By Lyndsay Armstrong Nova Scotia’s legislature resumes Tuesday after a rocky spring sitting and a minister’s resignation over rap music lyrics from 2013. Here’s what to watch for. Fallout from budget cuts Nova Scotia’s 2026-27 deficit budget came with cuts to arts, culture, tourism, Mi’kmaq and African Nova Scotian programming, disability supports and other community programs, which sparked protests in and outside of the legislature earlier this year. The province’s budget forecast a $1.2 billion deficit and included $304 million in cuts to grants, government jobs and operational expenses. Six days after releasing the budget, Premier Tim Houston said his government had made some mistakes. He restored about $54 million in spending for people with disabilities and seniors, and for African Nova Scotian and Indigenous students. Despite the partial reversal,…
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