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PEI debt is too high with no sign of coming down – where does taxpayer money go?

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2015-16 Budget Summary as of Nov 17 2015

“Our debt is too high with no sign of coming down” “I want to know where all taxpayer money goes”   Notes   References What is the gross debt of PEI? $5.499 Billion total liabilities In 2012 $2.117 Billion Gross Debt, $0.038 Billion Debt Guarantees, $0.787 Billion Contingent Liabilities and Contractual Commitments, $2.558 Billion Program […]

Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: budget, debt, Dec 2015 Chili and Chat, deficit, money

Government of PEI inaction to help striking Canadian Blood Services workers

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“If the PEI government gives $30.3 million dollars to Canadian Blood Services yearly… why are they standing by and doing nothing while 9 CBS staff are on strike?“

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Dec 2015 Chili and Chat

CEO of Canadian Blood Services salary is too high

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“Why/how is it that the CEO of Canadian Blood Services makes $750,000 per year that tax payers pay his salary?”   References PDF – 2014 SALARY LIST OF CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES EMPLOYEES EARNING OVER $100,000 Chief Executive Officer = Dr. Graham Sher = $737,157 salary (+ $21,219 taxable benefit)  

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Dec 2015 Chili and Chat

Make PEI more open for entrepreneurs

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“Make PEI more open for entrepreneurs” References financepei – Entrepreneur Loan Program “The newly revised Entrepreneur Loan Program is an initiative of the Province of Prince Edward Island designed to help increase the availability of financing for the purpose of: helping new businesses get started and established firms make improvements and expand to improve access to […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Dec 2015 Chili and Chat

Balance budgets and end usury

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“Balance budgets / end usury”   Notes   References CBC – January 13, 2016 – P.E.I. government wants public input on balancing provincial budget “Participants will be asked if they think growing the economy and increasing revenue is the best option, or if programs and services should receive a change in funding. They will also be […]

Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: budget, Dec 2015 Chili and Chat

MLA pay raise too soon

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“MLA’s were given a pay raise too soon after the 2015 election.” Notes The PEI Indemnities and Allowances Commission is responsible for determining if and when MLA’s receive salary increases. “The Indemnities & Allowances Commission is established under Section 46 of the Legislative Assembly Act to review and recommend salary and benefits for the members […]

Filed Under: Finance, Other Tagged With: Dec 2015 Chili and Chat, indemnities and allowances commission, MLA, salary

Private-Public-Partnerships (P3) for health care

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“There is talk about P3 coming into the healthcare.  P3’s have been proven to dost taxpayers money.  I realize health care is the largest expense for government, but Canadian health care is set up so it does not run making a profit.  P3’s need to make a profit for the investors.  The taxpayers end up […]

Filed Under: Finance, Health and Wellness Tagged With: Dec 2015 Chili and Chat, P3, public private partnerships

Increase healthy infrastructure

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More infrastructure is needed on PEI to support healthy activities like walking and biking.  More walking and biking trails should be built connecting communities across PEI.

Filed Under: Communities, Health and Wellness, Infrastructure Tagged With: bike, Dec 2015 Chili and Chat, trails, walk

Increase number of clinics and staff with nurse practitioners

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PEI needs to have more clinics to increase access to health care.  These can be staffed with nurse practitioners since physicians are in short supply and more expensive.

Filed Under: Health and Wellness Tagged With: clinic, Dec 2015 Chili and Chat, doctor, nurse practitioner

Abortion access on PEI

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Two views: Abortion services should be offered on Prince Edward Island. Status quo should be kept with no abortion services on Prince Edward Island. Notes About 50% of the people who bring this issue up want better access to abortion services, and the other half don’t. This ties into other issues like the adoption process […]

Filed Under: Health and Wellness Tagged With: abortion, Dec 2015 Chili and Chat

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