This Conservative government is starting to look and sound more like MAGA Republicans every day. Privatizing jails instead of fixing the social safety net is a classic American Republican staple we don't need here. #nspoli #novascotia #peopleoverprofit www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

NS budget shortfalls force Tim Houston to eliminate ocean

"The reality is a $1.2-billion deficit last year, a $1.2-billion deficit this year—I mean, something has to give." I saw we give Tim Houston back to Bermuda! #NSpoli #Novascotia #budget #timhouston www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Tim Houston's reckless cuts stem from massive tax cuts favour the wealthy. In 2026, families earning $26K save just $194, while those earning $209K+ save $2,234—11x more. Communities are asked to suffer while the rich get richer. #NovaScotia #TaxCuts www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

I spoke at a forum Friday about fighting austerity. Now it’s time to act: 🛑 March 2, 12 PM: Shoulder to Shoulder Rally at NS Leg. 🎭 March 4, 12 PM: Rally to Stop Arts Cuts at Province House – Protect arts & culture. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-... #FightAusterity #NovaScotia

The polar vortex lifts, but the chill of Dalhousie's $30M deal lingers. Over $24M in incentives prop up oil & gas oligarchs, risking academic integrity. Wealth flows offshore, while communities bear the cost. #Dalhousie #Accountability #ClimateAction #NSpoli

Raising NS's participation rate (61%) to the national avg (65%) could add 40K workers & boost GDP by $2.4B—a 3.7% rise, far greater than any megaproject. Invest in labor. Uplift communities. Put people first. #NSpoli #EconomicJustice www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

CCPA economists analyzed Nova Scotia's 'largest tax break' and found: -$57M went to the richest 20% -Low-income earners got just $6 on average -Bottom 50% saw $146, while the top 20% got $432 A $172M revenue loss—who really benefits? #TaxCuts #NovaScotia" www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

The blind ideological faith that supply and demand alone drive housing costs is staggering. Affordable housing won’t simply “trickle down” by incentivizing high-end purpose-built rentals. The reality? We’re ignoring the financialization of housing. #NSpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Houston's Conservatives can't govern: poor financial management, declining services, and an economic plan tied to oil & gas oligarchs exploiting Nova Scotia and its workers. This is a pitiful distraction with Houston using Indigenous sovereignty as a scapegoat #NSPoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nova Scotia's fiscal update highlights misplaced priorities: $500M in tax cuts favouring high-income earners while housing & cost-of-living crises deepen. We need 4000 affordable units/year, not subsidies for private developers. Fiscal choices matter #NSPoli www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...

Champagne and MacKinnon brushed off questions about Ma's integrity. "What matters at the end of the day is that he made the choice to join the Liberal Party," said the finance minister. - so fits right into a party with no intregrity www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Not the strongest commitment from the Minister on fully funding the Child & Youth Advocate, but progress nonetheless. Let’s keep the pressure on, this office needs a $6.5M budget this spring to truly make an impact. #ChildAdvocacy #FundTheFuture #NSpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Tim Houston & co. roam unceded Mi’kmaq territory as if they hold the deed, ignoring the need for collaboration & partnership. This approach guarantees stalled progress for Nova Scotia. 🤔 #UncededLand #NovaScotia www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Yesterday #NSACORN was out on the bridge near Dartmouth Crossing, with a very simple demand: Ban fixed term leases. FTLs fuel the housing crisis by allowing landlords to screw tenants & evade the rent cap. If the Houston gov wants to show up for tenants, they need to close this loophole. #Halisky

The Premier says natural resources are our biggest economic opportunity but ignores our greatest resource: Our people. Childcare isn’t just social policy—it’s economic strategy. Every $1 invested returns $2. Families thrive, we all win. #NSPoli #Childcare #EconomicGrowth www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

More proof in today's strong Canadian jobs report that Trump's trade war is utterly backfiring for U.S. workers: manufacturing employment is falling there, but still (despite tariff chaos) higher in Canada year/year. This proves Trump is no friend of American workers. #canlab #cdnecon

It's great that minimum wage will be tied to inflation next year, but the problem is this change comes 40 years too late. And even now, Nova Scotia's wage floor is still nearly $10/hour short of a living wage. #NSpoli #LivingWage #FairPay www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....

