Nova Scotia legislature wraps sitting that passed education reforms, pot rules
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia legislature wrapped its spring sitting Wednesday with the government getting flack from the opposition on health care and on how it handled a breach of its freedom-of-information web portal.
In the final question period of a session that began Feb. 27, the government was peppered with NDP and Tory questions about persistent doctor shortages and emergency room closures — issues that were a constant presence throughout the sitting.
NDP Leader Gary Burrill asked about the shortage of family physicians, pointing out the provincial wait list had grown since the final day of last October’s legislature sitting, from 37,339 to 44,158.
Premier Stephen McNeil admitted it’s a challenge, saying the number of people waiting for doctors is “too many.”