The Nova Scotia SPCA says a St. Margaret’s Bay woman has pleaded guilty in a precedent-setting tail-docking case. 35-year-old Candace Burneau has to pay a $400 fine after an investigation found she’d hired someone to dock tails on a litter of puppies. That’s been banned here since 2010 since the procedure is seen as cosmetic.
Category: Amherst
Baillie announces Official Opposition critic responsibilities
Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie has announced Official Opposition critic responsibilities. Here’s the full list:
Pat Dunn
Deputy Leader
MLA Pictou Centre
Critic Responsibilities: Public Service Commission; and African Nova Scotian Affairs
Chris d’Entremont
House Leader
MLA Argyle-Barrington
Critic Responsibilities: Internal Services; Communications Nova Scotia; and Acadian Affairs
and Francophonie
Alfie MacLeod
Deputy House Leader
MLA Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg
Critic Responsibilities: Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal; and Aboriginal Affairs
Karla MacFarlane
Caucus Chair
MLA Pictou West
Critic Responsibilities: Justice; Attorney General; and Military Relations
Eddie Orrell
Whip
MLA Northside-Westmount
Critic Responsibilities: Labour and Advanced Education
Allan MacMaster
Chair of Public Accounts Committee
MLA Inverness
Critic Responsibilities: Energy; Service Nova Scotia; and Gaelic Affairs
John Lohr
MLA Kings North
Critic Responsibilities: Agriculture; Fisheries and Aquaculture; Immigration; and Labour Relations
Tim Houston
MLA Pictou East
Public Accounts Committee member
Critic Responsibilities: Finance; Nova Scotia Liquor Corp.; and Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness
Keith Bain
MLA Victoria-The Lakes
Critic Responsibilities: Natural Resources
Larry Harrison
MLA Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Critic Responsibilities: Communities, Culture and Heritage; and Seniors
Tim Halman
Deputy Caucus Chair
MLA Dartmouth East
Critic Responsibilities: Education and Early Childhood Development; and Youth
Kim Masland
Deputy Whip
MLA Queens-Shelburne
Critic Responsibilities: Environment
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin
MLA Cumberland North
Critic Responsibilities: Health and Wellness
Alana Paon
MLA Richmond
Critic Responsibilities: Business; Trade; Tourism Nova Scotia; Nova Scotia Business Inc.; and Innovacorp
Barbara Adams
MLA Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
Critic Responsibilities: Community Services; and Advisory Council on the Status of Women
Brad Johns
MLA Sackville-Beaver Bank
Critic Responsibilities: Municipal Affairs; and Emergency Management Office