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She/her. In Kijpuktuk in the unceded and unsurrendered territory of the Mi'kmaq. (Halifax, NS) Acknowledge 400 years of African N.S. Struggle and achievement. #settler #landback #anticapitalist #BLM #unions #coops #socialism #theplanet #anarchism

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Gabrielle Drolet @gabrielledrolet.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Cartoon with caption by my buddy @jackhauen.bsky.social
Two people riding bikes in Amsterdam. One says “if anyone proposed this in my town I’d kill them”
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🚨The Canadian government wants to make it easier for companies to keep wages low and harder for workers to push back, by weakening the right to strike and collectively bargain. Not on our watch. Send a message to the government now. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/tWGMqTlf
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Don’t rig the rules against workers!
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 20/09/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Sep Lilly Wachowski in Variety not pulling punches: "She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support “Harry Potter,” you’re supporting trans genocide." Hear, hear. variety.com/2026/film/fe...
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Lilly Wachowski on Her New Studio Anarchists United, the Black Power Origins of ‘The Matrix’ and How ‘Harry Potter’ Fans Are ‘Supporting Trans Genocide’
‘The Matrix’ filmmaker Lilly Wachowski opens up about her new studio for marginalized voices Anarchists United, J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk.
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Denise Balkissoon @balkissoon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A Halifax lawyer says an RCMP policy change that means officers are no longer required to wear name tags on their uniforms while on duty poses a threat to police accountability and transparency. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Trevor J. Adams @trevorjadams.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“A Halifax lawyer says an RCMP policy change that means officers are no longer required to wear name tags on their uniforms while on duty poses a threat to police accountability and transparency.”
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Halifax lawyer has misgivings about new RCMP policy change | CBC News
A Halifax lawyer says an RCMP policy change that means officers are no longer required to wear name tags on their uniforms while on duty poses a threat to police accountability and transparency.
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Stoo Metz 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @stoometz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So happy these arrived. 🙂 Artwork & Stickers by @inclusivestorytime on IG Inspired by our hero @rachelreidwrites.bsky.social Grab yours here and help support Annapolis Valley Regional Libraries - inclusive-story-time.square.site/product/gay-... #HaliSky #Halifax #NovaScotia
White sticker with a red apple, and rainbow above that and the words "In Nova Scotia Gay Hockey Saves Lives"
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Ecology Action Centre @ecologyaction.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Stay tuned for more! Add your name to the petition to reinstate the ban on uranium mining: knowuranium.ca/petition/
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Nature is our home—not an economic zone. The federal government is proposing to steamroll ahead with major projects by weakening environmental protections. Tell them to protect nature, not treat it as red tape. 🌿 @greenpeaceca.bsky.social act.gp/3UGBqcn
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Stop Federal Environmental Rollbacks in Canada
Nature is our home—not an economic zone. The federal government wants to streamroll ahead with major projects by weakening environmental protections. Tell them to protect the nature that sustains us, ...
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Hannah Main @hannahmain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Today we are launching a new report: Who Owns Halifax: A Report on Rental Housing Ownership in the HRM. It is available to read here. I thought I would address common questions about the report below. www.tenantsrightsguide.ca/research#own...
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Housing Research | Learn More, Support Housing Justice — Dalhousie Legal Aid - Tenants' Rights Guide
Explore housing research and tenant rights insights from Dalhousie Legal Aid to promote housing justice and access to legal support in Nova Scotia.
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FNews @furiousnews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
N.S. mother vows to finish late sons fight for improved income support for tent residents A Nova Scotia woman is calling on the province to reverse a decision that has cut off people who live in tents from accessing enhanced income assistance.
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CaptnCanada 🇨🇦 @captncanada.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Seen on Halifax Reddit 👀
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Christine Saulnier (she/her) @csaulnier.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“Our study busts the myth of the mom-and-pop landlord. If you’re a renter in Halifax, it’s more likely you’re renting from big business. Corporate ownership is a defining feature of the Halifax rental market” says author @hannahmain.bsky.social Imp new Dal Legal Aid report #HousingIsAHumanRight
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Housing Research | Learn More, Support Housing Justice — Dalhousie Legal Aid - Tenants' Rights Guide
Explore housing research and tenant rights insights from Dalhousie Legal Aid to promote housing justice and access to legal support in Nova Scotia.
