The New Democratic Party
The province’s NDP are promising free before and after-school care.
Leader Gary Burrill said the programs will be school-based and mean parents will be able to afford to work or study.
“Too many families are forced to choose between paying fees they can’t afford or someone leaving the workforce and staying home,” he said. “Parents want to know that their children are safe and being cared for while they are at work. Before and after school care is fundamental to supporting real families.”
Burrill is campaigning in Fairview, Clayton Park, and Halifax Friday.
The Liberal Party
Liberal Leader Iain Rankin continues his Cape Breton tour Friday.
At a stop in at the Highland Village Museum in Iona, Rankin announced plans for more tourism funding.
He said a re-elected Liberal government will spend $5 million over the next two years to extend the Tourism Digital Assistance Program.
“We live in the most beautiful place in the world,” he said. “We invested $18.2 million to jumpstart our tourism sector this year, including eliminating admission fees for Nova Scotia’s 28 museums for July and August.”
The program provides up to $5000 to local tourism operators to help build thier online presence and adopt digital technologies.
The Progressive Conservative Party
After an announcement in Halifax this morning, Tory Leader Tim Houston is heading to Cape Breton as well Friday.
Houston promised to match RRSP contributions, up to $15,000 per year, for any doctor with more than 15 years of service here.
He said, for new doctors, the province would automatically add $5,000 per year to their RRSP for the first five years, matching up to $5,000 per year from six to 14 years of service.
Houston said it’s time to compete with other provinces.
“As Premier, I will keep more Nova Scotia-trained doctors here, and go toe-to-toe with Ontario, Alberta and Quebec to compete for their doctors.”
He also said a PC government will establish a mentorship program for foreign-trained physicians, to help them to accreditation, return recruitment to the local level by empowering regions to create a strategy that meets the needs of their communities, increase residency seats for specialty areas and underserved areas across the province, and allow doctors to openly discuss issues in our healthcare system.
