Media Releases and Statements
Media Releases
March 31, 2025
NSNDP Statement on Transgender Day of Visibility
HALIFAX – The following is a statement from NSNDP 2SLGBTQIA+ Affairs critic Lisa Lachance:
“Transgender Day of Visibility is a day to recognize the strength, resilience, and contributions of transgender and non-binary people in Nova...
Media Releases
March 26, 2025
Session wraps without addressing Nova Scotians’ key priorities in health, housing
HALIFAX – Today, New Democrats called on Nova Scotians to continue speaking out and making their voices heard about the Houston government’s secret agenda as the spring sitting of the legislature comes to...
Media Releases
March 25, 2025
REALITY CHECK: Houston government puts power grabs over people’s priorities
HALIFAX – The Houston government put its own interests ahead of Nova Scotians, ramming through changes late Monday night that consolidate power, strip job protections from civil servants, and threaten the academic freedom of...
Media Releases
March 19, 2025
NSNDP forces debate on government’s plan to undermine universities’ autonomy
HALIFAX – On Wednesday morning, NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender announced her party is forcing a debate on the government’s latest contentious proposal. The Houston government is attempting to give itself the power to stack the...
Media Releases
March 18, 2025
REALITY CHECK: Nova Scotians want changes to Houston’s overreaching laws
HALIFAX – Nova Scotians have spoken up and are overwhelmingly against the undemocratic policies being pushed by the Houston government.
During a Public Bills Committee meeting Monday, experts and citizens...
Media Releases
March 13, 2025
Houston must listen to Nova Scotians, reverse course on overreaching changes
HALIFAX – On Thursday morning, NDP Leader Claudia Chender committed to ensuring Nova Scotians’ concerns are raised for debate and that changes to the overreaching laws put forward by the Houston government are...
Media Releases
March 7, 2025
NSNDP Leader statement on International Women’s Day
HALIFAX –The following is a statement from NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender ahead of International Women’s Day on Saturday:
“This International Women’s Day we call for action on the issues that are...
Media Releases
March 7, 2025
Statement from NSNDP Status of Women Critic on funding for gender-based violence prevention
HALIFAX –The following is a statement from NSNDP Status of Women Critic Susan Leblanc:
“The need for this funding has been clear for years and comes after significant pressure from...
Media Releases
March 7, 2025
New Democrats push for renter protections for survivors of gender-based violence
HALIFAX –New Democrats continue to push the Houston government to ensure that survivors of gender-based violence have a safe, affordable place to live when exiting an abusive relationship.
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Media Releases
March 6, 2025
Premier must answer Nova Scotians' growing concerns
HALIFAX –New Democrats are demanding that Premier Tim Houston appear before the legislature’s budget committee to answer Nova Scotians’ pressing questions about the impact of Trump’s tariffs and the government’s repeated pattern of pushing its...
Media Releases
March 5, 2025
Nova Scotians deserve stability and relief amid Trump tariffs
HALIFAX –With the Trump tariffs now in effect, many Nova Scotians are concerned about the future – yet the Houston government is doing little to ease those fears.
The Houston government is refusing to...
Media Releases
March 4, 2025
NSNDP Leader statement on American tariffs
HALIFAX – NSNDP Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement about American tariffs:
“The Trump tariffs have taken effect today leaving many Nova Scotians worried about their paycheques, their expenses and their family’s...