Alec Stratford
@alstratford.bsky.social
Passionate social worker & advocate committed to economic, social and environmental justice.
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/...
Here's how much money you needed to make to be among the top N.S. earners | CBC News
New numbers from Statistics Canada reveal how much the highest-income Nova Scotians make. The information is based on tax filings for 2023.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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/...
N.S. Premier Tim Houston shuffles cabinet | CBC News
In a surprise move, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston shook up his cabinet Tuesday, moving out three people, bringing in two new members and reassigning other roles.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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...
NDP leader slams cuts to Nova Scotia home heating rebate program
Nova Scotia NDP Leader Claudia Chender says the Progressive Conservative government’s changes to eligibility for an annual heating rebate program are making life harder for families struggling with th...
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October 1, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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.
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We need BOLD, transformative action, not safe bets. It's time to demand better leadership.
#NSpoli open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...
Living Wage Crisis: Nova Scotia Deserves Bold Leadership
A Legislative Agenda that Fails: Inaction and Missed Opportunities on the Living Wage Crisis and Beyond
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September 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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 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/...
Halifax Water says it didn't consider impact of rate hikes on low-income residents | CBC News
Representatives from Halifax's water utility admitted on Monday that they didn't consider how their proposal to raise rates by 36 per cent over two years would affect low-income residents.
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September 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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...
Ottawa commits to working with Nova Scotia to develop Wind West offshore wind farms
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is prepared to work with Nova Scotia to ramp up its offshore wind energy industry.
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September 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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
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Storm Clouds Over Canada: Why Our Economy Needs a Worker-First Fix
GDP is shrinking, workers are struggling, and outdated strategies aren’t cutting it. It’s time to rebuild from the ground up.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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
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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/...
Nova Scotia public housing waitlist hits 8,200 people | CBC News
New figures show a total of 8,267 people across the province waiting for a public housing unit as of June 27, an increase of more than 1,200 since last October.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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/...
Can a non-corporate grocery chain work across Canada? | CBC News
Building a nationwide chain of non-corporate grocers that could compete with the giants would be difficult, experts say.
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September 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🛒 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
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#HigherEducation #NovaScotia #Education
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Locked Out, Left Behind:
The Dalhousie Crisis and the Future of Canadian Education
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August 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🚨 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
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#HigherEducation #NovaScotia #Education
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🚨 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
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#HigherEducation #NovaScotia #Education
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Locked Out, Left Behind:
The Dalhousie Crisis and the Future of Canadian Education
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August 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚨 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
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#HigherEducation #NovaScotia #Education
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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...
Living wage in Halifax nears $30 an hour, report finds | Watch News Videos Online
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August 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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
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#WorkerJustice #FairEconomy #LabourRights
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When Workers Stand Up:
What the Air Canada Strike Teaches Us About Power, Justice, and Who the Economy Really Serves.
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August 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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
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#WorkerJustice #FairEconomy #LabourRights
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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
August 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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
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Air Canada flight attendants in Nova Scotia prepare for the picket line
The main issues for the union include wages and unpaid work for flight attendants. Gareth Hampshire has the story.
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August 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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
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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...
Nova Scotia’s Leadership Void: The Cost of Ignoring Environmental Racism
How inaction and avoidance are holding back Nova Scotia’s economic, social, and environmental progress.
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June 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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/...
'No one ever calls them back': University students in N.S. struggling to find summer jobs | CBC News
As summer begins, university students in Nova Scotia are scrambling to find work and many say they are frustrated. Recent national figures say they're not alone.
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June 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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...
Austria took the stigma out of social housing. Here's what Canada could learn | CBC News
While Europe struggles with similar trends to Canada of rising rents and skyrocketing home prices, experts say social housing models like Austria’s are among the best defence against a growing afforda...
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June 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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/...
Halifax 'asking rents' climbed in May as other Canadian cities saw decreases from 2024 | CBC News
Halifax asking rents climbed in May as other major cities in Canada saw decreases from the previous year, according to a recent report from Urbanation and rentals.ca. But one expert says there are enc...
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June 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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...
Cultivating Renewal: How Smart Policy Can Empower Nova Scotia’s Farmers and Secure Our Food Future
Why Fair Rules and Strategic Investments—not Handouts—Will Help Nova Scotia’s Farmers Thrive and Keep Our Communities Fed
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June 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Cultivating Renewal: How Smart Policy Can Empower Nova Scotia’s Farmers and Secure Our Food Future #NSpoli open.substack.com/pub/alecstra...
Premier Houston is right—Nova Scotia’s economy is struggling. But the solution isn’t underground; it’s in our people. Invest in education, innovation, poverty elimination, and raising labour standards to build a stronger, worker-led economy. #NSFuture #PeopleFirst #NSpoli
It's a 'no go' for uranium exploration in Nova Scotia
It’s a resounding no in Nova Scotia for uranium exploration.
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June 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Premier Houston is right—Nova Scotia’s economy is struggling. But the solution isn’t underground; it’s in our people. Invest in education, innovation, poverty elimination, and raising labour standards to build a stronger, worker-led economy. #NSFuture #PeopleFirst #NSpoli
The June 2025 First Ministers' Meeting communique outlines ambitious goals for Canada’s economy, but it misses the mark on core issues for workers. Here’s what’s being overlooked. 🧵 #NSpoli #WorkersRights
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First Ministers’ statement on building a strong Canadian economy and advancing major projects
“First Ministers expressed their deep concern regarding the wildfire situations across Canada, including in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, and pledged to continue to provide assistance and suppo...
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June 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The June 2025 First Ministers' Meeting communique outlines ambitious goals for Canada’s economy, but it misses the mark on core issues for workers. Here’s what’s being overlooked. 🧵 #NSpoli #WorkersRights
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Environmental racism harms health with cancer, respiratory diseases, & more. Now, NS faces uranium mining risks without releasing key findings on vulnerable communities. Transparency isn’t optional—it's life-saving. Release the report. #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalRacism #NSPoli
May 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Environmental racism harms health with cancer, respiratory diseases, & more. Now, NS faces uranium mining risks without releasing key findings on vulnerable communities. Transparency isn’t optional—it's life-saving. Release the report. #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalRacism #NSPoli
Mental health isn’t just personal, it’s a $1.3B crisis in Nova Scotia 💔 Poor wages, high rent, & underfunded care aren’t accidents.
Living wages. Affordable housing. Funded care. We have the solutions. What should come first?
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#MentalHealthMatters
Living wages. Affordable housing. Funded care. We have the solutions. What should come first?
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#MentalHealthMatters
Mental Health Is an Economic Priority, Not a Commodity
How Nova Scotia's Conservative Policies Are Undermining Well-Being and Productivity
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May 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Mental health isn’t just personal, it’s a $1.3B crisis in Nova Scotia 💔 Poor wages, high rent, & underfunded care aren’t accidents.
Living wages. Affordable housing. Funded care. We have the solutions. What should come first?
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#MentalHealthMatters
Living wages. Affordable housing. Funded care. We have the solutions. What should come first?
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#MentalHealthMatters
This is big for Nova Scotia!
We're so excited to share that current CUPE NS President has endorsed our very own @csaulnier.bsky.social for President!
May 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is big for Nova Scotia!