Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly — Hansard, 2026

This special multi-day sitting, conducted under Standing Order 8(7), was devoted entirely to debate on the resolution approving the Definitive Cooperation and Implementation Agreement between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, Hydro-Québec…

This sitting was devoted almost entirely to a special committee-of-the-whole-style examination of the 2026 Churchill Falls/Gull Island Definitive Cooperation and Implementation Agreement (DCIA) between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro…

The House sat in an extraordinary debate under Standing Order 8(7) to examine the Definitive Cooperation and Implementation Agreement (DCIA) between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, Hydro-Québec and Churchill Falls (Labrador) Corporation…

In an extraordinary sitting convened under Standing Order 8(7), the House of Assembly began debate on a resolution to endorse the Definitive Cooperation and Implementation Agreement between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, Hydro-Québec…

Question Period centered on the Premier's apparent retreat from his referendum promise on the Churchill Falls deal, following an independent review that criticized the previous MOU negotiation process. Other major themes included Marine…

Question Period was dominated by opposition attacks on the government's fiscal transparency and the Premier's decisions on equalization and Churchill Falls, alongside sustained questioning of the Minister of Transportation and…

Question Period on May 28, 2026, was dominated by opposition pressure on seniors' programs, early childhood educator compensation, and allegations that the Premier's deputy chief of staff was secretly paid through a private consulting…

Question Period was dominated by the fallout from the Auditor General's report on the Transitional Supportive Living Initiative at 106 Airport Road, with government repeatedly deflecting Opposition questions on other subjects to attack…

Question Period was dominated by an extended exchange over the government's independent review of the Churchill Falls/Gull Island MOU, with the Official Opposition pressing the Premier and Energy Minister on the unnamed experts behind the…

Question Period was dominated by the Churchill River/Hydro-Québec negotiations, with the Official Opposition pressing the Premier and Finance Minister repeatedly on the status of talks, a promised referendum, the negotiating team…

Question Period was dominated by the Churchill Falls MOU and the government's independent review panel, with Opposition members pressing the Premier on why panellists won't speak publicly, whether he will maintain his prior negotiating…

Question Period was dominated by the Churchill Falls MOU and the Independent Review Committee report, with the Opposition demanding public disclosure of the panel's evidence and clarity on what the government would concede in new…

Question Period was dominated by the independent review panel's report on the Churchill River MOU, tabled today. The Opposition and Third Party pressed the Premier and Energy Minister repeatedly on why the panel's authors would not appear…

Question Period was dominated by the Opposition's scrutiny of the Premier's appointment of Jerome Kennedy and Bern Coffey to review the Churchill Falls/Gull Island MOU, with repeated demands for transparency on their qualifications, pay…

Question Period was dominated by the Churchill Falls MOU and the government's undisclosed hiring of two special advisors, with the Official Opposition and Third Party accusing Premier Wakeham of secrecy and paying reviewers to review…

Question Period was dominated by two energy files: the Bay du Nord benefits agreement and the Churchill Falls MOU. The Opposition Liberals attacked the government over the lack of topside fabrication work in the province, the $200 million…

Question Period was dominated by the Bay du Nord benefits agreement and its associated floating drydock proposal, with the Official Opposition repeatedly challenging the government to identify any 'guaranteed' jobs, costs and outcomes…

Question Period was dominated by fallout from the Minister of Health's public remarks suggesting Labrador residents could sue the government over medical travel delays, with the Opposition pressing the Premier on whether he has confidence…

Question Period was dominated by child safety concerns following news reports of a toddler wandering out of a St. John's daycare and the use of tethers to restrain children at a Stephenville pre-kindergarten, prompting a Premier…

Question Period was dominated by energy policy, with the Official Opposition and Third Party pressing the Premier and Minister of Energy and Mines on the expiring Churchill Falls MOU and the terms and secrecy surrounding the Bay du Nord…

Question Period was dominated by the Churchill Falls MOU, with the Official Opposition pressing the Premier over the April 30, 2026 expiry deadline and demanding clarity on future negotiations, while the Premier insisted he would not be…

Question Period was dominated by the Opposition's attacks on the government's decision to stop depositing excess oil royalties into the Future Fund and by ongoing concerns over the expiring Churchill Falls MOU with Hydro-Québec and power…

Question Period was dominated by the Churchill Falls MOU set to expire April 30, with the Opposition and Third Party pressing the Premier to reveal his position and confirm whether the deal is dead, while he repeatedly deferred to the…

Question Period was dominated by affordability and cost-of-living concerns ahead of the Easter weekend, with the Opposition pressing the government to use levers such as gas tax cuts, grocery tax relief, and additional oil revenue, while…

Question Period was dominated by affordability concerns, particularly rising gas prices exceeding $2/litre, with the Opposition and Third Party pressing the government to cut the gas tax and deliver its promised budget measures. The…

Question Period was dominated by affordability concerns, particularly rising gas prices and the government's decision to freeze rather than lower the gas tax, and calls to remove HST from home heating. Opposition members pressed the…

Question Period was dominated by the Official Opposition's attacks on the government's gas tax legislation (Bill 5) and its handling of major files including defence spending, hydroelectricity negotiations with Quebec, and early childhood…

Question Period was dominated by Opposition attacks on the Premier's appointment of Dr. Des Whalen as a special advisor paid roughly $275,000 from MCP/administrative funds, which the Liberals characterized as a misuse of health-care money…

Question Period was dominated by opposition scrutiny of the Premier's decision to have a political advisor, Dr. Des Whalen, paid through the Medical Care Program (MCP) while attending meetings on non-health matters such as fisheries…

Question Period was dominated by economic and social policy themes, with the Official Opposition pressing the PC government to support an amendment to actually cut the gas tax rather than maintain it, and to fund promised pension and…

Question Period was dominated by Opposition attacks on government transparency, particularly over a Premier's-office staffer paid from the health care budget and the refusal to table the Bay du Nord/MOU agreement. The Liberals also…

Question Period focused heavily on transparency and accountability issues surrounding the Premier's office staffing, with the Opposition pressing for details on a staffer's role and funding from the Medical Care Plan (MCP). The gas tax…

Question Period was dominated by the Opposition's sustained attack on the Premier over a political staffer (Dr. Whalen) allegedly paid from MCP/health care funds, with the government repeatedly deflecting to Liberal health care spending…

Question Period was dominated by Opposition scrutiny of the Premier's decision to pay a special advisor roughly $275,000 annually from MCP (health care) funds, with the Liberals and NDP questioning its legality, appropriateness, and…

Question Period was dominated by the Opposition's attacks on the government's Equinor offshore deal and dry dock arrangement, with repeated clashes over whether adequate debate and technical briefings were provided. The Liberal Opposition…

Question Period focused almost exclusively on the Bay du Nord offshore oil project benefits agreement announced the previous evening. The Opposition challenged the government for failing to secure guaranteed topside construction work in…

Question Period was dominated by the impending Bay du Nord agreement with Equinor, expected to be announced imminently. The Official Opposition repeatedly pressed the Premier and Minister of Energy on whether the government would honour…

The House of Assembly opened the First Session of the Fifty-First General Assembly with the Lieutenant Governor delivering the Speech from the Throne. The government introduced Bill 1 (An Act Respecting the Disability Advocate) for first…