NDP: Premier ignoring rising costs of food, cuts Farmers’ Market coupon program
HALIFAX: The N.S. NDP say the number of families that can’t afford healthy food in Nova Scotia is now at 22 per cent, up from 17 per cent last year.…
N.S. NDP: Capital Plan lacking investments on housing, primary care
From a release HALIFAX — The Capital Plan released March 14 by the Houston government lacks details and fails to address the needs of families and seniors who can’t afford…
VIDEO STORY: We speak with N.S. NDP Leader Claudia Chender
ELMSDALE: NS NDP Leader Claudia Chender Visited the Elmsdale region on March 7. After chatting with some supporters over lunch, including former Hants East NDP MLA John MacDonell, at the…
NDP say power rate hike unaffordable for NS families
From a press release HALIFAX: Nova Scotians already pay some of the highest power rates in the country. The decision on Feb. 2 means families will face a further 14…
N.S. NDP: Private health care not the solution for everyday families
From a press release HALIFAX: The N.S. NDP say people are worried that the health care they or their loved ones need won’t be there for them when they need…
Chender unopposed in N.S. NDP Leadership bid
From a release HALIFAX: Nova Scotia New Democrats have coalesced around Dartmouth South MLA Claudia Chender as the sole candidate and next leader of the NS NDP. The deadline for…
NDP: Lack of cost of living, health care crisis solutions in Houston’s first budget session
HALIFAX: The Houston government has failed to effectively address the problems people in Nova Scotia are facing, especially the rising cost of living and increased health care wait times, during…
NDP Leader Burrill stepping down
HALIFAX: NDP Leader Gary Burrill made the following statement on his future as Leader of the Nova Scotia NDP: “This morning, I met, by conference call, with the Provincial Council…
Burrill campaigns with McCarron in Grand Lake, Fall River
GRAND LAKE: The leader of the N.S. NDP Party recently visited the Grand Lake/Schwarzwald subdivision in Fall River to go door knocking with candidate Christina McCarron. Before the two got…
NDP: Pandemic, poverty impacts on mental health can’t be ignored
HALIFAX — More must be done to support those facing mental health concerns during the pandemic, especially for underserved communities in Nova Scotia. Today’s Community Services Committee heard from the…