December 2, 2019
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister Responsible for the Status of Persons with Disabilities, will join representatives from the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities to recognize International Day of Persons with Disabilities and sign a proclamation tomorrow (Tuesday, December 3). The…
December 2, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development. Mr. Speaker, I rise in this Honourable House today to congratulate a remarkable team that has received…
November 22, 2019
The following is being distributed at the request of the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation: The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development and Minister Responsible for the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation, has recognized today as…
November 19, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to inform this Honourable House that we have launched our Adult Protection…
November 12, 2019
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, the Honourable Brian Warr, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, and the Honourable Carol Anne Haley, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, will proclaim Restorative Justice Week…
November 5, 2019
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize November as National Adoption Awareness Month and November 9 as…
October 31, 2019
Today, the Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, announced the launch of an engagement process for the five-year statutory review of the Adult Protection Act. The purpose of this legislation is to protect adults who are…
October 17, 2019
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is recognizing today (October 17) as the United Nations International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty was first observed in 1993, as a day to promote…
October 11, 2019
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, will celebrate Canadian Library Month and attend the launch of ‘Community Assets Enhancement: Seniors and NL Public Libraries’ on Tuesday, October 15. The event will take place at the…
October 11, 2019
The Honourable Lisa Dempster, Minister of Children, Seniors and Social Development, recently joined Newfoundland and Labrador Foster Families Association Chair Edie Newton, Executive Director Diane Molloy and foster families to sign a proclamation recognizing October as National Foster Families Month….
