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WINSLOE, P.E.I. —

The Liberal Party of P.E.I. released its platform for the provincial election earlier today.

Liberal Leader Wade MacLauchlan said the plan is “clear, comprehensive, solid and realistic” with a focus on job creation, health care, education and tax relief.

“(The proposed measures) will all build on the Island’s growing sense of optimism and confidence.”

In brief, the Liberal plan is proposing to:

Create 3,500 full-time jobs in the next three years

Reduce property taxes by 10 per cent and provide a tax rebate for affordable rentals, and reward home ownership while easing the cost of renting

Through the new Patients First Health Care Plan, the Liberals promise faster access to health-care services

Provide a $500 Island education bond for every eligible Island child under the age of 16, to cut the costs of post-secondary education

Introduce a P.E.I. Workers Benefit that will provide support to 12,600 working Islanders

Increase the George Coles Bursary to $2,700 per year and improve access to post-secondary education at UPEI, Holland College and College de l’Ile

Add 150 new frontline staff to the education system

“Together, we have achieved a great deal on the Island,” said MacLauchlan, who is seeking a second term in office while the Liberal party is looking for a fourth mandate. “I believe that the Liberal plan will maintain our path toward a more prosperous future – that allows us to build the progressive social supports we all value.”