John LohrMinister of Finance and Treasury Board; Minister of Labour Relations (EN)

Interventions récentes

Un extrait de chaque intervention en chambre — lisez le texte intégral au dossier officiel.

1. FTB: LACK OF ACTION ON AFFORDABILITY - ADDRESS

   Speaker, we recognize the stresses on ordinary Nova Scotians. That's why we continue to invest in housing. We have a housing program the Minister of Housing could elaborate on, I'm sure. For new home buyers, allowing a l…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

2. FTB: LACK OF ACTION ON AFFORDABILITY - ADDRESS

   This budget has been very focused on meeting the needs of Nova Scotians. We heard numerous questions on health care; we're hearing questions on affordability. We're investing in health care. We're investing in affordabil…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

3. VERRYN-STUART, DR. IAN THEODORE: DEATH OF - TRIBUTE

   I rise to honour the life of Kentville resident Dr. Ian Theodore Verryn-Stuart, who passed away on March 28. By the time of his retirement, Ian was one of the longest serving family physicians in the Nova Scotia Western…

   2026-04-09·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

4. PREM.: PERSONAL CONNECTIONS IN GOV'T. FILES - EXPLAIN

   The matter of Northern Pulp is before the courts in British Columbia, in creditor protection. We respect that process, and that's under way. There is nothing further to say about that.

   2026-04-08·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

5. FTB: WELL-BEING APPROACH TO CREATING BUDGETS - CONSIDER

   I am happy to talk about outcomes. We had a net gain of 570 new physicians since 2021; a surgical wait-list had an all-time low since 2015; and 80,000 more primary care appointments a month. We realize that this budget…

   2026-04-08·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

6. FTB: WELL-BEING APPROACH TO CREATING BUDGETS - CONSIDER

   Look, the reality is that we are facing an almost $1.3 billion deficit with pressing needs in health care, in education, in seniors and long-term care. When we chose to meet those, they became our priority, they are our…

   2026-04-08·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

7. FTB: WELL-BEING APPROACH TO CREATING BUDGETS - CONSIDER

   I could well ask that member why his government invested so little money in health care, so little money in the arts, so little money in all these sectors. When we came into government, there was $51 million a year in ar…

   2026-04-08·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

8. PREM.: CUTS PUSHED THROUGH AND SECTORS DECIMATED - ADMIT

   We have provided many answers to Nova Scotians. For example, in the seniors and long-term care - we are in an unprecedented build in seniors and long-term care. The last government to announce new seniors and long-term c…

   2026-04-07·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

9. PREM.: CUTS PUSHED THROUGH AND SECTORS DECIMATED - ADMIT

   We are following the same process that's been in place since 2010, that each of the previous governments have followed since then. The process of reporting to the Legislature, of Public Accounts. We have a very powerful…

   2026-04-07·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗

10. U13AAA VALLEY JETS: PROV. CHAMPS. - CONGRATS.

    Speaker, the Valley Jets are Nova Scotia Minor U13AAA Provincial Champions. The tournament host Jets defeated the Sackville Flyers 5-1, in the gold medal game in Berwick this weekend, to punch their ticket through to the…

    2026-04-07·House of Assembly·Dossier officiel ↗