HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s premier says Andrew Younger will remain in cabinet as he deals with personal matters that prompted him to take an indefinite leave of absence.
Stephen McNeil says Younger’s leave will be assessed when the personal issues he is dealing with are addressed.
Younger, the member of the legislature for Dartmouth East, requested a temporary leave from his ministerial duties on Dec. 23, citing unspecified personal matters.
McNeil says he didn’t hear that Younger was a victim of an alleged assault until media reports on Tuesday that cited unnamed sources.
Those reports said Younger was assaulted by a female Liberal staffer in October 2013 who now faces an assault charge.
Halifax police would not confirm the reports but say a woman is due in court on an assault charge on Jan. 28.
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