Newsbrief: NDP reveals legislative wish list on poverty, healthcare and environment
If only the NDP were in power, these would be the things it would do this Spring, said Gary Burrill at a press conference at Province House this morning.
If only the NDP were in power, these would be the things it would do this Spring, said Gary Burrill at a press conference at Province House this morning.
You’re right, we’re doing a pretty lousy job taking care of public housing tenants, the general manager of the Metropolitan Regional Housing Authority told a group of unhappy Spryfield residents. A follow-up on our last story.
A terrible mice infestation turned tenants’ lives into a nightmare. The landlord, the Metropolitan Regional Housing Authority, isn’t really dealing with the problem.
Tim B. went to one of the Community Services First Voice consultations about welfare reform. This is his fascinating report: bad and overworked caseworkers, endless paperwork, and a heartless bureaucracy.
People, kids, on welfare go hungry in Nova Scotia. Yet the provincial government refuses even to consider a tiny cost of living increase.
For people on social assistance in Nova Scotia Community Services minister Joanne Bernard is the grinch who stole Christmas. That was the message of a rally at Victoria Park in downtown Halifax on Thursday.