Liberal MLAs Sure They Saw a Ghost in Province House Last Week

Spooked MLAs Iain Rankin and Derek Mombourquette spotted fleeing Province House shouting "G-G-G-G-GHOST!"

As the cold winter chill settles in over Halifax, it is the chill of death that concerns the only two elected Liberal MLAs this season. Derek Mombourquette and Iain Rankin swear they spotted a ghost last Thursday night while they explored the basement of Province House.

"Derek bet me I was too scarred to go in the basement at night. I told him no way, he's the chicken. I would totally go down there but I know he wouldn't! So. I double dog dared him to go too." said Rankin.

After roughly 30 minutes of the MLAs daring the other to go, they finally borrowed flashlights from the night security guard and descended into the dark basement.

Night Security Guard Bill Wood recounts his experience that frightful evening. "I was trying to finish my rounds of the building while these two jackasses just stood at the top of the stairs and kept pushing each other towards 'em. They came over and asked me if they could borrow some flashlights. I'm not sure why; power works just fine down there. Anyway, I gave them a couple of lights and down they went. About 10 minutes later, they ran back upstairs screamin' like banshees and didn't slow down on their way out the door. I went down and turned on the lights to have a look; didn't see nothing myself."

When asked if he believed there was a ghost haunting the basement, Wood responded "You bein' serious?" and walked away muttering to himself "...didn't even give me back my damn flashlights."

We spoke with local ghost expert and operator of the 'Hali-Fright Ghost Tour' Gerald McCormack about the haunted history of Province House and whether any notable deaths had occurred there. "I dunno man, like probably? Halifax is really old. People have died pretty much everywhere by now. Can you stop interrupting? It's ruining the tour."

Further research by The Scotian has confirmed that yes, people have died pretty much everywhere by now.

While Mombourquette and Rankin insist that they saw a spectre that night, they have been met with skepticism by the rest of Legislature. "Those boys are always 'seeing things'" Speaker Danielle Barkhouse explains. "Last week, there was 'totally a Dracula' at an event promoting blood donations and last year Rankin wouldn't stop talking about the aliens he saw in the woods by his house."

When asked about his thoughts on Mombourquette and Rankin's ghastly experience, Premier Tim Houston responded "Who?".