government sit on report for over three and a half years without making it public, 266
Labour Relations Act
Since government is replacing card-based union certification with a secret ballot process, will they also amend the act to remove the vote-on-offer clause, 2202–2203
Marble Mountain
Finance
How many positions within government are affected by the decision to fund the chairlift replacement from human resource savings throughout government, 2685
Where is the money coming from to replace the chairlift, apart from the $1.2 million from the insurance company, 2684
Why was only $1.2 million of the chairlift replacement cost covered by insurance, and where is the remaining $4 million coming from, 2684
Natural Resources
Alderon Iron Ore
Given that the impacts and benefits agreement was signed two days ago, when can we expect the release of the final agreement, 1977
Since government claims to be open, why is Premier keeping documents concerning the benefits agreement secret, 2038
Why is there an $8 billion difference between government's and Alderon's numbers, 1978
Electricity
Blackouts
Does Premier agree that 95 per cent of DarkNL was Nalcor's fault and not caused by the stormy or cold weather in January, 324
If energy conservation could have helped to prevent the blackouts in January, why wasn't the public asked to conserve in advance, 156
Since the Public Utilities Board and Liberty Consulting have made it clear that Nalcor's decisions caused DarkNL, what is Premier doing to restore accountability of this Crown Corporation, 1493
Was minister part of the decision to wait two hours before the announcement was made on the rolling blackouts, 1494
What is Premier's plan for backup power on the Avalon if the lines on the isthmus go down, 383
Who made the decision to wait so long before issuing the conservation request on January 2, 1494
Why did Premier let people of Newfoundland and Labrador believe that DarkNL was caused by unprecedented power demand when clearly this was not the case, 324
Why is Premier rolling the dice and not proceeding without a clear backup power plan for the eastern part of our Province, 384
Review
When does Premier expect to see final report completed and will he commit to making all documents public, 723
Why doesn't Premier get out of the way and let the Public Utilities Board do the work, 723
Why is public consultation not part of review of electricity system, 722
Energy conservation
How can government say that energy conservation is a low priority when we still risk rolling blackouts, 95
How does cutting the only program in Budget 2013 and offering no incentives to the vast majority to conserve help create a culture of conservation, 155
If the need for conservation was recognized in 2007, why was it ignored, and the program cut last year, 155
Why has Premier allowed a private energy company to take control of the energy efficiency program, 95
Why is Premier limiting energy efficiency programs instead of including all ratepayers in Province, 94
Energy review
Why does today's announcement differ so much from January announcement on review of provincial energy system, 553
Why doesn't government get out the way of the Public Utilities Board, and let them do a comprehensive review, 553
Forestry
Can Premier confirm whether Rentech's proposal was selected, 724
How much financial support will government be investing in Rentech, 724
What is the status of the Rentech proposal, 2544
Why didn't Premier include finalizing a deal with our timber resources as part of the minister's mandate, 3528
Why is it taking so long to put a deal together with Rentech, 3656
Will minister let people of Central Newfoundland know when they can expect to see the deal finalized, 3656
Hebron Project
Can Premier confirm that the delay is on the third module that was allowed to leave the Province, 3057–3058
Given the project's budget changes, what analysis has Premier done to determine if we get the full benefit at the $150 million, as opposed to the new $14 million project, 3058
How much has already been spent on the project, 2101
How much has been spent on the project, and how much of taxpayers' money has been committed, 2100
Provide an update on how much government has already spent on the project, 2099–2100
What is causing the delays with the platform construction, 3057
What is the current value of the contract for the third module that is now being done by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, 3058
Holyrood Generating Station
Can Premier confirm whether power system was on alert last weekend, and should people be preparing for more rotating power outages, 2275
If plan is to close plant by 2020, why is Nalcor currently doing a life extension study, 2035–2036
Is generator ready, and can people expect to have power this winter, 2273
Was there an alert last weekend by Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, 2276
What is Premier's back-up plan to keep power on in Province if generator is not ready, 2275
Where is the aftermarket unit coming from, 2037
Why is it taking almost two years to put a plan in place regarding dirty fuel, 2036
Why is Premier buying an aftermarket generator for Holyrood, 2037
Will deadline for generator be met, 2274
Will Premier let people know when generator will be ready, 2274
Hydraulic fracturing
After six months, why has Premier yet to engage the public in an open process, 1492
Why has Premier chosen secretive internal review, when the public should be involved, 1493
Kami Iron Ore
Has Premier made provisions in the agreement so that there will be potential for the people of Newfoundland and Labrador to have increased benefits if there is a continued rise in iron ore pricing, 2159
Is there no escalated provision for people of the province to get increased benefits along the way on the upside, 2159–2160
Why did Minister exclude an escalator clause in this agreement, 2160
Why wait until the construction phase of the project to sign the agreement on revenue, 2158
Why was an escalator clause left out of the agreement, 2160
Why was opportunity to share benefits on the way up left out of the agreement, 2161
Why wasn't the human resources plan part of the impact benefits agreement that was signed last week, 2158–2159
Muskrat Falls
Access to Information and Protection of Privacy
Will minister order Nalcor to release information about firm energy and firm power around Muskrat Falls, 1025
Astaldi
Have there been any other cash advances to Astaldi, and if so, how much, 2203
In the spirit of openness and accountability, will Premier release the contract with Astaldi, 3877
Since Astaldi is a multi-billion dollar company, why did Nalcor have to advance $15 million, 2203
Why will Premier not release contract, 3877–3878
Will Premier make Nalcor justify the redactions to the Privacy Commissioner, 3877–3878
Budget
With everything on the table, is this project also on the table, 3378
Costs
Has Nalcor given a number on how much project will be increased, 960
Has Premier had discussions with Nalcor about increasing labour and material costs, 958
How does delay in project affect the 2018
schedule and the overall cost, 2546
If project is delayed one year, is cost still $300 million, 959
