Politics & Policy

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - Earlier this month, the federal government tabled the Act to Enact the Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act and the Building Canada Act (Bill C-5).

Keeping the "Know" in Nova Scotia: Nuclear energy

Nuclear_Factsheet.pdf (5.42 MB)

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Keeping the "Know" in Nova Scotia: Landowners' rights

Landowner_Rights_Factsheet.pdf (6 MB)

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Public Explainer: Provincial Overreach in the HRM's Regional Plan Final Draft

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Overview

The Regional Plan is the most important land use planning document for the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM).

The EAC’s statement on the N.S. government’s updates to the environmental assessment process

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Thursday, May 8, 2025 - Today the Houston government announced a series of changes to Nova Scotia's environmental assessment (EA) process. The government is framing these changes as a commitment to fight climate change and support clean energy. Efforts to ramp up renewable energy and create a green economy in N.S.