FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE What more will it take for the King government to keep its promise and finally close the loopholes in the Lands Protection Act? Charlottetown, PE - It seems Minister Bloyce Thompson finally received the IRAC report on the long awaited...
By Peter Bevan-Baker, Leader of the Official Opposition On Tuesday, government announced its intention to achieve net zero energy consumption by 2030. During the event, government released a framework document outlining what it hopes to do. In attendance were Premier...
By Michele Beaton, MLA District 5 Mermaid-Stratford Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture and Land It was with dismay and a little trepidation that many Island Beekeepers read the recently released 2020 Protocol regarding the Importation of Honey Bees into Prince...
By Michele Beaton, MLA District 5 Mermaid-Stratford Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture and Land It has been said there is no room for politics during a pandemic. I agree. However, there is always a place for public oversight and accountability, even during a...
By Michele Beaton, MLA District 5 Mermaid-Stratford Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture and Land Pop quiz for Bloyce Thompson, Minister of Agriculture and Land, and Brad Trivers, Minister of Environment, Water and Climate Change. What is the difference between...
By Michele Beaton, MLA District 5 Mermaid-Stratford Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture and Land Facing an Agricultural Nightmare The impacts of Dorian on the agriculture industry reach far into our food chain. Those impacts require a strong response that goes...
Statement from Ms. Michele Beaton, MLA for District 5, Mermaid-Stratford, and Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture and Land on failure of IRAC to produce report on land sale by Brendel Farms to Haslemere Farms (Red Fox Acres) Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me...
One of the benefits of being an MLA is we are frequently offered inside views of Island organizations and industries. This was the case when we recently toured three Island agriculture businesses. One of those were Schurman’s Organic produce in Kensington. I am a...
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