Cost to address 'big mess' wage restraint legislation could top $300M, says Houston
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is preparing for a major bill to cover costs related to wage restraint legislation passed by a former Liberal government that a Supreme Court judge recently deemed unconstitutional.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tim-houston-stephen-mcneil-bill-148-unions-contract-negotiations-9.7207407?cmp=rss

15-month wait for a mammogram a concern, N.S. premier says
Premier Tim Houston says more work needs to be done to fill vacancies in parts of the health-care system, and he's worried about the amount of time women may have to wait to have a mammogram.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/tim-houston-reacts-nova-scotia-mammogram-wait-times-9.7207350?cmp=rss

Inside Cape Breton University's new medical campus
Premier Tim Houston was in Cape Breton for the opening of a new medical sciences building. But he was met by striking long-term care workers still seeking a deal. The CBC's Kyle Moore has the story.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7201419?cmp=rss

PC Party nominates business owner for Chéticamp byelection
The Nova Scotia PC Party has nominated local business owner Claude Bourgeois to run in the upcoming Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay byelection. Premier Tim Houston said he needs Bourgeois, a long-time resident of the area, "at the decision-making table in government."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/pc-party-nominates-business-owner-for-cheticamp-byelection-9.7196014?cmp=rss

New consent system for Nova Scotians to opt in for clinical trials, other research
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says the province is poised to become a world leader when it comes to offering residents the opportunity to easily take part in medical research.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-consent-system-for-nova-scotians-to-opt-in-for-clinical-trials-other-research-9.7180743?cmp=rss

Court says N.S. woods ban was unreasonable, but premier says he would do it again
Premier Tim Houston says he would institute a ban on entering the woods again, if the circumstances called for it, in spite of a judge saying last year’s provincewide decree was unreasonable.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/court-says-n-s-woods-ban-was-unreasonable-but-premier-says-he-would-do-it-again-9.7174931?cmp=rss

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says fracking opponents are drowning out other voices
The provincial government kicked off the consultations more than a year after lifting a ban on fracking that was in place for over a decade.
#Canada #fracking #TimHouston
https://globalnews.ca/news/11812533/nova-scotia-premier-tim-houston-fracking/

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says fracking opponents are drowning out other voices
The provincial government kicked off the consultations more than a year after lifting a ban on fracking that was in place for over a decade.
#Canada #fracking #TimHouston
https://globalnews.ca/news/11812533/nova-scotia-premier-tim-houston-fracking/

N.S. municipalities support anti-poverty group's call for higher social assistance rates
The Antigonish Coalition to End Poverty has sent a letter to Premier Tim Houston, raising concerns that financial support for those living in poverty has fallen well below inflation.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-social-assistance-rates-antigonish-coalition-to-end-poverty-9.7168641?cmp=rss

Nova Scotia legislature wraps sitting marked by protests over budget cuts
The spring session of the Nova Scotia legislature did not work out quite as Premier Tim Houston had hoped, according to opposition parties and a political scientist.
#Canada #Politics #NovaScotiaPolitics #TimHouston
https://globalnews.ca/news/11772978/nova-scotia-legislature-wraps/