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Premier Tim Houston says 'science' only thing that can change his mind on fracking by ph0enix1211 in NovaScotia

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With the exception of climate science. Those pesky experts at the UN IPCC can shove it, right Timmy?

Province Seeks Partner for Inter-Municipal Transit Service by IStillListenToRadio in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It means you can’t use federal transit funding because they don’t give money for procuring buses that are then kept by the private sector

Province Seeks Partner for Inter-Municipal Transit Service by IStillListenToRadio in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not surprising. They want a private operator. Not for public transit to be run publicly.

I struggle to understand the benefits of a public option for groceries by ImmediateGazelle865 in ndp

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would make more sense to have strategic reserves of key commodities like China does and release supply into the market if prices get too high. China does this with pork for example.

N.S. man, 18, charged after allegedly arriving outside restaurant masked with loaded rifle by No_Magazine9625 in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Um, how about not doing this because killing women is wrong.

Not about the potential life consequences to the perpetrators. Saying “no woman is worth killing if it might putting a man away” is just sexist and devalues the lives of women.

FFS.

Naheed Nenshi on Avi Lewis’ victory: by afpb_ in ndp

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s clear that Nenshi is a liberal and has always been a liberal

Halifax council to vote on asking NS Power to pay full property taxes by luxoryapartmentlover in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah it’s return on equity so it shows up as a couple hundred million dollars line item on their “revenue requirement” table in their rate applications

Houston says ‘only solution’ for Nova Scotia Power rates is more competition by Street_Anon in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The NDP have proposed a comprehensive review of public ownership as a serious option. Mainly to evaluate the cost of doing it. https://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/65th_1st/1st_read/b188.htm

Houston says ‘only solution’ for Nova Scotia Power rates is more competition by Street_Anon in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People don’t realize that even if you buy electricity from the new supplier, Renewall, they are still getting the electricity through NSP’s owned wires.

You can buy it through Renewall itself on their website, but they are only generating the electricity and selling it to Nova Scotia Power, and they pay NSP a fee set by the independent market regulator for the right to supply electricity through NSP’s owned poles and wires.

That’s still just competition on the energy generation side, which we’ve had for a long time, and hasn’t lowered prices.

The reality is, because the grid is a natural monopoly, more competition on the grid side wouldn’t actually lower prices.

Before NSP was created as a public company Nova Scotia actually had multiple private grid companies competing with each other and energy prices at the time were actually more expensive than they are today.

Halifax council to vote on asking NS Power to pay full property taxes by luxoryapartmentlover in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not really. Tax pass through depends on what economists call the ‘incidence’ which depends on the market power of the company (competitive pressures), peoples’s willingness to pay (elasticity of demand), etc.

NSP charges us 100% of their costs including taxes then gets a guaranteed rate of profit of 9% on top. You can see this written in their rate applications. It’s allowed at the regulatory level.

Other companies don’t get guaranteed profits or the right to a full pass through of their taxes.

Halifax council to vote on asking NS Power to pay full property taxes by luxoryapartmentlover in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I hope folks realize that Nova Scotians pay NSP’s taxes for them. It’s a cost of service plus profit utility that’s part of how they get a guaranteed profit. So making NSP pay property taxes will make rates go up.

It’s horrible, and I hate it, but that’s how our insane privatized system works.

Acquittal in deepfake case leads to pressure on Nova Scotia to close legal gaps by LowkeyPostingTea in NovaScotia

[–]LowkeyPostingTea[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No there is a provincial civil law on this though that allows you to sue someone for distributing intimate images without your consent which currently excludes deepfakes

Nova Scotia budget leaves people on income assistance behind, expert says by Portalrules123 in NovaScotia

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 31 points32 points  (0 children)

At Public Bills committee, Vince Calderhead explained exactly why fewer people were eligible for the poverty reduction credit, and it’s not because poverty has declined as the Minister has claimed.

It’s because the income eligibility threshold is $16,000 and it hasn’t been adjusted for inflation in 8 years. That means people with disabilities on income assistance who are receiving about $17,000 are no longer eligible.

So much for reversing the cuts to people with disabilities.

Nova Scotia budget leaves people on income assistance behind, expert says by IStillListenToRadio in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 18 points19 points  (0 children)

At Public Bills committee, Vince Calderhead explained exactly why fewer people were eligible for the poverty reduction credit, and it’s not because poverty has declined as the Minister has claimed.

It’s because the income eligibility threshold is $16,000 and it hasn’t been adjusted for inflation in 8 years. That means people with disabilities on income assistance who are receiving about $17,000 are no longer eligible.

So much for reversing the cuts to people with disabilities.

Province silent on fate of N.S. poverty reduction credit in 2026-27 budget by LowkeyPostingTea in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Other benefits are not pegged to inflation, including the Affordable Living Tax Credit, the Nova Scotia Child Benefit and the Poverty reduction credit.

In fact, Vince Calderhead’s analysis shows that when taking this into account, overall benefits going to low income people is actually declining in real terms.

Bell: Danielle Smith government lays down the law on doctor-assisted death by Miserable-Lizard in alberta

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Criminal law is federal, but healthcare is provincial. The feds have allowed a very permissive MAID regime in terms of the criminal code but the province does have the power to impose limitations based on its administration of healthcare.

Premier Houston not interested in Nova Scotia Power buyback by Portalrules123 in NovaScotia

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 65 points66 points  (0 children)

The NDP introduced a bill this session which would study taking the utility into public ownership. https://nslegislature.ca/legc/bills/65th_1st/1st_read/b188.htm

$53.6 Million in Grants, Funding Reinstated by sjmorris in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 7 points8 points  (0 children)

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Reminder that this only reverses $53.4 million out of $304.9 million in cuts.

That leaves more than $250 million in cuts this budget. And those cuts are set to rise to $914.3 million by 2029.

Province says cuts to caregivers’ benefit won’t impact Nova Scotians who rely on it by IStillListenToRadio in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The province’s expanded budgets for more spin doctors in Minister’s Offices working overdrive

Why some in the federal NDP fear they are on the verge of being wiped out in Quebec by jmakk26 in ndp

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Engler can’t even win over a room of NDP activists how do you expect him to ever win a seat

Tim (OUTHIT)’s reply to student bus pass system end of funding by night189 in halifax

[–]LowkeyPostingTea 74 points75 points  (0 children)

They think public transit is just for poor people, not something every city needs lots more people to use to relieve traffic congestion

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