Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston speaks with media as he arrives for a meeting of Canada’s Premier’s , Monday, February 6, 2023 in Ottawa. Canada’s Premier’s will meet with the prime minister Tuesday to discuss healthcare. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld CANADAHALIFAX news Nova Scotia premier says byelection win sign of approval for Tory health care efforts by admin 9 أغسطس، 2023 written by admin 9 أغسطس، 2023 52 CITYnews halifax \ By The Canadian Press HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s premier says the Progressive Conservative victory in Tuesday’s provincial byelection is a sign of approval for his government’s attempts to bolster health care. Tim Houston says voters in the Preston riding were also unhappy over federal carbon pricing, which saw gasoline prices in the province increase about 18 cents a litre last month. Houston says the overall message is that voters know his government is with them on issues that matter most to them. But Liberal Leader Zach Churchill says the only reason the Tories won was because they successfully turned the vote into a plebiscite on the federal carbon tax, which the provincial Liberal party had no hand in. NDP Leader Claudia Chender says her party didn’t hear any approval of the Tory record on the doorsteps in Preston and she believes voters were more concerned about the cost of living. Progressive Conservative candidate Twila Grosse posted a comfortable victory in a riding that had been held by the Liberals for the last 20 years, while the NDP finished second and the Liberals fell to third place. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 9, 2023. The Canadian Press 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post NS Power outlines tree cutting plan to help reduce hurricane-caused outages next post Mounties ask for help finding missing Bible Hill woman You may also like Investigation into homicide of pregnant Halifax woman continues... 24 نوفمبر، 2024 First Canadian case of more severe mpox strain... 24 نوفمبر، 2024 توقيفات وإدانات بعد تحوّل تظاهرة ضد الـ’’ناتو‘‘ في... 24 نوفمبر، 2024 انصهار الاختلاف في سرب واحد لإنشاد التحرّر من... 24 نوفمبر، 2024 Wind and rainfall warnings issued for parts of... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 Pictou County District RCMP investigating serious crash involving... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 أوتاوا تنفي امتلاكها أدلة تربط ناريندرا مودي بأعمال... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 إحياء شهر التراث اللبناني من قِبل القوات المسلحة... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 أونتاريو: تشريع مقبل لحماية القادمين الجدد من الاحتيال... 23 نوفمبر، 2024 New poll shows Houston’s PCs maintaining big lead... 22 نوفمبر، 2024