What is the magnitude of the cost increases, and will it increase the amount that you plan to borrow next year, 958
When does Premier expect to see first power and how much will delay cost, 958–959
Who is on the hook for the extra costs, the people of the Province or Astaldi, 3877
Who is paying for extra costs, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, or Astaldi, 3486 , 3487
Dividends
Clarify the difference of $2.5 billion that was presented yesterday, 502
Dome
Can Premier confirm whether dome has been completed, 3819
Why did minister allow Astaldi to back away from covering all four areas, 3819
Why has the construction of the dome been delayed, and will it affect the overall project schedule, 2545
Will people of the Province get the savings they deserve by not having the dome completed, 3819–3820
Oversight
Is Premier setting up committee because he has lost faith in the experts at Nalcor, 96
Why did Premier wait until there was almost $5 billion committed before adding the oversight that was announced today, 264
Why didn't Premier ask Auditor General to review project spending
section under
section 16 of the Auditor General's act, 265
Why didn't Premier ask the Public Utilities Board to provide oversight, 265
Why is minister spending close to $1 million in taxpayers' money to duplicate the efforts of the Public Utilities Board, 1026
Why is Premier setting up an oversight committee to report in secret, 96
Will Premier request that the Auditor General inquire into and report publicly into what is going on at Nalcor, 97
Will Premier revisit inclusion of Auditor General on oversight committee for Nalcor, 503
Power purchase agreement
Will Premier table agreement, six months after it was signed, 1643
Scheduling
How did Premier allow project to fall so far behind, 3485
Why is advance work failing, 3486
Volume of power
If project is delayed by one year, how much will taxpayers have to pay the Province of Nova Scotia, 1024
If project is delayed by one year, what are the total additional costs, 1024
Is projected amount less today than when project was sanctioned, 961
What are the options for power to meet the needs of Nova Scotia, or will government pay a fee, 1024
Where will minister find the extra power that Nalcor is required to deliver to Nova Scotia, if first power is delayed, 1023
Why is information blacked out about how many megawatts of power will be produced, 960
Nalcor
Does minister support the communications that Newfoundland Hydro put out on March 4 2015, 3876
Does Premier approve of Nalcor spending $400,000 on a winter readiness ad campaign, 3874–3875
Has Minister asked Nalcor when reports will be available, 2330
How does Premier justify allowing Nalcor to spend $400,000 of taxpayers money when they were obviously were not winter ready, 3875
Is minister okay with what happened on March 4 2015, 3876
Was Premier aware that Nalcor was missing deadlines on repairs to facilities, 325
When was Premier made aware that Nalcor was missing repair deadlines, 325
Why didn't Nalcor follow their own protocol which was part of the $400,000 ad campaign, 3875–3876
Why has Nalcor not released its third quarter report as promised, 2329
Will Premier hold Nalcor accountable for the delayed release of a financial report, 2329
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
Does Premier support Hydro's request to double their return on equity, 2330
Oil industry
Generic royalty regime
Has minister developed a new generic royalty regime, and if so, when will he make it public, 3440
Why does the minister consider this information commercially sensitive, 3490
Why would Premier not release the new generic royalty regime to the public, 3489
Statoil
What is Premier doing to protect local benefits and jobs with the Statoil deal, 3441
Why did Premier mandate a deal for this year if he had no intention on following through on directive, 3530
Why did Premier mandate a deal for this year when he will not even know how much oil is in the field until next year, 3489
Why is Premier mandating a deal months before the drilling program even finishes, 3440
Why is Premier mandating minister to complete deal in 2015 when Statoil admits is will not know if there can be a development until May 2016, 3439
Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation
Does minister support suggestion of incoming Premier to privatize the corporation, 1744
Given the incoming Premier's investments in private stores, how will minister ensure that there is no conflict of interest, 1744
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
Will Premier bring forward legislative changes to make mandatory the reporting of child deaths to the advocate, 2276
Open Government Initiative
How much was spent on launch, 197
Since this could be the last day in the House of Assembly, will Premier table various documents he had committed to, 2204
Why did government spend taxpayer money on publicity stunt, 198
Population Growth Strategy
Why have we not seen results from the strategy, and why was it forgotten in this budget, 447
Premier's Office
Can Premier explain where $400,000 was spent in Premier's Office last year, 446
Procurement by Public Bodies Act
Whatever happened to this legislation, 40
Tourism, Culture and Recreation
Marine Atlantic fees
What actions has Premier taken to offset harmful increases, 554
What representation has Minister had with federal government to ensure that the Marine Atlantic subsidy is appropriate, 554
Natural Areas Systems Plan
Were there any public consultations, 897–898
Where is the plan that was promised over three years ago, 897
Why is Minister hiding plan behind the broad definition of Cabinet confidences and Bill 29, 898
Will Minister release plans and information and stop hiding behind Bill 29, 898–899
Transportation and Works
AbitibiBowater
Can Premier update the House on the extra cost of government's mistaken expropriation, 2543
How much is allocated in this year's budget for the demolition and remediation of the Abitibi site, 447–448
Was selling the mill to a scrap metal company considered, 2101
When will studies assessing the health and ecological risks be completed and at what additional cost to taxpayers, 2428
When will the old mill be demolished, and at what cost to taxpayers, 2544
Will mill be abolished this year, 2101
Will Premier come clean on the exact cost of the mistake, 2427
Will the former mill be demolished this year, and if so, at what cost, 503
Will the site be demolished this year, 504
Humber Valley Paving
Are the objectives met to not hurt Humber Valley Paving and to not hurt the employees, 2742
Before making the last payment to the company, did Premier check with its' agencies, including Workers' Compensation, to ensure they were paid and company was in good standing, 1228
Can the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills not remember even one of the colleagues that he referred to, 2845
Did government meet the two objectives clearly outlined by the Minister when the project was cancelled, 2741
Did Minister at least check with Workers' Compensation, to make sure they were paid, 1229
Did minister not even ask about a potential conflict of interest, 1742–1743
