Provincial Liberal Party Leader: Yvonne Jones

Yvonne Jones: Liberal candidate Yvonne Jones won the federal byelection Monday in Labrador, recapturing a traditional Grit bastion and handing the Harper government its sole byelection defeat in a Tory-held seat, according to The Chronicle Herald. Jones, a former provincial Liberal party leader and 17-year veteran of the legislature, vowed that she would be a strong voice for Labrador who wouldnt dodge tough questions and ST. JOHN S, N.L. Conservatives urged Labrador voters to overlook spending rule violations and return incumbent Peter Penashue to Ottawa as a cabinet minister an offer they answered with a resounding No. The riding became vacant when Penashue quit due to campaign overspending and ineligible contributions during the 2011 election. He finished a distant second. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.