Senator Percy Downe

Senator for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

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[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Great meeting with Charles Duguay, Isabelle Dasylva Gill and Myriam Richardson with la Société acadienne et francophone de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (@SSTAipe) to discuss the growing communities in #PEI, the rich Acadian culture, and how to better support their needs.

#IPE #SenCA

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Strong supporter of Unplugged Canada and their efforts to implement a social media age minimum in Canada and strengthen online protections for children and youth. Thank you to Jenny Perez and Robin Sherk for your work on these important initiatives.

#PEI #cndpoli #SenCA

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Great meeting with Prince Edward Islanders Amanda Lindsay, Tabetha Carr, and Sydnee DesRoche with @IBACanada to chat about insurance sector priorities and how to best protect Prince Edward Islanders against new and existing risks from unpredictable weather impacting #PEI.

[Policy Magazine @policy_mag]

"It is easy to lead with anger. It is much harder to build a country."
In our @policy_mag-@BizCouncilofCan Series
"Lessons in Leadership, a Canadian Perspective":
Hon. John Manley with
"Judgment, Purpose, and Leadership"
https://t.co/o4XGmRecSy
#cdnpoli #Leadership

[Lee Fairclough @LFairclo]

Doug Ford’s Conservatives voted against my Private Members’ Bill to ban harmful online gambling advertising.

Bill 107 addressed a growing public health crisis in Ontario head on. It reflected a commitment to tackle the broader structure that makes it so easy to fall into problem gambling.

This bill resonated across the province as I talked to countless people who were inundated with these predatory ads or whose lives were deeply impacted by online gambling.

I will keep fighting! Join me at and thousands of Ontarians at https://t.co/ZpueKIvf1Y.
#onpoli

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Great meeting Jessica Carter and Prince Edward Islander Annette Proctor with Breakthrough T1D (@BT1D_CA) to discuss those living with diabetes and how a cross-sector approach, including government, can lead to better access to care and hopefully a cure within our lifetime.
#PEI

[Maninder Sidhu @MSidhuLiberal]

The path to this historic deal started with the Prime Minister in Malaysia last fall.

This order will support 800 Canadian suppliers and more than 30,000 jobs.

This is trade diversification in action.

More exports. More growth. More good-paying jobs.

🇨🇦✈️🇲🇾

[#EndFrozenPensions Canada @CABP_News]

❄️ 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗨𝗞 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 raised again in the Senate 🇨🇦

During 3rd reading of #C13 (CPTPP), Hon. @PercyDowne raised a key issue:

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 120,000 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜.𝘒.’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 … 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘹𝘦𝘥, 𝘶𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘗𝘗”

👉 We need the Canadian government to find a leverage point to bring the UK to the table.

After 30+ years, many are asking:

#EndFrozenPensions #UKStatePension #cdnpoli #C13 #AEFA #UKpolitics @SenateCA @10DowningStreet

https://t.co/T0OAvore2U

[CFIB-FCEI Ottawa @cfibNational]

Thank you Senator @PercyDowne for meeting with CFIB today. Merci au Sénateur Downe pour la conversation aujourd'hui, en compagnie de @JasminGuenette et @fgionet.

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Great meeting with @PEIPOLICEASSOC President Grant MacLeod, and #CanadianPoliceAssociation reps from Charlottetown and Summerside, Ron Kennedy, Markham Long, Mark Newcombe and Craig Murphy, to discuss public safety, recruitment and retention, and adapting to new technology.
#PEI

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Thanks to Spencer Waite, Fire Prevention Officer with the City of Charlottetown (@ChtownPE) and VP #PEI, Atlantic Provinces Professional Fire Fighters Association, for meeting to discuss key priorities impacting fire fighters in our communities and across the country.

🔥🧯🚒

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Found my ticket for this great hockey game on New Year's Eve 1975. Game ended with a 3-3 tie. @CanadiensMTL, who had 9 future Hall of Famers in their lineup, outshot the Soviets 38-13. Tretiak was outstanding. 🏒🇨🇦

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Pleasure chatting with Peter Welch, United States Democratic Senator from Vermont (@SenPeterWelch).

#cdnpoli #PEI #SenCA

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Is the CRA collecting taxes owed from income generated by crypto-assets? As a largely anonymous economy, is the revenue agency equipped to identify tax cheats? Have there been any criminal investigations or convictions?

My questions & answers from CRA: https://t.co/s9BIkjjuaa

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

This is one of the reasons retention is such a problem in the CAF.

My related questions & answers from the Depart. of National Defence: https://t.co/UR90XUIAP9

#cdnpoli #SenCA

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

The Canadian Armed Forces provides doctors to its personnel but, unlike the US, not their family members. So when transfers occur, the rest of the family loses their doctor and they join impossibly long waiting lists in their new locations.

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

My related questions and answers from the Minister of Finance and National Revenue: https://t.co/zyg29gFJ1F

#cndpoli #SenCA

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Beneficial Ownership Registries are needed for Gov't & law enforcement to fight against tax evasion. Since the launch of the federal registry, why have most provinces & territories not created their own corporate registries and when can we expect a truly national registry for 🇨🇦?

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

NOW is the time for action to ban sports betting ads. My questions to the Federal Minister of Health.

#bansportsbettingads #cdnpoli #SenCA #PEI

[Senator Percy Downe @PercyDowne]

Ottawa weighs crackdown on sports betting ads over mental health concerns via @WSOnlineNews

https://t.co/Aoa8PkhcH6

#bansportsbettingads #cdnpoli #PEI #SenCA