Its a rare summer sitting at the Nova Scotia Legislature, recalled to vote down a proposed pay hike for MLA's. The new leaders of the opposition parties ...
Its a rare summer sitting at the Nova Scotia Legislature, recalled to vote down a proposed pay hike for MLA's. The new leaders of the opposition parties are getting an opportunity to be in front of the media when it's usually an off season politically. Dr. Lori Turnbull is a political scientist with Dalhousie University. She weighs in on that, the premier taking a pay cut, and the partisan wrangling over virtual appearances for our elected representatives.
And through all of the technology one thing remains constant: the satisfaction of sharing compelling stories with other humans. The responsibility of knowing better, is doing better. Sheldon is based in Halifax, N.S.SaltWire Network welcomes letters on matters of public interest for publication. All letters must be accompanied by the author’s name, address and telephone number so that they can be verified. Letters may be subject to editing.
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