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Pictou County councillor Mary Wooldridge-Elliott has been nominated as the Liberal candidate for the upcoming byelection in Pictou West.

The Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus is renewing its call for the Houston government to recognize the work of volunteer fire crews in Nova Scotia.

The Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus is renewing its call for the Houston government to recognize the work of volunteer fire crews in Cape Breton.

Despite promising to release a student housing strategy in the spring of 2023, another school year is coming to a close without a plan from the Houston government.

The Nova Scotia Liberal caucus is finishing another legislative session strong after tabling 26 bills and boosting the provincial budget with its ideas.

Hidden in the Financial Measures Act is a clause that would give the Health Minister access to Nova Scotians' medical records without their consent. Today, Liberal amendments aimed at strengthening safeguards of the proposed law were defeated by the Houston Conservatives.

The Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus will table a bill today to reverse the harmful cuts to the
Heating Assistance Rebate Program (HARP) by the Houston government this year.

Today, Health and Wellness critic Kelly Regan will reintroduce a bill to expand access to at-home HPV tests for all people from age 25 onward who have a cervix.

Hammonds Plains-Lucasville MLA and Emergency Management Office critic Ben Jessome will table several bills today in response to community concerns after devastating wildfires swept his riding on May 28th, 2023.

With emergency healthcare services in dire straits across the province and especially in the Annapolis riding, local MLA Carman Kerr will table a bill to support volunteer firefighters by covering their medical first responder training.

Today, on World Down Syndrome Day, the Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus will table bills to
support Nova Scotians living with intellectual disabilities and their families.

Environment and Climate Change critic Iain Rankin will table the Working Families Power Bill Reduction and Indoor Air Quality Act to provide a grant of up to $10,000 to assist middle-class households in increasing the energy efficiency of their homes.

Today, representatives and supporters from Nova Scotia's farm wine sector will visit the
legislature to demonstrate the value the industry provides to the local economy and
advocate for a better deal that doesn't punish the Nova Scotia farm wine sector.

According to a freedom of information request, 31 family doctors left the Nova Scotia Health Authority in the first six weeks of 2024. Of the 31 doctors who left the system, 20 retired, leaving a large gap in the system.

The Nova Scotia Liberal Caucus is looking for an Administrative Coordinator to join our team.

As Nova Scotians face unprecedented financial pressures, Opposition Leader Zach
Churchill wrote to Prime Minister Trudeau asking his government to forego another increase
to the carbon tax slated for April 1.

The federal Fisheries minister’s decision to not open the elver fishery for the 2024 season will only lead to more illegal activity and violence.

The Reproductive Options and Services (ROSE) Clinic has provided free IUDs to those in need, but with donations running out, the clinic staff fear they won’t be able to continue the service for much longer.

Over 60,000 households in Nova Scotia were in the dark this weekend after a disruption to
Nova Scotia Power’s transmission line, reinforcing the need for the Houston government to
secure funding for the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick Intertie.

After a scathing report from the Auditor General about the Houston government’s
overspending, Opposition Leader Zach Churchill will table a bill that would require any
additional appropriations to go to the legislature to make Nova Scotia in line with all other
provinces in Canada.