NSNDP Statement on Five-Year Highway Improvement Plan

HALIFAX – The following is a statement from NSNDP Public Works Critic Kendra Coombes:

“Nova Scotians rely on safe, well-maintained roads to get to where they need to go. The Five-Year Highway Improvement Plan is a start, but we...

NSNDP Caucus holds first retreat as Official Opposition ahead of spring sitting

BRIDGEWATER – Members of the NSNDP Caucus are in Bridgewater Monday and Tuesday for a caucus retreat ahead of the spring sitting.

New Democrats will discuss the upcoming spring budget and legislative...

Action needed to address Nova Scotia’s gender-based violence epidemic

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s New Democrats are calling on Premier Tim Houston to take immediate and decisive action on gender-based violence.

On Thursday, NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender, along with Status of Women...

Official Opposition Leader Claudia Chender announces NSNDP Shadow Cabinet

HALIFAX – Today, Claudia Chender, Leader of Nova Scotia’s New Democrats and the Official Opposition, announced her Shadow Cabinet.

“As the Official Opposition, we are getting to work for the people of Nova...

Houston government must address worsening emergency waits

HALIFAX –The most recent Emergency Departments Accountability Report shows that emergency wait times have increased at Nova Scotia Health locations last year.

The annual report also shows that more than 10 per cent of patients...

NSNDP statement on budget update, additional appropriations

HALIFAX – The following is a statement from NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender following the December budget update:

“Today’s budget update shows that the Houston government either can’t or won’t budget in a transparent...

Nova Scotians struggling to afford food, Houston government must act

HALIFAX – New Democrats are renewing the call for the Houston government to address the affordability crisis facing Nova Scotians after a recent Feed Nova Scotia report shows that food bank usage has risen almost 70 per cent since 2021 and...

Chender: Ending the epidemic of intimate partner violence requires more than words

HALIFAX – The following is a statement from NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women:

“Recently, Nova Scotia tragically lost three...

Houston government should permanently remove HST from groceries, lower food bills

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s New Democrats are again calling on the Houston government to permanently remove tax from groceries and give families a break on the cost of food.

“Because of the Houston...

NDP ready to take on housing, and health care as official opposition

HALIFAX – On Wednesday, Nova Scotia New Democrat leader Claudia Chender laid out her commitment to fight for what matters most to Nova Scotians following Tuesday’s vote.

“We ran a campaign focused on you and with...

Chender closes out campaign, commits to affordable homes and primary care for Nova Scotians

HALIFAX — On Monday morning, at the last NDP announcement of the provincial election campaign, Claudia Chender committed to affordable homes and primary care for Nova Scotians.

Throughout the...

New Democrat housing plan would help Cape Bretoners afford their homes

SYDNEY – During an announcement in Cape Breton on Friday morning, NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender laid out her party’s commitment to making housing more affordable.

Chender met with Amber Tapley, a mom who says the...