Did Minister of Finance not find it odd that there was no public disclosure made from March 13 to March 21, 1745
Did minister use legal staff from his own department, or from the Department of Justice, 1339
Did Mr. Coleman disclose to government that he was a guarantor on the bonds before the final decision was made to release them, 1741
Did Premier have any involvement in the decision to cancel the contract, 1225
Did the company actually sign the statutory declaration, 2743 , 2744
Did the incoming Premier ever make disclosure to minister or other member of government prior to the finalization or cancellation of the contract on March 21, 1743
Does minister have sworn statutory declaration that says when a company signs it, it has paid its subcontractors, 1228
Does Premier agree with callous remarks regarding the protection of subcontractors, 1401–1402
Does Premier agree with minister that cancelling the contract and releasing the $90 million in bonds all within seven and a half hours on the day before the PC leadership deadline was the right process, 2845
Does Premier's recent move to interfere with a market driven sector indicate a significant policy change for government, 1283
Given that the Auditor General was unable to determine why the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills called the deputy minister of another department on this issue on March 13, will he now stand and tell people of the Province why he was involved, 2800–2801
Given that the bonds are released, what warranty does government have on the recently terminated contract, 1397
Given that the incoming Premier said contract cancellation negotiations began in February, but minister maintains he did not discuss the matter with Mr. Coleman until March 13, who from government was involved in February, 1226
Given that the Premier was the first alternate minister on the file, was he aware that the contract had to be cancelled that day, and did he play any role in that, 2845
Given that the window on the mechanics' lien is closed, how can subcontractors get the money they are owed by the company, 1337
Given the detail explained in the analysis, why would minister not table the document, 1279
Given the latest revelation, does minister think there was a conflict of interest when he made the decision to cancel the contract and release the bonds, 1742
Has any of the holdback money on the contract been paid out, 2741–2742
Has company been given an extension for its second contract, 1880
Has government met the objectives for cancelling the project, 2740
Has it been confirmed that the company will not be doing the $7.8 million contract, 1744
Has minister ever kept past bonds in place to protect the warranties on roadwork, 1400
Has minister ever used a bond to support a warranty, 1438
Has there been an extension granted for the second contract, and if so, what is the deadline, 1880
Have Auditor General's five recommendations been fully implemented, 3593
Have there been any claims against the $1.18 million holdback, 3592
How can Premier claim that situation was properly handled when the Surety Association of Canada says the minister's comments were irresponsible and just plain wrong, 1877
How can subcontractors access the money held back from the contract, 1338
How does warranty work on a government contracting job, 1397
How many employees were at risk at the time of the decision, and how many are still working with the company since the decision, 1283
If company goes bankrupt, is it correct that the warranty would not be in place, 1399
If everything is out in the open, who are the colleagues that the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills referred to yesterday, 2844
If Minister did not resign, why was Premier going to fire him, 2843
If Mr. Coleman is correct and his company could have finished the work, why did Premier cancel the contract and release the bonds, 1878
If Premier really wants questions answered, will he call for a public inquiry, 2803
If protocol is in place, why will minister not table it, 3593–3594
If the Auditor General is not satisfied, how can Premier be satisfied, 2739
If the company went bankrupt, what warranty do we have to protect Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1398
If there was nothing wrong with how the contract was cancelled, why is the former minister now sitting as a backbencher, 2843
In normal circumstances, does government keep bonds in place to protect warranty for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1399
Is April 20 the last date the subcontractors could file against the mechanics lien, or not, 1282
Is government willing to pay the legal cost for the small companies, 2841–2842
Is it Humber Valley Paving who will do the contract that Minister is talking about, 1880
Is it minister's impression that the last day to file a claim on the mechanics' lien was April 20, 1281
Is it true that government normally keeps bonds in place as part of the warranty for twenty-four months, 1399
Is minister saying there are no claims against the $1.18 million holdback, 3592
Is Premier aware that government received a sworn statutory declaration before letting company out of contract and releasing the bonds, 1227
Is Premier saying that cancelling a major contract benefitting the incoming Premier was not discussed with him or Cabinet at any point before a decision was made, 1280
Is Premier suggesting that government is willing to cover all costs for the companies that feel they have a claim, 2841
Is Premier's understanding of how the mechanics' lien works that a claim would have been filed before April 20 in this particular case, 1280–1281
Is the current warranty the same one that is outlined in
section GC 31 of the contract with Humber Valley Paving, 1437
Is there a written agreement in place for the warranty on that road, 1398
Since minister released the $19 million in bonds, what warranty exists if the company goes out of business, 1437
Since Mr. Coleman admitted that decision could have benefitted him personally, does Premier still support minister's decision to cancel the contract and release the bonds, 1878
Was Department of Justice involved in the legal opinion on this contract, 1340
Was Minister of Justice involved in contract with Humber Valley Paving on the Trans-Labrador Highway, 1340
Was Minister's process followed, or was Premier's, 2846
Was the project on budget, 2742
What assurances will Premier put in place to ensure that small businesses are paid for the work they have done on contract, 2744
What happened on March 13th to cancel the contract, 2803
What is the real reason that the contract was cancelled, 1879
What is the status of the $7.8 million paving contract in Western Newfoundland, and when will the work be completed, 1743–1744
What other options did company have and what options was Mr. Coleman referring to, 1879
What people was Minister protecting when he cancelled the contract, 2902
What process can small contractors use to get access to the holdback, 1338
What process, if any, does Premier have in place to help companies collect their money, 2901–2902
What will government do for companies that are owed more than $25,000, 2842
