PC leadership will be 5-person race
Five candidates will vie for the leadership of the PEI Progressive Conservative Party.
Party approves candidates as nominations close
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Five candidates will vie for the leadership of the P.E.I. Progressive Conservative Party.
The party made the announcement on its website as nominations came to a close Friday.
Allan Dale, Dennis King, Sarah Stewart-Clark, Shawn Driscoll and Kevin J. Arsenault were approved by the candidate evaluation committee.
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The leadership convention will be Feb. 9 at the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown.
The new leader will replace James Aylward, who is stepping down but said he plans to run as an MLA in the next election.