No sign of change to NDA law even as N.S. justice minister looks to discuss issue with counterparts

NDP Leader Claudia Chender said she has no confidence the government will make changes to the law just because Adams is having meetings. Ultimately, she told reporters, Houston is the premier and he's going to set the direction for his government.

"This isn't the first time this session that we have heard one thing from a coherent, seemingly compassionate minister on the floor of the House and another tone-deaf door closing from the premier in front of the cameras."

It's "astounding," said Chender, that Houston continues to think not changing the law is a way to preserve choice for survivors.

Chender noted that she worked on a bill to restrict the use of NDAs with former Tory cabinet minister Karla MacFarlane while the now-retired MLA was still in opposition. Momentum for the change ended after the Tories formed government in 2021.

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