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- O’Leary Presents Petition with 1,400+ Signatures Calling for Ankle Monitoring in IPV CasesNDP MHA Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East-Quidi Vidi) raised the issue of ankle monitoring for individuals out on bail for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) offenses, pressing the Minister on a timeline for implementation. She also presented a petition signed by… Read more: O’Leary Presents Petition with 1,400+ Signatures Calling for Ankle Monitoring in IPV Cases
- Dinn Urges Government to Incentivize Workers to Staff Long-Term CareNL NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) was in the House of Assembly today asking government questions around the lack of acute care beds in hospitals across our province due to patients in beds awaiting alternate levels of care… Read more: Dinn Urges Government to Incentivize Workers to Staff Long-Term Care
- Statement from NL NDP Leader Jim Dinn on the Anniversary of Cougar Flight 491“Today, we remember the 17 crewmembers who lost their lives in the Cougar Helicopter Flight 491 crash, the families and loved ones they left behind, and the strength of the sole survivor who carried their story forward. “The tragedy of… Read more: Statement from NL NDP Leader Jim Dinn on the Anniversary of Cougar Flight 491
- NDP Questions Government on Safety in SchoolsToday, NL NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) rose in the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador to question government on critical issues in our school system, including class size and composition, as well as fire safety regulations… Read more: NDP Questions Government on Safety in Schools
- NDP Calls for Stronger Transparency Measures in GovernmentNL NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) and MHA Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East–Quidi Vidi) raised concerns about government transparency during Question Period today in the House of Assembly. The NDP caucus pressed government on its commitment to openness… Read more: NDP Calls for Stronger Transparency Measures in Government
- O’Leary Questions Gov on Plans for Rate Mitigation, Home Heating CostsNL NDP MHA Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East–Quidi Vidi) raised questions in the House of Assembly today about the rising cost of home heating and electricity, calling on the Premier to outline his government’s plan to address these costs and… Read more: O’Leary Questions Gov on Plans for Rate Mitigation, Home Heating Costs
- Dinn Questions Commitment on Addressing Food Insecurity and HousingNL NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) was in the House of Assembly today asking government for more details around their plan to address food insecurity and the specifics of the PC housing plan. Dinn pointed to the staggering… Read more: Dinn Questions Commitment on Addressing Food Insecurity and Housing
- Statement from MHA O’Leary on International Women’s Day“March 8th, we celebrate International Women’s Day – a day that goes beyond awareness and calls us to reflect on the remarkable progress we have made as women and as a society. It is a time to honour the courage,… Read more: Statement from MHA O’Leary on International Women’s Day
- O’Leary Calls for Action on Pay Equity and Intimate Partner Violence Ahead of International Women’s DayNL NDP MHA Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East-Quidi Vidi) was in the House of Assembly today asking questions on key issues facing women in our province ahead of International Women’s Day this weekend. O’Leary began by trying to nail down… Read more: O’Leary Calls for Action on Pay Equity and Intimate Partner Violence Ahead of International Women’s Day
- Dinn Questions Government on School Safety and InfrastructureNL NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) continued to press the government today in the House of Assembly on the serious deficiencies in school infrastructure across the province. Following questions earlier this week about concerning conditions in many schools,… Read more: Dinn Questions Government on School Safety and Infrastructure
- NDP Raises Transparency Concerns Over Lack of Detail in Bay du Nord AnnouncementNL NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) and MHA Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East–Quidi Vidi) used Question Period in the House of Assembly today to press government on the lack of transparency and substantive detail surrounding last night’s Bay… Read more: NDP Raises Transparency Concerns Over Lack of Detail in Bay du Nord Announcement
- O’Leary Calls for Climate Action and Investment in ChildcareNDP MHA Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East–Quidi Vidi asked her first questions in the House of Assembly today. Her first opportunity since the PCs delayed opening the House after being elected in October. O’Leary focused on climate action and affordable… Read more: O’Leary Calls for Climate Action and Investment in Childcare
- Dinn Demands No Cuts to Public Services Ahead of Budget; Education Missing in Throne SpeechNL NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) was back in the House of Assembly today for the beginning of the Spring session after the PCs canceled the Fall session following the election. Dinn’s focus today was on getting government… Read more: Dinn Demands No Cuts to Public Services Ahead of Budget; Education Missing in Throne Speech
