"A Nova Scotia Liberal government will support craft breweries by following recommendations from the Craft Breweries Association of Nova Scotia to improve the NSLC tiered mark-up and remove the benefit cap. We will work with craft brewers and the NSLC to ensure that local breweries receive the support they need to grow, and aren’t punished for their success. We’ll also ensure that the NSLC is highlighting local products and supporting local businesses." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"A Nova Scotia Liberal government will invest $300M over four years to spur economic development and infrastructure growth in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. This funding will be used to address the following:

1. Improving the CBRM’s infrastructure,
2. Growing the CBRM’s economy,
3. Improving opportunities for CBRM workers,
4. Alleviating the CBRM’s housing crisis,
5. Improving transit in CBRM, and
6. Building capital projects that will have a long-term impact on Cape Breton.

We will also commit to one-on-one negotiations with the CBRM regarding a CBRM municipal charter, which takes into account their unique economic, social, and equalization circumstances."

— Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"Doubling the Cape Breton Regional Municipality finance grant and making it permanent increasing from $15M to $30M in the first year." — Leadership You Can Believe In, retrieved 2024-11-16

"Modernize the provincial department of Fisheries and Aquaculture by creating an office responsible for working with the other levels of government to protect our fisheries" — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"Create a dedicated fisheries enforcement unit to ensure enforcement officers have the resources and focus necessary to protect this essential industry." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"We will ensure immigration targets are focused on growing the number of professionals we need in critical areas, including but not limited to:

1. ʘ Physicians and healthcare professionals,
2. ʘ Teachers and early-childhood educators,
3. ʘ Construction workers and the skilled
4. tradespeople, and
5. ʘ Agriculture and aquaculture workers."

— Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"A Nova Scotia Liberal government will invest in critical highway infrastructure to increase safety on our highways, complete the 100-series highways, and improve the flow of goods and people around our province. Specifically, our priorities include making improvements to safety infrastructure across the province, completing controlled access highways on the 101 and 103, and ensuring proper exits on the 104." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"A Nova Scotia Liberal government would work with the Halifax Dartmouth Bridge Commission to build a new, six lane bridge with active transportation infrastructure and bus lanes to support rapid transit in Halifax. This will reduce congestion and protect the people and goods that travel that bridge every day." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"A Nova Scotia Liberal government will invest in maintaining rural road infrastructure by enhancing maintenance efforts for ditches and culverts to keep our roads safe and protect private property." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"If you are on a 100-series highway in Nova Scotia you should have reliable cell service. A Nova Scotia Liberal government will expand cell service across our province, starting along our highway corridors." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"A Nova Scotia Liberal government will create a fund to build emergency access and connector roads in areas deemed high-risk by municipalities, emergency management officials, and other experts. We will make funding available to any community that completes the FireSmart Neighbourhood Recognition Program so they can implement safety improvements that will protect lives and property in cases of wildfires." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"A Nova Scotia Liberal government will pass both vertical and horizontal pay transparency legislation to increase equity and fairness in the workplace." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"A Nova Scotia Liberal government will ban the use of Non-Compete Clauses to attract workers in high-growth sectors, including the technology industry. This will encourage competitiveness and innovation by prohibiting unfair non-competes, which are used to restrict work opportunities and suppress salary increases." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"A Nova Scotia Liberal government will examine all resource extraction royalties to build wealth for Nova Scotians by maximizing the true value of our natural resources." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"We will examine the entire resource regulatory framework, with a focus on Nova Scotia’s critical minerals, which will help fight climate change." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"A Nova Scotia Liberal government will examine all resource extraction royalties to build wealth for Nova Scotians by maximizing the true value of our natural resources." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"Focus on the smart development of our energy and natural resources sectors through Nova Scotia's Clean Energy Plan, which will in turn provide more opportunities for families and result in fewer of our children going 'out west' for work. It will make Nova Scotia a world class energy producer in hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel.

The construction of these two industries will provide a decade of new construction jobs, along with new high paying long-term jobs that will benefit the entire economy and Province."

— Make It Happen, retrieved 2024-11-10

"Our current social safety net is trapping Nova Scotians in intergenerational poverty, requires significant bureaucratic overhead, and often disincentivizes working. Together, we can transform the various social assistance programs to ensure that people who are struggling can afford the basic necessities and not find themselves on the streets. We will reform these systems so they work for everyone. To do that, we will spearhead an all-party committee to overhaul our social assistance model and examine alternatives, including a guaranteed basic income." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"A Nova Scotia Liberal government would recognize the link between poverty, housing, and healthcare, and focus on anti-poverty and housing-first policies as a way to keep people out of the emergency room." — Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09

"Creating real incentives to support local business through a buy local program that is inclusive and allows entrepreneurs, rather than corporations, to thrive." — Leadership You Can Believe In, retrieved 2024-11-16

"Investing more in training and apprenticeships to help make sure Nova Scotia has the highly skilled and well-qualified workers businesses are looking for." — Leadership You Can Believe In, retrieved 2024-11-16

"As of 2022, less than 9% of trades apprentices in Nova Scotia were women. We will never overcome our province’s labour shortage and get more housing built if we are only training half of the available workforce. A Nova Scotia Liberal government will invest $10M to increase training for women at NSCC in trades directly related to housing, with a goal to double the number of women being trained over five years. We will:

ʘ Increase the number of spots available for women to study a trade at NSCC,

ʘ Invest to develop programming for all ages to show young women that careers in the trades are dynamic, high-paying jobs that help our communities, and

ʘ Expand NSCC’s Women Unlimited program, which has already helped 1,000 women explore trades and technology education and find meaningful careers."

— Better Deal for Nova Scotians, retrieved 2024-11-09