Statement by Ole Hammarlund, Official Opposition Critic for Transportation and Infrastructure, on shortcoming in Island wide transit plan A good service helps people. A great service helps all people. The rural bus service announcement is good. It will help people in...
Local wood is the most sustainable option By Ole Hammarlund, MLA Charlottetown-Brighton Official Opposition Critic for Transportation and Infrastructure While my motion urging government to allow unstamped wood to be used for single family homes was defeated by PC and...
By Ole Hammarlund, MLA Charlottetown-Brighton Official Opposition Critic for Tourism and Culture This has been a very difficult year for PEI’s tourism and cultural industries. It looks like 2021 may not be much better, as both businesses and visitors typically make...
By Ole Hammarlund, MLA Charlottetown-Brighton Official Opposition Net Zero Critic It is really gratifying to see the Government of PEI has finally accepted the concepts and goals the Official Opposition has tirelessly fought for since starting our first session in the...
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...
By Ole Hammarlund, MLA Charlottetown-Brighton Generally our province has been 100% successful in protecting our seniors from COVID-19. First line of defence is our policy of tracing, testing, and self-isolation, which has been so successful that we have not yet had a...
By Ole Hammarlund, MLA District 13 Charlottetown-Brighton Official Opposition Critic for Economic Growth; Tourism and Culture Prince Edward Island depends very much on tourism. We have spent lots of money on promoting our beautiful Island. In fact, people come from...
By Ole Hammarlund, MLA District 13 Charlottetown-Brighton As an MLA for Brighton, I know that many residents are concerned that the recently reclaimed green space may be used for parking. Despite being in Charlottetown, this project is the responsibility of the...
Charlottetown, PE – Islanders are proud of Prince Edward Island. They know every inch, nook, and cranny of this beautiful red Island like the back of their hand. Ask any local you meet where to find the tastiest food, best fishing hole, breath-taking vista, the most...
Our second session in the House was short but satisfying. One of my personal goals was to get the Net Zero Now motion passed. This motion was introduced in the spring session and it urges government to build all new government funded buildings to Net Zero standards...
On November 12, 2019, Mr. Ole Hammarlund, MLA District 13 Charlottetown-Brighton presented a motion urging government to to with immediate effect design, build and fund only buildings that meet the Net Zero or beyond building standards. Read text of Motion No. 20 -...
Statement from Mr. Ole Hammarlund, MLA for District 13, Charlottetown-Brighton, and Official Opposition Critic for Economic Growth regarding minimum wage increase The announcement today of a minimum wage increase for April 1, 2020 is a step in the right direction....
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.