New responsibilities announced on Monday will see Alfie MacLeod serve as deputy house leader.
The MLA for Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg will also be the Official Opposition party’s critic for Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal, as well as for Aboriginal Affairs.
Eddie Orrell, the MLA Northside-Westmount, will be the party whip and critic for the Department of Labour and Advanced Education, while Allan MacMaster, MLA for Inverness, will be the party’s chair of Public Accounts Committee and have critic responsibilities for the departments of Energy, Service Nova Scotia, and Gaelic Affairs.
Natural Resources will be the responsibility of Victoria-The Lakes MLA Keith Bain and Alana Paon, MLA for Richmond, will hold critic responsibilities for Business, Trade, Tourism Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Business Inc., and Innovacorp.
“I am excited to be working with such a strong, capable group of MLAs,” Baillie said in a press release.
“We have a great team and we are looking forward to working on issues and opportunities that are important to Nova Scotians.”
As the Official Opposition he said they will continue to hold Premier Stephen McNeil and government ministers accountable for fixing the crisis in our health and mental health systems, improving education for children and making a better climate for job creators.
Other critic responsibilities will fall to Baillie (Premier’s Office, Executive Council, and Intergovernmental Affairs), Chris d’Entremont (Internal Services, Communications Nova Scotia, and Acadian Affairs and Francophonie), Karla MacFarlane (Justice, Attorney General, and Military Relations), John Lohr (Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Immigration, and Labour Relations), Tim Houston (Finance, Nova Scotia Liquor Corp., and Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness), Larry Harrison (Communities, Culture and Heritage, and Seniors), Tim Halman (Education and Early Childhood Development, and Youth), Kim Masland (Environment), Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin (Health and Wellness), Barbara Adams (Community Services, and Advisory Council on the Status of Women), Pat Dunn ( Public Service Commission, African Nova Scotia Affairs), and Brad Johns (Municipal Affairs, and Emergency Management Office).