Prince Edward Island.

• Author: Johnston, Marian
• Position: Legislative Reports

The First Session of the Sixty-fourth General Assembly opened on November 1, 2011, and adjourned to the call of the Speaker on November 9, 2011, after six sitting days. On February 7, 2012, it was announced that the session will be prorogued at the end of March, and the Second Session will commence with a Speech from the Throne on April 4, 2012.

The 2012-2013 Capital Budget was presented on November 2, 2011, by Finance and Municipal Affairs Minister Wes Sheridan.

Totaling almost $101.2 million, the plan will provide investments of $32.3 million to the health care system, and a further $42.4 million for transportation and infrastructure renewal. The Minister indicated that capital spending is returning to traditional levels after three years of stimulus spending.

On November 15, 2011, Premier Robert Ghiz announced changes in the organization of government which will reduce the number of departments from 11 to 10. The former Department of Environment, Energy and Forestry and the Department of Justice and Public Safety will be replaced by a new Department of Environment, Labour and Justice, headed by Minister Janice Sherry. Other changes saw the energy file move to...