The Island Dew - The Exchange 2.0, Community Call-in, Ideas Podcast +

Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we’re joined by special guest Allan Dale for a lively conversation on the issues that matter most to Islanders — from current events and community concerns to the challenges and opportunities shaping life on Prince Edward Island. Originally aired li...

Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we'll share some thoughts on what’s been happening around our community, reflecting on local priorities, and responding to what’s on your minds. Originally aired live, this episode captures the real spirit of Island conversation — honest, unfiltered...

Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we'll share some thoughts on what’s been happening around our community, reflecting on local priorities, and responding to what’s on your minds. Originally aired live, this episode captures the real spirit of Island conversation — honest, unfiltered...

Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we’re joined by special guest Allan Dale for a lively conversation on the issues that matter most to Islanders — from current events and community concerns to the challenges and opportunities shaping life on Prince Edward Island. Originally aired li...

Welcome to  The Island Dew Community Call-in  — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we’re joined by special guest Jeff Cooke from Cooke Insurance Group, bringing his insights and experience into the conversation. Alongside community call-ins, we explore local issues, industry perspectives, and the topics that matter most to Islan...

Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we’re joined by special guest Allan Dale for a lively conversation on the issues that matter most to Islanders — from current events and community concerns to the challenges and opportunities shaping life on Prince Edward Island. Originally aired li...

🎙️  Episode 1 — The conversation starts here. Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we’re joined by special guest Allan Dale for a lively conversation on the issues that matter most to Islanders — from current events and community concerns to the challenges and opportunities shaping lif...

Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we'll share some thoughts on what’s been happening around our community, reflecting on local priorities, and responding to what’s on your minds. Originally aired live, this episode captures the real spirit of Island conversation — honest, unfiltered...

Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we’re joined by special guest Devin Drover, General Counsel at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, for a timely conversation on the provincial budget, public spending, debt, and the fiscal future of Prince Edward Island. Originally aired live, this e...

Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we'll share some thoughts on what’s been happening around our community, reflecting on local priorities, and responding to what’s on your minds. Originally aired live, this episode captures the real spirit of Island conversation — honest, unfiltered...

Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we'll share some thoughts on what’s been happening around our community, reflecting on local priorities, and responding to what’s on your minds. Originally aired live, this episode captures the real spirit of Island conversation — honest, unfiltered...

Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we'll share some thoughts on what’s been happening around our community, reflecting on local priorities, and responding to what’s on your minds. Originally aired live, this episode captures the real spirit of Island conversation — honest, unfiltered...

In this episode of  The Exchange 2.0 , Blake Doyle is joined by John Jeffery for a candid and wide-ranging discussion on Island politics and the future of PEI. Drawing on a career of observation and experience, Jeffery shares perspectives on individual MLAs, political leadership, governance, fiscal management and the major issues shaping public life today. From accountability and policy-making to...

Welcome to The Island Dew Community Call-in  — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we'll share some thoughts on what’s been happening around our community, reflecting on local priorities, and responding to what’s on your minds. Originally aired live, this episode captures the real spirit of Island conversation — honest, unfiltere...

Welcome to  The Island Dew Community Call-in  — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we’re joined by special guest Philip Brown, Mayor of Charlottetown, who brings his perspective on city leadership, local priorities, and the issues shaping our community. Originally aired live, this episode captures real, unfiltered Island talk —...

Welcome to  The Island Dew Community Call-in  — a space where Islanders come together to share their voices, stories, and perspectives. In this episode, we’re joined by special guest Jeff Cooke from Cooke Insurance Group, bringing his insights and experience into the conversation. Alongside community call-ins, we explore local issues, industry perspectives, and the topics that matter most to Islan...

In this episode of The Exchange 2.0 , host Blake Doyle and CBC reporter Kate McKenna discuss the shifting landscape of journalism and its impact on Prince Edward Island. McKenna reflects on her transition from the Island to Parliament Hill, noting that the diligence required to report in a small community like PEI provided a unique foundation for her national career. She also highlights the person...

In this episode of Business Edge 2.0 , host Blake Doyle explores the tension between Prince Edward Island’s rapid population growth and its strained infrastructure. He explains that for over a century, the island’s primary struggle was stagnation and people leaving, but the recent growth - reaching over 182,000 residents by 2025 - has shifted the problem to a lack of housing and healthcare capacit...

In this episode of Business Edge 2.0 , Blake Doyle warns that artificial intelligence is hitting Prince Edward Island like a wave, transitioning rapidly from a novelty to a core operating infrastructure for the local economy. He highlights a significant shift toward "agentic AI" - systems capable of independent action and complex task completion - which threatens to displace up to 50% of...

In this episode of Business Edge 2.0 , host Blake Doyle provides a sobering breakdown of the escalating energy costs hitting Prince Edward Island. He explains that local businesses and residents are currently caught between global oil volatility and an increasingly expensive local electrical grid. Doyle notes that while residents pay a base rate of 17.23 cents per kWh, commercial users are charged...

In this episode of Business Edge 2.0 , host Blake Doyle delivers a critical assessment of Prince Edward Island’s healthcare crisis. He argues that the provincial government is incorrectly prioritizing "bricks and mortar" investments, such as new hospitals and a medical school, over the human capital required to run them. With over 35,000 islanders on waitlists and a wave of physician res...

In this episode of Business Edge 2.0 , host Blake Doyle delivers a sharp critique of Prince Edward Island’s 2025 budget, titled "The Great Rural Disconnect". He argues that while Premier Blois Thompson comes from an agricultural background, his government has effectively orphaned the rural industries that built the province in favor of urban-centric spending on healthcare and housing. Do...

In this episode of Business Edge 2.0 , host Blake Doyle critiques the Prince Edward Island government's decision to double the Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT) from 1% to 2% for properties valued at $1 million or more, effective April 28, 2025. Doyle argues that while the government frames this as a tax on luxury and wealth, it functions as a "tax grab" that unfairly burdens the bac...

In this episode of Business Edge 2.0 , host Blake Doyle analyzes the "administrative paradox" within Prince Edward Island’s healthcare system, where administrative hiring has grown by 35% in two years despite a severe frontline workforce crisis. While the government promotes projects like a new medical school, Doyle warns that healthcare now consumes 34% of the provincial budget and face...

In this episode of Business Edge 2.0 , host Blake Doyle delivers an analysis of Prince Edward Island's escalating provincial debt, which has nearly doubled in a decade. Drawing on reports from the Auditor General and the Fraser Institute, Doyle warns that overspending and a heavy reliance on federal transfers are eroding the province's economic autonomy. The episode highlights a ballooning...