HALIFAX— The Leader of the Official Opposition, Claudia Chender, is again calling on the government to release the recommendations of the Environmental Racism Panel report following a week of silence from Tim Houston’s government.

When questioned by media last week, Justice Minister Becky Druhan couldn’t confirm that she had even read the recommendations, repeatedly claiming she was not the minister responsible when the panel began its work, and noted that government was not ready to act on the recommendations.

NDP MLA for Halifax Needham Suzy Hansen put forward the amendment which initiated the panel’s important work and is also urging the government to release the report’s findings.

New Democrats say that the secrecy around the environmenta…

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