NDP PEI Leader Blog
What’s Needed This Session – Part 2
Joe Byrne outlines NDP-PEI priorities as the Legislature meets We noted that the NDP-PEI has two serious issues in mind for this fall sitting of the Legislature. I spoke earlier about the truly awful potato-harvest situation. Now we turn to another sad story — poverty and housing. The MacLauchlan Liberals have attempted to…
Read MoreWhat’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…
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