June 5, 2020
The Honourable Siobhan Coady, Government House Leader and Chair of the Select Committee of Rules and Procedures Governing Virtual Proceedings appeared yesterday before the House of Commons Canada Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs related to its study of…
June 1, 2020
Pursuant to the adjournment motion of May 5, 2020 and provisional Standing Order 8(7), the Speaker of the House of Assembly advises that Government wishes the House to reconvene on Tuesday, June 9 at 1:30 p.m. for the purpose of…
May 14, 2020
The House of Assembly Select Committee of Rules and Procedures Governing Virtual Proceedings held its first meeting yesterday. The in camera meeting took place via videoconference technology, which marks the first time in our history a meeting of a Standing…
May 5, 2020
Today the House of Assembly passed a resolution to establish a Select Committee of Rules and Procedures Governing Virtual Proceedings of the House of Assembly. The Select Committee is tasked with determining the manner in which the House may conduct…
April 30, 2020
The Speaker of the House of Assembly advises that the House will meet on Tuesday, May 5 at 1:30 p.m. in order to deal with urgent business. As a result of consultation and agreement between Government and Opposition, and based…
March 19, 2020
The Speaker of the House of Assembly announces that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Government has advised that the House will not resume in accordance with the Parliamentary Calendar on Monday, March 23. In order to deal with business of…
March 11, 2020
The Honourable Scott Reid, Speaker of the House of Assembly, is pleased to announce that the House of Assembly is participating in the Moose Hide Campaign (MHC) today. The MHC is a grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and…
February 26, 2020
The Honourable Scott Reid, Speaker of the House of Assembly, advises that the House will open for the Spring sitting at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, March 2. – 30 – Media contact Bobbi Russell Policy and Communications Officer House of…
December 9, 2019
The following statement was issued today by the Honourable Scott Reid, Speaker of the House of Assembly: The Standing Orders of the House of Assembly were followed appropriately with respect to the vote that occurred on Thursday, December 5, 2019….
December 3, 2019
On December 2, 2019, the House of Assembly unanimously concurred in the Final Report of the Privileges and Elections Committee on the Development of a Legislature-specific Harassment-free Workplace Policy, April 2019. The work was directed to the Committee by a…
