Marco MacLeod

• N.S. energy minister resigns after backlash over misogynistic rap lyrics

  Nova Scotia PC MLA Marco MacLeod has resigned as energy minister following "difficult conversations" on the impact of misogynistic rap lyrics he wrote before entering politics.

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  Sep 3
  
• Letter calls for N.S. minister’s removal from cabinet over rap lyrics

  Marco MacLeod, Nova Scotia’s energy minister, has faced scrutiny over a track from a rap album he released in 2013.

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  Aug 24
  
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• N.S. energy minister apologizes after ‘harmful’ rap lyrics prompt resignation call

  MacLeod, 37, said the recording was posted online 13 years ago and never generated any money.

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  Aug 20
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• Nova Scotia minister faces calls to resign over resurfaced rap lyrics

  Women's advocates say a public apology from Energy Minister Marco MacLeod does not go far enough after decade-old lyrics drew renewed scrutiny online.

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  Aug 17
• Progressive Conservatives easily retain Pictou West in Nova Scotia byelection

  First-time Tory candidate Marco MacLeod received more than four times the votes of his next-closest competitor as the Progressive Conservatives retained the riding of Pictou West.

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  May 22, 2024
• Nova Scotia byelection vote set for Tuesday in riding formerly held by popular Tory

  Heading into Tuesday’s vote the Tories hold 32 seats in the 55-seat Nova Scotia legislature, while the Liberals hold 15, the NDP has six seats and there is one Independent.

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  May 19, 2024