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30-738: The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, originated from the Confederation Party of Charles Tupper . Tupper united members of the pre- Confederation Conservative Party (who were predominantly United Empire Loyalists and members of the business elite) and supporters of Sir John A. Macdonald 's national Conservative coalition. The party supported Macdonald's protectionist National Policy , nation-building, and

60-663: A Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with a minor in English and a Nova Scotia Teaching Licence. He was employed as a senior high teacher with the Strait Regional School Board and was actively engaged in many community groups. At the age of 27, he became one of the youngest elected MLAs in Nova Scotia's history and went on to hold a number of high-profile Cabinet positions within the Nova Scotia government. At

90-578: A confidence vote ; as a result, a provincial election was called for June 9, 2009 to elect the next government. Although MacDonald kept his seat in the riding of Inverness , the Progressive Conservatives lost the election to the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party , led by Darrell Dexter . MacDonald stepped down as Nova Scotia PC Leader on June 24, 2009. He announced on August 5, 2009 that he would be resigning his seat in

120-503: A new leader was chosen, however on January 24, 2018, he resigned after the party executive requested his immediate resignation due to "allegations of inappropriate behaviour". Following his resignation, Pictou West MLA Karla MacFarlane was named interim leader. In 2018, Tim Houston was elected the leader of the PC party after getting a large plurality of the points in the first round. In the 2021 Nova Scotia general election , Tim Houston fought

150-505: Is associated with Cape Breton University through a Memorandum of Understanding. He most recently was in the public eye when he condemned the provincial government's proposed cutting of the Gaelic Affairs Department budget by 40%. Additionally, in 2022, MacDonald faced scrutiny when he began lobbying the current Progressive Conservative provincial government, on behalf of Cabot Group as a community liaison, to lease one-third of

180-749: The East Coast Music Awards . MacDonald was also included on the 2004 Smithsonian release The Beaton Family of Mabou: Cape Breton Fiddle and Piano Music and numerous other compilations. MacDonald was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia in the 1999 provincial election , representing the riding of Inverness in western Cape Breton Island . He was re-elected in 2003 . He served in Premier John Hamm 's cabinet with various ministerial portfolios including Tourism, Culture & Heritage, Health Promotion, and Immigration. He

210-493: The 215 hectares of land belonging to West Mabou Provincial Park to develop the company's third golf course. West Mabou Provincial Park is protected under the Provincial Parks Act and contains 17 rare and endangered animals and plants including piping plover , bank swallow , Canada warbler , scaly pelt lichen , and moonwort . MacDonald argued the purchase of the protected area would bring increased tourism and jobs to

240-684: The 26th premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009. MacDonald was born in Inverness, Nova Scotia but spent his formative years in the community of Mabou, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia . In his youth, he was active in sports, including hockey, baseball and track and field. He played Midget AAA, Junior and Senior Hockey. In later years he coached various levels. He graduated from Mabou Consolidated School in 1990 and from St. Francis Xavier University in 1994, receiving

270-582: The Confederation. It was also feared that the French-Canadian interests would be weakened if the Confederation was embraced in Canada East (modern-day Quebec ). This article about a Canadian political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Rodney MacDonald Rodney Joseph MacDonald (born January 2, 1972) is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as

300-557: The Mabou area, but faced staunch local opposition from community members, politicians, and scientists alike who were concerned development on the beach would destroy habitat, become inaccessible to residents, and contribute additional stress to the post-COVID housing crisis present in the area. On April 20, 2023, Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables, announced that the provincial government would not consider Cabot Group's proposal to develop on West Mabou Beach and would reject

330-512: The PC Party on October 30, 2010 after running unopposed. He led the party into the 2013 election , and won eleven seats allowing the PC party form the Official Opposition. In the 2017 election , the party retained official opposition status, and increased their seat count to 17. On November 1, 2017, Baillie announced he was stepping down as leader. Baillie was to remain in the position until

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360-676: The age of 34 he became Nova Scotia's 26th Premier. He balanced Nova Scotia's budget each year of his term, lowered the Provincial debt, reduced taxes, and invested in key areas of the province's economy. MacDonald is engaged in numerous areas of Nova Scotia's economy: Business Development, the Offshore Petroleum Board of Nova Scotia, and in higher education as the CEO of The Gaelic College/Colaisde na Gaidhlig. MacDonald has toured his fiddle music throughout Atlantic Canada , Central Canada and

390-549: The best of our unique heritage and diverse cultures and learns from the past". Confederation Party Confederation Party was a term for the parties supporting Canadian confederation in the British colonies of New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , and Newfoundland in the 1860s when politics became polarized between supporters and opponents of Confederation. The Confederation parties were accordingly opposed by Anti-Confederation parties in those three jurisdictions. A conference

420-479: The campaign on a pledge to spend quite a bit to fix healthcare. The Progressive Conservative party won a majority government for the first time since 1999 and formed government for the first time since 2006. According to the PC Party website, their mission is "to form a fiscally responsible, socially progressive government that promotes individual achievement and personal responsibility, is accountable to its citizens, listens to its people, embraces innovation, preserves

450-481: The first economic development agency, invested heavily in education at all levels and established the predecessor to the Nova Scotia Community College . After Stanfield left provincial politics to become leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party in 1967, G. I. Smith served as premier until 1970. After being elected party leader in 1971, John Buchanan was elected premier in 1978. He

