Provincial Nominee Program: Cbc Tv

Civil Servants Dept: While negative election advertising may be a fact of life in federal politics and in many other jurisdictions, it has traditionally been a non-starter in Canada s smallest province. Prince Edward Islanders have always taken their politics seriously, but the tone has traditionally been civil, according to The Chronicle Herald. Then the provincial nominee program moved to the forefront, thanks to a front page article in the Globe and Mail. The story painted a picture of bribery and fraud in the program, quoting three former contract civil servants and cHARLOTTETOWN As the P.E.I. election campaign heads into the final week, the political discourse has taken a decidedly nasty tone. However, this seems to be yet another instance when the Island has joined the 21st century. For the first two weeks, the big issue was a decision by the local CBC-TV outlet to exclude the leaders of the three parties that did not have seats in the last legislature. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.