HALIFAX – The Houston government put its own interests ahead of Nova Scotians, ramming through changes late Monday night that consolidate power, strip job protections from civil servants, and threaten the academic freedom of universities and Research Nova Scotia.

The Conservatives passed two of their most contentious laws last night, despite widespread concern and opposition from the hundreds of Nova Scotians who rallied in the streets, wrote to their MLAs, and presented at the Public Bills Committee.

Major changes to the law include:

The Houston government is also charging ahead with its surprise plan to lift longstanding bans on fracking and uranium mining without meaningful consultation with the Mi’kmaq and Nova Scotians whose land and wat…

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