- author, alex blake
- role, BBC Isle of Man
The series of public meetings will give the people of the Isle of Man the opportunity to “influence” government policy-making, the Prime Minister said.
Alfred Cannan announced that four events featuring members of the Council of Ministers will be held across the island.
Mr Cannan said it was important for ministers to listen and that would be the focus of the roadshow, giving people “an opportunity to influence, an opportunity to debate, an opportunity to raise concerns”.
The roadshow will be held from April 22nd to 25th at four public high schools on the island.
Mr Cannan said there were a number of issues people wanted to raise at the ministerial committee, including “strong government policies” and “global issues”.
He said he expected health and public sector spending to also rise as concerns.
“pressure”
Mr Cannan said the roadshow would allow people to share their thoughts on “the direction of policy to date and where it could be changed or improved”.
With the administration nearing a halfway point, “it made sense for us to go out and talk to people,” he said.
He continued that while the meeting “could potentially be seen as a response” to recent criticism of the government's leadership, the intention was always “to do more, to go out and meet people.”
He added that during the first half of the current administration there was “a lot of pressure on the people” and the government had to deal with many contingencies, but the situation was “calming down”.
The conference will be held over consecutive nights, starting on April 22nd at Castle Rushen High School in Castletown, continuing with Queen Elizabeth II High School in Peel, Barrakameen High School in Douglas, and finishing at Ramsey Grammar School on April 25th.
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