6pm Hour – February holiday?

Posted Feb 7, 2012 04:10:26 PM.

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Liberal MLA Diana Whalen continues to pound away at a February holiday for Nova Scotians. She joins us. Cecil our rowdy sports fan joins us. UNB history professor Bill Parenteau joins us with a look back at this day in history. And school board association president Vic Fluery chats about possible budget cuts to education.

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