Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island: THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Nathan Rochford CHARLOTTETOWN - Rookie politician Wade Mac Lauchlan has led his Liberal party to a majority victory in Prince Edward Island, where voters decided Monday to grant a third consecutive term to a government repeatedly accused during the campaign of undermining public trust, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Liberals saw their majority slightly reduced from the 20 seats they held before the election, taking 18 seats to eight for the Tories and one for the Greens, marking an historic first for the third party. Rookie politician Wade Mac Lauchlan has led his Liberal party to a majority victory in Prince Edward Island, where voters decided Monday to grant a third consecutive term to a government repeatedly accused during the campaign of undermining public trust. MacLauchlan spoke to party supporters in Stanhope, where he watched the election results produce a number of tight riding races. "As you know we're gathered here in a room where I started Grade 1 quite a few years ago , and we're back starting something else in 2015," said Mac Lauchlan, 60, a former president of the University of Prince Edward Island. "It has been a very interesting evening in the province, one that I expect has taken us further into the evening than people may have intended. But Lantz failed to win the riding of Charlottetown-Brighton in a close race, leaving questions about his political future. I think that indicates it will be a very interesting era that ahead of us in terms of Prince Edward Island politics and we very much look forward to being part of that. " The Conservatives, led by former Charlottetown city councillor Rob Lantz, gained five seats. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prince Edward Island: THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Nathan Rochford CHARLOTTETOWN - Rookie politician Wade Mac Lauchlan has led his Liberal party to a majority victory in Prince Edward Island, where voters decided Monday to grant a third consecutive term to a government repeatedly accused during the campaign of undermining public trust, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Liberals saw their majority slightly reduced from the 20 seats they held before the election, taking 18 seats to eight for the Tories and one for the Greens, marking an historic first for the third party. Rookie politician Wade Mac Lauchlan has led his Liberal party to a majority victory in Prince Edward Island, where voters decided Monday to grant a third consecutive term to a government repeatedly accused during the campaign of undermining public trust. MacLauchlan spoke to party supporters in Stanhope, where he watched the election results produce a number of tight riding races. "As you know we're gathered here in a room where I started Grade 1 quite a few years ago , and we're back starting something else in 2015," said Mac Lauchlan, 60, a former president of the University of Prince Edward Island. "It has been a very interesting evening in the province, one that I expect has taken us further into the evening than people may have intended. But Lantz failed to win the riding of Charlottetown-Brighton in a close race, leaving questions about his political future. I think that indicates it will be a very interesting era that ahead of us in terms of Prince Edward Island politics and we very much look forward to being part of that. " The Conservatives, led by former Charlottetown city councillor Rob Lantz, gained five seats. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan WEST COVEHEAD, P.E.I. - Six weeks after becoming premier of Prince Edward Island, Wade Mac Lauchlan is putting his job on the line by calling an election on promises of greater political engagement and a better economic future, according to Winnipeg Free Press. MacLauchlan announced voters will go to the polls on May 4 at his nomination meeting Monday night in the riding of York-Oyster Bed. MacLauchlan announced that the provincial election will be held on May 4, 2015. The announcement has been expected since Mac Lauchlan became premier Feb. 23, replacing Robert Ghiz, who led the Liberals to two straight majority governments before stepping down. Our focus on the economy and our promise of prosperity and leadership underpin the distinctive advantage that our Liberal party offers to Prince Edward Islanders." The four-week campaign will see the two main parties in Prince Edward Island led by men who are fighting their first general elections. MacLauchlan told about 500 party supporters in a community hall that he wants to build on economic successes that the province hasn't always highlighted. "Our Liberal government is committed to see Prince Edward Island do well and to see our province move forward," said Mac Lauchlan, 60, a lawyer and academic who served as president of the University of Prince Edward Island from 1999 to 2011. "Economic growth is the key to our success and to maintaining our quality of life. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan WEST COVEHEAD, P.E.I. - Six weeks after becoming premier of Prince Edward Island, Wade Mac Lauchlan is putting his job on the line by calling an election on promises of greater political engagement and a better economic future, according to Winnipeg Free Press. MacLauchlan announced voters will go to the polls on May 4 at his nomination meeting Monday night in the riding of York-Oyster Bed. MacLauchlan announced that the provincial election will be held on May 4, 2015. The announcement has been expected since Mac Lauchlan became premier Feb. 23, replacing Robert Ghiz, who led the Liberals to two straight majority governments before stepping down. Our focus on the economy and our promise of prosperity and leadership underpin the distinctive advantage that our Liberal party offers to Prince Edward Islanders." The four-week campaign will see the two main parties in Prince Edward Island led by men who are fighting their first general elections. MacLauchlan told about 500 party supporters in a community hall that he wants to build on economic successes that the province hasn't always highlighted. "Our Liberal government is committed to see Prince Edward Island do well and to see our province move forward," said Mac Lauchlan, 60, a lawyer and academic who served as president of the University of Prince Edward Island from 1999 to 2011. "Economic growth is the key to our success and to maintaining our quality of life. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

