FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2022 It’s time to allow Nurse Practitioners to practice their full scope and work in ERs The Kings County Memorial Hospital and its Emergency Room (ER) are incredibly important to the community of Three Rivers and surrounding area....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton on COVID-19 isolation requirements Yesterday, the Province announced its isolation requirement for COVID-19 is ending on June 30th, and it will be reviewed next week. I am extremely concerned by this...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton on COVID-19 cases in Island Long-Term Care Homes Recent COVID updates have left me uneasy. I am especially concerned about the conditions in long-term care on PEI, particularly private facilities. Over the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2022 Statement by Peter Bevan-Baker, Leader of the Official Opposition: Government must act now to help Islanders facing crippling costs of living increases Once again Prince Edward Island is leading all of Canada with a soaring cost of...
On April 19, 2022, Peter Bevan-Baker, MLA for New Haven-Rocky Point and Leader of the Official Opposition started debate on Motion 8: Motion to establish Prince Edward Island as a cycling destination. The motion was introduced in honour of Josh Underhay and his son,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton, Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness, on defeat of motion to increase paramedic pay and to create a strategic plan to provide Islanders public emergency paramedicine Paramedics are highly...
On March 2, 2022, MLA Hannah Bell brought forward a motion calling on government to recognize long-COVID. Here is the video of MLA Bell introducing the motion for debate: https://peigreencaucus.ca/aiovg_videos/motion-96-urging-government-to-recognize-long-covid/ After...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton, Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness, calling on King government to enforce COVID protocols in LTC to keep residents and workers safe Despite having two years to plan for the COVID...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2022 Statement by MLA Michele Beaton calling on Minister Hudson to provide immediate access to rapid tests for community organizations needing them While the King government is failing to control the spread of Omicron in this COVID...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2022 Rising hospitalizations are showing the King government response to Omicron is flawed Hampton, PE - After today’s briefing, it is becoming clear the King government’s response to rising cases of COVID in the province is flawed....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton, Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness, on how to improve staffing concerns in long term care As my colleague and Leader of the Official Opposition, Peter Bevan-Baker, pointed out this...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 10, 2022 Island Seniors are at risk due to challenges in Long Term Care Hampton, PE - The COVID pandemic has highlighted serious challenges in our long term care systems. Prince Edward Island is not immune to these threats and it is...
The Official Opposition of Prince Edward Island provides a crucial role in the governing of our province. The caucus is made up of Green Party MLAs elected by Islanders.
We strive to offer informed and intelligent debate and proposals that are evidence-based and data-informed. Through respect and integrity, we seek to improve the work and efforts of government on behalf of all Islanders.