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As a sort of political junkie, I was excited to see the House of Assembly sitting again this morning. In fact, I took the time to watch a live feed of Question Period, in which the Premier and ministers are asked questions by opposition members about issues which concern their constituents.
On Oct. 3, in a statement to the media and during Budget Estimates in the Legislature, the Honourable Randy Delorey, Minister of Health and Wellness, said to the people of Nova Scotia that he is not in a dispute with physicians, he is only in a dispute with Doctors Nova Scotia (DNS).
Let us be clear. Doctors Nova Scotia is the province’s physicians.
Health and Wellness underspent by $31 million
The McNeil government released the public accounts for the 2015-16 fiscal year on August 9, saying it included funds to keep class sizes small in grades P-4 and support math and literacy; increase home care funding; expand the caregiver support program; provide no-interest student loans for university students and to fund and more orthopedic surgeries.
Fiscal incompetence combines with lack of plan for job creation, says Baillie
Finance and Treasury Board Minister Randy Delorey outlined Nova Scotia's vulnerable fiscal situation and pledged continued spending discipline during government's second 2015-16 forecast update on Monday, Dec. 14.
Despite overseeing decreased revenues, inclreased spending and a whopping $122.5 million deficit, finace minister Randy Delory insists his Liberal government has "recoimmitted" to strong fiscal management
Faulting "continuing economic uncertainty" in a news release Monday, Delorey announced the government's first budget 2015-16 update.