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Ross Landry Attorney General and Minister of Justice
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With Jon Sim and Colin White already out of the playoffs, the
Stanley Cup will not be paying a visit to I had the privilege
of presenting the school with their trophy on May 14th. Over the course of
12-months students read a combined 220,028 books – an average of 500 each. In
doing so these youth are more than winners of an international title - they
are winners in life. The knowledge they have gained from this experience will
help them solve problems, overcome challenges and ultimately succeed as they
get older. They should all be very proud of this achievement, as should the
students at the I’ve always believed
youth need to participate in a broad range of activities including reading
and plenty of exercise. Physical fitness for kids has been the theme at the
Joe Earle Victory Day Road Races held in Part of my training
for the run was taking part in the Walk for Mental Wellness on May 8 at I’m looking forward
to spending little more time around our community at events such as these now
that the Spring Sitting of the Legislature has come to a close. The session
was very productive as a total of 29 bills passed over the course of six
weeks. Of the many highlights, the one that stands out for me personally was
the official apology and free pardon granted to the late Viola Desmond. Mrs. Desmond was an
African Nova Scotian who was wrongfully jailed for
sitting in the white person’s section of a New Glasgow movie theatre in 1946.
It was a very sad moment in our province’s history, but due to the
courageousness and bravery Mrs. Desmond displayed in the face intolerance she
has since become a hero for many people in This was the first
time a free pardon was granted posthumously in As I mentioned
before, now that the Spring Session is over I’m looking forward to spending a
little more time in Pictou Centre talking about important issues with people
like you. Please feel free to contact me at any time by calling 752-7677. Bottom of Form Phone: 752-7677 Fax: 752-7922 |
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