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LETTERS: P.E.I. residents concerned about water and affordability

WATER RESOURCE IS PRECIOUS

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The province continues to allow open season on limited and fragile ground water resources, the sole source of water for all Islanders, not just a small percentage of corporate farmers — under immense potato-yields pressure from the Irvings.

As such, all who live here have a strong interest in this matter, and should express their concerns. The 2002 moratorium on high-capacity wells in P.E.I. did not come out of thin air. Regardless of what a scientist says, whose opinions are filtered by the whims of his political employers and pressure from industry, serious concern must be given to this huge onslaught of high-capacity well applications all over P.E.I., and for years to come.

You only have to look to other jurisdictions such as California to see how badly this kind of water resources use can go. I encourage all Islanders to research this on the net or ChatGTP. Truly, find out why Gary Schneider, and other knowledgeable speakers, protested this at committee hearings, to balance the dominant industry focus and perspective on our water resources.

After all, it’s your drinking water, too. And once your well goes dry, your house value will be drastically impacted. And sadly, that water will force you to drill deeper until that is dry as well.

The 2002 moratorium was put in place because of droughts, not to compensate at a massive scale against them.

APRIL FOOL’S CALCULATIONS

After much research, it comes to light that there are countries of the world who have chosen to not burden their citizens with a carbon tax.

For years, Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre said if elected he permanently would drop the carbon tax on Canadian citizens and also on the oil industry. During the election, Prime Minister Mark Carney suddenly said he too was going to drop the carbon tax on Canadian citizens while continuing to tax the oil industry. And yes, that is what he did, even though common sense dictates that the oil industry just passes the expense on to the consumer.

On April Fool’s Day, April 1, 2026, PM Carney put back the carbon tax on Canadian citizens thereby increasing the price of gas. He plans to increase the price annually until 2030. Not only will the price of gas keep going up, but it will go up exponentially. The Liberals say the carbon tax will be incentive for Canadians to drive their gas cars less, use public transport more, walk more, buy heat pumps and buy an EV.

But now that carbon tax is back on the people. (He didn’t say how long he was going to keep it off, but it got votes) Fool me once, shame on me; and you can’t afford that EV, but not all is lost. Mr. Carney will give a family of four $1,890 this year and $1,400 a year for the next four years for your groceries! That is $116 a month.

Canada’s Food Price Report 2026 says the average family of four is expected to spend $17,571.79 on food in 2026. That is about $1,466 per month. But Carney did say Canadians should be ready for some “challenges” and “sacrifices” in a speech outlining some of his government’s priorities. And give them credit, the Liberal government MPs are getting ready for the challenges as well!

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As they did in 2024 and 2025, the Liberals just gave themselves a nice raise April 1. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation estimates this year’s pay raise will amount to an extra $8,800 for backbench MPs, $13,000 for ministers and $17,600 for the prime minister. After this year’s pay raise, backbench MPs will receive a $218,600 annual salary, according to CTF estimates. A minister will collect $322,700 and the prime minister will take home $437,200.

Granted, the other parties get raises, too, as set by government self-serving legislation. But isn’t it interesting that PM Carney’s raise of $17,600 is the same amount as it will take a family of four to feed themselves for a year? $17571.79. Ironic, eh.

The Liberal MPs get a nice 4.2 per cent raise April Fool’s Day, while only raising CPP for citizens by two per cent, as dictated by their estimate of inflation this year. (Many believe that inflation figure is higher.) But couldn’t PM Carney, instead of that 4.2 per cent, take two per cent, as he is doing for every other Canadian?

MORE INFO ON PILL BOTTLES

As a senior at 78, I find I get a tad forgetful at times. Recently I began to wonder what all these medications I’m taking are for. The names on the labels mean nothing to me. They are medicinal and/or pharmaceutical names. I did remember two of the medications, but the others I had to google to find out why I’m taking them.

Would it not be better for the pharmacies to include exactly what the medications are for so seniors and the elderly know exactly what they are taking?

Probably since the dawn of pharmacies, the actual reason for the medications has never been on the label. Let’s get into the 21st century. Don’t keep seniors in the dark!

P.S. My pharmacy closes at 8, so no one answered when I called just before 8.

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