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Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

48th General Assembly - 1st Session - 2016

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

Aboriginal Affairs

Aboriginal Peoples Week

Truth and Reconciliation Week at Memorial University, 288

Federal funding

Will Premier be lobbying Ottawa to put a more equitable funding arrangement in place for investing in programs and services for our Aboriginal communities, 411

Nunatsiavut

Premier congratulates Johannes Lampe on becoming president, 1048–1049

Premier congratulations Labrador Inuit on Nunatsiavut Day and marks 11 years of new regime, 3543

Access to Information and Protection of Privacy positions

Is it Premier's plan to politicize the access to information positions within departments, 4253–4254

Why is Premier eliminating access to information departmental positions, 4252

Advanced Education, Skills and Labour

Labour negotiations

Was Mr. John Green, a former partner with McInnes Cooper and current interim Chair of Nalcor part of any conversations about hiring McInnes Cooper, 893

Bay de Verde

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fish plants

Could Premier provide update on state of emergency and fire in Bay de Verde, 404

Beaumont-Hamel

Commemoration of, 884–885

Commemoration procedure in the House of Assembly

Acknowledging work of the Speaker, 2949

Introduction to, 81

Reading of names of those who lost their lives in the First World War in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, the Royal Newfoundland Naval Reserve and the Newfoundland Mercantile Marine, 83

Budget

Can Premier advise whether a list of infrastructure projects and timelines will be included in this year's budget, 518

Can Premier assure the people of the province that he will allow a free vote on the budget, 573

Can Premier explain to the people of the province how investments in his budget will make individual lives better, 678

Can Premier tell people of Labrador what the budget is doing for them, 625–626

Does Premier believe that this budget will drive food prices up while it drives more people into poverty, 1549

Explain what programs will be reduced in the fall budget, 1384

Given that budget will be 40 to 50 per cent responsible for aspects of the economic downturn, what will Premier do to offset the impact, and what has he done in the last six months in office, 1549

Given that Premier is on record as stating that all seniors will be better off in the budget, what is in the budget for the woman cited by the Leader of the Opposition, 1003

Given that the Premier campaigned on eliminating waste, are teacher cuts, health care workers, and long-term care beds all the waste that the Premier said he would eliminate, 1003–1004

Given the job losses, regressive tax measures and social spending cuts, what are Premier's concrete plans to keep young families in the province, 1448

Has Cabinet and caucus had a voice in this budget, 830

How can government continue shattering hope and opportunities for hard-working people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 622–623

How can people have confidence in government when budget will devastate people and the economy, 829–830

How can people of the province trust Premier when he promised one thing and did the opposite, 734

How can Premier be optimistic when his plan will yield a 15 per cent loss of employment and 22 per cent loss of earned income, driven by his government's budget measures, 3512

How can Premier justify the measures he is taking, 830–831

How can Premier suggest that he is focused on growing the economy when his budget does the opposite, 1389

How does decision to tax insurance result in a stronger tomorrow for families, 831

How does forcing Newfoundlanders and Labradorians to pay more for food provide them with a stronger tomorrow, 624

How is the budget going to help diversify the economy and support businesses, 625

How is the removal of the Home Heating Rebate a plan for a stronger tomorrow, 569

How many decisions will be seen in budget number one and how many will be seen in the fall in budget number two, 406

How will driving people out of the province improve the province for those people and businesses, 572

Is Premier or is anti-poverty advocate correct about the budget protecting the vulnerable in society, 1232–1233

Prior to the budget, did government analyze the cumulative impact of all taxes, fees and levies on individuals and families, 799

What are the implications of increases on items that people buy every day, like groceries, 736–737

What is Premier's plan to address thousands of people who are protesting the budget, 1110

What specifically has government done to diversify and grow our economy, 1390

What was Premier's plan to address the deficit of $1.2 billion, 680

What will the impact be on the cost of food, if you include costs for businesses, transportation, Harmonized Sales Tax, and vehicle insurance, 737

When will Premier begin to communicate the budget and allow his members to do so, 735

When will we see government plan for diversification, or will government just continue to tax people, 1006

Where is government's plan to communicate the current budget and fall budget, 735

Where is Premier's plan for a stronger tomorrow for rural Newfoundland and Labrador, 624–625

Where is the evidence to support Premier's statement that seniors making $15,00-$17,000 will be better off because of the Liberal budget, 677

Where was the evidence-based decision making when Premier decided to impose a levy that targets our low and middle-income families, 566

Why are so many government members following Premier's lead and saying one thing but doing another, 894

Why did the Premier choose to attack hard-working lower and middle income families while leaving his friends alone, 792

Why doesn't Premier listen to what his backbenchers are saying and make changes to the budget, 1543

Why has Premier's party's position flip-flopped only five months after taking office, 681

Why is minister making the public, the business community, and the public service live in fear and uncertainty for an extra six months, 464–465

Why is Premier and his government refusing to be open and transparent about the total cost of Budget 2016 on middle and low-income people and seniors, 956–957

Why not deliver a 12-month budget plan, and why wait for budget number two in the fall, 463

Why would Premier not allow his Members to show their support for their constituents in a free vote today, since this vote does not constitute a confidence vote, 1448

Why would Premier not have chosen a more balanced plan instead of having people leave the province, 568

Why would the Premier suggest that additional food tax and the increase to the Harmonized Sales Tax will not be downloaded to the consumer, considering the vast majority of our food is shipped to the province through roadway and ferry, 1548–1549

Will budget focus on people, and will hope and vision be included as part of Premier's plan for the future, 404–405

Will Liberal members who want to stand up for their districts against the budget be banished from caucus, 1541

Will Premier allow members of his party to fight for the people that they serve, and will he listen to his own caucus and reconsider the budget, 736

Will Premier consider reversing the levy, placing a cap on gas tax, or reversing the closure of libraries, 1478

Will Premier finally listen and make changes to the budget, and will he allow members to vote with their constituents, 896

Will Premier listen and reconvene his team of leaders to revisit this budget, 1002–1003

Will Premier listen to his own people, scrap the budget, and go back to the drawing board, 737

Will Premier listen to the people of the province and reverse the choices made in the budget, 623

Will Premier listen to the people of the province and scrap the budget, 623–624

Will Premier provide more than 24 hours' notice to the public to let them know when the budget vote will take place, 1443–1444

Will Premier replace the Minister of Finance with someone who understands how the average family lives in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1058

Will Premier revisit the host of taxes and fee increases that will drive many people into poverty, 1480

