Visitors attend a session of the Nova Scotia legislature at Province House in Halifax, Thursday, March 24, 2022.Photo by Andrew Vaughan/THE CANADIAN PRESS

Five key issues as Nova Scotia heads into a provincial election campaign

Here are five key issues the Progressive Conservatives, Liberals and NDP are expected to highlight during the campaign

· National Post

Nova Scotians are set to go to the polls in a provincial election called for Nov. 26. Here are five key issues the Progressive Conservatives, Liberals and NDP are expected to highlight during the campaign:

Health care

The Progressive Conservatives were elected in 2021 on a pledge to “fix” the province’s ailing system. The Tories say they have made inroads in recruiting doctors and nurses and in providing more resources for emergency medical care, while the Liberals and NDP will highlight the 145,000 Nova Scotians who still don’t have access to a family doctor.