{"id":54964,"date":"2025-02-06T07:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/?p=54964"},"modified":"2025-02-06T09:19:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T13:19:04","slug":"liberal-leadership-hopeful-mark-carney-stops-in-amherst-but-holds-the-line-on-isthmus-protection-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/liberal-leadership-hopeful-mark-carney-stops-in-amherst-but-holds-the-line-on-isthmus-protection-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney stops in Amherst, but holds the line on Isthmus protection funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nova Scotia MP Kody Blois, leadership candidate Mark Carney, and former Cumberland MP Bill Casey pose for fans in Amherst on Friday, January 31, 2025. Photo: Erica Butler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

CHMA had the lone reporter in the room last Friday as Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney stopped in Amherst for a campaign event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carney told the roughly 150 people gathered about his intention to end the consumer carbon tax and rebate system, and bring the federal Liberals into the centre of the political spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CHMA asked Carney if he had any plans to change the current federal position on funding 50% and no more of the Chignecto Isthmus Resiliency Project. Carney seemed to hold the line on the federal-provincial jurisdiction issue. \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely clear that if it\u2019s federal responsibility, we will move quickly as we should,\u201d said Carney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event was organized by former Nova Scotia MP Bill Casey, who told the crowd he was heartened by the turnout. \u201cI know there\u2019s people here from all parties,\u201d said Casey. \u201cYou care about our democracy, or you wouldn\u2019t be here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to the full story as reported on Tantramar Report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n