What’s the story behind P.E.I.’s parliamentary mace?



A man in military regalia holds a scepter inside a legislative assembly. He is looking at the camera.

It started as a weapon to defend the King, but it’s become the ceremonial item that’s carried into provincial legislatures across the country. As the P.E.I. Legislative Assembly opens for another sitting, we spoke with the sergeant-at-arms about the mace’s history and meaning.