新斯科舍省省长撤回威胁审计长独立性的法案变更。 Nova Scotia Premier withdraws bill changes that threatened auditor general's independence.

新斯科舍省省长蒂姆·休斯顿 （Tim Houston） 撤回了一项法案的修改，该法案将允许该省政府无故解雇审计长，并赋予部长们阻止审计发布的权力。 Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has withdrawn changes to a bill that would have allowed the province's government to fire the auditor general without cause and give ministers power to block audit releases. 此举是在与审计长金·阿代尔 （Kim Adair） 讨论后做出的，后者对她的办公室独立性表示担忧。 The move came after discussions with Auditor General Kim Adair, who expressed concerns over the independence of her office.