PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Speaker: Hon. Francis (Buck) Watts
Published by Order of the Legislature
Index of Committees
12 January 2016
To
6 May 2016
August 2016
Volume 15
Introduction
Volume 14 of the Index of Committees covers committee work from 12 January 2016 to
6 May 2016. The committees included are:
Agriculture and Fisheries (AF)
Communities, Land and Environment (CLE)
Education and Economic Development (EED)
Health and Wellness (HW)
Infrastructure and Energy (IE)
Public Accounts (PA)
Rules, Regulations, Private Bills & Privileges (RRPBP)
Special Committee on Democratic Renewal (DR)
The standard practice has been retained of dividing the content into two headings:
Members and Witnesses; and Subjects. Under the first heading, Members means MLAs serving
on committees, or as non-voting members of a committee; Witnesses means any MLAs who
have presented before a committee, Legislative Assembly staff, the Auditor General,
bureaucrats, consultants, experts, members of the public, and others.
Each of the eight committees has been given a code for easier reference. These codes are
attached to members and witnesses, so that if a person names Philip Smith was on or appeared
before three committees, the code would be attached to a name, e.g., “Philip Smith (AF)” “Philip
Smith (PA),” and “Philip Smith (HW).” Under Subjects, the same codes are attached to a
particular topic.
Numbering of pages is sequential within each committee. The Schedule of Meetings
shows when each committee met and what page numbers apply.
Jeff Bursey
Manager of Parliamentary Publications and Services
August 2016
Committees
Standing
Agriculture and Fisheries
Murphy, Pat (Chair, becomes Chair 29 January 2016)
Bevan-Baker, Dr. Peter
Dumville, Bush
Gallant, Sonny (active 29 January 2016, replacing Robert Henderson)
LaVie, Colin
Perry, Hal (active 29 January 2016, replacing Tina Mundy)
Trivers, Brad (active 10 February 2016, replacing Jamie Fox)
Fox, Hon. Jamie (active 29 January 2016, replaced by Brad Trivers as of 10 February 2016)
Henderson, Hon. Robert (former Chair, resigns from committee in January 2016 before year’s
first meeting)
Communities, Land and Environment
Casey, Kathleen (Chair)
Bevan-Baker, Dr. Peter
Gallant, Sonny (active 10 February 2016, new member)
MacEwen, Sidney
Murphy, Pat (active 10 February 2016, replacing Tina Mundy)
Perry, Hal (active 10 February 2016, replacing Robert Henderson)
Sherry, Janice (resigned as MLA 1 August 2016)
Trivers, Bradley
Henderson, Hon. Robert (resigns in January 2016 before year’s first meeting)
Mundy, Hon. Tina (resigns in January 2016 before year’s first meeting)
Education and Economic Development
Dumville Bush (Chair, replaces Tina Mundy as of January 14 2016)
Bevan-Baker, Dr. Peter
Brown, Jordan
Casey, Kathleen
Gallant, Sonny
MacKay, Matthew
Myers, Steven
Mundy, Hon. Tina (former Chair, resigns in January 2016 before year’s first meeting)
Health and Wellness
Sherry, Janice (Chair; resigned as MLA 1 August 2016)
Aylward, James
Bevan-Baker, Dr. Peter
Casey, Kathleen
Compton, Darlene
Dumville, Bush
Murphy, Pat
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Infrastructure and Energy
Gallant, Sonny (Chair)
Bevan-Baker, Dr. Peter
Dumville, Bush
Fox, Hon. Jamie
MacEwen, Sidney
Murphy, Pat
Perry, Hal (active 25 February 2016, replacing Tina Mundy)
Mundy, Tina (active 14 January 2016; replaced by Hal Perry as of 25 February 2016)
Public Accounts
Aylward, James (Chair)
Brown, Jordan (Vice-chair)
Bevan-Baker, Dr. Peter
Compton, Darlene
Dumville, Bush
Gallant, Sonny
Perry, Hal (active 24 February 2016, replacing Robert Henderson)
Sherry, Janice (resigned as MLA 1 August 2016)
Henderson, Hon. Robert (resigns in January 2016 before year’s first meeting)
Rules, Regulations, Private Bills & Privileges
Casey, Kathleen (Chair)
Aylward, James
Bevan-Baker, Dr. Peter
Dumville, Bush
Fox, Hon. Jamie
Gallant, Sonny
Henderson, Hon. Robert
Mundy, Hon. Tina
Myers, Steven (active 3 March 2016; replaced by Jamie Fox as of 22 April 2016)
Special
Special Committee on Democratic Renewal
Brown, Jordan (Chair)
Bevan-Baker, Dr. Peter
Biggar, Hon. Paula
MacEwen, Sidney
Sherry, Janice (resigned as MLA 1 August 2016)
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Descriptions of Standing and Special Committees
Agriculture and Fisheries
The Standing Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries is charged with matters concerning
agriculture and fisheries.
Communities, Land and Environment
The Standing Committee on Communities, Land and Environment is charged with matters
concerning community, land and the environment.
Education and Economic Development
The Standing Committee on Education and Economic Development is charged with matters
concerning education, higher learning, and economic development.
Health and Wellness
The Standing Committee on Health and Wellness is charged with matters concerning health,
wellness, and seniors.
Infrastructure and Energy
The Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Energy is charged with matters concerning
infrastructure and energy.
Public Accounts
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts is charged with matters concerning the Public
Accounts of the Province and the annual report of the Auditor General.
Rules, Regulations, Private Bills & Privileges
The Standing Committee on Rules, Regulations, Private Bills & Privileges is charged with
matters concerning the rules and privileges of the Legislative Assembly and private bills.
Special Committee on Democratic Renewal
The Special Committee on Democratic Renewal is charged with matters concerning community
consultations on electoral systems and democratic renewal.
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Schedule of Meetings
Committee
Pages
Agriculture and Fisheries
29 January .................................................................................................................................. 1-27
10 February .............................................................................................................................. 28-54
4 March .................................................................................................................................... 55-86
18 March ................................................................................................................................ 87-109
Communities, Land and Environment
10 February ............................................................................................................................. 1-49
9 March ................................................................................................................................. 50-72
Education and Economic Development
14 January ................................................................................................................................. 1-9
4 February ............................................................................................................................. 10-30
3 March ................................................................................................................................. 31-55
17 March ............................................................................................................................... 56-66
Health and Wellness
12 January ............................................................................................................................... 1-24
17 February ........................................................................................................................... 25-56
23 February ........................................................................................................................... 57-88
8 March ............................................................................................................................... 89-126
15 March ........................................................................................................................... 127-155
Infrastructure and Energy
14 January ................................................................................................................................. 1-4
18 February ............................................................................................................................. 5-38
25 February ........................................................................................................................... 39-72
24 March ............................................................................................................................... 73-88
Public Accounts
24 February ............................................................................................................................. 1-28
16 March ............................................................................................................................... 29-37
Rules, Regulations, Private Bills & Privileges
6 May ...................................................................................................................................... 1-20
Special Committee on Democratic Renewal
9 February ............................................................................................................................... 1-27
11 February ........................................................................................................................... 28-49
23 February ........................................................................................................................... 50-77
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25 February ........................................................................................................................... 78-93
27 February ......................................................................................................................... 94-115
1 March (afternoon) .......................................................................................................... 116-141
1 March (evening) ............................................................................................................. 142-163
Headings for Index of Committees
Agriculture and Fisheries
Briefing from Sales PEI Initiative
Briefings by PEI Fishermen’s Association and PEI Cattle Producers
Briefings on Organic Farming, and Aquaculture
Briefings on Shellfish Industry, and Off-Road Vehicles re: Agricultural Fields
Communities, Land and Environment
Briefing from Department of Communities, Land and Environment
Briefing on climate change and the CLIVE project
Education and Economic Development
Briefing from Minister on Changes to Education System
Briefing on Recently Announced Changes to Education System
Briefings on Impact of HST on Construction and Real Estate Industries
Health and Wellness
Briefings on Bill 101 - Well-being Measurement Act; and a briefing from Islandwide
Hospital Access
Briefings on mental health and addictions.
Out-of-province health care expenditures; briefing from the College of Physicians and
Surgeons.
Support for grandparents acting as primary caregivers
Infrastructure and Energy
Briefings on Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation
Briefing on Petroleum Product Regulation
Public Accounts
Auditor General’s Report 2015
Updates on Responses from Departments Re: Auditor General’s Report
Rules, Regulations, Private Bills & Privileges
Prima facie case of breach of privilege and Leader of the Opposition’s letter
Special Committee on Democratic Renewal
Community Consultations on Plebiscite Question
Work Plan
Organizational
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Members and Witnesses
AFFLECK, RANDALL (DR)
First-past-the-post system; one-member
opposition; binding referendums; government
leading the country in democratic renewal;
province in powerful role; extroverted elected
members; females and youth participation;
retaining current system in PEI
55-56; 73-74
Letters to departments re: Auditor General
findings (PA), 29
Scheduling (HW), 28
ALLAIN, JEAN (EED)
Atlantic Roofers Ltd.; underground market
increasing due to HST; comparing professional
prices to underground contractors; professional
construction costs; construction safety training;
construction market distorted by underground
contractors; increase in home sales just prior to
HST adoption; New Brunswick construction
market; percentage of construction industry
members either collecting or paying HST;
claiming HST owed against future HST
revenues; HST impact on PEI economy; vehicle
purchasing; competing with the underground
economy; HST owing deducted from HST
revenues; passing HST costs on to customers;
interprovincial registration of construction
vehicles; rural homeowners moving into urban
areas; Winsloe real estate market; contractors
losing money on homes built before HST but
sold after HST; economic spinoff benefits of
construction industry
57-63
CRA programs (HW), 76
Committee member who could have sent
note regarding Speaker (RRPP), 3
Committee’s plan to move forward (RRPP),
14
Contaminated Sites Registry (PA), 29
Costs of HST (HW), 100
Departmental management letters (PA), 27
Diagnosis of Autism (HW), 67
Doctor in Tyne Valley (HW), 105
Dollar amount for supporting for children
(HW), 61
Doctor compliment (HW), 47
Dr. Adam McMillan (HW), 123
East Prince Seniors Initiative (HW), 85
E-gaming audit (PA), 28
Extreme weather expenses (PA), 25
Federal funding (HW), 66
Flying team to British Columbia (HW), 21
Hillsborough Hospital (HW), 53
Incarcerated people with mental health and
addiction (HW), 39
In-patient beds in Charlottetown (HW), 3031; 38
In-patient care for addiction services (HW),
52-53
Integrating nurse practitioners into system
(HW), 101
Kinship homes (HW), 61
ARNOLD, LEN (DR)
Concerns regarding changes to electoral system;
voting power; Prince Edward Island
demographics
98
Lack of policy and procedure (PA), 8
Legislative Counsel present during
committee (RRPP), 8
Matters concerning senior citizens (HW), 10
Meeting in-camera (RRPP), 16
Mental health and addictions (HW), 60
Methadone clinics and program (HW), 32
AYLWARD, JAMES (Stratford-Kinlock)
Admissions to Mount Herbert (HW), 31-32
Motion re: Support for grandparents acting as
primary care givers (HW), 3-4; 6; 60
Nursing students from UPEI (HW), 19-20
Organ transplants (HW), 98
Outdated mechanisms (HW), 112
Out-of-province health care expenditures (HW),
98; 104
Aging populations (HW), 16
Allan Rankin (PA), 25
Assistance for family members acting as
primary care givers (HW), 4-5
Atlantic Procurement Agreement (PA), 29-31
Auditor General
Recommendation compliance (PA), 27, 29
Recommendations for Medical Affairs (HW),
109-110
Report 2015 (PA), 1, 21-22
Bradley Trivers letter to committee (PA), 29
Charts in Auditor General Report (PA), 18
Parents’ custodial rights (HW), 66
PEI Seniors’ Federation (HW), 85
Portage and Homewood (HW), 38
Pownal hockey association fundraising events
(HW), 21-22
Provincial youth recovery centre in
Summerside (HW), 30
Chief Mental Health and Addictions Officer
(HW), 30; 41
Child tax benefit (HW), 66
College of Physicians and Surgeons on PEI
(HW), 56
Public Accounts authority to request information
(PA), 14
Public meetings in Souris (HW), 151
Regional and provincial colleges (HW), 99-100
Committee
1
Members and Witnesses
Rheumatology (HW), 98
Robert Mitchell letter to committee (PA), 29
Bhutan economic advisers (HW), 129
Brian Campbell (AF), 65
British Columbia carbon tax (CLE), 36
BTUs per carbon molecule (IE), 85-86
Building
Code for PEI construction (EED), 40
Inspections undermined by underground
economy (EED), 40
Canada’s Food Island (AF), 32, 64
Canadian Home Builders’ Association
consultation with government (EED), 34
Capital investment in green technology versus
reduced operating costs (IE), 25
Carbon pricing on PEI (CLE), 69
Carver report (CLE), 16-17
Seeking a psychiatrist (HW), 48
Senior forced to pay back sums to provincial
program (HW), 75
Seniors’ Secretariat (HW), 18
Speaker under pressure from media and
public (RRPP), 17
Spending authority (PA), 21
Strength Program (HW), 30; 38
St. Vincent DePaul (HW), 86
Teresa Hennebery (HW), 4
Training expenses (PA), 21
Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy letter
to committee (PA), 29
Understanding legal issues around child care
(HW), 61
C-BIG PEI (HW), 87
Child care subsidies (HW), 62
Well-being Measurement Act (HW), 132
Civil service in PEI (HW), 7
Clean-burning quality of oil compared to
Electricity (IE), 85
Natural gas (IE), 85-86
Climate change
Affecting lobster populations (AF), 43
Positive for PEI (CLE), 68
CLIVE project (CLE), 46
Coin toss (DR), 133
Committee scheduling (HW), 23
Composite buses (IE), 25
Confederation Trail use by off-road vehicles
(AF), 81
Consultation regarding amalgamation (CLE),
16-17
Coordinated Maritime approach to carbon
pricing (CLE), 36
BARTLEY, JIM (DR)
Australian electoral system; automatically
registered to vote through drivers’ licenses and
health cards; open and closed list systems; New
Zealand electoral system; additional cheques to
pensioners and students; financial crises; slash
spending or increase GST
62-63
BEVAN-BAKER, DR. PETER (Kellys CrossCumberland)
Abandoning global markets (AF), 9
Abuse of power and corruption (DR), 88-89
Accumulated knowledge of veteran shell fishers
(AF), 63
Amalgamation Act (CLE), 17
Announcement on pipe line (IE), 3-4
Armoring shorelines (CLE), 36
Assessment of different places (CLE), 60
Atlantic Beef Products
Foreign workers (AF), 52
Plant in Borden (AF), 52
Auditor General recommendation compliance
(PA), 27-28
Auditor General Report 2015 (PA), 5, 12, 20,
27-28
Average
PEI real estate prices and their effect on
ordinary Islanders (EED), 46
Salary of a general practitioner in PEI
Costs of health care in PEI (HW), 50
Cradle of Confederation (DR), 73
Decentralization of capacity (IE), 10; 62
Department of Environment, Labour and Justice
staffing cutbacks (PA), 5, 12
Developing new strategies to promote PEI
industries (AF), 6-7
Diesel power costs (IE), 10
Documenting follow-up regarding
environmental complaints (PA), 12
Donations to parties (DR), 120
Dual-member mixed proportional representation
(DR), 30
Economic benefits of PEI Office of Energy
Efficiency (IE), 49
Election financing (DR), 140
Electric & hybrid car rebates (IE), 47
Electricity conservation incentives (IE), 61
Energy
Efficiency rebates (IE), 47
Diversification (IE), 16
Storage technology (IE), 67
Environmental
And human health (HW), 12
(HW), 51
Balancing oil consumer and retailer needs (IE),
84
Bell Aliant (IE), 2-3
Billing numbers on Prince Edward Island
(HW), 120
Biomass
Electricity generating plant (IE), 67-68
Heating government buildings (IE), 48
2
Members and Witnesses
Drawbacks of exempting heating oil from HST
(EED), 46
Evaluating well-being (HW), 127-128
Federal
Conservative government resistance to carbon
pricing (CLE), 35
Infrastructure funds (IE), 2
Fee guide increases (HW), 94
Fibreglass oil tank life expectancy (IE), 84
Finance PEI loan write-offs (PA), 15
Financial Administration Act (PA), 16
First-past-the-post plus system (DR), 114
Fish depletion in rivers (CLE), 27
Frequency of oil price regulation (IE), 83
Fronius (IE), 62
Littoral map and development patterns (CLE),
60
Loan write-offs (PA), 13, 15-16
Lopsided legislatures (DR), 87
Majoritarian systems (DR), 114
Mandatory green construction standards in PEI
public buildings (IE), 25
Maritime union (CLE), 59-60
Matters concerning senior citizens (HW), 12
Maximum number of presenters per committee
meeting (IE), 72
Measuring happiness (HW), 127
Models and rainfall patterns of PEI (CLE), 68
Motion re:
Considering of the Well-being Measurement
Act (HW), 6-9; 12
Requesting agreement between government
and Bell Aliant (EED), 2
Multispecies moratorium (AF), 63
Municipal boundary development (CLE), 16
Newfoundland and Labrador lobster marketing
(PA), 32
New Brunswick
Road tolls (AF), 42
Lobster marketing (AF), 32
New energy storage technology (IE), 16
Non-HST factors in PEI construction industry
slump (EED), 35
North
Front-line workers (HW), 28-29
G batteries (IE), 9
GDP (HW), 128
Globe and Mail articles (IE), 3
Government
Reflective of Islanders’ wishes (DR), 87; 92
Working collaboratively with public (DR),
114-115
Green
Government (IE), 32
Mountain Energy (IE), 9
Party (IE), 32
Groundwater contamination (PA), 12
Handrahan report (CLE), 16-17
Hawaii power grid centralization (IE), 62
High-speed Internet in PEI (EED), 2
HST
Rebates’ potential effect on PEI economy
(EED), 35
Low income rebate (EED), 46
American conventional approaches to
mental health (HW), 28
Carolina oysters (AF), 64
Nova Scotia lobster marketing (AF), 32
Number of male and female candidates (DR),
120
Office of Energy Efficiency funding cuts (IE),
32
Oil retail profit margins in other provinces (IE),
82-83
Impacts of separation on families (HW), 62
Improvements in wind turbines and batteries
(IE), 8-9
Increases in physician fees (HW), 93-94
Integration of Maritime lobster marketing (AF),
32
Inviting
Adam Fenech to committee (CLE), 46
Crapaud Community Council to committee
(CLE), 39
New Glasgow Community Corporation to
committee (CLE), 39
Small municipalities to committee (CLE), 3940
IRAC hearing re: Maritime Electric rates (IE),
61
Islanders in favour of change (DR), 47-48; 86;
113-114
Inviting organic farmers to appear at committee
(AF), 84
Land transfer tax (EED), 46
Legislative Assembly representing overall
wishes of electorate (DR), 30
Overdosing on fentanyl (HW), 40
Oyster
Pricing (AF), 65
Regeneration (AF), 60
Spat imports (AF), 63
Paris climate change agreement (IE), 32
Passive House (IE), 51
Patronage and cronyism (DR), 89
PEI
Adoption of National Building Code (IE), 25
Branding (AF), 32, 64
Building code (IE), 51
College of Physicians and Surgeons (HW),
118
Construction industry hurt by HST (EED), 34,
40
Crown land shortage (AF), 81
Lending Agency (PA), 13
Lobster catch increase (AF), 43
3
Members and Witnesses
Office of Energy Efficiency budget (IE), 47,
49
Office of Energy Efficiency funding (IE), 49
Oyster industry (AF), 64
Pioneers in democratic renewal (DR), 73
Committee on Democratic Renewal
consultations (CLE), 16
Warrants (PA), 22
State of PEI construction industry compared to
other provinces (EED), 35
Peer support (HW), 29
Statistics of step program (HW), 39-40
Physician complement on PEI (HW), 94
Preferential ballot system (DR), 30
Premier not in favour of proportional
representation (DR), 72-73
Price of oil (AF), 6
Student Financial Assistance Corporation loan
write-offs (PA), 15
Prices of food on the rise (HW), 63
Timely intervention of addiction (HW), 28
Prioritizing report recommendations (CLE), 17
Provincial
Revenue assessments & reassessments (PA),
20
Spending approval (PA), 25-26
Vs. federal jurisdiction in carbon pricing
(CLE), 35
Transportation energy consumption (IE), 48
Tryon River (AF), 65
Supports for foster families (HW), 62-63
Tesla batteries (IE), 9
Thompson report (CLE), 16
Universal basic income (HW), 71; 133
V90 wind turbine life expectancy (IE), 51-52
Value of land and coastline (CLE), 60
Various proportional representation systems
around the world (DR), 47
Vigilante action against snowmobile offenders
(AF), 80-81
Water
Management (CLE), 27
Quality and effluent (AF), 63
Wave and tidal power (IE), 69
Weekly oil pricing (IE), 84
Well-being Measurement Act (HW), 127; 130131
Youth and teenagers participating in democratic
processes (DR), 120-121
Psychological assessments (HW), 28
Purpose of government (HW), 128
Quote from Robert Kennedy from 1968 (HW),
131-132
Rainfall patterns of PEI (CLE), 68
Ratio of wind energy to solar energy in WWS
conversion (IE), 55
Readiness to implement zero carbon energy
economy (IE), 55
Registered nominees (DR), 130
Removal of HST from all heating costs (EED),
46
Renewable energy
Conference (IE), 33
In other provinces (IE), 10
Resilient society, ecosystems, market and
economy (AF), 23
Retaining first-past-the-post system (DR), 47; 86
Role of Democratic Renewal committee (DR),
73; 86
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Canada
(HW), 118
Scientific distortions of nature (AF), 63
Sediment in ponds (CLE), 27
Shellfish
Disease (AF), 63
Enhancement (AF), 63
Snowmobile
Law enforcement (AF), 81
Levy (AF), 81
License plates (AF), 81
Societies crippled by poor water management
(CLE), 27
Solar
Panel efficiency (IE), 62
Power installation (IE), 2
Souris causeway erosion (CLE), 36
Special
BIGGAR, PAULA (Minister of
Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy)
Coin toss (DR), 133-134
Committee on Democratic Renewal mandate
and role (DR), 69
Controverted Elections (Provincial) Act (DR),
134
Educating public about various electoral systems
(DR), 11
Election financing (DR), 119
Engage PEI (DR), 122
Family life balance in political careers (DR),
119-120; 125
Final voters list (DR), 137
Financial statements (DR), 140-141
Investigating violations during elections (DR),
134-135
Open and closed party list systems (DR), 61-62
Signage laws during election and writ drop
(DR), 128-132
Social media advertising during elections (DR),
131-132
Timeline for democratic renewal (DR), 22
Women in politics (DR), 119; 122; 125
BISO, DERRICK (DR)
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Members and Witnesses
BROTHERS, DAVID (DR)
Structure of plebiscites and binding referendums
26
Islanders being in favour of change; plebiscite
question structure; district-based representation;
regional direct democracy; first-past-the-post
system; voter proportionality; government
responsibility; fairness in current system;
equality in PEI society
4; 9-10; 18-19
BROWN, JORDAN (CharlottetownBrighton)
Act enabling write-offs (PA), 16-17
Advisory
Council priorities (EED), 19
Councils’ agendas (EED), 17
Anoxic water events (AF), 107
Atlantic Procurement Agreement (PA), 31-33
Auditor General Report
2015 (PA), 21, 36
2016 (PA), 36
British Columbia and New Zealand plebiscites
(DR), 5; 12
Buying locally (AF), 96
Buying organic food (AF), 96
Changing flag in New Zealand (DR), 5
Chase the Ace (DR), 78
Chief Electoral Officer advice on structure of
plebiscite (DR), 2; 8; 16-17; 19; 50
Claiming HST owed against future HST
revenues (EED), 59
Classroom composition (EED), 19
Cleaning up Charlottetown/Stratford harbours
for aquaculture (AF), 107
CMHC and BDC (EED), 5
Committee
On Democratic Renewal interim report (DR),
142
Scheduling (EED), 6-8, 66
Scheduling (PA), 34, 36
Constitutional amendments (DR), 9
Construction costs of rental units (EED), 5
Contaminated Sites Registry (PA), 2-4; 6-7
Controverted Elections (Provincial) Act (DR),
134; 138
Decline in housing starts (EED), 37
Delineation of electoral boundaries (DR), 69
District Advisory Councils (EED), 17
Donations to parties (DR), 138-139
Dual-member mixed proportional system
created by Sean Graham (DR), 2; 13; 18; 30; 5960; 79; 81; 95
Economist Tim O’Neill (EED), 6
Educating public about various electoral systems
(DR), 14; 28; 37; 49; 78; 91; 94; 105-106; 108109; 112-113
E-gaming audit (PA), 34
Elected members of the Legislative Assembly
(DR), 100-101
Election financing (DR), 116; 123; 136-137
Electoral Systems
Options for Prince Edward Island video (DR),
2; 29; 143; 157
Presentations (DR), 1; 15; 21; 56
BOSWELL, KARRIE (IE)
New Brunswick oil prices; Nova Scotia oil
prices; New Brunswick oil industry regulation;
oil price fluctuations; IRAC control of retail oil
prices; IRAC failure to keep pace with oil
market fluctuations; oil deliveries constrained by
oil shortages; oil retail profit margins in other
provinces; frequency of oil price regulation; oil
industry competition
76; 78-79; 82-84; 87
BRADLEY, GREG (DR)
New Zealand electoral reform; Islanders in
favour of change; electoral boundaries
commission; voting through proxy and over the
phone
21-22
BRADLEY, JOHN (DR)
Replicated results of 2005 plebiscite question;
fairness of a plebiscite; structure of plebiscite
process
145
BRADLEY, RINNIE (AF)
PEI Cattle Producers Association; Hub Meat
Packers in Moncton; Atlantic Beef Products in
Albany, PEI; BSE outbreak; PEI as a feedlot
province in the Maritimes; Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick as producers of feeder calves; feeders
leaving Maritimes for markets in Quebec and
Ontario; cost of production insurance program
for feedlots; potato waste from Cavendish Farms
diverted from feed to bio-digester; Holstein
calves/bob calves substituted for beef fats in
feedlots; Holstein beef; finishing and processing
cattle locally; Dynamic Consulting study re:
ABP cattle supply; Atlantic Beef Products
marketing; Certified Island Beef (CIB) brand;
foreign workers; beef export opportunities;
allowing government officials on agricultural
land; preventing cross- contamination or spread
of disease; biosecurity recommendations;
Verified Beef Program (VBP-Plus);
conservation officer interactions with agriculture
industry; deadstock removal fees; composting
deadstock; environmental officers carrying
side-arms; Atlantic Beef Products foreign
workers
46-49, 52
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Members and Witnesses
Open and closed list systems (DR), 104; 143
Organic beef farmers, buyers and processors
(AF), 95-96
Party platforms (DR), 103
Passing the cost of HST on to customers (EED),
60
PEI
Aquaculture industry capacity (AF), 107
Educational Crown corporation (EED), 25
Export growth (EED), 52
HST increase (EED), 51
Lending Agency (PA), 17
parties campaigning for electoral reform (DR),
57-58
Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association (EED), 65
Teachers’ Federation (EED), 17
Percentage of construction industry members
either collecting or paying HST (EED), 59
Plebiscite question and referendum (DR), 1; 30;
97; 109-110
Plurality systems (DR), 151-152
PNP
Immigrant clients purchasing PEI homes
(EED), 37
Immigrants’ impact on PEI real estate market
(EED), 44-45
Slowdown’s effect on PEI economy (EED), 37
Political science classes from UPEI (DR), 40
Possibilities of a four-day work week (DR), 124
Preferential ballot system (DR), 15-16; 30; 80;
95-96; 153
Premier not in favour of proportional
representation (DR), 16; 19-20; 67-68
Principals Council (EED), 17, 25
Programs helping conventional farmers
transition into organic farming (AF), 95
Public
Accounts authority to request information
(PA), 36-37
Consultations on democratic renewal (DR), 34; 17-18
Engagement in democratic process (DR), 52;
99; 115
Quebec succession referendum (DR), 9; 53
Ranked balloting system (DR), 55
Redefining boundaries (DR), 72
Redrawing of boundaries through commission
(DR), 88; 98
Registered nominees (DR), 129-130
Reimbursing candidates after election (DR), 123
Representing all views of Islanders (DR), 69-70
Request
For Auditor General to appear before
committee (PA), 34, 36
For loan write-off list, 36-37
Retaining first-past-the-post system (DR), 20;
29-31; 36; 85-86; 95
Electronic voting (DR), 146
Engaging public in democratic renewal process
(DR), 93; 163
Federal government electoral reform (DR), 5354; 85
First-past-the-post plus system (DR), 83; 103;
108; 149
FOIPP regulations (PA), 14
Forms to fill out during nomination process
(DR), 128-129
Generational gaps (DR), 127
Green candidate elected to legislature (DR), 17
High-end real estate market fluctuations (EED),
45
Holdback portion of construction contracts
(EED), 58
Holy Thursday (PA), 35
HST
Information sessions (EED), 63
Owing deducted from HST revenues (EED),
60
Paying for government services (EED), 51
Rebate assigned back to builders if they sell
new construction to a purchaser (EED), 33
Rebate for new housing (EED), 33-34, 53
Impacts of HST on construction and real estate
(EED), 4-6
Interim report from committee to Legislative
Assembly (DR), 90-91
Internet voting and voting by proxy (DR), 78
Investigating
Contaminated spills (PA), 6-7
Violations during elections (DR), 132-133
Islanders in favour of change (DR), 29; 51; 53;
68
Lack of aquaculture in Charlottetown/Stratford
harbours (AF), 108
Loan
Write-off legislation (PA), 37
Write-offs (PA), 36
Local representatives (DR), 151
Majority in favour of proportional representation
(DR), 6
Mixed-member proportional representation
presentations (DR), 32; 104
Motion re:
Committee letter to Premier and finance
minister advising not to raise HST (EED), 50-54
Requesting agreement between government
and Bell Aliant (EED), 2-3
New apartment units developed (EED), 46
New Zealand electoral system (DR), 85; 110111
Non-HST factors in PEI construction industry
slump (EED), 37-38
Non-party systems (DR), 32; 91
One person representing entire province (DR),
61
6
Members and Witnesses
BULGER, DAVID (DR)
First-past-the-post system; U.S. House of
Representatives; majoritarian governments;
1274 writs sent out by King Edwards I;
preferential ballot system; timeline for
democratic renewal process
144; 153; 158
Returning officers for Elections PEI (DR), 128
Role of Democratic Renewal committee (DR),
75-76
SeaSpray Farms Organic Cooperative study
(AF), 97
Sharing best practices among schools (EED), 25
Signage laws during election and writ drop
(DR), 130-131
Single-transferable voting option (DR), 45
Size of PEI Legislative Assembly (DR), 59
Social services income supports (PA), 24
Speech from the Throne 2015 (DR), 23
Stories circulated in the media (DR), 123-124
Striking of a legislative commission (DR), 22
Structure of plebiscite question (DR), 28-29; 50;
53-54; 85; 94; 142; 159; 161
Support for organic food producers (AF), 96
Survey on plebiscite question structure (DR), 3;
33-35; 51-52; 79; 84; 94-95; 103
The Parliamentarian article on evolution of
political systems (DR), 24
Timeline for democratic renewal (DR), 25-27;
76-77; 147-148
Traditionally-elected candidates (DR), 31
Threshold needed for binding plebiscite (DR),
87; 96; 99; 146; 149
Timeline for democratic renewal process (DR),
106
Transition period prior to HST implementation
(EED), 63
Two-part plebiscite question option (DR), 35
Visible minorities and women voting in
elections and plebiscites (DR), 45
Voter turnout rates (DR), 145
White Paper on Democratic Renewal (DR), 26;
50; 78; 94; 142
BULGER, PETER (DR)
Electoral Systems Options for Prince Edward
Island video; rural health issues; patronage; firstpast-the-post system
79; 87-89
BULGER, RON (DR)
Public choosing to vote in plebiscite; Islanders
in favour of change; timeline for democratic
renewal process; educating public on electoral
reform
146; 158
BURGE, MARIE (DR)
Committee shifting focus on electoral reform
process; education of public on various electoral
systems; patronage and favours to citizens;
community engagement in democratic renewal;
elected officials representing PEI; Premier
voicing opinion on democratic renewal
71-72
CAMPBELL, BRENDA (AF)
PEI Shellfish Association; wild public
shellfishery; oyster tongs; clam digging; cultured
oysters; oyster fishery; Malpeque oysters; shell
fishers mobility; cooperation between shellfish
and government; add a species policy; integrated
multi-trophic management; oyster fishers fishing
mussels; oyster prices; government consultation
with fishers; Standing Committee on Fisheries,
Transportation and Rural Development
recommendation regarding add a species policy;
number of shell fishers; DFO website; delayed
oyster season in 2015; lobster fishers fishing
oysters; communal fishing licenses; quahog
fishery; spring fishery; fishers using
employment insurance; fishing leases; fishing
permits; oyster regeneration; private fishing
lease holders on public fishing grounds; oyster
spat; Murray River oyster fishery; oyster
growers; oyster grower lease expansion; site
development plan; lease revocation; converting
former mussel leases to oyster leases; lease
renewals; oyster development program; oyster
spat imports; multispecies moratorium; West
Point oyster seizure; Foxley River imported
oyster seed; oyster seed health certificates; MSX
disease; dormant shellfish licenses; Tryon River;
Lewis Creed; Lori Cuddy; Jason Handrahan;
BROWN, KIRK (DR)
Electoral system in New Zealand; developing a
new system for PEI; dual-member mixed
proportional representation
160-161
BROWN, PETER (EED)
Construction industry job losses due to HST;
Wes Sheridan letter to Construction Sector
Council re: HST; lack of government follow-up
regarding HST impact on construction industry;
debates with Wes Sheridan regarding HST
impact; recognizing builders as professional
craftsmen; recreational home market;
construction layoffs; equity invested in homes;
Summerside real estate market; depreciation of
PEI real estate; US home buyers; US dollar
exchange rate; home ownership as a human
right; underground economy
33, 35-39
7
Members and Witnesses
support across province; unique opportunities
for Prince Edward Island; individuals running in
elections; All the President’s Men; donations
from off-Island; self-financing;
153-156
Stan Casey; Mike Cherry; PEI Aquaculture
Alliance; PEI Shellfish Association funding; PEI
Shellfish Association Bideford facility; cocktail
oyster licenses; commercial oyster licenses;
victim impact statements; Paughs Creek water
quality; spat seizure; Stratford water waste; Wild
Pearl oyster bar; Hurds Point Trailer Park; PEI
Shellfish Museum; PEI shellfish levy; PEI
Oyster Commodity Group
55-71
CASEY, KATHLEEN (Charlottetown-Lewis
Point)
Advisory council oversight (EED), 24
Auditor General Report 2016 (PA), 34
Call from Premier’s communications
(RRPP), 3
CARRAGHER, JIM (EED)
Prince Edward Island Real Estate Association;
taxation’s effect on PEI real estate industry;
Canadian Real Estate Association; declining
residential detached housing numbers;
residential detached housing decline accelerated
by HST; resale housing outperforming new
construction residential detached housing
market; resale housing market decline after
HST; housing affordability on PEI; first-time
home buyers; housing resales triggering
additional sales; cost of heating homes; furnace
oil exempt from HST; non-oil heating sources
subject to HST; property assessments and taxes;
market assessment value of homes vs. taxable
residential assessment; land transfer tax;
proposed exemption of first-time home buyers
from land transfer tax; economic spinoff benefits
of real estate resale market; Multiple Listing
Service home sales; economic spinoff benefits
of MLS home sales; raising HST rate on home
sales; HST increase removing money from PEI
economy; taxation of land purchases; declining
sales of lots in subdivisions after HST; statistics
regarding lots for sale on PEI; moratorium on
real estate development on outskirts of
Charlottetown and Summerside; real estate sales
declining despite population growth; increased
apartment rentals undermining real estate sales;
PNP immigrants’ impact on PEI real estate
market; average real estate sale prices much
higher in urban PEI; HST increase impact on
rural PEI real estate resale market; new
apartment units developed; removal of HST
from all heating costs; new home heating
methods; unexpectedly large property taxes for
new home owners; informing home buyers of
their property taxes; downsizing home owners
opting to rent; building smaller homes to
accommodate downsizing; cash transaction
home renovations
41-49
Canadian Home Builders’ Association
presentation to finance minister during prebudget consultations (EED), 34
Charlottetown City Police (HW), 56
Committee
Member who could have sent note
regarding Speaker (RRPP), 3
Scheduling
(CLE), 47-48
(EED), 8-9, 66
(HW), 2
(PA), 34-35
Communication from PEI Watershed Alliance
(CLE), 70
Construction industry downturn in PEI vs.
