Benefits agreement
Can Premier tell the House that 4 per cent of the jobs that are not filled by local people could not be filled by local people
Did minister only support the private member's resolution because the gallery was full of hard-working Newfoundland men and women who would be affected by it
Do women at rally have to worry about their future, or will minister commit to actually instituting a policy of community benefit agreements
Conway Ottenheimer,
2347
Parsons, A.,
2347
Minister highlights natural resource projects benefits agreements for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
Urging government to require community benefits agreements to be included with the contractors' bid packages when new public facilities are constructed and on natural resource projects, such as oil, gas and mineral development, to ensure that Newfoundlanders and Labradorians receive maximum benefits
Moved
Debate
Brown,
868
Coady,
846–849
Coffin,
854–857
Conway Ottenheimer,
857–858
Crocker,
851–854
Crosbie,
867–868
Dinn, P.,
849–851
Dwyer,
865–867
Joyce,
860–861
Lane,
864–865
Parrott,
843–846,
868–871
Tibbs,
859–860
Trimper,
861–864
Motion—Carried,
871
What work has minister done in the last five months to look at implementing a community benefits agreement policy
When will government focus on the desperate state of the economy, which they have had five years to deal with
When will minister implement a policy requiring all public infrastructure projects to require a community benefits agreement
Why does Liberal government continue to sit down when they should be standing up for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians through a community benefits agreement
Will minister be implementing a community benefits agreement policy to ensure that the people of the province benefit from construction and development in our province
Will Premier commit to a benefits agreement, starting with the new mental health facility and all future infrastructure projects
Can minister indicate why a willing, capable resident of the province cannot find work, having been replaced by an out-of-province essential worker
Can minister table proof of claim that 95 per cent of workers on projects in the province are being worked on by Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
Can minister update the House on the number of outside workers currently working on the Corner Brook hospital, long-term care facilities in Gander and Grand Falls and the Core Science Building at Memorial University
Do we not have enough out-of-work plumbers and sheet-metal workers in the province, and what is minister's message to them
Does minister have plan to install swing gates at the Bull Arm facility or elsewhere so that all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians can benefit from construction jobs in the offshore
Does minister think it okay for carpenters from Quebec to work in the facility in Corner Brook, with so many unemployed carpenters here
Does Premier agree with having workers from Quebec come into our province for work while so many of our own sit home with no paycheque
Does Premier have a plan for jobs and prosperity or does he just plan to have a plan
Essential workers
Are the distribution of Essential Worker Support Program funds to workers being tracked, and if so, how many workers are still awaiting their money
In the case of businesses that have gone out of business, how will employees apply for top-up
Could minister provide an update on the status of the appeal of some Walmart employees and are they likely to hear something before Christmas
Given that many workers will now not get financial support, how can minister penalize people for putting themselves at greater risk
Given that top-ups will have deductions like EI, CPP, and personal income tax, what would the actual essential worker receive given he will receive $1,200
Is minister willing to revisit the criteria for the essential worker top-up program to ensure that workers receive the benefit that they so rightly deserve
Is our process similar to other provinces' processes
What are the criteria and eligibility for low-income essential workers
What is Premier doing for employers who stepped up and increased wages for those who had to go to work and put themselves at greater risk
When will employees expect to receive their cheques
Why are many rotational workers only getting one day at home outside quarantine, while so-called essential workers can come and go as they please
Why hasn't top-up happened quickly, and what is the definition
Why haven't these low-income workers received the wage top-ups
Will minister adjust the program to base eligibility on regular wages and regular hours rather than gross wages
Will Minister of Transportation and Works take some responsibility for the fact that front-line workers in the Confederation Building have still not received their COVID wage top-up
How many more jobs does Premier expect to lose during the first 100 days of his watch
If individuals are permitted to enter our province to work, where exactly are they working
Is it government's plan to get tradespeople back to work in this province
Is the Premier or the minister correct about the percentage of work being done by locals
Rotational Workers
Can minister offer any insight on what the isolation requirements will be for those residents hoping to return home for Christmas
How is it safe that rotational workers travelling on ferry to Bell Island are not permitted to remain in their car, thereby having to occupy a common area with other passengers
What further relaxation to the testing regime will be issued for returning rotational workers
When will the rotational workers, many of whom have been separated from family, friends and home since the pandemic, get a decision on relaxing the testing rules
Why are many rotational workers only getting one day at home outside quarantine, while so-called essential workers can come and go as they please
Why are Transport Canada rules superseding public health orders
Why can't rotational workers do a day-one test at points of entry
Will isolation requirements policy be reviewed again, and if so, when
Since the middle of March, how many individuals have been granted exemptions to enter Newfoundland for work
Supporting local business
Of those who have been granted an exemption and entered Newfoundland for the purpose of work, how many were allowed to proceed directly to the workplace
What are plans to transition our workforce and identify a more stable, long-term employment for people of the province
What does Premier have to say to young electrician and his family who is without work and may lose his house
What is government's plan to address out-migration, giving the best and brightest Newfoundlanders and Labradorians hope and enticing them to stay or return to the province
What steps has minister taken to improve our infrastructure and facilities to ensure that our jobs do not go elsewhere, or that future projects like Bay du Nord will be constructed completely here
When will minister finally release a real, concrete strategy and plan for jobs in this province
Conway Ottenheimer,
3333
Parsons, A.,
3333
Where is the employment plan to get Newfoundlanders and Labradorians back to work
Who developed guidelines allowing workers from Quebec and other provinces to work side-by-side and not self-isolate, when there is a still a high rate of the virus
Why are out-of-province workers still doing work on government infrastructure projects
Why can't province develop the necessary facilities to provide jobs and hope
Why do we continually hear stories of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians not being able to get a job because they are replaced by out-of-province workers
Why is government continuing to sit on their hands while much-needed jobs are going to outside workers
Will minister commit that the new mental health facility will be built 100% by Newfoundland and Labrador tradespeople
Will minister commit to 100 per cent Newfoundland and Labrador content and tradespeople for the mental health facility
Will minister stand with Opposition caucus and Trades NL and commit here and now to a local hiring policy on all future infrastructure projects
Will Premier agree to develop a new jobs plan that will go beyond the Cabinet committee and actively involve all stakeholders
Will Premier commit to use the carbon tax proceeds to create a permanent green jobs fund that will help small green businesses to innovate and create green jobs