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CBC
13-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Coming soon to a P.E.I. community near you: The ombudsperson's mobile complaints clinic
The office of P.E.I.'s ombudsperson, Sandy Hermiston, is hitting the road this month, visiting communities from tip to tip. As she tells Kerry Campbell of CBC News: Compass, it's a chance for Islanders to talk to an investigator if feel they were treated unfairly by a government agency.
CBC
07-05-2025
- CBC
P.E.I. MLAs ask questions about when and why officials must report cases of suspected wrongdoing
P.E.I. has a legislated 'duty to report' requiring anyone with reasonable grounds to suspect a child is being abused to report that to the director of child protection or police as soon as possible. That didn't happen in the case of a substitute teacher who pleaded guilty last week to sexual interference in an incident involve an Island primary school student. As CBC's Kerry Campbell reports, opposition parties want to know why.
CBC
06-05-2025
- CBC
Former chief justice of P.E.I. Supreme Court named to handle review of PSB's handling of complaints
P.E.I.'s former chief justice David Jenkins (shown) will lead a review looking at policies and procedures in Island schools to protect students from sexual predators. This, after a former substitute teacher pleaded guilty last week to sexual interference, in a case involving an elementary school student. CBC's Kerry Campbell reports.
CBC
05-05-2025
- Climate
- CBC
2.5 years after Fiona, P.E.I. still hasn't changed law to allow more tree-trimming near power lines
Post-tropical storm Fiona devastated P.E.I.'s power grid in 2022, knocking down tens of thousands of trees. A new report says efforts by Maritime Electric to prevent a recurrence are being hampered because the province hasn't made the change required to give the company more freedom over what trees it can cut near power poles. CBC's Kerry Campbell explains.
CBC
02-04-2025
- Business
- CBC
More questions in the legislature about how P.E.I. will respond to the threat of U.S. tariffs
On the same day that U.S. President Donald Trump was unveiling another slew of international tariffs, opposition politicians in P.E.I. continued to ask for a more detailed game plan. Among their suggestions: Cancel the NHL travel destination deal and spend more to bring Canadian tourists to P.E.I. this summer. CBC's Kerry Campbell reports.
