N.S. NDP: Government more interested in PR than solutions
From a release: HALIFAX: After almost a year with no dedicated Department or Minister of Housing, the Houston government has finally re-appointed a minister – but has yet to re-establish…
NDP proposal offers protections for renters and more homes for Nova Scotians
NOVA SCOTIA: On Tuesday, the Leader of the Official Opposition, Claudia Chender, presented New Democrats’ plans to protect renters and increase housing supply. The NDP’s legislation would deliver real rent…
Fall sitting wraps with no help to lower Nova Scotians’ bills or housing costs: NS NDP
HALIFAX: The Houston government ended the fall sitting Oct. 3 with no action on lowering people’s bills and a last minute press release which mentioned making housing more affordable, the…
NDP’s Chender calls out government’s priorities, refusal to help lower costs for NSians
HALIFAX: The Leader of the Official Opposition, Claudia Chender called on the PC government Wednesday Oct. 1 to reverse its decision to drop 46,000 people from the Home Heating Rebate…
Chender calls on province to make housing affordability a priority
HALIFAX: Official Opposition Leader Claudia Chender demanded that Premier Tim Houston finally take housing affordability seriously, restore a Department of Housing and appoint a dedicated minister to tackle Nova Scotia’s…
NSNDP: Nova Scotians need solutions for rising costs
HALIFAX: Opposition Leader Claudia Chender, the elader of the N.S. NDP, made the following statement about media reports on the cost of living in Halifax: “Nova Scotia is the best…
N.S. NDP leader’s statement on fifth anniversary of N.S. mass shooting
HALIFAX: NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement: “As we mark the fifth anniversary of the mass casualty that began in Portapique, we pause to reflect on the 22…
NS NDP: AG works for Nova Scotians, not partisan governments
From a release HALIFAX: The N.S. NDP say that the Houston government is threatening to interfere with the Auditor General’s independence by changing the laws to allow themselves to fire…
N.S. NDP fight back against government’s anti-democratic changes to Nova Scotia’s legislature
From a release HALIFAX: On Thursday, New Democrats forced debate on the government’s proposed sweeping changes to the rules of the Legislature with a late-night filibuster. NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender…
NDP says united, Team N.S. approach needed during Spring sitting
HALIFAX: The following is a statement from NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender: “As the spring sitting of the legislature begins, New Democrats know that we need to be united, not divided.…