Nova Scotia Politics

• Nova Scotia legislation to replace cap and trade system for greenhouse gas emitters

  Nova Scotia has tabled legislation for an emissions-reduction plan that would replace the province's cap-and-trade system for large industrial greenhouse gas emitters.

  Environment

  Oct 18, 2022
  
• Nova Scotia legislature’s Speaker to resign, opposition says he’s being forced out

  A visibly upset Keith Bain, who last week said that he didn't want to resign, admitted that he had been blindsided by the release announcing his resignation.

  Politics

  Oct 13, 2022
  
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• N.S. premier refuses to discuss future of Speaker ahead of new legislature session

  Keith Bain's future remains clouded after PC government members and Houston's office confirmed last week that there had been discussions around ``succession planning'.'

  Politics

  Oct 12, 2022
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• N.S. MLA who recently gave birth can sit virtually, but not before ‘bad message’ sent

  Nova Scotia MLA Kendra Coombes, who gave birth via C-section two weeks ago, will now be allowed to sit in the legislature virtually after members initially voted against it.

  Politics

  Jul 26, 2022
• N.S. combines five economic development agencies into two new Crown corporations

  Premier Tim Houston says the change will streamline operations and make the government more accountable for economic development decisions.

  Politics

  Jul 26, 2022
• New N.S. Liberal leader says party must ‘run a better campaign’ to win next election

  Zach Churchill won the Nova Scotia Liberal leadership with 65 per cent of the vote over Angela Simmonds, about a year after the party was defeated in the last election.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2022
• Approval remains high for N.S government under Tim Houston, survey suggests

  If an election were held today in Nova Scotia, 42 per cent of respondents to the Narrative Research survey indicated they would vote for Tim Houston's PC government. 

  Canada

  May 25, 2022
• Claudia Chender unopposed in bid for Nova Scotia NDP leadership

  Dartmouth South MLA Claudia Chender is likely to become the next leader of the Nova Scotia NDP after she was the sole candidate to enter the race.

  Politics

  May 21, 2022
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• Calls continue for N.S. government to relieve rising cost of living impacts

  Nova Scotia's finance minister says talks of targeted relief are being discussed amid rising inflation and record-setting gas prices.

  Politics

  May 18, 2022
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• COVID-19 communication in N.S. and the hot-button political issue it continues to be

  As the COVID pandemic drags on, the N.S. Opposition Liberals want things done how they did it, but the governing Progressive Conservatives led by Tim Houston have their own way.

  Canada

  May 12, 2022