N.S. election: Houston and PCs release platform [Video]

Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston said the early snap election was called because Nova Scotians deserve the chance to weigh in on the second phase of his party’s plan to turn the province into what he calls a “powerhouse.”

Houston, who is seeking a second term as premier of Nova Scotia, released the PC’s 2024 election platform Friday morning at their campaign headquarters in Halifax.

“This is a plan for lower taxes, for more doctors and higher wages,” said Houston.

The 28-page document is a blueprint for how the Tories would govern the province over the next four years if re-elected.

Health care, housing, the economy, the cost of living and education are issues Houston is focused on this time around.

The four-year economic plan would see record spending by the PCs each year, with the government projecting deficits until the final year of their mandate, when the Houston government would report a $200-million surplus.

Provincial spending of taxpayer money in year one would …