Former Liberal M-L-A Switches Parties

Another dissatisfied Liberal is leaving the party. Leroy Amstrong of Kings East was a Liberal M-L-A when Frank McKenna was Premier. Armstrong has joined the Peoples Alliance Party and not ruled out the possibility of running for them in the next provincial election. 

Armstrong says he hasn't seen any change in the way the Liberals operate in spite of all the talk of renewal that took place before choosing new leader Brian Gallant. Armstrong tells CHSJ News his values are now more in line with the People's Alliance Party.

Armstrong adds he's not comfortable with assurances from the Alward Government that drinking water won't be contaminated from shale gas fracking and maintains language duality is dividing the province. He also says the political culture in the province must change from spend, spend, spend!