http://nsliberalcaucus.com/News from the Nova Scotia Liberal Caucusen-gbSun, 19 May 13 16:37:54 -0600RSS Feedhttp://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/816Liberal Energy and Environment Critic Andrew Younger is encouraging Nova Scotians and business operators to voice their opinions of the Maritime Link mega-project during the public hearing of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSUARB).Fri, 17 May 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/815Liberal leader Stephen McNeil is disappointed and frustrated that Nova Scotians waiting for orthopedic surgery have to wait even longer under this NDP government, as shown in recent wait times information released by the Department of Health.Thu, 16 May 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/814Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil is continuing his call for the NDP government to stop spending millions of taxpayers’ money on political advertisements, and to instate the Auditor General’s office as the independent arbitrator on the use of taxpayers' money for government advertisements.Wed, 15 May 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/813Liberal Fisheries Critic Michel Samson is calling on the government to play a more direct role in consulting with lobster industry representatives and the federal government to develop a plan to stabilize the price of lobster to fair levels.Tue, 14 May 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/812Today in the House of Assembly, Liberal leader Stephen McNeil introduced a motion that urged all political parties to commit to keeping the provincial portion of the HST off of electricity bills in Nova Scotia and pledge not to put it back on in the future.Tue, 07 May 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/811Today in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, the Leader of the Official Opposition Stephen McNeil introduced a bill that would end taxpayer funded political advertising commonly used by the NDP government, and require that all government advertisements be approved by the Auditor General.Fri, 03 May 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/810Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil is calling on the Dexter government to amend the Elections Act to prevent unions, corporations and not-for-profit institutions from guaranteeing loans to electoral parties, candidates, and associations.Thu, 02 May 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/809Liberal Health Critic Leo Glavine is condemning the premier and the NDP government for its broken promise to parents and autistic children to double the budget of the Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (EIBI) pre-school program.Wed, 24 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/808Today in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, the Leader of the Official Opposition Stephen McNeil, along with the entire Liberal Caucus, voted against the NDP’s highly questionable budget.Tue, 23 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/807Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil is calling on the government to immediately provide additional resources to the Avalon Sexual Assault Centre to help reduce unacceptable wait times and increase access to necessary counseling and support services.Tue, 23 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/806Liberal leader Stephen McNeil is pleased Nova Scotia's public school teachers have accepted a new three-year agreement, but says there is more the NDP government could do to make education a true priority.Fri, 19 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/805Liberal MLA Leo Glavine is pleased with government’s decision to reimburse widows’ benefits since 2009 for those with spouses who died on the job.Fri, 19 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/804Evidence filed today by the province’s Consumer Advocate and Small Business Advocate concluded the Maritime Link project being driven by the NDP government and Nova Scotia Power is not the best deal for Nova Scotians.Thu, 18 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/803If you or someone you know needs help, please reach out to people you can trust...a family member, relative, friend or teacher. 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Find out more at http://novascotia.ca/helpMon, 15 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/802Liberal education critic Karen Casey is calling on the Minister of Education to provide answers when questioned on the province’s budget for education.Tue, 09 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/801Liberal leader Stephen McNeil says the budget introduced today by the NDP government is not balanced and is a serious disappointment to the people of Nova Scotia.Thu, 04 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/800Liberal leader Stephen McNeil says the NDP government's last minute political decision to shelve the school review process in an election year is an insincere attempt to clean up the mess this government created through its deep cuts to public education.Wed, 03 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/799As Nova Scotia observes World Autism Awareness Day, Liberal MLAs Karen Casey, Kelly Regan and Leo Glavine say young people with autism and other special needs are bearing the brunt of the NDP government’s deep cuts to public education and other services.Tue, 02 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/798Liberal energy critic Andrew Younger has called for an emergency debate today in the House of Assembly on the accelerated timeline the NDP government has ordered for the Maritime Link project hearing.Tue, 02 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600http://nsliberalcaucus.com//news/797Liberal MLA for Dartmouth East Andrew Younger says the NDP government has responded to repeated criticism from Auditor General Jacques Lapointe by overturning a decision by an all-party committee that gave Lapointe’s office a marginal budget increase.Mon, 01 Apr 13 00:00:00 -0600