When did minister find out that Mr. Coleman was a guarantor on the bonds, 1742
When did Premier become aware that company had been granted a one-year extension, 1226
Why did contract have to be concluded one day before the close of the PC nomination, 2801–2802
Why did government choose to let the incoming Premier off the hook while adding more cost to the people of the Province, 1877
Why did government not get a sworn statutory declaration to protect the subcontractors, 1338–1339
Why did Minister cancel the bond if he was concerned about the warranty, 1398
Why did minister change his mind about people having to wait until the Auditor General completes his report, 1401
Why did minister choose to cancel the contract and release the bonds, which was the only option which gave Mr. Coleman personal benefit, 1743
Why did the Minister call another department's deputy Minister on March 13, 2801
Why did two ministers make inquiries into the status of the contract on March 13, 2800
Why does minister keep contractors' bonds in place for the warranty for some companies but not others, 1400
Why does Premier want to keep more information secret from the people of the Province, 2804
Why has it taken so long for government to release documentation, 1401
Why is minister delaying the release of the documents, and how does he define an appropriate time to do so, 1438
Why is Premier denying the people of the province the full story by refusing to call a public inquiry, 2802
Why isn't the Minister satisfied with the statutory declaration, 2743
Why was Premier willing to help this company, but not the West Coast company Island Aggregates, 1227
Why was the Minister fired, and what was not above board, 2844
Why was the process to terminate the contract expedited, 2740
Why will Premier not call a public inquiry so small businesses know that they can be treated fairly in this process, 2746
Why would Premier fire a Minister, 2843
Why wouldn't minister ask for sworn statutory declaration today to protect the subcontractors, 1339
Will government pay the legal costs for small contractors who are trying to get paid for the work they have done, 2842
Will minister table document related to the 60 per cent analysis which he just spoke about, 1279
Will Minister table the documents that he is referring to, 2744
Will Minister table the information about 60 per cent of the work completed for 60 per cent of the value, 1280
Will Premier be open and accountable and call a public inquiry into the cancelled contract, 2739
Will Premier call a public inquiry, yes or no, 2746 , 2747
Will Premier cover the legal costs for the companies who have to go to court to collect the money they are owed, 2901
Will Premier honour his commitment to table correspondence, 1278
Will Premier instruct minister to table correspondence related to the contract extension, 1226
Will Premier let the people of the Province know what was wrong with the process, 2843
Will Premier table a copy of the company's request to cancel the contract, 1282
Will Premier table a copy of the legal opinions that government received on this file, 1282
Will Premier table a copy of the protocol that the minister just spoke about, 3593
Will Premier table department's analysis of the contract showing that 60 per cent of the work was completed, 1278
Will Premier tell House why this contract had to be terminated the day before the PC leadership deadline, 2844
Would Minister table the statutory declaration that he just mentioned, 2743
Would minister table the written agreement on the warranty, 1400
Would Premier consider the lack of documentation to be unusual enough to call a public inquiry, 2745
Treasury Board
Teachers' Contract
Has a conciliation officer been assigned to help the stalled negotiations for our teachers, 838
When will conciliation process begin, 786
Why hasn't Premier given negotiators a full mandate to get things settled, 722
Why is government acting like it is normal for teachers to be without a contract for almost two years, 787
Will Minister Responsible for Labour Relations call in a conciliation officer that teachers are requesting, 722
Wabush Mines
Will Premier commit to an arrangement for Wabush that is similar to what was done for Grand Falls-Windsor and Stephenville, 2545
Without another mining operation to replace Wabush mines, what are the plans for the community of Wabush, 2544–2545
Whistle-blower legislation
When will Opposition obtain text of the legislation, 39
Wouldn't Premier need to allocate resources to prepare the legislation, 39
Pasadena
Clubs, organizations
Ruby's Rat Pack, 1016–1017
Population
Current natural decrease, 491
Population Growth Strategy
Why have we not seen results from the strategy, and why was it forgotten in this budget, 447
Premier's Office
Can Premier explain where $400,000 was spent in Premier's Office last year, 446
Privatization
Health care
Privatization of
Is Premier considering privatizing any health care services, 3439
What specifically is Premier considering to privatize, 3438
Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation
Does minister support suggestion of incoming Premier to privatize the corporation, 1744
Procurement by Public Bodies Act
Whatever happened to this legislation, 40
Resolutions
Aboriginal Affairs
Debate, 116–117
House of Assembly
Sergeant-at-Arms
Appointment of Mr. Wayne L. Harnum
Debate, 112–113
Natural Resources
Energy conservation
Urging government to consider developing and introducing energy conservation program for all ratepayers in Province
Debate, 174–178
Office of the Child and Youth Advocate
Urging government to immediately introduce legislation for the mandatory and immediate reporting of all government departments and agencies of the deaths and critical incidents involving children and youth
Notice of motion, 2285
Debate, 2397–2400 , 2416–2418
Snowmobile industry
Comments on, 539
Speech from the Throne
Debate (Address in Reply), 11–17
Sustainability Plan
Is Premier still committed to sustainability plan, 3184
Is Premier still committed to this plan, which was only announced a year and a half ago, 2388–2389
Tourism, Culture and Recreation
Marine Atlantic fees
What actions has Premier taken to offset harmful increases, 554
What representation has Minister had with federal government to ensure that the Marine Atlantic subsidy is appropriate, 554
Natural Areas Systems Plan
Were there any public consultations, 897–898
Where is the plan that was promised over three years ago, 897
Why is Minister hiding plan behind the broad definition of Cabinet confidences and Bill 29, 898
Will Minister release plans and information and stop hiding behind Bill 29, 898–899
Osmond, Kaetlyn
Province honours her Olympic performance, 1022–1023
Transportation and Works
AbitibiBowater
Can Premier update the House on the extra cost of government's mistaken expropriation, 2543
How much is allocated in this year's budget for the demolition and remediation of the Abitibi site, 447–448
Was selling the mill to a scrap metal company considered, 2101
When will studies assessing the health and ecological risks be completed and at what additional cost to taxpayers, 2428
When will the old mill be demolished, and at what cost to taxpayers, 2544
