Leonard’s most recent activities in the house, sorted by chronological order:
By DAVID JACKSON Provincial Reporter | The Howe Room
New Liberal MLA Zach Churchill will see a familiar face from the classroom in the legislature.
The Saint Mary’s University alumnus, 26, joins his old political science professor, New Democrat Leonard Preyra, at Province House.
Preyra, a nemesis of Liberals at the public accounts [...]
By DAVID JACKSON Provincial Reporter
Thu. Jun 24 – 4:54 AM
The party leaders have spoken, but maybe the public accounts committee didn’t get the message.
Premier Darrell Dexter, Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil and interim Progressive Conservative leader Karen Casey met Tuesday to break a stalemate over agenda-setting at the legislature’s highest-profile committee.
They [...]
Tories end meeting boycott after deal reached to make sessions more effective
By DAVID JACKSON Provincial Reporter
Progressive Conservative MLAs will be back at today’s public accounts committee meeting, two weeks after a dispute over the Nova Scotia Gaming Corp. prompted a boycott of all committees.
Interim Tory leader Karen Casey said that she [...]
Opposition steaming after committee delays move until fall legislation
By DAVID JACKSON Provincial Reporter
Opposition MLAs ran into an NDP brick wall Wednesday in their attempts to force the government to turn over documents to the auditor general and have a committee hear from Nova Scotia Gaming Corp. officials.
Tory Cecil Clarke even walked [...]
Paul McLeod
The provincial legislature’s flagship committee may grind to a halt after a Tory MLA stormed out of a meeting yesterday and plans a full-scale boycott.
Tory Cecil Clarke and two members of the Liberal party were livid after being outvoted by the NDP majority on Public Accounts, the legislature’s busiest and [...]
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
An Opposition attempt to force the Nova Scotia government to hand over cabinet and business agency documents to the auditor general failed Wednesday, defeated by the NDP majority on the public accounts committee. Auditor Jacques Lapointe issued a damning report last week, admonishing the government for withholding and editing files [...]
The Canadian Press
HALIFAX – An Opposition attempt to force the Nova Scotia government to hand over cabinet and business agency documents to the auditor general failed Wednesday, defeated by the NDP majority on the public accounts committee.
Auditor Jacques Lapointe issued a damning report last week, admonishing the government for [...]
Source: gov.ns.ca/news
October 22, 2009 2:30 PM
Employers would be better able to retain key staff who are eligible to retire yet want to keep working, and provide new opportunities for workers approaching retirement under legislation introduced today, Oct. 22.
In January, the Pension Review Panel recommended permitting phased retirements which would allow an employee who meets pension [...]
Source: gov.ns.ca/news
October 14, 2009 2:33 PM
Changes to the Condominium Act introduced today, Oct. 14, will strengthen consumer protection for condo owners and prospective buyers, and improve the administration of condominium corporations.
“Consumer protection is one of our top priorities,” said Ramona Jennex, Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations. “These amendments will benefit a fast-growing [...]
Leonard Preyra was recently named to the following committees;
Community Services-member
Private and Local Bills-member
Public Accounts-Vice Chair
As well Leonard will serve as Ministerial Aid to the Minister of Immigration, the honourable Ramona Jennex. As Ministerial Aid Leonard will provide support to the Minister by working with the Office of Immigration to develop a new Immigration Strategy with [...]