The province tried to vote on their budget in the legislature, but they were stopped by some protesters singing in the gallery near midnight on Tuesday.

House speaker Danielle Barkhouse tried calling for order several times as they sang.

The protesters repeated the phrase, “It’s okay to change your mind, show us your courage, leave this behind.”

“It’s okay to change your mind. You can join us, join us any time.”

In the initial proposed budget, they slashed $300 million in funding from several sectors, including arts, culture, tourism, secondary education, and disability and senior supports. But they promised to reinstate $53.6 million of those cuts to help African Nova Scotian and Indigenous students, as well as disabled people and seniors.

After several minutes of singing, Barkhouse adjourned the house until 1 p.m. Wednesday.