Will Premier show leadership and reconsider regressive tax increases, 1441–1442

Will Premier table evidence to show how seniors are better off, 1443

Will Premier table his plan to address the deficit of $1.2 billion, 680–681

Will Premier take concerned citizens up on their offer to reset the budget and really consult with them to make better choices, 1109

Budget

(2016) Debate, 1789–1799

Business, Tourism, Culture and Rural Development

Economic Diversification Plan

Can Premier tell us the details of the strategy, 1448

Has Premier budgeted the $8 million and will he return the $78 million, 1479 , 1480

How much revenue will be generated for the government this year on the diversification plan, 1480–1481

Marine Atlantic

Are rising rates one of the sacrifices people have to make because of government's relationship with the federal government, 91

Has province requested intervener status in the Ocean action in federal court, to ensure people of the province continue to benefit from the subsidy, 838

Will Premier commit to do his duty and ensure the province intervenes on behalf of the people, 838

Rural Development

Are cuts to rural Newfoundland and Labrador part of Premier's stronger tomorrow, 948–949

Given staff reductions, who is going to implement Premier's so-called plan to revitalize rural Newfoundland and Labrador and keep it alive and well, 4089

What is government's plan to keep rural Newfoundland alive and well, 4089

Youth employment

What are Premier's concrete plans to combat youth unemployment and give young people a chance to make a life for themselves in our province, 3393

What is Premier concretely doing to keep our well-educated young people here once they've graduated, 3393–3394

Children, Seniors and Social Development

Obesity

How did Premier arrive at 7 per cent goal to increase province's rate of physical activity, 3016

What specific actions or initiatives has Premier identified to support goal of reducing province's obesity rate by 5 per cent by 2025, 3015

What specific actions will government undertake to accomplish goal of increasing fruit and vegetable consumption by 5 per cent by 2025, 3017

Coast Guard

Is Premier not aware that the federal Liberal election platform promised improved funding for Coast Guard and Search and Rescue, in addition to $280 million fisheries fund for this province, 4479

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)

Can Premier provide status update and say when it could possibly be signed, 242

Is Premier pulling support for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement in Newfoundland and Labrador, and if not, what is he negotiating or renegotiating, 296

Is Premier renegotiating elements of support of Newfoundland and Labrador or renegotiating the fisheries fund, 295

Is Premier renegotiating the previous agreement supported by our province, 242–243

Is Premier saying that he is starting from scratch again with the process, 295

Will Premier give us an update on the agreement, 1275

Conflict of Interest

Can Premier assure people that the new Chief Executive Officer of Nalcor is not in a conflict of interest under the act, 733

Can Premier assure people that there's been no benefit to the Sundara condo project as a result of decisions that he or the government has made, 627

Does Premier believe the current conflict of interest rules are tough enough, 631

Has Sundara condo project benefited in any way from decisions Premier has made since coming into power, 627

How many others in Cabinet need blind trusts, and are they set up yet, 631

Consultants

What is Premier's justification for taxing people to pay for such unnecessary expenditures as the external legal and communications counsel, as well as the fixed link study, 1441

Consumer Advocate

What was the process to appoint a prominent Liberal as Consumer Advocate, 3231

Cougar Flight 491

Acknowledging anniversary of crash, 4416

Council of Atlantic Premiers

Highlights of meeting, 1379–1380

Deputy Chair of Committees

Motion to appoint the Member for the District Mount Pearl - Southlands

Moved, 4

Deputy Speaker

Motion to appoint the Member for the District of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

Moved, 3

Education and Early Childhood Development

Budget

Where is Premier's focus on the quality of education, and why won't he respond to the parents of the province, 1228

Will Premier tell people that he is comfortable with the choices being made to cut teachers and combine classrooms, 1227

Intensive Core French program

Is Premier okay with the reduction in the program, 1269–1270

Minister

Does Premier think the minister has shown integrity in his work as minister, 3018

Will Premier listen to the Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers' Association and the hundreds of teachers requesting that he remove the Minister of Education from Cabinet, 2964

Public libraries

Can Premier explain why he is choking the life out of rural communities through the closure of rural libraries, on top of the closure of Advanced Education and Skills and Child, Youth and Family Services offices, schools and courts, 800–801

Does Premier support the closure of regional libraries, 1004–1005

School boards

Why is Premier allowing his minister to hide behind an unelected school board and shirk his duty to ensure a safe and optimal educational environment for the children who are being affected, 356

Will government employees be permitted time to vote in today's school board elections, 3227

Task Force on Improving Educational Outcomes

Can Premier reassure the Federation of School Councils that they will have a seat at the table, 202

Who will comprise the task force, and when will its work begin, 201–202

Will Premier get on with the task force, 1269

Einstein, Albert

Quotations, 28

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain

Recognition of her 90th birthday, 674–675

Employment

Can we assume that a drastically increased unemployment rate is the jobs target of this government, 4047

How many indirect and direct job losses does Premier expect will occur in the private sector as a result of the 298 non-bargaining unit layoffs, 4048

What specific action has government taken to address projected job loss in the province, 3021

When will Premier communicate a job strategy, which is the number one issue in the province today, 3513

Where is the Newfoundland and Labrador jobs plan, 4048

Environment and Conservation

Carbon tax

How will the new carbon tax impact exploration and development of our offshore, 3481

If the tax is bad for Saskatchewan, why is Premier eager to sign on without due diligence, 3839

What assessment has government done on how it will impact industries in Newfoundland and Labrador, 3838

What has changed that Premier is signing on now, and what protection is there for Newfoundland and Labrador industries, the economy, and jobs, 3839

Will there be a carbon tax exemption as a result of the hydro investments being made here in this province, 3840

Will there be exemptions for isolated areas such as Labrador that rely on electricity generated by fuel, 3840

Department

Did Premier move the former minister from the department because he stood up to the federal government and said he was railroaded by Prime Minister Trudeau on the carbon tax issue, 4086

European Union

Has position of government changed, and has Premier updated the European Union ambassadors of any such change, 1275

Province welcomes European Ambassadors to Canada to Newfoundland and Labrador, 1264

Federal funding

Can Premier advise whether new federal spending is per capita for the province, or will the province receive additional funding, 410

Does Premier accept the unfair health transfer formula and the drastic impact it will have on Newfoundland and Labrador, 3748

Given the importance of health transfers to this province, why would Premier not have considered refusing to sign the proposed climate change framework, as Manitoba did, 3845–3846

How can people have confidence in Premier's choices when he doesn't advocate the federal government for assistance, 573–574

