The premier and opposition leaders battled for time on the floor of the legislature Thursday on a topic that’s become a political lightning rod: energy. In the NDP’s first designated hour for asking questions, NDP Leader Claudia Chender accused the Progressive Conservatives of not taking seriously the issue of high power bills. He also highlighted recent advancements of a direct-to-consumer renewable energy company that stands to break Nova Scotia Power’s monopoly. If I asked one question, he would have filibustered the rest of the hour.”Rankin elicited some information from Houston about the premier’s offshore wind energy proposal, Wind West. In Chender’s second round, she tabled a package of questions the NDP collected from Nova Scotians.

Source: CBC News March 06, 2026 10:24 UTC