Government Services Committee — 7 May 2026 (GA51)

2026-05-07

Newfoundland and Labrador — Committees

GSC – GA51 – M02 House of Assembly Newfoundland and Labrador Minutes of the House of Assembly Government Services Committee Date: May 7, 2026 Location: House of Assembly Chamber Time: 9 a.m.

Committee Members Present: Jeff Dwyer, Member for Placentia West - Bellevue (Chair) Riley Balsom, Member for Carbonear - Trinity - Bay de Verde Lisa Dempster, Member for Cartwright - L’Anse au Clair (substituted for Lucy Stoyles, Member for Mount Pearl North) Jim McKenna, Member for Fogo Island - Cape Freels Bettina Ford, Member for Gander (substituted for Jamie Korab, Member for Waterford Valley) Mark Butt, Member for Lewisporte - Twillingate Jim Dinn, Member for St. John’s Centre (substituted for Sheilagh O’Leary, Member for St.

John’s East - Quidi Vidi) Other: Angelica Hill, Official Opposition Caucus Meghan Parsons, Official Opposition Caucus Steven Kent, Third Party Caucus House of Assembly Service: Emily Gushue, Clerk of Committee (

A) Witnesses Appearing: Department of Labrador Affairs Lela Evans, Minister Jason Higgins, Deputy Minister Sheree Snow, Assistant Deputy Minister, Medical Transportation Assistance Program Michelle Watkins, Assistant Deputy Minister, Labrador Affairs Nicole Abbott, Departmental Controller Victoria Barbour, Director of Communications Allison Corcoran, Manager of Finance Krista Dalton, Media Relations Manager Andrew MacDonald, Executive Assistant Bradley Russell, Special Advisor The meeting was called to order at 9:02 a.m. GSC – GA51 – M02 On motion, the Minutes of April 30, 2026 were adopted as circulated.

The Committee recessed proceedings at 10:23 a.m. and resumed at 10:36 a.m. The Committee reviewed and passed, without amendment, the Estimates of the Department of Labrador Affairs. On motion, the Committee adjourned at 12:12 p.m. to Thursday, May 21, 2026, at a.m. to review the Estimates of the Department of Government Services. Jeff Dwyer Chair Emily Gushue Clerk of Committee (A)

Document details

Collection	Newfoundland and Labrador — Committees
Citation	2026-05-07
Type	committee
Volume / chapter	committees standingcommittees govservices ga51 gsc ga51 m02 2026 05 07
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b6a0badeccd495503473357c1e2c10065332b39f

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