Is Premier prepared to find his voice and speak up at the upcoming First Ministers' Meeting this week, 3743

What does Premier believe to be the fair share that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians should receive, 793

When will Premier become more engaged with the federal government and pursue opportunities for Newfoundland and Labrador to assist with the budget, 734

Why is Premier not demanding publicly, like other premiers, that Ottawa maintain the regular 6 per cent annual increase of the previous health accord, 3846

Will Premier demand that the Prime Minister stop the cut to federal health transfers and negotiate a new arrangement, 3479

Will Premier table his agenda in the House and state what he believes is a fair share for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 792–793

Federal government

Relationship with, 30

Finance

Bond-rating agencies

Has minister met with agencies to address being downgraded, 236–237

Borrowing

Since taking office, what approvals and what legislative authorization was obtained for borrowing, 291

Was approval for extra money done through a special warrant, 291

When does government intend to table special warrant, 292

Contingency reserve

If the $30 million fund is for a crisis, can it not be used to reverse decisions of the budget, 1542–1543

When was caucus made aware of the $30 million, 1542

Equalization payments

How can everything be on the table when our Premier is not advocating for a change to federal policy and additional revenue for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 46

Will our Premier join others in fighting for infusions of federal funding while oil revenues are down, so people will not have to endure deep cuts, 45

Equalization Program and Fiscal Stabilization Program

Debate, 52–55

Fiscal plan

After a year in power, what has Premier done for diversification, job creation, or growth, 2966

After a year in power, what plans does government have, and what is the vision to address the job crisis, 2965–2966

Are taxing and fees the only new generation of revenue that this government will create, 1383

Is everything on the table or are other parts of government going to be protected, 42

Is Premier confident that new plan will save taxpayers money, or will it cost them more, 2958–2959

Is Premier saying that they didn't have a plan when they told people they had a plan, 43

With the job losses, regressive tax measures and social spending cuts, what is Premier's vision for the next three years, 1449

What is government doing to support growth in this region, and does Premier have a plan for the economy, 1391

What is Premier's plan to grow the economy in Newfoundland and Labrador, 1391

What plan has Premier provided to financial lenders and institutions to help secure financing and instill confidence in the fiscal plan of this province, 238

What savings was Premier referring to last week, and what do they amount to, 2958

When can people expect a clear plan of action to address the current fiscal challenges, 40

When can people expect the economic growth plan that the Premier promised, 3021

When is Premier finally going to reveal his plan to the people of the province, 1442

When will government have a credible, multi-year fiscal plan to prevent further downgrades of our credit rating, 238

When will Premier show leadership and demonstrate he is willing to take action on fiscal realities, 41

Where is the plan for $1.2 billion, 44

Where is the Premier's fiscal plan, 1390

Which health clinics and which schools in rural Newfoundland and Labrador are on the chopping block, 43

Why should people buy into Premier's latest promise, 2957–2958

Will extra funding and support from the federal government be identified in tomorrow's budget, 516

Will Premier table the plan for $1.2 billion, 44

Will the return of $78.9 million be included in this year's budget, 517–518

Will the revenue of $78.9 million from a one-time investment of $8 million that government claimed they could deliver on be included in the budget, 516–517

Fiscal Stabilization Program

Is it acceptable to province that the current program will give a $32 million offset from an $18 billion equalization program this year, 294

Home Heating Rebate

How is the removal of the Home Heating Rebate a plan for a stronger tomorrow, 569

Junk food tax

Is Premier reconsidering a sugar or junk food tax, 3017–3018

Long-term borrowing

Can Premier clarify by what institutions the province was turned down for long-term borrowing, 237

Pension overpayments

Has government made up the shortfall to the pension plan that was created by forgiving pension overpayments, and how much are taxpayers on the hook, 349

Why is minister going against her own policy on overpayments and forcing low-income single parent who received overpayments of income support to pay back the money in full, 348

Treasury bill program

Have there been any changes made to the program since Liberals have taken office, 291

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Fish plants

Could Premier provide update on state of emergency and fire in Bay de Verde, 404

Royal Greenland

Can Premier confirm that there are no indirect legal agreements in place which give access to foreign companies like Royal Greenland, 203

Did minister ensure with Minister Tootoo that there are no trust agreements in place with Quin-Sea that are transferred to Royal Greenland, 143–144

Do European subsidies give company an advantage, 202–203

Does minister have any evidence that there are no trust agreements in place, 144–145

Has minister checked with Minister Tootoo to see whether any trust agreements are in place, and if there are, what happens, 144–145

What opportunity did minister give other companies with regard to sale of Quin-Sea, 144

Fisheries and Land Resources

Fisheries Investment Fund

Can Premier confirm that the federal fund will only be in the $30 million to $50 million range, when the Prime Minister committed $280 million to the Newfoundland fishery, 4558

Can Premier explain why the Prime Minister didn't honour his commitment to give us the $400 million he promised, 4473

Did we earn the fund, or did the fund never exist, 4472

Does the $30 million marketing program come from the Atlantic Fisheries Fund, or will that come out of the Newfoundland fund, 4557–4558

How can Premier assure us that Minister Foote won't control how the money is spent, 4474

How could Premier settle for $100 million versus $400 million, 4475–4476

How did the Newfoundland and Labrador fund turn into a shared Atlantic Canada fund, 4471

How much of the $100 million will be paid for by the province, 4473

If $100 million is truly guaranteed for the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery, why didn't Minister Foote bring full details and a cheque with her so the money could flow right away, 4555

Is it accurate that the province could have to contribute up to 30 per cent of that fund, 4556–4557

Is it accurate that the province might be on the hook for $50 million of the $100 million, 4556

What did Premier actually announce on Friday, 4474

When will Premier start going to bat for Newfoundland and Labrador in Ottawa, instead of going to bat for Ottawa in Newfoundland and Labrador, 4480

Why did government accept the $100 million Atlantic Fisheries Fund, instead of the $400 million promised by the Prime Minister, 4470

Why did Premier allow the Prime Minister to back away from the $400 million promise he made to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 4475

Why did Premier announce a drastically reduced fisheries development fund without providing the details, 4480

Why is Newfoundland and Labrador not being compensated as had been negotiated, 4472

Why would Premier give away $300 million of a fund specific for the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery in exchange for a cost-shared $100 million Atlantic fund, 4471

Will Premier admit that his public relations spin is not adding up, and explain how 100 is more than 400, 4470

