Nova Scotia’s legislature wrapped up its fall session passing two key pieces of legislation to replace former laws that were struck down by the courts.
The Intimate Images and Cyber-protection Act more narrowly defines cyberbullying and the Adult Capacity and Decision-Making Act is designed to give more autonomy to people with intellectual or cognitive disabilities.
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Both laws drew some fire from advocates and were amended with minor changes before being passed in the legislature on Thursday.
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The short 25-day session was highlighted by the passing of the Liberal government’s budget that was set aside in April following the May 30 election call.
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The $10.5-billion budget passed with an additional $6.2 million added to health care, which emerged as one of the top issues during the election campaign.
During the session the Liberals also passed a bill to enable the government’s cap and trade regime, but didn’t include targets for greenhouse gas reductions.
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