Brandon Sun By: Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press Posted:
Last Modified: 3:27 PM CST Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021
HALIFAX - The premier of Nova Scotia says the RCMP must change how they alert the public to dangerous incidents following the high-profile arrest of a gunman who remained at large for 19 hours.
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil attends a news conference in Halifax, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS
HALIFAX - The premier of Nova Scotia says the RCMP must change how they alert the public to dangerous incidents following the high-profile arrest of a gunman who remained at large for 19 hours.
Stephen McNeil made the comment Thursday as questions arose about why it took more than three hours on Wednesday for the Mounties to request a provincewide Alert Ready message to warn residents about a manhunt that spanned two provinces.
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Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is shown in Halifax on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. When McNeil privately decided earlier this year that he would retire after 17 years in politics, he had no idea of the magnitude of the challenges he was about to face over the coming months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan December 31, 2020 - 1:00 AM
HALIFAX - When Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil privately decided earlier this year he would retire after 17 years in politics, he had no idea of the challenges he was about to face.
Like all Canadian premiers, McNeil had the difficult job of balancing public health and the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. That task, however, was barely underway when the province was hit by tragedies that added misery to what would be a trying year.
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A look at news events in April 2020:
1 – Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced a $71-billion price tag on the Liberal wage subsidy program for large and small businesses. That’s expected to offset the cost of emergency benefits for workers, and reduce spending on those benefits to $24 billion.
1 – Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu said the federal government likely did not have enough protective equipment in its emergency stockpile to meet needs. She stated that governments around the globe have not been spending enough money on public-health preparedness. Hajdu said the federal government is working hard to procure scarce equipment at a time when governments around the world are doing the same thing.
Brandon Sun By: Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press Posted:
HALIFAX - When Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil privately decided earlier this year he would retire after 17 years in politics, he had no idea of the challenges he was about to face.
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is shown in Halifax on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. When McNeil privately decided earlier this year that he would retire after 17 years in politics, he had no idea of the magnitude of the challenges he was about to face over the coming months. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
HALIFAX - When Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil privately decided earlier this year he would retire after 17 years in politics, he had no idea of the challenges he was about to face.