upturn in rest of Maritimes (EED), 64
Copy of Auditor General comments in report to
Public Accounts (HW), 3
Creativity and Innovation Program (EED), 6
Elections at large vs. ward elections (CLE), 20
Following social trends (HW), 138-139
Frank Zakem electoral study (CLE), 21
Frequency of committee meetings (CLE), 46
HST rebate on
home renovation (EED), 34
new housing (EED), 34
Impacts of HST on construction and real estate
(EED), 4-5
Improvements to supports for grandparents
(HW), 83-84
Inviting
Adam Fenech to committee (CLE), 46
Amalgamation consultant to committee (CLE),
40, 42-43
Catholic Women’s League to committee
(CLE), 43-44
Current amalgamation candidates to
committee (CLE), 39-41
PEI Watershed Alliance to committee (CLE),
44-46
Leader of the Third Party conflict of interest
(HW), 9-10
CARVER, HORACE (DR)
Timeline for democratic renewal process;
recommendations from public consultations;
views of Angus MacLean as premier; public
Letter
From Bradley Trivers to committee (CLE), 1
Sent to media before sent to committee
(RRPP), 6
8
Members and Witnesses
process; islanders in favour of change;
community council for analysis of democratic
renewal; youth engagement in electoral process;
visible minorities and women voting turnout;
healthy opposition in democratic system;
partisan systems; PEI voter turnout percentage;
voter turnout in Ontario; proportional
representation in PEI Legislative Assembly;
federal election voter turnout; Advisory Council
on the Status of Women roles; input from Justice
Carruthers; Citizens United law in United States
29; 31-33; 38-40; 44-47
Licensing doctors (HW), 114
Meeting in-camera (RRPP), 12; 13
Money designated for sporting events (HW), 2021
Motion re:
Committee letter to Premier and finance
minister advising not to raise HST (EED), 50
Considering of the Well-being Measurement
Act (HW), 7
Requesting agreement between government
and Bell Aliant (EED), 3
Support of grandparents (HW), 62
New Brunswick building permit increase despite
HST (EED), 60
COMPTON, DARLENE (Belfast-Murray
River)
Armouring of our coastlines (CLE), 61
Auditor General Report 2016 (PA), 34
Best treatment for area trying to protect (CLE),
61
Buying locally (PA), 31
Clinic hours (HW), 106
CLIVE dating back and Meacham’s Atlas
(CLE), 62
Committee
On Family and Human Services (HW), 1-2
Scheduling (PA), 34
Gerontologist, Dr. Sam Searle (HW), 16
Fee for service versus salary (HW), 95
Non-confidence in the Speaker (RRPP), 9
Nova Scotia building permit increase despite
HST (EED), 60
Nomination of new chair (AF), 1
Out-of-province health care expenditures (HW),
106
PEI
Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association (EED), 65
PEI Seniors’ Federation (HW), 88
Photography forbidden during committee
meetings (CLE), 22
Practice of Canadian Speakers in caucuses
(RRPP), 14
Premier MacLauchlan in India (AF), 14
Letter sent to media before sent to
committee (RRPP), 17
Prima facie breach of privilege case (RRPP),
9; 15
Matters concerning senior citizens (HW), 12-14;
22
Mental health and addictions (HW), 5-6
Motion re: Considering of the Well-being
Measurement Act (HW), 4-5
Prorogation effect on committee work (CLE), 47
Poverty reduction methods (HW), 35
Recommendations coming from presentation
(CLE), 70
Recruiting doctors to PEI (HW), 113
Prima facie breach of privilege case (RRPP),
11
Removing Chair from committee (RRPP), 2
Request for Auditor General to appear before
committee (PA), 34-35
Sandy MacKay to appear before committee
(CLE), 71-72
Public facility purchasing policies (PA), 31
Recruiting doctors to PEI (HW), 107
Request for Auditor General to appear before
committee (PA), 34
Retired doctors (HW), 94; 106
Rural hospitals (HW), 11-12; 14-15
Scientific approach for properties on coastlines
(CLE), 62
Single, low income grandparents (HW), 61
Speaker’s ruling on prima facie (RRPP), 10
Speaker to conduct business in partisan
manner (RRPP), 2
Updates from Health PEI (HW), 1
Well-being Measurement Act (HW), 154-155
West Royalty amalgamation into Charlottetown
(CLE), 20
COSTAIN, SCOTT (EED)
Government revenue lost to the underground
economy; GST construction rebate; HST rebate
for new housing; HST disincentive to home
buyers; Canadian Home Builders’ Association
presentation to finance minister during prebudget consultations; Canadian Home Builders’
Association consultation with government;
discouraging the underground economy; tax-free
cash transactions in construction industry; HST
promotion of underground economy; lack of
HST rebates in other provinces; Scott Costain’s
Youth with mental illness (HW), 35
CHEVERIE, LEO (DR)
Plebiscite question 2005; dual-member mixed
proportional representation; majoritarian
systems; retaining first-past-the-post system;
plebiscite question 2005; structure of plebiscite
question; various electoral systems around the
world; public engagement in democratic renewal
9
Members and Witnesses
education system decisions; sharing best
practices among schools; strategic alignment of
priorities; Jordan Brown fundraiser; education
plan timetable; surplus of certified teachers;
declining enrolment; young teachers seeking
employment; retired teachers working as
substitutes; placement policy in schools;
advisory councils in other provinces
10-29
construction business; state of PEI construction
industry compared to other provinces;
contractors being driven out of business by HST;
HST impact on PEI economy; non-HST factors
in PEI construction industry slump; HST as
main reason for PEI construction industry
slump; non-resident real estate buyers; home
ownership becoming increasingly unattainable;
apartment industry expansion; property taxes;
Maritime percentage of home ownership;
building code for PEI construction
33-40
DEGRACE, STEPHEN (DR)
Dual-member mixed proportional representation
system; Nebraska legislature; referendums in the
United States; educating public on democratic
renewal process
144-145; 160
CURRIE, DOUG (Minister of Education,
Early Learning and Culture) (EED)
Public discussion of public education; early
learning sector; sustainability of PEI; culture of
learning; learner excellence; changes in
provincial education system; school unit model;
eastern and western school boards; single school
board; advisory councils; Learning Partners
Advisory Council; Principals Council; school
principals; school models; District Advisory
Councils; Charlottetown Rural Family School
Council Family; engaging education
stakeholders; school visits and consultations;
transition team; new education Crown
corporation; education minister’s
responsibilities; relationship between
instructional leadership in PEI; responsibilities
and accountability of school administrators;
evaluating teachers, administrators and students;
teaching students skills required to compete;
transition meetings; integrating educational
bodies; advisory council transparency; advisory
committee minutes; elected school board model;
school rezoning; District Advisory Council
elections; school councils; balanced perspective
in advisory councils; Bill Whelan; Kathleen
Flanagan; UPEI; Holland College; Peter
Rukavina; advisory councils’ agendas; Pat
Campbell; advisory councils autonomy; class
composition; Kevin Withrow; increasing
number students whose first language is not
English; anxiety and depression in schools;
advisory council priorities; autistic students;
Finland education system; Scandinavian
education models; Edmonton, Alberta public
school system excellence; school excellence in
North York region, Ontario; instructional
leadership; professional development for
teachers and school administrators; French
Language School Board; school administration;
support for principals; principal training; social
promotion and standardized tests; progress
monitoring; Birchwood math assessments;
education excellence; sorting advisory council
recommendations; ministerial accountability for
DIECKOW, KLAUS (DR)
Various methods of voting; voter turnout rates;
Harper’s dictatorship; proportional
representation system
106-107
DINGWELL, KEVIN (DR)
Islanders in favour of change; Islanders in
favour of variation of proportional
representation system; survey on possible
plebiscite structure; representation in PEI
Legislative Assembly; timeline of elections
42-43; 46
DOIRON, EMILY (Committee Clerk)
Bell Aliant (EED), 17
Breaking tie votes in committees (EED), 54
Committee
report (EED), 66
scheduling
(EED), 8-9, 29; 66
(HW), 18; 124-125
Community care (HW), 17
Impacts of HST on construction and real estate
(EED), 5, 29
Internet services on PEI (EED), 29
Leader of the Third Party conflict of interest
(HW), 9-10
Motion re:
committee letter to Premier and finance
minister advising not to raise HST (EED), 52-54
requesting agreement between government and
Bell Aliant (EED), 1; 3
Nomination of new Chair (EED), 1
PEI Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association decline to appear before committee
(EED), 65
Research on quality of life in PEI (HW), 124125
Seeking groups to speak to committee on
social programming (HW), 86
10
Members and Witnesses
Diesel generator cancellation (IE), 12
Downsizing homeowners
Opting to rent (EED), 49
Renting rather than buying due to HST (EED),
62
Seeking smaller homes (EED), 61
E-gaming audit (PA), 35-36
Social programs (HW), 2
Support for grandparents acting as primary care
givers (HW), 6
DOYLE, TERESA (DR)
Various electoral systems listed on plebiscite
ballot; retaining first-past-the-post system; PEI
in favour of change; federal electoral reform;
favour of mixed-member proportional
representation; voter turnout at plebiscite;
percentage of people submitting through
preferential ballot; Premier not in favour of
democratic renewal or proportional
representation; New Zealand electoral reform;
educating public on various electoral systems
5-7; 15-16; 24
Education public on addiction issues (HW),
82
Educational programs for snowmobile drivers
(AF), 77-78
Equity invested in homes (EED), 39, 48
Esso departure from PEI market (IE), 79
Fish farming (AF), 61
Flying team to British Columbia (HW), 23
Fronius (IE), 60-61
Hermanville wind farm (IE), 13
High-speed Internet in PEI (EED), 1
Holland College energy systems engineering
technology program (IE), 33
Hospitals and community care access (HW), 1314; 17
Impacts of HST on construction and real estate
(EED), 3
Increase in home sales just prior to HST
adoption (EED), 39
Increasing size of wind turbine blades (IE), 13
Interprovincial power cable (IE), 12
Invitation to tour Atlantic Beef Products plant
(AF), 85
Interprovincial registration of construction
vehicles (EED), 60-61
IRAC control of retail oil prices (IE), 78
Irving as oil supplier favouring its oil retailers
(IE), 79
Leader of the Third Party conflict of interest
(HW), 8-9
DUFFY, CHARLES (IE)
Irving oil inventories; product allocation during
oil shortages; oil deliveries constrained by oil
shortages; frequency of oil price regulation;
level playing field with global market
73, 79, 83, 85-87
DUMVILLE, BUSH (West RoyaltySpringvale)
Aaron Stavert’s home (IE), 23
Advisory
Council concept (EED), 29
Councils in other provinces (EED), 29
Age of snowmobile drivers (AF), 77
Assistance for family members acting as
primary care givers (HW), 4
Atlantic Procurement Agreement (PA), 30-31
Auditor General Report 2016 (PA), 35
Automobile vandalism (AF), 78
B-139 oil industry training (IE), 80
Building smaller homes to accommodate
downsizing (EED), 49
Buying locally (PA), 31
Charts in Auditor General Report (PA), 18
Legal rights of grandparents (HW), 67-68
Lifting of multi-species license suspension (AF),
108
Live lobster storage (AF), 44
Lobster pasteurization project (AF), 37
Marine Stewardship Council certification (AF),
39
Maritime Electric conversion to renewable
energy (IE), 67
Master Lobster packaging (AF), 36, 40-41
Matters concerning senior citizens (HW), 3
Maximum number of presenters per committee
meeting (IE), 72
Midsize home construction (EED), 61
Moncton seafood shipping (AF), 42
Motion re:
Committee letter to Premier and finance
minister advising not to raise HST (EED), 50-54
Considering of the Well-being Measurement
Act (HW), 7-8
Child referrals of out-patient care (HW), 44
Committee
Report (EED), 40, 55, 66
Scheduling
(EED), 1; 7-9; 29; 66
(IE), 3
(PA), 34
Commissioning wind technology (IE), 7-8
Confidence in the Speaker (RRPP), 6
Contractor relations (IE), 47
Contractors not required to be licensed (EED),
64
Cost of PEI conversion to renewable energy
(IE), 66
Creativity and Innovation Program (EED), 6
Deadstock removal fees (AF), 53
Declining home ownership (EED), 48
11
Members and Witnesses
confined to authorized venues (AF), 78
confined to Rails to Trails (AF), 78
in ditches (AF), 78
Social services (HW), 4
Special warrants (PA), 23-24
Student fisher training (AF), 38
Trans-Canada Highway projects (AF), 11
Underground economy thriving in PEI (EED),
65
Unexpectedly large property taxes for new home
owners (EED), 48
UPEI School of Sustainable Design Engineering
building (IE), 66
Utility ownership of wind farms (IE), 13
Weatherization service for low-income homes
(IE), 46
Well-being Measurement Act (HW), 132
Wind Energy Institute of Canada relationship
with Maritime Electric (IE), 13-14
Requesting agreement between government
and Bell Aliant (EED), 2-3
Nova Scotia oyster seed (AF), 67
Number of shell fishers (AF), 60-61
Off-road vehicles on agricultural land (AF), 25
Oil
Deliveries constrained by oil shortages (IE),
79
Price fluctuations (IE), 78
Refiners who double as suppliers (IE), 78-79
Retail profit margin (IE), 78
Oyster
Grower lease expansion (AF), 61
Industry growth (AF), 108
Seed imports (AF), 67-68
Spat (AF), 61
PEI
Dominance of Canadian mussel industry (AF),
108
Lobster industry promotional levy (AF), 32
Lobster mistaken for Boston lobster (AF), 33
Office of Energy Efficiency low income grants
(IE), 47
Real Estate Association presentation to
committee (EED), 55
Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association (EED), 65
Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association decline to appear before committee
(EED), 66
Pepsi and Coke promotions on trucks (AF), 1112
Placement policy in schools (EED), 28
DUPUIS, TODD (Department of
Communities, Land and Environment) (CLE)
Paris climate change conference; global
warming; pre-industrial temperatures;
greenhouse gas emissions; need for greenhouse
gas reductions; average greenhouse gas
emissions in Canada; greenhouse gas emissions
per capita; PEI greenhouse gas emissions;
transportation greenhouse gas emissions;
buildings’ greenhouse gas emissions;
agricultural greenhouse gas emissions; carbon
pricing; Quebec conference on climate change;
federal commitment to carbon pricing;
international commitment to carbon pricing;
British Columbia carbon tax; Alberta carbon tax;
Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario cap and trade
program; Ontario and Quebec carbon pricing
program; Atlantic Canada lack of carbon
pricing; Saskatchewan lack of carbon pricing;
cap and trade carbon pricing programs; carbon
taxes; fee and dividend carbon pricing programs;
China’s cap and trade process; European carbon
pricing; climate change mitigation; climate
change adaption; extreme weather events;
infrastructure deterioration due to extreme
weather; coastal erosion; ice reduction in
Northumberland Strait; Souris causeway
erosion; rising sea levels; building on coastal
properties; climate change strategy; new PEI
climate mitigation strategy; new PEI climate
change adaptation strategy; hardening of coastal
shores; Crowbush golf course; living shoreline
concept; cost of PEI delegation to Paris climate
change conference; power bought from New
Brunswick not included in PEI greenhouse gas
emissions; methane and nitrous oxide gas
emissions
28-37
Post traumatic stress disorder (HW), 39
Presentation from Minister of Health and
Wellness (HW), 1
Prima facie breach of privilege case (RRPP),
11
Promoting PEI (HW), 23
Rental association (EED), 5
Request for Auditor General to appear before
committee (PA), 35-36
Rural communities in PEI 152
Sand mining in the early 1960s in Hebron
(CLE), 59
Sandy MacKay request to appear at committee
(AF), 84
Seafood Express, Morley Annear and Bulk
Carriers (AF), 11-12
Sleepy Hollow well monitoring (PA), 12
Snowmobile
corridors (AF), 83
drivers required to prove access to authorized
venues (AF), 78-79
drivers taunting police (AF), 77
identification tags (AF), 78
trailer registration (AF), 78
Snowmobiles
12
Members and Witnesses
energy; renewable energy; Paris climate talks;
sea level rise; rainfall patterns; IPCC
assessment; greenhouse gas emissions; statistical
downscaling; precipitation bands; drought
periods; optics of carbon pricing
50-70
ELLIS, DEREK (CLE)
Pownal; water levels; year 2010; Portage;
Wellington; Number 2 highway
56-58
ELLIS, WAYNE (EED)
PNP immigrants’ impact on PEI real estate
market; changes to PNP program; wealthy
immigrants buying real estate; HST hurting new
home construction business; aging homeowner
demographics; rural PEI real estate market; rural
homeowners moving into urban areas; vacant
homes in rural areas; removal of HST from all
heating costs; environmental drawbacks of
exempting heating oil from HST; land transfer
tax
45-47
FERRIS, C. SCOTT (AF)
Global Business Services; Global Trade
Services; Sales PEI Initiative Food Island
Partnership Tourism PEI; ACOA; Trade Team
PEI; Export Development Canada; Business
Development Bank; Global Affairs Canada;
Department of Foreign Affairs and International
Trade; Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Development; Agriculture Canada; CanExport;
targeting key markets; global economic
conditions; reduction of tariffs; merging middle
class; individual business operators; New
Brunswick choke point tolls; road shipping out
of Nova Scotia; harmonization of HST system
across Atlantic Provinces; meetings with mussel
producers; bridge closures; Waste Watch;
promotion strategies; tax bases for infrastructure
development; retaining Island workforce; City of
Charlottetown surveys; Sales PEI projects;
considering geographic locations; shipping
across Atlantic Ocean; pilot projects; Team
Canada Atlantic; workforce population; Halifax
Explosion; Nova Scotia Loves Boston; Boston
Seafood Show; European Seafood Exposition;
size of markets; CETA; international exports;
United Arab Emirates; transshipment points;
Trans Pacific Partnership; Cuba/Canada
relations; Council of Atlantic Premiers;
International Business Development Agreement;
Income Buyers Missions; Medallion Trading
PEI Inc.; Grow Export; Premier mission to
India; Ontario markets; PEI Potato Board; Berlin
trade opportunities; life sciences; ICT; Food
Island Partnership; PEI oysters and mussels;
total food exports; growing businesses globally;
Chicago market logistics; food industry
1-10; 12-16; 22-23
FENECH, DR. ADAM (CLE)
Weather trivia calendar for 2016; climate
extremes; director of climate research lab at
UPEI; professor; school of business; department
of biology; PhD climatologist; climate change
adaptation strategy; video named CLIVE:
impacts on the Island; increase in warm
temperatures assist agriculture industry; tourism
industry; PEI’s changing coastline; studies;
research lab; PEI Department of Communities,
Land and Environment; full coastline; enclosed
bay; one big sand spit; made of sand and
sandstone; rates of erosion; geomorphologists
exam the coastline; tidal gauge; seas raised by
36 centimetres; Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change; Antarctic ice cap; northern
hemisphere; land falling very slowly; coastal
erosion and sea level rise; increase in
storminess; Environment Canada; seasonality;
waterfront property bought in 1959 completely
under water; Cottage Road; armour rock; waste
water treatment facility in Lennox Island; wind
turbine; erosion; Linda Libby Environment
Canada; creeping climate change; applying
CLIVE; fleet of drones; erosion rate; Governors
Island disappearing quickly; off-Island stone;
managing of coasts; littoral zone; living
shorelines; storm surges; coastline change;
building close to shoreline; rates of erosion;
head scientist for IPCC from United States;
estuaries; dune and sand system; Meacham’s
Atlas; sandbars disappearing; Malpeque Bay;
armouring; insurance issues; Dr. Jason
Thistlethwaite; Mike Davis, Coldwater
Consulting Ltd., Natural Resources Canada;
National Geographic; damage your neighbours’
property; recommends against armouring;
criteria to meet; breakwaters; planning institute;
Department of Fisheries and Oceans; National
Research Centre; Colchester County; tidal
FOX, JAMIE (Borden-Kinkora)
Aaron Stavert’s home (IE), 24
Atlantic
Beef Products and government funding
agreement (AF), 24
Procurement Agreement (PA), 32
Auditor General recommendation compliance
(PA), 27
Auditor General Report
2015 (PA), 27
2016 (PA), 33-34, 36
Biomass and reforestation (IE), 69-70
Bi-weekly oil pricing (IE), 80-81
13
Members and Witnesses
Briefing on Crown asset disposal policies (IE),
37
Quebec and PEI cattle production (AF), 17
Seafood Express, Morley Annear and Bulk
Carriers (AF), 10
Solar power installation (IE), 2
Snow impact on solar panels (IE), 63
Snowmobile
Highway access (IE), 36
Travel restrictions (IE), 36
Snowmobiles on heritage roads (IE), 36
Special warrants (PA), 24-25
Vacant and derelict government buildings (IE),
37
Weekly oil pricing (IE), 81; 88
Wind capacity on PEI (IE), 11
Wind generation profitability (IE), 12
Borden tender policy (PA), 32
Buy local and promotions (AF), 8
Buying locally (PA), 32
Committee scheduling
(AF), 26-27
(IE), 1; 3
(PA), 34
Construction industry decline due to HST
(EED), 38
Cost of diesel vs. wind power (IE), 7
Cross-contamination of farming fields (IE), 36
Cross-trading among oil suppliers (IE), 80
Development lending (PA), 36
E-gaming audit (PA), 34
Esso and Shell and Co-op withdrawal from PEI
market (IE), 81
Expansion of Holland College energy-related
courses (IE), 31
Fibreglass oil tank life expectancy (IE), 84
Government revenue lost to the underground
economy (EED), 33
Hikers and snow-shoers on heritage roads (IE),
37
HST
Impact on PEI economy (EED), 38
Increases affecting markets (AF), 3-4
IRAC
Out of touch with global oil market (IE), 80
Reviewed and restructured (IE), 82
Irving non-participation in PEI Petroleum
Marketers Association (IE), 81
LEEDS construction costs (IE), 24
Maritime
Electric conflict with renewable energy (IE),
62
HST rate parity (EED), 38
Moratorium on real estate development on
outskirts of Charlottetown and Summerside
(EED), 38
New Brunswick choke point tolls (AF), 2-3
Off-road vehicles on agricultural land (AF), 25
Oil-fired backup CT unit (IE), 70
Oil price fluctuations (IE), 80
PEI
Debt and deficit trends (PA), 18
HST increase (EED), 38
Oil supply cut off due to IRAC pricing (IE), 88
Potato marketing and TIEPEI (AF), 13
Proximity of homes to local infrastructure (IE),
24-25
Randy Pitre request to appear before committee
(IE), 35-36
Reasonable oil pricing by global market
standards (IE), 81
Regional oil pricing (IE), 82
Request for
Auditor General to appear before committee
(PA), 33-34
GALLANT, BRENT (DR)
Role of Democratic Renewal committee;
complexity of electoral systems; Islanders in
favour of change
76-77
GALLANT, MARK (DR)
Timeline for democratic renewal and plebiscite
question; Islanders in favour of change; number
of elected members in PEI Legislative
Assembly; redrawing of boundaries through
commission
62; 72
GALLANT, SONNY (Evangeline-Miscouche)
Approval of proposed committee presentations
(IE), 36
Armouring of coastlines (CLE), 63
Atlantic Beef Products halal beef certification
(AF), 53
Base rate for municipal taxation (CLE), 18
Blueberry crop insurance (AF), 82
Building along the coastline (CLE), 63
Coastal erosion (CLE), 37
Committee
Member who could have sent note
regarding Speaker (RRPP), 3
Scheduling
(CLE), 45, 47
(EED), 7-9
(IE), 4
Construction industry downturn in PEI vs.