Will the fund that the Premier is talking about and was so quick to endorse on Friday, require any matching funds from the province, and if so, how much, 4479

Minimum processing requirements

In Premier's rush to sell out the Newfoundland and Labrador fishery, at what point in the last 10 months did he decide to drop minimum processing requirements, 4556

Fixed link

Can minister confirm that government has made decision to spend $750,000 this year on a study to build a tunnel to connect the Great Northern Peninsula to Labrador, 1058–1059

How can Premier justify hiring a consultant to conduct the study, given the cuts to health care to Labradorians, 1105

How can Premier justify taxing people to pay for another study when he had committed to reduce hiring consultants for the Province, 1105–1106

Is Province even in a position to pay for a fixed link, 1106

In this time of fiscal restraint, is this the best time to choose to spend $750,000 on a study, 1059

Flag raising

Why did Premier go against his own policy, 1231

Why did Premier misdirect the people of the province over the lack of a policy regarding flag raising, 1231

Why did the Labrador flag not fly at the Confederation Building this year on the flag's anniversary, 411–412

Fort McMurray

Government reaches out to residents of Fort McMurray, 1000

Government Renewal Initiative

Description of process so far, 28–29

Health care

Autism

Applied Behavioural Analysis

Is Premier still committed to expanding the program, 236

Is Premier still committed to eliminating the IQ 70 standard as promised, 236

Hospitals

Did Premier consult with people of Green Bay before he decided to cancel the tender for their hospital, 44–45

How many years will it take government to pay for the Corner Brook hospital and long-term projects under the proposed public-private partnerships, 4171

Waterford Hospital—Replacement of, 31

Why is it okay now to allow a British Columbia company to come into our province and make a profit off our most vulnerable citizens, 4170

Why will Premier not give the full money-for-value assessment to the public, 4171

Will Premier release the full value-for-money assessment to the public, 4170

Long-term care

How can Premier justify the elimination of long-term care beds when there are so many individuals and families in need of care, 629

How does choice to reduce 50 long-term care beds build a stronger tomorrow for those who require long-term care, 570

Sterilization challenges at Eastern Health

Can minister confirm what caused the staining of the medical instruments, and can he assure people that the sterilization issue has been resolved or whether it is still ongoing, 140–141

Can minister provide breakdown of expenditure so far, and provide details for future plans, 141

Has a risk assessment been done to ensure that new processes are in place to ensure patient safety, and does minister have confidence in the sterilization of equipment today, 39

What other impacts to health care result from delays in surgery, 39–40

When did minister become aware of orthopaedic surgery cancellations, and when was he going to share the information with the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 87–88

House of Assembly

Address

End of fall session, 4031–4033

End of filibuster/spring session, 2947–2948

Independent Appointments Commission

Appointment of members

Debate, 1671–1679

How can Premier claim that bill is anything but smoke and mirrors when the majority of government's appointments will bypass the new commission, 296–297

How does a body that merely makes non-binding recommendations to Cabinet or to a particular minister and is itself selected by Cabinet be named an Independent Appointments Commission, 1392

How does a non-binding commission take the politics out of appointments, 91–92

How does keeping control of the makeup of the commission in Cabinet's own hands lead to the less partisan system that was promised, 1392

How does Public Service Commission creating a pool for minister to hand-pick from take the politics out of appointments, 92

How does the notwithstanding clause take the politics out of appointments, 94

If Cabinet ignores the recommendations of the commission, will they disclose the names of the nomimees and why they are refusing to accept them, 94

What process will be used, given that government would not vote for an all-party committee, 1392–1393

When process leads to secret Cabinet decisions, how does that take the politics out of the decision-making process, 92–93

Will government consider an amendment to Bill 1 to require appointments commissioners to swear an oath or make an affirmation to be impartial, 296

Independent Appointments Commission Act (Bill 1)

Notice of motion, 16

Second reading, 103–109

Inquiries

When will Premier start calling the inquiries that he promised, 464

International Women's Day

Recognition of, 27

Labrador Winter Games

Acknowledgment of sporting event in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 344–345

Levy

Can Premier admit that the levy was a mistake, and end his attack on lower income and hard-working Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 568–569

How does the heavy-handed levy represent a fair budget, 678

How were levy amounts determined and where is the concern for lower and middle-income families, 567

How were levy amounts determined, and is it fair to put the burden on the lowest and hardest working Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 679

When will Premier announce the cancellation of the levy, 895

Why did Premier choose to target those who can barely afford to live, with the levy, 567

Why didn't Premier come up with a temporary, fair tax rather than temporary, unfair levy, 1010

Will Premier allow a free vote of his Members in the House today to end the unfair surtax, 1447

Will Premier cancel the levy, yes or no, 895

Will Premier listen to people and put a stop to the levy, 1439

Will Premier listen to what people are saying and remove the levy from the budget, 1440–1441

Will Premier reconsider the levy, 679–680

Will Premier use some of the $30 million fund to eliminate the levy, 1440

Ministerial Statements

Aboriginal Affairs

Aboriginal Peoples Week

Truth and Reconciliation Week at Memorial University, 288

Nunatsiavut—Premier congratulates Johannes Lampe on becoming president, 1048–1049

Beaumont Hamel, Battle of

Commemoration of, 884–885

Cougar Flight 491

Acknowledging anniversary of crash, 4416

Council of Atlantic Premiers

Highlights of meeting, 1379–1380

Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain

Recognition of her 90th birthday, 674–675

European Union

Province welcomes European Ambassadors to Canada to Newfoundland and Labrador, 1264

Fort McMurray

Government reaches out to residents of Fort McMurray, 1000

Labrador Winter Games

Acknowledgment of sporting event in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, 344–345

Office of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Newfoundland and Labrador joins pan-Canadian framework to address climate change, 3836

Premier's Athletic Awards

Acknowledging 2016 recipients, 1651

Special Olympics

Congratulating City of Corner Brook for hosting first-ever national Special Olympic Games held in Newfoundland and Labrador, 35–36

Tim Hortons Brier

Pride in Team Gushue's win, 4466

Tributes

Former Member of Parliament—McGrath, James, 4159

Motions

Deputy Speaker

Motion to appoint the Member for the District of Cartwright-L'Anse au Clair

Moved, 3

Municipal Affairs

Infrastructure Canada

How would a list of projects submitted to Infrastructure Canada negatively impact federal-provincial relations, 143

Natural Resources

Electricity rates

Does minister know how many people are currently unable to pay their power bills or are in current arrears on their power bills, 298

