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LIVE: P.E.I. question period for Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017

Opposition MLA Steven Myers. - Maureen Coulter

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See below for a live stream of question period in the provincial legislature for Thursday.

The government is scheduled to provide details of its proposed cannabis legislation this afternoon.

Yesterday, a new, more stable funding agreement was announced for the province's municiplaities.

Opposition MLA Steven Myers also raised questions about parents not being notified about school teachers who are charged with crimes.

Finally, in other political news Wednesday, the leader of the Island NDP Mike Redmond resigned.

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