Media Releases and Statements
Media Releases
March 27, 2024
Houston Conservatives bow to NSNDP pressure, index income assistance rates
HALIFAX – NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement in response to the indexing of income assistance rates:
“After years of work towards this important change, we are thrilled to see the...
Media Releases
March 27, 2024
Premier says he fully supports scandal-ridden Hogan Court development
HALIFAX– The Auditor General’s recent report on Hogan Court was deeply alarming, showing money being spent without checks and balances by the Houston government. Today’s Public Accounts Committee will review the...
Media Releases
March 26, 2024
Seniors left behind by Houston’s budget
HALIFAX – Four months after suggesting they were open to creating a Seniors’ Income Benefit, the Houston government’s 2024 budget brings little to the table for Nova Scotian seniors.
“Seniors’ poverty in Nova Scotia is the worst of any...
Media Releases
March 22, 2024
Nova Scotians want to help protect lakes and drinking water
HALIFAX –Today, on World Water Day, the Nova Scotia NDP tabled legislation to help Nova Scotians afford well-water testing and protect the province's lakes and waterways.
“People deeply value the lakes and natural...
Media Releases
March 20, 2024
Houston should enact the Coastal Protection Act, fix the Finance Act, and ban the misuse of NDAs
HALIFAX- The Houston government is refusing to be accountable to Nova Scotians. Their decision to abandon the Coastal Protection Act, their refusal to implement the Auditor General’s...
Media Releases
March 19, 2024
Houston should protect workers, ban scab labour in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX – Today, the Nova Scotia NDP will table legislation banning scab labour in Nova Scotia. Federal anti-scab legislation recently passed Second Reading with all-party support. Provincially, British Columbia and Quebec...
Media Releases
March 18, 2024
Auditor General should investigate “YourHealthNS” procurement deal
HALIFAX – The Premier’s “more, faster” approach to health care has led to a record 156,000 Nova Scotians on the family practice waitlist, long waits for emergency care with many emergency rooms closed daily across...
Media Releases
March 8, 2024
Inspiring Inclusion means building pathways
HALIFAX – NDP Status of Women spokesperson Suzy Hansen made the following statement for International Women’s Day:
“International Women’s Day is a global day to recognize and celebrate women and girls' social, economic, cultural, and political...
Media Releases
March 6, 2024
Houston abandoning Coastal Protection Act, a bad move for democracy
HALIFAX – As the spring sitting of the Legislature continues, laws passed by the legislature, including the Coastal Protection Act, remain stalled without being enacted. Today, the Nova Scotia NDP will bring forward legislation similar to...
Media Releases
March 5, 2024
Unbudgeted spending out of control under Houston’s government
HALIFAX – Following back-to-back Auditor General reports sounding the alarm about the Houston government’s increased spending outside of the budget process, the NSNDP will table legislation today to update the Finance...
Media Releases
March 1, 2024
Nova Scotians with endometriosis suffer without adequate supports
HALIFAX– Today, March 1, marks the beginning of the first Endometriosis Awareness Month in Nova Scotia following the passage of the NSNDP’s Bill in the Fall 2023 sitting of the legislature.
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Statement
February 29, 2024
Chender: Budget doesn’t do enough to give Nova Scotia families a break
HALIFAX — NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement in response to the Houston government’s 2024 Budget:
“Money for a school food program in this budget is a win for Nova Scotia...