The premier of Prince Edward Island says he wants changes to the employment insurance program reversed, regardless of what a report says about the impact those changes have had on Atlantic Canada. `My demand in regards to EI has not changed, regardless of what this report is going to say, Robert Ghiz said Monday following … Continue reading
P.E.I. Premier Robert Ghiz says a new agreement reached on the Canada Jobs Grant will mean community organizations that receive funding through existing skills programs will be cut by 40 per cent. The provinces reached an agreement in principle regarding the contentious new national job training program. But Ghiz says the provinces had to agree … Continue reading
“The Canada Job Grant does not appear to work for us,” Ghiz said in a statement to The Guardian Thursday Continue reading
The P.E.I. government plans to remove 300 jobs from its payroll in the upcoming budget, CBC News has learned, and hopes to cut most of those positions through attrition. Premier Robert Ghiz has confirmed the downsizing is coming. “While you may not love coming in and delivering a budget along these lines it’s still your … Continue reading