upturn in rest of Maritimes (EED), 64
Consultation regarding amalgamation (CLE), 18
Cost-of-production insurance programs (AF), 50
Cover crops (AF), 93
Cow/calf producers (AF), 50
Crown asset disposal policy (IE), 1-2
District Advisory Councils (EED), 20
Energy conservation efforts in PEI (IE), 1
14
Members and Witnesses
Shellfish Association opposition to multispecies leases (AF), 103
Shellfish Association presentation (AF), 103
Petroleum regulations (IE), 1
Prince County municipalities (CLE), 18
Property owners and erosion (CLE), 63
Randy Pitre request to appear before committee
(IE), 35-37
Real estate market (EED), 65
Re-evaluating taxation rates for rural residents
(CLE), 18
Request for briefing on Crown asset disposal
policies (IE), 37-38
Repayment of provincial loans (PA), 13-14
Request
For
Irving Oil to appear before committee (IE),
87
Ultramar to appear before committee (IE),
87-88
Wilsons Fuels to appear before committee
(IE), 88
Research other provinces on impacts of HST
(EED), 4-5
Review of renewable energy sources (IE), 1
Sandy MacKay request to appear at committee
(AF), 84
School
Administration (EED), 21
Busing and maintenance (EED), 21
Snowmobile
Trail system (AF), 82
Trailers (AF), 82
State of emergency preparedness on PEI (CLE),
70-71
Statistics Canada figures re: building permits
(EED), 64
Stream enhancement projects (CLE), 24
Suppliers for Atlantic Beef Products plant (AF),
50
Three-county organization of PEI municipalities
(CLE), 18
Vetting potential committee guests (AF), 84
Weekly oil pricing (IE), 88
Excessive plowing (AF), 94
Formation of new watershed groups (CLE), 24
French Language School Board (EED), 21
High-speed Internet in PEI (EED), 3
Hikers and snow-shoers on heritage roads (IE),
37
Holdback portion of construction contracts
(EED), 58
Holland College energy presentation to
committee (IE), 35
Home heating associations (IE), 1
Homeowners downsizing (EED), 64
HST
Impact on other Atlantic provinces (EED), 58
Rebates in other provinces (EED), 64
Identification of oyster production space in a
multi-species lease (AF), 103
Impacts of HST on construction and real estate
(EED), 3
Invitation to tour Atlantic Beef Products plant
(AF), 85-86
Inviting
Adam Fenech to committee (CLE), 46
Amalgamation consultant to committee (CLE),
43
Current amalgamation candidates to
committee (CLE), 41-42
Mussel growers to appear at committee (AF),
108
PEI Watershed Alliance to committee (CLE),
45
Loan write-offs (PA), 13-14
Loose topsoil (AF), 94
Maximum number of presenters per committee
meeting (IE), 71-72
Motion re: committee letter to Premier and
finance minister advising not to raise HST
(EED), 53
Multi-year funding for watersheds (CLE), 24
Municipality models (CLE), 18
Nomination of new Chair (EED), 1
Non-HST factors in PEI construction industry
slump (EED), 58
Nova Scotia municipalities (CLE), 18
Number of cattle producers in PEI (AF), 50
Off-Island markets for PEI cattle (AF), 50
Off-road vehicle
Advocates (IE), 35
Legislation (AF), 82
PEI
Educational Crown Corporation (EED), 21
Lobster industry promotional levy (AF), 29
Lobster marketing (AF), 34
Oil retail price margin increase (IE), 87
Population aging (EED), 64
Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association (EED), 65-66
Shellfish Association AGM (AF), 103
GARTH, ANDREW (EED)
HST impact on PEI building community;
Canadian Home Builders’ Association PEI;
decline in housing starts; loss of construction
spinoff work; falling construction wages; decline
in real estate transactions; reduced government
revenue due to less construction-related income
to tax; housing decline hurting PEI economy as
a whole; renovation market affected by HST;
increasing requests for tax-free cash transactions
from renovation/construction customers; PEI
underground economy; CHBA members legally
forbidden to engage in tax-free cash
15
Members and Witnesses
turbines; cost of diesel vs. wind power; wind
capacity on PEI; NB Power control of Atlantic
grid; Maritime Electric support of wind power;
liability for power supply disruptions; provincial
diesel generator cancellation; Wind Energy
Institute of Canada relationship with Maritime
Electric; combination of wind energy generation
and battery storage; battery storage capacity;
Tesla electric cars; General Electric technology;
West Point wind farm
8, 10-16
transactions; unaccredited construction workers
taking cash deals; employment generated by PEI
building industry; government communication
with construction industry; HST rebate for new
housing; HST rebate on home renovation;
government revenue lost to the underground
economy; Canadian Home Builders’ Association
consultation with government; outmigration of
qualified workers to the west; construction
layoffs; increase in home sales just prior to HST
adoption
31-35, 39-40
HENDERSON, ROBERT (Minister of Health
and Wellness)
Meeting 1 (March 15 2016) (HW)
Off-Island medical expenses; Medicare;
specialists in PEI; in-patient costs; Health PEI
roles and responsibilities; organ transplants;
chronic conditions; misuse of alcohol and
smoking; nephrology unit at QEH; fee-forservice versus salary; Islanders without a family
doctor; licensing doctors; nurse practitioners;
retiring doctors; open positions in the province;
services and accessibility; low-income Islanders;
Pineview-Lodge; bridge pass for transportation
costs; CEO of Health PEI
89-91; 95-97; 99-108; 110
GREENAN, ELIZABETH (DR)
Plebiscite threshold for change; proportional
representation systems
108
HARPER, SCOTT (IE)
Wind Energy Institute of Canada; Atlantic Wind
Test Site; wind turbine testing; 10-megawatt
wind farm; energy storage system; Natural
Resources’ Clean Energy Fund; commissioning
wind technology; improvements in wind
turbines and batteries; decreasing cost per
kilowatt of wind technology; V-47 windmills;
Hermanville wind farm; volatility in wind
output; increased wind technology efficiency;
improving wind energy markets; Ontario energy
storage; battery construction costs; Tesla
batteries; Green Mountain Energy; lithium ion
battery technology; lead-acid battery
technology; time shifting; auxiliary service
market; Hurricane Sandy; Maritime Electric
partnership; Duke Energy; Hawaii energy
practices; diesel displacement; Hawaii
substation fire; redundancy of supply; wind
capacity on PEI; southern Ontario wind
generation; renewable energy markets; wind
generation profitability; wind turbine warranties;
wind turbine service life estimation; North Cape
wind farm; wind turbine component suppliers;
increasing size of wind turbine blades; utility
ownership of wind farms; Wind Energy Institute
of Canada relationship with Maritime Electric;
combination of wind energy generation and
battery storage; energy diversification;
interprovincial power cable; battery storage
capacity; capacity value calculation; hydrogen
energy development; West Point wind farm;
Summerside purchase of wind energy;
Summerside heating program; Power Shift
Atlantic
5-17
Meeting 2 (May 6 2016) (HW)
Letter sent to media before sent to
committee; Prima facie breach of privilege
case; Speaker under pressure from media
and public
5; 15-16
HENGST, KARL (DR)
Government providing enough information and
education to public; ancient electoral systems;
minority governments; global issues around the
world; clean province; electing party or electing
a person; Premier opinion on democratic
renewal
96; 102
HITCHCOCK, JESSE (DR)
Survey on plebiscite question structure;
3
HOLDEN, JOANNE (Director of
Communications and External Relations)
Fitbit (DR), 46
Transcripts of public consultations and
presentations (DR), 4
HOWARD, STEVE (IE)
Renewable Lifestyles; renewable energy; solar
electricity; history of solar energy on PEI; solar
water heating systems; solar PV systems; solar
HASSARD, RICHARD (IE)
Hermanville wind farm; commissioning wind
technology; large wind turbines; small wind
16
Members and Witnesses
Canada; PEI Department of Agriculture and
Fisheries; add a species policy; quahog
harvesting; scallop harvesting; oyster industry
concerns re: oysters grown on mussel leases;
temporary suspension of new applications to add
oysters to mussel leases; add a species policy
review; add a species policy amendment
options; multi-species leases in other provinces;
multi-species leases in British Columbia;
moratorium on multi-species leases; lifting
multi-species suspension to allow unidentified
additional species on a lease; GPS identification
of oyster production space in a multi-species
lease; limitations on amount of space allotted for
oysters in a multi-species lease; site
development plans; water column oyster leases;
converting bottom leases to surface leases;
under-utilized surface mussel leases; PEI
Shellfish Association opposition to multi-species
leases; PEI Shellfish Association AGM;
federal/provincial share of lease management
costs; lease management board
recommendations; deputy minister seat on lease
management board; lease management board
consensus model; add a species policy impact on
tong fishery; oyster shortages; cost-benefit
analysis of add a species policy; bottom culture
oysters moving to deeper water; multi-species
policy driving oyster fishers out of business;
oyster industry growth; oyster tong fishery
growth
98-108
economics; off-grid solar PV systems; falling
price of solar electricity; solar conversion in
India and China; falling Canadian dollar; PEI
grid’s solar electrical capacity; direct grid tie
solar PV; future of PEI energy; Fronius; threephase inverter; single-phase inverter; net
metering; power trading; New
Brunswick/Siemens Canada smart grid; Nova
Scotia net metering; Summerside smart grid;
Nova Scotia Power COMFIT program; time of
day billing; bidirectional meters; virtual power
plant; Heat for Less program; thermal storage;
Credit Union Place solar farm; Renewable
Energy Act; Maritime Electric net metering;
demand side management; load management;
LED light rebates; heat pumps; The Electric
Power Act; CT4; distributed smart grid
measures; energy storage technology; demand
side management rate structure; energy jobs;
climate change; energy infrastructure; federal
infrastructure funding; Solar Island; electricity
conservation incentives; Halifax Regional
Municipality solar city project; solar panel
efficiency; Maritime Electric conflict with
renewable energy; snow impact on solar panels
56-63
JAMIESON, JOHN (AF) (Department of
Agriculture and Fisheries)
PEI oyster industry; Malpeque oysters; wild
oyster seed; enhancement of public oyster beds;
tong harvesting; oyster seasons; oyster leases;
aquaculture; oysters grown on bottom or in
suspension; oyster cages; oyster demand and
pricing; shore prices; choice oysters; standard
oysters; PEI percentage of oyster market; oyster
culture in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia;
oyster culture in USA; consultant John Sackton;
oyster & mussel market research; New
Brunswick quadrupling shellfish production;
Nova Scotia increasing shellfish production;
multi-species shellfish leases; aquaculture
diversification; oyster enhancement program;
oyster monitoring program; oyster aquaculture
program; young people entering oyster industry;
aquaculture futures program; training for quality
control of plants; department funding for
marketing and research projects; shrimp
funding; PEI mussel industry; mussel growers;
mussel leases; mussel processing plants; PEI
percentage of Canadian mussel industry;
aquaculture leasing; federal management and
delivery of leasing services; lease management
board of federal/provincial/industrial
representatives formed to fund and manage
leasing program; PEI Cultured Mussel Growers
Association; Island Oyster Growers Group; PEI
Shellfish Association; Fisheries and Oceans
JENKINS, BOBBY (AF)
Lack of lobster industry promotional levy in
New Brunswick & Nova Scotia; PEI lobster
industry promotional levy; Lobster Fishers of
Prince Edward Island; PEI lobster marketing;
fishing boat tie-up of 2013; Boston lobster;
canner lobsters; student fisher training; Master
Lobster processing and availability; Royal Star;
Maritime Lobster Panel report; Gulf of Maine
lobster population increase; live lobster storage;
Souris freezer facility; Cabot Fishermen’s Coop live lobster storage; Hunter Tootoo; quota
share; groundfish and tuna; Marine Protective
Areas
30-31, 33-35, 38-41, 43-46
JENKINS, RHEA (HW)
Basic level support; multi-year programs;
social assistance; medical transportation;
costs of heat and electricity; CPI food cost
increases; low-income families; food rate
increases; child tax benefit; enriching a
child’s life; social assistance claw backs;
grandparents acting as primary caregivers;
child care subsidies
17
Members and Witnesses
62-64; 66-68; 70
108
JOHNSTON, MARIAN (Clerk Assistant and
Clerk of Committees)
Chase the Ace (DR), 84
Committee scheduling
(PA), 28
Meeting 2 (March 1 2016)
Percentage of registered voters; threshold
needed for democratic renewal
146
Holding meetings in-camera (RRPP), 5
Legislative Counsel present during
committee (RRPP), 8
Letter sent to media before sent to
committee (RRPP), 1
Prima facie breach of privilege case (RRPP),
18-20
Public documents (RRPP), 3-4
Researching for committee (RRPP), 14
Speaker under pressure from media and
public (RRPP), 2
KROUGLICOF, NICHOLAS (IE)
UPEI School of Sustainable Design
Engineering; history of engineering at UPEI;
mechatronics; bioresources; sustainable energy;
sustainable energy research; UPEI School of
Sustainable Design Engineering building
63, 66, 71
LAVIE, COLIN (Souris-Elmira)
Add a species policy impact on tong fishery
(AF), 105-106
Board of PEI College of Physicians and
Surgeons (HW), 114-115
Compensation for fishers affected by multispecies policy (AF), 106
Confederation Trail open to off-road vehicles
(AF), 79
Consensus model of lease management board
(AF), 105
Cost-benefit analysis of add a species policy
(AF), 105
Crop diversity (AF), 94
Deputy minister seat on lease management
board (AF), 104
English barrier and Bill 45 (HW), 97; 116-117
Fishing boat tie-up of 2013 (AF), 34-35
Halibut quota (AF), 45
Hunter Tootoo (AF), 45
Islanders without a family doctor (HW), 96
Islandwide Hospital Access (HW), 153
Infrastructure summit (AF), 79
Invitation to tour Atlantic Beef Products plant
(AF), 85-86
Lease management board recommendations
(AF), 104
Lewis Creed (AF), 65-66
Lobster Fishers of Prince Edward Island (AF),
30
Lori Cuddy (AF), 66
Minister inquiring to college of physicians
(HW), 99
New Brunswick road tolls (AF), 42
Number of shell fishers (AF), 58
Nurse practitioners (HW), 103
Off-road vehicle
Insurance (AF), 79
Promotion and management (AF), 79-80
Organic farming marketing (AF), 97
Outdated medical act (HW), 117
Oyster
Industry growth (AF), 106
Survey on plebiscite question structure (DR), 3;
34-35; 51-52; 84-85; 104-105; 158-159
KEENAN, ANNA (DR)
Meeting 1(February 23 2016)
Survey for input on various electoral systems for
PEI; British Columbia democratic processes;
public input on electoral reform; Islanders in
favour of change; ranked ballot system; structure
of plebiscite question
54-55; 63-64
Meeting 2 (February 27 2016)
First-past-the-post plus; dual-member mixed
proportional representation system; leader losing
their seat; adding seats to legislature for leaders;
various electoral systems on plebiscite question;
educating public on democratic renewal process;
budget for electoral reform process; binding
referendums; educating students and youth
99-100; 109
Meeting 3 (March 1 2016)
Dual mixed-member proportional
representation; preserving local representation;
issues with first-past-the-post system; public
input on election outcomes; academic document
written by Sean Graham
152-153; 161
KELLY, KAREN (DR)
Percentage of popular vote in last election;
structure of plebiscite question; educating public
on various electoral systems; complexity of
electoral systems
90-92
KERN, GAIL (DR)
Meeting 1 (February 27 2016)
Majority governments
18
Members and Witnesses
LEMIEUX, JOHANNA (DR)
Complexity of democratic renewal process;
engaging Islanders; educating public on electoral
reform process
161
Tong fishery growth (AF), 107
PEI
Lobster industry promotional levy (AF), 3031, 34
Lobster marketing (AF), 30-31, 34-35
Oyster fishery’s economic value (AF), 59
Shellfish Association presentation (AF), 105
Population of Souris (HW), 97
Recreational vehicle infrastructure (AF), 79
Recruiting doctors to PEI (HW), 96
Sandy MacKay consulting with Premier and
agriculture minister (AF), 91-92, 97
Sandy MacKay’s farm (AF), 94-95
Shellfish lease management (AF), 65
Snowmobile trails (AF), 79
Student fisher training (AF), 38-39
Vetting potential committee guests (AF), 85
Winter tourism (AF), 79-80
LEVEQUE, PATRICK
Meeting 1 (DR)
Structure of plebiscite question; retaining firstpast-the-post system; New Zealand electoral
reform
20
Meeting 2 (March 15 2016) (HW)
PEI Annual Statistical Review; economic data;
social progress index; Nobel-winning
economists; government policies; GDP;
measuring happiness; annual publications and
reports on the status of well-being in PEI;
enabling legislation; Canadian Index of WellBeing; setting priorities
128-134
LANTHIER, DARCIE (DR)
Voter turnout in PEI; threshold for electoral
reform plebiscite; retaining first-past-the-post
system or favour of change; proportional
representation around the world; New Zealand
electoral reform; discussing electoral reform
with public
11-12; 16; 23
LIGHTWOOD, JILL (DR)
Structure of plebiscite question; Islanders in
favour of change; educating public on various
electoral systems
13-14
LARKIN, FLORENCE (DR)
Meeting 1 (DR) (February 9 2016)
Coalition for proportional representation in
favour of any proportional representation system
18
LING, NILS (DR)
Responsibilities of elected officials; Islanders in
favour of change; various possible electoral
systems for PEI; government sending mixed
message regarding support for democratic
renewal; strategic voting
58-59; 64-65
Meeting 2 (DR) (February 22 2016)
Mixed-member proportional representation;
open and closed-list systems; educating public
on various electoral systems; youth and senior
engagement in electoral process; timeline of
democratic renewal process
31; 41
LITKE, ROB (DR)
Mixed-member proportional representation
system for PEI; MLA working for entire
province; two-part question on plebiscite;
retaining first-past-the-post system
63
LECLAIR, LARRY (DR)
Role of Democratic Renewal committee;
Islanders in favour of change; complexity of
electoral systems; Swedish electoral system
74-75
LUND, LYNNE (DR)
Removing first-past-the-post plus from list of
options; strategic voting; voter turnout rates;
majority governments
108
LEDWELL, JANE (DR)
Retaining first-past-the-post system; plebiscite
question structure; ranked ballots; determining
threshold of voters for change; New Zealand
culture and electoral reform; Flight of the
Concords; structural adjustment program in New
Zealand; dismantling welfare state; cuts to social
programs; voter turnout rates
4-5; 14-15
LUSH, ANDREW (DR)
Minority opposition; ranked balloting systems;
Islanders in favour of change; proportional
representation system for PEI
59
MACADAM, DAVID (DR)
19
Members and Witnesses
development departmental overspending;
transportation and infrastructure renewal
departmental overspending; Auditor General’s
office; Auditor General Report 2016; E-gaming
file
1-28
Structure of plebiscite question; Democratic
Party in the United States; Canada ranking 105
in the world for voter turnout
42
MACADAM, JANE (PA)
Gerri Russell, audit director; Auditor General
Report 2015; contaminated sites; Environmental
Protection Act; Contaminated Sites Registry;
Department of Environment, Labour and Justice
staffing; landfill site list; environmental
complaints and notifications process; lack of
policy and procedure re: environmental
contamination; Complaint Management System;
Department of Environment, Labour and Justice
staffing levels; remedial action plans for
contaminated sites; Auditor General
recommendation compliance; contaminated site
follow-up; environmental complaints and
notifications backlog; monitoring environmental
complaints and notifications; investigating
contaminated sites; records keeping re:
contaminated sites; environmental quality
assurance reviews; managing governmentowned contaminated sites; environmental site
assessments; Cardigan landfill; Cardigan
groundwater monitoring; Sleepy Hollow well
monitoring; loan cancellations; loan write-offs;
Financial Administration Act; Audit Act;
Finance PEI loan write-offs; Student Financial
Assistance Corporation loan write-offs; PEI
Lotteries Commission loan write-offs; PEI Grain
Elevators Corporation loan write-offs; Health
PEI loan write-offs; PEI Agricultural Insurance
Corporation loan write-offs; PEI Lending
Agency; loan write-downs; default registry;
Orders in Council; act enabling write-offs; IIDI
legislation; indicators of financial condition;
provincial debt & deficit; charts in Auditor
General Report; consolidated financial
statements; timely publication of consolidated
financial statements; pension legislation
amendments; financial statement discussion and
analysis; accounting policies; environmental
liabilities; provincial revenue assessments &
reassessments; revenue recognition policy; loan
receivable policy; detailed budget information
on significant agencies, boards, and Crown
corporations; capital budgets; training expenses;
tangible capital asset policy; special warrants;
Appropriation Act; spending authority;
environment, labour and justice departmental
overspending; education and early learning and
childhood development departmental
overspending; Innovation PEI overspending;
finance, energy and municipal affairs
departmental overspending; Health PEI
overspending; fisheries, aquaculture and rural
MACAULAY, JIM (DR)
Public understanding of democratic renewal
process; various political systems on plebiscite
question
37
MACDONALD, HEATH (CornwallMeadowbank)
Atlantic Beef Products and government funding
agreement (AF), 10
Committee scheduling (AF), 26-27
McCain French fries and frozen foods (AF), 15
Off-road vehicles on agricultural land (AF), 25
Potato and lobster exports to China (AF), 9
MACDONALD, SANDY (IE)
Holland College; Aaron Stavert’s home; Aaron
Stavert energy audit; South Carolina school
specializing in restoration of period houses and
buildings; energy efficiency financial savings;
home energy audits; energy audits of public
buildings; Licensed Practical Nursing training;
Holland College enrollment; oil prices; green
technology employment market; national
certification; lobster meat extraction research
26-28, 30-35
MACDONALD, WALTER (IE)
PEI Petroleum Marketers Association; home
oil/oil heat industry on PEI; IRAC regulation of
oil prices; world oil market volatility; alternative
green energy; national oil companies leaving
PEI market; PEI dependence on oil; independent
retail oil heat dealers; Island Petroleum;
Parkland Fuel Corporation; Ultramar; CST
Canada Co.; Kerr; Irving Oil; promoting oil as
home heating option; Association working with
government; oil tank standards; PEI oil heat tank
regulations; oil industry training; oil spill
exercises; PEI Petroleum Marketers Association
The House is now in a Committee of the Whole
House to further consider the grant of
supplementary support for community;
economic downturn in Alberta; opposing myth
that oil is dirty and inefficient energy source;
Irving as sole oil supplier for PEI; Island
Regulatory and Appeals Commission; PEI
Petroleum Marketers Association relations with
IRAC; PEI retail pricing of oil; regional
approach to oil pricing; oil price fluctuations;
alternative heating sources; Kenmac Energy;
20
Members and Witnesses
Islanders in favour of change (DR), 41
loss of local service with loss of local oil
companies; IRAC role in oil pricing; Allison
MacEwen; New Brunswick oil industry
regulation; Nova Scotia oil industry regulation;
Newfoundland oil industry regulation; oil
refiners who double as suppliers; one-week oil
pricing vs. two-week oil pricing; reasonable oil
pricing by global market standards; Irving nonparticipation in PEI Petroleum Marketers
Association; Co-op Energy bankruptcy; Co-op
Energy business absorbed by Ultramar;
conversion of Ultramar into CST Canada; oil
retail profit margins in other provinces; social
media tracking of oil pricing; fibreglass oil tank
life expectancy; oil spills; jobs provided by local
oil companies; PEI oil retail price margin
increase
73-87
Letter sent to media before sent to
committee (RRPP), 3-4
Municipality study funding (CLE), 11-12
Off-shore breakwater and harness energy (CLE),
67
PEI
Office of Energy Efficiency budget (IE), 49
Real Estate Association presentation to
committee (EED), 55
Prima facie breach of privilege case (RRPP),
10-11; 14; 19-20
Raising PEI oil prices (IE), 76-77; 86-87
Randy Pitre request to appear before committee
(IE), 35, 37
Removing Chair from committee (RRPP), 3
Request for briefing on Crown asset disposal
policies (IE), 37
Rural PEI real estate market (EED), 45-46
Timeline for democratic renewal (DR), 22
MACDOUGALL, GARY (DR)
Slovenia electoral system; federal democratic
renewal; electing opposition members; engaging
Islanders to vote in plebiscite; educating public
on electoral systems
54; 59; 66-67
MACFADZEN-REID, DONALD (DR)
Compulsory voting; hiring expert consultants to
provide advice to government on democratic
renewal process
112
MACEWEN, SIDNEY (Morell-Mermaid)
Aaron Stavert presentation to committee (IE), 49
All-terrain vehicle advocates (IE), 35
Approval of proposed committee presentations
(IE), 35
Bell Aliant (IE), 3
Case for and against IRAC (IE), 86
MACKAY, MARGARET (DR)
Voter power; first-past-the-post system benefits;
cutting donations to government; roles of MLAs
and MPs; electoral systems in Australia and
New Zealand
101-102; 110
Caucus meeting discussions (RRPP), 10; 15
Community leaders participating in democratic
renewal discussions (DR), 41
Consequences of PEI oil companies going out of
business (IE), 76; 86-87
Contractors working with PEI Office of Energy
Efficiency (IE), 50
Controverted Elections (Provincial) Act (DR),
134-135
Downsizing homeowners (EED), 45
Eco PEI (IE), 1-2
Election Expenses Act (DR), 123
Fishing association and impact on harbours
(CLE), 67
Gas tax funding (CLE), 12
HST increase impact on rural PEI real estate
resale market (EED), 46
Inviting
Adam Fenech to committee (CLE), 46
Current amalgamation candidates to
committee (CLE), 39-42
PEI Watershed Alliance to committee (CLE),
45-46
Three Rivers amalgamation consultant to
committee (CLE), 39-40
MACKAY, MATTHEW (KensingtonMalpeque)
Accountability for education system decisions
(EED), 24
Advisory council transparency (EED), 16
Building permit decline due to HST (EED), 36,
39; 59
Caucus meeting discussions (RRPP), 10
Claiming HST owed against future HST
revenues (EED), 59
CMHC and BDC (EED), 5
Construction
Association of Prince Edward Island AGM
(EED), 56-57
Industry job losses due to HST (EED), 33, 36;
57
Contractors
Driven out of business by HST (EED), 36
Losing money on homes built before HST but
sold after HST (EED), 62-63
Working for cash in underground economy
(EED), 64
Decline in housing starts (EED), 37, 39
District Advisory Council elections (EED), 16
21
Members and Witnesses
research; Harrington; buffer zones for organic
farming; Chinese government buying up
phosphorous; soil enhancement; pesticides;
agricultural employment; climate change; water
conservation; water quality; regional selfsufficiency; buying and selling locally; cover
crops; organic matter; Kensington watershed
group study; debate over whether farmers
plough down in the spring or plough down in the
fall; carbon sequestering; carbon taxes; carbon
farming; cap sites; improving public health;
White Gables; New Brunswick organic
certification; farm gate sales; organic food
pricing; locally produced food pricing vs.
imports; crop rotation; consulting with Premier
and agriculture minister; ACORN; organic
certification organizations; PEI Certified
Organic Producers Cooperative; fallow periods
for soil; policing organic certification; organic
certification inspections; cover crops;
wireworm; brown mustard; soil fumigants;
buckwheat; rye; field trials; Farmers Teaching
Farmers; Rodale; experimental farm in
Harrington; excessive plowing; loose topsoil;
crop diversity; Sandy MacKay’s farm; programs
helping conventional farmers transition into
organic farming; Grow Forward 2; consumer
education; organic farming marketing
87-97
Education policy formation (EED), 24
Federal payment for adopting HST (EED), 39
Government revenue lost to the underground
economy (EED), 36; 65
High-speed Internet in PEI (EED), 2
HST impact on PEI
Economy (EED), 39, 48, 50, 52
Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association (EED), 65
Impacts of HST on construction and real estate
(EED), 3-5
Learning Partners Advisory Council (EED), 17
Letter sent to media before sent to
committee (RRPP), 2-3; 13
Motion re:
Committee letter to Premier and finance
minister advising not to raise HST (EED), 4950, 52-53
Requesting agreement between government
and Bell Aliant (EED), 2
New Brunswick building permit increase despite
HST (EED), 59-60
Nova Scotia building permit increase despite
HST (EED), 59-60
PEI
Population increasing (EED), 64
Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association (EED), 65
Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association decline to appear before committee
(EED), 65-66
Provincial deficit spending (EED), 48
Real estate business boosted by used home
market outpacing new due to HST (EED), 64-65
(DR) (23 February 2016)
Survey on plebiscite question structure; video
explaining various electoral systems; plebiscite
on fixed link; president of UPSE; Islanders in
favour of change; voting by proxy; federal
government electoral reform
52; 60
Removing Chair from committee (RRPP), 6
School councils (EED), 16
Sorting advisory council recommendations
(EED), 23
Statistics
Canada figures re: building permits (EED), 64
Regarding lots for sale on PEI (EED), 43
Taxation of land purchases (EED), 43
Teachers attending advisory committees (EED),
16
Transition period prior to HST implementation
(EED), 63
Underground economy thriving in PEI (EED),
65
Used home sales outpacing new due to HST
(EED), 64
Wes Sheridan letter to Construction Sector
Council re: HST (EED), 35
MACKINNON, PAM (HW)
Youth justice services; co-facilitator for
grandparents group; children with ADHD;
financial assistance; mental disabilities;
costly medications; addiction issues; stresses
of parenting; fixed incomes; losing a child;
evicted from seniors’ housing due to
grandchildren; family allowance; hip
replacement; qualifying for disability
assistance; grandparents support group; eye
appointments; social welfare system;
children being traumatized; comfortable
transitions for children; wisdom teeth
procedures; monthly expenses of seniors
72-75; 77-83
MACKAY, ALEXANDER “SANDY”
(AF) (18 March 2016)
Organic farming; holistic approach to medicine;
health improvement via weight loss; community
diversity; Rodale Institute; certified organic
MACLEAN, DAVE (IE)
Oil facility shutdowns; oil deliveries constrained
by oil shortages; B-139 oil industry training; Coop Energy bankruptcy; fibreglass oil tank life
22
Members and Witnesses
PEI lobster industry promotional levy; PEIFA
marketing opportunities; labour issues in the
fishing industry; recruiting crews for back of
boat; export strategies; Maritime Lobster Panel
report; Lobster Fishers of Prince Edward Island
Marketing Board; Maine lobster industry
promotional levy; PEI lobster labelling; PEI
lobster marketing; Natural Products Marketing
Act; Lobster Council of Canada marketing;
Newfoundland and Labrador lobster marketing;
Nova Scotia lobster brand; Alaskan king crab;
BC salmon; Malpeque Oysters; Brittany Blues;
integration of Maritime lobster marketing; PEI
lobster mistaken for Boston lobster; value-added
products; PEI video promotions; trade missions;
marketing PEI in China; Ian McIsaac; Marketing
Council of Prince Edward Island; PEI dairy
marketing levy; Canadian dairy marketing levy;
North Shore Fishermen's Association AGM; PEI
lobster packaging for international sales; Master
Lobster brand; Lobster Fishers of Prince Edward
Island Marketing Board collaboration with Sales
PEI; Food Island Partnership; Master Lobster
packaging; Lobster Fishers of Prince Edward
Island Marketing Board working with Culinary
Institute; Lobster Fishers of Prince Edward
Island Marketing Board working with
Bio|Food|Tech centre; Lobster Fishers of Prince
Edward Island Marketing Board working with
ACOA; lobster pasteurization project; blanched
lobster; lobster boat labour shortage; fishing
boat captain development programs; SkillsPEI;
processing plant staffing; Maritime Seafood
Coalition; lobster trade tariffs; Holland College
lobster fishery training; Are You Crew?
Promotion; Marine Stewardship Council
certification; ISO certification; lobster
marketplace feedback; global marketing
perceptions of Canada; wild cod; Growing
Forward; integrated PEI export strategy; longterm storage for live lobster; convenience foods;
Halifax live lobster shipping project; climate
change affecting lobster populations; decreasing
lobster catch in Northumberland Strait due to
Fixed Link; Clearwater live lobster storage
facility; lobster storage expert; two deputy
ministers for Department of Agriculture and
Fisheries; Hunter Tootoo; halibut quota; blue fin
tuna; federal fisheries portfolio; science funding
28-46
expectancy; oil spill database; Canadian Oil
Heat Association; Ontario oil market; oil
emissions and efficiency; clean-burning quality
of oil compared to natural gas
79-81, 84-86
MACNAIR, NEIL (AF) (Department of
Agriculture and Fisheries)
Quahog harvesting; add a species policy;
Colville Bay; PEI Shellfish Association AGM;
lease management costs; lease management
board recommendations; lease management
board consensus model; standard oyster market;
oyster shortages; oyster pricing; choice oysters;
cost-benefit analysis of add a species policy;
multi-species policy driving oyster fishers out of
business; oyster industry growth; add a species
policy impact on tong fishery; anoxic water
events; oysters as water cleansers; St. Peters Bay
study regarding water-cleansing effects of
mussel aquaculture; nitrate levels reduced by
shellfish harvesting; Chesapeake Bay oyster
beds; sewage levels in Charlottetown-Stratford
area waters; BIO|FOOD|TECH testing;
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries role in
reopening fisheries after closures; aquaculture
and fishery zoning; Department of Agriculture
and Fisheries role in reopening fisheries after
closures; aquaculture and fishery zoning
100-101, 103-108
MACNEVIN, DOUGLAS (DR)
Binding plebiscites and referendums; New
Zealand electoral reform; structure of plebiscite
question; referendum for fixed link; retaining
first-past-the-post system and favour of change
8-9; 24-25
MACPHEE, ALAN (HW)
Public supports; dialysis reports; health services
in rural areas; Canadian Federation of
Agriculture PEI Fishermen’s Association; Major
Changes Needed in Health Care PEI; new x-ray
machines; medical studies; centralization gone
wrong; Health PEI and CIHI data; Fraser
Report; disaster emergency protocol; Montague
ER; recruitment of doctors; Souris discriminated
against due to geographical location; Doctors
Without Borders; higher health care on PEI;
Islandwide Hospital Access; physicians and
surgeons in the province; highest health needs
of Islanders; citizen health boards; federal taxes;
Canada Health Act; health board systems in
Ontario; community boards; per capita stats
145-154
MACWILLIAMS, RONNIE (DR)
Complexity of electoral systems; Elections PEI
review of elections since 1900; electing third
party member; political science courses;
percentage of popular vote; redrawing of
electoral boundaries through commission
83-84; 87-88
MACPHERSON, IAN (AF)
23
Members and Witnesses
school psychology positions; PEI data;
access to prescription drugs; justice system
and mental health; 12-day treatment;
emergency department staff training;
methadone treatment program; training at
police academy; long-term strategic plan;
primary care physicians; socio-economic
status; Mount Herbert; withdrawal
management and detox; timely intervention
of addiction; decreasing wait times; clinical
service team; PTSD
25-41
MANAGO, SEBASTIAN (AF)
CEO of Food Island Partnership; PEI Potato
Board; shipping to Taiwan; transportation
companies in Halifax; margin products; Quebec
police; buy local; PEI Culinary Alliance; Health
PEI; Canada’s Food Island; international
markets; oyster industry; shipping to the United
States; Chinese markets; PEI certified beef;
Atlantic Beef Products Ltd.; Argentinean beef;
price of beef; Boston lobster; Lobster Council of
Canada; Royal Star Foods; planned market
economy; Innovation PEI initiatives; truck
wraps; Morley Annear; small business projects;
