Government
Wednesday April 30, 2014
Senate Decision Reaction
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled unanimously that Stephen Harper cannot go ahead with major plans to reform the Senate without the consent of the provinces.
On the issue of either Senate elections or term limits, he would need 7 provinces representing 50 per cent of the population to agree, and on the issue of abolition of the Senate, he would need unanimous consent.
It's a pretty definitive defeat for Harper's agenda, with the Court saying that you can't ignore the basic spirit of the Constitution, which requires the federal government to work with the provinces to change things. For reaction to this decision, we invited PEI Senator Percy Downe into the Mainstreet studio.
Categories: Government, Politics
Tuesday April 29, 2014
Richard Raiswell - Social Assistance
There's been a lot of discussion in the legislature regards budgets - and how some departments didn't spend their full allotment for last year. Last year the province underspent on social assistance grants by $1.9 million. Richard Raiswell, our political columnist, has been looking at the data and research, and how much it costs for a family to get by on assistance.
Categories: Government, Politics, Richard Raiswell
Tuesday April 22, 2014
Richard Raiswell - PEI's Prosperity Strategy
There was fanfare around the PEI's prosperity strategy originally but now it seems to be going to the back of the line.
Our political columnist Richard Raiswell take a look. He joins us every week while the legislature is sitting. He teaches in the history faculty of UPEI.
Categories: Government, Politics, Richard Raiswell
- April 2014
- Wed., 30 – Senate Decision Reaction
- Tue., 29 – Richard Raiswell - Social Assistance
- Tue., 22 – Richard Raiswell - PEI's Prosperity Strategy
- Tue., 15 – Social Assistance Payments
- Mon., 14 – Government Spending Debate
- March 2014
- Mon., 31 – City budget - Two New Officer Positions
- Tue., 18 – Finding A New Home For Josh
- Mon., 17 – Psychological Safety in the Workplace
- February 2014
- Wed., 26 – Q-Line - Doug Griffiths
- December 2013
- Tue., 3 – Richard Raiswell - Islander Migration
- November 2013
- October 2013
- Fri., 18 – PEI Political Intrigue - MLA Richard Brown
- September 2013
- Wed., 4 – Seasonal Work and Employment Insurance
- August 2013
- Wed., 7 – Ambulance Billing Issues
- June 2013
- Tue., 18 – Petition to replace Minister Ron MacKinley
- Tue., 18 – What's to become of Founder's Hall?
- May 2013
- Thu., 23 – Senator Percy Downe - On Mike Duffy
- Thu., 16 – CBC's James Cudmore - PEI Senator Mike Duffy
- Mon., 13 – PEI Government - Catastrophic Drug Plan
- February 2013
