The interim leader of P.E.I.’s Green Party feels the energy growing [Video]

For Green Party interim leader Karla Bernard, 2024 was a “wild year” in P.E.I. politics. 

Bernard said that while there used to be an understanding that “a good idea is a good idea is a good idea, no matter where it comes from,” that doesn’t seem to hold true anymore. 

“We saw a further deterioration of that… spirit of collaboration, which does not exist anymore,” she told CBC News: Compass host Louise Martin on Dec. 18. 

Even so, Bernard said for the Green Party, “it felt like a really good year in terms of bringing forward the things that really mattered.” 

With cost of living being a top concern among Islanders, Bernard said she sought to alleviate some of that pressure by working on issues like health care and housing. 

“If we fixed some of those things, then cost of living wouldn’t seem like such a huge challenge,” she said. 

“We need to stay focused on the issues that …