New NDP Government in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotians have elected an NDP government in Nova Scotia... for me that means hope.

Hope that important services such as transition houses are finally funded as they should be.

Hope that these houses operating budgets will be increased to reflect 2009's cost of living rates (not 1996).

Hope that women and children who are victims of abuse will be able to access the services these homes provide, whether in residence or by the outreach services.

I know that the NDP government committed to doing this during the election.

This week we saw how much in the red the Tories left our province. I can only continue to hope that our newly formed government will strive to keep their promise and support the types of services the New Democratic Parties are known to value.

My summer hiatus is over... the Friends of Transition Houses Network is back. In a week or so Andrea D'Sylva will be joining me in updating this site with information and articles. If anyone is interested in contributing to this site anonymously or by name, please feel free to contact me and we can discuss.

There is a public meeting scheduled for the Friends of Transition Houses Network in Halifax on September 3rd, 2009. More information will follow regarding that meeting soon.

Together we can make a difference.