It's shocking that the department says $2 billion is 'too much' to invest in eliminating poverty, when the estimated cost of letting poverty persist is also $2 billion, due to lost productivity and excess services. #NSpoli #EndPoverty #InvestInPeople #SocialJustice www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Three years, no Cobequid update. Tim Houston broke healthcare promises, created a $1.2B deficit by giving tax cuts to the rich, and stacking profits for developers and corporations. The result: patients pay the price for electioneering. #NSPoli #HealthcareCrisis www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Impressive resilience from Canada's economy in 3Q: not just avoiding a recession with a 2.6% annualized bounce, but more than erasing the 2Q drop. Would have been even stronger but for reduction in fed govt current spending. Lesson: austerity is not helpful as we deal with Trump. #cdnecon

Tim Houston’s resource development dreams are built on the foundation of environmental racism. Unresolved trauma creates instability, and investors will see no stability in such a climate. His inaction on environmental racism will cost all Nova Scotians. #justice #economy www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with land defenders. We Are All Treaty People Rally. We're opposing the Protecting Nova Scotians Act, a bill that stifles democracy & infringes on treaty rights. Honoured to join our voices with Mi’kmaw protectors #WeAreAllTreatyPeople #ProtectOurForests #nspoli

Let me get this straight: The government overspends on untendered contracts for their friends, hands out a $500M tax cut favouring the wealthy, and now considers cutting services for the vulnerable during a cost-of-living crisis? This is peak incompetence. #nspoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Cabot Cape Breton shows the flaw in our economic system. Companies can exploit natural resources for shareholder wealth, while their taxes barely fund the services they use. The result workers see there quality of life dissolve. It doesn't have to be this way #NSpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Halifax's living wage is now higher than Vancouver's? With 50% of Nova Scotians earning less than what's needed to get by, the affordability crisis is real. But there are solutions. Read more in our latest blog post. #NSpoli #AffordabilityCrisis open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...

Under this PC government and their failed housing policy, Halifax’s living wage is $29—higher than Vancouver’s $27. Shockingly, 50% of Nova Scotians earn less than that. It doesn’t have to be this way. #FairWages #HousingCrisis" cheknews.ca/living-wage-...

In Spryfield, Halifax, 39% of affordable single-person rentals disappeared in just a few years. This is the cost of a housing system built on profit. But with bold, policies, we can ensure every Nova Scotian has a safe home. 🏠✊#HousingIsAHumanRight #PeopleOverProfit open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...

Food costs are soaring because governments prioritize corporate interests over people. Nova Scotia could follow Manitoba's NDP in banning restrictive covenants, ensuring fair competition and affordable groceries. It's time to put people first. 🍎 #FoodSecurity #NSpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nova Scotia’s top 0.1% earn 29x more than the average person. Tax cuts for the rich, privatized healthcare, & housing policies that reward profits over people are fueling inequality. It’s time to demand equity, not excuses. #NSpoli #Inequality #SocialJustice" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

5 ministers in 4 years. The Dept. of Opportunities & Social Development, a lifeline for vulnerable people, is stuck in a revolving door of leadership. This instability shows a government failing to prioritize those who need it most. #LeadershipMatters #NSpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Tim Houston’s $500M tax break mostly makes the wealthy more wealthy, while his $1.2B deficit leads to clawing back home heating rebates. He’s literally taking from the poor to give to the rich. This isn’t fixing affordability, it’s making it worse. #NSPoli www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

Nova Scotia's government has FAILED to address the living wage crisis. Their timid legislative agenda isn't cutting it. We need BOLD, transformative action, not safe bets. It's time to demand better leadership. #NSpoli open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...

