1. Increase investment and research into climate-friendly and regenerative agricultural practices and biopesticides.
2. Fund initiatives, such as community gardens, to foster agriculture in urban areas to produce more local food.
3. Create incentives for farmers to implement regenerative agricultural practices, recognizing benefits of agriculture in the carbon economy.
4. Empower farmers by collaborating with them to improve their capacity to sell their products in local retail markets.

1. Initiate a long-term project for a comprehensive, multimodal transit system designed for inter-municipal travel in Nova Scotia, including buses, light rail, and ferries, and integrate this system with existing municipal transit and active transportation infrastructure. 
2. Collaborate with municipalities to implement or enhance mass transit systems and ensure they are integrated as much as possible with other transit options.
3. Drastically increase the allocation of provincial funds for transit infrastructure, matching each dollar spent on new highway construction with a dollar spent on building transit capacity.
4. Create tax incentives to build and operate public electric vehicle charging infrastructure, especially in rural areas.

Green MLAs will: 

1. Work with the federal government and other provinces to develop and implement a Guaranteed Liveable Income plan for Nova Scotia, which is universal, unconditional, complementary to other programs, provides for basic needs, and respects human dignity.
2. Ensure that measures of liveable income account for food, clothing, shelter, and other resources that facilitate social engagement, such as access to travel and means of communication.
3. Reduce the number of hours before workers are guaranteed overtime pay from 48 to 42 hours.
4. Require that all owed vacation time and overtime be paid out when an employee quits, is laid off, or is terminated.

Greens believe that equitable access to postsecondary education should be provided, thereby supporting opportunities for all learners to realize their unique potential to develop into citizens who will contribute the skills, expertise, and knowledge that will sustain our communities and our province.

Green MLAs will collaborate with other MLAs and Nova Scotians to:

1. Support retraining incentives, programmes and courses in postsecondary institutions to provide a just transition to climate change employment.
2. Eliminate tuition fees at Nova Scotia Community College for Nova Scotia residents
3. Work towards free tuition for all resident domestic students at all postsecondary institutions in Nova Scotia.
4. Provide free postsecondary education to youth who were formerly in care.
5. Provide targeted strategies for specific areas in education and students living in poverty or in care.
6. Provide coherent support for emerging immigrant and refugee communities for students.
7. Address factors such as housing affordability and career prospects to support transitions to green jobs in Nova Scotia in sectors such as construction, manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, and forestry.

Life has become too expensive for too many Nova Scotians, and communities are suffering. It is the responsibility of every MLA to work toward innovative ways to tackle issues like poverty, food insecurity, and housing.

Solutions will focus on the cost of living, poverty elimination, food security, housing, supports for homelessness, and job security, alongside the transition to a Green economy.

Green MLAs won;; work with other MLAs and all Nova Scotians to:

1. Work with the federal government and other provinces to develop and implement a Guaranteed Liveable Income plan for Nova Scotia, which is universal, unconditional, complementary to other programs, provides for basic needs, and respects human dignity.
2. Ensure that measures of liveable income account for food, clothing, shelter, and other resources that facilitate social engagement, such as access to travel and means of communication.
3. Reduce the number of hours before workers are guaranteed overtime pay from 48 to 42 hours.
4. Require that all owed vacation time and overtime be paid out when an employee quits, is laid off, or is terminated.

Natural forests and wetlands are crucial to carbon storage and sequestration. They are needed to offset historical carbon emissions, and to reduce current and future emissions that would occur with their disturbance, conversion, or use as fuel.

Retention and restoration of natural areas are core aspects of enabling wildlife and ecosystems to adapt to climate changes, such as by providing avenues for them to shift to cooler places as the climate warms.

Nature-based solutions are key to addressing both climate and biodiversity emergencies, as well as supporting human well-being, ecosystem services, and our ecological life-supporting system.

Adaptation responses need to be done in ways that are socially equitable and do not further disadvantage those groups that are often excluded from decision making or bear a disproportionate share of the burden of environmental disasters.

The provincial government needs to take a lead role and provide the necessary legal and policy framework to take on this complex task in a highly coordinated manner.

Climate and associated changes (e.g., sea-level rise, storm surges, erosion, flooding, increasing storm intensity and frequency) require that we undertake a coordinated province-wide strategy to adapt to and mitigate these changes in ways that are effective and equitable.

