The Nova Scotia House of Assembly : Chambre d'assemblée de la Nouvelle-Écosse : à la pointe du changement?

Following some introductory observations on the role of the House in the province’s political history, we examine these topics: the socio-demographics of the members (MHAs); the services and facilities available to the individual members and the party caucuses; and the relationship between the government and the opposition, including the selection of the speaker, the legislative committees and the [...] Meanwhile, the Mi’kmaq nation was headed for the fate of Aboriginal nations wherever they encountered emigrants to the “New World,” namely, the ongoing expropriation of their lands and the restriction of the use of the resources. [...] It found that the legislature’s exercise of the historic privilege to exclude strangers from its midst enjoys constitutional status and therefore is beyond the reach of the Charter.ix As a result, the legislature continues to coordinate the broadcast and recording of its proceedings, making them available to the public and the media in a variety of formats.x The broadcasting issue arose in the wak [...] Understandably, the configuration of the boundaries of the district is critical to the prospects of the candidates. [...] Thus it is hardly surprising to find that the return of three minority governments in fewer than 10 years has made an impact on the House of Assembly in a number of ways, among them the selection of the Speaker of the House, the legislative committees and the approach of government and opposition to the business of the legislature.