Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said he needed a strong, fresh mandate to negotiate with the federal government on issues such as carbon pricing.
And in Tuesday's election, voters gave the Progressive Conservative leader what he wanted.
With most polls reporting, the Tories were elected or leading in 42 of the province's 55 ridings, the NDP had nine, the Liberals had three and there was one Independent.
The result in Liberal Leader Zach Churchill's riding was too close to call, flipping back and forth between him and Tory candidate Nick Hilton.
Meanwhile, the Liberal vote collapsed, with the party losing official Opposition status to the New Democrats.
NDP Leader Claudia Chender told supporters in Halifax that her party's message on housing and affordability resonated with voters.
Houston says his new mandate will put him in a strong position to represent the province as it tries to negotiate a new deal with the federal government on the price of carbon.
He says Nova Scotia also needs to stand tall against Ottawa's refusal to pay the entire cost of shoring up the Chignecto Isthmus, the strip of land between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia that is increasingly at risk of severe flooding.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 27, 2024.
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Best result the cons could buy. And they must have spent a bundle on that endless ubiquitous slick campaign. Given the circumstances, the NDP Oppo under Claudia Chender is the second best result. She can easily handle a sound bite on short notice and Timmy has been missing that. There s not much quality information coming out of that pretty smile. I am trusting accountability could finally happen.
Whether there will be news coverage is a mystery at the moment given the lack of objective sources these days, but the Halifax Examiner will no doubt do its best and it would be nice if the Observer kept an eye out now and again. Although you re a bit too quick to blame everything on Trudeau like Slick Timmy did. His own sins are pretty egregious and they need to be seen on their own.
Second best result for the people, that is. She might make a great premier next time, when people have finally had enough of falsehoods.