“I really think government needs to ensure that families are economically secure,”
“It’s the most important time of life for development,” Dr. Lesley Frank said of babies
#nspoli
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We need to listen to parents. As for what I had to say … I do not advocate for governments funding for food banks for infants. Families need dignified access to food. They got my call for enhanced Canada Child Benefits in the first year right though.
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'We don't have living wages [in #novascotia ],' Dr Christine Saulnier . 'We don't have enough people working at decent jobs with enough hours in order to survive. Those are all things that our government could be addressing, and have the resources to do.' CCPA-NS
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“Seeing a 52% increase in [food insecurity] should be the wake-up call needed for the #novascotia government to understand just how many people are falling through the gaps in our social safety net,” Dr Christine Saulnier CCPA-NS halifaxcitynews.ca/2024/05/01/ala…

CCPA-NS Director Christine Saulnier (Dr Christine Saulnier) was on the @ToddVeinotte show on CityNews957 today to talk about the high rates of poverty and food insecurity across Nova Scotia. #nspoli

Listen in here: halifax.citynews.ca/audio/the-todd…

We are cohosting a panel In St.John’s May 9th. Our director Dr Christine Saulnier will be there in person, joining Jessica McCormick @russellawilliams.bsky.social 🫐 (Berrified) Angela Carter & others to talk about workers in NL. Register virtual or in person. #nlpoli app.smartsheet.com/b/form/2aab530…

« What does it mean when we see poverty rates increase like this,” Saulnier said.

“It’s more people in tents and more people couch surfing, more people not eating. In a very rich province. It’s really shameful.” #nspoli ⁦Halifax Examiner⁩ halifaxexaminer.ca/equity/poverty…

According to new 2022 data, Nova Scotia has the highest rate of disability across Canada at 37.9%. On a national scale, 27.0% of the population reported a disability, with Québec having the lowest prevalence. novascotia.ca/finance/statis… SURVEY ON DISABILITY%2C 2022&text=In Nova

Even with the increase in minimum wage in NS on April 1st, at $15.20 we have the lowest minimum wage in all Atlantic provinces, almost all of Canada -- and much lower than the $26.50 living wage for the Halifax area calculated by CCPA-NS . #nspoli #ph24sp Justice for Workers NS

On Earth Day, let’s look back at this Monitor Mag (@policyalternatives) article, “A Green New Deal for Nova Scotia Needed Now: Alternative Budgets Lay the Ground,” which is as timely now as it was 5 years ago. monitormag.ca/articles/a-gre…

📢📢REGISTRATION NOW OPEN. Join Fernwood Publishing and El Jones for a symposium on policing and prison justice: the Abolitionist Intimacies Symposium.June 29-July 1, 2024 Kjipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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Read on for CCPA’s take on the federal budget.