The P.E.I. Coalition for Women In Government is hosting a free workshop this weekend about online harassment and how to combat it. The organization's executive director, Sarah Outram, explains to CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin how the event will teach women and gender diverse leaders how to navigate the issue.
The spring sitting of the P.E.I. Legislature concluded this week, so the CBC News: Compass political panel, Paul MacNeill and Sally Pitt, met with host Louise Martin one last time to discuss what happened. They talk about the bills MLAs passed, the ones they didn't, and what work lies ahead in the fall sitting.
With the post-secondary school year coming to an end, many students are trying to find a job. To discuss the current employment market and other issues affecting young people, Holland College Student Union president Eddie Childs and Camille Mady, president and CEO of the UPEI Student Union, join host Louise Martin for the CBC News: Compass youth panel.
After advocating for the legislation, Dr. Kay Dingwell, an ER physician in Summerside, says she's not surprised PC MLAs voted down a bill Wednesday that would have eliminated the requirement for sick workers to get doctors' notes. But as she tells CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin, she hasn't given up on getting rid of the policy that she says puts an uneeded strain on the health-care system.
William McGuigan, chair of the Nursing Home Association of P.E.I., says the province's April 10 announcement of 54 new long-term care beds at private facilities will help address the shortage of the spaces on the Island. McGuigan speaks with CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin about how the money will help facilities and staff.