Tim Houston and the PCs made a lot of big promises in the last election. But three years on, Nova Scotians are wondering… where’s the progress?
He promised to “give everything he had to fix healthcare”, but the doctor waitlist has doubled since he was elected, and ER deaths keep setting new records. And now, according to him, “fix is a subjective term”, and Nova Scotians were “ridiculous” to take him at his word.
On fixing healthcare
Tim Houston’s chief election promise was to fix healthcare.
Despite spending millions more on healthcare, the doctor waitlist has more than doubled and ER deaths have hit a six year high. Tim Houston has since walked back his promise and told Nova Scotians that “fix is a subjective word.”… but at least we have a new app?
On a Better Paycheque Guarantee
Tim Houston promised Nova Scotians a Better Paycheque Guarantee on Day 1 of a new PC government.
Three years later, it seems this promise isn’t going to be fulfilled. All while Nova Scotia is home to the highest poverty rate in Canada alongside wages and government supports that aren’t keeping up.
On rewarding you for buying local
A key economic plank of the Conservatives’ platform was a program to reward consumers by giving back 10% of the money they spend on local goods.
After three years, the PCs finally unveiled Nova Scotia Loyal: a $6 million program that does little more than converting taxpayer dollars into a few Scene points.
On the Coastal Protection Act
The Conservatives’ own Climate Action Plan included a promise to proclaim the Coastal Protection Act – a bill they supported when Liberals introduced it in 2019.
After several years of waffling, and despite widespread support from Nova Scotians to get it done, Tim Houston chose to abandon the Act in 2024.
On delivering universal mental health
Included in the Conservatives’ promise to fix healthcare was a commitment to universal mental healthcare.
Little progress here, either. In fact, in 2024, the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health gave Nova Scotia an “F” as their final grade for mental health and substance use services.
On empowering the Privacy Commissioner
In 2021, Tim Houston promised his government would have the courage to be held accountable by the people by giving the Privacy Commissioner order-making powers.
Since being in power, however, he’s softened his stance. On the contrary, under Tim Houston’s leadership, Nova Scotia was awarded the “Code of Silence” award by the Canadian Association of Journalists for walking back this promise.
It’s become clear that, on all of these issues, Tim Houston is all promise, no progress.
Let’s make Tim a One-Term Premier
Despite all of Tim Houston’s promises during the last election, everything is going in the wrong direction. His time is up.
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