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Winnipeg Free Press By: The Canadian Press HALIFAX - Former federal cabinet minister Scott Brison has been tapped to head a new body that will advise Nova Scotia's Liberal government on the economy. Treasury Board President and Digital Government Minister Scott Brison adjusts a translation aid as he waits to appear at a Senate committee hearing in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Brison has been tapped to head a new body that will advise Nova Scotia's Liberal government on the province's economy. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld HALIFAX - Forme...

Scott Brison A former federal cabinet minister and long time Nova Scotia MP will lead a new advisory board focused on economic recovery. Scott Brison has been selected to serve as the chair of the newly created Economic Growth Council. He spent 22 years as an MP in the riding of Kings-Hants in the Annapolis Valley and currently serves as chancellor for Dalhousie University. “Not since the age of sail has Nova Scotia been better positioned to lead and to prosper. The province can become a magnet for talent and knowledge-based industries built on the foundations of our traditional sectors,’...

Former federal minister Scott Brison to head new Nova Scotia Economic Growth Council by The Canadian Press Last Updated Apr 7, 2021 at 11:58 am EDT HALIFAX — Former federal cabinet minister Scott Brison has been tapped to head a new body that will advise Nova Scotia’s Liberal government on the economy.  Premier Iain Rankin said today in a news release Brison will lead the 10-member Economic Growth Council, which will focus on making the province “Canada’s startup capital.”  Rankin says the council will advise the government on policy options and on ways to attract capital to the p...

iPolitics By Ryan Androsoff. Published on Feb 26, 2021 11:21am 'Public servants will need to play an important role in maintaining public trust and finding the right balance between using these technologies to improve the work of government.' (Pexels photo) The public conversation around digital government has often focused on producing high-quality, easy to use digital services. An important aspiration no doubt, particularly as citizen expectations of digital service delivery are largely driven by their experiences with the private sector tech platforms that have become such a big...

Sean Kilpatrick/CP The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 25, 2021. OTTAWA — MPs attempted Wednesday to stop the Liberal government’s foot-dragging on reforming the whistleblower law, demanding changes that could make public servants more comfortable coming forward with allegations of wrongdoing. Conservative MP Kelly McCauley introduced a motion at the House of Commons’ government operations committee to retable a 2017 report that recommended more than 25 changes to the law. At the time, the Treasury Board president, Scott Brison, had agreed with the committee...