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LETTER: Has basic income support been lost in P.E.I. cabinet shuffles?

As a member of a number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for over 40 years, I have often had the task of writing project proposals to funders such as foundations and often to either the provincial or federal government. At an early stage I was privileged to take a year-long challenging academic course in fundraising. This formal learning plus the successes and failures of my proposal writing have taught me to read proposals from the mindset of the funder.

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So, what I have to say concerning the March 2026 P.E.I. government ministerial mandate is that if this were an NGO funding proposal, I would expect it to be rejected.

The problem is that the general........

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