Cavendish Farms; Stats Canada findings;
incorporated companies; protection of liabilities;
BioAlliance; AgriAlliance; cluster and sector
organizations; not-for-profit organizations; wine
industry; food sector growth; high volumes of
lobster; lobster prices; Island productivity rates;
Ontario subsidies for beef; market dynamics and
regulations; AAA beef; PEI farmers; transition
from wild caught to aquaculture; trade deficits;
industry investment rates; OECD countries;
investing in technology; developing products
and countries on PEI; premium food products;
mid-sized companies; Food Valley in the
Netherlands; Glasgow Glen Farm cheese; CFIA
and Maritime Union; provincial food brand;
buyers program; Culinary Trail/Fresh Products
Directory; Burger Love; Certified Island Beef
brand; PEIFA; Mussel Industry Council of PEI;
National Research Council; funding agencies;
liquor commission
1; 3-6; 8-12; 14-23
MAYNE, DR. MICHAEL (Department of
Health and Wellness) (HW)
Improving PEI health care system; Health PEI
roles and responsibilities; travelling out-ofprovince for health care; pressure of out-ofprovince health care; doctor complement in
PEI; cardiac treatment; out-of-province
referrals; students living out-of-province;
family medicine services; subspecialists;
anesthesiologists; transplant surgeries;
physician fee guides; neuro-services;
reciprocal billing; retiring doctors;
recruitment and retention of doctors; Master
Agreement; primary health care plan;
Islanders without a family doctor; physician
patient loads; language requirements;
outdated facilities; successful
transplantations; regional pressure points;
professions act; members funding college;
college is a self-regulated body; negotiating
master agreements within provinces; teambased approach; PRPC; new technologies;
changes in wages; Dalhousie systems;
working in western PEI; levels of service
nurse practitioners cannot provide;
snowbirds seeking health care out-ofprovince; telemedicine; transplant programs;
airfare; Confederation Bridge cost increases;
orthopedic surgery; medical services;
Auditor General report; billings between
provinces
MATTERS, DR. RHONDA (Department of
Health and Wellness) (HW)
Mental Health and Addictions Advisory
Council; international evidence and
strategies; mental health and addictions;
focus on youth; supporting recovery; mental
health promotion; culture of diverse groups;
eliminating stigma of mental illness;
community partners; waiting lists for
specialists; stepped-care approach; Health
PEI initiatives; Community Reinforcement
and Family Training; internal psychiatry
services; Housing First; out-of-province
healthcare; Strength Youth Addictions
Program; critical service gaps; services for
children; psycho-ed assessment; evidencedbased peer support programming;
underlying determinants of poor mental
health; mental health diagnosis; supporting
poverty reduction; improving psychological
health and safety in Island workplaces;
research from other countries; unfilled
91-104; 106-110
MCCARVILLE, MATTHEW (IE)
Canada and PEI transitioning to clean renewable
energy by 2050; WWS power (wind, water and
solar); converting USA and other countries to
WWS; eliminating air pollution mortalities;
eliminating global warming; creating green
energy jobs; stabilizing energy prices; reducing
international conflict by creating energy
independent regions; reducing terrorism risk by
decentralizing power; reducing social cost of
energy; social and political barriers to WWS
conversion; widespread electrification; wind
24
Members and Witnesses
12
turbines; solar photovoltaics; geothermal power
plants; hydro-power plants; tidal and wave
energy devices; solar heat collectors; battery
electric vehicles; hydrogen fuel cell vehicles;
electrolytic cryogenic hydrogen aircraft; heat
pumps; electric resistance heating; energy for
high-temperature industrial processes;
hydroelectric power; heat and cold storage;
National Academy of Sciences study regarding
US conversion to WWS; energy grid stability;
cost savings of WWS conversion; PEI
converting to mix of 79.5% wind and 20.5%
solar photovoltaics; energy exports; population
growth; Canadian Energy System Simulator;
ratio of wind energy to solar energy in WWS
conversion; exchange of electrical energy with
neighbours; Russian cryogenic hydrogen
aircraft; Boeing liquid hydrogen aircraft; decarbonizing electricity; financial incentives for
electric vehicle purchasing; comprehensive
energy plan
52-56
MEGGS, PETER (DR)
Structure and language of plebiscite question;
percentage of voter turnout in New Zealand;
proportional representation systems; Borgen TV
show; voting with status quo; Green candidate
voted into legislature
7-8; 12; 19-20
MELLA, PAT (DR)
First-past-the-post plus system and leaders
getting elected; threshold needed for democratic
renewal; engaging public in electoral reform;
fiscal issues; meaning of democracy; majority
governments in PEI; percentage of voters
148-149
MICHAUD, GILLES (DR)
Meeting 1 (February 23 2016)
Timeline for plebiscite process; Islanders in
favour of change; delaying date for fall
plebiscite; educating public on various electoral
systems; confusion about proportional
representation systems
65-66
MCINNIS, RONNIE (DR)
Majoritarian systems; preferential ballot system;
voter turnout in PEI; democratic processes;
community councils and elected officials
33-34; 36-37
Meeting 2 (February 27 2016)
Islanders in favour of change; voter turnout
rates; educating public on various electoral
systems; Island-wide workshops and
information sessions
107
MCISAAC, DAVID (DR)
Stuck under first-past-the-post system; majority
governments; party in power; being represented
by person you voted for
104
MILLER, FOSTER (Department of
Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy)
(IE)
Biomass plants heating government buildings;
biomass heating reliability; biomass fuel supply;
wood chipping equipment; biomass economics
40-41, 48-49
MCLEOD, GARY (Chief Electoral Officer
Elections PEI)
Chief Electoral Officer for the Province of
Prince Edward Island; Election Expenses Act;
Controverted Elections (Provincial) Act; report
from Elections PEI; election expenses and
financing; registered nominees; RCMP to report
violations; date of writ drop; party contributions
and donations; registration and nomination
forms to fill out; official agents; returning
officers; signage laws for election processes;
social media advertising; campaigning during an
election; municipality bylaws; polling locations
and signage; coin toss procedures; contested
elections; administrative errors; child care costs
and reimbursement; anonymous donations;
district associations; election requirements and
guidelines
127-141
MITCHELL, ROBERT (Minister of
Communities, Land and Environment) (CLE)
Letter from Bradley Trivers; creation of
Department of Communities, Land and
Environment; Department of Communities,
Land and Environment mandate;
implementation of land report recommendations;
commission on land and local governance by
Judge Ralph Thompson; Commission on Lands
Protection Act report by Horace Carver;
Handrahan Task Force Report; municipal
governance; watersheds; pond management;
climate change; letter from committee chair;
Department of Communities, Land and
Environment organization structure; provincial
land development; environmental preservation;
MCNEILLY, GORDON (DR)
Islanders in favour of change; structure of
plebiscite question
25
Members and Witnesses
climate change conference; power bought from
New Brunswick not included in PEI greenhouse
gas emissions statistics; transportation not
included in PEI agriculture greenhouse gas
emissions statistics; reduction of fertilizer use;
provincial vs. federal jurisdiction in carbon
pricing; coordinated Maritime approach to
carbon pricing; Canadian Council of Ministries
of Environment
1-28, 31-38
Municipal Affairs and Provincial Planning;
Forests, Fish and Wildlife; Upton Road;
Corporate Services; Department of
Communities, Land and Environment
management; new water act; updating Planning
Act; climate change strategies; Municipalities
Act; new funding system for PEI municipalities;
Report of the Commission on Land and Local
Governance by Ralph Thompson; Lands
Protection Act; Task Force on Land Use Policy;
land use planning; new municipal government
act replacing Municipalities Act, City of
Charlottetown and Area Act and the City of
Summerside Act; consultant Patsy MacLean;
restructuring and enlarging municipalities;
municipal services; municipal staffing;
municipal budgets; PEI Federation of
Municipalities; municipal incorporation;
municipal amalgamation; Bedeque and Area
amalgamation; municipal annexation; rural
development; municipality sustainability;
property tax increases; rural areas paying for
urban services; community history and identity;
Stratford; 1994 amalgamation of Sherwood and
West Royalty with Charlottetown and
Hillsborough; community liabilities and debts;
added restrictions and controls in unincorporated
areas; farming practices restricted by
amalgamation; differential tax rates; electoral
wards; provincial assistance for municipal
amalgamation; base rate for municipal taxation;
municipal feasibility and growth studies;
provincial government meeting with
municipalities; municipality viability studies;
Three Rivers amalgamation; gas tax funding;
rural citizens using urban services; retaining preamalgamation tax rates in rural areas;
transitioning to new tax rates; municipal
boundary development; prioritizing report
recommendations; three-county organization of
PEI municipalities; openness and transparency
in amalgamation process; Federation of
Agriculture presentation; Watershed
Management Program; Watershed Alliance;
Watershed Strategy; watershed funding; federal
infrastructure funding for watershed groups;
beverage can deposits funding watersheds;
watershed groups employing students; multiyear funding for watersheds; formation of new
watershed groups; Ducks Unlimited Canada
pond management; unmanaged ponds;
MacAuslands Pond; Bagnalls Pond; Maritime
Electric pond; privately owned ponds; inventory
of PEI ponds; meeting of federal and provincial
environment ministers; provinces dealing with
climate change; pan-Canadian framework to
address greenhouse emissions; climate change
adaptation; cost of PEI delegation to Paris
MOYSE, DR. CYRIL
Act established framework; Fitness to Practice;
AIT; MCC; Canadian exams; qualifications to
practice in Canada; Education Council for
Foreign Medical Graduates; CAPP; local
physicians and Health PEI; rotational basis
terms; reviewing credentials; Royal College;
FMRAC; College of Family Physicians; family
medical exams; Canadian standards; Regulated
Health Professions Act; highly-qualified
physicians; underserviced rural areas of PEI;
provincial limitations; investigating physicians;
centralizing health care; Medical Council of
Canada; OSCE-type exams; child psychiatry
112-123
MORKUNAS, LUCY (DR)
Meeting 1 (February 22 2016)
Proposed mixed-member proportional
representation in 2005 plebiscite; dry run of
trying new system for period of time; plurality
systems; average person participating in politics;
visible minorities and women participating in
democratic process; New Zealand electoral
reform
31; 37-38; 45
Meeting 2 (February 23 2016)
New Zealand democratic renewal; structure of
plebiscite question in New Zealand; mixedmember proportional representation systems;
super-majoritarian systems; British Columbia
democratic system; binding referendums; public
input on democratic processes; single member
constituent candidates; understanding various
voting systems
54; 56-57; 70
Meeting 3 (February 25 2016)
Mixed-member proportional representation
system for PEI; Harper being elected; New
Zealand electoral system; Islanders in favour of
change; political science at UPEI; public
preference translated to representation in
government
81; 86; 88
26
Members and Witnesses
backs; education process; meeting with
Minister Duclos; foster parent association
57-62; 66-72
Meeting 4 (February 27 2016)
Using a consultant during democratic renewal
process; style and design of plebiscite question;
structure of Quebec referendum question; vote
splitting; expert who has academic credentials to
give province electoral reform advice;
importance of media involvement in democratic
renewal process; public education; voting using
different methods
97-98; 101; 111-112
MURPHY, PAT (Alberton-Roseville)
Access to prescription drugs (HW), 29
Account for all government air miles cards
(HW), 21
Alberton mayoral experience (CLE), 15
Announcement on pipe line (IE), 3
Atlantic Beef Products and government funding
agreement (AF), 24
Beverage can deposits funding watersheds
(CLE), 23
Canner lobsters (AF), 35
Cascumpec Bay Watershed Association
fundraising (CLE), 23
Census information (HW), 138
Charlie Martin hydrogen vehicle (IE), 15-16
Meeting 5 (March 1 2016)
The No-Yes Vote; Lies, Damn Lies, and
Statistics: The Manipulation of Public Opinion
in America
159
MORRISON, BRIAN (AF)
PEI Cattle Producers Association; cattle industry
decline; Maritime Beef Council Committee;
Ivan Johnson; Canadian Cattlemen’s
Association; John MacDonald; Canadian Beef;
Atlantic Beef Products Ltd. plant; Food Island
Partnership; PEI certified beef; younger cattle
producers returning to PEI; forward contracting;
cattle producers levy; cow/calf producers; offIsland markets for PEI cattle; producing fatter
cattle; p of PEI beef consumption supplied by
PEI producers; Burger Love; PEI beef shortages;
Atlantic Beef Products staffing; own-your-ownanimal cattle program for consumers; consumer
detachment from farming realities; start-up costs
for cattle farmers; Atlantic Beef Products halal
beef certification; deadstock removal fees;
46-47, 49-54
Child tax benefit (HW), 63-64
Committee scheduling
(AF), 26-27
(CLE), 48
Communities, Land and Environment mandate
(CLE), 46
Community
Care (HW), 11
Service (HW), 2
Cottages moved and old well casings (CLE), 65
Cross-promoting tourism industry (AF), 22
Developing new strategies to promote PEI
industries (AF), 23
Doctors over-prescribing pain medications
(HW), 29
Educating public regarding amalgamation
(CLE), 15
Family allowance (HW), 5
Farmers opposed to property tax increases via
amalgamation (CLE), 15
Federal infrastructure funding for watershed
groups (CLE), 22-23
Gasoline price regulation (IE), 77
Holland College energy presentation to
committee (IE), 34
Hydrogen energy (IE), 15
Impact on neighbouring properties and permits
(CLE), 64
MULLEN-HANDRAHAN, SHARON (DR)
Commitment of Premier on democratic renewal;
power of status quo; various electoral systems
80-81
MUNDY, TINA (Summerside-St. Eleanors;
Minister of Family and Human Services)
Eco PEI (IE), 1
Meeting 1 (February 23 2016) (HW)
Motion 60 in support of grandparents;
grandparents acting as primary caregivers;
single parents; Island seniors; skipgeneration families; mental-physical illness;
substance abuse; financial or legal issues;
divorce; death; child protection issues;
health issues; Department of Family and
Human Services; Universal Child Care
Benefit; children in danger; issues court
orders; legal custody and guardianship;
Child Protection Act; social assistance claw
Incarcerated people with mental health and
addiction (HW), 30
Incorporated municipalities opposed to
amalgamation (CLE), 40
Invitation to tour Atlantic Beef Products plant
(AF), 85-86
Inviting
Current amalgamation candidates to
committee (CLE), 41
Federation of Municipalities to committee
(CLE), 40
27
Members and Witnesses
IRAC role in oil pricing (IE), 77
Live lobster storage (AF), 44
Lobster
Boat labour shortage (AF), 38
Marketplace feedback (AF), 40
Marchbank Pond (CLE), 23
Vacant and derelict government buildings (IE),
37
Various Access PEI application forms (HW), 2
West Point wind farm (IE), 16
Western Hospital (IE), 41
Methadone clinics and program (HW), 2930
MYERS, STEVEN (Georgetown-St. Peters)
Accountability in schools (EED), 23
Advisory
Council minutes (EED), 15
Council priorities (EED), 22
Council transparency (EED), 14-15
Councils’ agendas (EED), 22
Allan Campbell plan (EED), 21-22
Alleged economic benefits of HST (EED), 38
Auditor General Report 2015 (PA), 15
Cardigan
Dump (PA), 11
Economy compared to Brighton economy
(EED), 51
Groundwater contamination (PA), 11
Committee scheduling (EED), 8-9
Continued housing decline despite immigration
(EED), 57
Creativity and Innovation Program (EED), 6
Decline in housing starts (EED), 57
Economic downturn in PEI (EED), 60
Education
Plan timetable (EED), 26
Role in prosperity (EED), 21
Finance minister consulting Auditor General
(PA), 15
Government revenue lost to the underground
economy (EED), 65
Groundwater monitoring (PA), 11
Northport opposed to amalgamation with
Alberton (CLE), 41
Nurse practitioners (HW), 20
Off-road vehicles
On agricultural land (AF), 24-25
In Alberton (AF), 83
Off-shore protection (CLE), 64-65
Oil price
Decline (AF), 38
Regulation, 77
O’Leary amalgamation (CLE), 15
Out-of-province health care expenditures (HW),
102
PEI
Lobster and Boston lobster brand confusion
(AF), 35
Shellfish levy (AF), 70-71
Physician assistants (HW), 103
Prorogation effect on committee work (CLE), 47
Protecting of shoreline and permits (CLE), 64
Questioning benefits of amalgamation for rural
residents (CLE), 15-16
RCMP pursuit of off-road vehicles (AF), 83
Recusing self from gas-related discussions (IE),
88
Regional oil pricing (IE), 78
Request for briefing on Crown asset disposal
policies (IE), 37
Retaining pre-amalgamation tax rates in rural
areas (CLE), 15
Rural hospitals (HW), 14
Sales PEI Initiative Food Island Partnership
(AF), 1
Sandy MacKay request to appear at committee
(AF), 84
Save our Hospitals (HW), 153
Scheduling committee meetings (CLE), 48
Snowmobile highway access (IE), 36
Guests sitting in on committee (RRPP), 2
Lack of evidence (RRPP), 7
High-speed Internet in PEI (EED), 1-2
HST impact on PEI economy (EED), 50-51; 60
Impacts of HST on construction and real estate
(EED), 3
Increase in home sales just prior to HST
adoption (EED), 57
Janice Sherry’s alleged environmental
negligence (PA), 11
Jordan Brown debating Paul MacNeill in 2014
political panel (EED), 38
Jordan Brown fundraiser (EED), 26
Landfill site list (PA), 2
Learning Partners Advisory Council (EED), 15
Social assistance eligibility (HW), 83; 85
Solar power installation (IE), 2
Soliciting public participation in amalgamation
consultations (CLE) 43
Legislative Counsel present during
committee (RRPP), 8
Speaker under pressure from media and
public (RRPP), 16
Loan
Write-off legislation (PA), 15
Write-offs (PA), 14 -15
Mike Currie re: dump closure (PA), 11
Motion re:
Special committee for amalgamation (CLE), 42
Standing Committee on Fisheries,
Transportation
and Rural Development recommendation
regarding add a species policy (AF), 71
Costs (HW), 105
28
Members and Witnesses
healthy and clean streams; personal quality of
life; fish kills; rural and coastal subdivisions;
various values; Statistics Canada; social wellbeing; value systems
141-145
Committee letter to Premier and finance
minister advising not to raise HST (EED), 50-54
Requesting agreement between government
and Bell Aliant (EED), 2-3
Non-HST factors in PEI construction industry
slump (EED), 38
Pat Campbell (EED), 27
PEI
HST increase (EED), 51
Real estate sales declining despite population
growth (EED), 44
Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association (EED), 65
Premier chairing Learning Partners Advisory
Council (EED), 15
O’BRIEN, CATHERINE (DR)
Educating public on various electoral systems;
structure of plebiscite question
17
ORTENBURGER, CHRIS (DR)
Electoral boundaries commission; timeline of
electoral reform and plebiscite question;
educating public on various electoral systems;
structure of plebiscite question
22-23
Prima facie breach of privilege case (RRPP),
1; 15
Principals’ ability to assess teachers (EED), 23
Provincial plan for education (EED), 22
Public Accounts authority to request information
(PA), 14
Publication of groundwater data (PA), 11-12
OSLAWSKY, BRENDA (DR)
Meeting 1(February 23 2016)
Proportional representation brought in by
referendums; educating public on various
electoral systems; proportional representation
systems in PEI; open and closed list systems;
mixed-member proportional representation for
PEI
57; 65
Removing Chair from committee (RRPP), 1;
6
Retired teachers working as substitutes (EED),
27
Small
Community prosperity (EED), 21
Housing sector (EED), 57
Social promotion in schools (EED), 22
Standardized tests (EED), 22-23
Statistics Canada figures re: building permits
(EED), 65
Supporting small rural communities (EED), 22
Underground economy thriving in PEI (EED),
65
Unemployed workers returning from Alberta
(EED), 60
Young teachers seeking employment (EED), 2728
Meeting 2 (February 27 2016)
Open and closed list voting systems; top-up
seats; nominating people for district seats; party
leaders running in districts; voter turnout rates in
PEI; majoritarian governments; mandatory
voting; Australian electoral system; benefits of a
proportional system
98; 110-111
Meeting 3 (March 1 2016)
Expecting a right to local representation;
majority government; implementing
proportionality; mixed-member proportional
representation; educational materials for public
engagement
157-160
NEWELL, JOAN (HW)
Refunding assistance funds; incarceration
for robbery; taxi tokens; social services;
living on a pension; cost increases; paying
for prescription glasses; family allowance;
child tax benefit; old age pension; paying for
sporting activities and equipment;
transporting children to activities; budgeting
money
72; 74-84
PARKMAN, DWIGHT (DR)
Islanders in favour of change; bureaucrats
making decisions in PEI
73
PERRY, HAL (Tignish-Palmer Road)
Beef producer numbers (AF), 49
Blanched PEI lobster (AF), 37-38
Blueberry crops damaged by off-road vehicles
(AF), 75-76
Bridge in Portage (CLE), 57; 58
Cabot Fishermen’s Co- op live lobster storage
(AF), 44
NOVACZEK, IRENE (HW)
Island Studies at UPEI; Well-being
Measurement Act; government roles; Quality of
Island Life Co-Operative; conditions in
economic development; feeling safe; low-impact
agriculture; drinking water; standing woods;
29
Members and Witnesses
Proportional representation; retaining first-pastthe-post system; voter turnout rates in Canada
29; 38
Canada’s Food Island (AF), 39, 45
Cattle producer levy (AF), 49
Co-marketing of PEI brands (AF), 37
Committee scheduling (CLE), 48
Communities, Land and Environment mandate
(CLE), 46
Confederation Trail use by off-road vehicles
(AF), 76
Cost of production insurance (AF), 49
Fallow periods for soil (AF), 93
Farm gate sales (AF), 92
Feedlot business expansion (AF), 52
Holland College energy systems engineering
technology program (IE), 33
Housing development and permits (CLE), 57
Invitation to tour Atlantic Beef Products plant
(AF), 86
Lack of PEI regulations regarding organic
farming designation (AF), 92
PITRE, RANDY (AF)
Alberry Plains blueberry fields; off-road
vehicles damaging crop fields; blueberry crop
development; blueberry harvesting; rhizomes;
Summerville blueberry crop; tip dieback;
snowmobiles damaging crops; RCMP
interventions regarding crop damage;
snowmobile insurance; off-road vehicle
legislation; snowmobiles on highways;
snowmobiles in ditches; snowmobiles on lawns;
property trespass; Winsloe producer conflict
with snowmobiles; snowmobile drivers defying
police; snowmobile fatalities; Rails to
Trails; snowmobiles confined to Rails to Trails;
off-road vehicle owners lacking authorized
venues for their vehicles; Confederation Trail
use by off-road vehicles; snowmobile speed
limit violators; police unable to pursue
snowmobiles due to speed limits; recreational
vehicle infrastructure; snowmobiles ignoring no
trespassing signage; age of snowmobile drivers;
snowmobile identification tags; sea-doos; seadoo trailers; blueberry crop insurance;
snowmobile corridors; property owner liability
for approved snowmobile use
71-83
Letter sent to media before sent to
committee (RRPP), 7
Live lobster storage (AF), 44
MacKay, Alexander “Sandy” request to appear
at committee (AF), 84
Master Lobster brand (AF), 34, 39
Maximum number of presenters per committee
meeting (IE), 72
Methane gas emissions (CLE), 34
Nomination of new chair (AF), 1
North Shore Fishermen's Association AGM
(AF), 34, 45
Off-road vehicles on agricultural land (AF), 25
Organic certification organizations (AF), 92
PEI
Certified Organic Producers Cooperative (AF),
92
Lobster industry promotional levy (AF), 34
Lobster packaging for international sales (AF),
34
Policing organic certification (AF), 93
Power bought from New Brunswick not
included in PEI greenhouse gas emissions
(CLE), 34
Property assessment and coastline (CLE), 58
Proposing two deputy ministers for Department
of Agriculture and Fisheries (AF), 45-46
Prorogation effect on committee work (CLE), 47
Reduction of fertilizer use (CLE), 35
Request for briefing on Crown asset disposal
policies (IE), 37
Sandy MacKay to appear before committee
(CLE), 71
Sediment ponds (CLE), 57
Transportation not included in PEI agriculture
greenhouse gas emissions statistics (CLE), 34
Vetting potential committee guests (AF), 84
POTTER, FLORENCE (DR)
Increasing parliament and increasing expenses
and budgets; French language on PEI; offering
options on a plebiscite ballot
156-157
PROFIT, JOE (DR)
Mixed-member proportional representation
system for PEI; complexity of electoral systems;
educating public on various electoral systems;
seniors participating in democratic process;
structure of plebiscite question
81-82; 85
PROUD, MIKE (PEI Office of Energy
Efficiency) (IE)
PEI Office of Energy Efficiency; PEI energy
situation; imported energy resources; petroleum
products; electricity; biomass; electricity from
New Brunswick; natural gas from New England;
Point Lepreau nuclear generating station; PEI
wind generation; Denmark wind generation; oil
fire generation; renewable energy development
in PEI; PEI Energy Corporation; North Cape
wind farm; East Point wind farm; Vestas
corporation; Vestas V90 prototype wind turbine;
Hermanville/Clearspring wind farm; institutional
PHALEN, REG (DR)
30
Members and Witnesses
57-58; 60-61; 67-68; 74-75
biomass; Kings County Memorial Hospital; fuel
supply; fuel quality; climate change; PEI
dependence on oil and gasoline; coal power;
hydroelectricity; energy waste; inefficient
technology; incandescent light bulbs; compact
fluorescent lamps; LED lamps; sodium lamps;
thermal electric generation; Charlottetown
Thermal Generation Station; internal
combustion engine; energy pyramid; energy
conservation; European traffic light regulations;
energy efficiency; home insulation; energy
audits; efficient appliances; PEI Office of
Energy Efficiency grants and loans;
weatherization service for low-income homes;
thermostat settings; heat pumps; promoting
public awareness of energy efficiency; PEI
Office of Energy Efficiency changing from
grants to rebates; quality assurance inspections;
energy efficiency incentives; interaction with
contractors; tradesperson certification criteria;
provincial energy strategy; Energy Star System;
PEI Office of Energy Efficiency budget; electric
& hybrid car rebates; electric vehicle support
infrastructure; Nissan Leaf vehicle; Aaron
Stavert presentation to committee; Passive
House construction; LEED construction system;
French River passive home; building code; V90
wind turbine life expectancy
39-52
REDDIN, RYAN (Research Officer and
Committee Clerk)
Announcement on pipe line (IE), 3
Approval of proposed committee presentations
(IE), 35
Aquaculture Leasing Management Board (AF),
54
Atlantic Beef Products (AF), 54s
Committee
Report (AF), 108
Scheduling
(AF), 26-27, 54
(CLE), 47-48
(IE), 2-3
Eco PEI (IE), 1
Invitation to tour Atlantic Beef Products plant
(AF), 85-86
Inviting
Aaron Campbell to committee (CLE), 44-45
Adam Fenech to committee (CLE), 44-45
Amalgamation consultant to committee (CLE),
45
Bedeque amalgamation participants to
committee (CLE), 43, 45
Erin Taylor to committee (CLE), 44-45
Finn Poschmann to committee (CLE), 44-45
Jim Young to committee (CLE), 44-45
PEI Watershed Alliance to committee (CLE),
44-45
Three Rivers amalgamation participants to
committee (CLE), 43, 45
IRAC and mandate (CLE), 71
Jamieson, John (AF), 54
Letter to Chair from Brad Trivers (CLE), 72
Nomination of new chair (AF), 1
Off-road vehicles on agricultural land
(AF), 24-25
(IE), 35
Pat Murphy recusing self from gas-related
discussions (IE), 88
PEI Shellfish Association (AF), 54
PEI Watershed Alliance to appear before
committee (CLE), 70
Questions in writing to PEI Watershed Alliance
(CLE), 70
Randy Pitre request to appear before committee
(AF), 54
(IE), 35
Rental of Residential Property Act (CLE), 71
Request for briefing on Crown asset disposal
policies (IE), 37
Sandy MacKay to appear before committee
(CLE), 71
Well-being Measurement Act (HW), 154-155
RANDALL, DR. JAMES (HW)
Urban and economic geographer; quality of
happiness; addressing neighbourhood inequality;
health and security; happiness of newcomers to
our province; GDP per capita; degrees of
inequality; Genuine Progress Indicator;
Canadian Index of Wellbeing; secondary data;
impacts on environment; measuring happiness;
basis of economic indicators; burning fossil
fuels; toxic wastes; privacy and confidentiality;
EU countries; future projects; roles of
government; reporting mechanisms for tracking
happiness
134-140
RANKIN, ALLAN (DR)
Parties in PEI campaigning on electoral reform;
Islanders in favour of change; public
engagement in democratic renewal process;
larger electoral districts and boundaries
commission; elected Senate members; Premier
opinion about democratic renewal; mixedmember proportional representation system for
PEI; representation from party list; retaining
first-past-the-post system; educational strategies
for public; government not supporting electoral
reform; Liberals and Conservatives have power
in PEI
31
Members and Witnesses
56-63
ROACH, ALLEN (Montague-Kilmuir)
[none]
SHAW, RANDY (DR)
Educating public on various electoral systems;
engaging Islanders in democratic process; voting
for party or person
70
RUSSEL, GERRI (PA)
Spending authority; special warrants
23-24
RYAN, VERNA (Department of Health and
Wellness) (HW)
SHEEN, KENT (IE)
Industrial technology and trades programming at
Holland College; Standing Committee on
Infrastructure and Energy; Holland College
energy systems engineering and technology
program; Holland College centre for applied
science and technology; Energy Systems
Engineering Technology video; Holland College
program map; basic energy auditing;
commercial energy auditing; emerging
renewable systems project; Holland College
solar thermal and solar photovoltaic
certifications; North American Board of
Certified Energy Practitioners; Holland College
culinary institute; Holland College Georgetown
operations; Trout River; Holland College
waterfront campus; Master Packaging energy
audit; Prince Edward Island Brewing Company
energy audit; Aaron Stavert’s home; Aaron
Stavert energy audit; Parks Canada energy
audits; Greenwich National Park energy
efficiency upgrades; energy efficiency
entrepreneurs; Airtron Maritime regional office;
smart grid project; Black & MacDonald;
Murphy Group of Restaurants; biomass; Aspin
Kemp; heritage retrofit carpentry; Holland
College wind turbine technician program; BZEE
certification; Holland College green building
symposium; Natalie Leonard; Passive House;
Aaron Stavert; electrical construction wiring
smart grid technology; Holland College electric
vehicle; Holland College commercial-size
storage heater; Holland College applied
research division; National Research Council;
Holland College solar water taxi project;
Holland College green machine; bottled water
ban; energy house demonstration site; Office of
Energy Efficiency; home energy audits; annual
public energy conference; rain collection;
Holland College home energy conference for
heritage homes; OJT sites for students; summer
work experience for students; carbon neutral
campus; monitoring energy consumption in
government and institutional buildings;
expansion of Holland College energy-related
courses; Holland College graduate employment;
energy code; Kent Sheen’s house; Beth Peters’
house; certified energy managers; Red Seal;
Holland College CAST Building tours
26-35
Prevention of addiction; acute mental health;
community mental health; addiction
programs; Community Addiction Services;
Hillsborough Hospital; in-patient care;
Crisis Response; primary care initiatives;
Mount Herbert; methadone maintenance
program; recovery homes; Strength
Program; health promotion; universal
prevention activities; mental health
conditions; primary care physician clinics;
private methadone clinics; PATF; bed-based
withdrawal; psychiatry cadre; youth
considered to be semi-urgent cases; social
determinants of health; pilot projects
throughout PEI; CRAFT program; Strongest
Families program; ADHD; public health
nurses; Transition Unit; Expanded Strength
Youth Addiction Program; enhanced inpatient services and supports; provincial
chief health officer; Unit 9; health
promotion; Wellness Strategy; Health PEI
vision and mission statement; pediatrics
unit; mental health patients
42-55
SANDERSON, SAM (EED)
Construction Association of Prince Edward
Island; decline in housing market since HST; ICI
sector changes due to HST; industrial,
commercial and institutional projects
experiencing delays in holdback money for
completed projects; underground economy
increasing in residential sector; faulty work by
underground contractors; Construction
Association of Prince Edward Island AGM;
construction industry job losses due to HST;
BuildForce Canada market survey; PEI
construction industry trends; non-HST factors in
PEI construction industry slump; western
Canada economic downturn affecting PEI;
holdback portion of construction contracts; HST
impact on other Atlantic provinces; non-HST
factors in PEI construction industry slump; PEI
construction industry stability; HST owing
deducted from HST revenues; passing HST
costs on to customers; downsizing homeowners;
contractors losing money on homes built before
HST but sold after HST; risks of speculative
construction projects;
32
Members and Witnesses
Grandparents not eligible for supports
(HW), 84
SHERRY, JANICE (Summerside-Wilmot)
Aboriginal voter turnout in provincial elections
(DR), 45
Health
Care costs (HW), 105
Committee work on non-smoking regulations
(CLE), 43
Plans for seniors (HW), 12-13
Admissions to Mount Herbert (HW), 36
Americanizing Canadian electoral system (DR),
43
Assistance for family members acting as
primary care givers (HW), 3-4
Auditor General
Report 2016 (PA), 35
Recommendation compliance (PA), 26-27
Bedeque amalgamation (CLE), 13
Buying locally (PA), 30-32
Calvin Joudries (HW), 17
Child
and Family Services (HW), 5
Care subsidies (HW), 88
House insurance (HW), 70-71
Improvements to mental health and
addiction services (HW), 41
Incarcerated people with mental health and
addiction (HW), 37-38
In-patient care for addiction services (HW),
35-36
Investing in public health in rural communities
(HW), 124
Inviting
Adam Fenech to committee (CLE), 46
Current amalgamation candidates to
committee (CLE), 40-42
PEI Watershed Alliance to committee (CLE),
44
Islanders in favour of change (DR), 43-44
College of Physicians and Surgeons on PEI
(HW), 55-56
Committee
On Family and Human Services (HW), 2
Roles and structure on democratic renewal
process (DR), 48
Scheduling (CLE), 47-48
Scheduling (HW), 18
Scheduling (PA), 35
Work on seniors issues (CLE), 45-46
Communities, Land and Environment mandate
(CLE), 46
Cost of PEI delegation to Paris climate change
conference (CLE), 37-38
Departmental management letters (PA), 8
Dion Phaneuf traded to Ottawa Senators (CLE),
49
Documenting follow-up regarding
environmental complaints (PA), 8-9
E-gaming audit (PA), 35
Electoral systems presentations (DR), 7-8
Engaging public in democratic renewal process
(DR), 163
Island foster families (HW), 71
Leader of the Third Party conflict of interest
(HW), 8-10
Leadership driving amalgamation (CLE), 13
Licensing doctors (HW), 120
Livable incomes (HW), 71
Loan write-offs (PA), 17
Matters concerning senior citizens (HW), 2
Means-tested system (HW), 68
Measuring happiness (HW), 133
Mental health and addictions (HW), 52
Methadone clinics and program (HW), 32;
36-37
Financial assistance for grandparents (HW),
68
Mixed-member proportional representation
system (DR), 7
Monetary value for public services (CLE), 14
Money designated for sporting events (HW), 2123
Motion re:
Considering of the Well-being Measurement
Act (HW), 6; 13
Out-of-province health care expenditures
(HW), 1
Support for grandparents acting as primary
care givers (HW), 3; 68
National standards (HW), 117
New
Municipalities (CLE), 12
Role of Minister of Health and Wellness
(HW), 110-111
First-past-the-post system (DR), 139
Gerontologist, Dr. Sam Searle (HW), 12; 16
