Kings-Hants NDP

The pandemic has reinforced the value of labour unions to the protection of working people. Workers in retail, food service, hospitality and many other sectors have been at the centre of the pandemic for a year now, risking their safety and that of their families for all of us. Some of whom have been organizing and joining unions. And it’s no surprise.

A new report concludes that the federal government dropped at least $18 billion in subsidies and other forms of financial support on the fossil fuel industry last year despite the federal Liberals' stated desire to move the country to a post-carbon economy.

Delegates issued a rebuke to climate-minded Conservatives and rejected the policy shift by a margin of 54 per cent to 46. In fact, it was one of only four policy proposals or modifications on a list of 50 pitched by electoral riding associations (EDAs) that were voted down by the delegates.