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July 17, 2021 News + Opinion » News

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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

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.

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

Electric buses arrived Thursday, and a provincial election call is sure to follow.

Rankin’s pre-election funding frenzy continues

Thursday featured electric buses, action on the Coastal Protection Act and Friday brought even more.

By Lyndsay Armstrong and Victoria Walton

News

Related 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.

“As a province we need to think differently and completely reform the way we develop senior care,” said Michele Lowe of Nursing Homes of Nova Scotia.

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.

By Lyndsay Armstrong

News

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.

Tags: News, nspoli, Vote Nova Scotia 2021

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