Nova Scotia.

AuthorBoucher, Annette M.
PositionLegislative Reports

Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities

From August 31 to September 1, 2017, Kevin Murphy, Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly hosted the inaugural Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meeting of Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities. Twenty-nine parliamentarians from 12 Commonwealth countries participated in meaningful exchanges and deliberations which lead to the recommendation that the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association International Executive Committee move forward with the creation of a network to be known as the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD).

1st Session of the 63rd General Assembly

On September 21, 2017, Lieutenant Governor Arthur J. LeBlanc, delivered his first Speech from the Throne opening the 1st Session of the 63rd General Assembly.

The Budget for the fiscal year 2017-2018 had been presented on April 21, 2017 during the Spring sitting of the House of Assembly but had not been passed as the House of Assembly was dissolved when the writs of General Election were issued on April 30, 2017. As a result, a new 2017-2018 budget address was given by the Minister of Finance on September 26, 2017 and...

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