Lantz leaves door open for P.E.I. Progressive Conservative leadership run after all [Video]

Premier Rob Lantz says he is not ruling out a run for the permanent leadership of P.E.I.’s Progressive Conservative Party, despite previously indicating that he didn’t want anything but the interim job.

Lantz became the governing party’s interim leader and thus the premier on Feb. 21, a day after Dennis King’s sudden resignation from both roles. 

In a statement to CBC News on Wednesday, Lantz said he’s been focused on leading the province and the spring legislative sitting over the past three months. 

“In that same time, many Islanders have approached me about reconsidering my stance on running for the leadership of the PC Party,” he said in the statement. “I owe it to those who have been encouraging me to have a conversation with them and hear what they have to say — and that’s what I am doing right now.”

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