Burrill: Personal information breaches show Liberal government's failure to protect privacy

HALIFAX - Serious breaches of personal health information at the Truro hospital have once again highlighted the Liberal government’s failure to protect people’s privacy.

“Every few...

Martin: Liberal government turning their backs on miners

GLACE BAY -- NDP Labour spokesperson and MLA for Cape Breton Centre Tammy Martin made the following statement:

“Devco miners spent their lives working for the betterment of their families and their communities. Now, the McNeil...

Privacy Commissioner needs more power

Halifax -- NDP House Leader Claudia Chender made the following statement in response to the Annual Report from Privacy Commissioner Catherine Tully, and the announcement of her departure:

“We need to increase transparency and...

NDP calls for government commitment to climate emergency

Halifax -- The NDP Caucus is calling on the McNeil government to acknowledge the current state of climate change and declare a climate emergency. In recent months, governments around the world, including the UK, Vancouver, and the HRM,...

Burrill: Liberals need to support paramedics

Halifax -- NDP Leader Gary Burrill made the following statement in response to new data released today by IUOE Local 727, the union representing Nova Scotia paramedics:

“The McNeil Liberals are still refusing to acknowledge...

P3 Highway report shows private/public is the wrong way to go

HALIFAX -- NDP TIR spokesperson Susan Leblanc made the following statement in response to a report released today on P3 funding for highways:

“The information in today’s report shows that P3s are much...

Committee hears evidence of major economic roadblocks for women

Halifax -- The Standing Committee on Human Resources heard from experts on the current state of economic security for women in the province today. Nova Scotia has one of the largest wage gaps for women where, for every dollar a...

Op-Ed: Liberal changes to education hasty and poorly planned

By: Claudia Chender, NDP Education Spokesperson

Since I was elected two years ago, hardly a week has gone by without significant changes in the education landscape: the introduction of pre-primary, the Glaze Report, the elimination of...

Martin: Hospital cuts and closures must stop

NEW WATERFORD- Tammy Martin, NDP Health spokesperson and MLA for Cape Breton Centre, made the following statement about the closure of inpatient beds at the Glace Bay Hospital:

“People in Cape Breton are crying out for...

Martin: Latest incident at Donkin shows need for action to protect workers

NEW WATERFORD - Tammy Martin, MLA for Cape Breton Centre and NDP Labour spokesperson made the following statement about the fire at the Donkin mine:

“Once again we find ourselves saying thankfully no one was hurt at the...

NDP pressure leads to first public NSHA Board meeting today

Halifax -- NDP Leader Gary Burrill made the following statement about today’s first public NSHA Board meeting:

“For four years the Nova Scotia Health Authority has held all of its board meetings behind...

Tuition relief needed as NSCC announces three years of fee increases

Halifax-- The NDP is calling on the Liberal government to make post-secondary education more accessible. Today, the Nova Scotia Community College announced it will increase tuition rates 3 per cent in each of the next three...