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Warrant issued for Younger-McVicar recording

Former Environment Minister Andrew Younger is pictured at a press conference on Nov. 5, 2015.
Former Environment Minister Andrew Younger is pictured at a press conference on Nov. 5, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

HALIFAX –  A dispute over a secretly taped conversation has evolved into a political feud in the Nova Scotia legislature.

The speaker of the legislature took the rare step yesterday of issuing a warrant ordering former cabinet minister Andrew Younger to produce a copy of the tape he made of a conversation he had with the premier’s chief of staff.

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The former Liberal environment minister has until Monday at noon to provide the full recording of his talk with Kirby McVicar.

A portion of the audio and an anonymous letter, which were dropped off Wednesday at a government office, suggest McVicar was trying to bribe Younger by offering a job to his wife.

If Younger doesn’t provide the complete recording, he could be found in contempt of the house and possibly expelled.

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