Will mill be abolished this year, 2101
Will Premier come clean on the exact cost of the mistake, 2427
Will the former mill be demolished this year, and if so, at what cost, 503
Will the site be demolished this year, 504
Humber Valley Paving
Are the objectives met to not hurt Humber Valley Paving and to not hurt the employees, 2742
Before making the last payment to the company, did Premier check with its' agencies, including Workers' Compensation, to ensure they were paid and company was in good standing, 1228
Can the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills not remember even one of the colleagues that he referred to, 2845
Did government meet the two objectives clearly outlined by the Minister when the project was cancelled, 2741
Did Minister at least check with Workers' Compensation, to make sure they were paid, 1229
Did minister not even ask about a potential conflict of interest, 1742–1743
Did Minister of Finance not find it odd that there was no public disclosure made from March 13 to March 21, 1745
Did minister use legal staff from his own department, or from the Department of Justice, 1339
Did Mr. Coleman disclose to government that he was a guarantor on the bonds before the final decision was made to release them, 1741
Did Premier have any involvement in the decision to cancel the contract, 1225
Did the company actually sign the statutory declaration, 2743 , 2744
Did the incoming Premier ever make disclosure to minister or other member of government prior to the finalization or cancellation of the contract on March 21, 1743
Does minister have sworn statutory declaration that says when a company signs it, it has paid its subcontractors, 1228
Does Premier agree with callous remarks regarding the protection of subcontractors, 1401–1402
Does Premier agree with minister that cancelling the contract and releasing the $90 million in bonds all within seven and a half hours on the day before the PC leadership deadline was the right process, 2845
Does Premier's recent move to interfere with a market driven sector indicate a significant policy change for government, 1283
Given that the Auditor General was unable to determine why the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills called the deputy minister of another department on this issue on March 13, will he now stand and tell people of the Province why he was involved, 2800–2801
Given that the bonds are released, what warranty does government have on the recently terminated contract, 1397
Given that the incoming Premier said contract cancellation negotiations began in February, but minister maintains he did not discuss the matter with Mr. Coleman until March 13, who from government was involved in February, 1226
Given that the Premier was the first alternate minister on the file, was he aware that the contract had to be cancelled that day, and did he play any role in that, 2845
Given that the window on the mechanics' lien is closed, how can subcontractors get the money they are owed by the company, 1337
Given the detail explained in the analysis, why would minister not table the document, 1279
Given the latest revelation, does minister think there was a conflict of interest when he made the decision to cancel the contract and release the bonds, 1742
Has any of the holdback money on the contract been paid out, 2741–2742
Has company been given an extension for its second contract, 1880
Has government met the objectives for cancelling the project, 2740
Has it been confirmed that the company will not be doing the $7.8 million contract, 1744
Has minister ever kept past bonds in place to protect the warranties on roadwork, 1400
Has minister ever used a bond to support a warranty, 1438
Has there been an extension granted for the second contract, and if so, what is the deadline, 1880
Have Auditor General's five recommendations been fully implemented, 3593
Have there been any claims against the $1.18 million holdback, 3592
How can Premier claim that situation was properly handled when the Surety Association of Canada says the minister's comments were irresponsible and just plain wrong, 1877
How can subcontractors access the money held back from the contract, 1338
How does warranty work on a government contracting job, 1397
How many employees were at risk at the time of the decision, and how many are still working with the company since the decision, 1283
If company goes bankrupt, is it correct that the warranty would not be in place, 1399
If everything is out in the open, who are the colleagues that the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills referred to yesterday, 2844
If Minister did not resign, why was Premier going to fire him, 2843
If Mr. Coleman is correct and his company could have finished the work, why did Premier cancel the contract and release the bonds, 1878
If Premier really wants questions answered, will he call for a public inquiry, 2803
If protocol is in place, why will minister not table it, 3593–3594
If the Auditor General is not satisfied, how can Premier be satisfied, 2739
If the company went bankrupt, what warranty do we have to protect Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1398
If there was nothing wrong with how the contract was cancelled, why is the former minister now sitting as a backbencher, 2843
In normal circumstances, does government keep bonds in place to protect warranty for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 1399
Is April 20 the last date the subcontractors could file against the mechanics lien, or not, 1282
Is government willing to pay the legal cost for the small companies, 2841–2842
Is it Humber Valley Paving who will do the contract that Minister is talking about, 1880
Is it minister's impression that the last day to file a claim on the mechanics' lien was April 20, 1281
Is it true that government normally keeps bonds in place as part of the warranty for twenty-four months, 1399
Is minister saying there are no claims against the $1.18 million holdback, 3592
Is Premier aware that government received a sworn statutory declaration before letting company out of contract and releasing the bonds, 1227
Is Premier saying that cancelling a major contract benefitting the incoming Premier was not discussed with him or Cabinet at any point before a decision was made, 1280
Is Premier suggesting that government is willing to cover all costs for the companies that feel they have a claim, 2841
Is Premier's understanding of how the mechanics' lien works that a claim would have been filed before April 20 in this particular case, 1280–1281
Is the current warranty the same one that is outlined in
section GC 31 of the contract with Humber Valley Paving, 1437
Is there a written agreement in place for the warranty on that road, 1398
Since minister released the $19 million in bonds, what warranty exists if the company goes out of business, 1437
Since Mr. Coleman admitted that decision could have benefitted him personally, does Premier still support minister's decision to cancel the contract and release the bonds, 1878
Was Department of Justice involved in the legal opinion on this contract, 1340
Was Minister of Justice involved in contract with Humber Valley Paving on the Trans-Labrador Highway, 1340
