Brad Trivers

PEI PC MLA District 18 Rustico-Emerald

DONATE
  • Home
  • Blog
  • Issues
  • Legislature
    • Debates
    • Committees
    • Question Period
    • Motions
    • Bills
    • Tabled Documents
    • Budget
    • Video and Audio Records
    • Written Questions
  • About
  • Contact Me
You are here: Home / Archives for Government Areas / Economic Development

High Speed Internet – 32,000 Households Still Waiting

February 21, 2019 by Brad Trivers 2 Comments

slow high speed internet

In 2008 the province of PEI signed a contract with Bell to “extend broadband services to every community in Prince Edward Island”. And Bell was the awarded all government telecommunications services – no public tender required. 11 years later Bell still hasn’t delivered.  By January 2010 it was obvious that Bell wasn’t going to deliver […]

Filed Under: Blog, Economic Development, Featured Tagged With: high speed internet

Action on High-Speed Internet – FINALLY!

September 11, 2018 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

High Speed Internet

In their April budget the government announced a new, government-owned, high-speed internet backbone. It would take years to build and be very expensive. In the mean time many, many Islanders still wouldn’t have high speed internet. I asked why the government is not taking action right now. I suggested loans to internet service providers – […]

Filed Under: Blog, Economic Development, Featured, Infrastructure

Simple Idea To Help Island Tourism Operators

February 1, 2018 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

PEI Responsible Beverage Program - servers course

Tourism is the third largest industry on PEI.  There were over 1,000,000 overnight stays in 2017.  Tourism brings in over $500 million to the PEI economy – which amounts to more than $50 million in taxes to government just from the provincial portion of the HST.  Tourism operators provide the service of collecting this HST […]

Filed Under: Blog, Economic Development, Featured, Tourism Tagged With: beverage course, liquor

Kombucha – Allow Islanders to Buy Local!

January 27, 2018 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

The Guardian just reported that locally-made Kombucha from Heartbeet Organics has been banned from sale in restaurants while at the same time imported Kombucha is available for purchase in grocery stores. http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/teresa-wright-kombucha-crackdown-180995/ Another case where government not only doesn’t encourage buying local products but actively deters this (provincial protein tender is another – they specify […]

Filed Under: Blog, Economic Development, Featured, Finance Tagged With: buy local, Kombucha

PEI ATV Federation Needs Government Support

September 21, 2017 by Brad Trivers 3 Comments

Peter Mellish - Brad Trivers - ATV Federation

“There are thousands of All Terrain Vehicles on PEI but the current government has no plan in place to support the PEI ATV Federation in building safe places to ride, get fuel, and access restaurants and accommodations” stated Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Leadership candidate Brad Trivers. “As PC leader and future Premier of PEI, […]

Filed Under: Blog, Communities, Economic Development, Featured Tagged With: ATV's

Community Supported Agriculture

April 11, 2017 by Brad Trivers Leave a Comment

List of CSAs on PEI - PEI Food Exchange

Have you signed up for a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program in your area yet?  I would highly recommend it! Here is my member’s statement about CSA’s from the legislature April 11, 2017. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to recognize the many Community Supported Agriculture programs in our province – also known as CSA’s. A CSA […]

Filed Under: Agriculture, Blog, Economic Development, Featured Tagged With: buy local, CSA, Food

High Speed Internet

10 Comments

Hi, I moved to Stanley Bridge PEI six months ago. Not sure if this is the right place to raise this issue but it’s worth a try. We are currently on DSL Internet with Bell Aliant and was hoping to eventually have access to the High Speed Fibre which is running on our road on […]

Filed Under: Economic Development, Government Areas Tagged With: Bell Aliant, high speed internet

Raise Personal Tax Exemption – Offset Carbon Tax

March 23, 2017 by Brad Trivers 1 Comment

Raising the basic personal tax exemption amount may be a good way to give back any extra carbon tax collected. For example, increase it by $1,250 each year starting in 2018 to go from $8000 now to $14,250 in 2022 – ending with a savings of $613 for every taxpayer, every year.  Why is spending the carbon […]

Filed Under: Blog, Economic Development, Environment, Featured, Finance Tagged With: basic personal amount, carbon tax, tax exemption

EI Regions on PEI

February 13, 2017 by Brad Trivers 1 Comment

PEI EI Regions for C0A1N0

This is a federal government issue, but one I get questions about.  There are two Employment Insurance (EI) regions on PEI, and they have different “characteristics” based on their different unemployment rates (for period Feb 12, 2017 to Mar 11, 2017 below): Charlottetown (7.6% unemployment rate) Prince Edward Island (13.3% unemployment rate) Here is the […]

Filed Under: Blog, Economic Development Tagged With: EI, EI regions, Employment Insurance

Slow Internet Access? Report it!

February 8, 2017 by Brad Trivers 3 Comments

Report Internet Problems to PEI Minister of Economic Development

In the recent February 1, 2017 Standing Committee meeting on Education and Economic Development, Minister MacDonald was questioned.  One of the questions I asked was,  “who specifically should people contact if they have bad internet?”, so that the government can work to address the issues. The Minister said people should “Call our office right away.” […]

Filed Under: Blog, Economic Development, Featured Tagged With: high speed internet

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next Page »

Newsletter Sign-Up – Brad’s Blog

The most recent articles - no more than one email a week!

Recent Posts

  • PC Party – 2019 Election Platform

    PC Party – 2019 Election Platform

    2 years ago
  • High Speed Internet – 32,000 Households Still Waiting

    High Speed Internet – 32,000 Households Still Waiting

    2 years ago
  • PEI Telemedicine Pilot

    PEI Telemedicine Pilot

    2 years ago
  • Seniors Housing Rent Supplement Now Available

    Seniors Housing Rent Supplement Now Available

    2 years ago
  • Poverty Action Plan Needs a Reality Check

    Poverty Action Plan Needs a Reality Check

    2 years ago

Categories

Recent Issues

  • Home Care Outsourced to Island EMS?

  • Qualifying for Permanent Jobs

  • Water flow near 200 Line Road

  • Rte 13 and Toronto Road – Disallow Passing

  • Repeat Violators of Public Health Act

Recent Comments

  • Mike O'Neil on Storm Response Guide – PEI Department of Transportation
  • Angel Bogart on High Speed Internet – 32,000 Households Still Waiting
  • Angel Bogart on High Speed Internet – 32,000 Households Still Waiting
  • Margaret Howard on Medical Clinic – Waiting In The Cold
  • sterlitepowergrid on Proposed Power Transmission Lines and Sub-station

Top Posts & Pages

  • Blog - MLA Brad Trivers
  • About
  • Liveable Income on PEI?
  • How do private roads become public?
  • Issues
  • Contact Me
  • Why Vote for Brad?
  • Poverty Action Plan Needs a Reality Check
  • A Vision for PEI - It's All About Community
  • MLA pay raise too soon

Facebook Like Box

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Tags

Atlantic Beef Products Bagnall's Pond basic income guarantee beef Brad Trivers Breadalbane buy local capital budget carbon tax cattle cavendish Chase the Ace Confederation Bridge Dec 2015 Chili and Chat democratic renewal District 18 e-Gaming Education electoral reform electricity Environment Advisory Council Facebook Food grandparents high speed internet Holland College Hunter River Infrastructure Summit long term care map Maritime Electric mayfield MLA Municipal Government Act North Rustico power roads Rustico-Emerald school bus Seniors Stanley Bridge roundabout taxes video Water Act watershed
Visit the PEI PC Party Website

© 2021 · SunriseWeb.ca · Built on Genesis