Lloyd Hines

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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Lloyd Hines

| honorific-suffix = ECNS

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|6|19}}

| birth_place = Neil's Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|9|11|1951|6|19}}

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| constituency_AM = Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie

| assembly = Nova Scotia House of

| term_start = October 8, 2013

| term_end = July 17, 2021

| predecessor = Jim BoudreauGuysborough-Sheet Harbour

| successor = Greg Morrow

| party = Liberal

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Lloyd Patrick Hines (June 19, 1951 – September 10, 2023) was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and represented the electoral district of Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie from 2013 to 2021.{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1159376-tories-take-pictou-county-ridings-back-from-ndp|title=Tories take Pictou County ridings back from NDP|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=October 8, 2013|access-date=2024-06-23|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014062220/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1159376-tories-take-pictou-county-ridings-back-from-ndp|archivedate=October 14, 2013}}

Early life and education

Born in Neil's Harbour, Hines grew up in Ingonish and Baddeck. He graduated from St. Francis Xavier University with Bachelor of Arts in English Literature.

Political career

Hines served as a Councillor Municipality of the District of Guysborough from 1988 to 2013 and as Warden from 1997 to 2013.[https://modg.ca/index.php/residents/news/lloydhines Public Statement

- The Passing of our Former Warden and Dear Friend, the Honourable Lloyd Hines] Municipality of the District of Guysborough

=As MLA=

Hines was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election in the electoral district of Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie.

On July 24, 2015, Hines was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Natural Resources.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/andrew-younger-sworn-back-in-to-cabinet-after-shuffle-1.3166058|title=Andrew Younger sworn back in to cabinet after shuffle|publisher=CBC News|date=July 24, 2015|access-date=2015-07-24}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1301187-cabinet-shuffle-whalen-out-as-finance-minister-younger-back-in|title=Cabinet shuffle: Whalen out as finance minister, Younger back in|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=July 24, 2015|access-date=2015-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725145205/http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1301187-cabinet-shuffle-whalen-out-as-finance-minister-younger-back-in|archive-date=July 25, 2015|url-status=dead}}

In April 2017, Nova Scotia's Office of the Ombudsman published a report that criticized senior officials of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough, including former warden Hines, for their "indulgent" spending and "opportunistic" practices.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/guysborough-ombudsman-expense-report-lloyd-hines-municipal-1.4079540|title=Guysborough officials slammed for 'indulgent' expenses|last1=MacIvor|first1=Angela|last2=Allen|first2=Susan|date=April 21, 2017|publisher=CBC News|access-date=November 20, 2017}} The report noted that Hines had used his corporate credit card for thousands of dollars in personal purchases and cash advances. Although Hines repaid all the charges, the Ombudsman found that he had benefited by essentially using cash advances from the municipality as short-term loans to cover expenses.{{Cite book|title=Final Report: Municipality of the District of Guysborough, Department of Municipal Affairs|publisher=Nova Scotia's Office of the Ombudsman|year=2017|url=https://novascotia.ca/ombu/publications/report_2017.pdf}}

The report also noted that there was insufficient documentation of the purpose of expensed meals, which were often above standard per diem rates and included alcohol, even when the only attendees were council members or administrators such as Hines. Hines defended the higher rates and the expensing of alcohol, telling the Ombudsman that the costs and alcohol were often standard when municipality officials hosted guests with more expensive tastes that they wanted to persuade to invest in the community.

Hines was re-elected in the 2017 election, although his margin of victory of 71 votes was thin enough that the Progressive Conservatives sought a judicial recount, which confirmed the result.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/recount-waverley-fall-river-beaver-bank-guysborough-eastern-shore-election-ns-1.4153306|title=Judicial recounts confirm tight Liberal victories for 2 Nova Scotia seats|publisher=CBC News|date=June 9, 2017|access-date=2017-06-06}}

On June 15, 2017, premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet, moving Hines to Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cabinet-politics-liberal-government-stephen-mcneil-1.4161624|title=Stephen McNeil shuffles cabinet, but vows not to change course|publisher=CBC News|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=2017-06-15}}{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1478027-n.s.-cabinet-unveiled-casey-now-deputy-premier-finance-minister|title=N.S. cabinet unveiled: Casey now deputy premier, finance minister|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=2017-06-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615183345/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1478027-n.s.-cabinet-unveiled-casey-now-deputy-premier-finance-minister|archive-date=June 15, 2017|url-status=dead}} In October 2017, Hines indicated his support for the renewal of Bay Ferries to continue operating "The Cat" ferry between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Portland, Maine, citing the ridership increases in the past year despite engine problems.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/the-cat-fast-ferry-will-be-back-in-2018-1.4371325|title=The Cat fast ferry will be back in 2018|last=Gorman|first=Michael|date=October 25, 2017|work=CBC News|access-date=November 20, 2017|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/bay-ferries-the-cat-yarmouth-portland-bar-harbor-maine-1.4389874|title=Yarmouth ferry operator pondering service to Bar Harbor, Maine|last=Gorman|first=Michael|date=November 6, 2017|work=CBC News|access-date=November 20, 2017|language=en}}

Hines came under fire in February 2019 after a media scrum where he failed to disclose any information about the Yarmouth-Maine Ferry contract which he was responsible for.{{Cite web|url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/n-s-transport-minister-has-few-answers-around-yarmouth-ferry-s-move-to-new-port-1.4297581|title=N.S. transport minister has few answers around Yarmouth ferry's move to new port|publisher=CTV News|date=February 14, 2019|access-date=2019-02-20}}

Hines was defeated in the 2021 general election by Greg Morrow of the Progressive Conservatives.

Death

He died on September 10, 2023, at the age of 72.[https://haverstocks.com/tribute/details/5556/Lloyd-Hines/obituary.html#tribute-start Lloyd Patrick Hines] obituary[https://www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/news/lloyd-hines-former-liberal-cabinet-minister-and-guysborough-warden-dies-100891272/ Lloyd Hines, former Liberal cabinet minister and Guysborough warden, dies]