HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s NDP premier sent the clearest signal yet that he’s about to call an election by releasing his party’s platform Friday.
The document includes plans to help families by promising to make things like car seats and strollers exempt from the province’s harmonized sales tax.
Darrell Dexter has been careful not to show his hand on election timing, but the platform’s release at a Halifax recreation centre surrounded by candidates and campaign workers suggests an election could be called as early as tomorrow.
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That would likely mean voters will go to the polls on October 8th in a 31-day campaign.
The NDP is also promising to keep the books balanced for the next four years.
Dexter says while the last election was about change, the upcoming vote will be about the future.
Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie is accusing Dexter of playing a game with the release of the platform and questioned whether the NDP promises will come in on budget.
The NDP won a majority government in June of 2009.
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