Statement on Island Waste Management Corp Fee Increase
The Liberal Official Opposition has learned that Island Waste Management Corporation (IWMC) is attempting to increase fees for household...
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Here are your MLAs' latest statements and news releases about issues important to you and your community.
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Statement on Auditor General Reports
Auditor General Report on Surgical Wait Times The Auditor General's report on surgical wait times in Prince Edward Island reveals a...
Dec 7, 20231 min read
Statement on the Fall Fiscal Update
In light of the government's fall fiscal update yesterday, it is disheartening to witness a staggering $98.6 million deficit touted as a...
Nov 3, 20231 min read
Statement from Official Opposition on Government's Plan to Relocate the Community Outreach Centre
Today, the King government announced its decision to move the Community Outreach Centre to a new location without doing anything to...
Oct 27, 20232 min read
Official Opposition Calls for Immediate Action on the Community Outreach Centre
The Official Opposition is calling for immediate action from the government to begin the process of closing the Community Outreach Centre...
Oct 20, 20231 min read
Statement from Hal Perry on the Release of the Long-term Care Covid-19 External Review Report
Today, the government released the Long-term Care Covid-19 External Review Report that was scheduled to be released last fall. As the...
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Statement from Hal Perry on QEH Over Capacity
Yesterday the Dennis King Government announced that the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, our Islands largest hospital, had exceeded its max...
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Opposition Leader Urges Govt to Slash Red Tape & Accelerate Municipal Permit for New Rental Builds
To address the pressing housing crisis that continues to burden our communities, Hal Perry, leader of the Official Opposition, is calling...
Oct 3, 20231 min read
Leader of the Official Opposition Calls for the Removal of Tax Rebate Cap for New Rental Housing
The King government's announcement to cap rebates on new rental builds is nothing short of a missed opportunity to help Islanders. At a...
Sep 26, 20231 min read
Statement from Gord McNeilly
The Prince Edward Island government’s handling of harm reduction and addiction support services in our province has been nothing short of...
Sep 15, 20232 min read
Urgent Need to Remove Provincial Portion of HST from New Rental Builds in Prince Edward Island
Today, I, as the Leader of the Official Opposition, am calling on the provincial government to swiftly act in removing the provincial...
Sep 11, 20231 min read
Official Opposition Demands Explanation Over Government’s Delay Enforcing the Missing Persons Act
It is inexplicable and unacceptable for this government to delay the implementation of the Missing Persons Act for more than two years,...
Aug 30, 20232 min read
Statement from Gord McNeilly on the Summerside Homelessness Situation
Official Opposition housing critic, Gord McNeilly, is urging the Government of PEI to make immediate plans to deliver a low barrier...
Aug 22, 20232 min read
Statement From Robert Henderson on Lack of Oversight by Premier King
Today, almost a full year after Hurricane Fiona caused devastation across our province, Islanders learned that the largest utility in the...
Aug 9, 20232 min read
A Call for Transparent Governance: Delayed Mandate Letters Finally Released
As your Official Opposition, we have been calling on the Premier to release his ministerial mandate letters since May because Islanders...
Aug 1, 20231 min read
Unreasonable Increase to Long-Term Care Rates Hurts Island Seniors
Health PEI’s announcement yesterday to increase the maximum daily room rate in public long-term care homes by almost $5,000.00 per year...
Jul 28, 20232 min read
Island Schools Need Investment in Air Ventilation
It was concerning to learn this morning that children in four Island schools have been breathing in radon gas at levels that present...
Jul 20, 20232 min read
Violence Detracts From PEI Government Meeting: A Call for Authentic Dialogue and Solutions
Violence can never be the answer. During a scheduled public meeting hosted and held by the PEI Government on the evening of July 19,...
Jul 11, 20232 min read
Minister Remains Silent as SkillsPEI Mismanagement exposes Islanders Information
The Liberal Official Opposition is disappointed and appalled to learn that 5600 SkillsPEI clients had sensitive information exposed in a...
Jun 30, 20232 min read
Liberal Opposition Calls for a Housing Strategy to help our Unhoused
Prince Edward Island is experiencing a deepening housing crisis that is driving record homelessness, as unhoused Islanders struggle with...
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