Passage of the Nova Scotia government's budget bill stalled late Tuesday night when a group of singing protesters shut down the final vote to approve the budget. Passage of the Nova Scotia government's budget bill stalled late Tuesday night when a group of singing protesters shut down the final vote to approve the budget. Interim Liberal Leader Iain Rankin said it's a good thing that the budget vote has been delayed. "We've been trying to delay the budget vote for a while to get the premier back here at least," he said. Province House last shut down in 1994The last time Province House was shut down by a protest was in 1994, according to the legislature library.

Source: CBC News March 25, 2026 14:35 UTC