Nova Scotia legislature votes down pay raise for politicians

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NDP Leader Claudia Chender said it's understood there isn't "public appetite" for politicians to get more money.

"But we don't need to be doing this now," Chender said. "Every time (a member) has to vote on something that impacts them it gets messy, and we are not talking about the things that matter."

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