Retired unionist files complaint about Chretien meeting with Nova Scotia premier
HALIFAX — A retired union spokesman has been told Nova Scotia’s Lobbyists Registration Act doesn’t include ways to actually deal with complaints, after he filed one about a meeting last month between Premier Stephen McNeil and former prime minister Jean Chretien.
John McCracken filed the complaint saying he believes there was lobbying done by Chretien, who is an adviser for the group that promotes the Port of Sydney.
Chretien is not registered as a lobbyist in Nova Scotia, and McNeil has repeatedly denied that any lobbying took place during the hour-long meeting, held March 21 at Chretien’s request in the premier’s office.
“It’s kind of disheartening as a citizen,” said McCracken, who received a letter from the registrar responsible for the Act, Hayley Clarke, dated March 29.