- Howard Epstein
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name = Howard Epstein
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office = MLA forHalifax Chebucto
term_start = 1998
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predecessor =Jay Abbass
successor = incumbent
party = NDP
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occupation =Howard Epstein is a Canadian politician, lawyer and part-time law professor.
Born in Halifax,
Nova Scotia , he is an environmentalist, serving as the director of the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax from 1991-1994.First elected to
Halifax City Council in 1994, he was re-elected in 1995 with the formation of theHalifax Regional Municipality . Epstein sat as the Councillor for District 14 (Connaught-Quinpool), representing the city's West End. OnMarch 24 ,1998 , Epstein was elected to theNova Scotia House of Assembly for the New Democratic Party representing the provincial riding ofHalifax Chebucto . He was re-elected in the 1999, 2003 and 2006 general elections.He is currently the NDP Critic for Conserve Nova Scotia, Intergovernmental Affairs, Gaming and the Heritage Property Act.
He has two children, Hannah and Noah.
External links
* [http://howardepstein.ca/ Howard Epstein]
* [http://law.dal.ca/Institutes/Marine%20&%20Environmental%20Law%20Institute/Faculty%20&%20Staff/Howard_M._Epstein.php Dalhousie Law School]
* [http://www.ecologyaction.ca/ Ecology Action Centre]
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