Prince Edward Island.

AuthorJohnston, Marian
PositionLegislative Reports

Fifth Session, Sixty-fourth General Assembly

The Fifth Session of the Sixty-fourth General Assembly adjourned to the call of the Speaker on November 27, 2014, after 10 sitting days. According to Prince Edward Island's parliamentary calendar, the session will resume during the first week of April 2015. In the intervening months, the Legislative Chamber will be relocated to the Hon. George Coles Building prior to major conservation work to be conducted on Province House over the next number of years.

Significant Legislation

During the fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly, several pieces of significant legislation received Royal Assent, among them:

The Chartered Professional Accountants and Public Accounting Act (Bill No. 15) establishes the Chartered Professional Accountants of Prince Edward Island as a professional association and regulatory body to regulate the practice of chartered professional accountants and public accounting.

The Municipal Statutes Amendment Act (Bill No. 27) gives municipalities specific bylaw-making power respecting the application of non-domestic pesticides for the control of landscape pests.

Capital Budget

On November 19, 2014, the province issued its capital budget for 2015-16, with $74.5 million in infrastructure investments planned for the year. Highlights of the budget included a continuation of the Manor Replacement Program, funding for a Youth Recovery Centre, renovations to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and an investment in a new 12-bed youth mental health unit.

Resignation of Premier Robert Ghiz

On November 13, 2014, Premier Robert Ghiz announced his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island and premier of the province. He indicated that he would remain in office until a leadership convention had taken place, which was subsequently scheduled for February 20-21, 2015. At the time of his announcement, Ghiz was the longest-serving premier in the country. He became leader of the Liberal Party of Prince Edward Island in 2003 and was first elected to the Legislative Assembly to represent the district of Charlottetown-Brighton later that same year. He served as leader of the opposition until June 2007, when he was sworn in as premier following the provincial general election of May 2007. Mr. Ghiz was re-elected in the provincial general election of 2011 and was again sworn in as premier in October 2011.

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Independent Progressive Conservative member Olive Crane...

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