Nova Scotia employment centres facing funding cuts of up to 15 per cent
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NDP Leader Claudia Chender said the Tories owe the public and people who use the services of Nova Scotia Works more information and transparency about the situation.
"We're talking about growing the economy and growing the population, but on the ground people are having a harder and harder time," she said in an interview.
Chender said that the majority of the in-person centres serve rural communities. And while it's true that more and more services are moving online, she noted that many parts of rural Nova Scotia continue to struggle with internet connectivity.
In the absence of further information, Chender said attributing the funding shortfall and corresponding cuts to the federal government seems like an attempt by the province to deflect blame.
"The provincial government will never say something is funded by the federal government if it's a shiny new announcement they're making, although that's often the case."