Posts by Joe Byrne
What’s Needed This Session – Part 1
Joe Byrne outlines NDP-PEI priorities as the Legislature meets The house opened yesterday (November 13), and we’re about to see how the MacLauchlan Government is going to position itself for an upcoming election. During this Session there are two main issues which the NDP-PEI wants to address: first, the crisis that…
Read MoreSupply management can’t be compromised
Our system provides quality, profit and supply without the need for subsidies and emergency relief BY JOE BYRNE Thanks to the hard work of dairy farmers and our system of supply management, we have a safe supply of quality dairy products for Canadians produced locally, and employing many Islanders at the production, processing and retail…
Read MorePNP: Lost opportunity for Islanders
Governments failed to create enough sustainable partnerships with people who chose P.E.I. BY JOE BYRNE The MacLauchlan government shut down the entrepreneurship stream of the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) the same way it was managed – no consultation, no deliberation, just arbitrary decision-making. Appropriate design of this federal initiative could benefit both immigrants and Islanders.…
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