Government reflected of Islanders’ wishes (DR),
90
Photography forbidden during committee
meetings (CLE), 22
EPSI (HW), 85
Equal Voice (DR), 121
Evaluating well-being (HW), 133-134
Family
Allowance (HW), 5
Life balance in political careers (DR), 121;
126
Violence Prevention Week (HW), 25
Fifth Estate and W5 productions (HW), 122
Number of children in grandparents’ care in
PEI (HW), 69
33
Members and Witnesses
Out-of-province health care expenditures (HW),
89
Park Hill in Summerside (HW), 18
Patronage and cronyism (DR), 89-90
Presentation from Auditor General on out-ofprovince health care (HW), 1
Prorogation effect on committee work (CLE), 47
Provincial government support for watersheds
(CLE), 25
Public consultations on democratic renewal
(DR), 26
Realignment of provincial departments (CLE),
37
Recruiting doctors to PEI (HW), 118; 121
Request for Auditor General to appear before
committee (PA), 33-35
Rev W.J. Phillips Residence (HW), 15; 17
Review of Catastrophic Drug Program (HW),
10-11
Role of Democratic Renewal committee (DR),
82-83
Rural citizens using urban services (CLE), 13
School bus purchasing (PA), 25
level fees; PEI Federation of Foster Parents;
legal custody and guardianship; aunts and
uncles acting as primary care givers; Child
Protection Act; domestic violence; 2011
Census of Canada data; grandparent-led
families
61-62; 64-69
STAVERT, AARON (IE)
Open Practice Collaborative Architecture;
energy conservation; LEED sustainable
construction techniques; Aaron Stavert’s home;
LEED Rating System (Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design); LEED standards for
homes; EnerGuide; architectural innovation and
design; architectural location and linkages;
sustainable architectural sites; landscaping;
architectural water efficiencies; greywater
plumbing; architectural insulation, air tightness
and construction methods; double-stud wall
system; architectural energy and atmosphere;
architectural materials and resources; indoor
environmental air quality; architectural
awareness and education; Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle; architectural capital costs versus
operating costs; home occupant behaviour;
reducing size of buildings; reduction of heat
load; Sable Offshore Energy Project;
Newfoundland microwave; Passive House;
green construction; ecohome.net study; social
benchmarking energy programs; LED light
bulbs; holistic cross-sector approach for energy
conservation for the building industry in PEI;
National Building Code; banking institutions
that offer cash rebates for green building;
building appraisal; Architects Association of
Prince Edward Island; renovating existing
buildings
17-26
Skip-generation families (HW), 68
Soliciting public participation in amalgamation
consultations (CLE) 45
Souris hospital (HW), 153
Special warrants (PA), 25
Stress on grandparents acting as primary
caregivers (HW), 68
Structure of plebiscite question (DR), 83
Summerside amalgamation (CLE), 13
Telemedicine (HW), 107
Therapeutic courts (HW), 38; 55
Travel expenses (HW), 103
Various Access PEI application forms (HW), 2
Visible minorities and women voting in
elections and plebiscites (DR), 46
Well-being Measurement Act (HW), 124-125;
127
Women in politics (DR), 121-122; 125-126
Youth
Addiction (HW), 54-55
Participating in democratic renewal process
(DR), 43
STEWART, DR. CHRIS
Complaint-driven organization; medical society;
Canadian medical schools; challenges in current
health care system; need to modernize health
care approach; physicians leaving PEI because
of the college; foreign graduates; passing
Canadian exams; national standards; informal
business; government connections; independent
assessments of specialists; qualified Canadian
doctors; AIT; external review processes; child
psychiatry
111-112; 115-119; 122-124
SIMON, FRANK (DR)
Democratically electing a dictator; kick-starting
the economy, saving millions of dollars each
year; Confederation of Canada; governments in
power; governments making decisions without
plebiscites or referendums
113; 115
SWINGLER, DR. ANDREW (IE)
UPEI School of Sustainable Design
Engineering; sustainable energy engineering;
mechatronics; bioresources; Schneider Electric;
Fronius system; power electronics; batteries,
SMITH, RONA (HW)
Referrals for children on social assistance;
room and board; funds for clothing and
special care; infant formula; foster parent
34
Members and Witnesses
Procurement Agreement (PA), 29-33
Auditor General Report 2015 (PA), 10, 17-24
Bagnalls Pond (CLE) 26
Breakdown of exports (AF), 16
Budget approval process (PA), 21
Buffer zones for organic farming (AF), 88
Burger Love (AF), 51
Buy local and promotions (AF), 6
Buying locally (PA), 29-32
Canadian sales of PEI beef (AF), 51
Canadian Solar Transit System solar water taxi
(IE), 34
Capital budget (PA), 21
energy storage and photovoltaic systems;
converting PEI to solar power; renewable energy
grid infrastructures; renewable energy
technology; techno- economics; UPEI School of
Sustainable Design Engineering building;
Maritime Electric conversion to renewable
energy; biomass electricity generating plant;
energy storage technology; wave and tidal
power; biomass and reforestation; oil-fired
backup CT unit; electricity used in
transportation; timing of converting PEI to
renewable energy; provincial energy strategy
63-71
Catastrophic drug program (HW), 80
Catholic Women’s League (HW), 86
THOMAS, CORY (DR)
Mixed-member proportional representation;
ranked ballot system; Islanders in favour of
change
97
Charts in Auditor General Report (PA), 17-18
Chatelaine magazine (AF), 4
Child care subsidies (HW), 70; 88
Civic numbers (CLE), 10
Coastal erosion (CLE), 32
Combination of wind energy generation and
battery storage (IE), 14
Committee
Scheduling (CLE) 47-48
Work on seniors issues (CLE), 45-46
Communities, Land and Environment mandate
(CLE), 46
Community names (CLE), 10
Complaint Management System (PA), 5, 7-8
Contaminated Sites Registry (PA), 10
TOEWS, MARJORIE (DR)
Proportional representation system; dual mixedmember proportional representation; rural areas
and voter turnout; representing the district
150-151
TOROK, JEAN (HW)
Raising grandkids for 19 years; ADD; CRA
reviewing taxes past 10 years; disabled
employees; medical problems; stresses of
parenting; social assistance; maintaining a
home; applying for full custody of
grandchildren; catastrophic drug program;
KidsSport; paying for childrens’ sports and
activities
72; 76-83
Copy of Speaker’s ruling (RRPP), 12
Cost of PEI delegation to Paris climate change
conference (CLE), 33, 37-38
Cow-calf production (AF), 52-53
Cyclist fatalities (AF), 76
Deadstock removal fees (AF), 53
Department of transportation consultation re:
off-road vehicles (IE), 36
Difference between
Plebiscite and referendum (DR), 69
Youth and children (HW), 33
District 18 cattle buyer diverting ABP plant
supply (AF), 50
District 18 organic farmers (AF), 90
Documenting follow-up regarding
environmental complaints (PA), 7-9
Dual-member mixed proportional system
created by Sean Graham (DR), 68
TRAINOR, BILL (DR)
Meeting 1 (February 9 2016)
Timeline of electoral reform and plebiscite
question
25
Meeting 2 (March 1 2016)
Educating Islanders; timing of democratic
renewal process; structure of plebiscite question
162
Easter Seals (HW), 86
TRIVERS, BRADLEY (Rustico-Emerald)
Aaron Stavert presentation to committee (IE), 50
Electricity used in transportation (IE), 70
Engaging PEI seniors (CLE), 39, 44-45
Environmental assessments (PA), 20
Farm gate sales (AF), 90
Federal/provincial share of lease management
costs (AF), 104
Federation of Agriculture presentation (CLE),
20
First step in WWS energy conversion (IE), 56
Access to healthcare services (HW), 39
Affordable transition to solar PV panels (IE), 60
Annexation of smaller communities (CLE), 10
Applying social assistance (HW), 70
Atlantic
Beef Products and government funding
agreement (AF), 17-18
Beef products supplier standards (AF), 50-51
35
Members and Witnesses
Fish ladders (CLE), 26
Multi-year funding for watersheds (CLE), 23-24
Municipalities Act (CLE), 10
Municipality viability studies (CLE), 11, 19
New Glasgow (CLE), 19
Off-Island markets for PEI cattle (AF), 50
Off-road vehicles on agricultural land (AF), 26
Ontario subsidies for beef (AF), 17
Openness and transparency in amalgamation
process (CLE), 19
Organic food pricing (AF), 91
Own-your-own-animal cattle program for
consumers (AF), 52
Oysters and mussels on PEI (AF), 14-15
PEI
Beef shortages (AF), 51
Capacity for energy self-reliance (IE), 14
Greenhouse gas emissions (CLE), 31-32
Office of Energy Efficiency educating public
(IE), 51
Trade deficit (PA), 29
Paris climate change conference (CLE), 33
Percentage of PEI beef consumption supplied by
PEI producers (AF), 51
Politicians having accountability (DR), 68-69
Focus on prevention of addiction (HW), 35
Following up with past mental health
patients (HW), 44
Frequency of committee meetings (CLE), 46
Glasgow Glen Farm cheese producers (AF), 4-5
Global business development (AF), 4
Grandparents qualifying as foster parents
(HW), 65
Group homes in PEI (HW), 81
Hardening shorelines (CLE), 32
Health PEI initiatives and mission statement
(HW), 50
Hikers and snow-shoers on heritage roads (IE),
36
Hybrid car ownership (IE), 51
Identification of oyster production space in a
multi-species lease (AF), 104
Increasing investment on PEI (AF), 19; 22
Infrastructure summit (AF), 77
Invitation to tour Atlantic Beef Products plant
(AF), 86
Inviting
Catholic Women’s League to committee
(CLE), 40, 43-44
Department of Family and Human Services to
committee (CLE), 39
Mussel growers to appear at committee (AF),
108-109
New Glasgow Community Corporation to
committee (CLE), 39
PEI Watershed Alliance to committee (CLE),
44
Stanley Bridge Women’s Institute to
committee (CLE), 40
Prima facie breach of privilege case (RRPP),
13
Primary caregivers (HW), 65
Privately owned ponds (CLE), 26-27
Producing fatter cattle (AF), 51
Provincial
Energy strategy (IE), 71
Financial statements (PA), 19
Government meeting with municipalities
(CLE), 11
Public
Accounts authority to request information
(PA), 14
Consultation regarding municipalities (CLE),
10
Consultations (CLE), 66
Recreational vehicle infrastructure (AF), 76-77
Kinship homes (HW), 80
Legal guardianship (HW), 70
Letter
From Bradley Trivers to committee (CLE), 1
Sent to media before sent to committee
(RRPP), 2; 4-6
To Chair from Brad Trivers (CLE), 72
Removing Chair from committee (RRPP), 7
Lion’s Club and Knights of Columbus
groups (HW), 81; 85-86
Littoral zone approach (CLE), 66
Living shoreline concept (CLE), 33
Loan
Cancellations (PA), 14
Write-offs (PA), 14
Renewable energy transportation fuels (CLE),
32
Resurfacing of roads in national park (CLE), 66
Route 2 speed limit violations (AF), 76, 80
Sandy MacKay to appear at committee
(AF), 84-85
(CLE), 71-72
Long-term strategy plan for mental health
and addiction services (HW), 34
School teachers dealing with students with
mental illness (HW), 49
Maximum number of presenters per committee
meeting (IE), 72
Sediment removal (CLE), 26
Snowmobile travel restrictions (IE), 36
Snowmobiles
Damaging blueberry fields (AF), 80
On heritage roads (IE), 36
Snowshoers conflicting with snowmobiles (AF),
76
Mental health due to nature versus nurture
(HW), 34
Motion 60 in support of grandparents (HW),
64
Multi-species shellfish leases (AF), 99
36
Members and Witnesses
patient registry; family doctors; pediatric
mental health patients; ongoing treatment;
modern day mental health care; Strength
Program; young offenders
47-48; 50-53; 55
Special warrants (PA), 22-24
Spending authority (PA), 22-24, 26
Start-up costs for cattle farmers (AF), 53
Timely intervention of addiction (HW), 3334
Timing of converting PEI to renewable energy
(IE), 71
Trade Team PEI (AF), 13
Transportation infrastructure limitations (AF),
76
Trivers, Bradley letter to committee (PA), 29-30
Unincorporated areas (CLE), 10
WILSON, DAWN (DR)
PEI Coalition for Women in Government;
electing women; election financing; White Paper
on Democratic Renewal; openness and
transparency; House of Commons elections;
gender inequality; skills-building workshops;
healthy work and life balance; Advisory Council
on the Status of Women; parity zones;
Candidate Gender Equality Act; Canada
Elections Act; 1992 Royal Commission on
Electoral Reform and Party Financing; 2010
Women in PEI: A Statistical Review; voter
percentages; mental incapacity; Dr. MargaretAnn Armour research; Election Expenses Act;
sharing of information; positive incentives and
reduced reimbursement; role models;
government-appointed agency boards; rights to
vote; gender parity; systemic legislatures; peace
accords
116-127
Universal prevention (HW), 49
Usage of CLIVE (CLE), 66
Vetting potential committee guests (AF), 84-85
Watershed groups employing students (CLE), 10
White Gables (AF), 90
Wind generation spending (IE), 15
WAGNER, JAMES (AF)
Cultured oysters; oyster fishers fishing mussels;
oyster prices; delayed oyster season in 2015;
communal fishing licenses; number of shell
fishers; spring fishery; fishing permits; oyster
growers; oyster grower lease expansion; lease
revocation; lease renewals; oyster spat imports;
multispecies moratorium; oyster seed health
certificates; dormant shellfish licenses; Tryon
River; commercial oyster licenses; Stratford
water waste; PEI Oyster Commodity Group
55, 57-71
ZIRONE, MARIO (DR)
Electoral reform; proportional representation;
retaining status quo; various ways of voting in a
plebiscite
144; 147
WAITE, BARBARA (PA)
Complaint Management System; property
inspection of contaminated sites
3, 5
WATSON, DAVID (IE)
Wind Energy Institute of Canada; installed
capacity on PEI; wind penetration on PEI;
renewable energies; energy storage system;
service life estimations; turbine durability;
environmental impact of windmills; demand
energy avoidance; diesel displacement;
Maritime Electric partnership; high value
electricity; cost of diesel vs. wind power; New
Brunswick Power research re: energy storage;
commissioning wind technology
6-7, 9, 16
WEDGE, DR. RICHARD (Health PEI) (HW)
Psychiatrists who travel; PEI coroners’
office; Canadian Institute for Health
Information; health authorities within Health
PEI; financial analysts; average salary of a
general practitioner in PEI; procurement of
goods and services; work load
measurements; unusual billing patterns;
37
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
CETA; international exports; United
Arab Emirates; transshipment points;
Trans Pacific Partnership; Cuba/Canada
relations; Council of Atlantic Premiers;
International Business Development
Agreement; Income Buyers Missions;
Medallion Trading PEI Inc.; Grow
Export; Premier mission to India;
Ontario markets; PEI Potato Board;
Berlin trade opportunities; life sciences;
ICT; Food Island Partnership; PEI
oysters and mussels; total food exports;
growing businesses globally; Chicago
market logistics; food industry
1-10; 12-16; 22-23
A
Agriculture and Fisheries (AF)
Briefing from Sales PEI Initiative
Abandoning global markets
Bevan-Baker, 9
Atlantic Beef Products and government funding
agreement
Fox, 24
LaVie, 10
Murphy, 24
Trivers, 17-18
Breakdown of exports
Trivers, 16
Buy local and promotions
Fox, 8
Trivers, 6
Chatelaine magazine
Trivers, 4
Cross-promoting tourism industry
Murphy, 22
Developing new strategies to promote PEI
industries
Bevan-Baker, 6-7
Murphy, 23
General
*Ferris, C. Scott (Global Trade
Services) (AF)
Global Business Services; Global Trade
Services; Sales PEI Initiative Food
Island Partnership Tourism PEI; ACOA;
Trade Team PEI; Export Development
Canada; Business Development Bank;
Global Affairs Canada; Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade;
Department of Foreign Affairs and
Trade Development; Agriculture
Canada; CanExport; targeting key
markets; global economic conditions;
reduction of tariffs; merging middle
class; individual business operators;
New Brunswick choke point tolls; road
shipping out of Nova Scotia;
harmonization of HST system across
Atlantic Provinces; meetings with
mussel producers; bridge closures;
Waste Watch; promotion strategies; tax
bases for infrastructure development;
retaining Island workforce; City of
Charlottetown surveys; Sales PEI
projects; considering geographic
locations; shipping across Atlantic
Ocean; pilot projects; Team Canada
Atlantic; workforce population; Halifax
Explosion; Nova Scotia Loves Boston;
Boston Seafood Show; European
Seafood Exposition; size of markets;
*Manago, Sebastian (Food Island
Partnership) (AF)
CEO of Food Island Partnership; PEI
Potato Board; shipping to Taiwan;
transportation companies in Halifax;
margin products; Quebec police; buy
local; PEI Culinary Alliance; Health
PEI; Canada’s Food Island; international
markets; oyster industry; shipping to the
United States; Chinese markets; PEI
certified beef; Atlantic Beef Products
Ltd.; Argentinean beef; price of beef;
Boston lobster; Lobster Council of
Canada; Royal Star Foods; planned
market economy; Innovation PEI
initiatives; truck wraps; Morley Annear;
small business projects; Cavendish
Farms; Stats Canada findings;
incorporated companies; protection of
liabilities; BioAlliance; AgriAlliance;
cluster and sector organizations; not-forprofit organizations; wine industry; food
sector growth; high volumes of lobster;
lobster prices; Island productivity rates;
Ontario subsidies for beef; market
dynamics and regulations; AAA beef;
PEI farmers; transition from wild caught
to aquaculture; trade deficits; industry
investment rates; OECD countries;
investing in technology; developing
products and countries on PEI; premium
food products; mid-sized companies;
Food Valley in the Netherlands;
Glasgow Glen Farm cheese; CFIA and
Maritime Union; provincial food brand;
buyers program; Culinary Trail/Fresh
Products Directory; Burger Love;
Certified Island Beef brand; PEIFA;
Mussel Industry Council of PEI;
National Research Council; funding
agencies; liquor commission
38
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
foreign workers
Bevan-Baker, 52
halal beef certification
Gallant, 53
plant in Borden
Bevan-Baker, 52
supplier standards
Trivers, 50-51
Blanched PEI lobster
Trivers, 37-38
Burger Love
Trivers, 51
Cabot Fishermen’s Co- op live lobster storage
Trivers, 44
Canada’s Food Island
Bevan-Baker, 32
Trivers, 39, 45
Canadian sales of PEI beef
Trivers, 51
Canner lobsters
Murphy, 35
Cattle producers levy
Perry, 49
Climate change affecting lobster populations
Bevan-Baker, 43
Co-marketing of PEI brands
Trivers, 37
Cost-of-production insurance programs
Gallant, 50
Perry, 49
Cow/calf producers
Gallant, 50
Trivers, 52-53
Deadstock removal fees
Dumville, 53
Trivers, 53
District 18 cattle buyer diverting ABP plant
supply
Trivers, 50
Feeders sent to Ontario and Quebec
Perry, 49
Feedlot business expansion
Trivers, 52
Fishing boat tie-up of 2013
LaVie, 34-35
General
1; 3-6; 8-12; 14-23
Glasgow Glen Farm cheese producers
Trivers, 4-5
Global business development
Trivers, 4
HST increases affecting markets
Fox, 3-4
Increasing investment on PEI
Trivers, 19; 22
McCain French fries and frozen foods
LaVie, 15
New Brunswick choke point tolls
Fox, 2-3
Nomination of new chair
Casey, 1
Perry, 1
Off-road vehicles on agricultural land
Dumville, 25
LaVie, 25
Murphy, 24-25
Trivers, 26
Off-road vehicles on agricultural land
Fox, 25
Perry, 25
Ontario subsidies for beef
Trivers, 17
Oysters and mussels on PEI
Trivers, 14-15
Pepsi and Coke promotions on trucks
Dumville, 11-12
Potato
And lobster exports to China
LaVie, 9
Marketing and TIEPEI
Fox, 13
Premier MacLauchlan in India
Casey, 14
Price of oil
Bevan-Baker, 6
Quebec and PEI cattle production
Fox, 17
Resilient society, ecosystems, market and
economy
Bevan-Baker, 23
Sales PEI Initiative Food Island Partnership
Murphy, 1
Seafood Express, Morley Annear and Bulk
Carriers
Dumville, 11-12
Fox, 10
Trade Team PEI
Trivers, 13
Trans-Canada Highway projects
Dumville, 11
*Bradley, Rinnie (PEI Cattle
Producers Association) (AF)
PEI Cattle Producers Association; Hub
Meat Packers in Moncton; Atlantic Beef
Products in Albany, PEI; BSE outbreak;
PEI as a feedlot province in the
Maritimes; Nova Scotia and New
Brunswick as producers of feeder
calves; feeders leaving Maritimes for
markets in Quebec and Ontario; cost of
production insurance program for
Briefings by PEI Fishermen’s Association
and PEI Cattle Producers
Atlantic Beef Products
39
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
integration of Maritime lobster
marketing; PEI lobster mistaken for
Boston lobster; value-added products;
PEI video promotions; trade missions;
marketing PEI in China; Ian McIsaac;
Marketing Council of Prince Edward
Island; PEI dairy marketing levy;
Canadian dairy marketing levy; North
Shore Fishermen's Association AGM;
PEI lobster packaging for international
sales; Master Lobster brand; Lobster
Fishers of Prince Edward Island
Marketing Board collaboration with
Sales PEI; Food Island Partnership;
Master Lobster packaging; Lobster
Fishers of Prince Edward Island
Marketing Board working with Culinary
Institute; Lobster Fishers of Prince
Edward Island Marketing Board
working with Bio|Food|Tech centre;
Lobster Fishers of Prince Edward Island
Marketing Board working with ACOA;
lobster pasteurization project; blanched
lobster; lobster boat labour shortage;
fishing boat captain development
programs; SkillsPEI; processing plant
staffing; Maritime Seafood Coalition;
lobster trade tariffs; Holland College
lobster fishery training; Are You Crew?
Promotion; Marine Stewardship Council
certification; ISO certification; lobster
marketplace feedback; global marketing
perceptions of Canada; wild cod;
Growing Forward; integrated PEI export
strategy; long-term storage for live
lobster; convenience foods; Halifax live
lobster shipping project; climate change
affecting lobster populations; decreasing
lobster catch in Northumberland Strait
due to Fixed Link; Clearwater live
lobster storage facility; lobster storage
expert; two deputy ministers for
Department of Agriculture and
Fisheries; Hunter Tootoo; halibut quota;
blue fin tuna; federal fisheries portfolio;
science funding
28-46
feedlots; potato waste from Cavendish
Farms diverted from feed to biodigester; Holstein calves/bob calves
substituted for beef fats in feedlots;
Holstein beef; finishing and processing
cattle locally; Dynamic Consulting
study re: ABP cattle supply; Atlantic
Beef Products marketing; Certified
Island Beef (CIB) brand; foreign
workers; beef export opportunities;
allowing government officials on
agricultural land; preventing crosscontamination or spread of disease;
biosecurity recommendations; Verified
Beef Program (VBP-Plus); conservation
officer interactions with agriculture
industry; deadstock removal fees;
composting deadstock; environmental
officers carrying side-arms; Atlantic
Beef Products foreign workers
46-49, 52
*Jenkins, Bobby (PEI Fishermen’s
Association) (AF)
Lack of lobster industry promotional
levy in New Brunswick & Nova Scotia;
PEI lobster industry promotional levy;
Lobster Fishers of Prince Edward
Island; PEI lobster marketing; fishing
boat tie-up of 2013; Boston lobster;
canner lobsters; student fisher training;
Master Lobster processing and
availability; Royal Star; Maritime
Lobster Panel report; Gulf of Maine
lobster population increase; live lobster
storage; Souris freezer facility; Cabot
Fishermen’s Co- op live lobster storage;
Hunter Tootoo; quota share; groundfish
and tuna; Marine Protective Areas
30-31, 33-35, 38-41, 43-46
*MacPherson, Ian (PEI Cattle
Producers Association) (AF)
PEI lobster industry promotional levy;
PEIFA marketing opportunities; labour
issues in the fishing industry; recruiting
crews for back of boat; export strategies;
Maritime Lobster Panel report; Lobster
Fishers of Prince Edward Island
Marketing Board; Maine lobster
industry promotional levy; PEI lobster
labelling; PEI lobster marketing;
Natural Products Marketing Act;
Lobster Council of Canada marketing;
Newfoundland and Labrador lobster
marketing; Nova Scotia lobster brand;
Alaskan king crab; BC salmon;
Malpeque Oysters; Brittany Blues;
*Morrison, Brian (PEI Cattle
Producers Association) (AF)
PEI Cattle Producers Association; cattle
industry decline; Maritime Beef Council
Committee; Ivan Johnson; Canadian
Cattlemen’s Association; John
MacDonald; Canadian Beef; Atlantic
Beef Products Ltd. plant; Food Island
Partnership; PEI certified beef; younger
cattle producers returning to PEI;
40
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Gallant, 50
Trivers, 50
Oil price decline
Murphy, 38
Own-your-own-animal cattle program for
consumers
Trivers, 52
PEI
beef shortages
Trivers, 51
branding
Bevan-Baker, 32
PEI lobster
and Boston lobster brand confusion
Murphy, 35
catch increase
Bevan-Baker, 43
industry promotional levy
Dumville, 32
Gallant, 29
LaVie, 30-31, 34
Trivers, 34
marketing
Gallant, 34
LaVie, 30-31, 34-35
mistaken for Boston lobster
Dumville, 33
packaging for international sales
Trivers, 34
Percentage of PEI beef consumption supplied by
PEI producers
Trivers, 51
Producing fatter cattle
Trivers, 51
Proposing two deputy ministers for Department
of Agriculture and Fisheries
Trivers, 45-46
Royal Star
Perry, 40
Sales PEI collaboration with Lobster Fishers of
Prince Edward Island Marketing Board
Perry, 35-36
Start-up costs for cattle farmers
Trivers, 53
Student fisher training
Dumville, 38
LaVie, 38-39
Suppliers for Atlantic Beef Products plant
Gallant, 50
Tootoo, Hunter
LaVie, 45
forward contracting; cattle producers
levy; cow/calf producers; off-Island
markets for PEI cattle; producing fatter
cattle; percentage of PEI beef
consumption supplied by PEI producers;
Burger Love; PEI beef shortages;
Atlantic Beef Products staffing; ownyour-own-animal cattle program for
consumers; consumer detachment from
farming realities; start-up costs for cattle
farmers; Atlantic Beef Products halal
beef certification; deadstock removal
fees;
46-47, 49-54
Halibut quota
LaVie, 45
Integration of Maritime lobster marketing
Bevan-Baker, 32
Live lobster storage
Dumville, 44
Murphy, 44
Trivers, 44
Lobster
boat labour shortage
Murphy, 38
marketplace feedback
Murphy, 40
pasteurization project
Dumville, 37
Lobster Fishers of Prince Edward Island
LaVie, 30
Marine Stewardship Council certification
Dumville, 39
Master Lobster
brand
Trivers, 34, 39
packaging
Dumville, 36, 40-41
processing
Perry, 40
Moncton seafood shipping
Dumville, 42
New Brunswick
lobster marketing
Bevan-Baker, 32
road tolls
Bevan-Baker, 42
LaVie, 42
Newfoundland and Labrador lobster marketing
Bevan-Baker, 32
North Shore Fishermen's Association AGM
Trivers, 34, 45
Nova Scotia lobster marketing
Bevan-Baker, 32
Number of cattle producers in PEI
Gallant, 50
Perry, 49
Off-Island markets for PEI cattle
Briefings on Organic Farming, and
Aquaculture
Add a species policy impact on tong fishery
LaVie, 105-106
Anoxic water events
Brown, J., 107
41
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
people entering oyster industry;
aquaculture futures program; training
for quality control of plants; department
funding for marketing and research
projects; shrimp funding; PEI mussel
industry; mussel growers; mussel leases;
mussel processing plants; PEI
percentage of Canadian mussel industry;
aquaculture leasing; federal
management and delivery of leasing
services; lease management board of
federal/provincial/industrial
representatives formed to fund and
manage leasing program; PEI Cultured
Mussel Growers Association; Island
Oyster Growers Group; PEI Shellfish
Association; Fisheries and Oceans
Canada; PEI Department of Agriculture
and Fisheries; add a species policy;
quahog harvesting; scallop harvesting;
oyster industry concerns re: oysters
grown on mussel leases; temporary
suspension of new applications to add
oysters to mussel leases; add a species
policy review; add a species policy
amendment options; multi-species leases
in other provinces; multi-species leases
in British Columbia; moratorium on
multi-species leases; lifting multispecies suspension to allow unidentified
additional species on a lease; GPS
identification of oyster production space
in a multi-species lease; limitations on
amount of space allotted for oysters in a
multi-species lease; site development
plans; water column oyster leases;
converting bottom leases to surface
leases; under-utilized surface mussel
leases; PEI Shellfish Association
opposition to multi-species leases; PEI
Shellfish Association AGM;
federal/provincial share of lease
management costs; lease management
board recommendations; deputy
minister seat on lease management
board; lease management board
consensus model; add a species policy
impact on tong fishery; oyster shortages;
cost-benefit analysis of add a species
policy; bottom culture oysters moving to
deeper water; multi-species policy
driving oyster fishers out of business;
oyster industry growth; oyster tong
fishery growth
98-108
Buffer zones for organic farming
Trivers, 88
Buying locally
Brown, J., 96
Buying organic food
Brown, J., 96
Cleaning up Charlottetown/Stratford harbours
for aquaculture
Brown, J., 107
Compensation for fishers affected by multispecies policy
LaVie, 106
Consensus model of lease management board
LaVie, 105
Cost-benefit analysis of add a species policy
LaVie, 105
Cover crops
Gallant, 93
Crop diversity
LaVie, 94
Deputy minister seat on lease management
board
LaVie, 104
District 18 organic farmers
Trivers, 90
Excessive plowing
Gallant, 94
Fallow periods for soil
Perry, 93
Farm gate sales
Perry, 92
Trivers, 90
Federal/provincial share of lease management
costs
Trivers, 104
General
*Jamieson, John (Department of
Agriculture and Fisheries) (AF)
PEI oyster industry; Malpeque oysters;
wild oyster seed; enhancement of public
oyster beds; tong harvesting; oyster
seasons; oyster leases; aquaculture;
oysters grown on bottom or in
suspension; oyster cages; oyster demand
and pricing; shore prices; choice oysters;
standard oysters; PEI percentage of
oyster market; oyster culture in New
Brunswick and Nova Scotia; oyster
culture in USA; consultant John
Sackton; oyster & mussel market
research; New Brunswick quadrupling
shellfish production; Nova Scotia
increasing shellfish production; multispecies shellfish leases; aquaculture
diversification; oyster enhancement
program; oyster monitoring program;
oyster aquaculture program; young
*MacKay, Sandy (AF)
42
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
shellfish harvesting; Chesapeake Bay
oyster beds; sewage levels in
Charlottetown-Stratford area waters;
BIO|FOOD|TECH testing; Department
of Agriculture and Fisheries role in
reopening fisheries after closures;
aquaculture and fishery zoning;
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
role in reopening fisheries after closures;
aquaculture and fishery zoning
100-101, 103-108
Organic farming; holistic approach to
medicine; health improvement via
weight loss; community diversity;
Rodale Institute; certified organic
research; Harrington; buffer zones for
organic farming; Chinese government
buying up phosphorous; soil
enhancement; pesticides; agricultural
employment; climate change; water
conservation; water quality; regional
self-sufficiency; buying and selling
locally; cover crops; organic matter;
Kensington watershed group study;
debate over whether farmers plough
down in the spring or plough down in
the fall; carbon sequestering; carbon
taxes; carbon farming; cap sites;
improving public health; White Gables;
New Brunswick organic certification;
farm gate sales; organic food pricing;
locally produced food pricing vs.
imports; crop rotation; consulting with
Premier and agriculture minister;
ACORN; organic certification
organizations; PEI Certified Organic
Producers Cooperative; fallow periods
for soil; policing organic certification;
organic certification inspections; cover
crops; wireworm; brown mustard; soil
fumigants; buckwheat; rye; field trials;
Farmers Teaching Farmers; Rodale;
experimental farm in Harrington;
excessive plowing; loose topsoil; crop
diversity; Sandy MacKay’s farm;
programs helping conventional farmers
transition into organic farming; Grow
Forward 2; consumer education; organic
farming marketing
87-97
Identification of oyster production space in a
multi-species lease
Gallant, 103
Trivers, 104
Inviting mussel growers to appear at committee
Gallant, 108
Trivers, 108-109
Lack
of aquaculture in Charlottetown/Stratford
harbours
Brown, J., 108
of PEI regulations regarding organic farming
designation
Perry, 92
Lease management board recommendations
LaVie, 104
Lifting of multi-species license suspension
Dumville, 108
Loose topsoil
Gallant, 94
Multi-species shellfish leases
Trivers, 99
Organic
beef farmers, buyers and processors
Brown, J., 95-96
certification organizations
Perry, 92
farming marketing
LaVie, 97
food pricing
Trivers, 91
Oyster
industry growth
Dumville, 108
LaVie, 106
tong fishery growth
LaVie, 107
PEI
aquaculture industry capacity
Brown, J., 107
Certified Organic Producers Cooperative
Perry, 92
dominance of Canadian mussel industry
Dumville, 108
Shellfish Association AGM
Gallant, 103
* MacNair, Neil (Department of
Agriculture and Fisheries) (AF)
Quahog harvesting; add a species
policy; Colville Bay; PEI Shellfish
Association AGM; lease management
costs; lease management board
recommendations; lease management
board consensus model; standard oyster
market; oyster shortages; oyster pricing;
choice oysters; cost-benefit analysis of
add a species policy; multi-species
policy driving oyster fishers out of
business; oyster industry growth; add a
species policy impact on tong fishery;
anoxic water events; oysters as water
cleansers; St. Peters Bay study regarding
water-cleansing effects of mussel
aquaculture; nitrate levels reduced by
43
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
PEI Shellfish Association; wild public
shellfishery; oyster tongs; clam digging;
cultured oysters; oyster fishery;
Malpeque oysters; shell fishers mobility;
cooperation between shellfish and
government; add a species policy;
integrated multi-trophic management;
oyster fishers fishing mussels; oyster
prices; government consultation with
fishers; Standing Committee on
Fisheries, Transportation and Rural
Development recommendation
regarding add a species policy; number
of shell fishers; DFO website; delayed
oyster season in 2015; lobster fishers
fishing oysters; communal fishing
licenses; quahog fishery; spring fishery;
fishers using employment insurance;
fishing leases; fishing permits; oyster
regeneration; private fishing lease
holders on public fishing grounds;
oyster spat; Murray River oyster fishery;
oyster growers; oyster grower lease
expansion; site development plan; lease
revocation; converting former mussel
leases to oyster leases; lease renewals;
oyster development program; oyster spat
imports; multispecies moratorium; West
Point oyster seizure; Foxley River
imported oyster seed; oyster seed health
certificates; MSX disease; dormant
shellfish licenses; Tryon River; Lewis
Creed; Lori Cuddy; Jason Handrahan;
Stan Casey; Mike Cherry; PEI
Aquaculture Alliance; PEI Shellfish
Association funding; PEI Shellfish
Association Bideford facility; cocktail
oyster licenses; commercial oyster
licenses; victim impact statements;
Paughs Creek water quality; spat
seizure; Stratford water waste; Wild
Pearl oyster bar; Hurds Point Trailer
Park; PEI Shellfish Museum; PEI
shellfish levy; PEI Oyster Commodity
Group
55-71
Shellfish Association opposition to multispecies leases
Gallant, 103
Shellfish Association presentation
Gallant, 103
LaVie, 105
Policing organic certification
Perry, 93
Programs helping conventional farmers
transition into organic farming
Brown, J., 95
Sandy MacKay consulting with Premier and
agriculture minister
LaVie, 91-92, 97
Sandy MacKay’s farm
LaVie, 94-95
SeaSpray Farms Organic Cooperative study
Brown, J., 97
Support for organic food producers
Brown, J., 96
White Gables
Trivers, 90
Briefings on Shellfish Industry, and Off-Road
Vehicles re: Agricultural Fields
Accumulated knowledge of veteran shell fishers
Bevan-Baker, 63
Age of snowmobile drivers
Dumville, 77
Automobile vandalism
Dumville, 78
Blueberry crop insurance
Gallant, 82
Blueberry crops damaged by off-road vehicles
Perry, 75-76
Campbell, Brian
Bevan-Baker, 65
Canada’s Food Island
Bevan-Baker, 64
Confederation Trail use by off-road vehicles
Bevan-Baker, 81
LaVie, 79
Perry, 76
Creed, Lewis
LaVie, 65-66
Cuddy, Lori
LaVie, 66
Cyclist fatalities
Trivers, 76
Educational programs for snowmobile drivers
Dumville, 77-78
Fish farming
Dumville, 61
General
*Pitre, Randy PEI Shellfish
Association) (AF)
Alberry Plains blueberry fields; off-road
vehicles damaging crop fields; blueberry
crop development; blueberry harvesting;
rhizomes; Summerville blueberry crop;
tip dieback; snowmobiles damaging
crops; RCMP interventions regarding
crop damage; snowmobile insurance;
off-road vehicle legislation;
snowmobiles on highways;
*Campbell, Brenda (PEI Shellfish
Association) (AF)
44
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
