Adjournment of business of the House to hold emergency debate on closure of Come By Chance oil refinery
Can government explain why it isn't providing support for a warm idle that will help secure a new owner
Can minister explain what he meant by other interested parties and who he has been speaking with
Conway Ottenheimer,
2616
Parsons, A.,
2616
Can minister provide an update on the pension fund for the workers at Come By Chance
Can minister provide some information to help provide hope to anxious families and communities
Conway Ottenheimer,
2617
Parsons, A.,
2617
Can minister provide update on situation and has he met with all three companies
Clarification on production of barrels per day
With the closure of Come By Chance, will the province experience a shortage in jet fuel supply
Did deal go off the rails because the minister was not involved in any meaningful way
Conway Ottenheimer,
2573
Parsons, A.,
2574
Did government have a plan B for the contingency that negotiations with Irving Oil might fail
Did Origin given any indication of how long it would take them to complete the purchase of the refinery and get people back to work
Does either minister have knowledge as to whether North Atlantic refinery has been approached by Origin in the last day or two
Does Premier have a plan, and does it involve financial assistance
Don't people deserve to know who minister is alluding to and what the status of the talks is
Emergency debate
Adjournment of business of the House to hold emergency debate on closure of Come By Chance oil refinery
Adjournment of business of the House to hold emergency debate on closure of Come By Chance oil refinery
Brazil,
2513–2514
Brown,
2526–2528
Coady,
2520–2523
Conway Ottenheimer,
2528–2529
Crosbie,
2517–2520
Gambin-Walsh,
2525–2526
Joyce,
2539–2540
Lane,
2531–2534
Osborne,
2536–2537
Parrott,
2534–2536
Parsons, A.,
2514–2517
Petten,
2523–2525
Tibbs,
2537–2539
Trimper,
2529–2531
Given that $320 million is earmarked for offshore support, will federal Liberals not provide support to save jobs at Come By Chance
Given the potential for another 1000 jobs being lost, is province now anticipating almost 15,000 jobs to be wiped out of province this year
Has minister inquired about the status of the Come By Chance pension fund and is it fully funded
Has minister or Premier spoken with Mr. Irving about why the deal fell through and how they can come back to the table
Has Minister spoken with Origin in the past 24 hours
Has Premier or minister offered to convene a meeting of both parties, or even the new Origin proponent
Has Premier or minister spoken with the Chief Executive Officer of North Atlantic refinery in an effort to restart negotiations
How can government maximize the asset without being a partner, and does the Premier intend that government should become a partner
How can minister accept not having an important role in this matter of critical importance
How much fuel is produced by the refinery specifically for the province
How will minister maximize the asset, and is maximizing different from saving jobs
If government does not have a role, who is going to look after the interests of the people of the province
Conway Ottenheimer,
2574
Parsons, A.,
2574
If the refinery closes its tank farm, what is Nalcor's backup plan for three of its thermal generation stations
Is minister aware of how much fuel Come By Chance produces for this province
Is minister concerned about fuel supply for the province
Is minister or government considering any support for the refinery
Is the province still responsible for the environmental liabilities on the site, and if so, what is the value of these liabilities
Is there a date to get workers back to work, and will the Premier and his ministers take a personal interest in making sure this deal does not fall apart
Isn't it obvious there was no plan to keep an avid runner-up buyer on standby
Should constituent switch from propane to electric for affordability
With so many jobs at stake, how can minister take such a hands-off, detached approach
Conway Ottenheimer,
2503
Parsons, A.,
2503
What assurances can Premier give to workers that the refinery will not turn into a tank farm
Conway Ottenheimer,
2871
Parsons, A.,
2872
What changed since June 11th regarding Irving's commitment to full operations
What discussions has minister had about why the sale may fall through
Conway Ottenheimer,
2503
Parsons, A.,
2503
What does minister say to the 500 families who are now worried about how they will pay their bills
What does minister say to the residents of the District of Terra Nova who are about to lose their futures
What is being done with workers to help them retain their benefits while waiting for a new operator
What is Nalcor's backup plan
What is the plan to get propane to the province
What is the situation with propane in the province, and how much is left at the refinery
What specifically is minister going to do to help workers if the refinery shuts its doors for good
What supports will be made for the businesses and the residents affected by the shutdown
What would be the plans be for the next days or week on how government can avoid closure
When will Liberals do the right thing and ensure jobs for workers in District of Placentia West - Bellevue
When will province know the fate of the refinery
Why didn't government play a larger role in the negotiation of the sale
Will assistance be provided to the current owners to maintain a warm idle
Will government agree to hold an emergency debate on the prospect of a permanent closure at the Come By Chance oil refinery
Will government provide support to keep the possibility of the refinery alive along with the hope for jobs for the workers in the area
Will government publicly demand that Ottawa give support to preserve industrial-based jobs at Come By Chance, similar to bailouts provided to GM and Chrysler
Will minister commit to doing what's required to get workers back to work before the winter
Will minister commit to regular meetings and communications with the leaders of the Official Opposition and the NDP and work collaboratively with all Members of the House of Assembly on ways of keeping this valuable asset alive and supporting these workers and their families
Will minister provide assistance to North Atlantic to get the refinery back up and running
Will Premier admit that government's failure to secure a future for the refinery is now impacting the whole province
Will Premier take over the file from the minister and give it proper attention