Premier advances Prince Edward Island priorities this week

The Prince Edward Island government quietly suspended and did not produce a report for the inquiry into Murray Harbour councillor John Robertson’s conduct, after initially hiring a lawyer to investigate in January 2024. The decision, made in fall 2025, followed Robertson's legal challenges and delayed a potential judicial review, and he remains a Murray…

Three Maritime provinces (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island) signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on electricity planning, including creating a regional road map for transmission and possibly an independent electricity system operator. The plan includes funding for planning and two new undersea cables from New Brunswick…

The article reports that Canada’s premiers will focus on domestic trade and major infrastructure projects during a three-day meeting in Prince Edward Island, amid a renewed tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump. It notes premiers’ aims to cut internal trade barriers, push national projects, and seek federal collaboration on issues like health…

The article reports that Rob Lantz, the premier and leader of Prince Edward Island’s Progressive Conservative party, is facing discontent within his party, including a circulating letter calling for a special meeting to discuss leadership and a potential confidence vote. It notes that the party constitution allows a leadership review only after a…

The article reports that Ottawa will provide about $5.9 million in funding for preliminary work, including engineering studies and environmental assessments, to replace aging subsea electricity cables linking Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick, with construction aimed for 2028. It also notes that Premier Rob Lantz and other leaders announced a new…

The federal government announced a $5.9 million investment for the PEI Energy Corporation to advance the Prince Edward Island–New Brunswick Interconnection Expansion Project, including engineering studies, marine surveys, environmental assessments, stakeholder and Indigenous engagement, regulatory work, and preliminary design. The plan proposes two…

The three Maritime provinces—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island—agreed to collaborate on future electricity needs, including a regional road map for transmission and the potential creation of an independent electricity system operator. The deal includes federal funding of 5.9 million to plan and build two new undersea power cables from…

Canada announced a $5.9 million investment from Natural Resources Canada to advance the Prince Edward Island–New Brunswick Interconnection Expansion Project, funding engineering studies, environmental assessments, stakeholder and Indigenous engagement, regulatory work, and preliminary transmission design to enable construction by 2028. The project…