HALIFAX — Zach Churchill freely admits he’s a career politician.
The leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal party — first elected to the legislature when he was 26 — makes no apologies for dedicating his working life to public service, saying his experience has been invaluable during a provincial election campaign that has just over a week to go.
In high school, he was lead singer in a rock band called Oden. And when he was cut from the basketball team, he ran for student council co-president and won. While studying history and religion at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, he became known for painting his face and acting like a maniac at Huskies football games.
But his tenure in cabinet was also marked by an ugly incident in March 2019, when Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston accused Churchill of assaulting him during a heated argument outside the legislative chamber. Churchill denied attacking Houston, but he admitted losing his temper with the man who would go on to lead the Tories to victory in 2021, ending almost eight years of Liberal rule.
As the campaign enters its final phase, Churchill has been critical of the premier’s decision to ignore the first piece of legislation the Tory government passed in October 2021: a law that set July 15, 2025 as the date for the next election.
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