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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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N.S. commitment to create Child and Youth Commission welcomed but ‘long overdue’"Gradually over time, what we hope to see is that children and youth become prioritized in the public and political decision-making in this province."CanadaApr 5, 2022
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Mental Health advocates look forward to improving system with new governmentWhile the PC platform outlined a number of plans to improve mental health services in Nova Scotia, the new premier of Nova Scotia appears to have failed to deliver on one solution.HealthSep 1, 2021
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‘Hotels are not homes’: 10 groups call on Halifax to stop removal of temporary sheltersThe group said that the city's eviction actions are legally suspect and that the province isn't offering permanent housing solutions.CanadaJul 13, 2021
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Nova Scotia advocates urge Ottawa to fulfill election promise to extend EI sickness benefitNova Scotia-based health advocates are urging the federal government to implement a 2019 election promise to extend employment insurance sickness benefits.HealthFeb 27, 2021
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N.S. social workers call for systemic overhaul of the mental health and addiction services systemAccording to a new report, 97 per cent of respondents said they didn't believe there were adequate resources in the community to support the well-being of their clients.CanadaJan 13, 2021
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Rethink Nova Scotia social policies to reduce rising income inequality: studyThe study cites Statistics Canada figures indicating that between 1998 and 2018, the share of the province's total income going to the top 10 per cent of society has grown.EconomyMar 11, 2020
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Nova Scotia coalition calls for policies to help reduce child povertyNova Scotia has particular issues with worsening child poverty.CanadaJun 3, 2019
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