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.
Posted: Feb 26, 2021 5:00 PM AT | Last Updated: February 27
A New Jersey man logs on to a Harrah s online casino on his laptop from a highway rest area. The P.E.I. cabinet s approval of a new Atlantic Lottery online casino for Island residents sparked questions in the legislature Friday. (Wayne Parry, The Associated Press)
Ducks Unlimited, nearby landowners disagree on future of Johnstons River dam
Ducks Unlimited wants to remove a dam and fish ladder at Johnstons River, saying the structure is reaching the end of its lifespan. But nearby homeowners and farmers are worried about what the new water levels will mean for their properties.
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Legislature returns Feb. 25
All but four of King s MLAs are already in cabinet and one of those four is the Speaker.
Cabinet ministers won’t have much time to learn their new portfolios. The spring sitting of the legislature begins in three weeks, on February 25. (Krystalle Ramlakhan/CBC)
The four that are not in cabinet now include Charlottetown-Winsloe MLA Zack Bell, Montague-Kilmuir MLA Cory Deagle, Morell-Donagh MLA Sidney MacEwen and Souris-Elmira MLA Colin LaVie, who is speaker.