- NDP Puts Affordability, Healthcare, and Transparency Front and Centre as the House of Assembly ReconvenesNewfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre), joined by Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East–Quidi Vidi), will enter the House of Assembly today as it reconvenes after being closed for 9 months. New Democrats remain firmly focused on… Read more: NDP Puts Affordability, Healthcare, and Transparency Front and Centre as the House of Assembly Reconvenes
- Dinn Submits to Churchill River Review CommitteeToday, Newfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) made a submission to the Churchill Falls River Review Committee. “A new Churchill Falls Deal that has an escalator clause, develops our enormous hydroelectric potential without causing devastating environmental… Read more: Dinn Submits to Churchill River Review Committee
- NDP Questions PCs’ Commitment to Women and Gender EqualityNewfoundland and Labrador NDP MHA Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East–Quidi Vidi) is raising serious concerns about the Wakeham Conservatives’ commitment to women and gender equality following the decision to assign the Women and Gender Equality portfolio to Minister Evans –… Read more: NDP Questions PCs’ Commitment to Women and Gender Equality
- NDP Presses Government on Referendum Logistics, Calls for TransparencyTransparency must always be at the forefront of governing. That is why Newfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) wrote to Premier Wakeham over a month ago calling for clarity on what a referendum would look like.… Read more: NDP Presses Government on Referendum Logistics, Calls for Transparency
- Transparency Needed Around PC Minimum Wage Plan: NDPNewfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) wrote Premier Wakeham today with questions on the upcoming minimum wage increase and for a commitment from the PC government to make minimum wage a living wage. Wages are set… Read more: Transparency Needed Around PC Minimum Wage Plan: NDP
- Statement from NL NDP Leader on Ocean Ranger Anniversary“On February 15, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will pause to mark the 44th anniversary of the Ocean Ranger tragedy and to honour the workers who so tragically lost their lives on the job. This remains a profoundly difficult day for many,… Read more: Statement from NL NDP Leader on Ocean Ranger Anniversary
- Minister Backing Away from Police Oversight Commitment TroublingNewfoundland and Labrador NDP MHA Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East–Quidi Vidi) says the Minister of Justice’s sudden reversal on the need for a police oversight board is deeply concerning. O’Leary is calling on the Minister to either honour her commitment… Read more: Minister Backing Away from Police Oversight Commitment Troubling
- NL NDP Leader Attends MINEx, Highlights Critical Mineral StrategyNewfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) is in Labrador West this week, attending MINEx and having meaningful conversations around industry and community. During the election, the NL NDP unveiled its Critical Mineral Strategy – a plan… Read more: NL NDP Leader Attends MINEx, Highlights Critical Mineral Strategy
- Affordability Crisis Puts Seniors’ Dignity at Risk, Town Hall Reveals“This is about dignity for seniors. There is nothing dignified about having to stay cold in your home, ashamed to ask for help.” Last night, NL NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) and MHA Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East-Quidi… Read more: Affordability Crisis Puts Seniors’ Dignity at Risk, Town Hall Reveals
- NDP Leader Writes Premier on Decision to Cancel National Marine Conservation AreaToday, Newfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) wrote Premier Tony Wakeham with profound disappointment in his governments decision to terminate the Memorandum of Understanding regarding the feasibility assessment of a proposed South Coast Fjords National Marine… Read more: NDP Leader Writes Premier on Decision to Cancel National Marine Conservation Area
- Lack of Transparency in First 100 Days of Wakeham ConservativesToday marks 100 days since Wakeham’s Conservatives formed government. Newfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) says those 100 days have been defined by cuts, the absence of a plan forward, and a troubling lack of communication… Read more: Lack of Transparency in First 100 Days of Wakeham Conservatives
- O’Leary Calls for Investment in Artists and Creative WorkersNL NDP MHA Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East–Quidi Vidi) is calling on the PC government to demonstrate a real commitment to artists by adopting the NDP’s policy to top up Arts NL grants to match Year of the Arts funding… Read more: O’Leary Calls for Investment in Artists and Creative Workers
- Dinn Pushes Premier to Take Key Issues Forward at First Ministers’ MeetingAhead of the First Ministers’ meeting, Newfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) wrote to Premier Wakeham, urging him to ensure that key issues affecting Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are prioritized. Amid ongoing federal announcements of cuts to… Read more: Dinn Pushes Premier to Take Key Issues Forward at First Ministers’ Meeting
- O’Leary Calls for Clear Timeline on IPV CommitmentsNewfoundland and Labrador has one of the highest rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Canada. This crisis extends far beyond the individual – most often women – undermining families and destabilizing entire communities. NDP MHA Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s… Read more: O’Leary Calls for Clear Timeline on IPV Commitments
