Nova Scotia’s Liberals and Progressive Conservatives are making their pitches on infrastructure spending today.
READ MORE: Complete Nova Scotia Election 2017 coverage
Tory Jamie Baillie promised a $2-billion Rebuild Nova Scotia Fund – with half the money coming from Ottawa – that would build roads and other infrastructure.
Get breaking National news
Liberal Premier Stephen McNeil, meanwhile, announced an extra $60 million a year in infrastructure spending.
McNeil says the Liberals would spend $50 million on new schools and improvements to main streets, and an extra $10 million to improve the province’s gravel roads.
- Week two of Quebec campaign dominated by debates on immigration, language
- Federal Tories launch ‘Conservatives for Canada’ campaign ahead of Alberta referendum
- Man charged with arson at Liberal MP’s Toronto home, 2nd suspect wanted
- N.S. Speaker scraps planned legislature bans just days before fall sitting begins
Baillie says the Tories would not go into deficit for their fund, which would twin “Nova Scotia’s most dangerous highways,” build a new Victoria General hospital and bring high-speed internet to rural areas.
He says the fund would create thousands of jobs.
Comments
Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first.