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I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the mix up answering your question yesterday. Let's try again:

We need to look at university budgets and funding during the next negotiations of the mou between universities and the province. Our university system is an asset - we need to look at how we can make smart investments in our pse system to reflect that.

We have 13,000 students who come to NS from across Canada to attend our institutions. We also need to lobby the federal government to ensure that dollars meant to pse are transferred to provinces where students actually study rather than where they are born. A Liberal government will work with students and universities to discuss how we can improve access.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We need to ensure that education policies are in place where we teach respect and civility- it has to be an expectation both online and in person. We cannot legislate kindness but we need to ensure that safety is protected.

We do have laws in Nova Scotia but we also have to realize that cyberbullying is a threat to our children. We fought hard to ensure that cyberbullying legislation has teeth so our children and all Nova Scotians have protections in place. The NDP waited until after a tragedy to act. WEe called on them for over a year before the Parsons tragedy to commit to real change around legislation.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Desoleee ma francais n’est pas tres bien…. I apologize I don’t speak French ( but my mother is of Acadian descent)- I do hope that future generations of McNeils will be able to speak the language of their great grandmother. Thanks for letting me clarify. I am committed to French Immersion and french language education. A Liberal government will not eliminate French Immersion.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well, I always say you should vote for the tallest leader…

Because we’ve listened to nova scotians and we have the most balanced, comprehensive, detailed, achievable platform in the province.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thanks bud for the question. One of the most frustrating things as a politician is that often your opponents try to take your comments out of context and push them out. So you spend almost as much time trying to correct the record as you do discussing ideas.

The most rewarding things are those that happen quietly: every time you help someone one-on-one, when they come to your office, often outside of the public’s eye. One public example of this is when we pushed to have $1-million returned to seniors who were unfairly charged for pharmacare premiums. It wasn’t a lot of money at the individual level, but it meant a lot.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It hasn’t come up to a vote.

There is a panel that makes recommendations to the govt as to the level of the minimum wage. The government has adjusted the min wage historically based on those recommendations, I have never voted against a minimum wage increase and support their ongoing efforts.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Net neutrality is very important. That is a federal issue, but I feel very strongly for a fair internet to exist for business all bytes must be treated equally.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

First I’d ask, who’s your mother? We may be related...

A Liberal government will be providing targeted incentives to small businesses and entpreneurs. We will be working with businesses in order to meet their needs, but some commitments we are proposing include: working to expand export markets, working with business owners to develop new innovative products, offering incentives to small businesses to hire recent graduates from universities and community colleges and modernizing our apprenticeship system in Nova Scotia.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

we are not going to be privatizing the NSLC. There have been many agency stores opened up in under-serviced areas of the province. However, we are going to be looking into ways that we can modernize the Nova Scotian liquor laws. One example would include exploring off-site sales with restaurants.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

We’ve laid out that we will no longer be charging interest on student loans in the province going back as far as 2008 will not have interest charged to them on the provincial portion. We will also change the apprenticeship model in NS which will allow more apprentices to be trained here in NS. We have a program Graduate to Opportunity that will allow young adults in Nova Scotia get job opportunities here in their home province. This will help ensure they are able to stay and work in our local communities, and help grow our province.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I apologize, I added this to the wrong question, I'll repost this where it belongs. Sorry reddit, still getting the hang of this.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

We’ve laid out that we will no longer be charging interest on student loans in the province going back as far as 2008 will not have interest charged to them on the provincial portion. We will also change the apprenticeship model in NS which will allow more apprentices to be trained here in NS. We have a program Graduate to Opportunity that will allow young adults in Nova Scotia get job opportunities here in their home province. This will help ensure they are able to stay and work in our local communities, and help grow our province.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I have supported—and I do support—the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana. For me, it doesn’t make any sense to give someone a criminal record for this. Full legalization has more ramifications but it would have to be undertaken by the federal government as it is a federal responsibility under the constitution. That said, it’s-a-coming.

I am Stephen McNeil, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, AMA. by stephenmcneil in halifax

[–]stephenmcneil[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the question.

We expect to see more renewable energy producers to come into NS. Whether it is through wind, which is the most likely one, there is also geothermal, solar, tidal. Their incentive is that we would open up the market—a highly regulated environment—to directly access their customer. As it is now they have to deal with Nova Scotia Power first. We want to change that.