Premier Iain Rankin and his wife Mary Chisholm on the way to Government House Saturday morning to make the election call official.

Premier Iain Rankin has called a provincial general election

With a voting date of August 17, Nova Scotia's provincial election is now on.

By Lyndsay Armstrong

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Premier Iain Rankin, alongside his wife Mary Chisholm, visited Lt.-Gov. Arthur LeBlanc at Government House this morning to call the next general provincial election. Nova Scotians will be voting August 17, a Tuesday 31 days from now. The minimum allowable campaign length is 30 days.

Nova Scotians have been on their toes waiting for this call for weeks, as Rankin rolled out countless funding announcements through June and July which ramped up this week.

Rankin’s pre-election funding frenzy continues: Thursday featured electric buses, action on the Coastal Protection Act and Friday brought even more.

Nursing Homes of NS is launching its own election campaign: When the writ drops, the association wants to remind people that long-term care needs help.

Nova Scotia's two major political opponents, the PCs led by Tim Houston and the NDP led by Gary Burrill, are both hosting campaign launch events Saturday following the election call.

At noon Burrill will meet with supporters behind the Halifax Chebucto campaign office. At 2pm Saturday Houston is holding a rally at the Rowe Management Building on Dalhousie campus.

About The Author

Lyndsay Armstrong

Lyndsay is a city reporter covering all things Halifax, health and COVID-19. She is a data journalist who has covered provincial politics for allNovaScotia.com and represented Nova Scotia in a national investigation into lead in drinking water with the Toronto Star and Global.

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