Year-round Sunday shopping recommended for P.E.I.
16.04.2008 18:19
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A committee of P.E.I. MLAs is urging the government to adopt year-round Sunday shopping. Currently, Sunday shopping takes place from Victoria Day until Christmas Day. Last fall, a legislative committee started meeting with Islanders to find out how they felt about Sunday shopping, which until last year was only allowed in the four weeks before Christmas. The committee heard 36 presentations, and received more than 100 written submissions. O'Leary-Inverness MLA Robbie Henderson, committee chair, told CBC News Friday he heard one common theme throughout the process. "We went out to O'Leary, we were to Charlottetown and Summerside to hear presentations from Islanders, and overwhelmingly they were saying this is not a responsibility that government should be taking in dictating hours of operations of when a business can open," said Henderson. No hurry to make changeThe committee recommends year-round Sunday shopping, with the only condition being stores not open before noon. The report says Sunday shopping is a controversial issue, and the committee found there were just as many people in favour as there were against. Premier Robert Ghiz said he's in no hurry to change the legislation. "The legislation that's in place still stands, so stores will be opening on Victoria Day weekend and then in the fall, if government decides to go through with the recommendations that were made, I guess we'll have to change the legislation," said Ghiz. When Ghiz was Opposition leader, he was at best lukewarm to the idea of Sunday shopping, but he said if he ruled the province strictly on his own personal beliefs he wouldn't make a good leader, so he will take the recommendations to cabinet to see what his colleagues think. Post a commentPeople have commented on this storyRecommend this storyPeople have recommended this storyStory Tools: E-MAIL | PRINT | Text Size: SMLXL | REPORT TYPO | SEND YOUR FEEDBACKStory comments (0)Sort:Most recent | First to last | Most recommendedPost your commentNote: The CBC does not necessarily endorse any of the views posted. By submitting your comments, you acknowledge that CBC has the right to reproduce, broadcast and publicize those comments or any part thereof in any manner whatsoever. Please note that comments are pre-moderated/reviewed and published according to our submission guidelines. Comment:Characters allowed: 2500PostSubmission policyPeople who read this also read …Consumer HeadlinesU.S. study ambivalent on BPA dangers00A new U.S. report neither condemns nor clears the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which Canadian retailers are rushing to get off the shelves. Vitamins A, E and beta-carotene increase mortality, not longevity: study00Vitamin E, vitamin A and beta-carotene may not be the life-prolonging, antioxidant wonders they were once believed to be, new research suggests.Oil again tests new highs00A weaker U.S. dollar and a fall in U.S. oil supplies helped to briefly send oil prices to another new high on Wednesday, near $115 US a barrel.Studies allege drugmaker manipulated data on painkiller Vioxx00Two new U.S. studies suggest the pharmaceutical company Merck and Co. manipulated data on its withdrawn drug Vioxx, and was slow to disclose adverse events associated with the painkiller.Kitchener-Waterloo residents trying out computer-chip payment cards 00More than a third of the residents of Kitchener-Waterloo in southern Ontario have joined a pilot project to test out a more-secure way of making credit and debit card payments, the industry group running the trial said Wednesday.Consumer Life FeaturesVIDEOAuto protectionIs your immobilizer old hat for car thieves? (Runs 2:35)INTERNETVirtual mourningOnline condolences an outlet for grief, source of supportIN DEPTHBisphenol ANUTRITIONFood supplyFor a phylogenetic diverse diet, hit the drive-thruBLOGComm-OdditiesCentral Park on the sea
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