Nova Scotia’s Opposition parties are questioning the Dexter government’s motives as the fall sitting of the Legislature wraps up.

Both the Liberals and the Conservatives say there is still a lot of work to be done.

“The great challenges of our province, whether it’s high taxes, power rates, rising unemployment, none of those issues are being dealt with in this session,’ said Conservative leader Jamie Baillie. “I think we should stay and do the people’s work.”

Liberal leader Stephen McNeil said the session highlighted what Nova Scotians already know.

“This government has no answers towards the rural economy and the fact that we continue to shed jobs at an alarming rate,” said McNeil.

This comes amid much criticism over Premier Darrell Dexter keeping an independent study on Muskrat Falls secret.

Dexter confirmed Wednesday that the untendered $85,000 assessment was started back in September, before Opposition critics started calling for an independent review of the project.

Opposition parties are confused as to why Premier Dexter hasn’t said anything about the independent study until recently. Both the liberals and conservatives say it doesn’t make sense, considering the fact they’ve been asking for the analysis and the premier never uttered a word that one was ongoing.

“I think the premier wanted to have time to allow this study to happen, to make sure he got the answer he wanted, before he actually announced it out loud,” said McNeil.

The fall sitting of the fourth session of the 61st General Assembly of the Nova Scotia Legislature began on Oct. 25, 2012. It sat for 30 days.