CBC: The Nova Scotia government passed its budget bill Wednesday afternoon with the public barred from watching inside the legislature and the premier and finance minister absent for the vote.
The third reading of the Appropriations Act was called shortly after the sitting opened for the day. It was essentially a do-over after a crowd in the gallery late Tuesday night prevented the vote when they broke out in song to protest, leading Speaker Danielle Barkhouse to adjourn business for the night…