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Jamie Baillie

Jamie Baillie

CUMBERLAND SOUTH

Leader

Critic Portfolios:
Office of the Premier
Finance
Treasury Board
Policy and Priorities
Intergovernmental Affairs
Immigration
Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act
Youth
Seniors and the Senior Citizens' Secretariat

Committees:
Internal Affairs

Constituency Office:
6 McFarlane Street,
Springhill, NS   B0M 1X0
Tel:(902) 597-1998
E-mail: jamiebaillie@gov.ns.ca
Website: www.jamiebailliemla.ca

 

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Jan 31 2013

NDP flip-flop on decision to squash ferment-on-premise businesses

HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says home-brewing hobbyists and the small businesses that serve them deserve an apology from the Dexter NDP.

"NDP incompetence caused unnecessary hardship and expense for many small business owners and their families. They have been treated as criminals and deserve an apology from the NDP Premier,” said Baillie. "This is no way to...

Jan 29 2013

HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie is answering NDP Finance Minister’s call to share ideas for moving Nova Scotia forward.

“Lower taxes. Stop wasteful spending. More jobs,” says Baillie. “That is the formula for success for our economy but the NDP does not have the political will or the plan in place to change direction for our province. ”

Baillie said the NDP need to get on with the job of balancing the books, noting...

Jan 28 2013

HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says his caucus will intervene on behalf of ratepayers in the Maritime Link hearing at the Utility and Review Board.

Today, Emera filed its application for approval of the mega-project with the UARB. The Board has six months to complete the hearing process.

“The Dexter NDP have mishandled Muskrat Falls from the start, endorsing the project without knowing how much it will cost,” said Baillie, who noted the...

Jan 25 2013

Nova Scotia has highest energy cost increase in Canada

HALIFAX, NS - Nova Scotia families are stretching their budgets farther than people anywhere else in Canada due to NDP mismanagement, Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie said today.

A Statistics Canada cost of living report released today shows the cost of living in Nova Scotia is skyrocketing compared to the rest of the country and increases in the cost of energy are topping the charts. Over the last...

Jan 25 2013

Baillie: Health Minister adds confusion to issue with comments
 
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says it's time for the NDP to stop saying one thing and doing the opposite with health care administration.
 
Speaking to reporters after a Cabinet meeting yesterday, Health Minister Dave Wilson said, “We don’t need to have all the decisions being made in healthcare made out of Halifax… We...

Jan 24 2013

Baillie to NDP: Release plan to realize cost savings
 
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says it is time for the NDP to get serious about finding cost savings in health administration by merging services between District Health Authorities and the IWK.
 
“The NDP government is dragging its feet on streamlining health administration and finding cost savings that can be directed to frontline care,” said...

Jan 23 2013

Baillie: Cut taxes and put money back in people’s pockets

HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says the Dexter NDP is doing less with more of your tax dollars and it’s time to put it to an end.

In 2010, the NDP raised the HST by two per cent, to the highest in the country. The NDP’s billion-dollar tax grab has taken an extra thousand dollars from every Nova Scotian’s pocket. On top of that, the NDP added one billion...

Jan 21 2013

Give job creators the tools to do what they do best

HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says the NDP are choking Nova Scotia employers with excessive government regulations and red tape, making it harder for them to create jobs.

Today marks the kick-off of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, 4th Annual Red Tape Awareness Week. The CFIB estimates that unnecessary regulation costs the Canadian economy more than $31 billion every...

Jan 21 2013

Hydro Quebec echo’s Nova Scotians concerns with NDP study
 
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says the Dexter NDP’s mishandling of the Muskrat Falls report is creating more questions than answers for Nova Scotians and industry players.

According to the Chronicle Herald, a “Hydro-Quebec spokeswoman said the utility wondered...

Jan 18 2013

HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie issued the following statement following the announcement that Wayne Gaudet, Liberal MLA for Clare, would not be re-offering in the next provincial election: 

“Today, we learned the House of Assembly will be losing an advocate for Acadians and for Acadian rights with the retirement of Wayne Gaudet. Wayne twice served as interim leader of his Party, and was admired as being a great constituency MLA that fought for...