Seniors left sweltering in N.S. public housing: ‘I’m scared of getting a stroke’
NDP Leader Claudia Chender points to British Columbia, which committed $10 million in funding over three years for free air conditioners for vulnerable residents.
“When B.C. experienced extreme heat, there were literally hundreds of seniors who died because they didn’t have access to an air-conditioned space,” said Chender.
“As an antidote to that, they announced a program to provide air conditioning.”
The NDP has also tabled legislation in 2022 that would require the installation of air conditioning in long-term care homes.