News
Apr 23 2013

Baillie: Early intervention can prevent criminal activity

HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says the NDP must include provincial changes to the law, to improve early intervention in cases of bullying and cyberbullying.

Today, the PC Caucus re-introduced the Cyberbullying Intervention Act with practical solutions to protect children from bullying and cyberbullying. 

 
“Early intervention is the best...
Apr 18 2013

 

HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says if the NDP want to have a referendum on HST rebates, it should go one step farther and have a referendum if the government breaks its law to lower the HST.
 
Today, as part of the Financial Measures Act, the NDP will enact a referendum on future changes to HST rebates. 
 
"The NDP jacked up the HST after promising not to, and cost...
Apr 18 2013

PC’s to introduce Safer Schools Act

HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says bullying needs to be defined in law and the bullies held responsible for breaking those laws.

 
“Nova Scotian children and teens are living in fear and anguish and the time has come to offer them the full protection of the law,” says Baillie. “They deserve this protection and the first step is defining bullying as an offense...
Apr 18 2013

Baillie calls for true, independent review

HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says more new evidence about the Muskrat Falls megaproject shows it is not the lowest-cost option.

Yesterday, the UARB’s own consultant, Synapse Energy Economics, Inc. filed evidence saying the Maritime Link Project “has not been demonstrated to be a...

Apr 17 2013

HALIFAX, NS - Cape Breton West MLA Alfie MacLeod paid tribute to the life of Cape Breton music icon Rita MacNeil today in the Legislature with the following statement:

"Today, we pay tribute to a true icon of the music of Cape Breton and of all Nova Scotia.

Rita MacNeil grew up in Big Pond. She was always modest, she always remembered where she came from and she always remembered how she got there. When she sang, you could hear the passion in her heart for her community...

Apr 16 2013

NDP and Liberal plans will cost ratepayers more

HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says Nova Scotians need relief from the NDP’s skyrocketing electricity rates and has committed to freezing power rates.

Today, the Progressive Conservative Caucus will introduce five bills in the Legislature aimed at reducing the cost of electricity and making Nova Scotia Power more accountable to its customers.

“We will freeze power...

Apr 16 2013

NDP mismanagement has put animals at risk

HALIFAX, NS - On behalf of concerned animal lovers from across Nova Scotia, Argyle MLA Chris d’Entremont will present a petition today in the Legislature calling on the Dexter NDP to take immediate steps to reduce the suffering of animals and ensure offenders are prosecuted.
 
“There has been much concern expressed over the last two months of how the NDP have mismanaged the Nova Scotia SPCA’s...

Apr 12 2013

PC Bill caps Primary to Grade 3 classes at 25

HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie introduced Legislation today to put the cap of 25 students back on Primary to Grade 3 classes.

“Large class sizes are a detriment to our youngest learners. We need to build a modern economy by ensuring kids get the education they deserve,” said Baillie. “We need to make classes smaller, give...

Apr 11 2013

HALIFAX, NS – The Progressive Conservative Caucus reintroduced two important pieces of legislation from the last session of the Legislature today.

The first bill will ensure public transportation passengers who use accessible buses will not have service interrupted by labour disputes and is supported by the Nova Scotia Disability Strategy Partnership. Many Haligonians who are living with a disability were unable to attend medical appointments, get to and from work, purchase...

Apr 11 2013

Calls on NDP to adopt all Cyberbullying Task Force recommendations

HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie told the NDP government the PC Caucus is ready to work with them to find solutions to prevent cyberbullying. In addition, he called on the government to implement all recommendations of its own task force, including early intervention programs.

Rehtaeh Parsons tragic story highlights the need for stricter measures to protect our children and for...