Support initiatives for drive-sharing to Charlottetown from Hunter River and Rustico. (and to Summerside? and from other communities?) References: The Guardian – Dec 17, 2015 – Uber won’t compete with P.E.I. taxis any time soon : “Uber made an attempt at expanding into Eastern Canada with one chapter in Halifax, but that flopped due to a […]
Protect architectural heritage
Encourage homes that fit cultural heritage of area. Protect churches.
Support temporary foreign worker immigration and rights
References: CBC – July 17, 2015 – New temporary foreign worker penalties concern some P.E.I. businesses: “Stiff new penalties for those who abuse the federal Temporary Foreign Workers Program are a concern for some in P.E.I. The changes were announced by the federal government last week. The strictest penalties include a lifetime ban from the […]
Use local, clean, renewable energy for PEI needs
“PEI needs to have re-usable, recyclable, regenerating energy, like solar, wind, bio-mass, wave. Government needs to support shift to solar and wind power, and invest in renewable energy. Ideally all energy used would be generated on PEI – reduce reliance on electricity from mainland (New Brunswick, Quebec). Get power utilities (e.g. Maritime Electric, NB Power) […]
Sync post-secondary programs to workforce needs
College and university programs need to be synchronized with the needs of the workforce.
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government needs to lobby the Canadian Federal government to ensure that the right to purchase locally is not superseded by national trade agreements like the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA).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 […]
