Posted: Feb 22, 2021 2:30 PM AT | Last Updated: February 22
Iain Rankin addresses supporters after winning the leadership of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party at a virtual convention in Halifax earlier this month.(The Canadian Press)
Iain Rankin will officially take over the premier s job at a ceremony in Halifax Tuesday morning, less than five months after he launched his bid to lead the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
But the journey he started in October at the Prospect Road Community Centre is going to be a lot tougher than the one that ended with his 52 per cent leadership win on Feb. 6.
He s taking over a government running (at last count) a $780-million deficit, the province s deepest fiscal hole since 1999 when the year ended with a $797-million deficit. Nova Scotia also remains in the grips of a global pandemic, and is still in the early stages of rolling out the largest vaccination program in the province s history.
Posted: Feb 19, 2021 2:01 PM AT | Last Updated: February 19
MLA Mark Furey will not reoffer in the next provincial election.(Craig Paisley/CBC)
Another Liberal cabinet minister will not reoffer in the next provincial election.
Justice Minister Mark Furey added his name to a list Friday that includes four other ministers, two Liberal MLAs and outgoing Premier Stephen McNeil.
Iain Rankin is scheduled to be sworn in as premier, along with his cabinet, on Tuesday. I have been fortunate to be part of a transformative government, and I am incredibly proud of the many accomplishments we have achieved together through hard work and perseverance, Furey said in a statement.
HALIFAX Nova Scotia says eight small homes for people with disabilities will be completed by spring, but an advocacy group describes the pace of the program as glacial. The project, first announced in 2017, reflects the Liberal government s commitment to move people with intellectual disabilities from larger institutions to community-based living, the province said in a release Monday. Four of the eight residences have already opened in New Glasgow, Isle Madame, New Minas and Yarmouth. The government says two homes under construction in Halifax will open this spring and the remaining two homes, in Milton and Meteghan, are expected to be completed this winter.
Deputy premier Karen Casey will not seek re-election
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil s closest political ally, deputy premier Karen Casey, has announced she will be leaving politics whenever the next election is called.
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Casey was first elected in 2006 as a PC but crossed the floor to join the Liberals a decade ago
Posted: Jan 21, 2021 3:35 PM AT | Last Updated: January 21
Nova Scotia Finance Minister Karen Casey is shown in February 2020.(Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)
One of Nova Scotia s most respected politicians and steadfast cabinet ministers has announced she will be leaving public life whenever the next provincial election is called.
Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Karen Casey will not be running in the next election.
The long-time MLA made the announcement when speaking to reporters after today’s cabinet meeting.
Casey says she wants to spend more time with her grandchildren after she finishes up her current term.
Casey was first elected in Colchester North as a Progressive Conservative in 2006.
She served as Minister of Health and Minister of Education in the Rodney MacDonald Government and later became interim leader of the party after MacDonald resigned in 2009.
Casey crossed the floor to join the Liberal caucus in January of 2011 and was elected as a Liberal when the McNeil Government came to power in 2013.