By Lyndsay Armstrong Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says weeks of pointed feedback forced him to recognize his government made some mistakes when it announced $130 million in cuts in his government’s last budget. The premier apologized Tuesday, as he reversed some of those cuts, restoring about $54 million in spending on programs for people with disabilities and seniors, and for African Nova Scotian and Indigenous students. The unusual and stunning reversal comes just over two weeks after Houston’s government tabled its budget. But the premier explained it was necessary because he could no longer live with the plan to slash funding for vulnerable Nova Scotians. “Many people told us that they were worried about certain parts of the budget, and I want to start by saying on some of…
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