AMHERST – Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin is stepping aside as the Progressive Conservative Party’s health and wellness critic to focus on her hid for the leadership of the provincial party.
Smith-McCrossin, who is one of five people running for the leadership, said she offered to relinquish her duties last month to interim party leader Karla MacFarlane and house leader Chris d’Entremont, but at their request – and with the advice of her campaign co-chairs, she decided to continue in the position until the conclusion of the spring sitting of the legislature.
“Now that the House is done for the spring, I would like to focus all of my energy on the leadership campaign while fulfilling my responsibilities to the people of Cumberland North as their MLA,” Smith-McCrossin said in a news release. “I am also looking forward to meeting with Nova Scotians who have faced racism to learn more and gain a greater understanding and appreciation for their lived experiences.
“I am therefore stepping away as Progressive Conservative Health and Wellness critic, as well as from my committee assignment.”
Smith-McCrossin said she will continue to be an active MLA.
“I will use the leadership campaign as an opportunity to listen to Nova Scotians and share my agenda for a healthier, more prosperous, more progressive province," she said.
