District 19: Borden - Kinkora's candidates' promises on Society & Government

Disabilities and accessibility

PC

Create a $2M fund to retrofit workplaces for accessibility

"Establish a $2 Millon Dollar Adaptation Fund for employees to retrofit workplaces to make them more accessible for those who have physical disabilities to participate either remotely or in person" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-17

Green

Increase the Assured Income Allowance for Islanders with disabilities
Legislate stronger accessibility standards

"Introduce stronger legislation on accessibility standards to make sure persons living with a disability can fully participate in all aspects of Island life." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23

NDP

Ensure PEI is compliant with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Update labour laws to accommodate disabilities

Elections & electoral reform

We don't have any PC policies on Elections & electoral reform.

Green

Create Citizens' Assemblies to advise on important issues

"Create Citizens’ Assemblies to tackle important issues. The first of these would be proportional representation. From there, this assembly would get to work on issues such as climate change, housing, rural governance, poverty, and other issues of importance to Islanders." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-18
Regulate political party spending and information gathering

"○ Require financial statements outside of elections.

○ Regulate loans.

○ Create privacy requirements for personal information collected by political parties." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-18
Allow permanent residents to vote in municipal and school board elections
Lower the voting age to 16
Implement proportional representation

"Legislate proportional representation, based on the recommendations of the Citizens’ Assembly." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23

NDP

Start a Citizen's Assembly on Electoral Reform to examine alternatives to first-past-the-post

"Launch a Citizen’s Assembly on Electoral Reform to examine alternatives to the first-past-the-post system, and issues such as low voter turnout." — NDP Platform 2023, 2023-03-09
Lower the voting age to 16
Make election dates public holidays
Make voting and voter registration easier

Government transparency

We don't have any PC policies on Government transparency.

Green

Use results-based financial management for government departments

"Make government spending more transparent by implementing results-based financial management in government departments." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-18
Make resources available to process requests in at timely manner
Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

We don't have any NDP policies on Government transparency.

Justice and legal aid

PC

Establish a Community Legal Aid Service

"Establish a Community Legal Aid Service to increase access to justice including legal representation which is not currently provided by existing legal aid programs" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-16
Provide $500K for Community Legal Information, which helps residents understand the law and justice system

"Provide $500,000 in funding for Community Legal Information to continue their work on intimate partner violence, workplace sexual harassment, and cyberbullying" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-16

Green

Promote restorative justices approaches, focusing on rehabilitation over punishment
Increase the budget for Legal Aid, and make sure it's sufficiently staffed

NDP

Double investment in the Violence Against Women Prevention Grant

Local government

PC

Create a $25M Community Infrastructure Program for retrofitting and upgrading community facilities

"Establishing a $25 Million dollar Community Infrastructure Program to assist communities in retrofitting and upgrading key community facilities such as arenas, and community centres" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-16
Introduce more programmes for municipalities to share services

"Introduce additional shared services programs for municipalities so that communities can remain independent and autonomous while working together in providing high-quality, timely services to residents" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-16
Create a new funding formula for local governments

"Build a stronger, more equitable funding formula for all communities - large and small, rural and urban" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-16

Green

Invest in recreation infrastructure like playgrounds, sports fields, and community gardens, and ensure public washrooms are available at these facilities

"Invest in recreation infrastructure like playgrounds, sports fields, and community gardens so that Islanders of all ages can stay active in their communities. It’s also important public washrooms are available at these facilities." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-13
Provide additional tax room for municipalities via property taxes

"Review the Property Tax structure to provide additional tax room for municipalities and make sure it is equitable for Islanders."
Provide more resources to local governments for local land-use planning

"Under the Municipal Government Act, all municipalities are responsible for land use planning within their boundaries. However, for many of our smaller municipalities this can be very challenging to carry out.

The current multi-year funding agreement between the province and municipalities expires this year, so a new agreement will need to be negotiated. As part of this, we will make sure municipalities have the resources necessary to implement strong local land use planning." — peigreens.ca backgrounder, 2023-03-14

NDP

Dedicate funding and update the Municipal Government Act to allow municipalities to invest in climate infrastructure

"Empowering municipalities to tackle their climate infrastructure needs with dedicated funding and changes to the Municipal Government Act." — NDP Platform 2023, 2023-03-09

