Allan MacMaster
INVERNESS
Caucus Whip
Critic Portfolios:
Attorney General and Justice
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Treasury Board
Gaelic Affairs
Residential Tenancies Act
Securities Act
Insurance Act
Credit Union Act
Committees:
Public Accounts
Human Resources
Constituency Office:
15759 Central Avenue
Inverness, Nova Scotia
B0E 1N0
Tel:(902) 258-2216
Fax:(902) 258-3231
HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says tonight's emergency debate at the Nova Scotia Legislature highlights how the NDP are refusing to tell Nova Scotians how much Muskrat Falls will cost them.
Tonight in the Legislature, an emergency debate was held to discuss the impacts of Muskrat Falls for Nova Scotia ratepayers. Today, the government of Newfoundland and Laborador released an independent report that said the cost of the Muskrat Falls project has gone...
INVERNESS, NS – The House of Assembly paused for a moment yesterday to pay tribute to the life of Raylene Rankin at the request of MLA Allan MacMaster.
“Raylene Rankin was an icon in Cape Breton, but more than that she was a loving person who touched everyone she met with her captivating personality,” said MacMaster. “Her spirit will live forever in her music.”
MacMaster also tabled a resolution in the House offering condolences to the family of...
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative Justice critic Allan MacMaster says it’s time the Dexter NDP got serious about tackling violent crime in Nova Scotia.
Today, NDP Justice Minister Ross Landry announced a restorative justice pilot program aimed at students at Dalhousie University, but MacMaster says he’s still waiting for the Dexter NDP to make gang violence a priority.
MacMaster believes the province should be taking the lead to ensure our police...
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative Transportation critic Allan MacMaster says the Transportation Minister’s issuing of tenders for roadwork that was supposed to be completed by the NDP’s expensive new asphalt plant proves that the Dexter government’s decision to enter the paving business was a costly mistake.
“First the NDP bills taxpayers millions for an expensive new paving plant to compete against Nova Scotia companies, and now they’re telling us to pay again to tender the...
MacMaster: Review regulations immediately
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative Transportation Critic Allan MacMaster says he is shocked that the NDP's Transportation Minister knew nothing about the Acadian Lines' problems with his government's regulations, even though officials met with his department as recently as February and expressed these concerns at a 2010 regulatory hearing.
“There’s no excuse for the...
MacMaster: Review regulations immediately
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative Transportation Critic Allan MacMaster says he is shocked that the NDP's Transportation Minister knew nothing about the Acadian Lines' problems with his government's regulations, even though officials met with his department as recently as February and expressed these concerns at a 2010 regulatory hearing.
“There’s no excuse for the...
MacIntosh case will now be reviewed by the Supreme Court of Canada
NVERNESS – The fact that the Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear the Crown's appeal is an important step for those who testified of abuse at the hands of Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh, said Progressive Conservative Justice Critic Allan MacMaster.
Today, Canada's highest court granted permission to the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution service to appeal the decision of Nova...
HALIFAX, NS - Inverness Progressive Conservative MLA Allan MacMaster says he is optimistic about the government's new legislation that will allow for NewPage pensioners to improve the state of their pensions, but questions why the government left people to live with uncertainty for the past few months.
"The pensioners have been made to wait, but based on my consultations with those affected, I think the pensioners can be...
HALIFAX, NS - Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster introduced a bill today to keep defined benefit pension plan members better informed.
“Today in Nova Scotia, there is better information available to a holder of a $1000 RRSP account than there is for members of multi-million dollar pension plans,” said MacMaster.
The legislation would require defined benefit pension...
NDP’s plans for electricity not affordable for Nova Scotians
HALIFAX, NS – The NDP’s approach to electricity is causing hardship for Nova Scotia families and costing jobs, says Inverness MLA Allan MacMaster.
Today in the Legislature, the Speaker approved the Progressive Conservative's call for an emergency debate on power rates. MacMaster says a recent downgrading of Emera's credit rating is due to the cost of implementing the NDP's "...
