Prince Edward Island.

• Author: Reddin, Ryan
• Position: Legislative Reports

Third Session, Sixty-fifth General Assembly

The Third Session of the Sixty-fifth General Assembly resumed on April 5, 2018.

Cabinet Changes

On January 10,2018, Premier H. Wade MacLauchlan announced several changes to Cabinet. Chris Palmer, the Member for District 21: Summerside--Wilmot, was appointed Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. Mr. Palmer had previously been a private member. Richard Brown, the Member for District 12: Charlottetown--Victoria Park, rejoined Cabinet as Minister of Communities, Land and Environment, after previous Cabinet appointments and, most recently, a period of time as private member. Alan McIsaac and Allen Roach, the members for District 5: Vernon River- Stratford and District 3: Montague--Kilmuir, respectively, departed Cabinet after indicating that they did not plan to reoffer in the next general election. Within Cabinet, Jordan Brown (District 13: Charlottetown--Brighton) took on the portfolio of Minister of Justice and Public Safety, which had previously been held by the Premier, in addition to his existing role as Minister of Education, Early Learning and Culture. Robert Henderson (District 25: O'Leary --Inverness) left the portfolio of Health and Wellness to become Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, following the departure of Mr. McIsaac. Heath MacDonald (District 16: Cornwall--Meadowbank) left the portfolio of Economic Development and Tourism to become Minister of Finance, following the departure of Mr. Roach. Finally, Robert Mitchell (District 10: Charlottetown--Sherwood) moved from the portfolio of Communities, Land and Environment to Health and Wellness. Cabinet stands at eleven members.

Independent Member

On January 31, 2018, S. Forrest (Bush) Dumville, the Member for District 15: West Royalty--Springvale, resigned from the Liberal Party to sit as an Independent Member. Mr. Dumville was first elected in 2007, and re-elected in 2011 and 2015. The Legislative Assembly is now composed of 16 Liberal Party members, eight Progressive Conservative Party members, two Green Party members, and one Independent member.

Inaugural Visit of Parliamentary Partners

In February, on behalf of the Legislative Assembly of PEI, Speaker Francis (Buck) Watts and Clerk Charles MacKay made an inaugural visit to the House of Assembly of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) as part of the Parliamentary Partnership Agreement between the two legislatures.

As President of the PEI Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary...