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Statement on prepaid funerals and need for better protections for Islanders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2023 Statement by Hon. Peter Bevan-Baker on prepaid funerals and need for better protections for Islanders All good relationships are built on a foundation of trust. None more-so than with the people we entrust with our most private...
Statement on King Government’s refusal to act on PEI’s health crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 2023 Statement by Peter Bevan-Baker, Leader of the Official Opposition Green Caucus, on King Government’s refusal to act on PEI’s health crisis I read with interest comments made by Health and Wellness Minister Ernie Hudson on the...
Dismantling the tent encampment is not the right answer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 2022 Dismantling the tent encampment is not the right answer Charlottetown, PE - Can you imagine having the police turn up at your home that you built, that contains all your worldly possessions, and tell you that you must leave...
Displacing Islanders with no place to go would be a new low for King government
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2022 Displacing Islanders with no place to go would be a new low for King government Charlottetown, PE - Despite the provincial government’s insistence that it recognizes housing as a human right, it is increasingly clear that this...
Greens call for more action on hunger
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2022 Greens call for more action on hunger Charlottetown, PE - If you’ve been to a grocery store lately you probably noticed everything seems to be getting more and more expensive. You’re not wrong. Food prices on PEI have gone up...
Why is Premier King unwilling to provide the most basic of protections for Island workers?
Why is Premier King unwilling to provide the most basic of protections for Island workers? Trish Altass, MLA Tyne Valley-Sherbrooke Official Opposition Green Critic for Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture Originally published in The Guardian December 13, 2022...
Is this the new normal Premier King was talking about?
Is this the new normal Premier King was talking about? Bonshaw, PE - When Premier King announced we were “moving on” from COVID earlier this year, he said we need to learn to live in a new normal. This year we saw our first COVID deaths - now numbering 81 in total....
A perfect storm of respiratory illnesses is threatening our children and healthcare systems
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 8, 2022 Statement by Michele Beaton, Official Opposition Critic for Health and Wellness, on perfect storm of respiratory illnesses threatening our children and healthcare systems Just months ago we all watched the news closely as Fiona...
King government overcomplicating sick leave protections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 7, 2022 King government overcomplicating sick leave protections Summerside, PE - On Monday, the King government put some protections in place for Island workers who are sick with a respiratory illness. However, the path to this...
The Premier’s stories have put Island Workers at risk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2022 The Premier’s stories have put Island Workers at risk Summerside, PE - Last Thursday, MLA Trish Altass asked Premier King “Will Cabinet immediately amend the Employment Standards Act regulations to specify that a COVID-19...
The King Conservatives just can’t get it done
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 1, 2022 The King Conservatives just can’t get it done Charlottetown, PE – The fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island concluded today. The sitting clearly showed the ineffectiveness of the King government, with...
Government and Third Party vote no on providing Island workers with paid sick days
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2022 Government and Third Party vote no on providing Island workers with paid sick days Charlottetown, PE - Today Islanders got a glimpse of the values of both the Conservatives and the Liberals when they voted as a block to deny...
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