Fairview Clayton Park Residents,
As we head into a week of much needed sunshine, my thoughts are with those impacted by the flooding in our neighbouring communities, in the Windsor area, and across Hants County who have borne the brunt of this natural disaster.
In the past ten months, we’ve seen unprecedented flooding, unprecedented wildfires, and a major hurricane that devastated parts of Nova Scotia, PEI, and Newfoundland. If there were ever a doubt that climate change is impacting us in a dramatic way, there is no more.
As a coastal province, Nova Scotia has to take climate change seriously. As a growing economy with a growing population, we also have to ensure people can make ends meet. I was proud to serve in cabinet, at a table that took climate change seriously. We put forward a made-in-Nova Scotia solution that saved Nova Scotians from the up-front pain of a carbon tax.
Now, in the face of disasters, inflation, and skyrocketing interest rates, we’re paying more for gasoline and other essentials. While the residents of Fairview-Clayton Park are suffering the Province and federal government are debating who is at fault.
When I decided to step up and put my name forward for election, I wanted to take your voice to the legislature to make your life better. Again and again, over the past year, I’ve seen political games taking precedence over good sense, compassion, leadership, and the action we need and expect in these difficult times.
I try to keep positive in my e-newsletter, I want to share what’s great about our community. This month, though, I had to speak my mind and share my heartfelt disappointment in the handling of these issues.
We need the fixes we were promised. The dramatic events that have been handled poorly and the fact that the healthcare system’s tailspin continues are proof that the solutions we’re being given are not actually solving anything.
Sincerely,
