In addition to the school lunch program, can minister provide an overview of the actions for education that would be in the Liberal government's poverty reduction plan
Additional measures
Are food banks with overwhelming demand and the closure of the Memorial University food bank how government addresses poverty
Are overflowing food banks a sign of Liberal successes
Budget 2023 references to
Can Minister give an overview of the actions for education that are in the poverty reduction plan
Can Minister responsible for food security advise how much food prices will increase because of the fuel increase
Abbott, J.,
899
Forsey, P.,
899
With Christmas season approaching and the demand for hampers surging, what is the Minister going to do to make sure that people have food on their table at Christmas
Abbott, J.,
651
Pardy, C.,
650
Comments on
Comments on need for Poverty Reduction Strategy
Does Minister know the cost-of-living increase for those renting in the province
Does Premier know the number of people who said their family does not have enough money to live on
Doubling income for Income Support clients would still mean they live below poverty level
Food insecurity
Given flawed cost of living rebate, does consultation work better before or after government makes a decision
Gluten-free products far more expensive than others
Has a home been found for the St. Vincent de Paul food bank formerly located at Corpus Christi
How can government call this a true poverty reduction plan when education was left out
How can people keep up with the cost of living, given that it has risen higher than the national average
How does Minister expect families to put a roof over their heads and keep up with all of these high costs of living
How does Minister suggest that seniors are going to make ends meet
Coady, S.,
2570
Conway Ottenheimer, H.,
2570
How does Premier expect families to provide healthy food options when they can't afford it
How is it acceptable to government to have children standing in lines at food banks
How many families are visiting the food bank on a monthly basis
How many more children have had to experience poverty because government dismantled the poverty reduction program
Abbott, J.,
192
Pardy, C.,
192
How many people in the province are relying on food banks right now
How much have expenses increased for homeowners in the past 12 months
How much higher will Liberals' decisions push Mary's grocery bill
How will government ensure that vulnerable women fleeing domestic abuse receive their cheques rather than their abusers
Dinn, J.,
44
Parsons, P.,
44
How will Minister responsible for poverty reduction prevent those who are food insecure from the greater likelihood of turning up in an emergency department
Is Minister concerned that health outcomes will get worse with the high cost of food
Abbott, J.,
843
Pardy, C.,
843
Is Minister responsible for food security concerned about the cost of healthy food
Coady, S.,
899
Forsey, P.,
899
One-time benefit
Lieutenant Governor,
2,
3
Seniors
Comments on impacts on seniors
Conway Ottenheimer, H.,
1629–1630
Forsey, P.,
1633–1634
Lane, P.,
1652–1654
Parrott, L.,
1647
Tibbs, C.,
1620
Differing realities for rural areas of province
Does Minister realize that by ignoring the rising cost of food, the Liberals are putting the health of our seniors at risk
Abbott, J.,
844
Conway Ottenheimer, H.,
844
Does Minister suggest senior sell her home and move into a personal care home so she can stay warm and fed
Does Minister think the introduction of a sugar tax and an increase in carbon tax will make life more affordable for seniors
How can seniors afford healthy food
Coady, S.,
841
Wakeham, T.,
841
How does Minister Responsible for Seniors suggest constituent pay $2,000 to fill her oil tank
Abbott, J.,
783
Wakeham, T.,
782
What does Minister responsible for poverty reduction tell seniors who are compromising their health because they're forced to choose between food and medication
Abbott, J.,
513
Pardy, C.,
513
What does Minister say to senior on a fixed income who will have pay almost $10,000 just to stay warm this winter
Abbott, J.,
844
Forsey, P.,
844
What is Minister's response to an 83-year-old woman in line at a food bank for the first time in her life
Should Member tell struggling constituent to support the Liberal carbon tax
Single parents
Urging government to create an emergency plan for the working poor to ensure that no Newfoundlander and Labradorian is left behind
Urging government to order a complete review of all taxes and fees, cutting or adjusting those that are hurting people; lead the charge to end the carbon tax for good; eliminate the sugar tax; continue the provincial gas tax relief, order a complete review of the Income Support Program and an evaluation of all programs and services intended to support vulnerable populations to ensure they deliver; index the Seniors' Benefit programs to inflation; and deliver a new poverty reduction strategy
Notice of motion
Moved
Debate
Abbott, J.,
3348–3350
Brown, J.,
3358–3361
Conway Ottenheimer, H.,
3345–3348
Joyce, E.,
3363–3364
Osborne, T.,
3353–3355
Pardy, C.,
3341–3343
Parrott, L.,
3350,
3351–3353
Parsons, A.,
3343–3345
Pike, P.,
3339–3341
Trimper, P.,
3361–3363
Wakeham, T.,
3364–3366
Motion—Division—Defeated
What are seniors and children in communities without food banks supposed to do
What does government say to people who are living paycheque to paycheque
What does Minister say to those who have to choose between food and fuel
Abbott, J.,
191
Pardy, C.,
191
What does Minister suggest that seniors are going to be able to do to afford to live in our province
Conway Ottenheimer, H.,
2571
Davis, B.,
2571
What does Minister tell parents who are skipping meals so their children can eat
What does Premier say to the senior who must choose between food or heat
What does Premier say to the woman who is using her credit card to put food on the table, while working two jobs
Coady, S.,
784
O'Driscoll, L.,
783
What does the Minister for poverty reduction say to long lineups at Bridges to Hope
What is being done to ensure those on low and fixed incomes can afford to go to the grocery store
What is Minister going to do to help lower the cost of putting food on the table
What is Minister responsible for poverty reduction doing to prevent the high cost of food and home heating from making our health care crisis worse
Abbott, J.,
842
Pardy, C.,
842
What is Premier's response to person asking why government is giving cheques to higher-income individuals instead of putting money towards our public system
Dinn, J.,
99
Osborne, T.,
99
What new measures will government undertake
What new measures will Liberal government provide to help those struggling as winter approaches
When are Liberals going to help people who can no longer afford to feed their families
Abbott, J.,
191
Pardy, C.,
191
When will Premier work with local farmers to reduce costs and ensure more affordable food is available in this province
When will provincial Liberals work with their cousins to ensure that they stop increasing the cost of living for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians
Which part of the population growth strategy outlines youth and student poverty as a goal
Why did it take bad polling numbers for Premier to take action on the cost-of-living crisis
Furey, A.,
36
Petten, B.,
36
Why do children in this province have to rely on programs such as Kids Eat Smart and breakfast clubs
Why do Liberals continue to force people in rural communities to pay more
Furey, A.,
513
Petten, B.,
513
Why has government refused to introduce a new poverty reduction strategy
Why has it taken government almost a decade and still we do not have a poverty reduction strategy
Why hasn't government learned from mistakes of the past
Coady, S.,
37
Petten, B.,
37
Why is government allowing children to go to school hungry
Why is government continuing to turn its back on the most vulnerable in the province
Why is government failing food banks and individuals who rely on them
Why is government refusing to reinstate the Poverty Reduction Strategy that they cancelled
Why is Premier content that seniors cannot afford food, to heat their homes, or to take their medication
Will Minister admit government's lack of a poverty reduction strategy has left a generation of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians behind
Will Minister admit that we have a cost of living crisis
Will Minister bring forward action to end child hunger
Will Minister commit to finding a way to lower local food prices
Will Minister step in to ensure that every community in the province has access to a food bank