Premier tells party at AGM fixing health care in N.S. an ‘urgent’ priority
At Saturday’s AGM, held at the Halifax Marriot Harbourfront Hotel, Houston echoed the health-care system was not built for present population growth in the province.He also acknowledged that progress in fixing health-care needs to be faster and that the stakes are high.
“As for the cost, whatever it takes,” Houston said Saturday. “We have to invest in our health-care system. Healthy people drive healthy economies. We have to make those investments.”Medical school ‘finally’ coming to Cape Breton by fall 2025: premier Houston is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the other premiers to discuss health-care funding on Tuesday.The premier did not mention the recent decision by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to allow Nova Scotia Power to raise its rated by 14 per cent over the next two years.Houston said last November that his government opposed the increase of 6.9 per cent in both 2023 and 2024, which had been agreed to by Nova Scotia Power and most customer representative groups.
However, NSUARB said Thursday it will stick with most parts of the agreement, meaning the average residential customer is going to see their next monthly power bill rise about $12, and there will be further rate hikes in January 2024.
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