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Nova Scotia advocate continues push for Child and Youth CommissionThe Premier committed to creating a Child and Youth Commission nearly two years ago, but there's still no timeline when it will be established.PoliticsOct 10, 2023
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Displaced single mother ends up in another Dartmouth hotel due to a lack of housing optionsMothers like Rhyno are hoping concrete government actions will be taken to address an affordable housing problem that's forcing her to raise her children in a hotel room.CanadaFeb 27, 2020
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Halifax advocates criticize ‘inadequate’ income assistance increase kicking off in 2020"It's not keeping in place with inflation."PoliticsJan 2, 2020
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Mothers of disabled adult children meet in Halifax to call for an increase in supportive housingNo More Warehousing is advocating for increased government supports to remove the burden of full-time care from mothers of disabled individualsHealthMay 13, 2019
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N.S. to consider citizenship status of children in provincial care in wake of Abdoul Abdi caseThe policy changes follow the high-profile case of Abdoul Abdi, a former Somali child refugee who successfully fought to remain in Canada in the face of a deportation hearing.CanadaJan 22, 2019
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Reform of N.S. programs for people with disabilities delayed by safety concerns: deputy ministerA public servant charged with reforming Nova Scotia's programs for people with disabilities defended the pace of change today at a human rights hearing.CanadaAug 9, 2018
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N.S. housing wait also long for poor without disabilities, witness testifiesGovernment lawyers called Neil MacDonald, a manager at Housing Nova Scotia, who testified that 3,400 families and seniors are on wait lists, and on some housing programs the average wait approaches three years.CanadaJun 19, 2018
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Nova Scotia inquiry told no safe home for N.S. woman with intellectual disabilityMacDonald-Billard, who is now a senior official in the Health Department, was the government's first witness, after the complainants in the case called witnesses in the first 18 days of the hearings.CanadaJun 18, 2018
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Nova Scotia ‘austerity’ left people with disabilities without housing, inquiry toldThe hearing is in Day 14, and is considering whether the Department of Community Services violated the Human Rights Act by housing Joseph Delaney and Beth MacLean in a hospital-like, institutional setting.HealthJun 4, 2018
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People with disabilities stuck in Nova Scotia hospital for years : ReportAn inquiry is considering whether 46-year-old Beth MacLean and 45-year-old Joseph Delaney should be permitted to move from the hospital-like settings into small homes where assistance is provided for meals, mental health and other care.CanadaFeb 20, 2018
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