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	<title>Leonard Preyra</title>
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		<title>Spring Session Accomplishments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The spring sitting of the 61st General Assembly adjourned on May 17, 2012. Read some of our government&#8217;s many accomplishments in providing Better Care Sooner, Making Life Better for Nova Scotia Families, and Creating Good Jobs and Growing the Economy. Click here to view a PDF of key spring sitting accomplishments.
      
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		<title>Leonard Featured in Cape Breton Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leonard was featured in the May 15 edition of the Cape Breton Post. He spoke on behalf of the government in response to the Tories&#8217; proposed bill that would rely on arbitration to resolve disputes. &#8220;You get that instability that you&#8217;re trying to avoid,&#8221; he said.
Tories Push to Keep Legislature Open
By Ryan Van Horne, Cape [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Meeting for Seniors</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Click the image to enlarge.
Join us at Spencer House to discuss new, age-friendly initiatives in the community! All ages are welcome. This is your chance to get involved!
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		<title>Legislation Helps Families Live Greener</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The province is helping families save money and reduce their carbon footprint through amendments to the Municipal Government Act to be introduced today, April 2.
The amendments will give municipalities the authority to finance energy-efficient equipment, including solar panels, on private property through property taxes. 
&#8220;Nova Scotians want to do what they can to save money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parks Canada Takes Control of Sable Island Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parks Canada has a mandate to protect ecosystems under its care while allowing the public to enjoy park land as much as possible — a difficult balance that Lucas said is crucial to the health of delicate Sable Island, with its wild horses that are an irresistible tourist attraction.]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds to Discuss Domestic Violence, Crime Prevention</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Domestic violence impacts many Nova Scotians, which is why hundreds of government, community and police partners are attending Nova Scotia&#8217;s 4th Annual Crime Prevention Symposium on Wednesday, March 28, in Halifax. The theme for this year&#8217;s symposium is Change is Possible: Innovative Community Responses to Domestic Violence. Participants will consider community and government responses to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leonard on Lower Churchill Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leonard Preyra is disappointed, but not surprised, that Conservative leader Jamie Baillie is speaking out against the good jobs, clean energy, and lower, more stable power rates that will come with the Lower Churchill hydroelectricity project.

For Immediate Release
March 15, 2012
BAILLIE AGAINST BENEFITS OF LOWER CHURCHILL PROJECT
(HALIFAX, N.S.) Halifax Citadel MLA Leonard Preyra is disappointed but [...]]]></description>
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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>Preyra Speaks to Electoral Boundaries and Minority Seat Issue</title>
		<link>http://www.preyra.ca/2012/01/04/preyra-speaks-to-electoral-boundaries-and-minority-seat-issue/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=preyra-speaks-to-electoral-boundaries-and-minority-seat-issue</link>
		<comments>http://www.preyra.ca/2012/01/04/preyra-speaks-to-electoral-boundaries-and-minority-seat-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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%.
Chronicle Herald, January 4, 2011, by Marilla Stephenson http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/48640-minority-seat-debate-distracts-bigger-issue
Minority-Seat Debate Distracts From Bigger Issue
The debate over chopping minority seats from Nova Scotia’s legislature is a brilliant political smokescreen aimed at taking taxpayers’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Pictou Bee: Nominate Minorities to Increase Representation</title>
		<link>http://www.preyra.ca/2012/01/03/the-pictou-bee-nominate-minorities-to/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-pictou-bee-nominate-minorities-to</link>
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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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