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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>
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		<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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		<title>In The News: Preyra on Electoral Boundaries</title>
		<link>http://www.preyra.ca/2012/01/03/in-the-news-preyra-on-electoral-boundaries/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=in-the-news-preyra-on-electoral-boundaries</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leonard Preyra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Having each vote carry roughly the same weight is a &#8220;cardinal principle&#8221; of representative democracy, says Leonard Preyra, Vice-Chairman of the Select Committee on Establishing an Electoral Boundaries Commission. Read Leonard&#8217;s comments in the Halifax Chronicle Herald, Metro, and the Cape Breton Post.
The Chronicle-Herald December 31, 2011, p. A1, David Jackson Provincial Reporter
Acadian, black seats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Province, NSCAD Agree on Recommendations to Protect Fine Arts Education</title>
		<link>http://www.preyra.ca/2011/12/13/province-nscad-agree-on-recommendations-to-protect-fine-arts-education/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=province-nscad-agree-on-recommendations-to-protect-fine-arts-education</link>
		<comments>http://www.preyra.ca/2011/12/13/province-nscad-agree-on-recommendations-to-protect-fine-arts-education/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.preyra.ca/2011/12/02/fall-resolutions-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fall-resolutions-2011</link>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.preyra.ca/2011/11/29/save-the-date/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.preyra.ca/2011/11/29/investment-gives-new-life-to-halifax-law-courts/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=investment-gives-new-life-to-halifax-law-courts</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.preyra.ca/2011/11/16/2-25-million-for-art-gallery-of-nova-scotia-repairs/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2-25-million-for-art-gallery-of-nova-scotia-repairs</link>
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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>
		<link>http://www.preyra.ca/2011/11/02/speed-limits-to-be-reduced-in-school-areas/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=speed-limits-to-be-reduced-in-school-areas</link>
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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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