by Official Opposition | Oct 19, 2020 | Indigenous Affairs, Peter Bevan-Baker
October 19, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Official Opposition reopens #PEIvirtualQP to ask government to provide their position on the Mi’kmaq treaty right to a moderate livelihood Summerside, PE – The violence and racism faced by Mi’kmaq in Nova Scotia is deeply...
by Official Opposition | Oct 6, 2020 | Hannah Bell, Social Development and Housing
Statement by Hannah Bell, MLA Charlottetown-Belvedere and Official Opposition Critic for Social Development and Housing on failure of PC government to release promised funding to Social Sector Community Partners Fund In the spring sitting of the Legislature, the...
by Official Opposition | Oct 1, 2020 | Indigenous Affairs, Peter Bevan-Baker
Charlottetown, PE – Today is Treaty Day on PEI. It is 295 years since the first Peace and Friendship Treaty was signed between the Mi’kmaq and British Settlers. There were a series of Treaties signed that guaranteed Mi’kmaq the right to hunt, fish, gather and...
by Official Opposition | Sep 29, 2020 | Official Statements
Charlottetown, PE – The Office of the Official Opposition is pleased to announce the appointment of Katie Rankin as Chief of Staff. Rankin brings considerable experience in both political and corporate communications. Having worked several years on the...
by Official Opposition | Sep 28, 2020 | COVID19, Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture, Governance, Hannah Bell, Karla Bernard, Lynne Lund, Michele Beaton, Ole Hammarlund, Peter Bevan-Baker, Steve Howard, Trish Altass
Overview The Official Opposition, with input from Islanders, has presented submissions to Renew PEI. The current pandemic and our necessary response have highlighted areas where families, seniors, women, youth, and children have either fallen through the cracks or...
