Can minister distinguish the difference between the hiring of Ms. Foote and what the former minister of Municipal Affairs tried to do in intervening in the public service job competition detailed in reports tabled last week
Can minister explain the nature of the urgency at The Rooms to require the role to be filled through the merited process
Can minister explain to the House whether the procedure of lateral transfer from core government into an agency, board or commission is a regular practice under his government
Can minister explain why The Rooms needed to hire a marketing firm and an executive director of marketing and development
Can minister tell us the exact roles played by Dean Brinton, the board of The Rooms, the Clerk of Executive Council and the Premier's office in this orchestration
Can Premier confirm that the same or similar position was advertised by The Rooms earlier this year, and that the Chief Executive Officer offered it to an experienced applicant, but that the offer was reneged
Can the minister point to where in the practices, procedures and laws of the province it is made possible for a lateral move to take place without competition for merit between a core government agency and agency, board or commission
Can the Premier point out where and in what strategic planning document the executive director of Marketing and Development position is identified and noted as essential
Did the approved budget for 2018 for The Rooms include an allocation of $132,000 for Ms. Foote's position
Did the board of directors at The Rooms decide, without consultation of the minister, to make the decision to hire Ms. Foote without going through a competitive process
Did the minister himself determine that these are executive positions
Did the minister provide additional funding to The Rooms to pay Ms. Foote in 2018
Does Premier still stand by his statement that appointments should be merit-based, and not done with a political bias
Does the House understand that the only document that created the urgency for the hiring is the three-year business plan
Does the minister believe he is more qualified than the Chief Executive Officer and the board of The Rooms to determine who is best for a position
Does the minister not apply the fact that The Rooms CEO has the authority to undertake a Request for Proposals process with autonomy and without approval of government
How did the minister determine how much Ms. Foote would be paid, and can he justify paying that
How does minister know if some of the individuals who applied previously were not possibly more qualified than Ms. Foote
How does minister's response square with section 8(4) of the Rooms Act, regarding authority to hire
If minister did not review the resumé, how did he determine that Ms. Foote was the most qualified person to fill the role
If position needed to be filled quickly, why didn't minister temporarily assign Ms. Foote to the job, then run a legitimate public competition
Is it the minister's practice to authorize the issuance of request for proposals by The Rooms
Was revised staffing action the result of public backlash
What exactly was the urgency in hiring Ms. Foote and what does Premier have to say to the people about this blatantly political appointment
When a request is made to fill a position without competitive examination or entertaining applications from others on a merit-based process, does the minister always comply
Who made the decision to hire Carla Foote as the executive director of marketing and development at The Rooms
Why did minister feel it appropriate to sign a staffing action without all of the details
Why was there not a competition or interviews, and who ultimately made the decision not to follow the process
Will Minister table a copy of the contract for the position of director of marketing and development at The Rooms
Will minister tell the people what specific role did the Chief Executive Officer of The Rooms and the board of The Rooms play in the hiring of Carla Foote
Would minister table the legislation that gives him the authority to make hiring decisions at The Rooms
Would the minister clearly state whether stipulation of conflict of interest is proper for The Rooms or any other Crown corporation or agency
Would the minister state whether the request for proposals was awarded, to whom it was awarded, and whether they are still on contract
Would the minister table both the original job position and the job position for Ms. Foote's position
Would the minister table the business plan that created the urgency to fill the position