Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, located in Halifax. There are 52 seats divided among the three main political parties, Conservative, Liberal, and NDP.

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Legislative - Nova Scotia - Halifax - Conservative - Liberal - NDP

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The Assembly meets in Province House, a National Historic Site and Canada's oldest as well as smallest legislative building, opened on February 11, 1819. The building was also the original home to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, and the location of the 'Freedom of the Press' trial of Joseph Howe. Its main entrance is found on Hollis Street in Halifax.

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Province House - February 11 - 1819 - Joseph Howe

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The building is ornately decorated with, among other things, plaster British falcons. Several have been missing their heads since the 1840s. At that time a Member of the House, Lawrence O'Connor Doyle, went on a rampage, knocking the heads off with his cane upon hearing that a dispute between the United States and New Brunswick had been ruled in favour of the Americans. He had mistakenly assumed them to be eagles.

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British - United States - New Brunswick

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