Tidbits

Some Nova Scotia bits today.

• The province is set to legalize midwifery, finally. Announcement and press conference to come at Province House this afternoon.
• Community Services minister Judy Streatch, who had expressed willingness to appear at a troubled teen's case conference (after being ordered to do so by a judge) is now trying to back out. Judy, you played up the fact that you had a big family when you were elected, and you said that now you were the legal guardian for all the kids in your department's care too. So do the right thing and turn up already.
• Provincial Minister of Health Chris d'Entremont (who will be making the midwifery announcement) was asked last week about a promise made by a Tory candidate for a new nursing home, d'Entremont dismissed the promise as "election propaganda." Then he corrected himself. The brochure in which the promise appeared was not propaganda. It was "election literature." Still not a promise though.
• This one is not funny, but you've got to admit there's a certain irony. I can just imagine the firefighters rushing to the scene and being at a loss as to how to proceed.