Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Zach Churchill says his party has created a platform that can transform the lives of people in the province.
“We have a really solid platform that we put a lot of work into, and I think it can be transformative for people’s lives in this province by saving them $3,000 in taxes a year for the average household, bringing in free public transit and expanding that service,” said Churchill in an interview with CTV Atlantic’s Todd Battis on Monday.
“Really tackling the housing crisis by building more homes and deeply affordable homes and getting back to some of the fundamentals in our health-care system.”
The Liberals also pledged in their platform to remove all HST on goods purchased in grocery stores and reduce income taxes by raising the personal exemption amount to $15,750, which they say will save $1,270 per year.
“It’s middle-income earners that are …