I initially said, you know, this is a very progressive bill, said Minister of Social Development and Housing Brad Trivers, one of the PCs who voted to lower the voting age in 2017.
Trivers said he spoke with his very engaged 14-year-old daughter and her friends about the bill, and I thought, you know, in general there s probably a lot of support for this.
Minister of Social Development and Housing Brad Trivers said his constituents are against lowering the voting age, so he had to vote against the bill.(Legislative Assembly of P.E.I.)
But he said when he spoke to people in his district, I was quite frankly surprised at the opposition to it, so I really had to rethink my position, representing my constituents.
Man accused of assisting offender over fatal stabbing has case dismissed
Robert Burgess was stabbed to death in October 2019
Robert Burgess who was stabbed to death in Coventry.
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Unmasked: Identity of teenager killer who stabbed a father to death in Coventry
His identity had been protected by a court order - until now
Lewis Billings was jailed for the manslaughter of Robert Burgess in Coventry.
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