Nova Scotia Liberals

• N.S. Liberals pledge two percentage point cut to harmonized sales tax if elected

  Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill told delegates the measure would drop the sales tax to 13 per cent from 15 per cent, making it the lowest in Atlantic Canada.

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  Feb 10, 2024
  
• Nova Scotia Liberals elect Zach Churchill as new leader over Angela Simmonds

  Zach Churchill is the new leader of the Nova Scotia Liberals, defeating Angela Simmonds by more than 1,600 votes in what was a battle of two current party MLAs.

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  Jul 9, 2022
  
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• Nova Scotia Liberals received the most political donations in 2021

  The Elections Nova Scotia report says the governing Progressive Conservatives, who took power in August 2021, received the second highest number, with about $802,000.

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  Jun 23, 2022
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• Once dominant Nova Scotia Liberals facing divisions at annual meeting

  The Liberals, who have won more Nova Scotia elections than any other party over the past 150 years, lost decisively to the rival Progressive Conservatives last Aug. 17.

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  Mar 4, 2022
• ‘Terribly-kept secret’: Zach Churchill launches N.S. Liberal leadership bid

  Zach Churchill, a former cabinet minister and the MLA for Yarmouth, has officially announced his campaign to become the next leader of the provincial Liberal party.

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  Feb 22, 2022
• Preston MLA Angela Simmonds announces bid for N.S. Liberal leadership

  If Simmonds wins, she will be the first woman to lead the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and the first Black person to lead a provincial party.

  Politics

  Feb 4, 2022
• Gender diversity will improve at N.S. legislature, but still falls below half of elected officials

  Women or gender-diverse representatives will make up roughly 36 per cent of elected officials at Province House after Tuesday's election in Nova Scotia.

  Politics

  Aug 19, 2021
• O’Toole Tories cheer Nova Scotia PC win, Trudeau Liberals look for lessons

  The Nova Scotia election doesn't necessarily spell disaster for Justin Trudeau's Liberals, nor victory for O'Toole's Tories, according to strategists with varying party loyalties.

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  Aug 18, 2021
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• Here’s how Nova Scotia’s three major parties stack up on representation and gender parity

  All three major political parties in Nova Scotia say they're running the most diverse slate of candidates in their party's history. 

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  Aug 15, 2021
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• Doctors, coastline and rural education: 4 Lunenburg voters share their N.S. election priorities

  Four voters in riding of Lunenburg share their priorities for the 41st provincial election in Nova Scotia, from investments in rural education to the protection of coastlines.

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  Aug 6, 2021