Day 9 of P.E.I. campaign: Leaders spending time at home

All four P.E.I.party leaders spent at least part of Thursday campaigning in their home districts.

Islanders go to the polls April 23.

Progressive Conservative Leader Dennis King was in his own District 15, Brackley-Hunter River all day. The Tories also sent out an early morning news release promising to create a land bank to help preserve farm land.King said, if elected, the partywould put $1 million toward buying land fromretiring farmers and leasingit to young people who want to take up the profession.

Preserving farm land through a land bank is also part of the Green and NDPplatforms.A land bank is not part of the Liberal platform.

Liberal Leader Wade MacLauchlan spent part of the day in his home District 8, but also campaigned in two Charlottetown districts Brighton and Victoria Park as well as District 15, Brackley-Hunter River.

Green Leader Peter Bevan-Baker was in his own District 17, New Haven-Rocky Point, all day.

NDP Leader Joe Byrne spent the day in his home constituency: District 12, Charlottetown-Victoria Park.

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