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scathing report was issued by Auditor General of Nova Scotia Michael Pi ckup in January, the governmen t moved quickly to respond and get the restoration project back on track. Pickup had been asked to investigate the si tuation last year by Premier Stephen McNeil, who call ed the proj ect a "boondoggle." One of the problems outlined in the report was that
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