Budgets are about political choices - Nova Scotians will pay for poor choices

In response to the provincial budget announcement, CUPE Nova Scotia President Nan McFadgen says “the McNeil government is not growing our economy by choosing to support public services and invest in infrastructure, and that's a mistake we'll all pay for. (…) Nova Scotia is rife with privatization deals and, as CUPE Economist Toby Sanger has explained, ‘accounting rules are widely used to hide the true costs of public-private partnerships and privatization.’ There is a ‘black hole’ for transparency and accountability. That's why CUPE Nova Scotia wants to initiate a review of how the province report P3s in their financial statements, including provincial budgets.”