Nova Scotia looks like land of promise for Conservatives, despite being shut out of province in 2015 election

Alfie MacLeod was once a shepherd. As Cape Breton tried to boost its economy in 1975, it imported 1,500 sheep from Scotland, and MacLeod was hired to look after them during their years of quarantine.

Conditions are choice for Conservatives to win certain seats in Nova Scotia, despite the Liberal’s blanket success of all 32 seats in Atlantic Canada in the last election. Liberal incumbents are retiring, voters are conflating the unpopular Liberal premier with the federal party, and most importantly to a region where the candidate factor weighs so strong, the Tories have recruited candidates with established names.

The anger is largely directed at Nova Premier Stephen McNeil, who has just a 16 per cent approval rating as of June, the lowest rating of any Canadian premier according to an Angus Reid poll. In Nova Scotia’s latest budget, the province announced a $200 million increase in healthcare spending and committed to train and recruit more doctors, but many citizens still criticize McNeil.

Poirier also criticizes the provincial and federal governments for considering the construction of an airport in Inverness. The project is currently on hold, and Poirier says the project would be unnecessary and flawed – “Do you really think Air Canada’s going to fly into Inverness?” Historically, after the federal Liberals swept all but one riding in Atlantic Canada in 1993, the next election saw heavy turnover. In that case, the Cape Breton ridings swung to the New Democrats, but in this campaign, the NDP has not yet nominated its candidates in those ridings.

“One of the main issues that we’re very, very, very concerned about is climate change,” she says, noting the risk of coastal erosion and tropical storms. “And one other concern I have is bees,” she adds, explaining there importance to the ecosystem. “I want to make sure that the health of bees is kept in everybody’s mind’s eye.”

Personally, I thought Nova Scotians would be smarter than that. Pity!

fickle bastards

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