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...
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Motion No. 96 – Urging government to recognize long-COVID
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...
Statement calling on King government to enforce COVID protocols in LTC to keep residents and workers safe
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...
Statement calling on Minister Hudson to provide immediate access to rapid tests for community organizations needing them
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...
Rising hospitalizations are showing the King government response to Omicron is flawed
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....
Statement on how to improve staffing concerns in long term care
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...
Island Seniors are at risk due to challenges in Long Term Care
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...
Statement by Honourable Peter Bevan-Baker on the unacceptable absence of the Minister of Health Ernie Hudson during the unprecedented rise in COVID cases
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
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 on King government’s lack of commitment to improving restorative care
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 on need to expand scope of practice for pharmacists to help alleviate pressure on our overburdened healthcare system
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
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...
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