Premier's Welcome
Here on Prince Edward Island, there is a genuine sense of optimism about our province's potential.
By working closely with Islanders, government is purposefully building an approach that energetically focuses on the basics: educational opportunities, accessible health care and a stronger and more diverse economy.
Unlike many of our other partners in Confederation, Prince Edward Island is not blessed with a variety of natural resources, like oil, natural gas, timber or minerals.
However, we are fortunate to have a population that is known for its work ethic - and its strong attachment to the Island.
For those reasons, government is committed to investing in people - because we know that Islanders are our province's greatest resource.
Over the last two years, government has invested considerable resources into education - and the benefits are beginning to build. Whether it is bursaries for post-secondary students or the coming introduction of full-day kindergarten into the school system, our intention is to build an education system that truly prepares young Islanders to the best of their abilities.
Our health care approach has also been built around the needs of Islanders, and the provision of appropriate services. As a result, we now have the largest number of doctors in Island history - a key component of ensuring accessibility to services.
Economically, Prince Edward Island has embarked on an ambitious strategy to diversify our economy - with new emphases on biosciences, aerospace and information technology. In addition to complementing our existing strengths in agriculture and the fishery, this strategy also provides new opportunities to an increasingly well-educated work force.
Islanders have always valued the idea of working together - and approaching our challenges in a unified and deliberate manner. Government understands that sense of common purpose - and our common belief that the strength of one community enhances our entire province.
We all witnessed the truth of that with the recent Canada Games - when our province worked together, and all parts of the Island contributed to the success of the Games.
Our best days lie before us - and together, we will make that promise a reality.
Hon. Robert Ghiz
Premier of Prince Edward Island
February 9, 2010
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This information has been taken from www.gov.pe.ca