This is PEI

The federal government recently renewed a $32M agreement to lower the cost of some drugs for Islanders. We set out to find out how the P.E.I. drug formulary works and how governments decide if they’ll cover the cost for you.

Margaret Labobe and Patricia Bourque are on different healing journeys. Margaret found support at Lennox Island First Nation, while Patricia grew up in Charlottetown and is finding new connections to her Mi’kmaw identity.

Neil Payne wasn't interested in waiting more than a year for a new hip, so his family dipped into a line of credit to pay for surgery in Quebec. Mitch looks at how frustration with wait times is driving more people to pay out of pocket for care.

One of the big announcements this summer was a new effort for the Maritime provinces to work together on electricity. Part of that plan includes a regional ISO, or independent system operator. Mitch explores how these systems work and what a regional ISO could mean for your electricity bill.

Ottawa is ready to spend billions on its National Food Security Strategy. However, there are worries the plan seems to start when a vegetable is pulled from the ground. Mitch hears P.E.I. farmers want to know what supports will help them get ready to participate in the plan.  

It’s been a summer of tariff talk and trade tensions between Canada and the United States. Some tariffs are already in place, while others could be coming soon. Mitch explores how tariffs work and finds out why retailers on P.E.I. have plenty of questions — but few answers.

Dr. Megan Miller has been part of the provincial MAID program since it became an option for Canadians in 2016. Ten years later, CBC's Jessica Doria-Brown looks at how the process has evolved, and why there’s still work to do.

Canada’s National Food Security Strategy calls for 40 local food hubs to be built over the next decade. Mitch meets the Island farm family that pushed back against big grocery chains two decades ago, and explores how their vision is still helping local farmers today.

Louise Martin shares the story of Richard Jamieson, who watched his father lose his memory to early-onset dementia. Now diagnosed himself, Richard worries about what the future could hold for his daughter, Alex. Mitch speaks with a leading researcher about advances in early detection and ways to manage symptoms.

The four candidates running in the District 16 byelection have voter information supplied by Elections P.E.I. Kerry Campbell learns there’s not much you can do to keep that information private.