LaVie, 79-80
Off-road vehicles in Alberton
Murphy, 83
Oyster
grower lease expansion
Dumville, 61
pricing
Bevan-Baker, 65
regeneration
Bevan-Baker, 60
seed imports
Dumville, 67-68
spat
Dumville, 61
spat imports
Bevan-Baker, 63
PEI
branding
Bevan-Baker, 64
Crown land shortage
Bevan-Baker, 81
oyster fishery’s economic value
LaVie, 59
oyster industry
Bevan-Baker, 64
shellfish levy
Murphy, 70-71
RCMP pursuit of off-road vehicles
Murphy, 83
Recreational vehicle infrastructure
LaVie, 79
Trivers, 76-77
Recreational vehicle infrastructure (AF), 79
Route 2 speed limit violations
Trivers, 76, 80
Scientific distortions of nature
Bevan-Baker, 63
Shellfish
disease
Bevan-Baker, 63
enhancement
Bevan-Baker, 63
lease management
LaVie, 65
Snowmobile
corridors
Dumville, 83
drivers required to prove access to authorized
venues
Dumville, 78-79
drivers taunting police
Dumville, 77
identification tags
Dumville, 78
law enforcement
Bevan-Baker, 81
levy
Bevan-Baker, 81
snowmobiles in ditches; snowmobiles
on lawns; property trespass; Winsloe
producer conflict with snowmobiles;
snowmobile drivers defying police;
snowmobile fatalities; Rails to Trails;
snowmobiles confined to Rails to Trails;
off-road vehicle owners lacking
authorized venues for their vehicles;
Confederation Trail use by off-road
vehicles; snowmobile speed limit
violators; police unable to pursue
snowmobiles due to speed limits;
recreational vehicle infrastructure;
snowmobiles ignoring no trespassing
signage; age of snowmobile drivers;
snowmobile identification tags; seadoos; sea-doo trailers; blueberry crop
insurance; snowmobile corridors;
property owner liability for approved
snowmobile use
71-83
*Wagner, James (PEI Shellfish
Association) (AF)
Cultured oysters; oyster fishers fishing
mussels; oyster prices; delayed oyster
season in 2015; communal fishing
licenses; number of shell fishers; spring
fishery; fishing permits; oyster growers;
oyster grower lease expansion; lease
revocation; lease renewals; oyster spat
imports; multispecies moratorium;
oyster seed health certificates; dormant
shellfish licenses; Tryon River;
commercial oyster licenses; Stratford
water waste; PEI Oyster Commodity
Group
55, 57-71
Infrastructure summit
LaVie, 79
Trivers, 77
Infrastructure summit (AF), 79
Multispecies moratorium
Bevan-Baker, 63
North Carolina oysters
Bevan-Baker, 64
Nova Scotia oyster seed
Dumville, 67
Number of shell fishers
Dumville, 60-61
LaVie, 58
Off-road vehicle
insurance
LaVie, 79
legislation
Gallant, 82
promotion and management
45
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Sherry, 13
Beverage can deposits funding watersheds
Murphy, 23
British Columbia carbon tax
Bevan-Baker, 36
Carver report
Bevan-Baker, 16-17
Cascumpec Bay Watershed Association
fundraising
Murphy, 23
CLIVE project
Bevan-Baker, 46
Coastal erosion
Gallant, 37
Trivers, 32
Community names
Trivers, 10
Consultation regarding amalgamation
Bevan-Baker, 16-17
Gallant, 18
Coordinated Maritime approach to carbon
pricing
Bevan-Baker, 36
Cost of PEI delegation to Paris climate change
conference
Sherry, 37-38
Trivers, 33, 37-38
Dion Phaneuf traded to Ottawa Senators
Sherry, 49
Educating public regarding amalgamation
Murphy, 15
Elections at large vs. ward elections
Casey, 20
Engaging PEI seniors
Trivers, 39, 44-45
Farmers opposed to property tax increases via
amalgamation
Murphy, 15
Federal Conservative government resistance to
carbon pricing
Bevan-Baker, 35
Federal infrastructure funding for watershed
groups
Murphy, 22-23
Federation of Agriculture presentation
Trivers, 20
Fish depletion in rivers
Bevan-Baker, 27
Fish ladders
Trivers, 26
Formation of new watershed groups
Gallant, 24
Frank Zakem electoral study
Casey, 21
Gas tax funding
MacEwen, 12
General
license plates
Bevan-Baker, 81
trail system
Gallant, 82
trailer registration
Dumville, 78
trailers
Gallant, 82
trails
LaVie, 79
Snowmobiles
confined to authorized venues
Dumville, 78
confined to Rails to Trails
Dumville, 78
damaging blueberry fields
Trivers, 80
in ditches
Dumville, 78
Snowshoers conflicting with snowmobiles
Trivers, 76
Standing Committee on Fisheries,
Transportation and Rural Development
recommendation regarding add a species policy
Murphy, 71
Transportation infrastructure limitations
Trivers, 76
Tryon River
Bevan-Baker, 65
Vigilante action against snowmobile offenders
Bevan-Baker, 80-81
Water quality and effluent
Bevan-Baker, 63
Winter tourism
LaVie, 79-80
B [none]
C
Communities, Land and Environment (CLE)
Briefing from Department of Communities,
Land and Environment
Alberton mayoral experience
Murphy, 15
Amalgamation Act
Bevan-Baker, 17
Annexation of smaller communities
Trivers, 10
Armoring shorelines
Bevan-Baker, 36
Bagnalls Pond
Trivers, 26
Civic numbers
Trivers, 10
Base rate for municipal taxation
Gallant, 18
Bedeque amalgamation
46
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Protection Act report by Horace Carver;
Handrahan Task Force Report;
municipal governance; watersheds; pond
management; climate change; letter
from committee chair; Department of
Communities, Land and Environment
organization structure; provincial land
development; environmental
preservation; Municipal Affairs and
Provincial Planning; Forests, Fish and
Wildlife; Upton Road; Corporate
Services; Department of Communities,
Land and Environment management;
new water act; updating Planning Act;
climate change strategies; Municipalities
Act; new funding system for PEI
municipalities; Report of the
Commission on Land and Local
Governance by Ralph Thompson; Lands
Protection Act; Task Force on Land Use
Policy; land use planning; new
municipal government act replacing
Municipalities Act, City of
Charlottetown and Area Act and the
City of Summerside Act; consultant
Patsy MacLean; restructuring and
enlarging municipalities; municipal
services; municipal staffing; municipal
budgets; PEI Federation of
Municipalities; municipal incorporation;
municipal amalgamation; Bedeque and
Area amalgamation; municipal
annexation; rural development;
municipality sustainability; property tax
increases; rural areas paying for urban
services; community history and
identity; Stratford; 1994 amalgamation
of Sherwood and West Royalty with
Charlottetown and Hillsborough;
community liabilities and debts; added
restrictions and controls in
unincorporated areas; farming practices
restricted by amalgamation; differential
tax rates; electoral wards; provincial
assistance for municipal amalgamation;
base rate for municipal taxation;
municipal feasibility and growth studies;
provincial government meeting with
municipalities; municipality viability
studies; Three Rivers amalgamation; gas
tax funding; rural citizens using urban
services; retaining pre-amalgamation tax
rates in rural areas; transitioning to new
tax rates; municipal boundary
development; prioritizing report
recommendations; three-county
organization of PEI municipalities;
openness and transparency in
*Dupuis, Todd (Department of
Communities, Land and
Environment) (CLE)
Paris climate change conference; global
warming; pre-industrial temperatures;
greenhouse gas emissions; need for
greenhouse gas reductions; average
greenhouse gas emissions in Canada;
greenhouse gas emissions per capita;
PEI greenhouse gas emissions;
transportation greenhouse gas
emissions; buildings’ greenhouse gas
emissions; agricultural greenhouse gas
emissions; carbon pricing; Quebec
conference on climate change; federal
commitment to carbon pricing;
international commitment to carbon
pricing; British Columbia carbon tax;
Alberta carbon tax; Manitoba, Quebec
and Ontario cap and trade program;
Ontario and Quebec carbon pricing
program; Atlantic Canada lack of carbon
pricing; Saskatchewan lack of carbon
pricing; cap and trade carbon pricing
programs; carbon taxes; fee and
dividend carbon pricing programs;
China’s cap and trade process; European
carbon pricing; climate change
mitigation; climate change adaption;
extreme weather events; infrastructure
deterioration due to extreme weather;
coastal erosion; ice reduction in
Northumberland Strait; Souris causeway
erosion; rising sea levels; building on
coastal properties; climate change
strategy; new PEI climate mitigation
strategy; new PEI climate change
adaptation strategy; hardening of coastal
shores; Crowbush golf course; living
shoreline concept; cost of PEI
delegation to Paris climate change
conference; power bought from New
Brunswick not included in PEI
greenhouse gas emissions; methane and
nitrous oxide gas emissions
28-37
*Mitchell, Hon. Robert (Minister of
Communities, Land and
Environment) (CLE)
Letter from Bradley Trivers; creation of
Department of Communities, Land and
Environment; Department of
Communities, Land and Environment
mandate; implementation of land report
recommendations; commission on land
and local governance by Judge Ralph
Thompson; Commission on Lands
47
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Municipal boundary development
Bevan-Baker, 16
Municipalities Act
Trivers, 10
Municipality models
Gallant, 18
Municipality study funding
MacEwen, 11-12
Municipality viability studies
Trivers, 11, 19
New Glasgow
Trivers, 19
New municipalities
Sherry, 12
Northport opposed to amalgamation with
Alberton
Murphy, 41
Nova Scotia municipalities
Gallant, 18
O’Leary amalgamation
Murphy, 15
Openness and transparency in amalgamation
process
Trivers, 19
Paris climate change conference
Trivers, 33
PEI greenhouse gas emissions
Trivers, 31-32
Power bought from New Brunswick not
included in PEI greenhouse gas emissions
Perry, 34
Prince County municipalities
Gallant, 18
Prioritizing report recommendations
Bevan-Baker, 17
Privately owned ponds
Trivers, 26-27
Provincial government meeting with
municipalities
Trivers, 11
Provincial government support for watersheds
Sherry, 25
Provincial vs. federal jurisdiction in carbon
pricing
Bevan-Baker, 35
Public consultation regarding municipalities
Trivers, 10
Questioning benefits of amalgamation for rural
residents
Murphy, 15-16
Realignment of provincial departments
Sherry, 37
Reduction of fertilizer use
Perry, 35
Re-evaluating taxation rates for rural residents
Gallant, 18
Renewable energy transportation fuels
Trivers, 32
amalgamation process; Federation of
Agriculture presentation; Watershed
Management Program; Watershed
Alliance; Watershed Strategy; watershed
funding; federal infrastructure funding
for watershed groups; beverage can
deposits funding watersheds; watershed
groups employing students; multi-year
funding for watersheds; formation of
new watershed groups; Ducks Unlimited
Canada pond management; unmanaged
ponds; MacAuslands Pond; Bagnalls
Pond; Maritime Electric pond; privately
owned ponds; inventory of PEI ponds;
meeting of federal and provincial
environment ministers; provinces
dealing with climate change; panCanadian framework to address
greenhouse emissions; climate change
adaptation; cost of PEI delegation to
Paris climate change conference; power
bought from New Brunswick not
included in PEI greenhouse gas
emissions statistics; transportation not
included in PEI agriculture greenhouse
gas emissions statistics; reduction of
fertilizer use; provincial vs. federal
jurisdiction in carbon pricing;
coordinated Maritime approach to
carbon pricing; Canadian Council of
Ministries of Environment
1-28, 31-38
Handrahan report
Bevan-Baker, 16-17
Hardening shorelines
Trivers, 32
Health committee work on non-smoking
regulations
Sherry, 43
Incorporated municipalities opposed to
amalgamation
Murphy, 40
Leadership driving amalgamation
Sherry, 13
Letter from Bradley Trivers to committee
Casey, 1
Trivers, 1
Living shoreline concept
Trivers, 33
Marchbank Pond
Murphy, 23
Methane gas emissions
Perry, 34
Monetary value for public services
Sherry, 14
Multi-year funding for watersheds
Gallant, 24
Trivers, 23-24
48
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Retaining pre-amalgamation tax rates in rural
areas
Murphy, 15
Rural citizens using urban services
Sherry, 13
Sediment
In ponds
Bevan-Baker, 27
Removal
Trivers, 26
Societies crippled by poor water management
Bevan-Baker, 27
Souris causeway erosion
Bevan-Baker, 36
Special Committee on Democratic Renewal
consultations
Bevan-Baker, 16
Stream enhancement projects
Gallant, 24
Summerside amalgamation
Sherry, 13
Thompson report
Bevan-Baker, 16
Three-county organization of PEI municipalities
Gallant, 18
Transportation not included in PEI agriculture
greenhouse gas emissions statistics
Perry, 34
Unincorporated areas
Trivers, 10
Water management
Bevan-Baker, 27
Watershed groups employing students
Trivers, 10
West Royalty amalgamation into Charlottetown
Casey, 20
*Ellis, Derek (UPEI Climate Lab)
(CLE)
Pownal; water levels; year 2010;
Portage; Wellington; Number 2 highway
56-58
*Fenech, Dr. Adam (UPEI Climate
Lab) (CLE)
Weather trivia calendar for 2016;
climate extremes; director of climate
research lab at UPEI; professor; school
of business; department of biology; PhD
climatologist; climate change adaptation
strategy; video named CLIVE: impacts
on the Island; increase in warm
temperatures assist agriculture industry;
tourism industry; PEI’s changing
coastline; studies; research lab; PEI
Department of Communities, Land and
Environment; full coastline; enclosed
bay; one big sand spit; made of sand and
sandstone; rates of erosion;
geomorphologists exam the coastline;
tidal gauge; seas raised by 36
centimetres; Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change; Antarctic ice cap;
northern hemisphere; land falling very
slowly; coastal erosion and sea level
rise; increase in storminess;
Environment Canada; seasonality;
waterfront property bought in 1959
completely under water; Cottage Road;
armour rock; waste water treatment
facility in Lennox Island; wind turbine;
erosion; Linda Libby Environment
Canada; creeping climate change;
applying CLIVE; fleet of drones;
erosion rate; Governors Island
disappearing quickly; off-Island stone;
managing of coasts; littoral zone; living
shorelines; storm surges; coastline
change; building close to shoreline; rates
of erosion; head scientist for IPCC from
United States; estuaries; dune and sand
system; Meacham’s Atlas; sandbars
disappearing; Malpeque Bay;
armouring; insurance issues; Dr. Jason
Thistlehwaite; Mike Davis, Coldwater
Consulting Ltd., Natural Resources
Canada; National Geographic; damage
your neighbours’ property; recommends
against armouring; criteria to meet;
breakwaters; planning institute;
Department of Fisheries and Oceans;
Briefing on climate change and the CLIVE
project
Armouring of our coastlines
Compton, 61
Assessment of different places
Bevan-Baker, 60
Best treatment for area trying to protect
Compton, 61
Carbon pricing on PEI
Bevan-Baker, 69
Climate change positive for PEI
Bevan-Baker, 68
CLIVE dating back and Meacham’s Atlas
Compton, 62
Cottages moved and old well casings
Murphy, 65
Fishing association and impact on harbours
MacEwen, 67
General
49
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Dumville, 29
council oversight
Casey, 24
council priorities
Brown, J., 19
Myers, 22
council transparency
MacKay, 16
Myers, 14-15
councils in other provinces
Dumville, 29
councils’ agendas
Brown, J., 17
Myers, 22
Allan Campbell plan
Myers, 21-22
Classroom composition
Brown, J., 19
District Advisory
Council elections
MacKay, 16
Councils
Brown, J., 17
Gallant, 20
Education
plan timetable
Myers, 26
policy formation
MacKay, 24
role in prosperity
Myers, 21
French Language School Board
Gallant, 21
General
National Research Centre; Colchester
County; tidal energy; renewable energy;
Paris climate talks; sea level rise;
rainfall patterns; IPCC assessment;
greenhouse gas emissions; statistical
downscaling; precipitation bands;
drought periods; optics of carbon pricing
50-70
Littoral
Map and development patterns
Bevan-Baker, 60
Zone approach
Trivers, 66
Maritime union
Bevan-Baker, 59-60
Models and rainfall patterns of PEI
Bevan-Baker, 68
Off-shore
Breakwater and harness energy
Murphy, 67
Protection
Murphy, 64-65
Protecting of shoreline and permits
Murphy, 64
Public consultations
Trivers, 66
Rainfall patterns of PEI
Bevan-Baker, 68
Resurfacing of roads in national park
Trivers, 66
Sand mining in the early 1960s in Hebron
Dumville, 59
Usage of CLIVE
Trivers, 66
Value of land and coastline
Bevan-Baker, 60
Scientific approach for properties on coastlines
Compton, 62
*Currie, Doug (Minister of
Education, Early Learning and
Culture) (EED)
Public discussion of public education;
early learning sector; sustainability of
PEI; culture of learning; learner
excellence; changes in provincial
education system; school unit model;
eastern and western school boards;
single school board; advisory councils;
Learning Partners Advisory Council;
Principals Council; school principals;
school models; District Advisory
Councils; Charlottetown Rural Family
School Council Family; engaging
education stakeholders; school visits and
consultations; transition team; new
education Crown corporation; education
minister’s responsibilities; relationship
between instructional leadership in PEI;
responsibilities and accountability of
school administrators; evaluating
teachers, administrators and students;
D [none]
E
Education and Economic Development (EED)
Briefing from Minister on Changes to
Education System
Accountability
for education system decisions
MacKay, 24
in schools
Myers, 23
Advisory
council minutes
Myers, 15
council concept
50
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Bourgeois; Bill Whelan; Engage PEI;
sorting advisory council
recommendations; advisory council
oversight; strategic alignment of
priorities; retired teachers working as
substitutes; French teacher shortages;
young teachers seeking employment
13-18, 21, 24-26, 28
Jordan Brown fundraiser
Myers, 26
Learning Partners Advisory Council
MacKay, 17
Myers, 15
Pat Campbell
Myers, 27
PEI education Crown corporation
Brown, J., 25
Gallant, 21
PEI Teachers’ Federation
Brown, J., 17
Placement policy in schools
Dumville, 28
Premier chairing Learning Partners Advisory
Council
Myers, 15
Principals Council
Brown, J., 17, 25
Principals’ ability to assess teachers
Myers, 23
Provincial plan for education
Myers, 22
Retired teachers working as substitutes
Myers, 27
School administration
Gallant, 21
School busing and maintenance
Gallant, 21
School councils
MacKay, 16
Sharing best practices among schools
Brown, J., 25
Small community prosperity
Myers, 21
Social promotion in schools
Myers, 22
Sorting advisory council recommendations
MacKay, 23
Standardized tests
Myers, 22-23
Supporting small rural communities
Myers, 22
Teachers attending advisory councils
MacKay, 16
Young teachers seeking employment
Myers, 27-28
teaching students skills required to
compete; transition meetings;
integrating educational bodies; advisory
council transparency; advisory
committee minutes; elected school
board model; school rezoning; District
Advisory Council elections; school
councils; balanced perspective in
advisory councils; Bill Whelan;
Kathleen Flanagan; UPEI; Holland
College; Peter Rukavina; advisory
councils’ agendas; Pat Campbell;
advisory councils autonomy; class
composition; Kevin Withrow; increasing
number students whose first language is
not English; anxiety and depression in
schools; advisory council priorities;
autistic students; Finland education
system; Scandinavian education models;
Edmonton, Alberta public school system
excellence; school excellence in North
York region, Ontario; instructional
leadership; professional development for
teachers and school administrators;
French Language School Board; school
administration; support for principals;
principal training; social promotion and
standardized tests; progress monitoring;
Birchwood math assessments; education
excellence; sorting advisory council
recommendations; ministerial
accountability for education system
decisions; sharing best practices among
schools; strategic alignment of
priorities; Jordan Brown fundraiser;
education plan timetable; surplus of
certified teachers; declining enrolment;
young teachers seeking employment;
retired teachers working as substitutes;
placement policy in schools; advisory
councils in other provinces
10-29
*Willis, Susan (Ministry of Education,
Early Learning and Culture) (EED)
Learning partners group; integration of
the English Language School Board into
the education department; education
changes; education as key to prosperity;
integration of curriculum functions; new
Crown agency to serve as public schools
division for the English system; French
Language School Board; advisory
committee transparency; District
Advisory Councils; school councils;
Home and School Association; PEI
Teachers’ Federation; Bethany
MacLeod; Cynthia Fleet; Anne Bernard-
Briefings on Impact of HST on Construction
and Real Estate Industries
51
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
MacEwen, 45
opting to rent
Dumville, 49
homeowners renting rather than buying due to
HST
Dumville, 62
homeowners seeking smaller homes
Dumville, 61
Economic downturn in PEI
Myers, 60
Environmental drawbacks of exempting heating
oil from HST
Bevan-Baker, 46
Equity invested in homes
Dumville, 39, 48
Federal payment for adopting HST
MacKay, 39
General
Alleged economic benefits of HST
Myers, 38
Average PEI real estate prices and their effect on
ordinary Islanders
Bevan-Baker, 46
Building
code for PEI construction
Bevan-Baker, 40
inspections undermined by underground
economy
Bevan-Baker, 40
permit decline due to HST
MacKay, 36, 39; 59
smaller homes to accommodate downsizing
Dumville, 49
Canadian Home Builders’ Association
consultation with government
Bevan-Baker, 34
presentation to finance minister during prebudget consultations
Casey, 34
Cardigan economy compared to Brighton
economy
Myers, 51
Claiming HST owed against future HST
revenues
Brown, J., 59
MacKay, 59
Construction
Association of Prince Edward Island AGM
MacKay, 56-57
industry decline due to HST
Fox, 38
industry downturn in PEI vs. upturn in rest of
Maritimes
Casey, 64
Gallant, 64
industry job losses due to HST
MacKay, 33, 36; 57
Contractors
driven out of business by HST
MacKay, 36
losing money on homes built before HST but
sold after HST
MacKay, 62-63
not required to be licensed
Dumville, 64
working for cash in underground economy
MacKay, 64
Continued housing decline despite immigration
Myers, 57
Decline in housing starts
Brown, J., 37
MacKay, 37, 39
Myers, 57
Declining home ownership
Dumville, 48
Downsizing homeowners
*Allain, Jean (Construction
Association of PEI) (EED)
Atlantic Roofers Ltd.; underground
market increasing due to HST;
comparing professional prices to
underground contractors; professional
construction costs; construction safety
training; construction market distorted
by underground contractors; increase in
home sales just prior to HST adoption;
New Brunswick construction market;
percentage of construction industry
members either collecting or paying
HST; claiming HST owed against future
HST revenues; HST impact on PEI
economy; vehicle purchasing;
competing with the underground
economy; HST owing deducted from
HST revenues; passing HST costs on to
customers; interprovincial registration of
construction vehicles; rural homeowners
moving into urban areas; Winsloe real
estate market; contractors losing money
on homes built before HST but sold
after HST; economic spinoff benefits of
construction industry
57-63
*Brown, Peter (Canadian Home
Builders’ Association PEI) (EED)
Construction industry job losses due to
HST; Wes Sheridan letter to
Construction Sector Council re: HST;
lack of government follow-up regarding
HST impact on construction industry;
debates with Wes Sheridan regarding
HST impact; recognizing builders as
professional craftsmen; recreational
home market; construction layoffs;
52
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
*Costain, Scott (Canadian Home
Builders’ Association PEI) (EED)
Government revenue lost to the
underground economy; GST
construction rebate; HST rebate for new
housing; HST disincentive to home
buyers; Canadian Home Builders’
Association presentation to finance
minister during pre-budget
consultations; Canadian Home Builders’
Association consultation with
government; discouraging the
underground economy; tax-free cash
transactions in construction industry;
HST promotion of underground
economy; lack of HST rebates in other
provinces; Scott Costain’s construction
business; state of PEI construction
industry compared to other provinces;
contractors being driven out of business
by HST; HST impact on PEI economy;
non-HST factors in PEI construction
industry slump; HST as main reason for
PEI construction industry slump; nonresident real estate buyers; home
ownership becoming increasingly
unattainable; apartment industry
expansion; property taxes; Maritime
percentage of home ownership; building
code for PEI construction
33-40
equity invested in homes; Summerside
real estate market; depreciation of PEI
real estate; US home buyers; US dollar
exchange rate; home ownership as a
human right; underground economy
33, 35-39
*Carragher, Jim (PEI Real Estate
Association) (EED)
Prince Edward Island Real Estate
Association; taxation’s effect on PEI
real estate industry; Canadian Real
Estate Association; declining residential
detached housing numbers; residential
detached housing decline accelerated by
HST; resale housing outperforming new
construction residential detached
housing market; resale housing market
decline after HST; housing affordability
on PEI; first-time home buyers; housing
resales triggering additional sales; cost
of heating homes; furnace oil exempt
from HST; non-oil heating sources
subject to HST; property assessments
and taxes; market assessment value of
homes vs. taxable residential
assessment; land transfer tax; proposed
exemption of first-time home buyers
from land transfer tax; economic spinoff
benefits of real estate resale market;
Multiple Listing Service home sales;
economic spinoff benefits of MLS home
sales; raising HST rate on home sales;
HST increase removing money from
PEI economy; taxation of land
purchases; declining sales of lots in
subdivisions after HST; statistics
regarding lots for sale on PEI;
moratorium on real estate development
on outskirts of Charlottetown and
Summerside; real estate sales declining
despite population growth; increased
apartment rentals undermining real
estate sales; PNP immigrants’ impact on
PEI real estate market; average real
estate sale prices much higher in urban
PEI; HST increase impact on rural PEI
real estate resale market; new apartment
units developed; removal of HST from
all heating costs; new home heating
methods; unexpectedly large property
taxes for new home owners; informing
home buyers of their property taxes;
downsizing home owners opting to rent;
building smaller homes to accommodate
downsizing; cash transaction home
renovations
41-49
*Ellis, Wayne (PEI Real Estate
Association) (EED)
PNP immigrants’ impact on PEI real
estate market; changes to PNP program;
wealthy immigrants buying real estate;
HST hurting new home construction
business; aging homeowner
demographics; rural PEI real estate
market; rural homeowners moving into
urban areas; vacant homes in rural areas;
removal of HST from all heating costs;
environmental drawbacks of exempting
heating oil from HST; land transfer tax
45-47
*Garth, Andrew (Canadian Home
Builders’ Association PEI) (EED)
HST impact on PEI building
community; Canadian Home Builders’
Association PEI; decline in housing
starts; loss of construction spinoff work;
falling construction wages; decline in
real estate transactions; reduced
government revenue due to less
construction-related income to tax;
housing decline hurting PEI economy as
53
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Brown, J., 45
Holdback portion of construction contracts
Brown, J., 58
Gallant, 58
Homeowners downsizing
Gallant, 64
HST
impact on other Atlantic provinces
Gallant, 58
impact on PEI economy
Fox, 38
MacKay, 39, 48, 50, 52
Myers, 50-51; 60
impact on PEI Road Builders and Heavy
Construction Association
MacKay, 65
increase impact on rural PEI real estate resale
market
MacEwen, 46
information sessions
Brown, J., 63
low income rebate
Bevan-Baker, 46
owing deducted from HST revenues
Brown, J., 60
paying for government services
Brown, J., 51
rebate assigned back to builders if they sell
new construction to a purchaser
Brown, J., 33
rebate on new housing
Brown, J., 33-34, 53
rebate on home renovation
Casey, 34
rebate on new housing
Casey, 34
rebates in other provinces
Gallant, 64
rebates’ potential effect on PEI economy
Bevan-Baker, 35
Increase in home sales just prior to HST
adoption
Dumville, 39
Myers, 57
Interprovincial registration of construction
vehicles
Dumville, 60-61
Jordan Brown debating Paul MacNeill in 2014
political panel
Myers, 38
Land transfer tax
Bevan-Baker, 46
Maritime HST rate parity
Fox, 38
Midsize home construction
Dumville, 61
Moratorium on real estate development on
outskirts of Charlottetown and Summerside
a whole; renovation market affected by
HST; increasing requests for tax-free
cash transactions from
renovation/construction customers; PEI
underground economy; CHBA members
legally forbidden to engage in tax-free
cash transactions; unaccredited
construction workers taking cash deals;
employment generated by PEI building
industry; government communication
with construction industry; HST rebate
for new housing; HST rebate on home
renovation; government revenue lost to
the underground economy; Canadian
Home Builders’ Association
consultation with government;
outmigration of qualified workers to the
west; construction layoffs; increase in
home sales just prior to HST adoption
31-35, 39-40
*Sanderson, Sam (Construction
Association of PEI) (EED)
Construction Association of Prince
Edward Island; decline in housing
market since HST; ICI sector changes
due to HST; industrial, commercial and
institutional projects experiencing
delays in holdback money for completed
projects; underground economy
increasing in residential sector; faulty
work by underground contractors;
Construction Association of Prince
Edward Island AGM; construction
industry job losses due to HST;
BuildForce Canada market survey; PEI
construction industry trends; non-HST
factors in PEI construction industry
slump; western Canada economic
downturn affecting PEI; holdback
portion of construction contracts; HST
impact on other Atlantic provinces; nonHST factors in PEI construction industry
slump; PEI construction industry
stability; HST owing deducted from
HST revenues; passing HST costs on to
customers; downsizing homeowners;
contractors losing money on homes built
before HST but sold after HST; risks of
speculative construction projects;
56-63
Government revenue lost to the underground
economy
Fox, 33
MacKay, 36; 65
Myers, 65
High-end real estate market fluctuations
54
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association decline to appear before committee
Casey, 66
Dumville, 66
MacKay, 65-66
Percentage of construction industry members
either collecting or paying HST
Brown, J., 59
PNP
Immigrant clients purchasing PEI homes
Brown, J., 37
Immigrants’ impact on PEI real estate market
Brown, J., 44-45
Slowdown’s effect on PEI economy
Brown, J., 37
Provincial deficit spending
MacKay, 48
Real estate market
Gallant, 65
Removal of HST from all heating costs
Bevan-Baker, 46
Rural PEI real estate market
MacEwen, 45-46
Small housing sector
Myers, 57
State of PEI construction industry compared to
other provinces
Bevan-Baker, 35
Statistics
Canada figures re: building permits
Gallant, 64
MacKay, 64
Myers, 65
Regarding lots for sale on PEI
MacKay, 43
Taxation of land purchases
MacKay, 43
Transition period prior to HST implementation
Brown, J., 63
MacKay, 63
Underground economy thriving in PEI
Dumville, 65
MacKay, 65
Myers, 65
Unemployed workers returning from Alberta
Myers, 60
Unexpectedly large property taxes for new home
owners
Dumville, 48
Used home sales outpacing new due to HST
MacKay, 64
Wes Sheridan letter to Construction Sector
Council re: HST
MacKay, 35
Fox, 38
Motion re: committee letter to Premier and
finance minister advising not to raise HST
Brown, J., 50-54
Casey, 50
Dumville, 50-54
Gallant, 53
MacKay, 49-50, 52-53
Myers, 50-54
New apartment units developed
Brown, J., 46
New Brunswick building permit increase despite
HST
Casey, 60
MacKay, 59-60
Non-HST factors in PEI construction industry
slump
Bevan-Baker, 35
Brown, J., 37-38
Gallant, 58
Myers, 38
Nova Scotia building permit increase despite
HST
Casey, 60
MacKay, 59-60
Passing the cost of HST on to customers
Brown, J., 60
PEI
Construction industry hurt by HST
Bevan-Baker, 34, 40
Export growth
Brown, J., 52
HST increase
Brown, J., 51
Fox, 38
Myers, 51
Population
Aging
Gallant, 64
Increasing
MacKay, 64
Real Estate
Association presentation to committee
Dumville, 55
MacEwen, 55
Business boosted by used home market
outpacing new due to HST
MacKay, 64-65
Sales declining despite population growth
Myers, 44
Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association
Brown, J., 65
Casey, 65
Dumville, 65
Gallant, 65-66
MacKay, 65
Myers, 65
F, G [none]
55
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
*Leveque, Patrick (Third Party)
(HW)
PEI Annual Statistical Review;
economic data; social progress index;
Nobel-winning economists; government
policies; GDP; measuring happiness;
annual publications and reports on the
status of well-being in PEI; enabling
legislation; Canadian Index of WellBeing; setting priorities
128-134
H
Health and Wellness (HW)
Bill 101, Well-being Measurement Act;
Investing in Rural Public Health
Auditor General recommendations for Medical
Affairs
Aylward, 109-110
Bhutan economic advisers
Bevan-Baker, 129
Billing numbers on Prince Edward Island
Bevan-Baker, 120
Board of PEI College of Physicians and
Surgeons
LaVie, 114-115
Census information
Murphy, 138
Clinic hours
Compton, 106
Costs of HST
Aylward, 100
Doctor in Tyne Valley
Aylward, 105
Dr. Adam McMillan
Aylward, 123
English barrier and Bill 45
LaVie, 97; 116-117
Evaluating well-being
Bevan-Baker, 127-128
Sherry, 133-134
Fee
For service versus salary
Compton, 95
Guide increases
Bevan-Baker, 94
Fifth Estate and W5 productions
Sherry, 122
Following social trends
Casey, 138-139
General
*MacPhee, Alan (Islandwide Hospital
Access) (HW)
Public supports; dialysis reports; health
services in rural areas; Canadian
Federation of Agriculture PEI
Fishermen’s Association; Major
Changes Needed in Health Care PEI;
new x-ray machines; medical studies;
centralization gone wrong; Health PEI
and CIHI data; Fraser Report; disaster
emergency protocol; Montague ER;
recruitment of doctors; Souris
discriminated against due to
geographical location; Doctors Without
Borders; higher health care on PEI;
Islandwide Hospital Access; physicians
and surgeons in the province; highest
health needs of Islanders; citizen health
boards; federal taxes; Canada Health
Act; health board systems in Ontario;
community boards; per capita stats
145-154
*Mayne, Dr. Michael (Department of
Health and Wellness) (HW)
Improving PEI health care system;
Health PEI roles and responsibilities;
travelling out-of-province for health
care; pressure of out-of-province
health care; doctor complement in
PEI; cardiac treatment; out-ofprovince referrals; students living
out-of-province; family medicine
services; subspecialists;
anesthesiologists; transplant
surgeries; physician fee guides;
neuro-services; reciprocal billing;
retiring doctors; recruitment and
retention of doctors; Master
Agreement; primary health care plan;
Islanders without a family doctor;
physician patient loads; language
requirements; outdated facilities;
successful transplantations; regional
pressure points; professions act;
members funding college; college is
*Henderson, Robert (Minister of
Health and Wellness) (HW)
Off-Island medical expenses; Medicare;
specialists in PEI; in-patient costs;
Health PEI roles and responsibilities;
organ transplants; chronic conditions;
misuse of alcohol and smoking;
nephrology unit at QEH; fee-for-service
versus salary; Islanders without a family
doctor; licensing doctors; nurse
practitioners; retiring doctors; open
positions in the province; services and
accessibility; low-income Islanders;
Pineview-Lodge; bridge pass for
transportation costs; CEO of Health PEI
89-91; 95-97; 99-108; 110
56
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
a self-regulated body; negotiating
master agreements within provinces;
team-based approach; PRPC; new
technologies; changes in wages;
Dalhousie systems; working in
western PEI; levels of service nurse
practitioners cannot provide;
snowbirds seeking health care outof-province; telemedicine; transplant
programs; airfare; Confederation
Bridge cost increases; orthopedic
surgery; medical services; Auditor
General report; billings between
provinces
secondary data; impacts on
environment; measuring happiness;
basis of economic indicators; burning
fossil fuels; toxic wastes; privacy and
confidentiality; EU countries; future
projects; roles of government; reporting
mechanisms for tracking happiness
134-140
