The Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative party continued to attack the New Democratic Party’s platform, with only nine days left in the provincial election campaign.
Health Minister Karen Casey accused NDP Leader Darrell Dexter of going back on several promises he made in the past year on assistance for seniors.
In a news conference held in Halifax, Casey, PC candidate in the riding of Colchester North, also questioned Dexter’s plan to cut the provincial budget by one per cent.
“That gives me great concern,” Casey told CBC News on Saturday. “Health care amounts to 40 per cent of provincial budget spending. Which programs will he cut? Which Nova Scotians will receive less health care?” she asked.
“If Mr. Dexter is not going to take the money from health care, then he’ll have to take much greater cuts in other departments than he has led Nova Scotians to believe,” Casey said.
The NDP candidate for the riding of Halifax-Needham quickly responded to Casey’s remarks by calling them baseless and fear mongering.
In a news release issued Saturday, Maureen MacDonald characterized Casey’s comments as further evidence that the PC party, including its leader Rodney MacDonald, will say and do anything to cling to power.
All three party leaders were in the Annapolis Valley on Saturday to attend the annual Apple Blossom Festival.
