By Hannah Bell, MLA Charlottetown-Belvedere Official Opposition Critic for Economic Growth The Ignition Fund, launched in 2014 and delivered via Innovation PEI, is a competitive annual program providing up to $25k to start or expand a business in PEI. The fund is...
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Official Opposition announces changes in House leadership
Charlottetown, PE - The Office of the Official Opposition has made internal changes related to House leadership duties. Effective January 1, 2021, the Official Opposition House Leader will be Michele Beaton. Michele is MLA for District 5 Mermaid-Stratford. Also...
Statement by Hannah Bell on government misinformation and inadequate shelter services on PEI
Statement by Hannah Bell, Official Opposition Critic for Social Development and Housing, on government misinformation and inadequate shelter services on PEI We have learned that Deacon House, an emergency shelter for men struggling with substance abuse, was closed on...
Motion No. 90 – Encouraging Islanders and Government to support local
On November 12, 2020 Michele Beaton moved, seconded by Hannah Bell, a motion encouraging Islanders and Government to support local business as much as possible. Full text of Motion No. 90 - Encouraging Islanders and Government to support local Watch video of Ms....
Statement on lack of information around government’s plan to replace the Residential Tenancy Act
Statement by Hannah Bell, Official Opposition Critic for Social Development and Housing, on lack of information around government’s plan to replace the Residential Tenancy Act The existing Rental of Residential Property Act will be replaced by a new Residential...
Statement by Hannah Bell, MLA on failure of PC government to release promised funding to Social Sector Community Partners Fund
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...
Official Opposition shares with government what it has heard from Islanders about RenewPEI
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...
Statement on government’s lack of leadership on the economic future of our province
Joint Statement by Lynne Lund, Official Opposition Critic for Green Economic Development, and Hannah Bell, Official Opposition Critic for Economic Growth on government’s lack of leadership on the economic future of our province How we move forward from COVID-19 will...
Joint statement by MLAs Hannah Bell and Trish Altass on Premier King’s disparaging description of workers impacted by COVID-19
Joint statement by Hannah Bell, Official Opposition Critic for Economic Growth, and Trish Altass, Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness on Premier King’s disparaging description of workers impacted by COVID-19 We were dismayed to read Premier King has...
Wicked Problems
By Hannah Bell, MLA District 11 Charlottetown-Belvedere Official Opposition Critic for Social Development and Housing; Economic Growth One of the reasons I decided to pursue a career in politics is to work with others to address the “wicked problems.” These “wicked...
Small Business Survival
By Hannah Bell, MLA District 11 Charlottetown-Belvedere Official Opposition Critic for Economic Growth The number one risk for small business survival is cash flow. The pandemic has abruptly cut off business as usual, and though customers still want and need products...
Statement from Ms. Hannah Bell, MLA for District 11, Charlottetown-Belvedere, and Official Opposition Critic for Social Development and Housing on provincial Temporary Rental Assistance Benefit
I appreciate government is dealing with immense challenges during this time of great uncertainty. Governing can be difficult in the best of times. It is made even more so when it has to be done in the face of a global public health emergency. During this time of...
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