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N.L. representatives hold session to pass pandemic-related legislation

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball poses in his office at the Confederation Building in St. John's on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

Newfoundland and Labrador legislators are holding a session with reduced attendance at the House of Assembly in St. John’s today to deal with “urgent business” related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Last week, the provincial government announced legislation that would allow restaurants and other licensed businesses to sell alcohol for takeout, curbside pickup and delivery.

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The legislation will also allow delivery by brewers, wineries and distilleries to customers’ homes.

Premier Dwight Ball says there will be several other pandemic-related pieces of legislation introduced, and he anticipates more sessions will occur during the COVID-19 crisis.

Ball says there’s no firm date for a provincial budget yet, given the uncertainty in the economy.

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At a session in March, legislators voted to raise the province’s borrowing capacity and extend an interim supply bill for three more months to fund government services until September.

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