By what percentage will electricity rates increase once Muskrat Falls is online, 298

What will minister do to assist seniors who cannot afford the rate increase, 298

Muskrat Falls

Can Premier clarify if government remains committed to the project, or are they considering stopping the project, 732–733

Can Premier confirm that people will maintain 100 per cent control of the transmission, 4381

Can Premier confirm that the preferential, lower-cost access remains in the contract, 4383

Can Premier confirm the rate of return will remain unchanged from the original contract, 4382

Can Premier provide updated timeline on the project and its construction, 2959–2960

Could the people of this province be on the hook for some of the costs to Emera for the two-year delay in Muskrat Falls, and if so, how much, 4311

Did government or Nalcor, or both, ask Emera to provide additional equity, 4428

Do we still have preferential transmission rights to New England through Nova Scotia, 4382

Does Emera have a 59 per cent partnership capital in the transmission line, and if so, what are the financial implications for the people of the province, 4311

Does Emera now own a majority stake in the transmission assets, 4379

Does Premier fully understand that he has much control over rates, and opportunities to reduce the rates to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 4383

Does Premier have update on what the actual costs are going to be, 3608

With the doubling of Emera's equity share, how much money annually will go out of the pockets of ratepayers in this province into Nova Scotians' pockets, 4428

Ernst & Young—Given the revelations in the interim report, will Premier now ask the Public Utilities Board to assume oversight of the project, 524

Ernst & Young—Is Mr. Martin right about the construction contracts' pricing or is Ernst & Young right, 524

Ernst & Young—Why were they not instructed to analyze the pros and cons of continuing with the project in light of the massive cost overruns and other challenges, 685–686

Flooding

What impacts will the delayed repair of the cofferdam have on the flooding, 3604

Why didn't the flooding take place earlier than October, 3604

Given the impact of the Province's spending, will Premier table analysis his government used to conclude that the project is too far along for shelving, 146–147

Has Premier done a new deal with Emera, 4380

How much more will we be able to reduce the rates when we apply the 8.8 per cent return on investment that is going to come back to the province, 4385

How much of the $3.5 billion in sales from excess electricity will Premier put into reducing the cost of electricity to ratepayers, 4384

Ice boom—Is Premier saying he became aware of the issue just a few day ago through the release issued by Nalcor, 3603

Ice boom—What is the actual risk to the infrastructure as a result of the delays with the ice boom and the cofferdam, 3605

Ice boom—When was Premier first made aware that there was potential damage to infrastructure if timelines weren't met, 3605

Ice boom—When was Premier made aware of the delay, 3603

Ice boom—When was the boom scheduled to be installed, 3604

Ice boom—Why was the construction of the ice boom cancelled for this year, 3603

Is Mr. Bern Coffey, the Clerk of the Executive Council actually the chair of the oversight committee, 3657

Is Premier concerned that officials never brought information to him or his officials regarding concerns observed at site, 3660

Is premier fear mongering about overruns, 4381

Is Premier questioning the performance of the new Chief Executive Officer, or does he have issues with the management team, 3661–3662

Is province's multi-billion dollar asset in jeopardy, 3612

By not installing the ice boom and ignoring the risk, are there issues with regard to insurance claims in the event that damage is done to the infrastructure, 3662

What action will Premier take to strengthen the governance of the project, 525

What has changed in the contract, and has Premier done a new deal with Emera, 4380

What measures is the Premier planning to help homeowners, businesses and institutions prepare for skyrocketing power bills, 4310

What officials accompanied the independent engineer during the review, 3659

What was the cost resulting from the shutdown of the project, 2959

When can Premier provide an update to the House of Assembly, 2960

When did Premier first know that Emera's equity share in the project had increased from 29 to 59 per cent, and why didn't he promptly notify the people, 4427

When will minister advise the House of her latest visit to the project, 3607–3608

Whether it's Ed Martin's severance or the latest revelations of Emera, why do straightforward facts have to be dragged out of Premier in Question Period, 4428–4429

Why did government or Nalcor not make information about bridging agreement available to the public, 3285–3286

Why has oversight committee not provided an update on this very important project, 3658

Why has Premier not taken action before now with the oversight committee, 3659

Why has there been no updated report available to the people of the province after the 12 months Premier has been in office, 3658

Why isn't minister using means to mitigate rates to the 20.4 cent rate, and is she willing to do that, 3119

Why was it not until Friday past before he knew of the issues with the cofferdam, 3659–3660

Why won't Premier give the Public Utilities Board oversight of the project so it can begin to protect the people here in Newfoundland and Labrador, 4310–4311

Will an updated oversight committee report be available this year, 3657

Will Premier use benefits from the loan guarantee, and apply that to reducing rates, 4386

Will Premier use revenue from excess sales to reduce the rates to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 4384

Will Premier use the 8.8 per cent rate of return to lower rates to Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, 4385

Will Premier utilize the benefits from the loan guarantee to reduce rates, and if so, tell us how much lower the rates will be, 4386

Nalcor

On April 20, did Premier reach out to Mr. Ken Marshall to discuss the board of directors' pending action, 1865

On April 20, did the Premier know the financial obligations of what the board were doing, 1866

Can Premier assure people that the new Chief Executive Officer is not in a conflict of interest under the act, 733

Can Premier back up his remarks with concrete evidence, 686

Can Premier explain how Department of Justice documentation would be prejudicial to the investigation being done by Auditor General, 1710–1711

Can the Premier confirm that the interim chair of the board of directors was the individual who provided the legal opinion and wrote the settlement agreement regarding the former Chief Executive Officer of Nalcor, 1950

Could Premier identify under which branch of the Department of Justice such an inquiry would fit, 1662

Did Mr. Martin resign, or was he fired, and why was the severance required, 1547

Did Premier actually see the legal opinion, 1619

Did Premier discuss a contract or settlement with Mr. Martin in his April 19 meeting with him and the Minister of Natural Resources, 1652

Did Premier discuss severance with Mr. Martin on April 19, 1616 , 1617

Did Premier have any discussions with the board on the future employment of Mr. Martin, 1623

Did Premier have conversation with Mr. Martin about a settlement or financial package, 1657

Did Premier have dialogue with board leading up from Sunday to Tuesday when the decision was made, 1546–1547

Did Premier know on April 20th that the board was terminating Mr. Martin, 1653–1654

Did Premier know that Mr. Green had provided the advice at the time he appointed him as chair, 1950

Did Premier meet with, or have discussions with members of the Nalcor board to discuss his departure, 1623

