The Minister of Education got involved in a debate on health care in the House of Assembly.

Krista Lynn Howell was a registered nurse working under Labrador-Grenfell Health for ten years before entering political life.

She stood in the Legislature to offer a response to questions from Opposition Health critic Barry Petten about nursing recruitment in the province, and take a swipe at the Opposition.

“I was an RN who operated in Labrador-Grenfell Health when travel nurses were first introduced in 2014, as was referenced by the Leader of the Official Opposition, and while it might have been a good idea at the time, the subsequent poor decision-making and leadership that was demonstrated left Labrador-Grenfell Health in turmoil, and I have to say, I’m probably the only the person in this house that worked in that setting, and there’s a reason why my wagon is hitched to a red train and not a blue one.”