N.S. cabinet ministers support more talk about natural resources, but struggle to identify impediments

Opposition leaders criticized the fact that Houston waited until after the recent provincial election to put such an emphasis on the pursuit of natural resource development.

NDP Leader Claudia Chender said the premier is positioning the idea as a way to contend with looming tariffs but any new development would be years away and wouldn't provide immediate help to those who will need it.

The natural resources sector should be supported and helped to grow, Chender told reporters, but she questioned Houston's approach of "lashing out at perceived enemies."

"I'm not quite sure what this strategy is all about other than, I guess, to demonize some little non-profits in the province that are, I think, doing pretty good work."

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