Legislative Videos - Nov 20, 2015

On this day in the legislature one highlight for me was asking questions Capital Budget. In became clear that the high level "summary level" dollar figures in the budget could be broken down into specific projects, and the Minister of Finance had that information at his fingertips - but he refused to publish this information and insisted that we go through line-by-line on the floor of the legislature. Not only was this not open and transparent, but it was a very inefficient way to communicate this information. Hansard for Nov 20, 2015 (PDF) - Download written transcript of legislature

Greeting Nov 20, 2015 - Brad Trivers

https://youtu.be/wbWO0EcNhWQ

Question Period - Rustico-Emerald Trivers to Minister of Communities, Land and Environment

Watershed Alliance Funding https://youtu.be/FlRvhLZbVTY

Response to Question - Minister Mitchell

Committment to publishing Environment Advisory Council report on Water Act Consultations https://youtu.be/gr_mnW6L7nc

Bill #24 - Appropriation Act (Capital Expenditures) 2016 - Capital Budget Questions

Brad Trivers - Questioning validity of budget, stakeholder engagement process and the for openness and transparency in the budgeting process; Stanley Bridge roundabout - lack of community consultations. https://youtu.be/4YIWlyiuqj8

Bill #24 - Appropriation Act (Capital Expenditures) 2016 - more Capital Budget Questions

Brad Trivers - asking for project breakdowns within budget to be published and getting a commitment to do so from the Minister of Finance https://youtu.be/i28jzH_3unk

Members statement from Darlene Compton

UCW and National Child Day - Eliminating Child Poverty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElsZL-l0v54

Question Period - Opposition Leader Fox to Premier MacLauchlan

Inequality and Children, Number of Appointments to Provincial Agencies, Engage PEI, Rewarding Defeated Candidates, Agencies Review https://youtu.be/TE1bjFnxgUk

Question Period - Kensington-Malpeque MacKay to Minister of Finance

VLT (Video Lottery Terminal) removal and placement, Harness Racing and Red Shores, GeoSweep https://youtu.be/cqdKSAPo0R4