Was Minister's process followed, or was Premier's, 2846
Was the project on budget, 2742
What assurances will Premier put in place to ensure that small businesses are paid for the work they have done on contract, 2744
What happened on March 13th to cancel the contract, 2803
What is the real reason that the contract was cancelled, 1879
What is the status of the $7.8 million paving contract in Western Newfoundland, and when will the work be completed, 1743–1744
What other options did company have and what options was Mr. Coleman referring to, 1879
What people was Minister protecting when he cancelled the contract, 2902
What process can small contractors use to get access to the holdback, 1338
What process, if any, does Premier have in place to help companies collect their money, 2901–2902
What will government do for companies that are owed more than $25,000, 2842
When did minister find out that Mr. Coleman was a guarantor on the bonds, 1742
When did Premier become aware that company had been granted a one-year extension, 1226
Why did contract have to be concluded one day before the close of the PC nomination, 2801–2802
Why did government choose to let the incoming Premier off the hook while adding more cost to the people of the Province, 1877
Why did government not get a sworn statutory declaration to protect the subcontractors, 1338–1339
Why did Minister cancel the bond if he was concerned about the warranty, 1398
Why did minister change his mind about people having to wait until the Auditor General completes his report, 1401
Why did minister choose to cancel the contract and release the bonds, which was the only option which gave Mr. Coleman personal benefit, 1743
Why did the Minister call another department's deputy Minister on March 13, 2801
Why did two ministers make inquiries into the status of the contract on March 13, 2800
Why does minister keep contractors' bonds in place for the warranty for some companies but not others, 1400
Why does Premier want to keep more information secret from the people of the Province, 2804
Why has it taken so long for government to release documentation, 1401
Why is minister delaying the release of the documents, and how does he define an appropriate time to do so, 1438
Why is Premier denying the people of the province the full story by refusing to call a public inquiry, 2802
Why isn't the Minister satisfied with the statutory declaration, 2743
Why was Premier willing to help this company, but not the West Coast company Island Aggregates, 1227
Why was the Minister fired, and what was not above board, 2844
Why was the process to terminate the contract expedited, 2740
Why will Premier not call a public inquiry so small businesses know that they can be treated fairly in this process, 2746
Why would Premier fire a Minister, 2843
Why wouldn't minister ask for sworn statutory declaration today to protect the subcontractors, 1339
Will government pay the legal costs for small contractors who are trying to get paid for the work they have done, 2842
Will minister table document related to the 60 per cent analysis which he just spoke about, 1279
Will Minister table the documents that he is referring to, 2744
Will Minister table the information about 60 per cent of the work completed for 60 per cent of the value, 1280
Will Premier be open and accountable and call a public inquiry into the cancelled contract, 2739
Will Premier call a public inquiry, yes or no, 2746 , 2747
Will Premier cover the legal costs for the companies who have to go to court to collect the money they are owed, 2901
Will Premier honour his commitment to table correspondence, 1278
Will Premier instruct minister to table correspondence related to the contract extension, 1226
Will Premier let the people of the Province know what was wrong with the process, 2843
Will Premier table a copy of the company's request to cancel the contract, 1282
Will Premier table a copy of the legal opinions that government received on this file, 1282
Will Premier table a copy of the protocol that the minister just spoke about, 3593
Will Premier table department's analysis of the contract showing that 60 per cent of the work was completed, 1278
Will Premier tell House why this contract had to be terminated the day before the PC leadership deadline, 2844
Would Minister table the statutory declaration that he just mentioned, 2743
Would minister table the written agreement on the warranty, 1400
Would Premier consider the lack of documentation to be unusual enough to call a public inquiry, 2745
Treasury Board
Teachers' Contract
Has a conciliation officer been assigned to help the stalled negotiations for our teachers, 838
When will conciliation process begin, 786
Why hasn't Premier given negotiators a full mandate to get things settled, 722
Why is government acting like it is normal for teachers to be without a contract for almost two years, 787
Will Minister Responsible for Labour Relations call in a conciliation officer that teachers are requesting, 722
Tributes
Archaeologist—Renouf, Dr. Priscilla, 659–660
Former Member—Peddle, Ambrose, 91
Medical pioneer—Newhook, Dr. William H.—Harbour Breton, 1934
Police officer, Warrant Officer, and Canadian Forces Reservist, 2270
Violence
National Day on Action on Violence Against Women
Remembering fourteen women murdered at Montréal's École Polytechnique, 2838
Wabush
Mines
Will Premier commit to an arrangement for Wabush that is similar to what was done for Grand Falls-Windsor and Stephenville, 2545
Without another mining operation to replace Wabush mines, what are the plans for the community of Wabush, 2544–2545
Whistle-blower legislation
When will Opposition obtain text of the legislation, 39
Wouldn't Premier need to allocate resources to prepare the legislation, 39
BENNETT, CATHY (L VIRGINIA WATERS)
Advanced Education and Skills
Literacy
Urging government to make funding literacy programs a priority in order to develop a provincial strategic literacy plan, 2344 , 2497–2498 , 2693–2694
Budget
Given that New Brunswick released its budget prior to the federal budget last year, why can't we do the same, 3381
What is Premier trying to hide by not releasing the budget, 3382
Why can't minister release a budget on what the Premier called his government's financial crises, 3381
Budget
(2014) Debate, 1243–1246 , 2092(45)–2092(48)
Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
Business Investment Corporation
Will Minister table a list of all the companies he gave a write-off to, 3657
Resolutions
Support for government's decision to diversify our economy and further strengthen the business climate of our Province by investing in venture capital funds
Debate, 3032–3035
Chartered Professional Accountants and Public Accountants,
An Act Respecting (Bill 27)
Second reading, 2443–2446
Conference Board of Canada
Province earns A+ grade for economic performance, 1488
Education
Kindergarten
Has a master facility and property plan been created to address the school capacity implications of the roll out of full-day kindergarten, 2208
How does minister intend to make substantive changes in time for September 2016, 2209
Electoral boundaries
