Austerity

McNeil's Movers – Emptying Nova Scotia communities one at a time!

Robert DeVet — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 15:07:49 +0000

NSGEU launches social media campaign to fight job cuts and privatization

#NSuncut Coalition Against Austerity wants to make some noise

Robert DeVet — Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:12:51 +0000

KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Close to 80 Halifax activists from diverse backgrounds met last night to consider what to do about a provincial budget that hurts so many Nova Scotians and a Liberal government that r

Op-ed: Closing rural Land Registries today, privatizing tomorrow

Robert DeVet — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:27:15 +0000

KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) - The closure of most Land Registry offices in Nova Scotia that was announced as part of the provincial budget is more about a looming privatization than about saving taxpayers' money.

Op-ed: NS Budget 2015 ignores real problems, lacks vision

Robert DeVet — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:39:33 +0000

The Nova Scotia budget tabled today is without vision. It was constructed to deal primarily with the deficit and the debt.

Budget 2015: Assistance freeze and job cuts at Community Services

Robert DeVet — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 21:55:04 +0000

(KJIPUKTUK), HALIFAX - The provincial budget leaves people on income assistance with less purchasing power, and the Department of Community Services with fewer staff.

Op-ed: Bad times are coming to rural Nova Scotia

Robert DeVet — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 15:59:01 +0000

Dealing with higher food prices, fewer jobs, crumbling infrastructure and austerity

This op-ed was originally published in the excellent Rural Poverty in Annapolis Valley West. Check it out!

"A hungry man is an angry man."

James Howell 1594-1666

This weather is making my wood pile take a beating!!

Community Services closes Sheet Harbour office

Robert DeVet — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:02:03 +0000

Residents fear there is more bad news to come

(KJIPUKTUK), HALIFAX - Local residents and community workers are upset that the Department of Community Services quietly closed its office in Sheet Harbour in late September last year.

Struggling to put books on the shelves

Robert DeVet — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 17:07:55 +0000

Nova Scotia's rural libraries facing cuts to staff hours, positions, and book budgets in 2015

KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) – Shiny new libraries, especially of the flagship variety, appear not just in downtown Halifax, but also in Antigonish, New Glasgow, and many other Nova Scotia towns.

Talk of for-profit home-care worries Nova Scotia Nurses Union

Robert DeVet — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:43:34 +0000

(K'JIPUKTUK), HALIFAX - The Liberal government is considering opening up more home-care services to for-profit companies as part of its strategy to cut costs.

Occupy Spain: Massive Protests in Spain Against Austerity

CKUT News — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:01:26 +0000

Interview with Miguel Prados Rodriguez, from Coordinadora 25S

Over the last few days in Spain there were massive rallies against austerity. Thousands gathered in Madrid and other cities to protest against the government. The main critique: the goverment's handling of the deep economical crisis the country is facing.

Downtown Picket Greets Tony Clement

bsichel — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:05:17 +0000

A small group of protesters led by the Halifax-Dartmouth and District Labour Council and Council of Canadians confronted Tony Clement, federal Minister in charge of the Treasury Board, in Halifax on Thursday morning.