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Twila Grosse said no decision yet on her role with African Nova Scotian Affairs, joining caucus [AUDIO]
Twila Grosse won Tuesday’s byelection, making her the first person of African descent to be elected for the provincial PC party.
The next sitting of the legislative assembly will also be the first in Nova Scotia’s history where MLAs of African descent will represent all of the parties in the legislature.
At her campaign announcement event in June, Grosse and Premier Tim Houston said they had had some preliminary discussions about her taking on the role of minister with African Nova Scotian Affairs. In an interview with the Examiner on Thursday, Grosse reiterated that no decision has been made on that matter.
“Now my focus is, in terms of being oriented, being set up as an MLA, getting going with regards to trying to seek solutions, and trying to get up to speed on some of the various issues and some of the things that need to be done in the riding,” Grosse said.
“I’m sure at some point that discussion will be had with regards to moving forward and sort of how I can contribute to our government.”
African Nova Scotian Black Family wants premier to make Office of African Nova Scotian Affairs a full department
Group also asks Houston to reappoint as Dr. Munroe-Anderson as deputy Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage and appoint Dr. Dryden to leadership team at Nova Scotia Health.
Twila Grosse running for PCs in Preston byelection [VIDEO]
The final candidate of the three major political parties has been announced for an upcoming byelection in the Preston riding.
Twila Grosse was announced as the PC Party’s candidate in an event in the riding on Tuesday night attended by Premier Tim Houston and members of the PC Caucus.
Grosse worked for 36 years as an accountant for the Halifax International Airport Authority before retiring in 2020.
Justice minister issues directive to close loophole in street checks ban
The term “suspicious activity” will be replaced with “reasonable suspicion.”
Twaila Grosse, first Black woman appointed as cabinet minister in Nova Scotia’s history
Twila Grosse, PC MLA for Preston, is now Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs and Minister of the Public Service Commission following a cabinet shuffle on Thursday.
This makes Grosse the first Black woman in Nova Scotia’s history to hold a cabinet position in the provincial government.
Former Preston MLAs analyze byelection results [VIDEO]
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