HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Liberal government is promising to address health care challenges as the fall session of the legislature opens with a speech from the throne by the province’s first Acadian lieutenant governor. In the speech, Arthur LeBlanc says the government heard the concerns voiced by voters during the May 30 election campaign, in which the state of health care and doctor shortages in particular became major issues. “This spring, Nova Scotians voiced concerns about challenges in health care,” said LeBlanc. It also says it will give doctors more flexibility so they can choose where and how to practice and will seek advice through Doctors Nova Scotia when developing recommendations or changes to primary care. The speech also repeats a promise from the budget shelved by the election — to provide a modest middle class tax break for about 500,000 Nova Scotians.

Source: National Post September 21, 2017 16:18 UTC