HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter is leading a delegation to Ottawa on Monday to try to push several huge projects forward, including Labrador power, a new convention centre for Halifax and the national shipbuilding strategy.
Dexter will be joined by several local business leaders in meetings with newly minted federal ministers.
The premier says now that the federal election is over they want to know how Ottawa will respond to the province's needs and concerns.
Nova Scotia is adamant about being included in a $35 billion ship procurement policy, a move the premier estimates could create thousands of jobs.
Dexter says he is also taking the prime minister at his word that Ottawa will help bring Labrador hydroelectric power online, either through a loan guarantee or some other fiscal plan.
He intends to raise the convention centre issue with Defence Minister Peter MacKay, Nova Scotia's cabinet representative, but he says he'll leave detailed talks to the ministers responsible for infrastructure.
