Voters in Nova Scotia are heading to the polls today as the province holds an election to determine if Tim Houston and the Progressive Conservatives will remain in power.
We check in with Naomi Shelton from Elections Nova Scotia to talk about what Nova Scotians need to know about voting ahead of election day.Houston opted to call a snap election on Oct. 27 — ignoring his government’s election law, which for the first time in Nova Scotia set a fixed election date: July 15, 2025.In a little over four weeks of campaigning, topics such as housing, affordability and health care have dominated discussions.
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In terms of housing affordability, the NDP has pledged to cap rent increases at 2.5 per cent and give households that earn less than $70,000 a rebate averaging $900.
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