Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil

official opposition: There are more Nova Scotians than ever before, according to Stats Canada, according to CTV. The latest population estimates show a modest growth in all three Maritime provinces in the first quarter of 2016. However, the official opposition says it time to stop celebrating the western downturn. While I'm excited about the fact that Nova Scotia is growing, my message to Nova Scotians would be, we should celebrate that for a day and continue to grow the population, says Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil. There the provincial nominee program, we doubled it last year to an all-time high, says McNeil. McNeil says the numbers are, in part, a reflection of government efforts to encourage immigration. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.