Ferries

NDP Transportation and Works critic George Murphy (MHA, St. John’s East) says the province’s ferry system continues to be plagued with problems which the government appears unwilling, or unable, to fix. At this time of the year, in particular, people in remote communities face transport issues unimaginable to other residents of the province.

NDP Transportation and Works critic George Murphy (MHA, St. John’s East) says if government has any kind of strategic approach to transportation in the province, he would like to see it. Today in the House of Assembly, Murphy asked for strategies on roads and ferries to be made public.

Christopher Mitchelmore, NDP MHA for The Straits-White Bay North, says the provincial government must take a serious look at vital infrastructure needs in southern Labrador and the Great Northern Peninsula.

NDP Transportation and Works critic George Murphy (MHA, St. John’s East) says it comes as no surprise that government members voted against his private member’s motion in the House of Assembly today.

NDP Transportation and Works Critic George Murphy (MHA, St. John’s East) says that once again headlines are focusing on people protesting the province’s ferries, but the problem lies with the provincial government’s lack of a viable plan for the ferry system.

NDP Transportation and Works Critic George Murphy (MHA, St. John’s East) says he is not surprised by reports that residents of South East Bight have chained a provincial ferry to the town’s dock in protest.

NDP Transportation Critic George Murphy (MHA, St. John’s East) says the latest stories coming out of Marystown simply confirm what he has been saying for months – the government is out of its depth in the ship-building field and should consider starting fresh.

NDP Transportation and Works Critic George Murphy (MHA, St. John’s East) says it looks as though the provincial ferries strategy is going nowhere. “We’re seeing government pouring money into redundant boats that cannot have the service life extended simply because the ferry replacement strategy has gone amuck,” he said today. “This neglect is incredibly bad stewardship of public funds.”

In the House of Assembly today, NDP Transportation and Works Critic George Murphy (MHA, St. John’s East) asked the minister about emergency protocols used for our ferry services.

NDP Transportation and Works Critic George Murphy (MHA, St. John’s East) had questions in the House of Assembly today about safety on provincial ferries. Murphy’s questions came in the wake of an incident this morning when MV Beaumont Hamel collided with the wharf in Portugal Cove.