Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill says the snap election is unnecessary and ‘broke the spirit’ of the very first law passed by Tim Houston’s government
Nova Scotia’s Liberal leader took direct aim at his Progressive Conservative opponent Monday, saying the Liberals want to bring accountability to government if elected Nov. 26.
as the only province or territory in Canada without a fixed election date, said it is important to hold Houston to his word. “My word is important to me, it’s really important to me, but the thing that’s more important to me is Nova Scotians,” he said, repeating his message that he needs a strong mandate now – not next July – to stand up to Ottawa on issues like the resettlement of asylum seekers and the imposition of the federal carbon price.
Meanwhile, Churchill said measures are needed to battle public cynicism in politics, adding that if elected his party would establish an ethics commissioner and follow through on an unfulfilled Progressive Conservative promise to give order-making powers to the province’s information and privacy commissioner. Those powers would permit the commissioner to compel the government to release information sought by the public, rather than simply issue non-binding recommendations.
“Take the Hogan Court boondoggle,” Chender said in a statement. “Tens of millions of dollars have been spent on a half-finished hotel. Yet this facility hasn’t helped a single Nova Scotian – the only ones benefiting are the rich developers profiting from this botched deal.”
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