Premier Tim Houston Announces Major Cabinet Shuffle

by Bobby NockSeptember 14, 2023

Premier Tim Houston made some major changes to his cabinet, this morning.

There are three new faces in cabinet.

New MLA Twila Grosse is Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs and Minister of the Public Service Commission, and the first female African Nova Scotian member of cabinet.

Kent Smith replaces Steve Craig, who won’t be offering in the next election, at Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Richmond MLA Trevor Boudreau is the new Minister of Community Services as well as L’Nu Affairs.

Allan MacMaster is adding communities, culture and heritage to his current portfolio that also includes finance and deputy premier.

Premier Tim Houston says Karla MacFarlane will be nominated as the first female Speaker when the Legislature resumes on October 12^th with Victoria-The Lakes MLA Keith Bain resigning from the post on that day.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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