Mr. Speaker, we also have concerns which we have registered in the Committee of the Whole and at second reading about this bill, in particular the change to the role of the independent commission…
Read MoreMr. Speaker, I listened with interest to both the minister and to the member for Cape Breton-Richmond. I think that there are, as I've said before, a number of distinct and different…
Read MoreMr. Speaker, the Credit Union Act is essentially, we understand, a housekeeping bill. The amendments came out of a regular review as well as federal regulations that necessitate this new…
Read MoreMr. Speaker, I rise to voice the NDP caucus' support for this bill. I thank the member for Pictou West for bringing it forward originally in this House and to the Minister of Finance and Treasury Board for bringing it to its completion here today. As I have said before…
Read MoreMr. Speaker, when this bill came to the Law Amendments Committee, on which I am privileged to sit, we came forward to the chairman before the committee even began and I said to the chairman, I think there must have been a mistake…
Read MoreMr. Speaker, we agree that this government does go some way to protecting public safety. We support the bill. As to the presenter about bailiffs, the presenter in Law Amendments Committee was in fact a provincial civil constable, but I think he was making a point about his staff. Now, presumably most of them could also apply for that designation, but he did mention his…
Read MoreThis is a housekeeping bill; the changes are relatively small. As I said previously, I do appreciate the importance and the significance for the sector in changing the language to…
Read MoreMadam Speaker, I am pleased to rise and say a few words about the Corporations Act. This bill is fine, on its face. As we said before, there's no problem in making it cheaper for businesses to incorporate in Nova Scotia, to streamline that process, but we are of the opinion that incorporation fees are…
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