Roads and other built developments will need to be relocated further inland or otherwise raised up. These relocations and adjustments will need to be made in ways that do not further jeopardize key ecosystems, such as those that support endangered species and habitats, and those that provide key ecosystem services.

Key natural areas that buffer the coast from storm surges and erosion, reduce runoff and flooding, and store and sequester carbon need to be protected .

Education about human roles and responsibilities surrounding wildfire, its causes, and preventive measures is key. Development, monitoring, and enforcement of policies to address causes and support preventive measures are needed.

Collaborations for learning begin with our treaty obligations on shared Mi’kmaw territory. Our educational policies and practices must recognize and honour Indigenous ecological knowledge and agreements for sharing as expressed in Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action.

I and the Green Party express our gratitude to the Mi’kmaq for sharing their understanding of msit no’kmaq, the interconnectedness of all things. We will strive to emphasize this concept through inclusive learning, integrated curriculum, and safe, respectful, healthy, and sustainable indoor and outdoor learning environments.

Green MLAs will collaborate with other MLAs and Nova Scotians to:

1. Support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action for education in consultation with survivors, Indigenous peoples, and educators by:
2. Developing age-appropriate curriculum for grade primary to grade 12 students on residential “schools,” Treaties, and Indigenous people’s historical and contemporary contributions to Canada,
3. Providing the necessary funding to postsecondary institutions to educate teachers on how to integrate Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms,
4. Providing the necessary funding to First Nations schools to utilize Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods in classrooms,
5. Providing an education on comparative religious studies, including a segment on Indigenous spiritual beliefs and practices developed in collaboration with Elders.
6. Aim to rebuild our educational system by participating in community-based consultative processes for decision-making that include Mi’kmaq, African Nova Scotian communities, Acadian, 2SLGBTQQIA+, disabled, and newcomer communities, early childhood educators, teachers, school staff, and representative unions, parents, students, and community members. 
7. Introduce targeted training and programmes related to respect for diversity, anti-oppression, and anti-racism.
8. Develop a whole school approach that introduces environmental studies and climate action as an integrated and cross-curricular subject at all grade levels, from primary to 12, in partnership with Mi’kmaw communities and in consultation with school-based and community groups.

Greens believe that equitable access to postsecondary education should be provided, thereby supporting opportunities for all learners to realize their unique potential to develop into citizens who will contribute the skills, expertise, and knowledge that will sustain our communities and our province.

Green MLAs will collaborate with other MLAs and Nova Scotians to:

1. Support retraining incentives, programmes and courses in postsecondary institutions to provide a just transition to climate change employment.
2. Eliminate tuition fees at Nova Scotia Community College for Nova Scotia residents
3. Work towards free tuition for all resident domestic students at all postsecondary institutions in Nova Scotia.
4. Provide free postsecondary education to youth who were formerly in care.
5. Provide targeted strategies for specific areas in education and students living in poverty or in care.
6. Provide coherent support for emerging immigrant and refugee communities for students.
7. Address factors such as housing affordability and career prospects to support transitions to green jobs in Nova Scotia in sectors such as construction, manufacturing, transportation, agriculture, and forestry.

The Green Party of Nova Scotia believes that education should ensure equitable access to programs and resources for lifelong learning, including in postsecondary institutions. Inclusive education means supporting opportunities for all learners to realize their unique potential to develop into citizens who will contribute the skills, expertise, and knowledge that will sustain our communities and our province.

Consultation and collaboration begins with our treaty obligations on shared Mi’kmaw territory. Our educational policies and practices must recognize and honour Indigenous ecological knowledge and agreements for sharing as expressed in Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action. We express our gratitude to the Mi’kmaq for sharing their understanding of msit no’kmaq, the interconnectedness of all things, and strive to emphasize this concept through inclusive learning, integrated curriculum, and safe, respectful, healthy, and sustainable indoor and outdoor learning environments.

Green MLAs will collaborate with other MLAs and Nova Scotians to:

1. Support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action for education in consultation with survivors, Indigenous peoples, and educators by:
2. Developing appropriate post-secondary programs and courses on Indigenous knowledges, Treaties, and Indigenous people’s historical and contemporary contributions to Canada, by participating in community-based consultative processes for decision-making that include the Mi’kmaq. 
3. Address factors such as housing affordability, career prospects, and lower-than-average wage growth to support green transitions in Nova Scotia.
4. Support retraining incentives, programmes and courses in postsecondary institutions to provide a just transition to climate change employment.
5. Work towards free tuition for all resident domestic students at all postsecondary institutions in Nova Scotia.
6. Provide free postsecondary education to youth who were formerly in care.

