Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston apologized Tuesday as he reversed a portion of $130-million in cuts to government grants amid a public outcry over his latest budget. The premier announced Tuesday that he would reinstate $53.6 million in cuts to grants and programs for people with disabilities and seniors, as well as African Nova Scotian and Indigenous students. “On some of the (budget) decisions, I got it wrong, and I’m sorry,” Houston told a news conference. After Houston’s Progressive Conservative government tabled its cost-cutting budget last month, the provincial legislature has been the scene for a series of boisterous protests. Houston and his ministers have also been booed and heckled at other public events. “Nova Scotians have spoken,” he said in a statement. “These are grants that help people meet…
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