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Originally published on Danny Cavanagh’s Substack. The words and graphics are reproduced here with the original publication date.
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This Natal Day weekend, many Nova Scotia workers will be working, or losing a day’s pay, because our Labour Standards leave them behind.
To attract more workers, we need to build fairness with the Federal Labour Code and other provinces.
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Eight thousand Nova Scotians are waiting for a home.
Cutting housing jobs is not the answer.
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The Bill (148) Is Due: Houston owns the mess as much as his predecessor does
A big win for the non brief case holders. Now the tears are flowing.....
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The answer is not more broken glass. It’s more democracy.
Open the door and hold real public meetings.
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The Premier's Summer Tour: Seven Chamber Dinners, Zero Kitchen Tables.
If the government only listens to people who can afford a ticket, it's not governing for Nova Scotians; it's fundraising for the next election by a government in trouble.
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When the Power Goes Out on a very hot day?
How does a company post record profits, get approved for another rate hike, and then leave some 44,000 customers without electricity on the hottest day of the year so far?
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Canada’s Anti-Scab Law Still Has a Scab Problem.
Scabs are still a problem in this Country and its time for real action by our politicians.
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Andy Fillmore didn’t learn bad habits at city hall. He brought them with him.
He Knew Better — And Did It Anyway
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The Price of Greed at Algoma Steel
Algoma Steel took almost $1 billion in public support, then axed 1,000 workers and handed the CEO a 130 percent pay hike. Why are we funding corporate greed instead of jobs?
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Empty Chairs at Canada’s “Inclusion” Table for black people.
It's estimated that about 1.5 million Black people live in Canada, which is roughly 4.3% of the total population. In Nova Scotia, there are about 28,220 Black residents, or about 3% of the population.
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Success Should Not Just Be for the Super-Rich
Why we need to focus on community well-being, not just billionaire fortunes.
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Dalhousie Fracking Research Deal, or no Deal?
Nova Scotians should be asking hard questions about the province’s ( $30 ) million deal with Dalhousie University to study onshore natural gas.
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They Carried Long-Term Care Through the Pandemic. Now They’re Forced to Strike.
Nearly 3,000 CUPE long-term care workers in Nova Scotia are on strike after years of burnout, broken promises, and a system pushed to the edge.
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The Real Tribute Is Fewer Deaths, Fewer Injuries
In a province where workers are still being killed and hurt on the job, remembrance must come with accountability for the bosses.
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Remembering the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh.
What have we learned from these tragedies?
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Tim Houston Says Safety Comes First. His long Hours at the Legislature say otherwise.
Marathon legislature sittings, tell a real story and shows how little this government seems to understand that fatigue and workplace safety are real issues, I am worried about that and its signals.
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Nova Scotians pay twice at the pump. Both levels of government must act now.
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I write the way I talk. Short sentences. No jargon. If a rule or a budget line affects your pay or your health, you should be able to read about it once and understand it.
Start with the worker
Every policy lands on somebody. I start with the person who feels it first — the care worker on a double shift, the retiree choosing between pills and power, the young worker afraid to report an injury.
Two posts a week
Tuesdays and Saturdays. Tuesday pieces usually follow news from the week. Saturday pieces are longer looks at one subject.
If people cannot understand a policy, they cannot argue with it. That is often the point.
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