Chuck Porter
HANTS WEST
E-mail: PCMLAS@gov.ns.ca
Constituency Office:
58 Gerrish Street, PO Box 3873
Windsor, NS B0N 2T0
Tel:(902) 798-5779
Fax:(902) 798-4093
E-mail: chuck@chuckporter.ca
Website: www.chuckporter.ca
Porter calls on Minister to produce strike contingency plan
HALIFAX, NS - Hants West MLA and former paramedic Chuck Porter is calling on the Dexter NDP to put patients first and ensure Nova Scotians are protected in the event collective bargaining fails and paramedics vote to strike.
Paramedics have been engaged in contract negotiations for some time. In late February, they voted 98 per cent in favour of rejecting their employer’s offer and could be off the job...
WINDSOR, NS – Hants West MLA Chuck Porter says a PC government will provide insulin pumps for children under 19-years-old, who need one.
“I’ve been working on behalf of many Hants County families, trying to get the NDP to support a program that will ensure kids that need insulin pumps, get them,” said Porter. “The health of our kids is important, and an insulin pump can make a world of difference to the health of a child suffering with Type 1 diabetes....
Hants Community Hospital backlogged with patients waiting for long-term care
WINDSOR, NS – Hants West MLA Chuck Porter says the NDP are ignoring the growing problem of long-term care patients waiting for placement in Hants Community Hospital, and it’s continuing to impact the care Hants County families receive.
“The NDP are forcing hospitals to use their inpatient beds for seniors waiting for long-term care placement because the refuse to build more...
HALIFAX, NS - Hants West MLA Chuck Porter questioned Economic and Rural Development and Tourism Minister Percy Paris in the Legislature about the status of jobs promised in Windsor that have yet to materialize.
“In September, the Minister came to our community and announced that his department would be moving jobs to Windsor. To date there has been no further word on what the actual plans are for this move,” said Porter. “The jobs promised are important to...
HALIFAX, NS – Today in the Legislature, Hants West MLA Chuck Porter demanded answers from Health Minister Dave Wilson about access to renal dialysis units in Hants County.
"This is about providing the same peace of mind for Hants County residents as the Minister has given dialysis patients in neighbouring county hospitals," said Porter. “It’s shameful that an area that is ready, willing and able, to accommodate dialysis services with financial means and a...
Taking down barriers would open Canadian market to NS wine
HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative Agriculture critic Chuck Porter introduced legislation that would open up the Canadian marketplace to Nova Scotia's excellent wines, encouraging growth and job creation in rural regions of the province.
"Striking down borders is an important step to grow our vibrant industry, create good jobs and encourage investment in rural Nova Scotia,...
HALIFAX, NS - After intense questioning by Hants West MLA Chuck Porter last Thursday and again yesterday, Economic and Rural Development Minister Percy Paris finally agreed to travel to Hantsport and meet with families impacted by the closure of Minas Basin Pulp and Power.
"Families in Hantsport are worried about their future. They need to know what supports will be there for them as they struggle with the loss of their livelihood," said Porter. "I repeatedly asked...
HALIFAX, NS – Hants West MLA Chuck Porter says NDP Economic Development Minister Percy Paris needs to answer for the job losses at Minas Basin Pulp and Power.
Today 135 workers at the mill learned they will be losing their jobs when the mill closes for good in December.
Porter says the Minister needs to take responsibility for the job losses and produce a plan that will actually create jobs and stop the bleeding in the Annapolis Valley.
“Today we have 135 new...
HALIFAX, NS - Progressive Conservative leader Jamie Baillie says tonight's emergency debate at the Nova Scotia Legislature highlights how the NDP are refusing to tell Nova Scotians how much Muskrat Falls will cost them.
Tonight in the Legislature, an emergency debate was held to discuss the impacts of Muskrat Falls for Nova Scotia ratepayers. Today, the government of Newfoundland and Laborador released an independent report that said the cost of the Muskrat Falls project has gone...
All parties should take steps to save ratepayers money
HALIFAX, NS – Progressive Conservative Energy critic Chuck Porter says as long as Nova Scotia Power has a guaranteed profit, charging the power company’s shareholders for efficiency programs will not save anyone any money.
“I believe all political parties should focus on taking steps that actually save people money,” said Porter. “We must eliminate the guaranteed profit and make the...
