By Keith Doucette The Nova Scotia government is refusing to release recommendations from a panel tasked with examining environmental racism in the province, and the minister responsible isn’t saying why. Justice Minister Becky Druhan, who is also responsible for the Office of Equity and Anti-Racism, avoided giving an explanation when pressed by reporters after a provincial cabinet meeting Thursday. Druhan did say the province’s Progressive Conservative government is committed to addressing issues of equity and racism and she said the panel’s work will “inform” those efforts. “One of the important insights that the panel provided to us … is that systemic and foundational change is needed to address racism around environmental issues,” the minister said. Druhan wouldn’t answer when asked whether she had seen the panel’s recommendations, saying its work…
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