Nova Scotia cabinet minister makes first statement as husband gets bail
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s immigration minister thanked “the entire community” for its support Thursday, as her husband was released on bail on charges he assaulted, threatened and choked her on New Year’s Eve.
In her first public statement since the alleged incident, Lena Diab spoke in a quiet, halting voice as she described enduring a “very tragic, sad, private and personal matter.”
“I am grateful for the support that I have received from the entire community,” she said after a cabinet meeting. “As always, I will continue to be focused on the very good work that we are doing in this very beautiful province of ours.”
The cabinet minister and entrepreneur declined to respond to questions, but colleagues offered their support.