: The announcement has been expected since Mac Lauchlan became premier Feb. 23, replacing Robert Ghiz, who led the Liberals to two straight majority governments before stepping down, according to The Chronicle Herald. MacLauchlan told about 500 party supporters in a community hall that he wants to build on economic successes that the province hasn’t always highlighted. MacLauchlan announced voters will go to the polls on May 4 at his nomination meeting Monday night in the riding of York-Oyster Bed. Our Liberal government is committed to see Prince Edward Island do well and to see our province move forward, said Mac Lauchlan, 60, a lawyer and academic who served as president of the University of Prince Edward Island from 1999 to 2011. Our focus on the economy and our promise of prosperity and leadership underpin the distinctive advantage that our Liberal party offers to Prince Edward Islanders. Economic growth is the key to our success and to maintaining our quality of life. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Robert Ghiz: Robert Ghiz is stepping down as premier of Prince Edward Island, saying his time is up in provincial politics but he could still make a career in the federal arena. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Political scientist Peter McKenna of the University of Prince Edward Island said he was stunned by Ghiz decision. Robert Ghiz points at the legislature in Charlottetown, Thursday, Nov.13, 2014 after announcing he is stepping down as premier of Prince Edward Island. THE John Morris Ghiz said Thursday he will remain as premier until a leadership convention in the new year, handing over the party at a time when the Liberals are far ahead in the polls and the opposition parties are struggling. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Nominee Program Dept: Maria MacDonald said Monday she became concerned after reading media reports last week that the governing Liberals had released two emails sent by Svetlana Tenetko to Innovation Minister Allan Campbell, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Liberals distributed the emails to the media in a news release last Thursday after Tenetko alleged that senior P.E.I. immigration officials were bribed in order to fast-track applications under the province's immigration nominee program. The federal Immigration Department has referred those allegations to the RCMP, who are reviewing them and cHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's privacy commissioner is considering an investigation after the Liberal party released emails from a former government employee that were sent to a cabinet minister. "I am considering whether to launch an investigation and part of my consideration is the effect on the applicants," MacDonald said in an interview. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Prince Edward Island: The whole scandal could have been so easily avoided. Could no one in the prime minister's political circle see this coming before The Duff's appointment? Question as to his suitability to serve as a senator from P.E.I. surfaced from the day it was first announced, especially in P.E.I. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Prince Edward Island, you see, unlike other provinces, has a different property tax rate for full-time residents and summer visitors whose primary residence is outside the province. Technically, it works like this: everybody is assessed at the same rate but then residents get a credit for half that amount while non-residents don't. Being eligible for the credit would have gone a long way to bolstering his argument. CORNWALL, P.E.I. -- The revelations in the Mike Duffy expense case just keep on coming. But there is one big question that still needs to be answered: why did it all happen in the first place? Sure, he was a then favoured native son, but he was living and working in Ottawa, only coming home to a summer cottage. But he could easily have stemmed any controversy by first semi-retiring from CTV perhaps filing a daily commentary and moving back to P.E.I. After living here a year, there would have been no question he was a resident. By that time, he would even have had the residential tax credit supplied by the tax department to prove it. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mac lauchlan: Welcome to a new day in Prince Edward Island! Tory Leader Dennis King told supporters, who immediately roared their approval, according to CTV. Welcome to a new era of Island politics. With all polls reporting Tuesday, the Tories had won 12 seats, the Greens held eight, and the incumbent Liberals, led by Premier Wade Mac Lauchlan, had won six. Welcome to the tremendous honour and the tremendous responsibility of governing. It shows that Prince Edward Island wants the parties to put partisanship behind them ... to do what's best for Prince Edward Island, he told the crowd. Remarking on the strong showing by the Greens, King said it showed that Island voters want their political parties to work together. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

Gail Shea: The Charlottetown area, which actually stretches up to the North Shore, will be one region, and the rest of the Island will comprise the second. The change takes effect on Oct. 12. , according to CBC. They would get more than five weeks in additional benefits, so it all depends on the unique situation that each worker finds themselves in and the number of hours they have when they go to claim." Prince Edward Island is being split into two regions for calculating employment insurance, says Gail Shea, the Island's representative in the federal cabinet. "It's a true reflection of what the actual economic conditions are in the region because, for example, in rural P.E.I. right now the unemployment rate is probably close to 15 per cent," said Shea. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.