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Affordability or bust: Nova Scotia election campaign all about cost of living - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

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Nova Scotia's housing crisis has moved up the list of priorities for voters ahead of the Nov. 26 election.

The Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia says there were 1,335 people actively experiencing homelessness in the Halifax area.

There are about 7,020 households on Nova Scotia’s wait-list for public housing, and half of them are seniors.

The Tory platform, released on Friday , includes a promise to cap electricity rate increases so that they don't exceed the national average.

The Tory leader has also announced plans to raise minimum wage to $ 16.50 an hour by next year .

MacLeod said “proven” measures to lift people out of poverty would include raising income assistance and wages.

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