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Halifax Examiner @halifaxexaminer.ca · 10/09/2026
Opposition hammers Nova Scotia government over housing issues By @dartjenhen.bsky.social
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Opposition hammers Nova Scotia government over housing issues - Halifax Examiner
“Nova Scotians have been patient. They’ve given the Houston government five years to move the needle on housing," NDP Leader Claudia Chender said.
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Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In today's Morning File, Jennifer Henderson has the latest from the Nova Scotia legislature. And I interviewed Hannah Main, a community legal worker with Dalhousie Legal Aid, which did a study this summer called "Who Owns Halifax." www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
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'Who owns Halifax?' Dalhousie Legal Aid report finds 20 landlords own 56% of the city's housing units - Halifax Examiner
"I find it pretty egregious when you have a multinational REIT with investors all over Canada or the world who essentially are making their money from renting out low-income apartments."
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Canadian Civil Liberties Association @cancivlib.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The CCLA is deeply concerned by the Nova Scotia government’s recent changes to social assistance regulations that exclude people living in encampments from receiving enhanced social assistance and disability supplement benefits. Read our press release here: ccla.org/press-releas...
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CCLA Slams Nova Scotia Government for Excluding People Living in Encampments from Disability Benefits - CCLA
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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First Nation plans to flout Alberta law that restricts gender-affirming care for transgender youth
Asserting treaty rights, Saddle Lake Cree Nation says it will establish safe haven for the treatment on reserved lands
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Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
More gifts for the mining industry: Houston government doles out $2 million for airborne survey by Joan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social
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More gifts for the mining industry: Houston government doles out $2 million for airborne survey - Halifax Examiner
While it could not find money for arts and culture, diversity and environmental programs, Houston’s government was able to find lots of money for those who would mine and frack the province.
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Pipelines; polluting-wild-salmon-killing fish farms; no $ for workers... but plenty for shareholders... Sigh. Glad he did not give in to the Cheato demands... but not otherwise a huge Carney fan. I did enjoy his speech on Sat. am -- but just cause I loved him telling Trump et all to suck eggs. LOL
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First Nations, conservationists fear Ottawa may backtrack on pledge to phase out B.C. salmon farms
Indigenous groups that support aquaculture, however, warn a ban would cost jobs and threaten food security
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
deadder.substack.com/p/lifestyles...
Cartoon woman in fur trimmed suit with a full to overflowing grocery cart .. .text reads: "Lifestyles of the rich and famous -- A full cart of groceries. "
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Nature is our home—not an economic zone. The federal government is proposing to steamroll ahead with major projects by weakening environmental protections. Tell them to protect nature, not treat it as red tape. 🌿 @greenpeaceca.bsky.social act.gp/3UGBqcn
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Stop Federal Environmental Rollbacks in Canada
Nature is our home—not an economic zone. The federal government wants to streamroll ahead with major projects by weakening environmental protections. Tell them to protect the nature that sustains us, ...
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Canada rejected Trump’s bad deal. Good. Now Canada must stand firm, use our leverage to get a deal that works for workers, and act urgently to protect the people and communities impacted by Trump’s trade war. share.canadianlabour.ca/s/c1kQFfan
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All in for good jobs and workers’ rights
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The humidity yesterday nearly killed me - staying in the one room with AC, today! (I have data entry I have been neglecting in favour of talking to workers...so not a total loss!)
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
...minimum wage is currently $16.75 an hour & is set to rise to $17... But the CCPA says that’s still $10.60 short of a living wage. “People are struggling. They’re really struggling to make ends meet,” said Christine Saulnier, the group’s Nova Scotia director. #nspoli globalnews.ca/news/1197314...
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Labour advocates warn Nova Scotia wages aren’t keeping pace with cost of living - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Researchers are calling for employers to offer a living wage, as recent data shows more Atlantic Canadians are struggling to hold on to their paycheques.
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
THis will be a lot of fun! I am going... who's coming? mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/field-...
