On the heels of a resounding election victory, Tim Houston is adopting a more measured tone when it comes to assessing his province’s relationship with the federal government.
On the heels of a resounding election victory one month ago, Nova Scotia ’s premier is adopting a more measured tone when it comes to assessing his province’s relationship with the federal government.
But in a recent end-of-year interview with The Canadian Press, Houston was more conciliatory, saying a Dec. 9 meeting at his Halifax office with Trudeau was conducted with “a spirit of collaboration.” During the provincial election campaign, the premier accused the federal government of shirking its responsibility for the isthmus, on occasion accusing Ottawa of “trying to rip us off.”Nova Scotia election: Tim Houston says he’ll ‘never stop’ standing up for Nova Scotians in victory speech“I would say they were more open-minded to looking at different ways we could finance it , so I will let that unfold,” said Houston.
Nova Scotia can’t afford to be distracted by squabbles with Ottawa as the province tries to fend off threats from the president-elect of the United States, who says he will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods when he gets into office in January unless border security is improved. Houston said he is on board with Trudeau’s Team Canada approach to Donald Trump because of the vital trade relationship Nova Scotia has with its southern neighbour.
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