5pm Hour – MLA expenses… in New Brunswick

Posted Nov 14, 2011 02:42:03 PM.

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Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly comes on to defend his decision to evict the Occupy Nova Scotia. Kyle Buott with Halifax Labour says the mayor overstepped his bounds. Do we have an MLA expense scandal in New Brunswick? $800,000 in expenses have been submitted in a year. Kris Austin with the People’s Alliance of New Brunswick joins us. SMU political science professor joins us to chat about the political turmoil in Syria.

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