Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King says he will resign as premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative party effective Friday.
P.E.I. Premier Dennis King talks with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe at a first ministers meeting in Ottawa on Wednesday, Jan.15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick.Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King will resign as premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative party effective Friday at noon.
“This is the most difficult job a person can do because of the public nature of it, and the full public responsibility that lands with it every day,” he told reporters as members of his caucus stood behind him. “This position is very hard and challenging for families,” he said. “My wife and kids have lost almost every faceoff to the demands of this job.”
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