Lawyer Catherine Parkman seeking Conservative nomination in Charlottetown

Longtime Charlottetown lawyer Catherine Parkman has announced that she is seeking the Conservative nomination to run in the federal riding of Charlottetown.

A federal election must be held by October 2025.

"I think Canadians are frustrated because the legislative trends and policies of the Justin Trudeau Liberal government are not working," Parkman said in a news release. "The Justin Trudeau Liberal government is devoted to a costly and unrealistic agenda which does not meet the needs of a majority of Canadians."

Parkman went to Charlottetown Rural High School, the University of Prince Edward Island and the University of New Brunswick before beginning to practise law.

She and her husband Doug Hughes have two adult children.

The news release said she has volunteered with the Sherwood-Parkdale Rangers Soccer Club, as well as various ringette associations. "She has also supported 60 Confederation Air Cadet Squadron, was a member of two Law Society Committees, and a volunteer member of a local research board for seven years."

Doug Currie, a former P.E.I. Liberal MLA and cabinet minister, said in July that he too is seeking the Conservative nomination in Charlottetown for a second try at the seat.

Currie lost to 13-year incumbent Liberal MP Sean Casey in the 2021 federal election.