Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil addresses the crowd at the launch of MyHealthNS, an online health tool to improve access to doctors and access to care, in Halifax on Thursday, July 28, 2016. McNeil is shying away from a verbal joust with Ottawa over potential carbon pricing, even though his province would like to avoid the measure.McNeil says in talks with federal officials, Nova Scotia is looking for recognition of steps it's already taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan