Tony Wakeham

This is a picture of NL PC Leader Tony Wakeham. He is standing inside the NL House of Assembly in Confederation building, St. John's. Wakeham is smiling.

Opposition has many questions heading into a special upcoming debate in the House of Assembly

December 19, 2024 by Tonya Organ

The House of Assembly will reopen on January 6th on an extraordinary basis to discuss the proposed new Memorandum of Understanding between Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro and Hydro-Québec. Proceedings will be broadcast live via the House of Assembly television channel and streamed via the House of Assembly website and social media channels (Facebook, X and YouTube). Meanwhile, the leader of the opposition, Tony Wakeham has questions leading up to the reopening of the House, including “why the rush?”

“The Churchill Falls MOU is a 51-year agreement with Hydro-Quebe and we have learned from our history with Quebec that long-term deals are nearly impossible to modify if circumstances change, resulting in a less beneficial deal than promised,” he tells Bay FM. In this interview, he warns there are discrepancies between WHAT AND WHAT? He calls on the Public Utilities Board to review the MOU.

This is a picture of the NL House of Assembly. members seats are positioned across form each other.

NL opposition says 51 people died last year from overdoses

April 30, 2024 by Tonya Organ

Question period in the NL House of Assembly this week was dominated by a discussion about the lack of adequate supports for people battling drug addiction, mental illness and urgent mental health crises. Opposition Leader Tony Wakeham said not enough is being done, adding that last year, 51 people died across the province as the result of overdoses.

Premier Andrew Furey says government can always do more to address this evolving issue.

Other stories in this CKVB Newscast: a webinar tomorrow for people thinking about outdoors events, applications open for the Accessible Vehicle Funding program, and NL guitarist Craig Young joins Bayfm’s “Scoffs and Scuffs.”

– With files from Sarah Thompson and Dean Clarke

Opposition has many questions heading into a special upcoming debate in the House of Assembly

NL opposition says 51 people died last year from overdoses

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