NDP Call on Premier to Clarify Stance on HST

For Immediate Release

January 24, 2012

The NDP PEI has recently been contacted by many people concerned that the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) is to be introduced to PEI in the next budget. Due to this, James Rodd has written to the Premier, Robert Ghiz, asking whether the Provincial Government will be bringing in [More...]

NDP Leadership Hopefuls to Meet and Greet Islanders

NDP Leadership Hopefuls Meet and Greet Islanders

Two high-profile New Democrat leadership candidates are meeting Islanders on Friday, January 27th in Charlottetown, PEI. Paul Dewar and Nathan Cullen are looking forward to hearing the ideas of Islanders as they go into the leadership race later this Spring. Both candidates are considered front-runners and see [More...]

Island Women Deserve to Know

For Immediate Release January 18, 2012

Island women deserve to know: NDP

The New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island is calling on Premier Ghiz and members of his caucus who attended the recent national Liberal convention to disclose how they voted on a resolution on abortion.

Resolution 58, a priority policy [More...]

NDP Leader Disappointed with Provincial Government Meeting

For Immediate Release January 11, 2012

New Democratic Party of PEI Leader, James Rodd, is disappointed after today’s meeting with Deputy Premier George Webster and Chief of Staff Allan Campbell on the topic of Employment Insurance wait times.

“The bottom line,” Rodd says, “is that over 1800 Islanders have been waiting for almost two [More...]

NDP PEI Upset Over EI Wait Times

For Immediate Release January 3, 2012

The New Democratic Party of PEI has written to the Premier, Leader of the Official Opposition and the Federal Minister of National Revenue over concerns regarding unacceptable Employment Insurance wait times.

James Rodd, leader of the NDP PEI states “It has been widely reported that Islanders in some [More...]

Thomas Mulcair To Visit PEI

*For Immediate Release*

*December 19, 2011*

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*FIRST FEDERAL NDP LEADERSHIP CANDIDATE TO VISIT P.E.I.*

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Charlottetown — Prince Edward Island’s New Democratic Party is pleased to announce that Outremont Member of Parliament and Federal Leadership Candidate Thomas Mulcair will be on Prince Edward Island this Wednesday, December 21st. Mulcair lead [More...]

Prince Edward Island Reproductive Rights Organization Rally Address

James Rodd, Leader of the NDP PEI address to the rally

Thank you to the rally organizers, the members of the P.E.I. Reproductive Rights Organization, for inviting me to speak today on behalf of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island. As many of you know, the New Democratic Party is the only [More...]

Prince Edward Island Reproductive Rights Organization Rally

PRRO is organizing a reproductive rights rally to inform residents of Prince Edward Island what reproductive rights women are entitled to as decreed by the Canadian Government in 1988, but are being denied in Prince Edward Island.

Time Saturday, November 19 · 12:00pm – 4:00pm Location Peace Fountain by Province House on Grafton Street [More...]

The New Democratic Party’s Health Charter for Prince Edward Island

James Rodd, Leader of the NDP of PEI, made an announcement today concerning a comprehensive approach to providing proper health care for all Islanders.

Today, on behalf of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island, I am proud to unveil the Prince Edward Island Health Charter, our pledge to Islanders that, [More...]

Why Are the Liberals Turning Seniors’ Care Over to the Private Sector?

Paulette Halupa, the New Democratic Party candidate in Summerside-St.Eleanor’s, has accused the Ghiz Liberals of ignoring the needs of many seniors at a time when the province is experiencing a rapidly aging population. She’s especially concerned about the situation around long-term care beds in the Summerside area.

“There are currently about 22,000 Islanders over [More...]

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