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LIVE: Question period in the P.E.I. legislature - Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Maintenance worker Eelke Wolters gets one of the desks ready in the Coles Building ahead of MLAs returning to the legislative assembly on April 5.
Maintenance worker Eelke Wolters gets one of the desks ready in the Coles Building on April 5, 2018. - File

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See below for a live stream of question period Wednesday afternoon in the legislative assembly. 

Earlier today, the entire Health P.E.I. Board of Directors resigned, leaving the province looking to temporarily plug the hole with a trustee. Expect talk about this in question period and keep checking back on the link for ongoing coverage. 

The big news out of yesterday's sitting was that P.E.I.’s post-secondary schools and its four biggest municipalities could end up covered under the province’s privacy law, thanks to legislation the government tabled. For reaction on the proposed FOIPP legislation click here

Also Tuesday, PTSD is now covered under P.E.I. Workers Compensation Act after government passed legislation. 

Meanwhile, the legislation needed to hold a referendum on electoral reform isn’t getting an easy ride through the legislature.

And, Education Minister Jordan Brown wants discussions between the province and P.E.I.’s French language school board to be a two-way street.

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