FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2026
Spring sitting ends with Greens bringing real solutions while PC government spends recklessly with no benefit to Islanders
Charlottetown, PE – The spring sitting of the legislature ended today with the Lantz government using its majority to pass the largest budget in our province’s history – one with a projected deficit of $410 million.
During the 10 week sitting, the Green caucus stood up for Islanders, held government accountable, and put forward real, positive solutions in healthcare, electricity, affordability, education and housing. These solutions include:
- A bill to remove the sick notes requirement – something doctors tell us will reduce their administrative burden and would allow them to spend more time with patients. Government ignored healthcare workers and voted it down.
- A bill to modernize our electricity system and force Maritime Electric to be accountable, reliable and affordable. Government sided with Maritime Electric and voted it down.
- Passed a bill to rein in the PC’s reckless spending of public money by ensuring special warrants are only used in urgent circumstances.
- Called on government to dismantle IRAC to remove the political patronage and make it more transparent and more accountable to Islanders by developing targeted commissions to oversee the Lands Protection Act, Energy regulations and other responsibilities currently housed with IRAC.
- Passed a motion to establish a satellite menopause centre on PEI
- Passed a motion to track school absences related to bullying.
“This sitting showed Islanders that this government is more concerned with keeping power and using that power to help themselves than it is with making changes that benefit everyday Islanders,” said Matt MacFarlane, Leader of the Green Party of PEI. “When solutions were brought forward by our caucus on electricity costs, gas prices, IRAC, improving school safety and increasing healthcare access for Islanders, Premier Lantz’s response was to kick the can down the road and delay taking action.”
“Islanders elect a government to make decisions, not commission reviews,” said MacFarlane. “It’s time for a new government – one that listens to Islanders, takes their concerns seriously, and then puts those ideas in action.”
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Katie Rankin
Chief of Staff
Office of the Third Party
Tel: (902) 213-6378
Email: kerankin@assembly.pe.ca