*Stewart, Dr. Chris (PEI College of
Physicians and Surgeons) (HW)
Complaint-driven organization; medical
society; Canadian medical schools;
challenges in current health care system;
need to modernize health care approach;
physicians leaving PEI because of the
college; foreign graduates; passing
Canadian exams; national standards;
informal business; government
connections; independent assessments of
specialists; qualified Canadian doctors;
AIT; external review processes; child
psychiatry
111-112; 115-119; 122-124
91-104; 106-110
*Moyse, Dr. Cyril (PEI College of
Physicians and Surgeons) (HW)
Act established framework; Fitness to
Practice; AIT; MCC; Canadian exams;
qualifications to practice in Canada;
Education Council for Foreign Medical
Graduates; CAPP; local physicians and
Health PEI; rotational basis terms;
reviewing credentials; Royal College;
FMRAC; College of Family Physicians;
family medical exams; Canadian
standards; Regulated Health Professions
Act; highly-qualified physicians;
underserviced rural areas of PEI;
provincial limitations; investigating
physicians; centralizing health care;
Medical Council of Canada; OSCE-type
exams; child psychiatry
112-123
GDP
Bevan-Baker, 128
Health care costs
Sherry, 105
Increases in physician fees
Bevan-Baker, 93-94
Integrating nurse practitioners into system
Aylward, 101
Investing in public health in rural communities
Sherry, 124
Islanders without a family doctor
LaVie, 96
Islandwide Hospital Access
LaVie, 153
Licensing doctors
Casey, 114
Sherry, 120
Measuring happiness
Bevan-Baker, 127
Sherry, 133
Minister inquiring to college of physicians
LaVie, 99
National standards
Sherry, 117
New role of Minister of Health and Wellness
Sherry, 110-111
Nurse practitioners
LaVie, 103
Organ transplants
Aylward, 98
Outdated mechanisms
Aylward, 112
Out-of-province health care expenditures
Aylward, 98; 104
*Novaczek, Dr. Irene (HW)
Island Studies at UPEI; Well-being
Measurement Act; government roles;
Quality of Island Life Co-Operative;
conditions in economic development;
feeling safe; low-impact agriculture;
drinking water; standing woods; healthy
and clean streams; personal quality of
life; fish kills; rural and coastal
subdivisions; various values; Statistics
Canada; social well-being; value
systems
141-145
*Randall, Dr. James (HW)
Urban and economic geographer;
quality of happiness; addressing
neighbourhood inequality; health and
security; happiness of newcomers to our
province; GDP per capita; degrees of
inequality; Genuine Progress Indicator;
Canadian Index of Wellbeing;
57
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Sherry, 36
Average salary of a general practitioner in PEI
Bevan-Baker, 51
Charlottetown City Police
Casey, 56
Chief Mental Health and Addictions Officer
Aylward, 30; 41
Child referrals of out-patient care
Dumville, 44
College of Physicians and Surgeons on PEI
Aylward, 56
Sherry, 55-56
Costs of health care in PEI
Bevan-Baker, 50
Difference between youth and children
Trivers, 33
Doctor compliment
Aylward, 47
Doctors over-prescribing pain medications
Murphy, 29
Family Violence Prevention Week
Sherry, 25
Focus on prevention of addiction
Trivers, 35
Following up with past mental health patients
Trivers, 44
Front-line workers
Bevan-Baker, 28-29
General
Casey, 106
Murphy, 102
Sherry, 89
PEI College of Physicians and Surgeons
Bevan-Baker, 118
Physician
Assistants
Murphy, 103
Complement on PEI
Bevan-Baker, 94
Population of Souris
LaVie, 97
Public meetings in Souris
Aylward, 151
Purpose of government
Bevan-Baker, 128
Quote from Robert Kennedy from 1968
Bevan-Baker, 131-132
Recruiting doctors to PEI
Casey, 113
Compton, 107
LaVie, 96
Sherry, 118; 121
Regional and provincial colleges
Aylward, 99-100
Retired doctors
Compton, 94; 106
Rheumatology
Aylward, 98
Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Canada
Bevan-Baker, 118
Rural communities in PEI
Dumville, 152
Save our Hospitals
Murphy, 153
Souris hospital
Sherry, 153
Telemedicine
Sherry, 107
Transportation costs
Murphy, 105
Travel expenses
Sherry, 103
Universal basic income
Bevan-Baker, 133
Well-being Measurement Act
Aylward, 132
Bevan-Baker, 127; 130-133
Casey, 154-155
Dumville, 132
Sherry, 124-125; 12
*Matters, Dr. Rhonda (Department of
Health and Wellness) (HW)
Mental Health and Addictions Advisory
Council; international evidence and
strategies; mental health and addictions;
focus on youth; supporting recovery;
mental health promotion; culture of
diverse groups; eliminating stigma of
mental illness; community partners;
waiting lists for specialists; stepped-care
approach; Health PEI initiatives;
Community Reinforcement and Family
Training; internal psychiatry services;
Housing First; out-of-province
healthcare; Strength Youth Addictions
Program; critical service gaps; services
for children; psycho-ed assessment;
evidenced-based peer support
programming; underlying determinants
of poor mental health; mental health
diagnosis; supporting poverty reduction;
improving psychological health and
safety in Island workplaces; research
from other countries; unfilled school
psychology positions; PEI data; access
to prescription drugs; justice system and
mental health; 12-day treatment;
emergency department staff training;
Briefings on Mental Health and Addictions
Access to prescription drugs
Murphy, 29
Trivers, 39
Admissions to Mount Herbert
Aylward, 31-32
58
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Improvements to mental health and addiction
services
Sherry, 41
Incarcerated people with mental health and
addiction
Aylward, 39
Murphy, 30
Sherry, 37-38
In-patient care for addiction services
Aylward, 31; 38
Sherry, 35-36
Long-term strategy plan for mental health and
addiction services
Trivers, 34
Mental health
and addictions
Sherry, 52
Due to nature versus nurture (HW), 34
Methadone clinics and program
Aylward, 32
Murphy, 29-30
Sherry, 32; 36-37
North American conventional approaches to
mental health
Bevan-Baker, 28
Overdosing on fentanyl
Bevan-Baker, 40
Peer support
Bevan-Baker, 29
Portage and Homewood
Aylward, 38
Post traumatic stress disorder
Dumville, 39
Poverty reduction methods
Casey, 35
Provincial youth recovery centre in Summerside
Aylward, 30
Psychological assessments
Bevan-Baker, 28
School teachers dealing with students with
mental illness
Trivers, 49
Seeking a psychiatrist
Aylward, 48
Statistics of step program
Bevan-Baker, 39-40
Strength Program
Aylward, 30; 38
Therapeutic courts
Sherry, 38; 55
Timely intervention of addiction
Bevan-Baker, 28
Trivers, 33-34
Universal prevention
Trivers, 49
Youth
Addiction
Sherry, 54-55
methadone treatment program; training
at police academy; long-term strategic
plan; primary care physicians; socioeconomic status; Mount Herbert;
withdrawal management and detox;
timely intervention of addiction;
decreasing wait times; clinical service
team; PTSD
25-41
*Ryan, Verna (Department of Health
and Wellness) (HW)
Prevention of addiction; acute mental
health; community mental health;
addiction programs; Community
Addiction Services; Hillsborough
Hospital; in-patient care; Crisis
Response; primary care initiatives;
Mount Herbert; methadone maintenance
program; recovery homes; Strength
Program; health promotion; universal
prevention activities; mental health
conditions; primary care physician
clinics; private methadone clinics;
PATF; bed-based withdrawal;
psychiatry cadre; youth considered to be
semi-urgent cases; social determinants
of health; pilot projects throughout PEI;
CRAFT program; Strongest Families
program; ADHD; public health nurses;
Transition Unit; Expanded Strength
Youth Addiction Program; enhanced inpatient services and supports; provincial
chief health officer; Unit 9; health
promotion; Wellness Strategy; Health
PEI vision and mission statement;
pediatrics unit; mental health patients
42-55
*Wedge, Dr. Richard (Health PEI)
(HW)
Psychiatrists who travel; PEI coroners’
office; Canadian Institute for Health
Information; health authorities within
Health PEI; financial analysts; average
salary of a general practitioner in PEI;
procurement of goods and services;
work load measurements; unusual
billing patterns; patient registry; family
doctors; pediatric mental health patients;
ongoing treatment; modern day mental
health care; Strength Program; young
offenders
47-48; 50-53; 55
Health PEI initiatives and mission statement
Trivers, 50
Hillsborough Hospital
Aylward, 53
59
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Youth justice services; co-facilitator for
grandparents group; children with
ADHD; financial assistance; mental
disabilities; costly medications;
addiction issues; stresses of parenting;
fixed incomes; losing a child; evicted
from seniors’ housing due to
grandchildren; family allowance; hip
replacement; qualifying for disability
assistance; grandparents support group;
eye appointments; social welfare
system; children being traumatized;
comfortable transitions for children;
wisdom teeth procedures; monthly
expenses of seniors
72-75; 77-83
With mental illness
Casey, 35
Motion 60 – Support for Grandparents
Acting as Primary Caregivers
Applying social assistance
Trivers, 70
Catastrophic drug program
Trivers, 80
Catholic Women’s League
Trivers, 86
C-BIG PEI
Bevan-Baker, 87
Child
Care subsidies
Bevan-Baker, 62
Sherry, 88
Trivers, 70; 88
Tax benefit
Aylward, 66
Murphy, 63-64
CRA programs
Aylward, 76
Diagnosis of Autism
Aylward, 67
Dollar amount for supporting for children
Aylward, 61
Easter Seals
Trivers, 86
East Prince Seniors Initiative
Aylward, 85
Education public on addiction issues
Dumville, 82
EPSI
Sherry, 85
Federal funding
Aylward, 66
Financial assistance for grandparents
Sherry, 68
General
*Mundy, Tina (Minister of Family
and Human Services) (HW)
Motion 60 in support of grandparents;
grandparents acting as primary
caregivers; single parents; Island
seniors; skip-generation families;
mental-physical illness; substance
abuse; financial or legal issues; divorce;
death; child protection issues; health
issues; Department of Family and
Human Services; Universal Child Care
Benefit; children in danger; issues court
orders; legal custody and guardianship;
Child Protection Act; social assistance
claw backs; education process; meeting
with Minister Duclos; foster parent
association
57-62; 66-72
*Newell, Joan (Grandparents Support
Group, East Prince Seniors Initiative)
(HW)
Refunding assistance funds;
incarceration for robbery; taxi tokens;
social services; living on a pension; cost
increases; paying for prescription
glasses; family allowance; child tax
benefit; old age pension; paying for
sporting activities and equipment;
transporting children to activities;
budgeting money
72; 74-84
*Jenkins, Rhea (Department of
Family and Human Services) (HW)
Basic level support; multi-year
programs; social assistance; medical
transportation; costs of heat and
electricity; CPI food cost increases; lowincome families; food rate increases;
child tax benefit; enriching a child’s life;
social assistance claw backs;
grandparents acting as primary
caregivers; child care subsidies
62-64; 66-68; 70
*Smith, Rona (Department of Family
and Human Services) (HW)
Referrals for children on social
assistance; room and board; funds for
clothing and special care; infant
formula; foster parent level fees; PEI
Federation of Foster Parents; legal
custody and guardianship; aunts and
*MacKinnon, Pam (Grandparents
Support Group, East Prince Seniors
Initiative) (HW)
60
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Aylward, 66
PEI Seniors’ Federation
Aylward, 85
Casey, 88
Prices of food on the rise
Bevan-Baker, 63
Primary caregivers
Trivers, 65
Senior forced to pay back sums to provincial
program (HW), 75
Single, low income grandparents
Casey, 61
Skip-generation families
Sherry, 68
Social assistance eligibility
Murphy, 83; 85
Stress on grandparents acting as primary
caregivers
Sherry, 68
St. Vincent DePaul
Aylward, 86
Supports for foster families
Bevan-Baker, 62-63
Understanding legal issues around child care
Aylward, 61
Universal basic income
Bevan-Baker, 71
uncles acting as primary care givers;
Child Protection Act; domestic violence;
2011 Census of Canada data;
grandparent-led families
61-62; 64-69
*Torok, Jean (Grandparents Support
Group, East Prince Seniors Initiative)
(HW)
Raising grandkids for 19 years; ADD;
CRA reviewing taxes past 10 years;
disabled employees; medical problems;
stresses of parenting; social assistance;
maintaining a home; applying for full
custody of grandchildren; catastrophic
drug program; KidsSport; paying for
childrens’ sports and activities
72; 76-83
Grandparents
Not eligible for supports
Sherry, 84
Qualifying as foster parents
Trivers, 65
Group homes in PEI
Trivers, 81
House insurance
Sherry, 70-71
Impacts of separation on families
Bevan-Baker, 62
Improvements to supports for grandparents
Casey, 83-84
Island foster families
Sherry, 71
Kinship homes
Aylward, 61
Trivers, 80
Legal
Guardianship
Trivers, 70
Rights of grandparents
Dumville, 67-68
Lion’s Club and Knights of Columbus groups
Trivers, 81; 85-86
Livable incomes
Sherry, 71
Means-tested system
Sherry, 68
Mental health and addictions
Aylward, 60
Motion 60 in support of grandparents
Aylward, 60
Casey, 62
Sherry, 68
Trivers, 64
Number of children in grandparents’ care in
Prince Edward Island
Sherry, 69
Parents’ custodial rights
I
Infrastructure and Energy (IE)
Briefing on Petroleum Product Regulation
B-139 oil industry training
Dumville, 80
Balancing oil consumer and retailer needs
Bevan-Baker, 84
Bi-weekly oil pricing
Fox, 80-81
BTUs per carbon molecule
Bevan-Baker, 85-86
Case for and against IRAC
MacEwen, 86
Clean-burning quality of oil compared to
electricity
Bevan-Baker, 85
Clean-burning quality of oil compared to natural
gas
Bevan-Baker, 85-86
Consequences of PEI oil companies going out of
business
MacEwen, 76; 86-87
Cross-trading among oil suppliers
Fox, 80
Esso
And Shell and Co-op withdrawal from PEI
market
Fox, 81
Departure from PEI market
61
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
PEI Petroleum Marketers Association
relations with IRAC; PEI retail pricing
of oil; regional approach to oil pricing;
oil price fluctuations; alternative heating
sources; Kenmac Energy; loss of local
service with loss of local oil companies;
IRAC role in oil pricing; Allison
MacEwen; New Brunswick oil industry
regulation; Nova Scotia oil industry
regulation; Newfoundland oil industry
regulation; oil refiners who double as
suppliers; one-week oil pricing vs. twoweek oil pricing; reasonable oil pricing
by global market standards; Irving nonparticipation in PEI Petroleum
Marketers Association; Co-op Energy
bankruptcy; Co-op Energy business
absorbed by Ultramar; conversion of
Ultramar into CST Canada; oil retail
profit margins in other provinces; social
media tracking of oil pricing; fibreglass
oil tank life expectancy; oil spills; jobs
provided by local oil companies; PEI oil
retail price margin increase
73-87
Dumville, 79
Fibreglass oil tank life expectancy
Bevan-Baker, 84
Fox, 84
Frequency of oil price regulation
Bevan-Baker, 83
Gasoline price regulation
Murphy, 77
General
*Charles Duffy (PEI Petroleum
Marketers’ Association) (IE)
Irving oil inventories; product allocation
during oil shortages; oil deliveries
constrained by oil shortages; frequency
of oil price regulation; level playing
field with global market
73; 79; 83; 85-87
*Karrie Boswall (PEI Petroleum
Marketers’ Association) (IE)
New Brunswick oil prices; Nova Scotia
oil prices; New Brunswick oil industry
regulation; oil price fluctuations; IRAC
control of retail oil prices; IRAC failure
to keep pace with oil market
fluctuations; oil deliveries constrained
by oil shortages; oil retail profit margins
in other provinces; frequency of oil
price regulation; oil industry
competition
76; 78-79; 82-84; 87
*Dave MacLean (PEI Petroleum
Marketers’ Association) (IE)
Oil facility shutdowns; oil deliveries
constrained by oil shortages; B-139 oil
industry training; Co-op Energy
bankruptcy; fibreglass oil tank life
expectancy; oil spill database; Canadian
Oil Heat Association; Ontario oil
market; oil emissions and efficiency;
clean-burning quality of oil compared to
natural gas
79-81; 84-86
*Walter MacDonald (PEI Petroleum
Marketers’ Association) (IE)
PEI Petroleum Marketers Association;
home oil/oil heat industry on PEI; IRAC
regulation of oil prices; world oil market
volatility; alternative green energy;
national oil companies leaving PEI
market; PEI dependence on oil;
independent retail oil heat dealers;
Island Petroleum; Parkland Fuel
Corporation; Ultramar; CST Canada
Co.; Kerr; Irving Oil; promoting oil as
home heating option; Association
working with government; oil tank
standards; PEI oil heat tank regulations;
oil industry training; oil spill exercises;
PEI Petroleum Marketers Association
The House is now in a Committee of the
Whole House to further consider the
grant of supplementary support for
community; economic downturn in
Alberta; opposing myth that oil is dirty
and inefficient energy source; Irving as
sole oil supplier for PEI; Island
Regulatory and Appeals Commission;
IRAC
Control of retail oil prices
Dumville, 78
Out of touch with global oil market
Fox, 80
Reviewed and restructured
Fox, 82
Role in oil pricing
Murphy, 77
Irving
As oil supplier favouring its oil retailers
Dumville, 79
Non-participation in PEI Petroleum Marketers
Association
Fox, 81
Maximum number of presenters per committee
meeting
Perry, 72
Oil
Deliveries constrained by oil shortages
62
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Bevan-Baker, 48
Canadian Solar Transit System solar water taxi
Trivers, 34
Capital investment in green technology versus
reduced operating costs
Bevan-Baker, 25
Charlie Martin hydrogen vehicle
Murphy, 15-16
Combination of wind energy generation and
battery storage
Trivers, 14
Commissioning wind technology
Dumville, 7-8
Composite buses
Bevan-Baker, 25
Contractor relations
Dumville, 47
Contractors working with PEI Office of Energy
Efficiency
MacEwen, 50
Cost of diesel vs. wind power
Fox, 7
Cost of PEI conversion to renewable energy
Dumville, 66
Cross-contamination of farming fields
Fox, 36
Decentralization of capacity
Bevan-Baker, 10; 62
Diesel
Generator cancellation
Dumville, 12
Power costs
Bevan-Baker, 10
Economic benefits of PEI Office of Energy
Efficiency
Bevan-Baker, 49
Electric & hybrid car rebates
Bevan-Baker, 47
Electricity
Conservation incentives
Bevan-Baker, 61
Used in transportation
Trivers, 70
Energy diversification
Bevan-Baker, 16
Expansion of Holland College energy-related
courses
Fox, 31
Energy efficiency rebates
Bevan-Baker, 47
Energy storage technology
Bevan-Baker, 67
First step in WWS energy conversion
Trivers, 56
Fronius
Bevan-Baker, 62
Dumville, 60-61
G batteries
Dumville, 79
Price
Fluctuations
Dumville, 78
Fox, 80
Regulation
Murphy, 77
Refiners who double as suppliers
Dumville, 78-79
Retail profit
Margin
Dumville, 78
Margins in other provinces
Bevan-Baker, 82-83
PEI oil
Retail price margin increase
Gallant, 87
Supply cut off due to IRAC pricing
Fox, 88
Raising PEI oil prices
MacEwen, 76-77; 86-87
Recusing self from gas-related discussions
Murphy, 88
Regional oil pricing
Fox, 82
Murphy, 78
Reasonable oil pricing by global market
standards
Fox, 81
Request for
Irving Oil to appear before committee
Gallant, 87
Ultramar to appear before committee
Gallant, 87-88
Wilsons Fuels to appear before committee
Gallant, 88
Weekly oil pricing
Bevan-Baker, 84
Fox, 81; 88
Gallant, 88
Briefings on Renewable Energy and Energy
Conservation
Aaron Stavert presentation to committee
MacEwen, 49
Trivers, 50
Aaron Stavert’s home
Dumville, 23
Fox, 24
Affordable transition to solar PV panels
Trivers, 60
Biomass
And reforestation
Fox, 69-70
Electricity generating plant
Bevan-Baker, 67-68
Heating government buildings
63
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
with Maritime Electric; combination of
wind energy generation and battery
storage; battery storage capacity; Tesla
electric cars; General Electric
technology; West Point wind farm
8, 10-16
Bevan-Baker, 9
General
*Harper, Scott (Wind Energy
Institute of Canada) (IE)
Wind Energy Institute of Canada;
Atlantic Wind Test Site; wind turbine
testing; 10-megawatt wind farm; energy
storage system; Natural Resources’
Clean Energy Fund; commissioning
wind technology; improvements in wind
turbines and batteries; decreasing cost
per kilowatt of wind technology; V-47
windmills; Hermanville wind farm;
volatility in wind output; increased wind
technology efficiency; improving wind
energy markets; Ontario energy storage;
battery construction costs; Tesla
batteries; Green Mountain Energy;
lithium ion battery technology; lead-acid
battery technology; time shifting;
auxiliary service market; Hurricane
Sandy; Maritime Electric partnership;
Duke Energy; Hawaii energy practices;
diesel displacement; Hawaii substation
fire; redundancy of supply; wind
capacity on PEI; southern Ontario wind
generation; renewable energy markets;
wind generation profitability; wind
turbine warranties; wind turbine service
life estimation; North Cape wind farm;
wind turbine component suppliers;
increasing size of wind turbine blades;
utility ownership of wind farms; Wind
Energy Institute of Canada relationship
with Maritime Electric; combination of
wind energy generation and battery
storage; energy diversification;
interprovincial power cable; battery
storage capacity; capacity value
calculation; hydrogen energy
development; West Point wind farm;
Summerside purchase of wind energy;
Summerside heating program; Power
Shift Atlantic
5-17
* Howard, Steve (Renewable
Lifestyles) (IE)
Renewable Lifestyles; renewable
energy; solar electricity; history of solar
energy on PEI; solar water heating
systems; solar PV systems; solar
economics; off-grid solar PV systems;
falling price of solar electricity; solar
conversion in India and China; falling
Canadian dollar; PEI grid’s solar
electrical capacity; direct grid tie solar
PV; future of PEI energy; Fronius;
three-phase inverter; single-phase
inverter; net metering; power trading;
New Brunswick/Siemens Canada smart
grid; Nova Scotia net metering;
Summerside smart grid; Nova Scotia
Power COMFIT program; time of day
billing; bidirectional meters; virtual
power plant; Heat for Less program;
thermal storage; Credit Union Place
solar farm; Renewable Energy Act;
Maritime Electric net metering; demand
side management; load management;
LED light rebates; heat pumps; The
Electric Power Act; CT4; distributed
smart grid measures; energy storage
technology; demand side management
rate structure; energy jobs; climate
change; energy infrastructure; federal
infrastructure funding; Solar Island;
electricity conservation incentives;
Halifax Regional Municipality solar city
project; solar panel efficiency; Maritime
Electric conflict with renewable energy;
snow impact on solar panels
56-63
* Krouglicof, Nicholas (UPEI School
of Sustainable Design Engineering)
(IE)
UPEI School of Sustainable Design
Engineering; history of engineering at
UPEI; mechatronics; bioresources;
sustainable energy; sustainable energy
research; UPEI School of Sustainable
Design Engineering building
63, 66, 71
*Hassard, Richard (Wind Energy
Institute of Canada) (IE)
Hermanville wind farm; commissioning
wind technology; large wind turbines;
small wind turbines; cost of diesel vs.
wind power; wind capacity on PEI; NB
Power control of Atlantic grid; Maritime
Electric support of wind power; liability
for power supply disruptions; provincial
diesel generator cancellation; Wind
Energy Institute of Canada relationship
*MacDonald, Sandy (Holland
College) (IE)
64
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
* Miller, Foster (Transportation,
Infrastructure and Energy) (IE)
Biomass plants heating government
buildings; biomass heating reliability;
biomass fuel supply; wood chipping
equipment; biomass economics
40-41, 48-49
Holland College; Aaron Stavert’s home;
Aaron Stavert energy audit; South
Carolina school specializing in
restoration of period houses and
buildings; energy efficiency financial
savings; home energy audits; energy
audits of public buildings; Licensed
Practical Nursing training; Holland
College enrollment; oil prices; green
technology employment market;
national certification; lobster meat
extraction research
26-28, 30-35
* Proud, Mike (PEI Office of Energy
Efficiency) (IE)
PEI Office of Energy Efficiency; PEI
energy situation; imported energy
resources; petroleum products;
electricity; biomass; electricity from
New Brunswick; natural gas from New
England; Point Lepreau nuclear
generating station; PEI wind generation;
Denmark wind generation; oil fire
generation; renewable energy
development in PEI; PEI Energy
Corporation; North Cape wind farm;
East Point wind farm; Vestas
corporation; Vestas V90 prototype wind
turbine; Hermanville/Clearspring wind
farm; institutional biomass; Kings
County Memorial Hospital; fuel supply;
fuel quality; climate change; PEI
dependence on oil and gasoline; coal
power; hydroelectricity; energy waste;
inefficient technology; incandescent
light bulbs; compact fluorescent lamps;
LED lamps; sodium lamps; thermal
electric generation; Charlottetown
Thermal Generation Station; internal
combustion engine; energy pyramid;
energy conservation; European traffic
light regulations; energy efficiency;
home insulation; energy audits; efficient
appliances; PEI Office of Energy
Efficiency grants and loans;
weatherization service for low-income
homes; thermostat settings; heat pumps;
promoting public awareness of energy
efficiency; PEI Office of Energy
Efficiency changing from grants to
rebates; quality assurance inspections;
energy efficiency incentives; interaction
with contractors; tradesperson
certification criteria; provincial energy
strategy; Energy Star System; PEI
Office of Energy Efficiency budget;
electric & hybrid car rebates; electric
vehicle support infrastructure; Nissan
Leaf vehicle; Aaron Stavert presentation
to committee; Passive House
construction; LEED construction
system; French River passive home;
* McCarville, Matthew (McCarville
Research/Creative Solar Solutions)
(IE)
Canada and PEI transitioning to clean
renewable energy by 2050; WWS power
(wind, water and solar); converting USA
and other countries to WWS;
eliminating air pollution mortalities;
eliminating global warming; creating
green energy jobs; stabilizing energy
prices; reducing international conflict by
creating energy independent regions;
reducing terrorism risk by decentralizing
power; reducing social cost of energy;
social and political barriers to WWS
conversion; widespread electrification;
wind turbines; solar photovoltaics;
geothermal power plants; hydro-power
plants; tidal and wave energy devices;
solar heat collectors; battery electric
vehicles; hydrogen fuel cell vehicles;
electrolytic cryogenic hydrogen aircraft;
heat pumps; electric resistance heating;
energy for high-temperature industrial
processes; hydroelectric power; heat and
cold storage; National Academy of
Sciences study regarding US conversion
to WWS; energy grid stability; cost
savings of WWS conversion; PEI
converting to mix of 79.5% wind and
20.5% solar photovoltaics; energy
exports; population growth; Canadian
Energy System Simulator; ratio of wind
energy to solar energy in WWS
conversion; exchange of electrical
energy with neighbours; Russian
cryogenic hydrogen aircraft; Boeing
liquid hydrogen aircraft; de-carbonizing
electricity; financial incentives for
electric vehicle purchasing;
comprehensive energy plan
52-56
65
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Holland College graduate employment;
energy code; Kent Sheen’s house; Beth
Peters’ house; certified energy
managers; Red Seal; Holland College
CAST Building tours
26-35
building code; V90 wind turbine life
expectancy
39-52
*Sheen, Kent (Holland College) (IE)
Industrial technology and trades
programming at Holland College;
Standing Committee on Infrastructure
and Energy; Holland College energy
systems engineering and technology
program; Holland College centre for
applied science and technology; Energy
Systems Engineering Technology video;
Holland College program map; basic
energy auditing; commercial energy
auditing; emerging renewable systems
project; Holland College solar thermal
and solar photovoltaic certifications;
North American Board of Certified
Energy Practitioners; Holland College
culinary institute; Holland College
Georgetown operations; Trout River;
Holland College waterfront campus;
Master Packaging energy audit; Prince
Edward Island Brewing Company
energy audit; Aaron Stavert’s home;
Aaron Stavert energy audit; Parks
Canada energy audits; Greenwich
National Park energy efficiency
upgrades; energy efficiency
entrepreneurs; Airtron Maritime
regional office; smart grid project; Black
& MacDonald; Murphy Group of
Restaurants; biomass; Aspin Kemp;
heritage retrofit carpentry; Holland
College wind turbine technician
program; BZEE certification; Holland
College green building symposium;
Natalie Leonard; Passive House; Aaron
Stavert; electrical construction wiring
smart grid technology; Holland College
electric vehicle; Holland College
commercial-size storage heater;
Holland College applied research
division; National Research Council;
Holland College solar water taxi project;
Holland College green machine; bottled
water ban; energy house demonstration
site; Office of Energy Efficiency; home
energy audits; annual public energy
conference; rain collection; Holland
College home energy conference for
heritage homes; OJT sites for students;
summer work experience for students;
carbon neutral campus; monitoring
energy consumption in government and
institutional buildings; expansion of
Holland College energy-related courses;
*Stavert, Aaron (Open Practice
Collaborative Architecture) (IE)
Open Practice Collaborative
Architecture; energy conservation;
LEED sustainable construction
techniques; Aaron Stavert’s home;
LEED Rating System (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design);
LEED standards for homes; EnerGuide;
architectural innovation and design;
architectural location and linkages;
sustainable architectural sites;
landscaping; architectural water
efficiencies; greywater plumbing;
architectural insulation, air tightness and
construction methods; double-stud wall
system; architectural energy and
atmosphere; architectural materials and
resources; indoor environmental air
quality; architectural awareness and
education; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle;
architectural capital costs versus
operating costs; home occupant
behaviour; reducing size of buildings;
reduction of heat load; Sable Offshore
Energy Project; Newfoundland
microwave; Passive House; green
construction; ecohome.net study; social
benchmarking energy programs; LED
light bulbs; holistic cross-sector
approach for energy conservation for the
building industry in PEI; National
Building Code; banking institutions that
offer cash rebates for green building;
building appraisal; Architects
Association of Prince Edward Island;
renovating existing buildings
17-26
* Swingler, Dr. Andrew (UPEI School
of Sustainable Design Engineering)
(IE)
UPEI School of Sustainable Design
Engineering; sustainable energy
engineering; mechatronics;
bioresources; Schneider Electric;
Fronius system; power electronics;
batteries, energy storage and
photovoltaic systems; converting PEI to
solar power; renewable energy grid
infrastructures; renewable energy
66
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Improvements in wind turbines and batteries
Bevan-Baker, 8-9
Increasing size of wind turbine blades
Dumville, 13
Interprovincial power cable
Dumville, 12
IRAC hearing re: Maritime Electric rates
Bevan-Baker, 61
LEEDS construction costs
Fox, 24
Mandatory green construction standards in PEI
public buildings
Bevan-Baker, 25
Maritime Electric
Conflict with renewable energy
Fox, 62
Conversion to renewable energy
Dumville, 67
New energy storage technology
Bevan-Baker, 16
Office of Energy Efficiency funding cuts
Bevan-Baker, 32
Off-road vehicles on agricultural land (IE), 35
Oil-fired backup CT unit
Fox, 70
Paris climate change agreement
Bevan-Baker, 32
Passive House
Bevan-Baker, 51
PEI
Adoption of National Building Code
Bevan-Baker, 25
Building code
Bevan-Baker, 51
Capacity for energy self-reliance
Trivers, 14
Office of Energy Efficiency budget
Bevan-Baker, 47, 49
MacEwen, 49
Office of Energy Efficiency educating public
Trivers, 51
Office of Energy Efficiency funding
Bevan-Baker, 49
Office of Energy Efficiency low income grants
Dumville, 47
Provincial energy strategy
Trivers, 71
Proximity of homes to local infrastructure
Fox, 24-25
Ratio of wind energy to solar energy in WWS
conversion
Bevan-Baker, 55
Readiness to implement zero carbon energy
economy
Bevan-Baker, 55
Renewable energy
Conference
Bevan-Baker, 33
technology; techno- economics; UPEI
School of Sustainable Design
Engineering building; Maritime Electric
conversion to renewable energy;
biomass electricity generating plant;
energy storage technology; wave and
tidal power; biomass and reforestation;
oil-fired backup CT unit; electricity used
in transportation; timing of converting
PEI to renewable energy; provincial
energy strategy
63-71
*Watson, David (Wind Energy
Institute of Canada) (IE)
Wind Energy Institute of Canada;
installed capacity on PEI; wind
penetration on PEI; renewable energies;
energy storage system; service life
estimations; turbine durability;
environmental impact of windmills;
demand energy avoidance; diesel
displacement; Maritime Electric
partnership; high value electricity; cost
of diesel vs. wind power; New
Brunswick Power research re: energy
storage; commissioning wind
technology
6-7, 9, 16
Green
Government
Bevan-Baker, 32
Mountain Energy
Bevan-Baker, 9
Party
Bevan-Baker, 32
Hawaii power grid centralization
Bevan-Baker, 62
Hermanville wind farm
Dumville, 13
Hikers and snow-shoers on heritage roads
Fox, 37
Gallant, 37
Trivers, 36
Holland College
Energy systems engineering technology
program
Dumville, 33
Energy presentation to committee
Gallant, 34
Murphy, 34
Holland College energy systems engineering
technology program
Perry, 33
Hybrid car ownership
Trivers, 51
Hydrogen energy
Murphy, 15
67
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
recommendation compliance
Aylward, 27
Bevan-Baker, 27-28
Fox, 27
Sherry, 26-27
Report 2015
Aylward, 1, 21-22
Bevan-Baker, 5, 12, 20, 27-28
Brown, J., 21
Fox, 27
Myers, 15
Sherry, 26-27
Trivers, 10, 17-24
Act enabling write-offs
Brown, J., 16-17
Budget approval process
Trivers, 21
Capital budget
Trivers, 21
Cardigan
dump
Myers, 11
groundwater contamination
Myers, 11
Charts in Auditor General Report
Aylward, 18
Dumville, 18
Trivers, 17-18
Complaint Management System
Trivers, 5, 7-8
Contaminated Sites Registry
Brown, J., 2-4, 6-7
Trivers, 10
Currie, Mike re: dump closure
Myers, 11
Department of Environment, Labour and Justice
staffing cutbacks
Bevan-Baker, 5, 12
Departmental management letters
Aylward, 27
Sherry, 8
Documenting follow-up regarding
environmental complaints
Bevan-Baker, 12
Sherry, 8-9
Trivers, 7-9
E-gaming audit
Aylward, 28
Environmental assessments
Trivers, 20
Extreme weather expenses
Aylward, 25
Finance
PEI loan write-offs
Bevan-Baker, 15
minister consulting Auditor General
Myers, 15
Financial Administration Act
In other provinces
Bevan-Baker, 10
Solar panel efficiency
Bevan-Baker, 62
Snow impact on solar panels
Fox, 63
Snowmobile highway access
Fox, 36
Murphy, 36
Snowmobile travel restrictions
Fox, 36
Trivers, 36
Snowmobiles on heritage roads
Fox, 36
Trivers, 36
Tesla batteries
Bevan-Baker, 9
Timing of converting PEI to renewable energy
Trivers, 71
Transportation energy consumption
Bevan-Baker, 48
UPEI School of Sustainable Design Engineering
building
Dumville, 66
Utility ownership of wind farms
Dumville, 13
Vacant and derelict government buildings
Fox, 37
Murphy, 37
V90 wind turbine life expectancy
Bevan-Baker, 51-52
Wave and tidal power
Bevan-Baker, 69
Weatherization service for low-income homes
Dumville, 46
West Point wind farm
Murphy, 16
Western Hospital
Murphy, 41
Wind
Capacity on PEI
Fox, 11
Energy Institute of Canada relationship with
Maritime Electric
Dumville, 13-14
Generation profitability
Fox, 12
Generation spending
Trivers, 15
J, K, L, M, N, O [none]
P
Public Accounts (PA)
Auditor General’s Report 2015
Auditor General
68
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
boards, and Crown corporations; capital
budgets; training expenses; tangible
capital asset policy; special warrants;
Appropriation Act; spending authority;
environment, labour and justice
departmental overspending; education
and early learning and childhood
development departmental
overspending; Innovation PEI
overspending; finance, energy and
municipal affairs departmental
overspending; Health PEI overspending;
fisheries, aquaculture and rural
development departmental
overspending; transportation and
infrastructure renewal departmental
overspending; Auditor General’s office;
Auditor General Report 2016; E-gaming
file
1-28
Bevan-Baker, 16
FOIPP regulations
Brown, J., (PA), 14
General
