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Income Assistance in Nova Scotia: From last resort to repairing the social safety net
While it is easy to get distracted by rhetoric during an election campaign, people want and need to understand how party platforms would affect their…
The cost of austerity budgeting in pre-election NS
It seems that many in the media barely glanced at last week’s Nova Scotia budget. The rationale was that because it would not be put…
Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2017
Building Green, Inclusive, Thriving Communities Download 1.16 MB56 pages This year’s Nova Scotia Alternative Budget is being released a week in advance of the current…
Further investment is needed now to end child poverty
25 years ago, Canada adopted the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child. Among the rights enumerated in that Convention, children have a right:…
Nova Scotia and the Carbon Tax: Build on Early Actions, Prepare for our Green Future
The government of Nova Scotia isn’t happy with the federal government’s carbon pricing plan. The Nova Scotia Environment Minister walked out of a federal-provincial meeting, and the…
Private Profit at a Public Price
Deciding the Future of the Public-Private Partnership Schools in Nova Scotia Download 992.28 KB 40 pages This study evaluates the P3 schools program in Nova…
Journalism and Democracy in the Chronicle-Herald Strike
The strike at the Halifax Chronicle-Herald (hereafter CH) is dragging into its 14th week. Events over the past couple of weeks show how the strike is important, and…
Open Letter: Anti-Poverty, Fair Economy, Labour and Environmental Advocates Agree on Five Key Principles for a Made-in-Nova Scotia Carbon Pricing System
Premier McNeil and Finance Minister Delorey, The dramatic social and economic costs of a changing climate are well-documented, requiring an immediate and multi-pronged strategy on…
Nova Scotia Can Afford to Respect its Public Sector Workers
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Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2016
Stronger Together Download 3.5 MB124 pages The current state of affairs in Nova Scotia is the result of policy and government budgetary choices made over…
Federal tax policies, provincial problems
Many Government of Canada policies affect provincial governments, directly or indirectly. One of the most important areas is taxation – the life-blood of the body…
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