How schools became key issue in Nova Scotia election campaign: ‘It’s big’
HALIFAX — The leaders of Nova Scotia’s main opposition parties say they’re getting an earful from voters about education on the provincial campaign trail.
“It’s big,” NDP Leader Gary Burrill said as he campaigned for the May 30 vote.
“It’s not at all uncommon that a person comes to the door … and they say, ‘I’m glad you’re here. I’m a teacher and we can’t wait to do something about the present government.’ That happens a lot.”
The twin strands of the issue — concerns over conditions in the classroom, and over the Liberal government’s hard-line approach with the teachers’ union — have amounted to a perfect political storm for Premier Stephen McNeil.