Opposition
Finally, an Ombudsperson for Islanders, we hope.
The Ombudsperson Act was first introduced to the Prince Edward Island Legislature on December 15, 1998, by the then Leader of the Third Party (Island New Democrats), and voted down by the majority Binns government on May 25, 1999. Although the bill acquired support from the Liberal Official Opposition of the day, they failed to…
Read MoreOpposition Housing Outrage is Perplexing
On December 8, the outrage in the legislature by the official opposition over the missing $9 million unspent dollars on social housing made for some great theatre and political hay. During that sitting, the opposition protested the King government for failing to spend $9.4 million of last year’s allocation towards social housing, in exchange for…
Read MoreNDP PEI leader Joe Byrne exposes e-gaming lawsuit cost
Repost of the Guardian article by Stu Neatby – April 30, 2020 The province paid close to $870,000 in legal fees over five years as a result of a pair of lawsuits related to the province’s e-gaming saga. According to a Freedom of Information request filed by P.E.I. New Democratic Party Leader Joe Byrne, the…
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