The 11 part-time workers are striking mainly because they want a guaranteed minimum number of hours every week. Employees must maintain at least 18.75 hours per week to keep their benefits. The workers are asking for three staff to be guaranteed 30 hours per week, two staff 22 hours and one worker 18.75 hours. “The […]
Increase basic personal tax exemption amount
The “Basic personal amount” for Prince Edward Island in the 2014 tax package is $7,708 – Line 5804 – Basic personal amount. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/5002-pc/5002-pc-14e.html#P37_2377 PEI’s basic personal amount tax credit is the lowest in Canada – see all amounts for 2015 here. This need for an increase has been raised numerous times by different constituents in District 18. Information […]
Basic Income Guarantee Pilot Project
“All Islanders deserve to make a livable income.” References: http://leadersandlegacies.com/2016/05/30/liberals-ready-to-shake-up-canadas-social-policy-with-basic-income-guarantee/ Basic Income Canada Network – FAQs “A basic income guarantee (BIG) ensures everyone an income sufficient to meet basic needs and live with dignity, regardless of work status. First, it’s relatively simple. With the security of a regular, direct basic income, all Canadians are free […]
Increase Food Allowance Social Assistance Rates
Increase food allowance to 100% of real cost. (re)Implement food costing in PEI. Tie social assistance food allowance increases to inflation. References: UPEI and Food Security Network Food Costing Report – Nov 21, 2003 PEI Food Security Network – Working Group on Food Costing The Guardian Article – Food Cost Study “The study looked at […]
TPP and CETA will not allow to buy local
The PEI provincial government needs to lobby the Canadian Federal government to ensure that the right to purchase locally is not superseded by national trade agreements like the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). References The Globe and Mail – Jan 30, 2016 – For Canadian innovators, will TPP mean protection […]
Take more time to develop Water Act
The timeline for developing the Water Act is too aggressive. More time needs to be taken to ensure that it is comprehensive, complete, and effective.
Silt run-off into Bagnall’s Pond
Government will not clean silt out of pond as they indicate that the land under Bagnall’s Pond is privately owned. But government culverts from Route 2 run directly onto this private property, and the owners believe that they should get compensation for clean-up of silt from this run-off.
Extend the timeframe for democratic renewal
Need more time to consider democratic renewal. A Citizen’s Assembly should be used to consider electoral reform, as recommended in Winter 2007 by the Electoral Reform Working Group. See Cooper Institute article on Electoral Reform: “Cooper Institute has been involved in electoral reform since involvement in the “Yes” side of the 2005 PEI plebiscite on Mixed […]
Legislative Videos – Nov 20, 2015
On this day in the legislature one highlight for me was asking questions Capital Budget. In became clear that the high level “summary level” dollar figures in the budget could be broken down into specific projects, and the Minister of Finance had that information at his fingertips – but he refused to publish this information and […]
Tax on Vehicle Purchases
Here are questions and answers related to this issue raised by MLA Sidney MacEwen to the Minister of Finance. Tax on Vehicle Purchases – Rationale – Dec 3 2015 Tax on Vehicle Purchases – Provincial Comparison – Dec 3 2015 Question #1 – Rationale Behind Vehicle Tax Policy Currently, if an individual trades in a […]