We “can’t afford” to fund water infrastructure to tackle the climate crisis and growth, but banks rake in $32.5B off workers and oil & gas (the climate crisis culprits) make record profits. Tax excess wealth. Hike corporate taxes. Make them pay for damage done. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nova Scotia's Wind West is a chance to empower workers. Be cool to create a crown corporation to harness this resource, ensuring revenues build up our communities, not private profits that won’t trickle down. 🌬️💼 #NovaScotia #CleanEnergy www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

An economic storm is brewing in Canada, and Nova Scotia is feeling it hard. 🌪️ With a shrinking workforce and families struggling, "trickle-down" solutions aren't enough. It's time to invest in people, not just businesses. Read more here open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...

The public housing waitlist in Nova Scotia has grown to 8,267 people, with a huge demand for one-bedroom units. This isn't just a market issue—it's a crisis rooted in Tim Houston’s policy failure. This must change. #NSHousingCrisis #AffordableHousing www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

🛒 Non-profit grocery stores could transform how we shop, but they can't compete when corporate giants hold all the cards. We need to check there power like Manitoba's Bill 31 anti-competitive practices. To make it so that we these smaller options can compete #FoodJustice www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

🚨 Dalhousie's historic faculty lockout isn't just a labour dispute, it's a warning sign of deeper systemic failures in post-secondary funding that are crushing students and weakening our economy. #HigherEducation #NovaScotia #Education open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...

🚨 Dalhousie's historic faculty lockout isn't just a labour dispute, it's a warning sign of deeper systemic failures in post-secondary funding that are crushing students and weakening our economy. #HigherEducation #NovaScotia #Education open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...

This is a failure of policy and leadership by Tim Houston's Tory government. The living wage in Halifax is now $29.40, while minimum wage sits at just $16.50. This is why life feels so hard 50% of Nova Scotians earn below a living wage. Families deserve better. #NSPoli. globalnews.ca/video/113496...

Air Canada’s strike shows what happens when workers fight for fairness & the system sides with profits, not people. Real change means a worker-led economy—read the blog #LabourRights #WorkerJustice #FairEconomy #WorkerJustice #FairEconomy #LabourRights open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...

Our economy remains precarious and weak because governments prioritize corporate interests over workers' rights. While transportation is key to a productive economy, unpaid labour and low wages deepen inequality and stifle progress. This Liberal government’s policies are a disaster. #cdnpoli

Unpaid labour weakens our economy and perpetuates injustice. When workers' wages rise, everyone benefits. Solidarity with CUPE Local 4092 in their fight for economic justice! ✊ #FairWages #Solidarity www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Nova Scotia’s future is dimmed by a leadership void. Ignoring environmental racism isn’t just unjust—it’s holding back our economic, social, and environmental progress. It’s time to confront hard truths and lead with equity. #EnvironmentalJustice #NovaScotia #NSpoli open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...

Tim Houston’s resource-driven strategy is and will fail Nova Scotia’s youth. 20%+ unemployment for under-24s, low wages, and high tuition leave students struggling. We need to invest in education, fair wages, and a youth strategy for a worker-led economy. #NSPoli #Youth www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Tim Houston’s housing policy misses the mark. Housing isn’t a privilege—it’s a right. Vienna shows us what’s possible: affordable homes, diverse communities, and reinvested profits. Nova Scotia deserves better than policies that let a few profit while many struggle #NSpoli www.cbc.ca/news/world/e...

Rising rents & landlord influence highlight a stark class divide: housing isn’t just supply & demand—it’s a power struggle. Gov'ts must prioritize workers, not profits, by investing in affordable housing, enforcing rent control, & treating housing as a human right. #NSpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Cultivating Renewal: How Smart Policy Can Empower Nova Scotia’s Farmers and Secure Our Food Future #NSpoli open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...