NL Alliance Leader Graydon Pelley ends election campaign, citing medical emergency
Graydon Pelley s name won t appear on the ballot in Humber-Gros Morne on Feb. 13. The leader of the NL Alliance cites a lengthy recovery time following a medical emergency.
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Posted: Jan 22, 2021 9:08 AM NT | Last Updated: January 22
NL Alliance Leader Graydon Pelley, seen here in a 2019 photo, has ended his campaign in Humber-Gros Morne.(Terry Roberts/CBC)
The leader of the NL Alliance has officially ended his campaign after suffering a medical situation over the weekend that required emergency surgery.
Graydon Pelley was to be on the ballot in Humber-Gros Morne, up against Liberal Leader Andrew Furey, Progressive Conservative Jim Goudie and New Democrat Sheina Lerman.
It's the first day on the campaign trail in Newfoundland and Labrador and the NL Alliance is busy putting together a strategy to potentially land its first seat inside the House of Assembly.