HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston fired the opening salvos of a snap election he called Sunday, saying he needs a strong mandate in order to help the province “stand up” to the federal government.
Voters in the Maritime province will go to the polls on Nov. 26, several months ahead of the province’s fixed election date of July 15 , 2025.
Houston also took a swipe at the provincial Liberals, attempting to tie them to federal policies - a tactic he previously employed on several occasions during a short 10-day sitting of the legislature in September. “This is a needless election that’s going to cost Nova Scotians $13 million for no good reason at all,” Liberal Leader Zach Churchill said in an interview. “Tim Houston is doing this out of what’s perceived to be his own self interest.”
NDP Leader Claudia Chender, who is also leading her party into an election for the first time, said in an interview that the government is vulnerable on a number of fronts, but especially when it comes to its pledge to “fix” the province’s health system. The province’s Need A Family Practice Registry -- seen as an important indicator of how well the health system is doing -- was updated earlier this month for the first time since June when it hit a record 160,234 people without a doctor.The numbers are still far higher than the summer of 2022, when there were slightly more than 100,000 people on the list.
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