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Field Trip: Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum | Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax
Heritage home of early 20th century socialist and artist Charles Macdonald! Join us for a field trip to the Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum. Labour folklorist Emma Lang (guide of … Continued
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Join myself and all the other "cool kids" on this field trip! mayworkskjipuktukhfx.ca/event/field-...
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Field Trip: Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum | Mayworks Kjipuktuk-Halifax
Heritage home of early 20th century socialist and artist Charles Macdonald! Join us for a field trip to the Charles Macdonald Concrete House Museum. Labour folklorist Emma Lang (guide of … Continued
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
This is egregious. His name will never be cleared of association with this, & he spent 18 months incarcerated in a provincial facility (they are all hell on earth) I hope he gets a very big settlement as work will be hard to get, even as innocent man, with this trailing around. How awful. #abolition
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
But don't worry - Carney has it well in hand. Increasing our sales of fossil fuels (with little in the way of royalties and taxpayers footing the bill for the pipeline so shareholders make more money) will be sure to trickle down and make us all rich enough to live underground... #canpoli #Cdnpoli
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
But don't worry about global warming.. (every day a myriad of people on some social media platform tell me I am "being duped". LOL
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Please consider attending this on Aug 6th or 7th in Halifax. USA is giving Saudi Arabia access to nuclear power and the right to enrich, (see articles in the Guardian) meaning that they are giving them the right to "the bomb". Sigh. #halifax #nspoli #canpoli #peace #VOW #nowar #resistance
HIroshima Nagasaki Poster display. 
Aug 6th and 7th 9:30 - 4. Halifax Room, Halifax City Hall 1841 Argyle St Halifax, NS 
Donated by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum the 30 posters tell the story of how atomic bombs were created, the impact of the explosions and why our concern about nuclear war  can motivate us for action and peace building.
Free and open to the public. Light refreshments. Please bring ID for admission. Family peace activities included.
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
“For people who are feeling the squeeze and maybe feeling like they’re bad with their money… this is not a budgeting failure it’s a math failure,” she says. “When the bulk of your income is going to rent and essential food, you can’t budget your way out of this.” #nspoli #canpoli #housing #rent
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Mark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Your voice can help shape Budget 2026 🇨🇦 Your feedback will help inform decisions that support a stronger economy, help families and workers, and build a more resilient future for Canada. 🗓️ Share your input by September 8, 2026. 🔗 Have your say: Canada.ca/yourbudget
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Trevor Parsons @dartmouthcommon.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Note to @mark-carney.bsky.social You could solve the housing crisis if you were to decouple from your corporate mindset and start believing that the government you lead can accomplish great things without throwing money at the capitalist class. canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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Mexico is solving its housing crisis. Why aren’t we?
The parallel housing journeys Mexico and Canada have been on since the 1990s are now diverging. Claudia Sheinbaum’s government has shown that another path is possible. Canada’s misguided strategies, b...
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Michael Lux 🇺🇸🇲🇽🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺 @michaellux.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Best book written yet (2023) on Canadian mega fires.
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Diane Messias @comedywriter.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Pensacola Beach, Florida. The US military in 2026 under #Trump and #Hegseth. #fuckingidiots
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
People are going to die, as they have in the past, (BC -- 619 died in heat dome mostly in their own homes) if we do not do something.... www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Advocates call for maximum heat temperature bylaws in rental units as summers get hotter
Health Canada recommended maintaining a maximum indoor temperature of 26 C in a June, 2026, report
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Steve Schwinghamer🇨🇦 @sschwinghamer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Carbon capture has a poor track record carbonherald.com/when-carbon-...
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
N.S. emergency medical dispatchers could go on strike this Friday, union says #NovaScotia www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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N.S. emergency medical dispatchers could go on strike this Friday, union says
More than 60 emergency medical dispatchers could go on strike this Friday if they do not reach an agreement with their employer, according to their union.
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John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
“Pierce is an expert level greenwasher, and it’s a tactic she uses to distract from her plans to continue expanding #oilandgas and extract every ounce of revenue for Shell.” www.readthemaple.com/email/5c9a7a...
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Mark Carney Appoints Former Oil Executive As U.S. Diplomat
An advocacy group accused Susannah Pierce of being a “climate villain painting Big Oil green.”
