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		<title>Op-Ed by Leonard Preyra: Setting Fair and Effective Boundaries</title>
		<link>http://www.preyra.ca/2012/01/09/op-ed-by-leonard-preyra-seeking-fairness-for-all-voters-with-approach-to-boundary-redistribution/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=op-ed-by-leonard-preyra-seeking-fairness-for-all-voters-with-approach-to-boundary-redistribution</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leonard is the Acting Chair of the Select Committee on Establishing an Electoral Boundaries Commission. Read his article.

At the heart of the theory of representative democracy is the *one member, one vote* principle.  It requires that, as a general rule, we should seek to ensure that every vote counts equally.
In order to meet this democratic test, the province, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pictou Bee: Nominate Minorities to Increase Representation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:17:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On January 1, Leonard was quoted in the Pictou Bee: &#8220;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&#8217;re saying that there could be a 25% variance.&#8221;

The Pictou Bee, January 1, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Province, NSCAD Agree on Recommendations to Protect Fine Arts Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The province and NSCAD University have agreed to implement special advisor Howard Windsor&#8217;s eight recommendations aimed at making the university sustainable and protecting fine arts education in Nova Scotia.
&#8220;NSCAD and the government understand the importance of the creative sector to Nova Scotia&#8217;s economy and to its cultural fabric,&#8221; said Labour and Advanced Education Minister Marilyn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall Resolutions 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read some of the resolutions that have recently been moved by Leonard.]]></description>
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		<title>Save the Date!</title>
		<link>http://www.preyra.ca/2011/11/29/save-the-date/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=save-the-date</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<title>Investment Gives New Life to Halifax Law Courts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The province is investing $4.3 million to renovate Nova Scotia's Court of Appeal and Supreme Court building, work that will extend the building's life by decades and save money for taxpayers. This work starts a four-year, $22.5-million renovation project to upgrade the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and electrical services at The Law Courts on Upper Water Street in Halifax.]]></description>
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		<title>$2.25 Million for Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Repairs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The province is preserving a landmark pre-Confederation building in downtown Halifax by investing $2.25 million in repairs to the exterior of the Dominion Building, home of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
MLA Leonard Preyra made the announcement on behalf of Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister David Wilson today, Nov. 16, as part of the province&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speed Limits to be Reduced in School Areas</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To protect students and make roads safer, the province is introducing legislation today, Nov. 2, to reduce speed limits in school areas. The speed limit would be reduced from 50 km/h to 30 km/h when children are present in school areas where the surrounding speed zone is 50 km/hr. In school areas where the surrounding speed zone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sable Island To Become Canada&#8217;s Newest National Park</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, October 17, 20011, the Federal Government and Province of Nova Scotia signed a landmark agreement that protects Sable Island as a national park reserve of Canada. 
Read the full story below or at http://www.gov.ns.ca/news/details.asp?id=20111017001
Sable Island Gets national Park Reserve Designation
Nova Scotia&#8217;s historic Sable Island will be protected forever as one of Canada&#8217;s national parks.
Premier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Applications Now Being Accepted for Democracy 250 Legacy Trust</title>
		<link>http://www.preyra.ca/2011/10/04/applications-now-being-accepted-for-democracy-250-legacy-trust/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=applications-now-being-accepted-for-democracy-250-legacy-trust</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Democracy 250 Youth Engagement Legacy Trust provides assistance to eligible non-profit organizations, teachers or students for projects / activities that support D250 youth engagement objectives.
The D250 Youth Engagement Backgrounder (below) provides full details about eligibility, funding and the application process.
Download the D250 Youth Engagement Legacy Trust Application Form
Download the D250 Youth Engagement Legacy Trust Backgrounder

Applicants [...]]]></description>
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