- Upcoming Town Hall to Address Skyrocketing Home Heating CostsConstituents are invited to attend an upcoming town hall hosted by MHA’s Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) and Sheilagh O’Leary (St. John’s East-Quidi Vidi) to discuss the skyrocketing cost of home heating and the growing impact it is having on… Read more: Upcoming Town Hall to Address Skyrocketing Home Heating Costs
- Wakeham Conservatives Need to Be Transparent, Accountable, and Collaborative on the Churchill Falls MOUNL NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) is calling upon Premier Wakeham to live up to his commitment to be accountable, transparent, and collaborative regarding the Churchill Falls MOU, as Dinn has yet to see it be anything other… Read more: Wakeham Conservatives Need to Be Transparent, Accountable, and Collaborative on the Churchill Falls MOU
- Crisis in Emergency Rooms Will Continue Without Recruitment and RetentionNewfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) says that while the new Urgent Care Clinic may improve access to care, hospitals will remain congested without a plan to recruit and retain home care and long-term care workers… Read more: Crisis in Emergency Rooms Will Continue Without Recruitment and Retention
- “Arse Is Gone Right Out Of ‘er”: Fiscal Update Raises Alarms, PCs Offer Little HopeWhen it comes to the fiscal situation of the province, Newfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) is clear: the arse is gone right out of ‘er. Dinn is very concerned, stating that successive Liberal and Conservative… Read more: “Arse Is Gone Right Out Of ‘er”: Fiscal Update Raises Alarms, PCs Offer Little Hope
- Dinn Urges Genuine Transparency in the MOU Panel ProcessToday, Newfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) wrote to Tony Wakeham after receiving radio silence from the Premier about what how he intends to form the “independent” panel members for the MOU. Dinn notes that tomorrow,… Read more: Dinn Urges Genuine Transparency in the MOU Panel Process
- NDP Question Period, December 11: Canadian Housing Benefit Run Dry, Where is the Investment?Here is the question that Leader and MHA for St. John’s Centre, Jim Dinn, would have asked in Question Period today: “Speaker, over the past month, my office has received numerous calls about the Canadian Housing Benefit (CHB) running out,… Read more: NDP Question Period, December 11: Canadian Housing Benefit Run Dry, Where is the Investment?
- NDP Question Period, December 10: O’Leary Asks for Relief on Home Heating BillsHere is the question that MHA for St. John’s East-Quidi Vidi, Sheilagh O’Leary would have asked in Question Period today: “Speaker, we heard a lot from this government during the campaign about how they want to make life more affordable… Read more: NDP Question Period, December 10: O’Leary Asks for Relief on Home Heating Bills
- NDP Question Period, December 9: Dinn Calls for Childcare InvestmentPremier Tony Wakeham has refused to open the House of Assembly for the fall sitting. While the NL NDP understands the current administration is still new to the job, there’s still important work to do. Here is the question that… Read more: NDP Question Period, December 9: Dinn Calls for Childcare Investment
- NDP Question Period, December 8: O’Leary Calls on Gov to Sell off U.S. Alcohol and Donate RevenueHere is the question that MHA for St. John’s East-Quidi Vidi, Sheilagh O’Leary, would have asked in Question Period today: “Speaker, other provinces, including Manitoba and Nova Scotia, have made the decision to sell off U.S. alcohol that was left… Read more: NDP Question Period, December 8: O’Leary Calls on Gov to Sell off U.S. Alcohol and Donate Revenue
- REALITY CHECK: Neither Liberals nor PCs Prioritized PharmacareNL NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) is calling out the hypocrisy of both the Liberals and the PCs for claiming they prioritize pharmacare. Since federal pharmacare – a program that would not exist without the federal NDP –… Read more: REALITY CHECK: Neither Liberals nor PCs Prioritized Pharmacare
- Because They Were Women: Statement from O’Leary on the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre“Because they were women.” “Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the École Polytechnique massacre – a horrific, anti-feminist attack that claimed the lives of 14 women studying at École Polytechnique de Montréal and left another 10 women and 4 men injured.”… Read more: Because They Were Women: Statement from O’Leary on the Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre
- NDP Demands Action on Overlooked Auditor General RecommendationsNewfoundland and Labrador NDP Leader Jim Dinn (St. John’s Centre) is calling on the new PC government to take immediate action on long-standing Auditor General (AG) recommendations from 2018–2022, and to commit to implementing future recommendations without the years-long delays… Read more: NDP Demands Action on Overlooked Auditor General Recommendations
- NDP Question Period, December 4: O’Leary Calls for IPV to be Labeled Epidemic, Investment PlanPremier Tony Wakeham has refused to open the House of Assembly for the fall sitting. While the NL NDP understands the current administration is still new to the job, there’s still important work to do. Here is the question that… Read more: NDP Question Period, December 4: O’Leary Calls for IPV to be Labeled Epidemic, Investment Plan