The Nova Scotia Public Record

Speeches, debates, and press briefings curated from the public domain for Nova Scotians.

Dec 8, 2020 | COVID-19 Update - Premier Stephen McNeil & Dr. Robert Strang

Premier McNeil and Dr. Strang provide an update on the province's response to COVID-19 for Nova Scotians. Listen

Dec 8, 2020 | Organ and Tissue Donation - Dr. Stephen Beed @ Standing Committee on Health

Dr. Stephen Beed is the medical director of the Nova Scotia Organ Donation Program at the Nova Scotia Health Authority. The Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act comes into effect on January 18, 2021. Beed met with the Standing Committee on Health of the Nova Scotia Legislature to discuss. Listen. Read Dr. Beed’s opening remarks.

Dec 8, 2020 | Families Plus Program - Tracey Taweel, Natalie Downie and Nancy MacDonald @ Community Services Standing Committee

Tracey Taweel and Natalie Downie work for the Department of Community Services. Nancy MacDonald is the Executive Director of the independent non-profit Family Service of Eastern Nova Scotia. Taweel, Downie and MacDonald met with the Standing Committee on Community Services of the Nova Scotia Legislature to discuss the Families Plus program. Listen

Note to Dave Meslin | Another Take on City Hall

By Mark Coffin

What's it like to be a tourist at Halifax City Hall? I compare two takes: one from the Hotel Guide to Halifax as published in 1890 and another from a book published in 2019 by Toronto-based democracy activist, Dave Meslin. I sent him an audio note yesterday morning to share what I found. Listen