Leonard Preyra - MLA for Halifax Citadel – Sable Island

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 [...]

Premier Rodney MacDonald appears reluctant to allow senior government officials to brief an all-party committee on the state of the province’s finances.

The economic development committee of the Nova Scotia legislature requested the briefing in a unanimous vote Tuesday.
Three Progressive Conservative MLAs supported the motion, including caucus chair Chuck Porter, who spoke out in favour of [...]

MR. LEONARD PREYRA: Mr. Speaker, I thank the Minister of Health for making note of a reservation that we have about this bill. I’ve spoken on second reading that we support this bill in principle. It is worthwhile, we believe that we need emergency room beds and we need hospitals and we need youth mental [...]

MR. LEONARD PREYRA: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to rise here on third reading and to speak to Bill No. 181, an Act to Implement HRM by Design. Before I speak on that, I want to talk about the HRM by Design process. It’s been a lengthy process, it’s gone on now for [...]

MR. LEONARD PREYRA: Mr. Speaker, it’s a pleasure to rise here again and to speak to Bill No. 179. I wanted to say a few words in support of Bill No. 179. We strongly support, from this side of the House, the idea of a separate charter for the Halifax Regional Municipality. We want for [...]