480-645: The legislature before the fall session began. He officially resigned on September 10, 2009. After resigning as the MLA for Inverness, MacDonald founded a business development and consulting business called RMD Development Incorporated which owns a 4 star cottage operation called Ceilidh Cottages located in West Mabou, Nova Scotia. In June 2010, MacDonald was appointed to the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board. In September 2011, MacDonald

510-671: The northeastern United States. He is also an accomplished step dancer ; he began dancing at age four after learning the skill from his parents. MacDonald's first public performance was reportedly at age eight at the Mayflower Shopping Mall in Sydney and he began taking fiddle lessons from his uncle, Kinnon Beaton , at age 12. He has recorded two albums to date: Dancer's Delight (1995) and Traditionally Rockin' (1997, with his cousin Glenn Graham ). In 1998 he received two nominations for

540-667: The political dichotomy that existed prior to Confederation although, because of the realignment, some former Liberals became Conservatives and vice versa. The acceptance of the Confederation Party was greatly influenced by the American Civil War . Other reasons were an aggressive American foreign policy and the Fenian Raids of 1866 . Some of the Maritime provinces were worried that the autonomy would be weakened if they took up

570-429: The province. MacDonald's government moved to help stabilize energy costs, grow the economy and attract new investment to the province. The 2006 election resulted in a reduced minority for MacDonald and the Progressive Conservatives were reduced to third-party status in the 2009 election. On June 24, 2009, MacDonald stepped down as leader and Karen Casey was named the interim leader . Jamie Baillie became leader of

600-472: The scion of a wealthy textile family, had considered himself socialist in university; though he later moderated his views, he always remained a progressive. Under his leadership, what was by then the "Progressive Conservative Party" became a moderate Red Tory organization. He was able to get the party back into the House of Assembly soon after taking the leadership. By 1956, he had built it into an organization that

630-467: The unification of British North America . Canadian Confederation was initially unpopular in Nova Scotia , and the party was out of government for most of the late 19th century. It formed government for only six years between 1867 and 1956. It bottomed out in 1945, when the party was shut out of the legislature altogether. The modern party was built by Robert Stanfield after World War II . Stanfield,

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660-446: Was able to sweep to power, winning re-election four times. As premier, he led reforms in human rights , education, municipal government and health care and also created Industrial Estates Limited , a crown corporation that successfully attracted investment from world companies such as Michelin Tire. He worked to modernized the road system, brought in the first form of Medicare , established

690-520: Was appointed to the Senate of Canada and until the party selected Donald W. Cameron as party leader and premier. During his term, Cameron reformed government finance practices, promoted anti-discrimination measures, introduced new government accountability measures and established the first non-partisan electoral boundaries revision commission in 1992. After six years of Liberal governments led by John Savage and later Russel MacLellan , PC leader John Hamm

720-454: Was elected premier in 1999 . After taking office, he invested more in education and health care , implemented some tax cuts and sold or closed government-owned industries such as Sydney Steel . His government also passed tough lobbyist registration legislation, introduced smoking cessation initiatives, provided new funding for community college modernization and achieved historically high economic growth and employment numbers. His government

750-635: Was held on September 1, 1864, in Charlottetown when the Province of Canada became interested in it. John A. Macdonald was a huge promoter of Confederation and even made an alliance with his political rival, George Brown to make it happen. In New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the Confederation parties became Conservative parties aligned with the federal Liberal-Conservative Party of Sir John A. Macdonald (generally known simply as Conservatives ), while Anti-Confederation parties became Liberals . This approximated

780-444: Was named CEO of The Gaelic College (Colaisde na Gàidhlig) in St. Anns. He created a Cape Breton Island-wide festival, "KitchenFest", which annually features more than 70 shows and more than 100 musicians. The college focuses on Gaelic language, music, culture, dance and craft. The college teaches multiple disciplines and cultural experiences to thousands of visitors and students each year. It

810-469: Was re-elected in 1981, 1984 and 1988. In the 1984 election , voters served his largest majority, capturing 42 of the 52 seats in the legislature. Buchanan's government first succeeded in convincing federal government to give Nova Scotia control over offshore resources such as gas and oil, resulting in future revenue for the province through the Crown Share. Roger Bacon became premier in 1990 after Buchanan

840-696: Was responsible for the Heritage Property Act, Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation Act, and the Nova Scotia Youth Secretariat. Following Hamm's September 2005 announcement of his intention to retire, MacDonald committed to running for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia . The leadership race culminated in MacDonald winning the party's leadership on a second ballot on February 11, 2006. He

870-426: Was sworn in as Premier of Nova Scotia on February 24, succeeding Hamm. He is the second youngest premier in Nova Scotia's history. In May 2006, after a short session, MacDonald dissolved the legislature, calling an election for June 13, 2006. MacDonald's Progressive Conservatives won a minority government in the 2006 general election and MacDonald retained his seat. On May 4, 2009, MacDonald's government lost

900-399: Was the first to truly balance provincial finances in 25 years in 2002. Hamm retired as Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the PC party in 2006. Rodney MacDonald was elected to replace Hamm as party leader in 2006 and subsequently became Premier of Nova Scotia. Through strategic investments in rural broadband infrastructure, MacDonald continued to expand high-speed internet access throughout

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