Stephen Kimber reports on the response of NDP leader Claudia Chender to Premier Tim Houston’s government unaccountable spending of its unexpected revenue.
Windfall Money has needs to fill
Nova Scotia, as the auditor general pointed out, is the only jurisdiction in the country where such “extra spending is approved solely by the government of the day and is never required to return to the House of Assembly for review, vote, or approval.”
What should have happened to that windfall? That wasn’t even discussed in the latest session.
According to NDP leader Chender, the government’s unaccountable spending of its unexpected revenue “utterly fails to address the cost of living, utterly fails to address the housing crisis that we have before us, the increasing doctor waitlist, increasing surgical waitlist… We have a massive amount of money going out the door and we don’t really have anything to show for it.” (Kimber, n.d.)
The four areas identified by NDP leader Chender as needing attention in Nova Scotia are high on the priority list of many citizens. The expectation of many voters is that government funds need to be utilized to address these crises. Perhaps voters need to ascertain if an ideological distaste for government action in these areas is causing unnecessary stress and suffering for our population.
References
Kimber, S. (n.d.). Halifax Examiner Article. Stephen Kimber. Retrieved April 24, 2023, from https://stephenkimber.com/tim-houstons-idea-of-accountability-then-and-now/
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