TORONTO (Standard & Poor's) Sept. 26, 2005--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said it affirmed its 'A' long-term issuer credit and senior unsecured debt ratings on the Province of Prince Edward Island (PEI), based on PEI's moderate debt burden, healthy economic performance in 2004, and the significant revenue support of the federal government. At the same time, Standard & Poor's affirmed its 'A-1(Mid)' Canadian national scale and 'A-1' global scale CP ratings on the province. The outlook is stable. "The ratings on PEI reflect the fact that the province's burdens of direct and tax-supported debt fit well within its peer group in the 'A' ratings category," said Standard & Poor's credit analyst Stephen Ogilvie. At the end of the 2005
