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Meet Iain

Iain was first elected to the Nova Scotia Legislature for Timberlea-Prospect in 2013, re-elected in the 2017, 2021 and 2024 elections and has proudly served the residents of the area as an MLA, and former cabinet minister and premier.

Iain grew up in Timberlea-Prospect. He obtained a business degree from Mount Saint Vincent University while helping manage the family business at the Beechville Irving. He worked as an operations manager in Ottawa, before returning home in 2011. He launched Premiere Self Storage, as an operating partner in Dartmouth before answering the call to public service.

During his first term, he served as caucus chair and joined cabinet in 2017 as Minister of Environment and a member of Treasury and Policy Board. He was shuffled to Minister of Lands and Forestry in 2018 and was the 29th premier of Nova Scotia in 2021. He is currently House Leader for the Nova Scotia Liberals and serves on all standing committees.

As a pragmatist, who spurred the public debate of combining climate action with the economy, as minister and premier, he advanced many initiatives that benefited the economy while transitioning the province to a lower-carbon economy. Some of the accomplishments he achieved serving in these roles include,

  • $10 per day childcare by 2026
  • Launched the largest renewable energy tender in provinces history (350MW)
  • Created the office of mental health and addictions, and the office of equity and anti-racism initiatives
  • Expanded computer science programs at four universities to prepare for the digital economy
  • Protected over 100 areas of land in Nova Scotia, including places like Cape Split provincial park, Cape Mabou Wilderness Area, St Mary’s River Provincial Park and additions to many areas around Timberlea-Prospect like Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area, Terence Bay Wilderness Area and Blind Bay Provincial Park
  • Announced Nova Scotia’s first provincial trail strategy
  • Signed the first ever Mi’kmaq Forestry Initiative

Iain is just as proud of the achievements he has brought to Timberlea—Prospect such as the Bayers Lake Outpatient Centre, BLT Community Centre, the Bay View Skilled Trades Centre, a new school in Timberlea, the Adsum Sunflower housing development in Lakeside, and all the Prospect Road enhancements.