This is a page from the 2023 Prince Edward Island general election.
Jobs platforms
Here's what the candidates in District 27: Tignish - Palmer Road, and their parties, are promising.Aerospace
We don't have any PC policies on Aerospace.
We don't have any NDP policies on Aerospace.
Liberal
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Develop a labour market strategy
Agriculture
PC
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Keep agricultural land in food production
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Support healthy soils initiatives
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Modernise the Agricultural Insurance Corporation
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Support mental health services for farmers
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Support green farming initiatives
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Support diversification of crops to prepare for climate change
NDP
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Increase support for using organic and sustainable practices
Liberal
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Expand immigration recruitment
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Expand the Buffer Zone Program and double payments to farmers to protect environmentally-sensitive land
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Encourage expansion of livestock herds through price reassurances, low-interest government financing, and grants
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Provide low-interest government financing for livestock farmers to build adequate fencing and enhance manure management
Gig and contract workers
Minimum wage
We don't have any PC policies on Minimum wage.
NDP
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Increase the minimum wage to $17/hour, and tie it to inflation
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Create a plan for providing a guaranteed livable basic income
Liberal
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Review the annual minimum wage process
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"Committing to reviewing the annual minimum wage process and developing a long-term strategy to create a transparent, fair, and predictable process that takes private wage trends into account" — Healthcare First: An Action Plan for Islanders, 2023-03-22
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Seafood, fishing, and aquaculture
Sick leave
We don't have any PC policies on Sick leave.
NDP
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Increase paid sick days
We don't have any Liberal policies on Sick leave.
Startups and small businesses
Tourism
PC
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Provide multi-year funding agreements for community festivals and events
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Support upgrades to Confederation Centre
NDP
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Increase the provincial budget for arts, culture, and tourism
Liberal
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Provide a debt relief programme with low-interest funding through Finance PEI for tourism operators with heavy debt from COVID
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Provide funding to TIAPEI to promote tourism job opportunities
Trades
Training
Unions
We don't have any PC policies on Unions.
NDP
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Respect collective bargaining rights
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Update labour laws to protect workers from dismissal without cause
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Enact anti-scab legislation
We don't have any Liberal policies on Unions.