On November 7, 2024, Bill 111 Service Dog Act was brought forward for second reading and debate in committee of the whole in the Legislative Assembly of PEI. Helping promote Bill 111 were service dog advocates Jennifer Sanderson, Russell McCabe, Shannon Noonan and Rev. Dr. Karen MacRae. There was limited time for debate, but progress […]
Public Places Survey: Service Dog Teams on Prince Edward Island
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 […]
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 thanks to Jennifer Sanderson for her help! For more information, visit the main Bill 111 – Service Dog Act page by clicking here. Loading…
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 Wednesday March 13, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Hunter River Lions Club (4615 Rennies Rd – Rte 13, Hunter River). You can find […]
Charlottetown Outreach Centre – A Former Minister’s Perspective
As a former Minister of Social Development and Housing, I was responsible for the Charlottetown Outreach Centre, and was Minister when it was opened at the site of the old Charlottetown Curling Club. When “Motion 63 – Calling on government to release a community outreach centre backup plan” was called to the floor for debate, […]
Custody and Guardianship For Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
In the Fall 2023 sitting of the legislature the new Child, Youth and Family Services Act was finally passed to replace the old Child Protection Act. This was legislation I worked on when I was Minister of Social Development & Housing, and wanted to bring forward then. In particular it allows for both temporary and […]
Supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community
The following motion “Supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community” was brought to the floor of the legislature for debate on May 24, 2023. Please find my input at the video link and transcript below, where I supported the motion. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-legislature-support-lgbtq-1.6853649 Supporting the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community WHEREAS the 2SLGBTQIA+ community continues to experience hate and intolerance in many forms; […]
