Former CBRM mayor hopes to return Glace Bay to the NDP fold

John Morgan doesn’t mince words describing the state of affairs in the Glace Bay area. “The region is in an existential crisis,” the former three-term mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality told the Sidebar. “In our district, there’s a very high rate of child poverty,” he said of Glace Bay-Dominion, the electoral district he hopes … Continue reading Former CBRM mayor hopes to return Glace Bay to the NDP fold →

Liberal election platform asks Nova Scotians to forget punishing pre-pandemic austerity

Pay no attention to the 70,000 Nova Scotians without a family doctor. Ignore the nearly 42,000 children living in poverty across the province. And disregard the tens of thousands of people, already on the margins of society, whose lives have been made even more precarious by the lack of affordable private housing options and the … Continue reading Liberal election platform asks Nova Scotians to forget punishing pre-pandemic austerity →

‘Dull’ leaders and lack of ‘towering issue’ make for boring Nova Scotia election, political commentator says

As the Nova Scotia general election reaches the halfway point, one of the province’s best-known political commentators is lamenting the lack of excitement around the campaign. “It reflects a little bit the types of leaders that are on offer,” author and journalist Dan Leger told the Sidebar. “Even by recent Nova Scotia standards, these guys … Continue reading ‘Dull’ leaders and lack of ‘towering issue’ make for boring Nova Scotia election, political commentator says →

Burrill, Houston land punches on penny-pinching Rankin

Iain Rankin sounded very much like his deficit-obsessed predecessor Stephen McNeil during tonight’s Nova Scotia leaders’ debate. The Liberal leader accused the NDP’s Gary Burrill and the Progressive Conservatives’ Tim Houston of wanting to rack up “billion-dollar deficits.” And he rejected criticism of his plan to eliminate the province’s pandemic-enlarged deficit in just four years. … Continue reading Burrill, Houston land punches on penny-pinching Rankin →

Where do the parties stand on fixed election dates, proportional representation and other electoral reforms?

Electoral reform may not be top-of-mind for most Nova Scotia voters, but at least two parties are proposing significant changes to how elections are run in the province. The Sidebar reached out to the Liberals, Progressive Conservatives, NDP, and Greens to see where they stand on fixed election dates, proportional representation, and other possible reforms. … Continue reading Where do the parties stand on fixed election dates, proportional representation and other electoral reforms? →