Scott ArmstrongAttorney General and Minister of Justice; Provincial Secretary; Minister of Equity and Anti-Racism

Recent interventions

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1. RESOLUTION NO. 487

   Speaker, I hereby give notice that on a future day I shall move the adoption of the following resolution: Whereas correctional officers across Nova Scotia play a vital role in maintaining public safety and ensuring the…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

2. DOJ: ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION IGNORED - EXPLAIN

   Speaker, I think it's absolutely wonderful for Cape Breton, it's absolutely wonderful for Nova Scotia, and it's absolutely wonderful for the Acadian community that we're going to have another member of that community sit…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

3. DOJ: LACK OF INDIGENOUS REP. IN NEW CONSTIT. NAME - EXPLAIN

   Inverness has a long tradition and history in this province. We support that traditional constituency that has been in existence for a long time. There will be a whole boundary review across this province. Boundaries wil…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

4. DOJ: LACK OF INDIGENOUS REP. IN NEW CONSTIT. NAME - EXPLAIN

   As I said before, the purpose of that boundaries commission was for us to meet a court order to establish a new constituency for the Acadian population of Chéticamp. Those boundaries have come back. We have agreed with t…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

5. DOJ: ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION IGNORED - EXPLAIN

   Speaker, I'd like to highlight that every single member who voted on that piece of legislation voted in support of that legislation where we established that new constituency of Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay. Everybod…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

6. SOUTH COLCHESTER ACAD. GRAD AUCTION: APRIL 28TH - RECOG.

   Speaker, I'm pleased to announce a very special event taking place at South Colchester Academy in Brookfield on April 28th. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. It is the South Colchester Academy grad au…

   2026-04-08·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

7. PREM.: SOCIAL MEDIA IMPACTS ON CHILDREN - ADDRESS

   As the member knows, the federal government has put forward Bill C-16, which is going to deal with some of these issues around deep fakes. That's very important. One of the first acts I made as Minister of Justice and At…

   2026-04-07·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

8. DOJ: LACK OF ACTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM RECS. - ADDRESS

   As you know, there is no place for racism in Nova Scotia. We were proud to work with the Environmental Racism Panel, and in this year's budget you will see there's a huge amount of money, over $400,000, to try to support…

   2026-04-07·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

9. DOJ: LACK OF ACTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RACISM RECS. - ADDRESS

   Industrial activities including landfills have been highly regulated in Nova Scotia for decades, to ensure that the harmful events of the past are not repeated. To ensure that people in communities and our environment ar…

   2026-04-07·House of Assembly·Official record ↗

10. Bill No. 203 - House of Assembly Act (amended)

    Thank you, Speaker. I move that Bill No. 203 be now read a third time. I want to thank colleagues for their comments during second reading. This legislation is historic for this Chamber, the Acadian people, and the Chét…

    2026-04-07·House of Assembly·Official record ↗