Liberals call for firings, accountability in wake of former P.E.I. teacher’s sex crimes case [Video]

For the sixth day of debate in a row, tensions continued to rise in the P.E.I. Legislature around the issue of safety in Island schools after a former substitute teacher pleaded guilty to sexually touching a primary student. 

The two opposition parties took different tacks Thursday when it came to questioning the Progressive Conservative government about the case of Matthew Alan Craswell. 

The Liberals focused on who knew what and when, while the Green Party wanted to know what’s been done to safeguard schools now. 

Opposition Leader Hal Perry asked why nobody has been fired over the incidents, and went as far as to call the government’s response a “coverup.”

“Parents are concerned, they’re worried and they need answers. Somebody needs to step up and take accountability for this,” the Liberal politician said after question period. 

“Someone needs to be [accountable] for these missteps in the process that was supposed …