Nova Scotia’s Premier is once again out of province to talk energy.
Tim Houston is attending onshore gas meetings in Calgary this week.
It’s his second trip during the current sitting of the Nova Scotia legislature, he was in Texas two weeks ago for an energy conference.
Last week the Premier was asked if this trip could have waited until after the house rises.
“We feel a sense of urgency to move forward. These meetings have been planned for a while. But the business of government carries on, and we fulfill our obligations there,” Houston told reporters Thursday.
He says people need to know about energy opportunities in the province.
“We’re always just pushing the awareness. We’re hoping that more people start to think about Nova Scotia when we leave than when we arrived to these meetings.”
Opposition leader Claudia Chender said the trip to Calgary isn’t urgent, and the Premier should be in the House to defend his unpopular choices.
