Houston should expand school food programs, help families with rising cost of food

BRIDGEWATER – Students are back in school and the rising cost of groceries continues to make life harder for families. Parents are asking Tim Houston to make school meal programs available to every child that needs it. So...

Op-Ed: Cape Breton receiving little support from Houston

Claudia Chender is the Leader of the Nova Scotia NDP.

Cape Breton is on the rise. While in Sydney last week I was blown away by the people I met, the work they’re doing, and the transformation I saw happening across CBRM. Cape Bretoners...

Houston must take action to ensure safe return to school in two weeks

HALIFAX – With two weeks before students and teachers return to the classroom, parents are worried about the low vaccine uptake and lack of boosters for children under 12. Only 45 percent of children 5-11 years old have two doses of...

Private health care not the solution for everyday families

HALIFAX – People are worried that the health care they or their loved ones need won’t be there for them when they need it most. And what is Tim Houston doing to reassure people that he will fix health care? He’s holding meetings with Ontario...

Health Care Worse for Families Following Houston’s First Year

SYDNEY – As Tim Houston celebrates his election anniversary, people who need health care are being told to wait. Today, more families are without a family doctor, more people are leaving the ER without being seen, surgery wait...

Houston failing to stand up to Nova Scotia Power, protect people from higher power bills

HALIFAX – Tim Houston and Nova Scotia Power executives want to delay the public UARB hearings while they meet behind closed doors to talk about fuel costs and rate increases. The Houston government says...

Houston has no plan for safe return to school

HALIFAX -With three weeks left before children and teachers return to classrooms across the province, Tim Houston has no plan to provide a safe return to school, even while Nova Scotia is the only province in the country with a VERY HIGH COVID-19...

People left paying for health care after Houston’s first year in charge

HALIFAX – People, like Jennifer DeCoste, who are already struggling without a family doctor are now left paying out of pocket for critical test results that they need. Tim Houston’s health care is leaving people waiting without care...

Lachance: Bonne Fête Nationale des Acadiens à tous et toutes! Happy National Acadian Day!

HALIFAX – NDP Acadian Affairs spokesperson Lisa Lachance made the following statement on National Acadian Day, August 15:

“Every day Acadian people, organizations, and communities work hard to preserve and...

Op-Ed -- Houston weak on pocketbook issues affecting Nova Scotians

Claudia Chender is Leader of the Nova Scotia NDP.

Every day, we hear stories from Nova Scotians across this province struggling to access our health-care system, waiting for the arrival of a paramedic, showing up at an ER to...

Families, seniors need help to afford medication

HALIFAX – Thousands of families and seniors are struggling to pay for medications as the cost of everything continues to rise. As people are stuck deciding between paying for medicine or groceries, the Houston government is choosing not to offer direct...

Hansen: Second Annual Emancipation Day a Time for Action

HALIFAX– NDP African Nova Scotian Affairs spokesperson Suzy Hansen made the following statement ahead of Emancipation Day on August 1:

“Emancipation Day is the day when the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 became law across the...