Leonard Preyra is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island. 

Op-Ed by Leonard Preyra: Setting Fair and Effective Boundaries

January 9th, 2012

Leonard is the Acting Chair of the Select Committee on Establishing an Electoral Boundaries Commission. Read his article.
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Preyra Speaks to Electoral Boundaries and Minority Seat Issue

January 4th, 2012

Leonard spoke with Chronicle Herald columnist Marilla Stephenson about the terms of reference for the Electoral Boundaries Commission, including the allowable seat variance of 25%.

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The Pictou Bee: Nominate Minorities to Increase Representation

January 3rd, 2012

On January 1, Leonard was quoted in the Pictou Bee: “There will be communities of interest, there will be linguistic communities, there will be geographic communities that will be spread out that we will have to make some accommodation for, and so we’re saying that there could be a 25% variance.”

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In The News: Preyra on Electoral Boundaries

January 3rd, 2012

Having each vote carry roughly the same weight is a “cardinal principle” of representative democracy, says Leonard Preyra, Vice-Chairman of the Select Committee on Establishing an Electoral Boundaries Commission. Read Leonard’s comments in the Halifax Chronicle Herald, Metro, and the Cape Breton Post.

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Province, NSCAD Agree on Recommendations to Protect Fine Arts Education

December 13th, 2011

The province and NSCAD University have agreed to implement special advisor Howard Windsor’s eight recommendations aimed at making the university sustainable and protecting fine arts education in Nova Scotia.

“NSCAD and the government understand the importance of the creative sector to Nova Scotia’s economy and to its cultural fabric,” said Labour and Advanced Education Minister Marilyn More. “We all want fine arts education to thrive in this province.”
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Fall Resolutions 2011

December 2nd, 2011

Read Some of the Resolutions that Were Moved by Leonard and Carried in October/November 2011.

Nova Scotia House of Assembly
Sixty-first General Assembly, Third Session
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Save the Date!

November 29th, 2011