Premier of Nova Scotia Tim Houston takes over the energy department from Trevor Boudreau.

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shuffled his cabinet on Tuesday in a ceremony closed to the media, dropping three members who oversaw the departments of justice, energy and natural resources.

In a news release, the premier said he will take over the energy department from Trevor Boudreau, adding to his existing roles as minister of intergovernmental affairs and minister of trade.

“I want to turn Nova Scotia into an energy superpower,” Houston said in the statement.

Kim Masland, minister of emergency management, will take over the natural resources portfolio from Tory Rushton.

Scott Armstrong, who up until the shuffle oversaw the Department of Opportunities and Social Development, is replacing Bec

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