Nova Scotia has reduced its child poverty rate by just 0.1 of a percentage point in 30 years, making it the province with the worst child poverty reduction record in Canada. That’s one of the takeaways from the 2021 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia. Released today by the Canadian Centre […]
Scott Brison Unplugged: outgoing MP encourages students to join public service
“Being the President of the Treasury Board is a bit like peeing in a dark suit,” chuckles Scott Brison.“It gives you a warm feeling, but nobody notices.” Brison, the Liberal Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants, resigned his Cabinet post a couple of weeks ago and, after 22 years in public life, announced he would not...