*MacAdam, Jane (Auditor General)
(PA)
Gerri Russell, audit director; Auditor
General Report 2015; contaminated
sites; Environmental Protection Act;
Contaminated Sites Registry;
Department of Environment, Labour and
Justice staffing; landfill site list;
environmental complaints and
notifications process; lack of policy and
procedure re: environmental
contamination; Complaint Management
System; Department of Environment,
Labour and Justice staffing levels;
remedial action plans for contaminated
sites; Auditor General recommendation
compliance; contaminated site followup; environmental complaints and
notifications backlog; monitoring
environmental complaints and
notifications; investigating contaminated
sites; records keeping re: contaminated
sites; environmental quality assurance
reviews; managing government-owned
contaminated sites; environmental site
assessments; Cardigan landfill; Cardigan
groundwater monitoring; Sleepy Hollow
well monitoring; loan cancellations;
loan write-offs; Financial
Administration Act; Audit Act; Finance
PEI loan write-offs; Student Financial
Assistance Corporation loan write-offs;
PEI Lotteries Commission loan writeoffs; PEI Grain Elevators Corporation
loan write-offs; Health PEI loan writeoffs; PEI Agricultural Insurance
Corporation loan write-offs; PEI
Lending Agency; loan write-downs;
default registry; Orders in Council; act
enabling write-offs; IIDI legislation;
indicators of financial condition;
provincial debt & deficit; charts in
Auditor General Report; consolidated
financial statements; timely publication
of consolidated financial statements;
pension legislation amendments;
financial statement discussion and
analysis; accounting policies;
environmental liabilities; provincial
revenue assessments & reassessments;
revenue recognition policy; loan
receivable policy; detailed budget
information on significant agencies,
*Russell, Gerri (Auditor General’s
office) (PA)
Spending authority; special warrants
23-24
*Waite Barbara (Auditor General’s
office) (PA)
Complaint Management System;
property inspection of contaminated
sites
3, 5
Groundwater
contamination
Bevan-Baker, 12
monitoring
Myers, 11
Investigating contaminated spills
Brown, J., 6-7
Janice Sherry re: alleged environmental
negligence
Myers, 11
Lack of policy and procedure
Aylward, 8
Landfill site list
Myers, 2
Loan
cancellations
Trivers, 14
write-off legislation
Myers, 15
write-offs
Bevan-Baker, 13, 15-16
Gallant, 13-14
Myers, 15
Sherry, 17
Trivers, 14
69
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Casey, 34
Compton, 34
Dumville, 35
Fox, 33-34, 36
Sherry, 35
Borden tender policy
Fox, 32
Buying locally
Compton, 31
Dumville, 31
Fox, 32
Sherry, 30-32
Trivers, 29-32
Committee letters to departments re: Auditor
General findings
Aylward, 29
Contaminated Sites Registry
Aylward, 29
Development lending
Fox, 36
E-gaming audit
Aylward, 28
Brown, J., 34
Fox, 34
Dumville, 35-36
Sherry, 35
Holy Thursday
Brown, J., 35
Loan write-off legislation
Brown, J., 37
PEI trade deficit
Trivers, 29
Public
Accounts authority to request information
Brown, J., 37
facility purchasing policies
Compton, 31
Request
for Auditor General to appear before
committee
Brown, J., 34, 36
Casey, 34-35
Compton, 34
Dumville, 35-36
Fox, 33-34
Sherry, 33-35
for loan write-off list
Brown, J., 36-37
Robert Mitchell letter to committee
Aylward, 29
Transportation, Infrastructure and Energy letter
to committee
Aylward, 29
Trivers, Bradley letter to committee
Aylward, 29
Trivers, 29
PEI
debt and deficit trends
Fox, 18
Lending Agency
Brown, J., 17
Bevan-Baker, 13
Provincial
financial statements
Trivers, 19
revenue assessments & reassessments
Bevan-Baker, 20
spending approval
Bevan-Baker, 25-26
Public
Accounts authority to request information
Aylward, 14
Myers, 14
Trivers, 14
Publication of groundwater data
Myers, 11-12
Rankin, Allan
Aylward, 25
Repayment of provincial loans
Gallant, 13-14
School bus purchasing
Sherry, 25
Sleepy Hollow well monitoring
Dumville, 12
Social services income supports
Brown, J., 24
Special warrants
Bevan-Baker, 22
Dumville, 23-24
Fox, 24-25
Sherry, 25
Trivers, 22-24
Spending authority
Aylward, 21
Trivers, 22-24, 26
Student Financial Assistance Corporation loan
write-offs
Bevan-Baker, 15
Training expenses
Aylward, 21
Updates on Responses from Departments Re:
Auditor General’s Report
Atlantic Procurement Agreement
Aylward, 29-31
Brown, J., 31-33
Dumville, 30-31
Fox, 32
Trivers, 29-33
Auditor General
recommendation compliance
Aylward 29
Report 2016
Brown, J., 36
Q [none]
70
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
MacKay, 6
Myers, 6
Trivers, 7
Speaker
To conduct business in partisan manner
Casey, 2
Under pressure from media and public
Aylward, 17
Henderson, 5
Myers, 16
Speaker’s ruling on prima facie
Casey, 10
R
Rules, Regulations, Private Bills & Privileges
(RRPP)
Prima Facie case of Breach of Privilege and
Leader of the Opposition’s Letter
Call from Premier’s communications
Casey, 3
Caucus meeting discussions
MacEwen, 10; 15
MacKay, 10
Committee member who could have sent
note regarding Speaker
Aylward, 3
Casey, 3
Dumville, 3
Committee’s plan to move forward
Aylward, 14
Confidence in the Speaker
Dumville, 6
Copy of Speaker’s ruling
Trivers, 12
Guests sitting in on committee
Myers, 2
Lack of evidence
Myers, 7
Legislative Counsel present during
committee
Aylward, 8
Myers, 8
Letter sent to media before sent to
committee
Casey, 6
Compton, 17
Henderson, 5
MacEwen, 3-4
MacKay, 2-3; 13
Perry, 7
Trivers, 2; 4-6
Meeting in-camera
Aylward, 16
Casey, 12; 13
Non-confidence in the Speaker
Casey, 9
Practice of Canadian Speakers in caucuses
Casey, 14
Prima facie breach of privilege case
Casey, 9; 15
Compton, 11
Dumville, 11
Henderson, 15-16
MacEwen, 10-11; 14; 19-20
Myers, 1; 15
Trivers, 13
Removing Chair from committee
Casey, 2
MacEwen, 3
S
Special Committee on Democratic Renewal
(DR)
Community consultations on Plebiscite
Question
Aboriginal voter turnout in provincial
Sherry, elections 45
Abuse of power and corruption
Bevan-Baker, 88-89
Americanizing Canadian electoral system
Sherry, 43
British Columbia and New Zealand plebiscites
Brown, J., 5; 12
Changing flag in New Zealand
Brown, J., 5
Chase the Ace
Brown, J., 78
Chief Electoral Officer advice on structure of
plebiscite
Brown, J., 2; 8; 16-17; 19; 50
Committee
On Democratic Renewal interim report
Brown, J., 142
Roles and structure on democratic renewal
process
Sherry, 48
Community leaders participating in democratic
renewal discussions
MacEwen, 41
Constitutional amendments
Brown, J., 9
Cradle of Confederation
Bevan-Baker, 73
Delineation of electoral boundaries
Brown, J., 69
Difference between plebiscite and referendum
Trivers, 69
Dual-member mixed proportional system
created by Sean Graham
Bevan-Baker, 30
Brown, J., 2; 13; 18; 30; 59-60; 79; 81;
95
Trivers, 68
Educating public about various electoral systems
71
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
4; 9-10; 18-19
Biggar, 11
Brown, J., 14; 28; 37; 49; 78; 91; 92;
105-106; 108-109; 112-113
Elected members of the Legislative Assembly
Brown, J., 100-101
Electoral Systems
Options for Prince Edward Island video
Brown, J., 2; 29; 143; 157
Presentations
Brown, J., 1; 15; 21; 56
Sherry, 7-8
Electronic voting
Brown, J., 146
Engaging public in democratic renewal process
Brown, J., 93; 163
Sherry, 163
Federal government electoral reform
Brown, J., 53-54; 85
First-past-the-post plus system
Bevan-Baker, 114
Brown, J., 83; 103; 108; 149
General
*Bradley, Greg (DR)
New Zealand electoral reform; Islanders
in favour of change; electoral
boundaries commission; voting through
proxy and over the phone
21-22
*Bradley, John (DR)
Replicated results of 2005 plebiscite
question; fairness of a plebiscite;
structure of plebiscite process
145
*Brothers, David (DR)
Structure of plebiscites and binding
referendums
26
*Brown, Kirk (DR)
Electoral system in New Zealand;
developing a new system for PEI; dualmember mixed proportional
representation
160-161
*Affleck, Randall (DR)
First-past-the-post system; one-member
opposition; binding referendums;
government leading the country in
democratic renewal; province in
powerful role; extroverted elected
members; females and youth
participation; retaining current system in
PEI
55-56; 73-74
*Bulger, David (DR)
First-past-the-post system; U.S. House
of Representatives; majoritarian
governments; 1274 writs sent out by
King Edwards I; preferential ballot
system; timeline for democratic renewal
process
144; 153; 158
*Arnold, Len
Concerns regarding changes to electoral
system; voting power; Prince Edward
Island demographics
98
*Bulger, Peter
Electoral Systems Options for Prince
Edward Island video; rural health
issues; patronage; first-past-the-post
system
79; 87-89
*Bartley, Jim (DR)
Australian electoral system;
automatically registered to vote through
drivers’ licenses and health cards; open
and closed list systems; New Zealand
electoral system; additional cheques to
pensioners and students; financial crises;
slash spending or increase GST
62-63
*Bulger, Ron (DR)
Public choosing to vote in plebiscite;
Islanders in favour of change; timeline
for democratic renewal process;
educating public on electoral reform
146; 158
*Biso, Derrick (DR)
Islanders being in favour of change;
plebiscite question structure; districtbased representation; regional direct
democracy; first-past-the-post system;
voter proportionality; government
responsibility; fairness in current
system; equality in PEI society
*Burge, Marie (DR)
Committee shifting focus on electoral
reform process; education of public on
various electoral systems; patronage and
favours to citizens; community
engagement in democratic renewal;
elected officials representing PEI;
72
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
possible plebiscite structure;
representation in PEI Legislative
Assembly; timeline of elections
42-43; 46
Premier voicing opinion on democratic
renewal
71-72
*Carver, Horace (DR)
Timeline for democratic renewal
process; recommendations from public
consultations; views of Angus MacLean
as premier; public support across
province; unique opportunities for
Prince Edward Island; individuals
running in elections; All the President’s
Men; donations from off-Island; selffinancing;
153-156
*Doyle, Teresa (DR)
Various electoral systems listed on
plebiscite ballot; retaining first-past-thepost system; PEI in favour of change;
federal electoral reform; favour of
mixed-member proportional
representation; voter turnout at
plebiscite; percentage of people
submitting through preferential ballot;
Premier not in favour of democratic
renewal or proportional representation;
New Zealand electoral reform;
educating public on various electoral
systems
5-7; 15-16; 24
*Cheverie, Leo (DR)
Plebiscite question 2005; dual-member
mixed proportional representation;
majoritarian systems; retaining firstpast-the-post system; plebiscite question
2005; structure of plebiscite question;
various electoral systems around the
world; public engagement in democratic
renewal process; islanders in favour of
change; community council for analysis
of democratic renewal; youth
engagement in electoral process; visible
minorities and women voting turnout;
healthy opposition in democratic
system; partisan systems; PEI voter
turnout percentage; voter turnout in
Ontario; proportional representation in
PEI Legislative Assembly; federal
election voter turnout; Advisory Council
on the Status of Women roles; input
from Justice Carruthers; Citizens United
law in United States
29; 31-33; 38-40; 44-47
*Gallant, Brent (DR)
Role of Democratic Renewal
committee; complexity of electoral
systems; Islanders in favour of change
76-77
*Gallant, Mark (DR)
Timeline for democratic renewal and
plebiscite question; Islanders in favour
of change; number of elected members
in PEI Legislative Assembly; redrawing
of boundaries through commission
62; 72
*Greenan, Elizabeth
Plebiscite threshold for change;
proportional representation systems
108
*Hengst, Karl
Government providing enough
information and education to public;
ancient electoral systems; minority
governments; global issues around the
world; clean province; electing party or
electing a person; Premier opinion on
democratic renewal
96; 102
*Degrace, Stephen (DR)
Dual-member mixed proportional
representation system; Nebraska
legislature; referendums in the United
States; educating public on democratic
renewal process
144-145; 160
*Dieckow, Klaus
Various methods of voting; voter
turnout rates; Harper’s dictatorship;
proportional representation system
106-107
*Hitchcock, Jesse (DR)
Survey on plebiscite question structure;
3
*Dingwell, Kevin (DR)
Islanders in favour of change; Islanders
in favour of variation of proportional
representation system; survey on
*Kelly, Karen
Percentage of popular vote in last
election; structure of plebiscite question;
educating public on various electoral
73
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
systems; complexity of electoral
systems
90-92
Coalition for proportional representation
in favour of any proportional
representation system
18
*Kennan, Anna (DR)
Meeting 1 (February 23 2016)
Survey for input on various electoral
systems for PEI; British Columbia
democratic processes; public input on
electoral reform; Islanders in favour of
change; ranked ballot system; structure
of plebiscite question
54-55; 63-64
Meeting 2 (DR) (February 23 2016)
Mixed-member proportional
representation; open and closed-list
systems; educating public on various
electoral systems; youth and senior
engagement in electoral process;
timeline of democratic renewal process
31; 41
*LeClair, Larry (DR)
Role of Democratic Renewal
committee; Islanders in favour of
change; complexity of electoral systems;
Swedish electoral system
74-75
Meeting 2 (February 27 2016)
First-past-the-post plus; dual-member
mixed proportional representation
system; leader losing their seat; adding
seats to legislature for leaders; various
electoral systems on plebiscite question;
educating public on democratic renewal
process; budget for electoral reform
process; binding referendums; educating
students and youth
99-100; 109
*Ledwell, Jane (DR)
Retaining first-past-the-post system;
plebiscite question structure; ranked
ballots; determining threshold of voters
for change; New Zealand culture and
electoral reform; Flight of the Concords;
structural adjustment program in New
Zealand; dismantling welfare state; cuts
to social programs; voter turnout rates
4-5; 14-15
Meeting 3 (March 1 2016)
Dual mixed-member proportional
representation; preserving local
representation; issues with first-past-thepost system; public input on election
outcomes; academic document written
by Sean Graham
152-153; 161
*Lemieux, Johanna (DR)
Complexity of democratic renewal
process; engaging Islanders; educating
public on electoral reform process
161
*Kern, Gail (DR)
Meeting 1 (February 27 2016)
Majority governments
108
*Leveque, Patrick (DR)
Structure of plebiscite question;
retaining first-past-the-post system; New
Zealand electoral reform
20
Meeting 2 (March 1 2016)
Percentage of registered voters;
threshold needed for democratic renewal
146
*Lightwood, Jill (DR)
Structure of plebiscite question;
Islanders in favour of change; educating
public on various electoral systems
13-14
*Lanthier, Darcie (DR)
Voter turnout in PEI; threshold for
electoral reform plebiscite; retaining
first-past-the-post system or favour of
change; proportional representation
around the world; New Zealand
electoral reform; discussing electoral
reform with public
11-12; 16; 23
*Ling, Nils (DR)
Responsibilities of elected officials;
Islanders in favour of change; various
possible electoral systems for PEI;
government sending mixed message
regarding support for democratic
renewal; strategic voting
58-59; 64-65
*Larkin, Florence (DR)
Meeting 1 (DR) (February 9 2016)
74
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
*Litke, Rob (DR)
Mixed-member proportional
representation system for PEI; MLA
working for entire province; two-part
question on plebiscite; retaining firstpast-the-post system
63
Survey on plebiscite question structure;
video explaining various electoral
systems; plebiscite on fixed link;
president of UPSE; Islanders in favour
of change; voting by proxy; federal
government electoral reform
52; 60
*Lund, Lynne
Removing first-past-the-post plus from
list of options; strategic voting; voter
turnout rates; majority governments
108
*MacNevin, Douglas (DR)
Binding plebiscites and referendums;
New Zealand electoral reform; structure
of plebiscite question; referendum for
fixed link; retaining first-past-the-post
system and favour of change
8-9; 24-25
*Lush, Andrew (DR)
Minority opposition; ranked balloting
systems; Islanders in favour of change;
proportional representation system for
PEI
59
*MacWilliams, Ronnie
Complexity of electoral systems;
Elections PEI review of elections since
1900; electing third party member;
political science courses; percentage of
popular vote; redrawing of electoral
boundaries through commission
83-84; 87-88
*MacAdam, David (DR)
Structure of plebiscite question;
Democratic Party in the United States;
Canada ranking 105 in the world for
voter turnout
42
*McInnis, Ronnie (DR)
Majoritarian systems; preferential ballot
system; voter turnout in PEI; democratic
processes; community councils and
elected officials
33-34; 36-37
*MacAulay, Jim (DR)
Public understanding of democratic
renewal process; various political
systems on plebiscite question
37
*McIsaac, David
Stuck under first-past-the-post system;
majority governments; party in power;
being represented by person you voted
for
104
*MacDougall, Gary (DR)
Slovenia electoral system; federal
democratic renewal; electing opposition
members; engaging Islanders to vote in
plebiscite; educating public on electoral
systems
54; 59; 66-67
*McNeilly, Gordon (DR)
Islanders in favour of change; structure
of plebiscite question
12
*MacFadzen-Reid, Donald
Compulsory voting; hiring expert
consultants to provide advice to
government on democratic renewal
process
112
*Meggs, Peter (DR)
Structure and language of plebiscite
question; percentage of voter turnout in
New Zealand; proportional
representation systems; Borgen TV
show; voting with status quo; Green
candidate voted into legislature
7-8; 12; 19-20
*MacKay, Margaret
Voter power; first-past-the-post system
benefits; cutting donations to
government; roles of MLAs and MPs;
electoral systems in Australia and New
Zealand
101-102; 110
*Mella, Pat (DR)
First-past-the-post plus system and
leaders getting elected; threshold needed
for democratic renewal; engaging public
in electoral reform; fiscal issues;
*MacKay, Sandy (DR)
75
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Using a consultant during democratic
renewal process; style and design of
plebiscite question; structure of Quebec
referendum question; vote splitting;
expert who has academic credentials to
give province electoral reform advice;
importance of media involvement in
democratic renewal process; public
education; voting using different
methods
97-98; 101; 111-112
meaning of democracy; majority
governments in PEI; percentage of
voters
148-149
*Michaud, Gilles (DR)
Meeting 1 (February 23 2016)
Timeline for plebiscite process;
Islanders in favour of change; delaying
date for fall plebiscite; educating public
on various electoral systems; confusion
about proportional representation
systems
65-66
Meeting 5 (March 1 2016)
The No-Yes Vote; Lies, Damn Lies, and
Statistics: The Manipulation of Public
Opinion in America
159
Meeting 2 (February 27 2016)
Islanders in favour of change; voter
turnout rates; educating public on
various electoral systems; Island-wide
workshops and information sessions
107
*Mullen-Handrahan, Sharon
Commitment of Premier on democratic
renewal; power of status quo; various
electoral systems
80-81
*Morkunas, Lucy (DR)
Meeting 1 (February 23 2016)
Proposed mixed-member proportional
representation in 2005 plebiscite; dry
run of trying new system for period of
time; plurality systems; average person
participating in politics; visible
minorities and women participating in
democratic process; New Zealand
electoral reform
31; 37-38; 45
*O’Brien, Catherine (DR)
Educating public on various electoral
systems; structure of plebiscite question
17
*Ortenburger, Chris (DR)
Electoral boundaries commission;
timeline of electoral reform and
plebiscite question; educating public on
various electoral systems; structure of
plebiscite question
22-23
Meeting 2 (February 23 2016)
New Zealand democratic renewal;
structure of plebiscite question in New
Zealand; mixed-member proportional
representation systems; supermajoritarian systems; British Columbia
democratic system; binding
referendums; public input on democratic
processes; single member constituent
candidates; understanding various
voting systems
54; 56-57; 70
*Oslawsky, Brenda (DR)
Meeting 1 (February 23 2016)
Proportional representation brought in
by referendums; educating public on
various electoral systems; proportional
representation systems in PEI; open and
closed list systems; mixed-member
proportional representation for PEI
57; 65
81; 86; 88
Meeting 2 (February 27 2016)
Open and closed list voting systems;
top-up seats; nominating people for
district seats; party leaders running in
districts; voter turnout rates in PEI;
majoritarian governments; mandatory
voting; Australian electoral system;
benefits of a proportional system
98; 110-111
Meeting 4 (February 27 2016)
Meeting 3 (March 1 2016)
Meeting 3 (February 25 2016)
Mixed-member proportional
representation system for PEI; Harper
being elected; New Zealand electoral
system; Islanders in favour of change;
political science at UPEI; public
preference translated to representation in
government
76
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
*Simon, Frank
Democratically electing a dictator; kickstarting the economy, saving millions of
dollars each year; Confederation of
Canada; governments in power;
governments making decisions without
plebiscites or referendums
113; 115
Expecting a right to local representation;
majority government; implementing
proportionality; mixed-member
proportional representation; educational
materials for public engagement
157-160
*Parkman, Dwight (DR)
Islanders in favour of change;
bureaucrats making decisions in PEI
73
*Thomas, Cory
Mixed-member proportional
representation; ranked ballot system;
Islanders in favour of change
97
*Phalen, Reg (DR)
Proportional representation; retaining
first-past-the-post system; voter turnout
rates in Canada
29; 38
*Toews, Marjorie (DR)
Proportional representation system; dual
mixed-member proportional
representation; rural areas and voter
turnout; representing the district
150-151
*Potter, Florence (DR)
Increasing parliament and increasing
expenses and budgets; French language
on PEI; offering options on a plebiscite
ballot
156-157
*Trainor, Bill (DR)
Meeting 1(February 9 2016)
Timeline of electoral reform and
plebiscite question
25
*Profit, Joe
Mixed-member proportional
representation system for PEI;
complexity of electoral systems;
educating public on various electoral
systems; seniors participating in
democratic process; structure of
plebiscite question
81-82; 85
Meeting 2 (March 1 2016)
Educating Islanders; timing of
democratic renewal process; structure of
plebiscite question
162
*Zirone, Mario (DR)
Electoral reform; proportional
representation; retaining status quo;
various ways of voting in a plebiscite
144; 147
Government
Reflected of Islanders’ wishes
Bevan-Baker, 87; 92
Sherry, 90
Working collaboratively with public
Bevan-Baker, 114-115
Green candidate elected to legislature
Brown, J., 17
Interim report from committee to Legislative
*Rankin, Allan (DR)
Parties in PEI campaigning on electoral
reform; Islanders in favour of change;
public engagement in democratic
renewal process; larger electoral
districts and boundaries commission;
elected Senate members; Premier
opinion about democratic renewal;
mixed-member proportional
representation system for PEI;
representation from party list; retaining
first-past-the-post system; educational
strategies for public; government not
supporting electoral reform; Liberals
and Conservatives have power in PEI
57-58; 60-61; 67-68; 74-75
Assembly
Brown, J., 90-91
Internet voting and voting by proxy
Brown, J., 78
Islanders in favour of change
Bevan-Baker, 47-48; 86; 113-114
Brown, J., 29; 51; 53; 68
MacEwen, 41
Sherry, 43-44
*Shaw, Randy (DR)
Educating public on various electoral
systems; engaging Islanders in
democratic process; voting for party or
person
70
77
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Redefining boundaries
Brown, J., 72
Redrawing of boundaries through commission
Brown, J., 88; 98
Representing all views of Islanders
Brown, J., 69-70
Retaining first-past-the-post system
Bevan-Baker, 47; 86
Brown, J., 20; 29-31; 36; 85-86; 95
Role of Democratic Renewal committee
Bevan-Baker, 73; 83
Biggar, 69
Brown, 75-76
Sherry, 82-83
Single-transferable voting option
Brown, J., 45
Size of PEI Legislative Assembly
Brown, J., 59
Speech from the Throne 2015
Brown, J., 23
Striking of a legislative commission
Brown, J., 22
Structure of plebiscite question
Brown, J., 28-29; 50; 53-54; 85; 94
Sherry, 83
Survey on plebiscite question structure
Brown, J., 3; 33-35; 51-52; 79; 84; 9495; 103
The Parliamentarian article on evolution of
political systems
Brown, J., 24
Threshold needed for binding plebiscite
Brown, J., 87; 96; 99; 146; 149
Timeline for democratic renewal
Biggar, 11
Brown, J., 25-27; 76-77; 106; 147-148
MacEwen, 22
Traditionally-elected candidates
Brown, J., 31
Two-part plebiscite question option
Brown, J., 35
Various proportional representation systems
around the world
Bevan-Baker, 47
Visible minorities and women voting in
elections and plebiscites
Brown, J., 45
Sherry, 46
Voter turnout rates
Brown, J., 145
White Paper on Democratic Renewal
Brown, J., 26; 50; 78; 94; 142
Youth participating in democratic renewal
process
Sherry, 43
Legislative Assembly representing overall
wishes of electorate
Bevan-Baker, 30
Local representatives
Brown, J., 151
Lopsided legislatures
Bevan-Baker, 87
Majoritarian systems
Bevan-Baker, 114
Majority in favour of proportional representation
Brown, J., 6
Mixed-member proportional representation
system
Brown, J., 32; 104
Sherry, 7
New Zealand electoral system
Brown, J., 85; 110-111
Non-party systems
Brown, J., 32; 91
One person representing entire province
Brown, J., 61
Open and closed party list systems
Biggar, 61-62; 104
Brown, J., 143
Party platforms
Brown, J., 103
Patronage and cronyism
Bevan-Baker, 89
Sherry, 89-90
PEI parties campaigning for electoral reform
Bevan-Baker, 73
Brown, J., 57-58
Plebiscite question and referendum
Brown, J., 1; 30; 97; 109-110
Plurality systems
Brown, J., 151-152
Political science classes from UPEI
Brown, J., 40
Preferential ballot system
Bevan-Baker, 30
Brown, J., 15-16; 30; 80; 95-96; 159;
161
Premier not in favour of proportional
representation
Bevan-Baker, 72-73
Brown, J., 16; 19-20; 67-68
Politicians having accountability
Trivers, 68-69
Public
Consultations on democratic renewal
Brown, J., 3-4; 17-18
Sherry, 26
Engagement in democratic process
Brown, J., 52; 99; 115
Quebec succession referendum
Brown, J., 9; 53
Ranked balloting system
Brown, J., 55
Topics Related to the White Paper on
Democratic Renewal
78
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Women in Government)
PEI Coalition for Women in
Government; electing women; election
financing; White Paper on Democratic
Renewal; openness and transparency;
House of Commons elections; gender
inequality; skills-building workshops;
healthy work and life balance; Advisory
Council on the Status of Women; parity
zones; Candidate Gender Equality Act;
Canada Elections Act; 1992 Royal
Commission on Electoral Reform and
Party Financing; 2010 Women in PEI:
A Statistical Review; voter percentages;
mental incapacity; Dr. Margaret-Ann
Armour research; Election Expenses
Act; sharing of information; positive
incentives and reduced reimbursement;
role models; government-appointed
agency boards; rights to vote; gender
parity; systemic legislatures; peace
accords
Coin toss
Bevan-Baker, 133
Biggar, 133-134
Controverted Elections (Provincial) Act
Biggar, 134
Brown, J., 134; 138
MacEwen, 134-135
Donations to parties
Bevan-Baker, 120
Brown, J., 138-139
Election
Expenses Act
MacEwen, 123
Financing
Bevan-Baker, 140
Biggar, 119
Brown, J., 116; 123; 136-137
Engage PEI
Biggar, 122
Equal Voice
Sherry, 121
Family life balance in political careers
Biggar, 119-120; 125
Sherry, 121; 126
Final voters list
Biggar, 137
Financial statements
Biggar, 140-141
First-past-the-post system
Sherry, 139
Forms to fill out during nomination process
Brown, J., 128-129
General
116-127
Generational gaps
Brown, J., 127
Investigating violations during elections
Biggar, 134-135
Brown, J., 132-133
Number of male and female candidates
Bevan-Baker, 120
Possibilities of a four-day work week
Brown, J., 124
Registered nominees
Bevan-Baker, 130
Brown, J., 129-130
Reimbursing candidates after election
Brown, J., 123
Returning officers for Elections PEI
Brown, J., 128
Signage laws during election and writ drop
Biggar, 128-132
Brown, J., 130-131
Social media advertising during elections
Biggar, 131-132
Stories circulated in the media
Brown, J., 123-124
Women in politics
Biggar, 119; 122; 125
Sherry, 121-122; 125-126
Youth and teenagers participating in democratic
processes
Bevan-Baker, 120-121
*McLeod, Gary (Chief Electoral
Officer Elections PEI)
Chief Electoral Officer for the Province
of Prince Edward Island; Election
Expenses Act; Controverted Elections
(Provincial) Act; report from Elections
PEI; election expenses and financing;
registered nominees; RCMP to report
violations; date of writ drop; party
contributions and donations; registration
and nomination forms to fill out; official
agents; returning officers; signage laws
for election processes; social media
advertising; campaigning during an
election; municipality bylaws; polling
locations and signage; coin toss
procedures; contested elections;
administrative errors; child care costs
and reimbursement; anonymous
donations; district associations; election
requirements and guidelines
127-141
T, U, V [none]
W
*Wilson, Dawn (PEI Coalition for
Work Plan
79
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Casey, 43-44
Trivers, 40, 43-44
Crapaud Community Council to committee
Bevan-Baker, 39
Current amalgamation candidates to
committee
Casey, 39-41
Gallant, 41-42
MacEwen, 39-42
Murphy, 41
Sherry, 40-42
Department of Family and Human Services to
committee
Trivers, 39
Federation of Municipalities to committee
Murphy, 40
New Glasgow Community Corporation to
committee
Bevan-Baker, 39
Trivers, 39
PEI Watershed Alliance to committee
Casey, 44-46
Gallant, 45
MacEwen, 45-46
Sherry, 44
Trivers, 44
Small municipalities to committee
Bevan-Baker, 39-40
Stanley Bridge Women’s Institute to
committee
Trivers, 40
Three Rivers amalgamation consultant to
committee
MacEwen, 39-40
Letter to Chair from Brad Trivers
Trivers, 72
Photography forbidden during committee
meetings
Casey, 22
Sherry, 22
Prorogation effect on committee work
Casey, 47
Murphy, 47
Perry, 47
Sherry, 47
Sandy MacKay to appear before committee
Casey, 71-72
Perry, 71
Trivers, 71-72
Soliciting public participation in amalgamation
consultations
Murphy, 43
Sherry, 45
Special committee for amalgamation
Murphy, 42
State of emergency preparedness on PEI
Gallant, 70-71
Agriculture and Fisheries (AF)
Committee scheduling
Fox, 26-27
LaVie, 26-27
Murphy, 26-27
Inviting organic farmers to appear at committee
Bevan-Baker, 84
Invitation to tour Atlantic Beef Products plant
Dumville, 85
Gallant, 85-86
LaVie, 85-86
Murphy, 85-86
Perry, 86
MacKay, Alexander “Sandy” request to appear
at committee
Dumville, 84
Gallant, 84
Murphy, 84
Perry, 84
Trivers, 84-85
Vetting potential committee guests
Gallant, 84
LaVie, 85
Perry, 84
Trivers, 84-85
Communities, Land and Environment (CLE)
Work plan
Committee scheduling
Casey, 47-48
Gallant, 45, 47
Murphy, 48
Perry, 48
Sherry, 47-48
Committee work on seniors issues
Sherry, 45-46
Trivers, 45-46
Communication from PEI Watershed Alliance
Casey, 70
Communities, Land and Environment mandate
Murphy, 46
Perry, 46
Sherry, 46
Trivers, 46
Frequency of committee meetings
Casey, 46
Trivers, 46
Inviting
Adam Fenech to committee
Bevan-Baker, 46
Casey, 46
Gallant, 46
MacEwen, 46
Sherry, 46
Amalgamation consultant to committee
Casey, 40, 42-43
Gallant, 43
Catholic Women’s League to committee
80
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Aging populations
Aylward, 16
Assistance for family members acting as
primary care givers
Aylward, 4-5
Dumville, 4
Sherry, 3-4
Calvin Joudries
Sherry, 17
Child and Family Services
Sherry, 5
Civil service in PEI
Bevan-Baker, 7
Committee
On Family and Human Services
Compton, 1-2
Sherry, 2
Scheduling
Bevan-Baker, 23
Casey, 2
Sherry, 18
Community
Care
Murphy, 11
Service
Murphy, 2
Copy of Auditor General comments in report to
Public Accounts
Casey, 3
Environmental and human health
Bevan-Baker, 12
Family allowance
Murphy, 5
Sherry, 5
Flying team to British Columbia
Aylward, 21
Dumville, 23
Gerontologist, Dr. Sam Searle
Compton, 16
Sherry, 12; 16
Health plans for seniors
Sherry, 12-13
Hospitals and community care access
Dumville, 13-14; 17
Leader of the Third Party conflict of interest
Casey, 9-10
Dumville, 8-9
Sherry, 8-10
Matters concerning senior citizens
Aylward, 10
Bevan-Baker, 12
Compton, 12-14; 22
Dumville, 3
Sherry, 2
Mental health and addictions
Compton, 5-6
Money designated for sporting events
Casey, 20-21
Education and Economic Development (EED)
CMHC and BDC
Brown, J., 5
MacKay, 5
Committee report
Dumville, 40, 55; 66
Committee scheduling
Brown, J., 6-8; 66
Casey, 8-9; 66
Dumville, 1; 7-9; 29; 66
Gallant, 7-9
Myers, 8-9
Construction costs of rental units
Brown, J., 5
Creativity and Innovation Program
Casey, 6
Dumville, 6
MacKay, 6
Economist Tim O’Neill
Brown, J., 6
High-speed Internet in PEI
Bevan-Baker, 2
Dumville, 1
Gallant, 3
MacKay, 2
Myers, 1-2
Impacts of HST on construction and real estate
Brown, J., 4-6
Casey, 4-5
Dumville, 3
Gallant, 3
MacKay, 3-5
Myers, 3
Motion re: requesting agreement between
government and Bell Aliant
Bevan-Baker, 2
Brown, 2-3
Casey, 3
Dumville, 2-3
MacKay, 2
Myers, 2-3
Nomination of new Chair
Gallant, 1
PEI Road Builders and Heavy Construction
Association decline to appear before committee
Casey, 66
Dumville, 66
MacKay, 65-66
Rental association
Dumville, 5
Research other provinces on impacts of HST
Gallant, 4-5
Researching building permits
Myers, 65
Health and Wellness (HW)
Account for all government air miles cards
Murphy, 21
81
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
MacEwen, 35
Bell Aliant
Bevan-Baker, 2-3
MacEwen, 3
Committee scheduling
Dumville, 3
Fox, 1; 3
Gallant, 4
Crown asset disposal policy
Gallant, 1-2
Department of transportation consultation re:
off-road vehicles
Trivers, 36
Eco PEI
MacEwen, 1-2
Mundy, 1
Energy conservation efforts in PEI
Gallant, 1
Federal infrastructure funds
Bevan-Baker, 2
Globe and Mail articles
Bevan-Baker, 3
Home heating associations
Gallant, 1
Off-road vehicle advocates
Gallant, 35
Maximum number of presenters per committee
meeting
Bevan-Baker, 72
Dumville, 72
Gallant, 71-72
Perry, 72
Trivers, 72
Petroleum regulations
Gallant, 1
Randy Pitre request to appear before committee
Fox, 35-36
Gallant, 35-37
MacEwen, 35, 37
Request for briefing on Crown asset disposal
policies
Fox, 37
Gallant, 37-38
MacEwen, 37
Murphy, 37
Perry, 37
Review of renewable energy sources
Gallant, 1
Solar power installation
Bevan-Baker, 2
Fox, 2
Murphy, 2
Sherry, 21-23
Motion re:
Considering of the Well-being Measurement
Act
Bevan-Baker, 6-9; 12
Casey, 7
Compton, 4-5
Dumville, 7-8
Sherry, 6; 13
Out-of-province health care expenditures
Sherry, 1
Support for grandparents acting as primary
care givers
Aylward, 3-4; 6
Sherry, 3
Nurse practitioners
Murphy, 20
Nursing students from UPEI
Aylward, 19-20
Park Hill in Summerside
Sherry, 18
Pownal hockey association fundraising events
Aylward, 21-22
Presentation from
Auditor General on out-of-province health
care
Sherry, 1
Minister of Health and Wellness
Dumville, 1
Promoting PEI
Dumville, 23
Rev W.J. Phillips Residence
Sherry, 15; 17
Review of Catastrophic Drug Program
Sherry, 10-11
Rural hospitals
Compton, 11-12; 14-15
Murphy, 4
Seniors’ Secretariat
Aylward, 18
Social services
Dumville, 4
Teresa Hennebery
Aylward, 4
Updates from Health PEI
Casey, 1
Various Access PEI application forms
Murphy, 2
Sherry, 2
Infrastructure and Energy (IE)
All-terrain vehicle advocates
MacEwen, 35
Announcement on pipe line
Bevan-Baker, 3-4
Murphy, 3
Approval of proposed committee presentations
Gallant, 36
Public Accounts (PA)
Committee scheduling
Aylward, 28
Brown, J., 34
Casey, 34-35
82
Subjects (*indicates presentation by a Witness)
Compton, 34
Dumville, 34
Fox, 34
Sherry, 35
Rules, Regulations, Private Bills & Privileges
(RRPP) [none]
Special Committee on Democratic Renewal
(DR) [none]
X, Y, Z [none]
83