Six former premiers have issued a joint statement in support of the province as it continues to mourn the worst mass shooting in Canadian history while under a state of emergency due to COVID-19.
The open letter, published by former premier Darrell Dexter on Thursday, is signed by Roger Bacon, premier from 1990 to 1991; Donald Cameron, premier from 1991 to 1993; Russell MacLellan, premier from 1997 to 1999; John Hamm, premier from 1999 to 2006; Rodney MacDonald, premier from 2006 to 2009; and Dexter, premier from 2009 to 2013.
The group represents all three parties in Nova Scotia’s legislature: NDP, Liberal and Progressive Conservative. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “Our thoughts and prayers are