Nova Scotia still failing women on pay equity: NSNDP

HALIFAX – Today, NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement on the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ new report on the gender pay gap:

“Today in Nova Scotia, women are earning 15 per cent less than men –...

New representative elected in Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay by-election

HALIFAX–NDP Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement:

“We want to congratulate Claude Bourgeois on his win, and we look forward to working with him as he serves as MLA for his...

Élection d’un nouveau député lors de l’élection partielle de Chéticamp-Margarees-Pleasant Bay

HALIFAX – La cheffe du NPD, Claudia Chender, a fait la déclaration suivante :

« Nous tenons à féliciter Claude Bourgeois pour sa victoire et nous sommes impatients de...

REALITY CHECK: Houston’s plan falls short on increasing affordable housing supply

HALIFAX – New numbers released to media yesterday show the Houston government’s plan to speed up home construction through Special Planning Areas isn’t working. Of the 63,000 new homes promised in Special Planning Areas,...

Chender questions government’s housing plan as rents and homelessness rise in Halifax

HALIFAX – Today at the Public Accounts Committee, Official Opposition Leader Claudia Chender, asked about progress on the government’s five-year, $1.7 billion housing plan. Three years in, Nova Scotia is now the most...

Chender calls for federal deal to lower housing costs and reduce Halifax traffic

HALIFAX – On Tuesday, Official Opposition Leader Claudia Chender called on Premier Houston to sign a deal with the federal government to make the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) more affordable and...

Nova Scotia students deserve support, not cuts: NDP

HALIFAX – Today, Official Opposition Education Critic Paul Wozney, with literacy advocates, called on the Houston government to better support student learning instead of cutting the resources they need to succeed.

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Houston government failing communities, forcing libraries to close

HALIFAX – Today, NDP Communities, Culture, Tourism, and Heritage Critic Susan Leblanc has written to the Premier calling on the Houston government to better fund libraries and prevent upcoming closures. This week the Annapolis Valley...

NDP and striking CUPE workers call on Houston government for fair deal

HALIFAX – On Tuesday, NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender was at a picket line in Eastern Passage calling on the Houston government to get long-term care workers a fair deal as the strike stretches into its eighth week.

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NDP push for urgent action on rising rents at legislative committee

HALIFAX – On Tuesday, the NSNDP will bring witnesses to the Community Services Committee to discuss the difficult situation facing renters and the need to close the fixed-term lease loophole that’s allowing rents to continue...

Houston budget forces library closures, hurts rural communities: NDP

HALIFAX – Today, Susan Leblanc, NSNDP Critic for Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage made the following statement about the closure of five libraries in the Annapolis Valley:

“The closure of five libraries...

Premier drops Energy Minister role after failing to rein in Nova Scotia Power

HALIFAX —NDP Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement about PC Cabinet shuffle:

“Today, Premier Tim Houston finally acknowledged what Nova Scotians have known all along; that he has failed to...