Did Premier or anyone from his office have a conversation with anyone from the former board of Nalcor regarding Mr. Martin's resignation, the termination of his contract, or a possible severance payout, 1662

Did Premier provide direction to the Auditor General to consider when he had discussion with Mr. Martin and when his appointment was negotiated, 1769

Did Premier reach out to Mr. Ken Marshall to discuss the matter, as he indicated he would in his response to the email, 1864

Did Premier receive a written report from the Department of Justice on Saturday, 1709

Did Premier receive any correspondence from the board or a representative of the board regarding compensation for Mr. Martin, 1657

Did Premier receive correspondence by letter, email, or phone call, regarding Mr. Martin's severance, 1656

Did Premier reply to Ken Marshall's April 20 email, and what did he do as a result of receiving this significant information, 1865

Did the former Chief Executive Officer leave voluntarily or was he fired, 1546

Did the former Chief Executive Officer resign or did the board dismiss him without cause, 1546

Did the Premier advise Mr. Martin on April 19 that government had decided Mr. Martin should step down as Chief Executive Officer of Nalcor and receive severance pay as per his employment contract, 1773

Did the Premier or anyone on his behalf communicate to any member or representative of the Nalcor board of directors that government was in agreement with severance pay being paid to Mr. Martin, 1774

Did the way forward include agreement that Mr. Martin would be paid severance even though he said publicly that he was resigning, 1716–1717

Didn't Premier speak to the Board of Directors to find out what was not in the contract, 1550

Does Minister know that the Auditor General Act gives the Auditor General unfettered powers in conducting inquiries into the financial affairs of public properties, 1661

Does Premier agree with the Auditor General's conclusion that Mr. Martin was constructively dismissed, 4043–4044

Given that Premier committed repeatedly in the House to release the Department of Justice report as soon as it is available, will he now table the report, 1766

Given that the important work of the province has been sidelined by a crisis of public confidence in the handling of this matter, will Premier do the right thing and resign, 1868

Has Premier received any advice from anybody suggesting that he change his position, and not release the details that he had promised to release, 1712

Has the Premier passed over documentation regarding severance to the Auditor General or not, 1765

How and when did Premier find out that Mr. Martin was receiving a severance, 1655

How can Premier justify not having appointed a member from Labrador, nor a member from a Labrador Aboriginal community, to the Board of Directors, 3555

How can Premier reconcile the contents of the April 20 email with his continuing evasion in the House as to when he became aware that severance would be paid to Mr. Martin, 1868

How could Premier say he used a legal opinion as part of his decision-making process when he is now saying that he never saw a legal opinion, 1620

How did Premier become aware that there was a severance package for Mr. Martin, 1656

How did Premier even know there was a legal opinion, if nobody shared it with him, 1621

How does Premier explain having said that Mr. Martin had resigned when he knew he had been terminated without cause, 1653

How does Premier explain his comments yesterday that on April 20th he was aware that Mr. Martin was being terminated without cause, 1654

If Premier felt at the time that the email misrepresented the situation in any way, what steps did he take to put those concerns on the record, 1868

If Premier had a problem with the $1.4 million severance, why didn't he take action, 1617

If Premier knew Mr. Martin was entitled to a settlement, why was that not an important enough matter to keep his eye on, 1655

If the House of Assembly is not open at the time, will Premier reconvene the House of Assembly so that the report from the Auditor General can be debated, 1713

Is Premier okay with the fact that two ministers did not apply due diligence as suggested by the Auditor General, 4046

Is Premier or is Auditor General correct concerning the Chief Executive Officer of Nalcor, 4043

Is Premier saying that decisions were made on verbal advice, when yesterday he had referred to a legal opinion, 1620

Is Premier saying that he won't publicly state his confidence in the management and leadership of Nalcor, 1767

Is Premier saying that the Auditor General could be influenced by the information that he is tabling here in the House of Assembly, 1712

Is the new Chief Executive Officer appointment the first step towards getting rid of Muskrat Falls at a bargain basement price, 686

Is the scenario that was discussed that Mr. Martin was to stay or leave with his contractual severance paid out, 1767

Knowing the Auditor General has said that public controversy will not prejudice his work, will Premier now table the documents that he previously committed to, 1765

During Premier's meeting with Mr. Martin on April 17th, did Mr. Martin say he was going to resign, 1615

Prior to April 17, did the Premier discuss with Stan Marshall the possibility of his becoming the Chief Executive Officer of Nalcor, 1773

With the sudden departure of such an important position, why would the Premier's office not be involved, 1662

Was Premier informed of what the legal opinion was, 1622

Was Premier not being honest with the people of the province, or was he being incompetent, 1867

Was the issue of severance discussed with Mr. Martin, 1615–1616

Was the issue of severance first discussed on Tuesday night or Sunday night, 1616

Was there a resolution from Nalcor suggesting what Premier is saying today, 1548

Were minutes kept for the April 17 and April 19 meetings, 1659

Were notes taken at meetings on April 17 and April 19, and was there an agenda and minutes for the meeting, 1658

On what basis did the Premier determine that severance was required as part of the contract, 1547–1548

What caused them to reach conclusion to call in the Auditor General, 1708

What date did the Premier first meet with Stan Marshall and talk to him about becoming the Chief Executive Officer, 1769

What did Premier instruct the Department of Justice to do on May 5, and who in the department was assigned the task to complete the assignment, 1618

What discussions has the new Chief Executive Officer of Nalcor had about energy assets and partnerships with the Province of Quebec, 4042

What is Premier's version of events now, 1654

What is the current projection for when the province will receive return on equity from Nalcor, 297

What observations were made by the Department of Justice which led Premier to call in the Auditor General, 1708

What records were kept for the April 17 and April 19 meetings, 1658–1659

What specific provision of the executive employment agreement can Premier point to that led him to the contention that Mr. Martin was entitled to severance pay in the event of his resignation, 1550

What was the legal opinion that was provided, and will the Premier table it in the House, 1619

What were the scenarios discussed concerning Mr. Martin, 1657

When did Premier first have discussion with Stan Marshall about the Chief Executive Officer position, 1768–1769

When did Premier first have discussions with Stan Marshall on taking over the Chief Executive Officer position, 4046–4047

When does Premier expect review of the issue of Mr. Martin's severance to be finished, 1625

When Premier announced Mr. Martin's resignation on April 20, was he aware that it was actually a termination rather than a resignation, 1615

