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MacPolitics: Did Trudeau Slight Roger Cuzner – Again?
Oct 27, 2017 | Politics
MacPolitics: Liberal Chatter Premier McNeil To Call It Quits In 2019
Oct 27, 2017 | Politics
There’s talk within the Nova Scotia Liberal Party that Premier Stephen McNeil will leave politics in 2019 when he turns 55 and that Halifax mayor Mike Savage would then make a run for the Liberal leadership.
MacPolitics: Jane Taber’s Brood Off To Ottawa
Oct 13, 2017 | Politics
Jane Taber’s daughter Sally Guy recently addressed Parliament’s finance committee, chaired by PEI Liberal MP Wayne Easter, about the need for a guaranteed income for all Canadians.
MacPolitics: Nova Centre Will Be Ready For Trudeau Liberals
Oct 13, 2017 | Politics
The operator of the Halifax Convention Centre insists the still under construction Nova Centre will be ready in April to host 5,000 federal Liberal party delegates.
MacPolitics: The Cost Of The Chester-St. Margaret’s Bay Race
Oct 13, 2017 | Politics
Hugh MacKay spent $48,291 to win his seat as a Liberal in Chester-St. Margaret’s Bay.
MacPolitics: The Cost Of The Halifax-Citadel Race
Oct 13, 2017 | Politics
Labi Kousoulis spent $65,000 to win a second term as Halifax Citadel MLA.
Opinion: Will Scott Brison Stick Up For Small Biz Entrepreneurs?
Sep 29, 2017 | Politics
Will Scott Brison Do The Right Thing?
Before he became a powerful and influential member of the Trudeau cabinet where he controls government pursestrings at the Treasury Board, Scott Brison was a small businessman.
Why Baillie Is Very Concerned By Trudeau Small Biz Tax Changes
Sep 29, 2017 | Politics
With four Liberal premiers in Atlantic Canada, and all 32 federal seats held by Liberals, the four Opposition provincial leaders have formed a joint body, the Atlantic Opposition Leaders, to advocate for the region.
The region’s Opposition leaders are all Progressive Conservatives, and a chief architect of the joint group is Nova Scotia Tory leader Jamie Baillie, who last spring came near defeating the Liberal government of Stephen McNeil.
Coalition For Small Tax Fairness Grows
Sep 29, 2017 | Politics
The Nova Scotia Coalition for Small Business Tax Fairness, groups that joined the Canadian Federation of Independent Business lobby against the Trudeau government’s tax changes for small business operators includes the following organizations:
MacPolitics II: Andrew Murray Out Gay Town Politico Breaks Down Societal Barriers
Sep 22, 2017 | Politics
Andrew Murray, a gay politician in Antigonish, has a dream to have more gay councillors in rural Nova Scotia.
The 54-year-old broke through significant barriers in Antigonish’s municipal election in 2016, becoming the first out gay man to win a council seat in a town long controlled by Catholics.
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