I will support initiatives to quickly establish low-cost, energy-efficient, well-sited housing options to support green transitions in Nova Scotia.

Many Nova Scotians have concerns about unsafe school and classroom conditions and incidents, insufficient levels of staffing and resources for all learners, and governmental disregard for responding to local needs. This crisis has worsened due to inadequate funding, struggles of families and individuals for basic necessities, and lack of governmental consultation and informed decision-making.

Green MLAs will work with other MLAs and Nova Scotians to:

1. Introduce targeted training and programmes related to respect for diversity, anti-oppression, and anti-racism.
2. Support initiatives that address the Nova Scotia Teachers’ Union’s demands for dealing with and preventing school violence, including provision for adequate human resources, clear consequences for incidents of violence, clear reporting requirements and safe and secure responses related to lock down and evacuation, and province-wide training dedicated to school safety.

1. Decrease prolonged emergency room care by relieving a key blockage point – those waiting for long-term care (LTC) – by increasing the number of public or not-for-profit beds.
2. Implement options for decreasing costs and concerns to quality of care, such as through increased public oversight of LTC, including ensuring standard 4.1 hours per resident.
3. Renegotiate federal Canada Health Transfer payments to ensure adequate funding to increase training and expand programs.

1. Affiliate clinics with not-for-profit community organizations and professionals who have a focus on prevention and wellbeing such as health and physical educators.
2. Train for dedicated roles to enhance transgender and gender affirming healthcare.
3. Support teachers and guidance counselors in identifying and addressing mental health and behavioural concerns in schools.
4. Improve addiction and mental health services and ensure that all private services have adequate oversight and that there will be ongoing follow-up.
5. Ensure that those struggling with chronic conditions receive specialized care with ongoing follow-up.
6. Advocate for key care priorities including: help break down stigma; improve the diagnosis experience; and increase investments across the care continuum for people living with mental illness and their care partners.

I will support initiatives to quickly establish low-cost, energy-efficient, well-sited housing options to support green transitions in Nova Scotia.

Life has become too expensive for too many Nova Scotians, and communities are suffering. It is the responsibility of every MLA to work toward innovative ways to tackle issues like poverty, food insecurity, and housing.

Solutions will focus on the cost of living, poverty elimination, food security, housing, supports for homelessness, and job security, alongside the transition to a Green economy.

Green MLAs won;; work with other MLAs and all Nova Scotians to:

1. Work with the federal government and other provinces to develop and implement a Guaranteed Liveable Income plan for Nova Scotia, which is universal, unconditional, complementary to other programs, provides for basic needs, and respects human dignity.
2. Ensure that measures of liveable income account for food, clothing, shelter, and other resources that facilitate social engagement, such as access to travel and means of communication.
3. Reduce the number of hours before workers are guaranteed overtime pay from 48 to 42 hours.
4. Require that all owed vacation time and overtime be paid out when an employee quits, is laid off, or is terminated.

Green MLAs will: 

1. Work with the federal government and other provinces to develop and implement a Guaranteed Liveable Income plan for Nova Scotia, which is universal, unconditional, complementary to other programs, provides for basic needs, and respects human dignity.
2. Ensure that measures of liveable income account for food, clothing, shelter, and other resources that facilitate social engagement, such as access to travel and means of communication.
3. Reduce the number of hours before workers are guaranteed overtime pay from 48 to 42 hours.
4. Require that all owed vacation time and overtime be paid out when an employee quits, is laid off, or is terminated.

Life has become too expensive for too many Nova Scotians, and communities are suffering. It is the responsibility of every MLA to work toward innovative ways to tackle issues like poverty, food insecurity, and housing.

Solutions will focus on the cost of living, poverty elimination, food security, housing, supports for homelessness, and job security, alongside the transition to a Green economy.

Green MLAs won;; work with other MLAs and all Nova Scotians to:

1. Work with the federal government and other provinces to develop and implement a Guaranteed Liveable Income plan for Nova Scotia, which is universal, unconditional, complementary to other programs, provides for basic needs, and respects human dignity.
2. Ensure that measures of liveable income account for food, clothing, shelter, and other resources that facilitate social engagement, such as access to travel and means of communication.
3. Reduce the number of hours before workers are guaranteed overtime pay from 48 to 42 hours.
4. Require that all owed vacation time and overtime be paid out when an employee quits, is laid off, or is terminated.