Who did Premier contact in the Department of Justice, 1618

Who provided the legal opinion to the Premier, 1620 , 1621

Who will the Auditor General report to with his findings in this matter, 1713

Why are there two different stories on whether Mr. Martin was terminated without cause or that he had resigned, 1653

Why did government not have an orderly transition, 685

Why did it take three weeks for the Premier or anyone in government to take action on the matter, 1864

Why did Premier not immediately inform the public of the discrepancy between Nalcor's announcement and that of the Chief Executive Officer, 1623

Why did Premier tell media yesterday that he knew on the 20th that Mr. Martin was being terminated without cause, 1654–1655

Why did Premier wait until yesterday to make public the fact that he had provided direction to the Department of Justice to review the matter, 1618–1619

Why didn't Premier pick up the phone and ask questions about the contract obligations, 1865–1866

Why didn't Premier pick up the phone and call the chair to find out what was happening, 1867

Why didn't Premier pick up the phone and find out what was going on, and what the consequences were, 1866

Why didn't Premier take the time to get details about a severance package, 1866–1867

Why didn't the Premier immediately get the Department of Justice involved, 1624

Why does the new board of directors not include someone with major hydro development experience other than the Chief Executive Officer, 3556

Why does the Premier identify different rules for the hiring and the termination of the Chief Executive Officer of Nalcor, 4047

Why is Premier wasting time asking a government department with the same legislative powers of investigation into Crown Corporations as the Auditor General to carry out an inquiry for which it has no defined process, 1661

Why won't Premier live up to the commitment he made to release the information from the Department of Justice, 1711

Why would Premier not go directly to the Auditor General when this is such a crucial issue for the people of the province, 1624–1625

Why would Premier say that the individual voluntarily left, without checking with the board and checking with Nalcor first, 1547

Will Premier ask the Auditor General to consider the fact that he and his government refused to state confidence or lack of confidence in the board of directors or Mr. Marshall and the executive team, and will the Auditor General consider whether there was a circumstance created by Premier and his government whereby a constructive dismissal of Mr. Martin was created, 1716

Will Premier bring a resolution to the House of Assembly to ask the Auditor General to investigate the full circumstances of Mr. Martin's departure and the board's conduct in approving severance and bonus payments, 1624

Will Premier confirm that meeting with the former Chief Executive Officer of Nalcor, the Premier's Chief of Staff and the Minister of Natural Resources took place, 1766

Will Premier ensure that the Auditor General considers the appointment of Stan Marshall as part of his review, 1769–1770

Will Premier explain why he doesn't agree with the Auditor General's account of what caused the termination of Mr. Martin, 4044

Will Premier reveal what scenarios were discussed about Mr. Martin, 1658

Will Premier share results of meetings with the House, or will he wait for the House to close for the summer break before wrapping this up, 1659

Will Premier stick to his commitment to table information from the Department of Justice, 1710

Will Premier table all of the pertinent information in the House this afternoon, 1622

Will Premier table an up-to-date version of the graph entitled Nalcor Energy Equity Investments and Payback in the budget speech, 297

Will Premier table documents, information and opinion from the Department of Justice in the House of Assembly, 1709–1710

Will Premier table report from the Department of Justice in the House of Assembly today, 1709

Will Premier table the Board's resolution regarding the termination of Mr. Martin, 1622

Will Premier table the documents with details of what actually took place, as he committed to do, 1767–1768

Will Premier table the legal opinion that guided decisions that were made, 1619

Will the Auditor General also be investigating the potential involvement of the Premier, his staff, his cabinet and his colleagues, 1714

Will the Auditor General have access to the Premier's supposed telephone logs and the emails in and out of his office, 1715

Will the Auditor General look at any involvement, advice, direction or assistance that the Minister of Finance has provided, given the fact that she's a former Chair of Nalcor and was a board member when the contract was entered into with Mr. Martin, 1714

Will the Auditor General look at the minutes of meetings, the fact that the Premier met with Stan Marshall prior to the resignation of Mr. Martin, and the fact that the Premier provided conflicting information regarding when he became aware of the severance, 1715

Will the Auditor General report be made public as soon as it completed, 1713

Will the Auditor General's investigation look into the involvement of the Premier's office directly with the former Nalcor board of directors, or with any individual members of that board concerning the severance issue, 1716

Will the Auditor General's review include any and all information available, including the activities of the Minister of Natural Resources and her attendance at meetings, 1714

Will the Premier instruct the Chief Executive Officer to release real information about the state of the Muskrat Falls project, 686

Quebec Hydro

Are Nalcor's discussions with Quebec being done with Premier's blessing or without his knowledge, and is Premier saying that Nalcor's discussions with Quebec Hydro at Muskrat Falls were actually about the Upper Churchill, 3073–3074

Can Premier confirm that Quebec government wrote in May 2016 to request a meeting to discuss energy, more precisely the electrical sector and possible partnership opportunities, 4039

Can Premier explain how he approved sending letter to Premier Wynne when he says he didn't know anything about it?, 4081

Did Premier actually send a copy of the letter to Premier Wynne, 4041

Did Premier have any discussions with the Premier of Quebec prior to August 31st, 3076

Did the talks include the transfer of hydro power from Labrador to Quebec, 3117–3118

Does minister believe that Quebec should first provide redress on the Upper Churchill issue before sitting down on other matters, 3115

Does Minister of Natural Resources stand by and understand the Premier's statement that he had discussed the Agreement on Internal Trade with the Premier of Quebec but that it had nothing to do with Upper Churchill contracts, 3117–3118

Does Premier commit to keeping the people of Newfoundland and Labrador informed about his discussions with Quebec, or should we tune into Quebec media to get updates, 3170

Does Premier stand by statement that neither the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador nor Nalcor are involved in discussions, 3072

Does Premier stand by statement that there was no discussion occurring with Quebec or Quebec Hydro, 4039

Has Minister of Natural Resources taken the time to reach out to her counterpart in Quebec for clarifications on his statements that talks have been underway for several months, 3114

Has Premier advised Premier of Quebec that his view are very different, and that there have been no discussions, 3113

Has Premier had discussions with premiers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick about Newfoundland and Labrador supplying more renewable power to help meet their needs as coal-fired is phased out, 3169–3170

Has Premier or any minister responded to letter from Quebec's Minister Arcand, 4080

How does Premier explain that the Chief Executive Officer of Nalcor claims he is having discussions with Quebec with the fact that the Minister of Natural Resources claims that they are not, 3072

If Premier or Nalcor reaches a deal with Quebec, will he disclose the deal to the people of the province and allow for debate in the legislature before it becomes binding, 3078–3079

