HALIFAX – With one swift decision, Nova Scotians will continue to pay for the financial choices being made by the NDP government. 

Halifax – During Question Period on Tuesday, April 20, Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster asked Premier Darrell Dexter the following question: “Do you believe Nova Scotians want clean energy at the schedule you have set if it means you are making it more expensive for them to live?”

A prophetic question? Maybe.

HALIFAX –  Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster has voted against a bill introduced by the NDP government that will allow accommodation proprietors in four Cape Breton municipalities to charge a levy in support of destination marketing.
 

INVERNESS - The harness racing industry will receive about $1 million in funding for 2010.

HALIFAX – Progressive Conservative Finance Critic Allan MacMaster is urging the NDP government to take proactive steps to reconcile their relationship with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

HALIFAX – Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster is asking Inverness County tourism operators for their feedback on amendments recently announced to the Cape Breton Island Marketing Levy Act.

HALIFAX –  Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster has confirmed that the Minacs call centre in Port Hawkesbury has signed a contract with one of Canada's largest banks, ensuring the employer will stay in the community and bring recently laid-off employees back to work.
 

HALIFAX - Below is a statement read in the Nova Scotia Legislature today from Progressive Conservative Finance Critic, Allan MacMaster, on the 2010-2011 Budget:

HALIFAX – The Budget introduced today by the NDP government will force Nova Scotians to live with higher taxes, something Progressive Conservative Leader Karen Casey says was not necessary.

HALIFAX –  PC Finance Critic Allan MacMaster wants to know how NDP Party President Peggy Mahon gained access to details of today's provincial budget that were leaked to party members in an email circulated yesterday.

HALIFAX – Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster introduced a resolution which was passed by all members of the Legislature this week.  It asked for continued government support for Gaelic language, history and culture in Nova Scotia.
 
MacMaster issued the request in Gaelic, highlighting the positive result of recent government initiatives. 
 

HALIFAX – A Bill introduced today by the Progressive Conservative caucus prohibits the Province from increasing the HST.

HALIFAX – As the House of Assembly reconvened for the spring session yesterday, Allan MacMaster took his seat in the Legislature as the provincial representative for Inverness.
 

HALIFAX – With the launch of a provincial ad campaign challenging the NDP to offer Nova Scotians alternatives to a two per cent HST hike, the PC Caucus is urging Finance Minister Graham Steele to clarify his plans for balancing the budget.
 

HALIFAX – Members of the Progressive Conservative Caucus returned from Ottawa last night after a series of meetings that have resulted in improved federal-provincial collaboration on issues essential to economic growth in Nova Scotia.