Policing

PC

Run a pilot programme to hire School Resource Officers

"Create a pilot program to fund the hiring of School Resource Officers for each family of schools that want one and conduct a comprehensive review of how they can work collaboratively with school administration, teachers, support staff and student wellbeing teams" — With You. For You., 2023-03-24
Expand the Atlantic Police Academy in Summerside, including expanding training in mental health, addictions, and working with marginalised communities

"Invest in provincial policing resources by investing in an expansion of the Atlantic Police Academy in Summerside so more Islanders can train, live and work in their home communities. This would include an expansion of specialized training in mental health, addictions, and working with marginalized communities" — peipc.ca, 2023-03-16

Green

Develop a strategic plan for policing
Determine staffing numbers required to maintain effective provincial leadership and oversight of policing

"Determine the number of staff and the roles required to establish and maintain effective provincial leadership and oversight of policing in PEI." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23
Allow the public to submit incident reports to police online
Create diversity training for police, along with catch-up and regular refresher training
Establish a provincial police board
Implement the recommendations of the Midpoint Evaluation of the Crime Prevention and Police Services Model Review
Review existing police standards and legislate updated policing standards where necessary

We don't have any NDP policies on Policing.

Racism and diversity

PC

Provide a for-year core funding agreement for the Black Cultural Society of PEI

"Provide a four-year core funding agreement for the Black Cultural Society of PEI to renew its strategic plan and to ensure it can continue to address structural and systemic racism in PEI" — With You. For You., 2023-03-24

Green

Make public all recommendations from the Anti-Racism Table

"Make public all recommendations of the Anti-Racism Table to promote greater public discussion and improved government accountability on matters of racism and discrimination." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23
Support better demographic data collection for identifying and understanding disparities

"Support better collection of disaggregated demographic data as required to better understand disparities in our society, with a particular focus on health, education, housing, and employment outcomes." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23
Ensure adequate education for public servants on equity, diversity, and inclusion issues
Increase funding to the Human Rights Commission

"Increase funding to the Human Rights Commission to provide for the timely resolution of complaints."
Develop an anti-racism strategy

"Develop an anti-racism strategy in partnership with community members and equity-seeking groups." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23
Support providing equity, diversity, and inclusion training in workplaces

NDP

Update labour laws to ensure diverse and equitable hiring
Ensure the cultural history of PEI taught in social studies includes stories of Black Islanders, immigrants, Indigenous, Métis, and Acadian people
Expand the Anti-Racism Microgrant programme

Reconciliation

PC

Work with L'nuey to create online learning courses to preserve the Mi'kmaq language
Offer courses on local Indigenous history in the curriculum

Green

Amend the table of precedence for provincial events and ceremonies

"Amend the table of precedence to improve the representation of Mi’kmaq voices at provincial events and ceremonies." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23
Advocate renaming the Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing
Integrate Mi'kmaq rights and culture into provincial law

"Integrate Mi’kmaq rights and culture into provincial laws. For example:

• Protect the duty to consult.

• Strengthen laws and regulations around land stewardship and environmental protection.

• Strengthen Mi’kmaq values, connections, and traditions in child protection laws." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23
Provide a $100K recurring grant to contribute to Indigenizing UPEI

"Provide UPEI with a recurring $100k grant to contribute to the Indigenization of UPEI, and work with other post-secondary institutions on similar initiatives." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23
Commit to implementing the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Help Mi'kmaq acquire new land holdings
Support exercising Treaty rights, including to a moderate livelihood fishery
Work with L'nuey to foster culture, education, and language

"Work with L’nuey in fostering culture, education, and language preservation and promotion across the Island. For example, this could include more signage in Mi’kmaq and official publications in Mi’kmaq." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23
Create a Mi'kmaq-specific business equity fund for long-term projects

"Work to establish a Mi’kmaq-specific business equity fund for long-term projects that promote the prosperity and long-term well-being of First Nations communities in PEI." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23
Foster a nation-to-nation relationship and self-government for the Epekwitnewaq Mi'kmaq

"Work with Mi’kmaq and foster the nation-to-nation relationship and self-government for Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq. Support Mi’kmaq initiatives in housing, economic development, and other priorities identified by Mi’kmaq to improve quality of life on PEI." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23
Review progress and speed-up work on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action and the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' calls for justice
Immediately establish a government position to manage Aboriginal content in education

"For example, immediately establish a senior-level position in government at the assistant deputy minister level or higher dedicated to Aboriginal content in education as per the TRC Calls to Action #62." — 2023 Election Platform, 2023-03-23

NDP

Uphold the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Fulfill all Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission within provincial jurisdiction