Is it accurate that Premier received letter from Quebec asking to have discussions on the electricity sector, 4040

Is Premier aware of any discussions the federal government is having with Quebec or Nova Scotia about hydroelectric projects in Labrador, 3120–3121

Is Premier saying that the minister's statement of information is wrong, 3073

Is the new head of Nalcor operating with the full blessing of the Premier as he talks to Quebec Hydro about Muskrat Falls, the Upper Churchill and possibly Gull Island, 3077

Is the Premier of Quebec refusing to take Premier's call, 3114

Before Premier continues discussions, will he secure a commitment from Quebec that Newfoundland and Labrador is given transmission access to move power through Quebec, 3284

Were the discussions related to the transfer of energy from Labrador to Quebec related to Muskrat Falls or Churchill Falls, at that time, 3118

What are government's objectives in contemplating taking

part in discussions with Quebec Hydro, 3119–3120

What discussions has Premier had with his federal cousins regarding Labrador hydro assets, 3076–3077

What was government's response to the letter to the Minister of Quebec who had asked for those discussions, 4040

When Premier says he was not having discussions, was he also having discussions with Premier Wynne, 4041

When will premier update the people of Newfoundland and Labrador on his discussions, 3226

When will we hear from the Minister of Natural Resources about the Liberals' secret talks that are happening with Quebec Hydro, 3071

Whether the discussions are formal or informal, what is the connection with what's happening right now with Quebec and Muskrat Falls, 3079–3080

Who is driving the discussions that Quebec has reported, the government or Nalcor, 3079

Who is making decisions about talks with Quebec, 3077

Why did people of province have to hear from Quebec Minister of Natural Resources that Premier is having discussions with him on Labrador hydro assets, 3070

Why has Premier not talked to the Premier of Quebec, and what has the Quebec premier said, 3113–3114

Why was Premier not open and transparent with the people of Newfoundland and Labrador regarding whether discussions were taking place, 4042

Why would a Quebec inister say that discussions were ongoing at the highest level, if that were untrue, 3112–3113

Why would Premier not commit to confirming transmission before he starts courting Quebec on other deals, 3169

Why wouldn't Premier raise the August 31 renewal with the Premier of Quebec, 3076

Will Premier abandon the legal action against Quebec to have discussions with the Premier of Quebec, 3071

Will Premier come clean with the people of the province and tell us what discussions are taking place with Quebec, 4082

Will Premier commit that if he is able to reach any kind of agreement with Quebec, he will first disclose the full deal to the people through the legislature for debate and ratification, 3078

Will Premier commit that redress on the Upper Churchill must be addressed before any further discussions can take place, 3283–3284

Will Premier commit to continue with court action against Quebec, and not drop the actions that Quebec have asked to be dropped, 3284

Will Premier commit to not ending the legal action against Quebec in order to have discussions with Quebec, 3075

Will Premier commit to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador not to abandon legal actions just so he can have discussions with Quebec, 3074

Will Premier demand a commitment from Quebec to ensure that Newfoundland and Labrador is given fair transmission access through Quebec, the same access we had been denied for 40 years, 3168–3169

Will Premier ensure that Newfoundland and Labrador's right to continue current legal action and the commitment to transmission rights through Quebec will remain intact and remain a paramount consideration of any discussions, 3227

Will Premier make commitment to a full debate and a free vote as Liberals did in 2002 regarding Gull Island, 3112

Will Premier make commitment today to bring any agreement that may be reached with Quebec Hydro to the people of the province, 3111–3112

Will Premier tell people what exactly it is that they want in speaking to Quebec, 3079

Renewable energy

Given that Prime Minister is in support of renewable energy, will Premier ask him to step in and ensure unrestricted flow of green, renewable electricity through Quebec, 3839–3840

Nunatsiavut

Premier congratulates Johannes Lampe on becoming president, 1048–1049

Premier congratulations Labrador Inuit on Nunatsiavut Day and marks 11 years of new regime, 3543

Office of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Is Executive Council or is the Dept. of Service NL the lead agency on this file, 4086

Newfoundland and Labrador joins pan-Canadian framework to address climate change, 3836

Why did Premier choose to take the Office of Climate Change away from the qualified minister responsible for it, 4087

Office of Public Engagement

How can Liberal government possibly justify their decisions to cut funding, 3453

Was minister unaware of former department's intentions to make cuts, 3450

Youth organizations

Can minister confirm that the funding for the only youth organization on Bell Island, the Boys and Girls Club, has taken a 60 per cent cut, 3449

Can Premier confirm that all annual funding to youth organizations was cut by a similar amount, or were winners and losers cherry-picked, 3451

Can Premier confirm that funding to Boys and Girls Club in Norris Arm has been cut by 55 per cent, from $15,500 to $7,500, 3452–3453

Can Premier confirm that funding to the Boys and Girls Club in St. John's has been cut by over 50%, 3451

Can Premier confirm that funding to the Pool's Cove community youth centre has been eliminated, 3451–3452

Does Premier have any idea what the impact of funding cuts will be to these organizations, 3446

Does Premier suggest that community groups simply close their doors, 3746

Given the backlash to cuts, will Premier revisit the ill-informed decision and reverse the cuts, 3747

Have all youth organizations been advised about their funding cuts, 3446

How can minister commit to funding one day, and cut funding six months later, 3447

How do cuts to youth organizations serve the people of Newfoundland and Labrador, 3449–3450

If an organization depends on the same amount of money each and every year to continue its operations, how can Premier call that anything other than core funding, 3450–3451

Is Mr. Noftle, 40-year veteran of the Boys and Girls Club, wrong in his assertion that you have cut group's core funding, 3745

What about the other 100 youth organizations who have been getting core funding but will have to leverage other dollars to ensure that programs and services are offered, 3448–3449

What are organizations telling Premier now that cuts have been made, 3448

What changed in six months, to have reduced funding to James Hornell Boys and Girls Club in Buchans, 3745

When did letters concerning funding cuts go out, 3446–3447

Where will children, youth and families turn for vital services, 3448

Which organizations did government consult prior to the devastating cuts, 3747

Who does Premier expect to fill the gaps in services and program left by government cuts, 3746–3747

Why did minister give false assurance to vital organizations, concerning their core funding, 3445–3446

Why did Premier not consult with youth organizations prior to making drastic cuts, 3452

Would Premier not agree that heat, lights, salaries and programming are indeed core funding, 3745–3746

Oral Questions