N.S. election: Liberals, NDP make health-care announcements, PCs focus on schools [Video]

The leaders of Nova Scotia’s top three political parties are back on the campaign trail Wednesday, with two parties focused on health care, and another making announcements about schools.

The NDP also released its platform and made an announcement about women’s health. The Liberals released their plans for improving the health-care system, while the PCs focused on improving schools.

Liberals release health-care plans 

The Liberal Party released health-care plans on Wednesday. The party says the province needs to rethink how it approaches health care.

The Liberals said they would change Nova Scotia Health’s business practices to improve collaborative care and primary care clinics in communities around the province.

The party also said there needs to be broader access to preventative screening, more gyms, recreation centres, and parks, as well as a focus on anti-poverty and housing-first policies to keep people healthy and out of the ER.

The party adds there’s also a need to …