Affordability
Fuel and transportation costs
Promesses de PC
"Eliminating tolls on Macdonald and MacKay Bridges to improve the flow of traffic in the HRM." — Make It Happen, retrieved 2024-11-10
"Removing tolls on the MacKay and Macdonald bridges is expected to cost $40 - $50 million and will be implemented by April 1, 2025." — pcpartyns.ca, retrieved 2024-11-10
"A feasibility study to build light rail for commuters that will give Nova Scotians more of the most precious asset: time. Less time in traffic, less time commuting means more time for what matters most: family and community. Rail routes to be explored will begin with Windsor to Mill Cove, Bedford and in CBRM." — Make It Happen, retrieved 2024-11-10
Minimum wage
Promesse de PC
Public transit
Promesse de PC
"A feasibility study to build light rail for commuters that will give Nova Scotians more of the most precious asset: time. Less time in traffic, less time commuting means more time for what matters most: family and community. Rail routes to be explored will begin with Windsor to Mill Cove, Bedford and in CBRM." — Make It Happen, retrieved 2024-11-10
Tax measures and rebates
Promesses de PC
Climate Change & the Environment
Oil and gas development
Promesse de PC
"Focus on the smart development of our energy and natural resources sectors through Nova Scotia's Clean Energy Plan, which will in turn provide more opportunities for families and result in fewer of our children going 'out west' for work. It will make Nova Scotia a world class energy producer in hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel.
The construction of these two industries will provide a decade of new construction jobs, along with new high paying long-term jobs that will benefit the entire economy and Province."
— Make It Happen, retrieved 2024-11-10
Public transit
Promesse de PC
"A feasibility study to build light rail for commuters that will give Nova Scotians more of the most precious asset: time. Less time in traffic, less time commuting means more time for what matters most: family and community. Rail routes to be explored will begin with Windsor to Mill Cove, Bedford and in CBRM." — Make It Happen, retrieved 2024-11-10
Education
School safety
Promesses de PC
"Ensure the new Code of Conduct gives school administrators the power they deserve, including the power to suspend students and address problem behaviours. It will give administrators the ability to use their professional judgement to find the balance between an individual students' right to education with the broader student bodies' right to learn in a safe environment." — Make It Happen, retrieved 2024-11-10
"Hire two police officers to work within the Department of Education and focus exclusively on supporting school teams across the Province with security protocols, incident prevention and incident response." — Make It Happen, retrieved 2024-11-10
Health & Healthcare
Health staffing
Promesse de PC
"The new internal nursing team will employ nurses out of the Nova Scotia Health Authority. A pilot program focussed on Emergency Department nurses will launch by the end of 2024. The estimate for the 30-nurse pilot travel nurse team is approximately $5.3 million. If the Province were to hire 30 private agency nurses, the cost would be $8.2 million, resulting in savings of $2.9 million under the PC plan." — pcpartyns.ca, retrieved 2024-11-10
Hospitals
Promesse de PC
Seniors
Promesse de PC
"Implement a universal (no cost) shingles program for all Nova Scotians 65 and older, giving free access to the vaccine to everyone." — Make It Happen, retrieved 2024-11-10
Women's health
Promesses de PC
"Support women's health and create Canada's first Menopause Centre of Excellence." — Make It Happen, retrieved 2024-11-10
"In addition, the re-elected PC Government will also explore adding new MSI billing codes for menopause counselling to support family doctors as they in turn support women." — pcpartyns.ca, retrieved 2024-11-10
Housing & Homelessness
Home purchases and ownership
Promesse de PC
"A re-elected PC Government will enter into a new agreement with participating credit unions to expand this program to first-time home buyers purchasing a home up to $500,000 in value. Whereas today these prospective homebuyers must provide a 5% down payment, they would only have to pay a 2% down payment under the PC Plan. Participating credit unions would assess the applicants to ensure their income is satisfactory to support the mortgage they want, and the provincial government would provide a loan guarantee to participating credit unions for any deficiencies in the event of a default." — pcpartyns.ca, retrieved 2024-11-10
Public and affordable housing
Promesse de PC
Jobs, Businesses, & Labour
Minimum wage
Promesse de PC
Oil and gas development
Promesse de PC
"Focus on the smart development of our energy and natural resources sectors through Nova Scotia's Clean Energy Plan, which will in turn provide more opportunities for families and result in fewer of our children going 'out west' for work. It will make Nova Scotia a world class energy producer in hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel.
The construction of these two industries will provide a decade of new construction jobs, along with new high paying long-term jobs that will benefit the entire economy and Province."
— Make It Happen, retrieved 2024-11-10
Startups and small businesses
Promesses de PC
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Biographie
Brian is currently employed by and is the former owner of the Cape Breton Business College (CBBC) in Sydney, Halifax, and Dartmouth. CBBC was a family-owned and operated business from 1958 until 2018. Founded by Brian’s late father, Ron MacArthur, Brian and his father graduated over 25,000 graduates at CBBC to date. Brian’s commitment to delivering quality education has helped prepare students for meaningful employment opportunities in Industrial Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and across Canada.
Brian and his wife Leslie are both life-long residents of the Shipyard in Sydney. They have two daughters, Moira and Meghan, who are nurses in Halifax. Brian is highly regarded as a local business leader, though is also well-known as a dedicated community volunteer. Brian has given many years of service as a coach a mentor for local girls’ hockey in Cape Breton and across Nova Scotia. In addition, Brian was a long time volunteer with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Cape Breton County and has championed several rehabilitative programs for youth at risk.
Brian believes his interest in politics stemmed from his grandfather, Judge Neil R MacArthur, who ran for the Conservatives in Cape Breton 1920 and 1933.
Brian is guided by the values of hard work, integrity, and community service. These values were instilled in Brian by his parents, and in turn he has ensured they are passed on to his own family. After 36 years in business, it’s these core values that give Brian the foundation of leadership that will support him in this next challenge - to provide solid, meaningful, practical representation for the residents of Sydney/Membertou.