PEI

Liberal Party sets nomination meeting to replace Doug Currie

Doug Currie just resigned his seat last week, and no byelection has been called, but the P.E.I. Liberal Party has already set the date for a nomination meeting for a candidate in his district.

Currie resigned on Thursday

Doug Currie just resigned his seat last week, and no byelection has been called, but the P.E.I. Liberal Party has already set the date for a nomination meeting for a candidate in his district.

Currie, who was the MLA for District 11 Charlottetown-Parkdale, resigned on Thursday. A nomination meeting for a Liberal candidate in the district has been called for Monday, Oct. 30.

The meeting will be held at Birchwood School.

Premier Wade MacLauchlan has six months to call a byelection.

With files from Mitch Cormier