Posts by NDP PEI
Time for Transparency
Last year Islanders voted for a change in government. After 12 years of Ghiz and MacLachlan rule we were ready for something different. As the one year anniversary approaches we can see some things are different and yet some remain very much the same. Many appreciate the change in tone. We never really warmed to the…
Read MoreFamily Violence Prevention Week
By NDP PEI | February 12, 2020 The Premier’s Action Committee on Family Violence Prevention was established by the premier of Prince Edward Island in December 1995. The mandate of the committee is to: coordinate the implementation of the provincial Family Violence Prevention Strategy; ensure integrity of community participation is maintained; ensure an evaluation component…
Read MoreFederal Government Lacks Credibility in Protecting the Environment
The decision by the Federal Environment Minister, Jonathan Wilkinson, to have no federal assessment for the Northern Pulp’s proposed effluent treatment facility and placing it in the hands of the Nova Scotia’s environmental assessment authority, leaves people who stand for “No Pipe in the Strait” without much hope. Joe Byrne, Leader of the NDP, said,…
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