Questions about missing $27 million still unanswered
HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie is calling on Deputy Premier and Treasury Board Chair Frank Corbett to come clean about why the NDP covered up a $27-million error in the budget.
“The Deputy Premier chaired the committee that approved a fictitious budget,” said Baillie. “Why did they choose to sweep this under the carpet?”
NDP claims that they couldn’t...
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says the NDP Energy Minister’s Higher-Power-Rates tour is the latest example of the NDP’s sham consulting.
Today, the Minister of Energy was in Bridgewater touting the NDP plan that has increased power rates in Nova Scotia by 30 per cent, to the highest in the country
“The NDP and the Liberals are both pushing expensive electricity schemes that will continue to drive power rates up,” said...
HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative Agriculture critic Chuck Porter today expressed concern about the NDP’s management of the file for the Nova Scotia SPCA’s animal enforcement program.
Today, the SPCA of Nova Scotia informed the public it is suspending all investigations in to allegations of animal abuse, neglect and cruelty by April 1, 2013.
“Investigating instances of animal abuse and cruelty cannot be neglected by the NDP,...
TUSKET, NS – Argyle MLA Chris d’Entremont says while the rest of Canada is coming out of the recession, Southwestern Nova Scotia continues to decline, leaving families with little opportunity as businesses are unable to grow.
Southwestern Nova Scotia has lost 3,900 jobs in the last four years, causing 3,500 to leave the region in the same time frame.
“Southwestern Nova Scotia needs a tourism strategy, not an NDP government that cherry-picks winners and losers...
Orrell: More action needed to protect kids
SYDNEY, NS - Progressive Conservative Education critic Eddie Orrell says the Dexter NDP is moving too slowly to protect kids from bullying and cyberbullying.
“Our children deserve action now to protect them from bullying and cyberbullying but the NDP is too slow bringing forward real solutions, and programs to combat bullying,” said Orrell. “Education and awareness combined with real deterrents are what is...
PCs file objection with UARB on blacked out Maritime Link application
HALIFAX, NS – Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives filed a letter with the Utility and Review Board today, renewing their objection to the excessive blacking-out of information by an Emera affiliate. This time, the over-redacted document is the NSP Maritime Link application.
“The power company is, once again, trying to hide from scrutiny by greatly limiting how much information...
Baillie: Time to lower taxes and stop wasteful spending
HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says there is no cut-off for telling the truth.
Baillie is responding to the NDP’s claim that it was too late to tell the truth, because the budget had gone to print.
“The NDP knew in plenty of time that there was a significant $27 million error in the budget. But regardless of when they knew, there is no cut-off for telling the truth,” said Baillie. “When the NDP government was faced with a...
PC leader once again calls for inquiry move forward
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie is once again calling on the NDP government to call a public inquiry into allegations of abuse at the Nova Scotia Home for Coloured Children (NSHCC).
Baillie’s comments are in response to news that the class action suit against the former orphanage was settled.
“The NDP has no more excuses to deny the former residents and their...
Baillie: NSP’s $100 million savings must turn into a real rate freeze
HALIFAX, NS – Today, Nova Scotia Power announced it is eliminating $100 million from its capital plan. This is the sort of cost-cutting Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie has been calling for in his plan to freeze power rates and stop the NDP’s unaffordable rate increases.
“This is just a start. More can be done to find savings for ratepayers. It’s time to...
