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...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 6, 2022 Statement by Honourable Peter Bevan-Baker on the unacceptable absence of the Minister of Health Ernie Hudson during the unprecedented rise in COVID cases Prince Edward Island is facing the biggest threat to our healthcare capacity...
Silencing healthcare workers is damaging Islanders’ health Michele Beaton, MLA Mermaid-Stratford Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness Since becoming critic for health and wellness I have discovered two things about the working conditions of our...
Statement by Michele Beaton, Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness, on King government’s lack of commitment to improving restorative care I am happy to hear that the residents at the Sherwood Care Home are getting a much needed upgrade to their living...
Statement by Peter Bevan-Baker, Leader of the Official Opposition, on need to expand scope of practice for pharmacists to help alleviate pressure on our overburdened healthcare system We all get sick sooner or later. Currently on PEI, almost 20,000 Islanders have no...
A government of empty promises, no vision and disappointing leadership Peter Bevan-Baker, MLA New Haven - Rocky Point Leader of the Official Opposition and the Prince Edward Island Green Party Governing is hard. Good governing needs two separate skill sets – being...
Joint statement on King government’s inconsistency of guidance to protect Island’s vulnerable populations Late yesterday the King government announced increased measures to protect Islanders living in Long Term Care Homes. This is welcome news and very much needed....
Statement from Peter Bevan-Baker, Leader of the Official Opposition, on lack of leadership by King government in Back to School Plan 2021-2022 The plan released today by the King government presents more questions than answers. It is incomplete. It follows this...
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.
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