HALIFAX, N.S. --
Nova Scotians choose a new government on Aug. 17. On Tuesday night, CTV Atlantic launched a series of interviews with the leaders of the three major parties. Tonight, anchor Steve Murphy spoke with PC leader Tim Houston. Here is an edited transcript of that interview.
This is Tim Houston’s first time running as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and he's running on a platform that promises to improve health care, provide universal mental health care and rebuild the economy, among other things.
SM: Every election comes down to being a referendum on change. Voters are given the chance to replace a government, hire or fire a premier. At this point, to be blunt, the Liberals are leading in all of the polls we’ve seen, so what is your case to the voters for getting rid of a government, which at this point anyway, many of them seem to like?