Progressive Conservative MLAs on the legislature's public accounts committee want to know how their counterparts across Canada operate before setting a schedule for how often the group will meet in Nova Scotia.

The committee held its first meeting on Wednesday since the provincial election that saw the PCs grow their majority to a record-setting 43 seats.

Committee vice-chair and Pictou West MLA Marco MacLeod made the motion to review how often other legislatures have their public accounts meetin…