N.S. election: No voter cards because of possible postal strike [Video]

HALIFAX –

The Nova Scotia Liberal party is sounding the alarm over Elections Nova Scotia’s decision Thursday not to mail voter information cards ahead of the Nov. 26 provincial election because of a possible postal strike.

The party, which is trying to unseat the Progressive Conservatives, issued a statement saying the move is “unconscionable” because it will leave many voters without access to critically important information about where and when they can vote on election day.

Liberal Leader Zach Churchill accused Tory Leader Tim Houston of planning to take advantage of a possible shutdown of the postal system.

“He timed this election when everybody was aware that there was a pending postal strike,” Churchill said in an interview, adding that the Tories had already used public funds to start distributing a glossy government pamphlet about improvements to health care before the election was called on Monday.

“It’s clear that he will take …