Chuck Porter
HANTS WEST
E-mail: PCMLAS@gov.ns.ca
Constituency Office:
58 Gerrish Street, PO Box 3873
Windsor, NS B0N 2T0
Tel:(902) 798-5779
Fax:(902) 798-4093
E-mail: chuck@chuckporter.ca
Website: www.chuckporter.ca
New provincial paving crew put to use solving the NDP’s political problems
HALIFAX - The NDP’s new provincial chip-sealing road crew was put into action to chip-seal a cabinet minister’s road, even though it was not listed on the provincial road paving plan.
“NDP cabinet minister John MacDonell had a political problem that he needed to make go away in a hurry,” said Hants West PC MLA Chuck Porter. “If there was ever any doubt...
HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative Energy critic Chuck Porter renewed his request for power rates that were fair to families and seniors in a closing statement submitted to the Utility and Review Board Friday.
Throughout the power rate hearing, Porter has represented Nova Scotians who feel that they don’t have a say at the proceedings.
“It’s for the people who believe high power rates are putting their jobs at risk and their families in jeopardy,” Porter said.
The...
WINDSOR, NS - The NDP government is writing to dialysis patients telling them that even if the Hants Community Hospital Foundation purchases new dialysis equipment, the government won't operate it.
Capital Health officials are sending letters to dialysis patients informing them that "...Capital Health cannot expand service to Windsor, even in the event that a dialysis machine may be purchased through the hospital Foundation".
Hants West MLA Chuck Porter says the NDP's health...
HALIFAX, NS – Premier Darrell Dexter continues to stand by his expensive electricity plan while Nova Scotians face a rate hike from Nova Scotia Power.
"Nova Scotians demand to know how much government policies influence power rates,...
More than 25 per cent of power rate hike driven by government policies
HALIFAX, NS – A significant portion of the power rate hike that Nova Scotians are facing is driven by government policies.
Progressive Conservative energy critic Chuck Porter was told today at the UARB hearing that 25 per cent of the average five per cent power rate hike is due to the government’s...
PC will ask UARB tomorrow: what's the cost of NDP's ‘bite the bullet’ electricity plan
HALIFAX, NS – The Progressive Conservative energy critic is wondering why the NDP government is standing on the sidelines while Nova Scotia Power increases power rates by five per cent.
“The NDP has been silent about a five per cent increase in rates because it is their policies that are behind it,” said Chuck Porter...
Porter will bring survey results to UARB hearing
HALIFAX, NS – With the UARB hearing on power rates tomorrow, Progressive Conservative energy critic Chuck Porter says he’ll be standing up for Nova Scotians who are tired of paying for the NDP’s ‘bite the bullet’ electricity plan.
More than 800 Nova Scotians completed...
Energy critic Porter says true cost of NDP’s ‘Bite the Bullet’ electricity plan must come out at rate hearing
HALIFAX, NS - Nova Scotians deserve to hear all the facts about the true cost of the NDP’s expensive energy programs, Progressive Conservative energy critic Chuck Porter said today.
Porter says the PCs will oppose Nova Scotia Power's proposed settlement agreement because they believe the cost of the NDP’s policies must be examined at the UARB rate hearing.
"We...
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative Energy critic Chuck Porter will attend a settlement-oriented conference tomorrow on behalf of the over 600 Nova Scotians who submitted comments and questions to the PC Party's letstalkrates.ca website.
“Nova Scotians have been very clear that they do not want to pay for bonuses and support higher profits at Nova Scotia Power,” Porter said. “We will not support any rate settlement that provides higher profits and bonuses paid for by Nova Scotia...
PC energy critic Porter addresses meeting of consumer representatives and NS Power officials
HALIFAX – Hundreds of Nova Scotians have been telling the PC Party they oppose paying for executive bonuses and higher profits for Nova Scotia Power. Today, PC Energy critic Chuck Porter took that message to a meeting of customer representative and NS Power officials.
Porter told today's meeting between intervenors and Nova Scotia Power that, as a sign of respect for Nova Scotians, the...
