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Baillie says ferry deal should come before Legislature
McNeil made a bad deal that will cost taxpayers up to $100 million March 29, 2016 HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says the $100 million ferry deal could be a defining and...
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Baillie to McNeil: Release Bay Ferries’ secret guaranteed profit
N.S. taxpayers to shell out $32.7 million for just first two years in subsidy, even though US Navy bought both the CAT and sister ship for that price in 2012 HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative...
View ArticlePCs to Liberals: Halt the destruction of Nova Scotia’s film industry
April 1, 2016 For immediate release Today, the Progressive Conservatives are launching a petition calling on Premier Stephen McNeil to adopt the film industry’s request to roll the unused portion of...
View ArticleMLA asks Nova Scotians to vote for Brookfield school in national competition
South Colchester Academy named finalist in Samsung Canada’s Solve for Tomorrow campaign BROOKFIELD, NS – Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley MLA Larry Harrison is encouraging all Nova Scotians to vote for...
View ArticleBaillie concerned Yarmouth ferry rates have not been released
McNeil’s ferry fiasco keeps getting worse HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie wants to know why rates for the Yarmouth ferry have not been released. “We’re just a couple months...
View ArticleBaillie concerned about personal health information being released
People have a right to know when their private information is compromised HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says the Liberal government should inform people if their personal...
View ArticleMacMaster: Lack of forestry monitoring reports is destroying trust
INVERNESS, NS – In November 2015, the auditor general reported that the Department of Natural Resources needs to better monitor forestry activity across Nova Scotia. “People are very concerned about...
View ArticleStatement from PC leader Jamie Baillie on the retirement of MLA Maureen...
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie thanks former interim NDP leader Maureen MacDonald for her invaluable contribution to Halifax Needham and all of Nova Scotia during her 18...
View ArticleBaillie says Nova Scotia, not Portland, should call the shots in ferry deal
PC leader says deal should benefit Nova Scotians first HALIFAX, NS – Portland’s mayor is challenging some of the details concerning the ferry service announced by the Liberal government and Bay Ferries...
View ArticlePCs introduce Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Appreciation Act
Exempt active volunteers from paying fees under the Motor Vehicle Act HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative MLA Karla MacFarlane introduced a bill today that recognizes the important work of the...
View ArticleLiberals must clearly disclose trade centre windfall in upcoming budget
Baillie wants federal and municipal money protected for future lease payments HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says the McNeil Liberals should disclose the revenue for the...
View ArticleBogus budget based on accounting shell game and more taxes
Nova Scotians can’t trust the McNeil budget: Baillie April 19, 2016 For immediate release HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says today’s Liberal budget is dishonest and lacks...
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McNeil Liberals deep-dive into online gambling habits worries PC’s
Teenagers, between 16 and 18, included HALIFAX, NS – Documents from the McNeil government show that the Nova Scotia Lotteries and Casino Corporation recently surveyed 10,000 Nova Scotians about their...
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Baillie calls for tougher sexual assault laws in Nova Scotia
PCs introduce two bills giving greater protection to survivors of sexual assault HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie wants to strengthen the province’s sexual assault laws....
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Liberals refuse to rule out cap on Chase the Ace jackpots
Important community fundraisers at risk under Liberals’ watch HALIFAX, NS – Today in the House of Assembly, the Liberal government refused to rule out putting a cap on Chase the Ace jackpots in Nova...
View ArticleMacFarlane concerned about closure of Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital...
PC MLA presses Minister of Health for answers PICTOU, NS – Pictou West MLA Karla MacFarlane says the recent closure of the Sutherland Harris Memorial Hospital after-hours outpatient clinic is...
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Baillie wants tax relief for those with psychiatric service dogs
PCs introduce Service Dogs Tax Credit Act, call on McNeil government to support it HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says the McNeil Liberals should support tax relief for...
View ArticleLiberals break promise for fixed election date
PCs introduce amendment to Elections Act, Liberals vote it down HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative House Leader Chris d’Entremont says the McNeil government broke its promise on setting a fixed...
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Baillie wants better access to mental health support
Psychologists’ tax credit would encourage pro bono work HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie wants to expand access to psychologists for people suffering with mental illness....
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