The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic,progressive provincial party in Nova Scotia,Canada. It is the provincial entity of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). It was founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1932,and became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing party of Nova Scotia following the 2009 Nova Scotia election,winning 31 seats in the Legislature,under the leadership of Premier Darrell Dexter. It is the first New Democratic Party in Atlantic Canada to form a government,and the second to form a government in a province east of Manitoba. The party lost government at the 2013 election,losing 24 seats,including Dexter's seat. Gary Burrill,the party’s leader from 2016 to 2022,is credited with bringing the party back to its left-wing roots. The party currently holds 6 seats in the Legislature and has been led by Claudia Chender since June 2022.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia,is a moderate political party in Nova Scotia,Canada. Like most conservative parties in Atlantic Canada,it has been historically associated with the Red Tory faction of Canadian conservatism. The party is currently led by Pictou East MLA Tim Houston. The party won a majority government in the 2021 provincial election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia and the Conservative Party of Canada are two separate entities.
The Gaelic College,formally The Royal Cape Breton Gaelic College,is a non-profit educational institution located in the community of St. Ann's,on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island,along the Cabot Trail. Founded in 1938,its focus has been on the perpetuation of Highland Scottish Gaelic culture.
Brooke Taylor is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2009. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
The 2006 Nova Scotia general election was held on June 13,2006 to elect members of the 60th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia,Canada.
Mabou is an unincorporated settlement in the Municipality of the County of Inverness on the west coast of Cape Breton Island,Nova Scotia,Canada. The population in 2011 was 1,207 residents. It is the site of The Red Shoe pub,the An Drochaid Museum,and Glenora Distillers
Angus "Tando" MacIsaac is a politician,educator and businessman in Nova Scotia,Canada.
Glenn Graham is a Canadian musician,composer,author,and academic from Judique,Cape Breton Island,Nova Scotia.
Judy Streatch is a Canadian politician,who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chester-St. Margaret's in Nova Scotia from 2005 to 2009.
Leonard Goucher is a Canadian politician,who represented the electoral district of Bedford in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2009. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Barry Barnet is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Sackville-Beaver Bank and Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
Alfred Wallace MacLeod is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Ron Chisholm is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury and Guysborough-Sheet Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Manning MacDonald CD,ECNS is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from May 25,1993 to May 29,2013. He is a member of the Liberals.
Allan Gerard MacMaster is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
The 2013 Nova Scotia general election was held on October 8,2013,to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Timothy Jerome Houston is a Canadian politician who is the 30th and current premier of Nova Scotia since 2021. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia,he represents the electoral district of Pictou East. Houston also served as the leader of the opposition from 2018 to 2021. He and the Progressive Conservative party won a majority government in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election,becoming the first Progressive Conservative premier since 2009.
Iain Thomas Rankin is a Canadian politician who served as the 29th premier of Nova Scotia from February 23,2021,to August 31,2021. He serves in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party,representing the electoral district of Timberlea-Prospect. Rankin was first elected in the 2013 Nova Scotia general election and was re-elected in the 2017 general election. On February 6,2021,Rankin was announced the Leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
Charles MacDonald is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
The Municipality of the County of Inverness is a county municipality on Cape Breton Island,Nova Scotia,Canada. It provides local government to about 17,000 residents of the historical county of the same name,except for the incorporated town of Port Hawkesbury and the Whycocomagh 2 Miꞌkmaq reserve,both of which are enclaves. Public services are provided in the areas of recreation,tourism,administration,finance,and public works.
