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Graham Steele's Legilature Blog
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Graham Steele, MLA, blogs the Nova Scotia Legislature during its sittings.
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Locked-up again
There are some in the House who might say I ought to be locked up.Well, on Monday, that's exactly what will happen.Monday is budget day, and the House goes in at 2 p.m. to hear the Minister's budget speech.Traditionally, four people from each of the ...
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A little slow with my blog
I've been a little slow with my blog. Things were a little wild in the House on Friday, and what with one thing and another. The Ducks have just scored in triple OT to win Game 2 against the Red Wings, so I thought it'd be a good time to bring thing...
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And so it begins
The legislature resumed today, but with most of the significant action happening outside the legislature.The government did a series of "bill briefings" this morning, explaining to the media the bills they're introducing. The only one in which the j...
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The Nova Scotia legislature resumes
After a five-month hiatus, the Legislature resumes tomorrow (Thursday, April 30th).There will be no Speech from the Throne. That means the session essentially resumes were we left off.Of course everything is up in the air. It's fair to say that ev...
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And so it ends, not with a bang but a whimper
The Fall 2008 session of the Nova Scotia Legislature ended in a whimper, as usual.The last day was routine business, finishing up the bills that hadn't yet made it through, shelving others that weren't ready, and then waiting for the Lieutenant Gover...
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Missing most of Monday
I missed most of the proceedings today (Monday), because I was in Pictou. Quite a while ago, I promised Charlie Parker that I'd be the guest speaker at the AGM of the Pictou West NDP. We had both expected the House to be finished by now, but I gues...
