News releases from Speaker's Office (Page 2)

Government has appointed former Chief Justice Joseph Kennedy as the province’s conflict of interest commissioner.

The House of Assembly will be televising all standing committees, including law amendments, following the upcoming sitting of the legislature, which begins Thursday, Sept. 26.

The second session of the 63rd general assembly will resume at 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26.

Biographies of every member of Nova Scotia’s legislative assembly since its founding are now online.

Ten members of the Acadian and francophone community joined the Ordre de la Pléiade during a ceremony at Province House in Halifax today, May 8.

Dix membres de la communauté acadienne et francophone ont été reçus dans l'Ordre de la Pléiade lors d'une cérémonie qui a eu lieu à Province House, à Halifax, aujourd'hui 8 mai.

Speaker of the House of Assembly Kevin Murphy and Gaelic Affairs Minister Randy Delorey unveiled the Nova Scotia House of Assembly tartan today, April 5, at Province House in Halifax. The tartan was made to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Province House this year.

Lt.-Gov. Arthur J. LeBlanc, together with Premier Stephen McNeil and House of Assembly Speaker Kevin Murphy, commemorated the 200th anniversary of Province House in Halifax today, Feb. 11, during an official ceremony in the legislative chamber.

On Feb. 11, Nova Scotia will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Province House in Halifax.

The second session of the 63rd general assembly will resume at 1 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28.

A portrait of the first NDP premier of Nova Scotia was unveiled today, Nov. 27, in the legislative chamber of Province House in Halifax.

The 260th anniversary of the House of Assembly, making it the oldest elected assembly in Canada and one of the oldest in the Commonwealth was marked today, Oct. 2, by speaker Kevin Murphy.

The second session of the 63rd general assembly will open at 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 6, with the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia reading the speech from the throne.

Speaker of the House of Assembly Kevin Murphy announced today, June 13, that he has received the resignation of Merlin Nunn as the Conflict of Interest Commissioner of Nova Scotia. Mr. Nunn held the position for almost 21 years. The resignation is effective immediately.

A project will begin later this spring to renovate the south gardens of the Nova Scotia legislature.

The first session of the 63rd general assembly will resume at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27.

L’Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse a un nouveau site Web plus facile à consulter.

The Nova Scotia Legislature has a new, more accessible website.

The unique challenges faced by parliamentarians with disabilities from across the Commonwealth will be the focus of a conference in Halifax starting Thursday, Aug. 31.

The first session of the 63rd general assembly will resume at 1 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 21, when the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia will read the speech from the throne.