Coombes: Government Must Bargain Fairly with Health Care Administrative Professionals

HALIFAX – NDP Labour Relations Spokesperson Kendra Coombes had this statement on negotiations between the Houston government and Nova Scotian administrative professionals who work in the health care...

Chender: Houston not doing enough to support Nova Scotians

HALIFAX – NDP Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement in response to the government’s public accounts released today for the 2022-23 fiscal year ending March 31, 2023:

“Despite massive spending...

Changes needed to emergency alerts as hurricane season heats up

HALIFAX – The Houston government needs to address issues with the province’s emergency alerts as Nova Scotians prepare for a potential hurricane this weekend. Following devastating floods in July that killed four people, the Premier said he...

Houston ignores housing crisis as post-secondary school year begins

HALIFAX – As students from across the country and around the world return to Nova Scotia for another school year at post-secondary institutions across our province, the overwhelming need for housing continues.

“As...

Houston government withholds school board report

HALIFAX – Parents, staff and students are preparing for the start of the new school year this week but are still in the dark about if or when the Houston government plans to reinstate school boards to Nova Scotia’s education system. According to results of...

Houston should ensure clean air in public buildings, workplaces, and schools

HALIFAX – As families prepare for students to return to the classroom the NSNDP is calling on the Houston government to address concerns around clean air in workplaces, public buildings, and...

Houston government misses key child care deadline leaving families struggling

HALIFAX – The Houston government has failed to prepare their Child Care Action Plan for 2023-2026, leaving this year’s $123 million in federal funding on the table. The federal government required an action plan to be submitted...

Emancipation Day an opportunity to reflect and celebrate

HALIFAX – As Nova Scotians mark Emancipation Day today, communities across Nova Scotia will gather to celebrate and reflect on the work done and still required to tackle racism and hate.

“We’ve come so far and yet we have so...

Nova Scotians struggle to find primary health care, July waitlist numbers missing

HALIFAX – It’s been two years since the Houston government campaigned on the promise to fix health care, meanwhile thousands more Nova Scotians are struggling without a family doctor or primary care clinic...

Families struggling under Houston’s broken child care promises

Halifax – Families across Nova Scotia are struggling under the Houston government’s child care plan. Conservatives promised parents 1500 new spots by the end of 2022, but Tim Houston has only opened 28 net new spaces...

Hansen: Minister’s Housing Comments Hurtful, Unacceptable

HALIFAX – NDP Housing spokesperson Suzy Hansen made the following statement in response to Minister Karla McFarlane’s comments on homelessness:

“What the Minister said yesterday is unacceptable, hurtful, and flat-out wrong. There is...

Building a Nova Scotia that does not include hate

It’s been a difficult year, with a rise in examples of homophobia, transphobia, hatred, threats and acts of violence in our schools.

As such, it does not come as a surprise that students are feeling that stress. According to this year’s Student...