Policy not Charity - New Legislature

Despite our strong values of caring and connection, our politicians have often made policy choices that have obscured their economic, societal, and public health responsibilities, leaving over 100,000 Nova Scotians suffering in poverty. Rising inequality and a growing class divide between the rich and poor have allowed the voices of the most vulnerable, children and youth, persons with disabilities, many of our seniors, and particularly those of our racialized communities to go unnoticed. This has eroded trust, increased anxiety, and during the COVID-19 pandemic led to high rates of illness or death.
As the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives writes, poverty is felt deeply in Nova Scotia, creating social conditions that manifest themselves in many harmful ways: low wages, precarious work, racial and gender discrimination, a weak social safety net, inadequate public services, and a lack of affordable and available child and family services. These leave many individuals and families struggling to afford a roof over their heads and enough food to put on the table, with little left for childcare, clothing, or transportation.
We have the tools to understand what causes poverty, now what we need is the right public policies to end it.
Does your candidate support an agenda to end poverty?