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12 Apr Liberals table historic bill on Acadian and Francophone education in Nova Scotia

Posted at 13:54h in News

To provide enhanced protection to the French language in Nova Scotia, Acadian Affairs and Francophonie critic Ronnie LeBlanc will be introducing the Acadian and Francophone Education Act today. This piece of legislation would ensure that students of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) would receive a...

04 Apr Better communication needed as COVID surges in Nova Scotia

Posted at 11:14h in News

With record case numbers in the province, Liberal Leader Iain Rankin is calling on Premier Houston to schedule a COVID briefing as soon as possible, as well as a return to daily data reporting, including case counts, and hospitalizations. Two weeks after the premier lifted nearly...

01 Apr Rankin to Introduce Bill Halting Astronomical Profits off Rate Hikes

Posted at 09:38h in News

In response to the proposed rate hike from Nova Scotia Power, Liberal Leader Iain Rankin will table the Ratepayers Protection Act today. With the most ambitious transition to clean energy in the province’s history on the horizon, Nova Scotia Power is positioned to be a substantial...

31 Mar Liberals Table Bill for Rapid Disaster Relief Funding

Posted at 13:26h in News

Municipal Affairs and Housing critic Lorelei Nicoll will be tabling an amendment to the Emergency Management Act today that would require the government to respond to applications for disaster relief within 72 hours. After a severe storm this past November, residents of Antigonish and Cape Breton...

31 Mar Liberals to Introduce Bill Addressing Housing Oversight

Posted at 13:23h in News

In order to get a move on the Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission’s top priority, Municipal Affairs and Housing critic Lorelei Nicoll will be introducing the Nova Scotia Housing Corporation Act today. This bill would create an independent housing entity operating at arm’s length from the...

31 Mar Houston’s ‘Compassionate Budget’ Turns Blind Eye to Economic Crisis

Posted at 13:20h in News

If people are looking for answers to the cost-of-living crisis in our province, they won’t find it in the Houston government’s inaugural budget. Despite projecting a $500 million deficit, those investments will do little to stem the tide of rising expenses and a slow-growing workforce in...

31 Mar Houston on COVID-19: Do as I say, not as I do

Posted at 13:13h in News

Just one week after calling it quits on public health restrictions in the province, the Houston government is looking to reinstate them – but only in their place of work. After a case of COVID-19 was confirmed in the legislature, the Speaker’s Office announced a change...

31 Mar Liberals to Kickoff Spring Session with Three Bills on Affordability

Posted at 13:08h in News

Life is becoming more expensive everywhere Nova Scotians turn right now. That’s why on the first day of the Legislature’s spring session, the Nova Scotia Liberal caucus will be introducing three bills today to help make life more affordable for the people of our province. Municipal Affairs...

23 Mar Houston government changes course on Otter Lake landfill

Posted at 13:29h in News

In an about face, the Houston government has approved an application that will have devastating environmental implications for the surrounding communities of the Otter Lake landfill. Since opening in 1999, the Otter Lake landfill has operated with a front-end processor and waste stabilization facility (FEP/WSF) -– allowing for the removal...

14 Mar Houston government must ramp up mental health recruitment

Posted at 10:27h in News

Premier Houston’s promise to deliver universal mental health care in Nova Scotia seems far-fetched without a specific plan to recruit more mental health professionals. According to a recent Freedom of Information request, there are eight vacant psychiatric positions in the Eastern Zone, forcing residents in Cape...