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Nova Scotia premier wants equal treatment for isthmus after feds buy Quebec bridge

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Nova Scotia’s premier says the federal government’s criteria for funding important transportation links should be the same in every region of the country.

RELATED: Representatives from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia appealed to a senate committee Wednesday evening to put more pressure on the federal government to assume responsibility for protecting the Chignecto Isthmus. As Silas Brown reports, both provinces highlighted the urgency of moving forward with the project.

– May 2, 2024Houston says he’s encouraged to hear the federal government believes the bridge is an important regional connector, adding that theBoth Nova Scotia and New Brunswick want the federal government to foot the bill for an estimated $650-million project to strengthen the dike system along the vital land corridor between the two provinces to protect against rising sea levels.

 

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