Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston reverses some budget cuts amid public backlash
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston reverses some budget cuts amid public backlash

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston apologized Tuesday as he reversed a portion of $130-million in cuts to government grants amid a public outcry over his latest budget. The premier announced Tuesday that he would reinstate $53.6 million in cuts to grants and programs for people with disabilities and seniors, as well as African Nova Scotian and Indigenous students. “On some of the (budget) decisions, I got it wrong, and I’m sorry,” Houston told a news conference. After Houston’s Progressive Conservative government tabled its cost-cutting budget last month, the provincial legislature has been the scene for a series of boisterous protests. Houston and his ministers have also been booed and heckled at other public events. “Nova Scotians have spoken,” he said in a statement. “These are grants that help people meet

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