Day 8 of P.E.I. campaign: Announcements on fertility, education and community supports
PC, Liberal, NDP leaders in home district, Green leader canvassing in several
Here is what happened on Day 8 of the P.E.I. election campaign.
The Liberals made an announcement on education on the Charlottetown campus of Holland College. They promised to expand and improve the early learning education system on the Island with 300 new child-care spaces over the next three years, including infant spaces.
Some of those spaces would be in entirely new centres, established in collaboration between the public and private sectors, the party said.
Liberal Leader Wade MacLauchlan spent the remainder of the day campaigning in his own District 8.
The Progressive Conservatives promised to recruit a fertility specialist to work in the province and provide better support to couples having trouble conceiving a child. Leader Dennis King said the Tories would also like to have a fund in place to assist parents who have to travel off-Island for IVF treatment.
Later Wednesday, the PCs said they would set up a new $1 million fund that Island non-profit groups could access to support community-based projects and programming.
King also campaigned in his home District 15.
Green Leader Peter Bevan-Baker was knocking on doors with candidates in several different areas, including North Rustico, Kensington, Wellington and Summerside.
NDP Leader Joe Byrne campaigned in his own District 12.