The first stop of Premier Tim Houston’s tour of the province ended up with him leaving in an RCMP cruiser. Houston was speaking to the Annapolis Valley Chamber of Commerce, the first of his stops scheduled for the summer to speak to business leaders in the province about the challenges and opportunities facing the province. A small group of protesters greeted Houston at the beginning of his appearance at Acadia University in Wolfville but by the end of his speech the group had grown louder and according to a statement from his office the Premier’s vehicle was swarmed by “rioters”. The statement goes on to say, “These criminals blocked them in, were pushing law enforcement, climbing onto the car the Premier was in and smashed the windshield with the Premier in the car.” Houston eventually left in an RCMP vehicle. He is scheduled to speak to the Bridgewater Chamber of Commerce on July 28th. In a video posted to social media, Houston said the “violent” protest Wednesday do not represent the “Nova Scotian way”, and he says he looks forward to continuing his tour and engaging with Nova Scotians.
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