COVID-19
Island New Democrats Will Fight For A Minimum Of 10 Paid Sick Days And More
Michelle Neill made the following statement about the King Conservatives and Cameron Liberals voting against 10 paid sick days: “Although I’m not surprised that the King Government voted against 10 paid sick days, it’s extremely disappointing that the new leader of the Liberals would let her caucus vote against the measure,” says Neill. “This is…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Pandemic: Let’s Fasten Our Seat Belts!
The COVID-19 pandemic, with all its variants, has been the most prolonged and socially disruptive event for most of us in our lifetime. With 30,000 plus Canadian lives gone, many jobs lost, businesses suffering or foreclosed, and family or social networks upended, our parents or grandparents could only equate, or supersede the pandemic’s impact by…
Read MoreIt’s time for Dennis King to step up
There is no question that we are in the 4th wave of this pandemic; and while we don’t have the numbers that Alberta and Ontario are reporting, it is definitely having a significant impact here in the Maritimes. New Brunswick is now over 400 active cases. On Prince Edward Island, where things have been relatively…
Read More