A saga that has lasted more than 1,000 days came to an end on Thursday when Nova Scotia relaunched its FOIPOP website, allowing for greater government transparency.

We decided as we looked across the country and really globally with our own public health, Dr. Strang and I we knew the key for us was going to be to act quickly.

The House of Assembly was immediately closed until Feb. 16 following a short speech by Lt.-Gov. Arthur LeBlanc.

The legislature will be holding some sort of in-person sitting on Friday but it will only be brief as the Liberal government moves to prorogue the legislature.

'Those physically present will be masked and will maintain physical distancing.'

Dec. 29, will mark 1,000 days without Nova Scotians being able to file a freedom of information requests online. The province says it now hopes to have its platform up this winter.

In small communities across the Maritimes renters and landlords say the temporary protections erected around COVID-19 don't solve the chronic shortage of affordable housing

The three men who could be the next premier of Nova Scotia say it's time to update the law controlling government transparency. They're unwilling to commit to specific changes.

The last time the legislature was open for debate was March 10, two days before the COVID-19 pandemic was declared.

Nova Scotia's is the only legislature in Canada not to have sat during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a total of 13 days sitting in 2020 to date.