Liberals promise provincial museum

P.E.I.'s Liberals say a place to store the province's artifacts isn't enough and if elected Monday, they will begin planning for a provincial museum.

There would be a moratorium on the construction of a new artifactory in the eastern end of the province, the Liberals announced Friday.

A Liberal government would launch "a comprehensive planning process dedicated to creating a new Prince Edward Island Museum worthy of our beautiful province," the party said in news release.

The announcement was part of the Liberals' culture and tourism platform.

In addition to planning for a provincial museum, the Liberals promised a greater emphasis on teaching P.E.I. children about the human and natural history of the province and more investment in educating local artists and craftspeople, in particular about marketing.

In the tourism sector, the Liberals promised to privatize the four government-owned golf courses and invest more in park infrastructure.