A Public Places survey has been created to gather service dog feedback from owners, managers and users of public places. Please click here to fill out the survey, or use the embedded form below. This is one of two surveys that will help inform the new Service Dog Act. Special thanks to Jennifer Sanderson for […]
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Handler Survey: Service Dog Teams on Prince Edward Island
A survey has been created to solicit more feedback from service dog handlers. Please click here to fill out the survey, or use the embedded form below. Special … [Read More]
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Bill 111 – Service Dog Act
Details about Bill 111 - Service Dog Act can be found here on this website - Service Dog Act. A public consultation of a first draft of Bill 111 was held on … [Read More]
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Public Transit – More Often Year-Round
On March 12, 2024 I asked questions about Public Transit to the North Shore of PEI. The North Shore Summer Shuttle has been offered for a number of years, but with extended shoulder seasons has not been early enough, and does not run late enough. In the winter … [Read More]
Tourism Focus – L.M. Montgomery’s 150th Birthday
On March 8th, 2024 - International Women's Day - I was pleased to bring forward a members statement recognizing the central role Lucy Maud Montgomery and her Anne of Green Gables novels have played in PEI tourism, and highlighting her 150th birthday this … [Read More]
Pharmacy Plus and Health Care Innovation
On March 7, 2024 I rose to second Motion 26 - Pharmacy Plus. I spoke about how community pharmacies are key in health delivery, thanked our pharmacists for the great work they do, and how important the Pharmacy Plus program is to helping people who otherwise … [Read More]
Tourism Budget and Credit Card Fees on HST Collection
During Question Period on March 6th in the PEI legislature, I asked questions to the Minister of Finance regarding the amount allocated to Tourism PEI in the operating budget, and if some sort of rebate or credit would be given to businesses paying credit card … [Read More]
Nancy Orr – 45 Year 4-H Leader and Volunteer!
On March 6, 2024 I was pleased to rise and recognize Nancy Orr for her forty-five years of dedication to 4-H on PEI as a leader and volunteer. https://youtu.be/AKLi0K51054 Thank you, Mister Speaker. For more than a century now 4-H youth programs have … [Read More]
Prince County Hospital and Health PEI
On February 28, 2024 I rose to speak to "Motion 83 - Calling on government to prioritize the reopening of the PCH ICU". I stated my commitment to ensuring that PCH remain open with a full slate of services, including a fully functioning ICU. I also discussed … [Read More]
PEI Energy Supply and Maritime Electric Rates
On February 28, 2024 I rose in the Legislative Assembly of PEI to ask the Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Action about our energy supply, and Maritime Electric power rate increases in the wake of Hurricane … [Read More]
Poem by Brenden Carr
https://youtu.be/dHMnmRafyFA Madam Speaker, today I would like to read a poem by Brenden Carr. Brenden is known for his sense of humour, outgoing personality, and rubber boots – just in his late teens, he is well on his way to becoming a legendary character … [Read More]
Supporting Small Businesses – Motion 72
I rose to speak to Motion No. 72 - Supporting Island small businesses on November 23, 2023. You can find video and transcript below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NS4_V6O_kJg&t=3h38m28s Hansard-23 November 2023 (PDF) Starts on page 59 of 64 (page … [Read More]
Purchase of Low-income Rentals and Rent Controls
On November 23, 2023 I asked questions about whether government would purchase two six-unit apartment buildings on Churchill Ave in North Rustico that are up for sale. I also noted that the current rents would require sale of the properties at below-market … [Read More]