Urging government to enure that, with or without the completion of the work of the commission, it will not interfere with the legislated and mandated requirement to hold a provincial general election in 2015, 3255–3256 , 3345–3346
Electoral Boundaries Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 42)
Second reading, 3428(12)–3428(16)
Estimates
Supply Committee
Executive Council
Committee, 1628 , 1631
Finance
Conference Board of Canada
Province earns A+ grade for economic performance, 1488
Fiscal management
Does minister think that dismissing the Auditor General and continuing to use external consultants is a good use of taxpayers' money, 1497
Given the increasing level of people's concern, how is it that we are the only Province still awaiting a financial update, 3060
If Minister does not know where he stands, and a fiscal outlook has not been prepared, what is he going to tell his counterparts in Ottawa, 3061
If Minister has the information and is going to have the information in Ottawa, why not release it here in the Province, 3061
What controls are in place to measure the return on the money being spent on external consultants, 1341
What is government doing to ensure money is ready to pay for all commitments that have been made, 3247–3248
When will we see the long-promised reforms to the Public Tender Act, and will it include provisions for hiring external consultants, 1402–1403
Why did minister spend $84 million in one year on consultants, which the Auditor General has said is a more costly option, 1402
Why hasn't government listened to the Auditor General to complete oil royalty audits to ensure that the people of the province receive maximum benefits, 1496
Why is government not acting expeditiously to get its own financial house in order, 3658
Why is government spending so much on external consultants, 1340
Why is minister ignoring the Auditor General's recommendation and continuing to use expensive external consultants, 1649
Why is minister not expeditiously acting on the Auditor General's recommendations to improve financial accountability, 3825
Why isn't minister ensuring that management systems are in place to ensure that taxpayers' money and public money is spent in a responsible way, 3186
Why wasn't briefing provided on such a serious provincial fiscal matter as the deficit, 3186
Will minister provide a list of external consultants, contracts and contractors, 1403
Will minister table all of the consultants and contracts that make up the $84 million, 1403
With thirty-six cents of every dollar going to health care, why isn't minister ensuring that the Auditor General's recommendations are implemented, and that taxpayers' hard-earned money is being spent in the right way, 3658
Home heating rebate
Announcing program, 2540–2541
Nalcor
How much does Minister plan to give Nalcor next year, and will he consider decreasing this amount, given our financial situation, 3247
Oil pricing
Given the significant and sustained drop in oil prices, what is the exact impact to date on provincial revenues, 2336
Given today's announcement on the price per barrel, how much larger will this year's deficit be, 2643
What is the exact weighted average impact on the Province's finances of the falling price of oil, 2336 , 2644
Will the Minister provide information regarding the impact of the current oil price on provincial revenue, 2644
Sustainability Plan
Is a goal of the plan to actually eliminate the deficit and the debt, or to alleviate concerns from bond agencies, 3247
Fish Processing Licensing Board Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 18)
Second reading, 1476–1478
Committee, 1588 , 1590
Health care
Internal auditing
Why have internal auditing processes not been put in place, 3824
Licensed Practical Nurses
Isn't the lack of trained licensed practical nurses which would allow the new long-term care facility to open every bed a result of government's poor planning, 2486–2487
Long-term care
What has Minister done to increase the spaces in St. John's for those waiting for long-term care, 2486
House of Assembly
Maiden speech, 1243–1246
Immigration
How can Premier expect to improve attraction and retention of immigrants when budget for the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism has been cut by 45 per cent since 2012, 1881
How does minister expect to recruit and retain immigrants and their families given cuts to the people and organizations that are central to their settlement here, 2042
Income Tax Act 2000 No. 2,
An Act to Amend (Bill 20)
Second reading, 2053–2054
Committee, 2075
Income Tax Act 2000,
An Act to Amend (Bill 13 )
Second reading, 2067–2069
Interim Supply (Bill 44)
Committee, 3580–3583
Jefferson, Thomas
Quoted, 2092(45)
Justice
Family Violence Intervention Court
Doesn't Premier see how poor planning trickles down to the most vulnerable, who have to pay, 2549
Will Premier properly observe the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and commit here and now to reinstate the court, 2550
Loan and Guarantee Act, 1957 (Bill 31)
Committee, 2863–2866
Members' Statements
Arts
Rotary Music Festival—26th annual event—St. John's, 1637–1638
St. John's International Women's Film Festival—Recognition of twenty-five years, 2323
Awards, miscellaneous
Duke of Edinburgh Awards—Silver level—Seven students—Virginia Waters (District), 3372
Clubs, organizations
MacMorran Community Centre—Thirty years of outreach—Virginia Waters (District), 2030
Education
Canada's History for Kids Young Citizens Forum—Goldsworth, Jack—Virginia Waters (District), 2539
Centenary for Responsible Government Scholarships—St. John's, 2794–2795
Electoral scholarships—Virginia Waters (District), 2794–2795
Volunteers
Brother Jim McSheffrey Community Garden co-ordinator—Lee, Mary—Virginia Waters (District), 3054–3055
Dr. Jack Hand Legacy Foundation, 1274–1275
One Step Recycling—Downer, Bethany—Virginia Waters (District), 3648–3649
Ministerial Statements
Finance
Conference Board of Canada
Province earns A+ grade for economic performance
response, 1488
Home heating rebate
Announcing program
response, 2540–2541
Natural Resources
Oil royalties
Can Minister explain the auditing work plan that ensures that every cent that is supposed to be collected through royalties is in fact collected, 1880
Oral Questions
Budget
Given that New Brunswick released its budget prior to the federal budget last year, why can't we do the same, 3381
What is Premier trying to hide by not releasing the budget, 3382
Why can't minister release a budget on what the Premier called his government's financial crises, 3381
Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
Business Investment Corporation
Will Minister table a list of all the companies he gave a write-off to, 3657
Education
Kindergarten
Has a master facility and property plan been created to address the school capacity implications of the roll out of full-day kindergarten, 2208
How does minister intend to make substantive changes in time for September 2016, 2209
Finance
Fiscal management
Does minister think that dismissing the Auditor General and continuing to use external consultants is a good use of taxpayers' money, 1497
Given the increasing level of people's concern, how is it that we are the only Province still awaiting a financial update, 3060
