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PC government dragging its feet on Owls Head commitment, NDP says

“When a party uses words like despicable, one would expect urgency in rectifying the situation,” Claudia Chender, the MLA for Dartmouth South, said during question period Friday in reference to Premier Tim Houston’s characterization, while in opposition, of the Liberal deal to delist and enter into an agreement to sell Crown land at Owls Head.

“When will the Conservative government actually make that order in council and stop the sale,” Chender asked Tory Rushton, minister of natural resources and renewables.

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By Save Owls Head, ago

Claudia Chender: When will the PC government stop the sale?

CLAUDIA CHENDER: Mr. Speaker, changing topics, my question is for the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables. In the election there was no doubt that people across the province were angered by the backroom dealing that led to the delisting of Owls Head. We’ve all heard about it in this House and out of this House.

Many people expressed their anger, including the Premier, who said that the Liberal government’s actions on this file were “really despicable.” When a party uses words like “despicable,” one would expect urgency in rectifying this situation.

My question to the minister is: When will the Progressive Conservative government actually make that Order in Council and stop the sale?

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By Save Owls Head, ago

Press Release (PC): Owls Head shows Rankin Liberals can’t be trusted on environment

Originally published here

Nova Scotians concerned about the environment and climate change need a Premier and a government that won’t do secret deals to put protected lands at risk.

Hammonds Plains-Lucasville PC candidate Julie Chaisson noted that as Lands and Forestry Minister, Liberal Leader Iain Rankin secretly delisted Owls Head provincial park reserve to allow an American couple to buy the land. The Rankin Liberals also gutted the previous PC government’s landmark Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act, moving decision-making away from the Legislature into the cabinet backrooms.

“The choice in this election is clear: more secret deals that put Nova Scotia’s environment at risk with Iain Rankin or real solutions for our environment with Tim Houston,” said Chaisson.  “Having Iain Rankin, the architect of the Owls Head secret deal, responsible for our environment is like having an arsonist in charge of fire safety.”

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By Save Owls Head, ago

PC’s Brad Johns on Owls Head

Posted by Richard Bell
January 14, 2020 3:01 PM
Eastern Shore Cooperator

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In a phone interview with the Cooperator, Brad Johns, Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party critic for the environment, was blunt about the province’s decision to delist Owls Head Provincial Park and sell the land to a golf-course developer: “The fix is already in.”

Johns said that his party supported exploring opportunities for economic development, but that the time for public consultation was before making a decision, not after. “What they’ve done is put the cart before the horse here.”

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By Save Owls Head, ago