Premier of Nova Scotia

JOINT POLICY STATEMENT ON DEVELOPING AND TRANSMITTING CLEAN, RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE POWER IN NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, secure, and clean electricity is important both for households, businesses, and institutions across the region.

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  • Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, secure, and clean electricity is important both for households, businesses, and institutions across the region.
  • The economy is also rapidly electrifying as consumers adopt electric heat pumps and purchase electric vehicles and as industry transitions from hydrocarbons to clean power on the path to net-zero.
  • In this context, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will work with the Federal Government on approaches to funding.
  • The parties agree to collaborate on pathways to achieve an affordable reliable and clean electricity system within this context.

Statement by the Prime Minister on the upcoming retirement of Stephen McNeil as Premier of Nova Scotia

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 6, 2020 /CNW/ -The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Stephen McNeil's upcoming retirement as Premier of Nova Scotia:

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  • OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 6, 2020 /CNW/ -The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Stephen McNeil's upcoming retirement as Premier of Nova Scotia:
    "On behalf of the Government of Canada, I thank Premier McNeil for his service to Nova Scotia and Canada.
  • "Over the years, he has demonstrated strong leadership for both the province and the country, including during this unprecedented time.
  • Through his efforts to advance the Atlantic Growth Strategy, promote clean energy, and, most recently, to support the Safe Restart Agreement and Team Canada's fight against the impacts of COVID-19, Premier McNeil has been a great partner in the federation.
  • "I thank Premier McNeil for his 17 years of dedicated public service, and wish him and his family the very best in the future."