内阁大臣关于气候变化，库维德，大众伤亡委员会和新斯科舍省电力公司的薪水

After today’s cabinet meeting, ministers spoke with reporters. Jennifer Henderson reports.

气候计​​划延迟

休斯顿政府承诺要解决气候变化的多年计划已被推迟。

Environment and Climate Change Minister Tim Halman said it is more important “to get it right” than to meet the spring target the government had previously announced. Halman described climate change as the issue of this generation. Under the Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, a concrete Plan must be tabled by the end of 2022.

Halman said work among 10 government departments is ongoing but the climate plan itself is not yet ready. What is almost complete is a Climate Risk Assessment report that provides an up-to-date scientific outlook for the next 30-50 years. Halman said he expects that Assessment will be released to the public within the next few weeks.

Mass Casualty Inquiry

“我与家人站在一起，”总理蒂姆·休斯顿（Tim Houston）被问及大众伤亡委员会的决定，以防止其律师对两名高级加拿大皇家骑警高级官员进行直接盘问，这些加拿大皇家骑警官员是Portapique悲剧期间的关键决策者。

The two officers who were granted special accommodation at Staff Sergeant Brian Rehill, the commanding officer the evening of April 18, and Sergeant Andy O’Brien, the operations manager.

休斯顿说：“我分享了这些家庭对这种情况的关注。”我们需要确保询问到达一个人们对发现并尊重发现并制定行动计划的地方。”

Houston said he regards the ability of lawyers to ask questions in their own voice as an important part of what he expected from a public inquiry. But Houston did not say he has lost confidence in the commission process, noting that “it is still ongoing. We have seen some course adjustments by the commission over the inquiry to this stage, so I am hopeful they are listening.”

MLA和NOVA SCOTIA POWER主管的薪水

Earlier this week, the Speaker of the House of Assembly (PC Keith Bain) appointed a panel of three lawyers to review the salaries and benefits paid to the members of the Nova Scotia Legislature. It’s been 10 years since the last review.

MLA薪水为每年89,000美元，内阁部长又带回家50,000美元。总理每年赚取113,000美元。

政府承受着向新斯科舍省的额外经济救济的压力，即粮食和汽油价格上涨。2月，它向获得收入援助的人发送了150美元的支票。休斯顿告诉记者薪水评论：“我个人本来不是这样做的，因为这不是合适的时间。”

The panel appointed by the Speaker’s Office has given citizens only until June 10 to express their views on salaries for elected representatives. Written comments may be submitted by email to[email protected]or by mail (postmarked before June 10) to Remuneration Panel, c/o Clerk’s Office, 1st Floor – Province House, P.O. Box 1617, Halifax, N.S., B3J 2Y3.

新星斯科舍省可以在6月8日星期三向小组进行10分钟的演讲[email protected]before 4pm on Monday, June 6.

Following today’s cabinet meeting, Houston was asked whether executive compensation, including base salaries and bonuses that will be paid to executives with Nova Scotia Power for the next three years, should be made public as part of the upcoming Utilities and Review Board hearing. That process will decide if the company can increase power rates by 10% over the next three years.

休斯顿说，该省的立场 - 正如给UARB的信中所阐述的那样，应公开披露给新斯科舍省电力主管的赔偿金，不保密。一组大型制造商的消费者拥护者和律师提出了同样的观点。

Nova Scotia Power has asked the UARB to respect business confidentiality and privacy legislation with respect to keeping executive compensations under wraps. The UARB will have to make a ruling.

我们在库维德在哪里？

卫生部长米歇尔·汤普森表示,新斯科舍Health is “getting close” to having enough beds and staff to be able to resume doing elective surgeries at the same level prior to the Omicron wave in January.

Thompson said elective surgeries have resumed in the Central Zone (Halifax) but she did not have up-to-date information for the province as a whole

仍然没有与27,000名外科患者的积压打交道的具体计划，尽管汤普森说“桌子上都保留在桌子上”，包括找到可以安排在正常营业时间以外的手术室的手术室。

尽管在过去一个月中，虽然被录取的医院的人数已经下降，但每周的死亡人数继续保持两位数，上周降至九个。签署对阵Omicron的助推器射击的新斯科舍省人的百分比没有移动，实际上约有65％。

Houston was asked, “where are we on COVID?”

休斯顿回答：“我们的社区中仍然活跃起来。”“毫无疑问。我觉得人们有必要的信息来决定保护自己和保护自己的家人，以掩盖或远离事件，人群和社会疏远。看，看到新斯科舍省人继续灭亡，这很痛苦，这使人们感到沉重。但是我们正在大流行的阶段。”

Sounds as if the government is leaving it up to individuals to remember COVID has yet to take a summer break .

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