Perhaps the most important thing that we’ve learned after years of grappling with the challenges of economic development is that there are no easy solutions.
We are now enjoying the lowest rate of unemployment in 30 years, yet manufacturing plants are closing and there is a steady flow of workers leaving rural Nova Scotia.
Much of the recent decline in the unemployment rate is accounted for by the robust economic growth in Halifax and by the exodus of workers from the province.
The CCPA’s bold vision and creative solutions help us imagine better futures for all. Its efforts to build bridges between labour, industry, and civil society and mentor young activists lay the foundation for realizing those provocative futures. I consider my support for the CCPA an investment in a better future for British Columbia.
— Polly Ng, Next Up graduate