N.S. government’s $5M contribution to Sandpiper Ventures sparks backlash
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Claudia Chender is the MLA for Dartmouth South and House leader for the Nova Scotia NDP. She first heard about Sandpiper back in November, where she pushed to get an answer on how their investments in private sector, businesses and startups actually benefited the Nova Scotia economy.
Chender is also ‘off put’ by the framing of the announcement being to help women recover from the pandemic.
She said the idea that the contribution to Sandpiper would do anything to address the differential impact of the pandemic on women is ‘absurd.’
‘I think what was insulting really to me about the announcement was the idea that this was somehow a bold move towards gender equity and helping women and recovering from the pandemic,’ said Chender.
‘Because it is not that.’
Chender also mentioned affordable child care. She said she has been pushing for it in Nova Scotia for years, but due to COVID, it’s something that has become more important.
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