Halifax – PC Justice Critic Cecil Clarke is beginning to think Justice Minister Ross Landry knows more than he’s letting on when it comes to predicting matters of safety and concern on Nova Scotia’s correctional facilities.

Dartmouth – Newly appointed PC Justice Critic Cecil Clarke is calling on Justice Minister Ross Landry to immediately apologize to a correctional officer for comments he made two days ago about the vicious beating she took at the Central Nova Correctional facility.

NORTH SYDNEY - Cape Breton North MLA, Cecil Clarke, had the honour of a private meeting with Canada’s Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, today in Ottawa.

SYDNEY – Residents in Dingwall and Cape North are inching closer to bringing home a historical treasure they lost decades ago – St. Paul Island’s lighthouse.

SYDNEY – A decision could come as soon as tomorrow on the future of rail in Cape Breton, and the Progressive Conservative Caucus is urging Cabinet to make the right choice and continue the Rail America subsidy.

HALIFAX – By pushing the goal post from 2010 to 2014 to meet air quality regulations, the NDP are hoping Nova Scotia Power Inc. will back off their proposed rate increase of 12 per cent for residential consumers.

NORTH SYDNEY - Cape Breton North MLA Cecil Clarke continues to work to secure funding for a new terminal building at the Marine Atlantic ferry terminal in North Sydney, something he says will benefit the community and local businesses.

SYDNEY – With more than $1 billion dollars added to the provincial debt in less than one year, and the HST poised to increase by two percentage points on July 1, Nova Scotia is headed in the wrong direction.

Yarmouth – After participating in a delegation to Ottawa to work for dredging cash, Cape Breton North MLA Cecil Clarke is on the ground in Yarmouth today getting a firsthand glimpse of the devastating impact the loss of the Yarmouth ferry service is having on that community and the province.
 

North Sydney – On the eve of a Cape Breton delegation headed to Ottawa to discuss the dredging of Sydney Harbour with the federal government, the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Caucus is proposing a new funding solution that might make the project more attainable.

North Sydney – Cape Breton North MLA, Cecil Clarke, is pleased the provincial government has supported the Sydney Harbour dredge initiative.  The provincial government committed $15.2 million towards the $38 million cost of the dredge.
 

NORTH SYDNEY – Marine Atlantic has reached an agreement to charter two new vessels, which will have a positive impact for passengers and commercial users of the route between North Sydney and Newfoundland and Labrador.

NORTH SYDNEY – The Progressive Conservative Caucus is calling on the government to extend the moratorium on offshore oil and gas exploration on Georges Bank.

NORTH SYDNEY - The Cape Breton Regional Municipality committed $2-million in funding to the dredging of Sydney Harbour, sending a clear signal to the provincial and federal governments that this tops CBRM’s priority list.

HALIFAX – Of the nine Bills passed in the Legislature today, acting Progressive Conservative House Leader, Cecil Clarke, is calling attention to three in particular.