If Minister does not know where he stands, and a fiscal outlook has not been prepared, what is he going to tell his counterparts in Ottawa, 3061
If Minister has the information and is going to have the information in Ottawa, why not release it here in the Province, 3061
What controls are in place to measure the return on the money being spent on external consultants, 1341
What is government doing to ensure money is ready to pay for all commitments that have been made, 3247–3248
When will we see the long-promised reforms to the Public Tender Act, and will it include provisions for hiring external consultants, 1402–1403
Why did minister spend $84 million in one year on consultants, which the Auditor General has said is a more costly option, 1402
Why don't Minister commit to providing a mid-year update before the House closes, 3022
Why hasn't government listened to the Auditor General to complete oil royalty audits to ensure that the people of the province receive maximum benefits, 1496
Why is government not acting expeditiously to get its own financial house in order, 3658
Why is government spending so much on external consultants, 1340 , 1341
Why is minister ignoring the Auditor General's recommendation and continuing to use expensive external consultants, 1649
Why is minister not expeditiously acting on the Auditor General's recommendations to improve financial accountability, 3825
Why isn't minister ensuring that management systems are in place to ensure that taxpayers' money and public money is spent in a responsible way, 3186
Why wasn't briefing provided on such a serious provincial fiscal matter as the deficit, 3186
Will minister provide a list of external consultants, contracts and contractors, 1403
Will Minister provide the mid-year update before the House closes so it can be debated in the House of Assembly, 3022
Will minister table all of the consultants and contracts that make up the $84 million, 1403
Will the people of the Province see the financial update before the House closes for Christmas, 3021–3022
With thirty-six cents of every dollar going to health care, why isn't minister ensuring that the Auditor General's recommendations are implemented, and that taxpayers' hard-earned money is being spent in the right way, 3658
Nalcor
How much does Minister plan to give Nalcor next year, and will he consider decreasing this amount, given our financial situation, 3247
Oil pricing
Given the significant and sustained drop in oil prices, what is the exact impact to date on provincial revenues, 2336
Given today's announcement on the price per barrel, how much larger will this year's deficit be, 2643
What is the exact weighted average impact on the Province's finances of the falling price of oil, 2336 , 2644
Will the Minister provide information regarding the impact of the current oil price on provincial revenue, 2644
Sustainability Plan
Is a goal of the plan to actually eliminate the deficit and the debt, or to alleviate concerns from bond agencies, 3247
Health care
Internal auditing
Why have internal auditing processes not been put in place, 3824
Licensed Practical Nurses
Isn't the lack of trained licensed practical nurses which would allow the new long-term care facility to open every bed a result of government's poor planning, 2486–2487
Long-term care
What has Minister done to increase the spaces in St. John's for those waiting for long-term care, 2486
Immigration
How can Premier expect to improve attraction and retention of immigrants when budget for the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism has been cut by 45 per cent since 2012, 1881
How does minister expect to recruit and retain immigrants and their families given cuts to the people and organizations that are central to their settlement here, 2042
Justice
Family Violence Intervention Court
Doesn't Premier see how poor planning trickles down to the most vulnerable, who have to pay, 2549
Will Premier properly observe the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and commit here and now to reinstate the court, 2550
Natural Resources
Oil royalties
Can Minister explain the auditing work plan that ensures that every cent that is supposed to be collected through royalties is in fact collected, 1880
Transportation and Works
Humber Valley Paving
Did Minister consider other companies in the Province that he disadvantaged when he decided to protect this company, 1230
Does minister acknowledge that by cancelling contracts, he has improved the financial situation of the company, despite them not finishing the job, 1229
Does Minister agree that by canceling the bonds and contract, giving the company a competitive advantage, and improving their financial position has all resulted in increased share value for shareholders, 1124
Does Minister agree that company's improved financial position gives it a competitive advantage over other companies in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1124
Does Minister recognize that by cancelling the bonds and the contract, he has improved the company's financial position, 1124
Does Premier agree that minister's interference has disrupted the marketplace, 1230
How can people of Province have confidence in government when they clearly favour one company, 1231
Will Minister provide a list of contracts and bonds that have been cancelled by government in the last five years, 1123
Treasury Board
Job losses
How did Premier spend $20 billion of oil royalties and not create sustainable job growth, 3441
What has government achieved with large-scale projects to create sustainable job growth to get people working in our Province, 3442
Violence
Reports
If Minister wanted to raise awareness on violence against women, why does government not release its commissioned report on sexual exploitation, 2549
Other Post-Employment Benefits Eligibility Modification Act,
An Act to Amend (Bill 40)
Second reading, 3094–3096
Pensions Funding Act and the Public Service Pensions Act 1991,
An Act to Amend (Bill 39)
Second reading, 3079–3081
Petitions
Education
Urging government to make funding literacy programs a priority in order to develop a provincial strategic literacy plan, 2344 , 2497–2498 , 2693–2694
Electoral boundaries
Urging government to enure that, with or without the completion of the work of the commission, it will not interfere with the legislated and mandated requirement to hold a provincial general election in 2015, 3255–3256 , 3345–3346 , 3388–3389
Province-wide 911 Telephone Service for the Reporting of Emergencies Act (Bill 14)
Second reading, 1575–1576
Committee, 1610
Public Interest Disclosure Act (Bill 1)
Second reading, 1298–1301
Committee, 1836–1837 , 1858–1859 , 1909–1910
Quotations
Jefferson, Thomas, 2092(45)
Resolutions
Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development
Support for government's decision to diversify our economy and further strengthen the business climate of our Province by investing in venture capital funds
Debate, 3032–3035
Temporary foreign workers
Urging government to implement a worker recruitment and protection act similar to Nova Scotia and Manitoba, which would require an employe