Nova Scotia ministers to meet with environmental racism panel: minister
Twila Grosse told reporters following a cabinet meeting the report was the responsibility of the Office of Anti-Racism.
The government appointed an eight-member panel in June 2023 to study how racism affects a community's natural environment and it delivered its findings to cabinet last year.
Grosse says a meeting will be scheduled soon with a group of ministers and the panel to discuss the findings, although a date hasn't been set.
Last month, the minister responsible for the Office of Anti-Racism, Becky Druhan, declined to give any details about the report and wouldn't confirm whether she had read it.
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Both the Opposition NDP and Liberals say the report should be released and say they are 'troubled' that the government is determined to remain tight-lipped about the report.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 26, 2025.
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