Legislature Wrap Up
The legislature will wrap up its spring session for 2010 yesterday. It's worth noting that the first spring session of the last majority government lasted 52 days. This session has lasted 32.
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The Devil is in the Details
The legislature appears to be winding down for the spring session. Looking back now on two terms of this government, it is interesting to look at a growing trend in bills where the details are not in the actual bill or act, but are in fact found instead in regulations approved at some later time by cabinet.
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Preserving lands around the Shubenacadie Canal
On Friday I introduced a bill in the legislature ensure the preservation of archeologically significant lands around the Shubenacadie Canal near Lake Loon.
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Georges Bank needs our protection
It's been a couple of years since I was scuba diving on the Arrow which sits on the bottom of Chedabucto Bay off Arichat. The Arrow was an oil tanker which sank on February 4, 1970.
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Budget passes, Nova Scotians pay
Yesterday was the budget vote. The outcome was unsurprising. It passed. The opposition voted against. The government voted in favour.
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Today is Earth Day. Let me start with a confession...
Today is Earth Day. Let me start with a confession. I drive an SUV.
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Why should we care?
Why should we care? It’s a question I'm often asked when it comes to politics. If we are truly honest, it’s a question I think even politicians ask themselves once and a while.
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Viola Desmond pardoned... A moment to remember
Budget estimates continue today in the legislature. But a break was taken to recognize and officially pardon Viola Desmond.
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Liberal resolution: NDP lies and broken promises
The legislature debated a resolution today presented by the Liberals that the NDP member for Antigonish misled his constituents during the by-election by continuing to make promises to balance the budget this year, not cut services, and not raise taxes.
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Shubenacadie Canal Commission: Government Ministers show lack of knowledge
I am shocked at how little the government ministers know about the Shubenacadie Canal Commission. The commission is a provincially mandated board of volunteers who are responsible for maintaining the canal, reconstructing it where appropriate, and maximizing opportunities for tourism, recreation, flood control, and active transportation.
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