Speaker of the House of Assembly Announces Education and Outreach Initiative

The Speaker of the House Derek Bennett has announced a new education and outreach initiative.

The inaugural Mace tour will travel to various areas of the province with the Mace, visiting schools and hosting broader community events. The Speaker and House officials will host the tour.

The principle of the initiative is to increase citizen engagement with Parliament for people in areas who cannot readily visit the Legislature in person, and to increase awareness respecting democracy, governance and citizenship.

The Mace tour also complements commemorations for the 75th anniversary of Confederation, given that the current Mace was gifted from the Province of British Columbia upon Newfoundland and Labrador joining Canada as its 10th province.

The inaugural tour is scheduled to commence on Monday, June 3.