Legislature: Hal Perry

Hal Perry: Hal Perry, the member of the legislature for Tignish-Palmer in western P.E.I., made the announcement Thursday, according to Times Colonist. "I brought my concerns forward to my caucus, but they were falling on deaf ears," he said in a telephone interview. "I was left with no other alternative but to go to a party that offered some hope to people in my district." CHARLOTTETOWN - A former leader of the Opposition Progressive Conservatives in Prince Edward Island has crossed the floor to join the Liberal government, saying he's frustrated by the party's lack of opposition to Ottawa's employment insurance rules. Perry said people working in fishing, farming and tourism in his rural riding have been coming to him with desperate accounts of lost or decreased benefits as winter approaches. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.