Bill No. 225 - Elections Act. - 3rd Reading

CLAUDIA CHENDER « » : Mr. Speaker, I'm pleased to rise and speak to Bill No. 225. We will also be supporting this bill. As we noted on second reading, it does cover most of the requests made by Elections Nova Scotia.

I would be remiss if I didn't note that it does not in fact enshrine fixed election dates into law, something which I respectfully disagree with the minister on.I would say it does work, but we can continue to have that debate as the days and months wear on.

I do think it would do a service to Nova Scotians to have more certainty around when they head to the polls. I also think it would do a service to government to not have every move of theirs constantly speculated upon and to always have people wondering whether it's a political stunt or real policy.

We in the NDP caucus will continue to push for fixed election dates, but beyond that we are pleased with this bill and we're happy to support it.