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, [...]
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.”
The Pictou Bee, January 1, [...]
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 [...]
Read some of the resolutions that have recently been moved by Leonard.
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.
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’s [...]