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I’ll give them credit for pausing the fare increase this time. We waited several years from the time fares increased to “pay for fare box technology” to the time that technology was actually implemented.
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Derek Simon @dartmouthderek.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It’s like a vision of hell, except it’s actually the future everyone denying or delaying climate action wants.
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Marc 🍁 @marc55.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
#NovaScotiaStrong It's worth noting that the Houston government is doing nothing to assist others. In fact. We're getting a new gas plant. That nobody wanted there. Kudo's Berwick. #nspoli
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Dr. StrangeJob @drstrangejob.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
10,000 excess deaths in Europe in June due to the climate-created heat wave, but here in Canada we are focused on adding new oil pipelines. Apparently, profits are more important than people or future generations. www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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This is how many more people died in Europe's June heat wave | CBC News
European countries reported more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heat wave that engulfed the west of the continent in late June, official data shows.
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"... it is also something else: a permanent war economy dressed in the language of collective defence, sustained by threats that are partly real, partly constructed & enormously profitable for those who have made the manufacture of insecurity their business." www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/nato...
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Nato summit: How a fractured alliance is fuelling a permanent war economy
Massive surge in arms spending is justified through the language of collective defence, and sustained by threats that are partly constructed
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Anaximander's Elbows Up Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Houston and the NS regressive conservatives have no use for independent expertise and democracy. #nspoli #netzero #environment
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Kai, a very old GenX 🇨🇦 @kaicable.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Atlantic Canada rent up 5.3% to an average of $2,271/mth - not far from Vancouver's average rent of $2,723/mth. WTF?! 1/3 of New Brunswick's population doesn't even earn $20/hr! #nbpoli #nspoli #cdnpoli #bcpoli #cdnpoli #canada #realestate rentals.ca/national-ren...
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Asking Rents Extend Seasonal Rebound as Affordability Remains Top Concern for Renters
On a monthly basis, average rent was up 0.2% from May, the third consecutive monthly increase since reaching a 35-month low of $2,008 in March.
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UnionMaidNS.bsky.social @unionmaidns.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
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The Premier's Summer Tour: Seven Chamber Dinners, Zero Kitchen Tables.
If the government only listens to people who can afford a ticket, it's not governing for Nova Scotians; it's fundraising for the next election by a government in trouble.
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CCPA Nova Scotia @ccpanovascotia.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
ICYMI: Christine Saulnier and Daniel Cerdas Sandí were interviewed by CKDU 88.1FM on their new report on pay inequity in Atlantic Canada. Check out what they had to say: www.ckdu.ca/community-ne... #nspoli
Header: Closing the gap: Atlantic Canadian women still facing gender pay inequity
Sub-header: 
June 30th, 2026 | CKDU 88.1FM | by Jenna Mcconnell
Read the full piece at CKDU 88.1FM.
Quote: It will not disappear by itself. This is the result of labor market structure, but also is the result of the societal structure, so we need a structural solution. We need better policy choices, we need to attend to this as some structural problem. There is not a single solution.
– Daniel Cerdas Sandí, report co-author and CCPA-NS Research Assistant
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Alec Stratford @alstratford.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If the Premier wants to understand what Nova Scotians are facing, he should start with the people carrying the weight of his budget decisions — renters, workers, and social care workers. You can’t solve affordability by only listening to boardrooms. #NovaScotia #NSPoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Coming to a town near you: Premier Tim Houston, on tour | CBC News
The Nova Scotia premier is preparing to travel the province this summer to meet with business crowds from Yarmouth to Cape Breton.
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Christine Saulnier (she/her) @csaulnier.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
« EverWind Fuels gets approval for largest wind project in Nova Scotia, but the renewable electricity is not for Nova Scotians. » NS Power must be relieved. Catching up on @halifaxexaminer.ca’s many imp articles. #nspoli
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Bill C 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 🇻🇪 🇨🇺 @arichat.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Employers keeping any portion of tips is reprehensible. There's not a lot that needs study here. #nspoli #novascotia www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Advocates, industry leaders call on Nova Scotia to outlaw 'tip theft' | CBC News
Nova Scotia remains one of the few provinces where employers can legally take workers' tips — and advocates are demanding change.
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