Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King has announced his resignation.
King made the announcement at a press conference in Charlottetown on Feb. 20, saying he would step down as premier and leader of the province’s Progressive Conservative Party effective at noon on Feb. 21.
King cited a changing political landscape amid U.S. trade and tariff challenges as contributing factors in the decision, as well as the toll the job of premier has taken on his mental health.
He said that he had been mulling the decision for some time.
“I have felt for a while that, and I knew that, I had more runway behind me than I did in front of me,” King said. “Further complicated with the threats of tariffs and threats to our country’s sovereignty and economic uncertainty, and realizing that those aren’t going to be simple issues that are going to disappear in a few days or weeks.”…