stephen mcneil

When all they’re doing is saying “no,” the government should be able to turn the responses around in 30 minutes, not 30 days.

"The question of public accountability has drawn the fundamental character and integrity of the government into question.”

52-hour weekend ER shutdown
 

Best care impossible in stressed system - main points from Chronicle Herald op-ed Saturday on the crisis in Nova Scotia health care

• Nothing short of current crisis in emergency departments.

It’s a cowardly, cynical attempt to stifle criticism of the sort governments of all political stripes in this province have weathered for decades. 

No Roseway Manor replacement timeline in sight

In 2014, Health minister Leo Glavine told reporters that his government would honour the previous commitment of the NDP government, which committed to begin planning for replacement of Roseway Manor in 2015.

OPEN LETTER TO PREMIER STEPHEN MCNEIL

March 12, 2018

Premier Stephen McNeil
Province of Nova Scotia

Good morning Premier McNeil,

I am writing to you on behalf of the people of Shelburne/Queens and in particular those of Jordan Bay, Shelburne County.

In question period Wednesday, NDP leader Gary Burrill sought answers from the McNeil government about the large numbers of elderly dying in the province while waiting for long-term care placement over the past five years. Burrill says in a news release that, according to information received from the government, 1877 people have died in the last five years.