Political panel talks week 1 of P.E.I. Legislature's spring sitting
From the province's controversial deal with the National Hockey League, P.E.I.'s tariff response plan, and a showdown between two levels of government over the Community Outreach Centre, CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin speaks with Sally Pitt and Paul MacNeill about the first week in the legislative assembly.
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