While people vote (or not) for a candidate for many reasons, let’s not underestimate the power of the policies on offer or the grassroots ground game - they knocked on 3 million doors.

Sad. The budget has what looks like $150 for offsetting the cost for applicants to obtain the very inadequate Disability Tax Credit. There needed to be more for poverty reduction, but they admit to not making the 2030 targets.

Just confirmed on cbc that he is joining the Liberals

We did the local/Atlantic analysis of cuts under Harper. Devastating for many communities both for good jobs and quality accessible services. So frustrating to hear them talk about attrition as if that makes it better.

We should not just be maintaining the cornerstone social programs, but at least
the $10-a-day childcare program, dental care, and pharmacare spending is there.

My family dr gave me a box of tests this week. You can’t even get them for free anymore unless you say you are immunocompromised. But we who aren’t immunocompromised should be making sure we aren’t getting others sick. I see flu +covid tests available online for sale -may have to start buying them.

Agree. Health care services should be mask mandatory. They even dropped it at the blood clinic. And air quality is such a problem. I now know to ask to keep air exchanges on regular or higher for evening events- most buildings auto cycle down. Using a portable co2 reader has been informative.

"And I feel strongly that we have a social contract by living together, that we do need to look out for each other. And fortunately, looking out for yourself equally looks out for others."
I agree with Halperin.

Vaccines are part of our social contract.

I had to top up my measles one too.

Nova Scotia free Covid and flu vaccines appointments can be booked here or with your family dr: novascotia.flow.canimmunize.ca/en/booking/c...

Bringing services back in-house a recommendation @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social made repeatedly, recently as part of our municipal report. It has many advantages including saving money, and better, more responsive service, job security & better worker benefits. More municipalities should do so #nspoli