Brown to Present Improved Intraprovincial Air Access Private Members Motion
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For Immediate Release
May 12, 2025
NL NDP MHA Jordan Brown (Labrador West) will be presenting a Private Member’s Motion (PMR) in the House of Assembly urging government to improve air access from and within Labrador.
This comes after another government funding announcement to increase air access on the Island to promote tourism, while nothing has been done to address the skyrocketing fees Labradorians must pay just to travel within their own province. Brown says enough is enough.
“Labradorians are tired of this government neglecting them, it’s as simple as that. It costs upwards of $1800 or more just to fly to the island, and Labradorians don’t have a choice but to fly to the island for crucial services,” said Brown. “All the while, government continues to move services from the Big Land, and fails to recruit and retain workers, whether in our schools or our health facilities.
“Instead of addressing this issue head on, government blames the federal government, trying to wash their hands clean of it. Last year, I brought forward a petition on affordable air access for Labradorians with over 3,800 signatures. I know I could easily get more.”
Brown will deliver the PMR in this upcoming session of the House of Assembly.
A copy of the PMR follows.
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For further information, contact Stephanie Curran, Media and Communications Officer, NDP Caucus at 330-0328 (o), or stephaniecurran@gov.nl.ca
NDP Private Member’s Motion
Improving Air Access from and within Labrador
Whereas Labrador is an integral part of this province;
Whereas geography dictates that Labradorians must rely on air travel for many non-tourism reasons such as education, bereavement leave, visiting sick loved ones, or medical treatments not covered under MTAP;
Whereas the cost of travel to and from Labrador is prohibitively expensive;
Whereas the cost of living in Labrador is already far higher than the rest of the province and these extra travel fees create an added burden on people’s household budgets;
Whereas the differential in travel costs for people on the island and in Labrador puts the latter at a disadvantage; and
Whereas Labrador is a strong economic driver of this province and justice therefore demands that Labradorians should not experience any added economic hardship solely on the basis of geography;
Therefore be it resolved that this honourable House calls on the government to work with Indigenous partners, businesses, and the federal government to implement a plan that reduces costs and increases the accessibility of air travel to, from, and within Labrador.