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Despite the short length of proceedings, Premier Tim Houston rejected the opposition's accusation the government rushed its agenda through the session. Since the Tories took office in 2021, only an emergency summer session in 2022 was shorter, called to rescind a pay increase for politicians.

鈥淭here was no rush,鈥� Houston said of the past eight days. 鈥淲e made it very efficient and productive and lots of good things happened during this session."

However, Opposition NDP Leader Claudia Chender said the brevity cut short a full debate on issues and is an indication the government doesn鈥檛 want to answer questions, especially on the cost of living and rising power rates.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 think you would find anyone in the province who believes that we adequately canvassed the issues that people are dying for us to deal with,鈥� Chender said. 鈥淭his was not only a rushed session, but it was a session that really makes a mockery of this House.鈥�

Interim Liberal leader Derek Mombourquette said the government's decision to bundle various amendments into single pieces of legislation 鈥� known as omnibus bills 鈥� is also an attempt to limit full debate and confuse the public.

Last week, both opposition parties noted that during the spring session the government also brought forward an expansive bill that dealt with a range of issues including the powers of the auditor general and access to information.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a view of what鈥檚 to come, I believe, when it comes to this government and how they want to operate in (the legislature),鈥� Mombourquette said Friday.

The government adopted 13 pieces of legislation over the past eight days, including the omnibus bill that bans protests on logging roads; it was passed late Thursday without changes. The bill includes one new piece of legislation and amends seven other acts dealing with issues as diverse as allowing domestic violence victims to amend leases; criminal records checks for bar bouncers; and limits to who can access social insurance numbers.

The NDP walked out of the legislature during the vote and Chender said Friday that her party couldn鈥檛 accept a bill that protects renters but also criminalizes dissent. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 vote against the good proposals, most of which came from us, and we can鈥檛 vote for the poison pills that were put in this legislation,鈥� she said.

Several witnesses told a legislature committee earlier this week that the law limiting protests on logging roads was a heavy-handed attempt to ignore Mi鈥檏maw rights. The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs has also been critical of the legislation, saying it was adopted without prior notice or discussion.

During the committee hearing, the government was told the law shouldn鈥檛 be aimed at demonstrations such as one that is ongoing at Hunters Mountain in Cape Breton, where a group of Mi'kmaq have been stopping traffic at the site, located at the entrance to the Cape Breton Highlands.

Houston said the new law is broad in its intent and isn鈥檛 aimed at any group in particular.

鈥淭he only people who need to worry about (the law) are those who are intent on doing illegal activities,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t affects the whole province, every single Nova Scotian and even people that visit here.鈥�

Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton was pressed on whether the law would be used to remove Hunters Mountain protesters, who are against logging in the area.

Rushton said he didn鈥檛 want to presuppose what might happen anywhere on Crown land, but he also made it clear that any move to block a road would be seen as a test of the law.

鈥淭here is concern because it would be blocking economic activity,鈥� he said.

This report by 好色tvwas first published Oct. 3, 2025.